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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-10-24, Page 2rii TrhgrsOPY, Qctpippr 24, 1968 It V. I "''.'Peopte who care 'We like to think that if yoU take two towns of equal size and facilities, there is one factor that will make one grow and • 'prosper while the other withers away. There may be only a dozen of theM, i•-•Put they will improve the lives of s a thOusand .neighbours just by living there. ;:. They care about everything that •tOuche's the community. They care if windows are glean and Sidewalks swept, if lawns are green and ''streets are clean. They worry about recreation for youngsters, and whether or not teachers can teach. They care about laws being enforced 'impartially. They want public officials to be men and women of whom all can be proud. • ,They attend public meetings and Carry ,petitions and write letters: and jangle :Phones. -They deplore garbage untended and junk abandoned in unsightly yards. :They volunteer while others scoff. They care about trees and. churches, aboUt sidewalks and streets, they care about the people who use these things every day. .s Such 'people' whO care do not lead the carefree life of their neighbours. Sometimes" they are objects Of ridicule from their litter-throwing, free-vheeling neighbours. ; But, without them a community, can, • soon, reacK•ithe :level of the biggest slob, whO ,dwellsithere,o?»idopi They annoy us with ideas, goad us to work — but we're thankful there are still a few who' care living in our town. — (New Hamburg Independent) Halloween Halloween nowadays is an evening of' fun for the little ones, of dressing up in costumes, going to partiesvan,d begging • Oodles door-to-door. :But Halloween once was a • time of terror•— and the costumes Children wear 'n Halloween •night reflect' that far-off time. The Druids, an order of •priests ,in ancient Gaul and Britain, believed that on Halloween ghosts, spirits, fairies, witches and elves came out to harm people: They' thought the 'cat was sacred„ and believed that cats once had been human beings but Were changed as a punishment for evil deeds. • From these dramatic beliefs,tome, the present-day use of witches, ghosts • and cats in Halloween festivities. The Druids' had an autumn festival cailed_Samhain (pronounced SAH-win), or summer's end. It was an occasion for feasting on all the foods which had been grown during the summer, and for this reason the custom of :using leaves, • purnOkins and cornstalks as Halloween decorations also comes from the Druids. The Roman , Catholic Church named November I as All Saints' Day, and the evening before it was called Halloween, which means hallowed or holy evening. The Christian feast day and the old pagan . customs' were combined Into the HallOween festival. From Our 'early Files 7.5 years. ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA October 20, 1893 Mr. Frank 'lodger's of the Dry Goods Palace is in. Toronto this week on business. Mr. James Fair has put a large tank in for fire Purposes, and intends to put pipes under steam-pressure all through the building so that in case of emergency he will be well prepared. It is likely that Dr. Gunn will next summer erect a building on his Huron Street property, just, behind the store of F'lumsteel and Gibbings. The gale of Saturday last blew in a couple of windows in the house• of Mr. Thomas • Johnston. The Doherty Factory has been closed down for several days, owing to improvements and additions being made; but it is expected that work will be resumed about Monday next. 55 years ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA October 23, 1913 Miss Jessie O'Neil of Toronto University spent the holiday at her home here. Mr. Jack Weir, of the Royal Bank staff ate his Thanksgiving turkey at his home at Wioxeter., When the Hydro men start bringing in the wires along Albert Street, it will be well for the'Street Committee to see that they do not mutilate the shade trees., In God'erich the citizens are making a strong kick against the. way they are spoiling the trees. ' • Miss Ross Lavis was home from Galt for over the holiday accompanied by her friend Miss Beattie. It's pumpkin time again LETTERS. To The goltpr;. I think this is a good time to express our gratitude to a few of our citizens who seem to be taken for granted , the managers and coaches of minor ball teams. Being the mother of a Pee Wee player, I realize the hours spent by these men. Hours they could have spent with their EDITOR wives and children,, 40. didn't,, Without Ow men, I 1410W our boys could not have enjoyed. the summer as well. Neither would quite a few of the parents who followed the teams. On behalf of the parents, I would like to express sincere thanks and appreciation for all you have One. Betty MacDonald Clinton October 16. TO THE. Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Monday. and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For apativie ivo one 3EAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 RONALD L. McDONALD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 39 St. David St. Goderich' 524-6253 INSURANCE K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE 41, REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Rea. 482-71104 HAL HARTLEY Phone 482.6693 LAWSON AND WISE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE --, INVESTMENTS . Clinton Office: 482-9644 H. C. Lawson, Res.: 482-9787' J. T. Wise, Res.: 482-7265 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum - Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis — 68 Albert St. Clinton-4824390 ... ERV1 Attend . Your Church This Sunday NOTE — ALL,SERVICES ON STANDARD TIME TIME ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, A.R.C.T. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th , 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—MORNING WORSHIP. Evening Unit of the U.C.W„ meets Monday, October 28, at 8:30 p.m. Miss Lois Grasby will show slides of her recent trip to Europe. EVERYONE WELCOME 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, OCTOBER 27th 8:00 a.m.—Wesley-Willis Men's Club Breakfast. 11:00 a.m.—Divine Service — Baptism. HOLMESVILLE 9:45 a.m.—Divine Service. 10:45 a.m. — Sunday School. Saturday, October 26 — 10:00 a.m. DOLL FESTIVAL at Wesley-Willis CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th 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 ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th 9:4S a.m.—Sunday School. The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B.A., Minister Mrs. B.Boyes, Organist and Choir Director 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. 10:45 a.m.—ANNIVERSARY SERVICE. Guest Speaker: REV. E. R, HAWKES, B.A., B,Th. of Bluevale Special Music by Choir Anthems: "THE LORD IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE" by Simper "WHAT ARE THESE" by J. Stainer EVERYONE WELCOME. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Victoria Street • W. Werner, Pastor Sunday, October 27th 9:45 a.m.— Sunday School.. 11:00 a.m. — Worship Service 7:30 p.m. -• Evening Servite, MAPLE ST. GOSPEL HALL Sunday, October 27th 9:45 a.m.-1 Worship Service. 11:00 a.m.— Sunday School. 8:00 p.m. —Evening Service. SpeakerLoCnWes Shorten, Tuesday Prayer .and Bible Study Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 • . 1924 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 Elfi ERIC A. McdUINNESS Editor J. HOWARD AITKEN — General Manager Authorized, EiS Second Class Mail, 'Post Office bepartMent„ Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in tas SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Payable in advance' Canada and Great Britain: $5.00 a year; United stat4 and Foreign: $6.50, Single Copies: 12 Cents Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 It SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley An' apology from Smiley Every so often I get myself into such a bind that a razor blade and a tub of hot water seem the only honorable way out. The sole reason I am still with you is that either my wife has just ruined my last blade shaving her legs, or everybody in the house has just had a bath and there's no hot water left. I'm in one of these now. Bind, that is, not bath. First of all, the Slovaks are after me. In a recent column about the Czechs, I used, not inadvert- ently, the phrase "those lousy Slovaks." Six of my 12 Slovakian readers took exception, read- ing it out of context, as people always do when they want to take exception. No less a person than Louis Gorek, secretary of the Slovak Benefit Society, read my arti- cle "by chance." By chance my foot. It was obviously sent to him by some lousy Czech. He wrote a letter to the editor, which.ends with the intriguing expression, "Whoever is going to seed a hate will find himself in a hatred." Another letter to the editor, signed by six Slovak veterans, suggested that I was not only IGNORANT, but a member of some Nazis (sic) organization. Well, I'd rather be lousy than both ignorant and a Nazi. (I am ignorant, was lousy when I was a P.O.W. and have not been, nor ever expect to be a Nazi.) Curiously, this letter too contains the expression "If you are going to seed a HATE, you will find yourself in a hatred." Collusion, what? Well, good Slovaks, and your ladies I apologize. If our educa- tidnal system was any good, you'd have known what I meant, The original said, "Here you are, a' good, honest Bohemian (Czech), After World War I you are thrown in with those lousy Slovak 40 years ago l'HE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 25, 1928 Miss Annie Potts of Mitchell and Mrs. Henry Diehl and Mr. and told you are now a Czecho- Slovakian. Let's change that. Make it read, "Here you are, a good, honest Slovak. After World War I, you are thrown in with those lousy Bohemians and told you are now a Czecho-Slo- vakian." And that's about what they think of each other. Divide and conquer, I always• say. But now I'll have the Czechs after me. The next Balkan war may be fought right here