Clinton News-Record, 1966-04-07, Page 10Rage 2—-Clinton News-Record—-Thursday, April 7, 1966
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From Our Early Files
One definition of “analogy” is
given by Oxford as “a similarity or
likeness between things in some
circumstances or effects when the
things are otherwise entirely dif
ferent.” o
EASTER, the season of love and
life — herald of seeding, crops, heat,
rain, growth and harvest — is“with us.
We have had telephone calls from
many persons in the past several weeks
—from folk concerned with the spot
light in which our town has been plac
ed, and angry (some to the point of
tears) at the accusations being levied
against us all by the outside world.
These people (though sometimes a
trifle emotional) are not rabble-rousers,
nor essentially the sort of person who
“sounds off” at every little thing. They
are thoughtful Christian people who
probably never in their lives before
called an editor of any newspaper to
complain of a social wrong. ” Yet now
they are doing so—and, we feel, only
after long and frustrated communing
with themselves. Their calls, to this
newspaper are made, we think, in hopes
that some way of refuting these ac
cusations can be found here — where
our business is that of forming thoughts
into words.
We try. But we find ourselves in-,
adequate to the task.
We’d like to invite letters on the
subject for then the ideas of others
could -be added to our own.
v One idea* was given us by a very
sincere young woman who ’phoned in
obvious desperation. Briefly, she drew
a comparison between the conviction of
Jesus, which resulted in centuries of
persecution of Jewish people — only
recently reduced to a minimum. Are
Huron people to be subjected to unfair
criticism by the situation which seven
years ago convicted one of our young people? A
Now we acknowledge that the
young woman who called, is probably
involved 'in pre-Easter church programs,
study and contemplations—and this is
why the analogy sprang to her mind.
We know that the comparison of the
two persons involved may be consid
ered sacrilegious by some — and she
certainly did not intend that.
But, already the Truscott trial has
led to changes in Canadian law. It has
been compared to the famous case in
England (told -in film 'as The Winslow
Boy) which brought about changes in
English law. It is famous already in
Canada and England — and soon to be
known in the U.S.A, and the rest of
the world.
No one can say it is not an im
portant—an upsetting—legal- situation.
If it brings about more changes which
are to the good—then surely we can
bear up to what appear now to -be un
founded charges upon our own lives.
75 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, April 10, 1891
Do not forget Mr. D, W,
Campbell’s lecture on. Paris, il
lustrated by the lime light on
Thursday evening next in the
Royal Templar’s Hall, -and un
der their auspices, admission
10 and 15 cts., a rare treat is
in store.
Mr. J. T. Westcott intends
going to Sarnia on Tuesday
next to saw wood against Mr.
Isaac Wallace, who claims the
championship of the world,
with a buck saw. J. T. Says
he ha-s to hustle to beat him.
The Templars of Bayfield
have purchased from the Clin
ton Organ Co. a handsome -hall
organ for their hall here. We
understand there was a keen
competition for
this Co. should
their success.
The Mitchell
entered on the
its existence, and manages to
keep well to the front of the
newspaper procession. In fact,
it is a pretty good paper, but
a most rabid Tory —■ even a
little more rabid than the New
Era is Grit, which is saying a
good deal.
this sale, and
feel proud of
Advocate has
32nd year of
15 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April, 5, 1951
-Piaui Watson, only son of
Mr, and Mrs. W, N. Watson,
Bly th, lias been awarded a
$2,400 scholarship by OAC,
Guelph, to be used to specialize
in research work for a Master
of Science of Agriculture. Paul
will graduate at OAC in May,
having completed his course of
four years in field husbandly.
Arnold Makins suffered pain
ful skin burns to his face and
hands in a flash fire in the
workshop of the Bayfield hard
ware about eleven o’clock Fri
day morning. He was working
with an acetylene welding
torch When the nozzle came off
the hose and it flared up in
his face.
After more than 20 years of
very faithful service, Leslie
Jervis has relinquished his post
as mail route courier for RR 2,
Clinton. Charles Hutchins, who
has been named as successor,
began his duties on March 26.
A vacant lot next to Morritt
and Wrights implement shop
on Queen St. has been bought
by Charles CrosSet, Wingham,
and George Hamm, Bly.th, who
will have a modern garage
built on the site as soon as
weather permits1 and material
can be secured.
