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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-02-17, Page 2Page 2-—Clinton Feb, 17# 1966 Editorials From Our Six Years Old and Far From Home Look What We’ve Done! SUDDENLY on Monday taxpayers in Clinton found themselves in thq mid­ dle of two new projects: 1, Ambulance service. 2, Building a new community centres * It is impossible at this stage to pre­ dict the ins and outs, the complications, costs and comforts which these two may bring forth, over the next few months and years. However, it is quite obvious to everyone surely, that our community needs both an ambulance service and a community centre. We could even say that the first is needed in case of an emergency—and the second is needed to correct a state of emergency that al- ready exists for accommodation of all sorts of gatherings, Neither is an emergency with which EMO can deal. The role of EMO is in larger tilings like floods and nuc­ lear war, etc, predictable emergencies we can deal with as a community. We feel sure that assistance in both projects will be found throughout the whole area, and the advantages of having both will be appreciated, When town council spoke for the taxpayers t Monday night, and pretty well committed us all to support an ambulance and a community centre—r they did so with an eye to the future and an appreciation of the present situation, , „ I Early Files 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW EJRA Friday, February 20, 1891 We nete that the price pf hay is $2,5Q per tan in Kingston. A few days ago a certain farmer from Goderich Township left his home and family and proceeded out west. We under­ stand that he w® settle in Btitlsh Columbia, but his ad­ dress is unknown at tlie present time and domestic diffi'ciulties seem to be ihis reason for going west. Jackson Brothers arp adver­ tising boys knee pants for 85c a pair; boys long pants for $1.50; mens pants $2 and mens suits for from $7 to $10. They have a very large assortment of made to measure and ready made suits to offer their mans7 customers. NEED HELP to finance and or­ ganize a basketball club? or a senior citizens sewing circle? some creative arts? ox* recreational activity of any kind? See John Wise or Doug Thorndike, and find out how the Clinton Recreation Committee can help you. Working with­ in the terms of reference of the Com­ munity Programs Branch of Ontario, the committee has access to informa­ tion, short courses in a variety of lead­ ership training, and general ideas for getting a group underway. Any group which comes within the recreation interpretation, may organize, keep financial records, file these with the Recreation Committee in the re­ quired way, and receive financial help. If you’re pondering what to with your spare time—don’t just there. Do something about it. do sit Bean-Do The word has passed from mouth to x mouth: The biggest noise in Huron South Has been the bean controversy. Explosive? Dangerous? Naturally! the 55 This bean plan, like so many more, Had some against and others for. This was no war for in-betweens. . To fight you had to know your beans. I It seemed the Bean Board wanted to Pick up some extra revenue To build some extra storage space ■ To handle beans,' in time and place. The Bean Board crew stayed with • ship: “What if we HAVE to take a dip? What with your slow Co-op and all We’ll have no storage come next fall.” And so the battlers sallied forth To East and West, and South and North; Wherever farmers dwelt, they met And told them much .they won?t forget. The Vote came up and out they went. The question was, “Are you content To have the Bean Board keep more dough From off your bean?” They answered “NO”. 0 CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 16, 1911 VARNA — On Wednesday, a party of young people from the 16th con. of Goderich Township drove over to our village and while here, were entertained art the home of Mr, R. Beattie. They attended a concert given in aid of the Maccabus and as­ sisted by giving the famous “Pumpkin Ridge” dialogue. Rev. Mr. Laws of Bayfield, preached in the Methodist Ch­ urch on Goshen last Sunday to a large audience. Mirs. Ernest Pollock, who had held a good position in Edmon­ ton, had to come home on ac­ count of ill health, but we are glad to report that she has fully recovered. On Friday evening, the Holmesville branch of the Bible Society will hold their annual meeting at St. John’s Church. Rev. T. R. Snowden and Rev. W. H. Dunbar will address the meeting. Young Wendy Thomas, is a six-year-old favourite on the main floor at Clinton Public Hospital, where she has been in the Children’s ward since Saturday, January 8. Hqr parents come from Pick­ ering to visit on weekends only, and in between, times, Wendy has been making friends with Clinton people,. The yellow-haired doll in this picture is a -gift from “Mr. Johnson" 'and 'it is an appreci­ ated Valentine gift for the little- girl who must stay in bed all the time. • Wendy is recovering from in­ juries She received in a two-car crash near Holmesville, during a stormy day, She had one leg broken —> and this is in tract­ ion. Im other