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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-09-16, Page 41 PAQE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 16.1981 BLUE RIBBON A'YARD 1980 The Masts poesy .f3er.erd eB gobalaked each Tiestaday e9 P.O. Boz 89. Clinton. ®eterlo. Com. 666148 led. Tel.: 4111.4614. dotbsorlittlort Rata: Caned®. ®16.1411 &r. Citizen - 916.66 per year 1/44.118. 31 foaalge -'86.66 per year It Is registered es sexosed dors °tall by Om post oftka uwder glia pererl9 noteber 4617. The New -Record insorporeted le 119116 etre Macron Neraella¢ord. founded In 14161. tied Tine Clinton+ Neer Ira. founded In 1163. Total great run 8.866; Clinton News -Record siliC MEMBER JAMES E. $i WIRALD - Editor SHELLEY M PHEE - News Editor GARY HAIR - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET L. GIBS - Office Manager MARY ANN GLIDDON-Subscriptlans AOC cn MEMBER Display ' advertising rater available on request. Ark for Rode Cord No. 11 effective ®et. 1. 1966. Peace price is high ,.There are times when the consequences of the end result, regardless'of how -grave they may be, are viewed in the form of relief by those who may have agonized•through the trials and tribulations of getting to that, conclusion, says the Exeter Times -Advocate. Even,convicted killers have expressed relief at finally going to their death after Offering -through the pain of appeals,stays-of-execution, etc. ,Cancdian consumers can probably empathize with that feeling as it appears to be extremely, pronounced in the situation surrounding the energy agreement reached last week by the federal government and'Alberto. :formonths,'theeconomy of the nation suffered severely due to the impasse in negotiations. Everyone heaved o sign of relief when the signing finally took place and there was joy jubilation throughout the land. :However, unlike those who have fallen through trap doors with a rope around tleirneck, Canadians ave now had time to assess the final result and can be. ex- ct'i'sed if they wonder ifthe cure has been'all that advantageous. The price of peace has come extremely high. '.Predictions'are that in five years, Canadians will be paying up to $4 per gallon for.gasoline and home oil heating costs will also rocket out of sight. Natural gas prices will more than double. Those who have heralded the agreement as being beneficial in that Canadians will now know howmuch they are going to, pay for energy over the next five years'are about as reassuring as the hangman telling his hooded visitor he'll - meet his demise through a broken neck, says the Times -Advocate. 'Many Canadians will meet their economicdemise through the new energy package; and with the exception of Alberta, well all have to put energy con - ser vatlon as number one priority Stragedy's a failure.. As moregnd, more small businessmen, homeowners and farmers fall victim to the crushsnginterest rates, it's becoming increasingly clear that the government and at Its high paideconomic advisors don't know whatthey're doing. Their poky o monetarism that the growth of money supply has to be slowed in order 4Iight.:iafltttipr1 by.forcing interest rates to recordhigh levels is simply a failure. pThese latesfads-by;the mandarttts-•io'Ottawa (remember the nage and;;price c ntrols.of'cf few' years ago that weie. supposed to halt inflation but failed mi erobly) s doing nothing but bankrupting the middle class, by`transfei ring vast sums of money through: increased interest payments, to the upper class. "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer." ('Homeowners who must renew their mortgages at those high interest rates, °fang wih farmers who must buy supplies to put in crops or feed animals, as well a$ smali` businessmen who must finance their inventories are among the many victims of the scandalous interest rates. How can they stop borrowing and wait for the interest rotes to fall? Do they leave their homes, or not put in crops or close their stores? More. than likely they'll be forced into bankruptcy. It's time the government quit toying tivith Canadians' lives and and abandoned their high interst rate policy as soon as possible. The bulk of those affected by the usurious rates also form the bulk of the electorate, and even though the Feds have two to three more years to go before they have to face us again, our memories will be long on this .One: "Hell hath no fury like a middle classrspurn ed." By IF. Getting in the beans remembering our past 5YEARSAGO September 23, 1976 Out-of-town residents will be paying $15 a year to use recreation facilities in Clinton, it was decided at a special recreation com- mittee meeting The $15 will entitle out-of-town players to pay local,, rates for ice rental, and, any other facility rentals. Team managers will be collecting the money from out-of-town'users, who in turn will be issued a card saying they have paid. More warm, sunny weather is heeded in Huron County if the•dead1ine for bean har- vesting is to be Met. The beans, usually • harvested by the end of September. are Suffering from poor weather conditions. Mike Miller of the Huron Federation of Agriculture said that most of the beans are ripe and waiting to be harvested, .batt' unless the beans are dry. complications can set in. 10 YEARS AGO September 23. 