Clinton News-Record, 1960-06-09, Page 2Edkorials
COME TO THE FAIR
EVERYONE is coming to the Fair.
Rural people will be able to make it this
year because if the weather holds out good till
Saturday, most of the seeding will be in, and
the hay isn't quite ready yet.
Town people will be able to come, because
the good weather coaxes people out of houges
like a magnet. The children will be there, be-
cause there are horses to see, baby calves to
stroke, rides to spend dimes on, and a pet show
to see.
lyeryone who can manage at all will come
to. Clinton Spring Show. There are added at-
tractions, two bands, a Dairy Princess Contest,
farm machinery on display; games of chance,
parades, baby lambs, prize stock, Western Show
horses, dainty ponies, the best in dairy and
beef cattle and a stage show at ,night.
Most of all people will come to the fair to
meet old friends and greet relatives from miles
around.
See you at the Fair on Saturday.
MAYBE NOT SO IMPORTANT
FARMERS may not seem to .be :very im-
portant in the economy, and we are continually
being advised that every year there are feWer
of them; every year the farm vote is worth
legs; production is too high; farmers should get
off the farm. All of theie things are old news
to the farm dweller. •
But for all of that, the farmer gets a good
deal of attention on the Canadian scene.
Recently the Financial Post warned manu-
facturers that their product had better be geod
if they intend to sell to farmers this year. The
Post said that the farm buying Mood is cautious;
car sales seemed slower, appliances Were slow
in rural areas. The late wet spring is given as
the reason:
In 'Other words, when the weather affects
the fanner, this affects many other people as
well.
Also, We note that the federal government
is going to Make an investigation of farm •equip-
ment prices. Is it possible that the lower priced
machinery being imported from overseas, also
has some effect sten sales of machines built
closer to hthrie, and have caused some concern
in higher place's? '
THE LEGION AS A StRVICE 103
WHAT DOES a veteran's organization do
when there are no more wars? Can it Make a
valid contribution to society or does it become
a twilight club where members sit in lengthen-
ing shadows, contemplate the lost days of youth
and, perhaps, add a few more white lies to their
tales of battle?
On May 29th at Windsor, the eighteenth
biennial convention of the 'Canadian Legion
came up with the answers. And from the pre-
sent day record of Canada's largest veterans'
organization, the big answer apparently is that
an organization, like a veteran, can rehabilitate
itself. It can adjust to peace and develop on its
own peacetime initiative. Legion branches in
Clinton and district are proof of this very thing.
Among the contributions which the 242,000-
member Legion is now making is the $3 million
it has invested in low-cost housing for elderly
Canadians. These units—some bungalows, some
apartments—are located in some 12 centres across
Canada and have been built by Legion branches
,or provincial commands. So far the local
branch has not tackled this.
The Legion's service bureau provides in-
dividual assistance to any veteran, dependent,
widow or orphan. It has contributed $60,000 in
the past three years to the development of track
and field athletes. A comprehensive physical
fitness program known as "Operation Star-
Shooter" has been recently introduced for boys
and girls from nine years old and up. .•
While keenly interested in the physical wel-
fare of youngsters, the Legion also stresses the
intellectual development. Each year it contri-
butes over $65,000 in scholarships and bursaries.
Concentrating on character-building activi-
ties, the Legion has some 8,000 Seouts and Cubs
under its sponsorship. The number of boys Play-
ing team sports under Legion guidance is esti-
mated at 100,000. Locally the Legion looks after
Guides and Cubs.
There has been a tremendous increase in
Legion community programs within recent years.
In centre after centre, the organization which
once was regarded as an old Soldiers' club has
become the hub of community activity, a place
where the old, the young and the in-between
find something of interest.
Instead of retreating into the twilight, the
veterans in the Canadian Legion have come out
into the sunlight of their communities. And in
so doing; they have made their organization big-
ger and more vital than ever.
Relax and Live
"THE DAY has gone," claims the Canadian
Highway Safety Council; "when the motorist
on vacation must scurry like a hounded hare
over the highway."
"Relax!" is the holiday highway slogan to-
day, and the Council has issued a plea to all
vacationing motorists to drive for pleasure, allot
plenty of time for a trip, stop often and, most
important, forget about jockeying for position
in traffic. "Motoring can be fun," the Council
claims, "but not if it's frantic."
