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Clinton News-Record, 1967-08-17, Page 21 r Clinton NmBewd, Thurrtty. August 17, J2W ———•——■—i—-——--------------- --—... ■i mi. t . ... ... . .. , Editorials... POLICE THE FALL GUYS The affair of ths two bare-bot tomed tots who aroused public ire in Toronto would have faded into limbo were it not for a delayed re action against the policeman wjio had the job of investigating the incident. > * “The policeman is the fall guy no matter what happens,” said the constable who laid information that the children were “walking in pub lic disorder.” Their parents were subsequently summonsed* The constable had his own view point. “We had to do something. The people who complained would ask what action we took. It’s not my job to say what is a bad law. And now I’m the villain. I can see why there are so many resignations from the department.” “The incident was a minor one but it raises a major issue,” notes The Woodstock Sentinel-Review. “Policemen all over the continent are leaving the forces at an alarming rate, not only over wage scales which are now improving, but over ( the general frustrations of a job where they are increasingly looked upon as villains. “In addition to facing the spon taneous arguments of the man caught breaking the law, they are often reviled for taking the very steps that protect innocent citizens from lawbreakers. Let a policeman defend himself or use reasonable force in quelling an adversary and he is promptly branded “bully.” a RULES OF )■ “A startling sidelight is that even the other defenders of the law will sometimes come down with both feet on the policeman. Spend a day in court sometime and take note of the sharp treatment given by the magistrate or judge to the testifying policeman who may be giving up time on his day off to conclude a case*“If there’s ever any doubt that the rights of the citizen are well' protected, it’s enlightening to listen to the magistrate taking the police man to task over why he followed a certain person or whether the offense was worth bothering about. The policeman faces a major task in making his work stick. “The citizen is rare who doesn’t object to a speeding ticket. Yet he universally wants the offending drivers apprehended. Policemen don’t have very much social life; even in mufti there is always some one who wtill find an excuse to take a dig at the sneakiness of radar traps as if the speeding driver should not be responsible for his notions. “Let a policeman take action to control a vicious dog unlawfully at large and animal lovers will rise in wrath. Let a child be attacked by such a dog and equal fervor will go into blaming the police for not be ing everywhere at once.. “The young Toronto constable put it succinctly: "The policeman is the fall guy’.” THE GAME From Our Early Files 75 Years Age pinuw Wednesday, August l7,1892 Teamster Wheatley was awarded the contract of gravel, ling the Bayfield road from the railway to the corporation limit, the price being $2.40 per cord. Artist Evans has admitted Mr. Emmerton as a partner In the business and the firm will be known as E vans andEmmer- ton, New and authorized school books as advertised in this issue by Coopers Book Store are as follow?: Public School Text Books r- Geography 75?, Grammar 25?, Arithmetic 25$, history, Temperance 40?, Copy Books, 7?> Drawing Books 5?, Music Reader 20?, Collegiate Institutes and HlghSchools Text Books - History 65?, Algebra 75?, • « a Ste. Marie on ^ednesd8y ol last week. ''14168 Marion Russell GiW Ings is giving a recital in th? T9WA Hall on Tuesday evening assisted by Marie |lda Jackson,,a very fine har- pist from Detroit, alpQ Mrs. Ed Wendorf as pianist. My, and Mrs. Ernest CricM of Pontiac, Michigan are vis iting. at the home of theiy par. ents, Mr, and Mrs. -Herbert Crich pf town, 25 Years Ago CLINTON. NEWS-BECOR) Thursday, August 18, 1942 Douglas Ball has been noti fied of his success in passing his final examinations toy ths Embalmer te Certificate ot Qualifications. A, Y. McLean, business man ager of the Huron Expositor for nearly ten years, has enlisted in the RCAF at Lachine, Que. bee. He is a Justice pf the peace and has acted as Clerk pf the Magistrate’s Court for several years. Masters Howard and Tommy Grealis, sons of Mr. and Mrs, E, G, Grealis celebrated their birthdays on August 15th. D. L. Stephenson, who rec. entty sold his farm on the Bay- field Line to Gordon Turner, has bought the McFarlane pro. perty on Albert Street. The group of girls, Misses D. Little, Helen Radford, Beth, Rhoda and Elva Goviery, Elda and Fern Watson* who have been holidaying at Port Elgin,have returned home. Mr, and Mrs. Dave Kay and two sons are holidaying this week at Paradise-Vista, Bay- fi«ld, .......................... 