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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-03-11, Page 4�� ni;lle • . Wee 6+par Wlthe;. se or Won't 1t' ►nt the prospects ot I neon ,hOspita.topen are But IEt's keep the !ust' continue to let Ontario :nista' Frank Miller know ,at he Made grave error in trying to lose Clint hospital. We must con. �.. on l inueOur protest until he backs down mom. U.iteralty dozens of People .have Worked ;Ong hours volunteering their time and_enly aginst almost im- `possibie odds, and they still have a. long road to travel yet. Mn the last Week, it WaS dtsaPPgintln. to, see the dog-eat-dog attitude that has prevailed in thaw Goderich and WWJnharn hospital hoards, who have refuted to .bele sere Gunton. - Thisn sort al -attitude itlust what Mr. Miller wants to see - sveryane`jghting among. themselves, and then m .ybe at some future date he may swoop- in again and. close another hospital. knowing that only the (omit will ob- ject, and there 't be a concerted, countywwtde effort to oppose it. We must continue our efforts to show Mr. Miller that we are one united community, working for the benefit of all. Hiroo county stamiaa Those of us fortunate enough to have missed the crippling effects of the -recent ice storm can't imagine what it trust be like to be without heat or power. With everything so mechanized now, one isn't prepared for a power failure. Perhaps we could handle it for two or three • days, but when it comes to a week, there aren't too many of us ready to cope. The most hard hit people were those inrural communities, a lot of them" farmers. How does a dairy . farmer milk his cows? HOw does a beef farmer water his cattle? How do hatcheries cope with cold incubators? Freezers full of meat must be kept frozen, but twig? Su;i:ar and Spi An admirable quality of the people in Huron county, is their stamina. Those people that have been affected, still carry on, trying to cope with this "act of God" as best they can. They are handling their adversities with much aplomb. Nonetheless, with all the problems that have been faced and have yet to be faced, some good has come of this. We know that the people of Huron county areready to pitch in and help when our neighbours are in trouble, just as we know that when we are in trouble, other communities are willing to help. Most kids in the affected areas probably feel that the storm has had its compensations too. No school and no nightly bath. Unitiersity life Some chaps' wives go _off with a boyfriend, leaving behind them a broken , home. My wife went off and came home with a boyfriend. So, at the moment, we have a menage .p trois. The home is not yet completely`beoken, but it won't be long. It's being smashed bit by bit. As she threatened, she brought my No. 1 grandson home for a visit so that his mother could continue going to lectures and get her degree, tramping about the campus with No. 2 grandson strapped to her back. Things have certainly changed at the universities:these days. When I went to College..we 1i d -in a monk -like residence for men. Females were allowed in the building once a year; for a cocoa and buns party on a Sunday afternoon. It was ex- tremely well chaperoned.. We were allowed to come in at any hour, but anyone caught with anything as lethal as one bottle of beer in his room was kicked out of residence. , In the girls' residences, things were even tougher. They had to be in by 9:30 or some early hour, and sign in under the grim supervision of a house mother. They got to stay out until midnight once a week. and had a "late pass" — until 1 a.m.. once a month. Nobody — but nobody — going to university was married, including most of t e,,yyounger professors. Ehtertainment consisted of an occasional well supervised dance, totally dry. and the odd movie. It was a fairly sterile, far from murky life, not exactly bohemia, but we were so naive we thought we were happy.. Today, university life is so different you'd think you were living in a different era. a different civilization. Almost every campus has at least one pub, some of them half a dozen. Drinking in residence is tolerated, if not encouraged. Some campuses . have co-ed residences, where you can live in an apartment, or in sin. or in anything else that's the current . fad. Smoking in classrooms is com- monplace. And there are thousands of married students. Babies everywhere, despite the Pill. The Lord knows what they live on, in these inflated times — grants and loans and love. I suppose. Somehow. 1 can't get too incensed over the new freedom. In fact. occasionally I find -myself thinking wistfully that I was born a generation too soon. in my day, the universities prodpced some fine graduates. but on the wholdFthey We'rea dull bunch of sticks, nal rowih self - /By Bill Smiler righteous and with a sense of superiority because of their degrees. Then, the universities, were basically elitist, whatever you may hear about people working their way through college_ From the small towns, the sons and daughters of the local doctors and lawyers and teachers might go to .college. The children of the so-called working class hadn't a chance. Today's mixed bag is a refreshingg' change. Anyone .with the intelligence is able to go to university. There are gaping breaches in the rigid walls of the old, hide- bound university traditions. Standards in the universities have been lowered. but I think their end -product, the graduate. is just as bright. a whole lot more sensitive. a good deal more tolerant, and far more articulate (even though badly spoken) , than the large majority of my contemporaries. Today's students are not as polite, but the iy are far more honest. They are not as "moral", but they are far less inhibited. They are not as steady, but they are far less afraid. They are not as couth, but they ate far less prejudiced. They are more likely to kick over the traces. but not as likely to be led by the nose: Perhaps that's why about 80 per cent of the male population of Canadian univer- sities vanished into the armed forces after the war began. It was like getting out of prison. - Courses were excellent, but narrow. Most professors were pompous and few were teachers. Students were, for the most part, not taught to think. but only to regurgitate. It was a rather shallow and snobbish in - world. out of the main stream of life. Not so these days. Rigidity has been shattered. channels have been widened, and experimentation is welcomed. perhaps --too much so. There are fresh winds blowing. And one of the freshest is the new status of women on campus. In my day, the females were, with few exceptions. grinds grimly headed for a spinster's life in a classroom, or rich girls there to have fun and get a husband. Not so today. There are thousands of young women of all colors, shapes and sizes heading with determination for the bench, or the operating room, or the newspaper offices, or whatever. but heading for a freedom to be a person. I'm glad my daughter rasfl't a mother of two 30 years ago. She'd be stuck at home, "keeping house" and, fringing up the children, instead of",aggering off to lecturesgallantly. baby on back. "Osgood really likes to get into the spirit ar the game." The killer As an employee of White Leghorn, I have decided to set up the world's first pension plan for hens. This will create a sensation in the chicken industry with which, to my horror and surprise, I am so intimately acquainted. Things have not been going too well this March in my hen house. To begin with, one of the girls dropped dead. although shehad been healthy and happy until the last and, indeed, laid a splendid egg an hour before her demise. As soon as I discovered her body, I hurried to Mr. Evans, the man who knows all about chickens. I sometimes think Mr. Evans is sorry he ever sold me the White Leghorns. I am always pounding on his door at midnight, a shawl about my head, asking him to hurry to the side of my brood. He never does. though. because MT.k : Evans, like all poultrymen, is a fatalist. Anything can happen to a chicken, he says. including dropping dead. Not a week later another pullet - if, indeed, they still are pullets - got out of the hen house and met what was ob- viously a horrible end. This particular hen (I'll call them hens from now on) was always trying to escape and frequently she did. Whenever this happened she was chased by cats and dogs and just generally had a wretched time of it. It never daunted her, thou. She always wanted to get out. As Mr. Evans says, chickens are kind of crazy. Well, she did get out that particular night and in the morning there was an untidy pile of white feathers on the ground. Badgers, Mr. Evans said. with his cold and eloquent shrug. Thus my flock was cut to four and included in this four was a malingerer, a no -good -nick hen who just loafed around all day sneering at the other hens as they dutifully mounted the nests and went about their miracle. the egg. Mr. Evans had already briefed me thoroughly about *Thr Mouse News -Retard is published each Thursday at P.O. Bos 31. Clinton. Ontario. Canada. NOM 1 W. 11 is registered as second class mail by the post office wade the permit windier 4412. The News -Record incorporated in 1924 the Maros News -Record. feae4id t 1411. an the Clinton ,New Ira. founded its 1144. Total rhetiitatie�rti�r.2.;$14„ Member. Ontario Weehty rr - Newspaper Association A . Canadi qty Newspaper lois Mops,p advertialag rates ssalitIlle an rooted. Ash tar Rath Cori Ne). 4 Oboist t Oi;t. i. Editor • James E. Fitzgerald Advertising director • Gary L. Hoist General Manager - J. Howard Aitken News staff - Rev Clark t• s. s • • .eiits'�l Subscription Rates: Canada - $11 per year U.S.A. - 512.50 Single coyly • .25c , •' broody hens and I knew that now it had happened to me. My henwanted love, love, love. She'd lost all interest in mundane production and I was down to three eggs a day, maximum. Well, I felt kind of ashamed to go to Mr. Evans (I'd just been to him about a matter too delicate for the ears of anyione but a poultryman) and so I went to Mr. Ormiston, the Irish old -age pensioner who lives near us, a man with a ready answer for everything. "Kill the bard," Mr. Ormiston cried, ' and have me to dinner. Oi've a bottle of Muscatel of want yez to try." Mr. Ormiston then gave me elaborate instructions on the _procedure, which boiled down to cuttling the hen's head off. He made it sound like a lark, like we ought ti take a picnic along. • and it wasn't until I was walking back home that I began to think of it as-ndirder. After pacing up and down in the back ya• rd for an hour I went to the woodshed, got the hatchet and walked resolutely out to the hen house. I fancied I heard a slow roll of drums, but it was probably just my temples throbbing. The four White Leghorns all rush over to the wire netting to greet me, a scene I'd enjoyed hitherto and which made me` 'eel like a gentleman farmer. I found 1 was holding the hatchet behind my back, guiltily, and wore a horrible smile on my face. "Chook, chook, chook," I said. The hens looked at me