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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 1981-05-28, Page 4PAGl 4 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. THURSDAY, MAY 2 ,1'9131 (.1linton INfe\vs-Record sing Ili • Office Manager 1N111GLIDDON•Subscrlptions eemeneemer MEMBER Display abertlsIne tales erell.Wle en request. Ask fer nue Corr Ne. 11 eNecllve Oa. 1. 1tN. eest spirit forever Clinton doesn't have much permanent industry in town, in fact, it accounts for only five per cent of the whole town's tax base, far below the normal 40 per cent. But one industry that we do have, and one that accounts for more and more of the town's gross na- tional product is the tourism industry. First the spring fair brought thousands to town for one weekend a year, then the Kinsmen horse races brought tens of thousands of people to town each sumer who left thousands of dollars and trreiated'many lobs,"And now we have Klompen Feast, which was an ...overwhelming success 1010 weekend, luring an additional 15,000 people to Clinton, and with them thousands of mere dollars for the town's.economy. r, There's;: ,lithe doubt, then, that for o small.. -investment, many '`visitors can be attracted to. town, and takethe place of our sagging industrial base. Klompen Feest is one of those events, and we hope •that Clintohians seize this opportunity to make this high quality event an annual one that Will 'proudly put. Clinton. on. the map. We .hOve. proven beyond any doubt that with organization and co- ierl, i ti,; we con indeed look after that many people, and even of them despite all the "doubting, Thomases" in town who lrevi'ous to the avent sdid:it could never be done. Nearly everyone in Clinton was involved in Klompen Feest in` one ray or another, whether it was cooking potatoes, orpining up lecorations. Let's keep this 'spirit alive forever! By J.F. a place to call home bear Editor:, The"ftrst annual Clinton Klompen Feest isover: �s 'The vroWds were here, the town looked at. The weather was made to order. 4Etyerybne'' amid ed tel be enjoying Olinitnie—Aratillsiditottinewetitawityhungry: Now for t e asibessments - As chairman of the Clinton Klompen Feest, I Want to 'thank all groups, organizations and in- ,djviduals who contributed in any way to the success of our effort: Itis not my policy .;to name indiiiiduala for . fear of missing even, : one nettle. Tod the committee 'chairmen and canmittee member; 1 ccannot isfmmend you enough, you made my fbAmuch easier for mi. Weeirecallitg a meeting in the town hall on Tuesday, June tat 8 pin. It ishoped that all bins, will be in prior to this meeting and we can obtain a very clear picture of the financial position. The meeting had originally been scheduled for May 26, but could not be ha..rganized in time Willi all the ,Oris that d tele dine to finaliie itfs{fied busines:ts If you: are connected with, or are in- ' terested in a future repeat of this suc- cessful function, plati on attending this important meeting on June 2. 'A lot of decisions must be made and made sioon. Again, thanks to the people of Clinton and area. It is co-operation such as we had that makes Clinton a better place to call home. • Yours truly, • Bob Campbell, 1 chairman, Klompen Feest So you're wondering where 111 your federal tax dollars are wasted? Well there was a good example down at the Clinton Federal Building last Wednesday when a crew from Art's Landscaping ripped up the beautiful tulips planted several years ago by volunteers of the Horticultural Society. They also tore out all the ehubbery, hauled them to the dump, and replaced them with new trees, all at a coat of hundreds of dollars. (James Fitzgerald photo) remembering our past a Zook through the news -record files 5 YEARS AGO May 27,1976 Mary Grigg of Clinton has been elected president of the newly formed Huron County Zone 8 United Senior Citizens of Ontario, Incorporated. The clubs incorporated in the new zone are the Golden Gate Club of Goderich, the Senior Citizens Club of Exeter, the Friendship Club of Brussels, .the Ever Young Club of Hayfield, the Golden Radar Club of Clinton, the Golden Age Club of Grand Bend and the Swinging Senior Citizens of Blyth. On Tuesday, May 1 S, the CHSS cheerleading squad competed in the Huron - Perth Track and Field Competition in Exeter. The CHSS girls were fifth to compete and when it was their turn, they made a beautiful showing. The girls scored 932 and from the. five judges present, it was a unanimous choice that they should win. 10 YEARS AGO June11,1f71 The majority of Huron County secondary school teachers have • resigned from their teaching positions and the Huron County Board of Education has been "pink-listed"'by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. The board raised its offer from 3,5 per cent !which is the increase the teachers would have received had the current agreement been renewed without change) to an offer of 5.5 per cent, Last year the teachers received increases of 7,9 per cent, The busiest lace in town, has been the Clinton Community Park where' workmen '1t 'r,"llavebeen,simultaneously. working on a new, -TA, covering for the betting area at the racetrack, making final preparations on'the track for the opening of horseracing on Sunday, getting the swimming pool ready for opening later this month and preparing for the Clinton Spring Fair on Friday and Saturday, Later this week, the midway will move in and set up for action and the park will be busy on Friday and Saturday with the fair and Sunday with horsera cing, 25 YEARS AGO May 31,1956 The sun shone throughout the ceremonies sugar and spice dispensed by h111 smiley God Bless !! I spent ahe entire weekend taiking to these people, feeding thein, and driving them to a ferry, half an hour away, where they could embark and spread the faith on an Indian reservation. They can talk like gurus, sleep like a bomb, and eat like horses. My son arrived on a Thursday night, and had me so befud- dled by astrology and the words of the pro- phet, that 1 slank off to bed about midnight and got up early so I wouldn't have to face him again. That afternoon, a frier, Margaret, arrived from the city, at 80 miles an hour, on her motor -bike. They left for the island. At 7:30 that night, Lise arrived, 22, bright as a whip, endearing, giving up a weekend with exams approaching, to take part in the teaching mission. Fed and slept her at our place, delivered her to the ferry next day. Saturday, son Hugh and Margaret arriv- ed back and took off for the city, back to work. Sunday morning 1 went to pick up Liss at the ferry and saw her off on the bus, . ready to resume her studies for an M.A- in Status, of all things. O.K. An old Jewish guy can stand that. But Monday, I got a letter, courtesy of the Collingword Weekly, that reinforced my decision to dent back. Itwas from William J. McCormick, Esq., Cheiwyni, Chetwynd Drive, Rose- mont, Pennsylvania. It was the damndest thing (pardon the expression in a religious columnnLthat I havesver seen. On the outside of t.'le envelope was his address, and mine, thes: Honorable Hill Smiley (Teacher & Col enlist). Down in the right-hand corner was arat green label Preferent ed; De lioirklay, Label 110,19-72.On the back of the eevelope was Mist Dear letter, go upon your way Over ntain, plain or sea- Godbfess all who speed your flight To where l wish you to he. w: And bless all those beneath the roof "< the Speaker's Office, House of Commons, London, England, thanking Mr. McCor- mick for his copy of an address given at Haverford, Penn.; a letter from Buck- ingham uckingharn Palace thanking him for the copy of the "Holy Name" and an accompanying letter (the Palace letter had a grammar error); a one -inch by six-inch card, in green, blue and red, announcing 'God Bless You'; and a 12,000 word copy of the address by Wm. J. McCormick to the Holy Name Society of Rosemont, Penn. It was all a bit too much. Somewhere in his speech, Wm. J. had a number of aphorisms about brevity being the soul of wit. As you may have noticed, I don't preach much in this That is, I don't preach religion. In the first place, I an not learned enough in the scriptures, whatever scrip- tures happen to turn you on. By the way, excuse the use of a capital "S" for scrip- tures. It merely means writings. It's not that I don't have a friendly chat with God once in a while. I do, and I'm sure He enjoys it, though He never talks back. In that respect, He is about two hundred percent more amiable to talk to than my wife. In the second place (see above), I am not pure enough or good enough to preach to others, though, by George, there are quite a few of you sinners out there who need a little touch of hellfire to frighten you. And in the third place, it's none of my business. If you want to bang your head on the ground in the general direction of the East, do a Holy Roll on the floor, speak in tongues, lie on a bed of nails, or slurp wine and eat dry biscuits at Christmas and Easter, that's your problemm. I am basical- ly a Jew at heart. If you believe that you are going to join the Great Spirit or some other form of It, Her, Ilam; after you conk out, and meet all your loved cines again, and float around on that big Sugar Candy mountain in the sky, and not ever work again, bless yon, and good hick. Who, in his right, or even celestial mind, would want to see all his or her loved ones again? There'd be some right hair -pulling