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No. 2034 -38th Year
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH" 28th, 1918
THE '1-10ME I'AMR
Clinton, on Tuesday, April the Ieth HEN COUNTfl 816 LIVE STOCK SHOW
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all sizes, all prices and all good tiule•keepers,
We are particular about one thing, viz.; " To see any
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A SCHOOL FAIR,
sA- meeting of Clinton business mon
was ]held last evening to consider the
holding of a school fair next fall,
The matter is being taken up with
interest and will no doubt work out
to a suevessfui tenmina1;ion,.
MA.TThIR, CROWDEDOUT.
Owing to extra . advertising this
week our space is unduly limited and
a groat deal of interesting.. matter
has had to be held over, Among otic.
er items crowded out were the Easter
musical programs of the several chur-
'cltes. We greatly regret this hut (Ind
it unavoidable,
BROTHER OI' FORMER RESIDENT
In the casualty list recently ap-
peared the name of Lieutepant Char-
les Woolidge of Toronto, a birother of
Mrs. George McKenzie, formerly of
Clinton. Lieut, Woolidge was in
France for two years, having gone
with Fort Garry Horse. Mrs. Me -
Kenzie has come east on account of
her mother's illness and is now in
Toronto, `
HURON CASUALTIES,,
The following names of ' Huron
county men have appeared in the
casualty list since the last published
1st:
Itailled—Pte. Thos. H. Morrow,
Goderich.
Seriously Ill—Pte, 11, G. Jackson,
Kippen.
Grassed—Pte. Ross Murray, St.
Helens.
Wounded—Ptes. W. T1, Masoq,
Blyth ; M. H. Parker, Brucefleld ; J.
Quackenbush, Zurich.
NOW CAMP CHAPLAIN.
.Capt. Graham has resigned his pas-
torate of Chalmers 'church, Lon-
don, to accept an appointment as
camp chaplain. Capt. Graham, atom
it will be remembered addressed . a
gathering in Wesle}1 church in con-
nection with the E. P. anniversary!
early in the winter, went overseas as
chaplain of the 13711t battalion but
was unable to go to France -on ac-
count of being overage. He has one
h was
son at the front and another was
killed in action some time ago.
GROWN IN CANADA,
A good many people lila to start
their breakfast with a nice, juicy,
well -sweetened grapefruit. As an
appetizer it has few equals and the
Plentiful importation of the fruit in-
to Canada has beeu encouraged by
the growing demand. Pew people
-here have ever- seen the fruit grow-
ing but during the past week Clin-
ton
linton citizens who have had occasion
to pass the Canadian Express C'o's
office have been attracted by a
strange looking plant in the window
and on inquiry they are told it is a
grapefruit plant. The plant reseal,
bies an orange tree itt size and shape
of the leaf. There are two very
well-developed "fruits" on the plant
and besides a great many blossoms,
Mr. Cutiughame, who is a practical
florist and gardner, says he had one
once before which ho raised in his
green house end which developed
quite ripe and julep fruit,
AMVIONG THE CHURCHES.
The pastor's subject in the Bap-
tist church on Sunday evening will
be : ' "Easter's Supreme Message." ,
* ► .
The last of the series of union
prayer meetings was held in St.
Paul's church last evening, the Rev.
J, E, Hogg being the speaker. .
.
* ,
Tire pastor will preach the third of
a short series of sermons in Willis.
church on Sunday morning, the sub-
ject being : t "Christ in the Grave."
A 'fine program of Easter music has
been prepared by the choir.
* , *
Special services will be hold in St.
Paul's church tomorrow, Good Fri-
days at half past ten and eight
o'clock,
On Sunday the usual Easter ser-
vices'will be 'told. Iioly Communion
at half past eight and eleven in the
morning and evening prayer at seven
o'clock.
, s
Special Easter services will be
held in Wesley church. Mornhig
subject : "Consolation for the 13e-
reaved," ,John 11 25-20—"I ani the
resurrection and the life ; he that lie-
lieveth in Me though he • die yet
shall he lino, and whosoever liveth
and bclievoth in Me shall never due,"
Evening subject : 'Hope for the Pres-
ent and Future," Rev. 1 17-18—
Fear not , - . , T am He that liv-
etli and wee dead and behold I am
alive for ever more." .blaster 0111810
at both services. .
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, At the social and literary meet-
ing of Ontario streetLeague on Mon-
day evening Mie, J, A. Irwin gave a
splendid address on "ting Albert'
and the 'Tragedy: of Belgium," Mr.
