Clinton News-Record, 1973-09-13, Page 4Dear Editor,
We would like to thank the
people of Clinton who greeted
us after we defeated Hager-
sville for the O.B.A. champion-
ship, Thanks goes out to all of
our fans who cheered us
through our regular season and
the playoffs.'
Our sponsors, the Clinton
Legion, are to be thanked for
giving us the equipment
necessary to field a team,
Sponsor and fan support is
essential in culminating a win-
ner. It must also be remem-
bered that we had the greatest
collectiOn of boys that anyone
could want, These people have
to be given more credit than
anyone for staying together as a
team for five months. We can
only say that we're proud to
have been a part of it all.
Thanks to all. I hope
everyone has enjoyed us as
much as we've enjoyed them.
Legion Juvenile Coaches,
Brian Kennedy
Steve MacDonald.
Thank you
.....................
"Sure was nice getting away from civilization /or a few weeks.
Wonder how that rail strike is coming along?"
famine could be prevented
As food prices keep rising,
everybody's pocket is being hit. And lit-
tle wonder. Ever since the beginning of
this year, the wholesale prices of such
basic commodities as wheat, corn, oats,
rye, sugar, cocoa, coffee, also wool, rub-
ber and cotton have been soaring.
The upsurge in world demand for food
and other commodities has come at a
time of crop failures and feed shortages
around the globe. The United States
Department of Agriculture recently war-
ned that new figures showed this year's
grain production would be far lower than
had been estimated,
But whereas the world food shortage
hurts the affluent nations, it is a calamity
for many of the developing countries.
Vast areas just. south of the Sahara are
being, turned into dust by a fearsome
drought.
Even national governments such as
Japan, Brazil, China and the Soviet
Union are afraid of the. world food
Situation, and are paying the highest
prices for grain, The most pressing
question the world faces today in regard
to food is this: Will the poorest countries
be forgotten in the scramble for wheat,
rice and other basic commodities?
Will the poorest people in these poor
countries face famine and perhaps
death because richer, more powerful
nations are too greedy? Will famine
spread because we in the affluent
nations are too intent on our own well-
being — forgetting that our failure to
spread resources more equitably could
lead to starvation in many countries?
Canada is one of the world's bread-
baskets, and Canadians always have
been sympathetic toward the developing
nations. Today, however, more than sym-
pathy is needed, Canada — and nations
like the United States, Australia, Argen-
tina — must make a concerted effort to
grow and ship as much grain as
possible. Unless food-surplus lands
make a greater effort to send grain to
the needy, the world, will be faced not
jut with inflationary prices, but with
widespread famine. (contributed)
We're home but locked out
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There is no doubt that the whole town
of Clinton and indeed, the whole area
are congratulating the Clinton Jtivenile
baseball team for the fine display of
sportsmanship and athletic prowess in
bringing home to Clinton the all-Ontario
championship last Sunday.
The big win shows Many things, It
shows the fine and extremely close co-
operating between the team members.
No team can go the complete season
undefeated without the fullest co,
operation of every single member on
that team.
A good man leaves
It will be a sad day this coming Sun,
day as the faithful of Wesley-Mitts
United Church and Holmesvilte United
Church bid a final farewell to Dr, and
Mrs. Andrew Mowatt.
To say he will be greatly missed is an
understatement. He, in his eight year
tenure as minister of two congregations,
has proven that a man can be truly great
without really having to pro'Ve it. His ac-
tions speak for themselves.
Dr. Mowatt, from the beginning,
literally threw himself into serving the
community. He was, in fact, involved in
so many things that he was advised to
slow down or else.
The champlonships.also points out to
the high calibre of SpCorte in Clinton and
area. This year, Clinton had four teams
that could have won a championship,
had the ball roiled differently, Few
towns this .Size can claim such a feat,
The win, most importantly however,
shows that the vast amounts of money
spent on Clinton's recreation program
are well worth it,
The. program has shown us 'an exam-
ple, in the juvenile win, that exuberant
youngsters have a means of venting
their excessive• energies in a construc-
tive means,
His work , both in the churches in the
area and his undying dedication outside
the church have disproved the idea
that men of the cloth live only on Sun-
days. Dr. Mowatt was alive and active
every day of the week.
His jobs with the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind, and the Canadian
Bible Society, to name just two, will be
hard positions to fill.
