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Clinton News-Record, 1980-09-25, Page 4PAG 4 sA. LINTON':NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,,19$4 N. Nertwlt+,tartt. , pul►1101,41 f at 11.OArax 3. ;glintOn* Ct«rM fi. i..P$M 11.0.141.; 4444413, " CstModa "1s.M Sr. Clthu,k0 . »14.w MrY ° &te vMt .1$0,000140r WHO' At ti ratilftwwd si iscgn+l crams, Mon IRy, th. pont ofHcs under tiro. ,psr,mMlt 'nulnbgr 1417. 'rhA OW*1!Mtor4 lInfOrp9avted, in 11024 t . Hureia Noah !g4►rd, t*WoOft to 1 M1, and ThO clinion N*wi.. foundoit lr iNs. Tatpl psss A MEMBER JAMES E. FITZGERALD- Editor SHELLEY McPHEE - News Editor GARY HAISt - Advertising Manager HEATHER BRANDER - Advertising MARGARET LOMB- Office Manager BONNIE SCRIVER - Circulation U 4 A MEMBE Y ' Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rate Card No. 10 effective Sept. 1. 1070. Buykorne grown We're all guilty of it - buying products from fruits and vegetables to automobiles and wine that aren't made in Canada. Sometimes it's because we want exotic products that aren't homegrown, sometimes it's a more attractive price on imports and often it's simply because we just don't take time to check the label, says the Seaforth Expositor. Despite a costly campaign by the federal government reminding us to a"Shop Canadian" and despite con- tinual layoffs in Canadian industries, some of them in Huron County, we conveniently forget or neglect to buy Canadian. , If each of us would add $10 a week in Canadian -made products the country would be over $10 billion better off in just one year. Charles Smith, speaking on behalf of Robert Bell Industries Ltd. delivered a convincing plea to Huron County board of education trustees last week to consider "buying Canadian" when it comes to replacing school boilers. • . As he told the trustees, while local industry shouldn't receive business automatically, "neither should any foreign manufacturer." It's certainly a point to consider - too often government contracts at the federal, provincial as well as the municipal level, are given to companies based in another country - often when the price can be matched by our own Canadian manufacturers. Every time this happens, the taxpayer,'who is also an employee of Canadian business or works in a related -field, loses out. In the case of the Huron County board of education, perhaps the fair solution . is to extend the tender publishing process by another week or two, to give area industries and 1# contractors a chance to compete. As individual shoppers, we should look for.Ythe labels bearing the distinctive red maple leaf. Canada may not produce oranges or bananas or Mercedes Benz - but we do produce apples, pears, furnace boilers and tractors. If we want to keep producing them, we'd better , start buying homegrown! Changes needed The provincial government's new Occupiers' Liability and Trespass legislation, which came into force several weeks ago,' is a big step tnwards helping the rural population, and will be welcomed with open arms by most farmers. The major provisions of the new law will see a convicted trepasser fined up to $1,000, with up to a $1,000 award for compensation to the landowner. And ' just as important, the land owner's responsibilty for trepassers injured on his property is greatly reduced, while hopefully, the problem of hunters and recreationists damaging crop land will be greatly diminished. But, as Ralph Barrie of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has pointed out, it's one thing to have a new law, and it's another to have it enforced. Because the new regulations are rather complex, farmers should get full details from their local police officers and ensure the law en- forcement agencies stick by them. • As Barrie pointed out, police have been reluntant to prosecute trespassers before and unless there is a major change in attitude, the new legislation is not going to work. By J.F. Shades of fall by Jim Fitzgerald a look through thenews-record files 5 YEARS AGO September 25, 1975 • Joanne Palmer, 18 of Clinton, is heading for Miss Dominion of Canada contest next year. Miss Palmer, who is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D.B. Palmer of Clinton, was picked as Miss Mid -Western Ontario last weekend at the Lucknow Fair. It will be the 'first time that Clinton has a contestant in the national finals. Miss Palmer was Cli ton's Centennial Queen. IVr. and Mrs. Fred Marshall of Clinton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 19 at their daughter's home at RR 4, Seaforth. Mrs. May Rance MacKinnon of Port Credit returned to her former home on the Bayfield Road in Clinton last Thursday for a visit. The century -old home, once known as Karvu, is now owned by the Robert Gibb family. Mrs. MacKinnon was ac- companied by her daughter and son-in-law Mary and Ron Hunt. Although the kitchen of the new Vanastra Day Care and Recreation Centre was a mess last Monday, everything should be ready for the open house and official opening this weekend. 