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'Fite Clinton New Era The: Clinton News -Record
Established 1865 Established 18'18 •
Amalgamated 1924
PalleLFss E'D" F111 RY THURSDAY AT CLINfTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
In the Heart of Huron County
An Ieclependent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton.
and Surrounding District
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Newspapers Association .syr Division, CWNA
,SiUBSCRrIPTION RATES: Payable ' in advance — Canada and Great
$2 a year; United. States and Foreign: $2.50 a year.
Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Advertising Rate and Detailed Circulation: Cards on .Request
Sworn Circulation as at ,September 30, 1947 — 1,889
(77% concentrated in immediate trading •area)
R. S. ATI{EY - - - E'd'itor and Publisher
THURSDAY, OCTOIBilli 23, 1947
YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
HEN editors and publishers of weekly newspapers
throughout Canada met in Vietootia, B.C., recently
for ;the anneal convention of the Canadian Weekly
:Newspapers Association, reports ffroni the various com-
mittees indicated tihait the weekly press of the nation was
improving inquality and service year by year. fit was
pointed out that the aim of every editor and, publisher
should be to improve his newspaper as a medium for
greater 's'ervi'ce • to its 'community. In other words, public
service was placed high on the list of "musts" by the
. newspapermen and women themselves.
One ;method utilized by stile Association itself is
through the vehicle of the Better Newspapers Competi-
tions, in which menvber newspapers compete annually for
a variety of trophies. These :contests are 'conducted on a
high plane, the judges being the best t'ha`t can be pro-
cured. Their de'cisi'ons are based on the point system, in
which every department of weekly newspaper publishing
is taken into consideration. There are four classes --for
papers with circulations of more than 2,000; 1,000 to
2,000; 500 to 1,000; and under 500. The NEWS -RECORD
was entered in the group having eircul'attions of 1,000 to
2,000, ;which numbered 50 41 told, 'acid included 17 from,
Ontario.
In the competition for best front page, The NEWS -
RECORD stood second among the Ontario papers .and
tied for fifth place in the national competition, getting
30 out of a possible 40 points under four main headings:
local news value and headings; typography; presswork;
and local and general illustrations (leading the Ontario
entrants in khits regard). The Elmwood, Man,, Herald was
first for •Canada with 35, and The Carleton Place Canadian
was ahead for Ontario with 31.
The contest for best editorial page was won by The
Fergus (Ont,) News -Record with 22 out of 25 points, the
Clinton News -Record, with 18, being tied for fourth in
Ontario and eighth in the Dominion,
- The best all-round paper competition was keenly
contested, and this newspaper managed 4o finish with 71
points out of 100, tied for 'tlhird among the Ontario en-
trants, The Ganan'oqu'e Rep'o'rter securing 75 and The
Acton Free Press 73. The national winner was The Way-
buxn (Sask.) Review with 78. Judging was done under the
headings of local news; district new-; editorials and ori -
Mal columns; local, legal and national advertising; typog-
raphy, layout, make-up and presswork; local and general
news pictures; tclassified.
We have pleasure in offering our hearty congratu-
lations to the winning newspaper editors and publishers
and their staffs for their contribution to the 'cause of pro-
ducing better Weekly newspapers in Canada,
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PAGE OLD MAN ONTARIO
D0 YOU know that your Province of Ontario is really
"some :puanpkins dhen it comes to comparing it
with other parts of Canada and the United States?
States?
For instance, do you know that it is 1,000 miles
from east to west and 1,050 miles from north to south;
that it has a total' area of 412,582 square miles, of which
363,282 square miles is land and 49,300 square miles is
water; that Ontario, by itself, is approximately equal ht
area to the following 14 important states of the United
'States — Maine, New Hampshire, 'Vermont, Massathu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wis-
consin:
The province's impouitance within Canada is Ivndi,
c'alted by the fact that its population of 4,107,000 (1946)
is 33.4 per cent, or more than one-third, of the Dominion
total of 12,307,000.