words, she lies on her back, with both- legs sus­ pended from an elevated mech­ anism, so that the injured one can be stretched into place,’and avoid having it set improperly. But this -is technica Ideitail which really is of no concern to a six-year-old girl, even though she is involved in it her­ self. When the News-Record photo­ grapher visited the children’s ward on Monday night — just at the close of Valentine’s Day, she found Wendy making short work of a hug© heart-shaped all-day sucker; admiring her new do'll, and welcoming her teacher, Miss Phyllis Lobb, who had just arrived in the room. Ever since Wendy was ad­ mitted to hospital on January 8, Phyllis has been making a trip to her room every evening, twice on Saturday and again on Sundays. They read, and keep up With addition facts, and the major portions of the “three Rs” which -still make up a Grade One day 'ait school. “We’ve read 100 pages since Wendy came in,” says Miss Lobb, as she recalls the pro­ gress the two have made. “And I think she’s dione very well. It just happened that our sch­ ool was- using the same reader series as Wendy’S' school." Phyllis is a Grade 2 teacher at Clinton Public School, and f f | 5 V •>>A. .< <IIB1- '*1 Wendy Studies in Grade 1 Wifh Hdp from Mass Lobb this extra teaching stint is done after her own normal day. She is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Harold Lobb, Ontario Street. Her father and, brother operate H. Lobb and Sons farm equip­ ment at Brucefield and here in Clinton, School books on loan from the Clinton Public School, plus the generosity of teacher Phyl­ lis Lobb and the co-operation of one charming little six-year- old' are combining to keep Wendy progressing satisfactor­ ily in school work so that she j will not be too far- behind when she joins heir schoolmates. And it looks as if her depart­ ure from Clinton is not too' far off. Doctors and nurses have played a large part in this small drama, as well, and it is expect­ ed that in about a week—Wendy will be off to Pickering and' heir family. (Pick©ring is 22 miles east of Toronto.) They should have known there’s nothing worse Than asking farmers for -their purse. They’ll give of time -and toil but, well, For money, “You can go to -— (banks) ” And so the Government stepped in Because they said it was a sin ■To take one’s money and to vex,' Unless one said so with an “X”. Of course it’s proved beyond a guess That many of them voted “Yes”, But victory’s to majority, In any true democracy. Let’s hope that some clear-thinking man Shall make available a plan, Whereby the brotherhood of men May join their forces once again; Great meetings ranged throughout our land. Great deep-thought strategies were planned.. Great learned men put thoughts in words. - The crowds, no doubt, were deeply stirred. So that the pockets in their jeans May bulge with dollars from their beans, And that their storage space may be As large'as all eternity. I grow no beans myself, and hence I viewed the battle from the fence. To me the only real bean myth Is, “Where’s the pork they put them with?” In case the subject you’ve forgot, The question was: to build or not. The Bean Board said “Let’s build our own.” Which made the opposition frown. In fairness though, it should be said The opposition’s thinking, led One to believe the Bean Board’s chore Was selling beans, and nothing more. I firmly ithink food companies should, In cans (besides the beans), include A search warrant to find the pork. Without one it is heavy work. iI hope in writing rather loose That I have stepped on no one’s shoes (?) I beg forgiveness if I have, But what is life without a laugh? / “Stay out of building, boys,” they said, “Or else we’ll all be in the red. This doesn’t mean we have to stop, Leave this bit up to our Co-op.” Now just in case there might be one .Who takes exception to some fun And has the heart, my name to cuss, Why not remain anonymous? Letter To The Editor it Write Good Things About ’Teenagers The Editor, Clinton News-Record, Clinton, Ont. Dear Sir: As a regular reader of your paper and being interested in community affairs, it disap­ points me to read, far too fre­ quently, in your newspaper, the “Terrible" doings of the teen­ agers, particularly the ones who loiter and smoke etc. Has it occurred to reporters to 'headline (if only once in a while) the "Good Things" the teenagers do? I have been reading the CHSS “Red & Blue Review" which is a student-sponsored publication, and I understand that you receive a copy every­ time it is published; in their re­ cent issue dated 20 Jan. 66, a very fine editorial appeared on student smoking — congratula- •tibns te them, at least they are endeavouring to solve the prob­ lem themselves * However I think your readers might like to know (according to the “Red & Blue” 28 Oct. 65 issue) that the students sold over $6,000 worth of chocolate and as a result of their sucess- ful venture were • able to sub­ sidize the cost of the year book by approx. $2.25 a copy and also anticipated supporting a refu­ gee under the Foster Parents Plan. I believe, that if newspapers started to give our youth favor­ able publicity, instead of ad­ verse reports, it might help. Yours truly, D. G. KERR 6 Regina Rd., RCAF Station Clinton. February 9, 1966. Editor’s Noto: Thank you, tor your interest in 'teenagers. By the way, you give no indieaition otf whether you are a ‘teen, a parent, or maybe a budding journalist. We 'have checked back over the past few months, and find only one story about the “loiter and smoke” type of ’teenager, and this was a story following a council, or CDCI board meet­ ing. That was on December 16, 1965. The News-Record has always been happy to headline the good things that ’teens do. We' need only be advised of these good things. Strangely enough, sihee CHSS began publication of the Red and Blue Review, we have heard very little about the doings of the ’teens at that respeoted institution; We saw a copy of the paper in October, in which results of the chocolate sales were an­ nounced. No story on this was ever filed with the News- Record, so far as we can dis­ cover. However^ on October 14, we carded a story about the candy sale, sb that readers 6f the (Continued oh page 6) ERA,THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 t D» Authorizod a* Second Amalgamated 1924 Published Every Thursday At The Heart . Of Huron Couhty Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER .. ® ® Signed contributions to this publication, are tho opinions of tho writers only, and do not nocossarlly oxpross the views of tho newspaper. Clast Mall, Post Offlc® bepartmenf, Ottawa, end for k’ayfnont of Postage in Cash SUBSdRiPtlOH RATES:, Payable th advance' — Canada and Creaf Brlfafh: $4.00 a year} United States and Foreign: $5.50; Single Copies: 10 Cents 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 18, 1926 The play, "Mrs. Temple’s Telegram”, was put on in the town hall on Tuesday by St.1 Paul’s Dramatic Society and proved to be a success, as the efforts of this organization al­ ways do. Mrs. Frank Picot of Godle- rtcih Township was the guest of Mr.1 Carl Houston one evening, last week. Despite the stormy evening the box social held at St. James’ Church, Middleton, on Monday was a decided success. Mrs. Ed. Farquhar and1 little Miss Lois of the Base Line spent last week with Harlock and Auburn friends. W. T. O’Neil weekend spe­ cials: Corn syrup, 5 lb. pail, 35c; corn flakes, 3 pkgs, for 28c; special coffee, per lb. 48c; 7 lb. rolled1 oats, 28c; 3 lb. pail shortening, 49c. SUGAR AND SPICE •Iv' >" I sg aXa I 25 o CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 20, 1941 Mrs. Percy Weston and.' Mrs. Lloyd Makins 'left on Saturday on a trip to the Canadian West. Mrs. Weston will go to Biggar, Sask., to visit her sister, while Mrs. Makins, who was joined at Seaforth Cameron, relatives Alberta. D. C. Colquhoun has received -his call to the RCAF and' must report .in London on March 10th. Graduates of the Galt Air­ craft Training School, from Clinton are: Philip Sparling and Bruce Bartliff, Who have gone to- Manning Pool at Toronto; The War Savings Certificate drive was opened here on Sat-' urday afternoon featuring a patriotic demonstoation in the main business section of the town, consisting of a parade and military drill. Tlie proces­ sion was led by the Clinton Pipe Band under the leadership of piper Fred Mutch. In last week’s column, I men­ tioned that son. Hugh had failed to keep a Saturday rendezvous with Kim and me. He was sup­ posed to meet us and come home for a weekend of siding. When he didn’t show up, didn’t worry thinking he’d come involved elsewhere. "was, Tuesday night following, Senior Tutor of his college phoned, long-distance. Was Hugh at home, ill? Nobody in his residence had steen him since Friday night. He’d missed a test in Psychology. How would you go about tell­ ing your wife that her first­ born is missing? It would have been easier to inform her that I had cancer and three months to live. There’s nothing more fun, on a night in mid-winter, than sit­ ting around with your wife wondering whether your son has elaped, has been kidnapped, on a in a has become a junkie, is drunk, or is1 lying dead ditch. Thus speculating, we we be- He the by her sister, Mrs. will visit, friends and at various points in 15 Years CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 15, 1951 Clinton Town Council, at a special meeting in the Caundil Chamber last evening, appoint­ ed Joseph Ferrand, Guelph, as Chief of Police at a salary of $2,300 per year, -and raised the salaries of all officials and em­ ployees, effective today. According to W. D. Thomp­ son, Blenheim, iris firm plans to commence work about the middle of March on a new $150,000 mill and plant to re­ place the buildings razed in the big fire in Honsall December 28. Clinton Public School Board, at its February meeting, ap­ proved a tentative proposal for the erection of a new 12 room­ ed school structure on a site on the MacKenzic property on the easterly outskirts of the town recently purchased by the Sbard. took turns. She’d be white with ap­ prehension. I’d be red with rage. Then we’d turn red and white simultaneously, she With anger, I with fear. And while we were thus en­ gaged, do you know where he was? Wining and dining, play­ ing a Steinway grand piano, in a swank apartment on Park Avenue, New York City. Next night, I phoned his room-mate1. Yep, Mr. Smiley, he’d had a card from Hugh. From Greenwich. Village. Hav-. ing a ball. Next stop1, Baltimore. This threw the whole family (Kim was 'in on it too, busting with excitement,) into one of the finest frenzies of rage and relief we’ve ever enjoyed. Suddenly, I had one of those rare flashes of insight which ---------------------<---.