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Clinton News-Record, 1987-04-01, Page 4Page 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1987 The Clinton News -Record Is published each Wednesday at P.O. Roe 39, Clinton. Ontario, Canada. NOM 11.0. Tel.: 402-3443. Subscription Rate: Canada - *21.00 Sr. Citizen .111.01 per year U.S.A. foreign 860.00 per year 1t Is registered as second class mall by the post office under the permit number 0017. The News -Record Incorporated In 1934 theNuron News -Record, founded In 1681, and The Clinton News Era, founded In 1063. Total press runs 3,700. Clinton News -Record SheIIy McPhee Ilaist Incorporating THE BLYTH STANDARD) ANNE NAREJKO - Editor FREDA McLEOD - Office Manager SHELLEY McPHEE HAIST - Reporter DAVID EMSLIE - Reporter JANICE GIBSON - Advertising LAUREL MITCHELL - Circulation/Classified GARY HAIST - General Manager CCA (GA MEMBER MEMBEF SLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rate Cord No. 15 effective .Oc- tober1,1904. t Turn clock ahead Good news and bad news will hit each and every household this Sunday. First of all, the good news is we will gain an extra hour of daylight by turning our clocks ahead. The bad news is we'll lose an hour of sleep. Recently introduced legislation has us turning our clocks ahead on the first Sunday of April instead of in mid-April. So, at 2 a.m. (or before you go to bed) on Sunday, April 5, be sure to race around the house and turn each clock and watch forward by one hour. - by Anne Narejko Give someone sight Dear- Editor: Easter is a time of new life and new begin- nings. But for the 40 million destitute blind of the 'Third World there are few new begin- nings. Poverty has doomed them to darkness and despair. There is an all Canadian organization, Operation Eyesight Universal, which brings eye treatment and educational programs to the destitute blind of Asia, Africa, Bangladesh and many • other countries where there is a need. Operation Eyesight Universal started about 25 years ago and I have been an ad- mirer of them for many years. I marvel by managing donations so well that 90 cents out of every dollar of income is used in curing the remedial blind. A tax deductible donation of $25 covers the cost of surgery, food, hospital stay, post operative care and glasses. It's a real miracle. Operation Eyesight, along with the cooperation of dedicated doctors and nurses in the developing world, can accomplish so On with March I can take a joke with the best of them, but this wintry blast we've just received is cer- tainly stretching things a bit. It seems that we were all a little over zealous in our hope that winter was long gone. There it goes to show you, the month of March can never be trusted. I rank March right up there with November as two of the months that I most dislike. There's nothing good 'to be said about either of therin. March is a particularly cruel month. It teases us with warm spring breezes and welcome sunshine. Then, just as easily it can smack'us in the face with freezing rain, chilling winds, even snow. I'm not sure that March ever goes out like a lamb, it's more like a snarly old lion - who can roar up a good storm that leaves us feel- ing miserable and the -crocuses in tatters. It's simply not fair that they announce that spring comes in mid-March. Each year we gleefully accept the pronouncement that spring is here, knowing full well that we'll face another couple of weeks of nasty weather before we get any true indication that spring is really here to stay. There are spring teasers in March that lead us out-of-doors to the gardens, that br- ings on an obsessive urge to sweep the sidewalks, wash the car, even clean the win- dows. Like happy children we shed the burden of winter coats and boots in favor of our new spring coats and shoes. How good it feels to be rid of those old winter clothes. There is a danger of course in putting away your winter. boots (and shovel) too soon. I'm quite superstitious about this,- knowing his,knowing that if you pack away your winter attire too early in March, you'll be certain to need it again by month's end. Can you believe that only a week ago the thermometer was reaching 70 degrees ( I still think in fahrenheit) and we were out and about in our shirt sleeves. Some kids were riding their bikes and skipping. Tried and true sun worshippers were sporting ear- ly season tans. But alas, those few glorious days were on- ly black humored attempts by March to trick us. We did put away our snow boots too early. Just look out the window today to see what happened. - Even when the snow began to fall I refus- ed to give in to it. I trundled off to work in my spring shoes and lightweight coat, only to be confronted with a full fledged snowfall when I returned home. I was chilled to the bone, my feet were soaking wet. I was crabby. It certainly didn't help my cold. Our household is again stricken with colds and sore throats. This time Baby has been par- ticularly hard hit. Since November we have faced one viral bout after another. I am seriously consider- ing donating myself to scientific research for I must certainly be a living, breathing human germ. It's this blasted