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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1966-11-24, Page 2Page 2-—Clinton Nevfs-Record—-Thurs., Noy. 24, 1966 Editorials • ., Community Centre Getting Closer CLINTON’S -PROPOSED centen nial project' —- a combined arena-com munity centre — is a step closer to reality, Or is it? t} Three members of .the arena com mittee appointed two years ago went before council last week to announce that a Waterloo construction 'firm will erect" the new facilities in .Clinton’s Community Park for $225,000. Town officials are unanimous in their 'belief the town needs this accom modation. Clintonians have been silent ly and patiently waiting for evidence that an arena-community centre will in deed be built. Everything is in readi ness for the all-important decision to accept a tender and get the project underway. We believe the time is ripe for action. Town council should sign a building contract on the dotted line or forfeit the centennial grants and aban don the project now. Council’s indecision in this matter has certainly been brought on by its concern for the taxpayer and his dollar. Its desire to build the best for the least possible money is commendable — but in these days of rising construction costs, further delays could prove costly. If an arena-community centre is to be build as most Clintonians hope, then let' us begin. :’s For Parents As Well ’WORD IS that Santa will be arriv ing in Clinton on Saturday, December 3. It is to be hoped Clintonians will be out in force to greet the old gentleman. Previous parades in Santa’s honor have been a little disappointing. , Not all floats were assembled in time. Only portions of Clinton’s business section were represented . in the parades which should have been this town’s united in vitation to area shoppers to spend theirt Christmas buying dollars here. One problem has been suitable en tertainment for the children while par ents are searching the stores for gifts. A suggestion might be for Clinton’s businessmen to hire horse-drawn sleds or wagons, complete with bells, to offer properly chaperoned rides through Clinton streets to youngsters. Tours could leave the Town Hall directly fol lowing the meeting with Santa. In the heart of Huron County, one of Ontario’s foremost farming com munities, what more appropriate way to ■treat the kids who might otherwise nev er have an opportunity to enjoy a real, old-fashioned sleighride. If an all-out effort were directed towards the Santa Claus parade this year, individual shopkeepers would benefit through increased business, ser vice clubs and council would spread the goodwill so necessary to a thriving town and shoppers would- have that warm “wanted” feeling. Let’s All Wear The Same Clothes IF MINISTER of ' Defense Paul Hellyer is right in his move to put the army, navy and air force all in the same uniform, why not carry such. a good idea further? Already the Liberal 'party at their recent convention has recommended that all civil servants standardize on English and French. Outside of Quebec this is heartily resented by the nine other provinces. During office hours armed guards (wearing the new standard uniforms- of the united services) will be posted everywhere to enforce the rule that every spoken word must be repeated in the other language . . /this is now true in all government printed matter.- Incidentally it will be verboten (German for forbidden), to have any choice of food or drink. No petty defois grass or Scotch whiskey. Certainly no spaghetti or roast beef or anything furrin. Just good old Canadian hash drowned in cat sup. Contaminated water from the lovely Ottawa River to drink. But we have departed’ from the question of uniform dress for the three, services. No mention has been made of the sexes. What about that? Are the girls to wear the same as all us chaps? Rather confusing and. most likely to cause’ a drop in the birth rate which, maybe, is a good thing as it is a world problem. Now then, fellow Liberals, what’s good for the army, navy and air force should be good for everybody. Just think of what we would save if all men, women and children wore the same economical cover-alls? The same clothing — and in the same shape and sizes for all — could be manufactured at a fraction of the cost of what 'is now spent on old fashioned traditional clothing! The same armed guards equipped with the standard weapon which would be manufactured in the United States but- with “Made in Canada” printed clearly thereon. , . These guards would enforce the standard clothing rule which must be