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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURSDAY, JUNE 2,'.1950
THE CLINTON NEW ERA,
First issue Jure 6, 1865
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First issue (Huron News -Record)
January 1881
Amalgam aced 1924
Lu independent Newspaper devoted to ,the Interests 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, JUNE 2, 1955
HERE IT IS
THE QUESTION: How's the police situa-
tion? is just now approaching the stage where
an answer can be given. The people of Clinton
have been asking this question for some time --
and the only answer possible was "No change,
We have three policemen, They .are working al:
the salary council initially offered... They
are doing a good job. There has been no report
from the attorney general's department:"' r
All the threats, bickerings, and bad feelings
which erupted' early this year at the same time
that 1955 contracts were being arranged, have
had their effect, however.
,In midsummer our Chief Constable is sched-
uled to leave for another position. In St. Marys.
he will have the responsibility of helping to
pick three junior constables for the police force
of that .town. The Chief did not offer his
services to St. Marys -the councillors of the
Stone Town 'recognized the abilities of our Chief
and made two trips to Clinton to make arrange-
ments for hiring him. He will be receiving a
salary a good deal in excess of the one Ise is
receiving here.
Clinton councillors on the other hand seem
not blessed with the ability to recognize a good
thing when they see it. In fact, with the
exception of two of them they seem to be
engrossed in - pinching pennies, even to the
extent of wearing blindfolds to the needs of
the town.
Pinching pennies is a good trait in town
managers, to a certain extent. However, the
greatest 'defect in the present, council is the
continual and foolish, rudeness to and even
amusement ,over the men who are doing an
admirable, job of policing the town in a dig-
nified and efficient manner.
Our town will not be without police protect-
ion, It is quite possible that another man may
be a capable Chief. But there will certainly
need to be changes in the attitude of the council
toward the police departrdent if good men are
to be kept in this position.
The move of our Chief Constable is the
first concrete result of the "fracas" which went
ori throughout February and March of this year.
We can safely predict that further- results will
soon be evident.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thlirstlay ,Tune 3, 1915
Mew. Hanley has sold his grey
driver to Charles Stewart, Hullett
:Township.
The postoffice'beds were set out
by T, Cottle, florist, ,
G. Jones, C,' Bell, Mrs. H, Penne-
baker and Mrs. • Fairfull are dele-
gates from the Clinton Baptist
Church to the Walkerton Associat-
ion insession a-,t,Mount Forest,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watts and
children motored to •Sheppard'ton
on Sunday,
Charles and Harry Twitchell,
Morley Counter and Lieut. Charles
Derr motored to Brussels last Fri-
day.
M. ID, McTaggart is taking in
the, wonderful sights at the big, fair
at San Francisco.
Fred Nott is improving his house
with a coat of paint.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Brown and
daughter, Base Line, spent Sunday
with the latter's sister, Mrs. John
Gibbings.
FORGING .. .
"CLINTON seems to be forging ahead, while
other Western Ontario towns are slipping," said
a visitor to our town this week. •
A casual visitor easily finds evidence of
progress in and around our "hub town". New
highways from all directions, a new section ,r
of street now in process of construction, new
houses, garages, verandahs, service stations, new
store fronts, painting, tree -trimming. -all add •
' up to a mighty forward -moving small town.
We're proud of Clinton, and of her people,
who have enough faith in their own futures
and in the good of the town to invest in im-
provements and beautification.
'COOKIES THEN AND NOW
(Gananoque Reporter)
WHAT has happened to the good old- the almond delights and mouth-watering molas-
ses drop cookies?
Today's men remember mother With flour
on her hands and a rosy face as she bent to
her baking tasks. Tomorrow's men will prob-
ably recall mother with tightly clutched purse -
and strained face as she bends to her task
of choosing "counterfeit" cookies at the store.
But where have the old-time cookies van-
ished? Have they, too, fallen victim to mass
production techniques?
Cookies nowadays are bought neatly packag-
ed in crackling cellophane from a chain store,
whose never-ending shelves are stocked liberally
with all varieties.
fashioned cookie jar; always full of goodies for
any grubby -fisted small fry who wandered into
Grandma's pantry?
One of the sweetest and most poignant
memories of childhood is the pungent smell of
baking in a kitchen sweet with spices as mothers
and grandmothers worked nobly to keep the
cookie supply ahead of demand.
