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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-09-23, Page 4s.o PAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981 BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1980 The Clinton News-R.aord Is published each 1Wursd.y .t p.®. Boa S®. Clinton. Ontario. Ciessie. NAM 11.1, Tal.; 412.3443. Subscription date: Canada •°16.5/ Sr. Clasen • •19.61 per year U.S.A. & foreign - °31.11 per year It em reeletered es second idea en by *Abe post office yeller the •emelt neetliw OBIT. The Ne it iteseri Incorporated In TM fin. Huron News-Recorel, founded in 1161, and Th Clinton News Ere. founded In 1669. Total press run 3.311, • CNA MEMBER JAMES L. FITZGERALD • Editor SHELLEY fYIcPHEE - News Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER • Advertising MARGARET L. GiBB - Office Menage,- MARY anagerMARY ANN GLIDDON•Subscriptions MEMBER Display advertising Yat.a available on request. Ask for Rat. Card No. 11 effective Oct.l. 1906. aawa.rnef, Should relocate office Although politics got it located there in the first place, and politics will likely keep it there, we're going to say it anyway: the Ontario Provincial Police Office should be re -located to a more centrl spot in its coverage area, now that the OPP is closing its Seaforth office,as of October 1st. The Goderich OPP detachment, which is located on Highway 21 south of Goderich, is in just about the worst spot possible for adequately policing its ter- ritory, which runs from Drysdale to Amberley on Highway 21, as far south as Hen - sell further inland, as far east as Dublin on the east, and as far north as Blyth\. It means driving incredible distances to ands from the office when cars change shifts, and even though we hove heard of no complaints, it is very difficult for of- ficers to cover all that territroy adequately especially in the winters, which are in- famous here in the snow belt. Now with the price of gasoline expected to soar to near $4 a gallon in a few years, the added cost of dispatching patrol cars from one end of the area to the other, about 25 miles,�will be prohibitive and could seriously affect servicing, if the detachment is caught in a budget squeeze by a future provincial government caught in a ever spiralling deficit. All the residents in Huron County deserve the same police protection, whether they live outside of Goderich, or in Dublin, something they are getting now but may not get in the future. By J.F. P�sties win. again Somehow, the settlement that ended the recent 42 -day postal, strike doesn't seem at all reasonable, says Roger Worth of the Federation of Independent Businessmen. ,Consider, for example, that semi -skilled postal workers requiring little educa- tion, will earn upwards of $25,000 per -year (including overtime). The pasties will also get four weeks vacation pay after eight years and 17 weeks maternity leave at 93 Per cent of their regular salaries, benefits that aren't available to most workers in the private sector. • • Stack that up against the requirements included in a recent job advertisement • from a groupseekipg a nutritionist. The requirements: an undergraduate degree '_ foods and; nutrition or the equivalent. PLUS: a master's degree or post- graduate diploma, AND appropriate public health or community nutrition ex- perience. The salary range: $21,205 to $24;403. ...,..Better•still;..compareThe ..expensive postal settlement to:,the napex earned by thousands of Canadian families who operate small retail outlets. Many.of,them will have difficulty earning a total of $25,000 -- to be divided among the family., members who work long, long hours as they attempt to build a thriving business, says Worth. Then there ore the entrepreneurs who were forced to fold their businesses as a result of the strike. They get no government handouts, are not eligible for unemployment insurance, and most will spend years paying off accumulated debts. When government workers shut down essential, services such as the Post Of- fice, where government has a monopoly and there is no effective competition, or viable alternative, union members can hold the country to ransom to win hand- some benefits. Which is exactly what the postal workers did. Without doubt, the time has come to take the right to strike weapon away from public servants. They have proven they cannot handle the responsibility, says Worth. AirKo ntS Fall begins to fall by James Fitzgerald remembering our past a Zook through the news -record files 5YEARSAGO September 30,1976 If he can't close hospitals, including Clinton Public Hospital, Frank Miller will resign from his post as provincial health minister, he announced late last week. If the government loses their appeal in a court decision to close hospitals in Clinton aS well as Chesley, Durham and Doctor's Hospital in Toronto, Mr. Miller wants to bring in legislation which will allow a health minister to close a hospital. The annual commencement exercises were held at Central Huron Secondary School last Friday, when graduates and scholarship winners were honored. The Ontario Scholar winners included Linda Webster, Marguerite Snell, Michele Flowers, Nancy McDonald, Shelley Burgess, Robin McAdam, James Thompson, Tim Munnings, Ralph Hoba and Wayne CaldwelL - - 10 YEARS AGO September 30,1971 = • Doug King, station master at the Clinton railway station, left Clinton for his new position at Kitchener last Thursday. He will be the last full-time station master at Clinton. He has been replaced temporarily by Ted Hrashowy, but no permanent station master