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Protect Yourself
IT 1$ UP TO YOU, 'the home-owner and
provider of good things for your family, to
buy wisely and to spend with caution.
We issue this warning in good •faith, and
with sincere 'appreciation that in every case,
you do the best you can to buy correctly
for your family,
But, remember this, though 99 percent
of the persons who offer goods for sale are
sincere and honest, there is possibly one per-
cent who search the world continually for
the "sucker" which they figure is "born every
minute."
Door-to-door salesmen have operated for
years throughout the countryside. We would
say that most of them are honest. But we
have always been doubtful of those who have
some fantastic story about earning their way
through college, or making enough money to
ship the family west to Vancouver, or those
who are "going to open a store soon in Gode-
rich."
This last excuse has been used at least
twice this spring by door-to-door people who
at best had their tongue in their cheek. In
the case of the lady with the fancy-work, we
have deep doubt about her truthfulness.
In the case of the people selling water
softeners, who by the way have not purchas-
ed a Clinton 'trader's license, we know for a
fact that their "settling in Goderich" means
a telephone number in 'a motel at the county
town, This last group has a rather interest-
ing way of finding customers, They find some-
one in town who will introduce them to
potential buyers, and offer 825 for each soft-
ener they sell. They do not operate under
a known name. They do not offer service
of their equipment, in fact they suggest get-
ting local people to do the servicing, In the
meantime they sell for a price equal to and
more than similar equipment sold by local
people.
We cannot emphasize too strongly the
need and wisdom in supporting local business
people when you buy goods. Shop around if
you, want to. Compare prices', Compare ser-
vice. But when. at all possible, buy at home.
Your support of local merchants will come
back to you in better service, a more modern
town, and reduced taxes, because as their
business increases, local concerns will pay
higher business' taxes, which will have the
effect of keeping your own tax levy within
reason.
The fly-by-night door-to-door salesman is
of no use to the community. He may offer
you a bargain to-day, but he has no long-
term advantages to give you,
About Refugee Work
WE WROTE recently that "giving must
come from the heart". This we believe.
When you consider the refugees in their
camps in Asia, and in Europe, anything
which we can do to help them is small in-
deed. We know that if these people were
living in the county, we would have first
band information about them, and all possible
would be done to make them self-reliant and
self-supporting.
The world has become so small, that it
is necessary to become "our brother's keep-
er" even though he be black, or yellow, or
beige-coloured.
But we also ;believe that our help should
be aimed at making these people self-sup-
porting.. Charity, as such, is a soul-shattering
thing for those who receive it, If they are
made to feel as charity cases, as those who
are indebted, then the help we give will be
for nothing.
We must somehow rise above the con-
descending 'attitude which many of us in the
"free world" have, and be ready to help
people because they need it, not to find glory
for ourselves.
Huron County has been generous with
money in the Refugee appeal. Let us be as
generous with our friendly thoughts and
pleasant words, about the refugees in other
countries. Le't us, if asked to, make room
in our communities for new families coming
to us across 'the miles.
Let us give with our hearts, as well as
from our pocketbooks.
Putting The Point Across
(Zurich Citizens News)
A TEXAS EDITOR gave advertisers this
good adviCe in his weekly column.
"Did you just happen to see her, walk up
to her, ask her to marry you and call in the
minister—right on the spot?
"Perhaps not, It probably took lots of
phone calls, many evenings on the family
davenport, movies, flowers, candy, and a lot
of nice things over a period of time before
you closed the deal.
"It's the same with advertising, you can't
woo. customers with one ad—you've got to
call on them over a period of time. Consist-
ent advertising wins customers for you."
Frankenstein Monster. Threatens Education
(Delhi News-Record)
SOME HARD-HITTING, not to say con-
troversial, observations were made at a re-
cent meeting of Associated High School
oards convention at Niagara Falls, by A. E.
