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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-01-19, Page 2WISDOM TO KNOW (The Blue Bell) sr The sun is just rising on the morning of another day, the first day of the new year. What can I wish that this day, this year, may bring to me? Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men; but just those few things which in their coming do not stop with me, but touch me rather, as they pass and gather strength: A few friends who understand me, and yet remain my friends. A work to do which has real value with-- out which the world would feel the poorer. A return for that Work small enough not to tax unduly anyone who pays. A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail is not blazed. An understanding heart, A sense of humour and the power to laugh . a little leisure with nothing to do . a few Moments of quiet, silent meditation. The sense of the presence of God. And the patience to wait for the coming of these things, with the wisdom to know them when they come. AN ODE TO INK What poet would declaim in praise of ink? That sticky gum, the ground-up dust of coal? Formless and mute, imprisoned in a fount— No subject here for poesy's lofty goal! And yet what wondrous miracles are wrought When lowly ink, endowed with printer's grace, Traces the patterns of our thoughts and dreams On paper's willing and receptive face! New the coal-black fluid throbs with life, Writing an epic or a roundelay; And then—with yellow, blue and red combin- ing— Paints all the glories of an autumn dayl And so, you see, a poet well might pen An ode—and folks like us a toast might drink— In,honour of that good and faithful servant Printer's Ink (by 3'. L. W.) Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-I:1E1..)RD Est. 1885 Amalgamated 1924 ESL 18131 ot V 0 Published every 'Thursday at the t •- ip ¤ Heart of Huron County t 40 11 Clinton, Ontario -- Pepulation 3,000 or 48 C or lb A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher ,, ' 0 0 . WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor 4*40 I.* 4 StIIISCRIPtION litAI'gg: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a Year united States and Poreign; $4.00; Single Copies 'Pen Cents Authorized at 'second Clats Mail, boat ()fade Department Ottawa Page 3----Clinton News-Record,Thurs., Jan. 19, 1961 Editorials , ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD Election this week at county Council session of Ivan Forsyth, Warden of Huron County, was accomplished in due course, with traditional pomp and ceremony, Silver- haired Mr, Forsyth received the various trap- pixtge of office in dignity, and assumed the seat of honour in the council chamber of the county building at Goderich, Mr. Forsyth is a Liberal. This is the Liberal year for Huron County. Each year the 'honour of warden is alternated. Next year it will be a Conservative year. Somehow we feel that Mr, Forsyth will go at the business-of conducting county affairs in a way separate and distinct from the polic- ies of his party at National level. He set a record for himself in Teekersmith last year, when with the co-operation of the township council, he succeeded in leaving a better situa- tion financially than has been the case for a number of years, He did this by reducing the township rate by one mill. On Tuesday, in his inaugural address to council, he quoted a word of caution from the county clerk which was made at the November session of county council, which urged careful consideration of expenses. Then the new warden entered a personal plea for economy on the part of the county council- bars. However, es the London Free Press com- mented editorially last week, the Liberal idea on the federal level is certainly not one of economy. Their policy for new social bene- fits would cost an estimated $300 to $5013 millions. The London paper remarks: "The Liberals evidently have not forgotten that it was the policy of economy of Hon, Welter Harris which had Much to do with the defeat of the St. Laurent Government in 1957. It was a Conservative member years ago who advised Sir Robert Borden that if he wanted to remain in power he would have to 'dash away and spend money,' Economy as a politic-. al platform seems to be as dead as the pro- verbial dodo." Though we would not want to imply that the Forsyth government of Huron County should rush about spending money "like drunken sailors," still we would ,suggest that a realistic view of the need for more hospital accommodation within the county in the very near future must be met with courage and vision. AN IMPORTANT LEGACY # h 1 EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Continuing in TOWN iHAIL., CUNTQN Each Wednesday, Friday and. Sunday Evenings at 8 pm, during 'January All Welcome Miss Munro1 Miss Byers Peter's motrrkelleat 'The Home of Quality Meats" HU 2-971 Get a Supply At This Bargain Price Delmar Margarine 4 lbs. for 90c Whyte's Pastry Lard 17c lb. Cooked Ham 79c lb. Chicken Legs and Breast 55c lb. Chicken Wings 3 lbs, for $1.00 Headcheese 3 lbs. for $1.00 Spork 32c a can Check our Variety of Imported Foods from England, Scotland, Switzerland, Holland Business and Professional Directory A. M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 It INSURANCE H. E. HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN' INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747 Res. HU 2-7556 