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CLINTON
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1946
THE . LAB OR DAY CELEBRATION
.
embers of the Board of Park Management, who
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. sponsored the Labor Day Celebration in Clinton
Monday, are deserving of a great deal of credit for
,s job well done. Despite many difficulties in their way—
notably the inclement/weather which reacted very un-
favora'bly against the success of the band tattoo in the
evening—a fair profit was shown on the enterprise as a
whole.
If tcli.e Board erred in any ,particular, it might have
been that the day was pretty well croNycled with high class
attractions which cost eonsideratvle money to, bring here
• Most people like to see and hear good performances, but
when the money rang motive is important, perhaps they
might do with a little less caviar in the dish. But -anyone
will admit that offering too many excellent .attractions is a
, pretty good faults—if it is a fault at all.
Even the grouchiest grouch in the community would
be forced to admit that a high standard was set for future
Labor Day Celebrations.
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FEDERATION LEVY INTERPRETED
C
olleotion of Federation of Agriculture membership
fees by municipal councils was covered by an
amendment to The Mtmicipal Ant passed at the
last session of the Ontario Legislature, but in order to
have a better understanding and interpretation of the Act,
a conumt'cee of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Mter-
viewed the Legal Department of the Department of Muni- •
cipai Affairs. •
. , A&ording to a directive issued by V. S. Milburn, the
secretary, the understanding is that when the by4aw cover-
ing colleetion of Federation membership fees is passed by
a townShip eouncil, it becomes ibinding upon all ratepayers
to whom it is applicable. The ratepayer has a right to
Mark on his assessment notice which he receives from the
assessor, in the place provided for "remarks," that he
does not wish the Federation membership fee deducted.
He must then return his assessment notice with this nota-
tion made in the manner prescribed by the amended act.
The second question, as to the legal ability of a
Council to collect the membership fee, providing the farmer
does not wish to pay it and make it chargeable against the
'land, has been cleared. The Federation membership fee is
considered in the same category as the dog tax, business
tax, etc. These items are not chargeable against the land
'under present statutes, but are collectible in the courts by
seizme of chattels. Therefore it would appear that the
Council can collect this membership fee if the farmer has
not noted on his assessment notice that he is unwilling
to pay it. .
. It would then appear that the procedure to be follow-
ed by municipalities would be to pass a by4aw. The by-law
Win be given the publicity usually given any by-law that
is passed by the Council. It will not be necessary for the
assessor to remind the farmer that a by -Taw has been passed
when delivery of the assessment notice is made. The onus
is on die farmer ratepayer tonrnow what by-laws have been
passed, and should he fail to make the notation on his
• assessment notice and forward to the proper township
authorities, he will be liable for payment of the fee and it
would be collectible ha the same manner as the business
tax, dog tax, etc.
It is felt that very few people will take exception
to this tax ,and that toWnship clerks will have little or no
difficulty in making the collections. The Federation has
had the opinions of Township clerks, assessors, and tax
• collectors who are collecting the Federation fee, and they
report there is very little difficulty and that the matter can
be handledvery simply with a limited arnount of addition•
al work.
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I EDITORIAL COMIVIENT
• Thought for Today—The most unpopular man in the '
world—a mind reader Who says what he knows. ,
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Now if we are to believe the Soviet press, Russia,
ail by her lonesome, defeated the Japs. It the Russian
people absorb stuff like that, they must be very credulous.
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Readers are advised not to forget to secure their
new ration books next week. Announcement as to places
and dates where they are being issued is published on Page
Three of this issue.
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We liked the motorcycle races on Clinton's fine new
track in Community Park:Saturday afternoon, and we are
Sure that everyone of the 2,000 vvho attended, also liked
them. Officials of Lbndon. Motorcyole ,Club, the sponsoring
organization,' and the participants, were well pleased with
everything, and the Park 'Board. was well pleased: with
them The motorcycle races should be made an annual
event in Clhiten.
