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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
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THURSDAY, -.JULY 21, 1955
REWARDING
MIGHTYREWARDING
_4-II:Clubs, We appreciate the' personal invitation e o.
WE JOINED the members of the .
their train tour te- Toronto attend tine special day in the lives rs.
of
fthef4 Huron
of the County on doubhave ever, spent Appreciation from the.citizens
a this week, andsdoubt that we ewarding time. and of Ontario, also is due to the leaders of the
a more thoroughly pleasant and TCounty's rural 'groups, and to the agricultural` representatives
young perp the best: of in to is
on holiday in the biggest. of, 4n- for the interest they �alc4eIInC Club young
T i s of,
young people,were ion good- the rural areas, Th
spirits
s androp bent n areas. Theyro 'n because
on having a good, time, and growing: There are crone more Clubs in Huron this
spirits andy, ever
were a credit to the communities irons which - • it fillsla need in the lives of the young farmers.
they came. of the Clubs. `. it is rowing because of the untiring efforts
Personally we'were a guest And g
They treated up as an honoured guest
byemak- of the. men and ,women who teach the courses,
Ing us feel that we belonged with and take the time to make them more inter
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young people in the 4-11 Club work are pledged esting,
t improvement of their communities, Growth of this movement is also due' -the
to the t they have in their' Head, Heart, young people, Many of them is up ue -the
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that
',the hest good Junior Farmer
the 4-11 Clubs to go on. into
Bands and health—and they begin this
worgh
k by being friendly. alid. courteous to those work, and to begin•. leading 4-11 Clubs them-
selves,
iem
selves, They are interested in keeping the
training available because they know what good
they have gotten from it themselves. •
Here, we believe, is part of the answer to
the age-old question: How are you going"to
keep them down on the farm?" The 4-11 Club -
hers who visited the packing plants this week,
were definite about one thing: the work on the
farm was much to be odorous
and unpleasant tasks prefconnec ed with rred over tthe mak-
ing of weiners, hams and fresh cut meat. When
they know about the work and lives of people
in far-off, places, the urge to move .off the farm
is not so great,
THE _:CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First issue (Huron News -Retard)
January 1881
year;
County
they meet.
Though at times it looked as if the Huron
group of 500 was disrupting the very 'life of
Toronto—at times we held up traffic for blocks
—still we feel that the impression upon Toront-
onians was a pleasant one. The city folk were
certainly courteous to us' at all times.
From the employees' of the packing plants
which we toured who had to take a packed
lunch so that we might feast in their attractive
cafeteria, to the policeman- who directed traffic
oup
of more broiling
c city block's length, movile our edgfrom
one point to another—the Toronto people made
us feel welcome.
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40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWStRECORD
Thursday, July 22,191
While attending', the Anglican
picnic at Bayfield last- Thursday
the four-year-old son of :George,
Taylor was in paddling when he.
was taken off .his feet. Be was
going down for the third time
when William Churchill of the
76th concession, Goderich" Town-
ship, saw him and; waded out and
r.
caught youngster. g the .Y oun
The Doherty Piano Co. have re-
cently made a shipment of a piano
to
Struthers,
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Iionan'North China.
est has
;
Captain Moffett, att , k'or ,
been sent here ; in charge of the
local detachment of the Salvation
Army. • The new officer was sta-
tion here as a lieutenant about
'three 'years ago;
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25 Years Ago
, ,CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July' 11, 1980;
Miss Helen Nediger has taken •a
position an; the local branch of the
Bank of Montreal.,'
Miss Dorothy Manning has ao-
cepted a -school at'Hurondale and
Miss Dorothy Stirling one at
Sheppardton.
