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Clinton News-Record, 1964-03-05, Page 2Pogo 2 Clinton News Record Thugs March 1964 Editorials ... It Was The 'Wrong Place AS USUAL. the antnial held at CHS.S. On. Friday evening 'turned out to be one of the most successful and enjoyable dates on the year's SPeial ender, - Countless hairs spent in .preparing OlaibPrate decorations syere well reward, ett :although even the setting had to take a back seat 'to the beauty which abound., ell in the attendance, of the many love- ly Yoting ladies—and some not so YotIng. —who were .adorned in the latest hair creations, lavish dresses. and dainty, colorful corsages. And lest we be charged with for getting the members of the male set, they too were. properly 'groomed for the occasion, All this would indicate the usual -"good time for all" and such a deduct- ion on -the part of those not in attend, Alice would be quite correct. . We . stress this ,fact will far overshadow an unsavory isolated in- cident which was created due to the fact one party in attendance was ap- parently tinder the influence of alcohol. Howefer, before readers jump to the attack of teenage 'clrii*ing, we should point' out • that the person in questiOn was an adult—at least in age and phy- sical status. In many circumstances a person's use of alcohol is certainly his personal decision and privilege, but there are many situations in which this i$ not so. And certainly the excess use of al- cohol before attending a dance as the guest of high school students is one case where it is highly unpardonable. In fact, we would question the ad- visability of the use of alcohol to any de- gree before attending such a function which is the highlight of the year to many impressionable teenagers. A lengthy exhortation on this matter is unwarranted due to the fact the case was isolated and no apparent harm was created as the party in question re- mained on the sidelines for most of the evening and only present for a short duration. However, it is imperative that even such isolated cases become non-existent, and a word to the wise should be quite sufficient. Let us not forget who is setting the standard of conduct for the rising gen- eration. And if we may be permitted what could be termed a pun, it's a sob- bering thought. Dig Beep For Worthy Cause MARCH IS RED CROSS month in Canada. Each year at this time we're asked to dip into our pockets and pur- ses to give whatever we can to the Red Cross. Clinton and area residents will be asked to do just that this coming week. There's a good reason why we should dig deep into our pocketbooks because the many services provided by the Red Cross help to make our community a better place in which to live. The Canadian Red Cross free Blood Transfusion Service, for example, is a vital part of the huge medical complex that saves lives in our hospitals. Though blood is given voluntarily by hundreds of thousands of blood don- ors across the nation, it takes money to operate this service. Trucks, = re- frigeration equipment, empty bottles and laboratory equipment must be purchased Doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and administrative staff must be paid. The immense task of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service may be seen by the simple fact that in order to keep up with Canadian hospital demands for blood, the Red Cross must collect one bottle every nine seconds of every work- ing day in 1964. This amounts to about 850,000 bottles of blood. This service is made possible through the generosity of the thousands of men and women who donate their blood and who give their financial contributions to maintain this vital health service. This gives us the assurance that if an accident or serious illness struck our own home, whole blood and blood pro- ducts will be available if needed, free of charge. This year, when the Red Cross canvasser asks you for a donation, dig deep into your pocket or purse and give as much as you can. This is only one of the few ser- vices rendered by the Red Cross as they battle against such things as disease, disasters and drownings. Pensions Aid Wrong People CERTAINLY ALL RESPONSIBLE Canadians will endorse a retirement scheme that promises indepennence and security for those too old to work. Ours is not a society_ so poor that it must neglect its old and needy 'for the sake of the young, says The Financial Post in a front page editorial. But there are a number of fund- amental questions raised by the Canada Plan as it is now designed. They include: 1. Can this nation yet afford to de- vote to welfare a sharply bigger slice of its resources? Canada already de- votes 12%• of personal income to wel- fare" as against 8% in Britian and 7% in the U.S. Our welfare costs have jumped from 2.8% of GNP to 6.1% since 1949. 