15 Years Agi> CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, August 28,1952 James Barlett (Bart) Lavis, 4 well known businessman of Clin ton, died Tuesday fn. his 61st year. As a young man he en. tered the implement business with his father, the late George Lavis. Later he sold General Motors and Chrysler products here, and then with his two sons, he went into road com struction under the firm name of Lavis Contracting Company. Officers of the Clintop Lions Club apd John Inglis Co. Ltd. Toronto, met during the past week and the contract for in stallation of an artificial ice plant in the Lions Arena was signed. Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Liver more and son Freddy, Norman Livermore, Mrs, Viola Lamp man Clinton; Mr. and Mrs, Earl Livermore, Stratford, spent Sunday with their uncle, and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Trouse, Woodstock. Miss Shirley Cleave has re. turned to her home ontheBron- son Line after having spent the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Paul Cleave, Misses Mary Ellen Mac Donald and Lola Jervis are spending two week’s vacation in Calgary, Alberta. Miss Ethel Washington, Wal ter Washington, Auburn, Mr, and Mrs, T. R. Jfenkins, Clin, ton, visited on Sunday with re latives in Hamilton. matriculation exams at CCI are as follows; J. M. Aikenhead, R. E. Dewar, R. J. Irwin, E, W, Lyon, M, M. Mair, H. Mid. dleton, F. G. Sloman, R. c. Turner, Q, C. Weir and A. R. Wells, ' John MacFarlane of Stanley has sold 25 thoroughbredShrop. hires to representatives of the Dominion Governement to be taken West and disposed of by auction, The Government being desirous of cultivating the sheep industry in that country. CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, August 22, 1912 William Shobbrook and son John of Sault Ste Marie vis ited (his week with Mrs. John Shobbrook, Gravel Road. Miss Hattie B, Courtice is Visiting in Norwich, at the home Of Dr. E, Harvey,b, N, Welsh, son of Alex Welsh, has resigned his pos ition on the Toronto police K- ‘ force and ha's decided to engage in farming in Goderich Town ship. Mrs. Howard Humphreys, the well known and highly capable musician formerly from Clin ton, will have full charge of the production “The Pirates of • Penzance” opera to take place in Springfield, Florida, The cast and choruses have been secured from the ranks of many mus- leans, numbering over 50 voices, assisted by a 10-piece orchestra. The Clinton rink,skipped by J. B, Hoover, won the Ontario Cup at the Dominion Lawn Bow ling Tournament held in Toronto last Thursday. He defeated his opponent ending in a one-sided game scoring 16 to 8. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, August 18, 1927 David Crawford,who has been the proprietor of the Graham House for the past three years, has sold his hotel.and bus iness to Robert Lamont. Misses Norma and Ruth Pot ter are visiting at their uncle, W. Potter, Stanley Township. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rivers of Exeter visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lawson on Sunday. Fred Hudie of the 6th Con. cession, Goderich Township spent Sunday with friends on the Sauble Line. Mrs. Clayton Guest and babe who have been visiting her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Johnston left for her home in sics $1*00, Drawing Books 15?, Chemistry 75?, Arithmetic 60?, French Grammar 75?, Latin Primer new Issue, Compos, itlon 50?, Grammar 75?, Geo graphy $1.00, History of Greece and Rome 75?, Bookkeeping65?, .‘ Reader 60?, ?oology 75?, Ger. man Grammar 7??. Model School Rooks er Baldwin’s Art of School Management, revised 75?, Manual of Hygiene 50?, Houghton’s Physical Culture so?, First Year At school » Sinclair 50? and McLellan’s Applied Psychology $1.00, CLINTON NEW ERA Friday, August 19, 1892 The carrying of the mail from Holmesville to Porter’s Hill is being done by W, Mul holland. D. Cantelon desires 50,000 barrels of fall and winter . apples to supply his export markets, The Presbyterian Church choir intend holding their first concert in the Town Hall soon for the benefit of the organ fund. A great many preformers will take part including a fancy drill by twelve young men, under the leadership of Jospeh Chid- ley Jr. who will sing the great song, ’‘Tar-ra-boom-de-aye.” Messrs. Gilroy and Wiseman have leased the premises at present occupied by James Steep, as an annex to their store. It is intended to use this addition exclusively for their mantle department. Thomas Graham oflnglewood has received sufficient encour agement to warrant an electric light plant in Blyth for busi. ness purposes only. Euclid, McKay* 50?, Phy- KIPPEN PERSONALS Guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs,. W. J. F. Bell for the holiday weekend were Mr. and Mrs. William Walper, Fort St. John,B,C. * * * Mr, and Mrs. TorranceDoug- las, Islington, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Gadding, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Don Godding and farn- ily, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bell and family, Brampton. * * * Miss Karen Ford of Grand Bend is holidaying with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wjlliam Bell.