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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-04-06, Page 44- Page <-rrrrrg|intpn News-Re9ord-~-Thur5., April fa 1967 , ' **■ the quality of teaching, this recent de^ velopment is most welcome.”' , ‘ Just last week, speculation, was» - made that within a few short years b (perhaps in time for the next generation Of students) teachers will fee extinct, In their place Will be computer walls which Will instruct the kids ih the three Rs. We suspect that the new “free expres­ sion” move which is afoot in the schools' ' will - be most helpful in the computor classroom, for it appears youngsters will be on their own—- with the possible exception of a high salaried baby sitter. Seems that people must1 change their minds oftener than' an infant’s bottom if they are to keep "pace with the times. New ideas are’coming faster than the modern man can finance them . . , and much swifter'fhan the human brain can compute them. More Educational Ideas,Than Money ALMOST IN. the same breath, educators are talking about trained teachers’ assistants and computor1 class­ rooms. Leaves one to winder just where we are headed in the next decade or so. Trained teachers’ assistants will be audio-visual technicians, library assist­ ants, secretarial workers, social work­ ers and primary school assistants say recent news reports out of Toronto. They will relieve the full-fledged tea­ chers of many duties which, are time­ consuming and unrelated* to classroom studies. An editorial in the Stratford Bear con Herald (Friday, March 31) states: “It is only surprising that a program of teacher aidzwas so long in coming. Since .recent experiments with the tea­ cher assistants’ system proved to better I » Government Acted on One Complaint * ' IT IS GOOD to know that begin­ ning- last weekend, April 1, boy’s cloth­ ing to size 18 and girl’s garments to * 'size 14x are exempt from the 5 percent . sales tax imposed by the Province. The new regulations result from " parents* enquiries about taxes on cloth- . ing for children who are big for their agej which prompted a review of sizing by manufacturers of children’s clothing, While we are pleased that parents will pay less ihoney out-of-pocket hence­ forth for children’s clothes, we are par­ ticularly gratified, to note that consum­ er complaints do not always fall on deaf „ ears. ' With the cost of living sky-rocket­ ing bdyond the income and the under­ standing of most people, it is reassuring to find that someone has done some- ! thing to alleviate the. financial pres­ sure on the parents in the province, We also applaud the decision not to allow exemptions on clothing accord­ ing to the age of the child- We can think of nothing more burdensome than having to carry the birth certificates of children to provide the proof of age which the sales clerk would require - under such a system. Truly, the size factor is the only logical way to control the application of the sales tax. “Not all children will fit into the size categoriesxmade by manu­ facturers of children’s clothing, but certainly the numbers will be greatly reduced by this latest regulation. We seriously doubt that many 14- year olds will have to wear clothing in sizes which afe taxable. . x z The Impossible is Possible! WE REGRET the inference last week in an Exeter Times Advocate edi­ torial? Which tpok the Huron Liberal (Provincial) Association to task for lack of enthusiasm. Although we are inclined to agree that Huron Grits are bucking tremendous odds ih what is now a Tory stronghold, we would hesi­ tate to state they face ‘“an almost im­ possible task ill attempting to unseat the’ MBS Let Earl Help With Your Gardening Earl Cox, one of Canada’s leading gardeners in the broadcasting medium ; will be the host of his own new television- gardening series beginning on the CBC-TV network' on Sunday, April 9. In the weeks to come Earl will be giving tips on gardening, talk with people in the horticulture field, and visit many in­ teresting places, ' " (CBC Picture Service) •I Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, who is solidlyx.