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Editorials , . .
Let's Stay Healthy
THE OFFICIAL population of Cl-
inton has now reached 3,225,
Ten years ago the population was
2,126,
This indicates a large percentage
of growth in a short time. More
growth is yet to come.
These changes have taken place
or are taking place; the move of men
and women hired by the Bell Telephone
Co, of Canada, to Clinton; the move of
eight men from Mitchell to our town,
due to changes in rural operating areas
within the Ontario Hydro Electric
Power Commission; the move of an
estimated 15 more secondary school
teachers to Clinton with the start of
September, 1962 to staff the new vo-
cational school; the increase of popu-
lation due to the construction crews
which will be at work on the new vo-
cational school; a resident architect,
in 'charge of the new construction of
the school; an estimated 20 more
families who would move to Clinton
immediately, if they could, owing to
the establishment of a Catholic school
here; a continuing change in the type
of personnel at RCAF Station Clinton
(more married men with families) ; an
increasing number of men retired from
the RCAF, who like Clinton and would
like to make their home here, with
their families,
All of these things, and probably
many more influences are at work to
increase the population of Clinton.
In 40 years, according to the geo-
logy professor who is co-ordinator of
a program of scientific investigation of
the Great Lakes, there will be possibly
twice as many persons in the Great
Lakes Area as there is now. If that
is an accurate prediction, then Clinton
can expect to grow to 6450 people in
that period. Even that would not equal
the amount of growth we have seen in
the past ten years. •
Clinton Has No 'Defence
ON AN INSIDE PAGE of this
issue an article clipped from the Far-
mer's' Advocate, written by a former
Clintonian, sets forth a strong case
against the dumping of sewage by
towns, and industry, into rivers.
Though the names of no towns are
mentioned, there can be little doubt
that the writer included Clinton in her
stiff indictment.
And Clinton has little, if any, de-
fence.
Something went wrong with the
sewage disposal system early this
spring, or before. Just when it hap-
pened, probably no one is sure.
The digesters, clarifiers and such,
all have to be working perfectly, if the
sewage disposal unit is to send along
into the river, the clear effluent which
is supposed not to be harmful to wild-
life and the health of the river gener-
ally. The mechanism at the Clinton
disposal unit has been working far from
perfectly.
You may wish to place the blame
upon the PUC. You may wish to blame
the employees of the PUC. In this
you would be right, for they have the
job of caring for the plant and seeing
that it is in good working condition.
But, YOU SHOULD BLAME YOUR-
SELVES, TOO!
When were you last at the site
of the sewage disposal plant? Were
you ever there? Do you even know
where it is? We suspect that 98 per-
cent of the people in Clinton who push
the lever on that handy white porcel-
ain piece of equipment in the bathroom
don't know what happens then.
Back in the times of septic tanks,
or before that, to the small outhouses,
householders knew what happened.
They also knew what happened when
those things were not cared for
Experts from the Ontario Water
Resources Commission have investigat-
ed, made tests and filed a report. Steps
are being taken to remedy the situa-
tion. Trouble is, this takes time.
Though the PUC must blame them-
selves for their lack of interest in this
problem — the entire population of
Clinton must . also hold themselves to
blame. It's our town. We should know
more about ,it.
Getting Into The Movies
(FINANCIAL POST)
0 wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
POLICE IN THE US city of Den-
ver, Colorado, are having success ap-
plying the Bard's famous wish to con-
victing drunken drivers.
The idea is simple enough. When
a driver accused of drunken driving is
picked up, his efforts to walk a straight
line, to pick up a coin, write his name,
and touch his nose with his forefinger
are filmed with a movie camera.
This film is then made available
to the accused and his lawyer. The
police report that, after seeing the film,
many who had indignantly protested
innocence, quickly changed their plea
to guilty.
The truth can sometimes be truly
staggering.
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SUGAR and SPICE. ..
I have just tried to wade
through a novel, written by a
woman, which contains 1,085
pages of fine print. And I
use the word "wade" .advisedly.
It was like lurching through a
swamp in a pair of leaking
hip waders, with a 100 -pound
sack of wet fish on my back,
The only thing t h e novel
conveyed to me, after hours
and hours of reading, was
something of Which I was al-
ready aware — that women
talk too much.
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Now, I'm not trying to be
offensive when I say that. I
am merely making a scientif-
ic observation. It's easy to
utter generalities, and I dclnrt
mean that all women talk too
much. No more than a woman
means all men, when she st-
ates flatly — and I've heard
it a hundred times — "Men
are selfish, utterly selfish!"
She just means )all the males
she has ever known. And I
just mean ,alit the women I've
ever .known.
