Clinton News-Record, 1971-05-20, Page 44* Clinton News-Record, Thursday, May 20, 1971
Editorial comment
To stay alive
'Summer cottage, or cabin in the
woods, which ever your preference, it's
time again to open up for s.ummer,
The first thing you'll probably do is get
the place warmed up and start the
refrigerator if you have one. If the heating
and refrigeration appliances are fueled by
propane, kerosene or fuel oil, don't
blithely strike a match and ignite the fuel
without first checking the air vents,
Flue-pipe and chimney. A by-product of
any burning fuel is carbon monoxide, a
deadly killer. Because you can't smell it,
see it, or feel it, doesn't mean it isn't
there. So, before you strike that match,
make sure there is sufficient ventilation,
sufficient to allow fresh air to come in
from outside and lessen the danger from
carbon monoxide or explosion.
You need oxygen to stay alive. Burning
fuel needs oxygen for complete
combustion. It gives off carbon monoxide
which, when mixed with air, changes to
carbon dioxide, a comparatively harmless
gas. When there is insufficient oxygen in
the air, there is incomplete combustion,
and as the burning fuel uses up the
oxygen the amount of carbon monoxide
increases until there is no oxygen left.
That leaves none for you to breathe.
Check the chimney, flue pipe and vents
to see that they are free of obstructions.
Burners on gas and oil appliances must be
clean and properly adjusted. Get a service
man to do this for you at the start of the
season.
Never use a propane cook stove as a
heating ap bliance. It is not vented to the
outside, and if the place is closed against
the cold, you may unknowingly be
shutting out fresh air and allowing carbon
monoxide to build up, putting your life in
jeopardy.
Fuel-burning appliances should be used
for the specific purpose intended, be kept
in good working order, and sufficient
ventilation maintained for your own
safety.
It's your life — keep it.
Mrs. Ghandi's challenge
A very useful election issue used by
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of
India, is the affair of the Indian princes.
She warned all along that India faced
revolution and bloodshed if the rich of
the, land didn't share their wealth with the
hundreds of millions of impoverished
peasants and workers.
As part of her policy, Mrs. Gandhi
tried to deprive India's 278 former
princely rulers of their privy purses and
other privileges which cost the
government $6,400,000 a year. The sum
was not as important as the principle that
the wealthy few should not be subsidized
by the world's poorest taxpayers.
When Parliament refused the necessary
two-thirds majority, Mrs. Gandhi cut the
maharajahs down to size by executive
decree. When Supreme Court late last year
decided to restore these privileges to the
princes, she called an early general
election.
Mrs. Gandhi threw out a challenge to
the right-wing elements in India while at
the same time trying to curb the extreme
and radical leftists who are causing much
havoc in West Bengal.
Although the princely rulers were
promise,d their tax-free government
incomes when India gained its
independence in 1c)47, it is clear that
almost a quarter of a century later this
huge, poor nation can no longer maintain
extra payments to men and women who
live in the lap of luxury. The cash must be
used for the poor. It may be a drop in the
bucket, but must no longer line the
pockets of the rich. —Contributed.'
Power generator idle
North America, insatiably demanding
ever greater amounts of electric power, is
facing a critidal shortage of that power.
"Brownouts," lowered voltages,
appeals to conserve electricity, actual
power failures are telling us that huge
wattage demands for industry and for
buildings heated in winter and cooled in
summer by electricity are exceeding
available power supplies and taxing
present generation methods.
The thermal fuels which turn so many
generators come from a depleting supply
that is becoming ever more costly to
procure and transport. Coal is heavy to
move and pollutes the air when burned.
Oil also fouls the atmosphere and is doing
the same to water through accidents to
wells and tankers.
Nuclear power, once thought the
answer to the problem, has developed
technical flaws, such as plague the Cape
Breton deuterium plant. Nuclear
generators discharge water at a heat
harmful to aquatic life, another form of
water pollution.
River power developments create least
environmental pollution but their possible
sites will soon be all taken up and their
output is subject to seasonal fluctuations.
Solar power is a theoretical possibility
but its practical development seems a long
way in the future.
Tidal power on the other hand is
extensively available "as long as the sun
and moon endure." It is in use in Russia
and France. In the Bay of Fundy, Canada
has tidal fluctuations up Ito 50 feet in a
site not far from the continent's greatest
area of demand.
Canada must soon switch to North
America's greater power generator.
—Contributed.
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crowd was forming beneath my
picture window.
I hastily dropped to my knees
and propelled myself smoothly
out of view, an effect which
must have caused some of the
spectators to imagine that I was,
in some inexplicable way, in a
canoe.
