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Clinton News-Record, 1956-05-17, Page 4THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA Bven at 3 a. ma your telephone is on the job Lights have just gone on at the Johnson House. It may only mean that young Bill is restless. Or it may mean something more serious perhaps a hurried call for the doctor. At such moments the instant help of the telephone can be beyond price. Nights, Sundays and holidays, in 634 Central Offices, Bell people are always on the job to make life more pleasant, more secure for all of us... GREGORY CLARK Pow moo know Ontario bet& than "Greg" Clark, noted and outdoors authority. "The greatest thing about Ontario is its immense diversity, Its southern extremity is on the same parallel of latitude as northern California. Yet at Cape Henrietta Maria, Ontario touches the Arctic zone, In the south, an opulent agricultural and industrial domain in full stride with the best on the continent. And in the north, forests, rivers, nameless lakes into which the pioneers have not yet penetrated. Where else now can you go for such contrast? Name two!" GREGORY CT ARK Faom peaches to polar bears ...in a few short hours you can see both in Ontario ! In an even shorter time you can leave the heart of a bustling metropolis and reach the quiet and peace of the virgin wilderness. Excellent accommodation is ready for you. And Ontario's ever expanding highway program means safer, more pleasant travel. Ontario's highways,. plus excellent bus, rail, water and air services make every part of the Province readily accessible. Please use the coupon for colourful literature which will help you to "Know ONTARIO Better!" Irtip OW ETTE R IN ONTARIO TRAVEL, Room 399, 67 College St., Toronto, Ontario. We, at the Department of Travel 8 Publicity will welcome your enquiries about Ontario. BRYAN L CATHCART. Minister Please send me free literature Name Address Post Office and road map of Ontario Gated° Department of Travel and Publicity, Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, Minister • • O • , • • • 0 • • • * • • • • • • • 4 , • • • S • • • • MORTGAGE CORPORATION L • • • • • • • • • • • • • Head office — London, Ont. • District Representative — H. C. LAWSON, Clinton • • • • • • • • • • • * • 0 • • • • • • • • 41 - • Before you know it... "SCHOOL'S OUT" The years pass so quickly; first thing you know your child's school days are over. Will your boy or girl go on to profes. sional, technical or 'other advanced studies? A lot depends on the family exchequer; your child will probably need some financial help. So it's not too early to start building up a special fund that will assure a future education. Regular deposits in a Royal Bank savings account; now, on be a big factor in giving your child the best possible start in life. "There's nothing quite like money in the bank.!: THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Clinton Branch; Q. L. Engeistod, Manager Gaderich Branch: H, R. Heath, Manager =NMI NEWA,M. CORP 1.7, 1,K6 Carrying out their principle of 44pport of orderly marketing and producer controlled Marketing hoards, the Ontario. Farmers' Un- ion has presented .a brief "to. the Ontario I'log Producers" .Ass.ociat- ion and the Ontario Hog Produc.- ere Marketing Board. In their brief they congratulate the marketing board for adopting • suggestion of the OFU to term- inate the contract with United Livestock Sales Limited and to as- sume full control of the, direct sale. Of hogs' through the Ontario Hog Producers,' Co-operative, In a report 'of the brief given in -the OFU's official publication fon April, the Hog Producers' As. sociation is criticised for its' Sum- mary treatment of the OW, and .also the fact that the 11 man . board. at the top of the Association is making all decisions without consulting the producer, nor of telling him just what happens. They specifically aSic for •all avail- able information to be sent to their 45 locals. The OFU states their disapprov- al of the pro-rating charge of 20 cents per sheet, and suggest this as •unfair to the farmer shipping only one hog. They suggest that the pro-rating charge be made ac- cording to the number of hogs', rather than per sheet. The Union stated in the brief that they felt the 'increased price differential did not accomplish, any-.' thing in the way of increasing quality, but instead it merely meant more money for the pack- ers. They advised return to the original 40 cent differential; but suggested that to encourage pro- duetion and exportation of more Grade A. pork that the Ontario 14th Annual Sate Of York Pigs The Stratford Pistrict