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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1963-08-15, Page 4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, k ---" , • • • "1 Promised Illy Great Grandfather, Get His Coy Sack By 9130." OdNk on the money you invest at British Mortgage from 4 to 10 years. .0 $100 or more authorized for trust funds Gtiaranteeci Investment Certificates Since 1877 BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST COMPANY Telephone JA 44381 E, R. Rowlands) Manager At the Stoplight, Goderich Asseanimposiimeseemiesmossimersmissulememimme ilmellsiski 4,Rec,,;1.4,,,,1114,414#11;4*19,44 Editorials; Need More Concrete Decisions Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 Heart of Huron county , Clinton, ()Marie ,-,L+ Population 3,369 A. tOrl-QUHOLIN, Publisher '411 WILLIAM" BATTEN, Editor Slgnad confribiiffoits In this publitatinn, lei the Oitnlohi of floi iiii•tfori OAF; 404 do e434 nacassaiiit views of the newspaper: AidhoriVid as second data mall Ottawa, and fOr paifniiif of pinto* In cash 3tl~fCfi{FifOtl SATES: ~ayat la in ii:Piatook 4", Canidi and Greif Illilfatni *4.00 a year; UMW OA: Miele Tie dents. IT 11AS 'BEEN :refreshing to note that the Royal Canadian Legion has given suPpOrt to flying the Red Ensign as Canada's flag, and the Clinton branch recently SuPPorted this move by hoist- ing the Red Ensign on their flag pole. There is no guarantee that, this will curtail the continnal debate as to which flag should flutter in the Canadian breezes and there will always be those who will contend we should fly the Union jack or design an entirely new and distinctive Canadian banner, However, the veterans are tp be commended for their realistic decision , to take a positive stand and it is to be hoped Canadians follow this example and bring an end to this non-sensical bickering. Perhaps the Canadian Legion will continue on with their positive thinking and will take a definite stand on our National Anthem so our rising genera- tion will know exactly what song they are to sing as well as which flag they are to salute. The continuing debate does little to indicate we are only four years away from the mature age of 100 years, and in fact would indicate we are little more than in our second childhood. A nation's prestige among her world • neighbors is certainly not built up or enhanced one iota by the design of the flag she honours or the anthems she sings, but is better served by con- crete and. decisive action such as the Legion has shown. Our neighbors around the world must surely question our ability to come WHEN READERS gleefully point out obvious errors appearing in news- papers; they seldom stop to consider that for /every error of one letter there are thousands of letters correctly print- ed. It is so easy for a linotype operator to set a wrong letter and for a proof reader to , miss the mistake. You would be surprised what embarrassing state- ments can be published simply by print- ing , one, little letter wrong. Here, for example, are some slips that passed in the type: "No date has been set for the bed- ding of the couple." "Our paper carried the notice last week that Mr. -is a defective in the police force. This was a typographical error, Mr. — is really a detective in the police farce." "For Sale — Young dressed birds. Absolutely clean and .ready for the rooster." "Piano for Sale — By Southern lady with carved mahogany legs." , THE FOLLOWING editorial taken from the St. Marys Journal-Argus is one that could be considered appropri- ate in most communities and certainly some readers in the Clinton area should take time to consider -the "moral re- sponsibility" as outlined by the writer: Hedges, picket fences and high grass or weeds throughout the town and coun- try are causing an increasing hazard on streets and roadways' as anyone who drives a vehicle today can testify. There are many intersections in St. Marys where visibility as to oncoming traffic is obscured by one or more of these obstructions, and on many country roads the tall grass and weeds cause a loss THE WAY to prevent traffic acci- dents, according to highway authorities, is to publicize as a deterrent the spec- tacle of the possible consequence of a mishap — broken cars, broken bodies, wrecked lives. But to prevent cancer, should the same technique be followed? According to the Canadian Cancer Society, education is the key to such prevention because the sooner treat- ment of cancer is started, the better the patient's chances of survival. Con- vincing the public that they should see their doctor about unusual bodily symp- toms as soon as possible after noticing them, according to the society, pays dividends. For example, in one specific study of 12,500 breast cancer cases, for pat- ients who had delayed less than a month to start treatment, 50 percent had in- volvement of the glands under the arm, thus necessitating more radical surgery than would otherwise be necessary; but among those who delayed six months or more, nearly 70 percent had such in- THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 0 26 ,0 • up with paramotmt decisions needed in, the world today if we can't even agree among ourselves on such A minor clues, 00 as a