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Pears fine Reports :Of Past Year Editorials
IF SVGGES,TIONS put forth by
Mayor Miller in his inaugural address
to council are undertaken, this should
be another active year for' council, and
one which will bring about many chang-
es in the "face" of the community.
The highway S project will certainly
Provide for an attractive entrance to
our fair community, although many
people will undoubtedly come forth
with complaints regarding the eradica-
tion of many of the shade trees; to say-
nothing of the mess and inconvenience
which will naturally accompany a pro-
ject of this nature.
However, residents have ,only to
travel around the country to see that
highway widening projects do indeed
make attractive alterations to a com-
munity and with the department of
highways picking up the major share
of the expenses, it, would be foolish to
miss out pn the opportunity. Com-
ments around the council tableindicate
the project will be undertaken, and in-
conveniences which do occur will be
well worth it when the end result is
reached.
The Mayor's hope that some side-
walk construction will be undertaken is
well worth consideration, especially on
the heavily travelled East Street thor-
oughfare, where the safety of a large
'number of school-bound children is of
prime importance.
Living in a mechanized age, we are
THE NEED for periodic changes in
the "blood" of municipal, and board
officials was visibly *Anted out at last
week's 'council meeting when council:
for Duff Thompson accepted the chal-
lenge of forming a planning ,board for
Clinton.
It would have been extremely easy
for the new member to listen to the
sage advice of his veteran cohorts as
they related that it was an impossibility
to get people to act on such a board,
and then decide against expending any
of his own' energy and time in attempt-
ing to do the impossible.
The veteran council members un-
fortunately had some valid reasons for
their apprehensions about what success
Thompson would have, but it is un-
wholesome to see our civic leaders issu-
ing comments of pessimism based on
failures which occurred a few years
ago.
' Success comes only to those who
earn it, and our nation and community,
as well as our leading business and
political figures, would certainly not be
in the envious position they are today
if their 'actions had been terminated
after one, or even more, failures.
However, on the brighter side of
the picture, all members of council ap-
pear to be in earnest agreement that
a planning board is imperative for Clin-
ton, and we trust theTwill catch some
of the 'spirit displayed by councillor
Thompson and try sincerely to get this
board going once again.
There ,is no doubt but what the
future of the community is hinged, to a
great extent on an over-all planning
scheme, as we agree wholeheartedly
with councillor Thompson that a plan-
ning board must be ' organized and
active °before any industrial commit-
TWO VERY important meetings
are slated for the area on Monday,
when" ratepayers in Stanley and Hullett
Townships will meet to discuss, pro-
blems relating to the schools in their
areas.
Similar to most other townships,
there are some schodls which need re-
pairs and some that are overcrowded,
and it is wise that meetings should be
held to take an over-all look at the
situation b e f or e money is spent to
make improvements in particular areas
of the township.
With such an important topic as
education on the agenda, it is impera-
tive that all ratepayers attend these
apt to forego work on sidewalks in .fay.,
Our of road repair and construction, but
it should be remembered that a great
many of our senior taxPayer$, use the
sidewalks considerably, and due to the
fact that 'many are not quite as steady
of foot as they once were, some con-
sideration should be given on their be-
half,
Although it will be the least -costly
of all the projects recommended by Mr.
Miller, the question of two-hour park-
ing on main street should receive seri-
ous conSideration from council as it has
been the hope of many merchants that
such legislation would he .enacterl.
The people who will be affected
most by. such. .a move are those mer-
chants and employees who park on the
main street every day and make it dif-
ficult for shoppers to find suitable
spots when they come into town.
At the same time, perhaps there
should be some consideration given to
finding suitable parking areas near the
.business blocks where cars could be
left.
The ease and convenience which
patrons find in parking is often a de-
termining factor used by people in
selecting their shopping communities,
and the local businessmen should be
-afforded aid. in keeping them in com-
petition with neighboring communi--
ties, many of which have installed
parking meters to regulate parking.
tee or the Chainber of Commerce can
accomplish any of their intended ob-
jectives.
As ha s been contended in this
newspaper before, competition among
communities to attract industries has
reached the point where it is a "buyer's
market" and no industry 'is going to
take the risk of moving into a location
where they cannot be assured of ample
room to expand in a well-defined indus-
trial area. More and more communities
are providing this assurance through
planning legislation, and if Clinton
wants industry, we must supply the
same.
The recent complaints from citi-
zens over the soot from Sherlock-Man-
ning Piano Ltd. is an example of what
can arise when no planning zones are
defined. Had there been proper zon-
ing, it is highly unlikely that a resi-
dential area would ,have sprung up in
the vicinity of the plant. This is the
exact situation that a new industry
would guard against, and the only way
it can guard against it is to be backed
up with zoning; something which is not
in existence in Clinton, but is in many
surrounding communities.
