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WE HAVE nothing but praiSe for
the way in Whi•Ph the. Huron Federation
of Agriculture officials carried out that
most important "members meeting"
here on Tuesday. All commodity groups
made reports and requests to provincial
and federal members,
This new president of the F of A
holds out all sorts of promise for a
sprightly year. IVIgetings start on time,
or before, and go quickly on to con-
clusion at, or shortly after, the planned-
for time. President Thomas does not
hesitate to cut 'a man short, and urges
all to get on with the job at hand.
His second in command, also is a
thoughtful chap, Eimer Hunter calls
for more education in agrictdture Made
available to those who will make use of
it---"and let's stop Wasting time on
those who are happy as they are and
don't plan to go modern,'" says Hunter.
It is such a, nice change for people,
and probably for the members as well
to have an informative meeting where
the people are advising government
what they want, instead of the other
way around, that We consider this type
Of meeting in the same 'way we look
forward to a clean breath of Lake Hur-
on air when we get out to Highway 21,
To 'Measure Commonsense
EVER HEAR of the Gunning in-
dex? -
It is, as an editorial writer in the
Stratford Beacon-Herald recently put
it--"a method for measuring the 00111,
nonsense of people who write 'the stuff
you read."
The Gunning Index measures the
"reading difficulty" .of a piece of Writ-
ing, and gives the answer in a forte. that
is easy to . grasp. If the Index number
is 1Z anyone with a Grade 12 education
should be able to read the piece without
difficulty. '
If the Index number is 15, the de,
gree of, reading difficulty is. suited to
readers 'with an education two years
beyond Grade 13, as for example the
first two. years of 40, university degree
course.
. Graduates of a six-year medical
course should be able to` read easily a
report in language with a Gunning In-
dex of 19.
To arrive at -the Gunning number,
take the average number of words per
sentence, and add the average number
of long words per hundred words. Any
word of three syllables or -more counts
as 'a long word. After adding the two
figures, multiply the result by four, and
divide by 10.
So, armed with this bit of detail
we checked the Gunning Index of 'two
bits of writing in last week's News,'
Record.
• Murdoch Morrison, Varna, who
wrote the front page message, racked
.up an index of 12 on the four para-
graphs • we tested, and in an. editorial
we Wrote, the index was 15.
We could be very much concerned
by all of this, and feel that we are not
doing right by our readers—but maybe
along 'with Mr. Morrison, we have a
great appreciation of the learned variety
Of readers we .have.
We first heard of the Gunning In-
dex' from a Federation of Agriculture
fieldman, Carl Hemingway—some years
ago. Now we find that the Ontario of-
fice of the F of A has discovered that
a news. release sent out by United Co-
operatives of .Ontario had ',a Gunning
Index of 20.2. This means that it was
written in a style which would be easy
reading for someone with a four-year
honours 'course in university, plus a
year working for a master's degree, plus
two - years toward a • doctorate in phil-
osophy.
Could this be why we always have
found .13C0 to be a bit of a mystery?
Anybody hoping to catch the attention
of this , writer, should be gearing for a
Gunning Index of 14. So what are we
doing writing Index 15 stuff? We'll try
to do better.
Would They Have Us?
WITH ALL due respect to the late
Horatio Hale, and the good writing
about early Ontario Indians which he
has committed to hard cover, and an
honoured place in libraries and muse-
ums everywhere, we're- sorry to see
Clinton being promoted as the "hunt-
ing ground of the Hurons".
Yes, that's the slogan which the
Chamber of Commerce has seen wise
to inflict upon the world as their ex-
pression of, Clinton's fame.
First of all, . would our worthy pre-
decessors consider it an honour to have
our town known far and wide as a
'place where they may or may not have
hunted? •
Most certainly the present-day de-
scendants of the mighty Huron Indian
nation would not likely accept Clinton
on a silver platter. They're off into
greener fields, hunting out bigger dol-
lars in cities and towns with a modern
look.
We in Clinton, who don't get
around to shoveling snow off our
streets; cutting weeds off our publicly
owned vacant lots; supporting the in-
dustry that we now are fortunate to
have left; nor even providing.an easily
read map to show visitors the lay-out
of 'the town, would not get so much as
a brief nod from the Indian folk who
once inhabited this part of the conti-
nent.
