Clinton News-Record, 1980-07-03, Page 4•
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mmunity must help
Only six months ago, it seemed like
Clinton's doctorshortage`was solved.
We had a new general .practitioner
who was taking up the overloa• on the
other doctors, and he was ' of only
easing the patient load, but gi ing the
town another doctor who coul
cal'- foremergencies at the hos
Unfortunately, our ' ewsest
member of the medical p' ofession,
Dr. George Scott, has leftwn, and it
leaves our medical • care in a
precarious position again. That
leaves us. with only three doctors to -
have on call, and if one Of them is on
vacation, and the tither happens tobe�
sick, real trouble could result.
But the other doctors and, the
•
time,
Attorney -General Roy McMurtry
and the Ontario Traffic SafetyCouncil
have both come out to urgetha'r tiffe'r
penalties be levied for drinking and
driving offences in an effort.td reduce,
thie mounting carnage on highways..-.
It's 'a plea that will be welcomed by
all, says the Exeter Tines -Advocate,
but those who imbibe too heavily
before getting • behind the , steering
wheel, although they too should
perhaps be appreciative if it in fact
gets them off the 'road before they do
damage .to themselves. or others and.
have to spend the balance of their
lives living with the agony.
Of course, the program will only be
successful if provincial court officials
comply with the requests and take a
tougher stance.
Area readers have already • been
Clinton hosptial board have worked
Long and hard enough to try and lure
another doctor into town, and they are-,
tired of beating their heads against a
brick wall.
Despite all the medical profession's
work, the rest of the town, for the
most part, remains apathetic and' it
appears townspeople -couldn't care
less. But it's time the apathy ended,
or someone in ,town could face serious'
consequences.
A citizens". committee should be
formed right away and look into the
p
ossibilitY of attracting more doctgrs°t•
to Clinton before one f present M.D.s
gets tiled of doing.all the extra work
ri
and leaves asrwell! by J.F.
i G .
too
too
•
advised through this newspaper that
provincial police have been given'new..
gadgets (ALERT) to . better crack
down on drinking drivers and
hopefully that added threat and the
possibility of . stiffer penalties will
- make them think twice before taking
that "one for the road.";
It could well -be "one for the jail" in
the most. flagrant cirdumstances and.
certainly'' one for stiffer fin and
licence suspensions in' all cir.
cumstances.
The mounting death and. injury toll
has to be halted and obviously' the
time has come ` to stop 'i-nerely
,lamenting the problem and'fo take the
,; L -necessary corrective action to protect
• the vast majority who understand.
their respon-sibilities--�:_
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"First girn ie a d
remernbering
our past
5 YEARS AGO
July 3, 1975
An Ontario grant -few -°$'1.2,087 will help to
improve -a •six -acre_ park on the east shore
of Lake Huron- in Stanley_Town shipr,
Natural Resources Minister, Leo Bernier,
announced today.. ` •
Th e ,;;municipality which wil1F° 'bntrtbtl.te
an amount .equal to 'the grain, ilow can
pro Bed. -.with the' initial, developmentof
this approved park: •
. Last minute •preparations"are underway
for the. Clinton Centennial celebrations,•:;
which start on July 25 and the main streets
of Clinton are all decorated' for the oc-
casion. S.eaforth's Centennial was a smash
haei: last weekend."
The Bayfield Ever Young ' Senior
_Citizens held a pot luck copper at'the Old
Homestead, the beautiful campgrounds on
the old Clinton Road,
The Clinton Library has finally -had a
new coat of .paint put on the interior and
library employees Margaret Farquhar,
Marion Doucette and Kay _McGee were
-.:busy last week -putting th-e'�ooks balk on
the .shelves: Clinton council, however, has
made no-'clecisii n yet on the structural
reairssneeded by the building.
