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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-07-05, Page 2)uly.'..196 Ed4otials.„ .910' IrtikpentiOnce We've had some eXperiences in the past few days which point up quite strongly just how far along the path toward national obliteration we Cana- dians have allowed ourselves to pass, , We heard an otherwise. intelligent 'teen-ager who has been educated in the Ontario school system, entirely within the county of Huron, refer 'in all seri- ousness to last weekend as the"July 4 holiday", Apparently to him 'the Dom- inion Day holiday meant nothing. 'The First of July meant nothing. What he knew, and was aware of was the Fourth Of July. • Can, this mean anything but .a faulty education in the important national things? an unhealthy result of being close to "big brother" to the south, and the overpowering amount of publicity which ebbs and flows with the season 'in the written and spoken word? We wept, a' silent tear for Canada. We have heard this week from more than one business source that prites of goods containing in some cases only a small percentage of imported materials, are going up a considerable amount, with the recent monetary ad:. justments being used as the reason. This, when carried out thoughtlessly, and without due cause, will do Cana- dians no good in the struggle to regain equilibrium among other nations along a balanced economic footing. Again a small tear for those who are "too blind to see, too slow to under- stand." • We have in the past week read magazine' articles in papers professing to be Canadian, which played down the significance of Canada's part in the War of 1812; who scolded Canadians for lack of interest in the history of the nation; which undertook to berate the educa- tional.authorities for putting less stress upon. things Canadian than was put on the events Of the world, past and pre- sent with regard to nther nations, These things are not new. But they have been growing in frequency. The Globe and Mail editor this week spoke of the serious condition arising through the continuing loss of control 'of Canadian companies, and of recent union violence, "this contempt for the law that protects free men . . an importation of methods developed by, evil men beyond our borders . . . power in the unions has passed into the hands of foreigners who do not care about Canadians or Canada. Power has passed into the hands of the Hoffas and the Banks and others." This is a very serious matter. Yet it is a situation of which many Cana- dians are not aware, of which many do not choose to learn about, and of which many refuse to believe even exists. We believe with the Globe and Mail that "if s our GOvernments do not move to close our borders to• it, to expel it from our society, there may be much more and much worse' yet to come." Canadians have been proud and free men. ' We should be ready to do' battle. This war will not be won on a battlefield such as the Plains of Abra- ham. It mast be fought out in word and deed, but it must be fought, and, we must win our independence once again. Is There Really Unemployment? Team To Aisist In Iran • Iranians will have the benefit of Canadian "know-how" before taking over operation of the $65 million Dez Dam development. The two-to-three year as- signment to train Iranian operators goes to six Ontario Hydro men. Dez Dam (upper drawin.g) is a key project in a $150 million power and irrigation pro- gram in the barren, arid Province of Khuzestan, about twice the area of New Brunswick. Heading the team on loan to the Iran government is Don Haig, 3$, Midland, Ontario, and superintendent of Ontario Hydro's Nipigon River gener- ating stations. Mr. Haig, his wife and family are shown getting inoculations before their departure. Other members of the team are (right, top to bottom) : chief operator D. E. Belfry, Sudbury; operators G. M. Eady, Ottawa; E. M. Mc- Comb, Toronto; W. N. Mitchell, Peterborough; and F. M. Swant, Ottawa. The families, including 18 children, ranging in age from one to 14, will form a Hydro colony at the-Dez Darn community, approximately 150 miles inland from the Persian Gulf. (Ontario Hydro Photo) 40 Years Ago. (44INTON WNW .pftA N.hursday, .441Y 6, Mg. Dean J., A, Hanlon, .Strat- ford, formerly parish priest