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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-01-04, Page 2From -,Our Early Files There's no need to let an after-holiday, empty- pocket feeling interfere with the way a shiny New Year could look to you as it gets underway. 1962 could bb the year for getting things you want for you and yoUrs. Resolve now to start things off by dropping into your neighbourhood branch of the Bank of Montreal. The people there will be glad to discuss a low-cost, life-insured loan through the B of M Family Finance Plan. It's one resolution that's well worth keeping! BANK OF MONTREAL 1 „,, _.........,,,„,,,..„:,,,,w,,....,.............„."..„.. F 11. III LOW-COST, LIFE-INSURED LOANS Off on a Snowy Foot Though people who wished for a white Christmas in this area may have been disappointed, there was plenty of the soft white stuff coming down throughout the holiday week. Due to a number of things, such as potential change of command in the department of public works in the hub town; a change in streets foremen since the last big snowfall; a general lack of interest possibly in the job of clearing the streets for pedestrians, and motor- ists.—Clinton managed last weekend to present a fine example of what it means to live in the snow belt. We predict though, that the town will see a good deal more action in re- gard to this vital service diking the remainder of 1962. The genial deputy reeve, who last year "got things done" when he was given the jOla Of caring „fopi,the, town hall, is now hi charge of "the important and time-constiining job of caring for streets and SideivalkS, etc, Somehow, we expect that his prov- en ability to. accomplish things, will show up well this year. We have heard it said, in jest, (and we believe by this same deputy reeve) that one way to deal with snow is to wait till spring, when invariably the stuff melts, However, that was a pass- ing phrase, and though the deputy reeve enjoys a joke, he does take his manag- erial tasks seriously, and does credit to the town. There can be no real excuse for letting snow pile up on our streets, mak- ing driving hazardous.. Snow has come every year, and will continue to come, Thetown budget must surely be pre- pared with snowplowing in mind. There Should be no hesitation in putting this -Money to work on the job for which it was intended. There's a certain need to present a more modern outlook for the passerby .and. holiday visitor, than the no man's land of piled snow which Clintonians and their friends put up with over the past Weekend. Paraphrasing Ahoy THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 01 D O • • Z. A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher • WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor year; There's an item in the news That is truly quith in pressing In this day ,with Much recorded That is really quite distressing. And, when angels Who are, Writing As the one who did of old, Names of thOse who loN.76 their fellows In a fadelesS book,of gold, They must joyful be recording ThatOn quite a crossroadS town There's a man whose name and service Can be gladly written dcivvii. Selfless years in keeping steady All the Welfare of a school, Seeking ever to engender Deep respect for law and rule. Bearing in his mind the welfare Of a wide community, iving_ot,his service gladly ithout thought of fame or fee. Now, the citizens will honour Mi..,1Vlayor on this "His Day" When his pupils are returning, Some from places far away. Give We thanks for all who vision This the, great eternal plan That in Wing God sincerely We must lOye our fellow man. Dean MacLeod (Lucknow, fellow student at Stratford Normal School with George H. Jefferson, Clinton written at the time when alumni of Clinton Public School honoured their principal of 30 years.) Clinton News Record THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Est. 1881 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 O SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $4.00 a United States and Foreign: $5.50; Single Copies Ten Cents Authorized as second elnes mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payznent of postage in cash 4111„4) --a coact our gear! Got something in mind you've always wanted? ... something that would add greatly to your anticipation of the year ahead? A new car, per- hadis . hi-11 . . or an up,to-date TV .• . or even a cottage in the country? [(Al Portraits of the Thirties A four-part series, Portraits of the Thirties, will be seen Wednesday nights during the month of January on CBC-TV's Explorations program. The series will examine the lives pf three provincial premiers who came to power at about the same time, and the effects of their leadership on the country. Pro- gram subjects are: premier Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario (right) on Wednes- day, January 3; Premier William Aberhart of Alberta (centre) on Wednesday, January 10; Premier Maurice Duplessis of Quebec (left)—Part One on Wed- nesday, Jan. 17 and Part Two on Wednesday, Jan. 24. (CBC Photos) SUGAR and SPICE . . OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined OPTICIAN Oculists' Prescriptions Filled Includes Adjustments At No Further Charge Clinton—Mondays Only Ph. HU 2-7010 9.00 a,m. .to 5.20 p.m. Above Hawkins Hardware Seafarth Weekdayi excent Monday's; ground floor. Phone 791 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 4-7251 GODERICH 98-tfl, INSURANCE THE WEST WAWANOSH MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. 