The success councillor Thompson
has in forming a planning board will
show to one and all just how interested
the citizens of Clinton are in attracting,
new industry to ensure the future of
this community.
That success must come in the
very near future, or it will be too late,
and there are many qualified persons
who can assure it. Let's all do our part
on the project which could keep Clinton
and area youths working in Clinton and
area. We're paying heavily to educate
and train them; and it's time we took
steps to derive some of the benefits of
our investments.
meetings, so a true picture can be
determined, and so various opinions can
be expressed.
Education experts will be present
to lend their knowledge to the meet-
ings, so that ratepayers will be made
aware of what are the best steps to
follow to provide their children with
the best possible education, and to also
serve •the best interests of those persons
who have to pay for this education—
the taxpayers.
There will be no excuse for poor
attendance at either of these meetings.
All persons in both townships are
vitally concerned and involved with the
questions, and should act accordingly.
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AnialgaMatecl THE CLINTON NtWs4E6t5t115 • 1924
Published every rimesday at the Eat. 1881
RelAii of Huron County
Clinton, Ontaiie POPUlatiOn 3,369 •
A. L. COL,QUI-1.01ifsi r. Pkibllsher
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• WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor
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United Siatit and 00falont Most.' toOtie ten dinit
Norman Counter, local
jeWeller, was elected president
of the Clinton and 'District
Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting of the new 'directors,
Leslie Ball was chosen vide-
president and BaSil l3, Pock,
lingtron was re-named Secte-
tary-treattiret.
15 Years Ago
The reeve of Hullett Town-
Ship, John. W. Armstrong, 52,
of Lonclesboro, Was elected
Warden of Huron County
when the January sessions-
commenced Tuesday, Runner-
up In the voting was Reeve
Arthur Nicholson of Tucker-
smith,
25 Years Ago
Mrs. Wilson Crooks, sister-
in-law of Mrs. (Dr.) F. G.
Thompson, was instantly killed
when struck by a train about.
one mile east of Thamesville
on Sunday morning.
Rev. A. H. O'Neil, rector of
the Anglican parish of Gorrie
in the Huron Deanery of the
Diocese of Huron, has been ap-
pdinted to the charge of St.
Paul's Clinton, to succeed Rev.
K. McGoun.
C. J. Livermore, head butter-
maker at the Harriston plant
of Canada Packers, and a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Livermore
of town, won -the Dominion
Competition 'award for the sec-
ond year in succession at the
Western Ontario Dairymen's
Competition held recently in
Landon,
William H. Lobb, Goderich
Township, was elected president
of the Huron Central Agricul-
tural Society at a meeting in
Clinton, Saturday. Ephriam
Snell is vice-president; George
Elliott, secretary; J. C.
Shearer, treasurer.
The Farmers' Market lists
price for hogs at $8.25; Wheat
54c; barley 42c; oats 27c; cream
24c; eggs 19c, 17c, 15c, 14c.
Mrs. J. Diehl has a Christ-
mas cactus which at present
has. 113 'blooms. These plants
make a magnificent showing at
their best.
The' Huron County council
meets in Goderich on Tuesday
of next week. Four aspir,ants
for 'the Warden are:"T,Aeve
Neeb of Stephen,, Reeve &et--
es of Usborne, Reeve McQuaid
of IVIcKillop and Reeve Erwin
of Bayfield.
A. E. Rumball was installed
Noble Grand of the IOOF on
Tuesday evening. Other offic-
ers include: L. Heard, H. W.
Gould, J. Wiseman, H. B.
Chant, E. L. Mitten, E. Walton,
T. H.-Hardy, J. D. 'Stirling, 'I.
Morgan, G. E. Hall, E. Grealis,
G. Tomlin, J. E. Cook, J. Liver-
more and J. H. Kerr.
Many from the Clinton area
attended the banquet tendered
the Rt., Hon. Arthur Meigh'an
at London on Friday evening
and all report a very enjoyable
time.
Great Opportunity In Clinton
Clinton and area residents will have a wonderful opportunity to live up
to the challenge of Minor Hockey Week and "take" their boys—as well as
other members of the family—to the arena. Starting with a banquet at the
Legion ,Hall this Friday night, when none other than the famous Jack Adams
will be guest speaker, hockey games will be conducted throughout the week-
end. The wee wees and juveniles play following the banquet and then on Sat-
urday there will be exciting hockey from 9:0.0 a.m. until about 10:30 p.m. as
the squirts, pee wees, bantams and midgets hold forth, At RCAF Clinton,
there is a game at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Teams from London,
Byron, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth—and as usual Dearborn—will be in town.
