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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
(Established 1865)
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
(Established 1881.)
Amalgantated 1924
Independent• Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
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'ublished EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
R. S. ATKEY, Editor and Business Manager
THURSDAY, MARCH-6, 1952
The Colts Go Down Battling
A. L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager
A NEIGHBORING TOWNSMAN once told
is that one of the best points about Clinton,
is far as he was concerned, was the fact that
or many years it has been coming up with
thonaebrew" hockey teams, and at the same
ime, making all the other teams sit up and
ake notice.
That was true again this season which
low is closed and at the earliest date in many,
year. In fact, Clinton's famous Colts came
o the end of the 1951-52 hockey trail—to be
ixact—on Saturday the first day of March.
The final battle for survival between Clin7
:on and Centralia RCAF developed into 'a real
struggle between two good teams, with the
'gam having the most reserves winning out
it the end. This same thing has happened
nany times in the. professional leagues, and
I all goes to show that probably the reserves
are just as important to a team's success as
are the hard-worked regulars.
Manager Samuel W ilbert Gliddon's team
went into action in the deciding match here
Saturday evening with nothing much more than
a flock of injured players, but nevertheless ,
a will to win that could not be surpassed. The I
"cripples" went out on the ice and fought their
hardest to stay in the picture, but to no avail.
Superior condition told the tale.
While we congratulate Centralia Flyers on
their victory in the long-drawn-out series, we
still ,wish the Colts had been in mid-season
form when they met the Airmen. And we
sincerely compliment the Colts on their wond-
erful snirit.
Better luck next season, when artificial ice
is in use in the Arena!
Education Is Everybody's Business
EDUCATION WEEK is being marked
throughout Canada this week, and ,the slogan
adopted—quite apt we think—is "education is
everybody's business". And how true it is,
for it forms the basis of the child's, later, the
adult's life.
The purpose of Education Week is to en-
courage Canadians to examine their education-
al system, discuss it and help in its develop-
ment. Criticism by parents, ratepayers and
teachers, provided it is sincere and based upon
accurate information, can make a very valuable
contribution to our schools, our teaching meth-
ods and the effectiveness of education in to-
day's changing world.
In these times of /ugh taxes for defence
and social security, and a steadily climbing
cost of living, it is easy to fall into the dan-
gerous state of taking education for granted.
Education Week is a time for every citizen to
clarify his or her, thinking on the real pur-
poses of education—to focus the spotlight on
all its aspects and to strengthen this bulwark
of our democracy.
Your interest, your ideas, your active par-
ticipation are vital to the improvement of
education in Canada. The home, the church,
the school, the farm, industry and commerce,
management and labour, all have responsi-
bilities in this continuing process.
Education is Everybody's Business, but it
also is a co-operative endeavor of the school
and the community, served. It begins in the
home and continues after formal schooling
ends; adult education is an important factor
in the successful growth and development of
any community. Therefore, it is imperative
that all segments of the community work
harmoniously for the, promotion of a sound
educational program.
Experience and training that will develop
good citizens from the youth of today are
equally important with efficiency in reading,
writing and arithmetic. Parent education has
its place as well as child education. The fac-
tory, the farm, the office, the church and the
home all have rights and responsibilities in
the complete picture of education in. any
community.
It is important that all good citizens keep
well informed on educational 'trends and find
ways and means to communicate their ideas
to the proper authorities. They should be
willing to serve on the School Board and other
educational bodies in the community and ac-
cept their responsibility in a spirit of partner-
ship in this great enterprise.
The Huron College Campaign
IT SEEMS appropriate
that "The Campaign of
Completion" for the pay-
ment of the debt on the new
Huron College buildings in
London, should get under
way during "Education
Week". This fact should
augur well for the success
of the drive.
Rt. Rev. 0. N. Luxton,
Bishop of the Church of
•,England, Diocese of Huron,
in launching the campaign
.,,punday, stressed that for
'ithe Diocese, the building of
ithe new Huron. College has
Licseen the greatest mission-
ary and educational venture
of the generation, and paid
ribute to tie vision of the men of the past
ho had initiated the purchase of the site
n the campus of the University of Western
ntario. The Bishop told of 'the recent corn-
letion of the new buildings at a cost of
$1,385,000. More than one million dollars in
cash, pledges, gifts and bequests, has been
gathered, but there still remains an amount
of $375,000 to be gathered through this present
campaign to free the college of debt.
