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2 Clinton News -Record, Thursday, April 1Q,1959
Editorial comment
Cancer can be .beaten
The telescope was developed by
Galileo in 1009 and has probably
contributed more than any other single
invention to what little we have learned
about the universe in which we find
ourselves swirling, Rut the actual
invention is ,creditedto a comparative
unknown, Hans Lippershey, a year earlier,
And he in turn could never have invented
it without the prior .discovery of glass,
centuries before.
Similarly, invention of the Salk vaccine
in 1955, which effectively .solved the
problem of paralytic polio, could never
have been accomplished without many
earlier research projects, including one
from Canada which produced the medium
in which the vaccine was finally grown.
In this way research scientists are able
in a sense, to stand on the shoulders of
the people who worked on similar
problems before them. Just as John
Donne realised that "no man is an island,"
no research worker is sufficient unto
himself, particularly today as the sciences
become vastly more specialized than ever
before, and at an increasing rate.
It is at least 300 years since people
:started trying to figure .out cancer - how ft
is caused, and how it can be cured. It is
the longest, most costly and most
determined fight ever waged by human
beings against a single disease. Eventually
as polio and many other diseases have
done, cancer tpo will yield to man's
persistent probing, and one of .mankind's
mast stubborn foes will have been
defeated,
Canadians are playing a significant part
in that battle, .Many of the milestone
research facts being used in the
laboratories all over the world to push
even further into the unknown were
discovered by Canadian scientists,
working with funds contributed by
Canadians to the annual campaign of the
Canadian Cancer. Society.
Once again we are being asked to
contribute, and once again Canadians will
respond with typical generosity and
humanitarianism to a cause which is noble
because its ultimate objective is more .
happiness, less misery for all people. The
1969 campaign for the Canadian Cancer
Society must not fail.
People not plastics
Across the country, more and more
residential areas are being asked to
integrate group homes and half -way
houses for the emotionally disturbed into
their communities.
Mental health workers now realize that
after patients have reached a certain stage
of recovery, isolation in hospitals or
institutions only prolongs their illness.
They need the opportunity to make the
adjustment back into normal society
while still having available to them the
help of the trained workers in the halfway
house. After they have fully recovered
through this system, the public is relieved
of the enormous tax burden of supporting
them in institutions.
However, the discovery of a group
home for children or a half -way house for
adults in a neighborhood often gives rise
to unreasoning fears in some home -owners
regarding house values going down or the
safety of children on the streets.
Despite evidence to the contrary of
these points, these few pressure
over -zealous authorities into premature
action to close down the house before
their value, both to the individuals
concerned and to the community has
been properly established. They are
referred to as "commerical enterprises,"
and placed in the same class as the man
who manufactures plastics in his
basement.
Many of the houses are run by
non-profit organizations, but even where
they are not, they must be judged by the
need and the end results obtained.
Surely we must bear in mind that we
are dealing, not with articles of
commerce, but with human beings, who,
if offered the hand of friendship, can
overcome the results of unfortunate
experiences in their lives, and give back to
the community the profits, both
economic and social, of healthy
personal ities.
Future for the South
At long last, after more than two
decades of war in Southeast Asia, the
people of Vietnam see the glimmers of
peace shining in the distance. The light of
hope is faint as yet, but at least it does
exist.
Certainly no nation that is conscious of
the need for stability in the Asian region
can now afford to sit back, and let others
handle the difficult task of peace -making
on their own. It is partly up to Canada to
ensure that Washington's efforts to obtain
a just settlement are not in vain.
As a member of the International
Control Commission in Vietnam, Canada
has definite responsibilities. One of these
today should be to achieve the creation of
another Geneva -type conference where
the rights of the two Vietnams are
spelled out even more clearly than they
were in 1954.
In the years ahead, the great powers
will have to agree on certain guarantees
that will.•ensure South Vietnam's future, •
Saigon's mistrust of the Communists is
understandable. Particularly in Asia, the
Communists side relies largely on force,
on terror tactics, and this is now the
struggle for power in South Vietnam
mushroomed into a cruel and disastrous
war.
Even while fighting in the South
continues, Canada should be working with
other nations toward a political
compromise, and one that is acceptable to
all parties involved in the conflict.
Obviously, the South Vietnamese
people have a right to live outside the
Communist fold. And dearly, they are far
from happy with the present military
dictatorship being imposed upon them by
Saigon.
