HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1917-04-19, Page 1Established 1865, Vol, 51, No. 43 CLINTON, ON T A R 10, THURSDAY APRIL til, 1917 W. H. Kerr & on, Editors and Publishers.
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H. W. C. A. REPORT
The Sock Shower for the 1G1st on
Show Day proved to be beyond all ex-
pectations , Every Patriotic Society
around this centre respouded so gen-
erously to the appeal, that we were able
to pack and ship 436 pairs of socks to
the 161st Battalion, Field Comforts
Commission, Moore Barracks Shorn-
Cliffe, England.
The question may be aoked why we
shipped through the Field Comforts
Commission? In order to answer thls
it might be well to remind the public
that. there are three organizations name
ly, Red Cross, the Canadian War Con-
tingent Association, and the Field Com-
forts Commission for the. soldiers.
The Red Cross Society Looks after
the supplies for the hospitals and re -
outfit the men when they leave the
hospital with socks, shirts, etc.
The C. W. C. A. has its head -office
in London England, with Sir George
Rerley as President, This association
is an official channel for the distribu-
tions of field comforts to the boys in
the trenches. if the boys in the trench
es need socks, shirts, etc, the command.
ing officer need only send his order or
request to this associ,•ttion and the supp
lies are sent immediately, The Field
Comforts Commission has its headquart
ers at Shorncliffe England It is a pure-
ly Canadian institutroy. Miss Plummer
and Miss Arnoldf of Toronto at the
head Like the (1 W. C, A. its object is
the distribution of comforts. The only
difference between the C. W. C. A. and
the Field Comforts Commission is Ilse
C. W. C. A. will notdistrube parcels
addressed to any particular battalion
hut the Feild Comforts Commission
guarntee that they will forward at once,
any parcel for any specially designment
regiment, The C. W C. A. will not do
this because they claim that the supplies
should be given to the battalions that
need then the most.
The Red Cross and the C, W. C. A.
have a charted branch at Hyman 1 -tall,
Loudon,Ontario. The Field Comforts
Commission haute a collecting and ship-
ing depot at St. Joke's in the winter
and at Montreal in the summer.
All suppiies sent through any of
these three organiziations go free of
charge.
This will explain why the socks for
the 161'st were sent through the Field
Comforts Commission, By this tnethod
the battalion will receive the boxes no
smatter where they y are otherwise if we
had not sent through an official organ-
ization, the battalion night have chang-
ed its location a dozen tines. Then
besides consider the hundreds of\ dolt -
ars saved, when you have not to pay
for the transportation.
Again the question may be asked.
Why not send all supplies to our own
battalion? The Huron W. C. A. intend
making regular shipments to our own
battalion. But if we send all, what
would the Red Cross do for supplies to
outfit the boys leaving the Hospitals?
M What would the C. W. C. A. do for
supplies for the boys in the Trenches?
Some boys have no mother or friends
to send then] comforts. Some batta-
lions would he overs-upplied while oth-
ers would not have enough. No the
only true and Patriotic way is to think
of the other fellow as well as our own.
This can be only done, by sending large
sipnents to our own buys, by sending
supplies to the Red Cross and by send-
ing consignments to the C. W. C. A. for
the boys in the trenches.
If the other centres do as well as
here, over 2000 pairs of socks will be
on their way to the Huron Battalion.
Societies helping in this splendid
work were:—
Varna Patriotic -19 pairs
Bayfieldd Patriotic -52 pairs.
Stanley Maple Leaf -22 pairs.
Unity Club -24 pairs.
Young Ladies of S. E. of Goderich
Township -10 pairs,
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Bethany Society -27 pairs.
Turner's Church -34 wits,
Summerhill Society -26 pair's,
Clinton Girls' Auxiliary -60 pairs.
Clinton Patriotic -162 pairs.
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Patriotic Notes
Cil 115
Regular meeting of the W. P. S., for
work on Friday.
