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Clinton News-Record, 1966-11-03, Page 4Page 4«—r ClintPtt News-Record Thurs., Noy. 3, 1966 Editorials ...4- How Remembrance Day Should* ...... TONIGHT, Clinton.Legion Branch 140 members are distributing poppies in the* Town of Clinton and at Adastral Park. Also tonight, the Ladies Aux­ iliary to the Clinton Legion will be distributing poppies in the messes at Canadian Forces Base Clinton. Sunday, November 6 the annual Remembrance Day church parade will march to Wesley-Willis United Churcn when Legion members will participate in the service where Dr. A. J. Mowatt will be the speaker. Next Friday, November 11, Legion members in co-operation with the Clin­ ton Ministerial Association, will parade to the cenotaph in Library Park for a short ’ service jand wreath laying cere­ mony after the Remembrance Service in''the Legion Hall. * * * David Ashdown of Okla, Saskat­ chewan, wrote this essay to win the Legion’s first prize in the senior divi­ sion of the National Remembrance Day Essay Competition. <i . * * HOW REMEMBRANCE DAY SHOULD BE KEPT Flanders fields, the, poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row * That mark our place . . /z This year on November 11 at count* less numbers of war memorials and cenotaphs across-Canada thousands of people will be gathering for the tradi­ tional Remembrance Day services. Once ' again, the mournful, notes of the Last ■‘Post will sound throughout the‘land. ■ Again, at eleven o’clock the sounds of a busy and industrious, nation will be­ come quiet while the country observes the traditional two minutes of respect­ ful silence. Once more the honour roll will be read and for one short day Canadians will pause to remember the supreme price that thousands of young men and women paid that we might enjoy the privileges of a democratic society today., ' “Take up our quarrel with the foe To you fromjailing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high/’ As these soldiers laid down their lives ,they left with us an immense re­ sponsibility, a responsibility that too many people take too lightly. They put their faith in us. ‘ They trusted in us to carry on where they left off. They trusted us to continue the battle against all that ’Hitler and his secret service agents stood for: police states, racial and religious intolerance and wars. The battle did not end with the de­ feat of the Axis powers as many of us like to think. Everywhere, in all parts of the world, the things our soldiers died to eliminate still exist. It is now our turn to fight, not with guns and bombs but with works and principles. They have thrown us the torch of free­ dom when they could carry it no fur­ ther. However, I fear that we have neglected our duty and let that torch burn so low that it may well be in danger of becoming extinct. “If ye break faith with'us who die, We shall not sleep though poppies blow In Flanders fields” Certainly, Remembrance Day should be partially devoted to remem­ bering past battles and past victories. BUT should it not also be an occasion for some real soul-searching? We should question ourselves, ‘Did^our soldiers die in vain? Are we letting them down?’ Our war dead gave up their lives that we might continue the battle. We owe it to’ them, to ourselves, and to our descendants to carry on the fight for freedom for all. Therefore, let us not dwell in the pqst but look to the future. Would they not have wanted it that way? The best and most fitting,memorial service that we can offer up would be one of dedication in which we pledge our full strength and resources to, continue to ‘fight the good fight’ until all racial and religious prejudice, bigotry, and strife are wiped from the surface of the earth, In the past our soldiers had no al­ ternative but to use weapons of destruc­ tion to insure the right. Now we must take up our weapons: love, tolerance, and understanding. Our soldiers in the past have done their share; now it is up to us. So on this Remembrance Day and on all Remembrance Days to come let us remember the dead and truly honour them by consecrating ourselves to the fight until all are free. Letter To'The Editor Farm Improvement Questions Answered For Area Farmer were printed in the August 26, 1965 edition; and we are in- * Clinton’ News-Record, Clinton, Ontario. Sir: In last week’s edition of .your newspaper you reported the winners of the project for the most improved farm home­ stead in Huron County- since the fall’ of 1965 and' stated Which farms were the most im­ proved in this .period of time. You left your readers with quite a few questions to ponder about. , Since this project was spon­ sored by' the Federation of Ag­ riculture and therefore un­ doubtedly public funds were spent, your reader^ hot only want tp know but have the right, to be informed how it all was done. ■ Here follaws a few questions: 1. W'as this contest open to every farmer in Huron County and how and when were the farmers invited to enter and compete in this contest? 