Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-03-28, Page 4Adme Writes of man things Just tree weeks ago I left .of its. length of cars, The upper y • Huron ,County for a wonderful level has.Seatsfor approxi, trip through the United .states mately 80 passengers -with.hoge to Ca, lifornia.„ Many from this glass windows curving upwards district have made this. journey. to the top, allowing full view but for those who have not' Of the countryside and .the sky seen across the continent to the as well, The lower level of the West Coast, I would Iilce to Dome Car was a refreshment tell you of the highlights, lounge, also a popular spot for usCuabli,cacogloa and the hen7rOneaS'S ti7Bvetel1673$0. in the morning, the We were on our train heading whole train was awake, No one south, we forgot the cold winds wanted to miss a second of in the wonderful comfort of the daylight, in order to see the new modern train, one of many . country we were now rolling which Cress and crisscross over through, this continent,. During the hours of darkness Living as we do in a more we had erossed the boundary quiet and remote section of On- of Colorado into New Mexico tario, we don't fully 'realize through the Raton Tunnel, the thousands of people travell- which is one-half mile long and ing daily on trains, buses and it built in the mountains where planes. The large stations and the elevation is 7,588 feet above terminals are crowded: friends sea level. and relatives arriving and de, New Mexico is mile upon mile parting; laughter or tears:. the of reddish brown sand, brown othe old.. vietry isyolunntgereaftdingtheto verysee wsgasge l)broruwsnh .aws iwthellcacTtiules cwachticulsi people! pee was 'showing a faint sign of Speeding south and west be- turning a dull green. It was a hind five diesel engines, the very drab landscape, but the landscape was a constantly sky was a clear, bright blue. changing panorama. There was For mile after 'mile you look no snow left in Illinois of Iowa at flat sand with not a tree, but some ice still was floating nothing moving on it, and sud- on the rivers and streams. The denly you are surrounded by Mississippi River, which is very mountains or red sandstone, still wide where we crossed, was treeless. covered with great chunks of It is unbelieveable that for ice. nearly 1,500 miles you see waste When we arrived on the far Iand—dried, but fertile if mois- side of the bridge we were in lure could be provided. The Fort Madison, Iowa, and were temperature was only 18 de- very interested to see that the grees above zero in the early first big industry along the morning and snow was on the route was the "Sheaffer Pen mountain peaks. During the Company". Reminder of our day it did become milder, of own Huron County! The land is quite flat and course. into Arizona the looked much like ours will look landscape was much. the same in about six weeks time. Some except that there were some farmers were ploughing and low, scrubby-type evergreens at seeding, but the trees were still the foot of the mountains. The bare and there was little green state of California at first to be seen in the fields, Through glance seemed to be a continua- Missouri and Kansas the seen- tion of the same type of cowl- ery was somewhat the same, tryside, but the train travelled except for larger fields which through high mountains which were being cultivated or where were bare and rocky and down grass was already beginning to into valleys where some irriga- show. Cattle were grazing but tion was providing moisture for were being fed with baled hay farming, too. It was curious to see whole The elevation is greater large fields of grain being through Kansas and Colorado grow's' with a maze of water as we approached the moun- pipes over them ,spraying water tains and at night the tempera- on the soil. Because of the heat tures were quite low. and the fertility of the land the Everyone hated to see the crops apparently grow to mat- sun set, as we all felt that urity very rapidly. to get rid of them, somehow.. darkness robbed us of part of Our destination was Los An- The only way out, as-.far as I our trip. Night is a sudden geles which is situated in a can see, is to take them in a basket, suitably decorated, with an appropriate note inside, and leave them on the doorstep of our next-door neighbor, whose big, black tomcat is at the root of the whole dilemma. From Our matums from the Old Battle-. axe. And I don't blame her much. Have you ever tried to get dinner with four Mewling little beasts tottering about underfoot, widdling on the floor at every step? Even their own mother became fed up with the grocery-gutted little punks, who gave her never a moment's rest. Three ads in the paper pro- duced one reluctant customer. My sister came to Visit, and, her normal good sense destroy- ed by a pre-dinner martini, in which I craftily tripled every- thing except the olive, she was a fairly easy victim. That left two kittens. We couldn't move them. The market for kittens was appar- ently saturated, There were two alternatives — kittens or wife. Kittens can't cook, All right. I admit it. I did it. I still shudder when I think of it, I've never been the same since. But I don't want to go into details. Just call me Eich- mann, for short. Never again, I swore silently. Especially after my daughter came down in the morning, immediately spotted the empty box, pointed her finger at her parents, and screamed, "Mur- derers!" The battle is on now. The old Trouble 'n Strife says they've got to go. Young Kim is watch- ing