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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-11-18, Page 4PAGE 4 —CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1961 BL t E RIBBON .4o,", ARL) 1980 Tin Clinton n®w®-beecori IY bf l si *ado 9lwaredaq ea P.O. see 11, Cliataee, CeerRaka. MOM 161. Tel.: 119-8311. Soatrvcrlptlee Beate: Cauda -41d.110 Sr- Citlseei - 93.1/ par year U.S.A. & lorelpeo - °11.11 per year it is replatarrrd ea sued date sawn hip Vim past albeit loader Ora paten erYatilar 1Y1T. TireNeweeraratel IseasparatatiIa 11111 the Marva Nesvelle tai. taaadad is 1f151, add 1i1s Clinton Piero drys. Peetaeled k 1811. Tosses gado net saw N(Iws-Reo Clinton A MEMBER JAMES E. FITZGERALD - Editor SHELLEY McPHEE - News Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET L. GIB - Office Momper MARY ANN GLIDDON - Subscriptions MEMBER Display advertising rates available en respreat. gebtHr Rate Card Ne. 13 affective Oct. 1, 1111. The eyes come first Often, parents and adults are asked to set examples for their children, but at least in one case recently, children are setting examples that adults should be following. That's the case with hockey protection, according to the Canada Safety Council, where the ice sport accounts for the highest number of eye injuries reported last year, with, the average age of those hurt players being 26' years, compared to 14 years in 1974. Apparently, all parents have made sure that the children playing in organized hockey now wear face protectors, but have neglected to look after themselves when playing the same game. At least 166 eyes were lost by Canadians playing amateur sports during the last seven years, with hockey accounting for 80 per cent of those blinded. During the past year alone, 63 eye injuries to hockey players were reported, with none of them wearing face protectors. This has greatly concerned Dr. Tom Pashby, a Toronto opthalmologist, who is very concerned that those adult hockey players, as well as racquet ball and squash players aren't paying enough attention to eye protection. Players seem more concerned with protecting their shins and elbows, than their more valuable eyes. So fellow adults, let's learn a lesson from our kids and put on our masks too. By J.F. Gold in them hills Hospital boards are worried because Ontario's minister of health has told them they simply must get along on less money. University students are joining protest marches because the province has chopped back on grants to post -secondary education. Similar messages of enforced constraint have been coming out from most provincial ministries. Money is scarce. Times are tough. We hove to bite the bullet. Strangely enough the Ontario government apparently didn't find too much dif- ficulty locating $650 million for purchase of a 25 per cent interest in an oil com- pany, says the Wingham Advance -Times. Now, of course, every businessman realizes there is a difference between fin- ding money for operating expenses.and locating funds for capital expansion - but it is a matter of some doubt that the average taxpayer, whether hospital patient or university student will recognize the difference. Presumably the Ontario government would point out that the investment in Suncor Oil will net the province a handsome profit and thus lower the amount of taxes which will have to be collected in the future. You want to bet on that? sugardnd Spice Repetition Ways Is your life a cultural wasteland? Do you do the same old things, talk to the same old people on the same old subject all the time? Are you scared to take a risk, smile at someone you've never seen before; do something. the neighbours will mutter about? Do you want a decent tombstone, not flashy, but dignified? Of course you do. You're a good Cana- dian. You believe in personal decorum, censorship, the family as a unit, and capital punishment. On the other hand, Do you go for a swim at midnight, sing a song at dawn, smoke marijuana, drink fairly heavily, march in protest parades, live in sin, abhor censor- ship and capital punishment, and contrive to do something that will offend friends and neighbours? Of course you do, You're a good Cana- dian. You believe in individual liberty, acid rain, dirty movies and sexual ir- responsibility. It doesn't matter which group you belong to, or whether you're somewhere in between, you all have much in common. You despise the government, but won't elect an alternative, since you despise it even more. You are caught by inflation and high interest rates, whether you are a 60 -year-old farmer trying to keep the place going, or a 20 -year-old punk trying to maintain his habit. You are basically anti-American, though if you were asked why, you could not give an answer that was articulate. You feel frustrated, in this land of wood and water, not to mention nuclear power, because if you are getting on in years, you see everything eroding around you, and if you are short in years, you see nothing but a stone wall between you and your aspira- tions. You wonder vaguely, if you're old enough, what became of the Canadian dream: "The twentieth