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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955
WE'RE PROUD OF MARGARET ROSE
There are those who will find the Princess' . ,
choice the wrong one. They will feel that she
should have chosen the Groupie, even though'
he is 15 years older than she, is a divorcee, and
a commoner. This, after all, is the age of the
common man, people will say. Everyone is
created equal. Everyone should be able to pick
Ns or' her awn mate from whatever walkof
life he' or she chooses.
WHILE THE REST of the world wept,
laughed and held its breath waiting for the
big decision Princess Margaret was (they pre-
sumed) trying to make, we have sat an the
sidelines and said nothing at all. We were not
being smug about the thing, but rather were
trying in our own small way to let the young
Princess have a little bit of privacy.
Sounds rather foolish, perhaps, for a small
paper to think of this, when all the big dailies
were screaming their heads off, but though the
Princess will never know of our thoughtfulness,
at least we have felt batter about it.
Our own opinion of what the Princess
should have done, or should not have done, has
little influence nor importance in any case.
That she has decided to stick to her "duty"
rater than to the Group Captain which every -
c e has termed "the man of her choice" is a
crediit to her, to her parents, and to the sister
who is our Queen• and a very great lady.
Well, perhaps the Princess will do just that.
Perhaps, after all, she was not so utterly en-
thralled with this ratherly elderly airman, as
the dailies and the "common people" have made
out. Just perhaps, she has the strength to keep
her standards the highest, her reputation the
strongest, and the devotion of her peoples as
sincere as they have ever. been.
Certainly she has shown great strength of
character -during the past trying weeks, We
are very proud of her in her decision.
TWO OLD BUILDINGS
"WHAT SHALL we do with the PUC build-
ing," was the question asked by a commissioner
at the meeting of that body last • week. The
answer which came promptly was, "Sell the
place."
Then the Mayor suggested making offices
upstairs in the town hall, into which the PUC
could move -or as a second suggestion that they
tear down the town hall and put up a good
buliding which would house both PUC and town
offices.
Commissioner Rumball inquired into the
possibilities of building on Library Park. Chair-
man of the Commission Perdue mentioned con-
sideration of building on the PUC lot beside the
powerhouse between the Park street and Mill
street, to serve the PUC and the public works
departttnent of the town. However, since that
department had purchased a garage, the need is
not as great.
Here is a problem often posed before: the
PUC offices are on an excellent corner in the
down town business district. However, the
otftice part is too Iarge for what is needed and
the work room is too small, the garage is. much
too tiny, and a great deal of equipment is stored
in the basement, having to be lifted 'out each
Morning when the men go out on a job. It is
inadequate for the needs of the PUC, However,
how to improve matters,?
Speaking of white elephants, brings us back
to the old public school. Aha, you say, why ..
keep harping on that, Well, here's a rather
good suggestion, and it is not the first time it"
has come ups
All of the high schools in the county are
receiving larger and larger enrolments. More
and more teen-agers are looking for higher edu-
cation. Unfortunately many of those students
should not be in high schools, which are prim-
arily intended for an education in the classics.
Some of these students should be in agricultural
schools -either at Ridgetown or at OAC.
However, others still would be best off in
a technical school of some sort. Why not set
up a county technical school in Clinton? We
have the building. We have the students. It
would be no small trick to get the teachers -
but it would be no harder than getting teachers
for extra rooms in the high schools.
To us, this seems like the germ of an idea
which has a great deal of merit. Why not look
into the possibilities?
BREAD AND CIRCUSES
(Contributed)
THE FALL OF Rome under the Caesars,
historians say, was marked by an attempt to
appease a disgruntled and angry populace by
providing the people with "bread and circuses."
The gesture turned out to be a dismal fail -
lire.
Ever since, governments have been under-
standably reluctant to find themselves in the
position of being responsible for entertainment,
particularly when those for whom it is provided
are forced to foot the bill themselves in taxes.
The relevance of all this to the CBC's fin-
ancial crisis becomes apparent only when it is
recalled that the CBC's main job in public en-
tertainment, that in' 1953-54 out of total rev-
enues of $27 million, $23 'million came out of
the public treasury, that CBC expenditures are
soaring, and that the cost of producing Hamlet
on CBC -TV last spring was $30,000.
