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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-03-17, Page 2PAGE TWO • Clinton News-Recor` THE CLINTON NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD - • First issue (Huron News -Record) First issue Jude 6; 1865:> . January 1881 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,548; Trading Area,. 10,000; Retail Market, $2,000,000; ,Rate, 4.5c per lineflat Sworn Circulation -- 2,016 Home of Clinton RCAF Station and Adastral Park (residential) MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; Western Ontario Counties Press Association ' SUBSCRIPTION HAWES:' 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 'Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955 A GOOD -MEETING Among the male residents present, were ex - councillors, businessmen, senior citizens, young men,,' laborers, municipal employees, merchants, salesmen, manufacturers, in fact just about every type ;of man which makes up the town of. Clinton: It .was a curious audience, an attentive, audience, a polite audience, and a good audience, Let there be more of the same. The councillors, deserve the Support of the electors 'who gave them their -job. Only by attending the meetings can you. hope to obtain the knowledge of the affairs of your town which you deserve. Your presence will encourage the councilmen to do a good job fot you—and when they have done -it well, you will be able to tell them so. . The third council meeting of the month is scheduled for next Monday night, March 21. Why not be there yourself? THE MEETING' • of council on Monday evening, was, , we believe, one of the best of its kind• in many a month.. It' was good for two reasons. Firstly, because there was, oppor- tunity given for. hearing two sides of the problem at hand, with a minimum of interrupt- ing, and a maximum of interest. Secondly, . and we ..believe most important, there was a good representation of citizens. Truly if/every counci1 meeting in every small town in the province of Ontario took an interest such as this in the affairs of their muni. cipaiity, then we wouldhavea well-informed people, •indeed. The number of ladies present was triple the number at the meeting the week before. This made a total of .,three ladies who found time to visit the municipal council chambers to actually seetheir elected representatives at work:; A WORD ABOUT SCOPE WE CONTINUE to be strongly impressed by_ the excellence of the production "Scope" on h 1?. the Canadian TV • screen. Here is something which -we believe can well add more to the Canadian's attitude towards and enjoyment of "culture" than any. one TV program, or any magazine article, or any' one other thing that can -be named. Recently we watched on "Scope" a camera study of the . `Family of Man" which we found excellently filmed, considerately displayed, and an actual 'symphony of moods and colour (though ourV isblack in and white) which could not help but impress even the casual viewer. This week we watched the same camera study produced on TV by an American program and it looked atrociously amateurish in com- parison. We would shout "vive la TV", and in loud- er tones, "vive la Scope" • and in fact we might even say, "vive la CBC". THE COMMON MAN VERSUS THE 'SLOB (From Saturday Night) IT IS UN +'ASHIONABLE now to speak of the Age of the Common Man—which is just as Well, becau¢e that Age, if there ever were such a thing, has come to an : end, and the Common ' Man, if he ever existed, has become the Mass Slob. When, people talked without embarrass - men about that Age, they rather liked the Com- mon Man; he was pretty sound, fundamentally, and with a little help here and there he would to time grow to deserve the faith reprised in. him by idealists who thought about him as ,an individual. Now he is the Slob, and it is be- comind4 fashionable to scorn and deplore him, because, in his millions, he is a stupid lout who doesn't know what's good for him' and cannot - be trusted to, make any sort of serious judge- ment. . There are plenty of examples (Saturday Night quotes the reluctance to put fluoridation of water to -a vote as one) to show that con- • THE "POLICE THE "POLICE SITUATION" is a phrase which seems to be on everyone's lips even yet. Sometimes it's stated in a little different way. Some folks say, "What do they want now?" meaning the police, and