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Clinton News-Record, 1951-11-01, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, NOVED.VLPo BLR 1, 1951 Clinton 1 ews ecard The Clinton New Era established 1865 The Clinton News -Record established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,600; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, $1,500,000; Rate, .035 per line flat. Sworn Circulation — 2,126 MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; Western Ontario Counties Press Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ,Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $2.59 a year; TJnited States and Foreign: $3; Single Copies Six cents Delivered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -25 cents a month; seven cents a copy Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County R. S. ATKEY, Editor A. ,L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1951 Canada And The Electronics Era ONE `REFLECTION of the importance of electronics in the life of Canadians may be seen in the tremendous $10,500,000 construction pro- gramme now under way at !RCAF Station, Clinton, and reported on Page Nine today. , Another is its increasing importance in daily civilian activities. In this regard, the recent address of Group Captain E. A. D. Hutton, commanding officer Of Clinton RCAF Station, before Clinton Lions Club, and report- ed elsewhere today, was most informative, and to many was eye-opening, telling as it did of the impact .of, electronics' on our modern society.' Electronics, almost overnight, has become a major industry which is still growing too fast to be defined or measured, but which already is beginning to have far-reaching effects on the industrial, social and even political life of this end every other progressive country. After relating startling statistics regard- ing the growth of the electronics industry, G/C Hutton concluded that these facts affect us in three major ways. Firstly, the opportunity for vastly increas- ed productivity offers us the prospect of in- creased leisure in peace, and increased in- dustrial potential in war. While the present uneasy world situation Prevents us reaping the full benefits of increased productivity for peace, we would do well to consider how best we might apply those benefits by profitably ^using more leisure time, which will become. available when the threat of imminent war has been removed. This presents us with a chal- lenge at least as great as that presented et the time of the so-called Industrial Revolution of the last century. Secondly, increased productivity through electronics, will require a major re -adjustment of the Canadian economy. Canada is fast mov- ing from the status of a primary agricultural. country,C Hutton industrial G to a primarily / holds. Perhaps one of the measures of the attainment of full nationhood is the degree of self-sufficiency of a country. No country can be self-sufficient today, but the most fort- unate are those which can achieve a near - balance of agricultural and manufactured pro- ducts for their own use. The manufacturing industries require manpower,of which we do not have a surplus. But electronics, with its promise of per capita increase of productivity, offers a means of compensating for our lack of manpower. Thirdly, and by no means least in im- portance, there is the profound effect which the increasing use of electronics will have on the manpower and womanpower of this country in terms of the skills and, indeed, the intelligence of the individual. These multiplying electronic devices and systems are becoming increasingly complex as they become increasingly useful. While their operation is likely to be kept fairly simple, ever -greater skill is required for their design, manufacture, • instalation and maintenance. ' This is becoming a very serious problem in the military forces already because of their expanding use of electronics, and the same effects are likely to become felt in industry. Advances in elect- ronics, more than in any other industry, will force us to provide better basic education and more on-the-job training for the increasing number of boys and girls, men and women, who will be, or are already, in technical employment. Honesty Is The Only Policy (By R..1. Deaehman, 'Ottawa, "There seems to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, by plunder- ering their conquered neighbours. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The' third by agri- culture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle".—BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1767. A friend of mine sent me a few days ago this quotation. from Benjamin Franklin, He asked me what I thought of it. I think Ben- jamin Franklin' was right at the time this statement was made but I wonder how many of our old aphorisms would survive a lapse of 184 years—from 1867 to 1951—and still retain the same significance. The statement that commerve is "gener- ally cheating" may have carried a measure of ' truth in those distant days. Commerce then was not organized as it is today. It consisted of the direct exchange of products, the goods of one country for the products of another. It bore only slight relationship to the internation- al exchanges we have today. Total exports from Canada in 1950 were valued at $3,157,072,673; total imports were $3,174,253,138. These two combined amount to $6,331,325,811. Does anyone who reads this story believe that this is "generally cheating." Then it would mean that an enormous num- ber of the, people of Canada were growing rich by cheating each other which according to the late Mr. Euclid, as I knew him in my school days would be impossible! But these are not the only commercial transactions taking place in a single year in the Dominion of Canada. There is our domestic trade, the trade among the provinces, which must represent tremendous sums. It would be pretty difficult to believe that all this huge volume of business represented "cheating." Then how do we account for the statement of Benjamin Franklin? He was one of the greatest names in' American history. He was orn in 1706, died in 1790, and though not holding high public office, he was an Influ- ential factor in American life. It is true that in the early stages of olnr commercial develop- ment trade was a rather risky business. Britain was for years a leader, in world trade and still stands fairly high on the record. Trade at first took the formof loading a ship sailing to some distant port, selling the goods carried, then buying from others the products which ex -MP for Huron North) might have a market back home. The situation is different today. The sea, so far as piracy is concerned, is safe as any other highway of commerce. The markets are known. A ship can sail to Canada and pick up a load of wheat almost any day, In the year. The same can be said of Brazil, if it is coffee we seek. For wool we may go to Australia, the Argentine for meat. The state of the market in these countries is known be- fore the ship leaves. The products can be ordered by wire. Trade, throughout the world, is an ordinary every day affair. It has ceased to involve great risks—we can insure against the minor risks which always exist. Ben- jamin Franklin, if he wrote today, would tell of the tremendous changes which have taken place. The commerce of his day was a mere nothing compared to the commerce of today. The reason for this `great change lies primarily in the fact that comrnerce gives us a' better life, a higher standard of living than we ever had before. Thechange which has taken place in foreign trade is true also so far as domestic trade is concerned. That cheating may have existed in the pest is, of course, true. Some of it still goes on' but this sort of cheating is on a petty scale. International trade is big business and big business cannot be carried through on the basis of misrepresentation. The same is true of domestic trade. Years ago Elbert Hubbard put all this into one bright aphorism: "A crook may run a peanut stand but a great business must be bound together by integrity." That statement stands. It is now a guide to organized business throughout the civilized world. While we are at times conscious of the great changes which have taken place we are inclined to forget that the moral atmosphere of a people determines the progress of the nation and here in this wider sphere we are making progress. All this is no reflection on Benjamin Franklin. He was a unique figure in.Ameri- can history but I am not going to accept a statement made by him 184 years ago and apply it to the conditions of today. This is a dif- ferent age. The old motto, "caveat emptor"— "let the buyer beware", while It still may hold a meaning in e somewhat attenuated form is no longer the guide of ordinary busi- ness. Commerce is honest today, more honest than it ever was before. Men of business have neither the time, the opportunity nor the de sir to rob their customers. To do so would be sheer madness. Greater Stability In Food Prices A REASONABLE EXPECTATION of great- er stability in food prices during the months ahead is seen by the Bank of Montrealin its monthly Business Review, currently devoted to an analysis of Canada's agricultural situa- tion. The bank also states that 1951 will prob- ably prove to be "the best year in point of cash incoane that the Canadian farmer has ever experienced." Laying emphasis on the continuing im- portance of agriculture to 'Canadian business. at large, the B of M summary comments that "e price -conscious consuming