What we are leading up to is the fact that a well.
bound book "A Conspectus of the Province of Ontario",
has just been published by the Ontario Government. It
was prepared by the Ontario Bureau of St'ati'aticss and
Research, Department of the Provincial Treasurer, and
we have received a copy with the comped menus 'of Hon.
Leslie M. Frost, Provincial Treasurer.
In a foreword, Hon. George A. Drew, Prime Min-
ister of Ontario, remarks: "The Government of the Pro-
vince of Ontario presents herewith a .putbli'eation which
brings together in comprehensive Foran, 'stbatitsti'cail infor-
Mation covering ahnost every field of •acntivity in. this
Province. It contains a. wealth of material, which, we elope,
Will be of anuch value, nolt only in Ontario and the rest of
Canada, but in'o'ther, countries as well where so manypeople are interested trim what: its taking place here."
A preface by Harold J. Chatter, Provincial Statis-
tician, 'stat'es: "The Ontario Bureaux of Statistics and Re-
search was established it December, 1943, by Tion. L. M.
' Frost. One .of the purposes for Which the Bureau was
established, was to erect an organization 'capable of under-
taking a scientific and practicatl••anadysiits of the many and
varied technical, finanoliail and .ec'onoanfc problems con.
fronting a provincial (government. In. the .course of itsstudies, the Bureau collected and Blass Pied a great deal
of material relating to 'conditions in the Pr'ovlince, and Mr.
,Frost decided that it would be a service to the public to
puberal: some of this information in explicit and condensed
forae.
Besides being most interesting 'aiul infortmattive,
the new book should fill a need for an authoritative work ,
of this kiind:. .
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
THOUGHT FOR TO -DAY - Size is not grandeur,
and territory does nolt snake .a nationselIuuxley
An illustrated vacation map of
Southwestern Ontario has been pre-
pared, by the Elitist American Brew-
ing Company Windsor, for distribu-
tion to Winter tourists and vacation-
ists moving into the area next Sum-
mer.
The map illustrates the main
points' of historical interest, the fish
and ,game areas and resort sections.
Also indicated are .the Strain highways,
rivers and lakes, ferries and inter-
national bridges. They are avail-
able at Tourist and Convention Bur-
eaus, navel Information Desks;
Restaurant Service :Stations and
Chambers of Commerce.
Former Clintonian
Top Bird Photographer
A native Clintonian is Canada's
outstanding bird photographer. He
is W. Victor Cricb, F1RPS, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Onslow Crich and
nephew of Gifford Crich, .Clinton.
Ms. Or'ieh states that the essentials
of success as a photographer of
birds, are patience, determination
and love for a hobby that keeps its
enthusiasts outdoors much of the
time.
His Secret
In an article entitled "Canadian
A'ntis+ts" in the May 1947 issue of
"World Affairs," a magazine publish-
ed in Toronto for.studeets o8 current
events, there Is an interesting article
by Me. C1+iclr, .
"The photographer .of wild life is
a hunter for whom there is always
the :alluring possibility of a good
bag," he states. He must, however,
be a most efficient huntsman, for
camera range is much shorter than
rifle range. With a camera, 'lee must
outwit, at close range, wild :creatures
that have a meteh keener sense of
sight and' bearing than he, himself,
possesses.
'The most inematant part of the
bird photographer's equipment es not
fcund in photographic supply houses;
it is in the character of the photo-
grapher. He mug be •a naturalist
fust, acid a photographer second. He
enus+t know—and love—birds. His
next prerequisite is inexhaustible
patience. Hours of patient watching
tar nanconefortable °hides' in all kinds
of weather are required to obtain a
characteristic pore."
Vic Mich was born in Clinton and
educated int •Clinton CoIIegiste In-
stitute. Ile was overseas •three-and-
tebalf years tm Would War I. After
returning .to Canada, he completed
his senivereity course, obtaining his
Iienour degree in Science from
Queen's University, Kingston. After
attending the Ontario Oollege of.
Education, he taught High School in
various towns in Ontario, and is at
present teaching geography and
photography at Northam Vocational
School, Toronto.
