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1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Published every Thursday at the
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369
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Official Opening of
ANSTETT Jewellers
Thursday, June 20 •
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
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between the breeds.
But what would have been even
more educational and extremely inter-
esting for the spectators would have
been for the judges to give the reasons
why they gave the top prizes to the
stock they did.
We would imagine that the major-
ity of spectators didn't have the foggiest
idea why one horse was judged better
than another in any of the classes, as
they all appeared to be quite evenly
matched to us.
We think the afternoon would
have been much more entertaining and
interesting to all the spectators if they
had some idea what the judge was lOok-
ing for in the various classes , of horses
and to find out why he placed them the
way he did.
We have one other suggestion for
the directors to consider when they
start planning for next year's exhibi-
tion, and that is to make some provi-
sion to keep the dust down on the track
and ball diamond.
While the weatherman co-operated
so perfectly, it did dry things up and
with those heavy horses pounding
around, the dust was a very big nuisance
and unpleasant for the spectators.
Due to the fact the area -the horses
use is very small, we doubt if it would
be tod difficult to come up with some
type of sprinkling system to keep the
area dampened enough to prevent the
heavy clouds of dust from flying into
the grandstand.
However, on the whole, the affair
was a very great success and was very
well run, and the executive and direc-
tors of the Central Huron Agriculture
Society are to be commended for their
many hours of work in preparing the
show for the benefit of the area resi-
dents.
It is only unfortunate that more
didn't visit the fair.
these-students have gone on to be just
as successful as many of those graduat-
ing from universities.
He added emphatically that many
Students were not qualified for universi.
ties, but had definite abilities for other
types of training and parents should
watch for these traits and channel their
children into training for an occupation
for which they are best suited.
We were naturally pleased to hear
his words of commendation for our old
alma mater, The Ryerson Institute of
Technology, and the other poly-techni-
cal schools in Canada. He noted the
universities did not compete with these
schools, but rather the two compliment-
ed each other, especially in the engin-
eering field.
Dr. Hall pointed out that while the
universities turned out engineers,, they
needed the highly-skilled technicians
being trained at these poly-technical
schools, to carry out the work.
Unfortunately, time ran out on our
conversation, but Dr. Hall noted that
it was no shame that students couldn't
handle the academic work of univer-
sities, because many of these people had
technical abilities that far over-shadow-
ed this lack and if properly used and
exploited, the students could most cer-
tainly attain as much success in life
and be of as much benefit to our "space-
age" as many university graduates.
Dr. Hall's informal comments do
not detract from the need of our youth
to attain the best education possible, but
it points out that parents must give
more consideration on aiding their chil-
dren in choosing the education and
training that is best suited to their
abilities and desires.
The Fair Was Educ'ational
DURING THE informal dinner giv-
en,for the judges and visiting dignitaries
by the Central Huron Agriculture So-
ciety, we had, the good fortune to be
seated beside Dr. G. E. Hall, president
of the University of Western Ontario.
Taking advantage of the situation,
the conversation centred around educa-
tion and we were very interested in
some of the comments made by the
noted educationalist.
Noting that the area was One of
those fortunate enough to be receiving
the advantages of the, full-scale R,obarts
Plan, Dr. Hall said he felt the vocation-
al training being instituted was a giant
step forward in the training of our
youth.
He explained that Canada was far
behind most of the European countries
in training, youth for technical. work,
pointing out young people in these other
countries had to spend many years ,of
apprenticing before they were given the
full privileges and responsibilities in
their chosen field.
Dr. Hall stated that one of the
main reasons why Canada has fallen
behind is the false conception that most
parents have in their thought that their
children must be university graduates
to be successful in life.
He added that many parents were
seriously affecting the lives of their
children because they were pushing
them into courses for which they were
not qualified or were not interested.
Giving some examples, the UWO
president said he has seen many stu-
dents fail in ' university courses and
transfer into some technical school or
enter into some occupation in which
they were interested and qualified, and
THE BACKERS of small area fairs
received a big boost from Dr. G. E.
