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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-10-02, Page 4PA ,E 4 CL NTON NE S.» OR ►, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 ,198Q. BIS RIBBON. ;, A R i 1980 * Clinton - yam lis los XII 111nten,• comnis.)410411,10.1.1.44024$1. InitWiPtlint lints C+ n*4s h't1.41i lir, 0,11411,0 014•N,P01,1fal t %LA* ills*10,104, ICH p.r poor it* rotoloitroll. **o444 oM* Onrit by *ka pest *Moo vow* thilontnkilt nuM hl r +whiz. Th. tionvolensfol 1no,rpersted 144'. 114 th. 'Huron thirst si cer+i. tourslo41.111441. * d T.hi Clintltn NOW Ikag fqund*d 1143.1'ot*1 prws. run SAN. Clinton NewsRecord *C A .,. MEMBER JAMES. E: FITZGERALD - Editor SH ELLEY McPHEE - News Editor GARY HAIST Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET L. GIBI! . Oce Manager R.ONNIE SCRIVER Circulation 134, 0 W W11 MEMBER Display advertising rotes „ available on request. Ask for Rate Card No. 10 affective Sept. 1, 1170. Take time to read by Tony Gunn Newspaper and magazine stories these days are filled with stories about why Johnny can't read. It's a common ailment, they all say; then they ,proceed to point a disparaging finger at parents, teachers, the en- vironment and television. Instead of laying blame, however, we' would like to take Atmore positive approach. If, you have children now growing up and beginning to read - or are at the age where they should then we have a few suggestions to help you stimulate their interest in reading. Talk with and listen to your children and answer their questions. Take time to encourage them to discuss • what they db or how they feel. Your genuine interest will develop your children's ability to use language and also will help establish a sense of self esteem. Praise your children's ac- • complishments. This will help them establish positive self-images, build self-confidence and feel free to ex- press themselves. When your children do something well, say so. If your children are preschool, read to them every day. Take time to read a rhyme, a poem or a simple story to your children and then discuss what you have read. Help your child realize that reading is fun. Go places with your children. Take neighborhood, town or city trips and. vacation trips whenever possible. A trip to the library, zoo, circus or a park can be a meaningful experience for your children. Background knowledge from actually doing many things will help your children • un- derstand what they will be reading. Show your children by example that reading is important. Books, newspapers and magazines should be visible throughout your home. Read them. If children see that reading is important to you, reading will be important to them. Get books, records, tapes and educational games for special oc- casions from the library or a bookstore. Make them available to your children. Show interest in your children's school progress. Shaw a sincere in- terest in school papers they. bring home. Praise their efforts and ac- complishments. - Do your children read well but not particularly.- enjoy reading? Try setting aside a regular time and place for reading and homework. Provide a simple dictionary and encourage correct spelling and grammar in all written work. Encourage the use of encyclopedias or other books for researching information. Support your children and their schools by having a positive attitude.. Communicate with the schools and co- operate with school functions. Give your children definite responsibilities that contribute to the well-being of the entire family. And know what recreational facilities your area has to offer, such as museums,, special points of . interest, sports, concerts, plays and movies. Encourage your children to become involved with some of them. Most of all, avoid applying -pressure - just let your children know you are concerned., Reading is the key to survival in the world today; it can be fun,ttoo. (Gunn ° is news co-ordinator of the semi-weekly Eden (N.C.) News, in which this column first appeared.) September'°gales remembering our past 5 YEARS AGO October 9, 1975 - The councils of Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships will ask the ministry of com- munity and social services to conduct a survey on the need for a senior citizens' housing unit to serve both townships. The ministry suggested that several municipalities might consider the con- struction of a 35 -apartment unit. Brucefield was considered as a possible site as it is situated on the boundary line of the two townships. Brian Cook, chairman of Conestoga College, Clinton Centre, announced Friday 'to members of Huron County Council that the facilities at Vanastra will not be closed as was feared. "There is no doubt that the college will continue in operation in Huron County," Mr. Cook said. 10 YEARS AGO October 8, 1970 B• eginning November 1, the era of railway . passener service will end in Clinton. Permission was granted by the Canadian Transport Commission for the Canadian National Railways to discon- tinue passenger service on its Stratford to Goderich line which serves Clinton. At the regular meeting of the Women's Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital, Mrs. Helen Davies, in the absence of Mrs, Betty Weighl, reported $1093.33, had been realized in the Annual Penny Sale. Dr. Bob McClure, first layman moderator in the,history of the Unitec'' Church of Canada, spoke Sunday night.to an overflow audience at Wesley -Willis Church. He Challenged the Canadian people to ready themselves -for a new role in trying to heal a divided world. 