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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-07-23, Page 2Area Cook. 'Spot . . Falls On The Maitland River (News-Record Photo) Business and Professional Directory A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONT. 524-7562 Our Early Files 44) Years Ago 1924,July 24, Portila. CoN, daughter of Mr. .4214 mt., Q. P. Cox, who recently went to London to write on her music examin, ntion, (passed with first class honours her first- ,grade piano- forte, • Miss Rena. Pickett, who has leen the very capable assist- ant at line .local post office fc,r some years past, has re, signed., Mr, J. W. Stevenson has been. rather under the weather Our- Mg the past week. • At a meeting of the Nurop County Fruit Growers' Coun- cil held in the office of the Department of Agriculture last it was arranged 'to Bold a County Fruit Show on Wed, negday, November 5th. . After several weeks of suf-- felling, Benjamin Cole, who was injured on June 11th by a fall froth a house' he was Shingling, passed away on. Thursday evening. 25 Year' Ago July 20, 1939 _Rushing :through at least six Western Ontario counties, Middlesex;. Perth, Huron, Lambton, Elgin and Waterloo — a cyclonic wind that pre- ceded -a violent electrical storm on Thursday night left a -trail of damage to crops, buildings, and hydro and telephone wires. Special services will --mark 'the 90th anniversary of Trin- ity Church, Bayfield, com- mencing on Sunday„,,,July 23rd at 11 a.m. 'and 7 p.m. •Special preachers for the occasion' are Bishop Seager, Rev. A. H. O'- Neil, Rev. R. P. Hurford and Rev. A. C. Calder. Fourteen members of the scout troop are under canvas on the Maitland Flats under the supervision of Scoutmaster M. J. Sdhoenbals, The Clinton Branch of the Women's Institute hold their annual picnic at Harbour Park, Goderich, Thursday, July 27th. Miss Cuninghame 'brought in a lovely ripe tomato picked from: her garden on Monday, and also reported picking a beauty at "Breeze Hill" on Sat- urday. The latter place has established a .record for both early and late tomatoes as November of last year tomat- oes were picked there,. 15 Years Ago July 21, 1049 Cattle, on the whole, are In geed shape, because of the gellent recuperation of pasture since the weather imprev0. about a month ago, R.. Gordon Bennett, Clinton, agricultural representative for Huron Coun- ty, informed 'the News-Record today. Little six-year-old, Waite. Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil Bari, Orr, is in Alexandra and Marine Hospital, .Goderich, sue Wing from a double fract of his left arm, internal in- juries and possible injuries to his back. The accident hap, pened last Saturday' morning when be fell .from the top of 'a tree he had been climbing While 'his mother was ,picking berries in 'their bush lot, Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board held its July meeting in 'the Collegiate In- stitute wtih 'chairman A. Knight presiding. The earthquake tremor felt in Exeter on Friday last Was felt by some Hen•sall4residents. 10 Years Ago July 22, 1954 The army worm marched in- to Huron County last week, creating )nsavoc through many farms, the insect has reditced yield on some farms by as Much as 50 percent, and the threat to 'the farmer's income has reached fairly serious pro- portions, William Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, Clinton, received multiple cuts about the face and hands from flying glass, when an explosion rocked a chemistry laboratory at the.:z.rUniversity of Western Ontario. While Auburn villagers are hard at work preparing for the celebration marking 100 yeas' since the foUnding of Manches- ter, as it was known then, down below on the river bot- tom, crews are working on the construction 'of a new bridge. Farmers Monday night' ex- amined a row of oat and barley variety test plots that were seeded on the Huron County farm last 'spring in co- operation with the field hus- bandry department of the On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph. Always on the look-out for a relic to add to his collection, J.' H. Neill, curator at the Huron County Museum in God- erldh is' searching now for some really old threshers. PHOTOGRAPHY HADDEN'S STUDIO PORTRAIT -- WEDDING and CHILDREN 118 St. David's St. Dial 524-8787, Goderich 6-13p PORTRAITS -- WEDDINGS COMMERCIAL 6904.0% qh:d4e4 20 Isaac Street Friday and Saturday 2 to 9 p.m. Phone 482-9654 after 6 p.m. for appointments OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays CLINTON MEDICAL CENTRE 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 791 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. -- OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 5244151 Go DERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL - ovrorottnisr F. T. ARMSTRONG Consulting Optometrist The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 40-7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman Phone 482-7265 GARY COOPER Life Insurance & Annuities Representing GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO. 482-7200 Clinton H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res. 48-9787 H. E. HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario The fingt automatic looms introduced in Holland at the end of the 10th century were limited to narrow ribbon and lace. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Office — Main Street SEAFORTH Insures: . Town Dwellings • All Classes of Farm Property • Summer Cottages ▪ Churches, Schools, Halls liktended coverage (wind, smoke, water (Image, !alling objects, etc.) is also available. AGENTS: Ames Xeye, RR 1, Seaforth; V:.1. Lane, RR 5, Sea- forth; Wm. Lelper, Jr., Londesboro;' Selvvyn Baker, Bruise.la; its.rold SqUires, Clinton; George Cone, Dublin; Donald i Baton, Seaforth, CCNR SUGAR and SPICE (BY W B T &UTLEY) RECIPE OF THE MONTH By the Ontario Tender Fruit Institute "Buy Canada Choice Canned Fruit" SPICY FRESH PEACH 'n .CARAMEL SHORTCAKE Bake your favourite Spied Cake Mix in a square cake pan, according tO package directions. Place generous squares of cooled cake on individual des- sert plates. Cover cake squares with Caramel Sauce (see recipe below). Spoon plenty of sweet, ened, sliced fresh Ontario peach- es over each square, top with whipped cream. CARAMEL SAUCE: 3/2 lb. vanilla caramels (about 86) cup water Melt caramels in the J.,,11 cup water in top of doable boiler over hot (not boil- ing) Water, .Blend well by stirring. Makes 1 cup Caramel Sauce. (This sauce may be served hot ,or cold:) ino- you'd hurry up and die so thy could get out and hit a hole in one. Just the other day I was sitting on 'a bench at the 7th tee. An elderly man came up, playing with two others. He let them go on without him, and collapsed beside me. "Play- ed whuff six hole's today," he wheezed triumphantly. "Had a whuff heart attack two weeks ago, whuff. , Gotta take it 'easy. Played whuff three hales yesterday. I'll make whuff nine tomorrow." Golf Used to be a game for rich people and a few profes- sionals. It was associated with country dubs, snobbery and social climbing. But 'something has happened in the laSt de- cade, and we rabble have stormed the barricades and in- filtrated the fairways. Go out to a course any day and you will see a butcher 'and a bak- er, printer and preacher, a hair dresser and' HOTEL KEEPER, HUTtLIIVG txtivr, SELVES, WITH UNANIM- OUS VIGOUR AND INAC- CURACY IN THE GENERAL DIRECilON OF THE BOUN- CY LITTLE FIEND OF A BALL. Old ladies who should -be home knitting garments for grandchildren sweat happily around 'the course, hacking divots as 'big as dishpans. At- tractive young women who should 'be sitting around at a beach or bar, just looking beautiful, putting languidly about in long, tanned legs and short, 'tight shorts. Thereby wrecking the _concentration of old Codgers, Who are,distratted into slicing $1.50 bang into the rough, after spending $300 in lessons to get rid of that slice. Oh, T know. The Whole thing is ridiculous. "What could be sillier," i used to say before the virus entered my veins, "than walking around hitting a little ball with a stick". I still think it's crazy, a mere obses- sion. And the day I break 100, I'm gating to throw away my clubs and start 'living again, Which will probably be about the same day I'm elected pres- ident of the Women's Institute. NEARLY two months ago in ton's Police .Coin. inittee propOsea :a :3, point -resolution to end dangerous and reckless driving in town, The Com- mittee's action was sparked by citizens protests` and ,demands by councillor George Wonch. that steps should be taken immediately to. stop -the noise which was. irritating many eitizens. Since that time, two of the pro, posals have been implemented. Con- stable Leroy Oesch began work on the Clinton Police Department this week. Prior to his arrival police officers from the- Ontario - Provincial Police Detach- ment. at Goderich had been called in to help control this .area. Their presence .apparently impres, sed some of the tire squealers because Councillor George Wonch reported at the last council meeting he had receiv- ed less complaints from ratepayers who had previously been reporting to him incidents of tire squealing and reek- less 'driving. - The only resolution remaining to be implemented is the Purchase of. a radar set with which to trap speeding motorists. The police .cortnnitte felt the purchase and. use of such a piece of equipment would soon end reckless driving on Clinton Streets. (Any reader Who has ever paid a speeding fine will agree such a wallop to the wallet tends to lighten the accelerator foot, But such a- device will not guarantee a stop to howling tires and cars screeching ar- ound corners. - And Since- the Clinton Police De- partment has only four men, who• will be "minding the shop" when one or two men-are. out operating the radar set? 