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Play It Safe On The Roads This Weekend
. THE VICTORIA Day weekend,
this year May 21-23 marks the unoffic
ial opening of .the summer holiday sea
son with the highways thronged with
vehicles making their first excursion
of. the year. In their enthusiasm there
is a temptation to try to crowd a week’s
travel into a three-day weekend.
The president of a large automo
bile association whose records portend
a sharp increase in motor traffic in
juries and deaths, points up some qf
the 'common causes of the holiday may
hem and suggests some common sense
driving approaches to keep them to a
minimum. ? ■
The record indicates that normal
hazards -are multiplied three fold as
compared with the' average non-holi-
day weekend. One of the prime factors
in such mishaps can be found in the
urge to travel too far in the time
available. To reach their destination
such motorists' must travel at speeds
and uninterrupted'driving periods which
are unconsistent with safe driving prac
tice; and impatience with momentary
traffic tie-ups causes them to attempt
passing in ' situations,, potentially very
dangerous.
The peak highway ^traffic load in
a weekend holiday occurs on the Mon
day evening during the last hours of
that day, Safety conscious drivers
start for home early and avoid the last
hours congestions with its heightened
accident frequency.
K The association offers some hints
for the enjoyment of'safe, sane travel
ling Victoria Day weekend!
1. Don’t try to squeeze a week’s
travel into three days. If you must
cover such distances, the train or the
plane is safer; . .
/
2. Start home in time to make it
at a reasonable speed with a minimum
of after-dark travelling;
. - 3. Never, for a minute lose sight
of the fact that accidents only happen
to the “Other Fellow”—and who, but
you, is the other fellow’s “Other Fel
low”? ■ , :
chuckle at
provide the
opportunities
The Goderich Salvation Army canvassed the town of Clinton on Tuesday this week, but you
can still contribute to the Army’s Red Shield appeal by sending your cheque to: Salvation
Army, 84 Lighthouse Street, Goderich/or to the local chairman, IVIrs< Helen Bartliff, 217
Rattenbury Street, Clinton.
A fEW OF THE REASONS Y0URHELP1SNEEDED
Letter To The Editor
Centennial Suggestion
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Getting Tired Of It
THE EDITOR, of the Stouffville • We know. Then the Unemployment In
surance levy must be deducted, which
the employer must equal out of his. own
pocket or business, stamps of the proper
denominations must be purchased and
placed in a book and cancelled.
(Ontario) Tribune has written the fol
lowing article and we concur with him
on behalf of most small businessmen.
■ ■ 1 , ■ * * _
“Small businessmen are getting
tired, tired of being pushed by govern
ment. They’re complaining bitterly.
< “For,individuals who aren’t aware
of it, the employer is having an increas
ingly rough time. If he looks after his
own books he finds that many hours a
week are necessary to take care of the
various things such as tax deductions,
Canada Pension deductions, workmen’s
compensation, T-4 tax forms, etc. — all
from the employee wages. To the em
ployee .this may not sound like much of
a job, but add them all together and you
have a load that is becoming unbear
able, 'and it’s without remuneration,
just a heavy penalty if not remitted
promptly. - ■
“The employer is required to de
duct the income tax from his help’s
wages. This must be put to one side by
the 15th’ of each month, a form must be
filed'and the tax remitted. Try being a
day late and it will cost you ten bucks.
“Now we have the Pension Plan
and again employers must deduct 1.8
percent from the wages paid, to which
he1 (the employer) must add an equal
amount. This too will-be remitted to
the Receiver General. ' •
“On top of all these are employers
who participate in hospital and other
benefits which also require deductions.
Now the groans are becoming loud and
long,
“In the commercial job printing
such as The vTribune'operates, there are
other loads to carry. Most businesses
gripe about the 5% sales tax. How
would you like to collect 11%, add this
on and collect 5 % on top of it all. Both
taxes are separate and need separate
cheques. For the provincial work he
gets 2,% of the tax total which amounts
to enough for a bit of postage and may
be a cigar, but for the federal collec
tions he gets nothing, only a fat penalty
if he’s late.”
To His Worship, Don Symons,
The News-'Record' and The
Centennial Committee:
The Mayor and The Streets'’
Committee tentatively plan to
: plant trees and the Horticul- •
tural Society 'already have
plans to* plant a minimum, of
twenty flowering shrubs.
With toe personal help of
Youth can’t
idea?
