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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-06-27, Page 2Subscribe, don't borrow Once upon a time a nickle-nurser his kid to borrow the neighbour's ; paper, and the kid upset a hive of bees, and was soon covered with bumps. His father ran to help him and caught his chin on a clothesline and sprained his back and fell and broke an $85 watch. The clothes pole fell over the car and smashed the windshield, and mother, rushing out to see what occasioned all the excitement, upset a gallon churn of cream into a basket of kittens, drowning them all. The electric iron burned through the ironing board whilst she was out of the kitchen, setting fire to the house, and the firemen broke all the windows and chopped a hole in the roof. The baby ate a jar of pickles and got cholera mortus and the doctor's bill was $15. The daughter ran away with the hired man during the excitement,, , the dog bit the neighbour's kid and the calves ate the tail off four nightshirts on the clothesline. Moral — Subscribe to your hometown paper. Don't borrow it!!! —Grenfel Sun, 1926. Dear Sir: During the past two or three weeks the vandalism, or just plain wrecking of equipment, at the Community Centre and Park has been terrible. This is being done by all age groups, but mainly public school children. Saturday evening slides and tables were upended, glass, mud and stones thrown in the swimming pool. An iron grate was taken from the wading pool, which meant we could not have Water in the pool over the weekend. The Clinton Recreation Committee has spent close to $4,000 on park improvements this summer. It is our hope to have one of the finest parks in the district in three or four years, but we can't if it is torn apart as fast as we repair it. The park, swimming pool and Community Centre are here for your enjoyment, so please parents, speak to your children just in case it is your boy or girl who is doing the damage around here. The Town Police have been notified and will be making checks after dark every night. Let's hope this letter strikes a nerve. Yours Sincerely, Doug Andrews, Rec. Supervisor Clinton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 Published avoy Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,476 I II:I cd SIgnid dOnfributions to this publIniflOn, are the OpInlOni of 'fha wrIteiri• only, and do not naeatiar4 4.4nresi 'ha vlaws of thsi ivawslienar, Auflicsilvsol ai tacond Class Mall, Pont Office Danartinanf, Offawa, and for PeOtani "of Postage in data SUISCRIPTION RATES: Ilayibis lit aidvanna Canada and Orisaf Iritalis Phi is-Saiirt timid Stasi. and knolstii &so, Single CoPlas: II Coats, THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1885 THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 • ..e.......105":rrrittr2M,47.11, • .1,, THE PRICE OF PROGRESS SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Yanks not that bad Mr. and Mrs. Benson Sutter, Miss Alice Stanley, Lucan and Donald MacKenzie, Ripley, spent the holiday weekend in Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. William Craig, Toronto, were with the latterrs parents, 10 years ago THIS CLINTON NEWS—RECORD June 26, 1958 John Hartley and Gordon Sutcliffe brought honour to themselves and, to the ,Clinton Post Office by winning the W. M. MacLean Postal Distribution Trophy. Their distribution was 99.9 per cent correct. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Scribbins have returned home after spending a holiday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B, Browning in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Squires and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Maguire and Steve attended the Lockwood Reunion in St. Thomas on Sunday. Carol Philip, London, has been visiting her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. F. E. MaeFadden; Bayfield: 111.111•111111111111111111111InnEW Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY E, LONGSTAFF °pixie,' Frit ist Mondays and Widnesdoys 20 ISAAC STREET For aralltilin phone SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 For Air Master Alundnuin Doors and WindOwa Rockwell Power Toole JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis — GS Albert St. Clinton-4824390 Attend Your Church This Sunday NOTE — ALL SERVICES ON DAYLIGHT SAVING . TIME FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) Pastor: JACK HEYNEN, B.A. SUNDAY, JUNE 30th 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—Church Service. — ALL ARE WELCOME HERE — ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. Organist: MISS LOtS GRASBY, SUNDAY, JUNE' 30th' '1i:00 orninWorship. Wesley-Willis Church and Holmesville will join with us. 11:00 a.m.—Nursery. 11:30 a.m.—Junior Congregation. Wesley-Willis — Holmesville United Churches REV, A. J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister MR. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director SUNDAY, JUNE 30th CERVICE AT ONTARIO STREET CHURCH LAST SUN- DAY IN JUNE AND FOUR SUNDAYS IN JULY. NO SUNDAY SCHOOL ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Rev. R. U. MacLean, 'B.A., Minister Mrs. B. Boyes, Organist and Choir Director SUNDAY, JUNE 30th 9:30 am.—Worship Service. 10:30 a.m.—Sunday School. — EVERYONE WELCOME — CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNDAY, JUNE 30th Student Minister: The Rev. W. De Jong 10:00 a.m.—Morning Service—English. 2:30 p.m.—Afternoon Service—Dutch. Every Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHLO, St. Thomas listen to "Back to God Hour" — EVERYONE WELCOME — MAPLE ST. GOSPEL HALL Sunday, June 30th 9:45 a.m.—Worship Service. Speaker: John Aitken, Shelburne 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School. 8:00 p.m.—Evening Service, Tuesday Prayer and Bible Study 8:00 p.m. IMMON1111111111111111111111. INSURANCE K. W, COLQOHOUN INSURANCE a REAL ESTATE Phones: Offioe 41114/747 Rae. 482-711114 HAL HARTLEY _phone 4824693 LAWSON AND WISE INSURANCE — REAL ESTAT. INVESTMENTS Clinton Office: 482-9644 H. C. Lawson, Res.: 482478 J. T. Wise, Res.; 482-72• ALUMINUM PRODUCTS Pentecostal Church Victoria Street W. Werner, Pastor Sunday, June 30th 9:45 a.m.--Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—Worship Service. 7:30 p.m.—Evening Serviii. Friday, 8 p.m.--YPI1 Meeting R. W. BELL upTomETRIST The, Square, GODERICH 524-7661 RONALD L. McDONALD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 39 St. David St. Goderich 524.6253 From our early files 75 years ago 15 years ago THE CLINTON NEW—ERA June 23, 1893 The other day electric wires for lighting purposes were placed in Davis Livery and Saturday night a fire broke out where the wires came in contact with some woodwork, fortunately it was extinguished before any damage was done. Jackson Bros. have received an order .from the Lucknow Orange Lodge for 50 silk hats and over 100 white vests to complete their outfit for the 12th of July. The Lucknow men were wise in selecting a firm that can fill any order no matter how large, with the greatest promptitude and satisfaction. The Liberals of Clinton were not personally represented at the Ottawa Convention, the delegates appointed being unable to leave their business. 55 years ago ,^ I 6616164 6 THE CLINTON NEW—ERA,: 411)06,, 1913 r The other evening while out on his motorcycle, Otto Fink accompanied by Ray Rumball, took a tumble on account of a farmer keeping to the middle of the Kings highway. The cycle was damaged and the two young men received some cuts and bruises. Miss Rose Lavis is home for the summer vacation. Ernie Walton spent Saturday in Goderich. Miss Eda Evans, of Bayfield left last week for Aylmer to continue her musical studies with W. Glenn Campbell. Miss Evans has taken several exams during the last few years and will try her final in the near future. 40 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS—RECORD June 28, 1928 Rev. S.J. Allin and Sherwin Allin of Toronto visited with Miss Courtice and other friends in town last week. Miss Luella Walkinshaw was home over the weekend coming up to attend the marriage of her sister, Miss Ruth, which took place Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Thompson of Paris visited her mother Mrs. Fred Beckitt• over the weekend. On her return she was accompanied by her daughter Miss Barbara who had been staying with her grandmother for a while. Plurnsteel Bros. advertise work sox at 15c a pair, and fine sox at 3 pairs for $1. 25 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS—RECORD Thursday June 24, 1943 Lau nce W. Lavis has purchased several lots on Albert Street from Mr. A. D. McCartney and is planning to erect a house or houses in the near future. Oliver M. Johnson and daughter Miss Betty of Toronto spent the weekend visiting Blyth and Clinton friends. Miss Mabel Scotchmer of Toronto is spending her vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scotchmer, Bayfield. BE A BLOOD DONOR Sometimes the world seems a pretty rotten place to live, and one of them was during the period of shock and horror fol- lowing the assassination of Sen- ator Robert Kennedy. But there's always some- thing to redeem us from bit- terness and hopelessness. For me, it was the magnificent dis- play of courage and dignity pre- sented by the Kennedy family. The Irish are often present- ed as over-dramatic and over-sentimental in the pres- ence of death. This family, with its Irish roots, gave the lie to that picture. No tears, no hysteria, but an almost classical acceptance of trag- edy, down to the littlest ones: There seems little evidence that the appalling record 'of violence in the United States will be halted or even slowed down by the recent assassi- nations of Kennedy and King. The footawraw about the sale of guns is merely