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Clinton News-Record, 1979-10-25, Page 4_PAGE 4 .. CLINTQN NEWS-REC,O t,D , tSD,Y OCT GIBER 25, 1979 Poo Clinton News -Record Ai published, each Thursday at P.Q. sox 31. Clinton, Ontario. Canada. NOM 110. Member. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association It Is registered at second class mall by the post office under the permit number 0017. The News -Record Incorporated In 1924 the Huron News•Record,, founded in 13111. end The Clinton New Era, founded in WS, Total press• run 3.3013, Member Canadian !Community Newspaper Association Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rate Card No. 10 ,offective Sept. 1, 1979 General Manager •.1. Howard Aitken Editor - James E. Fitzgerald Advertising Director - Gary 1. Hoist News editor • Shelley McPhee Office Manager ,• Margaret Gibb Circulation - Freda Mcleod Subscription Rate: Canada -'15.00 Sr. Citizen - 93.00 per year U.S.A. & foreign -'30,00 per year Follow the leader Like donkeys on treadmills, the powerful mandarins at the Bank of Canada — the country's central bank — can't get away from the idea that they have to imitate their U.S. counterparts when it comes to raising interest rates, no matter how much it hurts Canadian business and con- sumers says Roger Worth, Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The result: consumers are paying more and more interest on loans, thousands of small and medium sized businesses are in financial difficulties or can't find enough money to expand, and the rising rate of bankruptcies continues unabated. While costlier m Iney is an im- portant item in consum = -• udgets, it's crucial for the. sma ' firms that created a majority of t e new jobs in the country last year. A smaller _ ,entrepreneur that borrowed more than $100,000 to ex- pand 18 months ago, for example, would have planned on paying about $10,000 per year in interest. The cost of that loan is now running about $16,000 per year. Simply put, Canada does not have to play follow the leader with the U.S. on interest rates, no matter what -this country's mandarins may claim. Holding the line on interest rate increases might mean a one cent — two cent decline in the Canadian dollar, compared to the U.S. currency, with a resulting one per- centage point increase in the . coun- try's rate of inflation. But Canada's inflation rate is now less than 10 percent, compared to 13 percent in the U.S. This country is also much better off than the U.S. from an energy point of view, one of the very real difficulties in America. Simply put, Canadians should not have to pay the price in higher in- terest rates and reduced job creation because of a problem in the U,S. It's - time the Ottawa mandarins started treating Canada as the „separate entity that it is. - Hallowe'en hazards Some simple costume decorating tricks can do a lot to help protect children from accidental injury. on Halloween, says the President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists. The key is for parents to make costumes that will be seen easily by drivers and that will not block the child's view of traffic, steps, curbs and other hazards. "Adding retro -reflective material to a costume is the easiest and best way to increase its visibility to safe levels," says Dr. Robert Newhouse, president of the optometric organization. According to optometric studies at Indiana University,- retro -reflective material on shoes and clothing makes' pedestrians safely visible to drivers even at speeds of 70 and 80 m.p.h. Nothing else, not even white clothing, can top it, "The other side of Halloween safety," Dr. Newhouse said, "is to throw away those masks and use non- allergic make-up instead. Masks can slip out of place or have eye holes so small they restrict a child's view. sugar andspice Personal columns Some people, much too refined to indulge in pornographic books or blue movies, get their voyeuristic kicks from reading the "Personal" columns of the newspapers. Not me. I ain't refined. By the time I've skimmed the front page, been bored by the pompous editorials, I'm through with the paper. It is strictly for wrapping garbage in. Never do I read the classified ads, selling everything from houses and cars to bodies. I haven't time. And besides, they're all the same. Whether it's a car, a Muse, or a body, it's the greatest buy of the century. Many of them carry the same message: "Must be seen." Well, I strayed. Yes, I wandered. The other day, looking through the