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Clinton News-Record, 1968-06-20, Page 1The first column Agtim tarp Ministers spppgrt load can. Stewart ,.attacks Liberal economics Greene - announces million trade '.pact Federal agricultural min. ister J. j. Greene unveiled a six million dollar export trade permit for the supply of road graders to Argentina during a campaign speech in Goderich Courthouse Park Saturday afternoon, The minister, who is a can• didate in Niagara Falls for next Tuesday's general election, was in Huron to support Liberal candidate Maitland Edgar. He praised officials of Do- minion Road Machinery 0Q111!- pany Goderich for what he term- ed "the very energetic, sales promotion in connection with dxports," RtAding .a memo from the Joe Greene, federal minister of agriculture spoke on behalf of Liberal candidate Mait Edgar at a rally in Goderich Saturday., Mr. Edgar smiles as Mr. Greene stresses that stability in Canada depends on the outcome in marginal seats, such as Huron. Huron young Liberals elect new slate Liberal candidate Malt Edgar and Action Trudeau speaker Fred McDonald from Ottawa were guest speakers at the Huron Young Liberal organi- zational meeting and rally in the Clinton Legion Hall, Fri- day, June 8. Over 60 young people from every corner of the newly en- larged Huroe riding attended the affair as the slate of officers was introduced by chairman John Elliott of Blyth. Paul Steckle, RR 2, Zurich, was elected president, secre- tary is Bert Clifford, Clinton and James Scott, Seaforth was named treasurer of the group. Also elected were ten vice- presidents and five directors who are distributed evenly throughout the riding. Matt Edgar received a stand- ing ovation and expressed a special welcome to representa- tives from two of the new areas added to Huron riding Lucan and Wingham. He gave a brief outline of the Liberal platform and told how the young Liberals, many of them under the voting age, could help in the campaign,, He This won't hurt a bit 40/ 4tingdon htede her doe, '"Daisy" as pi.% Oittstoti of Seaforth administers the vat ination ehOt et the free rabies, 61init held At the Com munity eeetee `Monday,ltaqdnattOn 'wee provided for doge And of age and oVer.. AbOut im reunited. oats' three' months Mb 'animals were Staff photo Fire destroys barn Ae 'eerie morning fire Monday destroyed the ,arriall machinery were ,destroyed in the biaze.- 14ta of Peter Bee on his farm riettii. of Clinton. Mr. Bee estimated damage at $14000. It was, Two Milk eows, 13 sows and a quantity of partially theetedi Staff photo 411.11.1.111.1._1111. THE NEW ERA 121st N91.,. THE clr.INTON THURSPAY, 1.V.!‘.0 2.9, 1968. THE .11VR(*.4gCPRO8711)104r T4lephgne number.' Of tbe News Record ere 482-3443 for classifieds, eubecriptione, or display ed4, and 482-9502 for the .editor's desk. Clinton Commercial Printers' telephene number is 482.-1444, Substantial increases in Workmen's Compensation bene- fits will be paid this year to men and women injured or bereft by On-the-job accidents. Labour Minister Dalton Bales Outlined major improvements in the. Workmen's Compensation Act in the legislature last week. The new legislation is expected to become effective onAugusti. Major improvements inbene. fits outlined by Mr. Bales con. cerned widows, orphans and fatherless children. Widows' pensions will be in- creased from $75 to $125 monthly; fatherless children's pensions will be increased from $40 to $50 and orphans pen- sions from $50 to $60. Maximum benefits for injured workers will increase from $4,500 yearly to $5,250 and the waiting period for compensa. tion will be reduced from three days to one day. Additional benefits to widows also include an increase .of $100 in the burial allowance, to $400. The initial sum given to meet emergencies arising out of the death of the husband is to be increased from $300 to $500, Agriculture Minister J. J. Greene announced June 7 that the federal government will pay Ontario sugar beet growers a transitional adjustment grant. The grant, $60 per acre, based on 1967 plantings, will help farmers make the switch to another crop, The Ontario market for sugar beets disappeared earlier this year when the 'one sugar beet refinery in the province closed dbw is Mr. Greene pointed out that an assistance program was necessary because Ontario far. mers, through no fault of their own, were caught with consider. able investment in sugar beet production equipment and now have to change production pat- terns. And, he said, govern• ment policy, over the years, had been one of encouraging growers to stay on the sugar beet business. The Minister noted. that the farmers have production equip- ment on their hands that can not be used for other crops and that many had applied fertilizer last fall which could now be of little value. On April 18, 1968 a 23 inch female rainbow trout was netted, tagged and released in Lake St. Clair at Stoney Point. The department of lands and forests' Lake Huron district office reported the capture of this fish in the Hayfield River On May 8. The fish travelled over 100 miles in 20 days! ******** Math results announced Results of the first annual