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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-05-05, Page 4Page 4—Clinton News-Record—Thursday, May 5, 1966 n T Mother’s Day Sunday, May 8 Editorials ... Birthdays Of Canada WE’RE JUST eight months away from the year in Which Canada’s cen­ tennial is to be celebrated, and so far, we see no particular movement toward plans for special events in and around Clinton. We rather expect that 1967 will come busily into view, and suddenly all the events that would have been held anyway will feature topics on 100 years ago, and the advertising of the events will bear that magic word “cen­ tennial.” We’ll Have the centennial May meeting of the UCW at Podunk, at - which the minutes of the last meeting are read, and the people enjoy a talk - from John Jones on “how my grand­ father cleared lot 69, Concession 42 of such and such a township”. We’ll have the Kinsmen’s Centen­ nial hot dog stand at the Clinton Spring Fair; the Lions Club Centennial sum­ mer frolic on main street; the Clinton­ ian’s Centennial Sunshine Sisters ban­ quet; the Masonic Centennial Ladies Night; the Students Council Centennial chocolate sales campaign; the Public School Centennial Parents Night; the Hog Producers Centennial Gilt Sale and the OFU’s centennial sighting of UFOs on the lawn of the parliament build- ings in Toronto where they urge the , Hon. William Stewart to provide a centennial year increase in milk prices, AU of these things wiU be good. But they are things that would happen anyway, and do happen anyway in every town from Bonavista to Vancouv­ er Island, every year. What we need for celebrating 100 years of peaceful co-existence and pro­ gress in a multi-cultural, bi-lingual and non-militant true north strong and free, is a series of sparkling fuU community participation things, with the enthusi­ asm of a Berlin Octoberfest and the originality of a Maple Sugar Boil Off. We need fireworks and pageantry, par­ ades, bands, street dances, concerts, in the park, community fowl suppers and picnics the whole year long, Let’s get ready for a year-long celebration of one of the most import­ ant birthdays the world has ever known; The birthday of Canada, a grand nation bom out of skUlful negotiation, nurtur­ ed through wars and rumours of war, and kept alive by -a struggling continu­ ing desire for the good life and wiUing- ness for compromise which 'has created a magic land in which little violence, is done, and where a man may expect confidently, to raise his family in peace, prosperity and happiness. t A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER A former Canton lady has written a poem “A Tribute Tp My Mather” which was sent to the. News-Record by her sister this week. The ladies are Mrs. Robert Cook, St, Thomas and Mrs. Keith (Myrtle) Quackenbush, Walland. Their mother Mrs. Lucy Bezzo, Matilda Street, Clinton. A Tribute To My Mother Oh Mother with your shining hair; Your blue eyes shine with tender care, Your wrinkled hands are soft to hold, Your heart is filled with gold. Oh Mother, Dear Mother of mine, Around you I see a Halo shine. x, You are life and hope to me, For your love can comfort me. Oh Mother, precious Mother of mine, You can ease my troubles and fears. I have caused you heartaches, dear, For oh Dear Mother, many a year, c , Oh Mother, God’s gift my Mother, Forgive all the times I did err; The trials I have caused you to bear. Please.never forget me Dear, in your prayer. Written by Mrs. Keith Quackenbush, formerly Myrtle Bezzo, R.R. 1, Welland, Ontario. ‘is SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley ’s A Tough Week Welcome To Our Town > x From Our Early Files . . . 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW EJIA Thursday, May 8, 1891 * The post office alt Alburn was entered and robbed on Wednesday night, by the same men, presumably, who robbed Brussels office. We did not hear the extent of the loss.. Mr, Joseph Bawden’s' horse ran away on Monday afternoon last and ’smashed a light wagon, which it was attached to, also knocking dbwn the veranda posts on the south side of Mr. Frank . Knight’^ grocery. The animal escaped uninjured. One night last week the resi­ dents of this village assembled at the house of Dr. Sloan, and presented him with a magnifi­ cent gold-headed cane and easy chair. As is already known, the doctor is about to move to Toronto where he has taken an (interest in the Hess Bros. Fur­ niture Factory. The trial of Oapt. Edward H. Vemey, M.P. for North Buck­ inghamshire, charged with pro­ curing a governess, for immoral purposes, took place on Wednes­ day, and he was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment with­ out hard labour. Store weekend specials: Maple Leaf salmon, % lb. tin, 19c; Oxydal, jb, pkg., 23p; Miracle Whip Salad Pressing, 32 oz., 49c; Kellogg’s 