The Sin of Omission
ONE THING at least, which has
resulted from the publication of The
Trial of Steven Truscott, and the con
tinuing waves of publicity concerning
the 'book and this area of Canada in
particular, can be considered an advan
tage.
That is—a period of introspection
and self analysis which, done wisely,
can do no community harm. We feel
sure that Huron folk will be mature
enough to realize this truth. ’
We have watched many profes
sional' writers and broadcasters cover
th-i's area as with a fine tooth comb.
And though we could discredit nearly
all of them for inaccuracies reaching
from spelling errors to downright un
truth we have read their columns of
stories and listened to their words with
a strong interest.
These folk from “other places”
have prodded forth into view some of
the worse prejudices with which Huron
and Clinton people are plagued.
They have discovered . race preju
dice—the suspicion of people that look
different.
They have uncovered religious pre
judice—the suspicion of those in an
other faith.
They have noted class prejudices
and fears—-not only in the rank system
inevitable in a military establishment,
but also that which occurs in any
community.
These are not pretty things — and
some folk will contend they don’t exist.
Those who deny the presence of pre
judice, are themselves guilty of it, for
they are operating from the basis that
the people they know are incapable of
prejudice — and automatically place
their own little world above others.
We cannot absent ourselves from
the large decision pending at Ottawa
with regard to capital punishment,
either. It is no ,use to say we have no
control over decisions made there. We
do have a member at Ottawa. He is
our representative. Do we know how
he plans to vote on the subject? Does
he know how we would like him to
vote?
If not, then we are guilty bystand
ers—guilty "by omission, ’tis true—but
as guilty as though it were our per
sonal decision that is required.
Advertisers, Please Note
TAKING THE .time to reach small
town weeklies is worth the effort ac
cording to a man who is reported by a
daily -paper to -be one of -the best poli
tical executive assistants in Canada. He
is Clare Westcott, a member of the staff
of Ontario’s minister of education.
“Get to the weeklies and you get to
the province. Their readers remember
what they have read.”
Note: This is taken from the April
issue of The Printed Word. Mr. West
cott is -a native of Seaforth.
X
Going, Going —All Gone
(The Printed Word)
THERE was a story forty or so
years ago about! the very1 rich Westerner
who was ''confronted with overlapping
federal, provincial and municipal in
come taxes. He called the tax collectors
to his office and said to them, “Gentle
men, there is my income in total for
the last calendar year. I cannot pay
you all in full from the income for that
year, but I can invite you, and do invite
you, to split this money among your
selves.”
As a -result of the situation, the
tax collectors awoke to the fact that
you cannot have so much overlapping
of collections that the person taxed is
without income.
The situation is . about to be re
peated. The federal taxes, the provin
cial taxes, deductions for unemploy
ment insurance, contributions to old
age pensions, etc.; etc., and the munici
pal taxes are such that some workers
and some receivers of income will soon
have nothing left.
There are people who worry about
the destruction of Parliament. Possibly
of greater, importance would be the
destruction of government.
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55 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 6, 1911
Our clever young townsman,
Mr. Cal.Witts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Witts, is coming to
the front rapidly as a “compos
er.” Just recently a song “Teas
ing Eyes”, has been issued of
which Mr. Witts is. the author
of both words and music.
The G.T.R. will lay a new
siding from the “Y” to the
station. It will be north of the
track, half a mile long and will
cost about three thousand dol
lars. With this new siding it
will not be necessary for east
bound freight trains to switch
off at the “Y”.
The. Railway Municipal Board
have validated ‘the town bylaw
for the extension of the water
works system by two hundred
extra services- at a cost of
$5,000.
If negotiations at present on
hand are satisfactorily conclud
ed, Canada will 'have another
branch automobile 'industry in
the very near future. A depu
tation from the Town of Clin
ton, Huron County, was at the
Prince George last night, in
company with representatives
of an American auto firm, the
name of which could not be 'as- r
certained, and all appeared
elated over the glad news they
are going to bring home.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 8, 1926
Clinton is at last to have a
rest room for the accommoda
tion of- women coming into
town to shop; etc., the council
on Monday night having decid
ed to use the two smaller
rooms of the Public Utilities
building which were fitted up
for the fire company but which
db not seem suitable for them,
for that purpose.
