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Dutch treat
The people of Dutch extraction and
the Clinton Business Association are
to be congratulated for co-operating
and coming up with the excellent -idea
to have a Dutch festival in town,
starting next year.
To be called the Klompen Feest, the
celebration will give the many
citizens of Dutch heritage a chance
share some of their culture and
history _with other folk and will
hopefully prove to be a big plus for
every citizen of Clinton•as-well.
Zurich has its famous bean fesitval,
Elmira is know for its maple syrup
and know, Clinton will be known for
its Klompen Feest, starting in May of
next year.
It seems only appropriate that the
celebration be held in Clinton, the
Nore than. etc.
Webster says "A Newspaper is "a
paper printed and distributed at
stated intervals, usually daily or
weekly, to convey news, advocate
opinions,•etc." Oh, that "etc."! what
a world of "and so forth" all in that
three lettered word.
With the world of TV and radio why
do we still buy the newspaper? Well - I
thought I had a clue, but again I'm
foundering over the Question: What is
a Newspaper.?
Remember when you had to write a
composition in school and the teacher
selected a theme for you.
Well I remember...at first
everything looks so easy, but then
after you have contemplated for an
hour, scratching out words and
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centre of one of the heaviest con-
centrations of people of Dutch
background. Marty of them came -over
here with little more than hope and
strong backs and have carved out a
niche that has greatly improved the
countryside. Their hard work is
legend and their farms .are the
showpieces of the country.
As well, they have prospered in
other businesses from retail to
manufacturing and have adapted tb
most of the professions as well. They
have built their own church, and
sacrificed to have their own school
Clintonians and Canadians should
be proud of their heritage, whether it
come from British Isles, France, or
Holland and a Klompen Feest will
give us one chance. by J.F.
deciding what should be left out.,and
what in, the bell at school usually
rang! Yes, that brings us back to the
question, what do you put in, and what
do you leave out in a newspaper.
Every newspaper no matter how
small or large, lives and breathes and
strikes its own particular charac-
teristics and feelings with its readers:
Be the paper English or otherwise it
has a, personality that walks through
its pages as definitely as you and I
walk down the street.
Having thought this far, I decided
that Webster had it down pretty
good...It is news as well as paper, and
Oh: Tricky, Mr. Webster, it certainly
is "etc.". Don't you think? — from the
Eston, Sask. Press.
sugarand spice
Who wore blue?
Man, that's going to be some party,
if it comes off. I'm referring to a
massive reunion of airmen slated for
Toronto next September. That's one I
plan to take in, even if I have to lock
my wife in the bathroom to•get away.
The occasion will mark the 40th
anniversary of the Battle of ;Britain.
Ninety-nine per cent of us were not in
that particular affair, but it's a great
excuse for a party.
Everybody ” WHO WORE
BLUE" IS INVITED. That means all
air and ground crews = of Canada,
Britain, Australia, New Zealand and
the U.S.A., who spent his war years in
the air force blue of the allies, ac-
cording to an official news release.
Americans? Of course. Thousands
of U.S. youths headed north and
joined the RCAF before their own
country was in the war. And some Of
them stayed in air force blue until the
end, though they were given the op-
portunity to switch to the USAF when
the Yanks got into it.
But the list above would scratch
only the surface. The Royal Air Force
contained the greatest potpourri of
nations since the Foreign Legion was
established.
I wonder if all the others who fought
on our side are invited. Poles, Nor-
wegians, Belgians, Free French,
Dutch, Czechs, West Indians, South
Africans, Rhodesians.
Maybe my old friend Shigh Thandi
will be there. He's probably a general
in the Indian Air Force by now. Or
dead. Or my old sidekick Mohammed
Ral. Who is likely a general in the
Pakistani Air Force. Or'dead.
Will Nils Jorgenson make it from
Oslo? He was a mate in prison camp,
and feared he would be court-
martialled when the war ended. It's a
long story, brut he was shot down while
on leave, quite an accomplishment.
Will Don McGibbon make it all the
way from Salisbury, Rhodesia, or has
he been purged? We were on the.sarne
Typhoon wing, and were shot down
within days of each other.
These are the questions that a lot of
ex -Air Force chaps must be asking
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5 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1975
A life-long Stanley Township couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee McConnell of Clinton,
celebrated their Golden Wedding an-
niversary last Sunday when more than 200
relatives and friends visited them at• an
open house,
• The hill on•River Street.in Bayfield may
be cut down and the . road moved to its
proper position, Bayfield council has
decided. Council will tender for the work
on the hill, but no construction date start
was set.
Finally, farmers in the area were able to
get out on the land last week and begin
seeding after the worst April in 30 years_.
which delayed spring seeding, of crops.
Weekend rains again halted' the seeding,
but clear skies prevailed on Wednesday.
