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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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Me Clinton New Era established 1865 The Clinton News -Record' established 1878
Amalgamated 1924
An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding. District
Population, 2,500; Trading Area. 10,000f • Retail Market, $1,500,000; Rate, .03 per line flat
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Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in' the Heart of Huron County'
' R. S. ATKEY, Editor A,' L. dOLQUIBOUN, Plant Manager
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Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday Wednesday, August 5 - 9, 1950
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 4950
Why Half Our High' School Students.Quit
THE . RESULTS of 'the most detailed and
comprehensive educational survey of its kind
ever performed, have just been released.
Notable in its findings is the alarming fact
that each year 100,000 students leave Canadian
high -schools without graduating because they
Mai no meaning in the course of. studies - of-
fered them.
The survey was conducted, by the Cana -
lien Research Committee on Practical Educti-
on, a group sponsored by the. Canadian Edu-
tion Association to study practical education
n" Canada. Highlights of the survey appear
n the current issue of MacLean's magazine.
With the revelation that more than half
he students who start high school in Canada
ever finish their studies, MacLean's points
ut: "It seems that our high -schools, costing
omewhere close to $100 millions a year to
•crate are giving us 50 per cent value. Half
e work they start is never finished."
The survey has brought into the open the
•ntroversy among educationists seeking .an
answer to the problems, The issue is this:.
"Will secondary education continue its
swing toward a more practical form of school-
'ing, or will it shift back toward the old-style
brain-teaser type of education which aimed
at the development ofmental discipline and
hard thinking and left the student to pick his
everyday knowledge on his own hook?" Asks
Maclean's "Is the job of mass education to
produce breadwinners or thinkers?"
"Say the modernists: high school educa-
tion must be made more practical, it must
deal with the problems students see in the
world around them; otherwise many quit school
and' get little or no secondary education. It
isn't a case of which system is better, the
modernists, add, it's a case of which is possible."
"Say the traditionalists: high school edu-
cation is too practical now. It has sold its
birthright for a mess of contemporary courses
dealing with trivial things. 'Tao much of it
teaches students how to work with their hands,
too little teaches how to work with their
heads."
Revaluation Of The Dollar
REVALUATION of the Canadian, dollar to
•rity with its U.S. counterpart might prove
remature at this time, the Bank of Montreal
ggests in its latest Business Review. De-
oting the current commentary to an analysis
f the cases for and against revaluation, the
of M also concludes that much could be
id for a flexible rate, responsive to ohang
conditions.
On June 5, the report begins, the Minister
Trade and Commerce told the House of
ommons that, while the present discount on
•e Canadiandollar might continue for five
ears or ten, there always was a possibility
might not continue for "very long." He 'ad -
ed that ' certain factors made him' doubt
ether the period might not be shorter rather
• n longer.
"It would not appear," the bank says, "that
e foregoing comment, made rather casually,
• indefinite as to timing, should be con
• ued as anything more than the expression
a personal view. Governments do not
•ligingly announce the imminence of rate
anges. The technique, for reasons readily
'parent, must rather be that of the 'bolt
.•m the blue'."
To aid consideration of the influences
nderlying the dollar's exchange value, the
iew compares Canadian merchandise trade
r the first five months of 1949 and '50. It
otes the "almost spectacular" reduction of
both Canada's adverse balance of merchandise
trade with the United States and of its surplus
in trade with the United Kingdom. The con-
current narrowing down of these contrary trade'
balances in itself is a cause for satisfaction.
But it is less gratifying that0progress toward
equilibrium in Canada's overseas trade was
effected largely by reducing exports to these
traditionally important markets, a reduction
not quite offset by buoyant shipments to the
United States.'
If Canada's dollar were moved back to
par U.S. and if sterling and other important
currencies remained at present levels in
'terms of . American funds, the B of M suggests
that, as long as business activity in the United
States continues at its present high level, the
dearer dollar would probably have little or
no effect ori the volume of Canadian goods
moving to that market. However, a higher
price for the Canadian dollar could be ex-
pected to impede Canada's exports overseas,
But, in the opposite direction, the return to
parity, if unaccompanied by similar actionon
the part of other countries, would cut auto-
matically ,the price of all other currencies to
the Canadian importer. The additional in-
centive to Canadian purchases from overseas
countries might ultimately improve Canada's
export prospects in their markets. At the same
time, the disappearance of the present premium
on U.S. funds would also facilitate Canadian
purchases of goods from the United States.