The only visible alternative, in present
circumstances is a broadly based
government of national union in the
South, with the major powers
guaranteeing its right to independence. If
Canadians can play any kind of role in
attaining such a solution, our efforts will
be well worthwhile.
Try collecting waves
Here's a suggestion for an unusual, but
rewarding hobby. Try to collect waves.
Yes, waves.
Not the wet kind. The "Thank you!"
kind. Streets and highways would be safer
and happier places if more drivers would
exchange courtesies and waves of
appreciation.
It's a pleasant gesture. You show
consideration for another driver, offering
him the chance to change his position in
traffic, and as he takes advantage of it he
raises one hand about 15 inches. You see
it usually from the side as he crosses in
front of your car to get into or out of a
driveway; or' from behind as he picks up
speed in the lane you have invited him to
share.
It's a kind of salute. Sometimes it's
given impassively, sometimes with an
accompanying smile, or a nod of the head.
It means; "I appreciate that!'
Sometimes it also means: "That reminds
me — 1 must db the same for someone
else." Safety News.
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by W. Jene Miller
The empty pew
He walked down the golden
streets of Heaven. The angels
had massed near the Pearl Gates
to welcome Hims. But somehow
the air of rejoicing was stifled by
His somber manner. He
approached the great throne.
"Well, Father," he said, "I
tried. I loved them. I healed
them, I called as many as I
could. But look at the millions
of people on earth. Living in
squalor, fear and selfishness,
they could not possibly be
reached in three short years. I
did not last long at their hands.
Evil is as strong as ever, isn't it?"
The mighty voice rolled in
compassion across . the Elysian
Fields, "You have done as I
asked, son. There are those who
heard. The seed has taken root
in good hearts."
"But, father," protested the
son, "already the forces of hate
are killing them. Nero, the
demented will be replaced by
others more violent. The smell
of burning people pierces the
angels' hearts. The nurseries of
heaven are flooded with babies.
The fellowship I left behind is
scattered, confused and
divided."
Again the tones of eternal
love echoed through the golden
streets, "I must temper steel for
the sword of my Word. I shall
not be served by those who fear
to die in my name. And, already,
I am preparing a grave for fear.
It has brought only "civilization
by exploitation" to my world. It
has possessed itself of the great
scholars and the false prophets,
and turned their services to its
own purposes."
• "But, their armies are so
strong," countered the son of
man."And the burial of Rome
will only: be >accomplished by
more violence: "Thdse `who call
themselves by my name are
branded traitors for preaching
love, The temples of Bacchus
and Venus are crowded with
worshippers. My people meet in
hovels and travel by night."
"1 do not dwell in temples,
son. They shall harbor hay and
horses. And you, better than
others, know that life is not
measured by length, but by
direction. Well done, thou good
and faithful servant."
by Bill Smiley
Sugar and spice
If you hear that my house
has been burned, or that stu-
dent rioters have occupied my
study and taken axes to my
typewriter, don't be surprised,
The student militants are after
me.
Their hackles were raised
when I suggested in a recent
column that they get away
with everything but znurder.
I said it and I mean it. There
shouldn't be one law for the
rich and another for the poor.
And there shouldn't be one
law for some poor devil of a
kid who gets six months for
stealing something worth $55
and another law for students
who commit arson, destroy
property, and are hailed as
martyrs.
hrom Halifax, one Barrie
Sandham launches an attack,
after condescendingly telling
me that he is not a regular
reader of my column, but
"glances over it" once in a
While,
While admitting that he is
not one of them, he defends
student activists. Without
therm, says he, nothing would
be aecomplished in getting rid
of the dead hand of adminis-
tration in the ntniversities.
1r that case, why are you not
one of them, young Barrie?
Are you one of the hundreds
of thousands who sit back and
let a few do the dirty work,
and then get on the gravy train
when the smoke has cleared?
'!'here's a miXed metaphor 1
defy eVen an Irishman to bet-
ter,
31is letter is too long to
;quote, but he adopts n familiar
type of "Iogie" in jt. When you
can't refute the argument, at-
tack the sneaker. So he accuses
me of: Writing sonmething_ seri,
ous; being a subscriber to
Time magazine; hiding behind
someone else's opinions; Writ.
ing for right-wing fanatics;
nnul-slinging; and worst of rill,
probably beiiig double•ehinned.