Sleep came to me easily, as it
always does, and, while I had no
other choice but to go to bed
with my bag across my ankles, I
was confident of a full night's
rest.
Then the train came to a
quick stop, possibly at a siding. I
was aware of a swift
tobogganning sensation and then
a terrifying blackness. I reached
upwards with groping hands and
felt the smoothness of cold steel
an inch or two above me. I was
entombed! The action of the
train had shot the entire length
of the bed into its subterranean
lair, directly beneath the
innocent party who occupied
the next cubicle. In a panic I
clawed my way out to freedom.
The porter was a patient man.
Very quietly he showed me how
to lock the bed into position and
took my bag away. "You should
be very comfortable in here," he
said. "This is a DOUBLE
roomette."
This is going to be a long,
tough summer for parents of
young people in the senior high
school and university brackets.
They're going to be stuck with
bored, restless children.
And the only thing worse
than having a bored, restless
child on your hands is a severe
case of the crud, with
complications.
The reason it's going to be a
bad summer is that there are no
jobs for the majority of young
people who would normally be
working.
The other day I carried out a
brief poll of one of my senior
grades. Most of them are batted
for university or nursing or some
such. I asked how many had a
job lined up for the summer.
Out of thirty people, two had.
One will work for his father on a
dairy farm. The other, a girl, will
punch a cash' register and only
got the job because she'd
worked at it last year.
So there we have twenty-eight
frustrated young people. I have
the greatest sympathy, not for
them so much as for their
parents. Nothing will break up a
good family relationship more
quickly than having a healthy
young animal lolling about the
house all summer.
They eat as though every meal
were their last one. They tip,
lazier and lacier, staying up Iate
and sleeping in late. They have
no money for recreation, and get
surlier and surlier. They develop
a feeling of being useless and
unwanted, 'and resent any
advice,
Too darn bad about 0,0
spoiled brats, you say, and I
agree, But that doesn't alter the
situation, I'd rather live for the
summer with a porcupine that
had an ulcer than a student
without a job.
Thousands of them will hit
the road, like the hoboes of the
Great Depression, drifting about
the country, bumming meals, a
place to sleep, and losing their
self-respect in the process.
And just as the hoboes used
to raise enough for the
occasional gallon of wine, some
of these kids will panhandle or
steal to get money in order to
get high on drugs.
What's the answer? Don't ask
me. I'm a question man, not an
answer man. Then let's ask some
questions.
Is it partly the kids' fault?
Yes. Some of them would rather
bum air summer than clean
themselves up to the minimum
standards of a pretty free
society. Others have never done
a dirty day's work in their lives,
and would not stoop to menial
chores. (My first job was
cleaning out lavatories.) And a
great many of them simply sneer
at the whole protestant work
ethic. It's all right for the old
man, but I'm going to do my
own 'thing — not work.
But I think the majority of
these kids would welcome a job
of any kind. Tough toe-nails for
them. There aren't the jobs.
Industry doesn't want'therm,
for practical reasons. They have
to be trained for even the
simplest 'factory work, and by
the time they're producing,
they're off to school again.
Industry prefers 'to hire people
who are going to be c.mtent to
put round pegs in round holes
for years, at minimum wages.
And speaking of wages, the,
tourist industry, which used to
absorb so much student labour,
can't afford it any more.
Minimum wage laws in jobs that
used to be supplemented by tips
have made many resort
operators turn their backs on
students. Why hire an awkward
girl waitress with no experience,
at a buck fifty an hour or
whatever, when you can hire
experienced waitresses from the
vast pool of unemployed, for the
same figure?
Is it the government's fault?
Partly, The $50 million the
federal government put up to
alleviate the students' situation
was too little and too late, and
had so many strings attached to
it that Mr. Benson might just as
well have thrown it into the
Ottawa River.
All it has done is create
another branch un the vast oak
of bureaucracy. That's where a
good chunk of the money will
go. It's like foreign aid. 13y the
time the wheat or whatever it is
trickles down through the
bureaucrats to the natives
(students), there's only a
mouthful left.
Any reader with a modicum
of comprehension will have
realized by this time that my
daughter is home from
university without a job.
Anyone have a job for a
21-year-old with big brown eyes,
a charming grin and auburn hair?
Qualifications: plays a mean
piano and guitar and sings; types
as quickly and accurately as her
father; has 'a sunny disposition
except when she's loafing
around home without a job; fair
cook; washes dishes faster than
an automatic, Oh, yes, has a
terrific figure;
A lady reader of our town
writes that she will be crossing
the country this summer to visit
her grand-children, has decided
to go by train for the first time
and asks if I will explain about
dining car service, tipping,
sleeping car accommodation and
the rest.
