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Clinton News-Record, 1972-03-09, Page 4Despite efforts of Robert Stanfield, some members of the Conservative party seem intent on fighting an election on a subject that could wreck the party and the country. Unfortunately, it is also an issue that might gain a lot of support for the party in some parts of the country. _ . The issue is vague but generally deals with unrest in English Canada about French Canada. Conservative backbenchers (and some more prominent members such as George Hees) have been hammering away at how the government's attempts to give French Canadians an equal break in the civil service have disadvantaged some long-time civil servants. They say some civil servants have been passed over for promotions because they speak only English. The undertones have gone wider than that. One Ottawa reporter said antagonism against French Canadians and Quebec in par;ticular, has run through nearly all debates in Parliament this 'session with Tories from Eastern Ontario and Western Canada pushing the issue. Opposition leader Stanfield has done his best to keep his party away from this "issue" which, as one commentator observed, borders on racism. Unfortunately, he seems to be unsuccessful and we seem to be on a path toward an election campaign fought directly on French vs. English lines. Such a campaign is something we 'definitely don't need in this country at this time. We have done a good job of healing our open wounds since the October crisis of 19'70. French- English relations have been relatively good. But we need more time to cement our internal relations if we are to have a strong country. •The one thing that most Canadians hoped when they voted Pierre Trudeau into power, was that he would keep Canada together. That he has done, and he has shown the people that he is willing to take strong measures to see the country remains together. He is the one man in the country whose views are respected by t4 general public in both French and English Canada. Let's hope, that if Mr. Hees and his loud mouth friends insist on continuing to run off at the _mouth, at least the people of this country will resist the temptations to indulge in petty bickering and show them soundly that we want a united Canada. This may mean a split in the Conservative party, but it is better than a split in our whole country. Editorial commen A dangerous issue Dress it up "Eureka! We've discovered a way of getting blood out of a turnip! Quick — notify the taxation department!" Is the World better? Is the world getting better? When you look at recent wars, the zooming population, the rise in crime, and at people being torn in confusion from their moorings, it is easy to answer "no." But consider: Dr. Norman Alcock, the Canadian nuclear physicist who gave up a promising career "in 1959" to found the Canadian PeaCe,Res,earch Institute, has been studying human conflict ever since. He says the world is getting better, although. "so slowly." Alvin Toffler, author of the best- selling book "Future Shock" says: "I'm optimistic about many things people are pessimistic about. For example, I do not believe for an instant that people are in danger of being enslaved by machines." But he added: "I'm also pessimistic about some things most people haven't begun to think about (such as dwindling resources in a time of cancerous population growth)." A report by an Ontario Government agency a few years ago perhaps best summed up the progress we enjoy today. "Man used to do the work of animals," the report said. "Then man did the work of machines. Now it is the time for him to do the work of human beings." An ordinary Canadian today has . personal, comfort, has a freedom from the fear:pf instant mysterious' d'ea'th, has a long life expectancy, has access to knowledge and music and news .and other people, and has an ability to travel, that no king or emperor had, through all the ages. Yes, the world is getting better. But we must be wise enough to see that it is at the same time getting worse, and is in serious danger. Our top priority should be to use our knowledge to change the things we can so that the world will become better in those areas where it is now slipping. We are not powerless, we can do something to make the world a safe and joyful home for the children of today and tomorrow.