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i "If al printers were determined not to print _ £ till they were sure it would offend nobody, would be very little printed.‘" â€" Benjamin I in, in 1731. Mr. Franklin‘s statement is certainly significant A number of selfâ€"styled censors have tried over the past years to curtail the statements of the press. Not long ago, a country coroner decided he would hold court in camera. A junior officer at a well known military camp closed the gate on photoâ€" graphers when a fire destroyed a dwelling house in the camp. A policeman tells witnesses to a crime they are not to speak to the press. A small town mayorâ€"not in Elmira, by the wayâ€"resolves to hold eouncil meetings in secret and gives the reporters a handout news release at the conclusion of the meetâ€" All these incidents have happened recently. But the important thing to remember is this: these things were done in Canada. We are not talking about %‘nssia or Poland or Germany. We are referring to nada. One would think it could be part of a trend eonfirming the feeling of many freeâ€"thinkers that, since the last war, governments have exerted inâ€" creasing pressure on newspapers. o Usually, though the attempts to deny informâ€" ation to the public backfires and has exactly the opâ€" posite effect to what was intended. But the trend still continues in some places; officials still believe that they are entitled to make their own laws. You keep reminding yourself community newsâ€" papers are always in the forefront of the forces of freedom. They have chronicled the true progress of rural and suburban committees from pioneer days to this present period of pressure to produce autoâ€" matons to serve the power of the overâ€"lords of politiâ€" eal and technical automation. It is unlikely that nflnpmrs ean be blamed for the trend. It‘s more than ly the blames es in the public‘s apathy tow&rds their elected officials as well as the ignorance the growth of this evil. under your hat! Keep it The bright idea of a New York Fire Commissioner gives as an fdea, too. He liked his dress cap; disliked the regulation fire helâ€" met â€" but he recognized the everâ€"present danger of falling debris. So he simply had an inâ€" mer shield of aluminum made and fitted into the cap. And that‘s where our idea somes in: A lightweight aluâ€" minum shield that would under a wayward husband‘s skull abrasion when he sneaked in late at night to a rollingâ€"pin seception by the little woman. Ah! aluminum, the asrful meotabll ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. (ALCAN) â€" Other Editors Say THE WATERLOO CHRONWCLE > . o i t vioke, rmcamber eof e Canadian Wockty Newsp A*.qdhcm‘um SELFâ€"STYLED CENSORS Ampborized as second con wah, ?P.0. Dep.. J H. SMITH, Managing Wiitor and Publishes. is pentnaied st 206 wing muoss svom board onto the cement, fracâ€" The youngster fell off the Waterloo pool‘s high diving gwve her medical attention on the spot. She was then rushed to Kâ€"W Hospital by ambu. Tuesday "She is going home Helm Oberlander Dr. P. A. Voelker, Waterâ€" Phone SH. 3â€"Z2737 387 King B4 M. THE WATERLOO (Ontario) CHRORNICLE Rojured By Car â€" A: Waterioco woman, Mrs: Wiiti Achcimean,; 97 John Rivd., received minor arm injuries when she was lmvolved in a senger in an auto driven by Mrs. Alex Joseph of the same eddress. They were in coliâ€" slon with a car driven by Miss Marie Heern, 31, of 3 Brick awtos amounted to $00. * There was $23%5 damage Friâ€" day night when two cars bumped at Grove and Water. loo streets in Kitchener. Drivers were Wolfgang We ber, 31, of Toronto, ancd Earl Scherbarth, 238, of 132 Erb S West. ‘ Damage to the Scherbarth auto was $100 and to the Weâ€" ber auto, $125. the Police Association of Onâ€" tario was held at Kingston last YOUR NEW TELEPHONE BOOK WILL BE PRIMTED SOON... _â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" _ â€" ese â€""*~ * \ _ 2c us am a* PLEASE l CHECK _ yOUR LISTING! SERVICE SFTATION 105 King St. S.. Waterieso . PFhone SH. 2â€"2685 Warâ€"Wash Exclusive «s «> * s *mm,alnuu,-q-n.du'“"”g *> fee people 0 find you: IDNM BUSINESS! . . . Use extra listings to show other firm names for your businessâ€"to associate your name and residence telephone number with your firm name â€"ear to show afterâ€"hour numbers for you and your key employees. . AT HOME!.;,Other members of the family and * relatives, roomers or boarders would benefit feom having their names listed in the telephone directory. Meanse be suse to check your directory right away. For .. thanges and additions in the white page sectionâ€" or the YHIRLOCH PAGES â€"call our Business Office without delay. | BERGSTEINS 25th ANNMVERSART Cash Raising Sellâ€"Out * sn ww Coe en Saue ~â€" wea: x x 1(95 Reg. 14.95 26 King E. Winter Coats and Fall 20% off BERCGSTEINS 3« Fall Skirts, Blouses, Dresses and i/p Regular Price DRESSES Thursdar. Auogm 1.