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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-06-01, Page 22"Of course I'm polluted -- I've been breathing that city air all day long!" THE CLINTON .NEW ERA Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1865 1924 Established 1881 Clinton News-Record A member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau or Circulation (ABC) second class mail registration number — 0817 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (in advance) 'Canada, $8.00 per year; U.S.A., $9.50 Published every Thursday at the heart of Huron County' Clinton, Ontario Population 3,475 THE HOME Ol•' RADAR IN CANADA KEITH W, ROULSTON — Editor J. HOWARD AITKEN — General Manager 4—Clinton News-Record, Thursday, June 8, 1972 Editorial comment Another great siiow Every year the directors of the Clinton Spring Fair surprise the residents of Clinton by putting on an even better fair than they did the year before. It would be hard to really find a weak point in this year's show that would need correcting for next year. To the eye of the casual fair-goer it seemed nearly every class was up this year. For the animal watcher, there were large classes of sheep, cattle, swine and horses. To the girl watcher, there was a good turnout for the Queen of the Fair contest, not to mention the many lovelies who, in just attending the fair, added to its beauty. The trade show in the arena was perhaps the most interesting yet. The displays were well organized and of good variety so as to appeal to everyone. The Sunday horse show added a new dimension to the fair, giving a stage to the many in the area who keep riding horses or just like to watch them. The parade was a good one too, although Clinton seems to need someone trained in parade marshalling since all our parades lately seem to have two separate sections. In all, however, the directors must again be congratulated on a first class show and thanked for providing something which pulls our rural and urban communities together. Most of all, they should be wished good wishes for an even better show next year. 'rime Editor Clinton News-Record, Clinton, Ontario. On page 2 of your issue. of June 1 'Opinions on any topic of public interest' are welcomed. In the hope that you may consider the information contained in it 'of public interest' , am enclosing a brief article which constitutes an examinution of the hook of Matthew, regarding the true identity of .Jesus, as set forth in that hook. A translation in modern English, published in 1971 has been used, hut the same information could be culled from any translation. Sincerely yours C. F. Barney Fireworks restriction needed BY C. F. BARNEY Matthew's revelation of Jesus' Relationship to Jehovah the God of Israel Now, While the memories of children (including some adult-age ones) playing with firecrackers is still fresh in the mind, is the time to pass bylaws prohibiting these dangerous products. They have no useful purpose whatsoever. Their potential for serious damage is increased enormously by the cl i mate of violence which today's young people have become accustomed to on television and in the movies. Too many children (including those older ones) are not merely content to make a noise with firecrackers, they must also scare someone or do some damage. The hazard is not restricted to the bang-type firecrackers. The other varieties of fireworks which are merely supposed to look pretty are a temptation to immature minds. One can only shudder when one sees a teenager dash into a variety store on firecracker day, come out with a large-size firework, then drive away with a fiendish grin on his face. The proper soliction is to ban the bang-type firecrackers altogether and require a municipal licence for displays of the other types of "At that time Jesus said in response: I publicly praise you, FATHER, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to babes. Yes, 0 FATHER, because to do thus came to be the way approved by you. All things have been delivered to me by my FATHER, and no one fully knows the Son but the FATHER, neither does anyone fully know the FATHER but the Son and anyone to whom the Son is willing to reveal him. (Matthew 11:25-27) Poor Old Dad fireworks. The licence would deter frivolous, uncontrolled use and keep police and firemen aware of 'locations of displays. Many lawmakers are hesitant to go this far because they somehow believe it is part of Canadian rights and traditions to set off fireworks. Such notions are as ridiculous as the official name of the holiday on which the nonsense usually takes place. Victoria who? The very least which must be done is to ban the setting off any firecrackers or fireworks on any public property except for an organized group that has been' given specific permission. There is nothing more annoying or disgusting than to have to thread one's way through a minor battlefield in order to walk down a sidewalk or through a park on Victoria Day. If the law is to allow immature citizens to play with such lethal toys, they should at least be forced to do it on their own property where the damage will not effect others and where theywill have to clean up their own messes.