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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-10-27, Page 4•v • PAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977 What w Helping each other It certainly took a lot of backbone, hard, work and sacrifice for those pioneers of 25 years ago who went out on a limb and started the Clinton Community Credit Union. After a quarter of a century, the Credit Union is an overwhelming success, in our opinion,.., _and those brave first few deserve the proverbial pat on the back. They set out to help others in the community, and they have certainly more than achieved that. Because the Credit Union is run more or Tess by volunteers, operating on a local level, they have been more attuned to the wantsand needs of the local people, and even with their in- formal atmosphere, not a tradition in other banks, they have put the banking establishment to shame. Not only do they offer better returns on money invested, but they are fairer with the borrowers, more efficient with their costs, and always seem to have a more open mind with customers. Profits made at the local level are plowed back in at the local level, and , not siphoned off to build some gran- dioe glass and steel skyscraper in Toronto, never tb be seen again. We only wish that more towns had as valuable an institution as the Clinton Community Credit Union and we wish them more success in the next 25 years. Congratulations. Share Hallowe'en Soon children across the country will undergo a mysterious and magical change from child to ghost, goblin or any number of other beings from the irnaginatioon in observance of a special holiday just for kids - Halloween night. Therefore motorists, if you must drive on Halloween night, the Ontario Association of Optometrists reminds you to keep a sharp eye out for trick -or - treaters walking in the dark. Young trick -or -treaters sharing the streets with motorists and ghosts walking through unlit streets and yards, wearing masks that may ob- scure their vision makes for a poten- tially dangerous night. Their safety depends, in part, on vision and' visibility. Optometrists as members of the vision care profession urge you to help make Halloween safe. Sugar and Spicc/By Bill Smiley Give thanks I.t's a pretty good idea to stop once in a while and give thanks. It doesn't have to be Thanksgiving Day, but it's as good a time as any. It's a day to take stock, look around, be gla,d you're alive, and if you have anything at all to be thankful about, perhaps mutter "Thank God." There are a few — a very few — who haven't one single thing in the world to be thankful about, and my heart goes out to them. But most of us, if we are honest, can find all sorts of things if we dig around in the detritus of our lives.. For example, my wife is inclined to get bags under her eyes on the slightest provocation. I never get them, which makes her furious, because she is five years younger 'than I and infinitely better looking. "Why do you never get bags?"' she snarks at me. "Because I have a pure heart and a clean mind" I retort, which doubles her fury. She is the one who does Yoga exercises and goes on diets. And gains weight. I am the one who never does anything more - strenuous than take the cap off a bottle of beer, eats anything in sight, and has a waist like a wasp. You see, there's lots to be thankful for. Just being alive is one thing. Millions of people aren't. And while things may be pretty groovy in heaven, and pretty gruesome in hell, I doubt seriously that either has as much to offer as being a human on this rotten old earth. I have bursitis in my shoulder, arthritis in my foot, disintegrating discs in my spine, and a tooth that falls out every time I bite\ anything more substantial than abanana. But on the other hand, I don't have cancer, a bum heart, high blood pressure, diabetes, or the crud. I can still hobble around 18 holes of golf, catch a fish and stay up till four o'clock in the morning and put in a good day's work. Boy, am 1 thankful. I'm happy to be a Canadian, although it gets a little harder each year, what with inflation, unemployment, pollution, separatism and a Liberal government that is trying to get every nickel out of me before I die so I can't take it with me. But even the government can't destroy our delight in a Canadian fall. I've been in England, Belgium, Holland and Germany in the autumn. And believe you me, baby, none of them is within 1,000 light years of our wild and glorious October, when the Mad Artist starts throwing the colors on His palette. • I am delighted to have two grandsons, although I would be enchanted with a granddaughter, and have spoken seriously to my daughter about this. And I am deeply grateful that the littler one, who went into hospital with meningitis last spring, suf- fered no lasting effects and is about as sturdy as a Sherman tank. I am quite thankful that only three of the shutters are missing from my house. Instead of three, they could all have been blown off in those terrible storms last winter. And I expect to have the three'back on any .year now, - This year, T am thankful to have a Grade Nine class to teach. What a pleasure their bright minds and faces are after coping with the blase apathy of senior students for several years. The boys are naiveand eager. The girls haven't yet decided to become sexpots. They haven't really formed yet.the masks they will present to society in a year or so. In fact, I'm exceedingly thankful to have a job I like. Many, many persons don't have a job at all, or hate the one they're doing. I can take keen young