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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-11-28, Page 4MAY HIS DEEDS LIVE ON "Guaier otTJ 7cfiatli Alan -4' 11 TODAY in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, an eternal flame burns, marking the grave of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, whose tragic and violent death numbed the world in shock, unbelief and sincere sorrow to an extent unprecedented, in history. As is unfortunately often the case, men of such stature must die before people realize the profound abilities and desires they have exerted to the point of complete dedication to help their fellow man. In death, the former President of the United States did more to achieve his goal of uniting the world in peaceful co-, existence and in striving for equal rights for all than he possibly would have attained had the world continued to be blessed with his dynamic leadership fdr many more years to come. - Except for the degenerate remarks from Havana and Peking, the world bowed its head and for the first time in history perhaps, all nations , and people stood on the common ground of sorrow and grief. Many of the -most important people in the world stood shoulder to shoulder, while close by stood others of every race, colour and creed and from every walk of life. It is proper and fitting that we should pay our respects to this great man as surely every citizen in this area has, but it would be presumptuous on our part to attempt to match the great eulogies and words that have been given by the world's diplomats and church leaders. And at that, words can not fully express the thoughts of the heart at the passing of one whose loss will be felt so greatly. But, while it may appear to be irreverent to quickly get on with the task at hand, nevertheless this is the one tribute that the nations of the world must pay to Mr. Kennedy if they are as sincere as their words would imply, because this is exactly what this man would have us do. Our great loss and grief should not be allowed to remove froM our minds the reason Why we are grieving: because we have lost a man whom we all suddenly realize was attempting to build the type of world in which we would wish to live. Already his death has been mocked by the murder of his own alleged assassin, because John Kennedy had risked his life in other perils to fight for the rights of man, and one of those was that Lee Harvey Oswald should have been given the right Of a fair trial. TWo wrongs can in no way make a right, and this is the attitude in which we must go forth to preserve the very cause for which Mr. KennedY died. AS long as there is between nations and meh arid we sit back and view such a situation with our present apathy, we can be charged with the harsh crime of assisting his very Murderer with the foul deed, Apathy continues to be the greatest sin of our nation and We would all do well to seriously consider a portion of the late President's inaugural address when he said, ask not what yoUr country can do for you, but what we together can do for our nation. Yes, today in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington an eternal flame burns. Let us pray to God that the example and challenge of the man for whom that flame burns deeply into men's heartS threughout this world alid it will only do so by kindling in YOU a feeling of good will among Mere and a dedication of YOUR energies to fight for what is right, 1 From Our Early Files Amalgamated 1924 THE 'CLINTON' NEW6-RECORD Published every Thursday at the Est, 1881 Heart of .Huron County Clinton,. Ontario Population 3,369 • A. ditittithR•OUN, Publisher WILLIAM 13AtTEN, Editor 4 eenbibUtIoni IA fhb publication, The Ll‘i-% opinioni of the*Mott only, and do not nielitirilv iI4o4 of Ifni Arfh Offlei 1:404iihnint mid for Payment OOdiAiii In cash- Silldt91011641 IIA1119: in 164 brut States and FEatont $ b1,slM w COOteit Tit Cents' WHEN ALL the procedure books have been carefully studied in regard to the local election scene, residents will find they will be asked to choose be- tween two candidates for mayOr on De- cember 2 and then to attend a nomina- tion meeting on the following Thursday to nominate one more councillor. If more than one should be named, which is highly unlikely, a second elec- tion would have to be held over this lone vacancy. The question at hand is for the ratepayers to choose between incum- bent William Miller and his opponent, Mrs. Alice Thompson. Without beating around the bush or dropping insinuations, we do not feel Mrs. Thompson is,yet qualified to handle the duties as mayor of Clinton, although we must emphasize that this opinion is based solely on what we have gleaned in regard to her abilities at council meetings. It most certainly has nothing to do with her character, because we have ad- miration for het even taking a respon- sibility in town affairs, Nor do we question her abilities on the basis- that she is a lady, because many women have distinguished themselves as politic- al leaders in all fields. However, with only two years ex-. perience on council, and having never headed some of the important commit- tees, we suggest her experience is not such to tackle the important task as