Letter to the Editor
Would Enjoy Visit
Dear Editor:
Please find enclosed a money
order for $3.00 to pay my sub-
scription for another year.
I enjoy reading the news of
home although after 16 years
(there are a lot of names I
don't recognize at all.
Sometime I .am up there I
would like to see throttgh the
neW plant. I worked in the old
one 16 years ago at linatyrpe
operator so have more than
an average interest in out,
Yours truly,
Mildred ( Heard) Coopers
17 1Vfeadow Rd.,
Hranrtford, Ont.,
Adtgust 5, 1961.
(By W. B. T. SMILEY)
I've made something of a
study of this, in moments of
quiet desperation, and my con-
clusions are based on actual
observations. My mother talk-
ed too, much, my sisters talked
too much, my wife talks too
much, my mother-in-law .talks
too much, and my small dau-
ghter is turning into quite a
yakker.
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I repeat, I'm not trying to
be snide about this. It is mer-
ely an interesting phenomenon,
which I think has had an ov-
erwhelming impact on world
history. Who, for example,
started chewing the fat with
that reptile, in the Garden of
Eden? It wasn't Adam. And
we all knave where that bit of
female blathering landed us.
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Why do women talk so
much? Is it because they feel
insecure? I doubt it. Is it be-
cause they're nervous? I doubt
that, too. Poor or ankh, skinny
or fat, nervous or placid, seethe
or insecure, ugly or beautiful,
they talk /too much, and I hon-
estly believe they can't help it.
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Now, I'm not trying to sug-
gest that men are strong, sil-
ent types who never open their
mouths unless they are about
to emit some i'hortel of wis-
dom. Some polititians sand some
preachers can talk more and
say less than a whole gaggle of
Women, But they're the ex-
ceptions. Few men can taut
endlessly, without apparent ef-
fort. Most women can;. And de,
* * *
I am not suggesting that this
is a bad thing, necessarily. me
cheerful chirps of the ladies
Over the tea-6tips is a symbol
that all's well With the 'world,
The interminable telephone
conversationd ,about clothes and
pickles and what Maisie said to
Thelma are reassuring sounds
in a far from reassuring so-
ciety,
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It is not the talk of women
that sends nations reeling into
annihilating wars. Itis not the
talk of women that introduces
corruption into public affairs.
It is not /the talk of women
that produces inflation, starva-
tion and all the other "ations"
that beset us.
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No, these delights of the
modern world are produced by
the talking of men. It is the
talking of women that hushes
the frightened child, that sooth-
es the old person in pain. It is
the talking of women that
keeps husbands from polygamy
and a fondness for the grape.
It is the talking of women that
produces better schools and
better hospitals.
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There's no doubt about it.
The h,alnld that rocks the cradle
rules the roost, or something.
Like the weather, death and
taxes, we can look forward to
the talking of women as a sure
thing, and while it may fray
the nerves to the shrieking
point, at times, it will not lik-
ely do the world any peirman-
ent harm.
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It's also useful as a weather-
vane. Around our house, the
only time the Old Girl stops
talking is when she's mad, And
when that happens, We all
know enough to head for the
storm cellars. • * *
For the past 20 .years or so
of his life, my Dad pretended
he was so deaf he couldn't hear
a word my mother sand. And
the longer I'm married, the
rliore I respect his native Cun-
ning.
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Why A Catholic School?
(By Fr. L. E. Reed -Lewis, rector of St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church, Clinton)
Building a Catholic School for the first time
in a community where the vast majority of the
population is not Roman Catholic, is, to say the
least, a unique and very interesting experience.
Thus far one of the most heartening, encouraging
and consoling facts has been the ready acceptance
and genuine encouragement given by most of our
non-Catholic neighbours in this vicinity for our
new Separate School. There have been several
sincere people who have asked intelligent questions
deserving of truthful answers regarding the build-
ing of Clinton's first Catholic School. Why should
there be Separate or Catholic Schools? Are not
Public Schools good enough for Catholic children?
Are Catholic children too good for Public Schools?
We do not believe that our
Catholic children are too
good for Public Schools. On
the contrary, we do believe
that our Catholic children
are not good enough for Pub-
lic Schools. Let me explain:
All good parents want their
children to be trained gas'
educated, patriotic, law-abid-
ing citizens. The Catholic
Church believes and teaches
that Catholic children oannoft
be properly trained in school„
unless their Catholic Relig-
ion is systematically and
properlytaught to them in
school as well as in the home
and in Church. A anis-infomvn-
ed Catholic child, 'ignorant of
the teachings of the Catholic
Faith, turns out to be a mis-
fit in society, and anything
but a good solid citizen.
