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Clinton, 04040,
Dear Editor:
considered of sufficient gen-
era interest please, print this let-
ter in current edition.
The late my, W. D. Fair will be
xemembereeeley a few 'Clinton roe-
ideate las a raconteur 'ere greater
than, ordinary' ability. The writer
remembers hearing him tell in his
interesting way about a tell dollar
bill, that turned •up In the store
cash intake one day upon which
an attempt had been made to split
it lengthwise to make two of that
denomination. . • He related that in malting
the cash for the bank deposit the
damaged bill was included, and
since it had visibly been tampered
with the bank as 'in duty bound
sent it on to Ottawa -fee inspection,
Tracing back was then in order
and in this he was a link in the
chain and later was visited by a
federal officer for questioning,
Sequal? You've guessed it, 'loth-
ink came of it.
The object en relating this story
is to point a parallel between the
"Who done it? to the bill and our
finance minister the Hon. Walter
B. Harris, who, on his budget, div-
ided the ten dollars, for increase
in our aged citizens pensions but
instead of doubling it he halved it.
What a pity!
Ten dollars - additional though
quite inadequate would have been
a nicely rounded up assistance to-
ward a higher standard of living
for the aged—and after all the Some letters of interest that
recipient shares in the upbuild of were written over 100 years ago
the fund in sales tax on everything to the late Robert Richardson, who
used, worn, or consumed, and. (if at one time farmed on tile six-
in that bracket) on income. teenth concession of Goderich
While openly lauding the vv.: Township, were brought into, the
ern -pent for the measure of social office by Mrs. William Pickett, a
security peovided.en family allow- granddaughter Of the late Mr.
ances and pensions one cannot but Richardson.
feel that - in the light of present In one of the letters mention
day living costs, ever on the up was made that some one hired for
trend, the increase should have one year with a farmer for $100;
been Mere liberal. Canada is pros,
porous; her eeettenlY is, sound. Mr.
Harris has his surplus of $282,000,.
000 or more. Why not spread it
around?
It Is generally admitted that
$100.00 per month exclusive of
house rent or home upkeep is
about the minimum requirement
for an average family ror 4-dope*,
not • luxurious standard of living,
To have that amount to spend the
retired aged householder would re-
quire all income from at least
825,000 invested lin bank sayings,
geVerement securities, annuities or
some other source, in addition to
the e40,00 pension; It can safely
be assumed that few of our re-
tired aged citizens are that for-
tunately situated.
Mr. Harris should re-vamp his
budget, and decide to at least leave-
the ten spot Whole.
After all, however, apart from
the pensions item of his budget we
Just can not help admiring our
Finance Minister. It will be in-
teresting to learn what the oppos-
ition parties have to offer in social
security.
Yours cordially,
OCTOGENARIAN
Clinton, Ontario.
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There was a tense moment .at
the Havana airport recently when
the elder son of Ctlba'e President
Baptista was about to board a
plane, A man named Pahlovieli
was trying to push through the
crowd of civic and military leaders
and policemen to his side. For a,
while the attempt to contact the.
distinguished traveller was on, successful.
Finally Mr. pablovich caught the
eye of the president's son who
motioned 'the guards aside and, asked his missiop, •,1 only wanted
to give you this small book which
is the Word of God so that you'
may read it on your trip," said
Pebloviele
"Thank you friend," said the
PrOSKelIt'S son, As he took 'the
Beek he pressed a fiVe dollar bill
into the hand of the Bible Society
colporteur, or Bible seller. "It Is
the hest Book in the World," iv
continued, "keep on with your ex-
eellent work and may God bless
you in it."
The British and Foreign Bible
Society employs .1,000 colporteurs
throughout the world.
Suggested Bible readings:
Sunday • Galatians 5: 1-26
Monday Galatians 6; 1,48
Tuesday - I John 2: I-2.9
Wednesday I John-3: 1-04.
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Saturday Mark 2: 1.48
also flour at that time was five
to six dollars per barrel; earn 40
cents a bushel; 'beef, five to six
dollars per hundred pounds; but-
ter, 25 cents; eggs, 20 cents a
,dozen and potatoes one dollar a
bushel.
