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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-01-14, Page 2Page 2-,—Cliatea NeWS-Record—ThurS.A, Am. 14( 1 ,965 Editorials , • Find Another Crusade SEVERAL, MONTHS AGO we re- ceived a letter signed by a member of the National Sponsoring Committee, Declaration by 'Canadian Women. The letter "stated that the women are "alarm- ed at the increasing frequency of (CBC television) programs which portray violence and sadism." It went on to say 'this can only harm the character of our youth and undermine 'the strength of our nation," Enclosed were a re-print of an edi- torial from the Orangeville Banner (a weekly Ontario newspaper) and a dec- laration form. The letter suggested—as do so many from various organizations —"that you will make it known to your subscribers and give them a chance to ,participate by printing the enclosed form in your newspaper." We don't complain that the Cana- dian Women 'attempted to chisel free newspaper advertising for their cause. This appears to be standard practice for many organizations—except those which pay government-imposed taxes. We don't condemn the editor of the Banner for stating his opinion and taking a stand alongside the women, but we would voice sharp objection to the grounds for interference with the CBC as outlined in the declaration. It is true the CBC 'is a viewer- owned facility, supported by tax dollars, and, it is also true the CBC corporation gobbles up all the massive doses of public funds fed into its corporate mouth. . it is also very likely—as in the case of almost every single government department—there are far too many employees dding all too little to justify their fat payroll cheques. But this hap- pens with many forms of government at all levels, and this is not the main issue here. We cannot help but wonder whether the armchair. critics who stuff mailbags with their crusades to "clean up" the CBC are familiar with a Board of • Broadcast Governors ruling that 55 per cent of all Canadian television pro- grams must be Canadian in content and origin. We wonder, also, what alternatives to the current TV fare on the CBC network they would suggest. And if they do 'accomplish what they set out to do with cleaning up, the CBC will be followed by attacks on pornography, sex literature, horror movies, and beer. advertising. The women charge that the eur-, rent TV fare, on the CBC is "contrived to corrode the faith and moral fibre of the nation," And we just can't swallow that one. We would suggest !the crime and violence pictures offered to viewers are there for the watching because this is the sort of thing many people - wish to watch.. Not everyone wants to watch a gathering of longhairs sawing out Loh- engrin on violins at Massey Hall for four hours during the evening, and there is a limit to the number of church ser, Vices, Temperance League meetings and hockey games which can be carried coast-to-coast without a citizens' up.- rising. We would respectfully suggest to the Canadian Women they find another flag to wave and another cause to fight . , . like caring for slum children or pressing for the castration of mor- ons. If a person wants to read smutty literature he will always be able to find what he is looking for; if he seeks an evening with a prostitute, he will al- ways be able to find that—even if it's the 'housewife -next door; if he wants to be horrified he doesn't have to watch the CBC—he can pick up his newspaper and read the accounts from his own area of rape, pillage, plunder, murder, sodomy, etc.. The Women of Canada should with- draw their thorns from the feet of that great corporate beast, the CBC, and do „something constructive. - The, Women of Canada claim be- tWeen the lines of their declaration that teenagers who watch crime shows and horror movies will, go out the next night to try their luck at perpetrating the same kind of crime. Anyone who would suggest such a thing obviously has never watched the entirety of such a program. Have you ever seen a crime program where the malefactor got away with his crime?, The crime and horror movies may not make the best watching, but they cer- tainly do carry to the last line that age- ,old adage that crime ain't never going to pay ! ! ! Clinton e ecorci THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 ,alI U • • • • • DAVID E. SCOTT, Editor, A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher • • Signed contributions In this publication, are the V A • I. A opinions of the writers only, ind do not necessarily awes/ .les "taw of the a•wsPaPur- Autliortzed as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable In advance — Canada and Great Britain: 14.00 a year; Unifod State; and Fweign: $5.511; Single Copts; Ten Cents Lo! The Humble Apple Curious the number of old doctor away" is the latest to adages which in our day and I be so vindicated. According to age are being proven to have recent medical 'research, it may more than a grain of truth in do just that. them. Apple-eaters, it has now been "An apple a day keeps the demonstrated, are not only gen- erally healthier than apple- haters: - specifically, they also are significantly _legs prone to arteriosclerosis, respiratory in- fections and ailments, including asthma, and-teeth and gum dis- orders. Apple, anyone? sr Amalgamated 1924 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881 Heart of Huron 