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Clinton News-Record, 1956-02-16, Page 2THE BIBLE TODAY HEY, BUDDY! YOU'RE SCARING ALL THE FISH!! =WON- ,1!IEWS-RDPO.,. '.1.1WMPAIrt MOW 6, Clinton News-Record CLI,NTON NEW ERA OW) 0414 Tam. cleINTON .NEWSs etE 11381)• cCeeD ( Azwgtorato. 1924. Canadian and Qatari Weekly Newspapers Aeseeiatlens and Western Ontario Counties Press AesociatiOn THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16„ 1956 WE'RE LAGGING purpose of having it available for industrial sites. Orangeville Conon, also has purchaeed four acres of land, with some buildings on it, for $0,950 and plan to hold it for an industrial .site. This sort of thing is •going on all over the province. Clinton is acting bashful and shy about the whole idea, No longer can it be because of "no precedent." nor can it be because of "lack of knowledge," The precedents, have been set, Thes examples are there. The knowledge is being printed and. reprinted every day and every week for those Who can and will reade HELP FROM A STRANGER EVER, HEAR of the J. P. Bickell Founda- for other charitable and educational organiza- tions. 'Trust Company Limited, Then we 'sat up and erous patron of the Toronto Art Gallery. yearsehe was a sports enthusiast, art collector, public servant, world traveller and philanthrop- ist, He' was the first president of Maple Leaf tent of taking much notice—until Report No. 2 of the Foundation reached us from the National took notice. financier, who died in 1951. Throughout his 67 Gardens in Toronto, and was founder and gen- J. P4 Bickell was a mining executive and Well, we hadn't either—at least to the ex- millions! the Foundation has so far paid out heart survives coronary occlusion', His effort to $2,082,616,72. field, just six miles south of her and attended the Toronto, where Doctor W. T. Mustard, of the Department of Surgery is carrying on research devise methods of operating, en hopeless' cases success. Dr. Mustard is originally from Bruce- to determine the manner in which an empty of congenital mal-development of the heart and great vessels in infants haseteen attended by Starting 'with a capital fund .of over 13 Some of this' has gone to the University of You still say, "What does thie mean to me?" Clinton Collegiate Institute, Other grants have Well, when he died his will provided a perP'etual gone -to Queen's, Connaught and Western Univ- Subsidy for the Toronto Hospital for Sick ,Child- ersities. ren—which could mean help for your child, or a Among those students receiving a university friend's child in time of dire need; he provided scholarship from the Foundation is D, E. Young- for support to research by recognized leaders! in blut, Auburn, who also was a student of CDCI. the various fields of medical science—which And so although the J. P. Bickell Founda- could mean. direct help to you in the event of tion meant nothing at all to us last week—since contacting a disease; he established scholarships' reading about the work it is doing, we feel well' and bursaries tenable at Ontario colleges and un- acquainted with and grateful to the thoughtful iversities offering courses in mining — which man who made this assistance to peOPle we could help any student from this area; and also know possible. FAIR DEAL IN CANADA TUCKED AWAY on an inside page of daily few of his remarks. papers this week we read of an appeal being Apparently the new Canadian had testified a Canadian court. ture frame, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by -given a shop-lifter, who, for the theft of a pic- ter for front page news, than for an' inside We. feel strongly that this is rattier a mat- many stores in Canada. We might add, that it is also the practice in that lie carried the frame around the store, thinking he was to pay for purchases as' he left the store. This was the custom, in Germany. filler story. From. facts at our hated through 'reports in Our sense of fairness (to which we have the .daily paper, we cannot but wonder what .always been accustomed) is outraged by this opinion must be formed of our courts. The case. The accused:, who was convicted of shop- conviction certainly smacks of injustice, and a lifting, was a German immigrant, less than six bad 'record for Canada as well. -months in Canada. He was not permitted accor- In the light of all this, the granting of an ding to counsel who is arranging the appeal; to appeal of the case, is certainly of front page tell his story fully in court, because the German calibre. That, at least, shows an attempt to get interpreter Was called on to translate only a . at the facts and protect the innocent. OH, FEARLESS MAN! News-Record who has the temerity to make the WE FEAR for the editor of the Fergus ing with other