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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-10-27, Page 2From Our Early File,5. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-Itlee0111) Thursday, October 28, 1920 Mr. and Mrs, Abe Brandon and Mrs. Brandon, Sr., Bay- field, motored to Wingharn. Mrs, Brandon remained to spend a few weeks with her mother, Mrs, Brydges at Eelgrave. The town of Wingham ex- pected to have hydro power within a fortnight, as the poles carrying the power from Eu- genia Falls were all in place, F, E, Ilibbert, Fort Francis, bought out Hugh Hill's interest in the hardware business at Auburn, to carry on business with Nelson Hill. Seaforth agitated for the er- ection of a ten-bed hospital. A committee was appointed to as- certain the cost of erection and maintenance. Mrs. Purvis, Parry Sound, visited her sister, Mrs, J. D, Atkinson, Rev. Samuel Sellery, Toronto, visited his niece, Mrs, A, T, Cooper, 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, October 28, 1920 Clinton Voters' List contained 659 names in Part One and 141 in Part Two, a total of 800. There were 341 'persons qualified to serve as jurors, A scaffold collapsed with three workmen at the Public School, the first accident dur- ing the progress of work there. William Elliott, contractor, suf- fered an injured kneecap, while D. Prior, bricklayer, and George Walker, helper, escaped with a shaking up. Mrs, 0. L, Paisley was a del- egate to the Women's Institute convention in London. The Clinton Knitting Factory shipped 30 machines from their factory here 'to Owen Sound. They were transported by El- liott's big motor truck. 25 Years Ago cLusloN NEws-REoup Thursday, October 24, 1935 Mr, and Mrs. Isaac Rathwell, Ethel, called on his uncle John at Varna. The friends and neighbours of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Powell, Goderich Township, gathered to extend congratulations and best wishes for a happy married life. Harry Corey acted as ch- airman for the program, Pearl and Jean Elliott sang. The school children presented Mrs. Powell, their former teacher, with sherbet glasses, and plates, Arthur Groves opened an el- ectrical supply shop on Huron Street, next to Cooper's barber shop. A. J. Morrish, in the clothing business in Clinton for many years, decided to sell his stock and take a position in Toronto, Members of the WA of St, An- drew's Presbyterian Church surprised Mrs. Mannish with a farewell gift of magazine folio and pen and pencil set. John G. Gibbings, Hullett Township, dug an eight-inch carrot in his garden which had a 26-inch string root attached to its point, Truly a carrot with an inquiring 'mind, possibly bent on running a line of communi- cation down to China. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 26, 1950 Speaking to the members of the Clinton and District Cham- ber of Commerce, Dr. E. G. Pleva, planning expert, London, declared the future of Clinton and other "middle towns" of Ontario to be very bright. He predicted that the next ten years would see a tremendous development, since decentraliz- ation of industry to the "middle towns" was absolutely neces- sary to the well-being of the INSURANCE J. E. HOWARD, Bayfield Phone Bayfield 53 r 2 Ontario Automobile Association Car - Fire Accident Wind Insurance If you heed. Insurance, I have a Policy H. E, HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE , ASSURANCE CO, Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN NSURANCE &REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co, of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747 Res. HU 2-7556 Salesman: Vic Kennedy Phone Blyth 78 THE MCKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ,J1-lead Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Malonet Seaforth; vice-president, John H. MOEvviUg_ MAW tary-treasnre'r# Yv, • gout gate, Seaforth.. Directors: John 11.10.Evving; Robert Archibald:, _Chrit Leon- hard t, BeathOhrl; NorMari !rte. *alba Clinton: Win. Alex. ander. i Wttltan: J. L. Malone, Seafetth) Hovey Puller, Gode- rich; .3'. E. Pepper, Brtlicefield; Alistair Broadfoot, Seeforth, Agents: W. lAper, Ir.,. Lon. desboro: V. J. Lane, ItR 5, Sen. forth: Selwyn Baker, Brulisels; Ames S" .forth;. garold Sguirese Glitlti by Bill Haysom your telephone manager To invest — see your local agent or mail us your cheque. But don't delay — 5% interest begins the day yOu make the investment. BRITISH MORTGAGE ITST COMPANY I if Founded in 1877 Head Office: STRATFORD British Mortgage & Trust Company, Stratford: ] I enclose my cheque for $ for investment bar [ I Please send me a free folder giving full inforrhatiort. years. NAME ...... — ... V,V1114,4•11110 • ..... iffo, ............. V vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 10‘44“ ADDRESS I CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 A. M. HARPER and COMPANY (By W. B. T. SMILEY) race rumbling, for him. No looking forward to those brisk, blood-curdling days of midwin- ter, for him. Nothing ahead for him but month after month of brilliant, montonous sun- shine. It must be depressing to be an Australian in October. * How about the Englishman in October,? What he has to face is six scald months of days spent in the fog and dr- izzle, and nights spent in the Dog and Whistle. By spring he is so wet, inside and out, that he'd' never notice it if the en- tire 'island sank quietly to the ocean floor. Maybe you think the folks in 'the Congo are better off in October than are CanadianS. Not a hope, YOu've just learned how to pronounce the name of the new president, Kisama- futo, when he is replaced by a chap called Mongoloidijit. * * * Perhaps you'd rather spend October in Cuba, where Tarzan the Apeman was recently de- nounced as a tool of imperialist interests. Or in the States, where the voters have to face that grim decision: whether Pat or Jaequie should go to the White House. * * * No sir, for food and friends, and all God sends, there's no place on earth that's quite as fine as this Canada of ours, in October. And I'll stick to that, even though my daughter picked up for her leaf collec- tion the other day some sum- ach leaves that turned out to be poison ivy. Business and Professional Directory tive solution of the problem. Is this Meat Mr. Smiley means? I wrote, maybe I can agree with Mr, Smiley to a certain extent. But if he means, Rel- igious Education is quite worth- less and it has nothing at all to do with education in our secondary schools, then I can only agree with him, if this subject is taught in a colour- less way. If 'the teacher in Religious Instruction is forced to teach a general colourless Gospel, no pupil should be for. ced to listen to him! It is wor- thless to be listened to, Then I agree, it had better be scrat- ched and blotted out. But there must be a possi- bility to make the best of it, as long as 'there are no Christ- ian Secondary Schools, Here is my proposal; Let the pupils have their own ministers (of their own denomination or of a denomination which has the same faith in the Bible). Let the parents of the pupils to- gether with their children cho- ose the teacher they want in the case of Religious Inetruc- tion, Then Religious Instruction has not a vital place either. But it cannot be denied, that it is better to make the best of it, as long as. you are not able to do it really good. Who wants Religious Educa- tion? Mr. Smiley writes: The students don't want it, neither do the teachers, the school- board', the clergy, the Depart- ment of Education, the par- ents. If the teachers• don't want it as I suggested, then they must be outsiders in this world, in which Religion is of the In 1959 recent immigrants to. Canada established 1,750 new businesses, and the 10-year total is over 5,000. Page 2 Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Est. 1881 Published. every Thursday at the. Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario Population 3,000 i. COLQUHOUN, Publisher 41 41 1,1 . WILMA D. PINNIN, Editor 4 -- SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain; $3.00 United States and Foreign: $4.00; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Criaton News-Record Thursday, Oct. 27, 1960 a year Letter to the Editor Editorials . WHEN MEMBERS of the council of the town of Clinton come to the people at nom- ination night, they will not be able to brag about having saved the taxpayers money, They will not be able to point with pride to a solid balance in the bank. In most cases they will find themselves talking about a deficit. At the first of the council year, a budget is laid down, with cer- tain sums of money allotted to each com- mittee, This year practically every one is overspent. Even the welfare kitty, which in past years has been good to bail out the streets committee on final balancing, has been more than drained to the bottom. But we would not like to hear of the councillors apologizing for this state of af- fairs. If they have spent money foolishly, or WE WOULD not be happy with any flag for Canada which did not incorporate the Union Jack, large enough to be recognizable. There is nothing to be ashamed of in a son showing recognition of his mother, nor of his father. He does that throughout his life in keeping his surname. Surely it is not any less fitting for a country with the roots of its very existence, its judicial system, its