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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-05-09, Page 2By .BRAD. ANDERSON Nor Npw 5o04Yeimm 1gM NY. GRANDPA'S BOY THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 ovi t.4 a i . • C 9 0 ri®t e! For relief from backache or that tired-out feeling I depend on— MAY IS SAFETY MONTH A Safe Driver Drives A Safe Car Check Yours Today OCNR din .e 'Writes. 0/._many things Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 Heart of Hue.Ori County Clinton, Ontario POptilatIOn 3,369 • A. L. COLWAIOUN, Publisher 0 WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor Signedconrif?ulions this opiniOni of fhi writers only, and dO not noice4oilly express the Vitioii of he iteivspai)i§t sustaurnou RATES: Payable to advance Canada AO divot aritein $4.00 a 14411 Unifid Sfatia and Foreign. $S:50; Singli CoP16 ten Cents Authorised its second Blasi Mall; Fos# offki OffaiA, and for eiveniet"iii, pas#ags in coifs Hon. William G. Davis, minister of education, visited Clinton recently without the knowledge of most people, but he did leave behind, him a challenge that certainly deserves the considera- tion of those to whom it was directed. Those persons. were the area public school teachers, who were infOrtned that it WAS their duty to direct their students into the proper "streams" of the secondary schools offering the com-. plete new edUcational program, such as CHSS. Mr. 'Davis, who impressed us with his enthusiasm and sincerity for the gigantic and all-important position be holds, noted that area elementary teach- ers should know the various courses available, and while it was not their responsibility to direct their students, it certainly was their task to acquire the knowledge and implications of the new .system and be able to aid the par- ent and student in_ selecting the one best suited to his own particular needs' and abilities. To those unfamiliar with the vast changes that will take place in educa- tion at CHSS next year, this may not appear to be such a great challenge, but one look at the curriculum being offered quickly shows that the teachers will have a tremendous amount of responsibility in fulfilling the require ments outlined by Mr. Davis. This will create no great problem in the disposition of the above average students, as they will,, continue to be chanelled into the five-year academic courses, although some consideration will have to be made on their part as to whether they will prefer taking some of the science, commercial or trade options that will be offered as well. This will necessitate some consid- eration on their part as to what line of endeavour they will wish to follow at university or some of the other institu- tions of higher learning available to them. The below average students will re- quire more guiding into the proper course, as it will be necessary to deter- mine to which of the many. trade or commercial subjects they will be best adapted. It will be necessary to determine what particular occupation these stu- dents wish to enter upon compIetiOn of their schooling, bUt it will be im- perative that -the teachers and parents consider this carefully to ensure the student has abilities along these lines, because it is a well known fact that we are not always talented along*the lines of a career that looks, interesting or profitable to us. The elementary teachers will have A Due to the fact there are a number of auction sales being held in this area at the present, a warning from a mem- ber of the Ontario Provincial Police may prove a real money-saver to those planning to attend. OPP Constable Ken Armstrong, Stratford, hasn't found any new methods to save vast sums of money on articles persons may bid on, nor has he found ahy sure method of detecting valuable antiques. His advice is for male auction enthusiasts only and is offered as a means of them keeping their wallets from the hands of pickpockets who have been frequenting the Immediate area .in the past month or so. The OPP officer recommends that men keep their wallets next to their skin by carrying them in a shirt pocket, described by Armstrong as being a 100 percent safe. While most men moving in crowds have learned their hip pocket is very unsafe if they're carrying large sums, many think they are safe by moving it into the inside pocket of their coat. However, Armstrong says an ex- pert pickpocket can easily lift a wallet from an inside coat pocket—"just a shove and a grab and it's gone," he to know what courses .are available for the student and some of the aptitudes required by the student to be successful in this work, To some extent it will also require that the teacher have some knowledge as. to the opportunities in this line of endeavour as well so this information can be p4ssed onto the parents and stu- dents. It will also be necessary for the teachers to discuss with the students' and parents the course available, and with a view to talents displayed both at home and at 'school, make suggestion as to which ones the student will be suited. The task involving the average student will be equally as involved, as this is the group 'that perhaps creates the most problem, Teachers will have to keep a very close eye on them in an effort to deter, mine if they should stick primarily to the trade and commercial courses, or if they