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Clinton News-Record, 1956-02-02, Page 2THE BIBLE TODAY The search for a lost goat by some Bedouins near the Dead Sea uncovered some of the rarest ,of early Bible manuscripts in 1947. Portions of these "Dead Sea Scrolls" are soon to be in the care of McGill University at Montreal. Considered by Biblical scholars and scientists alike to be treasures greater than the richest museums and universities of the world pos- sess, they will be made available for study in Canada through a Birks Foundation gift. These precious parchments are believed' to have .been written by Essenes some time before 68 A.D. They are probably 500 years older than any former ;mown manu- scripts and are 'the only originals written in Hebrew. They exceed the famous Codex Sinaiticus of the British Museum; and the Codex Vaticanus of the Vatican Museum, in importance, The first found documents of the group from the original cave near the Dead Sea, were purchas- ed by the Israeli Government after they had been brought to America by the Syrian Archbishop Samuel. The price paid was $250,000. Be- cause he had taken them out of the country, he is now banned from returning to Jerusalem. Many of the later discovered manuscripts, however, are more valuable than the original group. Many Canadians have had. part in the search for and study of these documents!, described as "one of the most fascinating detective stories of all time". Now portions of these parchments will be avail- able for study at McGill by secular scholars as well as Protestant, Jewish and Roman Catholic schol- ars, who agree that they are gen- uine and the oldest found in re- corded history. .,AND MUGGS eARteles MY OLDEST SISTERS GOOKS HOME FROM HIGH SCHOOl.ii eeseee. .4'.0i:*<>••:•••••••Ag6,..-eseeeifeesseses t POW!' WANT' Mt.166S WORRY.i SKEETER TO wow SKEETSIR t CARRIED A CARRIES MY 654.'S SOAKS • OLDER SiSTERS HOME,. r BOOKS HOME FROM 1148 5IX114 GRAPE., OH, osoNT OttllethiffriA 1114.011,14, 2.1 4.71,41MN .N -a TI-11,Wakr, FIMEXMlil 2, MO Clioton News-Record Sworn. Circulation 2.021 IPVISLISHED EVERY THURSDAY' AT 0I4INTON; ONTARIO, IN THE HEART OF HURON COUNTY 1'041010u— ee828 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: sa.ao a year; United States and Foreign: $4.00: Single Copies Seven Cents Authorized as second class mail, Past Office Deyaxtment, Ottawa THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 19$6 LET'S NOT BE HASTY OLINIY.)N ) NEW 4.11,4 • (1805 slid 'ITIE CLINTON NEWS- RECORD (18811 Alne'Pleated 10e4 A FRODLEM in future planning for Chilton 1s ,going to present itself at the next eneetin,g of the Town Council here. • During the latter part of 1955, a request reached ceencil from a citizen proposing to buy a lot for the price of $100 at the end of William Street, behind the Clinton Community Park, ti:;r Abe purpose of erecting a horse stable. Council ,geve permission, and we lealerstaiel that a Wide drag has since been erected on title lot. However, the purchase of the lot has not -been completed Pendieg the passing of a by-law by council. Notice of intention of passing this by-.law has been published for the past three weeks in this paper, A, .significant section of this adver- tisement reeds as follows; "Notice is hereby given. That Council . . , will give consideration to the Third reading of a By-law to close that pert of extension of William Street which Cern- mences 730 feet Northerly from the Northeast fetersection of Princess! Street and William Street and continues along that part of William Street extended for 275 feet . . All persons opposed to the proposed By-law are hereby notif- ied to attend the said meeting in person or by Counsel to state their objections thereto." Certainly there can be no argument with the town for disposing of part of the town's -property at a. reasonable price to any citizen who so desires it, We do not argue with the fact that $100 .may quite well be a reasonable .price. Nor do we argue that the lot in question is not a proper place for a horse stable: Act- ually at the present time, it may be a logical place for such a building. But you will .note, we have said, "At 'the present time". • QUOTATION of a news item in last week's Goderich Signal-Star: "The condition of Highway No. 8 between Goderich. and Clinton, which is scheduled to get a permanent top late this spring, is directly responsible foe at least 70 air force personnel and their families not living in Goderich, ac- cording to an air force official at the FtCAF Station Clinton. - "He told the Signal-Star that these airmen just won't commute between