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Page 2—-Clinton News-Record—Thurs., March 31, 1966
Would It Not Be Better?
LAST WEEK the News-Record
reporter vjsited rttfie county town to
Ksit in on a committee meeting to hear
what was being requested and con-
- sidered with regard to the central
school at Brueefield.
The reporter was asked not to stay
at the meeting, since the Consultative
Committee wished to make its decisions
known only at the County Council
meeting on Friday.
- Then on Friday morning, a daily
newspaper carried a speculative story,
based.% on a conversation with one of
the Tuckersmith Township councillors,
figuring out what could be done.
The result was that on the morn
ing that county councillors would sit
on the question, the councillor (anti
school) was quoted as saying he. ex
pected to run up a white flag, if county
council decided to build the school.
The councillor also was quoted as
saying that he felt Reeve Carl Dalton,
chairman of the consultative commit
tee was also anti-school, 'and that the
other 'two committeemen had not com
mitted themselves.
This is the sort of story, which
we might possibly have written on for
publication- in the News-Record on
Thursday, if we had been permitted
to sit in on the meeting.
We were prevented from covering
the meeting, and we respected the
wishes of the* committee. Though we
would1 have preferred some first hand
briefing on just what was going on,
we accepted, their decision that it would
not be right to print something before
the county council in session had a
chance to hear it,
Yet, the story was printed — and
it resulted from consultation of a re
porter after the meeting, with one of
those men who attended the session.
Of- course the man who was inter
viewed was hot >a member of the con
sultative committee—and as far as we
know had a perfect right to say any
thing he wished to, to anyone who
asked.
The point we are trying to make
is that very often, caution on the part
of elected men to keep their delibera
tions secret from the public that elect
ed them, is circumvented in some way.
Would it not then be better, if the
press were made welcome to their
deliberations, so that a skilled report
could be made of what occurred, and
the public is therefore kept informed?
Last In An Era
THE LAST hockey game to be
played in Clinton Lions Arena this sea
son was a thriller right to the end. Won
by the local Bantams lin a ten-minute
.overtime period, the game ended 4-3,
• with Clinton jubilant, and Wingham
lads unhappy, and a weary set of fans
ready to call the hockey season a day,
until next winter.
thus avoid the extra costs and compli
cations which hired teams bring to the
sport.
In all likelihood this was the last
hockey game—in fact the last skating
to take place in the arena.
It has been the site for many tri
umphs, and many sorrows for the past
six generations—and the memories of
the place packed to the rafters will re
main.
Remember after the war, when
Clinton boys came home from the battle
ready to do battle on the ice surface.
They attracted fans from dozens of
miles .away, every time a game was ,
scheduled. That was before TV, when
Clinton was one of the last small towns
That was when so many people
crowded into the rink, they had to
climb up and stand on the big wooden
rafters and supporting guy wires in
order to see the ice. And young ladies
took their suppers to .the rink, so they’d1
be sure of a place to sit and watch their
heroes do their gallant best oil the
blades.
With serious plans laid now for a
new community centre iby next fall,
complete with artificial ice, and meet
ing rooms, it looks as if Clinton is mov
ing into the era of modern buildings,
with adequate’ dressing rooms and wash
rooms, and maybe a skating arena just
a little bit warmer than the old one has
been'. ,
The advantages of the new will
be appreciated by all of us—but the
_______________ memories of the old will stay with
to stick with “homebrew” hockey, and Clintonians for many years to come.
Clinton News-Record
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THE CLINTON NEW
Established 1865
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Guest Speaker from Guelph Agricultural College
Subject: "Weed Control for White Beans"
ELANCO PRODUCTS
Speaker: Dr. Charles Whifehead, Elahco Director
of Research.
TO BE HELD AT
Ever have a day when you
feel depressed, eyen surly, with
no apparent reason? That's the
way I am today,
Usually a •swe’Otntenupered, lo
vable chap, I fegi right now
like kicking the crutches out
from under some old gentleman
trying to' get across the street
before the light changes.
But after a wild look around
to see if there’s something I
could destroy without making
my wife sore, like maybe a pa
per cup, I’ve discovered the
source of my Mile mood. There
they sit, stacked about the
floor of my study, those pdes
of trivia on which I’ve spent
the past eight hours with no
obvious Change in their altitude.
Exam papers.
Marking exam papers is, I
guess, good for the soul. It’s
about the only thing it is good
for, It's hard on the eyes, the
nerves, toe tailbone and toe
temper.
But it has a salutary effect
on the ego. It’s a little like try
ing to pull in your stomach and
finding that your chest doesn’t
go out any more. Or catching
that first horrible glimpse of
the naked bald spot which you
thought Was merely a thinning
on top.
