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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-11-04, Page 4Page 4--Clntan News-ReCON —Thurs., NoY, 4, 196 5 Editorials , No Excuse Is Good Enough BY THIS time next Week, the fuss and furor of the federal election cam- paign will be just a Memory • bitter for some, Pleasant for others, Cana- dians will have made (their choice of candidates Ito represent them in Ottawa for the coming term of office and the nation's business Will, we hope, take priority again. Between now and November 8 however, there is work to be done. Canadians have a big job on their hands . . . each voter must make the decision concerning the party he or she will support and then get out to cast that ballot Every Canadian of voting age must vote next .IVIonday if the 'government named to office is to be truly rePreSen- • tative of the people. There can be no shirking this time. There is too much at stake for adult responsibility to give way to the childish behaviour which causes citizens to ignore duty and re- , main at home to'pout and to scoff. - It is your decision how you will vote . it is Canada's loss if you don't. The Urge To Spend AUTUMN' is obviously not cooling off the Canadian consumer, writes Dal- ton Robertson in The Financial Post. Buyer optimism is higher now than it was a year ago and well above the levels of two, three, four, and five years ago. Seasonal factors to one side, con- sumers are in a more bouyant mood than they were last summer when re- tail sales were making major gains. Plans to make big-ticket purchases, such as appliances or cars or houses, are well up from 'a year ago and in some cases from three months ago. That 'is the basic conclusion presented by Maclean-Hunter's latest quarterly survey of consumer buying intentions. The Financial Past says that car sales appear to be headed for their fourth big consecutive year. The survey reveals that 10.4 percent of customers plan to buy a car within the next six months. Prospects are 'also bright for house- builders and real estate firms. Some 3.2 percent of the customers polled said they planned 'to buy a, house before spring. This compares with 2.3 percent a year ago and 3.1 percent in autumn 1963, the first year of the winter-build- ing bonus. Now Back To The Gondola And . . . Foster Hewitt has been describing hockey games for Canadian fans for 42 years. In that time he has compiled an amazing broadcast record— never missing an assignment because of illness, This season Foster will be doing the Toronto Maple Leaf games SUNDAYS on the CBC Radio network. THIS WEEKEND. AND NEXT ly Ray ATI" The federal Election Campaign And The _Candidates. (Seventh, of a Ten-Weelc Series on the Federal Election Campaign by Ray Argyle, Editor Of the Toronto TOegram News SerVice) Wooing The "Undecided" usiness and Professional Directory A.M. HARPE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GODERiCH, ONT. 52A-7562 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Offloe Main Street SEAFORTH Insures: • Town Dwellings • All Classes of Farm Property . Summer Cottages • Churches, Schools, Halls Extended cover age (Wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects, etc.) Is also available. AGENTS: James Keys, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea- forth,' Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londeshoro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Harold Squires, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seaforth. Finding Better MPs FOR VOTERS there is 'often an obvious dilemma, The ,Financial Post points out. Should they vote for the man or for the party? Under our system of responsible government and partyrule, chaos would ensue if voters everywhere ignored party affiliations and voted simply for "the man." To put their programs through, governments must have party support. It will be all to the good, The Post comments, 'if the present critical mood of the electorate 'forces the parties to place more emphasis upon getting good candidates. Raising the salaries of MPs to $18,000 including allowances, was sup- posed to improve the calibre of candi- dates offering 'to run. Obviously the level of representation in the House - won't be improved at one stroke. Nevertheless, the new Hbuse in Canada's 27th parliament should pro- vide some evidence as to whether, in fact, an improvement in 'the quality of MPs is under way. I. 