2. To the extent that improved pen- sions are needed, should government pensions for people who can still pro- vide for their own retirement, have , priority over aid for those who can not? What, in the pension field, is the proper concern of government? Surely our first concern should be with the disabled, the widowed, the or- phaned and the other casualties of soc- iety who are quite clearly unable to provide for their future. The Canada Plan concerns itself only with the pop- ulation still at work and earning in- come. 3. In the hurry to get the plan going full steam in a very short period, some freak situations occur, just because of the mathematics involved. For instance, Ottawa's scheme starts off by subsid- izing those who need it least at the ex- pense of the younger generation. A 55-year-old executive earning $25, 000 could contribute with his employer $900 over 10 years and collect $900 a year after 65, while his 35-year-old sec- retary at $4,000 a year may have to contribute $2,400 over 30 years to get a smaller pension. This type of inequity will disappear as the years go by. But are such aberrations really necessary? Are they indications that we are being stampeded into the plan? 4. How does the federal government expect to reconcile its plan 'with Que- bec's sharply different scheme? Ottawa's plan is basically an in-one-pocket-out- the-other plan. But Quebec wants to build up*. a massive fund—perhaps as much as $8 billion before the end of the century. This, it is claimed, will be used to invest in Quebec industry and Quebec government bonds—and the con- tribution rates in Quebec may be exact- ly twice those elsewhere. The Quebec move has profound impl- ications for industry and finance. No other government in Canadian history has had an $8 billion pool of money to achieve its ends. But can the two plans work in joint harness? What does , it mean to the pensions of those who move into and out of Quebec? SUGAR and SPICE (By W B. T. SMILER) Funds Provide Opportunities Baseball games at the crippled children's . camps are one of the popular activities not only with the 'teenagers, but also "the junior campers of six or seven years. The Ontario Society' for Crippled Children has five camps that provide summer holidays for more than 1,200 children. All 'campers participate in camp activities to the best of their ability and are therefore taking part in a competitive manner that is not possible the rest of the year. Easter Seal contributions have built these camps and have sent the children on-these vacations for 25 years. Camping for crippled child- ren is just one of the many services that the 1964 Easter Seal campaign objective of $1,000,000 will fulfill this year. February 23 at Clinton Public tiespital. Mrs,*Ceeelia. Falser wishes to thal1ic all her relatives, hours and friends of the area for their kindnesses while she Was a Patient in hospital re- aently. Sgt, and Mrs, R, Cameron and their family have moved to ROAF Station Pant4 Kenn- tain, P.C. WA Magta Tice TtOAF. TAdies AnXiliary held A meeting at the px•otpt- q.nt Chapel annex on March 2 and entertainment for the evening was in the form of a needlepoint display . . by Sgt. Dawkins, ,an expert ' In this fine art. All the ladies showed a keen interest and plans for •instruc- tien in this hobby are under way. Fentyatwo women were pres- ent with seven new members; Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Keating, Mrs, Hanson, Mrs. Amirault, Mrs, MacNeill, Mrs. wens and Mrs. Rafuse. Members of the fire hall showed films on fire 'prevention. A door prize donated by Mrs. Marjorie Davey, was won by Mrs, K. Docker, The president, 'Mrs. Lil Ron- nie 'announced that WA mem- bers would look after the Clin- ton Public Hospital cart for the month of .April. Mrs. Doris Cole replaces Mrs. Bea Bowman on the Ways and Means committee. A donation of $25.00 for the "Bunny Bundle" was approved and will be sent to London, shortly. A "nearly new sale" will be held at the Ritchie Building on March 19, starting at 1.30 p.m.' Articles to be sold should be brought down at 10- 12 a.m. Money and unsold art- icles to be collected before 4,30, the same day. A member who is moving away, Mrs. Laura Powell, was presented with a souvenir spoon. Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the meeting. THE HURON COUNTY COUNCIL will meet on Wednesday, Mar. 25, . I964 at 10:00 a.m. for One Day Only Any documents or notice of deputations must be in the hands of the Clerk no later than Tuesday, March 17, 1964. JOHN G. BERRY, Clerk-Treasurer, County of Huron, Court House, Goderich, Ont. lob GALA SPORTS NIGHT PROGRAM GODERICH ARENA FRIDAY, MARCH 6 — 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m._ Parade from Goderich Legion Hall to Goderich Arena by way of The Square and South Street, 7:30 p.m.