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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-12-08, Page 2GE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton. News -Record HE CLINTON (JEW ERA Established 1865 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,500; Trading Area, 10,000; Sworn Circulation, 1,908; Rate, .03 per line MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA Western Ontario Counties Press Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — 'Canada and Great Britain: $2 a year;:, United States and Foreign: $2,50 Authorized as second class 'mail, Post "'Office Department, Ottawa • bushed EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON,,;.Ontario, Canada, in, the Heart of Huron County R. S. ATKEY, Editor A. L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 949 i Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday - Wednesday, August 5 - 9, 1950. •`, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,, . 1949 Discriminatory Legislation CANADA'S SEVEN HUNDRED weekly newspapers represent all shades of political and editorial opinion. They are an example of the working of free speech end of free, competitive enterprise. Unlike . their daily sisters, they boast no "chains," no would-be barons of the press. It is, therefore,on only very rare occasions that they agree on .a particular policy or pro- cedure. And when such agreement is reached, Canada's governmental authorities have always given them a considerate hearing. That is the case now, as the 564 member papers of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association ask the federal government to revise its sales tax policy, The weekly newspapers of Canada, col- lectively, are big business, the biggest single Influence on opinion in the Dominion. Individ- ually, however, they are small businesses, own- ed and operated, in the main, by small .businessmen. They Iive by advertising and consider pub- lications financed byprivate advertising the surest safeguard of the freedom of the press. Yet, with their relatively small circulation, they are faced with very strong competition for the advertising dollar. The government's own child, the CBC, now shares a portion of the weeklies' former revenue and is expanding on funds derived from tax receipts. Magazines, of general or farm content, reg- ularly undercut town and village newspaper subscription prices, in the hope of building giant circulations and thus attracting advertis- ing dollars which -might and their way to the rural press. Weekend newspapers, cot a few of whom feed on sensation in their, drive for mass cir- culations, also boast to advertisers that they cover rural Canada and that there is no need "to use the weeklies." The weekly press is not afraid of this type of competition. Weekly newspapers play a vital role in the life of the smaller communities. They are better read than their big city com- petitors and the advertisements which they carry are also better read and thus bring better results, But weekly newspaper publishers do object to taxes which neither the CBC, nor the mag- azines, nor the week -end newspapers have to pay. On every ton of paper used by the weekly papers of Canada there is an eight per cent sales tax payable to the federal government. There is no similar tax, however, charged on paper used in Canadian magazines or Amer- ican magazines sold in this country. There is no similar tax payable on paper used in the production of most weekend papers. There is no similar tax payable on paper used in comic books or pull fiction magazines. Yet all these media are advertising com- petitors of Canada's weekly newspapers, That this situation doesn't make sense is obvious. It is equally obvious that the mem, hers of Canada's federal legislature will realize the need, for equity in sales tax appli- cation. This discriminatory legislation must go! Farmers' Co -Operation . Needed FARMERS ACROSS CANADA again are being asked to supply facts about their farms in order that estimates can be made of the numbers of live stock in Canada and the cost of hired labour. Forms are being mailed by the Agriculture Division of the Dominion Bur- eau. of Statistics, and provincial Departments of Agriculture will co-operate in the work, The success of the survey and the accuracy of the agricultural statistics published by the Bureau and the several provincial Depart- ments of Agriculture, depend on the 'co -opera- tion of farmers in filling out and returning the questionnaires. A widespread response from all types of farmers throughout each province is needed in order that the statistics may be based on a sufficiently large number from a representative sample of farms through- out Canada. The statistics obtained from tie survey are used extensively throughout the year. The Dominion Bureau of .Statistics is the official source of statistical information in Canada and its figures are used by governments, farm or- ganizations and industry to plan future opera- tions. International organizations such as the World Food and Agriculture Organization de- pend on the Bureau to supply up-to-date fig- ures on Canada's agricultural industry, The farmer, through his, response to the question- naires sent out by the Bureau, has a real opportunity to help form a true picture of agricultural conditions, and