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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-11-04, Page 2T1iCTlZSDAY, NOVE` MBER 4, 19594 Letter • Huroia County he • ' rr Crop =Report ENCS OF PIGEON SAO&T Editor(By, G W. Montgotneirr] " , an News -Record "Some progress was made dun - AR STR 1 ing the early part of Mast week with silo filling and: the harvest - Huron Fish and Game Gun Ing of'. turnips „and sugar beets; was disturbed over the Stop- However, rain and snow the last of, the , plgeoli , shoot last three :days of the Week have again' tesday following . the cos* retarded harvesting operations: IS of one;'citizen. Some of the lower fields need at is citizen' states that last year least ten days of fine dry weather '',birds were left •lying in the before machines can be taken on r'partially wounded, IIe said the --,field. ;hoot was not humane—and 'Th'e average on the 32 head the pigeons had been of use sold at the Perth -Huron Shorthorn; iq past, H goes .on to re- sale was $227,' while the average. $1,000• repairs made to the on a similar number of cattle at can Church steeple this sum- the. 1953 sale was $301. an,, an estimate• of,.replacing "Ninety Western steer calves copper ball there would be werem, distributed last Saturday to, the e` men takingembers of, the Hensall Feed - men Part i `he er Calf Club." were doing what they felt o a. service to the, town; since season they had a been request L1 Ol Firewater, conduct such shoot. Many 9 9 towns and cities have fol - 1, suit and held successful Gunpowder , sof pigeons and starlings. I 1 all other meahs-failed;'"they Liquor, ("firewater") and gun-. A to firearms' as a humane -powder were closely linked in ' of destroying birds:. pioneer days in ,Ontario. We"speak this town, when- pigeons got today of alcohol being, a certain a nuisance, strychnine was percent %`proof". Before there were Birds suffered -also ani= official -standards men wanted to which ate the birds. I do be sure that their, liquor had not - _ „. ��� ,,,,, a.,u __ .__ What good is am ommon pigeon? ing for water. Sae he lswoul we. from that and the "lay of the land" generally, those 'areas. y d t Canada asks ,ve little.in the way of 'sacrifice from. its I will admit that it provides work gunpowder with the liquor and if to decide just which areas should be reserved When all the business and industrial area ordinary citizens. We of the Canadian Legion,. and the other for laundries, a dry' cleaners and. it Would light and burn; the li uor carpenters; and sometimes and i was liquor for just what type of use Actually it all stems itad been set forth there re d f ' • organizations united with usinthis campaign- ask that you give "proof" name a very an from a desire on he part of _residents, and share of the town left for reside'ntia] purposes. p poses.i to the Po PPY Fund `as much as you can pare. Wear your: poppy' proudly so that all Canadians may give thought at least one day out to. be work for doctors. and undertakers, Being a carpenter' prospective property owners to have some sort ' And, of course; it will'be perfectly piirmissible . of 'reassurance that their' location will remain aon for anyone' to build. - a. ,residence in any location in the year, to the high cost of freedom. myself, I know what it is to work a building where pigeons have .strictly residential area. in town that he. chooses. The restrictions will Remember been roosting, especially in wet weather. By the look of the maps when the Board be on the ,businesses and industrial spots from "They went with songs to the battle, they were young,As to the damage to the church, moving, into the residential areas. members were through with their colouring, it g. Strai ht of limb, true of eye, ste g y , ady and aglow. I would like .to own the gun (it would be priceless) that would would appear that Clinton has a very large The main and almost unsolvableroblem P area to be reserved for industries. They were staunch to the end, against odds uncounted, They fell. with their faces to the foe• damage the church (or a sheet of As recon- seemed to be to find space to reserve as park- mended by larger planning boards, the local men 'land. 14ow does one go about finding park land "hey shall not grow old, as we that are' left grow old: angle fromdwhere any . we shot,paper) at any a trap load. . decided on a certain area on both sides of the in a town already quite well built up with railway track as suitable for industry. This houses? Age 'shall not weary them, nor the years ' condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We examined the aid ball re - moved from the church and found goal: Christmas, Small fry are beginning to talk of Santa We will remember them." seven rifle bullets had pierced the ball. That could have been shot THE