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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-12-12, Page 2OPTOMETRY INSURAW Attend Your: Church This Sunday 'ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th 9:45 a.m.—SundaY School. 11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship.' 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, DECEMBER 15th WESLEY-WILLIS 9:45 a.m,:—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. — Worship Service. Sermon: "READY FOR CHRISTMAS?" 7:30 p.m. — Christmas in Song and Story (With the three choirs) HOLMESVILLE 1:00 p.m. — Worship Service. 1:45 p.,m. Sunday School. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNL)AY, DECEMBER 15th 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, DECEMBER 15th The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B,A., Minister Mrs. B. Boyes, Organist and Choir Director 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:45 p.m. — Morning Worship. Everyone Welcome rigove"~Ne".•""w"0".....",e0 ".•"....0 MAPLE STREET GOSPEL HALL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th 9:45 a.m. — Worship Service. 11:00 a.m, — Sunday School. 8:00 p.m. — Gospel Service. Speaker: JOHN AITKEN, Shelburne. Subject: "THE ECUMENICAL CHURCH, In the Time of the End." Tuesday, Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Subject: "ISRAEL, 'In the Time of the End." 1 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Victoria Street W. Werner, Pastor Sunday, December 15th 9:45 a.in, — Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service. 7:30 p.m. Evening Service, 1 4,19".04%-"e".1%•••••"40.6•01.0", ''THROUGH YOUR RED CROSS THOSE YOU HELP WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER 2 Clinton News.Record, Thursday, .Doc.p.mlpor 1?,, 1968 Editorials From, Our Early Files 75 years ago • JOHN M. STEINART Buckle up Soldiers at CaMp Gagetown in New Brunswick were asked recently What they thought about automobile seat belts. Almost 20 percent of those surveyed said they did not consider belts to be a safety factor. On short trips, 13.8 percent of men said they always use seat belts; 24.1 use them occasionally, and 62.1 percent never use them. On long trips, 37.4. percent always use belts; 27.7 use them occasionally, and 34.9 percent never use them. A survey of any cross-section of the population would likely turn up similar statistics. It seems motorists are more likely to wear seat belts on long trips, but ignore them on short ones. • It is unfortunate that this attitude exists. Recent studies have proved that use of, a single lap belt would save 40 percent of those killed in automobile accidents. Use of a combined lap and shoulder belt would save 53 percent. The Canadian Highway Safety Council says that three out of four traffic deaths occur within 25 miles of home (and many of them a lot closer than 15 miles) and half of all road accidents involving injury or death occur at speeds less than 40 miles an hour, sometimes as low as 10 miles an hour. Two courts in Canada have taken seat belts into account in assessing negligence in civil actions. The B.C. Supreme Court, dealing with a civil claim by, the window of a driver killed in a car accident, reduced the claim by 25 percent because the driver had not been wearing his seat belt. In the second case, a trial judge found the fatally-injured driver of a car 25 percent contributorily negligent because he had not fastened his seat belt, despite the fact the other driver was found 100 percent responsible for the accident. All the facts clearly show seat belts reduce injury and death in car accidents. Every' driver should , buckle-up before driving away, even on the shortest of trips. '(Stratford Beacon-Herald) 6 Corner store In a news bulletin from the Financial Post, one article is headed up "Corner Store Just a Memory?" It goes on to state that there will be more uSe of elaborate electronic data-processing systems for merchandise, a further . move by department store operators into unconventional marketing methods, more tie-ups • between distinct types of merchandise and other progressive features. All designed, no doubt, to streamline the retail trade. Living in a small community, we are loath to see the personal touch gradually being lost in the business world. As yet, 'we can still expect, and get, a very personal type of service from our retailers — and we don't want to lose it. No .amount of slick merchandising can replace the comfortable feeling of being able to order a roast fromthe butcher and l know that he will remember your favourite cut. Or calling the repairman for the washing machine and have him come right away because you are in the midst ot. a wash. Even