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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-08-27, Page 2A. MIh HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 56-57 SOUTH ST.0 TELEPHONE GOO RICH, ONT. 524-7662 15 Years Ago August 2i5, 1949 Bruce Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman. Walker, Br, ucefield, is in Seat Memorial Hospital,. .Seaforth, with serious. injuries suffered when he fell Off .a tractor. Although it officially cane into being on July 1, Huron County Health Unit is just got- tirig nicely started, with the organization now ready for its county-wide Kam 'rues, day was given an acclamation for the council seat made vac'- ant through the death of Mel- vin Moir, killed in a recent car crash, Sunny skies, a cool breeze from the west, and great en- thusiasm on the pant of both participants and spectators — featured the second annual Sports Day held on the sports field at RCAF Station Clinton yesterday morning, afternoon, and evening. The first of the two Hol- steins purchased recently by the Huron County Home .Corn- miititee for the Huron County Holstein herd at the Rubliven Dispersal Sale, held in June, has dropped a heifer calf. The calf when it is registered will carry one of the richest ped- igrees to be found in the Hols- tein breed. • 10 Years Ago August 19, 1954 The hardy begonias, and' other perennials planted year- ly by the members of the Cl- inton Citizens' Horticultural Society at the Town Hall vied for attention with the gorgeous blooms shown indoors Satur- day afternoon and evening. An eight-indh drain has been installed down the lane be- tween the Town Hall and Stan-. iforth's shoe store, and replac: es two old and inefficient four inch main's. This drain is ex- pected to remove a good deal of surface water from the area back of the town hail. "Good Progress" is being made on the addition and ren- ovations to the Clinton District Collegiate Institute, according to Dr. J. A. Addison, chairman of the committee in charge. Clinton should be well in line for the medals offered for the ."most taxis in towns of 2,600 population," if ever such a medial is offered. There are at present 14 taxicabs operating out of Clin- ton through four establish- ments. This probably means employment (full or part time) for about 25 men. APPRECIATION NITE KEN and STELLA McRAE Fri,day, August 28 8:00 p.m. Clinton Legion Hall Sponsored by the Clinton Minor Hockey Association A limpid. 'Pool . . . At Benmilier (News-Record Photo) SUGAR and SPICE (By W. B. T. SMILEY) Our Early Files:, # # r4 "A SUMMER PLACE" When I was a kid, the tour- ist business was in its infancy. Oh, there were quite a few American licences around in July and August. Everybody 'thought tourists were a good thing and something should be done about them. A few peo-. pie with large houses and small incomes, like my mother, put up "Tourist Accommodation" signs and were not only flab- ergasted but delighted to rent huge, imaculate 'rooms, with breakfast, for the improbable sum of $2, But on the whole, the tour- ist business was just a little extra gravy. The small town drowsed' through the summer. The merchants lounged in the doorways of their quiet stores, waiting for 6 o'clock to come around, so they could get home, gulp supper and get,to the hall park. What a difference from the slam-bam-thank.-you-mar at- mosphere of the modern tourist town. Today, the tourist business, for many small towns, is not just a little extra gravy. It is 'the cream in the coffee, the cheese with the apple pie, and the quick holiday in the south during February, along with a lot of other indigestible and useless, but pleasant lux- antes. It is, for many small town merchants, the 'difference 'be- tween survival of the fittest and getting along nicely, thank you. ' For merchants, the tourist season is a mixture of exhil- aration and exhaustion. The harmonious jingle of the cash register is offset by the dis- cordant screarn of aching feet. It is pure bonanza, for the skilled men of town and dist- riot. Electricians and plumbers, carpenters and painters, who had a dim time of it all win- ter, suddenly find themselves courted like courtesans, Aside from the economic im- pact, the 'tourist Season h a s an emotional effect on the small town, When the first arid excitement into the town, with "'their different clothes and accents and mode of life. Old friends drop by, have a little yarn 'about what they did last winter, and like as not, urge, "Now you be sure and come up to see tts at the cottage, ythear. We'll has;e a cold one," The June triekle becomes an avalanche and by mid-summer the whole town is throbbing With this heady act:Wen to its bloodstream, Thousands of cute kids, brown alict round, Thous. ands of 'their sisters and moth- ers, in Skin-tight shorts and beautiful tans and smoked g'lass'es , Thousands of their fathers; in hairy calves and pot bellies and crazy hats. Ey thiS time you can't find a plade to Park, Shopping takes three CMOS a$ long, arid you Can scarcely Cres6 'the street for constant; CraWling 'Wage, in surrirner, they Wed af,f"olor . visitors begin to arrive, early And by this time the tourist town 'has almost lost its ident- ity and individuality. As August nears its end, there is a little sadness in the air. New and old friends am- ong the campers begin head- ing out of town with their sun - blackened. children and their piled-high cars. When Labor Day arrives, and the avalanche again be- comes a trickle, the tourist town becomes a town again, That was carried out in the Neatby Building of the Central Experimental Farm at -Ottawa in the winter of 1962. There, t h e Agriculture De- partment keeps a butterfly col- lection built up by its entomol- ogists over the past 50 years, 10,000 Stolen Somehow, under the very eyes of the 24-hour-day-guards, the great butterfly 'thief pinched 10,000 of them. His modus operandi is not known. It has been guessed he stole