Clinton News-Record, 1979-10-11, Page 4•
PAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979
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Information freed
Clinton town council, Clinton Mayor
Harold Lobb and our new Prime
Minister Joe Clark are, to be
congratulated for their stands on
freedom of information in the better
interest -of a well informed demon-
cracy.
Both the federal and -the municipal
governments have taken big steps to
ensure the public knows what's going
on in government, and what the
government knows about the people.
Tuesday's speech from the throne,
which opened the 31st parliament, the
first Conservative government in 17
years promised a freedom of in-
formation law would be passed as
soon as possible, and that except -for a
few limited instances, all government
files would be opened up to the
general public. •
Likewise, Clinton council promised
Tuesday night to pass a new
procedural bylaw that would call for
two open council meetings a month,
instead of one open and one closed as
is the present case.
We would.. also hope that the new
procedural bylaw will spell out the
course of action to be taken if special
closed meetings are held, so the
public will be informed at all times.
This editor applauds the efforts of
both governments to open up the
public's own business for scrutiny by
the public, and hope it heralds a new
era of - respect and co-operation
between politicians and their electors.
by J.F.
Shop Canadian
Shopping Canadian means more
jobs for Canadians. That's the basic
message behind Shop Canadian Week
in Ontario, Oct. 7 through 13, declared
by Ontario Minister of Industry and
Tourism Larry Grossman.
Gallup Poll research shows that 67
percent. of Canadians believe they
benefit from buying Canadian=made
products. But only about 40 percent of
consumers always remember to
check for country of, origin when
making purchases.
A reminder to Shop Canadian is
especially important at this time
before the major holiday shopping
season. .
Young people are being reminded to
Shop_. Canadian through a special
school program, "The Great Made -In -
Canada Label Hunt," developed by
the ministry of industry and tourism
in co-operation with the ministry of
education. Two lesson plans and sets
of teaching materials, one for grades
four through eight and one for high
schools, will try to make young people
aware of the connection between their
purchases and the economy as a
whole.
Manufacturers are also being asked
to participate in Shop Canadian by
marking their goods clearly as being
produced in Canada, 'by looking for
areas where' they are better able to
compete with imports than they could
in the past and by shifting their own
purchases to Canadian suppliers
Our policy
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are std feet to editing for length
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where that is practical. Since about 50
percent of all Canada's manufac-
turing .takes place in Ontario, Shop
Canadian benefits Ontario in a very
major and direct way.
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"Osgood's getting in training for the Grey Cup game."
remembering
our past
5 YEARS AGO
• October 3, 1974
Winter has come early to Clinton this
year, as one-half an inch of snow fell
overnight on October 1, and temperatures
dipped into the high 20s in some locations.
The snow followed three days of heavy
rain that b1•oke a three month drought.
The private car of Clinton Constable
Wayne McFadden was gutted early
Sunday morning when it was stolen from
in front of the town hall and set on fire at
the Clinton racetrack.
The attack on Constable McFadden's
.3ar was the fourth such incident against
Clinton policemen this year. The .police
station has also been broken into twice in
the last nine months and three police
revolvers have been stolen and never
recovered.
Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt has -
sugar and spice
Perfect gift
Me and the old lady had another
wedding anniversary last week.
Holey ole Moley, how the years fly by!
Usually, we remember our an-
niversary a week or ten days after it
has gone by, and laugh about it. We
don't believe much in anniversaries,
as do some people who squabble all
year, then go out to dinner with wine
and roses, and are back pounding on
each other within two days.
One year, I actually remembered
and brought home 18 yellow roses.
She fainted dead away with shock,
and when she came to, gave me the
devil for wasting all that money.
This year, I thought about it away
back in August, and filed it away in
my memory bank, determined to
surprise her this. year. Show her, by
George, that there was some fire, or
at least a few embers, underneath
that wisp of smoke,
My first thought was to sneak off
with her engagement ring and have it
re -set in 24 -carat gold. I had to
dismiss this idea as impractical for
two reasons. First, I'd have to remove
her finger to get the ring to the
- Iallowe'en
safety measures
. Dear Editor:
Many parents are concerned for the
safety of their children during
Halloween and the Canada Safety
Council suggests the following safety
tips which parents may wish to
discuss with their children before
they set out on their hippy expedition.
1. Wear light colored, flame
resistant costumes with . retro -
reflective strippings so that you are
easily seen by motorists; 2. clothing
must be short enough to avoid a
tripping hazard,; 3. fade masks must
not obstruct' vision. Make-up is
preferable.