worn at all times. Until we have lived In a police' state — oh, we’ve forgotten the police must 'also wear the united services uni form — even the kilt must be worn by motorcycle men and/or women. The pleasant green uniforms of the Ontario Lands and Forests must be publicly burned and again the kilt (in the McHellyer tartan) must be worn even in the black fly season. —(Andrew MacLean in the Muskoka News). From The Gallery By HENRY F. HEALD OTTAWA — “Wounded, 'but not slain” was the verdict op John George Diefenbaker Jas ithe delegates to t he annual Pro gressive Conservative Party convention boarded trains and buses, to leave Ottawa at the close of the three eventful d'ays last week. To call it a convention is a serious misnomer. November 14-16, 1966 will go down in his tory as the most bizarre .three days, ever experienced, by the dignified halls of the sedate Chateau Laurier. They will al so live in history as the most intense political drama of the century. Books will be written about these days and the political columnist, whose views today may be completely reversed by the time Ms words appear in print, envies the historian who can take ,time to study events in perspective. - Feelings at -the convention ran high, and a flood of news and views poured out through newspapers, radio and tele vision 'as reporters sought the opinions of delegates on the critical issue of the party lead ership Some of the' results of .this scramble for news were con fusing to say the least. No less a paper than the Montreal Gazette ran a picture of defeat ed presidential candidate Ar thur Maloney and called him Dalton C'ampz One story accused Alberta1 MP Jack Horner of being involved in a scuffle wiitli a Camp supporter and then ran a hasty correction When it was discovered the bel ligerent was Jack’s brother Hugh, also an Alberta MP. The poem from which Mr. Diefenbaker quoted his “Wound ed, but not slain” piece turned up in three newspapers with three ■ different names ail at tributed to different authors. To ithe 300 loyal supporters who wept and danced around their leader, and to many more ardent Diefenbaker fans across the country, the "wounded, but not slain” was a triumphant rally call. The others, those who see the Progressive Con servative Party as the vehicle for implementing policies that they believe are necessary for a democratic nation, hope that “wounded, but not slain” ap plies equally to the party itself? The Shakespearean tragedy is into its last act. The hero, betrayed by the flaws of his own character, .is fighting his last desperate struggle. How many die with him before the final cur/tain falls remains to be seen. Ideally Mr. Diefenbaker would carry on as leader and submit his resignation at .some appropriate time before the leadership convention takes place. But he would be- acting out of character. If he could admit that occa sionally his opponents might be right; if .he could view events rationally and make rational decisions; if he could distin guish between policies and poli tical expediency, he would sitill be prime minister.-----------Q----------- Canada’s Centennial From Our Early Files . . . 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 27, 1891 Mr, and Mrs. .George King qnd daughters, Bayfield', have moved into the brick cottage next door to Dr. Stanbury’s residence on Qian Gregor Square, A burglar demanded "your money or' your life” of Mrs; Carlin, Seaforth, one night last week, and she handed him $200. J. H. Cornyn, Wingham. has been called to a position on the Stratford Collegiate -Institute stuff. He is a graduate of CCI and Clinton Miodel Schools. Thomas Trick, who has1 been 'in the old1 country for a couple ■of months returned last week. The Clinton New Era and Winghqm Times are the only' County papers that set up all the type for their readling mat ter. All -the other papers either get part printed away from home, or use what- is known as "plate matter” type already set up. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 25, 1926 Superintendent Grainger, of Clinton Hospital, demonstrated the working of the new N’lW machine to' a number of neiiglp boring doctors, nurses and vis itors yesterday afternoon and evening, Mr. and Mrs, J, K. Wise, who have been residing in Goderich for some time, have purchased Mrs, Turney’s house,' corner of Maiy and North Streets, Miss Marion Gi'bbingis, who has been teaching in Ottawa, has accepted a position on the staff of the Essex Public School beginning With the new year, All radio receiving sets1 must be licensed at .