HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-06-15, Page 44—Clinton News-Record, Thursday, June 15, 1972
no_ Couneeds scrutiny
For Many of the councillors who
will be seeking re-election in this
elect-km year, it is a, blessing that few
Clinton citizens show up to watch
Council in action..
If more of the voters saw the
shinanigans that go on in the name of
town business at a local council
meeting they might decide it was time
for a few changeS come December, It
soon becomes obvious after attending
a council meeting, that some of the
councillors just aren't doing much
work,
Not all the councillors should be
tarred with the same brush, of course.
Some are faithfully doing their work
between meetings and when they come
to meetings don't talk unless they have
something intelligent to say, Others,
however, Seem tothink they are doing
:their job if they show up at the
meetings and vote. Sure, they aren't
getting paid too much, but Many don't
earn what they are getting.
For some, the most positive thing
they have done in their year and a half
of office is move that the meeting be
adjourned. Of late, their greatest
achievement is to ,question every bull
on the treasurer's report f rom a $2,98
item to something in the thousands of
dollars or to question what individual
officers onthe police force are doing
with their overtime hours,.
Some changes have to 'be made,
CI inton prides itself as being the hub
of the county and with development of
the Base may soon be the economic
centre of the county. Such status,
however, requires a positive, forward
thinking group of individuals on
council„ That certainly isn't the case
.now.,
Members of council will have to
realize that they must take an active
part in shaping the future of their
community by doing research into
what is needed and introducing
legislation to meet the need. Some
.councillors, however, prefer to use
meetings as a social. club Where they
can exchange the latest gossip. ..
Those citizens interested in the
future of their town would be wise to
'start keeping closer tab on the job
their councillors are doing and keep in
mind that December date,
Let's be intelligent
The Canadian public may have to
gird itself for turbulent union
militancy.
Quebec's 11-day common front
strike by 210,000 civil servants left a
trail of incredulity in its wake.
Leaders of the common front made no
bones about their aspirations. They
were out to break the Quebec
government which they see as
perpetrators of oppression and
exploitation of the worker through the
capitalist system.
Although Quebec Premier
Bourassa halted the strike with
legislation—the issue is not dead.
Strike leaders threaten further 24-
hour stoppages and teachers wear
black armbands to class, mourning
loss of freedom.
Worst shock was the walk-out of
teachers, nurses and hospital
workers, who have always in the past
been notably reticent to strike. Relief
in Quebec is tinged with ambiguity.
Many think both the government and
unions could have made more efforts
to negotiate.
But the very variety of needs was
defeating—hospital workers making
$57 a week wanting $100, teachers out
for, smaller classes to ensure future
employment as the birth-rate falls.
One wonders if depressed economic
conditions in Quebec were entirely to
blame. Perhaps labor was reacting to
Prime Minister Trudeau's cool
measures last fall increasing
unemployment to fight i nflati on. 'This
hit the poorest and least prepared
sector of society.
Quebec's struggles may be a
warning to the rest of Canada that the
little man can only stand so much. If
his needs are ignored he will fight
back—to the brink of anarchy.—
Contributed,
The new militants
Recently, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, a respected
scientific body, issued the report of a
study on world problems, According
to the computer-based "global
model" set up by the researchers, by -
the year 2040 the world will have
exhausted its non-renewable supply of
resources and face economic
collapse.
As average citizens, we may not
know much about world economics,
but we can all update our own use of
resources. For one thing there's that
big user of natural resources—the
family car. It consumes gas, oil , base
metals in the form of repairs, water,
and returns deadly gasses to the
atmosphere in the form of sulphur
dioxide and carbon monoxide—that's
pollution.
We could budget the'use of the car
this summer and so what a lot of
urbanites are doing—taking ,to
bicycles, It is not unusual to see whole
families out cycling on Sunday.
We can budget our use of electricity
by using electrical appliances less.
Everytime you use an electrical
appliance you're using a natural
resource in one form or another. Do
we need dish-washers that waste tons
of water every year when dish-
washing by hand would use a fraction
of the water? What's wrong with
pushing a hand-mower to cut the lawn?
