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Clinton News-Record, 1961-05-25, Page 2Pae 2 ----Clinton News-Record--,-Thors, May 25, 1961 Editorials,.. ... The Weakest Link AS NO CHAIN is stronger than the weakest link therein, so is the hu- man being no stronger than what he holds within his brain, and the use to which he puts that knowledge, Evidence of this could be seen upon the cinder track at the Station sports field last Friday, as students raced and competed one against the other, It was the youngster who conserved his ener- gies upon the first laps of the race, who had enough strength left 'for a final spurt of speed over the finish line, Not only from this aspect, but in another way, is the power of what the head holds, made to serve the body. We have it on excellent authority, that the will to win, and the refusal to accept fora moment the idea that a, second place would be possible, some- times means the difference of success to a runner, or to any other type of track and field athlete, The sportsman is only as good as his mind permits him to be, This Saturday when the Huron Secondary Schools pupils meet again at the RCAF sports field, no doubt more evidence of this principle will be seen. Who Says We Have No Flag? WHEN THE President of the Unit- ed States visited Canada's capital last week, he was treated to a veritable canopy of flags of this nation and his own. But from reports of this visit, it was the Red Ensign under which Can- ada's armed forces have fought with honour, which was flown most often. When. we have accepted so much that is from the United States of Am- erica into our way of life, perhaps it seems inevitable that we should be striving to leave our traditional piece of bunting for something dreamed up by promotion experts of one kind or another. Even jacket crests, sport crests, etc., shows the red ensign crossed with the stars and stripes. Why our young people should so eagerly buy crests made up in this manner, we cannot figure—except of course that two flags crossed do make a gay show. . Our children read from books printed, illustrated and written in the United States. They study from texts from south of the border. They are put through the schools in courses originat- ed in the United States, and new ideas are put into practice here, sometimes after they have been disproved in the schools of the United States. But in our flag, in our own national iedntity, in our pride of country and identity, in our pride of country and and build upon that. What Others Say... Composite School In The Offing (Uxbridge Times -Journal) THERE IS every indication that within a very short time work will be- gin on a vocational school in Uxbridge. This is good news from two standpoints. First, is that vocational facilities has long been a recognized necessity in all areas and secondly, construction of this type of school is paid for complet- ely by federal and provincial govern- ments. Composite schools give both aca- demic and vocational training. Thus, the students who cannot carry through to Grade 13 and higher up the academ- ic ladder to the professions, are given opportunity to learn trades. The stand- ards are set by governments and each school must teach at Ieast five trades in addition to having two occupational rooms. Society has recently become acut- ely aware that the less education a person has, the greater the possibility of unemployment, and favour the teach- ing of trades. This too is in line with recent aid. Uxbridge was chosen as the site for such a school because it has be- come imperative with expanding school enrolment to add to the present high school. Port Perry, in the same area school board, only last year opened the new addition to their high school. • A composite school will serve the vo- cational needs to the entire area — students being brought here from other districts for this particular type of training. We are certain there will be gen- eral satisfaction with respect to this proposed new addition to our already excellent but overcrowded educational facilities. It will be, too, with a sigh of relief, that the taxpayer greets the information that heavy debentures will not have to be levied in order to pro- vide the youth of our district with ex- panding opportunities to gain worth- while knowledge. We will be called upon to pay the maintenance, somewhat higher than for regular schools but for all that acceptable in view of the increased services such institutions make available. The acquisition of vocational train- ing in this area, if not long overdue, is certainly timely and we trust the youth of the district will not decline the excellent opportunities it offers when it becomes a reality. The June Census (Hanov er Post) June belongs to brides -- but this year they will have to share it with the census takers. Therein hangs a tale Says Terence Robertson in the Financial Post. As 27,000 eager enumerators get ready for the first big count of Can- adians since 1951, some Canadians sus- pect that someone has already goofed. For June