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Clinton News-Record, 1961-01-12, Page 2HARRY WILLIAMS 11112.6633 RR4-2 CLINTON _HEATING OILS-GASOLINE GREASES-MOTORDILS— WHITE ROSE NOW... AT WHITE SALE PRICES WHITES • STRIPES • PRINTS FASHION BORDERS • PASTELS Made right here in Canada DOMINION TEXTILE CO., ISO SktERBg00tCE ST, WEST, MONTREAL 40 Years Ago ouNTois NgW ERA. Thursday, ,11-aettary 13, TM, eere, Peter McMurray, Spent the weekend with her son, Mayor McMurray, Thomas IVIciteurray, Toronto, brother of the Mayor, was also a visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wend- ore Hanover, .granenarents. of Wendore Clinton, were found unconscious and in ser- ious condition from the effects of coal gas, which was seeping from the coal stove, Murray McEwan open a 'tailoring .and cleaning shop in the vacant store in the Wil- ken block later in the month, A substantial increase was made in the wolf bounty, $20 for the killing of any wolf over three months old and an add- itional $20 in the case of a grey timber wolf, R. Jenkins, Goderich Town- ship, started to plow on Janu- ary 4, the earliest known for some time, owing to the very mild and sunny weather. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 13, 1921 Engineer W. B, Hale, brother of C. B. Hale, Clinton, was making a tour of technical ob- servation in South America, to study the application of elec- trical meters of precision to commercial uses, Mr. Hale was for several years manager of the Mexican Telephone Comp- any, and technical officer of National Telegraphs of Mexico. C, H, Holland purchased the Fowler place on the Huron Road near Seaforth, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler having bought the Duncanson cottage on Fulton Street, Clinton. Mr. Holland re- tains his inspectorship and also will go into chicken farming. Misses Maude Howell and L. Hearn walked from Goderich to Holinesville to visit the for- mer's uncle and aunt, J. R. and Miss Holmes. The young ladies returned to Goderich by train. Mrs. (Dr.) Stanbury of Ex- eter, formerly of Bayfield, is spending the winter with her niece, Mrs. R. J. Gibbings, Cl- inton. Her grandson, Douglas Stansbury, Toronto, is in New York to fill a, year's engage- ment with the International Concert Bureau. One of my Grade II students is intensely interested in uni- dentified flying objects, and visitors from outer space. I think he expected me to scoff when he told me about it. On the contrary, I assured him there was nothing ridiculous about such stories, and men- tioned one such visitor I'd had myself. He spread the word, and next thing I knew, all the kids in the class were clamor- ing to hear the story. * * * There was no choice but to read it to them, just as I had put it down two years ago. Most of you will remember it, but I think it bears retelling, if only to prove that you can't tangle with the flue, eleventy- seven exam papers, and the January blues and turn out a scintillating column. So here it is. * * It was about 10 p.m. My wife was out to a meeting. The kids were off to sleep. I was looking at a picture in the pap- er, conclusive evidence that the human race is mammalian, of Miss Jayne Mansfield, model- ling a dress cut to prove that the young lady's bust is indeed bigger than her butt, or which- ever it's supposed to be. I must admit I was enjoying my- self, in a disgusting sort of way. * * * Suddenly I had a nasty feel- ing that someone was reading over my shoulder. I whirled around and there he was. Next thing I know, I was on top of the rriantel, quavering: "Hoor you?" It wasn't the fact that he was stark naked and four feet high that startled me. Nor that he was a peeuliat pea-green all over. Nor that he had only one eye, and that of deep pur- ple, set right at the end of his thole, square nose. * * What really shook me, and continued to alarm the through- out the ensuing exchange, was that he had something that mightily resembled a stalk 'of 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Tlmrsday, januery 9, 1936 Rev, r, Herman, son of Mee. T, Herman, Clinton, and rector of the Anglican churches, Ch- rist Church, Bolton, and St, Mary's, Tellemore, was .appoin- tee to assume the incumbency of Markham, The .hockey season was off to a flying start, Last year's fine team es entered in inter- mediate "B" and great things are expected. A Junior "B" team is 'also competing for the first time in some years, Man- ager Jack Nediger and Coach Doug Thorndike have a fine bunch of prospects, who de- feated Seeferth 4-3 in their first game. "Dint" Bantliff, Lever and Campbell scored the goals. Melvin Snider, Brucefield, was engaged as a school tea- cher in Turnberry, Hugh McKenzie of Moose Jaw, Seek, visited his nephew Arthur Chapman, and other friends. Ernie Bell, blacksmith at Porter's Hill, built a snow car which was reported to run well, 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, January 11, 1951 Principal G, H. Jefferson's December report indicated an enrollment of 360. A, F. Cud- more was re-elected chairman of the Public School Board, commencing his ninth year in that positioie 32nd year on either the Board of Education or the Public School Board. Huron County Council had a