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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954
Clinton
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THE CLINTON , NEW ERA
First issue June 6, 1865
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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First issue (Huron News -Record)
January _1861
Amalgamated 1924
An independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
Population, 2,543; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, $2,000,000; Rate, 4.5c per line flat
Sworn Circulation - 2,016
Home of Clinton RCAF Station and Adastral Park (residential)
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Western Ontario Counties Press Association
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Authorized as second class inail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954
This "Hockey Town"
OUR TOWN is an 'all-out "hockey Town."
We: may take a ' defeat with what appears
to be a bad show of temper and we crow
rather boastfully when we win. We have an
Urge to show our feelings on these matters of
sport, because our boys are carrying the name
of Clinton and with it our hopes.
The last few games have packed the Lions
Arena. Saturday's game was proclaimed "The
best I'veever seen!" by "Cap" Cook, one of
the town's most avid sports fans, and his view
Was echoed by many who saw it. It was a
The Co
THE PUC HAS COMPROMISED on the inat
ter dealt with by the recent people's
petition.
It has been almost two months since it was
first circulated, and public interest has waned
to such an extent, that though three rows of
Still
fast, clean game and the referees may be
complimented for keeping it so. Tuesday night's
loss, perhaps should be forgotten. But, it too,
was a game played for keeps. The supervision
seemed a little erratic, at least to our Clinton
fans, but although it was rough, the players
on both teams• handled themselves in quite a
sportsmanlike manner.
To -night they meet' again. . Whatever • the
outcome—and the Colts now have a six -goal
handicap—fans can be fairly .sure of a -fast
game between evenly matched teams,
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mpromise
chairs were provided for an expected audience,
not a citizen, nor a petitioner showed up.
Perhaps the deeds of the commissioners
cannot be so dreadful when the adult citizenry
is content to let a subject that had everyone
talking, be handled quietly by them as this one
was,
With Us
assert again that "Clinton is far more central,
both mileage -wise and population -wise, than
Goderich. Since trains, harbours, size of towns,
prettiness, ego, history or sense of importance
are not legitimate factors in the deciding of a
location for the County Court House, let us
build it where it's most practical.
"Let's leave the old, decrepit landmark in
Goderich's famous multigonal 'square' for the
sake of dear old history and build a practical
courthouse in the 'hub'."
Thank you, dear ed.
In this issue also, appear the suggestions
of a Clinton resident on the matter,
THE EDITOR of The Exeter Times -Advocate
announces ,himself still' "going to stick to
his guns and battle for Clinton", in the matter
of a more central location for the County Court.
House.- Last week he says:
"South Huron may be the 'small end' of
the county, as The Goderich Signal -Star sug-
gests, but it certainly carries a big end of the
stick in assessment, population and the amount
of taxes -it contributes to the county. As a
Matter of fact, the value of three of the most
southern townships in the countyis more than
five northern ones.
"But this is not adhering to the point, we
Why Not a
("LINTON'S NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL is well
along the way toward completing its first
year. The celebration of education week all
across Canada is taking place early next month,
during March 7-13. Last year at this time
the school building was in a pretty rough state
of unpainted plaster, bare electric wires and a
raw looking excavation where the two -room
addition soon was built.
The Clinton Public School is now, however,
one of the most modern in existence, and is be-
ing administered by faithful and conscientious
teachers who definitely like children. They like
them and are doing a good job of educating
and preparing them for life in our growing
Canada.
P -T -A Group?
Perhaps it is not too much to suppose that
the assistance of a parent -teachers' association
would bridge any gap that exists between par-
ents and those who teach. Throughout Canada
membership in such groups has tripled, from
42,000 in 1942 to 318,900 last year.
"To Canada's development in education
must go a fair share -of . the credit for her
increasing stature in international affairs, for
the wider realization of social responsibility
among her people, for her broadening culture
and her industrial expansion. In equal measure,
her future growth will depend on the continu-
ance of her educational progress."
Truly, "Education is Everybody's Business",
and interest shown by the adults of the com-
munity will further the work of the schools.
What is Brotherhood Week?
WHAT IS BROTHERHOOD WEEK?
Robertson Davies has the answer for us:
"Brotherhood Week is nonsense if we think
of it only as a Week in the year, and not as an
ideal to be pursued, and a faith to be lived, all
the year through. Variety of outlook, difference
of opinion, and argument are all valuable ele-
ments in society, but tolerance and a decent
regard for the claims of others are quite com-
patible with them. Let us differ, by all means;
let us urge what we believe tobe the truth
What Is
EETWEEN the innocence of babyhood and .the
dignity of manhood we find a delightful
Creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted
Sizes, weights and colors, bpt all boys have the
same creed: To enjoy every second of every
minute of every hour of everyday and to pro-
test with noise (their only weapon) when their
last minute is finished and the adult males pack
them off to bed at night.
