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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-03-19, Page 4Page MVO 39, 1904 .;;-. Editorods Some Encouraging Moves Prepare For Exams The ballet pupils of Mrs. B. A. Zablocki are busily engaged in preparing for their examinations to be held in April. In the above photo, Brenda Ball, six-year-old daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Art Ball, Clinton, strikes a position known as a form of "mime" dancihg in the classical form. The youngster is this year trying her elementary ex- amination. (News-Record Photo) Accident Vaccine? SUGAR and SPICE (By W. B. T. SMILEY) Aeoesearie‘dresneeNeamaawavai.e.e.ram.pane.amovne.a.r BACKACHE 'tesdedb:::161 shti title:6:6k; linsi :taYsekbijil lo:DI:doirjr:4 161 -I ck,:f dd:odifonisol;81:::8 ll 1 i:dftittfltotioweer6r,ynaleltri may :11 nor mal volaip08 LIMITED The Irish In Spring • MARCH session. of ccalMil, was one of the,. most • encouraging of recent months, and the list of protects tackled :or completed, will be' for the betterment of • the community in no small measure. First and foremost in this regard was ,couneillor Duff Thompson's an- uouncement that he had secured six men to serve on the Planning Board, and this group was duly appointed and is expected to commence activities in the very near future. Mr, Thompson should certainly re- ceive much of the credit for this needed action, .and also the men who have vol- unteered - to serve deserve our corn, mendation, Any possibility of Clinton attract- ing industry may well hinge on the efforts Of these gentlemen, • and they are deserving of all the support and assistance they will require in tackling. this paramount task, By necessity, there are many strin- gent rules' and regulations which will have to be implemented and individuals should be prepared to accept these and work together harmoniously for the wel- fare of the community as a whole. To this end, a public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 26 at the town hall, when a representative of the Community Planning Branch will be present to outline the steps to be taken and some of the goals to be at- tained. There has been considerable critic- ism levelled at council over their lack of leadership in- regard -to a Planning Board, but now that they have taken steps to alter this, the onus is on the citizens to prove they were sincerely interested and • not just using the. topic as a means of having something to complain about. 'Next week's meeting. will do much to prove whether people are really in- .° • . '7,ed in seeing the community grow and become a better place in which to live. * * *. • Due to the fact this newspaper has frequently denounced council's practice of holding secret sessions when decisions were reached on ratepayers' business, the March meeting was- also encourag- ing When Councillor D. ..Thompson pre- sented a memorandum suggesting coun- cil dispense with this custom. ' • '• He noted—as we have in the past— that the ratepayers have every right and privilege to attend meetings where town business is being transacted and to see and hear how their elected repre- sentatives carry out their duties. His SuggeStions would not make- the local governing system. unique in any way, as it is the same committee- type organization that is employed by most communities of . this Size who ad- here to parliamentary procedures. • WELL, NOT EXACTLY. Ten years ago, polio was a major killer of youth; today, vaccine has made the disease a comparative rarity. But, even when polio was claiming lives by the hun- dreds, traffic, accidents were killing more people under 25 than any other single cause of death—and they still are. Do We have an accident vaccine? No. People can't be vaccinated against accidents, but the toll can be reduced through the teaching of cor- a Although some of the comments from, other council members would in- dicate they were not in disagreement to the suggestion, their sincerity may be questioned on the grounds they were floprehensive about discussing the topic after it had beep presented in correct fashion at an open meeting. we commend Mr. Thompson for his forthright thoughts on the issue and urge him to continue to push for opproval on this matter, it is indeed unfortunate that the discussion could not be held in open where the rate- payers would be able to determine what members of council are fearful of" hav- ing their opinions and actions brought before the persons they serve. * * * Also included in the written, memor- andum presented by the new councillor was a suggestion which contains con- siderable merit. It called for regular meetings between town employees and the council committee which has juris- diction over them. This, he noted, would