Clinton News-Record, 1946-02-28, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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THURSDAY,' FEBRUARY ;28, 1946
RED CROSSEMBER HI
M S P DRIVE
•,esidents of Clinton fund. •;di-sbric1 are being asked
f , to place their full weight 'behind the Canadian
p g
Red Cron Society's national drive for .member-
ship only. Local campaign {h tes are Monday -Tuesday -
Wednesday, March 4-5.6.
When a canvasser calls, ;citizens are requested to
may their $1 annual membership fee with a smile.
It is nota drive for funds. The Society's ,aim is
• •solely to enlist the support of ;the people :of Ontario in
'the vital ,peacetime work that must be done by the Society.
This, year the Canadian Red Cross• in Ontario faces
a two -fold task of great magnitude- the relief of suffer-
dng among the people in war 'ravaged countries on one
' hand ; and .on the other, the expansion of a grext post
war progrann of humanitarian. service :,among our own
"Canadian people. In order to, carry out the peacetime
• program which the Society has `under, taken, there is need
'for an increased membership the largest ever.
Red Cross •approaches its peacetime work in. the
'same spirit as it has carried on its great war undertakings.
'Sick and disabled veterans paying a heavy price in suffer -
'Mg, need the. continued help and friendship of the Red
Cross. Mare isolated comminitites need Outpost Hospitals;
-an army of Junior Red Cross a 1dren need guidance;
crippled children's hospitals need to be maintained; sick
-people need the new Blood Transfusion service; instructions
are needed in Home Nursing, First Aid, Nutrition, Water
'. Safety:
By joining the Red Cross in 1946, Ontario citizens
can share actively in one of the few forces for peace in
'the world—the International RedCross; support of the,
"Red Cross amembership drive means support of the Inter-
national Red Cross --can .organization that knows neither
',creed nor color, but. recognizes:- only human need.
Support of the local Brwf'mih of Red Cross will keep
it strong, and in turn keep the Red Cross all over the
World in a practical position to accord help at any time.
'114emrnbersh1p in the Red Cross' means active support of
principles laid down in the Red Cross charter which meads:
"'For the improvement of Health, the prevention of, disease
and the mitigation of suffering• throughout the world in
peace or war."
NEW ORDER NEEDS CO-OPERATION
en the world over have came to the realization
:that they must seek new ways of co-operation.
The terrifying potentialities of atomic energy are
forcing them to realize that the creation of a new world
order is of the utmost urgency. If men cannot learn— •
and learn quickly—how to live together in peace, civili-
• zation is doomed. '
In a recent address, R. C. Vaughan, chairman and
president, Canadian National Railways, pointed out that
in his daily life, man had shown himself capable of
intelligent co-operation, capable of living under law, and
.the control of the ?orces he had himself exploited was
not 'beyond' him. These things were the basis of his hope
for the future, "What the needs is the wider vision, the
wider ,application, the breakdown of the frontiers of the
-mind. In the war,. itihe United Nations pooled their re-
• sources and shared their responsibilities. Together they
• defeated the forces of evil. Together they must keep
those forces defeated .and lead the way in 'building a
united world which can never he imperilled by outlelws."
There could be no return to 1939, the Canadian
National president emphasized. . The world had entered
a new era. This did not mean, however, that all the old
,institutions would be abandoned, :though many of them
might be modified. "Transportation, for example, will
always be of paramount importance to human relation-
ships," he said, "and in spite of the rapid development of
• aviation and motor traffic, I think the railways will be
With us for a longtime to motile. The raiiways,have helped
build up this country and they will be ,called. upon to
:assist in its development to further greatness,"
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Thought for Today—In somehomes everything but
Abe child is controlled by -a switch.,
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Local youngsters are all agog for the visit there
'today of "Sweeney" Schriner, one of the hockey "greats."
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What would a winter be without an ace carnival "?
• King' Winter reigned white the Carnival Queen was crown
ed last nitght.
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Clinton's speeding Colts are to be congratulated on
,hittalifying for the OHA, Intermediate group play-offs.
The series with. London Majors—here Friday 'night and
'beck in Exeter Monday—will tell the story. •
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Residents of . iGoderich Township might well 7eon-'
'Sider themselves very fortunate that their township has
been chosen from among all others; in Ontario, 'as the
scene of an experiment to control the . warble fly pest.
