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Editorials
A Half Million Doilar Nista_ .e
WE ARE PLEASED to confess this
week to 'an inaccuracy in last week's
edition of the News Record. The mxs-
tal�e occurred in this apace man edit-
orial entitled "13 ;Against 5 for 3,500,"
It was ail;editorial commending
the Clinton Chamber of Commerce on
its interest in munieipal affairs which
ultimately led it to form a .delegation
to council Monday demanding adoption
of a building code for Clinton.
We will always admit mistakes
when theY are drawn to our attention
and proven to be incorrect, and we will.
do everything In our power to rectify
any damage any of our errors may
have caused.
But it is not often we are happy
about making a mistake.
In this case, the error involved half
a million dollars. We had stated Clin-
ton's" debt now stands at $800,000, and
would go over the million mark when
debentures for the public school add♦-
tion and highway improvements were
.added,
That $800,000 'figure is right, but
this is NOT the amount of Clinton's
debt, That figure is Clinton's bonded
indebtedness—money owed in Clinton's
name—but $500,000 of that, amount :is
recoverable from municipalities which
participate in sharing costs of CRSS
.and the recent addition,
We used that figure because it was
used by. a Clinton councillor in under-
lining the need of a building code for
Clinton. lie got the figure from the
town's financial statement and believed
it to be Clinton',s debt with none of the
money recoverable.
When advised of his l~nis-inter-
pre%tion of the financial statement, the
councillor in question advised, us so we
could make a very necessary explana-
tion and correction..
We are happy to make the correc-
tion, because writing a few •words is
an easy way to lift' a half million dollar
debt from over the heads tofmany of
our readers. We must also apologize
to members of Clinton town council and
the mayor, reeve and deputy -reeve, for
mal=ting it, appear as though they had;
spent wildly during their terms in off!ce,
We are not 'happy to •have been
led astray by quoting someone in error,
but we are delighted to be able to pub-
lish the true facts of Clinton's economic
condition , especially when they
lighten the talc load by about half _a
million dollars.
A detailed explanation of Clinton's
economic situation has been provided
for the News -Record by. councillor H.
F, Noonan, chairman of the finance
committee. It appears elsewhere on
this page in the form of a letter to
the editor.
Noy Place For Cuddlers
WHILE IT MAY be true that all
the world .loves a. lover, 'it does not
necessarily follow that anyone loves a
`,,cuddler behind the wheel of • a moving
automobile except possibly the
individual being cuddled.
Yet it is -surprising how tolerant
the police appear to be towards the two-
in -one drivers --two minds with but a
single thought not connected with driv-
ing, two bodies in a single place—which.
we encounter so frequently on the high-
ways.
(W st ent' n "the ^11nnlp in
on the right side of the front seat.
It may, be, of course, that, the
officers of the law do not shut their
eyes to the `dangerous practice quite
as much as they seem, to. It coiild be
that the sight of a police cruiser pro-
duces instant separation in many cases.
Nevertheless it is odd that it ap-
parently requires an accident or. an
exceptionally, close call to an accident
to bring about a prosecution for care-
less driving on this score, or, to use
a matter-of-fact and unromantic of-
, ves
of -
,Last .t of b
.... Early��.�.fur
the above paragraph applies LLLU t o police ficial phrase, for driving while being
obstructed by a passenger.
1�he Editor,
46 years, a,nd although our old affem'eng• :by the Tbwd. c
place is
in general: we have seen no such ex-
ClintonNeuss-Record.
gone, what struck mfe ! , As your paper enjoys a "w:ide
amples of idiocy In Clinton for which There may be some hope in the
lulu
most was the same railroad local circulation pediaps 'the an
current vogue for sporty, airplane -type
local, police could be criticized.) p
we com!�end • you far
station, and also the .big white following informlatian would be Coll
Sometimes it seems that such to- front seat console arrangements which
your courageous and hard-hit-
house close' by. of -interest to •a considerable ye
getherness, although not always, in its provide a considerable central barrier.