minds, and within a' year or two have them writing and spelling like this: "The squirl wich was in the tree leeped onto the fence were he seen severial aykorns reddy to be ate." It's fascinating, how one can mold young minds. Another thing to be extremely thankful for .is the ability to sleep. My wife has in- somnia. A lot of my friends have it. I can lie down after any kind of a hellish day and flake out like an old rubber boot, to rise, fresh and dewey-eyed (no bags, remem- ber), for the next day's fray. I'm glad I'm not ugly. I am far from handsome, but I' don't scare little children. Hell, if I got my teeth capped, dyed my hair and had a face-lift, I could pass for 58, which I will be next June. I'm thankful that I have a few friends, and doubly thankful that they are all in worse shape than I. My nose has been broken so often I can't smell a thing. This detracts a little from enjoyment of food. But it also means I can't smell onion breath, whiskey breath, body odor or dead mice between the walls. That's the good old silver lining. I'm a little resentful that my wife is so young and vibrant. But at the same time, I'm thankful. When I get old and miserable, and start dribbling down my front, I'll have a built-in nurse. Provided she doesn't run off with the mailman. If he isn't on strike. Finally, I'm sincerely thankful that: our cat has buggered off for greener pastures; tny.,garage hasn't fallen down; my wife tolerates me; and I have nearly finished this column. Thank You, God. 1 Member, Ontario Weekly • Newspaper Association The Clinton News -Record Is published each Thursday at P.O. lox 39, Clinton, Ontario, Canada, NOM 1LO, It is registered as second class mall by the , post office under the permit number 0117. The News -Record incorporated In 1911 the Huron Nows•Record, founded in 1161, and The Clinton Now Era, founded in 1663. Total press run 3,300. Clinton NewsRec� ( 1 A et s s Member Canadian Community Newspaper AiedclatIon • ofspiay advertising rates available on request. Ask for tete Card No. S effective Ott. 1, H1''7. . General Manager . J,.Howard Aitken Editor • James Il. fitigeraid Advertising bir.ctor • Gary L. Heist News editor . Shelley McPhee Office Manadrr • Margaret Glbb Circulation • Freda McLeod Aciounting . Marlon Willson Subscription Rates: Canada • '13 per year U.S.A. •'1f.00 Other .'10.00 Single Copy • 30° 4,410 fl "If the Canadian dollar drops any lower, the Queen will get the bends." Odds 'n' ends - by Elaine Townshend Hallowe'en has changed Hallowe'en hasn't been the same since -the outhouse disappeared. If you can't find an outhouse to turn over, what fun is there? Upsetting outhouses on Hallowe'en night was a tradition. It involved just enough difficulty to make it interesting; it required team effort and thus• promoted the spirit of working together. It was a fairly harmless prank, unless the building happened to be occupied at the time of the upheaval, but most folks had the sense to avoid such a dilemma. For some ambitious souls, merely rolling the outbuildings was not enough exercise. They went one step further and carted them away. In the morning; the 'owners either spent an hour searching for their outdoor plumbing or scurried to remove it from conspicuous spots, such as front lawns or porches. Most people ,took it in fun; they knew it• was a once -a -year jol,te, and they realized that worse things could be done. When the outhouses disappeared, the pranksters looked for new forms of mischief, and soaping windows didn't satisfy them for long. Hiding a mailbox was a simple task, but sometimes it became dented or scratched. Removing gates from fences seemed harmless, until cattle strayed onto the roads. Uprooting stop signs c1tated more danger for motorists. Pulling the wires from cars and trucks was funny, but some jokers decided pouring sand into the gas tanks would get a bigger laugh. Splattering a house with rotten eggs or tomatoes just made a mess that could be cleaned up with a little elbow grease. If the owner complained too vigorously, he could be sure he'd find a worse mess next year. Some pranksters decided that empty buildings made excellent bonfires, but others chose , structures that weren't empty. . Of course, there have always been jokers who indulged in malicious acts, and there probably always will be. But in recent years, the malice seemed to in- tensify. Hallowe'en lost its innocence when it became an excuse for belligerence, disregard for private property, vandalism and arson. Even the tiny ghosts, goblins, clowns and witches, for whom the Hallowe'en fun was originally intended, fell prey to the changing society. Parents had to caution their children not to sample any goodies before they returned home, because every candy, cookie. and apple had to be examined for harmful con- tents. Of course, there are still thousands of adults, who welcome small strangers into their homes on Hallowe'en night and take delight in wate- ling the, eyes that shine under masks as hands reach for treats. And of course, there are thousands of youngsters, who still spend . weeks dreaming about their costumes, the designs they'll carve on their jack -o - lanterns and the goodies they'll collect that will be too 'numerous for them to eat. They go out on Hallowe'en night just for the fun of it. Some young people forsake ,the treats and ask instead that a donation be made to a worthwhile cause, Last year Hallowe'en seemed quiet; at least in my area, there were no reports of serious .disturbances or damages. There were no outhouses to overturn, but a lot of people had fun anyway, without malice. The