ads for teachers in the hope that I could find my daughter's address in Moosonee (she hasn't written us in over three weeks and I have a piercing picture of her and the grandboys stumbling around the tundra looking for the place), I staggered, by some m'i'schance, onto the "Personal" column. No wonder those warpies read it, the people who leave the room, nose.in,air, when someone mentions sex, or tells a funny, slightly off -Color joke. It's a kaleidoscope of sex, sin, silliness and sickness to warm the heart of any peeker through others' windows. I read with at first amusement, then amazement, and then a bit of shock, though I am fairly unshockable. This appeared in "Canada's -National Newspaper", which maintains a lofty moral tone on most of its other pages. It was like looking under the rug in a highly moral dowager's house, while she is out getting tea, and finding a lot Of dirt under it. Eirst under suspicion are the items under "Massage". Some of them are innocuous enough, but what about this one: "No appointment needed, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week." With a woman's name and phone number. Maybe -she' jti' t a hard worker, who doesn't get it � t o early, !and doesn't like days b u Ido bt Then you come the 's ction headed: "Readers, Pal 1 >� a is H t otos Co esi y Again, some of them ar legit, as legit asa f orlunetelier ban a , But thercare some intriguing'ones "Mrs. Selma will remembering our past a look through the news -record files 5 YEARS AGO October 17, 1974 A r ewar d of $1,000 has been offer ed for the at rest and conviction of person or persons instt u' -ental in hu:•ping Clinton Constable Wayne McFadden's private car. The de.cision was rade by t•‘otion of Clinton council al Tuesday night's " eeting. Mr . and Mrs. Harry Durnin weir e sup - pr•ise guests on Thur sday night at their son's Mr . and Mrs. Mervyn Dur nin and fa ily in Londeshoro for their 40th wed- ding annivet sat y of October 6. Later 38 elatives called and sett prised them. A petition, hear ing the names of 121 Clinton , esidents., was presented to C'!inton Town Council on Tuesday night after more. than an hou, 's useless debate t egading its ad t'-issibiilty. Pr esented by Helen R. Tench of C'intori, the petition r ead as follows. "Wee the undersigned. biotest the firing by the Police Com:- ince of Clinton of Constable '.Don McDortelt. The Police Conn •rttee has. publicly stated only (hat Constable Mc1; Donel l was 'fired' for 'persona! l easons.' As Constable McDonell was not at the meeting, nor invited to attend , it, the 'persona! easons' must he those of the Police ('oo. ••rttee,• not of Constahle McL Donell." The petition asked that the reasons for the firing be "lade public Reeve Harold Lohh, Police Com�'•ittee rr'dr••ber told Mi s. Tench, 11'As far as I an, concerned, the info' malion asked for will not he r eleased. We do not need to give any y'eason at all." Under close questionning by Mrs. Tq:'nch, Mayoi• Don Symons admitted that the constable was released by Police Chief Lloyd Westlake on his authority. 10 YE.ARS AGO October 16, 1969 Fires which broke out in the final hours of the Thanksgiving holiday levelled a R'yth district hat n and a Clinton trucking company war ehouse. Causes of both hazes ' er''ain unknown. Myth Fire Chief Irwin Bowes said the wind -fanned flames caused an estimated $32.750 da•• age on the farm of Gordon C'at ter, RR 3, Myth. Clinton Fire Chief G ant Rath said_the Boyes Transport Co. wat:ehouse on Orltar io Street and its contents, yawed at. about $7,000 were lost rsta.fter a ate evening blaze. -r, Fithet Police Chief Lloyd Westlake .:...ust • ove into C+inton by November 1, as stip!uated when he was hir•ed, or the town ust seek someone else for. the job, said (4ouncillot Cameron Proctor . Tuesday help you in all problems of life. No problem so small that she cannot solve (How about big ones?). One visit will convince you." Hanky-panky? Sure sounds like it. But that is kid stuff, only mildly titillating, compared with the sick,' arrogant, lonely, blunt, no -holds barred medicine that conies under the heading: Companions Wanted. This is where the real meat of the "Personal Column" is, and I imagine an ' in- veterate reader skips the masseuses and the fortunetellers quickly, and gets down to peering into private lives. When I was in the weekly newspaper business, there was the occasional pathetic guy who would come in to the office and place an ad: "Successful young farmer, good farm, stock, house, seeks