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Clinton News Record, 1954-08-19, Page 2' PAGE :I.' arG .CLTNTON NEVIS -RECORD THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 195'4 • a' ME CLINTON NE* 'ERA First issue June 6, 1865 Asnalgam ated 1924 THE CLINTON NEVIS -RECORD First (gime (Huron Nein-Record) I January 1881 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town. of Clinton and Surrounding District Popnlation, 2;543; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, 32000,000; Rate, 4,5c per line, fiat Sworn tc1 irculation — 2,016 Home of Clinton RCAF Station and Adastral Park (residential) • MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec DivisiOn, OWNA; Western Ontario COMities Press ASsociation ' SUI3SCRIP1ION RATES: Payable in advance --Canada and Great Britain: $2.50 a year; United States and Foreign: $3.50; Single Copies Six Cents • Delivered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -25 cents a month; seven cents a copy • Authorited as Second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1954 FENCES ADVISED A N ACCIDENT occurred recently at Huron Park, the permanent married quarters at RCAF Station Centralia, which claimed the life of a little child. At a coroner's inquest no blame was attached to the diver of the de- livery truck whose vehicle had run over the youngster. An almost identical accident happened at Adastral Park, the permanent married quarters here at RCAF Station Clinton, last May. Again no blame to the truck driver, but a. little child's life was forfeit. As was the ease in the Clinton inquest, the Exeter jury recommended that the RCAF officials place fences at every house in the Park, and that measures be taken against par- ents who did not use the fences to keep, their 'children off the roads. PARKING NEIGHBOURING COUNCILS all are tallting J- 'abont the need for better parking factilities in their towns. Seaforth favours meters, and would like to have Mitchell and Clinton co- operate by placing meters as well. This is. perhaps out of fear that business will be driven from the town with meters to the towns without meters. There is a pos- sibility of that. However, through reading of other towns' experience with the infernal gad- ges, there has been no complaint that this was ever actually the case. Wingham is considering a two-hour parking by-law enforced to keeplong term parkers off the streets. This idea is being given a strong test in Mitchell, too. Again the 'complaint of this is that it is an ineonvenience to out-of- town shoppers. We would concur with the plea of the Advance -Times editor (Wingham) who says, "Our own' idea is that if the merchants are concerned about parking for out-of-town shop- pers, the first thing they should do is to get ' their own cars off the streets to help make room." Here, in Clinton, there are too few merch- ART EXHIBITION rONTINUING AN IDEA set forth rather ‘-.4 briefly in this paper's First Column last week .we would. like to express again our •approval of a public display of work done by local artists. There is no dearth of talent in the district, nor do we ignore the talent displayed by our painters. However, there is no time set aside a particularly for the enjoyment of their work land for the encouragement of greater effort. We would like to see' the Clinton Public Library Board take this project on for some- time this fall. There would be no great plan- ning necessary—merely the arrangement of the date (possibly two weeks), the preparing of the Stavely Reading Room at the Library, request for exhibits, and information given to the public. This idea would not be to give prizes for best exhibits. It would not be a fair, nor a competition. It would merely be a showing of the work of all types of local painting and would includeoils, water colours, etc. • There could be a children's corner—and some of the work done in our public schools and collegiate Is amazingly good. Then we would suggest a silver collection— for people would like to present something in appreciation of the good show it would be, 'This would defray any expense the Board might in- cur, and would create no hardship for anyone.. Such an exhibition, exposition, display, or whatever it would be called would promote more interest in a vitally interesting hobby. Those who displayed their works would have a chance to get together with others of the same hobby and the good fellowship begun might ,result in a regular art appreciation group,' To our best knowledge, since t isa recom- mendation as th'e result of last year's tragedy, there have been no steps taken to erect fences at the Clinton Station. Whether by tacit agree- ment that it will save motley, perhaps look better, or achieve the aim of uniformity in appearance of the houses, we do not know. Certainly the parents of the children who are fatally hurt, will find none of these just cause for prohibiting fences. • , The hazard created by little folk roaming at will over roads and driveways is a continual one where no fences exist. The youngsters get a feeling of confidence