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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-04-18, Page 4I don't know what it's like for all you folks in inland towns but this is a rugged time of year for' the housewife in these parts, near the waters of the Great Lakes. • * Right about now our women- folk should be coming into their own. In most localities, the ladies, bless and praise them, are working like beavers, gr- oaning like galley slaves, houn- ding their husbands, chastising their children, and generally making life unbearable for all about them. It's house-cleaning time. * * * But in this neck of the woods, things are different. The gals work just as hard, beef just as bitterly, and turn things just as topsy-turvy as their inland sisters. But no- body pays any attention to them. At least none of the males in the family do. * Only the few womeh with the foresight to get at their spring cleaning early in Mar- ch get much reaction around here. Those who leave it until the ice goes out of the creeks might as well forget about get- ting any h e 1 p, attention or sympathy. * * Women carefully lay their plans to have the old man help 40 Y ears Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 19, 1923 An Ontario election has been called for June 25. A teacher for 32 years, Mr. T. G. Shillinglaw, Tuckersmith Township, was honoured by his many friends this week follow- ing his retirement. Mr. A. McCartney is having his house raised and will have a cellar and walls placed under it. Master Bobbie Homey, Br- ucefield, met with a bad ac- cident when he went to get on a democrate wagon by climb- ing over the wheel when his foot slipped and got between the spokes, breaking his leg. William Dow, Brucefield, also had the misfortune to break a small bone in his leg which will lay him up for some time. John Aikenhead and bride have returned from their hon- eymoon and have taken up housekeeping on their farm in Stanley Township. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 19, 1923 John Cuningharne r et i r ed last week as agent of the Can- adian National Express after 41 years of service. Mrs. H. R. Sharp was elected president of the Ladies Bowling Club. Other officers are: Mrs. F. A. AXon, Miss Amy How- son, Miss Jennie Robertson, Mrs. J. E. Hovey, Mrs. G. A. Roberton, Mrs. Zapfe, Mrs. W. D. Fair and Mrs. Treleavan Estimated expense for t h e public school for the year is $10,500 while it is $17,444.89 at CDCI. Mr. 3, Seeley IS opening a shoe repairing shop in the Pal- ace Block. Mr. Snazel is putting up 75 feet of bill boards on the vac- ant lot where the bowling alley formerly stood. Agriculture representative, S. B. Strothers is moving his of- fice from the corner' of Albert and Rattenbury streets to the Normandie' Block, Clinton will enter a junior lacrosse team this season With 3. Zapfe as president them paper a room on his day off. Comes the time. She gets all the junk out to do the job, turns around to call him, and he isn't there. He's a couple or ten miles away, watching the rainbow trout trying to jump the falls, or mucking about the banks of a stream looking for speckled, or splashing about at the mouth of creek seeking some sign of the smelt run- ning. * * * . He arrives home about four p.m. The old lady has just washed the paste off her hands, brushed the cobwebs out of her hair, and put adhesive tape on the scrape she got on her el- bow when she fell off the step- ladder. She's sitting down with a strong cup of tea, trying to tell herself to be reasonable, trying to muster enough strength to begin peeling the potatoes for dinner. * * * 'Let's get at that job, kiddo," he cries jauntily, his face glow- ing from fresh air and the three beers he stopped off for on the way home. * "We'll never get that paper- ing done sitting around drink- ing tea, will we?" As this is a family type column, I shall draw a discreet veil over the rest of the scene. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 21, 1938 Local merchants during the past week have decided to close on Wednesday afternoon during the months of May, June, July and August. Miss E. N. Wilson, graduate nurse of Clinton hospital, left on Monday for Hearst, where she has secured a position. Mr. Fred Hovey of Queen's University, Kingston, is holiday- ing at his home in town. Robin Thompson was elected president of the Boy's Grain Club, sponsored by the Clinton Lions. Alvin Betties is vice- president and Robert Glenn, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Reginald Noble, who has spent the past year in New- foundland with the Meteorolog- ical Service of Canada is holi- daying with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Noble, Huron Road East. A car driven by Archie Mc- Kinnon, Zurich, and having as passengers Jack Clancy, Will- ard Aiken, Tom Cooke and Ron- nie Peck of Clinton, was in- volved in an accident Saturday None was seriously injured. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 16, 1953 Both Chief of Police Gilbert L. Robertson and Constable James Thompson presented written resignations to the council Monday. No comment on either resignation was of- fered by any member of coun- cil. Ken J. Pickett and Bob Camp- bell have opened their new store at Clinton's main intersection. Open house will be held on April 18, Council set the mill rate of 74 mills to raise a t o t al of $131,157.81. Clinton'S "small hand 'fire pumper" has been turned over to the Huron County museum after a lengthy debate over the ownership of the eqttiprrient Hon, Brooke Claxton, minist- er of defence,'visited RCAF Station Clinton, Sunday, "la Hitting has become a popular recreation during the past few weeks. There has been a lot of shoe-leather burned up, sore feet, aching muscles.. and heal- thy appetites developed by the young hikers, who have been prompted by President Kennedy to revive this old-fashioned Passtime. I would like to suggest an interesting, less strenuous re- creation, which any one of us could take, but you do not get behind the wheel of a car to do it. You pick a place you used to know when you were young; if it is far from where you live now, then try to get to it the day before. Get up early in the morning, before anyone else is awake; take the lunch you packed the night before; wear just what you must for the weather you choose; slip through the yard and under the fence if need be and head down for the favorite spot while the grass is still wet with dew. You will be surprised that you can walk a long way in a very short time. In a car it seems to take hours to go a few miles. If you check your the house answers the door- bell, and there stands one of the neighbors. s:* "Thought you might like a little treat," he grins, and steps aside to display proudly a bus- hel basket overflowing with un- cleaned smelt. * * * That is the day the man of the house comes home from work to find his smelt net rip- ped to ribbons, his chest-high waders chopped into two-inch squares, 60 pounds of smelt rot- ting in a heap on the front porch, and his wife facing a suit, entered by the neighbor, for assault with a deadly weap- on; namely a smelt. yoauf tewrill ynooute 1ptfhtat mwaintch, s ute the house, you are down where you poet ry as a girl. used to fish as a boy, or write Make this day one for enjoy- ing, not rushing through. As you cross a field, look at the clover; remember how it tangl- ed in your feet as a child. Wander by the river, You see a fish lying on the sandy bot- tom. Catch it if you can—or if you will. The important thing is to see it, to remember what it was like to fish here---how many years ago? By now, highways are for- gotten. You are not straining for oncoming traffic, not won- dering about whether, you should have filled up with gas at the last station, You are, aware of who you are, more aware of who you used to be, and a little pained perhaps over been. When you might have When you sit back and eat your lunch, it will be with one eye watching down the path. If anybody comes, it will most likely be a small lad with a willow pole for a fishing rod, He will pretend not to see you. He knows this river so well that a torn turf on the bank, would not escape his eye. , If you are one of those people who believe the only reason for a holiday is "to see something new", even you will not be dis- appointed on a one-day vaca- tion such as this. You will see yourself in an entirely new light. You may be left thought- ful or a little homesick, but it may also do what a recrealtion is supposed to do—renew you for the days ahead. Regardless of any other bene- fit from this short walk, you will be convinced that the sun still shines, the river still flows —that most of our problems are made by ourselves and will pass away. From Our Early Files .• t. ,. At i ,.. i. ,7 , 1 )" A 40 f, C. 44f-,e li • k,i. g., ,.., r. 1. —"'", OP' ! ti l'.ti‘ . . 0 1 . . ...k I V. 11.'': • ..• •-• e C 1 14 i , (,,,, ', ' ii Cot t. . /%. 4. \ v"... • t 0 tiftvs.) Iv 14 t . \,, IV i r •;,,, 61 5 - • . i r•) -s-4., ....,.. -,.... O G. •-- I ST' S 6 GOOD or You To REPEN r AND coma T CHURCH '..s ..411• AFTE R ALL. 1 ..c.;,/ .0 ,/, l .i.' , 1, --.7" rtr; l'qtt "--'-'7";.`r e ,...• a? • a,...... _,:;.....