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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-05-27, Page 9"We are not .magicians,. "That. may not be An, earth-441044 .0t4totorit.. you wooly 1,4o wit rtili4lic we were anyway,. "Sig We get .th.g. feeling sometimes .when .eoinething hap- WM, such as Ail Important Anniversary for, ;someone or sortie organization; or an interesting or .hiutiorous incident .occurs. 41' A section of the glAninalnity; or When someone particularly • one of our yeuhg people ,eaehievp$ something of note either here or abroad; or when someone Catches A ibig :fish or groWS a big tomaito ..„ . and weeks later, we learn .about it. 'TrOuble is when we .do learn OW( it, we are greeted with the phrase "Oh • • * thought .141-OW all about 'it*" 4A004,§ where we think people .seinetimes think we are. "It is no help to us, and little ecirrifort to you i i.f you Stop one of us on the street and say •"I thought yeti .might have ,had something' i>ri the paper about our ,ustaalatiol last month" or jEIaw ,pone you didn't have a pi.(.1i.ure of that big fish 'Joe Noakes got a couple of weeks ago?" or "Pretty nice abott Bill ,J'ones' kid . . „ guess you don't like him or you'd have had a , story about his promotion in, the paper." "We probably would have had . . . had we been told at the time. 'It is our job to report these things; whether we like somebody or not is a. human frailty We like- to keep es deeply submerged as possible, While this newspaper is made up of ie- divadueie, strives to operate in a non-mdiviclual manner. We may ,disagree With you or anyone on one subject, but if we find common ground tO co-Operate an another, believe us, we are ready to do so, "We do have regular news sources: council meetings, police reports, civic organization .meetings, fire and accident reports, and so on. Harassed by the fad 'there are only 24 hours 'in a day our job is made much easier by a regular liaison with such news sources which keep things coming on a routine basis. "But as for the untoward incidents, the cwt-of-the-way happenings, whether they he humorous, serious or just plain interesting, we are crippled. Even with a hundred reporters on the staff, we wouldn't know where' to look. "Over the past few years we have noticed — and appreci- ated — an increasing awareness of this fact among our readers. :More and more people drop in to tell us of something news- -worthy,. or to ask us to help, or phone when it's a "hot" and timely atem. This growing interest in your paper is encouraging. 'Tor it IS your paper, This perhaps could be, classed as a trite saying, a cliche. Nevertheless it sums up the situation.. No 'newspaper staff, no matter how large or how eager or- how dedicated it was, could possibly cover ALL the happenings in a 'community such as this. That's where you come in. This is a ,community paper. It only reflects what is happening in the .area. "Not everything you tell us can earn its way into print, •the cost of white space being what it is these days. But we would appreciate the opportunity of adjudication. Every reader is a part of this paper. What you know may be of interest to others: what others know may be of interest to you. • "We have a large number of faithful watchdogs around town, and we are eternally grateful to them for recognizing that we are only human, and we need a lot of help. And 'also for recognizing that, in helping us do our job . completely and fully, they are helping themselves by helping their own corn- .munity. "We are not magicians. Because of that, we heed all the assistance we can get. We'll be happy to hear from you at any time. We may not always be able to agree that what you have Is real news. but let's give it 'a whirl anyway! ! " * * .After reading the above, Lucy decided that it applied to all -correspondents rural as well as urban. The items under the various locations are just as interesting as you the people .mak6 them, Some may say: "0 I don't like seeing my name in the paper all the time!" Or "Yes', I was away but who is interested in that?" "There was' nothing to report, just the usual meeting," when asked for a report of some organization, church or other- wise. • Did you ever stop to think that this is about your corn- Munity, and 'though you may not consider it news worth report- ing. to shut-ins and persons at a distance it' is most interesting. :Et keeps' them in tench with the doings Of the community, or is 'really a letter from home. Take Bayfield, for instance, Lucy once telephoned a woman when news items were "as scarce as hen's teeth" and asked her if she knew 'any personals. "No," she replied, "I don't know any news. I have to read the Clinton News-Record to know whats going on." So on the local scene, telephone Nits. Bellchamber or write news items on paper and drop it at her door, so that our community will live in print for those who cannot take an active part in it. Shopping Begins in the Pages Of This Newspaper MONTH OF MAY Anniversary Sale 10% to 50% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE WEAN Wool Slacks & Bermudas KORET Cotton Knits DALKON Wool Sweaters SHAMROCK Blouses MEN'S WARREN-01T Sweaters HUSK PUPPIES SEA QUEEN Bathing Suits Spada! Peices on Many More !ferns Daring BAYFIELD WOOLLEN SHOP Monfh of May Anniversary haler I ..,:Ambing ith u g, 147,0911&*) A lady in. "Com i to Who was farailiar with '/Augy's Wells to obtain newts- iteMS (it is hard work) When, she was 13agield ear- ;•'1.