and practically no fear, which may lead them to danger. The erection of fences as advised by two juries, would be but a small price to pay for the life of another child. SPACE? ants who actually give thought to their cust- omers. Perhaps some of them' feel very inde- pendent of' customers, and banking upon the good years when business was and is good, feel that if anyone wants to buy they can jolly well find .a place to park. Some merch- ants continue to park their own cars in front of their businesses; allow their employees to continue to park their cars in front of their businesses; or continue to allow delivery trucks to park for long periods in front of their places while discharging goods, instead of asking them kindly to go round to the back. The time is gone, if it ever was here, when the merchant can feel arrogant and independent. The pilachaser is the reason for his existence. If it were not for buyers coming into his store to buy, he might just as well not bother with the expense of putting up a store, laying out the merchandise and preparing to sell, For without buyers there would be no use. Still merchants continue with • their silly attitude about parking. Either enforced two-hour parking, or meters, or something will be the outcome if this silly attitude is continued. UNDER TWO FLAGS (Printer and Publisher) rANADLANS GENERALLY have every right to resent the journalistic methods of Time magazine in its "Canadian" edition, which, al- thougli adorned with the Maple Leaf emblem, is printed and produced in the United States. The latest example of this indefensible use of the Maple Leaf occurs in the issue of Time .reporting Prime Minister Churchill's visit to Washington. The editorial section—and the magazine is editorial rather than reportorial in every sense of the term—opens with a bitter pronouncement that British fear of the H-bomb leaves the U.S. alone in the defense of the free world against the Communist peril, and follows with a brief dismissal of Sir Winston's gallant attempt to achieve closer understanding with the U.S, as a barren effort. The burden a both articles is that U.S. policy, as Time would like to have' it, is 100 per cent right and that Britain is 100 per cent wrong. If that magazine wishes to fly the U.S. flag or a bald eagle over its opinions, it has every right to do so, but it certainly employs a standard Russian technique when it labels its propaganda with the national emblem of another country—and of a good neighbour. Time persists in express and implied mita, cisms of Canadian and British institutions, prin- ciples, policies and personalities. A standard allotment of three pags to Canadian news in the Maple Leaf edition is reduced to nothing in the U.S. version of Time, although Latin, -American news appears regularly an both editions. It is consoling that no other American magazine practices this peculiar brand of jour- nalism. IMPORTING UNEMPLOYMENT THIS TERM, "Importing Unemployment" can A• refer to two different things entirely, we have found. First, it can refer to the matter of intro- ducing displaced persons to our country. These are willing to work for less than resi- dent Canadians, therefore they are employed, a.nd some' of those looking for high wages be- come unemployed. Secondly, it can refer to the practice of im- porting low-cost goods from outside Canada, This in turn cuts off the market for some higher priced items produced here, and thus throws the chap who produced the item out of work. Either way, we feel that except in isolated cases, the matter is of a temporary nature and that in a short time the situation will level out. In the first case, it will not be long before the increased population created by the arrival of "DPs" will create a demand for more articles of some sort, which will employ the unemployed if they want work. In the second case, it is merely a matter of time•until the chap who is out of work will find employment producing something in Canada which is wanted either by Canadians' or by some foreign country, and which he can sell for less than some other country. Supply and demand can be allowed to work between nations as well as between farmer and food consumer. The latter situation has been in effect throughout the centuries. CAUTION WHEN, LAST WEER, the Wheat Producers " of Huron County were advocating a two - price system for marketing Ontario wheat, we worried. The two -price suggestion is bound to incur dissatisfaction among purchasers, in whatever field the suggestion is made. For example, right here in Clinton, we hear the murmured complaint at times, that merch- ants have two prices: one for regular Clinton customers, the other for the RCAF personnel, and perhaps for tourists. This charge is not true, as far as we know it. The merchants of Clinton are more intelligent than to try such a thing, for it would drive away business as dry leaves before an October wind. No one likes to think that someone is getting merchandise for less cost than he him= self can purchaae it. • Theugh, on the surface, the two -price wheat suggestion