The Clinton News Record, 1934-03-08, Page 3THURS., MARCH S, 1934
It's human
nature. Misery likes
.
company. It pleases us to learn that
others have their set -backs as well as
we. In 1929, the President of the
American Tobacco Ca. drew in salary
and bonus $605,613; in 1930 he drew
$1,010,567. In 1933 he drew only
$120,000. In the same years the
President of Bethlehem Steel drew
$1,635,753, $1,027,591 and $180.000.
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How is it done? Well, don't think
for a moment the directors vote such
salaries and bonuses without some re-
turn. A dozen directors of Bethlehem
Steel drew sumsranging from one
kunderd to three hundred thousand
dollars each. It is conspiracy pure
and simple. But the law doesn't say
it is.
UMW*
If the law decreed that no one in
Canada should receive more than the
Prime Minister and no one in the Uni-
ted States more than the President,
would any one suffer? Would any
industry be managed with less zeal,
skill and efficiency? The, answer to
both questions is no, and the rest of,
the answer is that all of us would
benefit. When such sums are paid to
directors, depend upon it we are pay-
ing too much for our tobacco. and our
steel. And that goes for a score of
big industries where investigation has
shown similarly large suns paid to
executives and advisers.
It was 'a wise stroke on the part of
the C. C. F. to read Communists out.
They are not at home in any organ,
ization but their own and would only
bring into disrepute any other organ-
ization which would admit them. They
are out to do mischief and care little
whom they compromise. The C. C. F.
was well advised in refusing them the
cloak of respectability. Itis not to
be thought that they would have any
more regard for the rules of that or-
ganization than they have for the
laws of Canada or any other country
in which they live.
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"Act your age," says the Ontario
Minister of Health in a public warn-
ing against going too fast after fif-
ty. It is another way of telling us
that itis all right to step on the gas
when going up hill but it is well to
apply the brakes going down,
They who insist that radio pro-
grammes be divested of advertising
lose sight of the axiom that he who
pays the piper calls the tune. The
advertising is the thing that makes it
worth his while to pay the piper.
When the enterprising burglar goes
aburgling these days he likes to have
ample visibility and volubility. Re-
cently a house in which sixteen ladies
were playing afternoon bridge was
burglarized,
o$icrw
The warming should be heeded by
those over fifty who want to golike
sixty.
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THE
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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
is an excellent representation of this
well known residence.
At a football meeting held recent-
ly at the Collegiate Institute for the
purpose of organizing for the com-
ing season the following officers
were elected: Honorary president: J.
Houston, M',A.; president, G. Theo,
bald; vice, E. ,McLean; sec.-treasur-
er,
ec: treasur-
er, R. McMordie; committee, F. Turn-
bull, J. Clegg, C. McKinnon; captain,
F. Turnbull.
Monday was a beautiful spring-
like day and so genial was the at,
mosphere that business men had their
doors thrown open like on a summer
day. It was really remarkable wea-
ther for the 5th of March. Reeve
Mc3`urchie, speaking of the appar,
ent earliness of the season, remark-
ed that in the latter part of March
1860 he had seen farmers in this
country sowing peas. They may do
it this month yet.
The Toronto Globe was fifty years
old on Monday.
Several schools in Halifax were
closed on account of cold weather.
This is rank discrimination. It was
just as cold in other places.
i
Judge Albert Prince who was going
to give material evidence in the Ray-
onne pawnshop scandal ease now ag-
itating France has been "bumped off"
(underworld for killed). A little
knowledge is a dangerous thing but
it is fatal to know too much about
some things.
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Victor Ross, vice-president of Im-
perial Oil, Limited, whose death is
lamented by all who knew him had a
genius for friendships that recogniz-
ed no boundaries. He was once a
guest at a dinner given by Harry
Sifton to John W. Defoe, editor of the
Winnipeg Free Press. Rt. Hon. Ar-
thur Meighen, in moving a vote of
thanks to the guest speaker, took oc-
casion to.meet some of the arguments
advanced by Mr. Dafoe and did it in
his well-known trenchant style. Com-
ing out of the dining room, Mr. Sifton
asked Mr. Ross what he thought of
Mr. Meighen's speech and Mr. Ross
replied: "It was a brilliant speech,
but God forbid that he should ever
move me a vote of thanks."
imaniasno
Some one said something once to
the effect that learning an extra
language gave one an extra pair of
eyes. It would be a great advantage.
if every Canadian could sepak French
as well as English, but that is not
to be achieved by the methods pur-
sued almost every session by French
speaking members at Ottawa vieing
with each other to show zeal in the
great cause. Having succeeded in
getting bi-lingual stamps and postal
notes they are now clamoring for bi-
lingual currency. It would not cost
much to meet their wishes, but that
would only put them to the trouble
of finding some other field in which
they may display their championship
of the French language. If they
could make English people learn
French in this way it would be worth
while, but we are not to be dragooned.