1976 it took the Clinton Colt players only a split second to realizethe meaning of the final out and they stormed onto the field to congratulate each other on being the new Ontario Baseball Association champs. It took most of the fans in the stands longer to sort out just what had happened in the hectic fields. But after congratulations all round. it was up on the fire engine for the champs and a tour around town. sugar and spice dispensed by bill smiley My Speedie Wife Last week I was whining about what a bum summer I'd been having. I shouldn't have. My wrenched elbow cleared up and I was able to play some golf. With my put- ter. If I tried to swing with any other club, it was just like having a hot poker rammed through my elbow: Batt my wife bore up under my pain very well. The summer ended with a burst of something or other. If I were a farmer, I might compare it to a plague of locusts. But there were only two of them and they didn't strip my crops. They just ground me to the bone, physically and emotionally. My two grandboys, who are this genera- tion's answer to the perpetual motion machine. From 7 a.m. to about 9 a.m., they're delightful. They play with their com- plicated toys, scarcely fight at all, eat a big breakfast and generally are good little boys. But from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. they want action, novelty, excitement and constant motion. At the centre of this, rather resembling a whirling dervish, is Gran- dad, whom they seem to believe is about 18 years old. However, we got through it with no more than the usual amount of breakage, soilage and personal outrage. But the old lady and I were so frazzled we didn't even have the strength to em- brace on our 35th anniversary, which came along soon after the locusts. Holy old Moly, isn't that a long time to be married to a strange woman? I've never been able to figure out what has kept us together for half a life -time. We are completely opposite in tempera- ment, disagree violently and continually, and our tastes in general are almost com- pletely dissimilar. She does everything as though it were the last day of her life and she had to face the Lord or whoever, with everything done. That is, at top speed. By the time I have finished my morn- ing's ablutions, for example, she has made the bed, put on a laundry, vacuumed the living room, prepared breakfast and pro- bably done some ironing or cleaned a cou- ple of windows. And then she's sitting there, impatient and even cranky, when I stroll down, pick up the morning paper, drink my tea and behave like a normal citizen. She wants to talk about Life, or our children, or her insomnia, or some other damfool thing. All I want to do is read the paper. I rather enjoy shopping in a super- market. By myself. I never have a list. Just poke around watching the weird peo- ple, admiring the skill and speed and stamina of the cash register girls, walking past the meat counter shaking my head dolefully, buying some cottage cheese which I invariably forget about until it goes rotten, picking up half a dozen bananas (and discovering we have another half dozen when I get home), enjoying a coffee at the coffee counter, where the waitress is like a robot on speed. General- ly, I shop in low gear. I buy things we already have or don't need (maybe a can of smoked oysters) and I forget to buy things we are out of, like toilet paper. But it doesn't bother me. I hate shopping with my wife. She goes at it as though it were the four hundred meter women's Olympic race. Sometimes she has left me three or four aisles behind as I push the cart at a civilized pace. She always has a list as long as your arm in one hand, pencil in the other for crossing things out, glasses on to read the small print, and pocket calculator in her purse to translate the metric system. The last item never proves anything except that whether it's ounces and pounds or litres and miligrams, the cost of food is going up. She plays golf the same way, hitting the ball and rushing after it as though she were going to kill it for not going where it was supposed to, while I waddle along, at about two mile an hour, looking at the trees and the clouds and the other idiots whacking their ball into the woods. She even eats fast. I have just got my first cob of corn nicely buttered and salted, and she's well through her second cob. She doesn't sleep well because she's always thinking about tomorrow's race against time, or a wedding present to buy, or her children, or the fact that she might not sleep and will only be able to gallop tomorrow instead of running flat out. I sleep like a babe. When we're going somewhere, she wants to be ready an hour ahead, so we'll get a good seat, or avoid bad traffic, or whatever. Thanks to me, we usually arrive just before the bride, or just before the cur- tain goes up. Well, that's temperament. She's crazy. I'm normal, or a little below, if