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MAY 15,1975
Editoriat
merit
A good ma eaves
It's not often the press has anything
nice to•ay about a politician, and more
than enough we've been highly critical
of some of the ~ moves by Clinton
council.
But there is little doubt that there
will be a large void to fill when
Councillor Don Hall steps out of his
post on Clinton' Council next month.
Mr. Hall has a practical sane mind
and many times his bits of wisdom
served to sgoth an irate taxpayer or
steer council on a better course.
Mr. Hall was well liked in town, even
though he was not born and raised
here, and Clinton's loss will be
Chatham's gain. He has left big shoes
to fill.
Progress ... but with caution
The whole world has become con-
cerned with energy. Many basic
amenities, that people. in the affluent
lands took for granted just a year ago --
such as electric light and heat =- are no
longer in abundant supply. In some
countries, people are going without
heat for days on end, says the United
Church.
In Canada, heat and energy are vital
to survival. And there has been con -
of
Toronto lawyer Robert Macaulay t a_
s
the energy policy Canadians select h
year will determine our lifestyles,
maybe our future and likely our
existence."
Mr. Macaulay argues that
Canadians face a serious energy
situation -- or what he call a life and
death energy problem. He blames the
federal government for failing to
provide leadership during the past 10 to
20 years in the energy field. He accuses
industry of, ,dominating government
policy amid public indifference. at is
If Mr. Macaulay paints
perhaps too blealS and pessimistic a
picture, it is mainly to alert the people
of Canada to the dangers that lie
ahead. Unlike people living in iri-
donesia, Australia and Egypt, in Africa
and in Florida, Canadians must have
ample energy during „the long winters.
It is more important to have heat than
...... .. tomke-e` -the-vvheels--of -industry-$urni.ng,....-..
for it means survival. Doubtless
Canada, with its large areas and
relatively small population, will not
merely survive but will make great
strides in the decades ahead. But today
one must plan for progress with
caution. The federal government
would be wise to take an accuratE
inventory of the country's energy
resources.
Are you in favor
of a
senior citizens'
recreation centre
LIYES
NO
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Address.
Signature
Mail or bring
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What do you
think about centre
Do you think Clinton needs a senior
citizens' recreation centre? Sould
they • raise the money themselves
should the town help out?
In order to determine the, peoples'
th sup t we - e rt tii� a 'pion dol
in . t eA a eco . `. otin .
Clinton taxpayers stand.
Sot 1— L AI.R'EADY G INvE AT THE TM o1FI(E.
The Jack Scott Column -
INS Ell OM
.Bach to earth
I have just returned from outer space, pretty well tuckered
out, and have gone back to reading "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" and "Black Beauty."In a day or two I hope to be my
old, uncomplicated self and from now on I intend to stay right
here on my own planet.
Wouldn't have left in the first place except that a couple of
weeks ago I came across an item in Writer's Guide that said,
"There's still a flourishing market for fiction writers in -the
field of interplanetary stories. Tightly -plotted outer -space
fiction is in great demand." in the dottle in my pipe, here
Jove! I said to myself, tapping
may be an entirely nev$ career. And I ran as fast as my stubby
legs would carry me to the bookstore.
My first ' investni'ent was a bulky treatise on interstellar
commuting by Arthur C. Clarke, the British expert on outer
space, who had set out to show that the faster one travels out
there the more slowly time will pass.
"If a space ship left Earth for Proxima Centauri (north of
Moose Jaw) at the speed of light and came back at once at the
same velocity it would have been gone for some eight -and -a -
half years, according to all the docks and calendars of Earth,"
the ,author noted. "But the people in the ships and all their
k )s/l0 have rec9r le no . ;., ,sed time!"
4f'dJ?..r: 1)s/04d-have
q t.
edo g
�� �.`li 'ht; rri the � Ards, time cues to exist. The
moment we call "Now" lasts forever.