The Ontario Legislature
In the first' division of the session,
the Henry government was sustained
by the huge majority vete of 76-20 in
approving adoption of the Speech
from the Throne, thus affirming the
sub -amendment of Premier George S.
Mr. James Connolly of Goderich
township was selected by the Patrons
of Industry convention at Dungannon
on Tuesday as their candidate for
West Huron election. As he is a
well-known Conservative it is alto-
gether likely that his nomination will
be endorsed by, the Conservatives of
the riding. That he will make a
strong opponent to Mr. Garrow is
likely. He is a man with a good
personal record and enjoys the con•.
Hence of those who know him, but
we do not anticipate that he will be
the next representative for West Hu-
ron.
Stanley Township: Mr. S. T. Baird
started ploughing sod on Monday,
Mar, 5th, This is somewhat earlier
than ordinary for spring ploughing.
Goderich Township: On Thursday
last Messrs. W. Robinson, J. Jenkins,
John Woon, A. Cantelon and A. Wise
attended the Patrons' convention at
Hensel).
This bi-lingual business costs Can-
ada a lot of money. Fine books and
government reports, many of them,
have to be translated from one lan-
guage to another and printed in both.
So, too, have speeches made in parli-
ament, although we think the terms
of the B. N. A. Act might be met by
printing them in the language of
delivery only. Government commis-
sions or boards have to be large en-
ough to include representatives of
both races. When the new parlia-
ment buildings were erected there
had to be two architects, one French
and one English. It would never do
to have so noble a pile designed and
erected by a man who could speak
only one language or both. Each
race had to be represented. If the
dual language makes for division in
Canada it also makes for multiplica-
tion.
Henry. The Sub -amendment' joined
cordially in the hope expressed by
Hon. Herbert A. Bruce, Lieutenant
Governor, in the Throne Speech, that
our country will soon be on theroad
to "Enduring Prosperity." By the
same majority, Dr. G. A. MeQuibban,
Liberal House leader, accepted defeat
to his amendment which criticized the
government.
While the .government had been
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blamed last year for low prices of
fanners' products,' Mr. Macauley feels'
that now prices are rising the gov-
ernment should be given credit'for the
advances.
Mr. Macauley showed that prices)
of steers, as of Feb. 24th, were $6.25
in Toronto and $6.25 in Chicago; but,
ter, Toronto 28r/c, Montreal 291/2c,
and Chicago 231/s; eggs, Toronto, 39c
Chicago, 16 1-2c, and bacon hogs,
Toronto, $9.75 off cars, and Chicago,
$4.50.
Dealing with administration of his
own department, Mr. Macauley point-
ed out that in County, Township and
provincial highways there is $300, -
rent account," said Mr. Macauley;
`have been spent in an effort to help'
the sick, care for the poor, find em-
ployment,`for those out of work, pen-
sions for the aged and generally to
make lighter and more bearable the
condition of all classes of nen and
women in our province."
Attorney -General W. II. Price in-
troduced the Loan and Trust Corpora
talons Act, and an amendment to the
Municipal Act, the former amending
the act to provide trust companies
with power to act as custodians or
trustees in bankruptcy, and the rat;
ter giving cities of more than 100,000
population control over lumber yards
in which second-hand lumber is stor-
ed.
An amendment to the Assessmen•
Act introduced by W. E. N. Sinclair,
000,000 invested, exclusive of North- South Ontario. permitting municipali-
I ern Ontario and trans -Canada high, ties to put up land for sale in elassi-
being 6-4. F. Forrester was referee ways. While construction work has fied lists where tax sales are held
on both occasions. been reduced the program in North- instead of putting up all the lands in
ern Ontario has been advanced as re- arrears of taxes was referred to the
lief unemployment measures. In the municipal law committee, after re -
From The New Era, Mar. 11th, 19095 last four years, there has been spent ceiving second reading.
