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.1)0010 St. ThoOkoffOng Speaker
Urges More f011owthip With God
THE OLD ADAGE says the proof
of the Ridding is in the e t.ing, and it will be interesting to see whether
rate aye in Stanley and TtlekerSmith
Townships will "eat' the lavish "Pud-
ding" they've been presented in regard
to their school program.
The idea Proposed by Inspector
git Burrows of unitin to erect one
central school appears to be sound in
all major facets, but there will undouht-
edlY be InOeh conflict raised before any
definite conclusion is reached,
It is clifficuh to ascertain whether
Mr. Burrows has had such an idea in'
his head for some time or not, but
there can be no question that he waited
until the. most opportune time to bring
it forth.
School officials and ratepayers in
both townships have correctly come to
the conclusion that a central schoOl is
a must if they are to provide the best
possible education for their children,
and the idea for joining together actu-
ally came at ' a time when the area
school boards in each municipality had
taken definite steps to erect central
schools.
To present such a far - reaching
idea in the initial stages of discussion
could have thwarted the central school
question entirely.
However, now that a central school
is being accepted by both townships,
there appears to be few logical reasons
for not joining together.
The fact,. can not be discounted that
there are a'few minor reasons, but they
are far out-weighed by the "plums" in
the school program pudding.
Although too few people put it-in
first place, one of the primary con-
cerns of all ratepayers should be in re-
gard to providing the best possible edu-
cation for the children of their town-
ship. In this matter an eight - room
school is the minimum size which should
be considered and certainly to a point,
a larger structure and setup is conduc-
ive to an even better system of educa-
tion.
This fact alone should be the prime
consideration, but when it is coupled
with the cost saving involved, the bene-
fits to be derived reach such mammoth
proportions that no clear think i n g
individuals could possibly oppose it,
The major saving resulting is in
regard to the initial building costs and
land development. The $100,000 saving
in this regard is based On fact and any
to
who would fight such a move
to miss out con this gigantic arnOtint
Wonld have to be termed Unreasonable.
And too, there will be annual say-
ings in operating costs that have to be
considered, although they have not as
yet been projected.
• As noted by Mr. Burrows, the main
conflict in this project will come from
the residents at the extreme sections
of the townships in relation to the pro-
posed building in the Brucefield area.
• This would indicate that ratepayers
in the Egrnonclville, Hensall, Bayfield
areas would Present the most disfavour
of such a move.
But as noted by Hugh Hendrick).-
Stanley school area board chairman,
these pupils would spend less time in
travelling than others closer to the
school as they are built up areas and
could easily fill a bus and go directly
. to Brucefield.
It is also worth noting that bath
Bayfield and Egmondville had been
suggested as sites for the respective
central schools in the two townships.
Therefore they have little argu7
ment in sending their students to Bruce-
field when they expected the students
in -that area to be transported to their
municipalities.
There should be considerable dis-
cussion, held on the proposed idea and
it will take a large amount of thought
as to how the two townships could be
charged on an equal basis.
But these are things that have
been decided favourably in many On-
tario municipalities and especially with
most areas sending students to area
high schools.
The length of time 'the students
would be on a bus would appear to be
a matter of only a few minutes more
for those farthest from the Brucefield
area, and therefore is practically incon-
sequential.
At tpresent the sole question ap-
pears to be whether or not the rate-
payers in the two townships want to
provide the best possible education at
the lowest cost.
How can they say no? "
nOVC. 5T,INRAY
Last :Sunday was .04g ,of those
Filthy ,.outside, with mud
and rain and •Wind, Dismal
side; with everybody bored and
crabby,
mooched around the house
gloomily, Wishing the golf
eottrse was dry, or the treat
season open. Then started
thinking about what Sunday
really meant, was ashamed of
myself, and cheered ,up eons*
As some wit remarked; to
our ancestors, it was the Holy
Sabbath; to our great grand-
fathers, The Lorcr•a Day; to
our fathers, Sunday. We call
it The Week End.
The .Sabbath is not of Ch-
ristian origin. It was originally
a Jewish holy day, on the last
day of the week. Like most of
the laws of the ancient Ileb,
rows, observance of the Sab-
bath was a combination of
religion and e o in m o n sense,
Man needs a day of rest in
every seven. He demands punc-
tuation marks the life sen-
tence he is serving.
