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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-03-14, Page 2There's a new school holiday this year, the week of March 18 to 22, replacing the trade. tional Easter week holiday. Drivers are ad- vised to be on the alert fOr carefree children like the little girl above. She's so intent on retrieving her ball that she's forgotten the danger of running out from between parked cars. And the Ontario Department of Tran- sport has this reminder for parents too: make sure Your children know and follow the traffic safety rules,. , look both ways before you cross the Street- keep out from between parked cars. ride your bike safely, obey signs and signals—play games in a safe place away from traffic.; walk, don't run, when you leave the curb. ,walk facing traffic where there are no sidewalks Clinton News-Record .1440 CLINTON' NEW ERA Atiiiilgacnated THE 'HURON 'NEWS.RECORO EttablIshild 1885 1924 EstablIthed 1881 Published .EVery Thursday At The Heart Of Huron county Clinton., Ontatio, Caned* Population 3,47$ tel Slosed tonstIeutioos to tea peek/Moo, Sr. the opinions at She writers only, and do sot necessarily exnrks rise views of the elowsPeOrte. MlisaYiY a} $4,04 Claw Mali, 000 Oinot Deeenntent, Ottarre, and for Pay/neat of Posts.. is Caen 11100141141/11014,11A111: Payable le *from 4., Canada aid Omit Ikea*: Rata root theme New had Airdas: 4.16, Masi* it Coati. Oliilten'NeWS4teCerli Theredala Meech 19 68 enough enoug is enough al r eady If Letters To The Editor are any criterion, The interests of 'Bayfield, in this play- ground of the Huron, Are either drinking and carousing their hours away, Or attending good churches 'day after day after day, The churches have their play' in this wonderful land, For those who feel a need for them, but on the other hand, No one holds the right to lay down laws to, another That he shall pray, or not drink, believe in God or—that other! We ere . all free individuals, and our rights• should be recognized; If our friends .clo not agree with us, who's to say they should be penalized? So let us each have understanding for the viewpoint of the other; After all, didn't God direct us: "Let each man be your brother"? EDITORIAL PAGE Therefore, Mr. Editor, may we please have a rest From Bayfield's petty grumbling and stirred hornets' nest. Let us hear from your readers who have something worth while To say to the people, in well-rounded style. Surely students from the High School hold opinions these days, And our senior citizens are wise in their ways; Then let us talk about the old days, and the new days to come, But for heaven's sake let's be adult, and leave trivialities alone. SKG Chinese checkpoints Wefivr**44 ri4OFTOP>,4%.4' • 'ff`e' '7/4* /67 elopes' .0 a yeirree eseafeereeesw eeeee p/0ft LETTERS h, TO m Frff 111101MAIWO' Attend Y ur Church This Sunday NOTE •— ALL SERVICES ON STANDARD TIME 01.1107— OPTOMETRY J, E, LOtsiOSTAFF PP*0144TtilaT Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For appointment phil* 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE $27,1240 R, W, BELL . OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7861 HINTON THE MOVER LTD. 58 Mary Strict Clinton, Ontario Agents for United Van, Linos Geo. A. Gilfillan, Representative 482.9779 INSURANCE I. W. 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Sermon: Series on the Prophet Elijah, No. 2 "A PROPHET'S PREPARATION" Choir Anthem: "NON NOBIS DOMINE" Organ: Mendelssohn's "Allegro Vivace in C Minor" HOLMESVILLE 1:00 p.m.—Worship Service. 2:00 p.m.—Sunday School, ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. Organist: MISS LOIS,GRASBY, A.R.C.T. SUNDAY, .MARCH 17th, 9:45 a.m.—Sunday' SchoOl. afe—Worship ,Serviee.ee "Ae D ear Sir; I would like to take this op. portenity to thank the editor concerning his repent article, February 22, "Bayfield dorees holy humbuggery," hope those who voted dry in our recent election, will take a few minutes and read this article, It concerns our residents young and old, our village, our present, past, and future. Make of its' purpose what you will and then honestly justify, within yourself, the decision you made at the polls in Bayfield on Feb. ruary 14th. •Having been born and raised in this town, I am disturbed to see village deterioration. Yes? Mr. Editor, it is "hypocrytical fuddy-duddery and holy .;hurn. buggery," that is regressing our town, If our Hayfield Historical. Society could move our town back 75 years, they would have found a booming Hayfield; 18 hotels and whiskey at $1 per gallon. In my time, the cavil. ion was open six nights weekly during the summer. For there. mainder of the year there was weekly dancing for the entire family, Main Street was active with a bake shop, butcher shop, shoe store, dry goods store, a dentist's office, and a Doc- tor's office. Other businesses in town were an evaporator, confectionery store, saw-mill blacksmith shop, and a chop- ping mill. Imagine