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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-02-20, Page 4Poop 4 ClintPo Nows,Re;orc.1,111orrp.,, Feb, 29, 1904 • Over,stepped A COSTLY and unnecessary election was averted for Huron County hog pro, ducers through the clear,thinking de, cision reached by supporters of the pre, sent beg marketing scheme when they met in Minton last week. However, while their "opposition" gained one of the 19 committeemen ap- pointments, they proved without a doubt that they Are conscientious farmers and at all -times are working in the best in, terests of all hog producers in the. coun- ty. All 19 supporters would have been. well within their rights to leave their names on the nomination papers and force the election, In the pest three votes, Huron farmers have voted. over- whelmingly in favour of the present plan, and 19 of the nominees had been listed to ensure that there would be a full slate of committeemen to represent the vast majority of Huron farmers. • To expound even further, it may be, stated it WAS their responsibility to contest the election on the grounds that in a democracy it is necessary that the majerity rule be strictly enforced and it would have been wrong to allow an ((unwanted". minority group to gain one of the positions through apathy or com, placency. • It was unquestionably the' realiza- tion of this responsibility that made the decision to "give" one of the poS,itions to a- stubborn opponent such a difficulty. Sothe may argue that in a democracy everyone has the right to stand for what he thinks is right, and that Melvin Gr- eb, RR 2 Dashwood, an opponent to the present marketing system, was well within his rights to contest One of the 19 committeemen positions. In part this is quite correct, but let us not lose sight of the fact that dem- ocracy is rule by the majority, and there must be certain bounds within which . the majority should be restricted, al- though each case must be judged in re- gard to its own merits. First and foremost in this particular case is the fact Mr. Greb did not have thg'privilege of forcing a vote on the , „.. . His Privilege grounds that he would not make .his views known to the other producers present; or for that matter, other• county producers who would have been, informed of his stand due to the fact the meeting was well, covered by press representatives, To preserve our democracy it is. ltn, perative that A candidate for .any such responsible. position .state his views and stand, especially when the voters are being 'asked to decide on a '"yes" or "no" issue. secondly, after three elections in which the supporters of the present plan have received overwhelming con- fidence from Huron hog producers, and have even appeared to ,silence their waning opposition on this basis; there can be no argument in favour of Mr, Greb having any right to cause an el- ection—which could cost anywhere from $300 to $700 when he was the only one out of over 3,500 producers apparently against the marketing scheme. Mr. Greb still maintains the right to 'his own opinions and the freedom of speech to express these opinions, but we think this freedom falls consider- ably short of forcing such an election, especially when past returns show that the Dashwood farmer has not even gained strong support from those of his own thinking in the other three elect, ions. The other 19 nominees are to be commended for reaching their decision to have one of them withdraw and not force the needless vote which would have served no purpose in that Huron hog producers are quite evidently in sup- port or the ,present marketing system. It is also to be hoped Mr. Greb will take a Serious look at his actions and at- titude and come to the sensible conclu- sion that he should not use the vote he has stubbornly gained. His acclamation was not a victory for those who favour free enterprise, but rather another defeat at the hands of the majority of Huron farmers who work so conscientiously to better their own positions. Need' Positive Thinki 5 i g AFTER ATTENDING recent farm meetings, a question contained in) this week's "Matter of Principle" by Carl Hemingway, becomes a little easier to answer. It was: "Farmers are disturbed enough to complain about their place in society, but are they sufficiently dis- turbed to take action to improve their position?" Unfortunately, the answer in too many cases is "no". At the annual meeting of the Huron County Beef Improvement Association, there was much criticism of the fact the Ontario government was supplying. the