Clinton News-Record, 1976-04-15, Page 4even though 'few people .realize it,........
ioraey has suffered a severe
+ k in the province of Alerts.
lidri't they teach us in selool 'lust a
t_ years ago the definition of
representative government was
"vernment for the people by the
But after the fiasco here in Clinton in
the lest several months, it appears that
it is government by the government,
i
and to hell with the people. -
Premier Willian vis' .decision to =
close the Clinton -r pi# i, without any
real compromise, is a first rate
example. Not once did they ever
consult with the people. Oh sure they
put an the big act that they were
Listening to our briefs and reading our
letters, which poured in by the
thousands, but where did it get us?
Nowhere!
All so Mr. Davis can save face. All
for the sake of public relations. Just a
political farce.
Sure, Davis made it look like they
compromised, But tis le
-ray unit and ani ambulatory cam
unit and a fewto
+' ..ci"s' ces#which
weren't thfiiii In the fi.,,. t
place, No
active 'tr'eatmet.;.ids, Na PlaCO tor
sick 00 400 tram Clinton and area toga
When* they really need its
And -lust•.as important, go lobs for
nearly all the 110 persons who work
there. What kind of compromise is
that?
To -these who say he is saving money.
Hogwash! instead of paying $75 a day
and travelling a few miles, well have
to»pay► WO a day and travel 50 miles to
Landon, as, .the nearest hospitals,
namely; Seaforth, Goderich and
Wingham, have said they are full and
can't take us anyway.
As has been said in this column
before, Davis' Tories have used Clin-
ton, and the other small town, hospitals,
as a sacrificial lamb, a sort of
scapegoat in a farcical game he is
playing with the voters in the name of
restraint.
Coagraiu1atius,. Mustangs
The Clinton Junior "C" hockey
Mustangs are to be congratulated fora
long and successful season, even
though they were stopped from ad-
vancing to the finals last Monday night
by a chippy and questionably honest
Essex team.
It seems though that hockey has
deteriorated a great deal in the last
several years when one sees the kind of
tactics that are used to win games.
Undoubtedly, Essex used crooked
practices throughout the whole series,
lending credence to a new salving, "it
matters not how you played the game.
as long as you win."
The Mustangs,unlike the Essex
team, can be proud of themselves,
knowing that they got as far as they
did, not by cheating, but by talent,
ability and hard work. For that they
deserve a collective pat on the back.
Sugar and Space/By Bill SmiI
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Voice of the turkey
Well, what is your opinion of capital
punishment and. gun control, Uncle Elmer?•
Yes or no? Thank you. I thought so.
In its ineffable wisdom, our government
has lumped the" two into a new piece of
legislation on which those famous fen-
cesitters, our Members of •Parliament, are
presently and uncomfortably astride.
It is perfectly obvious, even to an M.P.,
what the public wants. in both cases: A
large majority would, like to keep the
capital punishment issue on the books, and
apply it widely.
An equally large majority would like to
see a much more effective form of gun
control, for the simple and sensible purpose
of cutting down on violent crime.
But, and here's the political catch, in
each case the minority speaks with a
stentorian voice, and politicians, like St.
Joan. pay a lot of attention, perhaps too
much, to voices, stentorian or otherwise.
Strange bedfellows. On the one hand, the
humanitarians who believe that the taking
of life, even officially, and even for murder,
is wrong. And in the same sack, those
violently opposed to gun control as some
sort of interference in the sacred rights of
the individual to pack a fire -iron if he so
chooses.
The Bible tells us that on a certain oc-
casion: "The voice of the turtle was heard
in the land." This was a reference to the
return of spring. from the Song of Solomon.
Transfer this to Canada, spring 1976, and
it might be paraphrased : "And the voice of
the turkey was heard in the land."
I would never, of course, suggest that
everyone who favours capital punishment
or is against gun control is a turkey. That
would eliminate most 'of my friends. But
the gabble and gobble is unmistakeable.,
I have my own clear-cut opinions on each
issue, and 1 herewith offer them for the
guidance of puzzled politicians and the few
hundred Canadians who are indecisive on
these matters.