demo- cratic way of life, its language, its customs, in that of another country, to show the flag of that country in the banner of its own. Comparing Canada to the United States, also with ets beginning in the British Isles, is not a fair thing with respect to a flag. That of the Uneted States was born of turmoil and fighting, blood, death, and revolution. Can- ada's severance from the mother country has been accomplished in a peceful fashion. We have not fought with England, nor do we expect to. Somehow we look upon the severance of ties with England as those of a growing What After years of bitter quarrelling with the big packing companies, the Ontario Hog Producers Association has decided to go into the packing business itself, Within a year, it hopes to collect at least $10 million from its farmer-members; this money will be used to build a chain of association-owned plants across Ontario, handling not only pork, but also beef, veal and lamb. "If you can't beat them, join them." The OHPA has long complained that there is 'too big a spread between the price of the animal which the farmer sends to the pack- ing house, and the price which the housewife pays for the end product. Unable to change this situation by argument, the OHPA. has chosen the course of direct action. For this decision, this show of enterprise, the asso- ciation is to be applauded. Instead of seeking help from the Government, the hog producers have set out to help themselves. We wish that other groups with group grievances would follow their example. There is no reason why the OHPA can- not succeed in its venture. Other co-opera- tives in North America and Europe have allowed it to be spent foolishly, then they should confess the fact, ,and stand to be judge ed, But if they have done as wisely as they could, and operated within the bounds of good sense as well as within the terms of the Municipal Act, then we'd like to see a good bit of crowing being done. It is not enough to complete a year with money in the bank. Rather we would like to see a list of accomplishments. If, by spending a little more this year, the result makes good sense in the long run, then we feel it is to be justified. Any individual knows that there are times when he must overspend, so as to save more expense next week. This, in municipal life is good business, too. youth gradually untying the apron strings, but with a kind word, and forever a place in the future home for the one who gave him birth. All very well to shuck off the bonds, and in good time, by taking apart the old British North America Act, most of this will have been accomplished, But let us not de- part entirely. Though we feel that the Canadian ensign is might for our land, there is room for con- sideration here. Perhaps the maple leaf in- stead of the coat of arms would be a wise move. The maple leaf is worn by our armed services, and is recognized as Canada's, just as the red ensign is. Probably the change from' coat of arms to leaf would not make the flag a foreign thing. Whatever national flag the Canadian gov- ernment finally decides to adopt formally, whether it be the red ensign, or a similar design incorporating the Union Jack, we may expect that the acceptance will be done with due pomp and formality, and with pride. gone into business, and have done well just so long as they operated in a business-like ntanner. There are risks, of course, and particularly in a highly competitive industry like meatpacking. A net profit of nine- tenths of one cent on the sales dollar— Canada Packer's figure for 1959-60-- does not leave much margin for error or inefficiency. We assume the OHPA is fully aware of these risks; if so, the more praiseworthy is its decision to get in there and compete. Some people have made money in meat- packing; other people have lost it. The Ontario Hog Producers Association will certainly not bestow on the Ontario Govern- ment any profits which the •new plants may make; we trust it does not expect the On- tario Government to cover any deficits which the new plants may incur. Enterprising enough to set up packing houses on its own, let the OHPA be enterprising enough to run them on its own, finding its own solutions for the problems that will arise. Given this, the association's venture into business will de- serve respect 'and have reasonable chances of success. to have your investments earn less than 5% interest? Not many of us can. Invest in a British Mortgage certificate to earn 5% for each year of a 10-year period. "RELIGIOUS ISPIJOATJON" The Editor Clinton News-Record I was very amazed, when I read "SUGAR AND SPICE" in the :Clinton News-Record, October 13, 1900. Mr. Smiley