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Clinton News-Record, 1972-10-12, Page 4Best man chosen Political appointments are often suspect, but they are nevertheless a way of life. Whatever the endeavour, be it politics, business, athletics or even social, people make their decisions to a great degree on favoritism or as an act of repayment for efforts that may have been expended on their behalf. However, political appointments do have their own safeguard, and it stems from the very fact that they are suspect and open to criticism. From that standpoint, political parties know they have to choose wisely because a wrong choice can end up doing them irreparable harm. This is particularly true when the position involved is in the higher echelons of ..public administration and is frequently subjected to public focus. The chairmanship of the Ontario Police Commission certainly falls into that category and we are of the opinion that Elmer D. Bell was a wise selection for that, position. His appointment was made not merely in return for his efforts on behalf of the Progressive Conservative party, but because of the abilities which he displayed in performing the difficult tasks which presented themselves in the duties he undertook. Those who have written criticism of Mr. Bell's appointment fail to consider the fact that some of Ontario's most con- scientious and capable persons take an active part in politics. Our democratic system would be severely weakened if they did not, and certainly the calibre of appointments would be equally weakened if those per- sons actively engaged in .supporting one party or another.were excluded from,ap- .cepting thoSe ,positions. If we had any argument with' PreNe'r William Davis on his choice it would be the fact that he's taken a valuable asset from our community. — Exeter Times Ad- vocate. (hie holiday that's all ours ma*••••••harnelen,11 THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 AMalgamated 1924 THE HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 Clinton News 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) 'Canada, $8.00 per year; US.A., $9.50 JAMES E. FITZGERALD--Editor J, HOWARD AITKEN — General Manager Published every Thursday at the heart of Huron County' Clinton, Ontario Population 3,475 THE HOME OF RADAR IN CANADA -4 ....amsiml we get letters Dear Editor: On September 21, 1972 public meeting was held at th Clinton Council Chambers, Mr. W. Jucker of the Ontari Ministry of Labour talked to th citizens of Clinton on Em- ployment Standards in Ontario. He covered all aspects of the Employment Standards Act, from minimum wage to pregnancy leave. If your readers wish further information on Employment Standards in Ontario, we would be pleased to receive inquiries directed to: Employment Standards Branch, 362 Dundas Street, London 14, Ontario. 438-2911, Yours truly, H. Sorichetti, Acting Regional Manager, Employment Standards Branch. Fort Henry Heights Kingston, Ont. 4 Oct. 1972 "Now what seems to be the problem?" Dear Editor: News-Record, Thursday, October 12, on Editorial comment Down with the assembig hoe t^, Canadian labor and management will be keenly watching experiments at Volvo, the Swedish auto maker, which is throwing out the assembly line and building two new brightly painted and multi-windowed plants. Teams of 20 workers will build entire units of a car there — brakes, wheels, steering mechanism, etc instead of one man shooting .one rivet, Emphasis will be on team relationships and pride of workmanship. Bothered by absenteeism, wildcatting and high employee turnover, Volvo is at- tempting to make working conditions more pleasant and meaningful. Estimates are that work time per car will be the same as on the assembly line. Dehumanization has crept into the executive suite as well as the assembly line in many industries, and radical, creative solutions are needed. Industry is reeling under the pressure of highly- trained workers with large expectations churned out by modern education systems. They want jobs to "mean" something, Repetitive boredom of the assembly line and executive decisions usurped by sophisticated computers is showing itself by unrest at the top — and walk-outs, high drug and aloohol rates, absenteeism and sloppiness on the line. So little brain power is needed on some jobs that a pigeon was trained by psychologists to move imperfect pills and transistors off an assembly line with its beaks Labour experts say sickness goes deeper to a feeling of being converted into machines by boring unpleasant work. There is one holiday during the year that is truly Canadian. Period. Any red-blooded native of this fantastic country can name, it without a second thought. Christmas • and Easter are religious holy-days that we share with all of Christendom. The Twenty-fourth of May, the Queen's Birthday, used to be big stuff when I was a kid, but now it is the third Monday after the second Saturday im- mediately before the first full moon, or