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Dangerous village/
Dear Editor:
13ayfie1d is a very lovely village in
• which to live but as a resident of only
314 *moiflhs 1 baSte also diSCOVered it
-.IS a very dangerous 'Village n which to
live:
I am referring to the impaired car
drivers who seem to 'enjoy using the
streets. of ayfield as though they
were on -the 401: I have encountered
many room. ,incidents of what could
- ---have-teen-tragio-accidentsrtherlatest—
Wog' last Sunday when my 'three
children and I missed being hurt, or
for -that matter, killed by about 12.
feet,
We were on skiis so we were unable
to make a dash away from the on
car. It had gone.Out of control
turning a corner too quickly. I May
say we were on the grass verge off.the
- road, There!s-rea • * • • •
type, of driving, but yet it seems to
continue. Even icy and snowy con-
ditions.don't deter these rhaniacs
from driving the way they do. There
are a lot of children and marry elderly
living in Bayfield.
On my return home, I telephoned
. _the,O.P.P. and was told that although
they do police.the area, it seems that
these "kids" know when they are not.
So what is wrong? Not enough
, policing? Insufficient fines? Should
there be unmarked cars? This is too
serious a matter to push to one side.
Yours sincerely,
Kathleen Gowers,
Bayfield.
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Genetal Manucictr ;, llowtorti Aitken
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Adstqtisitlia Director 'Amyl.. Hoist
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afflc• Manactet • Marclqiiit
• Circulation,. Freda Mckeod
Are we ready-?
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up to 4,000 Shriners and their families
visiting Clinton in May, but the big
question most ,Clintonians should be
asking themselves right now is: are
we ready for them?
It's been exactly five years since
the Centennial celebrations in town
inspired homeowners and
--businessmen alike to clean-up their
properties and put the town in a
presentable state for the thousands of
returning Clintonians.
But five years have passed, the
fever has died off, and even though
many of our residents have kept up
their properties,? there are a few "bad
apples" in the basket that seem to
detract from the rest.
Yes, we have young a Business
Improvement Association, which
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'13.00
Ciltizen • 1340 par year
U.S.A. tit foreign • '30.00 per year
anything done yet, and yes, we have a
property standards by-law that if
enforced would eventually get those
offending properties cleaned up, but it
would create a lot of ill feeling.
The solution has to come from
within each one of us. We must ask
ourselves, what kind of face will
Clinton show to those 4,000 visitors
from across Ontario and the United
States? Are we proud of our town?
If you have already got your
property in shape, then offer your
services to your neighbor or relatives,
and then with a positive attitude we
can make the town not only look good
to the occasion visitor, but make it a
better place to live and a place that
will attract more permanent
residents in the long run. by J.F.
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Help the firemen
• Firefighting has constantly "to be
modernized.
For years, 'says the Trentonian, we
have advocated •apd seen come into
force such things as mutual a,id,
aerial ladders, rura-1-Nre depart-
ments, water tanks, and'ektaler things
to help in the speediest possible action
against man's most dreaded enemy,
fire.
Fire departments have improved
training techniques, and have in-
creasingly turned to the use of the
most modern equipment possible. The
latest is a system to replace the
telephone call, which is limited in
value, requiring people to. be home
before it is effective. But the pagers
now adopted, a sort of portable radio,
a vastly improved version of the old
walkie-talkie.
With these, which have a radius of
25 miles, regulars and volunteers can
be summoned by a single radio call.
They have been "in use by the Frank -
ford department for a year, so their
worth is well tested. They are now
-likely to become a standard part of
the equipment of all firefighters.
Yet much still depends on the
public. ,
Firemen, with all their training and
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remembering
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.5 YEARS AGO
January 30, 1975
Hullett TOwnship council will seek the
backing of various townships in the
province to have the Ontario government
-•/°Westcott, whb first came to county council
- in 1967.
