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Clinton News-Record, 1946-08-01, Page 2PAGE TWO MP CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton, News -Record The Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record ' Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 PUBLISHED EVERY :'PHI.TRSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA "The Hub of Huron County" An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Official Printers to County of Huron Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, $1.50 a year in advance; in United States, V a year in advance; single copies, five cents. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Advertising Rate and Detailed Circulation Cards on Request Sworn Circulation at April 30, 1946 1,707 R. S. ATICEY, Editor and Publisher THURSDAY, AUGLTST 1, 1946 FARMERS EXPECT WAR BARGAIN KEPT In discu,asing privilege, The Scene, published from Shingwauk Farm, Muskoka, by John Atkins, is not aware that war compelled the extension of the privaleges of power of the Government of Canada and the establishment of privileges for many •classes of citizens. The wisdom or unwisdom of each of these privileges may be left to history; The net result was that Canada saved its chance to achieve democracy, abandoning temporarily many democratic rights which anust be restored fully before democratic capitalism can ftmotion effectively again. Whatever the merit of each of the measures taken may be, the sum total of the war measures brought Canada to victory in better Shape than any belligerent country in the world. But these very mebsures can destroy democracy, and compel us to live as if we were perpetually at war, if they are extended unduly into the period of reconstruction. The government has said that the elimination of ' war expedients is merely a /natter of timing, end discussions regarding them are revolving around "when" among the great majority who believe in using democratic capitalism to produce democratic progress. None of the war measures was wholly equitable to agriculture which lied sunk so low in (the pre-war economy that it was politically impossible to restore farming to complete equity with other industries by wartime adjust- ments. Labor would not have tolerated prices which would have given farmers parity with urban workers in wages and hours. The best that could be done was to adjust farm prites to give the average farm owner -worker approxim- ately half as much per hour as urban garbage collectors. The consumer subsidies were a means of keeping food prices down, of direct benefit to urban workers. Ceil- ing prices kept the prices of farm produce below demand levels. Farmers contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the war effort in low prites. They accepted the dis- parities, and by =equalled civilian effort maintained phenomenal production on the assurances of the govern- ment and the people of Canada that they would not be let down when the war was wort. All the guarantees, floor prices, and other measures designed to stabilize agriculture temporarily when world supply and demand comes into balance, will not redress the losses farmers contributed to victory during one year. Can- ada owes Canadian agriculture billions a dollars that went to urban Canadians during the war period. Farmers expect the small part of this debt necessary to sustain agriculture temporarily, at low levels compared with urban earnittgs, to be paid. Whether the wartime agriculture policy was the wisest or not, will be decided by history. It was, perhaps. the best that could be done. It was part of a war policy that brought the end a armed conflict and gave farmers and all others a chance for peace. There can be no doubt about whether the wartime bargain with farmers is to be ' kept. Farmers will not be enjoying any privilege in what- ever is done to sustain agriculture. They will be accepting a few cents on the dollar in payment of a great national debt. O 0 0 EDITORIAL COMMENT 'Ilhought for Today—The world could well do with more self-starters and fewer cranks. O 0 0 Monday next, August 5, is Civic Holiday in Clin• ton and places a business will be dosed. HOwever, they will be open all day next Wednesday, August 7. O 0 0 Clinton Board of Education is to be congratulated on getting its contract -a completed for rural bus service for the Collegiate Institute, commencing September 3. O 0 0 Would you like to be a Farm Commando? If you would like to help some farmer in the district get in his harvest and thus help relieve the world food shortage, get in touch with the Ontario Agricultural Office, phone 47, Clinton. 