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DURING OUR three-year tenure
as a sports editor, we have witnessed
many hockey tournaments ranging in
duration from one week to one day)
but we can honestly say none has been
better organized and conducted than
the one staged in Clinton last week.
Except for the unusually cool
conditions at t h e arena during our
recent cold snap, we enjoyed the games
Very much and have never witnessed
a prograM with as much variety.
Most other tournaments feature
only one age bracket and after a couple
of games they lose some of their at-
traction, but not so here when there
were new_ players with varying degrees
of ability on the ice practically every
time we turned around.
We certainly commend the men
and women who worked so diligently
in making this event such a success as
we learned what most natives have
known for some time, that this is one
event that should pever be discarded
from the local scene.
However, while we did enjoy the
weekend immensely some of the joy
was lost when we watched the Milver-
ton juvenile goalie hit on the head with
a blazing shot in the Friday night
action.
In our opinion this is something
that should never happen and the soon-
er we take steps to ensure that it will
WHILE THE POLITICIANS at
Ottawa sink deeper into chaos and
confuSion, and appear to be more int-
erested in their childish bickering than
running the affairs of our country, it
is refreshing to note that political
movements closer to home are at the
oppoSite end of the plateau.
The forth-coming Provincial elec-
tion appears to be shaping up in a bat-
tle of two parties much more interested
in showing the voters what they will
do rather than attempting to run down
their opposition.
This fact has been backed up in
editorials appearing in two area week-
lies last week.
The Huron Expositor commends
the action of Mr. Wintermeyer and his
Liberals in their recent rally in Toronto.
"The thorough examination of pol-
icy which was carried out at the rally
should result in Mr. Wintermeyer being
given an election mandate that will
reflect the views of the party at large".,
In outlining the policies formulated
"by the people who must bear the con-
sequences of it", the paper notes, "it
is refreshing to find this trend towards
openly thrashing out public questions
and the solutions each party offers" in
a period when the charge is thrown
back and forth that there is really
little difference among the parties.
"Such a move cannot help but
contribute to a greater knowledge of
and participation in politics by the vot-
ing public at large. It is on an informed
electorate that the successful working
of our democratic process depends, and
anything that contributes is in effect,
A report of the "old-fashioned"
winter that hit the area in the past
month may have been noticeable by its
absence from this paper, but we felt
that storm was so wide spread that
all readers would know of the condi-
tions without us writing about it.
And, if there were those who didn't
know of the frigid cold and mountain-
ous snow banks, we certainly didn't
want to have any part in making them
feel as miserable as the rest of us.
However, now that things are fair-
ly well back to normal (we hope for the
rest of the winter) we find that some
note should be made of the conditions
and the burden it places on those people
whose duties we usually take for grant-
ed.
The first word of praise should go
out to all those men who battle the
elements, no matter what their ferocity,
and keep the roads and streets open for
the travelling public.
The livelihood of many people now
relies on the use of the automobile and
so, many people are dependent upon
these operators to' clear the roads.
During conditions such as were ex-
perienced in the storm, this task becom-
E'S very, difficult and even dangerous due
to the lack of visibility and the usually
uncomfortable confines of a grader or
truck Cab and the operators must be
always on the alert for objects hidden in
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never occur again, the better it will
be for local kids participating in their
favourite pastime,
During our inauspicious hockey
career we have looked at too many
nasty facial cuts and watched goalies
spit out too many teeth to look on
the incidents as "just one of the hazards
of the game",
With the development of many
types of excellent face masks it remains
a mystery why hockey managers, es-
pecially in minor sports, don't make
it mandatory for goalies to wear these
protective pieces.
It is very strange when you con-
sider the amount of padding they use
to cover up their legs, bodies and arms,
and yet they leave the most irreplace-
able and important part of their anat-
omy open for life-scarring injuries and
even permanent brain and sensory
damage.
The same thing can be said about
the other players who disdain the use
of head helmets and yet they would
never think of stepping on the ice with
out a good sturdy set of shin pads, el-
bow and shoulder pads, gloves and ten-
don guards.
We think the local sportsmen will
have reached a pinnacle when they
make it mandatory for all players at
the local arena to wear this protective
equipment.
a welcome aid to democracy".
