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Clinton News-Record, 1946-04-04, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946 Clinton News -Record The Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record Established 1878 ` Amalgamated 1924 PUBLISHED. EVERYTHURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARRI'O, CANADA "The Hub of Huron County" An Indep.endent Newspaper Devoted to the Hrterests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Official Printers )AMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association to County of Huron Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, $1.50 a year in advance; in United States, $2 a year in advance; single copies•five cents Authorized as second class mail, Post ffice Department, Ottawa Advertising Rate and Detailed Circulation Cards on Request Sworn Circulation at Dec. 31, 1945 1,654 . R. S. ATKEY H. L. TOMLINSON Editor and Business Manager . Plant Manager THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946 WE HOPE IT WILL BE "MODEST" A"modest" increase will 'occur in the cost of living in Canada, according to a prediction in the House of Commons by Hon. J. L. Ilsley. The Minister of. Finance promised, 'however, that it will protect 'consumers and producers alike from the "economic and social dis- location" which will develop if inflationary pressures are given ``free rein." In a 1,500 -word statement Tuesday on price controls, Mr. Ilsley stated tliat higher living costs will result from. recent increases in the 'ceiling prices on various products authorized by the Wartime Prices land Trade Board. He also made these statements: 1. The •Government had no intention of abandoning, wholly or substantially, its price control program. 2. The danger 'of inflation still was "very great." 3. The Government's price policy for the transition period was to give a 'treasonable degree of stability to living costs while creating conditions favorable to a high level of employment and production." 4. Consumer demand 'and purchasing power now ex- ceed their wartime levels and it would be "unthinkable" to allow prices to find their own levels. 5. "Small" increases would occur in the next three or four months in the retail prices of clothing and furnishings. • In view of the penatl'i'es of inflation --Jas evidenced after World War I in the great depression of the '30's— most Canadians will support the Minister in his opposition to inflation and removal of price controls. His words were reassuring when he said: "We do not intend to flout their (Canadian people's) opinion or destroy the results of nearly five years of determined effort to prevent inflation." If wartime controls were removed too quickly, there might be very serious repercussions in the economic life of the nation. EDITORIAL COMMENT Thought for Today—A man shows his age a long time before he learns to act it, In this year's 'advanced spring, seeding is the order ofthe day. . We hate to remind our readers that eight inches of snow fell on April 11, 1939, and a blizzard struck this dist- riot on April 13 the same year. During the war, more Canadians were killed by cancer than were killed fighting. Contributions in the current campaign array be made to Ontario Cancer and Research Foundation through any br: rich bank, or at the Stratford Cancer Campaign Headquarters, 10 Downie St., Stratford. © O Indicating just how powerful a decisive Government majority may be in a British assembly, Ontario's new liquor bill was approved in principle on 'second reading by the Legislature on a recorded vote of 61-20 Tuesday. All the members of the Progressive Conservative party voted in favour of the legislation, while 'all bhe Liberals, C.C.F., and Labor Progressives, were opposed. The Government has taken a definite stand, and apparently is going to stick to it. n n Within its limitations, The NEWS -RECORD, in its news columns today, has 'attempted to provide a picture of the 1946 estimates upon which a 45 -mill rate was based.. Coun. M..1, Agnew, ohairnian of the Finance Committee, detailed the figures and explained each in open Council meeting Monday night, but The NEWS -RECORD was un- able to secure confirmation of their accuracy from the Town Treasurer's office. If 'any minor errors have crept in, we apologize. O Huron County residents don't need bo worry very much about the new liquor legislation before the Ontario Legislature. - They are not affected by the changes since__ this county is now under the jurisdiction of the Canada Temperance Act. There will .be no "cocktail bars" here. In order to