ting or on behalf of
• I have pictures of it taken number off readers. the
before 'time
extreme form, is the prescribed way Youth, though, can be'very very agile
g
worttlliwbile curia objectives. I
my when it was As at 31st Dec. 1963 the ho
the Waverley House, and my Town: had outstanding, deben- tun
for re -marital our people -to le •to travel and compressible. The more active en-
p young p p , p
would Ike to papase anotlied
aunt worked there as a young tures (issued for the '.purposes ing
so that nothing makes a man and wife forcement of the law would be surer
m'a�tter which I think deserves
Woman.. In My stay there, I indicated: Tu
feel so 'aging as to put some wear of results, and quicker.
atten,tian.
Our �stap-sand-.go trafRe
have pictures! of it as a School General ..�
of Commerce,a business; school. Starm. Sewers $6,500
•
Avoid lEmbarrassmen Think Firs
lug-
pals at the intersection of No.
4 and $ highways were design-
for th
Zt looks iso strong and, well- Sanitary Sewers 9,000
preserved, it really impressed Rental Housing 8,152
me. The pictures z have, wroth $ 23,652
`
ed cotrol of moat
vehicles and presumably can be
the old' -timers and their old,- Educational
WE WERE approached last week because the news it could offer with
seen well .enough from cars in
the traffic lanes.
bashioned clothes present an Public School.. 232,100 `
interesting history of the build- Calleibiatte ...,.. 438,500
by a -gentleman who requested his that policy just, wouldn't be worth
ing. 670,600
name be left out of the News -Record. reading.
But they are fair from sati"s-
factory far
It was so nice to see Clinton Utilities a
It was a bit 'of a switch. People en- Some people believe the are hurt
p, g Y
pedestrians stanzT
ing on the scietwialI�s. From
again Wt ch started ane xe- Watmnvorllm ,. 5,700
erally telephone to complain their name by this impartial policy of reporting
none of the cornetts is It really
n*mbering and how I stained Hydro .............. 42,500
57,000
was left out of the newspaper. the mews, and they are not likely to,
easy to see -the Rights change,
school there..Sewerage ......
X05,200
But this gentleman had just come, agree with this policy. They should
-and for 'those waiting at the
Together with my two sist-
from Magistrate's Court where he had remember the right of the press to
g
Pickett and Campbell corner to
ers and a nephew we also vis -
Total Outstanding ...... $759,452 D
pleaded guilty to a charge, and was publish the news without hindrance
pleaded
cross toward the Royal Bank,
fled Londesborough cemetery Thus was more than $200,000
'aunts
convicted b the magistrate. He was remains one of the basic guarantees
y' g
it is• almost impassible to see
to my grandparents and
LESS than 31st Dec. 1959 when
polite and persuasive, but his name of your freedom as well as ours.
the change of lights 'at the
Corrie
raves. My grandparents were
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pioneers to Canada, fro Hull, our assessment was much mess
1
still appeared in the court report. If the day should ever come when
corner because they are
turned diagonally to the left.
2m
i'crrkshire, taking six weeks on �'� now.
It is a policy which this newspaper we can be coerced, we have failed in
The difficulty of course in-
Fromit
a sailing vessel tn' reach Can -
has followed for years and will con- our job and you as readers h
J
,is
creased uteri the sun is shin-
ad'a, and settle on a blush farm. that nnost of our indebtedness
'
tinue to follow until a change in policy one of your hardwon rights.