some other folks say, "They just asked for trouble", meaning the council. The whole thing has simmered down now to a level where it is perfectly obvious that noth- ing at all has been acco' nplished in the matter :of improving "human relations" or getting a good working agreement between council and the police. Right now, on paper, the matter - rests exactly as it did when Council first made • an offer to the police department -that is, as • far -as salary figures, are concerned. There have been certain amendments made'' to conditions' of work, in order to make the terms more palatable to the police force, but thatseems to be the extent of any change. However, there has been a deal of hard feelings aroused over what can only ,be termed a bungling way of handling the whole situation. , And as a result of this bungling; _we can see only added expense to the taxpayer. At the present moment the police constables , i are receiving $2,500 per year, which they fitd.•. , tempt for the Slob is a constant state of mind fixing the social attitudes of many more people than the precious few who always have been nauseated by the unwashed masses. The pre- sumption is that the Slob, useful though he is as a drudge, a consumer, an audience, is actually incapable of rational decisions; he can be "sold", exploited, coaxed and bullied, but never trusted. ` He is, in other words, unfit to govbrn himself. • It may be smart to believe this; undoubtedly it gives a person a very comfortable feeling of superiority. Butit is " also; a cheap, cynical denial of . the fundamental principle hammered out by the generations of great-hearted men who built the foundations of Anglo-American. democ- racy. The Slob is : a composite of millions of individuals, not of domestic animals. He has a mind to be informed, a soul to be inspired, and an integrity not to be violated. He is all of us, ,. and if we lose faithin him, we are lost our- selves. 'SITUATION" • ' unsatisfactory. This means that though they . ' will no doubt continue doing their job for Clinton until they can find a job which, they find more suitable, we can also rest assured that as soon as they find a more suitable job, they will • take it. They have stated, however, that they would accept and be satisfied with an additional $100 per year. Now'? if the Council proceeds to replace these men when it becomes necessary, with ..new men—probably inexperienced—they are propos- ing to pay $2,400 per year. We presume that this means on the same basis as the present constables work, with uniforms provided. The only thing is that with -new men, new uniforms are needed,and the cost will be, at least $100 per man. So -the town will end up with in- experienced men on the job, • and the same expense exactly as would be incurred, if council had been able to meet the requests of the present force. We would suggest that this leaves the tax- - payer " not "saving a cent, and in fact risking the chance`.: of having men on the police force of a calibre' perhaps not equal to ;those now on the -job. • HIDDEN CBC TAX MOST CANADIANS' will probably be - sur- prised to learn that they are paying taxes to the CBC. Such, in fact, is the case, as a recent -return tabled in the House of Commonsmakes all too dear. In``the last,. ten 'months of 1954' the returnreveals, excise and, sales taxes on radio and television sets Collected by Ottawa and turned, over to. the CBC totalled $15,055,309. Add to this the $6 -million -odd subsidy paid mutually to the , ,CBC, and it is at once apparent, that thetotal'-cast to the taxpayers of Canada of keeping the state-owned radio and television system out of the red is moretithan $21 million' annually. Privately -owned radio and television sta- tions, it must r be 'remembered, don't, cost the Canadian taxpayer- a nickel.— Letter -Review. WHAT THEY ARE M-AIEOF "SUGAR AND SPICE and all things nice— that's what little girls are made_ of." Or so we were told in' -the nursery rhyme. Perhaps yen never felt inclined to believe it, anyway, buthoW the legend about the sweet- ness of the female Should be demolished for all time by the findings of a professor and' his assistants at Albany Medical ' College in New York. .After an exhaustive survey -;of the cheml- ml Constituents.