Mr. Crich took ear photography
only eight years ago. As a result
of his, '`,usually excellent -bird photo-
graphy, he has been made a Fellow
of the Royal Phuograephic Society,
an honour awat'd:ecl to very few Can-
adians,
Must Study Birds
In an interview Mr. Grieh said he
thought that expensive camera equip-
ment is of less' importance than a
willingness to study birds and to
learn their habits, In retmmn he says
the camera hunter is paid dividends
in lessons on community planning,
love of young, and alliances to main-
tain peace and provide mutual pro-
tection which humans could study
with great benefit.
Mr. Crich has catavulted=" to the
top as a bird photographer ,since 1939.
Prior to that year, he was a hobbyist
who enent all bis spare time study
ing 'vdld flowers. One day. however,
he combined a field 'expedition with
Stuart Thompson, Canadian bird aut-
hority. When he tried to take a
picture. his ft -•°t of a bird that day,
he promretly became -4 devotee of a
new hobby. .
Since that time he has won many
credits and tenors as the leader in
leis field, not only in Canada bat
elsewhere: His pictures have been
made into a autres of nrojector slides
for educational use. His photographs
have• been reproduced by the hund-
reds in newspapers and magazines.
United' States ndiotogranhic mrblicat-
ions have minted lengthy articles on
his methods and technique, many of
them whollt new.
He has ,cltv,n•to swnyingtree trunks
for hours 'awaiting' the moment when
he could snap his-rannera shutter. He
has :been. shot at by small boys with
22 -calibre rifles, has hovered in
blinds as mossquitoec feasted on him.
stood: hip -deem in an icy ewnm.n sil
night, and •generally has underdone
just about ever indignity anal axone
possible to gest the photographs which
have made him a"1"eader.
It .explaies: tee. why a (;rich see-
ture is distinctive: St always shows
its bird subinet ,against a true back-
ground., •devoid of ,any' posed' appear.•
anee or 'rtifieisitir,
Man Enemy of Birds
Man Mr. Crich believes, is No. 1
enemy of Ctrnada s• bircise for instance'
he watched a meadow lark at Armour
Hei,rhts ettu;rale valiantly to raise a
family of babies- •F4rs+t, workmen 'set
fire to tic• -gyrase .afld'burned her nest
area it e she was sin deb
she stuck to the nest until the last
moment. She built anew, and .a car
drove up the week her young hatched
let a dog loose for a run and he ate
the babies. This incident, he says, is
typical, when copied with the havoc
that oats, small boys with air rifles
and thoughtless adults. wreck every
year.
And in the face of this, birds re-
veal incredible courage. Many times
he has watched as birds of 18 or 20
species flocked instaniy in response
to a distress call. They will +rganiee
into squadrons to attack an enemy
suck as a cat, a Weasel or a hawk.
The distress call is one demand no
bird within hearing will •ignore; all
rally M mutual aid against an aggres-
or.
Just as they offer a pattern of a
pratieal United Nations, birds have
a pattern of community life, Mr.
Crich says. When they head north
M the spring, the males come first
and stake out claims on available
home sites. Then they await the
arrival of a mate. But as they wait
other males arrive, also , seeking
homes. When this occurrs, birds of
a species will respect the claims of
others of the species—a. robin, for in-
stance, respecting another robin's
prior claim. Yet birds of other spec-
ies, with different feeding habits from
those of a robin, may settle M the
same area,•realizing theirtheirmutual
interests do not encroach on each
other.'
Has Big Following
Mr. Crich has quite a following of
youthful camera enthusiasts, and this
has led one United States authority
to suggest that Canada will lead the
world in nature photograplsy in the
near future. As a school teacher. Mr.
Crich does not instruct on ornothol-
og; his followers are students who
devote their spare time to his in-
atruetions and field trips.
To such amateur cameramen he ex-
plains that the camera is not all-im-
portant. Some of his best pictures
were taken in his early days of op.
Nowadays he arses a Speed Graphic,
such as press photographers use.
Use of flash tblub is important, how-
ever 'because it highlights pictures,
especially of birds in shady nests,
and lights up* backgrounds.