We can only wish him happiness in his
new position in Victoria, British Colum-
bia and hope that he receives as many
blessings there as the people here
bestowed on him,
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A fine effort
Yep. We're home. Met a chap
yesterday and he said, "Hey, I
thought you were going to
England. Setter get a hustle
on. You go back to work in a
week,"
Perhaps I should explain
that this column is written
about two weeks in advance
usually or sometimes or oc-
casionally or when the
situation calls for it,
The last two, for example
were written in London and
Chester, I swear I had the only
possible typewriter in Chester,
My wife went out to get Some
dry-cleaning, spotted this office
supplies place, and finagled a
typewriter, en old beat-up one,
on loan.
Therefore, by the time you
read about me and the Old
Lady living it up on the Strand,
we're actually sitting in the
back yard, swatting
mosquitoes.
Which we did, We had left
the key to the house with the
neighbours. Neither they nor
we knew when we'd be home.
You can guess the rest. We
pulled in, absolutely pooped.
Neighbours out for the evening.
I tried every window any self-
respecting burglar would have
a crack at. Nothing doing.
We sat in the backyard,
surrounded by luggage, looking
and feeling like two melting ice
cream cones, exchanging quips-
like, "Wetett't none of these
' mosquitoes in Edinburgh."
Boy, it's something to be 'an
international traveller, Those
mosquitoes bow gracefully
before they sink the needle.
It didn't bother me triucle
But it was almost the last
straw for my wife. She was in a
state of deep depression
anyway, because she'd had to
leave the 11.1.1t.
You may recall that she
fought the idea of the trip and
used every crafty feminine wile
to avoid it.
Front the moment I threw
her onto the plane, bodily, she
forgot her rotten kids, her kit-
then floor, the woodwork that
needed cleaning, the rugs and
all the rest of it.
Right now, she's planning
next year's tour of England.
Between you and me, there are
a few places in England where
she will be banned, because she
had so much fun.
This is the kid who couldn't
understand why anyone wanted
to travel,
Perhaps you read about those
bernb scares in London. They'
are blamed on the Irish
Republican Army,
IRA my foot. I planted those
bomb scares in the English
papers because it was the only
way I could get my wife to
leave the country.
And I don't blame her. She
was asked to a champagne lun-
cheon, whatever that is, at the
Savoy. Without the.
She kissed, or was kissed by,
a Welshman in Llangollen.
Without me.
She walked in Hyde Park
with a Dublin lawyer. Without
Dear Editor:
tieing ignorant of the
operations of the Committees,
and boards of the Town of
Clinton, perhaps I can use your
paper to obtain answers to
some questions I am very
much interested ie.
First, the planning board;
there seems to me to be dif-
ferent rules for different in-
dividuals, Some can build in
certain zones, others are not
permitted to do so. Some have
no trouble obtaining building
permits, and passing the Plan-
ning board, 'others do. Why?
Some cannot build in certaie
zones, although zoning bylaws
permit these buildings.
I 'understand building per..
mks are about to be passed in a
vicinity not serviced by roads
or eervices. Is this not eontrary
to Town bylaws? Why is it the
party involved can get permits?
me.
She had breakfast in bed
every morning. She didn't wash
a dish, scrub a floor, cook a
meal for three weeks.
With the help of four bobbies
I managed to get her on the
plane.
From there on it wasn't so
'bad. It was a matter of jumping
out over the ocean or landing
at the so-called Irate
national Airport, 'Terminal 2,
Toronto.
It's about even-steven, Per-
sonally, I'd jump. If I were
flying again, I'd go through to
Winnipeg and take a bus back
to Toronto. That's how bad No.
2 is,
Anyway, the Old Lady is
hooked. Already she's sending
cards to Heather, 'The Tudor
Sar, Westminster Hotel,
Chester, reminding her that We
want some ice in it this time.
Next year we go back for
sure. So says Suse. It's a long
swim, but be at Halifax,
cheering her as she takes off.
Is authority in the wrong
hands?
Also, a plant was constructed
to manufacture cement in Clin-
ton, no planning board ap-
proval, no building permit. I
was informed it was a portable
unit. Is a slab of cement
poured in the ground portable?
Secondly, I understand the
council, or some members, have
advertised for a man for the
Public Works department,
Am 'I informed wrong, when
I was told some con neillore had
the man picked before they ad-
vertised, and proposed hiring
same'man behind closed doors?
We are fortunate in having
a few men on countil who have
the guts to buck this kind of
business, and I ant surprised at
the rest.
would appreciate any an-
aWera the Publec could give me.
Yours truly,
Janie* Edward
The low boil
I was standing near a man at
a soiree the other night when a
young woman walked up to
him and said, "Got a ciggie,
George?"
