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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-10-30, Page 44 LINTO v i EWS4 .ECCIRD, TkIUR$D Fij"(E RIBBON AWARD 1980 T CMN 140,0144 r„ k publkhoot sods it P.Q. ,SOS . Oaten. (?nulla. , MIM 14. TAI4 440-34434 •'_,r.,,.��,14, 54 .t tfy AqIlf,�y , .A. i '044 PM rmlikr Yip OCTOBER, 3(0980 .i1 hl maisokkrimi ssocood 004 PRIM by the OW offlc r Om lror,plt Imovoinitir ;1117. Tho t*wookcor+4 Incorototiouli ► 1ti1 th Huron tikew r .mmootdi 4ii 111,11. Tho oatNew 1i, /0444440 Int 114), Total prprs. run 3.310. . Write Letters Fight extinction Clinton News -Record 4,C MEMBER JAMES E., FPTZGERALD. Editor SHELLEY McPHEE . Ns,ws•Editor GARY HAST - Advslrtisine Manager HEATHER 4RANDER.. Adrtartising. MARGAIRIT L. 0111111404fice Manager BONNIE SCRIVER . Circulation 0010 QUC 2 MEMBER f 4 ` Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rata Card No. 11 effective Sept. 1. 1971. r OMBnotrighi Tracks of time . Although the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has ruled that only the residents of Vanastra will be responsible for the original $130,000 debenture debt on the Recreation Centre, they are still right in thinking an injustice has been done. Vanastra, which doesn't have any official standing in ,the pr'ovince's eyes; can't even use its rame as a post office address ; has no elected representative; can't collect taxes and is still being treated as a separate municipality only as far as the debenture is concerned. Back in 1974 when the original petition was passed around, Vanastra residents signed because they thought they were getting a modest recreation complex for use by their 600 or so souls. Little did they envision it would turn into a huge sophisticated complex taking tens of thousands of dollars a year to operate. Because the centre is used by people from across the township, the debenture debt should be paid for by -the whole township, not by one sector, who don'teven use it very much. By J.F. Watch for spooks --Owls hoot their warning; ghosts. moan their lament; witches cackle with pleasure; black cats dart across your path; and the leering grins of Japk-O-Lanterns seem to appear from every window. It's Hallowe'en! The Clinton branch of the 'Ontario Motor. League, an affiliate of the Canadian Automobile Association, reminds motorists that extra precautions are necessary to ensure the safety of the would-be ghosts, goblins and witches that are out on the prowl this special night in search of their Hallowe' en loot. Since young masqueraders will have their thoughts on fun, not safety, the auto club cautions drivers to be especially careful of youngsters darting across the street. Craig Ainslie,cecutive vice- president of the auto club, says parents should take steps to make sure their children can .see where they're ,going and be seen by motorists. Because it's dark in the Clinton area by the time the .youngsters are out to trick -or -treat, they should wear light-colored clothing, preferably outlined in reflecting tape, and carry a flashlight to help light their path as well as to warn on -coming motorists. Getting the trick -or -treaters to wear make-up instead of masks is another good idea, and accompanying them on their route is an excelIen` suggestion especially for those under seven years of age. And of course, youngsters should be advised to obey all traffic signals and cross only at intersections. 5 YEARS AGO November 0, 1975 Hallowe'en pranks are believed to be the reason behind three local barns fires which occurred between Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1. Two area men were named to the executive of the largest farm organization in Huron County. Adrian Vos of Blyth was named ,president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Elected second vice-president of the 2,200 member organization was Maurice Bean of RR 1, Auburn. Brian Murray made a dash for the end zone during the semi-final game last week in: Clinton. Central Huron won the game 27- 6 and now advances to the finals against Exeter at Stratford's National Stadium. Murray scored three touchdowns towards -Clinton/s-victory -•..: - t _. — 10 YEARS AGO November 5, 1970 Superintendent of education James Coulter reported to the Huron County Board of Education that the question of drugs is introduced "too early" if it is presented at the elementary school level and it is the feeling of the many elemen tary school teachers that "the information maybe more suggestive than deterrent." The teachers, Mr. Coulter said, prefer to include it incidentally in the regular health program. Mrs. Helen Dalrymple celebrated her 103rd birthday at Huronview on Sunday. The mother of nine with 160 descendents was born on the Thames Road near Exeter to the late -Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Fairbairn in 1867. She is well and alert and still en- joys life very much at Hurbnview. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Denomme of Clinton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on October 24 with a reception for friends, neighbors and - relatives, followed by a dance at the Royal Canadian;, Legion Hall. Canadian constipation "What's all this here bullroar about repatrating the Canadian Con- stipation?" demanded the rather bellicose chap at the next barstool. Somewhat timidly, I replied (I don't like bar -room brawls unless somebody else is in them), "I think the . word is Constitution, not Con- stipation." And in a little attempt to ease the tension, added, "We have enough of that now," not meaning constitution. He didn't get it. He snorted, "Constitootion? I'm in great shape," giving his beer -belly a smack and hawking up a few jobs after inhaling deeply on his Wilke Owl cigar. Well, I was getting a bit nettled. I'M not a troublemaker or a flag-waver, but I'm a good Canadian. I didn't have to listen to this beery bore. I began quietly enough. "The word -is not repatration, but patriation. The suffix "re" means 'back,' as in 'return.! If we repatriated the con- stif ition, it would mean that we were bringing it back to Canada, but it has never been here in the first place. So we use the word 'patriation,' meaning uh ..." He was not .impressed by thy quite lucid explanation, nor my obvious education. "Patriotism, .that's the stuff. There's tqo many a these rotten, long- haired punks in this country, who wouldn't fight for it if they hadda." ' I rolled my eyes, figuratively, heaved an inaudible sigh, and asked the inevitable, happy enough to change the, subject, "What outfit were you with in World War II?" I knew that's what he was leading up to. "Outfit? Outfit?" and he laughed a deep gargly, belching rumble. "I was intelligent' enough to get a job in the . shipyards and make a bundle." I was more than nettled by now. I was more like poison ivy. I almost snapped, "Good for you! You were making a bundle while the enemy was firing shells and mortars and machine-guns at your old school friends ! " "''hat old school friends? You mean them jerkshat went on to high school and volunteered to go and get theirselves' shot in some foreign country. They were no friends a mine. They were suckers." Seething, I tried another tack, unable to believe this was a fellow - Canadian, but willing to give him a third chance. I took three deep breaths, then explained calmly, "A constitution is the backbone of a democratic country. It sets out the rights and obligations of its citizens. Aren't you interested in that? Would you like to live in a country where you had no rights?" I thought that might stir some smoldering spark of love of, country. But he wasn't so dumb. He was crafty, in fact. "Why 'should I? I live in this c untry, where I got a right to vote for any dummy 1 want to, write a letter to the noospaper saying what I think of the govment, belly up to the bar on Friday night, and call in sick Monday. What more do ya want?" I retorted with some asperity, "And what about obligations? Don't you think a good citizen has obligations. The word means things that you should do." His reply: "Then I'm a hell of a good citizen. I got more obligations than I can handle: nine kids, a crabby wife, a boss who has' a slight stroke every time I ask for a raise;- and the govment trying to grab one out of every three bucks I make. And I come in here for a quiet drink and I gotta talk to turkeys like you about con- stipation. Don't talk to me about obligations." Desperately, I tried another tack. There must be some decent thing in this man, a fellow Canadian. But surely there are some things you'd like to see down in black and white, something solid and depen- dable, in a truly Canadian con- stitution, something you could fall back on?" "I nearly always fall back on the bed. But you're right. There's a few things that should be wrote into something, even,t'hough the lawyers would always ind a way around them." "What did you have in mind?" I asked eagerl . There was a spark! He was not a tota ash. "Well, I go a few things that might help out Trudeau, and them other peacocks atid barnyard geese that make up, our leaders. 