Clinton News Record, 1955-06-23, Page 2AGE,TWO
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THE CLINTON NE:W ERA
Ir'arst issue June 6, 1865,
THE, CLINTON _ NEWS -RECORD
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JanuaAy 1881
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1955
PROMOTION OF I-IURON
THE WORK of getting something 'actively •
under way towards the promotion of our County,
and the attraction of -industry, to it, is urgent.
There is still in existence a Board known
as the.. Huron County Industrial Promotion
Board, which was fowned last year as the result
of the efforts of a few men. This Board is
not actually dead, as yet, - though it certainly
seems to be gasping for breath at the present •
time
Built upon the basic policy that industrial
promotion .can best be done in an area, rather
than in -one-small. municipality, the Board was
formed by requesting each interested municipal-
ity to delegate two men to act as a local coml.
Mittee, and these in turn would become mem-
bers of the Huron • Board.
•
WHY
(Ingersoll
In theory the idea was sound. In actual
cases, it was found that too often the repre-
sentatives from individual municipalities, found
meetings hard to attend. As a result of this
the few men who did• meet found it Impossible
to make any. great strides; forward, and they
were discouraged into staying away from the
next meeting. That, we feel contributed more
to the almost extinction et the Board than any
lack of enthusiasm. for the cause.
At any rate, the Board is now in possession
of a considerable amount of money which was
put forward by the member municipalities to
finance the promotion. There is work to be
clone with it—and surely the cause is a good
enough one to warrant continued growth and
development of the Board.
WORRY?
Tribune)
IN THE THURSDAY morning rush, when
weekly editors sometimes frown over the bags.
in their eyes and find their best effort at a •
one of
of a snarl
urns into something
smile t.
the boys in the shop fished in his wallet and `
brought out a worn and yellowed clipping from
an unknown newspaper, for our perusal,
We had to chuckle, and although we don't
know to whom credit belongs for authorship, •
we pass this along in hopes that it will erase a
few creasesfrom someone's forehead.
"There's really nothing to worry about. You
can't worry about yesterday. What's done is
done. All the wishing in the world won't turn
the clock back. •
"There's no - sense in worrying about to-
morrow. The sun will come up in the morning
and set again in the evening, just like always. -
Nothing you do can change it, because it is
still unborn. When it does arrive, it won't be
to -morrow at all; it will be today,
"And there's no sense worrying about to-
day. •Anybody can struggle through one day.
Why -it's half over already.
And remember,
,
there are always alternatives.
'Either you do today's job or you don't.
If you do, there's nothing to worry about. If
you don't, there's still two alternatives. Either
you get fired, or you don't. If you don't get
fired, there's nothing to worry about.
If' you do get fired,' there . are still two
alternatives. Either you get another job or you
don't. If you don't, there are still two alter -
'natives. Either you go on relief, or you go
hungry. If you go on relief, there's nothing
to worry about.
If you go hungry, there are still two alter-
natives. Either you starve to death, or you
don't . . . and if you should happen to starve
to death, there are still two alternatives."
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gibbings Mark
Their 60th Wedding Anniversary
(Continued from Page One)
Mother at Southmoulton, Devon-
shire. Here he played the organ
in the little church where his
mother served as organist before
coming to Canada in the early
1850's.
Prior to his retiring in 1940 Mr.
Gibbings was one of the town's
leading citizens. He says - he is
now enjoying his leisure time and
he is still keenly interested and
still active in some circles. He
served his fellow citizens as coun-
cillor for ten years, later as reeve
and then as mayor. He served on
the Public Utilities Commission
and was. a justice of the peace
fox 11 years.
A member of the Clinton Lib-
rary Board for over 15 years, he
now holds the position of honorary
chairman of the board.
He played an important role
When serving as reeve in influen-
cing the late Dr. William Gunn to
convert his private hospital into a
community institution. Mr. Gib-
bings is a former member of the
Odd Fellow lodge, the Masonic
• order and the Canadian Order of
Foresters.