'Neil. Mr. O'Neil is 'a former school prin-
ipal, and a life member 'of the Ontario Sec-
ndary Teachers Federation. Said Mr. O'Neil:
"It is time we shock somebody some-
ow, into a searching look at this Franken-
tein monster — free, compulsory, public
ducation for ail." He charged the present
ducation system with continuing to squand-
r more and more money for less and less
ducation, Education is big business, he said,
et because more and mere• people are corn-
polled to go to school and remain longer,
"but because the schools, under the drive of
ambitious professionals, vote-catching politic-
ians and starry-eyed do-gooders have under-
taken through education much that could
come more easily, naturally and effectively
from the home, church, occupation, social
clubs., recreational groups and so forth."
He described' trustees as overworked,
confused and harassed', struggling with an al-
ready unmanagable camel that had got its
head in the tent. Conscientious souls who
would like to do something for education
found themselves frustrated, bewildered and
helpless, he observed.
Dinosaurs Or Drink
(Uxbridge
THINGS HAVE COME to such a state
,hese days that one must be careful of what
one reads, must set up a personal censor
oard as it were in order not to go off one's
'ocher, which is exactly what is going to hap-
)en to most of us anyway, according to some
ocioloists. Just to illustrate how seriously
he lot of us are unbalanced, wavering on the
hasm's: rim, it's only necessary to cite the
'ognostications of a University of Toronto
ociologist, Oswald Hall.
The television picture of today's family
vas father relaxing with a bottle of beer,
other with a dreamy look as she chooses
etween wonder detergents and the children
omping while they savour a new taste sen-
ation. That wouldn't be too bad if that was
11 there was to it, but Mr. Hall didn't stop
here. He gave us the full, terrifying treat-
ent.
Father, he said, is probably well on his
vay to becoming an alcoholic. Mother's
earny look is because she's on tranquilizers,
eady to be added to the growing number of
ope addicts. And she and father are about
eady to increase the divorce rate. Part of
he reason the children are jumping is be-
ause they are candidates for mental hospital
ike the one in 12 Canadians today who will
equire mental treatment. Mr. Hall blamed
t all on the age of affluence. It Was a grey,
im picture to paint of the future but fort-
nately there was someone to defend our
ush-button age.
ID, M. Wright, an economist at McGill
iversity, stated man has always been in
jam and modern man is under no greater
train because of affluence. Look at our
upposedly calm, unstrained pioneer ancest-
r, he, said, "His wife it giving birth to
heir thirteenth child—unattended, He goes
Times-Journal)
off .for aid and is ambushed by Indians. Or
OUT prehistoric fathers—they stepped out for
a drink of water and were in line to be
jumped by a tiger from one side and a dino-
saur on the other." Thank goodness, Mr.
Wright was there to put us back on firm
footing and re-illustrate the fact that every
age has its own particular problems.
Still if faced with the choice of dinosaur
or drink, we'll wager most of us would choose
the liquid path—with a tranquilized spouse
to keep us company.
A Helping Hand
So many poor souls
With too little to eat.
Trudging around
On their bare cold feet,
Would be 'happy to use up
The things that we waste.
The clothes, you discarded
Then tore up in haste
Would have covered
Some shivering baby somewhere,
Or some poor old' woman
With grey in her hair.
And grey in her heart, too,
For how sad they must feel,
With so little for clothing
And less for a meal,
So Help, all you people,
The time now is brief,
And give yam donations
For Refugee' Relief,
—by G,F,H,
Clinton News-Record
HE CLINTON NEW ERA
Est. 1865
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THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Amalgamated 1924 Est. 1881
Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario Population 3,000
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BOATING
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40,4,0" ssomOs:
uneasy feeling something new
had been added to mine, I
comforted myself with the
'thought that probably the pup
next door was responsible for
'the two mounds of freshly dug
earth in the planter, Maybe
he had deposited a beloved bone
for safe keeping, I reasoned.
It wasn't until early this
spring, that I discovered a
pleasant surprise. Growing in
sturdy profusion were two
clumps of spear-like, leaves
that were to produce the big-
gest, most beautiful flowers I
have ever seen of their type.
No old soup bone could ever
grow anything as lovely as
these.
Then the pieces of a puzzle
began to form a picture. I had
wondered as I started that
journey when Harry had asked
me if, by any chance, my birth-
day fell in March. How had he
guessed I queried? I also
thought it strange at the time,
that he had asked me if I liked
flowers that bloomed from
bulbs and did I like them in
my planter?