10 YEARS AGO September 24, 1970 Sherlock -Manning piano factory, which earlier this year laid off men because of economic conditions, is picking up steam again and hoping to return to full capacity. Orders have picked up and the factory is aiming for 50 per cent of its normal production rate. A native son returned to Clinton as guest speaker at the commencement exercises at CHSS Friday night and attacked the idea of putting money ahead of concern for the environment. Professor William A. Andrews, B.A., M.Sc., B.Ed., a former graduate of the school now teaching at the University of Toronto, addressed the more -than 500 Battle of Britain It's the fortieth annilver.,sary of the Battle of Britain, and"•,t?here are air force reunions in Toronto and Win- nipeg, to name only a few. Bald-headed, bifocalled, pot-bellied old guys, who were once lithe and lean and sexy and with 20-20 vision, will foregather and have a few drinks, and embellish the 'old days with fantastic embroidery until their wives drag them off to bed. After the Friday and Saturday night hilarities, they will totter out of bed, don their blue blazers and berets and march rather shakily, all ribbons on —display, to -a--cenotaph ur som-eth-ing; ' and quietly snatch forty winks while an ancient padre intones some paraphrase of Winston Churchill, like,, "How could so few show up today when so many were talking last night about how many owed so much to so Iev4 ." or something like that. Ninety-seven percent of them were not in the Battle of Britain, which was fought in August and September of 1940, 'but they were old airmen or "ancient combatants," as it says on my measly pension cheque, and a good excuse for one last fling before they are put out to pasture. Bless them all. I might even turn up myself, if only to compare whiteness of hair (or none at all) , waistlines, and "partial plates," a euphemism for false teeth. Despite all this, and despite the fact that the Battle of Britain means no more to today's young people than the Battle of Thermopylae, it was a major turning point in World War II. How about a little review? The Battle of France was over. The French had been soundly licked. The British had too, but declared it a "victory" when they managed to scramble about 300,000 bodies out of the Dunkerque trap. Germany ruled almost all of.Europe, and was poised to attack Britain, with vastly superior forces. Hitler danced a gavotte in a railway car where Germany gave up in 1918. Churchill came up with one of those great crotund orations, with a little help from Shakespeare, his speech writers, but delivered with that raspy, half -lisp that became so famili> it that it raised the daunted to the point of dauntlessness. In June 1940, he ended a great rallying -cry with, "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its- Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour'." Jolly good speech,- though there's not much left of the British Einpire, and the Commonwealth is pretty dicey.. Fact is, the British did brace themselves, when fat Hermann Goering threw _all his toys at them, first by day, then by night. Vastly out- numbered, out -gunned, less ex- perienced, "the few" who constituted the RAF fighter force savaged the German Luftwaffe so severely that • the invasion of Britain was first postponed, and eventually never occurred. It was purely a defensive action, but by the time it ended, the RAF was in very shaky condition. The actual "Battle" commenced July 1, 1940 and ended October 31st, 1940. More than 500 pilots of the RAF were killed during that time. period. Twenty of them were Canadians. One was from the U.S. The Poles lost 30 out of 147 pilots. Of the Australians, 63 ,percent were killed. South Africa lost 41 percent. France lost none. Just over 3,000 aircrew were engaged in fighter command operations during that period. Just over 2,500 survived. What happened to them? Before the war was over, almost 1,300 of the survivors were killed in action. Add it up. More than fifty percent of "the few" were killed, and this does not take into the account the many who were wounded and sent to secondary duties, or honorably discharged, or posted to training positions. Those who didn't survive were blown to pieces, drowned, burnt to death, or taken prisone . During the B. of B. these young fellows' lives consisted of eating, sleeping, flying, drinking and sweating. Most of them knew that however many medals they acquired, or how quickly they rose in rank, their number was written on the slate. They were a gallant lot. I wish I'd been one of them, but I'm also glad I'M alive. But I was just one of the young dispensed by bill smiley fellows who finally decided the war was getting serious and we should join up. I trained on both the Hurricane and the Spitfire, the two aircraft that tore the guts out of the Luftwaffe, but eventually wound up flying Typhoons, and hangingaround for endless months waiting for the invasion of the continent. ft's ironic and sad that, forty years after this battle, which saved the western world fror,: at least decades of darkness under an amoral mutt and his pals, that Germany is one of the richest countries in Europe, the British Empire has virtually vanished, arid the Canadian dollar, after we contributed more than 70,000 aircrew to the struggle, is worth 47 cents. • But—that'—s---nothing, Let's gives --a thought to "the few" those great young guys who went "once more into the breach, dear friends," when the rest of us were whining about gas rationing and only one quart of booze a month. students, parents, faculty and friends in a hard-hitting and often humorous speech which drew heavy applause. Police Chief Lloyd Westlake searched through lunch boxes in an attempt to discover a bomb a caller had warned would explode at St. Joseph's School at 2:30 pm on Monday. After a thorough search of the school, no bomb was found and the whole affair turned out to be just another hoax.' Mr. Harold S. Turner, a descendent of the family that founded the church, un- veiled a cairn commemorating Turner's ,United Church which stood in Tuckersmith Township from 1862 to 1969 when it was torn down. Members of the former congregation attended an open air service to dedicate the cairn on Sunday. Con- ducting the service were Rev. Grant L. Mills and Rev. H.W. Wonfor. 