—contributed Picket lines at the .front door THE CLINTON -NEW ERA Amalgamated THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1 865 1924 Established 1 881 Clinton 1\4: ews-Record A member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) second class mail registration number — 0817 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (in advance) -Canoe, $8.00 per year; U.S.A., $9.50 KEITH W, ROULSTON — Editor HOWARD AITKEN — General Manager Published every Thursday at the heart of Huron County . Clinton, Ontario Population 3,475 THE 110MP 01% RADAR IN CANADA st•mmk) 4—Clinton News-Record, Thursday, March %, 1972 It's only a matter of time. In the past generation, Joe Nobody, you and I, have suffered from every conceivable type of strike that the warped little human mind can conceive. You name it: from dock- wallopers to doctors, from technicians to teachers, everybody seems to have had a whack at trying to strangle a few more bucks or privileges out of the innocent by-stander. That's you and I. I'm getting pretty sour about the whole nonsense. Somehow, I can't fathom either the economics of the ethics of a man who is worth $1.25 an hour, and is getting $2,75, demanding that he be paid $4.00 and another $2.00 in fringe benefits. Strikes are annoying, frustrating and usually pointless, in these days. The worker gets a raise and it takes him two years to get back to where he was, financially. The employer merely raises his prices, or taxes. The rest of us get it in two painful places; the neck and the pocket- book. But that's all common knowledge, and beside the point, One of these fine days, the most pbtent work force in the country is going to realize what a powerful weapon is the strike, and hit the picket line. , When it does. we'll look back with nostalgia and longing to the good old days when a strike merely meant you couldn't take that trip, or there was a shortage of sanitary napkins, or some similar calamity was thrust upon us. That will be the day the housewives of the country, inflamed by Women's Lib, dull husbands, and rotten kids, walk out the doors demanding more money, better working conditions, and vast fringe benefits. That will be a day that will make the present vast tic-ups due to strikes look like tiddleywinks. That will be a day that might signal the end of civilization as we know it. I'm not kidding, and I'm definitely not exaggerating. If the housewives of this nation withdrew such elementary items as cooking and cleaning, sex and sewing from our lives, the whole foundation of our society would collapse. Not immediately, of course. For perhaps two days, husbands would chortle, "She'll soon come around, She knows when she has a good thing." And kids would roar with laughter, "Is your old lady on this strike kick too? It's a riot. But she won't last. She needs us," After a week, the comments would change tone. Husbands: "What the hell is wrong with that crazy woman? I've given her the best years of my life." And kids: "Look, if she doesn't come back, she's in for trouble, I haven't had a decent meal or a clean pair of socks for days. And Dad is getting nasty. Wants me to do the dishes and garbage like that," In two weeks the "innocent bystanders" would-,be on their knees. And the garbage would be up to their knees. Husbands: "Listen, kid. You go out and tell your mother that I'll give her eight, no, ten dollars a month to blow on herself. Sky's the limit." Kids: "Listen Dad, this is all your fault. We need that woman, even if she is only our mother. All our buttons are off, and the sink's full of dishes, and the dishes are full of crud." In a month, the hospitals and the mental institutions would be overflowing. The take-home chicken joints and the delicatessens would be booming, but the supermarkets would be heading for bankruptcy. Family axe-murders would be so common they wouldn't even rate two inches on Page 38. There's only one thing that will prevent this catastrophe. As we all know, housewives are extreme individualists. They can't even agree on the texture of toilet paper, How could they agree on such delicate matters as fringe benefits. ,Some would want 40 cents to sew on a button; others would settle for a quarter. And if they did form a union, it would take them twelve years to draw up the constitution, and everyone would want to be president. So relax, you neglectful husbands and demanding kids. We're probably cafe. But give the whole idea a long, deep thought. Another way to take the wind out of Daddy's ego is to put him into the dinner jacket that fitted him so beautifully just 10 short years ago. Looking at myself in a full- length mirror I was reminded of an old tintype of my Uncle Lorne as he appeared in the male chorus of "The Student Prince." It isn't only that I have changed in some unexpected ways (how is it possible that a man's legs can be two inches longer than they were a decade ago?) but the suit itself has withstood the ravages of time in its camphor tomb, not a whit better than its owner:. ' • It is the product of a period in which the tailors were having a practical joke known as —The Bold Look," a style which was accepted by many men too timid to use their better judgment. Even when it was more or less in fashion the extravagant wingspan and flair of the lapels caused me to be known as "The Batman.'' I suppose it doesn't matter much, The affair this coming Saturday night is one of those 10 YEARS AGO MARCH 8, 1962 Dedication service for the newly installed pipe organ in Clinton Christian Reformed Church has been postponed, due to last minute difficulties. Some of the parts for' the organ have not yet been received. The Rev. L. Slofstra advised that the service is now being planned in about two weeks time. The Casavant pipe organ installation is the most recent project of the congregation. The Public Utilities Commission has approved pay increases of 10 per cent "across the board" for all hourly-rated employees. Goderich Township residents will have the opportunity to vote on the liquor question on May 16, The vote was ordered in a by-law Monday night when a petition signed by over 25 percent of the qualified voters was handled in. The reason given for the liquor vote request was to give a shot in the arm to the lagging American tourist business said clerk R.E. Thompson. 