2. Who, were the judges that were able to visit every'farm in the County in the fall of 1965 to know the 'Situation at that time and to make the long journey again this fall to de­ termine the improvements made? 3. What was the price tag fbr . all the time spent and ex­ penses .made? 4. On what kind of improve- •mentis did the judges base their decisions?'The fresh paint, the new buildings, the cleaning up of the barnyard? oi' were the winners chosen oht of the far­ mers who spent the most oh improvements? 5. There were many farmers Who made big improvements on their farms in 1966 and built new barns arid silos, etc. For what reason were they all elim­ inated from this Huron County project? v G. Finally, what or how much ’ did. the winners of this contest receive for their efforts? I’m looking forward to all ’the answers in the newspaper. Yours truly, AN AREA FARMER. October 24, 1966, # Mt EDITOR’S NOTE: We will answer your questions in the same order as they were-asked. 1. The contest was indeed open to every farmer in Huron County. On July 15, 1965, the News-Record’s lead editorial told of the beginning of the contest and urged all. Huron County farmers to participate. The following week, July 22, 1965 on Page 11 under the heading, “Huron Federation of Agriculture Promoting Centen­ nial Farm Project” we reported that D. H. Miles, agricultural representative for Huron Coun­ ty, had announced the names of Township chairmen who had been appointed to encourage residents in all Huron munici­ palities to participate in the Centennial project to clean-up, fix-up and paint-up area farms and rural landscapes”. There­ fore, local township chairmen were responsible to see that every farmer within 'their township was' aware of the con­ test and given an opportunity to take part. This was one part of the contest which didn’t seem too successful. On September 30, 1965, the News-Record' carried a story entitled, “Only 85 Entries Out of 4,300 Farms in Huron”. The report Urged interested farm­ ers to contact their local chair­ men for entry forms. This paper also carried two releases on the contest which farmed that farm programs on CKNX television and radio in Wiinghami, as well as other centres, * carried information last fall on the contest. 2. The judges Were Warren Zurbrigg, Clifford, and Howard Armstrong, Seaforth. 3. These men received mile­ age and expenses tom the Ont­ ario Department- of Agricul­ ture \nd Food. It should be noted here that the Ontario Plowmen’s Associa­ tion always makes $500 avail­ able to the county in which the International . Plowing Match will be held the following year for the purpose of a Farm Im­ provement Contest. In Huron, this contest was supervised by the Huron Federation of Agri­ culture and the local branches. This time, however, with Can­ ada’s Centennial year approach­ ing, the Ontario Department of Agriculture' and/ Food added funds to make it a farmstead and rural improvement Centen­ nial project. A total '“price tag ’ has not been tallied for publication but is available to anyone who in­ quires at the Department of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. . 4. A complete list of improve­ ments for which the judges Were looking, as well >as the number of points available in each of five categories —- ap­ proach, house, barn, yard Krba around the house, yard area ardund the barn — was printed in detail in the July 22, 1965 story in the News-Record, As well, the actual Score sheets used by the judges ih selecting the Winning entries are available for study at the Clinton office of the Depart­ ment of Agriculture and Food. (CoritiiiUed ah page 9) Clinton News-Record ERA Amalgamated 1924 ____ Published Every Thursday At The Heart. Of Huroh County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A* LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER , u ® ® ,.. ® Stqnad ‘ contributions to thk publication, art th« opWoni of tha wdtart only, and do not nacesiarily Viprast' the vlawt of fhe newipapat. Authorltad^ai Second Claw Mall, Po«t Office Department, Ottawa, And lot SUBSiClltFTiOH KAtE& Payable M advance Canada and Great Britain: >5.00 " j-...'J... ....... ' The CLINTON NEW - Established 1865 t • THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Established 1881 pMfagt fa Caih yanev — von«u« «mi wr»«r oruain; fa.vu i if**?, aatf FbMqhi 6.50* I* Cartt. from lhe Gallery By HENRY F, HEALD OTTAWA r— Tepry Nugent’s private war yvith Defence Min­ ister Hellyer as rolling merrily along and since broadsides wjll be fired . across- the green- carpeted