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Advertising Director • Dory Hoist
Neu' editor • SkeileY McPhee.
Officio Manager • Margaret iloh
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Sr- Citizen . '13.00 per year
Trade skills needed
yeceived another blow, bufit may be
for the better. The costs of running
colleges and universities haVe
climbed increasingly higher- and
tuition fees, which have beeh kept at a
low point, now have to be raised in
order for the institutions to operate.
To compensate for the higher
tuition fees, the provincial govern-
ment has added an extra $3.3 million
to the 1980-81 budget for the Ontario
Student Assistance program of
grants., bursaries and provincially
, subsidized loans.
On the other side of the coin, small
buiine§ses are being forced to import
trade labour into Canada particularly
Ontario to fill jobs that no one in
Canada is trained to do. At present,
when 800,000 or sp Canadians are out
of work, there are a multitude of
skilled labour jobs that are being
filled with people from out of the
country.
The problem began years ago when
governments started spending
heavily on higher education and
neglected the skilled trades where
opportunities how exist.
But governments are not to bear the
bla,me alone. Businesses have been
reluctant to initiate educational
programs to train staff themselves.
The idea of an apprenticehip
program which was effective for
hundreds of years, is now lhoWing a
slow revival only out of the tough
dilemma that businesses, both large
and small, are in.
It would be refreshing to see the
higher tuition force talented young
people into the crash programs being
set up now to train specialized trades
~people . The. goals -01 --
education and a rich job are
unrealistic for the number of people
going into the university market.
.Many of the better paying jobs today
are in trade.
What is needed is a real push by
both young people and businesses to
support training of people to handle
skilled jobs that will present them-
selves in the next decade. (from the
Blyth Standard)
Taking the plunge
Finally, after 10 years of debate,
haggling and indecision, town council
has taken the recreation committee's
advice and is going ahead with plans
to build a* new pool for people in
- Actually, the decision -was made a
year ago-, but the town was forced to_
recall the tenders when the provincial
government's ministry of culture and
recreation advised the toWn that the
prices bidlast year were too high.
mistake on the governmenes part, as
the lowest tender last week was
$10,000 more than last summer's. •
Let's hope there are no more fur-
ther delays, and the town can get on
with building the pool, hopefully
having it ready by the beginning of
the sum m er
Thousands of hours of volunteer
time have already gone into raising
some '$40,000 for the pool by various
projects, and those poeple and many
others as *well are anxious to see it
come to fruition.
"Think I've got the .system licked — well pay the Visa hill off with Master Charge, the
Master Charge with American Express, the Amerkan. . "
remembering
our pa's t
February 27, 1915'
The Clinton Retail Merchants
Association have decided to seek and
Opportunities For Youth (OFY) grant
from the federal government to help
restore the bu`sinees Section of Clinton.
The merchants decided to apply to ()FY
after they hears a presentation from Nick
Hill of the Huron County Planning
Department, 4who outlined the OFY
restoration program that spruced up the
Goderich core area last summer.
The project could be financed by the
federal government, who would kick in a
certain amount of money, while the
merchants would put in a similar amount
for extra labor and materials.
10 yEARS AGO
February 26, 1970
A Hensall business was robbed of $8,0-00
worth of suits sometime late Friday night
or early Saturday morning of last week.
When Don Jaynt of Joynt's'Mens Wear
arrived at his shop on' Saturday morning,
he found that the front door had been
smashed and that his entire line of spring
suits had been stolen.
One beautiful young lady will be
crowned at the Central Huron 'Secondary
School's annual At Home to be held on
Friday evening at the school. The
nominees are Donna Riley, Lois Wright,
Cathy McKinley, Lynne Ellibtt, Sandra
Idsinga and Dianne Carter.
More than 300 youngsters will throng
into Clinton during the weekend to take
part in the seam& annual Clinton
Thinking of selling
Comes a time in life of every couple
when they start thinking, and then
talking, about selling the house.
After all, they_ solemnly nod in
agreement, it's a bloody white
elephant. Who needs four bedrooms
for two people? Who needs a tax bill
that goes up every year? Who needs to.
heat a white elephant, or any other
color, at today's oil prices?
