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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
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Z. A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher
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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
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Editorials 0
"MY BANK"
70, MI111011 CANADIANS
Well, Mae, how did you get
through the New' Years Eve
ordeal? What's that? Your eyes
are 'still bleeding? And Mabel,
how aboUt you? 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.
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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.
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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-
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