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the quotation "within a short time, at the pres-
ent rate, the $550,0Q0 investment will be fully
paid." We would ask how long is a "short
time"? and why shouldn't private enterprise
be allowed to gain repayment of investment?
Certainly the farmer if he is to succeed must
be allowed to regain his investment. And a
short time for him to do this might well be
three years, or 30 years, depending upon his
efficiency, Should he be penalized because he
can achieve the task in a shorter time?
To continue: since when can TV be con-
sidered a public utility? TV is definitely a
luxury, and as such should remain in the hands
of private enterprise. If the people do not
want it, then they should not have to pay for
it. If it is placed in the role of a utility, then
the public must be expected to make up any
deficits which it thus creates. The suggestion
that extraordinary excess profits taxes be lev-
ied, when no proof of excess profits is presented,
seems next to facetious thinking on the part of
the editor.
Lastly: For goodness sake, why on earth
should a private enterprise radio and TV station,
which by good management has managed to
show a profit, (we cannot admit the term ex-
cessive earnings") be asked to pay the def-
icits of the CBC?
We fail to see why money for schools should
come out of the profits of a free enterprise
TV station, We expect they are paying taxes
on an assessment for school purposes in their
own area.
We remain convinced that any free enter-
prise which invests $550,000 in an effort which .
serves the community as well as CKNX has
done and continues to do - is certainly deserv-
ing of the opportunity of having that investment
paid off - and some profit, too.
Publielied every Thursday at the Heart of Huron Count',
Clinton, Ontario -- Population 2,902
WE READ The Rural Co-operator with
interest since it is published for farm readers,
with farmers contributing articles ,and ideas,
The lady editor of the Co-operator came
up with a fascinating question last week when
she asked; "Should Farmers Enter TV?"
After quoting from a story appearing in
Financial Post telling of the success of the
Wingham TV Station, Miss (or Mrs.) Hughson
suggested that farmers could enter the field of
TV co-opetatively by setting up local TV sta-
tions and thus insure that control of the assets
and earnings remain in the hands of the people
of the community.
We rather think she has a good idea there,
Machinery has made the farmer much more free
from manual labour than in past centuries, and
he can afford to put to work much of the good
business sense he has learned, in other fields.
That he is capable, there is no doubt at all.
However, she goes on to ask:
"Should even a community co-operative be
allowed to use a TV channel monopoly to make
such a fantastic profit? Or should the federal
or provincial government impose extraordinary
excess profits taxes, for use in the public in-
terest, and control earnings, just as they con-
trol the earnings of other public utility mon-
opolies?
"Why should these excessive earnings not
be used to pay the CBC deficits or to provide
better schools and more adequate salaries for
rural areas?"
We would like our rural readers (who prob-
ably read this editorial in the Co-operator) to
straighten out their thinking afterwards along
several lines: First, what fantastic profit has
been recorded by CKNX TV? The only ref-
erence the editor made to such existing, was in
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40 YEARS AGO
Clinton New Era
(:Itersday, Aegest 22, 1.918)
Last Saturday, Mr. Smith, head
gardener for Dr. Gaudier, hineght
into the New Era office a bunele
of tomatoes which weighed 6 lbs.
1 oz., and bad 22 on the bunch..
One tomato picked this year
weighed 1% albs,
Miss Kathleen Dowzer returned
'after' month's visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Chowen, Hemilten.
The Clinton Model School term
Veered on Monday with six pupils.
More are expected by September
1.
Mr, and Mrs. Stewart Paisley,
and Miss Hopper, Toronto, are
here visiting the former's parents,
Mr, 'and Mrs. W, J. paadey...
A damaging fire involving total
loss neurred Tuesday evening on
the farm of J. J. lefemer, M.P., at
Egreandville, just south of Sea-
forth. Two' large bairns were burn-
ed to the ground, together with a
large quantity of newly threshed
grain.
Misses Dona Schoenhals, and Eva
Bauch were visitors at Pert Al-
bert last week.
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40 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
(Thursday, August 22, 1918)
All the boys and girls 'between
the ages of 13 and 19 who have
worked on the farm during the
summer months are entitled to
medals. These medals will he pre-
sented on Labour Day at Clinton.
The Minister of the District will
be glad to receive the names of
those entitled to receive the med-
als, or the 'names may be left
with A. T. Cooper, Clinton.
A. J. Holloway, ,Clinton's only
'coal dealer, informs the News-
Record that the Fuel Controller
has allotted to Clinton 3,500 tons
of coal, 75 'percent to be delivered
here by the end of November, the
remainder to he delivered during
the months of December, January,
February and March. The normal
supply of coal would be, according
to Mr. Holloway, about 4,000 tons,
so 'that the allottment is about 500
tons short, But Mr. Holloway th-
inks that with the amount of soft
coal and cannel coal now on hand
there should be no serious short-
age.
Next week we take our holidays.
Big deal. A whole week. Person-
ally, my idea of a real holiday
would be to come down and hang
around the office 'all week, hug-
ging the beautiful, inner know-
ledge that there was no paper
to publish on Thursday. *
But my solicitous family will
have no part of anything as simple
as that. The best is none too good
for dear old Dad. My wife is
determined that I'm going to get
away from it all and get rid of all
my tension and junk like that.
