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Clinton News-Record, 1961-02-02, Page 2Business and, Professional Directory I A. M. HARPER and COMPANY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 33 HAMILTON STREET TELEPHONE JA 4-7562 GODERICH E01111111tanalti111$1ffilfaitleftell111111CieleaelaelleaelllaliMeReelntlelallelela111$0111111101111011111111111S ...... ' •Its3 ............ SUGAR and SPICE ene eue 10111liaill By Bill Smiley min n the met fellow, I turned I admit I Was .:1S prejudiced y cup and saucer in the ;hop over ail if they had Made in JApal" Siarnped on alma, I refueed to buy, Last 'milliner I was fit to be tied. I bought two dresses on sale one hot and sticky day- When I started to alter the shoulder line I found a little tag stitch- ed into the seam "Made in Japan". The thing that really jarred me was that I had re- marked to a friend how much better made these "Canadian" ready-to-wear articles appeared to be, The seams of the dres- ses were all pinked, the shoul- ders taped, the hem even and the material charming, I had- n't purchased any garment as well made as they were since the last war. And cheap! I had bought both for the buge :ten of $9.00! Possibly I should have known for certainly never before in this period of inflated' prices had I found such a bargain, I can remember that I remark- ed to my friend, "Why you couldn't even buy the material in these dresses for $9.00," Perhaps I harboured a cunning thought that the shop might have made a mistake in mark- ing the gowns and including them in the sale. I remember I hastily made my purchase and hugged my parcel covet- ously every inch of the way home aboard the six p.m, train. Now, if I had really had the courage of my convictions I would never have worn either dress. Fortunately, I happen to include in my roster of friend's several public spirited citizens who can see beyond their nos- es. Their knowledge of the na- tion's economic problems is not all befuddled by outraged loy- alty to their country as mine appeared to be. And so I liss tened intently to their explana- tion of why, in this area of trade blocs and international commercial restrictions, Japan appears to be shaping up as one of Canada's most desirable overseas markets. In the trade lanes of the world, you cannot sell without buying. Perhaps my thinking is now more flexible than the average housewife's who might spurn "Made in Japan" goods, be- cause I have crossed the great Canadian prairies many times and from my train window have seen the acres and acres of wheat that must find a market if the western farmer is to survive. Japan has become one of Canada's greatest customers for wheat. These sales influ- ence our prosperity in another way as well. Freight is the life blood of our railroads, Gr- ain moves to the coast by rail. If the citizens of this coun- try could look back a few years, they would learn that Japan, in early post war years, bought far more from this country than we ever purchas- ed it, That balance has changed, though trade between he two countries is still in. favour of Canada, W. E. Williems, president of the - Toronto Board of Trade, who recently returned from a. trip to Japan with a .trade mis- sion, believes that Japan is the key to the entire Asiatic econ- omic and political' situation, In a recent speech to the Cana- clian and Empire Clubs he said: "Unless we in North America and the world let Japan sell enough merchandise to us, then she cannot survive and feed herself, and 93;000,000 people are not going to starve as matter of principle, They have only one other place to go, and that is back to North Korea and Red China, where steel, coal, limestone, and an unlimit- ed consumer goods market await them," These little people with the funny toes have contributed If the Clinton Spring Show seems to he in financial difficulties, it is not alone in the predicament. A deficit occurring over a period of bad weather years, and a reduction in gate receipts has proved a big problem for the local agricultural society. However, at a conference of similar societies in this part of Ontario the Clinton show compared quite favourably with many of the others, It is an excellent showing of farm animals, including cattle, sheep and hogs, as Well as the best show of horses this side of the 'Rua' Winter Fair or CNE in Toronto. For some reason, people just don't go to fairs the way they used to. The accent seems to be on production capacity, rate of gain, Huron County Council last fall debated a St. Catharines resolution requesting the Dominion government to provide for a disco tinctive Canadian flag. Some members con- tended