The Government's decision to appoint a
Royal. Commission or board of' inquiry to ex-
amine the whole question of radio and televis-
ion in Canada may, therefore, be fairly said to
reflect official discohnfiture at finding itself in
the unenviable historic role of providing the
public, or at least that portion of the public
which owns television sets, with TV circuses
thinly disguised as "culture,"
Certainly the issues posed by the CBC's fin
ancial plight are formidable. So formidable, in
fact, as to cause thoughtful Canadians to wond-
er if the Government should remain in the radio
and television business at all.
INDIVIDUALS DON'T COUNT
(Wingham Advance -Times)
JUST ABOUT every time we pick up a
newspaper it occurs to us that the days of the
individual are past, 10 indeed, they ever did
exist. Every day it stems that the forces at
work in the world today are snaking us into
a pattern of what they think John Q. Public
Should be.
Governments at all levels are placing more
and more restrictions on the individual's actions:
They're telling him how to spend his money,
how his children shall be educated, what price
he shall pay for, butter, and a thousand other
things which, belie the freedom of which we
talk so much. Much of this is done without
any direct approval of the people, and some
without even the approval of the people's repre-
sentatives.
Unfortunately the social services of which
we are so proud asnails in the coffin of our
freedbm, For with every 'handout that the
government makes, it takes a bit of our freedom
to make the handout possible. Wise as some
of these measures may be, each one narrows
to some extent the opportunities to make our
own decisions.
We may not like the kind of socialism they.
have in Russia. But with the governments we
now have making more and more decisions for
us, we seem to be getting our own brand right
here in Canada.
(This editorial was 'reprinted recently by
. The Financial Post as the "Editorial of the
Week".)
DRESSING UP TIIE TABLE
(New York Times)
WREN ONE gets down to :the standard the ill -weather addenda of coat, rubbers,
outfit for, say, the businessman, the get-up, for and gloves.
Now, almost everyone of these objects can.
be. hung, pulled, snapped, tied, clipped,; zippered
or buttoned on a single male frame at a single-
time without that frame looking anything hut
thoroughly ordinary. ,
sheer intricacy, is appalling. Consider the
separate articles, each 'a mandatory part of
the ensemble, almost any one open to damage
or loss and consequent total disaster.
There are two socks, -two undergarments,
two shoes, two 'laces, one pair of trousers, one
shirt, one tie, one jacket, and one pair of sus-
penders or a belt. Then there are the optionals:
two garters, a tiepin, collar pin, two cufflinks„
one show handkerchief, one hat and a vest. Not
to mention the possible lapel decorations, watch
chain, removable collar buttons. Nor to go into
scarf
Thoreau On. Costs
Henry David Thoreau said, "The cost of a
thing is the amount of what I will call life
that is required to be exchanged for it im-
mediately or in the long run." _ The Printed
Word.
cr.I TON mows-B=0BD
ONCE AGAIN the Collodion Legion is asking
the people of Clinton and vicinity to wear a poppy
for renembrancq, This is a worthy appeal that
should not be overlooked. During the years slice
Col John McCraw wrote the challenging poem, "In
Flanders' Fields",, the poppy has taken on a.peculiar
significance. Int hes coma to typify in many countries
of the world the debt, which we who live, owe to
those who died in battle.
One dayin the year the people of Canada are asked to
wear a poppy to show that they remember. One day in the
year they are asked to pause briefly to honour the dead. Tixat
is little enough. While remembrance of the dead' of two wars
is the spivitual aspect of the poppy, there is the other practical
purpose of assisting the living. The money raised through the
Poppy Fund is used for emergency assistance to veterans and
to families of veterans.
name it is true that veterans under certain ch'eumstanoes:
have the advantage of specific legislation, such as war veterans'
allowance, it should be remembered that when an emergency
crops up in any family, speed is the essential requirement in
providing assistance,
Mere are many cases on record With the Poppy Fund where
the necessary aid has been forthcoming in a matter of hours.
11 should be remesirbered also that there are• many worthy
veterans who hesitate to apply to any of the organized charities.
Many of theirs, have twice gone into uniform and have given
ten years from their productive life to the service of, their
country. Through the comradeship of the Canadian Legion their
needs are learned, and assistance is given. It should be remem-
bered too that while the Poppy Fund is a national appeal the
money raised locally is used locally to assist veterans and their
families.
Our slogan, "Wear a Poppy for Remembrance", is a good
slogan, and we believe it deserves the support of every citizen.
With Laurence Binyon we say:
"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
7. W. COUNTER,
President of Branch'140,
Clinton, Ontario
J. D. THORNDIRE,
Chairman of Poppy rCox n nittee
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From Our . Early Files I
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, October 28, 1915
Ed Munroe sold his buckskin
pony to Clarence Johnson on Mon-
day.
