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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
TifURSDAY, 'MARCH 13. 1947
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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1947
WOUNDED VETERANS AND THE RED ,CROSS
Teterans still undergoing treatment in C
anada's
• militaryhospitals., are paying the hardest of all
prices of wear, but the operation of seven Canadian
Red Cross Society Lodges and tihe future operation of an
additional four, should do much to alleviate their suffer-
ing and boredom.
The current Red Crass Campaign aeroas Canada
will keep them running. A canvass for Red Cross member.
s tip is being made locally under the chairmanship of Mayor.
A. J. McMurray.
Built by tie Red Cross adjacent to Department of
Veterans' Affairs hospitals, these Lodges are serving an
average of 96,900 snacks or meals to patients and their
guests per month. There are 1,750 Can'adiian Red Cross
women volunteers giving theirr services to the extent of
one shift or more per week. There is total guest accom-
modation
ctor-modaition for 105 persons per night for out of town relatives
or serkmsly ill patients. Extensive use of this facility
is being made. Pour more Lodges are under construction
or projected. Work has been impeded by shortages of
materials and by public housing needs. •
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ANNIVERSARY OF A GREAT CANADIAN
C olebration of the 100th =adversary of the birth
,t of Alexander Graham Bell --'teacher, scientist, iii -
v ventor, humanitarian, and founder of the telephone
Industry recalls his invention of the telephone as one of
the most important happenings of the past century. Ar-
rangements for tihira celebration have been magnifieently
carried out by the Bell Telephone Company. of Canada to
revere the memory of a great Scottish -born Canadian
those fame b'ec'ame worldwide.
Alexander Graham Ben was_enthusiastic before all
else in his inventive work and •teaching. Impulsive and
kindly as well, a Trojan for work in 'his youth and early
manhood, tireless and persistent thereafter, he deserves
a place on the 'scroll of versatile geniuses who have been
among the great assets of democracy. His support of
aviation led to the invention of the aileron stabilizer which
continues in use today. His work for {the deaf Chastened
the 'development of enlightened methods for their educa-
tion, and inspired improvement of the institutions devoted
to their care. •
Eis telephone has had an incalculable influence
upon the world. It has literally changed the face of cities.
Without tihe telephone, today's skyscrapers would need
so much space for elevators to carry messengers and visit-
ors, as to he impractical. The telephone Iargely shaped
the whole pattern of modern business and social life. With
the airplane, Bell's telephone has made the world smaller,
Swift communication and transport 'combine in a vast
effect on human relations. Each, of course, is only an
agency in the hands of man; but both, because -it is their
function to bring people together, promise to be mankind's
chief material aids in achieving • better understanding
among the scattered peoples of the earth.
There gleam some sparkling gems of employee
devotion in this business.
In picture and story, newspapers relate the activities
of telephone men and women in any emergency, Wherever
accident, storm, fire or flood strikes seriously, there work-
ers of the wires and weavers of speech are on the job—
in positions of greatest need and importance to the public
wen -being.
Compressedinto these few weeks of 1947 there have
been some of the worst winter wind, snow and sleet storms
to have ravished Canada's countryside 'communications in
at feast two decades. In Ontario and Quebec, telephone
people have stood up to them in getting tihe message
through, swiftly and surely.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
for
Thought
gToday—March,' in spike of your ugly
looks and threats, we know you are kindhearted, and
without announcement or display, will keep and nourish
April's violets.
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The passing of John Francis Dally, reeve of Sea -
forth, removes one of Huron County's nnest prominent
and colorful public men. Hits removal by death wilt be
greatly regretted. The Coilnty Council will hardly be
the same without him.
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Speaking of 'astronomical figures, Canada's =-
matured direct funded debt at December 31; 1946, was
$16,811,919,494 — quite a tot of money. It was
$3,433,079,761, or about one-fifth of the present stag-
gering total, on August 31, 1939.
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Altihough Ontario will raise the provincial tax on
gasoline from eight to 11cents per galloon when the
Domilntoif Govert nfent discontinues its three-cenit tax on
April 1, in return it will pay subsidies under certain '
conditions to cities, towns and villages to reim'bnree them,
in part, for their expenditure on municipal highways.
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Despite the fact that they were beaten twice by
Sea o/1tlh Beavers in the OHA Intermediate "B" group,
play-offs, 'Clinton Colts are still very much in the running.