Federation News
MY GORDON el. GREIG, adults have been permitted to
Secretary -Treasurer and !see picturesque, end educational
Fieldman) 'films, of parts of Canada that they
Directors Meet !may never be permitted to' view
A directors' meeting of Huron in their natural state.
linty Federation of Agriculture! The cost of this service orig-
s held on July 18 at 9 p.m, at;]nelIy was born by the National
e Agricultural Board Room, Film Board but as time went on
linton. Ben Drew of the Na- the financial burden was shifted
onal Film Board staff, was pres- to the sponsoring organization
to explain the changes being until this year the grant has been
ode in Huron County by thediscontinued. In its place we
rational Film. Board, ! have the Film Board establishing
R. S. McKeroher gave a brief a volunteer circuit in the county,
port on a meeting he attended with a Film Committee in each
Walkerton where plans were+township responsible for the
adeo
t lease a farm in this showings there. This committee
ction of Ontario for a demon I will be composed of represent
ration pasture program. This atiees from all interested organ
-
n would have three pasture I izations -within • the township;
lots and a record would be kept such as Township Federation,
f the returns from each plot to Womens' Institute, church groups,
how the advantage of improved service clubs, school boards, etc.
astures. The Ontario Depart- I There will be setup a County
lent of Agriculture are the chief Film Council composed of rep-
ionsors of this project, resentatives from the Township
committees,
County Film Councilhave us believe. We are morel
This year two projectors will than a little suspicious of the .
For the, past six years the be available in Huron County source of this rumour. Perhaps
'uuon. County Federation of Ag- and two complete sets of films. it was a good selling point for
culture has been. the sponsors The Film Board will eventually people who class their factory
f the National Film Board cir- withdraw "these. machines and 'made
ait in this county. Through this every.'township wishing to con- krod makes asscountry fresh J
:rvice thousands of children and tissue will have to purchase a or milk the flavour. J
projector of their own or use one
belonging to a service club or
school board, etc.
The National Film Board will
train people in each township to
operate the machine. Their ser-
vices will be given free of charge.
This system puts the success
of the film showings squarely
on the township committees. Un-
less you appoint interested and
active members to your commit-
tee the chances for the survival
of this very worthwhile service
to your community is very small.
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture has been pleased to
sponsor such a worthwhile pro-
ject for the past six years and
will remain an interested mem-
berothe
f County
FilmCouncil.
Margarine Survey
Huron County Cream Produc-
ers' survey on the margarine
question is making favourable
progress and by next week we
hope to be able to publish com-
plete returns from several. tdwn-
ships. ' So .Far there are not
nearly as many, r armers using
margarine as some sources would
From Our Early Files
25 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July 30, 1925
Citizens were shocked to learn
of the death of William Jenkins,
fired adnatofiul5eaturing32dplaf
florist and flour and feed mer-
chant, He'is survived by his
wife, the former Annie Lindsay
and one son, Frank A. Jenkins.
Rev. C. J. Moorhouse, assisted'
by Rev, T. J. SAow_den, Rev. Dr.
Pickard and Rev, Mr. Sutcliffe,
the latter' two cousins of the de-
ceased, officiated at the :funeral.
Pallbearers were N. W, Trewar-
tha, Fred Pickard, H. J. Thome
son, Guy Hicks, Eldred Yeo and
C. J. Lindsay.
E. G. Courtice, H. McBrien, 3.
A. Ford, A. J. Holloway, C. G,
Middleton and W. J. Steveppson
were the pallbearers for •the "late
Joseph Rider whose funeral was
held from St, Paul's Anglican'
'Church.
Rymer-Judd—At the Memorial:,
United Church parsonage, St.
Catharines, on Tuesday, July 28,
1925, by'Rev. J. W. Schofields
Alma Margaret, daughter of
Thomas Judd, Clinton, to Norman
Wood Rymer, Detroit, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Richard Rymer, St.
Catharines.
Leonard McKnight, and Misses
Elsie Snyder, Eva Carter, Myrtle
Powell, Laura Jervis, Katie Bea-
ton, Beryl Salter and Florence
Johnston were among those at-
tending Goderich Summer School
last week.
Successful pupils at the Col-
legiate include: W. Ball, L. Bol-
ton, M. Cudmore, G. Evans, It.
Fitzsimons, M. Flynn, A, Fraser,
E. Hall, M. Hunter, D. Innes, S.
Keyes, 3. Levis, M. LeBeau, D.
Manning, D. Matheson, L. 'Mul-
holland, H. Nediger, I. Pickett,
C. Reynolds" R. Reynolds, A.
Salter, N. Stevens, M. Streets, I
H. Venner, R. Venner, R, Walden,
H. Watkins, J. Weir, S. Ball, D.
Bartliff, T. Flynn, V. Holland, L.
