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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
First issue Jure 6, 1865
Amalgamated 1924
Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
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THE CLINTON NEWS -.RECORD
First issue (Huron News -Record)
January 18$1
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1952
Let's Keep It Christmas
EVERY YEAR we are increasingly more
apt to view the Christmas season with dread.
As early as November, when the dates of future
entertainments planned by the organizations
with which we are connected line up before us,
•we are caught up in a growing rush of party -
going, extra shopping, last-minute house-
cleaning and a variety of pushing duties,
This "sense of urgency" propels us with
gathering intensity to climax on Christmas Day.
Along with the increased tempo of living
we gain the habit of using shortcuts as much
as is possible. The habit of writing "Xmas"
for Christmas, is, we believe, one of the most
deplorable results of this situation. Beginning
in the Greek language. where the symbol "X"
meant Christ, when it is used in English the
term loses all meaning. It is a note of harsh
blatancy in the sound of the name of a gracious
and wonderful season,
"A world with Christmas is a good place.
A world without "Xmas" would be better still,"
Christmas Carols In Many Lands
IF PEOPLE are really to understand many
of the Christmas Carols, they should be inter-
ested in their origin. We have inherited many
of our best -loved ones from other lands and the
history of some of them may be of value to
many readers.
• A general favourite among older boys and
girls is "Good King Wenceslas", while "Away in
a Manger" appeals to the younger 'children.
Perhaps it is not generally ° known that
"Good: King Wenceslas" is of Bohemian origin.
'Wenceslas was born in 907 A.D. and became
King of Bohemia in 925 at the age of 18 years.
There are many records of his goodness 'and
kindness. The story of the Carol bearing his
name, is based on his visits to help the poor.
On these visits he always disguised himself as
a forester. His page's name was Podevin and
in the carol they were cutting 'wood for the
needy. Wenceslas was murdered by his brother
Boleslov with a gang on the steps of a church,
and Podevin, the page escaped aid returned to
.and
vengeance on one of the gangsters.
"Away in a Manger" is a carol gift from
Germany and while not certain, it is. thought to
be from Martin Luther's hand.
"Holy Night" is another German inheritance
among the carols. The original title was "Stille
Nacht".
From Italy we have "Hark, Ye Shepherds,
Hasten to the Manger", and of Spanish melodies,
"Come all we Children, Your Voices Raise".
Among our own English carols are "Angels
from the Realms of Glory", "Joy to the World",
"While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by
Night", "What Child is This?", "Sleep Holy
Babe", and the English "Adeste Fidelis" (0
Come all ye Faithful) is beloved for the praise,
adoration and joy it expresses.
From Ecuador comes a similar call in "Dulce
Jesus Mio" (Sweet and Precious Jesus).
Another Italian original) is Douni, Douini 0
Bel Bambiu ("Sleep, 0 Holy Child of Mine"),
depicting Mary bending over the infant Jesus.
AUBURN TWINS
CELEBRATED
85th BIRTHDAY
Mrs, Edith Sturdy and Mrs.
Evelyn Raithby, Auburn, twin sis-
ters in a family of 13 children,
and last born of these members
of the family of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Ball, have just cele-
brated their 80th birthday.
These twin children were reared
on a 600 -acre farm once worked
by Mr. and Mrs. Ball and their
five sons, in Hullett Township,
now owned, in part, by Sidney
Lansing.
Reminiscing of old school days
at No. 9 Hullett, the women told
of a two -room school attended by
50 or 60 pupils, all supervised by
a single teacher. Older bpys in
that day went to school only dur-
Some of the great carols have been put in
the language of people, who Were not familiar
with the terms, like Shepherds and the Wise
Men. There is one written in the 17th century
by the missionaries to the Huron Indians, The
Red men knew nothing about Shepherds and
Wise Men, so these became "hunters" and
"braves", and the second verse reads:
"Twas in a lodge of broken bark,
The tender Babe was found,
A ragged robe of rabbit -skin
Enwrapped His beauty round."
There is a Negro Spiritual which runs thus:
"Go tell it to the mountain
Our Jesus,, Christ is born."
And another quaint one which reads:
"Des's a star in de Eas' on Christmas morn,
Rise up, Shepherds, and foller"
It'll lead to de place, where de Saviour's
born,
Rise up, Shepherds, and foller."
