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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-04-01, Page 3Kxul',smi91, rl ,n 14 ever there was a ret . asotl ' not ingin,9 regional government into this argot our Huron Cwnty unit W� of serve as one of the best reasons1 ' Huron County -council over the years had, built up a provincial wide epuitationrf ling oneof the best such councils in the rural sector. They have, • on their own accord, initiated county -wide planning and Self -initiated restructuring. proving their don't need big government in- erference to rub a rural county ef- ficiently and happily• And County Council- again proved their worth last week in two areas. The first one was in their fiscal. respon-sibility in keeping the county budget in line with the restraint thinking now in progress. Most county taxpayers will Jnurn a1ist.c sexism Since so many journalists have been falling . all over themselves recently -- trumpeting what a bust international Women's Year es -.,it's time media people did something positive about sexism in their own backyard, says the United Church. For starters # - tors- cot& copy an exciting new code developed by British journalists to give women full equality in the news. The code forthrightly brands the use of front page nude photos and cheesecake to seta newspapers as "Exploitative ... perpetuating the myth that women's chief purpose in life is to gratify men." The code also agrees that -women have the same right as men to marital anonymity in the news suggesting the use . of "Ms" instead of "Miss" -or "Mrs." Age too would be eliminated from stories. unless relevant. Emotive Mt be clipped by the n►ty u, i.ike tie S ftfhappy Aunty school board. But the bide.. t step taken by county coutuaitor$145tweek, at -least -to -people people in the Clinton area, was their decision to ask the provincial government it the county could have the power to decide where hospital bed cuts should- be made in -Huron. Because not alt of the five hospital boards in Huron could agree on •how to saveenough money without closing the Clinton hospital, the County has had to take matters into their own hands, and they should be congratulated on the matter. Maybe now we can get down to business and save the badly needed Clinton facility. descriptions of female measurements, physical and mental assets, and sex - typing of jobs would go. Descriptions like "railwaymen" or "businessmen" would change to "rail workers" and ."business executives." Cliches such as "dumb blondes" Would disappear and "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" would be replaced by "John and Jane Smith." The code cautions journalists not to ridicule men rearing children or doing home chores -- nor commiserate more with them than they would with women in the same roles. These changes may seem trifling. But to women confronted constantly by demeaning sexual put-downs in the media -- it's not trifling. Women by their increasingly responsible roles both at home "and. at work command respect. Sugar and Spicc By Bill Smiley Winitr s end Dog End of winter. March usually has a tail 'in it like a tiger. and then we're into ttte mud and chill winds and rain of April. Probably the worst time of the year for Canadians. Curling season 'is r over and golf season hasn't begun. It's toe early for gardening and too late for skiing. There's nothing much for the sport fan- to do but the weeks of blah that conute the professional hockey playoffs. I think it•s a particularly bad time for the elderly. The days are longer but the weather its too deadly to enjoy. the outdoors yet. They've come through another long dark winter of survival, arthritis. the fin. being indoors,most of the time. In a few weeks they'll be grinning triumphantly as the sun begins to warm, and they know they've licked life (or death) for one more winter. but right now they're a little low in spirits. One of the myst obnoxe ious features of this . time of year is the return from the south of those lazy. rich. rotten. selfish ,people who have enough money to spend the winter there. Is there anything more boring than their excessive chatter about playing golf every day. - and swimming in January? Don't think I'm envious. I wouldn't go down south in the winter if you offered me a thousand dollars. But don't make it 51.200. Nor am I the slightest bit jealous of those yodng, swinging teachers. back from their March break in Spain or the Caribbean. as smug as they are tanned. Talk to them and you'll find all they did was sit around at.a beach. drinking rum. or taking in some historical sites. Any idiot can do better than that. being herded like so many Canadian cattle on to a