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TODAY
48 YEARS IRONING
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record,
They made things to last in the
"good old days",
To match the electric light bulb
used by a lady for so many years,
here is an electric iron that may
well be proud of itself: My first
electric iron bought 'in 1908, Re-
gina, Saskatchewan, and, used ever
since, is still as good as new; and
going strong.
Yours truly,
MRSe_M. ANDERSON,
Maple Street,
Clinton, Ont,
' CANCER CAMPAIGN
Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
I am happy to urge my fellow
citizens to give their whole-heart-
ed support to 'the Annual Cam-
paign of the Canadian Cancer So-
ciety. For over the years, this
Society, relying solely on voluntary
donations, has made a 'steadily in-
creasing contribution to Canada's
cancer program.
Cancer in its various forms now
constitutes one of the most serious
threats to human life and health,
accounting for nearly one out of
every six deaths in Canada. While
the ultimate victory over this dis-
ease is still to.be won, encouraging
progress has been made during
the last decade in developing and
improving techniques for its diag-
nosis and treatment. As a result
of such advances as the develop-
ment of the Cobalt 60 Bean} Ther-
apy Unit, thousands of cancer vic-
tims are now alive who would have
had little hope of recovery a few
short years ago.
Although the Federal Govern-
ment and all ten provincial gov-
ernments are giving increased sup-
port to the fight against cancer,
there is still a great deal that can
be done by voluntary organizations
such as the Canadian Cancer So-
ciety. Each year, this Society de-
votes a substantial portion of its
funds to the work of the National
Cancer Institute in furthering re-
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DIAL PHONES ,ANOTHER FIRST FOR CLINTON
"There is no such thing a$:.
bad book; some are hotter than
that's all" — quote from an
editorial in the Brantford Exposit-
or, in defense of cheap pocket-sized
boolcs, Many of them are reprints
of .ciassics. and top-grade literature,
but are often unfairly classed with
so-called "comic" hooks.
I am All in favor of the handY
size and reasonable price of these
•hOolia which come in for so much
criticism, and I have never yet
come across ,any writing that lied
absolutely nothing to offer me. A
glimpse of a way 'of life new to
me — a description of a place
would like to see — an insight in-
to the workings of ,a mind utterly
foreign to my own. It all adds up
to valuable experience and I don't
believe anyone has a right -to* eeee
sor any part of it out of existence,
Whether it should have been write
ten in the first place is another
matter — surely a question for the
individual writer's conscience —
perhaps the publisher's also.
But the fact that I, as an adult,
defend my right to read' anything
I please does net mean that I think
the same. privilege should be ex-
tended to children. .The reader
who has been exposed to all kinds
of reading for a number of years
ill in a positioe to judge what is
trash and what is not. The danger
of "cheap" books is that - all of
them — classics and trash alike —
are sold at a price which brings
them within the reach of young
people in their formative. years. To'
anyone beginning to read, without
a good grounding of better fare,
some of the ideas. contained In
modern writing could be disastrous.
Careful parents have always
tried to shield' their children from •
sensational or trashy reading mat. .1
ter — and U has alWaye hoon with
M. The .emphasis was. not always
so much on sex as' it is now
times have changed: and frankness
has become the order of the clay,
Subjects which were taboo a de-
cade ago are now discussed even in
the news columns with stark real-
ism, and it Is' inevitable that some
writers should "make a fast buck"
by going beyond the bounds of good
taste and, to. quote the late Hey,:
wood .Broure "calling a spade a
dirty, lousy spade." It is a, pity
When youthful eagerness' is wasted
on unworthy things.
Many people think, however, that
education and guidance are the
answer, rather than censorship, •
"The Right To Read" by Paul
Blansband, -a detailed story of• the
fight against censorship' in the U-
nited States, should make .us
thankful that our own Ontario
government has refused to set up
a book-censorship board.