Yes, it’s humbling. You have
begun to build up — with no
really good reason, except that
you haven't been fired — the
idea that you’re a.n excellent, if
not outstanding teacher.
Then you start to read Whiait
your students have “learned”
from ‘you -in -toe past slix
months. Nothing. Zero. You
have merely compounded their
ignorance. You have only con
fused the simple teen-age phil
osophies they have acquired
from television, hootenahies,
"Mad magazine 'and the pool
room.
•Some -young -and tender
teachers, faced with this shat
tering moment, have been
known to turn green, rush to
,toe school board, offer toeir
resignations and even, in dras
tic cases, attempted to pay
back the salaries they have
accepted since September.
For the older, tougher teach
ers, it is; nat quite such a trau
matic experience. Oh, they may
swear a bit, tear their hair a
Mt, and froth slightly at the
mouth. But they do not offer'
to roturn their salaries. The
last known case of this, among
older teachers, was'in 1714,
. Thp more expeilenped teach-,,
ers accept this disPJuslomnetnit ‘
as they do the changing of the
seasons, They know that by
some magic alchemy of spring,
Easteh holidays, parental pres
sure and three months of un
relenting lalbor( on their own
pants, it will be all sorted out
by June /and most of the kids
will advance a grade,
And it must be admitted that
marking exams1 is not unmitiga
ted misery, It has its moments.
On Several
spending
laughter
wife has
ready to:
occasions, ve
to peals of maniacal
from my study, my
dashed up the stairs,
call the boys in the
white coats,
There’s the student who tries
the shot-gun approach, Scatter
your gems as widely as possible,
and you’re bound to hit some
thing right. One such, in a re
cent history exam, identified
John D. Rockefeller thus: "He
was a Prime Minister of Eng
land and very important in the
labor movement.” The rumble
heard at the time was John D,
trying to argue his way back to
this world so1 he could strangle
the kid.
Sometimes it’s not funny. On
a recent exaim, junior students
•were asked to pick the right
verb from this sentence: “They
have (drunk, drank) all the wa
ter.” A little blonde* girl with
troubled eyes chose “drank" be
cause, as 'she pointed out,
“Drunk is not a verb. It’s a
noun.” She had good reason
for her answer. Her father 'is
one.
And then, of course, amid the
welter of confusion, comes the
sudden sitab of pure, refreshing
delight, the discovery of' an
original, perceptive mind, try
ing to 'make sense out of all
this nonsense. It’s like finding
a solid piece of ground in a
swamp, a cool spring in the
desert.
That’s the moment when the
poor old teacher is hooked once
again by that most irriitatiing of
nuisances, faith in the future
of the human race. And bleafy-
eyed, but with a lighter heart,
he bows his weary head once
more over the wasteland of
words, looking for'the. 'diamond
in the coal-mine.
75 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, April 3, 1891
QUife a change took place
Hensail fhlis week when Mir,
McIntyre took poss'essiiqn
the hotel, which, for the past
year has been under the man
agement of Mr, E. Bosseriberjy.
The ice 'is, now cleared! off
the lake ahd niayigaition will
soon begin again, Summer will
soon be upon US with its train
of pleasure seeking visitors.
The people of Bayfield should
unite in making this more than
ever the most attractive water
ing place in Canada.
Good Frid'ay was as usual
observed as a general holiday
by the citizens of Seaforth. The
town band' played several selec
tions on the street on Good
Friday afternoon. Services in
keeping with the season were
held in the St. Thomas and St,
James Churches on Good Fri
day.
Mr. Reid, merchant tailor,
leaves this week for Cincinnati,
E. Clark, tailor, will occupy his
store and will do his utmost to
suit the tastes of the public.
R.
of
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 1, 1926
Messrs. McEwan
are nicely stabfed
Jackson Mfg, Co’s,
making samples of
ing. They expect to send a man
out on the road very soon.
The Mayor of Goderich, the
Seaforth reeve and Reeve AIllG-
dleton of Clinton waited ’ on
Highways Superintendent
Squires the other day to ask
that the twelve miles of high
way from Goderich
be paved.
On Wednesday of
a daughter of Mr.
Alex McBeath was
marriage to Mr.
Bride of Stanley Township. The
happy couple will reside on the
farm recently purchased from
Mr. James Griqissfck, across
the road from the farm of Mr.
McBeath,
The members of Holmesville
United Church and neighbors
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tre
wartha met 'in the church on
Wednesday evening to spend &
social time together before
their departure from this com-,
munlity.
and Phelan
in the old
opeaiaittans.
boys, clorth-
to Clinton
this week,
and Mrs.
united in
Alvin Mc-
Letter To The Editor
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 30, 1911
Mr. A. Owen, New York City,
president of the Clinton Knit
ting Co., is in town this week
and said to Clinton News-Re
cord today that he has ordered
four -thousand dollars worth, of
machinery to be forwarded to
the mill at once. He also intim
ated that during the coming
year there will also be further
large additions to the plaint.