The Exeter Times-Advocate chas-
tised the National Progressive Conser-
vatives for "swearing undying loyalty"
to Mr. Diefenbaker, as the editor point-
ed out he doesn't believe the party sup-
ports Mr. Diefenbaker's hopelessly
vague policy on national defence; his
lack of positive approach to economic
measures; his panicky priming of the
business pump; his tolerance of extrav-
agance in the civil service; his vacil-
lation and temerity on major issues;
his inability to present a balanced
budget".
Comparing this with the approach
of the Ontario PC's, the paper says:
"obviously the party at the provincial
level doesn't agree, because it shows
a completely opposite attitude in its
conduct of Ontario affairs. It displays
leadership, courage, forthrightness and
an ability to square up to the issues
which is refreshing and stimulating. It
has foreseen many of the problems of
the future and has taken steps to cope
with them now — it does not wait until
disaster arrives".
These opinions are certainly en-
couraging and show up the fact that
the Provincial election will be contested
by two parties who are placing the fut-
ure of Ontario foremost on their list
and their constructive approaches cer-
tainly over-shadow the destructive ant-
ics being employed by many of our
elected representatives at Ottawa.
We trust this type of thinking and
electioneering will be maintained
throughout the election campaign this
year.
the snow ahead of them.
Certainly during such a lengthy
period of stormy weather, these men
work long hours and certainly deserve
the plaudits of the entire area where
roads were kept open remarkably well
considering the weather conditions.
Secondly, the rural mail carriers
are to be commended for their faithful
service, as they are a hardy breed that
are usually stopped only when condi-
tions become a bit more than im-
possible.
Having read some of the regula-
tions regarding the duties of mail car-
riers, we know for a fact that they go
much farther than they are expected
in delivery of our mail.
We find that most of them forget
about the "book" and can be found
shovelling through a deep drift or
climbing over steep banks to maintain
their record of conscientious service.
There are many other people as
well who go out of their way during
storms to cater to the public and a list
of these would include policemen, fire-
men, doctors, hydro workers and many,
many more.
While some may contend that this
is their "job" and they are being paid
for fulfilling the duties, Most of these
people go far beyond the bounds of their
duties and should receive the thanks of
each of us.
We parents, on the whole,
don't give much, thought to the
education our children are re-
ceiving. Oh, we want them to
pass their exams, and we'd like
to see them get into something
where they'd make a lot of
money. But aside from that,
Canadian adults are pretty well
in the dark about what the
kids are learning, and why.
As long as our youngsters
come home from school with
reasonable marks and their
own rubber boots, we are happy
to leave education alone. Adults
feel that they have enough
trouble with the economic sys-
tem, the political system, and
the heating system, without
tackling anything as complex
as the education system.
And it is complex. It's be-
coming more complex every
day, as educators scramble to
keep up with a society that is
changing with the ease and
rapidity of a burlesque queen.
That's why we parents should
pay more attention, take a
deeper interest in what the
sprouts are learning and should
be learning. Our ignorance of
their training is equalled only
by our eagerness to run it
down.
We all know the lady, a
superb cook and homemaker,
who announces flatly that tea-
ching domestic science is an ut-
ter waste of time, that girls
should learn it at home.
She has forgotten when she
was married, her piece de resis-
tance was mushroom soup on
toast, that it took her three-
quarters of an hour to iron a
shirt, that she didn't know
French provincial from Danish
blue. *
We all know the man who
Om WM
All of us who have had child-
ren will remember I'm sure,
the day we attempted to give
baby its first bath. I can still
recall the nervous perspiration
running down my back, and
the feeling that I needed the
bath perhaps more than the
baby. With experience how-
ever, you find that if mother
makes a few preparations and
remains as calm as possible,
bathing the baby is a pleasant
easily performed task.
Bath equipment need not be
elaborate. There are of course,
several pieces of bath equip-
ment available, such as bath-
inettes, bathtubs for baby and
all sorts of wash cloths, tow-
els, etc., but these special items
are not essential.
Baby's tub can be a dishpan
or any type of oval pan big
enough to hold him. A soft,
clean and washed (as opposed
to brand new) terry cloth tow-
el is as suitable as any baby
towel you can purchase, (It
is a good idea to wash all the
new things that baby has, as
his skin may be sensative to
the sizing in some new fabrics).
