HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-5-29, Page 5Dear Editor
Religion may segregate
Dear Editor: - heated discussion if you did. Why, even mix -
The issue of separate schools is making ed marriages are accepted to -day. We have
me very upset. I feel like we are being` come so far; why destroy the harmony we
labelled; we all have our little categories,,have so recently come to enjoy and accept.
and we are using religion to put us in them.When children attend school they choose
their friends because of personality, how
that person comes across to them. Not
because of looks or religion. Children should
be taught it is what's inside that counts, not
what color you are or what religion you are.
The difference between the religions doesn't
enter into a child's mind until they hear it
from their parents, politicians, and on the
streets.
Recently my family and I visited some
relatives in the city of Kitchener, Ontario.
There are two elementary schools, back to
back, a short distance from their place, and
they are surrounded by several trees. One is
in Huron
We have our Christian Reformed schools,
separate schools, protestant schools and
who knows what else schools, and why don't
we keep going? We could have United
schools, Anglican schools, Presbyterian
schools, and the list goes on. We are going
back in time instead of ahead, and we are
dragging our children down with us.
It has only been in the last 10 to 15 years
that protestants have stopped turning their
noses up when they met a Catholic on the.
street, and vice versa. You didn't dare men-
tion the other religion in your household,
because you knew you would be in for a very
Finest event
Dear Editor:
To all the Members and the workers who
work together to make the Clinton Klompen
Feest one of the finest events in Huron Coun-
ty, I want to say Thank You for a job well
done.
It is a joyful occasion for us all, and an oc-
casion which makes Us all very happy to be
part of the management and planning which
goes into each and every Klompen Feest.
It It a big event each year in the hearts
and minds of many people, whether of
Dutch origin or of others, which makes us
all very happy to be a part of the festivities.
W e, on the Klompen Feest Committee,
want to let all the people who help out in the
many and varied jobs, know how much their
attention to detail means to all concerned.
We could not do it without you and we want
to say Thank You for helping us to bring this
occasion to a fruitful and happy conlusion.
We on the Committee feel that all of the
people who had anything at all to do with the
Klompen Feest, to make it a satisfactory
and worthwhile event, are really worthy of a
special mention fora job well done. Keep up
the good work ,and let us hope that in years
to come we will all look back and be able to
say that we started this effort and we are
proud of every single item and effort from
its day of beginning.
Thank you all very much for your help in
this event. We could not do it at all without
your assistance.
Yours in appreciation,
Bob Campbell
Chairman
Early files
Oops, sorry wrong fellow!
100 years ago - May 27,1885
• James Drew, a business man of Brussels,
Alliwas attacked by some unknown party while,
11111Igoing home one dark night and beaten with
a stick of wood to which a piece of iron was
attached. The assailant has written Mr.
Drew that he mistook him for a man who
was in the habit of going home with his, the
assailant's girl, from the Salvation Army
meetings. He is sorry for the injury he did
and says he will make himself known ere
long. *`
75 years ago - May 26, 1910
Mr. Jas. Smith of Clinton has planted
pledges to posterity in the form of a row of
young maple trees along the sidewalk
leading from St. Paul's Church to the Bible
Christian Church. It is understood that Mr.
Wm. Rattenbury will do likewise along his
property on the opposite side of the street.
Mr. J.C. Henry of the 13th concession of
Hullett Township had a somewhat novel ex-
perience one day recently. He was marking
out a field, preparatory of sowing corn,
when a squirrel ran up his leg and settled on
his head. Mr. Henry rather resented such
familiarity on the part of his squirrelship
and violently dislodged him from his perch,
but the little creature lit on one of the horses
and ran up its back, frightening the animal
so much that Mr. Henry had to give his un-
divided attention to the team and failed to
see what became of the friendly squirrel
when he finally condescended to take
Mother Earth again.