However, there's a vast dif-
ference -between the Sabbath
of the ancient Hebrew, and the
Sunday of modern man.
The former lived a pastoral
When the Sabbath came
along, all he had to do . was
lie around and count his sheep.
He didn't have to roll, groaning
out of bed after a late Satur-
day night,,scramble around
trying get his family off to
church, wash the car or catch
fish 'or play golf, drive $0 miles
to , visit some relatives of his
wife, and teat home to watch
the hockey game.
If it were not for Sunday,
the Saturday night bath would
become obsolete. If it were not
-for Sunday, many men would
go through life without' shin-
ing their shoes. If it were not
for Sunday, many women would
never get a new hat.
Sunday is a great comfort
to those intent on getting to
heaven, They don sober garb
READERS WRITE
To Say . Thanks
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ontario
Dear Six;
Group Captain K. R. Green-
away CD, Commanding Officer
RCAF Station Clinton would
like to thank you for the ex-
cellent coverage your newspap-
er gave the RCAF on the occas-
ion of its 40th Birthday.
It is fitting that you chose
to emphasize 'the contribution
this station has made and is
making to the important train-
ing role of the RCAF.
Yours truly,
J. M. Gibson,
Flight Lieutenant,
for Commanding Officer,
' RCAF Station Clinton, Ont.
Mr. A. L, Colquhoun,
Publisher,
'Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ontario,
Dear Mr. Colquhoun:
I would like to express our
gratitude for your vital assist-
ance in making our Mothers
Marches sa successful in the
Clinton area.
The coverage we received in
the Clinton News-Record was
most generous .and extremely
helpful.
On behalf of our board, our
' patients and our local campaign
volunteers — thank you again
for your co-operation.
Sincerely,
Don R. Prior,
President,
R53 Spadina
Toronto 4, Ontario.
March 31, 1964.
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Varna Groups
. Hold Meetings
By Fred MeClyntont
The United ChUrch Women
held 'their monthly meeting on,
Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs, Mervyn Hayter
with 30 ladies in attendance.
Mrs. Gordon Johnston, lead-
er of group three, led the de-
votions, assisted by Mrs. Ralph
Stephenson, Mrs, Mervin John-
ston and Mrs. John Ostrom.
A splendid report was given
by Mrs. Percy Johnston and
Mrs. Lee McConnell of the
Huron Presbyterial UCW which
was held at Exeter.
, The Christian Stewardship
secretary, Mrs. Pred McCly-
moat, gave a short talk on
stewardship, The business per-
iod was condutted by the pre-
siclent, Mrs. Robert Taylor.
Roll call was answered with
a favorite hymn title, There
Were 30 calls Made to sick and
shut-inS during the past month.
The Explorers and Tyros of
the United Church held a joint
meeting in the church on Sat-
urday night. There were three
films sheWri by Gary lVfeAsh.
Afterwards the leaders serv-
ed lunch. Mary LOU Johnston
thanked Gary for thoWing the
filers •and Steve Clarke 'thank-
ed the leaders foe the SPlendid
lunch,
and Pious mien on Sunday
morning. On Monday, they go
hack to the normal pastimes
of trying to scramble to poi
Weal, social and financial emi-
nence over the crushed and
bleeding hodies and Mils of
their feliew ChriStians, secure
in the knowledge that if there
is a rush for seats on the judg-
merit day, they will have some
pull with the management,
Sunday means "church. Chur-
ch, too, is a good thing. First
for ministers, and emplowment,
for ministers, an demploymenh
or lack of it, is pretty impor,
Wet these clays. Secoedly,
provides probably the only pl-
ace in modern society where
people who 4e to sing, but
sound like hyenas, can vent
-40 Years Ago
Clinton Collegiate will have
an extra week of Easter vac-
ation due to the measles epi-
demic.
Spring movings include: G.
VanHorne has rented Cantel-
on's house on Isaac Street;
Stirling Dempsey has purchas-
ed F. W. H'olloway's house on
Victoria Street; George Phelan
has rented the McRae cottage
on Rattenbury St. W.
Dr. J. W. Shaw addressed
the regular meeting of the Cl-
inton Public School Board. It
Was decided that goitre tablets
would be provided for, the stu-
dents in the hope that this
disease may be entirely wiped
out.
Fire badly damaged the
home of D. S. Cluff on Wil-
liam Street.