10 YEARS AGO
July 2,1970
The -trotters and pacers will roll on
schedule this Sunday at ,the new Clinton
Raceway. m
For several weeks, feverish activity has
taken place at the Community Park as
about.$20,000 worth of building was done to
accommodate the newest horseracing.
trackcin'Ontario. A pa:rimutuel building, a
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A celebrity's life
You have no idea how tough life is
for us celebrities: signing
autographs, beating off . groupies,
phone ringing with congratulations
and requests for interviews, trying to
be triumphantly modest. '
I'm certainly glad my_celebrityness
lasted only one day. Two days and I'd
probably have started thinking tlI
really was somebody worth knowing.
I did start charging .students one
dollar a piece for autographs, and had
a fair little run there until one omit em
reminded the others that they could -
get a free signature just by reading
the nasty remarks I make on their
report cards. That was the end of that
bonanza.
To the bewildered, your old, broken-
down, favorite columnist 'was the
subject of 'a profile, in a national
rna az Balled Today, and thetli
phe has.never started•ringing since.
Some people thougtit'the article was
dreadful. An old .colleague was
disgusted . because the magazine
printed how much I make a year. My
wife was furious. The photographer
Who took my picture scrunched up the
drapes he drew behind me for a
background, and they looked as
though they needed ironing.. My
assistant department head was an-
noyed about my picture, because the
art department of the magazine had
not used the air brush to wipe out the
wrinkles, fowls, and other ap-
purtenances of wisdom and maturity.
A bright young colleague, who
wri e•s well s expressed the .opinipn
that t e.arti%e was badly written, and
was• attacked furiously by' other
colleagues who thought • he was
jealous. He wasn't. He waa.,,right. It
was 'a bit choppy because an editor
had obviously been busy with the
scissors, to• make the th'in'g fit around
photographs and into the space
allotted, as is 'their -wont in a
magazine that caters "tai a typical TV
audience -mentality.
But those wonderful people, my
completely uncritical students,
thought it was great: first, because
my name was in big type; second,
because it,, was a national magazine;
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third, because my picture was • in it;
fourth:, because 'they got a 'little
reflected glory.
They'd have been just as happy I
were an axe -murderer, as long as I hit
the Media,. So.,._one day my Grade 9
thought I was4,just, that snarly old
grey-haired gly..•.up " front who kept
telling them that a verb has to agree'
with its subject. The next, I was in the;...
same magazine as Richard Burton,
and my wife was taking_ on__the
dimensions, figuratively speaking, of
ElizaTeth Taylor.
Personally., I.have some scores to
settle about -the article, For one thing,
1 was oo innocuous an. in. y. The
writer., .Earl McCrae, is a cracking
good sports writer, who has done
some fine hatchet jobs on sports
figures in Canada.
Least he could.have done is carve
me up a bit, and let me get into a
.slanging match with him, via the
public print. It was as though, au
McCrae, as soft as a sword,
had muttered to himself, "Poor olde
,sod; he's over the hill. I'll use th
putter instead of the salt." This is the
same writer whom George Ch.uv.alo
, threatened to punch right through the
wall of a gym when he had written a
piece about George, the perennial
punching bag. •
.Another guy I have a bone to pick
with is Ray Argyle, who owns the
syndicate. ,that disti''ibutes this here
now column. At one point fn the ar-
tide, he called me a "monument."
Well, I'll' -think of something to call
you, Mr. Argyle.
One adjective in the article is going
to create endless' amusement for old
friends of my wife. It is, the word
"'languid". ,Mind you, it's, rather a
neat word. Better than pudgy,
pugnacious, bubbling, feisty, ori any ofw
those other • over'orked magazine -
article words.
But my wife is about as languid as a
Roman Candle. We were at a big --
wedding the weekend the article
came out. About halfway through the
reception, I was fairly bubbling,
fairly . feisty, and pleasantly
pugnacious. . ,<.
I ,..drifted over to where she sat,
deliberately looking languid, and
observed, "Migawd, you're looking'
languid tonight." She marched.
dispensed
by
bill smiley
straight` to 'the bar and had me put on
the Indian list. (Oh, yeah, somebody
is going to write that -that is a racist
remark.)
