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Clinton News-Record, 1961-04-27, Page 4Noe 4. Clinton News-Recerci--Thurs., April 27( 1961 Editorials , Sense of Urgency There is need for speed with re- gard to making plans. for a vocational school to serve the county, and it ap- pears that the board members of Clin- ton District Collegiate Institute are pre- pared to do their best in this regard, Faced with the thought that pos- sibly Clinton may be the agreed upon location for the proposed school, board members have already made a trip to London to view a vocational school in operation, so that they will have more knowledge on which the base their de- liberations; Representative of the provincial Department of Education, last week noted the need for action as early as possible, owing to the expected great demand for such accommodation. - Already two school boards in On- tario have signified their intention to go along with the plan for federal- provincial aid in construction, and are advertising for trained teachers to help plan the building of the new schools. Huron County need not take a back sent to any other area in the province when it comes to making plans for the education of their young. We are in- trigued to note that it was a farm group in the county which so far has spearheaded the move towards obtain- ing this increased secondary school ac- cormnodation, In the past it has been a matter of urban centres taking the initiative, with the rural neighbours happy to as- sist and become a part of the over-all project. This co-operation between town and country is satisfying to see. Though the location of the propos- ed school has not yet been decided, and enemy hours of planning will be needed before it becomes a reality, yet, we hope that the boards of the county will be able to reach agreement, and proceed to obtain the financial assistance which is so necessary in any project of this sort. :No Remembrance Day Holiday (Uxbridge Ontario's department of education is being urged by teachers and parents either to devise a more suitable way to observe Remembrance Day or drop the holiday entirely. The rural town- ship school area of the Ontario educa- tional association has passed a resolu- tion urging that the November 11 hol- iday be dropped and the two minute silence observed instead. And a similar resolution was approved by last week's convention of the Ontario Federation of Home and School associations. The Uxbridge Home and School had passed such motion at their meeting last month. As the Oshawa Times stated rec- ently, the present "observance" of Re- membrance Day by school children is wholly unsatisfactory. The day has be- come no more than a brief respite from classrooms. It would be sadder if there was no form of observance at all, however. Next to the great religious festi- vals, Remembrance Day should be con- Times-Journal) sidered one of the most solemn occas- ions of the year. It is a day not only dedicated to the remembrance of those who gave their lives to uphold our freedoms but also to rededicate our- selves to the principles for which they Fought so gallantly. If children just beginning school grow up with no un- derstanding of these things then they will have much less understanding of their heritage, the price of freedom, and the responsibility of citizenship, What seems to be needed is not so much a holiday but a focussing of attention on the reasons why November 11th is a special day. This need can be best looked after by the school with special periods devoted to discussion which will lead to greater understand- ing of Remembrance Day. It is under- stood many schools do include such dis- cussion periods at present, but along with an ever-increasing number of Canadians we believe that Remem- brance Day as a school holiday, should be discontinued. Not bread alone . 10.3.NAM SO NEW FRANCS 5000 Z4 e 7.2.8 R RONI 0 it m 100 DM 16- ' Pesei45 , 800 GROW 20 SWISS FRANCS FOR CARRYING THOSE DOLLARS There's no safer method of car- rying those dollars you will be converting "over there" than by Travellers Cheques sold by the 13 of M. Unless, of course, you are planning a lengthy stay and need a large sum of money. In that case, a B of M Travellers Letter of Credit is your best. bet. Either way, your money will be completelysa fe from loss or theft. West End ( Mee, London, '9 PVaterloo Place, S. W.) C41 s. 014% WILMA D. 