Miss Myrtle Armstrong gave
her mother a pleasant surprise
part
1efonda It was the y on Y
oc-
casion of j Mrs. Armstrong's 'birth-
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l'HUW)AY, JULY 21, 19ti�
A TRAVELLING POPULACE
TRULY THE CITIZENS of Clinton must Competition is the spice of life. Our great
be a travelling lot, or else the town is just so faith in the abilities of our fellowman to judge
strategically placed that people naturally run for himself the chances of making a business
out of gas as they arrive here, and use the go. If it doesn't go, he either is not suited to •
garages as a convenient stoking up place. At the job, or else the market is not there. But
date of writing the total of garages in this we would not favour a system of regulation
ch would keep existing
It is of sunderang2,900act ply lation, was 18. write down the to lithe discouragement of the businesses
you g man protected,
h
is a riskyforthing tactuallyan idea. It so
number for wed rather et that atle next customers wouldgpreferstto deal pwith tsomeone
at the
time we round a corner,.or travel street,
another one may be found in process of building. else—and only buys from the existing firm be -
In Wingham, recently, they added up the , beuse none other is defeating progress tolhalt the establishmenable. Surely it t .
of new businesses, even to protect those already
number of garages to 13, and when
asked for permit to build, a petition went to existing.
Council asking that it be refused. The theory,
and its seems to be a good one, was that the At any rate; we
findnno hovssuch
mo went in
business if Spread too thin, will prove insuffic- Clinton. Our garag
er
lent, and some of the businesses will have to in forming an association. Meetings are held
close. We understand that Council considered with the other proprietors, and better business
the petition, but did not act upon it. practices 'are discussed. i That isfa heal,thy sit -
ib
Though it would be pleasant to think that uation amongst any group.
a town could wisely regulate the number of different establishments in one town of the
any one kind of business, and perhaps it would same type of business, can exist together—then
be a good thing for those already installed—we • there is t great
a d laved enjoyment
jo meeting together
and
think that any such legislation would standing
to be. They show arxnoeti g
smack of encouraging a monopoly.
WHY SHOULDN'T HE BE TAGGED?
(Meaford Express)
but there are other habitual speeders who are
never caught."
We are included among a large number of
people who incline to the belief that men tapped
to be the leaders and examples for the com-
munity should be the last ones to flout regula-
tions,
And, remembering the record traffic toll
over the past holiday, we somehow cannot gen-
erated much sympathy for the reverend gentle-
man or his legislative champion who would be
much better advised to preach the gospel of
safe driving rather than to castigate a man
who was poly doing his job.
JAMES lefeLEOD, a special constable in the
village of Ayr, has incurred the displeasure of
Councillor Harold Charles for doing oneof the
many things a town constable is paid to do.
Councillor Charles told his council that
Special Constable McLeod Was becoming un-
popular for "some of the small things he was
pulling off".
Cause of the uproar was the audacity of
the special constable in giving a minister of
the gospel a ticket for speeding.
Councillor Charles did not . question the
speeding. "We know Mr. Goodger drove fast,
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In Magazine "The (inion Mercurys
RCAF Station I
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, July 22, 1915
Rev. Gerald Potts, rector 'of St.
aul's Church has - resigned and
'11 go on active service.
Mayor Jackson, Reeve' Ford,
olice Magistrate Andrews, H. W.
ant of the Hydro plant, and Dr.
haw, chairman . of the PUC, at -
ended the official opening of the
Stanley
Port
London and Po
electrif-
ed railroad.
The citizens were indeed sur-
rised when word passed around
arly Friday that R. J. Cluff had.
assed away suddenly at his home.,
Miss Bessie McEwan has. been
ngaged as teacher of SS 5, Hul-
ett, for another year. •
t 'on Clinton has4 had - able to beg, wangle; scrounge; -
its own monthly magazine for
more than two years. Called "The
Clinton Mercury", the publication
is identified by an "engraving of
the winged' God Mercury, on tip,
toe upon a miaiatu •e world, with
the banner "'Telecommunications"
across it. Editor is F/L Dale
King, ,with Honorary Editor -in -
Chief, G/C: H. C.. Ashdown, com-
manding officer of the station;
executive editor, S /L E. Lee; as-
sistant editor, WO2 Frank Ling.
WO2 Frank Ling is in charge of
Cpl. Johnston
i i and
advertising, g, p
takes care of the circulation. The
e care f
station photo section takes c e o
photography, and associate editors
include F/0 Bud Bruce; F/S Fred
Barkley, Sgt. Lou Villeneuve, Sgt.
