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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-09-02, Page 5White OS a who land W$ 'tom on my s Item says something that would ernbarrasse+d L.a!urie ause he auW+. t IAS 1 ing #'flan. It is rough t think, to state with all the ink can convey erity� that penan and_ i r 1 will forever owe him a great debt. One which goeS beyond dollars aand_cents, .. At a time when 1 nem. moral .su,pport as well. as f. inancial help he was of the first to offer, When he was i Ihe Aimost lust 1s a specter **Mint tor" MOST people. For a great number it is the month in which they enjoy a holiday with their family before the end of the summer season, says Bill Batten in to column in the Exeter Times -Advocate.. However, financial experts point out it is special in another way. It is first month in the year in which the average Canadian is actually working for himself, making money to spend the way he wants to spend H. Their suggestion is based on the fact that Joe Canadian (Pierre if you're bilingual or .Ms. Josephine Canadian for the libbers) has only half his annual income to spend on himself. The balance is eaten up with the variety of taxes which he pays. These taxes, of course, are paid in various installments through the year, but they take on an even greater burden when you start lumping there. together. For instance, ail of Joe's January, February and March wages, as well the a part of hisLApril pay, have gone o Receiver General of Canada. He will work the whole month of May to pay the property, school and utility taxes on his home. He will work all of 'June, plus a few days in July to pay all the . rest of the taxes: gasoline and excise taxes for travel and tran- sportation, in addition.to his car license and registration, and the provincial and federal sales taxes on just about all. his consumer purchases. If Joe smokes, drinks or enjoys whe' min he was plc edkithiht . ReCOrd anht 'this +!!p! had dona With it*. I am glad; that We at the Signal 'Wed up to the confidedaaha Placed in us at a time when we were not as confident as he. A friend andaw o :person whom 1 and .. t many others Will be forever grateful for his assiStanne Wim; it Was needed most, IS now at '30. 1 feet this old proverb Is a fitting ; summation. "'Good men must die, but death cannot kill. their names's.— Shrier nose entertainment; hel1 spend the balance of July working to pay all the special , taxes levied on those items. However, while August may see the end of tax payments, few Canadians can consiier the luxury of going out to blow their hard-earned dollars for the final five months of the year. The best portion of that Income will be eaten up with mortgage and car payments, insurance premiums, home upkeep, food and clothing, etc. In fact, it's not until the last week in December that a few (the real good money managers) have some extra in their pocket, and just as they e about to celebrate the fact with a real blow-out on New Year's eve, they start getting bilis from their over- spending on Christmas gifts and the blow-out even gets blown out. There should probably be a moral to the foregoing, and while some would suggest that it points to the fact that Joe Canadian lives too high on the hog, the realism is that he has little control over a good portion of his earned in- come. The grasping fingers in .Ottawa and Toronto consume a large portion of his income and he has very little say in how it is spent. Joe and his fellow Canadians should getout of their apathetic rut and demand that their elected represen- tatives do some hard-nosed thinking about their runaway spending habits. Working from January through July to pay. taxes is a little ridiculous! Sugar and Spice/By Bill Smiley Boy, I can't think of anything more occasionally hurling one down, just above harrowing than trying to write a column the back door, At today's rates for repairs, sitting at the picnic table in the backyard that brickwork will likelx cost me more on amid -summer day. than it cost to build the hOse, 70 odd years I envy those writers who have a nice, ago. referably without windows, in Let's change the subject. In fact, I think quiet study, p i which to do their work. No distractions. no 'il break off for a momegt, it's so painful., .here's the garbage can to bring in. Maybe disruptions. Just the writer and his I'll get my seven g'tron out of the car trunk machine, the words pouring onto the clean white. paper like sparkling wine onto a and cut some weeds. That's what I use stead of a hoe. white linen tablecloth. in It's almost impossible for me to con- There, that's better. My swing was right ,on today. Kept my head down, my eye on• fascinating, creative prose for more than a centrale or, turning out a piece 'of taut, the weed, took a slow back swing, and one whole flower bed is weedless. minute or two, sitting here today. Toowhole pushed the lawn mower under the Not only do many interruotions" I not have no windows, if spruce tree. to keep the rain off, and picked you'll pardon the. -triple negative, it's jug up the grandkids' inflatable swim pool, one big window, and I can't stop looking which. after' a week sitting there full of through it. If it was possible to turn my rain, grass and bugs. left a big round dead head in a 360 degree circle, I would see an patch in the lawn. Good work, Bill. entire world. mostly green, in miniature. There's my neighbour, Helen, at the clothesline. Uh-huh. Looks