4. Make your calls along one side of
the street and then along the other:
Do not criss-cross. Crags' the street at
intersections or crosswalks; 5. carry
a flashlight to see better and to be
better seen; 6. travel in groups of four
or five. Young children should be
aceothpanied by an adult. ,
7. Set a curfew grid boundaries
Within familiar neighborhoods; 8. do
not
enter the l-�ottse or apartment ofa
tr ,
• s ange , 9. do of eat any gifts until
theyea be ins' eoted b... an adult At
fig. y
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kl elp keep Ila loween 1979 a happy
act i. n for r eve' ne l
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a look through
the news, -record files
called for an inquiry into the justice
system of Duron County. The request
comes after police chiefs in Clinton,
Goderich and Seaforth complained that
the court is too lenient and the court
system is too slow.
10 YEARS AGO
October 2, 1969
Canadian Forces Base Clinton, slated to
close in 1971, was suggested last week as a
site for offices of the Midwestern Ontario
Regional Development Area Council and
its partner, the Midwestern Ontario
Tourist Council.
A 40 -foot screen was delicately swung
into place on Monday at Clinton's main.
corner. The radar unit., CFB Clinton's
centennial gift to the town, will be
dedicated in ceremonies on Remembrance
Day in conjunction with the Legion Branch
140 parade and program. One of the
jeweller. Secondly, the price of gold that up years ago. It was too hard on
went up so fast it made my eyes water pie.
when I read the financial page. . Nowadays, I fire right back: "What
Then I thought of a m ink coat. But' the hell's biting you? Cut out the self
again there were two obstacles. One \ pity. I work too, you know. Aw, go
was the price of mink coats, which soak your head, crab." And so on. We
have soared almost as high as gold. usually have a good verbal set-to, sulk
The other was a conviction I've long a little', and the air is cleared.
held, that the only creature on .this But this time she speared me, right
earth who needs a mink coat is a in the middle of one of my finest
mink. perorations. "Did you know this was
Well, I worked my way down our anniversary?" Talk about hitting•
through an emerald brooch, for her below the belt.
Irish ancestry, a -pearl necklace, I was stricken With remorse, shame
diamond earrings. It was all disap- t' and guilt. No details, but we kissed
pointing. I knew I'd be ripped off with and made up, and I did the dishes.
emeralds, she likes gold necklaces, Must say we've weathered the
not pearl, and she's always losing one storm pretty well. 1 was five years
earring, like every other woman. older- than she when we were wed. I
What is as useless as one diamond now look like an elder statesman of
earring? I'd kill her if she lost one. about sixty-five. She looks about
That's one reason 1 got little done thirty-four. My hair is whit'', hers is
through August and part of Sep- black. Her teeth are white, mine are
tember — worrying about the present black.
for this one anniversary I would. have It's a little disconcerting when you
remembered. _ go to a reception or some other fun -
I considered giving her a new car. ction, the host reads your name -tag,
But I can't even afford one for the two and burbles, "Well, Bill Smiley..I've
of us, let alone one for her. heard of you. And you've brought
One after another I discarded your daughter along. How nice."
seemingly brilliant inspirations. I But I wouldn't trade the old bat -
even went to the lengths of planning to tleaxe for a new one, even though
sneak out in the middle of the night she's laid a pretty good collection of
and painting the hack stoop, which scars on me, physically and other -
she'd been trying to get me to do all wise,
summer. But I shuddered at the
thought of painting out there, al•l.alone �_
in the cold and dark.
Finally, it hit me like a thunderbolt,
and a tidal wave of relief swept over -
me. I had it. `;
Something to suggest her Mother
Earth qualities. Something in green
and gold, her favorite colors.
Something that would suggest her
sweetness, juiciness, tenderness.
Something she could get her teeth
into, instead of junk like rings,
necklaces, fur coats. Thirty-three
cobs of corn! •
With the decision made. I relaxed,
and promptly forgot all about our
anniversary.
She didn't, for once. On the fateful
day, I arrived home from work,
tossed out a few jollities, read her
some interesting bits from the paper,
asked what kind of day she'd had. All
I got in return was cold shoulder and
hot tongue.
