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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-06-25, Page 4PAGE 4 - CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981 The Clinics Ptoams-Aeuced is published ouch Thursday at p-0. Oen 39. Clinton, Ontorlo. Condo, NOM 18.0. Tei.; 408-3943. Saktscrlptlon lots; Canada - °10.30 3r. Citizen - °14.110 per your U.A..4dS foroion - °30.00 per year It Is rogistorod os second cirs ettcsli by the post office under Oho pernnit n Ixsr 0011. The 1'Gow+s-Secord incorporated in 1986 .the Huron Plows -Accord. founded in 1001, and The Clinton Nova Eno, founded in 1003. Totoi prows run 3.300. eiA MEMBER JAMES E. FITZGERALD - Editor SHELLEY McPHEE - News Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET L. GIBS - Office ManagaP LMARY ANN GLIDDON-Subscriptions Display odvertlsIng reships available on request. Ask for Nota Card Rio. 11 effective Oct. 1, 1900. J Pay now, or pay later Even though shelling out $300,000 for an industrial park looks' like a lot of money to gamble that we can lure new industry to Clinton, it's really a case of "pay me now or pay me later." What looks like a large layout of money now is really a small one in the long run. You spend money to save it. Last Monday night's public meeting which overwhelmingly endorsed spending that much money and adding it to the tax bills, will in,the long run save us a great deal of money. It will bring new industries to town who will, pay for that land; it will bring new people who will work here, buy houses here, spend money here, and pay taxes. In the long run, we will all 'benefit with lower taxes, higher valued houses, and a more stable community with a secure future. We can all hope now that with this overwhelming endorsement, Clinton council will go ahead and as quickly as legally possible, buy the land, service it, and pro- ceed to attract industries as soon as possible. By J.F. Deep appreciation' A couple of weeks ago an interesting weekend celebration was held in the town of Clinton, says the Wingham Advance -Times in a recent editorial. Dubbed "Klompen Feest", the event recognized the presence of the hundreds of Dutch families who have settled in Western Ontario since the end of the World War II. The streets of the town were decorated with replicas of windmills and other peculiarly Dutch emblems and flags. Dutch foods were served and the parade on Saturday followed a thoroughly Dutch theme. The entire event was not only imaginative, in that it departed from the more customary themes of early summer celebrations, it also recognized the unique contribution these Canadians of Dutch origin have made to Canada. Kitchener - Waterloo has its annual Oktoberfest, dedicated to the German origins of that ci- ty; there are Highland Scottish games each year in places like Fergus and Embro; Listowel holds an Irish Paddyfest celebration. It is fitting that at least one Dutch feest should be included, says the Advance -Times. Canada, a nation built on the efforts of immigrants from other lands, owes its very being to the hundreds of thousands of people who crossed the oceans to live here. Each national group has made its own valued contribution to the building of our nation. However, few national -groups have turned out to be better Canadian citizens than have the people from the Lowlands. And we know of no other peo- ple who have been so ready to become one hundred percent Canadian. We sometimes feel that our new neighbours from Holland have a deeper ap- preciation of the freedoms we enjoy than do the rest of us who have three or four generations of Canadian life behind us, the editorial concludes. - Blue Monday by Jim Fitzgerald remembering our past a Zook through the news -record files 5 YEARS AGO June24, 1976 After nearly two years of doing nothing, Clinton council decided last Tuesday night to go ahead and get prices on restoring the old town hall, and will advertise for tenders for a new senior citizens recreation centre, to be located on two lots the town owns south of Wesley -Willis Church. Reports on the arena closings are being kept "under cover" by the occupational branch of the ministry of labor until the middle of September when all the engineer's reports have been sent in and evaluated. More than 1,000 people attended the annual pork barbecue at the Varna United Church on June 16. Over 750 pounds of pork chops fed the people and at least one person from nearly every family in this small congregation helped in some way to make it a success. 