$1 per year, valid to 31 March, 1927, advertised by Dept, of Marine and Fisher ies, Ottawa, Dr. Brown, Who has been tak ing a short ' post-graduate course at McGill, Montreal, is expected home on Monday. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 29; 1951 A frame barn, 30x60. feet, and contents, on the farm of Arthur Evans, concession 9, Goderich Township, was completely de stroyed by fire pn Tuesday evening. Mrs. Annie Broiwn celebrated her 89th birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Hoggart, Clinton, Miss Ann Shadd'ick, who 5s attending Stratford Normal is pracfise-rteaching this WWk in SS 3 Grey Township. Mait Edgar is returmng' to town from Milton to take a teaching ‘ post at AVM Hugh Campbell Public School. Until June, he taught 'in Goderich Township. In Porter’s Hill school on Wednesday everting about 70 neighbour's and friends gather ed to honour Mr. and Mrs. Bill McIlwain newlyweds of 'the dis trict. Ministry of Recreation Forecast for Ontario Creation of a ministry of rec reation by the Ontario Govern ment, and (higher qualifications for recreation directors, are predicted as taftermaths to the Minister’s Conference on Recre ation held November 10 to 12 in the Roy'al York Hotel, Tor onto. Margaret Phillips, re-creation director for the town of Kenora and newly-elected president of the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ont ario, said, "It’s just too con fusing the way it is ■now'. Base ball1 stadiums; pools, parks and other facilities are often each under different authorities and, separate from the local munici pality. Miss Phillips — the firsit woman president of the 20- yeM’-oii'd, 220-m ember organiza tion ‘— s'aid tiidt ohly a rriliri- istry df recreation, or a similar government authority “to pull the fragments together” wtfuid 'bring order out of chaos. Grants for recreation facilit ies come under the Department of Agriculture, parks come und'er the Department of Municipal Affairs and grants to munipipalitieis for recreation leadership are made by the De partment Of Education, which sponsored the conference. 1 William G. Dav'is, Minister of Education, 'also drew attention tb the need for reorganization. He told the 600 delegates he Was cohcemed about "the 'lack of communication •between agencies and departments which are .responsible for pro grams of recreation.” Mr. Davis added, "jDuplication of pro grams, Wastes of time and money, and- confusion to the consumer, are all products of. the lack of deiariy defined 'functions of ithe involved agen cies at all levcis.” John Thorsen, Oobourg <3)l- ltoCtor Of recreation, Said that the conference -— the first of its kind Oh the corittherit to be sponsored by a government — will lead1 to higher standards of qualifications for recreation- ists. Mr. Thorsen said, “I would like to'* think that this will lead to an improved status for mun icipal directors. I think munici palities are going to- recognize ■the need for a fully qualified practitioner in. the recreation field, and they are going to have to realize that they won’t get them unless they can com pete with other professfohs, particularly those related to community services such as education.” One of the prime results of the history-making conference is a heightened awareness' oh the part of the public of the importance of preparing for the time when We wiill have a tot more leisure time than We have now. Most speakers said that soc iety has to give attention to the leisure time problems, ailci im mediately — ahd their remarks received’ Wide publfclty. Clinton News-Record ERA Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD ,Jj9i2!4\ Established 1881 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Hurdn County Clinton, Ontario, Canada • • Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER El 8 8 Signed contribution* to thW publication, air* tha opinion! ct th* ‘wrfUh only, and do hot necessarily express tha View* of tha htwipaper, ' Authoris'd Second Cl««t Mall, >o»t Office Department, Ottawa, arid for Peymenl ot Pottage In Cash SUBSCRIPTION HATES: Fayabla In advance —■ Canada rind Graaf Britain: S5.0B a year; Unttad Stata* and Forrilgn: Single Coplat: 12 Conti. THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 A special long-term 5c com memorative stamp to • mark Canada’s 100th year as a nation will be a bright production in colours Of red, white and blue, Postmaster General Jean-Pierre Cote announced. The scheduled date of release is January 11., 1967. The new stamp is large' in she and vertical in format, it depicts a globe on which, is em phasized in bold blue Canada’s ared oh the North