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THURSDAY, SEPTEM13K 27, 1956
SAFETY IS 'A
'" LATE LAST year and up to the present time
' the Attorney General's department of the Prov-
in'ce of Ontario hascarried out an intensive
campaign torcut Pie traffic toil on the highways
of the province. .
During the ten months since this campaign
started, many a moterist'•has found that the
lawis applicable to him, and many of the care-
less kind of motorist, has found himself without
a license with.•which to drive. , Asa resuittof
the action taken by the Provincial Pollee, the
safety, a_campaigns of the Attorney General's -De-
partment and the Department of Highways along
with such organizations as . the Ontario Safety
League, fatalities have .been' cut by 14 percent as
compared withthe same periodthe year before.
The provincial .campaign is doing a good job.
Alit what' a!3out local traffic fatalities?
Frequently the victim of motor- mayhem
is •a pedestrian- and too often the victim is a
child, To cope with this traffic tall in Ontario,
cities and towns, the Attorney General has said:
"We are ,particuaary interested in 'formation, sof
,Ideal safety councils and in the maintenance of
LOCAL PROBLEM.
these local safety councils ata high standard of
if ficieney. They ere not only very wortbwhilet
they are esser alai tq • a fully successful traffic
safety drive:" .
Ontario has 970 znunieipalities-cities, towns
and villages where traffic safety is of concern.
"We would'get at the rtiot of this safety .pro-
iblem," says. Attorney General Reberts, "if every.
solitary Municipality organize"d• a safety council,
put at its head . e. responsible a tiaen aware of
the problems, and determined to solve them at
the iocal,leveL"
Clinton has been remarkably fortunate in
the matter of fatal accidents. H6wever, there
have been a number of bad accidents which
could have heel fatal. Almost without except-
ion these have- been the result orf carelessness on
someone's part.
Our neighbour town of Exeter has formed
a Safety Council, such -as the one suggested by -
the Attorney 'General., The idea seems to' have
much merit. , Certainly such an organization
would have as much, indeed a good deal more
worth than some orgahizatioris already in .ex
istenee, .
COUNTY 'BUSINESS
WHILE ON THE .subject of local responsi-
bilities for safety,. we'd like to mention a sit-
uation • which has been, bothering usfor some
tune '
This is in the • realm of county business (we
think) and so anyone who has any,, special in-
fluence with. County Council and especially
the roads committee of that body might bear
particular mote: ,
The curve in the road albdut two miles west
Brucebiel4• on the way' to Varna seems to
cause more than its share of accidents. Just
last week .a driver' from London missed .the turn
and rolled his car that •corner.
The police report isthat the motorist was
blinded by the 'lights of an oncoming. car. Dani -
age was estimated at $500. It could well have
• been much higher and included a human life,
That corner does- not- seem to be marked
well enough.
ou
g
Particularly since the new (and very
smooth) paving has been, laid eit is a•
difficult corner to see, especially :for the rnotor-
-sst'"traveliing in a westerly directibn. ,Even from
the east, the stop sign. checkerboard is not lit
properly at night, having only three reflectors,
and these arranged in a diagonal design across
the board. -
.A,nd in addition to the lack of enough signs,
• the ease of driving on the black road Would be.
made Much easier if a'white line were painted
on—at the curves especially.
IT'S THE -ADVERTISEMENT THAT COUNTS
- (Elmira Signet)
EVERY .TOWN has a . few self-appointed
advertising experts; the merchant who thinks the
sport page is the only page people read; the
merchant who prefers the back page because
"that is the only page people read"; the retailer
• across the street who feels the womens page is
the best beceuse that is all thewomenread.
And so at ,goes. Matter of fact, nearly eyery-
•one has his- own idea of where people read most
and first.
• ,I•torwever, according to a recent survey taken
by the Ryerson Institute and with the co-oper-
ation of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers As
4S 14'
sociation, the local merchants are all wrong—
and-they
rong-andthey are ail right! t
With the one exception—the; classified page
—all pages of a newspaper are read. In 'fact,
left hand pages get one percent more readers
than right • hand pages. ' -
What we content is this: the page and pos-
ition make little • difference in capturing -readers
attention. '
` ' it is what the advertising says, and how it
says it, and how •i$ -is presented that gets readers.
To advertise a good product at a good price and
advertise it • sensibly and logically is the best
way to sell that product. e
SOMETHING WRONG
• THERE'S SOMETHING wrong with this
newspaper.' -
And what is wrong is not the fault' of the
editor, nor of the publishers. It is your fault
Your who sit: at home in your easy chair, reed-
ing these pages and tanning them over with your
family, and agreeing or disagreeing but not doing
anything about it. • - '
•
• This newspaper needs •a good letters col-
umn.
For years we've known it. For months
•
we've worried about it.
• There's nothing we can do about it.