funds for the group and that they were being limited in the type of pro- jects they could undertake. While there may be some room for criticism that the government does con- trol the group in, part, we noted at the meeting that thelocal group had failed to use the $400 they had at their dis- posal last year, thereby losing out on the opportunity to conduct same type of program which could possibly have been of benefit to many beef producers in the county. This may be excused on the grounds that it was the first year in operation for the group, but at this year's meet- ing the producers again failed to come up with any project to use their 1964 grant and unless they have a change of attitude, there is a possibility it .will not be used. On. Monday of this week, the vari- ous dairy groups had been invited to a meeting to listen to the weekly Radio Farm Forum and to discuss the ques- tions raised in regard ,t.0 promoting their IT IS far from difficult these days to find a special "week" on which to comment, but it is rather difficult to find one that deserves more comment or consideration than the one which is being marked at present—Boy Scout Week. There appears to be little reason for commending the many youths in Clinton and throughout the other 82 countries in which Scouting is active for their participation in such a pro- gram, because their benefit and reward comes not from words of praise, but rather from the training they receive in the movement. It encourages them to make better use of their talents and to become bet- ter citizens of their country, and there can be no denial of the need for such a program, The degree to which each indivi- dual member attains the objectives and aims of Scouting is through his personal proaucts. About 10 men showed up, indicat- ing the lack of interest many farmers* have in bettering their own position, And the discussion that was carried on strayed far and wide from the issue 'at hand, with the result that no con- structive approaches were suggested. There was considerable time spent in complaining about the industry in general,.but the members present failed to 'take advantage of the interesting radio discussion to come up with any ideas on how the situation could -be bettered. . They, dismissed their opportunity to suggest new advertising approaches to sell more dairy products on the basis that they knew, nothing about adyertis- ing. • To a certain extent this may be true, but surely they have some ideas as to what advertising campaigns lure them into buying certain products. And if they were keenly interested, they would possibly have some constructive or destructive criticism as to the way their funds are now being used to adver- tise. The time has come when farmers must realize that "George" can't do it all, and as the concepts' of agriculture keep pace with science and technology, it is more important that farmers keep abreast of what is taking place by meeting with their own kind to discuss their problems and to learn of the ad- vances being made. Or are they not yet sufficiently disturbed to take action to improve their position? minendatio endeavour, but relies 'in no small part upon the challenge presented by his leaders. It is with this thought in mind that we note that the success of Scouting can only be a reflection of the work, planning and the time which leaders de- vote to the program, These leaders deserve our support, commendation and thanks, and there is no better time to bestow these upon them than right now .. It is also an opportune time for parents to explore the program and seriously consider enrolling their young- sters so they may avail themselves of the opportunity for training and charac- ter development that will do much to make their hopes and ideals come true. And equally important is that the consideration of some who have the qualifications needed to assist as leaders in this worthwhile -endeavour be given to that high challenge. orthy Of Co tint Ne Amalgamated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924 Published every Thursday .at the Est: 1881 Heart of Huron County Clinton, .Ontario Pepulatlen 3,869 A. L. COLDUHQUN, Publither i0 WILLIAM BATTEN, Editor Stood etihtetbdioni In this Oublkatton, era the 0.) L A opliilons Of the wrItifs only, and do not nieessarily 020filliii tile "vlairt of the nciivilinpie. Anftioehod as second 'trait Mali, Nosf offlte'estiarfeeikrit, Ottawa, and for olinsint bf posts i 1n testi t ibibdillf110t4 RATES. tiyible In ady/iiite ., Canada and Groatailfatnt 'OA yitat; Untlitt tfaifit end 