jet plane. intm. a posh hotel. My wife and i .almost in%ariably go south in the March break. But we don't sit . around on any silly beach. getting a painful burn. We go to the city. and get a slow burn from the prices in the hotel. Neither of us - drinks rum. But if we want to take in some historical sights. we just take a look at each other. About the only people who aren't a bit dc:►wn in the mouth as inter drags to its weary end are little kids. There is mud to play in: deep puddles to test your boots in: dirty remnants of snow to push each other down into. What more could a kid want? Their mothers are not quite so joyous about now. The occasional sun reveals dirty windows, shabby wallpaper, faded drapes. When they go out. their winter clothes are too heavy for shopping in the hot stores, but the weather is too foul to try on the new spring outfit. Result? Winter -end snarl. Man of the house isn't exactly bubbling over. either. He's just added up the fuel bill, which is roughly twice what it was six years ago. He has received this year's tax notice, which is just about twice what it was 10 years ago. And he's heading right into income tax time which is just about twice as complicated as it was any years ago. No joy there at all. University students are scarcely rap- turous at this time of year. The year that looked so long last September suddenly has a week or two to go. There are essays due. There are final exams ahead. There is anguish in the highsight of days and weeks of near -idleness during the past two terms. There is panic at the realization of the minuscule amount of learning actually acquired. The mind skitters like a frightened mouse, but there is no hole in the wainscoting to dodge into. It's time for the hot coffee, the benzedrine, and prayer. none of which will help much. For students graduating this spring. it's not exactly Christmas either. After three or four years in the cocoon, they must come - out and discover whether they are cater- pillers or butterflies. There are no lines of employers eager to sign them up. There'll be no more cheques from Dad. There's nothing there but a vast. indifferent system into which they must kick and squirm and claw to make a niche for themselves. Does all this sound depressing? Heck. no. it's just the way of life in this country of ours. this time of year. There are lots of happy people. living a day at a time. And there are lots of joyous people looking forward. Girls who are going to be married in June. Young; pregnants looking forward to their first baby. Ancient gardeners already nut kicking aside the lumps of mud and ice. looking for crocuses, scarcely able to wait to get their hands into the soil. Golfers who have, mentally ironed out their swings during the winter. Sailors who watch eagerly for the breaking up of the ice. And there are lots of ordinary guys like me. full of arthrii.is. not many teeth left in the head. but happy as simpletons. fun- damentally incapable of boing depressed. just glad to be alive. Join us. 1 etst don't let...,. it happen again, Bud by the way, how are. on fixing parking 'tickets?" you Odds ends" by Elaine Townshend All Fools Day April 1 is dedicated to practical jokers and their victims. Ifyou lost track of the date this morning, you've probably already fallen prey to one or more of the pranksters. They often strike before breakfast. catching you off guard. Don't feel bad. It happens to people around the world. April 1 refuses to be relegated to the rank of an ordinary day. It isn't a holiday; it isn't recognized by our govern- ments or by our schools: it's seldom praised in songs or poetry- Nevertheless its-populy has survived for three centuries_, because it's the one day i ;3 u e. can foot p'eaple and getaway with it. All Fools' Day is believed to have originated from a combination of New Year and vernal equinox celebrations. March 21 marked the Vernal , q µinox. as well as the beginning of the , New. Y:earr: and „April 71 climaxed the holiday with the exchange of gifts. Withthe introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in the 1500s, both March 21 and April 1 lost their importance. However some people, through ignorance or stubbornness, continued to celebrate on the first of April, and it gradually dCC% eloped into a day of ,fooling and being fooled. From France. the custom spread to England and around the world. One 'cif the most popular tricks sends the victim on a wild goose chase. searching for hen's teeth or pigeon's milk. In Scotland. the "fool" is called an April-gowk, meaning a cuckoo. When the Scots send him on a vain errand. they say he is hunting the gowke. , - The French ask the Aper liFool to find some