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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1952-02-21, Page 3ALFRED P. TDRRANcE A. private funeral =vice was conducted in Yorke Brothers. Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. West (at Willard), TOrPnto, YeSterclay of- terneori, Fobrnar,yegO, fps .Alfred Peter Torrance, a native. of Stan, ley Township, who was well known there and in Clinton and district. Interment was in Park Lawn Cemetery, Termite. Mr, Torrance passed away in Toronto Western Hospital, Mon- day, February 18, 1952, in his. 66th year, after a brief illness. The family residence was located at 57 Greuview Boulevard, North Kingsway, Toronto. tk.ceased was born in Stanley ToWnship, near Varna, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Tor- rance, and had resided there un- til his removal to Toronto many years agp, He was ,engaged in the real estate businesS in the Queen Citic, He was - a frequent visitor to Clinton. Surviving are his widow, fore /Orly Miss Pearl Shannon, Clin- ton; and five children: Margaret. (Mrs. E. Hallman); Doris (Mrs. H. B. 'Young), - Vancouver, B.C.; Phyllis (Mrs. V, J. -Hawkeswood),- Windsor; Barbaro, at home; and John Torrance, TOrente. Two slaters and a brother also snr- vive:,,Mits Maud Torrance, Clin- ton and Toronto; Mrs. Margaret FoOte, Port Arthur; and , John. Torrance, Clinton and Toronto. Help The Boy Scouts! 'THUH$1)4Y, FEHItUARY Al, 195,2 , Obituary Benefit Dance SPONSORED BY HAYFIELD LION'S CLUB FOR Stewart Hayter TOWN HALL, BAYFIELD Friday, February 22 Stanley Township Boy Popular Prices Lunch Served in Basement EVERYBODY WELCOME! HELP A GOOD CAUSE! 8-b +4 N44 -P+ •-• 4 • ++4 4 • • • • • 4 4, 4440 • + 4,4 +••• • • • • • +++++++++++4 Modern Plumbing Supplies Now is the time to com plete your plans for that long-needed plumbing in- stallation. Secure our esti- mate to-day! We carry nothing but the best quality plumbing sup- plies; • you can depend on our guarantee. Clinton Electric Shop D. W, Cornish WESTINGHOUSE DEALERS PHONE 479 Residence 358 "Every House Needs Westinghouse!" 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PHONE 14 On Hand For Immediate Delivery Masonite Tentest 0 DIVERSIFIED WOOD PRODUCTS Stock Panels and Cut To Size ' 4111•41114 • BALL MACAULAY CLINTON •I+.1 r4 Phone 97 DOOM SEAFORTH Phone /Sr LUMBER, LIME, CEMENT AND COAL e'ee' When the annual meeting of Western Ontario Weekly Newspapers' Association was held in Harriston recently, the ladies formed an important—and attractive--part of the group, ABOVE—left to right—are shown a few of them, as snapped by The London Free Press photographer, 'Merrill Cantelon: Mrs. Kay Dills, The Acton Free Press; Mrs. Blanche Mendell, publisher, The Cooksville Review; Mrs, Ray Mc-Nevin, The Goderich Signal-Star; Miss Wilma Dinnin, Clinton News-Record. Hensall Women's Institute was Forestry Club Holds Successful Meeting Ronald Steepe, dub president, opened the meeting of 17 Mem- bers of Clinton Forestry Club, held Tuesday noon in CDCI, Following a resume of club projects planned for the year, C. R. Groves, Assistant Zone Forest- er, Stratford, ,gave an illustrated talk on farm, woodlots. Both the woodlot's importance to the in- dividual owner, and its general benefit to the country as a whole were emphasized. Better care of the farm wood- lot promotes better" quality and greater quantity. Practical rea- sons for the care of the woodlot are its contributions of useful materials such as sawlogs, fuel wood, posts, maple syrup, etc. Various techniques of woodlot improvement will be diseusped at the next meeting of the club. March 11. • on Monday afternoon, Feb. 18 Rev, John B Fox conducted the services, and interment was in Hensall Union Cemetery: Miss Wood was born in Usborne Township and took up-residence in Hensall where she lived-with her sister, Miss Eliza, who sur- vives here, together with one brother, Frank Wood, Vancouv- er, B.C. She was a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hensall. CLINTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A LECTURE on Garden, to- gether with a showing of slides, will be sponsored by Clinton Horticultural Society Tuesday, Feb. 26 at eight o'clock ' in the . Council Chamber Mr. S. McConnell, of the McConnell Nurseries, will be guest speaker. This will be a worthwhile evening. There will be no adrnision fee. Everyone welcome! MRS. S. CASTLE, President MRS. F. FINGLAND, Secretary-Treasurer 8-b 44-4444-4-1444-44+++++44+4-44-•-+++4 4 44.4. 