Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-11-25, Page 455 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 24, 1910 On coming to Clinton on Sat- urday, Ms, Joseph Robb of Bluevale left her purse on the train and when learning of her loss was quite sure she would never see it 'again. However, the conductor took poSsession of the last item and sent it drown to Mrs. Robb by express on Monday. _Honesty is still in style So to speak. Professor Chant of Toronto University was the guest over the weekend of his brother, Mr. H. B. Chant. On. Friday evening the, Professor gave a lecture in Stratford on "The Planet Mars" which was well received by a large audience. 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Friday; November 21, 1890 An old custom was revived at a recent auction sale in West Wawanosh when a large five gallon jug was' carried on the' groimds 'by the auctioneer; the 'effects were. plainly visible be- fore the end of the sale, some appeared unconscious' of their own existence -while others could not hide in 'a 40 acre hay- field — 1f we could only see ourselves as others see us!!! Wedding bells and sleigh bells are ringing around Varna — Maggie Diehl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Diehl became the bride of James lVfcClymont on Wednesday, November 12 and on Thursday, November 13,, Agnes Alvina, Tyndall of Biluevale was married to V. M, Diehl, son 'of Mr. and. Mrs. Jacob Diehl. Mr. and Mrs. Diehl took the train to .Winghern arid points north including ,BluevaIe and Ethel While Mr. end Mrs. .McClyrnont left Seaforth for Rodkwo'o'd and are expected back sometime this week. Ft says here — There is more fun in a sheet of sticky fly paper than the average negro minstrel group — so• buy Wil- son's Fly pad& and avoid Messy carpets, children getting them stack to 'their clothes and the family cat becoming gummed up in them. Plurnsteel Brothers have a large selection of ladies' sum- mer coats clearing at $4.95 and children's fall coats at $2.75. Ten cents will pay for the News-Record to any address in Canada until the end of the year or $1.00 from now until January list, 1912. 40 Years Ago .CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 24, 1925 Messrs, James Snell and S'on of Hullett had a wonderfully successful year showing their fine Leicester sheep. The fol- lowing are among the many places where Snell sheep have been exhibited and taken. many prizes this year: Canadian Na- tional ExhibitiOn„, Toronto'; Western Fair, London; Guelph Winter Fair; Royal Winter Fair, Toronto; and they will 'be shown at the Chicago Live Stock Show which starts on November 28. Frank Andrews and Gordon Howes are opening a new in- dustry for 'Clinton in a new building on Huron Street. They Will 'manufacture alfalfa meal, whole wheat flour etc. All in- d'u'stries in town are working to. capacity and all but one bus- iness property is occupied at present. 25 Years Ago CLINTON- NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 28, 1940 Engagements this week were: Mona SteWart Glen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Glen, Kippen to William Wheatley Finch, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Finch, Clinton; also Willa Fern Jervis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver . Jervis, Base Line to Robert Douglas Taylor, son of Mr. William Taylor and the late Mrs. Taylor; Varna. At nomination night the fol- lowing were nominated for Mayor — K. G Waters', and A, J. McMurray; for Reeve — F. Livermore, W. Glen Cook and N. W. Trewartha. Miss Valena Elliott 'who has' been spending a few days with her parents, Mr: and Mrs. CharleS Elliott has returned to MacDonald Hall, Guelph to fur- ther her studies. SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill., Smiley The Deadliest of Wars Let's Think and Build Big And now, sad to relate, Dakla you and I are reaping the bitter riee. Young people think exac4y what I thought when, I was .4 young person: that every living soul over 40 is inevitably op- posed to anything that is fun, frightening or fattening. Five thousand years of growing resentment is bunting forth in all directions'. Thanks to medical advances, they now outnumber us. Thanks to. econ- omic prosperity, they live bet- ter than we ever did. Thanks to the cowardly and conformiSt world we created for them, they despise us, The hour is come, • for them. And you can't blame them much.. We are against sex and ,liquor for minors, but think they're dandy for majors. We're against smoking, and puff our way straight into - the oxygen. tent. We tell them to be honest, and cheat on our income tax. We tell them to practise Chris- tian charity, and rip our neigh- hors up the back. We urge them. to be mature, and we bicker and squabble in front of them, over trifles. We tell them they have no initia- tive, and refuse to let them do anything that is not safe, sensi- ble and sanitary, We throw up our hands in horror at their likes in dress and in music, at their popular heroes, .lat their natural de; sires, When they are polite, we grow pompous. When they are insolent we grow furious. Yep, the warms on. Don't worry. I'm not a traitor. I'll stick with the majora.. I've al- ways been - a sucker for lost causes. And I have never yet left a sinking ship. Happy' Workers Meet Mrs. Ken Gibbings won the lucky draw at the Happy Work- ers Club meeting at the home of Mrs. Henry Klaver last week. Eight members were pre- sent. Birthday money amounted to 52c, tea money to $2.75 and the hobo tea netted 50c. Members decided to continue the hobo teas for another month. Those present had an oppor- tunity to see a jewellery dem- onstration by Mn. Thelma will- GOn and to order cosmetics for Mrs. Joe Gibson: The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Grace Watson on December 15. 0 Classified Ads. Bring Results Remarkable Record Robert Fotheringliarn, left, RR 3, Seaforth, Ontario, exhibitor of the chaMpionship entry of white beans at the 1965 Royal Winter Fair, discusses bean 'growing problems with ELANCO Farm • Reporter, Clare Burt. Robert, who is 24 yearS old, has been a regular exhibitor for seven years in the field crop classes. His winning sample- of San ilac beans is in the background. This year he made four entries' in field crop classes including two in hay; one in white beans and one in corn. His winnings included a first and a second in hay, including the World Championship, a championship in white beans, and, a first in corn; a Willarkable. record, From Our Early Files • • • THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT By Ray Argyle The Federal Election Campaign And The Candidates (Tenth, of a Ten-Week Series on the Federal Election Campaign by Rag Argyle, Editor of the Toronto Telegram News Service) Cleaning Up The House With Prime 1V1iniSter Pearson alteirnativeS in choosing cabinet Calgary and Watson Mac- So There THE OLINTON NEW IRA teteblizhed ISM THE OLINTON NEWS-REcOlux sfaimifilkd teal WE'RE SICK and tired of writers and others who continue to make jok- ing references to the facial expressions and speaking mannerisms of the Hon. John Diefenbaker, leader of Her Majesty's opposition. We never have liked personal com- ments. They are always in bad taste, and those made continually, in a con- certed effort to break down a man's stature in front of a nation, are particularly despicable. The opposition leader, though vili- fied on every side, has come through again as the true leader of the Cana- dian people, and heads a party which is the only truly Canadian political party in, the nation. His party has members in nine of Canada's provinces —and no other party can say;as much. We eontider it a particularly bad piece of luck which placed John Diefen- baker in the leadership position, at a time when television Was in vogue—for certainly the camera is hot particularly kind to him. Had he been active at the time of Confederation (for instance) and had the people gotten to know him from pictures in newspapers, plus his electric presence on a speakers plat- form, then we feel that the "image" of Diefenbaker would have been much more complimentary: However, the time is now, and prevailing conditions are TV, radio, and more of it in each election campaign. We do feel, however, that the nation would not be happy with snide comments over Paul Martin's physical affliction. Canadians are by nature a kind people, •and we cannot understand why it 15 considered "smart" to belittle Diefenbaker's appearance. It is the intent and achievements of a Man which count—and we for one, find it much more an a.ccOmplishment to have had the C.,anadian. Bill of Rights 'passed, than to have achieved a singu- larly 'inspired flag for the nation, Clinton News-Record ArriefOiniated triA Putaliiheit Every thueiettiy M The 'Heart oI Heron Ccuiety Clinton, bnfiilci, Canada ii'oputufloe 3,4 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUSUSHER 03 signed zonfiribiitionttill to thli publiOetient ere the opinion. Of the"Writeri billy, and de Obi rieteziority ea:graze 41 I. 0 the viowi of the eeivipepeiN Authorized Second die« Waif, foit Oifite DeOlitHeilf, Ottawa, hied ter 'Ooiyiteht of iieltage le SUStdilifeflON fidobior otiviokii Cdilic16 end Stoat- iritent $440. . '4 RArafiii.. jit 64. INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATU. Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 42.7804 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 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and RoCkwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis-68 Albert St, CI I nton--482-9390 Business and Professional Directory A.M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 55.57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONT. 524-7562 Moving to shake up his cabinet, and John Dieiheibaker showing a wiillingnesa to talk about a possible successor; the Canad- ian politieal picture took on a new shading this week. It still Was not yet clear, however, Whether the post- election rnanoeuVering vvotdd bring a drastic change to Lib- eral and Conservative When the resignation pf Wal- ter' Gordon: finance Minister hit the country last week, there Were ninny predictions that a wholesale Make-ever of the fed- eral cabinet Was underway. The Prinidi mid ha would net have any fUrther changes antovatte until after the elettibit Writs are formally reined early in December. Bat the fact is that Me'. Pear- sun, becauk his caucus IS so heavily weighted front Ontario