Hall, president of the University of
Western Ontario, when he termed them
"educational" in his remarks at the
opening of the Spring Fair last Satur-
day.
While he didn't expound on his
reasoning for his description, there
were several aspects of the show which
would certainly have to be callecteduca-
tonal.
In fact, Dr. Hall himself contributed
some very educational information
when he expounded on :the history of
Clinton and some of the manufacturing
accomplishments in the town over 100
years ago.
One of the other more noticeable
facets was the "parade of livestock" of
the major beef• and dairy cattle and a
couple of pigs.
Agriculture Representative, Doug
Miles, was instrumental in the arrang-
ing of the parade and gave a very apt
description of the livestock the viewers
on the grandstand were witnessing.
He explained the qualities found
in the various livestock, how they com-
pared with each other, and even had one
of the exhibitors point out to the people
from what part .of the pig they took the
bacon.
This was all very interesting and
beneficial for we "city slickers" and
Doug and the Society directors should
be commended for including this parade
on the program.
It was unfortunate that some type
of description wasn't included in the
horse show as well, because we are even
less familiar with this type of livestock
than the cows and pigs which we see
every day.
While the horse show attracted the
best stock in this part of Ontario, it
would have been much more interesting
if someone had given a commentary on
the various types and the differences
The daily papers during the
past week have been running
stories each day about the pol-
itical scandal in England caus-
ed by the immoral living of one
of that country's government
members. A well-known Cana-
dian magazine published an
article by one of its best writ-
ers a month ago, and because
this writer put in very simple
language the reasons he felt
were causing the great rise in
juvenile sex problems, he has
been fired.
I would like to quote a letter
written by the Very Rev. W. B.
Currie, Provost of St. Ninian's
Cathedral, Perth, Scotland.
He writes: "On every side
we hear.of a disastrous falling
away from Christian moral
standards. The papers are full
of crime and sexual immorality.
The divorce rate is higher than
it has ever been. What makes
the matter far worse is the
early age of those who are so
living.
"I said that there was a fall-
ing away from Christian moral
standards. It would be truer
to say that there was a falling
away from any moral standard.
The rule is, do as you like.
There is one root cause of this,
and that is the fact that in
the name of freedom and en-
lightenment the world is more
and more turning away from
the Christian Faith.
"With the collapse of relig-
ion goes the collapse of morals,
nd the process has been hast-
ened, if not actually caused, by
two world wars and the per-
petual threat of annihilation
in a third. This together with
the improved standard of mat-
erial welfare has encouraged
a spirit of materialism leading
men to believe that all they
need is here, things which can
be bought and the money with
which to buy them.
"If this process continues
much longer it will come about
that the life Whose needs seem
to be so amply catered for by
the Welfare State will, in point
of fact, not be worth having.
What can be done to stop it?
"The influence of parents
cannot be exaggerated. It is
everything, whether for good or
for evil. Good teaching and a
good example in the home will
exercise power that is incal-
culable and which will often re-
main with the child all its life.
The home is a garden where
goodness grows like a flower.
It should be a place of security
where all wants are provided
for by the father and mother;
a place of peace and love where
the child can always run when
anything distressing occurs.
"In security, peace and love,
the family can be heaven on
earth and, the children can
never lose its influence. The
great need of today then is a
return to family life and a,,,new
realisation of its vital import-
ance. But what do we see in-
stead?
"Where it used to be that
the father brought in the
money for the family's needs
and the mother stayed at home
to look after the house and
children, now the mother her-
self works as well as the fath-
er. The result is that the chil-
dren cothe home from school
and find nobody there. They
play about until one or other
of the parents turns up or they
let themselves in by their own
key, Thus there are homes
where the children rarely see
their father or mother and so
family life is qnite impossible
and the parents, far from be-
ing the keyed foundation of
children's life, are little more
than strangers,
"One realizes that this does
net apply to the mother Who
does part-time work When the
children are at school and is
always free to be with them
when they are at home, and
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• 40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, June 14, 1923
The School Board have en-
gaged Mr. Norman Geddes as
the principal for the coming
term. He has been teaching
at Belgrave and a few years
ago taught near Londesboro,
ReV. Dr. Gandier, a brother
of Dr. Gandier, Clinton, has
been appointed moderator of
the General Assembly of Pres-
byterian churches.