Canada has such a flag in the red en- sign, but that was adopted by order-in-council in 1945 only "until such time as formal action is taken by Parliament for adoption of a national flag." On one point, The Beacon- Herald report stated, the Huron councilors were agreed: Canada's flag should include the Union Jack. Rt, Hon. Louis St. Laurent, former prime minister, went on record for a flag "embrac- ing no obvious connection with British or French flags," and there are many who bold that view, as we learn from the annual flag debate in the Commons. It is of interest, therefore, to note the reaction of Royal Cana- dian Legion members to the design of a new badge. There are 16 letters on the subject in the January number of The Legionary, and every single one condemns the changes. Appended here are comments from six pro- When British and other European inves- tors held a majority interest in big U.S. enter- prises, Americans regarded this foreign control as a "stigma". The story of the Illinois Central Railroad ilustrates. It was told by George M. Grow- son, assistant to the president of the line. Most of the money to build the Illinois had to be raised in London and other finan- cial centres abroad. It wasn't until 1901, when the company celebrated its 50th birthday, that the presi- THE TALE Once upon a time an Ignorant and Im- mature Pup met an Intelligent and Rational Human Being. "Wait a minute," said the Ignorant and Immature Pup: "I want to show you some- thing." Thereupon he set to whirling rapidly in a vain effort to catch his tail. "I don't see that you're getting any- where," observed the Intelligent and Rational Human Being, with an air of ponderous wis- dom. "Nor I," agreed the Ignorant Immature Pup. "That's just the point I wanted to bring out. Now, having established the fact that it High among the dangers of war is man's habit, grooved through thousands of years, of finding the hopes for peace defeated. Like one who tries to stop reading whodunits, the wretched strugglers in the capitals of the world secretly expect that, resolve mightily for peace as they may, the old demon war will get them. They swear off at midnight, they sleep well, rise refreshed and firm in purpose, go about their affairs as radiant with love as though they had really reformed forever; but as the day wanes and the dark- ness comes on, they feel war stirring in their nerves. A terrible yearning for bloodshed overpowers them. Or at least they know this is what has always happened. Mankind has never been able to swear off the whodunit of war for very long. Even when Rome or Britain policed the world, there were little wars, comparable to reading only until one o'clock in the morning, instead of a big bust right through until dawn or complete ex- haustion. There is a cheerful aspect, for the capi- tals of the world to note. Some mystery story addicts have quit the stuff. They have ac- complished this usually by getting interested in something else. It is true that some have fallen into a worse state by watching late movies on TV, which is about the same as giving up war and just going around setting off private bombs instead; but real reforms have occurred, Everyone knows of cases. People who used to sit late coddling their vices have becenne so interested in the doings of the day ahead that they have gone to bed early, laid them down With a. will, gladly, forgetting even the enthralling Wester/1. THE CLINTON NEW ERA Est. 1865 el II de farm management, convertibility, land Use, etc. Gone is the romance of a downy baby chicken, a sleek well-groomed Holstein, a high- stepping horse, e woolly lamb. The accent in farm shows seems to be changing rapidly and to attract paying cus- tomers to a fair, there must be a thriving midway, continual grandstand show, or indoor exhibits (for which Clinton has no building), However, the Clinton Spring Show is an institution of a halfeeentuay in length, and for more than one hundred years, fairs have been held in this town. With new life breath- ed into the show, we can see little reason why it should not continue for many years, with increasing successes. vinces, in which mention is made of the flag: "I am at a loss to understand why the word 'Canadian' was dropped, and the Union Jack." —(Quebec). "There should have been a place for the Union Jack." —(Manitoba) "Retention of the Union Jack in the back-, ground would have augmented the significance of the crown." —(Saskatchewan). "Who had the brainy idea of removing the Union Jack, the very heart of the badge, which stands for sacrifice, service and remem- brance?" —(Ontario). "Where is the Queen's color, under which