Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1951-03-22, Page 4fpAG 1 FOUR CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1950 Clinton toNews,Record « The Clinton New Era established 1865 The Clinton News -Record established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,600; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, $1,500,000; Rate, .03 per line flat Sworn Circulation - 2,125 MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; -'Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; Western Ontario Counties Press Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada anti Great Britain: $2.50 aseyear; United States and Foreign: $3; Single Copies Six cents )Delivered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastrai Park -25 cents a month; seven cents a copy 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. COLQUHO'UN, Plant Manager THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951 Where Will It Lead Us? SHORTER HOURS with longerpay seems to be the 'ambition of a good many Canadians these days. The 40 -hour week, while still net general, is becoming more so every year es increas- ingly large snumbers of workers are demanding and obtaining the short ,*work week. We think that the 40-hourweek is a: good idea—but only ,as an idea. Canada became the great nation that it is today because the pioneers knew how to work ,and were isabiesfied to put in long hours of strenuous labor, Only thus could the country be developed. Our nation still is a pioneer; country with vast stretches of undeveloped territory, with untapped resources, with opportunities that few nations in the world today can offer. Can we continue to develop Canada on a basis of a 40 -hour week? Today we face one of the most serious woad crisis in history. Canadians must take their place with the other members of the United Nations and through preparedness avert, if possible, the global war that threatens. rOan wte go all out for defence' on the basis of a 40 -hour week.? Inflation Is with us; prices continue to spiral. The demand for some consumer goods is greater than the supply' and: with defence, preparations increasing, eche' supply of many items will become shorter. • We need to pro- duce more and consume' less, for a time at least, if we are to hold the price line. Can we fight inflation on the basis of a 40 -hour week. In all fairness, we should point out that the shoat Work week is not common—ear from it—'in the small towns of the nation, except lea the case of 'those workers who ore em- ployed by certain national foams. It is utterly out of the question •on the farms of Canada. ' It may be that Canadians—all Canadians— will be forced through the pressure of the international situation to work tremendously long hours to protect themselves from aggres- sion. Let us not wait for that, Not A Stunt But A Necessity THE DOOR-TO-DOOR canvass that will get under way in Canada on June 1 will make all the galls by salesmen' in a year look like a small operation, points out the Monthly Letter of The Royal Bank of Canada. There will be about 20,000 men and wom- - en on the field force, gathering by direct touch with our people the information re- quired for Canada's ninth decennial census. These enumerators will make history in census -taking. Their work will be watched by governments in dozens of countries. They are expected to revolutionize the age-old practice of counting noses. They will use electronics and ball-point pens of a special sort, and theirs will be the first national census in the world to take the new "mark - sense" method of tabulationfrom door to door. The census is not a stunt, but a necessity. It is the country's equivalent of the merchant's stocktaking, or of the private person's inven- tory to learn what insurance he should carry - on his house and chattels. The assets to be counted in the census are our people and the various attributes that make them different from people in other countries. Without periodical appraisal of our con- dition and affairs, parliament, provincial legis- latures, municipalities and business people would all work in the 'dark, No one would know whether the country was on the road: to success or disaster, or whether our standard of living was rising or falling, or what our possibilities were for progress in peace or for defence in war. There would be no clear picture of our national health needs, our na- tional educational level, or of a host of other features by which we are able to judge Can - ode's