25 YEARS AGO October 20, 1955 Apple Day on Saturday for the Boys Scouts and Cubs of Clinton was another successful day. Despite the rain, the boys - keptring on slug -ging until they totalled another big sale of apples and funds for their groups. The Cub Pack managed to best their own record of last year and sold enough apples to make $214.50. Morris Darling, son of Cubmaster Tom Darling proved to be the best salesman Total sales by the 17 Scouts came to $146.69 with Elvin -Parker the top salesman. The best decorated basket prize went to Ken Van Reisen. Wedding anniversaries Ofce of my father's favorite i-okes; before the word "corny" had been invented, was, "It's a long time to be married to a strange woman." He repeated it once a year, on his wed- ding anniversary, and I can still remember my mother's eyes rolling up, the way women's eyes roll up when their husband's are telling a story they've heard eleventeen times before. But it pops into my head every time I think of my own wedding an- niversary, which is usually about two weeks after the event. This year, I remembered about two weeks before the event, but by the time this' appears in print; I'll probably have forgotten completely. My wife is no better. She can be so sentimental it's downright disgusting, over such trivia as her children, her grandchildren, her father, her house, a particular party twenty years ago, a friend who is in trouble, and, very occasionally, about me. But when it comes to really im- portant things, she cares not a whit. The first indicationtof this was when I gave her a flower on Mother's Day many years ago. She said, curtly, "I'm not your mother." Birthdays, same deal. She was born on Feb. 28, surely easy enough to remember, with its connotations of Leap Year. I forget. She does too, though rm not sure hers isn't psychological --a year older. This attitude -permeated our family. Our kids certainly knew what Christmas was, little greedy -guts. And faster : church with joyous music, hunt for Easter eggs, probably a Visit with grandparents. But I'm quite sure they don't know why the first of July is a holiday, have only the vaguest idea what Remembrance Day • and Thanksgiving are all about, and. exactly which day is their birthday, though they know the month they were born in, because that .ties iii with astrology, in which they fairly firmly believe. - But my Dad was right, even though repetitious. "It's a long time to be married to a strange woman." Especially one you didn't even know before you met her, if you follow me. I met this strange woman at university, when I came home from the wars. I thought she was demure, beautiful,- and shy. And she was. She thought I was brash, swaggering and far too unheeding of the university's rules, which I was. After many years of togetherness, we've each retained only one of these adjectives. She is totally lacking in demure, she is still beautiful, and she is about as shy as Muhammed Ali. I have completely lost my brash, have nothing to swagger about, but am still far too -unheeding of the rules of the establishment. An odd combination, you'll say, to get married. And it was. She thought me boorish and uncouth, especially after 1 fell sound' asleep in the middle of a lecture by the late, great poet, E. J. Pratt. She didn't realize that I had' been at a lunch-time reunion with some old Air Force pals who'd just arrived back from overseas, and that it was only great gallantry and iron will that had forced me to make the lecture. 1 thought she was prissy, prudish, and dumb, because She never missed a lecture, wouldn't even throw one inviting look at the dashing young ex- fighter pil1t in her class, and ventured no opinio.,,�., anything. Oh, well. ' hernistry, I guess. I won't go ,into the details, but a few months later we were exchanging furtive kisses in the library stacks, groping embraces in doorways, and skipping lectures right and left. And a year later, we were married, with no pomp and little circumstance, poor as churchmice, but head over -he-els. _It was better .te-marry-than to burn, as Paul told the Ephesians or somebody. And about ten months later, we had a little stranger in our midst, and were poorer tan chur- chmice. But still head over heels. That little stranger is now thirty- three. Now, I'm not going to ,tell you which anniversary this is. I don't want a flood of mink coats and gold bars and ten -cent cards coming.in. Suffice to say that we won't celebrate it together, but we'll be together. There's nothing quite so disgusting as the married couple who can't stand each other's guts, but go out for a big dinner, or throw a big party, on their anniversary. Like most couples, we've grieved and wept together, laughed together, helped each other over some rocky roads, loved together, fought with mutual fury, taken great joy and great heart -aches from our children,, idolized and spoiled our grand- children, and managed to muddle along, day to day, in this peculiar life that throws up road -blocks and rainbows, groans and guffaws, tears and terrors, death and taxes. - We still constantly worry about the welfare, stateof mind and health, and golf score of the other. We still fight frequently, although 1 have called and asked that my wife be taken off • the list of "Husband - beaters." She hasn't thrown anything bigger than "a ,glass of water at me in months. My dad was right. "It's a long time to be married to a strange woman." And may yours be as long, and as strange. Not your wife; your marriage. by Bud Sturgeon a look through the news -record files According to W. Crawford, New Ham- burg, of the Clinton Hoisery Mill, Mary Street and the knitting mill. in New Hamburg, the two mills changed ownership two months ago. New owners are a German Corporation, Fire Prevention Week ,was marked in Clinton Public School with special fire drills. It took only 40 seconds to empty all classrooms and that should be a reasurring fact to parents of small children. While Jack Yea lay in' Clinton Public Hospital with a dislocated disc in his spinal cord, neighbors formed a bee on Friday afternoon with 26. tractors turning out to_ plow. In a few hours, 50 acres of land had been turned. Some helpers included Wilfred Glazier and Edward Grigg, who organized the bee, and Bill Batkin, Ken Trewartha and Bob Harris. 