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Mentbers of the Town Council are right in demand-
ing that terms of the bylaW governing the materials used
In the construction of buildings in town, be strictly en-
forced. The Building Inspector &mid be most careful in
his interpretation of the bylaw, before giving the green
light to an applipant for a building permit. In the fire zone,
the bylaw specifieally states that buildings must be of
stone, brick or concrete construction. It is too serious a
matter to he taken Tightly, as iit affects other property
owners with substantial inveStments.
Letters_to the
EDITOR
"MOST INTERESTING"
Clinton News -Record,
Clinton, Ont.
DEAR MRS:—
Please find cheque foe 53 to cover
two-year subsertelion to The NEWS -
might add that I find your paper
most interesting ite' it ewers so many
phases and life a the people of your
speendid town. The editorials on local
phases are very good and a good
feature of the paper.
Yours truly,
(Signed)—KEN. G. WATERS
445 Danforth Ave.
Toeonto 6.
COUNTY covNquAgts
GET EXPLANATION OF
HOTELMEN'S. BRIEF
' (Continued frOill Paze One)
of the beverage rooms in, operation
throughout the 'province were never
voted on by the people, as the govern-
ment simply :put them hi operation
after a vote of the municipal council,
However, in case the people want to
do away with them, they must get
a three-fifths majority. If it is wise
to got the three-fifths to cancel
them why was not the same procedure
used to establish than? •
You -state that you think the pen-
alties under the CTA are not severe
enotigh, but will the hotel keepers join
with the eitizens in asking the ger-
moment to increase the fines?
As to the hotels requiring the
profit frorn the sale of liquor, in order
to give accommodation in the way of
meals and rooms, it has long since
been establisbed tint hotels can and
are being conducted very successfully
without the sale of liquor. We have
heard many commercial travellers say
they would much prefer stopping at
hotels -without beverage rooms be-
cause they are mere quiet and com-
forted%
• As to bootlegging, this is largely
a matter of law enforcement. Honest
officials may reduce this evil to a
miniinum if they so desire.
We are of the opinion that many of
the hotels today are being conducted
to make profits from the sale of
Honor, and do not give as much cell -
:ride -ration to serving meals as former
ly mider na license.
As, to the will of the people beieg
recognized. this is the only way the
CTA can be brouccht into operation.
Some of the 'business men in Huron
report much better business in the
month of A.pril, 1946, under the CTA
than in April, 1946. with beverage
rooms operating. Experience hae
shown that dry towns will get thcie
full ehars of the tourist business,
erovided the merchants are alive te
the sithaeion.
The Origin and Objective of the
Canada Temperance Act, and
Its Enforcement
Now that the Privy Council has
declared the Canada Tempexance Act
to be valid and thororighly embedded
into our Constitution, it is important
that we have a clear understneding
of the aim and object of this legis-
ation.
When Senator Scott introduced the
Act in the Senate of 1876, he inede
the follevring comment:
"There ore coneiderable sections
of the country. where a lerge
majority a the people are inures -
sed with the belief that society
would be much better without the
use of intoxicating liquors: that if
it were banished from their ere-
einti. crime weal deereace, and
they and their neiehlicirs would en-
joy better heoleh end morally and
physically would be simerior, if de -
:giver' of the me of that stimelant.
In such Reclines I believe the neonle
are entitled to nrohibition if the
majority, desire it, beceuse the
traffic in intoxicating liquers is
not like the trade in any other
article."
The fact that Hurone0ounty, in the
voting of 1919-1921 and 1924, gave
o dry majority of over 75 per cent,
indicates it is such a 8ection as Sen-
ator Scott Deferred to.
In order to secure thie objective,
Municipal 'Lecal Option was used from
1906 to 1913 and during that time,
14 of the Huran Municipalities .cnit of
24, became dry, either by Local Option
or no lieense, ate the remaining 10,'
while they could get e 50 per cent
•majovity, were not able to overcome
the handicap of the three-fifths
clause.
In order therefore, to make the
entire C'ounty dry, the Dominion
Local Ontion (CTA) was voted on ie
1914 and carried with a majority of
2608. Prom our expetienee with the
OTA, from 1914 to 1920; when the
Act was temporarily susemeeled: it
was well received by our people and
rigidly enforced.