may be better in the more academic streams, with a view to advanced education on the completion of their courses. We would imagine that perhaps this group will take' the' greatest con- sideration and study on the .part of the teachers. While this is a very incomplete re- sume of the responsibilities that will have to be assumed by the, public school teachers, it does point up the great challenge presented to them by Mr. Davis. However, he challenged them to avail themselves of summer courses and special classes to seek out advance- ment opportunities. With this thought in mind, area teachers should seriously consider study along the vocational guidance lines as this appears to be a field that will enable them to better serve their stu- dents and the ,community. Certainly, a complete study of the new educational system is a must and periodic visits and discussions with teachers and guidance officials will also be included in this class as well. • Parents as well will have to keep abreast to the changes being made in the educational system and more than ever will have to nay stricter attention to the abilities being displayed by their children. All in all, with the opening of the modern facilities at CHSS, all persons who in any way are involved with opportunities to .Counsel youth must make a conscientous effort to know what great benefits are available if the system is to 'accomplish the task for which it has been instituted. says. He contends that by keping it in a shirt pocket next to the skin, pick- pockets won't touch it. ' His advice came on the heels of the second investigation he has carried out in this section of Western Ontario within a few weeks, and police believe crews of experts from the Toronto area are responsible for the thefts at the farm sales. With the weather now suitable for out-door functions of all types, area residents attending functions w h e r e people normally carry larger than usual sums of money will be well advised to consider this advice, While it is easy to say that pick- pockets will never attempt to take your wallet, it should be remembered that they make their living by taking advan- tage of persons with that very attitude who fail to take the precautions sug- gested by those who are in the know. Constable Armstrong concluded by saying that people going to farm auctions and other places where money is required, are not good enough to outwit the expert pickpockets. • And remember—they've been work- ing in this area and finding it quite profitable. Mother's Day is just around the corner, And so I think I'll take this chance to warn her Not to be fooled by all the flowers and fuss. When Monday comes, we'll be right back to us. * * An you know what "us" are like during the other 364 days. Us eat like hogs and vanish, leaving Mother with the dish- es. Us walk across Ma's clean floor with our swamp - soiled hip waders. Us stay out too late and make Mummy's ner- ves shriek. Us arise on Mom's third clarion call in the a.m. and bawl her out for not wak- ing us up on time. Us come home from school and take a big wedge out of the cake Ma has baked for the church tea. Us spill gravy on our clean blouses and chuck them into Mom's laundry. Us decorate doorknobs, chairbacks and floors with our clothes, be- cause Mom gets a big kick out of putting things a way. Us drive Mother right up the wall. Daily. * * Mothers come in three sizes: regular, large and family size. They come in several shades; red with rage, white with fear and gray with exhaustion, Some are thin and holy-look- ing. Some are roly-poly-look- ing. But every single one of them is a martyr, and I say it with- out irony. Martyrs are people who were burned at the stake, just pee, Mothers burn all day and every clay. * * Mothers are like farmers. They plant the seed carefully in the only ground they have to work — their children — nurture it with care, watch with deep delight as the first green shoots appear, tremble lest they be flattened by the elements, view with pride the ripening stalks, and recoil with horror when the crop turns out to be wild oats. Some mothers are like hens. They sit on their offspring un- til the kids are either rotten or half-baked. Others are like cats. They birth their young, feed them well until they can eat by themselves, then give them a lick and let them fend WI Executive Discusses Plans For Annual Executive members from the eleven branches of the West Huron District of the Wom- en's Institute met last Tues- day afternoon in the B 1 y t h Memorial Hall to plan for the District Annual which is set for May 30 at Dungannon. Miss Josephine Woodcock, president, was in charge of the meeting which opened with the Ode with Mrs. E. Radford of Clinton as pianist. Following the repeating of the Mary St- ewart Collect, Miss Woodcock welcomed the delegates from Goderich, St. Helens, Kintail, Tiger Dunlop, Dungannon, Au- burn, Belgrave, Lon des boro, Wingharn, Clinton and Blyth, It was decided to again join the "Pennies for Friendship" project which is to assist A.C.W.W. A display of crafts from each branch will be held at the annual and the' Dun- gannon branch will provide the tables. Several branches are plan- ning to go to Guelph in June to see and hear the ACWW president, Mrs. Beekoff. The program for the district annual Was planned and the presidents of the branches