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THIJIRSDAY,,,JUNE 10, 1954
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1954 °
WHAT ABOUT A HURON MEAL?
• rJIHE PENINSULA TOWN of Meaford is giving
a bit of consideration to the idea of a meal
to lie served in eating places in the town to be
known as a Meaford Meal. It would embody
products of Grey County.
The 1Vleaford Express suggests a beginning
of apple juice, "running through Georgian Bay
Trout or whitefish, Grey County beef, lamb or
pork for a main item; Grey County vegetables
for the nibble course and topped off with a
large wedge of Grey County apple pie, and 'a
couple of glasses of Grey County milk. Grey
County bread generously spread with Grey
County butter would sustain the diner between
courses. For a centrepiece on the table we
thought a large bowl of Grey County applesauce
and a container piled high with Spies or Mac-
intosh reds would sparkle the table and incite
the appetite."
If lVfeaford can sponsor such a lovely idea,
PERHAPS NO
AS ONE
• BY-STANDER was heard to remark:
'This business of IVIa.yor Huckins calls for
a 30 -point headline 'Goderich Mayor Affirms
Decision of County Council To Build County
Home Addition'.
Coming as they have, hot on the heels of
the cornerstone laying ceremony at the new
wing, the complaints and condemnations of the
Goderich mayor have at best the sound of an
anticlimax. .After $345,000 of the County's tax
money has been expended upon a modern struc-
ture, it seems strange to aver that the old
building is inadequate, the rooms are dark, and
the patients are not having the best accom-
modation. The move would have been better
timed if it had happened in 1950.
One of the complaints which Mayor Hucldns
and Councillor Fisher have made, is that some
of the patients are not mentally well, and
should not be housed with those that are. We
have it on very reliable authority that the one
case which Mr. Huckins particularly mentioned
in his release to the daily press, was a Goderich
woman, actually committed to the County Home
by Huckins, himself in 1948, when he was
reeve. She was mentally unsound, then. Now,
the Goderich mayor is accusing someone (he is
not too clear, who) of housing mentally 111
CENTENNIA
IT WOULD APPEAR that Clinton is not the
only town where difficulty is being exper-
ienced with regard to the $1,000 grant which
the Provincial government is offering to com-
memorate the 100th year of fairs in Ontario
towns. Elmira, which this fall is holding its
100th fall fair, also has failed to agree upon
the use to which the grant will be put.
As we are well aware, the government rul-
ing concerning grants for this purpose states
that such grant must go towards a gate struc-
ture or the raising of a pylon (pillar). This
structure or pillar must incorporate a plaque
of regulation size, with inscription stating the
reason for the structure, and, must be in a
prominent position.
In Elmira the erecting of a pylon was not
thought practical, and since they have a mem-
orial community arena close to the fairgrounds
entrance, neither were the gates considered
practical. Here in Clinton, the pylon was
thought to serve no practical purpose, and the
lovely posts and gates now at the Park entrance
certainly need no duplicate.
Elmira lies an idea for a judges' stand,
which also would be a master of ceremonies
stand, but the government frowns on the idea,
favouring rather a bandstand similar to those
where else would be a better place for a far-
famed Huron Meal to originate than in the
hub town of our own county? Surely there
are enough restaurants in our town—they num-
ber around nine ,or ten—to form some sort of
an organization of their own and sponsor the -
publicity of Clinton to the tun& of a "Huron
Meal" based upon the many good farm products
of Huron County.
All too often we hear complaints from tour-
ists visiting our land, of the non -originality to
publicity schemes. Here we make a great to-do
about deep, dish apple pie, and Southern fried
chicken which are both products of the United
States imagination. Where, oh where, are the
naturals for our own land? If the American
folk want American dishes they'll stay at home.
What they want of Canada is a change; not
more of the everlastingly same dishes. Let's
take a step towards giving them what they want.
T T90 WISE
•persons with those who are not.