flag. While the Clinton Branch of the Canadian .Legion has a brilliant new Red Ensign fluttering in the breeze,. visitors to Clinton mist wonder what country they have entered when they view "the thing" on the staff at -the town Even:after hours perusing the the pictures of flags of all nations,, it is doubtful if they would find one that resembles the predominately blue-grey banner with pink and grey stripes, Al- though the markings are Similar to the Union Jack, the "tail" that hangs de- jectedly from the. end would perhaps indicate that some youngster merely • had his kite caught on a pole and had to leave it there to battle .the elements: If you've missed the point of our facetious (but true) description, we can sum it up by stating that it is a dis- grace, and surely no flag at all would be much better. It is to be hoped that this thriving community 'has not reached such ancial embarrassment that it can not afford a new flag. If the purse strings can be loosened we suggest it be done immediately and we hope- the Red En, sign would be used as a replacement, in continuity with the banner at the Legion. If no money is available, certainly the most patriotic thing that could be done would be to haul the "flag" down and give it a patriotic burial. ' "Beauty rest Mattress for sale by detached Government girl stuffed with feathers." "English bull terrier for sale. Eats anything. Very fond of children." "The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of all kinds. They may be seen in the basement of the Church on Thursday evening." "Other restaurants have increas- ed their prices but our dinners are the shame as before." "Due to the newsprint shortage," says a Utah newspaper, "we postpone a number of births until next week." "The new bride is 20 feet wide from buttress to buttress." "Mrs. Robbins, president of the Women's Club, announces that on Wed- nesday, 15th June, the final meeting will be hell." • "Frank Cape is at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is suffering from head injuries and shock caused by com- ing into contact with a live wife." of vision which could quite well result in serious accidents. It would seem that those who are concerned with the condition of• roads and streets might also consider this matter of visibility and take action to have conditions corrected. Individuals should be asked to co- operate with the municipalities to see that obstructions are not placed in the line of vision 'of motorists and in some cases of pedestrians. This kind of co- operation might pay off in fewer acci- dents hereabout in the future. If someone is killed at one of these blind intersections, will not the moral responsibility be at least partially that of the property owner? volvement. Another startling fact is this: skin cancer is generally accepted to be one hundred percent curable—if caught on time. And yet, in 1961 a total of 145 Canadians died from skin cancer. What prevented these 145 men, women and children from seeking treatment early? Ignorance, in some cases, but fear in .most. Trying to find out what Canadians themselves thought to be the reason for such delay, the Canadian Cancer Society conducted a poll and asked of a sampling' of Canadian women: "What are the chief reasons for delay in seek- ing advice when cancer can be suspect- ed?" According to 75 percent of those questioned, the chief reason was fear. Obviously, then, if fear keeps people away from the doctor, we cannot put cancer in the same category as acci- dents. People triu.st be convinced of the need for action without alarming them unduly. —Exeter Times-Advocate. During the summer, and especially in a lake area such as we live in, one sees a great number of boats. Boats on the lake, on the rivers, on the tops of cars or being .pulled by cars; not to mention the freighters and larger launches and yachts you may see in the many harb- ors in our vicinity. Many people are tremendous: ly fascinated by travel on the water. Personally, I am fond of it and find there is a feel- ing of freedom and suspension such as is never , experienced anywhere else. Today, as I write these few lines there is a wonderful breeze blowing from the west and several sailing vessels are skimming over the lake. What a pretty sight, with their white sails full. Their flight is so similar to the gulls which circle above them.. While we may. all wish to spend some leisure time on a pleasure boat, and since this is an age of travel, it is an inter- esting fact that the word "ship" is contained in many of our words. We'should try to travel through life on these "ships" as much as possible—Friend- ship, Stewardship, Citizenship, Worship. Are you friendly to people you meet, or do you lack the ability to make them feel wel- come in your presence? Over- come this as quickly as pos- sible, simply with a smile and a word of greeting, even a comparative stranger will soon say, "There is a really friendly man." The word "steward" is defin- ed as one who administers the property and affairs of anoth- er. We are all living from day to day by the will of Goa, and all our talents or abilities and gifts from Him. Let us use them wisely and well to prove we are good stewards, Do not waste these gifts, but' practice