Mr. Ernest Townsend has
sold his farm on the Bayfield
Line to his brother-in-law, Mr.
,N. Crich, and has bought Mr.
F. Stirling’s farm on the same
line, two miles west. He has
also bought one hundred acres
opposite the Stirling farm from
Mr. W, Stewart.
Mir. Miles ’and others, repre
senting the Huron Milk Pro
ducts, Limited, are in town this
week. A charter has been ap
plied for and a joint-stock com
pany is being formed with a
capitalization of1' $150,000. The
company intends locating -here,
either building or obtaining a
suitable building.
Spring Fair Postponed: Ow
ing to weather conditions the
show which was to be field
April 1st, also the Fiddlers’
Contest, -has been put off to
Thursday, April 15th.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 10, 1941
The Juvenile Lions Hockey
team entered 'in Juvenile “B”
OMHA competition, appear
strong favourites to capture
championship honours in Mid
land On Friday and Saturday
night, where they meet the
Kingston Juveniles, Eastern
Ontario Champions.
In Clinton Public Hospital
on Monday, April 7th, to Staff-
sergeant George Knights R.C.-
A.M.C. and Mrs. Knights, a
son.Ernest Hovey of the RCAF
Manning Pool, Toronto, was
presented with a Kodak last
Saturday by the Clinton Kn!it-
ting Co. Mr. Hovey, a former
employee of the company was
accepted into the RCAF sev
eral weeks ago.
Mr. George Beattie is having
a new front put in his furni
ture- stere. We understand it
is to be black and white mar
ble and quite modem.
Reg. Cud more, WeS Haddy
and Laurie Colguhoun of Galt
Aircraft School spent the week
end at their respective- homes
in town.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 5, 1956
“The Old White Elephant”
has finally' been disposed of.
This week Council accepted an
offer from Mr. and Mrs. Ceriel
VanDamme for the old public
school building and lots on Ont
ario St. They plan to renovate
the old school and operate; it as
a hotel under the same name
as their, present hotel; Com
mercial Inn Hotel, on Victoria
St.
Councillors this' week,refused
to permit the British. American
Oil Company to build a ser
vice station valued at $17,000
on Lots 365 and 366, valued at
$13,500, at the comer of Vic
toria and Maria Streets. (This
is the corner one block north
of the railway tracks).
Two new official positions
were filled
when the
pointed a
town, and
spector.
Frank Layton, operator
Layton’s Garage and Lome J.
Brown of Lome Brown Motors
Ltd., received Long Association
‘Awards at a dinner held in
Hotel London last Wednesday
by the Supertest Petroleum
Corporation, Ltd.
5 §
X 1 Bill
Easter Seals Help Buy Artificial Limbs
Frequent examination of artificial appliances must be made in the case of
young children, such as this girl, to make certain the fitting is correct as ad
justments are needed to coincide with normal growth. The doctor’s inspection
and testing at a clinic is observed by the Easter Seal Society nurse so that she
can counsel the parents. Easter Seal funds are needed to help more than
16,000 crippled children in Ontariio. Send your personal cheque or use the
Clinton Lions cheque in the Easter Seal appeal letter. Mail your remittance in
the pink envelope to D. W. Cornish, treasurer, Clinton Lions Easter Seal Com
mittee.
Clinton Lions Help Crippled Children
on Tuesday night,
Town Council alp
weed inspector in
also a. trench in-
of
'The development of prosthes-
is (artificial- limbs) has taken
giant strides in the past few
years for the benefit of crip
pled children. A feiw years ago
a six month’s old baby wearing
an ..artificial limb would not
have been considered practical,
■but today this child would be
fitted with a prosthesis in only
a matter of months. Clinton
Lions, Club have helped in the
purchase of artifiiclial 'limbs
through your purchase of
Easter Seals.
Research and ■ establishment
of amputee training programs'
with Easter Seal funds has en
couraged the early fitting of
SUGAR.
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
Ah, Spiling,
You glorious' thing,
You make me want to sing
Of marriages
And baby carriages ;
And make me want to laugh
At a new calf;
And make me yearn for a bout
With a trout;
And make me joy in squirrels;
And envy girls
Their poise
With boys
When the blood runs
And the sun suns,
And the fairways beckon
And the flowers reckon
It’s time they put their dopey
heads
Out of the mangey flower beds.
