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' We weresitting around bick-
ering after church the other
day.. My daughter had a bad
.cold,, and was generally owly,
She didn't think Mauch of God.
'tHow can God let so many,
people in the world 'be starv-
ingP she wanted , to know.
Well, it's a fair question.
Her mother and, I tried to ex-
plain that it was not God's
doing, but man's. We said, it, was
•m'an's"greed; insecurity and fear
that made us live like kings (far
better than medieval kings, in
fact), while hundreds & mil-
lions of people in the world, our
brothers starved and died of ill-
ness unnecessarily.
She wasn't buying any. "It all
sounds pretty foggy to me," she
grumped."I don't think much of
God, :f tllal 's the way He- runs
things "
1 asked her what she'd do
, about the situation. Like all kids,
she didn't know, except to re-
peat that it was all wrong.
We'l you can't have a 15 -year
olddsitting around running down
Gd; so; ` ik' 011-6111! s since:
the cave days, I tried to come, up
with an answer.
First, I explained that the
government did .a great deal to
help less fortunate countries,
with our taxes. When she cor-
nered me on details, I had to
,admitt that it was a drop in the
buck't with a lot 'of strings at-
-ta heT " ('try t-natmetaphor' o:h
for size). I further admitted that
government could not do much
more without :creating a' hue
and ciy among the taxpayers. •
In desperation, I looked
around for someone else to
blame. ."The churches should
take ithe lead, and start a nation
wide campaign' to helip feed the
hungry.'P My wife reminded me
that we give a buck a week to
missions. "Yes, and all these
piddling 'church missions' add up
to. a spit in the ocean," said- I.
"So what 'would you do, Mr;
Smart Alex?" says she. .
"So' I c sn probably think of.
some;hing,•Mrs. Wise Guy," says
I. Ard I did. The result is Na
Hen Tighten -Your -Belt Week.
It's very simple. For one
week a year, every Canadian
family willing to help will live
on a bare subsistence ,allow-
ance. The difference between
that and the normal cost of liv-
ing goes into the pot. Every cent
of this pot :goes to buy food,
clothing, contraceptive 'pills and
other necessities for the vast,
poor, downtrodden masses of the
world
It's hard to believe that this
World-shaking concept took seed
and blossomed right there in
our living -room. But it . did.
Swifly we did some figuring.
It was rough, but close enough.
Th? average family spends
from $20 to $30 a 'week on food.
One .v, eek a year we exist on $5
per family. It could ,be done,
you know. Lots of rice, macaro-
ni, p)rridge, bread, home-made
.soup Nate: instead of coffee,
tea, _nilk, beer. The same week
we walk ev: rywhere and save.$3
on gas. We Lurn off the furnace
and -learn-what -Ws-- lik-e- to» be
cold. We clean our teeth with
salt. We avoid shaving and. hair
spray and deodorants and drugs
and- cigarets. We wear nylons
with runs. We turn off the hy-
dro, except for cooking, and use
candles.
Spring Fair'
peaker
Wants National Farm Policy
G. W. Montgomery, a former
Huron County agricultural rep-
resentative, speaking ,Saturday
at the 112th Clinton spring fair,
urged the federal ' government
to establish a national farm
policy.
Mr. Montgomery of Lond,m,
said today's farmer needs ' an
objective ' and will "definitely
require more assistance in
both capital and farm manage-
ment" in the future.
He warned 'government of-
ficials "not to ' get ' too far re-
moved at Toronto or Ottawa"
and not to forget the "grass
roots."
"It is those grass roots which
set the' economy of our coun-
try," the said, "as agriculture
goes, so goes ,the rest of the
economy."
was coming, and planned for it.
The provincial government
would collapse, if it lost a
week's taxes on booze and beer.
I doubt it. A few miles of high -
was might not be built. So
what?
Seriously, I think it would be
fun. Many people would take
part i,because it . is something
concrete, rather than a vague
thing like foreign aid or mis-
sions.
-_ And' "therect be-beheficia7"side
effects. Slimmer waistlines. A
new slant on our good life. And
I can guarantee that, after three
days of ,macaroni, the squirrels
in our attic would never be a
problem again. They'd be stew,
The average family could kick
about $30 into the kitty. Take a
town of $I'0,000"population: Let's
say a minimum of 1,000 fami-
lies., That's -$30,000. That will
pay fr.r a lot of wheat, penicillin,
and ' birth -control pills. Multiply
this modest token by •all the
families in Canada, and you
could jack tip India in about t\ t
years.
I know, I know: You've al-
ready picked 84 holes, in the
plan. 'All the supemarkets
would go broke if they lost a
week's business. Well, there's no
reason they . couldn't 'tighten
their belts, too, for a week.
All the fruit and vegetables
and meat would rot. Not if the
prgducers knew such a week-
BINGO-at
eek
BlNGO-at LEGION' 'HALL
Saturday, J -un Ilth
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The prize for each regular game will be $12.00
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The fair attracted about- 3,-
500 spectators and 134 exhibi-
tors.
Two former fair presidents,
with a. eombiped total of 120
years service, were presented
with agricultural service di-
plomas. Ephriam Snell and W.
R. "Bert" Lobb, both of Clin-
ton, were also named honorary
presidents.