systematic giving of them to the benefit of your home, church and community. Citizenship is the responsi- bility each adult must accept for the privilege of living in the country. One of the meanings Webster lists in his dictionary for the word "citizen" is "free- man" and taken literally, if we wish freedom, we must obey the laws of our country, city or town; we must vote in our elections and keep ourselves in- formed of the actions of our legislators and their legislation. We have a duty to bring Chris- tian principles to bear upon our civic life, and we should do our Utmost to make Canada a coun- try filled with understanding, brotherhood and peace, The one "ship" which sums up all the previously mentioned and is the basis for each of the above, is "worship". The late Archbishop William Temple de- fined worship in these words: "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God; to feed the mind with the truth of God; to purge the in-i- agintition by the beauty of CLINTON' LADIES PLAN PICNIC The August meeting of the Clinton WI will be held at the Clinton Park on Thursday, August 22, This being the an- nual grandmothers' picnic, the roll Call will be "grandmother's remedies", The prograin is in charge of Mrs. L. Forest, Mrs. H. Monaghan, Mrs. D, Gliddon, Mrs. 0, Bewley, Mrs. j. Liver- more. The social cohunittee will be in charge of hilich. In case of disagreeable wea , titer, the meeting will be in the board room of the agriculture Office, 041,0,14,,NNINVINNINFIN God; to' open the heart to love of God; and to devote will to God." the the Bill Smiley Says . . . If you hear any rude noises while you're reading this col- umn, pay no attention. It will merely be my stomach trying to remind me that I am not the Emperor Nero. For the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to convince the old grocery chute, through one orgy after another, that it could handle anything I chose to throw into it; half- raw steak on top of skunky beer, raspberries and ice cream on top of gin and lemon. All. I'm trying to say is that we poor people, simply because wellave some summer holidays, shotfldn't start acting as though ' life were just a gay, mad whirl, a big bowl of cav- iar. It's more like a blind st- agger, a bowl of cornflakes. • * * * As our most recent carload of old-friend visitors fades into the exhaust fumes, and I have a shaky farewell, I can't help thinking nostagically of those good old days when I was a weekly editor, and had one week's vacation a year. Every- thing was so simple. You went to the editor's annual convent- ion, tottered home looking and feeling like a skeleton, and went happily back to work for another fifty-one weeks. Now that I have those longer holidays that used to look so golden, I realize that man is a creature of toil, and is happier and better when he has his nose to the old grindstone, his shoulder to the good old wheel, and his feet planted es tatically in that good, old; familiar rut. Lengthy summer holidays, and I say it with deliberation, are a menace to health, wealth morale and marriage. Take health. When my holi- days began, I was in good shape. Just the usual smoker's hack, crocked knee, touch of bursitis in the shoulder, and aching back. But deaf' of mind, steady of nerve, Today, I'm a wreck, My sunburn is peel- ing, my stomach is snarling like a scalded cat, and every time a car stops outside our placeI run and hide in the attic, My wife is in even worse condition. When holidays began she vvas,pale but perky. Today she is brown on the outside, but a whimpering ' shadow, within. And no wonder. Just the other day, for example, she was about to step from a dock onto the deck of a mil- lionaire's cruiser. The gentle- man, who can run eight comp.; antes with one hand behind him, can't run his boat. As she stepped, he put it in re- verse, by accident, And there was the Old Girl„ with only ten feet of air be- tween her and fourteen feet of water, It Was like one of those cartoon comedies in wh- ich the hero runs off the edge of a cliff and keeps running in air for a second until he looks down. T Might add that she didn't have her swimming -attire on. She'll never be the same girl: Ori the way to her watery welcome, she hit the dock a couple of good Ones, losifig ab out a foot of skin off her Orin, arid picking up a bruise on bet 'nice tanned lt,g the size Of a grapefruit arid, nett day the colour of baboOn's bottom: She's off millibtidite boat dr, Surrener-tiree . and the livin' is eeeeeezy,- That's what the roan 'said in the song, I beg to differ, Today, a typical summer day at the .5miley's, we've got a girl going to camp, a boy going to the dogs, a dog going to the vet's, a mother going around the bend, and a father going to seed, And the livin' is anything but easy, We have spent all our money except the last baby bonus, and there's a month to be put in before we get the next paycheck. Kim is in the next room, getting ready to go to camp. To hear her talk, in the pre- ceding weeks, her fortnight at camp is the only oasis in the bleak and dreary desert which comprises the life of a kid going into Grade 8. Her meth- od of preparing for camp is a familiar one to many par- ents. She's lying on her bed reading comic