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Clinton News-Record, 1953-11-26, Page 11°Yauji,SDAY, NOPE ER .26, 1953 TNECalVert SPORTS COLUMN 4 56oger 7priadiso Wo Haven't any idea when the Routley hall of Fame at Kingston will becpmo some- thing more tangible than a yague dream of the future. We believe, though, that the game today is big enough, and its background suf- ficiently rich in episode, history and momento for establishment of. a Hall that will rival, in a measure, the baseball slutne at Coopers - or, town, N,Y. In Montreal there is a collection of hockey sticks,, with which the original owners performed record feats, and which will be a fine itern for the Hall. And the richest addition to this unusual assortment Was made not long since when a col- lector of hockey trivia donated to the group the stick that the hockey -immortal Howie Morenz carried that night of January 28, 1937, when the Stratford Streak caromed off Big Earl Siebert, crashed heavily, skates -first, into the wooden border just above the ice at the south end of the Montreal Forum, and broke his leg. Two months later Howie died. They said his heart had failed him, More likely his heart was broken as he realized he might never play his beloved game again. Probably the Morenz stick is the lightest in weight, of all the sticks in the Montreal Forum collection. Naturally, it has dried out considerably in the 15 years since it fell from Howie's hands, but it was carefully shellacked as a preservative meas- ure, Morenz always used a very light stick. Some players believe they get more control and more speed of shot with a heavyweight club, but Morenz never thought so. Howie used what is known as a No. 3 stick, so that it is carried at a distance from the body. The angle of the blade to the handle makes that difference. There is just one autograph on the stick. Suitably enough it was inscribed by Ilowie's great partner over a long span of years, Aurel Joliat. The stick goes to join a notable collection of war -clubs itnd they will, in the course of time, go into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Weimagine the biggest club in the lot is that which belonged to Nels Stewart, when the great scorer played his final games with New York Americans, Stewart favored the heaviest stick he could get. Another big club is that with which Cannonading Charlie Conacher scored almost the last of his 225 goals. The sticks with which Gordie Howe, Teddy Lindsay, Elmer Lach, Porky Dumart, and Milt Schmidt scored their 200th goals are there. Rocket Richard has two sticks in the display, one with which he scored goal No. 200, another with which he notched' the counter 'that broke Nels Stewart's life -time record ,pf 324 NHL goals. And there's a touch of near -tragedy among the sticks. For hanging there is the club Ace Bailey carried that night of De- cember 12, 1933, when he was crashed face -downward by Eddie Shore, fractured his skull, hovered between life and death many days and nights and finally recovered. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO Cli:,INL N.WW$4:MCO U Sutter -Perdue Instal Up-to-date Front One of the most modern stere' customer wish a size not of stand- fronts yet to be installed along and cut, then the showcase is. the main business district in Clin- equipped with, a built-in cutter ton, has this fall been completed arranoernent, where by a few sec - at Sutter-Perdue's hardware store. onds work the glassmay be trim- Thqugh as yet not adorned by a med to the correct size. sign to state the name of the The store is divided in twq,sec- store, the permastone front is tions, the larger of which is used graced with wide ;expanses of for the display of general hard - glass finished with aluminum, and ware, while the other section is certainly is a credit to the town. for display of electrical equipment. The grand re -modeling sale now The workshop in connection in progress' in the store, will' be with the business is operated by carried on in the freshly re-dec- Harold Wise and Maurice Bate - orated interior, where pastel col- man. Both men have worked in oured walls and shelves make for this department for the last 12 the best possible showing of mer- years, with the exception of some chandise. Plans for these changes years in which Mr. Bateman sery in the store have been meditated ed during the war, However, since for several years. 