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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-02-23, Page 2TAXES BEAR down heavily on all Canadian? these days, if you add up, what Canadians pay out in personal in come taxes, plus all the indirect and * hidden taxes wrapped up in the price of goods and services, along with the various sales taxes, it would amount to more than a third of every dollar earn- - ed, for most Canadians. •_, Can Canadians afford more taxes ? One would think not, but govern ments apparently think .otherwise, judg ing from their stated- intentions to in crease their spending programs, Govern-* merits can raise money for theii’ spends, ing only by taxation or by,borrowing and there is reason to believe that gov ernments are scraping the ceiling of their borrowing capacity. /, This means that the money for’ in creased spending must come from high-1 er taxes. Tax Cuts Should Come From Governments Editorials Page2-—Clinton News-Record-—Thurs*, Feb. 23, 1967 But there is an alternative, where by governments can rio what is neces sary without raising taxes or without excessive borrowing. This is by estab lishing a sound system of government spending priorities so that the urgent and necessary things get done first and the less necessary or urgent things await their turn. ‘ The key' is obviously the word “necessary” and a more searching arid accurate definition of the word is re quired. . . ‘ Money for government spending programs can also be .found in another way by eliminating wasteful methods and practices just as any progressive business would do. At the Federal level, the Royal Commission on Government Organization pointed the way to achieving this and more could -be done to implement its recommendations. O'I® pre-’ From The Gallery • By HENRY F. HEALD Canada’s Death Rate Still Lagging LONG fLIFE" has . been a human dream through all ages, The .cold . facts are that even in 1840 the average human .in the world lived less than 33 years; 25 percent died before the age of six; 50 percent died before the age of 16; one man in a. hundred lived to he 65, • What has im creased in developed countries in the past century, through hygiene, improved medical knowledge and better, living conditions, is not the potential universal • longevity of human 'beings promised by the Fountain of Youth but the - chances of survival. The?average length of life in Can ada has been-steadily increasing. Under mortality conditions prevailing’ around the'time of confederation, the expecta- . tiori’ of life. at birth was less than 40 years; in 1965 the United Nations Demographic ^earhook gave Canadian boy babies an expectancy of 68.4 years arid , . girls 74.2 years. , T. - Canada had one of the lowest death rates in trie world in 1965, ranking be hind Iceland, Japan, Soviet Russia and . ^Poland; Our death rate of 7.5 compares "with 21 per thousand in the 1860’s, and 13 in the first year of this century. tjsing to make sure we are hot wasting . ■ Efforts^ to conserve the lives of rrioney. We have even tried withdraw- , children have been richly rewarded in - ing support from certain products and the pasjt fifty years. At the’beginning i of the , centpry infant mortality was frightful, so* usual, in fact, that when'a child was born' its parents only hoped ^Easter Seals Help Fight Cerebral Palsy that it might live: they did not assume . that .it would. In 1926 the death rate was 102 per 1,000 live births in 1945 it .had been cut to 51; in 1965, it was 25,3. There are'some 15 countries with better records than Canada’s. • Child-bearing - is safer now than ever before, due in paiT to the fact that 98 percent of deliveries are made in hospitals under competent care. Other factors are adequate prenatal care, im proved obstetrical techniques, and ad-. vances in the control of infection through chemotherapy and the anti biotics. ' ' Nevertheless, Canada Year Book of. 1965 pointed out :T‘Despite this improve ment, Canada’s maternal death rate (4.1 in 1962) ^is higher than the rates for several other countries, such, as Swe-1 den (3.7) , England and Wales (3.4) and the' United States (3.2) * t ■ Advertising Pays “WE ABB constantly testing adver- in virtually every case, sale volume dropped. Instead of saving money, we . lost it.” James W.~ Andrews, President; General Foods Limited. Despite the colei and snow the new community progressing. Footings and foundations have been , crete forms were unloaded. According to the con- is on schedule. New Community Centre Work Progressing centre and arena in Clinton Community Park is poured and on Tuesday 16 A-shaped pre-cast con-: tractor and local building committee construction . - , (News-Record Photo) -I* SUGAR. AND SPICE by Bill Smiley From Our Early Files • ' • • , r Goodbye Old Friend MORE PROGRESS in the care and treatment of the crippled child has been made in the past 25 years than during the whole previous history of mankind. This progress has been possible be cause poeople have been made aware of the meeds of crippled children arid have been given an opportunity to help by contributing to the Easter Seal cam paign. Until a few years ago, for instance, cerebral palsy was a disease shrouded in mystery, It is now known that it ds not contagious and