Clinton News-Record
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Huron Plowmen To
Stage 1966 Match
At International
The Huron County Plowmen's
Association has deckled to hold
next year's match, in conjunct-
ion with the International
Plowing Match at Seaforth,
Oct. 11 to 14.
DeCisien, was made at the
annual Meeting held in Clinton
on December 17.
Simon Hallahan, RR 3, Blyth,
was re-elected president. Other
officers include; Vice-presidents
Allen Walper, AR 3, Parkhill,
Fergus Turnbull, RR 1, Dash-,
wood, Valentine Becker, Dash-
Wood, searetaiy-treasiret, L. E.
Cardiff, RR, 4, Brusseis
taut seeretary, Russell Bolton,
nit 1, seatorth,
75 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Friday, December 26, 1890
The London Free Press Holi-
day number was well gotten up,
embracing some choice colored
plates and a selection of well
arranged Christmas reading. It
'is' a capital issue.
Butter sold at 14c per lb. and
eggs were 18c a dozen. Pigs
sold at $5.30 to $5.50 per cwt.
and chickens were 25c to 35c
per pair according to, weight.
Sitting Bull, the famous In-
dian Chief of the .Sioux tribe,
was killed on Tuesday while
Indian police were arresting
him.
55 Years Ago
CLINTON' NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 29, 1910
Adam .Cantelon, disposed -of
fifteen turkeys 't,o Cantelen,
Brothers last week for which he.
received the sum. of $45, An
aeerage of $3, per bird is a
fair price this year.
Percy Sturdy of Goderich
Townsfhip lost $40 worth of
park last Thursday when his
smoke house burnt dawn.
Men's rubbers were 85c a
pair and ladies' storm rubbers
were 50c a pair; men's dress
shoes were selling at $3.50 and
$4.25 at S. C. Rathwell's.
G. W. Sheeley, formerly me-
chatiCal supervisor of Clinton
Knitting Mill and now in charge
of a big cotton mill art Lorne-
Ville, Tenn, was home for the
holidays' with his wife and fam-
ily. Mr. Sheeley, although a
native southerner, prefers the
beading the of Ontario at this
time of year.
Decorated For Christmas
No need to deCk the eaves with coloured lights , . the home of Mr, and
Mrs. T. J, Riley on Victoria, Street, was decked with winter's finest in pre-,
paration for a white Christmas. The soft snow-fall which arrived prior to
Christmas made the whole area beautiful. Then rain destroyed it all to make
way for more snow in time for Santa's sleigh. (News-Record Photo)
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itoria •
They Got On With It
40 Years Ago
25 Years Ago 10 Years Ago
The Organization. Nan
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 31, 1925
H. C. Cox of Goderich Town-
ship shipped a matched span-of
black horses to Robert Mc-
Mane, Milverton the other day,
to be 'used in connection with
his undertaking establishment.
On' Monday next the rate-
payers will Vote on a 'by-law to
raise money by debenture for
the, erection of a new Collegiate
Institute building. The prospect
of increased 'taxes does not ap-
peal to most people, but then-,
again this will be a step for-
ward for Clinton's future citi-
zens.
W. D. Fair Co. advertises
thank you cards for your con-
venience in acknowledging gifts
at a price of 6c and 10c and
W. T: 'O'Neil has dates at 10c
a lb. and broken sodas at 2 Ms,
for 25c, also a good supply of
Florida oranges. at 23c a dozen.
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 26, 1910
J. D. Thorndike was home
for the holiday after being in-
ducted into the RCAF in Tor-
onto, He will be leaving shortly
for Brandon, Manitoba.
Engagement — Bette Jay
Lippert of Melbourne to Pt,
Robert Cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard J. Cook, Clinton.
Miss Eleanor P'lumsteei, tea-
cher at Sioux Lookout, Ontario
is spending the Christmas vaca-
tion in town.
Miss Cathleen amingharrie of
University College, Toronto was
Visiting her parents over the
holiday.
Norman Fitzsimons of Kirk-
land Lake was the guest of
his parents over the weekend
holiday.
15 Years Ago
CLINTON' NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 28, 1950
Headline — Nott Elected
Mayor; Elliott, Reeve; Miller,
Deputy.
Mrs. John Hartley and two
children, Miss Jane and John
spent Christmas with the far-
mer's 'brother and sister, Wilbur
Ford and Mrs. Jean Procunier,
London.
