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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-02-11, Page 2PaggPinton News.,,R9cOrd,Thurs..q 1904. ditorials „, There'll No . Doubt Be Changes At . Future Sessions AN INCIDENT that happened at the January session of Huron County Council was commented on in the most. recent issue of the Letter-Review. This publication of "sensible comment week- ly on Canadian affairs and foreign af- fairs as they affect Canada" is published 43T The Review Company of Fort Erie Limited, recently purchaSed by David E. Scott, who until two weeks ago was editor of the Clinton News-Record. G. R. Johnston is general manager of the The comment IS as follows; "SECRET MEETINGS or meetings that are not reported still prevail in various places across Canada. The elected officials in the counties, cities, towns, villages and townships apparent- ly cease to be anxious that the public know what is going on. Six weekly newspapers in Huron County, Ont., a few years ago employed .a Veteran and really reliable newspaper rePorter, E. Elliott, to rePort on. the Proceedings of the county council. Recently Mr, Elliott was unable to. find a seat where he could do his work in the room Where the council was doing it business. This is at the least a discourtesy, and may have been intended to hamper the re- porter. The warden of Huron County might have seen to it that this condition did not prevail even if he, the warden, had to give over his own seat. Most important thing in democracy is that the People have an opportunity to know what is going on." The 'Clinton News-Record is one of the six weekly newspapers referred to in the comment. A Study In Per. so AN ARTICLE which appeared in the December, 1964 issue of The Tab- loid, the Ontario Odd Fellow magazine, was brought to our attention. It is humorous and contains some common' sense. "In reply to your request for pay-. ment, I wish to inform you that the state of my bank account makes it al- most impossible. My Shattered financial condition is due to Federal lawS, provin- cial laws, county laws, town laws,, bro- ther-in-laws, sister-in-laws and outlaws. "Through these laws I am compel- led to pay income tax, property tax,. business tax, amusement tax, head tax, cosmetic tax, gas tax, tobacco tax, poll tax, inheritance tax, light tax, excise tax, sales tax, transportation tax and hidden tax. I am required to get a busi- ness licence, not to mention a marriage licence and a dog licence. "I am also required to contribute to every society and organization which the genius of man is capable of bringing to life; to women's relief and unemploy- ment relief. Also to every hospital and charitable institution, including the Sal- vation Army, Community Chest, United Fund, Red Cross, White Cross, Blue nal Financing Cross, Purple Cross and Double Cross; YMCA and YWCA, as well as the Way- ward Stations for Wayward. Girls, Boys' Ranch and Boys' Town. "For my own safety, I am required t ocarry life insurance, health insurance, accident insurance, fire insurance, pro- perty insurance, liability insurance, earthquake insurance, tornado insur- ance, old age insurance and unemploy- ment insurance. My business is so gov- erned that it is no easy matter to find who owns it. I am inspected, expected, suspected, disrespected, rejected, deject- ed, examined, informed, required, sum- moned, fixed, commanded and compel- led until I provide an inexhaustible supply of money for every human need, desire, or hope of the human race. "Simply because I refuse to donate to something or other, I am boycotted, talked about, lied about, held up, held down, and robbed until I am almost ruined. I can tell you honestly that except for a miracle that happened, I could not enclose this cheque for pay- ment. The wolf that comes to my door nowadays just had pups in my kitchen. I sold the pups and here is the money." —Author Unknown inter Employment Up From Year Ago In Huron But "Why Wait For Spring . . Do It Now" Will You. See This. In•194,77•, • Can if Be Built By Centennial 'Year? eeseeeee.eee Artist's conception of LA RONDE, location of the amuse- ment area of Expo '67, shows how it might appear during the World Exhibition in Montreal in 1967. Paddle-wheelers will carry visitors across the pond. On the right is the terminal of the transport system. The, marina on the left will accommodate boats arriving at the marina structure to dition from Expo from the St. Lawrence Seaway. To the left of will, be located the Paris-Montreal Tower, a 1,065-foot commemorate the founding of Montreal by all expe- Paris in 1642. • SiMPAIM.COSXTAI116 1.100.1.1.111.0r491DIMAMA01193•^^•^7...111r11112.aralbunOMMSNM•12.39./Y Business and rofessional Directory' 6.4153.161ASEAKIMITOW...1,14...110....P,"1.J.WASIIISM PHOTOGRAPHY HADDEN',S STUDIO PORTRAIT -- WEDDING and CHILDREN 118 St. David's St. 