me like a hawk, and re- minding me of my past perfidy. I haven't the nerve to murder them. I haven't the nerve not f8i;:x, • • ES It's impossible to hang a price tag on this bottle of blood. Fortunately, in this country, no one ever does. Your Canadian :Red Cross provides whole blood arid blood products absolutely free to almost 300,000 victims of illness, accident and disaster every year. All that's ever asked is your support. Your Red Cross needs your help to help save lives. Cive generously when the Volunteer Red Cross Canvasser calls at your door. VOt.TRRED CROSS StkVEs YOU Door.to-Door Canvass in anion and Area Monday, April 1 at 7t00 pot). Conducted by y members of Clinton Lions club, Clinton Kleist-nen Club Clinton Legion and and Gathe Club. Supervised by Mrs. W, A, Cakes, oliairfliAti4 Mrs; J, A, Additod, mit. P. O. Thampsar4 Mrs, ,p'l'ank Newland, and Mr. A. 4, McMurray, 112408b EVERY STEP Ot1 THE WAY 40 Years .Ago • b. CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 29, 1923 John Mackenzie, Exeter, has purchased the Mcilveen grocery business in the Cantelon Bros. stand and takes possession next week. Russell Peckitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peckitt was ser- iously injured when run over by a wagon after the liprses had bolted knocking the lad to the ground. Representatives of the Wes- ley church choir honour- ed Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Jinks before their departure from town, I A number of the members of St. Paul's Sunday School sur- prised Master Russell Miller on his birthday. R. G. Thompson has instal- led a lighting plant, the Fair- banks Morse on his Goderich Township farm and now has his house, barns, garage .-all lighted. He finds it much more convenient than coal oil lamps, Sutter & Perdue installed the plant. Tomorrow is.Good Friday and a holiday. The new Star Theatre opens tomorrow night in the Norman- dy block. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, March 29, 1923 There is a strong possibility that the return of two cent postage may be o n e of the features of Fielding's budget. The two 'cent rate came into effect in 1897 and remained un- til 1915 when a war tax of one cent was imposed. The editor noted that he ex- pected the following with ad- vent of spring: suckers, marb- les, spring birds, early chick, annual dog poisoning, new auto license, athletics sports organ- ization. Miss Arlie Sloman has re- signed her position as book- keeper at Brown's Drygoods Store. Early Tuesday morning, the home of Albert Pickard near Holmesville was destroyed by tire. The Pickard family eScap- ed in their night elotheS and nothing was saved. William Jackson Was elected horiourary president of the Cl- inton Lawn l3owling Club, Oth, ets officers Were A. J. Morrish, E. A. Axon, J. E. Hovey, IS.1't. Sharp, There's nothing Oa ite as destroying as being torn be- tween two women. Some fel- lows are ripped asunder by a wife pulling in one direction, a mother hauling in the other. Other chaps are split down the middle by the big decision; should I marry Mabel, who is good, kind, sweet, homely, dull and crazy about me; or should I run after Torso, who is bad, cruel, mean, eye-popping, excit- ing, and couldn't care less if I dropped dead? I, remember one time when I was about 18. It may be hard to believe, for those who know me now, but that was the year I bad two girls keen on me. I was pretty fond of both. One was sweet and innocent. The other was a red-head with a wicked shape. I don't know how it happen- ed, but by some miracle of mismanagement, I made a date with both girls for the same night, same time. When I real- ized the pickle I was in. I knew that each would be furi- ous if I stepped out with the other one. So I took the sen- sible, cowardly way out, stood them both up, and went to a country dance with the boys. Both girls recovered from the blow with amazing speed and eventually had the good sense to marry somebody with some guts. It is only we cowards who get into these jams. And I'm in, another, one, right now. This time, my wife and daughter are tearing me in two. They're worse than politicians. Each bends my ear with intensity when the other isn't around, trying -to persuade, bribe or in- veigle me into joining her side. It's all over those crazy kit- tens. Four more arrived two days ago. It's the fourth batch in two years. Our cat, needless to say, is a real sex-pot. • The first batch was an event. The kids witnessed the wonders of birth. There was tremen- dous excitement.. The kittens were nourished and cherished, The maw .was fed dainties. I bought cigars. When the kittens were wean- ed, I had a talk with my daugh- ter. She wept, but agreed that we might have a problem if we kept them all. I put an ad in the paper. It was on a pretty lofty tone, demanding a good home, suggesting that nothing but the best would do. We got rid of them all, easily. * * Next time around, a little of the gloss had worn off, It took two ads in the paper, to get rid of only two kittens, Finally, a little boy turned up. He want- ed only one, but I told him they were inseparable twins, bullied him, threatened him, cajoled him, and finally, he took them, when I gave him half a dollar apiece. The third batch brought ulti- Early Files 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 31, 1933 Miss Olive Thompson has obtained a position as dietition at the Frances Hostess Shop, Sarnia. V. C. French, son of Mrs. Florence French, Clinton, has just completed 37 years as ed- itor of the Wetaskiwin Times, Alberta. The road grader has been busy on some of the back st- reets during the past week and a decided improvement is not- ed. Mrs. David Pocock, Porter's Hill, had the misfortune to fall one day last week and break her arm near the wrist. A couple of gentlemen from Guelph were in Elyth the lat-. ter part of the week, canvass- ing the situation in respect to establishing a creamery. Misses M. and G. Gilchrist, have returned home after sp- ending the winter in Saginaw, Michigan. The average amount received by members of t-Iuron County council is 5127 while at Well- ington County it is $533. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 26, 1953 The flag at Clinton Library Park hung at half-mast yester- day in memory of the Dowager Queen Mary, who died Tues- day at 5.20 p.m, Wayne Heard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Heard, I3ayfield, was injured when struck down by a car. Besides shock, he suffered a laceration to h i s forehead, severe skin abrasions and bruises. Fred Middleton, RR 3, Clin- ton, was named president of the Huron Fruit Growers As- sociation. Harris Oakes has been sel- ected by CDCI as its repres- entative on this year'S Leaders ClUb, liarris is a member of the school's football, Volleyball and basketball teams. Mrs. cordon Manning left on Tuesday to spend three months in England, The CDCI junior boys lost 29-8 to Delhi in the WOSSA finals In London, Saturday wh- ile the seniors were clipped 40- 86 by Anlheratburg. The general sap run has been poor to date in the county with little maple syrup being made as yet. thing in the mountains. One minute it is light and the next black. The stars and the lights of the cities at night were beauti- ful to see. ,The train had a Dome Lounge Car in the centre series of valleys, surrounded by the Santa Monicas and the Ver- dugo Mountain Ranges. The valley is very low, only 1,300 feet above sea level and measur- es approximately 23 miles (Continued on Page Five) -GRANDPA'S BOY irge314 C442% /07) 5e$ AANNo?-rfte e4P0t3 By Brad And!' on r - EVSIzY1 4 ING Way 51,6APW 14/5 A i3RY uLt.4% ecru' This' newspaper has; been proud to watch democracy in action through its columns in the past month over the, issue of spring and fail fairs in Huron. Using one of our, most cherished basic freedoms —that of freedom of speach—Walter Forbes, the energetic reeve of .Qoderich. Township and this year warden of Huron County, expresa- ed his views on the small fairs, qnes- timing their value in regard to the way they are being presently operated, and suggesting some should be termin, ated and replaced by one or two larger fairs in the county. it was only natural that his win- ions were not shared by all readers, and the small fairs in the county were soundly upheld by Frank Falconer, re- cently elected president of the Central Huron Agricultural Society which spon- sors the Clinton Spring Show, and Herb Turkheim, editor of the Zurich Citizens. News. It was refreshing to note all three men stuck primarily with the "issue" and didn't degenerate their stands by dragging personalities into their opin- ions; a practice that often becomes too common and tends to frighten people from airing their opinions in public or in letters to newspapers. While it is easy to commend these men for having the courage to' back their opinions publicly, we find it much more difficult to make an appraisal of the issue with a view to the Clinton Spring show, never having had the opportunity to attend. However, taking the subject on a county-wide basis, we find we have to stick to a middle-of-the-road attitude; agreeing with the backers of these small fairs that some do serve a very useful purpose and at the same time backing Warden Forbes in noting that some changes are necessary. From our experiences with fairs we would discount Falconer's opinion that they provide healthy entertainment for the youth of the community, except for those youth who are members of the 4-H program and find the small fairs an ideal show place for their ar- duous work . in raising, grooming and showing their projects. For the majority of youth it is really nothing more than another holi- day from school where they can tramp the mid-way spending money on various rides, hot dogs, candy floss and trying their luck (gambling?) at winning the cheap prizes offered by the operators of the various games of chance who realize that without our youth, their very profitable businesses would not flourish. Very few of these youngsters ever get around to viewing the exhibits of livestock and other entries mainly be- cause they are not interested and have no idea why one particular animal is judged better than another. To be educational for these youth, they would have to be forced into tour- ing the grounds with a supervisor who could explain the judging to them. The Warden's charges that the major share of the prize money. is being taken out of the area by persons who make the fair circuit a permanent past-time is well founded,. but unfortun, ately, without them, there would be very few exhibitors at -any of the fairs. It is true that these people work hard to produce their prize-winning stock and perhaps do- stimulate a few others to produce quality stock, but newspapers could hold the type of the list -of winners from one year to the next as very few of the names are changed. The operators of these small fairs would - be doing more service if they could cut down on the number of open classes and stimulate more participation among area farmers by having special township