American Continent; matching in colour is the official Centenniial sym bol With the years 1867-1967 at the lower right. Superimposed on the upper area is the red. and white national flag. In keeping with the signifi cance of tile eVent the hew is sue will remain on sale throughout the year, The Centennial stamp Will employ a virtually invisible ad hesive Which Was successfully tested in 1966, 'Printing is by the steel line ihtaglto process froth ail ohgravihgby the Can adian Bank Note Company, Ot tawa. Production Will be con tinued as required throughout the year. 55 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 30, 1911 The W. D. Fair Co. have been framing several pictures that are to be placed at the CCI. King George, famous Eng lish authors, poets and the great 'musicians are among the •selections. C. Hoare of the Clinton Music Emporium has recently had sales tor $2,000 worth of pianos, mostly the new designs of Doherty pianos. They are giving the very best of satisfaction to the most critical musicians. The young people up High Street Will have sport this win ter as a toboggan slide is being built. Albert BrunsdOn, who has been a student at the Londes- boro station, has taken a pos ition at Clinton railway station .as assistant. Miss May Rance, an elocu tionist, and Mr. Ike' Rattenbury. a professional whistler, Clinton, will be assisting at St. And- 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 20, 1941 V Fire broke out Monday after-', noon in the Hovey Block. Bus iness places damaged by the tire water and smoke were Irene Burgess’ photo studio; J. E. Hovey .drug store; R. H. Johnson, jewellery store; -Char les Lockwood, barber shop; Miss A. MacDonald’s Millinery and Ladies’ Wear shop; minor damage done to Dr. Geddes’ dental office and the J. E. Johnson apartment. Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Churchill, Detroit, spent the weekend with. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Churchill. Huron County Council unani mously voted the name of Alex andra Marine and General Hos pital Goderich, be changed to "Dr. Dunlop Memorial' Hos pital,” 'in honour of "Tiger” Dunlop, first warden of the county. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 29, 1956 CMniton Lions Club donated $100 for relief, clothing, food and medical supplies for Hungarian refugees. The Rev. and Mrs. Peter Renner, Bayfield, returned to' the parsonage on Wednesday e\rening off last week. Mr. Ren ner brought a full bag with •him from .his hunt — a deer and a moose. Miss Joanne Castle, daughter of Mi1, and Mrs. S. E. Castle, is again chosen as captain of the basketball team at Univer sity of Western Ontario, She is in her fourth year studying Physical and Health Education. Students from Stratford Teachers’ College teaching art: Bayfield Public School this week are Misses Marlene Walsh, Blytih; Mavis Steepe, Clinton; Deanna Weber, Strat ford and 1 Joan Wightman, Blyth. Miss Weber is staying with the principal, Mrs. LeRoy Poth. row’s concert held in the Town Hall, Bayfield .on Thursday evening. SUGAR f s AND SPICE - • .. ■ ", •! ’•JL Kids Are Great My heat aches for the par ents of young children. All the parents of 'all young children. They are like sol diers who have done their basic training, but have never heard a shot tired in anger. The real war lies ahead. I know there are some, young mothers 'With several children wino think th'ey are going through a rough time 'right now. But this 'is merely purgatory. Hell Comes1 later, and is hotter. Little kids are lovable. As babies, they are soft and warm and, if changed fre quently, smell good. They grin, they creep, they gurgle,, ■and they cheep, and every day, in every way, they grow smarter and smarter. Life 'is full of landmarks: the first tooth, the first step, the first word, 'the first fist fight with the little girt next 1 door, the first day at school, 1 the first big crush on a mem ber of the opposite sex. They’re very funny and they’re very sweet. And there’s always a ibliit occasion not far away, There are Hal lowe’en costumes to malm, | and the thrill of that first time out in the eerie October . night, one hand clutching a huge paper bag, the other clutching firmly the hand of the bigger girl from next door/ as the rounds are made. There’s Christmas coming, and the growing excitement of carols and the part in the Sunday School pageant, and huSt'ley paper in closets, and the hair-raising help they give in decorating ithe tree. ■Arid there’s Valentine’s Day, with the great . social decisions to be made, about Who gets 'the five-tent one Jand' who