Clinton News-Record, 1961-06-15, Page 2PageNews,Recard- :Thursdoy, Jana 15, 1961
Editorials.
it Can Be Done
THERE I$ NEED for a good deal
of change in the way •the leadership
of Clinton as a forward-movingcom-
munity is undertaken.
From our observance of the activ-
ity (or lack of it) which our public
men have shown in recent months, we
have become aware that the negative
attitude which now exists is discourag-
ing to many who would like to build,
to plan, to make Clinton a better place
to live.
.At the council meeting on Monday
night three good suggestions were made
and each was lightly brushed aside,
while other less important items took
up the time of the governing body.
The three suggestions were for an
anti -noise by-law to help control the
disturbance of Sunday quiet by people
using a power mower, or a garden
tractor; second, for forming a planning
board to consider how best to have
the town grow; third, for an interest
to be taken in a proposed 1V1aitland
River Conservation Authority,
Each of these items deserves the
examination, at least, by Clinton's coun-
cil, which would determine what action
is possible. None of them deserved the
off -hand treatment which they received.
Our governing body on the muni-
cipal level has a duty to the people they
represent and serve. If they do not meet
that duty head-on, then they are not
serving to the best of their ability.
We feel that the whole attitude of
official Clinton could be changed for
the better, if they would tackle prob-
lems like the army sergeant who said,
"The difficult we do right away; the
impossible takes a little longer."
To our council at the present time,
often the obviously simple things are
termed "impossible" and are forgotten'
about as soon as possible.
Why Sell The Farm?
COUNTY COUNCILLORS are
meeting in Goderich this week and are
considering a multitude of things which
affect every person who lives in Huron.
One of these is the Huron County
Home and Farm on Highway 4, just
south of Clinton. We understand that
consideration is again going to be given
to the idea of selling the farm.
Some years ago we wrote about
this matter, and we feel just as much
opposed to the idea now, as we did then.
In the first place, why sell it? If
it is worth anything to anyone, then it
is worth something to the people of
Huron who own the farm now. Our
county councillors should be very cau-
tious in their decisions regarding a sale
of this farm land, for it is the only
such land now in the hands of Huron
people as a group.
Does it seem possible that someone
wants the land and is putting pressure
on someone, or several persons to have
it put up for sale?
Claims have been made that the
farm land is losing money to the
county. How can this be measured?
Certainly the last two years is not a
fair period in which to consider the
worth of the farm operation. The farm
manager a n d superintendent spent
months in hospital. He has since been
given the added responsibility of steer-
ing the building's occupants through a
trying time while construction was on.
He could not be expected to give even
a normal amount of time to the farm
operation.
The way to see if this farm will
pay, is to put a man at the job who.
can make it a full-time job.
But the dollars and cents value of
the County Farm land is only a small
part of the whole.
We said several years ago, and we
would repeat: many of the residents at
the Home come from a farm, all of
them come from the rural county of
Huron. The therapeutic value of hav-
ing farm land and buildings around
them is of value very hard to measure.
Certainly it cannot be figured in dollars.
We believe that for many of the
people living at the Home, there could
be out -door projects undertaken which
would increase their joy in living, just
as much as the sewing and crafts clas-
ses which have been taken up recently
by the County Home Auxiliary.
Then in addition to these reasons,
here is another: Ontario is soon run-
ning out of sufficient space for experi-
mental farms, and agricultural schools.
Guelph is crowded; Ridgetown is crowd-
ed; another school in this area would
relieve both of them. Why not make
use of this land in experimental fashion,
with the view to adding an agricultural
school when the time comes?
Need for experiments on land in
this area is very valuable to farmers
of the county—for soil and climate con-
ditions here are much different than at
Guelph, Ridgetown, or Ottawa experi-
mental farms,
We believe that if Huron County
councillors in 1961 or any year, decide
to sell the County Home Farm, then
they are disposing of part of the birth-
right of the people of Huron,
What Others Say . .•.
Courtesy Pays
"Politeness Combined With Kindness"
MANY SUCCESSFUL businesses
have been built on the sound principle
of providing a reliable product or
worthwhile service at a fair price. It
Cannot be denied, however, that when
such a product or service is marketed
in a courteous manner a more pleasant
and rewarding experience for all will
result.
People, both young and old, in all
walks of life, react favourably to court-
eous treatment—and it costs no more
than a little time and effort plus
thoughtful consideration of others. How
many of us remember a businessman in
our parents' or grandparents' time who
invariably walked to the door and open-
ed it as his customers left? He found
the time to be courteous.