Senior Mathematics Problems Competition were announced last Friday. The contest was formed to eliminate the optional Grade 13 problems paper and to pro- vide incentive for top Mahe- =tics students. It coincided with the , elimination of Grade 13 exams this year. Prizes which ranged from $50 to $150 were awarded to the provinces top 13 students While the top two students in each district received $25 and $15. In District 10, which inchides Clinton and surrounding area, Winner Of the $25 prize was Eldo Hildebrand, a Grade 13 student from Central Huron Sec- Ondary School, While Alexandra Anne Fisher, a Wingham Dis- :trict High School strident received $15. WEATHER 1968 1967 ill y,le ol,z Ili Lbw .a• . „ .Tarr 11 i39 58 83 62; 12 '73 50 88 64 13 62 4ti 137 64 14 79 38 86 63 1566 51 86 613. 16 64 4s 85. 66 , 11 66 40 '73 56 .43 rein ,96 Mite Canadian department of trade and commerce and the trade commissionaire for the pro- yince of Rupees Aires, Argen- tina, Mr. Greene singled out DR Mc 0 vice-presideet and general manager O. E. Hill and board chairmap Air Vice. Marshall J, A. Sully for com. mendation. "This agreement will mean more jobs, more employment and more Liberal prosperity in Goderich and the surrounding area," he told about 300 spec. tators, most of them children, at the rally. Trudeau at* Edgar signs dominated the throng, but were Interspersed with a handful en. dorsing Progressive Conserve.. Live candidate Robert McKinley, One vocal heckler in the crowd drew a sharp retort from the minister. nrour leader, Mr. Trudeau has said a lot about a 'Just society,' Ed 13ain of Goderich caned. "We've had Liberal governments for a long time; when are we going to see this 'just society'?" "Are you a working man champ?" the minister shot back. "Any society in which you are working regularly Must be a pretty just society." Mr. Green went on to say this part of Canada had enjoyed good times in the past five years. Employing, the traditional stump-speaking. style for which he Is noted, the speaker observ- ed "We have had higher em- ployment, more jobs created, higher income .• . Canadian savings have been the highest in the past five years than ever in our history. "But we still have a great deal to do," he admitted, "The problems of the immediate days ahead are the problems of af. fluence, of an economy that has been going at full steam for five years. Our problems are cost of living, inflation, high interest rates." He noted that when the Liberals came to power five years ago, unemployment stood at nine per cent and the .un- employment insurance fund was bankrupt. "We rectified these wrongs and we got the economy mow ing again. Now we must deal honestly and forthrightly with mentioned such things as put- ting up posters and handing out literature. Mr. McDonald spoke on the formation of a national young Liberal movement called Action Trudeau. The movement has representatives in almost every Mr. Edgar and Mr. McDonald both conducted a question and answer period. The young Liberals with the senior Liberals' executive, got together Tuesday, June 11 to discuss preliminary plans for a "Tribute to Mait" night on June 22 at the Clinton Arena. the problems of. a heated Kona omy and those of affluence," he said. ale accused the.Conservatives of "talking out of both sides of their month, as usual," say. ing they told one story in one part of the country and another in another part. "We heard Mr. Stanfield in one part of the country talk about a guaranteed annual in. come. Now he says he's only going to study it. "Any approach to the cur. rent Problems on the basis that you can promise your way into an election by more spending, which will add to the fires of inflation and add to the cost of living, is not going to fool the people of this country," he said. The minister also took a jab at Mr. Stanfield's proposedtuee nel between Newfoundland and Labrador, suggesting that his problems would be solved by starting national party presi. dent Dalton Camp in one end of the tunnel and former leader John Diefenbaker in the other end, and sealing off both ends. Turning to agricultural policy he admitted the Liberals "do not profess to have all the solu- tions to the problems of an agriculture that is in a state of transition. "We are moving into the way of a farm which will produce as good an income as that en- joyed by other sectors of our community," he said. • "We believe that the great problem of the farmer is that he has insufficient control over the marketplace to achieve that kind of income. "We believe that. the national marketing board approach which we have suggested in our platform Is the best answer to this need of the Canadian farmer." . He'-eiesaribed ethth• .approac as possibly "the Magna Carta of the economic future of Our agricultural community." Mr. Greene called Huron one of the key ridings in Canada, and urged the audience to help elect a majority Liberal govern- rn ent. "If there is one thing Canada doesn't need," he summed up, "it's another minority govern- ment." Will attend convention Hart McNally, presiding min- ister of the Clinton congrega- tion of Jehovah's Witnesses, will lead a 36-member delega- tion