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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THtlRSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1951
Clinton News -Record
The. Clinton New Era established 1865 The Clinton News -Record established 1881
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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
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1951
Everybody's Talking Oil
DESPITE THE FACT that Imperial Oil
Limited, the company which is making the
agreements with the property owners and also
plans to do the drilling, for oil atthe time of
'yits own choosing, there still is a great deal of
speculation rampant in this area regarding the
possible strike of the "liquid gold" in the near,
or even more distant, future.
Up to date The NEWS -RECORD has done
Its best to garner as muoh authentic. informa-
tion as possible and pass it on to its readers
without comment. Bat our success has been
limited to news gathered from the pertsons.who
are leasing their lands, and nothing official
has been available from Imperial Oil Limited,
although a promise to tills effect has been
made effective within the very near future.
Suffice to say, the fact that many thous-
ands of acres of land in Goderioh, Colborne,
Siullett and Stanley Townships have been leas-
ed for exploratory purposes by the largest,
wealthiest, and most powerful ail company in
Canada, naturally has aroused more than usual
interest. Farmers in the area now are calmly
figuring that their land Is considerably more
valuable than it was before leasing operations
started, say, a fortnight ago. The same thing
also seems to be applying to suburban and
urban. property at the present time.
Needless to state, there has 'been a great
deal of speculation regarding many features
of the present. activity. Most people would
like to knew when drilling is going to start,
how extensive the drilling programme might
be, and most important of all, the answer to
the question: "Is there oil in quantity under-
neath, us?" Answers to these questions ere
unknown just now, but undoubtedly time will
clear them up.
Most of us would like to see the old town
and district boom, but we should "keep our
heads on our shoulders" and not overlook the
fact that one swallow does not make a sum-
mer. We all want to see Huron County go
ahead --and especially our own section of it—
but let us avoid too much wishful thinking.
Let us keep our hats on our heads' and our
feet on the ground.
In our opinion, probably the biggest 'guar-
antee that the thing will be seen through to
the bitter end—whether or not oil is struck in
quantity—is the fact that the company involved
possesses vast resources — both human and
financial -wand ,e knowledge gained from, many
years' experience in the exploratory field
throughout the world.
Now Is The Time To Watch Our Step
• What will become moi' these sources of rev-
enue when the present boom is over? Will
they continue to supply sufficient funds to
meet all the government's obligations, or will
they dry up as our need increases?
When corporations cease to make profits,
they will cease to pay taxes.
When citizens' incomes decline, their abil-
ity to pay income taxes also will decline.
When employment becomes less certain,
and money less plentiful, people will buy few-
er taxable goods and thus reduce the revenue
from customs, excise and sales taxes.
All these things are sure to happen when
the boom is over.
All present federal government sources of
revenue will shrink. But there will be no
corresponding shrinkage in expenditures on old
age pensions.
The government than will be forced to
find new sources of revenue and new ways of
collecting the money it so thoughtlessly pledg-
ed to pay in the days when its revenues were
overflowing.
• The only place it will be able to collect,
this money is from the people.
These are things that Parliament should
consider and prepare for before committing'
us too deeply.
THESE ARE STIRRING TIMES in Canada,
comments The Rural Scene. Business is boom-
ing,
peoplry eahavegmo eysin their nd ripes are
ockets
and government revenues are at an all-time
high.
Experience tells us that all booms come to
an end, just as surely as summer always ends
and always is followed by winter.
This is a time to watch our step and
remember that obligations incurred during
boom times are hard to meet when the boom
is' over.
The pending 'old age security legislation
might be a case in point.
It proposes to spend 325 million dollars a
year on old age assistance and pensions, That
is about 15 per cent of the estimated revenue
of the government.
No doubt this amount will be increased
as time goes on and the• pensioners become
organized and politically powerful.
