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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-12-19, Page 2Clinton News-Record Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD 104 Established 1881 Published Every ThUrsday At 'The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario-, Canada Population 3,415 (E1 ERIC A. McGUMINESS Editor I, HOWARD AITKEN — General Manager Authorized as Second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payrnent of postage in Dash SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — Canada and GreatBritain; $5.00 a year; United States And Ooreign: 56,00, Single Coolest 12 Cents tole CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 55 years ago December 18, 1913 Miss Jean Mustard of Brucefield left today for Brooklyn to take a position as head supervisor of St. John's Hospital. Mr. Dodds Holloway, who is in the Sturgeon branch of the Royal Bank, is spending a month's holidays with his parents in town. Mr. John Sutter was in Stratford on Saturday as representative of the Clinton' Hockey Club, in the arranging for the games in this district. 40 years ago December 20, 1928 Mr. Jack VanHorne of Pharmacy is with his parents. Mr, and Mrs. George VanHome, for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Robert Middleton of the College of Pharmacy, Toronto, is spending the Christmas vacation with his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Middleton, Sunnysi de Farm. Mr. W. Hovey of the Toronto University is home for the holiday period. Mrs. L. Dipole of Renfrew is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Potter. Miss Irene Snider and Miss Margaret Aikenhead of London visited at their respective homes in Brucefield last Sunday. 15 years 'ago December 17, 1953 Jabez RandS, Who has been seining the Clinton Public Utilities Commission as assistant to Superintendent A. E. Runiball, was appointed this week as Superintendent. Bartliff Bros. have purchased Vodden's Bakery business in Blyth and on Monday7 December 14, took over the local bread routes, Mrs, F. Nelson, hayfield, was in London over the weekend where she visited the hole of her son y David Nelson, and attended the christening of her grandson, David rthornas Nelson. A club you can Well, is that old Christmas spirit just bubbling inside you? Do you chuckle away' with sheer, brimming love of `your fellow man as you. do your shopping? Are your eyes gleaming with glee as you look at your Christmas card list. What? It isn't? You don't? They're not? What's the mat- ter with you, anyway? Have you organized your door•to-doorcarol singing group for . Christmas Eve? Have you made plans for a family of eight, on welfare, to share your Christmas dinner? You haven't? You say you grunt and bunt and sweat and curse as you stagger through the stores? Your eyes are shin- ning with pure hatred as you look over your Chistmas card list? Welcome to the group. We're growing with increasing rapidi- ty. One of these years, we'll have a majority, and will rise up with one mighty shout: "Christmas? Bah! Humbug!" And if the current Tiny Tim, that creature one sees these days on television, shakes back his long, curly locks, opens his made-up mouth and starts war- bling, "God bless us, every- one," he'll probably get it right between the eyes with one of those cast-iron Christmas tree stands that never work. But we mustn't carp. The great day will arrive when Christmas is torn out of the grasp of the hucksters and re- turned to the people. After all, Christmas is a time of good cheer. Even though much of it comes out of a crock. And After all, `tis a season to be jolly. And most of us are jolly well sick of the whole business by the time the sacred day itself arrives. One of the founding Mem- bers of ACSA, the Anti-Christ, mas-Spirit-Assotiatidn, w a s King Weneeslaus, The "good" was tacked on by the CoUrt minstrel on the explicit orders of Wenceslaus himself, who • was trying to improve his im- age for the history books. He looked out One night and shuddered Within his ermine rebes. The shots lay round about, deep and crisp and even. A great night for skiers and anovvenebile friends, But Wenceslaus was neither; and join he had the gout. He saw a poor man gathering fuel, though the frost was cruel. And what he actually said was, "Get that lousy bum