Catholic children are just not
good • enough for Public
Schools.
From a natural paint of
view, Catholics have no com-
plaint with the Public School
system in Ontario. The abil-
ity of most of its teachers•
compares favourably with
the best of any on this cont-
inent. The Public School
buildings, with few excep-
tions, are the best built, the
best equipped that money
can buy; and the children at-
tending Public Schools in On-
tario enjoy facilities and lux-
uries that were unheard of a
generation ago.
It .is true too, that in most
of our Public Schools sincere
effort is made to teach such
natural virtues as truthful-
ness, justice, kindness and
obedience. Also in most On-
tario Public Schools, there is
a certain religious atmos-
phere created, for those who
wish to make use of it, by
the recitation of the "Our
Father" and by reading ex-
tracts from the Bible.
Burt it is absolutely unfair
and unreasonable to ask for
the specific teaching of re-
ligion in Public Schools be-
cause both teachers and
pupils represent a large num-
ber of religious denomina-
tions. The .actual teaching of
religion in Public Schools
would /bring about utter
chaos (because it would be
impossible to avoid trampling
on the religious rights and
freedoms of both teachers
and pupils.
We are just as genuinely
interested as anyone else in
this community •ill making
sure that our Catholic child-
ren are trained as decent,
law-abiding an d patriotic
citizens. We cannot guarantee
this unless our Catholic child-
ren are given the opportunity
of a thoroughly Catholic edu-
cation. Both the Federal Gov-
ernment of Canada and the
Provincial Government of
Ontario have recognised for
many, many years the strict
right -that Catholics have for
Catholic Schools,
There should be no fear
that a Catholic Schodl will
divide the future citizens of
our community. It is the dedi-
cated purpose of Separate or
Catholic Schools to strength -
err the authority of parents
and teachers, to extend the
influence of Christianity, to
raise 'the standard of public
morals, to increase respect
for government and law. By
so doing, the Catholic School
promotes'the strength, unity
and peace of a nation 'as well
as that of a community.
Catholics ask neither fav-
ours nor privileges nor spec-
ial treatment. They have a
God-given right, supported' by
/the laws of Canada and On-
tario, to give their children a
Catholic education in Cath-
olic Schools. All they want
is /their own money in gov-
ernment grants and taxes
and the freedom to use it, in
giving their children the edu-
cation that will prepare them
best for this life, because it
will hold their eyes and at-
tention on eternal life.
Religion, to the devout
Roman Catholic, is something
which stays with him always,
and directs his way of life.
Anything interfering with
this daily practice of his
Faith, is an interference with
his freedom to worship God
as his conscience dictates.
The Roman Catholic Church
realizes the imperative need
of teaching Catholic Religion
in •s'choois to Catholic child=
ren. It is unreasonable, un-
fair, impossible to expect
Public Schools to do this.
Hence the reason for Cath-
olic Schools.
From an academic point of
view, Catholic Schools must
measure up to precisely the
same high standard as Public
Schools in Ontario. This is
something again determined
by the laws of Ontario. Apart
from religion, the subjects
taught in a Catholic School
are the same as in a Public
School. Catholic Schools
would lose their government
grants if the academic stand-
ing of their pupils were in-
ferior to the academic stand-
ing of pupils in Public
Schools.
From the material point of
view, Clinton's first Catholic
School will be a boon to the
economy of this community.
For many years Clinton has
lost numerous potential citi-
zens because, until now, there
has been (no Separate School.
I do hope the people direct-
ing the municipal affairs of
this town) are taking the
necessary steps to increase
available housing for the in-
flux of new citizens.
Until this new Separate
School was built, the Clin-
ton Public School Board was
faced with the need for ex-
pansion. They can now post-
pone for some time the prob-
lems and the expense of
building. What the Public
School Board loses in tax
revenlue they will gain in
government grants, because
the laws for the Department
of Education in Ontario :are
so enacted that when tax
revenue from school assess-
ment goes down, government
grants go up, and vice versa.
It is well to point out 'here
that all tax money collected
in any comrmunity or area of
Ontario for the purposes of
education, either in Public
or Separate Schools must be
spent in its entirety for edu-
cation. Not one cent of tax
money raised for education
purposes may be spent for
any other purpose than far
education.
In my three years of living
in Clinton I am pleased to say
that some of my very best
and most loyal friends are
people not of my religious
denomination. With the build-
ing of Clinton's first Separ-
ate School I fully anticipate
an increase in understanding
and in genuine friendship
with my non-Catholic ,assoc-
dates and neighbours.