our comrades fought and died ?" —(New Brunswick). "Is this the Legion's first step in ignoring the 'old flag?'" —(Nova Scotia). "The only thing I like about the new badge is the crown." —(British Columbia). The Legion, as might be expected, stands for retention of the Union Jack in Canada's national flag. dent was able to announce the transfer of ownership to the U.S. The Illinois Central, says Growson, then became "a truly home- ruled railroad ... the stigma of foreign owner- ship was thus removed." The dictionary says that stigma means, among other things, dis- grace, stain, mark of dishonor. When, Americans say it's only "foolish nationalism" that makes Canadians worry about foreign control of Canadian industries, they might remember their own feelings under similar—but never so severe--circumstances. OF THE PUP is desirable to get somewhere, I want you to observe how similar to this performance of mine is the way you Human Beings act about your wages and prices. You raise the wages of workmen so that they may buy more and then you raise the prices so that they can buy less and then you raise the wages to reach the prices and then you raise prices in order to offset wages and—" "Come, come, enough of this nonsense!" expostulated the Intelligent and Rational Hu- man Being. "Do you think I'm a fool to stand here talking to an Ignorant and Immature Pup?" (Anonymous) There is an outside chance that this could happen to man on this planet. Habits can be lived off, shed like the leaves of a whodunit, if the mind and spirit turn to more exciting prospects. No prospect could be more en- thralling than that of man living as well as he could. GOING STEADY By Noel Stockton I called to speak to Sammy, Said his wife, "He isn't here. You don't expect to find him home At this time of the year. "He's not at home, he's not at work, He isn't out on ball; As far as I can tell you now He hasn't gone to jail. "He hasn't joined the Service, Though I wouldn't doubt he could. And he hasn't gone to blazes, Though I sometimes wish he would! "The light burns in the window, But it doesn't mean a thing. The curling season's started And he Won't be home 'till Spring!" Copyright 1961 Pogo 2 Clinton Nows-Itecord,Thurs,, Feb, )961 Editorials , FARM SHOWS CHANGING 40 Years Ago CLINTON moy teaaA l'betradey, February 8, 1937 A map published in Chicago, wad being offered for sale in Canada, showed all Canadian cities from Brockville to Smelt Ste. Marie !as forming part of :he United States. Total ,cost of electrification of the London, Huron and Bruce railway was estimated to be 61,612,500, on the basis of the cost of electrifying the London and Port Stanley Beet Nott, Londesboro, pre- sented to county council a claim for $150 for damages from the placing of 'a stone crusher belonging to the coun- ty on his land, County Council considered applications for the position of County Auditor from D, F. Mc- Gregor; John Govenlocla, 'Egv- rnondville; Robert Higgins, Hen- sail; I. Hetherington, Colborne Township; Alex Porterfield, East Wawanosh. 25 Years Ago Nit:Me-Me. ORD Thursday, January 30, 1030. Mae F. ands Powell was sup- plying at SS 10, Goaeeich i'ownship, for Miss Marion Forbes, who was called to her home owing to the serious ill- ness and subsequent -death of re father', J. C, Forbee, Hui-- lett. • A railway smashup added to he confusion caused by storms :led belated trains, when the Toronto train, hauled by two big engines, crashed into the rear of the Wirigham-London train,- which was standing at Clinton station, No one was' in- jured. Beecher Streets, who had spa ent the past three months in Toren t e Hospital, returned home much improved in health. Miss Lediard, home from Ja- pan on furlough and at the Sehool -of Missions in Toronto, was a weekend visitor with Miss Hattie Courtice. 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 3, 1021 Vincent McConnell, of Van- rena, Peace River, visited his father James McConnell, Clin- ton, alter an absence of 15 years. Miss Elva, Nott, London, Road, visited with friends at Blyth, Trustees o f Holmesville school gave a contract to T. McKenzie, Clinton, to put on storm windows at the school. R. A. Roberton moved into Clinton, having recently pur- chased a house from S. Kemp. R. A. Gaylen who had been oc- cupying the house, moved to the Carter house on Princess Street. Mr, and Mrs. Jago arrived home after an absence of some months; Mr. Jago had been across the Atlantic visiting his mother and other members of his family in England, and found prices very high and work scarce. Mrs. Jago re- mained in Toronto during her husband's absence, J. W. Finch, Stratford, was ih town visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Finch. