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Clinton News-Record, 1966-11-17, Page 2Page 2—Clinton News-Record-—-Thurs,, Nov. 17/ 1966 Editorials ,.. Editorial Debate Still Best LETTERS WHICH have appeared recently in the “reader’s write” column of the Exeter Times-Advocate indicate citizens are anxious to hear the opinions of other readers on matters of wide public interest. Apparently, newspaper editors are Still free to write wise words about dif­ ferent subjects as they see them, but John Q. Public wants space to express his viewpoint — without rebuttal from the local editor, We at the News-Record heartily agree that the editorial page of any newspaper —* weekly or daily —is bet­ ter for the comments of readers, pro­ viding, of course, the readers have in­ telligent comments to make, it does not. matter whether statements are ih agree­ ment with our thoughts on the matter or not, . freedom is one of the aspects of democracy we hold dear. It does seem difficult, thought, to spark enough interest among our read­ ers to cause them to fill their fountain pens and transfer their thoughts to paper. Unless we take a stand —i pro or con — on some very controversial is­ sue (such as the question of one cen­ tral school for Tpckersmith, Stanley and Bayfield, for instance) most readers for­ feit their right to use the editorial page of this newspaper as a kind of sounding board. Perhaps- the blame is ours for not plunging into editorial chatter about a wider range of topics. Or maybe we have all forgotten that a debate, well presented, is still the most entertaining and effective way to learn. To Show Our Admiration AREA RESIDENTS who have the time should make an effort to be pre­ sent at Sunday’s official opening of Blue Water Rest Home near, Zurich. Clinton businessman Gerald Gingerich, whose home is in Zurich, has played an im­ portant role in the establishment of .the Home along with four other Zurich men, The five founders, all members of the Zurich and Area Chamber of Com­ merce, started out with a dream to pro­ vide a small nursing home for elderly citizens. A trip to Toronto to discover the details involved in, such an under­ taking finally mushroomed into the 65- bed rest home that is located just west of this thriving little village. Blue Water Rest Home, comfor­ tably situated on six acres, of land and richly endowed with all the features of a modern, convenient home should be welcomed in this county by everyone interested in the best possible care for citizens who require rest home accom­ modation. The new facilities should not in­ fringe on the operation at Huronview although a few seniors from the Zurich- Dashwood area have indicated their preference to reside at the Blue Water site. Blue Water Rest Home was con­ structed to answer a special need in this county where the number of people needing rest home care increases each year, ' .. An added bonus is the creation of at least 20 new jobs in Huron! It should also be noted that al­ though Blue Water Rest Home is oper­ ating under a branch of the Department of Welfare in the Province of Ontario, Huron residents do not pay ^directly through their property taxes to the up­ keep of the Home as is the case with • Huronview. Clinton people and those in the surrounding townships and villages can learn a lesson from the energetic C of C members in Zurich as well as the proud donors in that area who have raised about $70,000 for the Blue Water Rest Home project. . It behooves us to acknowledge this accomplishment with our attend­ ance at the official opening, Sunday, November 20. Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 Authorized as Second > ERA Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Established 1881 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER ® [*) . g) Signtd contribution* to this publication, a ns tha opinion* of tha writer* only, and do not necessarily express the view* of the newspaper. Class Mall, Post'Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage In Cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable In advance — Canada and Great Britain: >5.00 a year; United States and Foreign: 6.50, Single Copies: 12 Cents. Enjoying the bonus-benefits of these Royal complete-banking | services? From The Gallery w HENRY F.