here, was present at art ,aucl, *Ice tio the ,.Canadian Freneh pilgrims by Pius XI. Miss Cora Jervis left .on Mon- day to- take a :special teachers' course at the teehnfieal .school Toronto.. Much 'talk has been raised around the streets at thelaction of the council on Monday .even, ing it cutting down .the hours of the Cafe on Sunday, The Clinton Knitting Factory is ;shut down this week as the firm, is taking stock, Miss Joy .Lobb has been in Clinton .hospital - Where she. tinderwent an operation for RP- Miss Goyenlock, .Seaforth, spent a couple of days with her cousin, Miss Mayate Halt 40 Y ears Ago CLINTON NEWS-R5 CORD Thursday, July 6, 1922 The Clinton 'Chautauqua dat- es have been set ;for August 11, 12, 14 and 15. It will be four days of entertainment, instruc- tion and amusement for every- one. St. Marys carried off the trophy at Clinton's Bowling Tournament defeating Mr . Sharp's rink in the final game. Twenty-four teams were enter- ed. The number of members in the House of Commons has in- creased by nine making a total og 244 members. E'. H. Epps and Sons is giv- ing away three gallons of gaso- line, free, with every new tire purchase. Miss Eva Walden, Auburn, has . been succestsful in passing With honours her intermediate examinations in the London, England, Conservatory of Music. Goderich police are being giv-, en a fortnight's holiday. George Beattie, who recently bought the late Fred Jackson's store, is moving his stock this week, The haying is in full swing and promise's to be a good crop. Wheat ,and spring crops have never looked better, also fruit of all kinds are very plentiful. Rev, R. M. Gale, Bayfield, reports that he dug his first new potatoes, much larger than hen's eggs, on June 26, Dr. Alex Addison left on Wednesday for Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B,C, where he •will commence his duties on July 1. A heavily loaded log truck of the Goderieh Manufacturing Co, broke through 'the platform of weigh scales at 'the CNR yards in Lucknow. Consider- able damage was done, Frank B. Pennebaker was in- stalled as Wor. Master at the regular meeting of Clinton; Lodge AF and AM No. 84. ar y Files 25 Years Ago 4 CLINTON NVWS-RESIORP 1 ' Thursday, 4PlY 1, 1957 10' Years Ago CLINTON NEWs-RECMI,D Thursday, July 3, 1952 Hpliday week. 0 Piano Recital At Home Of Mrs. Jim Lobb Mrs. Jim Lobb held a ,piano • recital at her home an Friday afternoon, June 29. Flowers to decorate the room were from the garden of Mrs, Fred Lobb. Mrs. Jim Lobb's pupils are Stephen and Elizabeth Thomp- son,Barbara Toews, Susan Lob, Joan, Jerry and Ronnie Lobb, Jeannette and Gordon Lobb 'and her own Tommy. The audience was delighted with the numbers played. Mrs. Lobb presented each pupil with a story book. On behalf of the pupils, Ste- phen Thompson 'presented their teacher with a box of chocol- ates and Jerry Lobb presented a crystal .dish. O I~T otice We Are Moving to Our New Location on or About July 10th in the Former John Sangster Store, Next to Herb's Food Market. Our New Facilities Will Help Us To Serve You Better Please 'Excuse Any Inconvenience Reduced To Clear All Canned Goods and Groceries PETER' Modern MEAT Market .14t1 2•011. animmiiiiiiiii...•••••••••••••••••aw (By W. B. T. SIVOLEY) Because I know it's going to be a .traotintatic experience, I've had to do a lot of careful plan- ning. 'Otherwise, I juat know I'd crack up under the pres- sure of all that free time. At first, I planned big: write a novel; take a trip to the West Coast, or the East Coast; canoe through Algonquin Park, But 'it wasn't long until I realized that sort of thinking was pure escapism, trying, as it were, to deal with the gigan- tic, menacing vacation with one blow. No, I had to face up to it. There was no easy way out. I knew I would have 'to suffer threugh every one of those sixty-odd dayls, as they advanc- ed' on me in Indian file. It's taken me about a week of hard work, but I think I've 'come up with a creative, ad- venturous approach to the whole troublesome problem. The first thing I realized was that I'd have to keep busy every moment. With this, in mind, I drew up the following schedule: Leap smartly out of bed no later than 10, every morning, unless ,I'm tired. Straight out Into the garden, in bare feet and shorts, to read • the. mail while I