R. V. Smith, Sgt.` Andy Renault
and Cpl, B. Maycock.
Perhaps of most interest to the
readers of the slim magazine, how-
ever, are the articles written by
variq�us Station personnel. A mon-
thly feature is the "Station Pro-
file" done by someone, about some-
body each month, In June the
topic was Flight Sergeant "Les
Haliwell, done by WO1 "Moose"
Brennan, We thought you might
be interested in excerpts:
After being assigned the job
"Moose" quotes the dictionary's
r file: a side
f o
o a
definition
P
view, a vivid, concise sketch, of a
personality," and then lists what
an S. W. O. should be as follows:
"A man's man, a woman's man,
a caveman, a superman - friendly,
fearsome, detested and respected --
a thorough knowledge of his trade
and everyone else's - should under-
stand everyone else's problems and
have none of his own - must be a
diplomat, a liberal, a conservative
but not play politics - a social
worker and a social drinker - able
to stay up all night and appear
fresh on parade in the morning -
a fatalist, a philosopher, an agnos-
tic and a Christian - .a fatherly
Father, a good provider, careful
in his selection of an understand-
ing wife - a sense of humour, duty,
time and place - capable of speak-
ing after dinners, on parades,
quietly, lbudly and profanely - able
to read French, English, between
the lines and heads - must be sub-
tle, firm, honest and deceitful -
able to locate 'airmen, equipment,
excuses, fishing holes, hunting
grounds, transport, phone numbers
bootleggers and empty apartments
The Huron Regiment returned
from camp on Friday evening af-
ter spending a fortnight in the
open. Captains Morgan, Curren
and Lieut$. McKnight, McIntyre,
Ford, Thompson were in charge
of the Clinton Company. ,Frank
McEwan• took first prize and
Brenton Hellyar.second in "C"
Company for marksmanship. '
Harry,, Watkins, Chatham, is
holidaying with llis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Watkins, for a
ADDLE•PATED WATER JOCKEYS
to cover deficiencies, to distribute
freely and end up with a surplus -
to have a thorough knowledge of
orders, gossip, rumours and reg -
and
-.:efar-Sighted
' s b
1 "tion
ua
over -
sighted - to have a memory for
names and faces but not for events
and places able to inspire, per-
spire and aspire - could any man
be equal to this?
'What a' background he must
have! I'll have to ask around -
let's see. what people say .. .
""the Borough Mayor of g
The' Y
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for
itwasn't
Adastral
Park:
If
be
his. charming wife, he wouldn't
e table.
socially-aoc p
Mrs.,Haliwell: Association with, •
local politicians has been his
downfall.
"The Bartender. of the NCO's
Mess: One of the strongest sup-
porters of. the mess.
"Airman identified ' only by
broad "D": Very generous -, gave
me this lovely black suit.
"Sgt. Harris: Never been able to
prove a thing on him.
A further research brought out
the information that the SWO
(Station Warrant Officer) was
born and raised in Calgary, Alta.,
and joined the RCAF in July,
1939, serving in Stations through-
out Canada. He was married in
Saskatoon to Pauline, and with
a
their two sons, Bill and Bole;
German shepherd by the name of
Rex., and a few goldfish, they live
at Adastral Park.
F/S Haliwell is active in cam-
munity efforts, is a member of the
town council, the home and school
association, the Station safety
council, and ex -officio on all com-
mittees. He is interested in all
phases of Station Clinton.
In conclusion WO1 Brennan
states—"Any NCO meeting the
above requirements, capable of
carrying them out, and remaining
pleasant and popular in doing so,
deserves and has the Unit's best
wishes for the future.
(The Wiarton Echo)
WHAT HAPPENS to a man or boy when plete disregard for the safety of others, in boats
he get his hand on the throttle of an outboard or s U Unless
ssome of these over -grown Davy
g.
motor? Does he fondly imagine he is a ' jet
Crockets can be restrained front their addle -
pilot? pated antics, we are going to have a drowning
or a horrible accident at one of our nearby
beaches.