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As soon as some friend or older member of the family can be cajoled into reading to a 'preschooler the first steps into the world of litera- ture have been taken. Soon the small ones won't be con- tent to have as story stopped just as the hero is about to walk into the robbers' cave or the fairytale princess about to be bewitched. There'll be the desire to carry on on his own—a read-it-yourself plan to decipher the magic words him- self. The best source of reading matter for the youngsters is the public library and his librarian is the best guide to his reading matter. As soon as his inclina- tion to try for himself is noticed, he should have 'all the encouragement pos- sible. The child who loves, reading won't be a lonely child. fir: rd Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Established 1881 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER as NI 12.3 1E1 • Signed contributions to this publication, are the opinions % of the writers only, and do not necessarily express L A the views of the newspaper. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payment SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: United States and Foreign: 55.50; Single Copies: 10 THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 E 0 A • o of Postage in" Cash $4.00 a year; Cants 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Friday, November 7, 1890 King Leopold of Belgium, who had a three weeks cele- bration, at Namur on his birth- day, is ,described as a long man with a long nose and a long beard' — handsome enough in a hawklike fashion — and a kink who, having nothing to do, does it with admirable grace. The following are some of the Shiftless tricks of farmers'. 1. To plant without manure'. 2. to: plant more acres than can, be taken care of. 3. to keep poor Stock. A poor cow eats as much 'as a good one. 4. To buy at public sales, things that are not needed, just because' they are cheap. 5. To put an out- house. closer than 200 feet a- way from a well. 6. To allow weeds to grow around fences and buildings and 7. To sign one's name to any paper pre- sented by a 'stranger without first reading it over — even the fine print. House to rent — good house in town, rent only $5.00 a month. 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 3, 1910 According to a report of Clin- ton Public School for the month - of October the average attend- ance, was 320. Teachers were: M. E. Chiciley, Janet Wilson, Lue Stevens, H. Courtice, Eve- lyn Tiplady, M. Wiltse, • and Minnie Kerr. Some of the pu- pils who attained high marks were Frank Pennebaker, 81; Hartley, Managhan, 76; Elean- or McKenzie, 75; Bessie Chow- en, 85; Lois Holmes, 90;. Mar- garet Walker, 86; Winnie Dra- per, 82; Doreen Stephenson, 82; Leona Hearn, 96; Mary Rath- well, 81; Harry Lawrence, 88; Ernie Livermore, 86 and many others. 'Miss Kate Ford of the teach- ing 'staff of Alma Ladies Col- lege spent the weekend with her parents at Wesley Parson- age. 40 Years- Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 5, 1925 Mrs. Morgan Agnew has been engaged as organist and choir leader for the united congre- gations of Willis and Wesley churches, The report of SS No. 10 Hullett and Goderich for the month of October is as follows:: Fifth Class — Olive Sprung, 69; Gladys Motintain, 68. Jun- ior Fourth — Helen Young- blutt, 79; Theodore Henhoeffetr, 64; Louis Johnston, 53. Senior Third — Vincent Henhoeffe4r, 58. Senior Second. — Donald Sprung, 71; Gordon Johnston, 55. First Class — Dorothy Vod- den', 81; Wilfred Renhoeffee, 79; and Leona Youngblutt, 74. Edith A, Mogridge was the tea- cher. It says here — For a tooth- ache, bath the face in Min- arde Liniment and put 'a small amount on a piece of cotton batting, and put lin in the mouth against the cavity. — Seems there must have been a Shortage of dentists in that year, 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 0/, 194,0 Epps Sport Shop has been modernizing the past few' weeks and ilOW hag a very nice up 4.to date appearance. Mr. BppS has the biggest 'stock of guns and ammunition in 'this part of Ontario and he also has in his possession some of the antique guns dating back to the Fenian raids. Clifford Lobb and Sons ad- verti'se'd Winter Merchandise as follows; Ski Suits in sizes 8 to 14 for $5.95; Boy's Overalls (Walker's) at $1.10 and $1.35; Men's work sweaters at $2.98 and $1.49 for cotton and wool mixture. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 2, 1950 The results of the 1950 Bet- ter Newspaper Competition held M. Quebec City last Week, lists the News-Record as tying for 6th place with the Virden (Man.) Empire-Advance, This is 'a 'Canada-wide contest and 52 papers received awards. Hallowe'en has come and gone and according to Chief Kelly 'there wasn't any damage done in town 'this year. The small fry had a party at the Town Hall and the older folks It's not until you get a eon oe daughter off to college that you learn what a simple, un- sophisticated, reactionary, nar- row-minded, old-fashioned pea- sant you 'really are. He, or she, will make it 'all quite clear to you on that first weekend home from the hal- lowed halls of 'learning. Every fall, the blood pres- sure of countless fathers sky- rockets, the tender 'hearts of hordes of loving mothers Shat- ter, when the freshman stu- dent, beloved and. cherished these 18 years, waltzes in with a bag of dirty laundry and. a swollen ego. We've had quite a fall of it, in our neighborhood, With a sigh of relief, we shipped our gawk of 'a boy off to university, and ;amid floods of tears, the people next door sent their darling daughter to another. Both were home Jest week- end. And both sets of parents spent the entire visit alternat- ing with fury and shame at their own ignorance. There's no question about it. A college education is a won- derful thing. In a matter of three of four Weeks', smailtown kidi who barely staggered through high school, and barely knew enough to change their socks or blow their noses, are transformed into pipe-smoking playboys or dashing, desirable women o fth'e world. Imagine what a whole year will do. The boys nonchalantly toss oft' a remark or two about beer parties, the girls light up a fag right there, while fathere frown deepens and mother's jaw falls wider and wider. The boys, with a solid basis of three weeks' lectures in poli- tieel science, curtly enlighten their dads on the 'asinine politi- cei ideas the latter have cher- ished. for 20 years. The girls, secure hi their three weeks of psychology, pot their mothers into shock with casual comments on the neces- sity of 'a full 'sex life befoee Marriage. Both explain kindle to the old 'Canada's voters Watched and Waited •this week, as leaders of the national parties hopped from NfOntreali Wo Vancouver a.flurry of eamPaign-closing rallies in the big cities. The last Week of electioneer. big, always considered 'vital in Canadtan campaigus, was aimed at the "undecided" vot- er whose final chdice would tip the scales either way next Monday, According to opinion polls, the Liberals continue to -hold a clear edge over 'the Conser- vatives on a national basis. If pant performance is any indi- cation, 'the undecided voters Will again spilt about the same way as those who have already made up their minds. This could give the Liberals up to 45 percent of the vote, spelling a chattering defeat for Conservative leader John Dief- enhaker. But if Liberal strength is top-heavy in one province — enjoyed a "do" later on in the evening, 'So aside from the us- ual soaped 'windows all seemed to be in order after the trick- stars went 'home. (First Col- umn). 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 3, 1955 George Ellis, owner and Edi- tor of the Goderich Signal-Star was elected president of the Western Ontario Weekly News- paper Association recently in the Palmerston Legion Hall.. Frank Falconer, RP, 5, Clin- ton was a winner of the Car- toon Capers Contest this week. 343 students have enrolled in: the 16-night courses offered at .CDCI this fall. There are still some openings in the bookkeeping and photography classes, but all others axe fill- ed to capacity. ,. Princess Margaret has an- nounced that she will put duty before love of Group Captain Townsend and will not re- nounce her rights of succession to the throne'. folks not only that all's wrong in the world', but also that God in no longer in 'his heaven, In fact, He isn't anywhere. He's just a "anthropomorphic pro- jection of the need for a father image." Both point out that the capi- talistic system is driving us into a neurotic pursuit of the ma- terialistic, that the dollar is es- sentially an evil thing. And both pocket, without comment, the extra 10 bucks yoU slip them on departure. Our kid has discovered a new system, in which you can get along on four hours sleep at night. This is done by sleeping all day, which he did on the weekend. He assured us that he had worked out a rigid work schedule, which begins at 7 em. daily. But a few minutes later he let it slip out that he scarcely ever ate breakfast at the :cliningehall, because he slept in. The girl next door nearly finished off her father. He gave her 'a blank cheque, the dope, to pay her feet term's fees and residence dues, hoping he could scrape up the second term When it :arrived. With admir- able sang-froid, she filled in the cheque for the 'whole year's fees. Next day he received a call from his banker. He had to sell. his last bonds to meet the overdraft. Young Hugh Is letting his hair grow long, has taken a lead role in the college revue, plays flamenco records at ear- splitting volume and is just busting to get in on a sit-down oar a 