'F',1.41461 Stiiall'tnnlaii Tin trash CC N A THE CL NTON NEW ERA est. 1865 la a 10.0 Juvonite Decency For Over 50- Years WE Al.",11.., owe a debt of gratitude to the Scouting movement, for it is through this fine organization that thousands of youths through- out the country are being trained to take on the. responsibilities that will one day be theirs as Canadian citizens. In the Boy Scouts, each boy is pledged to do his best always. Because of this excellent training 'in the formative years, we are confident that the Boy Scouts of today will grow up into the kind of man who will someday provide 'the best leadership for our country, During Boy Scout Week we salute the members of this moVernent and eqtially as deserving of our praise and thanks—their leaders. 4,1 From Our Early Files 0 • 0 d SPIC (By W. B. T. SMILEY) r Most automobile skids are the result of (1). under-inflated tires? (2) too much snow or ice on the road? (3) over-inflated tires? (4) driving too fast on slippery it ‘K\ road surfaces? x.11 ..6u16uims's1 pus .109.1 5L uopaa l p 045 "I slao4M 4uo.$4. aq1 ran{ pirlous nor( 'pp1c saop .too anoA fl .ulom aao seal{ Jnol, So sin,e.14 ay 41 pp/6, o4 Amu aJotu a.vioA ,AaquiatuaJ 4 n9 '400.3.10 s1 1st 055001A1a4os opoluo 44 Bu!plopny it CIA Co-operators Insurance Asso,cip#!4 nr :And Co ,operators Life Insurance . rssoeia tiou.• Royal Bank services can help you Manage your theqtting,.borrowing and other personal finances in a businesslike way at lowest test, Our TWO-Are0OUtstr PLAN' keepS youfrom "eating into" your Savings; 'simplifies bill-paying with SWIM PerSolial Chequing Menial% (Only 10A tr cheque.) And a Itoyill TERMPLAN LOAN can Often save you big inotteylii interest. Be inOney• -*ad.,- bank At ye tit near by' Royal Bank Watch,. Clinton branch ,„.„. 0, L. EngelStad, Manager 0Oderich Branch H. G. :Spring, Manager' SAVING PAYING BILLS ROYAL BAN K Valentine:Decor Provides Setting ,F-01 iadeeine Lane.-Anxiliary Tea minion of Canada Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto. Clinton Colts were eliminated by Goderieh in OHA playoffs this week, the earliest the local team have been sidelined in many years. 10 Years Ago A. M. Knight has been named chairman of the Clinton Public Hospital Board, and H. C. Law- son was appointed a member to replace W. H. Robinson. Lightning Struck the house and barn at D'Arcy 'Rathwell's farm in Stanley Township, Tuesday, knocking out plaster and wall board in the house and killing two cows in the barn. Once in a while, it is the good fortune of an English -tea- cher to come across a fresh, original piece of writing by a student. When he does, it's a, drink of cold, pure water after days of wandering in the desert of mangled syntax, crucified spel- ling, howling triteness and tor- tured thinking through which it has been ordained that he should plod. It happened 'to me this week. At first, I thought ray, judg- ment might be prejudiced, be- cause I was quite fond of the youngster in question. I read it again. It still sounded good. To make sure, I had it mim- eographed and tried it on my Grade 13 students, as a piece of critical 'analysis. Their snorts and giggles confirmed my first impression, Than we discussed it in depth. They could 'find little wrong with it. It had unify, coherence and em- phasis, The - tone was consist- ent. Well, here it is, just as it was written, on an examina- tion, under -stress. See what you think. The title was: The Wander- ings of a Ten-Dollar Bill. '.My mother was extremely large and could make only loud, whirring sounds in her throat. The thing that puzzles me is how I turned out so thin when she is such a false, "Anyway, When I popped out feeling like a wet piece of cab- bage, a long, dark man with a black mole beneath his left eye clutched Me and cried, 'Oh, darling George.' He and the rest of the boys kissed me all over, even on the Queen's bead, I was later to discover that had the honour of being the first bill in an evil batch of counterfeit money. I Was the one Who Would set the plot in motion. "First of all I was given to mi unsuspecting old lady for a packet of Cigarettes. The de- crepit old woman hesitantly handed thorn the change, all nickels, They then turned and scampered out, leaving me to face the consequences. It turn. ed out that the old lady was a trifle goofy. "One fine day she traded me for pennies, all pennies. I was pushed wildly into the buyer's pocket, where I met a girl ten- dollar bill. It was so cosy and dark in there that I have to admit f was a little fresh, 4, 44 "Suddenly I was jostled out and