Try working out on a rowboat or a
quiet canoe at the lake instead of
roaring about in a motor launch. See
how many ways you and your family
can cut back on natural resource
spending this summer. Your
neighbour may be burning up
resources I ike crazy, but maybe he' I I
catch on and fol low your example. It's
our world and We each have some
responsibility for it.—Contributed.
violence on. TV, ma'am; but the program you "We appreciate your concern about too muclt
refer to as having reached a ilea) high tn savagery happenea to be a newscast!"
Dickie and me
the basis of my past experience
with pets, will be along any
moment now.
You do not shove a piece of
lettuce at a budgie bird. Oh, my,
no. You invest in a kit of
delicacies which includes a_
condition food with cod liver oil
and vitamins A,B,D,E, and G,
which you give Dickie in a "treat
cup", and a special song food and
a pep tonic which supplies iron for
blood hemoglobin and a special
gravel and charcoal and a cuttle-
stone on which to whet his beak.
If a man followed this booklet
faithfully he'd have an easier job
raising a herd of water buffalo,
The mite and the virus are bad
enough, but Dickie also requires
• to be both educated and amused.
Far from sitting there regaling
us with music or anecdotes,
Dickie is clearly letting us know
that he needs what the book calls
"a charm bell," This is a tinkling
metal bell topped by choice
morsels of seed which apparently
no luxury-loving budgie can do
without,
Then there's the talking record
which has been made by some
smart New York Parakeets to
teach fickle to say a few well-
chosen words.
This is what Uncle Gordon has
done to me. One minute I'm a
sane, sober citizen, worried only
by what President Nixon will do
next, and the next I'm thinking
about buying records for a bird.
I also seem to be spending an
inordinate amount of my time
trying to get Dickie to take a bath,
dirty little wretch that he is.
The hook says, "the average
bird loves to bathe," but Dickie is .
no average bird. He shuns the
little plastic bath house and
although I've followed the
directions implicity, providing
him with his tub at room.,
temperature in the early
morning, he has yet to make his
move.
Again, the book says, "should
the bird avoid the bath place a leaf
of lettuce in the bath house."
Well, I did this but Dickie just
looked at me with a kind of
incredulous look and I can't say I
blame him. If somebody put
lettuce in my bath I'd feel the
same way.
The children say that what
Dickie really needs is a mate, but
I did no more than glance at the
breeding instructions before
abandoning that idea. "Do not
mate crested birds," it begins,
"as the babies will almost always
to bald."
I got no farther.
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The speaker was
Life, as some sage put it, does
have its ups and downs, does it
not?
Item I have a beloved aunt and a
beloved uncle. She was widowed a
couple of years ago, and he
became a widower some years
ago. They were very close. Each
was living alone is a good-sized
house, They finally decided to
pool resources, sell their houses
and live in an apartment, as
company for each other, They
went off to Vlorida this past
winter. In the same mail I
received news that she was ill
with terminal cancer, and he, at
80, was getting married.
Well, "Life is the life", as my
daughter said when she was about
five. We thought it a pretty
philostphical statement, 'at that
age. It covers a lot of ground.
Speaking of daughter, the bride.
She and her husband made it to
ValMouver and halfway back in a
ten-year old ear, which is about
the same age as an 80-year-old
man. Coincidentally, my uncle is
going to Vancouver for his
honeymoon.
Kim rolled the car over at
Regina, on the way home. I haven't
got the details, but, of course, it
wasn't her fault, they got $10 for
the remains,
hope my uncle makes it to
Vancouver, and doesh't decide to
roll hiteSeli over in Regina,
unless for a very good reason,
This prelude, es usual, leads
speechless
Me directly into my theme:
making speeches. My daughter
hasn't made a speech, my uncle
hasn't made a speech, and I
haven't made a speech. And
therein hangs a tail.