'Rice Krdspies, 2 pkgs, 25c; grapefruit, 5 for 25c, Billy Townshend, 14 year old son of Canon Townshend of London has been assisting his cousin Ball Townshend on his farm on the Bayfield Dine. Last week Billy had the misfortune to be thrown from a horse breaking his leg. He is now in a London Hospital. past five years, pastor of Ont­ ario Street United Church, Clinton, and Turner’s Church, Tuckersmith, has accepted an invitation to the pastorate of the Taira circuit, Bruce County, west of Owen Sound!. Mr, Wool- frey will be suceeded here by Rev, A. Glen Eagle, WE HAD pleasure last week in announcing the presence of a second dentist in Clinton, an addition to} the professional services in our town which was long needed, and is already much, appreciated. It may even be that with the addi­ tion of Dr. Bowker to the area, that children may once again be able to have regular check-ups, and those of us who already have cavities, can have those aching voids tended to promptly and with skill. < Dr. Palmer, who has served the community for long hours, and some­ times seven days a week, was active, in the job of obtaining a dentist to work here in Clinton, and we believe he de­ serves considerable credit for -this. In any case, now that Dr. Bowker is here, and available to those suffer­ ing from pain, or the fear of eventually, losing teeth because they cannot get treatment soon enough, we expect that he will 'be just as busy as dentists are all oyer Ontario. This seems like a terrifically good career for any young persons who are. capable, and interested. The need con­ tinues to be there, and the working conditions, as evidenced by Dr. Bow­ ker’s new offices, are a factor to be considered. We note that two young dentists are taking over the practice in Wing­ ham which was coped with by one man for a long time. We wish them well, and we wish our own Dr. Bowker the very 'best as he enters his new' career. Supreme Court To Sit IT IS WITH some reservation that we applaud a decision made last week by the Government of Canada, to refer the Truscott case to the Supreme Court of Canada for consideration. Certainly we favour any method by which further evidence, and testi­ mony can be considered, and this may well be the proper next move in the. affair. We have no reason to expect other than perfectly fair and. learned consideration of the facts relating to Steven’s conviction. We do wonder, with Mrs. LeBour- dais, however, whether the Supreme Court of Canada will be able to carry out the type of thorough investigation of all aspects of. the investigation, inter­ rogation and arrest, plus the many other coincidences which occurred throughout that summer and autumn of 1959, which a Royal Commission might be able to achieve. However-, the opportunity is there, and provided that all avenues of investi­ gation open to the court are exploited, it is quite possible that the whole thing, may be inquired into. As .the London Free Press said last Thursday, “The Supreme Court’s ulti­ mate decision . . . could have a pro­ found impact upon Canada’s whole judicial system. Justice not only must be done, it must be’ seen to be done.” Leiter fro Editor From Saskatoon, Sask. The Editor, Olintan News-Record, Cl'iirutom, Ontario. Dear Miss W. Dtanin: We read with great interest your signed, front-page editori­ al of a few weeks ago. At this time we feel compelled to ex­ tend to you our congratulations:. , Until now it had’ not occurred to us, that to Write and print such an 'article took tremend­ ous courage. For this We commend you. We have been both shocked and disturbed this week to read the freely given state­ ments of Clint'oni'ans in the Sitar Weekly. One rather ex­ pects such attitudes in Ala- ’bama — but in Clinton, never. We find it refreshing to know there are. still thinking people like Fred Sloman, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Galbraith, Gor­ don Logan and Bob Lawson who are willing to express their opinions with an open,' mind. We have written, many let­ ters since reading Isabel Le- Bourdiais’ book last month, for we too, feel responsible. We call ourselves Canadians, yes- and Christians, but it seems rather ironic that at Easter we1 could become so in­ volved in remembering a trial of twb thousand years ago, that we are too busy to become per­ sonally involved in a trial of our Own day. Like Pilate, we would wash our hands and try to forget. I am enclosing two letters from the Saskatoon Star Phoe­ nix, which seem to express' the attitudes of Canadians who have no geographic connection with the case. We must all do some person­ al sloul-searching and give seri­ ous thought to a judicial sys­ tem that can -become such mockery of justice.' The Sohoenlhails Family, Phyllis Schoerihals, Saskatoon, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask., 1318-lObh St. Er April 27, 1966. a THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 *5 £ D Authorized at Second Clinton News-Record Amalgamated 1924 Published fevery Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clihton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER . .® B ® $|gn«d conlrlbuHonit to fhli publication, ara th« opinion* of th* writori only, and do not necessarily exprass the Vlewi of thi newspaper. Class Mall, Post Office Department, OHawa, and for Payment of Postage In Cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable In advance Canada and Groat Britain: $5.00 a year; Unltod Statoi and Forotgn: 6.50, Single Copies; 12 OinfL ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 We’ve been a pretty lucky crew around. our place tilais year. All winter, friends, neighbors and relatives have been coming d'own.- with everything from the ordinary stuff — pregnancy and (in­ sanity — to exotic items like oriental. hepatitis and whoop­ ing mumps. We haven’t had so much ais a sniffle, , It was too good to last, and we got the whole bundle this week. Nothing serious, physi­ cally, but mentally and emo­ tionally, a shattering period. First it was the dentist. Kim’s was her regular sdx- month check-up. It’s a breeze. She waltzes in blith­ ely, has her gums frozen, and the dentist pumps a little ■concrete into a pin-hole you couldn’t see with a telescope. It’s a little different for fla'ther. I also go regularly to the dentist. Every three or four yeans. When I have a broken tooth ar two, and' ‘have wild stabbing pains: from several of the other old stumps and have postponed m|y appointment about six times', I go down for my reg­ ular check-up. •Sweating, trembling,, and condemning all dentists and their inane questions to the murkiest depths, I sit there trying to tear the arms off the chair. Too gutless about ■ needles to' have the freezing, - I go through the agonies of " Prometheus as the poor man prods about 'among the snag­ gles o<f porcelain, looking for a piece of genuine, human1 tooth he can drill. And then there's always that excruciating moment when he steps back, with some kind of chisel cocked in ills hand, shakes his head more in pity than in sym­ pathy, and says, "Hmmm.” Visions of the blood, the pain, the ignominy swirl through my head. Well, that’s the way the week began. Worse was to come. I’ve been suffering from a bad shoulder for years. I know. Everybody has one. Or a bad back or a bad hip. One week, the doctor say$ it’s an inflammation. On the next visit, he says it’s an old injury aggravated by ten­ sion. Next trip, it’s bursitis. Next, after X-rays, it’s a cal­ cium deposit. If I had half the calcium in my teeth that I have in my shoulder, I could be one af those grinhing-ape models' in the tboith-pasite ads. Anyway, I finally decided to do something about it. Or my wife did. She didn’t mind my groaning in my sleep. It was the cursing, every •time' I rolled onto that side, that upset her. She was worried about my soul. ' I wasn't. But when it got to the point where i couldn’t pour a bottle of beer any more, without Weeping, I re-' adzed that mail cannot exist on pain pills alone. I’ve mentioned what a yel­ low Streak I have , about need­ les. The doc said, aS he took out this elephant-syringe, loaded with cortisone, “You’ll feel a slight pinprick as the needle enters.” The cold sweat stopped flowing. Noth­ ing to it« Then he started to lean bn the needle. Have ybtt ever had a pinprick with a crow- • bar? The only comparable ex­ perience I’ve had was one time in a veterans’ hospital. I was wheeled into tills room for “tests'.” Flat on my back. Two nurses held a hand each, one on each side of the bed. Decent of them, I thought. Comforters, As I was smiling at them, in turn the doc rammed this huge hypoder­ mic in my chest and shoved down. Then he started to suck (marrow out of my breastbone, as it turned out). In the next three seconds, •those nurses wound up on op­ posite sides of the bed, with­ out touching the floor. I was ' told later that I had been a volunteer for a research pro­ ject. Well I won’t bore you with a lot more sick detail. Suf­ fice it to say that my wife and' daughter went to the eye doctor. Kim, who wants glasses like she wants a-hair - lip, got them. My wife was Sore as hell because she paid 10 dollars for the examin­ ation, and didn’t get any glasses. Just to cheer us up, we phoned Hugh on SundayWe knew he was' starting to write his final university, exams on the Monday. Want­ ed to Wish him luck. A croaking wreck who sounded more like Edgar Allen Poe’s raven than our joMy boy, in­ formed us that he’d been sick as a dog with the ’flu for ’ three weeks. 