Harry is Dutch. His hands
are huge and bony, his grin is
infectious, his English 'appalling
at times, but his conscience is
the kind too few of us, exhibit
these days.
It had worried him that I
would not 'allow him to pay for
the blanket. I learned later,
that he had chosen this de-
lightful way of reimbursing me
for the damage. One of the
crew' told me Harry had plant-
ed the bulbs, which his family
had brought with them from
their home in Holland, after I
left on my trip.
To make this gesture even
snore impressive he had chosen,
not the tulips for which his
country is so famous, but my
birthday flower, white and yel-
low jonquils.
They have long since faded
this season, but they will bloom
year after year to remind me
of the great heart and honesty
of ,a new Canadian.
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From Our Early Files SUGAR
and
SPICE
(By W, B. T. SMILEY)
As we are slightly better
than knee-deep in June, it
seems a good time to examine
the peculiarities of summer, as
it applies to the male of the
species. Age and appreciation
of summer are closely related,
and one of these days some
earnest graduate student will
do a thesis on it.
When I was ten, summer
stretched ahead endless and Al-
luring. It was at least six
menthe long. That's the best
age of all for a boy. He hasn't
a worry in the world. He
doesn't care what he looks like.
He has no work to do, and girls
are of no interest whatever. He
lives in a world of brilliant
colors and sharp :sensations, in
which the dividing line between
the real and the imaginary is
almost nonexistent.
* *
This kid can swim in cold
water until his lips are bluer
than his eyes. He can play
ball for hours in a blazing sun
that would knock out a camel.
He can eat an entire meal in
four minutes, And at the end
of a long, long clay, he sleeps
as limp and motionless as a
wet towel, Wouldn't it be nice
to be ten again, when the sum-
mer lasts forever and is al-
ways hot and smells good?
If ten is the best age for a
boy, in summer, 15 is the
worst. The young fellow whose
parents are not loaded with the
stuff must take a job, and he
envies bitterly the rich kids
who are off to camp or cot-
tage. If his parents are weal-
thy, he resents having to go
to !the cottage, with a lot of
darn women and little kids., and
wants to get a summer job,
like all his friends,
* *
At 15, the young male is
acutely aware of: girls; his
parents, who are practically
morons; his complexion, which
makes him feel suicidal; cars,
which are unattainable; money,
of which he never has enough;
and girls. Summer is pure tor-
ture for this bird, who winds
up falling in love with some
brown-legged girl who is just
visiting for three weeks, and
writing her soul-baring letters
for at least two months after
school resumes.
By the time our male speci-
men reaches his 20s, summer
is once again a choice' period.
Only trouble is, it's not long
enough. He works hard, plays
hard. He'll .drive a hundred
miles to fish; he'll play 27
holes of golf; or he'll dance
until dawn. With no visible
decrease in stamina. He has
the world by the tail, a car on
a down payment, a girl in
every resort town, nothing in
the bank and little more in his
head, aside from a pretty good
opinion of himself. Summer-
time was made for him. * * *
Let's take a look at the same
operator 15 years later. What?
It can't be! Not that flabby,
worn-looking remnant coming
home from work on a summer
evening with his shirt all stuck
to him, and the martyr's ex-
pression! Watch him as' he picks
up the tricycle from the front
walk, surveys the lawn deject-
edly, goes into the house end
heads straight for the refriger-
ator. It's the same guy, all
right. Only now he's in what
is known as "the prime of life."
He's at the age when he's
"getting established'." This
means he's working himself
silly at the office or the fac-
tory, so he can keep up the
payments on the house, so he
can come home and acquire
himself a coronary cutting the
lawn. He has children, a mort-
gage, and' six payments to go
on his car. His wife doesn't ap-
preciate him. At his age, it
doesn't matter much whether
it's summer or winter.
m. *
When a man gets into the
60s, summer should be a time
of peace and leisure pleasure.
By that time, he should be able
to take plenty of holidays, go
fishing when he feels the urge,
or just sit on 'the porch and
rock, if that's his pleasure.