them a few' at a time either by slipping them from their trays into his packets, or per- haps around his hatband like fishing flies. Selective Thief All the entomologists know is that one morning they were gone. Did he, .in fact, take them for fishing flies? That's. one theory but its a 'bit shaky be- cause the thief was selective. He picked himself what a and not just a shopping centre. The citizens slow down, -stretch their aching backs, look around and see their friends. Within a week, they have forgotten the scramble and the rush and 'the sheer foolishness of making money, and, full of renewed Mtere.st in their town and themselves, get down to something serious, like plan, ning a hunting trip, or having a party. The tourist season is a lot of fun, For the tourists. government man calls "a very good cross - section" from the collection including some price- less Arctic varieties. Whatever his motive, he did- n't take the butterflies for re- sale because any serious col- lector or expert would spot the rarities in a minute if they were offered to him. Try Arrest The entomologists aren't try- ing to replace the loss in one fell swoop. The collection is always increasing and the mis- sing specimens will probably be replaced in time. But in the meantime, if you know a bug fancier with a locked room in his house, or if you go fishing and can't find out What the chap next to you is baiting with, try a citizen's arrest. He might be the great butter- fly thief. Or, you might get sued for assault — always a stimulating business. Can't Op His Wings ... Canada's most remarkable butterfly thief is still eluding the RCMP although two years have passed since his master stroke. 40 Years Ago -_- August i.33„ 1924 A happy family reunion look place .at the .home of Mrs, M. A. Ferguson, Goderich, mother of Township Clerk Harwell, on Saturday last, A motor accident occurred on Huron Road yesterday evening, when a car driven by Mr. Cecil Cooper collided with 'another, driven by a Goderich Tewnship boy, both being bad- ly smashed. Fortunately no- body was hurt. Mr. Cooper claims that the other car had no lights.. The tender of 'the passenger train leaving here for Goderich at 6;40 yesterday evening left the rails on the grade near Hohn.eaville and bumped along, tearing pp some hundreds of ties before the engine could he stopped, No, we have not yet received the reports of the Middle Sch- ool Exams. We had hoped they would be in in time for this week's issue, A meeting of the executive of the Huron County Social Service Council was held in Olinton on. Monday, represent- atives being present from all parts of the county, 25 Years Ago August 24, 1939 With enough money on hand to meet obligations they have thus -far assumed, 'the Clinton Lions Club have let the con- tract for the much talked about swimming pool. Work is now well under way. Last S11./1 day evening the Clinton Band motored to Blyth and played to an appreciative audience. This week the Blyth Band will visit Clinton accord- ing to a communication receiv- 'ed from Mr. V. M. Bray, sec- retary-treasurer of the Blyth Citizens' Band. On Monday afternoon the farm buildings owned' by Mr. Robert Colclough on the 11th concession of Goderich Town- ship and at present rented to Mr. Wilfred Glazier were threatened by- fire. Thursday, August 31st is the date the Clinton Concert Band and 'the Firemen have set for their a n n. u a l extravaganza. This is a night of fun for old and young and a chance for the public to show their ap- preciation for the services ren- dered by these two splendid organizations. A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home' of Mr. and Mrs, 'William Addison on Wednesday, August 16th when about fifty- friends and neigh- bours assembled to extend con- gratulations to the newly- weds,• Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Addison. Letter To Editor Editor Clinton News-Record Clinton, Ontario. Dear Sir, ' Please accept our sincere thanks for the prominence that you gave to our letter in your issue of August 6. It substan-' Oates our faith in the fairness of the press in general and in the News-Record in particular. 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Jervis-68 Albert St. Clinton-482-9390 .alittott News-Record THE Amalgamated CLINTON NEW ERA 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Est. 1865 PUbIlished every ,Thursday at the' Est. 1881 di # I Heart of Huron County 0 Clinton, bntario — Population 3,369 DAVID E. SC 0 OTT, Editor A. L. COLQUHOUN, PUblisher I enittIbutIont In *Ms publication, mF. tho t 0.4 opinions of Ott *Wert only, and diti not noeissitlIy ojessit Owl *Wit of Via newspapoi.- Aothoilioef SocOnd diets thelft bffien DepaOment Ottaierq end feif paiinint of pottage In Musty Un itrii In i-;,daSitia And iiirait Miele 14.10 yiatf, itafei end lioteigh: ;COI 'dtiOItit tea oink ask Oc NR The anonymous letter writer brand- ed in last week's edition of the News- Record as an "outspoken coward" has not dared to show his face in our office. At least we assume •that's why he did not put in an appearance. It strengthens our contention that many who like nothing better than to complain seldom have the guts—yes, that's the rude and appropriate expres- sion—to do other than make brave statements behind the backs of the people they are criticizing. • The letter in question addressed to. the Editor which was received last week after a front page editorial in the News- Record suggested Clinton COULD be- come a ghost town if some realistic action was not immediately taken by town council. It was signed by "Less Than Aver- age Mentality", a signature which we believe was appropriate. It is a pity the anonymous writer had not the cour- age to sign his name, as his letter was the only written -opinion we received opposing adoption by Clinton of a Build- ing Code as a start to proper zoning and Almost every automobile these days comes equipped with at least four headlights — in addition to two park- ing lights — on the front end. This change started around 1958, and as far as we can determine, was a good one. On high beam; a motorist can see farther with the four lights than with the two; if one burns out on a trip, there are still three to see by• until a garage can• be reached. A few years later, automobile manufacturers were required by law to cover front signal lights with an amber lens, and not white as they had been for years. The amber light can be seen more clearly at a greater dist- ance than white. Before that, in July of 1956 signal lights wer e made mandatory by law, to replace hand signals. (Hand signals are still permitted, but vehicles must also- be equipped with automatic signalling devic- es. And before any of these innovations there were such provisions as safety glass, marker lights, tail lights and mufflers required by similar laws. But the Highway Traf- fic Act of Ontario still re- quires only that "each automobile must be equip- ped with three lighted lamps to be turned on from Dne hour before sunrise. One one hour after sunrise. One on the back shall cast a red light only, and two on the front shall cast white light only, all of which must be visible from 500 feet at front and rear." Most cars have two red lights at the rear, some have four, and others have six or eight. Some are easy to see, some cause a blind- ing glare when the brakes are applied, and others are recessed so that they get clogged with snow• or dust which vastly reduces the distance at which they can be seen. But there has been no legislation to regulate the size, light output, or place- ment and design of automo- bile taillights. Designers are uninhibited by law in this one vital, area of the motor car and the safety of its occu- pants. A look at any of the cars parked along Clinton streets will show that each make and model of car has a differ- ently shaped,and differently located taillight than he other. Some are mounted on top of the rear fender, others at bumper level, some on the trunk lid, and the distance apart varies as does the light each casts. Some are round and tiny, others Many nappy Returns The ice cream cone was born60 years ago this summer in 1904 at born. Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. • According to 'the National 'Geo- graphic Society a shortage of dishes cropped Up one hot summer day at the municipal organization, The only ether comment we heard —and there was lots of it—came from ratepayers who expressed surprise—and in some eases indignation—that , their elected representatives at the council table had vetoed the reading of a bylaw which was a start to improving and enlarging their town. Some readers felt so strongly about the issue they took the time to write letters to the Editor. Many and we do mean MANY—took the time to either see the Editor or Publisher in person or telephone the office to endorse this newspaper's editorial stand on the build- ing code issue. "It is long overdue," they said. "It is something Clinton must have soon and should have had years ago," they said. We can only echo our earlier stand to council . . . that the motion remains on the books. It is not too late to be sensible and progressive and forward- looking and bring the issue up for an- other vote at the next council meeting. Some councillors in the meantime may have seen the light!! are huge and square, oblong, oval, tri- angular or rectangular. Some are point- ed, curved convex or concave and others are deeply recessed. Some are laced with metal and chrome work, and oth- ers are surrounded with highly-polished reflective chrome work. (The pictures in the middle of this column—all taken on either Albert or Rattenbury Streets—give some indica- tion of the variety of designs being used on the highways today.) But in almost all cases, the same red lights which are used as running lights are also used as brake lights. In some cases there is little visible 'brightening when the brakes are applied. With others there is a bright glare that cannot be missed. The driver behind, how- ever, must constantly watch the taillights of the car ahead to be sure , and notice when the brakes are ap- plied. In a long line of traffic this can be tiring and dangerous. The motor- ist should be watching other things than the taillights of the car ahead, but he can- not avert his eyes for a moment lest the car ahead be braked. It is our contention all automobiles should be equipped with four tail- lights. One set to be used as "running lights"—on at all times at a standard bril- liance at night time—and also used to signal turns. The second set would be brake lights only, The driver behind would know at a glance whether the car ahead was turning, slowing down, or proceeding norm- ally. He would be able to glance at other things than the lights of the car ahead at night. The cost of such an in- novation would be neglig- ible, and it would require little legislative planning to design a standard type of taillight T h e suggestion seems so logical . . . even to the point of garages hav- ing to stock only one size of taillight bulb and red lens, (Most now have to stock only one standard size headlight — six and 12 volt). The manufacturer went along with the double headlight, seat belts and safety glass. We are certain there would be no complaints about such a simple thing as a standairdiZed, taillight which could prevent millions of dollars of damage each year in Canada alone, and save injury, agony and death for many. , , It would be so easy . . exposition and William Hamwi — a Syrian concessionaire who sold crisp sugar waffles-- came to the rescue. He shaped penny confections into cones to hold the ice cream . . . an idea which caught on rapidly. We bet Mr. Hamwi—if he is still living—wishes he had patented' his idea!!! Page .2,clinto#-.N9O-RPPrO,-Thym., .49441' 1964 Editorials • • Our .Tune Hasn't Changed Let's Standardize The Taillight