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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-04-06, Page 233 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 40 Years Ago CLiNTON NEWS-W.10 4D Teeeseee, April 7, 1921 Abe Brandon, I3ayfield, ipent a few days in London, -.Amami-warded by Mrs'. Chester Copeland, Wingham. Charlie Hovey took a peel- time on the Royal Bank staff as' junior. •, J. Meniaing purchased the residence of Raney Armstrong on Joseph Street, and will take possession May 15. Mr. Arm- strong intends to go west. lViiss Alice and Frank Fing- land, Ideraleeboro, returned to Toronto, Clinton's tax rate for 1921 was' 36 mills, one lees than in 1920, A. A., E, J, and W. T, Col- quhouri, Perth County, ;accent- ponied by their wives, were in town attending a -family re- union at the home of their mother and sister, Mrs Marg- aret Colqahoun and Mrs, Hugh Kennedy. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Ttlitirsdity, April 7, 1021 -The street watering cart made its first appearance of the season. Straw hats appear- ed also. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Town- send will take over 'the Gra- ham House; on May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Gay who have run the House for the past year are giving it up. Mayor A. J. McMurray was one of 'the judges at Hensall spring show. Mrs. Anna Careri asked' for a billiard license in "the Palace Block,, along with their fruit store. Lorne Tyndall, of the 2nd Concession of Mullett, purch- ased the driving shed at the Commercial Hotel for $60. New plate glass windows were put in at W. H. Melte yar's Jewellery Store and at Moorish •and Company's store. Mr. Diehl, Varna, distributed maple syrup to his customers in town. He collected over 7,000 gallons of sap but this season it took 55 gallons to make a gallon of syrup. This advanced the price to $3.00. Quick Canadian Quiz 1. What C:itt '?wadash'sthefirsilthistratimPostage 2. What is the average number of 'persons per family in Can- aida? 3. Which is the greater, the total of ;federal government employees or the total of workers in the Canadian railway industry? 4. In what year was Ottawa chosen as Canada's capital? 5. Will national defense require one-quarter, one-third or one-half of Ottawa's spend- ing in the coming year? ANSWERS: 5. Less than one- qUarter. 3. Federal ;government employees, at 340,000, outnum- ber railway employees nearly two to one. 1. A beaver, on the threeepenny stamp issued in 1851. 4. In 1857. 2. 3.8 per- sons. teachers going long after the flesh is faint. Just last week I got sort of warm and soft all over when I overheard one of my students tell another. "Ah, Smiley's not a bad old type. Got some temper though." One wise teacher told me early in the game. "All you have to do is remember that they're just people." He was right, of course, but it was like saying to Clyde Beattie as he stepped into the cage the first time, "All you have to do is remember that they're just lions." 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-M(:Otto Thursday, April 2, 1936 O. L. Paisley retired on pent aim after 25 years as local .epresentative of the Imperial Oil, Company. The firm prese ented him with a diamond-Set signet ring, and Mrs, Peialey with ;a silver relieli dish, Douglas Kennedy took a, job delivering for .Loble's grocery. Mr, and Mrs'. J. W. Nedigor, who occupied the Vara-lame house during the. absence in California, of Mr. and Mrs. Vianflorrie, have renovated the .hciuse recently purchased from Mrs. Walter Maiming, and plan to move into it at once. Mr. and Mrs. VanHorne ;and Miss Madelline were expected to ar- rive in London on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jenkins and George Jenkins; London, visited relatives in Clinton and Auburn. Earl Raithby, James Nichol- son and J, J. Washington, far- mers 'in the Auburn district, shipped fat cattle to market, In earlier days almost every farmer followed this custom, but the past year or so many have given up the feeding of cattle during the winter, 10 Years Ago CLINTON' NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 5, 1951 Robert Saunders, chairenan of the Hydro Electric Power Commission, met with Goderich Township farmers at Porter's Hill school. The dispute over compensation was settled am- icably. Additional public health nur- ses were sought by Huron County Health Unit, Approximately $1,000 damage was caused to ;a 1949 car driv- en by Bill Schaefer, Goderich, on Highway 8, 'at Taylor's cor- ners. The road was slippery and slush-covered, and the car skidded into the ditch. Neither driver nor his passenger, Barry Grist, was injured'. The annual Easter Carnival of Bayfield Agricultural Soc- iety was opened by the pres- ident, Carl Diehl. Costume judging was &me by Dr. and Mr's. D. B. Palmer and J. A. Anstett, ;Clinton. Rev. John R. Thompson took up his duties as rector at St. Andrew's Memorial Church, Windsor. 