how many this would have employed? We have good young working people, and we should encour- age them to stay and build a better Hayfield for tomorrow. I feel proud of our young men who are trying to instill a community spirit as evidenced in our fine young hockey team. The fact that we are a town of retired people; we are in- different to the important needs of the working people, It is about time we, as citizens 'of Bay begip to the-se:e a; and , act for our future, What future' does the 'village possess for our young adults of tomorrow? It's also our duty to our young people, and to ourselves to see that we give them a town full of opportunities. Our young working populace are not in. terested in sitting at home by themselves, getting soused! What this town needs is a meet. ing place where friends and business associates can go to relax and enjoy each others company. It would be more con. venient if we could entertain in our village as well as in our own homes, This article will have long been forgotten by the time of our next liquor vote, but I sin. cerely hope that I have pre. sented some food for thought. Sincerely yours Maude K. Weston Dear Sir: Just thought itwas time some one wrote a letter to you, com- mending you on your recent editorial. "Hayfield Endorses Holy Humbuggery," I think it takes "guts" to write what one thinks, and would certainly en. dores the Whole editorial. In the years I have lived in our village, we seem to have regressed rather than progres. sod, A few years ago we could play a game of baseball every night , in our beautiful Clan Gregor Square; and scream and holler until we were hoarse, but that is definitely frowned upon these days. We could gather under a street light at night and choose teams for a game called "Run, Sheep, Run." No. body said we were noisy, the villagers (at that time) enjoyed the laughter and noise of the young people. I canwell remem- ber the late Mr. Jack Parker, with his team of horses, a set of harrows trailing behind, cleaning up the beach so we could have a clean place to swim. We had many a good toboggan party on Glass's Hill but even that is olOsed` teese days. Things certainly have be. come dull, tedious and uninten esting, as your editorial stated. I wonder how naive some people can be, I have stood at the edge of our park looked down Main Street and tried to visual. ize it as one with penny arcades fun houses, snack shops, china shop's, a Movie house, loud music, and people peomehading up and down in swiin suite, laughing and talkieg. This we know eouldr never happen, as our town council has passed a holdihg by-law, preventing any./ thing like this. Fenny though, I can recall the cattle grazing along our main thoroughfaxe; hoW We ever managed to get a payed main street and the cattle in the barns is more than I Can conceive. Personal character and work at- titude seem to be less important than academic standards, professional quali- fications and technical competence these days. when choosing applicants for jobs. But the 10 commandments, or "First Principles of Personal. Conduct" issued to its employees by a Chinese bank in Malaysia seem'to-have as much meaning here as there. I. Don't lie. It wastes my time and yours. I'm sure to catch you in the end, 2. Watch your work and not the clock. A long day's work makes a long day short, and a short day's work makes my face long. 3. Give me more than I expect and I'll pay you more than you expect. I can afford to increase your pay if you increase my profits. 4. Don't take on more debt than you can safely handle. You owe so much to yourself that you cannot afford to owe too much to anyone else, 5. Dishonesty is never an accident. 6. Mind your own business and in time you may have a business of your own to mind. 7. Don't do anything here that hurts your self-respect. The employee who is willing to steal for me is capable of stealing from me. 8. It's none of my business what you do at nig h,f, bur ifIliairatian'affeefr't What you 'do -here next day, you will last half as long as you hoped. 9. Don't tell me what I'd like to hear, but what I ought to hear. I don't want a valet for my vanity but I need one for my money. 10. Don't kick if I kick, If you are worth correcting, you are worth keep- ing. Dear ear, 'MOT; Whoopie! Man, et:Wee got it Made! The yillogo is igrrongl witn those htglisteexleg letters to the editor, Yeti?' paper is in fabuloup demand here, I eeere that several customers ("wets and drys") nearly faipted In the crush to get their cePies, This isn't Delleville any more, thanks to yeti! Hut you gotta take it easy. My doctor tells me if I don't quit laffin' P11 have a stroke; He had to give me a tranqtrilizer to eet me stopped, Wouldn't You know those thick. headed "drys" would take your, editorial seriously and not as burner. I got enough eornfiderice in you, Mr. Editor, to realize . that yoit was only puttee on as no smart writer like von could possibly mean that stuff. It had to