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Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD THE CLINTON NEW ERA 1924
Est. 1865 Est. 1881 Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron County 0 " .1) Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 404) 4 o 10
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Editorials ...
Ready for New industry?
Welching television is all right, I daresay a first-rate
movie makes a pleasant night out; and for real pleasure,
it's hard to beat a good book. But- for sheer emotional
wallop of an evening, there's nothing to•touch cleaning out
a dresser drawer.
A dine Writes
of many, things
THE DVBRWHBLNITN.Q. response
that has been rePPiVed for registrations
to Central Huron Secondary School next
year would certainly indicate that any
fears the local board may have had in
regards to filling the school should be
dispelled,
In fact, their fears have taken on
an entirely different aspect and as ex-
pressed at the meeting last week, some
consideration may have to be made in
regards to the maximum number of
.students who will be allowed, from each
of the three other participating schools.
That is a problem we feel the
boards will work out in due course, but
it does point up the fact that the new
Robarts Plan is starting out in high
gear and we should be proud of the
fact that Clinton will be the centre for
this giant step forward in education.
The board members who have guid-
ed this project are to be commended
for the .amount of time and work they
have put into the- details of this vaSt
undertaking.
However, we do not think it is too
early for other groups in the commun-
ity to start thinking about the changes
that will be experienced in Clinton and
some of the advantages we will gain if
we are wise enough to prepare for
them.
The first and foremost considera-
tion will be accommodation for the
many new teachers who will be hired
to instruct the increased enrollment at
the school.
Conservative estimates have been
made that 20 new teachers will be on
staff next year, and if registrations
continue to pour in as they have, there
is every indication that this number
may be increased.
Now that the community is
industry-conscious, it should be noted
that this enlargement of the staff is
equal to opening a 20-man industry,
and in many ways is far better.
It is a well known fact that the .
teachers in a small community are paid
far above the average wage scale and
besides this they are all well educated
people.
If the newcomers -take their place
in the various clubs and organizations
in the community as many of the pres-
ent staff are doing, they will indeed be
a real boon to the economy, the social
life and well-being of Clinton.
However, the mere fact that the
staff will be enlarged does not neces-
sarily mean that all the new teachers
will reside in Clinton and provide us
with the returns suggested.
Due to housing shortages and the
advantages of speedy modern travel,
many teachers now live outside the
areas in which they are employed.
We know for a fact that in Exeter,
THE HURON Liberals appear to
have made a good selection in the per-
son of Gard McGavin, and due to the
upheaval in the Conservative party,
many area Liberal supporters enthus-
iastically predict that this will be their
year in Huron.
Whether or not their hope's will be
fulfilled remains to be seen, but judging
from the response at the nomination
meeting last week, the local campaign
should prove to be very lively and int-
eresting before it is terminated on
April 8.
It was indeed encouraging to hear
McGavin request his supporters to fight
a "clean" election and not "offend our
Conservative friends", but judging from
his later remarks, we would be inter-
ested in learning exactly what he means
by a "clean" election.
He may have more proof that what
is available to most, but we consider he
was away off base when he compared
Prime Minister Diefenbaker with. Cuba's
communist - backed dictator, Fidel
Castro.
We will be among the first to admit
that Diefenbaker has made a number of
mistakes, and has certainly not kept
many of the promises made, but com-
paring him to the likes of Castro is a
gross misjustice.
Certainly, such a charge is not war-
ranted for a man who has been chosen
twice as the head of this great country
of ours and McGavin did not do himself
or his party any great justice in mak-
ing the comparison.
However, perhaps the area' can-
didate can be excused on the grounds
of his inexperience and we trust in
future he will live up to his own dial-
a whole carload ofteachers commute
from London, and that community does
not receive any monetary benefit from
the large expenditure made in, Salaries
to these teachers,
We underStand some teachers in
Clinton also ecttpnwte daily fora var,
iety of reasons. •
Being a '"shop at home" enthusiast,
we feel teachers and other community
employed persons are morally obligated
to patronize the communities in which
they make their livelihood, but in many
cases. there are extenuating circum-
stances that do not permit this,.
Housing shortages may force some
to live outside the community and
naturally, married women often corn-
mute from the areas where their hus-
bands are employed.
So, it can be seen that we must
take steps to assure that as many as
possible of the new staff will take up
residence in the Clinton area and this
is a task that should involve the en-
deavours of many people.