- entrenched in the riding”. > ■/. • ' j. . What’s more,; we believe Hon. C. S. ’what s more,* we believe Hon. c. b. t MacNaughton Would be the first one to,.' concur that his .popularity is not ’so’ firmly rooted that his party can ride " > the crest of. an election .here without fear of an upset. Confidence inspires Confidence, but over-confidence is the first lap on the' journey to defeat. The Watchers S <- A COUNTRY expression says “a futility, right side of the fence.” Similarly, old men who have triumphed over the pain Qf a city winter and the hazards of age know when the sun is on the right park bench. Here, nestling in the lee of a monument or building, protected from the lingering spice of cold in the wind; they come to appreciate spring. Winter-interrupted conversation^ and endless reminiscences are resuiried. They air grievances and resentments against family, landlords or institutions, made poignant by winter confinement, and feel better in the sharing. Pipes wheeze and tobacco smoke wreaths their heads. They have genuine delight as the group of cronies straggle back, and the numbers are tallied, for they are truly survivors of the winter campaign. They don’t dwell on the gaps because battle experience has taught these old soldiers of life that grieving against fate is a form of total wise man knows when, the jun is on the There is a ritual in deploring prices, taxes, politicians and dangerous traffic. The daily round of crisis in careers, in which they once participated, so fully, is now an object of curiosity to be ob­ served from the sidelines. They may even wonder a trifle sadly why concern was allowed so often to overshadow satisfaction in living. ■ Now they eagerly hoard, the feeling of a sun-touched breeze, thfe glory of ' awakened tulips and daffodils, the re­ turn to spring domesticity of favorite park robins or the slowly misting green of the trees. They chat, smoke and glory ih treasured life. Habit may bring critical words for modern female dress and'de­ portment. Yet, the eyes deny the scorn and reflect only the inner satisfaction of still being able to Appreciate the twinkling of shapely legs revealed fully by abbreviated fashions. — The Montreal Star. Tell All... Or None at All? ALL NEWSPAPERS are. admon- tence. t:__2 __ „ ___ ___„_o opinions which are expressed through the editorial column. One of the most common complaints is from parents , who dislike any reference to the per-s sonal aspects of raising children, such as thoughts regarding sex education, contraceptives, etc. Mothers and fathers who have a perfect right to their own opinibns are apt to feelzthat newspapers and other publications are saying too much about such things which are strictly private. We wonder though, if some subjects have been kept too quiet too long. We were shocked to note that mari- jauna and LSD are known to be in use on campus at the University of Western Ontario, London. We are even more shocked to learn that in certain quarters at the university, the use ,of marijauna is considered harmless fun which is de­ signed to put a little kick into the student’s dull, study-all-the-time exis- The CBC found excuses innumerable interviews onrad'io and television with Rabbi Fete* berg, Bobby Kennedy and Sen-, ator Fulbright. SQnjeon.e should tell them th,ere are three Canadian members of parliament and two C?a^ic|d£Ln businessmen who have been in Vietnam. They pyre it to the ’.taxpayers }Vho cough _ up $100 million a year to finance the public broadcasting corporation to let us -hear what they have ,,tpv say, - / T-. 1 From The Gallery HENRY R HEALD , ..■ ' ’ ........ • , OTTAWA Qqn.a’IiahS, <nn- fprt'ynately, get li(tile' firfgt hand news pf the sifttrinW in Vietnam from fellow Oanrid'i'Pns. They... get, instead, an over- abund^rice of opinions from fellow Canadians who have nqt been ’ there-.....' ..... It is more thqn q. little SW1 prising then that the press has not paid more attention to -the only three Canadian jVfPs to visit Vietnam ' since the current war got underway there a few years ago. * ’Robert Thompson, leader of the group, refforted? to Exter­ nal Affairs s Minister Martin, but newsmen who wrote pages on Thompson’s resignation from the leadership of the Social Credit Party ignored his Asian trip. • ‘ ‘ Bud Sherman, the - young Conservative member “from Winmpeg ’South, is a television broadcaster,, handisome and par­ ticulate: not. the. type to be shunned by the news media.; Yet it seems no reporters have sought him out on die subject, of Vietnam. Harold Stafford/an outspok­ en criminal .lawyer from ‘Sit. Thomas, the rookie Liberal MP for Elgin, has not been report­ ed widely, but did.get extensive coverage in his home' town paper. • ’ ' ’ Needless to say he was soon attacked by the inevitable let­ ter to the editor which itrotted out all ’the usual arguments; the trip was -paid for by the U.S,, General Ky is an admirer of Hitler, General Chiang is corrupt, it is an American war of colonizatjon, etc. It is ridiculous to suggest that any^ Canadian MP would ■i: • --tn ) 21YEABS0LD? When you turn. 21 L-you are no 'longer I covered by your | parents’ Hospital Insurance. You must j take' out individual F membership within 30 J days. Get your ap- I plication form at a I bank, a hospital; or I the Commission. NEW JOB? 1 1 To keep insured fol­ low the instructions on the Hospital In­ surance "Certificate of Payment—Forml 104” 'that y o u r I present employer is ’ required to. give you j on leaving. 