The tail hangs between the legs
of a good friend of mine, Five
weeks ago, he asked me if I'd
make a speech, just three or four
minutes, at a ceremony to mark
the retirement of a dear friend
and colleague.
Reluctantly, I agreed. I hate
making speeches, However, this
was a special occasion. The lady
wtio is retiring is a fine teacher, a
gracious person, beloved by her
thousands of ex-students, of Irish
descent, and a good Anglican,
What more could a person have?
Two weeks later, my good
friend, who was in charge of lining
up the occasion, asked me if I
would make a Short speech at the
ceremony. Rather puzzled, I told
him he had already asked me. He
assured tne that the speeches
would be Short, there were only
four speakers, and I would be last.
This suited me. He who lasts last
laughs last, or something.
Another member of the dough-
headed committee in charge of the
big event kept reminding me that
was to speak, and needling me
about having the speech ready.
I replied'with a certain hauteur
that Inver failed to deliver, and
that the speech weuld be ready.
And it was, At 11:45 a.m. on the
morning of the ceremony, I sat
down and wrote a light but loving
tribute to the victim. The
ceremony began at 2 p.m.
It was a huge success. The
retiring lady was almost
overwhelmed. She had expected a
tea with perhaps forty or fifty
people, and some kind of a gift.
Maybe a watch, or a brooch, or an
oil painting.
By 3 p, in. , there were over 500
people in the place, some of them
from over 1,000 miles away. Then
the speakers began. They ranged
from her first principal, who
plodded with kindly intent but size
12 brogans, through her early
life, revealing her age and
various other unmentionables.
He was followed by a couple of
former students, a couple of
former colleagues, the local
member orpeeliarrient, for whom
she wouldn't vote if it meant she
was damned for eternity, and a
temporary colleague,
The temperature in the
cafetorium (how do you like that
word?) was about 110, The
acoustics were hopeless. A great
ground-swell of murmuring arose
from the back of the halt, where
people couldn't hear a word and
started having a reunion.
The speakers were
interspersed by the reading of
telegrams from the Minister of
Education, the Prime Minister of
the province, and Pierre Valiett
Trileat1, whoever he is.
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10 YEARS AGO
Bank of Montreal corner is
being decorated with a revolving
clock, raised on a high pedestal,
which, when illuminated should
make it practically impossible
I was sweating about a quart a
minute, not from fear, but from
humidity. My wife started to get
hairy, as speaker after speaker
mounted the podium. She shot
looks and hisses at me, and
murderous looks at the chairman.
My speech rustled in my breast
pocket.
The gifts were fabulous: an oil
painting set, a French poodle,
live, and an in-perpetuity
scholarship, in her name, for
students of French.
It ended, and the mob's murmur
became a roar, My wife leaped up,
went to the chairman, and said
something probably not worth
repeating. She came back to me,
eyes blazing, and blurted, "I'm
going home. Right this minute,"
And she did. She stomped out,
Which, AS a lady, she'd never have
done. This is how you know your
wife loves you. It didn't bother me
much. I hate making speeches.
I gave my manuscript to Dear
Grace. On Monday, She'wrote me
a note that can only be called by
that old-fashioned adjective:
beautiful. It meant much more to
Me than a thunderous ovation. And
my good friend, who had fouled up,
couldn't sleep all that night.
Before me, I have five
invitations to speak at various
affairs, right up to May, 1973.
Should I burn them? Bury them?
Accept theM , and then find out I'm
the speaker without a Speech?
Life is the life,
cheery little chap that he is,"
He had brought along a small
booklet called "Pet Care" and
read aloud from this: "The joy of
owning a sweet-singing canary or
a talking budgie is a rewarding
experience unlike any other. Once
a budgie has, been taken into a
home he wins his way into the
heart of every person so that he
becomes an indispensable living
adjunct."
I don't think Dickie has read the
book. Or perhaps it's just that
he's a thinker instead of a talker.
We've all been singing and talking
to him--"Hello there, Dickie!
Tweet! Tweet!---but Dickie is not
amused and is not being lightly
won over.
