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Page 2—Cliaban News-Record--Thurs., Nev. 29, 1962
Editorials
A Worth While Industry
ONE OF THE best projects we can
think of at present for the industrial
committee of the council of the town of
Clinton, or for the entire council for
that matter, is the attraction of a sec-
ond dentist to our town.
Not a job for an industrial com-
mittee, you say? We don't know why
not!
Certainly the presence of another
dentist in our town would be of service
to a number of people, including our
present dentist. On purely a business
basis, a family which comes to Clinton
to get Johnny's teeth cleaned and filled,
will spend a half an hour in the stores,
as well. If that same family has to go
to London —.
But most important is the fact that
people in Clinton are just not receiving
the dental care they should receive, and
would receive if a second dentist were
located here.
We've got the distinct advantage
over many communities in this dental
care business, because our town water
has exactly the right amount of natural
fluorides, and it has been estimated that
children in this area would require 60
percent more dental care if those fluor-
ides were not present.
However, many people coming into
Clinton have not had the advantage of
drinking this good water in their early
years.
Perhaps some missionary work
could be done in the collegiate among
graduating students. Our present dent-
ist is a "local boy" imported only as far
as from Goderich Township. Probably
the best bet for Clinton in the future
would be another "local boy".
Would it not be good business for
our industrial promotion committee
(without funds as it has been this year)
to attack this particular problem at the
collegiate level. Maybe results would
then be evident at the end of the dental
college term several years from now.
Clinton News-Record
Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924
Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,369
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A. L, COLQUHOUN, Publisher
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WILMA D. DINNIN, Editor
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
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SUGAR and .SPICE.
40 Years Ago 40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD CLINTON NEW ERA
November 30, 1922 NQVP17114-1' 30, 1922
31 boys and girls have enrol- Last week 171 people visited
led in the short courses in ag- the local central office of the
riculture and home economics, Bell Telephone Co. where 3500
Included 'are Gordon 'Elliott, calls are handled each. day plus
Brucefield; Arnold' Jamieson, 100 long ,distance calls.
Clinton; Howard Johns, Sea- Edgar Armstrong has sold his
forth; Morgan Jones, Clinton; 100 acre farm at Brucefield to
Leslie Pearson, Clinton; Lome Henry Horton for 81,000. In-
Pepper, Brucefield; Irvine Teb- eluded are stock, !implements
butt Clinton and Elgin Thomp- and grain,
so, Brucefield. Elgin Thompson, san of Sam
C. G. Middleton attended a Thompson, Stanley, is 'taking a
Liberal Conservative meeting at short course at Clinton. He will
the King Edward Hotel in To- make a good farmer.
mato. Saturday evening a Ford and
E, S. Livermore, student at a Chevrolet collided near Mar-
Victoria College, won first prize ish's corner. Both cars were
in an oratorical contest. mussed up some.
From Our Early Files
in 'the Bank of Montreal's 145-
year history, according to Ken-
neth Flett, Ontario Street, man-
ager of the Clinton branch.
Commenting on the bank's
annual statement for the year
ended! October 31, he said B
of M resources climbed beyond
the $4 billion 'mark—to $4,015—
for the first time at a year-
end.
Loans of all kinds, to individ-
uals, businesses and municipali-
ties, set a new record at $2,269
— 17.33 percent above
the 1961 figure — and deposits
'reached 'a new peak of $3,713
million, the manager said. The
deposits figure includes $1,834
million of Canadians personal
savings, also a new high.
Earnings Up
The bank's ' earnings set a
new record, too, the manager
reported. Net profit 'for the
year was $16,013,512 for opera-
tions of the 'local branch and
more than 900 other offices at
home and abroad. However,
this .amount was earned only
after payment of income taxes
of $18,353,442 — 14.6 percent
more than, the net earnings
figure.
22,000 Shareholders
The B of M's 22,000 share-
holders 'are being paid divid-
ends totalling $2.10 per share,
for a total of $12,7575500 or
$5,595,942 less than the tax
bill.
The B of M manager said,
quickly ,availlable resources a*
$1,820 million, or 47.85 pef!:,
cent of 'the bank's public Habil:V.':
ties of $3,803 million, compared
with 'a 54.56 percent in 1961,
and providing 'further evidence
of the heavy credit demands
made art ,the bank during the
year.
