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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950
Clinton News -Record
• The Clinton New Era esinbliihed 1865 The Clinton 'News -Record established 1878
Amalgamated 1924
• An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests 'of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
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Published. EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in. the Heart of Huron County
R. S. ATKEY, Editor ' A. L. COLQUHOUN, Plant ,Manager
Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday - Wednesday, August 5 -- 9, 1950
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THURSDAY, MAY 48, 1950
Let us Help the Manitoba Flood Victims !
• THROUGH THE- EFFORTS of Mayor R.
Y. Hattin and Clinton Town Council, facilities
have been provided for raising funds and
collecting Clothing for the unfortunate victims
of the great Manitoba flood disaster. The
campaign will be under the joint supervision
of Flying Officer W. J. P. Robertson, Scout-
master of Clinton Lions Troop, and Chief of
Police J. P. Hinehberger, with the Mayor—
himself a native Manitoban—as honorary
• chairman.
Starting tomorrow, the Boy Scouts will
make a thorough house-to-house canvass; do
not turn them away empty-handed! ^
• Or, if you prefer, donations may be left
at the Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal, Town
Clerk's Office, or Police Office.
A clothing collection may take place next
• week.
The NEWS -RECORD may publish the
names of donors of cash or clothing, unless
otherwise desired,
It is understood that appropriate action is
being taken at RCAF Station, Clinton, in con-
nection with the Manitoba Relief appeal.
Members of the RCAF , may be privileged to
contribute on a nationwide basis.
,Chmadians from coast to coast are rushing
to the aid of their unfortunate fellow -country-
men in floodswept Manitoba. The catastrophe
has aroused, them as nothing else ever has
done in peacetime.
The NEWS -RECORD trusts that the citi-
zens of this community will rise to this great
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occasion as they have done many times in
the past.
A Hall Century ot Progress '
IT MAY BEI ILLOGICAL to put more
• stress on 25th, 50th and 100th anniversaries
than on, say, 23rd, 41st and 94th, but married
couples, schools and col,leges, churches and a
variety of institutions do it all the time. Just
a quaint old human custom!
Among those who are celebrating one of
these anniversaries we are prone to note are
• the members of the Canadian Tuberculosis As-
sociation whose 50th' annual meeting is taking
place in Vancouver, May 17 to 20.
The changes which have taken place dur-
ing the half century would furnish a score of
speakers with material but, judging from the
program, reminiscences are to be limited to
the annual dinner and informal chat among
the delegates. The scheduled sessions are de-
voted to discussion of how to fight TB in and
out of sanatorium, to exchanging information.
ideas, and techniques on ways to defeat the
minute but mighty enemy, the tubercle bacillus.
Most of us would be lost in those scientific
discussions but there are 'non-medical aspects?,
of the campaign which are both interesting
and encouraging,
There is, for example, the fact when the
Canadian Tuberculosis Association was started
(the name was then four times as long), it
was given a government grant of $1,000. As
governments hand out taxpayers' money in the
way they calculate will get the most approval
from the men and women playing said taxes,
it is interesting that with the death rate from
tuberculosis more than six times what it is
• now $1,000 was the appropriation. We should
add that there was no Department of Health in
Canada or anywhere else in the world to urge
greater expenditure.
Last year the federal government granted
$3,000,000 to the provinces for tuberculosis
treatment and control and the provinces spent
$17,000,000 on their own.
This difference represents a revolution in,
public thinking. The increased expenditure
has the consent of taxpayers for various rea-
sons, Had the 1900 rate continued there would
have been; over 25,000 deaths. last year instead
• of less than 5,000—though that toll Is far larger
than we should tolerate, A good many people
feel that this saving of life is worth every
cent of the money on humanitarian grounds
alone, and point out that if such a high death
rate prevailed year after year few indeed
would be the families which escaped unscathed.
Others, perhaps no less humane but with great-
er consciousness of . the practical aspects of
disease, add economic arguments, pointing out
that great though the expenditures may appear
they are as nothing to the financial drain on
the community of loss of life.