will be appointed. The Clinton Pee- Wee Ponies are the Ontario Baseball Association champs after their exciting 4-1 win over Dresdan on Saturday. Two hundred lions, former Lions members, their wives and guests attended the 35th anniversary dinner and dance of Back to the grind Regardless of their public grumping about going back to school in September, I firmly believe that both students and teachers are delighted to get back into some sort of routine, especially those who ' have had rather an aimless summer,.as I have. The first day back is a grand reunion for the students, a rehash of all the scandalous things they did all summer, and a chance to look 'around for a new girlfriend or boyfriend. For teachers, the first day is a holy terror, with snow -storms of memos and regulations and forms to fill out. But generally, except for the new, young teacher with no experience, for whom opening day is akin to a day in a mental hospital, we get sorted out and stagger off into the next 10 months of what is smarmi- ly known as "the learning process." Usually, I'm happy to exchange the light but firm harness of a long vacation, the reins held by my wife, the whip applied by my grand -boys, for the heavier but perhaps more comfortable harness of head of the English Department. This year, heading into what is almost assuredly my last year of teaching, I'm a little sad. Not because it's my last year. Lordy, no. When I leave, it will be with the largest grin possible for a guy with a par- tial plate. I'm a little sad because the vigilantes are popping up on our school board and harassing the other members of the board. about the books that students should read, or not read. This situation occurs from time to time and place to place and is almost at the rampant stage in some parts of the U.S. where pressure groups are leaning heavi- ly on sponsors of '1'V shows to which they object. Fair enough. I" personally think most of the stuff we see -hear on TV stinks. it is full of double entendres, sexual con- notations and sheer brutalization of the human spirits. Some movies are 'worse, catering to the most bestial aspects of man; using foul language for no apparent purpose, and ex- ploiting the medium with horror, with the bizarre, with the perverts — anything to drag in the bucks. Maybe I'm I3eginning to sound like Eger- ton Ryerson or Billy Graham. But I'm not quite there yet. I'm an English teacher, and it makes me mad, and sad, when I see a highly vocal minority, through pressure tactics, trying to eliminate materials from schools and dictate what shall and shall not be available to other segments of the population. - There is absolutely nothing wrong with citizens, especially parents, expressing in- terest in instructional materials available to school children: That is democracy. In fact there's something wrong with parents who don't care what their kids are reading or seeing or hearing. Nor should students be forced to read something they find offensive. Last year, the brightest English student I've ever had, didn't want to read o- ,e of the books on the course. She thought it was "rude". And of course it was. It was a satire on war, which is often a somewhat rude business. I didn't make an issue of it. I respected her opinion and gave her other books, not as good, in my opinion, but of high quality. But when the self-appointed censors begin to attack every book that contains profanity or sex or something else they can find to object to, my hackles rise slightly. I consider myself a professional, as do all teachers of English. I am not about to introduce my students to the works of the Marquis de Sade, or Henry Milles. On the other hand, I am not going to try to force them to read Silas Marner, which I had to do as a child. Nor Anne of Green Gables, which should be enjoyed in private. I deliberately choose books that will get them interested in reading, that will give them a broad leek at human nature, that will perhaps give them an insight into the , glories of the human spirit. I will not feed them pablum in their teens. Huckleberry Finn, the first great American novel, was deemed unfit to be in public libraries by certain lofty -minded censors of the time. Why don't we throw it out off all .the schools? Surely it offends blacks. Chuck out The Merchant of Venice because it of- fends Jews. Same with Oliver Twist, by' Dickens. Macbeth gives a very poor pic- ture of some Scots. Julius Caesar proves that many Romans were assassins. Moby Dick is about aone-legged maniac who had an affair with a whale. Far better to teach Jaws. The Bible is full of adultery, "begat - ting", whatever that is, and violence. Out with it. When I go to a doctor, 1 accept that he knows more about medicine than I do. I don't say. "Why are you sticking that thing up my nose?" When I go to a dentist, I don't say, "Never mind the decay; just paint them all white," There's a little more to English than grammar and writing essays on How I Spent My Summer Holidays. Let's leave it that way. And let's hope there are trustees and teachers with guts, and especially, thousands of parents who want their kids educated, not indoctrinated. the Clinton Lions Club on Saturday night. The highlight of the evening was the lighting of 35 candles on the birthday cake. Past president Russell E. Holmes enlisted the aid of several former members for the task. A Clinton chiropractor Kenneth S. Wood D.C., has been elected president of the Ontario Chiropractic Association, at their annual conference last week in Toronto. The affair was attended by more than 350 doctors and their spouses. 