you want to get picky. We disagree. Any healthy couple does. But they "talk things out" and reach a con- sensus that everybody has a right to his or her peculiar ideas. We don't. I say flatly, "That's a lot of B.S.". She promptly retorts, "Well, I've been listening to your B.S. for blank years." And away we go, whether it's politics, the econdmy, religion, or who took the garbage out last week. And as to tastes, we're miles apart. She likes classical music. I like blues and ragtime. She doesn't like hunting or fishing or boating. I'm not mad about sew- ing, and I go a bit glassy -eyed when she starts, and goes on and on about nips and tucks and darts and hems and how to make buttonholes. I like reading, and have a book on every toilet top, stair landing, countertop and under every bed, to prove it. She does. too, but she reads stuff I wouldn't touch with a six-foot Pole; Henry James, George Eliot. She's never read Catch-22, the funniest, saddest book of the century. I could go on and on. She likes poker, but doesn't like it when I play poker with the boys, even when I come home limping because my right pocket is full of quarters. I could write a book. How can two peo- ple, one nuts and the other eminently sane, reach a 35th anniversary? Some kind of early Krazy Glue, I suspect. Maybe it'll hold for another 25 years. I doubt it. There's five years between us. She looks 38. I look 68. It's a long time to live with a strange woman. a look through the news -record files 25 YEARS AGO September 27. 1956 The Bannockburn Pipe Band made a request through one of its members, Hector Kingswell, to the Clinton branch of the Canadian Legion to take over sponsorship of the pipe band. After Mr. Kingswell presented the band's . reasons for seeking Legion sponsorship, the general meeting of the branch agreed togrant the request. At present the band is low in members and Mr. Kingswell is planning on instructing more pipers. ;t Although all expenses of the evening have fnot'yet been figured. it is estimated that well Over $3.000 was cleared at the Clinton Mon- ster Bingo Night. held to raise money for the new community swimming pool. People came in numbers from a distance. Five carloads drove from Collingwood. A bus was chartered in Owen Sound and made a fully loaded trip. Two taxis were hired in Durham to bring bingo players. Athers at- tended from Woodstock, Ingersoll, St. Thomas. Waterloo and London. The new motor vehicle transport of mail to and from Goderich and Stratford, and Kin- cardine and Stratford, both via Clinton will go. into effect on Monday morning. 50 YEARS AGO September 17. 1931 Growers of canning corn have been very busy the past week. The canning factory in Goderich has been running two shifts in order to handle the excellent crop. On Thursday night last, a large number of young people of the Varna community gathered at the town hall and presented Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hayter with a pair of wicker chairs and a fernery and purse. Mr. Hayter gave a very suitable reply and the evening was spent in music and dancing. At the Capital Theatre in Goderich - Thursday, friday and Saturday. "Dirigible" with Jack Holt. Ralph Graves and Fay Wray. , A story of glamorous adventure and romance. One of the screen's greatest thrill pictures. 75 YEARS AGO September 21. 1906 Bush and swamp flies are causing con- siderable damage and annoyance during this dry weather. Fires are bad now in a number of places, especially at the big swamp near the Zurich roads. Much timber has been destroyed. Alex McBeth's logs have been moved twice for fear of fire. Alex Mustard of Stanley, lost a hundred logs They had been taken out of the swamp. but left too near. and were burnt up. Rain is much looked for. There will be fire in the swamp until snow flies. ()ne night recently a man who owns a threshing outfit in the Clinton neighborhood was going along the highway where he ap• proached a sma 11 bridge, Having doubts as to its safety. he not down 'bff his engine took his lantern and started to see the condition of the bridge, but was amazed to see a man lying on his back. Had the thresher not opportunely got down when he did, he would undoubtedly ha ve c rushed the lif e out of the man. At Newcombe s in Clinton - cream and black silk waists, made from good quality Japanese Taffeta Silk, tucks down front and back, sizes 32 to 44 at each $2.50. We also start the fall season with an entire new stock of furs. Every style is this season's design, and the prices were never lower. Sable Ruffs, with deep, heavy collar, best quality Satin lining trimmed with tails and chenille medallions and tassels, several beautiful ruffs, no two alike, at $18.50 to $25. Sable Fox, German Otter. Stone Martin and Oppossom Ruffs in several styles, the best values to be had at each - $6to$19. 100 YEARS AGO September 23. 