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t LIrrroN NEWS -RECO
THURSDAY, JANUARY. 6, 1955
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
First ;issue June 6, 1865
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First issue '• (Huron News -Record)
January 1881
Amalgamated 1924
An Independent NewspaperInterests devoted to the s of. the Town of • Clinton and Surrounding District
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in _the Heart • of Huron County
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955.
THE YEAR AHEAD
ALREADY THE round of regular meetings
ofthe many organizations of town and country
are underway. As ' we , prepared. our.. calendar
book without which no editor's life is complefe,
and faced the 365 blank sheets of paper therein,
we wondered just what events in the life of this
community would be recorded there in 1955.
Of some things we can be certain: the new
nurses' residence will be officially opened, and
the date for this has been. set'' for May.12, Hos-
pital Day; a special ceremony will be enacted
at Clinton Community Park, when the plaque
commemorating 100 years of: agricultural fairs
in Clinton will be unveiled; more new houses;
new stores, and new business ventures will be
enrolled upon the slate of history.
Of others we are not so sure: willmore room
be .needed to house the population of Clinton s
public school? will the figure skating club put
on a superlative display of local talent? will the
sidewalks in any part of Clinton be repaired?
will there be any increase in the confidence
placed in the public and the press,. by public
officials? will. there be more organizations form-
ed in town, and if there are, will they find any-
one to
nyone>to attend?
With reference to the latter, we, would com-
ment that 1955 might be•a good tine for resid-
ents of Clinton to form a branch of that society
known as the "Sittin',, Rockin' and Starin'' club, ,
which collects no dues, holds no meetings, and
as far as we know has only one requirement—
that its members own a rocking chair, and spend
a good part of every 'day just sittin', rockin' and
starin'.
LET'S SAVE SENSIBLY
THERE IS the usual 'flurry among our elec-
ted representatives at this time of the year, to.
sit themselves down and find some manner or
means of saving us -the taxpayers—money. That
is an attitude on their part, which we all applaud.
This year in Clinton, however, there seems.
to be a movement„ towards saving by trimming
salaries to the bone: This does not mean that
the officials would really cut salaries, but they
do seem very interested in not allowing the rate
of pay to rise any higher.
This, too, is a commendable attitude from
the point of the payee.
However—the people hired to do the work
of the Council, the PUC; and of the School
Boards, are doing a job just. as .we all are. But
added difficultyof having they have the g not
just one or two bosses, but closer to 1,000 bosses,
and everyone who pays taxes is paying more or
less strict attention to what they are paid, what
they do, and making estimates of whether or not
.THE POOR OVER
(Meaford Express)
Senator W. D. Euler who has been beating
the drums for margarine in the Senate for
years, has, adopted a new tactic to.. win the
housewife.
Now that he has brought it to the tables
of rural as well as urban homes the Senator
is fighting to eliminate that little package of
coloring which must be mixed with the stuff
to make it look like butter.
'The women of Canada," he says, "must
fight for the right to purchase colored margar-
ine." The dairy industry, which he calls "the
enemy," is opposed to this: If the women want
margarine they should keep mixing away to
make it quit looking like shortening.
Senator Euler almost weeps. The poor Can-
adian housewife, worn out from plugging in the
mixmaster, the coffee percolator and tea kettle,
and faint from her struggles with the can -open-
er, must have the added labor of squishing the
margarine between her lily-white hands or stand
so wish may have an employee fired. -
These employees of the public have the add-
ed inconvenience of having their salaries pub-
lished—and we believe they should be published;
for the taxpayer has a right to know where his
dollars are going.
But, we feel, also, that the hiring, firing,
chastising, or reprimanding of a public employee
should be done in a diplomatic, and quiet way—
for otherwise, and especially in a small commun-
ity, his future relationships with his neighbours
may be harmed—his social living be endangered
—his happiness in living harmed. .
This should not be done to any man, even
though every single one of the taxpayers invol-
ved action.
with the basic The
were in accord
interference with any man's prestige in the
community or his conduct -of his own way of life
should be kept to a minimum. It should not be
forfeit because of an effort to save money,
WORKED WOMEN
long minutes working the color in with a spoon.
How can the dairy industry be so cruel as
to heap this added labor onto the sagging should-
ers of the mothers of our land?
TV and the Eye
THE OTTAWA CITIZEN, commenting on
the research of L. P. Raymond of the School
of Optometry, University of Montreal, in con-
nection with . the effects of television on the
human eye, points out;
"It is well that the effects on the eye
should be properly understood by everyone who
comes under the spell of the new magic in the
home."
One thing ` that might not be generally
realized is that it takes approximately 20 min-
' Utes in a normally lighted room, afterviewing
TV', to allow' the eyes time for adjustment to
the requirements of night driving.
From, Our
Early Files
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton' ,News -Record
Thursday, ,January 7, 1915
The "Wanderers" •.successfully'
met and defeated the . Juvenile
AOF team in'a last and exciting
game of hockey on Monday even-
ing, the score was 9-6. The line-
ups were as follows: •AOF—goal,
M. Cook; defence, E. MacDonald,
C. Grealis; centre, B. Deeves; rov-
er, F, Lawrence; W. Grant, W.