The following Carols might be mentioned
and the origin indicated:
"Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly"—Old
Welsh carol;
"As lately we watched o'er our fields" —
Austrian carol;
"Ring Christmas Bells"—Ukranian;
"In Bethlehem, the Lowly"—Dutch;
"In a Manger, He is lying"—Polish, 16th
century;
"Happiness, the Sun is bringing"—Croatia;
"At Christmas time, when all is gay" —
Norwegian.
Thus, through the ages, the story of the
birth of Christ has been sung by Christian
people all round the world, and we are indebted
to hymn writers of many countries for our
wonderful' heritage of Christmas Carols.
When we sing them should we not forget
the idea so commonly held that we are a little
superior to other races, when the fact is, that
we use their thoughts, written in their carols,
to express our adoration at Christmas time.
ing the winter months, and some
of them were full-grown and as
big or bigger than the teacher.
People in those days lived on very
plain food and there were no cars,
telephones, paved roads, electricity
nor airplanes. The roads were
narrow, rough and hilly, but fam-
ily life was very pleasant.
William Ball, their father, emi-
grated from Devonshire, England,
over 100 years ago and his wife
was a native of Yorkshire. They
were married in Canada.
Mrs. Raithby and Mrs. Sturdy
recall the hardships of their pion-
eer parents. They tell of their
mother walking from London to
Clinton, over the rough corduroy
roads, after her arrival from Eng-
land, and being ill with whooping
cough. During the clearing of the
forests to make their home, their
father frequently carried a bag of
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grain on his shoulder to Goderich,
for milling into flour.
It was their father who donated
the piece of land to be cleared for
a cemetery, on the Base Line, now
known as Ball's Cemetery. .
Mrs. Sturdy, who claims to be
20 minutes older than Mrs. Raith-
by, married George Sturdy at
Clinton in 1907 and together with
him had their farm of 200 acres
on concession' one, East Wawan-
osh, where' Mr. Sturdy died in
1933. Harry, their son, now works
the farm and his mother lives
with him and his family.
Mrs. Raithby married her hus-
band, James, in March, 1900, and
they celebrated their golden wed-
ding in 1950. After farming un-
til 1935 they retired to Auburn,
leaving one of their sons, Glen, to
carry on the operation of the
homestead.
Both ladies enjoy good health
and take their places in church
and community life and welfare.
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Quick Canadian Facts
.. from Quick Canadian Facts
1. On the shield in Canada's coat
of arms are depicted the arms
of what four nations?
2. The Liberal Party has been in
office in Ottawa since what
year?
3. Canadians consumed 380 poun-
ds of steel per capita in 1939.
Do we use more or less steel
today?
4. Name the six lakes in the
Great Lakes chain?
5. Are there more men or wom-
en eligible for universal pen-
sion at age 70?
ANSWERS; 5. Of the 652,700
over 70, 329,500 are women and
323,200 are men, 3. We use more
than twice as much steel per capi-
ta, while our production has in-
creased three times. 1. England,
Ireland, Scotland and France. 4,
Superior, Michigan, Duron, St.
Clair, Erie, Ontario. 2, Since
1935.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSION
CHIROPRACTIC
D. IL McINNES
Chiropractic - rot Correction
OFFICE HOURS:
Commerciaall top.m. li
Hotel, Clinton
Friday, 1
Commercial Motel, Seaforth,
Monday-, 1 to 8 p.m.,
VETERINARY
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinarian
Phone 203 CLintbn
INSURANCE
Insure the "CO.op" War
W. V. ROY
t1ietrict 1tepresentatI•Ve
Box 314. Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res 3243
LOBO INSURANCE; AGENCY
Cor. William and.Ratteithury Std.
Phone 691W
— GENERAL INSTMA.NCE
ltepresentAtiv'e:
DOM. of Canada General (Life)
Hetrick F"ardners' MiUtual Fire
Insurance Co.
J. E. HOWARD, Hayfield
Phone Hayfield 53r2
fiat w ]Fire ,. Life W Accident
Windt lnsnf ante
If you :teed 'Insurance, I have
a PolitrY.
Be Sura : : Be Insured
IIs, W. COLQUI4OG'N
GENERAL 1r\'SURANCI•i
Representative:
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res, 9W
AL DIRECTORY
H. C. LAWSON
tank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 251J
Insurance -' Real Estate
Agent: Mutual bike Assurance Co.
TBE MoKILLOP MUTUAL
FOIE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Seaforth
Officers 1952 President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
J. H. McEW ing, Blyth; manager
and. secretary -treasurer, M. A.