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A very successful tea was held last
week. Proceeds $10.20.
Below will be found a sLsttemeut of
the work of this Society for six months,
showing that we have been trying to do
"bur bit" to help win the war:—
List of goods shipped from this Snc-
iety from Oct. 1st 1916, to April 1st,
! 1917:—Shirts 148; socks, 912 pairs;
• pyjamas, 35 sults; towels, 182; sheets,
61; helpless shirts 36; scarves 17; caps
4, slips 115; old cotton 4 packages;
wash cloths 8; quilts 3; wristlets 1 pair.
Following is the Financial statement
of Treasurer, Women's Patriotic Soc-
iety from Oct. 1st 1916, ending March
31st 1917:
Receipts
Balance 00 hand, Oct, 1 $286,26
Ontario St. Church 10.00
Miss Rance 6.00
G. D. McTaggart • 10.00
Mrs, Coolie 10,00
Mrs. Rowland 2,00
Miss Beacons 2.00
Miss Mountcastle 4.75
Teas 50.00
Fees 16.75
Mrs. Shaw 1.00
W. Shiliington 30.00
Mrs, McCaughey 1.00
Mrs. R. Thompson, sr. 1,00
Girl's Patriotic Auxiliary 50.b0
St. Paul's church 25.00
Willis Church Bible class 5.00
Mrs. Gandier 5.00
Elgin Mason 1.00
Airs. W. Cantelon 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. McMurray 5.00
Sale of Plant 6.35
Miss McDougall 3.10
Mrs, Galloway 2.00
Huron County 80.00
Mrs. Finch 5.00
Mrs. Axon sr. 2.00
Gift Fund 3.60
1.75
Mr, Scott's Bible Class
Mrs. Rattenbury's "collections" 438.33
81067.10
Expenditures '
Wool Yarn
Towels
Flannelette
Sheeting
Flannel
Draying
War Fund
War stamps
News Redord
Cotton
Sundries 2.70
Balance 121,58
1067.10
449.10
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161st Man Wounded.
Seaforth, April 13.—Mr, John Muir,
of the town has received word from Ot-
tawa that his son, Pte. Bert Muir, has
been severely wounded in action. Pte.
,Muir enlisted with the 161st Herons
Battalion, and upon .his arrival 11 Eng-
land was drafted into another battalion.
Ile has been in the trenches about three
months.
Goderich -Man Wounded,
Goderich, April 13.—Word was re-
ceived this morning from Ottawa that
Corp. Edgar Thompson had been ser-
iously wounded In the neck by gun-
shot and is in No. 26 General Hospital,
Staples. Corp, Thompson is the
second son of Wm. Thompson, of this
town, and enlisted over a year ago in a
St. Thomas regiment.
Lieut, Penhale Dead.
Exeter, April 16—Official word was
received here today that Lieut. T. W.
Penhale had died of wounds received
at Vimy Ridge a week ago.
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Killed by Explosion.
Winghanr, April 16.—Mrs, W. Helf
of this town whose son, Edward, was
killed in action at the front recently,
has received a letter from the chaplain
of her son's battalion. The letter says
that Pte. Edward Belf, was killed in-
stants bythe explosion f a shell and
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that Isis body was found and buried in a
cemetery behind the lines which was es-
tablished by an English battalion.
Pte, L. Atcheson, who was recently
wounded while fighting on the Somme
front, is now reported as seriously ill
with pneumonia, Private Atcheson left
here with the 161st Battalion and his
brother was killed in action a short
time ago.
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Lieut. Leo Eliot Killed.
Goderich, April 15.—W. L. Eliot,
manager of the Bank of Montreal, re-
cetved the sad news today that his only
son, Lieut. Leo, Eliot had been killed
in action, The young man was with the
Bank of Montreal at Hamilton before
the war, and enlisted there. He was well
known hew, and much sympathy is ex-
pressed to his parents for their deep
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TOOK ILL.