. The Kiwanis clubs of Canada are
conducting a "Crusade for Better
Reading." Parents all across' the
country are being asked to sign
good-reading pledges, 'binding them
"to closely supervise all literature
available to my children" and "to
Allow no undesirable literature in
My home under any circumstances"
This campaign will not interfere
:with any adult's basic "right t
read" and- will keep the censorshi
where it belongs. Education', lik
charity; begins at borne.
WHEN ON Sunday morning.the signals from
dial plumes in Clinton begin to elide through
the finely engineered machinery lo the new
exchange office, they will mark another first for
Clinton—the hub (and so often the leader) of
Huron county.
, Dial telephones in Clinton are the outcome
of a progressive community, Growth stimulated
by the loeation of RCAF Station Clinton within
two milee of "the hub", and kept alive by stable
economy and thoughtful planning of town lead-
ers throughout the years, his encouraged the
WE RAU-1E1e expect that some comment
from us is expected with regard to Council's. sale
of the old public school. This, however, will not
likely be the last word we will have on the sub-,
jest, since the project which Mr. and Mrs. Van
Demme are undertaking, ,seems worthy of com-
Ment from time to time.
The shortage of over-night acconemodation
in town hes long been felt. Perhaps • most
strongly by those folk in the business of 'supply-
ing such accommodation. It has been absolutely
impossible at times to fill the need,
With the addition of the space in the old
• public school building for this' purpose, it is
apparent that at least some of this'need will be
overcome. Whether, by the time the building is
ready for occupanpy, the need will have increas-
CHANCE TO
THIS MONTH everyone gets a chance to
join in the fight against cancer by contributing
to the Canadian Cancer Society's campaign for
funds.
Why is such a campaign necessary?
' It is necessary because, although the respon-
sibility for the building of cancer treatment
centres rests largely with our governments, the
responsibility for teaching the facts about cancer,
for assisting cancer patients and. for supporting
cancer research rests, primarily, .with us.
The responsibility for leadership in the can-
cer control prograni in Clinton rests, with the
volunteers working in the Clinton Branch of the
Canadian Cancer Society. All year round they
work tirelessly in the society's program' of Wel-,
fare to cancer patients, lay education and sup-
Not go long ago an advertising represent-
ative of long experience wrote that if the week-
ly newspapers today got what they deserved
for their product the public • would be paying 25
cents a copy for their local papers.
That may seem slightly astronomical. but
'when it is taken into consideration that many
youngsters today have money for comic books
handed out to them not once or twice in a
month but sometimes frequently in one week.
the statement falls into its proper proportions.
As it is, even a dime a copy for a weekly news-
paper would be thought high by many readers
who set a low value on all community activities.
The dime, as everyone who handles that
small' 'bit of currency knows, is steadily shrink-
ing and . shrinking. As another computer of
what things are worth recently said, a dime
Used to buy two loaves of bread. Today it does-
til t even. buy one leaf. The newspaper which
sold for a nickel 20 years ago in many cases le
still selling for that price, or for Vete, little
More.
Most Small town publishers make 'very little
Muggs
and
bffit
Bell Telephene Company to instal this really
modern equipment here.
Situated in the centre of A progreSeive and
industrious farming community, our town was
chosen; as the best location for the heart of the
Bell Company; We fully expect that Clinton
Will fulfill that firm's confidence hi future pros-
perity and will continue to expand', •
It is with great sincerity that we officially
welcome the Bell Telephone Company's officials
to town, and express our appreciation of the
fact that they have made -Clinton the home of
dial exchange equipment in this district.
ed again, remains to be seen,
It is gratifying to find that Clintoolan is
involved in this new enterprise, All too often
it is .that new ideas are more easily come by,
from strangers to a community. People, are apt
sto feel that those from "outside," are able 'to do
better than the "home folk," We feel that with
• this experienced couple at the helm, the project
of making a comfortable hotel, is in good hands,
and would' like to assure them of all co-operation
from' townsfolk in making it' a success. •
We will lock forward with great pleasure
to the starting of flower-beds, the planting of
grass,. refurbishing and re-painting which we feel
the old building deserves, and will, certainly get,
at the hands of Mr. and Mrs. VanDamme. Good
luck, to you both!
