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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-11-13, Page 44` + C t WSMR CQR 1 THURSDAY., IsiOnIVIBE13, 20, 1980. T5' Cifokwe 1 k eehlleheei a* IAox 1Hi. C11nt.0f O11l10rlo4 li,M►T101440,4441, k!', Ctt.1 . R1r.1101140f Y!!t+MK RIBBON AWARD 1980 It MM' restekewilMir 0.0,4 molliy( th poAt, ON. ws►.r the per** eekkar M17*, The ,N.wi kecordt toloreeltueed % 10$ ,th!A, Huron NhAw$r*„olrr1. *1000 1n 1146/. mid Tho- moon nw NOMI Iran 4u1111o+1 la 1.$4 Total Pre** r ►na,3+ , write letters MEMBER JAMES E. FITZGERALD Edltpr SHELLEY MOIRE - News Editor GARY HAIST Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER Advertising MEMBER DligleY advertising rates avapable on request. Ask for Rate Card No. 10 effective Sept. ) Help the-golitel-p-y-du With the increasing incicr1Ws of petty thievery, break and enters and vandalism being reported in this paper every week, honest citizens are concerned as to what to do to lessen their chances of being hit. Police, who are quick to act on such occurrences when informed im- mediately, have several pieces of advice for those wishins to avoid this type of happening. First off is obvious protection to your own property by not being careless, like leaving the keys in your car, or leaving your doors unlocked in your house. Leaving valuable property in a car, especially within eyesight, is another open invitation to thieves. But probably one of the biggest helps to the police is the ordinary citizen who is like an extra, pair of eyes to the protectors, For ingtance, a recent story in this paper detailing the items missing in a recent apartment break-in caught the eye of a sharp reader, who phoned police to report someone had tried to sell some of the stolen items. As a result of that tip, police carried out an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a juvenile and the solving of at least six crimes. It's easy ta, see that . increased public vigilancel would help the police greatly, and scare off many thieves, if they thought they were being watched all the time. So help the police, if you see anything out of the ordinary, phone them, even if you're not sure. They'd rather have a few bad tips than no tips Shoplifting shortcomings Everyone pays for shoplifting — from businessmen who suffer lower profits and the consumers who must ultimately pay higher prices to cover the costs of the stolen merchandise, says the Fort Erie Times -Review. It is more important to remember, however, that shoplifting is stealing and stealing is a criminal act. If a shoplifter takes a $2 item from a store operating on a 10 percent profit margin, the store must make up $30 in merchandise to recoup that loss., If a $3 item is taken from a supermarket store operating on low margins of one , percent, the store must sell $300 in merchandise just to cover the cost of that one item. - There are professional shoplifters who a re skilled thieves using specialized techniques, but many are just members of the general public, solid citizens, who may be bored or may need to stretch their budgets. Greater awareness oT th-eSe problems can reduce the incidence of shoplifting. Citizens should be con- cerned about shoplifting, since everyone is affected by price in- creases caused through shoplifting. If consumers would get involved in incidents they saw in a store, instead of shaking their heads, complaining about the rising prices and walking away, perhaps the amount of mer- chandise lost to shoplifters will decrease. Citizens don't have to accuse the person of shoplifting, but can alert the manager that they may have seen a person slip an article in his or her pocket.. The manager can ttien monitor the "suspect", and either confirm suspiCions or disprove-the-tn. By being attentive to a suspected shoplifter, the shoplifter may get cold feet and rush off before stealing the article. If he is only an average consumer, he will be --By all c lopping- hi, perhapi shop- pers can keep price hikes through shoplifting from coming their way. AN ABANDONED FARM Dreams lie buried in this house that stands deep in stark despair where twisted trees, ghosts and weeds and aftermath of fire surround the old forsaken place that once filled a 11 the needs _ of one who set the beams and walls where a hungry mouse now feeds. From the wood and coal.stove oven remembering our past 5 YEARS AGO November 27, 1975 Despite expanding to a larger "B" fair the Huron Central Agricultural Society learned at their annual meeting last week that they had a m6dest profit. The Society moved the Clinton Spring Fair into the larger "B" rating last spring and hence gave out more and bigger prizes and was also eligitile for more grants. Mr. and Mrs. C!ifford Stewart held an open house on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on November 23 at their resk.ence on Princess Street East in The old bridge on Concess len 4 and 5, lot 20 of Stanley Township was dismantled last week by Roger F. MacEachern Construction. The new bridge, which is nearly completed, will cost somewhere between $145,000 and $150,000. 