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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-04-16, Page 2rage A---‘41•IPO• NcIwt-P4Cfard Editorials , , Too ,Good. To Pass. Up GAR and :SPICE 4, In $4.10XIII. '4"elee. .`ele•e•evveeleefeetsee'ffeeefes applied for your Social Insurance Number? ELECTRIC WATER HEATING APPLIANCE "Cascade 40" is flameless, clean, silent. And there is a ten year,guarantee on the tank, APPROVED.1 The new "Cascade 40" Water Heating Aopliance is an APP P ROVED RODUCT deVelconec! through the combined research and reseurcet of Ontario Hydro and eiectrical manufacturers. you can heat water electrically .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. • 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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