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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-11-02, Page 2'pp jai ilitirT.40010114 • • "A - O.K. ?7 1 40 Years Ago CX.,,1NTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 3, 1921. Goderich has tinned down by a 4 to one vote, the installation of a filtration plant to provide them with improved water sup ply. Cost was estimated at $55- 000. Installation of the plant had been ordered by the pro, \tidal Board of Health, Master George Lavis enter- tained a number of his little friends on the occasion of his fourth birthday, Mr. Manning of the Princess Picture House has dropped his prices to ten and 20 cents, Dominion Stores offers "ma. chine sliced bacon" at 37 cents POUOCT. Coffee was 39 cents a pound. Turnips and sugar beets are going to market in the Exeter area, 40 Years Ago CUNTON NPWS-RECORD Thursday, November 3, 1921 Morrish Clothing Co, offers suits for men at $25 each, Unveiling of the bronze tab-let on the Post Office will-be held• on Sunday afternoon, with Major General Panet the prin- cipal speaker for the occasion. While the public school board was meeting in the school on Hallowe'en night someone re- leased Mr. Carere's William Goat in the hall, and serious, discussions were interrupted while members found a way of ejecting the animal, Clinton Knitting Co. is dos- ing its branches and: concentra- ting upon work in the head office. Several farmers in the area, including 5. Schwantz, J. Middleton and P. Roweliffe are planting "silk trees". Much silk used is fibre silk, made from the foliage of certain trees, If the industry grows, probably the Clinton Knitting Co, will enlarge the plant here and be- gin the manufacture of silk st- ockings. Galli Curd says she "would marry Mackenzie King." All right, she has our full consent. By the' way, he is much better fitted to dance attendance up- on a popular operatic singer than for the serious work of managing the affairs of a young and growing country like Can- ada, anyway, of-pearl toilet seat, and a $1,000 bill at the plumber's. * * * But all that's behind. We've moved' into a house with a downstairs johnnie, and there's a new grace and elegance in our domestic life. However, it's taking a while to get used to. We sometimes find ourselves halfway upstairs' before we re- member it, and are torn bet- ween going on up or going back down—a tough decision. And I still find that the minute get established on one of them —and it doesn't matter which one—ther's a kid beating on the door and pleading in agon- ized accents. Letter to the Editor Enjoy Smiley The Editor Clinton News-Record Clinton, Ontario Dear Sir: Enclosed is a bank money order for $3.00 to cover a year's subscription to your paper. We enjoy your paper espec- ially the column written by "Smiley". Yours sincerely, 21921 Sgt. D. W. Collier No. 2 (F) Wing, CAPO 5052 Canadian Armed Forces Europe 2S Years Ago cf,us-Talst NEws-Rucono 'Thursday, November 5, 1936 Mr. and, Mrs. ROY LonswaY were feted at the home of Mr, and Mrs, R, MacDonald prior Ito moving to Toronto, Early files report that Hal- lowe'en passed off very quietly in Clinton 'in 1396 with old- time pranks almost entirely disappearing, Jack Plumtree, Robby Hale and Reg Price, Seaforth High School supplied music for in. ltiation night dance at Clinton Collegiate, W. D, Fair Co. advertised White Banners, the latest book by Lloyd C. Douglas, and also the latest song albums of Sh- irley Temple and Wayne King. Huron County Beekeepers Association annual meeting was planned' for Clinton Collegiate with a provincial apiarist as speaker and a film on "The Realm of the Honey Bee" to be shown. Jervis Hatchery and Feeds was offering Pratt Products, and molasses by the barrel, also Clinton, Brand Feeds. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 1, 1951 Preliminary sketches for the new Clinton Public School were adopted, Estimated cost for the structure is $800,000. Harry Lear, Londesboro won the public speaking contests conducted by the Huron Coun- ty Junior Farmers, Miss Marg- aret Holland was second. Robert M. Hale has been en- gaged as Huron County san- itary inspector to replace Ray Gibbon, who is re-joining the RCAF in the hygiene division, medical branch at Ottawa with his wartime rank of Sergeant. $10,500,000 expansion pro- gram is underway at RCAF Station Clinton. Included is a $2,500,000 communications buil- ding. John Armstrong, Hullett Township and warden in 1949 is contesting the riding of Hu- ron against Tom Pryde. Elec- tion date is November 22, Geo- rge C. Ginn is returning officer. Business and Professional Directory A. M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON ST. 7 RATTENDURY ST. E. GODERICH CLINTON Phone JA 4-7562 Phone HU 2s7721 1•11.111M100111. Clinton News Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 ilte awe% SUBSCRIPTION HATES: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a United States and Foreign: $4.50; Single Copies' Ten Cents Authorized as second class Mail, Post Office Departnieht, Ottawa year THE CLINTON NEW8.REO01113 Amalgamated 1924 Est. 1881 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Hurbn Comity Clinton, Ontario s,s, Population 8,225 L. COLQUHO• UN, Publisher WILMA Editor You've probably noticed that this column has taken on a lit- tle higher tone of late. There's a certain je ne sets quoi, a soupcon of noblesse oblige and a dash of summa cum laude that wasn't there before. And it isn't because I'm scared of that lady in Beamsville who reamed me out a couple of weeks ago. * * No, the reason for the new note of gentility, the touch of sophistication, is that the Smi- leys have finally arrived. Years of struggle and poverty, of hardship and privation, have paid off. We have acquired the status symbol, the nadir of no- thingness, the acme of asininity. We have two toilets. * * When I think of what we have gone through in our pur- suit of this pot of porcelain at the end of the rainbow, I could cry. Lots of these young newlyweds nowadays move right into a new home with a real bathroom upstairs and a powder room on the ground floor. We didn't even have one toilet of our own until our youngest was old enough to be self-supporting in the bathroom. * * Let's see. When we married, the Old Girl and I took a fur- nished room in the city, close to the university. it was even closer to the redlight district. We shared a bathroom with the eleventeen occupants of the second floor. Every one of these was a baggy-eyed slattern in a dressing gown who spent (By W. B. T. SMILEY) hours every day frying onions over a gas fire on the landing just outside the bathroom door. * * Our next abode was a three- room flat in the factory district. By this time we had a year-old son. .Don,t ask me how that happened. It's a long story. Here we shared the bathroom with only the landlady. She was a bit peculiar, but not a bad old skirt. She had a wall eye, a habit of sucking snuff, and a passion for antique fur- niture. You had to climb over an old settee and lower yourself from an ancient china cabinet to get into the bathtub. * That bathroom brings back fond memories. Once I was giving the baby a bath. I had just soaped him, and he was as slippery as a speckled trout. He eeled out of my grasp, her- whonked his face on, the tub's and bellowed. His mother rushed in, snatched him, exam- ined him, found he'd chipped a tooth, and promptly tried to break every bone in my head. * * * Another time, the same kid, who could just toddle, got into the same bathroom, and man- aged to shoot the bolt, from the inside, I know it's a classic sit- uation and has happened to others. But if you want to know what hell is like, before you get there, try it. Inside is the tiny boy, wail- ing piteously, Outside are: his father, telling the child, who doesn't understand a word of it, or anything else, how to un- INSURANCE INSURANCE H, E. HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCEILREAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747 Res. HI.) 2-7556 THE McKILLOP MUTUA4- FrrlE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, John H. 1VIcEwing, Blyth; seem- 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, (lode- rich; Wm, R. Pepper, Seaforth; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth. Agents: Wm. L,eiper, Jr., Lon. desboro; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea-forth; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; James Keyes, Seaforth; •Harold Squires, Clinton, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. 