sweet vinegar or a stick with only one end. They call him an April fish because he "bites" the joke and is caught. In Lisbon. Portugal, All Fools' Day is observed on the ",1 Solei n;*, Dear Editor: At the last meeting, of the Clinton Retail, i4ercbari S Cotn.mittee, considerable ,discussion arose concerning the problem that some stores are . having with "shoplif- ters" . One merchant reported that he" 'had ap- prehended seven people in one week for shoplifting, Perhaps many parents and teenagers areunaware of the serious harm this could have on their lives and -future. "Shoplifting is stealing, and stealing is .,a crimifial act. Even if the punishment does not include a jail sentence. nevertheless the criminal record remains and could make it difficult, if not im- possible for a person to go into any business where a license is required. such as law. real. ,. estate and in- 0.4414 n- ,4:E;;=surance. So called '`fun" and youth- ful "pranks" can cause young people a lifetime of trouble. • You can be arrested if you steal any property from a store. no ,matter how little it cost. It is a crime if you steal even -a tube of lipstick or a candy bar. Because of the growing problem, the, store owners are going to get tough . with shoplifters and are taking measures to catch them in the act. , We are now convinced that the proper way to deal with shoplifters is through the police and courts. Punish- ment for a first offence can be as much as two years in jail or for a theft, over p00, as much as 10 years. Shoplifting is theft, and theft is an indictable offence and is punishable as such. This is what parents can do about it. Be aware that shoplifting can be just the beginning of bigger trouble for children. Make sure children un- derstand that shoplifting is stealing and stealing is a criminal act Be, certain that your children . know what a criminal record can do to their chances for jobs. colleges and professions. Know how much money "'they have and how they spend it. Know what your son or daughter brings into the house. If it isrt`t: his or hers, check on where it came from. Don't accept a pat answer. Be alert to a daughter who repeatedly goes shopping with an extra large hand -bag or shopping bag. These are common tools of shoplifters. Supervise any "clothes" shopping. Set an example. Sunday and Monday before Lent. The Portugese used to throw ashes or flour into each other's faces. Many of London England's most prominent citizens were fooled in 1860. They received invitations that read: "Tower of London_ ,(• Admit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions - Sunday. April 1. Admittance only at White Gate. A traffic jam resulted on that Sunday morning. as buggies drove around Tower Hill looking for the WhiteGate. From Poor Robin's Almanac of 1760. this quote is taken: "The first of April some do say. Is set apart for All Fool's Day: But why the people call it so Nor I, nor they themselves. do know. But on this day are people sent On purpose for pure merriment." Those lines are as true today as they were back then. The April Fool idea is so deeply entrenched in our sophisticated society that only a bold person dares to start an enterprise on this date. To be married on April 1 brings wisecracks to the courageous couple, and pity the poor soul that's born on the first of April. Did your alarm clock wake you an hour early this morning? Was your sugar bowl filled with salt? Did you answer your doorbell to find no one there? Did you try to pick a coin off the floor only to discover it was glued? Did you kick an old hat from the sidewalk and feel a brick un- derneath?, If you did. take heart in knowing, you're not the only person fooled on this date. Besides. a proverb acknowledges "there's no fool like an old fool." From our early files • 10Y-EARSSAGO was decided at the April meeting April 3-4.4915 of Town Council last night. A former weekly newspapers Increases by departments are publisher. James 'Johnston, is at roughly as follows: police 39. national ' director of the protection. .75 mills; salaries, Conservative party' in Canada. .66; county levy. 2.