Scented baby soaps, oils and
powders are not necessary, but
choose a mild, unscented soap;
a light mineral oil; and talcum
powder that is not perfumed
or cornstarch from your kit-
chen cupboard, Which feels
smooth on baby's skin. What-
ever products you finally de-
cide on for baby, set them
aside for his use' alone. Store
Small 'quantities of them in
clean, covered jars that can
be sterilized while baby is
tiny.
To prepare for baby's bath,
spread a clean quilted pad or
folded blanket, protected by a
Waterproof covering, on the
table. Have close at hand the
necessary equipment: baby's
clean clethes and carrying blan-
ket, the bath basin', soap, two
towels, wash cloth, powder, oil
and sterilized cotton. If yoti
are using a metal basin for
baby's bath, Put a folded diap-
er in the bottom to provide a
non-skid surface, Pour about
an inch of water into the tub,
testing it with your elbow to
make Sure it is comfortably
warm, about 100 degrees Fah-
renheit.
Place baby en the towel-
covered Pad, leave his shirt and
diaper on anti doVer him with
declares roundly that this here
shop training for boys is a
waste of time. He didn't have
none and he can make any-
thing. Then he goes down cel-
lar to his workshop and takes
off his left forefinger in the
saw, or makes a hand sandwich
humility. They should learn
how to run a power mower and
shovel snow. They should be
taught that money doesn't grow
On trees, that the stork is for
the birds, that good husbands
are like precious jewels—they
can be heavily insured but
when they're lost, there's no-
thing left but money.
The girls—and I speak as the
father of a daughter — would
learn some other fundamentals:
that "nag" is" a worse epithet
than "bag" or "hag"; that it
takes more than a bust and a
while trying to nail two boards
together.
These people don't realize
that they have done so well not
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, February 8, 1923
H. Glazier was appointed
Chief of the Clinton fire de-
partment and other members
included: J. H. Herr, R. Tas-
ker, William Kennedy, Hy
Fremlin, Caryl Draper, F. Dick-
son, J. H. Cook, Lock Cree,
A, B. Potter, Bert Fitzsimons,
M. McEwan, Alex Cudmore and
H. Fremlin.
a towel, With cotton dipped in
a little warm water (no soap),
gently wash his face and ar-
ound the ear region. Do not
rub at his eyes, nose or ears.
Blot his face dry. Then with
a soapy hand, wash his scalp
(ordinarily, soaping is not nec-
essary more than twice a
week.) Supporting his head
and back, hold him securely
over the basin, rinse off the
soap, being careful not to get
any in his eyes. Dry gently.
Undress baby and supporting
his head and neck, slowly ease
him into the water. Hold him
so that the back of his neck
and head are firmly supported
by your wrist, and grasp his
armpit firmly with your fin-
gers. Soap his body, arms and
legs, between his legs and ar-
ound the diaper area.
If you talk quietly to baby
as you bathe him, your voice
will reassure him. Always re-
member to move slowly when
you handle your young baby;
he may be easily startled. Make
sure that your, hold on him at
all times is gentle but firm
enough to make him feel
secure.
Rinse all the soap from his
body with the wash cloth. Lift
him from the bath, wrap him
in a soft towel and place him
on the table. Keep him well
wrapped as you blot him gent-
ly dry. Protect baby from dr-
efts' at all times.
It is suggested that you oil
Or powder baby only if his skin
is dry and oily respectively. It
is best to follow your doctor's
advice about this. If you use
powder, don't sprinkle it on
him. Instead, put a little on
yonir hand and apply it gently
to the creases and folds of
his skin, If there is any dirt
or dried mucus around t h e
outside of his nostrils, use a
moistened cotton swab to re-
move it gently, but never poke
inside his nO8e. Treat his ears
with the same care, using a
moistened cotton swab to wipe
only the exterior When neces-
sary, never into the ear.
After baby is dressed and
wrapped loosely in his cam-
Mg blanket, you will marvel
at how easy it was to give
him his first bath, and before
many Months he will be splash-
ing around with toy ducks and
you will wonder why you were
So nervous"a short time' ago,
The clerk was authorized to
advertise for applicants to fill
the positions of day and night
constables, salaries to be $700
and $500 respectively.