Well, that’s about enough of
that. Hope none of my students
read it. In my day, I’ve written
some pretty nasty pieces about
spring, but she’s bounced back
every year. That bit of doggerel
may finish her Off for good.
And What a pity that would
be; Winter puts the iron in our
souls. But the slanting yellow
rays of heat, the joyous chuckle
of freed water, the voluptuous
stench of rotten earth emerging
from the shrouds of death turn
that iron, by some magic, into
pure gold.
I can be as grouchy' as a, hat
check girl about spring. But to
day I wandered about the es
tate and felt the tiny, glimmer
ing coal of - my spirit fanned in
to something approaching 'a
blaze.
There was .the- picnic table,
bloody but unbowed, after six
months Under the snow. There
was the barbecue outfit, in
three scattered pieces, succu
lent beckoneT to the charred
red steaks of July, There'Was
the lawnmowers, reminder of
days when you wear nothing
A dealer having difficulty
collecting payment on a Car
finally wrote: “Dear Mr, Jones*
What Would your neighbors
think if I reposcssed your car?”
. A week later he received this
answer, “Sir: I took the matter
up with my neighbors and they
think it would be a icusy
trick?’
but shorts, sweat gloriously,
and stop for a beer every 15
minutes.
Perhaps I should put them
■away in- the fall. But when the
ice age has- left, and I go out
and see them there, 'it’s like
meeting old friends; Rusty and
ravaged, but familiar and dear.
Signs of spring everywhere-.
Sixty black squirrels, moved
out of my attic, seeking acorns
they missed last fall. Lady next
door, who has four little ones,
hanging out washing with a
fifth imminent.
Endless chant otf kids skip
ping. Moose beiloiw of impa
tient Steamers- in the bay, wait
ing for break-up. Fire sirens
saluting the annual epidemic of
grass fires.
Blitter lines around mouths
turning to similes. Overcoats
and boots hurled into closets.
Paint pots broken out. Teen
agers1 standing on comers,
bunting like young calves.
Women’s hats — goofy, exotic,
irreverent, awful. Old ladies
tippy-toeing about, first time
out since November. Kids up
to their eato in mud.
Anglers and golfers bragging,
speculating about the great
new season. Housewives, coat
less, shouting nothings' to neigh
bors, Teachers cursing as they
mark Easter exams.
Perhaps you can, but I can’t
imagine living in a country
where the cycle of the seasons
is' almost unnoticeable. I like
to be where the action is, I like
spring to come like a shot of
adrenalin, not a lukewarm cup
Of tea.
It is little wonder that myth
and legend, poetry and painting
and music, hot to mention reli
gion, celobrajte the theme of re
generation in the Spring. If
there, is such d thing as the in
domitable spirit of man, which
I firmly believe, it would be im
possible without spring.
Think of it. A year in which
the day’s did not lengthen, the
sun did hot warm, the green
did not appear, the soul did
not expand, We wblild be lined
up nt the end of docks-, clam-
boring for six-shooters, and
packing the subway stations
for ■huriihg-uhidar-thaiiis-pur-
poses, by the first of June,
prosthesis, particularly for the
upper limb amputee, to assist
in the establishment of balance,
to encourage acceptance, to
avoid frustration in the process
of normal growth and develop
ment, thereby preventing fur
ther disability.
The Ontariio Crippled' Child
ren's Centre and other treat
ment Centres have now estab
lished procedures in condition
ing a child to accept an arti
ficial appliance and to be train
ed and instructed in its use. Im
portant too, is the follow-up
care for adjustments; repairs
or replacements. During the
rapid growth of a child, the
limb is lengthened three or
four times during the year. As
a result of this current re
search development, Easter
Seal fund's 'are being used far
more expansively in this, pro
gram. The cost is high, much
beyond the means of most par
ents and so demands on Easter
Seal funds have ‘been increased.
However, the financial obliga
tions are small when compared
with the results, for these chil
dren can now look forward to a
life of greater and economic
independence. The development
of an electrically operated arm
in the Ontario Crippled Child
ren’s Centre prosthetic research
and development program is
one of the most advanced
steps;
This program is juslt one of
many important activities be
ing carried on by Clinton Lions
Easter Seal committee and the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children in the rehabilitation
of crippled children.
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