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Clinton News-Record, 1963-03-21, Page 2It may only be wishful thinking, but it is to be hoped that winter has unleashed her final fury and the signs of spring being spotted throughout the area are not merely mirages playing tricks on those who have managed to survive one of the most severe winters on record. If such is the case, we can expect the warm sun to make more of a pro- longed appearance after its lengthy ab- sense from the scene and the season of pot-holes, muck, slush and grime will make its miseries felt upon those who have managed to survive the winter. Motorists shouldn't have to be re- minded of the paramount need for cour- teous driving during this season, but past experiences would indicate other- wise. Pedestrians have enough troubles evading the monstrous water holes that fill sidewalks at this time of year with- out having the added threat of a real dunking by some thoughtless motorists who plow through water on the streets with little or no regard for those per- sons walking or standing within the range of the grimy spray. Such uncourteous manoeuvres also create an extreme hazard for fellow motorists who suddenly find their wind- shields covered with the opaque residue. This quite frequently causes the motorist to become startled and many accidents have occurred as these driv- ers grope for their windshield wipers or suddenly slam on their brakes or veer to one side of the road or the other. Such mishaps for both motorists and pedestrians are usually easily pre- vented if drivers are courteous and slow down their rate of speed when ap- proaching water-filled holes on the road or along the curbs. Many of the offenders are not care- less drivers by any means, but create this hazard only because they are not thinking of the conditions and the mis- ery their actions can bring. It is to be hoped that this brief reminder will serve its purpose in point- ing out that the next month or so will -undoubtedly present such conditions and motorists will act accordingly. At the same time, it should also' serve as a warning to those who may become `-`victims" and they too should keep an eye open for oncoming traffic that may reach that water hole at approximately the same time as them- selves, whether they are walking or driving. Take it from a "victim", there are more pleasant ways in which to realize that spring is on its way. SUGAR and SPICE (By W. B. T. SMILEY) rage 2-Clinton News-Record—Thurs., March 21, 1963 Editorials , • Color Local Campaign 'Dead" It will probably come as a slight surprise to many area residents, but in less than three weeks they will march to the polls to cast their ballots for the man to represent them in the next parliament of Canada. As has been pointed out before, this is perhaps one of the most crucial elec- tions ever staged in Canada, as it is imperative that we return clear-think- ing men who will set about the arduous task of restoring stability to the work- ings of government, as opposed to the incessant haggling that featured the last parliament. Unfortunately, our political leaders and most of the candidates have ap- parently failed to realize the challenge that is facing us and the current politic- al campaign is taking on mach of the same nonsensical atmosphere that plagued the last parliament. Rather than spending all their time in seriously presenting to the Canadian voters what programs they will follow if elected, the parties have degenerated to presenting the voting- public with coloring books, truth squad, "stable" dollars, etc., etc. While the candidates should be granted some departure from the "pres- sures" of the campaign, it is unfortun- ate when this gimmick electioneering is allowed to take priority over some of the paramount issues in the cam- paign. It is 'difficult to determine what position the parties are taking on some of these issues and it is doubtful if we will gain much information when some tend to think our mentality is such that we should be spending much of our time looking at coloring books, and some of this other trash. While the current campaign is warming up to some degree in the larger centres with the appearance of some of the party leaders, this interest has certainly not reached the local riding as yet and there is little indication throughout Huron that there is such a thing as a federal election coming up on. April .8, In fact the local campaign. is so dead that the campaign started in the U.S.A.. to rid the nation of . immoral naked animals appears. to be of much more interest at the present time.. As yet we have - not received any type of Communication from either of the local candidates as to what their thinking is on some of the election. issues and it appears that they are going to be content to make this a mere personality vote with the decision to the man who can shake the most number of hands in the next three weeks, We realize it is important for the candidates to get out and become acquainted with, the electorate, but we doubt if the voters can tell very much about the candidate's attitude on trade policies, nuclear arms, farm aid, etc. by merely shaking a man's hand. We commend the candidates for not engaging in the usual