gets the 10-corit one. Arid there’s Firecracker Day, when they have tb stand in a ' circle and watch theiir father burning his fingers arid scor ching his eyebrows Whiile tab shows them how careful they must be. All in all, little kids are about the greatest single blessing we Can find in thisf Vale bf tears. Tliey’re a laugh ■a day. They can wlte you feel big, and Strong, -and cap able, ahd honest, and whble. There’s only one thing' wrong’ With little kids. In evitably, inexorably, tefeht*- lessly, they become big kids. And as they grow, their paw ents shrink. Physically, men tally, spiritually. And finan cially. The tendons of the family body begin to’-stretdh, under constant pressure. The family joints begin to creak, under constant strain. Not to' labor the anology, let’s just say that your cherubs have be come teenagers. Momma’s tolerance thins with the. same rapidity as Dad’s hair. Daughter’s Jippi- neS's increases at the same rate as1 son’s surliness. " What was once merely an exercise in exhaustion — get ting them to bed — 'becomes a superhuman effort — stay ing up till they get in. But this is just the home life, Something to be borne, like in-grown toe-nails, or varicose veins. What reially grabs you is the influence of the outside world. Everybody, from the prime minister to the local plumber, tells your kids they hiavd to stay in school. It doesn’t mat ter whether they have the brains of a louse. A drop-lout, these days, is practically a felon; In fact, don’t be sur prised if all drop-outs are sent to the moon, as soon as we have established a'colony there. ' Similarly, your daughter has an irresistable attraction toward hoods. Vainly, you nudge her in the direction of some, clean-cut, honor-student son of a wealthy WASP doc tort Her reaction? “That fink!” And she makes a date with some long-locked, Yamaha- riding character who is in his fourth year in the two-year technical Course, makes $25 a wetek 'in his part-time job at the super-market) probably drinks and will ibe rich by the time he’s 25. And your son? Same, only moreso. He looks' on LSD with the siarrie interest wiitih which you looked on the Lit erary, Social arid Debating clubs when you were his age. He helps himself to a beer with the same nonchalance with Which he' used to take tt banana. But cheer up, parents. ThbiVs one satisfaction. If you can hold out physically, you’re going to be able to sit ■around and laugh yourself silly when your kids ano bringing up their kids. Th'is week’s column >is devot ed to a prayer which i heard delivered in St Louis last week while attending a radio and television convention, The vocation was given by Rev. Francis J, Matthews at the key- note luncheon, and it Was the first time I have ever heard a prayer greeted with thunderous applause. Here is the prayer in full: "Almighty God, our Father and. Friend — we are well a-, ware that we have a lot in common. You want the same market we want in order to stay in business. You want the same thing we want — con sumer acceptance, honest feed back and good ratlings, Well, since we are in the same type of business perhaps we should get to know each other a little better — there isn’t a profes sional theologian in the crowd, but with Y»ur talent and our know-how, we could corner the market. “Some people say You’re dead — don’t 'feel too bad — almost everybody in this room worth their salt, has been de clared dead at one time or an other. It’s part of the game when your target is the fickle market known as man. Besides, You’re not dead, it’s just Yom’ image that’s being refocused. Your contract ihasn’it been can celled, it’s just being negotiated. We’ve. ■ heard that. line before, God, and it’s nice to know we have' so much in common. So now •that we’ve established con tact, discovered our relation ship, joined the same fraternity, let’s become partners. We really need each other! "Here's the pitch — "Help me be a real "Pro” and I’ll give you Prime Time. I know that in your eyes, a real “Pro” is dedicated, seeks perfection, honors others’ ideas, tries to' be honest, seeks .suc cess but admits failure, and above all doesn’t live because others die' “Well now that our script is plainly written for all to - see, “Let’s .enjoy our meal and pray for the F.C.C. — Amen”. Note: The F.C.C. is the regu latory body governing broad casting, similar to our Board of Broadcsast Governors in Can ada. THE IN CROWD TEEN CLUB '67 f™0*— " 1 — — ------------------mi--uriBiimm ir-i - rwniriM— I Business and Professional I Directory OPTOMETRY J. E. 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