Boys are found everywhere -on top of, un-
derneath, inside of, climbing on,.sepolging from,
running around, or jumping to. Mothers love
them, little girls hate them, older sisters and
brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them, and
Heaven protects them, A • boy is Truth with
dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its
finger, Wisdom with bubble gum' in its hair.
and, the Hope of the future with a frog in
Its Pocket.
When you are busy, a boy is an inconsid-
erate, bothersome, intruding jangle of noise.
When you want him to make a good impres-
sion, his brain turnsto jelly or else he be-
comes a savage, sadistic, jungle creature bent
on ,destroying the world and himself with it.
A boy is a composite—he has the appetite
of a horse, the digestion of a sword swallower,
the energy of a pocket-size atomic bomb, the
curiosity of a cat, the lungs of a dictator, the
imagination of a Paul Bunyan, the shyness of
a violet, ' the . audacity of a steel trap, the
enthusiasm of a fire cracker, and when he
makes something he has five thumbs on each
hand.
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upon our fellowmen with all the vigour at our
command; let us quarrel, if we have to. But
let us differ like civilized people, and let us
quarrel like gentlemen; let us be sure that we
never carry a disagreement to the point where
we cannot hope to reconcile it, and where we
cannot agree with our opponent on some other,
unrelated matter. Disagreement can be • the
salt of life, or it can be the poison of life.
Brotherhood is very much a matter of knowing
the difference between the taste of salt and
the taste of poison."
A 'i oy?
He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christ-
mas, comic books, the boy across the street,
woods, water (in its natural habitat), large
animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and
fire engines. He is not . much for Sunday
School, company, schools, books without pic-
tures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls,
overcoats, adults, or bedtime.
Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late
to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out
of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can
cram into one pocket a rusty knife, a half -
eaten apple, three feet of string, .an empty
Bull Durham. sack, two gum drops, six cents,
a sling shot, a chunk of unknown substance,
and a gentune supersonic code ring with a secret
, compartment
A boy is a magical creature—you can lock
him out of your work shop, but you can't lock
him' out of your heart. You cilli get, him out
of your study, but you can't get him out of
your mind. Might as well give up—he is your
captor, your jailer, your boss, and your master—
a freckled -face,' pint-sized, cat -chasing, bundle
of noise. But when you come home at night
with only, the shattered pieces of your hopes
and dreams, he can mend them like new with
the tWo magical words—"Hi Dad!"
(Borrowed with . humble apologies and deep
gratitude from The London Free - Press which
states this essay is copyrighted by the New
England Mutual Life Insurance Co. We 'are
proud to present it to all of you who love and
try to, understand little' boys.)
FIrpmm Our Early Files
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40 YEARS AGO the late hour at which the current
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, February 19, 1914
Rev, D. K. Grant, pastor of -Wil-
lis Church, has accepted the un-
animous call from the Presbyter-
ian Church at Olds, Alberta; and
expects to leave in a week or so
for his new charge.
The cost of feeding the people
living in Huron County Home is
only 9.2 cents per day,
Rural mail route No. 1 from
Londesboro has been put into op-
eration.
The grant that caused so much
talk at the nomination meeting
has been made to the Model
School and each teacher received
an extra $50.00. So far we have
not heard the teachers kick about
the extra. ,
Clinton's parcel post system has
now been running over a week and
it seems to be popular with all
classes.
was turned on it was impossible
to replace a few fuses which .had
blown out resulting in some in-
convenience, but the shortcomings
are being rectified and there is
universal satisfaction with the
new system.
The News -Record was the first
to receive current over th'e Hydro
power line, the second, but several
hours later being -the Solo Player
Piano Company, the latest addi-
tion to Clinton's industries. The
Piano Company is also taking
Hydro and the Jackson Company
will, abandon its- own power, plant
for the Niagara energy.
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The Clinton News Record
Thursday, February 19, 1914
Joe Rattenbury of the Rotten -
bury House yesterday celebrated
a birthday, it being his 54th. Gen-
ial "Joe" enjoys a joke just as he:
did a quarter of a century ago and
though his hair is whitening his
heart is young.
Master Charlie Cook, the eight-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Cook, Albert' street, on Saturday
slipped upon the• icy sidewalk and
striking his shoulder on the edge
of the cement, broke his collar-
bone. The little . fellow is con-
sequently laid Up and being an
active lad the confinement is'
rather hard upon him.
Hydro became a reality in Clin-
ton at 5.30 on Sunday' afternoon,
the current being turned on by
Mr. Castor, the hydro commission.
engineer, under whose direction
the plant was installed. Owing to
Letter to the Editor
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News -Record
Thursday, February 21, 1929
A class of eight young men,
with their Sunday School teacher,
M. T. Corless, went to the "Gully".
on Monday evening and according
to reports had a real time. After
trying all the hills for miles
around all gathered at Bartliff's
restaurant, where "Harry", in his
usual manner, had prepared a real
feast.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lawson
are moving into Mrs. E. Hermans
house on' Victoria street.