Let us take a case in point. This is a true
story. Just over a decade ago, a 14 -year-old
boy shot and killed his mother. I don't
blame him. I'd have done the 'same.
He was a good boy, in every sense, and a
good student. But his mother wanted him to
be a great boy and a superb student. She
nagged him ruthlessly to do better, though
the kid was doing his best. •
One day. for some reason that is not
important here, he failed a test at school.
The harpy was waiting for him, and when
he confessed,. she lit into him like the Witch
of Endor. •
He went and got his father's gun and shot
her,dead. Now, according to most of my
friend, and 95 per cent of my students, he
should have been hanged. Their favorite
argument, in our materialistic society:
"It'd cost us a hundred thousand dollars to
keep him in jail for life."
And all those who favor rigid gun control
will say: "It never woulda happened if his
father haddena hadda gun."
And those very vocal citizens who oppose
very tight restrictions on guns will say: "It
woodena happened if the gun was
registered and his dad belonged to a hlnd-
gun club and it was under lockankee, like
we want."
Well, it wasn't, and he didn't, and it did.
All of which, of course, is beside the point,
as most of these arguments are. The kid
would have killed the old lady with a knife,
or a hammer, or her steam iron, or the
nearest thing handy, if there'd been no gun.
Well, what did happen? The boy was
tried, found guilty of homicide while of
. unsound mind, and incarcerated in a
mental institution, possibly for life. Fair
enough?
While there, he showed all the symptoms
of normalcy, whatever they are. He wasn't
crazy, or even mentally disturbed, if you
prefer euphemisms. He knew what he'd
done. He was sorry.
During the next several years, he was
tutored by " a wise and compassionate
teacher (not me, Doc). He completed his
high school courses, on his own. He was
eventually released, went to university,
graduated with honors, and is now a better -
than -average member of society.
Perhaps he should have been hanged.
That would certainly have taught him a
lesson.
Perhaps we should go back to the lash,
and branding a capital "W" on the
foreheads of prostitutes, and cutting off the
hands of shop -lifters. I -dunno. These
measures didn't put an end to crime in the
middle ages.
Perhaps we should be able to go into a
drugstore and buy a gun. It's almost that
easy in the States. I dunno.
But I do know that capital punishment
will never stop murder.
And I do know there are an awful lot of
nuts, not quite certifiable, running around
the country with perfectly legal gyns.
Take it from there, Warren Almand, you
plucky little Solicitor -General, or Super -
Lawyer, if you don't prefer euphemisms.
Member. (mark W'eekty
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Odds 'n' ends - by Elaine Townshend
a smiles'in bus station
Waiting in a bus station can be amusing, irritating or
enlightening, as I found out recently while waiting for a
friend in a cramped bus stop in Stratford.
The 11 seats were arranged in a T-shape. When I entered,
five people with their bags and coats occupied ten chairs. I
squeezed into an empty spot in the middle of the longer row.
No sooner was I settled than the man to my right crawled
past. He planted his boot squarely on my right foot and
slapped me in the face with his coat, which was slung over
his left arm. I was still wincing when he returned two
minutes later with a pocket novel.
It was only the first of many trips. He was one of those
readers who scans the first page -and -the last and decides he
has digested the gist of the story. Every five minutes he was
ready for another one.
Meanwhile the man on my left studied the latest edition of
a newspaper. He held the paper at arm's length as though
he was still sitting at his breakfast table. Each time our
speed -reader passed, however, he had to crumple up the
pages. His glare said more than a thousand; word
monologue, but the passerby didn't seem to notice.
Likewise, an elderly lady in the outside seat seemed
oblivious to the commotion: She was knitting a scarf, and
the clicking of her needles accompanied the scratching of a
nail file wielded by a young girl in the shorter row. The
latter filed until I feared she would have no nails left.