In one of the letters Mr. Rich-
ardson's sister Mary was spoken
of, she later married Mr. Disney,
the father of the famous Walt Dis-
ney, Hollywood.
The letters are quite descern-
ible yet, although the paper on
which they are written is quite
faded. One of the letters was
written in 1837.
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Clinton News-Record
Thursday, March 31, 1932
George Carter and Robbie Hale
were heard over station. CIGC,
London, at the Monday night Mus-
ic Club. •
Misses Grace Venner, Thorn-
bury, and Ruth, Bognor, are home
for the Easter vacation.
Miss Helen Manning, University
of Toronto, came home for the
Easter weekend.
Will Argent, St. Catherine is
spending. Easter with his mother
in town.
Roy and Harry Robinson, Lon-
don, were with their parents, Mrs.
and Mrs. W, Robinson.
W. H. Mutch, of the Royal
Bank, Hamilton, was home for the
Eastertide.
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
March 27, 193'7
James Perry, whose death re-
moves a well-known personage
from Clinton. For many years
"Jimmie" and his dog did not miss
train, Ms. Perry having carried the
mail to the station for about 20
years.
A fire which was not clisc3vered
until considerable headway had
been made, completely destroyed
the service station operated by
Clarke Stanley early Sunday
morning with a loss runnieg into
thousands of dollars.
The radio broadcast sponsored
by Clinton Branch No. 140, Can-
adian Legion to raise funds for the
establishment of a suitable memor-
ial borne, was successful in raising,
in cash and pledges, between $900
and $1,000,
A belated snowstorm proved
worst of hard winter season as
blizzard again halts movement of
traffic. Oldtimers say they can't
remember a storm of such ferocity
at the end of March.
Dr. J. W. Shaw will act as chair-
man of the forthcoming campaign
for funds for the erection of a new
Wing for Clinton Public Hospital.
Beverley Aikenhead and Tommy
Colgultoun, two of the Beacon-
Herald paper, boys in town, were
winners in a recent contest spon-
sored by that paper and received'a
trip to Toronto,
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1957
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SPRING IS HERE. Though occasional lay-
ers of snow may tend to let us forget it, the fact
is, sure. And with spring comes .the need for
many little eel's to be done. Spring cleaning is
not the least of thee, and many of our house-
keeper friends are already, well along with the
task.
Here in Clinton another task looms on the
horizon. That is the completion of the com-
munity swimming pool.
'Something under $10,00 is still needed to get
this project to the usuable stage, and there is
probably less than three' months in which to
finish the. poll, before swimmers will be wanting
to get in for a daily dip,
No doubt the committee in charge he a
workable plan for raising the balance of the
money, But, regardless of the plan, the fact
remains that the money must come from the
citizens of Clinton through one channel or anoth-
er.
Without full support' from everyone, the
task will become difficult for the few who are
spearheading the campaign, Let's all be ready
to get behind the Swim Pool Committee.
CHAIRMAN OF the Clinton Public Utilities
Commission struck a familiar note this week
when lie asked the question: Where would you
take an industrial man who approached us here
in Clinton? Where would you suggest he locate?
Where is land readily available to a prospective
industry?
And he went on to voice an oponion felt by
a good many who are paying attention to the
future needs of Clinton citizens. He said, "I
think the town is very lax in not setting aside
some land for industrial purposes."
'This is a very great need in Clinton, as it is
A LESSON TO PONDER
eFrom the Rural Scene)
THE LESSON Canadian farmers should
learn from the Gordon report is that, in allow-
ing their indtistry to become dependent on the
state, they are putting their money on the
wrong horse;
All experience teaches that the influence of
any group with the government is limited by the
number of votes it can deliver at the polls;
and the report forecasts that, by 1980, the farm
vote in Canada will be only seven or eight per
cent of the labor vote.
CULTURE ? ?
DOWN.IN BALTIMORE'S ZOO a chimpan-
zee called "Betsy" whoeis adept in finger paint-
ing' has tarried professional. Some of the 17
"paintings" she had produced are being offered
for sale at prices ranging from, $25 to $50,
which ought to give the surrealists and abstract'
artists a real run for their money.