partner interested in matrimony. Write Box 220B:" It was pathetic because we knew the guy. He was 53, ugly. His farm was sixty acres, mostly second -second - growth bush and pasture. His "stock" consisted of two pigs, four chickens, .and three mangy cows. His "house" was a shack without plumbing, heated by a pot-bellied stove. He never received an answer, but would come in once a week for two months, asking for the mail from Box 220B. But these city slickers are a lot more subtle and tough. I'll give you a few examples that curdled me a bit. The egos are fantastic. "Professional man, married, mid - thirties, seeks married woman for afternoon or evening meetings." How would you like to be his wife? "Gentleman, 48, business owner, lives in new apt. seeks charming, at- tractive lady to.share his life with." No 'mention of marriage. "Middle-aged business man seeks younger male companion." Well! "Sophisticated gentleman, creative type, seeks the pleasure of sensuous woman 30-45. If an exciting affair with an appreciative male is your style, send snapshot and phone no. to..." He could be 80. But it's not all men. "Lady, 55, R,C., wishes t� meet gent up to 60." If you're sixty-one you're out, but you could be twenty-one, "One Wild and crazy guy wishes to .meet one wild and Cry gal who' loves dancing and camping and would like to share a s'erious relationship."' h a dance floor? n a tent'? t� I lo�el. 1 .,, l I ani a y, ov>tng Sema , 33, divorced- and a writer, who is' also tolerant, perceptive,, ide'' iistle, oil�fbeat, romantic, cerebral and a Cancer, • looking for an honest, stable relationship. Tam looking for a man ... (and a list. of adjectives like hers). Someone with a calm exterior, but brimming with hidden fires and worlds to explore. Under 50 and over five feet seven inches." That's what gets me. After the great build-up, the blunt facts. If you were fifty-one and five -six, you'd miss out on this fantastic woman. "Intriguing. Blonde young lady seeks wealthy man for daytime affair." That's the shortest and most honest of the bunch. She probably works nights. I'm afraid the only one that tempted me was: "Russian lady. Beautiful. (That's nice, nothing against beautiful Russian ladies.) Seeks gentleman over 40. (O.K. I qualify.) Lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Great climate there.) For marriage purposes." Always the stone - dead clincher at the end. I'd have to ask my wife. night 25 YEARS AGO October 21, 1954 A ,soup of interested chu' ch people tithe' ed itt the 0' ange Lodge in Bayfield alit Sunday afternoon for the sod -1 ut ning cc/ emony which was held on the pr'oper'ty next to the hail. On this site, a new Fv an,'c'ica' Baptist. Chu• ch will he e' ectcd, C inton is to have It . B' ownie Pack. .0 ganization of this group is being un- do/ taken by • embers of the Girl Guide Association. • acle up of • others of p' (•sent Guides. An a 1-, ir•'e • ecoid of , ainfa'l ' ecor•ded in Hu on County at 8.15 inches dui ing the fir st 16 days in October, has caused untold cla• ;ige to fa•,r" crops in the a• ea. The loss in the white -bean crop is alone estimated at hetween one 'half lo three qua ter of a !Ilion of dollar s. Only 25 per cent of the silage corn is ha vested and 50 per cent of the bean crop has not been pulled. The early tut nips a' e now too big for table use and fall wheat on the ower fields has either been flooded or• eroded out. Word of disaster from the flooded at ea along the hanks of the Humber ht ings no news of serious trouble to residents from odds 'n' ends Seen a witch ?? Whatever happened to the basic Hallowe'en witch with the black pointed cardboard hat, the dust mop hair and the black- cape dragging on the ground? Where are all the ghosts with plain white sheets over their heads and holes cut out for eyes, noses and mouths'? Where are the hobos with the patches on their jeans, the tattered jackets and the sticks and bundled up bandanas slung over their shoulders? Since I'm not a parent and it was many years ago that I dressed up in a Hallowe'en costume, maybe someone can clear up the mystery for me. What I can remember most about Hallowe'en when I was a kid was a bunch of characters parading around a large school room. All wore homemade costumes and each wantedto win the prizes handed out by a teacher. T e prize for the loveliest costume usu 11y went to the br'de, princes, Sno White or Cinderella. The awad for'�the fin iest outfit was given to a cion. The pirate or monster was oft get-up, n' named the scariest e - o P ut less tie witch walked away with the Clinton now living in the City of Toronto. 