Next to her perched a peanut lover. The lady popped one
peanut at a time into her mouth and slowly crunched it.
Although the bag looked small, its contents seemed endless.
Finally she shook the last nut from -the package and rolled
up the bag in her hand. She then became a human trash -
compactor, twisting and squeezing the paper. I was on the
verge of offering to take it to the garbage can, when she did
it herself.
She didn't return to her seat directly; instead she
detoured to a vending machine on the far wall. With horror,
I realized the machine contained candy and - you guessed it
- peanuts. •
About this time, I noticed I was developing some nervous
habits of my own. My right foot twitched, probably fearing
another stomp from the bookworm's boot. My eyes darted
from the clock to the peanut lady to the door and back
again. I felt like a prisoner waiting for word from the parole
board.
As each bus pulled in, six bodies strained forward and
twelve eyes searched for its destination. When we realized
it wasn't the 5:15 from Toronto, we slumped..back into our
seats. By 5:27', the bookworm had sampled every paperback
on the shelf, the knitter's scarf had turned into an afghan
and I was tempted to let my friend walk home. Fortunately
for her, the bus arrived at 5:28.
We all gathered up our belongings automatically and filed
out the door. During the entire wait. no one had smiled.
Each of us was absorbed in our own thoughts and seemed
oblivious to everyone around us.
Underlying the nervous habits, that caused amusement
or irritation, was an atmosphere of indifference - a sad
footnote to a boring afternoon in a bus station.
From our early files
le YEARS AGO
April 21, ISIS
After five-day hearing. Judge
R.S. Hetherington ruled in favour
of the 19 -room public school near
Brucefield which is being
planned by Huron County School
Area No. 1
The Government of Canada on
Tuesday authorized a review of
the Steven Truscott case.
Solicitor General L. Pennell said
no official decision had been
reached on the form'the review
will take.
At their bi-monthly meeting
Tuesday evening. Clinton Kin-
smen Club voted to give the
Clinton and District Community
Centre Fund a 52.000 donation,
according to President Andy
Peterson. on Wednesday. The
Kinsmen have been building up
this donation over the past few
months.
Spring has officially come
time -wise throughout the area,
and daylight saving time will
begin on Sunday morning. April
24 at 2 a.m.
Robert S. McKerther. RR i.
Dublin. was elected president of
Co-opetators insurance
Association (CIA) at the annual
meeting in Hamilton orf April 16.
The Royal Canadian Army
Service Corps Supply Depot,
Clinton Detachment, changed
"bosses" on 'April 14. Until that
date the detachment was con-
trolled by No. 1 Company RCASC
Worsley Barracks. London. Now
it is an integral part of Canadian
Forces Dase..C1.inton. controlled
by tholBtte Supply Officer.
David Noakes B.Sc., who is
majoring in Honours Zoology at
the University of Western
Ontario and working for his MSc.
degree, has been awarded a post-
graduate scholarship of 53,000 for
the year beginning in Se iiemitbet
1966. David is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Noakes.
Hensel!.
Village tax rate for Bayfield
was set ' at 17.5' mills for
residential, and commercial 'at
19.5. There is no change in this
from last year.
25 YEARS AGO
Apr1119.1551
Bayfield Little Theatre won
third place at the Drama Festival
held in Goderich last week with
their first presentation of "'The
Singing Folk." The play was
written by Oria Miller. Maynard
Corrie was awarded second prize
for the octal; obtaining the
high :t numbest e Doints.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jervis
were brought last week as guests
of honour to Holmesville school
which was crowded with the
owners of 80 or more rural mail
boxes at which the Jervis car has
faithfully delivered mail for the
past 20 years. Rural route 2.
Clinton. from which Mr. Jervis
retired the end of March. goes
through both Goderich and
Colborne townships.
Erection of a 5285,000 addition
to Clinton District Collegiate
Institute will remain in abeyance
until the next meeting of the
Board, which will be held on
Tuesday evening. May 8.