The Bishop made an earnest request that,
during the month of March, every congregation
of the Diocese will organize a personal cam-
paign and bring it to a successful conclusion
before the end of the month. He emphasized
the fact that they would not be satisfied with
a postal approach to the people or with a gen-
eral invitation announced in the Church, but,
armed with information and facts and figures,
the canvassers are to "go out into the streets
and roads of your parish and to talk to our
people personally about the new Huron Col-
lege". The Bishop urged the congregations
who had already contributed to the Building
Fund to "go the second mile" in this Campaign
of Completion, and stated that it was a great
encouragement to him to hear that many such
congregations are disregarding their past
achievements and are again inviting their peo-
ple to share in this great purpose. He asked
that if the parish were not already organized,
that it be done immediately and without fur-
ther delay, so that every family in the Diocese
will now be invited to contribute a gift of
money—as well as their prayers for the success
of the Campaign.
' Bishop Luxton expressed the hope that
the Campaign would be entirely successful, so
that in the fall the new College might be
consecrated. He explained that the College
has been dedicated to God's service in the
meantime, but only a debt-free building may
be consecrated and set apart as God's prop-
erty, sacred and inviolate.
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Several years ago Mr. Kelley
was addressing an agricultural
meeting at Glencoe. A soloist
had been brought from London
for the occasion. There was no
accompanist and the situation was
awkward. Mr. Kelley volunteer-
ed to act as accompanist. He
told us afterwards that he'
thought his piano playing as
minister made.a. greater hit with
the audience than his speech.
They were amazed at a Cabinet
Minister able and willing to act
as accompanist.
While Mr. Kelley was a sup-
porter of the Progressive Con-
servative party and served as a
Cabinet minister in the Drew
Government he was never in the
reel sense of the word a politic-
ian. He took little interest in
the political side of public life.
He seldom made what might be
called a political speech even in
campaigns. He talked about his
department and the need of good
health and the value of keeping
fit. He always had a variety of
good stories.
Mr. Kelley was a great public
citizen. He liked everyone; there
was no malice or envy in him.
We never heard him say an un-
kind word of anyone. His life
was indeed a striking life of
service.
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The February meeting of Por-
ter's Hill Community Club was
held at the home of Mrs. Bill
Cox with 12 ladies present. The
meeting opened by repeating the
Lord's Prayer. Roll call was an-
swered by telling a joke. The
secretary and treasurer's reports
were given. Letters were read'
from Mrs. Shearing, Clinton and
Gerald Bell overseas.
Plans were made for a card
party and dance, proceeds to go
towards boxes for the boys over-
seas. Readings were given by
Mrs. Bill and Mrs. Bob Mcllwain.
The afternoon was spent quilting.
The March meeting is to be
held at the home of Mrs. Jim
Cox, and the roll call is to be
answered by "something made in
Canada and where." Later, the
hostess served lunch.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Merrill Switzer on the birth of
a baby girl.
Enjoyable Social
A very enjoyable social even-
ing was held on Friday last in
the parsonage, Bayfield. Ten tab-
les of crokinole were in play with
high prizes going to Hilda Hicks
and Gordon Manning; low to Mrs.
Ray 'Cox and John Harris. The
next crokinole party will be held
on Saturday evening, March 8,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Harris.
WA to Meet
The March meeting of the
Woman's Association of Grace
Church will be held on Thursday
afternoon, March 13, at the home
of Mrs. Bill Cox.
Quality (141.1.4111 Service
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Nixons Hornex for
Dehorning $1.25
Nixons Preventex Powder
for vitamin and mineral
deficiencies .. 1 lb. 3.50
Nixons Calcium Phosphate
with vitamin co-
balt 1 lb. 1.00
Nixons Scourex Tablets
16's 1.75
Improved 2.50
Calvita Calf Savers
1.35 - 4.90
Vi-Oxylene, for Coccidiosis,
4 oz. 1.25 16 oz. 3,50'
Cooper's Dri-Kil
2 lbs. 75
SPECIALS—
PRELL SHAMPOO Reg. $1.09 for 89c
NOXZEMA CREAM-10 oz„ ...„ . ... $1.25
HUDNUT HOME PERMANENT REFILL
plus Crame Rinse-both for $1.75
KODAKS — Printing and DevcloPing FILMS
SMILESaN CHUCKLES CHOCOLATES
Magazines Greeting Cards
W. C. Newcombe, Phm.B.
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ACCOUNTANCY
ROY N. BENTLEY
Liceused Public Accountant
15 Warren St., Goderich, Ont.
Telephone 152W
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Office: Royal Bank Bldg.