personnel. The guessing as to a future finance minister runs between 'Tade and Commerce Minister Mitchell. Sharp and the newly'- elected Robert Winters, who was finance minister in the St. Laurent ,gOvernment. It's fairly apparent that Mr. Winters has prime ministerial anibitions. The post of finance minister 'has long been a politi- cal graveyard and he may not be anxious to take on this' 68- signment, Ile knight prefer to see Mr, Sharp, who has taken up the finance post teniporarkly, riled e aver to that department perrnatiently se CS to leave the trade arid demitierce depart ntent open Per hbn. Pearson, 'will have mere diffietilty filling the Other two' cabinet oSts left Oen by lien defeats that of .Agrieula AINT0N Est 184 LIMITED TH Phone Riyth 533-9373 — -- On Hwy. 4 between Clinton and Wingham PRODUCERS Of QUALITY WOOL and LEATHER and MAKERS of Glen Lain Wool & Leather Products Are Continuing Their actory Outie Sale , Through to Friday, December' 24 Open Week bays 9 a,m, tt; 5;30 p.ni. (ItiolUdind Wednesday) Saturday 9 Lim to' if) p.m thro are New Linea of Ladies' Leather coatt and Genuine Sealskin„ snow toots are "crow'in Meek, Ale° niany. tneoialty Henna for Christinaa Otfte not cann In ether stores, Page ,Now§,gpcprd-.Th.44„. Nor', 25, 1905 CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 24, 1955 Two area farmers were shot during their first day in the bush when the deer season opened here recently. Keith Tyndall and Clark Ball are in Clinton Hospital recovering from their wounds. Hunters" bagging deer in this area were: Reg. Ball, Ross Colquhoun, Clinton; Les Jervis, Holmes- vile and John Wild, Bayfield. Modern new annex ready for opening ceremonials on Sunday at Ontario Street United Ch- arch, Christian Education Wing will be officially opened by special services. Mr. and Mrs. William. Owen Flynn, RR 1, Clinton were mar- ried in Ontarib Street United Church manse on Saturday af- ternoon, The bride was the for- mer Margaret Marie Dale, RR 4, Clinton. 3k 'the 'births we note a dau- ghter for Mr. and Mrs, Douglas Bailiff and a daughter for Mr.- and Mrs. Mel Graham, Bruce- field this past week. (Contintied on page eight) CLINTON'S STATUS as a "con- vention" town continues to grow, The central location is nnsurpassed for this Part of Ontario, and the facilities which individuals and churches and the muni, cipality itself provides, are capable of hosting just about any sort of gathering which the County of Huron finds neces- sary. When the proposed arena is com- pleted, this building could do much to enhance' the value of our town as a place to hold meetings, to entertain, and to inform. Unit now many of our buildings have been a trifle too small for the largest of events--but a more spac- ious building connected with the arena would encourage more and more organi- zations to "think big". We do not want to reduce one cubit from the stature of the Lon:les- boro village ladies, for instance, but the annual meeting of the Huron Federa- tion of Agriculture there, leaves much to be desired. The ladies provide the best of din- ners—but it has to be served in two sittings, and the late people get fidgety -waiting to 'be served, and the early people get tired waiting for the program to begin. The result is that some of the early people eat and then leave. We would suggest that the purpose of an annual meeting of the Federation of Agriculture is to give meMbers (not just the directors) an opportunity to learn about their organization, and to make important decisions concerning it. The annual meeting should be an WHILE CHAMBERS of Commerce in Ontario find it worth while to woo in- dustrialists south of the border to establish branches of their manufactur- ing concerns here in Canada—it is in- triguing to note that Canadian firms are also stretching out • and finding advantage in placing branch plants on. American soil. We have word from the. New' York State Department of Commerce which tells of '22 Canadian firms locating re cently in that state, thus providing nearly 500 new jobs and estimated an- nual payrolls of $5 million. One Peterborough firm, which manufactures "assembly" die-casting machines, and specializes in custom die- SUNSHINE and bright white clouds on a blue sky. Flags on supermarkets, garages and public buildings float free in a refreshing ' breeze. Crisp white snow covers vacant lots which had been an eyesore through- out the drab fall days. This is the Clinton we enjoy throughout the winter. But—underfoot, the old problems continue to plague us all. Uncleaned streets with crumpled papers and half- rotted leaves in the gutters remain occasion for more than a good meoi_ excellent as it 'is when served in Londes- horo. The Federation of Agricqlture is of such importance in the life and future of farm people, that the largest hall in the county should not be too Small to hold all of those who would like to come to meetings. And probably with the right sort of •planning, the ladies of Lon- desboro could be persuaded to continue their catering—but to serve the meal in a place other than the village's small hall. We recall one memorable dinner we were served in the secondary school at Go.derich (and we do not remember what the occasion was) when hundreds of