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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956
DISTILLERIES AND COMMUNISM
WE FULLY REALIZE that the title of this
treatise contains two very naughty werds.
They raise nasty •pictures in the minds of
the people of our nation, who prefer the policy
of the ostrich and think that by burying their
heads in the sand, 'they can pretend such words
do not exist.
Recently our federal minister of immigration
banned the appearance of a singer who is spon-
sored ostensibly by a communist organizatioh.
The singer was not allowed into the country,
and yet there are known to be communist
organizations in' Canada, which are apparently
condoned by the government, at least to the
extent that• their operations are not considered
illegal.
So it is with the clistidleriei, They are
allowed to exist by a people who turn away in
apparent disgust at the pronouncement of their
name, .=
The distilleries are considered to be a legal
and "perfectly all right" group of firms by the
government which taxes them highly and with
great good will. And they are considered per-
fectly 'all right by those millions' of people who
continue fo say, "Why doesn't the government
pay for education, pay for transportation, pay for
pensions, relief" and all the .thomeands, of .*things:
we want government to pay for. The people
,who 'ask for and receive help from, the "gov-
ernMent" .(that delightfUlly nebniouis word) -are
in fade accepting help in many, instances from
the distilleries whose very name they consider
;Unfit to mention in polite society,
• 'The recent fantastic furor over Canadian
drama receiving financial help from a distillery
is to us one of the most laughable things that
could happen in a country as bereft of true sense
of humour, as Canadians seem. to be,
Here • we have a goVernment which does
nothing in support Of drama itself; but , prefers
rather to tax a distillery for funds, and the
same time limiting the advertising Which said
distillery may do to the purely institutional
type,, yet when that same distillery decides to
divert its adVertising dollars into the support
of the drama, and some publicity is made of the
fact‘ that the drama is appreciative of that sup-
port-then, does this nation bereft . of humour
rise up in anger at the' idea • of 'expreseing thanks
for this Support. • .
In the words of the ever;popular U.S. com-
edian: Har-de-har-har-hari
HEALTHY SHAKE-UP ,
IN MUCH THE •SAME way as an elderly
aunt looks on at the chastisement of a favourite
niece by the firm hand of an elderly uncle on
the other side of the family-have we regarded
the recent voluble chastisements' of the actions
of the organized farmer, by the supporters of
the Ontario Farmers Union.
We have regarded the OFU with suspicion
because of the rather insidious way in' whigh
leaders infiltrated the country by means of small
poorly-advertised meetings, with absolutely no
regard for including proper press coverage. We
developed some respect for the movement when
We saw competent farmers taking an interest in!'
the Union, and their ideas began to make theme:
selves heard above the clamour about "the
masses", the "downtrodden farmer", and the
"parity price" chorus. -
We still have our .greatest faith in, the
strong and established Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, for it is very obvious to us, the
great work which they, have accomplished in ,
the country through the endeavours of directors
working at times against the problem of dis-
interest shown by the individual farmer.
With falling farm prices,. and the resultant
sincere interest and willingness to do something
about it which has taken place over the past
18 months, it was perhaps inevitable that the
idea of a Union would catch on in some areas.
It was a reasonably good time for another farm
organization to begin, and it certainly has gained
in popularity in certain sections.
Though the idea of two farm associationsi
in close proximity to each other seems dis-
astrous, and could become so, it appears possible
that the good which the OFU may do in this
area may counterbalance the harm which dis-
unity in the farming population may do their
chances in influencing governing bodies.
We have published this week, a report of a
brief presented by the OFU to the Ontario Hog
Producers' Association and to the Ontario Hog
Producers' Marketing Board, along with a quota-
tion: from an interested agricultural writer, and
we feel that these are - evidence of what may
well be a healthy shaking up of farmer policy.
To our mind some of the actions of some
of the Federation bodies, though, they may be
considered unethical as suggested in this brief
and article, may be overlooked, when we con-
sider the accomplishments of the Federation.
