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THE GREATEST animal show to be band
this side of the Royal Winter Fair will be held
in Clinton Community Park on Saturday
The Clinton Spring Show is one of three
held in Ontario, and one other is scheduled for
tomorrow in Hensall, when the Feeder Calf
Club Sale which has won for itself wide acclaim
'throughout the agricultural world will be the
highlight,
The Spring Show, here, has a great past.
Now over 100 years old-Fairs in Clinton have
been held since 1854-,the Show continues to
attract visitors from all over the province. As
a symbol of egriculture as it once was, and as
it still is-pictured in story- ibooks, the stately
horse, from the sleek high-steppers drawing
Shiny carriages, to 'the tiny Shetlands with
shaggy coats which children love, and the huge
draft 'horsed who pull the heavy wagons, comes
into its own at the Clinton Spring Show.
The Show has a great present. This year
it promises to be the largest Spring Show ever •
to be held in Clinton, Entries of cattle, sheep,
swine- and horses are stronger this year than
ever before, Here in the beef and dairy classes
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THURSDAY, - MAY 3 1 , 1 956
THE SE.A0 Ofi WILONT COUNTY
THE GREATEST SHOW
can be seen the type of animals that are increass,
ing the quality of their product in grocery stores
throughout the nation. Here "on the hoof" are
the' quality meats which have found favour with
England ,in the Peet, and with United States,
where Canadian goods find a premium price on
the butcher's shelf, Sheep, which many feel
are a vanishing item, are plentiful throughout
the province, and these which appear at the
Show are the best of their kind, And swine,
that often-degradc.,d animal which nevertheless
is said to be the cleanest if given half a chance,
and one which tastes fine when served on tre
godd china, or eaten off a tin plate, will be here
in numbers.
In the future, the Clinton Spring Show, has
the possibility of remaining the finest stock
show in this part of the Dominion. With small
improvemente here and there; with care to elim-
inate the items which gain the least attention;
the encouraging of 4-H Club work which is the
life-blood of the future fanning industry - the
Clinton Spring Show has great days ahead.
In the meantime, we must not miss the
Greatest Show. See you all at the park,.
From the
West Window
(By CATIMIONTE ri.taITILUU)
CHANCE TO (30 TRAMT
From Our Early Files
40 Years Ago
-CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, May 2,5, 1916
A. J. Holloway has had his 5-
ton scales erected and was weigh-
ing thi's week.
On Saturday Arthur Clarkson
purchased the home he has been
living in on Princess Street, from
E. Holtzhauer, now of Preston.
The price was in the neighbour-
hood of $850.
Ike R,ettenbury made a business
trip to London on Friday last.
Thomas Hawkins and daughtee,
spent the 24th at Hamilton.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, May 28, 1931.
Bert Huller is htisy building
tourist cabins' at Conodale on the
Maitland.
John Deeves, an old resident
of Clinton; died on Sunday in his
66th year.
Miss Daisy •Copp, Toronto, was
in town over the weekend.
Miss Clete Ford was home from
St. Thomas,' over the 24th,
Winnere• at the jitney on the
24th were: first prize, F. Roger-
son; second, A. J. Morrish; third,
W. Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cree, T, W,
Morgan and J. Freeman, spent the
weekend with Mr. and 'Mrs. T.
Wilson, Royal Oak, Mich.
The Huron County Council evill meet III' the
Court house, Goderich, on Tuesday,
June 12th, 1956, at 2.00 p.m.
All accounts, notices of deputations, etc., should -be In
p the hands of the County Clerk not later than noon; lune 9th,
1950,
A. 11: tli,SXINE,
Clerk,
County of Huron.
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A BEE in the bonnet is not as bad' as a bee
under a bolero. There was a bee buzzing under
a bride's 'bolero throughout the entire ceremony
in an English Church. Just at the end of the
nuptial mass the annoyed 'bee sunk his stinger
into, the bride's shoulder. The pharmacist in a
nearby drug store applied a soothing lotion.