W. Lowe contributed a solo, Mra,
Treleaven a1111 Miss •1:1va Wiltse a
Idaho diett and the church quartette
sang.
On Sunday next the Rev. J, A,
Agnew Wi0 iialnch morning and ov-
caring, tatting al>ptoptiate shbjects
on each Weaken, Miss Greene of
Toronto will assist the choir arid.
Will sillg a solo at the evening ser-
Vlee,
THE LOCAL' IVIARI.SIT,
'Wheat 32,10
Buckwheat 31.00
Barley 31,50 •
Oats 85e
13utter 40o to' 42e
Eggs 40d to 4,1c
Live 'Hogs 320.
"CASIj AND CARRY" 1'ST.C;kkI.
The grocers 01 Goderich have des
tided to conduct a cash business af-
ter 'April 1st and 'that no -delivery of
goods will be made on Saturday
nights,'. This will glean that shopp-
ing will be done early on Saturday
Unless the purchaser wishes to carry
Itis -own parcels.
TOO 1310 TQ BE OF 11SE,
"Thomas Wood of St, Pent is s0
big that when he was called for ex-
amination in the draft he had- to be
Weighed, on a grain scale at an el-
evator. Wood weighed 503 pounds.
He is 23 ; six feet four inches and a
half tall and is a 'perfect seventy-
five,' He was rejected because autli-
orities said he is 'too blamed big,' "
—Zurich Herald, -
A SURPRISE PARTY,
The Wesleyan Girls, a class in Wes-
ley Sunday school surprised one of
their number, Miss Viola Cook, on
Tuesday evening at her home and, it
being her birthday, presented her
with a bouquet of flowers. Their
teaeher, too, bliss D'. Cantelon, was
presented with a pretty flowering
plant. A very happy evening was
spent by the young people,
W.P.S. NOTES,
There will be no meeting of the
Women's Patriotic Society this week
as it is Good Fridan, but it will
meet a week from Friday as. usual
for the regular monthly business
meeting.
That the patriotic teas given by
di
.the different ladies of town at their
homes aro a fine success is evident
by the number that come out to
"1 one. given them each -time. The o e 6t by
the Pelisses Doan last Friday was no
exception, as there was a splendid
u Theproceeds turn out. P ce s amounted
to 323.00.
I'HE Y. L. 1', A.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary in-
tend having a garden in each ward
this summer, the members in each
ward looking after their own parti-
cular
art'cular plot. lir. Wilson Elliott has
donated a bag of potatoes for seed.
Other donations will be gratefully
received.
An egg shower is to he given at
the meeting this week, any number
of eggs from ono to dozens, will be
gratefully received.
The young ladies wish to acknow-
ledge with thanks a donation of ;115
from the Ladies' Hockey Club.
'i'FlU GRL.TIHOl'Nll EXCURSION,
The White Star line will run the
usual Greyhound excursion from De-
troit to -Goderich this year as usual,
Leaving Detroit on Monday, Juno
lour, at 8,30 eastern time,' the Grey-
hound will arrive at Goderich at 5
in the afternoon.. The moonlight ex-
cursion under the auspices of the
Goderich band will be run tat eight
o'clock the same evening. The boat
leaves Goderich for Detroit on 1 ties -
day, June lith, at 0,30, stops at
Port Huron and arrives at Detroit
at five o'clock, Returning the - boat
leaves Detroit at one o'clock in the
afternoon. of Jane 13411, arriving at
Goderich at 0,30 p,m, T11is will
give the people from this vicinity a
splendid opportunity of a pleasant
trip across the beautiful Huronand
down the St, Clair and a nice little
visit in "Detroit the Dynamic,"
Canadians going to Detroit ter a
temporary stay are not required to
pay a mead ta,x or make a deposit,
Immigration officers will be on hoard
the steamer for the pnrpeee of pass-
ing all excursionists.
SOLDIERS OF THE SOIL, -
Because of the urgent need of in-
creased production and the shortage
of labor the Canada Food Board
has effected the above organization,
T1lis organization is for the purpose
of enlisting the help of boys of 'tech
age on the farms tuning the coming
season.
The bops of Cliutoli in school and
out of it have been enthusiastic along
this line in the past and, their help
has been appreciated by the people of
the district.. Every manly boy wants.
to do his share to help sustain out
soldiers at the front mid •4he civil{an
population of, Creat Britain alid her
Allies. They have' demonstrated
their esef'llless and we ate asking
them to enrol as a "Soldier o0 the
Soil" for1015.