Over the years, he has learned
how to handle his wife and his
life, or should have. His child-
ren are grown up and moved
away. So What does he get?
Grandchildren. Hordes of them.
It's too hot in the city for the
poor little things, so their
Mummy brings than up to
visit granny -and grandest For
the Whole, . horrible summer,.
they ruin hie siesta, tromple
his flowerbeds, wreck his new-
er mower, 'and make him drive
there Out for a swim, on days
when the sun would stun an ox.
yes' summer is all things to
all men, depending on their
age, For the women, of course,
it's different. They love sum-
mar. Whethats they're 3 or 83,
they go around With preetittilly
nothing on. They eat the cable.
ing do Seep and Peatillt batter
SandWie.hee, And !they have
rettt• in the cool of the fibliee
dining the afternObe, so Mot
be lire* When bed. comes hiarrie
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEws-r.tvcono
Thursday, joss) 24, 1Q20
Mrs. James Walkinsha,w re-
turned from a visit with friends
in Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ad. McCartney
were in Toronto attending the
wedding of the lady's sister,
Miss 'Rose 'Livermore, which
took place in Parkdale Meth-
odist Church.
Frank Coleman, Bayfield,
sold a fine registered heavy
draft filly to J. W. Bayley,
Hallett.
Alfred and Frederick Scotch-
mer, with their wives and the
latter'a two children, returned
to Bayfield from Tugaske,
Sask., where they have for
many years carried on success-
ful fanning and other busines-
ses, and are visiting their fa-
ther, Alfred Scotchmer, Sr.,
who has passed his 80th birth-
day.
Mrs. T. H. Leppington spent
the weekend with her father,
C. E. Tompkins, and other
friends in Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hardy
attended the funeral of Mrs.
Hardy'.s niece, Miss Pearl
Campbell of Dungannon.
Elisha Townshend, Ottawa,
has been visiting in the vicin-
ity. He will sail in August for
China as a missionary.
*
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, June 24, 1920
Lack Kennedy and Les
Young, Wingham, took in the
ball game here last Friday be-
tween Goderich and Clinton.
Mrs. George Roberton leaves
next week for Grand Forks,
going by boat to Duluth. She
expects to visit her sister, Mrs.
Charlesworth, for a month or
so.
Mrs. John F. Reynolds, Al-
bert Street, is able to be around
again after being laid up with
a sprained ankle.
A German field gun, which
shot eight-pounders at the Can-
adian, boys, arrived here on
Wednesday and is now located
on the library park. It was
captured by the 3rd Battalion
CXF.... The government, through
Mr. Merrier, MP, had the gun
sent to Clinton.
The Kil'tie Band have dis-
carded their red coats and now
wear the khaki coats with their
kilts. The new uniform looks
good.
Strawberries sold for 22c
per box.
Ball & Atkinson, undertak-
ers, received a handsome new
motor hearse this week.
Coal oil and sugar were in
short supply at the local groc-
ers.
Boating Week In
Canada Set For
June 20 to 26
For the first time in Canada,
a National Boating Week has
been officially endorsed by the
Federal Government, June 20
to 26. E. M. Taylor, director
of the Ontario Safety League's
Better Boating Campaign, says
"The recognition of a National
Boating Week reflects the tre-
meedous growth in boating and
water sports in Canada. It also
indicates the need for safety
education in this field."
Overloading, use of excessive
power and the lack of safety
equipment cause the majority
of fatal accidents in the opera-
tion of outboard motor boats.
The Ontario Safety League
emphasizes the necessity of al-
lowing a proper margin of saf-
ety in loading, powering and
equipping your outboard. Use
care and common sense in
handling a boat and courtesy
to all users of our waterways.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 20, 1935
Tom Cooke, son of Mr, and
Mrs, C. V, Cooke, joined the
staff of the local branch of the
Royal Bank.
E. Ellis of the Base Line had
the misfortune to lose three
head of cattle which were on
pAsture. T. H. Livingston, who
has a considerable knowledge of
weeds and plants, accompanied
agricultural representative Ian
McLeod to the farm. They dis-
covered several specimens of
water hemlock, which is deadly
poison to man or beast, grow-
ing near the river. A specimen
is now on display in the win-
dow of the agricultural offices
so that other cattlemen may
become familiar with its ap-
pearance.
