Clinton News-Record, 1949-06-09, Page 3'USD'AY, JUNE 9, 1949
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Choosing Your MP
;(By R. J. Deaehnuvn, ex -MP
for North Huron)
Soon the people of every con-
.etitueney in Canada will have.
chosen the men they hope to elect
as their representatives hi the.
House of Conunons. There are
"ninny different types in the field.
ready to offer their services. Each
'new deserve a place in the par-
liament of the nation, but the man
selected should be able to think
and, able to speak.
There is a reason for this. Many
men come to the House of Com-
mons without having previously
given much consideration to eco-
nomic and political questions.
"Their capacity to become useful
members depends on their ability
to think. If they can think
'clearly, they can learn to speak
,clearly. They will soon be cap-
able of taking a leading place
:among their fellow members.
There are, of course, others,
too many of them, popular in
their own constiltuerinins, ex-
tremely likable in their personal
relationships but void of economic
comprehension; not fitted for the
job they have to do. The country
'would be richer if they could be
Cleft at home. The House of
Commons is selective, good men
find their mark, the others be -
room ballast—they help to steady
the ship in bad weather. That
of course is important in Its way.'
Members should be able to
speak end speak clearly on issues
which come before the House.
A good speaker, Capable of clear
thinking, will be able to make a
place for himself in the House of
Commons. Even when ,he fails,
there is a second chance. There
are may men who can think
clearly but are hopelessly lack-
ing in power of expression. There
ere different types of speakers.
One may speak well in the
House of Commons, i.e. he can
plan a speech, .. put it on paper
and present if in the House with
only brief notes to stimulate his"
memory. This man may fall down
in a committee where the nature
of the situation is very different.
In committee the situation calls.
for the qualities of a good law-
yer. It involves quite frequently
the examination of witnesses.
This does not imply that a man
must necessarily be a lawyer. I.
can recall many competent ex-
aminations made by a farmer or
business 'man. The business man
fits tato the work because he has
definite knowledge of his busi-
ness and therefore capacity to
bring out the evidence.
The MP should possess the
spirit of independence. He is
not likely to oppose his own
party on major issues, but there
are other means by which he can
make his purpose , clear. The
caucus gives him an opportunity
for free discussion. He will need
to be on guard every hour of the
day. The House of Commons is
an ideal place for loafing. It's
so easy to drift around the rooms
visiting other members, doing
little when there is much to be
done. The essential element In
the making of en MP is a wt11-
ingness to work.
The couet..ituency demands too
much from its members but, in
many cases, the correspondence
involved is helpful. The Member
of Parliament has to listen to
the people back home, while &ac-
ing the task which always con-
fronts him — his duties in the
House. There is with some a
tendency to be too sharp in de-
bate. Nothing is gained by this
attitude. It does not pay to knock
a man down even in an exchange
of words. The mind of the think-
ing MP should turn at all times
to the actual facts before the
House. The pian who knows the
facts is master of the situation if
only he has the power of logical
expression. Look for these qual-
ities.in choosing your MP; they
ere supremely important.
The first commercial factories
to make plywood were erected in
Russia in the 1880's.
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laic pills. on June 27• the voter must
ell tiimself, ahead of anything else, who
Thee uld be )read of. the government.
In Louis .St. Laurent, Canada has
io:incl a ,great national leader.
'Mille had high abilities of the nand
'4,-a2 proved by his career in law. That
lee had wisdom in cabinet, unique gifts
'.iii-.p,orlianicntary debate and a quick
:g..4 -of large affairs became clear as
v;ion as he entered *the Government. In
.ieiernational affairs. as one of the origi-
nal advocates of the Atlantic Pact, he
made himself a world figure wlio spoke
out as no Canadian before him, in the
.councils of the nations.
He also revealed an understanding
'of ordinary people, because he is
LOUIS ST. LAURENT, Prime Minister of Canada
one of them.
This warm and essentially simple
human being is the real St. Laurent, the
product of the small town, of humble
beginnings, hard work, a big family and
the friendliness of country -neighbors.