be a joke! I got a mite of a 'feesion to make, sir. I knowed I didn't have a way with words like some of yoar other koreepondents, so I thot Pd act like I had a little more edicashun than the rest but honestly I only has a 4th, grade degree (and it took me three tries to git that), I spect it's cause I went ter skool in the Victorian days when we only had a strap and a slate. I uster get lots of strap fer gettin' mighty little on the slate, If they hadn',t tored down the old skool (that's progress too) I could've slowed you the exact spot whur the teacher wasted a Teter effort- on me, bothered about the bootleggers, so I had some of me buddies (who aren't confined to the house with the roomatiz like I be) to see if they could snoop out how many we had. I think there's some lettle margin of error in their total as it came to 13 3/8 But none of them have had the new math and their adishun could be off -especially that 3/8. I alway had a spite o' trouble with frackshuns meself, With all the other good citizens who are in on the secret, I'm not telling nobody (even the police) who they are. Don't send no smart. aleck reporter over here to ax me either'. I got me sense of honor! Now, Mr. Editor, I don't mean to be touchy on this point but there's a limit to what a body can reveal. On the other hand that feller whose feelins was hurt is feelin' mighty in. couragest since you published some of his scrawlins. I told him you'd be fair about usin' filler. I seed your local korespondent slipped in a thought-provokin' item on liker taxes in our news colum. But you better watch that, sir, or you'll have those "drys", foamin' (pretty good word, eh!) gaineeause most any old "theme's knowsethesgiverrn in t spends efiefeV on problem drinkers thap,it iver collects in liker taxes, had that throwed up in me face by some little old lady! They can be formidable, you know, cause they can vote too (drat 'em!). Excuse the language but a bache- lor can tolerate only so much. Howiver, to make up for that, I shur appreciated those kind words your reporter had fer my poor ramblins. Not ever one here seemed to ,ake it so good. Some even insinuated it was un. holy humbug, I didn't take that to be a very original criticism! Keep up the couragus work, Mr. Editor. If'n your paper didn't win no prise for .hurner at the annual Ont, Weekly Newspaper Rally, the judges must've been soused. I'm shur not canceling my perscription to your paper. It beats Red Sceleton any day (or night). My cousin Emmy (she's the one that used 5 cases of deo.. dorant before she found out she was jist naturaly unpopular) used to say, "It's always good to be able to laff at yurself, fer not likely see anythin' funnier in YOUR lifetime," I think some of the villagers could use her advise! I'm laffin' all the way to the Post Office, Devotedly yours, "Ole Hooch" P.S. I Pet heerd a shameful ruiner that someone in the village writ that editorial! Please, (sob) deny ill Dear Sir: May I express, on behalf of the entire Rehabilita- tion Foundation for the Die- Waled, our appreciation for the help you gave us during the recent March of Dimes cam. paign for funds. Thanks to people like you and your organizations, we are able to say that from results received so far, the campaign was a huge success. It is now certain that we will be able to carry on our work for another year - assessing the capabil. ities of the disabled, operating workshops as stepping stones to employment in industry, educating the public and, in general, acting as spokesmen and. guarantors for those who, through no fault of their own, have a handicap. It 18 gratifying to see that, more than ever before', Ontario newspapers, radio stations and televigion stations supported our campaign this year not just with willingness, but with enthusiasm, In doing so, you and other members of the news media have given a boost to the disabled of this provinee, helping them to help them. selves. When we have final figures On this eear'e campaign We will be sending you the com. statement when it is ready. Mete story, also our financial Meanwhile, We trust you will be as pleased es we are With the results, you have been of real help in garriering. the ap. peopietion, understanding and ineolVeMent of the latblic in all we stand fer, And we are most gratefel. Yours sincerely, 4, J. McGill, Chairman, Public Education. Rehabilitation Foupeetion for the Disabled. Oseerne our forefathers wanted to Proeress a little, deeen't it? There. Was eotne mention in a 4,`.40tteD to the Eclitovr (p eet maze? 29) that perhaps, with Mir interest in our town, you shquld come -here to live (be. fore aneteer vote rolls around) efor one) would -very much welcome a man of peer integrity and straightforwerdpess, as 4 citizen Who can Pee a little further than the end of his nose. It is a lose to our Own that we can't attract more Peeteaeu ant residents of your status; but I guess, since we are a dormitory village ('and destined to stay that