The fire demon raged last night
through the Hanover Transport
Storage warehouse and plant.
situated in the north end of
Clinton. and destroyed five large
trucks and two trailer -tractor
outfits loaded with merchandise
en route for delivery. Fire Chief
Grant W. Rath. although no
survey had been made at the
time, estimated late last night
that the damage would reach
5200.000 if not more.
Clinton Colts fought the good
fight in Waterloo Arena Saturday
evening. but after holding the
powerful Bridgeport Vets off the
score sheet in the first period and
to a 2-1 lead at the end of the
second, they slumped in the third
and the Vets shoved in four goals
without reply. Bridgeport thus
Won the third straight game in
the series 6-1, and the right to
oppose Gravenhurst Indians in a
four -of -seven series for the OHA
Intermediate "B" championship.
The winners had taken the first
two matches 4-0 and 12-3.
50 YEARS AGO
April 22, 11125
Mayor Jackson was invited .to -
join in a, leputation to wait on the
Govertirnent of Ottawa .to.protest
against` the cut in automobile
tariff. but the idea did not appeal
to him.
ice or rto ice, Clinton is bound to
keep cool this coming summer.
An iceless refrigerator has been
installed by Manager Bartllff in
the corner restaurant and there
will be , no more fussing with
mussy lee.
Now you can start a little
engine in your cellar and by the
proper use of a few chemicals,
keep the temperature down near
zero in a cabinet on the main floor
in July. Times have changed
since grandfather's time.
Rev. L.C. Harrison. Sandwich,
has been appointed the new
Rector of St. Paul's Anglican
Church.
W. Brydone and Rev. J.E.
Hogg have been in 'Toronto
viewing Collegiate Institute
buildings with a view to getting
the best points fromeach to put
into the new building for Clinton.
W. Lane, dealer in Durant cars.
has taken the vacant showroom
in the Hydro Block.
Markets were: wheat, 51.25;
oats, 40c to 45c; buckwheat, 60c ;
barley. 60c; eggs. 20c to 26c;
butter, 40c ; live hogs 513.
75 YEARS AGO
April 19, I901
Our readers will note that a
London firm has desires to
establish a foundry for the
manufacture of stoves, furnaces
etc.. and wishes to know what
inducements Clinton is prepared
to give so they may locate such
an establishment here.
From several exchanges we
notice that this same firm has
written Goderich and Stratford in
similar terms and some time ago,
the Wingham council. It looks
very much as if this firm is
waiting to see who bids highest
and only. what may be termed.
bonus -hunting.
We learn that A.A. Schrank and
lei. Warrener have started a
livery business in town. They
wish the public to know that first-
class drivers and carriages will
always be kept on hand and
reasonable rates charged. Stable
on Isaac street, phone 89.
A business change took place
here last week when W.W. Kerr
sold his grocery to Geo. E. Rath -
well who had at first intended to
start in Hensall. The change of
proprietorship took place
Tuesday and Mr. Derr will go to
Crediton where he has bought out
a business in the same line.
Considering the bad state of the
roads, there were a goodly
number in town on Saturday and.
the merchants say it was a very
fair day for business. The price of
hogs remains unchanged at 56.40
for next week. Farm produce was
in good supply. eggs going at
from 9c to 10c and butter from 13c
to 14c. New maple syrup is in and
selling at 51.25 an imperial
gallon.
Reports from almost all points
in Ontario indicate that the fall
wheat has wintered in colli,.
parative safety. On light soil the,
plant is healthy, and under
heavier conditions, where the
land is rolling, the promise -is
good. Only on level fields where
ice formed are patches where
thc_,taiants are killed. On the
whole, an average crop may be
safely counted on.
The Huron Central Creamery -
It is an interesting place to go
through is the Clinton butter
manufactury; operations have
begun the first churning being
done on Monday when 200fb. was
made. For a short while churning
will be done three times a week
and work will soon be continued
night and day and by June, 1,500
Ib. will be the outcome daily and
30 wagons will be on the road
collecting.
eller to the edtor
Dear Editor,
What a pity, here it is April
6, and we just received our
March 25, paper today.