In blood. language and instinct he
combines the qualities of two great
races.
To the voter it is equally important
that St. Laurent is (lie leader of a truly
.national party, wit'h..proved strength
from coast to coast, the only party, which
can hope to form ii stable government
after the election. His character, his
ability and his achievements have made
him the, leader of all the Canadian e
people.
INSERTEb BY NATIONAL LIBERAL COMMITTII
IN HURON -PERTH VOTE LIBERAL
VOTE A. Y. McLEAN
Published by Huron -Perth Liberal Association
IN NORTH HURON •-• VOTE
Si HETHERINGTON
Published by North Huron Liberal Association
Pretty May Bridal
Pictured above in the wedding photo are MR. AND MRS.
THOMAS ORVILLE WORKMAN whose marriege was solem-
nized in St. Paul's Anglican 'Church, Clinton, on, Saturday,
May 21. The bride, the former Ruth Evelyn Thompson, is
the eider daughter of Mrs. Thompson and the late Robert G.
Thompson, Clinton, and her husband is the youngest son of
Mrs. Workman and the late Thomas Workmen, Kippen.
-Plato by Fowler Bros. Studio
OBITUARY
ALVIN J. HOUSE
Alvin J. House, 41, a member
of the accounting staff of tha
Globe and Mail, Toronto, and
formerly chief steward of the
Toronto Men's Press Club, died
suddenly on Thursday, May 19,
after suffering a heart attack at
Queen end York Sts., Toronto.
He died while being taken to
the hospital.
Mr. House was born in Clinton,
a son of the late John House who
was a baker at Bartliff's Bakery.
While still a young lad the fam-
ily moved. to Toronto where Mr:
House received his education. He
was an accomplished pianist and
often played for sing songs. He
was keenly interested in sports
and in his younger days played
hockey, lacrosse and baseball and
of late years hes been carrying
his sports interests into the
forming of sports teams in the
Dovercourt Park district of To-
ronto where he lived.
Mr. House was a member of
the Irish Canadian Three Year
Club. Also he was active in the
work of Westmoreland United
Church of which he was a mem-
ber, and was also connected with
the Young Men's Bible class of
the church.
Mr. House is survived by his
widow, the former Gladys Young,
two children, Dorothy and Don-
ald, and a brother, Harry, of
Sault Ste. Marie.
TENDERS FOR COAL and COKE
Federal Buildings
Province of Ontario
SEALED TENDERS addressed
to the undersigned and endorsed
"Tender for Coal" will be re-
ceived until 3 p.m. (EAST), Wed-
nesday, June 15, 1949, for the
supply of coal and coke for the
Dominion Buildings throughout
the Province of Ontario.
Forms of tender with specifice-
tions and conditions attached can
be obtained from the Purchasing
Agent, Department of Public
Works, Ottawa, and the Supervis-
ing Architect, 36 Adelaide St. East,
Toronto, Ont.
Tenders should be made on the
forms supplied by the Department
and in accordance with depart-
mental specifications end con-
ditions attached thereto. Coal
dealers' licence numbers must be
given when tendering.
The Department reserves the
right to demand from any suc-
cessful tenderer, before awarding
the order, a security deposit in
the form of a certified cheque on
a chartered bank in Canada, made
payable to the order of the Hon-
ourable the Minister of Public
Works, equal to 10 per cent of the
amount of the tender, or Bearer
Bonds of the Dominion of Can-
ada or of the Canadian National
Railway Compane and its con-
stituent companies unconditionally
guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the Dominion of Can-
ada, or the aforementioned bonds,
and a certified cheque, if requir-
ed to make up an odd amount.
Such security will serve as e
guarantee for the proper fulfil-
ment of the contract.
By order,
J. M. SOMERVILLE,
Secretary
Department of Public Works,
Ottawa, May 26, 1949.
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SAYS:
When. o man dies, his
wife not only loses her
husband but his income
also; yet her, needs and
those of her family do
not change.
Let's talk this over.
BASIL B.