like her gran- ddaughter was here for the weekend. Ten diapers on the line, among the towels and sheets. Doesn't believe i'n disposables. l do. There's a sawing sound across the fence. Wonder what my neighbor, Jim, is working at this fine, sunny day. Better saunter over and check it out. We'll have a chat about tileiniquities f the town council More distractions. A cheeky ' black squirrel, looking for a handout. Dumb cat rubbing against my leg, looking for the same. Three ugly grackles. striding splay- footed and , insolent. across my lawn, pecking up the fresh grass seed. Ahah! What's that noise, down the lane. Better stroll down and see. Great. A Bell telephone truck and two young fellows digging a post hole. Entire neighborhood ntqu es o watches. Machinery digs hole. erects pole Here comes Patsy Woods, a third side with ease. Old timers comment scornfully. Remember when you dug them bye hand, neighbor, her little brother. Bad news. with a spoon shovel. Brutal hard work. One of my huge oak limbs, about two feet- There's the fire engine! Better jump in in diameter, the one that hangs right over � the car and follow. Holy old jurrtpin'! Why their house, has a split right up the trunk. have to go and look. Yeah, that's bad, do they let ani these crazies follow the fire truck through gown at 50 miles an hour? Patsy. 111 have to call George, the tree Somebody might be killed. man, and have it taken down. Pity, but it Wasn't much. Just some dumb housewife will provide some excitement' for the neigh- let the fat boil over on the stove while she boyhood. ' -was wrafching.her soap opera. But it might Right behind me is the big, square, brick have been a good one, like the old lumber house in which lurks my old lady, suffering mill Last week. That was a dandy. from the mummy of�ryt sunburns. Nose like Should get back to the column. Oh, no. an override cherry, chest like a peeling Should the old battleaxe at the back door, - boiled beet. Furious because of the way she wailing, "What are you dontg out there, locks and feels. just sitting around enjoying yourself. when I don't burn. After a dreadful experience you know I'm i gong? Least you could do -as a kid, when I had to sit for two days and is put a washh g through and sweep the nights in a chair, plastered from head toy tae kitchen floor, it's filthy. And you haven t with some concoction of my mother's for brought me any fresh tea for two hours." sunburn (was it baking powder or baking Oh. Itir-a Who's this pulling up!? It can't soda?). I keep my lily limbs covered. f'}h. I be. It is. It's those people we met ata party get what we call a farmer's tan, forearms, two years ago and insisted with great face and neck. but the rest of me is white as fervor and sincerity that if they were ever the driven snow. `in our neck of the woods, to look us up. Look I don't turn around to look behind me at at that. Three leids and a dog. Oh, dear. that house. Aside from MY suffering wife Perhaps you can understand now why I Inside, there is the outside. 'i`Itat beautiful hate, being a schoolteacher and having the g eh vine. so much admired by visitors, is summer off.and having to write my column climbing the brick wall like a ,giant squid, out under the trees, instead of writing it at 'Inning the bricks loose one by one, and my desk in trnid«Winter cal Ev�t'1ont�3tr':nsokti w. TNF ? L$OI*ttfiS WIRE pt55 T%S1 % !' WIN TttE. *WOK cJDKWITIOti5 tttiR n r v A wAt. ►OUT.. Odds 'n' ends, by Elaine Townshend What , Readers Say During the two -and -a -half years I've written "ODDS n' ENDS", Irve le alt,rd many some write and othermments s stop meon the the Some people street to remark about a certain subject. Most of the views have been favourable, but one lady took exception to a remark I made' about tinted hair. A column supporting non-smokers prompted a call from a woman whose husband suffers from emphysema and finds that smoke irritates his condition. Incidentally, shortly after ti9 column was released, my father stopped smoking. 1 doubt the article affected his de�'Ision, though; if I in- fluenced him, it took me twenty years to do it. Nostalgia seems to spark a great deal of interest. A column about the one -room school, in which I received my public school education, brought a note from a former teacher, who now lives in Toronto.. He wrote: -I'm sure the "little red sehQolhouse" that you spoke of is the one in which I taught more thndTemy years ago. Your column brought back some happy memories of.� my stay in Goderich Township." I'll bet it brought back memories of some trying times, too. but he didn't mention those. Besides his job, he remembered the social activities of the rural community - dances and card parties held in the school on Saturday night, tobogganing on hills near the school and skating on a farmer's pond. A history about an old'country church inspired similar recollections. Former members of the congregation recalled numerous events, but one of the most popular stories concerned varnishing the pews. It seems the congregation initiated a painting bee to brighten up the seats, and on the next Sunday, everyone commented how nice they looked. But the weather was hot and muggy. and when the parishioners rose for the first hymn, they were disgruntled to feel their good Sunday clothes sticking to the pews. A description of the wares in a general store during the 1920's and a list of their prices caused such reminiscence as: "A big barrel sat at the .end of the counter filled with pickles, and we helped ourselves." and "Once in a while, Mother used to send me to the store with a nickel and a bowl. I'd get the bowl fitted with scoops of ice cream. That was our dessert for supper, and it was a real treat!" In a more recent column, I explained that people often misspell my name. leaving the "h" out of Townshend. A few weeks later I received a letter from a lady in Saskatoon. She began by writing "Townshend" ten times across the top of the page. Although she and her husband have been friends of my parents for several years. she admitted, ."I never knew there was an "h" in Townshend; I've been spelling it wrong for twenty years." To my amazement, the column that drew the most response in the last few weeks was entitled "My Green Phone". What's topical about a coloured'teleplione? You'd be surprised at the number of people who have green lady s andhe d like theyht have a powdewere the r blue model. ones who did. One lady confided ' Whether the . comments about "ODDS n' ENDS", are negatixe or positive, critical or flattering. it's encouraging to discover someone actually reads what I write. So: "1 Dear gttitol't Horan should he ProO4 o the boys who represent their. County in the form Huron Ayersos u*t+ soccer team. Last weekend, the boys • travelled to Guelph to atter the Provincial All ,,Star Tournament that attracted the 16 top rated °ntadt mosquito teams. In round one, Huron con, - win -dusty defeated last year's consolation winners from Waterloo. and then went on to dispose of a strong Barrie side who had earlier beaten a much fancied Local Guelph squad. It took the power and skill of Canada's No. 1 line-up from Oakville to finally stop the Flyers. Huron can console them- selves in the fact that '.last weekend they proved to be the third best team of their class in the Province of Ontario, behind only the leadin .,, anadian teams of Oakvil1Wan4 Bramalea. Without taking any credit away from skipper Colin Alexander of Goderich and his hard-working crew, a special thanks should be, extended to the few die-hard' Huron supporters who gave up their voices and a weekend to cheer on the "country - boys" in Guelph. By being rated third best in Ontario, and by being among the last nine teams that remain in the 1976 Michigan - Ontario Cup, is an' ex- ceptional accomplishment for Huron County minor so1ccer, and the County has proved it can compete with the very best in North America. The playing potential is here, what is needed is more support for the boys who fully deserve it. Dave Silcock Coach. Huron Flyers. From our early files a o• . 10 YEARS AGO August 27 for the farewell reunion September 8, 1966 at Baird's School, SS 1, Stanley. During the week of September in what loyal ex -pupils rate as the 12 to 17, Canadian Forces Base prettiest rural school -yard in Clinton will' celebrate the 25th Huron County. anniversary of radar training in Approximately 250 people Canada.. attended the -event v.hich was Twenty-five years ago, the arranged by a committee made British and Canadian govern- up of Mr. and Mrs. John mento decided that a radar McGregor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert training school in Canada was Glen and Mgrs. Ann Broadfit= essential to the war effort. A All members of one family who location in Canada was necessary attended he school between 1905 because it was removed from the and 1920 Were preseflt, the family scene of hostilities and close to of the late Fenwick Stewart. the source of Canadian man- Local Holstein breeders power. showing cattle at the Western The Hon. Paul Hellyer, MP Ontario Championship show at Minister of National Defence, the Western Fair, in London are will visit CFB Clinton on' Thur-, Ross Marshall. Kirkton: Fred sday. September 15. On his Vodden and Sons. Clinton; W. arrival in London he will be met Clutton, Goderich; Ed. Bell, Lu cknow • by CFB Clinton's Commander, Blyth; Glen Walden. has beer awarded to James Group Criptain R. Greenway. He Peter Simpson, Seaforth; Allister Anderson. RR 4. Brussels. He is s • will travel to Clinton by staff car Broadfoot. Seaforth. Cattle will a son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl and is expected to arrive at 3 p.m. be judged. September 13. Anderson. when he will inspect the guard of 25 YEARS AGOThe entitles the honour. The Canadian Guards September 13, 1951 winner scholarship Ontario Agriculturalhe Band will be in attendance and Change of the annual 'election olne a as a first year will play march music for one date from the first week in student atwith Guelphtuition ri hour, pripr to the minister's January to the first week in d. arrival. Members of the public December was effected without are invited to attend, -argument by Clinton Town Children who will attend Council at its, September meeting Hullett Central School at Lon- in the Council Chamber Monday desboro have an extended evening. vacation this year. A resolution was adopted that Classrooms at the school are on the date set (or municipal not yet ready for occupation but elections, the polling booths be hopefully. tile will be laid and open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For - final coats of paint will be applied merly they remained open only in time for school opening until 5 p -in. Monday. September 12. Warble Fly Inspector. Charles Squadron Leader J.P. Methot MacKay advised Tuckersrnith has been transferred from No. 4 Township council