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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-10-29, Page 2.Page.Z.,r,chylton Oct, 29i. 1904 Let's Indulge The Ratepayer (or how to 9et re-elected t council woth. "'ne easy vote) • LADIES Invest You Time Where Is Counts The Most — Your Bank Account. Age 30-50, with pleasing personality and good speaking voice to present public relations 'program with slide film to women's home groups. Use of car and minimum 2-3 'ev'enings required. For personal interview Write Box 440, Clinton News-Record 44b Ill•WmPim••••••WasnommosommoMm or ••••••••••••••isimennimamml••• Clinton Legion Poppy Sales RCAF Station — Thurs., Nov. 5 at noon RCAF PMQ's — Fri.. Nov. '6, 7:00 p.m. Clinton and District — Thurs.. Nov. 5. 6:30 p.m. The Canadian Legion's Poppy Trust Fund it the atissVeir for thousands of war widows, orOhatis and disabled veterans. 1‹. W. COLOUHOLIN, President, Clinton Legion, Reanch 140 GARNET HARLANO, Chairirian Clinton Legion Poppy Committee ittMtMiltit THE Dab HilLP1Nd ft-it LIYINW It wasn't "a noisey noise" that disturbed the oysters in Malpeque Bay on the shores' of Prince Edward Island, it was a critical disease of epidemic proportions that finished off beds which earlier had been seriously diminished by over fishing. By 1915 these oyster beds disappeared almost com- pletely for many years. In 1922 'there were signs of re- covery but improvement was So slow that the then Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Dr . Found, asked the Fisheries Re- search Board to 'appoint a bio- logist to study oyster farm)ing as .a means of restoring 'the fisheries. In April of this year Ellers- Ile-Bideford Biological, Station oyster hatchery was officially opened with Hon. H. J. Robi- chaud, Canada's Federal Minis- ter of Fisheries, officiating. Oysters they claim are like olives, an acquired taste. I be- came addicted to gulping down 'these bivalves when I could still run under a bed standing up. They were "put down" eaoh winter in huge oaken barrels of oyster bed mud in. our cellar in Summerside. I early learned 'to sit like a hun- gry puppy at the feet of my father while he opened a dozen or more for a stew or scallop. Every once in a while he would hand me one and I would slurp it down raw straight from the shell with great relish; That probably accounts for my inter- est in 'this industry and the news of progress being made In Scientific oyster farming. On 'one of my jaunts I visit- ed the Ellerelie station but, un- fortimately, it was a Saturday eed not sciA.11 Or sound dis- turbed the spat or bedders an their various stages of develop- ment. All I garnered from the visit were 'two dozen scallop shells 'to use as' containers for culinary purposes. These I found 'in abundance on the shores of Bideford Inlet. _According to Dr. J. C. Med- cof, who Is the author of a tremendously interesting bulle- tin Oyster Farming in the Maritimes, ",oyster fishermen for centuries followed the rule of thumb -method 'to improve the quality and increase the quantity of their harvest". From a beginning . in France in 1870, oyster farming became a practice in, eastern, Canada in 1930. Probably, if the disaster of Malpeque disease had not struck so hard in the area from, which it got its name and lat- er on the mainland of Neva Scotia and New Brunswick, Canadian methods of farming and fishing this seafood delic- acy so much in demand, might have progressed at a snail's pace. Fooling the Oyster Instead the hatchery, which was built Ellerelie in 1963 is designed 'to produce oysters by 'artificial methods. The me- chanical installations in the hatchery have been calculated to provide as nearly as possible the desired Physical conditions for artificially spawning' and rearing oysters. There are Still large natural oyster farms in the Maritimes producing millions of pounds each year. It is at this time of the Fall they are at their best, plump and flavorsome. Modern methods have made it possible to store oysters safely for considerable periods but the cheapest. and most Satisfacto'r'y marketing Is still from boat to .comrnercial out- let. The '50s were disastrous for oyster fishing in New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotia. Disease practically !Wiped out many beds in these two provinces. It had 'been discovered,• how- ever, that after the epidemic in Malpeque Bay had subsided, the 10 percent left living -form- ed a nucleus of disease