POCKLINGTON
Rattenbury St., Clinton
Phone 473
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District Masons Attend
Service in Seaforth
Royal Arch Masons of Sea -
forth, Goderich, Mitchell, and
Clinton, attended the service in
First Presbyterian Church, Sea -
forth, . Sunday afternoon. The
speaker was Rt. Ex. Comp. Rev.
R. H. McDonald, ex -moderator of
the Presbyterian Church in Can-
ada. Rev. D. Glenn Campbell
assisted in the service end offer-
ed prayer.
Two numbers were sung by the
Seaforth male quartet, consist-
ing of James T. Scott, Fred E.
Willis, M. R. Rennie end D. 5L.
Reid. Mrs. W. R. Rennie was
accompanist.
Rev. Mr. McDonald spoke on
the rebuilding of the house of
God, from the time of the dark
ages until the present day. He
said the building: of God's house
was a sacred trust to the pioneers
who wanted a place to worship.
Pointing out that people have be-
come too self-satisfied' and too
indifferent to the work of sal-
vation in these times, he declared
that the Master will never be con-
tent with having men "send a
cheque" and stay away from
church.
This was the first service of its
kind in this district for the Royal
Arch Masons. The members of
the order marched to the church
in double file, and after the ser-
vice marched back to the Sea -
forth lodge rooms.
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FEDERATION NEWS
An important County Direct-
ors' meeting wsa held in Clinton
with every Township represented
except Turnberry.
The National Film Board cir-
cuit came up for discussion and
the directors decided to try and
continue under the present set-
up, A committee was named
consisting of the president and
vice-presidents to study the
situation.
The following resolution was
Presented to the board of direct-
ors from the Huron Presbytery
Laymen's Association, The re-
solution was endorsed, but some
of the members wondered why
only farmers were mentioned:
"Whereas the practice of con-
ducting farm operations on Sun-
day, such as tilling the soil, har-
vesting, combining, etc., is be-
coming prevalent in this Pres-
bytery of Huron. Be it resolved
that we, the Lay Association of
Huron Presbytery of the United
Church of Canada, call upon all
christian people throughout the
Presbytery to refrain from, and
not in any way countenance, such
labour on the Sabbath.
"Our pioneer forefathers could
sow their fieldsand could cut
their crops with the scythe and
cradles and harvest them with-
out resorting to Sunday labour..
Surely we, In this `highly mech-
anized age, with all our equip-
ment, could do so without dese-
crating the day.
"We are in imminent danger of
losing the heritage of our Christ -
lair Sabbath; that our forefathers
have passed down to us. A day
Prize Money $1,000
In Barley Competition
One thousand dollars in cash
has been made available for prize
money in the 1949 national bar-
ley contest. Barley growers in
Ontario have shown' considerable
interest in the contest which, in
Ontario, has been sponsored for
three years by the Ontario Crop
Improvement Association and the
Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture.
Of the $1,000 in cash available
this year for prizes, $30 has been
allocated for a special malting
barley class at each of 25 county
or distrist seed shows 1' the
province. First end second prize
winning samples from each local
show will be eligible to com-
pete for the provincial champ e
ionship at $65 in cash. First prize
in this event will be $50 and
there will be five other awards.
Counties showing the greatest
number of entries in former con-
tests will receive first coxsidera-
tion and applications for grants
must be made by Sept. 1, 1949.
Varieties of barley eligible in -
elude O,A.C:21 and Montcalm.
One bushel constitutes an exhibit
and judging will be on the basis
of malting barley, not seed
barley.
spent in rest end quietness, and
worship, is surely what this age
needs in these feverish times. We
in this day, greatly need to learn
that men does not live by bread
alone."
ATTENTION!
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
MEMBERS
The Fall planting list is now being mailed to all
members who have paid the $1 men4 ership for 1949.
Help make Clinton beautiful by joining Clinton
Horticultural Society and obtaining your bulbs at special
low prices.
You may receive the list by payment of your dues
on or before June 15.
Send fees to: Clinton Horticultural Society.
W. S. R. HOLMES, REV. R. M. P. BULTEEL,
President Secretary -Treasurer
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