-----------.--■.--1 ' o CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 16,1956 “As a result of the transfer of living quarters from the. hos­ pital to the nurses residence, plans are now being made tor certain renovations' to the old north Wing”, stated Harry Ball, vice-chairman Of the Clinton Hospital Board at the. annual meeting oh Munday evening. The beautiful new Protestant Chapel at RCAF Station Clih- ton will be dedicated this com­ ing Sunday during a special or­ der1. Of service. Lome Brown, of Lome Bitown Motors Ltd., this week has set up a new company to be known as Brownie’s Drive- In Ltd., and has purchased the Lashmar Drive-In Theatre froth IL “Bob” Marshall, Listowek Schilbe Bros., Gdcleridh Town- ship have bought the old Bay­ field Public School for $32.00. ~ make people who don’t know me think I’m a genius;. “Balti­ more!" I cried'. “Ah-ka! Balti­ more!" I -reminded the Old1 Girl thiart she has a cousin studying at Johns Hopkins University, Bal­ timore. She Said I was crazy, ’ he wouldn’t d'are go there, and if he had cousin Pat would have phoned. I insisted. She called, got Cousin Pat and his wife- in jig- tiime. My wife didn’t want to sound like a complete moron •and ask if Hugh were there. So She -asked, gaily, “How is the boy?” (They’d had a -baby boy a few months previously.) Cousin Pat retorted, “Yours or mine?” And the Baltimore Oriole, as he -is now known in the family, was in the net. Al­ most. He came on the line. “Hi, Mom. How are. you?” Gay as an oriole. Innocent as a novice nun. When his mother was able to talk, she told him, for 20 min­ utes, how she was, and what he was. Finally, Kim and I wreste-d the telephone from her, and I spent 45 seconds telling him to be home by the weekend. He wals. Large as1 life, cheer­ ful as a cherub. During the weekend, when he Wasn’t sleep­ ing, eating or skiing, he regaled us with his tale. He’d caught the urge to' tra­ vel late Friday night. Struck off at 3 a.m., in ski jacket and jeans. Hitch-hiked. Caught rides with university students, Negro ladies;, hillbillies. Arrived New York with 20 .. cents. Went to coffee-house to keep warm. Ordered coffee." Waiter said, “Siixty-five cents.” Hugh said, “I’ve only got 20.” Waiter took it. Read French novel and talked to- junkies, stu­ dents and assorted characters all night. Sold pint of blood in Times Squai’e for $5. Ate. Later phoned gentleman musician he’d met in this siimhier job on cruise' boat, who had foolishly siaid, “Anytime you’re in New York, look lire up.” This chap and his wife met the ski-jacket­ ed bum in jeans with warmth, fed him, enjoyed a musical eve­ ning together, gave him sleep­ ing quarters, and sent -him on his way with $15 cash. Hitch-hiked to Baltimore. Plad pleasant evening with Cousin Pat and wife Stephanie, immediate plans to head for Florida and visit with friend's of ours, then meahdor to New Orleans, where he knows a couple Of girls he met at music camp, but failed by parents’ phone call. Returned home with $7.88, cash. Disgusted with parents’ attitude. After all, he’d sent us a card from New York. (We got it the day before he arrived home.) tie’s back at school,, but there’s £till one thing botlieiriirt^ Us< Kim oaii hardly VMit to got started on her first trip. * Mi!ss Cheryl A. Toll, 17, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aub­ rey Toll, RR 3, Bly to, has been chosen to represent Central Huron ton, in School Miss Grade 12, and plans to become a public school -teacher. Her academic record is good, and she is a member of 'the over 80 club and on the executive of the year -book club. In her' home village, Miss Toll its a member of the Young Adults and the choir art the United Church. An essay appears in the Feb­ ruary 8 issue of the Red and Blue Review published by CHS!S, written by Miss Toll, in connection with her selection as “School queen". Following is a version which ap- the London Secondary School, Clm- the London Free Press Queen’s Club. Toll is a student 'in Cheryl A. Toll- • shortened peared in Press. Cheryl’s “Racial Segregation." By CHERYL TOLL Racial segregation is becom­ ing a very serious problem in the United; States and will eventually become just as cru­ cial lin Canada. The popula­ tion of bath countries is grow­ ing at such a speed, that an easy answer to the problem cannot be found. State digni­ taries, industrialists, business­ men and even housewives are essay deals Free with awakening to this situation more every day. What can be done to avoid further race riots, murders, anid revolutions and Sitii'll stay within the demo­ cratic bonds of the nations? The most practical solution is to learn to live with the Negro. 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