Clinton News-Record, 1953-07-30, Page 8T iX SDAY.. JeL4'
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On .a hot summer day a- few
years ago I stopped by the side of
4 dusty road in the little Ontario
Village of Vienna and read the in-
zscripuon on a cairn which stood,
it seemed to me, almost tragically.
alone beside a small vacant lot.
On this very site there had once
been the house of John Edison, the
grandfather of Thbmas Alva Ed -
Ism, who spent a lifetime making
the darkness light and in other
ways easing the toils' of man. The -
old homestead—an historical and
personal link between Canada and
the inventor of the phonograph
and the electric light --triad been
dismantled piece by piece and tak-
en to Dearborn, Michigan, where
Henry Ford reconstructed it at
Greenwich Village Museum.
The cairn told the story, and it
seemed a great PitSi that this piece
of stone was all that Vienna had
to tell of the part it had played in
the development of young "Al's"
inventive mind.
If it. had not been for the Mac-
kenzie 1 bellion of 1837, Thomas
Edison would have ' been born in
Canada, His grandfather had left
the American republic with the
Loyalists and took up a thatched
roof cottage in .a; little Nova Scot-
ia fishing village called Digby, It
was here the inventor's father was
born. But the Edison family later
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took possession of a land , Brent
along the north shore of 1-alie
Erie,
Thomas's father was called
Samuel, af1ernot
ass athd er'sadentBr tih
loyalty, he found himself in 1837
in service with William Lyon Mac-
kenzie (Mackenzie King's grand-
father) as a captain of the reb-
els. As the venture had an un-
favorable ending for Mackenzie
and his followers, Samuel Edison
found it expedient under the cir-
cumstances to flee to the United
States, which was yet to have its
own Civil War.
It was ten years later that
Thomas A. was born at Milan,
Ohio. When he was five he visit-
ed his grandfather in Vienna and
walked with the old man -- who
was then 102 -- on the very spot
where I stood that summer's day.
It is a wonderful tribute to the
natural genius of man that this
young farm lad --who was not to
take much schooling, though he.
planned once to read all the books
in the Detroit library—should ring
in with his own ingenuity the
dawn of a new age, who would
become in due course one of the
most brilliant men of all time, one
who did for the field of physics
what the Doctors Mayo did in the
field of medicine.
At 12, Edison was working with
the Grand Trunk Railway as a
newsboy, and for the consolation
of those who have at one time or
another lost their jobs under em-
barrassing circumstances—he was
fired for inventing a gadget to do
his work for him. Fired from his
second job in Sarnia, Edison took
to wandering and tinkering. ,He
was a champion telegraph oper-
ator in those days when Andrew
Carnegie (the Scottish-bornphil-
anthropist who made his fortune
in the railroad business) and Wil -
'lain Van Horne (later Sir Wil-
liam and president of the CPR)
were both top-notch operators.
The rest of 'his life was a clut-
ter of bell jars, magnets and elect-
rodes which changed the course of
the entire world. This son of a
Canadian pioneer lived a life such
as few mortals ever live, from
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W. B. 11%. CLARK, of the Ontario Department of Lands and
Forests, checks his position on working map during ground -aerial
inventory of Province's forest resources by the Timber Manage-
ment Division.
vast field of the unknown, When
he was past 80 someone once ask-
ed him when he was going to re-
tire. He answered sharply: 'The
day before the funeral!" And that
is just about the way it was. Edis-
on died in 1931 at the age of 84.
I have been thinking of Edison
just now because I have been read-
ing from Francis Trevelyan Mil-
ler's fine juvenile biography of the
inventor. It would not be unrea-
sonable to hope that every boy by
the time he is in high school will
have read such a book as this
John C. Winston publication.
The committee on friendly rela-
tions among foreign students in
the United States reports that
there are—or were at the last
census -34,000 people from other
countries attending American col-
leges and universities. Leading
this list as usual are 4,636 stud-
ents from Canada, with China
coming second with 2,611, and
Germany third with 1,371. Even
Russia has more than half -a -hund-
red students enrolled in the U.S.
That many Canadians studying
across the border .is not out of
proportion. Many of them are tak-
ing post -graduate work and spec-
ial courses which are not given in
Canadian universities. The un-
known. factor involved concerns
how many of these students will
return to Canada when they have
completed their training.
Of wurse, there are a great
many Americans and Canadians
studying in Great Britain and in
many other countries. The cry
which once rose up against the
exodus of Canada's youth need no
longer be uttered. In this wond-
erful day of reciprocal knowledge,
Canadian students who are expos-
ed to the education of other coun-
tries will come home on their own
initiative. Canada has indeed made
a better mouse -trap.
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A Russian writer was very im-
pressed when he landed at a
Thailand airport and saw almost
at once a huge poster saying:
"Drink Coca-Cola". He thought it
was a remarkable symbol of the
dependence which so many coun-
tries have on the United States,
and he hastened to comment on it
to an American businessman he
met at a cocktail party.
The American, however, was
aghast. "It is poison," he said.
"Don't drink the stuff!"
The Russian was rather surpris-
ed at such an un-American state-
ment until he learned that his new
acquaintance was an agent for
"Pepsi-Cola", a. rival product.
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LONDESBORO
Weed of Week
Wild Carrot
arlm. r+er's I?lague
Wild Carrot — "queen Anne's
Lace" to those who are interested
only In its fragile beauty, or "Dev-
il's Plague'" to the farmer who is
hard put to keep it out of his
fields—is in reality a wild form of
the biennial garden carrot.