Goderich and Clin- ton every day with the road in the rough con dition it is now. He added that these airmen, who would normally live in Goderich by prefer- ence, now live in Hensel', Seaforth, Clinton, Wingh.am and other places; also, that some air- men do not bring their wives because they feel they can not get a house in a place in which they would like to live. "The air force official pointed out that three years ago records. showed that 150 air force families lived in Goderich, whereas today the number was about 70 families. He claimed that rents on. the average were $15 a month less in COUNTY COUNCIL recently endorsed the proposal of the provincial government for the setting up 'of the Upper Grand Development Association for the purpose of promoting in- dustrial development within this and three other counties, by voting the necessary $500 grant to- ward the project. This in the words of the County's own in- dustrial board's president "almost insures 100 percent participation in the plan from this area". 'So far, Exeter is the only town to agree to contribilte its share of the cost of the plan. There were some objections to the plan raised in the discreseion at the County Council- session. Some' of the reeves felt that Huron was not grouped with the right counties, and that with Wellington, Perth, and Waterloo, each having large cities within their borders, Huron would stand little chance for new industry. However one of the reeves spoke his belief, (with which we find it hard to disagree) that Huron's great advantage lay with the fact that she has no cities, and so will find favour with those industrialists eager to decentralize and, get space to operate. One earlier objection was that the name "Upper Grand Development Association" was not the one most descriptive et the area included in, the four eounties, However it has been nam- ed only tentatively, and we feel that at the next meeting of the area representatives this month, any suggestions of a better name may well be entertained. As the Hon. W. M, Nickle, Ontario Minister of Planning and Development said in Goderich recently, "you won't get industries by sitting back and letting other people do your work. BUY IN U.S.A.? * (Financial Foot) THERE IS A. hIAN in Toronto who for 'years has worn a particular kind of belt to hold his pants up. Some time ago it started to succumb to long wear, and he began a long, frustrated hunt for another belt of the genie especial variety, Day ,after day he went into Shop after shop and eame away empty handed. Maggs and Skeeter Surely we inget plan :for the future. The situation as we see it is this. William Street is the main access to the northwest corner of Clinton. Bond Street which passes through the eully just west of the Collegiate, will quite probably never be built. Raglan. Street serves its purpose to those persons living upon it. How- ever, William Street and its extension is the main artery to that • section of town (=built as yet) which is northeast of the drive-in theatre and beyond it, In the forseeable future, it could well be the road which would allow through traffic from Seaforth on Highway 8, planning to travel north to Winghare, to avoid the busy downtoWn intersection and continue north with- oat' encountering pedestrians, red lights and conjestion. Clinton's early planners were wise in mak- ing allowance for William Street and the ex-- tension of it. They had vision, and could see what Clinton could become. We must be care- ful now not to cannel out this vision by our actions now. There would be no need to. curtail the re- quest of a citizen for the land. There could be some lease agreement, whereby the prospective purchaser could continue with his building, and have it there for as long as he wishes, depend- ing upon the need of the town for the street allowance, These things could' be arranged without interrupting any of the work which has already gone into building. However, if the third reading of. this by-law goes through at next Tuesday's council meeting, then the whole cause le lost Goderich than they are in' Clinton, that Goderich. has better advantages as a place in which to live and that these airmen would live in Gode- rich were it not for the rough road between Goderich and Clinton. "He' claimed that when the Clinton-Goderich highway was given a permanent top late this spring an influx of air force families' into Gode- rich could be/expected." Herein we' read a rather strong indictment of things as they are in Clinton. We also read a strong warning to this town when the smooth surface of Highway 8 leads the com- muter easily