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 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, John R. McEvving, Blyth; secre- tary-treasurer, W. E. South- gate, Seaforth. Directors: John H. McEwing; Robert Archibald; Chris Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre- wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alex- ander, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth: Harvey Fuller, Gode- rich; Wm. R. Pepper, Seaforth; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth. Agents: Win. Leiper, Jr., Lon- desboro; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea- forth; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, Clinton. The Bible Today The Rev, J. Bedford, Bib- le Society secretary for East Attica until his recent appoint- meat 'as aaaistatit general sec- retary of the British and For- eign Bible Society in London, England, reported a most en- usual experience during a last trip through his . territory 'be- fore leaving for England. During his extensive journey Mr, Bedford arrived in 'the hearit of the Kabaka'e King- clom of Buganda, very late — in fact near midnight. There was a crowd of NO people stall waiting to welcome the visit- ors amid ;they insisted that a full meeting be held !and as film shown. They dispersed af- ter one o'clock in the enernhig rejoicing .at the news they had heard concerning the distribu- tion of the Scriptures. Mr. Bedford also attended the inauguration of the new Anglican Province of East Af- rica when he presented the new archbishop the most Rev. Leonard Beecher with a Bible. Archbishop Beecher .has been made one of the vice-presidents of The British and Foreign Bible Society in recognition of his aid and encouragement to the Society. Mr. Bedford also addressed the 300 delegates attending the All Africa Lutheran Confer- ence at Antsirake, on Made- gassear. Na less than 28 Afri- can mother tongues were rep- resented and in all of them either a Bible or a New Testa- Guests. From Afar At Lockhart Diamond Wedding Friends 'attending the Dia- mond Wedding of Mr, eopt Mrs. J. S. Lockhart ceming 'from a. distance were from Toronto, Hamilton, l3rantford, Proton Station, Kitchener, Shelbarete, Marittlale, Dundalk, prioevillet Wenhem, Hazel Park, Mickli gen. and Troy, Michigan, A very prized gift front their neishbotreS and friends in Clin- ton is a lovely painting and twilight lamp which was pres- ented on the eve of titeh' eel- ebration, Many other Otte from friends, including cash done, time were much appreciated. merit had been published by the Bible Society, Suggested Bible Readings Sunday Psalms 90:1-2 Monday 1 Con 1:1-25 Tuesday 1 Car, 1:26-2:16 Wednesday 1 Cor. 3;1-23 Thursday Job 1:1-22 Friday Job 2:1-13 Saturday Job 19:13-29 Classified Ads Bring Quick Results From Our Early File CALL YOUR INSURANCE AGENT 1374:FERE YOU BUY A CAR! -q's right—your insurance agent you will need insurance coverage for your car—new or easel. But, did you know you can arrange to get the cash you need to buy a car—in advance, through our Agent Automobile Finance Plan? Low rates, confidential service', life-insured contracts, convenient terms, of. course. Contact us before you buy your next car. You will be glad you did. K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE 14 Isaac St. Telephone HUnter 2-9747 CLINTON, ONTARIO Business and Professional Directory * * * These views on teen-agers, of course, are only generalities, based on a few month's ob- servation. There are some teen- agers who are plain slobs, men- tally and physically, and like it . that way. There are others whq are astoundingly mature. The first class will become the drones of our society. The second will make our leaders. And in between comes the vast majority, even as you and I. These are the kids who are a little lazy, but work en- ough to get by, who are a little crooked, but wouldn't take the pennies off a blind man's eyes, who ere soft as egg-yolk in- side, but tough on the surface, who are basically kind, but can be creel as broken glass. Rec- ognize them? These are the irate taxpayers, the grumbling workers, the confused parents, the harassed citizens of a few years from now. * I'm glad I'm not a psycholo- gist, trying to analyze them, to excuse them for their