However, a general re-assessment of their con:
stitution and re-consideration of the right thing,
will not 'come amiss in the future of agriculture,
nor of the Federation,
PLANNERS' UTOPIA.
MOST CANADIANS welcomed the appoint-
Ment of a Royal Commission on Canada's Econ-
'omic Prospects, This enlivening excursion into
tie realm of national fortune-telling appears to
have rivalled in popular interest even the famous
Delphic Oracle. Guesses about what high in-
comes Canadians are going to enjoy in 1980,
how many houses, automobiles and television
sets they will have, and how much more leisure
will be theirs, are nowadays about a dime a
dozen.
' It is fair enough that the economists and
planners should have their whack at the future.
There are, however, a lot of questions .that will
remain unanswered long' after the. Gordon Corn-
mission has finished its monumental task.
What, for example, are Canada's political
prospects? What are the prospects for the. sur-
vival of individual liberty and initiative? Will
'Big Government, Big Labor and Big Agriculture
grow bigger, and the "Little Man" grow smaller
until individualism disappears? What are the
prospects for the independence of the judiciary
and the survival of the Rule of Law?
Little wonder that thoughtful Canadians
find the current passion for worshipping stat-
istics as disquieting as it is futile. For current
prognostications about Canada's economic pros-
pects rest on the somewhat dubious assumption
that the life and outlook of the Canadian people
will be the same in 1980 as they are today.
Prawn Especially for Clinton and
District. Chamber of Commerce and
Clinton' News Record by Ralph. lee, HOW BOUT THAT
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LOOK 01.1R LOCAL PAPER, HERE:
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Letters To The Editor
• d
week,
Rev, K, McGoum rector of St.
Paul's church, Sheriff 0, G. Mid-
dleton and T. Hawkins are in Lon-
don this week attending the an-
nual meeting of the Synod Of the
Diocese of Huron.
The local Cadets, under the com-
mand of Bert Middleton and headed
by the bugle band, marched to St.
Paul's church on Sunday evening.
A car accident occurred at the
corner of Huron and Orange
Streets on Monday, when' a car
driven by J. R Sheppard was in
collision with -a truck owned 'by
the ,Goderich Manufacturing Co.
Mr. Sheppard received minor cuts
and bruises and his car was not
extensively damaged,
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
William H. Lobb, one of the dis-
trict's best known citizens, former
Reeve of Goderich Township,
died early Sunday in his 85th year.
Tenders were called yesterday
for a new reinforced concrete brid-
ge over the Bayfield River at Bay-
A good memory is a wonderfully
satisfying thing to have, and in
my younger days I prided nyself,
a trifle smugly, on never forgetting
anything, It would have been sur-
prising if I had not bad a good
grasp of my small store of book-
knowledge, and even smaller store
of knowledge of people and events.
I had not, at that time, so much fo
remember that it should have pre-
sented any problem.
I imagined, however,, that all
really well-educated people had all
their learning at their fingertips. I
was lost in admiration of the erud-
ite fiction writers' who headed their
chapters with apt quotations from
a great variety of authors, with
the names of th'e' selections from
which they were taken'. It was an
almost hopeless admiration, be-
cause I hadn't even heard of some
of those writers, much less acquir-
ed an ability to quote from them.
What a vast store of learning was
exhibited-what a grasp of the
world's best literature!
Now, with a clearer view of the
difficulty of retaining an accurate
memory of even the highlights of
a lifetime of reading, I can still
admire them, but not quite so
hopelessly. Some of them may
have been gifted•With total recall,
but I doubt it. I know this eerie
trait only as a useful gimmick on
which to hang a fiction plot. But,
it it exists at all outside of fiction,
it ranks in rarity with absolute
pitch and the ability to tell time
Without a watch.
No, I believe it is more likely
that those Men of letters had mer-
ely had the foresight and eornmen
sense to provide themselves with
a good reference library. As the
proud possessor of a brand new
copy of the recently published ed-
ition of Bartlett's Familiar Quot-
ations, I ant learning for the first
time vvhaf'af a gold mine of in-
spiration it is, An occasional hur-
ried dip into its pages at the lib-
rary does not reveal their true
worth.