CM closer perusal of the booklet
I discover that Dickie may have
one of a glossary of ailments to
which, it turns out, budgie birds
are prone.
The lungs that are supposed to
produce such sweet song, it
seems, are also subject to the
common cold and pneumonia--
"bird sits puffed 'up, breathes
heavily and runs a high
temperature," the book notes--
and even a slight draft may prove
fatal.
Or there's something called a
mite, "a tiny grey creature
resembling a spider" which, on
for anyone to use the excuse, "Oh,
I didn't know what time it was,"
Perfect weather and eager
crowds made the Band Tattoo
staged last week in Clinton by the
Legion and Concert Band, a great
success. It is estimated that 2,200
people attended the event.
Mayor William J. Miller was
the winner of $50 for the Kinsmen
Club of Clinton last Thursday
night at the Wingliam Trade Fair,
when applause meters recorded
the largest appreciation of his tall
tale. He competed with other
mayors from Goderich,
Kincardine, Listowel and
Harriston.
15 YEARS AGO
Clinton Fire Brigade quickly
extinguished a minor blaze in the
vacant lot behind the Legion Hail
On Monday night, How the fire
started is a mystery but many
believed that it was the work of
some over-exuberant election
celebrant She poured oil 'over the
old tires in the lot to get the blaze
going. If this was the case the
mission was accomplished, as the
alarm sounded just as the election
fever was reaching its peak,
Fortunately no damage was
done to cars nor was anyone
'injured in the rush of vehicles to
.,the fire.
Upwards for 1000 visitors at
.R.C,A,F. Station Clinton thrilled
to the sight of jet planes flying in
formation, the aerobatic's of a
small chipmunk plane and the
stable lumbering qualities of the
flying boxcar, as the 11th Air
Force Day went off well under
sunny skies.
25 YEARS AGO
Many will envy ilobin
Thompson who has just returned
front a Hp to Shanghai, China. He
left Vancouver, B.C, on April 12
with a loat1ofdairy cattle shipped
Sy U NRRA on board the
"Lindenberg Victory" Returning
to San Francisco, Robin spent
some time sightseeing along the
Pacific Coast from Los Angeles
to Seattle, where he spent a few
days with his uncle. He flew to
Detroit, Mich., and then travelled
to Clinton by C .N.R after visiting
Sunday night with his sister, Miss
Ruth Thompson, London.
Mrs. H.B, Fife, Toronto is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W.T.
Herman. She attended the
graduation of her niece, Miss
Phyllis Herman, in London
yesterday.
R.S, Atkey, publisher, and ILL.
Colohoun, foreman of the News-
Record, left this afternoon for
Ottawa where they will attend the
annual convention, Ontario -
Quebec Division, Canadian
Weekly Newspaper Association,
at the Chateau Laurier tomorrow
and Saturday.
40 YEARS AGO
The furnishings and effects of
the Normandie Hotel, property of
the late Major S.S. Cooper, were
sold by auction on Tuesday, taking
most of the day and bringing fair
prices, considering everything.
Mr. A.S. Cooper, brother of the
deceased owner, and a
representative of the Toronto
Trust Company, executors, were
ie charge.
Mr, Elmer Paisley, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Paisley of
Clinton, who recently completed
his law course at Osgoode Hall
will be called to the bar in Toronto
today.
55 YEARS AGO
An automobile dealer from
Tiverton stopped in Clinton on
Tuesday on his way home with
about twenty-five customers,
each driving his own new car.
They had lunch here and made
quite an imposing procession as
they came and went.
Rev. J.E. Ford, for the past
four years pastor of the Victoria
Street Methodist Church,
Goderich and previous to that,
pastor of Wesley Church, Clinton
has superannuated this year. He
will continue to reside in
Goderich, where he has
purchased a residence.
75 YEARS AGO
From Hayfield notes -At last it
looks as though our harbor is to be
Letter
to the
Editoi
The Editor;
Dear Sir:
Ina recent issue of the Clinton
News Record we read a letter
regarding the. identity of Jesus.