50 YEARS AGO October 24, 1929 , A al ge attendance was present at the°' opening of the new Bowling Alley on. F idity evi•ning last. A seting of the ratepayers of S.S. No. 10. Goderich Township, will he held in` the schoolhouse on October 28 for the purpose of considering the following questions: (1) The erection of a school house. (2) Selection of site of same..(3) The issuing of clehentu• es. John R. Middleton, secretary - t' casu et . 75 YEARS AGO October 20, 1904 On Tuesday Dr . Freeman received the sad news fr om. the city of Hell, England, of the death of his grando•othet•. By her death the I)• will inherit property to the valueof sevt'ra' thousand dollars. We are pleased to know" that he intends remaining in C inton. The election cat-paignis on and we are anxiously awaiting for the eventful, day on which the wa• cloud will lift and show to us the s ictot in the contest. A number of very into esting • eetings have been held throughout Huilett Township and no man shou d go to the poll ,in an ignorant state of ind. Many Of the o•eetings,,have been a' ked by the presence of the ladies. This we think is a move in the right direction ,ind should he encouraged in older that the fair se)- ley. he Netter informed, in politica' tirnrEs,rfor the far off time when we have woman suffrage. 100 YEARS AGO October 30, 1879 While chopping wood on Friday, a piece flew up and slightly cut the eye of Con- stah'e Paisley. The moral of this is that husbands should not chop wood; leave that domestic duty to their wives. We a' e informed of a certain person who has been working for a farmer- all sum- er, that d. ew $100 of his wages the other day and went to a neighboring town to have a spree. Two days later he turned up t.ain, having but $4 left. Tomorrow ,being Hallowe'en we would especially • equest that it he more than usually celeb' ated by our juveniles, by showing themselves to be,a peaceable and order loving denizens of the town, and not ike some of their ancestors, who took great pteasut e in stealing and destruction. Toronto bakers have raised the price of a four -pound loaf' of bread to 14 cents. - Coa! is selling in Mitchell for 8 cents per a'lon, or a new can and five gallons of oil for 50 cents. Whew! Blaine townshend prize. Disappointed losers took` con- solation in dunking for apples; a few almost drowned but it was still fun. Another game might have Old MacDonald and a gypsy with their hand's'ir d behind their backs trying to bite an elusive apple dangling on a string,. As soon as darkness fell, a bunch of weird characters piled into a parent's car to roam the neighbourhood or invade'the nearest town. My favourite disguise was a witch, mainly because my mother had an old black cape belonging to her aunt or great aunt packed away. The cape had sequins around the bottom and a pinkish purple lining. Every year we dragged out the cape, and every year it had a few less sequins and a few more holes. When the cape finally succumbed to the moths. I became a tramp with patches on a pair of my old slacks and Dad's 1949 fedora on my head. Enough of this reminiscing! My original question was what has happened to the simple ghosts, wit- ches and hobos of yesteryear? Are they still aroun ? In recent yea s when 1 o en the door on Hallow 'en', 'm staring into the. jaws of a s ark Occasionally I1 y 1 come faceto face with Gene Sim- mons. (For the uniniated, Gene Simmons is a member of the rock group Kiss.) I' might meet Luke Skywalker or Princess A,leah of Star Wars fame or even a human R2D2. The costumes look authentic; they must be store bought. What happened to the improvise -and -wear -what - you've -got era? Last week I heard on the radio a store advertising a sale of special material for Hallowe'en costumes - traditional colours of orange and black forwitches as well as colourful prints for clowns., I wonder if kids have more fun on Hallowe'en now in their store-bought or specially-madte costumes than my friends and I had in our makeshift ones. The new outfits have some im- portant innovations, I ; must admit. For , example, light" colours and reflective tape are used to help motorists spot small pedestrians in the night. The hot plastic masks, in many cases, have been replaced by makeup,,,. which may be hard to remove ut certainly gives better vision. Now, if we could just find a cure for the few sick people who enjoysp sling the fun of the young truck-or-tre