, She was in a bad rnood. Not because
I'd forgotten our anniversary. Just
one of those rotten tempers women
get into price in a while because
they've had to deal with the plumber
and TV repairman, the vacuum
cleaner went on the blink, all the
woodwork in the house is "filthy",
and they've scrubbed the kitchen
back. ,
floor and have a sore ba ,
hi the old days, l used to pct filerj and
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Whatdiamond?
Dear Editor:
What has happened to our new ball
diamond in Goderich Township? The
• latest reason. given for not having. it
done is just another in a long list of
excuses.
The new lights laid at, the'township
shed for two Years, and a local con-
tractor was paid $3,750 to level and
apply topsoil to thediamond, so here
are some questions I would like an-
swered:
Why wasn't work started on the,
diamond in the spring instead of the
fall? Was the $3,750 paid to the con-
tractor to include the topsoil, or just
the levelling?
The government approved a grant
of $6,500 in 1977 for an athletic field in
Goderich Township, and here it is the
fall of 1979 and it's a disgrace to drive
by and look at the unfinished field.
What has happened to our
recreation committee? Don't they
care about the lights or why they're
not installed yet?
Because of the recreation com-
mittee's inability to make decisions,
our township won't have four slo-pitch
teams next summer because the men
have to do chores and must play
under lights. Also two ladies' teams
and a young men's team can't play
either because there's no grass on the
diamond, and it's getting too late to
sow it now.
Finally, if the recreation board
feels they want to get rid of all
responsibility of building a ball
diamond, just give me a call at 524 r'
8037, and myself and the baseball
coaches will finish the job.
The Goderich Township baseball
--players have suffered long enough.
coach,
Art Bell
military men watching Monday suggested
that motorists might slow down at the
main corner if police post signs reading,
Speed Radar Checked.
A number of Bayfield teenagers have
formed a youth club which plans to use the
town hall from winter recreational ac
tivities. -
Anniversary services were observed on
Sunday morning in the Londesboro United
Church with the church filled to capacity.
Rev. Harold Snell of London was the guest
speaker with Rev. Heckendorn assisting.
25 YEARS AGO
October 7, 1954
One of the most outstanding and suc-
cessful events held by a women's
organization in Clinton was experienced
last Saturday when the Clinton Hospital
Auxiliary staged a nions.ter bazaar and
penny sale.
The old slogan, "War and rumours of
war" have locally turned to -Strikes and
rumours of strikes."
Last night from a reliable source came
word of possible local action in support of
the current plumbers..strike. This morning
work on the repairs to the old section were
interrupted as plumbers on the job sym-
pathized with their fellow unionists.
This is a very serious time for this to
happen since a number of the old folk have
been moved temporarily justto have this
plumbing work done.
50 YEARS AGO
October 10, 1929
Goderich Township will hold an early
election as last year.
Thursday and Friday, last were .School
Fair days in Clinton, when Clinton Public
School 'and schools from Hullett,
Holmesville, Goderich . Township and
Tucker -smith brought in their exhibits and
competed with each other.
An inquest into the death of Pearl Rusch,
who was found drowned in a cistern on the
premises of Mr. A. Townsend, near
Hayfield, on October 1 was held in council
chamber, Clinton, on Tuesday, the jury
bringing in a verdict to the effect that the
came to her death by drowning, either by
accident or her own act.
Coroner Dr. Shaw, was in charge with
County Crown Attorney Holmes, and the
jury consisted of Wm. H. Lobb, foreman,
John Cartwright, Brown Stewart, Fred
Thompson, Robert Cluff, Geo. Lindsay,
James Stirling and E. and M. Switzer.
Mr. H. Corey has sold his 55 acre farm
over the ril, --•on the 3rd concession of
Stanley to Mr. Chester Nicholson of
Goderich.
Yes, the dark mornings and the short
days are here, and alarm clocks are
needed for the alarm clock will get you up
at the desired time, for your timing is
valuable. We also have a good line of
mantle and kitchen clocks at
odds 'n' ends
The flu bug
This week I dedicate this space to
all my comrades who are shivering
under ten wool blankets with heating
pads at their feet and their heads
hanging over, the edges of their beds
,just above pails.
The flu bug has struck. I've heard
people talk about the flu season; I'm
not sure whether this is in season, but
who cares?
As far as each of us is concerned;
it's an epidemic of one and that's
serious enough for us.
Does this sound familiar? Rolling
over is an ordeal for your aching
Muscles and joints. Getting up seems,
out of the -question, but sometimes you
have no choice. Through the day and
night, you wear a path from, the
bedroom to the bathroom. Sometimes
moving faster than other times;
sometimes not moving fast enougn.