mayor, which should require that a person know as much as possible of all facets of the town's business. Her opponent has had a total of 11 years in municipal work and we have the highest regard for the way in which he conducts the public meetings, al- though we will still level criticism of the secret sessions that are staged be- IF CLINTON residents bowed their heads in tribute to the late Presi- dent John Kennedy on Monday morn- ing as , we presumed most would do, it would have been just as fitting had they bowed their heads in disgrace fol- lowing the nomination meeting in the evening. , In the first instance a man had died, and in the second instance it would appear that a community had also step- ped onto the brink of the grave in re- gard to their community spirit and the grass roots basis of our democratic principles. One sobering thought is that the man who died was an example and un- boundless worker for the very thing which the community lacked, making the situation all the more disgraceful. Attendance was at an ebb as only a handful of people turned out to hear the reports of the work of the past year, and to listen to the campaign speeches of the various candidates. Some may excuse themselves on the ground that there were only two campaign speeches necessary, but if this was a foregone conclusion before the meeting, then we have stepped clos- er to the brink of the grave than what we would even suggest. • However, Clinton residents are not alone in this regard, as nominations in Hullett and Tuckersmith Townships have shown the same lack of interest in those communities, and it is to be hoped that the remaining area nomina- tions will put these people to shame as far as numbers are concerned. Of more concern of course was the fact that a full slate of candidates could not be secured for the positions on town council. This_ is a situation that should need no comment, but certainly warrants a great deal of soul-searching on the part of many people in the com- munity who are Well qualified to take their turn at this necessary and respon- sible task. To add to the plight of the com- munity is the fact that many people have expressed the opinion that several members of the present slate are not qualified for their positions, and there -was a movement on foot to present an entirely new slate of men, many of whom we believe would be ideal. On what we would term a minor excuse, the entire group decided not to stand for election. However, these Men are to be no more chastised than the rest of their contemporaries whO could also have handled the job, but apparent- ly wouldn't even consider it. With all due respects to the present slate, and with the situation as it is now THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est, 1865 * • _4111 ABC • 40, hind closed doors. There ' are two major programs coming up for council consideration next year according to addresses by councillors at the nominating meeting, and this is in regard to the mammoth re-construction job on highway 8 and the ensuing drainage decision that will have to be made, The other project would appear to be the formation of a planning and de- velopment 'committee. These are projects which will re- quire considerable consideration, and while the decision is up to the council, the mayor will be required to give con- siderable leadership in this regard. We feel Clinton needs a forceful mayor to handle the duties and Mrs. Thompson's acceptance speech certain- ly lacked any idea that she possesses the needed qualifications to keep coun- cil in line in some of the frequent verbal battles that arise. While Mr. Miller may not be term- ed forceful, he has shown he can con- duct the meetings effectively without restraining the needed discussion. We could make certain criticisms of the present mayor in regard to the fact he may not be the best man -for the job, but this is a straight two-way fight and no other consideration should be given, other than to- which of the two is best qualified. However, as a woman, Mrs. Thomp- son will undoubtedly draw considerable of the female votes, but this is a ques- tion which should not be settled between men and women at the polls. The lone consideration should be as to which of the two candidates has shown the best qualifications, and in our opinion, which we stress again has been limited, Mr. Miller should gain the nod. they deserve sincere commendation, there are none who have a "stake" in the future of this community to the extent of their very livelihood depend- ing upon its economic stability. We have no doubt that they take a sincere interest in the affairs, but we maintain that council should contain a cross section at least of those persons who should be striving to ensure the future, VIA those persons are noticeably absent and slowly their right to critic- ise those in office is waning. There were many other events at the Monday meeting which made us question the interest with which mun- icipal business is taken. For some unexplained reason no members of the public school board were present to give a report to the ratepay- ers, although in view of the considera- tion given two other officials of local boards, we find it difficult to criticise them. It appeared