resis- tant stock, These oysters have been used .as breeders and the beds so' drastically diminished are 'making a promising come- back, Ten thousand barrels of Malpeque disease resistant oys- ters have 'speeded up the re- covery which, under natural cir- cumstances, would... have taken. from 10 to 15 years, It is pre- dicted that 'by 1965 oyster har- vesting throughout 'the Mari- timei will prove that 'trans- planting has been an unquali- fied success. Malpeque oysters are not producers of pearls of quality. Nor can the present Gregorian calendar -change the. old super- stition about not eating oysters in 'the four R-less month's of the year. Ain American joker has suggested changing the spelling of these four summer months to lVfayr, Juner, Jurly and Augurst: Perhaps this, al- ong with improved breeding and storage methods might /nuke it profitable in the not too 'distant !future to sell fresh oysters all year round! This annual seafood harvest, esti- Mated in Dr, IVIedcof's bulletin at fluctuating around seven million pounds valued roughly at 8400,000, given the impetus of successful artificial breeding plus healthy natural oySter beds now in existence, could be a bonanza for the 1Viaritinte Provincet. 44) Years Ago optoeT S.0, The .vote Thursday last passed off very quietly in Olin- ton and 'vicinity, but both sides worked bard and never let up until the polls closed 'at six o'clock,. It was soon. manifest that as far :OS CAMP:4 WAS concerned • the 0,T,A, was well sustain- ed, 'a majority .of 433 being ed up for it. Arrangements are going along veyy safiasfactorily for the Fruit Show to ,be held in 'the .Tov.n. f-Tall, Clinton, on November 4th and 5th. As this is the first event of its kind, a canvass was made for contributions to -assist in the prize money, Tomorrow is Hallowe'en, the right when the witches and fairies 'are supposed to come rut and 'hold high carnival, Playing 'tricks on poor mortals, Apples are not, in' this sec- don at least, anything like an average crop this season, win- ter apples especially being very scarce, Something seemed to interfere very seriously with :the development of the apples,. possibly the cold wet spell when the blossoms Were out. * 25 Years Ago November 2, 1939 The Women's Association of the Wesley-Willis Church held their "Country Fair" on Satur- day 'afternoon last in 'the As- semblY Hall, of 'their churCh and despite ,the disagreeable weath- er it Was a great success. A Viet wedding was solemn- ized at Ontario Street Church parsonage on Thursday, Oct. 26, When Hazel, only daughter of Mr. 'and Mps, James. Van- Egrnond, Gravel Road, became the bride of Charles W. Brown, -son of the late Moses Brown and Mrs. A. S. Inkley, Toronto, Due to serious illness, Father H. N. Sullivan, parish priest here for 'the 'past eleven years, has resigned his charge. Although 'they :have not re- ceived official word from the Dominion Marksmen's Associa- tion, 'the Clinton Rifle Team feel confident that the targets submitted in the provincial competition will give them the opportunity of meeting the other provincial winners for the Dominion championship. Another of those freaks of nature was brought to our 'at- tention :this week. While har- vesting the carrot crop recent- ly, Mrs. Lyon of Londesboro came across one which had grown to resemble a hand. It might come in useful to dry gloves on. Tomato Treat For a tomato treat that is easy to prepare and delicious to eat, serve broiled cheese to- matoes. Choose small to med- ium Ontario-grown tomatoes, allowing one tomato or more per serving. Slice and remove stem end from each tomato. Place tomatoes cut side up in shallow baking dish a n d sprinkle generously with fine dry bread crumbs', basil and grated cheddar cheese. . Broil until 'tomatoes are tender, ab- out 6 to 10 minutes. Serve at once. CS 0 9. 