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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER,, 21, 1950
Clinton News -Record
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R. S. ATKEY,, Editor ' A: L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager
THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 21, 1950
Two -Way Tourist Trade
EXTENT OF CANADA'S tourist industry
is well illustrated by the Dominion Bureau
of Statistics' latest travel report.
In 1949 it is estimated that tourists in
Canada spent $286million or an amount equal
to $20 for every man, woman, and child in
the nation. , Of the total, our American friends
contributed $268 million or 94 per cent.
Among the visitors from the United States,
expenditures by motorists made up 54 per
cent of the total; trtain tourists just under 20
per, cent; those on boat cruises six per cent;
bus travellers nine per cent; and aeroplane
tourists seven per cent.
US. 'tourists travelling by car spent en
average of $125 each; those by train $96 each;
those by boat $51 each; those by bus $136 each,
Of the motorists coming to Canada, by
far the greatest spending per capita was by
the "summer residents" who from 1945 to
1049 averaged annually over $400 each as com-
pared ,with $'66.47 in 1949 per capita for the
transient motor tourist. Thus communities
which havebeen able to encourage their
i summer
American neighbours to 'buy or build su rer
homes have made the greatest gains.
All Canadian provinces have shared in the
benefits of the tourist trade although in 1949
it is estimated that Ontario, with the most
extensive advertising promotion, secured 55 per
cent, Quebce 18 per cent and British Columbia
11 per cent.
It is somewhat disturbing to note, how-
ever, that the rapid growth in the external
tourist trade of the Dominion which increased
from $166' million in 1945 to $280 million in
1948, has been on the decline in the last two
years, the jump from 1948 to 1949 being less
than would be offset by the.declining value
of the dollar.
Again, these latest statistics prove. that '
while our tourist trade is great, it is still in
the infant stage.
For example, in 1949 Canadians spent
$192 million for travel. outside the Dominion,
en expenditure equal to $14 per capita, of
which $164 milion was spent, in . the United
States.
On a per capita basis, U.S. expenditure
on tourist travel in Canada was about $1.66
while Canadian expenditure on tourist travel
in the United States was $11.75, or over seven`
times as great. Moreover, Canadian travel in
the U.S.A. is increasing rapidly while U.S.
travel here is declining.
More than 80 per cent of the U.S. motor
tourist travellers hail from states immediately
adjoining Canada. Vehicles from more distant
states, however, have been gaining in impor-
tance each year and have increased from 2.6
per cent of the total in 1945 to 6.5 per cent
in 1949.
But it looks as though we have a lot of
seling to do yet before this U,SI: Canadian
tourist trade operates on en even keel.
Copying Parents' Actions Is Cause
DOES YOUR OWN YOUNGSTER dart across the street
without looking both ways first? Chances are he's taking
a cue from what Mather or Dad do.
Safety and education experts are agreed that children
learn by example. Parents who lack sufficient traffic sense
are one good reason why children get into so many road
accidents. Consistent, common-sense safety habits save lives,
they say, not just to -day but also throughout the lifetime
of youngsters who happen to be watching,
Chance -taking drivers as well as jaywalkers hazard the
lives of future generations, not just their own. Junior can't
be expected to learn to drive safely if Dad is always pas-
sing oh hills, beating stoplights, or driving too fast for
conditions. Insurance companies have found out to their
cost that drivers under 25 years old have a much worse
accident rate as a group than' others. Nowadays this fact
hits parents with a thud on the pocketbook when auto in-
surance premiums go up as soon as Junior starts to use
the family car,
From Our
25 Years 'Ago
ENTERS MINISTRY
GODERICH-A special young'.
Early Files PPressbyteri nree Chu ch i iSu day
evening, when Robert Bisset, Jr.,
delivered an address, and. was
honored with the presentation of
gifts before leaving to take up
his studies in preparation for the
ministry of the church,
Whittington; fruit and flowers
Mrs. Crich, Miss Porter; lumber -
men's literature, Mrs. W. T
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD O'Neil; parlour meetings, Mrs, J
Thursday, September 24, 1925 A. ' Irvin, Mrs. C. Wallis; temp-
erance and moral reform, Miss
B. Greene; press, , Miss Porter;
medal contest, Mrs. W. Moore,
Miss Cuninghame; hospital, Mrs.
