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General Manager -J. Howard Aitken
Editor. James R. Fitzgerald .
Advertising Director - Gary L. Habit
News editor = Sheligy McPhee
Ofiice Manager • Margaret (iilab'
Circulation • Freda McLeod
Public should know
A few years back when workers'
strikes were isolated to a particular
employer and the labor force which
was out for better pay or working
conditions, the vital statistics were
not really .a matter of public concern.
The dispute was a comparatively
narrow one, confined. to the com-
pany's profits and the workers' °pay
cheques, says the Wingham Advance -
In more recent times many strikes
are aimed not so much at the em-
ployer directly as they are calculated
to make the public suffer in the hope
that opinion will force the employer to
capitulate. That being the case, the
public, which is expected to respond
one way or another to the crisis of
, interrupted services, is entitled to
know the stakes involved.
Perhaps the media ar
certain degree for not
ficient effort to learn the
to blame in
Waking suf-
facts,Iutit
has become a general ilule that no
information is forthcoming during
negotiations concerning the demands
under discussion. If labor expects •
public .support, present wages and
demands for the future -should be a
matter of public knowledge.
If, say, a group of public servants
are out on strike, we, the people who
pay their wages and are, in fact, the
Actual employers, should know how
much the strikers have been getting
-and how much more they want. How
can the public be expected to form
any opinion,of,the justice or•injustice
of demands if there is no information
available? Are the strikers actually
living close to the poverty line? Is
their present wage level totally
inadequate on the basis of their
educational achievement?
Last week, after one of the plum-
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bers' and pipefitters' unions agreed
on a final settlement it was disclosed
that with a $2.52 per hour wage in-
crease total earnings would be $17.52
an hour, or $700.80 for a 40 -hour week.
World public opinionbhave supported
their demands had those figures been
known in advance. Doubtful.
Good idea
It's understandable, really, Clinton
people just aren't used to all these
recreationYprograms .
After• years of having only rec
programs meant ,mostly for hockey
and ball players. of the younger set,
it's going to toe some getting used to;
as most other People in town usuall
looked 0o d for their own off-wor
pastimes.
So. we hope organizers of the new'
programs aren't discouraged just yet.
We're just notused to all these extras
like tennis lessons, tot swims, gym-
nastic clubs, craft days; roller skating
and many more classes put on by the
Clinton.. Re.:reation Committee
through a federal grant to a couple of
summer students.
So far, with a few disappointing
exceptions, most o -f the programs
have been well received and when
more ,learn of the programs the at-
tendance.will increase and recreation
will become totally available to those
,from three to 93 as it should be. -
The only fly in the ointment is that
when the grant runs out., so -may the
program. We hope the rec committee
can keep many of them going on a
permanent basis and make recreation
a truly universal pastime.
"Just ill' 11'al' o/ .slioi't'ing 1 still have confidence in the dollar.."
write
letters
Political opinion
Dear Editor:
For ten • years. nQW f have been -
tryiing*to warn Canadians that Prime
Minister Trudeau's sole reason for
being in politics is to turn Canada into
a French,controlled, and inevitably, a
French-speaking country, In my first
book "Bilingual 'today, French
Tomorrow", t described the steps by
which our 'Federal —Government
Public Service, Armed Forces,
RCMP, and some 400 Crown Cor-
porations were being put into French
Canadian hands. In my second book
"Backdoor Bilingualism", 1
described with proof the process by
which the militant Francophone.
Associations, organized and 'funded
with millions of dollars by the
Trudeau Government, are now taking
over complete control of, our
provincial governments, beginning
with New Brunswick and Ontario. My
efforts were ridiculed by government-
initiated propaganda and by others
who chose to believe that duplicity
could not exist in Canada.
