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Grim Reaper Hones Scythe For Labor Day Weekend
quicker and safer (than any motor car!
“Canadian highways will be throng
ed with U.S. visitors who, in some cases,
will he visiting Canada for the first
time. Make allowances for their un
familiarity with Canadian roads and
customs, driving defensively when
they’re around!
« “Start for home, early! Congestion
and consequent accidents peak up dur-/
inig closing hours of the last day. If
you’re already home, you are not con
tributing to the congestion, and you’re
noit exposed to the increased risk of in
volvement in a crash.
“There, are seven million automo
biles in Canada, all of which will seem
to be on the road you’re traversing on
the' holiday. Add to this, an influx of
American vehicles, up to 50 percent in
volume in areas adjacent to the U.S.
and you wonder why the casualty rate
it not higher than it is.”
. He also urges the use of seat belts
during all holiday travel.' He points out
that seat belts won’t prevent accidents,
but they will lessen the severity of those
which do occur. It is estimated that
seat belts reduce fatalities by 30 percent
s in highway crashes. On your Labor
Day holiday trip, the 30 percent may
include among others, you!
THE SECOND of the 1966 U.S,-’
Canadian shared Summer Holiday
Weekends Cpmeg up this year, Septem-
, her 3, to 6. if it Jbiipws the pattern Qf
previous years, it will, be responsible
for a new high score in traffic deaths,
injuries and property damage.
Last year, 1965, a toll of 66 Cana
dian, lives was exacted as'a sacrifice to
the great God < Speed, a grim total which
pales in comparison with the over 500
killed in the U.S. over the same
1 period, 1
One of the country’s largest automo
bile association, in company with other
safety minded organizations, has a vital
interest in their “hold-the-lme” efforts
in holiday motor mayhem. The presi
dent of the company, offers the follow
ing suggestions to help ensure a crash-
free 1966 Labor Day ^weekend,
He says: “Don’t' hurtle across the
.countryside at 60 m.p,h. just because it’s
legal to do so. .Forestall hazards by
travelling .at speed? consistent with ex
isting‘traffic conditions. At 600 miles a
day, one sees little more than black as
phalt with white lines painted on it. If
you’re not interested in viewing the
• countryside on your holiday, then an
airline will get you to your destination,
Early Files
75 Years Ago
TIDE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, September 4, 1891
We undersltarid thatf Dr, Gunn
has pwffhused the ■ vacant lot
owned by Mr, John Jackson on
Huron St., opposite the Com
mercial Hotel, and intends to
erect an office thereon.
A number of citizens of Dash
wood visiited Exeter on Friday
evening last tp confer with the
Board of Trade in reference to
a line of telephone between
Exeter and Grand Bend.
Crediton has lately been’ dis-
turbec) by what people call
ghosts, assuming different
forms1. It’s a strange kipd of
ghost, however, that can steal
coats1 and tie strings, across the
roads.
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A Holiday Filled With Bitterness
55 Years
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, September 7, 1911
■Mr. R, E. Colclougfh of the
14th.. concession, Goderich Town
ship, ibrpught tn a load of stone
which weighed 9,970 pounds,
Within 30 pound's of as much
as the scales in town will take.
Mr. James Snell and Son of
Hullett 'shipped 21 of their
fine sheep to Toronto Exhibi
tion this week.
By their- advert'izement else
where the Doherty Piano and
Organ Company invites all our
readers who visit Toronto Ex
hibition to call and see their
exhibit at the fail'.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is to- ad
dress a public meeting in Strat
ford, September 8 and the rail
way company is- issuing a single
first class, ticket for the day.
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Members of Parliament
people when in the SeaforthMore and more
area want to look over the site for the International
Plowing Match and Andy Thompson, Ontario Liberal
Leader was no* exception. In Seaforth on Wednes
day, August 17, to attend the annual picnic of the
both on the same side, serving the same
firm, the crippling strikes will continue
■ and both sides will be the losers. We
must devise a system of granting a con
crete share of the company to its work- ,
ing men so that they have an interest in
the welfare of their firm. Some com-
■ panies have bonuses and profit-sharing,
1 it is true. But too often the profits go
i to the foremen and supervisors and not
to the men who run the machines, the
girls on the switchboard, or the elevator
operators.