century belongs to Canada." And if you read the papers and analyze the news, you realize that, while Canada still has a high standard of living, we are very low on the totem pole when it omes to production, strikes, economic staoi1ity, peace, happiness, and goodwill toward men. If you're very young, you don't give a diddle. There's lots to eat, waren clothes, and the old man will kick in a decent p!1es:ant- a so yon an feed the slot Echoing image remembering our past 5 YEARS AGO November 25, 1976 The perennial parking problem in Clinton could be eased somewhat next year if a plan by Clinton council is realized. Councillor Jim Hunter got approval from the planning board to have engineering done on the town property behind the town hall with the idea of having it paved and marked to ac- commodate 40 cars. Another industry in Huron County will be closing its doors in two weeks. Clinton Tubes, a subsidiary of Barton Tubes Ltd., Burlington located in a 40,000 square foot building, a former air force hangar at Vanastrawas used for storage of muffler tubing ,as well as fabricating small tubing and jack posts. Operating -since 1972, the plant had an employment high of 45 per- sons last winter, but now has only four workersleft. 10 YEARS AGO November 25, 1971 Conestoga College of Arts and Technology will open its Huron Centre on December 6th. It will occupy the former Air Marshall Hugh Campbell School. Mrs. Clarence Denomme and Mrs. Ray Garon, last week opened their new boutique on Beech Street in Clinton. Called the Spinning Wheel, the shop specializes in knitting and weaving crafts. i,<,f�r�n5�c1 by 1)iii ',rmley machines with their war games But if you're a young adult, just about ready to launch into "real" life, you're so bewildered about unemployment and escalating university fees and the increas- ing shadow of the computer and the wealth of choices of a future (all lacking in securi- ty) that you can become so depressed you drop out, or dive into g stream and fight against the current. This isn't a doom and gloom column. It's merely a look at our Dation today. It is so rife with suspicion, fear of nothing much, anger over nothing much, that we are becoming paranoid. From the Prime Minister, through the head of the Bank of Canada, right down to your local alderman, you have lost trust, and feel that the ship is heading for the reef with nobody at the helm. This is nonsense, of course. Canada has been going through this miasma every since 1867 and before. Maybe the guy at the helm is blind -folded and maybe we have scraped a few rocks, but the ship's bottom is still sound, and we haven't hit the big reef yet. If we do, we can always scramble into the boats and become the new Boat People of North America. We've had the French-Canadian separatism thing with us for generations, John A. MacDonald almost put the country on the rocks, financially and politically, but he dared to take a chance, and had vi- sion. We survived a terrible depression and came out smelling of roses (and the stench of our dead young men), in two world wars. Cheer up, you dour, gloomy Canucks. When you have to settle for one meal of ground wheat a day, and have to huddle around a charcoal brazier to keep warm, then you can whine, though few will listen, just as few of us listen to the people of the ,world who are doing just that right now. Forget about the Yanks. If you don't like their culture invading us, turn off your TV set and get out your Eskimo carvings. The Yanks won't invade us physically. Unless they have to, and there's not much we could do about that. If you can't afford your mortgage in- crease, you were probably over-extended in the first place. Get rid of that monster, with its swimming pool and rec. room and pitch a tent. Preferably in the local cemetery, to suit your mood. Pull in your belts. Dump that extra car, the boat and the cottage. If you look at it objectively, they're just a big pain in the srm anyway. Walk to work. Take a bus to the city in- stead of your gas -gobbler plus parking fees. Learn to do your own elementary plumbing and electric work at night school. Ladies. Get the knitting needles out and make lots of shawls, sweaters, scarves and wool socks. You did it for the troops overseas. And god -awful itchy and ill fit- ting some of them were, but they kept us warm. Stop spoiling your children with allowances. Let them earn their own money through odd jobs, or do without. Let's stop grumbling and get hark to a spartan, rewarding life, where ideas are more important than physical comfort. After you, he said. 0 a look through the news -record files . A six per cent dividend was set by the Clinton Community Credit Union atits regular meeting. It will take $113,000 to pay these dividends this year. 25 YEARS AGO November29, 1956 What was termed by many citizens, "the best nomination night held in Clinton for many a year," was held Monday night. All but one of the 19 men nominated for positions spoke to the assembly of more than 75 people. The Clinton Lions Club has given $100 towards the aid of Hungarian refugees, in answer to an appeal of Lions Clubs