—from The Elmira Signet Fires are deadly Every year, close to 700 Canadians die in fires and thousands more receive crippling and painful injuries as a result of burns, according to Insurance Bureau of Canada. Many lives are lost as a result of home fires which could be averted. IBC, which represents most of Canada's fire, casualty and automobile insurance companies, recommends these safeguards to help prevent fires in the home: —keep matches out of the reach of children at all times; —always practise safe smoking habits and never smoke in bed; —ensure that heating equipment is properly chosen, installed and maintained; family and until a year ago you could search far and wide and not find two such monsters. To visit there was to be embarrassed by a series of episodes in which the boys clashed with their parents. The father had tried everything but a little of that mild tyranny that Whitman recommends. He tried to be "pals" with the kids on, kind of man-to-man basis and, quite naturally since they are not men, they took advantage of him. Last September he enrolled the boys in a boarding school run in the British tradition and the results were quick and spectacular. The kids, it seemed, had hungered for the feeling of authority that they got there and they'Ve.thrived under it. They are developing a kind of social citizenship that they never had before. _ The father is aware, of course, that this is not a wholly satisfactory substitute for what he should have been giving them. I submit it only as a kind of sad commentary on the decline and fall of fatherhood and the vanished woodshed. anything unreasonable in obedience and there's no dam-fool nonsense about "winning the child's love." That comes from respect. It is a natural thing, not something to be' earned consciously by permissiveness. This father works on a very simple theory. The children, he says, must have, a sense of responsibility to the unwritten laws of the family life. There may be--and are--discussions, but there are never any shouting arguments. They accept his seniority, as it were, and they are punished when they are in the wrong. It is all very clear-cut and it works remarkably well, as it has always worked. We've come to accept the modern-day spoiled child, the all- Canadian brat, so much that sometimes it's hard to put your finger on the reasons for what appears to be a general trend of parental failure. But I have in mind a case history that dramatizes it. I need not worry about citing it. The father makes no secret of admitting to a feeling of guilt and failure. There are two boys in this True, there's a danger here of the sweeping generalization. I know at least two families in which the fathers have stoutly resisted this trend and who speak with a voice that commands respect. But in most homes, as I think you'll agree, the Whitman portrait is all too grimly exact. They are producing a breed of child that is badly behaved, the Dennis the Menace types whose lack of disipline has come to be considered merely cute and whose charaCter development is criminally neglected. I've never been able to see the humor in Dennis whose little britches should be lowered and whose little behind should be warmed in the old-fashioned way to bring him into the human race. I am thinking now of one of those exceptional homes where the male parent is something more than an every-other-inch father. It's a pleasure to visit there. He speaks to his children and-- incredible!--they do what he says. There is no argument, no whining, no sass, no turning to mother as a higher court, They do not feel that there's There's a whole lot of bald truth, it seems to me, in that newspaper series by Howard Whitman called "Parenthood Without Hokum" and particularly so in the forthright article dealing with the dilemma of the modern father• Whiteman's thesis is that fathers have gone full circle from the days when they were the stern '.voice of unquestioned authority in the home and have become sort of half-baked mother-substitutes devoid of strength and leadership. Many specialists in child studies fortify this view with their• opinion that there's been a steady decline in the authority of the'." father over the past 20 years, that children are sorely in need of the' old-fashioned concept of obedience and that there's a confusion in the roles to be played by the male and female parents--- "the two-headed family," as one expert calls it. "We have tried to turn father into a jelly-fish long enough," Whiteman concludes. "Now we're beginning to see that he needs a backbone." And to that I say, "Amen." —never smoke when using flammable liquids; —never overload your home's electrical wiring system and have it checked periodically by a qualified electrician; —deposit live ashes in a safe place such as a metal container with a tight fitting lid; `—be sure refuse and trash is collected regularly; ' —ensure that youngsters are properly supervised and never left unattended; —when electrical appliances are not in use, be sure they are turned off; —all fireplaces should have a metal screen and should be regularly cleaned and inspected. 