weather that's doing it to us. We need sunshine and dry days. We need consistantly warm temperatures to take the chill out of our bodies. We need to breathe in spring to lift our spirits and bodies from winter's end low. The weatherwise are promising an early spring and a long, dry summer. I'm waiting with bated breath. With great promise I flipped the calendar page today, hoping that such a gesture will bring better days ahead - soon. April is always welcomed as a first month of spring even though the weather is still too deadly to enjoy the outdpors yet. Still, the days are longer, people are talking of plan- ting crops, of readying gardens, Golfers are dreaming of the season ahead. Sailors anx- iously await the time when they can put their boats back into the lake. June brides are busy making preparations for their grand celebrations. Mothers -to -be await the arrivals of their spring babies. The elderly look forward to the opportunity to be out- doors again. Children can't wait to splash in mud puddles and play marbles. The robins are back. Skunks are about foraging for grubs and cows gleefully take to the fields after a long winter's stay in the These are the promises of spring, the signs of better days to come. We annually greet April with renewed vigor and glee, knowing the spring can not be too far away. I refused to be deterred by a little snow. We've been handed a dandy of an April Fool's Joke - now let's get on to warm days ahead. Before I close the column for this week, I must make note of Clinton's dear Cela Sloman who is in University Hospital in Lon- don. I know that many people join in ' me wishing Cela well. much for so little money! And for every $25 donation you receive a patient identificatiorf card indicating who it was you restored to sight. Miracles can happen and are happening. We in Canada can help to make those blind eyes see again. Donations may be sent to Operation Eyesight Universal, P.O. Box 123, Stn. "M", Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H6. They issue receipts for income tax purposes. What better way to celebrate Easter than to give someone a new life and a new beginning. Sincerely, Lois Alger 4815-14a St. S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2T 3Y5 Campaign goal is reached i)ear Editor: Stan Connelly, president, and Barney Goldsmith, campaign chairman, of the Huron County Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, thank all area chairs and canvassers for their efforts dur- ing the annual campaign for funds in February. Although all money is not yet in, the goal of $55,500 should certainly be reach- ed, an increase of $6,000 over 1986. $'2,500 of this money is Huron County's commitment to the Roharts Research In- stitute in London. The Roharts Research In- stitute will be a major research centre in the rezg eSideS Silerin, the Flame for nexf tieer'S Calgary Olyrrlplc5 maybe u e should share now as well one S/Iouwba//,oer -Zorrizb earer rru;gh f make a differerice - - - province whose purpose is to search out cures, not only for heart and circulatory disease, but also to improve immunology techniques ( critical in organ transplants ) and to address Juvenile Diabetes and Altzheirners Disease. The chapter also appreciates the excellent coverage given by your newspaper during the campaign and thanks you for it and the residents of Huron County for their generous donations. Sincerely. Margaret MacLeod Public Relations ('hair "Stop Bill 154" Dear Editor: We'd like to alert your readers to how the Ontario government's proposed Bill 154 will take away some of our freedoms and cost many workers their jobs. The government says Bill 154 will achieve • pay equity but like rent controls the bill's unintended consequences will be disastrous. Bill 154 will'result in much higher costs for business and that means higher prices. Higher prices will mean lower sales. (,ower sales will mean fewer jobs for many workers in Ontario. Bill 154 will also cause higher taxes and bigger government because it will need an army of bureaucrats to administer it. Bill 154 will also violate a number of our cherished individual freedoms. For in- stance. under Bill 154's powers, pay police will he created who will have the power to enter businesses without a warrant. These pay police will have the power to search, seize and remove private business records. These pay police can then compare com- pletely different jobs using arbitrary guidelines set by a handful of cabinet ministers. the pay police can then dictate to businesses what they must pay for the jobs. The Ontario legislature resume April 21 and Bill 154 could come up for final reading soon afterward. We urge all citizens in Ontario who are concerned about their freedoms to telephone or write to their MPP's and give them this message: "Stop Bill 154's pay police!" Sincerely, David Somerville, President. National Citizen's Coalition Reader wants scouting badges ,Dear Sir: i am writing in the hope that through your paper, I can obtain the help of your readers. '6' i have been a member of the scouting organization for some 50 years and during the past five years have been building a col - rection of badges. The aim is to show