138,\ITLY PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Goderleh, Ontario Telephone Box JA 4.952i REAL ESTATE ; S LEONARts G. WINTER fteai Estate Or. Business 8:titer High Street — OlintOrt PHONE HO 24492 ?ago 2,, ,,Canton Nevo-Re;ord,Thurs, Nov, X 1941 "I am Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my PAW way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose. what I believe wrong, free to choose those who shall govern my- country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all man, kind." —The kton, John G, Diefenl)aker, July 1,1960.. PREMIER-DESIGNATE John P. Robarts is in the midst of setting up a cabinet for Ontario. Perhaps by the time you read this, all cabinet posts will be filled. In any ease we must remark upon the prediction noted in several daily newspapers that Huron's member may be chosen for a cabinet post, This seems a worthy idea. Charles MacNaughton is a young man — a success in business, (rather than the law, which 'profession seems to breed politicians). He has been well groomed for a leading position in Ont, ario, first by the late T. Pryde, and since his election has proved an able pupil in Progressive Conservative cir- cles, LAST WEEK THERE was some intimation that the opinions of this column are hiding behind a thing term- ed "editorial anonymity." This is not the case. Perhaps in a larger paper where more people are involved in the crea- tion of an editorial page, there may be some doubt as to the writer, and in some cases readers do get the feeling they are hearing from some faceless oracle. However, in the weekly paper bus- iness, the editor is quite accessible — and easily known, For this reason we consider our words and with thought for the community in which we live, for we work day by day in the public eye. ' Sometimes we suspect that read- ers wish they could say something SOME FEW WEEKS ago the edit- or of the Wingham Advance-Times pro- duced some shocking statistics from the address given by Premier Leslie Frost at the cornerstone laying ceremonies at the new Ontario Hospital, on the Blue Water Highway. Mr. Frost said that "we will soon require hospital facilities for the average of one-in-fourteen per- sons who will require mental treat- ment." This high average was not too shocking for us, because it was nearly 20 years ago that a speaker looked at a classroom in which we were study- ing, and bluntly told us that one in ten, would in the next 20 years be mentally ill. Though we might not get treatment, he said, there would in that period of time be one in ten who would be ment- ally ill, and presumably be better off with some medical care for this par- ticular cause. The Wingham editor went on with this paragraph, concerning the wrath of a reader of his paper with regard to details of the grim conditions in the Ontario mental hospital at Orillia: "One of our local citizens, who had interested himself in retarded children, Quote of the Month (Industry) ' "THE JUST DEMAND TO give more security to the individual can in the end only be met by increasing general prosperity, thus instilling the feeling of human dignity and, with it, the certainty that the individual is in- dependent. "The ideal I cherish is based on the strength with which the individual can say: 'I want to prove myself by my own efforts; I want to meet the risks of life myself; I want to be res- ponsible for my own fate. You, the State, must see to it that I shall be in a position to do so.' "The cry must not be 'You, the State, come to my aid, protect me and help me, but the other way round: Don't bother with my affairs, but give me sufficient freedom and leave me enough from the result of my labours so I can shape my own existence and that of my family," — Ludwig Erhard, Vice,-Chancellor and Minister for Eon- omic Affairs, German Federal Republic. At many a public gathering in the riding, those present have been advised of Mr. MacNaughton's wisdom and ap- ptitudes and Huron has been led to understand that their member is held in high regard by the party. Then in the recent leadership campaign, Mr. MacNaughton played an energetic part in support of the Hon. John Robaxts. Though Mr. Robarts could be roundly criticized for creating a cabinet minister for no other reason — still this is an added omen of good in the odds for Mr. MacNaughton. As the Stratford Beacon-Herald editor puts it, "In any cabinet respons- ibility, the member for Huron is likely to do his county credit." back. Well, the letters column is al- ways open to readers, and we welcome these expressions of opinion. After all, an editor is but one per- son, expressing his convictions, report- ing his observations, hoping to attract the attention of the public toward some improvement which he