In the' June 1979 issue of "Har
per's", Peter Brimelow (Washington -
based columnist- for the "Financial
Post") wrote the following: "Foreign
attention (to Canada) is mostly at-
tracted by the French-speaking
nation emerging with glacial
• inexorability in Quebec after some 200
years , of relatively benign sub-
jugation. Equally remarkable
however is the fact that Canada
contains another nation virtually lost
to history, occupying four-fifths of its
territory and accounting for three-
quarters of its population, which the
official i
iii jargon
c 1 b n ual calls
g
'AnglophorLes'. They, are the English-
speaking Canadians, who have
performed the feat of subjugating
themselves."
With the willing help of Stanfield,
'Clark, Davis, :and Hatfield, the job of
converting Canada to total French
Canadian control is now all but
complete. Mr. Trudeau, the man who
as Minister of Justice in• 1967,
proposed .that Quebec declare itself
unilingually French, and by'so,doing
dispossessed half a million English-
speaking Canadians of their homes
and livelihoods, is now ready to im-
pose on the' rest of us, by decree if
necdssary, his French -Canada
Constitution.' That piece of contrived
legislation will guarantee French
Canadian control, of the public ser-
vices of all nine provinces outside of
Quebec, provinces whose total
Francophone population is five per
cent of the whole. That same . Con-
stitution will lock French -control .of
our Federal institutions and
legislation firmly into place. It will be
the last step in securing for French
Canadians the country—whose
government has already convinced
the outside world that Canada i"s
primarily a French-speaking country.
Hardly a single • Canadian at a
responsible level has had the courage
to object publicly to what is being
done to this country. Why then do I
object? I object because I- have seen
our once -proud country corrupted and
bankrupted by one man in pursuit of
his warped and obsessive goal. I
object because bilingualism has
never worked anywhere and is not
intended to 'work here except as a
smokescreen for the transition of jobs
and authority *from English to.
French. And lastly, 1 object because I
do not want to live in a country in
which all jobs, all .promotions, even
the laws by which we live, are made
for and by a French Canada which
considers this country to be theirs by
divine right.
At this point there is no hope for
English-speaking Canada unless
Canadians -take- matters --into- t -heir -
own hands. I am suggesting that as of
Labour Day`-, 1 September, 1980,
English-speaking Canada go oh a
_general strike and stay on strike until
'T"rudeau- is forced to resign, and until
a constitution can be framed by our
provinces in concert which recognizes
Canada as an English speaking
country; with one French-speaking
province whish can join us or not, on
our terms. Nothing Canadians have
ever done or will do will more effect
the future of our lives and this country
than to consider, discuss, and then act
as one on this measure to rid us of
Trudeau and his destruction of
Canada.
5 YEARS AGO
July 24, 1975
About 50 people were on hand at the
Clinton A era last Friday night f0 the
Centennial Sweepstake Lottery and -Beef
Barbecue that kicked off the .town's bir-
thday celebrations. '
Rosemary. Armstrong of Clinton had to
endure the suspense of the entire evening
but when Centennial Committee Chair-
man, Russ Archer drew her ticket, Mrs.
Armstrong, found herself an instant winner
of the $1,000 prize. Mrs. Armstrong said
she would use the money to make a trip
home to Scotland to visit her 'mother.
Centennial Week starts tomorrow when
Clinton welcomes back former personnel
for, an Air Force Weekend hosted vy the
officers and member of the Clinton Legion.
The first annual meeting of the Bayfield
Tequila Masquerade Society was staged at
Bud Robinson's ranch on July 19. The
gathering was terrified by a gorillas and
opening comments displayed by Flash
Lance.
10 YEARS AGO
July 23, 1970
An era in Clinton ends this week when
Elwood Epps begins a sale to dispose of
stock gathered over the 33 -year history of
Elwood Epps Sporting Goods.
Elwood is selling his Clinton business so
Try this
There are times that are sent to try
us. And whoever said that said a
mouthful.
Every time a child is born, first,
second. 12th or grandchild, we are
tried with a combinationvt fear and
joy.
Every time an oldster dies, we are
tried with regret, sorrow and
nostalgia.