The Huron Rebekah Lodge celebrated
their 45th birthday on April 30 at • the
Clinton Legion, with nearly 200 attending
to give the Lodge best wishes and to enjoy
the feast.
10 YEARS AGO
May 7, 1970
After four months of haggling, the police
dispute is finally over.
Clinton Police Association accepted the
latest wages and hours proposal of town
council. The agreement calls for all
Members of the department to work a 44
hour week as they did last year. The
sargeant will receive $7,000 plus time -and -
a -half overtime, third class • constables
themselves. And the answers will
probably be disappointing. I doubt if
I'd fly to New Zealand for a reunion.
Too much money,
What would make the reunion a
slamdammer,. would be every nation
with W.W. 2 airmen sending them all
free of cost to Toronto, on government
aircraft. That would swell the ranks.
But for too many, there will be too
many obstacles: lack of money; sick
or nagging wives; troubles with
grandchildren; failing health.
For those poor devils, I have some
advice. Beg, borrow or steal the
money. If your wife is sick, get a
babysitter; she'll probably last till
you get home. If she's a nag, tell her
to stuff a sock in it, for once in your
life. •
Forget your rotten grandchildren
for a week ; they appreciate nothing
you're doing anyway. If your health
isn't good, go to the reunion. You'll
either die there, and your troubles are
over, or you'll be so sick when you get
horse that your present failing,health
wilrseem petty stuff.
Reunions are great for the ego. You
go to one and see all these old, fat,
bald-headed boys, and you marvel at
how you kept your youth, strength and
good looks, even though they are
thinking the same when they see you.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
No man who looks in the mirror while
he's shaving has jowls or bleary eyes
or a shiny pate. What he sees is a
steely gaze, a firm jaw, and he doesn't
let his eyes wander higher than his
eyebrows.
I've been to a few reunions over the
years, and come home feeling and
looking like a skeleton, but won-
drowy rejuvenated.
A good smasheroo with a bunch of
otlier guys allowed off the leash for a
weekend, a mutual exchange of
whoppers, a little sentimentality
about old So -and -So who brought it
over the Channel: this ,kind of stuff
puts your wife and kids and your dull
civilian life into proper perspective.
For a week or so you're a real fire-
eater, issuing orders, refusing to do
things you hate doing, and generally
smartening everybody up to the fact
that you were once young and brave
and carefree, before you sink back
into the cold bathwater of your
regular life.
Fighter pilots' reunions were the
best and the worst. They were fairly
small, quite exclusive, and the en-
tertainment was great. But a reunion
that begins with Bloody Mary's for
breakfast can change a man,
literally. East time I came home from
one of them, my wife met me at the
bus. She walked right by me. Didn't
know me. Thought I was some old
chap who should be• in a wheel chair.
She was right, as usual.
Well, this shindig in September will
probably be the last chance saloon for
many. As long as they don't invite the
wives, it'll be OK. When they started
doing that, I stopped going to
reunions.
There are Jaw thousand hotel
"rooms put on hold for the event. If one
twentieth of the air force vets turn•up,
it will be the greatest geriatric con-
vention ever held in the world.
$5,800 plus. overtime and probationary
constables $5,500. Chief Lloyd Westlake
will receive $8,000 plus overtime pay,
"Operation Thank You" for the Clinton
area climaxed _,Tuesday (evening .with -a..
dinner for all Canadian soldiers- who
served in Holland during the Second World
War.
The tribute was organized by +he
Canadians of ..Dutch descent to com-
me merate the 25th_ anniversary of the
liberation of Holland from German oc-
cupation in 1945.
The dinner, held in the Legion Hall, was
attended by more than 50 veterans and
close to -250 altogether. Rev. Alvin
13cukema. Pastor of the' Clinton Christian
Reformed Church was master of
ccre'monies.
25 YEARS AGO
May 12, 1955
Hiss Lucy R. Woods, news -gatherer in
Hayfield for the Clinton News -Record -for
over 30 years, has been adjudged
Champion rural correspondent in a contest
conducted by • the Ontario Weekly
Newspapers Association.
The Hurori Ramblers, Clinton's thriving
young dance orchestra, have been playing
for over a year now for the regular Legion
dances. Last Friday they donated their
music for-,.. the Scout and Cub dance.
Orchestra members are: Reg Smith, r
accordian; Jack Woods and Adam Wilson,
violin: Joe Read, mouth -organ; Jimmy
Cruickshanks, banjo and Miss Marie Dale,
piano. • 4
The movie Robinson Crusoe proved to be,
an excellent entertainment for all who
attended the Kin -Lions Family Night at
the local Llashniar drive-in theatre
Monday night. Despite a cold evening a
large crowd was on hand to give the local
service clubs is boost. •
50 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1930 •
The death on Saturday morning at his
residence of Dr. William Gunn removes•at
onee'the dean of the medical fraternity in
Clinton and a familiar and respected
figure in professional circles in this part of
Canada.
