Clinton News-Record, 1976-07-29, Page 43f
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T UltSPAY. JULY :191. 19 :ia
amen'
mer?
'ice again
awe struck o'
outer spice.
It's not every.fit you can see a
Martian rock, 0r weather report
from an unknown M'nt or fantasize
what it must be tike looking up at a
pink sky.
However magnificent the wonders of
modern technology seer, all we really
.have is a picture of another , rock-
strewn planet to add to the collection of
the pictures taken on the Moon. Or-
dinarily such a picture would be
considered' quite dull, but under the
circumstances these rocks are the
most interesting thing to hit Earth
people since Columbus discovered
America.
Earthlings are anxious to find life on
the planet but it seems as if their
imaginings can only go as far as
visioning letters of our alphabet on
rocks, pictures painted an the lifeless
stones perhaps by some prehistoric
tribe and seeing a rusty car muffler.
have been
discoveries in
Summer job worries
Of the nearly 700.000 persons out -of -
work in the latest Statistics - Oanada
figures., almost half of these are under
24 years of age. The. grim picture
painted by the statistics still does not
fully reveal the anxiety of those who.
before they even enter the ,labor force.
are faced with the kind of desperation
that comes from a lack of meaningful
employment.
Add to the already dismal statistics
the influx of students seeking summer
jobs to help. them through nextwinter's
studies and we face a, situation that
could thoroughly demoralize and
alienate some of the most important
people in our society.
Although we subscribe to the theory
of providing' jobs for all people who
wish to work regardless of their age or
sex, many teenagers are squeezed out
of the work force because of the length
of their hair or because they prefer to
wear jeans.
Wait a minute, what about the little
green men who buzz around in their
little flying saucers through a baby
pink sky? Wiwi about. the` wierd
creatures with a million hairy ten-
tacles attacking the apace probe
cameras? Or what about the 'blob of
protoplasm oozing from the deep and
mysterious craters?
Well, sorry folks but it looks as if
scientists have hit another dead end
and there aren't really -any little
creatures or Earthiike people running
over the red planet.
Oh well, we got over the fact t t
there really isn't a Santa Claus too. o,
now back to more important business,
like the troubles on our own- dreary
little planet with its once blue sky,,nr
gray with pollution, its millions of
starving creatures and its once green
landscape now over -run with big
cement blobs of its own.
Now there'a a planeffor scientists to
look at! - by Shelley McPhee
Homeowners and others will often
resort to the uncertainties of the yellow
pages rather than hire responsible
summer students eager to provide
services ringing from babysitting to
housepainting.
Society as a whole stands to gain
from young people still within the
formal educational process who
receive work experience from on-the-
job training, not to mention the feeling
of independence that comes from
earning one's -awn living.
We must insist that government and
Targe employers are provided with the
necessary regulations and incentives
that will provide a place for unem-
ployed teenagers and students in the
work force, for their sake and society's
sake.
Otherwise more and more young
people will drift onto welfare and we
will continue to waste one of our most
valuable resources.—United Church.
Sugczr and Spice/By Bill Smiler
Joys ad terrors
Like most grandparents, if they are
honest, we are delighted to' see our gran-
dchildren arrive: and overjoyed to see
them depart.
Started off this year's summer vacation
with a visit from our two grandbabies and
their mum. When they left, my wife and I
went straight into a rest home for a few
days. to recuperate.
It's not that they are bad little boys. It's
just that they are little boys, withvoracious
appetites for everything from mother's
milk to peanut -butter -and -jam s"a'ndwiches
dipped in fruit yoghurt to rides to the car
wash to going to the beach to picking
strawberries to being told stories to
crawling around in the grass being bitten
by aunts.
None of those activities creates any real
problem. but this time, the Lord, moving in
His usual mysterious ways, decreed that it
should rain hard, day and night. for the
first three days of their visit.
