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Canada, Act Your Age!
Every fall fair held in the crisp,
clear, autumn air far removed from the
clatter and filth of city life stirs some-
thing deep in the seul of every son and
daughter of the farm ' and, even in the
souls of converts to rural living.
This year's highly successful Eay-
field Fall Fair initiated yet another crop
Of eager and excited youngsters to the
thrills and wonderment of country liv-
ing; to the joys and heartaches of corn-
petition;- to the taste of sugar candy
and the smell of the livestock stalls,
Hundreds of children from Bayfield
and, the surrounding area entered more
than 2,000, exhibits in the fair, and
hundreds more roamed the grounds on
Thursday afternoon.
The Ba.yfield Fall Fair isn't any
bigger er more exciting than dozens of
fairs in Ontario; in fact its smaller than
many in the province.
But the directors have made sure
there is some class every child can ent-
er. And a lot of thought has gone into
the rules and specifications of the class-
es.
The Bayfield Fall Fair could be
called the Bayfield Children's. Fall Fair,
although there are, of course, all sorts
of other divisions for the adults.
CLINTON—as all its residents will
attest—is truly a delightful little town.
It is no prettier than half a dozen other
little towns and villages we could name,
but it is certainly more attractive than
hundreds of others we could name.
There aren't many bright lights
here at night. Oh, there's that flashing
neon light over Bartliffs Restaurant,
and neon over the Kurn-In restaurant,
and on half a dozen other establish-
ments.
But there aren't any glittering bat-
teries of lights pointing the way to
dancing girls, casinos, or other attrac-
tions.
If you want a quiet drink (alco-
holic variety) you can go to the Cloud
Nine Room at the hotel, the Elm Haven
Hotel, or the Legion, if you're a mem-
ber or have friends who belong.
If you want a good meal or a cof-
fee, there are restaurants here to cater
to you, and if you want to see a movie
there's the drive-in, or a theatre at
Goderich.
It's a quiet little town, full of
friendly people. Full of people who were
born and brought up here or in the
neighborhood.
Clinton also has a lot of older
people. People who have fought all the
little problems and pitfalls of life and
who have looked forward to their years
of retirement in this quiet little town
where nothing world-shaking happens.
They are happy here. They can
putter in their gardens, catch up on all
the books they put aside for retirement
reading, and they can stroll up to Al-
bert Street and chat with their friends
and neighbors.
Their retirement is for many just
the way they had hoped for so long it
would be. Life is good to them. They
deserve their rest from work.
And everything is just fine until
darkness falls over the quiet little town
of Clinton.
Now, many of the older residents
' of our quiet little town wait nervously
behind their locked and barred doors
for something to happen.
A Clinton gentleman purporting to
be a devout member of the congregation
of a local church telephoned News-
Record photographer John Visser at his
home Thursday evening in a thunder-
ing rage.
His rage stemmed—it appeared—
from a small error in a cutline in last
week's edition of the newspaper, (Cut-
line is the technical name for the infor-
mation which appears beneath a pic-
ture, explaining the picture).
Presumably this man is perfect,
and so cannot realize that others are
not, and make mistakes. We have made
many mistakes—just ask any reader.
But we are only too happy to do our
best to rectify them when they are
brought to our attention.
What this man might have known
had he been familiar with the ground
Another gutless wonder has writ-
ten an unsigned letter to the editor of
this newspaper deploring an opinion ex-
pressed on last week's editorial page.
The letter is on file at the News"
Record office and will be printed as soon
as the sender cares to drop in and sign
his or her name.
This letter, unfortunately, IS likely
destined to the same fate as One re-
ceived here earlier this year.
It will draw a few chuckles from the
staff, be slipped into a file folder, and
it will gather dust,
It will gather dust beeatse its
author is a spineless loudmouth who
lacks sufficient faith in his or her con-
victions to take proper action.
We repeat again; The News-IlecOrd
In the children's section of the fair
there are classes such as: Section 5, No.
11; “a wild bird in its natural surround,
ings, hand drawn, 9 by 12 inches, for
ages 7 and S.
This sort of thing is a good project
for any child whether he grows up to be
a farmer or a finance company loan
shark in a city, Whatever his future,
a little bit of his past is steeped with
an appreciation of nature in its finest
. roll,
Another division, "collection of
weeds, showing heads, leaf and roots,
not to exceed 12 (weeds) and naming
the weeds, mounted on Bristol board
(horizontally) 14 by 22 inches, for
grades 5 to 8".