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 11, 1911' Percy Wiggins, who has been in the harness business here for about eight months, closed his shop on Saturday night, having disposed of his stock to C. Hartleib, of Zurich. We un­ derstand that he is likely to, take a position in Toronto. The water tank on Ddnsley Street collapsed Wednesday evening and so the town will be at the expense of putting up another at jmce. In the meantime the streets cannot be watered nor the bowling green favoured which will delay bowl­ ing somewhat. Court mourning ended Satur­ day with a memorial service at St. George's Chapel, at Wind­ sor, for King Edward. While fishing in the Bayfield River on Saturday, Hartley the 12 year odd son of Mr. Thomas Managhan, caught a siaimon, 30 inches long ?nd weighing 8% lbs. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 3, 1951 A distinguished honour has come to Huron County in the election of Rev. David J. Lane, minister of St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church, Clinton, 'and Knox Piresbyteriian Church, Bayfield, as moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Hamil­ ton and London. He succeeds Rev. Donald Maclnnes, Ridge­ town. A plebiscite for property own­ ers of Grand Bend to decide whether the village will become, part of Lambton or Huron County will be held not later than May 28, a joint committee from the two county councils has decided. Rev. W. J. Woolfirey, tor the Edward (Ted) Bridle Will be gradfaiaiting in May from the General Arfcs Pro­ gram of the University Of Western Ontario. Ted gradu­ ated from CHSS in 1963. For the months of May and June he Will be returning to the position Which he held last summer as Recreational As­ sistant at the Ontario Hos­ pital, Goderich, and' after at­ tending the summer session of Althouse Gbliege af Edu­ cation, London, will begin teaching in September at the Hanover District High School. ■ ;.u .-..-O.-- ------ The Canadian Medical Asso­ ciation advises that all immun­ izations are not equally effect­ ive and .their benefits do not last fotevei*. Therefore it is ad- visable to receive booster doses When necessary .to be continu­ ously protected. CHILD PORTRAITS JERVIS STUDIO Phone 482-7006 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD . Thursday, May 3, 1956 Miss , Rosalee Watkins last week won the Stanley Town­ ship $10 scholarship in music at the South Hunon Music Fes­ tival held in Exeter, far the fourth year in a row. A grade eight student at SS 1 Stanley, Rosalee and her sister Judy, grade four, also placed first in the duet class with 86 marks. Carl Diehl, Stanley Township farmer, became the richer by $27.62 last Saturday afternoon when his five percent coupon was drawn from the treasure chest drum of the Appreciation Day merchants. An enjoyable 'evening was spent at S-S 4 Goderich Town­ ship on Saturday evening, April 21, when friends and neighbors gathered to honor Mr, and Mrs. Murray Colquhoun (nee Edith Jones) newlyweds. The evening was spent in playing progres­ sive euchre. Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY INSURANCE J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE 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 H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE-REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res. 482-9787 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 6, 1926 Mayor Jackson, at the coun­ cil meeting on Monday night stated that he would give in­ structions thlat the by-law for­ bidding the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks was to be strictly enforced. As a consequence, a number was hailed before the magistrate yesterday afternoon and paid fine®. Clinton’s band concerts will be given in Recreation Park this summer. This ought to be quite: an advantage. Motorists can drive into the park and find plenty of room to park within listening distance of the band­ stand, while those who have no cars can go up in the grand stand and sit in comfort during the concert. Mr. H. R. Sharp has moved from the house he has been oc­ cupying on King Street to the .double residence of Mr. A. J. Holloway, the. old Fair resi­ dence. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, May 8, 1941 Lance Corporal Reg. Smith of the. R.C. Engineers at Peta- wawa arrived home on Friday to spend a few days with has Wife and parents in Clinton. Having been given a promotion on passing 'his examinations, he is now ‘instructor of motor­ cycle despatch and motor con­ voy. ’ T. R. Thompson’s Superior After the divorce, the ex- husiband claimed the distinction of being the only man in the world who had lost 200 pounds of ugly fat in one day. OLDTlMtt BEiNGPOOR: THS DOCTORS Wilt CURE YOU Msr&tf£ WESTLAKE'S GARAGE R^^Tbayfield X R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Toots JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis — 68 Albert St. Clinton —482-9390 A. M. 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