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Clinton News-Record, 1966-10-20, Page 4Page 4—Ciinton News-rRecord—-Tkurs., Oct, 20, 1966 T Editorials • •• Good Local Support For Plowing Match i & <■ ’$$■/;•-’■.J;’ j/? $ 1 j|l| s?l? WWW ||||||| ' 1 W: J.'’'As.,. I iill ; SUGAR AND SPICE Io® by Bill Smiley THE 53RD International Plowing Match is over and despite the inclement weather every day, it can be deemed a success. Over 50,000 paid attendance gave the sponsors — the Ontario Plow men’s Association and the Huron - County Loca'l Committee — a breaking even point financially, Clinton and district persons can be proud of the part they played in the , biggest event ever in Huron. County. Local persons served on the local com mittee and helped on various .minor committees, and Clinton and area busi-, ' nessmen helped staff many booths and exhibits; while other local businessmen , took advantage of the show to. display their wares, ■ ’ ; Ontario Hydro and Bell Telephone, both with area headquarters in Clinton, put in hundreds of man-hours, before, during and after the match, to supply power .and communications for the ex hibitors. ‘ ' ■ And, on this writer’s two days at the match, local persons were much in evidence as spectators. ■ The Ontario Department of Agri culture and Food office staff from Clin ton did yeoman work. The agricultural representative was secretary of tjie local committee and was at all times m com mand of his duties. Also, the assistant agr. rep., who was in charge of the born- land day and demonstrations, can be very proud of his efforts, because dur ing the machinery demonstrations on Thursday and Friday, this was the most popular spectator event.on the grounds, All in all, Huron can be proud of its efforts in holding the 1966 Inter national Plowing Match. fill? j-jji As I!Ki ill /J Thanksgiving Is The Best * 1 *i * The Weather Makes The Difference The Editor of the Seaforth Exposi tor fully explains -the frustrations that can be -caused, by the weather, in an editorial in last week’s’issue: . , The rains on Tuesday were a re minder- that in the final analysis nature holds the whip, hand. The 1966 International had-’ been planned in meticulous detail by com mittees thatV have spent long hours during-..several years to ensure that the match at Seaforth. would be the best yet. in the long history of the O.P.A. As is the case in all outdoor events the weather, -however, .was rec ognized as, a calculated risk/ ’ ; “ When rain continued to fall through out the opening day of the big match the extent Of the risk was emphasized. It proved you can’t win all the,, time. •Yet short of covering the hundred acre tented city site with a roof — and. nobody suggests-this was practical — would set hew records, there Were no. steps that could be taken to offset the, possibility Of rain. •. But the committees in their prud ence had done much to ease the effects should dampness occur; This planning was reflected, in -the quantities of shav-. ings which were stock piled at various points through out the to les sen the difficulties which puddles might create. The planning too was reflected in the dozens of tractors on Standby duty ready, for calls from motorists who might -become trapped in mud. There was provision too, for' travel by bus if the use of vehicles in the iplay stock on the demands of plowmen and visitors alike caught without the protection of mud and water resistent boots.;. Despite the inconvenience which' the rain caused and the necessity for last.minute program changes there was an -amazing spirit among the thousands who -thronged the grounds. They didn’t like getting wet; they, liked even less the mud but they were at the plowing match ‘ and they were determined to make the best of it. They grumbled, they compared notes and- commisserat- ed with each other as .each new chal lenge to dignity arose, but through it all continued to giye every evidence of enjoying themselves. The bad weather, of course, was a keen disappointment to match officials who. had counted on a successful open ing day -as. the prelude to an event that Decision to extend the match ari- - other day to include Saturday may well , result in the final days of the match attracting record attendances. I-t de pends on the weather. , There was some comment — not all favorable — at the decision to open ' & ii s-> .J isi®I I i : i-: ’ llj I iiif KIIBIg: Wiiii? LB Eskimos At Expo 67 ' Eskimo soapstone carvers Syolie Arpatuk, left, ’ and Johny Alashuak, both of Povungnituk on the east coast of Hudson Bay, are having some of the pavil- ’ ions pointed out for them by Expo Hostess Lise Michaud. In background is the Katiihavik (the Eskimo word for “meeting place”) , a part of the Canadian Pavilion. The Katimavik is an inverted pyramid, resting on its apex. ’“How does it, staiid up?” wondered Johny Alashuak;, Photo was taken on a cool ’ ihorning as is evidenced by the wearing apparel. " i From Our Early Files 9 9 9 * grounds became curtailed. Footwear exhibitors sacrificed dis- the match on Tuesday with closing on Friday. Match officials explained at the time the reason was to provide some flexibility in the event of bad weather. While the rains on opening day are regretted, at least they indicate how wise members of the O.P.A. and local committee were im scheduling the match as they did. —The Huron Exposi tor. 75 Years Ago THE CLLN.TON NEW ERA Thursday, October 23, 1891 Mr. Fitzallan Sprung, Gode rich Township, has sold his farm of 55 acres, on the base line, to Mr. John Sheppard, his neighbor, far the sum of $4,000. W. Cooper &. Co. have now published a map o>f the County of Huron now on sale at their store. The map measures 4x5 feet and was. made to meet specifications of Inspectors of Public Schools,’ Robb and Tom. Dr. Gunn has bought the house owned by W. Ransford on Rattenlbury Street. Workmen are ' engaged in making repairs to the railway bridge at Stapleton. The new iron piece, covered three flat cars, weighed 60 tons and hy draulic jacks w^re used to low er it in place. ■ , Father’s Place Is . In The Home , THE FOLLOWING contains ex- is never in-that -home. He is like the cerpts from a speech by Dr. Wilder mother who stays at home and yet . Penfield, noted Canadian neurosurgeon neglects her children and her husband, and president of Vanier Institute of the He -comes home and neglects his child- Family. Dr. Penfield was: speaking to ren and his wife. • < the Women’s Canadian Club of Quebec. ' “-It is after all a matter of com- City and we believe mue.h of his panionship and interest. There must be message, pertains to life as it is lived a, time set aside in each day, perhapsmessage pertains to life as it is lived a, time set aside in each day, perhaps right around Clinton,, and in fact, all at the hour of breakfast or when the man returns from work. Whatever theparts pf the globe. *■ man returns from work. Whatever the “Seriously, I am of the opinion that time, he must take stock of the'chil- the mother’s place is in the home when dren’s ,day and the wife’s day. ‘ children are there. When they are . “But wise men have always, asked small,, they can hardly do without her for guidance -and advice from their wiv- ' 1 ’ 1 ” . And, every wise woman. has~given this in secret, or in clever ways that hide from him and all the'world the fact' that she is leading. Here is one of the delightful secrets of successful married life; 4 ■ “A child learns best ahd the culture is richest in those families where all are learning. Home is a place for work and leisure, for play and education from ’ the cradle to the grave. Learning at home can be a happy pastime.” 55 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, October 26, 1911 The Grand Trunk station, Exeter, constructed three years ago, and regarded the handL somest on the line, was com pletely destroyed by fire last Friday. . Dr. Woods, Bayfield, left on a Visit to old England which was the home of his early days. The New Era has completed the following clubbing-rates for 1911 — Daily Globe $4.50; Toronto Daily Star $2.25; Lon don Free Prqss, morning $3.50; Farmers’ Advocate $2.30. Mrs. Shobbrook, Clinton, and Miss May Isherwood, visited Mrs, John Cartwriilghit one day last week. 15 Years Ago QLINTON NEWS-RECORB Thursday, October 25, 1951 While Joseph Quigley, RR 4, Clinton, was driving along the road between concessions 4 and 5, Hullett, a deer bounded out of the Flynn field into the side of his car. Not only was it suicide for the deer, but caused $200 damage to his car. ' Franklin Ye-o won the Junior Boys’ cup at the Gc-derloh Township public sicteoil area fie-ld day held Friday at SS 6. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bond leave this week for their new home on East Street, Clinton, accompanied by Mrs. Bond’s m-other, Mrs. S. Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. James Hutch ings have bought “The Retreat” on Bayfield Terrace from’ Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kneeshaw, Tol edo and the house on Main Street which they occupied for some years has been purchased by Kenneth Brandon from Mr. and Mrs. John Pease, ^London. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 25, 1956 Fire of unknown origin ex tensively damaged the home of Mayor W. J. Miller on Ontario Street early Saturday morning. Two local school teachers re ceiving the Bachelor of Arts degree held in Convocation Hall, University 'of Western Ontario last Friday were Mait land Edgar and Ross Middleton. Brucefield United ’, Church will be celebrating its 80th An niversary this Sunday. ■William Barber’s cottage was moved last Wednesday to a lot which he, recently acquired from his sister-in-law, Mbs. J. Clu'ff, west of her house. ------------o------------ The Swiss have been entrust ed1 With the job of keeping time throughout1 Expo 67. The Time, Centre at the Swiss pavilion will transmit “Expo Time” .to a dozen watch towel’s and to 70 public clocks on the site. Turn Signals First To Fail ()f Your Car’s Safety Devices The Gairage Operators As sociation of Ontario was ask ed recently “What safety de vice fails most often”. The Association’s reply was “turn, signals”. 1 ' The Association expressed ■surprise that so few people knew anything about how ‘to quickly determine if turn sig nals were working properly. The- G.O.A. indicated that the easiest failure to spot even from inside the oair was <a ■ burned out turn signal bulb. The Association sug- love, her. hugs, her personal care. Un- es. less she -gives these things, while teach ing the mother -tongue, it is quite -pos sible for -a child who. came irito the world with a normal brain to be brought to a children’s clinic later in • life as a 'retarded child’. “But where does the father come in? His place is in-the home, -too. But the man who only.sleeps and eats at home, with his mind forever on the out side world and on himself or his work, es I I standing at the right front corner of the car, attempting to steady it in case it dropped as before. “However, when it dropped -the second -time, it came straight down, whereas the first time it had dropped off to one side. “Police reported later that the jack ., was not the proper one for the youth’s Robert’s death went like this: 1958 Chev. and -they also noted the “The OPP were told, that the youth jack was badly worn.” ’ , had crawled under his car prior to the How terrible — you exclaim! How fatal mishap and had had the car drop foolish; — yo(u observe! on him. However, he had only receiv- . Sometimes it (takes a gory acci- ed a minor scrape in the first attempt, dent like this to make us fully aware •“The second time he jacked, the of the truth behind most of the safety car up, it dropped down and his head promotions 'we see and hear on tele- was crushed. ' vision, ir* ovgi “He was rushed to South Huron Fellows like Robert N. Reynolds are Hospital, but died there a few hours stone-cold statistics and dead heroes, after the accident. in a way for they point the way to “Witnesses told police they were safety and a long, accident-free life. NOW AND again we are reminded ever so -grimly that safety tips are not just idle words but lifesaving messages. If Robert' N. Reynolds was alive today, he' could give us a firsthand account of the dangers of crawling under a car which is balancing on an improper jack. The account ,in the Exeter Times-Advocate of 19-year-old,, vision, in newspapers and over radio. ’ stone-cold statistics and dead heroes, in a way -- for they point the way to Clinton News-Record .. ERA Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD / THE CLINTON NEW Established 1865 Authorized m Second Amalgamated 1924 Established 1«81 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 Ai LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER ® . g| .ffi Signed contribution! to fhh publication, are the opinion! of the writer! only, and do not necejsarlly expreu ■ • the view* of the newipeper.' CI««* Mall. Boit Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payment of. Poitaga Iff Cain SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable In advance -- Canada and Great Britain: SS.OOa year; U nil ad State* and Foreign: i.S0, Single Coplea: 11 Cento. CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 21, 1926 •- The reopening -and Harvest Thanksgiving services in Trin ity Church, Bayfield, on Sunday last were both well attended, the church being filled at both services; ‘ ■ '■ The International Plowing Match was held at Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls last week, George Richirigs, Welland/ 66, Won the' special event for-men over 65 plowing with1' oxen. Gordon McC^avin, ’(’only 20, clearied up on the tractor championships. ’ ‘ ■ The ladies auxiliary... of the Presbyterian Church, are span-; soring a Hallowe’en supper on_ Friday, October 29. The menu is roast beef, cold dressed pork, scalloped potatoes, Salads, jel lies, pickles^ pie: admission 40c. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, October 23, 1941 AC2. Willard Aiken of’ the RCAF at Camip Borden spent the weekend with his parent Mr. .and Mris. W. M. Aiken. Mb. W. H. Lobb held an. auc tion sale last Thursday. . Mr. Arnold Rathwell purchased the fairm. Mr; and Mrs. Lobb will remain there until spriing, when they expect to move to, their home ‘in .town, An advertisement issued un der the authority of the War time Prices and Trade Board states eVery person or firm manufacturing, handling, dr dealing in food; feeds, livestock, poultry, yarn, cloth,- clothing or foo'twear must have a licence by December 1, 1941, The Clinton Town Council advertised that the Fire Alarm Siren is being given a real test, Saturday afternoon, October 18 at 1 jp.m. and a TEST BLAST. ONLY on each successive Safa urday at the same hour. Last Tuesday evening,. Oct ober .11, the Madeleine Lane Auxiliary of. St. Andrew’s Pres byterian Church, met in the church Sunday School rooms with 30 ladies’ present. Several of the ladies were guests, in- , yited to ..the meeting to hear the special speakea; Mrs. Ray- mioncl Redmond, who is on the staff of the Ontario Hospital at Goderich, ■ The meeting opened with the singing of a. hyinn, after which Mrs. Viola Lampman read the Scripture lesson and Mrs! Wil liam Cook led in prayer, All members were reminded by’ the president, Mrs. Rudd, that the fall bazaar is on Saturday, No vember 5 from 3-5 p.m. that, each .member should busy and prepare articles the various booths at the zaar. After the business Mrs. Rudd introduced the . gtiest speaker, Mrs. Redmond, who gave a very interesting account of the progress that is being made with the “mentally ill*’ in this district at 'the ’present time, and what .they hope to intro duce' into Canada in the future — a new scheme of therapy that is being carried on in Hol land., Mrs, R* U. MacLean thanked' the speaker and wished Mrs. Redirriond success in any new venture She Plight undertake in" this most worthwhile task she is performing. Hostesses for the lunch were Miss Beatrice Gibson, Robert Morgan Gladys Hoggarth. The November! meeting of the auxiliary will be held at the home df Mrfe.- Royce Mac aulay, . 59 Ratenbu.ry Street West. and get for ■ba- Mrs. arid ' Mrs. gested motor-ists listen' to the rhythm, of their turn signal flasher units When operating normally. The Association in dicated that "when a driver' hears his turn 'signal flasher unit beating ou-t a rhythm, many times faster than nor mal, -he can be certain that one of the . signal bulbs at either front or rear of the automobile is no longer func tioning, leaving other drivers “in t-He dark” respecting di rection of turns. The Association suggested that ail motorists could em bark on a safety program which could pay off in big dividendls and -costing each motorist only ten or fifteen minutes a year. The Associ ation. suggested that all mot orists on a weekly basis should take a few seconds out to check front and rear lights ’ and the proper functioning of turn signals prior -to leaving their driveway. The checking of brake lights would require co-operation from a second party but certainly would be Well worth the effort. • ------- ----Q------------ Women Teachers To Meet Oct. 25 The Clinton Unlit- of the Fed eration of Women Teachers Association of •• Ontario will meet op Tuesddy, October 25 at 8 p.m., in Clinton Public School. Guest teachers will demonstrate visual aids that can be made for rise in the classroom. Please try to attend since there will be ideas use in -all grade levels. CGIT Elects New Officers For the past two Weeks Interdenominational (Canadian Girls In Triairiirig) have met at St. Andrew’s Pres byterian Church. These meetings, commencing at 7 p.m., are rri-ade rip of girls aged 1247. *‘- . 'The executive elected are: president, Joan Aggerholm; vice-president, Janice'Herman; secretary, joarin Bates; treas urer, Becky Howes. Th.e leaders are:, superintend ent, Miss GlOrid Rumbali; Mrs; R. MacLeari, Mrs.