I looked up quickly and I saw
that the man had winced, just
as I had.. When he had
provided the young woman
with a cigarette she moved off
and I went up to the man and
introduced myself.
"I hate it when they say
'ciggie' don't you?" I said,
"Hate it," George agreed.
"It's almost as bad .as wives
our threshold of indignation is
lowered. I find myself reacting
very badly to people who
pronounce names correctly.
Like 'May-hee-ko' for 'Mexico'
or 'Kee-beck" for 'Quebec."
"I have a friend," I said,
"who always pronounces
10 YEARS AGO
Sept. 19, 1963
Pour airmen at RCAF Clin-
ton were promoted to the rank
of Sergeant in an announ-
cement received this week. The
four are Clarence McDonough,
Reginald Stevens, Bill Reekie
and Fernand Jean-Paul Cote.
Prost last Thursday did con-,
siderable damage to corn trope
in the area, especially north of
Clinton. The corn will likely
not be suitable for harvest as
grain corn and will have to be
used as silage, The white beans
escaped damage due to the fact
they have matured and the
good weather of the past few
days has speeded up the hate
vest considerably,
Dr. M. deldie held a rabies
clinic for cats and dogs, The
most dangerous form of ex-
posure to humans is through
their 'pets. Over 145 animals
Were vaccinated and some of
the owners took the shots as
bad as the animals.
25 YEARS AGO
Sept, 16, 1948
Yields are better than expec-
ted because 'of the dry weather,.
Small ehowets have helped
pastures slightly although
much rain is still needed in or-
der that wheat may be sown.
The quality of all crops is very
high so prices should be good.
Ideal weather conditions
favoured a large attendence
yesterday et the annual, Sports
Day at the RCAF Station, Clin-
ton. Excellent prizes were
awarded the wienets in the
various events. Track and field
eliminations and finals took
place during the morning and
afternoon and later on there
was swimming and baseball for
anyone interested.
()Marie butter preelection in
August was much 'higher than
in the same month of 1947, The
general feeling among butter
producers is 'that reports of e
butter shortage are etaggerated
Charles Boyer's name as
'Shades'. Amazing how often
Boyer's name comes up when
we meet."
"Well," George said. "I'm
glad to find someone as
unreasonable as I am. How do
you respond when you ask a
guest if he wants a drink and
he says, 'Just a small one"?"
"Pretty badly, I'm afraid.
But not as badly as when they
say 'You twisted my arm',"
George and I had clearly hit
it off. He thought a moment
and said, "The drinking
language is particularly
,
"How about those people
who have 12-foot rowboats and
are always talking about "the
port side' or 'the starboard
side'?"
"Or," said George, "the ones
who name their boats with cute
but they have caused con-
sinners to hoard considerable
amounts.
Clinton Colts have
eliminated the Henselt team in
two straight games to decide
which team would represent
Huron-Perth in the OSA
playoffs. Henselt made it in-
westing by losing the first 8-5
and really trying in the second
but the Colts were too strong
for them and made it 10-3.
The Western Fair has opened
after a nine ,year absence.
They opened their gites at 7
on Monday, Sept. 13 for
the week§ greatest entertain-
ment since it first opened
eighty-one years ago. This is
the Old Home Week for all
former exhibitors and new
Imes:
50 YEARS AGO
Sept 13, 1923
Many local factories and
etores have closed for the week
so their employees could go to
the London Pair. The Clinton
knitting Co. closed for a full
week, while Doherty Piano Co.
closed on Wednesday so as to
enable their employees to take
advantage of the cheap fare
and special train.
During the past few weeks,
many organizations have been
making presentations to Mr.
and Mrs. 'Treleaven before
their move to Timmons. Many
speeches have been made and
everyone will be eorry to see
them leave.
Miss Beryl Salter from town
has taken first prize in the fine
atts (lase in Loedoe Fair. She
painted a picture on China for
amateurs.
Hawkinse.ur8' has received a
cable from his sister saying that
she has arrived 'safely in Japan.
Alt the missionaries who left
'from Canada have arrived
eafely in that stricken land.
Both Mr, *George Dale and
his eon took most of 'the prizes
for the heavy horse Classes at
the Western Fair, Mr. ,..lohe
names so they include every
relative in the family, Like
'Jobobannmarylou' or the
'Samjacktomdickharry.' "
"Cute names are hard to take
all right," I agreed. "Like little
girls who are called Angela
Francisca Jones' or 'Betty-Lou
Mary-Jane Smith'."