To win three straight gimmes seems -a big task but their
supporters believe the Colts cam do it. They did not receive
any of the "breaks" in the second nigh at Seaforbh
Tuesday night.
Letters to the
EDITOR.
SUPPORTS SCOUTING
Editor,
Clinton. News -Record
DEAR 'S4Ji;
Eivery Boy Scout has an unwritten
ee-tfdcate of Oanadian eitizenshi'p.;He
is training to become a good citizen
in the literal sense of the phrase.
He ds taught self-respect and re-
liance, courtesy, honesty, lntegz•ity—
all the• basic virtues of a ' "good
citizen:" He realizes a duty to his
conimunity, the advantage of good
fellowship. It points in the direction
of building a better Canada.
So "good Scouts," carry on; to-
morrow is yours and all the morrows
that fodlew.
(Signed) --"BE PEPARED"
Clinton, March 8, 1947
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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Editor,
Clinton
News -Record '
NEAR SID: lt,
Here's to the Chan:hoe of t r
Com-
merce o anti. "hats off" to T.eEV'
N S
RECORD for its advocacy of the
project. Cheer for Clinton and Clinton
will send shack fits huzzahs to you in
making a pattern for progress.
We advance only by the achieve-
ments of our individuals. Everybody
has some civic pride 'which makes a
village or town an abundant town, its
growth dependent upon the support
given by its eitizens. If you fail in
cooperation, your town stands still
or goes back. If you wholebeartedly
uphold yourtown, you help yourself
and the community.
Be neighborly with your dollars,
Divide them among your merchants
who have the interests of Clinton itt
heart. Help them and they will help
you to greater values, for increased
volume means decreased costs. Let's
get together and share our dollars
for a mutual prosperity. You are
one of Clinton's individuals sharing
its aehievements. We salute the past;
now it is up to us to build for the
future. Buy preferred stock in
"Clinton Unlimited."
Most. Clintonians believe that our
opportunities for success are with us.
If any resistance invades, stir into it
a mixture of equal parts of natural,
optimism and tolerance, and watch
this resistance disintegrate. individ-
ually, it may seem 'truth our contri.
button is small,. but collectively, it
will be large.
I3ow would it be if our Council
meetings were made,, in part, a Town
meeting?
Page the Chamber of Commerce;
there is nothing wrong with local
government that the pegple can't
cute.
(Signed)—PLAIN TOWNSMAN
Clinton, J4areh 8, 1947
Wartime Prices Y Board
Answers Questions
Concerning Regulations
int—Whet is the ceiling price of
feed corn? Or is there a ceiling?
A:—There .is a ceiling price on feed
corn but it may vary in different
districts and with different dealers.
If you -would supply us with the name
of your dealer and the type of feed
you buy we would cheek. All such
information is treated confidentinlly.
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Q:—Would you please give me de.'
tails of the'inereases recently allowed
on meals sold in restaurants?
A:—Phe increase allowed varies
according to the original price of the
ileal but in no ease may it be greater
than 10 cents. Any meal of 50 cents
or under may be increased up to
five cents. On meals over 50 cents
the increase allowed is ten per cent
of the cost before the increase was
permitted. Increases' arepermitted
only on meals containing meat, fish,
poultry or eggs.
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Q:—Ss it true that tenants may
now be evicted from then homes by'
landlords giving them six menthe
notice?
'As -Yes, if the landlord is renting
shared accommodation and uses the
forms supplied by the Board stating
the tenants accommodation is requir-
ed as an enlargement of. the land-
lords personal eeeidenee or for cer-
tain relatives listed in order 428 on
shared aeeomnodation. In straight
housing where the accommodation is
not shared as to the entrance and
some other facility by landlord and
tenant the tenants may not be evict-
ed
victed unless the landlord purchased the
house between October 31, 1944 and
July 25, 1945. In these 'instances
he must prove to, a court of rental
appeals that his need for the house
is greater than the tenant's need and
if successful army give at least three
months notice under Provincial Law.
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Q:—With the price of beef increas-
ed how can I tell if I am paying
no more 'Than the eeiling?
.Au—Buteher shops have charts
provided by the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board 'showing the ceiling
price on each cut of beef. These
charts must bo displayed where the
buyer may see thein.