Phones: Office 561; Res. 455
INSURANCE
Buy LIFE Insurance To-day!
To-morrow may be too late!
JOHN R. & LLOYD K. BUTLER
Representatives
CONFEDERATION LIFE
INSURANCE
Phone 274 — Clinton — Box 815
Be Sure : : Be Insured
K. W. COLQUHOUN
GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative:
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal, Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W
Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 310 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res, 324J
LOBB INSURANCE AGENCY
Cor. William and Rattenbury Sts.
Phone 691W
— GENERAL INSURANCE —
Representative:
Dom.-of Canada General (Life)
Howick Farmers' Mutnal Fire
Insurance Co. '
J. E. HOWARD. Hayfield
Phone Hayfield 53r2
Car - Fire _ Life - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy.
JAMES S. CULP
52 Elgin Ave.
Phone 512 Goderich
Representative of State-Farm
Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
for Clinton, Bayfield and
Goderich areas.
H. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res, 2513
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Seaforth
Officers 1952—President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
J. H. McEwing, Blyth; manager
and secretary-treasurer, M. A.
Reid, Seaforth. Directors—S. H.
Whitmore, Seaforth; Chris. Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; E. J. -Trewar-
tha, Clinton; Robt. Archibald, Sea-
forth; John H. McEwing, Blyth;
Prank McGregor, Clinton; Win, S.
Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth; Harv. Fuller, Goderich.
Agents—J, E. Pepper, Bruce-
field; R. F. McKercher, Dublin;
3. F. Prudter, Brodhagen; Wm.
Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; S. Baker,
Brussels.
CHIROPRACTIC
D. H. McINNES
Chiropractic - Foot Correction
OFFICE HOURS:
Hotel Clinton, Friday, 1 to 8 p.m:
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth,
Monday, 1 to 8 p.m.
OPTOMETRY
A, L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON R. HEARN
Optometrist
. Phone 69
Huron Street, Clinton
JOHN E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
Phone 791. Main St., Seaforth
Hours: 9 am 6 pm.
Wed. 9 - 12.30; Sat. 9 em - 9 pm
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone: Office 448; Res. 599j
LEGAL
ROBERT E. BARNES
Barrister and Solicitor
Albert Street, Clinton
(Over Lockwood's Barber Shop)
Office Hours: Tueedays and
Saturdays, 9 Lin, to 5 p.m.
Telephones:
Clinton 667 Goderieh 1257
VETERINARY
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinarian
Phone 203 Clinton
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News-Resord
Thursday, March 1, 1827
Fifty members of the Women's
Institute met. Mrs. W. L. Mair
and Mrs. N. W. Trewartha were
appointed representatives to the
Hospital Board for the ensuing
three years.
Mrs. George T. Jenkins receiv-
ed for the first time in her new
home on Isaac Street, on Friday
afternoon and evening last.
Girls' hockey match last Fri-
day night was won by the Clinton
team. Dor a Schoenhals and
Helen Cook • were stars of the
Clinton team, as Stratford was
defeated, 2-1.
Miss Shirley Dowson has re-
turned to Varna, after spending
two weeks in London.
Cowan-Woodhouse—At Brant-
ford, on March 2, 1927, Marion
Woodhouse, Toronto, to William
M. Cowan, Clinton.
Sap's runnin'.
Mrs. C. H. Bartliff is visiting
Seaforth friends this week.
Miss Linnie Nediger, Lions
Head, is spending the week at
her home in town.
Mrs. (Dr.) Munn, Seaforth, is
visiting this week with Mrs. Fred
Ford.
Mrs. William Sheppard, Mrs,
Edward Farquhar and *Miss Lois
spent the weekend with Strat-
ford friends.
Miss Ruth Walkinshaw return-
ed Wednesday after . ,spending
several days with Toronto friends.
Mrs. Dean Courtice and little
daughter, Hamilton, are visiting
with E. G. and Miss Hattie Cour-
tice, Clinton.
Mrs. J. E. Cook is attending
the meeting of the LOBA Grand
Lodge at Guelph this week, as a
delegate from the local lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jowett and
Miss Grace, motored from Lon-
don, and spent the weekend in
Bayfield.