Somehow we have a feeling that all' is quite
all right with .the world as long as there are no
letters to the editor. But we know that there
are many ideas and very good ones which you
have in your mind, which would be Of help to
your townspeople and rural neighbours if you
would just set them down,
Your ideas /can make this a better, more
interesting newspaper. slow about it?.
A PRETTY PASS
THINGS HAVE come to t' pretty pass in-
`deed with regards to complicated government.
In the mail this week we received a four
page pamphlet which advertised "A New Manual
of Departments and Agencies of- the' Govern-
ment of Canada" which with 31 chapters and 18
appendices, sets forth the correct procedure for
dealing with government departments.
No wonder the people feel .themselves far
and removed from, government, and feel that,
"Well, if it's the govermmnet; you can't do any
thing about it" -
When • it is necessary to buy a huge book,
and study the procedures involved in asking for
information, or the righting of a wrong, then
certainly our government is a much too compli-
cated arrangement, entirely.
By the way, the cost of' this tome is listed
. at just under $11,
DOGWOOD 'LEGEND
(Delhi News-Eeoord) ..
THERE IS A legend that at the time of the
° Crucifixtibn the dogs tbod had been the size of
the oak . and other forest. -trees. So firin and
strong was the tree that it was chosen as the
timber for the ;nross. .Po be used thus for such
a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and
Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed .this, and in His
gentle pity for all sorrow and suffering said
to it: .
".Beeause of your regret and pity for My.
„ suffering, never again shall- Abe dogwood tree
grow large enough to be used, as a cross. X -fence -
forth it shall be slender and bent and twisted
and its blossoins shall be in the form of a c>oss—
two 'long and tveo short petals. And in the
centre of the outer edge of each petal there will
be nails prints, brown with rust and Stained with
Ta
red, and: in the "centre of the flower will be a -
crown of thorns, and all who see it will re-
nmern!ber" • - -
Anonymous:
Oh, the comfort the inexpressible
dom,fort, of feeling safe with a person,
having neithor to weight thoughts mor
measure words; but to pour them. All out,
just as they are; chaff and grain together,
knowing that a faithful hand- will take and
sift them, keep what is worth keeping -and •
theft, with the breath. of kindness, blow the
rest away. -
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T U DAY, SliMMBra 3; 3,056
minty
Crop. *3pot
Cay G1. W, 1 mTet aiifl<i.'1', •
Agrieuttut al Representative
for Dwren clow ty)-
"From 'Sunday, September 16 to
Friday,. September 21, 1S6 inches
of. rainfall fell in the county, with
the .result that harvesting opera-
tions were again curtailed. Alps
Proximately one-third of the (pring
grain crop is still to be harvested.
Murch of this crop is rotting in
the stook -- some farmers are'
stacking the sheaves as a last
resort.
"The, harvesting of the canning
corn crop is in full swing, but has.
been somewhat pampered by --.the
wet weather end muddy conditions
of the* fields. The white bean crop
is nearly all ripe, but harvest op -
Orations `have been slowed down
bye -Poor weather, Because of this
the crop is rusting badly and pul-
led beans are rotting on time
ground..' The immature corn crop
suffered severe daxnage from,
heavy frosts tiering tlio week, This
crop needed two or three weeks of
fine weather to properly mature,
"Attendance at fail fairs has
been considerably below normal,
one fair was rained out and anoth..
er postponed during the• weep
Fourteen. 4-1 Clubs with good a-:
titbits and excellent completions
were the main attractions at the
three fairs held in the county dur-
ing last week:,,
9 ----.
TRIPLET CALVES BORN
IN TOWN OF S1 Iro1.TH
Triplet calves were born to a
Holstein cow at Leslie McClure's',
North Mein Street, Seaforth, All:
three have white faces, one 1; a
bleek Hoas-tein, the other two are
rets: Seaforth News,
From Our Early Fjlesd
40 Years A'go'
CLINTON -NEW ERA
September 2t, 1916
On Tuesday morning fire des=
troyed the frame house south of
Hiram Hill's, Albert Street, lately
occupied by. Mr. Mitchell,.
George Phelan, who, has been
connected ,withf the- Jackson 1T•fg.
Co., has been appointed head cut-
ter to -succeed, W. Collyeir, who
has retired. W. Kennedy is trans-
ferrel from the pressing to the
cuttingdepartment, -
Wesley Walker w'ho has had his;
insurance office on the' "Midway.',
movedthis vv'eek to•:' H. T. Rance's
office. -
Herb)Jenkins 'motored down to
the W ern Fair last week.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
'September, 17, 1931
Miss Eleanor Plumsteel has ac-
cepted a position on the staff of
the Seaforth Collegiate and coin-,
menced her new duties this week.
Miss Ruth Balkwill, -of the
School of Commerce, has' secured
a:position hi Exeter.