We find ourselves wondering what finally .
happened to cause the bee to sting? Did the
bride decide to get rid of the unwelcome wed-
ding attendant? I*1 she, oh, so gently, give the
bee a little push? Or a tiny squeeze perhaps?
The happy, contented bee does not • use his'
stinger. When he comes flying around in a
happy frame of mind he is just curious, But
humans, or at least some humans, resent the
bee's cariosity. They telt° -a swipe at him and
that's a declaration of war,
Just look at the beekeeper! He lets the
insects crawl all over his face, neck and hands.
They don't sting him. He just ignores them
In a Puckish frame of mind he will sometime
have his picture taken With the bees hanging in
a. cluster like a beard,
Ali, -but what happens whoa a bee stings
car driver? lie doesn't hesitate then! The
only explanation we 'can offer is that if you were
slammed up against a car by a 40-mile wind
your reactions would be equally. violent.
LAST WEEK we were "taken down a peg"
by a neighbouring farmer, who most assuredly
knows how to write a "letter to the editor" in
the old style. '
He is a farmer that most definitely is in-
terested in furthering the future of his profess-
ion, and seems ready to work at the process
of improying the .lot of the fanner.
However, we- would' like to warn him, froM
an observer's angle, that he must be aware, he
must be' fair, and he must ,continue to'` be ob-
-servant himself if he is to arrive • at the' end of
the next decade with any great progress attrib-
uted -to the- Union, through him.
In response to a query about the' accomplish-
ments of. the Federation of Agriculture, we
would refer 'to an issue of this paper some time.
ago in which the accomplishments. of the Feder- ,
atoll were" listed -at length. In fact • the very
numbers of the accomplishments of this vast
farmers' organization prohibit the publishing of
them more often,
However, the• person who has been aware in
the past and is' continuing to be aware of the
present, will easily recognize the progress made
by farm groups throughout the past 20 years.
After all the name of 'the organization, is only
a. mine. The work of it is done by its members,
and its Members benefit in direct proportion to
the amount of work they do. At the same time
the fringe menabersthose who do no work, also
benefit by the labours of those within the organ-
ization.
We apologise if we left the impression, that
we expected the infant Fanners' Union to ad-
L OPENIIN GS
ing". It was more like a family gathering -than
any such function that we had attended before.
Here was pride in ownership, pride in achieve-
ment, pride of the children ,in the school which
they were taking care of and pride of the par-
ents in their children who had the best they
could give them,
A perfect day for' the event, and a lovely
little school in, a sylvan surrounding, with the
clean fresh odour of cedar and the clear Lake
Huron, the shining faces of little boys and crisp
"Sunday" dress of little girls, -left an indelible
memory,
vertise in a large scale when it was beginning
to form. We realize that no beginning organiz-
ation can do such a thing. However, it costs
nothing to drop into the newspaper office and
talk over meetings that are going to happen,
outline what the purpose of them are, and thus
give the newspaper a chance to send a repre-
sentative to the meeting, and thus be able to
inform its readers of what is going on. We do
not censure the writer of this letter in this
regard. Since he has accepted his position as
president of the Varna Local, he has been most
helpful in telling the press of the doings of his
group. We do; however, continue to think that
the leaders of his' Union left something sadly
undone when they neglected to do the same
thing in their beginnings here.
One item of information which we have
not been told. at the venous meetings of the
Farm Union (and we have attended several), at
which farm families have been asked to join,
is the amount of the membership fee which is
Spent locally, and where and how the rest of the
contribution is spent.
The gentleman who wrote last week's de-
fence of the Farm Union left the ifnpression that
the Federation has' "access to the treasury of
County' and Township councils, Co-ops, Pool
Elevators and commodity groups" and that
there was free access to these funds, when, as,
and if the Federation wished to dip into them.