people were served quickly, and then settled, down to a meeting during which a sound system did an admirable job of conveying the words of speakers to people properly made receptive by a pleasant and good meal. This is the sort of thing for which Clinton should be preparing as they move toward the construction of another public building. We feel that this one should have a kitchen Iarge enough to serve 'a multitude, and a hall equally big. By using movable walls such as CHSS has in its gyintoriurn, smaller rooms could be achieved when this is considered wise, but the large hall would be an asset to all of Huron— and would continue through the years to attract "conventions" of all sizes to Clinton—the Hub. casting work points out the good econ- omic climate in New York which en- courages growth. Here is an explanation in the words of William Fisher, president of the Peterborough firm of Fisher Gauge Works: " . . 'the major State 'business tax on corporations is 'a corporate fran- chise tax, which for most successful companies amounts to 51/2 percent of income as reported to the Federal gov- ernment for tax purposes., This tax is particularly advantageous, since it is flexible. It increases when a firm's earnings increase, but decreases when profits go down, And neither New York nor any of its localities levy a tax on personal property . . . " acceptable only in the early morning hours before traffic and busy feet melt through the snow. Sidewalks become a glare of treacherous ice when not cleaned off—and pedestrians are forced to walk in the streets. Surely we can find some remedy for this every-winter problem. Other communities, and some of them much smaller and less prosperous than ours, plough sidewalks and clean their streets. Clinton has no excuse—and we are disappointed with the place. "Ilhrecs a war in progress right now that will produce more casualties than the two great world. wars. It makes the current cold, war look like , a 'Sunday School Tt is he- ing fought in 'the home, in the Schools, and in the streets, in every country in the world. The war I'm talking about is the war between ,youth and age. 'There bias been pa declaration of war, no single incident which has provoked hostilities, But the . fighting has begun, and its going to be a long, cruel -de- struotive one before it ends, a war like no other the human race has seen. The tragic thing is that it 'is not based on hate, but on some- thing close, to love, a complete lack of understanding with a wistful desire for it, on both sides. It is not international or -interracial war, but chill war, whith makes it doubly frighten- ing. In the front lines are not the children and the elderly. Thank goodness for that. No. The op- posing forces are the young • adults from about 15 to 25, on one side, and the no-longer- youthful adult from 35 to 55 on the other. What, you may ask, abotit those betWeen, from 25 to 35? They don't even know- the war is on. Busy producing and rais- ing kids, they are blissfully un- aware that they are producing reinforcements for the enemy they must face soon. The war was inevitable. For 5,000 years, the majors man- aged to keep the minors under their thumlbs, Through a com- bination of guile, economic pres- sure and sheer numbers (infant mortality was high), the elders kept the young in cheek They convinced thenf that age and wisdom were synonymous. They assured them that . older men made better politicians, preachers, and generals. They kept the young from multiply- ing by feeding them' cheerfully into the 'furnaces of whatever war was -in progress at the time. While the old boys stayed home and looked after the store. They refused to retire and let the Young move up. They urged security rather than seeking. They preached compromise rather than courage. They tried to smother every flame • of Ideally= with the cold water of what they called "reality". Oh, the odd 'one broke through the blanket. Alexander the Great and William Pitt the younger, and Napoleon. But most of them. died . young. OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 G. B. CLANCY, 0.0. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-1251 GODERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST F. T. ARMSTRONG Consulting Optometrist The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb Classified Ads. Bring Quick Results South 'of the Border Must We be Unclean? 15 Years 'Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 23, 1950 Huron Federation of Agricul- ture at a 'meeting in the Town Hall, have requested the ban- ning of margarine. A petition was. sent to the judicial auth- orities to be less lenient on any- one brought before them for cattle rustling in Huron County. A large number of cattle dis- appear, each year and it is dif- ficult to tell if they are stolen or strayed, however a goodly number never find their way back 'to their rightful owners. It is 'expected that some action will be taken in the very near future in regard to the 'site for a new public school which is being considered by the 'board. , It is noted here that chain stores in a shopPing district help rather than harm the bus- iness of adjacent independent stores as they bring more shop- pers to the area. 10 Years Ago