, During these years, there were
retain sections of the Ontario Laws
at dealt with the enforcement of
the 011.41, and it was 'under these reg-
eletione that the law was adminieter-
ed hv efficiale a010illted by tbe
tario Government,
Our claim now, is that the Provin-
chi Government .shauld bear the re•
enemsibility of enforcing both the
Dominion and Provincial laws, as was
done by Drel/i0111 erovernments dating
hack as far as 1887,
No law can he effective unless it
Sas honest and •impartial enforce-
ment, and Huron County with its full
'thou of Provinciel. IVIenicipal and
(eounty Pollee should have no trouble
in thawing the beat posellge results
Th ie our opinion thole et the m+esent
time the OTA te the best available
lew to scithere the muse of Tenth-
nra n ce, and for this reason it has
the unanimous stuneort of ow- or-
ganization,.
—43re:tared by A• comer, Sec-
retary Huron County Temperance
P'ederation.
Wartime Prices Board
Answers Questions
Concerning Regulations
Q:—We have bean paying 510 a
month rent foe the house barn and lot,
for almost five years. Our landlady
sent us a notice that our rent was
raised to 512 a month from how on.
Can she do this?
• Your landlady cannot raise
your rent unlese she has had peeenis-
sion from the Rentals Division of the
Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
• am a returned veteran and
purchased a house in 1945 when I was
dis.,tharged. I would now like to Ilse
the house, •can I ask the tenant to
vacate?
A:—Everi though you Inc a retieen-
ed veteran you did not purchase the
house until you were disethsrged from
tbe service's and therefore cannot ask
the tenant to vacate -unless that ten-
ant is not a "well behaved one." The
rental regulations state that a vet-
eran who owned his house before he
joined the services may then give
n.otice to a tenant to vacate if he
wishes the house for hie own use,
• Q:—If a tenant ,gives notice to
"quit" on the leth of the month what
is the exact time he must leave? •
A:—.The tenant must leave on or
before midnight of the fifteenth of
the month on which his notice to leave
takes effect.
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• always paid $1.75 for a
cleaner to dean car seat covers. Last
time a different cleaner charged Inc
$3. Is there a ceiling .price on clean-
ing?
A:—There is a controlled price on
cleaning services. Cleanersare allow-
ed to charge the same priee as they
charged during the basic period Sept.
15 to October 11, 1942. This does not
mean that all cleaners have to cbarge
the same price. If you would send
the name of the cleaners th the War-
time Prices and Trade Beard these
could be checked for you.
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Q:—How much should a person
charge per week for the room and
board for 'a college student, when I
supply laundry and necessary first
aid?
A:—It would seem that you have
never supplied room and board before.
It this is the ease you should charge
the .ssitne priee as is charged for sim-
ilar accommodation in your neighbor-
hood or a similar ueghborliood.
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Q.—Te there a ceilieg price on new
cars or have they been taken teem
control regulations?
A.—New and used cars are so
under ceiling price regulations,
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FARMERS' SLAUGHTER
RULES ARE DEFINED
IN BOARD ORDER .615
Because of a misunderstanding of
slaughtering thguations, the regional
office of the Warthne Priem and
Trade Board issued a statement
clarifying these regulations which
are defined th Weed Order 615.
Board officials said that a farmer
may slaughter for himself but when
doing so he must register -with his
local ration board and surrender coup-
ons for the meat that be has obtained
from the slaughtering.
It was pointed out that if a farmer
cloth not do the slaughtering for him -
alt and wishes to have it done for
bine he may, have it done only by a
slaughterer holding a WPTB permit
If a honer has his slaughtering done
in this way, he must .secure a special
authorization from his local board of-
fice or from the regional office, bc..
fore the slaughterer nifty Idll for him.
as when he slaughters for himself he
THURSD,A.Y, SEPTEMBER 5, 1946
[ From Our Early Files
25 YEARS AGO
THE CLINTON NEW.S-RECORD
Thursday, September 8', fan
Mies Beatrice Greene, has receiveci!
word of the death of hee Mother in
Vennont and has gone to attend the
funeral.