progress and plan for the future. The decisive hour of reckoning is 12 o'clock midnigbt, standard time, on the night of May 31 to June 1. Everyone born before that hour, and everyone dying after it, is to be counted in the population. It is nothing new to require that people upo stand peri dically to be counted. The census goes back 5,000 years in Babylonia and China, and three or four thousand years in Egypt and among the Children of Israel. So no one in Canada needs to feel miffed because a ntan calls asking questions. In olden times the purpose was to list the number of fighting men in a country, or to levy taxes' today's objective is to plan constructively for every citizen's welfare, A New "Awareness" Evident NEW AWARENESS by "official" Canada of the hnrnlnenoe of national peril, is clearly revealed in, the rapid succession of V.I.P. (Very Important Personages) visits to the Canadair -aircraft plant at Cartierville, Que., where the Sabre, the new jet -fighter of the Royal Can- adian Air Force, is coining off the assembly litre. Cabinet Ministers Claxton, Garson, Bradley and Rinfret, and more than 60 private Mem- bers of Parliament; senior staff and technical offices of the Canadian Armed Services; such distinguished military men as General A. G. L. McNaughton, Joint Defence Board, and Major-General F. F. Worthington, home -de- fence leader; and staff officers of the British Army, the U.S, Marine Corps and Army, and the Pakistan, Indian, Australian and Italian Armies, have been visiting the Canadair plant in groups in a steady stream. The intense interest of these distinguished visitors in one of Canada s most advanced projects must dispel doubt that "official" Can- ada does not believe we may he nearing the brink of war. It implies also e prelude to the rapid return to war needs of a large group of Canadian industrial establishments. It is chil- ling, yet also reassuring; official Canada ob- viously is alert to the threat hanging over us. It also is reassuring to note the confidence in the new fighter, elready proven in Korea, with whish our RCAF squadrons will be equip- ped, as expressed by Air Marshal W, A. Curtis, Chief of Air Staff. "The Sabre has now proved itself in combat to bo an outstanding fighter aircraft. When our interceptor squad- rons are equipped with Sabres eve will have a first-cless fighting force." Grass Fires Iu Spring Dangerous (Ontario Department of Lands and Forests) MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE is caused every year in early spring by grass fires that. get out of control. The grass is tinder -dry and will burn quickly if a lighted match is dropped accidentally atter lighting a pipe or cigarette. Many landowners start a fire to burn old grass or have a bonfbre to get rid of rubbish. at may get out of control and run in the dry grass, causing damage to fenees, buildings, plantations and woodlots. Many forest plantations have been ruined by spring grass fires that have burned over the area and praobicaily all the trees have been killed, There is usually a heavy meat of several years growth of grass thee has accum- ulated and a very hot fire results. Spring is the only season that a fire will run through a hardwood bush, as the dry leaves provide fuel. Extensive damage re- surlts as seedlings a.n.d saplings are destroyed and it qutlbe often scalls the larger trees. The, smoker should not throw matches and cigarette butts out of car windows, but they should be placed in the ash trays. A match or cigarette butt should be dropped lad ground into the earth by the heel of the shoe,' It is advisable to plan in advance it the grass on a vacant lot or field is -being burned oaf. Burn the grass when several people are around with shovels or water to keep it under control. The tractor or team with a plow could be ready to plow a furrow as one or two furrows will stop a grass fire. 04.+++4 844+4.4.4.4 c4aF4.4^O.4•be•4+H•4-�•4�.