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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-04-25, Page 4Page 4—Clinton Nows,Recnt4—T,hors,?' April 25, 1963 Editorials • 111 Suggest Shorter Curriculum Education has been the theme of lengthy discussions for the past week, with the many conferences of teachers and educators .during the Faster vaea-, One of the more interesting facets was the recommendation coming out of the annual conference of the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associa, tions, calling for the Ontario curricr lum. being cut from a 1:3,year period to only 12. It would appear that there is much merit in this plan as .eight of the other provinces in Canada are presently under this shorter system and British Col- umbia is already in the midst of a change to 12 years. Changes made • on the basis that "everyone else does it" are generally not a good argument without. consider- ing the changes on their merits as they affect those making them, but in educa- tion it is imperative that we follow closely the steps being followed by the majority. The reasoning behind this is due to the fact that we are becoming a more travel conscious nation and one whose population moves considerably. With one of Canada's largest RCAF stations on our door-step, this is a very noticeable fact in this area, as students from the local schools come and go from one coast to the other at very frequent intervals. While those of us who attained our education at one school may not realize it, these students are 'under extreme handicaps in some cases .as they move from other provinces where the cur- riculum varies greatly to that of their new schoOl. Officials at the Toronto convention last week backed up their recommenda- tion with a report that. in the 1959-60 school year, 110,000 children moved from one province to another. So, it can be seen that the difference. in the educational setup among the provinces affects a very large percentage of the students in Canada, .The recommendation by the Home and School is a step in the right direc- tion to put students across Callad0, on ,an even par and it is to be hoped that this will encourage greater liaison be, tween educators in all the provinces. While we would not suggest the federal government take over .educa- tion from the provinces, we heartily recommend that educators from all the provinces sit down together and draft, up a uniform curriculum so students across the Doi-Onion will be on an even basis. If Ontario's department of educa- tion follows the recOnunenda,tion to cut the Matriculation to 12 years, it has been suggested the change be made by cutting the elementary course down to seven years and leaving the secondary course at the present five years. This would naturally require some vast changes in the elementary course, as it will be no easy job to teach in seven years what formerly took eight. Although it wouldn't be too popular with the teachers and the students, it may necessitate cutting a day or two off the major holiday periods and also extending the school day for a few extra minutes. However, with the cost of educa- tion mounting each year, and with schools continually faced with building programs, such a move may be quite worthwhile in not only solving the problem of variances in the curriculum across Canada, but also in slowing down educational costs. It is definitely a recommendation that should be seriously considered by educational officials in Ontario. Reasons Should Be Given Basing opinions on assumptions is a hazardous practice, but council's deal- ings with the local police force leave little alternative. Although it was definitely town business, the reason for the recent police investigation was kept a complete secret, and perhaps there were justi- fiable reasons for this action, although we question if there could be in a matter that was serious enough that had to be investigated. The motion passed by council stat- ed the investigation was to be carried out of the entire police force. While no official report has ever been presented by council, reports published by various news media have quoted Judge Bruce MacDonald as stating a "satisfactory settlement" has been reached. The nature of the "settlement" and the reason why a "settlement" was needed have never been divulged, but one can only come to the conclusion that things are back to normal and there is no reason to doubt the ability or sin- cerity of any members of the local police staff. However, after receiving this wel- come report, council turned around and gave raises to the two constables, omit- ting Chief Russ Thompson. As one member of council stated, this was "belittling" the Chief, and we are inclined to agree, due mainly to the fact that none of the councillors who approved the motion gave any reason why they felt the two constables de- served a raise and the Chief didn't. If" the work of the two constables is increasing while that of the Chief is , remaining the