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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-10-31, Page 2Ciinton N -vv.spwRecord THE oLaNToi\iN4w ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD .AlisaIgen-tate:1 1924 9 Fab"billed Every Thursday at • Clinton, Ontario, 0 at the "Two of 'Herren County, a' POSOlatiert--2,90 • 0 - • • • A, Laurie Qolquhoun, Publisher 0 L. 0 ffl SUBSCRIPTION RAGS: Payable in advance—Cenada, and Great Britain; $3.00 a year; United States and Foreign; .$4.00; Single Copies Seven Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1957 ork A MATTER OF EMPHASIS 4-4 THERE'S A good deal of loose talk going around about Russia's space satellite being proof that 'the free world is dragging its feet in the realm of scientific progress. Nobody can deny that the successful launch- ing of the Soviet "moose' is a spectacular scien- tific achievement, But this doesn't necessarily prove that socialist planning, Moscow-style, is better than Western freedom. Far from it. Consider, for example, last year's discovery in a little research laboratory in the United States of the Salk polio vaccine. Consider, too, that instead of the thousands of children destins ed to go through life with twisted limbs and bodies before Dr. Salls's discovery, since innoc- ulation began, only 63 cases of .polio developed in the whole of the United States this year, Polio is still a dread scourge among child- ren in the Soviet .Union, despite the earth satellite. But in North America, this crippling malady of childhood has been virtually eradr. eated. 'Ask any mother and father whether they'd prefer to substitute an earth satellite fat free- * S "THEY SAY" (The Traveller) THERE ARE two words in -our language which have wrought havoc and brought more tragedy into a suffering world than all the blights, diseases and scourges known to man. "They say." Where is the historian .whose life on earth will be long enough to enable him to set down the ghastly record of suffering and despair which "they say" has brought to hum- anity? • When such an historian comes, he will find that "they 'say" brought witches into the world and burnt helpless old women; that "they say" saw the first ghosts which walked in the world and veiledethe world in ignorance and super- stition, while the heads of thinkers dropped like acorns from the gallows. "They say." Who are they, who say? What is this monstrosity which has come into the hearts of men and moves their idle lips in a sickening prattle of gossip, slander, and sheer falsehood which results in so much heart-break, suffering and death, too? dom from the anguish of having their child stricken with polio, and there won't be much doubt as to what the answer Will be. . CONCERNING IN SEPTEMBER 1956, there were 706 ac- cidents on curves. Of these, 25 were fatal and 192 caused injury. • Reports .very often record. the fact that drivers entered the curves with too much speed • and were unable to control their vehicles. 'The modern automobile has been developed in comfort and efficiency to the point where an awareness of speed as such has diminished to a very low level. The effort made to develop a habit of automatically referring to the speed- ometer as a "curve" sign is sighted can pay substantial divlderide in safety. And on left hand curves complete control and alertness has no Substitute. An' oncoming motorist may be going too fast to stay on his own side of the road! "They say." It causes men to hate and suspect eath other; to go to war and kill each other; to tear down, and destroy innocent reputa- tions; to make of millions who should be just and enlightened beings, the mere tools of gossip mongers and a thousand varieties of common scold. What a frightful record—what a mountain of victims lie heaped in the kingdom of this crazy monarch whose willing dupes so many millions et people are. "Agriculture now requires the services of an independent, highly-trained force of market experts and economists to give to farm mar- keting the same 'guidance and direction that scientists and manufacturers have so effectiv- ely given to production. Farmers themselves) in most eases, have blazed new marketing trails; but more is,needed now, for marketing in the last decade has become the most im- portant phase of farming." —Farmers' Advocate editorial 1 'editor regrets the mutilation of a fine tree on the property of H. E. Rorke, Orange Street, when hydro gangs found it necessary to trim 1D:Db5',. The editor feels that the wires should have been taken ,a- cross 'the street, and back again to avoid harming the tree which coffer all took 70 years to grow, The Ladies' Auxiliary of the preslbyterian Church is sponsoring a .minstrel show in the town hall. The Rev, Major SO ,McGoun will deliver the address at the remembrance day services in the town hall on Friday morning, Bertha end Crich offered home- made tallfy and fudge, as well as the Saturday .specials of choc- olate drops, pumpkin and mince pies, 10 Years Ago Clinton News-Record Thursday, October 30, 1947 • Ross Marshall, Kirkton, and Ross Trewartha, Seaforth, receiv- ed special prizes at the Black and White Show held in Blyth.. Sam- uel Riddiek and Sons, Clinton, presented some of the prizes of- fered, Reeve John E. Pepper presided for the meeting in Stanley Town- ship when dates were set for, nom- ination day, and for elections if necessary. Mr, Pepper has been reeve for the past three years. 