Master Earl Powell had his arse
sprained at CCI last week.
C. H. Libby • Went down to Tor-
onto last Thursday and Mrs.
Libby and Master Ernmerson re-
turned to Clinton on Friday with
him,
John Nediger and councillor
Harry Fitzsimons motored to Lon-
don on Wednesday. Mr. Nediger
was down for electrical supplies.
Miss Helen and Master Kenneth
Roberton spent the weekend with
Auburn friends.
Mr, and Mrs. Amos Ball and
daughter Vernise spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. John Gib-
bings.
4.0 Years
0
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, October 28, 1915
Miss O'Neil and Miss M. Bay
are in London this week,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Atkinson
and Miss Eileen motored to Hen -
sail on Sunday and spent the day
with friends.
Miss Ruby Wise was a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Layton on Sunday.
Isaac Weaver spent the week-
end with friends on the Bronson
Line,
Miss Sadie Mahaffy who has
been indisposed for some weeks is
now able to be out and around
again.
W. J. Paisley was in Lucknow,
Ripley and Kincardine the fore-
part of the week,
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, October 23, 1930
Mrs. J. C. McMath has taken an
apartment in Toronto for the win-
ter and goes down in a short time
to occupy it, Two of her daught-
ers are in the city.
Rev. A. A. and Mrs. Holmes
will go to Toronto for the winter.
Ian McLeod, accompanied by A.
MoEwan, A. McKenzie, N> Tyn-
dall and M. Crich went to Guelph
today to attend the big purebred
livestock sale,
Miss Brydone and Miss Glover
of the Collegiate staff were in
Toronto over the weekend,
Clinton Collegiate football
squad defeated Exeter Collegiate
on the local field 3-0 on. Thursday
evening.
Last night the fine barn of
Orville Phillips, Huron; Road, east
of Clinton, was totally destroyed
by fire. The loss is heavy and is
only partially covered by insur-
ance,
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
• Thursday, October 25, 1945
The village of Blyth, population
632 set the pace for the entire
Province of Ontario by being the
first community "over the top" in-
-the Ninth Victory Loan drive, It
reached its objective by noon
Monday - the opening• day - at
that time having subscribed ' for
$68,000 worth of 'bonds as com-
pared with its objective of $64,000
Reeve Victor Falconer, operator
•
of a large fuel and builders' 'sup-
ply business in Clinton has purch-
ased the firm known as the Clin-
ton Lumber Company, operated
since April 1 by Fred Hudie.
In the announcement of scholar-
ship awards at the University of
Western Ontario, London, Miss
Elizabeth Middleton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middleton,
Goderich Township, a graduate of
Clinton Collegiate Institute, won
the $100 Huron County SohoIar-
sh'ip.
A number of servicemen from
Clinton and district are expected
home on the "Queen Elizabeth"
which docks at Halifax N.S. to-
morrow. This list includes Sgt.
Everett M. Lobb, Canadian Dent-
al Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Lobb and Pte. H. Royce
Fremlin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harald Fremiin.
Enjoying splendid health Mr.
and Mrs. John Diehl, two of Clin-
ton's oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens' celebrated their
diamond wedding anniversary on;
Sunday,
Mitchael McAdam, contractor
for Ellwood Epps Sports Shop new
addition, King Street is making
good progress.
RENEWS SUBS
The Clinton News -Record
Clinton, Ontario.
Dear Editor:
Please find enclosed a cheque
for the amount of $5, to renew my
subscription (1. year); and also
the subscription for Mrs. Joseph
Manson, Warkworth, Ont.
I do look forward to receiving
the Home Paper; it is a number of
years since I visited the Home
Town. No doubt I would see
many changes. My mind often
travels back and I think of the
many friends of "school days,"
etc.
At present I am stationed at
our Home for "Unmarried Moth-
ers" in Toronto: I have now for
a number of years been doing
Social Service Work in the Wo-
men's Social Department of the
Salvation Army. . It does .give to
me' much satisfaction to have
some part in helping those who
have erred in life, to become re-
established and started: again.
My mother who lived in King-
ston'for a number of years, frac-
tured her hip early in 1953; when
the bones failed to knit she was
admitted to hospital again; she is
able to move about with assist-
ance and at present is being cared
for in a private home in Napanee,.
Ont. She has reached the age of
82 years and naturally feels the
restraint caused by' the hardship
as she was always so active.
