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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-03-10, Page 2J Page 2—Clinton News-Record—-Thurs.z March 1Pf 1966 Editorials )Lip Service To Democracy IT WAS NOT very long ago that we read an article by one of Canada’s better political writers—though at the moment we do not recall which one it was, who commented on the shortness of the attention span of the public, with regard to political mutters, He expanded on the theme, that almost anything could be stated as fact by almost anyone in, political office, be­ cause the public 'did not remember what had gone before. We recalled that vividly last week when announcement was made by the Prime Minister of Canada of a group of'Liberals named to the senate. • Investigation into even the recent past of these men shows them to have, been rejected by the people on the hus­ tings, and yet they now have -been ele­ vated to the highest seats in the land. And for life, Surely the Liberal leaders could have had more respect for the intelligence and -memory of the voters! One saving feature is -that there now is an age limit to senators. One bad aspect, and to us a symp­ tom of a sick society, (very sick, in­ deed) is that these unsuccessful politic­ ians, those who have been rejected by the people, and merely apointed to of­ fice by someone who has the power so to do, then have certain powers them­ selves over the people who have re­ jected them, We draw ah obvious comparison with the opposite situation, which occurs with regard to the bean market­ ing board. In that ease, without warn­ ing, and with no announced valid rea­ son, <a board of men elected by the people were removed from power, by half of a board made up of appointed men—-the Ontario Farm Products Mar­ keting Board. It would seem that in Canada the idea of rule by the people is given only lip service. From Our Early Files 75 Years Ago > THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, March 13; 1891 The Christian Endeavor Soc­ iety of Uniten Chqreh, wjll hold a public meeting in, the phurph, next. Thursday evening, March 19th. Rev. W. J, Clark, the pop- ufer young divine, of London, is to deliver an address, also the Rev. F, S, Newton of Bayfield is expected. Mr, Thomas Mcllvain has purchased, from the Clinton Or­ gan -Co., one of ,their beautiful piano case organs; Tom should invlite all his* friends and give them all a musical treat. The regular annual meeting of the Eaisit Huron Teachers’ Association, wias held in the Public School, Brussels, on Thursday and Friday, February 26th and 27th, the president, Mr. Taylor, of Wrbxeter, in the chair. Mr, B. R'atel'iff and Mr. Beil Irwin are 'in the vicinity buying cows for their ranches in th'e . North West. Your Chinee To Help Canada’s Retarded They Say It Well IT’S PLEASANT to have some lay­ person re-affirm your personal convic­ tions regarding any one subject. Within the past week we have no­ ticed two persons widely based geo­ graphically, and at different kinds of meetings, express in their own way the value of advertising. At the annual meeting of the Hur­ on County Egg and Poultry Association here in Clinton, James Huctwith, a pro­ vincial director, from Forest, said: “within two to three weeks of beginning a program of legitimate advertising, VI could see a firming of the price.” He referred to the year-old pro­ gram of advertising carried out on a provincial level with a $150,000 budget made up of marketing board funds and substantial assistance from the Ontario Department of Agriculture. ' Then, in Brodhagen, that small vil­ lage with an active Chamber of Com­ merce, which does great things for the community, generally on a shoestring, a meeting was held. Milverton Reeve Harold Herman, staunchly supported newspaper advertising. Concerning pro­ motion of Mid Western Ontario De­ velopment region, he asked if much money were being allocated to televis- * ion or radio where “It’s just a swish,”— he demonstrated with his hands what he meant by swish'— “ahd then it’s gone.” Mr. Herman noted that an adver­ tisement in a newspaper is always at hand. “Even if you use the paper to pad the soles of your shoes you can al­ ways read it later when you change insoles,” he said. And we don’t think we have any­ thing to add to what these two men have already said on the subject. THIS INVOCATION for drivers was given by Rt. Rev. Kenneth C. Evans, Bishop of Ontario at the offic­ ial opening of the Kingston Road Safety Workships: “O God, grant us grace to glorify thee, and to serve our fellowman in love -—in all our deeds and no less when we are driving our cars. “Enable us to accept the pleasures and dangers - of motoring as mature and responsible, citizens. “In our automobile insurance may we include the policy of unfailing cour­ tesy and consideration for the safety of others, as well as ourselves. “In exercising our licence to drive may we not allow ourselves the liberty to trespass on the roads when we are in an impaired condition, nor to drive after we have had ‘a quick one’. “If we do put a tiger into the tank, give us grace to tame him, and to use his powers as a blessing and not a curse. • “Grant us penitence for the high cost of driving. And for all those that have 'been sacrificed to our negligence, the maimed, the crippled, the injured, and the dead, we beseech thy pardon. “Grant thy blessing upon this and every effort of our authorities to bring home to us all—the needs, and the methods of safe driving. “And since our driving corresponds so much to our character, in thy mercy make us better men and women.” 