1948 the workshop has been oper- 'One novel arrangement which ated as a separate business by should not be missed by even am- Wise and Bateman. ateur carpenters is the new show- The hardware and electrical case ,fpi glass which is •at the shop keep both Mr. Perdue and back of'the hardware a section of Mr. Sutter busy. Mrs. Benson the store. Dere there is ;adequate Sutter is employed full time doing storage space 'fdr g1as4 of many the clerical work, and acting as sizes. and shiapes, and should the sales clerk. Mrs. Carman Mc- Pherson also is part time sales clerk, and Jimmy Carter assists in the store after school hours. p OAC Short Courses Announce. for '54 The 1954 Short Course program for the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege has just been .announced. A circular dealing with the 1954 short .courses has just been pub- lished. This circular lists the course, the date it is held, the quota for the course, the person to apply to for enrolment in it, and other information. This circular is obtainable now at the office of the agricultural representative.„ STOP! • SHIPPING FEVER • PNEUMONIA • CALF D I PHTH ER;IA • INFECTIOUS ENTERITIS THIS SEASON WITH N IXON'S FEVRtEX The ,concentrated, easy to use solution 'which combines the ef- fect of 4 SULFA DRUGS. Complete,detailed .Aosage''chart for all animal"s on every bottle, W. C. NEWCOMBE, Phm.B. Rexall Store = Phone 51 1 This past year saw Canada take another big stride forward. The rapid development of our natural resources and the continuing high level of business activity in 1953 are bringing benefits to Canadians everywhere. Without adequate financial resources such progress would be impossible. That's why it is my pleasure to report to you that never before have your savings contributed so vitally to Canada's welfare as they have this past year. This year—as always—the B of M, through its 600 branches, kept your money hard at work with Canadian enterprise of every description and size. The following are some of the important highlights: DEPOSITS: At the end of the Bank's year, October 31st, 1953, two million Canadians had $52,226,960,333 in deposits 'with the 13 of M. Although much of this money belongs to institutions and business firms, well over half of these deposits repre- sent the savings of everyday Canadians — savings that, day by day, are working for you ... and for Canada. LOANS; Your bank is playing an important role in our expanding economy by means of loans to Canadians of every calling — farmers, miners, fishermen, oil men, lumbermen, ranchers — to industrial and business enterprises and to Pro- vincial and Municipal Govern- ments, As of October 31st, B of M loans totaled $857,- 762,561 — the highest figure in the history of the Bank, In a thousand ways, these dollars played their part in maintain. ing full etnployment and in sustaining or bettering — our standard of living. INVESTMENTS: At the close of the year the 13 of M had $864,057,948 invested in high-grade government bonds and othor public securities which have a 'ready market. This money is help- ing to finance governntent projects .for the betterment of the country l i And the welfare of Canadians at large. Other securities held by the tank mainly short-term credits v ,r to industry bring total in• MY SAN H vestments to ir982,490,826r tot .MIN/ all D/AMC The 13 of M has been working with ,, Canadians in every walk of 'life for 135 years; Each year proves afresh to my hank the great importance of every sav ings account Every dollar you deposit works long and steadily not only for your Own future, but also for the future of the country as a whole. WILLIAM MORLOK, MANAGER, tLINtON SRANCli, SANK OF MONT tEAL • Came to Clinton., 42 Years 'Ago JOHN A. SUTTER John A. Sutter came to Clinton in 1911. On •Friday, 'April 24, with R. S. Byarn, he bought the work- shop business from Harland Bros., and renting the shop over that hardware store where Ball and Mutch now is situated, they oper- ated the workshop. together for five S r','"'' After" workshop._ Byam left to go to Toronto, Mr. Sutter car- ried on alone for three more years before renting .tlip store near the main intersection now known as The Clifford Lobb Store. Then in 1921, W. E. Perdue carne back to Clinton from ,Texas where he had been workin, and the two nien went into partner- ship. Several years later they bought the store where they are now located from the Searle estate. The store location has been a hardware store ever since it was Native of County Wide Experience' WILLIAM E. PERDUE W. E. Perdue is a native of Huron County. He was born on the Bayfield Line, Goderich Town- ship, and attended both SS 10, and 8. He left home when 17 years old and went to London' to learn the machinist trade at the E. Leonard and Sons engine works. After that he was in charge of the generators for the street lights of London, employed with the Lon- don Electric Company. He went to Detroit, where for four years he was employed with the Cadillac motorcar company, two years in the factory, and for two years travelling as service man visiting all branches in the district. This was at a time when self-starters were first being in- stalled in cars. Mating a start in the