CNIL OFFICIAL NAMED
John Pullen has been appointed
general freight traffic manager of
the Canadian National Railways, sue-
reedling George R. Fairhead tubo has
ietirod. The appointment was an
-
I ounieed by Alistair Fraser, Mont -
seal, vice-president in charge of
traffic for the system,
Spring
iMarch is now marshalling her forces
and soon will command winter's
raiment ' be stored in `the hide-
away land
Soon the eon with its magical touch
will retrieve all the deep hidden
verdure of Vineland and trees—
How elusive is Nature—naive---as
can be never tells' the sweet
secret of; spring's pregnancy—
How faithful her bounty the ex-
quisite array she lavishly spills
from her apron each day—
The trees with their tresses tied
with emerald green: the blon-
sonis do gariamds .befitting a
Queen—.
And as i'f to complete the benign
pageant fit brings — Birds front
high sacred altars sweet proces-
sionals sing
Dear Springtime we thank thee with
each turning clod, and kneel in
deep, •reverence on the new green-
ing od-'
How sweet 'a communion when God's
hand we see in each, tiny flocweret
and each budding tree.
+MARIGiARET RUYNAS
'It Happens Here
• Too!
(Powell River, B.C., News)
If you would like to see a dilemma
in existence, you should drop in here
Wednesdays about 2 p.m. Not that
you'd the overly welcome, because
everything is at a fever heat about
ihcn, whiten is final deadline, but it
would .be edifying, ape nine if you
happen to be one of the unfortunate
ones whose piece was "left out of the
paper last issue."
Last Wednesday, for instance, you
would have seen a 'hapless editor
bending over tables of type, sorting,
discarding and praying. On that
particular day he had, two pages of
the paper left to print -.the front
pigs and the back page. They will
hold approximately lune galleys of
reading matter. Yet hs had 18 gal-
leys of current news falling him en
the stone.
Every other galley .had to be set
as•,tle. Obvrcu' y, someone was go-
ing to be disappointed. At that stage
in the production of a paper, no more
pages can be added to it; one has to
make do 'with what is. left. And to
au editor who has sweated a staff.
all -week to "get the newt," it is like
pulling lifeblood drop by drop to have
to set aside news because the mages
are already 'bureting at the seams.
We don't envy his task in the least.
Nor is his position any happier the
following day. Along about nine
o'clock, the phone ibegins to ring.
Ordinarily, our phones have a. very
musical ring. Not so on the day
after the paper is out: They jangle;
they scream; they warn that some-
one is demanding to be heard, and
what he has to say will not be music
to the editorial ear.
Almost without exception, our
complainants assume that "their
piece" has been deliberately left out.
Sometimes—mat often, thank good.
ness—they go so far as to intimate
that we hold some particular dis•
erimination 'against them, else We
would have printed then news and
left that piece about so-and-so out
to make room.
To that indictment we cannot bow.
Our conscience is clear. We have
done the best we could with the
space at hand, the maximum numbet
of pages that the financial income of
the paper would allow. If we have
had to sort out, in the final hour,
or if we have to hold some over for.
next week, you may be sure that
each icons was carefully weighed, in
our humble judgment, for its im•
portance and its value to our read-
ers as a whole, before it was set
aside.
So we hope you will understand
our problem and accept our apology
if it has—or may sometime—happen-
ed to you.
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j1 E'AI81tSI31t PASSES
WINGHAM —.Funeral service for
William Thomas Wellings was held
Monday iu Wingham United Chureh,
Rev. W. A. Beecroft was in charge
and interment was in Greenhill ceme-
tery, Lucknow. Mr. Wellings, who
was in his 77th yeas, was a well-
known fanner " in the Township of
East Wawanosh.
Hospital at Port Albert
Sold to Goderich $3,871.
The governors of Alexandra! Mar-
ine and General Hospital, Goderich,
have purchased a lenge hospital
building and equipment used during
the war at the Port Albert Airport,
from War Assets Corporation.
The purchase price of $3,871 in-
cludes the electric lighting fixtures,
wiring and accessories. Two steam
boilers, automatic stoker, nadiato.rs,
bathrooms and fixtures, nurses call
system are ineluded.
Acquisition of the building will
solve the problem of over-cro'weding
with which the hoard has been faced
with` for isomie time.