is Canada's heaviest marriage month, and thousands of bachelor boys and gals interviewed at the beginning of the month will be married at the end of it. But in the archives in Ottawa they will be listed for the next decade as "single." "June is the wrong month to start a census," said one statistician. "Best time is in the fall when people are not moving around, going on vaca- tion, getting married or changing jobs and homes." Alongside the big count of people is a little one of live -stock in Canada. This census of cattle, sheep and hogs will be based upon estimates prepared at the time of the last, in 1956, which in turn was based upon estimates made after the one before that and so on. How accurate will the twin census be? That depends on how many June brides register as single, and then get married the next day — and on how many census takers count sheep to go to sleep and then get their figures muddled. Newspaper Not A Policeman (Lucknow Sentinel) The task of calling attention to matters that might be rectified if given a bit of publicity is not the sole res- ponsibility of the newspaper in a com- munity. Improvements and changes for the good of the community as a whole should properly be shared by all cit- izens of the town and district. A news- paper's first responsibility is to inform Any newspaper worthy of the name is always ready and willing to serve itS community in any good cause but it has the right to expect that readers who wish to express their views on controversial matters avail themselves, of the press by taking the trouble to write a letter. There are those who would like to see and seemingly expect a publisher to go to bat for them to air what may be nothing more than a personal peeve or prejudice. Newspapers are not policerrien. Betterment of the community is every- body's business, not the newspaper's alone. It is merely the medium through which constructive criticism can be expressed. Clittton Nev.s-Reco rd THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1885 Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Est. 11!81 0 It r Publlshed every 'Thursday at the Heart of Huron County II 41Clinton, Ontario Population 8,000 • 11 A 411 BC A. L. tOLQIJHQUN, Publisher '0fi` �� • bWILMA , DINNIN, Editor BUBSCItiP'I'IO1' RA1+ES: Payable in advance Canada and Great Britain: $3.O0 Is 'united States and Foreign: $4.00; Single copies Ten Cent* Aat8lr0n'lzed as bebond cleats mall, Past Office DePatttnant, Ottawa yesic 40 Years Ago OUNTON NEmisa CORD Thursday, May .26, 1921 Bayrfield is to have another d. ootor, Pr. $eullard, 'Chatham, a young man who served .over- seas dtm ng the war, will open an office in Dr. Smitten old stand on Monday. Jacob Yunigblut, Blyth, an- nounced the engagement of his daughter, Alice, to William Archambault. Dar Tebbutit's house at Holunesville was struck during Sunday's electrical storm, the energy conning down the c n- ney and escaping throughthe cellar. Mrs. Buchan and Miss Lucy Woods, Bayfield, visited at Dun- vUle. J. T. McKnight was able to be about again after a serious illness. Clarence and Harold Kilty were weekend visitors with their aunt, Mrs, R, Draper. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, May 26, 1921 Butter was selling at 30 cents a pound in town on Saturday. A new postage stamp, issued by the United States, bears the flags of the Allies, includ- ing the Union Jack — the first stamp of one nation on which the flags of another have 'ap- peared. The Schoenhals Milling Com- pany alias received word from the taxation department that a three percent •sales tax must be charged on flour sales of less than 48 pounds; also three percent on ground feed, such as bran, shorts and chop. Miss Bessie Chowen, Tees. water, is holidaying with her parents in, town. Miss. Landesborough, a for- mer Tuckersmaith girl, visited in and around Clinton last week. She is a professional nurse in New York City. A special train of ten cars will leave Toronto on June 2, bearing eastern weekly news- paper publishers and their wives to the CWNA convention in Vancouver. Award to Airman CORPORAL WALTER GILCHRIST, RCAF Station Clinton, son of Mrs. F. Hasting, 60 Johnson Street, St. Catharines, was recently presented an award for his suggestion concern- ing a modification to the Stark Oscilloscope which has been adopted by the RCAF. Air Vice Marshall Hugh Campbell conveyed his thanks to Cpl. Gil- christ with the award. Wally joined the RCAF in 1953 as a Communica- tions Ground Technician and is presently in charge of training aid develop- ment at Station Clinton. Clinton Court Michael Coolin, RCAF Sta- tion Clinton, was fined $25 and costs, and had his licence sus- pended for six months yester- day, .following a guilty plea on a charge of speeding heard be- fore Magistrate Glen Hays' ern Clinton Count. Mr, Coolie had travelled at speeds between 90-95 miles per hour on his motorcycle oat Highway' 8, the Brucefield. Varna road, before being ap- prehended by OPP Constable Hardy on Concession 4, where the mutat-ay-61e had skidded and thrown the rider. Wi11i'ann C. Crawford, 19, An - burn and Robert Billings, 20, Clinton both .were: given sus- pended sentence for one year, and have aatitf prodbationaary res- trictions for $that time, Crawford was charged With theist and wilful damage of€ a car belonging to a Mr. Grey- cfarntis. He is making restitution of $45 for the oar, and paying a fine of $25 and costs, Billings was charged with staking his mother's p elo,up truck without her consent, Con- state R. hall, OPP, inwestfgat-. ed, Heunry van Koeverinage, 19, RCAF Staten Clinton, tinder $200 iborid until .tune 14, when 25 Years Ago DI,.INTQN NEws-RECoxm T) wsclay, 1VIay 21,. 