Crich estimates that his average
time on a picture is nine hours.
First, Ire spots the bird he is seeking;
he traces it to its nest, often in a
series of field tarps, using field
glasses. Tricks he has developed for
this purpose are• scattering of nest
materials or food, thin following the
bird, by 'stages, until he spots foe
nest.
Then he builds a blind, usually a
beach umbrella, camouflaged with
brown and green paint, from which
ggs. ; eealese
THURISIDIAIY, CACTIMEn 'AL3, 1047
ro n Our Early Flies
25 YEARS `AGO
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THCLINTON NEWS -RECORD
C.C.C.S.Girls' Ba$betball teaan defeat-
ed God'erech 42-2. Clinton team was.
Forwards, Olive Sohoen'hala, . Jean
Woods, centres, Mary ,McTaggart,
Carol Evans, Jean Ford, Guards, Lucy
CONSTANCE
(Intended for last week)
Milton Moore, Toronto, spent ;the
holiday with his brother, Will' Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood, Clinton, vis-
ited the latterr's norther here Thanks-
giving' D'ey.
Fred Riley, Kitchener, spent the
week -end at the home of bis parents,
Ser. and Mrs. Charles Racy.
'Mer. and Mrs. .McFarlane and fam-
ily, Noranda, Que,, are visiting at
the Ilona of :the,teatter's mother, Mas.
G. Riley.
We are glad • •to report that Mrs.
Cooke, who is staying with het'
daughter, Mrs. Frank Riley, is bi-
proving after her fall a few .weeks
ago. a
FEET, NOT'MONEY,
BELONG IN 'SOCKS
> •Students with summer jobs. will
find it better to pet their savings in
a bank, rather than in a stock, advises
W. H. Robinson, local Bank of Mont-
real manager.
It's safer, and it earns extra money.
esavings kept around the house are
snore likely to be spent impulsively,
stolen •or 'mislaid. Open your B of M
account next pay-day ... and watch
it grow.
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he hangs a :burlap flap wah an aper-
ture for the camera lens.
He moves this blind up to the nest
in three to five stages over a period
of a week or so. As the bird be-
comes used to the blind, the task
becomes easier. Finally, he enters
the blind, waits until the bird ar-
rives and takes his picture. Often
he uses a "clicker" in the shutter of
the camera, timed a 'fraction of a
second ahead of the shutter release,
to get the bird's sudden attention
directed exactly to the lens. With
owls, hawks, etc., he used 'a ugeak-
er" from a toy mouse; the birds alert
promptly,: expecting the arrival of an
appetizing victim.
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Levy; Anura'Flange. -
McElwen—Agnew.. Alt the home of
the bride'a sister, 'Mrs. George Phelan
Clanton, by Rev. C. Llewelyin Bilkey,
on Tuesday, Ootober 24, 1922, Lillian
8Lay, daughter of Mrs. Agnew and the
late William Agnew,Clinton, to Rob -
ere •MoElwen, '1Vfontreal. Those ass-
isting were Miss Agnes Agnew, the
bride's. niece as flower girl, "Mr. and
leers Morgan Agnew and My Georg
Phelan who ''supplied the music.
Fitzsimons and Son have had their
meat market re -decorated.
Rev. D, N. McGaanus, Miss Daisy
Nediger, A. J. McMM'urvray, Miss Eire-
lyn Cluff, Mies Dorothy Rorke, Miss
Helen Anderson, Miss Lulu Oriels, and
Miss Dorothy Travis attended the
Eipworth League convention in Varna.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins held her first
reception since her marriage. She
was assisted by Mrs. T. A Greig, Mrs
M. Jenvins, ,Mans, T. Jackson, (Misses
Madelon Shaw, Marion Gibbings, Edna
McCaughey and Jean Chidley,
Edward Rorke celebrated his birth-
day by entertaining some. of his frie-
nds to a party.
FA Vol1and has moved to Goderich
where he has taken a position.