Altogether this ."investigation" by the Gode-
rich men has been handled very clumsily and
we would consider unwisely. • A public release
of opinion to the press concerning the situation;
prior to full discussion with the committee was
certainly not a fair way to manage the matter.
Threats and hot words delivered over the tele-
phone with the committee chairman certainly
offered nothing to .the subsequent settlement
of the discussion.
Just in passing we would like to question
this sudden distrust of the ability of the County
Council men. According to press releases, pre-
sumably from the Goderich mayor's office, he
does not blame the staff of the County Home
for anything they may have or have not done.
Apparently, then, the blame is attached to,the
County councilors.
These are the same councillors whose abil-
ities were so solemnly and unwaveringly vouched
for by Goderich "officials" when Clinton had
the temerity to suggest that consideration be
given of the possible money saving which could
be achieved through moving the County Court
House to Clinton. What can have happened to
their judgement since March?
L MARKER
DAIRY
yuirE, TO THE DAIRY FARMER, is an im-
portant month in two different ways.
During Dairy Month, (and as such it is
publicized throughout the country) the work of
the farmer and the processors of dairy products
is gaining publicity in many different ways, A
good deal of this publicity is paid for out of
the farmer's own pocket, by the way of the
"June Set -Aside". This set-aside covers all the
advertising expenses 'Aced on a national basis,
and for radio and TV broadcasts. The 'balance
of the publicity is paid for by local merchants,
.dairies, and producers; who wish to promote the
sale of dairy products in their stores.
The other side of the month is the financial
side. Since June is coesidered to be the biggest
month of the year for the production of milk,
during june the farmer voluntarily has deducted
from his milk cheque, two per cent of the total
paid during the. month. This two per cent of
the dairy income in June is used for advertising
HELP US
ITH
"THE STAFF of any weekly newspaper is of
'2' limited nature, and that of your own News -
Record is no exception. Somehow it is just irn-
posSible for some one of us to attend each and
every function, church service, lodge and service
• club meeting; and sooner or later something gets
, left out of the paper which most assuredly
would make goo,d and interesting reading.
Fortunately in Clinton, we are blessed with
a hard-working group of people (termed press
reporters by their various organizations) and
looked npon by the News -Record as angels in
disguise. They scurry about at every meeting
:with which they are connected and find out
the pertinent details about the whole affair, and
then within the next day or two either phone
the material to its, or else Write it out and send
it in by mail. Either way, we are grateful.
However, there are still quite a few events
with which we are not able to deal completely,
and as we ,would like. In the words of the
editor of the St. Marys Journal -Argus, we would
•
enlist your help:
"In deaths, especially, the newspaper asks
the •co-operation of its readers.
at Simcoe and Erin. In Clinton some would
favour a bandstand, which does meet with gov-
ernmental approval, but others are against any
structure that would interfere with the watching
of baseball inside the track.
Now, as has been mentioned before, the
engineer -drawn plan of the Clinton Community
Park does call for a bandstand opposite the
left-hand end of the grandstand. There would
be no interference with the ball diamond as it
is now, nor with a future diamond as it would
probably be installed in the event of the erection
of light standards for night games.
Why not, then, make early plans for this
bandstand, and thus let the Agricultural Society
get their grant of $1,000 to pay for it?
As an added thought, though Clinton has no
band which it can properly call its own, (even
though the excellent Bannockburn Band has a
good many Clintonians in it) there are citizens
here who would mightly enjoy a really good band
concert. The Chamber of Commerce is casting
about for some good deed to do for the town.
Why not an organized Band Tattoo as is held
in other towns, scheduled to fall at the time
the new bandstand would be completed. A
dedication ceremony and all such fanfare could
get the structure off to a good start.
MONTH
,40 TEARS AGO
The dlintenr News -Record
Thursday., June 4,1914
•As motor cars are so numerous
in this tovv'tiandthe traffic on'the
streets heavy, especially on Situ -
day nights, there is a great danger
of accidents unless the drivers ob-
serve the law strictly. Blowing
thehnotor horns itt the crossings
is forgotten by some motorists.