NO MORAL COURAGE
The Clinton News-Record,
.Clinton, Ontario,
Dear Mr. Editor:
A recent editorial of the Wiarton
Echo on the subject "Letters to
the Editor" is' an indication of the
mental debility which now afflicts
the general public.
Is it not a fact that, like Pav-
lov's reflex-conditioned dog, . the
public automatically responds to
repetitious propaganda without
thought without self-knowledge?
Similarly conditioned are the
editors' of many daily an d
Weekly newspapers. All t o o
few are the editors with capacity
for original thought, or the moral
courage to express a non-conform-
ist opinion. Self-interest and ex-
pendiency dictates the editorial
view-point. Meanwhile, the steady
attrition of democratic freedoms
continues unchecked, unassailed.
There once was a day when pow-
erful, forthright editorials moved
men and shaped local and national
policies. Today, local and national
policies often Shape editorial opin-
ion. Silent Obeisance is made to
the sacred cows. There once was
a"time when the editorials of men
such as William Allen White, John
Dafoe, Herb. McCrea, and the
humorous satires of Bob Edwards
had a decisive, explosive impact
upon the minds of men and deter-
mined the course' of events. By
their courageous upholding of ie
principles of truth, justice, free-
dom and equity, the fourth estate
gained a prestige, fearlessly achiev-
ed,
The basic principles of the great
causes they championed were not
buried with their bones. So long
as human greed, malice, envy, and
lust for power exists; so long as
untruth, perversion, injustice and
denial of freedom prevails, there
will be a continuing, compelling
need for strong, unequivocal edit-
orials, to protest, to challenge to
raise humanity's hopes, to dispel
its fears and to preserve and con-
firm its faiths.
W. P. ROBERTS
RR 3, Seaforth,
April 30, 1956,
SEWAGE BACKFIRE
The Editor,
Clinton News-Record
Dear Sirs:
The recent spring flooding of the
lower portions of the town was
no greater than that of other years,
but the dirt and filth left behind
in flooded basements' is imeasur-
ably worse. Why so? Because along
with the clay that is washed in
with the surface water we now
have sewer filth deposits. •
Some officials or non-officials
'have declared that there is nothing
wrong with the sewer, They should
now make an inspection of some
of the flooded basements and get
both an: eyeful and a noseful of
the conditions.
Many will recall that we had
just such a-flood as that of Thurs-
day night and Friday morning of
last week in the early forty's.
Basements were flooded, of course,
as might be expected, but When
the water drained off, basement
floors were left clean.
Not so, now, for we have a
sewerage system backfiring with
the resultant filth deposit, with its
.aceompanying sickening odor, in-
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 11, 1916
R. Graham and Richard Baker
have taken over the agency of the
McCormick machinery arid are op-
en for business in„ the old 'stand
north of Brow'n's Furnishing'store.
Saturday's papers report that
Pte;' Dalton Evans, Bayfield; was
among the wounded at' the battle
front.
Mrs. Edgar Pattison received
word on Tuesday from her hus-
band Sgt. Pattison, that he had ar-
rived in England with the 70th
Battalion.
Jack Wiseman, returned to Tor-
onto on' Saturday, after spending
a short vacation here.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, may 14, 1931
The Wednesday half holiday is
not having a very good start in
Clinton. It would be much better
if some agreement could be reach-
ed amongst the businessmen so
that there would be uniformity of
action.
G. R. Paterson, former county
agricultural representative of Hur-
on, has joined the markets branch
of the Ontario Department of Ag-
riculture.
Robert and'Harold Penhale mot-
ored to St. Thomas one day last
jurious alike to health and tempers
of the residents.
No fault is attributed to town
council presently in control, for the
deplorable conditions. The fault
lies with the officials in office
when the sewer installation was
contracted for and_ carried out.
