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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-10-01, Page 4Editorial comment The. good Side of tragedy They say every cloud has a silver lining. When a tragedy such as Saturday's tornado strikes, it's hard to think of the bright side. But it seems that it takes a time of trouble'for Ps to best see the good side of humanity. The reaction of People to the big storm that cut a swath through the area was heart-warming. Within minutes after the storm subsided, friends and neighbours had arrived at the most damaged farms. Only about 'a half hour after the storm wrecked a silo and two barns on the Alfred and Bert Dykstra farm just outside Clinton, volunteers were helping to clean up the mess in the dairy barn so the Dykstra could carry on with the milking of their herd that evening. Across the road at their brother Michael Dykstra's farm neighbours had also gathered but there was little they could do. Praise has to go to the officials who took such prompt action. It was only Minutes after the winds whipped through. Clinton when the police, Public Utilities Commission and Public Works crews were on the scene of the most pressing damage. Police directed traffic around the downed trees and.poWer lines on Huron Street and kept traffic moving when there could have • been a major traffic jam. Meanwhile the crews were busy removing the trees and within minutes the traffic could move more or less normally through the area, As soon as the situation there was in hand, the police moved on touring the town and reporting areas where trees or power lines were down, After the work crews•cleared Highway' 8 they moved to. North Street South and started cleaning up the many downed trees and power lines. By 5 p.m., hardly more than an hour aftei- the storm the last of the trees that blocked North Street were hauled 'away and all streets were open to traffic again. In the country, Ontario Hydro• crews were operating nearly as fast, though they had such a wide area to cover. Sunday saw volunteers working at the Deeves farm at 'R R 3, Clinton, to help the family put their farm back to rights. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140, Clinton, gave. their time to help out. These people asked no pay, no thanks. They just gave unselfishly of their time to help their fellow citizens who were in trouble. When things get black, thank God we have people such as these to restore our faith in humanity. We all share responsibility 4 ClintOn NeWS-Record, ThUricialt, ..October 1, 1970 By Benmiller mill During the events of the past few weeks we have heard many people say that they knew who was involved in this or that incident but weren't going to tell anyone. Some of this may be idle boasting but some may have,meant what they said: It's a disturbing development. Perhaps we've been watching too much television lately and have come to think that crime is something strictly between the criminals and the police, a game • of cops and robbers. It seems that many people feel they do not share the responsibility of helpi2g .to bring lawbreakers to justice. 8tifiCAPV0P10,1;:tAt, VerY96A,..A, dattg'' ig'el I ri allOWed to roam free in society. And unless the publiC gives more help to police these criminals are apt to go around free for a .long time. It is hard for police to prove a case if there are no witnesses, even if they are sure they know who perpetrated a crime. And as Icing as people are too afraid to come forward and be witnesses we won't be able to clean up crime in town even if we have a 25-man police force, There is a great deal said today about respect for the law, but respect for the law runs two ways. We must not only try to disuade people from breaking the law, but we must be willing to do our part to help convict those who do transgress the law. Persons who have been,, stating, 'ttipt .t eYN.Npw :who is responsible for this or '•that 'crime should put upbor shut up. They should either volunteer what they know to the police or keep their, ideas to themselves. The kids are at school ... I think ,.4111CP 4111111:& .., SERVICE ALL SERVICES ON [DAYLIGHT TIME ",. ONTARIO STRE ET UNITED CHURCH "THE FR l-eNDVY CHURCH" a$` co Pastor: REV, F.I. W. WONFOR, iir B.Sc., B.Cpm., B.D. 4 Organist: MISS LOIS ,GRA5f3Y, A,1:1,,C.T. o / ' * SUNDAY, OCTOF3ER 4th 8:00 a,m, A.O.T,S. Men's Club Breakfast at Wesley-Willis with Dr, R.13.1V1cClure. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. World Wide Communion. 7;30 p.m. U.C" Joint Thankoffering Service at wesley-Willi4. Speaker: DR. R. B. McCLURE, Moderator of the General Council of the United Church Wesley-Willis -- Holmesville United Churches , REV. A. J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister MR. LORNE DOTTEP.ER , Organist and Choir Director SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th WESLEY-WILLIS 8:00 arm. Clinton Men's Club Breakfast - with Dr. R. B. McClure, United Church Moderator, 9:45 a,m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. World-Wide Communion. 