10 YEARS AGO Record advising those intending to apply for building permits to do so before the building is started. Members of the Clinton Public Hospital staff are planning for a strawberry social on June 2'7 in the nurses residence, to help boost the funds they are raising to help furnish part of the new wing. Mrs. George Hopson held 55 YEARS AGO William F. "Blondy" Cook, local war hero, Fifty houses to be erected by Wartithe Housing Limited should be clean and comfortable and help to fill a long-felt need. They range in capacity from two to four bedrooms and will rent at from $22 to $30 per month, ex-service men getting priority. 40 YEARS AGO Where can we find a literate man? Mr. F.W. Andrews who ships strawberry plants all over Canada, has this year had an order from Scotland. Under the head of new business (at Council) the matter of building permits came in for some discussion. Councillor Paisley said he thought....requests for permits should be presented to the council before building operations commenced. "Suppose the Council for some reason should object to giving these permits," he said, "it would make an awkward situation." The mayor (Trewartha) thqught the councillor's point well taken and with Reeve Elliott as seconder, Mr. Paisley made a motion instructing thc ;:k to insert an advertisement in The News- JEHOVAH THE GOD OF ISRAEL The NEW ENGLISH BIBLE clearly identifies the God of Israel as Jehovah at Exodus 3:15,16. The King James version of 1611 says at Psalm 83, verse 18; "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth." At Matthew 22:31,32 Jesus is reported as having said: "...did you not read what was spoken to YOU by GOD, saying, 'I am the GOD of Abraham and the GOD of Isaac and the GOD of Jacob? He is the GOD, not of the dead but of the living." In his prayer on the night of his betrayal, Jesus said: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true GOD; and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ,..I have glorified you on the earth...1 have'made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world." (John 17:3,4,6) Recognizing his relationship as a Son to his FATHER Jesus used the following expressions (in Matthew's account only): "My Father" six times at Matthew 20;23; 25:34; and 26:29, 39, 42, 53. "My Father who is in the heavens" seveii times at Matthew 7:11; 10:32, 33; 12:50; 16:17: 18:10, 14. "Your Father who is in the heavens" three times at Matthew 5:16, 45; 6:1. "My heavenly Father" twice at Matthew 15:13; 18:15. "My Father in heaven" once at Matthew 18:19. "Your heavenly Father" four times at Matthew 5:48; 6:14, 26, 32; 18:14. "Your Father" nine times at Matthew 6:4, 6 (twice), 15, 18 (twice): 10:20,28; 23:9, "Our Father" once at Matthew 6:9. "God YOUR Father" once at Matthew 6:8. In addition to this. Matthew 2:15 repeats the words of the prophet: "Out of Egypt have I called my Son," Verse 1'7 of chapter 3 says: "Look! Also, there was a voice from heaven which said: "This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved." Of the transfiguration scene Matthew records, at chapter 17:5: "This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him." At Matthew 8:29. demons screamed: "What have we to do with you, Son of God?" The high priest said to Jesus: "By the living God I put you under oath to tell us whether you are the Christ the Son of God! Then. the concluding statement of the 'army officer', certainly this was God's Son." Wherever religionists got the idea that 'Jesus is God', they certainly did not get it from Matthew's writings. Sir R.A. Falconer, principal of Toronto University, who was among those honoured with knighthood in the king's birthday list, is a brother-in-law of Dr. J.C. Gandier of town, Lady Falconer being his sister. According to new regulations which came into effect a fortnight ago, it is now necessary for every Canadian male between the ages of eighteen and forty-five who wishes to go anywhere outside the Dominion to secure a permit to leave Canada. A class of . twenty-four was presented for ordination at St. Joseph's church on Thursday, last, Bishop Fallon of London being the officiating bishop. Assisting in the ceremonies. besides theparish priest, Father .Hogan, were Father McRae, Goderich, Father Corcoran, Seaforth, and• Father Fallon, Wingham. Fora writer, facing a deadline with nothing in his' head but a vacuum is about as joyous an occasion as facing his wife at 4 a.m., after phoning her at 5 p.m. to tell her he's going to have two drinks, not three or four but two, with the boys on the way home from work. I hope these figures haven't confused you, but perhaps you get the general idea. Sometimes, however, co- incidence creates a column, I had nothing in my head for this week's column. Not even fog. Just vacuum. Good old coincidence tame to the resuce. Today I met in the halls one of my English teachers. He's a mature chap and pretty tough, Been through a war and twenty- five years of marriage, spent a stretch as a weekly editor, and has raised three children. How much tougher can you get? But he was almost in tears. "They can'( read," he mumbled brokenly; "They can't read." I patted his back and wiped his eyes, as we department heads do, (though I reserve weeping on my shoulder for women teachers Only), and gradually found out that he was talking