It behooves those with some common sense
to warn the, throttle -happy water jockeys that
their contempt for common decency will not be
tolerated. Let us all jump on them before the
tragedy occurs and try to, restoresome sanity
to their gyrations,
If people drove a car the way they drive a
boat, they'd be locked up and examined by
phychlatrists.
We care not in the least if these Danger-
ous Dans crack their boats up and spill them-
selves
hemselves into a Watery grave. That seems to be
their primary aim in life..
But we do object strenuously to their com-
Chilclren On Tractors
(The London Free Press)
BECAUSE a three-year-old girl was killed
near Chesley when run over by a tractor driven
by her five-year-old brother, a coroner's jury at
Owen Sound has urged provincial legislation.
setting an age limit for drivers of tractors. In
recent years there have been numerous cases of,
young children killed and injured through driv-
ing tractors in Southwestern Ontario.
There ought to be a legal age limit for
drivers'. of tractors, It is not merely a. case of
steering a tractor but of, moving it from one
field to another often across a highway; and of
some models turning over, or rearing up and
crushing the driver. No young child should be.
permitted to drive tractor.
OFF MAIN STREET ____
SUMMER RAIN
couple of weeks.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July 19, 1945
P/0 Carlyle Cornish, son of Mr.
--HiebBruce-
-
and Mrs. J. K.ce
Bruce -
field, arrived on the noon train
on Wednesday. He was recently
released from a German prisoner -
of -war camp.
A large crowd met the noon
train, on Wednesday to welcome
home Cpl. Willard Aiken, elder son
of Mr. 'and Mrs. Moffatt Aiken.
He had been overseas with the
RCAF for over three years.
Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Carter have
received word from their son Ross,
who is overseas with the Canadian
Army, that he has received the
rank of Major.
Thomas Leppington has had his
house painted.
At a special meeting of Council,
the resignation of Hugh Cameron
as assessor and tax collector, on
account of illness, was accepted
with regret. Wesley Vanderburg
was appointed to the position.
The News -Record received a gift
of a lovely bouquet of gladioli
from the garden of Mr, and Mrs.
William Jones.
Huron County
Crop Report
(By G. W. MONTGOMERY,
Agricultural Representative
/for Huron County)
"Rain is still badly needed. Be-
cause of the hot, dry weather the
harvesting bf spring grains is two
or three weeks earlier. Practic-
ally all of the wheat is now . cut
in the county with much of 'it be-
ing threshed or combined.
Many farmers in the south end
of the county have completed the
cutting of oats, barley and mixed.
grain. Wheat and barley are be-
ing delivered to the elevators and
moisture content of wheat has
been as low as 11.9 per cent with
none as yet above 13 .per cent
moisture.
The biggest
" pea pack in the
history of the county, which start-
ed June 17 was completed on July
15. Growers harvested on the
average of one and one-half tons
of peas per acre and in
some three cases
tses
the yield was up to
per acre.
"Haying is almost completed
but to date ath growth has
,Corn has made
bring the warm,
• IN A SPECIAL "Safety Week" edition the
Brantford Expositor borrows some advice from
the police on driving in the rain:
Say Mr. Driver, what do you do in 'new
rain'?" Here's what the police department says:
"Today's roads are so coated with traffic
film that 'new rain' after a dry spell, makes
them as slick as ice. The rain and film result
in a soapy, slipperiness which creates a serious
hazard.
"Here are three police hints:
1. If it is a heavy downpour, cut speed
sharply for 30 minutes. It takes 30
minutes for heavy rain to wash the
traffic film off the road.
2. A. light rain doesn't take the film away
so fast, and the roads are slick for a
full hour.
3." A light drizzle causes skidding for two
full hours."
been very
excellent gime
dry spell.'
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Quick Canadian
Quip
1. In order of their' population
totals name Canada's five larg-
est cities?
2. Canadians will pay how much
to Ottawa this year in personal
income tax?
3. Average weekly wage in manu-
facturing plants in 1939 was
$20.14. What is it today?
4. Which was larger in 1954,
Canada's imports or exports?