The barn of Mr. John Ashton of
Tuckersmith Township was burned early
last Friday in the severe electric storm.
Mr. Leslie Jervis has bought a truck and
is drawing milk to the Holmesville factory.
Mr. and Mrs. F;G. Neelin returned to
Bayfield last week after having spent the
winter in Cuba and Florida.
A son and heir cane to gladden.the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shohbrook of
Londcsboroon April 25,
On Wednesday afternoon of last'week,
Stanley Township residents experienced
an unprecedented shock upon hearing of
the sudden death o.f Mr. John Hohner by
lightening. Mr. Hohner had been engaged
preparing the ground for seeding, when a
severe thunderstorm came up and on his
odds 'n' ends
Too soon or too late?
Some people think they were born
too soon, others too late.
Some long to rocket into the 25th
century, like.Buck Rogers, just to see
where man's initiative takes him.
Will man be living in domed cities
or suburbs of the moon? Will he run
his life by push button and receive
daily sustenance from a tiny tablet,, as
some science fiction writers predict?
The other day, I heard a
philosopher contend that, if man
continues at his current reproductive
rate, he will inevitably run out of
space and exist in three feet of elbow
room. The philosopher compared it to
living in an elevator with an apart-
ment -building -quota of neighbours.
If medical scientists continue
successfully with their freeze -now -
live -again theories, some people may
get their wish - a chance to return to
the world centuries after their exit.
With today's doom and gloom and
tomorrow's uncertainty, 1 think I'll he
content with experiences of the
present. Let the next generation enjoy
way to seek shelter at the barn a bolt of
lightening struck 'him, causing instant
death
Attention ladies! A permanent wave of
natural beauty can be acquired by m.akin•g•
an appointment and calling on the un-
dersigned. Prices $7.50 and $10.00. Mrs.
Agnes Forrester, Queen., St., Clinton,
Phone 212 for appointment.
_ 75 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1905
The old song "Woodman Spare That
Tree" has lost its significance, at least for
Clinton, for instead of having too few trees
we have too many. "--,*
However, many have been felled this
• spring and more are yet to go. Even on the
school grounds Principal Lough recom-
mends that the services of the woodman
are required.
Snow fell on Monday and it has been
almost cold enough since for a fall of the
beautiful at any time.
Mr. Charles Lovett, who will on the 23rd
of this month celebrate the 60th an-
niversary of his birthday, was the first
child born 6n the Base Line, between
Clinton and Auburn. He has ever since
continued to reside on that: Line and by
energy ancr perseverance has ac-
cumulated a goodly share of the
wherewithal that helps to make this life
comfortable. Mr. Lovett is of North
Ireland parentageandproud of it.
100 YEARS AGO
May 6, 1880
It is reported that quite a"sensation was
created in a certain section of Hullett last
week; by thediscovery that a married man
intended eloping with the daughter of an
esteemed farmer. It is said that he sent his
wife and two children away on some
pretext, and was making arrangements to
elope with the lady in question, not ayet• 16
years. of age - when the fact was
discovered by means of letters that he had
written to her; and steps were con-
sequently taken to prevent a con-
summation of the plan. The man's wife is
the daughter of an East Wawanosh farmer
and spoken of as an exceptionally fine
woman, and the "girl in the case" may
-consider herself fortunate in getting off
free.
The streets of Holmesville are 'now
nearly all open. What about naming them?
Fishermen in Bayfield occasionally lift
as many as 1,200 pounds out of one gang of
nets.
On Tuesday the heat of the sun was so
great that a window curtain in Harland
Bros. store was set on fire and about a
yard of it burnt. The sun's rays were
focused by a lamp relector.
Mr. T. Holloway of this place, is raising
prickly comfrey vegetables for sale in the
shape of plants.
1'he public should remember that all
dealers in liquids are now compelled by
law to use the Imperial Measure.
by
Blaine townshend
and cope with the future. I can't
picture myself living in a bubble,
anyway, and I'm not the moon -
pioneer type.
Speaking of pioneers, I can't en-
vision myself in the nineteenth cen-
tury ei the r.
Some people yearn for the good old
days when life was simple. Man lived
by the toil of his hand and the sweat of
his brow; the land was his friend and
his foe at the same time.'
Through grandparents' tales,
through family photo albums and
through the magic of tv programs,
such as "Little House On The
Prairie", I'm taken hack, back to
another era.
Try as I may, I can't imagine
myself cleaning house in a dress
made of yards and yards of material.
I shudder at the pictures of scrub -
boards and rug heaters and black
kettles hanging over fireplace"s.
I crack at the thought of two weeks
without 'wheels'. How would I have
r coped living ten miles from town and
six miles from the nearest neighbour,
when the only means of tran-
sportation 'vas a work horse that
spent more time pulling a olow than
drawing groceries from the store?