There are
dred trees
should be cut out in interest
of safety. There -are a thous
and children in town who will
live for nearly one hundred’
years. Could we have each of
them plant one Autographed
Tree on some Arbor Day .in
the Spring of 1967?
Our GHSS (Technical Di
vision) could perhaps dfevis'e
pairs of stamped aluminum
we extend toe
over tiwo bun
in towin that
tags or copper trips bearing
1 such, names as ■ CONNIE
BECK or FRED JEWSON ...
and even up to LILLIAN
McKinnon or morgan
AGNEW for we need a thou
sand. . s
One autographed tag of
copper would be buried, with
the tree root -and one attach
ed to the -trunk ten feet above
ground by -an “expansion
'bracelet” deVised by a young
genius at CHSS.
Fifty years and fifty days
from now. we could' have a
Town Tree-Reunion and the
‘badge each visitor would
wear .should read from hair
ribbon and lapel:
“If you seek my monument,
look around!”
And for each 'baby born in
1967 the father and toe
Mayor, supported by a School
Band, should plant its auto-
*
graphed tree with public
ceremony . . -. maybe plant
iit in .the vicinity of Hugh
Hawkins Park.
(Note: This homespun sug
gestion might catch public
fancy and interest be reflect
ed' in our efforts for a Com
munity Centre).
FRED SLOMAN
Clinton, Ontario.
Mon., May ’9 ,1966.
Sts Sts
PUBLISHER’S NOTE:
When the above letter was
read at town council meeting
on May 9, Mayor Symons in
formed the Ten GJfl Guides
present, who the writer was.
‘Mr. Slornan is a native Clin
tonian, who for many years
taught school in a ONR car
in Ontario’s northland. He is
now retired and lives’ on
Matilda’ Street in Clinton.
It seemls to me that, des
pite the inrqads madb by easy
communication and transpor
tation, toe ancient mistrust
between rural, dweller and
pity dweller is- Still very much
alive. Each feels that the
other is out to skin him at
toe first opportunity. Each
expresses it in scorn for toe
other’s way of life.
“I wooden live in the siddy
if you gimme toe whole-lousy
mess on a- silver platter,”
snorts your smalltown neigh
bor.
This statement, echoed
from coast to coast, is usual
ly followed by a bitter dia
tribe against “city living.”
High rents, crippling taxes,
heavy traffic,, smog and un
friendliness come under toe
gun. Cost of living -draws'
comments like, “Costs ya a
buck every time ya blow yer
nose.”
And what does the smug .
suburbanite thing of the
country? “Ya, I KNOW it’s
nice in toe summer up north
there, but wuddaya do all
WINTER in that dump?”
There’s no use in pointing out
that you do exactly what he
dries: work, play, bring up
your family, try to pay youi’
bills, and get so soon old, so
late, smart.
On most matters, I take a
stand. But in toe denuncia
tion of toe other fellow’s
mode of life, ’ I take two
Stands.
The first is gentle agree-
' ment with my smalltown
friends. I go along wiiith the
belligerent argument that the
city is no place to* live; that
I’d hate to battle that traffic'
■everyday; that living as
Cheaper in a smaller centre;
that our air ds: a lot cleaner;
that it’s'’ wonderful to live
within five minutes of fish
ing, curling, golf and friends.
And when I’m listening to
some old’ buddy who lives in
the city and loves it, I nod
sagely when he declares the
city is an exciting place to
live; that it’s wonderful to
taike in all the shows and
concerts; that it’s grand to go
out for an exotic meal in a
fascinating plaice, with go-go
girls and stuff; that the small
town doesn’t
same cultural
for young kids;
Privately, I
both points of view. Both are
full of contradictions.
The city fellow claims
there’s no privacy in a small'
town. Every old biddy in
town knows your business.
The'smalltown chap explodes,
'‘Privacy! How can you have
privacy in the city when
you’re stuffed into a crowded
apartment building, or living
on a two-by-four; lot beside
. people you don’t like who
have horrible kids?” ■
The smalltown fellow raves
about the mythical "rat-race”
in the city. And goes out and
roars .around in service dubs •
and fraternity organizations
and athletic clubs and church
groups at a rate no city rat
could stand for a month.
The myths multiply. The
city stands for culture. And
in a city of a million, theatres
* are half empty, concerts play
to small crowdfe, good rest
aurants .go broke, a few hun
dred attend ant exhibitions.
The small town stands for
recreation and good living.