25 YEARS AGO October 6, 1955 Norman Cartwright of RR 1, Londesboro showed the champion sample of grain in the Clinton 4-H Grain Club competition at the Bayfield Fall Fair last week. Jim Alexander of- Londesboro was another competitor in the class. The population of permanent residents in Goderich Township has increased from 1,587 to 1,637 in the past year, according to the tax roll: An outstanding feature of the new Bayfield School in a specially bonded roof which is guaranteed for 20 years. It is the second one of its type built on the North American continent. The floor is also attracting attention. Right across Highway 4 from the Huron County Home work has begun on the foundation for a 10 -unit motel, the property of John S. Parker, manager of Par -Knit Hoisery Ltd., Clinton. 50 YEARS AGO September 25, 1930 The Women's Canadian Historical Society recently purchased from Miss Bawden of Clinton, a pair of twin beds whichhadbelonged to the Mountcastle estate. These beds and other articles which have been purchased or donated, are now in Colborne Lodge, Howard Park. Clinton got through this season and the driest one we have had for some years, without dust layer of any sort on the front streets. But it is to be hoped it will not happen again. ' The Clinton Urban and Rural School Fair held in the town hall on Monday and Tuesday was a . splendid success. The weather was favourable and parents and friends of the children came out in force to see their offerings. Profanity on the stage is protested against by a reader. It is altogether too common. In fact, it has almost ceased to be remarked and a modern, realistic play which orhitted all profanity would create something of a sensation. - Mail and Empire. Why doesn't someone write one then? Sensation seems to be what modern humanity is looking for and it would be so much to the good it it could be supplied without vulgary and indecency. 75 YEARS AGO -Se-pternber-284905 "Dr." Sharman, whose reputed cures of. physical ills have created such a sensation in this county, was in town a few hours Monday afternoon while on his way from Seaforth to Exeter. He is a quiet, unassuming sort of fellow. and there is nothing about him that would attract at- odds 'n' ends Feet. on the ground After my annual round of fall fairs, I'm trying to decide which has changed most - the midway rides or me. When I was a kid, the midway was my favourite part of every fair. Friends and I dragged parents, older sisters or brothers or whoever was lucky enough to accompany us up and down the rows of rides. Every attraction had to be tried at least once. The roller coaster was my favourite, and my Customary cry at the end of each ride was "One more time!" Things were simple then. Give the man a ticket; take a spin. If you wanted another ride, give him another ticket and you were away again. I thought I saved folks trouble by staying put when a ride stopped. Why clamber down when I knew I'd inevitably be hack for a second time? tention, except it be his long black hair which falls thick upon his shoulders. He was rather shabbily dressed and wore a soft felt hat, rather the worse for wear. He was accompanied by his wife. The "Dr." certainly gives his services freely and from all accounts does not act as if he is "using his gifts" solely for the money there is in it, though doubtless he is receiving handsome returns. 105 YEARS AGO October 7, 1875 The Great English Remedy! Dr. William Grays' Specific Medicine, cures all ner- vous diseases such as tremours, debility, prostration, etc., which, in many cases, • are produced by over indulgencein the use .of tobacco and alcoholic spirits; but the Specific Medicine is more especially recommended as an unfailing cure for Seminal Weakness, Sperm atorrhea, Impotencx and all diseases that follow as a sequence of self abuse as Loss of Memory, Universal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or Consumption and a Premature Grave, all of which, as a rule, are first cause by deviating from the path of nature and over -indulgence. The Specific Medicine is the result ofd life study and many years of experience is treating these,. special diseases. Full particulars in our pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail to everyone. The Specific Medicine in sold by all Durggists at $1 per package or six packages for $5 or will be.sent by mail on receipt of the money by addressing. William Gray and Co., Windsor. Sold in Clinton by James H. Combe and by all Druggists everywhere. Promotes community Dear Editor, A few months ago, I wrote a letter to Andre Ouelette, .,the Post Master, General, asking that we of the community , of Vanastra may of- ficially use the name Vanastra in our address. Up to that point, I had been using Vanastra in my address, but I was receiving letters marked on the outside "no such address," "if you don't Use a proper. address you won't get any mail" or "try Clinton." The fact of the matter Is that Vanastra is my community and I want everyone to know it. It is not Clinton, not London, not Exeter, it is Vanastra! I am going to use and promote the name of my community whenever and wherever possible' and ��wnit t tolerate-the-post-office-holding— me back. This is the post office's response in part, "I may say we in the Canada .Post appreciate your desire to promote the identity of your com- munity and at no time do we discourage citizens of any community from doing so." "You can if you wish include Vanastra asp part of your mailing address They continued, "It is suggested that you may have your mail ad- dressed as follows: Mr. Chas. Maz- manian, Box 101, Vanastra-Clinton, Ontario, NOM 1 LO" . This letter