same, there may be justi- fication, but no mention of this has been made. As far as can be determined, the three •men are still assuming the same duties as prior to the raises being grant- ed. Therefore we can only assume that the reason for the recent police investi- gation was over the actions of the Chief, and despite the "satisfactory settle- ment" council must feel the Chief should be remonstrated, slightly and have therefore by-passed him when granting raises to members of the force. This too may be justifiable, but council should be criticised for not mak- ing such an explanation if this is the reason. If there are reasons why this should not be explained to the ratepay- ers we would wish to hear them, but there can be no excuse for not telling the Chief why he has been by-passed in raises for the police force. We think any man who has the important and responsible task of pro- viding police protection for the chil- dren and adults in this community de- serves this consideration — if not publicly, then certainly privately. The ratepayers should demand that their council give the Chief a suitable explanation for their actions. Clinton News-Record Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 • A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher • WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor Signed contributions in this publication, are the opinions of the writers only, and do not necessarily express the views of the newspaper, SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $4.00 a year; United States and Foreign: $5,50; Single Copies Tan Cents Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Is your car past its prime? a termplan means ready cash 'for a car or any other big purchase THE CLINTON NEW Est. 1865 D ° AD 111 ERA . puts buying money in" your pocket on a low-cost, businesslike basis, Next time you wish to finance a cat, a TV Set, tt washing machine, or need money for doctor's bills, or taxes . any reasonable purpose . . . compare the cost of a Royal Bank termplan boo. 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Since moving to Grand Bend and my job with the Chamber of Commerce, here, I have be- come quite interested in the work done to date by the Grand Bend citizens toward obtaining the International Plowing Match for Huron in 1966. This is just three years in the future. Actually the work of the Chamber in this matter began over three years ago. In 1961 a group of Chamber members provided a colourful float at the International at Belleville. A Real "First" This was a "first" for plow- ing matches. No one had thought to use a float for this purpose before. And the Cham- ber also contributed $100 to- ward expenses of the Seaforth All Girls Trumpet Band which performed at this match. Again in 1962, the Grand Bend Chamber prepared a float, dressed themselves in sporty top hats bearing the message "International Plowing Match Huron County 1966" and made a good impression at the event held last year near Owen Sound. All of the cost of this came through the Chamber. While doing this, they provid- ed invaluable advertising for the county, and made further steps toward procuring the allocation of this county as the site for the 1966 Match, Brings Cash It would take a qualified fin- ancier to figure out just what this has meant to the county so far in the matter of dollars and cents. Certainly the plowing match in Huron in 1966 will bring a good deal of hard cash back into the hands of the busi- nessmen and farmers in the Don't expect those 'ingred- ients of any good column — unity and coherence -- this week. Since last Nevember, I've been needling everybody who bored me by talking about what a dreadful dose of flu he had. "Stop babying yourself," I derided. "It's all in your mind. You're getting too much rest. You're not boozing enough to kill the bugs. You just want the day off". And so on. So it couldn't happen to a. nicer person, but what throws me is that I had to wait until the Easter holidays to catch it. * 1' Something that gives me a big pain in the arm is the advice you get • from doctors when the flu sneaks up and pounces. "A couple of days in bed is the best cure." * Who in the world can take a couple of days in bed in this crazy age? A farmer, with the seeding done? A fisherman with the ice just nicely out of the' lake? A contractor, with his first job in four months, and a rush one? $1, * Ask any Mother of young children how many days she spent. in bed last time she had the flu. The Only time most women ever spend a few days in bed is When they are com- pounding their confusion by bringing another little stranger into the world, * S Enough of that I still say it served me right. However, I made it to church on taster Weekend, before succumbing, and was delighted to renew ac- quairiances with se many old friends I hadn't seen since last Easter, They should charge ad, mission, and a good Stiff ono, for those &MIS vvho turn up county,. This is a known fact. There