0 0 0 Es,tabliShment a an ,agricultural college in London to serve Western Ontario, as advocated and supported by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister a Agaiculture, would be a great boost to agrioulture in this section a the Province. O 0 0 The community, as a whole, regrets the departure of Rev. G. G. and Mrs. Burton from Clinton for Moorefield, both having contributed great public service during (the past decade while residing here. The bet wishes Of the community go with them to their new field of endeavor. O 0 0• Perhaps it never has beeit pointed out to them, but the fact remains that single men With farm experience cannot draw unemployment insurante benefits if they re- fuse available farm work which will be regarded as suitable for theta in future. Why is not any work suitable for any Canaclian who is fit for it? Why should hardworking people support loafers and snobs in kNeness. 0 0 0 Clinton's second serious fire in less than eight days— that which destroyed the Hanover Transport terminal Mon- day night–serves to emphasize the need of the Fire De- pa,rtinent km additional pillieleing equipment. Pressure— usually excellent hi other parts of the town—was low on th6 hill. In this regard the RCAF Fire Department from It. and C. S, under Sgt. Ernest Reid, did valiant surviee and helped very considerably in getting the fire under control with the assistance of its three big ‘tfoosted" hose lines. Group Capt. E. A. 'McGowan and the firefighters havethe thanks of the comanmity. Letters to the EDITOR EX'PRESSES APPR:ECIATION Mr. R. S. Atkey, Editor, News -Record, Clinton. DE'AR 1t1R AMY: On the eve of my departure for my new oharge assigned to me at Moore- field, I wish to convey to you and the former proprietor, my sincere apprec. Marin of the courtesy and favours shown to me during my ten years of service in Ontaeio Street 'United Pas- toral Charge. I wish, also, through you, to ex- , press my thanks to any of the eiti. zerre of the town for their kind words of regret of mi leaving, because of our association together for the com- mon good of the community. I shall be able to deem that a quar- ter of my ministerial life was. spent 111 Clinton. and vicinity, and 1 count among my friends, people of every denomination. Mrs. Burton and myself will always remember the fine fellowship with the people of Clinton, ahd every word have written, also, includes the gracious people of Turner's Church of Tuekersmith Township. I wish for you and yours complete success in your new work as prop- rietor of NEWS-RE.CORD of Clinton Gratefully yours, GA1ILA.N1) G. BURTON Coderich .Summer School, jaily 30, 1946. Conservation of Soil Immediate action is needed to pre• serve millions of acres of Canadiai land from runination iby wind am water erosion, is ithe warning given in The Royal Bark of Canada Month- ly Letter for August. Within reach of everyone, east and west, there are evidences of irrepar- able loss of topsoil, and unless the world is to go in for soilless culture of crops it is time for a big effort ueing all the resources of moder science and ingenuity. The article continues in part: "Th population of the world has increased from 465 million around the year 1650 to somewhere about 2,200 million. That means, if eveayone is to have three meals a. day, an additional drain on farm land of 1,900,000,000,- 000 meals out of every year's erop of grains, vegetables, livestock fod- der, and all the other things which contribute to human diet. Yet in 1941 there were more than 4 million acres of abandoned farms in the, Prairie Provinces, an acreage which, at the long-time average yield of 15.0 bush- els per acre .might produce 62,400,000 bushels of wheat a year if the land had been saved. "While the tragic history of a few decades has Rimmed attention on sections of the Canadian West, the need for preservation and restoration e erop-growing soil in eastern Can- ada is also pressing, , The 'Garden Province' is being washed away, little by little. Workmen had to go