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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-09-24, Page 4Business and Professional Directory A. M. HARPER CHARTE TS 5-57 SOUTH ST. RED „ ACCOUNTANTS N TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONT. 524-7562 IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY! Everybody happy now 'that school -'has re-opened? Y o u should be. With the possible exception of Christmas Day, it's the happiest and most ex- citing occasion in the year, for a large part of our population, :I' When I was a kid, we all hated going back to school. And it was real. Schools were grey and grimy. Classrooms were stuffy and poorly lighted and smelled. Teachers were maiden ladies of eighty or nin- ety years • old, and crabby as hell. .* * Nowadays most youngsters are thrilled to enter the port- als in September, They've had enough slimmer'. They want to get back with their pearS, and gossip, play, work, stretch their minds, find somebody to hate besides their parents. .1: Nothing is quite so charming as the gossoons entering Grade 1. Shined and curled and star- ched beyond recognition, they Letter To The Editor Dear Sir: On 'behalf of the _members of 'the Starlight Circle, Wesley- Willis UCW, I with to thank the Chilton NeWX-Record for th e excellent coverage given prior to the Hobby Exhibition held Saturday at the Legion Hall, -It was this co-operation of the local press which helped to make the show such an out- standing success. Sincerely, MRS. HAROLD WISE, .Publicity Convener. march off on opening day with the new schoolbag, clammy hand clutched by a disgusted older brother, or pompous sist- er. They're as scared and ex- cited as a pilot on his first solo flip. Next in sheer delightfulness, I think, are the kids entering high school. Last year they were the big wheels in Grade 8, the monitors, the safety pat- rol members, the seniors. Sud- denly they are plunged into a vast high school Where they are nothing, the youngest of the young, the • rookies, the chickens just out of the nest. Their. bewilderment is some-. thing to behold, * *. Mothers either weep or breathe a sigh of purest relief on opening day, depending on Whether they have lost the first of their nestlings, or have just got rid of the last of the little horrors who have been nudg- ing them towards an institu- tion for 'the past twelve years, * * Fathers, too, 'heave either a sigh or a groan, depending on the age of the kids. If the students are young, it means the - old man at least knows they're in school and safe, not being buried alive at the sand- pit, or falling into the water- filled ditch, or running out in front of speeding cars to get their 'bait If they're univer- sity age, he breathes heavily and grunts with a Mingling of pecuniary pain and wild elation as he signs the first, of many cheques for tuition tees, plus room'n board. * * *' The "drop-outs"' are happy as morons. They quit last East- er, took a job, the job petered out,. and now they fervently agree with their mother, who badly and many lives were lost, 25 Years Ago September 28, 1939 Large congregations marked the celebration of the sixty- first anniversary of Ontario Street 'Church on Sunday when Rev. .T. W. Neal; D.D., of To- ronto, was the. special speaker. The County Council commit- tee of the Home for the Aged at Clinton on Monday decided to purchase a herd of purebred Durham cattle for that institu- tion and spent the day inspect- ing various breeders' herds. Cows at the County Home were sold some time ago, only one . cow- being kept and the bal- ance of the milk supply pur- chased. Wilbert IVICTiveen, Goderich Township had an anxious time on Saturday afternoon while engaged in cleaning out a well at his farm. Working at the bottom of the well he was hor- rified when bricks and earth threatened to bury him due to one side of the well caving in. The falling debris bruised him severely bi.:11 119 was able. to scramble to safety, The local postmaster advises that all mail matter being sent out of 'Canada be presented at the wicket in order to avoid delay and possible seizure. By this time next week oil drilling work will in all prob- ability be under way again at the Huron-Bruce well on the. Howard Trewartha farm. Hungry, Weren't We In 1961, each of us—on the average—consumed these pro- ducts,' and more, most of them coming from Ontario farms: 152 pounds of cereal grains; 1.41 pounds of potatoes; 235 pounds of fruit and juices; 109 pounds of vegetables; 36 pounds of poultry and fish; 143 pound's of meat; 36 pounds of eggs; 918 pounds of dairy products (whole milk equivalent.) 