mud-slinging antics of many of their cohorts as this also does little to benefit the voter. However, we think it is • time the candidates outlined their platforms so that the voters in Huron will have enough time to seriously consider the all-important task they will be facing when they go to the polls on April 8. While it is important that resi- dents in Huron watch intently the news, radio and TV reports of what the political leaders are saying as they travel across the country, this becomes difficult for many people and it is the duty and responsibility of the area candidates to relay these stands and their personal position to the electorate in this riding. That Mud Is No Mirage Clinton News-Record Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD' 1924 Est. 1881 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County Clinton, Ontario ,•-••• Population 3,369 A. L. COLOUHOUN i Publish er • WILLIAM BAttEN, Editor Signed contributions In fhb 'piiblitatiOni are the Opiniorie of the *ilea Qtly, and do not tieWserily eXProlf of fiio newspaper. SUBSCRIPTION RAKES: Payable i6 edvanee an44a and Giteat Britian:: $4.00 4 year' fierfed Statot And Foreign t 'ate; 'S'ttigle eopleit tin dents Ahthorftect as teCOnci alit' their, Post Office DeiSetthient. Citteifie i and for payment of Postage In 'dash THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est 1065 I A CcN 1 There's one thing about Canadian weather — you'll never die of boredom. This is my thought for the week as the equinox arrives. I think a Canadian March 21, the first day of spring, is just what the word suggests. Equinox is from the Latin Equus — horse, Nox — night. English translation— nightmare. We don't knew whether we are going to be sitting out on the patio in the sun, having lunch with the birds yelling wildly and the grass sprouting green, or huddled by the win- dow with a red nose, looking at a backyard of navel - deep snow, with a gale howling about the house. It's refreshing, by George. haVe neither patience n o r sympathy with those traitors who complain continually about our Canadian weather, What we should do is pack them -off to England, where it rains all the ruddy time; or ship them to the desert where they'd be stunned into sullen Sub- Mission by the brutal thump of the daily sun; or pay their passage to the tropics and let them mould in the mildew of Monotonous dampness. We sheuld be proud of our winters, fot example. 'They're mean, tough Old devils, grimly clinging to their reign Until they've wrung the last -Mince Of resistance out of us. Some- times, I Swear, One more Week of cold weather would have ev- eryone in the nation at each o th r's throats. Then comes one of those incredibly soft, caressing days, then the wind is velvet from the south, the sun licks ice and snow with hot, ravishing tongue, gutters gurgle, and th- ere's a lovely stink as t h e wrappings are peeled from the rotting, buried body of the earth. * * Out in the lee, the steam- boats bellow like trapped buf- faloes. Out on the street, the kids stroll through puddles over their boot tops. Out in the bush, the trout streanis, black eels against the snow, snort and chuckle and burble with pure pleasure as they race to their nameleSs destiny, free again after months of silent slayery. Down at the dock, the boat owners prowl, calculating, est- imating, figuring the days tmtil they can launch that leaky, paint - peeling monument to man's eternal folly. Up on the hills, the fanatics are Still at it, hurtling down over gravel and grass, rocks and toots, and occasionally some snow. Up in the bedroom, the good wife views, with horrified de- light, the sickening shade Of last year's wallpaper; revealed by the yellow March Sun., Down in the basement, the fisherman putters and mutters, sweats and glares, ties flies. Down at the park or the poolroom or the post office, the old gents, sick to the soul with • confinement, suck in the sun, shivering, but once again defiantly alive, part of the world. Up in their rooms, the teen-agers seem to be studying for their Easter exams, while through their heads and bodies swirl the heady fluids of life, the juices of spring. * Up in the attic, the black squirrels perform their endless do-si,do, interrupted only by queer periods in which they don't scuttle, but chortle and croon to the doubtless thous- ands of babies they have pro- duced in the winter months. Down in the basement crouches the eat, vast with unwanted kittens, brooding, patient, green eyed. Ours, I'm afraid, is not the spring of 0 'to Be In England, Now That April's There. It's not the spring of tiny jonquils poking. their dainty heads through the turf. It's not the spring of birdieS and blossoms of gat/Moiling lambs and tender green buds. All this is two months away, Ours is a savage', sudden Sp- ring, raw and rugged, ornery and awkward, unexpected and uncomfortable, muddy a, n d Moody. ut it's never dull. And boy-o-boy,boy) aren't we glad to see it. Dear Sir; First of all I wish to con- gratulate the editor on giving a more full report of the town- ship council meetings so that the ratepayers will have a het- ter knowledge of the proceed- ings. Having picked up your paper of March 7 it was very shocking to me to see "Warden against