i,,g• 1P
is for Dduca;tional purposes-
An, uncle, Henry Carter, also p rp ' ' • Fri
from
is announced and-- it is unlikely There is, however, one way to
what is oleatlever,
y needed are
subsidies. the
lived and died in Clinton.xuon. P
Province 50 bath
such an 'annoucement will be made in eliminate the possibility of your name
pedestrian "Walk". and "Don't
pay percent of
This letter is nostaplgt c, I principal. and interest of the
this or any other newspaper dedicated appearing in the newspaper, and that
wavy signs an each right hand
know, but seeing the station public School debentures and
to serving its readers. way should be obvious to. all.. _
:
corner,. Traffic lights. on the
and surroundings, and the big CDintort.'s share of the Colleg-
If a newspaper agreed to leave If a newspaper then, serves as a
right of each corner would per-
haps the tune-
white house, I wondered if i,ate debentures. Other muni -
many of -the young people to-
out all items which in some- way were threat which in turn serves as a deter-
perform same
ci ipalities• ;had assumed $328,041
day realize history these
- .•
embarrassing, to persons involved; rent to wrong -doing, it is fulfilling yet.
tion, though fess saitustAactomu y'
what a
old � aces have, or �l;liree-quarters of these Cal -
.the
it might as well give u publishing, another public service.
g g p p g� p
A few monibhs ago a mon al-
most lost his liffe, by crossing
1� legiate ,issues, M
Sincerely,
against the lights at out main
The Water and Hydro axe
MRS. J. DERICH, considered self liquidating ;and
'
Now's The Time Lets B�e � Precise
Cot ger.
walking, amass at life wYYlig
o the Sewerage partially go. This
g p y
Deem Editor: means a net debenture debt of r s
'
FOR MOST. of their lives most IF A PEDESTRIAN is injured we
.titme' is a very common, occur-
rence -at �this'dnterswbion, Nicht
I realize every town or W, - —say about $60' per capita. One
Hage should :have .a commiiuAty of the lowest in, ,the country.
people. seem. to have some connection say that he was struck by a car.
of ttllie error, it, lam, sure,. un-
centre, 1Valtlning ,has ever anode It is true $110,000 wall be
with the educational system. It would really. be much mane • ac-
intobil�bhal, and is due to bbd
me 'as furious as this morning issued an 1st December for the
.
They are either going to school curate to say that he was struck by a
confusion wblith anis firormeie
- ; - �
l2g'hts
wh n I received a sample of Public School addition, but,
The Bayliie5:d Bulletin. The these ebentures will( be+eiigible .
themselves or they have a V1Carlbus . driver with a can
Poor
Pte' guidance our �afiford�
.'..
pdesiu+>aria. Por the
headlline wain Huron Ceruime5 for rile Provincial substitly alp
• An automobile only
interest in younger persons who' are Y does what the:
secuxtuly
of aur cnbizems illvis cl'efoct
Apply For Grams". ready rneriAiibried.Tawever
goingto school. driver causes it to do.
sli�att�ld b -.
`
• must of �th.e $74,000 maittiAng
Stanley Township is
• The calendar -year and some fiscal .
Since♦o yours,
eiy. Yaur's,
i8iff gd
applying •Ear a ceavtxili�li�ttd grant this year far wari;ous Purposes ..
_
r(��
years may start in January', and for j.,
—CLIFFORD G, PARK..
have` been
to put an addition to Bayfield paid.
the poets things may get officially 1Tobblegookese
_ �.
Arena. + I think ltt is time, we Over the next two years A
,total of $150,000 will be
underway in the spring, but for 'the THE EXAMPEES of gobblegook
in
9ave
80 GreenwoodGre nwood Ave:
a housecleaning of our �er
incoriporr-T
reel maj the autumn months that ...
g yr _ a are quoted with the greartest gee
Toeolito 6, Ornt,
council: Bayfield is
atirig; why d'onat they apply Tax arrears are 'the lowest iii
.
have paradoxically become the time for are usually wordy, says The, PlIbited
Clinton ]V is-lttecard;
for their own grabit. the Towh's histol'y.
new beginnings, Word.