Mr. John Crooks of the firm of 115,000,000 on various roads, includ-
Morrish and Crooks, who is in the $ Wagee Boardareport oP the Minimum
ing $30,000,000 for maintenance. This indicated that an amend -
west in the interests of his firm; re- work has provided over 9;000,000 man ment will be introduced protecting
ports trade. conditions as very good.: days per year of ,an a basis of 200 women workers against men and boyr
Mr. Hiram Hill had the misfortune days per year per man, highway int, being brought in by employers to
to,,meet with a bad accident on Satur- provement activity has provided take their places at lower rates of
day last. He started to Goderich steady employment to • ever 45,000 pay. Length of time for which wage
with a sleigh load of show cases, mir- men. arrears may be collected and the
ros, etc., from the store of Hodgens hours for which rates as fixed under
Bros ...The sleighing was bad and Hydro he contended had prospered
under the guidance and support of ;board orders may be paid will also
he found it necessary to turn off in- be subject to legislation.
to the ditch and in doing so the hor, various Conservative administrations.
ses broke through the crust and be- The Gregory Commission appointed ( ,Attorney -General W. H. Price indi-
gan to plunge and the sleigh upset} by the Drury government, he said, cated that steps will be taken to wipe
smashing a good portion of the load. was intended to dismiss Sir Adam 1 out an alleged insurance policy rac-
A. O. Pattison, the genial G. T. R. Beck after serving years without ket that has been operating in var-
agent, spent a couple of days this salary. Mous parts of the province whereby
week in Toronto. Under my standard of judgment people in unfortunate circumstances
of human affairs, it must be admit, have been deprived of actual values
Wesley Church: Rev. Jas. Living- ted that Hydro has had long, Contin-' of industrial insurance policies. The
stone of Mitchell will conduct anni- uous, successful, honest and capable method had been to secure these pol-
versary services in this church ori administration and loyal enthusiastic icies by making a small payment, and
Sunday next, morning and evening. support from the Conservative par -then holding and cashing them with
The Orangemen were at home in ty." , the company. Legislation will be
their lodge rooms on Tuesday even- Pointing to victory for the gov- introduced to prevent such practices,
ing, a large number being present, ernment in the forthcoming election; 1 The House approved the resolution
Mr. D. Cook in the chair: The pro- Mr. Macauley said that if the record of Wilfred Heighington, Cons. St.
gram embraced music by the White of the government for the last four David's, which give endorsation to a
Dyke band; drummers Willis and years is examined it will be plain policy to distribute relief monies to
Frank Mutch; fife, Fred 1Vfutch; pi, that every minister has been bending , municipalities who might join in a
ano duet, Gladys Cantelon and Ruby their energies night and day to the policy of removing slum areas and
Cook; solos, E. Hill, Donna Mulhol, great task of public men today) establish new housing schemes. Prem-
land, A. McCullough; piano solo, thinking, planning, •legislating, ad, ler Henry endorsed the move point -
Clarence Finch; violin solo, Gertrude ministering for the improvement of ing out that if the municipalities are
Chant; gramophone selections, S. C, conditions of the farmer, the labour- interested some provision should be
er, the producer, the merchant every- made so that they will be able to
where in the province. proceed with such programs. The
"Vast sums that we have been premier indicated the government
would` move in this direction' provid-
ing there is sufficient demand from
municipalities for the setting up of
such policies, and also if the Federal
government was inclined to incldde
the proposal under works relief con4
struction.
Charges that a combine exists a-
mong the three packing houses at:
West Toronto Stockyards were made
by Clifford Case, Conservative, Nert1a
York, who insisted the Federal gav-•
ernment should take immediate stepsr
to inquire into the situation. Mr.
Case declared that the packers know
what prices they are going to pay bet
fore the farmers arrive at the yards,
and if the farrier does not wish to
accept the offered prices, he can do
one of two things, either ship his•
cattle back home,a costly practice,
or pay $30 a ton for hay which costs
$8 on, the farm,
An interesting debate took place in
the school house on the 15th conces-
sion on Friday night on the 7th plank
of the Patrons of Industry platform,
viz: "The Election of Country Offi-
cers."
ffi-cers." The speakers for the affirma-
tive were Messrs. Thos. Churchill, A.