I went to bed that night at 1105 Earth time. At 3:30 I got up
tuna fish sandwich and the remains of a bowl of
anonaaa
After the paper has tallied up the raspberry Jello. I had most of my characters all ready for
yeas and nays, we will print the results action —DickM ada Whinces�voluptuous 'spy fromlred Proxima
space
and turn them over to the council. scout Centauri 1 couldn't think of a thing for them to do.
rder to be fair, your vote will only On the following morning I purchased a copy of the May issue
In o of "Planet Stories." It was somewhat dismaying to find that
Space Expert.Clarke's theory had already been thoroughly
be considered if you are of voting age,
if you live in Clinton, and if you give us milked by a horde of writers.
your name and address. All ballots A typical yarn concerned Captain Knof Llud and his crew of
ust. be authentic.
Sugar and Spicc/By Bill Smi
ey
Pokey is in town
up, but the kid is getting my rubber waders and
Did you ever go around feeling good all the
time, and have to stop and wonder why? That's fishing rod, my golf clubs, my 25 shares of
been happening to me all week. I find myself
mining stocks, and the beautiful foot -stool that
his heat- randfather, ort his father's side,
whistling, tossing cheery salutes to Colleagues fashioned with his own hands. That's all I own,
and generally feeling as though I'd just won a but it should set him up pretty well for life.
lottery. " I ad- And that maybe only a start. We took him to.
"Settle down, boy. This isn't like you,"
monish me. I am not normally a gloom -pot, but see his other great-grandad on the weekend. It
was quite a syr►ibo7ic, touching meeting, their
neither do I go around grinning like an idiot. My first.
wife, early in our acquaintance,` nicknamed me There was a little more than eighty years
"Stoneface." My average expression could between them, but they were close buddies from
, randad was waiting, arms open.
Probably That's` be described as saturnine. why I was a little alarmed to find Great-G�
the start.
myself breaking into broad smiles this week. Great Grandbabby stuck out his arms. Great -
W 11 with th
Earthmen who, it seems, have been roaming around among the
stars for 900 years. Captain Llud felt "tired and old", which
sounds reasonable enough. "Perhaps, he thought, he was
feeling the weight of his 900 Earth years though physically he
was only 40 now, 10 years older than when the voyage began."
Well, anyway, Captain Llud gets what I'd call a pretty
ungrateful reception from the people on Earth. In fact, they try
to shoot his little old space craft right out of the sky! Know
why? Well; it turns out that in 900 years there's been so much
overcrowding on Earth that people are only an eighth of an inch
tall!
"There are six hundred trillion of us here now," an Earth
spsolution .to the
problem of thou h we are descended es. "We have found efrom dull-witted
problem of growthl;
giants like you...."
At 3 a.m., feeling the weight of my 900 Earth years, I got up
and had a plate of chile con carne and a tin of Bartlett pears.
I think now it was the copy of Interplanet Story that con-
vinced me I just wasn't cut out for this kind of writing. Here I
encountered a description of trouble aboard Spaceship Flight
21 from Q City, Mercury, to New York!
"The engineer's voice came from the grill: `Engine room full
of toxia gas, sir! Selector filaments won't function!" •
"Blast, it!" roared the captain. "Can't you by-pass the
selector?"
`.`No! It's the heart of the new cosmic guide, sir. Filaments
will operate so long as toxia gas is there to burn. I will try
keeping open the valves and compensate for fluctuating engine
temperature !"
That did it. As a dull-witted giant who is still trying to palm
off any automotive trouble as leaking tappets, I had to face the
fact that outer space iS just not for me. -
I am sleeping well again, the moment called "Now" just went
by as it was meant to and I am planning a series of tightly -
plotted fiction stories based on the adventures of the Bobby
Twins.
From our early*. files... .
• •
••
Salute
Dear Editor :
The students and staff wish to
take this opportunity to extend
an invitation to the public to
join us in celebrating Seaforth's
100th birthday by attending our
production of "Salute to
Seaforth". •
To dispel any miscon-
ceptions, "Salute to Seaforth"
is an ORIGINAL stage
production written at Seaforth
Public School as a centennial
tribute to the town of Seaforth.
The IDEA fort' them musical
history was sparked by the
1955-56 "Crossroads"
production written by Prof.