Reid, Seaforth, Diirectors•-4. H.
Whitmore, Seaforth; Chris, Leon-
hardt, • 13ornholm; E, J. Tre'War»
the, Clinton; Robt. Archibald, Sea -
forth; tolinx Fi. Mcl iwiiig, Elyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm, S.
Alexandek Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth, Marts. culler, Goderich.
Agents --•J, 1:. Pepper, truce -
field; 1t, c. Mc1ereher, Dublin;
J. E. Prueter, Brodhagen; Wm,
Leiper, Jr., F,ondesboro; S. Baker,
BruSoelrf.
OPTOMETRY
A. L, COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined .and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON R. IIEARN
Optometrist
. Phone 69
Lauren Street, Clinton
1028 Danforth Ave., 'Toronto, Ont.
JOIIN E. LON(ISTAFF
Optometrist
Phone 781. Main St., Seaforth
Hours: 9 a.m - 0 pm.
Wed. 9 - 12,30; Sat. 9 otn 0 pm
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business I#roker
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone: Office 448; Iles, 509i
Salesman --THOMAS A. STEEP,
Phone Clinton 146-W
Canada's Eskimos are devided
into two cultural groups—the Es.
kinios of the Eastern Aretid and
the Iitdian or Caribou People.
The finest grades of paper are
made from rag pulps-x.rags made
from vegetable fibre are washed,
bleached and their broken down
into pulp,
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From Our Early Files
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton New Ern
Thursday, December 19, 191.2
On Monday, Leslie Idanley son
of George Hanley, London Road,
sprained his wrists when he fell
while taking exercises in the gym-
nasium at the Collegiate where he
is a pupil..
James Steep sold one thousand
bushels of potatoes in Clinton m
four days last week.
The Public School Board has
engaged the services of Miss Mac-
Donald of Constance, . as the suc-
cessor to Miss E. C, Tipiady.
F, l ydd left this week for his
home in Cuba where he will spend
the winter.
Charlie and Willie Twitchell re-
turned from Edmonton last week.
Will Cantelon, son of Reeve
Cantelon is home from the west
for the winter,
The Sons of England held their
election of officers for the ensu-
ing year at their meeting on Dec-
ember 5. The following were el-
ected; W. president, John Scrut-
on; W, vice president, Thomas
Judd; past president, F. Powell;
W. Chaplain, H. Joyner; sec.-
treas., Thomas Jackson, Sr,; in-
side guard, William Sioman; out-
side guard, Alex • Sioman; 1st
guide, William East; 2nd Guide,
John Watton; 3rd guide, S. Castle;
trustees, H, Joyner and Thomas
Jackson; lodge doctor, Dr. Shaw.
25 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record.
Thursday, December 22, 1927
Mr, and Mrs: G. A. Cooper,
Goderieh Township, have come in-
to Clinton and are becoming set-
tled in their new home, Mrs. Mary
Brown's cottage on Princess
Street.
Featured at the Literary, Soc-
iety's last meeting were: a vocal
duet by Ephriam Gray and Ar-
thur I.yon, the Christmas edition
of the school paper read by Dor-
othy Innis and a piano duet by
Audrey Carter and Morris Roz -
ell.
Cecil VanHorne, Elmira, is vis-
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
VanHorne,
Jean and Eleanor Piumsteei of
the University of Western Ontar-
io, are home for Christmas.
Robert Middleton of the Univer-
sity of Toronto, is home for the
Christmas holidays with his par-
ents Sherriff and Mrs. C. G. Mid-
dleton.
E. S. Livermore, Osgoode Hall,
Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Green,
Teeswater, are spending Christ-
mas with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. James Livermore,
Miss B. F. Ward left last week-
end to spend the Christmas vac-
ation at her home in Rockville,
Md.
The Council of the Township
Church parsonage last Friday
evening when Helen Clete, laughs
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Pickett,
Clinton, became the bride of Allan.
Ferguson Hughes, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. F, Hughes, Aurora. Rev.
G. C. Burton officiated.
Miss Pearl Elliott, London was
a weekend visitor at her home in
town.
Miss Agnes Agnew, Toronto, is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan Agnew.
John Derry, well known and
long time resident of Clinton ob-
served his ninetieth birthday on
Wednesday, December 16.