that as soon as people realized there would bee no "fire works" they left as quickly as possible and Hal Hartley of the PUC and Ken McRae, CHSS representative, were left to speak to less than 20 persons. The two mayoralty candidates, dep- uty-reeve. John Sutter and our newest councillor, H. F. Noonan, ^pparently were the only council members who thought the PUC warranted their at- tention, in spite of the fact that certain council members have levelled consid- erable criticism of this group. Councillors Don Symons and Norm Livermore returned to join the afore- mentioned to listen to Mr. McRae, but several ratepayers left the meeting as he moved to the front of the hall. This is hardly the tribute one would expect for a man who has given con- siderable personal time in the past six years to the local school board, and who was certainly one of the leaders in the new venture undertaken last year. Had the meeting been running late, there may have been a good excuse, but due to the fact it was only 10:00 p.m., it is difficult to find an explanation for those who were present. But, it's even more difficult to find an explanation for those who didn't bother to attend at all. At any rate, it is urgent that we do attempt to find the explanation for the lack of interest in this. community, as well as others, because the consequen- ces could be , too terrible to even im- agine. When the explanation is found, and this newspaper certainly welcOrnes com- ment in this regard, the solution to the problem should become a top priority project. Stage Memorials For Dead President Churches throughout the area conducted special services ,on Sunday in memory of the former President of the United States, John Kennedy, whose assassination shocked people from all corners of the world. District clergy offered special prayers on Sunday and solemn respect was paid at Memorial Service at RCAF Clinton on Monday. F/L the Reverend R. E. Bussey con- ducted a. Mass at St. Paul's for tile first Catholic President and he is shown be- ing assisted by LAC Richard Defosse, left, and AC1 George Legros. A similar service was conducted by the Protestant Padre, F/L 0. S. Swaren. (RCAF Photo) 40. `Years Ago About .250 people, cOMPOSKI of the .employ, ees of the Doherty Piano factory with their wives and families; attended the fowl supper held. in the plant on Tuesday evening. Gordon ,Cuningltame and Rev, Mr, Holmes of town, were out to the lakeside this morning and shot two wild geese, Their .combined weight was 18 pounds. Work is being pushed on the new Clinton hospital, the paint- ers now being busy. It is ex, peeted the building will be °cr. cupied before the end of the year. Mr. J. T. Reid has sold out his grocery business at the south .end of the town to Mr. M. Jordan, of Belgrave. Mr, E. L, Mittell has bought out the chicken business of ex- chief Wheatley, and thereby takes over a. fine lot of birds, as anybody who knows them can testify. 25 Years Ago Mrs, Alex Ha.cklie succumbed to injuries in Stratford hospi- tal early this morning as a re- sult of an accident at Sebring- Messrs. T. Hawkins, N. Ken- nedy, G. Beatty and J. A. Sut- ter attended a special IOOF meeting in Toronto on Monday. Following Tuesday's snow- storm, the sand trucks were out sanding the main highways, Competing with 30 of the best rifle clubs in the province recently. the Clinton Rifle Club proved to be the best marks- men and by virtue of their win now have a handsome trophy. They will now go on to repre- sent Ontario in the Dominion championship. Team members are: Ellwood Epps, Ferg Van Egmond, Reg Smith, Herb Kingswell and Bill Farrish. Poultry paralysis in this dis- trict seems to be' abating as less calls are being received at the agricultural office. 15 Years Ago Gordon Herman has purchas- ed the gents' furnishings busi- ness of Davis and Herman. Bert Lobb, RR 2, Clinton, was re-elected president of Hur- on County Federation of Agri- culture at the annual meeting MIDDLETON A crowd overflowed t h e Tipperary School on Friday evening when Stewart and Grace Middleton presented "Why Ireland?" und- er the auspices of the St. Jam- es WA. The president, Mrs. Ray Wise, welcomed all present and open- ed the evening with Mrs. K. Miller at the piano. Mrs. Stewart Middleton then gave a humorous talk on the highlights of their recent trip to Ireland. This included a his- torical and economic back- ground for the points of inter- est on their eight day tour from Dublin to Dublin anti- clockwise. This was followed by the showing by Stewart Middleton of 100 coloured slides taken on this trip. These were varied and colorful and presented a good all-round picture of,Ire- land, which Mrs. Middleton -de- scribed as "altogether lovely" in her commentary. The Middletons also present- ed a unique feature which add- ed greatly to the evening's in- terest in the form of a long- playing record "Ireland in Col- lor' with a travelogue recorded in Dublin, with script by Ian McCarthy. This record was synchroniz- ed with the showing of 24 more beautiful Irish slides by Stewart Middleton and the music ranged from "Ireland Calling You" ' "The Bird in the Bush",. "The Clare Jig", etc. Mr. Albert Craig favored at various intervals during the evening with