And in a small town, - one-
tenth of two per cent of the
population is revelling in that
fishing, hunting and so on
that’s at the front dbor. The
rest are doing what the city
folk do: drink, chase women .
or men, or sit around watch
ing the slop on the moron
machine.
When we drive to the city,
(Continued oh Page Ten)
The Dogs Hold
IT SEEMS every, municipality has
a dog problem at this season of the
year.
Last week Clinton town council
spent a half hour cussing and discus^
sing our dog population. We reprint a
paragraph from the Clinton dog by-law
as a warning to local dog owners:
“Dogs ARE NOT permitted to run
at large during months of <M.ay> June,
July' and August. Any owner or har-
bourer convicted of a breach of these
provision^ is liable to. prosecution and
on conviction a penalty .not exceeding
$50.00 may be imposed.”'
An editorial writer for the St.
Marys! Journal-ArgUs has delved 'into
dogdbm and came up with the follow
ing story: .
• Sam, the; beagle pup and Horner^
the poodle must be enjoying the current
dog situation hugely. Just imagine the
conversation as the two gathered at
the corner for a little idle chatter on a
recent evening. _
“Hi Sam, found any‘juicy bones
lately?”
' t ’
■‘Naw, Homer, things are really
rough for we beagles. This canned meat
and mushy pap is ruining my teeth.
Had trouble with a pair.-of seamless
nylons just last night.” . ...
• “Tough Sam, See by the Journal-
Argus that we have Council in # bit of
All The Aces
a flap again.”
“Yeah Homer. Aiht it the dam-,
dest. Guess enough people like dogs
to keep us on top of the heap for a
while yet?” .
• “Looks that way Sam. Reports of
‘dozens of dogs’ running around make
me laugh. It must be a throw-back from
that recent flying Sauber scare. Now
everybody is seeing dogs.”,
“Say, Homer, seen anything of that
Humane Society? Hear they are not
giving us to much grief.”
“Naw Sam. Those fellows are.real
ly humane. They like dogs too.” •
“Watch those gendarmes tho’ Hom
er! They teiid to .get mean now and
again, especially when somebody really
starts to beller about our nightly activi
ties.” 5
“Time to start the loveyrdovey act
Sam. The heat is on for the annual
dog tax.”
“Gee, that time of year already
Homer ! Must remember to lick the boss
behind the ear. He just loves that.”
? " “Well Sam, gotta go and be cute
someplace. After all, I am a poodle.
Stay close to home for a spell Sam. The
heat may be on again momentarily?’
“Yeah, see you soon Homer. Gee,
why do things get tough in the spring?
Just When a beagle is feeling his oats?
You go ahead and be fancy, I got my
eye on a cotton-tail who thinks he .has
found a home in Our back-yard . . .”
From Our Early Files
J •< .
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday May 22, 1941
A pleasing 'incident in con
nection with toe Sunday morn
ing servioe* in Wesley-Willis
church was toe .baptism of the
infant son of Rev; and Mrs.
Andrew Lane, Ronald Andrew.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. C. Britton, a person
al friend, now engaged in
YMCA work in toe RCAF. *
The results, have been' pub
lished for the Winter Shoot,
competitions, and in the Can
adian Small Bore Association,
Ellwood Epps of Clinton Was
awarded first place with 871
points’ out of. a possible1 900.
Gordon McGaviin, first*" vice-
president of the Ontario Plow
men’s Assoc., and well known
McKillop farmer, ’leaves this
week on a six. weeks tour of
Agricultural Colleges and .Ex
perimental* farms of. Western
Canada, British Columbia and
toe American Pacdfic Coast.
Seaforth., council ori Tuesday
evening appointed John -Currie,
Chief Constable. There were
seven applications for the pos
ition which was opened when
Chief Helmer Snell resigned
two weeks' ago. ,"
75 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, May 22, 1891
J. P. Brown is again to toe
front in the carriage line, and
has already shipped) one of his
splendid rigs to Londesboro and
another to toe new livery in
Blyth. Perhaps he will be send
ing some down to toe hub be
fore toe season is over.
A telephone haS been put in
toe Molsons Bank.
The census returns give this
town a population of 2,635.
We have a hew butcher shop
opened by Mr. Wetfitauffer, who
promises to cater to toe public
in all the latest cuts and styles;'
,Also a new livery, the propri
etors of Which drive some nice
horses. Opposition is the life of
trade, and.-Blyto is alive to toe
fact.