apprehensively. sensing something. Well, the upshot was that I walked slowly back to the woodshed and put the hatchet in its place. Heck, I'vebeen in love. myself, I was thinking. Kill a hen just because she was "broody"? That would be unthinkable. So that's how my pension plan developed. It's going to • cost me at least 60 cents an egg, I know, but a man must stand by his staff. From our early files 0 0 d 0 Io YEARS AGO March 17,1966 Chaired by Walter Newcombe, the Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board approved a budget for 5930.955 for operation of the Central Secondary School for the year of 1966. Tenders were to be opened last night at a meeting of Huron Public School Board no. 1 at SS 10 Stanley school, by members of the board. It is hoped that the 16 room building can be ready for occupancy by Christmas. Arnold Mathers,Exeter, now, principal of Usborne Central School. has beep hired as principal for the new school. Last Wednesday. for the sixth time since the new highway and curbs were put in on Highway 8 entrance to town, a passenger car made an abrupt stop atop the curb in front of J.S.L. Cummings' Esso garage. On the east side of the highway, the garage is elevated from the road surface because the new road was engineered at a lower level than before. Drivers of cars "parked on the west side of the pumps find the entrance to the highway deceptive. and are not aware of the abrupt drop to the road surface. When they turn too sharply, they go over the curb and are stopped when the cart undercarriage rests on the curb, A wrecker with hoist is needled to lift them free. Change in ownership of the facilities at Clinton Laundry and Dry Cleaners Limited on Beech Street, are announced this week by A. Garon. former owner, and Maurice Maguire. who is taking over ownership of the laundry facilities only. One hundred and thirty-two businesses in the area have been contacted regarding having all employees X-rayed initially and periodically. The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board has announced that Ontario fruit growers have voted by a substantial majority to establish a marketing plan for the sale of peaches. pears. plums. and prunes produced for sale on the fresh fruit market.. A Dashwood girl, Mary Lynn Dietrich. of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Separate School. was the overall winner. March 10, of the Huron County Elementary school public speaking contest. The contest, held at Clinton. was sponsored by the Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers' Association. 25 Y EARS AGO March 15. 1951 The Huron County Seed Fair for 1951, sponsored by Huron Crop Improvement 'Association, hit a new high in entries. at- • tendance and interest on Friday and Saturday last. It was easily the best of the four similar events that have been held in Clinton District Collegiate Institute at this time of year. Clinton suffered its first casualty in the Korean War. Lancer Corporal Ross MacKay Colquhoun, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Colquhoun, 239 15th Ave.. Calgary, Alta., formerly of Clinton. was listed in the fourth casualty list of the Korean War issued at Ottawa Monday night as being wounded. This list brought to 17 the number reported dead. and to 46 the number reported wounded. as well as five injured in battle accidents. A man digging with a spade knocked out 50 telephones at Hensalt. practically all the rural telephones. the free connection lines. and all except. one long distance line. The man was digging a post hole and severed the telephone cable. :,.-rty owners of the Town of Clinton will vote nn the matter of erecting a . new 5300.000 public school at a r special plebiscite which will take place later this spring. With a 50 percent increase in the number of entries over last year. the second annual Clinton invitation Badminton Tour- nament proved an outstanding success over the weekend. Entries exceeded 300 as against 204 a year ago. seven clubs being represented: Stratford. Clinton RCAF. Exeter. Seaforth, Clinton, Bayfield and Kincardine. Clinton Colts scored a decisive 13-8 win over Milverton Dominion Royals in the fourth game of a best -of -seven series to take the ilritermediatc "B" OHA group title in four straight games. The game was played in Milverton Saturday night before 1.541 fans. About half the crowd was from Clinton and district. Clinton had taken the third game in Goderich Thursday night last by 6-4, before a capacity crowd. 50 Y EARS AGO March 16,1926 Officers of the Hospital Board include: honourary president, Mrs. W. lirydone: president, Mrs. T. Mason, first vice- presisdent. Mrs. H.B. Combe. second vice-president, Miss A. Howson, secretary, Mrs. J.J. . Zapfe; corresponding secretary. Mrs. William Gunn; convenor finance, Mrs. W.J. Stevenson; convener house committee. Mrs. Verner. Johnson Tanner - at the home of the bride's parents. Walkerton. on Saturday March 13. 1926 by Rev. R. Perdue, Tone. youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Tanner, to Robert Harry John- son, Clinton, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson. Clinton Hockey Club had a euchre and dance, and during•the evening G.E. Hall presented the News -Record trophy to Frank • Mutch. captain of the winning team. Others receiving special awards were Miss Anna Flynn and Percy Livermore. the prizewinners at the euchre. Leslie Pearson, S. Castle and Harold Jervis. fountain pens for being judged the best goalkeeper. defense and forward developed during the season. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walters of Ben miller announced the engagement of their daughter. Maizie. to Mr. Daniel Gliddon Jr. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gliddon. Holmesvitle. Mr. R.G. Sntiith, who bought the . local rink a couple of years ago and has been managing it very successfully since. has sold it to Mr. T. Marshall of town. the deal having been put through last week. 75 YEARS AGO March 15, 1901 All the inmates of the Holise of Refuge who have been suffering from grip and severe colds are Satisfied Dear Editor: This is a poem or song to the tune of "Satisfied Mind" in the closing of our hospital. As 'I was just a patient there last week. I decided to write this. Satisfied Mind?'? (Mr. Milted How can you close them, What good will i;do? The sick and the injured. Will think i11 of you.. Help keep our hospitals From closing down It's the building that's central And it's built in our town. Some day you'll need one Then what will you do When you get to the door And they won't let you through You'll start thinking back In the day you imposed. When you gave us our orders . That the hospital's closed. So Mr. Miller, what you're doing's not right, And we won't close our doors Not without a good fight. When your time comes to leave us, And you're standing in line Can you face your dear "Maker" With a satisfied mind??? about recovered. Two new in- mates were admitted last week, in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wilson from Gorrie. Owing to the bad weather. trade was light. but as the roads are better, business will improve for this week. The supply of dairy is getting larger, consequently the prices are dropping. eggs ruling at 12c to 13c. and butter from 15c to 16c. There was lots of wood coming in and prices remained on the high side. Victor French, late of this paper, who went out to Lacombe N.W.T.. a short while ago. has started a paper of his own. He bought a plant in Winnipeg. and has located at a place called Wataskiwin, which is situated between Edmonton and Calgary, near the Rockies. When here he was found to be an excellent printer. and as he is industrious and reliable will no doubt make lots of money in this western country. P. B. Crews is evidently prospering in business and' ex- tending out in other branches connected with the jewellery business. Last week while in Toronto he bought an engraving machine costing about 5125. which is something new in these parts. With the machine is connected script, letters. monograms' etc.. which he can transfer to any site whatever, on all manner of goods. Mr. Crews has already become quite expert and has turned out excellent work Messrs. W. Doherty and Co. are preparing a special exhibit of their world renowned organs for the Glasgow Exhibition. and expect that this display will much surpass any they have heretofore made. This is saying a great deal for one thing that stands especially to the credit of the enterprising firm is that their exhibits have always been of the very highest order of excellence. It is likely there will be a baseball league formed this coming season. At an organizational meeting held in Wingham last week it was proposed to have a league con- sisting of Brussels. Goderich, Palmerston, Walkerton, Harrl4ton and Clinton, Esther Handy. RR 5, Clinton. Surgery Dear Editor: I have just completed a letter to Marvin Shore MPP, of 'London North, to ask his assistance' in making the Legislature more aware of th Clinton Public Hospital situation. Attached is a copy for your information and awareness: I also submitted copies of articles from the Feb. 26 edition of the Clinton News - Record. Dear Mr. Shore: Please consider the following observations and voice your objections to the approprtte personnel or members of legislature. To most residents of London and area. the recent situation in Clinton, Ontario, is remote by 50 miles. Clinton is in another county that people visit enroute to Like Huron resorts' or the Bruce Peninsula. It is only an hour's drive in good weather but sometimes impossible in winter when the highways are closed to traffic. Will the complications of budget surgery, in Clinton, become infectious? Mr. Miller has decreed that Clinton. a geographic point on a map, in the centre of Huron County, will close (abort) its hospital service because it is a geographic convenience to -his plan. Clinton Public Hospital is scheduled to receive "budget surgery" which will "ter- minate the life" of an essential service 'to a large portion of the County of Huron. Such a termination will increase the use of facilities in the London hospitals due to the fact that the other hospitals in Huron County do not have the room nor the facilities necessary to provide alternative treat- ments. reatrnents. Clinton Public Hospital is the most adequately equipped of the hospitals north of London. Clinton area was a Con- servative riding until the last election --so was London. Huron County's unem- ployed frdmf Goderich Psychiatric Hospital and Clinton Public Hospital will cost unemployment or retraining many dollars. Not only do wClinton Public Hospital service the 10.000 population of the surrounding area. but tourists to. the area also, during summer influx. Where will this type of arbitrary restraint strike next? Which service? Which political riding?' Attriehed are some recent news clippings and letters published by the Clinton News -Record. Please use them as you deem ap- propriate for Clinton and London health treatment survival. Yours sincerely, I.E. Ashton. Londo>?i, Ont.