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2 Clinton News-Record, Thursday, October 1% 1967 from our early tiles
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It would seem from happenings
at Huron County Council sessions this
month that councillors are unhappy
with the rate of pay they receive for
their efforts on behalf of residents here,
In fact, although Stephen Reeve James
Hayter was to our knowledge the only
member who actually complained that
councillors do many things for the
county for which they are not paid, it
is evident that 33 other council mem
bers agreed.
A recorded vote of 34-1 showed
that only Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter,
was of the opinion that county funds
should not be used to partially finance
a trip to Expo '67 for county councillors
and their guests. This must mean that
every other representative was con
vinced that the expenditure was legiti
mate and that council was entitled to
the $340 which is to be applied to the
cost of the tour.
The whole argument seems to
hinge on whether or not the excursion
could come under the heading of "edu
cational" since the money was taken
from a fund annually endowed with
$500 for "educational trips". We would
be anti-Canadian to suggest that a tour
of Expo could be anything but edu
cational, but we seriously doubt that
this type of educational trip was the
kind councillors of past were consider
ing when the fund was initially set up.
We can endorse tours outside the
county to London to visit the University
of Western Ontario where some Huron
County dollars go as grants each year;
or trips around the county to view the
general conditions of all municipalities
under the jurisdiction of council. How
ever, we cannot condone the expendi
ture of any amount of county funds to
supply a trip to Expo and we suggest
council take immediate steps to qualify
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"educational trips" for thethe term
reference of future councils.
Concerning council's silent claim
for extra financial consideration due to
the fact members expend certain
amounts of free time in the line of duty,
we strongly urge a committee be form
ed to make an extensive study and a
public report of the hours that council
lors are called upon to serve officially
in the interest of ratepayers. If, as in
dicated, councillors get inadequate re
muneration for their work, let that com
mittee also bring in recommendations
to correct the situation.
In the meantime, we are hopeful
that county council members will bear
in mind that few of us are ever com
pletely satisfied with the wages we
receive and that while honor will not
pay the bills, honor is a large part of
salary afforded Huron councillors.
It's an unhappy fact of all muni
cipal work.
students
Student ‘radicals chose the Univer
sity of Western Ontario in London as
their first battleground in the fight for
representation in university govern
ment.
They gained token representation
on the senate of the university and lost
their fight for direct representation on
the board of governors. It was a signifi
cant struggle because it demonstrated
the determination of the students to
penetrate the power structures of the
university, and to what measures ad
ministrators and governors would go in
stopping students.
A private member's bill was
amended to give the students direct
representation of the board, but by
the time it had reached the Legislature,
the London establishment and Ontario's
Committee of Presidents, made up of
the presidents of the province's 14
universities, had whispered in Premier
John Robart's ear.
The. result was that the amend-
men! was defeated and the hill to re-
1 organize the government of Western
was passed in the form it had been pro-
’ posed by the university's governors.
It is an unusual procedure to change an
amendment to a bill passed by the
private member's committee.
The students cried out that it was
unfair play and the governors said the
government had made a responsible’
decision—a term they use when they
get their own way.
Students are getting tired of con
ventional methods of obtaining repre
sentation in university government.
This summer, for the first time, it was
suggested that they resort to more
violent methods, such as campus sit-ins,
strikes and riots.
Although this prospect is unlikely,
it does demonstrate that students are
militantly committed to penetrating the
power structures of the university, and
after that, to have an influence on the
quality of their education.
We have at certain times chastised
the teachers in our area for constant
higher wage demands which never
seem to reach a maximum.
Last week, though, we picked up
this little bit of philosophy about how
teachers earn their monthly salary . » .
and were impressed enough to want to
share it with our readers to let them
form their own conclusions.
"What does a teacher do all day?
"She's morner, father, warden,
clergyman, traffic controller, philos
opher, friend, psychologist. Maybe zoo
keeper some days. Teachers don't
mind. They welcome responsibilityl But
they would like a little something to go
with it.
"Money sure. But what about a
little recognition? And a little under
standing?
"According to some people, the
teacher's job is to comfort the troubled,
and trouble the comfortable. And other
people say she is supposed to under
stand those not good at explaining,
and explain to those not good at under
standing.
"What would it take to get you to
close yourself up in a room day after
day with 30 high-spirited youngsters?"
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75 years ago
HURON NEWS RECORD
Wednesday October 19,1892
The pupils of the Public
School at Summerhill cele
brated the 400th anniversary pf
the discovery of America by
Columbus by giving a program
consisting pf suitable reci
tations, dialogues, readings and
patriotic songs, Some of the
pppils who were to have'taken
part were absent owing to this '
being a very busy time Of the
year with the farmers around
here, but nevertheless every
thing passed off very nicely.
