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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-09-02, Page 4(THE BLYTH STANDARD) 4.1 Page 4--•CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1987 The Clinton News -Record Is published each Wednesday at P.O. Dos 39, Clinton. Ontario, Canada, NOM 160. Tel.: 403-3443. Subscription Rote: Canada • 121.00 Sr. Citizen . 310.00 per year U.S.A. foreign 160.00 per year 1t is registered as second class mall by the post office under the permit number pill'. The News -Record Incorporated In 1924 thefluron News -Record. founded In 1881, and The Clinton News Era, founded In 1063. Total press runs 3,700. Incorporating ANNE NAREJKO - Editor FREDA McLEOD - Office Manager SHELLEY McPHEE HAIST - Reporter DAVID EMSLtE - Reporter GAYLE Kik* - Advertising LAUREL MITCHELL - Circulation/Classified GARY HAIST - General Manager CCINA • eA MEMBER crt, BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1987 Display advertising rates available on request. Ask far Rate Card No. 13 effective Oc. *ober 1, 1984. Teach children safe habits Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for school-age children. With schoqol due to open soon, now is the time to talk to children about safe pedestrian and cycling habits, says the Ontario Safety League. If a child is attending school for the first time, or if he or she has moved to a new area,.it is a good idea to first find the quickest and safest route to the school. Parents should then walk with their child over the route a few times before school begins, pointing out the various signs and signals. Remember, children tend to copy their parents' behaviour. If they jaywalk or cross on a red light, so will the children. Here are a few other tips for safety on the streets for children: Children are adventurous. They will frequently devise their own "short cuts" and travel patterns. Get to know children's habits and friends bet- ter by going around the neighborhood: to the store, to school, to friends' houses, to the playground. Emphasize that children should not talk to strangers on the street. Make sure they know to report to parents any person who approaches them on the street. Cute though they may be, clothes with the child's name on the outside are not a good idea. Too many children respond trustingly to adults who call them by name. Clinton residents can be proud of their town hall Dear Editor, it has been a real pleasure to have the use of the town hall for a few days. While in Belgium we read about the restorations. This must have been a big decision to make, yet the people of Clinton can be proud of having such a beautiful and functional building at their disposal. i want to thank the Fellowship Bible Chapel for inviting me to speak in Clinton. It was good to see so many out to consider some of the basic issues in christianity. The town hall needed a new foundation. What is your life built on? So often we take many things in life seriously yet we forget about the claims of ,Jesus Christ. Time is so important to us that we forget about Lettrs eternity. Won't you take God's word seriously? It doesn't matter how our life has sagged, Christ has an answer for us, if only we will listen to His lovely message. In our complex 20th century society, He still is the way, the truth and the life for all who will accept. Christ brought real mean- ing into my life and He can do it in yours. Sincerely Hank Gelling Veiled threats and innuendos anger reader Dear Editor: On Saturday I attended the ratepayers' meeting in Bayfield, requested by a developer, who, in essence, wished to build a small craft marina on the Bayfield River. The presentation made by the developer's lawyer and another 'expert' consisted of a very. very general outline of the project. This was followed by veiled threats, such as. if they were not given permission, they could make the village buy the property for approximately $150,000: and innuendos to the effect that we must be terrible people not to want "everybody'. to enjoy the river. Then came the part that made me feel very glad to he a resident of Bayfield. One by one. local residents came to the microphone. refuted and rebutted the developer's assertions, and showed all the negative aspects of the proposal. At this point i would like to say 'thank you' to all the people who spoke so eloquently on behalf of the residents of Bayfield. i think the developer thought that his lawyer could. with a few succinct phrases. plus the odd veiled threat and innuendo. have us agree to his proposal. Oh, how wrong he was! This is only round one, so make sure we put as much effort into future rounds. Final- ly, would like to thank our reeve for being so straightforward, no reservations, as to where he stands in this matter. Thank you, Dave. Reader urges voters to consider someone other than Jack Riddell Dear Editor: The election is almost here and now is the time to assess our politicians. You may recall that last December Jack Riddell voted and canvassed for Bill 7, the law that forces us to accept practising homosexuals into our schools, workplaces, etc. If you agree that Bill 7 is a had law in this regard, then i would urt,e you to vote for someone else. H. Mitchell Jack is perhaps the best Agricultural Minister we have had for some