Clinton News-Record. Thursday, June 9, 1960
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
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Heart of Huron County
Clinton* Ontario Population 3,000
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SUGAR and SPICE
(By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley)
This is the time of year when hundred's of thousands of young
people across the land have one foot in the air, ready to take a big
step. They are the graduateg. It's •a little sad for us older folks in
June, as the graduation pictures flower and the yearbooks sprout.
It means the old vulture with the scythe has put another notch in our
particular post.
But is is comforting to know that the reserves, fresh, strong and
well equipped, are being rushed up to support the tattered, weary,
front-line troops• in the battle of life, We need them.
Business and Professional
— Directory
A. M. HARPER and COMPANY
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH
TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 ' 1
HAIR DRESSING
CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY
Cold Waves, Cutting, Styling
74 Victoria Street
Clinton Phone HU 2-7065
C. D. Proctor, ,Prop.
BEAUTYLANO
BEAUTY and BARBER SHOP
Ph. HU 2-3420 72 Albert St.
Hair Cutting and Finger Waving
Permanents: $5.50 and up.
Edna 4, Norman Pepper,
ProprietOrs
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OPTOMETRY
J. E. LONGSTAFF
Goderich Street—Near, Clinic
Seaforth: Daily except Monday &
Wednesday-3 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday, g a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Thursday evening by appointment
only.
Ground Floor—Parking Fa011itle.e
PHONE 191 SEAFORNI
Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard-
ware—Mondays only-9 a.m. to
5.30 p.m.
Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton
0. ft CLANCY
OPtOmetrist — Optician
(liticcessor to ,the late A. L.
Cole, optometriat)
For appointment phone JA 4-7251
Goderich
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY N. BENTLEY
Public Accountant
GODERICH. Ontario
Telephone
JA 4-9521 Box 478
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Office and Residence
Ratterebury Street East
Phone'llU 2-9677
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United Church Gives
Approval Of Clergy
Moves in Presbytery
Approved at the closing Sessions
of the London Conference's annual
business session last week were
changes of clergy 'in 54 south-
western Ontario United Churches.
Included were the move of the
Rev. Dr. Donald A. McKenzie
from Brticefield to Echo Bay; that
of the Rev. Dr. James A, Semple
from Egrnendville to Thessalon,
both of these are in Algoma Pres-
bytery. '
New ministers in Huron Presby-
tery are the Rev. W. C, Smith,
Bayfield; the Rev. J. Harold An-
derson, Belgrave; the Rev. W. R.
Welsh, Bluevale; the Rev. A. Har-
old Johnston, Brucefield-Kippen;
the Rev. T. D. Richards, Dungan-
non, and the Rev, John N. Vardy,
Egrnendville.
The Rev, William J. 1Vfainea,
formerly of Brucefield, and lately
of Embre, will go to Granton, in
Perth Presbytery. The appoint-
ment of the Rev. Sidney Davison,
also formerly of Brucefield, was
approved to the Leamington Uni-
ted Church.
CLINTQN NEW ERA
• , 'Thursday, June 10, 1920,
Frank W, Andrews has. most of
the strawberry crop. from his eight
acres sold by contract and expects
a ear load '.of boxes this week,
Council asked the PUC to give
an estimate of the cost of extern
ding Isaac Street water main for
fire protection. to the flax' mill,
dames • Miller, -William Grant, A.
Merrish, Tames Stevenson, J,
W. Nediger and Dr. Axon took in
the Merner trophy doubles at Sea-
forth,
Mrs, Gordon Cuninghame and
John left Monday for Norfolk,
Virginia, where they will visit for
a month or so, Mr. amingbarne
went as far as Buffalo with them,
George. Proctor, Goderich .Town-
ship, has erected a new silo and
will also prit up a new barn.
Oliver Jervis and family were
in Stratfbrd on Sunday attending
the conference there.
W. -Harvey, Stanley, bought a
Grey Dort auto.
Thomas • Fraser and Goldie
Graham were witnesses in a court
ease heard • Goderich.
40 YEARS AGO
CLINTON'. NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 10, 1920
The Palace Block has again
changed hands. Wood and Tyner
have bought it and will carry on
a decorating business.