75 Years o HURON NEWS-RECORD Wednesday*; April 6, 1892 The incandescent 16 candle power lights have largely sup­ erceded the 2,000 candle powe|£ arc lights . in business places and are cdhsider^d mere econ- oniicai,' as well as more' light diffusing, 1 , '■ Messrs. Gilroy and' Wiseman ;have. arranged _with their, land­ lord, John O. ’Elliott, to • have a nobby plate glass-front in the store now occupied by . them on the' corner .of Hfiron and Isaac Streets. Mr. Joseph- Whitehead is get- -ting well under way the pre­ liminary work for the erecrt&xn of a handsome block of four brick stores on the corner of; Albert and Ontario Streteits. * ■. * THE CLINTON NEW ERA Friday, April 8, 1892 The Bayfield Jjne school house * has had its appearance improved by the erection of a bell and belfry. - Mayor Doherty has disposed of his .'residence to G, D. Mc- Taggart. banker, for the sum of 84,000. ’ J. W. Irwin has received two car loads of sugar direct from the Redpath" & Sit.' Lawrence refineries, which he is seiHing at wholesale prjees in barrel lots. % ' 4 ' . •At the town council meeting, it'/ Was. v decided . to paint the stage ’in the town ihal'l, and to . paper and kalsomine the wails; 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 11, 1912 James Tucker has installed a French Drycleaning plant. - Frank Sloman' has returned to Pinto Qreek, Sask. Wilmer ‘^Wallis- went west last week ,'wifch. a .carload1 of horses. •. Masters Harry and1 Douglas Ball visited their ‘ uncle and aunt, Mr. arid Mrs-. H. Hill of Hullett, overp.the’ holiday time.- Mr. and M^sz W.. Kyle 'and their two sons, Kipperi/ visited th6 lady’s mother, Mrs. J. Mit­ chell, Albert' Street, last week. Master'Willie is remaining “over the' holidays. \ ' Hugh Grigg of Melsons Bank, Simcoe, an,d Roy Grigg of the Bank of’ Montreal, Goderich, were guests of their parents, Mr. arid Mrs. A. 'J. Grigg’s 'Sun­ day arid Monday. / THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 11, 1912 The worst .flood in 50 years is now at its height' at Wing­ ham when the Maitland ns nbw over its banks ih rill directions, Ho less than six bridges have, been swept- . away between Wingharri arid WfoXeter arid three dams at Gome, Wri>x- eter rind. Teeswater were badly damaged* Loss is estimated at $100,000. Miss Pear! Farquhar . arid brother Wilfred, sjieht the Easter holiday Visiting relatives iri Goderich. • Miss Viola Johnston, Gode­ rich, was tile guest of her aunt. Mrs. Arthur Cook, Albert Street. Miss Sadie East, who is at preserit tririeiiirig school at Wallaceburg, is spending the holidays at her home in feful- letL . ■ . -1........ , f _ John Diehl of Stanley Town­ ship did 'Sdtrie ploughing bn Wednesday and reported hb frost ih the ground. Misses Jean Mustard, M. B, ' J ___ Finally, we were horrified at ished from time to time concerning most recent information that person^ using LSD — a drug which cah drive persons to the utter depths of despair or lift them to the skies on carefree wings of heady happiness —; cannot be arrested unless policemen witness an actual sale from one person to another. Although we are certain that the percentage of drug users at'Western is incidental in proportion to the numbers of students there, it seems to point* up > the fact either these young people are' bent on self-destruction dr hopelessly' ’ misinformed. ’ Let’s get things out into the open, once and for all. If kids are searching ’ and searching for answers to questions which modern adult society places in1 their minds, let’s give them the answers — aU the answers. Straight from the shoulder, nd holds barred, let’s tell the kids everything over and over and over until the word is coming out their ears. At least, then, ifs a niatteT of chdiCe. Amalgamated THE HURON NEW8-R ECORD 1924 Eatablfshed 1«S1 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLI8HER ffl BB Ilf nW centrlbidMw fa Hite paMteaftofi, ara Ute a^latem •f Wte writer* wrfr, and da not McettatUr «qmMt Ylear* Um* ■ ^laar*l^^a|rar THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 -W McEwen, Mary Gilmore and Tena Baird attended’ the show­ er last Friday given iby Miss Emily Morrison to Miss Grace Murdock, previous to the lait- ter’s marriage. 