You'll be glad to know that the
wedding turned out well. I drove to
the reception while she map -read., She
drove home, but .I couldn't see the
street signs. "
We drove -around a strange city for
an hour and a half, completely lost.
Finally, I saw a car, and a place
beside it that seemed to be open.
" top, VII ask wlii'ere we are."
nipped out, went up to the stopped
car, and demanded of the two,police
o leers ran ail ing 1 , - o in e
name of all that is holy, does one find .
the Royal Connaught Hotel, in this'
misbegotten city with all its stupid
one-way streets?"
The .Cop was a modicum of
decorum. "If you'll just look to your
right, siryou'll see that you are
parked directly in front of it."
So much.for.being a celebrity.
I hear they're real "tough 111 this town ! "
Farmvisits
• DearEditor
An updated catalogue of suitable
field trip sites for elementary..
students 'tis•' being put together this
summer, -Once ' completed, the
catalogue will proyi'de teachers With
information about field trips, in. and
.around "Huron County_ on which they
could,,tak,.etheir students. This project
is'part,of an Experience 8O program
funded by the Jytintitryiy Education.'
Teachers -often take their students
on trips to area farm,, businesses and
industries.. We are hoping that more
farms can be included in „the , new
:-°--catalogue-of-field-trips. E-ar-mers-v, ho
are willing -to offer field trips oftheir
farming operations for local children
can -contact us, tithe address below,
We would alsoilike to thank all,.the
areabusinesses and factories who
have already helped us by providing
•- , information. We would welcome any
other information '-'regarding -field
trips that may have been missed.
Please feel free to contact us. We
are working out of -the Exeter Publioe
School. Qur address is: Experience
'80, Box 599, Exeter, Ontario, NOM 186
235-2630.E
a look through
the news -record files
thrice -storey judges stand,'a tote board and'
two .new -barns, along with art"tither barn
build by the fair board. have been com-
pleted
• Mtire---than 54 survivor -s --of:- the .416*st
Battalion, Huron County's'. unit'in_W_orld
Quite
1, gathered -1 `Exeter. on the weekend
2.:1. witness thededicatjon of new colors.
About 15 veterans from linton attended
the�ceremony and guest speaker was J.I:
Cornish of Brucef.ield, the first man t� join
the battalion in Exeter.
A Sea'Scout'troop is in -The formative
stage in Bayfield. Ted Gozzard of Bayfield
is organizing the troop. Mr. Gozzard has
been associated with the llth Woodstock'
troop of Sea Scouts ..for solve time.
25 YEARS SAGO
July 7,1955
A quite special day was made' of the final
day of school for the students of Grade 8 at
-Clinton Public School.
Under the guidance of a group of 10
mothers, a" swimming and boating party
was =planned at the lake and Carl Cox of-
fered his cottage and grounds'for the site.
Mr. Cox, Lloyd Batkin and Reg Bali each
provided a motor boat and the graduates
were given rides in turn. Lunch was served
picnic style .;and then the youngsters
returned to Clinton to prepare for the
evening celebrations.
Tuckersmith School Area resolved one
of its major problems of overcrowded'
school rooms when the Department of
Education gave approval to build on the
:north side of SS 8 at Egm-ondville,' SS 4
near Clinton and SS 9 (Red Tavern). They
will still have above normal numbers of
the afternoon in fishing and.`bathing.: A
bonfire was -built and supper served, after
wh'ich..jokesan.d singing were indulged in,-
including' a number from Mrs: Margaret
•--E:-G-Ien hick were much appreciated.
• uite a number attended the races 'in'
Se'aforth"on Safurday.of last week
One minute pickle plated electric
toaster. These are a bargain-=at411.9s at •
• : gutter and 'Perdue,- Plumbing, Hardware
arkiElectrid-Wiring. Phone 147w.
75 YEARS AGO
July 6,1905
Linen suits 'for -75- cents. At T. Jackson
Sr., we have 50 American Linen Suits for
boys which we will sell from 75 cents to $1
per suit.