writes about Religious' Inetruc- tion and he wants this subject to be scratched, blotted or er. ased from the list of secondary school courses, lie calls it a changeling, awkward, unwant- ed child in the family of edu- cation. He sayS nobody .desires or wants or demands or pushes this religious education! And then at last I read, that he is riot opposed to religious education in schools, Where it is properly integrated, and whe ere it is desired, it has. a vital place, I am not sure what Mr, am- eley means to say, Does he raise objections, because Rel- igious Instruction has no vital Place? Then I agree with him to a certain extent. For I be, lieve, that pure religion has to have a vital place in our whole life. Yeti can't be a Christian in, church only. You have to be a Christian everywhere and SO you have to be a Christian at school, And in the whole ed- ucation, religion has to have its infuence. If it would not have this' influence religion is of no value. Therefore I will claim 'as to a school, in which it is possible to give the "subject" known as Religious Instruction its vital place. And I think a Christian School and a Christian Secon- dary School 'is the only effec- country. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred C. Jervis spent the weekend in Woodbridge and while there celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. Principal G. H. Jefferson re- ported a total public school enrollment of 369. The Board accepted the application of Mrs. J D. Thorndike for the position of supply teacher for the aca- demic year. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Goderich, Ontario Telephone Box JA 4-9521 478 RONALD G, McCANN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phohe HU 2-9671 CLINTON, ONTARIO OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAPF Goderleh Street—Near Cilnie Seaforth: batty except Monday Wednesday, 9 am. to 12.30 p.m. Thursday evening by appoint- ment only, Ground Freon, Parkin Facilities PHONE /91 SEAPORTH Clinton: AboVe Hawkins Hard- ware—Mondays only-9 tun, to 5.30 p.o.), Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton G. 3. CLANCY, O.D. OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 44251 00DERICH 38-tfb REAL ESTATE most great importance, /low can you understand, what is going on in this world, for in- stance in heetoiy and in arts, without Religious Education? If the clergy does not want it, then I would eel( them, if they don't believe on Monday, what they preach on Sunday? Or what do they preach about Religion and its place in life? I cannot believe that the clergy does not want it, If even the faithful parents (and I believe there are faithful parents en- ough) don't want it, then I would ask them, where they concealed their faith. But I believe 'there are par- ents, who want it in the way I mentioned. And if that is true the schoolboard and the teach- ers and the Department of Ed- ucation have nothing to want anymore! The parents commit their children to the care of the School. And the parents cannot be content with a :school, in wh- ich Religious Education has no vital place. And they cannot be content with the proposal of Mr. Smil- ey to "scratch it". They can be satisfied a little bit with my proposal. (Relig- ious Education taught by a minister at the option of the pupil's parents.) But they can only be wholly content with a school in which Religious In- struction really has a vital pl- ace. That is what I call a Christian School. Rev. L. Slofstra RR 4, Clinton October 24, 1960 Corporation profits in Canada in 1959 totalled $3.3 billion, of which Ottawa took $1,5 billion in corporation income taxes, $957 million went back into business, and investors received $863 million in dividends. Merchants' Meeting COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 8 p.m. All Clinton Merchants are invited to attend this meeting. Support your town and make an effort to attend. R. B, CAMPBELL, Secretary-Treasurer, Clinton Retail Merchants Committee. You are looking at a new column for residents of this area. As you know, there are Bell people living in your community. Perhaps you' know some of them per- sonally. They may live next door or sit in church beside you. They are typical of the many people' who work together as a team to bring you the best posSible tele- phone service. We figure that the things that concern us at the Bell often concern you, or are of interest to you. So I'm going to do my best to bring you news items of general interest about your telephone service and about the people who make that service possible. When anyone mentions the telephone company, a good many people immediately think of that young lady at the