individuals for her church. That her identity in the group, but that she is work- statement that members ,of the Woman's Miss- is, the Woman's Association, or the Woman's ionary Society and Woman's: Association of a Missionary Society of the United Church, is United Church in his area are' wrong and that formed for each individual woman in the con- the members of the Women's Missionary Society e gregation--not for the "women" grouped in a and Women's Association of a Presbyterian homogenous bunch. Church nearby are right. And so, until the ladies get together on Even though he prefaced his remarks with this, we'll 'be perfectly happy to go on giving words' of strong congratulation for all United the United Church wonien's groups the individ- Churches, Presbyterian Churches, the Dutch ual spelling treatment which they prefer and congregation and others, we fear that he will With which they originally began. They may not eo unscathed. For from the wrath of com- be "wrong" according to another editor, but we bined women's groups' editors, have long walked feel that 'tis the better part of valour in this with extreme caution. matter to go along with the old saw: "The The question has to do with the matter of customer is always right"—and a lot of our best grammar, only. Should it be Woman's? or customers are ladies. , • should it be. Women's? For years printers have hesitated, and hesitating were lost in this mat- ter—for certainly the ladies are inconsistent. ' As for the Clinton News-Record, we have LOVE A TREE tried to follow the rule adhered to by an earlier ,editor: If it is the United Church—write it in (By Lee Avery) the singular form. All other churches pluralize it. In this way we have tried; and fairly sues Who loves a tree and traces with his heart eessfully, too, to keep from adverse criticism Familiar branches etched against the sky and the complaint of 'hundreds. Has found a friend to comfort him apart, We- take the middle-of-the-road view' of the A ready solace as the-years go by. decision on which, is right, too. The Fergus Nor does: it matter what-the kind of tree; paper says that the United Church ladies are Swamp maple's strength, a Willow's curving definitely wrong, and that "many of the other grace, United thurthes fellow the same amazingly awk- A slender birth, an oak stretched sturdily, ward system." Well, personally, we feel that A tall, lone pine. It is a well-loved face there is strong appeal•in the other. view, Taken To look for in all seasons. Day by day, 'in the singular sense, it mean's to us, that here In every weatherehe will touch delight is an organization for the enjoyment not of an By studying the tree to know its way indefinite number of women—but for the enjoy- In sun or storm or blurred against the night, ment of each individual woman. In this, organ- Then, -love a tree, and haves e• it for your own, leation, no woman need feel that she has lost And walk through life a little less alorie, Mugo and Skeeter Sworn circulatioil 2,021 Trausligo- EVERY 1pffugsp.0 AT ex4PT.TON, -ONTA,100, IN TON PIPAST 014' MIAOW (107:N7LT ropult004.--2,$28 • SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advanCeee-Canade. and Great Britain: $3.00 a year; limited .States, and Foreign: $4.00x. Bangle Copies Seven .Cents • Atetherieed.ae aeeend .class mailk Poet Office Department, Ottawa CLINTON, THOUGH far ahead of a great :many small towns in many things, is lagging 'behind in the matter of promoting herself for :indite-tree Goderich, the County town of Huron, is going' all out for the businese of telling the story of Goderich to allewho will listen. The industrial commission last year received a grant of $850 and this year will ash for the same .amount. During the past year they have made six contacts with potential firsts. In Fergus the council purchased land for the ion? From Our Early Files From The West Window 40 Years 0 CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February' 11, 1916 Wiltsete grocery and Cooper's bookstore were berglarized on Monday weenie, but the visitors didn't make much, of a haul, The 1e1st battalion hockey team, Went down to defeat at the hands of the Goderich Iroquois on Friday night last on local ice. William etenley, Clinton, called oe, Old friends in the village of Brucefield on Saturday. Clarence Paisley of the Royal Bemis. staff, Stratford, was home over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Marsh and Master Norman, are expected eve er from Detroit this week on a visit to the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Davis. J. Sutter, W. Moss and O. Stick- les went to Stratford Tuesday ev- eeing to witness a hockey match. MORE ABOUT HOGS The Editor, Clinton News-Recorrd, Clinton, Ontario, Dear Sir: A late