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 25, 1911
Those who have been making
a practice of riding their bi
cycles; on the sidewalks had
better beware. Several cases
have been brought to light in
which Women have been forced
to step aside while the bicyclist
rode past. The police will have
to take a hand if the practice
is hot stopped.
The new potato machine was
put into operation at the field
next to Fair’s Mill on 'Friday
last 'and is working well.
F. G. Nulin, secretary of the
Trade, has received a communi
cation informing him thait An
drew Carnegie, the steel mill
ionaire, has consented to in
crease ' the grant 'for ‘ a public
library in Seaforth from $'6,000
to $10,000. .
U.
THE CLINTON NEW
Established 1865
Authotlt«d <** Sicofid
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* * “ ERA Amalgamated 1 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
1924 Established 1881
Published Every Thursday At The Heart
Of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
Population 3,475
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Uhltad Sfaft* and Foreign: 4.50, Singl* Copfeif 12 C*nh.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 20, 1926
It was a great satisfaction
th the residents of Varna and
Bayfield when toe news was
phoned from London police
station that the bandits Who
had been helping themselves SO
freely hereabouts had been cap
tured. ' ,
Mrs. Edgar Butts of our vil
lage has recently put in a clear
vision gasoline pump, which
adds greatly to the wants of
the motorists,
■Mr. Willis Cooper, Who has
spout the last couple of years
in France and England, return
ed home Thursday evening last.
The Clinton Knitting Co.
made .their first shipment of
hosiery to $dw Zealand last
week and fills/Week received
a large order’ from George
town,, Demeraic, , British
Guiana, South America.
15 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 17,. 1951
Kenneth Wood, 17-year-old
sori of Mr.' and Mrs. 'Edwin
Wood, Londesboro, and a CDCI
Student, has been selected as
one sof the 16 cadets from Wes
tern .Ontario to attend the
national army cadet camp at
Banff, Alta., July 5 to August
15. He was ;chosen by t cadet
head'ciuUttars for his' ail-found,
efficiency <
Mayor Nptt reported for the
committee on officers,- etc., and
read the Chief Constable’s April
report. In this1, the Chief re
ferred to the need tor Some
kirid of uniform for tho acting
Constable, it was e suggested
there Were some spare uhifofmb
which might be available from
the Fire Brigade. ‘ .
■ W. Robert Miller, 21, ac
countant of tho Royal Brink of
Canada branch at Woodbridge,
formerly' teller at the Clinton
branch, and son of Deputy
Rrieve W. J« Miller, Clinton,
figured prominently as one of
the victims of a holdup of the
bank early Thursday aftomooh
last.
The mam cause Of chronic
cough among young adults is
cigarette smoking, tho Can
adian Wdiedi -AgfeoeMtion
ViSeS. Other Oauses, however,
must not be hitod out without
:*i
Business and Professional
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 17, 1956
A " small tornado ripped
through the townships of Stan
ley,- Tuckersmith, Hibbert, Lo
gan and McKiliop last Friday
night, leaving a trail o/f wreck
ed x barns, sm(as!hed homes and
toppled trees ’in *its wake.'
Bev. Boyes -has won first
place in the tenor class’ of the
Huron County Music Festival
held in Goderich. There were
31 boys competing in three
classes for changed voices, ten
or and’ baritone. . - *
On Wednesday morning of
last week; When toe fishermen
went to the river to discover
that two shanties on toe north
side and one otri the south had
been broken into during toe
night. Ed Siddal lost 70 lbs. of
chub. Fred Telford 35 Jbs. of
perch fillets and T. Castile, 35-
50 lbs. of percih. The amazing
part is that other packed boxes
of fish *in botto Sidd’al’s and
Castle’s shanty .had not been
touched.
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A SURE CURE
On the porch of the general
store * in a smali crossroads
town, talk of the old-timers
had grown nostalgic about the
old days when book learning
.was forced Upon you to stay.
It Was agreed that'the fear Of
a licking helped children to
learn and to remember., But
there was one fellow who 'dis-,
agreed’. “The only tithe I ever
was licked,” he said, “was for’
telling the truth.”
There was silence while Ms
companions absorbed this state
ment. Then quietly and judic
iously, one of them said, "Well,
Sam, it sure Cured you.” '
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The 1951 census reported
that there were 323,517 Can
adians of Polish origin, and
that nearly one-half, of the
total were born in. Canada.
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