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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-07-28, Page 4t WAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1977 Wtiatv'ethimfr Some good news for a change In the beginning, Canada was a nafion of tiny towns with equally tiny weekly newspapers,. Some of the towns grew up, to become cities like Van- couver,; Toronto, and Halifax -- and • their papers grew with them. More of the towns lost their residents to the big titres, though, and many of the small publishers 'went out of business. It hasn't been easy .in the community newspaper business. A week ago., however, the `Canadian Community Newspaper ,, Association •Y held its annual convention in.Winnipeg. And; for an industry that was virtually given up for dead a decade ago, this was a remarkably lively corpse. There are hundreds of new community newspapers today, most of them run by highly trained professional newsmen earning enviable profits. It's very nice that times have ,changed for the community newspapers. But the real significance of their resurgence is found in the market these newspapers have carved 'out for themselves rather than in their corporate balance sheets. The real story is that Canada is becoming a . nation of communities again. The big cities wiped out community life. They grew so rapidly that no one felt a sense of identification. But, as the growth slowed, the neighbourhoods stabilized and even the residents of the biggest cities discovered that they shared concerns with their neighbours. The new communities aren't as easily defined geographically as the traditional small towns with their legal boundaries. Visitors can't distinguish the Annex from Cabbagetown in Metro Toronto; but the residents feel the communal forces. The major daily newspapers can't service thee fragmented markets effectively so the new breed of weekly newspaper has sprung up to look after the urban neighbourhood) rn effect, the community newspaper publishers' 'have been one of the first irtdustrial groups to recognize ,the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' observation that Canadian society is ' decentralizing. The same forces that are making more and more businessmen into independent en- trepreneurs rather than big business .administrators are bringing neigh- bourhoods closer together. The rise of the neighbourhood, more than'any other social force in Canada today, may be the one element which holds our•country together. Consider just one example • of how neigh- bourhood identification provides stability. In mid-July, New York City suffered a power failure that sent thousands of looters into the streets. A few days later, Toronto's community of North York suffered a similar power failure and there wasn't a single violent incident. That's the real meaning behind the rise of the com- munity newspaper.- The ewspaper.-The Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Sugar and Spice/By Bill Sm ey - Those hypocrites • There is one type among the species Man that puzzles and saddens me. In an age that congratulates itself on its openness, its honesty,, its "Let it. all hang out" attitude, the hypocrite is still very much with us. Some people might think the 19th century was the golden age of hypocrisy. Certainly, it set some high standards in this line. There were the manufacturers who preached enlightenment and progress on the one hand, and on the other worked children 60 hours a week in their factories. ,There were the men. who `-brayed of chastity as- one of the prime virtues, and dallied with prostitutes, There were the men who spoke glowingly of a gentler way of life, and set savage righting dogs on one another. The list is endless. And the women ! Qh, but weren't•they the hypocrites; too? Just as tough and voracious as any woman of today, they hid these 'traits behind a facade of gentility, humility', helplessness and fainting fits. It was an era in which the public mouthing of the Christian virtues"' was only exceeded by the private materialism, corruption, and sometimes ,downright viciousness of the middle and upper classes. Well, then, have we got rid of this par- ticul4arly obnoxious type, , well into the second half of the 20th century6? Not bloody likely! Perhaps we're not quite as hypocritical as the Victorians, but I wouldn't want to het on it. All that's changed is the terms of reference. No manufacturer today could get away with hiring children. But don't think they're any less heartless than their forebears. At least, in the 19th century, you knew the boss was a bastard. Today a company can "reorganize," and turn half a dozen middle aged ,men into the street by a an "executive decision." Many men in today's society still prac- tice a double standard, ot}.ejor themselves,. 