444-+4 held in the Legion Hall Wednes- day, Feb. 13, with president Miss Phyllis Case in the chair. *rs Harry Faber and. Mrs. W. Horton were hostesses on, this oc- casion. Members readily responded to the roll call, "A substitute for candy. for the children." The president outlined a demonstra- tion schedeuled to be held Wed- nesday, March 12. - The group favoured sending a shower of "get well" cards to several members. Due to the ab- sence of Mrs. George Hess, card secretary, Mrs. F. Evans kindly volunteered to act in this capacity. The secretary, Miss Gladys Luker, read correspondence from Mrs. Gaiser, re the conference, ' We 'Call It Human Nature" by' Miss McBride, to be held in the Council Chamber, Hensall, March 13 from 1.30 to 4 o'clock: ' The request for this conference was made at the District Annual at Llirnville. The program will be of 'service to every Institute and member in meeting today's prob- AUBURN Mrs. Fred Ross. Mr. and Mrs. George Beadle, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haggitt, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Mutch last Friday. Misses Mary Houston, Hamil- ton and Frances Houston, London, spent the week with their par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Houston. Mr. and Mrs.-William J. Craig and Allan, accompanied by Mr. and, Mrs. Harry Worse'', Gode- rich, visited at Flint, Mich., and also sow a nephew who is ill. New Mail Courier William Dodd, who has the contract for delivering mail on 11.R. 1, commenced his new duties Febivary 15. Robert Turner was the former mail courier. , Memorial Service , Special tribute was paid the late King George VI at a mem- orial service in St. Mark's Ang- lican Church Friday flint. The service was in charge of the rector. Rev. W. E. Bramwell. The Scripture was read and prayer offered by Rev. J. E. Ostrom of the Baptist Church. An address was delivered -by Rev. C. C, Washington of the United Church. A combined choir sang an anthem under the direction of Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor. 0 Figures reported by Ontario Department of Agriculture show. 3,315,274 lit, butter produced in 1950, atid Only. 2,730,843 lbs.. in 1951. 101 cheese, production was 474,186 Ibs., an increase over the 357,470 lbs. produced in 1950. For the month Of Deeernber, 1951, the last month reported on, butter production showed ti 10 per cent drop, and cheese A 109 per cent rise,. over the previous year. Counties of Halton, Peel And Perth, ,show an increase in butter production in 1952, and Perth also , shows aiY increase in cheese ProduCtion. Other dOunties in Western Ontario show fn in.t crease In cheese productkin, while there is a prevailing decrease in butter production thOtighottt the district. Big Increase Reported In Telephone Users • In District in 1951 • While total revenues of The Bell Telephone Company of Can- ada were substantially higher during 1951, 'so were taxes, wages and other expenses, according to the company's 72nd annual re- port issued Feb. 14, Revenues totalled $160,781,058, of Which nearly half4:-478,066,254— was paid out in wages. The total taxes levied on the company a- mounted to $22;693,000, ecmival- ent to $2.91 per share of stock or $12.69 per telephone. Tine company expended $72,- 600,000 in 1951 for new construc- tion to improve and extend its facilities throughean Ontario and Quebec, which increased its total investment in.plant to $582,048,- 747. In all, 113,424 telephones, were added during the year, bringing the total number in ser- vice to 1,839,760 but leaving 76,000 unfilled orders at the year- end due to lack of facilities. Commenting on this aspect of the report, C. B, Symonds, Bell manager for this region, said that 108 telephones were added in Clinton during 1951, bringing the total to 950 Bell Telephone sub- scribers and 595 Service Station System subscribers on rural lines. - Other highlights of the report: net income for the year amount- ed to $2.08 per share, compared with $1.53 in 1950; earnings were sufficient to pay the usual $2 dividend, but failed by a wide margin to provide an appropriate addition to surplus; the daily average of local calls increased .IMAGE 'TIMER Ram.Mings:. 