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Clinton News-Record, 1963-06-20, Page 15Page 6--Clinton ,News-.RecordThurs„ _June 20, 1963 Clinton Shooters Win Trophy A team representing RCAF Clintton placed second in the annual air force police pistol competition held at the area station last week, and received the Dixon Van Line trophy for their efforts. They finished with a ' total of 262 points. Members of the team are shown above with their trophy and include, from the left: Cpl. J. C. Cameron, Cpl. T. R. Stevens,' Cpl. M. W. Reekie and Sgt. H. F. Preston. (RCAF Photo) A vote is being held in our township on the question of a central public school. The peo- ple are to decide the matter. What reasoning will be follow- ed by each individual in the decision? We are told that the aver- age farmer is about sixty. This would mean the majority of farmers no,,,,longer have child- ren attending public school. Many of these won't bother voting and those who do may well vote. "no" because it will cost more money from which they will reap no benefit. Then there will be a per- centage who attended the local school. It was good enough for them, it's good enough for their children—so a few more no's go into the ballot box. Then there are those who have become weary of daily 9:00 and 4:00 o'clock trips to the school for the "kids". Some "yes" votes drop in. But surely such' a serious question rates a little more thought and consideration than the matter of a few added dollars on the tax bill, or fain- ily tradition, or a bit of in- convenience. It seems to me that the only question to consider is "Will this central school provide a better education for the child- ren of the township? Many rural parents have been critical of teachers for quite some time now. We are continually told that good teachers can't be obtained for the little red school house any more. But then I can remem- ber a time when there were lots of teachers, hundreds more than the number of schools. Many parents were dissatisfied then too. Apparently the teach- er shortage is not the problem though it may aggravate the situation. It seems to me the problem of education to-day is simply the problem of our society in general. It has become big and impersonal. Schools have be- come factories and teachers are assembly line workers. TUCZralT1-1 MUNICIPAL DUMP Will be Open Until Further Notice on Wednesday and Sat. Afternoons. frail 1 to 5.36 p.M. No Wire Fencing, Old Con- • crete or Car Bodies Permitted. J. I. McINTOSH Clerk 1.4tf14. The children are put through the machine. Some can pass the inspection department and some fall short of specifica- tions. The defective parts are discarded just as in a mach- inery factory. Pride of workmanship seems to have dissappeared in educa- tion just as it has in our mass production factories. There was a time when the teacher in the rural school boarded at one of the homes in the section. During the year it was the duty of parents of pupils to invite the teacher to visit. This would be for a weekend or at least overnight. Teachers knew their pupils, the parents and a good deal of their dreams and ambitions. Now the bus picks up the child at the gate, dumps him off at the school at five to 9:00. He becomes a number on a school register and is delivered safely home at the end of the day. • Teachers and parents seldom meet and there is practically no communication between them. All there is, is a report card three times a year. Some schools even reduce this to twice a year. This used to be quite inform- ative. It listed the marks in each subject for the whole year. It gave the class average mark in each subject and the rank of each pupil. Most recently I saw a report that simply listed the marks of the pupil in each subject for &single set of exams. No class average, no rank and in some cases not even a mark, just an A, or a B, etc. This leaves the parent completely in the dark as to the progress of their child. Perhaps we shouldn't be too critical of teachers. It seems that most everybody ,else is trying to get as much as pos- sible for as little effort as pos- sible but few occupations can have such good or bad results as teaching. Will central schools improve the situation? There should be enough cap- able, dedicated teachers to fill the position of principal in our schools. There will also be many teachers of the same calibre in the class rooms. Un- fortunately there will also be some of the other kind. The problem of the principal then reminds me of the posit- ion of the army captain when he announced to his company that they were going into bat- tle. One of the men stepped for- ward and said "You can't make me fight". • To which the captain replied, "I .can't make you fight but I can put you where you won't have' much choice". In a central school we, can expect our children to have good teachers