When a daughter is married, we are
tried with grief, happiness, and. the
bank manager.
When we're applying for a job, we
are tried with sheer terror, a mind
that functions like a rusty pump, and
sweaty armpits.
On the eve---o-fl operation, we are
tried with a sudden realization that
we've let our communication with
God slip rather badly in the last five
years, and a simultaneous realization
that .surgeons are not God, and one
little slipP•fneLans you've lost your
spleen instead of your left ovary.
Wives and husbands are sent to try
us. The former\with what Mary said
to Edith before Gwen butted in. The
latter with why they double-bogied
the l "th hole.
Politicians try us. And try'u°s. and
try us. and try us. And we always
wind up with a gaggle of geese nobody
in his right mind would vote for.
Preachers try us, either by
reminding us we have sinned and
there is no health in us, or going off
into a tedious half-hour dialogue with
God, who must be as bored as the
congregation.
Waitresses try us. They don't wipe
the table. They bring the two -eggs -
over -lightly tough enough to sole your
boots, and the medium -rare steak so
raw no self respecting wolf would eat
it: Or 'so well done you could use it as
charcoal on the barbecue.
Old friends try us, sometimes
thoroughly. After 15 minutes of eager
conversation during which they tell
you how successful they are at Acme
Screw and Gear, they ask: "And
how's Jack?" Since you've never had
a brother called Jack, John, Johann,
Ian, Sean or Jan, and your two sisters •
are' 1VIabel and 'Myrtle, this can be
quite trying. Best answer is: "Fine. •
How's Archie?'" ' '�ou then find
yourself talking about two people
neither of you ever knew.
Some of my craftier readers will
long since have realized that this is
merely an inordinately lengthy in-
troduction to a personal experience
that is trying. In other words, a long
spiel to a pain in the arm.
Right on, crafty readers. The most
trying time for the head of the English
department -is the end of June. Alone
on. your bowed shoulders and greying
head is the chore of deciding what
1,500 sensitive teenagers are going to
read next fall. Actually, they're about
as sensitive as an old rubber boot, but
their parents think they are.
Here's the situation. You have
20,000 books. One third of them are
falling apart. Another one-fifth is so
scribbled with obscenities by those
sensitive youngsters that you couldn't
pedd-le them at a burlesque show.
Your budget for new books is the
same as it was eight years ago. Books
have doubled and trebled in cost..-
Well,
ostaWell, no problem there. You simply
sprinkle some gasoline around the
book storage center and drop a
match, hoping you don't burn the
whole show factory. But there is a
problem. The books aren't insured.
Of course, you get great support
from your English teachers. Their
tastes range from Dickens, who turns
the kids off like a tie in slimmer, to the
Texas Chain Saw Murders, which
would probably , r'irn them right on.
After these suggestions, they -- the
English teachers — go off to sail their
boats or stride the golf course.
And lurking imam wings, .of course,
are the self-appointed censors, most
of whom have never read a book from
cover to cover in 'their lives. They
know less about sex and profanity
than the veriest Grade Sixers.
Hovering behind the censors is the
great body of administrators,
educators and politicians, huddled in
terror that their sponsorship of a book
might cost them a job, a vote, 'or a
censure -from some other nit who has
ascended to the height of his -her
competence.
Ah, what the heck. It happens every
year. I'm too old to go back to The
Mill On The Floss, the most boring
book I've ever read. A Tale of Two
Cities is liable to stir up the Pecuistes
in Quebec. Uncle Tom's Cabin will
infuriate the black militants.
We'll hang in there with
Rucklebarrry, Finn, a homosexual
novel about a black r>rr;iul► aid as 'white
redneck; Who Has Seen The Wind, a
filthy novel aouut. Lill; 11, L. uI
pigeons; Henry 1V, Part One, about
an old drunk and a young libertine;
Hamlet, a play about an incestuous
hippie; Lord Of The Flies, a novel
about kids murdering each other;.