* * * Miss May Somerville of Win nipeg is the guest of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hood. * * ♦ Mr. and Mrs, Frank Graham of Stratford (former residents of Kippen) visited an evening with Robert Thomson.* * * Visitors during the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. N* Long were Robert Brown and Mrs. Brown of Detroit, Michigan, also Charles Taylor of Stoney Creek BELL REUNION Descendants of the late An drew Ball and Mary Blair gathered at the Seaforth Lions park on August 5 to celebrate their third reunion, coming from Fort St. John, B.C., Bos ton, Toronto, Streetsville, Brantford, London, and Grand. Bend. Ann and Al Gregg of Lon. don were in charge of the sports. Pre-school children, Karen 55 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD against the board should have oblig- . ed Lord Robens to tender his resig nation to the government. It all goes back to last year’s tragedy in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, in which a sliding coal tip killed 116 children and 28 adults. _____, ___ A COUrt Of inquiry, presided Over .Ford^Grand Bend. 5-6years b^ itorS Justice; Edmund Davies^- *PattX ■ ’Gregg'of London. 7-9 s i j. r > .years, ’ Deborah Ford, Graibpm- but & couple of miles -from9JBend.A Young* Ladies’ race Of navies* it is said that a cap tain must accept ultimatez respon sibility for what happens in or to his ship. Of armies, it is said that there are rarely bad soldiers, only bad officers. In this day and'age there has been a growing tendency for public officials in high places to, try, to dodge—in moments of disaster, egregious error dr even turpitude— the responsibility and accounting that goes with elevation to a pin- ___________________ nacle of eminence and authority. , been prevented.” The court said also that Coal Board officials had disregarded repeatedly warnings about the safety of, the tip. The whole story, it said, was a “terrify ing tale of bungling ineptitude by many men charged with tasks for which they were totally unfitted.” As The Times said, Lord Roben’s “direct, personal responsi bility for what happened is neg ligible.” Yet in his letter of resigna tion he quite properly and courage ously wrote: “I have spent all my life in public service and I feel bound by its rules. I have therefore de cided that Is must offer you my resignation.” (Whether the govern ment will accept the resignation has still to be seen.) Beyond Britairi, there are two lessons in Aberfan and its after math. First, Lord Robens has re minded men everywhere what the rules of public service are. And second, the court’s findings on the whole question of tips is a reminder that wherever there are coal mines, concern for safety must extend from below to above ground. Consequently, when a man in such a position searches his conscience and has the courage to follow through honorably on his acceptance of his responsibilities, zhe deserves admiration, sympathy and support. Such is the situation of Lord Robens, chairman of the National Coal Board, the entity that runs Britain’s nationalized coal industry. Lord Robens is no coroneted peer in the traditional sense. He came up the hard way, starting work as an errand boy in Manchester. In 1951, he served briefly as Minister of Labor at the end of Clement Attlee’s premiership. Yet it was the shrewd choice of a Conservative administra tion that made him chairman of the Coal Board in 1960. In that position he.has achieved considerable success in.rationalizing Britain’s rather superannuated coal industry. And this he has done with* out~-at least until now—losing the confidence of miners and their fami lies. Thus there is cruel irony in the fact that what amounts to a finding of almost callous carelessness I Aberfan—found unanimously that “the disaster could and should have THE COLUMBIA FILTER Columbia has acquired rights to a new cigarette filter which sharply reduces inhaled tar and nic otine. The filter will be made avail able to all cigarette companies, and the expressed hope is that the health hazards will be significantly re duced. serve to increase smoking? Will the fact that Columbia University en dorses the filter induce young people to start smoking and encourage steady smokers to continue? Should any university profit from a device that probably will have this result? Some difficult questions arise Is hot an anomalous position from the Columbia announcement: for any educational institution to Will news ot this “safe” filter only, be in? . * *.. THE HURON NEWS-fcECORO Established 1881 Clinton News-Record THB CLINTON NEW ERA* Amalgwnatod Established 1885 1W4 Published Every Thuraday At Tha Heart Of Huren Geunty Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 8>75 flB ilfMtf ceittrlbUlM* Is Wb fmbHsbfkA M Ms •I writ** esh. SM ds MCMMrlly «nksu tlie view lbs »ew»HP*' XethorbW M lewM Clett Mell, fed OfM„>*ert«ioM, Cttewe, ewd tW FaymeM «♦ FWtaee M CeW WatCaiFIlON axm: feyable Is adveoes Cebada MMl SfWt trbaW |MI a ybar; <MMd Itefct asd fMsNM MQ. Steeb Cepted IS Gaab* Deborah Ford, Grand1 “*...... - “ ■ ' ’ Arlene Chfpehase, Hensail. Married ladies' race — Elaine Ford. Grand Bend. Married men’s race — Jack Bell, Kippen. Ladies’ kick the slipper - Fran Morris, Goderich. Men’s kick the slipper - Jack Sinclair, Seaforth. Several relays,Nancy Bell, Boston, and Toby Bell, Kippen,as captains. Candy scramble and treasure hunt for the children. Guessing contest, Mrs.' Emily Bell, Streetsville, Ernie Chipehase, Hensail (tied). Card game, Mrs. Evelyn Godding, Toronto, Toby and Jack Bell, Kippen. Guess ing smarties in a jar, Mrs. Nancy Bell, Boston and Jack Bell,Kippen (tied). Following the sports a delic ious hot turkey dinner was ser ved at Kippen church by the ladies of the congregation. After attending the church ser vice Sunday morning some 70 members of the clan gathered at Belhuron farms to spend the afternoon together. * -Following 1 oicnic supper a short meetin was held. Bill Bell extended a welcome to everyone, Bill Chipchase read the minutes of the last reunion in 1965 Graham Bell ofStreets- ville took over the meeting. Several draws were made on articles made and donated by Graham Bell, 6 chalk boards going to James Shaw, London, Beth Morris, Goderich, Vicky Bell, Kippen, Don Godding, Tor onto, Lisa Milan, London, Elaine Ford, Grand Bend. Each family present also were presented with a ceramic bowl as a momenta of the Cen tennial reunion. Four articles donated by Mrs. Torrance Douglas, Toronto,were won by John Morris, Goderich (teapot/1 Donald S. Bell, Boston (cup and saucer), Michael Marcin, Streetsville, (cup and saucer) Dorothy Bell, Kippen, (Bever age glasses). Jim Morris don ated two taohogahy planters won by Wendy Lee Milan, London* and Andy Bell, Milton. A Cen tennial rose quilt donated.by Olga and Ernie Chipehase and Dot and Bill Bell Was won by Jack Bell, Kippen. Graham Bell presented baby Michael Marc in, the ybungest member present* with a white Bible. Olga Chipehase called tor a minuteb silence for the .de puted toved ones. Don Bell Cf Boston Showed pictuMft taken of Klppeh, Scotland, and sur rounding district, also^nfevies of the 1965 reunionJMbevery* one found inter estflOrorange* merits for another-reunion ori Civic Holiday 1970 with a sug gested committee* John andPat Morris, Goderich, Virginia ahd Walter Walpe^Klnnaire, B.C., Hazel and Torrance Douglas, Toronto, Anri* and Al Gregg, London. Thursday, August 22, 1912 Tozer arid Brown Drygoods have been changing the interior of their store to accommodate, downstairs in the rear, their ready-to-wear department. Little Misses Mary and . Gladys Holland spent last week with their sister, Mrs. J. P. Cole. Master Merritt Nediger who has been ill with typhoid fever is now recovering. Miss Rena Pickett returned on Saturday from a pleasant visit to London, Chatham, and Detroit and is again catering to the news-hungry public at the post office. The returns of the Junior SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley A beach With summer on the wane — and boj', how it waned around here — I’ve made a discovery. With the ‘minimum of encouragement, I could spend the rest of my life as a beach bum. Never was much of a hound for the beach life before. As a boy, I swam in rivers and lakes, but not at beaches. Any way, kids are too busy swim ming and diving and horsing around to be bothered lying on a beach. As I grew older, beaches still had little attraction. I just didn’t like sitting in the sun. I don’t tan. 1 just sort of turn a burnt orange. Beaches were for women, little kids and old peo ple. I preferred golf or fishing. Well, I’m not a woman or a little kid, so I must be turning into an old people. Someone will think unkindly, no doubt, that it’s the advent of the biki ni that has prematurely aged me. This is merely a half-truth. I’m not particularly addicted to the sight of navels, though some of the other ■ stuff dis played is mildly interesting. No, it’s the other sights and sounds that fascinate me. Now, I don’t like the huge, crowded, commercialized beach. It in spires in me, With its noise and clutter and bawling transistors and screaming humanity, noth ing but nausea. But the beach We go to, al most every 'day the sun shines, is not like that. It is clean sand and cool, blue water and friehdly, relaxed people. There are no loud-speakers bellowing the latest beat. There isn’t a hot-dog stand or a motorcycle or a be6r can in sight. That doesn’t mean it's as quiet as a church. ‘The gulls wail, the martias holler at their children, the kids scream and fight and cry. But when you stretch out on.the sand after a dip, and the Sun bores into you, taking away the aches and f,he tensions, it’s as though you wcrO hearing it all through cot ton wool. For sohie reason, “our4’ beach has befcomO a fnecca for newcomers to Canada. Foreign ers, Os We used to call them in , the