When the breadwinner in a family dies
everyone realizes that the situation is likely
to be grim, and that very often some kind of
public relief may be needed for the family.
Very few, however, sit down with a paper and
pencil and figure out just how many thous-
ands of dollars worth of work that men would
have done had he worked out his normal life
span, or what it is going to cost through the
years to give his family even the bare neces-
sities. Tuberculosis is the first cause of death
in the 15 to 45 age group, from which the
bulk of the working population is recruited.
Any Society with a high tuberculosis rate is
generally poor, one reason being that it is
constantly robbed of many members who could
have supported themselves and a few others.
Canada is one of the countries with a low
tuberculosis death rate. SO are Denmark, the
United States, New Zealand, and Australia.
These are all countries which rank high among
the world's more prosperous nations. It.might
be argued that they have high standards in
disease control because .for years they have
been able to afford them, but it can also be
argued that perhaps the reason they can afford
them is that relatively speaking they have
unusually healthy populations and have had
for many years.
Matters medical are the prciper concern of
the Vancouver meeting but those of us who
remain at home might well ponder on the
relation of the twin benefits of health and
prosperity which we enjoy. There is a tend-
ency in some quarters to go about asking if
we can afford the many health services we
now enjoy. Let us take a look at places
which do not have them and then ask if we
can afford not to check tuberculosis and every
other disease by every means within our reach,
Pity the Poor Minister!
ONE or THE LARGE Fergus churches hes
a committee going around the country these
Sunday mornings, trying to pick out a new
minister who will please everyone—quite a
task, by the way, comments The News -Record
of that town,
A ' cynic asks us what they look for in
choosing e minister. • Do they pick a man with
a nleasant appearance? or one that will suit
the young people? or one who will bring in
new members to a church that won't hold
all its present membership, if they ell decide
to .go to church? or one who can he at home
visiting in the country as well as hi town?
or one who seems like a good fellow? or one
who reads or prays well? or one who wont
ask for a big salary or an assistant? or one
who doesn't look as if he would stay too
long till the congregation got tired of him?
or one .whose wife can preside at missionary
meetings? or one who is fluent?
Or. do they look for one who is likely
to save precious souls from damnation?
Don't ask us. We have wondered, too.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY—Every employer
is looking for men who see how a thing can
be done and then do it.
From. Our Early Files
25 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 21, 1925
Officers of Ontario St, Sunday
School are: superintendent, Dr.
11, S. Brown; associate, W. Walk-
er; assistants, 0. Potter, L. Car-
rell; secretary, J. Rands; assist-
ant, Clayton Moorhouse; treasur-
er, L. Currell; assistant, E. Dale;
librarian, G. Shipley, Jr.; Cradle
Roll, Miss R. Pickett, IVIiss M.
Wiitse; missionary secretary,
Miss K. Beaton; temperance sec-
retary, A. J. McMurray; pianists,
Miss E. Plumsteel, Miss C. Evans.
Officers of the Home and
School Chib are: honorary presi-
dent, Mrs. W. Manning; presi-
dent, Mrs, N. W. Treveartha: first
vice-president, Mrs. J. C. Gau-
dier; second vice-president, Mrs.
W. Downs; secretary, Miss Eva
Carter; treasurer, Mrs. H. R.
Sharp.
Johnson and Co. have sold
their grocery business to D, F.
Watson and son, Frank:
Manning -Nott --At the Ontario
St. Parsonage, on Wednesday,
May 20, 1925, by Rev. C. J.
Moorhouse, Elva Elizabeth, only
daughter of Mr. and 1VIrs. Fred
Nott, to Norman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Manning. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Nott were the at-
tendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lawson
have taken the Cluff apartment;
Mr. and Mrs, Murray, Teeswater,
have taken the cottage on Mary
St. vacated by Miss Mabel Mc-
Connell; Mrs. Boles has rented
the house on King St. recently
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Steep.
C. G. Middleton has been ap-
pointed to the diocesan insurance
committee by the Synod of Huron,
Hostesses at the WI meeting
were Mrs. Folland, Mrs. F. W.