come under the province's revamped Liquor Act, these areas would first have to obtain permission from bhe Federal Government for permission to hold a vote to decide whether they wanted a change of law. If the result of the vote was for repeal of the Canada Temperance Act, .they then could ask for vote on whether to stay "dry" or 'allow bhe sale of liquor and beer as defined iii the Ontario Act. O © 0 _- Exception was taken to a comment appearing in this column in last week's issue which iniidiy criticized the all -day Wednesday holiday in force fin Clinton. It was pointed out to us that bhe present system was commenced in the fall of 1944, and that when the petition was passed at that time, there were no sign'autres in opposition to the move. Subsequently, we also were informed that, on strength of this petition, Town Council passed the neces- sary bylaw to close places of business all day. If the busi- ness men of the town are unanimous on the matter, The NEWS -RECORD is quite willing to accept their judgment on what is best for business in Clinton. Incidentally, Clinton is the only town for smiles around where the stores are closed all day; most of them have half holidays only. Lai E Letters to the EDITOR FAVORS BOARD OF TRADE Editor, Clinton News -Record, DEAR SIR:- The need for organizing a Board of Trade and Commerce in a community, such as Clinton, for instance, is with- out question, distinct as welt es appar- ent, if we, as a community, have the least expectations of coping with the numerous and varied problems which confront us in this modern day and age. In my opinion, from the con- sumer -stand-point of view, the purpose of an organization of this kind, is two -fold; to promote progressive business administration on unorganiz- ed basis, and to introduce various worthwhile projects into our midst. The outcome of any project depends entirely on the amount of interest shown towards its merits, plus the willingness of its supporters to apply themselves to the point in question. It is apparent that an organization of this type would be of great benefit in -a community such as ours, if we are to eliminate all chances of the future of our wealth, from becoming jeopardized. Congratulations are in order to you and your valued paper, on the stand that you have taken in furthering the interests of our community. Thanking you, I remain, Yours sincerely, (Signed)—,R. EARL JE•NKINS Clinton, Ontario, March 30, 1946. SUCCESSION DUTIES Editor, News -Record, DEAR SIR:- Premier Drew's proposal, in the budget, to ease succession duties on estates, focuses attention on a very distressing feature in the Ontario law as against those of other pro- vinces and the Dominion. ' In Ontario, for some years, large gifts to a wife of the deceased dur- ing the 30 years before death, or 20 years in the case of children, are taxable as if they were part of the estate, In other provinces the per- iod is only three to five years. The Dominion Government requires a lapse of only three years on gifts. Because of its gift tax in connection with the income tax it can't lose as heavily, but this tax has been in effect only ten years. Ontario's far reaching arm is not very popular in some quarters. It has brought in a lot of revenue from large estates, Mr. Drew has intimat- ed that he will discard this vile in- heritance from a former regime and tax only gifts made during the five- year period before death. It will then be possible for a person to turn his assets over to his family yearly and limit his taxable estate to only the property acquired during the last five - ear period before death, thus depriv- ing the province of tax on wealth previously distributed among his heirs. Succession duties is probably the least objectionable of any tax and I do not see that, a thorough levy is a fault. Ontario exempts from -tax- ation the first $25,000 when only parents, wife and children participate while some provinces have a $15,000 maximum so in this respect we are not severe. The tax rate here starts at 1% and climbs as estates get larg- er. If the legislature considers any rates too high, all in a• given wealth a c lege`, should he given the benefit of reduction. This would be a better way to give tax relief than leaving a back door unlocked. Yours very truly, (Signed) ---JOHN W. GILBERT Hanover, March 30, 1946. YOUR RELATIVES Editor, News -Record, DEAiT iSIR:— Another war is being concluded, not the first, of course, and likely not the last. Many reasons have been given and discussed but I stumbled on a reason and cause of war, looking for something and finding