True Grit, with 17 violent deaths; The
Great Gatsby, concerning a weird
bootlegger; Dracula, which the kids
love; and The Pearl, in which a guy
kills four people and his baby- has it's
head shot off. Then there are: Of Mice
and Men, in which a chap shoots' his
buddy, a moron, in the back df the
head, and Julius Caesar, in which the
lead character is stabbed 16 times by
his buddies.
he can have more time to pursue the,hobby
that lead his name to be well-known
around the world to sportsmen.
To date:over e, er 1,000 acres of the future
Hulle-tt -Public Hunting Area- have been
purchased, representing about 20 per cent
of the total area to be acquired.
25 YEARS AGO
July 28, 1955
Certain of the ratepayers in Tucker -
smith Township School Area No. 1 have
expressed dissatisfaction over the move
by the Area Board to proceed with the
building of an addition to ,the school at
Egmondville. A petition signed by more
than 50 ratepayers wa presented at the
meeting of the board last week.
Made a swift little survey of the hot spots
in town yesterday and found that one part
of the Clinton Hosiery Mill won the contest
without even trying. The boarding room,
where steam heat stretches and blocks the
hose, has been running at a temperature of
120 degrees during' these scorching days.
Somewhere in second place came the dry
cleaning establishments where "Red"
reported it unsafe •to keep a thermometer
on hand at all because it would be
discouraging to know the right tem-
perature.
50 YEARS AGO
July24, 1930.
The weather favored the Veterans
yesterday, it being ideal for their big
picnic at Bayfield. A large number were in
attendance and a very happy afternoon
was spent iii . games,bathing etc. It is
expected that this will be an annual affair.
S.S. Nor9-Hullett School Reunion will be
held on Friday, this week. It is two miles
south of the village on the Base Line, A full
- program has been arranged for the day. A
gran parade in the morning with bands
attending, afternoon sports, games and
ba games and in the evening a concert.
1 are invited to fill up a basket and come
nd enjoy the day with friends.
Although the temperature was high•and
no place was so. comfortable gs'a place in
the open air and the shade, hundreds
people,. men women and even liti"
children, attended the nomination meeting
for South Huron, held in the Hensall Town
Hall on Monday afternnnn
75 YEARS AGO
July 27, 1905 •
Mr. Baines who has been in the employ
of Mr. John Middleton of Goderich
Township for the past two years, has
retired from farming and will try the
pleasures that town life affords.
The Brucefield junior football, team
drove -Over- to Sekfortlr last -Friday and—
played with a junior team of that town. On
the way over their team ran away. Some of
the boys jumped from the carryall and
were a little injured. Mr. John MacKenzie
was the driver so we were all surprised
that there should have been an accident of
this nature.
Miss Lizzie Lowery of Summerhill en-
tertained several of her friends at an ice
cream party on Friday evening.
1100 YEARS AGO
• July 29, 1880
On Saturday, the 17th July, James
Hopkinson, aged 17, bound 18 dozen, or
equal to 216 sheaves of "fall wheat in 50
minutes, which is the rate of over four
sheaves to the minute. This is very good
work.
Carling's bottled Lager Beer for family
use. Put up in , pints and quarts at N.
Robson's, Ge -neral Wine and Spirit Mer-,
chant in Clinton.
Says the Brussels Post: -"Clinton is one
of the old towns of the country. It has a
quiet, staid air about it. Even the •young
men and maidens have a decidedly
demure manner, which would lead a
stranger to suppose that they have an
inclination to 'settle down' early in life."
Several of our townspeople went to the
Maitland yesterday, where they will
remain "roughing it"•fora few•days.
A great many people avaihthemselves of
the cheap Saturday trips to Kincardine on
the Great Western.
Most people look upon a walk these
moonlight evenings as something
"exquisitely delightful."
We learn that arrangements are being
made to commence the erection of a new
foundry here, especially for the• con-
struction and repairing of" agricultural
implements, such as reapers, mowers etc.
which our farming friends will no.doubt be
glad to hear .of, as it will be a great con-
"an enience to them.