$1304cleOtt ell''t her A clipPiPg .from,. the PlAgolgi Page of the Agigon Free Press, May & ISSue. A reads thus: -Th.umf. May VI 190$-Clint90 fiews4pcord-4099., Entertainment Nightly QUEENiliOTEL $EAFORTH *WITH EXCLUSIVE IN•TANIC AOITATO. •p.to,, OPERATED .100 GALLON BONDED TANK DottoOd for tho and future, chomIcala VW mutat Consist! agitation. Now Trak' Mita modois 100 or 200 hulk Pm Wks 14tfb SEE THEM NOW AT Authorized Calsa Deafer JOHN BEANE, JR. Brucefield Phone 482-9250 or BRUCEFIELD WELDING Phone 482-3272 HAUGH BROS. BRUCEFIELD Phone 527-0827 Agri - Nite - FARMERS ! Investigate the most Eco- nomical Type of Nitrogen for Corn, Sugar Beets, White Beans ... Anhydrous Ammonia from AG RICO 12eow HIGH CAPACITY FUNIC.S.6,11YOBIDS Key to .111101VM LIVESTOCK PROFITS frgeoi)' with 405 HARRISTON FERTILIZERS LTD , CLINTON Phone 482-9133 MAY & DAM (CANADA) LIMITED, tA-x,-A,„.,‘„'„,;1•1,*o 180 Bbitarmin Stteet, Montroal-11. Telephone: Dupont 1-3939 4:M8, FS 6randAgricutturat Product Manufactured by MAY & BAKER LTD. • .DAGENHAM • ENGLAND Additional Information From -11.001-010, SOS Coniniittee Why Bayfield 'Tworgoom. :School Should Be Retained PIA two :PladeS: In Seale .r 1)000114SP difkrgliega. in the hunilhep. school population by ..grOclm The extras, can be pr- vit.:0%10S easily, and in seine cgs, PS• with, muckl .11-19gv- As in a MOO larger $040w, When the tWo •ecklitipml plans n'bofnis are '1:040, a general lour- Moe. room should else be.' pro- vided to enable an traPrOYed type of edttuetiorl, provision for enrichment, a visual' Arid Mg, grams, a Physical -etlit,eation prognpim, m4sioal,paumtiop, etc, Such a, .general purpose ,rodn. would also prpvide a fifth plass, room, if required to cope with the pupil growth emergencies that a community with as many .dwellings as Bayfield pan exper- ience on occasion.. The provisions of a .school in the western and of the school. area at 134Ytiaid, Would continue the' ples.e eorttact between home' and school which has always been _considered an important aspect of elementary education. Knowing the home ,eircurnstarie- es of the pupil enables the tea- cher to develop the learning process of the child with sym- pathy and understanding, Mit, what contact would the tea- cher At .a large central school have with the circumstance's of the pupil who lives miles and miles away? Qr what contact would the parents have with the teacher and the school in similar circumstances? Where would the teacher of a large central school, built deep in the country, live? • Surely, mainly in urban centres outside the School area they serve. In which case they are "suitcase" teach- ers who only see their pupils be- tween the times stipulated in the bus contract and have little contact with the 'communities they are engagd to serve. The provisions of school facilities would enable the continuance in the western portion of the school area ..of the philosophy that the elementary school Should provide the step between the home and the larger com- munity' of higher education. Such a step should disrupt the child's development as little 'as possible and enable the growth and development of the child in a community Which he knows and in whidh he feels secure. What is to be learned either academically or by experience by waiting for or riding in buses for long hours -of each, week? Is it not a cam plete waste 'of time, and a source of profit Only to the bus operator? Why should We not then, seek to re- duce such wasted time to a minimum? Are the advantages to be gained from attendance at a distant central school enough to compensate for the sheer frustration and waste of time which are also involved? To say, nothing about added costs. ECONOMIC CONSIDERA- TION'S: The SOS Committee has not had time yet to produce detailed figures' on costs but there are some facts which should be considered here. The Bayfield School represents now two Classrooms ('and the, land to support four) in good con- dition. There is a debenture debt still unpaid and not due of approximately $25,000. If the school were closed and solid, only a portion' of this amount would .be realized, Bayfield sch- ool seetiCyli (NO, .g) handed over' a surplus (which 'was being built up for an addition to the school) of $13,000 to the new Stanley Tpwnship School Area as of the firSt of January, 1965. The ratepayers of Dayfield have a large invesment in this school property and should not lose it. The present building, land and equipment, might represent a replacement value of $60,000, flow much of this would' be salvaged at a sale? The Bayfield school enrol- ment (May) is 68 pupils, The cost of transporting them 24 miles each day might he in the neighbourhood of $10,000 per year. The cost of transporting an- other 60 rural pupils from the western anti of the school area fo Bayfield would, surely (a rough estimate), be less than half of that required to trans- port them to a school south of 13rucefield, The above shoUld indicate, at least, that there are savings to be made now, and more so over IF YOUD Ma TO SAYE A LOT OF LA:6AL TENDER, "I SHOULD BE YOUR NOON 9ENDEkkkL OISE PLUMBING-HEATING ELECTRIC 482.7062 CLINTON OR Or A•BAYKOW .SOHOOL (a) '.Vbeether— :Wit .e0h.' Side-1'01e factor In, winter. T.407' eatio of 4 .school t Bayfield.