Boys of (Meeh to nineteen are ask-
ed to enrol. They can either fled
their own employment or the town
director will assist tlrern in scouring
suitable situations.:. -Boys of t11104cen
to fiftieth are asked to find their
Ow•n 'eniplo1•lten't. with friends or.
relatives,
,1
To Om boy hetwecn the age's of
fifteen slid nineteen a; bronze hedge
Will, be issued providing he cbinpletes
three 011onths Of satisfactory service.
Cali et the {town director, Mr, A,
T, 'Cooper, or Mr, S, 13, St:AIMS,
the agticultural representativ01 and
fill 0114 y0111 application:
DIED IN M1C'IIIGAN,
Mrs. William Cantelon received
word of the death at Farwell, Mich.,
of her sister, Mrs, Ritchie, willow of
the late William Riteltle, formerly- of
lb Ki11Qp township, :Mrs. Ritehlo
visited in Clinton on several owes
-
Lona . and also in Mol{iliop and -will.bo• remembered by many as a grac-
ious and kindly woman.
MORE SOLDIERS NOME.
Pros, E. Steep and .Woodhouse ar-
rived from overseas on Thursday ev-
ening last and were welcomed at the
depot by a committee of citizens
heatletl by the band;
Pte.. Stoop is a son of. FIr: and
Mrs, Wm, Steep. He enlisted all
Po
tsoloaandva tove1seasvithtl
e
34th battalion and, going to Prance
with a draft, saw some heavy fight-
ing. Pte. Woodhouse resided here
previous to enlisting with the 33rd.
LITTLE LOCALS,
Wilson McSherry, who recently re-
turned from overseas, is again em-
ployed with Couch .k Co, -
Secretary McMurray is busy these
(lays preparing for the big Live Stock
Show which takes place iii' Clinton
on Tuesday, April the 10th.
W. J. Coats, who recently returned
from the front, has gone into the
draying business in Clinton and driv-
es a new and up-to-date Outfit.
Clinton demonstrated on Tuesday.
that it can very gracefully rise to
the occasion of accommodating such
an august body as the County Coun'
til,
Huron County's Agricultural
Representative
Mr. S, B. Stothers, tate newly -ap-
pointed Agricultural Representative'
for Huron County,- has arrived in
town and is getting his bearings
here, Clinton being his headquarters,
Mr. Stothers is a true "son of the
soil," having been born and reared on
a farm near Lucknow;
Unlike some ambitious. young 'men
Mr. Stothers' ambition ran toward
farming and in order to the better
equip himself for his work he took a
four year course at the Ontario Ag-
ricultural College at Guelph, special-
izing in agriculture and graduating un
1910.
Since graduating Mr. Stothers . has
`]tad practical experience as assistant
representative in tits counties of
Lamhtou and Middlesex and on re-
quest of the. County Council of intr-
on he was appointed by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture as the represen-
tative to this county,
For two years previous to going to
college Mr. Stothers lived in the west
and .thus gained some knowledge of
that country., having engaged in
fanning, threshing, etc.,' through
Saskatchewan and Alberta,
Huron County was rather slow u
Mr. S. B. Stothers
availing itself of the opportttthity of
obtaining a representative, Perth
now being the only eou1tri in the
prpvineo WilkiUt ono. Those coun-
ties that have had experience of the
benefits derived would not now like
to be without their representative
and Buren may consider itself for-
tunate in securing one of practical
experience, Incited, the. county has
some cause for congratulation fu be•
ing able to get. a man at all. .•A.
number,,of,the larger. counties have
bad two but during the past two or
three years, owing to a shortage of
men, many of the assistants have
had to be >8eut to net' fields and on -
1y two or three counties 111 the prov-
ince are allowed two representatives,
As yet Mr. Stothers has not got
located .in an office but he hopes to
be in ariothcr few days, '.Fhe prob-
ability is that lie will occupy the
corner of, the Searle Block, Which
will he central and convenient. 111
the meantime lie is ondeavorttig '-to
get into touch with conditions and
plan his Work. Ile is falling a live-
ly interest in the 'Soldiers of the
Soil" nloVeinent thtouglront the coni-
b.