something else I wasn't looking for at all. I became interested in ancestry. I was certain that I had some ancestors so I proceeded to get some idea of how many I had. I started life with two parents and they had two parents, etc., etc. Well I doubled 2 twelve times and got 4,006 (12); doubled 12 times more multiply by 4,096 and got 1,677 216 (24): doubled 12 -times more x 4,096-- 68,719,476,736 (36); doubled 12 times more x 4,096 — 281,474,976,710,656 (48); doubled 12 times more x 4,096 —1,152,921,504,606,846,976 (60); The figures in brackets denote generations in the 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th and 60th generation and three generations to a century would mean 400 years, 800 years, 1,200 years, 1,600 years, and 2,000 years before I was horn. And this is correct assuming, of course that there were no marriages between relations no matter how remote. Well, other families had ancestors also, and if they had as puny ancest• ors as ours then multipiy 1,152,921,- 504,606,846.976 by five hundred mil- lion and double this to get a close approximation of the population of the world some two thousand years ago. Then this planet must have been trillions, of times larger than at pres- ent or the ancestors must have been microscopic in sine. Well, according to ancient relics, and skeletons exhumed from time to time our ancestors were pretty much the same size as. we are, And this planet, the earth, pretty much the same size as it is now. So we may assume that there were not so many human beings on the earth as denoted by 1,152,921,504,606; - 846,976. Gibbons., the famous ,English hist- orian, estimated the Population of Europe at that time to be 100,000,000, this would he about the tune of the birth of Christ or the Roman invasion of Britain. Soit seemed to ine that in the course oftwo thousand years the descendents of these 100,000,000 million had intermarried, intermarried and intermingled so often that we were all rather closely related. It was quite a thrill to think I was a close relation of Winston Churchill, King -George and Franklin D. Roose- velt, just to mention a few, but the heck of the matter was that by the same reasoning I was a close relation to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini as well. No need to be elated or de - From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD April 7, 1921 - A happy family reunion took place at the home of Mrs. Hugh Kennedy and her mother, Mrs, Margaret Colqu- houn, Ontario St., On Thursday when members of the family gathered to honor Mr. and Mrs. J. 1+'. Brooks, Winnipeg, who are visiting in town, on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Brooks is a daugh- ter of Mrs. C'olquhoun. Those present included four sinters of Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. (Mayor) A. J, MoMurray, Mrs. M. T.' Corless, Mrs'. Harry Fitzsimons and Mrs. Kennedy, all of Clinton, and three brothers, Reeve Colquhoun, Hib- bert Township, E. J. Colquhoun, Science Hill and W. T. Colquhoun, Staffs, as well as their respective. husbands, and wives. The death occurred in London, on Monday evening of Mrs. George Mc - Ewan. Deceased was the mother of Murray McEwan and aunt pf Frank end Miss Amy Andrews, all of town. The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid of Ontario St. Church was held in the basement of the church on Wed- nesday afternoon, Following are the officers elected: President, Mrs. F. Glew; lst vice-president, Mrs. R. Goo- ier; and vice-president, Mrs. S. Stoth- ers; secretary, Mrs. C. Brenner; treas- urer, Mrs. J. Gibbings; press secre- tary, Mrs. S. Stothers. Misses Grace and Gladys Addison, Brucefield, were the guests last week of Mrs. E. Saville. Mrs. A. Weatherwax and three children retrned to their home in Mlle after spending a week with the lady's parents, Mr, and Mrs. D. Cant- elon. Miss Dolly Cantelon returned with her sister for a short 'visit. This is the day of Clinton's Spring Fair. The-day'is ideal, the roads have become dry if a little rough in ,places and the fair promises to be a big success. CharlieHovey has taken a position o_ n the Royal Bank staff as Junior. J. Manning has purchased the resi- dence of Raney Armstrong on Joseph St. and gets possession about May 15. Mr. Armstrong intends going west. Mrs. W. 1. McDonald and little son, Port Hope, are visiting the lady's family in town, that of the Bawden's, ■ • • THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 7, 1921 This week W. T. O'Neil got in a carload of sugar. The annual meeting of the Clinton Bowlers will he held in the Council Chamber