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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-07-18, Page 4FOR THE SECOND time in a few short weeks Clinton residents have been saddened to hear of the sudden' death of one of our leading pitizens — a recognition that surely _Must be bes towed upon the late Flight Sergeant. Frank Burns. As a member of the Central Huron Secondary School board, Frank was one of its most conscientious workers, attacking his appointed dui- ies with a great deal of zeal and clear thinking. It was perhaps in the sporting world that the popular airman, was best known, as a top-rate bowler, a baseball umpire, and a keen and en- thusiastic Supporter of minor sports in Clinton. As a competitor, he always gave his best, and as an official he ruled with =quavering authority, but always With fairness/ and for these two qual- ities he gained the respect and friend- ship of all those with whom he was a.ssociated in the many years he was a sportS booster. Certainly, his host of friends in the area share in the sorrow of his untimely death with his wife and fam- ily, as he will be greatly missed in the many activities with which he was associated both in town and at RCAF Clinton. Terms Cadet Camps Beneficial AREA PARENTS who have sons attending various cadet camps this summer, or those who may be inter- ested in sending the offspring to such a camp in the future years, may be interested in the words of commenda- tion expressed this week by the 'editor of the Wingham Advance-Times in the following editorial. We had an enjoyable trip on Sunday. Number One Son being in camp at Ipperwash with the high school cadets, we went down to see how he was getting along. A visit to the camp is truly en- lightening. (Boys who, after their own age-old fashion, are just about the sloppiest of all creatures, are whipping around the camp in trim uniforms with a new light of interest in their eyes. They take the parents into a hut where rows of double-decker bunks are im- maculately made up and where every piece of equipment is in its proper place. These boys are learning some- thing. Mind you they are beefing about the whole thing. That seems to be the first lesson men learn in military train- Mg. First questions evoked the infor- mation that the food was bad, the beds rough and the work unbearable. But with only a few exceptions they.. admit a little later that it's really pretty, fair. Only two poor meals in a week and the corporal in charge of the hut is "a pretty good guy." - We are most enthusiastic about this, type of training for boys of high school age. It keeps them busy through the long summer holiday; they have no opportunity to get into any sort of trouble; they learn to respond cheer- fully to discipline and even to assume a certain amount of responsibility for leadership. The camp ,staff is carefully sel- ected from officers and -NCOs who understand that they are not handling toughened troops, but nevertheless know. how to Instill the sort of obed- ience and alertness that army life re- quires. He Exists In A 'Democracy !! IT IS TO BE HOPED that the seething words of Mr. Justice T. G. Norris in his description of Harold Banks, president of the Seafarers' In- ternational Union will not only stir members of his union to rid their or- ganization of such men, but also that other unions across Canada will take a good, honest look at their own or- ganizers and indeed, their own purpose. There can be no argument that unions have served tremendously in improving the lot of the working man in the past 25 years, but in many cases they have become greedy and it can be truthfully said that they have done more harm than good for the nation as a whole. While Mr. Justice Norris has come forth with a strong attack against one union leader, it is doubtful if many people will be too greatly shocked to hear Banks described as being a bully, cruel, dishonest, greedy, power-hungry, contemptuous of the law and of the stuff of the Capones and the Hoffas of whom the dictators throughout history, from the earliest times to the totalitar- ians, Hitler and Stalin, are prototypes. Such words to describe a leader of men in a democracy should bring forth an indignant and shocking outcry against him, but people have suspected for some time that these traits exist in some union leaders, but unfortunat- ely,' unions have become so powerful that they have been able to stand up against the courts,, the government and any other group that would challenge them. It is almost unimaginable how men have been brow-beaten to such an extent that the leaders they support have been able to reach a place where they can be classified along with dic- tators such as Hitler and Stalin. Perhaps they feel that the high- er wages, fringe benefits and better working conditions they have won over the years has warranted this support, but the time has come when unions have overstepped their purposes to a great extent and have created a vicious