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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-09-18, Page 4n^ PAOH4�, l'C 1 HEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, $:PTEIVIBER, 15, 1980 BLUE h'll B N AV V ARD 1980 The cifeteii N-11.00r+f a 00c4, .,11 M11 et see .� 4.3`4•01 o i , . ILL Tel,i 4l*4443. IAr. ( ttrerr .113* eZvewr.t' U.11. .‘1110001.14•44-04 PM, yoor it ill rlelstered ws 0040144 chi 1040 ! by ,tip, poo mice ear the permit num The NewsaRecerdf ,lsfsorpecefed In. 1024 the t+litrae ffews-ifirclfr44 foifoit4ftl 4101« sod They clletere New fr+1, founded In iS43 TOO press' Clinton News-R�ord 4C A MEMBER JAMES E. FiTZGERALD - Editor SHELLEY McPHEE News Editor GARY 'MIST - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET L. GIBS - Office Manager $ONNIE SCRIVER Circulation 9 40.0 ABC a wn MEMBEtt tl Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rate Card No. 10 effective Sept. 1. 1170. According to a French university professor, the dropping birthrate and. aging population in Western society is sending it the way of anojent Greece, into decadence and apathy. The fundamental cause, according to Albert Sauvy, is "the pernicious and debilitating" aging of western populations that is .sapping the youth- ful vitality of society. A Greek scribe, Polybius, writing more than 2,000 years ago, said "The population of cities has ... decreased because men enjoy luxury, money and also laziness and at the most they consent to having one or two children, so they may enable themselves to be rich and live in luxury." A fair comment on modern society as well? Has the Current generation of childbearing age opted for other, less- strenuous or demanding forms of self fulfillment? says the Mitchell Advocate. If the current population decline continues, the Canadian Pension Plan system is expected to go broke shortly after the turn of , the century. Currently one-third of the population is over 50. That percentage will rise to one-half of the population by the year 2000. The decision to have children is a very personal one. Many would-be parents ..question _whether they should bring children into a world threatened by nuclear war, famine and raging disease. But will the general aging of the population cause new problems and pressures as yet unexperienced in modern'history? A wise man once wrote: "There is no virtue in old age. Its only ad- vantage is that it spans change." As society ages, s indeed it will if p es ent trends cont nue, what will be t e ultimate outco e? Will we fall into that "-pernicious and debilitating" tray spoken of by Polybius.. We'll just have to wait and see. Can you say no? On 'April 12, when a young man dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean and vowed to repeat the procedure eight months later in the Pacific, very few Canadians were aware of the man's name or his in- tended goal. He struggled across the eastern provinces with little attention, but by the time he reached Ontario, Terry Fox was starting togain recognition and support for the raw courage and determination he was showing in his unselfish quest to raise money for the fight against a disease which had claimed his leg. Despite the blisters, fatigue and the sight of blood• dripping from his stump, Terry Fox made believers out of most people that he would actually accomplish his dream. Then, he was struck again by cancer as he crossed through nor- thern Ontario and tearfully an- nounced he would have td' terminate his marathon of hope. Terry Fox deserved a better fate. But Terry Fox does not need your sympathy. He needs to know that his dream has become a reality by an outpouring of donations to step up the fight against the dread disease which has dealt this new Canadian hero such a devastating blow. ,,Can you really say no to him? (from the Exeter Times -Advocate) write letters September silhouette by Bud Sturgeon Penny sale pear > ditor:. The Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital is proud to announce plans ,for the 1980 "Penny Sale The draw$ will be held on September 27, 1980 at ' the Town Hall where prizes will be displayed previous to draw. This sale is one of the Aurtiliary's r. major fund raising projects projects.2 All Profits realized are spent on new equipment for,the hospital and con- veniences for the patients comfort, The successes that the "Penny Sale" has enjoyed over the years is due to .the generosity of the donors in Clinton and surrounding area. • Thinking you in advance for your. co -operation. - Sincerely, Joyce Hilderley, Canvasser remembering a look through our past the news -record files 5 YEARS AGO September 18, 1975 , Should Clinton's municipal pool be closed permanently, or should it get an estimated $50,000 'repair bill even though the usage has dropped considerably this past summer? That was the question that the Clinton Recreation Committee faced in a lengthy debate at their _monthly meeting and. decided to try and keep the pool open again next summer. More than two dozen members of the Clinton Horticulture Societywere out at the town hall recently for a corsage ' making bee. The flowers were put together for presentation to the residents and staff at Huronview. ,The old Stanley Township -Bayfield dump --just west of the village will soon be closed forever as the ministry of the en vironment has given the township pen, mission to open a new dump west of Varna. The new dump will be ready late this fall or early next spring. 