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J. HOWARL3 AITKEN - Peeietiisteea
SHELLEY McPHEE - Whew
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Strength and confidence
We've thanked the people and organizations who gave their financial support
to the new Clinton hospital addition.
We've thanked the hospital auxiliary and fund raising committee for their ef-
forts in organizing canvasses and community projects on behalf of the hospital.
We've thanked the doctors and hosptal staff for the competent, warmhearted,
excellent service they provide.
We've thanked our local politicians for backing this very worthwhile communi-
ty project. We've even thanked the Ontario Ministry of Health for finally realizing
the importance and necessity of our small hospital.
Last, but certainly not least, we must thank the board of governors.
Chairman Leen Rehorst, vice chairman Bill Hearn and members Beecher Men-
zies, Earl Hilderley, Bob Campbell, Bill Counter, Hugh Flynn, Rosemary Arm-
strong, Faye Fear, Marny Walden, Mason Bailey, Dr. William Harrett, Dr. Frank
Newland, Dawna Westlake, Esther Wright and Doug Coventry are the members
of the board.
Essential to the success of the Clinton hospital, this backbone group of men and
women have volunteered countless hours, valuable time and energy, in an effort
to insure that our hospital provides the best services available.
Concerned with the day-by-day operations of the hospital and long-term plann-
ing for its continued success, the hospital board members have faced the best
and worst of times with dedication and perseverance.
They have provided us with the most valuable service in the community, a
modern, efficient hospital. Through their foresight and careful planning, people
in the area are now served by a hospital that could equal any of its Targe urban
counterparts.
The Clinton Public Hospital has come a long way since it was first threatened
with closure seven years ago. The constant support of the community, the
hospital staff, organizations and board of governors have firmly insured that our
hospital will remain alive and well for decades to come.
The hospital's dramatic history in recent years brings to mind some very ap-
propriate words written Eleanor Roosevelt, "You gain strength, courage and con-
fidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You
are able to say to yourself, 1 lived through this horror. J,can take the next thing
that comes along." You must do the thing you think you cannot do.'"
Clinton Public Hospital supporters have followed this philosphy and will no
doubt continue in their achievements and hopes for a better medical institution.
-by S. McPhee
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bill smiley
The race for leadership
As I write, the race for the Tory leader-
ship is at the tape, after a cross-country
course that would have taxed the en-
durance of a kangaroo.
Its participants have lurched and
shambled and jogged across that rugged
terrain, through those bogs and quagmires
that make up the minds of Tory delegates.
For some, it has been uphill most of the
way, owing to a lack of charisma, money,
ideas, or all three. Others have taken some
dubious short-cuts, hitched a ride when
nobody was looking, or floated along on a
carpet of hot air.
They'll be a bedraggled lot when they
get near the grandstand and try to flog
themselves into a final sprint toward that
finish line.
The winner, and he has my sympathy,
will be handed the magnificent trophy that
goes with the job — a Pandora's box.
If he opens it, and he will, politicians be-
ing what they are, it will be the Pandora
myth all over again. Out will fly all those
evil spirits: broken promises, financial
disaster, and the cold fury of the losers,
who will have him for breakfast as soon as
they get their wind back.
But one spirit won't pop out — Hope.
That peculiar Hope that seems to belong to
the Tories will be too tired to leap out of the
box.
So our "lucky" winner will pick it up,
hold it tenderly in both hands), and
prepare to do battle against the invidious,
insidious hordes of the black -hearted King
Pierre, who retire into the swamps and
wait patiently, chuckling, licking their
lips, each time a new dragon -slayer is
chosen for them to devour.
On the other hand, maybe, just maybe,
the new St. George will be ambidextrous,
and with a sword in each hand will be able
to fight off his fnends as they help him
from the rear, and attack and slay the
monster in front of him, who has got a bit
swollen with pude, and a bit slow from
lack of exercise over the years.
Which of these fine, fulminating fellows
will be our new champion'. If our fairy tale
were to follow its course, it would have to
be David Crombie. He has the right name,
and is the right size, to stand up to Goliath.
He might even knock him off, because the
giant is getting old and fat and over-
confident.
But, even though he wields a mean sling-
shot, does little David have the killer in-
stinct, the ruthlessness required to get the
job? Is he too decent, ton human, too car-
ing" Could be.
Let's go on with our fairy story and look
at the other hopefuls. Joe might startle the
big fellow by shaking his jowls and stabb-
ing his finger at him. He did once before.
But the giant quickly realized that behind
that mastiff's mien lay all the terror of a
spaniel, uttered one roar, and sent him
scuttling.
What about Brian? He might try to cow
the big guy by jutting a massive chin at
him, pointing toward massive rein-
forcements in Quebec, and hurling some
insults in French. But a couple of massive
shrugs and some fat subsidies toward
Francos would squelch that threat.