tees, weu co id truly say we have progressed. , , Addition needed Dear Editor: In 1978, .the Township of Tucker - Grant to provide Recreation a for Specialsmith' Needsapplied. for a Canada Works Three persons were hired for nine months to provide a specialized program of aquatics and fitness for individuals who are unable to fit into a regular aquatic and fitness program. Clientele includes mentally han- dicapped, senior citizens, arthritics, stroke patients, or persons with any other disability. One condition to receiving the Canada Works grant was that Vanastra Recreation Centre be renovated to accommodate physically handicapped persons who would be involved in the program. It was • found that the way the building was laid out, any renovations would immediately inconvenience the people who were presently using the facility. 11 Example, to make the washroon s accessible to a person in a wheelchair, one of the existing facilities would have to be removed. This would reduce the total capacity of the hall in respect to requirements of the Liquor Control Board. Example, to accommodate a wheelchair in the shower area of the change rooms, the two small shower areas would have to be combined to form one. This again would in- convenience the numbers of persons using the facility. Example, for any person in a wheelchair or with a walking disability, manoeuvering in . the existing exercise room would be extremely difficult because of the small space and large amount of equipment. Therefore, it was decided that the only practical solution to make the Vanastra Recreation Centre ac- cessible to the physically han- dicapped, would be .to build an ad - The The addition would include a larger exercise room, an activity room, accessible washrooms, showers ,and change areas. Application was then made to the Ministry of Culture and Recreation for grants under Wintario and Community Recreation Centres Act. These grants, based on estimated cost, when approved, will cover 78 percent of the building costs. Of these costs 11 percent must be raised through public subscription to match the Wintario Grants. It is anticipated that the total amount will be raised in this manner. To date, these grants have not been given final approval from the Ministry. Without these grants, the township could not hope to finance this 'large a venture' on their own. The addition to the Recreation Centre will be of benefit to persons other than Special Needs Groups. The new change and shower areas will alleviate .overcrowding that now exists. The activity room will be available as a meeting room for local groups such as Cubs, Scouts, Lions, Community Association, etc. An increase in memberships is an- ticipated with a new exercise room in which there is space to m:anoeuver. Recreation for Special Needs now has approximately 250 ' persons registered in the program. Special Needs Groups now using the facility include Arc Industries, Dashwood; Bluewater Centre for the Develop- mentally Handicapped, Goderich; Goderich Group Home for the Men- tally Handicapped; Day Centre for the Homebound, Huronview; area nursing homes; senior citizens; physically handicapped children and adults; stroke victims; individual referrals, etc. The potential of the program will be expanded greatly if the proposed addition is extended. This could in- clude emotionally disturbed children and adults; post -cardiac care; day programs for seniors; increased individual referrals and much more. These services are found in urban areas but until now have not been available in a rural, area such as Huron County. Vanastra Recreation Centre would have the potential to become one of the leading programmers of recreation services for Special Needs if facilities become accessible. Dianne Durnin Recreation Director Good show Dear Editor: On behalf of the Red Cross and the Kinettes, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who turned out to make the Clinic a success. The response to our plea was overwhelming as 255 people attended and 229 units of blood were collected. I would like to thank ALL of the volunteer workers. Thank you to the News -Record for your advertising. Our heartfelt thanks to Central Huron Secondary School for the use of their facilities, the students who helped unload and the custodians fpr setting and cleaning up after us.1 ' Also thank t the students who gave t Bir b ood Without all of the helpin han s we could ; not run a clinic. With sincere thanks, hair V d l n eer u t chairperson, p ant bey Riley.