10 YEARS AGO November 26, 1970 No plans have been made yet to rebuild The 62 -year-old church was almost completely destroyed by fire on Friday night. Rev. Donald Stuart discovered the fire about 9:30 pm and he reported hearing a "b.ang" while in the manse a few feet away from the church on the north side Brucerietd• fireifieh answered the call and requested help from the clinton and Sea forth brigades. The winds were so strong that firemen, with no hope of saving the building, could,. only turn their at- tentions to the manse and another nearby house of the south which was in danger of The fire took only about 45 minute-, to gut the building, leaving only the brick walls standing. sugarand spice Part of it all It's like being a shipyards worker at the launching of the Titanic. Or an nurse at the birth of a baby. You are part of it all, but an insignificant one, compared to the central drama. Moosonee to visit her daughter and grandboys for two weeks, and I feel about as important in the entire tour de force as the people mentioned above. I'm quite sure t Scott's preparations for getting to the South Pole didn't cause nearly as much fuss in Britain as have my wife's for getting to Moosonee, in our house. Mind -you, it's no(just like jumping on a bus and going to the city for a day ir two. Getting to Moosonee is Only slightly less difficult than getting to the Galapagos Islands. You can fly, of course, for an arm and a leg. It's cheaper to fly to England and back than to Moosonee and back. And to catch your plane, you have to be there at some unearthly hour like 6:30 a.m. l'hat meant, for us, me getting up at 5 a.m., driving 160 miles round trip, and being at work at nine. Or she could take a cab to the air- port, for $55. Add that to the airfare, going and coming, and you could fly to Hawaii, which would make a lot more sense, this time of year. Or she could go down the night before, spend $35 for a hotel room and then take a cab to the airport, for $10. Plus a couple of meals, It still comes out to about $55. These are some Of the,alternatives I put forward. I'm no skinflint. But my wife is, in sorne respects.,When I go to the city alone, take cabs everywhere. When she gaes alone, she takes the subway, or walks. I said, in some respects. She'll save string, bargain for, prices in the supermarket like an Oriental cook, abhors wastage of three cents worth of food. But then she'll hit rne with something that keeps me staggering for a week. One day, when I was a student, and our total income was around $100 a Month,' she, blurted, rather fearfully, I must admit, that she had bought a new sewing machine. There went a month's in- t upset me, really, because I've never been much in- terested in money. However, it did plant a little seed of something in my mind, so that, when I came home one day and she an- nounced she'd bought a grand piano, for approximately one year's income, at the time, I was not bowled over, just slightly stunned. I digress. Anyway, she wasn't going to pay that kind'of money to get to Moosonee and back. The return trip, by air, is just as bad. The blasted plane gets in around 7.30 at night, and if you'll just then all the driving time, and cab -fare and stuff around, it's the same deal. Getting this out of the way took about two weeks, as she relentlessly tore apart every sugggestion I made She decided to go by train. This is a little cheaper, but just as com- plicated Again, she'd have to go to the city to catch the train, travel overnight, change at Cochrane, spend two or three hours in that salubrious resort, in the fall, doing lord -only -knows - what, before boarding the Polar Bear Express and a journey of anywhere from four to six hours to Moosonee The Express is probably the last of its kind in Canada. It stops in the middle of nowhere to avoid hitting a moose, to pick up a trapper, or to drep supplies for a prospector. That's- why it doesn't run right to the minute. Alternative. The train she's to catch stops at some god -forsaken junction. out in the middle of nowhere, forty miles from here. At 11:30 p.m. That was her final decision. It would save the time and money of going to the city and catching it there. But she didn't want me to drive her, and get home at 1 a.m. Sheknows how I hate night driving, and figured I'd go haunts the spacious kitchen 'where one who is long now dead shaped the souls of her children as they said their prayers at her knee while she prayed for their safe -keeping and wisdom to set them free. Yes, there's rnany a dream that is buried here , in the crumbling old abode the old house that is falling down in the fields by the side of the road. by Gladys Nolan Jnside Lester a look through the news -record files A figure of $150,000 was set on the value of the church, although it would take much mdre than that amount to build a church today, which would seat the 550 persons the old church could hold. A defective furnace has been blamed for the blaze and the loss was partially covered by in - Clinton and the surrounding area looked like a winter wonderland on Tuesday when more than' a foot of snow covered everything in sight.