Yorkshire Club will hold its 14th annual sale. of pure bred. Yorkshires 'at the Agricultural Grounds, Stratford, on Thursday, May 24. Thirty-one choice 'Yorkshires 14-, eluding 22 bred sows and. nine boars arc being offered by the best breeders in the 'district. All herds from which entries are chosen have been inspected, by a representative of the Ontario Live .Stock Branch, for health, and only animals of good conformation have been selected,- All boars are eligible ' for Ontario Live Stock Branch bonus. • The Sale will begin at 1.30 p.m. Catalogues of entries will be mail. ed on request to the secretary, R. E, White, Department of Agrieul- ture, Stratford. Hog Producers recommend to the Federal. Government that the bon, us on Grade A hogs be raised froth $2 to $4 per hog. The brik urged closer attention to the gain by the packer from sale of hearts and liyers and asked for fairer representation, asked that half of the representatives to the Hog Producers Marketing Board be made from Farm Union members. Sepaiate from the brief, but ap- pearing in the same publication, is an article written by F. Von Pills, Canadian Registry (who is assist- ant editor of the Farmer's Advo- cate and Canadian Countryman) which retnarks upon the power of group organizations to bring pros- perity or suffering to the masses, and the importance of the Mem,- hers insisting upon full adherence to the laws of the organizations. by their leaders. We 'quote'' "The general by-laws of the On- tario Hog Producers' Co-operat- ive provide that "the membership of the Co-operative shall be divid- ed into. county 'groups of hog pro- ducers who shall each within the period from and including January 7, up to and including March 1 in each year hold a meeting for the election of delegates and altern- ate delegates." In at least one county this rule has been arbitrar- ily set aside and the delegates are "either appointed or elected at the Township Federation (of Agricul- ture) annual meeting," as the Sec- retary-fieldman of the County Fed- eration openly admitted in a letter to the editor of his local newspap- er. The delegates thus chosen in contravention• of the constitution of the Co-operative went to the an- nual provincial convention in Tor- onto to represent their county, and cast votes to which they were not entitled. "Such complete disregard of pre- scribed procedure, depriving mem- bers of their constitution rights, erodes the moral basis of the or- ganization, weakens its claim to be the rightful spokesman for the member& and jeopardizes the legal validity of its actions." Recent Amendinen To Traffic Act Warrant Notice The Legislature of Ontario, dur. ing its recent session, introduced and passed a variety of, amend- ments to the Highway Traffic Act. Speed limits on urban or rural highways, while not altered at the time, may now be increased pr de- creased by regulations of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, It is understood that changes in per- missible speeds will be introduced only after requirements have been fully w eear investigated t rth a frf cu gahn d e high -- y "Trailer" under an amendment so that eisquimomoreentfunlloyt dnepsmerliaibleyd intended for the transport of either goods or people; such as tar-pots, cement mixers, air compressors, etc., is ex- eluded from the regulations. The three front identification lamps on vehicles over 30 feet long or 80 inches wide may now be either green or amber, except in the case of public vehicles which must continue to display amber lights. , The required functioning of hand or "emergency" brakes is limited to holding the vehicle on any grade. Endorsement of drivers' licences following .convictions for offences under the Criminal Code of Can- ada, is now mandatory. Weight regulations have under- gone adAtment. Tandem axle semi-trailer units previously limit- ed to loads of 28,000 pounds may now carry 30,000 pounds. Per- missible gross weights of vehicles passing over bridges under the control of municipal authorities, are now the subject. of regulation by such authorities. Concerning the operation of un- usually large vehicles used to transport heavy machinery, trans- formers, etc., that must operate under special: permit and are re- stricted as to size, weight, route and hours of travel, penalties are now provided for illegal variations of the permit terms: Because of unintended inequities arising from the suspension of both driver's licence and vehicle permit after conviction for impaired or drunk driving, suspension now is limited to the licence of the con- victed driver. More Built-up areas bordering the King's Highway are being