It would be our hope that a com-
mittee could be set up in the commun-
ity to discuss this situation and assess
the housing situation and other aspects
that will encourage the new teachers
to reside here.
Perhaps the leadership should come
from the industrial committee of town
'council and should include members
from the school board, the real estate
brokers, business men and building con-
tractors and other interested parties.
This committee should be active as
soon. as possible to determine if the
community can offer residence for the
new staff members, and if not, deter-
mine if any project can be formulated
to alter this lack.
Such a committee could work clos-
ely with the school board and as soon
as the names have been released of
teachers hired, correspondence could be
carried on outlining the facilities avail-
able and offering any aid these people
may require in establishing accom-
modation. in this immediate area.
We think such aid would be of
great assistance to these new teachers
and could do much to entice them to
become an integral part of this com-
munity.
There is no doubt-in our mind but
what our alert school. board and prin-
cipal will be hiring the best teachers
possible for the new courses at CHSS,
and it would be very unfortunate if
the community did not take steps to
encourage these persons to reside here.
While many of us have complained
about losing one industry lately, per-
haps the real test of how much we want
the community to grow will come from
our actions on this new "industry"
which is definitely coming.
About every three years we
have one of these orgies at
our house. It usually begins
when my wife is looking for
something important. Like the
ball of wool to finish my curl-
ing sweater, which she began
knitting three winters ago. Or
the cherished clipping which
states that she once came at
the head of the class in Grade 6,
She starts rooting around in
our documents drawer a big
dresser drawer crammed with
old love letters, receipts for
ancient bills, lapsed insurance
policies, membership cards for
the year 1959, single earrings
of every shape and hue, news-
paper clippings about the kids'
first music festival wins, odd
shoelaces, combs with missing
teeth and photographs, hund-
reds of them.
Pretty soon I hear yelps of
dismay, snorts of outrage, and
chortles of amusement. Grumb-
lingly I join her to make sure
she doesn't throw out anything
valuable, like my German com-
pass that doesn't work.
* *
For a couple of minutes we
work systematically, sorting the
junk into piles, to be thrown
out or saved. Then I catch her
trying to chuck out a perfectly
good picture of a WAAF corp-
oral named Wendy, whom I
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, March 1, 1923
A February thaw has been on
the program this week since
Sunday and it was welcome.
One of the best carnivals that
has been held in Clinton for
years was held at the arena last
Thursday under the direction of
R. Chapman, arena manager.
First prize winners in the
various costume classes includ-
ed: Doris Durnin, Ferris Cant-
elon, Mrs. Cree Cook, Alex
Eagleson, Mary McTaggart,
Cap Cook, Lorne Cook, Mary
Grealis, Jack Mutch.
Miss Clara Porter, who is a
pupil of Miss Hibbert, passed
her junior piano exams from
the Toronto Conservatory of
Music.
Mr. Thomas Churchill, St.
Catharines, and a former Clin-
tonian, is back to town as sup-
erintendent at the Clinton Knit-
ting Co's. factory.
Local citizens who may spare
the time to look upard for a
while will see, if the weather is
fine, a partial eclipse of the
moon on Friday night.
!knew well once upon a time.
She retaliates by pointing out
the undistinguished jerk in the
class picture who was crazy a-
bout her.
From there on, it's every man
for himself, and within a few
minutes we have about 12 dif-
ferent piles of stuff around us.
"You don't want this silly
thing, do you?" she sniffs, hold-
ing up a dance program vint-
age 1939, with the name of a
girl called Sylvia written in
every space. "Oh, don't I
though!" I retort, salvaging it
though I can't even remember
what Sylvia looked like.
Then we get looking at pic-
tures of the kids when they
were little, and are torn be-
tween tears and laughter. We
linger over one of them in
swimming in their bare bot-
toms, fat, dimpled and delight-
ful, and our thoughts go with
awe to the great, walloping,
expensive, tinny, ornery char-
acters they've become.
* *
And we find a snap of our-
selves on our honeymoon. We
look at it, each other, and
shake our heads in disbelief
and sorrow. "Never mind,
dear," she reassures, "you look
much more intellectual with a
higher forehead." And gallant-
ly I reply, "And you sweet-
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 1, 1923
The PUC has rented the Pal-
ace Block and will move its
office and stores up there as
soon as it is put • into proper
repair. The stand will be-more
convenient to the citizens and
there will be room for the
stores, which seem necessary
for the commission to carry.
Dr, Hearn of Blyth has
bought out the practice of the
late Dr. Thompson and takes
possession at once.
Dr. C. W. Thompson, ex-
mayor of Clinton, died on Mon-
day morning.
Mr, Harry McCool has taken
over the Massey-Harris agency
from Chief Constable Stong.
Up to last night the Horti-
cultural Society had received
118 names of members. This is
three more than were enrolled
last year altogether.
0'Neirs grocery are this week
exhibiting grapefruit grown on
the property of Mr. W. T. O'-
Neil in Florida, he having
bought a house and some land
there.
Mr. J, A. Irwin is in Toronto
this week attending a meeting
of the Deaconess Board of the
Methodist Church.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 3, 1938
Reviving a rumour which has
been circulated on various oc-
casions, daily papers this week
report that within a month oil
will be sought in this part of
Huron County.'
The bottom dropped right out
of the old hockey kettle last
night as far as Clinton is con-
cerned; when in the Stratford
arena, before a crowd estimat-
ed at 2,000 wildly cheering and
excited fans, Clinton dropped a
5-3 game to Tavistock in the
deciding game of the playoffs.
Four local members of the
shooting range have qualified
for gold awards, scoring 98 out
of a possible 100. They are
Ferg VanEgmond, Ellwood
Epps, Reg. Smith and Sid
Thompson.
Mr. James Vincent moved his
possessions to his new home on
Princess Street this week.
During 1937 the.Holmesville
cheese factory handled 2,946,780
pounds of milk, from which
271,247 pounds of cheese were
manufactured.
When the bright sunlight
rushes. into my h•Onte these
daYS, it is, pleasant but dis-
turbing too! The .annual spring
cleaning job will soon be facing
us'
As a matter of fact, I .4t11
Still nursing stiff wrists from
removing the winter's "smog"
from the .outside of the storm
windows one day last week.
The sun looked warmer than
it was!
As much as we will welcome
the warm days ahead, they
will bring along lots of extra
work and it is, easy now per-
haps to start cleaning a few
spots in the house, to save
ourselves from becoming 'bog-
ged-down" later when there is
so much work to be done out-
side.
Many of the walls and ceil-
ings can be cleaned now, es-
pecially if you have rooms free
of stoves, for instance your
bedrooms. It is well to get at
any redecorating you plan —
"Why wait for Spring — Do
it now", could be the motto for
all housewives in March.
If you are not actually re-
painting or papering this year
you will find a thorough clean-
ing job on walls and woodwork
will brighten and freshen up
the rooms, Then later, perhaps
you could add a new pair of
curtains. They make a "tired"
room come alive again,
A little know-how can help
lessen the time and effort spent
on housecleaning.
Painted walls and woodwork:
Use a mild, neutral soap and
have on hand two containers,
one filled with soapy water and
one with rinse water. To avoid
streaks, start at the bottom
and work upwards. Do a small
area at a time, using a mini-
mum amount of water. Rinse
carefully, squeezing excess wa-
ter from the cloth or sponge.
Change t h e water frequently
and dry the walls with a soft
cloth.
For very soiled walls you
may need to add a small am-
ount of trisoduim phosphate or
washing soda to the soapy wa-
ter. Avoid any heavy rubbing,
strong cleaning agents or harsh
abraisive powders which might
destroy the paint.
If you use a commercial paint
cleaner, follow the manufactur-
er's direction carefully. When
washing woodwork, remember
that water will raise the grain
of the wood if there is a break
in the finish or too much wa-
ter is used.
Wallpaper: Regular cleaning
consists of light dusting with a
soft brush, cloth or vacuum
cleaner attachment. Start at
the top of the wall and work
down. Remove cobwebs with a
lifting stroke.
"ON TOP OF THE WORLD"
Lesley Rowlands
There seems to be a wealth
of books each year of personal
experiences. If one spends a
period of time in another coun-
try it Seems that the thing to
do is to record the impressions
of that country and its people.
The popular trend is to treat
the subject matter in a light-
hearted way.
It is obvious that some of
the situations and their descrip-
tions are contrived but that
does not detract from the en-
joyment of the book. Please do
not think that we do not ap-
prove of this type of literature
as much information is blended
with the humour.