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Is it true that you hung a big, wet kiss on Mac's lao.SS at the stroke of 12, ,burning a cigarette hole in the lapel of his new suit in the process? Well, that's how it goes in this country, on. New Year's Eve. The Latin countries have their carnivals. The Germans have their beer-drinking festiv- als, the Indians their religious orgies, the Africans their tribal dances and rites. These festivi- ties go on for days, sometimes as long as' a -week. * * * Everybody involved in those affairs looks forward to the oc- casion as a chance to release pent-up hellery. They start slowly, gather momentum, build up to a climax, then totter back to the kraal or whatever, exhausted, cleansed, purified, . But -the poor old Canadians have just one night a year in which to kick up their heels, unleash those wild, surging desires so characteristic of the race, and throw inhibitions out the nearest window, whether it's open or not. That's why we're so poorly the rest of the long, hard winter. I'm a quiet, steady sort my- Self, but I've been to enough Letter to the Editor A COMPLIMENT The Editor, Clinton Nevvs-Record Dear Madam: With the dawn of 1962 I Would like •to congratulate you and the staff upon the excel- lence of the News-Record as a medium of information concern- ing Clinton and the surrounding areas of Huron County. I have been acquainted with a good many Ontario weeklies and -I have been very favourab- ly impressed by the competent and interesting way in which our own Clinton paper reports the events of this section of the 'province. May I compliment you also upon the intelligent and forth- right discussion of current is- sues which characterizes your editorials, In spite of occasional disagreement we have to ad- mire your fair-minded and public-spirited appioaeh to con- troversial problems. May your paper continue its fine level of journalistic effort in 1962, and may you and your associates be happy in the vital service you are rendering to our community. Sincerely yotn-s, —QLIFFORD G. PARK, Minister, Wesley-Willis United Church. Clinton, Ont, January 2, 1962 (By. W. B. T. SMILEY) New Year's Eve parties to shake my head in sympathy. We Canadians build up a tre- mendous head of steam during a year because, being such nice, quiet, conservative, unemotional folk, we plug all our normal outlets for 364 days of the year. On the last day, we open all the valves at once. The result is a cross -between an oil well coming in and an ammunition dump going up. In the resultant WHOOSH: marriages are irretrievably wrecked, careers ruined, young men 'turned into doddering skel- etons, lovely young women into decrepit hags. New Year's Day is spent in surveying the ruins, with jaun- diced, not to mention bloodshot, eyes. An interesting color schenie, that. Yellow and red. * * * It'S not until the next day that the marriages are pasted together again, the careers re- sumed, the young men put back on the path of destiny, and the dolls restored 'to a semblance of radiant beauty. On thing I find rather peculiar. Canadians either get s tronger as they get older, or they' have more inhibitions to unload. Go to a teen age party on New Year's Eve. The kids dance decorously, eat with man- ners, and generally behave as sophisticated adults should. Visit a party of young adults, in their late teens, early twen- ties. They may have a few drinks, but not many, and it's a pretty quiet, moony affair, They're , all going steady, you see, and trying to make an impression on somebody, Then •take in a party among the young 'marrieds, with chil- dren. These characters are all exhausted, up to their eye-balls in debt, frustrated, and slightly disillusioned about life. Watch out for -fireworks at this one, especially at midnight, when the Auld Lang Syne nonsense ends, and the kissing starts. Somebody will get a thick ear or a split lip. I've had both in my day. But Canadians hit their New Year's Eve peak, I think, in the middle years, in the forties and fifties. For one thing, their kids are past the childhood stage, and are probably not at home to keep an eye on the old-timers. For another, all the men are at the dangerous age, For another, all the women feel their husbands are neglecting them. This is the identical for- mula for which the scientists who split the atom looked for, for years, It was right under their noses. * * * Again, the crisis, or turning point, is night at midnight, when everyloodY has this insane desire to kiss somebody else. I don't know where this custom originated, and I'm against it. Not only is it unsanitary, but my wife clobbered me right on the nose one New Year's Eve, just because a couple of agile ladles beat her to me, when the gong sounded, This midnight moment is the time for all the poor dogs who are married to frigid wives -to dash around hanging great, ro- mantic busses on the best-look- ing dames at the party. It is the time for -the little woman, With a touch of gypsy in her soul, browned off with a hus- band who thinks a kiss .is a waste of time, to swoon for fourteen :glorious seconds in the arnis of the local undertaker or I'll man. T.