"Those in tehtarge anticipate the fullest possible cooperation
'from the farmers pin the approaching campaign to eradicate
'tie • nefarious pest.
Letters to'ttlie'
EDITOR
PRAYER OF THE TREES
Editor,
Clinton News -Record..
DEAR STIR:
Sometimes people wonder why
prayers are not answered' promptly
or the reply is different from their
expectations, although we have the
assurance our prayers are heard by
the angels and carried by them to
God.
The following story is symbolic:
Three large trees 'stood in a dense
forest, one day they prayed, asked
for what they • desired to be con-
verted into when felled.
The first prayed to be a beautiful
palace where Icings and queens dwelt
and visitors would come and gaze
with awe. •
The second to be alar a ship, said
the seven seas and encircle the globe.
The third wanted to stay in' the
forest, grow into the tallest, tree
there and always point a high finger
to God.
One day the woodsman carte and
chopped down the first tree and in:
stead of a palace, it was made- into
a common stable but a virgin ane
her husband found shelter there and
that night there was :born the fairest
babe in all creation and ever since
hien and angels have been singing
"Glory to God in the Highest."
Thirty years passed, the second
tree was felled and made into a sural
ship, launched on the sea of Galilee;
a tall young roan stood on the deck
of that ship and with` a heart-warm-
ing smile told• the multitude "I came
that you might have life .and enjoy
it more abundantly"
• Soot' the third tree' was chopped
down the limbs were made into a
cross and beastly Hien goaded on bs
devilish spirits-, pinned His .shoulders
down and nailed that young man to
the cross—the' loveliest personality
that ever walked the earth—but eves
since, that cross has been pointing
to the road to Paradise, the road
which is now open to all and the fina
station on that highway is God
People who have the. influx of the
holy spirit, knowning what has beei
done for them, have an ardent love
for their Saviour. The. heart that
has once met Jesus will never love
another.
(Signed)—MARVIN BAURR
Mitchell, S. D.
There Is No Joy In Scarcity
By R. J. Henchman, ex-M.P.
for North Huron
The Edmonton Journal tells us tha
e lake just east of Sexsmith, Alberta
was drained some years ago for the
purpose of making good agricultura
land out of it. The scheme wasn't a
success, so now "Ducks Unlimited'
will dam it up and leturn it to the
use for which nature first intended it
In a simple matter like this planning
does little harm. True there was a
waste of time and effort but if, in
this process, people grow wiser fron
experience, they will n t make the
same mistaken again�/For this' we
ought to be thankful,
-Once upon a time it was proposed
that Canada. the Argentine and the
United States should get together
not exactly to fix the price of wheat
lint to provide ordealy. niiarketing
These things usually start in a mild
sort of way—their teeth grow as they
get, older and the big had wolf
emerges in the end. Well it was tried
but right frons the start, for sonic
reason or other, something went
wrong. Russia had to sell wheat and
the price in British markets ' fell
Argentine did not seem very anxious
to earry out her: end of the bargain
and we were left pretty well es we
were, each playing the game as was
thought bests
Right now this is one of the things
for which we ought to be profoundly
grateful. Years later, in 1939, there
came a war. It was a long war, it
destroyed a great deal of the grafi
growing capacity ofthe continent of
Europe. The task of providing the
food of the world will be a stiff one
for the next few' years. 1t is not'only
a question of feeding Eurepe but the
scarcity is quite marked in India
China and Japan.
This story has its lesson. when
groups of nations undertare to re-
strict their production or move MI
that 'direction in the hope of control-
ing prices it has as large a measure
of evil :ss, when cartels, in other lines
of production, do the swine thing. We
cannot react lectures to industry on
the immorality of getting together
-to enhance prices when it is pretty
clearly evident that if we had the
chance we would be in it u" to our
ears. It is luck of - opportunity, not
lack of inclination which prevents it.
Cartels, restrictions, controls and
government buying and selling will
never save ns froth anything; the
sooner we get rid of them the better.
The solption will come from breaking
Flown barriers—not from erecting new
ones. We shall he- helped t a by a
recognition of the, fact that we ewe
-in a market economy and the market,
Si the end, do ermines the price.