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 9, 1911 Miss Metcalf amid Misses Louise and Dorothy Tierney snowshoed. from Biyth to Clin­ ton yesterday. On their way down they dined with Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of the Gravel Road', aunt and uncle of the Misses Tierney, and arrived in Clinton about four hours after they started', on- their tramp, which included stop and ail. A meeting of the ratepayers of USS No. 9, Blake, is called for Friday evening 'ait 7 o’clock p.m. to consider the proposition of a new school. The old build­ ing needs so much repairs that the inspector has ordered a new one for 1912. At a meeting of Bayfield vil­ lage council on Monday evening a resolution was" passed offering a reward of ten dollars to- the person who will give informa­ tion that will lead to the con­ viction of the party or parties who destroyed a large number of shade 'trees on Keith Crescent near the English Church. Should the party be located, a few months confinement behind bars, would not be too good fol’ him. THerue lis d campaign in pro­ gress tiirough whidi the people, of Canada are asked to join in a National Crusade to combat the country’s mosit crippling affliction mental retardation. v No one will knock ori. your door. No one will $sk for your help. But you, can make a donation, or a pledge, at any chartered bank in Can­ ada. Both the Bank of Mon- ti’eal and the Royal Bank here in Clinton 'Wii'l accept these contributions,. A flve year’ plan is in affect. The total Crusade goal is $5,000,000. Aim is to erect buildings in which diagnostic, treatment and training facto ities may be housed. Thirteen individual projects are being undertaken at .centres across Canada. 1 'Clinton' Kipsmen Club has undertaken $ $500 committ­ ment, payable over the next five years, and already has contributed $100. Gift of this first cheque was made by Kin president Andy Peterson at the February 15 Kin meet­ ing. Kinsmen Clubs of Canada have undertaken the job of raising funds for the Kins­ men Institute of Mental Re-' tardaition. The building sketched a- bove, will be built in Toronto, •as the national headquarters of the Canadian Association for Retarded Crildren. Also, it will be a clearing house of ideas, a point where every National new development in the field of mental retardation will be assimilated and then made available to every other point on the map. And in addition to these purposes, the building will be used as a teaching centre to instruct some 2,000 volun­ teers, professional and techni­ cal people every year. K:’LL. Institute for Mental Retardation Completion oif the building 'is scheduled for 1970, which is the 50th anniversary of Kinsmen. Sad-turning is to be SUGAR AND SPICB by Bill Smiley < .lBg» \ Crippled children are encour­ aged to participate in out­ door recreation like baseball which is this boy’s favourite.’ Easter Seal donations help him develop new skills during his rehabilitation period. Clin­ ton Eions Club oodteot Easter Seal money in this1 area. done fin 1967, the year of Can­ ada’s centennial. The other one of the 13 projects, Which will be built in Ontario, is in the. Hamilton- Niagara area, to give compre­ hensive diagnostic and treat­ ment service for a semi-urban area. One Canadian in ten has1 a retarded relative. Families of Canada’s half million retard­ ates number 2,000,000 per­ sons. Cost of caring for ‘pre­ sent mentally retardeds in Canada is a staggering $100 million a year. Wedding Pictures JERVIS STUDIO Phone 482-7006 Letter To Thie Editor Honey For the Bees The Editor, Clinton News-Record, • Clinton, Ontario. Dear Eliitor, Your editorial on the tourist dollar "Real Money Maker” sparks an interest that should -be dear -to the hearts of every commercial enterprise in town. Some pants of the country are dependent on the tourist dollar. What would the tourist dollar mean to us? It could mean industry, more employment, less exportation of our young people, more dollars in our pockets, more buying power, better able to care for our funded indebtedness, better able to have the facilities we need and want. •How do We attract the tourist dollar? By attracting the tour­ ist. We have historical spots (as your editorial mentions); Tell the tourist about them. We have several unusual beauty spats. Show them to the tourist. We have an RCAF Station Where arrangements could be made for conducted group tours. We could have a museum and ah aquarium of local lake ahd 'stream life. — Where? — What about the old posit office? Who could put this in mo­ tion? Organized commercial ands.sesrvice groups, particularly the local Chamber of Com­ merce. This is a natural for them. Promotion of commerce is their main interest. *1 Every able-bodied person-in town can get with the act and help. If you do not help your­ selves, no one will help you. Let your imagination 'go. — You can probably come up with a lot more ideas. Get into 'the action and get going — You might 'be surpris­ ed how many bees you will at­ tract that will make money tor you. DUFF THOMPSON March 7, 1966, 157 Ra'glan Street, Clinton, Ontario. . Letter To The Editor in 