not hereditary. It is brain damage that can happen to any one. Medical men say that approxi mately one child in every 568 live births will be stricken with cerebral palsy, The Ontario Society for Crippled Children’s Easter Seal program is pro viding help for;more than 3,000 cerebral palsied children. These children can be trained and do respond, to the highly specialized and expensive-treatment that is given at over 20x treatment centres in the province. , : , The treatment is directed by ex- • perts toward training the undamaged part of the brain to take over the func tions of the defective area to as great a degree as possible. In many cases near miracles have been worked,. In other cases the results are slow. • Easter Seal funds .make certain no crippled child in our province will go without treatment and assistance that he or she might need. The 1967 Easter* Seal campaign must raise $1,400,000 in Ontario to con tinue the services now provided for chil dren who have a'physical disability. Each and every contribution to the local campaign headquarters will be of some help to a crippled child. - . Letter To The Editor All Ratepayers* Complaints Should Be Aired In Open Council Session The Editor, Clinton News-Record, Dear Editor: There seems to be, noit only ih Clinton, but in the country at large, numerous complafints by ratepayers about how the affairs of their-community or state are being run. Perhaps if the ratepayer understood more clearly 1 rhe rights he has and how to exercise, these rights he' might be able tp effect and have better admin istration of his affairs at lodal level of .government. Democracy is macle up of groups .arid organizations of individuals and each individu al has the right to be heard and express his opinions. So, also in orir municipality < any ratepayer has the right to be heard and express his opinions. However, if his opin ions concern the opera(t'ions‘’of his local ■ elected - agents at council and if the complaint is of a nature that is for the good of the municipality, he should feel dutiful and public minded enough to bring the complaint to" council as a Whole. It is then 'the duty of council to act fairly oh the; complaint with due consider-.' ation to all other ratepayers. Couhcil meets once a month •and provides a place on its ■ agenda for any or all rate payers to -be heard and eX- pfesis their opinions.. Rate payers would do themselves and tile aommuhity a service by bridging their opinions and ideas to council, if you wish your town to have a forward 'look, council "alone can not do this; - each ratepayer must • help and be Willing to share" ih the forward movement. Bj&ihg merejiuman brings it is so easy to Criticise.1 But eld we ever stop to ask our selves if the crtticfiism is con- ' structiye? Do We stop to ask if we are being fair, if our complaint is Sdf centred or is it for the good oif all rate payers? If the complaint is self' Centred are we not being just a little selfish at the ex pense of Our neighbours? Local councillors are> hu man beings, juSt the Same as anyone else. They are not per fect arid can make mistakes the same aS anyone else. They (Continued an page 3) It was quite a, blow to me to read recently that the Wiarton' Town Hall nad been destroyed by'fire. Admittedly, th,e catastrophe •< didn’t rank with_ Hiroshima, or •the San Francisco earthquake,- or even Hurricane Hazel, but it h'ilt me pretty hard. ‘ It was rather 'like reading of the sudden, death of an old girl fyiend; You knew she,had gone to fat and drink. But you could remember when, at her , best, she was. the heart of your life. . A lot of personal memories •came crowding back when I read about it. That ugly old building with the shaky bell . tower on top . was one of the hubs of rriy existence for more than a decade at a special time. in my life. It was when I was young and my family was young and I was learning the newspaper business. I didn’t 'have a mis- tress. I didnU; hang around the pubs. I didn’t take part in all-night poker sessions. I just went tp the town hall. I spent more nights in its council Chamber, crouched over the rickety press table, thJainr-T: did with' my family. On more than ope occasion, my spouse, a tender young wife and mother, displayed psychoneufofic tendencies' to ward the old town hall, ^t least twice she Suggested’T move a cot 'into the council chambers, and not bother darkening her bedroom door. I’ll bet I attended more than a thousand meetings in that town hall. It was the only non - denominational meeting-place in town, and it was there that great causes were launched and coUapsed; that political careers were be- guri and ended; that human triumphs and tragedies were recorded. And I was in on all of it. , ' It was a regular breeding- . ground for lost cause's and ' last-ditch battles. We fought such behemoths as the GNR and the government; we lost. We battled to salvage mori-. bund industries with heavy transfusions ■ ofylocal, cash; and some of us are still anemic. \ But a lot of good, positive work was done there, too. The commercial fishermen, • the farmers, the resort own ers and the merchants met therb, fought with each other, but emerged* united! ih each .casC, to fight for their exist ence, and- the betterment of 7 ’ thp area, r