FORGETFUL PEOPLE -J, D. THORNDIKE, in 50 years ago (more or less) by WE WERE mightily disappointed, -though continually forget to work for. their own good there was not much reason for lou things Ch Chairman. of'Poppy Committee. K. C. COOKE,' Presldent of Branch 140, some trigger-happy man. The cost of this ball' is $30. Not $300. Contractor's price on the repairs to the steeple is $790. We as a us to expect g s seem to be going along fairly anything different, to see the lack of interest well. No one attends council meetings unless Sex Canadian Legion, BESL, Clinton, Ont. �111��'" feel that it is about time the true shown in council meeting this week. they have a complaint to make. Perhaps this Somehow, we are not long enough in the is as it should -be. Perhaps it is wise to let a '���111������ facts of this matter are brought out. knowledge of Clinton and its affairs, to be small group assume the troubles of a great ourselves indifferent to her well-being, and many.• .. •moi Five of the men taking part in the shoot are businessmen of the never fail to wonder and worry about the fact But if this attitude is right, then we fail fact that her people are forgetful. to find any way of reconciling oto it the other 'Those From Our Early Files Town of Clinton and would like to See every pigeon exterminated.'—• for more reasons than one. If the Perhaps we will learn to be cynical and attitude which says, councillors. It is forgetful. We hope not. tithe they learned something about what they town feels it it for the Is we are in are doing. ,You'd think they'd know better," We marvel at the way in which humans etc., etc. 40 YEARS AGO Edwards, Clinton. sport of definitely no. Last year our successful shoat NOT The Clinton New- Era Bob Hanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thursday, October 29, 1914 Fred Hanley, Huron Street, grad- uated as a Sgt. Pilot Claris-. led to other towns following suit. This year in our comeback, it has TO® E�R�,' AiGLT1VIEl�TTS FUTILE' Fred Nott, London`Road has at Fred holme, Alberta on Thursday, Oct resulted. in an utter failure. Re - k Y3AVE YOU had a new cellar put' under his - house and has had a cement Cis- ober 19 and at present is spending To -day, by law, proof spirits, or 100 per cent proof; contains one- half . their volume, op alcohol, This property of burning gave rise to the name firewater". This -liquid that burns and that is used as, a fuel to run motor cars surely is a dangerous drug to . Put in a beverage. It inevitably enters the blood stream and eventually -gets to the brain. This advertisement is inserted by the Huron County Temperance Federation., 44-b ports in papers of the event, make Clinton out as a place where gun - toting "Jesse James"- men •shoot up the town causing a thousand dollars worth of damage. We were asked by the Chief not to go on the town hall, and we obeyed the request. When he came out and asked us to "cease fire', it was done at once. The men were local men, and under control. Anyone with remarks or com- plaints, please enter them with the chairman of the Huron Fish and Game Gun Club. —EARL R. DOUCETPE November 2, 1954 Clinton, Ontario nottced the certain quickeninga of tempo in the matters of your daily life? Have (Newmarket Era lwld Express) tern built along with other int- leave with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Dave Kay, and �+ You noticed a definite trend towards more and later shoppers in the stores of the town? Have ARGUMENTS CAN IRE futile, distressing, provements. William Longman, H u l l e t t Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wallis and children were Sunday payers in small towns waken up and begin to take an interest in municipal government, there You yet noticed the continual Lound of parties, meetings, programs and entertai p ttyrients Ueiltg planned for the next two. months? pointless or at times, enlightening, Everyone has at different times become embroiled in one of those arguments which seem to no Township has bought a barn from Mr. McCaughey of Morris to te- place the one that was burnt. guests on of Mtn• and Mrs, Arthur.