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TIfE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, October 26, 1922
Improvements: Walter Mair is hav-
ing his house ;painted; J. E. Cook has
had a book ]kitchen erected at his
home on "Vinegar Hill"; D. Eckmier
has had another story added to his
kitchen; W. T. O'Neil is thaviny his
store front repainted.
Wendorf-Bimegeman—At the home
of the bride'•s parents, Chesley, on
Wednesday, October 18, 1922, by Rev.
A. H. Kellerman, Gertrude, daughter
05 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bruegeman,
to Edward Wendorf, Clinton, son of.
Mr•. and Mrs. F. Wendorf, Hanover.
The O'dd Fellows had a social even-
ing in their newly -decorated rooms on
Tuesday evening There was a good
crowd in attendance.
Wellington Cook, Hamilton, and
George Cook, Toronto, recently re-
turned from a two year stay in Eng-
land in the interests of the Robert
Simpson Co. have been visiting their
father, Arthur Cook.
Mer. Richard. Horsley and Misr. Will-
iam East were quitely married last
Saturday :by Rev. D. N. McCamus.
They will continue to reside in Clinton
Word has been received that Fred
Lawrence who was burned .out in the
disastrous fire in the north a few daya.
ago has been able to Start teae'hing
in another 'school. He lest all his
personal belongings except what he
had on his back at the time the fire
broke out.
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40 YEARS AGO
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, October 24, 1907
A. A. Hill has bought the residence
owned ,by the :Misses ,McNaughton.
Wilfred' Hudson: ,and Harbert Glaz-
ier have beam winners at the shouting
gallery the foamier winning a watch
and .the latter a pipe.
Walker and Ross have procured
ameba. new hearse.
Me. and ,Mae. W. Jackson and Dr.
and teles. J. W. Sbaw have returned
from Winnitpeg 'where they went on
the tieket sellers' excursion.
Mr. and. Mrs. S. C. Rathwell have
moved into. the residence next to St.
Joseph's church.
Lulu Howe, .Clara Twitchell, Elva,
Johnson and Clara Connell sang a
quartette at the Ontario St. Epworth
League.
Hiram Hill has 'completed the :cern
ent work at the Thresher Co.. and
this week starts en the addition to
the Knitting Co.
David' Oantelon, J: W. Irwin and
A. T. Cooper have donated prizes to
the Poultrymen's association.
Clarence Johnson has 'resumed his
farmer position in Tersr and .Baew,n's,
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. THE CLINTON NEW ERA
,David Steep has rented Mises But-
ler's house on North :St., she having
taken rooms with George 'Cook on
High St.
Joe Wheatley l's having a foundat-
ion put under the rear part of his
house.
Alex. Morris has returned from the
west where he has' :been practicing his
trade as ,stone mason foor the past six
months,.
The street watering cart has been
out this week. Quite unusual for
this tine of year.
Thomas McKenzie is pushing for-
ward with the week on the tRatten-
bury .house•. It le' expected to be
ready for the travelling -public before
Chri'ee as.
James ,Smith has sold the house
toccupied by T. Greig at the corner
of William and Ontario Sts. to Mee
William Beacom.
Salt was struck 'at Stapleton 'after
'the men had been digging for some
time. The depth was 1450 feet.
TOM Cools has gone to New Bruns-
wick where are ,will assist in repacic-
ing apples for shipment overseas.
Housing Accommodation
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Forms of Application to lease Housing ,Aecolmno-
dation (now under construction by Wartime Housing Lim-
ited in Clinton) may 'be obtained at the office of the
undersigned. The application does not constitute an
agreement to provide a house.
Information required includes particulars of war
service, marital status, and present living conditions, and
financial responsibility. All applications are subject to
the approval of the proper authorities.
('Signed) M. T. CORLESS,
Clinton, Clerk,
October 7, 1947. Town of Clinton
NOW
Is not :too soon to have a look at early Christ►nas arrivals:
We will be pleased to have you do just that!
If there is something that tickles your fancy, we will be
only too glad to hold it for you. :Christmas packages
cannot be repeated, so do as we do — Get them EARLY!
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