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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-09-25, Page 4J• I e0is Rely 1n { o late Witl n ' that tt (Ka t _township :t is aA M trouble convirtging t tit tl lab of controlling no lir has a dog catcher - me, on animal control officer; Turetth. dogs.,. are on the .lie again; Hultett has the Same problem occaiionally;and Stanley is facing a population 'explosion. They, only municipality in our readership area that seams to have the problem solved, is Bayfield, who have hired the London Humane Society to chase their dogs. - But s. -But Iudijing from the comments from friends in London, the Society has enough down there to keep them busy. the decision One definite conclusion about last weeks provincial election is that the voters of Ontario didn't make anyi With the Davis Conservatives returned with a minority government of only 51 sears, and the NDP and Liberals close behind with 38 and 36 seats respectivei y, the people of On - tet elotto driving !lo miles to took after l y#ietd'S s$ogS. SO What are the luta There are several' obvious that won't work, like shoOting. all loose 000490 Sights or banning, them altogether from our streets and roads( Nos• the only solution, and it hes been expounded by many local councillors, is to set up a regional dog pound with six or eight municipalities each kicking in a little money tcihlre4 full time man and to build a new' pound. SO instead of each separate municipality- running around on their own looking for individual and costly solutions to the dog problem, the whole thing could be solved if we just dropped our differences, met together, and discussed the subject rationally. Who will take the first step .a tarso couldn't decide who to put in Toronto. But one thing is for sure, Mr. Davis had his wrists slapped and maybe now he will listen a little more attentively when the people of Ontario speak. The next sessIon.. of the Ontario Legislature should indeed be an in- teresting one. Sugar and Spi /By Bill Smiley The way QUI -west Just a fevi more atm on my trip to Saskatchewan. If you are bored, turn to the classified ads. That's not just a wisecrack. A western publisher who runs my column, said: "You're right up there with the classifieds, when it comes to readers." "Thanks a lot," I muttered rather d urjy Tunis out it was a corptiment. The classified ads are the best -read part of many weeklies. Anyway, perhaps the nicest thing I can say about Saskatchewan is that Fd love to go back, 30 years younger, and with two or three months to spend. After I got home, 1 discovered I have a hordes of cousins in Saskatoon, and they're going to be sore as hell when they learn I was there for a few days and didn't call them. But that's my problem, and maybe I'll see some of them at the great Thomson family reunion at the "old homestead" on Calumet Island in the middle of the Ottawa River next month. It's easier to get from here to England than it is to get from here to Calumet Island, but I" err i ingto•-bust-a~gul-y ng --to is ake..it. I yt: , grandfather was slidemaster there in the great days of lumbering on the Ottawa, and most of my western kinfolk sprang, originally, from his stalwart loins. Speaking of loins, I didn't see any in Saskatchewan. But I did see a bald-headed eagle, as well as a few baldheaded editors. Either it was a bald eagle, or a dirty great crow who had just had his hair dyed blonde., As far as I'm concerned, it was an eagle, just as that pike I caught not weigh just under 16 pounds. And those western .crows! I spotted a vast black bird skimming through the spruce. "What in the name of dear Heaven is that?" 1 enquired. "Crow," muttered our laconic ' guide, Ovide, rather contetnptuously. Later I learned that these "crows," which look about the size of a Canada goose, are really ray*ens,about three times the size of a common, or eastern crow. I also heard some wolves, but they turned out to be young Indians, and the wolf calls were directed at pretty young Indians of the op # e . ite sex. s vide, the guide, didn't, I am.sure, realize that he was named after a famous Roman poet . of erotic verse, but he had some of the characteristics. "Caught a real big fish last night," he averred, straight-faced, outlining THE cine ON :NEW ERA Estrrhfistind 1365 ll()FI with his hands theshape of thefish, which was more of a bird than a fish, to my thinking. Let's see, what other great adventures did I have? Oh, yes. I met ai-prairie farmer, in his seventies, whowasup for