-HEALD QTTAWA — Ever since House of Commons committee on broadcasting made headlines across the country last spring with its inquiry into the CBC “Seven Days” dfepUfo, parlia-. mentary committees have been enjoying a new popularity. It is doubtful that the com­ mittee meetings will ever as­ sume the glamor or receive*the publicity ’ accorded their coun­ terparts to tfie south, (U.S, Senate Committees appear to function generally .under the glare of television lights and in a crowded courtroom) but their role in the national administra­ tion is just as important, Hardly a day goes by in par-.- liament without at least one speaker attacking or defending the committee system', Stanley Knowles, New Demoipfiaitic Party Whip, is the spokesman for a group who believe regular House business should be sus­ pended for one d'ay each week, to allow more MPs to attend their committees. Gilles Greg­ oire, the firey former Oredit- isite deputy leader, can general­ ly be counted on to protest any attempts to reduce the quorum of a committee or to allow a committee to sit while parlia­ ment is Sitting. There are some 30 commit­ tees each with about 25 mem­ bers. So if five committees de­ cided to meet While the Houtee is Sitting it is conceivable that the green chamber would be half empty. In fact, With the quorum for a committee set at from spven to ten members, five such meetings would rob the House of less than 50 MPs. Raising a quorum for a meet­ ing is not always easy and there have been some embar­ rassing moments such as ’’the time recently when top indust­ rial official's from Halifax, Tor­ onto and Vancouver cooled their heels in a corridor and re-, turned home without giving their evidence because the com­ mittee couldn’t get a quorum. Some chairmen use a differ­ ent approach. Alfred Hales, chairman of the public accounts committee,' sends ■ itih'e party Whips scurrying around to scare up enough members to gelt the meeting underway. On the other hand1, Dr. Harry Harley, chairman of the special com­ mittee on drug pribes, just ig­ nores the quorum and carylies on with whoever is there. Committees carry out their most useful and traditional function in reviewing govern­ ment spending estimates and revised legislation before it goes to the House for final reading. More and more, how­ ever, committees are being used to enquire into specific prob­ lems and to recommend legisla­ tion. This is a role which has tra­ ditionally been undtentaken by Royal Commissions and the shift to parliamentary commit­ tees is a healthy sign. Too- often the Royal Commission enquiries are carried on in an ultra-legal atmosphere removed from the focal point of government and the resulting report is a learned treatise that requires months of work to translate into legisla­ tion. The House of Commons and the Senate are amply endowed with lawyers and the cross, ex­ amination .of witnesses will be as thorough as any Supreme Court Justice could arrange. Since they are also the ones who Will have to debate the re­ sulting legislation their quest­ ioning will be geared to that 14)0 r Vieu^. 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Goderich Branch .........P. AGGERIIOLM, Manager .........N. s. McIntyre, Manager As stated in an earlier col­ umn, it’s difficult to be enter­ tained every hour of the day and evening via television in England. The lade of commer­ cial's make it impossible to buy all the top Amiericamproduced programs and motion pictures. During my recent trip with Bruce Irwin, wiho gambles With a “perfect system”, we were entertained every day and night. In London there are hun­ dreds of different Shows, plays and concents going on every afternoon and evening of the Week, including Sunday, The best show, which is free of charge, is available to any­ one wihb dates to visit Hyde Park oh a Sunday afternoon, The orators are out in force talking about every subject imaginable. We met many different people on our “gambling tour”. One Saturday afternoon iri the hotel We Were deciding Which oashio we Would visit that even­ ing. A gentleman from South America introduced himself and told us he had1 lost 500 pounds the night befdre add had to wire home for additional funds. It turned out he was a million- (Continued oh page 9) From Our Early Files . . . 