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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-01-26, Page 2Page 2—-Clinton News-Record—Thurs., Jan. 26, 1967 Editorials THE JANUARY thaw we are now experiencing may be a nuisance to some folk but it could be a blessing to. Clin- tonians who Want to take advantage of the spring-like temperatures to accom plish a mid-winter street cleanup, ^Mother Nature has wiped the side walks and roads clean of snow. It is our turn to go to work ..to make the town free of debris and litter. Dirty Clinton streets have been the IT IS our sincere hope that Moms and Dads, big brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grand pas, friends and cohorts of .the young sters on Clinton and area hockey teams participating in Clinton’s Centennial Minor Hockey Weekend wiill get out to the arena sometime during the three- day affair. There is little doubt that the kids will play their hearts out on the ice for the glory of the Old Hometown. There is also little doubt the kids would be bursting with pride if Clinton’s ice rink was filled to the brim with interested^ From Our Early Files topic? of conversa tion this week. Surely we will want to tidy UP in the spring for the influx of Centennial visitors; maybe we should clean a little now be fore our friends from, Clinton, New York come to town this weekend. If every' resident made an effort today to “brush up” around his or her property? the face of our Clinton would be much brighter When our Clinton cal lers arrive tomorrow, cheering spectators. When you think of it, sitting in the rooting section for at least ope game this weekend is a mighty small price to pay for the returns you can expect. Money can’t buy such things as civic pride, hometown spirit and the genuine desire to produce for the sake of Clin ton. This is one case where absence.does not make the heart grow fonder. If we want Clinton children to stay around to be Clinton citizens, they must feel wanted, needed and appreciated. Let’s support them — visibly and finan cially — this weekend. CNIB Appeal Taken Half-Heartedly PERHAPS ONE of the most mov ing moments at County Council this January was when Jack Clements spoke to the members.' - Mr. Clements had a mean speaking assignment — one which he knew full • well wfas apt to pass right by the ears of councillors and into the thin air around them — but the job was to be ■ done, and' he did it well. On behalf of the Canadian Nation al Institute for the Blind, Jack Clem ents outlined the work of the organiza tion arid ended it up with a plea for funds. Some councillors ‘ stared unsee ing at the floor; some dozed briefly; a few listened half-heartedly; others stu died more important reports on their desks. It was perhaps a fortunate thing for Jack Clements at that particular mom ent that he was blind. At least he was spared the awful agony of watching in- attention grow to a deliberate forced silence. • As though he sensed council’s bore dom, Jack Clements turned the tide in his favour with these words: “People who are blind or crippled or mentally sick aren’t to blame. They don’t want to be that way. I didn’t wfant to be blind. And blindness is no respecter of persons. It can strike a millionaire or a pauper.” The enthusiasm of Mr. Clements for his work was evident in every word he uttered . . . and it is hoped that at least some of that zeal rubbed off on the committee who will be dealing with the County’s contribution to CNIB. Moreover, while members of Coun cil may be wearied at times by the num ber of deputations openly asking or dis cretely hinting for money, it behooves them-as paid ambassadors for the people of Huron County to sit tall, look alert and listen. County Council Lacks Centennial Enthusiasm IT WAS a little disappointing to note that Huron County Council is downright unimaginative about a County-level celebration during Centen nial Year — and also, that members show little interest in a bid to stimu late tourist trade in the County during 1967. It was mid-1965 when this news paper first began to promote Centennial planning. We suggested at that time that dollars — hard cold cash — could be realized in all municipalities through out Canada if people got behind the Centennial movement and pushed. Now, it is Centennial Year. County government in Huron is still in a qtiandry about how to meet and greet Centennial Year. Everyone knows County Council should celebrate ; nobody worries how. The best idea anyone there can conceive is a Divine Worship Service. While it is admirable for County offic ials to take the lead in things spiritual, it is far from being the only way to celebrate. More lucrative festivals