— Exhibition by Goderich Figure Skating Club 9:00 p.m._ Ladies' Hockey Game 10:00 p.m.— Broomball Game: K. of C. vs. SHR1NERS 8:00 p.m.—Beginning of DRAW for DOOR PRIZES This Advertisernent Sponsored by WHITE HARRY WILLIAMS ROSE Your White Rose Distributor R.R. 3, Clinton Phone 482-6633 Clinton News-Record TI-1 CLINTON NtW ERA Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-PIECORO tit. 1866 PUbllahed every Thursday at the Est. 1881 I. Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario Population 3,369 • A. ILr COLGIRMOUN, Publisher WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor sismd einhlbidlok le this Publication, at* the Milnlom 40 Mir ioltMs only, And dis mit mmosimity •o nisi the *lows if His etedlothigt es itcolx1 tie's' mill, Pod boriadmild, Offieti E. reireeet et Pegfege teill it0111CilloTION ROO: Ilioblo * *we; , tOio1+0 Maks *ad Ofirdtdrif ttlif 3lheti teeitik 46. CON tt Project Starts For Crippled Children, Funds Help Kids Back On Their Feet "Ndastral Park Social Notes • Iri the past few .clays,, more .es .411 over (walla, These seals. The Eager $eclls for 3.904. than 2,000„000 gester are .searching .f9r helpers of iliustrata 40 .different ways in have been received crippled. children, whidli crippled .children are, helped by a program of re, habilitation., Since- 1947;.a6n- trnautiens to the Easter /Seal' e4X4Paigr.4 have ,.g.cranteedthe provision of pare and trootmein for givis And boys, infanta and teenagers • who have a physical disability, regardless of • the cause, Thera are service clubs sued, as Retary, Lioas, Kinatnen and others. in 40 pnrn-. mnntges in .Ontario who will be sending Easter Seals to the peaple in their areas, These service •club members voluntarily organize the cam- paign and„then use the funds in co-operation with the On- tario Society .for Crippled Chil- dren, for the benefit of the crippled children in their pity, town or rural areas. In 'Clinton area the Clinton Lions handle the project. Rehabilitation for crippled children can very often be a lengthy and :expensive'program, but Whea the results mean som e eltildren will eventually be 'independent in movement and speech, the time and cost is not important, In the 40 year history of the "Service CIub-Society's" work for crippled children, there have been thousands of chil- dren who have overcome 'their .physical disability. Easter Seal contributions have made addi- tional services and expansion of activities possible, and a great increase • :in the number of children that could be help- ed. News Editor: Anni Aileron. Phone- NV 14349 Ilave you watched teenagers dancing lately'? If you haven't, and you •are old-fashioned, and your blood •pressure is high, take my advice: Don't, Saturday afternoon, through sheer inertia, t found Myself before a television set showing one of these teen-age dance programs. Fortunately, I am neither old-fashioned nor high blood pressured (it says here); But must confess, I WaS wish- ing I were 25 years younger, Today's kids dance dolefully, but sweetly, to the 'Mom, num- bers, heads knuckled together, bodies scarcely nuaving, Intent, serias, fender yet strangely impersonal. Btit When the music begins to clang and thump, they come into their ow•n. They lattgh; they bob and bounce, they wig- gle attd jiggle and giggle, 'Their faces light up. Their feet weave and shift and trade petunia- patterns, 'Noy are very young and Very' Much alive, and Ora, pletely caught up in that most ancient means of communica- tion—rhythm. Watching them, I Was Sad. It's a pretty bitter thing, after to have been too young for the Charleston, too old for the Twist. But f cbuldn't stay sad. Let- ting my Mind drift back over the years, I actually began to feel terry fer the youngsters. "These kids," I thought dis- dainfully, "How many of their have mastered a step as I did? Sure, they can do the Cha-Cha and the Twist and the' BOSsa Nova. BUJ; is there a single one of them who daft baSe‘a Whole era of :dancing on bile step— the fox-trot—as I did?" There are ample- bosomed iniddle,aged ladies tterega the land Who will testify that $thi- ley was corker, if not, a tea- rer, when he tripped the light fantastically, There are grandmothers in Canada, Eriglandf France and Belgium whose eyes still light up when they remember the way we whirled about the dance-halls, a symphony of smoothness, a fantasy of fox- trotting. "How many of these kids," I Wondered, "have ever danced with a Brazilian beauty who couldn't speak a ward of Eng- lish and was