Mrs. -J. A., and Miss Clete Ford
returned Saturday after spending
several days in London.
J. F. Wasman has been visiting
in town the last few days.
Hugh Hawkins returned on Mon-
day from a visit with friends in
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
W. H. Mutch of.the Royal Bank
staff, Hamilton, was the guest of
his parents, Mr: and Mrs. William
Mutch, over the weekend.
Letters To The
Editor
FROM L.A.
The Editor,
Clinton NewseRecord:
Trust this finds all my Clinton:
Ian friends well. Also wish to say
the News -Record is a welcome
guest to .writer and to Mrs. Hader,
Romeo, Mich.
This news item might be of in=
tereet: (Reprint from the Los Ang-
eles Examiner, Saturday, August
20, 1955, reported the part Elgin
Mason, Slight -oaf: hand expert had
taken in a sing program sponsbred
by that city's Bureau of Music).
LGXN MASON,
September 21,-1956,
THANKS. Td PAPER
The Editor,
The News -Record,
Clinton, Ontario,
Dear Sir:
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We could not .let 1956 go by
without once more acknowledging
our debt of gratitude to your
newspaper for the generous cov-
erage and sympathetic support•
given to The Sel ation. Army Red
Shield Appeal. -
Owing, to delayed campaigns
the national total will no be
known Untilate Fall, but returns
to date indicate that the objective
will be exceeded.
We should, therefore, -like to ex-
press to you and your staff, and
through your'newspaper to the,.cit
izens who support us with time,
money and encouragement, our
warm thanks and appreciafion.
Yours sincerely, •
L. B °URS SHY, grlgadier,
National Campaign Director
September 25, 1956,
Salvation: Almy, /
10 Years' A,goa -
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
September 19, ,1946
At ,their first 9neeting ' of the
season Clinton Lions Club decided
unanimously to buy the arena in
Oven and to ,operate it • aftbr re-
atedelling the structure.
1~ uneral
services „for John . V.
Diehl Were held on Thursday,
September 19. He passed . away
early Tuesday .morning in his 88th
year.
Fred, Hellyar is spending his
holidays • .at' he parental home..
A/A$ Bob Steep of HMOS War-
rior, is spending a • leave in town.
Thirty-four members attended
the chicken jitney/ at the local
bowling greens eh Monday 'even-
ing. The winners were H. Steepe,
'Pap" Cook and, ,Mrs, 0, RRozell,.
Clinton R and c S bowed out ef.
the OBA intermediate playoffs be -
fere Hensall's double -;barrelled as-
sault, losing the second • and third
games 'at HensaIl 19-5 and 154.
Miss Marie Connell, a popular
bride of yesterday, has been much
feted prior to her marriage.
The Bible
Today
Today's rapid spread of Islam is
concerning more 'than statesmen-
and, politicians, The church is be-
ginning torealize that a revival
of religion is taking place around
the world. Mohammedanism; like.
Hinduism, Confucianism, Budd'-•
hisrn aria other religions that have
a strong association with Nation-
alist traditions, `has taken serious
strides forward in recent years. .
A rapidly Changing Africa and
Middle Fast which are historically
the cultural seats of Islam, are
entering upon a new Gra. Measures`
used by Western • Missions for, de-
codes no longer 'apply. For .this
reason the Bible Societies are fac
ing the facts of current events and
changing their tactics in Bible. dis-
tribution, • •
Rev. W. J. Platt has recomnt.end-
ed to the London eornmittee of
T1- e British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety a momentous pla,n which has
been accepted in principle„ It is
that "in consultation with the•Mis-
'sionary Societies in West Africa
the Bible Society should select and
train a number Cdr Africans in the
art of presenting the Gospel to
Moslems." "The aim of the pro -
grain," says Dr. Platt, "would he
to prepare a new approach for the
presentation of the Gospel to Mos-
lems in a natural and friendly
spirit." Those chosen yould live
among their own tribes and work
among their, own people.
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The problem connected with this
proposed„ plan is •a shortage of
supply of the Bible • in Arabic
script. Vol? generations transla-
tions have been made predomin-
antly in, the Roman script which
is used by the churches, Few out-
side are able to read this script.
Sinecl.jhere is littleeliterature that
is not too difficult for the average
reader available in the 'Arabic
script and because of the Arab's
natural' thirst for knowledge it°,is
believed that the new method will
work. To be tested, however, mil-
lions of volumes in this script must
be made available for distribution
below cost or free of charge.
Suggested rgadings for the week:
Sunday Isaiah, 6: 1.13
1Vforidaay ' • Isaiah 9: 1-21
Tuesday Isaiah 11 1-16
Wednsday Isaiah 26f 1-21
Thursday Isaiah 42: 1-25
Friday Isaiah 51.: 1-16
Saturday Dettterozi.oIny 24: 14-22
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