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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1946-01-17, Page 2PAGE. TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton 1�[ r • zws-Record The, Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 PTJBLItSHED EVENLY' THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. "The Hub of Huron County" An independent Newspaper Devoted to the interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District, MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers. Association Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, $1.50 a year in advance; in United States, $2 a year in advance; single copies five cents•, Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa R. S. ATKEY H. L. TOML12 SOtN - Editor and Business Manager Plant, Manager THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946 SUPPORT FOR A VITAL SERVICE - uring the war, Canada came intosecond place among the exporting nations of the world'. Thus fact un- doubtedly day in large paint for our present prosperity, but just how long we will maintain that position, remains to be 'seen. In any event, Hon. James A. Mac- Hinnon, Minister of Trade and Commerce, has gone to qritain to hold a series of talks with members of the British Government relative to the sale and marketing of 'Cana'di'an products. It must be 'obvious to everyone that if iwe are to continue our present standard Of living, or anything ap- proximating it, world markets must be found for our .surplus goods. This means ships and ships mean seamen. It also means that Canada must -always be prepared to do her ' share in keeping the sea lanes free. Possibly the most important work The Navy League of Canada has done during the fifty years of service to the Dominion and the Empire has been to keep us .aware of our national responsibilities as a maritime nation and that we belong to a Commonwealth of N'ati'ons whose very existence 'depends upon the sea. Its most recent 'aohievenient, namely its service to merchant seamen and naval ratings during the war, almost' staggers the imagination with a record df nearly eleven ,million in its clubs and hostels. Combined with this has been the devlopment of its youth-traifring pragraanme that, today, has many thousands of boys under its wing and which, when expanded as is now planned, will eventually extend into every community. Operating under a Federal 'Charter and wielding its powerful influence at an important source of our national wealth, The Navy League merits the financial support of C..ounty Councilsand other organized bodies. Its contri- bution to the war effort is beyond praise. Its contribution tO Peace is of equal importance and mdst not be curtailed for want of the necessary funds. Huron County Council made a grant of $3,000 to the Navy League in 1945. It is to be hoped that this amount at least will be equaled © 1©6.© EDITORIAL COMMENT Now that the New Year is with us, it seems a long time ago to "last year." 0 ear"© The advice, "Vote as you like—but vote," apparently brought results in Clinton last week. O 0 Thought for Today,• Since man can 'see better than. he can think, why shouldn't a girl 'ra'ther have beauty than brains. J O Q Q Selection of Coun. M. J. Agnew, Mayor in 1945, as chairman of the Finance 'Committee of Town Council, should provide needed experience in dealing with the Town's financial problems this year. Q © Q Residents of Stanley Township will regret the retire- ;meet of C. C. Pilgrim as 'Clerk of the Township, due to !advancing years, but will welcome the 'appbintment of Fred Watson, ex -Reeve and ex -Warden. O 0 Q Member's of the 1946 Town 'Council. Bost no tine in coming to grips with the sewerage project when they de- cided, at the opening \neeting of the year, Monday, to call for tenders for the contract and place orders for necessary supplies. Indicating the harmony that seems to permeate the new Council, the resolution passed unanimously with out any discussion whatever. © Q Int is to be regretted that not more than 16 citizens tdeigned to attend the 'opening meeting of Clinton Town (Council Monday evening, when everyone had been invited publicly through an announcement in The NEWS RECORD. The . few, who were present; enjoyed the comforts , of a warm room, a thoughtful and progressive inaugural address, by Mayor A. J. McMurray, :and a spirit of cooperation in the Council that has been lacking in recent months. There were no "fireworks," as some had expected. Q Q Q Hearty congratulations are ,in order to Richard E. Shaddick, reeve of Hensall and native of Hullett Township, on his election as Warden. of Huron County for 1946. "Peg", as he is popularly known, has many local connections, hay- , ing been born in Hullalit Township, north of Londesboro, having married a Clinton girl, and being an active member of Clinton Lions Club• at the present time. He should fill • the office with. ability and dignity. A brother, Aubert E. Shaddick, is a member df Clinton: Town Council. Stressing the importaalce - of proper eating habits, 'Hon. Russell T. Kelley, new 'Ontario Minister of Health, points out: "Before the war we thought we lived an a healthy country. Yet 30' per cent of our boys were turned down as unfit by, the armed services. That is a black mark against our people. We have agreat human- htarlan work to do, to prevent disease and promote proper diet, since much disease is due to, Malnutrition. I do not regard money spent this way as an expense, but as an investment which will return rich dividends in better health i Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations Q.