50 YEARS AGO October 9, 1930 Although the local agent has not received official notice the probability is that a Diesel Electric train will be put on between London and Wingham, replacing what we in Clinton call the noon train from London.itis thought smaller train can handle the traffic on this line and it can be run more economically. Such a service has been operated on the Southampton line for some time and is qu, ,�.:ittisfactory. If the Clinton town 'omen wishes to give 'hfnployment to some pore men, the United'''.itoLibrary Park would be much improved by placing a curb along the front an levelling it up. You are invited to inspect the new fabrics and styles for fall made to measure by Tip Top Tailors at $24 at Plumsteel Bros. The Normandie Block in Clinton has been freshly painted, adding much to the appearance of the building. Mr. A. Eagleson has put some artistic touches on the arches. The Rural Hyrdo office is now settled in its new quarter, the premises leased from Mr. Bert Langford, a couple ofdoors south of the News -Record office. At a meeting Tuesday night a central committee or governing body was organized to have supervision over the hockey, baseball, softball, lacrosse and football. From the enthusiasn shown at the meeting it would appear that the town of Clinton will again be placed on the map as a real live athletic centre. 74 YEARS AGO October 4, 1906 The travelling company which gave an entertainment in the town hall Monday evening is worthy of transportation across the border with the intimation that they must not return. The quality of their performance, richly deserves this and that our moral reform league did not get after them for the suggestive dodgers they circulated was probably an oversight on their part. Brucefield is badly in need of a good bricklayer and mason. The rain which fell ast Saturday caused people from Blake to smile with joy, especially those fighting swamp fires. 105 YEARS AGO • ' October 14,1875 On Monday morning a laborer on the L.H. '& B., named Hamilton, got his pay, amounting to about $22. He then went and imbibed a considerable quantity of "tangle -foot" land while under its in- fluence, some one relieved him of all but $4. We understand that a subscription list is in circulation for the purpose of raising funds for the building of a Presbyterian Church and Manse in Londesboro. A considerable sum has already been sub.- scribed. The • Clinton Brass Band was oiit serenading several of our townspeople last night, - playing a number of excellent pieces, in a manner not excelled by any;, other town band in the province. Our thanks are specially duethem, for among those serenaded, was "ye editor" of the "New Era.' We trust our agricultural friends will remember the plowing match to be held on the farms of Messrs. Stanbury and Avery, on the London Road on Wednesday next. Should the day prove fine, we have no doubt there will be a large attendance, both of spectators and competitors. The farm owned by the late High McKenzie, near Londesboro, consisting of 100 acres, was sold by auction a few days since, for the sum of $3,600. This is con- sidered a very good figure. The purchaser was Mr. H. Radford'of Hullett. fih readers 1.d1 Dear Editor write letters wailer =a Trudeau wants , the French -language and culture to be gin,. ade official for the whole of , Canada equal to English in every way, Davis and the others seem ready leo, agree. This means that only people. who are bilingual and bicultural.will, ..: get the good jobs anywhere.- business, education, the various levels , of government, etc,: and the other; people will be second-class citizens.. r. ' The stampede to learn French and,be ..* � ;, bi-cultural has already started for the ..., .. ariibitious who want good jobs, z , .NV The people from many lands and. cultures in English-speaking Canada, over the last 100 years, built. (like;qur , 1. American cousins), one of the two: greatest societieson earth, in,historyt,- -.where freedom, prowess -�4 41p- . portunity for all who joined the society were raised to greatnew. heights. This new . society in the new world is different in many°vital ways: from that of England, France and: Europe. The French - Canadian nationalists , did not join or help to, build our great, new society in the new world. They.,... spent their efforts trying to preserve ,. their old European cultur..e and, society. This great new, flexible, innovative, vibrant society will be destroyed by giving official and equal status to the backward French culture, where society is much snore rigid, elitist, repressive and authoritarian, and where in France, people feel, they have to vote Communist if they want even minor social change to copy the great Ameri0an Dream: There must be only One Canada, one national language (with a• regional language in Quebec), one, common Canadian culture. (Not English or French) (with subsidiary - moasics) - OR NO CANADA. • It is better by far to be a first-class American with • full ,equality_ and, opportunity