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Clinton News Record, 1955-11-17, Page 2PAGE TWO CLt1V rcm NEWS-RE<IOR,D Clinton 'ewsRe'eorl THE CLINTON NEW LORA. (1865) and THE NEWS - RECORD (1881) Amalgamated 1924 MEMBER: Canadian -and Ontario Weekly Newspapers Associations and; Western Ontario Counties Press Association Sworn Circulation 2,021 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, IN THE HIE'ART, Olt' HURON COUNTY Population - 2,828 EDITOR:WILMA D. DINNIN SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in . advance --Canada and Great Britain: $2,50 a year; United States and Foreign: $3.50; Single Copies Six Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1955 ONLY EIGHT MORE DAYS JUST EIGHT MORE DAYS to Nomination clay. This year there will be four men needed to stand for public school board. Three of the present members have indicated that they will be ready to act if they are nominated and elected. One of them, however, has resigned his position here in Clinton, and '.vill not be available. This, means that one new man at least will need to be named. Why not four more names besides those already on the board? It would be a ,novel thing to have an election for school board. In the Public Utilities Commission, two men are completing their term of office, and either they must be, re-elected, or other men put for- ward. Last year there was quite a bit of actionshown. prior to election day in this sec- tion. Really there should be an election here too, if for no other reason than to assure the existing commissioners of the faith the public has in them. As far as council goes -anything may hap- pen. Rumours (as they say on television) are rife. We are assured of a reeve and 'deputy reeve, same as this year, if they are 'not op- posed and unseated. The mayor has indicated his willingness to serve again, if the people want him. There is some indication that he enay have opposition, however, but this is only rumour so far. In council, two men have de - AT LEAST ONE IT TS NECESSARY in the preparation of an election campaign to have a couple of firm planks on which to place political speeches, and action. Recently it was brought to mind that sweet topic for an editorial, "better sidewalks", and what makes good topic for an editorial, may also not come amiss as a selection for art election plank. The situation on Princess Street, right at the Clinton District Collegiate Institute and further to the west, is a dangerous and a sloppy one. There are more than 350 young people each day being delivered by car and by bus to the collegiate, and they all have to wade through mud an inch thick, and thicker in other places, before getting to the building, Each Wednesday night anothet 354 people - adults, this time -cover the same area, with. more cars. Once a month the Junior Farmers and Junior Institute do the same thing, 'Teen Town meets there every Friday. The Clinton Area Youth for Christ holds meetings there. Each time, hundreds of people must' muddle through the mud. cided to retire. ,This means at least two new councillors, so really there should be about six ' new ones elected besides the present mei:, so that there may be an election here, too. There is scant satisfaction to a man to be placed in any civic position by acclamation. Just because he has a mover and a seconder, and no opposition, does not always mean that he is the only man for the job, nor does it mean that the people want him more than anyone else. More often it is a sign of a lazy electorate, and no man can be satisfied with such a situation. ' Often we have heard a man say that he will not cause an election. That, to us is a weak answer. It results in having eligible men hover around at the back of the town hall, moving about in whispers, waiting for the next nomination to be posted. Modestly, they say, they do not want to cause an election. Actually they're just too shy to have their ''names` put forward. • Truly, if the democratic way of life is all that it's cracked up to be, then we .must have elections. How else may the general public choose their man and stick to him? It is not democracy by any manner of means to have a group of men jockeying for position at the back of a semi -filled hall, trying to make the number of names on a slate come out even with the number of position needed to be filled. GOOD PLANK Not only for the fact that this grime makes a rather bad mess of the floors in the school is this a bad situation, but it makes life miser- able for all those who' are making use of this newly re -decorated and otherwise fine building. The fact that for some distance west of the school there are no sidewalks on either side, makes it a dangerous section both 'for the col- legiate pupils walking to and from classes, and a great many of the tiny tots in the public school who also make use of Princess Street. The situation is bad, and something should be done about it without too much delay, COURTESY PAYS OFF MOST S14IALL