-1 would like some information regarding prices charged by board- ing and rooming houses.` 1—Can a boarding `house cut off one meal a. week without snaking a reduction in board bill? 2—Can a rooming house and board- ing house charge tenants different prides for the same class of rooms oh the same floor? 3 -Can a boarding house raise the price per week without permission from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board?' A.-1—The boarding 'housekeeper cannot reduce the number of meals without snaking an application to re- duce the rate. • 2—The answer to this question • is somewhat more,, difficult. July 1, 1943, is the basic date and the rate charged per person on that date can- not be increased without the boarding •or' rooming housekeeper making an application tq this Board for author- ity to do so. However, it is possible that the rate varied on the same floor on July 1, 1943. 3—The answer to this question is "No". If there is a fixed rate per person then it cannot be increased without authority from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. * 5 Q.—I have a house in very bad condition. I want' to move it to an- other site, and make some improve- ments. May I give the present ten- ants a notice to vacate? A.—If the improved structure will accommodate more persons than it is accommodating at the present time you may give a noticeto v .V acate. However, you -first must make an application to the rentals appraiser in your area, giving details of the plans, you propose• to follow as well as other information. He will then, if your application shows the re- Our yFiles From Early 25YEARS AGO THE CLINTON NEW ERA. Thursday, January 20, 1921 Marry Bartliff was in Seaforth Tuesday 'afternoon. Mr. Manning of the Princess Picture Show, has purchased new lenses for- his machine and the. Pictures are now very distinct. It makes a great improvement over the old one. Last Friday morning, Geo. Cook, while operating a :punching machine in the piaie factory, got hie sleeve caught in the machine and had his right arm badly torn. He will be off work for sortie time. The Clinton Knitting'Factory dos- ed down on Friday and will not be open until February 1. Fred Nlutch and son.- Will, were at Seaforth on Thursday piping for the curling tournament. The C.C.I. pupils have been busy writing exapinations during the last week. Howes-Smith—On Wednesday,aJan. 19, by Rev. J. E. Hogg, Presbyterian Church, Mary Katharine Smith, daughter of Mr. Donald 'Smith, was married to . Edward Gordon Howes, son of Mr..and Mrs. 10. J. Howes, .St. Therese, Quebec. After the ceremony the happy •couple left for points .east. The bride travelled in a navy cheviot suit with hat to match and wore grey squirrel furs. The Spring Show will be held on Thursday, April 7. The death�,.occurred on Friday last of Miss Elizabeth °Graham, bne of Clinton's highly esteemed citizens. Jas. Paxman and his brother took in the curling tournament at Seaforth novated building will house more persons, give you permission to issue a notice to ,vacate. ts� ¢ 4 .1! After recounting how standards of living have advanced since primitive times, the Monthly Letter of The Royal Bank of Canada for Januar tells how impossible it would be to return to 'the subsistence economy of early Canada and how imperative it is to keep advancing.. "This continent is regarded front Europe and Asia as the home of a luxurious mode of life" the article continues, "Science has flourished here, and it has been applied to practical purposes on a scale never before known. "Problems have arisen with the ad- vances. c va.nces. Supposing that 'the advent of the machine as. a substitute for hand work makes it possible for one man to'produce the necessities for four men, then there are only three courses which may be followed: all four men may continue producing, but working' only a quarter as many hours; the displaced three may turn to . new work, producing more and better goods; or the three may do nothing. All of these have been tried since the steam engine ushered in the now system. The"first may mean . higher prices and lower in- comes; the third, even if it were practicable, would be demoralizing for those with nothing to do. Out of the second there comes