This is a good project for any child,
as are many of the others which have
been devised by the fair board. All will
teach 'the children an appreciation of
nature a vitally important part of
a child's education now sorely neglected
in many quarters.
Long live the Bayfield Fall Fair
. . . or any other ,fair, for that matter
which makes provisions so the chil-
dren can compete for a dollar prize and
learn the art of showmanship and the
glories of nature while he is doing so!!!
They don't know just what it is
that will happen, but they are scared.
One night it was a giant squash
hurled against a front door. Another
night it was an entire vegetable garden
uprooted with the vegetables smashed
and hurled against the wall of a nearby
house.
Another time, it was doorbells ring-
ing in the middle of the night. And
no one there when the elderly gentle-
man had donned his robe and shuffled
through the darkened house to the front
door.
Off in the bushes some youngsters
were having a quiet chuckle at the
White-haired man peering anxiously
around his front door.
The kids thought it was really
funny.
They didn't know the old man was
over 80 years of age; that his old heart
was pounding in his chest; this his knees
were knocking one another through the
pyjamas.
They didnt' realize noises in the
night strike a real chill of terror in
senior people, and cause them to lie
awake at night- wondering and worry-
ing.
And the kids probably also don't
realize just how much work is involved
in planting and caring for vegetables
which can be torn up and smashed in a
few minutes. We'll give them the bene-
fit of the doubt.
The police were called in to investi-
gate in at least one instance. But in
incidents of this sort of foolish vandal-
ism the culprits have to be caught red-
handed, because circumstantial evidence
usually is not sufficient to bring a case
to court.
But in case any of the wise guys
are reading this editorial, it may be well
to note that at least one elderly man
whose garden was ravaged got a good
look at you. He knows you weren't
little boys. He knows you were of a
pretty good size and build.
He could probably pick you out of
a police line-up.
The next time you try your tricks
he may have that opportunity.
on which he was stamping his feet . .
was that rarely indeed do photographers
ever write cutlines. They snap their
pictures, and take down the names of
persons in the pitures.
These are given to the editor, and
mistakes which are then made Can be
blamed on the editor.
What is highly annoying in this
instance, is the fact that an innocent
party was sworn at and had his dinner
spoiled by another telephone caller who
would not identify himself.
As a so-called member of the con-
gregation in question, this man certain-
ly did his little bit in presenting his
church's complaints.
His minister, we are confident,
would be ever so happy to know that
a parishioner was upbraiding an inno-
cent man in very strong terms . . in
the name of the church.
Will publish any letter from any per-
son about any thing . on one condi-
tion. The letter must bear the signature
of the sender.
To sit down and write letters cal-
cUlated to raise the blood pressure of
the editor is a Waste of time and effort
and paper. To Mail them is a waste of
Stamps.
Anonymous letters will not' raise
the blood preSsUre of the editor for a
number of reasons. (a) He is utterly without soul; (b)
he is callous; (e) he is heartless, (d)
he just doesn't give a damn,' (e) editor-
ials are written only to fill space (1)
his blood pressure during the week re.
gembleg the antics of a yo-yo and little
remains to faze him.
There is one country in 'the
world that I feel sorry for. It
has all 'the outward attributes
of a spoiled-rotten teenager.
It is good-looking, if a little
gangly. It is strong and well-
made) if a little inclined to
flabbiness. It has always had
a big allowance because its
mother and father came into a
lot of property.
* *
But all the signs of the
mixed-up adolescent are 'there:
the sudden flaring resentment
Over nothing; the great desire
to be loved and made a fuss
over; the surliness when things
dOn't go right; the sullen apa-
thy towards anything •worth-
while; the absorption in mater-
ial things; the, flashes of de-
cency; and the impulses 'to-
wards vandalism.
It must be dreadful to see a
child you 16Ve, one who has
brought sun and laughter as an
infant, pride and joy through
the growing years, turn into
one of these creatures.
* *
It is equally sad to see a
country one loves turn into a
schizophrenic, whining wit h
self-pity one moment, swagger-
To the Editor:
Are we ratepayers really
interested in how our tax dol-
lars are spent? '• Do we really
care how taxes are set?
Municipal government is
responsible for the manner in
which ratepayers' taxes are
managed and dispursecl. How
much do we ratepayers really
know about the administration
of our funds? How many times
do we criticize about some ser-
vice that we feel we should be
receiving? And yet through
apathy do nothing about it?