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, February 1, 1951 Fire broke out in the ceiling aibove the pasteurizing plant of Clinton Dairy on Huron St- reet. Damage was estimated at $2,000 to $3,000. Clinton Public Utilities Com- mission gave serious considera- tion to the drilling of a third well to supplement existing water supplies. Hugh R. Haw- kins was re-elected PVC presi- dent at the inaugural meeting. Robert Riehl, serving as Game Warden on James Bay, Northern Ontario, and two other lads had the misfortune of losing their dwelling and all their' belongings when an oil furnace exploded. Jack Clegg was elected presi- dent of the Huron Central Agricultural Society, succeed- ing W. J, Dale, reeve of Hal- lett. Catherine Powell was crown- ed "Queen of the Carnival" by president Hugh Hawkins at the Clinton Lions annual skating carnival. Charles Josling, Clinton, cele- brated his 90th birthday. 1-47roin. Our Early tiles tan/ of a Vagabond i$Y Dogmatic BARKER reach to the beauty of Van- coaver'e. gardens, Canadian, born Japanese youngsters have infiltrated into eastern .cont- Munities following the forced Move of their parents from. the west coast during the war. They are contributing their natural horn talents to factor- les and artistic endeavour in this country. They are becom- ing a challenge in their native. output to our industrial surviv- al that is true, but it is not too difficult to reason, that, if they are to eat, we must make it possible for them to live with the west rather than turn to communism. It is a crazy mixed up world and our enemies of yesterday are our customers of today. Certainly I would rather the Japanese return our deluge of grain with a barrage of baub- les and merchandise, than a shower of nuclear fallout. along with -hundreds of women who spurn that certain stamp on goods from overseas, must learn to help our breadwinners put their best competitive foot forward, be broadminded and learn to live with the times. What Others Say . . THE LEGION AND THE FLAG (Beacon-Herald) IT WAS A "STIGMA" THEN (Financial Post) BREAKING THE HABIT (The Printed Word) Clihton News-Record THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Amalgamated 1924 Est 1841 Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County 0 Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,000 it 0 0, tO A 1 A. L. COLQUHOUN* Publisher 0 WILMA D, DINNIN, Editor If there is one thing above all others that I loathe, des- pise, detest and abhor, it is a household budget. I know this is wrong. I know it is a weak- ness. I know my bank manager will wince when he reads this. But I can't help it. I would rather end in a prison for pau- pers than have anything to do with a budget. There is one reason for my strong feelings toward these harmless household hoaxes. Periodically, my wife insists that we draw up a budget. It happens about twice a year, and around our house it always pro- duces strained relations, mount- ing tension, and a roaring fight, in that order. During the year, I have a rough idea of where we stand financially. And I keep it del- iberately as rough as possible. It doesn't take the mind of a. magnate to figure out that five from four doesn't produce a plus sign. All right, so I'm an escapist. I bury my head in the sand. And if there isn't any sand around, a beaker will do. * * * Don't ask me how all this comes about in the mere draft- ing of a budget. it's uncanny, My wife sits there, scowl deep- ening as the evidence mounts. I squirm lower in my chair, while trying to look keen, in- terested and dedicated to bal- ancing the thing. Every time she thinks of a new item for the "expenditures" column, she lights up like a pinball mach- ine. When she comes to the refreshment and tobacco de- partments, her eyes glitter like those of a snake, about to har- poon a hypnotized, rabbit, After this week's ordeal, she announced triumphantly that we were going in the red at the rate of $50 a month. That seemed to make her feel bet- ter. It made me feel a lot better, too. From the way she'd been acting, I figured they were about ready to send me off to a place for retarded children, * * Then she went into the nerd part of the ritual, which never varies. Where were we going to cut down? / always suggest paring the food bill. "Those kids would be a lot better off if they ate more porridge and cheap healthy stuff like that," I always say, This merely leads to an outburst in which she claims. that I have just accused her of being an extravagant and wasteful, cook. This puts me on the defensive. And that's exactly where