the milkman gets to know your requirements, and if you inadvertently forget to leave bottles out he will usually leave the right quantity for your needs — or make a second trip to deliver if you call in. Our local businessmen are often unsung heroes. Many calls are made on their time for service they would not be required to give in larger.centres. The corner store is a cherished part of our community. It may be slightly old-fashioned, but it is a facet of our daily living we would not like to do without. — (New Hamburg Independent). THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1885 THE CLINTON NEW ERA December 8, 1893 Bread has taken a tumble in price to 31/2 cents a loaf and Mr. R. McLennan has commenced business again for himself. Mr, Isaac Prout of the firm of Hill and Prout, has had a house rented for some time, a circumstance that gave rise to certain suspiCions, and on Tuesday evening these were verified by his marriage to Miss McEachren, a young lady of town. Mr. Thomas Fair has resumed his duties as postmaster, and is now in the enjoyment of much better health than for some time past; during his short respite from work, the duties of the officer were most efficieritly attended to by assistant Pdstmaster W. D. Fair and Miss Josie Fair, a statement the public will cordially endorse. We congratulate Mr. John Holmes of the Huron road on having left the state - of bachelorhood and wish him all the happiness possible; there's another John Holmes about three miles west who should go and do likewise' and we presume he will one of these days. 55 years ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA December 11, 1913 10 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD December 11, 1958 Mrs. W. S. McManus, Windsor, visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. 'Cap' Cook over the weekend. ,Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen, Auburn, have returned from a month's vacation spent at Flint, Michigan and Gorrie. The 21st Annual Meeting of Huron Co-operative Medical Services was held in Londesboro Community Hall on Monday, December 9. ,Guest speaker was Reverend A. J. Mowatt, D. D., of Wesley-Willis United Church, Clinton, who gave an address on conditions in China, 'past and present, with special reference to health problems, which were of particular interest to the members of the medical co-operative. The business meeting was conducted by the president, Kenneth Johns,. Exeter. Frank Thompson, of G. H. Ward and Partners, Woodstock, gave the financial and auditor's reports. A year-end surplus of $16,630 was transferred to General Reserve. Four retiring Directors, Gordon Kirkland, RR 2 Lucknow; Roy Strong, Gorrie; Bertram Klopp, Zurich; Bert Irwin, RR 2 Seaforth, were re-elected to serve 3-year terms. Other Directors are: Mrs. 0. G. Anderson, Belgrave; Fordyce Miss Lorraine Dale, BlYth, was the guest of Miss Elaine Weston, Bayfield, for the weekend: The lady employees of the Par-Knit Hosiery Ltd. had their Christmas party and turkey dinner at the Hotel Clinton on Thursday, December 4. 40 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD December 13, 1928 Howard Mulholland, Will Jervis and Harry Ford, Holmesville have returned home after spending a few days in Detroit. Mrs. Charles Connor of London was the guest on Friday last of Mrs. David Steep. Mr. and Mrs. James Scott spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs. Adams of Windsor. The Hydro Electric line men installed the street lights in Londesboro, last week. There are lights at all the main corners. They are certainly very much appreciated. 25 years ago THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD December 9, 1943 Ordinary Seaman Wilfred Denomme, RCNVR arrived here from Halifax last Thursday to spend a two week's leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Denomme and family. Robert Vodden accompanied by his sister Mrs. R. Scott of Londesboro spent the past week in Toronto with their sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nimmo. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harvey and son Bill and Mrs. A. Cousins of Flint, Michigan were weekend visitors at the home of the latter's sister, Miss S. Watkins and other relatives. Clark, RR 5 Goderich; Hugh B. Smith, RR 2 Listowel; Lorne Rodges, RR 1 Goderich; Gordon ,Richardson, Clinton; Robert E. McMillan, RR 2 Seaforth; Mrs. Andrew Crozier, RR 2 Seaforth. Discussion and questions from the floor expressed the interest of the members as to the future of the Co-operative in the event that Ontario should join Medicare. It is expected that the Health Insurance Registration Board (H.I.R.B.) would then be the sole insurer of physician's services in Ontario. The meeting approved a motion by Martin Baan, RR 3 Walton, directing the board to explore other fields of service beyond those covered by Medicare, such as a prescription drug plan, an extended major medical programme, or the sponsoring of medical clinics. Toy buying hints What kind of toys should you get for your child? The federal health department pamphlet, "Play and Playinates", says toys Should: — be appealing and suitable to the child's age and abilities. —'stimulate the child to more difficult; complicated activities. — be durable, but not have sharp corners or poisonous paints. — be varied — some for construction and solitary play, and some for social play, so that they contribute to the total development of the child. This pamphlet, is distributed, without charge, by your provincial and for local Department or tioaith. John Matthew Stewart of Bayfield died at. Clinton Public Hospital December 4 after a lengthy illness. A former techniCal school teacher in Hamilton, Mr, Stewart retired in 1952 and spent the last two, years in the hospital, He was a member of St. Paul's Anglican Church and was. a son,of the late Mary and James Stewart, His wife, the former Florence Ethel Pollock, is among the survivors. Funeral services were held December 6 at Beattie Funeral Home with the Reverend E. J. B. Harrison of Bayfield officiating. Burial was in Bayfield Cemetery. ,Pallbearers were Ernest and William Talbot, R. J, Larson, LeRoy Poth, Mel Graham and Melvin Greer, CHARLES W. SNELLING Charles Wilfred Snelling of Brucefield died last Thursday 'evening in London Victoria Hospital at the age of 68. He was a native of Wallace Township in Perth County and lived in Brucefield for 20 years. He was born October 7, 1900, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Snelling, and worked at the-• Clinton Canaluan ti'orees Base, Adastral Park. He was a member of the United Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Jessie Kirkconnell; a daughter, Ruth Kovacs of Ottawa; and three brothers, Bert of Stratford, Garb of Toronto I love to sing. Just as some crows do. Have you ever stopped and felt a pang of pity .for that crow who was trying to 'get a little vibratto into his "Caw-aw-aw"? I have. I know .'exactly how he feels. Thel-e are strong, rugged men throughout the..tBritish Commonwealth today. who turn pale and shudder every- time they remember my trying to get through such intricate mel- odies as Knees Up, Mother Brown, or There Was An Old Monk of Great Renown, There are tenors and altos and sopranos and contraltos, and all sorts of other singers. I sing bass. 'As a lover of singing, and the possessor of a bass voice. I am particularly obnoxious at pre-Christmas parties where everyone, after a few belts of orange juice or something, start warbling beautiful des- cants to the carols. I just caw away at them, and they all come out sounding much the same. Good King Wenceslaus comes roaring Out on a Silent Night, decks the Herald Angels with BowS of Holly and goes back in' for another hash at the wassail howl. After a lot of thought, I've decided that it's the words that are wrong, not my voice, I know the first line of all the great c.7.rols and Christmas songs, but after that, I just sing, "Ho Ho Ho and Yah Yah .Yah and Something Nice and Something Else.", New words: that's what we need, We must remember that these lovely carols were writ- ten, for the most part, by peo- ple who didn't realize that Christmas was going to turn into the .biggest cash-register. ringing season of the year-. They were monks and priests and reverends and mu- sicians who t h o u g.h t that Christmas was a time of joy. They weren't with it, They didn't even know that the tur- key was a sacred bird: They didn't know that an atoni ,bomb toy was just the thing to make sparkle the eyes of your little boy, Or that a necklace of real pearl was ,just the thing to make sparkle the eyes of your big girl. and Jack of Port Colborne. Funeral services were held last Saturday at Ball Funeral ,Home in Clinton with the Reverend D. Stewart of Brucefield officiating. Pallbearers, were his three, brothers, Don Snelling, Earl Kelly Jr. and Andrew T~irkconnell, Burial was in Bayfield. R. F. McGUINNESS Robert F. McGuirmes.s of White Plains, New York, father of Eric A. MeGninness, 102 Huron Street, Clinton, editor of The Clinton News-Record, died suddenly in New York City on Monday. An attorney, Mr. McGuinness was on the investigative staff of the State of New York Commission of Investigation. Requiem Mass was to be offered in White Plains today, but details were not immediately Available. Plates will glow New Brunswick motorists who visit other provinces will soon be spared shouts of .