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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-09-09, Page 2PAOE TWO CUMPN WS,RECORD,'•' TIRIRaDAY, SEPTEmbsER 9;1954 Tt4Ig ,CLINTON NEW,, ERA flrst.isuo june 6, 1865 • • THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD First issue (Huron News -Record) January HOW Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaperactvoterl to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District" • Pepulation, ,2:543; Tr inoArea, 10,000; •Retail Market, $2,000,000; Rate, 4.5c per line flat , ,• Sworn Circulation - ,016 _ Home of Clinton RCAF Station and A tral Park ,(residential) , MEMBER:Canadian Weekly Nevvspapers AsSoclatign;s Ontarin-Quebec Division, CITINA;, Western Ontario Counties Press Association SU13SCRIPTION ,RATES: Payable inadvance-Canada d Great Britain: $2.00 a year; United States and Foreign.. $350; Single Copies Six Cents •, Delivered by carrier, to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -25 cents. a month; seven cents a cnnY Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Departinent, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart a Huron county THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 T954 ELECTION TIME COMING SOON as September sets .in solidly, and the small fry are off to school in the -- annual attempt ,to win top billing in the scholastic field, it is only a short • while before2-the older folk begin the same sort of atteinkt, in the political field. September, October, •November, and then nomination day, and election time. There are a couple of ideas which have been suggested for' this year's election in Clinton. One is the matter of dissolution of the PUC because of some strange manoeuvres •= their part lag winter. This, however, seems to he an impractical step-in fact impossible because 13,EPC can find no reason for it. However, we, could, perhaps, hold a vote of confidence in the men who will be carry- DISPLAY AT RISK OF BEING ACCUSED of harping at one subject too long, we would like once more to. suggest a display of local talent In the way of oils, watercolour, even poster paint art. True, last year and the year before there was opportunity for a small display of art at the St. Paul's Go Getters Club Hobby Show. But it was sandwiched in between so many other things, such as tablecloths, chinaware • and wood carving, that the artwork did not quite receive the attention it should have. We have good artists in Clinton and THE WOMAN'S TOUCH WOMEN CAN DO almost anything men can. Some things they can do better • than Men can. We would not suggest that the work of council would be better off in the hands of wonien, exclusively. In fact it would prob- ably be worse of than now. But we do think that one, or two women duly elected to the Clinton Council could /flake great improvements there. It is not our idea that the menfolk can- not handle business well -certainly most of them do a yery good job of it in private life. 'We do suggest that a woman would notice a good many things that needed doing, and get them .done quietly and efficiently without waiting until the 'work was overdue. This, too, is a matter for electors to keep firmly in mind as the time for fall nominations hoves near. . Why not put for- -ward the name of one woman at least for this year's elections? WHAT IS THE TRUTH? (The Dominion, Ridgetown) SOIVIETIMES WE WISH more reliance could be placed on the information we read in the daily press. Having been. somewhat out of touch with news for a few days because of convention activities (if we had to work as long hours usually as that guy Bill Cranston kept us going last week, we'd go on strike) we were shocked at reading under the authority of Judith Robinson, corroborated. fay Margaret Aiken, in the Toronto Telegram that Ottawa had agreed to pay the largest part of the expense of constructing the St. Lawrence Sea- way, and to hand it over to the 'United States to own and control absolutely. If this were true, it would obviously be just about the grossest betrayal of public confidence imaginable. But in the editorial columns of the same issue the Telegram flatly contradicted' the story. Now, who are we to believe? Judith has always been prone to run to fire, but the Telegram is not noted for approval of the present regime at Ottawa. If there wefe references to the matter in other papers, we failed to find it, so we are still in the's dark. 'ing on the ,second Year of their elected 'term. This has been suggested ,by councillors as -'e way of getting, the public feling concerning • all 'Of the PUC Meiribers-not just the two who will stand for election, ' PossIbly it would be a geed idea. Another matter which could properly come before the tpeople this fall is whether or not a two-year term for eouncillors might not be a good idea. By the end of one year, a new Councillor can, liardly get the feel of things and prove his worth, beforeanotherelection comes by; the people can see that he has -done nothing mucli-and so they elect an- other man who again finds one year too short to prove his mettle. Perhaps a two- year term would be a good idea. OF ART district. Their work has been on displly at many times, when offered for prizes for sonie