TH THE MONEY
the largest support, may the one embodied
in a motion at the last meeting of council, in
which it was requested that this money be ear-
marked for improvements to town properties.
The motion did• not seem to indicate roads or
sidewalk& in any way, but rather the repairs
to -the town hall which are long overdue,
The. roof needs fixing; it needs paint desper-
ately; the upstairs hall is a disgrace to everyone
in Clinton; the outside of the building (brick)
needs re-furbishing of some kind—possibly paint,
or sand-blasting; the windows are so loose they
create a huge heating bill, which could be re-
duced if they fitted properly. All these things,
and even major alterations could be undertaken,
and could be done within the $8,100 soon to be
available to the council.
It would be our opinion that the roads and
sidewalks will be fixed, anyhow, because of the
dire need, and the fact that it is an obvious need,
Appropriation of tax moneys for this purpose
will be applauded by everyone.
However, we fear that if something is not
done for the town hall now while the money is
available, then the old building may continue to
disgrace us for years' to come.
FIGHT CANCER
port of research. Once a year they ask us for
our help,
They are, in effect, asking us to help
Ourselves. Last yeal. .20,000 Canadian men,
women and children died from cancer. Cancer
killed 'more children' than any other disease. It
killed mote women between the ages of 25
and 54 than any other ailment.
During our lifetime such public scourges
as tuberculosis, pneumonia and polio have been
brought under control. Cancer remains one of
the last great challenges to medical science.
How soon , that challenge will be met depends,
upon how much support we give our doctors
and our research scientists. There is no doubt
that cancer can be conquered by united action.
This month we get our chance to join in that .
action,
out of their chosen avocation: But surely their
product, as measured against a comic book,
should at least bring a comparable return. Or
the old standard should still be in force—one
newspaper for one loaf of bread.
—Samlahmoo Sun
, SPRING
Cherry blossoms, velvet grass,
Birds' a humming in the pass,
Bees buzzing merrily around honey-combed
flowers,
Bells peeling sweetly from old choich towers;
White waxed blossoms their perfume yield,
Misty dew bedims the fields;
Dimpled with laughter, brooks babble by,
Swaying trees in the orchard nigh;
Every nook arid cosy dell
Are tinted pinkish like a shell;
Fleecy clouds are drifted high,
Sunbeams clothe the heavenly skies,
By MARY ANNE RITTT, ARNPRIOR, Age 12.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1956
WHAT TO DO WI
- THIS IS a'sohject of which a good' bit will
be said over 'the coffee cups and in living-room
conversations throughdut the next few weeks:
What should be done with the $8,100 Which the
town will get from the old public school building?
Of course, there are a multitude of ways in
*which this money could be spent. Just about
everyone will be able to think of something which
would be better for having at least some of that
money spent upon it.
Some might say it should go into roads.
Surely the back roads' of Clinton are in a sorry
State. Right now, with the. spring break-up,
it is most obvious that these pot-holes should be
made a thing of the past, by laying permanent
surface of some sort. But how far would $8,100
g; in such 'a project? Not too far, at all.
Others will suggest that it go into side elks.
Truly the need for sidewalks in front of both
of the schools is evident to all parents, children
and anyone who drives or walks' in those areas.
It might be considered that the need is very,
urgent there, and that this bit of Money should
go into-cement sidewalks,
Perhaps, however, the idea which will gain
THE 'LAST WORD?
OTHER. PAPERS SAY .. .
• The Bible is becoming "common
ground for Roman Catholics and
Protestants in France." This fact
was stressed by M. le pasteur Dr.
Marc Boegner, formerly President
of the Protestant Churches of
France, at a United Bible Societ-
ies Conference at Hayward Heath,
England. In his report of Bible
distribution and use in France, pr.
Boegner claimed no difficulty is
encountered "from the side of the
church or state" there. "For over
fifty years' there has been true and
complete freedom of religion,", he
stated, He admitted that in the
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine,
priests, pastors, presidents of
churches and eccelsiastical officers
are appointed by the state. Never-
theless even here there is 'closer
relationship between church and
state than ever before.'