A great athlete in his younger
days, he played football, lacrosse,
later curled, bowled, and golfed.
.An :excellent rifle shot, he attend-
ed the Dominion rifle shoot at
Ottawa where he placed eighth
among 600 competitors in the Gov-
ernor-General match some years
ago,
All through his life, Mr. Gib-
bings has lived on the street which
bears his family name. This is a
portion of the same piece of ]and
which has grandfather, Jonas Gib-
bings, bought from the Canada
Company in the year 1837 for ap-
proximately $175. The original
deed on parchment paper is still
in excellent condition after some
118 years and is the property of
Mr. Gibbings.
With clear penmanship it reads
that Jonas Gibbings purchased 100
acres of bushland (measured by
chains) for 37 pounds, ten shil-
lings. The -property is in what
now is St. Andrew's Ward, from
William Street east to the corp-
oration limits where the new pub-
lic school stands.
The same Jonas Gibbings was
reeve of the joint townships of
Hullett and Morris in the year
1851. Today, over 100 years later,
his grandson "Ben" has in his
possession two valuable historical
books, copies of the minutes of
the council of the united counties
—which included the counties of
Huron, Bruce and Perth.
Of interest in the minutes of
the hook is a motion made in 1851
that the united counties issue
30,000 pounds in debentures
($150,000) for the purpose of con-
structing gravel roads through the
bush country and for the building
of a bridge across the Maitland
River at Goderich.
Mrs. Gibbings, the former Millie
Andrews, was born 83 years ago
near Turner's Church in Tucker -
smith Township, a duaghter of
the late Mi. and Mrs. H. Andrews.
Like her husband, she attended.
both elementary and secondary
schools in Clinton.
Among the interesting and val-
uable heirlooms at the Gibbings'
home is a hymnary over 100 years
old, originally belonging to Mrs.
Gibbings' grandmother. Although
two by three and one-half inches
in size, • one can read the clear,
small print without any difficulty.
Hanging in their spacious dining
room is a clock which came to
this country in 1831 with grand-
father Gibbings. The clock, a bea-
utiful piece of workmanship, with
a portion of it ebony and rosewood
and with its wheels made entirely
of
and,
originally liad a mirror
below the -dial. In the pioneer
.times when immigrants did not
bring many household effects, the
mirror attracted many a settler
oh Saturday nights and Sunday.
mornings, when armed with shav-
ing tackle, they made themselves
presentable for Sunday.
Staunch members of the Ontario
Street United Church, the Gib-
bings took a place of prominence
in its choir. For over half a
century Mr. Gibbings was choir
leader, while his wife was a choir
member for 62 years.
Today he is the chairman of
the board of trustees of the
church, while Mrs. Gibbings is a
life member of the Woman's As-
sociation and .,the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society.
They have one son, John A. Gib-
bings, on the staff of the Stratford
Collegiate Institute, and three
grandchildren. An only daughter,
Marion R. Gibbings, was a kinder-
garten specialist, who died in June
of 1953.
Mr. Gibbings . has two sisters
living, Mrs, J. W. Treleaven and
Miss Elizabeth Gibbings, both of
Clinton, while Mrs. Gibbings' only
living sister is Mrs. Hester Rob-
inson, Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Enjoying good health, the cele-
brants keep themselves occupied;
Mrs. Gibbings with her large home
and her husband with his beauti-
ful flower garden and lawn.
DECORATION'. DAY
SPONSORED BY CLINTON CEMETERY BOARD
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Service ,at the Clinton Cemetery
Under Guidance of Clinton Ministerial Association
Commencing • at 2.30 p.m.
ONTARIO STREET CHURCH MALE QUARTET OF TURNER'S
ORCHESTRA CHURCH ..