0, L. Paisley has his oil truck
out once more and it is much
improved by a coat of paint,
25' Years Ago
William Elliott purchased
the McPherson property on
Rattenbury street. The resi-
dence has been empty for sev-
eral years and needs much re-
pairing, Buyers at the auction
were few and the property
sold for $485.00.
Reg Ball has purchased the
residence of William Stewart
on Huron Street and has sec-
ured a very desirable piece of
property.
Gerald Clayton was winner
in the Junior Oratorical con-
test and was presented with
the F. Fingiand shield and a
book,
In the Agricultural Office
window are three quilts made
from prize ribbons. One quilt
was made from ribbons won
by fames Snell & Son and
the other two 'are from ribbons
awarded to Ephriam Snell.
Apart from being beautiful
quilts they make an interesting
Have
their frustration without sOrneT
One telling 'them to Alta 4p,
After church, what? Ther&A
nothing Pantieularly Christian
about gorging oneself with food
arid sitting in a stupor looking
f t television.
What about a rflee Christian
game of golf, with no swearing
when one slices? What about
a little walk in the woods, wor-
shipping the wonderful world
of nature that was created for
one? And if one •happened to
look down and see a fishing
rod in one's hand, one shouldn't
worry too much about it.
Remember the old adage:
Evangelists may rave and
shout,
Btit only God can make a
trout.
study in geography as they rep-
resent various centres across
Canada and 'the United States.
D. C, has been pre-
moted to the London head of,
floe of the Manufacturers Life
Insurance' Company,
'3/445 Years Ago
A surprise choice to many,
Elgin McKinley, 49-year-old
Stanley Township farmer was
chosen Progressive Conserva-
tive candidate for Huron-Perth
riding 'in the coming federal
election. Charles MacNaughton
was nominated but did not
stand.
Proposal to erect a memorial
hall and arena in. Clinton is
still under consideration a n d
considerable interest has been
shown in the architect's draw-
ings of 'the proposed structure
exhibited in the window of
Hawkins Hardware.
Due to the excellent weather
conditions, seeding is well un-
derway in Huron County,
The Huron Fish and Game
Club planted, 17,800 ,trees on
their property in Goderich
Township,
The present minimum for
non-specialists on the CDCI
teaching staff is $2,200 and for
specialists, $2,400. The maxi-
mums are $3,800 and' $4,000,
respectively.
10 Years Ago
Robert P. Allan, Brucefield,
has been chosen with three
other young people for a tour
of farms in England and Scot-
land. E. J. "Mike" Reynolds is re-
cuperating from hand burns
received when he helped to
extinguish a small fire that
started in the rear of Ellwood
Epps Sport Shop. Reynolds had
been installing some plumbing
and the partition had been ig-
nited from his blow-torch.
Gerald Tebbutt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Irvine Tebbutt, RR 2,
The spring Ttanicofferiog. of
Ontario 'Street 1.1.CW was told.
on Thorsdv, April a,. in the
ladies parlour, ,Guests were
Present from other Clinton
ehtireheS, • o
.The nsli to worship was given
iher Mrs, C, McPherson and Miss
0. .1011i1S9n read the. seriptore,
The, theme address 'The Life
That Counts" was presented by
Mrs. G. Mills.
"We have committed pop.
selves to .Christ without fully
realizieg what we are doing.
We should rededicate our life
to Christ More fully aware of
What it means," She said,
'Mrs, J, Irwin and Mrs. R.,
Trewartha were ushers and
Mrs. M. Crick gave the offer,
Cory prayer. igtp5. Cathy Potter played
two piano selections and Mrs.
R. Homuth, !nem:panted by
Mrs, E. Radford, sang two so-
los.
Mrs,. R. Fear introduced the
guest speaker, Mrs, Struthers,
Mitchell, Who described "The
Clinton, has been chosen to
represent the local high school
in the Western Ontario Stud-
ent Leaders' Club,
William A. Andrews, son of
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Andrews,
Cinton, was awarded a $900
scholarship by the Research
Council of Ontario for scion-
Master's. Cali To Hex^
"we need. fellow-
ship with God, not fellowShip
with each other. We should
learn to -Walk with God, listen
to God, And tals.wg,
need. .prayer 14$ A light in a
dark place,"
Mrs. T. Mair thanked her for her inspirational message,
Following the meeting a SO-
vial hew was ,enjoyed,
BRUCEFIELD
Mr. and ..Mrs. Fred Robin,
Son, and family, Toronto, spent
,the weekend with Mrs,. Rehiri,.. son's brothers; Mel and Jack Graham,
Me, and Mrs. Randal Pepper
visited with relativeo over: the weekend,
Mt, And Mrs. c=c-org , Hen,
demon returned :home on Mon-
day, haying .spent the winter
Months in
me, and Mrs. Ben Kaiser,
teen, visited recently with Mr.