J. A. Sutter has taken W. E.
Perdue into partnership with him
in the hardware and plumbing
business. The firm will hence-
forth be known as Sutter & Per-
due.
The post ;office and public lib-
rary have fallen in with the week-
ly half-holiday idea, both :being
Closed on, Wednesday of this week
for the first' time.
The 1920 revival of the greatest
film ever prOduced, D. W. brit-
fiths "The Birth of a Nation" will
be shown in Clinton Town Hall,
under the auspices of the Girls'
Attidliery. • See 18,000 people,
3,000 ',Mimes: This is the same
ProdrictiOn that played in all the
large cities of 'Canada. Seats on
sale at Fair's Book Store. •
Thze members Of the UFO are
very lyagy getting ready for the
picnic,to be held in Fred Tyndall'g
grove.
Mr; ankflgirs, S. S. Monet of
the Rattenbury House, left for
Ireland via Buffalo 'and New York,
and' will spend Sonde • time with
Mr. dsoper'S aged 'Mother. It is
30 years since he left the. Old
Land. His daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. mid Mrs. 1.iadd will Man:-:
age the Rattenbury House during
his absence.
Finishing public school, and
just busting to get into high
school and be real teen-agers, is
the Grade 8 gang. No nostalgia
for them. They liked public
school, but that's kid stuff now,
and the sooner they're out, the
happier they'll be.
For the boys, it means they
will no longer be treated as
children, which is the bane of
their existence. Now they'll be
students. It means they can start
sneaking into the poolroom, shav-
ing, giving their parents a little
more lip, and getting their hair
cut the way they want it. It al-
so means pimples, paying girls'
way to the show, and the first,
and worst, experience with love.
But they don't know that, so
they're as happy as turnips.
*
It's ever), more exciting for the
girls leaving public school, For
some reason, girls in Grade 8 are
a foot taller than boys in Grade
8. This makes love affairs, in
which girls are interested even in
Grade 8 rather awkward. Mov-
ing on means they'll be mixing
with real BOYS, their own size,
who treat them as members of
the opposite sex, and not with
Sainted demons who wrestle
them, push' their, trip them,
punch them •end :neck theta.
High school graduates are not
so ecstatic about leaving. In fact
they're almost reluctant, in many
cases. They'd never admit it to
their parentS, but 'they've had a
hall for the last four or five
years,, Now the cord rmist ea,
Friends must be left. The fa-
miliar and Comforting dependence
on parents and teachers is at an
end., Life looms ahead, large aria
faceless, Within them lurkS a
deliciotis .fear, Mingled with the
excitement of knowing They are
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, June 6, 1935
Mrs, A, Gosleigh, Toronto, spent
the weekend with Mr, and Mrs.
A. F. Cudmore.
Mrs, Harry Tanner, Thorpe
Bay, Essex, England,' is spending
a month with her sister, Mrs. C,
V. Cooke,
See the new trilight lamps at
Ball & Zapfe, A revolution in
lighting equipment.
Mr. Radford, who has been run-
ning the Supertest garage for over
a year,js giving it tip, remaining
only untli \his successor can take
over.
Col, Combe, F. Fingla,nd and N.
W. Miller appeared before coun-
cil to ask for backing for the
161st Reunion Committee to the
extent of $250 in connection with
the coming celebration in' August.
Council agreed to bear 5,0 percent
of any deficit incurred, up to the
sum of $250, provided that all
money-making sports which can
be insured' against loss be so in-
sured.
Clinton is especially interested
in two persons who received
knighthoods in the last Honours
List. Sir John McLennan spent
part: of his school days in Clinton
and •still keeps up his friendship
with W. D. Fair, Clinton. Sir
Ernest McMillan was born in Au-
burn and as a lad conducted an
organ recital in St Paul's. Church,
Clinton, about 25 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD'
Thursday, June 8, 1950
John A. Anstett purchased the
jewellery business carried on for
the past three years by A. M.
Jackson and previously by R. H.
Johnston. Mr. Anstett was born
in Walkerton: and has had many
years experience in all branches
in Woodstock, Dund'aS and other
centres.