most of the time. A Matter of Principle (By J. CARL HEMINGWAY) With exeltisiVe FINGER-TIP START If you can lift a finger you can start the new Lawn-Boy. New geared starter reduces starting effort 94%. Oricea as low tit 189.50 or '19'" Mower $99.50 with WELLS AUTO lakdrilsiith er King Street • CLINTON Phone HU 2-3851 0 Students Design Gate' Signs For Hullett F of A (Information provided by Sec- retary of Hullett Township — Mrs. Lloyd Pipe, Londesboro) One Township of the Huron County Federation of Agricul- ture, has had quite a success- ful time for the first part of the year. The weather man did not co- operate for many winter ac- tivities such as their card part- ies but they have tried to keep their meetings interesting. They are now working on the project of trying to get as many as possible of the farmers in Hullett to have name plates put at their gate- ways. They contacted all the school teachers in Hullett to have the pupils draw up a suit- able design for them. They got a fair response and the prizes were awarded to:— Miss Nancy Johnston, Londes- boro, first; Larry Snell, Lon- desboro, second; and Mr. Char- les Wellbanks, Londesboro, third. Their June meeting was a car trip to Mount Forest, wh- ere they visited several of the industries — Wellington , Wood Products, 811Perior Converters, and the Brandon Casket Comp- any. 41-.—T INEETUU NE frr Yolms siAlrolF Ly " cn ?' 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Natural Gas water heating is more than fast and automatic. It's inexpensive ... costs mere pennies a day. So install a Natural Gas water heater now, when you can get a generous trade-in allowance from your plumber dealer or department store. And don't worry about Juniors Eventually he'll get around to the back of his neck. Home-owners are happier with Natural Gas COMPANY UNION MTU. THE FRIENDLY FUEL WISE PLUMBING and HEATING Clinton, Ontario 262 Bayfield ROad Phone HU 2.7062 Your Local ANTHES. Dealer HumbitilieedoinesEielltai.Services . • e 84 Wellington Street CLINTON Phone HU 2.7682' After Hours Phone Bill Fink HU 24682 • Benjamin. Young Benjamin W. Young, a sc- ience and mathematics teacher at Oakville - Trafalgar High School, died at 42 years of age on Wednesday, June 12, follow- ing a series of operations in the Oakville - Trafalgar Mem- orial Hospital. He was born in Toronto, the son of Mrs. and the late Ar- thur Young. He received his early education there and at 18 years of age joined the Air Force. He served as a radio technician, three and a half years in England. After returning to Canada, he graduated from McMaster University with a bachelor of arts and science degree and in August of 1946 he was united in marriage with Mildred K. Lobb, daughter of Mrs. and the late Frank Lobb of Clin- ton, who survives him with their two sons, Paul 14 and Peter 11; also his mother; sis- ter Ethel and brother, John, all of Toronto. The body rested at Morden's funeral chapel and the service was conducted in St. Judes Church at 2. o'clock, Saturday, June 15. Interment was in St. Judes cemetery. Many floral tributes came from pupils and boys clubs in memory of a beloved teacher and friend; also from relatives friends and neighbours who mourn his passing. Friends were present f r o m Toronto, London, Goderich, Cl- inton, Kitchener, St. Thomas, Stratford, Burford and St. Catherines. Bayfield. Guides Enjoy .Cookout. Haim New Leader BAYFIELD — On Saturday, the First Bayfield Guides had a cookout. Lynnda Scotchmer, Lynda Pierson and Mary Elizabeth Er- vine preparing for Pioneer Camp this summer, did the cooking, They were taken by Mrs. Maynard Corrie, Captain, to their destination — the beach below Marsville — at 9 o'clock Here they made fires and pre- pared for cooking. At 10 o'clock, Mrs. Donald Warner, Lieutenant, guests Shirley Pierson ancV Mrs. R, MacVean, and the First Bay- field Guide Company met at the wooden steps on Howard Street and proceeded along the beach to Marsville. The company enjoyed brown- ed chicken legs (done in foil) potato salad, carrots and cel- ery sticks, oranges, homemade cookies baked by the Pioneer girls. After cleaning up the beach, Mrs. MacVean addressed t h e girls working for their first class badges, urging them to strive for this goal: She also expressed her great happiness that Mrs. Don War- ner had volunteered to come into the Company as Lieuten- ant, Linda Gemeinhardt presented Ellen Lindsay with a Guides spoon (there was also one for Gayle Turner who was n o t able to attend) as a remem- brance from the company for her four years in Guiding. Mrs. Don Warner was then initiated into the First Bay- field Guide Company when they sang the "Donkey Song". All joined hands and after singing "Fires Burning" were dismissed. 