McIntosh.William
tific research.
It was . an exciting moment
on April 2 When the "IVIayrnac"
a 14-ton steel tug, the first of
its kind to be built in Bay-
field, was launched. Especially'
delighted were her owner, -Cap-
tain R. L. IVIacMillen and Mer-
ton Merner who helped build
and design. her,
Fire completely gutted the
S. Riddiek and Sons feed mill,
Clinton, The business was be-•
ing operated by Mr..Ricklick's
two sons - in - law, David and
John Wilson.
THERE APPEARS to be little
doubt but what ratepayers in Bayfield
are quite earnest in their desire to have
their community incorporated, and the
response at Friday's public meeting
shows the people are taking an active
interest in the matter.
Brigadier F. A. Clift and his "fact
finding committee" of H. H. Ormond
and Fred Watson did a tremendous
amount of work in presenting the
"case", but in view of the, fact they
failed to come up with even a single
draw-back to such a plan, there is
ample room for a charge that i they
failed to fulfill their task completely.
As a group of ratepayers, appoint-
ed on behalf of all ratepayers, the men
were certainly obligated to present all
, facets—both pro and con—in regard to
incorporation.
It is extremely easy to get caught
up in your own enthusiasm, especially
when the pros appear to outweigh the
cons, but nevertheless it is doubtful if
incorporation of any municipality can
be so "beneficial as to not present some
adversities.
No mention was made of the close
to $10,000 in tax arrears that the com-
munity will take over from Stanley
when they incorporate and no one
pointed out that those in the surround-
ing area to be annexed would probably
want to receive the same hydro and
water facilities as those within the
present boundaries, and that if sewage
disposal is demanded by the government
that it' will make a large area to service.
It wasn't determined if Bayfield's
present tractor will be sufficient to
handle all the road work in the muni-
cipality, or that road graders and snow
plows in other communities will be
available only when not being used by
those other communities.
The comparison between Zurich
and Bayfield appears to be somewhat
Misleading in that Zurich has about
three miles of road, all of Which Were
paved before the village became in-
corporated, while Bayfield has about
17 miles of road and Would assume
even more if the proposed area is to
be annexed,
Were ALL The Facts Presented?
There was no discuision held as
to whether one man would be willing
to assume the responsibility of looking
after all these roads as well as some
police work for the present salary be-
ing paid to John Lindsay.
These are only a few of the ques-
tions or issues • that we feel should have
been answered, although we expect the
pros would still have won out over the
cons.
We congratulate the residents of
Bayfield for wanting to run their own
affairs, but we maintain that the. fact
finding 'committee failed to live up to
the pledge printed in their report to
"examine ALL' aspects of the reincor-
poration of Bayfield".
They also appeared to be slightly
biased in over-playing some advantages
which appear to be dubious, while down-
grading the only disadvantage cited.
• Brigadier Clift also over-stepped
the mark in downgrading members of
Stanley Township council, who have
conducted Bayfield's business to the
best of their abilities for the past num-
ber of years.
Even he admits Bayfield ratepay-
ers and trustees brought any plight on
themselves, and that it was the "sys-
tem" and not the Stanley councillors
who are to blame for any wrongs
brought against the resort community.
This is unquestionably true, and
there was no cause for his inference
that Stanley Township councillors were
men who had to be bribed with a few
bottles of liquor before Bayfield could
receive their just demands.
While such accusations may have
aided the cause for more support from.
the audience, they are unfounded as
far as we can determine from our per-
sonal and business dealings with the Stanley Township councillors and em-
ployees,
Fortunately, many in the crowd
appeared to take the insinuation in a
jocular manner, but they still point up
the fact that the meeting had a strong
tone of attempting, to push incorpora-
tion, rather than presenting ALL the
facts only so the people could decide
the merits on their own. '
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