Seated in the saine pew in the Ontario
Street Church on Sunday morning last
were three .sisters whose average age is 81
years. They. -were Mrs. Plumsteel Sr., 83
Mrs. A.D. Wiftse, 81 and Mrs. Robt:
Barber, Seaforth, 79. They are bright,
cheerful: and 'active and beloved by their
families and a host of friends., It is not
likely that a like incident occurred .in any
other church in the Dominion last Sunday.
A 'valuable coltbelonging to Mr. W.W.
Farran was found dead in the pasture field
on°Friday last.. What cut short its existance
is not known, but there is some suspicion
that it in some way got poison. The colt
was, imported and of the best trotting
stock. Mr. Farran some time since refused
$125 for it.
100 YEARS AGO
-- July 8,1880 1
It is seldom that anything transpires In
the quiet village of Londesbor&--that ea-lls-
up so much interest as the late organ
contest which took place a't Mr, °Bell's
'hotel. Tha -irrartiments in competition
were Karns of Woodstock, Bell of Guelph,
Doherty of Clinton and Dominion of
Bowmanville. After ample time had been
given to thoroughly test the qualities of
each instrument, Mr. Bell appointed June
30 for the final test and decision, when the
representative of • each factory were
present, except one who4 withdrew his
instrument the evening previous. Mr. Bell
selected and 'purchased the Dominion
organ from Messrs. Wade Bros., of
Clinton.
It is our painful duty to record the
prostration of M.r. " John Calbick of
Holmesville, on a bed of sickness.
The gentleman .who unintentionally sat
down on a coir"of barbed wire fence, 'in`
front of one of the stores the other day, did,
not long remain in that position, nor was
his language intended for ears polite. .
On -Thursday -a -=genuine full blooded
The 29th annual decoration service at
Balk's Cemetery was held on Sunday
evening. Attendance was not as large as
previous years, the hot weather no doubt
contributing -to -the smaller turnout. Mr.
Bren de Vries, rector ' of St. Mark's
Anglican Church, was in charge of the
service.
50 YEARS AGO.
• 'July 3, 1930
Miss Gwen Holmes has opened a little...
gift shop in Bayfield. .
Mr. Wm. Clark of Constance recently
purchased anew Plymouth sedan car.
The many friends of Mr. E.J•. Trewartha
will be pleased to know he -able to be
'around' again after a severe attack of
lumbago. '
The young people of the Bayfield line
held a very successful weiner roast at the
south pier in Bayfield on June 30.
At the beginning of August, Mr. R.E.'
Manning;--lot;a-l--iiia'
Bank, will be granted one year's leave of,
absence, at the end cif that time retiring on
pension. Mr. Manning, although you
wouldn't think it to look at him, has
reached the age at which the Royal retires
its officials, having lowered the age limit
by five years just recently.
On the afternoon of July 1 a few,families
on the 4th of Stanley held a picnic on the
- Ri yfield River. flats. `'The children spent
+'Canada
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'By the time you read this, Canada
will be 113 years old, and if things go
according to plan, we will have an
official national anthem- 0 Czfn'ada.
The patriotic song was written 100
years ago. I took it for granted as our
anthem when we rose to sing it at
social functions or heard the familiar
strains as -our flag rose over Olympic
podiums in years gone by.
The French version will remain the
same. The .new English version will
'omit one '0 Canada' and 'stand on
guard for thee.' Critics felt we
repeated "stand on. guard for thee"
once -too often, especially When the
song ..didn't tell us what we were
-standing on'guard for thee 'for:
1 was always a little. disappointed
that the composer ran out of words at
that poin •and resorted to repetition.
Th't gentleman, who superbly' sings
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• Paul Perry
Dorothy Van EsbroeGk-.
Grateful kids
Dear Editdr, ,
We "are writing this letter in ap-
pre..ciation for -the effort , of a roller
''' skating rink in Clinton. ' 4 k
It will hppefully keep ki' s off of the
streets and give us some hi to do.