were named a nominating committee to pre- pare a slate of officers for the corning year, Mrs. Ed Davies, Auburn, was named the convener and pres- ented the report Which will be given at the annual meeting. Members of the Blyth branch served a delicious lunch. o Newspaper advertising brings the merchant's "showcase" into your home, 'for themselves, ,, 4, Some mothers swear, drink beer, and run around town af- ter men. Most mothers bear, drink tea, and run around the block looking for their kids at suppertime. • Some mothers — and 2 hate to say it at this semi-sacred time — are slobs. They sit around drinking coffee in their bathrobes. The only time they get out of their slippers is when they go out to play bingo. They whine incessantly at kids and husbands, Their household gods are the can- opener, the freezing compart- ment and the television set. They have runs in the stock- ings, curlers in their hair, and aching backs. * * Some mothers are just the opposite. They are hell on high heels. They are out of bed like a Roman candle in the, morn- ing, and continue to explode at regular intervals all day. They drive their kids and bUlly . their husbands. They redecor- ate at the drop of a colour chart. They move the furniture around, They join clubs and terrorize the other mothers in them. They flee down the short corridor of life as though pur- sued by a stream of molten lava. * III And somewhere +between these extremes are all the other mothers, like yours and 40 Y ears Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, May 10, 1923 E. Wendorf, Clinton, was named convener of the group 10 lacrosse league comprising teams from Clinton, Seaforth and Mitchell, Superior Piston Ltd., Elmira, indicated their desire of mov- ing to Clinton at council meet- ing. A Goderich citizen was fined in Clinton on Tuesday evening $10 and costs for fast driving with a team of horses. The Government Experimen- tal Flax Station here are busy sowing 250 or more acres of flax these days, William McGregor, RR 5, Clinton, received his B.A. from Queen's University, Kingston, Early risers yesterday (Wed- nesday, May 9) were indeed surprised to see the snow and a regular snow storm was on the program all clay. A year ago today the temperature was 80 degrees in the shade. Butler Bros. have enlarged their ice box in their butcher shop. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 10, 1923 Dr. Brown of Cornwall ar- rived in town on Monday and has opened an office in the Molsons Bank block on Ontario Street. e local Board of Health has distributed circulars to the citizens advising them to clean up their back yards, etc., and the wise ones will take heed. Mr. E. S. Livermore, son of Mr. and Mrs, James Livermore, Clinton, and a student at the University of Toronto is a member of that school's win- ning debating team. Miss Jean Chidley left Satur- day for Toronto Where she will take a position, Mr. John Pease of London Who has rented the store and residence of Mrs. McCully, Bayfield, moved in on Friday A despatch frofn Ottawa notes the grOss amount of in- come tax for the year ending March 1922, was $1,462,539,169. Canadian air pilots flew 294,- 449 miles, carrying 9,153 pas- sengers in the past, year, 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD tittirsday) May 12, 1938 Officers elected for the' local baseball club in the HUrOn- Perth league are: Dr, J, ShaW, preticlent; Garon and mine, Oh, they are not all perfect, our mothers. They are not gentle, little, old, silver- haired ladies who smile and mind their own business and hand out cookies. There are saints and sinners,_ golfers and gad-abouts, naggers and trap- pers and nippers among them. But they're the real mothers, and they can be forgiven any of their little foibles. They are the women who bore children proudly, played with them joyfully, taught them carefully, a n d walloped them with aching heart when they had to. * They are the mothers who nursed their children with tenderness when they were ill, kissed their bumps when they fell, listened to their troubles with sympathy, and showed them the beauty and the joys of life. They are the mothers of whom young men whisper, for whom they call with anguish, when they know they are dy- ing, in war, They are the mo- thers to whom young girls bring their first, fragrant love affair, on whom young wives call for help. They are the real mothers. God bless them for what they have done in this world, and reward them with a perpetual Mother's Day in the next. -H. C. Lawson, vice-presidents; J. L, McKnight, secretary- treasurer; Earl Fulford, Nor- man Livermore, B. Taylor, J. R. Butler, executive; Thomas Churchill, manager. Just recently the trillium has been chosen as the emblem of the Province of Ontario. Hon. P. M. Dewan, minister of agriculture, was guest speak- er at the Clinton Lions meet- ing when 100 farmers and busi- nessmen attended the special event. Mrs. David Steep has a num- ber of leghorn hens which have the habit of laying large eggs regularly. One brought into the office as a sample- last week weighed almost four ounces. At the, meeting of the public school board it was moved that Mr. W. Draper be allowed to spend up to $10 for athletic supplies during the year. Misses Edith Paterson, Helen Nediger, Madeline VanHorn and Freda Schoenhals enjoyed a bus trip to Hamilton, Niagara