progress and a higher standard of living for all four. "Even the humblest improvement cannot be achieved by such simple devices as those inaugurated by the dictatorships, like ordering employers to pay higher wages without increas- ing prices, or by forcibly withdrawing Money, bonds and goods from one section and handing them to another. Those who attempt to plan- and man- age, . improvements must know how changes will affect all the economy. "In describing and measuring standards of living, family income is more significant than individual in- come, in the opinion of the bank article, because a standard of living is a family matter, including as it does the kind of.. things customarily enjoyed by families in that class. •Some will be looked' upon as neces- sities, others as comforts, and still I on Tubsday. 'Jim discovered where the "hoof and mouth" disease came, frail]. It was curling. They hoof; it up and • down the ice and then "mouth" the game all evening around the 'stove. s, * THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, January 20, 1921 Rev. S. E. McKegney and Rev. Mr. Holloway attended the funeral of the little daughter of Rev, and Mrs. Pitt, .Bayfield., which took place on Friday last. ' Clinton Markets: Fall wheat $1.80;. spring wheat $1:35; buckwheat $.1.0b; barley 80e; oats 50c; eggs 70 and 71e; dried applies 6e; utter 45c; hogs $14.50. Seth Fisher has recently returned from the hospital where he underwent a serious operation for the removal of his eye. The following officers were instal- led on Tuesday evening at Clinton Lodge, No.83, LO O F.: J.P G., T. H. Hardy; N.G., R. Miller; V.G., L. Murch; ,R.S., H. W, Gould; F.S., J. Wiseman; treasurer, H. B. Chant; warden, G. Tomlin; conductor, G. E. Hall; R.S.N.G., T. Hawkins; L.S.N.G., J. Livermore; R.S.V.G., J. A, Sutter; L.S.V.G.,, E. Runtball; I.G., ' C. W. Draper; O.G., J. H. Kerr; R.S.S., T. J. anaghan; L.S.S., E. Schoen- hals; chaplain, W. H. Hellyar. T. J. McNeil has been named chairman of the Model School Board. 'Murray McEwan, who has been for some time with the Jackson Mfg. Co., intends to open a tailor shop in the vacant building beside Lovett's shoe shop. * * e 40 YEARS AGO of higher expenses duo to better liv- ing or wider spending." After outlining the system used in compiling .the index, the article pre- sents figures for representative years, on the base. 1936/39-100: "Effects of the war on standards of living have been varied. Most persons whose livelihood is derived from salaries have suffered a decline in their real income. To a degree this is also true of wage earners, but on the other hand thousands of wage darnel's have been receiving in- comes which have advanced faster and farthe • than the cost of living. rg The tremendous expenditures by the government for war goods went for wages and materials, thus pouring into the hands of consumers an amount which far exceeded the ad- ditional demands of income tax and victory, bonds. "In practically all the basic needs of life, co l has been exercised by the govern tent. Every other country has experienced the same' wartime pressures, and has adopted similar control measures to meet them. Everyone recalls the close of the first world war, when prices rose with dramatic suddenness until the cost of living index reached 150, compared with today's 119.7 and 1939's 101.5. The price controls which have kept down the cost of living 30 points below the preceding w'ar's experience will be relaxed gradually, as hitherto scarce goods come into the market to absorb surplus cash. If discretion weer not observed, soar- ing prices could not be avoided in the struggle to obtain commodities, and workers having little money income to provide more than the necessities of life would suffer. "If Canada is to progress, as she has progressed in the past half cent- ury, opportunity needs to be made for private investment in productive enterprises, and such investment should be encouraged. New political and fiscal devices are not needed, but education would be beneficial if it made clear to the people that in- vestment, of ;savings in commodity, producing enterprises would provide interest on the investment, more jobs Total Home Fuel &'Cloth- Furnishings Miscell- Date Index. Food Rent Light ing & Services ancous Oct. 1.945 .. 119.7 133.3 11.2.3 • 106.7 122.4 119.4 109.6 Sep. 1939 . 100.8 99.4 103.8 98.9 99.6 100.8 101.3 ,Sep, 1920 . 