We are very sorry to state
that Mrs. John Cardiff, who
makes her home with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Harry Bartliff, had
,the misfortune to fall in the
house and break her hip.
Clinton was well represented
at the Moonlight trip of the
Greyhound on Monday . night.
The Kiltie Band was engaged
for the musical program and
gave a good program.
Messers F. Scrimgeour and
E. McCaul, of t h e McLagan
Furniture Co., Stratford, were
in town a few days ago inter-
viewing Mr. W. S. Downs in
connection with a contract for
carved ornament/.
The Doherty Piano Co. em-
ployees will hold their picnic
at Bayfield on June 23.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday. June 14, 1923
Rev. Mr. Holmes, Wroxeter,
has been appointed to Wesley-
Willis Church, Clinton, by the
stationing committee.
Tarvia is being applied to the
streets, consequently we are a
bit mussed up.
Miss Emma Lavis has been
supplying as organist in Willis
Church the past few weeks,
owing to the illness of Mrs.
McMurchie.
The following citizens have
been improving their residenc-
es by the addition of a new
verandah, Mr. G. D. Roberton,
W. Tiplady, H. Cook, Mrs. Mc-
Ivor and H. Plumsteel.
Mr Foster Copp, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Copp,
town, graduated in -medicine
this year from the Toronto
University. He has been assoc-
iated with Dr. Banting, the
discoverer of Insulin, during
the past year and may continue
wiGth D him.
Roberton and Dr.Ax-
on and Murray and Jack 'Mc-
Ewan made up a pair of doub-
les for the bowling jitney in
Exeter yes,terday.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 16, 1938
Mr. J. F. Reynolds has sold
her property on Albert Street
to Mr. Adams of Hullett.
Mr. George Rumball has
purchased the property belong-
ing to Mr. Kenneth Whitmore
on Frederick Street. Mr. Whit-
more has purchased a store on
the Main Street, Blyth.
It is with regret we an-
nounce the resignation of ,M iss
Z. Nixon from the Clinton Col-
legiate Institute staff. She has
been the teacher of Classics.
Miss Elizabeth Jean Laidlaw,
daughter of Mrs. David Laid-
law, Huron Street, was award-
ed the gold medal for surgical
nursing at the graduation at
General Hospital, Guelph,
David' Gemtnell, 66, Tucker-
smith Township councillor, was
Surely Father's Pay is the
most insignificant occasion on
the calendar, Everybody knows
which. Sunday in May is Mo-
ther's Day, but there's a good
deal of confusion in the minds
of most people about the other
one, and were it not for our
good friends the merchants
who urge us not to f or get
"Dear Old Dad", it would prob.:
ably slip by as quietly as Whit
Sunday.
,,
It's not difficult to under-
stand 'this vagueness. Not too
many years ago, every day was
father's day. But in the sym-
phony of today's family, father
is the lost chord. The family
circle no longer centres on
father. It has become an arc,
the pendulum swinging be-
tween Mom and the kids.
*
From the time we can lisp
"momma", we are fed a lot
of pap about motherhood. Mo-
ther can do no wrong; Mother
is a brave little soul; Mummy
knows best; Mom works too
hard; Mother is always there
when she's ,needed; nobody can
cook like Morn; Mother's ner-
ves are bad; what could we
do without Mamma; and so
on. There's a certain amount
of truth in it all, but what I
object to is turning Mother
into a bushel basket under
instantly killed Thursday after-
noon when he fell from the
roof of his barn.