and Buffalo over the weekend. -1-0 'Years 'Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 7, 1953 N. W. Trewartha, well-known While visiting in .California this past winter, it was litter, e4otig to, see all the .different idnds of trees, I had always thought that this particular part of the south would have trees always in leaf. They .40 have many types that have foliage all year, but there seemed to be many just cm- ing. out in leaf in March. The gardens of many homes had flowering crab trees which were a blaze of colour and also lovely elm trees for shade. It Was amazing to see large rubber trees growing outdoors. —some as high as 30 feet, with their broad, heavy leaves. These of course, are an ever- green plant 'but one we associ- ate with big pots, big homes or public buildings. Most people think of the south along with palm trees, and California has several typ- es of palm. There are the great tall ones with just a handful of stiff green foliage at the top. These are quite beautiful when you see a street boardered with them, but growing alone, are not very interesting. T h e y resemble rough-surfaced telephone poles! One day I saw workmen tak- ing down one of these tall "poles" and was surprised at the very small root system, It is only about two feet deep and made me wonder how the tree, which appears top-heavy anyway, would stand and not fall in a high wind. There are other plants which have a much larger trunk and lovely huge fern-like leaves at the top. They do not seem to grow as tall as the other palms and their dark green leaves are four or five feet in length and fall down over a band of coarse hair-like growth about two- thirds of the way up the trunk, These are date palms and one of the prettiest trees I have ever seen. Most people use them as ornamental trees on their lawns. There are male and female date palms apparently, and it is quite a business to pollinate a female date tree, so very few householders use them to produce fruit. The commercial. growers, many of whom are in and around Indio, California, produce great quantities of dates from each tree. This lies • • • Clinton man is the first layman to be elected as chairman of Huron Presbytery of the Unit- ed Church. Provision has been made for the expenditure of $38,000 on the extension of the retaining wall and tying-up facilities on the south bank of the river at Bayfield. M, McAdain was elected president of the Fish and Game Club on Monday. Other offic- ers are: Louis Freeman, John Wilson, Lloyd Butler and C. J. Livermore. SS 3, under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. N. Sills, won the shield for the schools compiling the most points in the Hullett Township Music Festival. Some of the solo winners at the Hullett Festival were: John Powell, Barbara Kaye Snell, Nickie White, Jane Uyl, Clar- ence Dale, Joanne Rapson, Ro- bert Phillips, Jane McCool, 0 n Monday, Tuckersmith council reached an agreement to lease the ground on the farm of John McCowan for dumping ground at a rate of $100 per year, small city in the desert calls itself the "Date Capital of the W Beforel going south I said would loye to pick an orange from a tree This became a real challenge as the days roi,r led by. Not that there weren't lots to see, Many people have orange trees growing in their gardens, but I didn't have the nerve required to pick an or- ange from any of these. "- The orange tree is not quite as large as an apple tree and is much more elosely branched. They appear to be more closely planted in the groves as well, that is, more trees to the acre than you would see apple or even peach trees in our coUn, try. Their leaves are dark, waxy green and all the trees in the orange groves or in private" yards had ripe fruit, green fruit and flowers, all at the same time. Apparently they are a constantly producing type of fruit tree. There may be other varieties of oranges, but those in and around Los Angeles all appeared to be the same. After several days had pass- ed we were visiting friends one evening, and I mentioned my desire to pick an orange, Our hostess said, "well, we have a tree right here in the garden' and you are welcome to pick the fruit." Out I went, in the dark with just a small flash- light, and managed to pick six, beautiful ripe oranges. They were the best I have ever tast- ed! Speaking of oranges, as well as all the fruit and vegetables in California, they are much more expensive to buy there, than the same produce is right here in Canada. The following poem was one I came across this week and was contained on a notice found nailed to a tree in one of the parks of Seville, Spain. It is copied from the book "Spanish Sunshine," by Elinor Elsner. The Prayer of the Tree To the Wayfarer---.• Ye who pass by and would raise your hand against me Harken ere you harm me! I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, The friendly shade screening you from the summer sun. My fruits are refreshing draughts, Quenching your thirst as you journey ,on, I am thebeam that holds your house, The board of your table, The bed on which you lie, And the timber that builds your boat, I am the handle of your hoe, The wood of your cradle, The door of your homestead, And the shell of your coffin. I am the bread of kindness, and the flower of beauty. 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