150.5 188.1 100.2119.9 213.1 110.3 others as luxuries. The standard will rise as there is improvement in the quality of necessities, or increase in the quantity of comforts and luxuries which add to the contentment of the family, and insofar as the family suc- ceeds' in ' realizing its attempted standard of living, it is happy, but' work fore 900,000 more persons, with when it tries to reach a standard the payment of 1,651 per cent more, beyond its capabilities, life for mem- in salaries and wages. bars of the family; becomes increas- ingly "Fullest success, however, can be unstable. "Most People think of the standard, attained only through international of living as being based solely upon economic co-operation and peace. The income, but there' is teed to differ - so policy of. aggressor nations, entiate between money income, which so well. revealed in recent years, was is the amount received in wages, sal- designed to provide industrial back- is or from other sources, and real Ing for military forces. Those coun- income, which is the sum of the things trios strove first' of all for sell- a family can buy with its money. containment, and to that end they This is 'conditioned' by fluctuations schooled their people in doing with- in prices and in 'the supply of goods out moderate comforts and in reduc- available. • ing their consumption of even the „ necessities 02 life, Democratic. It is interesting to- look back over countries, on the other hand, judge the course of wage income. The wage success by the living standards of index in certain main groups of in - the •people. The eeor�,omic system chistries, rosefrom 38.1 in 1901 to'107 which provides the most to eat and in 1920, then fell to 85.1 in 1933, and wear, ; the best housing,and the by 1944 it had risen to a new hi�gghs record in these 44 years, 137.6. 3Vo greatest opportunity for comfort, is figures are available for manufactur- the most excellent from the demo- ing industries at the turn of the cratic. viewpoint. To achieve this, It century, hut in 1911 the index stood is necessary, particularly for a corn- at 45.0, and in 1944 it was 1.41.1. try like Canada, with great natural "Unfortunately,resources, small poputtion, and the cost d living ample manufacturin facilities, to index cannot be given for 1900, but ;,buand sell In the widest' possible there is a significant -enough 918enough area Foreign trade is desirable, be- prison •between 1913 and 1945. .cause it encourages production on a Whereas in this period the general large scale, specialize -ton in lines of average wage rate index has htcreas-- goods likely to be stable, lower costs,' ed 99.4 points, the cast of living in-, and increased real income. Closed dex, covering. the' basic 'needs of a' national economies shut out resources family, .has risen only 40 points, abundant in one country from another he enable n p Ices tc keep tdgetk country where they are scarce, reduc- ing the standard of living in both. e most countries have their incomes, o t Manynation ofoodwilt and good set up cost of living indexes. Canada's s g index is a measure of the month -to - cal are trying to remove the polio^ month change in the cost of living of cal and.econon?ic obstacles to freedom ge wage-earner's household. of worlds trade, an objective to which to give workers more cash income with which tot buy all kinds of goods, and the opportunity for, every family to raise its standard of living. Since: 1900,.Canadian manufacturers have increased the,, gross value of thea' products by 1,712 per cent, provided It attempts to, record a fixed standard all the people should give energetic 5u :Ort,"., �i 4f';living,; and, does not take account pl THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946. GOD'E32titOH — An enterprising woman noticed someone going up a peeping Tom in Goderich is not ladder outside a neighcor's house. satisfied with first storey windows. She thought it was someone doing re - Police are on the trail of a window pairs, but a moment later two young peeper who uses a ladder, to peep at ladies preparing to retire screamed victims in 'second storey rooms. A when a face appeared at their window. THE .CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, January 18, 1906 THE LOCAL MARKETS—Wheat 77c; oats 30c; peas 70c; barley 45c; butter 19c; eggs 20e; hogs $6.25. On Friday evening the Clinton Hockey Team defeated Seaforth 6-2. Clinton line-up was as follows: Goal, W. Johnson; point, D. Forrester; cover, W. Pinner; rover, Doherty; forwards, Moore, hephard and Mc- Kenzie. A meeting for those interested in waterworks will be Tield Friday even mJohn Houston occupied the pulpit of Ontario Street Church on Sunday evening, owing to the fact that Pastor Kerr :was suffering from a severe cold. Jas. Snell has 'been appointed presi- dent of the Spring Fair Board: The Town Council has come in for much ,severe criticism in failing to• appoint D. A. Forrester to the Col- legiate Board. Last year he was chairman of the board and did much for the. betterment of the school. Fowler -Brown — At the manse, Hgmondville, on January 4, 1906, by Bev. N. Shaw, Herbert Fowler, Hut - lett, to Tina Brown, daughter of Neil Brown, Egmondville. nuigley—In Hullett on January 16, 190G, Thomas' Quigley in his 68th year. P'osmaster Scott was in Toronto on Tuesday attending a Postmaster'§ convention. SERVICE . In your home, your church, or our chapel. 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