to the "advantages" of the county town, If the statements included in this item are true—that is, if they were made by an official , whose opinions were based upon known facts— then Clinton must indeed review her past, rem- edy her present and take strong steps toward the preservation of her future, Take advantage of your potential industries. Make it known to those in authority the poten- tialities you have for 'industry." The four-county organization will make an implement with which. Huron, can proceed to work. There can be no lagging behind in this race for "jobs, people and pay envelopes". HOMEY SMELLS I think the smell of sun-dried clothes Is sweeter far than any rose, And new baked bread set out to cool Fresher than lilies in a pool. The odor of an' apple pie Like blossoms drifting on the sky, The clean mouth-watering taste of dill Like green grass on a sheltered hill. I dream of Kashmir's lovely vale, ,:,.Of dog footed violets by the trail, Old bark and moss and rotting logs, Of fresh dug peat in Irish bogs. "I love the taste upon my lips Of the warm sun on deep-sea ships, Of paint and tar and salty brine, *. And hulls below the waterline. Clove-apples in a shut-up room, A field of clover out in bloom, Split hardwood drying in a pile, Moss on a rough old country stile. Plain homey smells I know yet they Give us so much from day to day. —Edna Jacques, Finally, a salesman said, "Next time you are in New York, try &Wks Brothers. They'll have one," A short time later he was in New York. agetly and hopefully he went. to Brooks Broth- ers and showed his favorite belt to one of the sniffier high priests of that sanctuary.- Disdainfully . the fellow said, "Sorry, we haven't carried such a belt for yeart. You know, We now get all our belts from danada," From our Early Files 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 44.4u ' 21, 101.0 The report, of the PUC. ,sbowe eetiefeetery results with 34 water users added during 1915, snaking 509 in all or within 60 of From The West Window (By Catherine Plamtree) January has• been an austere six long weeks of winter. month — stern and iron-ribbed, This pleasant superstition puz- with. no nonsense about it. Life is sled me a good deal when I was a real, life. is earnest in January. child. There were no groundhogs We pay our bills and count our in Saskatchewan—plenty of goph- assets—sometimes we even make era, but apparently they didn't good resolutions. qualify. I had' a mental picture The weather this year has gen-. of an Ontario groundhog, on whose erally been in the same rousing far-off antics the whole of our spirit, with snapping frost in the weather depended. What a king- mornings, But last week, for a sized beagle he must be, to have few clear nights, the full moon such influence! sailed cold and luminous over the By the time I actually came to silent town, stirring vague unusual Ontario, I had long outgrown such feelings in the late traveller, fantasies, but the sight of my first Such a perfect night—a moment groundhog- -provided an inward of time just created—and' at the flutter of laughter. It was a fat same time ageless as the moon. and brown animal, dolloping hastily stars. We must do something along, without grace or glamor, _ but with the indefinable appeal special to fix it in our memory the meaning of life itself is..there possessed by all small furry areal- -we mustn't let it escape us.. tires, Anything less like the super- We stand on tiptoe, striving to being of my childish thoughts tune in a little higher—a moment would be hard to imagine. more and we'll make it. The moon * * * and the quiet stars, the sleeping My choice for the most chuckle- earth, the sense of eternity just provoking TV commercial current- beyond our reach. It all means ly seen on the airwaves: The something—but what? hair tonic ad with its wiry hair B - r rrrr. An uncontrollable which "—wouldn't stay here and shiver seizes us. It means we it. wouldn't stay there." Those will freeze stiff if we linger here long-stemmed angry little hairs, and gaze at immensity/any longer. each with a stubborn screwed-up We hurry in to the light and wee face on top! And the plaint- warmth of home with a regretful eve, indignant voice that goes with backward glance at the still tin- it! • captured mystery of the frosty winter night. * * 4. as cold and stormy as January February weather may be just NOTICE or March, but the month itself has a different and wanner char- acter in my mental .calendar. Sandwiched between ' two long months whose very names are synonymous with cold and bluster, it is shorter than the others with the red heart