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Clinton News-Record, 1963-07-25, Page 4191.3 MD NOW Most of the muscle power needed 50 years ago when Ontario Hydro built its first reral ower line has now been replaced by labor-saving machines. Photo at left shows 10-man crew erecting pole in pioneer days. Centre is modern radial-arm derrick and digger line truck, which makes short work of digging holes, lifting pole and placing it in position. At right, helicopter speeds erection of pole. First rural distribution line, built in 1913 between Baden and Petersburg, thence north to St. Agatha in Kitchener area, served three farms and an orphanage. Ontario Hydro Photo SUGAR and SPICE (By W. B. T. SMILEY)' 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 • a 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 mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of pottage in cash SU$SCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance —Canada and Great Britain: $4.00 a year: United States and Foreign: $S.50: Slagle Copies Ten Cents THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 0%1 ID .0 ge 0 u Editorials ... Protest Approved But Not Method against establishing a planning board, it would appear that what is really lacking is direction from those who should be .concerned. With this in mind, we reprint an editorial that appeared in the News- Record on July 23, 1953, and we think the same holds true for the present and the sooner action is taken, the bet- ter it will be. "Interest in the establishing of a town planning board grew rapidly in official circles within our town. Enthusiasm reached a peak when it was felt expedient to invite an ex- perienced planner to speak in Clinton about the planning of one of the busiest townships in the province. Citizen attendance at this meeting' was disappointingly low, though the appearance of many township and town officials was encouraging. Now it would seem to us quite possible that the whole plan may be pushed to one side again. When the need for such a planning board made itself felt the Mayor and his associates voiced their sympathy with and enthusiasm for it "The sooner we have a planning board in action the better it will be," Mayor W. J. Miller asserted on several occasions. Hilt at the July meeting the matter of planning was left until late in the evening when all members of council were eager to move adjournment. This kind of action will not accomplish much. One thing Reeve Crockford made quite clear was the slackness in the council both of this year and in past years, shown by its failure to provide and enforce certain by-laws to regulate building in prescribed areas. Any urban municipality from the time it appoints its first village trustees, throughout growth to a larger municipality, is entitled to guid- ance from its elected men. The people are trusting those men to do a job. In Clinton, the council has not done this job as well as it should be done. We belieVe in Clinton and its future. But that future is in the hands of a few men now. If they shirk their responsibilities then living in Clinton will be less pleasant than it could and should be. A planning board is an essential thing in our growing Clinton. Surely there is no need to put off selecting men and women to go to work on it." While this editorial by one of our predecessors apparently helped stir some action from town council, they appeared to be slack in not maintaining the planning board, or renaming an- other when the original ceased to exist. As the area is left to grow similar to Uncle Tom's "Topsy", time is run- ning gout for the re-institution of a planning board, and unless council takes action in the immediate future, progress in Clinton will come to a complete and hopeless halt We trust the editorial writer of this newspaper in 1973 won't be able to look back and charge our present civic leaders with this a.dmOnishable sin. Pot too interested in" listening to an- Other man use the same rights. While we havef reedom of speech, it aces not mean tat anyOne can be forced into listening to those who have different View-Points on any Subject, and certainly freedom of speech does not mean that we must site and listen to speakers who use foul or derogatory remarks. However, there was no indication that the speaker in Exeter used such language, but was only expressing his views on a government plan—one that Mr. 'MacNaughton agrees with appar- ently. While democracy is government by the majority, it does not stipulate that minority groups or opinions are not to be considered, and as a prominent gov- ernment official, we think it is Mr. MacNaughton's duty to listen to the opinions of others, whether or not they are in agreement with his or not. • The Highways Minister reported after 'that several Orangemen congrat- ulated him on his stand, indicating they weren't in favour of the attack either, but the point remains that there can be little excuse for his actions, because Mr. DiStasi was representing a very large organization, whose opinions should not be taken so lightly by gov- ernment officials, if democracy is to serve its purpose. Such actions may make other groups stop and question just what sort of consideration their various briefs, pleas and opinions receive at