Car drivers say the extra
heavy' coat of loose gravel on
the Bayfield Road is a men-
ace, Frank Moyne came to
grief there recently when his
car skidded off the road into a
tree. The car was somewhat
badly smashed and the driver
needed a few stitches.
Mrs. Laidlaw, Blyth, has
taken Mr. Shepherds house on
Huron Street, he having re-
served a room or two in the
house for his own use.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 22, 1950
Digging a trench just inside
the sidewalk from the water
fountain to the Town Hall, for
the purpose of laying an outlet,
William Cook and Robert
Freeman had difficulty with
some large cobblestones. Mr.
Cook recalls that these cobble-
stones formed the sidewalk at
this point about 50 years ago,
and Library Park was then the
town market.
Clinton Lions Club decided to
sponsor a contest for the best-
decorated residence in Clinton
during the Old Boys' Reunion,,
August 5-9.
Mrs. Frank Fingland, presi-
dent of the Clinton Hospital
Aid, reported the membership
drive a splendid success, 354
women having joined.
First prize at the 1950 edi-
tion of the Clinton Lions Fro-
lic, a Sherlock-Manning piano
and bench, was won by G. M.
Counter.
Mrs. W. A. Oakes and two
sons, Harris and David, are
spending the summer at their
cottage near Bala. Dr. Oakes
was with' them over the week-
end. After a short vacation,
Harris plans to take a cadet
course, at Valcartier, Quebec.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ross, Mr.
and Mrs. George Boyer and
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McKay, all
of Toronto, visited. with Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Cook.
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Directors: John H. McEwing ;
Robert Archibald; Chris Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre-
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Seaforth; Harvey Fuller, Gode-
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Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth.
Agents: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Lon-
desboro; V. S. Lane, RR 5, Sea-
forth; Selwyn Baker, Brussels;
James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold
Squires, Clinton.
It isn't often I literally get
kicked out of my own house,
It happened this way, Last fall
when we were wading knee-
deep in 'shavings during a ses-
sion of alterations to the old
homestead, four husky carpen-
ters quaintly suggested that I
mount the iron horse I am al-
ways raving about and let them
get on with the job,
Things had' gone fairly
smoothly up ,until then consid-
ering the walls were being torn
down around our very heads.
Smoothly that is, until 'workers
came 'to the job of cutting out
three dinky casement windows
to make room for a huge boxed
and many paned affair that
was to be a home for my an-
tique glass.
Wouldn't you know that the
first snow storm of the season
would choose that day to ar-
rive! Barker's luck, the men
called it at 'the time, At any
rate, one bright fellow in the
gang decided they could work
from behind a protective shield
if I could produce a plastic
sheet or tarpaulin. Not many
homes come equipped with
such handy items. All I could
find for the job was a fluffy
green blanket, satin bound and
in nearly new condition.
At first the men were reluc-
tant to hang such a beautiful
article over the aperture until
I convinced them small finish-
ing nails, driven into thin st-
rips of wood and attached to
the wall to hold the blanket,
could not do it too much harm.
They took one look at the blue
lines around my mouth, witnes-
sed the severe case of palsy I
was suffering and heard the
anvil chorus my teeth were
chattering. Then they started
hammering the blanket in pl-
ace.
I hadn't reckoned on Harry's
strong right arm. I had only
nicely warmed my frozen fing-
ers and gained control of my
knocking knees when there was
a r-i-p-ping sound. Poking at
me through my precious' blan-
ket was the nose of Harry's
saw.
He was crestfallen. He of-
fered in his broken English to
pay for the damage arid sug-
gested as nicely as he could,
that his men could work much
better and much faster if I
would take myself off some
place.
I took the hint and threw a
few duds into my travel case,
looked up train schedules for a
destination I had chosen not
too far from home and left my
domicile to four carpenters and
the wintry blast.
When I 'arrived back there
was a strangeness about the
garden I found hard to explain.
All dedicated gardeners know
every leaf and blade of grass
within their domain. I had the
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