Each of the aging pair thinks his -
her own selfish thoughts. And don't
tell me otherwise.
The Old Man says to hirnself: "No
more beefing about the lawn being
shaggy, the walk .not shovelled, the
basement not swept, the garage
falling down, ice on the roof, my utter
incompetence when it comes to
repairing anything."
And the Old Lady thinks: "Why
should I run up and down stairs, or-
dinary, cellar, and attic, eight times a
day? Why should I have to call and
fight with the plumbers, the elec-
tricians, the TV repair man, because
He's never here when something
breaks down? Why sheuld scrub
hardwood floprs that are immediately
scratched, and clean rugs that are
immediately soiled by Him and his
two dam' grandboys?'"
At about this poinethey get together
and agree that they should sell the
beast and move into an apartment. No
snow shovelling. No grass .cutting.
Laundry room in the basement. Wall-
to-wall rugs. No decorating. No tax
bill. No fuel bill. No bill for cleaning
the driveway.
At this point they're almost
euphoric. Wow! No more problems. A
nice little two-bedroom apartment on
the tenth floor, overlooking the lake.
And so cheap. They bought the old
house for a song, spent only about
fifty thousand dollars on it, and could
probably get sixty for it. That would
leave them a handsome profit of
about $422.79, which they could,in vest,
and drag in all that extra income.
People approach them with a gleam
in their eye. "If you're gunna sell, I
Want first chance." A colleague of
mine, with six kids to sleep, and us
with four bedrooms' and an attic that
could be made into two more, lights
up like a green light every time she
sees me, and urges the sale.
And this is about the point where the
couple commences to shoot sidelong
looks at each other, haVe second
thoughts, and begin to query the
wisdom of the whole deal.
The husband thinks, "Jeez, she
drives me nuts in a big house where
can go to the bathroom when she
starts playing the vacuum. In an
apartment she'd have it going all day,
and I'd wind up like one of those old
guys, squatted over the daily paper in
the public library."
And the wife thinks, "Wouldn't he
like to stick me in an apartment
where he'd be underfoot every hour of
the twenty-four?, I can scarcely stand
it now when he's on a weekend or
holidays. I like to get him OUT of the
house, so Isan get sothething done."
And they both think of the kids, and
the grdndkids. Sure, we have to live
our own lives', but what about
Christmas? They can't afford a
Motel, and that's silly, anyway.
And the wife thinks, "The little
devils can do enough damage to the r
house to keep us happily miserable
for three weeks after they leave. What
would they do to an apartment? We'd
be kicked out."
And the husband thinks, "How can I
teach them not to .climb a woodpile in
an apartment? How can I teach them
not to squirt me with the hose 'in an
apartment? How can I teach them
how to fish in a rotten apartment?
Flow can I teach them how to
stickhandle a puck in an apartment?"
And the wife thinks, "We'd never
get the grand piano into an apart-
ment. And the Indian rug. It's old, and
it's shabby, but it's beautiful, and it
would never fit into one of those dumb
little boxes."
And the husband thinks, "Where
would I put my fishing tackle? Where
would I store all those pictures of me
as a half -back, that are noW in the
attic, somewhere?"
And they both think, "What would
we do without t°he fireplace, a 'con-
stant bone of contention, because
nobody wants to clean out the ashes?
But we do love those late winter af-
ternoons, with our own oak and maple
sending out heat and hues, and the
grandboys sprawled before it, asking
crazy questions about life."
And the wife thinks, "Sotne days,
when stand at the sink doing dishes,
and look out at the green and the sun
and the flowers, I have a piercing
sense of joy, and I don't think I could
ever get that looking out a tenth -floor
And the husband thinks, "What
would I have to worry about if there
were rio 15 -foot icicles, hanging like so
many swords of Damocles, right over
the hack door, where the Old Lady's
music pupils come in?"
And he goes on thinking, "What
wduld I do in summer, if I Couldn't
listen to the birds, and watch the
cheeky squirrels, and gaze up through
the filter of my massive oak into .the
gold -blue sky?"
