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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-09-03, Page 5THE C NTON-NEWS; RECORD TIII'RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1931' amseemseaserliesiessamesseerseeenesseit • ;OF INTEREST TO YOU AND ME 'Gandhi Finally, -;did go to London, ;nearly missing his boat by his dal- ' fiance, or, in order to make his de- ' : partnre the mine spectacular. Here's' hoping he will show a little cC,'nmen .sense while he is there. An exchange `last week 'mentioned the fact that it had had from a Clip- ping Bureau, :a bunch of elippings from its pages', whichhad been taken from other newspapers. We "-get ' those from timeto tine, al :it is" rather: interesting to see just what: items enliet the attention of other mi' -editor's, but we 'have, not thought', of mentioning the fact as a matter of news or editorial. In this bunch, however, were seventeen clippings of the same item, copied into newspa- pers etendin ^from Halifaxt a p g couver, One might imagine that' .an 'item. so 'widely quoted .would be one expressing some profound thought, but on the -contrary it was one; set- ting forth the food 'value of eggs: • and urging folk' to take full advan-,. • tage of their use, considering their moderate price. We sometimes hear it said that Canadians are not a 'thrifty' people but if that is -true the 'above amply proves that it is -not the • fault of newspaper editors. According to a warning •given by -the Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Provincial Minister of Agriculture, fall fair as- :sociations in Ontario may, after this. Year, leak to their municipal gov-- • erning bodies for financial support, or' the government grants will be - cut off. These grants, which total .between $80;000 and $100,000, will be paid this year,. for which no doubt, the associations concerned may be "thankful, but in future the govern- ment will pay no more than the a- mounts granted by the municipalities M which the fairs are held. This will make considerable differ- • ence to the fairs.ane will have to be •considered seriously by the directors of same. The municipalities concern- ed as a rule do not take the fair very seriously and any grants given are -not very large. But if they are to - bear a heavier part of the financial burden of the fairs they may begin to take them more seriously. Per- haps, too, this will be all to the good. 'If municipal bodies are asked to con- tribute more generously it •wivrld be the proper thing to have a represen- tative of the municipal council on • the board -of directors, in order to -cheek up on expenditures. And this. might lead to still greater interest in the organization. Usually a deep- •er financial interest in any project means a more intelligent interest. If each municipality must bear the • expense of putting on its awn agri- cultural gricultural exhibition It may result in a' better fair, more widely patronized • and more efficiently managed, In _scone cases, of course, it may mean • the discontinuance of the fair alto- gether. We shall see. There is far • too great a tendency to feel that if money can be got out of the ;Govern- -silent it is so much found money. 1 A k M And George Young has "came ..back." Yesterday he won the swims ming marathon at the Canadian Na- .tional Exhibition and thus gives the black eye tothose who. haveduring the past few years, been calling him bad naives, We are glad he did. He certainly seemed to make a poor fist :of trying to swim the past few years and there were those who thought •.lie did not "try," that he lost heart as soon as he began to think he •would have to work for a victory. But it may be that those other years he was in poor physical condition. This year there was no sign of any weakening. • He soon set the pace and seemed to have no difficulty in helding it. He is to be ectigratul- .aced, but he will hardly need our congratulatirns. He will be acclaimed • enough and many of those who did not stop to call him "yellow" when he failed may be the first to, shout for him now that he has won. One. of the things which, George 'Young . must- have learned since his first .spectacular success, when 'he came in ' .first at Catalena, is that public fame is a fleeting, thing. It is to be hoped that he has learned poise in the years since and that he will not a1, low himself to be led into foolish sayings and doings .which he will later regret. But while we may be glad that sGete ge won the race and, that the honour belongs this year to Canada, `'we may question the whole business of these long enudrance tests: W'hilq bodily exercise is necessary to health -exertion which takes every bit of re- :.serve strength the human body has can hardly be• healthful. It ir true that some of these swimmers came back year 'after year, but no man 'and only one woman has ever been able to win' the race two ,years in ,succession. It is more than likely. -that ,when e man or-Fennost continues physical exercise until the point of •exhaustio•s is reached that the body is rendered ,just a little less aible to endure so , much again.. And 'it -'seems rather foolish to use up all -one's energy in one burst of speed eor one spell of endurance. • GODERICE TOWNSHIP „. -'The following from Monda S Free Press tefets, to a fernier incombenf of St. James, Middleton, Anglican -parish . "A pleasing event.took rylace in. Sit, YTr;sn's parish hall Ti lsonhurg, when -the " :ongregation assembled to do honor to the ' R,,ev, and f,frs, W. H. `Dunbar, .prier to their departure for thein new parish in -Owen 'Sound: Dr H. A. McQueen, 'mayor • of Tiilson- burg, anis member • trf the congrega; tion, presided, and ealled ppen e num- ber of former wafdens rod others tp address" the company, all of whom paid g� arn.g. . trrb u t e °o the ser ices -which'tHe. �e3tar`8nd Mas..''.Dirnhar :had rendered the 'congregatmon dur- ,. ing ,the ,tight 'years spenta in the'par- Solos, were rendered by C. Hill,A. Boulter and shoe-Dedeley, whichi, were leech'' enjoyed: A special feature of ;.the meeting was the presentation by the wardens, H. 18, Bates, and . el. 'Fairs, to Mrs. Dupbar of a •beautiful careed walnut tea wagon, to Miss Norma a purse" of money and to the rector a purse -of gold. The congregation ofSharon church will held" its anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 13th, with a service at haif past two in the afternoon and another at seven thirty, in -the :even-, ing. The Stratford Y':M.C.A. band will have clearge of,.the services', fur- nishing' th'e musical part and •also the address on eaeh oeeasic,u. Miss Mabel Rathwell is in Toronto' this week taking in the Exhibition and visiting friends, Mr. Harry Vaughan and Miss Al- ice Carey spent the week -end with the later's parents,,„Mr, and Mrs. lfeney Corey. Mee and Mrs, George W. Pearson and Miss Virgineia of Wayne, Mich., motored over on Sunday and spent a few days with) the formers parents, Mr. and M•s. Robert Pearson. Mr. and: Mrs, C. G. Lobb and'family of Clinton and :