appropriate Irish and other songs, accompanied on his banjo. The ladies served their usual bounteous lunch. There were guests present from Clinton, Porter's Hill and Holmesville groups. Stage Meeting At Varna Chuch 13y Fred Meelymont VARNA—The Varna United Church Explorers met in the church last Saturday afternoon and the meeting was opened with the Explorer "purpose" and a hymn. Joanne Broeze read the min- utes and after the roll call, the treasurer gave her report. Joyce Taylor took up the of- fering and Darlene Hayter and Wendy Ratlivvell read the scrip- ture, after which there was studies and activity. Church Events The M & M committee of the United Church presented a film entitled "The King's Man" in the church last Sunday evening which was_ elyjOyed very much. It showed how much good Money, given to missions does when it is aPpliod to Africa and other places. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Will be administered next Sunday in the United Church; also, a baptismal set', vice Will be held. Page 4,,,,cliettort.Nows.-Re.cer47,4Thurs„. Nov, 28, 1904 Editorials Qualifications Lone Consideration Situation Is Disgraceful Clinton News-Record in Clinton, and the group en- dorsed a resolution opposing the sale of oleomargarine. Miss Velma Ferguson, Hen- sail, won first place in the Hur- on County Junior Farmers' public speaking contest, while Dorothy McGuire, Bayfield, was second. Huron County council re- jected a pension plan for county employees by a recorded vote of 13-10. Hugh R. Hawkins was elected president of Clinton Branch 140 of the Royal Canadian Legion at the annual meeting Monday. A total of 15 'displaced persons' in this area are receiving in- struction in English at CDCI under Principal E, A. Fines and Charles A. Hagen, language specialist on the staff. Those travelling to the north country on hunting expeditions are: Ellwood Epps, George Lit- tle, George Campbell, John Sturdy, William Palmer, "Mitch" Shearing, Bill and Bob Riehl, "Jigs" LeBeau, Bill Caldwell and Tom Churchill. 10 Years Ago Last Friday night at election time at Teen Town, Jim Howes emerged victorious as the new mayor. Others on the executive are: Don Ladd, Claire Taylor, Ken Carter, Ron Steepe, Rich- ard Elliott, Berne McKinley, Ken Porter, Nancy Powell and Edith Jones. Paul Hovey, formerly of Clin- ton, was acclaimed mayor of St. Marys last Saturday night. A 19-year-old RCAF student pilot from Centralia, Robert James Gibson, was killed on Tuesday when the Harvard trainer he was flying plunged into a field north of Kippen, Mrs. Shepherd Dale, RR 4, Clinton, was the lucky winner of $100 as the first prize offered by merchants in Seaforth dur- ing "Thrift Days". William Gow, Auburn, was named to succeed S. C. Gal- braith, Blyth, as president of the Huron County Holstein Club. Mrs. Burton Stanley was elected president of the Clinton Legion Auxiliary. Arnold Taylor, George Baird, Melvin Cooper, Johnny and Murray Baker, who have been working in Saskatchewan all summer, returned to their hom- es in Stanley Township last Friday. All in all, it was a fine night for the Irish in the Tipperary School when you consider "Why Ireland?" was put on by folks without a drop of Irish blood! Personals Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middle- ton spent Sunday with ;Mr. and Mrs. Ted Middleton and fam- ily, of Stratford. Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of St. Jam- es Anglican Church, Middleton, will be held Wednesday after- noon, December 4 at the home of Mrs. Stewart Middleton. The roll call word is "wor- ship". Memorial Service Instead of the usual service of Evening Prayer, the Rector, the Rev. E. J. B. Harrison, ton- ducted a memorial service in honour of the late President, John F. Kennedy, in St. James Church on Sunday. The altar was draped with the American flag and ceremon- ial black crepe. Mr. Harrison paid a very moving tribute to Mr. Kennedy. Three Announce Intentions To Run For Wardenship GODERICH — Three reeves from south, central and north Huron respectively, are candi- dates for the wardenship in 1964. Announcing themselves at the closing sitting of county council Thursday afternoon were; J. Roy Adair, Wingham; Ralph Jewell, Colborne, and Glenn. Webb, Stephen township. "Who is 'speirin' for the job?" enquired Warden Forbes. "It is 40 years since Wing- ham had a warden," said Reeve Adair. "I would bring this hon- or to the town, much more than to Myself, I think the town has earned it, and if I am back here I will try for it." "I intend to be a candidate for the wardenship," said Mr. Jewell. "I have spent five years as reeve of Colborne and five on council and enjoyed it very much. I have had the pleasure of sitting on Some very good committees and some wonderful experience. It is 23 years since Colborne has had a warden, and I feel. I should contest it." Mr, Webb took note of the saying that "the last shall be first", He congratulated the warden upon the way in Whin he had carried mit his duties. "Any more'?" asked the War- den, The oldest member of council in point of service stood up, Said Reeve Dan Beuerrnan of mplCillop! The spirit is volt- ins, bat the flesh is weak," Overflow Crowd Enjoys •Irish Night, Church Holds Memorial For President