Clinton News-Record, 1957-03-07, Page 2THE CLINTON(`N W ERA
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THL:JRSDAY, MARCH 7, 1957
ONE INDUSTRY A QNT 3
THERE IS LITTLE reason to believe that
all municipalities in this `area are not behind
the work of the Mid -Western .Ontario Develop -
'merit Ascaociation,;as the people a four counties
Involved continue their eeforts to promote the
•district for industry.
If any farther encouragement were neces-
,.sary; ix is to' be 'found in the report of the Georg-
ian Bay Development Association, which it one
year older than MiddWO1?!A. In thatarea, in
the first 19 months the association was in oyer-
ration, 19 new industries moved into the .area,
Just ha many of these co lid be definitely
.attriterted to the work of the Association is, ,of
course, 'unk;nown, but it is hard to believe that
they :all would have been located there without
some work and prodding by the men of the As-
'socia'tien.
So far.clinton's share _cif the `Lost of MID-
WODA has been,less than $200. So far, no in
• dustries have resulted, But, .after all, the preen-
ization ie. not .an adult's version of Santa :Claus,
It won't drop Industries into our Claps.
'With continued support and considerable 'oink
at home to be ready foreany move of industry in
this direction, Mid-WODA can be expected to do
a good deal.
'WHEN r THERE'S A ,FIRE
THOSE RESIDENTS of 'Stanley Township
-who ' live close to Clinton are uneasy about their
situation in case of ' a fire.
'three men, armed with a. petition signed
by 33.taxpayers, approached the Township --Coup=
cil this. 'week, ;asking for better protection. They
-would like to see 'the. $100 retainer fee which
•Clinton requests; paid, and then they would, be
,entitled to help from ,the town brigade.
However, there is certainly a problem in-
volved, and • a good deal can 113e said for both
:sides. The Township has set forth their argu-
ments in a well -Written letter to this paper
published 'some weeks ago, ,
The councilfeels that they are being asked
too high a fee °from the Clinton Town Council.
:Stanley supports: three. ;fire .departments—two of
'which, (at,I3eyfield and Brucefield) are Town -
:ship brigades and require eaipital support. 'The
Other is at Henson, and a brigade from. Zurich
can -be called upon if needed in that area.
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As far as protection .goes, the Township feels
. that the; petitioners:hav'e it as good as and better
than a good Many other residents in Stanley.
'The.:reeve himielfe -and the clerk of the town-
ship, both live farther from any brigade, than
-the petitioners are' from B•ruoefield-,
The folk on Highway 4 feel entitled to.
protection from the closest brigade
The Township "looks at the trip the Clintln
brigade made to Goderich at the time of the
hotel fire last year, and asks ifthe county town
pays a retainieg:fee to Clinton. Of course they
don't; and this' adds strength to the .Stanley
argument. On the other hand, though, towns
can interchange trucks and equipment, because
they are both geared to use fire hydrants.
,From' the town's point of view, Clinton can
hardly afford to beep up equipment for a muni-
cipality which is not willing to share in the capital
cost and upkeep. It is definitely the responsibil-
ity of the township to see that their peiaple have
adequate coverage, and it would seem' that the
added taxation revenue -gained fram this new
block of homes would quite easily cover the re- .r*'
quired retainer fee. '
The other townships adjoining Clinton,
though they may not have the internal rural
brigades with which Ste�t jey • is 'bleeped, do sup-
port fire 'brigades iii the, nearby urban muni-
cipalities. They find the small retainer ,fee to
'Clinton thesimplest and cheapest way of giving
protection to residents nearest this town.
As things now stand, theytown brigade is
not in a position to anstiver a .fare cell to Stanley
Township. The council has indicated its wil
lingness to re -open negotiations with the town,
and it is to be hoped that some agreement can
Abe reached with regard to this problem.'
UNUSUAL (?) LOTTERY LAWS
THOUGH CANADIANS have come to more
.or less live with their lottery laws, as being
:something to put upwith even though rat fav -
,cured, they certainly seem. strange.
For instance: throughout an entire 12'month
;period the merchants, of this town carried out a
,,successful, :campaign to, publicize the business
.section through means of the Appreciation Day
program. Everyone; around here is familiar with
it, and•with the big •crowds which were brought
:into town every . Saturday afternoon for the
(draws, Certainly there isms • no secret mane of
.any part of the .arrangement,
This program was carried out in a number
'of other towns. Listowel and `Aurora were two
of them.
Aurora is continuing with the, idea, and is
now well into. the secohd year. -
I owever, in Listowel something !appened..