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 18, 1926 Messi’s. Allan Beetles and Fred Emmerson arc attending the Royal Winter Fair, F, Fingland, Toronto, recent­ ly visited his parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. Fingland, Londesboro. Aaq X-Ray machine, valued at $2,000, has recently beep in­ stalled at Clinton Public Hos­ pital, a gift from our formei- townsman, John Hewson. A canvass to raise $2,500 to meet the expenses of installing and equipping a hospital room will commence on Thursday. 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA (Thyrisdayj November 20, 1891 The new Kippen Hall was. of­ ficially opened last Friday evening by J, McMillan, M.P„ followed by a concert. United in marriage .last Thursday, ' Aggie Cruiksfaapk, daughter of C. Cruickshank to A. Weir, B.A., L.L.B., lawyer at Petrolia, (former Clinton­ ian). Miss Orui'Cksh'ank was on Staff at Clinton Public School. The office and part of the factory of the Doherty Organ Co. is now lit up by incandes­ cent electric lamps, power being furnished by the dynamo man­ ufactured by Mr. Chiant, Xtraordinary purchases can be made for cash at wholesale prices at Rutherford's Store, Heavy blankets, $1.75, $2.75 and $3.25; grey flanneleit'tes, dark cheolcs and stripes at 6%c and 8c; ladies’ black wool hose. 12 %c per pair; cashmere hose, 20c and black cashmere gloves 15c; men's heavy wool sox 12y2c. o THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 23, 1911 , A special meeting of Bayfield Council has contracted for the purpose of bringing into: con­ sideration the hydro: electric power and a by-law regarding same submitted to the rate­ payers at the next municipal election. R. Adams Store, Londesboro, advertises Peabody’s overalls and gloves at a special offer. “Wear Like A Pig’s Nose.” Winter has set in in Londes- boro and all kinds of businesses are getting stock such as sleighs, cutters, wood, co.al, hay, grain and paying taxes. James Snell is to be judge at the International Livestock Ex­ position at Chicago, Our Yan­ kee cousins tell Mr. Snell that they are getting a first class sheep judge from. Huron County. Rev. E. H. Sawers and fam­ ily, Brucefiield, leave for their’ new congregation at North Bruce.. 10 o SURPRISE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, Novembex- 13, 1911 CLINTON NEWS-RECQRD Thursday Novembei' 22, 1956 Two graduates of CDCI earn­ ed Cartel’' Scholarships. for Hur- on County this year. The top award.' of $100 given to R. J. Galbrath; second place $60, was awarded to Mary E. Dymond and third place, William J. Scott, Seaforth High School. Clinton’s Colts youthful “Homebrew” Intermediate Hoc­ key team are as follows: John Hartley, Rob Garon, Ron Hu­ gill, Don Strong, Jerry Holmes, Ken Lee, Jack Carter, Tom Colquhoun, Matt Edlgar, Murray Oolquhoun, Don Denomme, Bev Boyes, Don Epps, Murray Tay­ lor, Bert Clifford, Ray Bieroan and Ray AnStebt. x Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sue with a Portrait pf Johnny this Christmas $2.99 APPOINTMENTS FILLING FAST CALL FOR YOURS NOW JERVIS STUDIO PHONE 482-7006 Something new in the “V” line! Thos. Leppington tells us he has a newly born, black calf with a perfect White V on its forehead. Another unusual thing abopt this calf is that it was born on Armistice Day. • Mr, and Mrs. Gordon W. Cuninghame have received word' that their son F/IO John E, Oupinghamp has been trans­ ferred to Iceland, where he has been made Commanding Officer of an RCAF Station, outside of Reykjavik, Miss Agnes Agnew and Mrs. (Rev.) Harry Welland, Toronto, spent the weekend With Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Agnew. 15 Years Ago Clinton news-record Thursday, November 22, 1951 Tom Pryd'e was re-elected in Huron by a margin of 1,428 votes'. Mr. and Mrs? James Liver­ more were among the lucky ones this week. They received a" lovely roast of venison from their son-in-law, Clarence Green, Grand Bend. The marriage of Patricia Anne Eadie to Gordon Arnold Grigg was performed by Rev. A. J. McKaye on Saturday, No­ vember 17, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hutchings and family moved into their home on Bayfield Terrace on Wednesday of last week. 