7:30 p.m. THE MODERATOR'S RALLY & Joint Thankoffering of ','Ie Ontario St. & Wesley-Willis U.C,W, Men, women, and hilr ren welcome to attend. ADDRESS; Dr. R. B. McClure, Moderator of the United Church of . Canada. . HOLMESVILLE 9:45 a.m. WORLD-WIDE COMMUNION & Sunday School. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, Clinton 4 263 Princess Avenue Pastor: Alvin Beukeme, B.A., B.D. Services: 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (On 2nd and 4th Sunday, 9:30 a.m.) - The Church of the Back to God Hour every Sunday 12:30 p.m., CHLO - Everyone Welcome - ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Interim Moderator Rev. G. L. Royal SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship. Speaker: JOHN TURNER. BAYRELD BAPTIST CHURCH SONDAY, OCTOBER 4th Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 .:00 a.m. 'L Evening -Gotpel Service? 710 p.m. ' Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. - Prayer meeting. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Clinton SUNDAY,' OCTOBER 4th 10:00 a.m.- Matins and Sermon. CALVARY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 166 Victoria Street Pastor: Donald' Forrest SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th , Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m, Evangelistic Service: 7:00 p.m. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Business and Professional Directory \\1"\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\ DIESEL 'PumPS' and Injectors Repaired For All Popular makes: .A'uron Fuel Injection ,. 'Equipment baYfield Rd., Clinton-482-7971 `4410111M., THE CLINTON NEW ERA Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD. Established 1865 1924 Established 1681 ' ,Ctilito • News-Re co rd, A member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper AssOciation, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) second class mail registration number - 0817 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (In advance) Canada, $6.00 per' Year; 11.8.A., 0.50 KEITH W. ROULSTON - Editor J. HOWARD AITKEN - General Manager Published every Thursday at the heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario Population 3,475 771E HOME OF RADAR IN CANADA ‘Ns.\\\•\\X\\ \\\\\\‘‘\ \\\,..\\\\\\\\•\\ \ 4s, P/,.• 14% If you heard a sigh sometime recently like an elephant about to lie down and die, there was nothing to be alarmed about. It was just the Smil-ys getting the last of two kids ofi to college. Hugh isn't so bad any more. Boys aren't, generally, They'll jam some clothes and junk into a suitcase or two and a duffel bag, and off they go, He had decided, after a couple of years of waiting table and selling vacuum cleaners, that there might be something in that higher education stuff after all, and went back last year. Unfortunately, I promised that if he buckled down, I'd give him some financial help. He buckled down just enough to get through his year, so this yeari'm stuck with paying his fees. As far as eating goes, he's on his own. Got him off on an early bus, bound for Halifax, with a big box of books and frayed shirts and one suitcase, mine, bulging, He was full, as usual, of boundless optimism and great expectations. No problem. Kim is another kettle of fish, Ot fowl. A year ago we took her off to university, got •her regis- tered, found her a place to live, and made about four long trips in six weeks to allay her loneliness, buy her more clothes, and change her living quarters twice. She quit at Christmas and my stony heart. bled tears when I counted the dollars down the drain. She was ill for a time. Then she Went out into the world to seek her fortune, She discovered that the streets of the city were paved with soot, not gold. After a few months of being broke or working, she chose the lesser of three evils, and decided to go back to school. After an incredible delay; and weeks of agonizing anxiety for her mother, her application was accepted. (Dealing with univer- sity bureaucracy is like dealing with the government.) I took her down and we checked out the university. She liked it, to my amazement. think what sold her was that an English, professor we talked to introduced himself by his first name, had long hair and a beard, and when he stood up, turned out to be in his bare feet, She had expressed a desire to get out of the city. Sick of the smog, traffic and everything else that goes with it. She wished she could go to college in a small town. I pointed out that small towns do not boast universities. But this was as close to it as you could get, Campus sur- rounded by orchards. A river winding through it. Well out of the city proper. No heavy traffic within two miles. py sheer good luck, caught the last bed in a girls' residence, It's a co-operative, with 14 girls. They do their own cooking, cleaning, and make their