James Scott of Seaforth. The
CONTENT is based on Miss
Campbell's book "History of
Seaforth".
"Salute to Seaforth" is
written in nine scenes and a
number of interludes which
outline a developmental history
of the area. It begins in the,
1830's just after the death of
Col. Anthony Van Egmond and
eco'neludes—with -the-•return-wof ---�
Van Egmond, Dunlop and
James Dickson (the first M.P.)
in 1975.
The cast totals 125 charac-
ters. They are assisted by two
choirs totalling 90 youngsters
from grades 3 to 8 and the
production team involves most a,
of the school's students from
grade one to eight.
Where possible, stage sets
have incorporated items dating
back to the 1800's.
The production nights are
Wednesday, May 21, Thursday
May 22, and Friday May 23 at 8
p.m. Tickets are $1 and are
available from the school.
We want the public to join
with us as we roll back the
years to the days of
' "Guideboard Swamp" and the
thriving hamlets of Egmon-
dville and HarpurheY.
Yours truly,
Seaforth Public School.
Eggs
10 YEARS AGO living in a summer cottage in the term. in but prices are about the same.
Rev. at
May 20, 1965 Kenora area while Mr. Scot- Rev. C.J. Moorhouse, tFirki roll is
quotedte 12 c2 eggs
to 13
Oliver Jervis and "
At Tuesday night's meeting of chmer has returned to the Fort A.A. Holmes, at ll to te, c. Cantelono12Bros.
Clinton Kinsmen Club, Andy Gary area to assist in the clean- G.W. Layton are attendingthe are were 3500 lbs. butter
Clinton has Methodist Conference in London. shipments 8,000 dozens of3 eggs.
Peterson was elected president up program. 75
for the 1965-66 term. Others planned a house-to-house canvass May YEARS AGO The stock of groceries,
elected were: first vice- with the boy scouts, police and promising crockery, fixtures, etc. which
president, David Beattie; second town fathers helping to conduct be aeheavy crop this year were sold by auction by D.
vice-president, Robert Mann; it. Dickinson on Tuesday last were
secretary, Larry Jones; Contenders at the Stratford the spring crop owing to the cool all bought by outside merchants.
treasurer, Steven Brown; Music Festival are: James W. weather is a littlbackwardThey were placed. in parcelsecof 4
bulletin editor, Clarence Corran, Holmesville; Miss Eileen The license, long-sought,has lots. About 50 cents on the dollar4
Denomme; assistant bulletin Gliddon, Holmesville and been accorded to Mr. Cantin and
was realized.
editor, Dave Ferguson; direc- Richard Snell of RR 1, Clinton. the hotel has, for the present, 100 YEARS AGO
loo con- been established in his own
tors, Alan Finch, Bert Clifford Pasture came a g
and William Fleming. siderably au number the ofast ten house. young remodelled hashouse
nowa becomebeen
a
J.G. Burrows, Public School days with' ued at the commodious building suited for
Inspector, Tuesday afternoon cattle. Seeding con ►n in Blyth was sold by auction on
promised three ladies from good clip during the week with the purpose. Saturday lass, the purchaser
Bayfield's "Save Our School" the result that, for the most part, . An important business change
Bay.'"
has taken place in the purchase of being Mr. R. Ransford of this
committee that he would present it is completed in the county. A J Berry's drugand stationery
their request for a two- good warm rain, with subsequent Y town, at the low price of $1,920,
the factory having originally cost
classroom and gymtorium ad- sunshine is needed to bring on the store,Clinton,
Mr.b Berry Bhasobeen something over $4,000.
dition to BayfieldPublic s ay a laid up for a time an e - In consequence o
May 19, 1975
The stave and shingle factory
of Messrs. Belfry and Twitchell
d wheat fields.