,
Dear Sir:
I feel we need a Central The latest Annual Blue Book
Y
Luncheon clubs announce their But the exaggerated brevity of
In 1.617 and. 1918 I went to
Report of Municipal Statistics
t S'
School liar xruorc tltfui a place � p
schedule of speakers, bowling teams are some officialese is just as offensive to
live with: my 'gtgxdntather`,
to s'kate.- Skating will. newer• 11963) records the following
Tax Levy the
formed and, it is suspected !that the sensibilities Of some readers.
fdrs, ('K'Wrlotte Canter, and dry
help -to educate our chlildrexl, per capita tom
- towns fir our
mote, of the good resolutions made in Witness & report on Cit Arking
p Y ��
aunt, Miss lvfft dat7ter. They
,.
why can i; the get a centennialscholcounty:
C,odarich 81,97
_
the fall are actually carried Out than that deplored the fact that "it wag
billed ay small home; just bei
..,..,.....,..
graiut Arid Build a new school Exeter 81.55
-
those made on New Year's give or New necessary to Sigil ;both sides of the
hind Clanton sbaition; There
which would, seem more, Sen
Bible. Win ham ....... . 72.53
Year's Da street''
Was a nice garden and two,
Shafoz�fll 69 97
40 Years Ago � 1,5 Years Ago
NOV0><0or X3, X994 N. ovipmbt r 14, X�4
rig: Gen, W I3..Ktixyg, ,CMG, .004stimers $4, Clinton will
'tXd� Maier iYlprtunest 'soon get hezr }xvubial in'troduc-
tti'on to #Iydro''s vast frer<luency
tatla tem fox the ,dlstltict,, yids- canverslon prog , Scheduled
Clintarl last Thucrs'day for 1951, c.. 00ting ummedietely,
nQng and the Clinton Corn- a, series of test Inventories W4
y ttlie. Haran Regiptent be ,car* [out An. preparation
ch has been in 'training for
. fes' Arlie f artlt'cottnixrg oonverstion
past .,ne Weeks, was Ul- operattions tothese localitn.m
fi 4 Total en`rollmei# of Girton
�indaw dre ing is an art an District Collegiate Institute has
If. and happy is thea merch- coached 252, v was reported by
who cgmlRTine's this wytth, P? ioglpal E. A, :♦lines at the
many .other requirements lav i meetaing of the CDCI
As business, Clinton shows Board, :held In ,the Collegiate
to artistic windows from Institute Tuesday fast,
e to time but over the week-
••. After considerable effort has
some#Ang quite out taf the been expended by Clanton
'nary was displayed zn the ROAF Station, Clinton and
dew of e W. ]a, .D Co, DisbAct 0banb'er of Commerce
vas not an advertisement of and Clinton Town Council a
es
but a call: to thanks_new "fllasher.and-+bell'' signal
nig, Those who saw it need system -has been' installed at the
description lof it but for the Victoria street CNR level craxs,
stir of say
at did xiat ing, Kung's Fi ghway 4, near
might say that it was a the s'oubharn '1111 nuts. of Clinton,
y of the paiiitaal'g, "Ga'viing
Inks", the picture of an old
1, slttung in his shirt sleeves 10 Years Ago
a1 meal with his ,hands rev, -humble
sv- IV'ovexlitlier 11, 1A54
it'ly clasped land Iris eyes
wised in thanksgiving, The organiz�althnal plans for
ack, the five-year-old son of the Clinton -and Distr1at Branch
and Mrs. W. McIlveen, had of bile Perth-41Unit ofthe
left arm badly crushed by Canadian Cancer Society were
wavy piece of stone while announced today by John H.
ding with some other gh l,- Stratton, president of the
n lin the yard of the Hatrd- Perth -Huron Unit, Arrange -
,e and Furniture Company Monts' :for 'the orgaxnZattibnal
ThuzWay last. m�eeltings have been made by.
�7 The Happy Doubles Club of the
25 .1c ed S Ago Ontario Street United Church
r under ;tire ohairmianshirp of their
pretsitdenit, Ross Merxifll.