George Scribbins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. Gordon Scribbins,
completed his course in pharmacy
and graduates today. He has ac-
cepted a position in London.
Miss Marie Glidden returned to
her duties as nurse-fin-training at
St. Joseph's Hospital, London, af-
ter spending a vacation , at her
home.
George Addison, Iroquois Falls,
is spending this month with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W.
Trewartha.
Recent visitors with Mr. L. . W.
McKinnon were Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hall, Pasadena, Californ-
ia; who renewed acqnaintances of
36 years ago: Mrs. Hail is a siS-
t „a;', of the late :Pr. Bob Agnew,
and her father was the editor of
the Wingham Advance.
Eerier Potter's ,farm home was
threatened by fire when curtains
blazed up from contact with an
electrical cord during a severe
thunderstorm.
almost men or women, and will
have the freedom and responsi-
bility this. entails.
For many of those leaving high
school, graduation is surrounded
by a special, rosy aura, 'because
they are in love. It may not be
deep and lasting, the stuff that
will carry them through 50 years
of domesticity, but it's just as
(continued on page five)
Letter to the Editor
On parking
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record,-
Since many prominent citizens
(including "a pedestrian.") have
managed to become embroiled in
the current controversy over
municipal parking, we feel that
we ,should no longer remain aloof:
There are several rather Ob-
vious, and we must admit expen-
sive, 'solutions to the parking pro-
blem,. aside from this attempt to
become "citified" with the instal-
lation of parking meters.. One of
the obvious ones' is to deal directly
with What appears to be number
one on the obstacle course which
was once the main street of cline
ton. We refer, of course, to the
commercial vehicles of various
wholesale concerns which double
park outside of the establishment
to which they are delivering. We
are aware Of only one business
block where this could be deem-
ed at all necessary. This is the
west side of Albert Street from
Huron to Rattenbury Streets, ; and
as a matter of fact only the south
half of that. We are .also inclin-
ed to wonder if something could
not be done to the "alley" be-
hind these stores to make double
parking by delivery vehicles un-
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Phone Bayfleid 53 r 2
Ontario Automobile Association
Car - Fire - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy
"Hal" Hartley
Annuities — All Types of Life
Term Insurance
Canada. Life Assurance Co.
Phone HU 2-6693
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Insure The Co-Op Way
AUTO: ACCIDENT : FIRE
WIND : LIABILITY : LIFE
P. A. ROY
HU 2-9357 Rattenbury St. W.
CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION
K. W. COLQUHOUN
INSURANCE and REAL ESTATt
Representative:
Sun Life. Ass:mance Co. of Canade
Phones:
Office HU 2-9747; Res. HU 2-795t
Salesman: Vic Kennedy
Phone Blyth 78
THE MCKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
°Metre: President, John L. Ma-
lone, Seaforth; vice-president, John
IL McEwing, Blyth; secretary-
treastirer, W. E. Southgate, Sea-
forth.
Directors: John H. McEwing;
Robert Archibald; Chris Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre-
wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexand-
er, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth;
Harvey Fuller, Goderich; J. E.
Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Broad-
foot, Seaforth
Agents: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Load-
esboro; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Seaforth;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; James
Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires,
Clinton.
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REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broke:
High Street — Clinton
Phone HU 2-6692
VARNA
Mrs. Mabel Barker, Thistletown,
Ontario, visited friends here last week,
Rev, T, 3, Pitt and Robert. Tay,
for attended the sessions of the
United Church Conference in Lon-don last week.
A number of local orangerrien
attended the South Huron County
LOL meeting in Woodbarn last
Friday evening, when piano were
completed to participate in the
12th of July celebration in Brus-
sels and to go by bus to Toronto
on July 9, to take part in the
monster celebration there, Also
a number attended the County
Church service on Sunday morn-
ing last Main Street United
Church, in Exeter.
necessary and illogical,
Surprising as it may seem
to the "powers that be" the key
to the solution of the traffic pro-
blem has already been suggested
by the editor of the News-Record.
Ample and advertised off-the-
street parking for automobiles is
the obvious answer. An asphalt-
surfaced Parking lot, equally ac-
cessible, it the logical answer as
we see it. What do you say?
D.C.
June 1, 1960,
Toronto, Ontario.
.From Our Early Files
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