Clinton News-Record, 1966-08-04, Page 2Page 2'^-^iinton News-Kecprd-r'-Tiiiirs., Avgust 4< 1966
Editorials ,..
Are Tractor Treks The Answer?
TRACTOR- JOCKIES —- our rather
impolite name for some Ontario farmers
—-are making a nuisance of themselves
on the highways.
Let it be known at the outset we
are sympathetic to the farmers.
True, their method to focus public
attention on their beef (pardon the
pun) lis downright dangerous and ex
pensive, aside from being unpopular.
But one fact remains >—> farmers aren’t
getting a fair shake and their tractor
tactics have been noticed.
Perhaps it is time, though, to cut
the funny business and get down- to
brass tacks_.
Rather than prolonging this game of
round-the-mulberry bush involving the
farmers, the provincial legislature, the
federal government and the various
farm organizations, let’s, have some sen
sible discussion that results in (agree
ment.
Subsidies should be an interim ar
rangement? not a way of life, Too long
farmers have been the whipping dogs
for labour that contends its rural neighbours are being coddled by the govern
ment, Time has come for prices of
farm products, to be brought into line
with today’s market (which incidental
ly is largely determined by the urban
work force).
Slow moving tractors are a men
ace on the well-travelled roads of this
province. We want them off, but not at
the expense of the farmers who could
choose to withold the food staples we
all need. Let there be 'a solution, soon,
before a full-scale revolt is threatened.
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Off The Panic Button
VICE-PRESIDENT in charge of
summer weather is working -overtime
this year, so far, and has come up with
some wonderful vacation days and
nights for the holidaying folk.
Resort people along Lake Huron
report a bang-up summer to date. Foul
weather is certainly not the problem . ...
but there are problems.
Water pollution scares in this part
of Ontario have sent waves of concern
over the beaching public. 'With some
doubt about the water of Lake Huron
at Goderich, speculation is mounting
with regard to the swimming area at
Point Farms Provincial Park, just north
of the county town.
It is unlikely there’ is much danger
to water enthusiasts vacationing in that
area. Thankfully, Huron County is bles
sed with an active, alert public health
unit which keeps an educated eye peel
ed for anything that could be a threat
to the safety of residents and visitors
alike.
Wise to obey all warnings at any
time on any matter that may issue
from health authorities, we shouldn’t
press the panic button too early.
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The Sweepstakes Myth
AN IDEA that keeps cropping up
is that sweepstakes would be a painless,
efficient way to raise all the money
needed for new hospital construction in
Canada. It may be an attractive idea,
but it is pure myth.
The most recent support for the
idea comes from James Walker, Liberal
MP for Toronto’s York Centre riding.
Ottawa-operated sweeps, the press re
ports him as saying, could pull in more
than $50,000,000 a year for federal hos
pital building grants. Aside from the
fact that this sum would be only half of
what is being spent annually on hospi
tal construction, if a lottery could pro
vide that amount the most surprised
people in the world would be those who
operate -the Irish hospital sweeps, the
most successful such undertaking in the
world.
After paying for prizes and expens
es the Irish sweepstakes turns! 21 per
cent of its ticket money over to the
hospitals. Over a 33-year period the
payment to the hospitals has averaged
$4,270,000 annually. Even with its
worldwide selling campaign, the gross
sales of this very successfid sweepstakes
has averaged only $20,000,000 a year.
For a Canadian lottery to provide
$50,000,000 a year, as Mr. Walker sug
gests, the gross sales would have to be
about a. quarter of a billion dollars a
year, zThat would be about-13 times the
ticket sales, of the Irish or, to put it an
other way, we would have to have the
equivalent of an Irish sweeps about
every four weeks. It might be argued
that a Canadian lottery could devote
less of its income to prizes and more to
hospitals but the fact is that if it were
to compete with the Irish lottery, as it
would have to, it could not offer smaller
prizes.
Even the fact that lotteries would
produce so little revenue is not the most
compelling argument against their legal
ization. It is often said that it is hypo
critical to permit race track betting and
yet’prohibit other forms of gambling.
But by that logic we should permit all
forms of gambling — sweepstakes, slot
machines, gaming tables, and so on. Few
of those who want legalized sweepstakes
would support that argument.
The problem, really, is to decide
on the degree of gambling that should
be allowed. Oh that basis, as well as on
the basis that they are no substitute
for taxation, sweepstakes serve no good
purpose.
There is one final point, lotteries
have the longest record of legality of
any form of gambling. Augustus, Nero
and other Roman emperors used them
to finance building projects. In England
the first legal lottery was held in 1569
with Queen Elizabeth I as patroness. In
North America there were lotteries as
early as the 17th century, chiefly for
the benefit' of schools, churches and
public works. But even as long as there
have been legal lotteries, they have al
ways been acknowledged as a tax on the
poor. —By C. J. Harris, Toronto, in his
Clip-Sheet publication.
Get ’Em
FOLLOWING is part of a release
from' the National Safety Council of
Canada:
1 Canada experienced a 3.9 percent
increase in accidental deaths in 1965
compared* with 1964. The 1965 total
deaths by accident was 10,979. Traffic
led the causes with 45.2 percent of the
total, a .2 percent rise over 1964.”