'Who -will be. on hand to -answer a' telephone call from someone report- ing an injured child is lying unattended on the street, who will answer .the tele- phone when a public-spirited citizen calls to report a burglar is prying,ppen the back window of a downtown store, and how can the police be reached to investigate a traffic accident, should such a misfortune chance to happen. - We are told the purchase price of radar sets ranges between $1,000 and $1,500. It is true the initial -cost of such equipment could be returned in a short time by the fines which- would result from its effective operation, and continuing use of such a device would certainly pay for its maintenance. But surely the availability of pol- ice officers when they are needed is far more important than being able-. to catch motorists who • are violating 'the speed limits. In fact, there have been few reports of excessive speeding with- in the town "limits .of Clinton. The majority of complaints re- ceived by Councillor Wonch, the News- Record and the Police Department have been about a handful of irrespons- ible, young drivers* simply squealing their tires ,from a standing :stop and generally easing off the accelerator when their cars approach •the speed limit. (Some parents have brought to our attention the fact that not all teenagers are guilty of such irresponsible activ- ities. We would stress at this point these parents are absolutely right. Again, this is another unfortunate in- cident of young 'automobile drivers be- ing blamed for the immature activities of only a handful. The furore which has been generated in and around Clin- ton by the sound of burning rubber is the result of perhaps as small a group as only a dozen. For those THE CLINTON NEW ERA EsL S. • 1,0% responsible teenagers who feel any of Our editorials have implied that all Clinton Area teenagers are responsible and fall into this category, we can, only offer our sincere apologies, No .editor- ial was ever intended -to convey this. impression.) Members of the pOlice committee have expressed the hope that the, new constable coming into this area from another part of the ,province-will arrest indiscriminately any individuals he catches flagrantly violating the town's bylaws or provincial ..statutes, ' • Perhaps the new broom,will sweep clean in, a matter of only a few weeks,, and Clinton will be rid of an aggravat- ing situation We do not blame the Clinton Police Department for laxity; favoritism, in- eptitude, laziness or any other vices or shortOrnings which might other- wise be cited as reasons for the de- generation in recent' months of the manners of motorists in town. On the contrary; despite objections by some citizens, we feel the Clinton Police • DepartMent has done its best to :cope with an unfortunate situation which is by. no means unique to Clin- ton. The Department has done the best it possibly. could with the limited fac- ilities available to the members of the police force. Citizens have complained that on occasions they . have. repeatedly telephoned the Clinton police. office to report incidences, but the telephone was not answered. One would perhaps assume. that the officer on duty was dawdling over a tall Cecil drink at the local restaurant, but what was more `likely the case, he was patrolling, the extremities of town in the -police 'cruis- er, answering a complaint, or checking doors of downtown establishments to make' sure they had been secured for the night. When members of the police de, partment are on call in 'the police cruis- er, they cannot be reached. This is not the fault of Clinton's Police Depart- ment. ..When the officer on duty is patrolling alley-ways and back streets on. foot, he cannot be reached. This again, is not the fault of Clinton's Police De- partment. -The inability to reach the police officers on many occasions by telephone is because the police depart- ment has" not been provided with radio facilities. We would urge the Clinton Police Committee to give some serious thought to the suggestion we are about to make, as we feel its implementation would greatly increase the effectiveness of the Clinton Police Department, and .by so doing, would also increase the safety of • ratepayers. • We suggest that far more import- ant than the purchase of a radar set, is' either the purchase of a. two - way radio for the police cruiser, or better still, installation of a telephone in the police cruiser so that incoming calls can be answered by the officer on duty either at the Police •Station or in the cruiser if he happens to be patrolling or answering a call. We have no idea what costs would be involved, but would suggest the in- itial .$1,000 /to $1,500 involved in such a purchase could be taken from the fund which has been set aside • for the purchase of the radar set. . It is our contention such an ex- penditure would be of much greater use to the police department and the citizens of the town of Clinton than a radar trap. Fast Bucks May. Be IsT THE JUNE 25 edition of the Clinton News-Record we wrote harshly in an editorial on loan sharks about exorbitant interest rates charged farm- ers on loans for the purchase of farm machineiy and equipMent. We expected at that time there might be violent repercussions from outraged finance company directors and managers. But our- telephone did not ring' and neither did we receive nasty letters from those gentlemen whose money-making ploys were des- cribed on our editorial page.. The silence made