If we are interested in the
When Alexander Graham Bell in-
vented the telephone a number of years
ago, he sincerely believed he was doing
the world a very great service. (It was
incidental his discovery made him a mil-
lionaire.)
Mr. Bell's discovery did do large
sections of the world a very great ser-
vice . . and it certainly didnit bring
any harm to those who bought preferred
shares of telephone company stock.
But it still cannot be argued the
telephone is not a help, If you doubt
that statement, just wait until the next
time the little black box is on the fritz
. . . and then you'll realize just how help-
ful it can be.
However, along with the invention
of the telephone came the invasion of
privacy. Telephone owners found them-
selves receiving calls from hard-sell
salesmen; calls froth persons conducting
polls the easy way; calls from sexual
deviates; all from cranks; and collect
calls from ne'er do well relatives.
They also got telephone bills every
month.
There are cranks in every city, town
or village.
We know this because we spoke
with one the other night.
The call came in the middle of
dinner, and was from some deranged
soul who was so angry her conversation
made very little sense. No, she would
not disclose her name.
And so the telephone call was a
waste of time for her, and it didn't make
the editor's steak any warmer. Al-
though, perhaps it did do the woman
some good,
She could be big and brave to her
friends about the matter.
"Boy, did I tell that so-and-so," she
could brag., "I really gave him a piece
of my mind."
And judging from the piece of that
woman's mind given to this editor, we
can only judge she has in her lifetime
given away many pieces of her mind.
There Wasn't much left . .
Our Early Files
.40 Years. . Ago
0,00.4. 90. 104
On Sunday evening ;in the
Methodist 011tireh the
currant will ,discourse on
"Why Vote For The Oninrie.
Temperance Act?"
The residence of Mrs. Lortg>.
Albert $treet WAS Sold on Bat',
urtlay to Mr,. )..01111 Aitken, head
of the guron Casting Company.
L1on!t iclow whether it is to
be taken as a sign of a mild
Winter • or only that he was
bit hot under the collar ,but
the mayor presided at ;the cow.-
oil meeting on Monday even,
Igg wearing _summer attire.
It is not often that Huron
County is visited by a cyclone
but Sunday last a storm passed
over here the like of which has
seldom been witnessed in all
this section.
The 'WIN/IS of Ontario Street
Church held a very successful
bazaar in the' Town Hall on
Friday afternoon last,
Representatives of the Mod-
eration Leagne are pUbliely in-
vited to be present at the pub-
lic 'meeting in 'the Town Hall,
Monday evening next, to debate
upon the issue to be decided
by the coming vote on Oct.
23rd,
25 Years Ago
October 12, 1939
On Monday evening, October
2nd, the Rovers broke in on
Herb Norman and his bride and.
everyone enjoyed a perfect
time. The crew presented the
happy couple with a pair of of-
fidial bookends.
Jack Elliott, known to his
friends as "Wick", suffered
severe burns 'to his face and
hands last Friday evening. He
had purchased some oats from
a farmer that day and was pro-
ceeding to dump them into a
convenient barrel. Just to make.
sure 'the barrel was empty, he
lowered a lighted lantern into
the barrel causing a terrific ex-
plosion, presumably from oil or
gas fumes remaining in the bar-
rel.
Mr. L. W. Laois- announces
the marriage of his daughter,
Grace Elva, to John Alexander,
son of Mr. Robert Cooper, Kip-
pen.
Congratulations to Mr. Bruce
Biggart who was successful in
Winning the cup at the golf
tournament held at Halibluton
last week.
In 'an effort to bring the
Huron-Middlesex Regiment up
to full peacetime strength a
number of recruiting meetings
were held in this district on
Saturday.
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Editorials
Long live The Fall Fair
Have A Care For. Our Grandparents
Church's Image Shattered
Another Gutless Wonder
LETTER. TO THE EDITOR
Can You Answer These Questions?
above question's then why
should we neglect to attend a
council meeting once in a while
and see our town administrat-
ors in session? How can we,
the ratepayers really judge if
our • wishes are being carried
out by our elected represent-
atives if we fail to observe or
take part in a council meeting?
I believe that every con-
scientious taxpayer should in-
vest in his education, by at-
tending a council meeting once
in a While and at least when
issues which affect him most
are being discussed.
—W. DUr'e THOMPSON.
Ing with threats the next, brag-
ging with one breath, complain-
ing with another. I's 'talking
about Canada.