Somehow we feel that this cannot be the entire
fact, and would be happy to' have the situation
explained by someone competent in, the working
of the 'Federation, and the other groups.
. Nice little' creatures, bees. And you have
to admire their courage for tackling something
a few thousand times bigger than themselves
when they are challenged.
PURCHASE POWER
MONEY CANNOT BUY for a man the „in-
spiration that enables him to work out his busi-
ness plans. You can copy a man's work, his
product, or his methods, but, you cannot copy •
his mind.
Money cannot buy a reputation, cannot buy
the gift of courtesy, a sense of the fitness of
things, nor the power that is back of a man,
whiph gives him vision. Without an up-put-Chas-
able mind-power you cannot develop an, thpar-
chasable manpower. The minta.pewee and the man-
power, representing quality as- distinct from
quantity, present the difference between the
. successful and unbeatable organization and that,
Which is' one leap ahead of the sheriff,
There is nothing mysterious about the ability
to sacceed. It is merely a matter, of common
sense and common honesty. Think, see, and act
straight-such is the secret of the road which
leaps up and out. - The Traveller,
Huron. County
Crop Report
(By G. W. MONTGOMERY
agricultural representative for
Huron County)
"Cool, dry weather from May
21-26, resulted in the completion
of the seeding of spring grains. A.
considerable acreage of corn and
sugar beets was also seeded in the
south end of the County,
"Cold, backward weather with
two nights' of heavy frost has
somewhat retarded growth of
spring grain, wheat and hay and
pasture fields. Livestock with the
exception of milking herds are now
all out on full-time pasture.
,"Two hundred and sixty-five
contestants took Part in the an-
nual County Junior Fanner live-
stock judging competitions held at
Seaforth on Saturday, May 19.
This was 60 more contestants than
took part in the 1955 competition.
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In 1955 the amount remitted to
the federal government , by the
Canadian automobile industry as
sales and excise taxes on new cars
exceeded the industry's payroll for
the year. The figures' were: Wes
and excise taxes, $172 million; pay-
roll, $154 million.
Quick Canadian.
Quiz
1. Which is greater, the population
of Ontario or. the combined
population of Manitoba, Sask-
atchewan, Albert and British
Columbia?
2. What is the average monthly
wage of male farm help in Can-
ada?
3. Through the 15 percent special
excise tax on radio and televis-
ion sets, and parts, Canadians
will pay how much in the cur-
rent year towards upkeep of the
CRC? ,
4. Of, the four Atlantic provinces,
which has the largest area? -
5. Under the,B.N.A. Act are laws
respecting property rights in
the federal or provincial dour-
aM? •
ANSWERS: 5. Property rights
are subject to, provincial law. 3.
About $25 million. 1. Population
of Ontario 5.2 million compared to
3.8 million. 4. Newfoundland. 2.
With board $86 per month; with-
out board $123' per month
Material prepared by the editors
of Quick Cahadian Facts, the
pocket annual of facts about Cana-
da.
The most informative, entertain-
ing and 'delightful reading 1 have
come across recently was contain-
ed in a series of weekly bulletins
issued by the. Ontario Department
of Highways. The accurate in,
formation, taken for granted to be
inherent in all Government ,pub-
lications, is in this case- detailed
data on' the state of Ontario's
roads, Very Useful to travellers,
actual or would-be. It is also sent
free on request, although I got my
copy from the News-Record,
However, if a highway bulletin
seems' an odd source of either de-
light or entertainment, government
pamphlets having the reputation
of being deadly dull, let me hasten
to add that these redeeming feat-
nres are supplied by a column on
the back page, written by an an-
°unions member of the Depart-
ment's staff--probably in the Pub-
lie Reiation-e breech, In his high-
ly readable and literate comments,
he pokes gentle fun at all and sun-
dry-including himself, • the digni-
fied Department for which he
works, and the general public with
which he deals.