press, report of February 2 carries, an article about the On- tario Hog Producers Co-operative opening up assembly points at Stratford and London, That is fine as long as they conduct an operation confined to voluntary form. They can also open an as- sembly point on my blind line in Ellice Township. If they get some hogs to sell, that is alright with me. However, the article goes on to say by some official at Strat- ford, that farmers can deliver their own hogs but licensed truck- ers have to report in for direction, It so happens that we have a Dominion Live Stock Products Marketing Act that comes first in Canada. It says in chapter 167 and section' 25 of this act the fol- lowing words, "Notwithstanding anything in this part, any farmer or drover may sell his own live stock at a stockyard on his own account." In the majority of cas- es the farmer owns- his hogs and regardless whether they are/ on -his own truck 'or a hired truck, they still are the farmer's proper- ty when sold on a dressed weight basis. Therefore it is his right to say where and how his hogs should be sold, because he is the party who pays the trucker for carrying cargo. The hog co-op doesn't pay; it's the farmer. Ontario's transport laws are genuine providing they exercise no interference over the sale of a farmer's products' that he produc- es. Farmers have constitutional rights' respecting such sale as ex- pressed in Canada's: British North America Act, and if transport or provincial hog laws' interfere, then they wetted be outside their con- fines if they become compulsory. Therefore it would appear that this hog co-op has no exact auth- ority to levy indiredt taxes against a farmers' hogs or to tell any far- mer where his hogs shall be direc- ted It must be remembered that this hag co-op is operating in a compulsory Russian style form and they have never had the• written authority from the people who produce Ontario's, hogs. They have the permissionof the govern- ment but not the authority of the. people who produce the hogs. So outside of operating as a voluntary Cutowi NIENY, ERA Thursday, February 11, 1916 The parliament buildings at Ot- tawa were destroyed by fire on Thursday night, Seven lives were .lost including that of B. B, Law, M.P., Yarmouth, NS. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Plumsteel will move to the farm now oc- cupied by the former's brother Perry Plumsteel and the latter with his family, will take up their residence in town. The officers and men of the 161st battalion will hold a -military ball in the town hall on Tuesday evening. Phalen's six piece orch- estra will supply the music. Neil McGregor is' off work at present with blood poisoning in his hand. Miss Jule Bartliff entertained a few friends at her home on Thurs- day evening of last week. 25 Years Ago "CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 12, 1931 Mrs. James Lindsay passed her 89th birthday on Tuesday. Mrs. Lindsay, when at her best, can tell many an interesting story of pioneer days in Goderich Town- ship, where her parents settled in the early days. 40 Years Ago Letters to the Editor A meeting of the direetora of the Clinton Knitting.Company Was held on Saturday, when a re-org- anization Wee made following the lamented death of Mr. IL 5, Har- per, president, Col. IL B. Combe was appointed president and treas- urer, and Angus. Morrison was, ap- pointed vice-president and seere- tare'. Listowel was again victorious in the second of the home and home Junior hockey games', winning in a 4-3 score Oyer Clinton Juniors in Listewel last night. E. Ward has purchaeed the White cottage 'on, Rattenbury Street, West, Howard Brunsdon has bought the James. Steep residence frorn 5, S, Creper, co-op, this co=op appears to me to have no exact authority to make any deductions from farmers set- tlements, or direct anybody any- where against his' will. After the performance of the week ending January 28, people are beginning to realize now what it means to be subject to shrink losses that are out of normal. I am prepared to defend this issue because I have been informed by a Multitude of farmers and ship- pers: with; unusual complaints ov- er shrinks. As an advice to farmers who produce hogs, be sure you weigh your hogs at your farm before shipping, and market your hogs with reliable truckers and ship- pers who know something about slit-inks. If you deliver your own hogs, be sure you insist that they are weighed. The price of hogs has, no meaning if shrink losses are out of line. This can happen if hogs .are shipped around' from one city to another before they find their happy home. Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER Rees No. 1, Sebringville, . Ontario, February 9, 1956. 10. Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thersday,' February 14, 1946 Within a few days', Clinton will lose one of its `oldest and best lov- ed citizens in the person of John G. Medd, who is removing to' God- erich -to reside with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mutch. Until his retire- ment a few years ago, Mr. Medd, for 25 years, successfully operated a barber shop in the stand now occupied by Charles Lockwood. Pte. Clark G. Ball arrived home last Thursday morning, having sailed on the liner "Aquithnia." Ontario Plovvrneh's Association announced in Toronto on Tuesday that the first post-war Internat- ional Plowing Match, will be held in Huron County this fall. Frank Fin.gla.nd, K.C., president of the board of directors of Clin- ton Public Hospital for more than seven years has retired from the beard. He is succeeded as' presi- dent by Dr, W, A. Oakes. Fighting deperately for a play- off birth in the 011A Intermediate "B" group, Clinton Wearwells took Ingersoll Hellcats in their stride in Clinton Arena Monday evening and trounced them 14-5, before a large crowd. The Clinton team was led by Harry McEwan who accounted for four goals and "`Izzy" Powell who scored three, Clinton lineup: goal, Dave Brush; defence, Clarence Neilans, Doug. Bartliff; centre, Powell; wings, Harry Westbrooke, Jack Duck worth; subs., F. McEwan, H. Mc- Ewan, Bill Cook, Jim Lockwood, K. Colquhoen. READS EARLY FILES Editor, Clinton News-Record Clinton, Ontario. Dear Sirs: In last week's issue under col- umn "40 Years. Ago" you had an item of much interest to me. It stated that James Shepherd was celebrating his 84th birthday, still working as a janitor at the bank. As James Shepherd is my grand- father, it was of keen interest to me' to know that he worked' at that age. My mother has been ill for one year now and unable to comprehend the item in its full significance; but her sister, Mrs. R. Greenside, London,, is hale and hearty, will soon be 81 years old. She took great pride in reading about her father's birthday when it was shown to her while visiting at our home. There are always "a remnant" who remember the old names, isn't there? Best wishes for 1956. ANNE MASON 723 Queens Ave. London, Ont. Jan. 27, 1956 The squirrels who sometimes' frolic about the walnut tree at. the 'bottom of the garden have not. been much in evidence lately. The. ur lo tte Oettehienting campaign: which went on in January must . have netted tnem a good .supply of food, •I miss them—their Age orous energy is both inspiring epd. laegheble-but since reading a re. cent article in TIME. raaga.zippi view their antics with a certain amount of suspicion. In an average year, this article; reported, the gray squirrel gnaws through some half million dollars' worth of. U.S. telephone /eje figures were „given for Canadian squirrel damage, but it isn't likely our little friends are any more considerate than. their cousins across the border, After 50 years of time and effort spent, pall Telephone Labs oratories in the U.S. has decided it is cheaper to repair the dirnage• than to try to prevent it. Resear- eh into squirrel habits, tests of more than 100 deterrents and tests of different wrappings for cables have all failed to produce a-solu- tion th the costly problem. ' They have, however, turned up some amusing information on the .anirn- ale themselves. Young, neurotic or unstable squirrels are the most destructive gnawers. When emot- ionally upset, they will chew not only lead sheaths but cables wrap- per with copper screening or glass tape. The benefit derived from these exotic appetite's—not stated. ENJOYS THE PAPER Editor, Clinton News-Record, Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find payment for renewal of our subscription to your paper, we have certainly en- joyed reading it in the past, and it is such a good way of keeping in touch with old friends. Yours truly, MR. AND MRS. FRED SNARY ,350 Sheppard, Ave East, Willowdale, Ontario. The amazing thoroughness of the researchers who compiled all this information is almost as im- pressive as the amount of the damage, to my way of thinking, but my sympathies are with the squirrels. They are definitely the winners in the half-century battle —in fact, they are probably quite unaware that there has been a battle. They are still blithely do- ing what comes naturally, while frustrated humanity is right back where it started. Score one to the squirrels! But I hope the, little rascals leave our lead-in wire alone. The pole is very close to that walnut tree— and if they should become neurot- ic or emotionally disturbed—! Quick Canadian Quiz 1. In 1946 mineral production in the Yukon and Northwest Ter- ritories, excluding uranium, was valued at $2.7 million What is it today? 