“If it truly becomes their company
and their product, the loyalty of the
THE BOARD of Evangelism and
Social Services of The United Church of
Canada, in one. of its Unchurched Edi
tor jails, traces the history of Labor Day
on this continent.
Starting just as a special holiday,
this United Church board intimates that
hatred , and bitterness have filled the
past 72 years. The present strikes, in
Canada, and elsewhere, in the world,
tend to make one -think there is much
hatred, and bitterness.' ■'
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LABOR DAY
“In the United States the Knights working men wUfbe. strong. With the
of Labor-.fought for and won among upswing of the■ busmess their
other things, a special holiday in 1894. gains should increase , too, and they
That was the first Labor Day in this
■ part of the world. The same year the
Canadian labor movement followed suit
and from then on, the first Monday in
every September became Labor Day.
“No one could have imagined the
hatred and bitterness that would fill the
next 72 ’years in the continuing struggle
of labor and management in this so-
called classless society. ’ From the be
ginning when the adversary system of
solving labor problems was established
with “the men” on one side staring-
flinty-eyed at “the bosses”, equally
flinty-eyed and unflinching, there has
■ been little else but open warfare in the
working field. -.
“It is time we realized that the ad
versary system does not work. Until
labor and management learn to co-oper
ate and become aware that they are
should have to do without the extras
when times are not so good.
“Unions do not call strikes if their
members are well treated in every sense
of the word. The indignity of punching
a time clock like a child does little to
lift a man’s spirit .as he begins and ends
his day. The harshness of having to
fight for every benefit and every pay
raise only perpetuates” the adversary
system.
1' “It is time companies were run in
a spirit of co-operation with shared in
terest and responsibility for all. The
class distinction of management and
labor must be eliminated if such a spirit
is to flourish.
“Then Labor Day truly will become
a day for all of us who labor together
for our daily bread.”
*Color TV: No Wild Enthusiasm
GLORIOUS COLOR will burst upon experts,
(some) Canadians next week - So far,
no signs of wild enthusiasm by buyers
or sellers, and advertisers flash amber
for caution, The .Financial Post says in
discussing the advent of color TV.
Martin Sinclair of The Financial
Post-says Canadians are taking the in
troduction of TV in glorious livingroom
color with ia sang froid that may keep
the purse' strings tight -—at least for
a while. There’s no sign yet of the great
surge in set-buying forecast by industry
However, color television manufac
turers and retailers will mount a step-
ped-up fall (advertising campaign to sell
more sets as soon as the middle and
upper-middle income groups return from
their cottages.. The national sales man
ager of one major manufacturer said:
“We have to face the fact that there’s
strong consumer resistance to prices.
Color has to be sold by the dealers—•
and if they don’t push, the sets just
won’t move.”
40 Years
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, September 2, 1926
Mr. S. S. Cooper has1 sold
the fittings and furniture of
the Rattenbury House and leas
ed' the 'building for ten ’ years
to Mr. Louis Rousso, of Han
over. Mr. Rou'sso1 ha's conducted
a hotel in Hanoyetr for some
years and is said to understand
the bu'sinesjs thoroughly.
Work on the new Collegiate
building is going on fine, the
foundation is built and a .nice
start made upon the walls.
’ The organizations . of both
political parties tin Clinton, men
and women, are busy preparing
for 'the coming election. Judg
ing from the enthusiasm shown
there should be. a good vote
polled on September' 14.
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CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, September 4, 1941
The Penny Bank in Clinton
Public School had1 a total of
$728.45 at the end of June
1941. The decrease in deposits
due to youngsters investing in
War Savings Stamps and cer
tificates.
This year at the -Canadian
National Exhibition, Mr. Eph-
irtiam Snell of Hulllett, won 21
prizes for hiis sheep. Winning
moire prizes for his sheep than
any other single exhibitor.
Local merchants advertized
the following weekend specials:
Monarch flour, 7 lb. bag, 29c;
.10 lib. bag cooking onions, 29c;
Malpe Leaf sliced rlinidless bac
on, 49c lb.; Shredded Wheat, 2
pkgs. 25c; fresh homemade sau
sage, 20c rlb.; fresh hamburg
steak, 20c lb.
Ontario Medical Review
DURING THE repent heat wave a
lady kept showing up at the doctor's
office asking plaintively: “Why am I so
tired, doctor?”