us think that 'perhaps our claim Of exorbitant int- erest rates and just plain usury was close to the truth. Early this week we received a press release from the campaign head- quarters of Eddie Sargent, of Owen Sound, (Mr. Sargent is M.P.P. for Owen Sound, and a candidate for leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party). His release further backs up our contention that "Huron County Farm- ers are being milked by finance comp- anies." The release reads: "A. full govern- ment enquiry into loan interest rates being charged to Ontario farm families for short term operating capital was demanded at Kitchener recently by Mayor Eddie Sargent of Owen Sound, M.P.P." Addressing the Waterloo North Liberal Riding Association, Mayor Sargent said farmers are paying as high as 22 percent for short-term bus- iness loans from private lending comp- anies and for trade loans from farm machinery companies. The farm family 'business, the foundation of agriculture in Ontario, MAN'S WORST MADNESS Great strides have been made in the twentieth century toward the conquering of dis- ease. One after another„ ty- pheid, smallpox, diphtheria, polio and Whooping cough have been knocked on the h e a d. And the 'medical people are hot on the trail of cancer. That's why it's so discourag- ing to realize that while to- day's medicine-Men have had their noses glued 'to a ' teSt- tilbe, 'a little virus that at first seemed liaribless, ha Sneaked around behind thein, spread With the stealth. • of spilled iiiaple SykliP, and is now res- ulting in an epidemic of ap- palling proportions. WOtse still, there is no drug that will krll flit for it Cs not a physical ailftrient but a Men- tal aberration. Already this highly contagious inania has hit so many people that it's hot likely anything Will Step its ravages of the race except the radio - active 'fallout that Will stop everything one of these days. Its symptoms are unmi4alte- able, its victlint easily dit- cane& When under •ari attack, they will! Suddenly leave work in 'the middle of the afternoon; miss the, funerals' of close rel- atives.; Skip meals, 'though they love their victuals; desert their loved ones at all 'sorts Of odd hours', inexplicably recover from pain or fleas 'that would hate them Moaning in bed, in the winter. Oh yes i this dis- ease is mast "prevalent in sum- mer as polio was. This mental illness to which refers of 'course, is that an, cleat and 'honourable State of mind — It'S not a garrie and don't ever think it is called golf: Don't Snort, gentle reader, Perhaps you have thus far escaped the amteoncla cans of this set-Pei-it-like Sport but you are net Safe unless Mere over bed-ridden, and the tea- eves are :1 MI inr7 txrk1i. Their Last Bucks. is now in danger because of the failure of the government to assure a source of low-cost term operating capital," he said. "Farm credit is the most import- ant problem in agriculture today," Mayor Sargent said, "What is needed is a firm government stand .which ,will warn farm traders and suppliers, as well as collection agencies not to abuse their privilege of doing business with Ontario Agriculture and Farm 'families who produce the food needed, by our, people. • He said, "The high cost of financ- ing is not only dangerous, and may destroy those who make their living from the land, but is also dangerous to the people of the province who are alarmed at the high cost' of food pro- ducts produced in Ontario." We' realize Mr. Sargent's call for an enquiry preceeds the impending election. In the 'shuffle, the Matter may be dropped after its introduction has secured some of the farm vote. But if Mr. Sargent is an honest and dedicated man he will stick to his guns and insist on such an enquiry. The findings of such an investigation would surely be of very great interest to all Canadians. Those benefiting from ameliora- tions 'to the current system would cer- tainly. give Mr. Sargent their support on future issues, and those outside his constituency might well remember his call for an inquiry if and when he was ever in a 'position to ask them for a vote, of confidence. We hope the matter is investigated. Such a move is long overdue by millions of dollars of dirty money. Page. News-Record—'Burs., July 23, 1904 Editorials Policeman's Lot Is. Not A Happy One Without Communications • Clinton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Pubilehed every Thu:1day at the Eat. Heart of HtirOii County • - Clinton, Ontario -= POptilatitui ttei • DAVIb E. SCOTT, Editor A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher •• Signed 44atitbiltions in fits isiblIetti4A, ai ml Witten iridS, and do :604 aistassartly 11 s1 fM stasis 0- A. Avfharlsad as 'EOM dui mail, Poi/1600a iiipaRiOni„ OftaSta, and fiit In caih • 11UNICRIPTION RATIO: Pa fable In and a year; UNiail ilifte and p.iaiea. $11; Matte Cola T.s Osii4. FIRST MORTGAGES Farms -- Residential -- Commercial PROMPT, CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE THE INDUSTRIAL MORTGAGE & TRUST CQMPANY ESTABLISTIElb 1889 Contact our Representative N. C. LAWSON S RATTENOURy SIKEET EAST PHONE 482-9644 CLINTON, ONT.