We have had a continuing
interest and curiosity about life
in other lands since we first
read "THE DUTCH TWINS".
"ON TOP OF THE WORLD"
belong to this category. Lesley
Rowlands, the author, is an
Australian who spend some
time working in Britain.
She joins a group of men and
women who are on their way to
Finland for a year, where they
will teach English. Changes
and expansion in Finnish trade
and commerce have been the
factors in influencing many
Finnish people to acquire a
Working knowledge of English.,
Since the Second World War
Finland has increased her trade
with such western countries as
Britain and the United States.
The teachers are hired by
factories or English societies
and their classes have members
from the personnel of the fact-
ories and housewives,
Lesley Rowlands has given a
vivid, humourous account of
her year in. Finland. As the
English teacher she is asked to
participate in all the national
festivities,
The accounts of events and
descriptions Of the people whom
she met have been highly col-
oured for our enjoyment but
underneath that, frivolous touch
one feels that "the Missie"
thoroughly &doled her stay a-
thong the Finnish people and
If the wallpaper is washable,
follow the manufacturer's
ections, testing first in an in-
conspictions spot, Usually ..a
heavy washable paper can •be
cleaned with cold water and
mild soanstIdS.
Starting at the bottom of the
wall, gently apply the suds,
not the water, with a sponge.
Wipe' off the suds with a
sponge wrung out of cold water
and pat the paper dry with a
soft cloth. Overlap each cleaned
area and. avoid. rubbing and
unnecessary water.
Commercial cleaners avail-
able at hardware stores can be
used on both washable and non-
washable wallpapers. Test the
cleaner and follow directions
carefully.
A. homemade cleaner can be
made from the following:
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
.2% tablespoons. household
ammonia
1% cups water
Stir the baking soda into the
flour. Mix , the ammonia with
the flour and baking soda and
add the water. Beat this mix-
ture until smooth, Steam it
in a double boiler for 1% hrs,
and keep it covered until the
cleaner is cool enough to han-
dle. Then knead it in your
hands until it is as smooth as
art gum.
Test the cleaner on an in-
conspicuous part of the wall-
paper. If it is the right con-
sistency, start at the top of
the wall and rub gently. with
a downward stroke, kneading
the cleaner as you work. Over-
lap the strokes to prevent st-
reaks. Dust with a soft cloth
to remove crumbs.
To treat fresh grease spots
on wallpaper, cover with a blot-
ter and apply a warm iron, or
rub the stain with fresh white
bread or a gum eraser. Or
make a paste of cornstarch and
a little cleaning fluid. Apply
it to the grease stain, let it
dry, then brush it off.
0
Fellowship Club
Enjoys Card Party
A total of 21' tables were
in play for an evening of euchre
and 500 at the Valentine card
party of the St. Paul's Anglican
Friendship Club.
Winners in 500 were: high,
Mrs. M. Wiltsie and Mr. T.
Herman; low, Mrs, Don Lob-
band and Mr. Fred Elliott.
Euchre winners: head, Mrs.
Joe Reid and Mr. Lawson; low,
Mrs. Anderson and Mr. J. Sil-
cox; lone hands, Mr. A. Mc-
Micheal.
Mrs. Alf Crozier was the kit-
chen and lunch convener.
Comparison to Castro Unwarranted
lenge of fighting a "clean" election.
Another point that came out of the
nomination meeting was Jack Roxbor-
ough's (Norfolk MP) statements that
the nuclear weapons question should
not become a part of the election cam-
paign.
However, this may not be as much
of the Liberal plan as the speaker in-
dicated, as an advertisement placed in
the Bracebridge newspaper by a Liberal
candidate on the very next day, was
headed up: "Re: Nuclear Arms."
The prominent advertisement went
on to say that Canada should fulfill her
NATO and NORAD defence commit-
ments in an effort to guard against the
threat of communism and added that
nuclear weapons should have been sup-
plied for the various aircraft and mis-
siles equipped for them as soon as these
carriers were ready.
The last paragraph stated: "a Lib-
eral government will make certain that
these commitments are honoured".
It is therefore very difficult to
assess exactly what the Liberal stand
will be, as opinions appear to differ
greatly within the party itself,
So, we trust a definite platform
policy will soon be announced by the,
party so the electors in this riding and
throughout Canada will knoW exactly
what they are voting for.