• At present the federal government rev-
enues come from the following sources: 26%
Corporation taxes
Individual incomes taxes 24%
Customs and excise duties 20%
Sales tax
Other 12%
Total 100%
Deadline For
(Ontario Department of Lands and Forests)
FARMERS who have waste land which
could be brought into production by tree
planting should be planning their planting for
next spring now. Since 1905, the Ontario
Department of Lands and Forests has been
providing nursery stock for windbreaks,
shelterbelts, erosion control, water conserva-
tion, and restocking woodiots. Land which is
too light, too stoney or to steep for the pro-
duction of other agricultural crops, will grow
trees. Tree are not provided for ornamental
planting.
Under the plan set up in 1949, landown-
ers are asked to submit their requests for
trees on the standard application form, not
later than August 15th for planting the fol-
lowing spring. Application forms may be
secured from the office of the local Zone For-
ester, Huron County Agricultural Representa-
tive, Cl/nem ,or from the Parliament Build-
ings, Toronto.
To ensure that the species selected will
Tree Applications
grow under th local soil, light and drainage
conditions and will accomplish the purpose in
mind, the Department now provides an in-
spection service through the Zone Forresters.
These men are school of forestry graduates
and by careful planning with their help costly
and discouraging errors may be avoided.
The purpose of having the applications
submitted by August 15th is to permit time to
carry out the inspections before a blanket of
snow conceals the nature of the planting sitte.
It is hoped that the supply of trees may thus
be distributed in as fair and efficient manner
as possible.
A planned tree planting program will en-
hance the value of many farm properties and
bring back into production many acres which
now lie idle. The only expense involved is
the transportation charges to your nearest rail- •
way station, the labour in planting, and the
Protection. of your plantation from grazing.
Reforestation is the plan for to -morrow
that starts to -day.
It's Harvest Time in Huron!
FORMS READY
FOR OLD AGE
PENSION PLAN
Application forms for old age
pensions are now available in all
post offices throughout Ontario,
according regional to the r tonal dit ec
tor•
of old age security, F. C. Jackson.
Persons who are already re-
ceiving Government old age pen-
sions do not have to fill out new
application forms, Mr. Jackson
emphasized. Their names and ad-
deesses are being obtained from
provincial, records and transfer-
red to federal lists 'without any
action being required on their
part. Ontario has approximately
91,500 persons in this group. Those
who are receiving a $40-a month
pension will have it continued at
that level; those who are getting
a partial pension will find it in-
creased to $40,
Ontario has between 179400
and 180,000 persons aged 70 or
over not now getting pensions
who will be eligible for a pens-
sion under the new program, Mr.
Jackson said. It is essential, he
emphasized, that these people
send in their applications im-
medistely so that proof of age
and residence in Canada may be
checked and all arrangements
completed for the first cheques
to go out toward the end of next
January.
Delay in sending in an ap-
p'iicetion may mean that the ap-
plication cannot be put through.
in time for the January cheque
issue. The longer the delay the
less chance there is that the 'ep-
plication can be handled in time.
Applicants must prove their
age, and the proof should be sent
along with the application form.
Birth or baptismal certificates
are best evidence, Other docu-
ments that will be considered in-
clude records in family Bibles,
church rolls or registers, mar-
riage records, communion certifi-
cates, passports and acknowledge-
ments of age by insurance comp-
anies.
"If you cannot send evidence
of this kind, please send any
documents you do have that sup-
port your claim of age," Mr.
Jackson said. "These documents
will, of course, be returned to
you. If you cannot send anything
to prove your age, send in your
application anyway, stating that
you have no documents to sup-
port e. You will
then yourbe claim a
toldwhatyou must do
about proving your age."
ROY CONNELL
CHOSEN HEAD
CRICH FAMILY
Nearly 100 members of the
Cridh family gathered at Seafomth
Lions Park for their annual
pilcmic.
Results of the afternoon's sports
were as follows: Girls five and
under, r Diaae Gould
Sylvia
via
Douglas: boys five and under,
Harry Cummings, Melvin Crich;
girls, six to eight, Erma Town-
send, Kathleen Cummings; boys
six to eight, Roger Cumunings,
Gerald Horner; (boys nine to 12,
Ronald Hugill, Ross Keith; young
ladies, Margaret Cole, Elizabeth
The time for "bringing in the sheaves" is a happy one
on the farms of Huron County, and the farmer shown above
apparently is in a happy mood as he harvests his wheat.