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FPRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, John H. McEwing, Blyth; secre- tary-treasurer, W. E. South- gate, Seaforth. Directors: John H. McEvving; Robert Archibald; Chris Leon- hardt, Bornhohn; Norman Tre- wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alex- ander, Walton; J. L, Malone, Seaforth; Harvey Fuller, Gode- rich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth. Agents: Wm, Leiper, Jr., Lon- desboro; V, J. Lane, RR 5, Sea- forth; Selwyn Baker, BrusgPls; James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, Clinton. REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate & Business Broker Hight Street — Clinton PHONE HU 2-6692 A*-0 GLORIFYING THE. (CANADIAN MALE Official statistics from Ottawa recently revealed that, in 1958, of 16,168 manufactur- ing companies in Canada no fewer than 4,570 lost money on the year's operations. A few days later Dun and Bradstreet reported that business failures in Canada in August of 1960 totalled 173, a figure only once previous-. ly exceeded in the last 25 years. Here in these two items is further con- firmation if indeed •any were needed, that risk In anticipation of the convention to be held next July at which a new socialist party is expected to rise from the ashes of the CCF, the promoters of the organization, one may imagine, are busying themselves with the familiar practice line on their typewriters: "Now is the time far all good men to come to the aid of the party." To date, the good men who have respond- ed to the call are mainly the leaders of some labor unions who are reported to be pledging a portion of their members' dues to support the so-called New Party. No doubt this action is being taken in the hope that, if the New Party ever got into a position to form a Cana- dian government, these leaders would domin- ate it. Not all members of the unions agree with this use or misuse of their dues, but they seem powerless to prevent it except by the process known as contracting out, and if they A man who regretted deeply his own lack of education has made an important legacy to the students of Clinton District Collegiate Institute and through them to the people of the district and to the nation. Without children of his own, William D. Fair was in his lifetime keenly interested in young people, quite apart from the required association with the younger generation through his bookstore and textbook business. Wresting a living from the type of busi- ness he was in must have been a difficult one through the depression years of the thirties, and we can assume that it was only through good business sense then, following three de- cades of good years which helped the W. D. Fair Co., pull through. By the time the Sec- ond World War vas on, and the business world of Clinton could look forWard to more people, more purchasers, more money, Mr. Fair was an old man of indifferent health. Despite all of this, Mr. Fair held to his decision to leave something of import for WHICH IS BETTER? (Hanover Post) is by no means always rewarded. This is something never mentioned by those who are so quick to denounce the successful companies who within the framework of our competitive society do manage to make a profit. But from the standpoint of the people who work for it which, we would ask, is best? That the company should make a profit and prosper— or that it should consistently make a loss •and finally go bankrupt? use this method of protecting their rights they run the risk of unpleasant reprisals. A Labor Party in Canada would differ in one important respect from the British Labor Panty, which has been able to attract to its ranks others besides union members. Domin- , ation of that party by union leaders does not exist, although the unions play an important role in its councils. And in Britain there is no such thing as "international" unionism. With the wealthiest Canadian labour unions acting under the orders of their head- quarters in the United States, a government formed by 'a Canadian labour party would be in effect a tool of the czars of United States unions. It is not anti-Americanism that will deter large numbers of Canadians, both union- ists and non-unionists, from giving the panty their support. It is simply pro-Canadianism. those who came after hiin. Without close relations, other than his sister, he thought of the future of Clinton and area people. One hundred dollars in scholarship was a great deal of money at the time the W. ID, Fair will was written. Though a good deal less to-day, it will be of great assistance to those young people who are fortunate in their dilligence to earn one of the 1.2 scholarships provided. We have probed deeply into the life and work of Mr. Fair through the memories of those who knew him best, with the intent of setting facts before those young people who might in future aspire to earning a W. D. Fair Scholarship, and who might consider patterning their lives after his. A man of moral excellence, a kind man, an excellent business man, honest and dutiful, helpful to his fellow men in a quiet dignified way, not seeking the limelight, yet planning a way to continue serving his community. There was a man. From Our Early Files 40 Years Ago ouryrozz NVW Thursday, Jeatuery 29, 19e1 Although souse ratepayers complained about a high tax rate, 'Clinton had a, low assess- ment end overdrafts were prog_ jtiCally unheard of, Listowel Council was reported to have' an overdraft of $13,000 while Kincardine was overdrawn by the tidy sum of $26,903,36 and the Electric Light and Water Commission in 'the same town had a deficit of $10,718,07. :Dr. Shaw was the 'first in Clinton . to secure 1.921 number plates for his ear. Morgan Agnew was leaving for Fort William, where he had secured a position with a band and orchestra, but would be messed by the Kilties and the Phalen Orchestra. Lawyer Dudley Holmes, God- erich, who went overseas as en officer of the 161st pleaded his first case in town before Meg, isteate Andrews. Mr. Manning, of the Princess Picture Show, had purchased new lenses' for his machine, and the picture was much more distinct. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 20, 1921, Mrs. George Hanley, London Road, visited her cousin in Fl- int, Mioh. The Village of Bayfield seem- ed unable to secure a council, and the third' nomination meet- ing was called. It was suggest- ed that it might be well to nom- inate a few women, since wo- men usually have to do the work the men de not want to do, The men who had been work- ing on the Government road in Goderich Township gathered, with. wives' and families, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Osbakleston and enjoyed an oy- ster supper and social evening. Fred Ross of San Francisco, California, called on his rela- tives, John Harland and fam- ily and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morrish and family, Ah, wasn't that a lovely cold snap we had there? Didn't, it just make.you feel good to be alive? Weren't you glad you were a full-blooded Canadian, part of the hard inner core of our country, and not one of. those imitations who live away down in places Ilia southern Ontario and Vancou- ver, who scarcely know what an honest two feet of snow looks like, but who keep pre- tending they're real Canadians? Why I was in Toronto last weekend, and I felt like a hard- bitten centurion from the pro- vinces', visiting Rome in the middle of Nero's reign. You know something? They didn't have one lousy little inch of slush, let alone any snow. You'd hardly know it was winter ex- cept for a wind blowing up the concrete canyons that would cut the eyeballs out of you. It isn't that I envy these people. Not at all. After all, every country has its deca- dent centres, where live those of its people who have lost that tough inner fibre and who have become soft and luxury-lost-Mg. England has them. They throng the south coast in July, when there are some days so hot you have to take off your tweed jacket. Some of them have be- come so degenerate they'll put on bathing attire and run right into the English Channel, right up to their knees. * * * Even the Eskimos have this trouble. Some of their people have lost the old values, the true way of life, and hang a- bout on the southern fringes of Eskimo-land, working for money, of all things, and eat- ing stuff out of cans, just like the rest of us. They don't seem to realize they have lost their old integ- rity and dignity—the stuff that made Uncle Oog-Loog sit beside a hole in the ice for five days waiting to spear a nonexistent seal. Some of these modern Eskimos have slipped so far from their great heritage that were et not for some of our Canadian writers, like Farley Mowat, they'd probably think they were having a good time, being waren and eating sliced bread and jam instead of blub- ber. No we can't help this weak strain in our sturdy national breed, Every nation has a flaw. Even Canada must tolerate th- ese sybarites who move indol- ently about in the balmy climes of Our country's deep south, where the temperature is often away up in the 20s, Not to mention the traitors, renegades and people with enough money who Slip away to Florida and California, the minute winter calls its first chill challenge. lt. isn't the fact that we have these parasites that gets Me, It's their attitude. They're ail wrapped up in themselves, and aren't even remotely inter- ested in what the weather was like when you left the north country, what a rough trip you had down through the blizzard, 25 Years Ago_ OUNTON NWS-X*C013.1.) ',Thursday, January 16, 1936 Mr. .and Mrs. William Jervis and Miss Lola, of Brucefield, were taking up residence in Hohnesville again. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Errol-it and Mr. arid Mrs. j, J. Wash- ington, Auburn, Attended the funeral of their brother-in-law, H. D, Cameron, Guelph. Mrs. Newman Garrett was et the home of George Garrett, Lonslesbouse. Mrs. Garrett, Sr., WAS. in poor health, -Councillor Walker suggested that citizens might be encour- aged to pay taxes at the be- ginning of the year if allowed a discount, which would save the borrowing of money. The idea appealed to council, ex- cept that as the rate was not struck until March, or April, taxes could not very well be collected in January. It was thought that something might be done about the matter en June, 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 18, 1951 Charged with the theft of an automobile, the property of ID, W. Cornish, Clinton, elec- trician, and "joy riding", Ral- ph Schmidt, 23, was. scheduled to appear in count at Goder- ich. The car, 'a 1947 Ford, was stolen from in front of Mr. Cornish's store at 10.20 p.m., Saturday. Clinton Colts: defeated God- erich IJions 10-4 in an exhibi- tion hockey match at the for- mal opening of the new com- munity centre and arena at