total of 31 members, including seven new ones. There were two more seats than in 1950, deputy reeveships in Wingham and Clinton, Mrs. Helen (Dixon) Finsk ac- cepted a position as bookkeep- er with Ball-Macaulay. Guests at the home of Miss Emma Levis were Mr. and Mrs. Allan G. Sylvester, Elva Leeds, R.N., and Allan B. Sylvester, all of Toronto, Requests were made by the Police Department for a town police car, since the Chief was using his own car at so much per mile, a typewriter for the police office, and several stop signs. (By W. B. T. SIVLILEY) celery growing out of his navel, and that every few minutes he'd snap off a Piece, sprinkle some salt on it, and, shoving it into his mouth, which was, of course located in his left armpit, crunch happily on it. • * * Then he spoke. At least, I'm not sure whether he spoke, He may have used some type of mental telepathy, or thought transference. At any rate, we carried on a conversation. * * * "Don't be alarmed," he soothed. "They told me to find an average Earthman, and you'- re about as average as they come." Crunch, crunch. "Well, thanks," I retorted, trying to get some sarcasm into my shaky tremolo. "Thanks very much, I'm sure." * * "They wondered," he went on rather indifferently, snap- ping off another piece, crunch, crunch, "if there was any point in taking over this third-rate planet, as planned, and trying to do something with the nat- ives. Far as I'm concerned, you're not worth the trouble we'd have with you. But I'm only the chairman of the in- vestigating committee," Crun- ch, crunch. * "Hey, wait a minute!" I pro- test, albeit faintly. "We're not so bad as all that. We may have our little faults, but after all, we're all human and . . . " But I stopped talking and shook he my boots when his purple eye turned red and angry-looking. * * "Human, eh?" he snorted. "Oh, you're a grand lot, you humans. You preach brotherly love, and every 20 or 30 years you murder each other by mil- lions. You boast of human kindness, but you hold your grain for the right price while millions of humans starve, Your best brains are totally engross• ed in making two things— More horrible weapons and more money. your churches are It finally happened. I knew at 'the time I shouldn't oil the hinges on the old front door, Ever sine& I was a child I have had a horror of beieg locked out of my own house. There has always been a spare key hidden under the sill of the front door, but for some reason I had taken it indoors to re- move damage the weather had caused to its smooth surface Before I started the job of oil- ign the hinges, I had rubbed ilt with cleanser, then oiled it and laid it unthinkingly on the din- ing room table. I was preening with pride as I tested the hinges. No squeek! I gave the door an extra little push and wham, it flew out of my hands and shut with an om- inous cliek. It was then I noted the sky looked es though it had been papered with battleship linol- eum and the breeze that win ished around the front entrance was as chilly as charity, Even the house dress I wore felt as though it had been made of tissue paper. I looked through the dining room window, possibly hopeful that the key would get the message and hop right out through the glass and into the key hole. Over a chair was a thick woolly sweater I had dis- carded as I warmed up to my lubricating task, So near, yet SO far away. Surely the back door would be open, hut even as I ran around the house I knew it would be securely bolted a- gainst marauders. I tried every ground floor window hopefully, not one gave even a little crack. I stood contemplating the pos- sibility of smashing a cellar window until I realized 'that in the winter, I fasten each frame securely with nails so that they w'on't rattle when a north wind blows. I remembered that firemen of- ten have magic ways of gain- ing an entry into a home with- out doing too much damage. So I hurried next door to ask for the use of my neighbour's phone. "Don't do that," my neigh- bour said when I explained why I was dashing through a snow- drift coatless, clad only in a summer frock. "The fire brig- ade will come screaming down the street with sirens wide open and you'll have the whole town at your door before you know it. Besides, it will cost you $15 for the call. You don't monuments to a lost cause, Your women are greedy shrews. You wallow in poisons—liquor, nicotine, coffee. Your heroes are adulterous actresses and thick-headed athletes . . ." I guess he was getting pretty worked up, because just then the top flew off his little point- ed head and smoke poured out. I must have fainted in terror because my wife came in and found me in, front of the fire- place in a deep swoon. When I tried to tell her about it, she went straight to the kitchen and checked the contents of the medical bottle of brander. There wasn't a drop out of it, so she said it must have been the venison pie and the cream cheese crust that I'd made for dinner. * * But I knew better. I stop- ped trying to convince her, but I did permit myself a mirthless chuckle when she wanted to know why I had let the kids drop celery all over the living room, get that kind of service free any more. No, let's put Patty through the milk