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Clinton News-Record, 1949-04-14, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 s. Clinton News -Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers. Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA SUBSCRIPTTON RATES: Payable in advance _ Canada and Great Britain: $2 a year; United States and Foreign: $2.50. Authorized es second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, is the Heart of Huron County R. S. ATKEY, Editor A. L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager THURSDAY, APRIL 14, .$949 Easter Driving Care Urged A RECORD NUMBER of child accidents sidewalk or on the roedway is a human danger over the Easter holiday period this year may signal calling for increased caution and reduced speed. Children are care -free rather than care- less, and too much reliance Format be placed be expected 'unless motorists are prepared to observe the traffic laws and "take it easy." With 700,000 children released front school supervision at a time when the seasonal in- crease in motor traffic already has started, there is an urgent need for motorists to take is easy. Drivers must realize that a child on the on the Ghilcl, x' If we are to avoid a record number of child accidents, parents must also assume great- er responsibility for the safety of their child- ren, Children should be warned of the dangers of traffic and the necessity for paying in safe places. This Matter of 'Efficiency NO ONE . CAN TELL individuals exactly what to do to be efficient, because situations and conditions vary so greatly, but there are certain efficiency principles it will do none of us any harm to review, comments the Monthly Letter of The Royal Bank of Canada. The principles of efficiency are equally applicable to business executives and workmen, to housewives end stenographers, to political leaders and the officers of associations. Each of these is using his intellect and his hands to fashion out of his environment better living conditions than he now enjoys, physic- ally, mentally and spiritually. In doing this, he risks loss and looks for gain, and these are two factors which completely describe busi- ness enterprise. , There never has been a system under which there were not ups and downs. How- ever primitive or advanced a society may have been, it was subject to scarcities and abund- ances. It is, if not a rule, at least a fact in all nature, that there are cycles and phases and Currents. The advantage that human beings enjoy over the rest of creation is that they have power to reason, the ability to remember, and the urge to do something besides following instinct. There is a great deal to be done. The worst thing a society or an individual can do is to sit back in easy optimism, thinking that because a situation is merely' temporary it is better to let things drift until they sort themselves out. The first thing is to find out just how our affairs stand, so that we may form plans about what to do. Everyone knows that profit con- sists of what is left out of earnings after pay- ing expenses. ''Before there are any profits we reach a paint called by business men the "break-even" point, where income just balances expenses. It is important to know what that is, and to separate items on the expense side of the ledger so that we know how many days we ere working for the landlord, how many days for the government, and so on, before we even start to build up a disposable profit. This exercise is an education in the facts of life. 11 will put us on our guard against overstocking, overexpanding and overreaching ourselves. It will go a long way toward reveal- ing whether *e are getting out of life the values we most desire. It will tell us whether we are paying so much for inconsequential things that we have a meagre profit left over for advancement. Then we can start looking to the future. Editorial Comment ... Attend church on Easter Sunday! THOUGHT FOR TO -DAY —The greatest secret of getting along with people is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the in- cidents es disasters. It is obvious that Clinton is badly in need of the institution of a municipal garbage col- lection system, tied in with the management of ,the town dump. This could be financed entirely by the municipality, or partly by the municipality, and partly by the householders, with some control exercised by the municipal- ity. In some towns the subsidy method has been in force. In any case, we hope the Town Council makes a thorough investigation of the subject. It might be noted here that Goderich is adopting a municipal system and Wingham has let a contract with consequent control by Council. ' The passing of Miss Margaret Gertrude Small,. who wrote for The NEWS -RECORD for so many years under the nom de plume of "Peg,' is sorrowfully recorded by us today. Despite the acute suffering to which she had been subject for meny years, Iike the good soldier of Christ that she was, she carried on her column regularly Although of late it had not appeared as frequently as previously, Miss Small stuck to her task to the end and her final contribution—written only a short time ago as a pre -Easter article—is published on Page Three to -day. Her efforts will be greatly missed by a wide circle of readers. FARM FORESTRY (By W. A. G. Thurston, Strat- ford, Zone Forester for Huron and Perth) (Tliis article is the third of a series written for local farmers, In too many cases the woodlot is not considered a valuable part of the farm. A woodlot can be made a distinct asset and can provide much material that is of value for use on the farm and for sale). Protection of the Woodlot. or Plantation There are several injurious factors which can damage a plan- tation or a woodlot. These are fire, livestock, insects and disease, The best way to protect a woodlot from fire is to be careful. Severe damage can be done by fires and the effects may not be very obvious but they will last for years. Young seedlings and saplings are burnt and it may take ten years to grow another crop of seedlings to the size of those destroyed. The accumulated litter of years which helps to enrich