own rules, Great. A girl who lived in the house said it was fine. A Stone's throw from the College. It was a mess, but ,profeSsional cleaners were coming in to clean, decorate and put everything in order. Then the doubts set in. "Dad, how can I get along with 13 girls? What if my room-mates don't like me? Wait'll they see me come in with my. guitar, in jeans and sneakers." And so on. In my jovial, fatherly way, I retorted: "Look, kid, 25 years ago I was living with 17 other fellows in a room the size of yours, and we got along." The answer was typical of all kids, the minute you start talking about the tough old days, "Yeah, yeah, I know, Dad, but that was in camp, and you had no choice and I've heard it all before." For once, I was firm. She 'was actually pleased by my firmness. All settled. So we took her down on a Sunday, to get settled. The house was still a mess. No cleaners, No drapes up, No pillow cases, Two or three girls struggling around with furniture. No heat in the house on a cold, drizzly day. It was bleak and dreary and her spirits went down like a thermometer in an ice bucket. Typically, she hadn't even packed a sweater. I left her the one I was wearing. When we left, she looked as woebegone as a drunk at a tea party. Her mother moaned soft- ly all the Way home and has been wringing het hands ever since. We'll see. The Argyle Syndicate RUN& waggigm No war, no peace A chance remark at a party the other night, an admission that I have never read Tolstoy's War and Peace, has resulted in a letter from an English professor who happened to be at the affair, "Am sending you my own copy under separate cover on the understanding that you will give it first priority," he writes. "Admittedly, it is a tough nut to crack, but once you,are into it you'll never I'dok 'hick. I place' this, book ,,among the 10 that/ every woUld•b'e writer should/ read, a piece of advice I have hitherto limited to my students, but which I feel I must now pass on to you." I have written him back a rather testy reply noting that I abhor professors when they become professorial, that I already have a splendid edition of War. and Peace, that less than a month ago, 'during three weeks vacation, I failed once more to make a dent in it and that, if it's all the same to him, I would prefer to believe that my experience, with Tolstoy's classic proves the old adage: If at first you don't succeed, quit.. The only hope I see is that his edition may have a lower gross tonnage than the Modern Library copy I own, a book which goes to 1,146 pages and weighs at -least a pound-and-a- half. You get to holding War and Peace in a hammock, for example, particularly if you're using one hand to hoist a glass of lemonade or something, and the exertion is exhausting. Pretty soon you're going to feel the book slipping through your 75 YEARS AGO The Huron News-Record October 2, 1895 Pork Prices - Dressed hogs have not yet started to move. The market, however, has opened at 5c to 5I/2c a pound. Mr. James Howson has opened a clothes cleaning, dyeing and repairing shop over Cantelon Bros. grocery store. The cold snap has started poultry to move and considerable chickens and ducks have found a ready sale. Present prices are - Chiekens, per pair,' front 25 to 40 cents; ducks, from 50 to 80 cents; geese from 5c to 6c per lb.; turkeys from 6c to 8c per 16. Miss M. Whiddon has opened a Shop in the stand lately occupied by Mr. R. McLeod, Bayfield. 55 YEARS AGO The Clinton New Era September 31, 1915 Mr. Ken Chowen leaves on Saturday for his Ottawa and Quebec trip in the interest of the Lion. Brand Clothing. End MrS, George Ladd, Of HolmesVille, have moved to Clinton. Mr. Ladd who has been- section foreman for the G,tit. there, -retires fro,..1 the company, Mr. John Ransford, whose'up lifeless fingers. If you're not very careful you are liable to doze off from simple fatigue. Because of this, time after time, I've reached no further than page four and, reluctantly, have had to turn to some Agatha Christie Penguins as a kind of therapy for my aching pectorals. I have been trying to read War and Peace, man and boy, for almost 30 years. The first copy I had was . given to me by my father .for a birthday present. On the ::flyleaf, he had written something like, "This is the gfeatest of them all." Some years later I learned that my father had once got as far as Page Eight. It did not make me think less of him. This edition weighed at least three pounds and I carried it with me when I went into the army. I expected to be in the army a hundred years and I thought surely that would be long , enough to get into the book. I abandoned it, for reasons of sheer weight, somewhere in Belgium. The newer edition I acquired after the war was always brought down and packed when I had a travelling assignment. There comes a time on every journey when conditions seem just right. I'd settle down, heave Tolstoy's giant epic into my lap and begin to read. "Well, prince, Genoa and Lucca are now no more than private estates of the Bonaparte family," the book begins. Right away a kind of langor settles over me, a condition I like to think of as The Tolstoy Torpor. I begin to speculate on a hundred different diversions. town office combines that of the North America Chemical Co., and the G.T.R. town office, has rented the room- recently occupied by Miss Clete Ford, as a musical studio, and with a doorway cut through the partition now has two comfortable private offices besides the general office. 