something of the sort. It has gone straight downhill from firecrackers and skyrockets and burned fingers to a sort of Opening-up-the-Cottage day. No deviltry, no more fun than cleaning up the cellar. The First of July, latterly Dominion Day, and even more latterly and slatternly, Canada Day, has degenerated into a hot day Which is shoved toward the nearest Friday or Monday on the slightest provocation. Once an occasion for the plan- ting of trees, the flying of flags, and the baying of speeches proclaiming our allegiance to the Empire, it is now most notable as the weekend nearest the opening of the bass season. Then there once was the Twelfth of July, when Protestants and Catholics alike turned out to watch The Walk, make snide comments about King Billy and his horse and in- spect with a critical eye the red- faced straw-hatted Orangemen, and smell the hot-dogs and beer, and thrill to the squealing of fifes and the rattle and thump of drums. I'll never forget one Twelfth, in which an Irish Catholic, who had joined a Scottish regiment, led the Orange parade, in kilts, and my kid brother, about 15, made five dollars playing the bass drum for (I think) Dalhousie Corners, which had found itself with two fifers and a drum, but no drummer. That was real Canadiana. And the speeches. Boys, didn't they lace it to the Pope. Almost as hard as modern R.C. theologists and Women's Lib- bers do. All gone. All that good, har- mless hatred and intolerance sunk beneath our growing sophistication and tolerance. Who would dare, today, to stand up on a platform in a broiling July 12th sun and at- tack the Papacy, the French and anything else he could get his tongue to, while the locals rolled their eyes with delight, and sweated by the bucket?" Next (at least in some provin- ces), is Civic Holiday, the first Monday in August. This, too, has become a dog of the first water. Originally a day set aside for civic pride and the beginning of Old Home Weeks and such, it has become a day when the local service club runs its an- nual skin game, whether it's a tombola, or a massive bingo or some other farm of harmless blood-letting. Blood equalling money. Pity. And, of course, Labour Day. In the larger cities, there is still a small contingent which will march with banners announcing that Branch 49 of the Union of CWAF or HIC or WHAP or Bunk is still carrying the flag and fighting the good fight against the toils of that anaconda, Big Business. But this is a little hard to take. Originally, there was ire- Meese pride in this day, which was wrested from the vested. But today, Canadians who know that the unions are just as big as, or bigger than, Big Business, sensibly pursue some other en- tertainment, like grabbing one more weekend in the fun and sun. Well, as you can see, I've been leading you relentlessly and inexorably toward the only holiday that grabs Canadians right where they live, whether it's in the head or the bowels. Thanksgiving! Talk about flags and speeches and drum-rolls. We don't even have to lay them on. Nature does it all for us. The flags are not the Union Jack or the Fleur de Lis or the Hammer and Sickle, They are a blaze of scarlet and gold that don't speak, but quell the human heart in their magnificence. And, paradoxically, they speak. They say, "You'll never see anything like this, anywhere else in your life, buster." And the drums roll, over golden valleys and blue water and purple haze, until you want to weep with the thought that all this cennot last, And the ducks duck, and the fish fly away, and the golf shot goofs, but you have had the un- paralleled privilege of being a Canadian at Thanksgiving. Did you give thanks to whatever your god is? Did you say a little litany because the Canadians weren't disgraced in Russia, and fought their good fight And foght. And foght, Happy to be alive? Healthy? Old but not licked? Young but not confused? Give thanks, chaps. We're Mighty, mighty lucky. —The Argyle Syndicate 10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 11, 1962 The need for knowing the laws under• which they govern the town of Clinton was pointed out rather vividly to the council of, the town of Clinton last Thursday night. They had spent nearly three-quarters of an hour pointing out to a citizen, Ivan Hoggarth, that they just could not find a way of granting him the building permit that he requested, and then they read the subdivision agreement covering the particular situation, and found that they could, after all. The last of the arrangements have been made and the Clinton Community Concert and Mar- ching Band is ready for the visit of St. Marys Marching Band. It is hoped that Clintonians will attend this musical afternoon in large numbers to make it a real success. Let's welcome St. Marys' Band in Clinton, 15 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 10, 1957 Ron Lockwood and Bonnie Boyes have been declared grand champions of the 1957 Clinton Public School field day held last Thursday and