15 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1957 Now the members of the Figure Skating Club are working hard in preparation for the Canadian Figure Skating Association tests in both figure and dance, which will be held for the first time in Clinton on Saturday afternoon, March 23 in the Lions Arena. The Women's World Day of Prayer will he observed in Ontario Street United Church on Friday, March 8, at 3 p.m. The leader of the program will be Mrs. W,M. Aiken. The key woman is Mrs. L.W. McKenzie. where dress is optional. I have been getting by pretty well in the social whirl these past few years with my dark brown suit. But it has set me to wondering when, if ever, men are going to get back to the moments of elegance they once knew. There was a story in the paper only two clays ago, 'quoting a fashion authority named James K. Wilson who suggested that "if it weren't for women, men would contentedly remain the drabbest creatures on earth." To which' say, quote, baloney, unqupte, As far as evening dress iS,pOncerned it's just that we're in a period when the casual look is permissible and relatively easy on the wallet. Let the economy pick up just a little and you'll find men returning to fancier dress. At present, if you go to any of the night spots where formal wear was once mandatory you find that a very small minority of the males are suitably garbed for a festive occasion. While their ladies are dolled up in their finery Representatives of various churches in town will lead in the service, Indicating the terrific traffic problem posed by last week's huge snowstorm is the fact that it took no less than four locomotives to push a snowplow to open the Canadian National Railways line from Stratford through Clinton to Goderich. Railway officials reported the biggest problem at Holmesville, where the plow equipment backed and charged repeatedly for two hours to get through one big drift. King's Highway No. 4 north of Clinton, was not opened through to Wingham until Monda y afternoon, and even then there was and is only a narrow trail through the snow canyons in many places, The village of Londesboro, which was completely isolated for days, did not receive any mail by courier from Wednesday, February 26 until Tuesday, March 11, the highway between Clinton and Londesboro being blocked tight. 40 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1932 Fairholme Dairy is importing ice from Lake Simcoe for use next summer. The Stratford Indians, the hockey team in which Ross McEwan and Ken Roberton, both Clinton boys play, meet the Windsor Mic Macs this evening at the semi-finals. The present staff of the Clinton Public Hospital includes; Miss McKinney, Miss Estoll Marquis, Miss Bessie Waymouth, Miss Marie Grainger, Miss Pearl Williams, Miss Edna Elliott, T, with bare arms and bare shoulders and all like that, a good seven out of 10 men look as if they'd just dropped in from the office. This, of course, goes against all the laws of nature in which, except for the human race, the male animal is invariably the gaudier sex, There may even he something symbolic in it, though I'd rather not go into that. Why, in the worst of the depression years, at any given cabaret, you would see all sorts of friends who were making less than $25 a week, yet managing to put up a black-tie front. Come to think of it, that was the real bold look. I was interested in my daughters' reaction to this trying- on of the old threads. Their hilarity was understandable in view of the way the suit fit, but I felt that they were snickering, too, at the spectacle of their old man in a costume they associate only with the gangsters in the old, old movies on television. Grainger superintendent. Mrs. Edythe Ball, housekeeper; Mrs. Ford, laundress; F. Evans, janitor. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1917 Photographer Roy Ball has an excellent group picture of the Pastime Club on view this week. R. Walker is moving into his new house on Victoria St. Mrs, Morgan Agnew, who has been occupying it, has moved into the house recently vacated by R, Walton. Wilfred Biggin, Hullett, has taken a position as manager of D.A, Forrester's farm. Dr. W, Holloway, Peterboro, was visiting in town on Friday. 