the fishing. German background, solid type, figured to be a gentle ratan, and he had the most awaiting string of prnity' Veber p, ' 1 ,ft the ah' • Did you ever see a low student b f e a flat tire on a big bus? Nice lad. Had been in the Mounties, couldn't standthe of the upper echelons,, who are still in th�ctorian age, had quit,'was going through law school, and then was going back into the Mounties, to try to do something about it. Stout chap and I hope he makes it. But he sure had a battle with that tire, while we stood on the road and watched the perfect Vs of geese starting their longVtrek south. Away up there in the northern wilds, where the calls of loons and the snort of a moose are to be expected, I was startled. Went to a lodge with the rest of the gang and wound up playing shuffleboard and shooting pool with a great fire in the fireplace.'I felt sort of disconnected. It ain'tcheap up there. Brought a rate card home with-ine. A rtiodeictrtabm'r s- i'n.. week. Boat, about $50 a week. Motor, about $60 a week. Plus gas, bait, fish filleting, fish freezing, and food. A fishing guide is about $20 a day, but worth it. I had all this for zilch looney, thanks to the government of Sask. and -my good hosts, the Martins. But on the other hand, it's not really ex- pensive, if shared by a group. That cerin held eight people, or could have, and was com- pletely furnisated and heated. A Cruntby cottage in Ontario, on an over -crowded beach, with no fishing, could cost as much or more. Back to Saskatoon after a 10 -hour bus ride, and everybody exhausted. Some of those crazy, intrepid westerners took off for home. "Oh,-, it's only 280 miles." Got wangled into a lobster dinner, when all I wanted was bed and a warra glass of milk. Ordering lobster in Saskatoon is like going to Halifax and saying: "Bring nie a big western steak." Stupid. . Missed my flight home. Called the old Trouble 'n Strife, who was expecting me that night, 1,200 miles away'. Cost me $13. Woke up in the morning with a heavy chest cold and a feverish feeling that I'd been off to another planet for a week. But I wouldn't have missed it for the world. It's not every day you see a baldheaded eagle. Ainolgum uteri 1 24 oaf THE /IV 1 N AIEVIOWIECOiRD £*ttt I ed #131 w • The Latin way A Toronto colleague, just back from a month's roving assignment in South America, writes that his experience gave him a new slant on the care, feeding and raising of children. Como to think of it, that seems to be the reaction of everyone who spends torte .time is that hemisphere. Itis very easy, as f found in miown years as a correspondent in Latin America, to fall in love with the children of those climes and, falling in love, try to analyze why they've such a distinctive appeal, Those things we dream about as good behaviour --politeness, thoughtfulness of others, a sense of responsibility, a strong feeling of 'identity with the family group--aia the rule down there. Children, from the very young up into the 'teens, are almost always models of the ideal balance between discipline and love. As a guest in many a home I was never once embarrassed by a child of any age resisting a parental request or command - an experience all too rare in North American homes -- and in the poorer homes I was touched by the devotion of the kids I met. They participate in a fancily as, I'rn afraid, our young rarely do and I wrote at the time from Bolivia, it's not unusual to see ,a or girl of eight or nine years capably looking after younger brothers and sisters. Why, then, are so many travellers that way glad to get back among our own free -wheeling, generally spoiled and certainly pampered, off -spring? This is a thing that strikes the South American visitor very forcibly: Our children' have a :"vitality, a zest for life, a joyousness, that's strangely missing in the Latin-American a -Y� �.. .t l;hinl� N. - a I'd trade their* you ► + * _�' •' � r"" p ,a.,'. 