doing a dreamy tango while you were doing a brisk fox-trot'?" "Hew many of theth," I quer- ied, "have ever been to a real old country square-dance, where the sign that the dance Was Over Was not the hand playing 'The Queen', but the stovepipe's corning down when the fight Muted?" "How many," I thought, !have walked up to a flashing- yed young Prench matron russels, at a nightclub, bowed o her, bowed to her husband, ked her 1,0 dance in Impec- cable drade Eleven `reach, and 40 Years Ago A. T. Cooper has sold the house he is now living in to Caryl Draper and Mr. Cooper intends moving into 'his old home next door. G e o r g e Tomlin, district trouble-man with the Bell Tele- phone Company has been trans- ferred to Stratford. His depar- ture from town will be keenly regretted. Mr. and Mrs. H. E, Rorke entertained the hockey boys and their officials to supper art Mon- day evening, Mr, and Mrs. James Scott have returned from a pleasant month spent in Orlando, Floria. Ernest Lawson has received word that his father, Thomas Lawson, Stratford, has been killed in a tragic accident in a gravel pit in North Easthope Township. William, Robert, Jo- seph and Luke Lawson are all brothers of the deceased. The west window of O'Neil's grocery is very attractive thiS week. Gordon Lawson has ar- ranged a little log cabin which depicts life in a sugar-bush in by-gone days. The sugar-bush was painted by Miss Lucille Grant. 25 Years Ago Through the co-operation ,of the Town of Clinton and the special efforts of the local Lions Club, an up-to-date swimming pool is' an assured fact for this summer. Plans are being worked out to select a Site and hustle the work as soon as the frost is out of the ground, (ED. NOTE—The hole was dug, but work was never completed--- probably due to the war effort.) Dong Bartliff was the guest of the London Free Press at the Detroit-Chicago b o ck ay game in Detroit on Thursday night. Doug is one of their leading carrier boys and 'this IS not the first time he has quali- fied for ginner trips. Prize winners at the euchre held inthe' Orange Hall on Tuesday evening were Miss Margaret Carbert, Miss Bessie Livermore, Clayton Campbell and Thanes Herman. The Clinton and Auburn Bap- tist congregations have extend. her, a kiek ,iii the groin from her husband?" Na Let them have theit I have. my memories, Long be- fore- these kids were running around With their diapers tiling. ling; I was cheek-to-theeking xt on enchanted summer evenings, and breathing heavily Into the ed a call to Rev. A. E. Silver of Lanark to be their pastor. He will begin in April. Mr. A. J. McMurray moved here from Harriston on Tues- day and Mr. J. D. Robertson moved to Goderich. Yesterday during the noon hour period, Evelyn McDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald, was struck by a car but fortunately was only slight- ly hurt. 15 Years Ago , Fire, 'believed to have been caused by overheated pipes, completely destroyed the Bruce- field home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Turvey. Huron Presbyter) of the United Church of Canada pass- ed a resolution at a meeting in Clinton calling on all folk to re- frain from doing such farm work as, tilling the lancl'and harvesting on the Sabbath. Lloyd Seotchmer was named president of the Bayfield ceme- tery board and 'a motion was passed approving a fee of $1.0 per grave for digging. The Clinton Chamber of Com- merce named a standing com- mittee to help organize for Clinton's Old Home Week in 1950. E'xtmayor A: J. McMur- ray, who headed the same event back in '1925, was named chair- man, Other members are; Harry Bartliff, G. M. Counter, J, A. Sutter, William Mutch, George Beattie 'and Hugh Haw- kins. The many friends of Mrs. C. P. Tavener, Holmesville, were sorry to hear She slipped.oh the ice in Clinton last week and suffered a broken wrist. 10 Years Ago R. Y. Tattin, former mayor of Clinton, has been named pre- sident of the newly formed Hur- on County Industrial 130ard, L. D, Holland, clerk of Clinton, is secretary-treasurer, Congratulations are -ate 14 year-old 13ev Boyce for hit Sixth place finisb in a class of N in the piailo class at the t<iWards Music Festival in Toronto last Wbek, raed with a petitiOn signed by 483 Clinton reSiderits, the PUC lowered the salary of as- sistant superintendent, V, A, Iturnball to $3,300—a drop of $200, The Town of Clinton Is pre- pared to offer any one of three building sites to- the County of Huron for the erection of a new County Court ilbuse here in Clinton. The old Court Come was destroyed by fire last Enjoy Camp The Ontario Society for Crip- pled Children and its associated service clubs in Ontario have been making one of their spec- ial. projects the provision of summer