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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-05-02, Page 13$4,00 Per Yeor—,-10 Cents Pet Copy—Second :Section—P”es 9 to 16 Bonnie Homuth and Paul Bateman Looking Over CHSS "De-Schola" D HSS Leaders Present Views. On ucatoo Nuclear • - Arms tin Bonnie Hoenuth n d Paul Bateman, recently chosen. As school leaders Cn$$, criti- cised their fellow students for' their lack 'of school spirit in. an informal .interview with the News-Record, .The two popplar students also expressed their opinions on variety of topics all the way from nuclear arms to going steady. Eonnie,• the daughter of Mr. II. Hoinnth, CHSS vice- principal, and Mrs. Homuth, Clinton, Called the lack of achool spirit at PISS "depres- sing". Her male counterpart, son of Mr, and Mrs. M. B. Bate- man, also of Clinton, stated that school spirit has declined to almost nil at the school• in the past five years. "The kids sit there like st- atues", he stated, referring to the student' conduct at inter- Bill Chowen, the Prudential Life Insurance representative in Clinton was acclaimed pres- ident of Clinton Kinsmen Club at the election dinner meeting, Tuesday. He and the full slate of of- ficers will be installed at the first meeting in September, for the 1963-64 term. Chowen will succeed Frank Cook, owner of Hotel Clinton. Bayfield Folk Fete Miss R. Telford, A June Bride-Elect BAYFIELD—Mrs. Reg. Fran- cis opened her home on Friday evening for a miscellaneous shower honoring Miss Ramona Telford, a bride-elect of June 1. Co-hostesses with Mrs. Fran- cis were Mrs. Spencer Ervine, Mrs. William Mcllwain and Mrs. Harry Darnborough. The house was tastefully decorated with spring flowers, pink ,and white streamers and bells. Ramona was escorted to a specially decorated chair (in which she refused to sit until one of the hostesses demon- strated that there was no trickery in the seat) and pre- sented with a corsage of double daffodils. Guests numbering about 23 enjoyed contests in charge of Shirley Darnborough and Mary Newspapers deliver more ready-to-buy prospects. Most of the other offices were hotly conteSted. Past dis- trict governor Bill Mickle, Hensall, was chairman of the election. Other officers are: First ..vice-president, Torn Feeney; second vice-president, Bill Fleming; secretary, Andy Peterson; treasurer, David Beattie; registrar, Larry Jones, Directors: Malt Edgar, Gor- don Grigg and Ken Clynick; bulletin editor, Ken McIntosh, and assistant, Ken VanRiesen. The next Kinsmen meeting . on May 21 will be sports night when the club will entertain the peewee hockey players of the Kin-sponsored league. Gu- egt speakerseewill be Larry Jeffery, a Goderich . boy now with the Detroit Red Wings, and Bill McGreary from Guel- ph who played with Montreal Ca,nadiens. The Kinsmen a n d Kinette clubs have purchased a $420 recovery bed for the new wing of Clinton Public Hospital. President-elect Bill Chowen president Frank Cook, Brian Hayes and Malt Edgar were delegated to attend district No. 1 spring conference in Lon- don later this month. Elizabeth Ervine. Shirley Darnborough read an address and Marion Francis and Mary Elizabeth Ervine present- ed Ramona with a decorated clothes basket containing the shower. Ramona opened the gifts and expressed her thanks ,and ap- preciation to all, Jackie Weston and Marion Francis assisted in .serving a delectable lunch, Zone 1 Committee tHuron County) of Mid-Western On- tario Development Association will be holding an open meet- ing to which all interested citi- zens within the zone are invit- ed to attend on Wednesday, May 15, in the County Court House, Goderich, 8:30 p.m. The Han, Charles C. Mac- Naughton, minister of the de- partment of highways, will speak to the meeting and an- swer questions. There will also be a display of maps and reports _completed to date on the Economic Re- search and Feasibility Study being conducted by -the associa- tion, and the general manager will outline the •purpose and the use of the survey. The maps and reports which are being displayed at the meeting were. viewed by Prem- ier' Roberts and members of the Legislature in Toronto on April 30. 0 UCW TO MEET AT WESLEY-WILLIS The Starlight Circle will meet at Wesley-Willis United Church on Monday, May 13 at 8:30 p.m. The roll will be answered by a donation for Miss Isobelle Gilchrist, Memb- ers are asked to bring a friend. The Fidelity Group will meet in the church on Tuesday, May 14 at 2:30 p.m. Roll will be the name of a bird mentioned in the Bible. 0 Newspaper advertising is printed salesmanship that brings consumers news of products. school sporting activities. Bennie also noted. it may be I even more difficult Ito stimu- late school spirit next year, with the nUrnber of students who will be attending from the other three schools. Paul agreed, noting that many of these students maid pos. sibly cheer for their home towns when they were compet- ing against CHSS, "I respect their loyalty for their home town," he stated, "but once they've been here' they should support those rep- resenting them from this sch- ool." The leaders who headed their respective classes in academic achievements last year, noted that the Clinton students would have to mix with the newcomers from the other can- tres when the new education syetem is put into effect next year. However, Pail'. also explained that this would have to work both ways, with the students from the other schools mixing with the local students as well.. He noted that there was not much mixing with the ,Exeter students here this year as there should have been. • "It will depend on the kids", Bonnie stated when asked what programs could be insti- „tuted to get the