worthy =use or other. But these were isolated displays. What would really be interesting is a planned exhibition in the Stavely Read- ing Room, under the auspices of an Art Club (if possible) or through the goodness of the Library Board. • We can imagine the art work hung per- haps for, a week or two at the library -so anyone wishing to take it in, might do so at his leisure. It would be wonderful encour- agement for our local painters, HE'S RUN',DOWN • (Wiarton Echo) NO ONE WHO HAS not done it knows hoW hard it is to dredge up- editorials during the summer. Local organizations fold up their activities, contentious issues are shelved, the heat melts the editor's grey cells and all he wants to do is get away fishing. As a result, weekly editors get a bit queer in the dog days and start whacking out editorials about women wearing shorts and stuff like that. That's the reason they take their whole, entire week's holiday toward the end of sum- mer. The ideas have worn so thin a to be almog maudlin. So they go away for a week, and come back, snarling, keen, on the bit, ready for the fray. If we don't live up to that description when we get back to this space, two weeks from today, you'll know, we've fallen in with evil companions. HIKING THE PRICE • (Wingham Advance -Times) TUST ABOUT EVERY DAY we read of the formation of a new organization of busi- nessmen, farmers, laboring men or whatnot. The organizations all seem to have one aim in common - the marketing of their own particular product at the highest possible price. You can hardly blame a man for wanting to get the best possible price for ,his product. Everybody does. But nowadays people seem to go to greater lengths than formerly. ,They lobby the government, send releases to the newspapers, drum up publicity stunts and generally publicise, sometimes in the , most blatant way, the fact that they ,in champions of higher prices. This is all very well for the people who are in the business, but for the consumer it represents nothing more than an organized attempt to pick his pocket. And when the dairy industry, for instance, screams for a 15 per cent tax on margarine, it is all' too evident to the man in the street whose or is being gored. Organizations for the promotion of higher - prices no doubt have their place in modern society. Perhaps the consumers should get together in an organization to promote lower prices. ' • WAYS AND A WAY • THIS LITTLE BIT OF A POEIVI Was found awe searched rather diligently for some- thing appropriate to the season. And as we read over the ten lines, we were minded of, something the principal of CDCI said to us early this week. • He had just finished the first day of school arid discovered what courses each of the • ' young people were planning to take. From his knowledge of their abilities and their gen- eral likes and dislikes, the principal felt he could make a wiser choice for some of them, "But• you can't tell young people," he said. And we agreed with him. There is a time in the 'teens when every young one gets his heart set on something. At "times this obsession is only a way of getting out of something he may not just like too well. At other times it means a striving for something great. At school there are many different courses for a young person. By not taking a particular course he may be handicapped in the future for some job he may wish for very desperately. , For what it is worth at this time of year, we'd like to present John Oxenham's verse on a similar subject: "To every rnan there openeth 'A way, and ways, and a• way, And the high soul clindbs the high waY, • And the low soul gropes the low; And in between, on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro, • But to every man there openeth A high way and a low, . And every man deeideth • The way his soul shalt go." YEARS AGO . , The Clinton News -Record • Thursdey, Septernher 3,491A • The Collegiate 'ke7opened Tues7 day, with one of ,the largest at- tent:latices in the history .of the school, Several &lenges' have been rned,e in the 'staff and the board have been favourably • impressed With the new teachers, The staff for the coming year will be: Prin- cipal Treleaven, Mr. Robb, Mr, Fleming, Miss IVIeDougall, Miss, Kilty and lelies Ford. The public school has a good attendance arid the staff is Prindipat Bouck, as- sistant principal, Mr,- Hogarth and Misses Wilson; 'Stevens, Chidley, Cohrtice, Cooper. and Thompson. e • J. W. Duncan, who has been aesistant superinterdent bf , this district for the Prudential Life for some time past, has been transferred to St. Mary's.His successor here is J, M.