cabinet, she'll open the door fore you," Patty was small for her three y'ea'rs and as I watched her mother bundle her up in her nylon snow suit I calcu- lated she might just make et if I gave her a shove. Then a. horrible thought entered My mind. What if Patty got stuck and I couldn't get her in or out! Clad in a borrowed coat I guided Patty down the hill that separates our two homes, tell- ing her in an assuring voice what an adventure it would be to go through the milk cabin- et, "Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, only more fun", I declared, The wee mite went through the small opening like a greas- ed seal. I could hear her pat- tering 'around the house. I called to her, "Patty dear, op-en the front door." No answer. I waited. Two little feet had come to rest somewhere with- in. I implored her again to go to the front door and twist the knob, SILENCE! Then I got a whiff of nail polish through the door of the milk cabinet. I called again, "For heaven's sake, Patty, open up the door." A small face, covered with garey red nail enamel appeared impishly at the milk cabinet, She pretended not to under- stand me when I explained wh- ere the front door was. "Cook- ie", she demanded. 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HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET GODERICH TELEPHONE 4A 4-7562 Clinton News-Record 'THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD ESL 1865 Amalgamated 1924 Est. 1881 0 1 * * PubIllthed every Thureday at the s.Heart of Huron County So Clinton, Ontario ..6. Population 3,000 0 ABC . A. L. COLQUHOUN, Publisher * so 0 0 0WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION BATBS: Payable In advance — Canada and Oreat Britain: $.00 a year United States and Foreign, $4.06; Single Copies Ten Cents Authetited as secend 61 a a t Mail, Post Office Deparfthent, ottova .As the deadline for a new hog selling method approaches, we find that every de- velopment within the problem of farm produce Marketing tends to confuse the issue more. Though the board elected by the hog producers of Ontario has conducted the selling of hogs (apparently within the law, for no fault has been discovered against them) the government, through an appointed group has asked fora change in selling method on the grounds that there MAY be room for sus- picion, Though the hog producers were originally financed, and nurtured under the parent-like guidance of the Federation of Agriculture, and though the Federation has plainly stated its policy of favouring producer marketing boards, the government has now asked the Federation to consider setting up a committee to sit in on discussions between the producer board and the Farm Products Marketing Board. Although there has been no request from any significant number of producers for a change in method of sale, the government- appointed group has decided that a change must be made. They are loth to suggest a method, for fear "you may shoot it down in flames," but they are quite happy from the seat of authority to order a new method of sale produced within a matter of days. Could it be that they would like to shoot the pro- posed method down in flames ? In the mail this week is a promotion piece urging the purchase of Canada's national magazine, Maclean's. We feel sure that all who receive it, will take the time to open the envelope and steam off the two cents in stamps which was enclosed. However, we are concerned that many folk may then file the balance of the com- munication in the waste-basket. Even those who plan to subscribe to the magazine may have missed a small item on the enclosure. This statement by Blair Fraser, concern- ing the magazine, is of interest now while the Royal Commission on Publications is vali- antly striving to investigate the situation with regard to fair practices for Canadian publica- tions. He says, "Maclean's is designed prim- arily for Canadian readers, meaning Cana- dians who like to read, who read for pleasure. It is directed at intelligent men and women in a relaxed mood, and its object is 'to en- lighten, amuse and inform—not to instruct, Even on the North Shore where the majority of us have TV, most of us cannot or do not use the leisure engendered by the 40-hour week. The TV screen cannot be looked at forever. And any parish visitor can testify that books and other reading mat- ter, most of the time, are absent from the home. So the vigorous, but not necessarily intel- lectually active, 40-hour-a-week employee goes out and lands himself another job. The other weekend a taxi-driver said that for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday A newspaper is the mirror of the com- munity it serves. It reflects the good and, at times, the bad. In short, it can only report the news; it cannot create news. Because this is true, some of the same names and faces appear repeatedly in its columns. They appear because these are the people who are the ones who lead and are the workers in the many organizations in the community. Often they are active in various organizations. Many refuse to run for public office; even a larger group refuses to accept committee appointments or •positions of leadership in the several organizations that make up life in The moon played tricks on NORAD radar system and the earth was 15 minutes away from being blown to pieces, That was the essence of a hush hush story released in mid-December after a month deliberation if it was to be released after all, And there were good reasons. 