Valuation of 'bank premises is
shown at $65,878,133, compared
with $63,062,983 in 1961, an in-
crease of 4.46 percent, and in
4 •• ;
Here is a concise summary in layman's
language of how the B of M stood at the
year-end on October 31st, 1962
WHAT WE OWE:
TICKETS FOR THE
RCAF Show
"HAVEALOT"
Dec. 4.5-6 at RCAF
Station Clinton
NOW ON SALE
AT OUR STORE
TOTAL RESOURCES WHICH THE B of M HAS TO
MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS . 4 r T , $446154 1.64,576
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FREE
GIFT
WRAPPING
SERVICE
FOR
MEN
OF COURSE, SHE WANTS--
(By W. D.
Noticed a letter to the editor
the other day that suggested
congregations should give their
minister a „hearty round of .ap-
plause if they 'enjoyed his ser-
mon, .M first, the! idea appealed
to !me. Many time, in chapel',
I've been completely carried
away by the. sermon, In fact,
Mt several occasions, I've been
carried right out of this world.
To 'dreamland,
On second' thought, however,
the notion of applauae for a
sermon lost its appeal. Sup,
posing the minister got a real
storm of 'hand-clapping. There's
.always the chance that he
would beam happily, hold up
his hand like la TV comic, pull
another sermon out of 'the sleeve
of 'his 'cassock, and give us a
30-minute encore,.
With the knoWledge that the
roast was odorificatirrg a home,
the gastric juices would flew
like Niagara Fall% and the con-
sequent rumbling of stomachs
would be, horrible to r
plate, frightful to listen to, and
destructive to any facade of
holiness that we'd managed to
erect.
Then, on 'the other hand, it
wound be only fair, if we were
to 'applaud with gusto for Stir-
ring sermons, that we should be
able to express our disapproval
in the customary manner by
booing, stamping, and whistling,
if we didn't like what the par-
son said. And the prospect of
rousing some of our soundest
sleepers with such an outburst
instead of the mellow tones of
the organ, is fraught with heart,
attacks, strokes, and apoplexy,
We'd need a crew of traitted
strestoner-bearers in a day when
you can hardly get • sidesmen.
Can't you imagine the jolt
you'd get las you sat there hap-
pily nodding, if some hardened
sinner who disapproved of the
sermon an sin came out with 'a.
Mighty "BOO-00-00" right in
your ear? You might very eas-
ily fall off the bench, simultan-
eously uttering an expletive
that would irrevocably consign
you to the fiery regions from
which the sermonrhad just tried
to save you.
Nope, we'd much better 'to
leave things as they !are, and
greet the, end of the sermon
with the Same old hawking,
coughing, snuffling and glove-
searching-for as we do now.
I've ofen felt that being a
preacher must be one of 'the
toughest propositions modern
society. He has enough proh-
T. .synrirA, ET)
lama to make anyone take re,
filge in 'blasphemy, 'he pant.
He knows enough .inside. .stuff
jO blast the parish, wide open,
but ,he has to keep mum,.
Some of his Parighioners get
sore If :ha doesn't visit them,
regularly, Others turn out the
lights and refuse to answer the
door when they see him coming,
Still others Invite him in, which
is. probably the worst Hate of 'all.
He can sit down .and wait uns-.
01 the television show is over.
Or he can drink a gallon of tea
with some old girl , Who's only
too willing to get te knife in-
to him 'the minute be leaves,
Or he can sit 'by the bedside of
same" 0110 reprdba'te who hasn't
been te church in 50 years, but
is thinking better of it as the
.pearly gates loom.
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People want their parson to
be a leader 'in the community,
but, if he expresses firm opin-
ion on anything outside the
doors of the !church, he 'is a
professional 'troublemaker or an
ioterfering 'busybody, and "He'd
better remember where his
money comes from,"
For a salary a little above
that of a laborer he is expected
to be a public relations expert,
psychiatrist, 'big brother, wail-
Mg wall', youth leader ,and
building inspector art week days,
a Thomas Aqqinas on Sundays.