in a first-class society, than a second-class citizen in a second-class society as- Canada will soon become. English and French-speaking Canadians can only be united in one way - by building together, on top of our new society in the new world; a still newer and greater society civilization, culture and language for the whole world as previously done by the Americans, the British and: the French of 500 years ago. Peter Jackson • - .. Dxrioliv1lle, Yntario -4 MS is a concern in Huron, branch is foamed By Shelley McPhee Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a definite concern to Huron County residents. On Monday night, organizers were surprised to see over 50 Huron residents turn out for a meeting in Vanastra to form a county unit and its executive for MS. Those attending the meeting learned that &Huron .County, along with the rest 81 Canada, for unknown reasons, is a high risk part of the world where MS hits the heaviest. Unfortunately, said Rosella Spero, field co-ordinator and Mary Crober, Ontario division co-ordinator, MS is often confused in the public mind with other diseases such as muscular dystrophy. However, MS is disease that attacks the central nervous system and is usually diagnosed in adults, between the ages of 20 and 45. An estimated 35,000 Canadians have MS and the disease can cause impaired vision, • numbn a : There is no known cause or cure for MS but Mrs. Spero and Mrs. Crober odd$'n ends Niagara notes A three-day trip to Niagara in mid- - September proved the Palls is a tourism capital at any time of year. Thursday and Friday were relatively quiet, but by Friday evening, every attraction was -busy. Approximately 200 motels can accommodate more than 20,000 people nightly. The city affords a variety of things to see and do - museums, amusement parks for kids and , adults, unique shops and restaurants serving Canadian and European cuisine. If you look around, you can find a menu to suit almost everyone's taste and budget. Marineland and Game Farm boasts that it's the largest attraction to Niagara next to the Falls. One of its highlights is its marine show. The .program seemed shorter .than the one I saw a few years ago. Comparing notes with my sister who visited earlier this summer. I discovered a couple of -'tricks by one of the killer whales was dropped. Nootka was in a playful •mood that day, splashing her trainer now and again. My guess is she wasn't in the mood for • where in Vanastra 'on Tuesday -night in an -attempt to make the public more aware of the' disease and encourage • - donations to help- the sufferers of MS and to be ,used for research into the • causes and cures. Already Ontario has 42 MS Units and other branches are located in all the provinces across the country. At Monday night's meeting, the organizers pointed out that the Huron Unit would help support services and objectives of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. They noted that in.. 1978 the Society donated over $1 million for research and this was a record outlay for the 31 -year-old voluntary agency. The MS Society ' also stresses patient services and attempt to provide emotional and physical support to those suffering from the disease. Educationalis another important aspect that the MS Society encourages and programs are set up 4er---people with MS, their—families, health professionals and the com- munity. by Blaine townshend certain stunts. And who's going to. argue with a killer whale? At 35 miles, the Niagara is one of the world's shortest rivers, but a drive along the parkway from Old Fort Erie to Niagara -on -the -Lake can take two hours or a day, depending on your taste. Flower gardens, greenhouses, the famous floral clock and historic Queenston Heights call for frequent stops. For the adventurous, a ride can be taken in the Spanish Aero Car over the swirling Whirlpools. Others can view the raging river from the Great Gorge Building, 250 feet above the water, or descend to an access tunnel that leads to a board- walk skirting the river. In safety, we can contemplate daredevils who tried to master the falls and rapids in barrels, boats and other strange contraptions. Some made it; others didn't, Regardless of the natural'beauty of the parkway or the man -.rade enu- tertainment in the city, visitors are inevitably lured back to the Falls to stare in awe at the cascading sheets. Prom any view the Falls are spectacular - from the observation deck of the Skylon Tower, which is almost half the height of Toronto's CN Tower, or from scenic tunnels 125 feet under solid rock, where portals give a close-up of the crashing waters. Those who want to experience more than a visual sensation can take a half hour boat trip to the base of the Horseshoe Falls. Raincoats and hoods are provided because passengers are carried into the -mist and the roar of the awesome Falls. The first Maid of the Mist boat tour was taken in 1846. After dark, 20 searchlights, that are 36 inches in diameter illuminate the Falls. Walkways are crowded with onlookers awed by the ghostly light and cameras whirr and flash as the illumination changes from rosy mauve to blue, then green to gold. Niagara Falls may be one of the seven wonders of the world, but the eighth wonder on the Friday we visited was that I found a parking spot! . Next morning we drove past the Falls and through the mist for one last look, knowing that in spite of all the marvels man has created, the lure of the Falls is its natural wild acrd awesome beauty. Niagara Palls is as awe-inspiring now as it was in the 1600s when Father Louis Hennepin first described '"and sketched the mighty cataracts. Fa