10 YEARS AGO July 1, 1971 An induction service was held by the United Church's Huron -Perth Presbytery at Hensall United Church on June 30 for Rev. Donald R. Beck, to officially mark the beginning of his duties as minister of the Hensall-Chiselhurst Pastoral Charge. Rev. Beck was inducted by . Rev. Bruce Guy of Dashwood, who also conductedtheservice. - Mrs. J.W. (Marg) Counter won the Royal Bank of Canada silver rose bowl Friday night, after she scored the highest number of points in the annual Rose Show sponsored by the Clinton Horticultural Society. Mrs. Agnes Carbart was honored at a party on Friday afternoon at St. Joseph's Separate School in Clinton. Mrs. Carbart is retiring after a long career of teaching. 25 YEARS AGO June 28, 1956 George H. Jefferson, retiring principal of Vicious circle Canada's Minister of Finance has the ac- coutrements of the ideal man for the job. He's a thick -set sturdy chap who doesn't seem to panic easily. He has had years of experience in Parliament. He is extremely able in debate, especially on the defense. And then there's that good, solid, thrifty, Scottish name, Allan MacEachen. On the surface, a canny Scot, who's been Minister of practically everything, except Prime, and he had a shot at that. But behind that exterior lurks a Machiavellian mind, and a Liberal ar- rogance that make him not only the op- posite of what he appears, but also a dangerous man. And a dangerous man close to the seat of power is a threat to the entire country. In his budget speech, MacEachen hinted broadly that he would consider removing the indexing of income taxes in relation to inflation. That would be a savage blow to the average citizen of this country, except, as usual, to the very poor and the very rich, You and I would pay more taxes each year, as inflation rose and our claims for dependents and other things remained static. Fine for the government. A source of in- come that would bring in, hundreds of millions of new taxes each year, and help to ease the massive, growing, and embar- rassing national deficit. But for the average Canadian, such a step would be extremely painful, in some cases disastrous. More inflation every year; higher taxes every year. What a nice little merry-go-round. For the govern- ment. Personally, I wouldn't trust Mr, MarEachen as far as I could throw a bulldozer into a swamp. And when it comes to money, I wouldn't trust the Liberal government that far. The poor sods are desperate for every nickel they haven't already squeezed out of us. The only thing liberal about our govern- ment is the way it hands out our money to bail out large companies headed for bankruptcy, and buys, with our money, oil -ornpanles at inflated prices in the name of produr•in nnf r,nr, sinnlr extra gallon of oil. But it's good politics. It garners votes. When it comes to the rest of ,us, the government is about as liberal as Scrooge. If you or I have a small business, and are going bankrupt because of vicious inflation and merciless interest rates, are we bailed out? Fat chance. Tough luck, old boy, but you have only one vote. If you or I are on pension, barely able to provide food and shelter, are we assisted? Sure we are. We'll raise your pension by two dollars a month or some such, says our liberal government. Five cans of soup. A recent development has alarmed me, and confirmed my suspicion that letting the government into your business is the equivalent of asking a safecracker to look after the store while you go out for a cof- fee. The government, with the sweet smell of money in its nose, is trying to move in and control one of the best examples of Cana- dian know-how and resourcefulness - the Canada Development - Corporation. This outfit 'was established by the government to enable Canadians to invest in their own country. The government pro- mised, tacitly, not to interfere in the com- pany. Thousands of Canadians invested (no foreigners allowed.) A noble concept. Unfortunately, the Corporation was suc- cessful. In ten years, with astute manage- ment and a good deal of skill and daring, it built up its assets in ten years to $3.4 billion dollars. The investors were happy, the cor- poration confident. But there's that smell of money. Ridiculous. A government-sponsored or controlled corporation is supposed to lose money, like the Post Office or the CNR or any dozen others you can think of. Now, the government, google-eyed, is looking at that highly successful corpora- tion like a snake looking at a fat rabbit, and as a potential instrument for interfer- ing with the manufacturing sector 'of this country, as it has interfered with the oil and gas industry