10 YEARS AGO September 17, 1970 Apiece of pipe, a battery, some wire and an alarm clock were the remains of a bomb found by Clinton Police at Central Huron Secondary School earlier this week. The device had been planted at the back of: the school and timed to explode early Sunday morning. If the ends of the pipe had bee sealed with metal instead of a wood plug, police said, the bomb could have done a great deal of damage. The Londesboro and Auburn Squirts softball have won two games out of the best of five with Ayton in the semi-finals for WOAA. Miss. Sharee Kennedy of Londesoboro has been chosen to represent Huro'n Municipal politics If you have never been involved in municipal politics, you should have a go. Run for anything from dogcatcher to mayor. If you lose, it will be good • for your ego. If you win, it will be good for your humility. I speak, as always, from personal experience. For two years I served on a town council. It was illuminating, if not very enlightening. . I was elected, of course, by ac- clamation. As was everybody else on the council. So keen were the citizens to serve that some years, on nomination eve, we had to go down to the pub, drag a couple of characters out, and guide their hands while they signed up. When I was elected, I was present as a reporter. There were only five other people in the council chambers. so it was decided that I would he elected as the necessary sixth. Since I had already served on the executives of various moribund organizations which liad died forthwith, I agreed. 7t didn't die, as I'd hoped. The next year we were all re-elected. By ac- clamation. It was pretty heady stuff, at first. As a partner in a printing plant, and a newspaperman, I was immediately appointed Chairman of the printing. advertising, and public relations committee of council. This meant that our firm automatically received the contract for the town's printing and .advertising, which we already had. The public relations part meant that I had to stop suggesting in the paper that the town council was made up of nitwits, nincompoops and nerds. Another chap, with a pretty good heating and plumbing business, was named Chairman of the interior municipal modification committee. Heating and'plumbing. A third, who had a tractor, a back- hoe and a snowplow, .was appointed Chairman of the public works department. He immediately in- troduced a by-law raising the rates per hour of such 'equipment. It passed, four to two. The opposition was from another councillor, a retired farmer, who also had a tractor and a threshing -machine, which he thought could be converted to plowing snow. His brother-in-law voted with him. But these moments of power and glory soon faded. The conflict of in- terest became apparent, , and there was no way out for a marl' of honour except to resign. It took rife day two years to reach that conclusion. You may think that a fair time, but it's not easy to walk away from a $75 a year stipend. The mayor made $150. As .a reporter, I had been more interested in the conflicts than the interests. Iliad delightedly heard, and printed, one councillor call another councillor a "gibbering old baboon." And watched - the victim of the pejorative. a stripling of 78, invite the name -caller outside, stripping off his jacket during the exchange. Cooler heads prevailed. It was thirty-four below outside. - • Well. as you can see, as a member of that august body, the Town Council, I couldn't print that sort of thing. I had to report that the two councillors "had a difference of opinion." When I wrote that phrase and had to omit that one of the councillors was obviously in his cups. I knew I had to quit. All of this is a preamble to a thickish document I got in the mail the other day. It is a new by-law printed and dispersed (at what enormous cost I shudder) by our local town council. There are 39 numbered pages of legal inanities, and about an equaFnumher of pages of maps of the town, equally unintelligible. As 1 said, the mailman delivered it, regardless of expense. A dozen 'kids could have covered the town in two hours, or stuffed them in the sewer. Despite my wide experience as a municipal councillor, or "perhaps because of it, this by-law completely baffles -me. The first thirteen pages are definitions. They tell us what is a lot, a .yard (front) and a yard (rear), a garage, a building. They also inform the ignorant citizenry what a school is, a person, a restaurant, a motel, a boarding-house. All alphabetically. There was no mention of "brothel" under the B's. The tly-law tells us how high our fences or hedges can he. It tells 'us how high our houses can he. How many square metres of floor space we must have if we decide to- sk Auntie Mabel, crippled -with arthritis, to share our dwelling. How many parking: places we need for each establishment. Again no mention of Turn to page 7 • C County 4-H Hornenpaking clubs at the Western Fair on September 18. There are 17 other girls going from Huron County. • 25 YEARS AGO September 29, 1955 In appreciation of the patronage given them by their customers, a number of Clinton merchants have decided to inagurate what will be known as Clinton Appreciation Day. Each week, each of 25 participating merchants is contributing $3 toward .a treasure chest, Free tickets will de given to customers -and a draw on the chest will be held on October 15 at the Library Park: . . A slim new booklet, Welcome to Clinton, made its appearance at the RCAF Station this week. The booklet tells the story of the founding of the town of Clinton, of how John Galt got the idea for the settlement of the Huron Tract,,how "Tiger" Dunlop got his name and includes brief accounts of