The school and teachers of
Stanley Township will learn
With joy that the Government
has placed them on an equal
holiday footing with their town
and City cousins by extending
their midsummer vacation two
weeks. Henceforth all schooite
open September 1 instead of
■the middle of August.
Mr. Robert Blair of Bayfield,
■had’ a very successful wood
bee on Friday last in Mr. W. J.
Stinson’s bush, when about
30 cords were cut. As genial
“Bob” alwiays likes the boys
to have a good1 time, he gave
them a hop in the evening.
Messrs.. Peter Waiper and
George Groos, two progressive
farmers of this the twentieth
century, have lately joined the
list of subscribers: who will
have the Blyth Telephone in
stalled in their homies in a short
time.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 3, 1941
Elwood Campbell, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Camp
bell of town has been given a
position with the
miralty Technical
Ottawa.
Nat every one
Bayfield has a
15 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 29, 1951
The Purchasing Committee of
Brueefield Volunteer Fire De
partment reported they have
purchased a truck and it was
decided at the meeting to have
this truck fitted with fire fight
ing equipment ait Woodstock.
Dr. G. M. Jarrett, Stratford,
formerly of Kippen, left Mon
day for Europe to take a medi
cal course in obstetrics. He will
be gone seven months and will
spend some time in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Wesley-Willis United Church,
main auditorium and gallery
were crowded last evening
when interested people from all
parts of Huron Presbytery as4
sembled to hear and meet Rt.
Rev. Dr. C. M. Nicholson, Mod
erator of the United Church of
Canada, who delivered a
most inspiring and brilliant
sermon,
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard1 Corrie
and David moved on Tuesday
of last week into theiir new
ranch type home which was re
cently completed on the prop-
■erty which" Mr. Corrie pur
chased from Lindsay Smith,
bordering toe Bayfield Con
cession Road.
10
British Ad-
Mlission alt
knows that
flourishing
troop of B’oy Scouts, the troop
however was organized on
Monday ‘the 21st October and
has been meeting weekly ever
since through the kindness of
the Board of Management of
the United Church, in the Un
ited Church basement. The Rev.
J. Graham is .the; Scout Master
and Rev. Harold Currie the
Assistant Scout Master.
Weekend Specials at John
son’s Grocery: sliced breakfast
bacon, 29c lb.; peas or corn, 16-
oz. tins, 10c; pure lard, 3 Kb.
27 c; corn flakes', 2 pkgs, with
tumbler, 25c.
Children of the Clinton Pub
lic School are 'aiding in the war
effort by their methodical sav
ing through the' Penny Bank.
The school has 64 percent of
the pupils depositing money.
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 29, 1956
Sunday will mark th® 21st
anniversary of wonk for mail
carrier Norman. Long, Kippen.
Now 71 years old, Mr. Long
has been on the job since 1935,
and olaims to have never miss
ed delivering mail to RR 2,
Kippen, 'and in fact has never
■been late.
Playing his best game of the
playoffs Malt Edgar led the
Colts attack With five goals
and three assists. His persis
tent backchecking was also a
big help in holding Kincardine
to one goal. The Colts won 15-
1.
Rev. R. M. P. Bultuil, retiring
mimilster of St. Paul’s Anglican
Church here, was presented
with a life membership certifi
cate and pin at Monday even
ing’s meeting of Clinton Brandi
of the Canadian Legion. Mr.
Bultuil, a former chaplaiin 'in
this branch, is leaving Clinton
shortly to retire in British Col
umbia.
Business and Professional
Writer Says Clintonians
Are Human, Too
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record.
Dear Madame,
The other night on the CTV
newts - you made a sitatemenit
Letter to the Editor
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record.
Dear Sir,
This time, down, memory’s
lane: do you remember toe
Clinton Girls Hockey Team of
long ago, playing in Clinton’s
new 'Skating rink at the corner
.of Mary and Orange Streets?
. I don't think they played in
the old-time ninik facing Huron
Street. The new rink was built
about 1911, or thereabouts.
Well,. that snappy girls team
of long ago really did a lot of
travelling to play return match
es. They drew fairly large
crowds, and alwiays had lots of
smiles. Yes, they were real
hustlers, with lots of pep.
Now, if I make a few mis
takes, or leave any' one of the
players out, please forgive me.
It’s not easy to remember that
far back. I have nothing mark--
ed down, just memories.