are of course, problems connected. With the presentation of such a large event as the International. Not the least among these is the matter of providing accommodation for the thousands of exhibitors, of- ficials, visitors, etc., who come to the area in which it is held. In Huron County, no section is better qualified and equipped to handle these thousands of men and women than the resort area of Grand Bend. These people are past masters at the art of housing, feeding and en- tertaining from 15,000 to 30,000 people each weekend during the summer, Able to Cope No other municipality in Hur- on is subjected to this type of invasion--and no other is equip- ped even in a small way, to cope with the problems that these many thousands bring with them. Another major problem in connection with the Inter- national, has always been that of finding a level field, which will not (when subjected to rains that can come in Octob- er) float away in a sea, of mud, leaving exhibitors tents afloat and visitors mired to the knees. Here again, Grand Bend has the situation under control. The site which they propose for the International is the Air Port, only three miles east of the vil- lage on Highway 81, which is occupied and cared for by the RCAF at Centralia. Permission to use this site for the 1966 International w a s obtained from the Department of National Defence on April 9, 1962. There are miles of black top runways to form the basis for the tented city which accomp- anies the plowing match, and still enough left over for in- coming planes, should anyone wish to arrive at the match by air. Also there are acres of solid farm land, which could accommodate the thousands of people, horses, tractors and machines which will be loosed upon it. We don't need to expand upon the advantages of the Air Port as a site, Huron County need only recall the excellent match at church once a year, on Easter Sunday, stuffed full of hot-cross buns and holiness, * * * I did overhear a remark that day which rather refreshed my sombre spirit. As we were coming out of church, a little fellow ahead of us, clutching his mother's hand, piped, loud and clear, "Does Jesus have a second name, Mum?" His mum, looking around proudly to make sure everybody noticed how cute the kid was, answered br- ightly, "Yes, dear, It's Jestis Christ." The little guy pondered this, and shrilled, "I bet I know what God's second name is." I-lis mother took off out of there so fast the boy was practically streaming out hor- izontally. Most of the election recrim- inations are over by now, but a few editors are still catch- ing it from readers who feel that the local paper was one- sided in its coverage, or did not print the whole truth. Few of these complaints are from winning candidates or their supporters. ' This has always tickled me — the fellow who demands that the paper print the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. What he means, of course, is the truth as he sees it. Or the truth about some- body else. Most newspapers print the truth, but show me one that prints the whole truth, and I'll be the first to donate toward a statue for its editor. Or a .tombstone, * Perhaps it would be a good thing if newspapers did print the whole truth, about every- thing. Xt Would certainly put Sortie life into the obituary eol- ith-ins. BLit in the first plate, which was held at Port Albert Air Port north of Goderieh in 19416, to know the advantages of an air port site. There is another sound reas- on that the site for the 1.966 Match should be at Grand Bend. The village was instrumental in obtaining the Match for Huron County in the first place, These folk have been working on the project for over three years. They are perfectly 'wil- ling to continue working on all the details and put the thing over well. Of importance is the know- ledge that by October, the vill- age will have completed sum- mer operations, and will have at least one month relatively free from normal business to complete the planning for ac- commodation, food and enter- tainment for the big Inter- national. In a way it is strange that the village of Grand Bend should work for this project for Huron County at all. Grand Bend is not part of Huron County, but is a part of Lamb- ton County. Why then did they choose a site in Huron, rather than south somewhere, off Highway 21 and east of the Pinery? Of course, the availability of the Air Port was part of the reason. Still Part of Huron But the main reason, we be- lieve, is that Grand Bend is at heart, still a part of Huron. It was in 1952 that the village obtained permission to secede from Huron and to join Lamb- ton. The reason was that restric- tions in Huron under the Can- ada Temperance Act made life in a resort area particularly difficult. It was difficult to police and difficult to provide accommodation which tourists required, Since the tragic loss to Hur- on County of this village (it would be a good revenue pro- ducer through taxes, if it were again