Another function of *the council chamber was that of court-room, This was one that ' I didn’t mind seeing go up in smoke. It’s the only time the council chamber smelled bad — on court d!ay. MJost of the ■time it smelled dusty, waxy, and -cigar-smokey and just' plain old. But on court dlays1 lit"' ,stank:’ hangovers, puke, fear, shame, curiosity and the law. But that was only one part . of the old town hall. Across . from the council chamber was1 the * auditorium. And what 'memories that .brings ’back. Corigrirts, plays, recitals, • dances and political meetings. ‘ It even had a balcony Where ’ elderly ladies could Watch the Sailors Farewell Dance 5h comparative safety. Our children . made their public debuts there. I’ll never forget the nlight Kim, age three£ dressed in a bunny costume, spotted me in the audience, burst out of the dance "line, and hurted herself into'^iy arms. Or the night Hugh, about ‘ ‘ •riine, won the grand prize in' the music festival, even though two of the notes'oh the piano’did" not sound. Or the night I was an un-' witting sucker in ah elaborate practical joke, at-a concert. I was to pretend I was playing a trumpet solo, while a real trumpeter played the piece off- stage. He double-crossed me. Warned the audience what was going to happen, and when I went into my routine, no sound. Felt a foioi, Or the nights the old girl and I stumbled through our lines with the. local Tittle theatre group.- Or the great •New Year’s Eve dances, when the Whole towh" was out, fly ing. Got a sock in the eye at one of them When I Auld- Larig-Syned a preltty young matron an the usual fashion. Not from her. From my wife. Town, halls, those . great, •ugly, draughty ’ chapters fin our / history, . are burning down, falling down or being torn down. They are being rie-> placed .by modern-, efficient ‘'municipal offices,” whli'ch have about as much tradition, humanity and warmth' as a filing cabinet. ------------------- A typical pub at. Expo 67 will be the British riull'd’og. it will be run by three teams of hus- ■ band-wife pub keepers, serving typical British fare. / My Riches Clinton News-Record ERATHE CLINTON NEW . Established 1865 Amalgamated ’ 1924 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Huron County Clinton, Ontario, Canada Population 3,475 A. LAURIE COLQUHOUN, PUBLISHER ... . ffl . ® ■ Slgh«< cohlrTbutton* to till* publication, •t.« the opinion* M’ Ih4 'diAlW •’M do *0 ho^oMMrlly oxi»M*L, • / • the view of tfHknawipap*/; , THE. HURON NEWS-RECORD Established 1861 » *0 L ► ■. ■ Second Cl««« Mali, Foil Offica Department, Ottawa,<nd fdr Payment ot Portage In Caih ' SUISCRiPTlON RATES: Peyable advance Canada and 'Great Irltalnt a yaar; United Statei aRd Foreign: fSO, Single Coplee: 11 Ceete, I’Ve never been to Harvard or Yale, Or any of those high class teaching places; • I’m not sure just how to add, But I know I’m glaid, 'For I’ve learned to live with all the races. f , " ifve never stayed at home to make a place, Or wandered for the sake of having fame; Hut with the folks I’ve met. I’ll lay a little bet, I’ve got all the worldly riches just the same. I’ve never had no property to lay claim, Nor much money, 'actual cash you see; But I’ve got me lots of land, No matter where I stand, For the whole wide world belongs to me. I’ll just let the other fellow sit and moan, Oh sure/ I’ll help him if and when I can; But I 'hope he’ll take a turn. And maybe try to learn, How to be a better understanding man. * x Moody - ■ A 75 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Friday, February 26, 1892 The total assessment for, the Township of Stanley for the year, 1891 was $1,682,645, < Alex Watt, of the. Base Line, Hullett, has bought the 100 acre farm on the Mill Road, Tuckersmith, known as the Cooper farm ait a price af $6500. Mrs. Grattan, St. Catharines .is visiting h'er siisiter Mrs, R. Holmes. J. E. Swarts, Bayfield, has purchased a hotel in Wingham, and townsman James Pollock will carry on the business here. 55 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, February 22,1912 Percy Towne, cutter for Tozer and Brown, left on Tuesday for New York to look up fihe new styles and cutting of gents clothing. Bell Telephone has issued new directories. There phon.es in town. CCI has added'to their Art Gallery two pictures composed cxf “The Fathers of Confedera tion” and “Niagara Falls” franu ed by W. D. Fair Co. s|: * >K CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 22,1912 Thos? Coleman o<f the West End, London Road, purposes having'25 acres sod turned1 over and has engaged Harvey Tyn dall’s traction engine and sulky plow to do the work. This will be the first of steam plowing in these parts. Clinton Motor Oar Co. ship ped this week fo the Armouries and St. Lawrence Arena, Tor onto, four ears, a five passen ger touring car, a new type roadster and two one-ton trucks. 