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From Our Early Files .
15 Years Ago
November 17, 1949
A series of minor burglaries
in district stores about
night Wednesday last, has the
police baffled. Today, Provip-
cial Constable Helmer Snell,.
Seaforth, stated 'that investiga-
tion is continuing.
The stores involved were loc-
ated in Bruce4ield, Clinton;
Londesboro, Ripley and Tees-
water.
Huron 'County Council at
yesterday afternoon's session
empowered L. G. Bridgman,
London architect to ask for ten-
ders for remodelling the regis-
try'office at 0°cl:with and sug-
gested that the 1950 council
proceed with the work as rec-
ommended by 'the property
committee.
Stanley ' Township Council
met . on Monday, November 7,
in the Township Hall, Varna,
with all members present, and
Reeve Elmer. Webster _ in the
chair.
Miss Margaret Tamblyn has
recently -been 'awarded the Hur-
on County Scholarship of $100
awarded to the woman student
with 'the highest standing from
Huron County attending Uni-
versity of Western Ontario,
London, the preceeding year.
gibiton . Junior Fanners plan
to have' their "rodeo" in the
Community Park, Clinton, on
Thursday afternoon, November
17 •(weather permitting),
Time For All
A man recently returned
from a delightful visit on the
Ould Sod says 'that on a cer-
tain station platform were two
clocks,' one showing 2:30 and
the other showing 20 minutes
to the hour.
Questioning a porter who
happened to be on the platform
about this discrepancy, the man
was told that if you were go-
ing to have 'two clocks, obvi-
ously it wasn't any use to have
them both giving the same. time.
10 Years Ago
November 18, 1954
Dimlinutive Miss Isobel Hugo
began, her classes in figure
skating on the Clinton Lions
Arena ice yesterday, and 80
skating youngsters at the 'same
time seemed to be taken all in
a day's work,
Mrs Will Pickard is in Clin-
ton Public Hospital suffering'
from burns and shock, the re-
sult of a fire that gutted the
rear portion of 'her home on
Victoria Street yesterday. The
fire broke out around noon and
had gained considerable head-
Way before being detected.
Seventeen organizations of
Clinton and Hullett Township
were represented' in 'the council
chamber on Tuesday night,
when the Clinton Branch of the
Perth-Huron Unit of the Cana-
dian Cancer Society was form-
ed.'
The Huron County Livestock
Judging Team comprised of
Lloyd Holland, Clinton; Frank
Hackett and Frank Alton, both
of Lucknow placed 11th in the
Inter-county Livestock Judging
Competition competing for the
Jeffrey Bull Memorial Trophy
at the Royal Winter Fair last
Thursday,, November 11 t
There Were 24 teams telling
part in the competition, .
Meeting with Tom Scott,
Consumer Service Superintend-
ent of the HEPC, Hamilton, on
Tuesday afternoon, members of
the Clinton Public Utilities
Commission made plans to re-
quest permission under the
HEPC Act to. spend $25,598 for
rehabilitation and extension
work on the hydro system.
Ikhon kidneys fail to remove
copes acids and wastes,
backache—tired fooling—
disturbed rest often may
follow. Dodd's Kidney Pills sdtuiniyiu.laytoeu kfl edenle
bettor, work better.
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Business and Professional
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HADDEN'S STUDIO
PORTRAIT --WEDDING
and CHILDREN'
118 St. David's St,
Dial 524-8787, Goderich
6-13p
PORTRAITS -- WEDDINGS
COMMERCIAL
/all Vade4
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 MEDICAL CENTRE
482-7010
SEAFORTH OFFICE 791
a B. CLANY, O.D. .
OPTOMETRIST --
For ApPointment
Phone 524--251
GODERICH
R. -W. BELL
OPTOMETRIST
F. T. ARMSTRONG
Consulting Optometrist
The Square. GODERICH
524,7661
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INSURANCE
K. W. COLOLIHOUN
INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
Phones: Office 482-9747
Res, 4V-7804
JOHN WISE, Salesman
Phone 482-7265
H. C. LAWSON
First 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 .
Estate Analysis
CANADA LIFE
ASSURANCE CO.