`I5 mills; His appointment to this job on public school, 2.50 milts; salaries. Tuesday. April 5. was announced .66; county Levy. 2.75 mills; by the Hon. John G. Diefenbaker. public school, 2.50 mills ; As the News -Record goes to collegiate, 1.25 mills; deficit for press Wednesday evening. no 1950..25 mills; total, 8.16 mills. Additional public health nurses word has been received con- are being sought by Huron reining a decision by Solicitor- County Health Unit. The Unit General L.T. Pennell on whether took this action at a meeting in or not an inquiry will be held into Clinton Thursday fast, after the Truscott case. nor on what being told by Miss Marjorie type of inquiry is being con- Rutherford, regional nursing sidered. On Tuesday, Opposition Leader John G. , Diefenbaker supervisor for the Ontario urged the federal government to Department of Health, that the grant a new triaL provided present unit is understaffed. At examination indicates he may present there are six nurses and havebeen unjustly convicted. ' . - the supervisor. Paul Watson, only son of Mr. Huron County on Tuesday night voted in favour of retaining the and Mrs. W.N. Watson, Blyth. death penalty for murder in has been awarded a 52.400 Canada. Robert E. McKinley. scholarship by OAC. Guelph, to Zurich.. MP for Huron. voted be used to specialize•i:n research work for a degree as Master of along with 76 other Conservatives Science of Agriculture. Paul will is, now of keeping the taw as it graduate at OAC in May, having completed his course of four The farm of Norman Tyndall, years in field husbandry. in Tuckersmith Township has W H Cranston editor of the had an impressive history of Midland Free Press Herald. and service to Canada, since in the A.D. 'iushighatt, curator of summer of 1941, it became theA.D. House. Midland. met site of the first radar training with the historical committee of establishment in North America Huron County Council at Galled No. 31 Radio School Goderich Monday and advised (RAF) the school was created in the committee on the setting up of little over one month from May the museum. The collectiiioti at '27 until June 30 of that year. present housed in the museum is There. are 220 housing units in a better than average collection Adastral Park, the perdlaneni to start with, but some technical married quarters at the station. assistance is stilt needed in. The s public labral there has 12 arrangement and display. it was . j,piipr torooms plus library. There isa bowling alley, curling rink (158) Strontser. r►nitarin E1eek$a Ve+s:p aper %%socialises 11r•ontw•r 4 ynadian .t ntnanttntts •rospaper S..oristkin The Clinton Vests -Record is published each Thursday at P.0 Baa 3.s. Clinton. Ontario, Canada. N71010.6. it is registered as second crass mail by the post Bruce under the permit number fl*O The incorporated in i42t the It utrhtt %OVa Record founded to Mil. and -Mum %en lin. roundest in IMO Total ion is 2,74i4: Display advertising rates available en request Ask for lt*te yard `e. tt effective Ott I. t G. Editor - James E. Fitt .raid Advertising direc'!rr *fry t.: Haist General Manse ;J :sward Aitken News stall ..,•. Subscription Rates Ga�ttada • '511 per year U.S.A., • st2.SO Single copy • .23c a is e League of Ontario St. United delinquent; even up. he never Church are: president, Miss Eva does anything that *ill assist the Carter; first vicepresident, publisher to can a good paper, Leonard McKnight. second vice- and forty to one if the paper is a president. Miss Dorothy Man goad one and full of life, he is the most eager to see the paper when Bing; third vice-president. it comes out.Francis Powell; fourth vice- As v, mentioned m last president, Miss Grace Evans; week's issue Sas. t4lcClacherty secretary. Miss Florence Lin- has sold out his bakery and dsay, treasurer, Wilfred Jervis, oonfeccianery, the new pianists. Misses Carol Evansand ,proprietors being Messrs• McLay Jean P}umsteel. and ParLmer of Londesboio who Amos Cartwright has pur- chased T.H. Leppington's house at the corner of Rattenbury and Erie streets: Citizens of Clinton voted on Monday to allow the Town Council to issue debentures so that a new Collegiate can be built. There ,were subtantial maorities in all wards in favour of the expenditure of this money. The same by-law was defeated at the municipal election at the first of the year by only 16 votes. Markets were: wheat, 51.25; oats, 40c to 45c; buckwheat, 60c; barley. 60c. butter, 40c to 42c; eggs 20c to 26c: hive hogs. S12.75. The Town Council has decided to fix the two rooms in the public Utilities Building as a ladies rest room, a need 'for which has been felt for some tine. 75 YEARS AGO AprilS,1901 For the Grumblers - Whenever you find a man finding fault with the local paper. open it up and ten to onehe hasnt an advertisement in it; five toone he never gave it a job of work; three to one he does not take the paper; two to one that if he is a subscriber. he is a will attend strictly to business and do all they can to please the public in this line as they came well recommended. Building operations should be good in Clinton during the coming summer. W ith the building of the new Methodist church. the parish priests home and other houses to go up employment will be given to a good many