Thursday of last week Mrs. S. 'I'.
Plum, wife of Reeve Plum, Brussels,
and au aunt to the i?ozell's of Clintoir,
was stricken wit}, something akin to
paralysis, and although somewhat better
is still quite poorly. We hope she will
speedily recover.
MATRIMONIAL.
The wedding bow was tied •i'uesday
of last week, at London West manse,
by !Rev. Iter. Wright, between David Cgfn+
eros and Mrs. Peter Watson, formerly
of Brussels. The fatter is a Sister to
Adam Scott, of thee Base Line. Mr. an -
Mrs Wright will make tbnir home at
74 Cavendish, street, Ltmdon ;Nest, May
their Ws he wseio i.
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Lieut, W. Proudfoot Wounded.
William Proudfoot, M. P. P. of Gode-
rich received word that his son, Lieut.
William Proudfoot, had been wounded
somewhere in France, Lieut, Proud -
foot was in partnership with his father
before leaving for overseas. He resign-
ed front the town Council to enlist with
the 33rd Battalion, This is the second
time Lieut. Proudfoot has been wound-
ed.
Jsxlge Holt died in Goderich on Wed•
nesday morning. •
The Annual meeting of the Clinton
Bowlers will iselri on Monday evening
in Council Chamber,
WILL BE A CITY ON JULY 1ST.
The town of Welland will beeonie a
city at midnight on June 3Q, it having
been incorporated lay special Acrat the
recent session of the Legislature, Louis
Blake De, a former C. C, I, student, is
the editor of Litt Welland Telegraph 4n
the Coming city,
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Avera towns are taking Several s tak n u true `deo
% A
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of erecting a .nioquzy4+nt in A suitable
location in town for the atrldiet's e#sa
have taken in defence of the Empire,
for Permanent Highway
The Provinical Government has an-
nounced its intention to build n per-
manent highway from Montreal through
Toronto to Windsor. _
The route from Toronto to Windsor
has not yet been decided, •
A large ,enthusiastic meeting of rep-
resentatives from Western Ontario met
at Kitchener on March 29 and stated
that it is imperative in the agrlcul-
turlq and commercial interests of tate
province that the proposed road should
be located as follows:
From Toronto via Brampton, George-
town, Acton, Guelph, Kitchener, New
Hamburg, Stratford and St. Mary's to
London, and thence via Chatham to
Windsor, and that a large deputation
be organized to impress this view upon
the Government,
0 was conclusively shown that a
road so located would serve by far the
jarger proportion of the population
with a correspondingly large product
tion, both agriculture and industrail
It is felt that this highway should
be not merely a speedway for touring
motorists, but a praticial means of
transportation between producter and
consumer, and serve the farm as well
as the towns and cities. These facts
constitute an argument), overwhelming-
ly in the favor of the Central Route a
specified.
To snake thein effective the must inn -
press them upon the Government not
only by ragument, but by the force of
such numbers as to show that we are
thorougly in ernest and convinced
that we should have what we ask for
The committee has therefore ar-
ranged that the delegation shall have
a hearing with the members of the
Cabinet at 2 o'clock or Thursday,
Aprill9, at the Parliament Buildings
in Toronto. 'rhe delegates Will gather
in the lower hall at 1.45 p.nr.
Club rates of a fare and one-third
can be obtained on all railway for ten
or more persons from any station.
The depution must be large to be
successful. livery farmer and every
business man Is interested. See to it
that the delegation from your district
be as large as possible. No limo is
placed upon the number.
illake sure that the local 'number for
your riding company the delegation
and gives us his active support.
W. 0, EULER, .
Chairman of Committee.
GEORGE M. DeBUS,
Secemiry of Committee, Kit-
chener, Ontario,
The Proposed Provinicisl Highway.
At a meeting called by the board of
trade and held in the City of Kitchener.