Well. that eliminated the beach'. trawling
in the grass. picking strawberries and
going for picnics in the park: all the things
that little city boys. who live in a square
box on the ninth floor, should do when they
go to visit their grandparents in a small
town
And with all that rain. there wasn't a lot
of point' in going to the car wash, an ex-
perience full of joy and terror, the supreme
moment of his visits for young Pokey.
It also meant that, instead of riding his
brand new tricycle around the yard and up
and down- the sidewalk under the maples.
Poke was forced to ride it around' in a
screaming circle inside the house. through
the kitchen, into the hall, into the
livingroom and back to the kitchen,
shouting a shrill, "here 1 come!" scattering
various bric-a-brac and adults. and
frequently running ,over cine hand or other
of his baby brother, who was creeping
about on the livingroom floor. shrieking
with anger when he'd get his feet tangled
up and couldn't move, or yelling for
someone to pick hirn up, or spewing up his
latest ntirsing in great. viscous globs.
it sounds terrible, but it wasn't reallyit
was merely bedletri.
I enjoyed every initiate of it when they
were both hiving their afternoon nap,
which alrnosc,, neer happened
simultaneously. {
Pokey and l are' still the best of buddies,
which is great but can be a little trying. it's
*I;derful to teathet tLsthe tiny. tough
d clutches ^' ' you get a big hug
a>r friss for not
But the other side of the coin is when he
won't let anybody but "My Gran-dat" put
on his socks and shoes or pull up his pants
after a "big pee" or get him second, third
and fourth helpings when he wants "more
beans. '
We did get away from the women and
childre& for ane idyllic hour when it was
merelyNtrizzling, and drove through the
park, down the main drag to the dock. and
there got out and looked at the big boats
the little boats, and saw a realarain
and some real `railroad tracks. Pretty
heady stuff for a'iittle city kid.
But three and a half days of solid rain,
with two lively, vociferous kids. 2i,4 years
and five months, is about as restful• as
trying to relax in a boiler factory.
I'm just getting to know my second
grandson. who labors. or delights. as his
mother would say, under the name of
Balind. It's a made-up name that sounds
nice. so his mother says.
I call him Young Bill. in a crafty stroke
with inheritance in mind. no doubt, he was
given the plebe -an second name of William.
As it turns out. and as my daughter didn't
know, it's right in the family. on both sides.
He's named not only for me, bot fdr his
great -great-grandfather, William
Thomson, on my side, and for his great -
great -great -great grandfather, William
Bull, on my wife's side.
Both were good men. and pioneers.
William Thomson was slide -master at
Calumet Island, in the Ottawa River, in the
lumbering days. William Bull was the first
settler at Colpoys Bay on the Bruce
Peninsula, a "fine man. well educated"
who was the first Indian Agent in that area
So, Young Bill it's going to be for me, just
as Nikov Chen is Pokey. for mom.
Young Bill began life as a bawler. a fat
little guy who looked like Winston Churchill
and screamed like the Witch of Endor.
In five months, he hap unproved
tremendously. He has lost three chins and
now has ohly one 'extra one. He has an
endearing, top -sided grin, huge. bright
eyes. and a delightful chortle. i think we"11
keep him, after all.
Well, just to add to the excitement. the
kids' great,gran-dfather made the trip
across country to see his second great-
grandson. He got a royal welcome from
Pokey. who pointed at him. yelled ''cat's
my great-grandat," gave him an un-
solicited hug and kiss, and from Young Bill.
who gave him a drootiri4 grin
A momentous few days. the like of which
one in a life-tme is enough
..Morel{ ran 'away from home."
Odds 'n' ends car by Elaine Townshend
Greeting Cards
The increasing price of cards and the rising postal rates
don't seem to be diminishing the popularity of greetings by
mail.
If you study the displays in the stores. you'll find a card
for almost every occasion. Christmas has traditionally been
the largest holiday seller. but Easter, Valentine and St.
Patrick's Day cards are growing in popularity.