There is no town of similar size in
Western Ontario, that supplied the eastern
markets with such a quantity of butter and
eggs, as does Clinton. Since last spring an
enormous number of egg§ have been
turned over to dealers and shipments of
butter have been large and numerous.
Cold facts
You can tell a lot about a home and
the people who live in it lust by
looking at the frig door.
Some people always used the
refrigerator door as a bulletin board,
but the• fad seems to have grown in
recent years.
Walk into a stranger's kitchen,
glance at her frig door and you'll
know whether site's got kids. If you
study the door closely, you might even
guess their ages baoause°it makes an
excellent art gallery for pre-
schoolers' "abstracts," kindergarten
kids, houses, cars and animals and
Grades 1, 2 or 3, telling time charts,
numbers, printing and writing. You
might 'even find the essay or poem of a
budding author.
If the family likes pets, you'll
probably find a snap shot of the dog or-
cat.
You might meet other members of
the family or learn about them
through photos of last month's
reunion, the beachparty two weeks
ago, sister Ann's new baby, little
Tommy's second birthday -party or
Dad caught in a candid shot when he
accidentally turned the garden hose
on himself..n...r.
Kids aren't the only creative people
in a family. One lady said her
husband wrote a poem for her on their
40th wedding anniversary "to prove
the romance hadn't gone out of their
marriage." He did such a good job it
was still on the frig door on their 50th
anniversary.
When you look at a frig door, you
may realize someone in the family
has a poor memory. Reminders may
include, "Take dog to vetT-hursday at
four," or `Sally, dentist, Tuesday one
o'clock."
You may also discover a wife with a
knack for subtle hints, like "Don't
forget to take me out to dinner
Saturday night."
Roommates can use the door for a
memo pad: "So and so called". "Call
so-and-so." "Out of milk" or "If you
can't find your blue sweater, 1
borrowed it."
If there's a dieter in the house, the
frig door is a dead give-away. The
dieter or a meddlesome helper will
plaster it with slogans: "dangerous.
curves ahead", "calorie city", "no
snacking zone" or "many a round
figure has been required by eating too
many square meals."
A popular diet aid seems to be a cow
cut out of felt and held on the frig door
with magnets. The cow strategically
placed at eye level, says: "Holy Cow!
Y'ou Again??"
If the lady of the house has a sense
of humor, she may use a saying, such
as "Eat at your own risk" or "My
kitchen doesn't always look this bad;
usually it's worse." If she's - smart,
she could add: "Nothin' beats thanks
and best wishes, 'cept help with the
dishes."
More tips on the likes and dislikes of
the family are the magnets used to
hold the pictures, messages and -
slogans. Cartoon characters may be
used in a house with small children or
numbers to help older children learn.
A lady may prefer fruits or bright
flowers that complement -the decor of
the kitchen. I've seen lady bugs and
frogs, and one lady said she used a
tiny mouse. (I'll pass on the last one,
thank you.) -
What do I have on my refrigerator
door? I had two furry dogs with perky
ears. The magnets holding the ears
gave way and the ears drooped every
which way until they fell off, I guess
my frig door was opened and closed
too often.
I could stick on a reminder, such as
"detour, curves ahead," but what I
really need is a padlock.
- The modern frig door makes an
unique bulletin board, but the old ice
box could tell some stories as well.
One man recalled that, in the days
when milk was delivered to the house
and the doors were left unlocked, he
put notes for the milkman in the
icebox because he would be at work
when he called. The notes might read
"Leave twoquarts today. How are the.
kids? Could you loan me five bucks'til
the end of the month?"
Although the house owner and the
milkman only talked two or three
'•times in two years, the latter always
answered the notes in the same
friendly fashion. And he loaned the
five bucks, tool
Yours sincerely,
J. V. Andrew
L. Cdr. (Retired),
Perth, Ontario
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