Courtesy is an important and valu-
able asset. It cannot be monopolized by
any one group, but it would appear at
times that it could be used to better
advantage in many of our personal and
business relationships. Like ripples
created when a pebble is thrown into a
pool, an act of courtesy will extend far
beyond the original gesture.
The summer season is now ap-
proaching and many visitors will be
travelling in our country. Would this
not be an excellent time to make a
conscious effort to be more courteous,
not only on our highways, but in our
stores and places of business? It takes
so little time and effort and the results
can be far-reaching. It can make for a
more pleasant world in which to live.
—Canada Trust Bulletin.
Clinton Dews -Record
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
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Sugar
and
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Mother's Day in this country
is announced with a blare of
trumpetie a roll of drums, and
a wild; jangling of each regist-
ers. .Commercially, it is areee-
ine up on Christmas, Emotion-
ally, it hap long since passed
the Twelfth of Ju1Y, Father's
Day, in comparison, is a sad
little echo of this sentimental
o gY.
Even the 'advertising reflects
the difference. Merchants and
manufacturers overcome their
customary delicacy as Mother's
Day approaches. They don't
suggest that .she might like a
little token. They bellow at us,
in no uncee Iain terms, our duty
towards Mom. "Get out, you
lazy, ungrateful, selfish bum,"
they holler, "and buy that sweet
little old mother of yours some-
thing worthwhile." Strong men
cringe under the assuit, and go
into debt for months, buying
presents for women who are
not even their mothers, but
their wives.
* * *
The days when Mom receiv-
ed a box of • chocolates or a
pair of nylons on Mother's Day
went out with the ten -cent hot
dog. Nowadays, men are warn-
ed, in black -and -white or full
colour, that sweet old Mom will
settle for anything from an
automatic dishwasher to the
Taj Mahal, suitably gift -wrap-
ped,
* *
What a difference in the ad-
vertising prior to Father's Day!
It is slightly embarrassed, dole-
ful, feeble. It consists of such
rousing slogans as, "Don't for-
get Dad on Father's Day." The
implication is that you probably
will, but that if you do, don't
worry too much about it. Oh,
the men's Clothing merchants
put a brave face an it and beat
the drum a bit, but even they
haven't the nerve to suggest
anything more extravagant for
dad than a sport shirt, or a
new hat.
The car dealer who will tout,
with a straight face, a "second
car for the family" just before
Mother's Day, suggests that
dad would be just crazy about
a new trice iron, or a jack. The
appliance dealer who will coolly
try to sell you a washer -dryer
combination as a gift for mom,
wall be pushing a $1.98 flash-
light for Father's Day.
* * *
is, there anything .signifiea>Zt,
in this contrast? Oh, yes,. in-
deedy. There is little doubt that
it reflects accurately the pres-
tige enjoyed, respectively, by
mother and father, in Canada
today. Moan is a goddess, to be
placated by appropriate gifts.
Dad is a dog, a harmless one,
to be thrown a bone.
This unnatural state of af-
fairs seems to be peculiar to
North America. In Europe,
Asia and Africa, woman is still
Playing a supporting role only,
Even in Moslem countries,
where a man may have up to
four wives, there is no doubt
about who is head of the house.
But in tete United States and
Camila, the natural order ,of
things is reversed.
* * *
Oh, you don't have to believe
me. Ask the statistics boys.
They'll tell you who controls
and spends. most of the money
on this continent.
Ask the manufacturers. They-
'll tell you which sex 'their ads
are slanted 'towards. They'll
tell you why everything that's
made nowadays, from cookies
to cars, has to carne in a fancy
package or a weird colour.
* * *
Why has this situation de-
veloped in North America. Can
we blame our women for it?
Are they more pushy than the
females of other continents? I
don't think so, In- fact, I think
they are the ones who were
pushed—into .a role ,they never
wanted, poor kids.
I think the whole thing is 'a
product of .pioneer days in this
continent. The North American
woman had to be a good deal
more sturdy, independent and
capable than her sister of other
land's, if she was to cope with
the trials and dangers besetting
the early settlers.
She had to work like an we
She had to improvise, to use
her head. She had to be nurse,
teacher and companion to her
children, because father was too
busy 'Clearing the back foaity to
speak to there during the day,
and too tired to de anything
but fell into bed at night,
* *
After a fete generations of
this, It was natural fer' the
children to look upon the mo-
ther as the fountainhead of
wisdom sympathy and bunion
warmth, During the same gen-,
mations, the father faded into
a .figure who appeared only at
meal -limes and whew Chief
ceawerrs'aitian iter became, '`We
ca'n't afford it,"
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The entire larobess was speed-
ed up by two World wase, While
OW' Mien Were Off in Etifte,
'fighting
Old rete
in a
society and which the male was
sttPrene, mit w'ornten ;had tm
take on raare and rn4a* .
lixility. Whole geslearalibrly
"What's Your Hobby?"