po- liced by municipal officers, where formerly they were solely the re- sponsibility of the cintario Provin- cial Police. As a result, payment of fines for offences on the King's Highways, once directed only to the Department of Highways, are now the subject of agreement be- tWeen the Minister of Highways and municipal authorities where the prosecution was initiated by village or township police. Imprisonment of up to 30 days and fines from $25 to $100'for the first offence, and imprisonment for as much as six months and fines from $100 to $500 for the second offence, are now the penalties for operating vehicles' whose permits have been suspended or cancelled. For some years, when an On- tario resident failed to satisfy a judgment arising out of a motor vehicle accident in any other prov- ince and in some states, licence suspension imposed by the court of that province or state was also ef- fective in Ontario. The Act has been amended so that only in the circumstance that the other pray- ince or state has similar and re- ciprocal arrangements will suspen- sion imposed elsewhere apply in Ontario. Cohn Lawson At OFU Meeting Holmesville Local Colin Lawson, a well-informed. fawner who subscribes to riewspaP- era from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Great Britain, spoke at the regular meeting of the Holmeaville Local, Ontario Farmers Tinton On Monday night, A most encouraging number of 48 persons, 11 of whom were lad- ies,. were in, attendance, The presi-.. dent, Edgar .Rathwell was in the chair with Ray Wise as secretary recording, The president, who was report- ing fora special committee drawn up for inquiries, said that all mem- bers desiring to have their Federa- tion of Agriculture fees removed frent their Icel. taxes may write individually or as a group to the Goderich Township clerk before the month of August, Hence a letter was sent around at the meet- ing and all those who wished to sign did. so. The letter will be held over until .anether meeting to gain any signatures of members who may not have been out at Monday night's meeting. The lengthy delay of gasoline tax rebates was discussed ending with a composition of a resolution to be sent into heddquarters. The resolution stated a great desire for refunds to be returned to the farmers within 30 days. 'Mr. Lawson, who was introduced by the president, spoke briefly of the over-all picture of farming in. New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, but dealt mainly with the set-up and operation of the . Na- tional Farmers Union of England and Wales. He explained in detail the func- tioning of the Milk Marketing Board, whereby all milk is pooled and farmers receive level prices regardless of whether their milk is sold to the city trade or for- manufacturing purposes. The board has• been in operation since 1934 and. is an outstanding success, Mr. 'Lawson went on to say that Canadian farmers sit back, letting politics be first and farm- ing seconcle" "The farmer," he said, "will get no. place until he learns to put farming first and polities. second." OW Presents .11priefii.Urgies Increased Hog Bonus To $4 1956 1906 HYDRO The Town Of Clinton . joined the great Hydro family of municipalities in the year 1913. Therefore, the Clinton Public Utilities Commission is happy to share in celebrating the Golden' Jubilee of Hydro, an anniversary that marks 50 years of progress in Ontario. The Public Utilities Commission •of Clinton is established to provide and distribute electricity at the lowest possible cost, consistent with reliable service and sound economics. Ex- panding our system to .meet the demand for power, that has occurred in the Town of Clinton during the years since be- coming one of the Hydro family-has been a major challenge, especially since the year 1943. In 1913 the Town of Clinton contracted with Hydro Electric Power Commission and in 1914 the peak load of power, used • by Clinton was 82 kilowatts. By 1923 the load had increased to 160 kilowatts. In. 1933 the load ha,d reached the peak of 390 kilowatts and by 1943 it was 514 kilowatts. Six years later, in 1949, the load had reached a peak of 850 kilowatts. In December 1955, .peak demand reached an all-time t high of 1774 kilowatts, and still the end is not in sight. With the many types of electrical appliances coming into increased use in the homes and. shops, it will continue to be a major problem. Your Commission will continue to plan and expand to meet the challange of the coming years to assure the electrical future of all its customers. Clinton Public Utilities Commission 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS