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Clinton News-Record, 1966-07-14, Page 2Page 2—-Clinton News-Record-—Thurs..14, W Editorials ,.. How An American A PUBLICITY piece from Expo 67 public relations officers quotes an article from the Kansas City (U.S.) Star, which warns Expo to look for more than the estimated five million American visitors in 1967. * $ “Next year Canada will celebrate its 100th birthday anniversary with a big world’s fair, called EXPQ 67, in Montreal. ■‘Everybody should know, of course, that Canada is much more than a cen­ tury old. The Norsemen were there at an unidentified date arid Jacques Car- tier planted the flag of France on the Gaspe peninsula 242 years before the American Declaration of Independence. “But in 1867. the Parliament in London set forth the British North America Act that united three provinc­ es: Canada, Nova Scotia and New Bruns­ wick. Others joined later. Many Cana­ dians date the birth of modern Canada from 1867. “From all reports, the Montreal festivities will be one of the great world expositions. For several years the Cana­ dians have been churning up the St. Bacon From THE TOASTER could well become the busiest kitchen appliance at break­ fast time with the advent'of a new forrq. of bacon. A United States firm has developed' a pre-cooked bacon which only needs dropping in the toaster to heat. The toaster dial is set to light or dark, depending on the desired degree of crispness. When the bacon pops up, it is ready to eat. The product is packaged in an Paper Rates Expo Lawrence river, creating new islands and expanding old ones for the fair­ grounds. Scores pf nations have sighed up for exhibitions and more than five million visitors are expected from the United States alone. ' °It all begins April 28, 1967, and it ’ ought to be one of the most interesting fairs of recent decades. For one thing, Montreal is the second biggest French’ speaking city in the world (next to Paris) and its province of Quebec is in a continuing ferment of nationalism: There maybe ‘incidents’ to amuse the tourists. But beyond that, Montreal is a surprising metropolis of more than two million people with towering sky­ scrapers, Gallic charm, French restau­ rants and a bilingual population. “It is'Said that the bad hotel situa­ tion of the recent New York World’s Fair will not occur and that there will be no shortage of hotel rooms. “The Canadians may be in for a surprise, however. In recent years the United States has become much more aware of Canada. The estimate of five million tourists from south of the bord­ er may be too conservative.” A Toaster aluminum pouch containing five, sep­ arate compartments. Each compart- ‘ ment contains four slices of bacon. The compartments are placed in the toaster for heating. Known as Reddi-Bacon, the new product is sold in packages containing 3A lb. of pre-cooked bacon. Market testing has just begun in three U.S. cities and will be continued in two more centres in September. From Our Early Files * * . Farm Safety Week In Canada ; THE CANADIAN farming com­ munity will join the rest of the contin­ ent /between July .24 and 30 to partici­ pate in Farm Safety Week, according to the National Safety League of Can­ ada. The Canadian, Highway Safety Council will concurrently promote safety or rural roads and emphasize safe pro­ cedures for drivers of farm vehicles on public thoroughfares. Leading cause of death on Cana­ dian farms, according to the League, has been machinery, and prominent in this category is the tractor. However, the home, chemicals, construction and vehicles play important roles . in the drama of death and suffering on the farm. s . Gay McLaren, general manager of the National Safety League, has issued a plea to the farming community to make Farm Safety Week a time to assess the dangers on the farm and plan to avoid or eliminate them. The League urged all-organiza­ tions such as 4-H Clubs, agricultural societies and associations and safety councils to concentrate on farm safety during the July campaign so the safety of the rural community of Canada may benefit through the year. Bayfield Preparing For Centennial Year The Bayfield Centennial Committee issued a regular bulletin urging its municipal council and citizens to clean up and paint up for the 1967 Centen­ nial