students mix- ed together into one harmon- ious student body. . • "They'll have to realize that this is the only way they'll get along,” she added, in ex- plaining her contention that students would have to mix into the various activities at the school. Debate Dating The two were not in com- plete agreement when it came to debating the controversial tepic of steady dating. This was due mainly to the fact that Bonnie goes steady, while Paul does not. "I'm prejudiced. I'm afraid," Bonnie stated when she said it depended on the people in question. However, she said it was alright as long as the people didn't lose sight of ev- erythingliEe they wanted out of Looking at Bonnie, Paul st- ated he had to choose his words carefully on the topic, but stated he "didn't go for - a • He contended going steady narrowed a person's mind and harmed many young people. "People are hitched f o r most of their life -anyway," he added, "why rush it?" The preSident of this year's student council, Paul said go- ing steady reqttired . too much time and it was bad because it did not allow young people to know more people, "You have to be able to as- sess other people before you can be a success yourself," he stated. He added that young people should attempt to know a's many people as possible so they could determine who they wished to follow and from vwilicoom they wished to seek ad- In our so-called "flowery youth" we should learn all we can about as many people as possible, Paul stated. "Going steady is restricting yourself". Bonnie agreed with some of Paul's argument, but stated (that if people were mentally capable it was n o t harming them to go steady, .don't think it keeps you from knowing people," she con- tended, To back up her argu- ment she pointed out she knew many people as well as she. knew her "steady". However, Paul pointed out that her partictilar case was !'different" and commended her for mixing with more people than most "steadies" do. He agreed also that it de- pends' upon the mental cap- acity of the youths in question, but said very few had these capabilities. No Nuclear AMIS Although he admitted to_ having changed his mind sev- eral times, Paul stated he didn't j think Canada should equip with .defensive nuclear arms. Bonnie. was much more em- phatic and voiced her opinion with a definite "no". "It will only get us into more and more trouble all the way along," she stated, "Why not leave them alone." However, they were both in agreement that t h e country should develop nuclear power for peaceful uses in industry and other segments of the countries economy that can be bettered by the use of nuclear power, Neither leader was in favour of building fall-out shelters, although Paul said he was in favour of maintaining an Em- ergency Measures Organization of some type. Paul concluded the discussion by noting some people were too much - pre occupied with the question of nuclear arms and war when they should be dealing with things of more importance. Although both CHSS stud- ents felt youth had plenty of activities in the area, they were critical of the lack of adult support. "Parents and adults don't take enough interest in the activities," Bonnie commented. "They just let us go our own way". Paul agreed, noting area res- idents only took an interest in team sports or activities when a local squad reached Ontario playoffs. However, Bonnie commended the work of cub, scout and noted the Clinton Recreation Comittee was helping a great deal to furnish worthwhile ac- tivities for youth. However, he said he felt there should be more adult ac- tivities in the community. that while also complained that while there was enough for boys to do, there was very lit- tle activity planned for girls. "Girls are left to do what they feel like doing," she ex- plained. Commenting on the fact that the popular dance, "The Twist" was considered "immoral" and "suggestive" by some adults, Paul stated that type of criti- cism went out with the dark ages, He said he found nothing wrong with the dance as long as the people enjoyed them- selves while doing it. Apparently aimed at silenc- ing the adult criticism, Bon- nie noted the dance was no Iworse than the "charleston", a routine peppier in the '20's. Cut Education Both Clinton students felt there was merit in the recent suggestion that Ontario's 13 year educational system could be cut down to 12 years tc, correspond with the other pr- ovinces. in Canada. Paul noted it would mean people would have another year in their life in which they could persue the vocation of their choice. He contended students would possibly remember the instruc- tion better if it was compacted .into 12 years. Bonnie agreed, noting it could be possible to cut down one year because there was such a large amount of instruc- tion repeated throughout the school years. They ,,also agreed that it was a good thing for universities to increase their standards for admission. "If they raise the standards it will force people to raise their own standards," Pau: explained, Both Bonnie and Paul said they felt most students took education seriously, althougl. Paul noted there were_ those who just stayed in school until they reached the legal age at which they could quit, - "Those who want to make something of themselves take education . seriously",. Bonnie, who Plans to be a kindergarten teacher, stated. Paul, who plans to follow an engineering or science career, said it was -important for yoinig'PeOpfe to make up their mind on their chosen vocation as soon as 'possible. Bonnie agreed, noting it was necessary to follow certain courses depending on a person's chosen career, but added that students had a wide range from which to choose if they main- tained