'County Clerk Norman W. Miller was presented with an honourary officer's badge at the meeting of the Clinton Branch 140, Canadian Legion, in recognition of his out- standing service to the local branch. J. W. VanEgmond received $435 for a heifer calf and $410 for a milking cow at the Holstein sale held in Stratford. The heifer was second price animal in the sale. Nelson McLarty, inspector of tree cutting for the Auburn sec- tion of Huron County, has shipped 69 bushels of walnuts and 76 bushels of butternuts to the seed extracting plant, Department of Reforestation, Angus. This is quite an increase from last year, when he shipped 50 bushels. U NDERR today's economic conditions, what you don't want from governments, or can do without, will determine whether inflation is to be halted. In other words, it is up to, the people of Canada themselves to determine what sort of future they will have. Do your representatives in government at all levels know what you don't want? Why not write and tell them? T HE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA iIMITED MONTREAL -GANANOQUE --HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO WRITTEN ANY GOOD LETTERS LATELY? Business and Professional — Directory — DENTISTRY DR. N. W. HAYNES Dentist Across From Royal Bank Phone HU. 2-9571 29-tfb ....•••••••••••massoosstososetessetsem INVESTMENTS Get The Facts Call VIC DINNIN Phone 168 — Zurich Investors Mutual Managed and Distributed by Investors Syndicate of Canada, Ltd. OPTOMETRY G. B. CLANCY Optometrist — Optician (successor to the late A. L. Cole, optometrist) For appointment phone 33, GOderich J. E. LONGSTAFF Hours: Seaforth: Daily except Monday & Wednesday-9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Thursday evening by appointment only. Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard- ware—Mondays only-9 • a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Phone HUnter 2-7910 Clinton PHONE 791 SEAFORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT RONALD G. McVANN Public Accountant Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON, ONTARIO 50-tfb INNNIVNIMNIesAlik REAL ESTATE LEONARD 0. WINTER Real Estate and Business Broker High Street — Clinton Phone HU 2-6692 Everyone Reads The Classifieds INSURANCE Insure the "Co-op" Way AUTOMOBILE and HOME INSURANCE District Representative P. A. "PETE" ROY P.O. Box 310, Clinton ' Ontario Phone Collect: 2-9357 35-tflb J. E. (EDDIE) DALE District Representative The Confederation Life Assurance Company Phone Clinton HU 2-9405 14-tfb 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. Be Sure : : Be Insured K. W. COLQUHOUN GENERAL INSURANCE Representative Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Office: Royal Bank Building. PHONE'S Office HU 2-9747—Res. 2-7556 J. E. HOWARD, Hayfield Phone Bayfield 53r2 Ontario Automobile Association Car - Fire - Accident Wind Insurance If you need Insurance, I nave a Policy THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1956: President, W. S. Alexander, Walton; vice-president, Robert Archibald, Seaforth; sec- retary-treasurer and manager, M A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: John H. McBwing, Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Win. S. Alexander, Wal- ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har- vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea- forth, Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Erie Munroe, Seaforth. PAGE TWO CLINTON mws,..nconp THURSDAY, OCTOBER al, 1957 From Our Early Files The Bible Today 40 Years. Ago Clinton New Era, Thursday, November 1, 1917 The Sock Shower and Tea was termed a huge success, All socks handed in were carefully counted by F. Jackson and D. L, lyfac- Pherson, and numbered 274. These' will be sent to the soldiers over- seas, Readers are warned that owing to expected increase in cost of paper, owners of weekly news- papers' are refusing to accept pay- ment for more than two years in advance. Mrs. Ma y Rance MacKinno and Miss W, O'Neil are On charge of a rummage sale for the Young Ladies Patriotic Association. These were the words used to describe a "Gigantic and Unriv- alled" sale at Brawn's store: "A dazzling array of the most fas- cinating value-giving offerings ever presented. A glittering carn- ival of unprecedented bargains, fairly beaming with rarest under- prices. This announcement of such extreme radical reductions, at the very incipiency of the win- ter season on Up-to-Date Dry Go- ods and •House Furnishings, and on every conceivable piece of fe- male toggery is certain to create an unusual economic furore a- mong thrifty shoppers." (Reason for the sale was that a fire starting in the back base- ment of the Brown's store, had caused sense smoke and water damage. Fire Chief Bartliff and his men soon had the blaze under control.) 