Carter. Wanderers—goal, E. Steep;
defence, P. Wheatley, O. Johnston;
centre, F. Wallis; rover, M. El-
liott; wings, L. Deeves and G. Mc-
Cartney.
William Johnson has bought
the grocery business carried on
for the past couple of years by S:
Barr, who retired owing to ill
health. -- ..
W. D. Fair, J. E. Hovey and A.
J. Holloway are all celebrating,
birthdays this week.
George- McTaggart has been
home from the Royal Military Col-
lege, Kingston, . spending' the mid-
winter vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs, George
D. McTaggart
The Clinton New .Ero
Thursday, January 7, 1915
Clinton's council for 1915 will
be: mayor, Fred Jackson; reeve,
James , Ford; councillors, I- . Fitz-
simons, 11. Wiltse, C. -J, Wallis, J.
P. Shepherd, Wes Walker, R. J.
'Miller.
Dr. and -Mrs. Gordon' Struthers
returned on Tuesday from a short
wedding tour.
Misses May and Norma Bentley.
spent last Friday with Seaforth
friends.
Mrs. George Levis: eetertaiued
her Sunday School class, Tuesday
evening.
Councils for the 'surrounding
townships will consist -of the fol-
lowing men: Hullett—reeve, John
Fingland; councillors, W. J. Mil-
ler, James Watt, Thomas and
Matt Armstrong:
Stanley—reeve, John McKinley;
councillors, J. T. Keys, Joseph
Hood, David Dewar add George
B. Hanley. •
Goderich Township -reeve, W.
Lobb; councillors, John W.
Yeo, George Hudie, D, A. Lindsay,
George Holland.
Tuckersmith—reeve, H. Crich;
councillors, R. D. Bell, James
Cameron, Thomas Coleman, Ro-
bert Doig.
Ernest Brown, A. 3, McMurray,
N. W. Trewartha, G. W. Nott,
John R, Butler and Albert Shade
dick will be the new councillors
for 1945. Victor D. Falconer was
successful in the contest for reeve,
defeating' his opponents. William
H. Lobb and Melvin Crich,
Congratulations are extended to
Alex Neilans, who celebrated his
83rd birthday on New Year's Day.
Mr, Neilans makes his home with
his daughter, Mrs. William Shad-
dock.
First Aider's badges were award-
ed at ,the meeting of the First
Clinton 'Wolf Cub Pack to the fol-
lowing; Bill Shearing, Bill Du-
casse, Clare Maltby, Cameron
Maltby,' Bob Elliott.
LAC H. Keifer, Hamilton, was
a weekend guest of,. F/L H. Tull
and Mrs. Tull.
Miss Lois Draper of the. Ontario
College of Art, Toronto, spent the
Christmas vacation with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Draper.
Petrie Presents
Music For
Oldsters At Home
A Christmas show and concert
was held for the members and
staff of the Huron County Horne
at Clinton on Sunday, December
26. Music was provided by Clar-
ence Petrie and his radio and all-
Star Night Hawks,
o '
Quick Canadian
Quiz ...
1. In what year did ''Henry Hud-
son discover Hudson Bay?
2. What province has the greatest
area classified as suitable for
farming?
3, Of the .total annual, income of
Canadians do taxes take one-
tenth, one quarter; one' third?
4. In net value of production what
is Nova Scotia's leading in-
dustry?
5, What propbrtion of the Canad-
ian- population is under 15
years of age?
ANSWERS: 5. Nearly onethird.
3. Nearly one third. 1. 1610. 4.
Manufacturing. 2. Alberta has
the largest potential farming,area,
of which about one half is at
present occupied.
(Material prepared by the edit-
ors of .Quick Canadian Facts, the
pocket annual of facts about Can-
ada).
they are worth it. , And the taxpayers, if they•
The afternoon events started
with Christmas numbers, followed
by- Western songs and music and
comedian numbers. During inter-
mission time the main event took
place with the residents of the
Huron County Home taking part
in step dancing.The show con-
tinued after this and closed with
the National` Anthem.
FIRE PREVENTION FILM
SHOWN, SEAFORTH SCHOOL
Dec. 23—Seaforth Public School
pupils witnessed a film on fire
prevention practices, shown by F.
C. Anderson, of the Fire Mar-
shal's office, Toronto, at the pub-
lic school auditorium on Thurs-
day. The --program was arranged
by Fire Chief John F. Scott.
Huron Expositor.
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From The
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
The music for this occasion was
provided through the cooperation,
of Local 418 of the American Fed-
eration of Musicians, through a
grant from the Music Performance
Trust funds of the Recording In-
dustries. The Music Performance
Trust Funds is an extension' of a
edby rateot Recording and ublic service originat-
ed
funds . of the' American
Federation of Musicians, James G.
Petrillo, president.
25 YEARS AGO
The Clint n News Recprd -
Thursday, January 2 1930
John Pepper, Kippen and Lloyd
Scotchmer, Bayfield, .two Huron
County boys, were successful in
the bacon litter competition held
recently under the direction of the
livestock branch of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Clinton will have an election for
all municipal offices this year. For
mayor the candidates are Col. H.