- Peter IriWiri, Mr& Ken Caldwell arid Miss Bonnie Edwards. It is hoped that any girl washing to join. Will attend next Tuesday, As a CanaJi&n, what is your favorite holiday in the year? Think carefully, now, (No objection to Yanks play ing .th'^ game,) Originally, our holidays had religious overtones. Hence, the term holy days': Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving, Then, we developed patri otic ■— or, if you prefer — political holidays. These in clude sudh stirring times as Dominion Day, now beltter known as The First of July; British Empire' and Common wealth and x The Queen’s Birthday; Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Finally, we have a few pure r pagan holidays tossed • in: Labor D-ay;'Civic Holiday and New gear’s Day.* ^ell, let’s start at the bot tom, , and eliminate. Civic Holiday has no. significance whatever. It’s the day on which everyone gets out' of town for the weekend', except the local merchants, who are supposed to get a civic holi day, but spend it working like mad at. the service club carnival, raising money for some worthy cause. It isn’t even a national holiday. Big city stores ignore it. Labor Day, as We 'all know, far from being a tribute to organized labor is a day on’ Which nqbody does 'a tap of work, except for getting their kids ready for school, or closing up the cottage. The next in insignificance is difficult to choose. We have Dominion Day, of course. Once it Was a day of horse races, picnics, boat ex cursions, and 'speeches in the park. Now it is merely a day which, 'annoyingly doesn’t" fall on a Monday or Friday. And we have that what- ever-it-is Day in May. It used to be Queen Victoria’s Bliirth- day. In the morning trees were planted. For the rest of the day, and night, you burn ed your flingers on firecrack ers and your eyebrows on. Roman Gandies. I guess what we’re supposed to do. now'is sit around and think of our Commonwealth brother in Zambia and Senegal, or the Queen, whose birthday is in another month, or some thing? What we actually do is open’the. cottage or go fish ing. • " And then of course, there is New Wear’s Day. Hangovers: and broken resolutions. Ac tually, New Year’s depends on how fervently you first footed’ it on the- preceding eve. It can be as bleak as a beverage room, or as ram bunctious as a rooster. But ahead of it there lie three cold, dark dreary and deadly months of winter. The two saddlest holidays of the year are Remembrance Day and Good Fridiay. And, appropriately, they come at the most dismal times, of the year.. On Nov, llthj. the sky _ weeps, the wjdbws and ’ mothers weep, the flags droop at half-miast and the bells, toll, The only joint in town that jumps is the. Legion Hall, After the solemn pites have ended, old cronies gather to exchange lies, enjoy ' good food -and drinks, arid listen to the inevitable,,speak er trying to convince them it was all worthwhile, Good Friday is gloom, darkness and bitter wind, remnants of snow drifts, A day of death, sacrifice and . sorrow. Cold, cold, and the earth is dead and .frozen. . Christmas is another thing. A season of peace and joy on earth with goodwill .toward men, according to the • ads and the intermmajble. carols. •But, let's be honest. By the time The. Day has arrived, you are baffled, bushed , and 'broke. ■ ' . ■■—'• That leaves nothing else but Thanksgiving. That’s iriy ■ choice, every year. It’s the best,. Canadian holiday, and- we had a wonderful orie this, year. First, there are the physi cal delights. Weather is usu ally fine — brisk and bright. Scenery is magnificent: 'blue, bronze and crimson. Blood bubbles in the veins. Fire feels good. Food tastes like never'before. Lungs lap clean air. Sleep' is sweet, smooth and as dreamless as whipped honey. And then there’s the thanks giving itself. Thanks for good health. Thanks I’m / alive. Thanks for children. Thanks for a good harvest, or fat beef, or a steady job. Thanks for a chance to go on living through another year of those other holidays until I can say thanks again. Ontario St. UCW General Meeting T, The general meeting of Ont ario Street United Church Women was held in the Church Parlor on, Wednesday, October 12 with Mrs. George Potter presiding, Devotions were taken by Unit 1; Minutes of previous meeting were read and plans were made for the annual ba zaar, December 3. and thank- offering, October 23. 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