'Dial 524-8787, Goderich 6-13p 111125.519109.61•11.6•••=111.90M,M2111M12i10611.1312010102.11141.mazkir OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays CLINTON MEDICAL CENTRE . 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 G. B. CLANCY, O.U. —7 OPTOMETRIST For Appointment Phone 524-"251 GODERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST F. T.' ARMSTRONG Consulting Optometrist The' Square. GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb ••••••• A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GOD ERi CH, ONT. 52A-7562 AMP INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 4e2.7804 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. 48e-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 51/2% Paid Half Yearly on GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES Issued in amounts from $100 .upwards for 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. 5% Paid Half Yearly For a One Year Term An ideal investment for Savings and for funds held for Estates and Trust THE, INDUSTRIAL MORTGAGE & TRUST COMPANY FOREST SARNIA PETROLIA .Forest'Office: H. L. Rivet's, Manager Clinton Agent: H. G. LAWSON 6 Rattenbury St. E. Phone 482-0644 Clinton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 Published Every Thursday Af The Heart Of Hilren County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER [ElC 7, CI Signed contributions to this publication( era the opinions of the writers only, and do nbt nedessarily express the vides of the noveespoe Atithorized as Second Class Mall, Post ()Mee Depart Meet, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in adveace Canada and Greet Britain: $4.00 41 year; United" States and Feteleit; $.501 sittglo Dopiest 10 Cents THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1665 THE CLINTON NEWS.RECORD We-Whiled Iasi s E O 44 0 L 0 rly Files 15 ears Ago Employment conditions in the area are. better than at the same time last year, according to figures released by. C. M. Jutras, manager of the Goder- ich office of the National Em; ploy-meat Service. The most significant aspect is ,the decrease in unemploy- ment:, at a time when 'the labour force itself has been expanded at unusual rates. At the end of January 1965, 584 persons were registered for em- ployment with the Goderich N.E.S., compared to 773 for the same period in 1964. The de- crcase applied to both male The editor of the Zurich Cit- izens News, Mrs. Shirley Keller, has come up with lan amusing and statistical story in her weekly column, "From My Win= claw". We re-print it here for your enjoyment. "Officials of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics must have been startled recently when the massive computer in Ottawa coughed a couple of times and spit out the news that marri- ages are on the rise but births are on 'the decline. "A great deal of 'chin stroking and head scratching will un- doubtedly follow as staticians try to discover whether Mother Nature is goafing off or just plain outsmarted. "If we ere honest with our- selves, 'it doesn't take a whale of a lot of gray matter to un- derlstand what is going on. To put it h 1 u n t 1 y, courageous couples can still get married for under ten dollars if that is their desire, but child rearing is considered as luxury in which only the wealthy can dabble. "When you Sit down and fig- ure it out, a normal, healthy seven-pound baby costs in the neighborhood Of $50 dollars a pound . , . and that's jest the beginning. By the time he gets to the stage where he is wear- and female applicants, with 167 Riwer males and 22 feeVer fe- males. It is encouraging to note that the year 1964 has 'been one of steady improvement in employ- merit over that of 1963 in our local area. While this 'increaiee in em- ployment. was not confined to one, particular industry, our cal and area menufacturirig firms figured largely in these advances.' However, e decline in job op- portunities dtiring w a n to r months is 'again: being exper- ienced 'in our community, Spec- ing taxable clothes end eating a loaf of bread for a snack, he has cost„ you about $11,000 and that's a fair amount of lettuce. "From there on in', it can cost anywhere from 1,000 to 20,000 smackers per annum depending on his disposition, and your pocketbook. "It is not a great mystery then that some couples agree that two, or at the most three, of these rather expensive "mistakes" can be allowed in any marriage where dad is bringing home only $4,000 an- nually. "A doctor once made the statement that our children are really 'the only treasures we have in this life end 'this is true. But many of today's mod- ern families cannot stand up under the strain it take's to maintain 'these treasures, and seem to prefere to take leave of this