1First; there's that there Women s Lib. I d stamp them out, with hobnails. Then there's that there -ranch. If God had wanted a mad to speak French, he woulda had him ' born in France or Kuebec, right?" "Goon," I said grimly. "Well, there's the pill, right? That's O.K. But the constitootion should have it somewhere that a woman can't speak while her husband is drinkin' his coffee and tryna read the paper. They could call it agobstopper. "And it should be in there that welders get paid more than teachers., And that old people should live in classy homes, like hotels insteada them dumps. Right? "And dope peddlers should be strangled. Axid People should be buried decent, wrapped in a blanket, insteada two thousand bucks wortha junk. And ..." But it was--. too much for me. I hurriedly slapped down my usual 20 cent tip and fled. Not before he got his last word in. "Take it easy, Constipation." __by Jim Fitzg gra a look through thenews-record files 25 YEARS AGO • November 3, 1955 "Clinton has set the keynote for the modern phase of civilization in Huron," said James Scott in his address to the Kinsmen Club of Clinton at their annual civic and press night held in Hotel Clinton on Tuesday night. Professor Scott stated that when he first started to study the history of Huron, he wondered why the pioneers had ever built in Clinton and how it had ever s rvived. He explained tha'+.l,pioneer se tle ents were always near a source of Vater ower and yet Clinton had been settled w ere there was no such power. Joe Whitehea,d • is perhaps responsible for the development' of Huron. His gift 'to - ,the new land was the knowledge of steam and Clinton developed because of his particula. skill.-for--steam,"_:..fhe-spsaker—. -ido play - continued, The speaker recalled James Watt and his famous "Rocket" (the first steam engine ever to be developed) and said that the same Joe Whitehead had been the fireman of the "Rocket" on its history - making firstrun. Dear Editor, The week of October 24 31 has been proclaimed "World Disarmament Week" by the United Nations. It is to be a week when all people are asked to focus their attention. on the issues relating to disarmament. The ongoing arms race and the dependence on military solutions to the complec " problems of today's world threaten us with extinction. rf we are'to avoid this fate we must work together: to devise national and global security systems not dependent on the use of weapons of mass destruction; - to bring about a reduction of national military budgets; —to to halt the transfer and sale of arms-and-the-proliferatiorrof-weapons .-._ technology, particularly nuclear; - to develop plans and proegrams for • converting defence industries and the jobs associated with them to civilian, non-military programs: The connection between disar- mament and national and in- ternational development is significant. Money, resources and labour used for bombs, tanks and guns are unavailable for important human needs like clean water, food, shelter, education and health care. In a world, where millions desperately need the latter things Governments with the ability to destroy every city with a population of 100,000 or more continue building bombs. • 105 YEARS AGO November 5, 1875 As Hallowe'en fell on Sunday this year, it was observed by the youths of this town on Saturday and Monday nights. However, but little 'damage was done by them, their fun being confined to the removal of a few signs, barber poles, boxes and wagons and throwing few cabbages at the doors of dwellings. Thanksgiving Day was observed as a holiday in this place and as is customary on such occasions, nearly every person lolled around in a -.listless manner, app parently not knowing what to do with themselves. In some villages around here, they did not know it was. Thanksgiving Day and consequently vv and their labor, like honest men. Three little boys in town, not liking the ggi�,g„t� s_ekta .:1,.. �e�.l��ainell„to.a "hookey,” which they successfully did for about six weeks, but a fe N days since the fact came to the knowledge of their parents, who very properly applied such remedies as willdoubtless prevent a recurrence of the act. They think that standing in school would be preferrable to sitting, which cannot be wondered" at, considering the strength of the medicine, it being more potent than Spanish Flies. One of the boys carried a pass-beok now, which the teacher is required to check off every day as a voucher of attendance. 