-';'... --- „ K.: • • :...:::''ai 47,-" ... - .',..L BEATON But this is only the first phase in the spring hardships of the lakeside ladies. They've almost got used to it, over the years. They realize that "Do It Yourself" is more than a slo- gan. It's a way of life. The real ordeal lies ahead. * This commences when the smelt actually start to run, and the perch are running right on their heels. The girls don't mind their men going smelting at, 1 a.m., and crawling into bed with them, cold and damp, about four in the morning. They've got used to going down to get breakfast and finding a ten-quart pail of smelt sitting in the middle of the kitchen, to be cleaned. * They are not really dismayed about standing over a hot stove for a couple of hours frying, smelt fumes wreathing their rosy faces, while the family works its way through about 20 pounds of the wee crisp beauties like a school of por- poise cleaving its way through a gaggle of herring. This is routine. But there comes a breaking point. After this smelt non- sense has been going on for about ten days, even the old man and the kids turn a bit green when somebody suggests a "nice feed of smelt". And that's about the time it usually happens. One day the lady of Adne Writes .of many •things. Of Course . . . when you save wisely at British Mortgage. You Earn 3 1/2 % Edward Rowlands, Branch Manager, Goderich. Supertest Petroleum Corp. Ltd. ESTABLISHED GALLONAGE DEALER TRAINING AVAILABLE Apply J. G. ARMSTRONG W1NGHAM, ONT. or Me - - " on Savings • Free chequing privileges • Free stamped envelopes for deposit by mail • Longer office hours Open a new account and earn interest from day of your first deposit. Visit our office now. BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST COMPANY Clinton Representative: Harold a Lawson Phone HU 2-9644 — Rattenbury Street — Clinton Ont. As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Mitchell has been selected as the site of a slaughtering .and cutting plant for FAME, the co-operative packing. concern being backed by farmers in an effort to afford some competition to the major packing plants in Ontario. With one million dollars invested by shareholders, FAKE. has already started work on its major plant at Ayr and the Mitchell plant will be one of the smaller slaughtering houses providing meat for the major plant at the Ayr site, While the plant at Mitchell should be of considerable benefit to area farm- ers in view of the fact it should cut down their shrinkage 'and trucking costs for their prOclucts, the plant will also give Mitchell an attractive new industry that will boost the economy of that Perth town. The selection of Mitchell as the site was not a haphazard affair that was determined by drawing a name out of a hat, but due mainly to the efforts of three groups in that municipality, Several towns in this area, .includ- ing Seaforth, were being studied by FAME, but the major selling factor ap- pears to be the work done by the citi- zens of Mitchell and the attractive offer they made. The council agreed to install the necessary sewer at a cost of approxi- mately $8,000, the Chamber of Com- merce made a determined drive to sell shares in the town, boosting the coffers of FAME by $3,300 in the process, and With the long-awaited Easter holi- day drawing to a speedy close, students in the area will be going back to school on Monday to face the final term of their school year. Although we hesitate to remind them, it won't be too long before they are faced with final examinations and this final term is always the most hectic and the one in which they must do considerable more work. It is perhaps unfortunate that this term is also parallelled with beautiful sunny weather that entices the unwary into a state of relaxation and day- dreaming about the summer activities coming up. With the added work-load, the position of their friends who are al- ready working and have plenty of free time on weekends and evenings is also presenting an enticing picture. While many words have been writ- ten on the importance of a good educa- tion, there are always those who fail to heed the sound advice of those who are in a position to know the Untold benefits of attaining as much education as possible. One of the better pieces we have read was written for the CHSS school book, "De Schola", by board chairman John Lavis. While 'all the students have receiv- ed one of these books, they perhaps were As noted before, the meeting held in Seaforth by the Huron Farm Union to hear the two federal candidates out- line their farm policies was what we would term a disgrace, due to the fact neither would discuss politics, despite the fact they were supposed to be politicians. • However, that is all •over now, and there was one other aspect of that meet- ing we found very interesting and a little disappointing. One of the points contained in the brief the Farm Union has drawn up to present to the government called for more aid to rid the country of the surplus milk and butter. A suggestion was that free milk should be given to our youngsters and also to pensioners, and while this would cost considerable, it would certainly help the situation. However, after the meeting was terminated, a member of the Farm Union came onto the stage and invited all those in attendance to