25 YEARS AGO October 4,1956 Mrs. Frank Yeo, teacher at Porter's Hill School, dressed to match the centennial theme of the fair. The youngsters at the school marched in costume in the parade. Exceptionally fine weather smiled upon the directors and patrons of the Bayfield Centennial Fall Fair last Thursday and an excellent crowd was out to view the animals and inside exhibits. ;,S6Harold Bonthron, Hensall funeral ,t director, has announced that his new $25,000 funeral chapel will be completed within two or three days and a dedication service will be held sometime this coming week. 50 YEARS AGO September 24,1931 Sutter, Perdue and Walker have their furniture and undertaking branch running. Clinton business men,instead of retren- ching, are branching out, so much so that one man had to give up business for lack of a stand. Fire, which followed the explosion of a coal oil lamp, totally destroyed the two- storey frame house of William Ross, lot 6, concession 1, Hullett Township early on Saturday morning. Mr. Ross, who was filling the lamp in the kitchen of his home when the explosion occurred, miraculously escaped injury. The flames quickly enveloped the kitchen and Mr. Ross assisted his wife and two daughters, who had been awakened by the explosion, to escape, clad in their night attire. 75 YEARS AGO September 28,1906 In Holmesville that bright star to the southwest is drawing considerable at- tention. The people there wish some knowing person would solve the question and put curiously to flight. (It is nothing but the star Venus, no matter what people think t? the contrary; the balloon idea is absurd. If the star is watched all evening, anyone can see that it falls in the same direction on each oc- casion, and takes considerably longer to disappear than would be the case with a balloon. - says the Editor of the Clinton New Era.) On Monday morning last, as is his custom, William Swan of Brucefield started to wheel to the Clinton Model School. When about a mile out of the village his wheel punctured. He returned), to the village, got another wheel put on, and started out again. He got about one- quarter of a mile out when it once more punctured. He was obliged to return to the village and take the 10 o'clock train for Clinton. Provincial Constable Phalen is at- tending all the fall fairs in the county, to see that none of the side-show men run any schemes that are not permitted at the fairs. So far he has not had occasion to interfere, although at two fairs he discovered evidence that all they wanted was an opportunity to run a skin game. 100 YEARS AGO September 30, 1881 The Blyth Review of last week in its feeble and slinking reply to the able letter of Mr. F. Metcalf, in a former issue of this paper says, "He sent his communication to a Clinton paper and did not give it to the ratepayers." We beg to inform out cotem that the Record has a far greater cir- culation among the ratepayers of Blyth than the Review has, and besides contains more actual Blyth news. For to make certain, inquire of some of the leading ratepayers. Show up lists, or acknowledge the truth. Mr. William Harrison of \Bayfield has eight plum trees in full bibom, and he expects a second crop this year. •Who can beat this? Homecoming '81 Dear Editor: It's Homecoming time at the University of Waterloo! I would be truly grateful if you could help us by passing on the follow- ing message to your readers: Calling all University of Waterloo graduates! You are invited to return to your old school for Homecoming '81 on Oc- tober 2 and 3. Festivities and events in- clude Theatre Night, Reception with the President, wprkshops, seminars, gourmet luncheon, President, workshops, seminars, gourmet luncheon, sightseeing, Waterloo by Air, the 1st Annual Pub Crawl and more! Homecoming has never been better! For information and tickets, please write to the Office of Alumni Affairs, in Needles Hall at UW (N2L 3G1) or call 519) 885-1211, ext. 2422. Yours truly April Branch, administrative assistant, Office of Alumni Affairs Another point of view Boss, I sure didn't appreciate being taken from my nice dry stable this morn- ing and hustled into that drafty trailer. You don't drive a truck any better than you drive me. You were in such a hurry to get to that thing you call the "fair" that you seemed to forget the precious cargo you were towing. But, I guess it was better than last year when you made me walk all the way. You were so worried we'd miss the parade you hardly gave me a chance to have a bite of hay while you brushed me down at the fairgrounds. And the parade. Boring! You made me walk with all those inferior -looking horses. You know, you have no sense of humour. I wasn't really going to run over that bunch of people. I was just trying to liven things' up. Then we entered he "show". I know the procedure by heart. Walk, trot, canter - round and round in a circle - reverse, walk, trot, canter - line up. I knew how you wanted me to stand, boss, but I just wasn't in the mood to 'stretch today. You didn't have to get mad when I backed up into the judge. It was your idea that I should back up. What was he judging anyway - my posterior? Before I ,knew it, we were running in circles again to some crazy music. Everytime the music stopped, you'd kick me in the ribs and I'd run like mad. Then all of a sudden you'd almost jerk my head Off, and when I stopped, you'd flop onto an empty sack. Next you had me racing in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels. That can be confusing, you know. Then you had me gallop past a barrel; you'd