-o A -h. N,•41 -6-4.1-H 4.4.4 ...... wi-4•+•N1-i+4.4.4i•4-4- Federation Of Agriculture News (8y Gordon M. Greig, secretory-fieldman, Huron County Federation of Agriculture) Warble Fly' Campaign The progress made in pro- moting -the warble fly campaign rn Huron County dining the pest few Weeks has been most en- couraging, Hullett Township Council passed the by. -law at a special council meeting on March 12 and are now snaking final plans to carry out the treating. of all cattle in that township. Colborne Township Federation of Agriculture has been circulat- ing the petition in that towns. ship. They will no doubt secure the necessary vote, and be able to place that township within the area where treatment to kill the warble fly is being carried on. Under the warbly fly act treat- ment must start early in April. A school of instruction will ge held in the Agricultural Board of the townships and county. Room in Clinton an March 27 to 1 s "' a ' familiarize inspectors, spray men, Calfhood Vaccination and members of township noun- While prom.otirtg the warble clis with the work they will. fly campaign, I have had merry have to do. If a good kill is farmers express the desire to secured in ell areas tills year it have a calfhood-vaccination cam - will go a long way toward erad- paign started within the county kitting this costly pest, of Huron. Many farmers have * suffered heavy 'lasses through the 1Vlunieipal Cooperation prevalence of bangs disease in During the past year the Fed- their cattle 'herds, Perhaps you eration of Agriculture has on are, one of the fortunate farmers many oceaeions niet members of that has escaped the loss inflicted municipal counciirls throughsout the by this disease, but you are a1 - county. With very few excels- ways in danger of. having your tions, we have received the best herd infected while diseased co-operation that could be de- cattle are located within a few sired. We need the co-operation rods u£ your farm, You can make of the municipal authorities and this reunpaignea•reality by pre - in turn we can he of great as- senting your views to yaw• local eisban.ce to them. by promotaeg Toss/ship Federation of Agricul- en active interest in the affairs tore or through your Farre Forum Group. Last Call tor Easter Seals! Nancy must exercise at home every day -1 the is to walk normally again, The Ontario Society for Crippled Children has two physical therapists on its staff who teach parents the correct foot exercises, Use -Easter Seals on all your mail this year and help the Society increase its physical therapist staff to five, the number required to provide this service to the whale province of Ontario. In Clinton and' district, the Easter Seals' Campaign is spon- sored by Clinton Lions Club, with C. M. Shearing, chairman of the Health and Welfare Comanettee, as campaign chairman. Secure your seals and send your cheques to him. Donations will be gladly accepted and acknowledged by official receipt for income tax purposes. From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News -Record Thursday, March 25, 1920 Officers of the WMS of Ontario St. United Church are: honorary president, Mrs. Beaton; president, Mrs. George Shipley; first vice- president, Mrs, C. J. Moorhouse; second vice-president, Mrs, E. Jervis; herd vice-president, Mrs. S. H. Brown; recording secre- tary, Mrs. W. Filumstteel; laor- responding secretary, Mrs. C. S. 'Hawke; tresaurer, Mrs. E. Ken- nedy; strangers' secretary, Mrs. S. Govett; systematic givings, Mi.'s. W. Welker; pianist, Mrs. B. .T. Gibbin•gs, Officers of the amalgamated WMS groups of Wesley -Willis church are: honorary president, Mrs. A. A, Holmes; president, Mrs, J, E. Hogg; first vice-presi- dent, Mrs. H. Fowler; second vice- president, Mrs. W. Pickard; third vice-president, Mns, James Scott; recording secretary, Mrs. P. Hearn; 'corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. Gunn; treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Sutter; Christian Stewardship, Mrs. J. McKinley; :finance con- vener, Mrs. T. Mason; strangers' secretaries, Mrs. G. E. Saville,. Mrs. 3, MCMalh; supply, Mrs, Chambers, Mrs. George Van - Horne; Associate Helpers, Mrs. Rothwell; Mission Band, Mrs. N. W. Trewartlia, Miss Christian; Baty Band, Miss F. Cuninghame, Miss 112, Mahafey; Missionary Monthly, Mrs, M. T. Corless, Mrs. Chamber's. William Henry Ball died sud- denly on Thursday. Surviving pre his wife, formerly Ohidt:4nm Stranglers), two sons, Norman and Edmund, and one daughter, Mrs. W. S. R. Holmes. Also surviving are three brothers and seven sis- ters, Nelson, James and Ephraim Ball, Mrs. C. Lovett, Mrs. William Sheppard, Mrs. Walter Mair, Mrs. E. Lear, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Sturdy, and Mrs. Raithby, Rev. J. E. Iiogg and Rev. James Abery of- ficiated at the funeral and the pallbearers were William Shep- pard, Albert Lovett, Ed Lear, James Raithby, T. IC. Mair end 0, L. Sturdy. This issue carried a picture of the Caaediens, winners of the trophy donated to the local hoe - key league by The News -Record. Included in the picture were