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Central School Judgment
LAT WEEK’S News-Record was
lop-sided in its news content, and for
that we owe probably half of our read
ership an apology. There are times
when we run special pages filled with
minor hockey week, apd other special
events, that we feel like apologizing
to the half the community which -is
not particularly interested,
Please, then accept pur humblest
apology, knowing that the chances of a
hearing of the importance of that car-
ried oh in Goderich before the county
judge, becoming anything close to an
nual, are very slim indeed.
We wanted however, this week, to
comment publicly on the absolute fair
ness with which Judge Hetherington
.conducted that hearing.
We sat in the courtroom at the
top of the Huron County building,
throughout five days of evidence, exam
ining and cross-examination, plus sum
ming Up and the almost two-hour long
decision with reasons which the Judge
delivered at the end of it.
There were faults' to be found with
the lack of preparation with which some
of the key witnesses in the appellants
case came before the court.
It was obvious to the most inex
perienced viewer that men upon whom
the counsel for the appeal depended up
on for facts, had not prepared them
selves fully with suficient facts. In some
cases it even appeared that counsel him
self had neglected to prepare some fac
et of his case to the best advantage.
Maybe this was because he had not
access to information from municipal
officials that were to be defence coun
sel’s witnesses? We considered this, but
feel that impossible. Figures on assess
ment, school enrolments, and projected-
enrolments are available to anyone for
the. asking, provided anyone.is inter
ested enough to do the research neces
sary to^come up with required figures.
As an observer we felt there were
times when both lawyers overstepped
the bounds of necessary persistence,
and made a witness feel like an accused
person. This, we think, should not be
necessary—but it may, of course, be the
only way in which to establish a point
in the legal sense.
We have no criticism of Judge
Hetherington.
plete and inexhaustible patience in lis
tening to witnesses on all sides, of the
question, He directed testimony tire
lessly; he explained and re-explained
points of law so that all could under
stand the direction which the proceed
ing must take; he did his own home
work carefully and had his final ad
dress to the people prepared so that
there would be no waiting.
And, with a legal system^ founded
on precedent, it would seem altogether
possible that his decision may serve as
a guide to other school boards in sim
ilar situations, and to the Department
of Education as their plans for complete
centralization of public schools proceed
toward fulfilment,
The judgment also must serve as a
guide to local municipal officials:'
1. speaking of the people living
near Seaforth Judge Hetherington said:
“They chose this area for its lower taxes
and the freedom of suburbia. They
have accepted the lower taxes of Tuck
ersmith and its hospitality. They owe
it something.”
2. the main purpose of schools is to
educate . . . local pride is commendable
. . . but should not be allowed to inter
fere with the purpose of education.
3. (transportation) problems . . .
are not so great as to disrupt what is
otherwise a beautiful school system.
4. Matters of education cannot be
made a pawn of the “community build
ers”.
5. The school will provide the best
education in the area, as possible. Any
whittling would be a disservice . . . and
curb the service you can do to others.
6. ... an elected council must make
decisions as they affect the most people.
Throughout it all, he showed com- an invitation to
If You Smoke . . .
THE U.S. has a safety education'
/ project studying possible connections
between smoking and automobile acci
dents, says the Ontario Safety League.
Dr. James L. Malfetti, Columbia Uni
versity, says:
“If you smoke, don’t drive. We
don’t know why smokers have more
accidents, but they do. Fumes that get
in a driver’s eyes impair his vision;
iand trying to light a cigarette ... is
disaster.”
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Seaforth Girl Wins Trip
To New York and U.N.
sEach yesu? t'he- United Nations.
Cpixiirvitte'e- of the Oddfellows
Lodge conducts a public speak
ing contest. This year the com
mittee of IOOF Huron District
No. 8 and Rebekah Lodges of
District No, 23 carried out the
project as a joint venture. „ ■
The contest was held in the
Central Huron Secondary Sch
ool here in Clinton. Winners of
the contest get an expense paid
trip to New York and the UN.
Joanne Elligson, from Sea
forth District High School, was
the winner from among four
contestants. The others were
Pamela King, Wingham; John
White and Sharon, Kirkey,
Goderich,
Chairman of the committee is
Mrs. Amos Osbaddeston and
vice-chairman jis Benson Sutter.
Pictured are, from left, Mrs.
Osbaldesiton, Joannie, Pamela,
Aharon and Mr, Sutter.
Expo z67 a Year Away
Opens April 28, 1967
One year from today the
gates of Expo 67 in Montreal
will open to its first customers,
as a six-month long session Of
fun, theatre exhibits, music and
industrial progress mirror the
best that nations of the world
have to offer.