are pos sible; more historic ceremonies feas ible; more tourist-attracting events are practicable; more Huron-boosting ideas achievable. Before County Council reconvenes in March, let councillors entertain thoughts-similar to these: — a Huron County Gala Ball plan ned for the largest ballroom in the county where dress would be 19th cen tury formal and guests would be extend ed 19th century hospitality; —a special 1867 Court House Day where guests would be invited to view the various activities going on there as they might have 100 years ago (especial ly County Council on its 100th year an niversary garbed in century-old clothes' and meeting the people); — a Pioneer Week at Pioneer Mu seum where County Councillors in Cen tennial clothes would direct tours, give . . horse-and-ibuggy rides through town, serve ginger snaps and lemonade, and answer questions; • — a “1867 Travel Day” in Huron complete with a tour of an old railway car, horse-and-buggy rides to the Court House, Pioneer Museum and other at tractions, a boat cruise from the har bour; — or better still, a combination of all four. , . ••• ■ 75 Years Ago THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, January 27, 1892 The military bail! was held in the town hall last. Friday evening with 110 couples en joying the music furnished by the Italian string band of Lon don. The supper was looked after by caterer Boyd and his assistants. Messrs. James Miller and J. W. Riter are purchasing .,a car load of horses which the latter will take to Manitoba in about a month.>.* * * . THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, January 29, 1892 John Torrance, Reeve of Stanley, has been elected to the Warden’s chair for the current year. . Jas. Turnbull, who was form er principal at CCI for almost a quarter of a Century, was hon oured by the congregation of Willis Church for his seivice rendered to the community and was presented With a silver service. 55 Years o THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, January 25, 1912 Practically a unanimous vote 94-17 was given in Bayfield to day in favour of the town be ing linked in the hydro-electric power chain. Huron County Poultry Asso ciation held their show in the •town hall last week, between three to four hundred exhibits on display. Earl VanEgmond, organist at the Presbyterian Church, Egmondville was in Clinton on "Wednesday looking over the Doherty church argans. * * * CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 25, 1912 The Clinton Motor Car Co. have completed one 1-ton truck and a second truck of 2-ton ca pacity is nearly ready, also a 5- paSsenger touring car will be finished early next w.eek. These' vehicles will be exhibited at the Automobile Show at the London Armouries from February 7 to 10. MiSs Allie Oarbedt, Huilett Township, is to be congratulated upon her success at her recent musical exaims, having obtained first class honours. John A. McEwen of the 2nd of Stanley underwent an ap- , pehdicitis operation in Clinton hospital last week. Miss Jean Mustard, his aunt, a trained nurse, is Waiting upon him. •ceremonies on Monday evening. Rev. Andrew was assisted by Murdock Ross and ' George Dewar. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 24, 1952 Miss Shirley Sutter, R.N„ on general duty at Guelph General Hospital, visiited at her home in. Clinton for two days this week. The Seaforth .-Hydro - Area Office (Cardno Bros. Building) will be closed down after. Jan uary 25. Any enquiries regard ing 25-60 cycles change-over contact the Stratford office. Harold<E. Hartley,''proprietor of Clinton Bowling Alley/ was elected president of Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce. Chief of Police Joseph Fer rand, in his annual report to ■town council, suggested that every effort should be made to jhave traffic lights erected at the main intersection. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 24, 1957 Former owner and publisher of the Clinton News-Record, George Edward Hall, died in Clinton Public Hospital on Mon day.’ Thomas Leiper was elected to the presidency of the Huron Central Agricultural Society. Miss Marilyn Shaddick, Strat ford Hospital, arid- Carl Ward, also of Stratford, spent the weekend at the . home of, the former's parents, Constable and Mrs. A. E. Shaddick.' Gordon Steepe, Holmesville, has purchased the home of the late Thomas Elliott from the Elliott estate. Canadian Litterbugs Unite! PERHAPS it sounds dull and com monplace to suggest that one of our Centennial projects 'be that' of outdoor housekeeping, but consider for a mo ment: ' ' To say that Canada is a beautiful country; that its urban and rural com munities, its highways and its byways, its vacation places and its. waters have all been blessedly a bountiful nature — to say these things is not to indulge in cliches. It is to acknowledge the truth. Yet, how many of us, through ignor ance or indifference, mar the beauty of these riches by the careless way we dispose of our litter? A campaign to end litter-bugging in Canada could be one of the best of all Centennial Year projects, and it is one in which every man, woman and child could play a full part. It would be a wfay, too, for parents to impress upon their children that concern for the cleanliness of their environment is one of the basic responsibilities of good citi zenship, Canada is a beautiful land. In 1967 let us each help to make it even more beautiful. . , Litterbugs unite against but own thoughtlessness! The above is a thought in an .Utt* churched Editorial from the Board of Evangelism and Social Service of the United Church of Canada. 40 Years CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 27, 1927 Students at CCI made a go.od showing for their fall term Re port. Of a total of 1,140 papers written there were- 957 passes, a percentage of 84. Head! girt, and boy: Form 1, Helen Man ning, Robert Hale; Form 2, Margaret McLeod, Aubrey Car ter; Form 3A: Evelyn Hail and Dorothy Innes tied, Andrew Fraser; Form 3B: Grace Mc Ewen, Gordon Stock; Upper School: Eleanor McEwen, James Fraser. . Miss Kathleen E., only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Liver more, will graduate from Wing ham. General Hospital " this Thursday evening. Dr. Newton Brady, Bayfield, is now using a snowmobile, Which Walter Wesitlake built for him. Clinton News-Record ERATHE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 Amalgamated 1924 - Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A» LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER |^| Signed contribution* to thh publication, Ate th* opinion* ot the wrtfbri only, and do not h*c««««rHy «xpr«>« th* v'IaW of the htwipapAr. Cla« Mall, Port Off (c* 0»p«rfm»nt, Ottawa, and loir Paymant of THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 FotfaQ* In C«»h ’L’ Authority ** Second ___ ___, _________________ __ _____. ...................... lUISCtiPTION RATES: r.y*blA la mIyama - CamJ* ahJ GfAit Britain: W.M a yMr; UMtal SIaMm Foreign: *J0,- Slngl* Coplm: 11 C«Mi. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-ItECORD Thursday, January 22, 1942 The Red Cross financial re ports at December 1941 showed the following balances: SS No. 4, $100.06, Mts, Won, Jenkins, treasurer; Clinton, $1,200.16, Mrs. Frank Fingland, treasurer; Evening Auxiliary, $762,72, Miss Isabel Fkdcett, treasurer; Sum merhill, $91.95, Mrs. Olive Ball, treasurer; South Goderich Twp., $220.40; Porter's Illi, $99.83; Tuckersmith, $30.09; Hbimes- Vfille $156.32. Miss Mary Thompson of the UWO sipoivt the Weekend at her home hi Goderich Township. , Bayfield Presbyterian Church Iheld the- buniingof mortgage Rambling With Lucy (LUCY R. WOODS) Lucy's Reading Seed Catalogues It Must Be Nearly Spring, Easter is early this year! Is spring going to be early too? The seed catalogues commenced arriving the first week in January! I hey all stress the Centennial Year with all the tempting varieties of vegetables, flowers and fruit available to mark the Centennial. Somehow, Lucy's enthusiasm in regard to the garden at this time of the year is at a low ebb. She enjoys looking at ■the coloured pictures of recommended rosy-bloom flowering crab trefes- to mark this special year. Sometimes she is tempted to plant one, but then She recalls these trees do not appear in full bloom as depicted the first year, nor the second, nor third-----------! When Ibis group was first put on the market, Lucy order ed one variety from Montreal. It was planted here in 1946 and given the best of care. All that could be said for it was that it stayed alive. One day a caller asked “V/hat is that little tree out there with the redish-purple leaves?” Lucy replied: “It’s a rosy bloom flowering crab apple. Its been there for years and lit nevei’ seems to grow.” “It will. Someday it will surprise you,” the lady assured her, And it did just that. But Lucy discovered that the tree is prone to all the afflictions of the ordinary apple tree. And to keep it clean, it must be sprayed. Last year, Lucy persuaded Carl to plant fruit trees as a Centennial project. He argued: “Why plant fruit trees? We’ll never live to enjoy the fruit.” “Flant them anyway. That’s what you said when you planted some dwarf apples and pears, and now they are bearing; and if everyone felt, like that there’d be no fruit for the future.” Lucy picked out’ a Doigo crab. It has a white flower