We would appreciate it very much
if you would find it worthwhile to
publish the enclosed notes en the
same subject.
Sincerely yours,
Wilfred A. Munnings
THE lOENTJTY OF JESUS
The Bible teaches that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God, God has
been pleased to use the human
relationship of father and son to
illustrate the relationship which
exists between God the Father and
God the Son.
The earthly relationship of
father and son does not imply any
inferiority of being and no
inferiority of being is implied in
the divine relationship, The Bible
clearly teaches that both the
Father and the Son are divine in
their being; they are equally God,
It is not possible in this letter to
go over all the Bible verses which
state or imply that this is so, but
we would like to mention just a
few.
John's Gospel, chapter one,
verse one says, "In the beginning
was The Word and The Word was
with God and the Word was God."
After the Lord Jesus Christ
rose from the dead, Thomas said
as he recognized the risen
Saviour, "My Lord and my God."
If Jesus was anything less than
God He would have told Thomas of
his error in understanding who He
was.
The writer of the book of
Hebrews quoted Psalm 45:4 and 5
and said that God said to His Son,
"Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever
and ever." This is found in
Hebrews chapter one, verse
eight.
A comparison of Isaiah 44:6 and
Revelation 1:1'7 and 18 shows that
God the Father and God the Son
are equally.God. God the Father
says, "I am the first and I am the
last; and beside me there is no
God." (Isaiah 44:6) While the
Lord Jesus Christ says, "Fear
not, I am the first a' i the last. I
am He that liveth and was dead,
,andebehold, I am alive
forevermore," (Revelation 1:17)
Jesus Christ, the Son of God is
God, and God the Father is God.
They are one as the Lord Jesus
said in John 10:30, "1 and my
Father are one."
Jesus Christ, though He is God,
came as a Man to die for men, to
save them from sin. He died and
rose again as the living Saviour
who is able to save now and always
those who come to God by Him. He
says, "Come unto me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden and I
will give you rest." (Matthew
11:281
improved and of course it should
be. A few days since, councillor
James Thompson received a
letter from our member, John
McMillan, Esq., stating that he
had interviewed the Minister of
Public Works and was assured
that $7,500 had been placed in the
supplementary estimates. Since
it has been learned that the
amount has passed the Cabinet
Council. This being the case the
work should be proceeded with at
once. Our harbor should be placed
in good condition, so good that a
mail service by water would be
assured.
From Huron County
Parliainent session. re the
"gaol" at Goderich - We
recommend that the stable be
moved into the wood yard, and the
front of the lot fenced, that the
stairs inside be repaired, several
doors be repaired and painted,
that 50 feet of new hose be
purchased, the old hose repaired,
the gaol wall painted on the
outside, that some windows
requiring glass be glazed, from
the outside and that six night
gowns be purchased for female
prisoners.
One of the hazards of being a
father of three little coquettes is
the number of elder admirers who
are convinced that the way to their
hearts is through livestock.
Idread the visits of Uncle Jim
or Uncle Gordon or Uncle Frank
(honorary titles) who bring a
puppy or a pair of turtles or a
bunny or a kitten or some other
living token, then, having
. wallowed in the affection, depart,
leaving me with a lifetime of care
and feeding of the pets when the
novelty is gone.
There is a sickly green budgie
bird name of "Dickie" who has
joined our household in this,
manner and Uncle Gordon's name
is now high pn my hete list.
"Dickie" was a sensation far'
exactly one day. Uncle Gordon
was the hero of the hour. But that
was a week ago. Uncle Gordon is
no longer with us. "Dickie" has
faded as an attraction. He just sits
there blinking and moulting. And
1, of course, have been elected his
keeper.
I had a premonition about
Dickie.
"Oh, a bird's no trouble at all,"
Uncle Gordon chuckled when I
threatened to garrot him. "You
just shove a piece of lettuce at him
once in awhile and he sits there
and sings and talks to you all day,
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