% Yon More about this again. But right now, I have to do a little explaining to the Old Battleaxe. 0 Mira. Frank Mew` . Viineral Service was conduct- ed on Wednesday, December 27 Irani the Beattie funeral honie, 55 Ra- tterti*ry street Fast, giintOn; and the Huronic bekah Lo'dge service Was held Tiiesday evening for Mrs. Frank Glew„, who passed away Ohr-ishi1a5 Day in, Clinton Puli- lie 40644 l?ial•lbearers were Mayor , if- Bali, CaTe Dchicette,Wilfred, Freeman, dArtki. and Ettwaid Nirk- le. Flower-bearers were three grandsons, Frank, Ralph, Ran- del Glew and Robert McCly- moat. Interment was in Clin- ton Cemetery. The Rev. Grant L. Mills, On- tario Street United Church of- ficiated -and Mrs. M. Nediger sang "I Come to the Garden Alone”. Those from a distance at- tending the funeral were two sisters., Mrs. William Smithers, Seaforth and Mrs. A. Archi- bald, Peterborough; Mr. and Mrs. Norris Williamson,Mn and Mrs. James Areibald, Peterborough; Mr. and Mrs. R. V, LidWell, Mrs. John Meist- er, Detroit; Mrs. Ken Bur- roughs, Mrs. Walter Bentley, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Williams, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McGavin, Walton; Mr. and Mrs. W. Turnbull, Brussels; Mrs. E. McGavin, Seaforth, preeenting himself. as a Govern- ment liquor tester. -Mr. and Mrs. Will Forrest and sons, Edison ,and Ross, all of Kippen, spent New Year's. Day with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Scott, Sea- feral. ,Mrs, R. H, F. Gairdner and Miss Betty returned to London on Sunday after having spent Christmas in the. old Gairdrier residence in the village. It rained all day on. Christ- mas Day—said to be the first time this has happened in 65 years, ,10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 3, 1952 Stanley Township council re- ceived an acclamation: Reeve Elmer Webster; councillors, H. Coleman, H. Taylor, Carl Hous- ton, Alvin McBride. Cattle rustling has started up again in Huron County. T om Rathwell, Goderich Township farmer, was injured by a shotgun slug while bring- ing in wood frdm the bush. Mr. and Mrs. ThomaS Knox, Londesboro, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and MrS. John F. Clegg were married in Myth United Church on December 15. Frank Fingland, Jr. is taking a postgraduate course iri science at the University of Toronto. 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 Rea. HU 2-7558 THE MnKI.LLO,P. wcyTt4^4..?.. PrRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Offleej.,Seatorth.. ONipeliic Trott-dent, John, L. Malone. Seaforth; Viee-preSident, John H. MeEtvitim BlYth; iteetO- tark-treiiiisior, W. E. SOUth-gate, Seaforth. Directors:. John B. MeE'wing; Robert.,..Arehibald;: Leott- Wirth. BarOhOliti; .240man..Tre- 'AIM* Clihttin;. Wra. Aht ander, Wriltaii; J. L. Malone, Seaforth: Harvey Fuller, Gode-rich; Wm. R. Pepper, Seaforth; AliStair Bios:Ike.; Seeiforib. . Ai/tits: Lettier, deibor; V. :T. Line, RR S, Sett- forth; Selina Bakeri . Bruise_ Janie; Keyes. ..Seaforth; Harold Squires.. Clinton... PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY PUBLIC ACCOUNTAN1 Goderloh, Ontario Telephone Box JA 4-9521 418 REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate & Buelheas Broker High Street — Clinton PHONE HU 2-6692 40 ears Ago CLINTON NEW ERA ThnrSday. January 5, 1922 David cAp.wQn is the new mayor el Clinton.. He defeated A. 3., MelViurray by a .295,218 vote. B. R. Wigle is mayor of Goderich; 13, W. F, Beavers is mayor of Exeter; W. Golding is mayor of Seeforth; George Hanley is reeve of Stanley; M. Armstrong is reeve of Hullett. Frank Pertnehalter of Pharm- acy College was home for New Yeer's, Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Towns- hand, Goderich Township, have loft for .Manilla where Mr. Townshend has been engaged as teacher. Prunes are 15 cents a pound at Johnson & Co. store, R, H, Johnson, jeweller, visit- ed with relatives at Paisley last week. 40 Years Ago CLINTOI NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 5, 1922 No paper on file. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 7, 1937 W. H. Hellyar is retiring aft- er /6 years as superintendent of Wesley-Willis Sunday School. Back in 1897 the New Era recorded the fact that a re- spectably dresSed man was gO- ing through Huron County re- "...and this kind for Jimmy—he plays football in his TEX4AADE sheets-a type for every sleeper stock up fiow—at "WHITE SALE'S prices t SHEETS Made RIGHT here In d , CLINTON 9eAl HU-2-70064 natii•iloW ttierilet et+IN4PAA1Y iMITtb, igsosiiiianaOolts hn'tv"0 7.,1014rg—EAL'" 411•1011IMMIPOOMMOMMON11.11111111M11.111111.111111MMIMIIIIIMMINEIMMINIONW,