"Dog names are even worse,"
George said. "I know a woman
who calls her collie.
Scheherezacie'."
Decker cleaned up about all the
Prizes in the Standard Bred
horses.
The price of wheat is up 5c
from last week. It is now worth
95c a bushel. Oats are the same
as is barley and butter. Eggs
are now between 29 to 34c a
dozen. The only drop is in the
price of live hogs which are at
$0.00 as compared . to $10.00 at
this time last week.
75 YEARS AGO
Sept. 23, 1898
Dr. Tomball has taken into
partnership Dr. W. Graham of
Toronto anti formerly of
Brussels. Dr. Graham pent his
boyhood days In Tucketemith
and spent fifteen years prac-
tising in Brussels. Ile then went
to spend a year of studying in
England. There, he obtained
the L.R.C,P. (Licentiate of the
Royal College of Physicians)
of England.
This year seems to have been
a bad year for potatoes with the
crop yield far below average.
Farmers say they will not have
them'."
"Terrible people," George
agreed.
"Another thing that irritates
me," I said, "is referring to air-
planes as 'aircraft'. Bother you
at all?"
"Not nearly as much as the
television language," George
said. "I seem to be running into
all sorts of people who have
better reception than I have
and talk about it as if it were a
question of moral superiority or
a special dispensation from
God." .
"I know the type. I was com-
plaining about the reception of
a station the other night and a
woman said, 'Why,' we get it
with rabbit ears!' I felt the
blood rushing to my head. I
didn't even know they had rab-
bit ears any more."
George laughted.
"I'm glad to meet you," he
said. "I've been wondering if
was the only intolerant man in
the world. Have a ciggie?"
"Never use them," I said.
enough for their own use, and
recent rains have caused the
potatoes in the ground to start
growing, The dry weather and
July frosts are the causes.
The Huron Central Pall Fair
was blessed with fine weather,
large crowds, and. excellent
exhibits. The crowds were very
co-operative and on the whole
did not mind the buildings
being packed.
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Dear Editor:
I don't usually destroy God's
little creatures, but last week
my scientific curiosity won
over the pricking of my con-
science.
While breakfasting Thursday
morning, I spied a seemingly
lifeless butterfly caught on the
edge of a shingle on the roof of
a shed in our yard on
Bayfield's Main Street. With
my usual disregard for the
technicalities of a problem, I
begged my husband to get it
down for me because I was sure
it was unusual. He didn't think
a butterfly.was worth the risk
of a broken leg, so ignored my
plea. When I looked a few
hours later "poor buifeif?'„,
was gone.
In the middle of the after-
noon I was in the garden next
to the shed and searched for my
butterfly, believing the wind
had just blown it off the roof,
Suddenly it fluttered past aid
lit on a zinnia, and I could
verify that it was no Monarch,
Viceroy or Swallowtail. It wob-
bled from flower to flower, fell
to the ground several times and
feebly rose again to perch on a
petal, I could see that its wings
were badly tattered and torn, I
reasoned that it would surely
die soon anyway, so I grabbed a
makeshift net and caught it,
I have identified it as a
Fritallary because of the typical
silvery spots on the hind wings,
but whether a Regal, Great
Spangled or Gulf Pm not sure.
The first two would be uncom-
mon in this area, and the Gulf
Fritillary would be extremely
rare in Ontario because it is a
tropical butterfly, sometimes
found in the southern United
States.
I have been an ahateur en-
tomologist for many years and
never taught a butterfly like
this before.
If my butterfly is not a
native, did the storm that broke
the heat wave Wednesday
night, which probably was part
of the southern hurricane
system blow this fragile
creature hundreds of miles
before it flew into my yard?
Can anyone help me find
out?
Lois Lance
Hayfield We get letters
"Beverley Baxter used to call
his dog `Disraeli'."
"He would."
who have pet names for their irritating. I feel all cold and We chuckled spitefully.
husbands. Like 'Cuddle-pup' or withdrawn when people say George was obviously a man af-
'Lamby-pie," , -.,-they were 'blotto'- thwthey ter my own heart.
"Or 'Dream Boat,' Geow, ed, one on.' ^=w "People who know flowers by
said. "I suppose as we get older —;;'Da any boating?" I asked. their 'correct names give me a
0 • had time, too," George said.
"They're always talking about
the 'fistula-mafoobas' or the
'd iaphand rum-port isa ns' or
such,"
"Then there are the people
who have given up cigarettes
and always say, 'I never use