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 11, 1926 Mr. T. Mason’s horse took a jaunt down through town one day last Week, leaving the driv­ er behind, and! got along not so badly until it struck the corner of Cree’s dray, When the cutter stopped and the horse went oh. Some eggs in the cutter were lather ibadly jarred by the sud­ den stop. Mr. Elwin and Miss Viola Wilson of Auburn spent the weekend as the guests Of their cousin, Miss Grace Ashton. Mr. Harold Elliott went to London Tuesday to attend the hockey match between Peter- boro and London., The WMS met at the home of Mr, and Mrs. C. Watson on Wednesday afternoon. After the business program was over a 10 cent tea was served. It goes without saying that Mr. and Mrs. Watson have the gift of making everyone feel right at home, The TPS met on Friday last. Dr. Newton-Brady was unable to be present to give his lecture. Miss Grace Jowett gave a very interesting address on John Huss, from the study book. on with Life can be a real drag, 'but it has its moments. A couple of them came to me this week to convince me that it’s more fun to be' alive and suffering than stone cold dead in the cemetery. The other night I took three busloads of students to see a play, "Murder in the Ca­ thedral," in a neighboring town. I won’t even mention What a nightmare such an ex­ cursion is for the man in charge of a hundred-odd live-, ly teenagers. We arrived, in best clothes and best manners, ready for an evening of culture. The house Bskts dimmed; the stark set was revealed; the chorus came .brooding note of doom and death. You could have heard a feather drop as a thousand youngsters sat enthralled. Suddenly a nipple of sound went through the theatre. The ripple rapidly became a wave. The chorus in the best show tradition, bravely pressed on, fits chant almost lost in the swelling titter. The ghost of the old opera house had taken over. He had assumed the form of a 'large bat. The noise and lights had frightened him out of his eyrie among the rafters. And he put on a display of aerobatics that stole the show. He swooped and swirled over audience and actors. He flickered through the shad­ ows, in ever-descending cir­ cles that had all the girls clutching their hair. He peeled off and dive-bombed the chorus, making it duck collect­ ively and frantically floorwards. He disappeared intermittent­ ly, but, a bom scene-stealer, was right on cue for his entries. Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, intoned ‘‘For a little time the hungry hawk will only soar and hover, circling lower ...” And there was Mr. Bat, whistling around the actor’s ears. The chorus wailed, "I have heard fluting in the night-time . . . have seen s caly wings slant­ ing over.” And guess1 who was fluting around gaily on Hs scaly wiings, right past their noses. All in ail, a diverting even­ ing in the theatre. I won’ t speak for 'the players, but tine kids and the bat loved it. My second reviving experi­ ence was not with a bat, but a butterfly. I think that term best describes my 14-yeai>old. She flits. She can’t quite decide whether she’s 'going to be a writer, a folk singer, a concert pianist or a basketball player. Last Saturday, I took her to the 'city, to compete in the world’s biggest ‘music festival. Competition is rough. Her tea­ cher and her mother had both told her she hadn’t a chance, ‘‘Because you haven’t worked hard enough.” She was pretty jittery. Teeth chattering, great nervous yawns, four trips to the bath­ room in 20 minutes. My heart bled for her. In her first ciass there were 12 competitors. Guess who was last. It was for students 20 and under. They were all good'. Even though I’ve been to a hundred festivals', and am pretty world­ ly, my spirits sank for her sake. The bell clanged. She went on stage. And as I sat, turning purple while holding my breath through a Bach prelude and fuge, she played like a tiger. Second place we take. We tottered out of the audi­ torium in a daze, leapt into a cab, rushed to meet her Mom, and hurled her words back in her face. The kid repeated ■ twice dur­ ing ’the afternoon, and we ar­ rived home after a 12-hour day and a 200-mile trip, staggering with exhaustion but flushed with triumph. Of bats and butterflies, I guess, is .the essence of life. -----------o------:---- The average “head of house­ hold,” visiting Expo will be 40 years old and a high school graduate. . 1 ■.1 1 ■ 1 . .................i Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER — SEAFORTH Open Every Afternoon Local Representative A. W. STEEP — 482-6642 >! l Business and Professional IDirectoryX ELECTROLUX (CANADA) LIMITED Vacuum Cleaners, Floor Polishers and Rug Shampooers Sales and Service Bonded Franchise Dealer Demonstrations Arranged ORVILLE STANLEY 202 Rattenbury Street East Phone 482-9574 OPTOMETRY INSURANCE J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL E8TATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 482-7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman Phone 482-7265 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH I H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE-REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res. 482-9787 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 H. E. HARTLEY LIFE INSURANCE Planned Savings . . . . . . Estate Analysis CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario Clinton