Already $54,500,000 has been
spent by Expo itself, plus
countless thousands' of dollars
by exhibitors preparing to make
a showing on the island in the
St. Lawrence which 'is being
built Too.' the purpose.
At the moment 70 nations
are committed to take part.
Taking place during Canada’s
Centennial Year, the Exposition
is expected to bring unprece
dented numbers of tourists not
only to Montreal, but also to
the rest of the nation. Ontario
stands to benefit next to Que
bec, according to ' those who
figure out movements oif tour
ist dollars.
Publicity on this greatest of
shows in going forward at great
pace — for instance this month,
two articles in Esquire, deal
with Expo 67 and Montreal.‘As
buildings continue to, .take
shape on the site it is1 expected
that more and more of the
glossy magazines in the USA,
and at home in Canada, will-
publish feature stories'..
Expo 67 is more than.' just a
Canadian affalir. It is the 1967
World Exhibition.
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by Bill Smiley
Pick Your Execution .
In its' wisdom, the Canadian
Parliament h as decided that the
death penalty should . not be
abolished, that capital punish
ment should be preserved'.
I agree. Completely. In my
youithful, idealistic days, I 'had
a crazy idea that the cold, de
liberate taking of a human life
by a civilized society was
wrong.
But I’m becoming blunted in
a world where.young men who
never did a nasty thing are
killed daily, and women and
children are bombed and burn
ed daily, all tin the name . of
peace.
In the face of this, who can
worry about a handful of hood
lums about to be hanged? If
there’s the odd one who Wasn’t
guilty, tough! There are a lot
of other non-gUilty people dying
these days, and always have
been. Without a trial and jury.
What I can’t understand is
the Canadian Parliament’s lack
of foilow-<through. It’s pretty
disappointing to one who has
upheld this nation against its
petty attackers for years.
But we get this aiga'in and
again. Take the Gerda Mun-
singer case. A few red faces,
a few TV tears, and it’s all
over.
In the capital punishment
case, our Canadian politicians
had a Chance to set the world
on fire. Did .they do it? Not
they. They east their votes and
went home for the holidays.
Not an iota of imagination in
the whole hang-dog system.
This was their chance to give
Canada a penal system un
equalled in the world.
I don’t for one instant, think
all those chaps wiho. voted
“Nay” are in favor oif hanging.
It’s a .pretty crude business.
After all, som'e times the. rope
is too loose, or the head is-too
loose, and the girl reporters
puke. I think something, could
be done about this. Paper bags,
perhaps.
Not a single M.P. suggested
another way of dealing with
murderers. There are dozens.
But I believe the most sporting
way, for the culprits, and the
least lacerating way, for a
touchy society, would be to
throw all the varieties of ex
ecution into a hat and let the
prospective deparltrude take his
pick. It would add a certain
‘Jenny-Say-Kwoy” to the whole
thing, which, in 'these troubled
days, might keep Quebec With
in the fold.
Throw them all in a hat.
There’s something for every
body. For the softies: slashing
of wrists and gentle expiration
in the bathtub, or an overdose
of sleeping pills. For the hards:
electrocution; gas; diviing-intio
an empty (concrete-bottom)
swimming pool; bullet through
the head.
For the. exotic: the guillio-
tine; the executioner’s axe;
impalement on a sharp stake;
being tom to pieces by four
wild horses; being lowered into
a pit of vipers. ]
Of course, you have to take
what you get. Just because
you’re a flamiboyant, type
doesn’t mean that you’re going
to pick the ballot saying you’ll
be burned at the stake. You
might get the one saying death
by strangling. Tough.
But at least there’d be some
imagination in the' whole thing.
And this could be spread
through the whole penal sys
tem. Shoplifters could be de
ported to the U.S. Kids who
stole 'apples would be branded
on the forehead with T for
Thief.
Income-tax-chieiaters and peo
ple who were tricky with their
expense accounts would be sent
to the tundra with four dollars,
a fishing line,, and all three of
their wives. This would fill up
our great northern, spaces
smartly.
There are great possibilities.
Pass along your suggestions,
and I’ll pass them along to Par
liament.
*
From Our Early Files 9 .
75 Years Ago
. THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, May 1, 1891
We thought there was a wed
ding coming pff some time last
week, as. we saw a certain
young farmer going to town
a few days before with a' load
of stuff, to buy presents with,
and there was a wedding too,,
an Wednesday of last week, Mr.
William Fisher was married to
Miss Mary Butt, second daugh
ter of Mr. S. Butt, Rev. Mr.