40 YEARS AGO The Clinton News-Record October 2, 1930 Miss Isobel Draper returned last weekend to resume her duties as a teacher on the staff of the School for the Blind, Brantford. Mr. Sydney Castle's Many friends of Bayfield rejoice in his promotion from Manager of the Canadian Departmental Store, Stratford, to Supervisor of a district of Eaton Groceterias.- Drs. J. W. Shaw, J. C. Ganclier and P. Hearn attended the meeting of the Provincial Medical ASsociation in Guelph. The street in the Middle of the town has been marked off for car spacing and Chief Strong and the street committee would like driVers to run their left wheel on the white mark. 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News-Record September 27, 1945 Shcitild someone on a plane or train notice the book in my lap, opened at Page One, I feel a strange guilt. I never met anyone on these trips who didn't seem to have an intimate association with War and Peace. It's enough to make a man give up travelling and, in fact, I did. The older I get the less hope I have of ever completing the book since it simply defies the lazy man's techniques. After four pages, .„ for example, I always find myself peeking ahead. People, including professors, say, "Yes, it is a hard book to get into," in the same way they say, "The water's not bad after you get ducked." But there's no use looking at the end of the book to see how it comes out. As a matter of fact everybody has gone at the end of the book and you find yourself alone with Tolstoy and his reflections so back you go to the beginning again. I guess, when you come right down to it, I'm a bit of a snob about War and Peace. Whenever anybody asks me to name the books I'd want if I were marooned on a desert island I always start out with the count's big job. I like to have it on my bed table in hotel rooms, adding a note of class to a home away from home' and dandy for propping windows up. I even went through the Modern Library edition and sliced the uncut pages. Nobody's going to catch me. Still, it must be a wonderful book. Everybody says so, including people I'm darned sure, .have never got as far as I have. "Wearwell" Knitters "wore well" when they took the Town Softball League championship in two straight against the Main Street boys. Lineup for Knitters: Glew, 2 b; Livermore, cf; Ross, p; White 3 b; Smith, rf; Fulford, 1 b; Taylor, If; Matthews, 'ss; Nediger, ss; Steep, c. Main Street lineup: Johnson, 1 b; M, Draper, ss; B. Draper, ef; Hawkins, 3 b; Carter, p; Griffiths, c; Hoy, If; Taylor, 2 b; Hart, 2 b; Cooper, rf, Five soldiers. - all army men - have been welcomed home to Clinton and district during the past few days. Staff Sgt. James Victor Conan, Pte. William Edward Steep, Battery Sgt. Major Maurice E. Bateman, Sgt. John Franklin Heard, and Quartermaster Sgt. Samuel E.- Castle, 15 YEARS AGO The Clinton NeWs-Record septelhher 29, 1955 In operation in HUM) County for the past four years, the Rural Community Night school will be held in Clinton District Collegiate Institute this coming winter. Mts. Lloyd Taylor,ROY Strong vice-president ad Bert Irwin secretary-treasurer, of the littroe Co-operative Medical OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For Appointment Phone 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 Thursday Evenings by appointment R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODER ICH 524-7661 Services will be attending the Co-op Convention,. at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching. Burton Stanley's new addition to his Supermarket was officially opened last Saturday. To dommenorate the event the proprietor conducted a free , draw and gave away 60 baskets of groceries and 24 loaves of bread. 10 YEARS AGO The Clinton NeWa-Record INSURANCE amonommlmmem, ammo 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 J, T. Wise, Res.: 482-7265 'ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows ,, and AWNINGS and RAILINGS JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis- 68 Albert St. Clieton 482-9390 September 29,1950 Mrs, J. E. "Dick" Jacob R.N., RR 5 Clinton, has been hired at Huron County Home as heed nurse, After 15 years in the airport bUsiness Huron County is selling out, and turning Sky HarboUr Airport, north of Goderich over to private ownership, Council authorized the Signing of an agreement to sell the airport to Keith Hopkinson:, at a price of 825,000,