Captain Stanley Hays of Sea-
fprth will lead a Bly th young
lady to the matrimonial altar
tpday. Dr. Shaw of Clinton will
assist the Captain as best man.
Mr, Albert Cooper of the
Clinton Book store and pro
prietor of the Cooper Map of
Huron County was in Gorrie on
Tuesday. He is selling a large
number of maps in this section.
40 years ago
CLINTON NEWS RECORD
Thursday, October 13, 1927
W.T. O’Neil advertises
breakfast bacon by the piece,
29 cents per pound and Kraft
cheese at 39 cents per pound.
Rev. Frank Herman of Bol
ton spent the weekend as the
guest of hisr mother in town. He
had motoreb to London on Sa
turday to attend the funeral of
the late Captain Gunne and came
on up for the weekend.
Mx. Harry Ball left Monday
morning for New York and today
leaves for Chile where he will
spend the next three years.
Mrs. Shopland of Edmonton
has been visiting the past couple
of weeks with her cousins, Mrs.
C.J. Wallis of town and Mr.
T.R. and Miss Mary Jenkins of
Woodlands Farm, Huron road.
25 years ago
CLINTON NEWS RECORD
Thursday, October 22,1942
Miss GeraldineDenomme left
on Tuesday for Alberta for an
;T-
extended visit,
Oliver R, Rands spent
last Thursday and Friday in
Huntsville on business.
Miss Greta Taylor, for the
past few ye^rs dental assistant
tq Dr. p.p, Geddes, who re.
cently joined tlie army in that
capacity, has accepted a
position in Pr. McGrath’s
Offices in London.
Mrs. E.A. Featherston and
Miss Poris Featherston of Bay
field, left fast week tp spend
the winter months in Hamilton,
15 years
, CLINTON NEWS RECORD
October 23,19?2
W. A, Andrews, son of Mr,
.and Mrs. Frank Andrews was
among those who won scholar
ships in the Third Year Arts
and Science at University of
Western Ontario. ‘Bin’ wQn the
Huron County $100 scholarship
for highest standing.
Mrs. Warner PayneJAstowel,
has been visiting her father,
R. N. Brandon. Glenn Beandon,
Bright was home over the week
end.
A graduate of Clinton Pulic
Hospital Mrs, Yates (nee Made-
Ion Mason) was honored Satur
day evening, October 18, when a
group of her former associates
gathered in the nurses* resi
dence to welcome her home
after eight years spent abroad.
Since she left Clinton in 1944,
Mrs. Yates has made her home
in England, Scotland and Egypt.
A gala Hallowe’en party is
being planned for the youngsters
of Clinton to be held on Fri
day evening, sponsored by the
Lions Club, the Kinsmen Club
and the town.
Helen Bartliff
named chairman
The name of Mrs, Helen Bart,
liff, service to patients chair
man for the Huronia District
of the Ontario Cancer Society
was omitted from a recent can
cer society story listing the
officers for the coming year.
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Now for a snooze
■ settlor's sneaking‘4n- the'back
I d6br,^ULli.H10H :M.I. XOCH
■Pointed a trembling (with
rage) forefinger at one and
said, • “Kelly. Do you want a
one-way ticket home tomorrow,
with a phone call preceding
it?”
“Nossir.”
“Well, that’s what you’re
going to get, and that goes for
anybody else who even peeps
like a little bird.”
Miracle They went off to
sleep. It wasn’t exactly visions
of sugar.-plums dancing in
their heads. It was visions of
enraged parents and an
principal.
Second night, boys
bushed and it was the
who goofed around half the
► -jn
You think you're tired? I've
. • beenfhomc-.f cm three days from
my second trip to Expo, and
I'm still whimpering with
fatigue.
Any Expo trip is a back-
breaker, but when you are she
pherding a gaggle of teen
agers, it’s gruelling You wind
up a three-day trip with blis
tered feet, hollow eyes and the
stunning realization that you
are really, at last, over the hill.
Picture your faithful corre
spondent lurching out of bed
at 6 a.m., to catch the bus at
seven. Repulsive, isn't it? But
you should have seen the same
body some 21 hours later, af
ter a nine-hour bus trip, hours
of trudging the asphalt of
Expo, and more hours of get
ting the kiddies to bed. And to
sleep. Some of those “kiddies”
are 20 years old.
It was past the repulsive
state by then, and was merely
pitiable. We averaged 19
hours a day in action, five in
bed.