'County Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369 cash ree e sons why u. to redec lb, rate n w! 1 Although more,and more SKILLED MEN ARE AVAILABLE--NOW! building is being done each winter, exterior construction does Slow down during the cold weather. As a result, home improvement Contrac- tors and Skilled craftsmen seek Out the sma ller interior jobs that they are unable to handle during the summer. You benefit---wIth skilled workmanship by experi- enced tradesmen when It 'S Most convenient to you! 2 DISCOUNTS AND LOANS ARE , AVAIL- ABLE ---NOW! To create incentives that will balance their sales and keep theirstaff employed througFi- out the year, building supply dealers run winter sales. These special discounts help you renovate and redecorate at the lowest possible cost, You'll find your bank a good place to visit, too—for low- interest Home Improvement Loans under the National Housing Ad up to $4,000,00, with up to ten years to repay) 'MATERIALS ARE', AVAILABLE—NOW! When building slows down, materials become .more readily available, Re- sult: Irritating delays in corn. pletirlg your job because of late delivery of supplies are eliMinatedl there's no doubt about It. Winter is the very best time to spruce up your home (and your place of business)--, quickly, eMcientlYi Mexperl-,, sively1 For advice and assistance call your National Employenont Office tieeryone henefkg When Winter work iS increased, DO IT NOW. Issued by a:16010bl lion. Allah 1. MacEachati,MinIsfer of Labour, ')ttAwo, Here re t orta t it will ay renovate y ur C C NR Rural PoStill4n's Problem . (News-Record Photo by John Visser) • • Road Near Holmesville From Our Early Files . . . a. SUGAR „AN D- SP1 "by BM Smiley And Where Did It Get You? usiness and Professional Directory A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS • 55-57 SOUTH ST,. TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONTO. 524-7562 40 Years Ago ryanua.x-sr 15, 1925 Recently our worthy towns- man, Col. Hugh Barry Coinbe, former commander of the 161st Battalion, C,E.F., waw appoint- ed honorary colonel of the Hu- ron Regiment, in current orders issued by Brig. Gen, King, "in recognition of his great service to the militia of Canada and his gallantry in the Great War." The semi-annual meeting of the Huron Presbyterial. was hold in Willis Church, Clinton, on Tuesday, commencing at half past ten. There was a good attendance and the president, Mrs. J. E. Hogg, occupied the chair. The Head Office of Gunn, Langlois and Company Limited, Montreal, announce the appal/it- ment of Mr. R. W. Ward, • as manager of their Clinton 'branch, an appointment made necessary by the resignation of Mr. N. W. Trewartha. The two lectures given by Mr. Frank Yeigh in Clinton on Friday were well attended and much enjoyed by those fortun- ate enough to be present. A • number of organizations have already- arranged for an entertainment of some sort for next week, the proceeds ''to i- be a little birthday gift to the Clinton Community Hospital. Next week marks the first an- niversary of its opening and its. friends are commemorating the event 'in this way. 25 Years Ago January 11, 190 At the first meeting of the 1940 council held' Monday even- ing, Mr. R. E. Manning handed in ,his resignation as clerk and treasurer of the town, to be- come effective on presenatiori of the auditor's report for 1939. Shovelling snow off the house roof is the popular pastime these days. Mr. Joe Carter had theInisfortune to slip from his roof While shovelling snow, striking the cement step in his fall. He received a severe shak- ing up. Active in the work of the Older Boys' Parliament for' the past four years and holding various positions, Alvin Coxless was this year elected to the highest position available, that of Premier. His qualifications for the position nave been demonstrated in the' work of the young people's organizations of Wesley-Willis United Church. In the early. hours of yester- day morning fire totally dest- royed the farm house on the former Maurice Switzer farm, Bayfield Line r owned by Mr. Ernest • Townshend, Goderich Township. . Buy 'Plates Now Minister arns TORONTO — Ontario owners of passenger and dual purpose vehicles and motorcycles 'are lagging badly in their purchas- es of 1965 licence plates, Trans- port Minister Irwin liaskett warned this Week„ "Unless the pace picks 'up there will be long lineups late in February just before the old plates expire," Mr. Haskett said, New plates went on sale De- cember 1st. At the end of De- cember, with one third of the total time gone, only one tenth Of these owners had obtained theirs. This means that of the province's 1,700,000 passenger cars, 1,500,000 still lacked the new plates as the year ended. On and after March 1st, driv- ers using 1904 plates will be li- able to a fine of up to $50.00. There will be "absolutely no extension" beyond the February 28th deadline, said Mr. Has.kett. 1965 'plates for truck and trailers go on sale 1Vrarch 1st, 1965, and the 1964 truck and trailer platek expire March 31st, 1965, 15 Years Ago January 12, 1950 Mayor Robert Y. Hattin, at the inaugural meeting of Clin- ton's 1950 Town Council, made a strong 'plea for a 'general cleanup of the town before Old Home Week, August 5-9, and urged the cooperation of the Council and all citizens in mak- ing the event a success, Wing Commander Robert F. Miller, AFC, officially assumed command of RCAF Station, Clinton, at an 'interesting cere- mony in the Drill Hall at the Station Thursday afternoon last, with, a full parade of personnel. He has been stationed at Air- Force Headquarters, Ottawa. One . of the longest long- distance phone calls in the history of Clinton exchange was made Sunday when Mrs. Bruce Cann, RR 5, Clinton, talked to her mother in Hol- land, a distance of about 4,000 miles. 