All the news i've read has
already been relayed to me
via phone calls to my parents.
I look forward to the Clinton
paper coming. It gives me the
feeling of still being in touch
with my home town. 'But
when it comes to being one
and a half weeks late, it kind
of puts a damper on things. '
In last week's paper, that
we also received a week and a
half late, it was announced
that Mr. Aiken and Mr.
Denontz;ne would be on W5.
How we would have loved to
view that program. My
husband and I know both men
and we know of the gituation
with the Clinton hospital.
Please, can't we have
better service in the future?
Yours truly,
Mrs. Debi Bos,
Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
(Editor's note: The papers
are mailed from the News
Record office on Wednesday
night In bap marked for
separate destinations all over
Canada. What happens after.
that is anybody's guess. We
can only suggest you protest
your mall Service' to your
local postmaster, and your
member .t Pi irdarnent. )
n dYK
Anueiation
Dear Editor,
Why allthe sudden tntere.'
by Clinton Reeve Karol
Lobb to annex Vanastra int
Clinton? From what xm'
to believe. the town of Min
would have very little' tsar
with Vanastra when 15 was
first being redeveloped as
community. Now the reel,*
and mayor speak of wanting;
to develop the industrial sites
in Vanastra to attract more
industry for the growth of
Clinton.
I am in favour of the in-
dustry being developed la;
Vanastra, providing the°
majority of the tax dollars
are turned back into our:
community.
Industry wobld mean more
jobs and growth for the area
surrding Clinton, however
Clinton does not have tel:,
annex Vanastta to achieve,
-this.
As ' it was, Clinton showed
very little interest in sup,
porting the Vanastra Day.
Care Centre. Perhaps Mr.
Lobb has finally realized just
how many businesses are
situated in Vanastra, and the
potential it has and now
wantssgtne of the.tax dollars.
He mentions going to the
Huron County Planning of-
fice, Huron County
Development Committee and
T.uckersmith Township. to
pursue this matter further.
Why not first check with the
residents of Vanastra and see
if they want the proposed
annexation, and how it would
benefit the community?
The only benefit I can see in
this proposed- annexation is
for the good of the town of
Clinton.
Gerry Salton,
Vanastra.
Poor
Dear Editor:.
The following is a copy of
the letter I am sending to the
Essex newspaper. I thought
the Clinton News -Record
might like to print it for the
benefit of the "Stang" fans
who shared my feelings on
the series against Essex.
"Last night (Monday, April
12) the Clinton Mustang
Junior "C" hockey team was
defeated and eliminated by
the Essex '73's. Last week the
"Stangs" had been
eliminated, but a protest over
the referees call on an illegal
stick; used by an Essex
player, cancelled that game
and it was replayed last
night. I am very glad the
series is over, as I will not be
bothered further by the ex-
tremely rude Essex fans.
I have. enjoyed watching
hockey games for many
years and I am still shocked
to see that people can behave
in such a crude fashion. My
friend had a lighted cigarette
thrown in her h ir. Rotten
apple cores, shredded paper,
gum and small cardboard
con�tiners were thrown at
mysel'<(', and other Clinton
fans. Eggs were thrown at
spectators and on the ice. The
language of insults is ..u -t} -
printable! If only the 'Essex .
fans generated thi7 wasted
energy toward Ghee in;g their
team on. - ;,' <r
Not every Essek fan was
this abusive, but those that
stood behind the Clinton fans
were. I will never again at-
tend a hockey game in the
Essex arena. I nope other
teams that played against
them this past year, were not
so badly harassed.
I wish both teams that will
play-off . for the All -Ontario
'Championship the best of
luck. i aiso'ivarn the opposing
fans to • be prepared for .the
poor sportsmanship exhibited
by the Essex fans."
Yours sincerely,
Barbara E. Graham,
Bayfield.;
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Agriculture is the greatest
.,growth industry in America.
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