it is in his own interest to do so. The survey has no connection with taxa- tion. The farmer's individual form is seen only by workers in the Dominion and Pro- vincial agricultural statistical offices and the farmer is protected by law against the wrong use of his return. AR individual forms are kept strictly confidential. HtJRO'N COUNTY expert comments on the Here - HEREFORD MEN ,Calgary, secretary of the Caned - HOLD FIELD DAY ten Hereford Association, noon luncheon at Hotel Olinton. Hereford breeders of Huron l Beef prices, Mr. Andrew pre - County mustered their forces dieted, are likely to be "well Monday for the first field day 'maintained," because while North in the history of the Hereford,America has an increasing pop - breed organization in Huron ulation of humans, the beef County. 'cattle population is now decrees- Travelling in private motor t ing. ears, a group of 25 Hereford men Visiting the farm of Ernest visited fives farms, distributed Brown, at the northeast corner down the length of Huron from of Clinton, the party saw a herd Lueknow to Hensall, and heard . of 47 head of polled Herefords, fords seen, from David Andrew Mr. Andrew also spoke at a MINNIN:0113•0111MIMOMOMM•9111111ms min to,,, The Brown farm has been con- cerned with the breeding of a 'polled strain for the past ten years, and has concentrated its attention on polled Herefords for the past three years• While inspecting the. Brown herd, Mr. Andrew commented on the preference of Ontario breed- ers for a darker shade of red than is popular in Western Can- ada. There is a belief among Western cattlemen, he said, that the lighter shades of color in Herefords indicate a hardier ani- mal, better able to endure vig- orous weather. Historical k.etehes of the County of ,Huron settlers and earliest merchants Goderich, was the Canadian agen of the Baron, who himself neve tame out to see how his "town" was getting along; and we find hat upon the Baron's death, in L836, the timber- which had been lot out for mills, . piers, store - Louses,' etc., was lying about the Aver bank rotting, while the oily house yet in the place up to 835 was Riley's, previously mentioned, end that of John Mor- an, who kept a kind of store or the, Baron as early as 1834, nd possibly in the latter par f 1833. At the time of the Baron's calls contracts had been let to ne William Gray, a noted con - ,actor on public works, for the rection of various public im. rovements as above at Bayfield; nd though. his death delayed the aterprise, yet the mills were rected some time subsequently y William Allen of Guelph, un- er the direction of the young aron, : the first dam across the ver iieving been already built y Gray. These mills ' are the me now in operation here, Lough they have been at various' nes added to and improved. Early Buildings In the spring of 1835 two snore gbuildings were ereoted by eorge Morris and Sohn Boyle— Lose of Riley and Morgan be- g the only ones up to that time -and during the summer W. W. armor built a log house on a t which he had taken up the •evious autumn. During this touter, also, the timber on the narket square" and Main Street as chopped down and logged I by - the Bar's men. Up to is season there was no clear - g toward the ;north, short of ()clench: toward the south, to 3rewster's," now Grand Bend; id toward the east, to the Lon- na Road. During the summer of 1837 At- nson and Hodgins,. contractors, London, had a number of men nployed' in clearing and levell- g the various streets, etc.;` John organ had some 15 or 20 ens eyed at various duties, on ac tuns , of Taylor, the Baron's rent; and a surveyor named 'nith (under Mr. McDonald, hief Engineer for the Canada 7:) had a surveying party lay - g off lots, etc.; so that: alto - ether there were about 75 men the -settlement. of I Rebellion of '31 whole Township of Stanley, was t Batt they were mostly only Edward Templeton, whose father was a very early settler on tile Huron Road. He taught in a log building erected near the river bank as early as 1836. It was built of cedar logs, and is yet standing—being used as a pri- r "transients"; as when the call ;was made for military service in ;the Rebellion, only 15 able-bodied men were to be found in the I "settlement," including W. W. Connor, D. H. Ritchie, John Mor- gan, — Riley, George Morris, vate residence by Henry McCann, John Boulton, George Matheson, ;having been improved • by recent 'John Carruthers, Robert Russell, 'repairs. "The Baron" gave two ;Christopher Johnston, Henry ;village lots for school purposes, Haacke, William Boulton, and;and the villagers, 'erected the I another, (name forgotten) from 'building. Bayfield; and John McNaughton First Churches and Thomas Wells, who had lat- I Rev. Mr. Cooper (Episcopal) ely settled further east, at Ban- (held the first religious services nockbdrn. These were in the in the settlement. He used to Company of Capt. Lizars of God- visit it monthly, and always erich (Lieut.'Biseoby), and. were (preached in the house of Mr. stationed during the winter of 1887-1838 at the corners where'( Connor. The present English and Meth Clinton now stands. Dr. Dun- cirri Churches were the first lop was Colonel of the Regiment, built—both the same season, but The road between here and what not usedfor some years later is now Brucefield, on the Lon -'than the