I really and truly .believe
that the Catholics of this
area, by building this Sep-
arate School, are contribut-
ing a great deal to the pros-
perity, harmony, economy,
friendly relations, and educa-
tional standards of the Town
of Clinton.
I congratulate the Clinton
Public School Board and its
supporters for the splendid
work they are doing in the
field of education. In the
years to come may all the
citizens of this area look with
equal pride upon Clinton's
first Catholic School and up
on those future citizens of this
community that it helps to
train and to educate as pat-
riotic, law-abiding, intelligent
members of society.
When the formal opening
of this new Separate School
takes place we would be
most happy and appreciative
if all the people in this area
would come and examine
with their own eyes this
beautiful Sohoal.
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40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, September 1, 1921
Daniel Livermore, at work
for Ontario Hydro on the big
ditch at Chippewa near Niag-
ara, was fatally injured while
on the night shift, He had
formerly been employed with
Doherty pianos. His widow, the
former Elizabeth Churchill sur-
vives, withtheir seven children,
The tennis club at Auburn
staged a successful masquer-
ade ;:one roast :at their grounds
on Monday night,
An erroneous impression was
given by last week's story con-
cerning lots .at Bayfield. There
are still plenty of excellent
sites along the lake and river -
front.
jack Seeley, Auburn, and
Frank Seeley, Dungannon, sp-
ent the weekend at their home
in Auburn.
H. R. Snell and Eph, Snell
have sold several sheep to
New York State and into Que-
bec, They also are showing
some at the Toronto Exhibition.
Bayfield held its first regat-
ta, with canoeing, swimming
and diving events.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, September 1, 1921
The first game law in On-
tario was passed in 1821, with
only deer protected. The fine
for killing deer from January
10 to July 1 in any year, was
40 shillings on the first of-
fence, and double that for a
second offence.
The annual flower show is
planned for September 10.
A complete still has been
seized at Blyth, from the prop-
erty of John Link, a baker.
County Constable Wilmer Wal-
lis came upon Mr. Link and
his son at work at the still, and
confiscated the boiler, tub, bar-
rel, five gallons of mash, two
10 -gallon kegs of whiskey and
two cases of beer.
Difficulty arose in Goderich
when a fire alarm came in, but
the town team was not avail-
able. Use of an auto truck was
made, but the iron on the end
of the tongue of the fire truck
broke off. Need of a modern
auto /truck is apparent.
William Tong, who played
cornet with the Clinton Kilrtie
Band is ,giving a cornet sole
each day at the Toronto Exhib-
ition'. He is now with the An-
glo -Canadian Concert Band at
Huntsville, led by Herbert L.
Clarke.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, August 27, 1936
There were 465 entries an
the flower :show last weekend,
probably the best exhibit in 30
years. This was surprising ra-
ter the hot, dry summer. D. D.
Robertson carried off 73 prizes,
Mayor Holmes earned' 73 and
C. H. Epps took home 56,
W. Haddie, G, Leppington, R,
Jenkins and A. Nediger were
invested as members of the
First Clinton Troop. Scout-
master is M. J. Schoenhals.
A letter from the Canadian
west reported crops very poor,
running ;about 5 bushels to the
acre in someareas.
Captain Cecil Banner, Whit-
by is the new officer in charge
of the Clinton Salvation Army
corps.
Dr. Walter A. Oakes treat-
ed little Betty Brunsdan and
Phyllis McColl for severe shak-
ing up and some scratches
when they were struck .by a
car at the Londesboro korner.
Wheat has dropped down to
95 cents; butter is steady at
20 cents; live hogs are down
to $8.75 and eggs are 14-25
cents.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, August 30, 1951
R. J. R. (Ray) Rumball,
general plant placement super-
visor for the eastern area of
the Bell Telephone Company
of Canada, in Montreal, has re-
tired and is building a new
home in Clinton. He had 46
years with the "Bell,"
All of Clinton has been ch-
anged over to 60 -cycle power,
except the water pumps of C1-
inton PUC. This will be com-
pleted in a week.
Work is weal an the way in
building the new Officers Mess
near Highway 4, and the new
stores building at Station Cl-
inton also is progressing. The
first contingent of Airwomen
has arrived at the Station: 17
for fighter control operators
and 12 for comiriunioations op-
erators. -
Bob Carrick, 16, hurled a no-
hitter at Hanover Saturday to
give Clinton Lions Midgets a
5-0 shut -out in the WOAA
semi-finals.
$200 worth of automotive
accessories was stolen from
Wells Auto Electric over 'the
weekend.
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