I have written the lady a
personal note, but when I got
around to the subject of sleeping
accommodation, which has
changed so dramatically over the
years, I realized I was on a
subject which would require
more detailed treatment.
As a battle-scarred veteran of
the upper berth of ancient times,
I happily anticipated my first
night aboard a new streamliner.
The man at the ticket office, on
being informed that I had some
writing to do en route and
wanted privacy, heartily
recommended a "roomette". I
visioned myself lolling about in a
Paisley robe, freed from the old
curse of horizontal undressing,
at last indulging in gracious
living on the steel rails.
As it happens, I do not own a
Paisley robe. Nothing else was as
I fancied it, either.
"Roomette" is a word that
conjures the picture of a small
room, but I was not prepared for
the narrow, aluminum cubicle
10 YEARS AGO
May 18, 1961
The Clinton News-Record
The annual C.D.C.I. Track
and Field Meet will be held at
RCAF station Clinton on
Friday, May 19.
The local Guide and Brownie
Association in their recent paper
drive, collected over five tons of
paper In a house-to-house
canvass of the village. In charge
of the, successful drive were Mrs.
Ernest Chipchase and Mrs. Tom
Lavender.
Residents of Huronview, just
recently moved into their new
quarters from the county home,
were treated to an evening of
song on Monday night, by the
Zurich Lions Club. President is
Herb Turkheim, Zurich.
15 YEARS AGO
May 17, 1956
The Clinton News-Record
Dr. Alexander S. Black, B.A.,
D.D.S., Lake Cowichan, B.C.,
has purchased the dental
practice of the late Dr. F, J.
Bechley, Seaforth, and expects
to open his office next Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. Black and son
Robert age five and a half years,
arrived in Seaforth on Thursday
and are in the McMaster
Apartments.
The regular meeting of the
Auxiliary to the cubs and scouts
Was at the home of Mrs, John
Levis on May 15 for a social
evening. Members brought
sandwiches and cookies.
Mr. and Mrs, George Howatt,
RR 1 13lyth, announce the
engagement of their' only
daughter, Marjory Irene, to
Arnold Gerald Storey, youngest
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
where the redcap left my bag, a
gleaming slot which reminded
me of the interior of a
12-cubic-foot deep freeze.
The large picture window and
a mirror of considerable size at
one end gave an illusion of
spaciousness, but I soon realized
that these were merely
humanitarian devices intended
to minimize the incidence of
screaming claustrophobia.
The little room was divided in
two by a box which contained
the toilet and this was placed in
such an unstrategic position that
it was impossible to sit down in
the roomette without folding
the legs under the body in the
manner of yogi practitioners,
I sat this way for a while,
speculating on where they kept
the bed, and finally, stepping
over the toilet, pressed an
aluminum button. A large wash
basin unfolded magically from
the wall, backing me up against
the picture window.
I then chanced on some
instructions printed low on the
wall under the large mirror and
discovered that the bed slid out
on casters like an immense
bottom drawer of a bureau.
This raised a problem. I could
not pull the bed out to its full
length without decapitating
myself at the knees and also my
Storey, Walton, Ontario. The
wedding will take place in the
Blyth United Church, June 2.
25 YEARS AGO
May 23, 1946
The Clinton News-Record
Four members of Clinton's
Lions Club — J. A. Sutter, C. W.
Draper, R. Jacobs, and G. B.
l3eattie attended the annual
meeting of zone 3 in Mitchell
last evening.
Dr. F. G. Thompson is
attending the annual convention,
Ontario Medical Association in
Toronto.
The regular meeting of
Porter's Hill Community Club
took the form of a social evening
on Wednesday, May 15, in the
school. The meeting was opened
with the singing of a hymn.
Quilt blocks were handed in.
40 YEARS AGO
May 21, 1931
The Clinton News-Record
Rev. 0. E. and Mrs. Foster of
Willow Grove were in town on
Tuesday, Mr. Foster has been
invited to become pastor of the
Wesley-Willis congregation and,
it is expected will resume his
new duties 'at the beginning of
July.
The Clinton Bowling Club will
open the season by holding a
local tournament on Monday,
May 25, Victoria Day, Play
commences at 1:30 p.m. All
bowlers'are welcome,
The 'current issue of War Cry,
carries a portrait 'of Mayor S. S.