through 99 feet of mud to reach a solid foundation for bridge piers at Char- lottetown, 'mud' which was once the fertile topsoil of crop -growing acres. In New Brunswick it is reported that one week of high water in the Saint John River carried down as inuch silt OF would eover more than 3,000 acres to a depth of one inch. Ontario is exercised because not only are good agricultural lands being swept away, adding new devastation to the aband- oned lands which should never have been opened to agriculture, but the rivers are being spoiled because silt injures the _chances of breeding and feeding Bill. Quebec has set aside a teneyear fund of tett million dollars to be spent on approved schemes of land utilization. s There a Limit? By R. J. Deachman, ex M. P. for North Huron Our friends, the Americans, are an oenellyeziumogrePesegi.le, They ere like' us' oup of Democratic -Republican Senators have exempted meat, dairy products' poultry, eggs and tobacco from the ,speration of the new price regulations now upfoe consideration. I ani not now discussing the whole problem of priee aontrol out if there is going to be none control, it must aPale" to wages and farm• products as well as to other things. 1 Farm products are mercurial. They rise sharply under preeeure, swiftly at other times. The rate of wages is a factor in the cost of pro- duction. Labor points oat persistent- ly that increase in capacity to pro, duce minimizes this difficulty. That is to say if labor nrodnee,, is entitled to receivnore. , It forgets that increase in capacity to produce is brought about by the in- stallation of new equipment which has a tendency to make labor the less. efficient instrument of production. That is inachinery displaces mens The United States, however, with stupen- dous faith in its own power, feels that it can ignore economic laws, go its own pace, write its own story. Here is another paragraph from. a leading New York daily: 'Surveys of hotel directories show .that the increase in rates range generally from 15 per cent to more than 100 per cent since pro - war days". This refers to hotel accommodat- ion for tourists during the summer Many inns which were abandoned be -- fore the war because of guest short- ages, will re -open and will do capaci- ty business with rates a8 high as$50 a day for two persons. Hi ere s a paragraph which shows how things move: "A hotel in the Adironclaeks, formerly $8—up a day for twog,aliaonurd summer hotel in New En quotes rates of F20 to $80: A big charged $15 to $30 a day, double, before the wax. It is getting $96 to $50 this season, Another New England inn, which was' on the ver- ge of dosing in 1941, is filled: up with guests paying "14 to $28 a day for two persons. What will be the up -shot of all this. The new -rich will patronize them de- n spite cost but there are tens and sco- 'res of nullions of Atcnericans who can- not afford to pay $50 a day for an hotel roomfor twos nor even a quart- er of it, and so other accomodation will develop. Once more the tourist cabins will come back, Some hotels now charging exorbitant prices will be closed, people will find the simple life moye refreshing. Enjoyment does not atwaes consist in paying more for a thing than it is worth. *. * Once long years ago, it would be back in 1940 or thereabouts, put down in one column the national in- come a the United States beginning with the year 1913, jumped then to 1929 and Consecutive years to 1939, the year which started World War II. I then divided this by total population which gave the average per capital income, then I divided this by the cost of living on; the basis of 1923-25 equals. a 'hundred; and the per capita income adjusted for changes hi the cost of living averaged lower M the period 1929 to 1939 than it did in 1933 All of which, with some sadness, leads tie to the conclusion that --"All is not gold that glitters" or as Chauc- er put he "It is not alle golde that glareth". Apparently this aphorism is old but still true. "Soil erosion has been called a 'creeping death.' It is 310t Only fatal to growth of plants but the develop- ment of man. Concurrent with a farmer's realization that his farm is washing or blowing away, with con- sequent loss of growth and revenue, there cones loss of morale. A imrel population of prosperous and content- ed ft:liners is an asset every