1 lieS IP 15 Years .A.go September 22, 1849. "Bali-Macaulay" is the name of Clinton's newest business firm, Announcement concerning which is made on Page Three of this issue. The partnership,. which "includes William N, Ball .4,10, Royce S. Macaulay, 'has purchased the lumber and. coal business operated' by the late Victor P. Falconer for the last seven, years and prior to that, by 'the late George T, J'enichiR, for many years, A Zurich man was killed, and. two Exeter men seriously in- jutted in a two-car' collision at Xhiya 'Corners, four rages west' of Crediton at 3:25 p.m. Wed- nesday, Dead is Harry Raise, about 45, a Zurich service sta,. tion operator who was alone in one automobile. 'principals in a lovely autumn wedding on Monday afternoon, September 5, in St. Paul's Ang- lican Church, Clinton, were Mr. and Mrs. Robert' Eric Tharnp- son who are residing - on the groom's farm in Goderich Town- ship, -4w Hullett Township Council met in 'the Community Hall, Landesboro, on Thursday, Sep- tember with all members present and Reeve John Arm- strong in the chair. The Town- ship rate was sot at five mills on motion of W. R. Jewitt and W. J. Dale. Three men narrowly escaped serious injury last Wednesday afternoon when the. silo which they were filling with corn on the farm of James NrcEvaing, Concession 13, Hullett Town- ship, collapsed. 10 Years Ago September 23, 1954 A recommendation that a two-hour parking limit in the main business district of Clin- ton be enforced will be present- ed to the Council of the Town ot Clinton at the next regular meeting of that body on Oct. 4. Hohnesyille United Church will celebrate next Sunday, the 75th anniversary of the con- gregation. The services at 11 and 7;() o'clock will be in the charge of Rev. L. W. Herbert, the son of a former minister at Holmesville. Dr. T. B. McDorrnand, the General Secretary of the Bap- tist convention of Ontario and Quebec will be in Clinton for the weekend of October 3, when he will be a guest preacher at the 74th anniversary of the lo- cal Baptist Church. The new electric lights put in at St. Paul's Anglican Ch- urch one year ago will be dedi- cated in special evening service this Sunday, September 26. Fred McClymont, Varna, came home with a variety of prizes in a variety of fruit clas- ses at Western Pair last week Five firsts :in apple competi- tions included that of; bushel hamper Red Spy; bushel hamp- er AOV; Red Spy; Snow; AOV, Blind exhibitors from Hen- sail, Tavistock and London were among 'those taking hon- ors for work at the 1954 Fair. Miss Greta Larnmie, Hensall, took two firsts, a second and a third. 'he Last Of The Harvest h e News-Record's genial neighbor, Mr. j. P. Sheppard, had the Misfortune to fall down cellar in•his store Tuesday arf ternoon, sustaining severe in- juries to his shoulder and other parts of his anatomy.. At high noon on Tuesday the marriage was solemnized at the home of Mr, and Mrs. T. H. Cook of their younger daugh- ter, Rosetta Viola, and Mr. Harold Leslie Tim-11v of To- ronto, son of Reeve Hanley and Mrs., of Bayfield. On Monday next the revising officers to hear complaints and appeals against the voters list will sit in the Town Hall, Clin- ton. Mr. Harry Shaw left last week to 'take a professorship at Dartmouth University, New Hampshire. Sunday night and Monday Farm Near Clinton strong gales swept over this part of the country, but no • • • (News-Record Photo) damage was done. On the lak- es, 'however, shipping suffered :1; Theoretically, thd teachers are happy. They return to school clear - eyed, refreshed, bushy-tailed, dedicated, after their long vacation, vhich they spent lying on the beach, pounding a golf ball, or touring Europe. • * In reality, most of them tot- ter in, red-eyed, wrung-out and broke, after seven weeks of summer school and one dread- ful week -Visiting relatives, dur- ing which their kids were holy, terrors and it rained every day. said they were too stupid to make a living unless they had a university degree. So' they've dropped 'back in, to keep warm for another winter.