Friday in Clinton Community Park. It was a ban- ner day for all the competitors, since 28 new records were set in the various competitions. Showing at the Roxy Theatre was "Attie Get Your Gun" with Betty Hutton, Howard Keel and Louis Whom A school safety patrol system was initiated at Adastral Park at RCAF Station Clinton, last Thursday morning. The safety patrol is composed of selected children from grades 7 and 8 under the supervision of the school principal, C,A, Trott Clinton and Air Force Police personnel. tiny hangover and the 48-hour barbecue effect of the stove. If he'd ever sat in on our little discussion groups, which were entirely devoted to basic an- thropology, he'd have been sur- prised to know how right he was. I soon discovered that I loved every part of skiing except the part where you actually slide on the snow. This has shaped my single-minded approach to the sport every since. I mastered the formula of Skiing Without Tears, sneaky little weasel that I was. ' NoW: a fter "30.4id yea rs t, I look back on skiing in the form 'Cif a montage in which figure Prominently wide, hot fireplaces and tall, hot rums, all-night poker sessions, dancing in slip- pers by candlelight, marvelous vistas of winter playgrounds, seen through frosted, weather- proof windows, harmonizing around the fire to the accom- paniment of accordions, and all sorts of splendid hot rums. No sport creates such congenial camaraderie. This is due, in part, to the wardrobe which is at once informal and 25 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 16, 1947 At Clinton Town Council on October 28 in the report of the Hospitalization Committee, Ald. R.J. Hattin requested that the communication from the On- tario Welfare Board be read. After some discussion, it was ap- proved, increasing the food allowance to relief recipients ten percent. The mayor reported that 33 houses were ready for foun- dations to be laid in the new 50 house Wartime House project in Town. These 33 would be com- pleted before starting the otherS. His Worship informed Council. Placement officer for the Emigration Foundation of the Netherlands, John Vellinga, Chatham, visited Clinton and district Thursday in connection with the prospective influx of immigrants from Holland, both married and single. About a dozen homes are needed for families, and several single Dutch men are expected in the county by next spring, Accom- panied by LeRoy G. Brown, Clinton, agricultural represen- tative for Huron, Mr, Vellinga inspected prospective farm homes. 40 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 13, 1932 The Hospital Board's annual bazaar netted nearly 8175 for the organization. It was held on a rather unpleasant day, but buyers turned out in good num- bers. In the evening, Dr. Robb, Minister of Health for Ontario addressed a public meeting, A.F. Johns who has been teaching at Fonthill, has pun chased a small chicken and fruit farm at Newmarket and is going into poultry, fruit and dairying. Clinton Knitting Company is running overtime again and then finds it hard to keep up with orders Huron County comes fifth in the Counties of Ontario having the highest percentage of high- quality hogs, Huron standing at 87 Wentworth leads with 90.6 percent. 55 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 11, 1917 The Women's Patriotic Society is planning a cake shower for the Clinton men overseas, to be held October 19. About 120 one pound cakes are required so that no Clinton man may go without his Christmas Cake. Dr. Silcox, of Stratford Nor- mal School will present an illustrated lecture, "Beautiful Canada" in the town hall as part of a patriotic entertainment under the auspices of the East Huron Teachers Association. Charles Seagar, County Crown Attorney, states that during the past quarter he has not had a solitary criminal case to record. This is a circumstance high slopes unfettered by lesser mortals. It is my practice to make a great show of preparedness, waxing my skiis, donning my considerable equipment and then standing theatrically out- side the lodge, flexing my knees and leaning on my poles. I do this terribly well, if I say so myself. Then, with a great shout of "Ski Heil!" I coast down the four-degree incline, skid around the bend, fall down and laugh, laugh, laugh. By the time I've had two cigarets they'll all be gone and I can walk back and be .'warm all day. Another "device, Which ri'int be used sparingly, is The Limp. A rueful description of how you sprained a fibula while trying to perfect a reverse Christina, ac- companied by a stoic gritting of the teeth as you hobble to the bar, will generally do the trick. suppose this true confession will automatically bar me from joining the club, even as an honorary member, unless, as I suspect, 90 percent of the mem- ber ship are up to the same game. that has never before occurred in the county and is especially worthy of note. Whether due to general lack of intoxicants, or to improvement of morals, we are not prepared to say, but the fact remains, nevertheless. 