'one for their wives. A man who gets drunk is "disgusting." A man can go to a business convention and have a little fling with a call girl, If his wife kisses a couple of guys at the New Year's Eve party.a bit too warmly, she's a sex maniac. We have politicians who spout of peace and plan for war, doctors who preach against drugs and tell yoti cigarettes will kill you, even as they butt their 50th- coffin nail of the day and pop a couple of bennies to keep going, We have pillars of the church whom you wouldn't trust as far as you could bounce a "T' -"Th wtin`g ball in a swamp. We have all kinds of characters who will cheat on their income tax, and then berate people on welfare for "ripping off the government." We have teachers who "can't understand the attitude of young people today," completely forgetting that they themselves were insolent, lazy, and not even that bright when they were young people. We have mothers who got in the family. way at 19, and 'had a shot -gun marriage, bewailing the "sexual licence" of 'their daughters. We have fathers who 'deplore at length the slothfulness of their sons, conveniently ignoring that they had to have a good boot in the tail from their own fathers before they'd even carry out the ashes. We have school trustees who will double over in an agony of glee after hearing a filthy joke, but in public sternly deplore the "pornography" children are being exposed to in their school literature. They are the type who will respond with chuckles and even belly laughs to the sexual leers of Not -man Lear in Maude and All,in the Family, but thunder fulinatingly against a fine novel like The Diviners by Margaret Laurence. They are the type who don't want anything racier_than ``Tlig Bobbsey Twins" taught in school, but will shout with ribald laughter at smut on television and take in every restricted movie in town, laughing when there is bloodshed on the screen, and nudging heavily when a couple of naked bodies start squirming on the celluliod strip. , What about today's Vitothen? Are they less_. ..hypocritical than their great- grandmothers? On the whole, I'd say. yes. They're just as blasted irritating as ever,' but they're more honest. They still cry for no apparent reason, but they know there's no percentage in pulling a faint. They'd probably just get a glass of water in the Face, But even the women are a long way from being out of the woods, when it comes to' hypocrisy. And many of the biggest hypocrites are "surface" feminists. They want all the perks of the new freedom, and all the treats of the old "essence of woman." Oh well, "Let him who is without sip cast the first stone." I'm certainly not talking about me and thee, gentle reader. But aren't you a little, sick of them - all those hypocrites? Member, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association The Clinton News -Record is published each Thursday at P.O. Box 39, Clinton, Ontario, Canada, NOM 110. It is registered as second class mail by the post office under the permit number 0817. The News -Record incorporated in 1924 the Huron News -Record, founded in 1881, and the Clinton New Era, founded in 1865. Total press run 3,100. Clinton NewsRecoi'd dr CNA 11! a Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for plate Card No. 7 effective Oct. 1, MIL • General Manager -J. Howard Aitken Editor - James E. Fitzgerald Advertising Director - Gary L. Heist Newe editor Shelley McPhee Office Manager' Margaret Gibb Circulation - Freda McLeod ro Accounting. Marian WUUsor. • Subscription Rates: Canada - $tai per year U.S.A. • $15.c0 Other - =18 Single Copy - 25c ft, r. v . :.v• ll:rr•'��rf1%•!r''r�fffl�r!r`:%f ,F�:;:�'frri:}r;::r fr:; y �:,}{�{}��fr,}�ti :y� %r /%rf,.� �� rfr is :: !r %. r • r' {•lit:;. ' ..''i .}'l�rL tff F:' Svt:f'i�• �i�:y7':•i1.'iM•J eW4 EDMONTbm aouf\MA 1. Odds 'n' ends, - by Elaine Townshend Fried eggs • Breakfast is not my favourite meal to eat in a restaurant. I love fried eggs, but they can't be fried just any old way. I like them crisp on the bottom - not leathery just crisp. I have perfected the cooking method, but it's diffthult to explain to .waitresses. After receiving a few "You've got to be kidding!" glances, I gave up. Now I just order a fried egg, sunny-side up or once over lightly. When some friends and I we(it to Ottawa in June, I compaved breakfasts in three different atmospheres. First, we ate at our motel. The tiny dining area was located irf the front porch of the owner's house, and his wife prepared the meal in her own kitchen. The chrome tables'and chairs were set simply, the way they would be at home. A coffee -maker sat near our table, and we could help ourselves to as much as we wanted. The menu was brief, but the prices were reasonable. Ten minutes after taking "q;" our hostess served our eggs. 