off my property. He's stealing Christmas trees." And so a legend was born. Another prominent member of ACSA was Charles Dickens, Dickens really hated Christ- mas, because he always had a wretched . struggle getting the tree up. And when he did, his wife invariably said sweetly. "It's crooked dear. It's lean- ing over." So he wrote a -irdonic paro- dy of the whole starry-eyed Christmas mush. He cast him- self as Scrooge, a jolly old gent, but one who didn't be- lieve in Santa Claus, Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's semi-liter- ate clerk, was stealing from the petty cash so that he could get bombed on Christmas Eve and go and watch his son, Tiny Tim, the one with the phoney limp, play his ukelele and sing for pennies at the Slap and TiCkle, a sordid London pub. In the original version, kind- ly old Mr. Scrooge said, "For- get it, Bob," gave him a Christ- mas goose, and added, realist that he was, "but the fuzz will be around for yoti on Boiing bay." Dickens' editor, however, a grasping, flint-hearted old skinflint, knew his Victorian readers would never accept such realism. He made the au- thor re-Write the story into the sloppily sentimental "A Christ- mas Carol," which has nause- ated all ACSA members from that day to thiS. Dickens got his '.revenge. He re-Wrote the • Character of Scrooge as a caricature of his editor. Then he hit the punch- bowl, the eater and the road.. He was bitter. He disappeared until after New Year's. They found him dragging a Yule log, soaked in kerosene, into the basement of his publishers' plant. Just a couple of examples out of thousands tb alit)* you that you are hot albne, Join ACSA: No mernbership fee, no annual meeting, Nothing re, nutted except a'resounding "HVAISD6!" when the signal goes Out, OPTOMETR Y J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For Appointment Phone 482,7010 SEAFORTH. OFFICE 527,-1240 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRI5T The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 RONALD L. McDONALD CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 39 St. David St. Goderich 524-6263 .INSURANCE ppoyHol,), INSYRANPE.St. REAk...ESTA Phone;: :Office 4.0?-9747 Hoe. .402,1804 HAL HARTLEY phone.482-6693 LAwso A WISE INSURANCE N — RE ND AL ESTAT INVESTMENTS Clinton Office: 482-9644 H. C. Lawson, Res.: 482-97$ J. T. Wise, Res.: 482.726 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L, Jervis — 68 Albert St. Clinton — 482-9390 ERV1 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 10:00 a.m.—Morning service English. , 2:30 p.m. — Afternoon Service — English. Every Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHLO, St. Thomas listen to "Back to God Hour" EVERYONE WELCOME — '''%•••••~N"... ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 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. — Morning Worship. CHRISTMAS SUNDAY — Special music by Choir. Everyone Welcome. MAPLE STREET GOSPEL HALL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 9:45 a.m. — Worship Service. 1E00 a.m. — Sunday School.. 7:30 p.m. — Christmas Program. Film: "THE GREATEST GIFT" Monday, Pra y8er pM.rileeting and Bible Study Speaker: JOHN AITKEN, Shelburne. Subject: "Armageddon and Christ's Second Advent" ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Morning Service and Sunday School — 10:00 'a. CHRISTMAS EVE — DEC, 24th 4 p.m. — 11:15 p.m. CHRISTMAS DAY — DEC. 25th 10 a.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd THROUGH YOUR RED CROSS THOSE YOU HELP WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER atiMM;W'$?\.:i:Z.Z.MMAaa• PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Victoria Street W. Werner, Pastor Sunday, December 15th 9:45 a.m.— Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. -- Worship Service.. 7:30 p.m.— Evening Service. Mrs. Alice Margaret Staniforth, a Clinton resident for 18 years and former retail shoe merchant here, 'died last Friday at Clinton Public Hosptial. She was 71 years old and lived at Huronview. The widow of Clinton 0: Staniforth, she was born in Paris, .Ontario, September 30, 1897, daughter of the late Harriet (Apps) and Alexander Kay. Besides Paris, she, lived formerly in Goderich, Brantford and Montreal. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star and also of St. Paul's Anglican Church where funeral servies were held Monday, with the Reverend S. Sharpies officiating. Interment was iillaaris. Sunday, December 15 from the Survivors include two sons, S. J. Walker Funeral Home in Gary of Victoria, B.C. and Wingham with Reverend Bruce Peter., of Clinton; two Y sisters, ,Penny ,of Windham Baptist' MA. V P. Watson andr lyhss E. O. Church intermeritl'`' 'KO &Bran:04dt and'airothir, was" id 'Kin'L~aidiii8 ni'.'"V. IT§ of Irdiniktbiirrn`in MRS. MATILDA JONES Mrs. Matilda Jones, 82, passed away suddenly last Thursday at Huronview, Clinton. Left to mourn her passing are five daughters, Mrs. G. A. (Lavine) Campbell of Wingham, Mrs. Donald (Mary) McFarlan of Holyrood, Mrs. Wilmer (Pearl) Harcourt of Wingham, Mrs. Benson (Florence) Shackleton of Dungannon and Mrs. Roy (Mildred) Cullen of RR 2, Clinton; also two sons, Orville of Lucan and Archie of Kitchener. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral service was held on r7-77-7-71,777.7.777.77.!".779!!!!!!!!•!!!!!!!!... -OB ITUARIES 2 .clin,ton News-.Record,. Thursday, ,,December 19, 1900 .Editorial :comment. A true tale There can be a vengeance about lonelines when 'tis.the season to be jolly. Bereaved by the recent loss of a loved one, we begin to comprehend how one can look bleakly on Christmas, as just another winter day, We are fortunate to find solace offered by ,our faith, family and friends. Others are less fortunate, but often. heed only a simple gesture or a few words to enable them to share in the true spirit of the season. A predecessor of ours, Graham Caney, sat dejected and in desolation in this office a year ago. He wrote then of how a seemingly small incident was sufficient to renew his spirit of goodwill. Here again is the story he called "Clinton's own true Christmas tale:" "A strange man sat in a Clinton office working, on Christmas night,. His long past was cratered with self-made disasters. His future looked septic, indeed. "As he worked, he occasionally lifted an eyebrow at the window facing his desk. He studied the blizzard Outside, waiting for a snow-flake to hit the pane so that he could admire its beauty in the moment before it melted. This he did to reassure himself that at least he was more durable than a snowflake. "Munching his Christmas dinner, a plain egg sandwich and a chocolate bar, he thought: "Deck the halls with Boston Charlie if I wouldn't make a worthy Tiny Tim for some staggering Scrooge to foster-father this night." "And laughed, for he was a man who had always accepted life's blows with philosophical ill-grace, and delivered many a mighty buffet in return. "He thought again: "There have been great joys and great sorrows in your life, old friend and enemy, and never the twain shall meet to balance your character., Wealth and poverty, likewise. Tiny Tim, your unsaved soul! You make a better Scrooge." "Scowling through the window with a noticeable lack of goodwill, he spilled maledictions upon several citizens across the street. They seemed to be filled with good' cheer of all kinds:- He -snorted: "Humbug!" But he. failed to pull the curtains. "When a revelling gentleman telephone'd to •ask the strange man if he was the Clinton Cab Company, the answer was "Humbug, humbug, humbug!" When the same gentleman called again, he received a wicked malediction. "In such a mood, the strange man continued to work, and to watch for snow-flakes: "Then a pretty young girl; a moppet of 16 or so, stopped and stared at him. He resolved that as soon as she poked out her tongue, he would not only retaliate in kind, but stick his thumbs in his ears as well and wiggle his fingers at her. "Instead, she smiled, blew a kiss, and mouthed: "Merry Christmas." "Thus was the strange man's spirit of goodwill restored on Christmas night. "Thank you, young lady, whoever you are. And I wish you a Happy New Year." "Merry Christmas" for some is "Happy Hanukkah" for others. The origin is religious in both cases. The Christmas season, when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, generally coincides with the Hanukkah season, which' is the Jewish Feast of Lights or Feast of Dedication. Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah, is a Hebrew word which means dedication. It begins on the eve of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, and lasts eight days. This year it began Monday, December 16. During Hanukkah gifts are exchanged. Each evening one additional candle is lighted on the Hanukkah menora LETTERS To the Editor Early in September I was. approached by the executive of the Zurich DOlilitilens Hockey Club and asked if I would pe interested in coaching the Junior D team. I agreed to do so and told them immediately the type of hockey I expected, They agreed with me completely. At the first practice, I explained to all the players exactly what I expected of them and no one complained or walked out. Up until Saturday, December 7, I thought everything was going fine; the team had only won two games but I felt they were coming along; not one player had complained to me about anything; no one on the executive had complained to me about anything; in fact, 'several parents had congratulated me on my coaching methods and on team discipline. Yet on that same evening a "delegation" of two came to my home and informed me that I was being dropped as coach because "some of the boys complained about discipline" and we were "getting too many penalties". Up until then everyone had praised the discipline and as, far as penalties are concerned, I quote Emile. Francis, general manager of the New York , Rangers, "a hockey team just can't allow itself to be pushed around. A team that doesn't get penalties is a team without guts." Ted Lindsay, former Detroit Red Wings great, says, "You just can't let anyone think they ever got the best of you. You have to retaliate." The present NHL standings show the two teams with the most penalties are the top teams, Montreal and Boston. I make no apologies to anyone; I coached the way I was taught to coach and the way I played hockey myself, and during the first two months of the season everyone seemed satisfied. I admired each of the boys on the team greatly, they are a great bunch of hockey players and I am genuinely sorry to leave them. I wish them the best of luck for the balance of the season. incerely, Hal Flare Varna, December 16 From our early files 75 years ago. December 15,' 1893 Messrs. Steep and Connell intend having a skating rink on the old Ransford pond; there will be skating on Saturday; six times around makes a mile. Messrs. Ben Cole and H. W. Cook have leased the skating rink and are putting it,' in shape to open; this promises to be a good season for their past-time and the boys should do well. It is currently reported and we believe the report to be correct — that Sandy Morrison will leave the ranks of bachelordom shortly. MeaUINIMS.. Requiem Masa was offered last Thursday in White Plains, New York, for. Robert F. McGuinness, father of Eric A. McGuinness, editor of The News-Record, Mr. McQuinne, 54, on the, investigative staff of the State of New York Commission Of Investigation for 10 year's, died suddenly December 9 after suffering a heart attack while on the Way to his New York City office, A native of Pittsburgh, Mr. McGuinness began his career as an attorney in that city, He subsequently worked as a special- agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as security, director of a major. New York City department store. He headed several special state investigations, worked on a . number of other probes and was" formerly chief investigator of a, special unit of the SCI. A graduate of Duquesne University, he received the Bachelor of Laws degree from , the University of Pittsburgh and,,, the master's and doctor's degrees from New York University. School of Law. Besides his son in Clinton, he is survived by his wife, the former Julie Margot Ince; a sister, Mrs. Robert J. Boucek of Coral Gables, Fla., and three, children, Patricia Anne, 20; Eileen Mary, 9 and Kevin Andrew, 4. The funeral mass, a Missa Cantata, was concelebrated by the Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph C. Krug, pastor of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church; the Reverend Robert P. Duane of St. Bernard's and the Reverend Joseph Vujs of Manchester, Connecticut. Burial followed in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, New York. WILLIAM O'BRIEN William O'Brien of 22 Cutter Street, Clinton, died Sunday at Clinton Public Hospital at the age of 78. He had been ill four weeks. Retired for the last 13 years, Mr. O'Brien formerly farmed and worked on • highway construction