of Canada. The contents of the latest bulletin could well be applicable to any community, large or small. Your, Centennial Oommlilttee solicits 'your support in tidy­ ing the village for Centennial year, Wie should like to see all our homes and cottages with a fresh coat of paint by this time next year, and. now is the time to make your plans, and to whip out your old paint brushes! When you are looking over your property to see how it can be improved, don’t forget the landscaping. Can you ex­ tend the grass cutting to the • verges1 pf the road? John •Lindsay’s mower can not pro­ vide the tender, loving carle of the gentle strokes of your mower, and the? exercise is good j'for. your figure. — Have you a fence • to paint.or repair?, — Does your hedge need ^clipping? — Can you clear away that old' pile of lumber? :— Do you need another shade tree? — Should you erect a flag­ pole for our natal day? Our Business Section John Broadfoot of the Nor­ wich group of Insurance Companies; was kind enough to show hiis coloured film of the resitoration of the central street in Niagara Falls. This was a “before and after” de­ velopment on the shabby old shopping area that was avoid­ ed by tourists and residents alike. They were able to en­ list the support of architects and decorators to plan the changes needed, and every ait- itempt was made to emphasize the fine features of the old buildings, and to coVer or remove, the blemishes. The whole scheme, which was very ambitious indeed, was carried out at an average cost of $250 per store. This’ Norwich plan is not directly applicable to Bay- field. Nevertheless there are approaches that we might pursue to highlight the lovely character of our main street and Square. Firstly, have we someone with artistic tastes wiho could make a master plan for this area? If not, these are our unsophisticated suggestions: —• Look over every sign to see iif it could be removed, except for the name of the business. Perhaps the busin­ ess sign needs repainting, or restoration. If you are clear­ ing off all your old signs, please dqn’it have your .title projecting into the street. —Chejck the surroundings.- Are 'there untidy areas that should be cleaned up? Do you need1 a concrete or asphalt walk? Have you room for a garden plot? Would a shade tree 'improve your property? ■ — Is a new paint-job need­ ed? Study your .colour Scheme to see if you need a Change. The experience of towns 'that have carried out the Norwich plan is that business has' picked up so markedly (that the expenses of the mer­ chants' were well repaid. Their total costs averaged, little more than the cost of painting. The 'type of care.we should like to see, to illustrate our point, .is the Way Mrs. Robin­ son has restored the Albion Hotel, and the pleasant facade ‘ -and concrete work on Ken Mackie’s barber shop. May we commend their efforts, at thie risk of offending others we might haye seleated. Our Village Council Our Village Council is to be commended in the forma­ tion of a planning committee. We should all be thinking of how we want Bayfield to look in 5, 10 and 30 years. Our future development can only be controlled by the adoption of effective building, zoning, and subdivision by-laws. Our blessings on .the work of this' most ’important committee. The Tuckersmith Municipal - Telephone System is to be complimented on 'the butted cable. Do you suppose we • could have a long-range plan to 'bury., the Hydro lines oh our main streets? There are many improve­ ments We should ail like to see, but they all cost money. Do we want council to hew the line of economy, of are we prepared to have a small increase in our mill-rate? Can Council ibe given an expres­ sion of the taxpayers’ opin­ ions on this ? The annual meeting of the Bayfield Ratepayers’ Associ­ ation is being held on Satur­ day, July 30 in the Village Hall. This is a good place to express your opinions to guide Council on your wishes for improvements in the Vil­ lage. Our revenue in the Vil-' lage is minimal for present needs, if you want more pav­ ing, more street lights, buried Hydro lines or other additions for Our convenience and plea­ sure, come .prepared with’ an opinion far Council as to how the additional funds should be raised. Clinton News-Record ERA Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 Amalgamated 1924 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 Ki LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER Bl . El ® Signed confrlbtrtlont to thh publication, ar* th* opinion! of th* writ*r» Ohly, and do not naceisarily *xpr*st th* vl*wi of th* n*wtpap*r. - Clait Maili Port Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payment of Port»g* In Cath SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable lit advance ~ Canada and. Great Britain: >5.00 a year; United State* and Foreign: k6.60, Single Copies: 11 Cents. 