Johnston, Mrs. Govi,er and Mrs.
W, J. Plumsteel.
H. B. Chant, J. W. Moore and
G. E. Hall were the delegates to
district meeting representing
Clinton Lodge IGOF. Mr. Moose
was elected DP..11V1 for the next
'ern.
Frost-McCool—Lt the Ontario
St Parsonage, tni Tuesiay, May
19 1 PM, by Rey. C. J. Moor -
house, Mary Margaret, youngest
daughter of Mrs. McCool and the
late Samuel McCool, to Robert
HaroId C. Frost, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Reuben Frost,
Rev. C. J. Moorhouse, Rev. A.
A. Holmes, Oliver Jervis and G.
W. Layton are attending the
Methodist Conference in London.
Bert Langford has ha F1 a cem-
ent approach put in front of his
auto show rooms this week.
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• 40 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, May 19, 1910
Those in this district who have
been planted auctioneer's or ped-
dlar's licenses include: G. Bec-
kett, Thomas Gundry, James
Stanley, Henry Torrance, John
Purvis, Alex Morrison, Patrick
Walsh, F. S. Scott, Thomas Cam-
eron, John Gill, W. A. Currie,
W. Anderson, G. W. Walker, D.
N. Watson, Joseph White, Thomas
Brown, Frank McConnell, J. E.
Harnwell, R. .A. Govier, George
Beatty, George H. Lowery, Geo.
K. Holland, Robert Shaw, Ed-
ward Mitchell.
Bert Langford, C. E. Dowding,
T. Jackson, Jr., and Fred Jack-
son motored to Exeter on Tues-
day morning.
Officers of the Ladies' Guild
of St, Paul's Anglican Church
are: president, Mrs. McLeod;
vice-president, Mrs, Holmes; sec-
retary, Mrs. Armour; treasurer,
Mrs, Hartley.
CCI boys defeated a team from
Doherty Organ Factory playing
baseball. Teams were; CCI—
Rance 2b, McKenzie lb, East cf,
Johnston c, Lyons 3b, Mitchell p,
Kilty lf, Greig rf, McArthur ss;
Doherty Factory—T. Frernlin 2b,
J. Doherty lb, E. Kerr et, E.
Cook c, S. Morris 3h, A. Doherty
p, E. Grealis lf, M, Agnew rf,
C. Draper ss.
The following stewards have
been elected by Wesley Church:
H. B. Chant, W. Doherty, W. H.
Hellyar, J. C. MeMath. W. Cant-
elon, F. J. Southcombe, R E.
Manning and C. J. Wallis.
Pallbearers at the funeral of
the late Alfred Hayward were
R. Pepper, William Weymou,th,
J. Derry, J. Stevenson, Thomas
Cottle and Henry Joyner.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 19, 1910
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ing friends in Wingham and
leaves shortly to join her husband
who has taken up residence in
Vancouver, B.C.
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The following have been tick-
eted through to the West by
William Jackson: Mrs. James
Fair, Sr., to Carnduff, Sask.; J.
McNaughton, to Edmonton, Alta.;
John Thompson, to Wilkie, Sask.;
James Norris, to Hartney, Man.
John Govet has bought James
Twitchell's cottage on Willinm St.
now occupied by Robert Manshall.
Major NI. D, 1VicTaggart, and
Miss Bell Draper were the win-
ners of the time contest at the
Morrish Clothing Co. on Satur-
day.
At the annual meeting of the
shareholders of Doherty Piano
and Organ Co., the following of-
ficers were elected; president, W.
Doherty; vice-president, W. Jack-
son; director, Cl 1E. Dowding;
secretary -treasurer, F. Hill.
Among those who have supplied
horses to C. J. Wallis to be ship-
ped west are: James Hamilton,
Wesley Stevens, William Fear, 11.
Fotheringham, William L. Keyes,
Mrs. 'S. H. Smith, Abe Fisher,
Thomas Churchill, and G.. W.
Elgie.