the early days. The advertising layouts are the work of young Seaforth journalism student, Ken Larone. A proposal has been made to organize Cubs and Scouts in Bayfield. It is hoped that plans will materialize and have the support of the citizens. • 50 YEARS AGO September 18, 1$30 people going through town miss their ay, it will not be for lack of road signs directing them. G Mr. T.H. Leppington brought a corn stalk into this office the other day which measured within one inch of 11 feet. Dry,. hot weather seems to favor the growth of corn. Bayfield Fall Fair, which is the best in Huron County, is going to be bigger and better than ever this year. The directors are very busy preparing for the big exhibit in the hall and also for the livestock. Amongst other features of the second day will be horse-shoe pitching contests and a softball game between the Port Huron Fire Department Team and the Clinton team. Permanent wave specials. Permanent waves of ,patural beauty. Personality ware, formerly $10, for $8. Permolete wave, regular $7.50 for $6.50. Make an early appoirtment at Mrs. Agnes Forrester, Q0en Street, Phone 212. 75 YEARS AGO September2l, 1905 The two Armenians who have been canvassing this district on behalf, so they state, of some religious institute in the country from which they hail, are per- sistent beggars. Among the houses at which they called in town was that of a laborer and as they arrived about dinner time he invited them to join him. They did so and after partaking of a hearty meal. produced their subscription book. Their host replied that he had no money when they advised him to go to his neighbor and borrow some; he did as requested an the canvassers continued their journey: Miss Charlotte Colbourn of Summerhill is now at home rusticating after having been in the hospital at Clinton where about two weeks ago she underwent an operation for appendictis and seems much benefited thereby. •The young man, John Carlin. of McKillop Township, who received a terrible injury by haying the handle of a pitch fork driven into his body, is apparently recovering. 105 YEARS AGO September 30, 1875 Those requiring boots and shoes, would do well to call on J. Steep. He is offering them very cheap. Read his advertisment elsewhere. . On the eve of her depature for Scotland, Miss Katie Gibson of Bayfield, was presented with a beautiful and valuable • gold locket chain, accompanied with a farewell address, by the scholars of her Sabbath School class. A few days since a man named Wheatley, living in the south end of town, who was under bail to keep peace, got on the "tare" and did considerable damage. He smashed a new sewing machine, broke a number of panes of glass, ruined for future use a clock, demolished a lot of crockery and acted in such a manner as to compel his family to take refuge at the neighbor's -for safety. On Tuesday ,two women named Burton and Foster, living on King Street, imbibed rather freely and while in a state of intoxication, went through a series of gymnastic per- formances that would have put in the shade the tumblings of a circus performer., Their actions, though amusing to a crowd of juveniles, were sorrowful to behold. One of them was "douced" by the "cold water brigade," which caused her to "sober up" perhaps sooner than she otherwise would have done. Kincardine claims to have the best band of the county of Bruce and Clinton has the two best in the county of Huron. The Rattenbury House - I. Rattenbury, Jr., proprietor - One door south of the Post Office, Victoria Street, Clinton. The fit- tings and furnishings of his house are all new and everything is pro ided to meet the wishes and wants of thAravelling public and he feels confident, from long ex- perience, of being able to make com- fortable all who may favor him with their company. Good stabling and attentive hos tle rs. The Folk Hero Canadians con't get excited; we sit on our hands during hockey games. Canadians try not to get too in- volved; we prefer a middle-of-the- road approach to problems. Sometimes we even seem aloof. Canadians are interested in national unity as long as our province - and our region is taken care of first. We don't boast; there doesn't seem to be much to brag about. We've had a few heroes, but not many. " Then along came Terry Fox. Now Canada has a hero. And Canadians are united in a common cause. It started slowly. When Terry began his Marathon of Hope in Newfoun- dland, his brother, a friend and a few cancer society officials were .with him. Through Quebec he ran virtually unnoticed. Few people took seriously his claims that he could run across Canada on an artificial leg. But by the time he reached Ontario, people were beginning to watch and listen and think. , He had another goal - to raise $1,000,000 for cancer research. By the halfway mark of his run, the goal had been surpassed, almost doubled. Canadians were getting involved. In Thunder Bay, his run was in- terrupted. 