November 9i 1939 One a4rman� from RCAF Sta.tartin�g promptly on time tion Clinton, was 1ou11ed and an: '
aday nghlt, council members other was badly injured (latter
I a very busy :session,, a atdmitted to Alexandra Marine
;e part of the time being and General Hospital, 'Gode-
oted to expressing their re- rich), on Tuesday after thew
It when Mayor E1liibbt shat- xrioborcycle collided with 'aa car
his ntexiltuon of retiring about !a rcnvle and a half east
n
the municipal field, lit of Godeoiiah.� .qn. Highway 8,
> decided that gas in foamier Monday night'.
Ws a Vet -Craft wreath Three boys from Huron
.dd be purchased for use in County Wull fcmm a team to ptt-
nection with the Rememb- tend coaching classes at the
ce, Day Serviee and that Ontario Agriciaturaa College,
iness people would be ask- Guelph, this week. They are.
to close between the hours Lorne Hackett and: Frank Al -
9:30 aria x 1 * 30 an, �3oven- ton, Luakinnoiw, 'arid Lloyd HW-
11th- A bonus of $1.00 was land, Clin'tbn.
ed to Mr. Murray McEwan During tthe past week a htiffi.
his eplendid services as ber of circulars were disl Lbaut-
emetery car'e'taker, ed anong the merchants of
Al Campbell, son of Mr. and Clinton by •the merchants'
Mn George Campbell of town, Committee of the 01mton and
d a graduate of the Clinton District Chamber of Commerce:
is hockey school, and of late These were 7n the form of a
ars a snappy left winger .for questionnaire, designed .to ob-
Lake Shore, Mrkl:and Lake tatin information of 'how the
ckey team, had the masfor- merchants Wished store hours
e
to have a leg broken dui-, to be observed in Clinton, and
an exhibition game on their general attitude towards
esday night. the Chamber.
Business and Professional
Directory
PHOTOGRAPHY
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PORTRAIT -- WEDDING
and CHILDREN
118 St. David's St.
ill 524-8787, Goderich
6-13p
ORTRAITS -- WEDDINGS
COMMERCIAL
�Ikn 2� 4
20 Isaac Street
day and Saturday 2•to 9 p.m.
hone 482-9654 after 6 p.m.
for appointments
OPTOMETRY
J. E. LONGSTAFF
OPTOMETRIST
mdays and Wednesdays
cin► MN MmzCAL Carl"
482-1010
EAFORTH OFFICE 791
G, B, CLANCY, O.D.
OPTOMETRIST
r or Appoiirtirient
Phone 6N-'451
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INSURANCE - -
K. W. COLQUHOUN
INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
Phones: Office 482-9747
Res, 4e2-7804
JOHN WISE, Salesman
Phone 482-7265
H. C. L-AWSON
First Mortgage Money Available
Lowest Current Interest Rates
INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENTS
Phones: Office 482-9644
Res. 48l-9787
H. E. HA,RTLEY
LIFE INSURANCE
Planned Savings
Estate Analysis
CANADA LIFE
ASSURANCE CO.
Clinton, Ontario
ALUMINUM PRODUCTS
Por Air -Master Aluminum
Doors and Windows
and
Rockwell Power Tools
JERVIS SALES
R. L. Jervis-68Albert St.
Clinton -s-489-9390
Classified Ads.
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55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE
GODERICH; ONT, 52d�7562
self and fatntl . Let's hear th
inQely apple trees. In fact, r and cont ci maybe ryve ,inClinton
he� urreal�t budget . a
I am Only spe�along for xny
i Lkiiember saldtiers rettui�'nuig.