in Austria- - Jimmy Francis of Bayfield found a strange bird on back of the Johnston property on the east side of the village on Sunday of emoon. Its identity has been a puzzle, but after consulting bird books, .it would appear to be a young Pacific loon, or one of the grebes which breed in the West and the. Arctic. Jimmy thinks it was the latter. It Would take a ornithologist's opinion to be certain. Plans for an "open market campaign" of the Huron County Hog Producers Association are rapidly spreading out into the townships and getting onto the school section level where the campaign will be carried out. Clinton will soon have her first Queen's Scout in many years. Scout Alvin Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Parker, Mill Street, has passed his Pathfinder Badge, and this will be presented to him at a Scout meeting next week. This is the last badge Alvin needed to qualify for a Queen's Scout, and he will become one next spring when Governor General Vincent Massey officiates at a mass presentation of Queen's Scout badges. 50 YEARS AGO November 19, 1931 Mrs. Leona Aikenhead had the misfortune to have her arm broken when she attempted to crank her car last Friday morning. The battery was too low to start the engine and she was giving a hand when it "kicked." Mrs. Aikenhead was just about to start on a little motor trip at the time, but this had to be postponed. Friday was the 13th, but then it might have happened anyway. The roads in all directions from Holmesville are in fine shape. It is seldom odds °n` ends Lable Us Able The theme of a commercial that has been flashing on our television screens for the past few weeks - Label Us Able - is ap- propriate for the whole year of 1981, Inter- national Year of Disabled Persons (rYDP) • The commercial is all about making a TV commercial from building props to mixing background music to focussing cameras for on -the -air shots. Of the 68 people involved in the produc- tion, 42 of them were disabled. Some were deaf; others blind. One had muscular dystrophy; another was an amputee. Some had paraplegia; others had polio, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, diabetes and iemophilia. Some were mentally retard - 'd; others had been mentally ill. Their skills :Vere as varied as their han- dicaps - director, production assistant. musicians, announcers, electricians, carpenters, grips, make-up, still photographer, cameraman and more. Some of the people were professionals in their field; others were amateurs recruited for the project. The latter did not carry union cards. Usually unions do not encourage the mixing of union and non-union labour, but in this case, the four unions involved made an exception. They understood the impor- tance of getting the message across to the that they are so good so late in the season. The weather, too, is more like spring than autumn. We are promised some cooler weather, though. 75 YEARS AGO November 23, 1906 A very sad death occurred in Lon- desboro on Sunday morning when Mrs. Thomas Shaddick succumbed to an attack of typhoid fever of a week's duration. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and five children, the youngest only three weeks old. Mrs. Shaddick was the eldest daughter of Mr. Wm Brumbley, and has been a resident here since her childhood days. Mr. Shaddick took the fever, and then Mrs. Shaddick and Miss Minnie Brumbley, who was assisting them, also took it. The former has recovered, and Miss Brumbley is improving nicely. The following advertisment appears in the Hensall Observer and as a matter of interest we give it a free insertion. Surely some of the pretty ladies of Clinton could, fill the bill demanded by the advertiser: - A tall, fair, stylish young man, school teacher, desires correspondence, pretty young lady having sufficient means to start a home.. Object matrimony, Address, Teacher, Box 173, Clinton. 100 YEARS AGO November25, 1881 Five of the large plate glass lights for Coat's Block were placed safely in the front on Friday last, but on examining the last one it was found to be broken across the centre. It will take considerable time to procure another, as they come direct from Germany. A few mornings ago as farmer in the Summerhill vicinity who had risen before daylight, on striking a match in the kit- chen, heard steps retreating from the door and on opening it, heard some person walking through the orchard towards the road. What his intentions were is not known as no mischief was done. Perhaps this (the tramp) is the person who stole - no took - about sixty hens from another person's barn during the past few months. There are others in the vicinity who thought they heard tramps but on sear- ching came to the conclusion that he had become "invisiblicated:" It is a wonder they get so near the houses as the dogs in this vicinity are generally "bully for bark." by elaine townshend public - the'disabled are able. The atmosphere while producing the ad was described as "hustle and bustle bordering on total confusion." But, when the call for "action" came, everything moved like clockwork. The commercial ended with exuberance and was termed an extraordinary adventure. 