'lie-down or some other form of civic disturbance, so he can be arrested. The girl next deer is dis- gusted that her mother can't read Chaucer in the original and believes the Story about Adam and Eve. Her mom was weeping when she left. With rage. Oh well, I guess it's all worth it. Our grocery bill has dropped by $12 a week since Hugh left, And we'll have the last laugh next spring, When e)Cams start. of the election an ridings throughout the 'rest of the country could present quite a different pietnre froze, the na- tional Samplings of the opinion polls. The strongest single issue the Liberals have going for them— rnajoritY governmente-surfaced in the closing days Of the cam- paign, catching even Mr. Dief- enbaker in its tide. After making his third visit of the campaign to Quebec last week, the former Tory panne minister predicted he would be back hi office after November 8. But the best he could hope foe, he said, was a minority administration — he didn't ex- pect to get a majority. Prime Minister Pearson, in contract, built up 'the majority government theme to give it equal perfantrianne to the need for national unity. Only a federal government with a majority in 'the House of Com- mons, he said, could keep the country United while dealing fairly with the provinces, Deepite many signs of voter apathy, such as 200,000 fewer registered voters than 1963, it was still anybody's guess how many Would turn up at the polls. Many voters talked of staying home in protest, •which could amount to a virtual vot- er's strike if a 'large segment of the electorate took this course. Mr. Diefearbakee has worked the morality in government is- sue for all it is worth. Some observers feel he has over- worked it, end that so many unproven charges have been made that the tactic has back- fired on the Conservatives. The' Tory attack on Mr. Pearson has been So slashing that the Conservative party's own' platform—which contains many enticing planks — has been shoved aside, Tory prom- ises of a $100 per month old age pension, and deduction of municipal taxes up to $500 from taxable income have strong •appeal to many voters, but they didn't get many head- lines. As the returns begin to come in Monday night, it is unlikely that a treed will emerge until the Quebec ridings start re- porting. The seats to watch are ones now held by Real Caouette's Creditistes. If they can hang on, Liberal 'hopes for a majority will be blunted be- fore many ballots are even counted. The Toronto returns will give a clue to the success of the CrI2V10.21.1e01., 61111.09 1113111111•11 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 20 ISAAC STREET 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 G. B. CLANCY, 0.1). — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-e251 GODERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST F. T. ARMSTRONG Consulting Optometrist The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb Letter To Editor First War Vet Sends Donation L. .Colquhoun, Clinton News-Record. Dear Sir: Enclosed is my $5.00 to Clin- ton's cenotaph fund, I am a native of Clinton anti served with the 161st Battalion, 1914- 18. May I request you to head your next cenotaph subscript- ion list as: "Oh God, in Thy great mercy let us nevermore forget The graves we left behind . . . 'the bitter graves." Sincerely, BILL SLOMAN, Route No. 1, Kankakee, Illinois. Kankakee, Ill,, November 1, 1965. Legion - Legion Auxiliary Dinner Meeting The November meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary, to the Royal, Canadian Legion will be held in the Legion Hall at 8:30 p.m. on November 10 fol- lowing a 7 p.m. dinner at Hotel Clinton, CHILD PORTRAITS JERVIS STUDIO Phone 482-7006 30tfb INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 4e 2- 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 rNSURANCE 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. CI nton-482-9390 From Our Early Files That College Education such es Quebec—the outcome NDF. among big city voters, In Ontario, the Conservativ- es hoPe to recapture Many lib- eral Seats and 'if they do so they will also be table to hold the West. But if the Liberals can keep the Tories in check in Ontario, 'they'll 'halve won their majority. On the basis of my checks across `the country, there ap- pears to me to be a trend toward a clear majority far the Liberals, Barring any dramatic new developments in the cam- paign, I•look for Mr. Peareeet to return to Ottawa with at least 148 of the 265 House of Com- mons seats. The balance should be split up something like 87 for the Tories, 22 for the NDP and eight for the Swede and Creditistes. This will give Mr. Pearson the majority he says he needs to govern the country. 0