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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.
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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
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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
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