„ ° 25 YEARS AGO November 24, 1955 Nine minutes after the deer season of- ficially opened in Huron County yesterday morning, two local farmers were forced to put a sudden stop to their hunting when a charge of buckshot from behind *wounded them in the legs and hips. Keith Tyndall and Clark Ball are in Clinton Public klospital recovering from their wounds. Opening services on Sunday at Ontario Street United Church will end many months and years of planning and work and mark the beginning of great service to the congregation by the fine new Christian Education Wing. Cheerleaders at t,he Clinton District Collegiate Institute this year are Betty Sharon Sweeney, Gwen -Storey add Lola Chuter. 50 YEARS AGO November 27, 1930 What about that electric stop sign for Clinton's main corner? It might tend to stop the often reckless speeding down that, main highway,toward the west. Fred Stirling- of Go-derich Township has again comlnenced work with Bell Bros, The Bell Bros. evidently known where to, go for a good man. Christmas Day is less than a months away. This year when there is so much talk of hard times and tight money those who are as well off as usual should try to spend as freely as possible, so putting money in circulation and assisting along the good times which we all hope may be coming soon. Those with stated incomes from secure sources need not economize on account of "hard times." If they do, it only makes the times harder. Spend a little more if possible. It will be so much the better for all. The Ladies Auxiliary and Women's The first Christmas card As_ I look over- the boxes of Christmas cards in the stores, my tongue begins to wither at the thought of licking all those stamps and en- velopes. Nevertheless% greeting cards play an important role in this festive season for most people, and it's hard to imagine a time when there Were no Christmas cards. In the 18th century, students did "Christmas Pieces" - samples of writing on quality paper to show their parents how they had progressed. By 1820, children added colour and decorations to the borders. This was the forerunner of the great Victorian Christmas Card craze that began ir England in 1843. The first Christmas card was member of the Royal Academy, for Sir lipnry Cole. The card was lithogeaphed and hand -coloured; it featured three pictures - two depic- ting charitable acts of `feeding the hungry' and 'clothing the naked", the third showed a family party of three generations drinking wine. (The temperance groups complained but to no avail.) In 1844, Mr. C.T. Dobson created a sketch that depicted the Spirit of Christmas. Although many people felt that sending Christmas cards was too Association of the Presbyterian Church gave a tea at the home of Mrs. M.D. MeTaggart on Thursday last in aid of the flower fund. The local shops are putting on their ChriStrnas holiday attire and are showing some fine samples of goods. 74 YEARS AGO November 22, 1906 The Varna town hall was crowded on Tuesday night of last week to hear the Black Knight speak on the Temperance question. The collection and subscriptions amounted to $33. The Black Knight is in the employ of the Dominion Alliance. A traveller, who was a guest at the Normandie, met with what might have been a very serious accident on Tuesday night, He was making for the dining room but got turned in the wrong,direction and opened instead the door to the trunk platform from which he fell to the, street beneath, a drop of about 10 Jeet. He fell upon his face which Was considerably disfigured and he was rendered partially unconscious. A lady passing by saw the accident and notified the hotel people. ' 1'05 YEARS AGO Novernber 25, 1875 Parties who are very thoughtless, or have not the fear of the Mayor before their eyes, heedlessly, drive teams over plank sidewalks, greatly to their injury. The street cornmittee have made ample provision for cross ing-s- and therefore warn all and sundry to use them only when they cross sidewalks. taking place in this town and neigh- borhood, we should almost infer that there is an organized band of marauders located somewhere in our midst. On Thursday last, Mr. Peter Cole of Goderich Township, had a terrible en- counter with an enraged bull and although he received a number of severe bruises, scratches and one puncture with the horns, he providentially escaped without a broken limb or an injury that might have resulted fatally. The most serious injury is the one received in the thigh, where the horn was thrust in. To prevent a returrance of this nature by that animal, a dose of lead was administered, which has effected a complete cure of thattenraging malady. by elaine townshend imam expensive, the nov,elty caught on. "Post early" was advice heard as often in 1850 as we hear it today. But back then, if people mailed their cards late, they might still arrive in time because the postmen worked even on Christmas morning. The early cards came in various sizes and shapes - bell, fan and crescent-shaped, oval, circular and diamond-shaped. Some were erri: bossed or jewelled; others were folding or iridescent. Even materials varied from satin, silk and plush to brocade. LaCe and embroidery trim added the final touch. Sum mer landscapei' and seascapes were as acceptable as winter scenes. Floral decorations were as popular as religious and Father Christmas themes. The robin was identified as quickly with Christmas as the holly. Because of the variety of tize, poets allowed their creativity to flow freely - the longer the verse, the larger the card. Some cards even carried the words to