It is proposed to ereet the addition
on a cement fottndation on S4ontealin
street, across from the present hos-
pital. A. connecting tunnel will Iink
the two 'buildings.
Beating equipment for the entire
hospital, laundry and ironing room.
and added 'accommodation for not
less than 24 beds is provided in the
et
The building includes ' i e a centre
wing, 40 feet by 176 feet, an end
wing 20 by 98 feet and two side
wings 40 by 60 feet.
EFFICIENT SERVICE
If you ' watch is in need of.
repairs, ' let our professional
experts give it the service it
requires to put it in good
working order. Reasonable
prices! 'Visit our shop today
and save! Here yoll get the
best for less!
W.N. Counter
Counters for Finer Jewellery for Over Half a Century
in Huron County
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From Our Early Files
1
League social of Wesley Chureh en
Monday were +Misses J, Shannon, Ib'
Hoover, Sadie Holmes, Nora Nesbitt
and 'May East, and John Rumba,
Lemvie • Cantelon and Walter Holmes,
Those assisting in the W.C.T.TJ.
Meeting were Rev..J, Greene, Mise
25 YEARS AGOmoving miter her •serious illness of H'eiziabeth Reid, Miss Beatrice Greene,
Pneumonia. W, Marland and Mrs. B, J. Gibbinge
THE, CLINTON NEWS-RECORDMrs. Adam,Clantelon is visiting her and Mrs. Bryan, Luekiiow who rovaa
daughterMrs. J. Johnstone, Goderich:• the guest swelter'Thursday, March 16, 1922 J. W. ,Shobbrook left this week 1VIandis-Yeoman -- At the bride's
William Shepley and his son; Doug- for Toronto. ' His family expect residence, Clinton, on March 7,0.
las, entertained some of :their friends y reef tok9 7,
join hum later. by Rev. Dr. Stewart, Mrs, Man
at a . dowble birthday party on ' 114s• W, J. Ross is visiting
in ' Yeoman, 40 W. J. Manns,
March 11. Coliborne: g Those talc,
G. B. Harris has invented a new part in the Thomas
t Miss Gertrude Chant wan in Strat at-home, Thursday,' were Th
attachment for a knitting machine ford onoras
which le proving• quite a" boor to the• Tuesdaee attending a concert Jackson, Jr„ Bert Kerr, Miss. Eileen
g in` which her brother, Feed, took Hoover, Miss Brawn; Goderueh; 14idsg
lmibtin industry. part• Gertrude .Chant, 'Wilbur Ford, +li
Miss Isobel Draper was 01 last Mrs: Rze
week and was away from 'her duties been visiting
and son, Sandy, 'winners
ners w ,Stewart t JB. ha Friss
at the Public School. have visiting in Auburn.: winners vrere Mrs. H. B. Chant, Mies
Miss Mabel choott has taken a Miss Ida 'Murphy has returned 'Monaghan, d4Liss Howson, Miss Rance,
from Buffalo where she had a James McRae H,Houlden,
position tin the office of 'the 'Clinton beenIto den, E.
*ursine sin
Kn-offing Company. e' her si sker, the late Miss Clive James, A. Torrance.
Nesbit Cook as the new Junior tat Murphy. Harold Wiltse is giving up his
the Iloyal, Banlc of. Canada. i George B. Hanley ism Orangeville 'position in the Sovereign Bank and• -
H. E. Rorke, Mrs. Jahr. Farquher attending' the Orange Grand Lodge. s takrmg a partnership in" a real
and John Walton have all 'been sue- Mr. and Mrs. 1VItiaray e„„ng sn, estate firm in Winnipeg. His (Place
eessful with early chicks. Mount Forest, are visiting this. week in the bank is being taken ,by Tor-
London, Zetta Bowden is visiting in ',. d aim tMi& H p'• ranee ITunlop.
x honey•
io
n on,
C. Tomkins in lain is
W g visiting •„*
bought f
his daughter, tMxs. T. ii, Leppington.
Nliss Edith Stewattt visited last WPI
week in Auburn and Blyth, have sold out
H arsir W. .Charlesworthhasretus;n-
Those taking part in the F,pworthGh to
ed to\ Gmiand Parks, Dakota, after
visitdmg his aunts, Misses Whitely.
Levi Trick, London, was renewing _
acquaintances .in town this week.