Some cards commemorate a special event in a person's
life. such as a wedding .or an anniversary, the birth of a
baby, a graduation or a confirmation. Others announce.
"You're Invited." "A Gift For You" or "Thank You," and
some contain expressions of sympathy.
Within the realm of get well cards. the thoughts Vary.
Some say "Sorry About Your Accident" or "Sorry About
Your Illness," while others conclude "Glad You're Better."
One must be careful not to send the latter too soon. "To
Cheer You," some cards feature pleasant pictures on the
front cover; others forsake pictures in favour of "snappy
stories to be read undercover." Doctors and nurses often
take merciless ribbing in such compositions.
Recently I noticed a get well card that contained a list
entitled "What This Ain't," "It ain't a bowl of nice hot soup
or a penicillin shot; it ain't a jar of aspirin ui a flower in a
pot; it ain't a brand-new wonder drug or a pillow for your
head; it's just a wish you'll soon get well and hop right out of
bed." The inside page showed a rabbit bouncing out of bed.
When it comes to birthdays, no one should feel slighted.
Every member of the family has a verse written especially
for him or her - husband, wife, dad. mom, son. daughter.
grandfather. grandmother. grandson. granddaughter.
uncle. aunt. nephew. niece, and cousin. Even the in-laws are
included. and friends are not forgotten.
Humorous writers have a heyday with birthday cards.
This year 1 received a card with a picture of a grubby
bearded fellow scrubbing in a bathtub filled with, soap
lather. On the outside, the card chided, "Once a year.
whether you like it or not" ... and on the inside. "you have
to have a birthday."
Another card showed two fingers hopping across a
printed page. and the caption read: "While looking for a gift
for your birthday, I let my fingers do the walking. But I
tripped ovet 'Foreign sports' cars and landed in `fertilizer'.
What is the purpose of greeting cards, and why are they
so popular? Some are intended to cheer a person who's
feeling low; a few even bring chuckles. Others congratulate
someone on an achievement or a special event, and some
say "Thank You." Other cards are sent on no special oc-
casion, and their Message is simple: "Thinking Of You."
Most greeting cards express an emotion that the sender
finds difficult to put into words. The following is an example
of such a verse:
"There is no greater blessing than an understanding
friend. One who's there in times of trouble and on whom we
can depend. A friend who shares the happy.. moments and
brightens cloudy days. One who's slow to criticize but quick
to offer praise. There is no greater blessing than a friend
who's loyal and true - the very special kind of friend that I
have found in you!"
From our early files
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10 YEARS AGO
August 4. 1966
Mr. J.G Burrows, Inspector of
Schools for the southern portion
of Huron county for the past three
years, has recently been ap-
pointed as the first Superin-
tendent of Public Schools for the
city of Timmins.
Even though construction at
the new central school in Hullett
Township is running a bit behind
schedule. school board officials
are planning for classes in the
building in September. Glenn
Carter told the News -Record
Wednesday morning that the
school board expects the 11
classrooms and the gymnatortum
at the L.ondesboro site will he
useable by September 6 The
school estimated at a cost of
$330.000 is being built by Logan
Construction of Stratford.
On the other side of town, the
new school at Brucefield. dubbed
'Huron Centennial School' is not
expected to be Qcompleted by
November 15. although con-
struction is about two days ahead
of schedule. The school, a joint
effort of Stanley and Tucker -
smith Township folk. is being
constrlicted by Frank Van
Bussell and Sons. Lucan at a cost
of $699.000. Approximately 575
students will be educated in the
sixteen classrooms. two kin
dergarten classes. one op
portunity class. library and
gymnasium
Reverend Father Richard
Bussey has been transferred t.•
No 4 Wing Germany He held his
final mass at Canadian Forces
Base Clinton last Sunday
On Sunday ,afternoon. Jtely 31,
the so-called Clinton -old-timers
defeated the Clinton legion
midgets, 16-9 The old-timers
were built around the 1964 A 1I
Ontario Midget ft Champions
with .i few other old stars 1 he
coachin{i strategy of Doug
Chief. Andrews and Nirn..