of St. V'alentine's day at its centre. A month for sentiment arid light romance, and a very ,special month this year for anyone whose birthday happens to fall on the 29th. The groundhog, who. is supposed to come Pirtle on February 2 and cast .his prophetic eye aloft, also provides a lighter touch. Far from being encouraged if the day Is sunny enough to east his shad- ow, he takes fright and scuttles back to his burrow for another ••4416,64••••••....i, Clinton .and now collecUr .of ,eust, orns at Goderich, was .elected •VbeeirMent of -Ceederleh tublt meeting,/ were in Tilbury and Petroit, last •week for a preview of the new Hudson automobiles, Murphy School Board at the inaugural Mr. and Mrs, 4oseph Murphy Bros,, looal i'Ziidspn dealers,, ,4"ge- pect new models to arrive in aim, ton shortly, mother. spent the weekend with her par, last weekend town with - his eats, Mr, and Mrs. John M144100:1).. -Miss. ..Ruth Middleton, Kirittont Clifford Cooper, gespeler apt 4,Monsteri 24, Xnva, 4. Tantalum 110 5, Odd (Soot) . 25, foal Weekly . 6. Glow to .27..-Igan's (sy..) :No B, 7, I.Atnapreye 113,n's -mot, name ,Word nichname 29, Marsh ' ' 9; plant ovulos 00, NO 12, Mdiel100 tight ' 14. Habitual 31. Thus . ...,. . .drunkard $3. City 17.13iblical .city (Fe.) 20. 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"1 know what I'm talking about. No wise man or woman would be without the services of a trust company in matters concerning their estate-eit'S far too important, So, take my advice, write for the free booklet, "Blueprint For Your Family." It will tell you a lot you Should knew about estate administration." THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION Niels °Mee BRANCH OFtlte 372 he Si., tekin#41 14 Dunlap Sig 5431110 . 5,3 MS.E134 Canadian • and Ontario. Weekly NewspePers. Associations and. Western Ontario sceinetieS Press Aeeeelatien. STRONG WARNING HAS THE GO.AHEAD SIGNAL the total teenber of louses in the town, The following .officers, were named to bead the Nblie Scheel. Board at its inaugural #reseting: chairman, Dr, S. Evans; .score-. tury-treasurer, V, - Retito; .fin, awe chairman, W. H. Hellyar; Property .Chelrelate S. Kemp. J, Ford is able to be up again Sifter his illness, • N, W. Trewartha has intimated that thiseWill be his last year as Clerk of .Goderich licevPship••• 40 Years Ago Ci-ON.TON NEW EitA. January 27, 1.918 ' Lieut. A, J, Grigg has donned the King's uniform, and is new at- Ilteenadditinifarttoero' regular duties at 'Following are new recruits from Clinton for 161st • Battalion, wint- ering here: J. M, lefueford, T. Freeslins E, Snell. ' For many years one of the clas- ses in Willis Church consisted of five boys, earl O'Neil, Stewart Scott, Ed MacDonald, Board Hill, George MeT.aggart. Today every one of these boys is in khaki, Misses Kathleen and Helen Gunne, London, are visiting old friends in town. Reeve Ford is attending County Council this week in Goderieb. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD January 29, 1931 Miss Zett'a Bawden had the mis- fortune to slip on an' icy step the other day and fracture her wrist, Miss Harriett A. Hawkins was successful in passing her examina- tion for certificate as a registered nurse. Reeve 3. W. Beatty, Seaforth, was elected warden at the opening session; of Huron County Council. John C, Stirling who has been spending some time with his dau- ghter at Jackson, Mich., returned home' Saturday. A. L. Cartwright spent a day in Listowel this week. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD January 24, 1948 Huron County Council of 1946 put itself definitely on record as being in' favour of proceeding with: the erection of a new county court house, but "when" still poses a difficult question. Among personnel from this dist- riot scheduled to arrive at Halifax, N.S., on the troopship "Ile de France" tomorrow are Cpl, A. Benson Corless and Sgt. W. L. E. Fulfard. Harold S. Turner, formerly of If any One knows of dead trees and limbs on town property, which should be removed, please notify the town clerk as _soon as possible. Phone 130 JOHN LIVERMORE, Clerk, Town of Clinton 5-b ACROSS $;Reeltie two colors 8, Coarse cotton trousers 10, Hebrew month 11. Chest sound 12, Fellow 13. Aecentedr pyllables of feet (Pros.) O. Indefinite article 16. Pusan (abbr.) Note of the Beale 19. Cereal grains 22. Dinner 26. Sorrow 28, Insane 29, Mixes 82. --Negri, former film actress $5. Hawaiian bird 36. Operation (abbr.) 38. At home 39. Metallic element (poss.) 43. Revive 46. Spirit 47, Precious •stone 48. Practice of spying 50. Dispositions DOWN 1. Unexploded bombs 2. TWe-toeti sloth