Cantelon, G. Mair and T. Lindsay;
for the negative, John Jenkins, A.
Wise, J. Woon and John B. Lindsay.
Mr. Lawrence was in the chair and
Mr. J. C. Lindsay and Mr. A. Wood,
ward were referees. Some good and
interesting arguments were advanced
by both sides but the decision was
given in favor of the affirmative.
Holmesville: Mr. J. R. Holmes in-
tends going to Killarney, Man., with
a load of horses next Tuesday. He
did not intend going for some few
weeks yet but as the spring is open-
ing much earlier than he expected
he will leave earlier. Mr. James Ford
intends leaving at the same time for
Manitoba, where perhaps he may re-
main. We will ibe very sorry to lose
Jim from our circle, as he is highly
thought of by his numerous friends
here and the young people generally
wish him every success and happi,
ness.
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TIM LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News -Record, March 7th, barrow and his breeding does not
suffer a bit. No honest employment
hurts any man's breeding.
Mr. Chas. Blackstone, a former re-
sident of. Clinton, is now in business
on his own account in Goderich. He
is located in roomy, comfortable and
inviting quarters on West street and
will cater to the wants of the general
public in the confectionery and re-
freshment lines.
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•
From The New Era, Mar. 9th, 1894:
Mrs. Darche of New, York State
is here visiting her brothers, Messrs.
George and Thos. Cottle.
Mr. Heber Archibald of Winnipeg
is here on a visit.
Mr. Thos. East, Jr., expeets to
leave for Norfolk, Virginia, this
week.
Mr. W. H. Moon of Hullettdelivered here on Wednesday 20 very
fine fat hogs; they were bought by
Mr. Cantelon. Mr. Moon is a good
breeder and goes extensively into the
business.
1894.
Mr. James Fair of the roller flour
mills received two cars of Manitoba
wheat last week.
We have been informed that the
owners of land in the vicinity of the
Hullett Swamp have or will engage
the dredge at Grand Bend to put in ain
twelve foot drato the Maitland
near Londesboro.
W). Doherty and Co. have shipped
during the last few days several ear
loads of their famous organs to Bri-
tain.
Mr. Cantelon..., will today make an-
other shipment of live porkers. This'
week he will, handle and ship prob,
ably four 'carloads. The average
price paid for the lot has been about
$4.70 per hundred pounds, the pre-
ferred stock being from 150 to 200
pounds.
A writer in one of the city dailies
says: "well bred persons do not car-
ry bundles ;or parcels on the street
except when it is absolutely neces-
sary." That's just where the writer
confounds the well-bred person with The "Pebble Cottage," homestead
snobs and flunkies. A well bred per, of the late Rohit. Cook, one of Hu -
son carries a bundle when he has one ron's pioneers, by Miss Mountcastle
to carry and when is is convenient is on exhibition for a few days at
for him to carry it. A well bred man Rance and Spalding's. It was paint4
stuff home on a wheel- ed to the order of a Toronto lad and
Rathwell; address, J. Hartley. Re+
freshments were served and every-
body had a good time.
The delegates to the Patrons of
Industry convention on Tuesday were
Messrs. J. Connelly, J. W. Yeo, H.
Elford and N. Sturdy ... Mr. James
Connolly was unanimously nominated
as candidate for the local house. Mr.
Connolly is a man of good judgment,
common sense and a farmer all
through, and will no doubt do his
best to look after the farmer's inter,
ests at. Toronto, when he gets, there.
On Monday evening as E. C. Pot-
ter had his horse tied at Jas. Proc-
tor's it broke loose and started for
home; though it was only a colt it
kept the road and arrived home with
little damage done. On the same
afternoon Mr. 3. V4 Yeo was. in Clin-
ton and tied his horse at the foundry
while he was doing business inside,
when the town bell began ringing for
noon and so seared the colt that it
kicked until it became loose from the
cart, but luckily did not break its tie
line; but the harness was considerab-
ly broken.
OMNI
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, Mar, lith,
1909:
A young men's Bible class has
been organized in St. Paul's church
with the following officers:
Hon. President: Rev. C. R. Gunne.
Hon. -Vice: Presidents: H. T. Rance
and John Ransford.
President: John Hartley.