small fairs", As new president of Huron Agricultural Society, feel it is my duty to give my opinion and perhaps ask a few questions. I think that everybody who read the paper that week is aware of the fact that Mr. Wal- ter Forbes has contributed very little to the benefit of Clinton fair, in the past or ever encouraged anyone to exhibit at the fair. At our annual meeting the Warden was given a chance to voice his opinion. After a leng- thy discussion, over 75 percent of the people present were in favour of trying to carry on with the fair and I feel that he should have been willing to abide by the majority and try to co-operate for the benefit of the fair. As a reeve of a municipality, it was not his duty to complain to the president or try to per- suade the other members of council what grant they should give the fair. The Clinton Spring Fair is still one of the biggest days Clinton has. The question that is worrying me is are our young people getting the right entertainment? I will always remember what happened a few years back when a 12-year-old girl was found murdered in a bush with- in a mile of our home; the three week trial that followed to find a 14-year-old boy guilty of murder; and the hardships the parents of these children must have had to suffer. Is this the kind of enter- tainment the Warden wants our young people to have? Most of the people on the fair circuit are honest, sincere people that haVe worked hard, long hours and have contribut- ed more to our fair than those in our district that take the dog-in-the-manger attitude. It seems hard for me to understand how anyone could stop ploughing and load his cattle in a truck and take them to the fair. These cattle must have been purebred and halter broken or it would be a lot tougher job than doing hard ploughing. Some municipalities pay more money to send a member of council to the Good Roads Con- vention than they give, to the Clinton Fair and when they get to Toronto you would be surprised to see that they were not particularly interested in the convention but stood around and talked to their neighbors and friends most of the time. If there was only two or three fairs in the county I don't think Clinton would be fortun- ate enough to have a fair. To ask all the 4-H Clubs to show at one big county fair is like asking some to play hoc- key that don't know how to, Skate. If a county fair was operated on the same basis as Huron County Council this is what it would cost the fair board. The Secretary-treasurer would get Area Inspector Accepts Position In Guelph Schools John Geman, Exeter, public school inspector for Huron No. 3 and Perth No. 3 inspector- ates fox' the past eight years, has been appointed inspector- superintendent for the Guelph board of education. P. A, Hamilton, director of education in Guelph, said Mr, Doman will gradually assume full responsibility for the opera- tion Of the city's 14 public schools and the staff of 170 teachers. NO successor to Mr. Oornan has been named by the depart- meat Of education as yet, over $700 a month; $600 for the president's banquet; $300 for a picnic; $$00 for a bus tour; the director would get $15.00 a day. plus mileage to conduct their meetings in the daytime, rent a hotel room and hold cold tea parties at night and at the end of the year tell the people we know our expens- es are high but there is noth- ing we can do about it. I feel that the people of this district should support the small fairs for the benefit of the, community—especially the young people—and to improve our livestock industry. On June 1, be in Clinton Park to see the exhibits and hear the Warden bring greet- ings from the members of County Council to a fair he would shut down. Thanking you for this space in your paper. —F, M, FALCONER, R.R, 5, Clinton * 4, '' The following is an editorial printed last week in the Zurich Citizens News in regards to the opinions of Mr. Forbes. The editorial was entitled: WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS? We were shocked last week to read where Walter Forbes, the present warden of Huron County, made the statement that if he had his way, most of the small spring and fall fairs in the county would be termin- ated. Just who does Mr. Forb- es think he is to make such a ridiculous suggestion as this? Do you know, Mr. Forbes, that in the past five years practically every small fair in Huron has shown great im- provement. We know that loc- 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 22, 1923 Miss MacDougall of Porter's Hill has taken a position as stenographer in t h e Royal Bank. Mr. C, D. Bouck, Toronto, formerly president of Clinton Horticultural Society, manifest- ed his interest in . the society and the town by taking out two memberships this year, for himself and Mrs. Bouck. Miss Annie Cooper, who has been mining in Toronto f o r the past several weeks has returned home for a while. Mrs. W. Merrill was elected president of the .Unity Club, other officers are: Mrs. Bert Murphy, Mrs. W. Connell, Mrs. W. Stevens, Mrs. J. J. Smith and Mrs. L. Weir. A sure sign of spring is that Fords have been seen on the Huron Road. Mr. Miller of Holmesville has just laid in a supply of oil and gasoline. Brogden McMath, who has purchased the business of N. W. Trewartha, Holmesville has taken possession. Mr. T. H. Cook returned last week after spending the winter in California. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, March 22, 1.923 Woodstock won the WOSSA championship for the second straight year when they whip- ped Clinton 8-•2 to win the round by a score of 16-9. Mt. David Beacom, 95, Clin- ton, claims the distinction of being the oldest Orangeman in Canada. Following is the cast in the play "Strictly EuSiness" pres- ented by Ontario Street Meth- odist Church: Chris Vernier, Mrs. Roy Ball, Clara Ball, Mrs. Anderson, Mts. M. Wiltse, Mrs, MOMtirray, Mrs. Downs, Mrs. E. Jervis, Mrs. I. Plumsteei, Mrs. C, Veinier, MrS, T. Car- ter, Mrs. A. Glazier, Mrs. F. Clew, Helen Anderson. "There are quite a few farms fot sale in Huron county,." st- ates agriculture representative ally both the Hensel]. Spring Fair and the Zurich Fall Fair have gone ahead recently. In Zurich, five years ago the So- ciety had a debt of well over five hundred dollars, and today this debt has been completely wiped out. The quality of both the fairs in Hensall and Zurich has increased tremendously in the past few years, -and one feature of the Zurich Fair alone draws close to 1,000 people If the fairs are sponsored mostly by grants, as the warden claims they are, the people should at leasti be able to have their tax money going towards their own local fair, instead of paying towards a large county, fair, as Mr. Forbes has suggest- ed should be held. And if there was a large county fair, where would you suggest it should be held, Mr. Forbes? No doubt in Goderich or Exeter. There has been too much of a trend in recent years to take everything away from the small areas and give it to the larger areas. This idea, no doubt, stems from the county council, who believes that everything going on in Huron belongs to the large municipal- ity. When are they going to give the small rural sections a chance to survive? We would like to ask you, Mr. Forbes, how much your township contributes to agricul- tural fairs, compared to what you spend in sending yourself and members of your council to the Good Roads convention in Toronto each year? Probably not nearly as much, but then again conventions are for coun- cillors' personal pleasure, while fairs are for the benefit of all your ratepayers: Better think it over, Mr. Warden, and you will agree there is still a place in Huron County for the small rural fair. S. B. Stothers, "although the vendors are rather independent in many cases. Buyers are not as numerous as they were five years ago." Mr. Stothers reported 100- acre farms with some improve- ments can still be purchased at $4,000, while others range to $12,000, An average price would be $7,500. 0 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 24, 1938 Mr. Harry Steep has purch- ased the cottage on the corner of Ontario and Kirk Streets from Howard Clark. The back streets of town are causing motorists considerable worry. A stretch between Or- ange and Shipley has been cl- osed to traffic. William Glazier reported one hen in his flock came through with a real "Easter Egg" in that it was 4 34" long, 81/4" around and weighed slightly over 141/2 ounces. Mr. J. B. Lobb is in Toronto this week taking in the con- certs of the Mendelssohn Choir and Toronto Symphony Orch- estra. Mr. J. A. Sutter and Mr. A. E. Aumball left yesterday for Windsor where they will at- tend a waterworks ,convention. Tom Twyford, Goderich twp, has hired with D. L. Stephen- son for the Sunimer. Despite the fadt he is now Things are very quiet in the district this. week, and for the past few days too. Lights in many houses are, burning later at night and. earlier in t h e morning, TV is practically non- existent. The reason? Examinations are in fuil swing in the Secondary school and also in many of the Ele- mentery schools as well. of this made me wonder just how many reams of paper will be used by the students and as we ail know, the particular kind they require for written examinations is called "fools- pap", This word fascinated me, and I have hunted up the facts a- bout how this term originated and this- is what I learned: the most probable theory is that the paper was so called from the watermark consisting of a fool's cap and bells that was used by early paper makers. According to an old story, Oliver Cromwell substituted this watermark in place of the royal arms granted by Charles I to manufacturers of certain kinds of paper. When the Rump Parliament ....INVI.ININP41~41414,ININP4N141.044~Mill Lloyd S. Hayter Lloyd Samuel Hayter, 63, Lucan, father of 11 children, died suddenly in his home, on Tuesday, March 5. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hayter, Zurich, he work- ed most of his life in the Lu- can and Clandeboye district, moving to Lucan seven years ago. Prior to his death he was working for the City of London. Besides his wife, the former Sarah Brown, he is survived by seven boys and four daughters: Kenneth, Ray, Gary, Doris, Au- drey and Janice, Lucan; Floyd Cooksville; Ronald, Edmonton; Mrs. John (Laura) Prekup, Gr- anton; Jack, Thedford and Ross of London., Also three brothers and three sisters: Gordon, Pontiac, Mich; Russell and Elgin, London; Mrs. Marvin (Florence) Routzon, Florida; Mrs. D. A. (Esther) Moffat, Kippen; Mrs. Cecil Dowson, Varna and 13 grand- children. The body rested at the C, Haskett and Son funeral home, Lucan, and the service was con- ducted by the Rev. G. W. Sach of the United Church. Inter- ment was in Hayfield cemetery. Pall bearers were: Elmer Hayter, Tony Moffat, Gerald Isaac, William McRoberts, Douglas McKee and Dale Hay- ter. Acting as flower bearers were Donald Hayter, Douglas Dow- son, Floyd and Larry Prekup, grandsons of Mr. Hayter, 71, James Perry this week marked 16 years of unbroken service as a mail carrier. The farmers market showed hogs selling for $9.75 and eggs from between 13 and 18 cents. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, March 19, 1953 A fire which is believed to have started from a tractor totally cleStroyed the barn on the farm of James Cox, Port- er's Hill, Grace Harris, 14, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Bert Harris, was judged Queen of t h e annual Clinton Lions skating carnival. The ratepayers of Union School Section 2, Hullett Town- ship, in a secret ballot, voted 26-24 against re-opening their one-room country school. Hal Hartley, former owner of Clinton Bowling Alley, has been appointed Clinton and district representative for the Canada Life AssUrance Co. Clinton's senior and junior boys' basketball teams will play in the WOSSA championships in London, Saturday, James McEwan, Hensall, was the exhibitor who had the most points in the annual Huron Seed Fair. Robert Allan, Bruce- field, was champion hay ex- hibitor. Signs of spring are continu- ally being reported and Charles Wise stated he distinctly heard frogs peeping out on a farm On the Bayfleld road. reconvened. the fool's cap and bells as a watermark was aba olished, but paper the size of rthe Parliamentary Journal — 'fourteen by seventeen inches — has been called foolscap ever since. Another story goes like this; Cromwell used the stamp of lib- erty on his stationery and at, ter the Restoration some of the paper was brought to .Ch- axles II. The King examined the paper very carefully and ob- served: ."Take it away; I have nothing to do with a fool's cap," But it is known definitely that paper with the fool's cap and bells as a watermark was made as early as 1540, because letters written on such paper during that year are still in existence. Some authorities believe that this watermark goes back as far as the thirteenth century, long before the invention of printing. The dunce's cap, a paper cap used as a penalty in schools fon, poor lessons or bad behaviour, was probably sug- gested by the name already given to foolscap, rather than this practice having suggested the name. There is a possibility that foolscap is a corruption of the Italian "foglio capo", meaning a chief or full-sized sheet of paper. That such paper was once associated in the English mind with Italy is shown by the fact that a statute of Queen Anne refers to it as "Genoa foolscap". The standard size of foolscap printing paper is 131/2 by 17 in- ches, and of foolscap writing paper, 133/1 by 161/2 inches. Those are the facts, as I found them folks, and I only hope that all the students using this paper can fill every sheet with their very best work. I wrote nine pages myself a few weeks ago in an examina- tion, and believe me, after not having to write "exams" for several hundred years or so, it is not easy. I wish them all the best. Ontario Street VC W Ladies To Attend Rally Mrs. Mervyn Batkin opened the March meeting of Ontario Street United Church Women with a poem on Lent. During the devotions, which were in charge- of Mrs. Grant Mills and Mrs. B. Olde of unit one, Mrs. Bob Hunter sang, "Joy Dawned Again On Easter Day". Mrs. Olde read the scrip- ture and Mrs. Mills gave a talk on the Easter theme, "Life". Mrs. M. Batkin, president, conducted the business meeting It was decided to have the Thankoffering meeting on Ap- ril 10, at 8 o'clock. The guest speaker will be Miss Helen McKercher who will give an illustrated talk on her trip to Australia. There will be music supplied by the Pilgrim Singers. Other recommendations o f the executive wer e discussed arid accepted. The April ex- ecutive meeting was changed to Monday, April 1. At the 'May general meeting, unit two will be in charge of devotions; unit three, the programme; and unit one, the lunch. The delegates' expenses to the annual meeting of Huron Presbyterial in North Street United Church, Goderich, on March 21 will be paid. Any ladies wishing transpor- tation are to phone Mrs. Grant Mills. Mrs. Ross Trewartha of unit four was in charge of the pro- gram for the evening. Two duets were sung by Lois and Faye Merrill. Mills showed a very in- teresting film concerning a refugee in Hong Kong, "Man on the Doorstep". A delicious lunch was served by unit two. J. J. McArthur HENSALL — The death oc- curred at Victoria Hospital, London, Monday, March 11 of John James (Jim) McArthur, Hensall. Surviving are his wife; one daughter; two brothers. Funeral service was held from the MacBeath funeral home, Ingersoll on Wednesday. Temporary entombment in the Ingersoll Mausoleum and later hi Harris Street cemetery. Udine Writes 04!! of many things From Our Early Files .