Toronto. At the same time, it appears that the Orange lodges should review their stand on the Robarts' foundation plan, if there is as much disunity as it would appear from the fact Mrs. Day walked from the platform and that several Orangemen commended Mr. MacNaugh- ton for his stand. While no group can be judged solely on the opinions of one member, it would appear that DiStasi was pre- senting the opinion of the lodge (as one of its leaders) and appears to be very much in line with pamphlets on the subject that have reached our desk froth. the Orange Lodge school defence committee. Perhaps it is time for area Orange lodges to study the opinions of their leaders to make sure they are in com- plete agreement with their actions. If they are not, then they should make this known, for silence is consent. Must Be A Long-Range Project ! DUE TO, THE fact we left the "Glorious Twelfth celebrations in Exeter last Friday afternoon as $0011. as the. parade was completed,. we were unaware that two ,Speakers on the main Platferin walked. ,off in, protest of the criticism of the new provincial grant program for separate, schools, by the Main speaker of the day,. One of the officials, who stalked Off in protest Was C. S. Mac NallghtOn., highways minister, and the other was Mrs. Arthur Day, a past grand mistress of the .1-10BA for .ca,n, 04, who has been in the order for 56 years. The speaker who caused the two officials to register this form of pro- test was Domestic DiStasi, a Toronto school teacher, who is junior deputy grand marshall of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West. He devoted most of his address to an attack on the new system, which is the object of a provirice-wide cam- paign by the Orange school defence committee, headed by Leslie Saunders, Toronto. We can certainly find no fault with Mr. MacNaughton in being in dis- agreement with the speaker, for to be otherwise would be a denouncement of his own party's platform. However, we do question his method of protest and in fact would term it unworthy for a member of the cabinet, and especially in his own riding. A report of the incident in last week's Exeter Times-Advocate indicates that Mr. MacNaughton made his stand known on the subject on the platform during a brief but pointed speech, pointing out he was in complete sup- port of the. changes made in the Robarts' foundation plan. By the same token, Mr. Mac- Naughton should have had the courtesy_ to sit and listen to what the .speaker had to say on the subject, especially in lieu of the •fact he was speaking On 'behalf of a very large organization in Ontario. We certainly do not suggest that Mr. MacNaughton had to agree with the speaker, and in fact we point out again he was apparently given the opportunity to express his views on the subject, indicating he was given the opportunity to use one of our most guarded rights, that of freedom of speech. However, apparently he was PROGRESS IN any community is generally mirrored in the pages of. its newspaper and it is interesting to note that on July 2, 1953, a meeting was sponsored by town council to form a planning board for the municipality. This newspaper, commended the interest in such a move, and still does, but from the small amount of informa- tion we have gleaned on the subject, the board apparently‘ succumbed to lack of interest,* although we under- stand three or four energetic men did accomplish some valuable ground work on a plan before it finally ground to a halt. There can be no doubt that Clin- ton has been made the poorer through the fact that this board never attained their final' goal and while this lack has caused no major problems to date, there can be no question but what the community continues to get into irre- parable muddles that sooner or later will create hardships for any business, residential or industrial expansion In fact, through lack of planning, it is quite conceivable that any one of the three aforementioned expansions, or all for that matter, could be ser- iously hampered or even curtained. Even', at the present, it can be vividly spotted where 'residential areas have sprung up in areas that should have been maintained solely for business or retail purposes, due to their prox- imity to our present shopping blocks. This then makes business expension in Clinton unattractive because any new retail stores would have to consider• moving out of the' present business blocks and this would undoubtedly be hazardous as people practically demand that their shopping facilities be main- tained in as compact an area as possible. With houses springing up through- out the town, they are also slowly chok- ing off any area that may be of interest to industry, as it is a well-known fact that the majority of industries are not interested in settling in any area where there is residential accommodation nearby that could cause them problems and complaints. Not only that, but most industries want to purchase parcels of land that are large enough to accommodate any future expansion, ample parking space for present employees and future em- ployees after any expansion. Also, as can be seen from most new industrial developments, they wish to have enough land to create spacious "green" or land- scaped grounda. One house placed in the middle