world ,a little less "richly endowed". "Luckily, some people clutch the belief everything, including children, comes cheaper when you get a larger. quantity. The initial outlay and maintenance 'cost is considerably smaller af- ter 'the first order has been delivered and paid in full, "The i'n'creased volume of business demands higher over- ial efforts on the patt of bus- iness men and householders must be made NOW in order to provide employment and maintain the income of'our citizens. Householders as well as employers can help by having rendvations and repair. jobs done now around the home or place of 'business. At thin tithe of year, skilled workers in Many 'trades are- more readily available. Your Goderich Nat- ional Employment Office will be glad 'to provide the best pos- sible help for your labour re- quirements. "Why' Wait for Spring, Do It Now.'' head and careful management but those who invest in the ad- ditional stock will generally reap more 'benefits . . . in this case, happiness and love. "Everyone admires the large, thriving enterprise but not everyone has the nerve -'to plunge in 'so deeply. "Raising a family was once a natural outcome of the mar- riage union. Today, it is be- coming a planned procedure en- tered upon after a dete,iled study of assets and liabilities, "It isn't good for the kids, it isn't. good for the parents, it isn't 'good for the economy . . . it isn't even: supposed to be that way. But what are you gonna do. It is just another result of the crazy mixed-up world in which we live. Most of us go along with it because we are frightened to think what people may say. Others stop 'the world, get Off and live the normal life that 'God intended for us all. "That oversized • adding ma- chine in Ottawa simply record- ed a sign of the times, not con- clusive proof that babies are going out of style. Babies are still the most precious commod- ity known to man Couples are still shopping for them, but some are waiting for the sale". 75-Years Ago TIM CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, February 14, 1890 The Era, published by Ro- bert Holmes, Was selling for subscription for $1.50, paid in advance. A meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, Clinton, on February 27, to arrange for a settlers' excursion •to the North- west. Mr. John Cunningham has re-purchased from Mr. Simp- son, the grocery business for- merly conducted by him. Our hustling former towns- man, Mr. Harry Beacom, whO has been making the boot and shoe business hum at Holmes- ville, has returned to the Hub by the overland route, and will hereafter remain within the confines of civilization. lVfesses. Gee. E. Pay & Co. have disposed of their dry goods business to Mr. J. Wise- man. In the advertisements: The popular Dry Goods Home, op- erated by W. L. Ouimette at LondesbOro, good suits of clo- thes were being offered for $7; or one not so good for $4.50. 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February-10, 1910 Council meeting: Councillor A. T. Cooper reported progress in the matter of water works; the engines and pumps are working satisfactorily and a deep well expert is to make an examination of the well this week. Salaries were set at Monday's meeting: clerk and treasurer D. L. McPherson, $450; chief constable Joe Wheatley, $450; night constable $400. Wilbur and Fred Ford, as first and second pages, in the play Richelieu, put on by a local company in the town hall, won much praise from the aud- ience far their clever and nat- ural acting. Other actors in- cluded E. J. Howard, Bert Fremlin, Dr. F. A. Axon, J. H. Kerr, Stella Copp; S. B. Hoov- er. Miss Cal Chidiley attended Legion Auxiliary Initiates Two New Members The February meeting of the Ladies' AuXiiiary to the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Monday, February 8, with the preeident, Mts. Douglas Andrews presid- ing. Two new members, Mrs. Wil- liam Reid and Mrs. Arth4 Hoggart, were capably initiated by Mrs. Andrews and. past mete- idents Mrs, Cameron Proctor, Mrs. William Chambers and Mrs. itoberit Burke. It was •decided to ,continue the Provincial Bursary of $100. A contribution of $5.00 will be given to the March of Dieriee, Plans Were finalized for a trip to the Ontario Hospital at Goderich on Wednesday after- noon, FelerttetV 10, Entertain- ment and smoli gifts will. be provided for the patients. Mrs. Wiliatit HarriS won the $10.00 attendance draw. A delicious lunch'Was. served by group convened by Mrs, D. Mc Lean and avrvg. Ron lVfacreonald. the Choral Society Concert in Seaforth on Monday. Mrs. Norman Fair and son lett on Friday to visit her bro- ther at Lockport, N.Y. .Classified, adv., (in part): I do hereby order all dogs within this municipality to be securely chained, or kept under lock and key, or if running at large, to be constantly muzzled . . . All dogs running at large in non-compliance with this proclamation, after Feb. 8, 1910 will be immediately destroyed. —Jacob Taylor, Mayor, Clinton. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 12, 1925 The Pastime Club had a lit- the farewell party for Mr. Har- town, going to Ottawa. Bayfield, 'by a vote of 100 old Lawson, who is leaving to 64 decided •on Tuesday to re- main an independent corpora- tion, rather than to merge it- self into the townships' of Stan- ley and Goderich, Bayfield has been incorporated for 50 years and is rather proud of its in- dependent career as a munici- pality. Last year its reeve was warden of the county. John Nediger, one of Clin- ton's very best hockey players, had the misfortune to collide with one of the sturdy mem- bers of the Kincardine team in the game on Friday evening, sustaining a broken jaw. Ken- neth Rorke is also out with a thigh injury. Since Friday, Jack has been taking it easy, net even eating or talking very much. Clinton 2, Kincardine 1. Rev. Will Fingland of Mimico is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fingland, in Lon- desboro. Taken from the "Of Interest to You and Me" column, M. R. Clark, editor: "When trying to decide whether the proposed strengthening of beer is or is not a step in the way of tem- perance, note who's showing pleasure at the news. It does- n't seem to be the temperance people, does it?" 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 8, 1940 Mr. S. G. Castle has some- thing of a novelty in the way of a double Calla lily; this lily has two blooms on one stalk. Mrs. R. H. Johnston was re- turned to office as president of 'the Baptist Ladies' Aid So- ciety. Residing • in Clinton for the past 25 years, Mr. and' Mrs. John Schoenhals, widely known in the district, quietly celebrat- ed their 50th wedding, Clinton Colts defeated Sea- forth Beavers 4-3' in a stand- ing-room only game in Sea- forth. The Clinton juveniles lost their first game to a Lon- den team 3-1. A White butterfly was seen happily roaming around the house by Mrs. Bina Kirk, Lon- desboro, last week, reminding everyone that spring was Sure- ly just around the corner. Stanley Township council, meeting Monday in the town hail, Varna, appointed Mervyn aanly assessor, succeeding John Arms trong. County Clerk J. W. Roberts, being an experienced pilot in the last war, 'again offered his services, and reports to Ottawa immediately. CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 9, 1950 Clinton council, at its meet- ing Monday, decided to pur- chase a 'used grader from Hul- lett Township for $1,000. W. H. Robinson and A. J. Mc- Murray formed a deputatiOn re- questing a grant for Old Home Week committee. Finance chair- man H. E. Hartley outlined some problems facing council this year. The Matter was de- ferred until after the town's finances were reviewed by the auditor. A. Grange, Hullett Township, was elected chairman of Gode- rich District Collegiate Insti- tute Board. In the OHA intermediate hockey league, Clinton Colts were leading with seven wins and no losses. Clinton RCAF Was in fifth spot in the six- A. M. Knight presided at the CDCI board meeting when com- mittees were appointed. Prin- cipal Fines' report for Janu- ary indicated an enrolment of 247. 10 Years Ago, CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 10, 1955 Twenty-nine n e w citizens took the oath of allegiance and received Canadian citizenship papers last Wednesday. Judge Frank Fingland, administered the oaths. Clinton council, raised the fee $5.00 for volunteer firemen; estimated road expenditures for 1955 at $40,000, including $25,000 for new construction. A band of hunters from the Bayfield area bagged a 40- pound wolf yesterday after- noon. Glen Brandon and Lloyd Westlake delivered the killing shots about three miles south of the village. The Clinton Lions juveniles defeated a team of "Old Colts" 9-7, Clinton Constable R. Tirnleck Will 'receive official commenda- tion from town council for his action in line of duty last Thursday morning, when he arrested at gunpoint on the main intersection, two escapees from Huron County jail. Local Curlers Win Trophy At Quebec Bonspiel A rink of curlers from Clin- ton and Seaforth who travelled to the Quebec International Bonspiel held in Quebec City, February 1-6, returned last week after winning the "Jim" Woman event at the meet, Weyrna.n is commonly known across the country at "Mr. Curler". A• Metal of 128 rinks from the liaStern Provinces, Quebec, On- tario, Manitoba and the U.S.A. competed in the seven-day bon- spiel. which is one of Canada's largest. Members of the local rink are; 'Royce Macaulay, Joe Murphy, Beecher IVIenta6.4, all of Clinton, Iblin Longstaff, Dill Leyburn and Dick BOX, all of Seaforth. Are Babies Going Out 01 Style?