15 Years Agf). -ootolvr 27, 13140 Clinton's .4ew tilick gninkination pamper, hose and ladder truck arrivedtqW,4 Saturday noon and already IS standing by in' case of fire,. John Nediger, well-known native .Clintonian„ has 'gone in- to 'business for himself, ligVing purchased the coal and wood business which for the past few years has been successfully op-erated. by Nfr. Jane's E. jOhn- stop.. The '.CNI3, station at Exeter was 'the setting for a delightful evening Tuesday, October 18, When officials and employees of the 'CNR from Clinton, Sea- forth, Ilderton, Centralia, Lon-don, Hensel]. and Brucefield met to' onor A. 14. Case, CNR, agent 'Olt Hansa] for 'the past al. years, who resigned, his resig- nation taking effect Tuesday night. Beattie and McRoberts took delivery last week of a new Superior Cadillac funeral coach. In keeping with to-day's new styles, the exterior is black with chrome trim, Interior of the coach :is upholstered in grey mohair with Wine drapes and burgundy carpet 'flooring, It is longer in length than most funeral coaches, measur- ing from bumper to burnher 22% feet. It is announced by the Pro- vincial Chapter of Ontario, IODE, 'that the winner of the Provincial Chapter TODE,short story contest is Fred Sloman, Clinton, teacher of School Car No. 1, CNR, Capreol. 10. Years Ago October 28, 1954 One of 'the twist intensilv4 searches in the history of the Bayfield district took place on Tuesday evening for two-year- 'old George Montgomery, son of Corporal 'and Mrs. G. E. Mont- gomery, who moved into the Jowett Cottage 3 on. Sept. 25. The child was found on the beach about one mile from his home, below McAlister's cot- tage, lying face down in the sand at approximately 10:30 p.m. by a group of men con- sisting of S/L R. E. Hender- son, Ken Brandon, George Bell, John Lindsay and James Boyce. R. Torrance Dunlop, a former Clinton resident and a grad- uate of the local Collegiate In- stitute 'at the turn of the cent- ury, now living in London, is among Canaclians whom Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to, sanction as an appointee to the Vener- able Order 'of the' Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, in the grade of a serving brother. J. G. Peacock, supervisor of commercial classes at Clinton District 'Collegiate Institute has just been elected Provincial President Of the Imperial Div- ision, Ontario Command, Can- adian Legion, British Empire SeNice, League. Completed, and in We by the residents of 'the County Home for several weeks, the new 'ad- dition 'to the Huron County. Home is now ready for the of- ficial opening ceremony which will be held to-morrow. Mel Crich, deputy reeve of Clinton, attended 'a meeting of the Ontario Barber's Associa- tion 'in Niagara Falls last week, Frog's Delight Diary of a Vagabotid The Oysters' World Poiid Near Benmiller (News-Record Photo). Our Early h. •• • • Be The First Leader In Your Block !I worrian said she has become increasingly busy and is unable to act as a Captain, but she will help whoever else is able to volunteer to assist the Guides. Guides are taught how to be good citizens. Their aim is to do a good deed every day, and to learn how to be good homemakers. Their training in- cludes the basics of camping, cooking, sewing, knitting, crafts and first aid. Their training prepares them to be thoughtful, considerate, and resource- ful. Good Guides make good wives, too. Their leaders are just Ordinary housewives, career girls, or senior school students who recognize the values of such a movement and want to help. They need no special training or talents, the movement—and who therefore do Although leadership ability is helpful. in that respett. They turn out to the and lend guidance because ing is concerned, they need to do little meetings preparation, All that is required of them they believe in the value of Guiding and the trownie movement. is that they be interested in young peo. pie arid available for 90 minutes one tut, it would appear that in this night each week, town of some 3,500 persons, there aren't Their rewards are great as they another three women with several free watch young people form solid personal- hours each week to take a part in help- ities and character. ing the Guides, Wouldn't you like to help out the Actually, the movement only really Guides? needs two to carry on the work be. Mrs., George Wonch at 482.702S cause a former Guide Captain has vol- can tell .you all about it and answer any Onteered to act as a Lietttenant. This questions we may have left unanswered. FOR. WANT OF several unselfish vvoirieri with part of one evening a week free, a number of girls in the Clinton area are being deprived of participation in one of the finest youth movements ever devised, At this writing there are 26 Girl Guides who have no leaders, and there are also a number of "graduated" trow- nies eligible to become Girl Guides. trownies enter the Guiding move- meat after they reach the age of ,11, and are Guides until the age of 16 ater which they sometimes carry on as Ran- gers. There are four Brownie