This week's balmy weather:S-eems—in -
have people thinking spring already.
auditorium, when a splendid program was
given b -y the students. -
Death has again visited the community
and on Thursday last, January 23, just at
25 YEARS AGO . , the lasit.toll of the bell at noon, the spirit of
_rein_sta_te_the wolf boulyt_in the province. . --,- _ February3, 1955 ._ . Miss Catherine Lovett, Mill Street, passed
Bert Gliddon, who has 13—arn in business — -87VerTi-l-fals—e alarms hi—vele-en reported to theGm-FeaTBeyor=She had reach-eaThe
the longest time of any man in Clinton, 37, to the officeof the .Clinton police con- ripe old age of 84 years
years, will close his dry cleaning shop on cerning .the big dog Kurt The big
-Saturday for the last t ime. Ge rri. an Shepherd dog has been missing
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An early morning fire Friday destroyed from his home above the News -Record
a barn and 95 head of dairy cattle about_ office foefKarly.three weeks. Considered a
four miles east of Goderich on Highway 8. valuable animal and a wellt.loved
- The barn, owned by Gerald Rodges of children's pet, as well, his owner is very
RR 2, Goderich, was described as a total anxious to recover him. As yet, any of the
loss. . clues the police have received have led to
Organizers of this year's Winter Car- no success at all. .
nivel in Clinton, billed as the Seventh Regular voluntary donations to the
Annual Clinton and, District Centennial proposed building, plan at the Ontario
Winter Carnival, are keeping their fingers Street ,United Church have brought funds
. crossed that the wintry wether of the last to a level at which it is considered_ad-
feW days will hold out for the opening vi,,able to begin the work. Chairman of the
weekend of the 10 day event, and they are building crmmittee, George Levis has
even hoping for a few more inches bf snow. announced that work on the $50,000 ex- '
10 YEARS AGO tension will get underway as soon as
-- --January 29, 1970 weather permits. .-
equipment, can deal with a fire only.,
as fast as they can get there.
The public must remember some
things: , •
1. When a fire occurs, call at once.
Delay can be fatal. The first five
minutes of, a fire determine largely
what will happen. So call first, and
then do whatever can be done.
2. Make sure you give clear
directions, so that the men and
equipment can get to the right place_
as fast as possible.
a. Keep your fire de -p- artment's
number handly by the r. telephone,
large enough to be seen, and without
having to hunt through anything. A
card tacked by 'the telephone with the
number:written very large is the best
way to do it.
4. Have a good smoke detector on
your premises.
5. Get out and let the firemen handle
the fire. Your life is worth more than
any possessions.
Firefighters are constantly im-
proving ways to combat fires, and
also work to help prevent it. The rest
of us must work with them to ensure
that we get the most value possible
out of all this, and save both liveand
property.
Clinton Town Police and Ontario • 50 YEARS AGO
Provincial Police are still investigating January -30, 1930
the murder of 70 -year old Miss Katherine A • pleasant gathering took place at the
McGregor of 54 Whitehead Street, Ciinton. -home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Caldwell of
She was stabbed to death in her horn. • Tuckersmith Township, when 100 neigh -
The crime apparently took place some hors and friends met to congratulate the
time before midnight on Friday evening, newlyweds. The evening was spent in
acdording to police but the body was not cards and dancing. An interestineeature
discovered until Saturday, January 25 at was the presentation to Mr. and Mrs.
10am. • Caldwell of a lamp from friends on the 10th
On the final afternoon of a two and a half and 12th concession. Miss Jean Smith read
day session of Huron County Council, the address, to which the groom made a
members gave approval for up to 820,000 to suitable reply.
be -set aside in the 1970 budget for the S.S. No. 4, Tuckersmith was closed this
preliminary study and development of week, owing to one of the pupils having
Canadian For ces_Baser Clin ton. developed a t ase of infantile paralysis
over the weekend:Prom-pi-measures were
taken and it is hoped there will be no
spread of the diseake.
A former well-sknOwn resident of
Bayfield in the person of Mrs. O.W.
Rhynas: nee Miss Maud Ferguson, and
who is residing now in Burlington,
received a letter -a short time ago from Her
Majesty, Queen Mary. In the Queen
acknowledged a book of poems written and
sent by Mrs. R hynas.