books. Six weeks ago our son was an earnest Grade 11 student who practised the piano three hours a day, beginning at 7 am., did his homework, re- ceived a ,nominal allowance went to bed at a reasonable hour, and eschewed the comp- any of females. Now he is an orange-piler in one of our mighty chain stores, and as a result, wealthy," a devotee of the midnight dance, and as live- ly as a log until noon, time ivers for life. Take wealth, When we began these holidays, I had two months' salary to put me through the, summer. At the end of one month, I had no months' salary and a session with the bank manager. It seems that when you're working, you can't spend mon- ey. When you're not, you can't. Most people save up for their holidays and blow the lot on a glorious two weeks doing something, or staying some- where, they can't afford. Try doing this for two months. Take morale. Frankly after six weeks off the job, I have become a total slab. It rhyms but it doesn't reason. My total accomplishment, on projects around the house, has been the erection of a twenty-foot cl- othesline. The book I was going to write this summer has turn- ed into a comic book. My wife laughs every time I mention' it. Children imitate. When the kids see their old man lolling in a lawn chair looking at the trees, they lie down on the uncut lawn and do the same. * * As for marriage, you can take it, too. Lengthy holidays put more strain on a marriage than drink, gambling or other women, I won't go into details. But lady, how would you like to run a motel-without-rates with one hand, and try to dir- ect a lazy, unshaven brute with the other? Dad, how would you like two months of togetherness with the old bat- tleaxe? I leave it to your imagination, If this is what a long holi- day is like, I sure hope I die before I retire. to go to work. Today is his day off, and he's down at the beach giving the teen-age tourist girls a treat, or he's tearing around in, some delinquent's car, or he's trying to drown, himself on some- body's water-skis out in the bay. Who knows? His Parents don't. We'll be lucky if he's home in time to eat his usual eight pounds of supper before he casually mentions that he's off to the dance at' the local sin-pit. 41 * As for, our little black span- lel, Playboy, he's more confus- ing than anybody. Recently he Jost an eye when he got smart with a tomcat, He was at the vet's for a couple of weeks, while the damage was repaired. Now each time he gets out of the yard, he vanishes smartly, and no amount of whistling or bone-waving will recall him. Ten minutes later, we get a call from the vet. "Have you seen your dog lately? No? Well, he's back again." He has fallen in love with either the vet or some dimpled lady dog who was in hospital with him, because he goes har- ing off to the vet's, seven blocks away,.every time he gets loose. And he gets loose much too often. This week he fell fran- tically in love with a vast, tired, nine-year-old male boxer who was visiting, with friends. It was pitiful. Playboy did eVery- thing but sing Indian Love Call to prove his passion. The box- er was bored. Today the pup is sitting on his rump in the yard, glaring with appalling ferocity about his domain, while the black squirrels, cats, and butterflies, secure in the knowledge that he couldn't lick a baby robin with wings tied behind its back, flirt about on the lawn just out of reach. ,,, * Downstairs, my wife is fuss- ing and cussing over the iron- ing, the sewing .en of labels, the searching for last year's sleeping beg. This is on the top level, Below that she is stewing over the visitors arriving to, morrow; the fact that we den't know what time .Kiro's boat leaves for camp, and the nation that the new clothesline I installed at the cost of corn, plete damnation of my soul (swearing) doesn't work worth a diddle. There are sveral other levels, deeper clown. Within the last hour, we've had at the garden gate several callers. The first was , a vast, happy, plastered, commercial fisherman, who wanted to know where the piano was. It was his birthday, and he caught a dozen lake trout. It turned out that .a lady a block away was advertising a baby grand for Sale. You figure out why a commercial fisherman, drunk, wanted to buy a baby grand. * * Another apparition was a tourist woman. Her car had stopped just beside our garden, She said, her daughter was a cyclic vomiter, whatever that is, and the kid had been in the hospital all day, and it was so hot and her husband was at the cottage, and she couldn't get the car started and wha, wha-wha, she started to bawl. I fetched a mechanic. And just 10 minutes ago I received a call from Old Blink- er, and old air force friend of mine who is a rim-racked, brass-bound alcoholic. Said he was in Elmburg (real name Elmvale) only 18 miles away, and thought he Might as well give me a hoot, What else could I do? I ask- ed him up for a couple of days, It was only after I hung up, and saw my wife's face, that I remembered our former rec- tor and his wife had been ask- ed to spend the identical pair of days with us. Summertime . . . and the livin' is eeeeeezy. One Little Letter Makes A Difference Owner's Moral Responsibility? 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