Working oh the assumption that
people are contrary, let’s dispense with
the usual safety warnings. We suggest
that drivers get out on the highway
and drive as though the devil were on
their tail.
Since sound advice usually goes
unheeded, We may just as well advocate
a heavy foot on the gas pedal, a pot
full of liquor- to face the traffic with
confidence and a complete disregard of
the; police phrase . . . “due care and
attention’*.
Hopefully, this warning, too, will
fall on deaf ears!
Clinton News-Record
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From Our Early Files * * •
75 Years Ago'
THE CLINTON NI?.W 'ISA
Thursday, August 7,. 1801.
We hove1 heard that in the
township of Hay they have
passed g by-law prohibiting cat
tle and other things on the
rio.ad» &n.d certain persons tak
ing advantage of trtis have all
the roiad for pasture to them-:
selves; could anyone suggest .a
plan io get rid cf this nuisance?
Therte was a flax-bee at Mr,
George Stewart's on, Thursday
evening. The young people of
the neighbourhood were well
represented as shown by the
amount of flax pulled.
Stingers. — Quite a sensation
was .caused here on, Friday of
last week when a number of
youngsters advanced in. too
close proximity to one of those
“paper-bag” looking objects,
hanging. beneath the cupboard
‘of a fence.
55 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, August 3, 1911
Huron Coupty House of Ref
uge is run, the cheapest of any
Refuge in Ontario and much of
this is due to Keeper and Mrs.
Mutch for the able manner in
managing this institution.
Upon a petition being pre
sented to the Mayor, signed by
a goodly representation of this
merchants and others, his Wot-.
ship has announced Civic Holi
day for Monday, August 7th.
So everyone will act according
ly.
Five years ago when Wal
ter J. Redmond attended a La
bor Day celebration in New
castle, Pa., his pocket was pick
ed. $24,73 being taken. Friday
Redmond received a money or
der for the exact amount from
Miles, Ohio.
Many residents of East Lon
don and Pottersburg called at
the local newspaper offices on
Saturday to tell of an airship
which they said passed across
the city at dusk , Thursday
night.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, August 5, 1926
The contract for the building
of the .new Collegiate Institute
has been let to Mr. A. Ivey of
Toronto, and work has been
commenced this week. It is ex
pected the bundling win be
ready to go into after the
Christmas holidays.
A rhubarb leaf, grown in the
garden of Mr. Robert Hatham.
Brucefiield, was brought into
our office the other day which
was a monster in its way. It
measured 135 inches airound the
leaf, 29% across1 and 24 up and
down.
Hunters and those who fre
quent the (forests of Ontario
will ihereafiter be called upon to
pay .$2.00 for the privilege of
carrying a gun.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
Thursday, August 7, 1941
Last Sunday, No. 31 Radio
School R.A.F., Clinton, held its
first drumhead worship service
on the parade ground. Wing
Commander A. H. 'Cocks was in
charge ond Rev. Gi G. Burton,
chaplain of Clinton Legion Wiar
Veterans led (in devotions and
gave the address.'
Kenneth Mlilller, son of Coun
ty Clerk and Mrs. Miller of
Clinton, has been named by the
Ontario Hockey .Association as
one of the six boys in the pro-
Vince to attend the boys camp
of the Ontario Athletic Associa
tion near OiriilMa in August.
Council met lin the Council
Chambers on Tuesday evening
with Mayor McMurray in the
Chair. By-law No..6 for 1941 re-
lioensihg those operating taxi
Service in the town of Clinton
whereby the owner pays $25 for.
the first 'car and $10 for bach
additional Oar. ■
LETTER TO EDITOR
USS 2 Hullett
Reunion?
To the Editor,
Clinton, Ne Ws-Record,
Clinton, Ontario.
Sir:
I notice in your paper that
USS -2, Hullett Twp< Sdhbri is
closing. Wouldn’t lit have bedn
sort of fitting to have had a
reunion of all fawner pupils and
touchers before -cold weather
sets- in? ■
I sue that Bly th school is
having a reunion (advertised, in
the city papers) and Baird
sohodl write-Aip says: “A fare
well gathering is being plan
ned to take the form of a pic
nic, August 27th. Xt is hoped
that all Who have ever associ
ated with the school and their
families and friends willl plan to
be present"
Surely SS 2, Hullett can do
as well??,
FORMER -PUPIL.
July 29, 1966.
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15 Years Ago
QLINJQN news-record
Thursday, August 9, 1951
Brucefiold fire department
.has rocoived delivery of its hew
five truck. The new truck has
a capacity of three lines of hose
and is equipped with, fog pozzies,
and a 400-gallon tank,
The lire alarm in Bayfield
serves more than one purpose
and it sounded pn Wednesday
afternoon about 2 o’clock It
was a’ last resort by her dis
traught parents to locate little
Mary Elizabeth Errtne, Th®
Child wa.s found safe and sound
a short time later.