and thle fruit makes good jelly — so the catalogue says! Then she’d . always wanted a late pear. A new early peach, she, added to the list, and a black cherry. “Mr.” let her Write them down and said nothing. Clearly he’d made up hlis mlind. “There is no place in which to’ plant them,” said he. “Oh, you can find ' some place for them. You know the old saying; When you've nothing else to do, plant a tree. It is growing white you are sleeping," advised Lucy. Then she turned over a page in the' catalogue and there Were nectarines! Carl showed some interest. He read the description. He’d . like to try one of those trees. They are said to bear in three 1 years; and so in the end the nursery stock was ordered, an other width of the alfalfa field ploughed under, and they were set out upon arrival. Not only were.the new little trees set out but “Mr.” was seized with the grafting fever and some apples were also added to the row. The question now is, how many will have survived the moles, voles, rabbits and frost,’ come spring? Maybe yet, Lucy will succumb to one of those flowering trees'in the catalogues! Carl is intrigued by the new Varieties of vegetables. One firm sent out ,a sample package of Centennial Rocket tomatoes Which iare supposed to ripen in 42 days from time of planting. (An amateur gardener iis apt to forget that this is Under ideal growing conditions). He figures oh starting them in the house and is looking forward to the earliest evbr housfe'-grOwn tomatoes! • • Then the pickling cucumbers caught “Mr’s,” eye. There’s one here,” said he, “grows 12-18” in length and 1-1^” in diameter. It’s crisp-and good for eating and salads; often .referred to as a . “Burpless’ cucumber!” “And here is another,” he continued, '‘called Leimiom A novelty cucumber that grows about the size and shape of a large lemon”. “It doesn’t sound so attractive”. Lucy interrupted — she is not allowed raw vegetables but to her it dfidn’t sound as if one would get much for the effort of growing it. As Lucy was writing a letter came the description of a rieW novelty hybrid cabbage so interesting that the tender’ green, lettuce-like leaves^ juicy and crisp, good for salads or cooked, somehow got mixed into the letter. Most amazing of all Was the advertisement of a purple- headed cauliflower which turns green whbn coaked. "Here’s an , improved ZuCChine squash for you”, sail'd Cari, with a grin. Oarl and Lucy resemble somewhat The Spratts of nursery rhyme fame in that he will bat no squash Of any variety hor so-called orange vegetable; arid although she eats thehi, Lucy is not too fond of potatoes! Oari’s mouth is probably watering at the moment or when ever ho thinks of new potatoes right out of the ground. “None of the Ontario Seed Houses list varieties of treated potato byes for planting", Carl complains. TrUef Manitoba firms have them but he learned by experience thM they arrive heate a. month -too late for early potatoes — that is how the second garden and enlarged flower border east of the lawn came into being. Seed arrived from the west after the back door garden had been planted and Was growing* Sd a strip of sod in the cor ner lots had to be digged under for the precious seed. Carl Ahd those other gafdnors in Bayfield who grow early potatoes all agree that if one wishes good ones, the certified seed should be planted as soon as the Soil can be worked after the snOW has gone! SUGAR AND SPICE by Bi|| Smiley Backlog ot Notes d like -to tidy up a lot of ’ loose ends this week, if you don’t mind. First of all, thanks for the warm and per.r aonal notes about Uie column, and the .good wishes to the Smileys. They came from all over the continent. Many of you will be getting your Christinas cards at Eastr er or possibly in July. My Wife lost her list of addresses. * # •> * We had a refreshingly diL ferent New Year’s Eve this year, Went to a skating party on the bay.. We even took skates. But, fortunately, we had to malce a couple.of calls before we got there, and When we did, the skaters were pooped. I expressed > 'great indignation before al- ■' lowing someone to set rite down before the fireplace " with a small potion of herb tea; But it was a great party. Just as we arrived, a pretty young woman hustled in from outside, clutching her p?mts and various other things, She’d been out on a Ski-doo ^pn the ice, and they’d^one through. She was quite an noyed. ‘Last time I’d seen her, She was eight months preg nant. This, time she Was1 al most in shocks She said she’d like'to me'ot me under nor mal circumstances. ‘ JAnother feature of 'the party appealed to me. In stead of the usual maudlin •rendition of Auld Lang Syne, followed by a round of sloppy