Clinton, Ontario
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ALUMINUM PRODUCTS
For Air-Master Aluminum
Deers and WindOws
and
Rockwell Power Tools
JERVIS SALES
R. L. Jervis-68, Albert St.
Clinton-1-482-9390
Classified Ads.
Bring Quick
esults
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4HARTEREO ACCOUNTANTS
55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE
GODER1CH, ONT, 524-7562
40 Year; Ago
November 20, 1924
The News-Record, it :Seems,
was in error last week 'in .stat-
ing that Rev. A. A. Holmes and
Rev. W. V. Walden were earep-
Ing and 'hunting at Burks, al-
though the item was published
an good faith,. The reverend
gentlemen were, it appears, too
busy all week attending to the
work of their charges, taking
in a .spiritual conference, visit-
ing the sick, etc., to spend much
time in sport.
Messrs. James Snell and Son
of Hullett are showing at the
Royal Winter Fair, Toronto,
this week, having gone on from.
the Guelph Fat Stock Show,
Where they won four fi'rs't priz-
es, four seconds, two thirds, two
sixths and one seventh.
The annual banquet of the
Brotherhood of Wesley Church
was held in Wesley Hall on
Monday evening, when the
merrthers of the Ladies' Aid put
up 'a feast both ample and ap-
petizing.
The Young People's League
of Seaforth Methodist Church
'presented, under the auspices
of the choir of Wesley Church
Clinton, in the Town Hall last
Thursday evening the . playlet,
"All on account of Polly." -
The staff of the Clinton Knit-
ting Co., on Monday evening,
on the eve of her marriage,
sent a delegation to the home
of Miss Alta Glazier a former
member of the staff, with a
very handsome gift of cut glass.
25 / ears Ago
November. 10, 1939
A number af those interested
in dramatic work have organ-
ized themselves into a group
for the coming season.
They expect to present three,
evening's entertainment, con-
sisting of three-act and one-
act plays. Proceeds of these
presentations will be devoted
to Red Cross work,
Mr. Dan Rueger of the 16th
cone. Goderich Township is re-
ceiving medical treatment .at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Fulford, for injuries
received while ploughing last
Thursday.
The thud, thud of the Clin-
ton Feed Mill will soon be a
thing of the past. Two 30 lop.
motors for the 24-tinch grinder
'and two 5 'h.p. electric motors
are 'to be installed next. week.
This will speed up Work and
allaninate
F. M. Santis has disPosed of
his Brussels Creamery business
to Roy Cousins of Bradford who,
takes possession on the 25th of
November.
Farmers usin g rubber-tired
tractors on 'the highways to pull
wagons or other farm vehicles
will not be penalized for not
IV"kng 'a. liee13. PPA141 s are beingissued for the !balance of
the year to authorize the op-
eration of these tractors by
farmers without fee.
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Political Pundit
It took place in a Canadian
city.
The passenger was iinpressed
b his fwe driver's knowledge
o things political in WaShing-
ton. Behind-theetteireS
end° and intrigue held 110 MA.
'Lary fir this man.
Only when the 15asSeriger WAS
eXtricatifig 'himself from the
back teat of the cab did he
learn that the authority for all
this inside inforniation was a
Frattchot Tette movie.
Which may be as good an
informed sources at any,
Nutritious Ontario-produced
tomato MCC iS a good begin-
ning for tasty homemade soups.
Just add half water and half
tomato juice to consordnile, on-
ion Or vegetable soup, You can
Make a hearty appetizing soup
in no time.
Wage ,News,.Record—,4.11grs" Nov. 151. )944
Let's Give It . A Try
ELL
by W. W. Haysom
your telephone manager
(A gpeeioe gels cbistanee gro
Belt QJott
Would you be surpOsed to open your Christmas mail
next month and find a card like this? I'll bet you would
be, and very pleasantly, too. And. you'd soon find that a
gift of Long Distance service has a pleasant "rebound"
effect: making your calls, for example, will not only
please you, but those you call.