Dominion-Provincial student
aid bursaries were awarded, in-
eluding, several from Huron
County; Margaret Calquhatm,
Clinton; Alice LaicIflow, Wing-
ham; J. Grant Mills, W,00dnain;
Jean Mills, Walton; Lisbeth
Sloman, Clinton; John G. Wal-
lace, Seaforth.
TV VIEWS
(By William Whiting)
Canadian viewers must won-
der why top shows or pro,
grams near the top of the sur-
vey disappear 'in the middle
of, or after one semen.
Amos Burke, Secret Agent
placed seventh with Canadian
viewers, but failed miserably in
the U.S. It's produced there
and it dies there, Therefore, it
vanishes here.
Another good example was
the stow "Outer Limits" on
the schedule last year. It failed
in the U.S. and that meant
doom for it here.
Are the tastes of Americans
and the viewing habits differ-
ent from those of ours? Indeed
they are.
Let's take a look at the Can-
adian-produced programs that
gat into the top 20 and 30. As
you know, the two hockey
nights in Canada beat every-
thing including Bonanza and Ed
Sullivan Which are seen in Can-
ada. A few more shows that are
liked by Canadians and pro-
duced here include Country
Music Hall, Take a Chance,
Let's 'Sing Out, It's Your Move,
Littlest Hobo, Front Page
Challenge, Don Messer, Flash-
back and others.
When you have that many
Canadian Shows, the surveys
taken in Canada are bound to
differ from the United States
Surveys, Few Americans can
watch Canadian channels.
Canadians would' complain
bitterly and rightfully so, if we
stopped the import of the
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, December 29, 1955
Thomas Murphy, bus driver
for CDCI pupils, entertained
his passengers at a dance in the
Bayfield town hail last night.
Mrs, W. Manley wen the 2nd
prize diamond ring offered by
John A. Arts tett in a Christmas
Eve draw.
• Dr. Addison resigned as phy-
sician at the County Home last
week when the board decided
to deduct abill of $26. for holi-
day relief from his low salary
of $800 a year. He had been on
call 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year.
A standard minimum' wage of
$1.25 an hour for construction
workers and $1.00 per hour for
men and women in general in-
dustry, hotels and restaurants
become effective thrpughout
Ontario on Monday, December
27, according to the Hon. H. L.
Rowntree, 'Ontario Minister of
Labour.
The Department began intro-
duction of the' act in the Ham-
ilton-Toronto-Oshawa area in
June, 1963 and since then has
applied it gradually by' regions
throughout the Province.
The Standard minimum wage
has been in effect in the South-
ern Ontario area known as
Zone 1 since March 29 of this
year. The area affected on
Monday will be the Northern
Ontario region or Zone 2.
The minimum, Wage Act is
designed to protect employees
against low wage exploitation
and also protects employers
from unfair competition based
on the payment. of low wages.
Prior to the introduction of
the Act, a survey .determined
that approximately 132,000 per-
sons in the regions outside of
Toronto-Hamilton and OshaWa
would take this from us. They
are busy as an association
known as Canadian Broadcast-
ing League, and they are work-
ing cm this right now. Do not
let this happen, Write to your
Member of Parliament and to
the Board of Broadcast Gover-
nors in Ottawa. Tell them to
leave television alone.
TIME TO WISH YOU THE
BEST! AND A HEARTY
THANK-YOU FOR OUR
ASSOCIATIONS IN THE
PAST,
CLINTON
MEMORIAL
SHOP
Tom Pryde and Soh
Local Representative—
A, WF Steep
Aal My life I. 'have admired
organized people. ThilS doesn't
Mean that I like them. In feat,
MY usual response to this type
is instant hatred, because they
Make me 102k so confused in
comparison.
You knew the sort of person
I mean. The OAP leering at you
from. the life insurance ads.
Mortgage on house paid up,
Pension all figued out, and a
big, fat annuity when' he reti're's
at 60, And dies at sixty-one
from sheer boredom because
there's nothing left to organize,
Then there's. the wife who
runs' her house like clockwork,
Everything on time. Not a dirty
ash-'tray. Not a •half-hour in the
day of pure bumming for any-
body in 'the family. Surely it
isn't her fault that her kids be-
come greasy beatniks the min-
ute they leave home, and her
husband goes the normal
course, from ulcer to coronary
to stroke.