With a view to economy the coun-
cil of that day awarded, the con-
tract to the lowest tenders, and
that was as it should be had they
but satisfied themselves that said
contractors were in a position• to
complete the job as per specifica-
tions. Also a qualified engineer
should have been engaged to super-
vise every phase of the installa-
tion. A cheap job, by a cheap
company, with cheap equipment.
Result? We have a faulty sewer-
age system.
There appears to' be a bottle-
neck in the tiling somewhere in
the lower portion of the town, or
that the disposal plant has not the
required capacity. Or can, it be
that the whole system of tiling is
of inadequate capacity?
Year by year additional connec-
tions are made throughout town
for accommodation of new resi-
dential and industrial units, in-
creasing the drainage require-
ments. This will continue, and
present conditions become worse,
The council of to-day, we re-
peat, though not in the least re-
sponsible for the deplorable con-
ditions, should squarely face up to
the fact that we have a faulty
sewerage system and should take
immediate steps to have it cor-
rected. The first of which should
'definitely be to engage a qualified
engineer to look over the .whole
system,
Since changing over from septic
tank sewerage absorption to that
of the municipal system this writ-
er has suffered repeatedly with
the back-pressure of sewerage into
the basement, the most recent one
being the worst of all.
Doubtless there are others Who
have had the same experience:
Youre truly,
-LONG SUFFERER.
Clinton, Ontario
May 12, 1956
field at an estimated cost of
$200,000,
The troopship "Ile de France"
docked at Halifax, N.S., on Mon-
day, with a full load of troops who
have served overseas, A great
number of them having served in
the army of occupation in Ger-
many, Names of. two Clinhanians
appeared on the passenger list:
Rfn. Harold N. Glazier,,, and LAC
Gordon J,' Herman. It is expected
the ,boys will reach Clinton within•
the next few days.
Work began this morning in de-
molishing an old land mark of the
town-the Normandie Hotel which
stands at the corner of King and
Mary Streets. This building was
erected by the late S. S. -Cooper,
who operated a hotel in it. Later
a butcher shop was in the base-
ment while a theatre and the Ag-
ricultural Offices were on the next
floor, and the third floor was used
for apartments. The building has
not been used . for some' years.
Howe Wreckers, Picton, arrived
yesterday and this morning began
the job of demolition. Mr. Howe
stated that he estimates the job
will take about three weeks. He
is offering some good building mat-
terials for sale. When completely
wrecked a very modern B-A Gas-
oline service station will be erec-
ted. •
The alphabetical index alone is
a masterpiece of condensed infor-
mation. If one has' remembered
not more than two or three words
of a favorite quotation, that is
enough. Bartlett's will do the rest.
For instance, under 'Spring," I
found listed no less than sixty-
four quotations on the subject,
long and short, well-known and not
so much so. The gentle season
has inspired a perfect torrent of
words, of which the sixty-four
passages chosen are the ones most
quoted.'
The bookis arranged by authors,
making it possible• to read all of
the most familiar words of one
writer at one time, if entertain-
ment is wanted rather than a par-
ticular quotation. Even when
searching in haste, one needs an
iron will to keep a straight course
in pursuit of the gem that is being
sought. A glance to the side, and
the reader is lost A valuable
half-hour will be gone in a mom-
ent-but what a rewarding half-
hour. A brief visit with the most
vivid, poetic and memorable words
of the world's' best writers, all in
one handy volume.
2. Former
coins (Lithe)
3. Coin
(Swed.)
4. Hearty
5. Exchanges
(slang)
6. Crown
7. Two-toed
sloth
8. Urge
9. Man's
nickname
11. Began e
16. Entire
amount
18. God of war
(Gr,)
20. Admit the
truth
One oil 'the happiest women in
the world is an 82 year old miss-
ionary's widow in Eritrea. She is
checking the final proofs of the
Bible in the Trigrinya tongue,
Mrs. A, Windquist whose hus-
band started reducing the language
to writing over .60 years ago and
translating the Scriptures from the
Hebrew and Greek recently finish-
ed the task herself. For fifty
years since his death she has work-
ed on the monumental, manuscript
which is currently in process of
publication: by the British and For-
eign Bible Society,.