TOWNS, and even large towns, can use a pretty fair amount of good publicity. Contacts with prospective industries, business and people who may be thinking of making their homes outside the cities, depend to a greater extent than is generally realized on the treatment which they receive from resi- dents and officials who, quite unconsciously, set the tone of the town's general attitude. xn• Our 40.'Years Ago CLINTON NEWS -RECORD November 11, 1915 Early. Files Otto and Eddie Fink spent the weekend at the old home at Han - Miss Rudd is in St Marys today attending a meeting of the Public Library Association of the Strat- ford district. Scott Davidson had the misfor- tune to lose a colt the other day. The cause was lockjaw. William Wright and Hugh Me - It is sometimes by devious routes that Bibles reach their destination. Air -mail from God" -is the description, given to his novel method of distribution by a young missionary in Mexico. He packs Gospels into an aeroplane and drops them in remote villages, in sectiona of the country bound by mountains and forests. As he flies slowly and' low over a village, he drops the Scripture portions in a steady stream. Old and young rush ,out and search the 'streets and ,countryside for the little books. They return in triumph' to read "titia message from the sky." The young missionary pilot of- ten visits the 'same villages Iater to find the books have been well received. An old ' man will be quietly reading under a shade tree; a woman will. have one tuck- ed into her market basket; a lowlygroup of boys may be found slow- ly spelling -out the words one by one. He claims he has never heard of a copy being torn up or thrown away, In Europe various similar ef- forts have been made to get the Bible behind the Iron Curtain. The book that has seen more variety in its method of delivery than any other, has been attached to gas-filled balloons when the wind direction was right, and cast aloft to be carried over national and ideological borders. One new -Canadian devised a scheme to send copies of the Scriptures to friends in Central Europe, When they failed to ar- rive by regular mail in their own right, she ,baked other copies in bread or cake, and thus secured their secret delivery. Suggested Bible readings for the week: Sunday ,.,.,. , Phil. 1. :1-21 Monday Col. 1:1-23 Tuesday Jude 17-25 Wednesday.. Psa. 67 : 1-7 Thursday .... Psa. 23 :1-6. Friday ..,.. ,. Psa. 46 : 1-11 Saturday .... Psa.100 : 1-5 Ali . under one roof A branch of a chartered bank is much more than the best place to keep your savings. It is an all-round banking service -centre that provides services useful to everyone in the community. In every one of 4,000 branches in Canada, people ate using all sorts of banking services. They make deposits, cash - cheques, arrange loans, rent safety deposit boxes, transfer money, buy and sell foreign exchange. Only in a branch of a chartered bank are all these and many other convenient banking services provided under one roof. • A visit to the bank is the way to handle all your banking needs • simply, safely, easily. SEE THE BANE • ABOUT IT • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • 0 • a Only n chattered back offers a full range of banking Services, including* Savings Accounts Current Accounts Joint Accounts Personal Loans Commercial Loans Farm Improvement Loans N.H.A. Mortgage Loans Home Improvement Loans Foreign Trade and; Marked Information Buying and Selling of Foreign Exchange Commercial Collections Money Transfers Money Orders and Bank Drafts Travellers Cheques Letters of Credit Safety' Deposit Boxes Credit Information Purchase and Sale of Securities Custody of Securities and other valuables Banking by Mail THE CHARTERED BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY Maggs • and Skeeter Gregor have returned from the west where'. they assisted in the harvesting and threshing, Rev. Frank C. Harper and T. E. Mackenzie. and Cottle are in To- ronto this week. Miss Bessie Porter has arrived home after a stay of a , year or more with her sister in England. Pte, Robert Anderson, who is leaving this • week for England with the 34th battalion, was up on Tuesday bidding farewell to his friends, 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA November 11, 1915 James Howson lett for Ayr last Friday where he has a contract for making barrels. Wednesday's daily papers' re ported Richard R. Hawkins, Ham- ilton amilton 4th Battalion as wounded and missing.The soldier is a brother of the Hawkins brothers of town. Mrs. James Smith, Ontario St., who has been sick for the past six weeks, is a little improved: Miss Laura Wilkins is visiting in London with her sister. Miss Agnese Chidley was a vis- itor in Toronto this week. Mr, and Mrs, William Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. George Lavin and Miss Emma Laois` visited' Blyth friends last Sunday. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS -RECORD November 8, 1930 Benson Corless of the Bank of Montreal staff is being transfer- red to .the Brantford branch leaves for that city today. • W. A. Crich, Seaforth, of Bart- Iiff and Crich, Clinton, has pur- chased a restaurant business in Goderich, and his son is nowin charge of it: Mr, Crich is a bro- ther of Mrs: if. Fowler, Clinton and of Mrs. Glew, Huron Road' E. On Tuesday, Charles Dohnage, lineman for the Rural Hydro, working out of Clinton, came within a very short distance of being fatally injured when, while working between here and Bruce - field, he came in contact with a live wire carrying 4,000 or so volts. At the time he was alone, and when noticed was seen to be hanging from the pole by his belt. He was, rushed to Clinton Hospi- tal where it was found that his left atm, leg and side were''badly burned, as well as some burns about his face, His condition is improving as well as can be ex- pected. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS -RECORD November 8, 1945 Congratulations to the oldest resident of Clinton, Mrs. Edward Herman, Ontario Street, who cele- brated her 96th birthday on Tues- day. R. W. Bro. Dr. J. W. Shaw, ENJOYS PAPER The News -Record, Clinton, Ont. Dear Sirs: Please find cheque for renewal of paper for another year. We do very much enjoy your wonderful paper and look forward to the arrival, usually on Mon- day's mail. Wishing you every- thing good in your enterprise. Sincerely, MRS. J. D. (CATHERINE) LEST 77. 714 -11th St. So, Lethbridge, Alta. -o- RECORD IS TOPS The Clinton News -:Record, Clinton, Ont, Gentlemen: Please find enclosed cheque for $5,15 to cover`subscription to your paper for years 1956 and 1957 plus exchange. 1 have taken your pap- er ever since I left the old Home farm. Of the weekly papers I think the "Record" is hops. Please note after November 20 my new ad- dress will be 476 Victoria Street, London. Sincerely, W. A. TOWNS'HEND. London, Ontario Novennber 12, 1955 -o- RENEWS PAPER Clinton News -Record Clinton, Ontario Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find cheque la the amount•of $2.65 in payment of renewal subscription to the News- Record which expires in Decem- ber. I have added 15 cents to cover bank exchange charges:' Thanking you, I ani, Yours truly, GEORGE H. EVANS. 166 McRae Drive, Leaside, Toronto, 17, Ont. November 12, 1955. GE �r 'nags MY MOTHER CALLING ME, SKEETER/ WELL, YOU'D BETTER NOT ANSWER ...SNE PROBABLY WANTS YOU TO RUN AN ERRAND! SHE'S BEEN CALUN6 FOR FIVE MINUTES -CO BETTER GO! .tl THERE, SHES STOPPED,., I GUES$'IT`LL BE SAFE 70 GO HOME NOW,.: SHE MUST HAVE SENT ONE' OFMY BROTHERS ON PF ;THE ERRAND„ our 1 .7UST T HOUew OP SOMETHING... I HOPE EWE WASN'T' CALLING YOU 1q WAVE SOME ICE CREAM BEFORE IT MELTED[! ' IURSDAY, hlOV,'E1V?BER:17, 1955 prominent Clinton'physician re- ceived • a high honour on Friday evening at the meeting of Clinton Lodge AF and AM, No. 84 when he was presented with the Grand Lodge long service medal having been completed 50 years as a Past Master of the lodge. A couple who were married in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Clin- ton, by Rev. Mr. Parks, on No- vember 5, 1895, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on; Monday. They were Mr. and Mos. George Laithwaite, widely known and highly esteemed residents of Huron County, who are members of, families who pioneered on the Maitland Concession of Goderich Township: Six boys from Goderich Town- ship who recently returned after serving overseas, were honoured at two separate gatherings last week -Howard McCullough, Al- bert Craig, Ted Middleton, John Prouse, Wallace Avery.' Thomas Churchill, Joe Beckkir, Clarence Lelieau and William Caldwell left Sunday for a fort- night's deer hunting in , Parry Sound district. The hallowe'en party of Clinton Collegiate Institute was an out- standing success, The "freshies" were put through the "third de- gree" by Don Miller, ghost; Jean, Nediger, Bill Hearn, Bili Mat- thews, "Ping" Coiquhoun, A. Ken- nedy, Bob ,Allan, Jean McIntyre, Phyllis McBride, Margaret Co& quhoun, Bob Miller and Mary Lane, Remembrance Day will be marked in Clinton on Sunday, No- vember 11 by a special memorial service in Wesley Willis United Church when a tablet containing the names of men and women from. the church- Who served in. the Armed Services will be unveiled and dedicated. ACROSS 2. Trick 1. Bird's crops 3. Performs 4. A wale 5. Varying weight (Ind.) 6. "Uncle • Stcng 11. Plaited edging 12. An eagle's nest 13. Showy Sower 14. A cloak (Sp.) 15. Flat-topped hill 16, Christmas song 17. Big 21. A sheep's cry 24. University (colloq.) 28. Herb of the carrot family 30. Chief rooms (Rom. Antiq.) 31. Offender 33. Shade tree 34. Thing of value 36. Young salmon 39. Ancient Greek coln 43. Aroused from sleep 45. Gaze fixedly 46. Kind of lily 47. Corridors 48. U. 3. President 49. pg ian dancgirls DOWN 1. Stuff 7. Most spiteful 8. Italian river 9. Ceremony 10. River duck 18. Affirms 19. Radium (syn. 20. 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