I even feel a certain kinship with
my -unknown, friend in the Dep-
artment of Highways; on the score
-of working for the Government,
If this seems far-fetched to any-
one who doubts that the Govern-
ment has anything to do with the
theatre business, in which I am
employed, they should just try
working in it. It is especially full
of pitfalls, designed by a benign
Government for our greater good---
or sometimes for their greater re-
venue.
A new book now goes along
with the pencils, ink, pens, erasers,
exercise books, and staple readers,
in the hands of children leaving
the "store" beside the Guatajata
Baptist Church educational build-
ing in Bolivia. It is the New Test-
ament in "Aymara" or "Biblia
Aymara."
Yeai-s ago the only portions of
the Bible in this Indian language
were the translation of Luke made
over one hundred years ago by a
priest and a translation of Mark
made some thirty years ago by
one of . the Methodist national
workers. Twenty years ago the
four Gospels were printed for gen-
eral missionary' work.
Now the whole New Tes,tament
has been translated and printed
under Bible Society auspices. A
Canadian girl, a language special-
ist, Ellen Ross, has worked on the
final corrections of the proofs dur-
ing the past two years.
Three young Bolivians, of the
Canadian Baptist Mission's staff
at Guatajata did the work of trans-
lation and revision, working in, a
cold little room, wrapped' in gaily
striped woollen blankets. Finally
the finished text was typed for
printing.
Headaches were -a part of this
stage as well as during translation,
The contract was given to a -man
in Mexico who while good at lang-
uages was poor in perserverance.
It was three years before he deliv-
ered the goods, .and the "Biblia
Aymara" arrived in Bolivia.
It was just after Easter that' dis-
tribution of the books 'began. Miss
Janet Holmes, another Canadian
Their interest in us extends all
the way from decreeing the width
of the U,oers through which the
public must .enter and gently .but
firmly claiming a tax on every
ticket sold, through the matter of
whether the chap who runs the
machines may or May not smoke
'on. duty (he may not---or at lean
he must not get caught at it by an
inspector) to the final moments of
the performance, which must be
closed-by the National Anthem.
The -complete text of "The
Theatres Act and Regulations
Thereunder" fills. a 74-page book-
let-completely lacking, so far as
can see, in any attempt at the
light touch. Not all Government
Departments put their sense of
humor where you can see it-how-
ever gifted they may be in that -
line as
No, it seems quite plain that,
in Taking laws regarding theatres,
;the powers-that-be mean exactly
what they say, and all hands- would
be well advised to heed them. In
some „ lines of work, the possible
wrath of one's boss over the
fringement of e rule is a personal
thing, which may be mitigated by
tact 'and the understanding of the
issues at stake. But the wrath of
a Government is a different mat-
ter, involving miles of red tape
and due processes of. law.
Having run out of space on a
subject with which I could con-
tinue indefinitely without repeat-
ing myself-I find it extremely
fascinating-I will finish it next
week (if my readers are still with
me).
Sixth Highest
"Is too high," declares Keith
Childerhose, formerly Executive
Secretary, Ontario Alcoholism Re-
search Foundation Ottawa Bran-ch.
"Alcoholism is one of Canada's
major health problems. It is con-
servatively estimated that there
are 150,000 alcoholics in Canada
and Canada's rate of alcoholism,
16 of every 1000 adults, is the six-
th highest in the world.
"Alcoholism is everyboare prob-
lem and a special one for industry.
It is estimated that 6 percent of
industrial employees,, from laborer
to executive; have a problem with
alcohol. The alcoholic employee
loses upwards of 18 days a year
because of his illness in compari-
son to 7 to 8 days for other em-
ployees.
"In addition to this loss, he
causes an increase in accidents
and waste material. When he is
on the job there is a drop in pro-
duction and a lowering of co-
workers' morale,
"The majority -of alcoholics are
not mentally deficient Skid Row
'bums as many -people think. Sixty
percent of our 150,000 alcoholics
are hr the semi-skilled, skilled, whitecollare professional, manager-
ial and proprietory occupational
groups. . In other words, they
are potentially valuable persons in
whom society has a large invest-
ment."