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 28, 1952 Leap Year babies who cele brate ■ their birthdays every four years are as follows: Leonard Hunter, born, 7 mJiles front Clinton; Miss Roxanp Cbl- clough, born on Parr Line, Stanley Twp.; Mrs. Dolmage, formerly a Mass Bisback; Gor don S. Sharon Bayfield, . . „ _ _____ Douglas Wayne Lefi!bolri,jRR 2, Clinton* born, in Hensail; Alvin Lavery, born in Hensail. . Miss Clara Harrison received her jewel pin in appreciation for her work as Worthy Mis tress of Clinton LOBA for the past two years. Moore’s Upholstering has dis posed of their business property next to the, Jervis block, Albert St. to -Alan Galbraith, who Will operate a radio and television repair shop and record 'bar. Elliott, Brucefield; Anne ■ Gemeinterdlt, , born in Goderich; are 145 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 28, 1957 , Riley's Groceay have moved to their new location • on Vic toria Street (formerly Rum ball’s). Donald Andrews and William Hearn . left last Friday for a holiday trip to Florida. Clinton Junior Farmers won first place in the Huron County Junior Farmers drama festivals for the third year. Actors tak ing part are Misses Lots Jones and Ruth Brown; Stanley Johns and Ivan McClymont., Ronald Poth, UWO, London, was with his parent's, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Poth, Bayfield,'over the weekend. OTTAWA ”7 The shf-day 4^ bate on Finance " Jifipigiter Sharp’s mini-budget sired little, if any , light on the state of the national economy, but proyided MPs an opportunity to express themselyes on a variety of sub jects.. As far as the budget itself was' concerned, Mr. Slrai’P said' the tax increases were neces sary to pay for increased aid to senior citizens anji that the tax payers needed to realize that more welfare schemes meant more taxes, The opposition claimed the increases could be paid without a tax bike. That was" the position whem Mr. Sharp made his budget 'speech oij December 19 last year and' that was fir e position when the debate ended pir February 13.. In the interim. MPs had voiced their views on everything from tidal power in the Bay pt* Fundy and fishing limits in B.C.. to housing aird foreign affaire- Two major sub-themes that re-curred throughout the six- day debate were parliamentary and constitutional reform and the need for a realistic attack on the shortage of housing, par ticularly for low income groups. In a House in Which ill-man nered attacks on 'the govern ment pass for debate, the con tributions to the discussion of parliamentary procedure stood out for their thoughtfulness and creativity. . Gordon Fairweather,. • Tory member from Royal former New Brunswick torney-general, started the rolling. It was picked up Grant Deachrnan, a from Vancouver and Heward Grafftey from Quebec. The words of Heath Miac- quarrie (PC-QueensJ, although not necessarily the most rele vant, were certainly the most eloquent. He was not the first one to suggest that predtetnmin- ed adjounments „for summer, Christmas and Easter save the House hours of petty bickeriing and the MPs days of frustra- ,tion. However, fit did seem that his reasoned presentation might ring a responsive chord in the government front bench where previous pleas had fallen on deaf* ears. The housing debate could not data,the same number of sens ible proposals as most Of . the speeches fell into the category of urging the government to “do something aboiut housing.” It fell to John Gilbert, the freshman NDP member for Toronto Broadview, to make the only definite proposal as an al ternative to fire government’s present, policy. Not content with simply branding the Liberal housing policy as inadequate, Mr. Gil bert cited the statistics to show just how far behind housing construction has fallen, outlined a set of principles that he be lieved should guide policy and followed it up with a 10-point program to bring it about. True, the' proposition was a bit too far left for even this Social welfare oriented Liberal government; but lit gave them something to think .about. (Continued on'page 3) ■the and at- ball _ by Liberal 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 24, 1927 Harrison Wiltse has sold his grocery business to Clifford Lobb, who takes possession’ March 1st, Mr. Wiltse formierly owned a store on the site oc cupied, by the present post of fice, He sold that' property to the ’Government arid was obliged to vacate. E. A. Featherston has pur chased the business and dlwel-. ling of Robt. Orr on Louisa Street, Bayfield. / Mr, and Mrs. Fred Sloman and little Miss Joan leave this week, after a 'visit of somie weeks at the former’s father’s home. Mr. Sloman will resume hiis work as teacher in the Gov ernment Car Sdhlaoil ih North ern Ontario. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 26, 1942 Helen Welsh of the of Commerce is working .Goderidh •office of the County Victory Loan Miss School in the Huron Committee. . Kelso and Miss Cora Streets, Toronto, spent the weekend at their home in town. Six hundred Canadian sol diers overseas hrive Obtained matriculation standing as a re sult of studies completed under the supervision of the Canadian, Legion Educational Services. As a ■result they have been able to qualify for final training as officers. Miss Jean Kyle, who sold her property on Albert Street last fall to A» R, Mitchell 'arid Who , has spent most Of her time With' her soh arid daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Kyle, Kippeft,. is* moving this Wdek into her new home on Albert Wed, Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRY INSURANCE J. E. 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