trend will hopefully continue this year, and the original spirit and in- nocence of Hallowe'en will be returned to the tiny tramps with the baggy pants and the crooked grins. From our early files . • • • 5 YEARS AGO October 29, 1972 ° Huron County may get a sports complex worth more than a• million dollars at Vanastra, the former CFB Clinton, it was learned Wednesday. The promise came Tuesday night • after Rene Brunelle, Ontario's minister of community and social services, toured the base facilities with Vanastra developers Fred Ginn and John Van Gastel. During the summer, the sports facilities of the former base have been the interest of numerous groups from the local, provincial and federal level. The facilities include a hockey arena, two swimming pools, a curling rink a huge gym, an outdoor track, football fields, baseball diamonds and an outdoor shooting range. • For Huron County farmers, the weather in the next couple of weeks will prove to be . the deciding factor in the game to get the already late crops harvested. Mike Miller said that about 15 percent of the bean crop is still in the fields and any that's har- vested now will be by pure luck. The beans that have come off Huron's 54,000 planted .. areas have, "yielded good with good quality, but with high moisture," Mr. Miller said. The excessive moisture has meant a penalty of 30 to 40 cents a bushel to the farmer. Part of Clinton's early history was uncovered last week when workmen from Dunker Con- struction Company of Kitchener were excavating a hole for the new $104,000 Bell Telephone storage building at the corner of Mary and Orange Streets in Clinton. The wooden plank walls of the vats of the old Doan Tan- nery can be seen exposed. The tanner was built in the early 1850s and burned down in 1898. The Clinton News -Record second annual seminar for newspaper correspondents, press reporters and persons interested in creating better public relations for their organization is planned for Thursday, November 2 at the Bedford Hotel. Guest speaker for the occasion will be Barry Wenger, editor and publisher o the Wingham Advance -Time, 10 YEARS AGO October 28,1967 Huron Centennial School opened its doors on April 3, 1967 to 590 pupils. Carpenters moved out only hours before the first of the eight new buses .pulled into the yard. On Friday, October 21 Hon W. Davis, Minister of Education and University Affairs for the Province of Ontario officially opened the school. Today Huron Centennial School has 660 pupils, These pupils are divided into eight grades, four kindergarten classes and a special class; a total of 22 classes. The staff consists of 22 teachers, a part-time teahcer, a part-time primary teacher and' the principal. The increased enrolment this year has necessitated using the library as an extra classroom. The first play to be attempted by the newly formed Wesley - Willis United Church Drama Club .was presented by the group in conjunction with a variety night performance last Friday evening at •the church. The cast of the one act comedy, "Swindled" was Mary Hearn, Aileen Craig, Wayne Gornall and Bill Hearn. The play was directed by Rev. A. Mowatt and prompter was Joan Aggerholm. Clinton's Bantam baseball team ended a highly successful season by capturing ;the WOAA Bantam Baseball Championship for Western Ontario. I,n ,a playoff series for the All - Ontario Bantam - Baseball Championship, , they eliminated the Milton Bantams. The champions and their coaches are, Stew Mustard, James Craig (bat boy), Brian Edgar, Dave Fawcett, Paul Bartliff, Dennis Deline, Gary Cummings, Bob Langile, Bill Stirling, Barry Edgar and coaches Clarence Neilans and Bill Craig. 25 YEARS AGO October 30, 1952 Fire of undetermined origin broke out at the rear of Beattie's Furniture Store last Monday evening. The blaze which could have been much more serious than it was, was noticed by Murray Draper who turned in the alarm. Firemen arrived at the scene and soon had the fire out. President of the Liberal Association of Clinton, F.Fingland, Q,C., presided' over the organizations and nomination meetirs'g held in Clinton Town Hall on Friday night when A.Y. McLean, Seaforth, MP for Huron - Perth was nominated to carry the Liberal banner in the next election for the new federal riding of Huron. His was the only nomination. The cornerstone for Clinton's new Public School was laid o1 Saturday afternoon, October 25, before a gathering of interested citizens of the community, by Alex Cudmore, chairman of the Public School Board, While browsing through the county papers last week, we discovered that in September 1909, in the Town of Clinton, a horse dropped dead in the street. Death was caused by the sight of an aubomobile. The piece of advice was reprinted in the Wingham Advance -Times from the resurrected copy of the Wroxeter Planet. The Listowel Banner also mentions this same Clinton horse. Now which Clintonian has the distinction of being the descendant of the owner of this notorious animal. Instead of saying "Grandfather came over on the Mayflower" you, you lucky Clintonian can easily say, "GrailIPdad's • old grey mare died on Albert Street, Clinton." Three hundred girls who swapped desks, soda -fountains and even the stage for air force careers are stationed at RCAF Station, Clinton. The only radar and com- munication school in the air force, this 260 -acre community turns out air women trained to plot the movements of hostile planes or to direct the in- terception of friendly fighters. 