Just what, we are not absolutely sure—but the
THE -PRINCESS
AGAIN CLINTON council, has been ap-
proached with regard to the dangerous situation
on Princess Street just this side of the Colleg- o
late, where in a deep. hollow there are no side-
walks for people to walk upon.
Through the excellent weather -of the year,
the situation is not too bad, though even then,
a hazard for pedestrians is created. • But in
winter weather, with snow, rnud, ice and poor
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campaign was stopped by the provincial police—
or
oliceor by the RCMP, it does not matter too much
which. And so, with money tied up in pub-
licity, and in the plan itself, the merchants who
are taking part in the program. in_ Listowel are
left holding the bag. Whether ox not the
matter will 'be cleared up, and they will be al-
lowed to continue later, is not the point
The point -is that Listowel has been discrim--
inated .against. .Df it wereright for Clinton to
hold 'sudh a Campaign , . and if it is 'still
right for. Aurora to do so . . . then why is it
not just at right -for Listowel? And if it is •
wrong for-List6tvel, then %why were the other
campaigns not stopped?
It seems to be just another inconsistency
in Canada's lottery laws. We all seem to be
operating on the plan of: try just as much as
you _ can, and see what the law will do. If
you're stopped, well, too bad. If you're not,
then it's all right;
STREET GULLY
visibility, it is a ;particularly dangerous spot
Last summer weather conditions and the
continual shifting of' the 'streets budget into
much-needed drain repairs, made it impossible
to do the work here.
The citizens have been promised ' definite
action this year. It is to be hoped, for the
safety of the children, that. nothing comes up
in 1957 to stop work on this section of street.
CE SUSPENSION BRINGS RESULTS
(Walkerton Herald Times)
PUBLIC EDUCATION is of some help in
promoting safety on our streets and. highways
but the truly dangerous driver needs to be dealt
with severely, contends the Kitchener -Waterloo
'Record.
The other day Chief Jtistice Mc.Ftuer ponied
out that 5,187 persons were killed in Ontario
highway accidents bejween 1951 and .1955, In
view of this appa]lieg • toll he suggested that
dangerous' drivers should receive the same pub-
lic condemnation as common thieves our house-
breakers. He advised more drastic measures"
to redrtce the toll.
One of the most effective means is to take
away the privilege of driving from: those who
have .proved thereseleres a.reenaee to safety..
Speeding is a frequent cause of accidents;
sdriving under the influence of alcohol is -another.
A. motor car driver will sloW,up to save his
licence, where he will not slow up , to save his
life, A prominent highway authority in the Un-
ited States expressed that opinion recently. Such
a statement appears unreasonable at first, but
ix many cases the facts appear to bear him out.
The point system adopted in Manitoba and
more recently in Nova Scotia is a good fneans to
make the careless driver mend his ways. In
those provinces a /car driver receives a certain
number of demerits for each infraction of the
law, no matter how minor. When he has enough
demerits, his licence' is suspended, sometimes for
long periods. ,
Since the system was adopted in Manitoba,
the number of accidents In that province has
declined,
Some such method ofkeeping dangerous
drivers off the highways before they kill same -
one ,might Well be adopted in Ontario,
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,BEWARE OF V . TEIIANS' CALENDARS
:(Aurora Banner)
SOON tilt O1 oWD of gentry intent 'oil
nnaking An "easy buck" will hit the roads, look -
fag for suckers.
This year will be an exception if, included.
:among that group, there arenot individuaIls
posing as ee-Service men, offering se -trilled "Vets
trans' calendars.
racket Is one of the Most vicious of
the "easy , money" persjedts because' it relies on
pane sympathy. •
Oeneraily speaking, there is little need for
sympathy, Searching investigations hi the past
have proved- that fee? of these offering the tawd-
t oaleildars are entitled ter consideration because
of their service, Many are not—and this ,has
been disclosed beyond doubt—men who have seen.
any service at all, The so-called "veteranse" cal -
enders" are produced en. masse by firms which
sell them to racketeers, who in turn trade on
public gullibility and syanpathy. Generally
speaking, the'deleit ars themselves are of poor
quality, costing only a niinttte proportion. of the
quarters and half dollars which. sympathetic
Canadians pay to those Who peddle there.
The Canadian Legion, which this year has
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produced Sts owri •calendar', has ei 'many oew
elisions warted: the pt blie about thein, It Is a
Warning which sheuld be heeded.