- * * The school board is happy, The, long dull summer, with nothing to do but make money, is over, and they can get back to the fascinating topics of how much the new boiler will cost, how lousy 'the new teachers are, how much they dare sub- mit to the council in their bud- get, and how different things were when they were at school.. The caretakers are happy. , l ur Ear y 40 Years Ago September 25, 1924 After all, it's rather fraiStrat- ing, to spend all suninier wash- ing, waxing and polishing, with nobody to appreciate. Now, their two months' hard work vanishes in a twinkling, and they can go back to ten mon- ths of grousing about dirty kids - and sloppy teachers. * The merchants are happy. Their "Back-to-School" adver- tising campaign went over pretty well. Now they can relapse comfortably into criti- cism of the 'stupidity of -the school beard; the hours and salaries of the teachers, and the manners and morals of to- day's 'students, compared to those - of their own generation. Classified Ads Bring Results PHOTOGRAPHY HADDEN'S STUDIO PORTRAIT -- WEDDING and. CHILDREN 118 St. David's St. Dial 524-8787, Goderich 6-13p PORTRAITS -- WEDDINGS COMMERCIAL /aims VituvA 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 1VIEDICAL CENTRE 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE '791 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. —6 OPTOMETRIST For AppOintment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH 38-tib R. W. BELL optoivitTniair P. T. ARMSTRONG ConSulting Optometrist The Square. GODER4C1-1 524-7661 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 Pint Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res.- 482.9787 H. E. HARTLEY LIFE INSURANCE Planned Savings- . . . .• . A Estate Analyals CANA DA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Ciinton, Ontario ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Altminuln ]'Doors and Windows and Thickwell Pbwer Toils SALES FL L. Jervit-48 Albert St. Ci riton--481-930 SUGAR and SPICE y W. R. T. 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News-Record Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEW ERA 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Est. 1805 Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 11 . * Heart of Huron County t Clinton, Ontario -- PopUlation •3,369 - 6 ' w. ABC : A. L. DAVID COLQUHOUN, SCOTT, Publisher E. Editor e O 0 A t moms cast/Million hi Ms prfillcatIon, Are the C V I. 04-' opinions of the writers only, and do not necessarily eopreee Use VIII. of the howspaPer. Althorbied as setenecless mall, Post Offite Department, Ottawe, and for payment of postale In cash SUBSCRIPTION RATIN: Payable In advance --Cenci& and Groat &Dela: 14.15 a yeat; UnitOil bates And Foreign: $B.110; Vogl* Copies Tel Cents CCNR At its next regular meeting, Clin- ton Town Council will have to Make a decision which could ultimately in- volve the construction of a $190,000 arena for the town. But' council doesn't have to make a $190,000 decision. The ratepayers would make that decision in a plebiscite to be held dur- ing the next municipal election. All council has been asked to do, is make application for a Centennial grant for Clinton to be used towards the construction of a new arena, Deadline for the application is No vember 9. If granted, the centennial grant would amount to about $7,000. If you smile when you hear of an acquaintance "taking" an insurance company on an exaggerated or fake claim, don't yell bloody murder when your own car insurance rates go up another notch. Each phoney claim—if successful— cheats you, and you'll get the bill, sure as taxes!!! "One of the most difficult problems facing the insurance industry today is a generally eroding sense of morality and responsibility among the general population," writes the president of a major Canadian insurance company. "People who would not consider stealing a dime from the corner store feel quite self-righteous about making false or exaggerated claims about their insurance." The insurance industry finds itself in adifficult position in attempting to combat the tendency towards excessive claims by contesting those claims which seem most flagrant. Their dilemma is that juries are often inclined to dis- regard evidence in order — as they think — to help the little guy in what they consider is his fight against mam- moth companies. The insurance industry is constantly being badgered to keep premiums low, but on the other hand, the public does not seem to realize that awarding ex- cessive judgements or inflating minor claims affects their insurance premiums. The public is quite willing to take the money for claims apparently be- be carried out. • The editorial was brought to our desk by Fred Sloman. It is printed here in the hopes the idea will bear fruit: "There's a growing number of people who want to check the harden- ing of their arteries and reduce the tension of Mondays and Sunday's by just taking an old-fashioned