McKinley-Colethan ."— In Stanley
Townehip, on September 1, by Rev.
George MeICinley, London, Elsie May,
daughter oe 1Vfr. and Ilere. George
Coleman, to Elgin 0, IlfeICeneey;• son.
of Me. and Mrs. John McKinley, all
of Stanley Township.
111r, and Mas. WS. Downs and
Master Everett and Me; and, Mr e R..
B. -Center and Mies Eva have returned
from a pleasant motor trip to the
Niagara district.
Mee. .A,rgent who has eeem keeping
house for her brother, A,.. Ceetweight,
Brucefield, has returned, to town and.
brought her brothersfour children
with her.
• Miss 1R+uby Irwin is M Toronto* this
week.
Mes. (Dr,) J. C. G.andier and babe
are visiting in Toronto:
• Mies Winnie E. Thompson hes re-
turned to her teaching duties in
Toronto.
Mr. aiid Mrs. Lewis Trouse, Weed -
stock, have been visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. W. L. Smith, Master Jack and
IVEss Dorothy, have returned to their
home in 3thisson, Mich., after visiting
her father and brother, John and Jack
Stirling.
THE CLINTON NEW ERA '
Thursday, September 8, 1921
Stratford Lady Bowlers were de-
feated by Clinton ladies, Bowling for
Clinton were: Mrs. +Sharpe, Mre.
Gombe, aVliss J. O'Neil, Mrs. Nth-
eitirchie (skip); Miss D. Copp, IVIrs.
Pair, IVIrs. Axon, Mrs. Brydone
(skip); %Mrs. Robinson IVIrs. Ie Hovey,
Mrs. Treleaven and Miss Howson
(skip). elere. W, Bryodne served tea
at her home,
Clinton Baseball Team • defeated
,Seaforth in an exhibition game 7-4.
Clinton. linesup was: Bawden (c),
Hawkins (ss), W. Hovey (35), Mutch
(cf), Butler (15), McTaggart (p),
Steep (2b), Anderson (rf), C. Hovey
(If).
Clinton bowlers defeated a rink
from Bayfield. The rinks were, Bay-
field—le. Triblecock, E. Manus, Rev,
McFarlane and T. McCurdy (skip);
Clinton—J. T. Reid, A. J. Greig, 3. E.
Hovey and J. Nediger (skip).
Rev. D. N. MoCainus coeducted the
funeral services of the late Mrs. Geo.
Ladd. Pallbearers were A. J. Tyndall,
J. Watts, W. Jenkins, el• J.
A. T. Omer and H. B. Chant,
Miss Phamie Cree is visiting in
°Stratford.
Mrs. W. U. Lattornell and daugh-
Orange Price Ceilings
Have Been Re-established
Canadian ceiling Prices have been
re-established cm oranges, due to the
OPA increase in orange prices, ac-
cording to the Wartime Prices and
Tiede Board. The prices are based on
the current OPA price plus transpor-
tation prices and markups, which are
controlled by the Prices Board.
It is expected that there will be no
increase in Canadian prices from
those prevailing. in June since the
OPA adjustment will be offset by the
saving resulting from the parity of
the Canadian and U.S. money.
must register with the local ration
board and surrender ration coupons
for the meat.
A farmer cannot sell meat which he
has slaughtered for his own use, ex-
cept to a neighbor farmer who pm
-
chases fo his own use or for the use
of his family. The neighbor faemer
must submit ration coupons for the
meat tD the fanner frOM whom he
gets the nieat, Board, officials said.
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New Watches
have just arrived and we will be pleased to show you the new
Westfields now in our cases. Suitable for every menthe]: of
the family, and at prices that are sure to meet with your
approval. Fifteen and seventeen jewel movements in smart
cases complete with fine straps and bracelets to match. .
Models for Ladies and Gentlemen priced from $14.75 to
• 524.50 plus tax. Seecial Nurses model with sweep -second hand,
neat and dressy design @ 524.50 plus tax.
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Also a Complete Range of NEW BULOVA, LOWE, ROLEX,
• and PIERCE 'WATCHES for your inspection. .