F. Match, R. IVIcEwan, P. Livermore, L, Pearson, W. H. Mutch, C. Cooper, W. Jervis, J. L. Heard, G. E. Hall, W, J. Mutoh encu G. Rath. Absent :from, the picture were E. Fulford, B. Tasker, Carter. Miss Z. Bowden has taken the apartment over. Helltyar•'s store and Wellies's Johnston en apart meat in the Sloan Block. W. E. O'Neil, Orlando, Fla., is spending a short holiday nit the home of his parents, Mr. !and Mrs. W. T. O'Neil. 40 YEARS AGO The Clinton- New Era Thursday, March' 23, 1911 A. J. Holloway has purchased the tailoring business of R. A. Downs and is carrying on the business in the usuall stand. Those assisting at the program given after the anniversary din- ner in Wesley Church .included W. IL Hellyer, A. T, Cooper, H. E. Rorke, T. E. East, Mrs, James Southcombe, Rev, J. Greene, J. W. Moore, Mrs. Boles, ears, James Shepherd, 3, A. Irwin, R. E. Manning, Miss Doherty, Mies Boles, H. B. Chant and Rev. .1. E. Ford. OFF MAIN STREET GOING SOMEWHERE, t. t "t+i�19 1.i,) iII GUS? ea iQ OMtrA xv c�i{ lti s t t;, ) YUP POP! MOM ll SEE I HAVE TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE I USE A THE WORD 'HECK ° TOO MUCH,/ + �.,—_.__ r�.: r I 494 K fit Y 1 I J's s �4 .y-----oih,,,i 1r llil1ils * :r 'SHE5AlPI GAN TCOME BACK UNTIL i LEARN' TO e0HTR0i.. MY TONGUE! WELL,MOTHER KNOWS BEST t SON! -GOOD EVE AND GOOD !.LICK! !IiI I t M PERHAPS JUST LEARNED idly TRMNG LESSON: t3'1 TOTEACH HON! lata HIM •A SITTING THERE LESSON FOR THREE RIGK� HOUR5 tr,, It ` i t xti W c al' .. i ':. i )-. '.,..,,,,,::_r?...,),....„...1., //.O s 4 ; %" �i� l,n. iv HES NOW, SEEN j , .. ` ) •- rix THOUGHT 1 %/DU WAVING, SON? �FPI 11111111111 ,I Irl 1,1i1,, i' I it WERE a. it j yp r a I BEENSITTIN'HERE FOR THREE HOURS,. P D, Tf2r/iN A TO ILIRE our- WHERE `' THE HECK TO �C .� ��� A �' . Jt 1/, g' xr, -� s Nyle , - ace/Sestet // __: .�. G/.j RA o , � Y T iil kt "` IQ fj,. J �i tl� r i`1!r��l�i 1 IN f q% cl f i,16 iii i i}�� I Ii I1 SII n II 'ritllllili Hardware Magazine Lauds J. Sutter. "liiaerdhvare in Canada" for February 1951, publishers the fol- lowing reference to John A. ,Sut- ter, well known Clinton hardware merchant; John A. Sutter of Clanton, was. presented with the first annual Presto award, for outstanding service to the hardware trade. Mr. Frost read a citation and pre - seated an engraved gold Watch to Mr, Sutter.. The occasion marked the official opening of the 46th anneal Ontario Retail Hardware Association Clonvention and Ex- hibition. The announcement +and presen- tation of the Presto award to Mr. Sutter was enthusiastically en- dorsed by the officers of the On- tario Retail Hardware Association.' 112r. Sutter was singled out 'iron over 1,500 Ontario retail hardware dealers for his outstanding con- tewbution to better hardware re- taillnig in the post-war• period. Well-known and highly respect- ed throughout Western Onfalio, Mr. Sutter is an Votive partner in the hardware firm of Stater - Perdue, Clinton. He has been president of the Stratford and District Retail Hardware Assoc- iation for two years. He has been active In improving hardware merchandising and orderly mar- keting. Under his able leadership, the Stratford and district retailers have accomplished a great deal to stabilize prices and practices with the public jobbers and man- ufacturers. David Rabb, for many years Inspector of Public Schools in East Huron, was buried 'in Clin- ton Cemetery on Monday a:fiter- noon. Although residing in Brus- spls for scene years he still re- tained an interest in Clinton where he lived for a number of years. On arrival of the train from Brussels the cortege pro- ceeded to Clinton Cemetery where members of the Masonic Order, under the direction of A. Castle, H. B. Chant, E. M. Me - Lean and Mayor J. Taylor, con- ducted their impressive cere- mony, as well as the regular church committal service being held with Rev. Dr. A. Stewart officiating. On the return to Clinton the members of the Masonic Lodge had refreshments in their lodge rooms which they served to those who had travelled from Brussels. Broedfoct-Turner—At the home of the bride's mother, Clinton, on Wednesday, March 15, 1911, by Rev. 3. E. Ford, Emily Alice, daughter of Mrs. E. Turner, 20 Alexander Broadfoot, The Clinton News -Record Thursday, March 7.3, 1911 Among those entertaining this week include' Mrs. J. Cueing harme, Mrs. W, Ross, Mrs, Mc- Connell, Mrs. James Dunford, Miss Hattie Courtiee, H. Pennebaker was hurt rather extensively when a ladder slip- ped throwing him to the ground. Clarence Finch entertained at i a very delightful birthday party at his