1881 Some person in town has suggested to us that it would be a good idea to have a penny collection taken up for the purpose of pur- chasing a proper flag for the town hall. Wouldn't it though? On Tuesday. a man named Robert Taylor of Hullett was fined for being drunk and disorderly. land on Wednesday he "forked over" to the Mayor, for the same offence. He seemed anxious to get rid of his money. Mr. H. Cantelon of Clinton, the noted "wagon maker.' has received an order for 35 pairs of bobsleighs from Winnipeg. Clinton has now become the leading manufacturing town of the west. Harland Brothers are selling apple pearers. fly traps. barbed fence wire, white lead paints. oils &c at reduced prices in order to clear out their stock. By Jim Fitzgerald the readers write letters Penny Sale fume . is now Dear Editor: The Auxiliary to the Clinton Public Hospital is making plans for the 27th an- nual Penny Sale. The proceeds from the Penny Sale have increased greatly over the years, thanks to the generosity of you the donors, and additional ticket sales. This year there is added excitement with the building of the new Emergency Department at ,our hospital. We should be most grateful to have such a mouern tactltty in our com- munity - never knowing when we or a loved one may need it's services. A canvasser will be calling on you early in September. Following the canvass, donations will be displayed in the Town Hall and acknowledged in the News - Record. The draw date is September 26, at Thanks for Terry Dear Editor: I would like to express my appreciation to all the people who made The Terry Fox Run in Clinton such a success, - the par- ticipants and their sponsors and all the people who worked behind the scenes. In particular, I want to say a special thanks to Mom and Dad. I also want to thank the News -Record for its coverage of the planning stages of the event. Thank you Clinton and area for making The Terry Fox Run a special day. The Scouts in Huron District are hoping to have a trophy for next year. Sincerely, Elaine Townshend, Clinton. Festival thanks Dear Editor: I'm writing to thank you and everyone else at the paper for the support and help you've offered the Blyth Summer Festival once again this summer. A good part of Blyth's success is due to the interest and co-operation of the local media over the years. It is so gratifying to know that there are people out there who care! I hope you enjoyed the plays you got down to Blyth to see this year. It's been a great season for us - we've broken our own box office records three times over the summer, even with a larger, longer season. Thanks for your help in making it a success. Yours sincerely Brenda Doner Publicity Director 3 p.m. Thank you for your continued generosity and support. Sincerely, Aileen Stradden Canvass Convenor Do you have au opinion? Why teat write us a letter to the editor, and let everyone know. All letters o• published, providing they can bs authenticated, and pseudonym* Are allowed. All letters, however, are subject to editing for length or libel. Fair must go on Neither torrent of rain nor muddy ground - probably not even snow - would stop the fall phenomenon of rural Canada from taking place. The fair must go on! Dignitaries will lead the parade. Maybe they'll be drawn in an open car, old or new, or perhaps in a horse-drawn carriage. Queen of the Fair, young or not -so - young, will grace the parade riding in the back of a sporty convertible. There will be at least one band, perhaps. wearing kilts, and no doubt some spectators will be hoping for a gusty wind to liven up the march. There may be two fire engines, one old and one new. Both will have sirens and bells blaring. Vintage cars will follow, and no country parade .would be complete sof without some pioneer farm equipment and magnificent horses pulling wagons. Little Bo Beep will search for her sheep up and down the parade route, in spite of the pirate, hobo, cowboy, Count Dracula, the bride and groom and even the bumble bee. Little guys will ride their bikes decorated with streamers, tinsel and flowers. Big guys will tuck their knees under their chins and fold themselves into tiny cars equipped with horns that play everything from the classics to Yellow Rose of Texas. Clowns with four -tone hair and huge purple noses will ride their mini -bikes along the edge of the streets, cooling off the crowd with sprays of water. If a spectator ducks the first time, the clown will just circle back and try again. Kids on floats will throw packets of candies, sending kids that line the route scurrying for sweet surprises. Young people on another float may sing songs around a mock campfire - reminder of the season past. Near the end of the parade will be some ponies pulling wagons. There may be a burro or two. And, of course, there will be several horses and riders. Some of the horses will parade with shiny saddles, bridles and all the trap- pings; some riders will wear trim English riding habits; others will choose silken western shirts, and some will wear the traditional cowboy hats and boots. Bringing up the rear is the street cleaner. In a small country fair, prizes are awarded for the parade but most of the marchers a re in it for the fun of it. They're the sure winners. There is much more to a fall fair than a parade, but that will have to wait for another time. • •