On Wednesday afternoon of last week
the first 1930- meeting of the Collegiate
Literary Society was held in the school
,For the seCorid year in a row, Huron
County's warden has been elected by
acclamation. He is .1.1;sborne Reeve Roy
Hockey expert
• Like every other red-blooded male
in this country over the age of four, I
am an expert on hockey. .
As a player, I didn't exactly make it
to the -NHL. Or Senior A. Or Junior A:
Or Junior B. Or Juvenile
But you don't have to make it all the
way in Canada to become a con-
noisseur of the game. All you haveto
do is to have been. exposed to the
game since you were about three, and
it's in your blood for life.
As a kid, I felt cultUrally deprived
because- I didn't have a pair of "tube"
skates. To my great shame, I had to
• indulge in the sport wearinvan old
pair of- my mother's "lady's skates"
(pronounced, with 'utter scorn by the
kids with tube skates.) IV1Tne went
almost to the knee and supported your
ankles like a bag of marshmallows.
Obviously, that is the sole reascn
didn't make it to the big leagues.
As a kid, I played shinny on the
river with some guys 'who actually,
later, did make it; to pro or semi -pro
ranks. When I was in high school,
some of my best friends wereplaying
Junior A.
was brought up in a rabid hockey
and lacrosse town. When I Was a little
boy, we had a Senior hockey team.,It
was madc up of local factory hands,
blacksmiths (yes, I go back that far),
and generally good athletes, of no
particular rank or station in life.
They played for fun. They bought
their own equipment. There was
tremendous rivalry with the other
towns in the country;.' The rink was -
jammed for every game.
We kids sneaked into the gaoes
through the place where they threw
out the snow after clearing the ice,
squirmed our 'way down behind the
players' bench, and fought each other'
t6 the 'bone when a senior proke a --
stick, and with a lordly0 gesture,
handed it back towardsu,s._
If you were lucky, you got two
pieces of hockey stick, took it home
and had your old man splint it, taped
it up, and plaSed the rest of the season
with a six-foot man's hockey stick
practically tearing the armpit out of
your five-foot frame.
When I was a teenager, the home
- town went ape over hockey, began
importing players, and iced a Junior
A club. We local high school guys
were cLevastated by jealousy when.the
imports, from such exotic towns as
Ottawa, Montreal, Brockville, came
to town and stole ourgirls away.
We locals didn't have a chance. It
wa /Depression times. We were lucky
if we had the money to go .o the
Saturday night movie (two bits), let
alone take along a girl and feed her
afterwards.
• But the .hockey imports had
, everything. Flashy uniforms. Great
physiques. The roar of the crowd. And
money. Theyg,ot about $15 a week for
room and board and spending money.
They often had two or three dollars to"
throw around, so, naturally, they got
the girls. (Someof them are still stuck
with them, ha, ha.)
Ironically, about a third of those
guys who made us green with envy
would be knocking off eighty-five to a
hundred thousand a year if they
hadn't been born forty years too soon.
They were good enough to make' the
so-called NI-11-44ay, but not then,
when there were so few teams and so
many aspirants.
There were only eight teams then:
Toronto, Montreal Canadiens,
Montreal Maroons, Ottawa Senators,
Boston, New York Rangers, New
York Americos, -Chicago, and
Detroit.
There were probably just as many'
• hopeful players. Today there are 21 or
23 or 28 teams in the NHL. Nobody
• seems able to coutitthenf any more.
• Well7igure it out. Take a quart of
• whiskey ansil add a similar 'amount of
water. Split the remains in two and
add a half of water to each. What do
Turn to page 8 •
odds 'n' ends
Simple white cane
February 3 to 9 is White Cane Week
across Canada - a week of public
education sponsored annually by the
Canadfau_National Institute for the
BiiWd (CNIB) and. -the Canadian
Council of the Blind (CCB).
In 1921, James Biggs, a blind man in
Bristol England, painted his cane
white to make- it clearly visible on
dark streets. As a result of his
ingenuity, the white cane became a
symbol of blindness.