kisses, we all stood to atten tion and sang a maudlin ver sion of O Canada, * # Speaking of centennial year, some readers may have not iced a rather sardonic atti tude toward this great na tional occasion, in my last couple of columns; Please ex cuse it. I don’t really feel that way. It’s a sort of back lash. For years, I’ve been try ing to tell people how great Canada is and could be. * * * Kim had her first teenage party over the hpiidlays. She invited 18 and 27 showed up. That’s the way they operate nowadays. She was adamant about her parents staying out of the way. We did, with hid den horror. But When it came time for the food, she came to us, hiss ing furiously; “Aren’t you • even going to cook the .ham burgers?” And we spent the next two hours feeling like a couple of short-order cooks • brought in for the evening to do the catering. The music was turned up so loud. I was sure the cops would raid us. Kids kept wandering into, the kitchen and demanding flatly: "Got any cold pop?” But it was over finally. We checked the living-room. Not a burn on the piano. Only one hamlburg, -with all the trimmings, upset on the rug. So we’re going to let her have another party. Twenty-two years from now, for her daughter. * * * sjs Son Hugh brought us a spe cial Christmas! present this year. The announcement that he was quitting school. Oh, well, you can’t win them all. But it doesn’t make the goose go down any better, even though you assure him that he's coaked his own and has to lie' in it, or whatever the saying is; * # * Nephew Paul of Laval appeared out of nowhere, college boys do. Father Wants him to. be a doctor. He wants to be a beachcomber. And he’s lost Iris boots and his feet were soaking. That Idd haS lost Mi's shoes or boots, over 18 years, in South Am erica, the West Indies, Hol- u. as ■ land, and Cape Brpton Island. But he never loses his good spirits,, bless him. $ * Gordon Sinclair, columnist and TV personality, and I have little in common. He’s (Continued on page 3) & i? rr,ifrom lhe Gallery By HENRY F. HEALD OTTAWA — Thank goodness someone has shown us Canada from some other view than through the ethnic microscope’ or- from'the psychiatrist's couch’ Tire National Film Board's con tribution to our 100th birthday party is a 50-m'inute color por trait of this vast “dominion from sea to sea” filmed from that wonder-buggy of the alir age, the helicopter. Hats off to the NFB! Thank you for Helicopter Canada, And thank you director-cameraman Jeep Boyko for the 500 hours you spent hanging out the door of that chopper ‘ catching the wrinkles and the dimples on the face of our home and native land, To the script writers a special thanks for the light hearted commentary. It is too bad your French speaking coun terparts did not feel enough to treat the subject with degree of levity. When Helltcopter plays in your town it regular commercial Canada will be a venture running as companion feature with some such, family fun movie as The Great St. Trinians Train Rabbeay. In Ottawa last week it play ed! to a fu/ll house of the nation al elite. The tickets were free (if you could get one) compli ments. of the Centennial com mission. The price was that you had to listen to a few speeches first and then you had to watch the film in both its English and French versions. It was half a world premiere of sorts. At least it was the world premiere of the French version. The English version had been premiered earlier in Toronto. How much more typi cally Canadian can you get? Anyway when it comes your direction, don’t miss It won’t stir your patriotism challenge your bilingualism, will just show you what a color ful and interesting country we have. The Conservatives apparently felt the Centennial Year might be a little dull and have de cided to throiw in a little ex citement of then’ own. A leader ship convention in the fail to pick up Where Expo leaves off might be just what the country needs. John Diefenbaker was never one to leave the initiative in the opponents hands. In typical fa shion he now has the ball and is running with it He as much as -told the. Camp followers: “OK, you asked for a leader ship convention, let’s have it. And the sooner the better.’’ No one Will know for sure until Dfef steps on the conven tion platform whether he- will contest the leadership or step aside. ’ In the meantime, how ever, all the likely candidates are left scrambling, .trying to make up their minds to commit themselves not. •'Premier Robarts of and Premier Stanfield in it. or It whether now or Ontario of Nova Scotia have already said' ‘deal Us out'. This' te not the kind of game they want to play. 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