circle that threatens our very economy. They have jumped into a tread- mill in most instances where their de- mands have gained nothing, due to the fact that their benefits have been offset by necessary price increases. With other unions and businesses forced into this vicious circle, no one really gains in this inflationary practice, but it places Canada at a very distinct dis- advantage in world trade and in many instances has completely out-priced her products in comparison with other countries. The powerful strike action also gains little in the long run as gains are offset by loss of wages, unemploy- ment in related trades and a loss of buying' power for strikers. This can be seen in the carpent- ers' strike in Toronto, which if it lasts for more than a few days, is bound to bring all work to a stop on many mil- lion dollars' worth of construction jobs. Some of the work on these can be performed without carpenters, but if carpenters are not available to build ,cement forms for cement work, for ex- ample, cement can not be poured,- and throwing the cement workers out of their jobs will make it impossible for other trades to carry on and they will have to embrace voluntary unemploy- ment. After the strike is settled, at a cost to the public as yet undetermined, the same public will , be asked next winter to co-operate in providing winter work for the building trades. And, if the carpenters' demands for higher wages are met, this will give other unions a reason for seeking higher wages and the whole thing will start again without anyone gaining a thing—and in fact creating inestimable expense. It has come to the point where union members must view their actions honestly and eradicate their groups of those who would attempt to gain un- warranted benefits only so they can build up personal ego and power. Perhaps with the unveiling of Mr. Justice Norris' report on the Sea- farers' International Union, enough clear thinking, democratically minded men will• see the folly in the present situation and will take steps to use their powers as unions only in cases where it is warranted. Always Use Care, Courtesy And Common Sense Clinton Newilecord THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 D • 40 Amalgamated 1924 Published every Thursday at the 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. Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department Ottawa. and for payment of postage in cash SUISC$IPTION RAT Payable in advance -.Canada and Great 0;1'41104.00 n your; United States al* Poreigm WO; Sktil•Copies Ten Cents • THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Est. 1881 Page 4-r—clinton NewP-Record—^,Thurs, July 184 190.3 EditOrialS „ Gained Respect As Sports Booster Continuation school at Luck- now, Mrs. J. Schoenhals is chap- eroning a number of girls at a camp at Port Albert for a couple of weeks. The results of Normal School examinations are made public today, the following Clinton students being successful: Elsie M. Ferguson, Gertrude A. Fow- ler, Amy E. Hellyar, Izetta Merner, Cecil Matheson, Annie Lawrence. Mr. H. E. Rorke took a party of young girls, members of the CGIT, to Port Elgin yesterday," where they will spend a couple of weeks in camp. Misses Flor- ence Rorke, Linnie Nediger, Harriet Hawkins and Winnie McMath are t h e contingent from Clinton. Mr. W. M. Erwin, Brantford, has been engaged by the Col- legiate board as principal and was in town 'last week looking over the ground. Ambrose 0. Pattison, agent for the CNR in Clinton since 1882 retires at the end of this month. It would be interesting to know how many folks, if any, missed "Adine" last week on these pages. In my own home, two fine fellows missed mother and wife respectively. Mother "Adine" went to Camp! I hate to admit it now, but this was my very first exper-, ience at camping. When I was a youngster, camping was not as popular a pastime as it is now in Canada. I could say that perhaps it reminded me parents of the stories they had heard from their parents about the great Trek to the West. But this makes me sound very ancient. The camp I attended was a Girl Guide Pioneer Camp and someone early in the spring had suggested me as one of the staff. Quartermaster no less! (I am an Acting Guide Cap- tain.) For a camp, the Quarter- master does a great deal of preliminary work, planning menus to fit within a .budget and to meet nutritional require- ments. You figure the quan,t-, ities and make all the neces- sary 'purchases to provide food for the total number of camp- ers. The menus must be flex- ible, I discovered, to allow for days when a hike or picnic lunch may be called for — or for changes in weather temp- eratures. No one wants too much heavy hot food in 90 degree Weather. Nor do they like a cold plate when ,the weather- man drops the heat to about 60, Within the first few hours with the campers, I discovered that my name was to become either "Cookie" or "Poison". You can figure out the require- ments which