The following from Court
Maple Leaf attended the funeral
of the late William Young in
Goderich: James Fair, 3. P. Shen -
pard, -Josh Cook, H. Glazier, I.
Dodds, 3, Mulholland, H. W.
Cook, N. Fitzsimons and R. G,
Warner.ra
mnd
Mrs, John Johnston
and Miss Isobel, Robert Draper
and Charles Lovett have been
visiting in West Wawanosh, and
while there the men did a good
bit of fishing with quite gond
success.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Townsend
have returned to their home on
Kirk St after an ,extended visit
to Buffalo and other points.
AUBURN
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Mother's Day Service
Mother's Day service was ob-
served in all the local churches
ob Sunday. Beautiful baskets of
flowers adorned the sanctuary.
At Knox United Church a basket
of flowers were placed in memory
of the late Mrs. Joseph Irwin by
the family. At Knox Presbyter-
ian church a beautiful basket of
flowers were placed on the Com-
munion table in memory of the
late Mrs. Robert J. Scott by the
family, At Knox United Church,
Rev. A. G. Hewitt baptized
Judith Ellen'daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Arthur and Margaret
Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Melvin Craig. At Knox Presby-
terian Church Rev. J. Honeyman
baptized Echvarcl Donald, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haines.
Ladies' Guild Meets
The Ladies' Guild of St. Mark's
Anglican Church met in the
church on Tuesday, May 9, with
Mrs. John Deer in charge. Mrs.
A. Nesbit led in prayer and the
Scripture was read. by Mrs.
Thomas Haggitt, followed by a
solo by Mrs. William Haggitt.
Mrs. Ed. Davies gave a talk on
her trip to Florida. Mrs, Nesbit
gave a reading taken from the
book of short stories written by
the late Mrs, Pearl Toll Laugh-
lin, The president, Mrs, A. Kirk-
connell, took charge for the busi-
ness. Rev, J. A. Roberts offered
the closing prayer.
Presbyterian WMS
Mrs, W. Good opened her home
for the May meeting of the
W M S of Knox Presbyterian
Church. Mrs, Good presided and
opened the meeting with prayer.
The devotional period was taken
by Mrs. Warner Andrews, who
also offered pras:er. A review of
the Glad Tidings was given by
Miss Minnie Wagner.
Mrs. Fred Ross read a letter
from Mrs. Andrew of British
Guiana whose leishand, Rev, B.
F. Andrew, is a former minister
ef Clinton Presbyterian Church.
The and chapter of the Study
Book was taken by Mrs. Ed.
Davies. Several short poems were
read by Mrs. ,T. W. Graham. The
offering was received by Joan
Little, The meeting closed with
a hymn and prayer by Mrs.
Andrews. A dainty lunch was
served by Mrs. Good and Mrs.
Andrews,
THE VOICE OF
TEMPERANCE
It is an axiom that reforms
cannot be effected until there is
a pressure of public opinion. It is
also an axiom that there is no-
thing like the facts to determine
public opinion. In the matter of
the use of beverage alcohol the
facts are getting into the public
mind, They are reported in every
newspaper. They are seen on
every highway. They are seen
in and outside every beverage
room. They are sordid and tragic
facts. It is inevitable that in
course of time public opinion will
be moulded by the facts and will
judge beverage alcohol to be the
harmful and destructive agent
that it is. The Huron Temper-
ance Federation has a good con-
fidence that the pressure of this
informed public opinion will yet
bring about many much. needed
temperance reforms. 20-b
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planting, for countless success stories show how saving builds
happy homes and successful careers.
More and more Canadian parents are getting their
youngsters oft' to a good start by helping them to open their
own savings accounts at the Bank of Montreal, The first
deposit need be only a dollar—not a lot for the ownership
02 a savings account and a new B of M passbook.
• Having his own account will be powerful encouragement
to your youngstel^ to go on saving out of his pocket money --
for the things he really wants. He'll learn to persevere.
William H. Robinson, manager of the Eank of Montreal
branch at Clinton, or any member of his staff, will be
pleased to help your youngsters open their accounts, and
show them hoW the E of WI looks after the savings Of its
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