fig Wcdld War f hdadiing for n� an ay re- THE XILLOP MUTUAL
nein is from taxation are .ex=
sorit�ie of ,fo 'ibt7pleg from, their can, have, a �gdod hbuseoleax�ttng p
come nomination day, isected 'to be $217,052.72, Tlias FIRE
!r COMPANY,
libA STNfEX _ .... is divided: I�VRANv
N.0WS*W1qeiusrd
f We stated a wA;ter pilimp S�t3 47,4
T6W rP MOT9E`R.. General 68% $i 28
nL tvitli the sbmtibxi, I still have �ame..At>kaillable Conlinercial 32% 65,0134 Office --• Maul Strbet
Ii, p'iotttre of the two horse ager Oil west), The outlook for Clnnton 19 F §EAFOR'TH
eaadhesliat used to meat each naturally, ane that could he �` ». r: •, +
Amalgamated train. Old Josh was fdiie of 1;V
Xrtsui�es,
changed by farces' bey�xid our
THE CLINTON NE1iV` ERA 1924 'YHE CLINTON NEWB-RECORD _. Clinton, CSrnt, ,, ._ _._ , �,, ,,
Et#it, 1865 Putilitik,;d every Thursday at the Eby, i$tt1' the drivers, and Many a heated control but then, whore is the
9th Nov: 1964. .. , ° fawn Dwell
4 ,0 b f•lsari< of Hui County argument over tulle should get The Editor place that this does clot apply'? „+.
' .All Classes of Farm Pro}lirty
the fares to tape. up -town. ' The fact that our latent deli.;,`
Clinton, Onta'ria — 'Population 8;369 � , _ Clinton News�R,acat^d,
rV It was quite an adventure to Clinton, Ont, benture offering Was tailed 'up age
Summer Cbtt
bAVfd i s sc01rT, Edditor , Fla Walking across the tracks at 1.00:89 or near: 16o above d Churahob, Sdiools; "41111
a i ..l „ means that t Ahose who, )oak 1':�r
A. L, 60UQUHbUN't Publisher rte L tt e England , as the Til your edition of 5th N6ii, pax iii tea _ � a � Y .., Ea-tenided coverage Wuid,
road there was called. We ax- at our prOblel`ns from all ang- .t , eu: U f' ��, srhoke, Wkttet dan Utdi wiling
_ . vembor certain; statements were •� �; .,..� .�.n� .x
O g li ,Impersonal d ... .
made an the Editorial Page, andfes. b eels etc. is also avail b
G d N R : esu +v w , ra aix�i,. 0 9 ) a fie.
Signed' Con4tlbuilaAi Ie 4l,ltt pubtle�Ilod, Afi� fTtd ways. at our l�rt�acl tl t#'�VlWdl lets, in an `iiiatitiCi',
.�. � bPintbns' � the svrl�®rs only; and do def noeost6illy � at a hotel stare thane coni by elsewhc�e, 'rt�lativo to the have great i"anth In aur 1
tf iii* utasi of II>s �wep4bo, qam Cooper, Ile hs:d A big Sit ".Gown's finai*ci;al affairs, These' pe'ots, ACENT�a: wines Keys, 1, S�fartlCr; V. J. Lane, RR 5,
A0I'fi. � , rn i , Jr. Londeslia'<+a Sel herr. Brussels•
M,mti, Pb t bifi d Ii6patrlrft"6nf, 4stt�iwN,• il>cl #or (iiyin®hi al postsg+e In easti Peritak"d deg,. wlStiCh cvas quite lot us say, did• not stvko, A 7 -et US da likewise, 2arth�,'biy I.e 1 r wna, y +
AMlha 3U CRIPTION kAtdt Nyd'bis l8 ddv,%Ad6 w dbrui *Bind Ovoif irlialn; 406 A v6at, a Yl'(�eity, articularly ha. how, ' en- Yout"s truly, El#zroid Squires; Clixitbni Charge. �C1,►�1]Lrr DlA�lln, DOxial(ll,Ci. E&t�pil,
., .. ... -, . , . . , .... _ ..-,.� particularly .. _, ,. happy ' _ ,. _p seafr�z th,
IJni4we! sl.s.r incl Fs�rlgn. St;.set sing:• Cool« din C,Id4e I v' shod Clinton a aifl after ial)r tri the cmc .bl a tltybetiture �-i#, F. l�iC50i ilV� .,. J ._.., -.1-1-.1 , ...