• for the western portion Of the school urea would 1.11intindze• the toss of scheeling ,and the.11pArd. due to winter weather, IA the event of a )Sad -stem the large can 'assist in looking .400 atoMhOUnd .pupils from tho. oeuntry par. :better than would he the .ease at a lAr.gg SChO south orf 11 rueefaeld, gil (b) Lunch — Oyer heal the pro ilointent could Wilk home .for lunch, (c) Extra purrientar activities— such as Boy Scouts, Girl Guides,. Cubs - 001 wayvtito$, use of Bayfield 'Public Library, music lessens, skating, hockey, etc., can be linked much more easily to 'the sdhool population if a school is located in Bayfield. (d) Kindergarten — It is much More-feasible for this end of the school area if a school is located in Bayfield. (e) After school aptivitle,s — Rural pupils attending from for- mer school sections 3, 4 and 9 Would not be so dependenton the exact timing of bus sche- dules since parents could ar- range to pick them up after such activities are finished. (f) Community interest — Such local organizations as the ch- =Clips, Lions Club, Library Board, Village Council etc., would be able to interest them- selves- in assisting local educa- tional activity. (g) Growth of .Bayfield—There will be an incentive for famil- ies with young children to set- tle in Bayfield and provide a well-balanced community life. (1i)Accommodationfor teachers — Teachers would live in Bay- field and contribute to com- munity life and to good rela- tionship between home and 'sch- ool. (1) Tax base — The base of -assessment 'supporting each pu- pil of the present Bayfield sch- ool is almost equal to that in. the rural townships. This is be- cause of Bayfieltr-s large sum- mer residence assessment, This Village is not in the position of benefiting at the expense of rural assessment. The ratepay- ers of the village ('both per- manent and summer) are en- titled to consideration because they are paying for it. (j) The Huron County way of life — This is predominantly a rural county, Local attachments are strong and' part of our way of life. It is suggested that an approach to centralization that would -apply to :a large city, does NOT apply here. SUMMARY: It is not sug- gested that the foregoing is a complete summary of all the considerations 'in favor of re- taining elementary school facil- ides in Bayfield. There will be mare factors which will be sug- gested by others. But, we do maintain that sonic of these arguments are So strong that it would be folly to continue thinking along the lines of one central oehocg, :for the Whole county :eohool, area. Dandy, it AhoUld he *4 that it is OPar- ent thee en OverWheltning Jolty of the ratepayers and the parents of the. Yilalage of Day, field and A, large .majority of the alatepayett mid pivents Of the fernier $eheel sections 4 and 9 are favor' oaf 4. 'four, lam.school in .E$NrAeOcl, Tktis Strong dernenolthatten of opinion S being -collected in peatiohs which are tion he11V circulated, TUE $AVX OVA. $01.7T0Q14. OMOOTTRN .000014 and termer .$01991 Se'pti~ays 3, 4 .aza nolwNcg .0DP,XxxElsoN Story. Bayaleld, Ontario May 24, 1965 Kippers fast WI Hold Party Far Grandmothers PE1ISAM — The regular ' monthly meeting' of the ,KAPPell WOMPAPS Inotitute we$ held eft the Legion 444 gen:WI. last Weclne414y with Mo. Ken -Mc- Kay !PA *4v, Alex Nipctrogor as hostesses. In the absence of the( president, Mrs, oraht ;vac, TAO ehkitect the meeting, gash grarOnether was Pre- Sented with is tulip at this GI'andinotherts! Meeting, for the gran4hother with the moot jewellery went te .0.4S• Winn. Winn. Kyle; 'g'r'andmother with most gt.04001014ren, Mrs, Wra, cosbol Valiclitnether with bin, thday 11000A clOo of meeting, Wirr$. ,Taialc. Sinclair; gram:I- go:411er with the oldest article in her purse, Mrs, Stewart Mc- Queen. (Continned from page 4) the long term, Ow looatihrg school feeMties in Dayfietd• OT4ER FACTORS II\T'FAST- Standard equipment: a bank loan It has become almost standard pr, today for people to go to their bank to finance the purchase of tars and other family items. You, too, may have found it a good idea to borrow where you save — at your local bank. It is often simpler, because the bank already knows you as a savings customer. And it also may save you money because bank loans are low-cost loans. For borrowing and saving, and for any Other bank service you may need, just visit your local chartered bank. It's the one plate where you Can get all your banking done, under one roof. 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