Now . Clinton will maybe aver•moire
recreational • sports, ., not only for
' adults but kids too. It is ejoyed by
• manyof us. •
Your truly,
A eouple-Of
,.
grateful kids.
Worthy 'cause
Dear Editor:
During Mental Retardation Month,
The Goderich and District
Association_ for"' the.entally
Retarded again requests your
financial support of - out current
programs. •
In'th_e past ..year, =•we..'have: ex-
panded the Workshop .to cover 25
clients ; openeda'small toy_production'
and woodworking facility; negotiated -
several new contracts with local
_industries; ' 'changed the Workshop
name to "ARC Industries of
Goderich"; opened our Group Home_
at200 Keays Street and received nine
_residents --who- d=ill --to a--
• family-corrimunity environment;: In
planning stage of, establishing an
apartment support program for
adults; .in ' planning stage of
establishing a nursery schl for
handicapped pre-schoolers.
As you were kind enough to extend
your support' last year, we wish to
again call upon your generosity to
assist in maintenance of the existing
operations along with further ex-
pansion ' of the. Workshop and
development of an apartment support
program as an extension to the Group
Home: • '
Your donation may be allocated, if
you wish, to: General Association
needs';' Workshop support; Group
Horne -Apartment support; Carnp
($250 sponsors one person for • orie
week) ;-- Corporate membership ($56'
Indian passed through Clinton on his way
to Southampton.
Tramps are unusually plentiful, but they
take good sense to steer clear of the town
constable.
Ifpthe boy who stole the peaches off the
tree in a garden on Huron Street, will
kindly return the dish he borrowed.,. to•
carry thein away, he will fear of
something to his advantage.
by
Blaine townshend
0 Canada at every home game of the
Montreal. Canadiens, caused a furor a
year or two ago by inserting the
French version into.the English p'art
of the song "0 Canada, glorious and
free; we stand on guard for life acid
liberty; 0 -Canada, we stand on guard
for thee,"
T like it. Standing on guard for life
and liberty makes sense.
I wonder whether Canadians will
have as many problems agreeing on a
song as they do.on the more important
issues ..in Canada at present.
Cada _ Daly Dominion Day or`
whatever you chose to Gall it usually
passes quietist, except for the, ..ex-
pensive promos initiated by' the
government in recent yearn,
It's a littIeernbarrassing to note the
July 1 weekend is effected as tnuchpr
rnoee by the 'U.S. Independence Day
than .by our own Canada Day.
Canadian campgrounds • are filled
With American tourists celebrating
their day. '
The U.S. birthday partyis a big
bash filling Americans with pride,
while Canada Day is a holiday giving
Canadians another long weekend.
The events of the ,past•'f�ew^''month;
made most Canadians .aware of our
'country's greatness and weakness.
The majority agreed Canada should
stay united and seemed willing to
work at it: Maybe our, -appreciation
and co-operativeness will make
Canada Day, celebrations more
evident.
I have mixed emotions about bra
thday celebrations:—Fireworks,
parades and parties are 'fun, but they
cost money. That money could be
used for a multitudeof on-going
programs . - improving the quality of
life for Canadians less fortunate than
the majorityls_.helping Canadians in
'far-flung parts of the Country to get to
know each othet- b'etter; „ making
Canada's' goodwill Work at home and
abroad..
Signs eh unity and caring would be
fitting tribute to Canada on,'her day'.
fo' • '.••ar
a
Please send your contribution to -140
Palmerston Street; Goderich,Ontario
N7A 3E8.
' Yours sincerely
Don Budnartk
for'the G.D.A.M.R.
Well done
Dear Editor:
Once again I note that the Clinton
• News -Record has received an_award
at the recent weekly newspaper
competition. `
Such awards are indicative of good
managerrient, knowledge of the in-
dustry, sound judgement, and hard
'work.
May I take this opportunity to
congratulate you and your staff on
this achievement and wish" rou every
success in the future. '
Sincerely,
Jack Riddell, M.P.P.
Huron -Middlesex
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