public" is "this year more than usually" concerned with trends' in. food costs. Heavy marketing of hogs this autumn is expected to lead to "more than. seasonal price redactions" in pork. Prices of fresh beef and veal have been pushed up by reduced production and increased exports. A falling -off of butter prodhintion presages is shortage this winter. Firmer egg prices "at a higher level then for some years back" re- sulted in chicken hatchings last spring being 48 per cent larger than the year before. While the flue -cured tobacco crop is expected to be "of record volume and good quality," recent tax and price increases have led to some un- certainty in demand. Discussing the reduction in agricultural employment, the Business Review calls it "ab- solute as well as relative," with 26 per cent fewer people employed in farming than in 1939. Fluctuations due to variable crop yield's. apart, farm production during the past decade has been maintained at e level "significantly higher" than in the 1930's, owing to mechaniza- tion, improved methods and larger farms. There has also been a trend in Canada's agri- cultural economy toward better diversification. Sound Move Once again a bill is before Parliament which would tidy up our calendar on the mat- . ter of national holidays. If it is passed, Do- minion Day and Victoria Day will be celebrat- ed on the nearest' Monday in their respective months instead of any day during the week es at present. A midweek holiday causes. confusion and loss in business and industry, and it is of little use as a rest or for a trip, declares the Finan- cial Post. There is enormous public support for this change. The bill before Parliament should be passed. The NEWS -RECORD agrees wholeheartedly. From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News -Record Thursday, November 4, 1926 The marriage took place at St, Paul's Church, Wednesday of last week of Leona Lillian, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George Taylor, Clinton, and Clarence. James Aikenhead,. sone of Ma. William Aikenhead, Stanley. C. H. Venner, while at work at the new Collegiate building was struck on the, head by a brick falling from a newly -laid wall above him and was render- ed unconscious. His injury was not very Serious, but it was a hard enough crack. Mr. and Mrs. L. Currell enter- tained a number of friends at a Hallowe'en party at the Shipley farm, on the Huron Road. Dr. H, Fowler is on his annual hunting trip, up north this week. Messrs. H. Case,Elmer Miller and Jim Kennedy left Saturday for Niagara, Buffalo and New York. Miss A. Bartliff has takena position as house nurse at St. Andrew's Boys' School at Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. S. 5, Cooper, 1Vlige Hanna and Mrs. Percy Ladd left' Monday for Redlands, Calif. Mrs. W. E. Floody, Toronto, is visiting her parents, Mr. and.Mrs. H. B. Chant, Mr. Arnold Jamieson has been laid up for a few days with blood poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. J. Radford, Lon- desboro, motored to Paris re- cently. Miss Annie McLeod, Bayfield, entertained a number of her young friends at a Hallowe'en party, Saturday evening. several weeks. The late Mrs. Cook had lived in Clinton sines 1888. She was a member , of Wesley Church, Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Ford. Mrs. A. J. Holloway spent the holiday with Dr. and Mrs. Hol- loway, Peterborough. Mrs. Ken Chowen has returned from a seven weeks visit with relatives at Chicago. Letters to Editor The Editor, The News -Record, Clinton; Ontario Re PRIVATE LANDS—PROP- ERTY OWNERS AND THE BELL TELEPHONE CO., a ONTARIO DEAR SIR: There has been for . the last few months a great deal of mis- statements and inferences, by some obvious interpretations by a number of persons interested, and some supposedly disinter- ested, in the matter of the rights of the above-mentioned property owners and others, who think that they can get things at their own price—regardless? 40 *YEARS AGO The Clinton News -Record November 2, 1911 The marriage of Miss Adelaide May Armstrong, daughter of Mr. Robert Armstrong, to Rev. J. H. Colclough, B.A., of the parish of Lloydtown took place yesterday, in St. Paul's Church, Toronto. The ceremony was performed by the Ven. Archdeacon Cody. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Colclough, Base Line. Miss Myrtle Trewartha and Miss Frances Potter, Holmesville, visited in London. Bert Lobb and Herb Oakes have returned from a sojourn of three months in the Western Provinces. Mr. Will Hemblyn sent a few of his chickens to the poultry show at London and out of four birds, he got prizes for three. Miss Frank Nott, London Rd., left Friday for Regina, Sask., where she was married Tuesday, to Mr. Dixie Bailey, Winning - ton, Alta,, formerly of Bayfield. Thanksgiving guests in town included Miss Mollie Muff, Monksburg; Miss Kathleen East, Toronto; Bert Johnson, Hamilton; Grant Beaton, Zurich; Misses Mary Chant, Cayuga and Gert- rude Chant, Toronto; Miss Jean Bogie, Goderich; John Rumball, Toronto; A. F. Johns, Rockwood. The Clinton New Era November 2, 1911 The Pastime Club gave their first dance of the season on Mon- day evening, and a good crowd was in attendance. The club rooms were newly decorated for the oc- casion. This town and district had the first snow storm of the season last Thursday night, but it soon disappeared in the afternoon when the sun appeared. This section was visited with the second snow storm of the season, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Surely we are not commencing winter yet. Last Sunday evening about nine o'clock fire was discovered in the barn of Humphrey Snell of the 2nd concession of liullett and it was totally destroyed. On Monday of this week, the spirilt of Annie Ryan, beloved wife of David Cook, Sr., was called home at the age of 74 years. Deceased had been ill • owners to, advise them that they are Department employees work- ing under the authority of the Surveys Act, which gives a right of entry on to all lands for the purpose of making authorized surveys, only. Yours very truly,, (Signed)—J. D. MILLAR, Deputy Minister Hence this Is authentic defin- ite information—that all private land owners should know. Every- thing must be done by voluntary negotiations before .they are ask- ed to sign any options. This was not done by the Bell Telephone Company, in this No, 4 Highway area. I suggest that you print this authentic informatoin in your next issue of The . NEWS- RECORD, as by so doing it will help a lot of people to know and understand their ' inallei'rable To clear the matter up for a number of property owners along No. 4 and No. 8 Highways, I contacted the Deputy Minister of Highways at Parliament Build- ings, Toronto, J. D. Millar, B.Sc., whom under date of 16th Octob- er, 1951, writes me as follows: "Regarding the work of the Bell Telephone Co. in this area (Clinton-Seaforth, etc.), the writ- er could not advise. This comp- any operates under, a Federal charter to locate pole lines and other installations on public high- ways. But they have no power to expropriate—of expropriations on or across private lands—as is in the case of the Ontario Hydiro- Electric Power Commission which operates under the Ontario Power Act. A right of way can only be acquired across private lands by the Bell Telephone Co. by volun- tary negotiations with the own- ers. "I am arranging for a full en- quiry to be made regarding. the situation you mention end wish you to be assured that this de- partment is only endeavouring to improve No. 4 Highway in this area by acquiring la sufficierit width of right-of-way for a•mod- ern highway. We regret greatly that there has been difficulty, as our survey parties, wherever pos- sible endeavour to contact the Quick Canadian Facts .. from Quick Canadian Facts 1, What was the Coronation date of King George VI? 2. Is our greatest yearly forest consumption for fuelwood, lum- ber of pulp and paper?, 3, What major Canadian city has no city hall? 4. In the first six months of this year Ottawa collected how much more In taxes than was needed for government speed- ing in the period? 5. Kingston, Ont„ was Canada's first what? ANSWERS: 5. First capital city. 3. Ottawa. 1. May 12, 1937. 4. A half billion dollars. 2. Lum- ber, 29 per cent of the average annual consumption, 22 per cent for fuel, 22 per cent for pulp and paper. (Material supplied by the Ed- itors of Quick Canadian Facts, the handbook of facts about Canada.) ••. -:, hoc anon -nA .: `'BE REFRESHED ? Off MAIN STREET TTELLYA JIM, I.JusT DONT UNDERSTAND WOMEN! OH, YA HAD AN•ARGUMENT WITH YOUR WIFE, HUH RICK? SHELL SPEND THREE HOURS INA 6EAUTY SHOP OR PLAYING BRIDGE- YETSHE CAN'T FIND TIME TO SEW A BUTTON OH W5IIIRI;/ SHELLPICKOUT HORRIBLE TIES AND SOCKS FOR MEAND EXPECTA GUY TO WEA,R'EM—BUT SHE Lt. QUIETLY/ EXCHANGE ANY GIFT! GIVE HER! T CRITIZEHERHOMSE WORK SLIGHTLY - SHE GETS. SOILING MAD—VETSHE WILL SPEND 3 DAYS CLEANING UP BEFORE HER WOMAN'S CLUB •M ETINGI BY JOE OENNETT AND YOUSTAND THERE LANA SAP LISTEN THE VERY IDEA - A TIRADE LIKE rights, and no expropriations cart be made by arty private comp- anies. All must be done by vol- untary negotiations; not knowing this, many people have blamed the Ontario Government for something of which they knew nothing about. In regards to the Hydro -Electric Power Coments- sion — public ownership — the profits are returned to the people, the users. There is no tie-up with the Department of Highways and the Bell Telephone Company., Very sincerely, (Signed) ARTHUR ED. 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