Remember the pinwheel 'cookies, folded
jelly -roll fashion? The- quick ginger cookies
rolled on a board and shaped with a round
cutter? The gingerbread men with toothy
raisin -studded grins? The cocoanut macaroons,
NEW SLANT ON OLD PROBLEM
(Ingersoll
DURING the last few years the Canadian
Legion has conducted an agitation for public
observance of November 11, and has met with
considerable success in inducing municipalities
to make it a local holiday. The significance of
the First Great War of which the date is in
remembrance, is beginning to diminish, having
been overshadowed somewhat by the Second
Great War and talk of a third,
No one has apparently thought very serious-
ly, as yet, of having a holiday to commemorate
the ending of the Second Great War. Perhaps
• this is because the war ended in piecemeal.
Tribune)
fashion, .and no one has been able to figure out
whether V -E or V -J Day would be the proper
day to commemorate. In fact we doubt if many
people can remember the date of V -J Day, in
the first place.
In' view of all this perhaps it would be a
good idea to drop the whole thing and in its
place proclaim a holiday for Universal Peace
Day,
On such a day we could remember the
fallen of two wars, give thanks for small mercies
in the form of the present uneasy peace and
pray for the wisdom to avoid the horrors of
another cataclysm.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
'Thursday, May 31, 194,5
Relatives and friends of P10
Gordon' Leppington, RCAF, who
has been a prisoner -of -war in
Germany for several months, are
glad to learn that he is free from
the prison camp;
Basil Thrower recently purchas-
ed the Sloan Block on Main Street
from Alex Cooper, Goderich.
M. J. Schoenhals and "Bud"
Schoenhals, RCNVR, who have
been on service in the Pacific are
on leave in town.,
Wilfred Denomme, RCNVR,
spent a leave recently with his.
parents; Mr. and Mrs. L. Denomme,
Sick -bay attendant, Charles
Thompson, RCNVR, is spending a
leave with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. F. G. Thompson,
James Lockwood _is in Toronto
taking a month's course at the
Canadian School of Embalming,
The town bell which was a ,
cas-
ualty of the VE -day ,celebrations
in town, has been repaired and all
are glad to hear it ring.
Frank Cook, RCNVR, is spend-
ing a leave at his home in town.
George Rumball, RCNVR, is
spending a leave at his home in
town,
Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Falconer,
Lawrence and Frank; Mr. and Mrs.
George Falconer, Mr. and Mrs.
Erlin Whitmore attended the con-
vocation exercises of the Univer-
sity of Western Ontario in Lon-.
dons, on Wednesday at which Miss
Jean Falconer was a graduate of
the Public Health Nurse course.
S.A. Arl'!EAL GOES WELL
OVER TILE OBJECTIVE
The area objective of•$2,550 for
the Red Shield Appeal of the Sal-
vation;Army has been passed and
the_ latest figure is crowding
33,400, Lieut. Jessie Mayo of the
Salvation Army has announced.
This amount was collected in Clin-
ton, Goderich, :'Kincardine, Blyth
and Auburn. - Signal -Star.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, Jane 3, 1915 .
Thomas Grealis has secured sev-
eral contracts for painting. He has
the home of Mrs. Powell and Miss
McIlween and also. Mr. Stanbury's
house.
The L. H. & B. train due in Lon-
don at 10.00 a.m, struck a broken
rail near Ilderton. The entire train
of five cars was thrown from the
track, four of them detached in a
ravine, Sixteen people were in-
jured.
William Butt rented the house
vacated by Mr. Reynolds on Will-
iam Street.
R. Tiplady, Ontario Street is
having his house repainted, Charles
Baker and John May are doing the
painting., It is not necessary to
say it is well done.
The initial open air band concert
of the season was given last Thurs-
day evening. The band has lost
several of it's members but show-
ed the marked result of a good
winter's practice under the capable
leadership of bondman Dixon.
Manager Yost of the Doherty
Piano Company has been confined
to his room through illness.
II
HOw valuable is your driver's' licence?
Does your job or business depend on it?
Do you really need to drive?
Does that Vacation you are planning include
the operation of your car?
THINK Don't take your licence for granted.
The operation of a motor car or motor truck is a
privilege which can be suspended.
REMEMBER Your driver's licence will be
suspended if you are convicted of a criminal offence
or of any offence arising out of an accident. 21,000
licences were suspended in 1954. Many of those whose
licences were suspended lost their jobs -others had
to,find a new line of business. What would. YOU tdo
without a driver's licence?
THINK and Deep your licence.