of a large lot can quite conceivably spoil the whole area for industrial expansion and to this we could add that most industries are wary of establishing, in communities where there is no planning setup for building, as too many have been faced with problems from this very lack in other communities. While there can be no argument Going back to the old home town or the old home farm for a visit is a favorite summer pastime in this country. Each year, after a fantastic, nostal- gic build-up thousands of fami- lies are dragged many long, hot miles to see the place where Dad grew up. It is usually, for Dad, a poig- nant mixture, of bitter disap- pointment and an, unmistakable awareness that he is growing old, For Mom, it is a great big pain in the arm. For the kids, it is an exercise in sheer bore- dom, and a realization that the old man has been kidding him- self, and them, for years. You look up boys you went to school with, had wild adven- tures with, stole apples with, dated girls with. You find them fat, fortyish and full of futility, much like the fellows you curl and play golf with where you live now. You look up girls you were once feverishly in love with, girls you kissed in the park aft er the band concert, girls who once gave you infinite heart- ache and ineffable joy. Sylph-like c r e at u r e s. they were, slim as goddesses, smooth as butter. They have four kids, false teeth and a nasty habit of telling you you're getting pretty thin on top. Or express- ing shocked disbelief that you are actually the lean, flat:. stomached, thick-haired slice -of youth who took them to their first dance. II: 4: 4: You revisit the old swimming hole with your kids, and find that the green and gold oasis of clear, cool water you've so often mentioned is a dirty little mud-hole full of green slime and saucy small boys. You take your youngsters down to the bridge, to show them where you used to make those 30-foot dives. They've either lowered the dang bridge or raised the water something fierce, because it's only a three- foot dive now. You t a k e your children around to see the old family home. You look for; the huge brick mansion with the vast porch and the big, white picket fence. You finally find it. Your kids take a long look at the dingy little house with the sag- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The other day, I took some friends up the old Clinton road and we turned into the bluff overlooking the Bayfield river, A beautiful scene it used to be, but the summacs have grown so thick and high that it almost blocks the view. Back of the bluff and inside a fenced-in orchard is the resi- dence that was once the farm home of the Thomson family. We walked over to have a look around and the sight that met our eyes could have been in Europe after a blitz. This fine old house has been smashed inside beyond repair. Among the articles smashed are: piano, organ, a beautiful cupboard with the doors of the upper part having small octa- gon panes of glass, the walls and ceilings marred, the stair bannister apparently stolen, a parlour carpet, a complete din- ner set, a glass case in which Lewis Thomson had various stuffed birds and animals. The windows have been , boarded up time and again, but the vandals have continually torn them down to smash more windows. The contents of this fine old farm home are gone, and on top of all this, feather ticks have been torn apart and the upstairs is completely covered With feathers. as well at the downstairs hall. There was an old graVe stone a few yards away from the ging verandah and the ragged, unpainted fence, and then take a long look at you. And so it goes. It can be a soul-destroying ordeal, one you won't want to repeat for about 99 years. But this only happens when you've been away a long time, and have' lost all sense of proportion about the old honie town, which, if the truth were told, was a dump when you liv- ed there, and still is. My family's lucky. This doesn't happen to them. In the first place, the old home town is their Mom's, not their Dad's, and Moms are notoriously less sentimental about this sort of thing. Women have a built-in sense of reality. They can fool themselves silly about abstract things like love and honor, but they have no illusions about concrete things like old houses and old swimming holes. In the second place, we all lived there until three years ago. We haven't been away long enough to get misty-eyed about it. The old house looks exactly as it did. The old trout streams still have trout in them. The old golf course still baffles me. As a result, our annual 'sum- mer visit to the old home town is not an ordeal but a delight. It's a leisurely progress down the main street, shaking hands, asking after each other's chil- dren, being urged to drop in at the house or the cottage. * * It's popping into the pub for one cold one and having a doz- en citizens offering to buy. It's chatting about town politics, as absorbing and zany as they ever were. It'd catching up on whose wife has, run off and whose husband is running around with what lady. Our kids love the visits to the town where they spent. their childhood years, and know every dangerous ditch and peri- lous precipice. They meet the youngsters they went to school with, size each other