carols. Cards were not always sent in the traditional spirit of Christmas. Some humorous verses had nothing to do with the season ; others were downright insulting. Some folks claimed important people, or people who thought they were important, sent large cards to make the recipients feel small. In spite of dehate, the industry flourished. The simple cards of the 1840s, which were often Valentine cards with "Merry Christmas" embossed on them, became lavish productions within forty years. Now they are a worldwide tradition. Many interesting books, such as The Victorian Christmas Book by Antony and Peter Miall, trace the history of cards and other customs. Reading them is fascinating, but it doesn't get my stamps and envelopes licked- To save my tongue, I'll resort , to a dampened sponge as I carry On '' the greeting card tradition in 1980. Please allow Us to use Your "Letter to the Editor" cOluinn IQ invite all the residents of Your surrOUnding area to attend the Wingham Towne Players Wingham Town Bali, This is a three -act comedy which will be fun and entertainment for the whole family. Yours very truly, (Miss) Sandra Lee Towne Players Railway survey Dear Editor, The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention, once again, the Midwestern Ontario -Bruce Railway Branch Line Rationalization Study (the Bruce Study). 1Viembers of my Ministry are conducting this study,' together with CN Rail and CP Rail in consultation with the Canadian Transport Commission. The Qobjective of the study is to ensure that an economically viable 41,. rail and inter -modal network is in place to serve the present and an- ticipated future freight transportation needs of the commu ities and in- dustries in the Midwes ern Ontario - Bruce Peninsula area. This work is being Undertaken in response to applications by CN and CP to abandon the trackage and freight service along the Walkerton Subdivision and Durham Spur and anticipated application by both railways for the abandonment of additional lines in the area. The study will make a com- prehensive evaluation of those rail lines which serve the area,. These involve fourteen lines including the Goderich CNR line from Stratford to Goderich and the Goderich CP line from Guelph to Goderich. My Ministry is taking a prominent role in. the study to ensurei that a viable network is in place to best suit the transportation needs of this area of the province. Once the fact-finding stage of the study is complete, members of my staff intend to hold several informal public meetings in the area. This will enable us to present the findings of the study and to receive comments from local in- terested parties and municipal councils. ' Having received comments, the government will then be able to develop a position to present to the CTC. I wish to make it clear that.the Ministry and the Railways may not agree -ion the conclusion of the study, but we feel it is important that all parties have a common set of facts. I hope that individual citizens, groups and government represen- tatives of this area will take this opportunity to assist members of the study group in determining the future freight rail needs of Midwestern I would also like to clarify the relationship between the Bruce Study and the work being conducted by the Ontario Tast Force on Provincial Rail Policy chaired by Mrs. Margaret Scrivener, M.P.P. The Tast Force, of , which I am a member, is examining, in depth, the future role of rail in the Province's integrated transportation system. Its goal is to provide a provincial perspective on rail tran- 'sportation in the Province and to examine the existing system, iden- tifying changes required for the ef- fective moVement of people and goods as a means of enhancing the social and economic develo ment of Ontario. The global perspective of this undertaking is in contrast to the specific perspective of the Bruce Bruce Study findings will of course be of assistance to the Ontario Task Force on' Provincial Rail Policy. The Task Force *ill use the results of this study as part of their overall examination of the railway system of the province. Yours sincerely, Harold Gilbert, Deputy Minister. • What if God goes on `strike? Dear Editor: In a world beset by strikes, here is some food for thought: If God should go on strike: How good it is that God above has never gone on strike, Because He was not treated fair thins He didn't like, If only once He had sat down and said: "That's it, I'm through, I've had enough of those on earth! - So this is what I'll do: I'.11 give my orders to the sun: - cut off the heat supply, And to the moon, - give no More light - and run the oceans dry. Then just to make things really tough, and put the pressure on, Turn off the vital oxygen till every breath is gone." You know He would be justified, if fairness was the gain, For na one has been more abused or met with such disdain Than God, and yet He carries, supplying you and me With all the favors of His grace; and everything for free. Men say they want a better deal, and so on strike they go But what a deal we've given God, to Whom all things we owe, We don't care who we hurt or harm to gain the things we like But, -- what a mess we'd all be in - if God should go on strike! Sineerely yours C.P. Barney, Clinton