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Amalgamated 1924
THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, IN THE HEART OF III01tQl1T COUNTY
Population, 2,86iS• (1.956 Census of (Canada)
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-THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1957
NOTHING LEFT --- BUT TO VOTE
"It's all over now but tide voting", re -
Marked one spectator -at the sparsely attended
official nomination meeting here on Monday
'afternoon, •
The meeting had lasted a mere fourniin-
tites, when the returning officer announced
that there -would be nospeeches from the can-
didates. There was nothing left for those
present to do, •but go home.
We doubt that the deyision which the can-
didates apparently -made, to make no speeches,
was the right one, Possibly they thought they
had said most of what they had to say last
Wednesday, when they spoke to a packed hall
of farm folk in the same hall. If so, then they
must be forgetting the fact that all voters 'are
not farmers.
However, on the other hand, we can hardly
blame them, for there was not two dozen people
in the ha1ll,
CLINTON SPRING SHOW
EVERYTHING STOPPED in Clinton on
'Frair Day, but sunshine, fun,. and of,eourse poli-
tics. The fair Board, even in their dreams,
could not have conjured a better day for Clin-
ton's 104th.
Hot, just as in mid summer, yet with a cool,
breeze blowing,
People, from miles 'around, visiting and
Viewing and showing livestock.
Children, of all ages, and all origins.. The
little Ones wide-eyed in seeing all the new
things — and the older ones worldly in their
knowledge of what was going to happen.. ,
Music, ,both skilled marches from the RCAF
band, and gay jazz from the children's rides.
Silver airplanes in the air, and speedy race-
horses on the track.
Farm animals of all kinds, from the new
Landrace hogs, to. dainty -footed, Jersey calves,
heavy horses, ponderous buns, and pretty Hol-
stein cows. To say nothing of the wooly -coated
top calibre sheep. •
Clinton's Spring Show is a true agricultural
fair and is notable for this fact.
And it is enjoyabid by. everyone. Let there
be more Spring Shows in Clinton even unto the
204th.
REMEMBER. THE SHUT-INS
SHUT-INS THROUGHOUT the world will
receive extra attention on Sunday, as the reedit
of en idea of Ernest Barker, Goderich, himself
a semi -invalid, who founded the Shut-in's Day
Association in 1942. by sending letters for pub-
lication to 'leading newspapers in Canada and
the United States. The next .year a chapter
was formed in the United States and the year
after that a similar groupwas founded in Fran-
ce with a membership of 26,000 persons. There
are representatives in Scotland and also South
`America. • , of
The idea of Shut=In's Day is for well people
to vieit the sick, and make a special effort to
help bring joy and fellowship .to them.
Patrons of the Association in Canada are
the Lieutenant Governors of the provinces.
Prime - Minister L. St Laurent endorses the day,
as well as church, leaders, party leaders, minis-
ters and leaders of the governments, . service
clubs, etc.
"Nae Man canbe happy without a friend,"
says an old Scottish proverb.
This Shut dn's Day is an opportunity to
spread friendship and 'add ones share to the sum
of human happiness. Join in this happy "inas-
much" service and plan to visit or in some way
.,,remember a shut-in or two on June 2. We think
you will find it an experience which "Blesseth
him. that gives and him that takes."
JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH
JUNE IS particularly dairy month for two
reasons.
For years it has been recognized that in
• June, after cattle have been on ,the grass for a
period of time, they come into their greatest
lactation period. That meansthat they produce
more gallons of milk during June than during
any other 30 day period in the year,
Recently in an effort to publicise their•pro-
duct, and thus manage greater sales, the pro-
ducers and processorsof milk and other dairy
products have been setting aside in June, a per-
centage of all receipts during the month, to use
for advertising purposes.
This year, it is estimated that five million
dollars will be spent for this purpose—or 350
thousand dollars more than last year. This
represents slightly less than one percent of the;
wholesale value of all dairy products sold in
Canada.'
In the last five years this policy has paid
off, and sales have increased by over two billion,
pounds milk equivalent. Increases have been
recorded for every major dairy product.