There is something sick in
our country today, and I feel
for it the same baffled sorrow
that I feel for the teenager
who has a .good mind; with
nothing more on it than bash-
ing around in a big car and
smashing things up, who has a
fine body, with nothing more
to do than let it go to pot.
*
I don't know ouite what has
brought me to this state of
gloom, but the flag debate cer-
tainly helped. An insignificant
issue, ineptly introduced by an
inadequate prime minister and
immediately attacked by an in-
credible leader of Her Maj-
esty's loyal opposition.
People complain, periodically,
that Canada gets little or no
attention in the world press.
Thank goodness! If newspaper
readers in other nations could
peruse some of the jtivenilla
that has passed as debate in
our House of Commons on the
flag issue, 'they would shake
their heads in bewilderment,
and write us off as a nation
Canadians are not made for
bowing and scraping before
royalty. But who, except a
few fanatics of desperate pauc-
ity of soul would want to harm
this 'rather plain, rather sweet,
quite dignified and extremely
courageous Woman who does
(Continued on Page Nine)
Personally, I don't care
whether ,OUT national flag is
three mangy maple leaves, or
three beavers eating the left
thigh of Sir John A. Macdon-
ald, or three roosters crowing
"0 Canada" from a dunghill.
But I do care that my country
shows., none of the signs of
strength, maturity 'and wisdom
that might be expected from an
adult democracy.
Another thing that has pro-
duced my 'present mood is the
threat to the life of the Queen,
if ,She has enough gumption
to visit Canada, on invitation.
Which she has. Would that the
shrivelled punks who threaten
her had as much.
about one jump ahead of the
Congo.
Letter To Editor
A letter was received at
the 'News-Record office Tues-
day morning which was post-
marked at Clinton at 4 p.m.
Monday.
The letter repudiated state-
ments made in an editorial
last week and gave another
viewpoint on the matter in
question.
Unfortunately, the letter
was unsigned. It is being'
held at the News-Record in
the hopes the sender will sign.
her name.
If—for any reason consid-
ered, valid—the letter writer
does not wish her name to
appear on the letter, a pen
name may be used. But this
newspaper must have a sign-
ed copy of the letter.
This is for a variety of rea-
sons outlined in an editorial
some weeks ago.,
Tales of Mother Hubbard
15 Ago. Years....„..
October 1, 3.040
Local :and Kov•itIcial police
are carrying thorough in,
vestigation sto twin .bOgicuies!
which were perpetrated. in the
main buftess. section of
ton on Sunday and Monday •
nights, or to be more e.Xaot
partly Tuesday .morning„
W. P. Roberts, l'u*ersmith
farmer, who was the main
speaker at the banquet held hi.
the basement of 'the 'Com-
munity Hall) Londesboro, Tues-
day evening, in OPIWK#0n with
the North Huron Flowing
Match, lauded agriculture as a
vocation and good plowing as
an avocation.
Spontaneous combustion is
believed to, he 'the cause of a
disast4rotts. fire which complete-
ly destroyed 'a large barn, to,
gether with contents on the
farm of Elmer Robertson, Col-
borne Township, four miles
west of Auburn.
The 111fayor reported that the
bell-ancl-flasher system would
be installed at the ONR level
crossing on Victoria St. IA a
week or ten days. He consider-
ed that the town was "very
fortunate",
10 Years Ago
October 7, 1,954
Prompt action by several Air
Force men going to work at
RCAF Station Clinton, and the
speedy arrival of the Bayfield
firemen saved the barn on F. H.
Paull's property and Rev. E.
Carew-Jones' Cal, from com-
plete destruction by fire on
Wednesday morning.
Work .commenced yesterday
on the latest project to provide
housing for _members of the
Royal Canadian Air Force and
their families stationed at
RCAF Station Clinton.
No audience. No delegations.
No petitions.
Action of the Clinton Town
Council went on its merry,
though at times slightly con-
fused way on Menday evening,
with Mayor M. J. Agnew pre-
siding and all members present
with the exception of finance
committee chairman Coutici1101.4
George Knights. Though one
councillor remarked afterwards
that there was so' much jollity
that he could barely follow the
'trend of the meeting, some
items were dealt with summar-
ily, others were considered, and
arrangements were made for
further investigation of some.
The Air Force has opened a
special school at RCAF Station
Clinton to train its cooks to
serve better food to RCAF per-
sonnel.
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