Clinton News-Record, 1961-08-17, Page 2My First Visit
To Canada
(By Miss G. Reynekle,
Paignton„ 8, Devon, Onoland)
Miss Reynolds is returning to England this week
after a visit with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Frame here in Clinton. She has kindly and with
great good humour, set down some of her impres-
sions of, her visit in Canada, which we are happy
to present to readers of the News-Record.
Leaving England for the
first time to cross the At-
lantic in the luxury liner
"Empress of Canada" was
just the beginning of a great
experience. I have long been
of the opinion that when age
creeps on, And the first bloom
of youth has passed, it is not
possessions that count, it is
people. Therefore this; ac-
count will be personal.
Everything in Canada seems
to be BIG. My destination
was Clinton, and in particular
(where I got a BIG recep-
tion) was Townsend Street
East.
If you want to meet friend-
ly people just come here. You
have literally got "The Free-
dom of the Street". Every
house is open to you and
there is always the Eniglish-
maWs "cuppa" ready and you
then enter into real Canadian
hospitality.
The food here is also a BIG
item. I travelled from Toronto
to London during which time
I went into the restaurant
car and ordered a cup of tea
and sandwich. Now, if you
order a sandwich in England,
it can' be eaten in about three
bites. Not so in Canada, The
one I got was at least four
inches tall, consisted of four
rounds of bread and was serv-
ed on a dinner Plate. It took
about half an hour to get
through even part of it.
I was asked if I liked head-
cheese, but not having heard
of it' efore, I made inquiries
to find out it was pig's head.
I failed to see how cheese
came into a pig, My friend
said, "You have corned beef
in England. How do the corns
get into it?" I retired beaten.
I visited Niagara, where I
stayed with a family who
must have gone to consider-
able trouble (or pleasure) to
make sure I had a grand
time. Every minute of the
time was planned. Never will
I forget this visit or the BIG-
hearted people I met there.
Another interesting visit
was to a supper at Porter's
Hill United Church, It was. "Z'
From Our Early Files
more like a BIG dinner, It
was rather fun after the meal
Ito watch the fdlks coming
out. Most of the men were
letting their belts out a couple
of inches,
I went to a few farms
where we were again fed in
the Canadian style. Just call
on the Harrises anytime you
are round this way and you
won't be hungry for a week,
Truly Canadian hospitality is
no good if you are on 'a diet,
and your vital statistics are
important. You need a very
strong will to refuse so many
good things.
Now back to Townsend
Street East and to Betty,
Edith, Dorothy, Mary, Mary-
line, Nina, Frances and Isa-
belle, mot forgetting their
husbands.
They organized a "Weiner
Roast" in the garden. What
a riot this was. Again tables
groaning with food. After
eating more than was good
for us, the fun was fast and
furious. We retired to bed
about 2.30 a.m. worn out and
full. up,
My only grudge of Clinton
is the hungry insects. They
had several meals off my
arms and legs, the marks of
which I shall take back to
England with me. But I will
have the satisfaction that the
insects now have English
blood in their system.
When the road is made fit
to use, and all those dips fil-
led in with either concrete
or asphalt, instead of mud
and grit, what a pleasure it
will be to visit this friendly
street •again.
I cannot end these few
words without a BIG "Thank
you" to my host and hostess,
Mr. and Mrs Maurice Frame,
who did everything possible
for my comfort and pleasure
and took me many miles
visiting so many beauty spots.
Long live Canada and the
Spirit of Townsend Street
East!
—G. REYNOLDS,
Paignton, S. Devon,
England.
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the perilous paths of subdivision devel-
opment in Clinton, However, it has
not yet been signed, although at least
one lot, probably more, have been sold
in the subdivision. The subdivision has
not been approved by the town.
Now Mr, Winter, who is opening
up .Pinecrest Subdivision at the south
east side of town, has been doing his
best to wade through a mountain of
red tape, He started his negotiations
years ago, Throughout 1959 we watch-
ed him each month, as he patiently
approached council for guidance, in-
formation, and permission to do various
things, Each month we heard him being
told that he must come back the next
month, and in the meantime they
would "find out". Finally in the fall
of 1959 Mr. Winter decided to return
to council, as a councillor. In this of-
ficial capacity he was able to make
faster progress.
But the proper laws have still not
been placed upon the Clinton statutes.
Why, we cannot understand.
In the townships around us, when
a subdivision is planned, it must be ap-
proved by the council before any lots
are sold.
Yet ,Clinton town council permits
the Pinecrest lots to be sold, even while
they are preparing a "subdivision agree-
ment" to be entered into with Mr.
Winter.