75 Years Ago THE CL1JNTON NEW ERA Thursday, July 17, 1891 Mr. R. Milne has replaced the old pump with a fine new one, for the use of the public. Russian crop reports indicate that there will be no grain for export and that corn will have to be imported. D. C. Munro, our enterprising merchant, has at last got into hiisi new store, which really pre­ sents' a very fine appearance, Assignment In July and August, CBC’s Bill McNeil, and family are headed west to interview Canadians who don’t make the headlines. From Toronto to Van­ couver Island—by trailer—McNeil will tape inter­ views on the “average” Canadian’s view of Canada as the Centennial of Confederation approaches. Interviews will be broadcast on CBC’s Assignment. Above, McNeil talks to Gerry Weisenstein, an Australian Cowboy (now living in Orillia, Ontario) who used to make a living rounding up kangaroos. Bill McNeil Family On Western Trek This summer, broadcaster ’ Bill McNeil is spending itwo months on a 10,000-mile ’cross-country expedition in­ terviewing people who DON’T make the headlines. McNeill, host of 'the week­ day CBC radio 'interview series “Assignment", hfiltchied a 17-foot trailer to 'his car on June 29 -and began a trip that will take him from Toronto to Vancouver Island and back — With numerous-' detours along 'the Way. His wife Eileen, son Breton 7, and daughter Dawn Mania 4, are travelling, with him. Purpose of the'trip lils to; 'tape interviews with “aver- ’ age” Canadians and obtain their views about Canada as the Centennial of Confeder­ ation'. approaches. “After , years of interviewing celeb­ rities”, says McNeil, “I want 'to find' the people who DON’T make the headlines: the ones Who make Canada tick. “For instance, the West is full of small rodeos where you can talk to real cowboy^; Wheat farmers Who’ll tell you what -the price of wheat should' be and where 'it should be sold; and old-timers Who sit in the sun and love to reminisce.” McNelil says he will visit Indian's to get their opinions on bilingualism and’ bilcultur- lailism. He also hopes to tape interviews with senior citi­ zens about the changes they have seen in Canada over the years. During the journey McNeil will Stop at CBC regional of- »$$?ibes- to relay taped material to Toronto for broadcast on Assignment. This way, listen­ ers will be able to follow the McNeils’ progress through the West. McNeil anticipates two ma­ jor headaches on the trip: how to back up the trailer; .and what to do with the kids when it rains. SUGAR. AND SPICE by Bill Smiley The Sailors’ Lot I was reading the other day an interview with a Can­ adian seaman. He was telling a reporter why he, and so many other sailors are not happy with their lot. He mentioned a lot of things that seemed petty at first glance: coarse sheets on the bunks; crowded quarters:; not enough showers; cheap soap; scanty recreational fa­ cilities. Not much of' the spirit of Drake and Nelson and round­ ing Cape Horn there? Not much. But then the truth came oult. These were only the minor irritants, the little, concrete manifestations of a deeper discontent. A sailor’s pay is good, com­ paratively. Most boats feed thefflr crews well. What really gets .the sailor down are frus­ tration; boredom, monotony and loneliness. They suffer from' the modern malaise of the spirit that affetots many segments of our society. As I read the article, I couldn’t help comparing the sailor’s job today With that of ■the 1930’s, wihen I' spent a spell on the Great Lakes. . Today he works a 40-hour week, has a basic pay of nearly,$400 a month, and is protected by a tough union, In those days; he workbid' a 50 to 60jhdur Week, picked up a handsome cheque for $40 at the end of the month, and cbtild be fired if h.e even looked unhappy. And