14e had to return to B.C. to fight his second personal battle against cancer. Millions of Canadians are fighting with him in spirit. They decided to take up the challenge of raising as much money as possible for the Canadian Cancer Society. . With 48 hours preparation, the CTV national network pulled together a five-hour telethon in which entertainers, athletes, politicians, journalists and others from across Canada and abroad took part. Governments, corporations and individuals added more than $8,000,000 in cash and pledges to the $1,700,000 Terry had accumulated during his run. By the end of the next day, the total was $12,0001000 and counting. Canadians everywhere want to honor Terry Fox. Sault Ste. Marie ' named an avenue after him. Simon Fraser University, where Terry was a student three -and -a -half years ago when cancer first struck, founded a scholarship in his honor. Other cities propose naming sports' complexes, medical centers and parks after him. Many people think he should receive Canada's highest honor. One of '`the special things about Terry Fox is that he doesn't ask people to givenything to him. Rather he asks to give to a battle that affects us all. Can any of us say our lives haven't, in some way, been touched by cancer? Someone suggested holding an annual marathon in Terry Fox's name to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. It would show Terry we were serious when we told him we were with him and what he started in Newfoundland won't stop until cancer is beaten. Although he doesn't see himself as special, there must be something special about a person who can touch as many people as he He is responsible for raising more than $12,000,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society and has given renewed hope to millions of people. 'He helped people look at a man with an artificial leg and see a whole person. That has to help everyone society has expected to live within a stereotype. Terry reminds us of the importance of each of us doing the best we can and pooling our resources to reach a common goal. It seemed ironic that when Prime Minister Trudeau and the provincial premiers began haggling over a new constitution, the man who has done more than anyone to unite the people of Canada was lying in a hospital bed wearing sneakers, blue jeans and a Marathon of Hope t -shirt. And Canadians were pulling together with zeal and emotion that I can't recall seeing before. What Terry has done and will do defies analysis. His determination, inner strength and compassion for others deserves admiration and thanks. Support us Dear Editor, . This letter is being written to create public interest in the development of a multiple sclerosis unit in Huron County. Multiple Sclerosis is the most common neurological disease of young adults in Canada, a part of the ,'vorld which is known to be a "high risk" area for MS. But too often multiple sclerosis is confused in the public mind with other diseases such as muscular dystrophy. Multiple sclerosis is quite distinct .since it is a disease of the central nervous system and is usually diagnosed in young adults whoare between the ages of 20-45, their most productive years. An estimated 35,000. Canadians have multiple sclerosis which may cause impaired Vision, numbness, loss of the ability to walk. There is no known -cause or cure for MS, as yet. Canada, for unknown reasons, is one of the high risk areas for MS. Fortunately, many of the 35,000 Canadians who have MS can carry on their daily lives with little or no disability. Others however have to come to terms. with relying on canes or walkers or wheelchairs. Some must be hospitalized. The impact of multiple sclerosis affects all facets of a person's life, physical, social, emotional and , economic. The burden is felt by the family and community at large. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society consists of seven, divisions across Canada which are the Atlantic, Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario. There are 42 Chapters including units, within the Ontario Division. The objectives of the Society are threefold: • (1) Research - to find the cause and cure of multiple sclerosis. Doctor Jonas Salk, discoverer of polio vac- cine, has said that every disease "has a time" when researchers appear to' be gaining on it. The California scientist believes MS investigators are picking up momentum - the odds have swung in their favour. The MS Society of Canada believes this. In 1978, it allocated over $1 million for research. The sum was a record outlay for th31-year-old voluntary agency, and in ications are that research funding will ontinue to grow. (2) Patient Services - B th .direct and indirect. These services are for people with multiple sclerosis and their families, providing both physical and emotional support to assist in effectively living with the disease. (3) Education - educational programs -are designed for people with multiple sclerosis, their families, the volunteers, the health professionals, and the community. Up-to-date literature, films, as Well as speakers are readily available to -all - groups. With this brief explanation • of multiple . sclerosis, citizens from Huron County area are invited to a public meeting, September 22, 1980, at 8:00 p.m. at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. This . meeting will be the beginning of a "unit" of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, For further in- formation please contact Rita Crump at 357-2335, Wingham, Ontario. Yours truly, Rosella Spero Field Co-ordinator and Mary Crober District Patient Services Co-ordinator Multiple Sclerosis Society Ontario Division Many thank, Dear Editor, The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Goderich wish to express their sin- cere appreciation to the people of Clinton and area for their generous support of the phone-a-thon on Fri., Sept. 12th for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope. Over $15,000.00 was raised for this very worthwhile cause; thanks to you, the people of this area who phoned in your pledges and gave your donations to make this event the huge success it was. Thank you! Kinsmen & Kinette Clubs of Oodistich