'Clayton E. Laithwaite gained the fourth seat on the Goderich TownShip Council by four votes over John W. Deeves, it was revealed following a recount of the ballots cast in the recent municipal election in that town- ship. Donald Symons was elected president of Clinton Badminton Club for 1950 at the annual meeting held in the club rooms Thursday evening last. Well, here it is mid-January, and another year has slipped down 'the drain. It's rather depretsing to look back over 'the 12 mon- ths and realize that neither civilization nor yourself has improved one iota, despite the frantic scrambling of the pair of you, through- out the year. Not that I'm admitting for a moment that 1964 was a corn,- plete failure. There were some things from which I derived a good deal of satisfaction. For one thing, I remained alive. With the traffic the way it is, and the tension cutting swaths through the ranks of chaps my age, just staying alive these days is quite a feat. In the second place, I hung onto my job. This may seam like a trivial boast. But What with computers, it's like staying alive. Ask the fellow who hasn't man- aged 'to do either. Or both. What it meant was that I was able to continue keep- ing in high styla'a woman I never 'met until I was 25, and two kids who think money grows on fathers. Keeping my job 'also meant that I was able to keep up MY payments, no mean accomp- lishment in this age. In. fact, I would be oontent to have my epitaph read: "He Was a good man. He kept• up his pay- ments," As a matter of fact, I did a little better, ' Not only did I meet all my interest payments, hilt I reduced, the mortgage on my house by $28.64, leaving a mere balance due of $12,971.36. This was torriewhat offset by the borrowing of a couple of G's from my friendly banker, in 'order to replace the family trans- Partation, which was rot- ting On the vine, but you Can't win them all, I'm net trying to brag, There 'were a lot of things' in 1964 that rd do differently another . time. That is, if I'd dyer got around ILO doing thein, But Since) I tlidn% they probably weren't worth doing in the first place., Figure, that one out, if you can find. 'an Irishman to help you. I have already drawn up a program for' 1965 that is perhaps the most positive plan, in a negative sort of way, 'that I've ever come up with. It's composed of all the things I'm NOT going to do this year. For one thing, I'm not going to worry so much. My reckon- ing shows that I spent 20 'to 30 minutes worrying last year about trifling things, like my son running away from home, my daughter going out on her first date, and my wife report- ing cancer in a new location weekly. That's enough to put a fellow in the hospital. I aim to cut, that clown to a minimum of ten minute's this year. And it'll •be worry about something worthwhile, like my golf slice and trout that got away. - Another thing I'm not go- ing to do this year is lose so many arguments with the Old Battleaxe. Last year,. I must have lost about 97 per cent of them. I don't know just how I'll go about it, but I'm determin- ed to cut 'that, figure to the bone—maybe right hack to 95 per cent. Once 'again, I'm not going to buy my 'wife a mink coat; I'm not going to build that patio that I clidn'it . build last sum- mer; I'm 'neither going to start getting to bed early nor getting up early; I'M not going to stop Smoking 'because it might kill me, nor drinking ditto; I'm not going to pay my income tax with 'anything milder than rage; I'm not going to pay any at- tention to all the silly people in the world Who 'tell tne what I'M not supposed to do. In short, the next year will be Much like every other year, And good en- ough for me. But perhaps we Calla all join heartily in rep littleeating-aSlogan for the forming year, It goe.%i "Let's stay alive In '65." Mr, David B. 'Scott, Clinton News-Record, Clinton, ,Ont.. • Pear A • word of sincere cowmen- dation for your recent editor- als In' the "Record," "Yon • 'hit 'the nail on the fiead"—So 'more power 'to your elbow!" Editorials this ca34bre would make for better -front page vacIbig. in a lot of our papers than some of 'the stuff they feature as news, Also five star rating to )341 Smiley for his "Sugar and Spice" .article on "Social, prink, trig". How about printing at in. colours (like the funnies) and requiring the stores to wrap it around 'the necks of all the. bottles they sell? It is a pity also that what Mr, Andrews. suggests in his "Letters to 'the Editor", could not be carried out in actual fact. How can We now inspire in our pupils a reverence for their new flag and what it .