`=Hey you've lost your front license plate!" The Financial Post reports that starting in 1969, New Brunswick cars will again carry two plates after having only one since 1960. The plates, silver with red letters, will be done in reflectorized paint. And that's why I decided our carols and Christmas 'ditties had to be brought up to• date, with words that relate to the 1960s. Thus, we'll remember the words better, and won't have to fill in with stuff like, "Di Do Dee Dah Dee Dum Dum." These songs aFebnift4''s&red 4 and secular. But enter into the spirit and you'll see how im- portant the up-dating is. Now, I haven't the time, energy or talent to write complete ver- sions I'll just give you the first verse. Then you're on your own, and the whole fami- ly can join in the game. All together now. The first is to the tune of Jingle Bells. From there on I won't give you a clue, And don't mind the odd spot where, the stanza has, a few extra words. That's half the fun. Jungle war, jungle war, .Jungle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to shop On a mad December day. * * * God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay. You'll have your Christmas hills all paid By the 24th of May. Good old Stanislaus looked out At the Czechs all beefin' And the Russ stood all about Deep and Crisp and even a little ashamed of themselves. Hark, the Herald's ads all sing, Big, fat gifts are all the thing. Don't be scared to ask for lots, Cheaper junk will please the tots, * * * Oh come, all ye faithless, Hopeless and on acid, Oh come ye to Yorkville And worship the grass id. * Deck the dolls with poisOn ivy Then you won't be tempted to Get all warm and sort of live-y And end up in a cold, domestic stew, See what can be done? We Three Kings of Orient are . What rhymes with "are"? That's r i gh t, "Car." not "camel." Go to it. J. E. LONGSTAF F OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For Appointment Phone 402-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE, 527-1240 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524.7661 RONALD L. McDONALD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 39 St, David St. Goderich 524-6253 K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones; Office 482-9747 Res. 482,7804 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 — 482-9390 OBITUARIES Clinton News-Record Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD 1924 / Established 1881 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 ERIC A. McGUINNESS Editor J, HOWARD AITI<EN — General Manager Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Departnierit, Ottawa, and for payment Of postage in cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $5,,00 a year; United States and Foreign: $6.00, Single Copies: 12 Cents Messrs. Fred Ford, Ernie Huller and Herb Schoenhals have returned from their sailing season. Miss Marion Bogie of Goderich spent the weekend with her aunt Mrs. H. Pennebaker, High Street. The controversy over the improvement of Clan Gregor Square, Bayfield, is still on the move. The recent petition presented to the council to have it remain as it is, has had no effect as the council is determined to go on with the improvements, notwithstanding all opposition. 15 . years ago Hugh McGregor, Stanley,. . „ township and son Frank,.,, • • went .littz,*‘149, TorontO toad -1T11..Cf.,INT01\1-1\IEWSIRECORD er-Mir atte fat sfoct show. They December 10; 1953" took a number of cattle with them, and secured two prizeS. Miss Kay Snider has 'returned from Brampton where she visited her sister and family. Mrs. George Castle, Bayfield, is visiting her daughter Mrs. William Craig, Toronto. Mrs. Proctor Palmer has returned from Oshawa where she was the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gerig. Miss Joanne Castle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Castle, has attained a position on the college intermediate basketball team at the University of Western Ontario. Medical co-op meets SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley My Christmas Carols THE 'McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY . Offices — Main Street SEAFORTH Insures: * Town Dwellings * All Class of Farm Property * Summer cottages * Churches, Schools, Halls Extended coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects etc.) is also available. Agents: James Keys, It it 1, Stsillortli,; V J, Lane, RR 5, Scaforth; Wrn, Leiner, Jr., Lomirsboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels;' Harold Squire, Clinton: George Coyne, Dublin: Donald G. Batons 8eaforth.. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th Morning Service and Sunday School — 10:00 a.m.