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 j' G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH j H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE-REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res. 482-9787 ALUMINUM" PRODUCTS R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 For Air-Master Aluminum Doors and Windows and Rockwell Power Tools JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis — 68 Albert St. Clinton —482-9390 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Lord, Help Me” the OiUlt the ■the Ancient Romans used to throw Christians to the lions. Modern Canadians throw lions to the Christians. As lions1 are somewhat scarce in this country, they often have to resort to lambs, This lis known as Layman’s Sun­ day. Last Sunday I was the sac­ rificial lamb. I preached a sermon. You think those early Christians had a tough time with the lions? Layman’s Sunday is a spe­ cial day. Usually, I look for­ ward to it. It’s a chance to •get into the ohoiir, with other laymen, and belt the hymns, serene in knowledge that most of others, too, are off-key. Normally, I pray fairly flu­ ently, asking for all sorts of Ridiculous things,, like a kid whiting ' a letter ’to Santa •Claus. Last Sunday, before I mounted to the pulpit, which lis 84-fee.t high, all that would come out, over and over, was, “Lord, help me!” What is a layman, any­ way? The clerical definition is: “One not in holy orders.” The worldly definition is, “One who is not an expert.” I was fully qualified. A clear case of the blind leading 'those, with 20-20 vision. Let’s have a look at the typical layman; Usually, he’s an ordinary soul, a bit baffled by the trials of the twentieth century: kids, wife, job and society. The kids are expected to bloom like roses, but they in­ evitably have thorns. The Wife is supposed to be a •gentle, forbearing creature, a good item and a faithful help-mate. Too often, she is an old harpy. The job is supposed to be a vocation, of which the lay­ man is proud because of his ' 'particular skills. Too often ilt is trough t with terrible ten­ sions, Society is supposed to be a well-oiled machine Which enables him to dive with grace, ease and dignity. Too often, he finds the only Way he can stand the machine is to keep himself well-oiled. Upper clasiS, or Grade Three laymen, are the- types Who are treasurers, eiders, fund-raisers, that sort of ifoing. They don’t have to be religious. They merely have to raise the loot, pay the Wils, pare the expenses, and fire the preacher When he be* conies intolerable. 'They rath- er enjoy it. Down one in the hierarchy is the Grade Two layman. He’s the earnest soul who gets stuck with the Scout •Group or the Bible Class or- chaperoning the Young Peo­ ple’s Dance. He’s usually rea­ sonably religious. But defin­ itely not an executive type, or he’d be Grade Three. Farther down is the holy Grade One Layman. He looks on the church as a Slightly Shabby service club, but is willing to d’rive same kids to •a youth conference, or tell hits Wife to make scalloped pot­ atoes for the laymen’s supper, or serve ice-cream at the Sunday School picnic. Apt to be a keen curler or golfer, hut always cheerful. His phil­ osophy is, “I’ll leave the ch­ urch alone if they’ll leave me alone.” And at the bottom of the heap, striving with ail his might to remain there, and •out of sight, is the Grade 0 layman, tie takes up the col­ lection, buimiblingly, twice a year. He falls behind with his financial pledge. He crosses the street and looks in a hardware store window every time he sees the minister ap­ proaching. And' hie is too s tu­ pid or too cowardly, to laugh heartily and shout' “Don’t be ridiculous!”, when the latter has asked him to preach the Sermon on Layman’s Sunday. As a Grade O, my admir­ ation of ' the chaps on the (Continued on page 3) Office — Main Street SEAFORTH Insures: Town Dwellings All Class of Farm Property Summer Cottages Churches, Schools, Halts Extended coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects etc.) is also available. Agents: James Keys, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea­ forth; Wm. Leiper. Jr.. Londesboro; Selwyn Baker. Brussels; Harold Squire, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seaforth. COMPART ■ /■ A New Westinghouse DISHWASHER Keeps Your Hands Out of Hot Water 225 Hours a Year And (confidently) washes dishes better than you can. Westinghouse Portable Dishwashers Wash Your Dishes Wherever You Have a Sink and Electrical Outlet. Clinton Electric Shop D. W. Cornish — Your Westinghouse Dealer Albert Street CLINTON Phone 482-6646 You Are Invited to Attend! 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