'ethane '.
r 'cissa
1 itlie s bed lit. Mothers r
C,luhto
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hearty Welcome to Lawn and . trust.
his sajoul•n hone may be mutually
agreeable,
Little savings 111 the prepeati0tt of
meats all eonet lot year country,
Hill ICaisotlsifi in the kitchen,
Huron County Council Meets in Clin-
ton to Discuss Greater Production
For the first One in history, the f1 tilouglit to those less happily sit-
Iluroit County council convened in uated, 1 belleve,"- he continued,
Clinton 011 Tuesday, when the Warden ' t11m t every right minded . person
called 0 special meeting, at the in.- I will do his very best.. We need a
stance of the Canada Feed Board,'
live organization which will express
to conslctor the question of Greater itself in action,"
Production, - The Rev, J. 14. 1-Iogg on. being' call-
ed.
all-ed -upon said he felt` Ismael f honoured
in being aslced to address such a belly
as the Council cif tluroit County and
was sari}a• that he had not had time
to prepare something more worthy of
the oacasiotf but lie nevertheleSS dw
livered a rousing address, saying in
part : .."Why! aro councils and such
bodies meeting in this way to (Re-
miss this subject of greater. prothn-
tfan 1 Because, ,to quote Lord Rhon-
da, Britain's Food ('ofitroller, 'The
food wanted by mankind does not ex -
let. The Orord "shortage" is not
'Strang enough,: The whole world is
up agbhhst a hasty thing, familiar to
The council met at tea o'clock, a
full membership being present and
the warden in the chair.
The warden explained the object
of the, meeting and invited the mean-
bers Of the council to express theft
views In regard to the question as it
had presented itself to them.
Reeve Ford of Clinton said : "The
farmers certain]}i have the matter in
their hands, They have the land,
the stock, the implements. aeon
then' lies the responsibility . of in-
creasing the production, but they
cannot do this without extra he11t,
Upon those in the towns and cities
will fall the responsibility of supply-
that
upply the people of India, mated "famine."
ing that help." 1 -le then explained This condition of things rues brougltb
that he thought this help could be about by war and file situation is a
supplied if boys and retired farmers serious Otto for us, l.'lle enemy,"
would give their assistance. Reeve continued the speaker, "is in a het
mord was followed by almost every ter position than he was a year ago
member of the mend and almost ter
he has control of a largo
to a man the farmers expressed their area which, .though it may not yield
willingness to increase their guaranteed
him imnhetllate returns, will in the
tion if help could be guarranteed near future bring him large supplies
them, Lack of help seemed to be of. food. A year ago only Germany
the greatto
v
o the vin, difference of opinion oblem. There seemed to was on rations.' Today great ari-
as t
be considerable thin, France and Italy are all 00
alue of the help given 'by rations and Italy is-- on leis than
the towns and urban centres,, Some rations. Besides that there are at
of the, farmers did not thlnk notch the bottom of the sea six million
but services of town Workersthe
al food stuffs sent there hp the
but the majority of those who enemy U-boats and the U-boat m011-
had had experience spoke high- ace is not yet under control, The
ly of ft, 'fwarden said great task of supplying the Allies
that be was obligeded to depend enters- with food falls upon North America
ly upon , this .class for help last yeas and as the United States is not is
and that he was wc11 served. as good a position as last year to
The metnbers discussed the sowing ass
of
this' work the bulk falls up -
of spring wheat. Some of the leen- on Canada, and she must utilize alt
ers said that they had not been her resources toward that end, We
growing wheat for years but were must not only produce but we must
nto try a tee acres this spring, he speaker said that
going } conserve. T p
The price of seed, the price s "I he had been out among the (arming;
wheat and other grain, the possible canna -unity to some extent and he
ofv tale -
Some
caset re t
1 esker intefarmers e
f h the mthink the
lee on
effectdid not
over production, were all discussed. ing as seriously as they ni'igait the
Scone were of the opinion that the question of food conservation. He
price of all grains should be fixed
by the government and one, .member said he was open. to correction if he
were wrong brit that lie had never
went so far as to say that he would seen a food card in a farm house
guarantee that there would be no and that on several occasions .he had
shortage if the farmer was assured of heard the whole idea of [nod oonser-
a goo(ltprice for all his produce. vation laughed at by farmers, Ab
This was challenged by other mens this juncture a man in "tba audience
bees, who maintained that farmers spoke up and said he was mistaken.
would be willing to forego pro0'ts Tl "All the better, I hope I ate," said
they could be sure of getting help, the speaker, -;'I Sul only speaking of
One member said that some years my on observation. We arc not
ago when farm products were not in doing as much anywhere as we
such demand and prices were a good might be doing ai-a it is our plain
deal louver than at present he at the fluty to conserve as much as we
end of year teckonect ftp his }ear's possibly can, II wo do not do this,"
work founts that he had only twelve continued the speaker, "we May pat
dollars of a profit, "and I would be 1,,k,brought under the Heel oftheHun,
twilling to do with another year 01 •Phe enemy would sacrifice much- to
two lilts that naw," he continued, '11 win Canada. We must endeavor to
bp so doing I °hold help the present work together, farmer and towns-
situation." man, to produce the essentials.