We feel that some of the basic
steps must be taken very soon, if Clin-
ton is to be ready for the expansion
which is about to take place here.
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Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,000
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WILMA D. DINNIN,.Editor
CLINTON IS IN a muddle, And
things are apt to be worse before they
are better,
Basically the needed by-laws with
regard to building restrictions and reg-
ulations do not exist in Clinton.
Also, basically, there appears to
be no one with the needed "know
how" in office or on staff in the town
to bring us out of the muddle in which
we exist.
Right now, there is a home being
built by a doubtlessly well meaning
citizen, in what will eventually be a
very fine subdivision: However, it is
the first subdivision that Clinton has
konwn in modern times, and the way
to its completion appears still to be
rocky.
That home, believe it or not, is
about half built — and it was half built
before the town council approved the
building permit. And though the council
hesitated to approve the permit, coun-
cillors felt they must pass it. Why?
Because the home was already half
built.
Actually Clinton has no building
regulations whatsoever, except with re-
gard to certain types of building within
certain fire zones. However, since even
this by-law is broken in a number of
downtown central locations, we can see
very little advantage in it.
Neither has Clinton any subdivis-
ion by-laws, apparently.
At the moment authority has been
given to the mayor and clerk to sign
a subdivision agreement with the one
man who has seen fit to venture into
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Est. 1865
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40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thurs., August 11 and 18, 1921
Premier Drury spoke at the
Old Home Week hi Goderich
and asked for approval of race
courses. "We raised $960,000
last year," he said, "Why sh-
ouldn't we do it and whom did
we hurt?"
An effort to obtain hydro
power for the village of Bay-
field and the townships of St-
anley and Tuckersmith is un-
derway. Meetings of the three
municipalities is •to be held in
Varna on Friday to discuss the
situation.
Sufficient help has been re-
ceived in the wheat fields of
the west and the CNR has
called off excursions.
With model school classes
discontinued in Clinton, stud-
ents will now have to go to
Orillia.
Doherty Piano Co. is taking
on more staff, and orders are
coming in every day.
Sutter and Perdue is offer-
ing a hand' power washer for
$11 or an electric one for $85,
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thurs., August 11 and 18, 1921
The Clinton' Band furnished
music at 'the lawn social given
by the Methodists of Auburn
in connection with their golden
jubilee Monday evening.
There was a 97-piece set Of
English china on sale at W,
Hellyar's store for only $45.
Word has been received from
the Department of Educartion
that the model school in Clinton
is to be discontinued. For the
past couple of years only a
couple of model students had
applied for entrance here, but
this year several have wished
to take the course. The school
board claims they did not re-
ceive the six months notice vvh-
feh the Department was pledg-
ed to give,
Clinton Iilties won first pl-
ace at the meeting of Mack
Knights in Stratford.
Bays suita for School on sale
at Moriish Clothing Co. were
priced front $13.50 down tO
0,90 each,
For the first year since they
Were established hi 1899, but-
ter Making competitions will
net be seen at the Canadian
National. Mxhibition,
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thurs., August 6 and 13, 1936
The July weather report
showed temperatures of over
100 on two days, and a total
rainfall of only .56 inches.
The Post Office Department
has refused' permission for
town council to place the band-
stand on• Post Office point.
Permission was given 'the ball
club to close off William Street
during games so that people
could not drive down it, and
see the game without paying
admission,
Hawkins never missed a game
in the last half of the current
baseball schedule and batted
an even .500 "no mean feat in
any league." The Clinton Colts
have had only one defeat all
year.
Arthur Groves reports a hol-
lyhock in his yard grown to
the height of 12.5 feet, and
still growing,
Rev. G. G. Burton was in-
ducted pastor of Ontario Street
church.
CNft railway employees from
Clinton, Holmesville and God-
erich picnicked at Harbour
Park, Goderich on Saturday,
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thurs., August 9 and 16, 1951
Johnny G and Miss Chips W,
are two Clinton horses showing
promise for their owners, Lorne
Brown and Dick Jacobs.
MrS. John Durnin received
head injuries and concussion
and her Sens Donald abraSiaris
and Wayne, head cuts, While
her husband• John, had head and
arm injuries when their car
was sideswiped on the county
road east Of Carlow, Betty.
nine and George, seven, were
Uninjured.
A Mobile depot has been est-
ablished' to look after problems
of 4,500 euStOMers in the Cl-
inton area, affected by the ch-
ange to 60 cycle hydro pewer.