Poodle 1 i‘i•rn►ore •.pe•tI. tI ih.
ditfererit ►• he tu.•i'n %it. tory .And
defeat for the aid timers
23Yf.ARS 14.0
August 2. 1951
Krucefield fire department has
rt•,retved deliverry of its new for
truck Thi' new true k has .1
rapacity .4 Three knees of hose ,end
itvim spped w fog nio/hs toil i
400 u,ell,in tank
1 hi tire .alarm to Flaeyf r+ iii
serves more than one purpose
and it sounded on Wednesday
afternoon about 2 o'clock. It was
a last resort by her distraught
parents to locate little Mary
Elizabeth Ervine. The child was
found safe and sound a short time
later..
Ervin J "Dick" Jorol,
manager of -Huron County Homme
and Lorne Brown of General
Motors fame. jointly own a steed
from which they expect great
things "Johnnie G is his name
Cliriton and Distri•ct=,Chamber
of Commerce. at an executive
meeting in the Town Council
Committee room Monday
evening. decided to go ahead with
the publication of a publicity
brochure %%hich will provide facts
for industrialists and others
intending to locate here. G R
Foster. chairman of the Civic
Committee, reported that the
delivery- of the metal street signs
ordered some time ago from St
Thomas Metal Signs Limited. by
the Chamber, with delivery
expected rJune - had been held
up through shortage of steel. but
could he here for installation
about August 15
Haying operations finally ha %e
been completed in the county
Wheat cutting is nearing com-
pletion and a number nave
finitihed threshing. Oats and
h,irleare turning quite quickly
and a number in thesouthern
part of the county have already
begun cutting these crops
1- xpec tations are for a gond yield.
Clinton Colts- defeated
(:oderich 12 4 here Tuesday
.-'.ening. after losing 4-0 at Exeter
F rteiay evening and trimming
Clinton R( Af- 10-9 in Community
Park 1 hurmia y es ening last
50 YF%RSAGO
tugust a. 1926
the i r•ntr.tct for the budding of
(.*lle•gnice• Institute has
`►.•••n 11.1 ti, Mr A he), of Toronto,
anti t'.ork has been commenced
this w i -e14. It is expected the
hi,ititrnt to. ill he ready to go after
the ( hi ist m.is holetlays
rbuh,irh leaf. grown in the
of Mr Robert 1-lathaam,
Fti roc i•fte-Id, ts,is brought into our
..ff ire the other day which was a
n,..nsier in itch way I1 measured
11'. int hes .i,i*unt1 the leaf. 291,
Ulf h. ae t.i.s and 24 inches up
(lune. ►. ,and those who
f r . •ttuen t the forests of, Ontario
will hereafter be called upon to
pay $2.00 for the privilege of
carrying a gun.
A F Johns. who has been a
citizen of Clinton for some years
and a member of this year's
council. has taken the prin-
cipalship of the Public School at
Vineland
Clinton defeated St. Marys at
Lacrosse by a score of 6-4.
A charming Wedding took place
at seven -thirty Tuesday evening.
July 27, at the home of Mrs.
Harriet Lavis, Rev. A.A. Holmes
officiating. when Edna Pearl,
youngest daughter of Mrs. Lavis
and the late George Lavis,
became the bride of Allan Grant
Sylvester, Toronto
75 YEARS AGO
August 2, 1901
Those two estimable papers.
The Huron Expositor and the
Clinton News Era are engaged in
a some%hat heated controversy
regarding a sum of Five
Thousand Dollars granted by the
Dominion Government for a post
office at Clinton 1t!+ a small
matter. gentleman. The people of
the gond town of Wingham are
expending $100.000 in pew
buildings this summer and are
saying nothing about it
The demand for Monarch
Threshers. manufactured by the
MacPherson & Hovey Co..