And it's all so simple! To give a gift of Long Distance
(service, Clinton customers need only call our Business Of-
'flee at 524-8301 to give us the name, 'address, and tele-
phone number of the recipient, and state the amount
($2.00 minimum) to be credited to his or her account for
Long Distance calling. We look after it from there, and
will even send out the card ourselves, if you Wish! There's
no fuss, no bother, and .. . no extra charge!
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GOT YOUR NUMBER
Have you ever wondered why telephone repairmen
and service representatives alWays ask for your telephone
number, even after you've given your name and address?
Here's the reason: Since names or addresses are often
duplicated, but telephone numbers are always unique,
telephone people file records according to telephone num-
bers. This method guarantees accuracy and insures faster
service.
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Waiting For Skate Blades
WE SUSPECT the provision of
parking spaces for sleighs, wagons,
carts and carriages was one of the pro-
blems facing Clinton retail merchants a
century ago.
Today it is automobiles and a cen-
tury from now it may' well be that heli-
copters—or propellors people may wear
on their backs—Will provide a parking
Problem.
But in 1964 it is parking for auto-
mobiles whiph has the Clinton Retail
Businessrnens' Association so concerned
they recently wrote a letter to town
council. asking for enforcement of a
two-hour parking limit.
Their request is a valid one. Espec-
ially in a day and age when so many
people (and we certainly include our-
selves) are so lazy they are most reluc-
tant to park their car and walk a block
to go to a store.
To make his maximum sales, the
storeowner must—among other things
—have parking very near at hand, ideal-
ly directly in front of his store. If he
doesn't, the prospective customer will
drive on down the street to see whether
there happens to be a parking spot in
front of a rival store.
Council said the matter had been
looked into a few years ago, and at that
time it was learned the necessary signs
to enforce a two-hour parking limit
would cost about $1,400.
ON WEDNESDAY of this week
four signs pbinting the, way to. Clinton
Public Hospital were erected at the cor-
ners of Highway No. 4 and John Street,
and Highway No. 8 and Shipley Street.
There's nothing particularly special
about the signs. They are made of met-
al; are twice the size of the regular
Clinton Street signs and they stand on
wooden posts.
The interesting thing is that their
erection came almost three full years
after the board of Clinton Public Hos-
pital wrote to town council requesting
some sort of signs be, erected to point
the way to the hospital.
The board wrote to council on Nov.
28 of 1961. Council wrote back to the
board advising the responsibility for
such signs rested with the , Ontario De-
partment of Highways.
The board contacted the Depart-
ment of Highways and was told that
department would only erect signs one
half mile outside, town limits advising
the locaticin of the hospital.
On January 27 of 1962, the hospi-
tal board wrote town council again re-
questing the signs be erected by the
town. That letter — according to the
board—has never been answered.
The matter was brought up again
this year by editorials in 'the News-
Record on June 25 and Sept. 3.
On Sept. 10, councillor George
Wench referred to the second editorial
at a council meeting and adVOcated the
THERE'S AN OLD saying: "you
don't have to be crazy to be in the
newspaper business, but it helps." Ac-
cording to a University of Illinois psy-
chologist, there may be some element
of truth in that saying.
The psychologist, Dr. Raymond B.
Gattell, says studies show newspaper
editors and writers have the highest
anxiety level of any United States pro-
fessional group studied-
Newspapermen+ are more anxious
than navy frog men, aviators in train-
ing or business executives, and univer-
sity administrators are the least anxious
of all, he said, adding that "possible
anxiety may turn out to be a by-product
of conflict."
A newspaper 116 the Clinton News-
Record is read by an estimated 12,000
persons each. week. Those who write
the news do so with an eye to appeal-
ing to all the readers. A wide variety
of news which by necessity must be
printed does not, of course, appeal to
everybody. . . . hence the frUstration.
An article which appears, or an
editorial, is damned or commended de-
pending on personal taste. But it ap-
pears in black and white and faces the
brunt of personal attitudes.
One of the first secrets of news-
papering is to develop a good, thick
hide because regardless of the issue,
there will be those for and against.
And while those who are for a certain
issue may love you for your editorial
efforts, there are those who are against.
the issue . . . and they can hate with
a deadly, smouldering hate.