75 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 13, 1987 Last Wednesday the Batten- bury House was well filled with travellers from Gosh, Ind., Mon- treal, Toronto, Buffalo, Hamilton, London, Berlin, Galt and other points. In all there were some twenty-five. The people of Clinton and hosts of neighboring friends will very much regret the removal of Dr, Freeborn. He has bought a practice at Magnetawan in the Parry Sound district And leaves this week. During his three years residence in Clinton, Dr. Freeborn and his estimable wife have made many friends in the county of Huron. In political society and social circles his removal will prove a distinct loss. The baseball fever in Clinton, which has hit record high tem- peratures in recent years, has helped many a boy develop a love for the game. Led by Bert Clifford, with the support of ser- vice clubs and dozens of in- terested citizens, hundreds of boys have participated in On- tario playdowns. The beautiful lighted ball park is a tribute to the dedication of these people. I am sure the many coaches who helped Gary and Pat Jor- dan will be pleased to hear that they played on an All-Ontario Pee Wee "C", championship team this year. As the newspaper clipping attests, they pulled it off in grand style with their pitcher tossing a no-hitter against Dorchester, in the final. On the way they played some centres which are old Clinton rivals; Barrys Bay, Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Orono, Hagersville, and, finally Dorchester. I feel WttithiS„victory is ass.tntich part of • Clinton and their -dedicated' coaches, as it is the boys' present coach. In closing — good luck to the Colts in their quest for the title. Sincerely, John Jordan Kingston, Ont. Mr. Editor; There has been a lot of writing done about the matter, Christian School versus Board of Education. It is a privilege that we live in a country where one can voice his opinion in public, through press and radio, etc, We as "New Canadians" do, appreciate this and are thankful to the Lord and the "Old Canadians" that we are accep- ted in this country. It is a great country, not only materialisticly but also spiritually. There are many people of different ethnic backgrounds gathered here and yet there is peace. About the issue of the Christian School, I can under- stand that the "Old Canadian" says what do those "New _Canadians" think they are. We have had our schools for some generations. They always did serve their purpose, and that is right. There has been a lot to improve education (so much that some say they are getting education crazy.) Also there is a lot changed in history since the first public schools opened in this country, At that time there were the new immigrants who settled here, They were people by majority, who were of strong Christian principle. As an example of that, ' Please turn to Page 6. Painless skiing It seems ridiculously rushing the reason, but one of the ski clubs has sent my wife and me an invitation to join their group as honorary members. The letter mentions "the many fine ac- counts you have written in the past of your ski adventures." And so I guess the time has come to confess to the fraud. I am a Ski Cheat. It began as a small boy when I was knee-high to a Gelan- desprung. My father, chagrined at my habit of lying about the house reading Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and Burt L. Standishi purchased-, a pair 9s cross-country'skia, buckled me 1 Attic). !.them and shoved me through the door in a northerly ti direction. Soon I'd joined a 'ski club and, to the delight of my parents, spent nearly every weekend in the hills, or, to be more specific, hard by the stove in the juniors' cabin where I quickly learned to smoke, drink and cheat at cards. "They are making a man of my boy," my father would say proudly when I sloped home on Sunday night flushed with my kind of heroic. The white slopes outside will separate the men from the boys, but in the lodge itself before the cheery log fire (and with the hot rums in hand) every man has the appearance of having just Schusched the Widow's Leap. The actual skiing part, as I say, never intrigued me. I made the discovery very early in my career that skiing has a number of insurmountable drawbacks. It is, for obvious reasons, cold. There is a great deal of falling down and getting up, which never appealed to me very much, There's an awful lot of. • vi work .iny,olyed in it i for f •the exmi , citernent of. risking aleompound,,n fracture. It was just one of those things, like weight-lifting, that seemed, from the beginning, foreign to my delicate nature. How I reconciled my repugnance for the outdoor part with my love of the indoor part is a saga of sheer chicanery. Part of my secret lies in mastering the gentle slope which leads away from the chalet. I went to considerable pains to establish myself as the lone skier, eager to set off for the