Where I would bid yob rest; if some of my old gfrlfrfends and my wife But bless even more the one to wham eget together for a Sunday brunch at one of This letter is addressed'Those fly -ins in the sky; and I sure as Inside were the following: a letter from 'eaven don't warn to meet my children, nor my brothers and sisters, after I croak. (Wouldn't mind seeing the grandboys for about seven minutes.) So. Generally 1 mind my own business about other people's beliefs. But this past week has made me strike back, in despera- tion. First of all, I got caught in a welter of Bahai's..My wife, son and daughter are adherents of this comparatively new faith Its beliefs you can't fight with. They're the best of the older religions. Their purpose is to spread unity, the oneness of man, in our world. To battle that would be like con- dernning Motherhood. They have , no wild or bizarre ceremonies. They have simple meetings, variously called Feasts, Fasts, ld lugs• They harm nobody, except the old guys like me who are dragooned into driv- ing riving people to such events. Then he took off for another ten thousand words, Enough religion. I'm going to look up a rabbi tomorrow, yesterday afternoon which marked the of- ficial opening of the new I3ayfield Public School. The event went off smoothly with the children, teachers and officials working in close harmony to provide a pleasant program for the audience of over 100 guests. Paint brushes, ;lawn mowers and other housekeeping hardware are being flourished in high gear at RCAF Station Clinton these days as preparations get into full swing for the RCAF's Tenth Annual Air Force Day. Saturday, June 9, has been designated this year as the day upon which most Air Force Stations in Canada will throw open their doors to the general public in an effort to provide the people of Canada with an un- derstanding of the role of this vital arm of our country's defences, 50 YEAKS AGO May 2t4. 19:11 Anyone who appreciates a fine drive, gond roads and beautiful scenery, could do no better than take a drive thiough part of the country this week, Orchards ity full bloom„ green fields and meadows and everything just shooting along, We do not want to seem boastful but we believe the scenery around here is just equal to that found most anywhere in Ontario. A reunion picnic was held in Harbor Park, Goderich, by the Tebbutt and Jervis families on Monday. Usually the members of this family number over 6o at this annual reunion, but .the attendance this year was very much decreased owing to the cool weather. Conadale on the Maitland River will be open to this public after Acre lst, We have been undergoing' some im- provements. We have dredged our bathing pond so the bottom is clear of anything in- jurious to the feet. New road inclines cars to shade on Hill Crest.- The barn is no longer a barn, but a placeofusefulness for campers or picnickers, We can seat 150 to lunch, centre floor for baskets and washing dishes, west floor for games of every description in case of wet day, or extreme heat, No baseball or horseshoes or fast music or card playing or games of that nature on the Sabbath day. No liquor allowed anytime on the premises, 75 YEARS AGO . June 1,1906 Nearly 25 years ago, the remains of Mr. David Moffat were interred at the Varna Cemetery, As those of her son were recently interred in Clinton Cemetery, Mrs. Moffat of High Street, determined to place those of her husband there also, and they were taken up and re -interred in Clinton Cemetery last week, The first Monarch Separator turned out by the Clinton Thresher Co., since its reorganization, was set up and tested on Thursday, It worked like a charm from the outset, It is not usual that a new machine runs smoothly at the first: naturally there are some parts that need adjustment, but in this instance the machine worked without a hitch, and gave every satisfaction. 100 PEAKS AGO May27, ism' A new sidewalk has been laid in front of the town hall, which was much needed. Our street committee were very prompt in having this matter attended to, as the plank had no sooner arrived,than they immediately set the mento work, On Tuesday night last some persons en- tered the shop of Mr. John Smith, Tailor, and took therefrom, some 15 suits of clothes together with a quantity of cloth. The party obtained an entrance through the cellar window, which had been left open during the day to throw in wood, No clue to the party can be obta fined, To brighten a rainy day People are such creative creatures. We can't do much about rain. (Scientists are working on controlling the weather, but so far, we're stuck with what we get.) Inventors came up with a handy gadget to make rainy days bearable - the um- brella. At one