Mc'Math; Mrs. East, Mrs. Rath -
Well, Miss Washington; House of
Refuge and law enforcement, 'Rev.
J. Greene; soap wrappers, Miss
Doig.
Morgan Agnew has accepted a
position at Goderich Organ
Factory. ,
Among those who' went to
London Fair last week were Mrs.
W. H. Hellyar and her sister-in-
law, Miss Hellyar, Bowmanville;'
Miss, Amy Howson; Miss Winnie
O'Neil; W. Coats.
, Roy Ball begins a medical
course at the University of To-
ronto, and Robert, 'McKenzie a
civil engineering ' course . at
Queen's University, Kingston,
next week,
Rev. C. J. Moorhouse officiat-
ed at the funeral of the late Mrs.
A. Welsh. Pallbearers were R.
Welsh, David Welsh, R. Steph-
enson, Ed Boyce, Ed Johnston
and Joseph Robinson, Surviving
as well as her husband are three
sons, Arthur A., Norman D., arid
IOliver R., •and one brother, A.
B. Stephenson.
Dr. S. H. Brown has purchased
the lot on Ontario St. opposite
Mr. Coowan's residence from the
Public School Board. He in-
tends building a btingalaw im-
mediately.
Those commencing studies at
the University of Toronto this
Year include Miss Winnifred Mc -
Math, Miss Esther Trewartha,
Miss Isabel Fraser, Miss Beryl
Salter, Nelles McNeil, J. • Higgins,
Elmer Paisley, and Bert Marshall.
Rev. J. E. Hogg, Rev. A. A.
Holmes, Rev. C. J. Moorhouse,
C. S. Hawke B. R. Higgins, J.
B. Lindsay, J. A. Irwin and R. E.
Manning are attending the ses-
sions of London Conference of
the United Church of Canada in
London,
Among those attending the
various Normal Schools this year
are Ray Carter, Miss Stella Mar-
quis, Miss Mary R. Stewart, and
Miss Linnie Nediger.
Mrs. William Jenkins has pur-
chased the cottage now occupied
by Mrs. Knox, Joseph St.
Miss Lillian Cartwright has
opened a fancy goods and needle
work store next to Mcllveen's
bakery.
A. Lovett, who has been run-
ning the north -end grocery sold.
out lastweek to W. Armstrong.
The Liberal -Conservatives have
opened committee rooms in the
Jackson block on Rattenbury St.
Markets were: wheat, $1.20;
barley, 60c; oats, 25c; buck -
Of Many Accidents Lwheat, 65c; butter, 30c to 35c;
eggs, 27c to 28c: live hogs, $11.75.
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Your Right To Know
FROM TIME TO TIME, we receive letters
from readers. They praise and condemn, ap-
prove and protest. They are •a yardstick of
freedom.•
As long as you can pick up your pen and
express your opinions, one way or the other,
about something that appears in this news-
paper, you are a free citizen. And when you
cannot comment because this newspaper can-
not print the facts and opinions that stir you
to write, freedom in this country is dead•
Look 'through this issue, Note the array
of happenings, good and bad, that are reported
so that you can be informed and shape your
life accordingly. Read the opinions—ours and
those of others, Some may please you; you
many disagree with others. But they are here
for you ,to read, study, accept or reject as
you wish.
Imagine not being able to do so! Don't
' think it can't happen. When the war was
raging, you were concerned about freedom.
Perhaps for the first'time you saw how much
people need a free press in order to be free.
Because Mussolini and Hitler are dead, don't
take it for granted that freedom is safe. To"
keep • it intact calls for ceaseless vigilance.
Today there are men and women -some
well-meaning but short-sighted, some malig-
nant—who would enslave you. They form
committees, pass high-sounding resolutions and
agitate for laws.
One of their first attacks is on your free-
dom to know. They would deny you access to
information --facts and opinions—except that
which they claim is good for you. In effect
they want no opinions published except their
own. They know that, if they can control
what you read, they can control your mind,
They seek to limit the free exchange of facts
and opinions now available. They talk about
the necessity of limiting the press. When
they say that, they mean limiting you.
Freedom of the press doesn't belong ex-
clusively to newspapers; it belongs to every-
one. The newspapers are minority owners.
Freedom of the press means freedom to read
as well as freedom to publish.. When news-
papers become propaganda mouthpieces, they
are not free—and neither are you.