classes, open only to persons in this immediate area, As the Warden pointed out, there used to be a great deal of competition among area farmers for prizes at the fairs, and fair directors would do well to set up programs to encourage farm- ers to show stock, and in this way there could possibly be a noticeable improve- ment in the quality of the area stock. Certainly the grants and donations, which the Warden points out are main- taining most of these small fairs, would serve a more useful and appropriate purpose if they could be turned back in the form of prize money to the persons who make them. Both Falconer and Turkheim made mention of the fact that the Warden was not in favor of making these annual grants, but did not mind spending tax- payers' money -to send councillors at the township and county level to con- ferences such as the very controversial Good Roads Convention. However, two wrongs never make a right and it is poor reasoning to sug- gest that if the councils are willing to spend sums of money on "worthless" conferences they should also spend them on "worthless" fairs. We agree that it would be too bad to discontinue the small fairs, but ONLY if they are serving a useful pur- pose. If taxpayers and other donors are not getting value from the grants given to the fair boards then they should sit down and make a complete appraisal of their fair and take steps to alter them so they do serve a useful purpose. We commend the men who have given their untiring efforts to the pro- motion of these fairs over the years, but they should be reminded that our society is changing rapidly and these fairs should' be organized with the thought in mind that they must also change with the times. When these small fairs were organ- ized the various classes were keenly contested by exhibitors from that im- mediate area, and to serve their purpose and Warrant grants from those areas today, they should be altered to con- tinue to serve their original purpose. ights While it may not serve any useful purpose in making public these reasons due to the fact they may not be in the best personal interest of the applicants, . we trust they were fully explained to the other members -of county council and to the applicants themselves. Without knowing the reason why Crich or any of the other applicants were turned down, it would be foolish to champion his cause, but he certainly is to be commended for airing his com- , plaints about the committee action. Correctly or incorrectly the Strat- ford man thought the committee had been Wrong and he took the proper steps to present his case before the entire council. He presented the facts accurately and fairly by all reports and asked the council members to use their own judge- ment in the matter. Whether or not this was the reason for council turning down the recom- mendation of the committee is not ex- actly known, but their decision to re- advertise the position would indicate they were not in accord with the com- mittee, Without the complete report it is impossible to either chastise the com- mittee or commend Crich and council, but it does point out the fact that we still live in a democracy and a man has the right and the power to stand up for what he thinks is right and the decision of the majority still prevails. If all men had this privilege then an EMO co-ordinator would possibly be not needed in this county or elsewhere in the world, Pose 4 Clinton Nqws-Rccord Thus„ March :20f. 1901 Editorials. W Some Changes Needed for Fairs? tHE CLINTON NEW ERA Eat. 1865 •1 ° A 1. Makes Full Use iof Due to the fact the press was bar- red from attending the discussion on the appointment of Huron's EMO co- ordinator at county council last week, the reasons for the position not being filled arp very vague, However, it would appear that the EMO committee recommendation of Goderich Mayor, Ernie Fisher, was not approved due to the complaints raised by one of the candidates who was turn- ed down, Fred Crich, Stratford, We doubt very much if the recom- mendation was turned down because council felt Fisher was not capable of handling the duties. The energetic mayor has distin- guished himself in his service to his community, and upon completing the proper courses and training necessery for the task, would probably have done an excellent job. In a letter to all Huron weeklies, Crich suggested something was "under- handed" about the committee decision and their handling of the entire situa- tion, On the surface it would appear that his charges were not too far off the target, as it is difficult to determine why they Would recommend a man who had not applied for the position in the first place and at a salary of $1,000 More than an applicant who appears to be much 'better trained and qualified for the job. There may have been very good and sound reasons why the 11 appli- cants, including Crich, were all, turned down and Fisher sought out by the com- mittee to handle the duties. ainton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 React of Huron County Clinton, Ontario - Population 3,369 A. COL4UNOUN, Publisher WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor tIoned tOribibetiorit In this Oulslicetink ere the opinions of the writers only, and do riot iiiteitatliv Omens this viols of the SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 04:114 in advent.-4datiasig od Great fititatn: 34.96 a eve United Sloes end foreign: 016; Sing(, Copies ten Cents Aulhotfieel as second class mail, Post Offko Department, bttawn, and for Oiiiiineht of oottooti In ash