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THURSDAY, AUGUST17, 1950
Clinton News -Record
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R. S. ATKEY, Editor A. L. 4'OLQUHOUN, Plant Manager
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1'7, 19.0
The Canadian Farm Woodlot
MOST FARM WOODLOTS are the out -
over remnants of the vast forests which at
one time covered nearly all of the now in-
habited portions of Canada. The growing of
trees, under sound principles of forestry, man'-
agement and practice, constitutes a dynamic
resource which is the direct antithesis of the
static basic resources of some industries where'
efficiency tends to hasten exhaustion. Given
adequate protection from the ravages of fire,
the grazing and trampling of livestock, and
careless and ruthless cutting by men, these
regions can produce some of the finest timber
in the world.
Canadian farmers are not making the most
of, their woodlots. .The few who are managing
wisely the forest products on their farms are
able to reap a rich harvest. Under sound
principles of forestry management and prac-
tice, the farm woodlot can produce some of
the finest timber in the world, with annual.
yields running up to a cord or more per acre.
This is the equivalent of 300-500 board feet
of sawlogs plus useful quantities of pulpwood
and fuelwood.
Surveys indicate that financial returns
from woodlots compare favourably with those
from other farm crops. Woodlots possess an
advantage over the great forests, far away
from the more densely populated part of Can-
ada, in that, transportation costs are low and
theproprietor of the farm woodlot can sell to
a nearby market,
The lack of interest in
the care of their
woodlands shown -by ,so many woodlot owners
is a serious problem, that should be the concern
of the whole community. Certainly, any ben-'
ef its accruing from improvements to the wood -
lots should befelt by everybody, from the
business man With whom the farmer deals to
the housewife whose water supply is protected
by the woodlots on the back concession. A
few provinces have made a beginning by ap-
pointing extension foresters whose duties in-
clude giving guidance to anyone seeking their
advice. This service is free, but unfortunately
comparatively few operators make use of it.
Considerable 'research in the Forest Pro-
ducts Laboratories is aimed at the chemical
utilization of "low grade material from the
forest. The practical application ofmany
findings should be of particular interest to
the farmer since he would supply the raw
material to support such industries and would
benefit as a result of an increased and more
stable demand for his agricultural produce.
Insurance Not Savings
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE is mak-
ing bums out of some young men. They would
rather take $18 a week in insurance than go
where work is available."
This statement was not voiced by any
reactionary, conservative industrialist..
It is the considered opinion, recently ex-
pressed, of a man intimately acquainted with
the operation of our Unemployment Insurance
Commission, and one who is entirely sympa-
thetic to the plight of those who are jobless
through no fault of their own.
He must remain anonymous because he is a
senior civil servant. But his views. are worthy
of study,
Far too many Canadians look upon jobless
insurance funds as money which they, them-
selves, have saved and, therefore, money which
they have a right 'to dispose of as they see fit.
That, of course, is far from the case.
Jobless insurance funds are not the sum
total of the savings of all Canadian workers.
If each contributor decided. to quit work and
draw all the unemployment' insurance to which
he or she is "entitled," the fund would be
speedily broke.
While there are 585 million dollars in the
federal unemployment insurance treasury, it
is worth noting that in 1949, a year in which
Canadian employment was at a high, the fund
staged a very "close race" between costs 'and
income.
Unemployment insurance is insurance and
nothing more, It - is intended to cover short
term emergencies. It is paid out of funds con-
tributed only one-third by the employee, and
the balance by the employer and general tax -
public.
Insurance is only good if it is paid out
under sound, business principles.
it is not designed, and never was, to
bonus idleness.
Good Food
MANY A PERSON in Canada is suffering
ill health and poor business just because he
doesn't eat the right food. He does not realize
that the happy-go-lucky stone -age way of eat-
ing anything that came handy is not the thing
for this age of refinement.
To get the most out 'of life in the way
of health, success and happiness, we need to
13ve according to certain rules. Infinite op-
portunity is offered us for improvement in
our diet. We can improve without parading
behind every Pied Piper who pipes a tune
to the effect that the mere taking of his pills
will turn us into new men and women.