And she thinks, "I can cut down the
phone bill, and make my own clothes,
and shop tighter, and stop buying
expensive presents for the kids."
And he thinks, "I can stop smoking,
and buying booze, hang onto the old
car for another year, give up one, of
my two daily papers."
"And by some peculiar osmosis, they
agree, despite the figuree, which are
conclusive and rnultitudinous, that it
is a lot cheaper, healthier, and
generally more. beneficial, to hang
onto the old house for another year or
two.
Recreational Committee's Bantam
Hockey Tournament.
An unsual visitor to this part.of Ontario
was seen last week in Colborne Township.
A local trapper reported to the Lands and
Forests office that he had captured a%
strange looking fox. The animal was
examined by Roy Bellinger, Predator
Control Officer at Goderich and identified
as a Gray Fox. The Gray Fox is common in
- some States south of the border.
25 YEARS AGO
March 9, 1955
There are still two Views on the subject
of- whether the Bayfield Road-ftoin Clinton
will end in a pair of three degree curves;or
will continue west in a straight line until it
• meets the Blue Water Highway. County
Council has sanctioned the straight route
and Goderich Township Council recently
stated that they were opposed to this, but
in favor of the route which sticks more
closely ta the presently travelled route and
includes two curves' .
One observer from that area reports that
between 15 and 20 men working for the
county are presently at work clearing the
bush, and he is reSsonably sure that they
are preparing the way for the straight
route. Another observer froM the area
tells us that though the men are working,
they have not yet progressed far enough
into the area but that their work would be
of value if the curved route is chosen.
Negotiations are still underway to have the
decision of County Council reversed. .
Late last night, reserved tickets for the
production "Winter Wonderland 1955" by
the girls' figure skating club, were
reported to be in scaree supply. Interest in -
the show this year has grown and from the
good start which the youngsters made last
year, their skating skills have increased a
good deal,
50 YEARS AGO
February 27, 1930
At the Winter Assizes held in Goderich
last week before Mr. Justice, Jeffrey WZ.
McIlveen of Clinton brought suit against
the Clinton Hydro Commission for $27,000.
Mr. McIlveen .claimed $25,0b0 for injury
received by son, Stinson, who was so
severly burned by coming in contact with a
hidh-tension wire while playing at the
power likiuse last August that his left leg
and arm had to be amputated, and $2,000
for himself for. expenses and extra care
and attention. "
The Commission claimed in defence that
there was no negligence on their part and
that the boy had been warned over and
over again to keep off the premises.
The tractor -grader did a good work on
Tuesday in Londesboro on levelling down
the stretches of road where the snow had
been the deepest. But the‘thanks of the
villagers are also due to Mr. Murdock Ross
for cutting out the pitch -holes of his own
accord, when they were at their worst last
odds 'n ends
Hockey parents
I've heard, about hockey parents -
those hardy souls who pack up the car
and start out in the dark of winter
weekend mornings. ,
They tighten skate boof laces with
numb fingers; then wrap their hands
around -steaming cups of coffee and
take fheir seatS behind their team's
bench.
Hockey parents may seern subdued
that early in the morning, but once the
puck is dropped they find new life and'
new lungs. Most hockey parents I've
met are quite vociferous, but the one
with the cowbell stands out from the
After the game, they wait outside
the dressing room door until the coach
says they can go _in._ Then each
collects' his player with all his
paraphernalia and heads for home.
A model hockey parent, I think,
encourages his son, or daughter, for a
good try whether the game was won
' or lost. Kids have plenty of time to
learn about their mistakes. For the
time being, let them have fun while
they're learning.
The parents help unload their car,
warm up in freint of a fireplace or ,
register and maybe eat the breakfast
they didn't have time for earlier.
They'll repeat the whole procesd in a
week or three days or one day,
whenever it's necessary for their
budding hockov Ont.. Hockey parents
week.
75 YEARS AGO
march 2, 1905
The insurance on the destroyed portion
of the organ fadtory was adjusted last
week and the company will receive $33,315
for loss sustained in the late fire. The
building will be re -erected as speedily as
possible and a number of men are now at
work clearing away the debris.