Reeve Lobb of Goderich township Sometimes a farmer will say that the
said that as far as he could judge
cannot take off a certain crop for it
Jibe [alters in his locality were do- would cost him more than the thing
ing all that the
}c could, possibly ((0 is worth, 14 is the duty of the
with the help available, farmer to save every ounce of grata
"Profits are not the whole encs- for food whether it will pay, hint or
tion, by any 'teens, we must increase not and we in the towns must help
production," might be said to- be him "to (10 it. We 'must get tile
the summing up of the discussion of wide outlook, the patriotic spirit,"
the lunch morning, After an adjournment Mr. A. H. it.Iusgrovc of Wingltam.,
Cor time discussion was resumed on being called upon, said that about
and at the conclusion the following six weeks ago he had resigned pub -
resolutions were unanimously passed: lie -office and thought that he lied
Reeves Ford and - Harburn being retied to private lite but on being
the nsover and seconder of tete first, asked by his friend, Mr, t'roudloot
B. W. Beavers and r1. E, Erwin of to attend this meeting and address
the second the Council of the County of Huron' :(']hat this council of Huron is [til-the
so important a subject he was
ly aware 0f the need, of increased very glad to do so; No periddslnca
011'111 graduation acid Is'willtng to eo- the bsglm1f11g of the war," he 10a -
operate in any way for greaten' pro- tfmted, "has 1100(1 more serious foo
duction of all farm products notes- Canada, At first only rho young and
sary to assist the Allies to wia the
able-bodied man was called upon to
war and consider an organization as help and he cheerfully died red his
outlined by the Ito-"` ernment should rine- anti went to war. On dere bats
at 'once be completed in every mon- tlefields of France and Flanders our
Canadians have proved their courage.
and have shown their valor. But the
situation has changed, Now all are
called on to assist. The men and
lvonlen, the girls held boys, all class-
es of the community are called, upon
to produce food that our armies and
the civil population of rite Allied
countries map be fed. It is not a
question of 1108v ntuett tan I make ?
but aim much can I produce 1 Ev-
ery municipality should organize and'
take a census of those itt the ccoin-
011hity who can work and so shake
use of every available resource. What
Will be the Use of all our sacrifice in.
t'lie past if we lail now ? The great
question of food predtietieil 811011111 be
[onsmost in everybody's thought and
Other things should be subordinate to
it,"
Mr. S. 13, Stothers, the newly -ap-
pointed agricultural. 1epresontative,
was the next speaker, and on intro -
clueing hint Warden Elliott expressfd
satisfaction that at last Huron had
an agricultural, expert. On rising t1
speak Mr, Stothers said he was very,
glad to 11e present and to !nett the
n e s the count council. le
ebbs, t the r I
members o y
said that when 11e wits in the ,Agri-
;ultural Dept, at Tot'01110 last smile
they said to him, "We expect yeti to
put lldron on 'tile ural)," And lie
1>a(1t attslvered, "'Huron has nlw>8)Vs
been on 'the map all right but I'm
pito 10,11; the balance, We who arc gohtrg 10 try' and Se5 tlra.t it gets a
hero in pease 110(1 P1e11157 51100)5 give i (Coatiitucd en page 5.)
"That the several reeves comprising
this council be instructed to call a
meeting or meetings in their re-
spective municipalities and do all in
their power by organization to stim-
ulate the people to enter into the
spirit of the greater pr:otluction of
food movement and aid in every way
possible by increased acreage of
wheat awl other 'cereals to produce
food stuffs in greater abundance if
possible than in the past."
When the council had finished their
deliberations a public meeting was
hold, presided over by Warden ' El-
liott and addressed by several mein --
hers al the local clerg}1 and others,
The ,first speakee was the Rev. J.
A, Agnew, lvha an rising congratu-
lated the warden and council on rile
appointment of an agricultural rep-
resentative in Huron and assured
thein that such an officialworld be
of groat service to the county. Speak-
ing of the need of greater production
151r, Agnew said that tate question of
profit should not be the vital gtues-
tion at tihis time, "'The soldiors•did
not ask Will it Pay 1'when they
y
went to defend Du1 filters and hons-
cs," said the speaker, ."and. we at
1101hme should be Willing to make
some sacrifices, The tlicmgilt of
profits should, eat be uppermost 111
0(111 minds. Tt"t'e destiny of our 14nh-