country needs, but if morale is destroyed, and farmers become apathetic, the whole country suffers. Prosperity on in- dividual farms brings with it benefit to neighbouring merchants, distant suppliers of farm machinera, and fac- tories all over the Dominion. These successful farmers contribute to the national income, and they provide ex- portable goods which increase Can- ada's world trade, with consequent raising of the standard of living throughout the country. "'Under conditions of low produc- tivity, not only the faimer and his family are affected, but the whole comaiunity. A, rural municipality, like any other'requires steady taxpayers. pamphlet distributed by the Domin- The whole countryside suffers, ion Department ai Agriculture, is :leroogh lack of funds for education, equal to that removed from the soil road building, bridge construction, in the production of 485 bushels rif and many other necessary and de- 485 bushels of wheat. Dr. Wyatt, of :o able projects, if the tax -paying the University of Alberta, is quoted ability of those who live there is as saying it would take from $200 to reduced. $850 per aere in commercial fertilizer "The level of employment in manu. to restore these wasted minerals. fettering is affected by the porches- "How long can this go on? Scient- ing power Of all the people, and farm ists tell us that it takes nature about people make up 27 percent of Cart- five hundred years to make one inch .ada's population. If the living stand- of good topsoil, but this precious ard of 27 percent of a country's pop- ,source of feted and living is being ulation is at a low level, from what-lwashed from beneath our feet or ever cause, it isp obvious that the b/own into the air at terrific rates. standard of living will be depressed Look at China, where topsoil has be - everywhere in the country, -come so precious in the washed-out "In one small area in Ontirio there section % that men have been known are 76 farm buildings cla,ssed as 1' all" slipl from their homes during the hours. Once it deposited money in banks, bought numeinely, wad the mainstay of local retail business and a customer of the mail order houses. It helped feed cities. Today it buys nothing, pays no taxes, Produces no- thing to add to the DAtiOTIO1 iT40)110 OT the welfare Of the country, feeds no ono" After describing the Causes and evi- dences of erosion. the article con- tinues: "The problem is immediate. Two English scientists, G. V. lacks and R. 0. Whyte, joint authoin ofthe book 'Vanishing Lands,' have report- ed: 'As the result solely of human mis- management, the soils upon which men have attempted to found new civilization are dieappearing, washed' away by water vet blown away by wind. Today destruction of the earth's thin living COVO/: IS proceeding at a rate and on a eiiale unparallelid in lestory and when that thin WM.-- the soil—is gone, he fertile regiens. where it formally lay will be unin- habitable deserts' Does it, then, seem. far-fetched when the Parti Equip- ment Dealer reports that about 14 percent of the land on this continent has aleecidy lost all of he erop-grow- ing capacity? Or when Professor A. F. Coventry of the Depaetment Zoology, University of Toronto, says' there pre in the agricultural part of Ontario some 5 million acres, about one sixth of the whole, unfit for any- thing except trees, but lacking the trees? Soil drifted from one' acre, to a depth of one inch, is equivalent to the removal of about 700 pounds of nitrogen, 155 pounds of phosphorus, and 5,880 pounds of potash,. This amount of phosphorus alone, says -a or poor, while 44 buildings have been abandoned or levelled, every one an unwritten story of hope, toil and dis- appointment In some eases the land was good to start with, but it was farmed without foresight. The plow made it ready for earrying away by wind or water. Productivity declined. Income decreased. Sons and daugh- ters went away to cities. A. farm which housed, fed and clothed a big fandly only a few years ago supports night :to steal soil by the handfuls from neighbeurs, so as to have enouph to grow beans to feed their foreilies. The millions of tons of Canada's fertile topsoil which have been wash- ed into the ocean cannot be replaced, and certain natural processes of erosion cannot be -completely stopped, though the losses can be reduced