The Winnipeg Grain Exeha nge has
been closed so far as wheat is con-
cerned, for years• Whether or not it
Fad a value, i v artime ma•r be; Argu-
able but over a period of years the
open maket gave us a fairer price
than could' otherwise have been
secured. The thermometer is not re-
sponsible for extremes of either. Beat
or cold it merely registers them. The
Grain Exchange does n;i determine
)rices it records them. The trouble
vith other Perms of marketing is
that; with thein acceptance, economic;
forces are ea lo :ger w;rlci-,g in the
',nen, the grower has no :dog of the
coulee of eve, t. A free -market
neasuees real values, na tre.u;.^ else
does. •
BUSINESS CHANGE
DUNGANNON--.Charles Crossett
hasdisposed of his truck and flour)
and feed business to Lloyd Hodge,
who will obtain possession March 1.
Lloyd has been assisting his father,
George Hodge, in the chopping mill,
and his place will be taken by Kenneth
Hodge, who has •recently retuned
from overseas, ,
THURSDAY, FE1.HU;ARY 28, 1945
From Our Early Files
40 YEARS" AGO
TH19 CIL7NTON Nows-RHC'OtRD
. Thursday, Match 1, 1906
Local market prices: butter, 17-18
cepts • eggs, 13-14 cents, live e hogs
,
$5.60.
A frendly game of carpet balls
was played in AOF Hall between 1
I0 Fand -OAF, with J. W. Irwin as
skip for,the former, and W. C. Brown
for the latter.
Cantel'on and 'Wallis shipped two
carloads of hogs to London, includ-
ing: James Sterling, 1'7' $212;
Daniel ,Giiddon, 13, $180; James
Stevens), 11, 5136:
The assenilbly held in . the Town
Hall last week was a decided success
in every way.
O. Johnson shipped 'a carload of
horses went yesterday.
Charles Wallis left Tuesday for the
West with 30 horses and 20 acts of
harness, the latter made by A. Mc-
Keown and Johnson Bros. '
Wesley Nott, London Road, took
his team of drivers to Toronto last
week and succeeded in disposing of
them. He spent the remainder of
the week sightseeing'.
David Lansing, Base Line, saw a
snake crawling around February 22,
the earliest he had ever heard tell of.
A quiet weddhlg took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs: T. J. Moore -
house. Bayfield. Feb. 21, when their
second youngest daughter, Wivnonn,
was united in marriage to Capt, John
Ferguson, Bayfield.
The merry chirp of the robin has
been heard during this mild weather.
James Fowlie, Hayfield, is having
the upstairs of his store completed,
which he intends to use as a restaur-
ant and ice cream parlor in the
Summer.
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' 25 YEARS . AGO
THE CLINTON' NEW ERA
Thursday, March 3, 1921
James R.eynelds has rented the Fair
Farm from A. E. Durnin, for three
years.
Huron Old Boys' Association of
Toronto held a reunion with several
hundred present, F. T. W. Hodgson
is president and E. Moody secretary.
Huron Central Agricultural So-
ciety held its annual banquet in the
Town Hall, featured for the first
time by the presence of ladies. A. J.
McMurray, secretary, presided as
toastmaster.
James Snell has been appointed to
the Sheep Committee of Western
FairE..
W. Morrison -moved to the FFish-
er farm this week.
A. wrecking eompany•from London
holds an option on the Commercial
Hotel, barn and rinse.
March 'gamboled in Tuerday.
Mr. • Oridien, T'ueliersmith, had a
sale of farm effects. The farm was
sold to Mr. Davniond for 88.760.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D'. Elsley have tak-
en up residence in Londeshnrn and
are occupying Thorns Nott's . house.
Clinton School' of Commerce held
its annual At -Horne February 9-4,
Clinton Public School defeated
'Godericli Central 'School at hockey
by 16-4.
Charles Lockwood has purchased a
'inn -sore farm near Westfield` for
$4,100,
Wartime Prices Board
Answers Questions
Concerning Regulations
Q.—Is there a ceiling price on a
1932 used car?
A.—Yes. There is a ceiling price
on all types of used cat's, no natter
their model year. If you supply de-
tails- regarding the particular car you
have in mind we shall inform you
concerning the* correctceiing price.
Q.; I gave my tenant a notice to
vacate but did not put it in writing.
Now I understand that it should have
been •put in writing.
A. --If you have legally given your
tenant a notice to vacate you must
put it M writing and it must be on
a form provided by the Hoard. .We
have referred the matter to our ren-
tals officer who will send you further
information regarding this matter.