It wasn’t all that bad.
though. It seldom is. As usual,
97 percent of the kids came
through with flying colors. We
didn’t lost a single body, and
they were punctual at the
buses, which floored me com
pletely.
IL was the other three per
cent, of course, who made the
jaunt somewhat less than a pic
nic. One bird on my bus got
into the booze, barfed all over
the back seat and floor of the
bus. He did it so quietly that
we didn’t find out about it
until morning.
He was torn into small strips
and given the job of cleaning
out all the buses. He was a
lamb for the rest of the trip.
Three little guys in Grade 9
went to the Tunisian restaur
ant for a meal. It cost them
<$21. They gleefully admitted
as how the carafe of wine they
had with dinner might have
put the price up a bit.
What surprised me was the
calibre of the culprits. On my
bus I had a pretty tough crew.
Mostly Grade 1.2 tech boys. I
had along my rhinoceros-hide
whip, my brass knuckles,
sand-bag and the special re
volver which shoots tranquilli
zer darts. Didn’t need any
thing. They were ahgels.
Real trouble-makers were
the so-called “leaders” of the
school. Whether it was sheer
giddiness from exhaustion, Or
a desire to show off, I don’t
know, Blit, I told one of them
in my most ferocious manner,
they were acting like old maids
who have had their first marti
ni.
We got the 76 boys “settled
down*’ in one huge dormitory
about 1.30 a.hl, the first night
At three I was awakened, ;
Nipped out and caught two
irate
were
girls
Londesboro Wl holds meeting
LONDESBORO -r The Women’s institute held the October ’meet
ing on Thursday. Oyer 40 ladles
with their guests, the Grand,
mothers of the community, and
Cheerio Club members enjoy
ed a bountiful pot luck dinner,
Thank you cards were read
and business was conducted.
Buying a gas heater was dis-
LETTERS
EDITOR
Sir; While we continue to
read of the “glorious” achieve
ments of the USSR on its Nov
ember 7 50th anniversary of
the Revolution, why do we not
hear of the plight of some 37
captive nations throughout two
thirds of the world? Why have
we not read of the 3.75 mil
lion people, who fled from East
Germany; the 590,000 from
Poland; 530,000 from Hungary
and countless millions from the
Baltic States, Bulgaria, Yugo
slavia and Czechoslovakia?
While our Press, Radio and
University campuses speak of
achievement and progress, can
_we point to any country on this
‘planet which has accepted a
communist government by free
elections? Are the captive
people of any communist dom
inated nation free to leave their
"workers paradise” and exer
cise freedom of speech, free,
dom of worship and freedom of
disent?
As we co-operate with do
mestic “peace” marchers pro
testing U.S. involvement in Viet
nam, have we ever seen a pro
test march demanding “self
determination” for the captive
people of the world? While we
rightly protest Hitler’s murder
of six million Jews during World
War II, do we hear any pro
test about the 74 MILLION who
have been murdered, starved
and otherwise illiminated as
part of communist “achieve
ment” and “progress”?
Yours truly,
Don Mac,
North Surrey, B.C.
cussed and a comjnittee ap-
pointed to deal with the mat
ter.
Ah invitation y/as received
from the Walton WI to attend
their meeting on October 25
at 8 p.m. Hallowe’en costumes
are requested to be worn.
Mrs. Daye Anderson gave
a report of tire District An
nual held in Crediton recently.
Miss Ann Fairservice fav
ored with pianp instrumentals
during the dinner hour. Two
Contests were enjoyed and sev
eral Grandmothers won prices.
cottontails
The third meeting of the 4-H
Cottontails was hejd on Oct
ober 2 when nine members an.
swered the roll. Italian hem
stitching was demonstrated.
Sunday with Mr, Govier and
Mrs. Webster.♦ ♦ #
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Curts
of Arkona spent a few days re*
cently with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Ypungblyt
* *
Will Govier and Mrs. Lily
Webster accompanied by Mrs,
Margaret Govier of Goderich
and Mrs. Harold AdantsofGlip-
ton visited with cousins at
Guelph recently.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Lyon
left on Friday for Expo.
* t *
Miss Barbara Burns, Bob
Bakker and Leland Adams who
received over 75 percent In
their school grade at CHSS
had a trip
days. They
Friday,
♦
to Expo for six
returned home on
* *
and
was
and
night, giggling, singing
talking. My own daughter
right in the thick of it,
looked like a ghost at break
fast.