to the Summer convention in Kitchener. The four day gathering from July 4 to 7 will draw delegates from all of southern Ontario. "There will be 11 of these conventions held throughout Canada but vacation or holiday periods determine which as- semblies some will be able to attend. We are quite excited about being able to attend the first one in Canada," Mre Mc- Nally explained. An interesting feature of the convention will be the baptism ceremony for new ministers. It is expected that 200 candi- dates will be baptized by total immersion in water, a symbol of complete dedication of their lives to the Almighty God, Jehovah, and his service. The convention is arranged for Jehovah's Witnesses by the Canadian Branch of the Watch Tower Society. Clare E. Stet- ton, circuit minister from the Toronto area, is the coned-Won manager. 1968 Rose Show to be held Friday, June 28 Rose Show time is coining again. The annual °Pen Rose Show of the Clinton Citizens' Horti- cultural Society Will be held Friday, June 28 in the Council Chamber. The Royal Bank of Celia& (per 1°041 branch manager Paul Aggerhoim) has kindly donated a Silver engraved tray to b given to the exhibitor with the Most points et the show. D. H. Miles has again donated five &Hers for the Champion hose Of the Abet. The Society welcomes"new exhibitors es well as old. A complete prite list MO be seen elsewhere in this edi, floe of the News-Record. Ontario Minister of Agricia• ture William A. Stewart.told about 1,500 Conservative sUPT porters at Goderich Agricul. tural Park Monday that Can. adia..ns must put a stop to in. flation, the high cost of living and stopgap measures that re- tard the Canadian economy. Mr, Stewart Was guest speaker at a. mammoth chicken barbecue at the park in support of Huron Progressive Conser- vative candidate Robert McKin. ley. "If 'we are to set a firm course for Canada's second cen- tury, we must shake the dust of years of Liberal inactivity from our feet and get on with the job of building a new Cane ada along guidlines of economic stability and humen values," he said. He continued, "The time has come for orderly management in Canada's business. We must put a stop to the human waste, the galloping inflation, the mounting taxes, the budgetary deficits and the patchwork of temporary stop-gap measures that merely compound our dif. ficulties:" He said the new Prime Min- ister chosen by Canadian else. tors should have experience as a businessman, with leadership qualities and political ability. "This is not a beauty com- petition we are running," he said, in a pointed reference to the "Trucleaurnania" phen. omenon. "We are not select. ing a sex symbol, although it sometimes seems that way, or assessing the ratings of a tele.' vision program. Ours is a very serious business, of choosing a new leader for Canada." He noted that Tory leader Robert Stanfield, whilepremier of Nova Scotia,. had stiimilated that province's economy and Results of music exams The following is a list of successful candidates in ex- aminations held recently by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto in Clinton, Ontario. The names are arranged in order of merit. GRADE VIII PIANO - Honours -Faye Farquhar; Eliz- abeth Thompson. GRADE VI PIANO -Honours - Linda Riley; Connie Gibbings. GRADE V PIANO -Honours- Marian Thompson; Pass - Jeanette Ainslie; Jean F. Fal- coner. GRADE IV PIANO-Honours - Sheila E. Phillips; Gregory Stone; Robin B. McAdam; Pass - Margaret V. Royal; Dianne L. Cunningham. GRADE III PIANO- Honoure Michele Flowers; Pass timothy Jewson; Marlene A. Cunningham, Sharon D. Potter (equal). GRADE II PIANO - First Class Honours - Michael Riley; Honours - Gail Chambers, Lynda R. Hoffmeyer (equal); ''avid A. Engel. maintained a balanced budget. "If Canada is to grow and develop," lie went on, "we must have a vibrant and expanding economic policy. "It must be recognized that agriculture pumps money into our economy and creates Jobe pane,od4pclfLedigaualn ityagrfiooculdtufro: o uisr in a period of stress, and needs imaginative policies to ensure its future," he said. (Continued on page 5) Provincial Minister of Agriculture and Food William Stewart spoke to a large crowd at the Goderich Fair Grounds Monday evening following a chicken barbecue. Seated is Provincial Treasurer Charles. MacNaughton who was also on hand to support Conservative candidate Robert McKinley. Turnet's ,Church. closes its doors Sunday, June 16, saw the of- ficial closing of Turner's United Church in Tuckersmith Town- ship. Guest speaker for the 2:30 service, Rev. C. M, Jardine of Wingham, chairman of the Huron-Perth presbytery, .de- livered his message to a large congregation. Speciel music was provided by the, former Turner's quartet - Gordon Johns, George Turner, Stanley Johns, and Bert Pepper, accompanied by Mrs. William ' Rogerson, organist, The church, which was, erected in 1862, began its true congregational existence in 1852 as a log church. Rev. G, L. Mills, minister at Ontario Street United Church in Clinton, was minister at Turner's. The church will be torn down and a cairn will be placed with- in the Turner Cemetery, located beside the present building.