up like friendly dogs and happily start comparing notes. No, they're never disappoint- ed when we visit the old home town. But they're going to get a great shock one of these days when their father drags them back to, his old home town and they discover what a big, fat house and it was broken and there had been signs of digging underneath where it had been. Cupboards and doors have been thrown outside, along with chairs and all have been smash- ed—except for the better ones, which have been stolen. I often wonder if the parents are at all interested in where their young folk are and what they are doing. I think the house is beyond repair, and' if I am not mis- taken this house was built by Baron DeTwyle. I may be mis- taken, but you could probably find out. Mr. Editor, I will sign my name, but would like it with- held from the paper. Who knows what these teenagers Would do to my property if they knew who reported the terrible damage to this old farm home. The Thomsons were a fine family—thank God they can't come back and see what a wreck their old home is, I would like you to put this on your front page se that mothers, fathers and young people can see it and read it. If there is any charge for put- ting this in your paper I will gladly pay for' it, because I think a case of this kind should be brought to the parents' and teachers' attention. Your truly, Bayfield Resident* "Name withheld by request, liar he is about his old girl friends and his old feats of daring and his old family mansion. AUBURN Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Toll, Terry and Warren, Windsor, who are holidaying at a cottage at Hayfield were Sunday visi- tors with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toll. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, July 26, 1923 On Monday of this week, Mr. J. H. Paxman received one of the old Spanish prison let- ters, that would let him in on a third part of $120,000. Mr. Paxman is a well-known gar- age man, hence the above am- ount does not affect him at all. No great damage was done on Sunday afternoon when sp- arks from the chimney set fire to the kitchen at the home of Mr. E. G. Courtice. A very beautiful sight at present are the trellis of roses on both sides of the home of Mr. R. B. Higgins, High Street with heavy clusters of red, wh- ite and pink flowers of the climbing variety. Kitchener Rangers scored a 2-0 win over Brucefield to knock the area team out of the Ontario playoffs. Mr .Albert Pickard on the Cut Line, Goderich Township, has completed his house to re- place the one destroyed by fire last winter. Miss Ella Rutledge, Holmes- ville, has received her second class certificate at Normal school. Ormond Alcock, Holmesville, has gone to Cochrane to work. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 26, 1923 Rev. J. A. Agnew, London, formerly of Clinton, criticised London's mayor in his sermon last Sunday and the mayor challenged him to take over his duties, and he, the mayor, •would take over his. Mr. Ernest Jackson, who sold his milk route here some weeks ago, has bought out the Powell grocery in Goderich. Mr. George VanHorne of Thorndale has received the ap- pointment of CNR agent at Cl- inton, succeeding Mr. A. 0. Pattison, who retired after 41 years of continuous service. The camp at Port Albert, consisting of Misses Reta El- liott, Freida Schoenhals, Dor- othy Ward, Dorothy Bartliff, Dorothy Streets, Annie Judd, Mary Grealis and Elva Cook of Clinton, broke up on Monday after two very enjoyable weeks at the lakeside. E. Ward is expecting a car of Alberta coal along any week now and the freight rate of $7:00 per ton ought to make the price somewhat lower. This past week the appeint, ment card arrived from the dentist, reminding me that it was time for the youngest member of the family to have her teeth checked. again,.and thonght a few linet on this Im- portant subject might be in order, right now .when the children are at home And could have' their dental work done, or' at least appointments made to: Nye, them looked .after in the near future. Teeth have an important part to play in maintaining perton'S well-being, but no other part of the body is so neglected Your health. depends on what you eat, and what you eat depends to a large extent 'on what you chew and how -well you chew it. Figures show that 97 out of every 100 Canadians have some form of tooth trouble which interferes more or less with proper chewing and good nutrition. Proper dental care should start before the child is old enough to go to school. Whetn, er a child will have good or bad teeth is usually determined before birth. The expectant mother should eat adequate supplies of such foods as milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, meats, fish and cheese to provide her unborn child with materials for sound teeth. The same diet is essential for the child after birth and, as far as his teeth are concerned, for the first 14 years of life. Usually all teeth, except the four so-called "wisdom teeth", are completely formed by the time the youngster is 14, even though they may not show for a year or two afterwards. Diet still has an important She was a little girl from the country and she watched for some time the fountain on Library Park and noted that the bird with bill upturned seemed to have something to do with the steady flow of wat- er. Then she turned to a man who was passing and asked: "Can't they ever stop t h at chicken spittin?" 