Q.—I was in the hospital for five
days and was asked for my ration
book. Coupons representing a months
supply of butter, sugar and -teat were
removed. Is this not too many? How
many days .mist one stay in hospital
before suixenciering coupons for
rationed food?
A.—You ,must stay in hospital for
14 days before ration coupons inay
be deteached from your book. At the
end of two weeks' and after each
two weeps' continuous residence one
valid butter coupon, one valid sugar
coupon and two valid meat coupons
are surrendered, In your case the
hospital had not the•right-,to detach
coupons from your ration book.
m m *
am expecting my wife and
son from. overseas; sometime this
month. How can they obtain ration
books for meat, sugar, preserves and
butter?
As—•Apply to the local ration board
in your city and : present credentials
identifying your wife and son. They
will, if these' documents are satis-
feetory, obtain their ration books.
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Q.—I am a Canadian just discharg-
ed from the U.S. Army. Have I a
right to- a priority suit purchase cer-
tificate.
A, --Yes. 'Any Canadian discharged
from the American forces may obtain'
a ,priority suit purchase certificate
at any local ration board or a:@stied
branch, provided he can establish his,
Canadian citizenship and his dis-
charge certificate issued after May
1., 1945,
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Peace Spectacle
To the children of bomb=scarred
England .peace has brought many
wonderful things, things never known
before to the small fry whose mem-
ories are too short to recall the
days before the war,
A little' girl in London, returning
home on the bus, looked' hard at the
,young mann collecting the fares, and
exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, look,
Grandpa! It's x macs conductress,"
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25 YEARS AGO
THE CLINTON NEWS -,RECORD'
March 3, 1921
Clinton markets—.butter, 50 cents;
eggs, 40-41 .cents; live hogs, $12.50.
C.C.I. boys defeated. Goderich C. I.
'n the ,fastest hockey game of the
season oh soft ice 12-2: •Clinton
line-up: Goal, F. McTaggart, r.d„-N.
Anderson; l.d., 0. Munn; r.w., 1'.
Elliott; Lw., F. Wallis; centre,' J.
Hawden sub., K. Rorke.
W. E. Davison; Clinton, has pur-
chased the largest hardware estab-
ishment in Norfolk County, the.
Boyd Hardware store in Simeoe.
John Shaw, one of Huron County's
pioneer educationalists, celebrated his
83rd birthday at the home of,rhis son,
Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clinton,' with whom
he has been living for sonic years
past.
Miss • Jessie Je ie Mur h
p y, Goderich
Township, had a hatch of chickens
February 25. '
The Model School will be open to
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the public on Wednesday afternoon
and evening of next weelt.
The Citizens' Band gave a success -
full skating party in the rink,
Dr. Fowler has been absent from
his office owing to illness,
W. Wedlock has :the .contract of
wiring Blyth -Meniorial Hall,
Fred Cook, Tuckorsmith, is recover-
ing after an operation for append-
icitis in Clinton Public Hospital.
Varna beef ring held an .oyster
supper, pp r followed by a social evening
in the Town Ball.
CNR NET REVENUE DOWN
Canadian National , Railways has
t $2276 00n compared witvenue inh January
00t0
lin the corresponding month of 1945,
a decrease of $1,578,000, Operating
revenues were down 51,667,000 at
880,001,000 and operating expenses
were $$9,005 lower at $28,025,000.
William Taylor, Goderieh Town-
ship, got a carload of sows from
Toronto the: other day.
EQUIPPED FOR TODAY - - Our facilities afford every refinement
in presenting, the ideal service. The
efficiency encY
With which
every ery responsibility
isx:
e ecuted is largely made .possible by our
modern equipment. ,
The Beattie latte4rd eilcune
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NOW
• we are equipped to give you fast service and the
best in repairs on all your small household
appliances — Irons --- Toasters -- Vacuum
Cleaners—Heaters—Heating Pads, etc.
Why put up with these things not.Wiorking as they
should?
We also have a good stock of Tubes and Batteries
for your radio.
Of course, we still do the best in radio repairs
JUST PHONE US—WE'LL DO THE REST
Clinton Radio and Appliances
at the White Rose Garage
Huron St. PHONE 465 Clinton
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TOWN OF CILINTON
A, J. McMURRAY, M. T. CORLESS,
Mayor Clerk and Treasurer