Ervin J., “Dick” Joroe, man
ager of Huron Counity Home
and Lornp Bro'Wn of Generail
Motors fame, jointly own a
steed from which they expect
great things, “Johnnie G” is his
name.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
XhUrtday, August 1956
News, for the County, though
Whether it be exactly good news
for mptertsts is as yet unknown
is the niotorcycle which was- re-’
cently added to the provincial
police detachment fleet in
Goderich. Constable Morley
Groves, Gpderteh, is the police-’
man riding the new machine
which will be used to catch
speeders in Huron County,
Tenders for the construction
of an additional class-room and
alterations to the Jjasement of
the Egmondyille school were
opened 'by the Tueke-rsmith
School Area Board last Mote
day evening. ■■
A total o£. ?307 has been re
ceived to date'’for the Jessie
Granger Memorial Fund which
has been (initiated by the Clin
ton Graduate Nurses Associa
tion in honour of theiir late,
well beloved superintendent. -
Surprise!
On Return
There’s nothing more plea
sant than getting back to
your home after a holiday.-
Unless, of course, you’ve been
spending a month in a posh
resort, and your own home is
that unpainted two-room
Shack behind the town dump.
This week, we were look-
ling forward to it more than
ever. It 'had been hotter than
Hades, and our house, sur
rounded by oakes and maples,
is always- cool. It had been a
long drive, and we were toired.
And while we were away,
with the co-operation of our
friendly banker we’d had the
trlim painted.
When we 'pulled off the’
highway and headed down,
our own street, we were prac
tically purbing with' anticipa-
tion. A long, cold drfink under
the oakes. A leisurely in
spection of the paint job. A
quiet evening of lidiot box or
reading. Loverly.
As we drew up to the
house, my Wife squealed with,
delight. It looked splendid,
with the Shutters and trim,
whiter than white against the
rosy brick 'and d!eep-green ivy,
I agreed but - couldn’t help
noticing that 'the grass was
shin-high, and that an oak
■brandh, thicker than a man’s
head and thirty feet long, had
been blown down and strad
dled the fence, or what was
left of it.
However, after three hours
of dodging suicidal maniacs
on the highway, all I wanted
to do was fall into a chair
and nuzzle a cold one.
As soon as I opened the
dooor my wife shrilled, “Bill,
there’s a terrible smell 'iln
here.’’
“Nonsense!” My standard
reply. For one thing, my wife
has a nose like a bloodhound.
This faculty is allied with a
Vivid imagination. She fre
quently smells smells that I
swear are ndn-exasitent. She
has even said my column
stinks, on occasion. Imagine.
But this time, “Dad she’s
night,” Kim backed her up.
“Yicih: It’s horrible. And look
at the flies, everywhere,
Yich!”
“All right, all right,” I
sighed, as only a father and
husband can sigh. “Don’t get’
all excited. It’s probably just
dampness from the cellar, be
cause the house has been
closed.”
The old lady was distracted
tor a moment by the pile of
mail linSide the front door.
She pawed through lit, look-
ing for a letter from her first
born. She found it. As I stag
gered upstairs with the . suit
cases, she shouted excerpts
from the letter, interspersed^
with' comments- on the hor
rible smell,
I came ' down and ’headed
for the refrigerator. Wiped
my forehead, licked my lips
and opened the dbor. Even
with my three per cent, I was
knocked flat on my back on
the floor. I hadn’t smelled
anything like it since the
fields of Normandy, 1944,
Pure putrefaction.
Two- inches of blood on the
bottom of the fridge. Stream
ers of what looked like co
agulated intestines hanging
ing from the shelves. I open
ed the freezing compartment.
Six steaks, bought when
they were on special at 89
cent. A five pound roast. A
two-pound bag of chicken liv
ers. * Hamburg, pork Chops,
frozen vegetables and orange
juice from burst cans. All
clinging together in a soggy,
stinking corpse.
I’d prefer to draw a veil
over ’the next few hours of
domestic discord. But I’ll
give just the skeleton. Half
an hour of bawling and
mutual recriminations dis
closed that we were both to
blame. She had d'ecided 'to de- t
firosit the fridge the day we ‘
left, ten d'ays before. I 'had in
sisted we didn’t have time.
Finally, she had agreed. But
she turned off the freezing
. unit and forgot to turn lit on
■again, in the confusion of get
ting ready to go.
A trip to the town dump
With two garbage cans and
400 flies. Two hours; of scrub
bing the thing out with socla,
vinegar and good salt tears.
Net result, .zero. All dolors
and windlaws open all night
but it was still like sleeping
in a slaughter-house.
' Call next day to friendly in
surance agent. No dice. We
weren’t covered for stupidity.
Visit to friendly appliance
dealer whose eyes lit up even
as his head wagged dolefully.
“Yiou’ill never get rid of. the
smell.” Dealer related various
horror stories from past ex
perience.
Net toss: 'fridge, $300; food,
$50. Plus our planned trip to
the coast.'
Oh Well. We couldn’t afford
that trip anyway. But.we’d
probably have gone. Niow, We
really can’t afford it. So look
iat the money we’ve saved. Or
something.
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