Thank you for sending the pap-
er; it is a touch of home each
week.
Yours sincerely,
LPHOE] BOLTON,
Major.
Vida Lodge, 518 Jarvis St.,
Toronto, Ont. '
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THURSDAY,, NOVEMBER 3, 1955
Tibet is one of the strangest
places the Bible has penetrated.
Currenitly it is reported that Red
Chinese soldiers are using copies
of the Tibetan Bible for•the pur-
pose of learning the language of
the country. They are doing so
because it is one of the few books
available there. They read it
with the Chinese Bible and com-
pare the written forms.
The story of the translating or
the Tjbetan Bible has the marks
of -a suspense thriller. Its begin-
ning can be traced back to the
murder of the Dalai Lama, head
of the State, in 1855-6. His polit-
ical advisor was under suspicion.
He was in danger of being sewn
up in the skin of a yak and
thrown down a deep ravine. Greg
an, (his name) was a well educa-
ted and cultured man. He mig-
rated into Kasmir for safety- and
settled there.
Two missionaries who had trav-
elled for two and a half years
across India finally reached this
remote valley. He became their
teacher and helped in translating
the Tibetan Bible. By • 1883 the
Gospel of John was finished.. Gre-
gan died in 1890 with the great
task unfinished..
His small son had become in-
trigued by the Book with which
his father.• worked. Early, this
boy became a Christian. He be-
came an authority in his .native
language in its best : classical
form • as well as an authority in
English, Urdu, Kashmiri, and
other Indian languages. The
Crop Report
(By G. W. MONTGOMERY,
Agricultural, Itepresestative for
Huron' County)
"Fall plowing is well adnvanced,
and most farmers have completed
the important outside work. The
sugar beet harvest is still the
order of the day, in the south end
of the county, but excellent prog-
ress is being made.
"Twenty-six head of cattle sold
for an average of $214 at the
fourth annual Perth -Huron Short-
horn Sale at Lucknow on October
28. Six bulls. averaged $315 and
20 females‘ sold for an average of
$184.
British Government offered him
lucrative posts, but he refused
them all, saying, ''No, I have giv-
en my life to the Lord Jesus
Christ to serve Him, Since His
messengers are not allowed to go
to my people, I will devote my-
self to translating the Bible, so
that it can have legs and go into
Tibet to preach to them."
Beginning his labors at the age
of 23, Haseb Grogan, the son,
toiled until he was 50 when, with
missionary help, he had comple-
ted the whole Bible. Before this
tremendous task had been finish-
ed, and the Bible published just
over two years ago, he had risked
his life in treacherous mountain
passes, and through war infested
areas of the East. .His travels
took him through temperatures
ranging from snowy, mountain
frosts to 114 degrees of heat, all
to carry his precious manuscript,
on foot much of the way, to where
they could be sent to the British
and Foreign Bible Society in
London for printings. This 'trans-
lation is now in its second edition.
Suggested Bible readings for
the. week:
, Sunday: Ps. 39:1-13.
Monday: Ps. 84:1-12
Tuesday: Ps. 85:1-13
Wednesday: Ps. 112:1-19
Thursday: Isa. 1:1-18
Friday: Isa. 2;1-5
Saturday: Devt, 30:1-14
ACROSS
1. Persian
coin
5. Branch
of
learning
9. Com-
passion
10. Cheeps, as
a chicken
12. Hautboys
13. Conscious
14. Compete
for office
15. Part of
"to be"
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tool
18. Sloth
119. Scent bags
22. Vehicle with
runners
25. Gazelle
(Tibet)
26. Minute
groove
28. Bestows
32, Sprite
34. Pause
35. Rags
39. Father •
40. Wine
receptacle
41. Exclanta.
tion
42. Distant
43. Grows
white
46. On fire
48. Sky-blue
49. Gasps
50. Serf
51. Root of
the taro
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2, Metal
3. One -spot
card
4. Cell
destruction
(Biochem.)
5. The
wallaba
(Graz.)
6. Variant of
"row," a
series
7. Annoy
8. Fish
9. Bog
11, Stitches
16, Droop in
the middle
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tooth
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from the
skin
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scribed
regimen
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god (" Puzzle
30. Spanish
grass
31. Gazes
fixedly 38. Form
33. Back 42. Discover
35. Bark cloth 44. Sea
36. Astonish eagle
37. Rock debris 45. Diocesan
at foot of a center
cliff 47. Craze
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