This persistent weed is another
European immigrant that has
firmly entrenched itself in our On-
tario countryside. To the city
dweller, out for a drive in the
country, it is a thing of rare
beauty with Its delicate white
flowers brightening the roadsides
and fields. To the country resi-
dent it is a pest which competes
with his pastures 'and meadows for
nourishment from the ,soil and
causes an off -flavor to milk pro-
duced by cows eating it.
The carrot shaped leaves are
poisonous to some people, though
they and its white, flat .topped
flower clusters which are in evi-
dence from June until Iate aut-
umn, make it easily recognized.
When old, the flower clusters curl
up to resemble a bird's nest.
Flowers and seeds are normally
produced in the second year of
growth and If the plant is pre-
vented from seeding the second
year it will die off. That is not
the end of the weed unfortunately,
as seed already in the ground may
germinate after several years and
a new crop will spring up to
harass the farmer.
If there are only a few plants,
and if one has a strong back, hand
pulling is recommended, Cutting
is also practical but requires per-
sistence as the plant puts out re-
growth several times before it fin-
ally gives up and dies, Where
there are large areas infested with
Wild Carrot the land should be
plowed and put into a clean cultiv-
ated crop for a couple of years
before reseeding to grass,
If no clovers are present, chem-
icals may be used in the eradica-
tion of Wild Carrot. One pound
of 2, 4-D acid per acre applied late
in spring will kill most of the
current crop. It may be necessary
to repeat the applications until all
seed in the ground has germinated.
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WI Will Meet
The regular meeting of Londes-
bora Womens' Institute will be
held in the Community Hall on
August 6. Mrs. Durnin Phillips,
Dungannon, district president, will
be the guest speaker.
The motto, "Politeness is like
an air cushion, there is maybe
nothing in it but it eases our
jolts", will be given by Mrs. Glen
Carter. • Each member is asked to
bring their recipes in for the re-
cipe book. Roll call is to be an-
swered by naming a vegetable
starting with the member's initial.
The program is to be in charge of
Mrs, Lorne Hunking and Mrs.
Bert Shobbrook.
Hostesses are Mrs. Sid Lansing,
Mrs. Harold Sprung, Mrs. Earl
Gaunt, Mrs. Harry Durnin and
Mrs. George Cowan. Everyone is
welcome.
HOL ESVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Morris J. Roberts,
Edwardsville, Pa„ were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Mc-
Cullough.
Mr. and Mrs, H. Heinz and fam-
ily, New Hamburg, were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Norman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Christie and
family, Toronto, were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. C. Tavener, Glen -
alien, and Miss Minnie Proctor,
Clinton, were recent guests of Mrs.
B. MacMath,
Mr. and Mrs, William Norman
and family spent the weekend at
Penetang, the guests of Rev. and
Mrs. P. Addison,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCullough
were in Kitchener on Friday,
where they were guests at the
marriage of their nephew, Robert
Bezeau and Karen Taylor -Munro,
Stratford.
The sympathy of the community
goes to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yea in
the loss of their aunt, the late
Miss Maude Bissett, whose death
occurred in Alexandra General
and Marine Hospital, Goderich,
early Friday morning.
Mission Band
The meeting of the Wilhelmine
Mission. Band will be held in the
school on Wednesday, August 5,
starting at two o'clock. At this
time the candy baskets for the
fall bazaar, will be made.
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-We regret the illness of W. J.
Clark, who underwent an opera-
tion, in St Joseph's Hospital, Lan-
don. We trust that •he soon will
be back to normal health.
IN HURON
Your Liberal Candidate Is
Andrew Y. McLean
--Born in Seaforth 44 years ago
—Married; father of three children
—Member First Presbyterian Church, Sea-
forth
—Veteran, R.C. A.F., World War II
—Past President of Canadian Legion Lions
Club, and chairman of Public Utilities Com-
mission
—A local man who will work for you
—Represented Huron -Perth in the House of
Commons, 1949-1953.
--Appointed one of the five Canadian dele-
gates to the General Assembly of the United
Nations
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in 1949 the Canadian people expressed their confidence in
St. Laurent and the Liberal program. This glance at the record
reveals some of Canada's tremendous accomplishments under
St. Laurent's leadership. No other country has fought a war, balanced
its budget, reduced its debt, cut taxes—all at the same titre.
Now there's another big job ahead. And Louis St. Laurent
has proved that he, more than ever,,is the Canadian
best fitted to do the job.
Promoting employment
and prosperity
Developing our trade
Expanding our Industry
Strengthening our dollar
Supporting farming and fishing
Fostering good labour conditions
Working for National 'Security
More Canadians working, for higher pay, than ever
before .. , New records estatlished in national
production, national income every year since 1949.
Old markets expanded, new markets opened up , ;
Canada third largest trading nation in world .. ,
External trade at all-time high ... Negotiated mutual
tariff concessions with 34 countries — a practical way
of freeing international trade.
Liberal policies have encouraged rapid economic
growth .. Unprecedented;development of resources
.. Consumer,purchases doubled since the war ..
• Investment in new plants and equipment running
over $5 billion a year.
Budgets balanced ... National debt reduced.;;
Inflation brought under control ... Taxes lowered ;
Canadian dollar strong.
'These basic industries aided by trade agreements,
floor prices ... New low-cost insurance plan assists
owners of smaller fishing vessels , . . Farm production
and income at record levels.
New .federal legislation prohibits discrimination on
grounds of race, colour or religion , .. Unemployment
insurance extended to cover seasonal lay-off of
workers ... Special efforts to help disabled workers
to find useful and satisfying employment .. , Time
loss from strikes at low point.
To prevent aggression, Canada's forces serving in
Pak East and Europe . .. Canada making major
contribution to NATO defence build-up , .. Largest
peacetime defence program in our history . , . Full
support to United Nations ... all to preserve peace.
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