Harris tied the knot,
Dr. Staribury and daughter
Reta, spent last week in a
profitable and enjoyable visit to
Toronto. The doctor has been
attending the hospitals and ob
serving the most improved
methods of treating critical
cases. Amongst other things,
the Koah remedy for consump
tion was looked into, and it was'
found that the most prominent
surgeons have discarded it.
Mrs. George Baird is the pos
sessor of a very large specimen
of a Oalla l'ily. The sltalk from
base to the tip of the flower is
four feet, The flower measures
six inches across the; top.
55 Years'Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 4, 1911
It is likely that the special
committee of Huron County
Council which' was appointed to
investigate and deal with the
question and development of
power on the Maitland River,
will go to Toronto thic coming
week to 'interview the hydro
electric commission on the sub
ject.
The Brucefield stage has
again changed hand’s. Mr. Little
has sold out to a party near
Ottawa, who took possession
on May 1st. Mr. Little intends
going west.
Mir.’Thomas Jackson Jr., re
turned home last week from
his Western trip in the 'interest
of the Jackson Mifg. Co. --Mr.
Jackson could hardly make his
trip much faster if he used a
flying machine.
More telephone poles are be
ing delivered to Londesiboro as
several more phones are being
put in as quickly as possible.
15 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 26, 1951
The Bluewater Highway, be
tween Goderich and Bayfield, is
to be paved with blacktop in
the near future according to a
statement issued to 'the News-
Record by Thomas Pryde, MLA
for Huron.
Construction of a wading
pool in the children’s section of
Clinton Community Park will
be commenced this year it Was
decided ait a meeting of the
Clinton Community Athletic
Field Board in the Town Coun
cil Chambers Tuesday evening.
W. G. Thompson nas announ
ced that his new $150,000, mill
has beien started. The cellar has
been dug out and workmen
were sitanting the cement block
work last week,
Clintonians
On May 4
The • Clintonian Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. H.
Adams on May 4. Program is
in charge of Mrs. G. Glazier
and Mrs. M. Falconer. Lunch
conveners- are Mirs. R. Muil-
holland, Mrs. A. Hudie, Mrst E.
Frey, Mrs. J. Edwards, Mrs. R.
Holmes
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April #6, 1956
About 200 Legion and Aux
iliary members gathered for a
special meeting and social even
ing last week. The occasion
being the “burning of the mort
gage” on the Legion Memorial
Hall, Kirk Street.
. Clinton Lodge, AF & AM No,
84, GRC, played host to a dis
tinguished native born Clinton
ian cxn Monday, . April 23, in
the person of Sir Ernest Coop
er, youngest brother of the late
Albert T. Cooper, formerly
Mayor of Clinton.
It will be of interest to sum
mer visitors as well as resi
dents of Bayfield, Clinton and
surrounding districts' to learn
of the reopening of the golf
course, one mile north of Bay-
field1 ait the Clinton Road on
Highway 21. This little nine
hole course closed up like many
Others during (the war when
gasoline was rationed and help
was at a premium.
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How to plug Canada’s brain
drain: lower income and estate
taxes here than in the U.S.
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„ “Another blilte like that,” the
father told, his young son, “And
you’ll leave the table.”
"Another bite like that and
I’ll be finished,” said the boy
with hfe mouth full.
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40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 29, 926
Rev. Lawrence C. Harrison of
Windsor,-has bhen appointed in
charge of the Parish of Clinton
by - Rt. Rev. David Williams,
Bashop of Huron. He will take
charge of hite new parish short
ly after the annual synod' being
held' here, commencing May
10th.
The Huron Milk Products'
Ltd., has purchased from Mr.
S. S. Cooper, the old Molson’s
Bank building, RaJtitenbury St.,
the building formerly occupied
by the Clihton Club and the
Jackson Manufacturing Co., the
'engineers Messrs. M. R. Carp
enter, Chicago', and W. A.
Drummond, Toronto, having de
cided that it was most suitable
for the purposes of the com
pany.
Doherty Pianos shipped a Car
load of pianos to South. Africa
recently. The car left here at
five o’clock Tuesday evening
and reached Halifax at five-
thirty, Monday evening, beating
the boat they were to catch, by
nearly three days. This was
pretty good speed for a car of
freight. /
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 1, 1941
The majority of the. merch
ants and business' men of the
Town of Clinton have signed a
petition agreeing to close on
Wednesday afternoons commen
cing on the first Wednesday in
May and continuing until the
end of October.
Mir. George Beattie has had
the front of his furniture store
remodelled and it now presents
a modem and attractive ap
pearance. Formerly, the store
had a centre entrance, but since
the renovation, there is a side
entrance, leaving a large win
dow space for more advantoge-
eous display of stock.
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