I'm 'going to have a real holiday. *
"You've been working hard in
that heat all summer", she says.
"Now don't you worry about the
kids and me. We've been on holi-
days since school stopped. You
never get a break. This year, you
plan to' do just whatever you want
to," I, 4: A'
Kim, "We 'go swimming nearly
"Yes, poor old Daddy," says
every day, and he has to work,"
And Hugh chimes in with his
sympathetic: "Yeah, Dad, you sure
work a lot, don't you? You hardly
'ever have time for any fun. Why
don't you have a really good holii-
dar" * *
This used to touch me deeply.
"How thotightful the:, are," I
would thihk, "how sweet." The
tears would well up in my eyes
and Tel get a big Rump in my
threat as I realized' bow lucky
I was to have this unselfish, lov-
ing trio for a family. * 4!
That was the first couple of
times they went into this song-
'and-dance. Now I just emit aloud,
resonant snort and snarl: "Sure!
Sure! Poor old Dad. I hope you've
all got your lists drawn 'up of all
the places you 'want me to take
you. on MY holidays." *
I burn with shame when I re-
eollect what a wide-eyed innoc-
ent I was the first time my wife
pulled that "you do whatever you
want after all It's YOUR heliclay"
routine. I took her literally, I
made plans to fish, golf, lie ar-
ound and read a little, and do a lot
of eating and drinking I normally
25 YEARS AGO
Clin ton News. Record
(Thursday, August 24, 1933)
Miss Lucille Grant has been
exhibiting some of her Paintings
at the Lake Head Exhibition,
Port Arthur and Fort William,
and out of 24 entries, secured 22
first and two wooed prizes.
Miss Beatrice Greene, who has
been teaching in Toronto for sew
era) years, fee some time in con-
nection, with the Conservatory' of
Music, has decided to return to
Clinton and open a studio here.
She 'is at present a 'guest at the
home of her [nephew, Dr, Thomp-
son, where (friends may see her.
The Bell Telephone supervisors
and 'foremen of the construction
!department of Western Ontario
met in Clinton yesterday, haying
their con'feren'ce in the Clinton Inn,
In the evening Mr. and Meg. Ink-
ley !served the company with a
banquet.
In spite of unfavourable weather
conditions during the summer, the
annual exhibit sponsored by the
Horticultural Society proved a fine
success.
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10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
(Thursday, August 19, 1948)
Monarchs of all they survey,
'Clinton Colts are the 1948 champ-
ions of the Huron-Perth Baseball
League and proud possessors of
'the Supertest Trophy, a bronze
shield. The team, managed by
Hugh Hawkins and coached by
Gordon Stock, finished on' top and
closed its schedule of 20 games
on Monday evening, having won
17, last two and tied one, for an
average (not counting the tie
game) of .895.
H. 'Glenn Hays, Seaforth bar-
rister and veteran of World War
II, was sworn in yesterday after-
neon as' Crown. Attorney of Huron
County, succeeding Dudley E. Hol-
mes, K.C., Goderich, who has been
named Magistrate, succeeding the
late J. W. Morley, K.C., Exeter.
The congregation of Ontario
Street United Church, Clinton, has
just 'completed a two-way real
estate deal whereby the church
disposed of the old parsonage on
William Street and purchased the
large brick residence on Albert
Street, owned by J. A. Petrie,
3seter, formerly of Clinton.
haven't time to enjoy. At A: A:
"Well", she began with ominous
calm, as I revealed these crazy
ideas, "if you want to be an ab
solute selfish pig and run around
enjoying yourself and leave me
stuck here with the kids who
haven't given me a minutes peace
all summer, why go right ahead,
Go right ahead."
That year, I recall, I had a dan-
dy holiday, taking the kids on jolly
outings; getting their meals and
looking all over town for them to
get them to bed', while their mo-
ther spent a few days in the city,
roughing it at the' Royal York. *
Next year, when I gat the "poor
old Dad working so hard" waltz,
before holidays, I was a little cag-
ier. I asked the Old Girl where
she wanted to go this year. "No-
where at all", she said. "All
want is for you to have a good
rest and, enjoy yourself." So I
planned a week's fishing trip, with
some friends, about 180 miles from
home and loved ones.
The day before I was to go,
both brats 'developed ruinny hoses
and slight fevers. That was in the
days before Salk vaccine, and it
was made quite clear to me that
if I went, I wouldn't even be home
for the funeral, when they both
died of polio. * *
So the trip was cancelled. The
little devils were in bed for one
day and up the next, fully recov-
ered. To make up for the hard-
ships they'd been through, Dad
was' delegated to take them to the
EX. Have you ever spent your
holidayg trudging around the CNE
'rounds' in the heat, being pulled
.zi-iiteltaneousthy he opposite direct-
ions by a kid an each arm? *
Where was' Mom? Well, it just
happened that an old friend of
hers was spending that week at a
swanky resort, and wanted com-
pany, so Mom was sitting around
in a brand new $18 bathing suit
beside the pool oaf a posh summer
hotel, thinking how nine it was
for Dad to have a chance to really
"get ,to know the children" on his holidays,
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