Many priests and members of
the Roman Catholic Church in
France are using Protestant Bibles
published by the British and For-
eign Bible 'Society today because
Atelier} Catholic translations' are
sometimes- 'out of print and very
expensive. This use is net only
permitted, but encouraged by the
Roman Catholic Church.
During the past five or six years,
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 9, 1931
Frank Tyndall, Hullett Town-
ship, lost his barn by fire just be-
fore noon yesterday.
Word was received on Sunday
of the accidental death of Frank
Gordon Murdock, flying instruct-
or, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, April 6, 1916
This week W. J. Nediger local
agent for the Chevrolet car sold
one to George McLennan, of town,
Clarence Paisley, of the Royal,
Bank staff, Stratford, was home
over Sunday.
Pte Roy Forrester, who is at-
tached to the ' South Waterloo
Battalion , at Preston, spent the
weekend at the parental home.
Bandmaster Grant was in Strat-
ford for a few hours on Thesda.y
taking back his. son, who was here
for a few days.
Mrs. W. H. Kerr, Brussels is the
guest of Mr, and Mrs. J. Leslie
Kere.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 6, 1916
The saw mill at the piano fact-
ory which is 'under lease by F. G.
Rumball, London, began operations
on Monday with a staff of eight. men.
T. Jackson and a choir of about
50 boys will lead the service of
song in Willis Church on Sunday.
Otto Fink and Miss Margaret
McLeod, two very well known and
popular young people of town; were
quietly married in Palmerston on
Saturday.
Manley A. Shipley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Shipley, who is
in his first year at Toronto Univer-
sity, has enlisted as a member of
the University Artillery unit,
From Our Early Files
three new Roman Catholic trans-
lations of the Bible have appeared
in French. One translation is that
made by the monks at Maredsous
in Belgium, another is by Lienart,
Bishop of Lille. This is the cheap-
est Roman Catholic translation in
French and has had over 200,000
copies put into circulation. A
third is a very good new transla-
tion produced by 'the Dominican
Fathers of a school at Jerusalem.
Thus today many thousands of
Raman Catholics have the Bible in
their hands in France.
A Protestant radio broadcast
service is aired each Sunday morn-
ing between 8.30 and 9.00 a,m.
Increasingly Bible readings and
meditations from this broadcast
'are used by Roman Catholics.
Priests often write their apprecia-
tion of this serivce. Some priests
have added in their letters that
they have changed' the hour of
Mass in their churches in order to
hear this broadcast.
The only difficulty encountered
M Bible distribution today, accord-
ing to Dr. Boegner is through a
lack of Bible colporteurs, men who
go from door to 'door selling them.
He sees a tragic irony in the fact
that hr France, the country of the
Huguenots, many of whom gave
their lives for the Sake of the Bib-
le, the church, of the Huguenots
(Protestants) seems to be falling
behind the Roman Catholic Chur-
ch in stressing the Bible's impor-
tance and circielation,
Suggested readings for t h e
week:
Sunday—HebreWe 12: 1-29
Monday—Hebrewe 13:1-25
Tuesday— Acts 1$:1.25
Wednesday—Acts 13; 26-52
Thursday—Acts 15: 142
Friday—Aets 15:13-41
Saturday—Acts 16:1-24
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, April 11, 1946
Summer cottage's and others
will be interested to learn that
Lake Huron, on the Bayfield Gods
erich front, was nearly a foot
higher in March 1946 than in the
'corresponding month of 1945.
The Huron County grader has
been busily engaged in the new
park during the past week, and
has' accomplished considerable
hauling and grading.
Mayor A, J. MeMurra,y, W. B.
Perdue, Thomas Churchill and
Superintendent Rumball were at-
tending a convention in Niagara
Falls the first part of this week.