You crawl ..back into . bed 'feeling
exhausted. Sometimes during the daffy
for a h&j -6 of scene, you move to a
comfortab a couch taldig your
blankets. leenex strjd nail with vnv,
Hellyar, jeweler andloptometrist.
One of Clinton's oldest citizens passed
away on Thursday last in the person of Mr.
Henry Plumsteel, who had he lived until
the end of November would have rounded
out his 85th year.
75 YEARS AGO
,October 6, 1904
The town's cement,walk builders laid
downa stretch of walk for Brucefield last
week.
There is, nothing but politics talked of in
Bracefield':"'It-is -hoped the Conservatives
will wake up as our Grit friends are doing
considerable hustling.
A 'cure for stammering or affected
speech, see N. Cress, photo studio over
Taylor's Shoe Store.
"Tommy" Sherman, the oldest man in
the county crossed the bar on Saturday
last. He is supposed to have been 103 years
of age, but the exact date of his birth is not
known. He came to Clinton in 1850 and
continued to reside until he entered the
House of- Refuge five years ago. He
possessed a splendid constitution and his
passing away was due to no particular
ailment, but to the wearing out of his
physical machinery.
100 YEARS AGO
October 9, 1879
Mr. Jos. Sparlin-g, who has been confined
to his house for about 15 months, is men-
ding slowly, and is now able to drive out.
We regret to notice that the hard times
have resulted disastrously to the firm of
Dingman and Humble.
A young, married man named David
Connell, who has been a resident of Clinton
for a couple of years suddenly left for
"fields green and pastures new" on
Friday. His liabilities are in the neigh-
borhood of $1,000 while bis assests are
'almost nil.
A shooting gallery in the brick block,
seems to do a rushing business.
Notice is given in the Ontario Gazette
that application will be made at the first
sitting' f., the Ontario Parliament for a ..
charter to construct a railway from
Bayfield to Clinton, or some other point on
the Grand Trunk Railway.,
The tax collector is about to start on his
rounds. It is unnecessary to tell people to
prepare for him, for he is about the only
man who gets money when he goes for it.
The pile of stones that so long graced the
Market Square are now doing good service
on the streets of town.
On Thursday afternoon as the mail train
of the L.H. and B. was approaching this
town, the driving fod of the engine broke,
smashing the side of the cab and making a
hole in the boiler which allowed the steam
to escape, the parties in the cab narrowly
escaping injury by the hot water..
You watch tv or listen to some music
trying to take your mind off your
churning stomach. You drift in and
out of sleep.
The phone rings. "Will I or won't
I?" you ask yourself. You decide
you'd better, but by the time you pick
up the receiver, the caller hangs up.
You drag yourself back to the
couch. Half an hour later the phone
rings again. "Oh to heck with its "you
mumble, and bury your head under
the covers.
Time passes slowly and you grow
restless. Maybe your stomach would
feel better if you had something to
eat, you reason. Nothing goes better
on an upset stomach than a nice hot
bowl of soup with crackers br a slice
of plain toast. '
Your stomach omachsaysno,but your
mind, even though it's foggy, thinks it
knows better. If no one is around or if
you can't con anyone into serving you
in bed, you limp feebly to the kitchen
and do it yourself. It takes three times
longer than it•• -ordinarily would. The
can operjer won't work; you drop the
spoon; you turn on the wrong burner
and wonder whythe dlarned soupisn't
heating. .
Yot rest several tines, leaning on
the cupboard or sagging on a chair.
Finally you sit down at the table in
front of a steaming bowl. You look at
the soup. Your stomach says it
doesn't want it, but your common
sense persists. You force the liquid
past the lump in your throat, and you
keep telling yourself it tastes good.
You dump the dirty dishes into the
sink and head for the couch. Suddenly
you make a detour as your stomach
tells you, in no uncertain terms, it
didn't want that soup.
At night you drift off to sleep,
assuring yourself that your flu is the
24 hour variety and in the morning
you'll feel as good as new.
If you don't feel any better next
morning, you wonder how long this
can go on. You're not even sure you
can survive another day like the last
one.
I don't want to discourage my
fellow sufferers any more than I want
to discourage myself, but I can't help
remembering my brother-in-law, had
the flu for two weeks.
Usually when Asked how he is, he
replies "60-40". During th flu sei e,
he described his co;nditio as 10 O.
Ani; now welknew what he eant.
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