HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-08-08, Page 2The misery mounts in Biafra and
Nigeria. A World Council of Churches
doctor, just returned from an area which
federal troops have captured, estimates
that more than one in three die from
diseases due to hunger. How much worse
conditions are inside parts of the besieged
territory can be guessed.
Ottawa is now showing greater
evidence of its active concern. Prime
Minister Pierre Trudeau announced the
promise of $500,000 worth of food and
drugs Wednesday. The first Canadian
Forces transport aircraft this weekend is ,
flying 33,000 pounds of this 'aid across'
the Atlantic. These are prattical steps in,
their intention. But until the Nigerian and
Biafran leaders agree about the means of
allowing the aid 'in — whether by land
along "mercy corridors" or.'airlifts;;:,io.,
dump the •cargo in Lagos is as tantalizing
(and ineffectual) as laying some meat
outside the cage of a starving bear.
Canada's careful effort to avoid any
semblance of recognition of Biafra as the
separate and chiefly suffering area — by
the use of such phrases as "that area of
Nigeria affected by hostilities" amounts
to co-operating in the cruelty.
Slowly, slowly the International Red
Cross seems to be levering open a door by
which to pout in the aid. After a week of
no flights at all'. Commissioner-General
Auguste Lihdt and other Red Cross
officials who were in Lagos flew into
. Biafra on Wednesday. There may be
special significance in this journey, leading
to an agreement between the two sides
when they meet for a second round of
peace talks in Addis Ababa on Monday.
But meanwhile the fighting has been
fiercer. This week federal troops have
been trying to advance from Port
Harcourt into the oilfields area and, in the
north, link up firmly between Onitsha and
Enugu for a final thrust into the Ibo
'heartland. These preparations expose the
shabbiness of the British justification for
continuing arms supplies to federal forces.
For Prime Minister Harold Wilson to claim
Britain has been able (with the influence
bought by selling bullets) to restrain the
Nigerian forces from all-out attacks is a
nauseous sham, which the Canadian
Government should openly and officially
denounce.
• This horrible civil war has reached its
climax, For the world's awakened concern
to mean anything, every possible pressure
must be put on both sides at Addis Ababa
to agree on an immediate ceasefire and an
opening of aid channels. If Nigeria is to
mean anything worthwhile again, and not
be a name of doom in the world, the
millions on the edge of death must be
saved. Next week at Addis Ababa loOkS
like being the last chance to save them.
Toronto Globe and Mail
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75 years ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
August 4, 1893
Seaforth papers boast because
about 60 percent of the pupils
sent up for Entrance
examination passed. The
Goderich papers cap that by
showing that 71 percent of those
from Goderich passed, but
Clinton gets away ahead of both
of them as 86 percent of those
'writing from Cliiitdri school
passed.'
Charlie Burrows of Detroit
passed through Clinton on his
wheel on Monday last on his
way to Henfryn. He made the
trip from Windsor to,Clinton in
Mrs. Lawrence Stephenson
has returned from a visit with
her daughter and son-in-law,
Inspector and . Mrs. Randell
Pepper at Port Arthur.
Mrs. Ruth Mulholland is
vacationing this week at Deer
Park Lodge, Bayfield.
Miss Sharon Thompson has
returned home after a month in
Europe.
Miss Elizabeth Courtice of
Hamilton was the guest of Misses
Hattie and Sybil Courtice, 18
Joseph Street, for a few days last
week.
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PERSONALS,
Thursday, August 8, 1968,
Biafra starves
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THE DESTRUCTIVE SIDE OF NATURE
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at Midland, Ontario.
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Fotheringham returned home on
Saturday after spending two
weeks with Mrs. Chris Venner
and other relatives. Mrs. Venner
accompanied them to Hamilton
for the weekend and holdiay.
David Ormonde, Detroit,
visited his parents Mr. and Mrs.
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weekend.
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PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Victoria Street
W. Werner, Pastor
Sunday, August 11th
9:45 a.m.— Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. -- Worship Service.
7:30 p.m.-- Evening Service.
MAPLE ST. GOSPEL HALL
Sundayi fkligust 11th
9:45 a.m. — Worship Seiiiiii.
1 I :00 a.m. — Sunday School.
8:01/p.in,— Evening Service.
Speaker: CA111CHBEF - Ff17:
Tyelay Prayer and Bible Stud
u:uu p.m.
THE MAL& MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
parts of two days. He stopped
overnight with John
Cuninghame.