in Canada, with yours truly slap in the middle. The only way out that I can see is to buy two tickets to the next ball sponsored by the Slovak Benefit Society. But even the vision of slav- ering Slovaks and choking Czechs seeking my blood doesn't bother me nearly as much, as the next ordeal in my current bind. I'd rather face 100 of them, bare-handed, than go through with it. • I have to make a speech to the Women's Institute. I would rather walk barefoot over a glowing bed of red-hot go-go girls than make Ind speech. However, it's my own fault. Their secretary wrote me last June, asking me to speak. I ignored the letter, hoping it would go away, or that I'd die. Then came the mail strike. Thought I was safe. Not so. Early September she wrote again, sharply reminding me. Still I stalled, but no use. It wasn't rnY sense of honor that made me accept. It was the fact that the secretary's daughter was in my home form, Every clay she sat and looked at me with ' huge, reproachful eyes. Finally, I broke, and blurted, "All right, Marsha, all right! Tell your Mem I'll do it." She beamed. Her teach hadn't let her down. What in the holy old red- eyed world does one say to a group of first-class women who have already heard a speaker on every possible topic? Carl Diehl of Stanley were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Foster, Bayfield, on Sunday. Messrs. Ross McEwan and Kenneth Roberton of Stratford motored up and spent the weekend at their respective homes in town. Mr. Bert Gliddon returned Saturday Ironi Saskatchewan where he assisted in harvesting and threshing the crop on the 'farm of•Mr. C. J. Wallis. Messrs. W. Mutch and H. Lawson spent the weekend with Windsor 'friends., COOPER Passed away in Victoria Hospital, London, on Saturday, October 19, William Robert Cooper, 67, of Kippen. Funeral service was Tuesday, October 22, from the Bonthron Funeral Home, Hensall, with interment in Bairds Cemetery, Stanley Township. AIKENHEAD Passed away in Clinton Public Hospital, on Thursday, October 19, Mrs. John Aikenhead, the former Reta Harrison, aged 64, of Brucefield. Survivors include her husband, sons, James Brucefield, Bill in Germany, daughters, Mrs. Stewart (Olive) Br oad foo t, Brucefield, Mrs. Harold (Joyce) Willert, R.R. 2, Hensall, Mrs. IL Si (Amy) Hunt, London, Mrs. Stanley (Elizabeth) Collins, Clinton; sisters, Mrs. Olive Adams, London, Mrs. Elizabeth, Pennywitt, Mrs„ Irene Jones, both of Detroit; brothers, Percy, Goderich, and, Charles Detroit. Service -was at 1 p.m. Monday, October 21, from the Bonthron Funeral Home, Hensall. Interment was in Baird Cemetery, Stanley Township. FONGER Passed away in Victoria Hospital, 'London, on Monday, October 21, Mrs„ Ralph R„ Fonger in her 57th year. Survivors include a son, Ralph R., Canadian Forces Base, Clinton. Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 23, from the Needham Memorial Chapel, interment in Delaware Cemetery. GORDON C. FULFORD Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 16 for Gordon Charles Fulford of Clinton who died here October 13. The service was at Ball and Mutch Funeral Home, with the Reverend S. Sharpies of Seaforth officiating. Interment was at Clinton Cemetery. Mr. Fulford, son of Mrs. J. McKeever and the late' Arthur Fulford, was born in Clinton on June 24, 1940, lived in Clinton all his life and was employed in a shoe factory prior to his death. He was a member of the Anglican Church. Besides his mother, who lives in Clinton, he is survived by a brother, William, of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Aussie (Mary) Partridge 'of Lohr, West Germany, three uncles and one aunt. Pallbearers at the funeral were Jim Turner, Lloyd Hoy, Gordon Hoy, Bill Whidden, Jimmie Hoy and Fred Trevena. Flower-bearers were Harold Glazier, Randy Glew, Frank Cook and Clarena Neilans. 25 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD October 21, 1943 An external affairs announcement last week gave the names of 221 Canadians among the civilians being repatriated from Japan , and Japanese occupied countries who are expected to land in New York early in Debember. Among this list is Miss Sybil R. Courtice. Well, I have my opening par- agraph ready, It goes like this: "The Women's Institute should be wiped out, With fire and sword, if necessary. Speak- ing as a man, I would like to see every branch smashed, all records put to the flames, and any executive members who might be caught sent to Can- ada's tundra to spend the rest of their lives making motions and resolutions and phoney Es- kimo carvings and not asking people to speak to them!' On second thought, maybe I'd better take on the entire Czecho.Slovak population of h l it r With Canada, ant ge tover quickly, ri fleatii:g oda, r.liv"E OBITUARIES 86th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CLINTON. SUNDAY/ OCT. 27th SERVICES 11:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. Guest Speaker: REV. RALPH HUMPHRIES Of Beamsville Special Musk — Come And Bring A Friend Pastor P. Ferrer Officiating