may mean better and more stable prices for Ontario farmers, the fact remains market than they could without the domestic market. Ontario farmers, would, we think, be much better able to do withont the export marke than they could without ,the domestic market, Ontario purchasers are not goingto like it when they find out that they are paying more money for wheat than some other pur- chasers. DEFINITELY TRE WILL definitely be no Canadian show at the CNE this year. Conflict between two Unions has brought this silly and shameful situation about. Are we to believe that Canadians in Canad- ian Unions have done this thing? Or is it not completely possible, indeed probable, that these Unions as so many others are, have been influenced by American bosses intent on bringing Ainerican entertainers into Canada for the biggest show produced here? Prologue to the Sabbath • (By goy. James Duncan, who came to limatit County in 354. Family reunion Story on Page Six) ''For those 1 leve, my children and their -son And daughters, and for theirS again, as long As they shall find a place, on earth, I wish, I earnestly, desire, that they may: own, - And keep, and honor, and abide in thee, Thou Day ef Heaven, thou` minister of good! • 13e this their Heritage—this their Entail— Their great distinction this—their glory this! ' This is my will, this r•ny bequest of love! Let them regard.it. ' If those lines should.meet their eyes when I AM Silent in the dust, 0 -let them ponder well my words—my prayer. My oft repeated prayer for them,. And turn to spbatii sanctity and Sabbath Law. Let thern forsake what else they may, but not the Day of Rest •Or its congenial Truth. The earth is all before them, Let theiti go Where hope or fancy points; but let them not Forget the Day that leads to bliss on high! In poverty' or riches, brief or joy, in honor or obscurity, in town Or country, still let them revere the Day of sanstity and sacred thought. , 'Twill prove their shelter from the blandishments, of time. Mar less their strength beneath life certain ills, 0 ye who bear my name to other yearS— Ye loved Ones, listen! disregard not one Who fain would see you all in garments pure And 'beautiful beyond the stars! Attend And bear me! for I would repeat my wish In token of my urgency: it is yott may know ins truth the King Most High, • . And dwell amidst the lessons of the Day That lifts the heart to Him." THE VOICE OF TEMPERANCE The Canada Temperance Act is doing far better job than its enemies would have us believe. We need to keep in mind some facts about it that are too easily over- looked. This law, characterized as "ancient" by some critics, and as a "horse and buggy days" statute !ix others, was passed by the Do- moutrripioonseGofovearsrunsisteinntg itnhel8P76rofvoirnetihael Government to control the liquor traffic. It was effective in reduc- ing the evils of the liquor traffic, but due to the difficulties encount- ered in the matter of enforcement —the Courts on appeal having de- cided that it was the duty of the Provincial Government to enforce this a Dominion law, it was rePeal- 1 From our Early Files 1 25 YEARS- AGO The Clinton News Record Thursday, August 15, 1929 Several front street merchants are painting up their shop fronts. A scheduled game of baseball of the Huron -Perth league between Clinton and the Goderich Black Sox was played in Goderich on Monday evening; Clinton winning 40 'YEARS AGO The Clinton News -Record Thursday, August 20, 1914 T. H. Cook, the liveryman, gath- ered in his harvest the end of hist week. Miss Ruby Kilty, daughter of Mrs. Kitty of town, who has had a number of years experience as a teacher, for some time as principal of Lloydtown Public School, and by a score of 8-5. u - .who has just finished her ford 2b. 2b VanHorne lb, Kennedy mercial specialist course at To- ronto University, has been en- gaged by CCI Board as commer- cial teacher. On Saturday evening fire was discovered in the Hotel Normandie barn and the brigade was quickly upon the scene. After a couple of hours or so of hard work, with three lines of hose, the flames were extinguished, the building being badly damaged and the con- tents almost completely destroyed, ed in 1883. But again in 1914, the CTA was put to the people and was carried in Huron County. This law has so irked the liquor inter - este that en two Occasions appeals have been made to the courts to have it deleted from our statute books. Both the Supreme Court of Canada and The Privy Council in England rejected the appeals and declared the Canada Temperance Federation. 3b, Carrick lf, Glew ss, Livermore cf, Stock rf, Twyford c, Brant p. The Provincial Hydro Commis- sion sent up one of their doctors last Saturday and on Sunday morning, Stinson, little son of Mr. and Mrs, W. McIlveen, who was so terribly injured by stepping on a high tension wire at the hydro plant three weeks age, was remov- ed to the General Hospitalt, his mother accompanying him, :One foot was removed before leaving here and a hand has been removed since. The best medical skill is being employed in the hope of saving his life. Various stories come regarding the earthquake shock Monday morning. Many citizens were awakened by the tremor; others who were awake but still in bed, felt it distinctly; the motion be- ing from north to 'south. 10, YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record Thursday, August 10, 1944 Pte. A. Benson Corless, recently discharged from the Military Hos- pital, Hamilton, has been on a five als* leave this past week and is becoming settled in his new cot- tage on Dunlop Street. Mrs. Lloyd Medd of Hullett Township, recmtly received a let- ter from her brother, Tpr. J. Morrison, saying he was in an English hospital recovering from wounds received in France on July ia On Monday, August 7, the Clin- ton )3owling Club held their week- ly jitney with the following win- ners: first, Percy Livermore; sec- ond, J. A. Sutter; third, W. L. Johnson. Wilda Wilson who was severely injured in a car accident over a week ago was able to go home yesterday. Mrs. Allen, Betties received a letter of appreciation from Pte. J. B. Lockhart, RCASC, in Italy, Ler a box received from Porter's Hill Red Cross. He also enclosed some interesting snaps. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Holland and son Wesley, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson, all of Clinton, spent Civic Holiday week- end on a motor trip to Orillia and Lindsay visiting relatives en route. Syd. Lawson, Hamilton, spent a few days in town this week visit- ing friends. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Editor, • Clinton News -Record DEAR SIRS: , I always think it is very easy to criticize as 'people have been doing, over the police and the dogs running wild. But I wonder if these critical folk have ever tried to catch a dog that doesn't like strangers and doesn't want to be caught. I have trouble catching mine when he knows he has done something wrong. In fact I have never caught him yet when he hasn't wanted to be caught. How much less chance of catching him if 1 were a stranger? And in any case I have no doubt at all that he would bite a stranger and who wants to get bitten? I am sure the complainers do not, so. why expect the police to. Surely the town shotild supply a dog catcher if they want the dogs picked up. It is rather remarkabp that the Chief can always be found if need- ed, but supposing he was chasing dogs and something important came up and, he could not be found. Then no doubt he would be criticized for chasing the dogs, and probably by the same people as criticized birn for not chasing the dogs. ` I say let these complaining peo- ple attend to their own business and let the police attend to theirs, and be thankful they are keeping this a crime -free town. Yours sincerely, —A REGULAR. READER August 16, Clinton; Ont., . OFF MAIN STREET ,O'BOY! WHAT A DAV FOR A PICNIC! MEATBALL, YOU KEEP VOUR EVE ON THE NOW WHILE WE GRAB OFF A SWIM! • By JOE DENNETT Crop Report "Intermittent shovvers the early part of last week considerably delayed harvest operations," re- ports G. W. Montgomery, agricul- tural representative for Huron County. "Practically all of the wheat has now been harvested and yields ef over 50 and even 60 bushels per acre are quite common. 'Practical- ly all of the heavy feeder cattle have now gone to market. 'Pastures, hay aftevrnath and new seedings have greened UP considerably with recent rainsa' At the end of 1953 the Federal government had 10,000,000 pounds of butter stockpiled as a result of price -support operations. Act good law. We who have lived most of our lives under the CTA cannot easily realize that in spite of its imperfections it is very pre- ferable to the LCA. Under the CTA no licenses can be granted for the sale of liquor and no liquor can be legally sold. 33b This advertisement is inserted by the Huron County Temperance The Clinton New Era Thursday, August 13, 1914 Miss D. V. Tierney, Blyth, and a student of the CCI took honours in her junior matriculation exams in history, Latin, chemistry and biology. The pump shop of John Steph- enson came to a sudden end. Mr. Stephenson was having the build- ing turned when one side of it slipped into the cellar. The build- ing is now torn down., Thomas Hawkins received con- tract for eight drinking fountains at the Model School and they are supposed to be in position by the time school opens, This week J. Andrews and the town employees are busy breaking up the broken blocks of the cem- ent sidewalks and laying new ones. Reeve Centel= has rented the old rink and is busy making some alterations for a cooper shop. The material is being hauled from the station now for the barrels. Over '1,000 barrels will be made. Harry, the 11 -year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Glew, Hulled Township, fell off the wagon and broke his arm on Tuesday of this week. ROUX COLOUR SHAMPOO Now,yeu can easily.shampoo new colour into your hair or highlight your present drab shade with ROW( Colour Shampoo. Grey streaks disappear . . ROUX Colour Shampoo lasts and lasts. 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