'The story was finally told to show that the heads of the men in command of releas- ing the alarm were critically cool. The man to make the decision had only 15 minutes to verify his doubts and he did it in an admirable manner. There is no doubt that receiving the original information that enemy rockets were attacking this continent, Washington and Ot- tawa could have reacted Only in one way. An immediate retaliation, While stressing the admirable approach What perpese can be had in having a committee of the Federation sit in on delibera- tion between the appointed group end the producers board? Is the Federation required as a mediating force? If so, which side of the debate are they expected to favour? We should think that the leaders of the senior farm organization of the country will have the wisdom not to be put in the position of being on the side of the Farm Products Marketing Board, as against the producers board, Would that not alienate the very farmer-producers who are the members of the Federation? And if they are expected to side with the producers board, does it not seem strange of the government to be asking for a stronger voice against their own ap- pointed board? In either case it would be an unhappy seat for the Federation, and probably the wiser thing would be to sit on the fence, in which case it would be a waste of time to attend the meetings. We are not in a position to understand all the whys and wherefores of the political aspects of this matter, However, for what it's worth we would present the views of a farmer in this area. He was a man picked at random, of whom we asked: "What do you think of the selling method?" He an- swered, "Well, it's better than it was before." And when asked what he thought of the pre- sent controversy, he said, "Well, they seem to be trying to keep the farmer down. They always have, and they're still doing it." persuade or indoctrinate. "Maclean's has no 'policy' in the propa- ganda sense, and no desire to have one. "What it does have is a group of staff writers and a circle of contributing journal- ists, photographers and artists who know how to tell the story of what is happening in and to Canada, and interpret to Canadians what's going on in the rest of the world. We don't think our country is either perfect or all- important, but we think there is such a thing as a Canadian character, a Canadian national awareness that needs to be fed. We do what we can to feed it." And that, in a nutshell, is what makes Maclean's a national magazine. If you do not already read Maclean's; if you subscribe only to magazines printed and published outside of Canada, then our suggestion is that you spend the necessary small amount of money to obtain this well-written, well-prepared Canadian publication, and read it faithfully. It will be a pleasure which grows with each issue. and Friday he was a truck driver, on the job 48 hours, and he had an employer so mean as to avoid overtime rates of pay. So for nine hours on Saturday and nine hours on Sunday he was working so that he and his wife could save enough dough to get back to the old country for an extended visit. There is nothing in this situation that is not commendable, except that the unions have convinced nearly everybody that the 40-hour work week is close to, if not beyond the physical capacity of the worker. That is just plain nuts! every community; and many more decline to even participate in the activities of these groups that make news. These are the people who are missing from a newspaper's news columns week after week. That isn't the ehoice the newspaper editor made, however. If it were possible an editor would like to have everyone's name in the paper frequently. Until new names and faces take part in the many facets of community life that make news, they will be conspicuous only by their absence, A newspaper has no choice—it can only report the news, it cannot create it, to the situation by one individual mind who for 15 minutes was responsible for human destiny, we can not help but wonder what would have happened if similar information would have been received by the Soviet high command. Would the head of their man have re- gained as cool as the one on this 'continent? Not matter what praise we can muster for the level headed approach to the rocket scare on this occasion, we now have proof of how easily a false alarm may go out. Have tve indeed come So far, that human- ity could be destroyed only because a Stray radar wave has struck the surface of the moon and bounced back, causing a shadow to sound the alarrn'? Wall this Shadow one day unleash the destructive forces stored up on both contin- ents 7 Pape 2w---Clinton Novo-Record Thurs., Jan, 12, 1961 Editorials . MORE CONFUSING THAN AMUSING NATIONAL AWARENESS What Others Say . HOW PRETTY THE MOON (The Lions Gate Times, B.C.) A MIRROR OF THE COMMUNITY (LucknoW Sentinel) AFTERMATH OF A ROCKET SCARE (The Elmira Signet)