44.444! Grace Middleton? One nears so much nowadays of the extraordinary activities of oldsters — Winston Churphal inner in gt Aulh t een 4800;sr arreks responsibilities, the fame of Grandma Moses in her OQ's, great-grandmothers hop- ping planes, etc. These are not isolated cases, but evidence of a discernible Tin, crease in the energy of those old in years but not in interests. One of the leading elderly ladies in Clinton, a leader in church and civic activities of every kind, told us recently that she whets her intellect 'every. morning by whizzing through the cross-word puzzle in The London Free Press, What is remarkable 'about this? She performs this intellectual feat before she haS. her breakfast! Belonging to a school of fuzzie ness, which awakens by degrees as a deepsea diver coming slowly to the Surface, and not knowing our own name till we've had three strong mugs of coffee,. we were astounded by this revela- tion, by. 5.8 per cent; the volume of long distance calls was up eight per cent; -the number Hof ployees at the year-end was 38,- 292, of whom 19,368 were womr en; shareholders increased to a record total of 83,551, of whom 97.8 per cent holding 87.3 per cent of the stock reside in Canada, CX.M.Q11 limv5-xtEcom Ladies Add to Weekly Newspapers Gathering 4-4-0-++1444-4,414•-• ++4444.44-4.4±•÷44-•-• News of Hensall Financial Campaign FEB. 4-23 Contributions gratefully received L. G. WINTER, Chairman Clinton Committee FRED CHURCHILL Scout Master P. J. McCAULEY, JOHN HENRY, Cub Masters 6-tfb Clinton's Newest Modern Snack Bar Supektest Building, Ontario St. Across from Bank of Montreal TAXI Phone 205 GOOD ACCOMMODATION FOR WAITING! STAN'S • LUNCH and TAXI A USED SPECIAL! Oil Burning Cook Stove converted from a coal-andawood stove This must be seen to be appreciated MRS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY rtmOr41 service was held Sat- tirelay afternoon, February 1.6, 1952, from the Ball and 1Viutch funeral home, Clinton, for Eliza- beth A. Colquhoun, widow of the late Hugh Kennedy. She died suddenly' at her home, Ontario Street, Wednesday evening, Feb- ruary 13. Rev. A, Glen Eagle, minister of Ontario St. United Church, con- ducted the service. He spoke reverently of her consecrated life, her high regard for others, and her devotion to her church. In- terment was made in Staffa Cemetery, Hibbert TewnshiP. Pall bearers were six neph-ews; Clayton Colquhoun and Ernest Selves, Science Hill; Har- old and Kenneth Colquhoun, Mitchell; Benson Corless and Nor- '-nen Fitzsimons, Clinton. 'Mrs, Kennedy was born in Hibbert Township, Julie 26, 1867, daughter of James and Margaret Colqulioun. She had been living in Clinton for a number of years, when on June 26, 1912, she mar- ried Hugh Kennedy, and return- ed to Hibbert Township to live. Since her husband's death 36 years ago, Mrs. Kennedy has live ed in Clinton. She was nittch beloved by those who knew her best, and whenever she was able, was very active. Sunday School, Woman's Association and Woman's Missionary Society of Ontario Street Church. She had been in her usual health up until a feW days previous to her death, Death came as she was sleeping peacefully. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. M. T. Corless, Clinton, and Mrs. Arnold Hill, Toronto; and one brother. William T. Colquhoun, Mitchell. MRS. MARY, TOUGH Funeral service was conducted Monday afternoon, February 18, 1952, in the Beattie Funeral Home, Clinton, for Mary Laidlaw, beloved wife of the late W. S. Tough, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Mc- Gillawee, Friday, February 15, in her 83rd year. Rev. J. Taylor, Shapespeare, and Rev. Hugh C. Wilson, Clin- ton, conducted the service. Inter- ment was in Blyth Cemetery. e Pall bearers Were: William Sparks, Alex McGillawee,‘,Mennn and Ed Steckle, Thomas Westlake, and Harvey Hohner. Flower bearers were three grand-neph- ews: Kenneth, Gordon and Ron- ald Steepe. Mrs. Tough was born in Mor- ris: Township, July 28, 1869, the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Laidlaw. In 1901 she married W. J. Tough, who pre- deceased her nine years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Tough farmed In Stanley Township prior to mov- ing to Clinton 17 years ago. Mrs. Tough was a member of Wesley- Willis United Church, Clinton. She is survived by one dau- ghter, Mrs. Joseph McGillawee, Shakespeare; two grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Annie Laid- law, Clinton. One sister and one brother predeceased hers_ MISS MARY A. WOOD (By our Rensall correspondent) Funeral services for Miss Mary A, Wood, who died suddenly at her home. Hensall, 1•Saturday, February 16, in her '77th year, following a stroke, were held from her late residence, Hensall, eieee-e-o-e-e-e Casey Hudson, Goderich, visit- ed on Sunday with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. G. Voth, Gwen and Jimmy, Birmingham, Mich., visited • over the weekend with Mrs. L. Simpson. Vernon Spray, Edmonton, Alta., has returned home after spending a few days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. E. Geiger. Mrs. George Gossman, Mrs. Leo Gibson and daughter, Dashwood, visited Mrs. C, H. Hedden', and I/erb Sunday last. Reeve A. W. Kerslake was in Toronto last week„ attending the Good Roads ConVention. Mrs. Kerslake accompanied him. Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Cook returned home Sunday following a week's visit in Chicago with Mr. Cook's brothers, Charles H. and William E. Cook, and families. Improving in Health Jarvis Horton, who has been seriously ill with a heart condi- tion, is improving in health, his many friends will be pleased to learn. Successful Sale The Evening Auxiliary of the, lems. Julia Gail Munn has re- United Church held a successful ceived her bank book from the tome baking sale and afternoon Institute. tea in the church basement Sat- The president introduced to the urday afternoon, Feb. 16. The group the guest speaker, Miss basement and tea tables were at- Norah Cunningham, nursing sup- tractive in Valentine emblems. ervisor for Huron County Health Conveners were Mrs. J. F. Black- Unit, who presented a very in- well, 'Mrs. P. McNaughton, Mrs. formative talk on the new wonder W, Richardson. drugs and their effect on our Officers Installed public health. At the conclusion A well attended meeting of of the talk several films were Hensall Branch of the Canadian ing demonstration "The First Ald Legion was held in the- Legion Kit", followed, by Mrs. J. C. Hall. The meeting was in charge Goddard. of • president Byran Kyle. Contributing to the program Two` ininutes' silence was ob- were readings by Mrs. Harry served for His,, late Majesty King Caldwell; vocal solos, Mrs. Haun; George VI who was eand Pat- 'Vocal duett, Miss Mona Caldwell rod of the British Empire Service and Miss Gertie Benendike; ac- League. companists, Miss Gladys Luker The following officers were in- and Mrs. R. Broadfoot. stalled by past president Dave I Hostesses at the March meet- Sangster: Sergeant at Arms, Keith ing are Mrs. E. Norzninton and Buchanan; president, Donald Day- Mrs. T. Sherritt. Roll call, "A man; 1st vice-president, George display of antiques." The film, Walker; 2nd vice-president, Law- 1 "Let There Be Light" will be rence Baynham; secretary-treas- shown- Refreshments were serv- urer, Jim Clark; Chaplain, Rev. ed at the conclusion of -e-Ontests W. J. Rogers; Executive' — Jack directed by Mrs. II. Faber. Tudor, Richard .Thurtell, Fred Bonthron, Dave Sangster. Two new members were intro- 4-.4-.4-4-4-4-1-1-1-•-•-•-•-t•-"4-'-•-"- duced—Dr. D. R. McKelvie and Jack 'Bell. Hensall WI Meets The regular monthly meeting of Donald Ross, Oakville, was a weekend visitor with his mother, Butter Production Down, Cheese Up Creamery butter Production in Huron County dropped 18 per cent in 1951 from that of 1953., while cheddar Cheese production rose 33 per cent during the seine period. A