workmen. Clinton is in need of more dwellings and some of our` moneyed men would do well to erect. At present. thereare very few empty dweltiiigs in town -No doubt there are a number from Huron who have been toParis and have seen the great exposition but a few others can boast of more than this. Joseph Wheatley is one of the latter and has the honour of having been granted. one of the diplomas by the international jury of awards to Dominion of Canada for fruit exhibit. The Canadian commissioner has issued this grand prize diploma to Mr. Wheatley as one of the contributors. he having exhibited plums. (researched by Michele Flowers)�__ _ __ __due editor Its "do - or - die" for our nothinghad actually been and skating rink (1961).nRCAF beloved Clinton Colts Saturday, Dear Editor: ' Station Clinton is no rltelre• evening when they meet It has come to my attention done, Base igh the Training Command Bridgeport Vets in the third game The purpose of the meeting Base is still very much in actio((. front several villagers that, of the best -of -five OHA Inter- was to being the propcisal to It's time honoured name has mediate "B" Semi-final series. as one of a small group of the public. i was surprised at disappeared into vapour trails. The crucial match will be played people attending the open the amount of nothing that C of A 1, the new pane is in Waterloo Memorial Arena at meeting for our proposed new already done even CFB Clinton.lirwhichlmeans 8:30 p.m. It is expected that library, we were there as had extent been done even Canadian Forces Base Clinton. many royal' fans will accompany Bayfield Lionesses to protest. merttheofall they that could begin um- tegr is in the new spirit of in- the boys and cheer them on to This is not true. We were trgration of the Forces. construction - 'But again not The -biggest little hockey victory. Colts dropped the first there as concerned individual construction just surprised. match of the series in Goderich ratepayers and had nothing tournament in the wand'. Young p As a mother raising five Canada Hockey' Week starts in aMemorial Arena 4-0 Thursday at all to do with our local club, children. one of whom is now Goderich on Friday. April 8 at evening last. Journeying to We seemed to have been,., 12 15 p.m. The tournament runs Waterloo, they were down 12-3 attending College, i certainly Tuesday evening. branded as a protest know and appreciate the through Saturday. April 16 with Two of Clinton's newer and movement. If there must be a value of a Library. I don't sevenno games on Sunday. OntarioEighty-. highly respected citizens. Mr. protest branded on me it appreciate the quality of my Quebec. teams from Ontario. and Mrs. James S. Lockhart. would be perhaps that our art in tL and Michigan formerly of Goderich Township,chiidrens' education used as a will lake part in the tournament Council did not have this play to sway me in anyway. celebrated their golden wedding mieeting, or give more in- ly children are at least twice 2S YEARS AGO anniversary on Tuesday. March formation to the press sooner April S. 1951 a week in their school library. 27. (951. to clarify some friars to those Clinton's tax rate for 1951 is 55 56 YEARS to don't spend anytime in mills on the dollar as compared 1J 9 of us in the village.who had no our lootl library but that does with 47 mills to 1c350 - an increaseincreasetde7a what was going on. 1 was of eight mills over last year - it Officers Attrt18.of the Young Pectptc�.s (:,lel earlier by our Reeve that not mean that I don't believe Clinton Retail Merchants Committee. Misquote Dear Editor Last week's edition of your paper quotes me as saying "That after Vatican 1I, everything , was up for grabs". I am being quoted incorrectly because 1 don't believe that now or in the • future that the moral teaching of the Catholic Church will be up for grabs. What I said is that some think everything is up for grabs. This coming Sunday. ' a'ee will have F7'. M. Prieur from St. Peter's seminary to speak on the moral teachings of the Church in the Light of Vatican I1 and the recent declaration concerning sexual ethic. I am sure he will clear up any confusion created -by the above misquote. Yours truly. Rev. Joseph Hardy. it is necessary to our Village. 1 do. I *anted some answers concerning costs and how it was going to affect my family. which is certainly al" very big concern these dads. We as a small group of individuals had no- idea how this was to be arranged, but most of the others there seemed to know now and understand all the financial arrangements and this was the first public meeting. How" We found out that the new library would not cost the taxpayers a cent. They have (continued on page 5