walk. "On the Highways of Ontario, ten- sions bear down on the pedestrian at sixty miles per hour from both direc- tions. On by-ways, dust makes cancer in the lungs and efficient weed-killers have destroyed the last buttercup and devil's paint-brush and the Joe-pye weed of the swamp. "Off the by-ways there is a tangle of wire fence and curt "No Trespass- ing" signs. In Europe, landowners leave a stile to pass a fence and by, ancient custom often leave a respected foot-path right athwart their wheat field. "The United States has a foot-path up hill and down dale from Maine to Florida . . . one thousand miles, . . . and recently in Ontario, nature-boys have planned a path to follow the Niag- ara Escarpment from Hamilton to the tip of the Bruce. "For a Centennial Project, could the Boy Scouts of Clinton and Bayfield survey us a foot-path from Clinton to the mouth of the Bayfield River?. "It would be known as the-Huron Scout Trail. That's only a drop in the $190,000 bucket, but every bucketful is filled with drops. If Clinton ratepayers decided against building an arena, the grant application could either be rescinded, or the money applied to another cen- tennial project. But, if Clinton ratepayers, decide they want a new arena, and the in- centive $7,000 centennial grant will not be paid out in 1967 to boost the building fund, there will be many an angry ratepayer demanding to know why not. It would appear Clinton town council has an easy decision -to make at its next meeting. • • lieving someone else is paying for it, but the simple arithmetic of the situa- tion is that the more that is paid out, the more must be paid in. Canadian insurance companies are paying out roughly $1,000,000 per working day for automobile claims alone. Additional millions are consum- ed in hospital bills, lost wages, in ad- dition to the crippling and maiming of human beings for which no amount of insurance will compensate. Somehow, we are going to have to take firm steps to 'reduce the cost of accidents. These steps must include greater care in the training and licens- ing of drivers; better law enforcement— which can only be aceomplished by giving our police departments more men, better equipment and bigger bud- gets; development of safer automobiles, and most important, development in every citizen of an understanding of the tremendous cost of accidents. And if you think false claims are restricted to cities, think' again! Or better yet, when you are renewing your insurance premium this year ask your- agent how many automobile headlights his agency has replaced this year. You might also ask how many of the lights he thinks might have . been deliberately smashed with a rock after the filaments burned out. You'll be surprised as he tells you just how petty and dishonest some of his clients have been. Make sure he can't talk about you! Page 4., clintor..N.ews,RPcP147,-,Thurs". 1904, Editorials..., • An Easy Decision He Who Laughs Last . Calling All Scouts We can claim no credit for the following editorial which embodies a good, sound suggestion we feel should It would require a scout Engineer's report as to the number of stiles re- quired over wire fences, the number of fresh water springs that would be cleared of weeds as they send their water to the river-bed, the number of Stew-Taylor bridges to be thrown over creeks, the number and location of Scout boil-up fire-stones and the picnic tables at sideroads where the motoring world could pause and the backseat passenger or passengers could take a• two mile trek to the next sideroad and observe rock and ripple, leaf and flower and a squirrel in a butternut tree. "Also in the report, the number of land-owners who would object to hikers passing on their lands approx- imately twenty feet from 'the river-bed. "There would be about eighteen miles to survey to follow the dry or flooded course of the river, and it would need to be mapped for hikers who are age fifty-five •as well as for Scouts whose limbs are young and supple. "We need a Trail where we would hear no honk or ambulance siren but could perhaps sit on a mossy log and maybe see a buttercup, a snapping turtle, an alluvian fan, or a hawk. We might even find a fossil for the Hobby Show! "The Idea of a Huron Scout Trail is definitely good. It might even spread to twenty other counties that have dry river beds leading .to a lake, and when the bicentennial comes one hundred years from now, monuments would be erected to Clinton or Bayfield Scouts who pioneered the project. "Our Scouts' grandsons would point with pride."