a legal part of Huron) the county of Huron has voted out the CTA, and now also com- es under the Ontario Liquor Control Act. The reasons for Grand Bend's secession from (Continued on Page 9) a lot of people would ,suffer where it hurts most — in their vanity. In the second place, the editor would be so busy facing actions for slander and libel that, even if he won them all, he wouldn't have time for any- thing else. The truth is a fine thing. It's like potatoes, one of the staples of life. But just as we can get tired of spuds three times a day, every day, we could get mighty weary of nothing but the plain, unadulterated truth. Do you think women would lead a fuller life if, when they ask how they look in a new outfit, their husbands informed them that they resembled some- thing left out for the dog's breakfast? * Would the preacher feel rich- er, spirituallly, if you told him, right in the middle of the Sun- day morning handshake, "That was the dullest sermon I have ever heard"? Would your friends feel more warmly toward you if you an- swered the casual query, "How are you?" with the plain, un- varnished truth, right from your throbbing corn through your pulsing hemorrhoids into your aching back and on up to your certainty that you had a lump in your breast or a brain tumor? Perhaps the bride would get a better send-off in life if the editor, instead of cooing that she was radiant in white, simply announced: "The beauty of the bride, a plain dumpy little girl, was scarcely marred by the hint of a bleek mustache beneath her prominent nose, on which sat a wart the size of a small gherkin," Trtith, like cheap whisky, is invigorating in Small doses, but is easier' to take if it Is Mixed I With something, If you have invested in rags or carpeting -.daring the past year, perhaps you have been. wondering about cleaning it now that pan are looking forward to summer and less wear and tear on the floors and rug$ in your home, I came across the fol, lowing- information .and will 1141% Fart of thnge tc7re o ot.f a: rug or carpet begins before it is l7y the putting down of an nndereushion. Tt not only adds to the luxurious feeling of depth- when you step on ,it, but in creases the life of carpet by providing "give" instead of stretch or tear. Cleanliness increases the life- span of floor covering and fre- quent vacuuming will prevent dirt from filtering through the pile , and cutting the backing. Under a microscope, you dan see the razor sharpness of the tiny grit particles that cut car- pet fibres. This is the greatest cause of wear and soiling—and one of the easiest to avoid. When it comes to removal of stains and accumulated dirt the best job of course, is done by a professional rug cleaner.° How- ever, you can do your own cleaning. There are two meth- ods—wet and dry. Experts usually recommend the dry method for amateurs. Because it's easier, you're less likely to run into problems, The dry method is satisfactory if dirt and stains are not too deeply imbedded in the carpet's pile. Buy a good-quality dry- absorption rug cleaner and fol- low the directions on the con- tainer. For wet cleaning use a good brand of synthetic liquid deter- gent, well diluted—one part de- tergent to 100 parts water. (This is one teaspoon in a pint of water.) Follow the cleaning with a rinse of clear water to remove all traces of the deter- gent, It is advisable to give the carpet a final sponging with a solution of one part white vine- gar in 100 parts of clear water. When wet cleaning, do not saturate the carpet to its base 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 26, 1923 The Quarterly Official Board of Forest Methodist Church have extended an invitation to Rev, S. Anderson of Ontario Street Church to become their pastor. Bishop of London Diocese, Rev-. M. F. Fallon, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a large class of boys and girls at St. Joseph's Church, Sunday. The girls were: Rose E. Rey- nolds, Agnes Carbert, Margaret Flynn, Margaret Kelly, Anna Healy, Mary Healy, Cecilia Phelan, Noreen Kelly, Mary Reynolds, Mabel Healy, Olive Healy and Bridget Flynn, The boys were: George Car- bert, Thomas Kelly, Vincent Henhoeffer, Denis Hallahan, James Parker, Michael Kelly, Louis Kelly, Joseph I-Ieffron. The Blyth flax mill was threatened by fire on Thursday when some hot ashes ignited a quantity of inflammable material. However the fire de- partment averted what may have been a serious blaze. Messrs. W. Grant and F. Rogerson have the contract of getting the bowling green in shape for season's play. 40 Years Ago. CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 26, 1923 Lt.