effect closer co-operation and better understanding between the employees of the town and the working committees to whom they are responsible. There can be argument with this, and it would certainly be a welcome moveby all concerned. Too many major problems have arisen in the past when actually they could have been nipped in the bud had there been an opportunity for the per- sons involved to sit down and discuss minor grievances before they became aggrevated and enlarged to such an extent through lack of communication. The suggestion warrants council's consideration, * * * The final encouraging note to come from the council meeting was Mayor Miller's comment that he would be in- terested ' in seeing the Bayfield River watershed taken into one of the two area conservation authorities. This too is a project for which the News-Record has campaigned in the past,'and it is some consolation to learn it has not fallen on deaf ears entirely. However, the Mayor stated that in conversation with area township reeves, he had learned none was interested ,in such a move. This becomes rather difficult to understand, particularly in view of the water troubles which plagued area farmers- last year. This is a situation which apparently will become worse, rather than betterz as time progresses, ',nd it is evident that there is little room for procrastination in the matter. Area township councils should be urged to reconsider the matter again and it is to be hoped that Clinton council will give some leadership into a move to conserve this important natural resource. rect driving habits—and safety hab- its—to our teen-age population at the formative stages in their lives. This is what the automobile in- surance business does through its sponsorship of the National Teen- age Safe Driving Championship— the culmination of a coast-to-coast series of safe driving competitions involving more than 30,000 young drivers in 225 Canadian communi- ties each year. a Caught between the Seven- teenth of Ireland and the Twenty-first of Spring, I was in a quandary about a topic for this week's epistle. (A quandary Is a cross between an Irish bog and the first day of spring in Canada.) What a difference a year makes ! That may be the variation of the popular song that mem-. bers of the board at CHSS are humming to themselves these days after hearing of the rat- ing they received from their large teaching staff. In a poll which is conducted annually by the Teachers' Fed- eration, the local school board received 'two "excellent" rat- ings and one "good". This was in direct contrast to some of the ratings they received last year in a similar poll. This year's teaching s t a f f gave them a mark of 83 in regard to 'their attitude to- wards educational improve- ments, Last year's score was only 72. The board took a big jump in their rating of relations be- tween themselves and memb- ers of 'the teaching staff. This figure increased, from 68 last year to a very complimentary 87. Although working conditions at the school scored only 68 marks in the teacher poll, it Was still a healthy increase from the lowly "bad", figure of 42 last year. The rating of last year drew criticisna from the board as many members felt it Was a result of the confusion caused by the mammoth building pro- grant — a situation over which the board had no control, In the report of the poll; there were no remarks or rea- sons given for any Of the fig- tuous embrace or flay me with a wind 'that would freeze the brains of a brass monkey. There's a great deal of myth in the popular conception of those; tricky, twins,. the Irish and spring in Canada. Irishmen are supposed to be bubbling over with the juices of life. They are understood to be warm hearted, charming, gay and lively. They're expect- ed to be sentimental and elo- quent, gener9us and devil-may- care. And many of them are. But don't blame me if the first Irishman you meet after reading this is a lugubrious, long-faced, mournful, money- grabbing, pleasure - shunning, nit-picking, self-pitying, people- hating type. Some of them are. Same with spring in Canada. It's supposed to be a day When the blood bubbles, when the ures. Noting the difference be- tween the figures from last year, L. R. Maloney, business administrator, termed it a "tremendous accomplishment by the board", Clinton Ladies Plan To Study Current Events The March meeting of the Clinton Women's Institute will be held in the agricultural board rooms on March 26 at 2:00 p,m, The roll call to be answered with an Irish poke. The motto by Mrs. E. Trick, the topic on current events by Mrs. W. Wise, the program in the charge of Mrs, E, Radford and Mrs. H. Sloman. The hostesses are: Mrs. B. Gibbing's, Mrs. R, MacDonald, Mrs, F. Johnston, Mrs. F, Cum- mings, Mrs, J. Brown, Mrs. J. Webster. Election