There's Jolly Jack the giant ,killer from
the Island. He might huff and puff and
stick out his not inconsiderable belly at the
giant. But unless he made the creature in --
capable of action by some witty remarks
that sent it into paroxysms of laughter, it
would have him for lunch.
Last time he tried it, with a perfectly
honest 18 -cent tax on gas, the critter laugh-
ed all the way to the next election, then
charged twice as much. That creature can
out -tax anybody, any day.
How about the others? "Puck" Pockl-
ington has the right nickname for a fairy
story, but what chance has he, an en-
trepreneur, against a monster that goes to
bed with sick corporations, gobbles up
others, and washes them down with oil
companies?
It's just possible that Michael Wilson,
far too honest and logical to win anything,
might put the dragon to sleep long enough
for some of its own mini -dragons to devour
it. But that's a long shot.
That leaves John Gamble. All he's got is
a looping right swing that is telegraphed
all the way. The giant, dragon, creature,
will merely counter with a few sharp, left
jabs, and John is no longer even a bet, let
alone a gamble.
Well, i hope I've sorted things out for
you, with this melange of myth, analogy
and fairy tale.
i really don't care who wins, since the
Tones have no way to go but up. Is Joe a
loser? Is Mulroney too smooth and
untested? Is Crombie too tiny? Is Crosbie
too far away? is Wilson too dull, Pockl-
ington too business -oriented, Gamble too
neanderthal?
I'd be more comfortable with Crombie
than any of them, with Crosbie as second
choice. But nobody ever listens to me. i
told them Mackenzie King was a
charlatan, Diefenbaker a dope, and
Trudeau a cynic, but they wouldn't listen.
Too bad Flora McDonald didn't run, i'll
bet she'd poll a huge vote. But being raped
once is enough, I guess.
See you at the polls.
Honoring the board
behind the
scenes
Bouquets for teichers
There are few times when I feel the urge
to return to my youth but early June each
year might be one of them.
Those were the best days of school as I
recall, days where the drudgery of the long
winter was giving way to a new sense of
liberation. The summer holidays were tan-
talizingly close and both the students and
the teachers seemed to feel them. It was
sometimes difficult for the teachers to hold
the attentions of youngsters whose im-
aginations were already romping in the
sunshine beyond the school windows and
often they didn't really seem to want to try
too hard anymore. They too were tired
from the winter of work, looking forward
to the time of freedom ahead.
And so school became fun. Sunny days of
May became excuses for trips to some
nearby farmer's bush to see wild -flowers
and on return, draw pictures of them and
study their parts.
June brought warm afternons of ball
games against other schools from the area
out on the school ball diamond. It brought
trips to visit local industries, to see how
things in the real world applied the
theories we learned in the book world.
Thinking back on those days I recoil the
bouquets of lilacs and peonies that we used
to almost bury the teacher with this time of
year. Students seemed to vie with each
other to see who could most reward the
teacher with whom a bond had been bunt
up over the last long months.
There haven't been a lot of bouquets for
teachers from the general public in recent
years. As teachers a decade or so ago
became more militant in their demands,
as education costs soared, respect for
teachers on the part of the public often
plummeted. Teachers had once been held
high in public esteem but their dedication
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rou is ton
was taken advantage of to keep them
working for far less than they should. The
new generation decided it would no longer
be taken advantage of monetarily but in
doing so, lost a lot of respect. People no
saw the teachers as dedicated pro -
finals, but as people who cared more
au ut the money they took home than the
job they did.
And it is `h' shame because there still are
teachers who are just as dedicated as the
teachers of the old one -room school house
days. There are people in the classrooms
who would be teachers even if the salaries
were still low because they feel there is
nothing more important in life than being a
teacher.
You can see that kind of teacher even
through the smokescreen put up by county
boards of education, centralized schools
and teachers' federations. They are the
teachers who are excited about their job
and by being so, excite the children they
teach. They are the ones who don't merely
teach what they have to teach but go the
extra mile, work that much harder to give
their students a good school experience.
For many years there the school system
got carried away with bricks and mortar,
with fancy teaching aids, with a
bureaucracy which was supposed to bring
about efficiency in the system. The simple
fact that education is an interpersonal
relationsnip between the teacher and the
student got mislaid. If your child has a
dedicated teacher who is excited about the
job of imparting knowledge to children
then the education will be far better off
than a child who has a teacher who is
bored with the job and just wants to get
through the day no matter how much is
spent on teaching aids.
So sometimes I'd like to go back to
school and take a big bouquet of lilacs to
some teacher who deserves it.
kaleidoscope
What a week! Anyone who says, "But
there's nothin' to do around here," should
really have their ears and eyes thoroughly
examined.
The week's events started off with the
highly successful Clinton Public Hospital
out-patient, emergency wing opening.