-Col. Gillipsie, London, in- spected the Collegiate Cadet Corps, complimenting them on their smart,• alert and enthus- iastic appearance. Capt. Fred Elliott was in charge and other officers were: J. Bawden, Bert Slornan, Bob Middleton, J. Higgins, K. Rorke, F. Cantelon, Mr. A. S. Smith, Oshawa, has purchased "Atholcott", t h e Ferran property on the Hay- field road. He is a practical orchardist, one of the best in Ontario. While driving to Goderich on Friday, With Mr. W. Brown at the wheel, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lut- ton and their son met with an accident when the car skidded on gravel and turned over, Mra. Lutton was injured somewhat but it was fortunate that they were not all killed, A White robin has been seen in the past few clays. Arthur Groves was elected president of the league at On- tario street Church. Other of- ficers are: Francis Powell, Hel- en Rodaway, Kathleen Liver- more, Myrtle Powell, Eleanor Plumsteel, Bert Jervis. 25 Years Ago CLINTON* Ntws-IIVECOUD ThurAdayi April 28, 108 Mr. Kenneth Whitmore, who for the past 15 years has been employed at the News-Record, because over-wetting could fade, or ,evert change the colours. Allow the carpet to dry before brushing up the pile .or walking or replacing furniture pri it. Use your electric fan or the blower end of your vacuum cleaner to hasten the drying, Spilled liquids should be blots ted immediately, The longer you leave them on your rug, the harder they are to remove, Stains and spots fall into. two geoerei categories — oily and coloured liquids. Some oily 'substances are butter, grease, oil, tar, vomit, etc. To remove them, scrape off excess with a knife or spatula or blot excess. liquid. Apply solvent with a sponge and blot, Repeat the process and rub lightly from outside to inside of the stained area. After the oily portion of the stain is removed there may still be some stain left, Treat this immediately as you would treat an ordinary stain. It is ideal, if you clean the whole carpet at such a time, to avoid color variations. Tea, coffee, soft. drinks, wine, urine, mustard, ketchup, fruit juices are best treated with a mixture of commercial deterg- ent and hydrogen peroxide. To one part of ordinary three-vol- ume hydrogen peroxide add two parts warm detergent solution. Apply this mixture to the stain with a sponge and leave it on the stain for two minutes. Repeat process if necessary. Then sponge with water. Final- ly, blot the residue with a weak vinegar solution. One of the fastest and easiest methods for emergency clean- up jobs, especially on wool car- peting, is washing with SKIM milk. You might startle guests when you simply take out the bottle and dump some milk on the carpet! Blot excess and rinse with cold water, But a word of caution: don't use whole or partly skimmed milk. The butterfat content will leave a grease spot on the car- pet and you'll have to go back and start over again. this week purchased the Blyth Standard from Mr. A. W. Rob- inson and gets immediate pos- session. Benson Sutter, Clinton, was elected president at the Easter Conferences for the Older Boys and Girls at Brussels, Friday. Clinton has entered a team in the Huron Football League and after Monday will know the name of the team they will oppose in the first game. J. A. Sutter is president and R. W. McKenzie has taken charge of local affairs and a plentiful supply of players is available, In view of the numerous de- predations of thieves through- out Ontario which of late have been taking place in this and surrounding towns, a special public meeting was held in Clin- ton when Constable McCoy was present to offer suggestions and methods of 'prevention to avoid as much as possible a recur- rence of these happenings. Miss Jean E. Laidlaw, who is graduating this spring from Guelph General Hospital arriv- ed home on Sunday to vacation with her mother and sisters. 110 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 23, 1953 Shirley Kay was elected pre- sident of the Clinton Kinettes, Monday, and other officers are: Alice Rumball, Pat Grigg, Mary Brown, Jean Colquhoun and Betty Stanley. W, V. Roy, treasurer of the Clinton Community Credit Union, was elected president of the Stratford and District Credit Union Chapter. President of the Junior Verni- ers for the coming year will be George Turner. Other officers are: Lloyd Holland, Neil Camp- bell, Stewart Broadfoot, Don Andrews and Bob McGregor. Ralph D. Chisholm, Exeter, has been hired as a constable for the Clinton police and Jack Woods has been hired to work on the roads and streets. History was made in Clinton on Friday when about 80 dele- gates representing 19 branches of the United Church Women organized to form a Huron Presbytery of the 'United Chttrch of Canada, Mary Shelton and Ken Car- ter won the public speaking finals for the Huron County Presbytery Young People's Union, MSS STUDENTS VISIT HOSPITAL On Tuesday, 30 CHSS Stu- dents --- including one boy — at- tended the "Career ray" held at Stratford General Hospital. The students were from grad- es 11 and 12 and were given tours of the hospital and talks oh the Work and requirements needed to enter the field. Mrs, M. Whetharrif accernpahled the Students on the trip. Former Editor Writes . To De fen Summer Resort as Plowing Match Site .Adine Writes of many things From Our Early Files