old, unenlightened days: You can lie there all day and scarcely heat a word of Eng lish. And what a pleasant change lhatJs. You could be at Odessa; oh the Blade Sea. My liungarian and Polish aiid Ger* /■ soliloquy Mei, man have improved tremen- . dously. But they’re great people. They love the sun, mind their own business, and pick up, their junk when they leave, which is more than can be said of a good many tenth generation Canadians. It’s fun to watch and listen. Over here are a couple of Ital ian grandmothers, in black dresses, both built ribout five by five, yattering away eighty miles an hour. Just over there is a majestic young woman with Slavic features, a baby, a bikini so sparse you couldn’t blow your nose in it, and a • bust that would knock your eye out. Maybe both of them. Back up on the sand a bit is the teenage crowd. They have discovered our beach summer. About sixteen them sprawled in a loose cir cle, heads together, indulging in harmless sex-play, laughing, . punching, smoking and making their intricate plans for the evening. But they’re decent youngsters, who apologize when they hit you on the head with their football. No hippies, thank the powers. Here'comes an elderly Ger man gentleman who must have drunk half the beer west of the Berlin Wall to produce that magnificent pot. There’s a young Jewish father, spoiling his kids rotten. There’s a^Htin- garian aur of blonde • And this is the real fun of the beach. They are through, over and around the prone bodies. They build castles and dams and forts. They hurl them* selves into the water, shrieking with delight. And they’re all so brown and firm and smooth you could eat them. Why do all those darling, chubby five-year-old girls have to turn intn bpred, neurotic, harassed women? Why db all those careless, sturdy^ happy little devils of boys have to turn into hard, suspicious, (ul cerated men? A good question. But 1 still haveh’t told you why I like the beach so much. I’ve discovered that it’s the only place in the world where my wife Will shut her mouth for two or thfed hours at a Stretch. too this of f couple, tanned the col- tar, with two beautiful urchins. speaking of Urchins, Business and Professional Directory OFTOMETXY INSURANCE J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wodnoaday* 20 ISAAC STREET For *^2*^010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 K, W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE A REAL ESTATE Phonee: ONfoe 482-8747 Res. 482^7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman Phone 482-7285 H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE - REAL ESTATS INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-8844 Res. 482-8787 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — Far Appointment Phona 524-7251 GODERICH ALUMINUM PRODUCTS A R. W. BELL ’ OPTOMETRIST. S The Square, GODERICH 524-7881 For Air-Master Aluminum Doon and Windows and Rockwell Power Tool* JERVIS SALES R. L. Jervis—-68 Albsrt 8€ Clinton —482-8380 Attend Your Church This NOTE-ALL SERVICES ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) - Pastor: Jack Heynen, B«A. Sunday, August 20 11:15 am-Church Service ALL ARE WELCOME HERE b Ontario Street United Church “THE FRIENDLY CHURCH” < Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, B-A* Organist: MIS8 LOIS GRA8BY, A. R. C. T. Sunday, August 20 11:00 am.—Morning Worship TURNER’S UNITED CHURCH 9:45 am.—Worship Service 10:45 a.m.—Sunday School WESLEY-WILLIS AND HOLMESVILLE WILL WORSHIP WITH US. ^InwabiUe Cfjurclfes REV. A. J. MOW ATT/ C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister MR. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director During the month of August and first Sunday In September, Wesley-Willis and Holmesville will worship at Ontario Street United Church. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. R. W. Wenham, L.Th., Rector Miss Catharine Potter, Organist Sunday, August 20 11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer .»• :: ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Rev. R. U. MaoLean, B.A.. Minister . Mrs. M. J. Agnew, Organist and Choir Director SERVICE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP WITHDRAWN FOR MONTH OF AUGUST Church School Classes resume ’in September. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH REV. 6. J. HEERSINK, Minister Sunday, August 20 10:00 am.—Worship Service !: 11:00 am.—Sunday School ;; 2:30 pm.—Worship Service XNety Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial GBO C2HW. St Thotnaa, ; uaten to “Back to God Hour”. EVERYONE WELCOME MAPLE ST* GOSPEL HALL Sunday, August 20 9:45 a.m.—Worship Service 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School' 8:00 p.m.—-Evening Service Tues., 8:00 pm. — Prayer ’ and Bible Study Pentecostal Church Victoria Street W* Werner, Pastor Sunday, August 20 9:45 am.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Worship Service 7:30 pm.—Evening Service Friday, 8 YPU Meeting