5. Of the provinces of Saskatche-
wan, Quebec and British Col-
umbia, which has the largest
total of railway track?
ANSWERS: 5—Saskatchewan
has as much railway track as the
other two provinces together. 3—
At February 1, 1955, average wage
was $58.36. 1—Montreal, Toronto,
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton.
4—Imports exceeded exports by
$146,300,000. 2 -Estimated total,
$1,150,000,000.
Material prepared by the editors
of Quick Canadian Facts, the poc-
ket annual of facts about Canada.
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DIRECTORY"
INSURANCE
Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 310 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect324J
Office 557
ONE BILLION
IL • O. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 2513
Insurance Beal Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co,
Down the drain 'yes'. In Canada
ONE BILLION DOLLARS was
spent on liquor last year. The
prospects are excellent for a sub-
stantial increase this year.
But what of the appalling in-
crease in the toll the traffic in
liquor takes? Don't look at . the
liquor ads for such data, the
highway traffic toll, the crime
toll, the health toll. So shocking
are the statistics recently disclos-
ed by scientific research into the
health menace of the drink habit,
that vast .numbers of individuals,
and many organizations other
than those-of:avowed temperance
principles are becoming ,alarmed
and are taking action. For ex-
ample the American Medical As-
sociation has ruled that as of
January 1, 1954,no liquor ads
should be 'accepted in their per-
iodicals. Doctors know the truth.
This advertisement is inserted
by the Huron County Temperance
Federation.
Annual federal income tax col-
lections from individuals are now
nearly twice the greatest amount
collected in any one year during
World War Two.
While Europeans first came to
Canada not quite five hundred
years ago, it is believed that the
native Indians came into the coun-
try about fifteen thousand years
ago.
Be Sure • • Be Insured
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GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 703w2
J. E. HOWARD, Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2 '
Car - Fire - Life - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy
THE 3IcIiILLOP IWTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1954: President, John
H. McEwing, Blyth; vice-presi-
dent, Robert Archibald, Seaforth;
secretary -treasurer and manager,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth•
Directors: John H. McEwing;
Robert Archibald; Chris: Leon -
Clinton Wm. S. Alexander, J.
-
Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea -
forth,
Agents; Wm. Leiper Jr., Londes-
boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth:
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OPTOMETRY
G. B. CLANCY
Optometrist — Optician
(successor to the late A. L.
Cole, optometrist)
For appointment phone 33,
Goderich
T n a Clinton
PROCLAMATION
In accordance with the wishes of a great many
citizens, and following an established precedent,
I hereby declare
Monday, August 1
as 0
Civic Holiday
and call upon all citizens to observe it as such:
MORGAN J. AGNEW,
Mayor,
Town of Clinton
J. E. LONGSTAFF
• Hours: •
Seaforth: Daily except Monday &
Wednesday -9 a.m. to 5.30 p.tn. •
Wednesday, 9 a.ol; to 12.30 p.m.
Clinton: MacLaren's Studio—Mon-
days only -9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
PHONE 791 SEAFORTH
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY N. BENTLEY
Public Accountant
4 Britannia Rd. (corner South St.)
Telephone 1011 ONT.
GODERIOR
RONALD G. MICANN
Public Accountant
Royal Bank Bldg., Phone 561
Ree: Rattenbury St., Phone 455
- CLINTON, ONTARIO
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REAL. ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
met Street Clinton
Phone 444
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REDUCED PRICES ON
FLASH BULBS
10 in Carton—Now $1.60
BUBBLE BATH
SPECIAL
Enough for 100 baths
79c,
YOU NEED A
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2 cells --Black & Chrome
For The.. Beach
Vacuum Bottles, pts., 98c
Beach Sandals, pr59c
Sunburn Creams 59c
Poison Ivy Lotions $1.00
Bathing Caps 69c up
Swim fins $3.95
Swim Goggles ... • $1.19
Sun Glasses 50c up
Playtex Disposable
Diapers ... • $1.39 & $1.59
First Aid Kits • • $1,25 up
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Reg. $2.50 for $1.76
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