One wise man said -and we have come
upon nothing to deny it—that ninety per cent
of all so-called "stomach trouble" is due not
to any inherent weakness of the organ itself
but to a misunderstanding between the stom-
ach and its owner.
One principle that applies to everyone is:
set your standards high, even though you can't
attain them. It is worth while trying sincer-
ely, because even a little success will mean a
great deal to you in increasing your resistance
to disease and enhancing your joy in living.
Editorial Comment...
An investment in soil conservation, in re-
forestation, in wild like preservation, is a re-
affirmation of our belief in leaving to our
children a heritage of which they may be in-
creasingly proud.
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At Whitby, a distillery worker explained
to a court that he had made a still "just to
see if I could do it myself." Yet he was fined
$100. Apparently there are in Canada forms
of private enterprise which are not free.
x, * *
Township councillors hereabouts who had
an expensive time with winter -worn roads
last spring might profit from this story:
A visitor asked a local councillor: "How
are the local roads?"
"Fine," he replied. "We've abolished bad
roads."
"Big job, wasn't it?" said the visitor.
"Not at all," the councillor . said. "Wher-
ever the going is particularly hard, we don't
call it a road. We call .it a detour." -
THOUGHT FOR TODAY — You are the
"other fellow" to somebody else, Drive care-
fully. ''tri
Federation Notes
(By GORDON 51. GREIG,
Secretary -Treasurer and
Fieldman)
The June Set -Aside campaign
of the Dairy Farmers of Canada
will yield well over $2110,000, ac-
cording to figures released by
the organization headquarters in
Toronto. More than $150,000 has
already been received,
Returns are by no means com-
plete, in some' provinces different
methods of making financial
returns prevail. From two such
provinces no returns have been
received, while from others where
returns are not made direct, only.
small amounts have been for-
warded. However,. progress re-
ports reaching the headquarters
from all the provinces indicate
that the support is resaonably
uniform across Canada. Officers
and directors of the organization
are gratified with the assured
success of the first year's cam-
paign.
n
The set-aside was launched in
June to create a fund to begin
a long-term advertising and sales
promotion campaign aimed at
increasing the sale of dairy pro-
ducts In Canada.
During the present month it
is expected that the appointment
of an advertising agency will be
made, and definite campaign
oolicies approved.
HIGH SCHOOL RATE
SEAFORTH—Seaforth District
High School Beard set the rate
for 1950 at 2.8, mills, as they met
at the high school. This rate is
based on the new equalized as-
sessment for the area. Stanley
J. Smith, Tillsonburg, was en-
gaged as 'music supervisor . en a
part-time basis,,
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
SEAFORTH — James J. giros,
son of James Sims, Seaforth, has
been appointed assistant, principal
of Seaforth Public School. Mr.
Sims was principal of Kensal
Park School. London, and is a
brother of Mrs. Lorne Dale, Sea -
forth.
Youngsters. "Dress Up" at Reunion
Costumes were dress of the day at Clinton Old Boys' Re-
union'. grand parade Monday, August 7, and prizes were won
by Robert Persan, Donna Murch and Keitha Persan.—Engraving
courtesy The London Free Press.
OBITUARY
HILTON HOLMES
Funeral services, ' under• the
auspices of the Canadian Legion,
were •held on Saturday, July 29,
1950, at the Jenkins Funeral
Chapel,' Fort William, for Hilton
Holmes. Canon S. F. Yeomans
officiated and interment, followed
in the' Lady Grey Chapter, IODE,
military plot, Mountain View
Cemetery, '
Mr. Holmes' grandfather was
the founder of Holmesville, where
he induced several tradesmen,
and professional men, to migrate
from Ireland. They formed the
little village •and named it in his
honor: It was there • that Mr.
Holmes was born, a son of the
late Dr. and Mrs. William Holmes,
A graduate of Upper Canada
College, •Ile worked with the
Canadian Bank of Commerce and
in 1898 was sent by the bank to
work for it in the Kloridyke..In
1907 he returned east and assum-
ed the position of purser with
CPR passenger steamers, namely.
the "Manitoba" and "Athabasca."