As she sits pouring over the
quaint characters her heart beats
a • bit faster as she passes from
page to page. Multitudinous niem-
ories well up in her mind'. The
seemingly endless search for the
best ward-ta express the true bib-
lical meaning and the constant
checking to express the right idea,
sweep back from over a half cen-
tury of ceaseless effort.
The print dances on the table
before her very eyes. She can
hardly believe what she sees. It
is a dream come true. A strange
peace and satisfaction floods
through her soul, A life's ambit-
ion is realized.
According to Rev. W. J. Brad-
flock, M.A,, London, England, who
reports Mrs. Windquist's present
activity, translation work is now
being carried on in 230 languages
around the world. Each of the-se
will require from ten to forty
years to complete. The work will
be done by teams of Bible Society
Secretaries and missionaries of
many denominations working with
the natives.
The translator must go about
asking one question over and over
again. "What is that?" he will
query at every turn. Upon secur-
ing a "sound" he must make a
symbol to represent it on paper
when there is no written form
available. An alphabet or syllabic
system must be discovered or in-
vented, or vocabulary made of the
combination of • their sounds. A
dictionary and grammar must he
worked out. Then the Bible is
translated from the original tong-
ues into the one newly reduced to
Writing.
At least sixty scripts are used
today to publish the Bible.
Suggested readings for the
week.
Sunday-Acts 22: 1-30
Monday-Acts 23: 1-35
Tuesday, Acts 24: 1-27
Wednesday-Acts 25: 1-27
Thursday-Acts 26: 1-32
Friday-Acts 27: 1-20
Saturday-Acts 27: 21-44
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Huron County
Crop Report
(By G. W. MONTGOMERY agri-
cultural representative for
• Huron County)
"In the 15 day period from April
27 to May 12, 7.33 inches of rain
has been recorded by the Centralia
Weather Office. Considerable
damage was caused by flooding
following the heavy rain of Wed-
nesday, May 9 and on Friday, May
U.
With 4.34 inches' of rain' already
for the' month of May, seeding of
spring grains will again be delayed
for at least another seven to ten
days. Because of this, farmers are
becoming more and more interes-
ted' in other crops, such as grain
corn, white beans and turnips.
More trees than' every before
have been secured from the De-
partment of Land and Forests, for
planting in the County this spring.
The Seventh Annual Huron County
Hereford Spring Sale here in Cline
ton, saw 35 head selling for an av-
erage of $241 with 11 bulls aver-
aging $284 and 24 fernales aver-
aging $221."
21. Ac-
quaint-
ed
one-
self
22. Tear
23. Moved
through
water
24, Permit
26, A
law
28. Body of
water
30. Use, as
money
32. Fruit of
the palm
34. City (Ind.)
35. Grew old
From Our Early Files
tr. .1, W. .# ^Nr• •tl. 10-• -s-
From the
West Window
(By CATHERINE PLUMTREE)
AtRogt
E. A com-
bination
5. Food fish
0. Capital
(Egypt)
10. Diminishes,
as the moon
'12. Flower
13. Aside
14. Monetary
unit (Rom.)
15. Skip, as a
stone, on
water
17. United
States of
America
(abbr.)
18. Troubles
19. Biblical city
20. EnclOture
for horses
23, A lath
25, Bay window
26. Native of
Sweden
2/7. Pinches
28. Narrated
29. Iron (sym.)
30. Line of
I juncture
31, Finish
33. Caress
gently
34. Talk
37. Gaze
39. Custom
41. A counter.
irritant
42. Weeds
(Bib.)
43. F,eat
44, Fresh-
water
tOrtoLse
DOWN
1.toundation
41
37
20
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27
29
31
9
12
14
43
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X-Word
Puzzle
36. God of
pleasure
(Egypt.)
38, Spawn of
fish
40. Man's
nickname
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6 7
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