The choice as yours. You can shut off
your access to what is going on in this country
and throughout the world by following these
self-styled leaders. Or you can refuse to
be led into ignorance and slavery—refuse to
give up your right to know as a self-governing
free citizen.
Cannot Ignore
HAMILTON CITIZENS taking their own
for disposal garbage to the city dump were
forcibly turned back by strikers' picket lines.
Such action, declared The Financial Post, con-
stitutes a direct and shocking challenge n
e t
o
law and order, a challenge that cannot and
should not be ignored. If the city authorities
of Hamilton do not meet it then there should
not be any hesitation on the part of the pro-
vincial government in stepping in and ending
This Challenge
this threat firmly and immediately.
t'rikers hasbeen
Peaceful picketingby
s
accepted by the general public. But this' does
not give strikers any right whatsoever to pre-
venta personfrom enteringa
plant on law-
ful
business let alone restraining private citi-
zens from performing a vital service which
strikers have refused to carry out. Violence
in any shape or form cannot be condoned.
Miss Eileen Atkinson a nd
Harry Ball are furthering their
studies at the University of West-
ern Ontario, London.,
James Snell won many prizes
at the Western Fair, London, with
his Leicester. sheep.
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40 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, September 22, 1910
Officers of the Young People's
Guild of Willis Presbyterian
Church are: honorary president,
Mrs. (Dr.) Stewart; president,
Miss S. Mahaffy; first vice-presi-
dent, Miss A. Watt; second vice-
president, Miss M. Walker; sec-
retary, Miss B. Mclvor; treasurer,
Miss L. Walkinshaw; organist,
Miss L. Cantelon; assistant or-
ganist, Miss S. Walkinshaw.
J. Cuninghame has a new wag-
on on the road for the delivery
of express.
Improvements include: the roof
of the Rattenbury barn. has re-
ceived a coat of paint; Mayor
Jacob Taylor is having the houses
recently purchased from George
Levis improved by the painters
and paperhangers; Mrs. Connell,
Ontario St„ has had her house
painted.•
Twitchell Bros. (Ernest and
Charles), who recently went
West, have decided 'to open a
general store in Tofield, Alta. Miss
Mabel and Will Twitchell plan
to leave shortly to help their
brothers in this venture.
Misses M. and N. Bentley spent
a few days in London last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates and family
have rented the furnished home
of Mrs. Brickenden, Sr.
Thomas Cottle was a -judge at
the flower exhibit at the Gode-
rich Fall Fair this week.
Mrs. George Nott and Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Nott attended the
wedding of the Dormer's grand-
daughter in Carlow lest week.
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Letters to Editor
AGED LADY DEAD
EXETER. --Mrs. Norah Bakes,
83, widow of Newton Baker, died
Sept. 16 at the home of her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Milo Snell. She was
born near Crediton, and follow-
ing her marriage, she• and her,
husband farmed in Stephen
Township. • They came to Exeter
40 Years ago,
HAVE YOU • MADE THE MOST
OF THE HARVEST?
It's been a good farming year. Our district has, for
the most part, been blessed with better -than -average crops,
prices for farm produce have remained firm. As a result,
many farmers are now receiving a sizable return on their
years work.
Speaking of this, Mr. William H. Robinson, Manager of
the Clinton branch of the Bank of Montreal, suggested that
it is a good time to give some thought to the future. "May-
be," he said, "the years to come won't prove so productive
as 1,950, or the prices for farm produce may slip. The wise
farmer will then be glad' of a' reserve fund, built up in
better times, to secure the well-being of his farm and
family.,,
Why not build up your own reserve fund by depositing
some of this. year's income in a savings account at the
Bank of Montreal? . Next time you're in town, drop in and
see Mr .Robinson. He can be helpful to you in, working
out your plans and problems.
Almommir
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48 YEARS
Editor,
Clinton News -Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
DEAR EDITOR:
Enclosed, find $2.00 to pay for
your paper for another year.
First The New Era and then The
News -Record have been wel-
come weekly visitors for the
past 48 years. We appreciated
very much the Re -union copy
which entailed a great deal of
thought, labour and expense to
produce.
It was a real pleasure to be
present at the Re -union on Sun-
day and again for the closing
evening; the only regret being
the inability to be on hand each
day. From what we saw and
heard I feel sure that the var-
ious committees can feel a great
sense of satisfaction over the
success achieved for the effort
put forth to make the whole a
happy re -union of friends.