drink any orange juice. Half an hour of meditation', watching the black squirrels eating wife's radishes. Walk (no driving) down- town, purchase morning paper, and persue same over coffee in .restaurant with • :prettieSt waitress in town,' Walk home, under the maples, wondering what the poor people are doing today. Remove beaded bottle from refrigerator, detach cap, consume contents slowly. Lunch, in.garden. Short nap 'in lawn chair while sun passes zenith. Waken, shave, dress. Fulfill afternoon obligation—boat ride through the island's, game of golf, fishing jaunt, or swim and sunbathing. Horne. S h w e r. Tall, tinkling drink. Dinner, served outside, • of barbecued steak, baked potato, fresh green beans or young carrots, salad. Coffee. Brandy. • Read novel, under the oaks, lulled by sound of .summer evening — children's piping, birds' lullabies, —distant band concert, Sit out until. long after dark, smoking good cigar land pondering ways of God and man. Go in, prepare. small Snack,' retire to 'study, watch all late movies until all Ste,- lions off air. Bed. This, I know, 'is the only way I can fight off that wild desire to get 'back into that classroom, and manage, somehow to get thrOugh those 'two grueling months. I can only Save my sanity if I Stick closely to my program. Arid I intend to do just that, Provided, of course, that I can dispose of the dog and cat, self my two children into slavery, and send•rny wife ta 'Visit her uncle in Ireland. Business and Professional Directory' • A. M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON ST. 7 RATTENBURY ST. E. GODERICH CLINTON Phone JA 4-7562 Phone HU 2-7721 Shopping Begins in the Pages Of This Newspaper INSURANCE H. E, /HARTLEY All Types of. Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO, Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN • INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office HU 2-9747 Res. HU 2-7556 THE WEST WAWANOSH MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Head Office, DUNGANNON Established 1878 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President, Brown Smyth, R 2, Auburn; Vice-Pres., Herson Ir- win, Belgrave; Directors, Paul Caesar, R. 1, Dungannon; George C Feagan, G9derich; Ross Mc- Phee, R. 3, Auburn, Donald MacKay, Ripley; John F. Mac- Lennan, R. 3, Goderich; Frank Thompson, R. 1, Holyrood; Wm. Wiggins, R. 3, Auburn. For information on your in- surance, call your nearest direc- tor who is also an agent, or the secretary, Durnin Phillips, Dun- gannon, phone Dungannon 48. 27-tfb OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined OPTICIAN Oculists' Prescriptions Filled Includes Adjustments At No Further Charge Clinton—Mondays Only 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Clinton Medical Centre 44 Rattenbury Street West Seaforth---Weekdays except Mondays, ground floor. Phone 791 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 4-7251 GODERICH 38-ttb PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY PUBLIC ACCOUNTAN1 Coderich, Ontario Telephone Box JA 4-9521 • 478 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Office Main Street SEAFORTH Insures: . Town Dwellings' • Ali Classes of Farm Property . Summer Cottages . thurchet, Schools, Halls Extended coverage (Wind, smoke, water damage, talAng objects, eta,) Is also available, AGENTS; James Keys, kn, 1, 8esterth; V. 3. Lane, AR 5, Sea- forth; Wm, Leiper, o1ry tandesboro; Selwyn $alter, Brussels; Harold 8quires, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seafmth, Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Est. 1881 Any person who notices that chain store sales are quite good and that it is virtually impossible to hire an odd-job man would be justified in asking the question: "Is there really any unemploy- ment?" There are some unemployables and there are others who are employable except that they won't take the jobs that are available. There doesn't appear to have been anyone forced by circurn= stances or rules of the Unemployment Insurance Commission to take a job that he or she does not like. Everyone is eating well if he has an appetite, and everyone is engaging in his-'favorite pastime even if he is officially unem- ployed. Exceptions to this generalization there must be. There may :be a few people around who are genuinely seek- ing work and cannot find it. These may also feel greatly humiliated that others, maybe a wife or welfare agency, are who think to exploit political ambitions by arousing sympathy for persons who are classed as unemployed t but really aren't. This does not alter the fact that some people are finding it difficult to make ends meet on pensions or retire- ment allowances. These are the humans who should have one's sympathy. But the practical way of helping them would be to arrest the upward trend in the cost of living. 