leaders, three of whom do not have children in not personally benefit from their work As far as the courses and Guide train-' Chilton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 A41110E4164 an strand ttitiditinioN Ainalganiated 1924 THE CLINTON Ptiblithed every Theriday at the Heart of Heron County Clinton, OntariO POpUlation 3,369 DAVID E.' SCOTT, Editor A. t.. COLQUI-IOUN, 'Publisher Sighed coaltibutiem in dais publican* aie the Opinions *f ffimb *Mari only, anal do not necestarily *Kees foie Vfewi bf Oa noirspap0,,, class Mall, Moil CnfiCi Daparbneni, Ottawa, and for Paymiiii of ii!)onatie In 4.011 EMS: Payable in advance anacla and Graf Arliatio 400 a oar; United Stew knit $00.04a. AS O; $1494 d0i140 104 C4aft OCA, -Ntiket-glECOtio Est* 1881 L Ot‘ ON AUGUST 10, 1904, Clinton Town Council voted. against a motion to. give second:and third readings to a by- law which would have given Clinton a building ...ode, n Three .couricillors„ the Reeve and the Deputy'-13e. eve voted against the rno- •tion despite sustained objections from, three other councillors that such a code was required immediately for the social and economic betterment of Clinton, A. building code is a set of standards to which any building of any description must conform in its erection, The build- Mg may be of any size or - shape, but the same standards apply, For example, one provision' to be included in a building code for Clinton, would, reqUire the roof area of .any struc- ture erected within the municipality to .be of equal or greater strength' than, 40 pounds per square foot. This is because • that is the maxi- mum snow weight for this area; and it would be .stupid—and possibly disastrous —to permit the erection of houses or buildings in this ,area with weaker roofs. So it is that building codes are. designed for the protection of the owner or occu- pant of 'buildings. It is interesting to note that all financial institutions which advance money for the erection of buildings in- sist on — and provide for within the terms of the loan arrangement—build- ing inspectors to check on the structures for which their money is being used. The institutions wish neither infer- ior materials nor inferior construction techniques used in buildings on which they hold mortgages. They would stand a slim chance of recovering their money if such a building collapsed .— though through no fault of their own. The building inspector is their safe-, guard, and they are as adamant about that as they are about requiring owners of automobiles (on which they 'hold mortgages) to carry collision insurance. That, briefly, is the main value of a building code. But the three councillors, the Reeve and the Deputy-Reeve showed the world on . July 13 they knew more about such things than finance companies, trust companies and banks. They 'also knew more than' an ial of the Ontario MUnicipal Board .who • had been asked.. to study Clinton and offer his' dvice as to what could be done .• to improve the. town. Because that of- .ficialo.less than four years ago—told coun'Cinthat Clinton should have a build- ing codei*j;.„ HeOSO•°,!g*t Clinton should be cor- rectlY4zonekb4suggestecl such a move would be -bettert,Made after adoption of a building code' '• • The building code ilssue'.got swept under the .proverbial 'council' chamber carpet, and its dusty head didn't emerge again until this summer. At that time - its proponents were councillors Don. Symons, Duff Thompson and George Wonch. The three councillors were behind the Wilding code for the following rea- sons: Duff Thompson, chairman of the Clinton Planning Board said: "This. building code is simply a tool. This tool assures you that anything built here will conform with the National Housing Act or any other set of codes. It is needed before builders in Clinton can get any kind of Federal or other mortgage. This building code contains no short cuts for anybody. It has no LATE LAST WEEK a young pro., fessional man who recently moved to Clinton from a city was showing a city friend the sights of his new hometown. He proudly showed off all the sights of which Clintonians can boast: the new Department of Agriculture Building, the drive-in Movie, the hospital, the quaint old post office and some of the historic old buildings along the main streets. The tour was being done after dark, butthey took in some side streets, and the new Clintoriian showed off some of the stately old homes of which any corn- • munity