lock- ing the door after the beast is loose. There are so many guns floating around in the States that it would take ten years and the co-operation of the entire populace to round them up and, get rid of them. And you'd still have an un- derground market for the nuts. Americans claim they are a peace-loving people. And they Mean it, But the tradi- tion of violence as a means of solving things is woven deeply into the fabric of their history, and it's going. to be hard to pluck out. They fought the British in 1776 and again in 1812. They fought each other in a civil war of unparalleled ferocity. They fought the Spanish and Mexicans and took Texas, They attacked Spain again on flimsy grounds and wound up with a number of colo- nies. They killed paasenger pi- geons and buffalo and In. dians to the point of extinc- tion. Pile on top of that two massive World wars, the Ko- rean war and the present un- declared War in Vietnam, and it's a pretty, impressiVe record fora Peace-loving people: I'm not being sardonic believe the Americans are a great people, and basically a peace-loving people. They don't want to rule the world, as other great nations have done and still do. But the evidence of violence as a means to an end is unavoid- able. Politically, there is a histo- ry of assassination and at- tempts at it that would make a Balkan state green with envy. American folk-heroes were men of violence: Billy the Kid, Jesse James, murderers both. Gangsters have ruled cities like kings. There was a deep fascination with the ca- reers of murderers like Pret- tliyngBero.y Floyd and John Dil- And what's the latest craze, in everything from fa- shions to advertising? A sick movie about a couple of sick killers, Bonnie and Clyde. And what's ahead? More of the same. The American neg- ro, after a century of sub- servience, has caught the sickness, and he's going to get what he wants, by violence, if necessary. Vandalism, hoodlumis m, beatings, knifings are part of daily life in big cities. Stu- dent Power and Black Power vie for headlines, and get them. The T vast body of Ameri- cans, the good people, the decent people, must be sick at heart and bewildered. The American Dream is turning in- . to a nightmare. But you cannot 'indict a na- tion on the performance of a lunatic fringe. Americans are a people of goodwill, of boldness, and of great Inge- nuity. Surely they will find a way to purse the sickness. We have nothing to be smug about. There is a grow- ing lawlessness and violence creeping into our Canadian. society. The only reason it's comparatively mild is that we have a small population in a big country. We can only wish our good neighbors our sympathy and the fervent hope that. Solu- tions will be found, and soon, to the problems that beset them. 2 The Clinton News—Record, Thursday, June 27, 1968 At last It's over. All the hustle and bustle of the election campaign has reached an end. The people of Canada and the people of Clinton have made their choice. Whether it was the right choice remains to be seen. With a majority govenment, Prime Minister Trudeau will be able to start the machinery of government rolling once again. The Conservative stronghold of Huron will again be represented by Robert McKinley. Mr.. McKinley, obviously pleased with his victory on Tuesday night, pomised to continue serving the riding to the best of his ability. One of Mr. McKinley's opponents was a last minute NDP candidate who had little rational hope of victory. Clinton's own Mait Edgar was a distinct possibility for election to the Huron seat, but party ties again overrode the national trend and local loyalties. Now Mr. McKinley in Huron, like Mr. Trudeau in Canada, is faced with many problems in his own jurisdiction. For Clinton, industrial development for the community and jobs for our youth are major needs. Although few election promises were made nationally or locally, representation that fails to deal with •these problems cannot be considered successful. THE CLINTON NEWS—RECORD June 25, 1953 Mrs. Milton Steepe and Ronald, accompanied by Mrs. Alvin Dutot and daughter, Arlene, spent the weekend visitiLig relatives in Detroit. William W. Broadfoot visited at his cousin's Alex Broadfoot and family at Erie Pennsylvania, also at Dayton Ohio, Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky recently. Mr. and Mrs. Les Martin have returned to their home after a week's visit to Wallaceburg. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker and Bonnie, Weston; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pruss and Janice, London, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parker, Bayfield. THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 21, 1953 Alderman Morgan Agnew and Mrs. Agnew were visitors in Woodstock over Sunday. Cpl. and Mrs. Martell and Janice, RCAF Station, Edgar, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carter.