the varieties of badges that have existed over the years. I am finding that many of the older badges are disappearing and that is why i am soliciting the help of your readers. i am sure that many of the older badges have been put away in various places and that many of Ill z • . ;.. fly._)... y., • es c,r y 1. • r r1 • t - -`" them have been, or are, in danger of being thrown away. If anyone has any of these older badges that they do not need, I would ask that they might -send them to me. i will be putting my display on show at many scout camps dur- • ing the year so any help would be appreciated. Yours sincerely. Edward C. Cutler Box 1365. Ridgetown, Ont. NOP 2C0 EEIRLY FILES Got an opinion? Drop us a line Flood threat 5 years ago March 31, 1982 Flood Threat imminent - Heavy rains on Tuesday night, ranging up to 35 mm have in- creased the threat of flooding, ending hopes of conservation authorities that flooding in the Maitland and Bayfield River watersheds has been greatly reduced. What officials describe as a near -perfect thaw until Tuesday has resulted in a slow melt of a record snow cover over the last three weeks. Combined with almost no addi- tional rainfall, and several cold nights the melt water was gradually running away. Terry Fox Stamp To Be Launched - Andre Ouellet, Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation, announced March 20 that the Marathon of Hope stamp in honor of Terry Fox will be launched at a special ceremony to be held in Port Coquitlam, Terry's hometown, on April 13, 1982. Holmesville Teenagers To Starve For Third World - Teetragers in Holmesville will be starving to help other less fortunate children. The Youth Group at the Holmesville United Church will be • holding a weekend starve-a-thon in an attempt to give under- nourished children in Kenya more protein in their diet. Under the direction of Rev. James Bechtel, 10 young people will begin their weekend fast on Friday night and end some 40 hours later on Sunday morning.The young people have collected pledges for their effort and the money raised from the starve-a-thon will be sent to Kenya. 10 years ago March 31, 1971 CHSS Students Narrowly Miss Death - A group of Central Huron Secondary School students narrowly escaped injury or death at Las Palmas, Canary Islands where a ter- rorist bomb exploded in an airport baggage area Sunday. The 27 CHSS students had just cleared the baggage area when the bomb exploded in- juring eight persons. No More Recreation Land: - Stanley Township Council was told Tuesday night, that recreational development should not expand beyond the 900 acres it now occupies in the township. A crowd of about 130 attended the third workshop on the township's secondary plan which will outline the townships present and future land use. - 25 years ago March 20, 1962 Eleven Come In Contact With Rabid Dog - Goderich Police Chief Fred Minshall Tues- day warned citizens to report to their medical doctor if they or their family had been in contact with the rabid beagle during the week of March 11-18. The dog was described as a beagle type hound with brown, black and white mark- ings, wearing a red harness. Supporters Vote For Union Seperate School -, Twenty-five supporters of the seperate school in Clinton met in the school Monday night and voted 100 per cent in favor of joining with Seperate School No. 2 Hullett Township, to support the new school in Clinton. The building will be known as St. Joseph's Union Seperate School of Clinton. Cancer Campaign Under Way Local Ob- jective Is $2,500 - Cancer campaign target for Clinton and district is $2,500, it was an- nounced this week by Mrs. Jack Elliott, branch campaign chairman. This is part of Huron unit's objective of $16,000 which must he raised during the April campaign. 50 years ago April 1, 1937 Life Not Placed First - More than 10,000 people were killed or injured by automobiles in Ontario in 11 months. The killed number was nearly 500. The accident rate was thus about 30 per day. The Canadian casualty lists were scarcely more than that. The First Rook Printed - The first book ever printed on a press with movable type was a Bible, andof the several copies made at the time one has been recently sold at an auction, in London, England. Speed Limit - The recent change in the speed laws of the province from 35 to 50 miles an hour does not come into force until May 24, and until that time motorists will travel under the 35 miles per hour limit. Judging from the remarks made by police officials throughout the province the law will be strictly enforced and speeding motorists will be severely dealt with. 75 years ago April 4, 1912. Hear -Heart - Clinton has a house building committee and the citizens of Clinton have set themselves to raise the population to 7,000 in 10 years. Re -Organized - A well attended meeting of the Board of Trade was held in the council chamber on Tuesday evening. The following officers were appointed: President, John Ransford, Vice, W. Jackson, and Secretary- treasur'er, C.E. Dowding. Doing Good Business - The Princess theatre is growing in popularity und'e'r the present capable management. Wednesday nights are "Amateur Nights" when prizes arp given.