Lodges Cordially Invited to Participate
BERT GLIDDON, Chairman
'OFF MAIN STREET
a PADS
pC Aa oL,C
'1 DG,1bDo
GEE, POP, I WAS
ONLY PRACTICIN'
A SONG TO SING
TO YOU FOR
FATHERS
DAV1
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
"'• Thursday, Juno 24, 1915
Gearge McTaggart, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McTaggart,
Clinton, passed his final examina-
tions at RIVIO Kingston, and has
been recommended. for Commission
with the Royal Engineers of the
Imperial Army.
R. IL, Coats, a former Clinton
boy, who ,for some years pasthas
been the editor of, the Labour
Gazette and Chief Statistical Of-
ficer of the Labour Department,
has been; appointed Chief Statis-
tician and Controller of the 'cen-
sus:
Up to date the Ontario govern-
ment has issued 31,000 motor lic-
ence's, as many as Were issued dur-
ing, the
ur-ing,the whole of 1914.
John A. Bean has passed his
final examinations of the College
of Physicians and Surgeons of On-
tario. •
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Medd and
Miss Florence Garrett spent' Wed-
nesday with Mr. and Mrs, George
Garrett, Londesboro,
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, June 24, 1915
Messrs, Chant, Wiseman, Moore,
Monaghan, Chapman and Hall
drove to Seaforth on Sunday after-
noon and attended the -IOOF de-
coration service there.
Si. Davis has sweet peas in
bloom already. This has most of
the flower lovers beaten' with the
pretty flowers. Stratford.
Tom' Jackson and all his High
Street kids took their annual mot-
or ride on Monday night, but the
pleasure was spoiled a little by the
rain. They packed Elliott's big
truck. '
A. T. Cooper was in St. Marys.
on Sunday in the interests of the
Canada Temperance Act.
Mrs. Steep, Mary,Street, has re-
turned to her home after spending
some months at St. Thomas.
Miss Tiplady, teacher at Van -
leek Hill Collegiate, is at home for
the simmer months, -with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tiplady,
Ontario Street.
well and will shortly leave Clin-
ton. -'.
Joshua Cook, Sarnia, is spend-
ing a holiday with relatives and
friends in town.,
Plumsteel, E. A. Fines, T,.
G. Scribbinsf-and Amos ":Castle were
amongst. -those who. Went to Tor-
onto -last week.
In the death of William Bry-
done, 'K.C., which occurred ' on
Sunday, Clinton and vicinity los-
es.a citizen held in the highest es,.
teem. He commenced the practise
of law in Clinton in 1894, and was
appointed a K.C. in 1928, Due to
his wide knowledge of literature
and the timeand attention -devoted
there to Clinton' citizens enjoy the
privileges of a jublic library, which
is an outstanding tribute to, his
efforts.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, Juno 21, 1945
Mrs. Oliver Harris, who fractur-
ed her hip while visiting her dau-
ghter, Mrs, Roy Sellers, Bluevale,
is in Clinton Public Hospital and
will be pleased to receive visits
from her friends.
John Sutter was elected presi-
dent of the Clinton Lions Club at
their last regular meeting. E. J.
"Dick"Jacob is the retiring presi-
dent.
3. W. "Bill" Counter, Fred
Hovey and Gordon Leppington all
have returned home from over-
seas.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carter and
family spent the weekend in
Mrs. Philip • Sperling, London,
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, June 19, 1930
The rural hydro offices for this
district will probably be located in
Clinton, negotiations for quarters
being under way.
Cpt. Edwards and Lieut. Will-
iams of the local Salvation Army
Corps have had orders to fare -
No Mortgage Worries
for New Homeowners
New Plan Will Ensure
Mortgage is Paid Off!
Last summer, ayoungcouple bought
a home in a quiet suburban area
for $15,000. They paid 85,000 down,
with a 20 year mortgage for $10,000.
As things stand, they should have
no trouble paying it off:
The husband is taking no chances.
He has a Confederation Life Mort -
Insurance Plan, with a Total
Disability Clause. For $8.31 a month
Confederation will pay off his mort-
gage in case of death. If he becomes
disabled, the policy remains in force
at no cost to him. '
Yes, for less than 1% of your
initial mortgage, providing you are
under 35, you can protect your
family from foreclosure at the time
of your death.