she wants me. Now the pencil stabs the paper relentlessly and comes the inevitable question, "Do you realize how much you spend on cigarettes?" And it turns out, 'as it always does, that if I Stepped smoking and gave up my pre-dinner bottle of ale, the budget would bal- ante, the sun would shine every day, and my family would love, respeet and obey me. So I proreise 'to do it, Next day, the Old Lady feels so good about having balanced the budget and reformed me, that she buys a new dress. So I reckon, that if she can afford a new drest, things aren't as tough, and I slip down. town and pick up a large deek of weeds -nnd a entail box of beer. And we're off for another hap- py And, six months, on which the cruel waves of life are shattered, the bringer- home of bacon, the captain of our little ship. I am revealed as a sort of village idiot, an inept burden on 'the slim shoul- ders of my spouse, a clay-footed idol, a juggler with shaky hands, and an utter economic flop. Tools for Dad! Food for the table! Clothes for the youngsters! Shopping for family and home is always quicker, easier and more economical when you follow the adver- tising in this paper. You find the best values, offers of ser- vices and better living essentials . . . right in the News- Record and in your local merchants' stores! Clinton wswaRecord WOW! LOOK AT THE GOOD PRICES RIGHT HERE IN YOUR OWN AREA STORES! Published in the interests of the community by /k e i:Y.:8-'10., :?,4r:t.. WI THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers: President, John L. Malone, Seaforth-; vice-president, John H. McEwing, Blyth; secre- tary-treasurer, W. E. South- gate, Seaforth. Directors: John H. McEwing; Robert Archibald; Chris Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Norman Tre- wartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alex- ander, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Harvey Fuller, Code- rich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Alistair Broadfoot, Seaforth. Agents: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Lon- desboro; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea- forth; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; James Keyes, Seaforth; Harold Squires, Clinton. LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate & Business Broker Hight Street — Clinton PHONE HU 2-6692 nosemormowrieswerrionowaridrionstrommusztakkemmear• INSURANCE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Gclerich, Ontario Telephone Box JA 4-9521 478 RONALD G. McCANN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Office and Residence Rattenbury Street East Phone HU 2-9677 CLINTON, ONTARIO OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOM ETR 1ST Eyes Examined OPTICIAN Oculists' Prescriptions Filled Includes Adjustments At No Further Charge Clinton—Mondays Only 9.00 a.m, to 5.30 p.m. Above Hawkins Hardware G. B. CLANCY, O.D. -- OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone JA 4-7251 GODERICH 38-tfb * * I know the mortgage wasn't paid last year, the taxes are averdue, we've had five bills in a row from the dentist, and I've missed the discount on the hydiro bill, which has been in my hip pocket for three weeks. But these things don't really bother me too much. It's when my wife gets on one of her financial-genius kicks that life becomes pretty ghastly around our place. She invariably does it when she's in one of those owly moods in which she won't even take "yes" for an answer. She had one of those at- tacks this week. They often come in mid-winter, when my resistance is low anyway. She sits deem firmly and produces lots of paper and a pencil. Then she compiles fantastic nets of stuff, every thing from tires to toilet paper, from oil to oranges, putt a price on everything, and adds it all up. This takes about two hours, during which we discover the following: that r don't know hoW Muth life insurance I have, that t don't know how much the taxes are; that I can't re- member whether or not I've paid the interest On the mort- gage, and such-like. Perhaps that's why I dread these sessions so much. With a few strokes of the pencil, I year ate transfigured', Instead of the firm, kindly mentor of the family, the only one with both feet Os the greatrel, the took H. E. HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Representative: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Phones: Office HU 2-9747 Res. HU 2-7556 REAL ESTATE sutscturriox itATEs: Payable in advance -- Canada and Great Britain: $3.00 a United States and Poreign: $4.04: Single Copiet Ten Cents Authorized at second Class mail, Post Office Departzaent, Ottawa