40 Years o CLINTON NEWS-RECORD' Thursday, April 7, 1927 The Schwanz farm, situated on the) Provincial Highway, Huron Road, Goderich Town­ ship, was purchased by Alex Stirling for the sum of $7,100. At the Town Council meeting on Monday evening it was de­ cided to pave Huron Street from the Royal Bank comer to the western town limits. , William Snell, Londesboro,. has sold to James Dale, Grant’s 1925 / school fair first prize calf .“Prince of Hullett,” weigh­ ing 1,520 lbs. Clinton’s Big Corner Grocery, operated’ by W. T. O’Neil ad­ vertised Easter eggs and bun­ nies from 5c to '25c; Quaker com flakes 3 for 27c; baking powder 19c per can; oranges per doz. 29c, 39c, 49c. ■ - t s, 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 9, 1942 Miss Dorothy McPherson of Acton and"' Kenneth ■Brea'kej', graduate of . the' ' National School of Radio* and Television Los Angeles ' were weekend guests-; of atyUMrs. JM. T. Corless. ' ' ' ., \ Mrs. -Viola Lampman and daughter; Betty JUne,” spent thp weekend in London.. , Miss Jean-Sv/an of-Toronto spent the Easter weekend at her home in town. . Four< thousand; people at­ tended Clinton Sipring Show last Thursday.-. The; .parade formed up at the north end of Albert Street and proceeded to the Post Office Square where the judgirig, took place^ during ’the afternoon. ’ ...■■■■■ 1 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 10, 1952 Mr. and Mrs. T. Blackie and son Murray, Bayfield.' who oc­ cupied E. A, Featherston’s • house for the winter, moved to the Old Forge on. Saturday. Mrs, Bert Shoibbhook, 13th concession, Hullett Township, entertained at a trousseau tea in honour of her daughter, Thelma, on Monday, March 31. Robert “Bob” Elliott of CDCI has been nominated by his school to the Leaders’ Club. A Grade 12 student, he is an outstanding athlete and a bet- ter-than-average scholar. Friends who attended Ken Scotchmens 18th birthday at the home of his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scotchmer, Bay- field, were, Don Talbot, Don Campbell, Cliff Talbot, Ray­ mond Scotohtner, Clifford Greer, Tom Perihale, Percy Renner, Bobby Talbot, Ted Dunn and Jack Fraser. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April. 11, 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Mur­ dock, Brucefield, have returned from a vacation in Florida. Mrs. R. N. Alexander, Lon- desboro.'was hired'to fill the position vacated by Miss Stone as typing instructor at CDCI. •Miss Anna Dippie, Mitche'll, has been hired ,to teach Latin, i ' Clinton Junior Farmieiru brought home ' the 'bronze plaque, emblem* of top place in the Ontario Junior Farmers drama. festival, held in Guelph on Tuesday night. ‘ Minister of National Health and Welfare the Hori Paul Martin, has approved a federal grant tp, the Clinton Public Hospitalx’in the, amount of $8,890. / The Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Roulston, Lucan, were Friday visitors with Mirs. T. R. Jenkins and Miss- I. Walkinshaw. feel duty bound, to, support- American policy just 'because he was a*‘ state guest in . a country that accepts U.S. aid. Surely . Mr..Stafford is well aware that he would receive a much warmer welcome from the press and particularly from the CBC if he attacked, the' American polity. - After all, knockihg the Yanks is the a-gogo thing to do these days. Anybody -who doesn’t is i strictly square. The remarkable thing is that almost without exception Canadians who have visited Vietnam have come back im­ pressed with the efforts of the' United States to win the war, to rebuild South Vietnam and at the same time keep the" door open for talks with Hanoii. Few critics of U.S. policy, a- part. from such obvious leftists as Rabbi Feinberg, have .sug­ gested the U.S. should* pack up and go home. The difference has been on whether an escala­ tion of the war is more likely to bring about peace talks than a de-escalation. Anyone who reads more than that into the concern expressed by Pope Paul, U Thant, Prime Minister Pearson or Mr. Martin is misinteipreting for propa­ ganda purposes. r i N 6% — for 1, 2, OR 3 YEARS 6%% -T- FOR 4 OR S YEARS Available In amounts of $100.00 or more. An Ideal Investment for security and high return. THE INDUSTRIAL MORTGAGE & TRUST COMPANY -» • ■ r Estoblished 1869 ■ ' OFFICES: Forest', Sarnia, Petrolia, Strathroy Contact Our ReproMntatira H. C. 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