"Yes, but he gets .a free 'house,"
howl his parishioners. The free
house 'is usually a vast, drafty
barn, which the minister has.
half enough furniture to Till and
half enough furnace to heat.
'There are a lot of dunder-
heads, crashing bores and out-
right incompetents in the ranks
of the clergy. But, on the
whole, they are men with a high
purpose in life, tormented and
frustrated by the thorny perver-
sthies of human nature among
their flocks. Most, in their mod-
est way, are heroes and I salute
them, if not with reverent awe,
at least with 'a hearty respect.
MN EMI
The daily papers during the
past few months have told us
of 'the official opening ceremon-
i'e's held 'at several large -harries
built for our citizens of adivanc-
ed years. These news 'stories
are of course, wriStrien 'in some
detail but the thing which at-
Vatted me most were the pic-
tures of 'the interiors of these
"homes". Not 'in just one case,
but in all you could see that
the planners, 'architects, build-
ers had !done beautiful work
but 'the furnishings which were
shown, left me feeling rather
disturbed.
The lounges, for example
seemed to be all equipped' with
metal, or straight-cut modern
Chairs and tables, without any-
thing to relieVe the severity of
their lines. There wasn't one
comfortable, cozy, over -stuffed
armchair or sofa in any picture.
Can you imagine your elderly
acquaintances in their own
homes, Without an upholstered
piece of furniture, or at least
s ever a old feather-stuffed
cushions 'to put 'at their backs
or to Sit upon at times?
It is true, that the modern
furnishings have many features
which are desirable. They are
easily maintained, readily mov-
ed about for cleaning, etc., but
they are hardly what the older
generation has "grown: up"
with, I 'am hoping the photos
were taken before the: residents
moved into the buildings and
that perhaps' some kind-hearted
person' hats made a few addi-
tions 'to the austere atmosphere
of 'these :rooms, by adding some
old-fashioned touch,
Perhaps 'a rocking4chair could'
be 'added. IT bet it would 'be
safer to put in several of these
and prevent trouble between
the folks who would all prefer
to use that type of chair. Let's
move a few dawn from the at-
tics !especially for the genera-
tion' who are accustomed' to
them, and keep the modern
furniture far our age group, who
are getting used to them!
I hone you enjoy the follow-
ing poem by Virginia Moran
EVa "Attic Lines To An Old Rocker"
Nat aged enough to bear the
name "eintiqtre"
And yet, 'an 'ancient ruin it the
scheme
Of modern life, here where
shadows creak,
You teach a Memory and Wake
a dreamt.
Hew often I have seen my
mother there
Within yottr antis, a beak upon
'her knee,
1-featt ,and blood 'vessel dis-
ease is the NO, 1 health enemy
and cause of dearth mitt Canada
today', taking more JiVes than
all diseases combined.
SEE
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INFORMATION
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Coast to coast in Canada--
and 'abroad — the fiscal. year
just ended has been the busiest
KENNETH FLETT
Manager
Shaking d'own: her tent of chest-
nut hair,
A silken fortress of security!
The child I was leaps up a
moment's gap,
As I recall 'her voice, melodic,
low,
And feel the warmth of her,
serenely wrap
Me din that peace which only
children know.
Old chair, consigned to attic's
slow decay,
Magicianlike, you bring back
yesterday!
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
December 2, 1937
Three cars' driven by Carmen
McPherson, W. Williams and
James Chowen collided on High-
way 4 'about four miles north of
town. Some ankle, knee and•
facial injuries were suffered.
Captain Bonar of the Salva-
tion Army 'Corps here requir-
ed five stitches to close a wound
on his dhin caused when his
gun barrel 'exploded, The Cap-
tain had been hunting on Chas.
Elliott's farm,
Forty years ago three car-
loads of turkeys were shipped
live "across the the papd" by
Elliott & Mitchell. Average
price paid per potind wag seven
cents The birds are shipped in
orates two dozen 'in each.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
November 27, 1952
J. W, Nediger received an
acclamation' as reeve of Clinton
for 1953, W. T. Dale is reeve
for Hallett, also by acclama-
tion, In Godenich Township Eld-
ward Grigg and Gerald A. Orr
are contesting the reeveship.