(can't) stands for when it might as well be 'three turnip leaves or 'a skunk cabbage leaf—both of which are indigenous to this 'country of ours? Bruce Hutchison -should re- vise his books With suitable borders on each page! With 'best wishes to you and the "Record" for the coming year, Sincerely, —R. M. BOYD, Brent, Ontario. The Golden Rule, it has been said, should be the first rule for bosses as for other' men, and it is no doubt true that the good boss will not go very far wrong if he treats his sub- ordinates as he would wish them to treat him if be were in their shoes. - He will assuredly be more likely to earn and de serve their respect and trust. Although translating this in- to 'specific ground rules 'govern- ing day-to-day administration isn't particularly easy, one • ex- ecutive at least has attempted it and come up with the follow- ing "21 ways to be a better boss," as interesting perhaps to 'all who have a bass a's to the, boss himself: (1) Know your subordinates, know what is important to each. one, and motivate him accordingly; (2) Set high standards in your. own behaviour; (3) Be considerate, calm and courteous; (4) Be consistent; let your people know what they can expect of you; (5) Emphasize skill, not rules; let others use their own methods when possible. 46) Listen ' thoughtfully, ob- jectively, when someone talks to you; (7) Give people goals to work for; (8) Give orders in terms of suggestions or requests; (9) Delegate responsibility for details to subordinates; (10) Show confidence in your staff; let them see yott ex- pect them to do their best; (11) Keep them informed; let them know when changes are in the offing. (12) Let 'them in on your plans at an early stage'; (13) Ask for their counsel and help; PHOTOGRAPHY HADDEN'S STUDIO PORTRAIT -- WEDDING and CHILDREN 118 St. David's St. Dial 524-8787, Goderich 6-13p OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays CLINTON MEDICAL CENTRE 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. -- OPTOMETRIST — For Appointinent Phone 524-7251 GODERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST F. T. ARMSTRONG COnsulting Optometrist The Square. GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb (14) Give their ideas a 'cour- teous, thoughtful. hearing; (15) Give them a chance to take part in your decis- ions; (16) Tell the originator of an idea what action was talc- en and why; (17) Let people implement their own ideas, where possiblel. (18) Build up yotir ates' sense of the value of their jobs; (19) Tell them where they stand, good or bad; (20) Criticize or reprove. inpri- vate; praise in. public; (21) Pass credit for well-done job dawn to the person • who earned it. And how do you score, boss? The Odds Look Good Toronto suffered 135 traffic deaths in 1964. This' is a pic- ture of tragedy. But it is lightened by the realization that improved safety education, en- forcement and engineering have made remarkable reductions in the traffic fatality rate during the past 'generation. According to old records of the Ontario Safety League, Toronto in 1920 had a population of 512,812 and 32,000 motor vehicles; there were 64 automobile fatalities. So, by comparison with 1920, Toronto today has more than three times as many people, and more than, 20 times as many cars — yet the fatalities are about double. ' Wedding Pictures JERVIS STUDIOS Phone 482-7006 2tfb 16.1•01:10SAVAAVIONAAAICROMMIA INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 4/.?-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. 48i!-9787 H. E. HARTLEY LIFE INSURANCE Planned Savings . . Estate Analysis CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis-68 Albert St. Clinton-482.9390 ..„ Letters 'ToEditor 10 Years Ago January 13, 1955 A grave error occurred in last week's report of the 1954 work done by Clinton's police department when it was record- ed that "crime increased." In actual fact crime decreased considerably in Clinton• during the past 12 months, Newly-appointed Judge of Huron County, Frank Fingland, Q;C., Clinton, was signally hon- ored on Tuesday - evening of this week, 'when fellow members of the Huron County Bar Assoc- iation gathered in Goderich to mark his appointment to the bench, persons were injured in a three-car collision on High- way 8 a mile west of Clinton late last Friday afternoon, Word' that a provincial grant of $20,000 to the Clinton Hos- pital Board has been authorized was • received here from Tom Pryde, MLA for Huron County,. With the foundation poured, workmen are preparing and erecting forms for the first storey of the new Huron County Court House and County build- ing being built in Goderich. Clinton Public Hospital, Which serves Clinton and four sur- rounding townships, had a busy time in 1954, when 286 babies were born-17 more than in 1953. Clinton News-Recor& Clinton, Ont. Dear Editor: The letter in this. column of Dee. 24th issue criticizing Mr, Peter Pamsma's comments. an our new flag has moved me to write on his behalf. To me, Mr, Pamsnia,'s, com- ments were merely a statement of ,.opinion (as is supposed Ito be every eanadion.'s right) regard- lng our now flag So much 'has been said about our Canadian :Soldiers fighting for 'the Red .4nsign. or Union Jack. I like ito think that they fought under the, Union Jack but for liberty, in .order that each of us might freelly express his own opinions land .live his own life within the restrictions of Canadian law, Whether we be new Cana& • jails or old Canadians, surely the same principles should ap- ply to ell. No doubt if, Peter Palms= was in Holland during the war, he only 'too 'vividly remembers what occurred, perhaps more's° than those of us who had the privilege land protection of liv- ing'in •]Canada for the duration. Yours -truly, —HELEN L. FINCK. General Delivery, • Kelowna, B.C., January 3, 1965. 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