House of Commons frorp both sides at brief inter­ vals over the next several months, this is an opportune time to get a report from an­ other battlefront. The housewives’ war against the supermarkets is generating plenty of newscopy, but, un­ fortunately, .is likely to be about as unproductive as Tory attempts to sink Mr, Hellyer, It will be unproductive because the women have chosen to joust with the (supermarkets instead of shopping in such a way as to insist that the markets pro­ vide the land of 'products they want. And since the super* market and the plaza shopping centre are outgrowths oif mod­ ern women’s needs, they are not really in any serious diffii- ' culty. Contrary to the view ex­ pressed by the leaders Of the protest groups, the supermar­ ket was not an evil design to pilk the poor housewife out of more of her housekeeping money. It did not set the trend in shopping, it simply catered to it. The working wife did not have time to visit the produce market, the grocery store1 and the butcher shop on the way home from the office. Even if she did not have a job, what young mother would drag her children from store to store downtown When she could park the family station wagon easily in the spacious lot and get her household needs in one trip up and down the roomy, air con­ ditioned aisles of .the super­ market. Women are not likely to. boy­ cott such conveniences for long. Those protesters who have set their sights on gimmick adver­ tising and uneconomical pack­ aging are on sounder ground. An army of women determined to shop quality, to spurn the gimmicks and the* give-aways and to buy only products packr aged. in even numbered quan­ tities , would have a profound effect on the advertising and packaging industries. Such women, no doubt, would also be honest enough to subtract the prices of the deodorant, curtain rods, plastic glasses, children's underwear, maga­ zines, coat Pangea's and frying pans before they sound off about their “enormous food bill.” Meanwhile in the parliament buildings a joint committee of Senators and MPs is conduct­ ing a' full scale enquiry into consumer prices. The commit­ tee hearings have made inter­ esting reading aS for the first limb the executives of such big chains as Loblaws, A and P, Dominion Stores and Stein­ bergs have discussed publicly their marketing techniques. The views of the committee members have not made such interesting reading. Go-chair­ man Ron Bastard, ’ liberal MP for Vancouver-Burrard, i has proclaimed Widely that the committee will recommend out-’ lowing national advertising, trading stamps, contests and a host of other marketing gim­ micks. Senator Groll, ' who should know better has taken a similar approach. Hopefully saner views will prevail before the committee writes its final report. Laws already on ithe statutes prohibit monopoly control, dis­ honest advertising and unco-n- .soibnable profiteering. If* the committee can turn up evidence of breached of those laws the courts stand ready to act. Be­ yond that it is up to the.shop­ ping public. The woman who spends the shopping dollar has the . ultimate control over prices,- quality and packaging. If she chooses hot to exercise that control; ho amount of leg-. islatioh will do it for her. The Bible Today Greatly increased demand for the Scriptures by the blind in Canada is reported by the Can­ adian Bible Society. Four hun­ dred and seventy volumes Of Braille, and 4,356 records of Scripture readings were distri­ buted lid the first five months of this year — a 500% increase over the previous year. The Canadian Bible Society now makes’ Braille and record­ ed Scriptures available free Of charge to the registered blind in Canada* who now number 25,000. following a heW policy adopted by the Society begin­ ning on January 1, 1966.*- A letter Of appreciation from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind expresses the gra­ titude Of blind Canadians for this service. Bible Societies throughout the world now sup- ply Scriptures in Braille in more than thirty languages. There are 18 volumes In a Braille Bible, and. it requires 67 records in the 16% r.p.m. speed to provide the complete Bible On records. Wisdom is Irt this Braille note Frictay Sing Out Friday evenings on CBC-TV is a time to “sing out”. That’s when host Oscar Brand and a troupe of top folksingers from the United states and Canada get together for a rousing half-hour hooten­ anny, Let’s Sing Out. The programs originate from, university campuses across Canada. The music on the show ranges from harsh and biting protest songs to earthy traditional blues. Some of the guest artists appearing on the series are Phil Ochs, Eric Anderson, Jim and Jean' and Josh White Jr. Some of the Universities visited include, Queen’s, Windsor and Carleton. From Our Early Files . 