home on Wednesday, Fred Mulch is laid up with in , flaiernatory rheuanatism and will 'be forced to remain off duty for some time, 3, W. Reid has rooted the S. H. Smith farm on the Bayfield Road. Markets were: wheat, 77c; oats, 28c to 30e; peas, 68c to 73c; bar- ley, 50e to 55c; eggs, 150 to 16c; butter, 20c to 210; live hogs, $6.50, John Harland informs The News -Record that a year ago he and some of his fellow enthus- iasts were enjoying lawn bowl- ing. Mr, Harland says that he hopes that they will soon be able to he on the greens for this year, W. Jackson was in Toronto last week where he was a guest at a banquet given by the Grand Trunk Railway. John Cantelon leaves tomorrow for Toronto where he has been transferred by the Molsons Bank. Mrs. G, D. McTeggart is visit- ing in Toronto. Letters to Editor Editor, INCREASED 'PHONES R. S. Atkey, The News -Record, linton, Ontario Dear Mr. Atkey: A number of our customers whose opinion we value highly, enquire each year for a copy of our .Annual Report, and it has been a privilege to supply them. I enclose a copy of our 1950 re- port for yourpersonal interest. The Report can only cover the operations of the Company as a whole, but some of the facts eov- ered in it will be of importance to everyone. I am .sure that you will be interested tq know that many of the fectors dismissed on et Company basis in the Report are exemplified by things that have been accomplished in Oli'n- tot, all of which assist in pro- viding, more and better service in our own community. Clinton exchange now has 1,436 telephones connected to it as against 1,103 at the beginning itf 1950. There has been a de- cided increase in local and long distance calling, To take care of this increased use of our ser- vices, we have added additional facilities in 1950 and further in- creases will be made this year. We feel that Clinton's telephone requirements have 'been well served and we intend to exert every effort to ensure that we continue to provide good and dependable service, Yours very truly, (Signed) C, B. SYMONDS, Manager Goderich, March 1951 0 SELLS DRUGSTORE WROXETER--J. N. Allen, who has been in business in this vil- lage "for 57 years, has said out to Doug Stacie, Orangeville. FARMERS! Don't Fail to SECURE YOUR TICKET for Clinton Lions Club Annual Farmers' Night Banquet St. Paul's Church Hall, Clinton Tuesday, priI 10 at 7 pan. Speaker: DR. G. E. HALL President, University of Western Ontario TOP-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Banquet Tickets $1.75 may be olitained at the following: Peimebaker's Drug Store Ontario Agricultural Office Huron Federation of Agriculture Office Clinton News-Reeor'tt .AOT EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH: W. V. ROY, Chairman, Community Betterment Committee R. G. BENNETT, Chairman, Programme Committee 12-13-b • --1•H•s•1+• 744••A4••44 -p H•+++•6•9 1 1 • HERE'S YOUR CHANCE T in Cash Prizes 3 Monthly !Wonder" Contests Every month for 3 months, you have a chance to win one of these wonderful cash prizes. Here's all you. have to dol Complete the limerick below and send it with a wrapper from any Wonder Bakeriesroduct, to any of the following addresses:— Limerick Contest, Wonder Bakeries Ltd., 2 Carlton St., London, Ont.; Wonder Bakeries Ltd., 70 Pattison St., Chatham, Ont.; Wonder Bakeries Ltd,, 337 Salter Ave., Windsor, Ont.; Wonder Bakeries Ltd., 18 Princess Ave., St, Thomas, Ont.; or Wonder Bakeries Ltd.,129 Davis St., Sarnia, Ont. Send in as many entries as you wish—be sure to include a Wonder Bakeries product wrapper with each entry. Entries for current contest must. be post -marked not later than Sunday Midnight, April 15th, 1951, when contest closes. Decision of the judges is final. All entries become the property of Wonder Bakeries Limited. Employees of Wonder Bakeries and their advertising agency are not eligible. Contest open to Ontario residents only. Be sure you address your envelope—Limerick Contest Three $1000 monthly contests with cash prizes each month as follows: ' hal cash prize , a l a a a a; $600.00 2nd sash prize : 585142 200,00 9rd sash prize : a a; a a a 100.00 42, cash prize ; s a a: a a 50.00 lath !ask prize 4445{ a a s 20.00 6fh sash prize : a a a s i a a 10.00 tea prises of 4 4 4 1 4 4 2.00 e -- IT'S EASY! iT'S FUN! Just write the last line to complete this limerick. Said Jones, as he took his third slice, "This Wonder Bread's certainly nice." Said his'wifie, "Quite true, And It's nourishing, too' Ask your Wonder Broad man WONDER BAKERIES LIMITED 6.51 •