was signed by R. Quevillon, A -Director, Mail Processing, Canada Post, Ottawa, Canada, K1A OB1. . Yours truly, Ch le Mazmanian VANASTRA Clinton pool Dear Editor: What a grand picture of the gala opening of the Clinton pool (News- Record front page, September 18. And what a gala pool party that was. Super. Wouldn't have missed it. Everyone there really enjoyed the meal, the good dancing band; and the fun afterwards. But it would have been nicer if the official opening of the pool had been advertised the week before so that some people who have worked seven years raising money for it could have been there too. Thanks town fathers for letting us know. Thanks anyhow for phoning the News -Record at 4:45 pm Saturday so they could get a picture of the ribbon - cutting. Percy M. Brown RR 5, Clinton MPP opposes political media advertising Dear Editor : The following is a letter sent to Ontario Premier William Davis. - Dear Mr. Davis: I must join the growing chorus of Ontario citizens who are objecting to the volume and crass political nature of the media advertising by your government. Six weeks ago, the C.B.C. refused to carry your television commercial on tax rebates to senior citizens because it was misleading and too political. Since then, new commercials of similar content are saturating the airwaves of this province. I consider this type of advertising to be an inappropriate use of public funds and a serious breach of democratic ethics. Ads like "Life is good in Ontario -- preserve it, conserve it", and "I like living in Ontario because this province cares about its senior citizens", or "I've seen a lot of the world, but Ontario has great ideas about environment..." can hardly be consider eel as anything ether' than' • Conservative Party propaganda. Therefore, they should be paid out of Conservative Party funds and not the public purse. The expenditure figures are by sine townshend Excitement, fear and exhilaration were all rolled into one. Most im- portant to all, it was fun. If my knees felt shaky or my stomach queasy, I didn't notice. As I grew older, I sensed a subtle change. I became choosy about the rides I tried. In fact, I could spend a whole night just wandering around watching and listening, trying to decide which one to take first. Friends intimated I was chicken, but I always had a legitimate excuse. I didn't want to wait in line. I wanted to see all the rides before I chose one. I thought I'd rather ride the one way back at the entrance. I didn't -feel well. Wouldn't you know it? By the time I made my decision, either my com- panions were ready to go home or the fair was closing its gates. I was always a good sport, though. "That's okay. I'll wait All next year," I assured everyone. Now I g'en't try to fool myself or anyone elsT I look at a giant Ferris wheel and think how fabulous the view must be from the top. But on second thought, I decide I prefer the view with'my feet planted firmly on the pavement. I get dizzy watching people spin and twist and turn. I listen to their screams of 'delight mingled • with screams of fear. I see people -suspended upside down, and I think, "If I tried that, I might as well forget about supper." I watch people climb out: some lean on each other; some hold their stomachs and look a little pale; some grin more broadly than others; most are headed for the next ride. The rides seem bigger, faster and more thrilling than ever before. Many are new and innovative. Even the names sound exhilarating - Sizzler, Zipper, Pirate Ship. Midway rides, like everything else, cost more money these days. The number of coupons required varies with each ride. Call me chicken, if you like, but the money I save on midway rides will be invested in something practical; such as food. The only "sizzler" irm in- terested in is the one on the grill. staggering. Information received from your government officials shows that media advertising for the months of May, June, July and August of last year, totalled $3,841,000. This year, with an election imminent, your government spent, for the same four months, almost $10,000,000, or 160 percent more. As you know, that six million excess is several times the total amount spent on media by your p rty out of its own funds during the st election. And it is being spent, not primarily to provide information, t to glorify your governments" To rectify this improper Use of taxpayers' dollars, I call on you to immediately cancel out these ads or remove the blatant political content. Yours truly, Mel Swart, MPP Welland -Thorold A and P workers threaten strike Employees , of the Goderich and Stratford A and P stores will meet this Sunday to consider a management offer before taking legal strike action. The unionized employees of the stores had threatened to set up picket lines at midnight Wednesday unless contract demands were met. Both sides had been negotiating all week and management has now made an offer. A union spokesman at the Goderich store said the employees will meet in Saltford Sunday to vote on the new offer. A vote will be held at the Sun- day meeting. The spokesman refused to elaborate on the union contract demands. Nominations on October 16 Nominations for the upcoming municipal elections open on October 16 and candidates may enter their names until October 20 at a 5 pm closing. After that all nominating candidates has until October 21 at 5 pm to withdrawn their names. Voters will by heading to the polls in their municipalities on November 10 and if all council seats are not filled, second elections will not take \place this year. Instead the councils have the privilege of choosing people to fill the remaining positions,