traded for more cigarettes: 40 Years Ago. Due to the heavy storm when all means of transportation into town' have been blocked, the Rattenbury Hotel has had 14 guests staying 'there at the ex- pense of the railway company. Those who took part in the production the "Adventures- of Grandpa" which was produced by the St, Paul's Drama Club were: Rev, C. L. Bilkey, Nesbit Cook, Bert Sloman, Miss Barry •Combe, Miss L Draper, Miss Bell Ireland, 'Miss Mabel Duff, Miss Agnes Comte and Will Argent. Mr. and. Mrs. J. E. Doherty and family are moving into the. Doherty home at the top of High Street. . N.. W. Trewartha, MLA, has been elected chairman of the agricultural committee of the Ontario Legislature. During the past year, 19,204 books were circulated through Clinton Public Library. There are 750 borrowers, of which 174 are new members of the year. The local library is considered one of the best such institutions to be found in the smaller towns of Ontario. 25 Years Ago The resignation of W. D. Fair as treasurer of Clinton Lodge AF 'and AM was tender- ed at the regular meeting held Friday, A past master of the lodge, Mr. Fair has held his present position as treasurer for close to 37 years. Rev. H. O'Neil, the new rec- tor of St. Paul's Anglican Church, will commence his dut- ies on Sunday, Mrs. Ben Cole is at 'her home in' a serious condition, having suffered a stroke last Sa turday. The rule of facing approach- ing traffic still holds goad. We notice a number of citizens who. persist in using the wrong side 'though when walking. Members of. the Girls' Club of Wesley-Willis Church met at the home of the president, Mrs. (Dr.) W. A. Oakes, after the Sunday evening service, to bid good-bye to Miss Winnie O'Neil, who is leaving town for an ex- tended visit with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, W. Earl O'Neil, Halifax, Col.: H. T. Rance was re- elected chairman of the Clinton High School Board, Monday, R. Draper proved; to be the fastest on skates at the Fire- men's. Carnival. Charles Brown Was the best dressed, gent; Jack Cook, best boy; Ardyss Inkley, best girl. Mrs. Frank Dixon was the oldest skater, 15 Years Ago The ice harvest has been in full swing in Bayfield and the fishermen and others began to cut it on February 7, and if 'the weather is favourable, it Will be completed 'this week, It is a good quality although only about eight inches thick. The fire demon raged in this district, Tuesday, and complete- ly destroyed the two-and-a,half storey home and contents of Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Millsbn, about three miles west of Olin, ton. HtirOn County ranked sixth in butter production in Ontario last year, A total of 4,765,012 pounds Of butter were produc-, ed. The first sales of margarine wore made in Clinton stores last week and at 45 Cents a pound, they went like hot- cakes. Sheila Reeen, 16, 1nerriber Of the jtihiet class of the 'Clinton Mune Band, Will perternt in the clarinet division of the be- Building of a modern new nurses' residence in connection with# Clinton Public Hospital will cost in the neighborhood of $65,000 and construction is expected to commence this sum- mer. A great and rather unique honour has come to the Town- ship of Hullett, Eph Snell 'has been, named president of -the Canadian Sheep' Breeders' As- sociation and William J . Dale was made president of the On- taria Horse Breeders' Associ'a- lion far a' two-year term. Principal George H. Jeffer- son's report at the regular meeting of the Clinton Public School Board showed. an enroll- ment of 476. The store 'owner grabbed me and yelled, 'The Queen doesn't have that many bumps on her nose,' The trail was hot. "Well, my boys were found. Unfortunately, they had al- ready died from lung cancer because they had smoked 'so many cigarettes when setting bills in motion. "I write this while sitting amidst coals in a large furnace. The penetrating heat is be- ginning to stifle me. My breath is coming shorter, the happy hunting grounds are coming WI TO PAX' FOR WAISTLINES The February meeting of the Clinton Women's Institute will be' held in the board rooms of the Agricultural. Office at 2:00 p.m. on February 27, The roil call to be answered by paying a penny an inch for your waist- line. The motto to be taken by Mrs. N. Tyndall and the topic on health by Mrs. E. Cornish. The program is in charge of Mrs. W. Burton and Mrs. Gibbings. The hostesses arc Mrs, C. Sturdy, Mrs. H. Snell, Mrs. A. Cudmore, Mrs. W. S. R. Holm- es, Mrs. G, Cudmore, Mrs. R. Connell and Mrs. H. Managhan, on Saturday aft ernoon, the Madeleine Auxiliary of St, An- drew's Presbyterian Ch u rob held their annual Valentine Tea and bazaar at the church. . .contrast to Vhe stormy, cold weather outside, 'the atMOS-phere i n t h e Sunday School ;',rums was one of warmth cre- ated by its red and white dec- or, Huge, red hearts and danc- ing .cupids adorned the walls. Large floral bouquets of red lnd white and arrangements of shining red candles gave a warm welcome to the patrons, In one corner of 'the room a large oval table, covered with a sparkling, whitd outwork Cloth was centred by an attraC, tive floral arrangement of baby white 'mums, flanked by glow, ing red tapers in glass candel- abra. Bach of the eight tea tables bore a delightful valentine mo- tif ,artistically created by one of the group members, Mrs. R. Gibb, The decorating commit. tee was composed of Mrs. R, B. Rudd, Mrs, R. Gibb, Mrs, R. U. MacLean, Mrs. G. A. Womb, Mrs. Lloyd Carter. Greeting guejts at the door was the president of the Aux- iliary, Mrs. Robert Homuth and Mrs, R. U. MacLean. In charge of the large display of homemade baking was Mrs. Frank Mutch, Mrs. R. B. Rudd, and Ma's, E. J. (Dick) Jacob. Supervising the apron booth was Mrs. James Edwards and Mrs. Ken Willis, " At another table, Mrs. G. A. Wonch and Mrs. R. Gibb sold dainty, red baskets of home- made fudge. " Waiting on the gueFits at the tea tables were Mrs. William Match, Mrs, Viola Lamproan, Mm, W. D, Webster and Mrs, William Cook. Preparing the lunch in the kitchen was the convener of the social committee, Mrs. Howard Cowan, assisted by Mrs. Dorothy Hymers, Mrs. Integrity, responsibility, ac- curacy and leadership are what makes a newspaper a vital community force, according to a committee of the Associated Press Managing Editors of the USA which undertook a long- term study to determine criteria for a good newspaper. nearer, "But the moral of my story is, 'If you're ,going to produce counterfeit money, make only one bump on the Queen's nose and always buy gum, not cig- arettes'." • The above essay was written by my daughter Kim, age 12, Grade 8. A chip off the old crock? I'm only surprised that her second last sentence didn't say, "My breath is coming in short pants." Royce Macaulay, Miss Beim Anderson and Mrs. Allan. Gm- ham. Remember` Minister With Mine" $Ponge On Tuesday evening 'the reg., agar meeting .of the Madeleine Lane Auxiliary of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held at the home of Mrs, • Robert Hoinutti, 127 ViaOria, Street, Mrs, George •Wonch read the 23rd Psalm and the ladies Ob, served a minute's, silence, in Memory of Dr. Lane, followed by a prayer given by Mrs• Wilms Liam Cook, Rea call was answered by the 'title of a love song. A thank .you card was received from Hospital Auxiliary 'for assist, big with the .hospital cart dur- ing the months of December. and Janttary. A very interesting film en, tilled "House of History" was then shown, Final plans for the giant rummage sale being held at the church on Saturday, April 4 at 1:0Q p.m. will be. made at the March meeting. Assisting Mrs. Homuth With 'the lunch were Mrs, 'Viola Lampm'an, Mrs, Art Cole and Mrs. William Mutch. 0 RCAF Dancers Host Annual 'Square Jamboree Smiling faces and gaily col- oured outfits abounded at RCAF Station Clinton Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9, when the RCAF Clinton Cross- Trailer Square Dance Club hosted area dancers at their second annual Square Dance Jamboree. Caller for the occasion was Earle Park of Yorkton, Saskat- chewan, and dancers from as far away as Tobermory and Windsor 'attended this social function. During the Saturday evening dance, F/I, Art Shepherd, the Cross-Trailer Caller, introduced G/C K. R, Greenaway, Com- manding Officer RCAF Clinton, who welcomed the visitors to the station. G/C and Mrs. Greenaway weret. in turn introduced to Square Dancing by area danc- ers. - During the weekend over 320' dancers from Tobermory, Mar- ton, Collingwood, Owen Sound, Southampton, Port Elgin, Kin- cardine, Goclerieh, Clinton, Sea- forth, Hanover, Palmerston, Stratford, St. Marys, Kitchen- er, Brantford, London, Exeter, Centralia, Sarnia, Ripley, Wind- sor and Chatham participated in the Jamboree and Workshop.' For many new dancers this was their first opportunity to dance to a professional caller as they had just graduated from the many beginner classes held throughout the area. For oth- ers it was another chance to meet old friends, It was quite a spectacle to see 240 dancers moving in unison, Plans are already in hand for the third annual jamboree next year.