the forest soil may be destroyed by fire. The mineral soil will be exposed, and this in- creases the amount of surface run-off of weter. The litter acts as a sponge to help hold back water. Large or mature trees may be damaged by ground fires, being completely killed or sever- ely burnt at the base. All fires in the woods should be extinguished as soon as pos- sible. One or two plowed fur- rows will stop a grass fire in most cases. It may be advisable to plow a fireguard ten to fif- teen feet wide around a woodlot if it is located on a well -travel- led road. The practice of pasturing live- stock in the woodlot is very de- structive. The animals eat young seedlings of desirable species, thereby preventing reproduction of the woodlot. Seedlings will be trampled end injured, and the animas' hooves will peck the soil down. This prevents free absorption of rainfall and pre- vents the roots of the trees from getting necessary air. Tree roots will start to show above ground level and may be damaged by trampling. This allows disease to attack the tree. It has been proven by experi- ment that there is little pasture food to be found in a woodlot for livestock. Cattle will starve if pastured solely in the woods. Fencing around a woodlot is a IN OUR TIME sr *wig Mint Letters; to the Editor LITTLE MORE CRITICISM Editor,. ' Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR: ' Is constructive Criticism Bene- ficial or is it taken as Sarcasm? }low about The Business Men in Our Central Town of Huron County Park Their cars and Trucks away from Their Door of business. So if a ear drives to town He or She can drive to The front of Store and do The shop- ping in a pieasand way — Not walk a block to The place they want to do the shopping. Give an example to other Towns in Huron County, Do you notice how so many door latches in Business places are so 'worn of one can hardly get out of the place. Perhaps the reason is to stall or hold the customer inside the place of business to collect a few more pennies. How about a few repairs on those door Latches. (Signed)—S. 3. SWEITZER Clinton, ()Masao S.J.S. NOTE: You may print as received. How would your children get their chance in life if you were no longer here? fott "konald him beau ex eritmentingg for ears but this isthe oalv one that aver raid off. From Our Early ,Files 25 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 17, 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams are moving to the house lately occupied by J.T. Reid on High St. Officers of Ontario St. WMS are: President, Mrs. W. S. Downs; first vice-president, Mrs. George Shipley; second vice-president, Mrs. William Shipley; third vice- president, Mrs. Frank Glew; re- cording secretary, Mrs. William Plurrntseel; strangers' secretary, Mrs. Govett; treasurer, Mrs. Ken- nedy; systematic giving, Mrs. William Walker. Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Axon gave interesting papers at the meeting of the Home and School Club. This group hope to fix up a playground in the vacant lot across from the school if permis- sion can be secured from the property committee. Clinton Collegiate Institute will have an additional week of East- er vacation on account of the measles epidemic. George Jenkins hes purchased the garage part of the old Thresh- er works from Mr. Nediger and intends putting in a supply of lumber, etc. for the building trade. Mr. Nediger still has room for a garage and also owns the part occupied by the Clinton Mould- ing Co. Mrs. Robert Thompson pissed away at the age of 84 years. Surviving. arefive daughters: M's. Fulton, Mrs,' Beatty,Misses Al- berta, Gertrude and Winnifred; two sons, Harry and Robert, and two brothers, David and Robert Beacom. A church union meeting was held in Wesley Church on Mon- day and was well attended. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, April 17, 1924 Officers of Clinton Lawn Bowling Club ere: Honorary president, W. Jackson; president, A. J. Morrish; vice-president, Dr, F. A. Axon; secretary, J. E. Hovey; treasurer, H. R. Sharp; auditor, D. L. MacPherson: hon - necessity to keep livestock out. If, however, shade is needed to protect the stock from heat and flies, the fence can be erected a short distance inside the woodlot border. Thus, a narrow strip of bush is left ars shelter for the cattle, but the whole woodlot is not sacrificed'. According to the Assessment Act, woodlot not pastured can he exempted from taxation, to the extent of one acre in ten of the farm area, but not more than twenty acres ex- empted' under any single owner- ship. The protection of a woodlot from insects and disease is pos- sibly .more difficult. All dead and diseased trees should be cut for fuelwood. Of course, this is wise management and common sense, but so often neglected. If diseased trees are not removed, healthy trees may be affected and killed. The next article in this series will deal with the broad subject of woodlot management, what it entails, .arid how it can best be done. Send all inquiries to; Depart- ment of Lands and Forests, Strat- ford, Ontario, Add A Dash ofColor! 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Pickett; secretary, Jabez Rands; assistant secertary, George Shipley; lib- rarian, Amos Castle; assistant librarian, Eddie Dale. Officers of the Young People's League of Wesley Church are: honorary president, Rev. A. A. Holmes; president, A. F. Johns; first vice-president, 11. E. Rorke; second vice-president, Mrs. W. Pickard; third vice-president Miss R. Irvin; fourth vice-presi- rent, Miss M. R. Clarke; fifth vice-president, Miss S. Powell; sixth vice-president, (superin- tendent Junior League) Miss F. Wallis; secretary, Miss Evelyn Qluff; treasurer, John Hellyerr; missionary treasurer, Mrs. Charlesworth; pianist, Miss E. Wise. Mr. Deeves has purchased Stirling Dempsey's house on Vic- torie St. and gets immediate pos- session. There's a Mutual Life of Canada policy that will provide a new source of in- come, just when it is needed most. it will benefit your children as long as they needit, and your widow for the rest of her. days. Consult our local representative. 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