Mr. E. Ward was busy del-
ivering nut coal last week and
John Mustard got a couple of
cars of coke and one of cannel
coal.
Last week Mr. George Jenk-
ins received a car load of new
Durant cars, and Mr. Bart
Lavis a car of Chevrolet and
McLaughlin cars.
This edition was called the
"flu edition" as the editor noted
that seldom has such an epi-
demic of colds struck the com-
munity as during the last week.
Nearly everyone has been laid
up or suffering.
Owing to the January thaw
coming on the first of Febru-
ary, the WI skating party was
cancelled,
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, February 8, 1923
The total amount of water
pumped in Clinton last year
was 22,866,338 gallons, There
were 11 new services installed
during the year, bringing the
total to 656 of which 225 are
on meters.
Mr. S. G. Castle has purch-
ased the house on Victoria St.
now occupied by Mr. J. A,
Irwin and will get possession
shortly. Mr. Irwin will move
to the house he recently pur-
chased on Huron St., now oc-
cupied by Mr. D. Andrew.
At the conclusion of the
morning service in Wesley Ch-
urch the pastor announced that
two of the oldest members of
the congregation, Mr. and Mrs.
A. 0. Pattison, were that day
celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
Councillor Middleton, chair-
man of the street committee,
reported $45 had been expended
in snowplowing during January.
The total amount of damage
in last week's fire at the town
hall was $2,800.70.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, February 10, 1988
Council passed a by-law ap-
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have equal opportunities for the
boys, Best way to start would
be to break down a couple of
basic beliefs: (a) that the
world owes them a living, and
(b) that the old map will pro-
vide it until the world realizes
how 'fortunate it is to have the
privilege. Then we'd teach them
that manners, not clothes,
make the man.
They'd be given courses in
handling firearms, cars, motor-
boats, women and other dang-
erous items. They'd be prepar-
ed for marriage with short
courses in diaper changing,
bottle warming, and the estab-
lishing of air-tight alibis, They
would learn the judo 'defense
against a kick on the shins.
They would be taught that
soft little girls with turned-up
noses, doe eyes and velvety
voices can, on occasion turn
into wives with the nose of a
bloodhound, the eye of an eagle
and a tongue like a buggy
whip.
These are only a few rough
ideas of what I'd like to see
added to our courses-of study.
Some of the other ideas are
even rougher. Mind you, I
wouldn't throw out the regular
subjects. I'm sure they're use-
ful for something. But you're
married a long time, and you
can't sit around for 30 or 40
years conjugating Latin verbs,
drawing triangles, or writing
descriptive paragraphs.
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pointing L. Cree as Chief of
the fire department and nam-
ing the following members: H.
Fremlin, F. Dixon, C. Draper,
G. Hanley, A. F. Cudmore, T.
H. Cook, S. Castle, G. Law-
son, W. McClinchey, W.
Mutch, a Rath; J. A. Sutter,
Kelso Streets a n d Clarence
Rozelle,
It was reported the brigade
had made nine calls during the
past year and damage amount-
ed to only $310.
The Clinton girls hockey
team were beaten 4-0 by God-
erich and names in the local
lineup included: B, Schoenhals,
J. Gardiner, M. Cameron, V.
Elliott, 0. Finch, and J. Cam-
eron.
Side roads and concessions
around Brucefield have been
blocked with snow for t h e
past few weeks and the people
had to come in their sleighs
and cutters to church.
Clinton juveniles opened
their season with a 4-3 win
over` Mitchell. Clinton lineup
was: Hawkins, Dixon, McKen-
zie, Counter, Colquhoun, Haddy,'
Bartliff, Clancy, Powell, Mc-
Ewan and Carter.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, February 5, 1953
Andrew Deseck, RR 4, Clin-
ton, was given an acclamation
to a second term as president
of the Huron Milk Producers'
Association.
Although the Huron Hog
Producers' Association were
opposed to t e new central
marketing agency proposal now
in effect, Bert Lobb, newly el-
ected president, pledged the
best support possible for the
scheme at the group's annual
meeting.
Members of the Clinton Lions
C I u b, by an overwhelming
majority turned down a pro-
posal to donate . the Clinton
Lions Arena, which it owns, to
the town.