to the benefit of none of us. The government began to lobby the cor- poration directors in an attempt to have them elect its own man, a certain Maurice Strong, ex -Liberal candidate, interna- tional financier, as chairman of the CDC. Mr. Strong has an interesting connection with a Swiss firm that picked up about three-quarters of a million in commission for negotiating the purchase of Petro Fina for Canada. Nice day's work. It's a nasty piece of business, and nobody knows it better than the business world. When the first reports about possi- ble government interference in CDC ap- peared, the- shares fell sharply in price, reflecting the market's, and the public's distrust of government intervention in business. Oh, it's a nasty, slippery business, all around. The government promised to stay out of CDC's business. Now, with. some gold on the horizon, it wants in. And so would I, probably, if I had run the country so far into' debt. Financial analyst Ronald Anderson - says: "A policy of subverting the profit - based, growth -oriented development strategy of the CDC would amount to a betrayal of the corpotations 30,000 shareholders. Many of the investors have never bought shares before; they invested in the CDC for the same reason they buy Canada Savings Bonds - because they trusted the Government to keep its word." Silly devils. Clinton Public School was honored at a testimonial dinner in Hotel Clinton last Thursday evening. Joseph Murphy, chair- man of the Clinton Public School Board, acted as chairman. of the banquet. "Jeff," as everyone knows him by, and who has been on the staff for 29 years, was presented with a scroll and a wrist watch on behalf of the board and citizens of Clinton. The executive and the special provisional committee of the Huron County Hog Producers Association have proposed to set up assembly yards in Clinton, Blyth and Hensall and any other place in the county where needed. On Tuesday, June 26,, the pupils at Bayfield Public School enjoyed a picnic under the supervision of their teachers. Mrs. Leroy Poth took Grades 5-8 over to the north beach where 34 enjoyed a swim (and picked up a good sunburn) . Before they left the school the Buddy Plan was organized; and the boys who are Scout members were appointed to see ,that all got safely to their destination and home again. Hot dogs and soft drinks were enjoyed. Mrs. William E. Parker took Grades 1-4 to the south beach. The children took their lunch and had a glorious time playing games under the teacher's supervision. ,lust to make a perfect ending the teachers treated them to an ice cream cone at Kingsbury's store. 50 YEARS AGO June25, 1931 All roads will lead -to Clinton on July 1st, Canada's birthday. Ontario West Firemen are putting on a big celebration here. It is hoped that 110 citizen will fail to do his stunt of decorating for Dominion Day. Every business place and every private residence in Clinton should honor the day and the occasion by suitable decorations. The annual picnic of the 'Puckersmith Ladies' Club was held on Saturday, June 20th, at the former Matheson place, now owned by Mr. Fred Pepper. There was an attendance of 102, A heavy shower of rain somewhat spoiled the program of sports, but a pleasant social time was spent by the ladies, while the men and boys had games of baseball, football and horseshoe pitching. The tables were spread in the orchard, and with the sun shining beautifully by supper time, everyone enjoyed that part, at least, of the afternoon. Boys For Farm Work - British boys and young men experienced and inexperienced for immediate placement on farms in Ontario on a yearly basis. Protestant homes only. Wages ranging according to age and ex- perience. Apply to the Hostel, Norval, , Ontario. - 75 YEARS AG() June '29, 19116 On Monday of last week in Goderich Township about 80 of W. Munnings' friends and neighbors met to put together and raise his new barn., under the management of Oliver .Clark; it went together fine. Sides were called by George Acheson and Harry Tebbutt, Harry winning by a few minutes: there was an abundance of good things, and a large attendance of ladies. Only one accident occurred, H. Sweet slipped into the cellar, breaking two ribs and injuring his wrist. The large brick house being erected on Rattenbury Street in Clinton' for I)r. Shaw, will add- to the appearance of this already handsome locality. Mr. Lu Doherty's new house on Victoria Street will soon he ready for occupancy. Mrs. Warren's new house on Albert Street is well under way. Dr. Thom- pson's new house on Huron Street will add much