vacation for needy crippled children who, under normal circumstances, would not be able to get away from their own homes. There are five specially designed and operated summer camps for crippled children that accommodate more than 1,200. boys and girls for two or three week vacations. These children are taken away from the gruelling heat of the sum- mer 'to experience a real camp program with the emphasis on the participation by the camp- er. Friday evening, , Robert P. Allen, Brucefield, has been named by the Huron County Junior Farmers to be interviewed in Toronto for the overseas trip planned this sum- mer. If chosen he will be one of four to make the trip, Building permits totalling $20,000 were authorized by Clinton council for: H. Glazier, residence on North Street; F. W. Andrews, chicken house; It. D. Ball, residence on Raglan Street; Harold Emmerson, resi- dence on Maple Street. 0 Goderich Township South Wayne Stirling, of the Bay- field Line, returned a couple of weeks ago from a brief Florida trip. George Picot is busy getting out cedar posts on contract plus taking care of other pro- jects. While on a business trip to Toronto last week, Reeve Grant Stirling visited his mother in Weston. Mrs. Golden Newton, a pneu- monia patient in Goderich hos- pital for two weeks, is now con- valescing at her home. Mr. Newton's sister, Mrs. Pearl Schmidt, Stratford, visited the Newton family last week. Old friends and neighbours of the Rathwell families attend- ed the funerals of Miss Mabel and Mr, Ben Rathwell last week. The community extends sympathy to 'the bereaved fam ilies. To MissFlorence Cunning- ham from her many friends in this area goes 'best wishes for a speedy decoVery and dis- charge from Clinton hospital. The same good wishes go 'to Mrs. Harvey Jenkins also a patient in Clinton hospital. Mrs, Peter Harrisen, a pat- ient in Goderich Hospital for minor surgery was discharged last week and is convalescing at hale. Seaman Peter IS col- lecting hiS gear in expectation of an early tojoin the lake fleet. The ladies had a ' bonSpiel , on ,Saturday, • FOraevy 29, and winners of the events were as follows: First prize; J'een .61S11.4 Barbara Vtlb11POOlbt- third;' Jgqn Wright,. second,. and Baden, lead. Second prize:.$panne Trem- blay, skip; Mary Ireland, Ithirel; Joa n .Fettr, second, and Verna. McIntosh, 'lead, Third prize: jeannette Doyle, s4ip; Marl Spam, third; Lanra second, and Peggy Rus- sell! lead. Consolation: Elate Matthews, skip; Doris Cole, third; Vi Nrars.ball, Secotatt and Kay peal, lead, Winners of the regular league finals were the team of; skip, Edie Matthews; third, Doris Cole; second, Irene Kerr, and lead, Pearl Bally. TheSe ladies 'mewed trophies donated by Mr, Maynard A sumptuous dinner followed the curling and elections wore held. The old executive com-prised of Pat Marceil, Evelyn Roblin, Chris Thomson, Mon- ica Duguid and Jean Doyle was replaced by a new group of of-ficers: President, Monica Duguid; first vice - president, Chris Thomson; second vice-presi- dent, Beryl Gaffney; secretary-treasurer, Mickey paquet; draw chairman, Joan Fehr. Church Groups To Meet The protestant Ladies Chapel Guild will meet Monday, March 9 at 8:30 in the chapel lounge, The Catholic Women's League will haVe their general meeting at the RC chapel on the even- ing 'of March 9 at '8:30 p.m. Home and School On February 26, the DND grade school was the scene of a most interesting display by pupils of grades 6, 7 and 8. Proud parents watclhe.d the skill of the girls, 'then the boys. The girls first did forward rolls and variations; dives over a swinging body; through a headstand; over a line of one to four girls; aver a small pyra- mid of three girls. Balances and other stunts were perform-ed. Girls taking part were; Don- na Rees, Jane Hebert, Shirley Christian, Gerry Ann Christian, Lorraine McDonald, Jackie Tat- tersall, Gail MacDonald, Mari- lyn Arsenault, LouiseBetts, Karen Kerr, Susan Reid and Susan Cole, ' Mrs. Groves was in charge of the group. The boys, under the direction of Mr, Scotchmer, did a tumbling display. These • lads were: David Betts, Bruce Bingham, Peter Bingham, Greg Bush, Ricky Dobson, Denis Haspeck, Mel-. vin Hohner, Maurice Nelischer. Robert Paul, Danny Rees and Bob Sparc. The evening's program also included a narration by Denise Deveau entitled, "My Trip to England". Helmut Preston also gave a speech, his chosen sub- ject being, President Johnson. A film on fire prevention was shown and refreshments were served. Personals Our best wishes and congrat- ulations to WO2 and Mrs. Ar- thur Smith on the arrival of a baby girl, Martha Doreen, on readiVed "Slat itr the 'face from -atilt, of their Aot ivrOtO, From Our Early Files . • S .