perhaps that’s why, if memory serves, the sailor' of these dajyg Was a pretty hap­ py character. He did a let of grousing, as sailors have done since Ulysses and his1 crew left Troy, but file also did a let of hotrsihg around, and took life very unseriously. Not hiahy were married in those days. They couldn’t af­ ford it» They’d blow their' 40 ■bucks toil beer and girls' and' poker in a couple of days, and 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 13, 1911 Work on. the new Seaforth post office is expected 'to com­ mence next week, Mr. Mc­ Kenzie of Clinton is the con­ tractor. lyfr. William P. Anderson, chief engineer of the Dept, of Marine1 and. Fisheries, visited Bayfield last Thursday night. Mr. Anderson’s mission was to inquire into itlhe necessity of the erection of lights - on the pier for '.the. accommodation of the fishermen and others inter­ ested. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 15, 1926 . Monday was a gala dhy in Clinton, when the members of the Orange Ordjeir firtom the dis­ tricts of North and South Hur’- on -and North 'and South Perth and some lodges from. Bruce County gathered to celebrate the Battlepf the Boyne. Twelve’ thousand people were present for the celebration and nearly three thousand members march­ ed. There’s A Reason Two small girls were playing together one afternoon in the park. ■ “I wonder what time it is?” said one of them at last. “Well it can’t be ■ 4 o’clock yet”, replied the other girl with magnificent logic, “because my mother said I was to be home at 4 — and I’m. not. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 17, 1941 Weekend' Specials at Clifford Lobb and Sons: coffee, freshly ground from the bean, 39c per lb.; bulk peanut butter, 17c per lb.; Miaple Leaf toilet soap, ’5 cakes, 25c; Maple Leaf side bacon, 40c per lb. The engagement is announced of Clara Edith, Reg. N., young­ est daughter of Mirs. Nelson Ball 'and the late Mr. Ball, Clin­ ton, to Royce Scott Macaulay of Plymouth, Mich., son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm A. Macaulay, •Southampton, Ont. then it was penny-ante and ■ practical jokes and “mak­ ings” -for- the nest of the month. Today’s sailor is a much glummer individual. He’s more likely to be ’ married and have children. He has a mortgage and insurance: and ■' income tax and dental bills, . like all 'the other suckers in society. Theoretically, he’s 10 times • better off than the deck-hand of the 30’s. He works a whole lot less and makes a great deal more.' He is better fed . and quartered. He can watch 'television. He 'has 10 months away from the oldl battleaxe and the kids, two months 1 holidays: in winter during which he is paid unemploy­ ment insurance. What’s wrong then? Why is he griping, threatening to strike .so ofteii, Wishing he had a shore job? It’s simple enough. Sailing is deadly 'dull. For officers 'and engin­ eers, it’s lively enough. They have delicate. machinery, de­ cisions, responsibilities, spe-, Cial skills. But the deck-hand is the Poor Bloody Infantry of the inland seas. His wolrk is often dirty, nearly always monoton­ ous, occasionally dangerous, • but hardly ever heroic. There’s ho going aloft to reef the mainsail iii the teeth of a gale, He’s- more likely chipping paint. There’s no landing at exotic foreign ports, billing a ricksha and heading fOr the high spots. He’s more likely picking his way across the railway tracks in a dirty dock df'ba, heading (Continued on page 3) Wedding Pictures JERVIS STUDIO Phon© 482-7006 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 19, 1951 Dr. John W. Shaw, Clinton’s grand old man, is being heartily ■congratulate'd on the eve of reaching his 90th birthday, Monday next, July 23. He is one of the oldest practising physiir clans in Canada. ' 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, July 19, 1956 Iii Seaforth Saturday, the Olinton LOL Fife and Drum Band was awarded first prize for best band. They weire tied With Woodham band for this' honour. Albert C. “Bert” Clifford, Ca- delt Lieutenant of the Cadet Corps of, Clinton District Col­ legiate 'Institute, left last Thursday from Camp Ipper- Waslh, wjlth 106 other 'boys in the s Royal Canadian. Army Cadets, to attend the National Cadet Camp in Banff, Alta.. 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