It is an editor's duty, however, to
publish all the news whether it will
displease some readers, or note It is
also his duty to provide readers with
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Councillor Alice Thompson sUggest-
ed parking meters Might help.
It is very possible either or both
suggested methods ,may help ease the
problem for the merchants which can
only worsen as automobile traffic in-
creases.
But what could keep spell measures
at bay—at least for a few years, per-
haps—is a little effort by the people
directly concerned.
Many' of the cars blocking' stores
and businesses along Albert Street are
owned and driven by either the estab-
lishment owners or their employees.
(This, for example, (blush!) is true
at the News-Record office, one of the
few Albert Street establishments which
owns its own parking lot directly be-
side the building.)
No sensible employee is going to
oppose his employer's wish if his em-
ployer requests him to park behind the
stoke, or anywhere off Albert Street
And no sensible employer is going to
park his own oar in front of his own
store.
A little effort by the people direct-
ly involved may be able to keep the
"No Parking" signs and parking Meters
out of Clinton for a. feW more years.
Maybe not.
But it is a ploy which should be
attempted.
signs be erected. Councillor Don Sy-
mons agreed, and said he would bring
the matter up at the next meeting of
Clinton Public Hospital Board.
At a hospital board meeting Sept.
20 Councillor Symons raised the matter
and was advised of the background of
the situation.
"There's still some money left in
the (Protection to Persons and Prop-
erty Committee) budget," Councillor
Symons told the board, "and I'll make
sure we get some signs up there."
At the next council meeting, Coun-
cillor Symons was given permission to
carry out his promise. The signs were
made by Reg. Smith and installed yes-
terday for a total cost of $44.
It is not the purpose of this edi-
torial to criticize town council for let-
ting a small though important matter
get shuffled under and bypassed for al-
most three full years.
It is, rather, to commend two coun-
cillors for recognizing such procedure
was being followed and for doing some-
thing about it.
All too often it is the small mat-
ters which get neglected. Councillors
Wonch and Symons should have showed
at least some ratepayers thii year they
are the kind of dedicated men who are
prepared to take care of the small—
but important—thing which crop up
from time to time, as well as the major
issues which generally crowd '$44 bud-
get items off the front pages.
editorials as food for their thought.
Again, they may agree, disagree,
or be apathetic. In fact, it is their
privilege to turn straight to the want ads
without even glancing at the editorial
page. But regardless of the readerl
choice, it is the editor's responsibility
to dig up information for public con-
sumption.
It is ideal to promote controversial
issues, but another anxiety factor is the
knowledge that the principals, their
friends and relatives will take objection
to the issue. We know of no news-
paperman who has ever won a popular-
ity contest as a result of, his writings.
If he has, his editorial page must
have read like a children's book of fairy,
tales, beaause a certain percentage of
all newspaper readers do not want to
read the truth.
In our brief term as editor of this
newspaper, we have been threatened
with lawsuit, subscription cancellation
and more than once with assault with
intent to commit bodily harm. None of
these threats has materialized, perhaps
pointing out that the objectors were only
seeking revenge for publication of the
truth.
But their objections certainly did
Tittle to lower the anxiety of the editor
. despite his developthent over the
years of a hardy hide.
And .0, this while trying to get
together the next edition of the paper.
So, if any, of you readers feel like
writing, take pen in hand and get down
to work. Your contributions will help
fill the space between the ads and great-
ly help to lower our anxiety level.
But don't forget our deadline of
10:00 a.m. Wednesday . . that's an-
other anxiety factor.
- Speak .]Tench And Be .,slapped
Po you think those separat-
ists in Quebec might Ph,Urt up.
abr:tcttithtetw,-:i:yote4othipia.
ugh tct
if.,oalwl
the rest of 45 learned to. ,4pro*,
them a good 'cussing out in
their native tongue?
ttoT4f11 11.44:scisa4ab:C41 1let'
gat cracking. 'T don't
accomplish-
ed under our preSent aYS,
tern of learning the WIZ--nage, 'We are getting .a
great many teaehers of
French these days who can
'actually speak the lang-
uage. But 'the system pre-
vents thorn from passing
it along to niters.