- SteWart. Ernie' Walton, who lett in June for a holidey", trip in Eeglapcl, has enlisted in -the Old Land and may now be at the, front. His many friends will. hope that be will be able to escape bullets,etc., and after the wet is over will be able to return once' more to, his Can- adian home. el the corner' of Mary eind Isaac streets foe a bowling alley. The other niorning' when Percy 'Ladd Called S. Cooper over the, long distanee telephone, the con- nection although the distance reached nearly across the contin- ent was very clear, eiot a word of the „important conversation being missed. • •, The Clinton New Era Thursday, September 3, 1914, At least one passenger on, the 11.45 train on Tuesday evening, was glad ' when the train pulled into Clinton station, and that yvas Miss Rudd, librarian of Clinton Public Library. About two months ago Miss Rudd went abroad and , after spending some time iitEng- lad, went to the continent. She was in Austria, when the war was .deelared. She had little trouble getting. t� Italy but was obliged to remain in Rome for two weeks. She was very thankful to leave on an Italian tramp steamer and in steerage at that. The voyage home was most unpleasant and the feel- itig of discomfort was increased by the lack of definite information as to the events in Europe. They expected to encounter some Ger- man men-of-war, • particularly when passing Gibraltar. Last week Mrs. McHardy Smith shipped her furniture which has been stored here, to London, weeere she will reside for the future, 25 YEARS AGO , D. A. Kay, has takep the con- tract of decorating the-Hohnesville United Church and will have it ready for the special anniversary services which are to be held the latter part of September. H. LeBaron Hartt entertained a number of his old Clinton friends to dinner at the Sueset Hotel, Goderich one evening last week. The Clinton News Record , Thursday, August 29, 1929 S. S. Cooper received word Mon- day of the death of his, wife, who was staying with their daughter, Mrs. Percy Ladd; Menrovia, Calif- ornia. Mrs, Cooper died suddenly and unexpectedly that morning. Clinton is talking of erecting a cairn in honour of the late Brig. - Gen. Otter who spent his boyhood on a farm within a few miles of town. Mr. Patterson, Windsor, has leased S. S. Cooper's new building LEITERS 11441:01°R tot Editor, Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR: Last time I wrote it was not specifically for Mr. Leppington, but this time it is. I do not know why one has to be a taxpayer to venture an opinion, after all it's a free country; if it wasn't you would not have been allowed to make such bold statements and get away with it. But incidentally, I am a taxpayer, and a War vet- eran too, so now may I continue? I think you have your facts all muddled. Obviously you wrote be- cause you are mad at the Chief for doing his duty, the same duty which you want hini to do to others. How are the police to know your dog died? Anyway, might I ask if you can produce your dog tag for the five years proceeding his death.I have my dog tag and I keep my dog tied, because as you say lie is dangerous to be at large, he has his run at night. There have been dogs on Yny garden too, but I do not blame anyone but their inconsiderate owners. It is the same wherever you go, in the big cities too. I think it is harder for the police force in a small town, too much criticism, and lots of small prob- lems to solve. I personally have sought their help once or twice witl-esmall matters, and have been treated courteously and helpfully You mention my not signing the letter, e think it is easier for the police if they do not know who is for or against them, I think you are very wrong about saying the Chief is afraid of,anyone, if he was he certainly Would not phone peo- ple about their dog tags. And I think most of the parents in this town would prefer to' see the Chief watching that the child- ren get to school safely, as he does, than to see him chasing dogs. Children should be more import- ant than dogs. Like you, Mr. Leppington, I like everyone, and I especially like to see people get a fair deal. . Sincerely ,yours, -The Same Regular Reader ,lames St: Clinton September 6, 1954 , Note: Readers will please take note that this will be the -last letter published on the subject of dog tags this year, Unless .something new on the , subject arises which appears to be of especial im- • portance. The "dog days" are over.) • MA,KIN X HAVE A NIOKLE FORA VAHiLLA 40NE ? USTONE ICKLEI By .10E DENN&TT IF t HAD -A DIME, X CbOw..r, 6gT 1-0071- PRO, / Donald King, Stratbroy, was borhe for the weekend. Mrs. Herb Govier ,has returned from a visit with, relatives in To- ronto. - Mre, F. Reiss visited last week with Mr. and 1Virs. W. T, Hart, Toronto. , ' Rev. and Mrs, C. C. Washington have returned from a month's holiday at Muskoka. Mrs. William Roulston, Wing - ham, spent a few days with Mr. and Mr. J. W. Graham. • Joseph Carter and 1Vlise Sadie Carter sleet the weekend with Mr. and IVIrs. Bill Hill, London. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glasgow, Alan and Dennis, have returned horne from their holidaye at Col- borne and, Toronto, , ' • 10 'YEARS AGO • ., Clinton News -Record Thursday, August 24, 1944 F/O Toni Cooke, Clinton and Dauphin, Man., pilot and captain of the crew of flying boat sta- tioned with a squadron in Iceland, werb recently credited with sink- ing a submarMe. Fifteen scouts with their leader "Red" Garen spent the weekend camping at Elliott's Grove on Lake Huron. Mrs. Lyda McNeil has sold her cottage on 'High Street to Robert Reid, Varna. . Master Billy Cooper has return- ed home after an' operation in Clinton Public Hospital: D. J. Atkinson has sold his house on Rattenbury Street East to E. A. Fines. Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson and Miss Eileen are moving to London this week. Mrs. Ray Mason has received word from her husband, L/Cpl. G. Ray Mason, that he is now station- ed in France. Thomas Murphy has purchased the frame house on Victoria St from Fred Watts, Mrs, L. G. Winter received word on Thursday, August 24, that her husband, Pte. Leonard Winter, was a prisoner of war. Mr. and Mrs. John Passmore, Hensall, received word this week that their son, F/0 Kenneth Pass- more (overseas), had received promotion to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. John R. Butler has taken over the Blue Sunoco gas station, for- merly operated by L. Stephenson. Mary Dodge, who is employed by the Clinton Knitting Company, suffered a painful accident one day Jest week when her hand acci- dentally went under the needle assembly while it was in opera- tion. Her hand was pierced by a row of needles, incapacitating it for some time. Visitors with Miss 3,1 R. Jackson over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Eric Forster, Detroit, and Mr. and Mrs. A, Hannah, Toronto, Mrancl Mrs, Donald Oldreive, St. Thomas, visited at the week- end with lYfr. and Mrs. E. Asquith. On their return they Were accomp- anied by Mr. and Mrs,. Asquith Who plan a visit, Teachers returning to their schools in the district • include; Duncan MacKay, Auburn Public School; Mrs, Harry Youngblut,- to the Barr's school; Mrs. Sid Lan- sing, to S.S. 16 East Wawanosh (Straughan's School); Miss Mar- ion Taylor to S.S. 8 Colborne. Teachers returning to their posi- tions , include,: Mrs. Margaret Chopin to Wingham; Miss Mary Houston to Hamilton; Donald Ross to Oakville; Stewart Toll and Mrs. Toll to Whitby; Miss Eileee Cun- • ningham to Goderich; Miss Chris- tine Cunningham to S.S. No, 2 Hullett. Baptist Church Anniversary The 87th anniversary of the Au- burn Baptist Church will be held this Sunday, September 12, with services at 3 and T.30 p.m. Rev. D. A. Burns, Toronto, superintend - of the Baptist Home Mission Board for Ontario and . Quebec, will be the guest speaker. Special music will be given, On Monday evenieg, September 13 an inter- eeting programme will be present.. ed in, the church, when the pastor, Rev. 3. Ostrom, will show colored slides of his tri el to the West Coast and California, and will also 'show slides of the parade taken at , the Auburn Centenary,this year. MuSical numbers will be given. • • Bible Society Meet • The annual meeting of the Au- burn branch of the Upper Canada Bible Sbciety was held in the Baptist Church Sunday evening with Rev.. J. Ostrom in charge. Following a sing -song, Rev. C. C. Washington offered prayer; a trio was sprig by Rev. and Mrs. Ostrom and Miss C Clark, Toronto, Mr. Ostrom gave a 'short talk on the work of the Bible Society, follow- ed by a fiLm "The Word of God". Mrs, Ostrom favored with • a solo with harp and violin, accompani-. merit by Mrs. le, J. Phillips and Mr, Ostrom. The, president, Frank Raithby, took charge for the business per- iod, William. Straughan, treasur- er, reported $231.38 had been sent to headquarters last year; this was an increase cif $19 from the prev- ious year. CNIB Does Field Work Among Blind of Huron Though there is no direct con- nection, a field teacher from St. Catharines is visiting blind resi- dents in Huron County this week as plans are completed for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind annual campaign for funds, September 20 to October 2. Miss Susan Miller will visit blind folk in Dungannon, Blyth and Kintail, part of a reg -alar field service to blind in their own homes. While Miss Miller is work- ing in Huron County,. the new residence -rehabilitation centre is giving training to Howard Carroll, a 35 -year-old Goderich resident 'blinded last year. Mr. Carroll, blinded in an in- dustrial accident, was admitted to the London centre this week for training which will enable him to once again make his own way in the world. The CNIB campaign for funds to carry on such work throughout the counties of Middlesex, Huron, El in and Perth seeks $50,500. orrununity Chests in London, Stratford and Elgin County will contribute $34,500, and city and county councils have already given $5,000. The remaining $11,000 ie to be raised by public subscription in Hincin, Perth and Middlesex Counties. Residents of communities in the three counties have already volun- teered as chairmen and canvassers of local committees, and mailing pieces for a direct mail canvass are being prepared. The following Officers were elected: honorary presidents, the local clergy; president, Alf Nes- bit; secretary -treasurer, William Straughan;collectors: Donney- brook, Louise Jefferson and Grace Thompson; Westfield, Lois Camp- bell and Janette Snell; third con- cession East Wawanosh, Mrs. Carl Guider, Mrs. -Alf Nesbit; Gravel Road East, Mrs. Frank Raithby, Mrs, W. Griod; 13th concession Hullett, Toni Cunningham, Alvin Daer; Base Line, Mrs. J. Hallam, Mrs. Thomas Haggitt; West Wa- wanosh, Mrs, Ted Mills, Mrs. Harold Webster; village, north side, John E. Yungblut; east end, James Raithby; south side, Wil- liam Straughan. Peter Walter offered the clos- ing prayer. 1 Quality Service SPECIAL IN BOXED STATIONERY 70 Sheets -I- 30 Envelopes -- Reg. $1.50 . 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