way) we could hardly expect people such as yell appeer to be; to eye!' con eider residing here. I sign off this letter With the fervent hope that you will continue to print your conyin tions, such as} the, tremendous editorial on the "vote in Bay. field,". Yoers very truly "Not ,Victorian" From Our Early Files 55 years ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, March 13, 1913 Mrs. Thomas Hawkins and children left on Tuesday to visit friends in Hamilton. They expect to be gone about a month. Mr. W. J. Paisley was in Wiarton this week. Mr. J. A. Irwin will preach missionary sermons on the Varna Circuit on Sunday. Mr, Fred Leonard has pur- chased the farm of the late James Lindsay on the 16th Concession and will move thereto in the near future. Mr. C. Lindsay will hold an auction sale on Good Friday. 40 years ago THE CLINTON' NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 15, 1928 Miss Harriet Hawkins nurse. in-training at Stratford hospital, was home on Monday. Miss Esther Trewartha of Vic. toria College, Toronto, spent the weekend at her home in town. Miss Etta Hardy of Merritton has been holidaying at her home this week. Miss Hardy has been recovering' from an attack of chiokerfepox'Weieh eltie cone:1:61dd from one of her pupils. Mr. and Mrs. T G. Scribbins I have taken Miss M. J. Moore's house on William Street. 25 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 18, 1943 Jo Anne Cuninghame spent la.st weekend with her sister Miss Cathleen at St. George House of University College, Toronto, Mr. George Weston who has spent the past month in Detroit returned to his home in Bayfield on Saturday last. Pie. and Mrs. Kenneth Pickett and small son of Montreal are spending his leave with their families in town. Lt. Col. F. G. Thompson now 4pn the staff of Westminster Hon pital, London, received the Can. adian Efficiency Decoration as announced by the Department of National Defence. Lt. Col. Thompson is a veteran of the Great War and returned only last year after serving 'two years overseas in this war. 15 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 12, 1953 Miss June McCartney, Teronto visited on the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. el. Mc- Cartney. Ed Siddel, Goderich, who brought his fishing tug into this harbour a week ago Monday with a ton of perch, was able to get out and set whitefish and perch nets again on Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Andr ewJ. Deseck spent a few days in Toronto at. tending the Ballet in the Royal Alexander Theatre, and Simla. son's Fashion Festival. 10 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD March le, 1958 E. M. Pattison, Bancroft, On. tario, is visiting friends in Clin- ton, S. H. Stothers, first agricul.r tural representative in Here!' Couhty was the guest last week. end Of Mr, and Mrs, EL J. Gibbings, while attending the Huron County Seed Pair. 'Mrs, 11. Wild, Montreal, has been 'Visiting with Mr, and Mrs., R. L. Mawen, High Street, for the Past week, , Corporal Lloyd Westlake, OPP wife, and two Children, Ricky and Cathy, Kitchener were With Mre. Westlake's eatents, Mr. bed Mrs. Malcom Torns, Heyfield, torn Friday to Monday. ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Rev. R. U. MacLean, BA., Minister Mrs. B. Boyes, Organist and Choir Director SUNDAY, MARCH 17th 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. 10:45 a.m.---Veership Service, — EVERYONE WELCOME — CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNDAY, MARCH 17th REV. SCHOLTEN, EXETER 10:00 a.m.—English. 2:30 p.m.—Dutch. Every Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHLO, St. Thomas listen to "Hack to God Fleur" — EVEAY3NE "WELCOME — BASE CHAPELS Canadian Forces Base Clinton ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL Chaplain—F/L TIE REV. F. J. LALLY Sunday Mass.s-9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Confessions—I37.fare Sunday Masses and 7 p.m, to 8 p.m. on Saturdays Baptisms and Interviews — By Appointment Phone 482.3411, Ext. 253 PROTESTANT CHAPEL Chaplain—S/L THE REV. F. P. DeLONG SUNDAY, MARCH 17th Holy Communion—Following Divine Service, lit Sundays 8:30 a.m. On other Sundays Sunday School-9:30 a.m. (Nursery Department at 11 cm,) Divine Service-41:00 a.m. IntervieWs, Baptisms, etc. — by Appointment Phone, 482.3411, Ext, 247 or Eakt. 303 after hours 9:45 Service. MAPLE ST. GOSPEL HALL Sunday, March 17th Pehtecostai Church Victoria Street W. Werner, Pastor 11:00 cin.,—Sunday School. 8:00 p.m.—Evening Service. Sunday, March 1/th Speaker: John Martin, 9:45 a.m.—Suriday School limelteaville,—Sunday and lues. fiat special, Prophetie Study. 11:00 Service. Sao special au. 7:30 p.m.—Evening Service. Tuesday, 8:00, p.m.,--Prayer and. FridaY, 8 eetiri.e-YPU Meeting Bible Study FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) Pastor: ,:ACK HEYNEN, SUNDAY, MARCH 17th 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—Church Service. — ALL ARE WELCOME HERE —