Ma 21 1925
When I actually found myself being jolly wl a Grandad's eyes got all red ar'otnd the edges. p bli school h n d h con f the cold and
and ull myself
Great-Grandbabby grinned. It was as simple as and a 12 -room central school at 50 YEARS AG eluded to retire to recuperate his wet weather, seeding operations
++have not that. Brucefield, to the Stanley Y have been very much retarded
"Look, Bill, I said to myself, you y Township School Area Board, The first band concert of the health.
s • For the rest of the weekend, there reallJos. put in the large plate and but comparatively little was
od has he June meeting. season took place on ThursdayCoppo ,�,tib,this week, Fortunately,a
e not senile, 'nobody h account. robabl at ir,Ye, canl�e' win ow ,,_.n ..y.
you are- ound .of muc t , o 1�£tle r d ,glJ . T..,.y�: , .•
...been drinking,_ x_._ , .., , - � ar ...�. _�._:......... r_�: .,..:.,.-,:,� :• .� �,.�.:,��1415117"—'" . ... :�.:=:�.. hh arFd •aktlil� e o$� tau �n Vuas.
. , ._. _ , . wasn.� an3�bt�ly,Cl�l�s�-"` L�5 . rt�g sr�
you -ago ofimtrr►o PttYj °youtese#f�� 'There was only one f h 1CcI �5 The greater part o -tI,E P gi� g
MacNaughton, Minister of High- realized to help defray the cost of last LFriday and tfie site done last fallr and there is but
ways for Ontario has presented to instrument$•next Thursday and it recently damaged by fire. Another concert not shoW signs • of having been little to do but drill the seed in.
the' Huron County Historical will be heldDr. Frank Scott is now on his R. Irwin Esq., who has been
boss, I knew it was time to stop p
together.
Deaf Editor:
The Wildlife Branch would
like to enlist. your readers' co-
operation in assisting Dr. Alex
L.A. Middleton,, University of
Guelph, to carry out a research
program on ruffed grouse
supported in part by the
ministry of natural resources.
As part of a continuing
research program being
conducted by Dr. Middleton, it
is necessary to collect a sample
of eggs from the wild. Because
of the great difficulty in
locating nests, the co-operation ..
of as many people as possible is
required.
Any person locating a nest
within 125 miles of Guelph is
asked to mark the location.
BUT PLEASE. DO NOT
DISTURB THE NEST!
They should contact Dr.
Middleton by phoning collect
to: Betty Campbell, (519) 824-
4120 ext. 2756, (during office
hours; at other times, call
collect to - Alex L. A. Mid-
dleton, (519) 822-3832; Craig
Greenwood, (519) 823-1976;
AlanGarbutt, (519) 824-2276.
Dr. Middleton will arrange to,
pick up the eggs as soon as
possible and will pay the
locator $1 per egg for his
trouble.
This annual collection has not
resulted in lower grouse
numbers. All reared birds, are
of course, given the ' best
possible care.
Co-operation last year was
most appreciated and the
grouse raised from eggs has
pltcd y, Dr Middleton to
make a number-' oi` sr'gnifirca tit
findings on the reproductive
biology and age -class
distribution of ruffed grouse.
Ministry of
natural resources,
branch.
together. Why are you going around all hummy
inside like a little old humming -bird?"
And.then it struck me. Pokey is in town. Pokey,
if you came in late, is Nicov Chen Sieber, my
grandbabby, all rosy, satin cheeks and huge
brown eyes and golden hair and little white teeth
and twenty-two pounds of hellery of him.
Some of you will remember an old song that
went, "Sugar in the morning, sugar in the
evening, sugar at supper time ..." Those ancient,
spavined ladies who were once the fabulous
Andrews Sisters made it a hit. and -
Well, that's what it is like when my grand-
babby is- around. Itis sugar first thing in the
morning, when I get down for breakfast. The
cock -o -it a-wa , a
months of him. This despite, or because of the
fact that Great-Grandbabby had no less than the
following heeding his every wish: one great -
great -aunt, two great-aunts, two great-uncles,
one gran, one grandad, one mother, and four
assorted cousins, young enough to be his
brothers and sisters. Talk about a Spoiled -rotten
kid!
To my mind, this is the way a baby should be
brought up, amidst a veritable horde of people
who love him because he is a beautiful baby, and
love him even more because he is theirs, with all
that fine blood in him.