But it was a good trip, all in
all. A kink here and there, to
be ironed out. We learned a
lot. One thing: keep them
starved. Stop for food, and it
doesn't matter whether they’re
on their last legs. You’d swear
Gabriel had just blown the
trumpet. They come' to’ life
with a vengeance and yack,
sing and horse about as though
they’d been given speed pills.
About Expo. It’s losing its
gloss. With the season nearing
its end, the staff is growing
steadily more surly and sloppy.
Can’t blame them. The excite
ment has worn off, the big
show is losing its momentum,
and most of them are .bored
silly with their jobs.
Found my son. anyway. Ap
propriately enough, he’s work
ing in a building where they
have monkey cages. We spent a
happy half-hour watching the
monkeys. As usual, he was
broke. As usual, I was took.
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PERSONALS
Mr.and Mrs.Shuttleworth
of Chathami are spending a
month with the latter’s bro.
ther,Mr.and Mrs. Arthur
Clark,***
Mr.and Mrs.Keith Allen
left on Tuesday for a few days at
Expo.
**
Mr.and Mrs.Spence Hann
and family of Kitchener spent
Thomas Knox is at present
under the doctor’s care in Clin
ton Public Hospital having taken
a heart attack on Friday night.
His friends wish him a speedy
recovery.
* * ♦
Miss Vina Knox of Toronto
spent the weekend with her
mother.
Attend Your Church
This Sunday
NOTE - ALL SERVICES ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
Pastor: Jack Heynen, B.A.
School.
Service.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
Guest Speaker: REV. DOUGLAS KINSMEN at both service*
KINCARDINE BAPTIST CHURCH
7:30 p.m.~Evening Service.
Special Music
- ALL ARE WELCOME HERE -
9:45 a.m.—Sunday
11:00 a.m.—Church
ONTARIO STREET UNITED CHURCH
"THE FRIENDLY CHURCH"
Organist: MISS LOIS GRASBY, A.R.C.T.
Pastor REV. GRANT MILLS, B.A.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m.—Worship Service.
TURNER'S UNITED CHURCH..
a) & & ’ O I
3:00 p.m.—Sunday School.
Wesley-Willis — Holmesville United Churches
REV. A. J. MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister
MR. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Worship Service.
Guest Speaker: REV. HUGH WILSON
"RELIGION AND LIFE"
HOLMESVILLE
9:45 a.m.— Worship Service.
10:30 a.m.—Sunday School.
ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
Rev. R. W. Wenham, L.Th., Rector
Miss Catharine Potter, Organist
8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion, B.A.C. and Server's Breakfast.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd - Trinity 22
9:45 a.m.—Church School.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer — With Men's Choir.
Thursday, October 19 —
Chancel Guild at home of Mrs, Ed. Nickle, 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Qctober 25 — Friendship Guild, 8:15 p.m.
ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B.A., Minister
Mrs. M. J. Agnew, Organist and Choir Director
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
10:45 a,m.—Public Worship.
- EVERYONE WELCOME _
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. G. J. HEERSINK, Minister
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
10:00 a.m.—Worship Service,
11:00 a.m.—Sunday School.
2:30 p.m.—WORSHIP SERVICE IN DUTCH.
Every Sunday, 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHLO, St. Thoma*
listen to "Back to God Hour"
- EVERYONE WELCOME -
BASE CHAPELS
Canadian Forces Base Clinton
ROMAN CATHOLICCHAPEL
Chaplain~F/L THE REV. F. J. LALLY
Sunday Masse*—9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Confession*—Before Sunday Masses and 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. •
on Saturday*.
Baptisms and Interviews — By Appointment
Phone 482*3411, Ext. 253
PROTESTANT CHAPEL
Chaplain-S/l THE REV. F. P. DeLONG
Holy Communion—Following Divine Service, 1st Sunday*
8:30 a.m, on other Siiridiy*
Sunday School—9:30 a.m.—(Nursery Department at 11:00 e,m.)
Divine Service__11:00 A.m. .
Interviews, Baptisms, etc. — By Appointment
Phone 482*341), Ext. 247 hr Ext. 303 after hnur*
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Svnday, Octobar 22nd
9441 a.m.—Worship Sarvka.
11:00 *.m.—Sunday School,
■•00 p.m.—Evaning Servlet.
Spaakar: JOHN AITKEN
Shalbum*
Tuesday, B:00 p.m.—Pray*/ and
Mbit Study
MM*
Pentecostal Church
Victoria Street
W. Werner, Pastor
Sunday, October 22nd
9:45 a,m.~Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Worship fervk*.
7:30 p.m.—Evening Service.
Friday, 8 p.m.—YPU MtoHng