2. How many -different motor ve- hicle license plates are issued in Canada? 3. Which of the provinces leads in fur production? 4. What is Canada's oldest man- ufacturing industry? 5. Of the estimated $42 million being spent by the CBC in the current year, how much comes from advertising revenue? ANSWERS: 5. About one-fifth from advertising, four-fifths from taxation. '3. Ontario. 1. In 1954, ten times' the 1946 figure, $27 million. 4, Textiles, settlers were making their own clothing nearly 300 years ago. 2, Thirteen; one by each province, one each by Yukon and NsW.T., and an armed service plate in Ontario. licnosS 41. Anglo. 1. At a Saxon serf r distance 42. Units of i 4. Twilled weight fabrics DOWN ! 9. Mark over 1. Where vowel te contests • shove It are held is short 2. Adorned 10. Belonging with • to an axis garlands t 12. To set 3. Birds as again a clas,s 13. Languished 4, Soak flax 14. Insects 5. Quick 15. Humor ;.K, 6. Egress 16. North7, Fastener Dakota 8. Not fat (abbr.) 9. Obnoxious 17. Annamese child measure 11. Edible roots 18. Spread of the taro grass to dry 19, Fuss 20, Chief deity (Scand.) 22, S-shaped molding 23, Demoraliz- ing terror 25, Couples 26. Toward Q. the lee e 27, Sauoy I. 28, Middle 29, Ripened fruit of the rose e0. Portion of a curved line 33. Hebrew letter 34, Kettle 35. Portico fat Arch.) 36. Conte In 38, Lift O. Cheeks 40, Lilie.ceoes plants (BY Catherine i'lnintree) 2 3 4 5 b 7 $ 9 10 1 t IQ. / 13 14 ' ' ,, is "",e:/,, /- 16 'cl ' A te. 19 , y 4'27 28 ..,`„," 29 /7 30 31 32., ,/,'A .... Ito 37 -7 3$ .4 i. 39 041 ' /1 4z. :;>,),;;;', On the subject of -wires and sere vices, a good many of us had a reminder last Saturday night of our dependence on the vital lineS. which bring us electric power, No lights exeept feeble .candles or oil lamps resurrected from the hack kitchen—no heat for those of us who depend on ell furnaces--no Jackie Gleason. on the television screen, Truly the wheels of mod, ern civilization ground to, a halt. for an hour or two. It is -a sobering thought that we. can be rendered se helpless by a break in a cable miles. away. We wonder a little uneasily if we should have so trustingly put al/ our eggs in one basket, Maybe we should have retained at least some emergency fern), oaf providind beat in a case like this. But the mood doesn't last long, Workmen far away in the storm repair the trouble as quickly as possible - and our momentary un- easiness is forgotten—or almost' forgotten, The lights blaze again with a 'cheerful glow, the heat pours from the eegisters and the TV screen lights up. We relax and pick up our accustomed rout, ine again, but with one hand ready to reach for the candle and match, es, in case the storm once more wins out. The Bamboo Curtain was drawn aside recently long enough for the world to get' a glimpse of the life and progress of the Christian Church, in China, Miss Janet Rees, a member of a delegation of the Society of Friends, which lately visited China, gave an encouraging report to the General Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society this month. Miss Rees offered tangible proof of the continued activity of the China Bible House in Shanghai when she presented to the Com- mittee a red leather bound, finely printed' copy of a Chinese pocket Bible. The 300,000 copies of this edition were proving insufficient to meet even local demands. According to the delegates three editions of the Chinese Bible have been printed during the past five years in that country now closed to western missionaries. A strking fact presented itself repeatedly during Miss Rees' tour. In every city visited, Christian ac- tivity entered' about the study of the Bible. One of the main in- terests of the YMCA at Tientsin was its Bible Study Group. Each Church had such a group in act- ion. There appeared to be freedom of worship in China, according to the report, and each Sunday the churches were crowded. Some week-night services were also well attepded. All such activities were strictly "religious" and did not impinges, on politics however. While rumours of Bible circul- ation and use have filtered out of China from time to time, this is the first authoritative report back- ed by actual evidence brought out of the country by any western Christian group. Suggested readings for the week: Sunday—Genesis 1: 1-31 Monday—Genesis 2: 1-25 Tuesday—Genesis: 3: 1-24 Wednesday—Joel 2: 1-14 Thursday—Genesis 4:1-16 Friday—Genesis 6: 1-22 Saturday—Joshua 1:1-18 15, Skin • tumor 18. In- vol. un- taty 1111184u- tar twitch 19. Turmoil 21. Perish 22. Rowing Imple- ment 23, Spoil 24. One to whom property la ellenated 25, Vitality 27, Abyss 29. A quadruped Weekly X-Word Puzzle 31. Flowers 82. Felines 84. Famous Quaker 35. Fly alone 37, It is (con. tracted) 88. Head. covering