that he had Wing in Germany to Canadian completed his work with respect Forces Base Clinton where he to the campaign and was paid the will assume the position of RC. balance of wages and mileage of Chaplain. Rev. Father Joseph 510.60. Methot. a graduate of Laval Huron County Junior•+ made University was ordained in 1943. favorable showings in judging Prior to enlisting in the RCAF, competitions held at the CNE last Fathor Methot served as week and also the Western Fair, assistant parish priest in Quebec this week. City and also at Eunice. The groups which attended Louisiana. both fairs were under the Flight Lieutenant Paul DeLong direction of G.W. Montgomery. has' been transferred to CFB agricultural representative for Clinton from Metz. France. A the County and his assistant, graduate of Kings College. ` John D. Butler. , Halifax. he enlisted in the RCAF If approval is given by the in 1954. Flight Lieut. DeLong Board of Transport 'Com - assumes the position of rnissioners to the request of the Protestant Padre. replacing Bell Telephone Co. for increased Flight Lieut. O.S. Swaren. who rates. Clinton subscribers will be was transferred to Trenton called on to pay monthly in - earlier this summer. Flight creases up to Sl in the case cif Lieut_ and Mrs. DeLong reside at • individual. business phones, and 12 Winnipeg Road. Adastral Patk 50 rents for individual residential with their two sons and three phones. daughters The Bell Telephone Co. has service on about 1,700.000 phones in Ontario and Quebec. Bayfield Lions Club is et - barking on a new attendance contest, it was revealed at the opening fall meeting of the Club. held in The Little Inn. Bayfield. President J.E. Hovey and Secretary Reg Francis stressed the importance of members attending meetings throughout the year. It was decided to continue the Saturday night movie shows in the Town. Hall,. commencing the first Saturday night in Novem- ber. Mrs. Annie Richardson, highly esteemed resident of Hensall will on Friday September 14 celebrate her 8i th birthday. Huron County's Federation of Agriculture's annual scholarship Nature could not have supplied formally applied for permission a finer day than was eniived on to boost its rates from lcict•tti 75 YEARS AGO September 6, 1901 The architect of the new Public Works 116partment has reported in favour of the site occupied by Mr. Wiltsie, for the new post office, and,His Excellency the Governor Gneral has passed the Order -in -Council authorizing its purchase. Mr. James Scott. barrister. has been instructed to complete the transfer on behalf of the government. We assume that as soon as these preparatory steps are concluded plans will be Y 0 got out and the work of erection proceeded with. -Santa" writing in the Globe of the exhibits at the Industrial. says • "The Music Pavillion with all its seeming discordance of Though we marched with our sweet sounds. has a strange posters fascination for me. and I pay all over town many visits there in con- to help keep. our hospital sequence, and recently was from closing down. fortunate enough to liter a solo on The empty halls echo, one of the beautiful organs of the . the rooms are all bare, Doherty Co. of Clinton. while no near .pianos interfered with the our second f1po !s closed now, sound. This particular in--:- no patients lie there. strument is just the kind for a small church or for a home, because with its two manuals. its 26 stops and its pedal bass, most charming effects can be obtained from it; indeed, it is suitable for the execution of the melaborateorgan music.** Why? Dear Editor : It's hard for me to express in words the utter horror ofd► losing one of our finest medical buildings so I'll express myself this ray, in a poem I have titled : .,. Why??? The people of Clinton just think it's a sin when you're fighting the government you can't seem to win. Yes. Miller you're pushing. the second floor's gone. Our nurses are jobless. and it won't be long when our hospital's empty, be stripped of its pride. most and the people of Clinton Much to the joy of teachers and will keep asking why':' pupils the CCI has reopened ; To cut down your budget. malty new scholars assembled why pick on our town induced, no doubt by the high our hospital's needed standing taken by the school at the recent examinations. Mr. Houston opened the term with his annual speech. in which. he gave the scholars some sound advice, pointing out that only by diligent Whymust we suffer study could success be obtained. Great improvements have been this terrible blow mappearanceour people keep asking schoolade in duringthe the vacationofthe.' obut no one's do know: although unfortunately the front The government's funny t part of the grounds and school they'll take a town's pride; has been somewhat neglected. while our people ji?st stand Principal Lough is busy these back days with the teachers -ire- and keep asking why???`? why close it down? We don't ask for much just a place that is near. so when we are sick our nursesare here. training:,' there being about two dozen modetlites in attendance; Miss Mary Robb as assistant Esther Handyteacher, is taking Mr. Lough's RR 5, Clinton. room. %ir,nW*► tlnterhetdiats�is �crwp �.per %sseriatien The Clinton liewr-Recerd is published each Thihrsday .t a 0 nes 31. Clint" Ontario. l anad-a, NOVI til ti is registered as weend class then by the past etlicr under the permit nater Oil. 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