25 Years Ago Clinton News-Record Thursday, November 3, 1932 William Ball, ygungest son of Mre and Mrs. Nelson Ball, has 'successfully completed his exams and is now as full-fledged :under- taker and embalmer. A. T. Cooper has installed an extension to his telephone service at the store, and now two num- bers will call either the main floor, or the second floor. Elm trees are in the news. The SUGAR and SPICE (By W. (Bill) B. T. Smiley) Fellow wrote me the other day to see if I'd be interested in writ- ing an article,, on hogs for Canad- ian Swine, 'a magazine produced by the Canadian Swine Breeders' Association. I could think of noth- ing in which I'd 'be less interested at the time, but the Old Girl got my dander up. "Isn't that ridiculous?" she chortled. "Imagine you writing (By Rev, W. II, Moore) astonishing revival of interest in All over the world there is an then, by various stages of trial and error, the,New Testament, now, as the Church /and community have the sacred text of Holy Scripture, taken root and grown, the whole Never in our history have Christ- Bible, without which no church ians been committeed to such a has the articles of faith. tremendous volume of translation and revision work. This year 1.957 At a time of profound moral finds the Bible Society supervising confusion and fear, of the failure Scripture translations into 243 of systems, of the revival of an- different languages. cient faiths such as Islam, Hindu- ism and Buddhism, and now the Since World War 11 the work of astonishing success of new ones translation has increased at least such as communism, what more sixfold. This is to be accounted natural than that man should once for by a perfectly normal stage in again turn to the Bible and begin the development of the life of the to take it seriously. church. Where mission work be- gan about 50 to 6Q -years ago, now Sunday Proverbs 2: 1-22 is the time that 'we might expect Monday Proverbs 3: 1-35 whole Bibles to be coming to com- Tuesday .„, Proverbs 4: 1-27 pletion. Wednesday .„, Proverbs 6:.1-35 The law of kingdom growth Thursday Proverbs 8: 1-36 "First the blade, then the ear and then the full corn" applies here— Friday 1 Timothy 2: 1-20 first the tentative pioneer 'Gospel, Saturday 1 Timothy 2: 1-15 CHOOSE YOUR OWN TERMS ON ANY FARM LOAN over $1500 at TRANS CANADA CREDIT Need extra cash for your farm ? Then solve your financial problem with a loan from Trans Canada Credit. Right now Trans Canada Credit is offering special terms on all farm loans above $1,500. Payments can be spread over as long as two-and. a-half years, and can be made in any one of these three ways: 1 QUARTERLY 2 HALF-YEARLY 3 ANNUALLY REGULAR LOANS Loans of $1,000 and less are available on Trans Canada Credit's monthly payment terms. Don't let the lack of ready money prevent you from buying 'seed, stock, or any other farm requirement. Get the cash you need at Trans Canada Credit, THE ALL-CANADIAN LOAN COMPANY TRANS CANADA CREDIT CORPORATION LIMITED Ts" 148 'the Square, Goderich Ontario Phone 797 about hogs. You don't know a pig from a peccary". Since I am con- stitutionally unable to avoid argu- ing with her, and trying to prove I'm smarter than' she thinks am, "Oh", says I. "I don't, eh We'll see about that. Some of my best friends are swine, and not just Canadian swine, either," So I started thinking about hogs and doing a little research. The more I pondered on pigs, the more fascinated I became, Before I was finished, I determined to expose some of the canards about swine and present them in their true light as the "useful, fecund, adapt- able and amenable" noblemen of the barnyard which have "accom- panied the progress of man throughout the world." The quotes are from the encyclopaedia. First thing that strikes one about a hog is his absolute utility. There is probably less waste on a hog than any other living creature. Man's puny body is just so much junk when the spirit has departed. Not so swine, A healthy hog just begins to get into the act when he's given up the ghost, We carve him into succulent pork roasts, tender hams, tasty pork chops, delectable spare ribs. Breakfasts would be a dead loss without that delicious back or side bacon he proffers. His bristles are used • in brushes, Pis skin made into fine leather. And from the ears of lady hogs, we make silk purses. What other beast can boast such a variety of attractions after death? One of the best points about hogs is that, unlike children, they will eat anything. You can raise a hog for peanuts, or on peanuts, if you have a good supply. They thrive on garbage. In fact, for centuries they were 'maintained as the family garbage pail. If things are really tough, they'll even eat their own children., Surely nothing could 'be' more 'economical to raise than that. ' A eommon misconception about hogs is that they are dirty., We are always reading in books bout Spanish-speaking types,- calling someone "feelthy peeg", or French- men doing the same with "sales cochons". Fact is, they don't even sweat, like humans, so can't even be accused of having B.O. Space does not permit 'further eulogizing on the sterling char- acter of hogs, but I'd like to make one point. The economy of Canada was based on the beaver, in its infancy, That was fine, But for many years now, the beaver has been little more than a nuisance who builds dams in trout streams and floods farmers' property, Can- ada 'produces some of • the best bacon hi the world, Why not have the hog as our national symbol instead .a the beaver?. He's twice as useful, and his habits are much more akin to those of our people than are the' diligence and pa- tience Of the beaver. before you begin to think I have gone hog-wild on the Subject, I will say my final word,—to the ladies, Ponder on what you have read here, meditat6 an the nobility of the hog, and next time you get sore at the old man, don't say: "You're nothing but a dirty pig," Hogs have feelings too, you know,