The first White Cane Week was held
in 1946. Its purpose was mit to raise
funds but to make the public aware of
the white „cane as a symbol of blin-
dness, to''remind them its owner
might sometimes require assistance
and to inform them of the best ways to
help. In addition, the blind were in-
structed in the proper use of the cane.
Window display'S-of crafts, made by,
the b1TndicFridio interviews were
arranged.'
Because of the overwhelming
success of the initial effort, White
Cane Week became an annual event.
In 1947, -The achievements and
capabilities of blind persons were
stressed, and at the same time, at-
tention was called- to some of their
major problems. The National Street
Car Advertising Agency gave free
space for posters supplied by Cal.
The 1947 White- Cane Week was
offitially opened by the Governor-
General ,of Canada, His Excellency
Vi'scount Alexander, on a., Cii(C
national, broadcast which also
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75 YEARS AGO
February 2, 1905
A merry sleighing p,arty of „Bayfield
Line's fair -young people's:it-Vb. to Clinton
on Monday evening last to the hospitable
home -of Mr. John, Pbwell where they all
spent a most enjoyable time until the peep
of day.
Miss Edna M. Pickard, pupil of Darol
Saunders of New York, will teach the
violin in Clinton for $10 per term. For
reference apply at Hoare's music store.
100 YEARS AGO
January 29, 1880
A couple ot days' sleighing (of an in-
ferior order) was enjoyed last week, but
the snow soon disappeared -
While playing marbles on the ice at
Fair's pond, on Tuesday,' a small boy
named Dennison went in up to his neck. He
• managed to scramble out, little the worse
• for his bath.
The wheels, of some of the wagons
coming into townlatt, week, gave evidence
of the state of the back roads. About all
that was visible was the hub; the circle
outside of this was a compact mass .of
mud.
As the pre,cise location of the intended
new town hall is yet an open question,
neither the council nor the public having
• settled the and there being a
possibility that it -nra y- be—p-fatral in
position that will not be satisfactory to a
large body of the ratepayers, and when too
late, found that it might have been located
much more advantageously for a number
of reasons, it will not be out of 'place to
make a few remarks thereon. Unfor-
▪ tunately, for appearance sake, the area of
the market lot is a rhomb and the building
cannot, therefore stand at right angles
witli one street without being diagonal with
another, unless the building is made after
the shape of the lot which must not b
• entertained for a moment.
by
elaine townshend
featured blind artists.
In 1948, a six -point objective for
improved legislation for the blind was
Set forth. During the 1950s, several
new features were introduced to
White Cane Week, such as bowling
events, demonstrations -of braille
writing and reading in schools,
distribution of the braille alphabet
and disprqs of blindcraft at "open -
house" activities.
• Alsomtn• the 1950s, documentaries
-began. The first, "Miracle,In The
Dark," portrayed the normal at7,.•
tivities of a sightless homemaker
whose abilities surprised a visitor
that had come to read to her. -
"The Way Back," shown in 1951,
described- the adjustment of a young.
man who lost his sight through
glaucoma. "Light in The tYarkness,"
• in 1951-, pointed out the problems of
three people - the child who never had•
the adult who lost -his vision in
early life, and an elderly person
whose sight failed because of aging.
The national documentary in 1954,
"Handicap Harvest," was an account
of the adjustment period which Mrs.
W. --C. Bending, Council President,
underwent after her loss of sight and
her work with the Councilafter the
adjustment was accomplighed:
In 1962, General Motors Theatre
presented a radio drawa on the life of
• • Louts Braille; and Foster Hewitt,
play-by-play commentator on Hockey
Night in Canada, received a plaque
for "sharing his sight" in hockey with
,blind Canadians.
To celebrate Canada's Centennial'
Year, CCB club'members across the
'countr9 raised Kinds to purchase a
mobile eye clinic, to assist in the
prevention Of blind ss in India.