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THFJ CLINTON NRW ERA
Thursday, March 16, 1922
Clinton C. I. hockey team were
defeated by Woodstock in Stratford
on Wednesday by 9-1. Clinton team
was: goal. McNeil; defence, Elliott,
Nediger; centre, Rorke; wings, Haw -
den, Roberton; alternates, Grant,
Higgins.
S. S. Cooper is erecting a large
chicken house at his Itattenbury St.
yards. (Meal's are having their
store painted up. Sutter -Perdue are
.Having their office raised up which
is giving them more floor space.
James Cook, William Grant and
Abe Durnin are playing checkers in
Lucknow today.
A. Wilken has sold his two stores
on Main St. to MoRwan Eros.; W.
Jenkins has purchased the frame
cottage on Joseph St. now occupied
by Robert Jones; Harrison Wiltse
has purchased the frame hoose on
Townsend' St. now occupied by Mrs.
Jervis from the Thomas Gibbings
estate.
Miss Barbara Irene Wilken, young-
est daughter of Mr. A. Wilken was
married in Detroit on Wednesday to
James P. Tinunony.
The rink has been closed for the
season. The weather has become
too mild to retain the ice. The flax
mill has also closed for the season.
Many phones ars still out of order
caused by. the severe sterna a 'few
weeks ago.
Mrs. 14lorley Counter, Buffalo, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Counter.
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40 YEARS AGO
THE .CLINTON NEiWS-RECORD
Thursday, March 14,. 1902
Calvin Streets is moving into the
cottage en Station St. next to James
Dmiford's and J, Little who has
vacated it has moved to one of
Charles Overbury's houses near the
William Routledge fell head first
from a load of hay into a snow bank.
The cause of ,the accident was a
branch which Mr. Routledge had not
seen. He escaped with only minor
injuries.
The markets were: Wheat 70c to
72e; oats 35e to 37c; peas 75e to 77c;
barley 45c to 50c; butter 23c; eggs
I8c; live hogs $6.50.
Mrs. James Crich is steadily im-
Dr. C. W. Thompson has sold. his
driver toDavid
Tiplacly and has
one from John Biggins.
THE CLPNTON NEW ERA
William and Day Plumsteel who
11 CLl, March 15 1907• have been in' business in Moose Jaw
and are returning to.
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MINDFUL
OF OUR
OBLIGATIONS
WE CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO PERFORM AN
IMPORTANT PUBLIC' SERVICE IN A MANNER
WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST.
The Beattie Funeral Home
Georgie B. Beattie
Rattenbury St. E.
Phone 184W
Clinton
OUR FRIENDS ON THE FARM
NEED
Hygeol for Baby Chicks
Use it and save your chicks
Dr. Stephenson Worm` Powder
and DIGESTIVE TONIC
Makes Hog Raising Profitable
Rex A and D Feeding Oil
for any unthrifty birds or animals
We will have a shipment of KODAKS and
• CAMERAS right away,
Developing and Printing—cheapest and best
W. S. R. HOLMES
YOUR REXALL DRUG STORE
BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS
FREE TO ALL
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GIVE #4P
To save the lives of our Canadian fighting -
min is action during the war, thousands of .
Canadian civilians gave their blood to the
Red Cross. But in peace, too, Canadians die
when a blood transfusion would save them.
Whole blood and plasma are in short supply, : a
in some parts of Canada there are no facilities
at all for as emergency transfusion.
Id order to save the lives of Canadian men,
women and children, the Red Cross is estab-
lishing a Civilian Blood Transfusion Service.
By a system of voluntary blood donations, the
Red Cross will supply every hospital in Canada
with whole blood and plasma. Any patient in
need of a transfusion will receive one, free of
charge:
Your help is needed to support this and other
valuable Red Cross services. The Red Cross
needs money , .. your money. Money to
maintain Outpost Hospitals to help correct
the deformities of little crippled children .:
tomaintain lied Cross Lodges, where next-of-
kin of disabled veteransmay visit their loved
ones ... to bring relief in time of disaster:
All these things the Red Cross does... won't
you help them keep up the good work?
"Donations to this appeal call be left at your local banks"
CANADIANRED (k'SS'
LOWfred ® Near Home eta -
Clinton Campaign Chairman
A. J. McMurray