Sapper James F. Burdge, 7th
Field Company, RCE, who served
in Dieppe Raid in August 1942 ar-
rived home safely last week. Sap-
per Burdge is the son of Mr. and
Mrs, Fred J. Burdge, Brucefield.
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. , LETIERS��; K nt_n : :
AN EXPLANATION TO
STANLEY RATEPAYERS
Editor,
Clinton News -Record
The Council of the Township
of Stanley feel that the ratepay-
ers of the township should be
made acquainted with the facts
of the question of an agreement
for fire protection between the
said township and the Village of
Hensel(
The Council of the Village of
Hensall has published over a very
wide area the fact that they have
been unable to come to an agree-
ment with the Townships of Stan-
, ley and Hay in regards to fire.
protection but in • none of their
letters to the press have they
stated the terms of an agreement
that they requested the various
municipalities to sign.
I have before me a copy of a
by-law passed by the Council of
the' Village of Hensall on the 12th
day of August 1952, which sets
forth the terms of fire protection
for the municipalities surround-
ing the said village.
These terms are:
A retaining fee for the services
of the Hensall Fire Brigade is
hereby established as follows:
Township of Tuckersmith, $125
per year; Township of Hay, $125
per. year; Township of• Stanley,
$75 per year; Township of Us -
borne, $75 per year; Township of
Hibbert, $75 per year,
A service charge will be levied
for the services of the brigade
when on a fire call at the fol-
lowing rate, for the • first hour
$50, and for the second hour, or
subsequent hours or parts of hours
$25
10 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Record
Thursday, December 17, 1942
Skating last Saturday night in
the local arena marked the earl-
iest skating here .for the past few
years.
Ordinary Seaman R. (Bud)
Schoenhals of the RCNVR is home
on furlough until December 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seeley have
received a letter from their son
Sgt. Pilot Harold Seeley, stationed
at MacDonaId, Manitoba, stating
that be has been promoted to the
rank of Flight Sergeant.
The picture in the Toronto daily
papers on Saturday, December 12,
showed Sgt. Stewart Schoenhals
?explaining the parts of a gun to
Major Raymond Massey, who has
IIeft his Hollywood activities to
serve in the Canadian Army. Sgt.
Schoenhals is the son of Mrs.
Beadle, Goderich and the late E.
Schoenhals, Clinton. He Iived here
for many years: and has many
friends and relatives in this area.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
of Stanley has at the present
time an agreement with the
Brucefield, Bayfield, and Zurich.
Fire Departments for fire protec-
tion and did not feel that they
would be justified in paying a
retaining fee of $75 per year to
the Village of Hensall, The Coun-
61 have been and still are willing
to carry on under their previous
agreement with the Village of
Hensall which was that the
Township would pay $50 for the
first hour and $25 for the second
and subsequent hours.
(Signed)
Municipal Council of the
Township of Stanley,
FRED S. WATSON,
Clerk.
Bayfield, Ont.
December 15, 1952
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Welcome to the Sunday School
program at St. James Church,
Middleton, on Monday evening,
at the Ontario Street United December 22 at eight o'clock.
Quaiity tY Service
Al49 4;j1.
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let us help
You With Your
CHRISTMAS
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CHRISTMAS CARDS --
By the Box or Single
Box 39c to 1.50,
Single Cards 5c to 1.00
COMB, BRUSH, MIRROR SETS -11.95
TOILET SETS—
By Adrienne — Tiffany — Yardley -- . Tabu
1.40 up
SHAVING. SETS for Men—
By Bachelor -- Yardley -- Seaforth -- Courtier
1.00 up
Animal Soaps - Bath Salts - Colognes
Perfumes - Toilet Waters - Etc.
Christmas -Wrapped CHOCOLATES—
By SMILES 'N CHUCKLES
50cto$5.00,
Wo C. Newcombe, Phmi.
Your RPXALL Druggist
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PHONE 51
NOTICE
All accounts for the present year
ark' especially the month of Decem-
ber are to be in the Clerk's Office
by December 31.
Town of Clinton
M. T. CORLESS,
Clerk and Treasurer
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Christmas Poultry
It Has Been Our Custom In Past Years To Have Available For Christmas
ALL RINDS OF POULTRY
WE AGAIN EXPECT TO HAVE THIS POULTRY THIS YEAR—
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPLYING OUR MANY CUSTOMERS
AGAIN.
ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AT ANY OF OUR OFFICES IN
CLINTON OR BY PHONING 580 .. 581 --- CLINTON.
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