1930 Mrs. Ducker, Dashwood, who is 93, was' motored to. Clinton fast Sunday to visit her grand- daughter, a patient in Clinton Public 1 aspitad. She a.1So called ori Kms. Charles Cook, Ratteaa, bury Street, Supply teaching this week far Miss Iiouston in $5 No, $, Hallett, is Reg, Cook, Clinton, Mrs, James Scott, who has been spending the winter with her son airy New jersey, retain).- -ed home Monday, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. R. MaeDon- old. Miss Roby Newman, Hannover was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. David T. Churchill over the weekend.. Mrs. Robert Dalrymple ar- rived this week from the west and intends making her home in Clinton. 10 Years Ago CLINTON MEWS -RECORD Thursday, May 24, 1901 Mrs. Donald Switzer and Mrs. William Lee were hostes- ses at a shower for Miss Shir- ley Hatain, whose marriage to Maitland Falconer takes place early next month. Mrs. W. V. Roy was hostess to the members of the WA of Sit. Paul's Church, Mrs, Hudie and Mrs. Bulteel gave reports of the annual .meeting rece'nt'ly held in London. A. service of dedication was held in Wesley-Wililis United Church on Sunday morning when Mrs, John Innes, presi- dent of the Girls' Club, made formal presentation of the new public address systems. New choir gowns of wine :bengaline faille with gold taffeta collars are ,the gift of the Woman's Association. Mildred Margaret Aitcheson, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Jam- es Adtcheson, Seaforth, became the bride of James Kenneth Scott, only son of Robert Jam- es Scott, Auburn, and the hate Mrs, Scott. Hatchery officials ,distributed several thousand speckled trout fingerlings in the streams of the area last week. Live Stock Judged At Seaforth Arena The annual Huron County lzvestack judging competiltian was held Saturday at the Corn- munity Centre, Seaforth, with classes of livestock being judg- ed art the Seaforth fair grounds•. Some 155 young people regist- ered in the moaning for the competitions. Three classes each of dairy cattle, beef cattle, and swine, and one class of sheep were judged. Jack Broadfoot, Brucefield, took senior honours with total points of 637; Ed Hearn, Wood. ham, placed second with 634 points; and Mac Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth, was third with 625. The senior competition was open to all young men and women 30 years and under as of May 1, and also to all those who have represented the coun- ty on Royal Fair teams and graduates of a ,two-year diplo- ma course in agriculture. Ivan Howartt, R 1, Belgrave, topped the intermediates with 638 points; second place went to Dorothy Howatt, RR 1, Bel - grave, 616 points; three tied for third place, Ken. Papple, RIR 5, Seaforth, Murray Scott, RR 1, Belgrave, and Joseph Steffler, RR 3, Brussels, each with 603 points. The internned ate .competition was open to all young men and women 22 and under as of May 1, who have not represented the county on a Royal Fair judging team. Seventy-two competed! in the junior class, 16 and under, ex- cluding those who have partici- pated ar tiici-parted in the inter -club com- petition at Guelph. Douglas Fortune, RR 1, Wingham, took top honours with 627 points; Murray Cou1tes, Wingham, w'as a close second with 624; and J. Jeffrey, RR 2, Wingham. was third, with 619. Robert ,Chambers, RR 1, Wingham, took top honours in the novice class with 589 points; Karen. Pewell, RR 1, Wingham, was second with 581; and third was Donald Alton, RR 2, Lucknow, 5't9, There were 56 entries in the novice claws competition. Novice class is for those 17 years arid: under entering judg- ing eotnpetition for the first time, he tViili .appear iti court here again for sentence. The ybttng man had left a speaker t- taches to his carr .at ,the Br- own err Drive -ht Theatre, and drove off with it. At the perk- ing lot at the Station he r'e'- moved the spealter from the casing; left the casing in the car, and took the partes to his barracks rounder his coat, plan- ning lanning to make use :of them in his radio. Constable A. Shad- dick investigated, f 11 owittg word of the loss td the speaker tutee itn by Robert Dale and Steven Brown, ushers, SUGAR and SPICE... It's not exaotlY ,a dull world we live in, with its wars and rumors of wars, its rockets and spacemen, its horror movies and delinquent children, its con- stant threat of annihilation, No, you couldn't exactly Call it a dull