40 YEARS ACIO
Clinton New Era
Thurs4ay, March 8, 191,1
Phetogranher Roy Ball has an
excellent group 'picture of the
Pastime Club on view this week,
lke l atteivbury spent a few
days at Toronto on business and
Wok, a run over to. ,see Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Fink at Hamilton,
W. 11;, Counter was galled back
to .Simco; last Thursday owing to
the death of his sister.
Miss. Jennie Holmes has return-
ed Froin .her visit to Southampton
and other pointe,
Clinton N'ew's -Record
Thula&', March 8, 1917
Wilfred Biggin, Hullett, has tak-
en a position as manager of D, A.
Forrester's farm, .
R, Walker is moving into his
awn house on Victoria Street.
Mrs. Morgan Agnew, who has been
occupying it, has moved into the
house recently vacated by R. Wal-
-ton.
Missse Mary Reid and Margaret
C: mpbel, Bayfield, were in town
o r Friday.,
WHolloway, Peterboro,
was . visiting in town en Friday.
25 YEARS A,f.1rO -
Clinton. News -Record
Thursday, March 3,0, 1932
Fairholme Dairy is importing
ice from. 19.ke Simcoe for use next
summer.
The Stratford Indians, the hock-
ey team in whieh Ross McEwan
and Ken Roberton, both Clintop
boys play, ,meet the Windsor Mic
Macs on Stratford ice this. even-
ing in semi-finals. "
The present staff of the Clinton
"Public HospitaLincludes:''Miss Me-
Kinney, Miss Estell Marquis, Miss
Bessie ayniouth, *les Marie
Grainger, Miss' Pearl Williams,
Miss Edam Elliott, J Grainger,
superintendent, Mrs, Edythe Ball,
housekeeper; Mrs. Ford, lean
dress;.. F moans,
W. J. Piumsteel, Jack Gibbings,
Rev, Dr. Dougan and H. Ratliff,
motored to Toronto on Monday.'
gr, and Mrs: Charles Cook,
Wiarton, were in town .over last
weekend,
10 YEARS AGQ
Clinton ' News -Record
T1.►urs4ay, ¥arc i 6, 190
To celebrate their 52nd wedding
anniverS,ary, Mr, and Mrs, Ezekiel
Phillips, Auburn, were entertained
at a fafltiily dinner at the home.
or their son, 'Robert Phillips 'and
Mrs, Phillips,
Under the auspices of Clinton
Lions ' Cluib the annual oratorical
contest, was held in Clinton Col-
legiate Institute Auditorium, Mon-
day ,afternoon. Miss Margaret
Celqu-houn who came second last
year, finished first this year, with 11
Fred Kirby second,
Clinton and citizens of the town
of Clinton were hosts in the Town
Hall, Thursday evening last, at. a
."Welcome Home" party to ex -ser-
vice
x-set-vice,personnel, A similar event
had been held more than a year
ago before all the boys and girls
were home, Each was presented
witha pair of 'beautiful ,book ends
in behalf of the town.
Clinton Lions Arena was the
scene of the,big carnival sponsor-
ed by Clinton. Lions Club and
Clinton 'Teen Town, The high-
light of the evening came •when
the Carnival Queen was chosen.
This proved , extremely hilarious
when the white clad Queen really
ghould have been a khig. The win-
ner was none other than Bill
Chowen.
The Gordon ConnmisiIon
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SS 4, *ODERICH
(By Mrs. AI. 'Merrill)
The SS- No. 4, Goderich Town-
ship .Farm Forum met this week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ir-
vine Tebbutt, with 12 members
present. The topic for discussion
was "What's Ahead?" which is, a
sequel tothe topic of• a month
ago, "The Gordon Commission,
What does it mean."
The forum members: think the
most important problems faced in
making t h e •changes predicted
would be finances, and obtaining
additional land in'canvenient loca-
tions. The pro'bi.ein will be met ev-
entually b yth.e larger land -owners
acquiring the smaller farms. One
must wait until the opportunity
comes and be ready 'to step into
anything that is offered.
A few games of "500" were
played and lunch was served,
FRIENDLY FEW
(By our Constance correspondent)
The Friendly Few Farm Forum
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Jewitt with a good atten-
dance: After discussion, progres-
sive euchre was played and the
prizes went to, high, Mrs, George
Leitch and Dennis Jewitt; low,
,Mrs, Earl Lawson. and Ronald
Jewitt. l Ir, and Mrs." Earl Law-
son invited the forum to their
home for next Monday night.