to moderate proportions. The Palliser triangle will not oe safe until dust storms, cease there, the land nailed 00 one, and is n menace to its neigh- dawif b ,the roots of gra es and TRUIOSDAY;. AIIMPST 1, 1946 From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO Tnn CLINTO--N. NEWS -RECORD Thursday; August 4 1921; W. Potts., Niagara Falls and; lee T.: • received their veterans. jewels: at the 10017 on Tuesday evening. Prize winners in Clinten's big cele- bratien iuclucle: B411 & Zapfe,,Temes. Paxman, Miss Einuna:Levis, Roy•Ball, William HiaveseJenkine, R. r. Hutchison, W. McClinchey, E. Fun ford, Mrs. Beyer; Miss M. Rutledge; L. March, J. E: Cook; Nellie Cewan; MeBrien, A. Stewart; S; G. Castle; A. Seeley, E. Jackson, Mrs, Taylor, Mrs. Wileon, Donald Masted, Dr. Angu,s Mirehes,on, Fraser Sterling: Grace Sterling,. Margaret' Cudmore, Marlene° Streets; Ruby Churchill, Mamie Rogerson, Lillian Gipsy, 13' Potter, E. J. Plidham, 1VIcDougal, G. Bailey, Edwin Walters, A. Cart- wrightn,, Nies Colcloiagh, Mrs. Lep- pthtto Elliott Bertliff has been visiting 'M Grey Township. Eddie Shepherd, Toronto, visited MS mother, Mks. James Shepherd: . Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Beaton and Miss Louise Beaton are visiting at their home here. Mies Libbie Gibbings, Teronto, is holidaying with her sister and 'broth- er. Mrs. J. W. Treleaven and B. 3. Gibbings. Dr and IVIrs. J. 0, Gaodier and family' are holidaying at Iton'SPrings, * 5., THE .CILINTON NEW ERA Thursday, August 4; 1921 Honor Matriculation successful students were: N. C.' Anderson, W. Aberhart, E. Adams, V. Adams, F. R. Archibald, M. BIanshard, j. A. Bose man, F. Coates, W Coates, E: W. IV Edge, J. R. Edmonds, IL E. Edwards, W. Pinlayson, W. C. Gardiner, J. W. A. Greig, K. L. Hamilton, A. E. Ma- yan j A, Hume, M. A. Hays, J. A'. Hogg, Z; A. I. Jackson'J. U. ICerr, R. X. Kilpatrick, E. M. Lamb, W. T. Laing, S. Latimer, W. H. Little, E. B. McTaggart, L. A. Macklin, W. L. MeCuteheon, B. Mallough, R. Muir, E. Musgrove, A. 10. Oke, 1 Perdue, G. .1. Scarlett, I. Seater, 0. Stogdill, E. M. Strang, G. Skelding, 14. Taylor, C. L. Tyndall, F. J., Wallis, E. Wallace, E. C. Washington, J. E. Washington, W. Weir, M. Walker. R. Tasker and John Stephenson are having their homes painted, Misses Clef are having their store front painted, and [Arthur Tyndall is having his house sided with Brantford shingles. A Wilken has repurchased his shoe repair business from James Lovett who is planning on going to St. Catharines. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fitzsimons have returned to Detroit after holi- daying in town. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gilchrist and Master Gilles are holidaying in town * * 40' YEARS AGO THE OLINTON NEWSsRECORD' Thursday, August 2, 1906 Misses Lela Hoover, Olive and Edna Cooper, Eva Cluff and Jean Murdoch, Luclmow, chaperoned by Miss Ida Holmes, are holidaying in Bayfield. Mrs. William Crooks paased away on Saturday at the age of 58 years. She is survived by her hasband and two sons, George and John, and one daughter, Tessie. Pallbearers were scientific mechanical usages. But there is still time, if Canadians take notice" A report ie given of the work deem under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act, and the letter concledes: "Ihtel- Heald, planned, organized attack is required. It might very welt stem from the farmers' level and make it- self felt ho requests' for advice and assistance and guidance of govern- ment departments. A committee, of men and women intenselyinterested in the well-being of their ferns eau sit around a table and set forth what they hope far then look to the ex- perts for deta'ils of how it is to be done. Discussion between groups, in an unselfish spirit of Sharing know- ledge and experience for the good of all wile be effective In keeping down wastage due to misplaced effort or amatearish planning. Consultation between. individuals,farmers' associa- tions, universities county councils, Dominion and Peovincia/ Depart- ments of Agriculture and Agricultural Improvement Associations as to the best way of proceeding should go far toward building elective control pro, grammes and co-ordinating them in a comprehensive plan that will hence fit all." We Have It The New Plexiglass Chest Modern Beautiful Transparent Mist -Proof only $24.95 The very Chest for your Silverware W. N. Counter Co/niter's For Finer Jewellery For Over Half a CenturY in Huron Camay William Stanley, George Holland, Samuel Sturdy, William Connell, Ed- ward Leonard and William McLeod, Clinton Knitting Co. are arranging al display of their 1907 samples to be placed in Tozer and Brown's windows. The Markets: Old wheat 75c to 80c; new wheat 70e; oats 34e to 35c; peas 65c; barley 40c; butter 15c to 16c; eggs 15c to 16c; live bogs 7.25. Addle Wilson, Frank Forerster, Bert Hovey and Merrit Naftel are camping at Naftel's on the lake shore W. II. Rellyar accompanied his father to Bovernaavillo J. E. Hovey, J. E. Casitelon, and R. Graham will take part in the tournament of the Dominion Trap S.hooter's Association in Hamilton. The quartette composed of' W. J. Harland, Len Wein, B. ,T. Gibbings and R. A Downs, sang in Ontario St. Church on Sunday night and will sing again next Sunday. * * * THE CLINTON NEW ERA . Friday, August 3, 1906 ClMton Lacrosse team defeated Wingham 5 to 0. Clinton lineup was: Johnson (goal), Pinner (point), Mc- Itinnon (c. Point), Galbraith (I. de), Parrester (2 def.), McKenzie (3 clef.), Holmes (centre), Dunseith (1 home), Couch (2 home), Shepherd (3 home), Ritchison (outside), Northcott (in- side% Brantford Bowlers played in Clin- ton. Clintonians won in the afters noon and lost by one point in the evening. Olinton bowlers were: a. L, Coartice, D. L. McPherson, lb A. For- rester, J. Hoover (skip); Dr. J. W. Shaw, James Fair, C. E. Dowding, Dr. Agnew, (skip); J. Nediger, Dr. W. Holloway, j. Taylor, P. Spaulding (skip); A. 3. Morrish„R. Holmes, W. L. Galbraith, E. M. McLean (skip): A. Armstrong, j. Wiseman, E 5. Howard, T. Jackson (skip); R. Gra- ham, W. Vi":—Farran, N. Ball, 3 Har- land- (skip). Richard Irwin passed away in his 6Gth year. Surviving are three sons, John, Lindsay; Gregg, Springfield, Mass; Harry, Goderich; and four daughters, Mary, Toronto; Mrs. D. Kilty, Laurium, Mieh.; Mes. F. R. Hodgens and Mrs. N. 1VIeL. Fair, both of town. Pallbearers were: A. 0. Pattison, S. W. Irwin, W. G. Smith, W. ,R,. Lough, D. McCorvie and James Twitchell. Cochrane—In Clinton on July 29, to Mr, and Mrs William Cochrane, a deughter. Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations My son is being discharged from the airforce next month and I am told he is not eligible for a suit priority certificate. Ie there any way he can obtain a suit of clothes inn - mediately? 14:—You have Seen misinformed your son will be given a priority cer- tificate for the purchase of a suit of civilian clothing. These permits are being issued up to October 31 of this year and must be honored by retailers until the end of the year, Qt_The other day I had the plumb- er do some work and when lie present- ed his bill I thought it was too high. He said plumbers were not subject to price control eegulatkins now. Is that right? A: — Serviqes peeformed by a plumber were under price Control regulations but were suspended re- cently under a new oder of the Board. Plumbing and heating supplie$ how- ever are still subject to price control regulations. 5. 5. 4`• . Q:—Is there still a ceiling. price on hotel rates? I sent my reservation in for accommodaton for ten weeks and find the rates almost twice what Ithey vete last yogis A: — Yes, there is still a ceiling I price on hotel rates. Hotels cannot raise their prices without permission from the Rental.. Administratimi Let us know the name of the hotel and :ye will check therr rates at once, Every hotel room must have a card posted indicating the ceinng rent. * 5 - *- Q:—When will the new ration bone be distributed? I Will be away from my home from August 15 -until Sep- tember 30 and would like to make ar- rangements to get mine -before 1 irate . A -- -You v-11 sc• be able to make such arrangements . . . the No, 8 ration book will be distributed be- tween September 9 and :13' and you will be able to get yours at the dis- tribution centre nearest to wherever you happen to be at that time. Be sure to 'apply for your booduring that week or you will not he able to obtain one until the end 'of September. This means that you will not be able to use the coupons which become valid on September 1941 and 26th until after Septembes 301he TO SERVE YOU BETTER.... 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