0 WI TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY The WI will meet in the board rooms of the agricultural office on June 27 at 2 p.m. The roll call will be answered by naming your favorite rose. The motto to be taken by Mrs. H. Trewartha and the topic, "citizenship" by Mrs. W. Ross. The program in charge of Mrs. J. Batkin and Mrs. J. Butler. The hostesses are: Mrs. M. Wiltse, Mrs. W. Hoggarth, Mrs. W. Parker, Mrs. E. Epps, Mrs. R. Miller, Mrs. J. Gibson. Vis- itors always welcome. GODERICH — Exeter coun- cil sought sopport from county council at its, June session for a resolution proposing amend- ment of the Mothers' and De- pendent Children's Allowance Act and regulations thereto, "to provide a higher incentive to work and provide an in- creased standard of hying for the homes and children affect- ed." Passed by Exeter council on June 3, the resolution petit- ions the Ontario Government to revise existing legislation and enable mothers to earn more than the maximum monthly income now set. Mayor W. Eldrid Simmons, who presented the resolution, said the proposal had been dis- cussed with Hon. Charles S. MacNaughton, and it had been estimated to cost Ontario $10,000,000 a year because it would bring into the widow's allowance, people not already in. "If the Act provided a max- imum monthly income from all sources at $350," said Mr. Sim- mons, "and the mother could earn up to $214 a month before the basic allowance of $136 is reduced, and her earnings were say, $200 a month, she would still receive $136 a month from the allowance, thus giving her a better income of •,$336." Warden Walter Forbes re- marked that children not prop- erly brought up may become a public charge, but if a mother is working and children allow- ed to run the streets they can become a charge on the town- ship or county. "If the mother 'can make more money, she will probably hire someone part-time to look after her children, and they will have a more secure life," said Mr. Simmons. "A woman with four children in the home has her time taken up," said Reeve Frank Walkom of Goderich; "I would say if the basic rate were changed it would certainly cover t h e point We are talking about now." "The moment you raise the basic rate," remarked Mr. Sim- mons, "you have cases where it pays to have illegitimate children, and then if you cut off mothers' allowance they are back on relief. The whole thing in the resolution is to try to create incentive for the family to work and improve their own standard of living." Reeve Don McKenzie, Ash- field: "With four children and no education, probably all the women could do would be house A Stage Coach Inn of the early 1800's BAYFIELD, ONTARIO AMIIIII111.1111111M11.111.11•11MINIIIIP 41111111.11111111111111111111111111111111MINIk Entertain graciously in an atmosphere of Old World Charm We cater to Luncheons -- Teas -- Dinners Banquets -- Anniversary Parties and Weddings Each party given personal attention. For Reservation call Miss R. Hayman, Bayfield 8 attention all owners of trucks, buses and trailers First quarter 1963 Commercial Motor Vehicle and Trailer licence plates (white on red) expire June 30, 1963. Second quarter 1963 Corrimercial Motor Vehicle and Trailer licence plates (white on green) go on sale Monday, June 24. They are valid from date of issue and expire on September 30, 1963. ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Hon. John P. Roberts, prime minister of Ontario Hon. James Auld, Minister of Transport County Debates Amendment To Act To Allow Increased Living Standard cleaning and the like, Would. it not be better to give her more money so she could. stay home?" Mayor .Simmons; "With foot, children they are drawing baby bonus, and the children would be capable of helping to sup- port the home and .make some- thing on the side, .and there will be more incentive to make money on their own. Increasing the allowance is all right, but it . is like increasing the relief cheques to a point where they do not have to work. When you earn it you have a certain pride," The resolution asks "that a certain maximum monthly in- come from all sources including the allowance payable, under the Act be set; that this max- imum monthly income be set for each individual family, tak- ing into consideration the num- ber of dependents in the fam- ily and any special circum- stances particular to the fam- ily; that the mother be allowed to work as many hours as she feels able and be permitted to earn from all sources an am- ount up to a maximum month- ly income set by the Act with- out loss of benefits from. the Act. "That a mother be allowed the basic allowance under the Act, provided her income plus the , basic allowance does not exceed the maximum monthly income set for that family; "That the basic allowance as provided under the present Act be not exceeded. The, resolution will be sub- ject for a committee report. He'll even get around to his ears and fingernails with the help of the Friendly Fuel