The wheat harvest is pretty well along in Huron County
at the present time, although some farmers still have some
hay to cut, due to the backward season.
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From Our Early Files
25 YEARS AGO Friday and the Knitters emerged
second best. Knitters: R. Forest -
The Clinton News -Record e'. N. Holtzhauer, W. Beacom, T.
Thursday, August 5, 1926
(Clinton defeated St. Marys at.
lacrosse by a score of 6-4. Clin-
ton players were W. Fulford, N.
McNeil, W. Mutch, C. Fulford, L,
Cook, N. Cook, R, Middleton, K.
Roberton, J. Mutch, F' Mutch, R.
MrEwan.
The contract for building the
new Collegiate Institute has been
let to Mr. A, Avey, Toronto, and
work has been commenced this
week,
A. F, Johns, who has been a
citizen of Clinton for some years
and a member of this year's
council, has taken the principal-
ship of the Public School at
Vineland.
A charming wedding took
place at seven -thirty Tuesday
evening, July 27, at the home of
Mrs. Harriett Levis, Rev. A. A.
Holmes officiating, when Edna
Pearl, youngest daughter of Mrs.
Davis and the late George Levis,
became the bride of Allan Grant
Sylvester, Toronto. Miss Elva
Levis was bridesmaid .and little
Grace Levis, the flower girl. Miss
Emma Levis presided at the piano
and during the signing of the.reg-
ister, Dr. Fred, Thompson sang.
Olrinitonians visiting out - of -
town this week include, Miss
Winnifred O'Neil, Southampton;
Mr. and Mrs. James Ford and
family, Hayfield; Rev. A. Macfar-
lane and W. Brydone, Preston;
Dr. P. Hearn, Hamilton; J.
S'choenhais, Misses Dora and
Freida, Sarnia; Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Hall, Gordon Hall and Miss
Evelyn, Langton; Miss Lucy
Levy, Toronto; Miss A. Bartli6f,
London;Frank McCaughey, gheY,
J. J.
McCauhey,
Charles Shanahan,
Detroit; Mary Chidley, Ruth Jack-
son, Go Home Bay; Mr. and Mrs.
T. Hawkins and family, Hamilton;
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller, Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. WJ, Miller, Jr.,
and little Miss Maxine, London
and Detroiit; Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Chant, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sutter
it Pittsfield, Mass.;
children, P tsF , Mas. ,
Mrs, L. Rath and son Grant, Lon-
don.
Visitors in town this week were
Misses Florence Corless a n d
Florence Stevenson, Sudbury; Mr.
and Mrs, Wesety Lawrence and
children, Sarnia; Joseph Stevens,
Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball
and Miss Thelma, Sarnia; Miss
Kathleen East, Toronto; Mrs. C.
L. Paget, Hamilton; Miss Fair and
Miss Stevens, Paris.
Mrs. R. B. Carter, Miss Eva
Carter, Misses Margaret Cud -
more, Ruth Dale, Hattie Heath,
•Kitchener; Jennie Levis and Lu-
ella Powell are camping at Btay-
field.
OATS COMPETITION
EXETER — Beaver. oats crops
entered in Exeter Field Crop
Competition were judged by Ed.
Hansuld, Tavistock, with the fol-
lowing winners: R. E. Pooley,
Exeter, 93 points; Harold Hern,
Granton, 91; ClarkF s
i her Exe-
ter, 90; Harry Beaver, Hay P.O.,
89; Harry Strang, Hensel', 881/2;
Charles Prout, Centralia, 87; Ar-
chie Etherington, Hensen, 861/2;
Lorne Passmore, Exeter, 86.
Townsend; young men, .Harry
Crioh, John Brown; married
ladies, Mrs. Grant Stirling, Mrs.
Ross Trewartha; married men,.
Fred Taylor, Ernie Crich; kick -
the -slipper, Mrs. Ross Trewartha,
Mrs. Ray Cartwright; 'bag relay,
John Brown's team; lucky spot,
Edith Pepper; clothes pins in
bottle, John Turner and Roy Con-
nell; graceful walking couple,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor, Edith
Pepper and John Turner.