'Tail-gating — driving too close to the vehicle ahead gains nothing for a motorist, but can take away his liberty or his life. "Leave some 'living' room between cars in traffic," the Canadian Highway Safety Council urges, recommending 'at least one car length for each 10 miles an hour. "This will allow time to stop if the providing them with the necessaries of life. But these exceptions, in ten pro- vinces, who may amount to thousands of people, do not alter the evident fact that the unemployment problem is not now a severe one. Perhaps it is no greater than it was before the days when government established unemploy- ment insurance and took on the im- possible task of keeping everyone satis- fied,' especially when there are people Only A Moment It seems that no matter how busy we are There's always a minute to see The beautiful 'rainbow that arcs in the sky And the •first little bloom on the tree. There's always a moment to hurry and look At a bird with a straw in its 'mouth And then in the Autumn, before the first snow, We see flocks of geese flying south. Quite often on backroads we've stopped still to watch A small herd of quiet grazing deer. It takes but a moment to see all these things But the pleasure they give lasts all year. —By G.H.F. driver ahead suddenly decides to stop, turn, change lanes or make some other unexpected movement. No brakes are good enough and no driver is smart enough to stop shorter than that." The Council adds that tail-gating is a definite sign of an immature, ama- teur driver, a show-off who believes he is being admired but is actually being ridiculed. 1N' Major Highway Menace ht L 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 clasS mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash Published every Thursday at the Heart of HUron County Clinton, Ontario — PCpulation 3,369 • A. L, COLQUHOUN, Publisher WILMA b. DINNIN, Editor CC NR , It may seem a very poor at- titude, when the financial ex- erts are crying blue ruin, the newfspapers are demanding act- ion, the Prime Minister is run- ning 'to the .hOckshop, and ev- erybody is being warned it o tighten his belt, but I'm just about to commence two 'months holidays There will be a short pause here while all my old collea- gue's in the weekly newspaper business ,vent 'their feelings. I can hear 'the cries, just as well as though they were in the ro- om; of, "GOod old Bill, he de- serves it!"; and "Congratulat- ions, old boy I hope you enjoy every minute of it!"; 'and a few other things'. Never mind, chaps I know how you feel, and I appreciate it. But I can't help it. Just be- cause I decided my true voca- tion lay in guiding young lives, in nurturing the tender plants of our youth, in 'bringing to bloom the personalities of our richest resource, there's no need to carry on so. And, of course, you realize that these holidays are noth- ing but a nuisance to the de- dicated pedant. We deeply de- voted 'teachers feel nothing but intense irritation at this unfort- unate summer interruption in our calling, caused' by the ab- sence of pupil's. Most of us can scarcely wait for Labor Day to roll around. After all, you can get pretty sick of tramp- ing around some old golf course, day after days And' you cart get ,mighty bared just sit- ting there in the hot' sun, drinking beer and pulling in the bags. SUGAR and SPICE N, Perhaps any real trouble is I'm not used to holidays. As any weekly editor can tell you, they're almost nonexistent in that game. In fact, I haven't had a decent holiday in the last 15 years. I'm like a main who has never f been, farther year; than the next town, and who is suddenly offered a plane ticket to any place in the world he wants ta go. He's bewilder- ed, He's scared, He doesn't know What to do With it.