time, people were probably con- tent with a sombre black or brown silk um- brella that kept the rain off, but modern man decided the umbrella could do more. It could brighten a rainy dtty, and it could reflect any individual's personality and lifestyle. If you could spend an hour on same rainy afternoon tatting in a window -seat of a restaurant overlooking a busy city sidewalk, you could learn a lot about the people passing by just looking at their tun- brellas. In order to get rid of hotel pests, the loafers, who will sit in the bar -room all day, in the hope of being asked to drink, the license commissioners for South Perth have issued a peremptory order for the removal of all chairsand seats out of such rooms. This has been the rule in several of the better class hotels for some time past, and has pleased everybody save the professional bummers and loafers who are not only too lazy to work, but have the impudence to importune their acquaintances to buy liquor for them. We doubt if any clothing establishment in the West can boast of their business more than Mr. Thos, Jackson, the "famous" clothier of this town. Mr. Jackson now has 21 hands in his employ, and has orders for three months ahead. For the past month, his hands have been working three and four hours overtime, and still have not been able to fill the orders, The Meeting in Hayfield, relative to the building of a new, school house, ended in a fizzle - some of the ratepayers being for brick, some fora stone one and some for none at all, The Reeve and Dr. Stanbury were absent owing to their feet, and Councillor Cleave was nearlykilled by his horses running away while he was proceedingdown the mill hill, so his valuable services were a loss to the meeting. Uri you have an opininrr Why not write us, letter to the editor, and let everyone know. All letters are published, providing there is sufficient space available, and they can authenticated. Pseudonyms /pen names/ are allowed if the letter is signed elsewhere, but ell letters are subject to editing for length or libel. Dutch immigrants proud of Canada Dear Editor: As new Canadians, we would like to thank all those who made the "Momper) Feest" such a success. Special thanks to Mr. Bob Campbell, as chairman of thisevent. When we came to Clinton in 1950, there was a warm welcome extended from you to us. People helped us with the language and how to cook good Canadian meals, We hope Clinton will have many more good, years at the special event called "Klompen Feest," We are proud to be Canadians! Mr. and Mrs. John Guetter Sr. Mr, and Mrs. John DeJong meg. Rita Lazet and family by elaine townshend You might see a few busy young ex- ecutives striding by under their trim black, grey or brown umbrellas. It's a safe bet that the umbrellas fold down small enough to fit into a leather case that in turn tucks away in a briefcase. A lighter rain might bring out for a stroll an elderly couple using a distinguished - looking dark umbrella with a carved wooden handle - a family heirloom perhaps. At home, Mere could be a brass or wooden umbrella stand - another family heirloom. A couple from Scottish descent might choose an umbrella of a bold plaid design. The younger set might choose brighter colours of yellow, orange, blue or green or even a flowered pattern. A few might sport the clear plastic look. A busy homemaker might have two or three kids huddled under a bright canopy. A telltale rip on the edge could reveal a sane of one of the kids trying to push the umbrella into the ear before it was closed, Umbrellas can be accident prone, main- ly because people always seem to be 1n a hurry to get in out of the rain. Sometimes owners forget where they've laid the inn- brella until they sit on it. Oh, the pain! The umbrella has a superstition attach- ed to it. An open umbrella inside the house is said to bring bad luck. No matter how pretty or useful the um- brella may be, it is destined to stand up- side down in a closet until the next rain storm comes. Inventors came up with other uses for the umbrella far removed from rainy days, They just made it bigger, added wider stripes and a few frills, and planted it on the beach and beside backyard pools. Years ago, southern belles used lacy parasols to protect their delicate skin from the aun. The umbrella has had an lnteresting and useful past and will probably have an even more exciting future. Who knows? Maybe one .y we will all be able to fly above the chimney taps with our umbrellas, just like Mary Popping, write letters Bayfield ratepayer wants straight facts Dear Editor: From the President of Bayfield Ratepayers: It is an unfortunate set of circumstances that forces me to write this complaint - for a complaint it