Here are some more facts, we may not real-
ize: Canadians are the fifth highest consumers
of dairy products in the world,.. with a per capita ,
consumption last year of 20.8 pounds of butter;
3221 pints of milk and cream; 6,4 pounds of
cheese; 16.5 pints of ice cream; 18.6 pounds of
evaporated milk And 5.1 pounds of skim milk
powder.
SPRING TIME UNTIDINESS
(Acton
The grass is growing fast along Canadian
highways now but not enough yet to hide the
litter of bottles, cans, boxes and other junk
that hasbeen accumulating steadily since last
fall, Go almost anywhere—to the park, or the
airport or to some picnic spot and one will see.
trash scattered about, and the more prosperous
we become the greater the scattering.
We can be mighty particular about our
own home or surroundings. Even the grass
clippings' may be carefully gathered and .put
in the garbage container. But how do we
behave when we get in a car and can be miles
In `moments from where we litter the road?
What is our conduct when we picnic by the
.roadside or on some farmer's lot? Would you
appreciate similar treatment by strangers ae
,hound your home?
To those who dwell in the 'townships where
there may not be any garbage collection or
disposal a word hi the interest of tidiness may
also be amiss, Do you only care if your rubbish,
Free Press)
is out -of your sight? Do you just cart it away
to a neighbor's land or dump it on a roadside
in some little travelled section? Spring un-
earths a lot of untidiness is it necessary?
ANONYMOUS.
Think of feet that cannot go
Where the woodland flower's grow;
Think of eyes that rarely see
Bud of blossom, bird or tree;
Think of hands that palsied lie
As the years creep slowly by.
What a joy to send the flowers •
'That shall brighten pain -filled hours.
The
Bible- Today
(lay Rev. 'W. IL Moore)
•
Nearly all the Bible Societies
'report increasing circulation fig-
ures, and ,most of such increases
are indicative of an improved lit-
eracy :rate as well as a growing
interest in Christianity.
In Bolivia, for example, where
the population is only about 31/2
million and the literates only 30
percent—there were 113,344 copies
of the ifoly Scriptures distributed
last year, In Peru 110,000 copies
are given out each year, and there
is a greater responsibility being
assumed by church members for
from other parts of South Attu
erica.
But it Is on Africa that our eyes
rest with some anxiety, Great
changes are taking place hi the
vast land which used to be 'called
"The Dark Continent". Many
problems of the `>uture social order
are arising and must be solved,
Upon many of them. the Bible can
illumine the mind and strengthen
the heart.
The British and Foreign Bible
Society gives thanks for the corn-
pletion of seven new African edi-
.. ast ear . but, _ prays
wider distribution. The cry which
is heard most from Africa these
days Is "When willthere be more
supplies of complete Bibles arrive
ing?" It is The growth • of the
work that prompts the cries. A
tribe living on the shores of Lake
Tchad had only 40 people reading
the Scriptures teal years ago. To-
day there are 5,000 readers.
,Such facts as these are charged
with a meaning and a message for
us all alid today's urgent situation
e.
should impel us to redouble our
p
efforts in spreading this Word of
Life to all men.
Suggested readings for the
week;
Sunday Psalms 107: 2343
Monday , 2 Peter 1: 1-21
Tuesday 2 Peter 3: 1-18
Wednesday Acts 1.: 1-14
Thursday ... Hebrews. 11: 32.40
Friday Hebrews 11: 32-40
Friday Hebrews 12: -11
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40 Y AKS AGo.
Cinton New Era
May, 31, 1917
Tt. C, Willis who has been for
some years western Manager of
the Doherty Piano Co., has taken
charge of the- plant here.
Ja1iues Johnstone, one of Bay -
field's most active businessmen, is
very dangerously ill with pneum-
onia.
Edgar Armstrong, Tuckersmith,
has purchased a. Chevrolet ear.
Mr. and Mrs. James :Snell have
received word -of their son, Pte,.
Ephraiin Snell, who was reported
last week, He was shot in the
left shoulder and is now in hos-
pital in France. He writes that it
was no doubt a German sniper.