'They weren't crisp on the bottom, but they tasted good. While we relaxed over a second cup of coffee,' she chatted about the weather, our trip, the sights to see around Kingston and some of her ex- periences in the motel business. The next morning we ate in a restaurant beside a motel in Ottawa. The spacious dining room contained 12 oak tables with matching chairs. Chan- deliers hung from the ceiling. At one end of the room was a stone fireplace. The other three walls consisted primarily of huge bay windows; at each window hung two flower pots overflowing with gorgeous blooms. Stereo music played softly in the background. Although the menu was longer than the one we saw the previous morning, the prices were higher as well. We had plenty of time to admire our surroundings; we waited almost an hour for breakfast. The waiter was efficient and coo. ,,eous; he seemed to be able to handle the five occupied tables. The hold up must have been in the kitchen. One of my friends ordered bran muffins, and I think the chef must have baked them from 'scratch. r When our food finally arrived, the niuffins were burned, and we weren't surprised. But the eggs were a different, story! If they 'hadn't been hot, I would have suspected the cook forgot to put them on the pan. After growling for an hour, my stomach rejected the idea of sending them back and waiting for another 60 minutes. I ate them, but I doubted whether I'd ever be able to face another fried egg. On the third morning, we ate in a typical small town restaurant complete with a juke box, a pop machine and a 'candy and 'cigarette bar. A half-dozen stools lined a counter, and the rest of the room was filled with wooden tables and chairs. Over each table was thrown a different -coloured cloth. (Ours 'had a little hole in it.) The price list was midway between the other two. From our seats, we could see into the large clean kitchen; the cook seemed well -organized. The waitress knew most of the customers by their•first names. She was too busy for chatter, but she was pleasant even with us strangers. My girl friend assured me the eggs would be alright, if we ordered them once over lightly. "Okay, I'll try again," I gave in.• Twelve minutes later our eggs were served. They were well -cooked.- not crisp, mind you, but well -cooked. What is the moral to this' saga?"I'll take a homey atmosphere, a hole in the tablecloth and well -cooked eggs above a luxurious setting anytime. From our early files . • • • 10 YEARS AGO' July 27, 1967 Two Clinton girls will be returning home on Friday from a two week ".once-in-a-lifetime" experience at an international Guide Camp set up in connection with Centennial Year in Canada on Morrison and Nairn Islands in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisb'urg. Both 15 -year old and both Grade 11 students at CentralR^_4.0uP was a_ sad leoktng -and - H'uron Secondary "School En faded one, but the bills contained Clinton, Martha Corrie, though pale and wan were of the daughter -of Mr. arid' Mrs. same value as before and were Maynard Corrie, RR 5, Clinton acceptable.. at the local branch,. and Karen Kerr, daughter of _acceptable. which he deals. Adastral Park Mayor Donald Spurred by concern over George Kerr and Mrs. Kerr are several near drownings, a group camping with 2,000 other girls of cottagers in Bayfield decided from around the world. that there should be a pneolator Farmers in this area of Huron or pullmotor• in Bayfield. Jack County can count their blessings Til.lmann was appointed by the according to Donald Pullen, group as chairman and it was assistant agricultural decided to speak to the Bayfield representative for Huron County. Lion's Club to obtain their Mr. Pullen has been out backing and support. The Lion's recently observing the hail Club gave its wholehearted co- • damage in the county and has operation to the project and it noted that c,rops north of Exeter was decided to raise a fund to are much further advanced than promote the safety of the those in the extreme southern Bayfield beaches. portion of Huron. - 50 YEARS AGO "Over 14 inches of rain fell July 28, 1926 around the Centralia area in Master Lorne Brown had, the June," said Mr. Pullen. "In one. misfortune to fracture' his right case, a farmer measured two In the meantime he had sought for it and found it still wanting. He had advertised its loss but gained no clue to its whereabouts. He had told his friends about losing it, but they were all helpless. He inquired all over and from 5no source did he find a solution. Finally he tried to forget it all but to his astonishment it would not bee,.downed. The wallet when • inches of rain in half an hour." -Ratepayers in Hullett Town- ship this week have a