Letter to the Editor...
Nancy Is Tops
Clinton News -Record
Clinton, Ontario.
Dear Miss Dinnire
I am enclosing a picture from
the Saskatoon Star Phoenix a
few weeks ago. It is certainly
not .complimentary to either the
athletes or the photographer.
For a large city paper the work
could not be compared with
the type of .picture you have
been turning out, we certainly
enjoy them every week and I'm
sure you are very proud of
your work.
After seeing the interest the
family had in your accounts of
the Clinton track and field
meet, I decided to white and
ask if you might find the space
to print something of the Nu-
tana Collegiate Meet in which
Nancy took part, I felt many
of her old school frientle would
be interested.
Nancy had no difficulty in
winning the Nutana Junior
Girls Championship. She enter-
ed seven events in which• she
won five firsts', ane second, and
one third. She won one other
ribbon in her relay, which pl-
aced third.
Nancy's achievements were
outstanding for the day — as
the city sports reporters' put
it, "Nancy amassed the. most
individual 'points in the Nutana
Meet, with 29 'points.. Goad
Garvie the Junior Boys Champ-
ion was next int line witth. 20
paints."
The fallowing is a lost of the
Junior Girls events; 60 yds. -
1, Nancy Schoenhals; 2, Sandy
Austin; 3, Lynn Hie; time:
7.9 sec.; 100 yds. -1, Schoen-
hals, 2, Austin; time: 12.3 sec.;
High Jump -1, Schoenhals, 2,
Hosie, 3, Lorraine Flemming;
height, 4 ft. 3 in.; Broad Jump
—1, Schoenhals, 2, Austin, 3,
Janet Greenwood; distance, 15
ft. 3 in.; Shot Put -1, Janet
Wright, 2, Hosie, 3, Schoenhals;,
distance 30 ft. 2% in.; Discust-
1, Wright, 2, Schoenhals, 3,
Wendy Wedge, distance 88 ft,
10 in.; Javelin -4, Wright, 2,
Brenda McCracken, '3, Arlene
Ancell, distance 70 ft. 2 in.;
Hurdles -1, Schoenhals, 2, Jac-
kie Brooks; 3, Hosie, time: 14.5
sec.
The following week track and
field' enthusiasts again focused
their attention on Griffiths St-
adium for Saskatoon's eighth
annual miter -collegiate compete.
tient The cream of the crop
from the seven Collegiat'es corn-
bind efforts in boys and girls
divisions with the aim of tak-
ing home the Central Athlete
Directory Trophy. This is be-
Iieved, one of the largeest meets
in; Canada.
The 67 event program began
at 8.45 in the morning, contin-
ued all day toed ended with.
the evening events from 7-9.
Over 2,000 spectators watched
of children got the idea that
Mom was head of the family,
simply because Dad was not
there,
There wee no stopping the
snowball, Atter the first world
war, our women started smok-
ing, Aifter the second, they be-
gan gOing into bars. Thy have
infiltrated the golf course, the
curling rinks, the ''l useOf
Commons and the;'sttock market.'
They have learned to swear,
.....ors acrd make ' ', erkv-
wear Brous speech -
ea.
ea. And the end is nowhere in
sight.
* * *
I'm not Complaining. It was;
inevitable—an aooideitt of Yrist
ecy, All Th' doing is tryikiig !to;;
emplaxn to ;you Tellows why d� ;
spite the 'fact that your Wife.
got a new wrist waitdi do 1V1ti-t
ther's Day, you are going to
on Father's
wind up, bay, with
the usual $150 tie, for the
of whten the kids
tap yotthasefar $2.00 acrd keep the
the keen compettbion in the in-
teresting events.
In Nancy's first event of the
morning, the 60 yd. dash, she
placed first; clipping her prev-
ious time down, to 7.6 see. She
had ,the misfortune to pull a
muscle iri her leg after this
event and although under med-
ieal care (and suffering much
pain) she still entered f our
other events winning a second,
a third and two fourths. Her
school placed second in the
competition.
At the conclusion of the day's
events the catty athletic coaches
chose their team to represent
Saskatoon in the Saskatchewan
Provincial Meet in June and the
many other Meets held all dur-
ing the summer. Nancy is one
of the 36 students from the 7
city Callegiates who make up
the team, consisting of gees
and boys of both junior \and
senior ages.
At the moment she is under
doctor's care suffering a serious
blood clot from her leg injury
but she is hoping to be able
to tra;ke part in the Provincial
along with some 350 top ath-
letes from all over the province.