F/0 R. 0, Fremlin spent last
weekend with his parents Mr,' and
Mrs. A. E. Fremlin, before leaving
for his new post in Edmonton,
Alberta. •
MiSs Dorothy McIntyre, nurse-
in-training at Toronto General
Hospital returned to. Toronto on
Monday, after visiting her p'arents,
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. McIntyre.
Seeding in Huron County is from
three weeks, to a month ahead of
a normal spring. In fact Gerald
E. Nelson, Clinton, county agricul-
tural representative estimates that
it is now 90 per cent completed.
A hearty welcome to Canada is
extended the new Governor-Gen-
eral, Lord Alexander, and his
charming family, who landed at
Halifax, N.S., yesterday,
G, Murdock, Clinton.
Miss Margaret IVIcLeod of the
University of Toronto ivas home
over the Eastertide.. •
Frank Dale :and Eddie Dale,
London, spent the weekend with
their parents, on the Huron Road.
Mrs, D, A. Kay and Miss Myrtle
Armstrong were in Detroit . for,
Easter.
Stewart Scott was up from Tors
onto for Easter.
Jack .Soroton is in Toronto this
week.
ACROSS
1, Leather
band
dr. Small plots
• of land
1111, Small
African'
antelope
12. Ascends&
13, Location of
the "Lean-
ing Tower"
14. Oxlike
15, Cerium
(sym,)
`16. Arranged
In a series
17. Exclama-
tion
18.1n advance
19. Nuitriment
21, Not good
24. This can
be found
in Pacific
Islands,
25. A size'
of type
27. Isthmus
in Asia,
28. City (Pa.)
30, Girl's tirtmo
31. Personal
prenoun
82, En'gaged iti
a struggle
SS. Music note
O. Writer of
fables
(poss.)
87. Sleep,
lightly
49. An herb
Used in
Coking
46, groadele
41. A pleased
expression
a, Smells
ROM
1, brenelt
Letters to the Editor
2. French flag
3, Stand up
4. Arabian
garment
5. Greek letter
6. That can be
prorated
T. Black and
blue
8, Largest
continent
9. Canvas
shelter
10. Used with
"snick"
14. Pert of
"to be"
10. The
chaffinch
(Brit.)
17, Chop'
irregularly
search and professional tr *aini
In addition to providing importa
Welfare services for cancer s
ferers the Society also carries a
an extensive program aimed
increasing public awareness of th
various aspects of the cancer pro
lem. These educational activitie
have been particularly valuable i
spreading knowledge of the sym
pthens of cancer and encouragin
people to seek early diagnosis an
treatment.
For 1956, the Society has set a
objective of $2,100,000, This
considerably higher than in for
mer years but it reflects increase
needs. Let us all give generousl
to this cause and ensure that th
work of the Canadian Cancer So
ciety will continue.
PAUL MARTIN,
Minister of National
Health and Welfare.
Ottawa, Canada,
April, 1,956.
APPRECIATIVE
The Editor News-Record,
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Huron Count
Tuberculosis Association, I shout
be much obliged to you if yo
would pablish , in your paper ou
thanks to all who have helped t
make our 1955 Christmas Sea
Campaign so successful. Our tote
receipts of $11,356.25 are a 14 per
cent increase over those of 1954.
We appreciate the generosity o
those, who, by their contribution,
are 'assisting in making possibl
the control of TB in our count
We are grateful to all the volun
teens who helped in preparing th
seals for distribution and -to th
postmasters and their assistant,
for their help in delivering them.
Thanking you for the publici„
which you have freely giyen t
this important 'cause, I am,
Yours sincerely, 0
F. E. MADILL, President
Huron County TB Associate
Box 100,
Seaforth, Ontario,
April 10, 1956.
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20. Man's Weekly
name
21. For.
ltd X- Word 22, A con-
tainer
perfume Puzzle for
23. Sand
dune,
(Eng.)
26. Merry
29. Old
measures
of length
30. Damage
32. Talks
SS. Quantity
of paper
34. The yaupOfl
a species
of holly
35. Fuss
37. Performed}
38. Half ern*,
40. Warrant
'officer
(abbr.)