Miss Winnifred Campbell,
Westfield, is visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. James Elsley,
Londesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore and
family, Stratford, visited the
former's grandfather, James
Mann,' Constance, on Friday and
Saturday.
George Middleton, Windsor,
spent the weekend with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Middle-
ton, Sunnyside Farm, Huron Rd.
A. W. Groves has opened up a
new grocery in Cantelon Bros.'
old stand.
The Huron Regiment obtained
the highest number of points
awarded to any regiment in
Western Ontario during the an-
nual inspections carried out by
Brig. Gent C. J. Armstrong.
The Duke and Duchess of York,
are at present visiting the North-
ern Island of New Zealand.
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, March 7, 1912
Capt. J. Ferguson, his wife and
Mrs. Moorhouse, have returned to
Bayfield from the former's Am-
erican home at Cleveland, Ohio.
Brucefield hockey club suffer-
ed defeat at the hands of the
Varna team, in Hensall last Wed-
nesday. Score 5-10.
John Halliday, Filmore, Sask.,
paid a short visit to the home of
Thomas Baird, Stanley Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan
and children have returned to
their home in Port Stanley after
spending a few Weeks in the
neighborhood of Porter's Hill,
Ontario Street Church choir
held a "White Elephant Party"
at the home of James Cornish,
MASSAGE
Best remedial Swedish Massage,
and hydrotherapy, by certified
masseur,
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Base Line, on Tuesday evening.
Hunking-Lee—In the Methodist
parsonage, Londesborough, Wed-
nesday, March 6, Fannie Lee and
Thomas Hunking.
Mrs. John Johnston, Batten.-
bury Street, entertained a group
of her friends to Thimble Tea,
one afternoon last week.
Mayor and Mrs, B. J. Gibbings
entertained a number of their
friends last Saturday evening.
Barton Lavis spent Sunday, the
guest of his brother at Wingham.
Miss Gertrude Laidlaw, De-
troit, is the guest of Mrs. A. Mc-
Rae.
Timetables for departmental
examinations have been issued,
and are being posted in the var-
ious schools in the country. These
examinations will be held during
the last two weeks of June, just
two weeks earlier than in pre-
vious years.
• The Clinton News Record
Thursday, March 7, 1912
The builders of the music
boxes carried off a victory of
12-4, when they met in the final
match of the season between the
Piano Factory' and the Pastime
hockey teams.
Pastime: goal, W. Johnson;
point, F. McCaughey; centre
point, R. Rumball; rover, C. Kit-
ty; centre, W. Cook; wings, A.
Mitchell, B. Lavis.
Factory: goal, Ted Cook; point,
D. Tasker; centre point, J. Doh-
erty; rover, A. Doherty; centre,
E. Kerr; wings, C. Draper and B.
Furniss. Referee: W. Hern, Strat-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cooper,
Putney, England, were the guests
of the former's mother, Mrs. Wil-
liam Cooper, over the weekend.
Mr. Cooper is in charge of the
European end of the Auto Strop
Razor Company's business, and
comes over to visit the New York
and Montreal houses.
James Young, Bayfield, is at-
tending Clinton Business College.
Mrs. John Wanless, Stanley
Township, is spending a fee, days
with her daughter, Mrs. Turn-
bull, Seaforth.
Mrs. Newton Crich and her
two children left on Tuesday to
return to her home in Kindersley,
Sask., after an /extended visit
with her mother, Mrs. Nott.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pickard,
Holmesville, were in, town on
Sunday, the guests of the latter's
sister, Mrs. J. Ford.
DUNGANNON — The Dungan-
non Agricultural Society sponsor-
ed a dance in aid of the blind in
the hall here and realized $40
for the cause.
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Quick Canadian Facts
.. from Quick Canadian Facts
1. What are, and where would
'you find, ptarmigan?
2. Canada's first postage stamps
were issued in what year?
3. The U.S.S.R. has one doctor
to every 10,000 of population.
What is Canada's rate?
4. Last year the total of all taxes
paid by Canadians increased
by how much over 1950?
5. Name Canada's first Governor-
General.
ANSWERS: 5. Viscount Monck.
3. One doctor to each 977 peo-
ple. 1. A species of grouse na-
tive to Canada's Arctic, 4. Taxes
increased by 20 per cent. 2. In
1851.
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THE VOICE OF
TEMPERANCE
The only soundly Christian ap-
proval to strong drink is abstin-
ence. A man is responsible to
God and to Society to make the
best possible use of his strength
and his abilities, The chances are
that he will not do this if he
muddleS his brain with alcohol.