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 6, 1891 Hoes and knives are playing havoc with the tops and tails of turnips, as every ’farmer is anxious to house them before the hard-weather. Mrs. Joseph Cooper, Cleve­ land, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Mann, Hullett Town­ ship. ' Fitz Sprung of the Base Line has purchased the farm of the late Joseph Lyon, being the west half of •lot 12/ The trustees of CCI have engaged Jahn Houston to suc­ ceed Mr, Turnbull as principal. H. Oantelon has bought the brick house owned by J. H, Combe, .at the end of Raglan Street, also two acres of land for the sum of $1,300. 55 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, November 9, 1911 " Master Fred Ford was unfor­ tunate to break his right wrist at the CCI last week. Two farms owned by the late Sid Smith were sold by public auction on Tuesday. N. J. Le- Beau bought one for $12,100 While James' Hamilton pur­ chased the other for $5,500.. Mr. Merner, Bayfield, who'is naw keeping store at Mr. Whid- d'on’s old stand has' recently purchased the drug store build­ ing. Hogs were shipped on Wed­ nesday, the price is up some­ thing over $6.00. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 6, 1941 Miss Lorna Plumsteel, a graduate of the Clinton School of Commerce, has accepted a position in the Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Complaints ' have 'been re­ ceived by the police and mem­ bers of council, of rowdiness at several of the dances lately. At council meeting Agnew and Falconer made the todloiyvmg motion, “All dances cease at 1 p.m. on any night excepting Saturday night, when the clos­ ing time will be not later than 12 midnight.” James Robinson, Bayfield, gave a Hallowe’en parity for the children ih his restaurant. Prize winners were Wilfred Castle Glen Brandon, Billy 'and Bobby Parker and Bobby Bran- ,dOn, Beryle Castle and Jean Sturgeon, Patsy Scotchmen, Barbara Bassett and Donna Sturgeon. It was remarked that not one window in the village was soaped, this year. J. W. VanEgmond was elect­ ed new president at the annual meeting of the Huron Holstein Breeders Club. Gordon Herman, and ' Miss "Helen Herman, students at Tor­ onto. Schools, spent the week­ end 'at their home. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 4, 1926 Unity Club, Goderich Town­ ship, will meet at Mrs. Ed Far­ quhar’s home on Tuesday. Miss Hobb and Miss Graham, Collegiate teachers, are both ill and Miss Katherine Beaton is supplying .on the staff this week. Ernest Townshend has sold the one 'hundred acres on the Bayfield Line to Brown Stew­ art and has purchased the Rut­ ledge farm on the Huron Road. Miss Lucy Levy and her nephew, Donald, left yesterday for California. ■ H. A. Hovey’s store advertis­ ed Stewart-Warner radio sets Which consists of 5 to 6 tubes, as for clearness and purity of tone, they have no equal at any price. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 8, 1951 Mr. and Mrs. Adam Steep, Bayfield Line, picked some fresh strawberries on Thurs­ day last and Q Cornish, Clin­ ton, picked fresh raspberries from his bushes the latter part of this week. At the monthly meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary it was decided to buy an inhalator with automatic control, and stand, also an oxygen machine. According to J, W, Manning, town assessor, Clinton’s popu­ lation stands at 2,495, an in­ crease of 90 from last year. Miss Wilma Dinnin, Bruce- Reid, has joined The News- Record staff. At the Huron County Trap­ per’s Association-meeting, they decided to increase 'the 'licence fee from $5 to $25 and the deadline for issuing licence be November 15. SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley A Day To Remember Another Remembrance Day is in the offing. As I write, two things evoke the parricu- lar mood tbut day always holds for me, or rather the combination .of moods. Outside, it's a gloomy fall clay, The lowering cloud weeps a desolate drizzle. A handful of oak leaver cling to the stark branches and no bird sings. A typical Remem­ brance Day atmosphere. But on my desk is a letter from an old friend, and the . warmth, courage and indbm- liltable spirit contained in it defy the feel of death and sadhess outside. His name is Alexander Forbes, Cannlington, Ontario. We’ve never met, but have corresponded. We are both lovers of ithe printed word and about once a year, he writes a long letter, filled with reminiscence^, wit and goodwill. His letters always •give me a lift. He has been poor in health in recent years, like so many of his old comrades. But. this has not dimmed1 his spirit. . His witing becomes increas­ ingly'‘difficult to read. Not because of infirmity, but be­ cause he is going blind. • Cataracts are forming on /his eyes, and