of officers will be held at this meeting so a good attendance is requested, 40 Years Ago Robertson has been appointed Massey-Ffarris agent for Clinton. Streets have been sufficient- ly cleared so that •cars and wagons can get but again. It is hoped that the recent storm will be the last kick of the winter, Isaac Dodds has •donated $500 to the new hospital and has requested the board to purchase whatever they see fit. The gift is in memory of his daughter, Mrs. Hattie Layton. Orders have been issued wh- ich forbid soldiers from wear- ing uniforms or any part of uniforms unless in,actual mili- tary duty or on some special parade. Mrs, H. Peacock might have been seriously hurt when a young lad was carelessly driv, ing a horse through town and careened around a corner, al- most upsetting the, lady. The driver went on as if he aid not have a care in the world. 25 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs, W. J, Stewart, Huron Street, Clinton, plan to leave in the near' future to make their' home in Brussels where Mr. Stewart has purch- ased the Cardiff Dairy busin- ess, The drillers at the oil well are down, over 1,700 feet and have now reached hard rock. Since our last report there has been indications of gas in small quantities. Miss Ruth Potter was rec- ently successful in passing the grade three theory examina- tions of the Toronto Conserva- tory of Music. Joseph Silcock is having the But chances are, on, the Twenty-first of Spring, youll lie racked by 'flu, you'll have a hole in your rubbers, your eavedtroughs will be pendulous with ice, your car won't start, the ice will stretch as far as the eye can see on the bay, and a gale that would curdle the blood of a Laplander is howling out of the north. However, that's life. And this is my salute to the Irish, whom I have loved and hated, fought with and laughed at. And this is also my salute to spring, which I have loved and hated, coped with and cursed at. Perhaps we should let some more 'distinguished company have the last word on the Irish. Like George Moore, who said, "My one claim to originality among Irishmen is that I have, never made a speech," Or Mark Twain: "Give an Irishman lager for a month and 'he's a dead man. An Irish- man is lined with copper, and the beer corrodes it,. But whis- key polishes the copper and is the' saving of him". * * However, I intend to have the last word on Canada's first THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 "d ap* barn. tom 'Own ,on his prep?. erty on Isaac .Street and will replace it with a :e.rage, The reyenne, for the ,COT 1":loarti was estimated at :57,283 from 127 out-of-town students; 5035. front the Province tin grant and a levy of $5,590, from the Town of Clinton. G erald Holmes of Toronto, spent the weekend at the home Of 'his parents, Mr, 'and Mrs.: W. 5, R. Holmes.. 15 Years Ago ....... Harry • .S r ng, 1.7Shorne Township, past president of the Huron Crop and Improve- ment Association, was top win- ner in the annual Seed Fair held in Clinton, Fred Bell and family, Goderi'ch Township, pl- aced second. Tuckersinith Municipal Tele: phone System "cut in" the 126 BaYfield subscribers to a Switchboard, of their own 'th'is week. This will enable the sub- soribers to have a private two, or-four-party William Henry Golding, Sea- forth, who has sat in the House of Commons for Huron-Perth riding continuously since 1932, announced Saturday afternoon that he would not run again for re-election. A public meeting — open to everyone ^ in Clinton and dist- riot who is interested — will be held in the town hall on Thursday for the purpose of discussing the erection of a community centre and artific- ial ice arena in Community Park, Huron farmers purchasing bulls at the recent auction sale The element of suspense adds greatly 'to the charm of this well devised', well written novel. Why did Ginny Tilsit's father refrain from mentioning his family and home in England? On her return home to the sm- all island of St. NicOlaas in the Caribbean from the convent school in Port au Spain, Ginny bought a dainty china tea-set as a gift for her mother. She was horrified when her father deliberately smashed all the pieces and did not offer one word of explanation. Ginny, the only child of John Tilsit and his placid Dutch wife, matured late. She returned from her years at school with no plan, no de- sire for further education, to train for a vocation. She seem- ed content to return to the easy life of the plantation, helping her mother in the house and the garden. Their new neighbour on the island is building a holiday re- sort to lure the tourists. He is also young, handsome and a widower but to Ginny's chag- rin, he sees her only as a pret- ty, amusing child. Piqued by his