Vice: Frank Herman.
See. -Treasurer: Wilbur Ford.
Organist: Fred Lucas.
Committee: St. John's Ward, G. E.
Hall, Ray Ford. St. George's Ward,
Edward Foster and Caryl Draper.
St. James', Fred Gundry and W.
Johnson. St. Andrews, Clarence
Rance 'and Morley Counter.
Teachers: E. ' M. McLean, John
Ransford and John Hartley..
Hockey Notes: The Town "Lambs"
defeated the country "lambs" at hoc+
ley Thursday night by two goals.
The line-up was as follows:
Clinton: Goal, W. Greig; point, Q+
McKenzie; cover, A. Mitchell; rover,
B. Halstead; centre, J. Cantelon;
wings, B. Draper and H. Stevens.
Country: Goal, E. Brown; point, B.
Cook; cover, Cap. Cook; rover, M.
O'Donnell; centre, R. Churchill;
wings, F. 'Churchill' and 'B. Johnson.
On Tuesday there was another con-
test with, the same result, the score
A MAGIC LAKE
One of the "eight wonders of the
world" is Trinidad's Pitch Lake, dis-
covered in 1595 by Sir Walter Ral-
eigh. Its surface is like a great,.
wrinkled tarpaulin, 100 acres in.
extent. An automobile left stand-
ing on the pitch surface sinks grad-
ually.
A pipe 160 feet long was forced in-
to the lake in an unsuccessful at-
tempt to find bottom. It vanished'
overnight and re -appeared years lat-
er, 800 feet away, gnarled and twist
ed. The pitch is used entensively for -
highway surfacing, roofing and cem-•
enting.
EXPERIENCE TAUGHT HIM
An old negro had just paid the last`
installment on a small farm when the
realtor who sold it said: "Well, Un-
cle Jae, I will make you a deed for
the farm now since it has been paid"
for."
"Boss," the old darky replied, "if it
am all de same to you I had much
rather you would give me a mortgage
to de place."
The realtor, somewhat surprised,
said: "Uncle Joe, you don't seem to
know the difference between a mort-
gage and a deed" .
"Well, maybe not," said Uncle Joe
reminiscently, "but I owned a small
farm once to which I had a deed and.
de Bank had a mortgage and de
Bank got the farm."
Local Retailers
They Owe You
Sales Assistance
You know thiroughly well that you have
power, in your store, to influence the decision of
your customers in regard to what they buy from
you. Your customers rely on you to give them
products which, in use or consumption, will give
them complete satisfaction.
You know and your customers know that, in
regard to nearly every class of product, there
are several brands of equal merit. Thus, A's
soup is the equal to •B'c or C's soup; D's shoes
are equal to E's or F's shoes; G's radio
sets are the equal to H's er Ps sets; J's hosiery
is the equal of K's or L's hosiery; M's electric
washing machine or refrigerator is the equal of
N's or O's washing machine or refrigerator;
and so on and so on.
Makers of advertised products recognize
that you have access to the attention and favor
of several hundred buyers—your regular and ir-
regular customers, and they want to use your
distribution facilities for their advantage, But
are they willing, in every instance, to assist you
to sell their product if you stock it•-.assiet you
with a series of local advertisements, to be pub -
lashed in this 'newspaper?
They say that they will provide you with.
plenty of window and counter display material,
and printed matter;, but quite too often they de-
cline to use local advertising, in this newspaper,
over your name!
They tell you that they are spending a
whale of a lot of money in big -city dailies and
in nationally -advertised magazines; but you
know—or can get to know—that in the territory
served by this newspaper upwards o£' 90 per
cent of the families living in it do not subscribe
to national magazines and big city dailies, This
means that the job of promoting local sales is
to be put on your shoulders,
If it is right to use big city dailies and na-
tionally- circulated magazines then, by the same
token, it is right to use local weekly newspa-
pers! It is no compliment to you as a retailer
or to the buyers of this town and territory for a
national advertiser to decline to advertise his
product in this newspaper.
You can get much more advertising for your
store and stock than you are now getting, if
you insist, as a condition of stocking a particu-
lao pooduct, that it be locally advertised in this
newspaper.
(N.B.: Show this advertisement to
who urge you to stock and push the sale of their
goods, yet who tell you that their firm cannot
assist their local sale by advertising).
men
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