That gives you an iter of the-
coherency
hecoherency of the letter.
Dear boy, you are 120 per-
cent wrong. I often write seri-
ously; never read Time except
in the dentist's office: never
hide behind others' opinions;
write for Canadians from
plumber to politician, doctor
to ditch -digger, teacher to
teen-ager; don't sling mud
though sometimes rocks; and
have a chin like a shovel.
That's 100 percent. The other
20 percent is for spelling and
grammar errors, though per-
haps this is unfair, as you are
obviously a college student.
As though this weren't
enough, comes a searing letter,
dripping with sarcasm, from a
young lady in Red. Doer, Alta,
It encloses a paragraph from
my column, out of context, and
is on behalf of all militant
students.
Somehow, 1 emerge as the
villain. "We have destroyed
parks, universities and comput-
ers, but you and your gleeful
following have broken the
amental barriers and destroyed
the values and inhibitions that
held us back. Someone had to
unleash the hounds and 1 don't
think they should go ufnnot•
iced." Who? The hounds?
Then she compares tne with
her dacl, who apparently wasn't
strict enough. Then; "We kids
let ourselves go sonetinnes but
what an orgy of unrestrained
jealousy your generation has
had."
Dear girl, say it isn't so. 1
haven't broken a mental bar-
rier or destroyed any values or
inhibitions (including• my
own) for years. And 1 have
never yet unleashed a single
hound, I, too, let myself go
sometimes. But unrestrained
jealousy? Pity is the emotion I
feel most often toward young
people.
Then she attacks newspaper.
men. "You sure know how to
use the old axe. If we stole
their (politicians) car they'd
have it back tomorrow. You can
take their name and reputation
and get paid for it." Nonsense,
love, If you stole a ear, you'd
be arrested. if 1 stole a name
or reputation, 1'd be sued for
libel.
Final excerpt: "The smart
ones work behind the scenes
and let others go to jail. Be-
sides, you've solved the prob-
lem of eternal youth." I'ni
afraid I don't get the connec-
tion. But I'd be happy to serve
a' jail term if the latter state.
nett were true. You should
have my bursitis, kid, along
with my falling hair, teeth and
arches.
All 1 can say is: Student
activism — yes: student ter.
rorisnn - no.
rom our early files
75 years ago
Clinton New Era
April 13, 1894
Several of the businessmen in
town, together with the
members of the 'Town Council,
Met last Thursday evening to
consider what steps , should be
taken to secure a new post office
here. A committee was
appointed to go to Ottawa to lay
the matter before the
Government.
It is rumored that Mr, Ben
Tomlinson has rented a house in
town and it is further rumored
that at an early date of
will
secure the assistance of a very
athiable young lady to help hini
keep it.
Mts. Cooper of binsley
Terrace has rented the large
house an the turner of Huron
and Orange streets, which she
purposes opening as a boarding
house
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Pastor: REV. GRANT MILLS, S.A.
Organist: MISS LOIS GRASSY, A.R.C.T.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13th
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SUNDAY, APRIL, 13th
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10:45 a.m. — Morning Worship.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 13th
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7:30 p.m. — Evening Service.
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8:00 p.m. Tuesday Praye
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5S years ago
April 9th, 1914
Mrs. Jacob Taylor left for
Toronto on Tuesday morning
for a two-week visit with her
daughter, nett, and other
friends, and intends to spend the
Faster holiday with her son, Will
of Napanee, Miss Dell will
accompany her.
Miss Graham who has been
spending the winter with
relatives in London has 'returned
home and will resume her classes
in painting.
Last week Mr. E. Munro
received a package of six razors
from the other side of Montreal
to be honed and' sharpened, This
should be a good recommend for
any barber to have.
Mr, .Ad McCartney purchased
the house tut Mrs. Albert Turner
and will take possession in the
bear future,
40 years ago
The Clinton News Record
April 11,1929
Mrs. Frank Mcllwain
Gelbert, Ontario, returned t.
home on Saturday
Spending the Easter hol
week with her mother,
Carrie Jervis.
Misses 1VMarjorie McMath
Linnie Nediger, who spent t
Easter vacation at their hom
town, left Toronto Satur
evening expecting to r
Burwash early the next rriorn
But, owing to
disarrangetnent of the System
account of floods at diffe
points, the train had
r aehed Riehniond Hilt at
tittle they should have
their destination
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