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Your contribution will bring the glow of happiness to your hearts Amalgamated 1924 e s ec THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Est. 1881 Sot: Things are tough all over. Unemployment is ere a t'ing nightmares in Canada. The Laos situation is confused. The blacks are rising in Angola. And there's hell to pay in Cuba. And do you know something? I don't give a diddle. Normally, these circumstanc- es would be of the utmost con- cern to me. But at the mom- ent, I couldn't care less. Let them all go to it, I'm too busy getting ready for Opening Day. To the non-fisherman, this may seem puerile and irre- sponsible. But Drake had his game of bowls before going out to clobber the Armada. And I'm going to enjoy one more Opening Day, even if I emerge from the bush at the end of it to find that Canada has declared war on Castro. What is Opening Day? What does it signify? Well, on the surface, it is merely a day on which about a hundred thous- and Canadians pour into the wilds at daybreak, seeking the lives of a few thousand trout. In the process, they alienate their wives, catch more colds than trout, and straggle home exhausted but happy. * However, there's a great deal more to it than that, un- derneath. It's a response to an atavistic impulse as compelling as that which makes a wolf howl at the moon. Duriing the winter, this urge slumbers under the tranquiliz- ers of overheated homes, tele- vision, and big meals. The trout fisherman looks and acts like any honest citizen. He is no more fiery than the trout itself, buried in mud at the bottom of a stream, sleeping the winter away, But when the raw winds of April blow, and the ice breaks up, look out, The rainbow swarms up the streams to sp- awn. The lovely speckled darts, The voracious brawn prowls. And within the fisherman, something savage and primitive stirs and calls. By Opening Day, it has swelled eto a lust that will be appeased by noth- ing but the blood of a six- inch trout. Opening Day has, for the trout fisherman, the signifi- cance, the symbolism, the grace and passion that the bullfight holds for the aficionado. , Here, there's no use going on like this. I'll try to recon- gmenammomminmummenamiumminsannotatemannenomoulame ewe ee ere ROUND STEAK SIRLOIN STEAK c ilb. RUMP ROAST ST. Cottage Roll 53c lb. Bacon Squares 27c lb. The night before Opening Day, for the fisherman, is like the • night before her first big dance, for a maiden. The air is electric with excitement. And while you're getting your gear together some of the chaps drop in, just to see if you're all set. And no, they can't stay a minute, because we have to get up at four, so we'll be right at the pool at first light —well, maybe a short one, and make it light. And first thing you know it's 3 am. and you haven't started looking for your waders. Three hours later, you tot- ter out of the house, feeling as though you'd been clubbed, But the cold air hits you and your savage, primitive instinct begins to surge again. And you sneer down the street at the darkened houses of all the 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ur..A. Thursday, April 28, 1021 Bert Langford purchased the lower story of the old Com- mercial Hotel from the wreck- ing company and will place a roof on it and turn it into a garage. Mrs, Phalen, Myth, visited at the home of her father, John Cierbert, Miss Marlon .Gibbiegs took part in a music recital in Lon- don last Friday evening. Miss Maud Torrance return- ed home after hearing the Mendelseohn Choir at Toronto. Last Thursday was the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the greet ocean liner, Titanic, Which went down in miclaceaa on April 14, 1912, after col- lision with an iceberg, Several Canadian were among the pas- sengers, James Jackson, of the 2nd of Stanley, has purchased the School of Commerce building -from Wesley Walker, Goderich, The School will still occupy the building, struct the ritual of Opening Day for you, and perhaps you will see for yourself. * First of all, it must be ap- proached with the proper feel- ing. You don't just pull on some old 'clothes and barge into the 'bush with a fishing pole. Noth- ing of the sort. No more than you'd think of rushing up to the first attractive woman. you saw and embracing her rudely. What you do is start driv- ing into the country about three weeks before Opening Day. Every time you see run- ning water you stop. You drag your wife out of the car and eagerly exhort her to "just look at the water!" All she can see, poor soul, is a muddy little stream. But you know perfectly well that that hole below the bridge is boiling with speckled. And you will bet any amount that there is at least one huge rainbow, or maybe a pair, lurking be- hind that big log which you are sure would be there if only the water were clear. That's the way you work up to it, gradually. You just go out into the country arid spot all 'the places where the trout are as thick as flies. This saves a lot of time on Opening Day. And of course, you keep it to yourself. You don't want a whole crowd of those fellows from the city jammed around you while you're catching your limit. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECOUP Thursday, April Re, 1936 John Grant, who has. been stone cutter with Ball and Zaphe fo: the past four years, has -bought out that depart- ment of the business raid will conduct it himself. Edward Rorke, younger son of Mr, and Mrs. H, E. Rorke, Clinton, was elected senior stu- dent of Huron College at elec- tions held by the student body. Dr, Robertson, and Alfred Seadding were rescued front Moose River Mine, Nova Sco- tia, after an 11-day ordeal. A' dime-fund was started for the gallant rescuers by the News- Record. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Tay- lor have purchased M. J. Sch- oenhals residence on Queen Street, and will get possession. May 1. The Public School Board ad- vertised for a secretary and school attendance officer to fill the position made vacant by the death of G. A. Mac- Lerman. George Spotton, Conservative member for Huron North from 1928 until the general election of last year, passed away in Wingharn General Hospital, 10 Nears Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, April 26, 1951 Clinton Community Athletic Field Board decided on con- struction of a wading pool in the children's section of Clin- ton Community Park. Award of a contract for the drilling of a new well and in- stallation of a pump was an- nounced' by Clinton Public Util- ities Commission. Residential buildings started or planned include: Lloyd Bat kin, two duplexes, Princess St., E.; Ray Rumball, Whitehead St.; Elliott Bautliff, dwelling, Whitehead St,; Lester E. Martin, dwelling, Huron St. Twenty-five of the 50 war- time houses, erected in Clin- ton three years ago, 'have, been sold. Local curlers, a group organ- ized only this year, won the Goderich Elevator and Transit Trophy at the Goderich Bons- peil. Hugh R. Hawkins skipped the rink, other members were Rev. D. J. Lane, Lorne J. Br- own. and Dr. Harry A. Mc- Intyre. little, soft people who are still in bed. And you race for the stream, blood' pounding, through the raw, dark morning. With the heater on high. And you slip up that hack road and park a quarter mile from the pool so nobody will follow you and spoil that first glorious cast. * And you stumble through the bush, careless in your hurry to be the first, and alone. And in the dark, you tear your pants and go in over the tops of your waders. But the wild ex- ultation drives you on, indif- ferent to discomfort. And you feel your way along the little path, past the big stump, until you know the pool is just ahead. And you stop there and breath deep in the darkness, and you feel good, and alive. And carefully, by touch, you put bait on. Then, the black turns to gray, you advance cautiously to the pool's edge, and prepare for your first cast of the season, feeling like a king. And swiftly pomes the first light now, to reveal, standing shoulder to shoulder, nineteen trout fishermen ringing the pool. a Classified Ads Bring Quick Results INSURANCE H. E. HARTLEY All Types of. Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. 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After the polls closed, he remember- ed, that he had forgotten to cast his own vote. The young people of St. Paul's Church organized a tennis club, President is Geo- rge Middleton; vice-president Miss Winnie Draper; secretary- treasurer, Frank Seruton, Pallbearers at the funeral of tomer Mayor Thomas Cottle were W. Jenkins, C. J. Wallis, B, Chant, J, H, Wise, 3, G. Medd and Major Me-Taggart. Thomas Mason has renovated and improved his Store at Stun- merhill. The PUC decided not to raise water rates but instead of giving a discount if paid in 10 days, there will be 10 percent added to the amount if not paid in 10 days. Thomas Leppington has had his house painted, which great- ly improves' its appearance. PETER'S Modern MEAT Market HU 2.9731 "The Home of Quality Meats" UGAR and SPICE 11111111RMI By Bill Smiley. From .Our Early Files CALL YOUR INSURANCE AGENT BEFORE YOU BUY A CAR 11-t's right—your insurance agent you will need insurance coverage for your car,new or used. 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