about a Grade 9 class in the four-year stream. "There, there," I consoled. •'Of course they can't read. Neither, With a few exceptions, "Open House" at her cottage on Hayfield Terrace on Wednesday afternoon. Her invitation was to ladies 50 years and over - or "crowding 50". And there were also a few privileged gentlemen. Lady teachers on staff at Clinton District Collegiate Institute had dinner at the Little Inn, Hayfield on May 31, It was in the form of a farewell party for the six teachers who are leaving. Honoured were Mrs. Alan Lowe, Miss Emma Plumsteel, Mrs. John Robinson, Miss Barbara Boyd, Miss Katherine Klopp and Mrs. S.P. Burton. Guests included Mrs. D. John Cochranne, Miss Aileen Skeggs and Mrs, Guy Cunningham. schools, which blame the elementary schools, which blame home environment or something. This is patent nonsense. My father got through Grade 4 and wrote a beautiful copper-plate script with intelligence. My Mother had Grade 5 and wrote wittily and grammatically. That was my home environment. You can't blame the elementary schools. They do what they can with what they get, in the face of a department of education that is about as consistent in its aims as a dart in a windstorm, And you can substitute another consonant for the "d" in dart, if you wish, You can't blame the highschools, who do what they can with an ever-increasing mass of illiterates. What the hell, what does it matter if a brilliant science student, or a math student who will he working with slide rule and computer, writes a sentence like, "Everyone Should have a good education so they can go to co1XXX colegxx coil itch and make a lodda bread,"? People worry about literacy falling into the hands of an elite group. In my opinion, it would be the best thing that could happen to English. It would take us back to the glorious days of the Elltabethans, and let the slobs fall where they may. • 15 YEARS AGO can my Grade 13 students, Kids aren't supposed to learn to read any more. It might destroy their sensitivity. Now you just go and show them a nice little movie, or let them express themselves on tape recorder. Or let them lean out the window and watch the cars going by and then have them write a poem. But don't correct the spelling in the poem. You'll destroy their creative spirit. Just go on back in there and stimulate them." That's one thing my teachers have to admit. When they come to the chief, they get inspiration, motivation, and a fresh new approach. Some of them even say they'll try to stick it out to the end of the term. Well, I felt pretty good, as we all do after giving meaningless advice, but that wasn't enough to write a column about. Got 'home after school, and opened my mail. There was a very nice letter from Margaret Grieve of Oakville, who taught for 41 years, and says she hadn't a single regret on leaving it—The Profession, though there were Many good years and an abundance of pleasant memories. That cheered me up, for' some obscure reason. Maybe I'll even stay on another year, and collect my twelve-year pension, which will amount to $38 a month every C. F. Barney 75 YEARS AGO Our Big Jubilee Celebration- Please turn to Page 9 Mrs. Richard McWhinney of Goderich won the $500 door• prize at the second $5000 bingo held • here in support of the Clinton Community Swimming Pool Fund. Close to 1100 people from this area and as far away as Owen Sound, Watford, Hamilton and even Flint, Michigan attended. The annual inspection of RCAF Station Clinton was carried out this week by Air Vice Marshal J.G. Bryans, CBE, CD, Air Officer Commanding Training Command, Lloyd Fulford, B.A. B. Ed., son of Mr. and Mrs, William Fulford, Queen Street, received his Master of Education degree in Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, on Friday. second leap-year. In the same mail was another letter from an old friend, with a clipping enclosed. It was an article by Norm Ibsen about the rapid rise in illiteracy, or the decline in literacy, or whatever you want to call what's happening to our youth. A Professor Gold, chairman of the University of Watt,:loo's English department, blames the school system because it's turning out students incapable of expressing themselves, They can't communicate. I quote the writer of the column, Mr. Ibsen, who says, with tongue in cheek, "Maybe it's because they're being taught by language arts specialists instead of English teachers." Maybe. But I take exception to the professor's sweeping generalization about students expressing themselves, They can. They do. Even the best and mildest of boys have always sworn a bit, But it shakes you a bit to hear some sweet little girl of sixteen drop her books or stub her toe and launch into a communication that would curl the hair of a World War 1 muleskinner, However, t agree with the professor that the whole situation is the fault of the school system. The universities blame the high 25 YEARS AGO Hon. Ray Lawson, OBE, Lieutenant • Governor of Ontario paid his first official visit to Clinton today when he formally opened Clinton Spring Show at an interesting ceremony in Community Park this afternoon, whick included the presentation of the Distinguished Flying Cross and medal to Flight Lieutenant