tonight. John Ransford addressed the Clin- ton Club on Friday evening last on the subject of "Old London." A hearty pressed about either connection every- one else was in the same boat.. Then it occurred to ire to turn that calculation around, and assuming that a pair of the human race had come to the earth at that time and haccl doubled every generation four to a fancily, three generations per century up till the present, there would be 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 per- sons of the 60t1i g8ner•ation alone on our planet, the descendants of two people only. But Gibbons, the hist- orian, estimates the population of Europe to be 100,000,000, so there ought to be 100,000,000 titres more than 1,15221,504,606,846,976, but there isn't. I believe the population of the world isestimated es aced 'o be t t 2,100,000,000, and the descendents of two people doubling three tines in a century would reach this amount in about eleven hundred years. So it seems that war is a provision of nature to keep the human race from getting too numerous. It also explains vice and crime and any other ills to which the human racemare subject, It also seems to prove the Bible assertion that all men are brothers, and that there will be war and rumors of war till the end of time. Yours truly', (Signed) --B. WAiLDRON. Brucefield, Ontario. vete of thanks was moved by J. W Treleaven and IL R. Sharpe, Gillis Gilchrist. Guelph, formerly of Clinton was removed to Guelph City Hospital last week threatened with appendicitis. His many friends will be glad to know he was able to go home without the necessity of an operation. E. Ward has had -eight ears of coal shipped here during the past week and is busy filling the coal bins. Mr. and Mrs: Joseph Townsend will take over the Graham House on May 1st from Mr. and Mrs. Gay who have been running the House for the past year. Mayor A. J. McMurray was one of the judges at the Hensall Spring Show on Tuesday. Miss Bessie Chowen, Teeswator, was an Easter visitor in town. At the Council meeting on Tuesday evening two petitions were received from the citizens of town. The first was from the citizens on Isaac St. asking that their street be improved. This petition was signed by W. Brydone, Ruth 11. Graham, J. B. Lavis, Robert Hunter, Werner Bros., Joseph Copp, W. Kennedy, Mrs, R. Thompson, W. J. Pinning, W, A. Grant, J. T. Crich, Entine Levis,. D. Jennison, C. W. Draper, George Huller, James Mahaffy, E. G. Howes, Mrs. D. Mc- Donald, Mrs. Hudson. The second petition -asking for a street light on Rattenbury St. between Erie and North Sts. was signed by C. B. Hale, T. L. Fulford, T. H. Leppington, Miss B. Cantelon, L. Cook, Vivien McHale, E. Graelis, Mrs. McIntyre and S. E. Bezel'. Mr, and Mrs. James Run -shall, Tor- onto, visited the former's aunt, Miss M. Rudd last week. Miss Eleanor Kennp has returned to her school in Dresden after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Kemp. Miss Annice Bartliff is visiting Mrs. Dobie in Wingham. 40 YEARS AGO THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD April 5, 1906 COX-MILLIAN—At the residence of the bride's parents, on April 3rd, by Rev. Mr. Reid, Maitie, daughter of Mr. Andrew Million, to J. Benson Cox, all of Colborne Township. The regular meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. of Willis Presbyterian Church was held Monday evening with Mrs. (Rev.) Stewart in the chair. The fol- lowing officers were elected: Presi- dent. D. L. Crantson; vice, Miss M. McEwen; rec.-secretary, H. McKenzie; cor.-secretary, Miss I. Walkinshaw; treasurer, W. Manning; prayer meet- ing convener, Mrs. Stewart; social convener, Miss McLennan; lookout convener, Miss A. McEwen; music convener, G. Pearson; organist, A. Cook; assistant, Miss M. McKenzie. Mr, and Mrs. F. C. Allcoek are mov- ing. to Hamilton after living here for the last thirty years. He has to give lip his job as moulder at the factory on account of ill health. A. McMurray of near Mitchell is the new foreman of Messrs. Rans- forrl's farms. Ile has rented the Rodaway house in Stapleton and mov- ed his family up this week. The following members of the Masonic Lodge attended a meeting in Seaforth Monday night when the D.D.G.M. was present: 3. A. Ford, W. Tozer, C. C. Ranee, W. P. Spalding, J, Howe„T. Ireland, G McLennan 1 Z Lennon mr , d A. Castle. George Ladd has bought the Robb residence and John Brickenden has purchased Joshua Pearen's home on Ontario St. A. R. Smith, Wingham, has opened a gent's furnishing store in the stand formerly occupied by H. Plumsteel. • • • THE CLINTON NEW ERA April 6, 