This still , happens among a few primitive
sugar consists of a little jig
of glee, two big eyes, tribes, but has almost vanished from our
gvaunted western society, where even grannies
a tiny white grin, and two wee arms thrust up, and gr•andads, let alone the "greats," are neatly
demanding a pickup, a dozen or so kisses, a
into nursing homes where they are
dandle, a song, a little soft-shoe. shuffle, and tucked away erfunctor visit once a month
anything else that the old man can muster for the luck-fromy theito geown t a c children, let alone ever have a
early service. kiss the
Of course, it's all a•plot. Reason tells me this. chance luecuddle
and ��eS and spiritny ones, who ear
The kid has been trained from birth to know who their
has the money in the family, who is the softest No child in this world has ever been spoiled by
. touch, the biggest sucker. a surfeit of love. And who has more time and love
But reason is washed away by ther floods of td give than the "grands" and the "greats"? May 18, 1950
emotion when the downy head snuggles into At anyrate, as I told my daughter after she You wouldn't know the town C.G. Middleton has been ap-
point neck, aor the tiny finger goes into the air, had come in frorp pacing off her gral,dfather's police office. It has just had a real pointed to the diocesan insurance
the Synod of
s
sturdy little sun -reflection proceeding
g likeke wall, or the "That boy obviously knows which side his overhaul, with paint and varnish committee try Y
atroceeding a bishop on land, and refinished floor and a change Huron.
roller
kbody, pbread is buttered on. You have trained him well. of furniture. H.B. Chant, J.W. Moore and
roller skates, marches to the fire -irons, picks up He has me hooked. He has his great-grandfather Mrs.' Howard Scotchmer and G.E. Hall were the delegates to
the poker, and gravely hands it to one, ignoring hooked. If he plays his cards right, he might wind family of Winnipeg have been district meeting representing
everyoneofehe in the room►• u as a member of the landed gentry, as well as evacuated from their horns Clinton Lodge IOOF. Mr. Moore
Sl. The wife
has pr 'call I'm making a new the owner of a 15 -year-old pair of hip waders." because of flood waters. They are was elected DDGM for the -text
will. My wife has prsiafically everything else tied
Society an old minute book dated
back to 1904. It is a complete
record - of the then Liberal -
Conservative Association with
man
dates, places, and names of y
well-known Huron County people.
Tom Steep, administrator at
Clinton Public Hospital,'tbld the
Board of Governors, Monday
evening that 13 babies were born
and 94 surgical orations per-
formed last year.
Bayne Boyes was awarded the
'Earl Clark scholarship for vocal
work last Saturday evening in
Stratford. He also won two firsts
and a second during competition
at the Stratford Kiwanis Music
Festival last week. The Clinton
youth is studying with Gordon D:"'- Mr. and have rtakenMu ray,
Scott, Stratford and is the son of Teeswater, Miss
cot -
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Boyes, Ontario tage on Mary St. vacated by
Mabel McConnell; Mrs. Boles
has rented the house on KinSt
recently occupied by Mr. and
Mrs, Earl Steep.
is hoped enough money will come
in to finish paying for the in-
struments.
Wm. Johnston of Goderich
Township delivered 13 broilers to
the Clinton Poultry House and
received almost $1 each for them.
They must have been hatched
very early to be ready by May 19.
Bert Langford has had a
cement approach put in front of
his auto show rooms this week.He
has been climbing up a ladder so
far, but this will be much better.
Johnson and Co. have sold their
grocery business to D.F. Watson
and son, Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lawson
have taken thecluff apartment;
Street East.
25 YEARS AGO
way back ;from the old country spending a short time ►
and will arrive in Clinton about Mother land returned
n the
on
Monday next.
Dairy products are still coming
THE CLINTON NEW EHA
Eth►hl,shcid 1865
Saturday
.hearty and
evening last, looking
active as ever
as
Wildlife
THE HURON NEWS -RECORD
Established 1881
Published every Thursday
at Clinton, Ontario
Editor - James E. Fitzgerald
General M'anagar,
J. Howard Aitken
Second Class Mali
registration no. 01111