MINISTER
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
•
25 Years Ago -
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 29, 1930
A. baseball meeting was held in
the council chambers on Monday
night. The following organization
was completed: honorary presi-
dents, Dr. Shaw, Col. Combe, Sam-
uel S. Cooper; president, Morley
Counter; 1st. vice, Glen Cook; 2nd.
vice„ George Jenkins; secretary -
treasurer, "Slim" Brant; executive
committee, Caryl Draper, Richard
Tasker, Harry Bartliff, Percy Liv-
ermore, William Fulford; manager,
Thomas Hawkinss.
"BUST1\ESS
DIRECTORY"
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Be. Sure •: Be Insured `
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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. 251J
Insurance - Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 310 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557., Res. 324J
Huron County
Crop Report
(By G. W. Montgomety,
Agricultural Representative for
Huron County)
Rain on Tuesday and Wednesday
last week all over the county has
given new life to spring grains
and hay and pasture fields. Land
-for corn and white beans is now
working up better and seeding of
corn is general all over the county.
Two hundred and seven contest-
ants took part in the Annual Coun-
ty Livestock- Judging Competition.
Hensall and Clinton Spring Shows
both had good exhibits of Livestock
with average attendance. The
Hensel' Feeder Calf Show and Sale
saw 98 calves -sell for an average
of 21%c per lb. with the grand
champion calf selling for 300 per
lb. and the reserve -for 28c, •
Joe Gandler carried off the hon-
ours at the WOSSA sports meet
held in London recently, winning a
medal for the high jump and a
gold medal for raising the record
some inches.
John W. Nediger has taken a
position in the post office at Strat-
ford and commenced his new dut-
ies on Monday.
Graduating exercises in connec-
tion with the Western University
will be held on Friday. Misses
Eleanor and Jean Plumsteel and
Jack Gibbings are in the graduat-
ing class this year.
Beginning next week 25 of the
business places in Clinton will be
closed each Wednesday afternoon
during Tune, July and August.
E. HOWARD, Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2
Car - Fire - Life - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy
THE MCIfILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1954: President, John
11 McEwing, Blyth;• vice•presi-
dent, Robert Archibald, Seaforth;
secretary -treasurer and manager,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: " John H. McEwing;
Robert Archibald; Chris. ' Leon-
hardt, Bornholm, E. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; 3. L. Malone, Seaforth; ,Har-
vey Fuller, Gbdericb; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea.
forth.
Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Londes.
boro; 3. F. Prueter, Brodhagen;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth.
Quick Canadian
Quiz
1. Who was Canada's Prime Min-
ister in World' War I, in World
War II?
2. Ten years ago there were 2,585,
000 horses on Canadian farms.
How many are there today?
3. Which represents the greater
annual cost, family allowance
payments or universal old age
pensions?
4. During 1954 did Canada's pop-
ulation increase by 16.6 per cent,
7.7 per cent or 2.7 per cent?
5. What was 'The National Policy,'
adopted by Canadians in 1879?
ANSWERS: 5. Protective tariffs.
3. Last year family allowance pay-
ments cost $366.5 million, univvars-
al old age pensions cost 3353 rm'll-
ion. 1. In World War I, Sir Robert
Borden; in World War II, W. L.
Mackenzie King. 4, 2.7 per cent. 2.
There are 950,000 horses on farms
today,
Material prepared by the editors
of Quick Canadian Facts, the pock-
et annual of facts about Canada.
Huron County Health Unit
Preparation For . Parenthood
Classes
Those interested in these classes are invited
to meet on Tuesday, June -7, 1955, at 8 p.m.,
in the Nurse's Office at the Clinton Public School.
You may also phone 159 or write Miss Barbara
Sauer, P.H.N., Clinton.
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OPTOMETRY
SI, E. LONGSTAFF
Hours:
Seaforth: Daily except Monday &
Wednesday -9 a,m. to 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Clinton: MacLaren's Studio -Mon-
• days only -9 a.m, to 5.30 p.m.
PHONE 791 : : SEAFORTH
Hear Addresses
In The Interests Of
Tom Pryde
CKNX
Friday, June 3 - 5.05 = '5.10. p.m.
Monday, June 6 -- 6.25;- 6.30 p.m.
G. 13. CLANCY
Optometrist - Optielan
(successor to the late A. L.
Cole, optometrist)
For appointment phone- 33,
Goderieh.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Royal Bank Bldg., Phone 561
Res: Ratten$'ury St., Phone 455
CLINTON, ONTARIO
4 -tib
ROA( 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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