could be proud. The nocturnal meanderings led to the eastern extremity of Raglan Street arid it ended there, up to the axles in mud and sand! In the following hour and a half the new Clintonian and his city friend each ruined a pair of shoes and prepared the lower halves of their trousers for the dry cleaners. The new Clintonian tore several thousands of miles of tread fine Print, no. loopholes for fly-by-night contractors. it is simply something !One structive and something that will -make. us proud of our town. The way things stand right 1.1.W., !Clinton could turn turn into a, shanty There are no regulations to Prevent someone frQ.111, building a shack on the main street;' councillor George Wonch was brief;- "This building code is an important thing and we should have it in Clinton, If you build :a house in a town which has a building code all phase$ of your con- struction 'are .checked by different in- speetors;" ,Councillor Don Symons asked court, cil whether all members had read copies of the National Building Code provided for them after they had requested copies July 13. All councillors said they had read copies of the code. "Was there anything in the code which was not common sense, or which did not make sense" he asked. No coun- cillor questioned the code. The five who opposed the motion were: Reeve M. 4'. Agnew;.Deputy-Reeve J. A. Sutter and councillors H. Noon- an, N. Livermore and Mrs. A. Thoinpson, The five appeared to be laboring under the misconception that the pro- posed building code would cost Clinton money in the form of a salary for a full- time building inspector. However,. when they 'were assured on excellent authority that were code would not cost the town one nickel, they still voted down the motion. Following the council meeting, the News-Record published , a front page editorial which described the move and suggested council's action, had been hasty, stupid and unwise. The editorial prompted considerable comment, much of which was heard in the News-Record editorial department.. .• • • The only negative resp• onse. to the editorial came verbally from Reeve Agnew at the next regular council session and in an anonymous letter sign- ed "Less Than Average Mentality." It appeared the ratepayers of Clin- ton did indeed want a building code to protect them from wily contractors—as well as many other, undesirable situa- tions which can be avoided with the use of a building code. And, subsequent and recent con- versations indicate the people of Clinton still want a building code. They were never asked by council or councillors whether that was their wish—or perhaps their wishes were never brought to the council table. But they have certainly advised this newspaper they want a building code. In fact they want it so strongly they are likely to reflect their feelings at the polls next month if they don't get a building code. If that happens, five new faces may appear on the 1965 .council slate—those five faces belong- ing to persons cognizant of the fact they have been elected. as representa- tives of the people. There is still time for rectification of an unwise vote by five council mem- bers: • The motion Which was defeated August 10 was only a motion to give the building code bylaw second and third readings and make it law. The bylaw itself was not defeated. It is still on, the books. It can be brought back to the. council floor again at any time for another vote . . . per- haps a vote where the wishes of the people will be reflected. off the rear tires of his car and burned several gallons of gasoline. He also lost his temper. Finally he called a tow truck, and paid $3 for a tow out of the loose sand and . after the tow truck had jockeyed for some time to locate a dry, stable tire- hold. And after the ordeal, the new Clin- tonian—whe is also a taxpayer.—was boiling mad! Why, he wanted to know, should an individual have to run the risk of damage to his car and the expense and inconvenience of a tow truck while driv- ing on a taxes-maintained thoroughfare? Why, he demanded, should road work of •such sloppy and stupid calibre be. allowed? We examined the area of Raglan Street in question and found a layer of fresh sand had been spread across the travelled portion to such a depth it could• stall a sloWly-moving- automobile. And we can only echo the new Clin- tonian's query: "Why, indeed, is such calibre of road work to be tolerated?" And His Damages Aren't Deductible