News-Record. Again down memory's lane, this time to the summer of 1907; the year of the 'big Mc­ Pherson and Hovey Foundry fire in* the block where new post office is. McPh'ensOn and Hovey made steam engines and threshing machines, and all parts for their construction, right on the spot. Imprinted on each machine was “McPherson and Hovey, Clin­ ton, Ontario.” It was a terrible big fire that covered 'a whole town block. The wind was blowing towards the homes of veterinarian Dr. J. S. Evans and the Rattfenbufry Hotel. Four poplar trees saved the front of the hotel, but the roof caught fire. Everything was done to try and save the two buildings, but they went up in flames. Fires every place you looked! People With pails and cans of water, wet carpets, and so on, mostly on the' rooftops. Calls were sent out to many places for help as the fire got Out of control. Stratford fire department came oh a, flat car ■ (iby CNR) (Continued on page 3) 7 Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 ERA Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Established 1881 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County • Cltntori> Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLGUHOuN, PUBLISHER ................., t ® IB ® Sighed confribuHont to this publication, ate the opinion* of the Writer* only, ahd da hot necessarily express tfib views of the rhMWpajieb Cla»» Mall, Phst'Olfke De^aHhnent, ^Ottawa, and for Payment 5f taifagi In CashAuthorized at Second . ....... ... . . ......... SUBSCRIPTION RATES: PAy^ble In advance' - CAhadii ahd Great Britain: $4.00 a year; United Slate* ahd $5,50; Single Coplei: It Cent* 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 13, 1941 Mr. W. L. Johnson has pur­ chased the grocery store from Mr, Morley Jordan and is busy getting ready for business. Last Friday evening the Jun­ ior Red Cross of the Clinton Collegiate held an open meet­ ing, when a large crowd filled the auditorium to hear thiedr speaker, Miss Mary E. Depew, Who for eight yeans was a mem­ ber of the Collegiate staff, and Who wont to France tor two years’ study in 1938. T. R, Thompson’s Superior Store advertised the following weekend speaials: Mapleleaf Salmon, V2 lb. tins, 19c; Max­ well House Coffee, lb., 29c; Monarch flour, 7 lb. bag, 29c; Icing Sugar, 2 lbs. for Grapefruit, 5 for 25c. Wes I-Iaddy and Laurie qUhouri, of the Galt Aircraft School and Dick Fremlin (RC- AF) Brandon, Man., spent the WOekehd With their parents. Ross Fitzsimons’ Butcher Shop advertised the following weekend nioat specials: Fresh Homemade Sausage, 1 lb. 15c; Pork Chops, 1 lb. 22c; Ham­ burg Steak, 2 &.y 35c. 29c; 19c; <5ol- 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 9, 1951 A letter .to L. H. D. McLeod, from 'the District Meteorologist, Dept, of Transport, mformed him that all visual1 storm signal stations are to be discontinued effective (March 31, "Louie” has been the local storm signal agent far the past ten years. He thinks .that this service Was instituted about 1870. James A. Gairdner was thb first agent. Norman W. Miller, 55, Gode­ rich, County Clerk of Huron, and formerly of Clinton, was killed in .a highway crash, on King's Highway 21, eight miles south of Goderich, on Saturday afternoon. A further1 step in the new public School project will be taken on Monday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m., Whan & joint special meeting of Clinton Town Coun­ cil and Clinton Public School Board Will be held in tile Town Council Chamber to discuss the $300,000 proposal. Clinton District Collegiate In­ stitute would like to erect a large addition to the present two-storey-and-basement brick Structure oh Princess St. East, to Cost approximately $285,000. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 8, 1956 Close on the heels of an an­ nouncement that H. Frank Lawson, London, had been ap­ pointed engineer in -the County of Huron, last Friday came the announcement On Saturday that he had withdrawn from the ap-1 pointment. Mr. Lawson is a native of Clinton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. law- son. Town Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a motion granting the Clinton Lions Club $1,000 toward the mortgage existing on the skat­ ing arena. Huron Central Agricultural Society received a ghaht of $50 from the Township of Tucker­ smith this Week and ah equtl of $50 from the Township Of Hullett. Stanley Township which is a strong supporter of the Bayfibld Fall Fair, aS well as the Hensail Fair; granted $25.00 to the Clanton society. These amounts help to support the Clinton Spring Fair, which, is ;beihg held this year on Sat­ urday, June & Bring Quick ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis —68 Albert St. Clinton —482-9390 A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 55-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONT.524-7562 Insures: Town Dwellings All Class of Farm Property Summer Cottages Churches^ Schools, Halls M'KILtOP mutual we insurance ; COMPANY f A i w Extended coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling Objects etc.) is also available. Office — Main Street SEAFORTH p: r, _______ _ ________Agents: James Keys, RR 1, (Seaforth; V. X Latte, RR 5, Sea­ forth; Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Balter, Brussels J Harold Squires, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton Seaforth.