join with them for a cup of COEFEE. Having lived in communities depen- dent upon the living standards and general well-being of the farm popula- tion, we have always listened sympa- thetically to their complaints and ideas for bettering their own lot. However, we become indignant at times when we realize that on the aver- age they are not really interested enough in helping themselves. THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 0 4 II 0 & sr 40 1 Oki the PUC will install the necessary water. and hydro lines,. While this expenditure will be a slight burden on the taxpayers of Mit- chell, there is no doubt that the benefits they will receive from this new Indus- try will far overshadow the initial out- lay. This is just another example of what a town can accomplish when enough interested parties. get together to back a project that they know will aid the entire municipality, While Clinton's location was just not quite central enough for this plant we imagine there was a slight chance that it could have been built in this area had it been backed even more than it was in Mitchell. We also understand the Seaforth site being considered was west of that town, which would have been of some benefit to Clinton, but apparently neith- er municipality took any initiative to study the benefits to make a proposal to FAME in an effort to get it located there. This proves once again that munici- palities interested in enticing industries can't merely sit back and wait for them to come, but must get out and "sell" their area and give a few concessions to industries. While it is too late to do anything about this FAME plant now, we trust the example of our neighbors in Mit- chell is one that will linger with us and will spur the proper people to more action in the future—and the not too distant future at that. too interested in reading the many inter- esting articles to appraise the sound advice of Mr. Lavis. We have reprinted it here for their benefit and also for their parents, who may need some additional help in pre- senting the importance of this final term to their youngsters. The message is as follows: You will find that there is a very substantial advantage to be gained in this competitive existence through education. We live in such a fast-mov- ing and competitive world that, more than ever, the poorly educated and poorly qualified will take second place to the well educated and well qualified. There are thousands of successful uneducated men and women, but remem- ber—they did it in spite of their lack of education and not by reason of it. Education has been compared to the riches of our natural resources— nature will give them up only to the energetic, the courageous and to those who have the initiative and persistence to pry them loose•by the very force of their own efforts. The most lasting value of an educa- tion is that although economic condi- tions over which you have no control can take away your money and your property, they cannot take away your education. It will always be with you and stand you in good stead. We find it very difficult to back a program that will cost the taxpayers considerable money in providing free milk, when farmers themselves don't drink the product they are producing in such large quantities. This is meant in no way to be a criticism of the Farm Union, because farmers generally are guilty in this re- gard. A check with most would find that they do, not drink milk themselves, and it has also been proven in polls that many of them use margarine rather than the butter they are producing. We think farmers are being unfair when they expect the taxpayers to sup- port a program of free milk for our school children as the best method to eliminate the surplus. There is no doubt in our mind what- ever that if all the farmers started drinking it themselves they would elim- inate this surplus and with an effective selling campaign and by setting an ex- ample, more of their urban cousins would probably start using more too. However, we can't back their re- quest until such time as they invite us to have a glass of milk rather than a cup of coffee at their banquets, meet- ings and meals at home. As one of their better customers, we find their product very refreshing and just as cheap to buy in a restaurant as coffee and suggest they try it some time. Page. 4,,,c10)0ton News4.pcord7,4.hurs,f, ',April 18, 1963 Editorials We're Just A Little Envious A Word to the Wise Farmers Are Poor Customers Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 • • A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher . • WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor I Stood contributions In this publication, are Oa opinions of the writers only, and do not necessarily Wei the views of Ars trawspapar. 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