Miss Winona Frain, who has
been teaching near Woodstock,
has been engaged to teach at
SS No. 2, Hullett.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 11, 1953
Clinton is to be the home of
Huron County's first trade fair
sponsored by the Clinton Lions
Club. Chairman will be Royce
Macaulay.
Morley Taylor, Brucefield;
Clifford Talbot, Bayfield and
Robert Love, Kippen, have
been attending University of
Toronto this year and each
completed the year with hon-
ours.
Clayton 0. Martin was pres-
which father's once r bright
light is well hidden.
*
Oh, for the good old days,
when Father was head of the
house, and everybody knew it.
When he sat down at the head
of the table, there was a res-
pectful, if not fearful silence.
The kids sat in rows at each
side, silent until spoken to.
The women scurried around
with proper humility, fetching
the steaming dishes, holding
their breaths while Father
tested the carving knife, sigh-
ing with relief when he waxed
benevolent under the charm of
food.
*
In those golden days, Fath-
er's 'comfort,, well-being, a n d
peape of mind were the prime
requisites of a happy home.
His lightest opinion was gos-
pel. His wrath was awful to
contemplate. You didn't need
household gods: you had Fa-
ther. * *
If Father said women should
not be allowed behind the
wheel of a car, they shouldn't,
and that's all there was to it.
If he declared there were no
fish in that "crick", there
weren't, If he believed that the
Grits (or Tories) were "a
pack of damned thieves," they
were. If he told you to go to
ented with a gift by the Clin-
ton and District Chamber of
Commerce in recognition of his
long, service as secretary-treas-
urer, 0. L. Engelstad replaces
him in the treasurer's duties,
while Miss Wilma Dinnin was
named secretary.
Charles Hanly, son' of IVIr.
and Mrs. Mervyn Hanly, . RR
5, Clinton, graduated from the
U of T with first class honours
for his Bachelor of Arts degree.
He won several awards during
his terms.
Charlene Scotchmer and St-
anley Telford won top prizes
in the recent "Help Keep Bay-
field Beautiful" poster contest.
Receiving honorable mention
were: Beverly Heard, Jeffrey
Heisler, Ruthann Scotchmer,
Ted Turner, Howard Scotchmer
and Stephen Scotchmer.
bed, you got,
By what subtle and fiendish
alchemy has Father been trans-,
formed from a giant into a
figure of fun, a national joke,
a stooge on third-rate family
television series? By what foul
trick of the fates has that
magnificent man been turned
into the cringing creature who
can be seen wiping the dishes
while his wife is out at the
bingo?
,,,
How hath the mighty fallen,
is all I can say, and I ,say
it not in scorn but in sorrow.
Bullied by his spouse, relent-
lessly heckled by his children,
his only places of refuge are
the garden, the golf course or
the trout stream.
*s, *
Not for him the mighty
roast to carve, He is allowed
to spoon out the meatballs cov-
ered with mushroom sauce, of
the macaroni and cheese. Not
for him the hushed silence as
he voices an opinion with ring-
ing authority. The only ,opinion
he voices is, "Well, I'm inclined
to agree with you, dear".
Where Father used to have
a fine paunch, an acknowledged
symbol of his success in life,
Dad has a mean little p o t
belly that merely suggests he
doesn't get enough exercise.
Where Father kept the child-
ren in line with one hard look,
and the occasional clout on the
ear, Dad whines that he'll cut
off their allowance if they
don't do what their mother
tells them. * ,,,
Where Father used to dole
out the housekeeping money,
with demands for stringent
economy, Dad turns over the
pay envelope, intact, and with-
out a murmur accepts the glad
tidings that mother has just
bought a new refrigerator on
the never-never plan.
* * *
Where Father used to read
the Bible to the family be-
fore bed, Dad coaxes mother
to let the kids stay up and
watch Quest. Where Father
used to rumble curses as he
patched the fourth blow out
on a forty mile trip, Dad gr-
umbles complaints because he
has to buy a new set of tires
after 20,000 miles. *
Oh, it's bitter, but we've
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