Mrs. Jean Scott leaves this week
to visit friends at London and
other points.
Thomas Watts is visiting his
brother at Bolton,
Ed. Schoenhals• was a visitor at
Detroit over the, 24th.
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25 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
June 2, 1932
• It is with regret that we an-
nounce the transfer of S. L. Lucas,
for the ,past six years accountant
on the staff of the Bank of Mont-
real, to Elgin. Mr. Lucas goes to
Elgin as manager of the branch.
Gordon. E. Ball has passed his
third year Faculty of Forestry
with third class honours.
Clinton's vital statistics are at a
standstill at present, as during
May neither birth nor death was
registered with the town clerk.
Before leaving the office of the
Clinton Knitting Company, Miss
Isabel Fairservice, who was mar-
ried yesterday to Ralph Josling,
Londesboro, was presented by the
staff and employees with a hand-
some occasional chair.
King George V celebrates his
67th birthday tomdrrow, June 5.
Fred Hovey, John Cuninghame
and Kenneth Dougan went to
London on Saturday to see the
aircraft demonstration and the
flight of Joe Gandier's glider,
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
May 29, 1917,
William E. Perdue, local hard-
wareman and active in many
phases, of community affairs, was
elected president by acclamation
of Clinton Lions Club for 1947-4$,,,
Fifty homesare to be erected
in Clinton by wartime housing.
A highly esteemed Clinton
couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Henry Epps, celebrated their gold-
en wedding anniversary at their
home on King Street.
The• piost important local real
estate deal of the year was made
public yesterday when W. Glen
Cook and Frank •Cook, proprietors
of Glennie's Lunch, announced the
purchase of the Mackenzie House
from Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Mac-
kenzie. The new owners will take
possession July 1st.
Miss Dorothy McIntyre, Toron-
to General Hospital, has been vis-
iting at the home of her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. McIntyre.
Robert Elliott, Garry Cooper,
Ron -Moore and Misses Ann Epps
and Helen Ball spent the weekend
in Detroit as guests.of The Strat-
ford Beacon -Herald.
SUGAR and SPICE
(By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley)
One of the mostefrightening pre-
dictions of the 20th century issued
from the lips of the Prime Min-
ister during his recent appearance
in town. The appalling prophecy
was delivered in the midst of a
flow of milk and honey, arid its
full impact was not felt at the
moment.
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But later)• • when serious men
were trying to remember what the
BM had said, and having diffi-
culty, the fearsome threat stood
out in his remarks, stark and
sinister, with all the unexpected
horror 'of a shark's fin suddenly
appearing between one's toes in
the bathtub.
'.
By evening, strong men had
grown pale and drawn, weak men
had taken to the bottle, and in-
betiweeners wore the look of an
accident victim in a state of deep
shock. Know what the Prime
Minister said? He predicted that
the day was not far off when a
woman would be Prime Minister
of Canada.
All I can do is echo the remark
made •: so fervently and reverently,
by so many men, after the awful
possibility had sunk in: "Lord
forbid." •
I hope nobody thinks I'm just
taking a slam at women in gen-
eral. I'm not. I like women, and
believe they can do most things
as well as, or better than, most
men. Except cook, paint pictures,
write books, compose music, per-
form operations, build buildings,
invent inventions, and a lot of
silly, unimportant things like that.
* * * .
When it comes to bearing and
raising children, you can't beat
the women, If there's a quilt to
be quilted, they're away ahead of
men. They've got the men. licked
hollow in giving potluck suppers,
hanging out washing and serving
a delicious lunch after meetings,
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And when it's a question of
handling money, the men haven't
a look -in. A man will shove his
change in his pocket, A woman
will counts" hers. A man win buy
an article for $2.00 without blink-
ing an eye, while no woman in
her right mind would pay more
than $1,98. A man will show off
by tossing a half -dollar to a bell-
hop, while a woman rewards him
properly by fishing out a dime
and matching his frosty glare with
an equally stony stare.
ar * *
That's, probably why, every so
often, some misguided soul will
say: "We should have a woman
Mayor (or Chairman of the Board,
or Prime Minister). What we need
is good housekeeping in govern-
ment. A woman would soon bal-
ance the budget." That kind of
irresponsible talk always, gives me
the hot and cold running shud-
ders.