The following citizens have re-
cently been connected. with the
town's splendid system of• water-
works: F. W. Evans, store; S.
Rowland, residence; J. Dtinford,
D Sours, C. Bell, W. Mason, Mrs.
J. Young, W. ID. Fair and B. J.
Gibbings. This makes a total of
443 connections to date and it is
expected the 500-xnark will be
reached before the season closes.
W. J. S. Southcombe, nephew of
the Misses Southcombe of town,
graduated from the Toronto Uni-
versity this week, taking second
class honours hi Classics.
Frank Andrews, whe has gone
extensively into chicken rearing,
has already worked up quite a
trade in baby chicks.
Mr. Mitchell of the News -Record
left on Saturday last for the north
country and is spending a.few days
visiting the Cobalt, Porcupine, Elk
Lake and Gowganda mining dist-
ricts and also Cochrane and points
on the transcontinental.
his product.
Lest we fail to realize the import of the
dairy industry to our lives, bear these few things
in mind. What would eating in your home be
-like without dairy products; milk on the break-
fast cereal, butter on the toast, cheese for noon
and picnic sandwiches, cottage cheese for a
light salad snack, ,inilk in a tall cool glass at
lunchtime, and in almost every baked dish.
What would the financial set-up in the
stores in town be like without the dollars of
the dairymen? What about the drop in sales
of electrical appliances, farm machinery, 'feeds
and even milk bottles?
There is no doubt that the welfare of our
country would be greatly affected through any
reduction in the worth of dairy products or the
curtailment of the industry.
Let us all bear their success in mind, par-
ticularly through this month of June. The dairy
industry means a very great deal to us all. _
THE FACTS
"When a, person dies, we would like to tell
as much about him as possible; where he was
born, when, and more especially his lodge and
club affiliations, his hobbies, prizes he has won,
- successes that have marked his path through
, The editor tries to find out as much as
possible from the best sources known ti5'1'iim
but unfortunately it is a period of disturbance
for those who are closest to the facts. Often
he comes to a dead-end, with deadline time
approaching. •
"At such times a telephone call: 'I knew
him well, What would you like to know about
hint?' — would be a godsend." ,
We might say that especially if this so in
the case of an accidental death, when the details
of the accident become garbled even through
the eyes of an "eyewitness", and news of the
accident reacheS us second or third hand.
'Tis better to phone the paper, or our repre-
sentative nearest you, and give the full details
before the news is published than to phone
after something is published in error. Well do
our best to co-operate.
Township and husband of the for-
mer Nora Livermore of tOwnoIeft
on Saturday for London, where he
dons the khaki uniform. Mr. Mac-
Donald was accepted into the
Armysome time ago but was giv-
en a six-week eictension,
• CpL Arthur Aiken, Nanalmo,
B.C., spent a couple of days at his
home last week before going to
Brockville where he will take a
course.
Miss D. Ford, sister of Rev. E.
Ford, pastor of Evangelistic Cen-
tre, has come to assist his brother.
MisSes Lillian and Pearl Elliott
spent a couple of days in London
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morrish, To-
ronto, are visiting in town with
friends and relatives.
Miss Lois Kearns, Sky Harbour,
was a weekend visitor with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Kearns.
Last Friday, Clinton Juveniles
won a close game from Londes-
boro in the softball series, by a
score of 18 to 16. C. Johnson and
A, Kennedy hit, home runs for the
winners. '
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, June 4, 1914
W. T. O'Neil, "The Hub Grocer",
put out a new delivery van last
Saturday. It is regular city style,
Mr. O'Neil believes in having the
best, both in and out of the store.
Thomas JackSon Jr. is having
his residence freshened. up with
the painter's brush.
S. S. Cooper has had the brick
work of the Sloane block repaint-
ed. It is a decided improvement
to Main Street.
The livery barn of W. J. Elliott
is being repainted.
Harry Bartliff has let the con-
tract to Hiram Hill to erect a cem-
ent addition to his store for a new
bakeshop. Mr. Eartliff will then
have all his business in one store.