time, and because of this he will no doubt be re- elected. However, please consider voting for some one else, as a reduced majority would give .Jack the message that a lot of us out here still treasure the mutual values we in- herited from our parents. Yours sincerely, Peter Edisbury Got an opinion? Write a letter to the editor t' ShQIIQy McPhee jlciist Vacation journal Holidays - there are two things that I like best about them, getting away from it all, and, coming home again. We've just returned from a two week vacation in Beautiful British Columbia. We had a grand time - enjoying the lovely Okanagan Valley, lounging by the hot tub, dining out in swanky restaurants, shopping in neat little boutiques, taking in the night clubs arid drinking vast quantities of Okanagan's own cherry cider. Good stuff! It was with great anticipation that we headed out on our holiday. It had been some five years since we last travelled to British Columbia. The westerly province is a favorite vaca- tion spot of ours, for in the resort town of Penticton reside two of my best friends from my high school days, as well as a favorite aunt and uncle and a horde of cousins. Our B.C. vacations are always graced with warm hospitality and, the accommodation rates can't be beaten. So, off we ventured on a rainy Sunday morning at 6 a.m. Thinking ourselves en- tirely too clever for booking an early flight from Toronto we were surprised to en- counter heavy traffic on the 401, and a maze of cars, buses and people at the airport. Seems that everyone shares the misconception that early morning at Pear- son International will be tolerable. We missed the traffic signs and went to the wrong terminal. We had trouble booking two seats together on the plane in spite of the fact that we arrived close to two hours before our departure time. We spent a small fortune at the airport cafeteria on muddy coffee and cold toast. So much commotion before seven o'clock in the morning is enough to ruin one's day. The flight went well, despite a snippy stewardess who did not take kindly to re- quests that involved my small child. When I asked that Caylan's bottle of milk be refrigerated, I was informed that there were no provisions on board for such a request. The stewardess told me that planes do not have refrigerators. When I suggested that my child would be forced to drink soured milk, she reluctantly offered to store my milk on ice. Our travel agent in Clinton had assured us that the luncheon flight would include a meal for our toddler. When I asked the stewardess for Caylan's lunch, I was curtly informed that extra meals are not given out, and that my hus- band and I had already been given our allocated food portions for the flight. There was ample food leftover from lunch. It seemed to be a ridiculous waste to throw away perfectly good food that had not been removed from its cellophane wrapp- ings. We had spent well over $1,000 to travel with this airline and I decided that they could easily afford to give a bowl of leftover green beans to a little girl. I persevered. Caylan got her lunch. All was well and done. The stewardesses weren't all that bad. They did their job. One stewardess even came by with clean diapers for the small travellers on board. At any rate, we arrived at our destination safely and soundly. We delighted to find that Vancouver air- port was easily accessible and comfortable for our stopover. The airport even features a nursery, completed with change tables, comfortable chairs, cribs and a play area. In contrast, Toronto airport leaves much to be desired. It is far too crowded and far too complicated. Even the most experienced of travellers face a difficult fight in the bag- gage area where a swarm of wall to wall people search for their luggage and arriving passengers. After a long flight, Toronto airport is less than welcoming. It was well over an hour before we found our baggage and our ride home. I perched myself atop .a suitcase in the middle of the maze while Gary and Caylan searched for an escape. Behind me stood a couple who were also. grumbling about the airport. We struck up a conversation, and where suprised to find that we were neighbors. The couple, from nearby Bayfield, were at the airport awaiting an Edmonton flight. In the middle of Toronto airport, flights coming in from around the world, hundreds of people milling about in complete pandemonium, it was a delightful coin- cidence to find someone close to home. I love those "isn't it a small world" stories. It's good to be home, back to my own town, my house, my bed. It feels good to get back into routine again and into the swing of the fall season. I'm feeling relaxed, refreshed, recharged, ready and willing to face the drudgeries of reality once more. In fact, I'll take my reality any day, over the all too fast paced and all too confusing world at Toronto's International Airport. If that's what jet setting is all about, I'll take Clinton thanks! 