• Mrs, W. M. Aiken is visiting Mrs, 'Geon George Crooks, Delhi. Qu'alitye1 Already the pace is quickening towards the .have point; and indeed cause a chain reaction EpKriatn Snell returned home on sweat land tears to gain them, as our fore - fathers knew. be spent, what improvements shall be made, and many other matters directly affecting the tax- Nearest and surest way to repulse the creeping advance of centralization is to maintain 9 ��e goal: Christmas, Small fry are beginning to talk of Santa of un- pleasantness. One thing which can do much to Saturday after spending the past few months in the States. Claus. Families are planning for the big dinner reduce the pointlessness of arguments is to look The evaporator at Auburn has • and presents to be Cu i at the argument gument from the otl t 11 become. so filled with apples that given. unci groups are ter e ow s point proprietors quit buying g Ps the re ridays. have • planning for entertainment. Shop -keepers are of view, not necessarily with a view to embrac- for a few days. T readying themselves for the busiest season— Ing his ideas but with a view to getting a proper I$'S eGLS� QT'S HEitE: and none too soon, for the Christmas date is perspective on our own ideas, It has been said The Clinton Ne s -Record only 47 more shopping days away, that in most misunderstandings the problem k, " fabulous Il@W Before it gets too late, and the old excuse, lies in our inability to see the other fellow's side Thursday, October 29, 1914 ¢ TT D \ "There isn't time" can be used, plan to keen of things. Often it looks vastly different from It is good news i the citizens o Fl �'`;' ;bx .:",,r,�:.,,•. ,- the word "Christ" in Christmas. Keep in mind this viewpoint and if we can honestly and sin- that the Doherty Piano Co. will {,rg :� , az t '.,Yy�?„,, 31 commence on Monday and run �xts Miaswir� how the big day really began. Beep the news cerely view from this angle we can often rectify three days a week. ®y, 7�,�, ou% ;s� of the coming of the Christ Child before your faults in our own ideas which we were not aware Listowel Collegiate soccer teatn ((��lii � X famrIy. existed. The argument becomes pointless and successfully defended the Hough�,r Great though Santa may be, he is but a futile when both sides assume an adamant osi- 7 -, ; Sat - fairy tale in contrast with that great truth, the tion and do not even try to see the other side Cup y a game at Listowel on Sat- C A 'j T A IJA -coming and life of Christ, urday with Clinton.The score was (� (j 1' of the uestiott 3 �� �f i GIVING UP OUR FREEDOM? (The Wiarton Echo) IN A RADIO address on Saturday, Mayor Frank Irwin, Durham, an outspoken champion point where all local government would disap- of individual. freedom, issued a warning that boars repeating, pear. There is a subtle, insidious and steady move - He claimed, in effect, that unless the rate- meat in this country away from individual and sectional freedom and toward centralization and payers in small towns waken up and begin to take an interest in municipal government, there autocracy. We criticised the Italian and Getman people for letting this happen in their countries, is a good chance they will lose what freedom Because our revolution is taking place benevol- they now have to decide how their town will be ently and without violence makes it no less. run. Mayor Irwin says there is nothing fantastic dangerous. Let us wake up before another sizable seg - in the notion that, unless local apathy vanishes, the Ontario Government will take over and run ment of our freedom vanishes into oblivion. Rights are easily surrendered but it tapes blood, the various municipalities. Already, the Muni- 'Board has the big say in how monies shall sweat land tears to gain them, as our fore - fathers knew. be spent, what improvements shall be made, and many other matters directly affecting the tax- Nearest and surest way to repulse the creeping advance of centralization is to maintain payer in the smaller municipalities. There are many .adherents to the proposal a sturdy and independent municipal attitude. This can be done only if every one of us takes that county councils be abolished. If this were carried out, it would not be a long step to the a keen interest in the way his., municipality is run. 2-0. The first fall of snow arrived here on Monday of this week. Rev. J. Guine is having his res- idence painted. With the old frame building removed from along side and a new verandah the Reverend gentleman has now an excellent home, 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News Record Thursday, October 31, 1929 In the riding of South Huron there was a big turnover at the polls yesterday, in favour of the Ferguson government. Mr. G. H. Elliott being elected by a majority of 11 over Mr. Medd, Progressive. D, Churchill received an injury by a kick from a horse recently. The.many friends of R. Horsely ape sorry to hear of her prolonged illness and hope for a speedy re- covery. On Sunday evening widle the family were taking tea, H. E. Rorke's car was stolen from his garage. The police departments of the various towns about have been notified but no trace has yet been found of the car, Misses Mary and Gene Andrews rave a Hallowe'en party on Tues- day evening, 36 boys and girls in all. A jolly evening was spent. 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record Thursday; October H6, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 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