Thomas McKenzie is having his
office painted inside.
Crop Report
"This week farms in this area
have received en excellent rain
which should be worth a great deal
to spring grain and growing hay,"
H. R. Baker, assistant agricultural
representative for Huron, reports.
"In many cases farmers have com-
pleted planting their corn and pre-
paring to plant beans.
"Our County weed inspector re-
ports that the program for spray-
ing leafy spurge will soon be un-
derway and that it has been proven
that a double spray is much more
satisfactory than a single spray.
The recommendations are that
these sprays should be put on the
end of June and the end of Aug-
ust."
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Record
Thursday, June 6, 1929
Harry Hunt, for many years a
resident of Clinton, who lived on
Princess Street, and who now re-
sides with his son in Galt, had. the
misfortune to fall and in so doing
broke his hip and is now confined
to Galt general Hospital.
Garnet VanHorne passed his sec-
ond year in the Ontario College of
Pharmacy with second class hon-
ours,
Miss Esther Trewartha grad-
uates from Toronto University this
Year, taking second class honours
in languages; IVIiss Ethel Hogg,
Miss Isabel Fraser and Messrs
Elmer Paisley and Fred McTag-
gart are also graduating tomorrow,
C. E. Corbin hd"s accepted a posi-
tion as science teacher on the staff
of the East York High School and
will take over his new duties at
the opening Of the fall term.
Town Council has agreed that
Clinton's new chemical fire truck
will be loaned to nearby townships
in case of fire.
Ian McLeod, recent graduate of
the OAC, Guelph, is the new as-
sistant agricultUral representative
for Huron County' and began work
this week.
Mrs. 13. Cole, A. D. McCartney,
Canadian Oil Company, S. S.
Cooper, J. M. Elliott, J. Lovett,
John A. Rath and Stevenson, Har-
ris Co. Ltd., applied and received
building permits that totalled
$14,285,00.
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
Thursday, June 1, 1944
Warrant Officer Gordon Venner,
son of Mrs. F. Venner, Fergus,
formerly of Clinton, is now in Eng-
land with the RCAF. WO Venner
has been attached to the RAY in
India for the past three years but
since returning to England trans-
ferred to the RCAF.
Fred MacDonald, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank MacDonald, Hullett
From birth to age 16 family al-
lowance payments cost $1,188 for
every Canadian child.
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"Anything the school can do to
contrlbute to social easement will
help to offset adolescent drinking."
This is one a the many profound
truths found in "A freacher's Man-
ual for Alcohol Education," auth-
orized for use in Grades 10 and 11
of our Ontario High Schools. "Give
the pupils opportunities to feel im-
portant. Satisfy their gregarious
instincts by promoting social af-
fairs . . . Above all, teach them
social and recreational skills like
dancing and co-educational games
so that they will not need an al-
coholic crutch to become socially
acceptable. A good omen for the
future of Canada is the way in
which ALL school children are be-
ing tau'ght recreational skills and
the art of playing together. An-
other hopeful sign is the large
number of recreational centres
springing up all over the country
catering to all ages and both sexes,
with leaders trained in physical
education, recreation and the so-
cial sciences—to teach people to be
sociable without resort to alcoholic
beverages." The final statement in
this excellent manual is a proph-
ecy. "When this movement reaches
full proportions, .present day drink-
ing places will leak as out of date
as the old-fashioned saloon, and
liquor will have no placo in social
conformity,"
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Directors: John H. McEwing;
Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal-
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Parents are requested to register all children
eligible to attend Kindergarten Classes, com-
mencing September, 1954.
Children will be admitted on basis of age until
accommodation is filled. Register by letter not
later than June 15, 1954.
On day of enrolment in September, definite
proof of age must be submitted to the Principal
of the Public School.
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Interruption ydro Service
Sunday Morning, June 13
9 Until 10.30 a.m. DST
The HEPC plans some repair work to high tension
lines, and the Clinton PUC will be changing some wiring
at the sub -station.
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