feels is neces- sary. The opportunity to do the same, is open to all readers, Again, the only stipulation is that the work be without libel, and that the letters be signed. Without a signature, we feel such to be absolutely without value. Just as we believe Canada to be a land of freedom, a place where every- one is given opportunity to live in his chosen way, without interference from others — so do we believe that in the News-Record there is room for many opinions, including our own. came blazing into our office demanding to know why "they" didn't do some- thing about this shameful situation. We pointed out, although we failed to convince him, that the blame does not lie with a mythical "they", in fact it does not even lie with government of- ficials. It rests squarely upon Mr. Aver- age Taxpayer, whose insistent demands for new highways, new liquor stores, new schools, new bridges, bigger grants for parks, community centres, etc., etc., provide the only answer there is. The whole truth of the matter lies in the fact that only a small minority of in- formed and dedicated people know or care about the kind of accommodation which is provided for the mentally ail- ing . . . and their combined voices can- not be heard above the clamour the rest of us create in our demands for all the luxuries of modern living." This is a sobering slant to the prob- lem and is certainly shocking enough. Worth While Survey THE CATHOLIC laymen of the diocese of Huron last Sunday began "Operation Goodwill" a house to house survey to enumerate the Roman Catholics living in the area. Shifts of population in recent years have made it difficult for churches to keep track of the people who belong to each church. Protestant leaders are expected to find useful data, also, am- ong the information gained through this Catholic census. No attempt is to be made to pr- oselytize or argue religion and the op- eration should provide an opportunity for enumerators and householders to become better neighbours. Thank You County! For some time we have been happy to drive over the county roads of Hu- ron. Those white lines in the middle of the black surfaces are a great help, even in the daytime —and at night they are deeply appreciated. Thank you, county councillors, for spending some of the tax money for- warded by the municipalities of Huron for such a worthwhile addition to driv- ing safety. Editorials .„ SEEMS A WORTHY IDEA .From Our Early Files LET'S BE FAIR SHOCKING ENOUGH UGAR and SPICE... NOTICE!! We are now operating Burton Stanley's Abattoir For Custom Killing of Cattle and Hogs and Processing Meat Call PETER'S MODERN MEAT MARKET HU 2-9731 after 6 p.m. HU 2.9564 WHOLESALE RETAIL Freezer Special: Choice Beef Quarters of Beef available at all times FRONT QUARTERS aig 39c lb. HIND QUARTERS .0- 55c lb. By The Side 45c lb. Cut sand Wrapped to your own Specifications at No Extra Charge * * * Then came the great day when we had a house all to our- selves. The bathroom apparent- ly had been installed in honor of Champlain's first visit, Oh, it worked. But you had to take the top off the tank and fiddle with the bulbs every time you flushed• the toilet. And you had to wash with your stomach ag- ainst the sink, because the extra weight would have torn it right off the wall. a. * * You can imagine what hap- pened, My wife went a mite psychotic after all those years of fruitless pounding on the doors of shared bathrooms. We wound up with a bathroom that would not have disgraced a sultan's boudoir, complete with shocking pink fixtures, mother- lock the door; the mother, scr- eaming at the father to do something before baby suffo- cates (in a bathroom!) ; the landlady, moaning, wringing her hands , and imploring the father to get him out but not 'to 'break the lock. * I broke the lock, all the skin off, my knuckles, and the third commandment, in that order, but we got him out. From those exciting times, we moved to a small town, and life declined into a series of dreary bath- room-sharing, in various old houses, with other young coup- les and their children, all of whom seemed to have kidney conditions. INSURANCE Nola THE WEST WAWANOSH MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Head Office, DUNGANNON Established 1878 BOARD OF biREOTORS President, Brown Smyth, It 2, Auburn; Vive-Pres., Berson Belgrave; Directors, Paul Caesar, R. 1, Dungannon; George C. 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