determine the name you acquire! At the same ' Wingham, Ont. July 15, 1963 Dear Editor: I would like the opportunity to reply to a letter written by Ronald MacGregor which ap- peared in the July 11 issue of your newspaper. , He chose to criticise t h e Federation of Agriculture gen- erally in his letter and it would also appear that he was en- deavouring to make a strong effort to have the work that the Federation of Agriculture is doing, appear to the readers of your paper, as not being in the best interests of the far- mer. The Federation of Agricul- ture welcomes criticism and advice from anyone, but when unjust criticism and unfair st- atements are made about our organization, I feel it is my duty to reply to such a letter. We thank you, Mr. Mac-Greg- or, ,for your opinion and advice regarding a grain testing stat- ion in Huron County. Our res- olution committee consisting of five well known Huron ,County farmers brotight in a resolution requesting a grain testing sta- tion. (I might say that the resolution has not yet been dealt with by the Ontario 'ecl- eration of Agriculture and may be defeated). I Can assure you that the Federation Of Agricul- ture will not work for a grain testing station for Huron un- less the people want it. You also Make a comment about the Federation of Akm- time, I was informed that Cookie wakes the camp. Since the hour of rising for me was marked down on Camp Orders at 7 a.m., I set my al- arm for a few minutes before seven and fell into bed the first night. I was really tired, I thought. I became a lot more tired on other days I discov- ered, before the week was over. I wakened to the sound of an army of birds, and to the sun pouring into my eyes, took a quick look at the clock and nearly died. The clock said five past seven. I flew into my clothes, after washing and jammed my hat on my head as I tore down to the cook house. As I hurried along I sounded my whistle blast to call my assistants to the cook- house and by the time the first sleepy-eyed little girl arrived I had the wood-fire burning and was busy setting up the camp- site trays. At this point another mem- ber of the staff came into my kitchen, yawning "What's the matter Cookie?" "My alarm never went off" I explained, "My first day at camp I certainly don't Want to be late." "You sure won't be late, Cookie, it's just five-thirty," my friend said. Guess what name the kids called me for the balance of that, day! I must say though that that was the only time during the week that I heard myself called "Poison" and it was the only time I read the hands of the clock incorrectly. By the way,' that day hap- pened to be my birthday, and the tears came to my e y es that night after campfire when the girls brought out a beauti- fully decorated cake which we all shared, and very affection- ately called me "Cookie". culture supporting the hog marketing plan. The Federation of Agriculture are very happy that they had a small part in forming the Huron County Hog Producers Association. Nearly all Huron County farmers are hog producers and the Hog Producers of Huron have en- dorsed the hog marketing plan three times during the past three years. Why would they not support it? Ontario Hog Producers re- ceive a higher price for their hogs than producers do in any Other part of North America and opponents to the plan also enjoy the higher price. Your statement that our or- ganization trys to "arouse sus- picion and distrust between farm producers and private en- terprise" is absurd and ridicu-' sous. 'You also seem concerned about the goal of the Federa- tion of Agriculture, The Feder- ation of Agriculture was form- ed for the purpose of improv- ing the farmer's position and increasing his income and much has been done through o u r farm marketing legislation to accomplish this and every ef- fort is being made to continue to improve the farmers' income through our several depart- thents at the Toronto office. Our organization represents the vast majority, of farmers and we are recognized by both Dominion and Provincial (46v- erninents its the yoke of the farm'[ people and we are fre- SOnle people are addicted to drugs, Other$ to drink, some to the weed, others to women. Teachers are addicted to, $1.11n- Mer MIMS. Why? Aslc a teacher and he'll tell ,YsiP0144l"TeQorninipePtern°c7.'" rnYAsTfge' chairman of the school hoard and he'll ;tell you, "So he can demand more money," Asit the teacher's wife, if you want the real truth: "So he can get clown to the city there and 'have a big time miming around and living. it up while I'm st- uck here at borne with the kids." They're all equally right. That's why I've been taking a Refresher Coarse in English. refreshing, t g, thIintk,sittarhtron' tobe bee in rip-snorting style and the pace hasn't let up for a minute. Girls, drink, bawdy conversa- tion and wild reunions with old comrades, I hadn't really intended to get involved in anything be- yond a few love affairs and half a dozen nights on the town. •That's