• VENUS EVERPOINT PENCILS @ ' 59c
PARKER PENCILS @ $1.50 and $4.00
ECLIPSE STREAMLINE PEN & PENCIL SETS @ .. • $2.60
• PARKER PENS @ 56.00 and $10.25
. PARKER PEN & PENCIL sErrs @ 910.00
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Counters for Finer Jewellery for Over Half a Century'
' in Huron County
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Clinton
ter,Miso Edith and Miss PL. Combe,
St. Thomas, have been visiting friends
and. relatives in term,
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40 YEARS AGO
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
' uisday, September 1906.
Those attending Clinton Model
Schee aror L. A.. Ansley, E. Burns,
E. Cameron, G1 %Campbell, R. Goren-
lbele, 3, a Murdbck, X Marshall,' M.
1VIeGregor, V. ?etrie 3. Ronde, L.
Seethes, 1 ,Scrimgeour,. C. Sherriff,
B. Taylor, H. Trick, N. Blake, M.
Cluff, A. Cowan, 11 Davidson, S.
Henderson, E. McKinnon, C. Ma
Gracken, A. J Petrie E LO55, 111.
ROSS, It Scales, I. Sherriff; 'W. Stew-
art, P. Toll, A, a Anderson, 1'. L
Eberhart, R, Forrest, a Gardiner, ,T.
C Hutton, .1. Pugeoll, P. McD. Scott
15 Sedietir, P. O Peaser, Powler,
D: 0.'Graseick, Je Love, J..T. Reynolds,
W: D. Swan,
Beacorn-l'erdize—At the parsonage,
Bey:field, on September 515, by iRev.
Mr. Steadman, May; second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William. Perdue, to
John Beacom, all of Goderich Town-
ship.
The Markets: Wheat 700 to 72e;
oats 32e to 34e; peas 68e to 70e; bar-
ley 400; butter 16c to 18c; eggs 15e
to 16c; live hogs 66.
Mr. and •Mrs. 11. E. Rorke are visit-
ing in Owen Sound,
Mr. and Mre. W. Brydone have re-
turned from Atlantic City,
Oliver Johrison returned on .Satine
day from a busieess trip to the West,
TIM MANTON NEW EiltiA,
Pviclay, September 7i 1906
Clinton bowlers had a tournament
playing for the trophy donated by W.
,15 Counter, 13 3 Gibbings teant were
winners. Those takimg part were
Messer% Andrews) Morrish, Hunter,
Agnew (ell*); Holloway, Oollyer,
Stevenson, Taylor (skin)i;
Barge, Watt, Hoover (skip); McCor-
vie, Nediger, Wiseman, Porreeter
(skip); W. 'Graham, Combe, Lough,
ryclone (skip); Ford, Ball, N. Fair,
Harland (skip); Courtice, lewin
Shaw, Galbraith (skip); MeIletere;
Ferran, eacteleliereen, Wiltse (skip);
Dewar,. Ratteribury, MelVlurehie,
Spalding (skip); P..thekson, Holmes,
Howard, Gibbings (skip).
Clinton defeated Goderich at
lacrosse 20-2, Playing for Clinton
were: G. Elliott (goal), A. Mitehell
(p010 1), JI Laois (c. point), W. Hey-
wood (1st def.), It Twitcnal (2nd
def.), 11, Disney (3rd def.), IL Ruin -
ball (centre), W. Robinson (3rd
home), ,W. Wiseman (Sed home-, C•
O'Neil (let home), 3, Wiseman (out-
side), P. Forrester (inside).
The following teachers have gone
to theieschoole:, Miss Emma Stephen -
eon to Noetli. Bay; Miss Jessie Col-,
well, Tiverton; Misses Blanche and
Grace +Shephard to. lefeddlesex County;
IVIiss Daisy Doherty to Seaforth, and
Miss Limy Stevens af the Base Line
to Clinton.
Mae. E. Saville has 'been visiting in
Londesbore.
Misses Hattie Trick and Prances
Jenkins are vest -tem Mr. and Mrs. IL
D. Cameron, Arthur.
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