indifference, Ginny decides to learn more of his world. She plans to go to New York for a year's study in one form of the arts. At a party. she meets Elliot Russell, a wealthy socialite, a connoiseur of the arts, who is clay of spring, myself. Here it is. Canadian spring Ain't even a season. It's merely a Thing That's usually freezin'. USE THE NIGHT DEPOS- IT BOX AT OUR STORE 63 ALBERT STREET FOR DRY CLEANING OR LAUNDRY. DROP YOUR BUNDLE IN BETWEEN 8 AIM. AND 12 P.M. of Beef Bu,1ls held In the CO, Toronto, were R. Thompson, Rlt, 2, Clinton; Clif- ford H. Keys, Varna; Mel inlet', Zurich; Dr. M. W. .Stapleton, Seaforth, Ri Years Ago Clinton citizens proved their interest for activities on ice last Friday when they flooded to the Lions Arena to view their first annual presentation of 'the "Ice Capades". Lions officials were forced to turn away scores of folk who had not purchased advance sale tickets and even those provided with them were unable to find seats in the packed arena, A committee of four Lions wives: Mrs, J, A. Addison, Mrs, K. B. McRae, Mrs, Royce Mac- aulay arid Mrs. T.,, G. Winter, made 'the plans for the "Ice Oapades" for 1954, Some of the prize winners in the highly successful Huron Seed Show held in Clinton were: Luther Sanders, Sea- forth; Merton Keyes, Seaforth; Eric Anderson, Londesboro; Arnold Jamieson, RR 4, Clin- ton; Russell Colclough,, RR 3, Clinton; Mrs. John Gibson, RR 3, Clinton; Norman L. Car- ter, Clinton; Lloyd Holland, Clinton; John A. Taylor, Br- uteefield. The congregation of St. An- drew's United Church, Bayfield, voted to purchase a new organ. Lois Jones was elected presi- dent of the Clinton Junior In- stitute and other officers are: Leona Johnston, Mrs. George Colclough, Marion Snell, June Manning, Gale ,Manning. From 'Ouir Early Flies. • ALL CANADA INSURANCE CAMADA, INSURANCE FEDERATION FEDERATION On' behalf of over 200 cohipeang Pe; aulonlobtle and casualty insurance companes Come to think of tit, the two have a 'lot in common: the Irish and spring in this coun- try. You never know what to expect. You may be in for a bout of weeping, a hurricane of abuse, or a blast of hot air, from either. Perhaps it is this unpredict- ability that makes the comp- any of the Irish and the com- ing of spring in Canada such a constant source of bewilder- ment, delight and despair. I speak as an expert. My wife is half Irish and I've battled my way through a good few of these Eskimo's nightmares— young mothers are all out with first day of spring — in this their new baby-carriages, when land. the sun smiles wildly over the I never know any more than scene, when the first tiny la- the kids do, whether my wife owers poke their dainty heads is going to hit me or kiss me. up, and the streams gurgle And I never know whether the with rapture, and the air smells twenty-first of March is going and feels and tastes like chain- to wrap me in a great volup- pagne. And sometimes it is. CHSS Staff Rates Board "Excellent" -Differs Greatly From Last Year's Have All Your Easter Clothes Drycleaned Here Librarian Reviews Interesting Hove!, Gives Hint Of Dramatic Conclusions attracted to the naive Ginny. Her life takes on a new colour and perspective. Her father's illness 'is the reason for her sud- den departure from New York. After her father's death she is confronted by another dil- emma. Word has peen received from England of the death of her only aunt. Ginny is named as heir 'to her aunt's estate, consisting of the large home and the Tilsit China works. No - one questions her decision to go to England to see is she wants to accept the inheritance. She is not surprised' to find herself a complete alien among the few members of the family s that are left and all of whom live in the old home. Her a- loneness is offset when she me- ets her aunt's protege, the de- signer for the China Works. He is also intensely concerned a- bout modern sculpture. The fact that Ginny has grown up so far from England, not knowing anything of the family history or the various processes in the production of china makes her a lonely fig- ure. A false pride on the part of the aunt had alienated all the neighbours. Complicating matters further Elliot arrives froth New York. Underlying all her problems is her - ever growing homesick- ness for the sunny islands of her birth. Matters are resol- ved in a rather dramatic man- ner. Catherine Gaskin has written several novels which are wide- ly enjoyed but the only one of hers in the Clinton Library is, "With every year". Clinton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor o Signed contributions In this publication, are the C' L q opinions of the writers only, and do not necessarily express the views of the newspaper. 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