50 YEARS AGO November 8, 1930 November is the month of meteors. Those interested in the phenomena of the heavens should be on the qui vive for these mysterious visitants of the sky. On Tuesday eveningabout 10:20 there appeared a very., briliant speciman. It seemed to come .9,1,11 of a clear sky a little west of south, half -way between the zenith and the horizon. In appearance it was like a bluish green ball of flames., travelling with lightning speed toward the earth. Perhaps it may have been staged as a dramatic opening of the meteor season. The Girls' Club of the Ontario Street United Church held a Hallowe'en masquerade social Thursday evening last and 40 or more appeared in costume. A prize offered for the best costume was won by Miss Irene Venner. Mrs. Wilbur Welsh and Mrs. E. Rozell carried off the prize for the best disguise. This was determined by. having the maskers parade before the audience, who guessed -their identity. -- 74 YEARS AGO November 1, 1906 The interior of the Clinton town hall never' looked so shabby as it does at the present time, a fact not unknown to the members of the council. The storm of Thursday night last played havoc with the local telephone' service and the inspector had to overhaul 45 telephones before the system was. got into good. working order again. A negro was arrested on the street ty Constable Welsh about three o'clock yeasterday morning and lodged in the lockup. On promising to get out of town at once, he was released at daybreak. Mr. William Stanbury of the London Road had the misfortune to have a horse killed by the workman's train one morning last week. Sometime during the night it - had broken out and succeesed in getting over the ineffective guards. 9 ' Girls wanted - to operate knitting machines. We have positions for a few smart girls, experience not necessary. , Beginners paid at the rate of 50 cents per it0-hour day while learning and put on one piece Work as soon as they can earn more. Good operators earn $1.50 a day. Apply by letter or personally if possible to the Clinton Knitting Co. Limited. M Our local group, comp sed of Quakers and Mennonites, wo ld like to encourage you to do so ehing during World Disarmament Week. We would be willing to help with in- formationarid ideas. If time con- straints prevent you from doing soiriretlii 'g` -"di ting "D'isa"rmainen`t-_ Week but you would like to do something on this theme at a later _date, we would also be glad to help with that. Disarmament Week Committee, c -o McQuail, R.R. 1, Lucknow, Ont., NOG .2110 or phone 528-6542. Yours sincerely, Fran McQuail Opposed to new group Dear Editor: „In your issue of October. 8, you published an article written . by Shelley McPhee entitled "Want Housewives to ' share their ideas" outlining a new organization for houseweary housewives. In this ar- ticle, the writer said, (and I quote) "this woman has • an unlimited number of opportunities and choices for a new career, interest or hobby" and other like statements which I shall quote as I proceed. These statements gave concern to an organization nearly • 100 years 'old, namely "The Women's Institute". In reply to that first statement, W.I. has a scholarship fund for a university course. Our committees arrange interesting evenings on many topics - agriculture, industry, citizenship, world affairs, education, cultural activities, family living, consumer topics and 'work on needed resolutions. A large variety of in- terests ! For hobbies, we have courses, at various times, on cooking, sewing, embroidery of various kinds, almost any craft you can name. Quote, "the need for self-confidence and self-esteem". In our meetings we encourage participation, starting at the humblest level and working into the larger responsibilities as one's confidence grows. Quote, "sharing ideas and gain support from one another''. A period of interaction is . part -of all our meetings from Branch level upwards. These levels go from local branch to a world-wide organization with links - That time again Get out your credit -cards. The annual Christmas hunt for the perfect gifts for the important people in our lives is about to begin. No sooner have we washed the Thanksgiving dishes, than we are reminded of more work ahead. 