good marks in a general course at university. Marks Birthday On Saturday, James Liver- more will mark his 87th bir-" thday at Huronview, where he resides with his wife. Mr. Livermore was a resident of Clinton for 61 years and was stationary engineer at the Sherlock-Manning Piano Co. On' June 6, Mr. and Mrs. Livermore will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniver- sary. Paul said he felt that there was too much specialization in education, explaining a person would he better off to learn as much as possible about as many things as possible, 4$11001(1 Lawn French Noting the problems in Que- bec, the CHSS leaders felt more people should learn to speak French and accept the French culture and the French people as being Canadian, "Many people in Quebec are making bigger steps to make Canada truly unified than we are," Paul said, Bonnie stated the problems in Quebec were being caused by radicals and extremists and Paul agreed, noting the serious actions of these people were not the feeling of roost Que- bec people. They agreed that Canadians were too influenced by the Un- ited States and Canadians should strive to formulate their own culture. While he noted he had no (Continued on Page 16) 0 INTRODUCING ... PAUL BATSMAN The CHSS representative on the London Free Press Stud- ent Leader" series is Paul Bateman, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E, Bateman, Clinton. The 18-year-old youth is president of the CHSS student council and is a grade 13 st- udent, last year having won the W. D. Fair scholarship as the top grade 12 student. He plays soccer and volley- ball and has been a member of the senior choir and geog- raphy club., A past president of St. Paul's Anglican Church young people, Paul is a Queen Scout and holds scoutings top achieve- ment — the Bushman's Thong. Last year he was command- ing officer of the cadet corps at the school. 0— Former Airman Awarded $3,033 Over Accident Donald Allan MacDonald, 30, former RCAF Station Clinton airman, was awarded $3,033 by an Ontario Supreme Court jury in London, Monday, as , the result of a car-pedestrian ac- cident January 22, 1962: The jury found driver Dez David Varga, 39, of Clinton, 60 percent responsible for the ac- cident, Mr, MacDonald, 40 per- cent. Mr. MacDonald, who is re- siding on the west coast, suf- fered extensive injuries, includ- ing five fractures, when struck by the Varga car as he walked toward the air base from Olin- ten. The jtiry deliberated less than two hours after hearing a final summation of the case from Mr, Justice Samuel Hughes. Lawyer for Mr. MacDonald was Mayer Lerner, QC. Mr. Varga was represented by D. L. McLennan, of Toronto. INTRODUCING . BONNIE HOMUTH Bonnie, 16, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Homuth, Clinton, and is a grade 12 st- udent at CHSS, Chosen to represent the sch- ool in the London Free Press "School Queen" series, she participates in both basketball and volleyball with the school teams, as well as having been a cheerleader for two years. Recently, she won the local public speaking contest and placed second in the Legion's district finals at Goderich. A member of the "Over 80 Club" for the past two years, she was awarded the W. D. Fair scholarship as the top st- udent in grade 11 last year. Bonnie is a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and sings in the choir as well as teaching a Sunday school class. She has been a representa- tive on the student council for two years and was a member of the girls' sport club for one year. On graduating from high school she plans to become a kindergarten teacher. , Ontario St. UCW Met Tuesday Unit two of UCW of Ontario Street United Church met on Tuesday,'May 7, with. Mrs. A. J. McMurray in charge. Mrs. E. Mitell and Mrs. A. J. Langdon were in charge of worship and opened with the hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth". Mrs. Mittell read scripture lesson from Revelations 21: 1-5 and Mrs. Langdon commented on scripture, 17 members answered roll call with donations for the June bazaar. Mrs. E. Lawson and Mrs. Langdon are visiting committee for May. Mrs. W. Welsh was appointed to social committee, as Mrs. Cliff Proc- tor wished to be relieved. Miss Emma Plumsteel played two instrumentals. Mrs. Ray Fear was in charge of study book, "On the Rim of Asia". Bill Chowen Acclaimed President Mid-WODA Plans Of Clinton Kinsmen Club for 1963.64 Huron County Meeting, May 15 Everybody's Square Dancing These* Days Members of the Clinton Square Dance Club concluded their geasort, Thursday, when they entertained guests front Sea,forth, Coder eh Stratford,• Exeter, Palmerston. and IICAP Clinton at a hoe.down ha, the CRSS gyinnagiurn, Por4 t116 past 14 weeks the local group have been receiving,instruotion from H, Raveling) Stratford, shown on the ektreite left in the front tow„ Members of the club shown at their "graduation" are pictured hero. They include: Mr, and Mrs: Joe Murphy) Mr, and Mrs, Art Aiken, Mr, and Mrs. (alert Patterson, and. • Mrs, lien Pickett, Mr, and Mrs, Pat Noonan), Mr,.• and Mrs, White, 1Vliss Gail Orpen and )30b McClymont, Mr, and Mrs. Tern Al. llis, Mr, and Mrs: John Lavis, Mr, and Mrs, Bob Campbell, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Plurnsteel, gr., and Mrs, VdWin Wood, This Group of Clinton ;Area Folk ea Have Graduated Alec Inkley and Miss 1$a,belle Pickett, Mr, and Mrs, Ab Whitney, Mr, and Mrs, Carl Powell, MP, and Mrs. John MeParlane, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd I-Tolland, Mr. and Mrs Larry Plurnsteel and Mr. d Mrs. Al jewson. Only couple miggin .is Mr, and Mrs, Car an MePhergon. Some of the visitors are drown daneing in the back- ground. (gctog.Rocord Photo)