why I picked out _what I thought was a fairly quiet spot to stay. My illus- ions were dispelled even before I got dressed in the morning. There was a surreptious tap on my door. I opened it and was confronted by two young ladies, both stark naked and grinning broadly, Talk about your Profumo affair. "Hi, Unca Bill!" chort- led my nieces, Jenny and Susie, aged four and. three. Well, that wasn't so bad, I'm used to bare- bottomed little girls, and these were the only ones I had any- thing to do with while I was away, so help me, Mom. But the drink was another matter, I couldn't seem to stay off it, without the old Trouble 'n' Strife there to keep an eye on me. Morning, noon and night, I was into the stuff, I'm 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, July 19, 1923 Mr. Hewitt Williams, of the Molson's Bank staff here, was moved last week to the Kirk- ton branch. Mr. Elmer Trick, a pupil of Miss Edna McCaughey, was a successful pupil in passing his intermediate piano examin- ations in connection with Tor- onto Conservatory of Music. The Canadian Girls in Train- ing of Wesley Church sent Miss L. Nediger as delegate to the CGIT camp at Port Elgin for 10 days. Dr. Forbes Godfrey of Mini- ico, the new minister of health and labour in t h e Ferguson cabinet, is a native of Belgrave and his wife, whose maiden name is Carson, was for a time a resident of Clinton and also Belgrave. Messrs. H. R. Sharp, H. T. Rance, Harry Shaw and Wil- liam Hamblyn with William Carter at the wheel, escaped serious injury when their. car overturned near Centralia. Mr. Roy Cook has accepted the agency of the Confedera- tion Life for this territory. Little Miss Dorothy Swan of Brucefield, who was operated on for appendicitis in the Clin- ton Hospital, is doing as well as can be expected. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 19, 1923 The standpipe is being paint- ed this week with steeplejack McCosh doing the job. Miss Viola Cook has taken a position in the office of Messrs. Sutter & Perdue and Miss Ger- trude Fowler has accepted a position on the staff of the quently commended by the gov- ernment on our briefs that we present to them. Farmers need to be organized today more than ever before and I feel that unjust criticism of our organization — that has served the interests of the farmer so well for the past 26 years — is uncalled for and will accomplish nothing. It is much easier to criticise than to come forth with new ideas and answers to our farm problems. It appears to me, Mr. Mac- Gregor, that you are misin- formed on the work the Fed- eration of Agriculture iS en- deavouring to do. I would like to extend an invitation to you to come to our next monthly meeting on September 17 and I can assure you that the members Of the executive will be glad to bring you up to date on the work of the Feder- ation of Agriculture. Sincerely, ELMER =LAND, President, Huron F of A, RR 5, Wingham. , the doorman I was an old prisoner-of-war (what the film was about) and he told me to go on in, It was a thrilling show. At least that's what h e critics said ahoOt it, in the next day's papers. I snoozed, After the show, the old P.O.W,'s came out, grand in rented white din- ner jackets and fat wives with borrowed mink stoles. And there was old Elmer, large as life. In fact, twice as large, I hadn't seen old "El", as called him, since the day the Russians liberated o u r camp, back in May, 1945. Ire badn't seen me since then, .either, As you can imagine, it was a arious reunion, Nothing would do but that I'd have a drink with him. We went off with our arms around each other's shoulders. At least, as far as they'd reach, Mine wouldn't go much past the nape of his neck. He had grown. Sideways, We were just getting nicely into our reunion, and swearing we'd reforge the strong bonds of those days behind the wire, and bring our families to visit each other, when El asked if I'd gone straight back to Cal- gary when I was discharged from the air force. As I've never been in Calgary in my life, I was rather taken aback. few minutes later; it had been revealed that Elmer's name was Elwood Middlehouse and that he thought mine was Bill Wiley, who'd slept in the bunk above his in Stalag Luft 3. I was in Stalag Luft 1. We parted rather coolly, trying to out-fumble each other for the check. There's nothing quite as re- freshing as a refresher course. At least, I can tell -my wife that I led my class. Down to the cafeteria every day, for coffee break. Lands and Forests have an- nounced an open deer season for Huron from November 4 to 7 inclusive. Fire completely destroyed the large barn of Jack Snell, Jr., two and a half miles west of Londesboro, when it was struck by lightning around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Ira Rapson, Hullett Township councilor, was proclaimed ch- ampion fifer at the Orange Walk, in Goderich, Saturday. Clinton LOL, marching more than 100 strong, boasted more members than any other lodge, Mr. and Mrs.. Gordon Cuning- hame, Clinton, reported seeing a "Flying Saucer" while enjoy- ing a quiet picnic near Bayfield on July 3. New executive of the Clinton Progressive Conservatives are: Douglas Freeman, C. W. Drap- er, J. J. Zapfe, Thomas Steepe and J. A. Sutter. Dr. W. A. Oakes was the only local entry listed' on Sat- urday to tee off in the annual Invitation Golf- Tourney in Goderich. 