This line of thought also extends
into the Conservative platform, and the
sooner definite policies are outlined the
better it will be for the electors.
Too often the candidates in both
parties harp on the past performances
of their opponents, rather than outlin-
ing the program they will implement .
for the future if they are elected.
From Our Early Files . • •
heart, certainly have a lot more
character in your face now."
Somehow, this doesn't hit the
right note, and there's a slight
frost in the air as we go on
sorting. But soon we're absorb-
ed again. She is reading with
intense admiration an old Eng-
lish essay on which she receiv-
ed an A-plus mark. I am cons.
templating wistfully an 18-year-
old snap of myself, in which I
had a vast, fighter-pilot's
handlebar moustache, and an
evil glint in my eye.
"Why don't you throw those
mouldy old letters out?" I sug-
gest, as -she sits there, a big
bundle of them in her hand,
gazing dreamily at the wall.
"Wouldn't you just love me
to!" she tauts, "Listen to this."
And she reads me a purple
passage from one of the corn-
iest, most nauseating love-
letters I've every heard, from
some old flame.
Turns out his name was Bill.
Turns out I wrote it. I get a
cold chill down my spine, a red
face, and snarl something about
"getting this mess cleaned up.
I've got work to do."
We fill a large carton with
dicardable items. We look at
all the little piles we've sorted
so carefully. We look for string
to tie them into separate bund-
les. No string. We look for
paper bags, to bag them sep-
arately. No bags, so we throw
everything back into the draw-
er. A n d invariably, there's
more than we started with, and
we can scarcely get it closed,
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, February 26, 1953
C. B. Symons, Bell Tele-
phone manager for this area,
reported 108 phones were ad-
ded last year, bringing the num-
ber in Clinton to 1,058.
LAC Ron Martin, the en-
thusiastic founder, sponsor and
instructor of Clinton Boys'
Club, is now appealing to the
public of Clinton for funds with
which to carry on the arts and
crafts work which he started
last year.
Col. I-I. G. Brewer, who was
born in Clinton on November
27, 1888, has retired from his
position as general manager of
the Montreal Star Company
Limited after 45 years with the
firm.
Close to 80 people, including
members and husbands of the
Clinton Women's Institute, ob-
served the 50th anniversary of
the Wt at a banquet.
Eddy Chambers, Ross Crich
and Jimmy Powell took their
investiture as Boy Scouts
During the Rebekah lodge
meeting, four new members,
Mrs, Annie Shepherd, Mrs.
Rhoda Turner, Mrs, Donna
Tyndall and Mrs, Ottelie ROW-
den were initiated.
At The Library . . .
By Librarian Evelyn G. Hall, BA
the reader will feel the urge to
know more about these happy
people.
"THE WIND OFF THE SEA"
David Beaty
It was with a feeling of
adventure that we decided to
choose a different type of fic-
•tion story and THE WIND
OFF THE SEA was the one
brought home. When we read a
book for review we do not read
the blurb and so the only hint
to the nature of this story was
the illustration on the dust jac-
ket--two gleaming white rock-
ets with RAF roundels.
Usually a story with alter-
nating time sequences puts us
off but this story reversed the
procedure and interludes per-
taining to the ,mystery of the
current event are worked in
smoothly, enhancing the feeling
of suspense.
Gavin Gallagher is an under-
graduate at Oxford at the out-
break of the second war. En-
listing in the Airforce, Gallagh-
er learns to fly but more slow-
ly than his classmates, due in
part to perversity and feeling
of antipathy towards his in-
structor.
Tordoff has not yet had a
failure and wills his unwilling
student to attain the standard.
Returning from his first night
solo, which was turned into a
nigh tware by an enemy attack
on the airfield, he is horrified
to learn that his instructor was
killed,
He has never liked the in-
structor but feels a guilt com-
plex in his death and this feel-
ing of guilt dogs him through-
out his career,
Concentration and application
help him to overcome some of
his weak points in flying and
later undertakes several haz-
ardous missions.
In recalling Gallagher's car-
eer we almost overlooked the
reason for the inquiry into his
mysterious disappearance from
his base arid the fact that he
had the firing key to the
rockets,
THE WIND OFF. THE SEA
is a well written hovel of ad-
venture and suspense. One of
his earlier books, "THE POUR
WIN/SS" is in the library eel,
lection,