Powell, M. Scotchmer, J .Scruton,
R. Shobbrook, E: Thompson, A.
Vanderburg, E. Cook, L. Cook,
D. Derain, i, r. Flynn, C. Gould,
H. Hawkins, F. Huller, A. Lyon,
F. Lindsay, G. MCEwan, E. Mid-
dleton, W. Mutch, F. Rorke, A.
Snell, D. Stirling, G. Stock, C.
VanHorne, M. Vanllorne, B. Wal-
ter, V. Watkins, R. Beacom, E.
Epps, R. Johnston, D. Kennedy,
H. Langford, M. McBrien, L. Mc-
Knight, R. Mason, J. Mutch, E.
Stirling, N. Taylor, A. Biggins, G.
Churchill, O. Ferguson, C. Glaz-
ier, C. Pepper, E. Trick, H.
Venner,
R. E. Manning is inspecting the
Union' Bank in Goderich this
week, the Royal • Bank having
made a merger with the bank.
Miss' Luella Walkinshaw is
holidaying at her home in town.
She was a passenger on the train
which was delayed on Saturday
evening on account of engine
trouble.
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40 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July 28, 1910
Among those entertaining this
week include: Miss Beatrice
Greene, Mrs. J. Wiseman, Mrs.
A. J. Holloway,.Mrs. W. R.
Counter in honour of Mrs. Hend-
erson, and Mrs. W. S. Harland.
Clinton bowlers defeated God-
erich on the local greens Clin-
tonians playing were J. B. Cant-
elon, J, Reynolds, J. T. Harland,
3. Taylor, R. Graham, W. Tozer,
N. Ball, C. E. Dowding, J. Mc-
Leod, C Wallis, J. Watt, J. Stev-
enson, . E. Murphy, B. Hovey, J.
Nediger, J. Hoover, E. R. Wat-
son, F. Jackson, J. L, Courtice,
W. Jackson.
Kemp-Shepherd—At the home
of the bride's parents, on Wed-
nesday, July 27, 1910, by Rev. 3.,
E. Ford, Blanche Josephine, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs James
Shepherd, Townsend St., to D. S.
Kemp, Ottawa. Miss Grace Shep-
herd and Edward Shepherd were
the attendants.
A farewell party was held by
Ontario t
t S ,Church for i
f r Miss Sybil
Courtice who leaves shortly for
missionary duties in Japan. Those
assisting were Rev. T. W. Cos
ens, Mrs. Crich, Miss Minnie Ker,
Miss Walker, Mrs. Kearns, Miss
Lucy Stevens, D. Tiplady, A.
Hooper, Rev. Mr. Newcombe end
Mrs. B. J. Gibbings,
Donald Ross, Morley Counter
and H. Twitchell are holidaying
at Bayfield.
C. J. Wallis expects to leave
for the West next week and is to
be accompanied by his son,
Wilmer.
Miss Effie Pickett has taken a
edition on the office staff of the
acl+;son Manufacturing Co.
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, July 28, 1910
Two rinks of Clinton bowlers
are playing in London this week.
These are Fred Jackson, John
Ransford, James Pair, W. Jack-
son, E. G, Courtice, N. Ball, C.
r, Dowding, 3, B, Hoover.
'Miss May East of the Post Of-
fice staff is on vacation at
present. •
Caretaker Walkinshaw' is to be
congratulated on the excellent
care he takes of .the Post Office
grounds as today they are one of
the beauty spots of the town.
W. J. Elliott is having his house
improved with a coat of paint.
Dr. J. W. Shaw attended a
medical meeting in Brussels.
Miss Minnie Ease= has cry. accept-
ed tgaf ositiorl at tile knitting
On account ' of the strike on
some parts of the GTR line
freight agent Mitchell, baggage -
master Jalce Sinaloa :and W.
Brimfield are on one of the GTH
trains.
Miss Cora Bartlett has been
engaged as commercial specialist
at the Clinton Collegiate. She
is a niece of W. H. Hellyar.
E. J. Howard, tuner at the Do-
herty Organ Factory, and well-
known in town for his acting
ability has severed his connection
with the factory and plans to
take up residence in Oklahoma.