50 YEARS AGO October 27, 1927 The following appeared in the sport section of yesterday's Globe: "Frank Selke, manager of the Ravina Rink Canadian Hockey League professional team, announced last evening that he had signed Fred Elliott, who two years ago played right wing for the Owen Sound champions. Elliott was in Toronto last winter, playing hockey in the Industrial League. He was ineligible for OHA hockey. Elliott makes the second Owen Sound player signed by manager Selke. Fred Elliott is the son of -Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Elliott of town and learned his hockey in the home rink while he went to school here. A men's and boys' banquet was given in Wesley -Willis church on Wednesday evening last when over one hundred men and boys sat down to the well -spread tables in the downstairs hall. The supper was all that could be desired, the Women's Aid providing and serving it. Queensway homy news By Bertha MacGregor Queensway news • "Birthday greetings" to Anna Dilling who will celebrate her birthday October 29 . The church service was conducted by Rev. Bishop. Visitors with Mrs. Almeeda Parsons were Fred and Mary Parsons, London, Russell and Dorothy Finkbeiner. Clarence Dilling and Bernice Olson visited their mother, Mrs. Anna Dilling; Betila Smith, Margaret Larson and Bill and 'Vina ParlCer Bayfield visited Clara Featherston and lava Ridley and Ilia Dunn and Bob and Sheryl Lammie visited Vera Lammie. Mrs. Milford Prouty visited several residents; Mary Neil and Howard Johns visited Mabel Johns and Lee and Anna McConnell visited Russell Erratt. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sararus visited Mrs. E. Sararus; Edna Werner, London visited Mae Beer and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Pullman London visited Bernice Lavery. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pooley Exeter visited several residents and Mrs. Vera Pinkham and Verna Coates visited Louise Mitchell._. — News -Record readers are • encouraged to express their" opinions in letters to the' editor, however, such opinions do not necessarily represent,' the° opinions of the News. )11 Record. Pseudonyms may be Mid by letter writers, but no Iettar;• will be published unless•it c ,4 rbe verified by phone,. What you think _ . . :?::....:• •:.....:•:{•:•.• ;ifv:+l.�•r •.fr :Yf; f�;f;�' �r.%1%u.•'t�v�• Answers Dear editor: A professor at York. University in Toronto, Canada, has" appealed for r "the 100 best intellects in the world" to discuss, at an in- ternational conference, the purpose of human. existence. Dr. Daniel Cappon declared "With every ideology wavering, religion all but gone, science unable to • give the answers to why, no one can tell us any more what it's all about." He said that today people are less happy fit and more confused than theie forefathers. However, none of this world's "best intellects" will be able to answer such a question so long as they ignore the one who can an- swer it, "the One telling from the beginning the finale," Jehovah God. , (Isa. 46:10) Jehovah, the Creator of this earth and mankind, knows what the purpose of human existence is, and already has determined mankind's future. His purpose is clearly stated in his inspired Word, which tells us: "The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will in- deed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of Peace." For how long? "The righteous themselves wil possess the earth, and the will reside forever upon it." Psalm 37; 11.29. The Bible is the Book with all the answers, religion, science and ideologies to the contrary notwithstanding. Sincerely yours, C.F. Barney.. Clinton. Minister warns to beware of re -insulation • crooks , . Unethical businessmen are attempting to "cash in" on consumer demands for home reinsulation, according to Larry Grossman, Ontario minister of consumer and commercial relations. "It's a direct result of the, ill timed, ill -planned grant program recently announced by the federal government. Not only has it caused serious shortages in insulation' materials but some inex- perienced operators ..see a quick way to make a buck, so they rent a truck and start knocking on doors," said Grossman. Increased energy costs have added to the rising* demand for residential reinsulation and many consumers are confused about the type of materials to use and the quantity required. The ministry of consumer and commercial relations is combatting the problem with a two-pronged approach -- meetings with the insulation manufacturers and con- tractors and information for Ontario consumers. During the past few weeks senior ministry officials have met with representativ from various areas of insulation industry in a attempt to promote self- regulation within the in- dustry. "We are pleased with the co-operation we've received. Most of the people in the business are honest and give good value for money. Those people realize that the few unsavory types harm the entire industry," the minister said. Some insulation con- tractors are now forming an association and member companies have indicated to the ministry that consumer complaints will receive prompt attention. The ministry of consumer and ommercial relations has produced, an information sheet to enable the public to make informed decisions about reinsulation. The bulletin details material types, what "R value" means, use of vapor barriers, how to- check your home for existing insulation and how to select a contractor. The sheet also tells what 'information should be set out- in the contract with the installer and how to check completed work. For a copy of the home insulation information, write: Consumer and Commercial Relations, Queen's Park, Ontario M7A 2H6 • • JO • i