By 1974, TV pp�rnos had replaced
traditional boo marks and braille
cards, but because of continued
demand forthe bookmarks, they were
re-inserted in the White Can Week
package.•
Frorn posters on street cars to
pamphlets and bookmarks. from
radio dramas and ',TV docume:taries
to .newspaper, radio and TV promos.
theeducation of White Cane Week has
been' disseminated since 1946;CNIB,
CCB, and clubs across the country
continue to promote a better un-
derstanding betWeen sighted and non -
sighted citizens. .It all started with a
.simple white cane. • -
The slogan for White' Cah,,e Week,_
1980, is "Blindness Is Everyone's
Concern," and the emphasis is on
prevention. More than 33,000
Canadians are blind or visually im-
paired, and over 2,000 Canadians lose
their vision every' year. Half of these
cases could be prevented with proper
safeguards--atrWOrk, at home and at
play and w-ith--regular medical and
eye checkups.
During the upcoming week and
year, sighted Canadians will be urged
not to take our sight for granted. We
will be advised to learn more about ,
lAindness and asked to set aside our
stereotyped ideas of blind and
visually impaired persons. We will
also be „reminded we can share ou'r
sight -by lending a helping hand when
it is needed ,and by considering the
donation of our eyes to the Eye Bank
of Canada. .
Let's listen. Blindness is' everyone's
concern.
egypieetto
Need opportunity
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regards to the
piroposed supermarket planned by
Knechtel Grocers. I too am a
businessman in this community, and, I
a-rii 100 per cent in ta-vour of the
proposed market. , • .„
I canribtbelieve that certain people
objecting' to this are concerned -about
the town's welfare. -,They are,..more
concerned about their personal gain,
than what is good for the town.
They certainly aren't concerned
about the young people who live here.
As soon as they receive their
education, they have to go elsewhere
for employment.
Even though this is only a small
undertaking, every little bit helps. We
have turned -away business' and in-
dustry far too often. Let's get started
in the r ightdirection.
Yours respectfully,
Donald J. Swan,
Clinton.
Need hanging back
Dear Editor:
' A strong and unique b d has
nutured and grown through/theyears.
The bond I speak of, is We love of a
complete family. Tra cally, on- the
dark and cold night of January 23,
1980, this bond of,,I6ve was abruptly
ansi_brutaily s -ttered _loving.
father and hu band, loved son, and
brother's 11 indiscriminatly ter-
minated (Constable Ducan
McAlees
As s e of this highly respected
man' family, I have agonizingly
w ched the senseless pain and,
isery inflicted on his family and
friends. To lose a loved one is a
heartbreak in itself, but to have a
loved one's life violently snatched
from you for no apparent purpose is a
sensless waste of human life. Which,
cannot nor will it ever be explained to
his; wife, sons, mother and family.
• The tragedy of this whole situation,
reminiscent of Detroit City, is that the
unjust death of this fine, young,
dedicated officer has served no
purpose. That is why we the, family
ask no, we demand, capital punish-
ment be reinstated and our parole
syStem revamped.
A plebiscite is needed so that all
Canadians -can voice their views and
be heard by the men in government.
Therefore, ask your candidate what
his viewson capital punishment are
and maybe, just maybe we can 'save
someone's son, daughter, husband 01
wife. - %
Phil and Beverly (sister) Beddow,
and the lbving family of Constable
• • Douglas McAleese.
I like Zehrs
Dear Editor:
Recently there has been talk of a
new grocery outlet opening in Clinton.
As a regular out-of-town shopper, I
wonder if you would be interested in
my viewpoint? ---.
I like to shop at Zehrs for four main
reasons:
1. Everyday prices are comparable,
if not a few cents cheaper on all of
itheir high quality name brand and
house brand products.
2. Let's face it, every shopper is
Attracted- by weekend specials. At
Zehrs, weekend specials are available
in abundant quantities, readily
visible, willingly off4edlor a full. six
'day period at prices that generally
offer a substantial saving-,
Even when limitations are placed.
▪ on quantities one can purchase, it is
hard to feel cheated because
limitationare fair and savings are
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