auto- mobile, business, he received an agency' for Oakland motorcars in Bay City, and operated a garage there for four years. Here, in the summer of 1914, he married. Giv- ing up the garage business, he ac- cepted a job with the Bay City Dredge Company, manufacturers of dredging machinery, as erecting engineer. This job took the young couple through Wisconsin, Minne- sota, and south to Alexander, built. A Mr. Miller operated the store before the Sutter -Perdue partnership bought the business and building. Mr. Sutter was born on a farm near Stratford, gained his school- ing there and attended Stratford Business College. Before coming to Clinton with R. S. Byam to enter business for themselves, both men were employed with J. R. Meyers, in Stratford. Mr. Meyers employed 22 men altogether in his hardware and plumbing business. Mr. Sutter married Gertrude Chant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Chant, in 1917. They have one son, Benson, Clinton; two daughters, Miss Shirley Sutter, Guelph, a registered nurse, anti Eileen, Mrs, R. B. Robbins, Acton. Mr. Sutter is an elder in Wes- ley -Willis United Church, and has been secretary of the Sunday School of that church for nearly 38 years. est Wishes.... to SUTTER PERDUE on the .redecorating ;of their store. We had the pleasure of handling the electrical work during the reno- vation. IS and BATE [AN Phone 147 Clinton Christmas Suggestions Tools Appliances Accessories Seat Covers ti Motor, Robes Commencing Detrember 1st -•– Store Will Be Open Evenings until 9 p.m. • Use our Christmas Lay -Away Plan We'stern Tire and Auto Supply ASSQCIATP $ EOEFi)r .. Ratteiibury St. East — Phone 349W Clinton USE OUR EASY BUDGET PLAN Louisiana, where .their first child was born, The net •jab was, a partnerShIP in the j-Ienry A3, CON sand Company, engineersand constructors, where he `served as superintendent for one year, in 1618 he waS drafted into. the" army for ten days, but Was released to go back to his jpb, During this, period in southern United States, Mr. Perdue super- vised the building of the sea wall around the city of Port Arthur, Texas, on the GUlf of Mexico, Then, in 1919, he sold out his interest in the company and went to work for Howard J. Kenyon, another engineering and construe - tion filen, stationed at Houston, Texas. By 1921, he had decided to come back to Huron County, where he bought a half interest of J. A. Sutter's business, and has been in partnership with him ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Perdue have two sons and one.4daughter, Mrs. Orpha PAGE ELVivN Millsgn, nsc Perdue,Galt• MurielDenniSThomas, and Donald stationed at China" wack, B.C., , with the Canadian Foresters, in the meteorological branch of the Royal Canadian Army, Another son, William, is deceased, Mr. Perdue is a member of the board of management of,St. Paul's Anglican Church; a past president of the Clinton Lions Club and a member of the Clinton Public Utilities. Commission. Since 1925 when he was first elected to the PUC, Mr, Perdue has been on the commission except for one term served on the Board of Education, He is a Member of the Clinton, Lodge A,F. and A.M. No. 84, and has a life membership in the Elf Khurafeh Temple, Saginaw, Mich.; the Moore Sovereign Consistory, Hamilton; the London Lodge of Perfection, London and the Lon- don Sovereign Chapter of the Rose Croix, also of London. ' PROGRESS We are pleased to have had a part in the renovation of SITTER - PERDUE's Modern Store. BALL-MACAULAY , CLINTON SEAPORTH Ph. 97 ' Ph. 787 Lumber, Lime, PlyWoods, Coal CONGRATULATIONS -- to — SUTTER. - PERDUE on the bright, new appearauee• of 'the store. We had the pleasure of installing the new front, re- modelling the inside, as well as making the front display and display counters at the rear of the store. E. R. DOUCETTE Earl Doucette Building Contractor "THE TWO EARLS" ,:Earl Nivins 46-p WE OFFER OUR CONGRA !MATIONS to SUTTER ---PERDUE on the remodelling of their store. It was our pleasure to supply building materials for this job. J. W. Counter, Builders' Supplies Phone 120 Clinton Ito at -t 4rzt t , ;ateiz;ttg . .v- �-t - ot t 4 ce 1952 DODGE SEDAN -- ,ai.rcoldi, tuned, built-in radio, extra,: 1675 good tires, A-1 condition ........ 1950 FORD DELUXE COACH — airconditioned, has to be seen X1475 to be appreciated—was $1575 7 1949 PLY MOI T.Ill SEDAN—a very $1200 good car—was $1375 1.940 FORD COACH — ne rly gone over fror bumper to bumper. '' was 5675 ���� 1952 ll+ORI) 1/2 TON EXPRESS --- .� 15,000 actual mileage — was $1175 $1475 1953 MERCURY 1/2 TOIL EXPRESS — automatic transmission— (will sell at greatly redui- '$2110 ed cash price) McPherson Bros. Aero-Wi11ys Saks and 'Service ProntAnd Alignment -- Wheel Balancing Phone 402. Clinton 9riltldiltir t a Oat t t r r raer t M.,41tat,tl»9t2l42t 404,