HURON COUNTY
TEMPERANCE FEDERATION
22-b
working in Bolivia, writes, "And
so, as on the day of Pentecost, the
Bible Society and the Missions with
the help of earnest national arist-
ians are- continuing, under God,
the miracle, then and now, repeat-
ed many times:
"How hear we every man in his
own tongue-the wonderful works
of God."
Suggested readings' for t h e
week
Sunday-Acts 6: 1-15
Monday-Acts 7: 1-36
Tuesday-Acts 7: 37-60
Wednesday-Deaf. 6: 1-25
Thursday--Debt. 31: 1-13
Friday-Acts. 8: 1-25
Saturday-Acts 8: 26-40
Weekly
X-Word
Puzzle
38. English '
author
35. A. square
pillar
38, Purchase
39. Wager
40. Wurttem.
berg
measure
_ OF OFFICIA
DURING THE past four years we have at-
tended the, official opening of many fine- build-
ings, including, schools, nurses' residence, church
wings, churches, etc., and this week we have
been fortunate enough to attend the opening of
the huge and wonderful County Court House
building in The Square at Goderich.
However, we had not before experienced
the' thrill, and feeling of great good will that
was ours yesterday afternoon at the opening
of the little two-room public school at Bayfield.
Here was an almost informal 'official open-
FROM AN OBSERVATION POINT
BEES IN BOLERO
(Sudbury Daily Star)
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
`George L, Mitchell, KC., coun-
sel for the Town of Clinton, ap-
pearing before Justice G. F. Mc-
Farland in Supreme Court is Mid-
dlesex,County Court House, Lon-
don, On Monday, asked that the
interim injunction be terminated
He told the court that 'he had
been informed that the plaintiffs
no longer wished to continue the
injunction. No counsel appeared
in court for the plaintiffs. Mr.
Justice McFarland granted Mr.
Mitchell's motion.
Mri. George Leith, Sr., Suffer-
ed a compound' hip fracture in an
accident at her home on Morris
Street, _Blyth, Monday evening.
The big local event of next
week is -Clinton Spring Show.
Prize money totalling $2,200 ;s
the largest in the history of the
sponsoring organization. J. A. •
Carroll, superintendent of Agri-
iultural Societies for Ontario will
officially open the fair.
Miss Ruth Manning, Miss Anita
*e'ruickshank, and. John Denomme
pent •• the holiday weekend visit-
ng in Hamilton and Kitchener.
Clinton Colts started the sea-
son auspiciously 'at home in Com-
munity Park, last evening when
they walloped Exeter 17-9, in the
opening game of the Huron-Perth
Baseball League intermediate ser-
ies.
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of poem
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9. City
(Alaska)
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12. Rugged
meuntain
crest
14. Swiss river
15. Fortify
16. Radium
(synt)
17. A pictur-
esque view
20. Distress
signal
21. In this place
22. Cavity
23. Civil wrong
25. Rubbish
28. Selected
32. Fliblical
name
33. Rush'about
Wildly
34. Whether
35. WOotlike
part
36. Author of
"The Riven"
37. A Woman's
light,
knitted
woolen .0.11
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tWo parts by
a Median
cleft
41, Regretted
42, Ostrich,like birds
43. Musical
instrument
44. incline
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deetitlite
3. Illichievaus
person
4. Letter of the
alphabet
5. Cautious
6. Injure
7. Hail!
8. Gasoline
(Brit,)
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framew52
of a
window
13. Alleviate
15. HerbS of the
aster family
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19. Goddess of
heal rig (N.)
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strong
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to-
gather
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out,
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flag
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reply
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hold
30. Self-cern
tered person
31. Feat