new clerk - treasurer to manage municipal affairs. Last Thursday evening, former clerk -treasurer Harry Tebbutt resigned and was replaced by Clare Vincent, who has been reeve of Hullett since January of this • year. At the same time, arm on Friday last while, cranking a car. He's carrying it about in a sling but manages to "peddle his papers" as usual. Now playing `-'at the Star Theatre, "Up Stage," starring Norma Shearer. Corning soon, "On Ze Boulevard," a hilariously entertaining comedy and romance of •Gay Paree and "California," never has dashing Tim McCoy -hada finer role than Councillor Hugh Flynn moved up to the position of reeve at the" in this stirring romance of request of council. pioneering days in the West. New township clerk -treasurer Mr. George Davies, an Vincent comes with valuable 'esteemed old resident of Clinton, celebrated his eighty-fourth experience as a council member. birthday on Saturday last. He A councillor prior 'to his didn't have any special nomination as reeve following the retirement of Tom Leiper last Celebration or anything like that, Mr. Davies isn't strung on "fuss" fall, Mr. Vincent works part-time as a bookkeeper at Gordon Radford's garage in Londesboro. He assumed his new duties last week. 25 YEARS AGO July 31, 1952 Last year ' a farmer of Hay Township, not far from Hensall, Harold Campbell -lost his wallet containing more than $200, While he was hat'vesting his hay .crop this year Campbell found the wallet much to his great liking. 1 r `lie just spent the day going about his usual duties, which he has never thought of giving up just because he is four ears over the four score mark, Ile rises early each morning, milks his cows, works amongst l• is roots and attends to ar1'ythirg that needs attention all day and is cheerful and busy all the time having fully recrover•t'd from I rather severe illness which he grad last winter. May he long retain his health, vigour and cheerfulness, is the wish of his friends. Ideal weather, a fine at- tendence of both children and adults, excellent arrangements for caring for the needs of 'the inner man, a good program of sports and above all the detet•- f'nination on the part of all those present to give and enjoy pleasure during the day, made the annual congregational picnic on Wednesday of last week at _Bay_field.a verb h ppy, outing for,, all those who could attend. On July 30, the Bayfield Golf and Country Club have a special event which is open to visitors. The play, 1$ boles, Handicap, medal, for men will start at 2 pm sharp. Tea will be served by the ladies. A replica of the cup will be presented after play and the original cup will he presented to -the winner at a later date. Since it is the "Moffat Cup" the cup will be presented at a social gathering to be held at Dr. Lloyd Moffat's beautiful country home'in Varna. 75 YEARS AGO July 25, 1902 ' Crime seems to be on the in- crease in our own village and small summer resort. Our own Bayfield even furnished in- stances. Last week a small picknicking party, when retur- ning from the lake, discovered that a basket had disappeared -a basket containing among other things, five -eights of a pie and a whole pie plate. This is no light matter, not nearly as light as the pie. The plate was a souvenir - one of those off the Maine; not a protection plate, but merely a table plate..,, -But all joking aside this sort of conduct on the part of certain camping boys is rather contemptible and if con -finned will prove to be anything but "safe." The ex -owner and loser of the above mentioned pie -plate offers 90c reward for the safe roturn of the same? The absense of the pie will be overlooked. "Don't spit on the sidewalks!" is the new command of the ,New York Board of Health. Three years ago the board began its Anti -spitting crusade forbidding e,Cpectoration upon ferry -boats, trolley and elevated cars and in car stations; and now the sidewalks are to he 'protected. The justification of these measures is the statement that twenty years ago almost six deaths in every hundred in New York City were caused by tuberculosis, whereas last year the deaths from this cause numhrered onlv,two and a half in the hundred. A number of Can- sdian towns have adopted the same rule, and since granolithic walk has become so common, the rule could he very well adopted here. 100 YEARS AGO • August 2, 1877 The two nymphs de pave, whom we mentioned a couple of weeks ago as having become residents of this town, were brought up before the Mayor yesterday• aFI were len entry - dealt with, they only having to pay costs and leave town for- thwith, which they faithfully carried out, In a short time the grounds of the High School will be among the prettiest in town. A fence now encloses the whole property and part of