75 YEARS AGO MARCH 12, 1897 Hayfield—The electric light plant is in full blast now and the Bayfield people have good light. John Patterson is electrician and engineer. It hurt a little, I can tell you, because I can recall the pride I used to take in my father when he was arrayed in his full black-and- white splendor. It wasn't just that he looked so distinguished, reeking of after- shave lotion and class, but the whole thing had a ceremonial, gala aspect. "Stepping out," as they called it, was something pretty special and I can vividly recall my mother standing on a kitchen chair behind my father with her arms around his neck, tying the tie, while my father's complexion became progressively more ruddy. That was the way to embark on an evening, all debonaire and in the trappings of sophistication, the male's plumage complementing the female's and vice-versa, Indeed, I have now generated so much nostalgia for it that I may just cast discretion aside, and go in this outmoded regalia after all. A red carnation should go perfectly with the green mould, For a mile and a quarter on the London road, north of Exeter, there are by actual count 100 pitch holes, and the majority of them are from three to four feet deep. On Monday night a lot of Wingham youths went to Goderich to engage in a skating contest, said to be fora purse of $25. They swept everything before them, and their success made some of them lose their heads. They stopped in Clinton on their way home, and were feeling a little gay,—manifesting somewhat more ebullition than is called for. The Stavely Committee recently submitted to the Government for its approval the proposition to erect a Stavely Memorial Building and Library. A letter from Mr. Garrow last week says "1 am pleased to say that the request re Stavely has been complied with, Mr. Ross says he is delighted at your sensible choice of a good $5,000 library building and a $5,000 endowment. - 00" AMPIP ." a,... .411fifili lir , 11111/117 , Letters to the Editor The Editor, On page 4A of your issue of March 2 there appears an article headed "United Church opposes Sunday funerals", in which appears the statement: "Sunday funerals force Funeral Directors to work on the Sabbath."; thus equating Sunday and the Sabbath, How did this equation come about? Christians should know, Therefore I submit the following information. The American Standard version of the Bible was copyrighted in 1929 by the International Council of Religious Education "to insure the purity of the text". At Deuteron amy 5;12- 15 there appears: "Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee...And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath holy." At Deuteronomy 17;2-5 the new-born nation of Israel was warned not to bring out of Egypt any of that land's sun-worshipping practices. Instead of worshipping the Sun (as the Egyptians did), they were to worship the God who made the sun, and thus be protected from the idolatrous practices of the heathen and pagans round about, The Catholic Encyclopedia, under title "Sunday" says: "Sunday, (Day of the Sun) as the name of the first day of the week is derived from Egyptian astrology....It begins with an edict of Constantine..., emperor, who forbade judges to sit and townspeople to work on Sunday. He made an exception in favour of agriculture." In his book History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff says: "The Sunday law of Constantine must not be overrated. He enjoined the observance, or rather forbade the desecration of Sunday, not under the name of Sabbatum (Sabbath) or Dies Domini (Lord's Day), but under the old astrological, and heathen title Dies Solis (Sunday), familiar to all his subjects, so that the law was as applicable to worshippers of Hercules, Apollo, and Mithras, as to Christians. There is no reference in his law whatever either to the fourth commandment (of the Ten Commandments) or to the resurrection of Christ," Referring to the day set aside by the pagan Romans, Constantine says: "Let all judges and townspeople and all occupations of trade rest on the venerable clay of the sun....as it should seem most improper that the day of the Sun, Noted for its veneration, be occupied in wrangling discussions and obnoxious contentions of parties." Much more evidence could be produced to show that Sunday has no relationship whatever to the Sabbath of the nation of Israel or to worship of the God of Israel, of whom it is said: "The God of the whole earth shall he be called." (Isa. 54:5) The Editor: I am wondering if the parties involved in closing our Goderich township dump could answer a few questions for me since Lavis Contracting still burns its own dump after dark, instead of in the daytime as before. Is this because there is less pollution at night than in the daytime? Of course, last Thursday it was still burning the next morning, Could someone throw some light on this question? Just Wondering'. Ed, Note: The above letter was edited slightly to omit possible libelous statements. 25 YEARS AGO 55 YEARS AGO MARCH 13;1947