:T: 4$ 4,
Not that we haven't some very
capable and intelligent women. We
have indeed, and I've no objection
to them sitting on the school
board, 'running for president of
the Institute or going in for tem-
perance, antivisectionery or the
Horticultural Society: We need
them there to draw attention to'
the low (ha!) salaries of teachers
the need for hot lunches for school
kids, alcoholism, cruelty to ani-
mals and the beauty of flowers.
There's nothing so stirring as a
group of irate ladies on the march,
and whether they want the town
dump cleaned up, or the dogs tied
get action. But they're much too
simple, honest and idealistic to
keep their heads above water in
the murky swim of politics. It
would take them .generations to
learn the resounding, meaningless
phrase of the politician, centuries
to master the heartless hamstr-
inging, the jocular knife -in -the -
back tactics of international diplo-
macy.
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I can just picture our first wom-
an Prime Minister. She'd be a
grim and grizzled . veteran of a
thousand committee meetings, in
which she had bullied and cajoled
lesser women into washing up
after' the turkey dinner, canvass-
ing fellow citizens for donations;
and decorating the hall for dances,
which she held the reigns, applied
the whip, and took any glory that
was coming.
Among her first projects as'
Prime Minister would be total pro-
hibition. When that had been won,
and everybody was making beer in
his cellar, she'd tackle unmarried
mothers, and have them' all ship-
ped to a stockade in Labrador,
with the fruits of their labour.
Next would be a 9 p.m. curfew for
all married men. Soon after that,
at a meeting with Comrade Krush-
chev or his successor, she'd tell
him exactly what she thought of
those communists because .they
don't tip their hats to ladies in an
elevator. Next morning, World
War III would be on. .
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If' you want a woman Prime
Minister, include me out. I don't
mind being robbed, misled, and
diddled by male politicians. In
fact, I expect it. But when we
Canadians are turned over to• the
tender mercies of a crusading fe-
male, I'll trade my citizenship pa-
pers for a set of walking papers,
Why They Come
There is much loose talk about
why tourists come to Canada. Just
as foolish is the contention that
many stay away because there is
not always ready access to a
"bracer" when they Avant it.
But all tourists are not users
of liquor. Indeed a great propor-
tion of them are children. Hund-
reds of happy families come to
fish, to hunt, to rest, to play and
to enjoy the beauties of our lake
districts,
Indeed it can truly be said that
the liquor.free atmosphere of many
of our beautiful summer resorts
is one of their greatest charms.
Don't let the trade have its way.
Of course they want More outlets,
But they alone stand to profit.
HURON' COUNTY'_ •
TEMPERANCE FEDERATION'
22,1e
WHY DO ALL THAT
WRITING?
'When A
Rubber Stamp
Will do it faster/ easier,
and who knows? moi-
be neater, too.
Oder one of the
Clinton Nows.Rocord
... ... bellvery, Within
10 cloys,
TI•IURSII".A,' ,, MAS $0, 1957
The
Caiulidates Forum
This is a pre-eieetion feature, which will he published
week :from now until the election day,
Each candidate in Huron ,riding ,for the federal election
on Jute 10 has been Invited. !to contribute articles for the
purpose of ilnfor►ing the electorate on: the policies of their
party.