he Will enter St. Joseph’s Hospital, Peterbor­ ough, after New Year’s, for an operation. Does he com­ plain? Not on your life. He can even joke about it. > The reason he wrote is that he had promised to* send me a book, and wanted to get it off before his sight failed completely. It is based on a Yank’s experience in World War I, and typical, he acids, “I believe it to be authentic and not a lot of Yankee bull . . . when you have read it, you might lend it to some old sweat at the. Legion • Hall, particularly if he seryed in the PBI.” Short for Poor Bloody Infantry. Bacih year, my mood on Re­ membrance' Day is a mixture of sadness and’ admhatibn.' There’s reason for the sad­ ness. Twenty years ago,' Re­ membrance Day was1 a vital and 'colorful ' affair. World War II was an immediate memory. The Legion Parade was striking. The World War I vets were barely middle- aged and their ranks were swelled by the youthful •swinging veterans of the sec­ ond war, young, fit and full of beans. But the grief was real. There were brothers, uncles, sops and fathers missing fpoim the files of Legion­ naires. And when the Last Post sounded, and the bell tolled in the hush, the tears ran free, and there was a communal lump in the throat. Time passed. Grief eased. Things changed. A whole hew generation grew up, to which even World War II was just something in the history books. The veterans of that war are middle-aged now and every year the ranks of old sweats of the first great war grow thinner. There is something almost perfunctory about the occa­ sion now. The veterans re­ member, -and the women Who lost their men remember. But it doesn’t mean much to the kids, -and for many others, it’s just a day to go hunting, or put on the last of the storm windows. But - for me, the second emotion of that day — ad­ miration — does not dim. As the. tattered remnants of Canada’s gallant lads of 1914- 18. turn out for the' parade, my heart is with them. There isn’t much spring in the step any more, and backs are .not as straight. But there is still •a pride in their bearing. And there should be. Their war was no Charge of the Light ^^Brigade. There was nothing dashing about it. It' was cold', wet, mud, lice, rot­ ten grub and relentless pounding. It was a brutal, stupid war. But they fought, and they didn’t run. And they came home, those who were left. And' they were Shabbily treated. And they suffered their rotted lungs and their crippling arthritis. And they didn’t complain much. There aren’t many of them left, but I hope I’m there to drink a toast to tiiem on Re­ membrance Day, after the parade, as they swap lies at the Legion Hall. Alexander Forbes is one of* them. May he be ^reading his beloved books 10 "years from now, and I hope some,, of my other friends among the old sweats will drop him a line. It’s lonely when you can’t see. ........... . ............................. Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER — SEAFORTH Open Every Afternoon Local Representative A. W. STEEP — . 482-6642 f { — — -—------------------------------------------------ -■ ■' — -------------------- --------------------- -— Business and Professional Directory from a 14-year-old girl: “Bible redding I do a lot, because it is not a Waste of time, and you are not doing something you shouldn’t do.” A Braille Bible posts about $100 and a recorded Bible about $185. These Scriptures are pro­ vided to the Blind through the generous contributions of the Bible Society’s many friends; Suggested Daily Bible Readings Sunday, Nov. 6: Deuteronomy 31; 14-29. Monday* Nov. 7: John 7: 14- 24, Tuesday, Nov* 8: Ruth 1. Wednesday, Nov. 9: Ruth 2, Thursday, Nov. 10: Ruth 3. Friday, Nov. 11: Ruth 4. Saturday, Nov. 12: I Samuel 1 . 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, November 8, 1956 At the masquerade dance at the Huron Fish and Game, prizes were awarded.' to the best fancy dress couple, Mrs. Bent Gliddon and Mrs. Alvin Sharp, who wore garbed as. Indian squaws: best Comic couple, Clarence Nellans as a tramp, dnd Bill .'Edgar as the Devil himself. A farewell party for dpi. and. Mrs. Lloyd-Westlake was held at the Albion Hotel, Bayfield. They Will reside In Kitchener where Lloyd is employed with tho Provincial Police. The price of standard and homogenized milk is how 22 tents pdr quart; skim milk 15c and Jersey milk, 24c per quart. At council mooting Chief H. R. Thompson requested a “No U Turn” at the comer of Prih- cess and Albert Streets, Coun­ cillors agreed it was d “’great spot for the hot rods?’ OPTOMETRY INSURANCE J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 482-7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman/ Phone 482-7265 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH H. C. 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