Miss Clete Ford entertained a
number of friends' in honour of
her cousins, the Misses Rumball,
Norden, Man,
PAY YOUR BILLS
THE SAFE WAY
Your B of M Cheque Book
Will Safeguard, Your Budget
There are p74enty of good rea-
sons for paying your bills by
cheque. Here are three, of them:
1. Using B of M cheques is much
safer. Your cheque is a re-
cord of payment. If you lose
or mislay a receipt, you need
never fear having to pay the
bill again. Your cashed and
cancelled . cheque serves as
your receipt, and automatical-
ly becomes proof of payment.
2. It's wiser, 'too. There's no
need to carry large sums in
coin and bills around with
you. Money once losris pretty
hard to find, but you can't
lose the money in your ac-
count at the Bank of .Mont-
real. and no cheque is worth
a cent until you have actually
signed it.
3. With a ehequing account,
you'll find budgeting easier.
Your stubs give an exact re-
' cord of how much you've spent,
and your B of M passbook
provides a double check on
the state of your account. The
cost of the service is agreeably
low.
William H. Robinson, manager
of the Bank of Montreal branch
at Clinton, cordially invites you
to open your own account there,
and try out these advantages for
yourself. 30-b
Letter s _ to ' Editor
THANKS CITIZENS
Editor,
Clinton News -Record
DEAR SIR:
I
I wish to express my sincere
thanks to the citizens of Clinton
for allowing me to serve them
lir the capacity of Chief of
Police. It has been a great
privilege to me to be able to
work in' Clinton, although I firm-
ly realize that I have only been
here a short time. I am in great
hopes that the people here who
feel that 'I am "tough", "strict",
or whatever else you may call it,
realize that I 'am only that way
when necessary in the capacity
of a law enforcement officer, for
the sole purpose of protecting
lives and property.
I also take great pleasure to
thank my assistant, Constable
James Thompson, who has co-
operated with me. 'at all times,
and in most cases gave me a lo
of advice which' helped me in
many ways.
Mr. Corless, the . Town Clerk,
has given the 'Police Department
the ''greatest co -.operation known
and I know when I leave, this
co-operation will continue,
M yresignation was a surprise
to most of the citizens, Upon
leaving Clinton I will be going
to Alberta where I am going to
work with my father on his farm.,
A little misunderstanding be-
tween myself and the Mayor of
Clinton was my reason for leav-
ing. Just whether I'll be much
of a farmer remains to be seers,
My greatest regret is to have
to leave the children of Clinton
and the Clinton Juvenile Base-
ball Club with which' I seemed
to get along very well. The child-
ren here are the beat I ever
came across in my life, the best
I have ever heard of. I am
sure they will always be that
way and' be the best ditizena
when they become adults.
I give my sincere thanks to
one and all,
(Signed)
JACK P. HINCHBERGER,
Chief of Police
Clinton, Ontario
July 25, 1950
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 7,050
LARK SITE REJECTED
GODERICH — The $40,000 to.
$50,000 agricultural pane as a
site for` a .; new school building
was turned down on the grounds
of excessive cost at a joint meet-
ing of the Goderich District Col-
legiate Board and Town Council,
TAX RATES DOWN
SEAFORTH — Town Council
has .set the 7950 tax rate at 45.3
mills, a decrease of 1.4 mills from
last year. Separate school sup-
porters will be assessed 42.2 mills.
Last year's mate was 44.3, a de-
crease this year of 2.1 mills.
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GRAND PROCESSIO
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A Leading Feature of Clinton Old Boys' Reunion, Saturday -
Wednesday, 'August .5-9
tI is
Cvi'c
DAY, `T
Parade will line up at 9 a.m. on Public School Grounds
move off to Community Park at 9,30 a,.m, sharp,
4 led by Bannockburn Pipe Band
- PRIZE LIST FOR PARADE —
Best Trade Float $30 $20 $10
Best Decorated Automobile 30 20 10
Best Farm Produce Display 30 20 10
Decorated Bicycle 3 2 1
Decorated Tricycle 3. 2 1'
Best Comic Lady 3 2 1
BestComicMan 3 2 1
Best Comic Girl 3. 2 1
Best Comic Boy ,... • ...... 3 2 1
and
Best Dressed Organization $15 $10 $5
Best Clown 3 2 1
Best Comic Group
(5 persons or more) ..., 10 5 3
Person Coming the Longest
Distance (in costume) 3
Best Comic Band (Real.
Musicians) " 20 10 5
Best . Decorated Team of
f
Horses 10 5 3
Second prize for best dressed organization'—$10 in goods by Eatons.
In 611 classes the number of contest ants must equal more than the prizes of-
feredy or the last prize will not' be awarded.
• (Signed)—S. E. CASTLE, Jr., Chairman, Parade Conunilttee.