Finally the doctor gave her an
answer:
“You’ve had a busy day, madam.
Your heart beat 103,389 times, your
blood travelled 168 million miles, you
breathed 23,040 times, you inhaled 438
cubic feet of air, ate 3.25 pounds of food,
drank 2.9 pints of liquid, perspired 1.43
pints, gave off 85.6 degrees of, heat,
generated 450 tons of energy, spoke
4,800 words, moved 85 major muscles,
grew .00046 inches of fingernails and
.01714 inches of hair and exercised
seven million brain cells. Lady, no
Wonder you’re tired.”
15 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECjpRD
Thursday, September 6, 1951
The total of 287 students alt
QDCI yesterday, constitutes 'an
all time record for that school,
the influx of 119 into Grade IX
being the greatest ever.
■ Five hundred tobacco plants
are now full grown on the
farm of Mayor J. E. Huckins,
concession 4, Goderich Town
ship, and plans are progressing
for ithe growing of leaf tobacco
on a larger scale.
At the Grand American Trap
Shoot held at Vandalia, Ohio,
John Anderson, Hensiall, hit 94
out of 100 handicap targets
which included la 50 sitraight.
Best shooters from ail over
North America were there.
Clinton News-Recordf
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10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, September 6, 1956
Police are continuing investi
gations into the theft of $1,100
iri cash and cheques takeh froth
the Modem Meat Market, Own
ed by Orville J. Stanley, Clin-;
ton.
At Murray Bay, bn the St.
Lawrence River, in the Province
of Quebec, the Clinton News-
Ftecord was ■ presented with
third prize in the hiation-wide
competitions for best front
page in weekly papers with
1,000 to 2,000 circulation,
Miss Joan Johnston, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Johnston competed in the' alto
horn solo class fOT 17 years
and under at the Canadian Na
tional Exhibition and placed
first, winning the gold medial..
Visit Plowing Match Site
Huron Liberal Association, Mr. Thompson visited
the plowing match site with mayor of the Tented
City, James M. Scott (right), deputy mayor William
Scott (left)' and second from the left James Lind,
MP, Middlesex East.
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Westward
I’ve been married for near
ly 20 years, all of them to
• the same dame, and I Under
stand less at this moment a-
bout the so-called femmine
process' of thinking than I
did on my wedding day.
This ■ admission is a result
of the latest turn in our e-
conomic waltz this summer.
Before holidays began, we
had discussed making a trip
to the west coast. Then my
wife took inventory of the
finances and . stated flatly
that we couldn’t afford it, •
even if we camped all flip
way .and ate at the Salvation
Army.
I was rather relieved. I
love to travel, but I hate tra
velling with women. They fuss
about. missing trains. They
X^orry ''about'? hotel rooms. -
They take enough clothes on
a week’s trip to take them
around the world on a cruise.
And they constantly’put their
hair up and take it down. .
Therefore, I» looked for
ward to a quiet, restful sum
mer. Lots of golf. Plently of
swims. A few fishing jaunts.
An occasional excursion to
See1' a play.
Then came the refrigerator
■fiasco, already related here.
Net loss of $350. That really'
put .'the clincher on our trip
to the coast ‘
Then came the call, collect,
from Vancouver. The son, and
heir informed us casually, but
*Wlth a tremour, that he d'id-
m’t think he’d go' back to col
lege. You see, the boat he’s
■Working on plies the Pacific
to Acapulco, Mexico, in the
: - winter. And you see, he could
get a job on her as a waiter.
And you see, he’d be making
$10,000 a year, at only 19,
which is pretty good, eh,
’And you see, it would be a
’ great chance to see the world!.
And you see, he’d be more
mature in' a year, and be-
• sides, would be able to payi---------- -------------------------———
Television Test
On Driving
Deifensive driving, probably
the' most ‘important road safety
■technique today, will be featur
ed In The Canadian Drivers
Test on CBC television, Tues'-
d'ay, September 6. Deifensive
driving is basically simple: it
mleians knowing hoiw to recog
nize potentliai danger's in traf
fic, then knowing how to avoid
them. The television test, a ire-
peat of a program originally,
broadcast in May, demonstrates
a numbei' of deifensive driving
tactics by showing -tihie danger
spot then providing the answer
to 'avoiding’ it. Automobiles
Were deliberately crashed tor
Several of the sequences so the
perils could be> vividly portray
ed,The Canadian drivers Test
was produced by tihe CBC in
co-operation with the Canadian
Highway Safety Council.