So, plan now to attend some of these games and take the family.
40 Years
From Our Early Files .
0
My dad didn't smoke, so I
was always bumming, and soon
became persona non grata, as
we used to say in the gang. *
Then I made a glorious dis-
covery. My father had a shoe
Store. In those days, the shoe
Manufacturers put long round-
ed strips of a bamboo - like
dried reed in ladies' shoes, to
help them keep their shape.
This stuff, When ignited, burn-
ed steadily, Obtild be dr aw ix
through, and produced •volumes
of a blue, searing smoke that
peeled the skin off your ton-
gue like acid,
1' *
I was a social Sttecess Until
my Old 'tmm discovered that all
the tdeS his ladies' Shoes
On The Smoking Wagon
Well, I guess I'm going to
have to quit. That last report
on cigarette smoking, the big
brutal one from the US, has
finally broken my nerve.
* *
The report says definitely
that the death rate among
smokers, as compared to non-
smokers, is ten times as high
from lung cancer, 60 percent
higher from coronary disease,
and six times higher from pul-
monary emphysema.
I had no objection to passing
away from a perfectly normal,
respectable disease of the 20th
century, like hing cancer or a
coronary, but that pulmonary
emphysema has me scared. It
sounds nasty.
, .
I started smoking when I
was about nine, the old
sandpit in my home town. A
grottp of us urchins used to
gather there and puff a dry
weed known as 'monkey to-
bacco", rolled in toilet paper,
By the time we were twelve
we Were well into "Makings":
tobacco and papers pinched
from somebody's old man. * *
Frank Strathearn, Stratford,
was re-appointed Bandmaster
of Clinton Citizen's Band at
the annual meeting last week.
George B, Beattie is again pre-
sident and other officers are:
Harry Plumsteel, Percy Liver-
mare and William Andrews.
Members of the Lions 'Clubs
of Clinton and Seaforth got 'to-
gether in -true fraternal style
when they celebrated Robbie
Burns Night at the former's
regular meeting in St. Paul's
Parish Hall. The 'haggis, car-
ried by Harold Jackson and
George Johnson, was piped in
by William Mutch.
were beginning to point to
heaven. * * *
In +high school I worried ab-
out my wind, for 'track and
rugby, and smoked only a pipe.
At college, I didn't smoke at
all. Couldn't afford it. In the
Air Force, I had the odd Gig-
10 Years Ago
W. J. Dale, who has been
reeve of Hullett Township for
the past five years, was 'ap-
pointed Warden of Huron
County on Tuesday on the first
ballot, and is the first Warden
Chosen under the new system of
voting in the court house. His
Charles Johnson has been
named president of the Clinton
Badminton Club and other of-
ficers include: Don Symons,
Dick. Atkey, Bob Maxwell, Bob
Miller, Margaret Atkey and
Erma Hartley.
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arette, but had no problem
with smoking.
*
In prison camp, I took the
monkey on my back, and he's
been using the spurs and lash
ever since. Why? Food was
scarce, but cigarettes, thanks
to the Red Cross and relatives
at home, were fairly plentiful.
only 'opponent was Reeve Roy
B. Cousins, Brussels,
With expectations of an
especially good Spring Show
this year . . mark the 50th
anniversary of that • event, the
directors of 'the Central Huron
Agricultural Society appointed
W. R. "Bert" Lobb, RR '2,
Clinton, president for the year,
and were unanimous in their
wish that A. 3. McMurray re-
main secretary-treasurer for an-
other year.
Five new members joined the
Clinton Kinsmen at their 'reg-
ular monthly meeting, Tuesday.
Those 'to join were: Claude
Daw, Carman McPherson, Wil-
liam Nedi'ger, John Clegg and
Don C. Colquhoun.
W. Wilkins was elected pre-
sident of the Ontario Street
United Church Men's Club fol-
lowing a pot-luck dinner last
week. Other executive mem-
bers include: Robert McBean,
John Gilbank, Orville Stanley,
Roy Tyndall, Frank Lobb, Art
Aiken, Mel Crich, William In-
kley and A. J. McMurray.
Mr$,. .$tmArt AIX001000)
'annUal, meeting ..of St.
jamas Anglican 'Church, Mid-
„dleton, was held Friday ,evenr•
lug at the home of Mr. and .
Mrs. .George Wise..
In spite of the main road
being barely passable, there
were 'twenty members present,
The rector, the 'Rev.. F. J, 13.