50 years ago - May 30, 1935
On Sunday afternoon one of the largest
funerals ever held in the district of Porter's
Hill was that of John Cox, a well known and
highly respected resident. He was born in
, this district and spent his entire life here so
each one knows better than pen can tell the
many acts of kindness and words of
helpfulness and encouragement that he
gave to make life a little easier for those
with whom he came in contact. But where
the heaviest loss will be felt is in the home
where he was nearly always found as he was
a home -lover. The sympathy of thecom-
munity goes out to Mrs. Cox and the family
in their loneliness.
It looks like posterity in Brucefield, two
residents are improving their homes. Mrs.
Rouatt has had her house shingled and a ce-
ment foundation put under it. Mrs. Brock is
having her house enlarged and shingled and
a new verandah enlarged.
The first open air concert of the season
will be given in the Clinton Recreation Park
on Thursday evening, June 6. Give the best
town band in Ontario the encouragement of
your presence at their first performance.
25 years ago - May 26,1960
Donald R. Kay, past president of the
Kinsmen Club of Clinton, was selected
Kinsman of the Year for District 1 of the
Kinsmen Clubs at the .' convention held in
Windsor last weekend. District 1 includes
over 70 clubs in the area reaching from
Windsor to Owen Sound, over to Oakville,
Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula and
back to Windsor.
Details of the complete renovation of the
downstairs part of the Clinton Legion Hall
were outlined to over 70 members of the
branch at Monday night's special meeting.
R.J. "Bud" Schoenhals is chairman of the
property committee. The work is now in pro-
gress..A new heating system is also being in-
stalled. President J.E. Dale was in charge
of the meeting at which much discussion
centered around the renovation plans.
10 years ago - May 29, 1975
A $30,000 Ontario Development Cor-
poration loan to assist Blue Anchor In-.
vestments Limited in constructing an addi-
tional 18 boat berths at its Bayfield Marina
has Reeve Ed Oddleifson up in arms claim-
ing that the land involved in the construction
is still under contention.
"Court action is pending. the findings of
the ministry of justice," he said, adding that
the marina has illegally taken control of the
2.3 acres that is the last piece of public pro-
perty on the harbor.
Reeve Oddleifson has been fighting for
public ownership of the land for the last nine
years and feels the ODC loan was made in
ignorance of the controversy surrounding
the property.
Prior to 1966, the Marina's land deed ex-
cluded ownership of the river flats. That
year, however, the land in question came to
be included in one of its clauses and Reeve
Oddleifson said no formal land exchange ac-
companied the property addition.
The federal government has had control
of the harbor since last fall and began in-
vestigating the land dispute in January.
Three women were honored last week by
the Clinton Ladies' Rifle Club when they
were presented with 25 year pins and given
life memberships. Marion McCann of Clin-
ton, Isabel Epps, formerly of Clinton and.
Genevieve Allen of Londesboro earned the
awards, presented by Marj Collins, 'presi-
dent of the club.
schools
a Catholic school and the other is a protes-
tant school. My children asked if they could
go to the school and play; something they
had done many tines before when we
visited. The reply was "No, it's too
dangerous."
Apparently some of the Catholic school
children had been tying the protestant
children up in amongst the trees and leaving
them there. Innocent, you say? They're only
children.
I think this is only the beginning. It may
seem like a harmless prank now, but it can
only get worse. We will have another
Ireland on our hands if we don't stop labell-
ing our children. Wars are started because
of misunderstandings. Children hear what
their parents say, and because they don't
fully understand, they interpret it any way
they like, and pretty soon you have love tur-
ning to hate and friends becoming enemies
and the feud begins. Religion should be
taken out of our schools and put back in our
churches where it belongs. If religion is go-
ing to be taught in our schools, then why do
we need churches? I believe we need both,
especially in this day and age, but by putting
religion into our schools we are segregating
our children. Let's put religion back into the
churches and let our ministers teach us the
word of God, as God intended.
Most elementary schools have the word
public in their name; it means the people as
a whole; the community or its members.
That is what we need; one school, a public
one for people as a whole. More jobs will be
filled because we will need bigger schools,
and all denominations will be together as
one, equal.
We have a free country, let's keep it that
way instead of setting up barriers for our
young, only to have them break them down
with war; another Ireland.
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