WHY HOT BUY THE BEST
FOR LESS
Fo? Your Boy or Girl
RUNNING SHOES
P.F. FLYERS
for-hip whole year at -school,
when-he went back. And so
on.
We'll! I’ve seen his old lady
fly off the handle. Many
times. But I’ve never seen
her go straight up in the
air and remain suspand'eid
there through, moist of a
phone call that cois't me
eleven bucks.
So, logically, we are going
to Vancouver. I mean, after
all, you -only live once. And
why shouldn’t you take a trip
when you’re young enough to
.enjoy it. And whait the heck,
it’s only money, isn’t it? And
so on.
Jt-’s nothing to do with se-
• ing Hugh, or dragging hiihi
home in chains. Not at all.
What ever1 gave anyone .that;
idea? Why, he’s only ashore 1
10 hours in Vancouver and
who’d spend a thousand dol
lars-to fly out there to .see
him for that length of .time?
Especially when we sent him
out there to save $800 to
ward his college fees. That
would-be ridiculous, wouldn’t
tit? In fact, insane.
Well, with the aid of sev
eral federal banks, 'the fly
now-pay-later plan, and a
credit card some unsuspect
ing idiot, gave, me a couple
of years ago, we leave tomor
row for a holiday that will
be about half paid for by
this time next year.
Have you ever noticed that
when you ’take a plunge you
can’t' afford, like 'this, every
thing else starts to go wrong,
as if to compound your folly
tand rub it in? This week, I
got a speeding ticket, first
in my life, the vacuum went
on the fritz and required ex
pensive repairs, the lock on
our back door broke and 'had
to be replaced, I broke a
tooth, and our tax notice arj
hived, substantially fatter than
last year’s.
Oh, well, .such is life. By
the way, if there’s no. column
next week, silt .will mean we
have crashed, in the Rockiels.
And Hugh will be free to go
to Mexico.
After he’s paid all those
debts at the bank. Which Will
take him about four years at
hard labor.
LAUNDRY
SERVICE
'"free pick-up 6
AND DELIVERY
W £2
Phone 482-9491
HURON
LAUNDRY
154 BEECH STREET
CLINTON
(Near Drive-In Theatre)
Open every Saturday morning
10 a.m. - 12 noon for
your convenience
LET US DO YOUR
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LACHES and MISSES
Dress Sheer, Walking Sheer,
Stretchies
OPEN 9 TO 5 DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS
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Business and Professional
Directory
OPTOMETRY INSURANCE
, AT
RAY’S SHOE REPAIR
35 Huron St. Clinton
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J. E. LONGSTAFF
OPTOMETRIST
Mondays and Wednesdays
20 ISAAC. STREET
483-7010
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
R. W. BELL
OPTOMETRIST
The Square, GODERICH
524-7661
H. C. LAWSON
First Mortgage Money.Available
Lowest Current Interest Rates
INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE.
INVESTMENTS
Phones: Office 482-9644
Res. 482-9787
ALUMINUM PRODUCTS
For Air-Master Aluminum
Doors and Windows
and
Rockwell Power Tools
JERVIS SALES
R. L. Jervis —68 Albert St.
Clinton — 482-9390
arid its
ADVISORY VOCATIONAL COMMITTEE
Walter C. Newcombe, Chairman, James Taylor, Chairman,
CDCI Board . Advisory Vocational .Committee
Announce the Opening of Classes for the School Year
1966-67 as Outlined Below:
GRADES 9 and 10—-Report to the Auditorium at 10:15 a.m.
on Tuesday, September 6.
GRADES* 11 and 12—Report to the Cafeteria at 10:15 a.m.
on Tuesday, September 6.
GRADE 13—Report to the Library at 10:15 a.m. on Tues
day, September 6.
All students should bring a pen. Dismissal at 11:45 a,m.
NOTE: L Busses for Clinton area students Will operate 1 hour
later than usual fof opening day only,
2. Book store Will bd open for Grade 13 students after
dismissal on September 6,
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