faults, to find a reason for everythirig they do. It's far more fun just watching them, e.heaging your mind about them every two days, having them ea'rh yon flat,footed„ getting sere at them, teasing them, p"aising thorn;, artrl ''c)O ritir8 lm1111:, h* t1ielZni s ' co'ur'se, the teentenslotts acen'acle nee gets oeee in e while. rill sure It is the flier tlod keen-, most 4. SOMETHING NZW IN SAFARIS SUGAR and SPICE... (By W. B. T, For the past six months, I've been thrown, perforce, into .he company of la.ge gobs of teen-agers. It was the one thing about teaching of which I was leery. Like most ether. people, I was fed up to the ears with talk about teen- agers, It seemed as though they had almost taken over our counts of vicious delinquents and teen-age mothers. We lis- tened to the crude beat of their favorite music, and watched oily punks with sickening hair- dos sob into microphones, And even on the more wholesome side, it became monotonous, with the constant emphasis on teen-towns and teen-clubs and teen-fashions and hi-news. Mind, I had nothing personal against them, though they seemed more than necessarily insolent, unkempt and unlov- able. I was just bored by all the fuss made over them. Per- haps I was a little envious. Nobody had been very enthus, iastic about us when we were teen-agers, I mused. At any rate, I was some- what less than enthralled at the prospect of being thrown into the pit with them every working day. In fact, I was downright aghast at the idea. * * I know what you think. You think I'm leading up to the confession that I've changed my mind completely, that I've swallowed the teen-age myth whole, that I think they're just a swell bunch of young- sters, a little mixed-up and crazy, but pretty darn wonder- ful underneath. Not at all. No such pap. But when you cope with a couple of hundred of them ev- ery day, and then reel home to try to handle one of your own., you're bound to develop some reaction to them a little stronger than mere annoyance. * * My own responses vary be- tween quaking rage, when I can barely keep my hands a- way from their ears, and waves of warm benevolence, when I find them absolutely lovable, and would do anything in my power 'to make them happy or help them. Now strangely, it's when they are acting most like adults that 'they are most un- bearable. And it's when they are most like children that they are most delightful. Lt figures, eh? When they try to build a wall like that behind which most of us terrified adults crouch, they are selfish, cruel, vain, sneering, pompous, per- fidious, sneaky and cold. But when they're not trying to keep from being hurt, they're like a different species — courteous, honest, generous, eager, fair, high-principled. Parents, even the most calm and sane of them, can never quite adjust to this fact — that their teen-agers are true Jekyll-Hydes. As a result, they do all the wrong things. They roar at them when the kids want to act like adults. They spoil them silly when the kids act like angels. They throw up their hands when they' should be throwing down the gaunt- let, And so on, Even teachers, after years of exposure, are not immune. Just the other day one of them strode into the staff room, pur- ple in the face, and roared, "Either that kid bygod goes or I go!" And five minutes later, when several had agreed that young Joe was a verit- able monster, same teacher was hotly defending young Joe as "not a bad kid, really, under- neath:" A. M. HARPER and CONPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS • REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate & Business Broker Hight Street — Clinton PHONE HU 2-6692 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 G. B. CLANCY, 0.1). — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 4-7251 GODERICH 38-tfb THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 1118)* THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,000 • A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher • WILMA 0. DINNIN, Editor Est. 1881 There is a well-organized campaign on foot to have the provincial government legal- ize the Ore-aoloring of margarine prior to sale, Though it's a little difficult to know who is sponsoring this campaign, there is small doubt that the promoters have a strong in- terest in the competing spread "margarine. It may not be generally understood, but the great majority of the vegetable oil re- quired to make Canada's margarine is im- ported, There is a email tariff on this im- ported stuff, but the manufacturers can pro- vide the spread on the grocers' shelves for less than half