grab a flag on a pole from the barrel; then we'd race back and you'd try to throw the flag back into the barrel. You've got lousy aim, boss. You've got a lot of nerve, too. Not only did you expect me to carry you around, but you made me race down the length of a field, let some other guy jump on my back and carry both of you back. Not Only were the two of you heavy, but you made enough noise to give any sensitive horse a headache. I'm tireu, Limb. I�et s can it quits. No? Now what have you got in mind? You've done some sily things in your time, boss, but this takes the cake. You don't really think you can carry that egg on that spoon while I run from one end of the field to the other, do you? Yea, I think walking is a better idea: Here goes. I hope it's hard-boiled. Oh, boss. All over my mane! You'd better get me cleaned up fast. This is embarrassing. Good. You're taking the saddle off. We're going home at last. It's the smartest decision you've made all day. Wait a minute. What's this? You've jumped on bareback. You know you're not very good at riding bareback. We've raced back to the saddle. You've thrown on the blanket and saddle; you've pulled the cin- ch. What'ya mean "Go"? The cinch isn't tight. You're always giving me heck for not standing still while you saddle up. Now you want me to take off before you're ready. Alright. I'm going, I'm going. Hold on! Well, we made it, boss. Boss? Boss? What are you doing down there? Wanna go home now, boss? Help th blind. with a donation Dear Editor: The Canadian National Institute for the Blind has been at work since 1918 trying to improve the'Social and economic condition of the blind and to prevent blindness. To- day, there are 30,000 Blind Canadians receiving their services. We would like to tell you of just a few of these: A wonderful National Library of braille and talking books and magazines, that are sent to, and from Toronto post free. There are rehabilitation teachers who will visit the homes of the blind and give in- struction in braille, typewriting and Mobility. CNIB and Canada Man Power are work- ing together to try to find more suitable jobs for the blind. Registered blind can purchase Braille watches and clocks, also talking clocks, white canes and writing aids. Persons who have had sight, will never forget how to write, their problem is to keep a straight line.. There are games such as playing. cards, bingo, scrabble and dominos that interlock: In recent years, local clubs have been playing an important part in the work of the blind. It is helpful to the newly Blinded persons to,meet others with the same han- dicap and learn of the many services of the CNIB. The Huron County Club meets in Clinton, and the Institute is again asking for your financial help to carry on their work. Edith E. Landsborough, campaign chairman Hydro says line is needed Dear Editor: Tony McQuail's comments on Hydro's southwestern Ontario study (Huron Federation of Agriculture solicits con- cerns, September 2) address three major concerns: 1. that by scheduling working groups during the summer, Hydro is preventing farmers in Huron County from participating in 'a meaningful way; 2. that a 500 -kilovolt line to get "bottled up" power out of Bruce is unnecessary now; and 3. that forecasts show it will not be needed in future. Briefly, let me re -assure Mr. McQuail and your readers. First, I realize and regret that meeting in the summer is not convenient for farmers. Even so, we still wanted to get m their views — along with the views of other interested people — before the official hearings start in January. Farmers con- nected with our other four working groups have found it possible to participate despite their - heavy summer schedules. But we respect the right of the Listowel group to postpone their input until November. We've offered to work with them from that time, or before if convenient, until the public hearings start in January. I hope that can happen. Second, the line is definitely needed. The current lines can handle the power from oul4Bruce A plant, albeit with some securi- ty problems. But when the Bruce B plant is finished, we must have another line to be able to get that new power to where it's needed. Finally, as far as forecasts of future needs are concerned, we aren't perfect. Estimates of future needs can change drastically in short periods of time. That's why in our southwestern Ontario study we've examined need under a series of .possible load growths, from 2 per cent to 4.5 per cent per year. Under all those cir- cumstances the line is needed. In fact it is needed at all load growths because it will allow inexpensive and less polluting nuclear energy to displace fossil -fuelled energy. The Listowel group's participation is eagerly awaited by Hydro and I'm sure by the other citizens committees who are now contributing. Sincerely, Hugh L. Macaulay, Chairman of the Board, Ontario Hydro Reunion in Stirling Dear Editor: As part of Stirling's 125th anniversary celebrations to be held in August 1983, we are planning a high school reunion for all former students and staff. If any of your readers attended Stirling High School or know of others who may have, please forward names and maiden names and addresses by December 1, 1981 to: Mrs. Joyce Mason, Box 273, Stirling, Ontario KOK 3E0. Sincerely, Mrs. Mason Do you have an opinion? Why not write us a letter to the editor, *mei let everyrone know. All letters ow published, providing they tea i authenticated, and pseudonym* are allowed. All letters, howslev are. subject to editing for length or libel. • •