1981, International Year of Disabled Per- sons, has been like the commercial - busy. Disabled speakers have been in demand; the handicapped segment of our society has been the topic of seminars, studies and proposed legislative changes; the media has focussed attention on the capabilities of people with disabilities and has brought to light problems, faced by handicapped people, along with possible solutions. 1981 has been a year of action and com- munication, of learning and growing. The image of disabled people has improved among handicapped and non -handicapped people alike. But this improvement did not start with IYDP. Many disabled people noticed a slight change 20 years ago. Progress, since then, has been slow and frustrating. IYDP seemed to have a snowball effect, but 1981 is drawing to a close. What will happen in 1982, 1983, 1984? Studies ac-' complish nothing if their,reports are destined to gather dust in bureaucratic drawers. Resolutions lose their impact when wrapped up in red tape. People forget if messages stop coming. Will 1981 be like the TV commercial - 12 months of business that ends in ex- uberance but ends just the same? Or, will 1981 be only the beginning of the recogni- tion of the abilities and rights of people with disabilities? More than 2,000,000 Canadians are wondering. by James Fitzgerald the readers write letters 410 • Paying for poor work Dear Editor: As reported by the press, $12,000 has been spent by Seaforth for a ramp to make it possible for people confined to wheelchairs to obtain access to the Post Office. Someone has goofed (what else is new). 'The darned thing is too narrow and is useless for the purpose intended. I have no right as a resident of Clinton to ask how much it will cost to correct, not another 12 grand, I hope, but you people are not alone in paying for poor work. During this last year, we have had our main shopping centre facelifted. (Looks good too), but for one thing: $61,000 Dollars has been paid out for underpinning our Town Hall so that it would not fall on its face (pros and cons on this). But when you walk or drive past our seat of Government in Clinton, one will notice the down spouts facing the main highway are hooked up to plastic pipes. I know `Big 'O"' would not object to their underground product having such a glaring exposure, but to me, as a taxpayer it's an eyesore and I hope that if this is ever corrected to look at least decent, it won't cost another $61,000. Sincerely, Fred "Doc" Jackson Clinton MS society needs support Dear Editor: On Wednesday, November 25, the Huron County Unit of the Multiple Sclerosis Society will hold a general meeting at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The unit was formed only last year, and while. the initial meeting was well attend- ed, subsequent meetings failed to attract any interest. The Huron County Unit is struggling. It has been kept alive only through the ef- forts of four people in Wingham, and now they are wondering if the effort has been worth it. If the upcoming general meeting fails to draw people willing to work and._ make the unit a true 'Huron County Unit', it will fold. MS is an unusual, debilitating disease. The cause has not been pin -pointed, hence there is no cure. Yet its effects are well documented, ranging from the mildest form with no impairment to the most severe requiring institutional care. In this the International Year of Disabled Persons, it shouldn't be too much to ask that people be willing to help their neighbour. Humble request for help Dear Editor: Please forgive me for writing this poor letter. I wrote you because of my very poor life. My father and mother are sick with leprosy, so my father cannot work hard anymore to earn money. Many times we lack in food. Sometimes I go to school without breakfast and I feel very hungry when 1 come home from school. At night we sometimes just sleep to forget our hunger. Please let me tell you why I wrote you a letter. I am the eldest of six children. Three of us are going to school. Even though we are very poor and suffering lack of food and clothing I like very much to study. But my mother thinks she cannot afford anymore, which makes me very sad, for I wish very much to finish my studies Please, in our poverty may 1 come to you for a little help. Even only enough to buy my notebooks and pad paper in school. Please send one a little help to make me continue my schooling even only until I The Executive of the Huron County Unit of the MS Society finish the elementary. Thank you very much. In return I shall always pray for you. I am asking God to send you the help I am begging from you. In closing my humble letter I wish to greet you in advance. Sincerely, yours in Christ, Ma. Grace Pepito, Culion Sanitarium, Culion, Palawan 2913, Philippines. floe 1•ou hare an opinion? ;thy not write us a letter to the. editor, and !et everyone know. ill letters are published, providing they van he authenticated, and pseudonyms arc Winfred. III letters, however, :are' .subject to editing Jnr letti.dli nr Iihcl. •