In 1912 he entered a tobacco
business under the name of
Archer and Holmes, which he
left in 1933 to become a purser'
again. He worked on the pas-
senger steamer "Superior" for 15
Froni Our Early Files
25 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, August 20, 1925
Mayor ,Fred Jackson, N. W.
Trewartha, H. B. Chant and C.
G. Middleton, attended the fun-
eral of the late Sir Adam Beck
in London.
Clinton Bowling Club again
hold the Joynt trophy, having
won it back from Blyth on Mon-
day night. The winning team
were Messrs McEwan, Grant,
Roberton and Miller.
R. A. Roberton is moving his
office to quarters in the old Mol-
sons Bank Building now owned
by S. S. Cooper.
Miss Barry Combe has gone to
a camp at Oakville where she is
in charge of swimming and
basketball. Later she will go, to
AIgonquin Park where she will
be in charge of the same things.
Successful Upper School stud-
ents at the CCI include: G. Ad-
dison, W. Argent, E. Atkinson;
M. Ball, K. Beaton, L, Boyce, R.
Carter, Ri Cole, H. Crich, R.
Dale, D. Dewar, C. Evans, J.
Fraser, I. Fraser, G. Geddes, C.
Glazier, D. Glazier, R. Higgins,
J. Higgins, E. Hogg, M. Hovey,
K. Hunt, E, Hunter, O. Lawrence,
L. Levy, N. Lyon, C. Moorhouse,
E. Marquis, J. Mossop, J. Mc-
Ewen, N. McNeil, L. Nediger, E.
Paisley, E. Plumsteel, J. Plum -
steel, H. Richards, R. Robinson,
K. Rorke, B. Salter, C. Shipley,
L. Snell, H. Snell, E. Snyder, D.
Stevens, M. Stewart, M. Thomp-
son, G. Thompson, E. Trewartha,
E. Trick, G. Van Horne, A. Ven-
ner, J. Yesbec.
Miss Bawden and Mrs. B. J.
Gibbings entertained' in honour
of Mrs. Humphrey.
James Brown, while working
with the CNR at Woodstock met
with a serious accident when} the
"jitney" ran over his body. He
is at present a patient in Wood-
stock
oodstock General Hospital.
H. W, Charlesworth end Wilmer
Wallis are taking in the Harvest
Excursion to the West.
Miss Dorothy Bartliff has been
visiting in Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitmore,
Hamilton, are visiting relatives
in town and vicinity.
Mrs. Humphrey gave a wond-
erful recital in the Town Hall
as a benefit for the hospital. She
was assisted by Miss Elle Rut-
ledge who gave several readings
and Miss Marion Gibbings who
sang a group of three solos.
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40 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, August 18, 1910
Mitchell defeated Clinton base-
ball team by 11-9 in Mitchell.
Clinton players were: Hawkins
c, Johnson ib, Kerr cf, Draper
ss, McCaughey 3b, East 213, Mc-
Ewan lf, Counter rf, Tasker p.
James Fair, Dr. J. W. Shaw
and William Jackson were judges
at a baby show in Stratford.
Those bowling in Wingham
Include ,I. B. Hoover, J. Taylor,
J. 'Wiseman, J. 'Watt, P, Towne,
W. Harland, A. Grigg and George
Captain
Atom an
N1E OF
THE SPAWN COLONY
SUMMONS' THE CAPTURED
CAPTAIN M02GAN
TO HIS PRESENCE,,
So YOU HAVE NO RANSOM BUT YOUR
PERSON, CAPTAIN MORGAN -NO DOUBT
YOUR BUCCANEERS WILL PAY WELL.
FOR THAT;
MY MEN BELIEVE THAT
I AM DEAD. AND I SHALL
THEMDTHINK OOTHINGTN RWISE
WE HAVE WAYS TO
CHANGE YOUR, MIND --
GUARDS /THROW HIM
INTO THE. DUNGEON/
J
I'D NATE JACGMAN
TO SEE ME NOW -.-
I'VE GOT TO FIND
A WAY TO ESCAPE/
WHY THEY FEED YOU NOW
1
DON'T KNOW HERE/
WHY DO YOU SAY
"NOWr17 WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN
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YOU'D BETTER. GET IJP
ON THOSE FAMOUS
SEA LEGS OF YOUeS-..