to the appearance of that street Clinton has no boating or water facilities, odds 'n' ends High price to pay Imagine being rich and famous - queen of an empire, leader of a powerful nation, a movie star or rock idol. Imagine riding in a chauffer-driven limousine, living in a 30 -room mansion or castle, flying around the world in a private jet, and having servants to wait on you. Imagine being a trend-setter and having people copy your hairstyle and Clothes. Imagine riding in a chauffeur -driven wherever you go. Glamorous? Yes, but the glamour has a price. Privacy is one thing most famous people lase. Safety is often another. A pro- minent station in life demands keeping a high profile. The closer the person is to the and yet at very little outlay it might have a splendid boating place that could easily be also converted into a little park that would produce enough revenue to pay for itself. If a company was formed it could secure the use of the river near the London road bridge, dam, dredge and bank up the same, at a trifling cost. This would make an ideal boating place, and in the summer would be a delightful resort. Who will undertake it? 100 YEARS AGO June24, 1881 Messrs. - Broadfoot and Box had three teams out yesterday most of the day. Two of them were on hearses attending funerals and the third one delivering furniture all day. Mr. A. Bennett informs us that he has sold severs parlor sets during the last three months. At a barn raising in Stanley, a short distance from Varna, on Monday last, a 'young man named McDonald of I3rucefield fell from the building and was seriously hurt. The doctors who attended him are of the opinion that he has lost the power of his legs. Mr. H. Snell of Hullett Township has erected a wire 'fence on his farm along the Wingham gravel road. This will keep down the drifts in the winter at .that part of the road. Mr. Snell erected a piece of fence along the same farm last summer, and the utility of the change was noticed last winter. This used to be one of the worst places for drifts on the road,, but last winter the piece of wire fence made a great improvement. We hope num- bers of the farmers will follow Mr. Snell's example. Clinton Woollen M ills are running full blast, and are prepared as usual, to do all kinds of work in the Woollen Line. Carding, spinning, weaving and manufacturing of all kinds done on short notice. Tweeds, flannels. yarns, blankets etc., kept constantly on hand, either to exchange for wool or sell for cash, at prices lower than ever. - E. Corbett. XII At noon let's sing A midi chantons O4‘1 C da j1 U L July 1 juillet Dear Editor: Recently I real. 1a the Chronicle, they paper of Central Hero.'--:ghschool, that the Ontario Ministry of Ed ::.:tion is con- sidering reducing the number if years if wud take a student tu matriculate from secondary school. I wud think that this move is contrary tu the present flow of education of getting back tu the basics. I think the present ob- jective of education is tu teach the pupils how tu spel and read at the end of highschool so that the colledge teachers and university professors du not hav tu waste their time in teaching university or colledge students how tu spel. I don't think that our present spelling with its determental affect on reading can be taught in 12 years of schooling. English spelling is too dificult and so say parents in Australia, India, Guyana and Ghana. English spelling has tu be memorized by rote. From the sounds of English, no one can determine its spelling and from spell- ing its pronunciation. For example from 40 the sound "reik" (rique or reak or reke) one can not deduce the spelling of "to reek havoc". From the spelling "fete", one can not deduce its sound - feet or fate or fet or fut (the schwa vowel sound). "Thru" at one time was pronounced with a "gh" throat sound. The "i" had a sound as in "ski", the "e" sounded as in "grey". dusic was ritten "musick" and before that `musicke". Only when silent and deceptive letters ar abolished from spelling and spelling made mor readable, can teachers teach student how think, learn, cope and create in twelve years. Ken Tillema, 600 Grand Ave., Chatham, Ont. write letters to the basics Bigger and better Help the disabled in '81 Dear Editor: In this, the International Year of the Disabled, the Goderich & District Associa- tion for the Mentally Retarded again re- quests your financial support for our cur- rent and expanding progrns. These programs are: + "ARC" Industries of Goderich serv- ing 25 clients by providing — a small toy production and woodworking