PARR LINE
The Parr Line Forum met at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. Stewart
Blackwell,, with 15 members pres-
ent. The topic for discussion was
for the second time, "The Gordon
Commission,"
The Gordon Commission fore-
, cast a progressive industrializa-
tionof agriculture, larger farms,
fewer farmers, greater mechaniza-
tion, and so on. This forum be-
lieves that in their own district
there will _ not be any drastic
change in .farming. The Ontario
farmer cannot get enough capital
to expand any more. "We have.no
crystal ball, and 'so therefore we
cannot predict what problems we
will be facing 25 years from now."
After the discussion progressive
euchre was played. The winners
were ladies, Mrs, Gordon Coleman.
and Mrs. Eldon Jarrott; gentle -
Men, Jack Soldan an;1 Howard Ad-
kins.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. Eldon
Jarrott, when the topic will be
„And Never The Twain Shall
Meet? Do Farmers, Workers Have
Cornnzon Interest?"
Inquest .Into Crash.
To Be field In
Exeter Tuesday
An inquest 'into' the death of
Alvin S. McBride, Exeter, foriMer
reeve of Stanley Township, Will be
held in Deter '#9owit Nall, on
Tuesday aifterhoon, M•arph 12, •et
two o'clock. Mr. McBride wag
fatally injured 4fi February 28, in
a motor crash north of .Faceter.
Coroner rir, 1, C. Goddard, Hen-
Sall, will preside and Crown At-
torney Olen Hayes, Goderich will
examine witnesses. Driver of the
second car was Glen Nixon, RR 4,
Sea'orth.
T-tappie? :people: Continuing the
falling trend of the previous two
years, the number of divorces in
Canada in 1955 was down to 5,796
froth 5,922 in 1954.
LIVE WIRES
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Television is the latest niedilim•
chosen to combat illiteracy in the
United States, There an estimat-
ed 8,5op,OpO adult illiterates will
be taught to read by a Method de-
vised -by a missionary to help.pees
,pie read the Bible.
Now the world's leading literacy
expert, Dr. Frank C, Laubach -sees:
his system teaching. people to read,
from age eight .to 80, in a few
weeks, in 283. languages and dial-
eots around the world.
The Laubach chart technique
with its pictures and Word ssyms
boll, first used in underdeveloped
countries,. is easily adapted' for use
in television, WiQ-TV in Mem-
phis; Tennessee; will be the first
station to carry this adult literacy
program. Receiving 'sets will be
set up in centres throughout the
area sponsored -and subsidized by -a •
community group which includes
Elvis Presley, whose contribution
to education. previously has;.i.eeii
questioned by his 'critics,
"Literacy" is the magic word of
our age according to Dr, Laubaeh.
Peoples everywhere believe it to
be the key that will unlock their
prisons of ignorance, poverty and
misery, He 'ecently asked the
aY
British and Foreign Bible Society
and other such 'organizations to
'step up the .circulation of the.
Scriptures frame; x,000,000 to
0,OIa0,000 annually to provide
reading: Material for his ' new
literates.
Liberia's National Literacy Cam,
paig'n. •calendar for 1957 carries 4
picture for January showing the -
country's President reading the
Bible. The caption runs: "•Fresh
dent.Tubman reads his Bible 'every
day„
Suggested readings for the week:
Sunday Nehemiah. 6; 144.
Monday Lamentations 3: 22.34
Tuesday Psalms 42: 141
Wednesday ,,Psalms 51,: 1-19
Thursday Genesis 2: 1.25
Friday Genesis 3: 1.-29;
:Saturday " Joshua 1; 1-18y
CLi�NTQN a 'AN tit JUDGE
IN SPELLINQ• !CON'I.'JI ST
H. -G, Manningg, Clinton, was one
of three judges for the finals in
the Stretford zone of the Ontario
Spelling Bee. Competing on Mon--‘
day night were 38 elementary
school students.
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Goderich
. The Live Wire Farm -Forum met
at the 'home, of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
vey Hunking, with 16 adulte and
three children present. The sub-
ject of the evening was "What's
Ahead?"
The forum (vas not favour of
larger frms,' but some felt they
wanted more mechanization. The
lack of finances was the greatest
drawback towards expansion:
The forum feels the government
should make money available for a
farmer to expand his operations.
This coddled" done by guaran-
teeing the banks money for loan-
ing purposes.
James McDougall conducted the
business period. It was decided to
invite Rev. and Mrs. J. T. White
to attend a meeting.
Cards were played and lunch
served. The next meeting is at
Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Hunting's
home. • •
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Real Estate and Business Broker
High Street Clinton
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