Russell Balton, RR 1, Dublin,
is president of Huron Soil and
Crop Improvement Association.
William 3, Miller and W. R.
"Bert" Glidden are seeking to .
be mayor of Clinton.
A car belonging to William
Fleischasuer was stolen, but has
been 'recovered in Oakville.
VARNA
(Correspondent,
Fred Meelymont
The YPU of the United Ch-
urch is planning a paper drive
next spring.
'George Coleman, Cobourg
spent the weekend at the home
of his parents.
. Mrs. Doug Robinson and
daughter Larrie„ Agincourt, are
spending a few clays at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McClyrnont.
The eexcutive of Varna and
Goshen Branch of the Bible
Society wish to thank .all who
contributed to 'the fund. A
total of $125 has been forward-
ed to headquarters by the tr-
easurer, Ernest Pollock.
indication of continuing branch
modernization and' extension in
this provice and elsewhere in
Canada,
Local B of M Manager Says Latest
Fiscal Year Busiest In Bank's History
WHAT WE HAVE:
CASH: The B of M has cash in its vaults
and money on deposit with the Bank of
Canada and other banks amounting to . `11.
CHEQUES and other items in transit—
representing the net amount of the moneys
moving between branches of the Bank and
into the 1.3 of M from other banks on
account of customers' transactions . .
INVESTMENTS: The B of M maintains a
strong liquid position through investments
in high-grade government bonds which have
a ready market. Listed on the Bank's books
at amortized value, they amount to .
The B of M has other investments—in-
cluding a diversified list of high-quality
short-term issues. These investments are
carried at
CALL LOANS: The B of M has call loans
which are fully protected by quickly sale-
able securities. These loans amount to •
QUICKLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES: The
resources listed above cover 47.8% of all
that the Bank owes to the public. These
"quick assets" amount to
LOANS: During the year, many millions of
dollars have been lent to business and in-
dustrial enterprises for production of every
kind—to farmers, fishermen, oilmen,
miners, lumbermen and ranchers—to citi-
zens in all walks, of life, and to community
organizations and provincial and municipal
governments. These loans amount to . .
MORTGAGES and hypothees insured under
the National Housing Act, 1954—repre-
senting adVances to homebuilders . r .
BANK BUILDINGS: In hamlets, villages,
towns and large cities from coast to coast
the B of M serves its customers at 900
offices. The value of the buildings owned
by the Bank, together with furniture and
equipment, is shown On its books at .
OTHER ASSET E: These chiefly represent lia-
bilitiet of customers for Commitments
made by the Bank on their behalf, cover-
ing foreign and domestic trade transactions
$1,825,682,590
224,644,086
65,878,133
79,222,188
$ 520,065,342
112,094,335
742,197,080
226,832,563
218,548,259
$1,819,737,579
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Of
What are
THE FACTS BEHIND T E R
at 'MY BANK
TO 3 MILLION CANADIANS .5
DEPOSITS: While many business firms, man-
ufacturers, merchants, farmers and people
in every type of business have substantial
deposits with the B of M, about half of
the money on deposit with the Bank is the
savings of private citizens. The total of all
deposits is $3,712,565,329
OTHER LIABILITIES: Miscellaneous items,
representing mainly commitments under-
taken by the Bank on behalf of customers
in their foreign and domestic trade trans-
actions All 90,467,309
TOTAL OF WHAT THE B of M OWES ITS DEPOSI-
TORS AND OTHERS
TO PAY ALL IT OWES, THE B of M HAS TOTAL
RESOURCES, AS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE
OF THIS STATEMENT, AMOUNTING TO .
WHICH MEANS THAT THE B of M HAS RE-
SOURCES, OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IT OWES,
AMOUNTING TO
$3,803,032,638
$4,015,164,576.
$ 212,131,938
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This figure of $212,131,938 is made up of money sub-
scribed by the shareholders and, to some extent, of
earnings which have from time to time been ploughed
back into the business to broaden the Bank's services
and to give added protection for the depositors.
BANK. OF MONTREAL
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Clinton Branch K. G. FLETT, Manager
Londeshorough (Sub,Ageney)! Open Mon. & Thurs.
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