Progress came slowly in the early
days, and it sometimes brought
complications. A few weeks ago Mrs.
Olson of Little -House -On -The -Prairie
fame almost drowned when she
flushed the water closet before her
husband had properly installed it,
No, I don't think I would fit into that
era any better than Buck Roger's era.
I'm content where I am.
Some people 'pooh-pooh' the talk of
energy shortages. They claim the -
danger doesn't exist, or atleast, it
won't occur in our lifetime so why
worry. But no consumer is 'pooh-
poohirig' the prices.
The world is a better place today
because of the enterprise and hard
work of our ancestors. It seems only
fair that we try to• leave the world in
better shape, or at least as good
shape, for our descendants.
There are some mighty problems in
the world today that the ordinary man
feels helpless to control, but, if
tightening his belt a little would slow a
backward slide, it seems worthwhile.
Now if only governments and
conglomerates of the twentieth
century would get the ideals
the
readers
Report it
Dear Editor:
Child abuse is a major problem k
n
society today. It -happens too often. It
can happen anywhet'e. Its effects can
be severe, even fatal.
The Ministry of community and
Social Services knows that child •
abuse is a„social problem that cap be
treated_ successfully; eased. or .
prevented.
The first step is to try tomake sure
more people are 'aware of it, -gun- 4110
derstand it andcareabout it. -
That is where you come in.
As you know, under the new Ontario
Child Welfare Act, professionals and
officials must report suspected cases
of child abuse to a Children's Aid
Society.
Reporting one's suspicions may
seem like telling tales, but the safety
of children is at stake. It is the only
way some families can be given ex-
pert counselling, which we know can
and does help.
• So, its really protecting children,
not telling tales.
If the new law is to be effective, it is
imperative the public understands
and supports the doctors, teachers or
public health nurses when they report
suspected cases of child -abuse.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Don Rennie
Director
Dear Editor: ,
'On several occasions during the
past five years I have appealed to
your readers for discarded hearing
aids. The response to my appeals ,has
been richly rewarded as hearing aids
poured Art from cities and towns from
coast to coast.
I have since retired from the
Ontario Ministry of Education but my
interest in helping impaired children
in the West Indies has not waned.
This program, now known as the
Canadian International Hearing
Services is in its fourth year under the
able co-ordination of Mr. Gordon
Kerr, a staff member of Humber
College of- Applied Arts -in Toronto.
Gordon, along with Dr. Donald Hood,
an audiologist, and Mrs. Nancy Hood,
a teacher of the deaf, make an annual
pilgrimage - to St'. Vincent, West
Indies, where hearing impaired
children and adults have been fitted
with hearing aids. •
The time has arrived for this
program to be extended to other West
Indian countries as the need to help
their hearing impaired is equally
great.
Once again I ask your readers to dig
out any old or discarded hearing aids
and mail -them to: Canadian Inter-
national Hearing Services, 54 Strath -
burn Blvd., Weston, Ont. M9M 2K7.
All contributions will be
acknowledged and receipts will be
issued for all cash donations.
Thank you, once again, for
'hearing' our appeal made on behalf
of hearing impaired children in the.
West Indies.
Sincerely,
George Mason.
Needs of the blind
Dear Editor:
The Research Commission on guide
dog for the blind is in operation since
December 1979. We are mandated to
,.carry a study in view to analyse the
need of a guide dog for the-£anadian
blind people, and the possibility of
establishing the first guide dogs
training centre in Canada.
Jean Gigubre, the actual director of
this Commission, in belief 'of his own
convictions, , -brought forward this
project. Being himself visually
handicapped and desiring a guide
dog, he had to follow the normal
procedures of having to acquire Kip,
his guide dog, from the United States.
Realizing that his four -legged friend,
Kip, was essential for his'own benefit
in regards of being self-sufficient and
regaining a greater participation and
a more active social life, he then
realized how important and ad-
vantageous it would be to have such a
training centre in Canada.
The Research Commission on guide
dog for the blind is subsidized by the
Canadian Employment Centre and
was established with the
collaboration of different associations
and Mirabel Township' as sponsor.
This Commission is composed of an
advisory committee and a working
team of six people.
We are ...Asking __asking for your
collaboration. Primarily, to make
your readers, auditors sensitive to
this project, secondly to encourage
the blind persons, who have received
our questionnaire, to complete and
return the questionnaire promptly.
Would you please print out or diffuse
the above information since you have
all the facilities toinform the
Canadian population. Thereby, you
will have contributed to help us to
forward this study in the right
direction and acquire a better
knowledge of the needs of the blind
persons for a guide dog.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
at 175 Ile 114lair E., Rosemmre, P.Q.
Telephone : 514-621-8406. We will be
happy to receive' your cornmehts and
support.
Thank you.
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