'B. Combe, who has held the office
for two terms, and S. S. Cooper.
For reeve, N. W. Trewartha, who
has served also for two terms and
Bert Langford, an ex -reeve. Five
members of the old council are
standing, Dr. Thompson, O. L.
Paisley, F„ Livermore, 'W. S. R.
Holmes, and G. H. Elliott, and
three new men, R. ' J: Miller, who
has served both as councillor and
reeve formerly, and Walter Mair
and Glen Cook, •
Edgar Maguire left Saturday for
Philadelphia, -where he will spend
the winter.
Lorne Cook, Toronto, was home
for Christmas.
Miss Ruby Irwin is visiting with
friends in London for a few days.
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lhat's.right! Products of Dominion Textile Company
Ljmited are good . - ". they're made right here in Canada!
Celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year, this thoroughly
Canadian company, threpugh Canadian merchants every-
where, is offering Canadian consumers golden savings in textile:
anniversary values that will surprise and delight you!
Ask at your favorite shop or store for sheets and pillowslips,
blankets, fashions by the yard ... all brought to you in
the famous striped packages with the Tex -made label. Look
too for -the Tex -made label on ready-to-wear goods
you buy ... it means quality.
CANADA l.ilr' i3 ;ITEIR WITH
DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY
"BUSINESS
DIRECTORY" .
• INSURANCE
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Huron County , Health Unit
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
The fourth in a series of Im-
munization Clinics for
Clinton'and District
will be held ,in the New Clinton
Public School — turn left inside
main entrance — on
Friday, ,lanuary 14th
from 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 P.m.
Children 4 . months of age to
school age may be brought to
these clinics to receive immunize
tion for Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, Tetanus, . and Smallpox,
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Be Sure • '•- Be Insured
S. W. COLQUD:OUN
GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative:
Sun life Assurance Co, of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 703w2
H. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 2513
Insurance — Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
Thursday, January 4,'1945
Airforce headquarters, Ottawa,
announced on January 1, that F/O
W. F. Cook, among others, had
been awarded the DFC, F/O Cook
recently returned to his home in
Clinton .afters completing his sec-
ond tour of operations.
Jack Clegg is attending a Short
course at the Ontario Agricultural
College, Guelphs this week.
Pte. W. `Leppington, Camp Bor-
den, has 'received word that his
brother, W/O Gordon Leppington,
who was reported missing a few
weeks ago, is now officially re-
ported as ,a prisoner of war in;
Germany.
Mr, and Mrs. John Fingland
celebrated their 60th .wedding an-
niversary at their home on Tues-
day, December 26..
"Masters of the
Puck"
Ten tunes, six in succession, -the
Detroit Red Wings„ have , come
through as champions of the NHL.
This has not been due to luck.
Expert Detroi((scouts through the
years uncovered some of the fin-
est players developed in Canada.
But no small proportion . of "these
masters of the pudic have not
hesitated to give one main reason
why they have reached the top in
hockey. We quote—"If I had be-
gun smoking and drinking at an
early age I wouldn't be here", said
Earl Reibel. "A person gets only
a few chances to break into a big
league sport. Smoking and drink-
ing hurt his chances", declared
Marty Pavelich. Bill Dineen,
agrees, "I feel that staying away
from smoking and drinking helped
me to achieve my goal". Both Red
Kelly and Gordie Howe give credit
tc, their parents for their great
record. Declared Gordis "I have
always stayed away from drinking
and smoking , . . I have my folks
to thank for my being where I
am,"
(This advertisement is inserted
by the Huron County Temperance
Federation.) 1-b
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PACKAGE
FREE. Kiln
WITH EACH
6 OZ. 69c JAR
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Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative.
Box 310 Clinton, Ontario'
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res. 3241
J. E. HOWARD, Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2
Oar 7 Fire Life - Accident
Wind - Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
• a Policy
THE McIIILLOP MUTUAL
LIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1954: President, John
H. McEwing, Blyth; vice•presi-
dent, Robert Archibald, Seaforth;
secretary -treasurer and manager,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: John I3. McEwing;
Robert -Archibald: Chris. Leon-
hardt, Borshohu, P. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Her-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea -
forth. ' .
Agents: Win. Leiper Jr., Londes-
boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth.
INVESTMENTS
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Call VIC DINNW
Phone '168'— Zurich'
Investors Mutual'
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Investors Syndicate. of
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OPTOMETRY
A. L. 'COLE, MO.
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
3. E. LO>`IGSTAFF
HOURS:
SEAFORTH: Weekdays except
Wednesday,, 9.a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Tues., 'Thurs,. Fri., 9 a.m.
, to 5.30 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 Rd. (corner South St)
Telephone 1011
GODERICH ONT.
REAL ESTATE.
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
High Street — Clinton
Phone 448
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Chemist and Druggist
PHONE 51
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Onr Furniture Store Will Be Closed
For Re -Decorating Until
Tinos lay; January 13.
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Phone 1844
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Inexperience in such matters can be expen-
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Sterling Trusts Corporation will be happy.
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