More than 200 people were on hand to take
part in the opening and tour the hopsital on
June 2.
I'd personally like to thank the Hospital
Auxiliary for the great sandwiches,
desserts and coffee they served. i caught
the tail end of the luncheon and all the left-
overs. Thank you for supper ladies!
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On Friday it was over to the Clinton
Community Park for the Spring Fair. As
usual the skies were overcast and there
was the odd drop of rain, but the crowds
still carne out to take part in the various
livestock judging competitions during the
early part of the day. Don Watson,
secretary for the Huron County Holstein
Club said he was more than pleased to see
the record number of entries from 4-H
members,
Friday evening was demolition derby
time. Our own Debbie Flynn, the only
female competitor, placed third in her
heat. She faced her seven other com-
petitors with the determination and e31 -
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port of Branson s lace
Dear Editor:
I personally give Thomas Fowler of
Branson Place credit for standing up for
what he believes Ls right.
He has my support in opening his
business in or out of any residential or
commercial property of Clinton.
It's just about time the little guy is allow-
ed to operate a business even if his name
isn't what some people would like it to be.
Yes it appears to me, more and more fre-
quently that it isn't what you are or where
you want to operate, but plainly just who
you are that matters.
Wake up Town Council! As far as I'm
concerned you may as well bury your
bylaw book, because they were never real-
ly enforced anyway. Clinton is bylawed to
death. For every problem occurring, so-
meone makes a bylaw. None of which any
of these are ever revised to suit the needs
of the people living here.
Clinton is a town, it really is. We may
pay city taxes here, and it costs more to
live here than in the city, but it's still a
town. This is one reason small businesses
should not be pushed into operating out of a
property which is not suited to their needs.
They can neither all be asked to locate on
the main street, or in the big place down
the street because it's in a commercial
zoned area.
I'd really like to know how Clinton can
afford to be so fussy. Town Council please
take note of the want ad section of the
paper, and after doing so let us know how
many of these are operated out of com-
mercial zoned property. On top of this
there are In times this number who don't
advertise, but still have incomes from
work done out of their homes.
Another thing that bothers me is the
unemployment in Clinton. Each time a
business is refused here, it's one less
chance for a person being employed in the
town. Very few businesses I've seen can
operate with only a manager, each time
Clinton decides they want to rebuild or add
to the town, they largely rely on the tax-
payers to help. This is done by donations,
taxes, fund raising.
I presume businesses pay a tax. If this is
so there is an awful lot of money escaping
us. These businesses are allowed a claim
for part of their residence at income tax
time, so why shouldn't they have to pay a
business tax to Clinton?
I'in definitely not against a residential
business, and feel the pros and cons on it
must fall on the pro side. If there must be a
bylaw then it should not just matter where
the operation is to be located but con-
sideration on what type of business it will
be.
I realize no resident wants to have a
scrap yard in the middle of town. On the
other hand 1 don't think anyone is going to
mind anyone cutting hair there.
The town's people could do more about
situations like this if they were to make
their opinions known. Some may feel I'm
right and others may think I'm wrong,
however if you don't speak up you won't be
heard.
They also say rules are made to be
broken. I wonder if this applies to bylaws
too.
Mrs. M. Bezzo
Clinton
Family unity is vital
Dear Editor,
This May, for the eighth consecutive
year, the Government of Ontario has
declared "Family Unity Month".
No doubt many families who are already
-struggling to "keep it together" in what
often appears to be an uncaring and
frightening world can take comfort in this
sign of recognition and support.
Whether we realize it or not, we live in
an age when the whole of mankind is strug-
gling to become unified, not only in the
family, race or nation, but on a global
scale, to recognize its oneness as a human
family. In the light of this universal scale,
the vital importance of the family as an in-
stitution becomes even more evident.
We are probably aware, at some deep
level - and the celebration of Family Unity
Month heightens that awareness - that the
family is the nation in miniature. Enlarge
the circle of- the household and you have
the nation. Enlarge the circles of the na-
tions and you have all of humanity.
If the family really is the foundation of a
growing world civilization, as many now
recognize, then we can see ourselves as the
"bricks" that go into building that founda-
tion. Like the firing of bricks, however, if
takes heat and light and pressure for the
members of a family to develop the
qualities of compassion, courtesy, respect
and reverence for one another needed to
build that world.
Despite the protests that "anything
goesv. in this so-called modern world, there
is a still, small voice in every individual
and in every family that intuitively
recognizes what is good for them. We are
aware that those habits and fashions in to-
day's society which foster alienation and
disunity: between men and women,
between children and their parents,
between the nuclear and the extended
family, between people of different
background, faiths, races, between na-
tions, are in fact, not what we really need-
ed.