Brucefield' has received del-
ivery of its new fire truck. It
has three lima, of hose, fog
tOzzles and a 400-gallon tank.
hayfield Volunteer Fire De-
partMent is planning the an-
nual frolic for maintenance
Money for their fire equiptrient.
hobby Downs his: orehe$-
tre. are playing at the Lake.
view Casino at Grand Bend
After nearly fifteen years of
complete bewilderment, I think
I'm beginning to understand the
Old Battleaxe at last. This
summer, I'm taking a course
in psychology, and it fits her
like a suit of wet long under-
wear.
I used to think she acted
the way she .did because she
was •a woman. Or because she
had a large dollop of pure
Irish in her. Or because I
wasn't making enough money,
or wasn't a good enough fath-
er, or didn't do the chores ar-
ound the house, But it wasn't
any of these things, It was
because she's just about as
psychological as they come.
It's all beginning to' fall into
a pattern. When I began taking
these lectures, there seemed
something familiar about them
—as though I'd taken the
course before. Then. I realized
that my wife was a walking
case history, and that she'd
had practically every one of
the neuroses we were discus-
sing, at least once,
*
Only last week, I realized
that all these years, she's been
suffering from an inferiority
complex, As the fellas say, ya
coulda fooled me. But now I'm
trained in psychology, I can see
the signs. It says in my notes
that the person who is over-
compensating for failure to ach-
ieve his goal — a typical in
feriority-complex case — may
become pugnacious and bellig-
erent. That's my girl.
Of course, sometimes the
person who cannot solve a
problem, or reach a goal, suc-
cumbs to 'another way out, it
says. This results in the Emot-
ional Explosion, or, as you old-
fashioned lay people might term
it, the temper tantrum. This
is usually produced in babies
by •a restriction of some sort,
such as holding their arms. It
is •produced exactly the same
way in ladies who are trying
'to clobber you. They become
even more violent when you
wrap your leg around theirs,
so they can't kick you on the
shins. This requires a good
deal of facility in standing on
one leg. Just call me "Stork."
Another little gem I've culled
from the course is: "Reason+
and emotion don't mix. Apply
reason and it will cut dawn
on emotion." Well, 'I've tried
that with the Old Girl. When
she gets emotional, I get reas-
onable. I'm afraid they're go-
ing to have to remove that
maxim from the books. Maybe
there's something wrong with
the time I do it, it's like ap-
plying a torch to the drapes. * * *
Strangely enough, I'm scarce-
ly psychological at all, myself.
However, in all fairness, I must
admit I've found a couple of
labels that apply to me. When
I am frustrated, I have what
is known as 'the Indirect Re-
action, instead of the Emotional
Explosion. In this bit, you can
do one of several things to
compensate for your failure.
One is having Delusions of Gr-
andeur. This one I have never
managed. It's impossible for a
father and husband in these
times.
A second reaction is the
Suffering Hero. This is one of
my favorites, and I use it often.
I see myself lying there, after
the accident, covered with
blood, cold, stiff, amazingly
handsome' all of a sudden, and
my wife hurling herself, weep-
ing bitterly, on my chest. She
shrieks, "Darling, come back
to me! I didn't mean a ward
of it. You've been a wonder-
(Ay W. P. T. SMIWY)
ful husband:", while the kids
stand by bawling piteously and,
for once, not wanting me to
take them swimming.
The other type of Indirect
Reaction is Rationalization, and
it fits, too. This consists of
convincing yourself of some-
thing that is not necessarily
true. But this I've been doing
for about the past 35 years,
so I might as well relax and
enjoy it,
However, these are mild and
harmless reactions, so you can
see that it is not me, but my
wife about whom I'm concern-
ed. It's difficult to understand
how a person can live all these
Years with someone as normal
as I and still be •so psychol-
ogical. *
Another of her troubles is
that she's obviously a passive
periphrastic. Weeps. Just a
minute,. I've wandered over into
my Latin notes, No, here it is.
She's a straightforward case of.
anxiety. This is typified by wor-
ry, foreboding, dread, inner
distress. That is, something is
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going to happen, or you think
it is. For example, she always
thinks we're going to have an-
other baby, and then when we
don't she's kind of sore about
it,
Some of the anxiety symp-
toms are; depression for no
apparent reason; upset by little
things; snaps at attempts at
kindness; angry at nothing at
all; nervous, edgy; streak of
cruelty. This is our place, prac-
tically any Sunday moaning.
It's fascinating, even if a
little disturbing, to see some-
one yon know so well unfold-
ing right before your eyes, like
a drank who has been sleeping
on the lid of the toilet bowl
all night, in the foetal position
But we're only scratching
the surface. We haven't come
to it in the course yet, but
I'm looking forward to learn-
ing the psychological motives
behind her taking up playing
the organ, and her throwing a
perfectly good gin-and-tonic all
over me last Saturday night.
I'll fill you in as we get to
them.
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