surely is - to the editor of the Clinton News Record, but I feel that there are a few things to straighten out and a few apologies coming to those who have been maligned. I refer to the report by Bud Sturgeon of the Ratepayers May meeting in last week's paper. It is so full of false in- terpretation and innuendos that the reader must of necessity form a completely wrong picture of what really went on. In your leader on the editorial page of that same issue under the heading "rotten journalism" there is this paragraph: "A newspaper, if it truly . lives up to its pur- pose in our society, seeks not merely to be sensational - it seeks the truth". I agree wholehartedly with this concept. On to specifics ... Mr. Sturgeon states • "Mr. Youmatoff continued his address by stating that he 'believes in putting his money where his mouth is and that the ratepayers have to do more than talk" - I have never in my life used the expression attributed to me and which I find offensive - Mr. Sturgeon might - I do not ... What I said was that I had no use for people who sat back and compalined but were un- willing to take on a voluntary job in a community when asked to do so -- for the information of Mr. Sturgeon (and he would know this if he stopped grinding his per- sonal axe long enough to listen in- telligently to what others were saying) the ratepayers of hayfield are one of the most energetic community minded bodies I have ever known. For a little further enlightenment, Mrs. Galbraith, while she has worked ex- tremely hard for the ratepayers, is not the vice president as falsely reported (I'm not too sure where he got that bit of in- formation). The vice-president is Mrs. Peg Wlllock. Mr. Youmatoff did not "caution the audience that if they weren't careful, the washrooms would end up on the tax bill". I stated quite emphatically that, since we had made Clan Gregor Square attractive to picnickers, we should be prepared and happy, in the name of progress, to foot the bill. In fact, we came out with a resolution asking Council to get on with the job of arranging permanent facilities as ex- peditiously as possible. My last complaint aimed at Mr. Sturgeon is 1pgatie syas not `abruptly' cut off but when to no less than two requests whether there was any further discussion no response was received, the vote was called for and the motion on the floor at the time was carried. It had been declared at the beginning that parliamentaryprocedure would be used to keep the meeting in hand and that is exactly what happened. 13y the way, Mr. Sturgeon, I have been around for a long long time and, even if you consider it 'journalistic licence', I resent being addressed by my name alone without a title - there are enough of them to choose from take your pick. It may be the deplorable habit of some papers but we like to think that we can rise a Bove that. Now for Mr. Fitzgerald! During the course of the last few weeks you have received a number of complaints of this nature - you have ignored them, You have had apologies about some of the so called 'opinions' expressed by Mr. Sturgeon - you have ignored them too. 1 spoke to you personally to explain that there was one correspondent accredited to the ratepayers meeting as there is for Council you chose to ignore that too. I am ac- cusing you of carrying on some sort of intrigue insofar as the village of Bayfield is concerned and I ask you, for your own sake and for the sake of what was once a very decent little weekly paper, to cease and desist. "A Newspaper if it truly lives up to its purpose in our society, seeks not merely the sensational - it seeks the truth". . Get on with it and seek and publish the truth - don't allow yourself to be used as a grindstone for someon'e political or personal axe - don't forget that all your readers are not dumb, blind or stupid -you only lower yourself in the eyes of those who know the truth - Get back to being a paper worth reading which is certainly not the case now ,., If Mr, Bud Sturgeon can't see his way clear to tell the truth or check his facts, then get rid of him and the garbage will soon disappear from your pages. One last word - If there is any further maligning or defamation of character, 1 for one will not hesitate to bring it to the courts. I might not do as well as Carol Burnett, but so what. Major C. Youmatoff; Hayfield Mein Harr Redakteur! Pierre Trudeau ist ein Kraut (May)? Ich denke nicht, ober 1ch denke dos Albrecht Atkens fist ein Krankpot and ein Dum- bkopf. Pierre ist haib Frosch, halb Jock, and elle Kanadian, and hat ein gut Konstitution. Also Pierre hat ein million dollaren. Was kind Socialist dos fist? Hoch mit Pierre! Unter mit Albrecht! Treu Ilesorgt Pfanderlefher, Clinton. •/ •