It is a challenge to recognize how closely
the individual's sense of well-being and in-
tegrity depends on that of the family,
however small it may be. And that, in turn,
if we want to have unity in our families, we
must discover that integrity and
wholeness within ourselves. In other
words, our thoughts, our feelings, our ac-
tions, must be in harmony.
Anything doesn't go in the realm of
human emotions. There are indeed some
sacred universals. We can, as individuals
and families, respond to the pressures both
outside and inside our families by becom-
ing strong yet interdependent, the world in
microcosm.
Thank you Ontario, for the encourage-
ment to respond to the challenge!
The Baha'i Community
Odds 'n Ends by Elaine Townshend
Storeroom of surprises
A house is incomplete without a place to
stash articles that are too good to throw
away but not good enough for visitors to
see.
Some people need only a drawer or a
cupboard for their "treasures"; others fill
an extra closet, and a few are lucky
enough to have a whole room to spare.
A closet in the guest room provides ex-
cellent storage for seasonal clothes; that
is, if you can find space beside the tennis
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Shelley McPhee
pertise of a pro, and loved the whole thing.
Debbie hopes to repair her car in time to
enter the Seaforth Demolition Derby later
this month. Go for it, Born to Kill Flynn.
I had the opportunity to watch the ladies'
division judges hard at work. I don't envy
their work, but I do commend each judge
for the careful and thoughtful con-
sideration they put into each entry,
whether it be a loaf of bread, a quilted
pillow or a handmade birdhouse.
These judges deserve special mention.
They were: arts and crafts, Vernetta
O'Rourke, St. Marys; sewing, needlework,
knitting and crocheting, Verna Sealey, St.
Marys; baking, Helen Thompson,
Seaforth; flowers, Marion Powell, Clinton;
woodworking, Eugene McAdam, Clinton ;
amateur photo contest, Allison Scott.
The many excellent entries really in-
spired me to try my own hand at sewing
and needlework. Usually my plans are
mightier than my actions, but 1 received
an added push this week. I was one of the
lucky winners at the Ladies' Day Out
Fashion Show in Clinton.
My prize was a length of material from
Marv's Sewing Centre. 1 wonder if 1 can
talk Mary into stitching it up here and
there. just a nice little sun dress would do?
We'll have more on the fashion show
with photos and stories next week.
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And Blyth was a busy spot on Saturday
and Sunday. The Centre for the Arts held
their annual book sale, and what a sale it
was.
Name the topic and the book was there.
They had books on everything from poetry
to psychology, mystery to mathematics,
ecology to etiquette.
The two-day event was highlighted with
puppet shows, an art and pottery display,
refreshments and a special reading given
by our own Harry J. Boyle. One of
Canada's favorite authors, Harry came
back to his grassroots and met all sorts of
old school chums, aunts, cousins and
neighbors - all folks from Harry's home,
East Wawanosh, St. Augustine way.
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All in all it was a very busy, very ex-
citing week and by the looks of our
calendar it appears that this trend will
continue .
Remember that if you have some special
event that you'd like more people to know
about, please come to the News -Record
and jot it down on our Community
Calendar.
The Community (:alendar not only
promotes events but also helps in deter-
mining whether your event will conflict
with others scheduled for the same rlat
racket, baseball bat and glove, skipping
rope, skateboard, hockey stick and pucks,
football and assorted toys and games and
abandoned stuffed animals.
If you find a shoebox witli holes in the lid,
open cautiously. Many a frog has leaped
from a closet and sent a cleaning lady into
a panic.
On the shelf might be a sewing basket,
turned upside down, of course, and three
sheets of wrapping paper that you forgot
you had when you were looking for paper
for Ed's birthday present.
During spring cleaning, you're likely to
find one wool scarf and five mitts. During
fall cleaning, you'll discover one silk scarf,
one lost running shoe and three and a half
shoe laces.
Between cleaning seasons, a sign "Open
At Your Own Risk" might help to absolve
you from responsibility if someone is hit on
the head by a curling broom.
Some lucky homeowners have a room
that may be described as "the extra
bedroom that no one can sleep in because
they can't get near the bed."
If the broom closet is too small to hold
the vacuum cleaner, shove the machine in-
to the spare bedroom. If the dining room
table is too large for every day use with the
extra leaves in, lean them against the
bedroom wall.
If you stock up on detergent and
bathroom tissue at bargain prices, pile
them behind the door in the bedroom.
When you find a handsome but
weatherbeaten table at an auction, set it in
front of the dresser until you have time to
refinish it.
While you're waiting for hubby to put a
new cord on the living room lamp, it might
as well sit on the old table. if you need an
out-of-the-way spot for that drapery
material you bought two months ago, why
not lay it on the bed'
As boxes of memorabilia - your school
books. your kids' school books, photograph
albums, cards and letters, souvenirs from
trips, magazines and paperback novels -
fill up, stack them in the bedroom.
if you try to walk in one day and can't,
just hack out and envy the people who have
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