Nancy is active in all types
of sports and although. only a
junior she made a good showing
on the Nuttatnia Senior Girls
Basketball Land Volleyball teams
this patet winter. She has a
scholastic standing of which we
are very proud. Taking nine
subjects, she has been an A
student all year and her name
is again inscribed an Nutana's
Hanlaur Roll, something which
requires an over 80 percent
standing.
In closing I would like to say
how very much we enjoy the
home -town paper, it is a won-
derful way of keeping in touch
with the 'activities of old fr-
iends.
Yours truly,
(Mrs. Stewart)
Phyllis. Schoenh is
1318, 10th Street, East
Saskatoon, Sask.
In connection with the cur-
rent "Check Your Car—Check
Accidents" .carrnpaigrr, the On-
taria Safety League reports
some significant figures from
the US. The nattkerai mileage
death rate (per 100 million
miles 'driven) was 5.4 in 1959.
The averoge for states' requir-
ing motor vehicle inspection
periodically was 4.7. That for
states which have no compul-
sory inspection requirements
was 6.1.
From Our Early Files
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
June 16, 1921
Many from Clinton enjoyed
the moonlight trip on the
"Greyhound" steamers at Gad-
erich.
Lawn social at Londesbore
will feature Clinton band.
Clinton Public School ball
teann won from Summerhill at
that village's diamond, 13-3.
John B. Mustard, Brucefield,
offered coal at summer prices
of $16 delivered.
F. W. Andrews was advertis-
ing for 100 pickers for his 12
acres of strawberries. "Pickers
will get good pay and lots of
berries to eat."
W. T. O'Neil,'the Hub Groc-
er, offered 100 pounds of sugar
for $10.50.
Immigration was a problem,
and unemployment also was a
difficulty. Reason given was
that people had stopped buying
goods made dear by too high a
cost of production.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON' NEWS -RECORD
June 15, 1921
The partnership between Ball
and Atkinson has been dissolv-
ed and John Zapfe, Owen Sound
has taken Mr. Atkdnson's place.
The firm, will be known hence-
forth as Ball & Zapfe, furniture
and 'undertakers.
Bayfield will be the site for
the 12th of July celebration.
Clinton baseball team lost a
star player in the junior game
last Friday when P. Livermore
broke his arm while sliding in-
to home plate. The Exeter
catcher blocked him, and he
.avembalanced, falling on his
ann.
The lectures for the Clinton
Chautauqua program 'this sum-
mer include speakers from the
British parliament; a clergy-
man from Boston and a Lieut-
enant who recently crossed Rus-
sia, got out alive, and came
back to Canaria to tell about it,
He spent four months in a Mos-
cow prison.
John Shaw, one of Huron's
oddest ;teachers passed away
"like a shock of corn, fully ripe
and ready ,for the reaper". Mr.
Shaw was 84 years od. (His
son, 'the Matte Dr. John Shaw,
practiced in Clinton until anter
his 90th birthday).
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
June 11, 1936
The dramatic society of On-
tario Street Church presented
three pictures to a valued mem-
ber, Leslie Pearson, for the new
home he is establishing. Mrs.
Pearson was the former Anna
Helen Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jervis
have moved to their new home,
east of Hohnesville.
Sherriff C, G. Middleton has
been named to the Community
Welfare Council by the Ontario
Council of the Church of Eng-
land. He has also been appoint-
ed
ppointed by the Bishop of Huron to
the Council of Huron College.
County Council mill rate is
set for 5.5 mills this year.
The Misses Rankin of Mount
Pleasant, Mich., arrived in Bay-
field last week to spend tee
summer in their cottage, "Glen-
boig,"
Danlald Snell, Londesboro, has
sold his farm to his cousin, John
Snell, Goderich.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
June 14, 1951
Lorne J. Brown was installed
as president of Clinton Lions
Club sand' J, Ernest Hovey as
president, Bayfield Lions Club.
$285,000 addition to Clinton
District Collegiate Institute has
been endorsed by Clinton town
council.
Frank Fingland, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fixngland,
has received his Master of Arts
degree in political science.
Goderich Township purchased
two acres for erection of a
township garage in Halnesville.
The Mothers Study Group of
Wesley -Willis United Church
condemned the open millpond
at the entrance to Community
Park and asked that the place
be made safe for children art
play.
Agnes Myrtle Taylor, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet
Taylor, Staffa, became the
bride of John Arthur Taylor,
son of Mr. and •Misr. Harvey
Taylor, Brucefield.
Cliff Shobbrook and W. Tyn-
dall' have begun construction, of
a new egg grading station and
cold storage plant in Londes-
boro.
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