L. G. Winter, president of the
Clinton Credit Union, announc-
ed a three percent dividend on
savings to all members at the
group's first annual meeting.
Mrs, 3. H. Cornish, Bruce,
field librarian, gave her report
at the beard's annual, showing
a total of 64 members.
Raise Long Overdue
Eeditor,
Clinton News-I:Word,
Dear Sir:
:May we congratulate you on
the excellence and timeliness of
yotir splendid editorial "Is Sal-
ary in Line With Work?" It
has been long overdue.
We have been a rural sub,
scriber to the Clinton Public
Library since the 1920's' and
we feel its influence on the
lives of people in this district
cannot be estimated. It fills .a,
unique need and in Miss Hall's
most capable hands, the sub-
scribers' needs are filled far
beyond the call of duty,
We refer to her kindly hospi-
tality; you are most welcome in
this library and if there is a
sick or aged person at home,
'she will pick out a book for
them with an unerring instinct
for what pleases.
In this age, that one can pur-
chase a ticket to read 18 new
and often expensive books for
the large outlay of five cents
(town) or 10 cents (rural) is
an' amazing and ridiculous an-
omaly.
We feel sure that an increase
in fees would interefere with
no one's pleasure in reading
the fine selection offered, in
fact it would doubtless increase
the pleasure of most people to
know that their most kindly
and efficient librarian was get-
ting her just due salary and
not a miserable pittance.
We ourselves, are not pay-
ing taxes in Clinton but many
who are have mentioned this
deplorable situation in regard
to this most valuable of all
public servants (we almost said
slaves) in your progressive (?)
town.
Sincerely,
Clinton Library member
since 1924. ,
Clinton, Ontario,
Sunday, February 3.
Can't Afford It:
The Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ont,
Dear New Editor:
Up until last week I consid-
ered anyone who wrote to the
Editor of a newspaper as a bit
of a Gook or Fanatic. Upon
reading your First C o l u m n,
however, I will risk placing my-
self in either one Of these cat-
egories.
I feel that it is time for a
local grocer to reply to the in-
quiry about the absence of gro-
cery store adds in the News-
Record, and enlighten the read-
er and the writer about this
item.
Perhaps the general buying-
public is not aware of the trend
in retail business today, which
is to unite groups of independ-
ent merchants in order that
they may by volume buying, re-
duce their costs and be able to
sell at lower prices.
They have followed this same
idea in advertising, as this is
one of the largest expenses a
merchant must face today. The
grocers have formed into firms
know under various names, e.g.
Red and White, Superior, IGA,
etc.
Each week a full page add,
appears in the London Free
Press, either on Wednesday or
Thursday, for these various
stores. A full page advertise-
ment in a daily newspaper costs
approximately $500.00.
Retail groups and manfact-
urers whose goods appear in
these adds, share the cost. This
makes each merchant's adver-
tising bill approximately $60.00
per month.
If any of these features were
reproduced in a local paper, it
would add in the neighbourhood
of $10.00 per week, or between
$40.00 and $50.00 per month to
the advertising costs of the re-
tailer.
This would be prohibitive for
the average small merchant. He
Would have to increase his pri-
ces on unadvertised items to
cover this added expense.
The profits on groceries is be-
tween 12 and 15 percent, ' The
profit on many other conimod-
itieS, for example clo thin g,
(Continued on page five)
Encouraging Opinions
Beyond The Call of Duty
Clinton News-Record
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1924 THE CLINTON NEWS,RECORD
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of many things
From Our Early Files .
because of their lack of train-,
ing, but in spite of it. Nor do
they realize that the world
their kids are about to. step
into is not the one they entered.
I'd like to see more, not few-
er, training courses. Take
domestic science, for example.
I'd just as soon' throw a boy
into a jet liner, without train-
ing, and tell him to take off,
as I would throw a girl into
one of those modern kitchens,
all bells and buttons and lights,
without training, and tell her
to take over.
In fact, I'd expand the dom-
estic training. Girls should be
taught not only how to make a
white sauce and an apron, but
how to make a happy marriage.
They should be thoroughly
briefed on the wifely virtues of
patience, thrift, silence and
bottom to make a well-rounded
woman.
In such an enlightened sys-
tem, of course, we'd have to