Yours sincerely,
(Miss) IDA H. A. TAYLOR
Science Hill, Ontario.
Sept. 17, 1950.
THANKS FOR SUPPORT
Editor,
Clinton. News -Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
DEAR SIR:
As you probably know, I am
leaving CHLO today to join
Canada's Special Force for Korea
I am taking the liberty of send-
ing you, along with this letter,
an address I gave a few nights
ago in order to explain my rea-
sons for so doing since I feel I
owe that explanation to those
people with whom I have en-
joyed some contact, either by
letter or in person.
I cannot leave without telling
you how much I have apprec-
iated the courtesies your paper
has extended to me and to CHLO
and I want you to know I am
most deeply grateful'. We are
hopeful that the program "Home
Town. Editor" will be continued
after I • leave, and I am only
sorry that the crowded events
of the past three weeks, com-
bined with the rail strike, have
made it impossible for me to
prepare the program. I hope you
will continue to send your paper
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And now I have one last re-
quest to make of you. I know
from experience in the last war
how important the home town
paper is to every soldier, and I
am wondering if you would send
me yours both because I'd like
to keep up my knowledge of this
great district, and because I will
be able to forward the papers
to the people who will want to
read them. As you know, the
Royal Canadian Regiment. with
which I will serve, is composed
of soldiers from Western Ontario
and I don't doubt there are al-
ready some in the unit from
your town. I would appreciate
your consideration in this matter.
Again, my sincere thanks to
you for your many kindnesses to
me. I hope we may meet again.
Sincerely,,
(Signed) JACK PETERSON
St, Thomas,
September 18, 1950
Select Liberal Leader
In Toronto Nov. 9.10
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, September 22, 1910
Mr, and • Mrs. George Cooper
have moved into Mr, C. Hoare's
house at the gore opposite St.
Joseph's Church.
Mrs. M. McTaggart and Mrs.
J. Rattenbury entertained a
number of their friends this week,
Officers of the WCTU are:
president, Mrs. W. S. Harland;
first
i s vice-president,Mrs. T. Wes-
ley
ley Cosens; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. (Dr.) Stewart; third
vice-president, esident,Mrs .1.E.' Ford;
secretary, Mrs..A. T. Cooper;
treasurer, Mrs. Carter; auditor,
Rev. J. Greene; superintendents:
'evangelistic, Mrs. A. Tyndall,
Miss Washington; literature, Mrs.
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The Ontario Liberal Association
will meet in Toronto November
9-10 to select a new provincial
leader. s
Convention was necessitated
by resignation as provincial
leader of Farquhar Oliver, pres-
ent House leader in the Legis-
lature.
President Norman L. Matthews
reported that Federal Immigra-
tion Minister Walter E. Harris—
mentioned prominently for the
provincial post—had declined to
stand.
Mr. Matthews mentioned four
candidates now in the running..
They are Campbell Calder. MLA
for Landon; W. A. Benediekson,
1VIl' for Kenora-Rainy River; A.
St. Clair Gordon, former provin-'
cial secretary, and Peter Wright,,
Toronto.
About 1,500 delegates are ex-
pected to attend this convention,
A policy committee now is at
work preparing a platform.
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THE VOICE OF
• TEMPERANCE
In a recent issue, Toronto's
weekly periodical, Saturday Night
stated that whereas in 1937 the
people of the United States drank
23 times as much beer as the
people of Canada, in 1947 the
ration had changed to 13 times
as much, The Canadians are
catching tip with the Americans.
Their ration of drinking now
°rums their ration of population.
They are just as heavy' drinkers
es their American cousins. This
is nothing to boast about, All it
proves is that we are as foolish
and as wasteful as our neigh-
bours and headed for the same
kind of trouble.—Advt, 88-b
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shopping trip—I bought all
the things I saved for!
That's the way I plan my bigger
purchases. They seem to come easier;
and more quickly, when I put something"'
into the bank regularly. I like the
comforting feeling of watching my
account grow.
I hate keeping too, much cash around
the house. It's so convenient to have
the bank 'take care of it. And my bank
book tells me. where I stand.
I guess most women are much like me—
housewives with modest savings who
find their neighborhood bank handy,
useful .. always obliging.
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