0 H. Leslie Healy A buyer with National Drug Company in Toronto for the past 23 years, Harold Leslie Hanly, died suddenly at his desk on Thursday, July 11. He was in his 64th year. Born in Goderich Township, he was the youngest son of the late George B. Hanly and Eve- line McCartney and lie attend- ed school at SS 1 Bairds, Stan- ley Township, and Clinton Col- legiate. After leaving high school in. Clinton he resided in Toronto except for two short periods spent in California and back in Clinton. He is survived by two sons, Robert, Brampton; Kenneth, Brandon, Manitoba; four grand- children; one brother, Mervyn, Stanley Township. A sister, Pearl, predeceased him. The funeral was held at the Earl Elliott funeral parlours, Toronto, with the service con- ducted by Rev, Parr. The pall- bearers were members of the East York Athletic Association, of which Mr. Hanly was an active and respected member. A memorial Service was held in the chapel on Sunday even- ing by members of the Imperial Lodge, 2767, Toronto, Interment was in the family plot in Clinton cemetery and the grave-side service was con- /ducted by Rev. Clifford Park. Pallbearers were members of the Murphy LOL, 710, where he was first a member. They in- cluded Henry Sloman, George Falconer, Frank Andrews, Jim Turner, Doug Freeman and Eric Switzer, The many beautiful floral tributes Were proof of the high esteem in which he was held by friends and business associ- "Yes Public Library, I Know It's Thirty Cents — I KNOW I'm Three Weeks 3ehind On What Every Man Should Know!" Adine Writes - — of many things so sick of coffee it'll be a joy to get home, where a man •can have an honest beer after a hard day's work watching the starlings decorating his new picnic table, Thep there was the shock- ing conversation I was exposed to, At home, the dialogue runs on pretty conventional lines. Yeti know, stuff like, "When are ydu going to cut the grass? The place looks like the Pet- rified Forest." Or, "fley, Dad, will you take us for a swim and play badminton with us and give us our allowance and buy some watermelon and ice cream and a 1DOat so we can go waterskiing and can I drive the car?" * Pretty tame stuff, But on the course, there were no re- straints, Just a bunch of men, out for a good time, and no holds barred. You should have heard us throwing the bawdy talk around. Like, "Yeah, my old woman's the same. Sorta owly." And, "Yup, these modern kids are spoiled rotten." And, "Guess I godda gedda new car. Body's shot." And a lot of st- imulating stuff like that. But this was nothing com- pared to the wild: times at night, That's when we really cut loose. I'll never forget the first night I threw caution to the winds, Met a couple of the boys downtown in a bar and had a pretty raucous time, talking about how they had a hell of a time getting their kids to practise the piano, too. * * Well, sir, they just couldn't stay with me, They faded. there I was, at 8.30 p.m., rar- ing to go. And by sheer chance, I got into a terrific reunion with some old mates, It was the night of the premiere of The Great Escape, and I was passing the movie house. I wandered into the lobby,. told 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 21, 1938 The following pupils of Mrs. Bert Boyes have been success- ful in passing exams with the Toronto Conservatory of Mus- ic: Ernie Clarke, Ruth Potter, Olive 1Viairs. The Department of Highways have finally found it conven- ient to patch up the holes on the streets in town of which they have control. One of the largest species of Horned Owl seen in these parts for some time was recently shot by M. G. Ransford, This bird had a wing span of over four feet and weigh e d six pounds. Miss Alma Hoggarth, Hullett township, has taken a position for the summer months with Mr. M. C. JOrdan. Miss Dorothy Holland h a s accepted a permanent position in the office of the F. W. Wool- worth Company in Toronto. Miss Nora Stewart, Stanley, left on Monday to enter the Nurses' Training School at the Ontario Hospital, London. A huge International Air Pageant is being staged in conjunction with the opening of Sky. Harbour Airport, Goderich on July 30-31, 10 Years Ago CLINTON' NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 16, 1953 At the regular meeting of town council a communication was received from the Public' School board offering the old school and grounds to the town for $1,00, providing it is not Used again for educational pur- poses. The Ontario Department of LETTERS TO EDITOR Federation President Answers Critic, Says Group Works For Malority Fiom Our Early Files . • •