Miss Kerr, nurse -in -training at
Clinton Public Hospital, had the
misfortune to fall recently break-
ing her arm.
Did you notice it was very cold
yesterday morning? If so, you
were 'justified, it was cold. The
government thermometer at the
home of `George Baird, Stanley
Township, registered 31 degrees
below zero during Tuesday night.
E. E. Hunniford, London, for-
merly of Clinton, was badly burn-
ed about the face and hands and
had a narrow escape with his life
when an explosion occurred in the
Supertest Gas Plant in London
early Monday morning. Mr. Hun-
niford was the only man in the
building when the explosion took
place.
Clinton intermediates won out
in a match with St. Marys hockey
team last night, 6 to 5.
Clarence J. Livermore, Chealey
has purchased the egg grading
station and poultry plant froni'N
W. Trewettha''and took possession
early this week. Mr. Livermore
is
a former Clinton, boy and `wil
be welcomed back as :a business
man in his home town: He learn
ed the business with Mr. Trewar
tha some 'years ago. •
A big improvement at the nort
end of main street is Bartliff'
new front on the confectioner
store,
Sgt. Charles Cudmore, Mount
Pleasant, is spending; leave i
town with his parents, Mr. an
Mrs. John A. Cudmore.
F/O William ." Blondie" Coo
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NEXT 100 YEARS
The Editor,
Clinton News -Record
• Dear Editor:
Just a few lines in regards to
the Court House and to the rate-
payers of Huron County. Why not
let all the taxpayers have a say
and a vote as to where the new
Court House should be built? Sur-
ely it could be built somewhere
in the centre of Huron County.
A vote of all Huron County
would settle the matter one way
or another.
Why travel extra miles to the
end of the road, just because the
Court House is in Goderich? One
hundred years in Goderich —the.
next 100 in another town, possibly
Clinton. Why not in the centre
of the County or as near to that
as possible?
Talk now of moving the Health
Unit to Goderich from Clinton,
Some idea. Wake up, ratepayers!
Let us all have a say, not just a
wee few running our County.
How about hearing from the
Townships in the rest of the
County?
We were wondering if Reeve
Nediger and Deputy Reeve Crich
could tell us Clinton or any
other place was spoken of as a
likely place to build in (more
central to the taxpayers of Huron
County), when this Court House
building talk was going on while
you both were at Goderich and if
anything was said about•,,naoving
the Health Unit from Clinton to
Goderich in June.
Thanks a lot.
—"TILL."
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
CHIROPRACTIC
D. H. Mc1NNES
Chiropractic -Drugless Therapy
Foot Correction
Office Hours:
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth
Monday, Thursday ,
Afternoons and Evenings
INSURANCE
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W. V. ROT
District Representative "
Box 310 ' Clinton, ' Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 651 Res. 3243
3. E. DOWARD, Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2
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PROVES: Office 251W; Res. 251J
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co..,
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1953: - President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
J. H, McEwing, Blyth; manager
and secretary -treasurer, IC A.
Reid, Seaforth. Directors: S. H.
Whitmore, Seaforth• C. W. Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; E. J. ' Trewar-
tha, Clinton; Robt. Archibald,
Seaforth; J. II. McEwing, Blyth;
J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Wm. S.
;Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Fuller, Harv. Goderich.
Agents: J. F. Prueter, Brodhag-
en; Wm Leiper, Jr., Londesboro;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth.
OPTOMETRY
A. L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
J. E. LONGrSTAFF
HOURS: •
SEAFORTH: Weekdays except
'Wednesday, 9 a.m. to. 12.30 p.m.
Tues., Thurs„ Fri., 9 a.m.
to 5.80 p.m.,
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
CLINTON:'-MacLaren's Studio
Mondays only, from 9 a.m .
to 5.30 p.m.
PHONE 791. SEAFORTH
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY. N. BENTLEY
Public Accountant
4 Britannia ltd. (corner South St.).
Telephone 1011
f ODERICH ONT.
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broke)
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone,: Office 448; Res. 599j
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has .arrived back in the United
Kingdom according to word re-
ceived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Cook,
L/Bdm. Bob Campbell, who is
overseas with the Royal Canadian.
Artillery, has ' been promoted to
the rank of Sergeant.
LAC Kenneth Colguhoun,' Win-
nipeg, Manitoba, is home on sick
leave.•
Cameron Proctor, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Proctor, graduated as
a navigator Friday afternoon at
No. 4 Air .Observer's School,
Crumlin. The entire' class receiv-
ed their commissions' which is`• a
record. - PM Proctor is now
spending a short leave at his horse
in town.
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton 'News -Record
Thursday, February 17, 1944
Congratulations to C. T. Tom-
kins, who makes his home with
his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lep-
pington, on celebrating his 82nd
birthday, Sunday, February 13.
Leonard Johnson, younger son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson,
is going around with his arm in a
sling these days. Leonard broke
his arm above the wrist while
playing hockey with- the Clinton
Lions against Mitchell Juveniles.
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