'Christmas is just around the corner, according to the ads. And, if we want everything to be perfect, we'd better start shopping - NOW! What used to be'a peaceful spiritual celebration has turned into a frenzy of bu,ying, selling, and advertising. In the midst" of it all is the poor shopper, broke and bewildered. Shopping for Christmas has almost become a year-round job. If we stock up at January sales, we can save some money", 'but we can't avoid the last minute panic. You say you bought a beautiful blue cashmere sweater for your sister last by Blaine townshenc! January. You just know she'll love it! You hid it where she'd- never find it. You stroked her name off this year's gift list - one problem solved. Last week she walked in wearing a beautiful new blue cashmere sweater. Gifts used ,Jto be inexpensive. Homemade presents were p f. lar. Price tags weren't important; it -, as the thought that counted. Nowadays some people have to take out loans just to finance their shop- ping lists. Gifts have become more elaborate - a stereo for junior; a TV for sis; a Florida vacation for Mom .and Dad. Toys and games are becoming sophisticated. Take Barbie, for in- stance. She just turtied 21, and she's no ordinary doll. She has a set of clothes to suit every pastime from playing tennis to going to a dance. She has her own car. She even has her own commode, and it flushes. Stuffed animals have surpassed the small, cute and cuddly stage. How about a six-foot tall pink rabbit? Or a lamb that says, "I'm bashful" when s. you hug it? Or a brown bear that speaks German when you press on its tummy? A small robot laughs hysterically when you hit it on the head. The hard part is making it stop. Board games cover almost every aspect of life. At one time, toy guns were frowned upon because of their violent nature. Now war games are+, popular pastime. Computer 'games - the current craze - are evidence of today's sophistication. • In spite of the variety of gifts on the market, most of us encounter the what -can -I -buy -for -someone -who -has - everything syndrome. One answer is a pair of glasses with bettery-opeated wipers for those wet and snowy days. The hunt goes on for the perfect gift for someone special. Each year it becomes more difficult to. find and more difficult to finance. 13y the time Christmas arrives, the shopper is not only broke and, bewildered 'but exhausted as well. If only -we could remember, it isn't the price tag that says we care. with the United Nations. Quote, "join women of all ages, all interests and all fields to get them more actively involved in social and psychological concerns." These are the aims of the Women's Institute. Quote, "talk about common problems and issues and exchange ideas and interests". Our family topics include family relationships and health and safety problems. Local and world issues are covered by our resolutions, e.g., we started the sending of vegetables to India to prevent infant.. blindness. The World Health, Organization now looks after this. Quote, "reach out to women in rural areas". Women's Institute is largely a rural organization. Quote, "We are not trying to take women ' out of their homes, we're trying to make their lives more fulfilled". Women's Institute was formed in the first place because of the need for women to be better educated in their role as homemakers. Every few years, the needs of women are updated and all the topics mentioned in the newspaper would have a place in the Women's Institute program. In° short, we feel that you are just taking the aims and concerns ,of the Women's Institute acrd presenting them as a new movement, under a new name, while all the time you are just aping an organization already formulated. In other words, presenting an old article gift 'wrap- ped. Howmuch more constructive it would be to join forces and build on a structure that already has a solid 'foundation. These were my thoughts on reading the article. Last Thursday, I attended a meeting of the group. The speaker and the announcements for future meetings, far front building up the home life, appeared to be trying to tear it down. Although the words were 'never uttered, the impression was of one thing and one thing only — Women's Lib. We were told that they were not interested in hobbies, that they do not intend to exist for long (so where is the help?) and that it is not .intended to spread the movement and that it was the isolated rural women they • wanted to reach - hardly a description of Huron County. " So women 'of Huron County, beware. If you want women's lib, by all means go ahead and join this new organization. If you want a full, satisfying life with plenty of interests and new horizons openin gp,,,joir the Women's institute. There'a're many branches throughout Huron County and I shall be glad to put you in touch with the nearest one. My phone number is 262-5018. Hilda M. Payne, RR1 Hensall President Huron South Women's Institute i