Harrison opened the meeting
with prayer and scripture read-
ing
The vestry clerk Mrs. Don
Middleton, read very complete
Minutes of last year's annual
meeting and Mr. Harrison then
presented the rector's report,
eNpressia his satisfaction re-
garding the records of the past
year,
The church has progressed
spiritually and all financial ob-
ligations are met; also an. in-
crease in church attendance.
"There is, a deep abiding loy-
alty and harmony in this par-
ish”, stated Mr. Harrison,
"thus we are bound to go for-
Ward,"
"Our future is also assured
by the flourishing Sunday Sch-
ool under the direction of a
dedicated group of teachers."
Mr, Harrison also commend-
ed the co-operation of -the ch-
urch wardens, Messrs, Ray and
George Wise; the industrious
members of -the WA under the
presidency of Mrs. flay Wise;
the faithful organist, Mrs. Jos-
eph Storey and her assistant,
Mrs. Edward Wise; 'to Mrs.
Fred Middleton for care of the
altar appointments.
His thanks also to Mr. John.
Smith who supplied wood for
the Church and to Mr. Fred
Middleton the fireman, and last
but not least Mr. Alfred Hudie
who conies out from town and
keeps the church grounds neat
and the lawn cut,
Mr. Harrison urged the mem-
bers to look beyond parochial
considerations. The World An-
In a way, I'm glad it's all
over. No more hacking and
h.orking in the morning. No
more of that wild .belly-wrench-
ing lust for a drag on 'the job,
at the movieS, in church. No
more of that frantic scrabbling
through all the suit, jacket,
pants, pyjamas, and overcoat
pockets, looking fora butt, on
a Sunday morning, *
And they tell me you can
be quite comfortable in one
of these straight-jackets, after
you get used to It! *
Holy Smokes! I've gone
through half a pack while writ-,
big this column. ,Say, what is
pulmonary emphysema, any-
way?
My fellow - inmates told me
smoking cut the appetite. I
tried: it. It did.
Since then I have been a
happy deck-a-day man. The'
smoking scares have come and
gone, and I went right on blow-
ing rings. But no more. Not
with that pulmonary emphy-
sema around.
glican Congress 'held 41, August
— 'the first in Canada — WAS,
a real. mission .to God 4,4c1 its
impact presents A real 0141,
lenge to the Anglican Church
and to all and sundry.
The statistics for the Nfic141,0-
ton parish for 1963 'showed a
total Of 51 serviCeS,. average at-
tendance of 37, one baptism,
no Marriages .and no burials.
The rector's warden, Mr.'RA.y
Wise then gave his report. He
spoke for all present in thank-
ing Mr. Harrison for his splen-
did spiritual and financial sup-
port of the church.
Mr. George Wise, the people's
warden, outlined the repair
work done by the men as the
church required it, •
The 'treasurer, Mrs. Ray Wise
gave a detailed financial re-
port, showing a. healthy state
of affairs., with a substantial
balance on hand.
Mrs. Edward Wise reported
for the WA; Mrs, Ray Wise
for the Sunday School and Mrs,
S. Middleton for the Huron ch-
urch news.
The auditors for 1963 were
Mr. and Mrs, Keith Miller.
Name Officials.
Mr. Harrison then appoint-
ed Mrs, A. Hinlie and Mr. Ed-
warrd Deeves to -act as scrutin-
eers for the election of officers,
which resulted As follows:
• Rector's warden, (appointed
by rector), MA Ray Wise;
people's warden, Mr. George
Wise; Board of Management
appointed by the people, John,
Smith, Edward Wise, Mrs. F.
Middleton, Mr. Alfred Hudie,
Edward Deeves, Stewart Mid-
dleton;
Appointed by the rector 'to
the board ,of management were:
David Middleton,. Donald Mid-
dleton,. John Deeves, Joseph
Storey, Mrs. Stewart Middle-
ton and Mrs. Ray Wise,. vestry
clerk' and secretary to Board of
Management,' Mrs, Donald Mid-
dleton; treasurer and envelope
secretary, Mrs. Ray Wise; Hur-
on church news secretary, Mrs.
Stewart Middleton:
Chairman of •side.smen, Jam-
es Storey; delegate to Synod,
Mr. JOhn Deeves; substitute,
delegate, Mr. Edward Wise;
auditors, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Wise; press secretary, Mrs. St-
ewart Middleton.
Mrs. Fred Middleton moved
a most sincere vote of thanks
to Mr. Harrison saying, "we
exist largely through his ef-
forts."
A hearty vote of thanks from
all present was also extended
to Mr. and Mrs. George Wise
for opening their spacious home
for -the meeting. A lovely lunch
and social time concluded a
very pleasant and satisfactory
annual meeting.
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