The ball given in the Clinton town hall on
Friday evening last . by the "Merry Hop
Boys of Clinton" was attended by nearly
200 young people who spent several hours
very pleasantly. It is said by those present
'to have been the most successful of the
hops given by the 'Wlery Hop Boys."
The -whole militia force -will be drilled
this summer, the regiments from this part
to assemble in London on June -6. The pay
has been advanced somewhat so that vihile
first year men will draw 50 gents per day,
second year men will bw paid 90 cents and
those with 'two years service $1: To this
must be added 25 cents per day paid by the
county council.
100 YEARS AGO
February 26, 1880
On Monday evening the council held a
special sitting for the purpose of definitely
deciding upon the exact spot upon with to
place the new town hall. After a lengthy
sitting, the vote was taken, and it was
decided to place it according to the
diagram. Exception has already been
taken by a good number on the streets, to,
the choice, and there is no doubt, but what
efforts will be made to Make a change. As
every ratepayer is interested it is their
duty to give expression through their
representative at the council board of their
wishes.
Reference to the council report will show
that some wanted it set further back from
the street, but the majority favored its
front being on the street and near its in-
tended position, several doubtless beireg
influenced by- the petition . previously
presented to the council, which asked for
its location near the centre of the lot. The
irregular shape of the lot is one cause of
the difficulty experienced in locating it,
many of the ratepayers supposing it is a
square lot; if this was the case it would be
a comparatively easy matter to suit all
partie s.
Mr. F. Barnes wishes us to 'state that the
gt'Oss slander, in relation to a member of
his family, that has been put in circulation
by some evil disposed person, is utterly
untrue, and if he could discover the author
if it, he would endeavor to have deserved
punishment inflicted upon him.
A short time since a certain widow lady
of Goderich Township, remarried, but the
administrator of her husband's estate
would not permit her to take to her new
home such articles as butter, preserves,
etc., which she had prepared for herself.
by
elaine townshend
must be among the most devoted in
the world.
*I never dreamed my sister and
brother-in-law would become hockey
parents, not because they're not
devoted to their kids but because they
don't know rnuch 'about hockey. They
didn't even like it much.
I realiied my brother-in-law knew
little about the game, when he ad-
mitted I knew more than he did.
This ks the second year their
yoUngest son has plaYed hockey and
my sister and brother-in-law are
learning almost as quickly as he is.
When the referee blowq the whistle,
they no longer look at me and ask,
"Why'd he do that?"
Last year I was introduced to the
world of hockey parents by attending
two or three games through the
season. Recently I gained real insight
into the situation by spending a
hockey weekend with them.
Friday night was a *Tunica. A game
at the London Gardens; tfie little guys
learn a lot from watching the older
guys, and my nephew, Brian, has
become quite a fan' of the Londor
Knights. His autograph collectio
grew to six that night.
Saturday afternoon was his'
houseleague game at their local
arena. "Our team" lost 7 to 2 but since
Brian scored both goals, it was well
worth my while to go. Most of the boys
are at the delightful stage, where
winning or losing is not the most
important thing. Playing is what
That attitude was a blessing the
next morning, when Brian's all-star
team in the first game they had
played toget: er, lost 14, 15 or 16 to 1
(we lost track I. The co'ach was happy.
He explained that i- "._ first game his
all star team played last year, they
only touched the puck three times.
It was a thrill for the boys to play at
the Gardens where the "big team"
played. -
You might think that after seeing
three hockey games in less than 48
hours and rising at 7 a.m. Sunday
morning to rush to the last one, I
would decline going to another one
Sunday afternoon. But I didn't. By
that time I found myself becoming
hooked." -
The final game was another
houseleague affair, which Brian's
team wari 2 to 1. In the last few
minutes, I heard myself yelling "Sit
on it, Andrew!"
I didn't mean the rem`ark
derogatorially. Andrew was the name
of the goalie on Brian's team and in
my opinion, the most effective way
for him to keep the puck out of the net
was to sit on it. And it worked!