Abstinence is one guarantee that
he can measure up to this respon-
sibility, for the influence he ex-
erts on others. His example is
his most effective medium of in-
fluence. He may be able to, handle
his liquor but in the company
there are some who are fighting
a losing battle against liquor and
there may be young people Who
have never touched it. If he is
considerate and if he has any con-
science about it he will abstain
for their sakes. In the last Analy-
sis abstinence is the Christian
approach to strong drink.
%Vs advertiteltent Is inserted.
by Htirott County Tertiperande
Fed eration. 10.b
(By Arthur R. Ford, in The
London Free Press)
Hon. Russell Kelley died Feb-
ruary 20 in Hamilton after a
lingering illness. He was one of
the most kindly and friendly men
we ever met. He bubbled over
with the milk of human kindness.
He was a dynamo of energy and
he was interested in every civic
movement. It is no wonder that
the Hamilton Advertising Club
named him a number of years
ago as the man of the year in the
Ambitious City. He has been for
a long time one of Hamilton's
leading citizens and most anytime
could have been named the man
of the year. He was the organiz-
er and first president of the Ham-
ilton Advertising Club; he was
the first president of the Hamil-
ton Rotary Club. He was at var-
ious times director and president
of the Chamber of Commerce, the
Boy 'Scouts, the Red Cross, the
Tourist Association of Ontario,
the National Council of t h e
YMCA and about every organiza-
tion one could name that had as
its object the welfare of the pub-
lic, He was a go-getter as a
businessman and as head of the
Russell T. Kelley Advertising
Agency built up over the years
one of the largest agencies in
Canada. * * *
It was, not until 1945, when he
was 65, that he was persuaded
to enter politics and run as a
Progressive Conservative candid-
ate in Hamilton. A year later
Hon. George Drew brought him
into the Cabinet as minister of
health. Mr. Drew was rather al-
armed over the ever increasing
expenses of the Department of
Health and when Hon. Dr. Vivian
retired to accept a post with Mc-
Gill University he turned to Mr.
Kelley as a businessman. He
felt that possibly it would be
better to have a businessman as
head of the Health Department
rather than a doctor without
business experience. Mr. Kelley
took hold of the department with
his usual enthusiasm. He made
himself familiar with every phase
of the department's work. He
was tireless in making speeches
ail over the province. He be-
came convinced that one of the,
big needs of the province was
more hospitalization and he was
largely responsible for the inaug-
uration of a policy 'of aid to the
hospitals, of the province. He wore
himself out on the job and it was
no surprise to his friends when
he collapsed in his office from
over work. *
He was an active churchman
and, despite his innumerable ac-
tivities, he taught Sunday School
for 20 years. His chief interest
was in youth and he liked noth-
ing better than to give inspiring
speeches to youth, emphasizing
the need of a sound body and
Christian life. He was deeply
interested in sports and particul-
arly lacrosse playing on a junior
championship team as long ago
as 1898. He kept lacrosse alive
for many years in Hamilton and
was at one time president of the
Ontario Lacrosse Assogiation.
Like most Harniltonians he was a
booster of the Tiger Rugby Club
and served as president, * * *
Mr. Kelley, like so many suc-
cessful Ontario businessmen, was
born on a farm in Bruce County,
Like most Bruce County men he
always had a soft spot in his
heart for that- district. He was
educated at Teeswater and Clin-
ton High School. He was early
interested in music and by selling
eggs saved enough money to se-
cure music lessons and to buy an
organ for the farm house parlor.
For a time as a youth Mr. Kelley
lived in London and he took
church organ lessons from the
late Charles Wheeler. Always a
hard worker he told us once that
he was often at St. Andrew's
Church at six o'clock in the
morning practising on the chinch
organ. Music was a life-low
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Russell T. Kelley
hobby with him.
S * *
His relaxation was music. We
asked him once how he kept on
going and. he said that every
morning, even when he was min-,
later of health, he planned to
play on the piano for an hour.
It rested his nerves and took him •
off his worries so that he' could
start relaxed a busy day—a day
which often lasted until midnight,
Several years ago in a speech
to a group of junior farmers he
advocated the study of music. He
said:
"I recommend the study of
music to the boys of the province.
Good music has a great in-
fluence on one's life; it will help
one in making the right kind of
friends. ( "On many occasions you can
give entertainment to others and
as one grows old it is indeed a
fine pastime."