1 -,,,. y "�°el spirit for th��bid of gravity and sblemnity that's so often a part of the character of Jot Gratitude 196 WilsonStreet, Goderich September 15, 1875 Dear Editor: • I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to the electors of Hurons -Middlesex for their many courtesies to myself and my workers during the election camRei rodless of tonight, Sept. I8 -outcome,. I know that another chapter in the process of Canadian democracy has been unfolded according to the wishes of the electorate. those old -young people of the south. It's a matter of economics, to begin with. The Latin- American youngster's behaviour comes, In part, from the simple fact that he's not stuffed with vitamins as ours are. If he's anything but a child of the very rich he's operating on considerably less than full child -power. He is loveable, his behaviour is altogether admirable, but you are always aware that he might be just as wild as our own if he had the poop for it. It is the economic factor in the homes, too, that, in some measure, accounts for his role there. The home,' the security of the family feeling, mean so much more than they do with us and so the child is grateful for these things, contributes to them more willingly, respects the father and mother for their sacrifices, readily accepts the responsibility of his part in the scheme of things. Whether it's outright or genteel, poverty, in short, gives these children a kind of wistful maturity that can't help but earn your affection and respect and, at the same time, your pity. The danger here is in rationalizing this, in trying to justify our own kids' independence and lack of discipline on the grounds that it's simply an over -abundance of pep. Vet any close-up view of the Latin-American way will con- vince you that we're failing badly, that there's no reason why our small fry can't have the benefits of our material wealth and still have that sort of direction everyone admires down there. The simple truth is, we give them too much and ask too little in return, and we do it because it's easy. We give them little or no concept of self-denial or responsibility, though weggive_them,.. the world's highest standard of living. Wird rd to"resist,the usual s ., . ` . M �. ;_ guilty of neglecting; our children as they are not neglacd that other, irnp,averistfedworid. 18 YEARS AGO September 23, .19x5 A start is being made on Clinton's new cenotaph project with a sod -turning ceremony in Library Park tonight. Thursday. at 7:15. Mayor Don Symons will turn the first sod before members of the Clinton and District Cenotaph Committee. guests. and any citizen who wishes to attend. A Clinton firm, Laois Contracting Co. Ltd.. wall do excavating work .as-theardQ nniontcrthe rrojeet� Thomas Cooke, son of C.V. Cooke, Joseph Street, and the late Mrs. Cooke has been appointed chief of the air service with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Mr . Cooke was with the Royal Canadian Air Force from December 1939 until 1945 during which time he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Force Cross. He returned to the Royal Bank of Canada in Clinton and Joined the Department of Lands and Forests as a pilot in 1946. "Good weather of early part of last week allowed the threshing of spring grain to be almost completed". said D.H. Miles, Agricultural Representative for Harron County. "About 20 percent ofhe bean harvest has been completed with above expected yields. Only the odd silo has been filled - corn is maturing slowly. Wet weather of the last few days and high iitimidity has slowed hiarvesting of crops." Petty Officer Richard McKay, son of Mrs: William Edgar. Clinton, is one of the 60 men from eight Canadian provinces, who will form the crew of the Canadian submarine Ojibwa, when she commissions at Chatham, England today. Cornelius Maaskant. 48, of RR 2, Clinton, died Tuesday afternoon when the 1965 Oldsmobile he was driving was in collision with a CNR Rail Liner at the highway 8 level crossing at the eastern entrance to Goderich. • In a double -ring ceremony performed by, Rev. R.H. Wenham, at St. Paul's Anglican Church. Clinton. Gayle Dianne Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Collins, Clinton married Philip Bruce Gerneinhaardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gemeinhaardt. The ceremony took place on September 18. At Milton last Sunday af- ternoon. the Milton Red Sox defeated the Clinton Fish and Game -Juveniles by the score of 12-7 to capture the Ontario 1tiseba:ll Juvenile "B" Cham- pionship in two straight games. yl`wABS AGO IS 'ltiitiiter giinton, will teach in Juliet F rblic School. Stratford. this term: Audrey Jervis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred C. Jervis, will be on the staff of Clinton Public School: Florence Estelle Cox. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cox of Goderich township, will. be teaching at SS 10 McKillop and Lillian Stewart of RR 5. Clinton. will to teaching at SS 4, West Stanley. District men going west to help with -the —harvest . laws Handy. RR 4, Clinton; Fred Marshall, RR 1. Blyth; Victor Errington, RR 2. Auburn: Arthur Bell, RR 2. Goderich: Harold Ferris. RR 1. Blyth, Charles Hoggart, RR 1. Londesboro: Edward Brophy. RR 2. Auburn and Ross McCall, RR 1 Bluth. William Andrews. son of Mr. and Mrs.. Frank Andrews, Clinton. who is entering the Honor Course in mathematics at the University of Western Ontario, London, received several scholarships on graduation from Clinton District Collegiate Institute. In his honor matriculation examinations he scored three first class honor standings in mathematics (algebra. geometry -- and trigonometry). Effective Monday next, Sept. 26. prices of haircuts and shaves in this district will be increased 30 percent. With one game in their best -in - three series under their belts. Clinton Shaws are playing in Elora this afternoon for their secondwin and the right to proceed further in the OBA "B" playdowns. • Howatt - McNall - In the United Church manse, Londesboro. by Rev . S.H. Brenton. Delores Violet. eldest daughter of Mrs. Pearl I IcNall, Blyth, and the late Trooper Jack Mc11all, to James David Howatt. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Howatt. RR 1. Auburn. Mrs. Thomas O'Connell. Clinton housewife. was -aa double cash prize winner at the Clinton Lions' monster bingo which marked the re -opening of the remodelled arena. Monday evening with 500 in attendance. Mrs. 0 Connell, using two dif- ferent cards purchased ra rte° different times. clicked for two cash prizes of 5100 and $50 - a unique coincidence. 5e YEARS AGO September 24. 18 `i James Snell of nutlet was very successful at London Fair, He carried off seven first. three second. one third, and one fourth prizes for his Leicester sheep. DOmittion Stores Clintonad= trertised to 31b. pail of Domestic far 4l cent, +21141t. tins of tomatoes for 29 cents and guest size Ivory soap at 5 cents per cake. ti 'Miss Stella Marquis of Clinton has gone to Stratford to attend Normal School and Ray Carter will attend Normal in Toronto. Clayton Moorehouse will attend the Western University. London. where he will commence a course leading to a degree in medicine. During a largely attended convention in Hensel! of the S. Huron . Conservatives. J.J. Merrier of " Sea-forth—has been nominated to contest the riding in the coming election. The Hydro Shop says: "The broom was a good servant in its day, but the modern housewife demands a vacuum cleaner - Why? Because you simply.draw a vacuum cleaner over the surface to be cleaned and the powerful air force sucks up every particle of dust above and underneath carpets and rugs. Dr. S.H. Brown has purchased the lot on Ontario St. opposite Mr. Cowan's residence from the Public School Board. He intends building a bungalow im- mediately. Those commencing studies at the University of Toronto this year include . Miss W innif red McMath, . Miss Esther- Trewar- tha. Miss Isabel Fraser. Miss Beryl Salter, Nelies• McNeil. J. Higgins. Elmer Paisley, and Bert Marshall. Miss Eiteeen Atkinson and Harry Ball are furthering their studies at the University of Western Ontario, Landon. Miss Lillian Cartwright has opened a fancy goods and needle work store next to Mclver's bakery. A Lovett who has been running the north -end grocery sold out last week to W. Armstrong. 75 YEARS AGO September 21. 1900 Married - On Wednesday. Sept. 19. at the home of the bride's mother. by Rev. W.G. Howson. of Rattenbury Street Methodist Church. Thomas J. McNeil, to Miss Tena second daughter of Mrs. Wm. Cooper, both of Clin- ton. For the past four years. Mr. Brown of Egmondvllle, has been blind. owing to a cataract on his eye - Virtually unable to see anything. He came here a couple of weeks since and underwent an operation for the removal of the came. which proved eminently suceessful. and he returned to his home on Friday, rejoicing in the recovery of his sight. The success of the operation is all the rn notable. from the fact that he verges on his Stith year. Now is the time In buy high gtaaa111y .shoes at low prices. locitsen 13tOL De trtrrtetttal 5'k' ClifitOrthie tie* fall goods arriving daily. The .'Standard school shoe for boys is selling for 51, 51.25, and $1.50 according to size. The popular ..Creole' model is selling for 52 a pair, and the "Rational", the latest shape and best selling shoe on the market will only cost you 53.50. The butchering ,business in town carried on by J.R.F. Case and Co— of Seaforth, managed by John Scruton, has been sold to Jas. Ford and P. McNeil, who will ruail,.unde.r,.tbe firm name of Ford and McNeil. It is none too early for blanket buying. l3odgen's Brothers of Clinton have large double blankets, not quite all wool. which will not shrink. at $2.65 each. It's an inexpensive way to keep warm during the long winter nights ahead! Another event of interest took Place at the home of W. Duncan. of town, on Wednesday, when his eldest daughter. Miss Flora; was married to Neil McNair. of Cranbrook at 1 o'clock, by Rev. A. Stewart, of Willis Church. 