After the game Brian's coach told
him he'd play again Wednesday night
at six o'clock and Saturday morning
at eight.
"1 gotta work!" I explained to
Briap later. But give me a few weeks
to eecuperate and I'll be ba& for
another hockey weekend. B'eing a
,,,,-.)hockey aunt instead of a hockey
parent let me get away with that.
write
letters
Q preference
Dear ditor;
In your .report on election night you
Mentioned an article in the
Federation of Agriculture paper as
being "pro Murray Cardiff'',
'This was quite porrect.
Last Wednesday at the Efoard .ef
Director's meeting. In Toronto, 411,c
directors of Huron County cleliVered
strong protest. We told them that in'
Huron County, we do not need some
editor in Toronto to tell us how to vote:
The Federation of Agriculture is not
"pro" or "anti" any particular party
or candidate. We feel an organization
thato is supported by people of dif-
ferent political views should be
neutral at election time. We feel that
people in Huron County, after having
the candidates anktheir families live
in our midst, and as we listen to them
during their campaigning, are quite
capable of electing the person whom
they like to have represent them.
• From the election results it is quite
obvious that We had good candidates
in all parties. In all fairness, we
should look at the Advance poll which
was taken a week before the "Town
and Country" paper came out, It gave
all candidates the same percentage as
on election day and also that only
farmers get the Farm and Country
The Federation of Agriculture is not
political. It supports policies that are
good for farrners, -and opposes the
things that are detrimental to far-
mers, regardless of which party is in
power.
The policies of the Federation of
Agriculture depend on the farmer!
So, if you are a farmer be sure Yoru
_belong and be heard.
`'Thank you,
John Van Beers
On tar io
Kinsmen thanks
Dear Editor:
The Clinton Kinsmen Club would
like to take this opportunity to thank
the News -Record and the Signal -Star
Publishing for publishing such a fine
salute to Kinsmen, the All Canadian
Service Club, on its 60th anniversary.
Kinsmen believe in their, motto of
"Serving the Community's Greatest
Need" and it is quite evident that the
News -Record over the years has ljved
well by this motto, as well.
Thank you. ' Secretary
Jim Hunter
Clinton Kinsmen Club
Keep your stamps
Dear Editor:
Think of all the used postage
-stamps that are needlessly discarded.
These seemingly worthless articles,
from anY country,, are sold in bulk by
the Searboro Fathers, to stamp
dealers, to help finante mission
projects throughout the world.
In 10 months, I have received over
100 pounds of cancelled postage
stamps, in small quantities, in very
large quantities, from schools, ser-
vice clubs, companies, individuals,
etc. They add up quickly if everyone
collects them for me. Please separate
the 8 -cent and 10 -cent Queen head
stamps, as these are sold separately.
It hardly takes a second to rip the
used postage stamps off of an en-
velope leaving a bit of paper around
•This can be YOUR way of helping
the world's poor without costing YOU
a lot of tirne or money.
Please send (by "Third Class" •
mail) 'or bring all your cancelled
postage stamps anytime 6f the year
Street, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 2S5;
or Mrs. J. C. Lawrence, 6782 Dor-
chester Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario,
L2J 2Z2.
Snowmobile safety
Dear Editor,
With relation to the recent marked
increase in snow vehicle fatalities, the
following release has been issued by
the Force news bureau.
"The mild weather oVer the past
weeks has caused a number of fatal
snowmobile accidents when
snowmobilers broke through thin ice.
Four persons died near- Sault Ste.
Marie last weekend and two more -
persons drowned in the Kingston
area. Several skaters also died when
they tried to take advantage of clear,
snow -free ice for some winter exer-
"The 0.P.P. urges, you to stay off
lakes and rivers until the weather is
leold enough to build up a good solid
layer of ice. If you're heading out on a
snowmobile this weekend stay on the
trails and, off the waterways".
vestigated 24 fatal snowvehicle ac-
cidents resulting in the deaths of 27
persons and if the present trend
continues, an increase in the 1980
figures may well occur.
W.G. Hassan
No. 3649, P.C.,
Community Services Officer.
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