I'VE YU. INVITATION
FOR, '
OUT WITH IT, DOG OF A SPANIARD!
IT CAN MAKE IF /
I'M JUST JEALOUS,
CAPTAIN MORGAN_
THE GOVERNOR HAS
INVITED' YOU 10 A
FEAST IN N15 PALACE
Barge,
Ihram Hill has, had the contract
for laying the cement floor at
the blacksmith shop ' of Jabez
Rands and the work is already
completed.
Students who have successfully
passed the honor junior matric-
ulation exams at the Clinton Col-
legiate include: R. Ball, N. Cluff,
B. Kay, R. H. Lloyd, J. O'Neil,
C. C. Rance, M. G. Ransford, J.
Scott, F. Van Stone.
Over 110 have had the water-
works installed in their homes
and there are still a great num-
ber of applications.
Miss Lizzie Carter received a
bad shaking up and a badly
sprained foot when she had the
misfortune to fall into a cement
cistern on Monday.
Will Johnson has been under
the doctor's care during the past
week.
Miss May Smith has accepted
a school at Berlin and Miss Edna
Copp one at Mitchell.
Emmerson Mitchell left, for
Regina, Sask., on Saturday.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, August 18, 1910
Ben 'Cole has bought the house
on Wellington St. which has been
occupied by Ed Munro.
Among those entertaining this
week include Miss M. Manning,
Mr. and Mrs. Tyndall, Mrs. J. T.
Harland,Mrs. William Cook and
Mrs. S. J. Andrews.
Bert Johnson has accepted a
school at Staples.
Harry Twitchell is able to be
out again although he has been
very sick. His presence is
greatly missed on the ball team.
Miss Lila Ford has taken charge
of the school at Fairfield, near
London.
Mrs. A. Beacom and Mrs. Dodds
gave demonstrations of home
cooking at the Women's Institute
meeting.
Markets were: Wheat, $1 to
$1.03; oats, 37c to 40c; peas, 60c
to 65c; barley, 40c to 45e; but-
ter, 17c to 18c; eggs, 17c to 18c;
live hogs, $8.15.
A number of friends of A.
Hooper pleasantly surprised him
with a party on his birthday.
Miss May East has resumed
her place at the Post Office after
a welt earned holiday.
0
THE VOICE OF
TEMPERANCE
years and spent another year on
the "Hudson." He was retired
last year.
He was a militiaman, a member
of the Queen's Ow,n Rifles of
Montreal, member of the Angli-
can Church, of the Fort William
Branch, Canadian Legion, life
member of St. George's Lodge,
282, . AF and AM, Owen Sound;
life member of Superior Lodge
of Perfection, life member' of
Nanabijou chapter, Rose Croix,
member of the Moore Consistory
of Hamilton, Ontario, andex-
member of the Ramesis Shrine
of Toronto.
One-time bank worker, having
been sent in 1898 to the Klon-
dyke gold rush .by the Bank •of
Commerce, steamship purser and
tobacco business men; Fulton
Holmes, residing at No. 2 Koson
block, Hamilton, died Thursday,
July 27, in his suite from a heart
seizure, He was 82. '
Surviving are a nephew, Dud-
ley Holmes, Goderich, and two
nieces, living in the East.
FINDS OLD COIN
GORRIE — Clarence Walmsley,
manager of Gorrie branch of the
Dominion Bank, found a 103 -
year -old American one -cent
piece while, hoeing his corn. Al-
though green with age the legend,
on the coin .was easy to read.
They called him Buckety. He
was a character in a play, he
was dressed in rags. His hang-
out was a boot -legging road
house. He was a drunk, and he
made himself a nuisance. Ap-
parently Robertson Davies, the
author, used his drunken antics
to make his audience laugh, When
will we learn that it is in bad
taste to laugh at the degradation
of the alcoholic? When will
writers learn that it is in bad
taste to parade the staggering gait
and the maudlin speech of a
drunk man. • It is a matter for
shame and for pity, not for amuse-
ment, the plight of the victim of
drinking, The public needs to
revise itsthinking at this point.
—Advt.
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