Blyth. A five-year-old Labrador re- triever, pet of Lloyd Venner, was accidentally shipped from Cook's Mill, Hensel', in a car of beans bound for the Mari- times. Station agent Cecil Van- Horne telegraphed ahead and the car was located at IVlimico. "Brownie" was crated and ship- ped back to his owner at Hen- (By W. B. T. SHILEY) and the fact that you'll prob- ably never make it home to- night. "Yes, must have been bad," they comment indifferen- tly, then start talking about television. * It's fortunate that in the real heart of the country, right in. the interior, there are plenty of us left: the old breed that meets the good old Canadian winter square in the face, looks it square in the eye, and talks about it fearlessly and inces- santly. None of this lolling about in heated subway trains for us. We get out and start our own ears, And, by George there's nothing that will test a man's ingenuity, mechanical skill, and vocabulary, like starting the old girl after the mercury 'has div- ed below zero overnight. There's nothing like that plum- met of despair when she just sort of groans a couple of tim- es and goes dead. Nor is there anything like that wild surge of joy when you try her one last time, and she coughs into strangulated life, There's mine of this mincing around in toe rubbers, for us. The only time anybody in the great interior wears toe rub- bers is to the new Year's Eve dance, and we all lose them that night, Rest of the time we wear big rubber boots, to the knee, trousers tucked into them in a rather dashing fash- ion. There's none of this whizzing around on bare pavements for us. That's not living, It's like playing Post Office with no Letter to the Editor HIMSELF Dear Mr, Editor: ern ''cite Spirit of Christmas Past. I have come to speak to the fathers of small 'boys in your community. Many people still believe that when Scrooge was taken on his aerial ride on Christmas Eve, he was returned to his own bed. I have :come to tell you that be was not! He was dumped down in a small town, called Clinton, where he set up a business. The Tiny Tim in this story had been begging his 'father to take him to toyland to see all the new and wonderful toys. Knowing his little lad, had been indoors for over a month--.first with chicken pox and then an operation for appertdicitie, the father consented. He took the two boys, while the mother went to the grocery store. There, on the top shelf, the boys saw the punching bag, which they had admired in the mail order catalogue for mon- ths, When the father lifted it from the shelf, down to the floor crashed an expensive, plastic, musical instrument which had been next to it. Needless to say, it broke. Showing real, Christmas spirit, Mr, Scrooge appeared on 'the scene and told the bewildered trio that they would have to pay for the damage. He finally agreed to settle for half, but the little boys did not get a punching bag for Christmas, As if he had not already created enough ill will between customer and merchant, Mr, Scrooge' met the mother on the street in front of his store after Christmas 'and asked her when the settlement would be made. She paid him, promising herself that it would be the last money he would get from her or her fain ily. The Spirit of Christmas Past speaks to fathers and tells them to be careful in Christmas Yet to Come. Many of 'the merchants won- der why the mail order offices do such a good business. I think inardents like this are the an- swer to that question. Even if the customer were in the wrong, should the whole family be subjected to such treatment? Yours truly, BOB CRATCHETT, girls. Up this way, winter driv- ing is more like Russian Roul- ette. You skid wildly about the streets, seldom pointing in the direction you are going. When you get to a corner, you put on your brakes and slide half- way across the intersection, head swiveling like a fighter pilot Or you do get stopped, and you can't see a thing in any direction for snowbanks, so you close your eyes and dive out. * * There's none of this panty- waist talk about the latest plays and ballet, and music and other exotic stuff those south- ern people in, the cities talk a- bout in winter. Our talk is real, and terse, and meaningful. Its stripped to the bone, the lang- uage of the sturdy, self-reliant Canadian of the interior, tack- ling the elements on his own terms. Like: "Ja make the hill first time 'smorning?" and "Dam' snowplow's late again, I see"; and "Yuh should see my icic- les"; and "Hackle shovel the whole bloody thing out again"; and "How many gallons ja use in December?" That's the sort of straight-forward, man's talk you get around here in the winter from real Canadians, Seems to me it's a lot like the language used by others who had to face a hard bitter fight of it in their time. Like the cowboys in the early wild West. Or the convicts who were dumped ashore in Australia. Or the first monkeys who decided to come down out of the trees and have a whack at it. What Others Say . PARTY LINE (The Printed Word) SUGAR and SPICE . G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 4-7251 GODERICH 38-tfb 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 Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON, ONTARIO OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined OPTICIAN Oculists' Prescriptions Filled Includes Adjustments At No Further Charge Clinton—Mondays Only 9.00 a.m, to 5.30 p.m. Above Hawkins Hardware