world. But don't you occasionally become heartily sick of stories about the trouble in Laos and the trouble in Africa ,and the trouble in Cuba? Don't you be- come a trifle weary of the never-ending stream of pro- nouncements from the Ameri- cans and the Russians, .every one sounding exactly like the last one? Don't you get a little fed up with the endless flow of articles about outer space? Don't you sometimes wish they would just skin Eichmann alive, or turn him loose, and be done with it? And don't you wish that, once ilnl a while, they'd stop playing bongo in the Congo? Sometimes I become so bored with the monotony of our daily fare of science, murder, violence and hatred, that I'm driven to reading the used oar ads and the real estate ads, far some light entertainment. * * * It isn't the fault of our news- paper people and our television newscasters, I guess. They do a conscientious job, on the Whole, and make a desperate effort to extract some sense from the sound and fury that make up our world. But they simply can't keep the stuff continually alive and vital for us. We've had too much of it. We're saturated. After a week of matching the greatest comedian in the world, we'd be yawning until the tears spuaited. Few of us could listen to even such great talents as Elvis Presley for more than ten or 12 hours at a stretch. People who are interested in 'bird - watching d'in't necessarily want pigeon pie for every meal. (By W, 11. T. SMILEY) And "that's what is wrong with the ordinary Gus or Gert. That's why our peen, intelli- gent Canadian housewives read the slightly vicious columns by young women who offer advice to the lovelorn, rather than the latest from 1.4aos. That's Why the cream of our Canadian manhood may be found with its head buried in .the comics or sports page, rather than the editorial page, We ail know we should be concerned over China, riled up about Russia, upset with the U.S., browned off with Britain, vexed with Venezuela and hav- ving conniptions over Cuba. Butt we can't do it, We're pulverized with world affairs, after two decades of war, hot and cold, bombs, atom and hydrogen, and wind, mostly hot, Even the first story about a landing on the moon will likely elicit no more than a bored "And about time, too," from us. This' was the frame of mind I was getting into lately, and I had :almost ceased to use the daily paper for anything more than swatting bees and wrap- ping garbage. But I was saved by a couple of stories in the newspapers that revived my faith in human nature, and in the world, as an interesting place to live, not merely a grim and gloomy sphere whirling about in the dust of man's destiny. * * * The first story contained a statement from a . Mr. Samuel Sheraton, secretary of the Flat Earth Society, He said flatly that these astronauts—Gagarin of Russia and Shepard of the U.S.—could not go into orbit, because there is no such thing. If Gagarin thought the earth was round, during his satellite tip, said Mr. Shenton, he was simply repeating an error man- kind has been making ever since Columbus. He added: Humanity has been brain- washed by scientists into the round earth theory." Well, all 1 can say is: "That's telling Taenia Mr, Shenton," 1\10;e power to you and the Flat Earth Society. For years, we've been swallowing every- thing the scientists tell as, without a question. I've never been convinced, myself, of that story about the earth being round, and I'rn glad to see some healthy scepticism. about it. And if the earth is warmed by the sun, how come it's so cold in winter? And what !became of the Garden of Eden? And why are women so hard to get along with? You see? The scientists have been telling us a lot of stuff albout light rays acrd neutrons, but they sally away from the important things. **>k The second story to cheer me up was the one about the teen- agers at Blind River. As they pulled away front a service sta- tion, the attendant saw a hu- man hand sticking out of the trunk of the car. He alerted police and they threw up road- blocks all over the place. They nabbed the young men, but couldtn't find the body. The lads were fined for creating a public mischief. That stunt tickled me, thought I'm not keen on .practical jokes. Then I thought of the day a friend and I were out trout fishing, recently. We stood, up to our breast -bones in ice wat- er, in the middle of a vast swamp created by a beaver dam. We couldn't tell whether we were fishing in the stream, or just in flooded' fields. And we were happy as pigs, calling quietly to each other that "this is the Life." As long as people are still able to deny that the earth is round, to pretend that they have a body in the trunk of the car, and to delude themselves into fishing where notrout has ever trod, there's hope for the news -weary world. Business and Professional Directory INSURANCE H. E. HARTLEY A11 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 MoKILLOP MUTUAL. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, John H. 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