projects. He was a native of Tuckersmith Township, born July 14, 1890, a son of the late Thomas and Ann Jane O'Brien. A', '1, Mr. O'Brien,., ,.was „ communicant of St.., Jo . sep:b;'ii, Roman Catholic Church in Clinton and lived here, the labt year. He was a former resident of London. Requiem Mass was offered at St. Joseph's Church on Tuesday by the Reverend J. E. Kelly, with interment in St. Joseph's 1111111111•11•111111011/1111111111111111111.111 Cemetery in Htillett Township., Pallbearers_ were Charles Nelson, John VaaNnhaar, Ogellee LeBean, Theodore Flynn, Robert. Lawson And. °PQM. Turner,. Survivors include to Harry ,O Killam, Alberta; a Slater, Teresa Barnes of Clinton; 4Clia"teOpni74741' Eldon 1V17,4141.ape° Scott Smith LILLIANS41.iVeZil\1N Victoria, B.C. M IN Mrs. Lillian Mky 'McKinnon, 91, a Clinton resident for 34 years,, died :December 11 in. Kingson, Ontario where ,she lived the last 13 months... Relatives said Mrs, .McKinnon!a health had beenfailing for several years, Born in Bayfield March 1, '1877,' Mrs. McKinnon was the daughter 'of the late Eliza and John Johnston, She formerly taught at the' Beigrave Public SchOoland at high schools in Seaforth, Clinton and Dontiville, She was the widow of Charles McKinnon and was ,a member of St. Paul'S Anglican Church, Clinton. She was active in. church organizations, , Survivors include four nieces and a nephew. Funeral services were conducted by the Reverend J. S. Sharpies at St. Paill'a Church on December 13. Burial was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Silcox, Alf Crozier, Harry Watkins, James Snell, Royce Fremlin and Alvin Betties. MISS RUBY IRWIN Miss Rithy of 125 !Plea Street, London, former manager of Irwin's ;Ladies Wear and 'Dry OPosis store, 13 Victoria Street, Clinton, died December 10 in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, after a lengthy 'illness. She was 81 years old. A native of London, -she was born June 29, 107, daughter of the late James and. Marion Irwin She later lived in Clinton and took over Management of the store here after her Dither's death in 1927. She retired in 1950 and moved back to London. Her nephew, R. N. Irwin, now operates the business in Clinton. A former member of the congregation of Wesley-Willis United Church, Clinton, she was more recently a member of Metropolitan United Church in London. ' Services were held at Beattie Funeral Home in Clinton last Thursday afternoon, with the Reverend A. J, Mowatt officiating. Interment was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were R. N. Irwin, James Vessey, Charles and Paul Vessey, and Peter and Richard Currie. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Marion) Vessey of St. Marys and Miss Elizabeth Irwin of Brantford. ALICE M. STANIFORTH Feast of Lights (candelabra). By the last evening, eight lighted candles stand together. The Apocryphal books of the Maccabees tell the story of Hanukkah. In 165 B.C., after a three-year struggle, the Jews in Judea defeated the Syrian tyrant Antiochus. They held festivities in the Temple in Jerusalem, arid rededicated it to God. After cleansing the Temple of Syrian idols, they found only one small cruse of oil to light their holy lamps. But miraculously, the cruse provided oil for eight days. Judas Maccabeus, the Jewish leader, then proclaimed a festival to be observed by Jews. It is still being observed. Attend Your Church This Sunday c ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A. Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, A.R.C.T. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School: IlLOOChar.imst.m—as Music. Morning Worship 7:30 p.m. — Carol Festival Guest Soloist: Mrs. Doris McKinley, Varna, with her Marimba. J un i or N Ea"nWdE5LeCnOi°Mr ECho i rs EV E RYO .0%,"..."•""...;‘,0".00%."0n,"...",res."...."00\,""e4ti" • Wesley-Willis — Holmesville United Churches REV. A.J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., DM., Minister R: LORNE OOTTERER, Organist and choir Director ;gt:11\104y,,..fiECEmBg R.' 22nd, WESLEY-WILLIS 9:45 a.m.;—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. — Worship Service. Sermon: "THE PERFECT GIFT." CHRISTMAS EVE — DEC. 24 — 11:00 p.m. CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE _ . 1:00 p.m. — Worship Q. LMWEoSrVli Lp SLE:rvice. p 1:45 p.m. Sunday School.