As a prominent educator said
the other day, "We take leidS
from inurrignaht families who
speake .go
forget
oerFn ghsh‘th,_* naencentrivgee ,tib4.t
tongue, whatever it is, and
wind up with youngsters who
are illiterate in three lang-
uages."
I know from experience.
My mother had to go to a
French-speaking school. -as.
a enact. She learned 'the
language with the ease all
children have in grasping a.
tongue. All her life she
could rattle it off like 'a
habitant.
On the other hand, I studied
French for five years do high
School end four years in Uni-
versity. Nine . years. Enough
time, you'd think, to learn to
speak French backwards. And
that is exactly how I speak it.
Perhaps the worst feat-
ure of the 'teaching of
Freneh in this country is
the false confidence it en-
genders after exposure to
a few years of it. You can
spiel off a couple of sent-
ences without stumbling,
and you 'begin to think
you're a regular Maurice.
Chevalier.
I remember one time in
Brussels. My young brother.
was with me. The only French
he knew was crude, useless
stuff like, "Bebe, je tailme" and
"Voulez-vous bully-beef ou
des nylons ?"
In contrast, I had a solid
grounding of high school
French, and had been. liv-
ing on 'the continent for a
couple of months, speaking
the real thing.
So we met this young 'lady
and her friend. She was belle,
SUPER SLEUTHS
Not all 'detectives visit the scene of the crime. Nero
Wolfe solves murders from his penthouse conservatory.
Hercule Poirot retires to exercise "the little grey cells"
and telephone men track down reports of trouble from
their testboards in the central office. If a telephone man
',egoists that your line has been ''fixed" Without a house
visit, telephone detectives have painstakenly followed clues
and located the difficulty, not In your instrument, but in
Miles of telephone cable or in the complicated Switching
eqUignient.• And, of course, there's ne extra charge . .
prompt, efficient repair Work is part Of our oomMittmeilt
to provide each customer with good telephone service.
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They. Just Did Their Ms
It Helps To Be Nuts
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1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Published every Thursday at the Eat. 1831
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario Population 3,309 -
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DAVID E. SCOTT; Editor
A. L. COLOUHOUNi Publisher
Signad aontithattons in Mb publication. arks +ha
opinions tha wrItors only, and do Of ttedestaffi?
tatisrees the iOtirwx of the newspaper.
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but her pal WaS bealIC014P. Tbi$
Was MY nhalirPO. Tn 1115t
cable. grade 12 rrench, I 4'ton,
pod up to the doll and unformed•
her of her ravishing beauty, •
her 'ineffable form, and her
disitingnished intelligence. 'Sh>~
listened courteously, turned to
her friend, and shrugged hug,
ely, My brother said, "COme
on, babe", and away they
marched arm in arm. I was
left to follow with the fat one.
A sitoriar experience,
eaosed to forswear Fr-
eneh for life. It occurred
in Lille, France, soon after
the city had 'been liberated
from 'the Germans.
It happened 'in a night 0146.
The locals were very happy
about liberation and the troops
were very .'happy about the lo,
oals. Everyone was dancing
with 'the French girl's, even
French boy friends were beam-
ing,
spettedi a lulu, dark,
charming, Intelligent en-
ough to ,appreciate the fact
that I, almost alone among
'the invaders, spoke fluent
French. As I .approached
the 'table, She smiled a wel-
come, arse]' her escort, a
!handsome French lad,
jumped up, grinned, and
shook hands.
So, 'in my • flawless French,
I asked 'her for a dance. At
least I'll swear that's, what I
asked her. She turned white
and slapped my face, Her boy
friend simultaneously turned-
red and tried to kick me in
the groin.
I still don't know what I
said to her, but I've never
taken a chance since. On
'the rare occasion, nowa-
days, when I have enough
money to eat in a place
Where the menu is in Fr-
ench, I study It carefully
far ten minutes. or so, then
inform the Waiter, in pure
Canadian English, that I'll
have the roast beef, There's
always ROSbilf,
- The only solutiOn is to teach
our kids French when they're
learning to speak English. That
way, little boys will avoid
having their faces slapped for
no earthly reason. And little
girls will learn to say "Non"
and "Otti" 'and , "Peut-eire" in
two languages.