Let’s see now, Mirs. Barry
Combs was travelling coach;
goal tenders were'Flo Bowden
and Mabel Cantelon, Other
players were Shirley Bawdien,
Stella Copp, Dona Schoenh'als,
Margaret Sch'oenhals, Delia
Finch, Mary Brtainfaield, Ruby
Stoddart, Miss Hellyar and
Miss Jean McTaggart.
They played out-of-town at
Mitchell', Stratford, Owen
Sound, Mount Forest,- Port Col-
bome, Welland and other
places.
Margaret Scihoenhals scored
six goals in one game, and She recalls that her boyfriend was
at that game.
When an All Star team, was
picked from St. Marys, Clinton,
Chesley, Seaforth, Owen Souhd,
at least one Clintonian was
Chosen. Margaret Schoenhals
scored the one goal made by
this team, Welland, playing at
home before a* crowd of 900,
scored two.
THOMAS LEPPINGTON
Veteran of World War One
Ointon, Ontario.
March 28, 1966.
’ that I thought needed some
sitraiiightening up. The inter
viewer was asking you quest
ions about Steven Truscott.
My feelings aire as follows: •
I was in Clinton ait the time
of the murder as a civilian. I
left Clinton the 14th of June
1959. What I have to say has
nothing to do with the Trus
cott caise, but the statement
you made regarding prejudice
against RCAF Sin. occupants
and the civilians of the town.
I myself was in ■ the RCAF
stationed there in ’58-’59. Since
then I’ve married an airman
and1 have been in RCAF Chur
chill, Man.; and Downwiew,
Ontario and I can tell you with
all honesty that regardless as
to where we were, .there were
ill feelings towards us, with
the exception of Churchill, Man.
(But there, being ’ isolated,
people had nd choice but to get
along.)
I don’t know what it is oi’
why but it seems that you can
be in the Niavy, AF or Army
and the civilians look upon you
as “BUMS”. True some of the
Services Personnel are “BUMS”
but dioesn’t civy street have •
theiir Burns?
It’s easy for civilians to
point a finger at the uniform.
The police get the same treat
ment. If people hear of one
'BAD COP well they just have
to be all the same. But there
again that’s a uniform.
Regardless as to whether
you're tri Clinton, Churchill,
Winnipeg oi* Downisview, it’s
still 1^h6 same story. As I salid
before it’s easier to point out
a service man of woman be
cause of the Uniterm, where as
a civilian well that’s- a differ
ent stoty.
I have nothing against Clin
ton. AS a matter* of fact rhy
husband, two laids arid I were
theie last summer tor a visit.
I want to give you an ex
ample. After getting out of the
AF in Clinton I worked in a
restaurant And there was an
accident just out of town to
wards Stratford. The State
ments made by the town’s
people, including me, wore “It’s
got to be that crazy AF
bunch;” “they did it agdlih”,
and on and on.
Whether in Clihtori or Alas
ka. there’s prejudice and always
Will be. As long as people arc
Human, there is a dislike for
yloiohCe and even the law.
Have yeu over had a traffic
ticket? I have mid I diidil’t like
Fire Destroys
Shed on Goshen
BAYFIELD — Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hamilton, Goshen Line,
were shopping in Bayfield on
Monday mornling when the fire
siren sounded. In theiir absence
a fire had broken out in the
driving shed at their farm,
Bayfield and Bruceiftold Fire
Brigades were both called to
the fire. Losses consisted of
■two tractors, a quantity of
small ’farm tools and the shed
itself. The origin of the- fire
is unknown.
it. But. there you are, we mlake
laws and' don’t agree with
them. That in a way is a form
of Prejudice, The world-over,
there is prejudice and hate of
all forms, types and descript
ions.
’Clinton is no worse but no
better either.
Yours Truly,
MRS. JAMES McCOLEMAN
March 27, 1966.
212 Roberta Ave.,
Winnipeg, 15, Manitoba.
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4-H ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
Huron County Hog Producers*
4-H Swine Clubs—Gift and
Market Hog*
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At—Ontario Department of Agriculture,
Board Room, Clinton, Thursday,
April 7th at 8:30 p*m.
At—Ontario Department of Agriculture,
Board Room, Clinton, Wednesday,
April 13th, 2:15 p»m.
At—Bly th Memorial Hall, Blyth,
Wednesday, April 13th at
8:30 p.m.
Bayfield 4-H Calf Club
Seaforth 4-H Calf Club
■ Tuckersmith 4-H Corn Club
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Blyth-Belgrave 4-H Beef Calf
Blyth 4-H Dairy Calf Club
Huron 4-H Tractor Club
Blyth 4-H Corn Club
Ail boys dhd girls who have reached their l£th birthday by January lstz 1966f
ahd hdv6 not reached their 21 st birthday by December 31st, 1966, are invited to
join ones of these clubs.
HURON COUNTY CLUB LEADERS ASSOCIATION
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