25 'Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD. Thursday, July 28, 1938 It has been reported that Mr. L. Rousseau, former proprietor of the Rattenbury House, has purchased the Belmont Hotel at Mount Forest, A terrific electrical storm passed over this district on Friday night. The wind reached cyclonic ferocity at times and was accompanied by hail and rain. At Bayfield, hail was so heavy it could be gathered in handfuls, while at Holmesville, trees were uprooted. A crowd estimated at over 500 gathered at the farm of R. B. Cole, Bayfield concession, on Sunday afternoon for the first motorcycle picnic held in this district. Riders from dist- ant points in Ontario were present to take part in the featured rides of skill, races and difficult stunts. Mrs. John Farquhar of the Gravel Road narrowly escaped death but suffered three broken ribs and a collarbone when the load of wheat she was riding tipped over going up the gang- way. Up until noon on Tuesday, only one fresh attack by the army worm had been reported at the agricultural office. Someone of a destructive turn of mind has torn the gold lettering from the ladies' rest room window. Jessie Margaret Cameron and Dr. Joseph Alexander Ad- dison exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, July 23. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 23, 1953 William W. Haysom, Ham- ilton, has been appointed Bell Telephone manager at Goder-, ich, succeeding C. Bruce Sym- ons, who' has been named man- ager at Lindsay. A long needed program is being undertaken by the Public Utilities Commission of Clinton effect upon the ;winker of ear, les, or dental decay, caused by the acids that result from the fermentation of sugars t„he :mouth.. A diet heavy on cakes, candies; soft drinks, ice-cream, chocolates and soft, sweet de. serts can result only in damage to the teeth. The sugars in• these foods ,break Own and. form acids in about 10 minutes, The acids in the mouth, sal- ism., will neutralize this acid in about 40 minutes, but if the person continues to nibble at candies, his teeth will be „al- most constantly attacked by enamel-destroying .acids. If you watch TV or listen to the radio, you will 'be aware that brushing the teeth is an important thing and tests have demonstrated that people who brush their teeth as soon as potsible ..after eating, suffer. far less from decay than those who brush only at night and in the morning. If this is .impostible, it is suggested that you finish off the meal with some crisp, firm food, such as a pear, apple or raw .carrot. Visiting a dentist regularly is another good dental habit that should be started when a child is between the 'ages of two and three. Many parents have the mistaken idea that the first or milk teeth do not mat- ter. But decaying teeth can poison the entire body. Also if a baby tooth must be extracted before the perm- anent tooth is ready to erupt, the neighbouring teeth will move over to fill the gap.. This will throw the teeth out of alignment, and the child will have a dental problem for years. • • this year. Finally, plans are underway to have the old wir- ing in town replaced with new and heavier wire. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, min- ister of external affairs, spoke yesterday in Brussels, Seaforth, Zurich and Hensall, during a tour on behalf of A. Y. Mc- Lean, M.P. Work commenced this week on the CNR spur line to RCAF Clinton. Dr. J. W. Shaw is marking his 92nd birthday today. The Right Reverend G. N. Luxton, Lord Bishop of Huron, officiated at the formal open- ing and dedication of the rec- reation hall at Huron Church Camp, Hayfield. A total of 26,000 Huron res- idents will be eligible to vote in the new riding setup, The annual Clinton races had to be cancelled yesterday due to rain but will be held next Wednesday. 414PNININNIMIMOM#4,4~4,4,41.441,004.#M4 Display Crafts From Huronview At Toronto Ex At the Huron County Ladies Auxiliary meeting held Monday afternoon in the craft - room at Huronview, Mrs. W. C; Ben- nett, corresponding secretary, reported a loud speaker had been installed in the chapel of the Home, which was much appreciated and very satisfac- tory. This was a. gift to Huronview from the Auxiliary. Notes of appreciation were read and it was stated, "Broad- ening horizons" will be the theme of the 44th annual four- day convention. of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged, to be held at the Norton- Palmer Hotel, Windsor, Sept- ember 9, 10, 11 and 12. Delegates from Huron Aux- iliary to attend are Mrs. Mary Mellis, craft instructress; Mrs. Fred Thompson, past president and Mrs. Harvey Johnston. Mrs. Mellis reported many articles have been made by the residents since the close of the Auxiliary year, such as quilts, mats and several smaller items. Mrs. Harvey Johnston repor- ted that she and her husband had made on behalf of the res- idents, five entries in the class for exhibitors, froth Homes for the Aged at Toronto National Exhibition. Adine Writes of many things Bayfield Man Chastises Vandals For Wrecking Stately Farm Home ,From Our Early Files .