` of girls, the report says they are made of:4 Enough chlorine to disinfect five swimming pools; -1,400 cubic feet of oxygen; 30 teaspoons of salt; ten gallohs of water;, five pounds of lime;' 31 pounds of carbon; enough glycerine to explode a heavy naval shell; enough glutin to makefive pounds of glue;r enough magnesium for a photographer to take teh flash, photos; enough • fat for ten bars of soap; :enough iron to make a sixpenny nail, and enough sulphur to rid • a dog of fleas. NO spice you will notice. But the sugar? Here the analysis makes some concession to the nursery rhyme. The average girl's body con- tains sugar to the quantity of four ounces! =-Answers; London. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Proposed Wingham-TV Coverage Area THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955 Seven counties will receive an excellent snow -free picture over 90 per cent of the time from the proposed telivision station at Wingham.. The sweeping curved line on the map shows the Coverage area. With a suitable antenna, good reception could be expected 15 miles beyond the line. H+aH H++*+ From. Our Early Files 40 YEARa AGO The ClintonNe he we -Record Marek 18, 1915 The -J a c k s,o n Manufacturing Company has almost completed its contract for 5,000 pairs of trousers for the goyernment. The Princess Theatre has chang- ed hands. Mr. Ramsey has dis- posed of his interests to Messrs. Lee and Houghton. T. Jackson, Sr., fell in his own house on Tuesday morning and fractured a couple of ribs and is consequently laid up. John Derry has disposed of his cottage on James Street, the pur- chaser being Miss Tebbutt of the Maitland Concession, Goderich Township. N. Davies, who has been at- tending the big school of cutters in Chicago . for the past three weeks, is epected home tomorrow and to resume charge of the tail- oring department of the Morrish Clothing Company on Saturday. He'll bring back the very latest ideas that will appeal to good dressers. .•" The, Clinton New Era March 18, 1915 The dust was flying on the front street Wednesday. Instead of the old mud puddles the mac- adam roads are soon dry after the snow gets away. Huron County Spring Fair will have $550 in prizes, this year. R. Jones has erected a ,big sign at his new blacksmith shop, op- posite Elliott's livery on Albert Street. Frank Grant has sold his -farm of 150 acres to Mr. LeBeau for the sum of $9,600. Syrup making is the order of the day. Bert Langford has rented the lot owned by Dr. Evans, next to Joseph Cook's residence and will erect a garage there. 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News Record March 18, 1980 Messrs. K, Roberton and Ross McEwan, Stratford, spent the weekend in town. Bruce Biggart of the Bank of Montreal staff is relieving for a few weeks in the Hensail branch. Mrs, A. F, Cudmore, Miss D, Streets and Messrs. Percy Liver- more and. Harry Steep carried off the euchre prizes at the firemen's euchre- and dance, John 'Robertson, Colborne, was away attending the Good Roads convention held at Toronto. The Clinton Golf Club has ar- ranged a series, of weekly free golf lessons to be given ine'the board room of the town hall. New members are especially invited to attend. This is Chautauqua week in Clinton. : He arrived in Canada from Eng- land last - week. Miss Dean Castle, R.N., Strat- ford, came home last week to re- cuperate after having suffered a concussion when she fell in her bedroom and struck her head...' • Last Friday night the CCI "Vik- ings: engaged an American class. team from the local air force camp. and the high school lads walked off the floor victorious 44-38. CCI lineup: Kennedy, 22; billing, Hazily, 2; Johnston, Mc- Bride, McIntyre, 2; Elliott, 14; Miller, 4. Miss Kay Ross, Toronto, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ross. Miss Eunice Roy, nurse -in= training at Toronto East General Hospital, spent, the weekend -with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Roy. . Brewers Bearing Gifts • The satiety of the serpent is shown in the . way the brewers train their public relations men. In one brochure, Issued for their guidance, there are no fewer than 134 special days and events list- ed. On' these occasions the smooth brewery agents, polished off by courses of training in public re- lations, very pleasing in person- ality, will play their unobtrusive part. A fe',v words "here, some co-operation there; perhaps a little financial assistance, possibly a little entertainment: The prestige