100 YEARS AGO September 23, 1875 For the past few days the weather has been cold and showery, with a northerly wind, making great coats much in demand. On Tuesday night, a fall of snow and hail took place. which did not disappear till late on Wednesday morning. By reference to our advertising coluthns it will be seer that. the firm of Callander and Scott has been dissolved, Mr. Scott retiring from the same. The business will be carried on under the name of R. Callander and Co . Mr. John Callander, a young man well and favorably knownn this neigh- borhood, and whb has been connected with the store, for at length of time. entering the firm. Our townsman, Mr. Whitehead, who, as is already known, is building the railroad 1n Manitoba. having finished his original contract, has been by the Government instructed' to proceed "the ..work on another section. The Montreal Telegraph Companyhave just renewed their telegrappoles through this town, aan f is their business here is rapidly Increasing, they have replaced the old ones with much larger, so as to be able to carry More wires. On the 15th inst.. by Rev. Mr. Courtice, Mr. J.A: Aiken was married to Miss M. Johnstone. all of Clinton. Mr. B.F. Johnson, Pioneer Photographer, has just arrived in town and intends to spend", few deys in `inking views. ot the reSidencett of those who may Sincerely, Paul Carroll .By 8111 Chesseii Church marks anniversary There were many visitors and former members present for the anniversary services of Varna United Church on Sunday. • Rev. J. Oestreicher of Clinton was the guest preacher at the morning service. Scripture was from John 12;26-32. In his sermon "What Kind of Church do You Want," he suggested that friendship, faithfulness and involvement were the most important qualities. Special music was provided by the Selwood Gospel Singers of Toronto, Hamilton and Guelph. In the evening. the, Selwoods presented a concert of sacred music. Social notes Mr. and.Mrs. Alistair Taylor of Willowdale spent the rt weekend with Rev. and Mrs. Alex Taylor. Visitors. with M? c, and Mrs. B li kheS. :ll, during the Mrsand d.x Y. P; Frank Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hoyle, Mr. Warren Graff and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chessell and "Charles, all of Stratford. On Saturday • evening, the Chessells attended a euchre Darty in Mitchell honouring Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smith of Bornholm on their Silver Wedding Anniversary. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Doug McAsh on Sunday were Brian and Judy Round. members of the Selwood Gospel Singers. Sunday visitors with Mrs. Ida McClinchey were Reid and Kathy Selwood, Mr. and Mrs. Frank•Mc.Clinchey and Mr.,and Mrs: -Harald•Soper...._ In the championship ball game for the ` -Ross Scott Trophy, Colborne junior Boys defeated the Stanley team 18 - 16 at Benmiller. With Taft. and Mrs. Char,;les Reid on Sunday were Rev. Oestreicher of Clinton. Mrs. Blake of Holmesville and Mr. and Mrs. J. Keys. Cancer Society • will meet The annual banquet and meeting of the Huron Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will -be held next Monday night at the White Carnation in ,Holrnesville. The meeting, which gets underway at 7 p.m. will have as featured guest speaker, Ron Calhoun of Thamesford, campaign chairman and vice- chairman of the Southwestern district of the Cancer Society, Annual repirts will also be presented at the same time and chairman Chester Archibald of Clinton said he was quite pleased with the progress of the campaign in Huron this year. favour him with an order. From the experience he has had and the facilities that he possesses, he can guarantee satsilfaction Those who desire to possess, in an imperishable shape. a view of their homestead. which to all is so dear, should not lose so . favourable an opportunity of getting a good likeness. It is not all photographers that have the requisite implements for, doing outdoor work, and therefore if this opportunity is missed. It may be long ere another presents itself. (researched by Michele Flowers) ,