facility; con- tracts with local industries; a ceramic department; a food services facility; a lawn maintenance service; a snow clear - by elaine townshend public, the more popular and successful he or she becomes. At the same time, he or she becomes vulnerable to assassination attempts. The attacker might be a trained terrorist, following elaborate plans to kill or a sick person lashing out in bizzare violence. Television cameras are often rolling when it happens. They show a prominent figure smiling and waving to an en- thusiastic crowd. Within seconds, the scene shifts to one of bloody terror. And the world is stunned. Eighteen years after the death of Presi- dent John F. Kennedy investigators are still theorizing about what really happen- ed. A few years later Reverend Martin - Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert Ken- nedy were felled by assassins' bullets. If we thought assassinations had become a thing of the past, we were rudely shaken by the bizarre events of the last year - former Beatle John Lennon gunned down outside his apartment building; President Reagen and three other men wounded in the streets of Washington; Pope John Paul II, who has generated so much love and compassion, shot in the Vatican; and most recently, Queen Elizabeth startled by a volley of shots that fortunately turned out to be blanks. Every time it happens we are reminded of the fragility of life of even those people we thought were untouchable. It must take great courage to face the crowds again knowing that even the most elaborate safe- ty precautions are not foolproof. Their wealth and. their power cannot guarantee their safety. But senseless violence does not plague only the rich and famous. Every day, peo- ple whose names may not make the headlines are victimized by the blight that society bears. Dear Editor: On Saturday, June 6 the Blyth Centre for the Arts sponsored its annual used book sale at Memorial Hall in Blyth. This year, the response of the citizens of Huron Coun- ty made this fund-raising event, which pro- vides revenue for the operating account of the Blyth Summer Festival, a total suc- cess. A new dimension was added to the event this year. Authors Penny Kemp and James Reaney gave readings of some of their material in the art gallery on the afternoon of the sale, and a display of early children's book illustrations was loaned to us for this occasion by The Gallery, Strat- ford. A bake sale and luncheon counter also operated throughout the day. Without the generous donations of bakedgoods and luncheon supplies from groups such as "The Friends of Blyth", "The Blyth Festival Singers", and members of the local community,this part of our fund- raising event would not have been nearly so successful. We would also like to take this opportuni- ty to thank all those people who so kindly donated books for this event, and especial- ly the businesses 'and individuals who pro- vided us with locations for book, drops: E.A.T. Company, Bayfield; Taylor's General Store, Belgrave; The Blyth Stan- dard; The Brussels Post; The Clinton Town Hall; Dianne Banks, Exeter; Hill and Borgal, Goderich; Janice Bisback, Hensall; The Huron Expositor, Seaforth; and Harris Stationary, Wingham. If this form of community response con- tinues, next year our annual used book sale should be bigger and better than ever. Sincerely, Marian Doucette for the Board of the Blyth Centre for the Arts ing service. + Keays Street Group Home is home to nine mentally handicapped adults. f- An apartment with support for two mentally handicapped adults. As you were kind enough to extend your support last year, we wish to again call upon your generosity to assist in the maintenance of the existing operatic along with further expansion of the Ad t� Rehabilitation Centre and enlarge our apartment support program. If you wish, your donation may be ap- plied to one of the following areas: General Association needs, Workshop support, Group Home -Apartment support, Camp ($220 sponsors one person for two weeks). Please send your contribution to 140 Palmerston Street, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3E8. CD() Yours sincerely, Don Budnark for the G.D.A.M.R. �v,ll hare ;111 U/►i11imi if he 111,1 111iJe' ux :► se'lle'r to thy 1'elilO1. ;,,►e1 let everyone Ir' 11 11 1,' . 111 l e' l l e' 1'A ;1 re.' published, /)r1'ri(ling !he're is .',i//1ricu1 spare :available, ;11161 th1'®' eau authenticated. l'se'ue1n115.1w.v !pen na111e.'.st' are :IIIi'1'el 1/ l/11' la'tte'r is si,Qu1'e/ ''I., 'Irllrre, 11111 all I1'lle'r.s art, sllhje'e•l In refiling /')r 1►r libel.