of the cost of butter, and probably still have a very healthy profit. Most housewives, we feel, would be only too happy, to support the Canadian product, and would not be very upset at the job of colouring the small amount of margarine they found necessary to the home economy, if the promoters of this spread did not continually suggest to her that she is being put upon. The Canadian housewife is an understand- ing, intelligent soul, and she knows right well 'that importing materials from other countries does not improve the well-being of her own family to the extent that use of locally-grown materials would, The dairy industry is a basic part of the agriculture economy of the nation. For some reason they are getting the blame for the surplus of butter. Their only fault seems to lie in a less aggressive sales campaign than their competition. We heard a gentleman from neighbour- ing Perth county suggest a different view- point. "Though a housewife may think she is getting a bargain when she buys a pained of the cheaper spread—she should realize that in the long run it may not be a bargain. When she buys the spread, instead of butter, then the government must put another pound of butter in storage, The housewife, a taxpayer, also pays for the pound of butter. If she's going to pay for the butter anyway, she might just as well let her family have the added benefits of the flavourful butter, rather than pawning off the cheaper spread upon them." Of course there's another faction which recently is worried about the cholesterol con- Why are Canadian college students push- ing beds all over the countryside? Why; The Financial Post notes, would 40 Nova Scotia Agricultural College boys push a hospital bed, loaded with a crated pig, from Truro to Halifax? Why can't they be sensible, like their fathers were, and stick to swallowing live goldfish instead? Why would Ontario students trundle a For Trade and Industry: Few people today would be able to risk the hundreds of millions of dollars needed for factories and equipment if insurance were not available to protect their investment. Few would dare to take the risks of trans• pprtirig their product to market without insurance. Few merchants and dealers could take the chance of stocking merchandise if tent of butter, but they mad be just as wor- ried about the cholesterol in good beef, in pork, or in other meat products. Though seientiets have for years warned people that nicotine in cigarettes, and alcohol in a number of popular beverages are bad for health, the makers of these products seem to have done very well by it, Could this be because the public thinks the use of tobacco and streag drink is slightly wicked? Or could it be that the public likes to pay taxes on these luxuries? Maybe the government should tax butter, rather than store it. Could that set up the proper public image? In any case, no one can persuade us that butter, milk and other dairy products are anything but healthful, any more than they have been able to persuade us that fluorides in water are bad. There are too many "over 80" birthdays, golden weddings, diamond weddings, and such in this area to suggest that dairy foods are bad for health. The dairy industry, along with their much maligned cows must continue to live with the situation in which they find them- selves. We feel that margarine in itself is not bad—which is apparently more than the promoters of the stuff are prepared to say about butter. But the housewife who colours it to resemble butter, and attempts to pawn it off on her family and friends as such, is a bit of a fraud. bed 300 miles by road to a football game? Why can't they be sane, like their older bro- thers were, and go in for panty raids instead? Wouldn't you think they would be as normal as their U.S. cousins—and stick to cramming into telephone booths? Could this, at last, The Post concludes, be something . . distinctively .. . Canadian? a year there were no recourse against overwhelm- ing disaster. Back of practically all our trade and corm rnerce is the Peace of Mind which comes from insurance. Last year, the companies writing fire, automobile and casualty insure ance paid out mole than 500 Million bollard in claims across Canada — real evidence that insurance indeed means Peace of Mind. Page ..,Clinton News-Record Thursday, April 0, 1961 Editorials HOUSEWIFE, A BIT OF A FRIEND BEDLAM ON THE CAMPUS Clinton News-Record 44 40 1.0* 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 ALL CANADA .1INSUROINCZ rEDEPATION on bbholi of tem then 20 eornpating eotticiniee Me, itidamoblia era cenucfty Inserente4