Bell office they spoke to the last time they called about their telephone service. She was a Service Rep- resentative—a key link between you and our company. It occured to us that you might like to meet one of these charming young ladies. So we would like to Introduceason Miss Judith Mason'. Judy has spent 7 months with our comp- any and during that time she has under- gone intensive 'training to enable her to deal with the 100 and one problems that come up during her working day. Like the other representatives in our business office at .Goderich, Judy is there to look after your t e 1 e p h o needs' and ad'- vise you. Maybe it's a new telephone, a move to a new address, something wrong with your account, or, perhaps, your listing in our telephone directory which you wish to discuse. Whatever it is Judy or her friends are always ready to help yore. So please feel free to call these young ladies when ever telephone problems arise. Our Btieiness Office in Goderich is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. fiVe days a week, Monday to Friday, all day Wednesday, but closed Saturday. Our telephone number HU 2-3401, Modern busy women, housewives or busineSs girls in Clinton, like their sisters• elsewhere, have many outside interests and still have to cope with a heavy schedule of work the home, This means that the telephone comes in for a lot of use. And that is why an et- tension telephone in the kitchen, where she spends lunch of her time, is So *inert:int. Not only Will It' 'save her many Steps each day, but It will also 'save many a ed-over pot. EXtensien Phones ate net ei'Pen- sive, and Onto in lovely colours that enhanCe the beauty of the hoine. Call our Wariness office 2-8401 for information about extensions in yetir home. /0000Zio By the time you read this the Canadian landscape may be as bleak as the inside of a public lavatory, but I can't re- sist a paean to the finest au- tumn in memory. The other day I was out for a last, long draught of that most heady of brews—a perfect October day in the country — and, as usual, I grew quite tipsy on it. Standing at the top of, a high hill, I could see for miles in every direction. The sight was enough to make a poet weep at the inadequacy of words, or a painter curse the scanty ra- nge of his palette. It was one of those blue and gold days, when the world is still and waiting. • * High, high, out of sight and sound, a couple of jet aircraft drew their careful chalk marks across the sky. Far below was that eternal showoff, the Bay, bluer than ever a maiden's eyes, broken only by the islan- ds, like so many bonfires in their crimson and yellow flame. And back from the water rol- led the brilliant tapestry of the fall foliage, the green fields, and silver, winding river. I stood there with my child- ren, Even they were nomentar- ily hushed by the magnificence of this Canadian fall day. I couldn't help wishing that life would always be as sunny as clean, and as, exciting for them as it was at this moment. Then I started to get hun- gry. A typical Canadian, On these rare occasions when we are touched to the quick by life, beauty or truth, our gas- tric juices, temporarily quelled start to bubble like a home- brew mash, and sky, forest and lake are dismissed with a "sure is a swell view!" * * And we hurry home, duck out of the golden afternoon into our caves, turn on the Idiot 'box, and sit there swil- ling beer, watching the foot- ball game, and drooling over the odors from the kitchen. * * The Japanese, they tell me, can sit for a Whole day and contemplate the beauty of a willow leaf, or a tiny pool. You can belabor the average Canad- ian with the most riotous col- ors, the Most extravagant vie- tee in the world, and within seven initiates he's wondering what's for dinner. * Mind you, I believe the Can- adian hal a deep, if Mate af- feetion for his native land, But he should be reminded at in- tervals of hoW lucky he is to live in this eountry of freedom, of bounty, and Of unekeelled loveliness. There is no perton on earth with so much to be thankfill for' as a Canadian, on a fine October day, • * • Think of all the pair devils who don't live in Canada in the fall. ROW would you like lb he an AUstralian, for ex- aMple? Down there it% Spring right about now. No antidipa- tied of cosy winter higlita with the tette snapping -and the fur., THE. CLINTON NEW ERA Est, 1865 D Ito 'to 0 0 MONEY MUST BE SPENT ABOUT OUR FLAG Others, Say . FARMERS INTO PACKING (Toronto Glbbe and Mail) CAN YOU AFFORD H. C. Lawson Local Reitte*entatlys.Phorke rHU 1.9644 Clinton, Ontario SUGAR and SPICE . . LWNAkt) G. WINTER Reel Eitsite & Burliness Broker Hight Street Minter( PHONE HU 2-6692