Incident gives pause for thought about
whether chimpanzees 'with' "cultural" pretensions
will qualify along with others for aid from the
Canada Council. It would be a pity were funds
desperately needed for higher education diverted
to support cultural crackpots, human or other-
wise.—The Letter, Review..
every Monday Night starting next week
"The Golden Fleece"
by Janes Bannerman, an exciting only
of life p a lumber camp.
WiTERE; WOULD THEY GO?
in many other Western Ontario towns. Some
centres have already taken steps to invest a'
fraction of municipal funds in obtaining land in
the nature af „ security' for the municipality's
future.
It's all very well to talk in generalties about
land available in a town, but it is another thing
entirely to $et out to find it,
This is something which Clinton's town
fathers would be well advised to look into quite
seriously. Definite possession of suitable indus-
trial land could well mean the difference be-
tween 'prosperity and poverty to many Clinton
citizens,
SEA HORSE
In twilight of eel grasses
close to shore he plays,
while hour on hour passes
through watery days.
This toy, a work of art
with fins and horse's head,
takes no bit, pulls no cart;
seas rein him instead.
He is figure for chessboard,
anchored on tides—
in ,swaying sward ,
he canters, rides.
Where shells record sound
in forests of weeds,
he may be found
with like-pastured steeds.
A great green meadow
runs from the beach—
water is shadow
where spiral leaves reach
through soft, subdued light.
Grace suspended—motion
tethers a small weight;
his fins fan the ocean.
Einerald light swims down aslant
paddocks paved with cobble shells;
harbor's fabled ornament
rests in glassy stalls,
—William 'Vincent Sidle'',
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40 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
Thursday, March. 29, 1917
While engaged in housecleaning
on Saturday morning last, Mrs. J.
W. Shaw fell from a -stepladder.
Though• bruised and,;shaken, Mrs.
Shaw escaped wlthdut a broken
bone.
Dr. Gandier is moving this week
into his new property, the Whig-
head place, on Victoria Street.
Pte, Melvin Schoenhals of the
122nd Forestry Battalion, Gait, is
home this weekend, on last leave
before proceeding, Overseas.
Albert Palmer, Seaforth, form-
erly of Clinton, is laid up just
now owing to an accident. While
working in a munition factory a
shell dropped upon his foot and
crushed it rather severely.
Clinton New Era
Thursday, March 29, 1917
Manager Rumba]] of the Bell
Telephone Co„ is in possession of
a ring made from the, aluminum
nose of a German shell, with Brit-
ish arms in copper. The ring was
sent him by his brother Fred now
in France,
George Phalen is the new owner
of the cottage occupied by Dr.
Gandier and will soon move to his
new home.
While Master Joe Doherty was
looking for fish in the Normandie
water trough, he •accideritly fell in
and has since been laid up with
bronchitis,
William Hutch has purchased
the house and lot from John Step-
henson, now occupied by Ken
Ch owen.
Mr. and Mrs.
ited in London,
Mr. and Mrs,
ley and Janet,
Mr. and Mrs,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, John Stanley and
twins Cindy and Lonnie, London,
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs, Norman Baird,
LOW PARES EVERY SATURDAY (TO AND INCL, APRIL 13)
Tickets good going and returning same Saturday only.
EXCURSION FARES FROM.
Allenford - , $4.75 Hanover ......,.,.$4,30 Southampton .,$5.90
Brampton .85 Harriston 3.75 Sarnia 6.55
Brussels 4,30 Ingersoll 3.70 Stratford • 3,45
Chesley 4.75 Kincardine 5.85 Strathtoy ..... - 5.20
Clinton 4.75 Kitchener 2.45 Walkerton 4,60
Elora , .45 Listowel 4.00 Watford . ....... ,.„ 535
-'ergus 2,45 Mitchell Vitingharn 4.75
Georgetown ..., 1,20 Owen Sound .,,, 4.75 Wyornieg ,.... 6.20
Gederieli , 5,05 Paisley 5,20
Guelph .., 1.90 Palmerston ...... 3.40
Corresponding Fares from Intermediate Points
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SATURDAY EXCURSIONS
to
Jack Taylor, vis-
on Monday,
Earl Craig, Brad-
Goderich, visited
Walter Baird, on