Iris Marshall, 18, of ,Kirkton,
was, named Huron County dairy
'princess. She will represent
Huron at the Canadian National
Exhibition for the provincial
title. Runner-up was Barbara
Doig of Molesworth.
Hugh Todd of R.R. 2, Luck -
now, was principal winner in
the 4-H sheep competition. He
presented' the best project and
placed highest in showmanship.
Dbncan Etherington of R.R. 1,
Hensall, exhibited the best
fleecy.
Other torp" exhibitors:
Beef cattle—Russell Parker,
Watford; Frank Falconer, Clin-
ton; Margery Smith, •Belgrave;'
Whitney Coates, Centralia; Alex
Edwards, A-rva; Prospect Farms,
London; Janet Falconer, Leslie.
Falconer and June Falconer, all
of Clinton.
Dairy cattle Leonard Lobb,
Douglas Trewartha and Donald
Watson, all of Clinton; George
Towr ,send, Seafortli; "Howard
Kennedy, Tiverton; Verna Hes-
selwood, Londesboro; William
Dale, Eleanor Lobb and Brian
Trewartha, all of Clinton.
Swine—June Smith, Brussels;
Ross Cottle, Kirkton; Jan Van
,!"': lir ; iR'6'y'n;*
Ask abou convenient departure
arid' return times -
Por information, phone the local
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Welt, 'Brussels; Murray Cardiff,
Ethel; .Hugh (Hart, Gladshill;
Gerard Townsknd, Seaforth; Bert
'French, Palmerston; William
Turnbull, Brussels; George
Townsend, Seaforth; 'Leslie Fal-
coner, Clinton.
RalYbits---Hieb Hawkins, Brus-
sels; Harold ..Taylor,. Seaforth.
Heavy horses --Orval Bestard,
Thorndale; Charles Halliday,
Chesley; P. L. Graham, Ilderton;
A. 0, . Bannerman, Monkton; Hal
Lawson, St. George.
Light horses ---George Tervitt,
Wingha1n;' George Galbraith and
Len Bok, both of Winham;'
Wallace Munroe, Emmbro; Donald
Besley, Stratford.
Ponies -- Walter. Clark, St.
Marys;, Jones, ,Pony Farms, Bel-
ton; Fred Holloway, Smitnville;
Jack Innes, Stratford.
Poultry -- Clifford Pepper,
Dashwood; Harvey Vollick, Mild-
may; Ben Ruttle, Kincardine_ ; W.
J. Gran+, 'Brussels; Harold Tay-
lor, Seaforth.
Ontario angling licenses for
non-residents increased from
171,000 in 1946 to 480,000 in
1965. The latest estimate of resi-
dent anglers, a million and a
half, is the highest yet, accord-
ing to lands and forests records.
Three large forest fires —
9,500, 1,200 and 2,400 acres
accounted for 66 per cent of
the 19,904 acres burned over in
the 1965 fire season.
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Some people get there by pull,
other by push
Etiriflg School .Mead
Former Ag Assistant
Principal of the Kemptvillo certled himself with the acade-
. grieultUral School, and a form-
er Htirrolt County assistant agri.
cultural representative, A, M.
Barr is' retiring.,
His retirement, and appoint-
ment of Dr. Ford A. Stinson as
his successor, has been announc-
ed , by agriculture minister
Stewart. Mr, Barr served " 35
years with the Ontario depart-
ment of agriculture.
Mr. Barr entered the provin-
cial service as an assistant agri-
cultural representative in Huron
in 1930 and shortly 'was appoint-
ed agricultural representative in
Grenville County. In 1938 he was
assigned to Brant County, trans-
ferring to Stormont County in
1944.
He was appointed associate
director of extension in 1948 and
continued in that. position until
July, 1951, when he was appoint-
ed principal of -,the Kemptville
Agricultural School.
During his 15 years of service
as.. principal, he not only con-
ante work of the School but!
played an active part in- all
phases of extensioh activities
relating to agriculture. Recogniz-
ed as an authority on livestock
he is a director of the Eastern
Ontario Cattle . Breedin'g As-
sociation. In addition to his
active participation, in many
farm organizations, he Served for
three years as chairman of the
Kemptville district hospital
board.
"During his long period of
service Mr: Barr has made a
great: contribution to agricul-
ture,' said Mr. .Stewart, in an-
nouncing Mr. Burr's retirement.
"His wide knowledge of agri-
cultural affairs, particularly
those of Eastern Ontario,. has
earned him uhe respect of the
farm people of the province. He
has made a valuable contribu-
tion to agriculture not only in
the academic ' sense but in the
practical field."
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PORTER'S HILL
PORTIER'S
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rraton isuni'ty a hospital patient inafter endClinton Couning-
several weeks in Victo ia~ hos-
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Congratulations to Grant Sow-
erby who has graduated from
Waterloo Lutheran University.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Betties
have returned. to Toronto after
spending a week's vacation with
Mr. and Mrs. .Allen (Betties.
Mrs. Reid Torrance has sold
beg Farm to Kenneth Holmes.
Miss Peggy Ann Settles, Ham-
ilton, spent the weekend with
her family.
Stephen Campbell, Toronto,
spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. George Picot.
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