Features of the
Confederation. Life Plan
1. This Mortgage Insurance Plan
may be purchased on a 15, 20
or 25 year basis.
2. The cost reduces in later years,
3. After the mortgage period you
may continue the protection at
reduced cost, or receive a cash
payment.
Confcderation
LifeASSOCIATION
For Free Booklet, "Not for Sale," call:
hi. - H. THOMSON/ C.L.U.
Divisional Manager,
Royal Bank Bldg., London
By JOE DENNETT
HIS HEARTS IN•THE \`
RIGHT PLACE' --BUT HE
SURE AIN'T NO 131NG
CROSBVJ
spent the weekend with Mr, and
Mrs. Roy Sperling. •
Cpl. Bill Leppington, Camp Bor-
den, Mrs. Leppington and little
son Billy; were in Clinton to wel-
ibrother,-
come home his P / O Gor
don Leppington.
Rev. p'. G. Stotesbury, the new
pastor at Porter's Hill, is not ex-
pected until the second Sunday in
July owing to his long move from
the Algoma District.
LAW Lois Moffatt, Comox, BC,
Vancouver Island, is spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Moffatt.
A teacher shortage in north and
south Huron for the 'next three
years was predicted by R. O
Staples in an address to Huron
County Council.
Huron County
Crop Report .
(By G. W. Montgomery)
All crops benefited considerably
from the heavy weekend rains
Many farmers have completed the
making of grass silage and hayint
is becoming general in the County
Twelve hundred and thirty-five
(1,235) people attended the Hur-
on County 4-H Club Leaders
Barbecue. The Western Ontario
Aberdeen Angus -Picnic held in the
County on June 18 also was wel
attended.
0
N. ZEALANDER ADDRESSES
SEAPORTH LIONS GROUP
Speaker at the Seaforth Lion;
Club was Gordon Wright, RCAF
Station Clinton, who spoke on hi;
travels in Nigeria (Africa), Ice
Iand, ° Honolulu, Malta, Egypt
Palestine, Gibraltar, and Spain
Mr. Wright was born in New
Zealand and he and his family
are living in Seaforth. His two
children attend school there. —
Seaforth News.
Two feature-length films wer
made in Canada during 1953—on
in Quebec, one in Ontario.
THURSDAY, JCI.
23, 1
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Letter to theEditor
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WHY?
TO EDITOR. ; ,
Clinton News -Record;
Clinton,Ontario
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DEAR 'SIR;,—, -
Re your recent report re Bay-
field' School grounds,. certainly it
is a very Short sighted policy to
build the new school on grounds
adequate only for a building with
no room for playgrounds, should
said building' require expansion.
Who owns the; open triangle behind
the town hall? Is that already in-
-eluded in the "option quarter acre
th'e Board` now holds?
1 On Keith Crescent, beyond the
creek there is an ideal property,
high, gravelly, for basement or
shelter—adequate room for grown-
ds and buildings, as land (an extra
lot) could be acquired to top; of
Cameron's hill, •
The Board could approach the
owner of this property—deal—and
sell the old school grounds for
summer homes to help finance the
new.
It is a shame, and certainly not,
in the interests of good citizenship
and democracy to expropriate the•.
property even to taking .the well
of the Dresser brothers: who have
put, years of loving care •and civic
civic
pride into the improvement . of
their holdings. '
Expropriate. for the St, Law -
rence seaway-yes—a Vital nee -
essity, Expropriate and ruin the
small homestead of ' only two of;
the: village citizens—why?
Must the new school be built on
hard feelings? How can a Emit-
munity spirit exist on such a
foundation?
•. Yours trly,
ONE" WHO BELONGS
Ed. Note: The triangle mentign»
ed' is actually part of the street,
allowance. The whole area avail-
able in the block on which the
school is now situated, is only two
and one-half acres, including the
town hall and the fire hall. The
cies advised by the inspector for
the new school is a minimum of
three acres.
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