Cooper of Clinton, in
connection with the recent visit
of Commissioner Hay. The
bag was in the way — I therefore
placed the bag on the bed,
climbed aboard it myself and, on
my knees, propelled it out to its
full length in surf-board style.
The roomette was now
entirely bed. The toilet had, of
course, disappeared beneath it
and so in -an experimental
fashion I rode the bed back and
forth several times to determine
the amount of roll required to
give access to these vital '
facilities.
It was the action of a thinking
man, planning for eventualities,
and when I chanced to see
myself in the large mirror,
gravely riding the bed to and fro,
I was rather pleased with myself.
I then shoved the bed back
into its cradle (it slides in under
the floor of the adjoining
roomette and its occupant),
which caused the magic wash
basin to appear, cleaned my
teeth, commanded the basin to
disappear, rode the bed out
again on my knees and
undressed standing on top of it.
So absorbed was I in this
exercise that it came as quite a
shock when, down to my shorts,
I suddenly became aware that
the train had stopped in a
station and that a considerable
Army Head was evidently taken
with Clinton's Mayor,
55 YEARS AGO
May 18, 1916
The Clinton News-Record
The executive of the W.P.S.
hope all members will remember
meetins every Friday, also the
lawn tea which is being arranged
for the first Friday in June.
Mr. A. H. Wilford of Wingham
received a wire from his brother,
Dr. E. C. Wilford, who has been
working in the missions in
China. He and his wife arrived
safely in Vancouver last
Monday.
The High School entrance
exams will be held June 21, 22
and 23 and the Public School
graduation from June 16, to 23,
according to a circular issued by
the Board of Education.
75 YEARS AGO
May 20, 1896
The Clinton News-Record
Letters
to the
Editor
The Editor:
Last year we attended a well
organized and entertaining
formal sponsored by the Junior
Farmers' Organization of Huron
County and much to our
amazement there appeared to be
an extremely small showing
from its Junior Farmers. Now
granted, the adults that took the
effort, either to support their
son or daughter, or as
ex-members, were very much
made welcome and enjoyed
themselves to the utmost.
There just wasn't enough of
them.
The juniors were disappointed
and wrote it off as "The
Generation Gap". I, for one,
don't believe in such nonsense.
It is just adults who have lost
their sense of values and "Can't
take TIME" to listen.
Also, it was a crying shame
for such effort not to be
published in the news media,
there wasn't a single reporter,
news or T.V., present to express
a "Job Well Done".
This King and Queen contest
they have is an extremely severe
test of intelligence, oral as well
as written, and the calibre of
youth they represent from each
club is only their best.
The couple who win are
superb and should be
acknowledged. These young
adults need our support.
"So how say you, the public",
dig out your bib and tucker and
come to the Brussels' Legion,
May 21, and show them "We Do
Care".
Betty Stafford,
R. R. 1, Wroxeter.
The Editor;
Upon visiting the quaint little
resort town of Bayfield on
Sunday last I happened to take a
stroll on the so-called public
beach. I must confess it is in a
deplorable state. The beach is
littered with drift-wood, rocks,
old bottles which are 75 per cent
broken (parents beware), dead
fish and other garbage. A person
would think the township dump
has been moved one mile further
west than its present site.
I am not trying to run down
the town of Bayfield or its
village council but I do think
something should be done to
clean up the beach front.
This spring the university
students are already out of
school and many are still
without jobs. There are also
many unemployed citizens in
Huron County who would likely
be glad of any work and a job
such as cleaning up the beach
would be good for the village
and would also allow the
unemployed work which some
need badly.
The village of Bayfield has the
reputation of being a quaint,
quiet and beautiful resort town
and the beach brings hundreds
of prospective customers for the
local merchants. But, with the
condition of this year's beach
front, there will be a lot less
bathers in Bayfield.
Citizens of Bayfield, unite and
clean up your beach, it will add
greatly to the attraction of
Bayfield, give a job to some
students or unemployed and in
general make Bayfield a place
where people will be happy to
spent their leisure hours.
A Concerned Citizen We heard of a person in
Wingham the other day who sent
to one of the big Toronto stores
for some articles of furniture
and when it arrived in town the
buyer discovered it was made in
Wingham and he could have
bought the same thing at home
for less money,
Mayor Holmes was summoned
to Goderich last week as a
witness in the case of McKay
versus Simpson, through
correspondence, which appeared
in the New Era.
The Town Council, although
unknowingly to some of the
Reform members, carried out
the principles of the national
policy in purchasing a Canadian
road machine. They thus
encourage the home
employment of labour and
increased circulation of money
among our own people.