During the supper hour prizes
were given to ,the oldest person
present, Joseph Crich; youngest
person, Brenda Stirling; person
coming the longest distance, John
Brown, Pontiac, Mich.
After supper, the following of-
ficers for 1952 were elected: presi-
dent, Roy Connell; vice-president,
George Turner; secretary, Helen
Turner; treasurer, Mrs. Grant
Stirling; sports ports oommi tt
ee
Jon-
athan Hugill, Cleve Richards,
Welly Crich; table committee,
Mrs. Ross Trewartha, Mrs. Frank
Falconer, Mrs. Arnold RathwelI,
Margaret Cole.
It was decided to let the com-
mittee decide the place and date
of next year's pientc.
Churchill, T. Miller, L. Deeves,
A. McIntyre, B. Carter, W. Big-
gins. Cook's: Draper, McKinnon,
Steep, O'Donnell, Finch, Chur-
chill, Scott, Holtzhauer.
Mrs. H. P. Plumsteel, London
Rd., will receive Thursday after-
noon and evening of next week,
but not again until November.
James Tucker goes to Niagara
Falls to attend the IOOF Grand
Lodge as the representative of the
Clinton brethren.
The lawn supper given under
the auspices of the local 'MTV
on J• A. Irwin's lawn was well
attended. Those taking part in
the program were Miss Bowlby,
Miss Wiltse, Mrs W 'S. Harland
and Miss C, Cooper.
Visitors out-of.4own were Miss
Ethel Wasman, Mitchell; Misses
Annie and Minnie Cooper, Wind-
ermere; Misses Belle and Gladys
Draper, St. Catharines; Miss Hat-
tie Trick, Guelph; Mrs. H. B.
Combe, Belmar, N.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown were
in town to attend the funeral of
the former's mother, the late Mrs,
Robert Brown.
Toni Home Permanent with
Perrnafix — the new wonder
neutralizer. The only pennon.:
ent guaranteed to feel, look,
act like naturally curly hair.
No finer wave at any price. But
because more TON! is sold than all
others combined it still costs only
$150 TONI
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Refill
W. C. Neweombe, Phtn.B.
CHEMIST and T)RUGGIST
PHONE 51
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, August 3, 1911
Clinton won from Exeter at
baseball by a score of 15-1, Al
Doherty pitched -the whole game,
having eleven strike -outs, while
Ray Rumball caught behind the
bat like a professional catcher.
Riley Johnson played first base.
Rev. Mr. Jenkins was elected
captain of the Western Bowling
Tourney, London.
Visitors out-of-town are Mrs.
Hugh Ross, Wiugham; 'Mrs. R.
Marshall and Bert, Kingston; Mr.
and Mrs, Will Plumsteel and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Plum -
steel, Misses Emma Plumsteel and
Carrie Shipley, Bayfield; Mrs.
George C•antelon, Streetsville;
Hayfield; Mrs.
Grant,Ba
Miss Lucille yf ,
T. E. Hovey, Markale.
Liberals of West Huron will
meet in convention at Goderioh,
August 16, to nominate a can-
didate for the 'approaching fed-
eral election. The issue of the
election is ;reciprocity with the
United States.
Ann
TOWN OF CLINTON
Proclamation
In accordance with the wishes of a
great litany citizens, and following an
established precedent,
I hereby declare
MONDAY, AUG. 6
as a
CIVIC HOLIDAY
and call upon all citizens to observe it as
such.
Clinton, Ontario
July 24, 1951
(Signed)
G. W. NOTT,
Mayor,
Town of Clinton
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The Clinton News -Record
Thursday, August 3, 1911
Results of the Faculty .of Edu-
cation Entrance exams showed
the following Clinton students
successEuil: J. C. Copp (honors),
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Doherty, Alma May, Harold W.
Reid, Thomas Sanders, William
J. Tamblyn, 1t. Nixon Welsh
(honors), Vera A. Welsh, Ed L.
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