Clinton. has been so good this
season. that they have sold all the
machines they had built. and
have to manufacture more
season. that they have sold all the
machines they had built. and
have to manufacture more.
in the spring the government
through the Ottawa
Experimental Farm. sent to Wm.
Weir. a package of eight pounds
of Tartar King oats. with a
request that he would plant them
in the ordinary way. keeping
them separate from other grains.
and let them know the result at
the end of the season. Mr Weir
planted the oats on the 27th of
April and had the weather been
favourable. could have cut them
'-'"tin the 27th of July From its
appearance as it stands, he ad-
mits it is superior to other oats
that are in the same field
The new creamery erected
here by the J.E Crcaly Dairy
Co . has been doing a rushing
trade this season. the largest in
the history of their business
Although the export demand has
fallen off a little recently. the
company's output from this
factor, totals something over
S4 '100 for the month of July -
The Organ Factory closed
down on Wednesday. in order 11
give the men a breathing spell
and a chance to "clear up
Orders keep coming in and it i•
intended to make the output 300 .
month. Workmen are bus)
preparing the 50 organs whit!
will delight lovers of good in
struments at the leading
exhibition.
Dear Editor,
I read a letter in the News-
Record of July 22 from C. F.
Barney of Clinton, which
,jfter a discussion of several
portions • from the Bible,
concluded with the following
statement:
"In view of these and malty
other Scriptures, how anyone
familiar with the Bible could
claim that "Jesus is God" is
beyond my comprehension!
Why not let God's word speak
for itself?"
I was somewhat amazed at
this conclusion, for in letting
the Bible speak for itself,
without adding lengthy
reasonings as to why it does
not say what it appears to
say, I came to exactly the
opposite conclusion.
The fact is, I don't claim
that Jesus Christ is God; 1
know that he is God. How?
First of all, I know it because
the Bible says so. However,
since this evidently is able to
be entirely explained away by
those who wish to do so, I will
go beyond that. I know that
Jesus Christ is God because I
know Him personally and
have found that there is
power in the name of Jesus
which belongs only to God.
There is power to transform
people's lives and homes.
This is not the same as the
human power it takes to
reform lives, and homes.
There is a big difference. I
know. because I reformed
myself from 'many things 1
did not like. including a drug
habit.
Rut almost a year ago.
August 4. 197 5. when I decided
that Jesus Christ is God and
should be Lord and Saviour of
my life, my life was tran-
sformed physically,
spiritually, mentally.
emotionally and even in
regard to circumstances
which were binding me. You -
see on my own. I could give
up using drugs cold -turkey.
But. I could do nothing to
change the mess I had made
of my mind. That was gone.
nevem to be entirely
reclaimed until Jesus came
into my life and transformed
it. so that in answer to prayer
in the name of Jesus, my
mind was instantaneously
restored, only made better
than it had ever been in any
life. That is power which
belongs only to the Creator,
and I have continued to know
this dynamic creative power
in every circumstance of life
by constantly calling on the
name of Jesus. and believing
that He is God. and so has the
power to do it.
i guarantee that the same
power does not any longer
rest in the name of"Jehovah,
particularly if yobs
emasculate that name by
withdrawing Alfrom it the
person of Jesus Christ.
If you do not believe that
Jesus is God. you can call on
the name of Jehovah day and
night and never see anything
happen which you yourself,,,
cannot do. because you have
denied the God who stands
behind the name.
No one has to believe that
Jesus is God, nor do they have
to accept my witness, nor the
witness of thousands whose
lives have been transformed,
including the Apostle Paul.
Time will 'show it to be true;
but sadly it will be too late for
those who refused to believe.
1 don't think this to be true I
know it to be true. because
God said it and 1 believe Him.
and have already found it to
be true
From one who has
really been redeemed
and knowsit,
Barbara Sparks.
Lucknow.
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