and standing of the Trade is thus definitely and easily enhanced, for there are found few to protest. In fact, many respectable but un- suspectinggifts. people actually applaud these brewers' agents bearing This advertisement is inserted by the Huron County Temperance Federation. , 11-b ABOUT ICE SHOW The Editor, Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR; ' Would you oblige us by sending half a dozen copies of each issue, March, 3 and March 10. • The skating carnival was de- lightful and everybody we met in Clinton treated us in a manner to make' us feel welcome and at home. ; Yours sincerely, JANE WYNNE FIELD, Weston Skating Club, Inc. Weston, Ontario March 7, 1955 Quick Canadian. Quiz 1. What was the origin of Can- ada's nfuine? .2. Name the largest and smallest provinces. 3. On the basis that its 1930 pur- chasing power was $1, the Can- adian dollar was worth $1..26 in 1953 and $1 in 1945: What is its value today? 4, In 1954 total -farm cash income in Canada was less than nn 1953. Did all provinces share in the decline? 5." By how much has the.fotal of taxes paid I by Canadians in- •ereased since 1949? ANSWERS: 5. Taxes this year - will be nearly twicethe totalpaid in 1949. 3. Present; value is 65 - ce•nts. 1. The name Canada is be- lieved to have originated in ail Indian word that• meant collection of huts,. 4. No, only the prairie provinces showed a''decline in farm cash' income,. -2. The smallest, P:E.I., the largest, Quebec. Material,prepared by the.editors of Quick Canadian Facts, the pac- ket annual of facts about Canada. WON AT SEED FAIR The, Editor, Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR: I beg to advise that Ralph Hol- land, Box 460, Clinton, (age 13) was the winner of the Clinton News -Record Special—$5 cash for the youngest exhibitor having two or more entries at our County Seed Fair. • In behalf of 4he Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement As- sociation I would like to thank you for making this donation to our Seed Fair. 'Yours very truly, ' G. W. Montgomery, secre- tary-treas., Huron' . County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Clinton, March 9, 1955 Federal government spending on social security and welfare alone Is now more than twice the total of all of Ottawa's spending in 1939. COUNTY MUSIC.: FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR MAY 9 :.-. Dr, Alfred Rose, .of the faculty of music, Western Conservatory of Music in London, will be adjudi- cator of. the 14th annual Huron County Music Festival this year. The festival is scheduled to be staged "at the Goderich Public School auditorium, during • the' week of May 9. It is expected that the competition will, run for five days.—Goderich Signal -Star. o' Expansion of Canadian manu- facturing created. 34,300 new jobs, in 1952, 23,000 in 1953, 16,200 in 1954. . Qua1ity()Service DRUGS get your KODAK FILM `and FLASH :BULBS. `here for-, Indoor I, Sappshoot►ng CARTON OF 10 $1.70 and $1,80 Try The New PIN -QUICK Lanolized Pin -Curl Permanent Hudnut's New Discovery Prevents Pin Stains aa,75 LIGHT & BROWN HATH LOTION —lightens your hair safely $1.75 HUDNUT EGG SHAMPOO, $1.25 & $2.00 NOXZEMA 'CREAM SPECIALS 40c jar for 29c 10 oz. jar for only $1.25 ,S -WAY SHAVE—Reg. L15 for 89c MOTH CRYSTALS Reg. 59c lb. 2 lbs. for 59c KODAKS PRINTING and DEVELOPING FILMS GREETING CARDS MAGAZINES SMILES 'N CHUCKLES CHOCOLATES W. C. Newcombe, Phm.B. Chemiit and Druggist PHONE 51 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record March 15, 1945 A group of Stratford Normal students, including Ruth. Middle- ton, Helen Crich and John cook visited Toronto on Friday where they were conducted on a tour of the city: We' say "welcome'home"• to an- other soldier. Pte. Joe Wild, eld- er son of Mrs. 'Agnes Wild, Stan- ley Township has joined his wife and little son at their home in town. Joe was wounded in the Normandy beachhead operations. CLEARING All Gendron and Thistle Convertible Strollers DELUXE AND STANDARD MODELS —• THESE ARE 1954 DESIGNS Must be ' Cleared at Big Reduction., to Make Room for Neje' Models. FREE - WITH EACH CARRIAGE 1 Stroller Mattress . 1 Nylon Stroller . Net AT Beattie Furniture OFF MAIN STREET O.k., FOLKS, T'M BID -, FIVE' DOLLARS OHTH19. LOVELY VASE f WHO'LL.• BID SIX,? ®M! S1K 1$, BID! 001 HEAR ANYTHING HIGHER? vlf RYL9 pmlllllllllll 111 III 11011110101111 By JOE BENNE'I?