above. don Road, had been chopped, but I First White Child not cleared, the logs lying as they John Boulton's son John, now fell. !living in Petrolia, was the first First School Teacher ;white child born in the settle The first school teacher in this ment, and probably also the first settlement, end indeed in the lin the township. Citizens of Clinton and District! YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ALL YOUR FRIENDS NEXT SUMMER? So would we! YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND 'WHERE THEY LIVE? We don't! Send us their names and addresses fin - mediately so we can invite them to Clinton Old Home Week These should be sent to H. C. Lawson, Secretary, Thank You, E. J. JACOB, Chpirns'an, Pubhicily Colllhaiitiee L. E. CARDIFF, MP The Federal Government's policy of bringing displace ,persons to Canada and platin them on faring, bluntly wee branded "absolutely wrong" b Elston Cardiff, Progressive Con- servative member for Huron North,. debate Saturday ,i the Howse of Commons. Not Against Entry The Western Ontario member, himself a farmer, said he was n objecting to the entry of SDP but he did object to the practice of bringing displaced persons Canada as farm labor if they we not actually farmers, Many DP's, he contended, ea ed themselves agriculturalists solely for the sake of getting this country, served their re - gutted one year on the farm, and then found themselves jo elsewhere. A farmer could not train a DP to the point where he was any real assistance withina single year. He suggested the Labor Department change work regulation to a five-year term. That he believed would put a stop to ninny of the DP coming here at all. Polley Wrong Mr. Cardiff argued that the D.P. PLACING POLICY d g Y n of s, to re 11- to bs of its s he 3 HER ,,"EXCELLENCY Viewers $4950 W. N. (`.ONES – good stock of the best COUNTER V.: 3 ao a��( , AMMAAAZ ..-,(•- *041i4i'f/''kY�C':#1. iLT`0`:c c *14. .if a1Fk t k9/e fy.y�. ,y(. .�,( ,�/��y�yy��. ,��,//���,�( y��� l �a.�,�4�t'1/�+�7��yk�1%yk�,� c t � i7/Lk7P���q��y���k'�{k�47Rk�1� 01038 WSlF fRe'D.I/ iF ►itfl�U►11R/� °F'�YP•I YR?f/ s6?R Orzigwv.RWRid ? aC,/�► a ,p�ay�a a , 07t .C. ,C. /�M.030yJ . ��L+'..i��?i„✓..���11:•�fi”?red �:,�c LY• G' iRZY9 department's policy was absolut- pericnice was that there was a ely wrong; that the farmers of demand for DP's by farmers end' Canada deserved better treat -others; all across the country. meat. At least half of the.DP's CCF'er Disagrees now placed on farms were of no Russ Thatcher, CCF, Moose service to the farmer. Farmers Jaw, said he disagreed •with' Mr. were compelled to pay them good Cardiff. Saskatchewan's exper- wages when actually they were , ience with displaced persons had n t worth their board, been uniformly good. He sug- Labor Minister Humphrey Mit- I gested the Government might chell • said the present policy extend its ,farm -worker policy to would continue. allow Canadians of German desc- He • said he "shuddered" to 1 ant to bring in their relatives thing what would have happened ;from Germany.:German people to the beet crop in Canada this had been among Canada's best pastryear They ad hadriot fi ted into woul dor settlers. be "missinguaht bet" if Canada the Canadian way df life, Per did not, take advantage of the. haps Mr. Cardiff had been un- huge pool of manpower in Ger- fortunate, The department's ex- .many. 3 3 THE VOICE OF TEMPERANCE The Huron Temperance Fed- eration does not want the people of Huron to forget that the Can- ada Temperance Act, which is in force in Huron, Perth and Peel Counties is the soundest legisla- tion in the interest of temper- ance and sobriety that has yet been devised, for it prohibits the public sale of intoxicants. There may be a measure of leakage 'un- der this ban, but that is as noth- ing compared with the flood that public sales through many out- lets releases—and it is the flood that does the damage. 49-b All Things £ �gs Nice for Your Xmas Giving 4. ;For Ladies TBrush, X Comb 4F Mirror Sets t i• 0 3.75 up YARDLEY'S Toiletries & Sets OLD SPICE & FRIENiDSHIPS GARDEN ADRIENNE Toiletries & Sets' _: IMPORTED f s TOILET SOAPS i 60c to 1.50 Electric Heating Pads, 6.50, 8,50 For Gentleman Sunbeam Electric Razors Remington Electric Razors j=« Schick Razors Gillette Razors x' Lather Brushes Yardleys Sets Bachelor Sets Travelling Cases 4.25 up 1.00 up NYLON HAIR BRUSHES 98c up Evening in Paris Toiletries, Sets �2 Shultons English Lavender and ur Perfumes \\,. , : COLO . 5. R. CIGARS—Packages and Boxes CIGARETTES -- Flat 50's Pipes and Tobacco Pouches Cigarette Lighters — 2.00 - 8.50 1�f i' Holm 2. Say Merry Christmas with Furniture, following is a list of useful, practical gifts that will brighten and add to the appear- ance of any room. $5 Gifts END TABLES BOUDOIR LAMPS CARD , TABLES SATIN CUSHIONS 3. MAGAZINE BASKETS x: :_. r, • DOLL PRAMS JUNIOR TRIKES ROCKING' HORSES �3f $10 Gifts MIRRORS TABLE LAMPS NOVELTY TABLES RUGS HAMPERS HASSOCKS FERNERIES OTTOMANS 2 1 1's 4j END TABI.,ES. PLATE GLASS MIRRORS DROP LEAF TABLES r 'rRIL.ITE :=FLOOR LAMPS' CHAIRS For the gift 'that starts the I -I ome, "A. LANE Cedar Chest". Our stock is complete, you are invited SEATTlE and McROBERTS If`t7/tkl/t7/tE7At7Rk7AkT1t7/t7/t171'kiJLtk7/'19/tt7/t7Ak1/tk9Lklfli/rk7Ak9/t4,91tk7/tk7/rtZA'W'�1/tk7N<<L t7/t7Ak7ft7/tki/k7At7Atl9F`. .' ..' 3'