Mr. H. B. Casson well known
in this vicinity, left his home at
Harriston on Tuesday for Boston
where he enters into journalistic
work in the advocacy of
so-called Christian Socialism.
55 years ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
August 7, 1913
Miss,,, K'athleen lvfcNauehton
of, Varna and .Miss Bessie' Ross, of
TOronto spent Elie weekendivith.
Miss Helena Middleton, Huron
Road.
•
H. S. Chapman, successor. to
James Twitched & Son advertise
men's ands ladies' oxfords at
prices from 88c to $1.98,
Dr. Metcalf of Bayfield is
building a green house and when
completed will be the finest in
the district.
• Mrs. Hugh Miller of
Brooklyn, NY, is the guest of
her daughter Mrs. Thomas
Hawkins.
40 years ago
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
August 9, 1928
Mrs. A. McKercher of
London is visiting her friend
Miss A. Bartliff of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold King and
little Harold, Atwood, and
William C. Parker of Sarnia, Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Smith and babe,
London, were the guests of their
parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Parker, Bayfield.
Driving has to be a full time 'job if you want to
arrive safely at your holiday destination, A
distracted driver iS an 'Inattentive driver' and
statistics show that inattentive driving is the
major Cause of accidents in all age groups. Last
year in Ontario, at least 260 deaths were caused
by inattentive driving and more than ),36,000
people were injured. Your Ontario Departinent
of Transport offers the following tips to help you
keep your attention on the 'job of driving-. Avoid
distraction from confusion within the car...make
sure passengerS and luggage do nest block your
field Of vision; froth fatigue...,scheduld regular
stoPS, along the way; and front indecision over
routes and turn.offS....plart your trip ahead of
time and check all mapS before you set ant,
Miss Leona Hearn of
Hamilton returned home after a
two weeks' holiday with ,freinds
in this vicinity.
Mrs. A. Benson Corless spent
the weekend and civic holiday
with Russeldale relatives.
25 years ago
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
August 5, 1943
Trooper Gordon Heard of
Camp Borden is spending a few
days' leave with his parents, Mr.
•'and''' Emerson Heard,
Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Sours, of
Toronto were weekend and
holiday visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Phelan.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. McMurray over
the weekend were Mr. and Mrs:
Ernest Preston and daughters,
Dorothy and Audrey of
Toronto.
Miss, Agnes Agnew of
Toronto is visiting at her home
in town. "
Clinton's main streets_
comprising the business sections
of Albert, Victoria and Huron
are being given a surface coating
of tarvia and crushed stone
under the direction of the Mayor
and street committee.
15 years ago
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
August 6, 1953
Elwin Merrill and Stan
MacDonald spent Civic Holiday
at Port Elgin.
ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH
"THE FRIENDLY CHURCH"
Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A.
Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, A.R.C.T.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th
NOTE — ALL SERVICES ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
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Wesley-Willis — Hohnesville United Churches
REV. A.J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister ,n,„,p, MA. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director
• • SUNDAY, AUGUSTI1th ' """r
11:00 a.m.— MORNING WORSHIP. -
Ontario Street United Church will join with
us.
Sermon: "Are We Masters of Our Fate?"
11-:00 iTUriery and Junior Congregation.
The Rev. A. R. Looby,
C.S.B., Houston, Texas, Mrs. A.
M. Looby, Dublin and Mrs. Alice
Guyette, Detroit, Michigan who
all just returned from spending
the past, month in Europe,
visited with) Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Trott and A n:
Misses Lorene Cox and Betty
Stock spent a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Cooper,
Lapeer, Michigan.
Sergeant and Mrs. R. C.
Biggart and their two boys Billie
and Bobby, Ottawa motored
back on Monday after snendinE
a week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Biggart.
Guests of Mrs. Fred McEwen,
Bayfield, over the weekend
included her daughter Mrs. R. IL
Nicholls, London, William J.
Nicholls, Toronto, G. A. Walker,
Guelph-, Mrs. Della McBride,
Miss Grace Cluff, Toronto; Miss
Ethel Chisholm, Chatham; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Ronson,
Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Latimer, Toronto, were also
guests the previous weekend.
9:45 a.m.— MORNING WORSHIP.
10:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th
ti.identMrnisier:The Rev.W.be:01j
10:00 a.m.—morning Service — English.
2:30 p.m. — Afternoon Service --
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NO SERVICES DURING MONTH OF AUGUST
The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B.A., Minister
Mrs. B. I3oyes, Organist and Choir Director
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