itch
Message to the Electors Froin Liberal Candidate A. Y. MoLeen
I want to discuss this week the
alternatives that are available to
you, the voter. In the riding of
Huron you will have the oppor-
tunity of voting for the Liberal
candidate supporting the policies
of the Liberal 'Government, or for
the Conservative canditdate, On
the one hand you have the oppor-
tunity of supporting a government
that is sustained by the only party
whichattracts popular support in
all parts of Canada; a party which
is united behind a great Canadian,
Mr. S.t,Laurent: A. party which
believes in maintaining an econ-
omie climate favouring explora-
tion and development of our nat-
ural resources;—a party which
has advocated stern and strong
resistance to the growing menace
of Soviet communism by -building
up our armed forces in co-opera-
tion with other free nations:—a
party which has •reduced taxes and
brought about a more equitable
distribution of the increasing nat-
ional income,
On the other hand you have the
opportunity of voting for a Con-
servative party which, in a bid for
power, already has promised to
provide increases in expenditures
that total at 'this time in excess
of 1,500 million dollars. And, at
the same time of course, Conser-
vative speakers make a further
promise; and this promise is that
they will reduce taxes. You and
I know such promises cannot be
kept, You can increase exipendi-
tures', you can reduce \taxes, you
simply, cannot do both at the same
time. • • _ • ,
Of course our friends, the Con-
servatives, say that there is un-
necessary expenditures and that
they will make major savings.
Well, let's have a look:
We know that the federal bud-
get is a big budget, But we also
know, too, that Canada is a big
country, and that it .has to have
a big income,
What you might not know is
the sort of secret the Tories never
tell: that in the Canadian scheme
of things the portion of the nat-
ional income going into the feder-
al budget bulks smaller every
year: In 1952-53 the federal bud-
get required between $18 and $19
out of every $100 of national in-
come. Today, it requires $16;
that is $2 or 11 percent less. But
our Tory opponents tell you that
this is not enough; that it could
be cut, indeed, that it should be
cut. Well, let us see just where
this budget—if our opponents are
right—could be reduced. Perhaps
we might deal with a $100 sample
of the budget. But before we
start cutting down this $100 we,
of course, must set aside nearly
$13 that we pass on to the prov-
inces,
That leaves us with a lit-
tle more than $87, I don't think
our. Conservative friends would
consider reductions in this field,
even though they were opposed to
the introduction of family allow-
ances.
Next we have defence which ac-
counts for a little over $34, or
one-third of the federal budget,
But surely the Conservatives
would not cut down national de-
fence. In Huron riding, of cour-
se, with two large defence estab-
lishments, we here realize just
what a fine job is being done and
the large part which these estab-
lishments play in the economic
life of the area.
So • our original $100 has shrunk
now to about $23. But even that
can't be cut down too easily.
There is interest on the national
debt, ' which requires about $10
out of the $100 budget. This gets'
less each year, for, under a Lib-
eral government, it has been pos-
sible to reduce the national debt
year after year.
Well, what is our balance- It
is only $13, about fine -seventh of
the total. Let us, imagine the
worst now. Let us imagine that
our opponents, to keep their prom-
ise of tax' cuts, might want to
wipe out all this remaining bud-
get expenditure—and with it, of
course, all the various federal ser-
vices that it makes" possible. Just
what services would the Tories el-
iminate — -agriculture, which am-
ounts to about $2 of the hundred
we were speaking about?—postal
services? Let them tell you which
service they would eliminate.
On the other hand, we have a
clear cut Liberal program. A
program that is ire favour of pro-
gress and against reckless exper-
iments; In favour of, good lead-
ership and against constantly
changing leadership; in favour of
national unity and against sec-
tionalisrn;—in favour of a better
life for all the people and against
all form of privilege;—in favour
of good government by a team
and against uncertain government
by compromise;—in favour of
growth and against stagnation; ----
in favour of a constantly increas-
ing trade; — in favour of sound
administration resulting in steady
reductions in taxation and in the
national. debt. .
A. Y. McLEAN
LETTER TO EDITOR
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Real Estate and lousiness Broker
High Street cliinton
Phone 1I'0 2-0692
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J. E. (EDDIE) DALE
District Representative
The Confederation Life Assurance
Company
Phone Clinton HU 2-9405
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H. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office HU 2-9644,
Res., HU 2-9787
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
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Office HU' 2-9642—•Res. HU 2-9357
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GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative
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Alexander, "Walton; vice-president,
Robert
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A. Reid,Seaforth.
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Robert Archibald;
ribald; Chris. Leon-
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Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; /Mister iiroadfoot, Sea-
forth.
Agents; Wm, Leiper Jr., T.ondes-
boro; d, F. Prueter, Brodha»en;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Erie