1906 Plans are being prepared' for the - erection of new driving shed's for the accommodation of those attending On- tario St. Church. The sympathy of the townspeople goes out to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. And - Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations Q:—I bought a bunch of green celery for 15 cents and a neighbour of mine paid 14 cents for two bunches, Did I pay over the ceiling? - A:—There is no ceiling price on Domestic celery. On Imported celery a fixed markup is set for both the wholesaler and the retailer. If this is imported celery we would have to know the name of your supplier so a check could be made of his costs. • • • ' Q:—We used to be able to get two pounds of small raisins for 25 cents, now our dealer asks 21 cents a pound. news in the loss last Sunday of their youngest son, nine-year-old Otto. His death coining just a few months after the death of Mrs. Will Moffatt, the Andrews' oldest daughter is indeed a hard blow for the parents, F. R. Hodgens, G.T.R. agent, ticket- ed J. C. Stevenson and his son, Duncan to San Francisco this week. W. Jack- son, C.P.A. agent ticketed the follow- ing persons west: L, Pickett, John Hill, G. Campbell, F. Stelk, Thos. Car- ter and H. Wilson. Jake Sloman has reconsidered his determination to go west and will remain here as baggagenran at the station. Dr. C. W. Thompson has been ap- pointed an associate coroner for the county of Huron. The young lady friends of Miss Lily Hunt gave her a surprise party on Wednesday evening in honor of her birthday and presented her with some Limoges china; a very pleasant even- ing was spent. Last week it was announced, Dr. E. Holmes had sold his dental practice. Some people have the mistaken idea that W. S. R. Holmes has sold his drugstore. This, is not the case and Mr. Holmes intends remaining in town. Isn't he charging too much? A:—The ceiling price of raisins is based on a markup. That is your deal- er is permitted to add a certain fixed percentage on the price he pays his dealer. If you,would give us- the name of your dealer and we saw his invoices we could check on the proper ceiling price. * •.* Q:—I bought two bags of Irish ICobbler seed potatoes and paid $4.550 for each bag. What is the ceiling price ? A:—You do not say how large a bag you purchased. If you will give 'us this information we will check. It would appear, however. that you did pay more than the ceiling price. * • • Q:—My wife -and child have just ar- rived from overseas. I am not yet discharged and have no regular ration book. How can I get them their ration books and how will I get mine after niy discharge. A:—When your family arrives, you go to your local ration board within 30 days of arrival with passports or identification papers of your wife and 'child and you will Obtain the neces- sary ration books. In your case, the Amory, on the day of your discharge will give you a printed form which, upon .presentation at your local ration board will entitle you to a ration book. * * • Q: --I have a lease for another two months in my present home. My land- lord will agree to renew it if I will pay him more rent. Can be charge me more 'rent? A:—Rents may not be increased without permission of the rentals of -s,. ficer of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, * * * Questions regarding regulations of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board will be answered if referred to the In:formation Branch, WPTB, Federal Building, London. 0 Advertise your livestock in The NEWS -RECORD. One cent a word, each insertion. 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To cut down the death rate from cancer in Ontario (5193 Ontario people died from this disease in 1943) funds are now being raised and a drive is being organized in this province to conquer cancer. Here are the objectives of this campaign: GIVE TEE I --To organize and operate fully equipped cancer clinics at suitable centres where people may be examined, and, if necessary, treated according to the newest scientific methods, 2—To pay a portion of the cost of treatment of cancer for those needing financial help, 3—To pay travelling expenses to and from clinics if needed. 4—To conduct en energetic program of cancer research in Ontario. As,a citizen of Ontario you are asked to con- tribute to chis very worthy cause. Your donation may help put such measures into effect as will save the lives of some of your loved ones—even your own life. It may help to free the world forever from .the dread scourge df cancer. 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