the hillside has been laid out in three terraces. Trees will be planted and when they have had time to grow, the appearance of the place will be pleasing in- deed. Canadian visitors to England are often amused at the sublime ignorance manifested there with reference to this country and the questions they are frequently asked, among other similar questions, "If they had any pianos in America?" He, of course, replied in the af- firmative, much to the astonish- ment of his English friends. Leader Dear Editor: - What this nation needs desperately is a leader or leaders with guts enough to demand a Responsible Society - instead of con- tinually forcing one segment of society to shoulder the responsibilities of another - b'e it the responsibility of other men's deserted wives, other men's criminal defense, other men's cultural and sports activities and other men's failing .business en- terprises. --While citizens are fully prepared to accept a com- munity responsibility for such things as police .and fire services, roads, schools, hospitals, the sick, elderly and disabled, when gover- nments go beyond' this norm to spend our tax dollars like a prostitute let loose at •a perfume counter, it's time we took a long, hard look at the Wkat you think • Enforcement Dear Editor: - The following letter was sent to Ontario Premier William Davis. Dear Mr. Premier: Legislation requiring the use of automobile seatbelts, passed by the Legislature in December 1975, has been credited with reducing the number of traffic deaths and injuries by 15 percent. This is highly 'commendable. However, as one of the strong proponents of the, legislation, the Ontario Medical Association believes the cost of traffic accidents In terms of human suffering and money could be further reduced if the law were en- forced more strictly. Our information is that surveys conducted by your government have indicated a steady decline in voluntary compliance with the law by the public. Shortly after the law was passed it was estimated that three-quarters of the public voluntarily buckled up: the most recent estimate is that only half the people now are obeying this law. The governing council of our Association, representing physicians in every area of the province, urgently requests that your govern- ment: -1- declare, as a matter of policy, that the current cost of traffic accidents resulting, from the non-use of seatbelts, On page 7 Sportsfest N • 44 Dear Editor: As stated in earlier press release Sportsfest '7'. consists of I:' recreation event tour- naments to be held on August :', 13, & 14, I9' Hosted by the Kincardine Community, sponsored and organized by * the Lake Huron Zone„ Recreation Association in co- operation with the ministry of culture and recreation. Events are swimming, archery, soccer, horseshoe pitching, euchre, shuf- fleboard, table tennis, tennis, girls softball, women's recreational softball', men's slowpitch and T -ball. Sportsfest is designed to give everyone an opportunity to participate, including • people of low and medium skill levels. Through these tournaments we encourage fun, good sportsmanship, participation, low key competition and hopefully ongoing inter -community competitions in these developmental sports. The Swim Competition, which incluses three fun and three ,.serious events has changed its 'registration fee. The fee is $3 per person or $20 per commounity. We urge ---c-o•m -m u'rr rt i -es _ ._ --t cr _ � c o_ . together, organize and plan to attend Sportsfes '77. Registration forms. Rules and details of Tournaments are available at the Clinton Recreation Committee. Deadline 5 date for 41) registrations and fees has been extended to August 3, I9. .. We are trying to provide as m•anv towns, and individuals isorganizations possible an opportunity to come to this year's host community - Kincardine, and participate. Anyone interested from the Clinton area may ycontact Mrs. Marie Jefferscfn of the Clinton Recrf'ation 'Com= mittee or David MacDonald, Sportsfest Co -Ordinator, P.d. Box 583, Kincardine, Ontario or phone 396-2421. direction in which this nation is headed, For when Big Brother starts perpetuating a "share the wealth and equalize the poverty" syndrome, the democratic system is- badly eroded. For every time citizens relinquish a responsibility to'any level of government, [Fey become that much more dependent upon government and lose a little more of their individual freedom and liberty. Patricia `Young, Vancouver 4 0 News -Record readers ares encouraged to express their opinions in letters to the editor, however,.•such opinion, do not necessarily represent the opinions of the- News - Record. Pseudonyms may be used by letter writers, but no letter will be published unless it can be Verified by phone. • 1 0 0