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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-10-06, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTONNEWS-RECORD THURSDAY, OC'POBER 6, 1955 Clinton News -Record far, CLINTO(18N'65)NEW ERA and 77-Vr Cl INTON NEWS- ,µ RCORD (1881) Amalgamated 1924 MEMBER: Canadian and Ontario Weekly Newspapers Associations and Western Ontario Counties Press. Association Sworn Circulation 2,021 - PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, IN TIIE BEV %ILT Or HURON COUNTY Population -2,828 EDITOR: WILMA D. 1}INNIN SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance -••-Canada and Great Britain: $2.50 a year; . United 'States and Foreign: $3.50; Single Copies Six Cents Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1955 THE FIFTH ESTATE FOR MANY YEARS now the public press has been popularly known and accepted as the "Fourth Estate". The origin of the term came in early British parliamentary history, when • there was proclaimed to be'three estates of the realm: the "Lord's Spiritual", being the arch- •bishops and bishops of the Church of England, who are given seats in the House of Lords; . the "Lords Temporal" who are the titled peens • of the realm, also with seats in the Upper House and the "Commons", meaning the Lower House. Many years later Edmund Burke rose in the Briti;;h Commons and pointing to the reporters gallery exclaime$: "Yonder sits the fourth estate, more important than them all!" These monumental forces were and still are at -corded their rank, and preeminence by virtue of the power and influence they exert upon the administration of public affairs. Of more recent years still, another instrument of public expres- 'ion and action has risen to this comparative level of influence. It is the Business Community, as represented by its collective voice, the Chamber of Commerce — truly the "Fifth Estate" in the modern era. "The Fifth Estate" in. Clinton has, begun to make itself felt with the three current pro- . grams for promotion of Clinton district. First . there is the beginning of an Apple Show, spon- sored by the Chamber,and reviving a recogni- tion of the fruit industry in the County which has been out of existence for a quarter of 'a century. Early in November the Show will be held. Secondly, though without the particular in- fluence of the Chamber, still with the interests of Clinton and its citizens at heart, is the Cartoon Capers contest being conducted by a number of merchants each week in this. paper. Thirdly, and perhaps most important, is the inauguration of .A:ppreciatier;, Day in Clinton. Further details of this event appear in this issue of the News -Record. The most important aspect ' of it is the fact that 26 merchants. have banded together to conduct this new type of promotion. "The Fifth Estate"'.is coming into its own. We wish the business community of this town the very best in its endeavour., STOP THEM BEFORE THEY BEGIN FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, October 9-15, is being observed across Canada. This particular week is chosen because it is the anniversary of the great Chicago fire of 1871, and that disas- ter serves to underline the necessity of bring- ing about a much needed awareness of fire pre- vention, Here in Clinton we have had no great com- munity disasters, such as have been suffered in other towns under fire. We are blessed with an efficient fire department, and after a .fire be� gins it rarely gets beyond their control. How- ever, every year there is a toll of private in- dividual homes and businesses and the financial loss is high. The essential thing is to stop fires before they begin, and all precautions to this end should be observed. Response to Fire Prevention Week should be spontaneous and ethusiastic, Alt citizens sincere in their desire to see the country's ec- onomy make progress have a stake in Fire Prevention Week, Property des of life by fire isirrevocably lost, and the community and the nation suffer as the consequence of such foss. Economic disaster to a community often follows tax the heels of a large fire. • Let us look at the latest available annual fire loss record in our country. The total pro- perty loss by fire was $84,270,896 representing a loss per person of $5.70. These losses rep- resent an increase of about $4,000,000 over the previous year when the total loss was $80,902,205, with a loss per person of $5.61. The record shows 67,519 fires, an increase of 3,416 over the previous year. The loss troyed by fire was 477, as compared to 562 in the previous year, Fm r O, CA"App °REMO' It is indeed tragic to note the record shows that more than half of all the fires in Canada occur in homes. This fact alone should empha- size beyond any doubt the need for fire preven- tion. This heavy toll of destruction of life and property by fire must not continue. LET THEM EAT CHEESE WHEN IN DOUBT about what to have for dessert, or what to add to that supper casserole -4t might be well to give some thought to cheese. It is a tasty item, prepared in many ways for you to use, and the variety of results you can