Much as I detest organiz-
ation, I've got to let adthira-
ton over-rule distaste. It's not
easy, after a lifetime 'of com-
fortable chaos, but I've been
Exeter Boy in
"Parliament" At
Queen's, Kingston
The 45th Session of the Ont-
ario Older Bays Parliament is
in session at Queen's Univer-
sity, Kingston, from December
27-31. Malcolm Matz, Exeter,
represents' Huron Constituency.
A Parliament such as this
consists of 'boys 16-20 years of
age who come from 116 Con-
stituencies from the Ontarie
Lakehead to Ottawa and. ex-
tending into Southern Ontario.
These boys are elected in a
similar manner 'as federal Par-
liamentarians, and 'instead of
passing resolutions as Conven-
tions: do', the boys deal with
specific acts of legislation with
the determination that each of
the boys in some way will try
to bring about action on the
piece of legislation passed with-
in his constituency.
were earning less than $1.00 an
hour and some as little as 50
cents.
The legislation covers all em-
ployees in any business, trade,
or work except apprentices,
professional people, Damp coun-
sellors for 'children, servants in
private residences, fared help,
teachers and janitors.
Special provisions are made
for students employed' as hotel
restaurant, and general workers
during the school twin and va-
Cation periods,' Special provis-
ions are also made for the em-
ployment of handicapped per-
sons.
The Act is administered by
the Labour Standards Branch
of the Department.
clriwn: to it, By my flauigiitqtr,
In a. fit of teenage the
other' day, Obe was sounding off
on 'the futility pf life, N.414.4y-
I told hpr she was riX144y, Walt
life was a glorious adventure,
Seine adventure! Saone
o14 tAiAg, day alter, 4.4y, week
after week, yPaT alter year.
Tell me Dad, what do you and
Mom hale tp 1001r ferWard tot"
Well, that amok home, Tit
didn't seem quite the moment
to, talk about the resurrection
and the life ever after, Or even.
about growing old gracefully.
Or even about the sheer joy of •
naving the living-room papered,.
It was' night there 'and then
decided she was right, don't
plunge ahead toward a goal, I
merely go around in ever-de-
creasing circles', T. don't seize
life by the scruff of the neck
and shake it. I merely beg it to
leggy and stop shaking me.
And this is the reason I, who
has never made a serious New
Year's resolution in my ' life,
have a list of them drawn up.
No mare of this tottering from
crisis to crisis. No more of this
being late and lazy, inconsistent"
and inefficient, unhealthy and
unwealthy,
Resolved: that I'm going to
step fighting with my Wife. In
20 years, I haven't won a single
battle. Why spoil a record like
this?
Resolved: that I'm going to
stop smoking, drinking and
ogling. I think my lungs and
er are shot by now, so the first
two don't amount to much. But
the third one is liable to give
me a heart attack from sheer
indignation that these shame-
less hussies 'are 'allowed to go
around like that on the beach.
It says here.
Resolved: that I'm going to
stop. pampering my kids. The
next time Hugh 'suggests he
needs another ten bucks, I'll
punch him right in the nose.
The next time Kim 'tells me I'm
an old fwd, I'll take a strap to
her. It's going to be 'difficult, as
he outweighs me by 10 pounds,
and I couldn't beat that sweet
if she committed murder. But
organization will make it pos-
sible.
Resolved: that I'm going to
take regular exercises, some-
thing more strenuous than
bending my elbow, striking a
match, or taking a cap off a
jar of jam.
Resolved: that this column
will be written at my leisure,
not to a deadline which means
sprinting through the snow to
the mailbox at 9:59 p.m. In any
slippers.
Resolved: that I Will make
lesson plans like the other
teachers, and not arrive daily,
gaily, and ask, "Well, where
were we yesterday?"
Resolved: that I will stop
being nice to people just be-
cause I like them, and will as-
siduously court those who can
do me some good.
Sorry, we've run out of space..
There are 374 other resolutions,
and I feel that I've just
scratched the surface. But look
for a more dynamic, disgusting
Bill Smiley in '66. I'm organ-
ized.
American-produced Westerns,
Murders and Comedies,
Canadian television viewers
have a greater variety of pro-
grams than any other people in
the worlds There are those who
Minimum age Rates Are Now
Standard Throughout All Ontario