5 years ago September 1, 1982 Brucefield Girls Are The Best in The Country - Dana Kloss and Kim Rathwell look like any other 13 and 14 -year-old girls. They're both petite, pretty and best of friends, but they're also two of the fastest canoeists in Canada. Dana, the daughter of Dick and Roberta Kloss, and Kim, daughter of Bruce and Dawn Rathwell, all of Brucefield, represented Ontario in the National Canoe Championships in Grande Mere. Quebec on August 22 and carne home with the first place medals in the junior ladies 18 and under class. Clinton Queen Does Well At CNE - Andrea Jackson, the 1981 Clinton Spring Fair Queen, was named Miss Congeniality at the CNE Fair Queen competition held recently. Andrea, the 18 -year-old daughter of Rayn- ford and Ruthanne Jackson of RR2, Goderich was voted the award by the 101 other girls at the CNE competition. She was also one of the 15 finalists. Bees Swarm The Home - This year's ex- citement at Huronview occurred recently when bees swarmed on a low limb of the old catalpa tree behind normal care. After three days, arrangements were made with Al Galbraith to come to Huronview to cap- ture the unusually long bag -like formation. Fortunately, no one was stung! 10 years ago September 1, 1977 Race Track Loses Liquor Licence - The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario has suspended the special occasion permit used by the Clinton Raceway, and the local Kinsmen club is upset over the matter. The Kinsmen Club, who have operated the licenced dining room on the floor of the arena during Sunday racing for the last three years, learned of the loss at a special hearing in Toronto on Monday. Council Cautious On Big Sister idea - Clin- ton Council expressed reservations last Thursday night on a proposal from a Michigan town to become a sister city. Mayor Harold Lobb had received a letter from West Branch, Michigan, about 50 miles north of Bay t,ity, to become that town's sister city, much like connections between Goderich and Bay City, Michigan, and Wingham and Standings, Michigan. United Church Caught By Inflation - Liv- ings in the United Church of Canada are up this year, despite the rising cost of everything, but all it means, says the Divi- sion of Finance, is that the church is stan- ding still. The United Church. like other corpora- tions and individuals, is caught in the squeeze of inflation. 25 years ago August 30, 1962 Clinton Growing Population 3,450 - it's of- ficial now' The signs on the entrances to the Town of Clinton now read "Population 3,450". We're growing bigger every year. it was about a month ago that Mayor Miller expressed his wish during a council meeting, that the Department of Highways be asked to bring the signs up to date. They had read 3,100. PUC Grants New Services To Four More Locations - Services to four more properties were approved by the Clinton Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday night. They include homes being built by Milton Steep on Orange Street; by Lorne Brown on Raglan Street and by Fred Hudie on North Street. Also approved was service to the new Deparment of Agriculture office on King Street. The First Column - In case readers find something peculiar in the smell of the recent issues of the Clinton News-Record...rest assured that you are not the only one aware of it...A number of readers have advised us of the situation...One writes, "We find the nevi' flavour of the paper very nice for bureau drawers, but it doesn't do a thing for fish and chips! Is it new ink that makes it smell so pretty?" And another lady was not so complementary...her hiisband found it so offensive that she had to put it outside so the smell would not upset him... 50 years ago September 2, 1937 Six -in -One Corn - Last week an unusual growth of corn was brought into the office which had been picked in Frank McAllister's garden. Apparently the cornstalk had thrown out a challenge to its companions to see which one could produce the most cobs. This par- ticular one had succeeded in growing six cobs from one base. The centre cob was the largest and most evenly formed, and five smaller cobs were arranged around it, similar to the petals of a freshly opened flower. 75 years ago September 5, 1912 The Town Council - Mayor Gibbings got somewhat out of patience with the way the proceedings lagged at Monday night's meeting of the town council and in relation thereto he expressed himself pointedly. In short he said "Business has been unnec- cessarily slow here tonight. There is an ap- parent want of familiarity with the subjects discussed and much talk about matters which should have been settled in commit- tee. The chair will appreciate greater despatch." Looks On Bright Side -I "I'm not kicking about the rainfall," said Mr. Wes. Marquis of Hullett to The News -Record on Saturday. "Yes, there has been a good deal of it but those of us who handled the shocks have not fared so badly at ail. 1 finished getting in my grain yesterday." "I finished housing my grain this after- noon," said Mr. Frank Powell of the 16th con. on Friday evening, "and while it is not so dry as 1 would liked to have seen it, I fan- cy it will thresh out all right." i t Leads Easily - Mr. R. A. Downs came home from Brantford Saturday to spend the weekend in the bosom of his family. His duties as a general agent for insurance call him to many towns and villages, "but not one of them," said Mr. D6ii ns to the News - Record, "presents such an appearance of neatness and cleanlinesss as does Clinton. For streeth, sidewalks and other things which go to make an attractive place, the old town has them all beat in a variety of ways."