get with it in the kitchen are unending. This plug for the cheese industry is given advisedly. Indirectly the prizes received for this product, and the volume which is consumed in Canada, affects everyone of us. The dairy farmer whose milk is channeled into the product may be your cousin, your neighbor, yourself, or one of your family. Re- cently the federal government—though faced with a surplus of cheese within Canada—allow- ed a shipment of New Zealand cheese to enter the Dominion. Unfortunately this cheese in many cases sells for less than it's Canadian counterpart. However, next month is the October Cheese Festival, when a concerted effort is being made by the dairy farmers to 'find a market for their cheese. It is an ideal time of year for the family to enjoy deep dish apple pie with thick wedges of cheese, and all of the other delightful hot dishes which cheese makes delicious. Let's buy Canadian cheese. It will mean added prosperity for the dairy farmer, and for the rest of us as well. PRIME • V L,am pleased to have this Opportunity to pay a • tribute to our Canadian newspapers on the occasion of "National• Newspaper Week", The successful functioning of our democratic system depends in large measure on the .extent to which Canadian citizens are aware of the issues with.•which their elected repre sentatives at all levels of government are faced. Those who have the responsibility of,presenting those issues to their readers are' playing an essential part in the democratic process for a;free, responsible press helps to create a well-informed public -opinion. I should like to mention in particular the important role of the weekly press of this country- which serves one-third of Canada's population. In many areas remote from our cities the weeklies constitute the principal source of news for their readers who depend greatly on therm to keep informed of public affairs.• I feel confident that the vast majority' of Canadians would wish to join with me in, extending sincere appreciation to our newspapers in Canada for providing us with local, national.. and international news and in wishing them. continued success in their important work. Prime Minister. Ottawa, 1 9 5 5. » Letters to the Editor EOSIi S FROM THE MAYOR The Editor, Clinton News -Record Dear Editor: With great enthusiasm, I take this opportunity to remind out citizens of the good which is be- ing accomplished through your newspaper. This week is termed "National Newspaper Week" and it is well to take, some time to think about all that the newspapers, especially thelocalone, accomplish for this municipality. Recently the Clinton News - Record received high awards in a nationally conducted weekly news,,. papers competition. This is an honour to the community as well as to the paper -but it is an honour which would not have come to the community without the labours of the News -Record staff. • Throughout the year the local. paper records fatUlf ullythe births, deaths, marriages, social events, farm sales, church teas, matters of local government, •news of civic improvement,: and all the multi- tude of small things whichmake up small town living. Without the newspaper our merchants would find it a difficult and costly procedure to advertise their wares. Without the news- paper, the citizens of town and country would find it hard to know where to buy, and who was offering bargains. On behalf of the council, and of the citizens of Clinton, it is •my pleasure to wish the Clinton News -Record well, and continued success in their business of print- ing the local news. MORGAN J. 'AGNEW, Mayor, Town of Clinton. Clinton, Ontario, October 3, 1955 PREMIER FROST'S SALUTE The Editor, Clinton News -Record Dear Editor: It is a distinct pleasure for me to associate with "National News- paper Week" and have this oppor- tunity to remind our people of the vital services rendered by the press of this country. Freedom of expression is not ust a word -in Canada and the present generation should he thankful for this toits newspap- ers. Throughout our history, they have made up the vanguard of progress and they 'still play the same part today. Nothing like the existence of a numerous and free press can better guarantee freedom; of expression and assure the free flow of information with- out which true progress is impos- sible. �«�°+�d+r+w�� $H$•$$ *5 p* res :from Our. Early Files 40 Years Ago CLINTON NE`.WS-RECORD. September 30, 1915 W. J, Miller, Hullett, is" retiring from the farm and will shortly come into town and will occupy the fine residence which he owns on Ontario Street. John Carbett is another Hullett Township farmer who will become a resident of Clinton this fall. Mr. Carbett also owns a house in Clinton, the one now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Manning. George Ladd, who has been in the employ of the" Grand Trunk Railway for 43 years is now re- tiring on pension. He has purchas- ed a residence on Joseph Street and will take possession this week. Miss Jessie . O'Neil left Friday for Toronto to attend the faculty of education. Mr. and Mrs. John Schoenhals, Eddie and Misses Olive and Freida and their guest, Miss Schoenhals, motored to Berlin last Friday af- ternoon, returning Sunday. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEW ERA September 30, 1915. Five rinks of bowlers from Mit- chell paid a visit to Clinton last Friday but were beaten by 54 shots, Clinton bowlers were D. A, Forrester, A. J. Morrish, N. Ball, P. Town, Dr, Axon. Rev. F. C. Harper has had a telephone put in at the manse and i he number is 184. L. Kennedy, Wingham, former- ly of Clinton, has the agency for the well-known Overland autos. Bandmaster Dixon, George Cooper and Tom Herman assisted Mitchell Band at their fair ` on Wednesday. Edgar Pattison, who has beetib agent of the GTE at Brucefield for the past two or three years, has enlisted. Ray Forrester took in the Mit- chell Fair on Wednesday. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS -RECORD September 25, 1930 C. E. Elliott has purchased a number of wellbred Ayrshire cows to add to the herd at Fairholme Dairy farm. Misses Eleanor and Jean Plum - steel left Tuesday for the College of Education, Toronto. H. Joyner, in conversation the other day told us that it was 58 years since he came to Clinton. The barn of Victor Bisback, Base Line, was destroyed` by fire early Sunday morning. The loss was fairly well covered by, insur- ance. - Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Blacker and family, Base Line, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hesselwood. Miss R. V. Irwin was in Toronto for a few days the beginning of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Layton, Elliott and Irene and Miss Hazel Pepper spent the weekend at Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Misses Ruth Ball and Marion McEwen return to Western Uni- versity. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS -RECORD September 27, 1945 Congratulations are extended to Murdock Ross, Bayfield, who on Wednesday, September 26, cele- brated his 93rd birthday, "Wearwell" Knitters "wore well" and came through with en- ough runs to assure them the town league softball championship in two straight games. The final score over the Main Street boys in Saturday afternoon's encounter was 19-7. Lineups: Main Street— Johnson 1b, M. Draper ss, B. Draper cf, Hawkins 3b, Carter p, Griffiths c, Hoy if, Taylor 2b, hart 2b, Cooper rf. Knitters — Glew 2b, Livermore ef, Ross p, White 3b, Smith rf, Fulford ib, Taylor lf, Matthews ss, Nediger es, Steep c. Five soldiers, all Arniy men, have been welcomed home to Clinton and immediate district the past few days: Staff Sgt. James Corran, Pte. William Ed- ward Steep and Battery Sgt. Major Maurice E. Batman return- ed late Saturday night; Sgt. John Franklin Heard came back Mon- day night .and Quartermaster Sgt. Samuel E. Castle, Tuesday after- noon. Mr, and Mrs. John W. Petrie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Goderich on September 17, Miss Phyllis Manning returned to the University of Western On- tario, London, last Tuesday for her final year. Misses Margaret and May Davies have returned from spending their vacation at Kintail Beach. Miss Shirley Henri, Toronto, spent the weekend at the home of her mother, Mrs. I. Henri. c Apart from the St. Lawrence the longest river in eastern Can- ada is the Ottawa, 696 miles in length. We should therefore be con- corned with the welfare of the press, We should be particularly concerned at the present time with the survival of the Small local papers which give expression to the varied spiritual, cultural and political life of our smaller communities. A true national life does not mean absorption in one mass with standardized customs end -a minimum of opinions; unity should never mean uniformity, In the name of' the people of the, grand Province of Ontario, .t am pleased to express my apprec- iation of our daily. and weekly press, andto wish our newspapers continued success in their mission of civilization. LESLIE M. FROST, Prime Minister of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, August 25th, 1955' "1 wonder what's happened to Nancy ..." The telephone rings and. everything's OK "Ola! I'm glad you called — 1 was worried:" So many of the calls you make every day say "Don't worry"! When someone has to work late, or can't keep a date, or has to cancel an appointment, the telephone lets other people know. At times like this — whether you are making the call or receiving it — the ready reassurance provided by your telephone can be precious beyond words. This is just one of countless examples of how your telephone pays its way, as it makes life happier, easier, more secure. E THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA COMING But Horace has- Canada Savin gs Bond s."' Authorized Agent C. O. MARTIN Boz 1 0 4 — CLINTON -- Phone 672 Would be pleased to receive your application for investment. 40-1-2-b OFF MAIN STREET AH SWEET 4 l.ley 4 $ 1! -.—""t,!7 ;i"`d I'M GONNA JOIN THE SCHOOL. GLEE C1.1.18! REMEMBER THE DATES October 19-20-21-22 W. C. Newcombe, Phm.B. Chemist and Druggi PHONE 51 "1'HEy KICKED ME OUT/ THEY'LL. KICK YOU OOT y JOI PEWIT T. FOR THE SAME REASON! •- FOR SINGING! $.72- 'NI .72-