March 29th, last, for the purpose of
dealing with the matter of the location
of the proposed Provincial Highway
frons Toronto, to Windsor, more than
100 representives were present, repre-
senting boards of agriculture, counties,
townships, cities,. towns and boards of
trade. The location of the route for
the Highway created great interest, and
espically so in the farming represen-
of
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good highways. The following resolu-
tions were submitted and were carried
unaniniousty:
Moved by Mayor Stevenson, London,
seconded by W. E. Kelly of Goderich:
"That this meeting of representives of
municipalities and boards of trade cov-
ering large and important, section of
Western Ontario heartily endorse the
proposed action of the Provinical Gov-
ernment looking to the construction of
a pernanent highway from the eastern
to the southwestern boundaries of the
province, beliveing that development
of a definite policy of permanent road
building n5 imperative erttivet
o promote e p
ro-
perly
both the agriculture and commer-
cial interests of the province"
Moved by A, R. G. Smith, New Hans -
burg, seconded by Mayor Newstead,
Guelph: "That, whereas 0 is desir-
able that in the construction of the
proposed highway through Western
Ontario the route should be such as
to best serve the greatest population,
botis rural and urban, and
"Whereas the counties of Peel, Hal-
ton, Wellington, Wterloo, Perth, Ox-
ford, Middlesex, Huron, Bruce, Dui -
larks, Lambton, Sinicoe and Grey, meet
with such requirements, having a pop-
ulation of 625,723, and an argicuiturai
production of $83,446,124, and live
stock to the value of (,109,083,510 on
hand, and
"Whereas the counties of Peel, Hal-
ton, Wellington, Waterloo, Perth, Ox-
ford, Middlesex and Sinscoe already
possess a system of county good roads
acid bridges,. constructed at a cost of
.$2,239,000, and the said system of
roads and bridges would be tributary
to the route located as provided for in
this resolution, and
"Whereas the bebifits of lithe exist-
ing system are meagre and incomplete.,
and it 0 essential for the proper deve-
lopment and rounding out of these
roads and bridges that they be sup-
plemented by the construction of a
.main trunk highway which would serve
as an outlet and a consolidation Of the
Continued on Page 3 •
M. Thomgs Sharks, a prominent
physician of St. irlarl's, died after a
lingering illnetis. 4
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'Mr. A. T, Cooper paid Toronto a
visit this week,
Miss Rose Witmore spent the week
at her home near Varna.
Mr, Jack Wiseman, of Toronto, is
visiting at the parental hone.
Rev. Mr, Moulton is spending a few
days at Brantford and London.
Miss Wylie, of Toronto is. the guest
of her sister, Mrs. (Rev.) Hogg.
Mrs. E. C. Miller and son Elwood,
of Listowel, are visiting in Clinton.
Mrs. 1 -licks has been a visitor in town
with Miss Richardson for the past week,
Misses Hannah and Ruth Argent
spent the week end with friends its
Hullett.
Mrs John Tambtytn, of Londesbero,
was the guest of Miss Bessie Porter for
a few days.
Mr. Walter Nelson has accepted the
Tuckersmith School vacated by Miss
Grace Walker.
Rev. and Mrs. - E. G. Powell and
family returned Monday from a visit at
Hrussels over last week.
Mr. J. H. Wylie, of Toronto, is the
guest of'his daughter, Mrs. (Rev) J. E.
Hogg, of ihe'Mansc this week.
[Mitchell Advocate] Bliss Bessie
Chowen. of Clinton, is visiting at the•
home of her uncle, Mr. Allan Cameron
.hiss Gertrude Chant accompanied
by her grandmother, Mrs, Chant, Sr,
were visitors with Mrs. E. bloody, of
Ingersoll.
The old friends of Mr George D;ivid
are glad to see hies able to he dawn
street even though he still uses the
crutches.
Mrs. \V. C. Searle returned hone on
Wednesday after spending, the Winter
nu,nths visiting with relatives and friends
in London and Exeter.
Cordon, son of P.ev. E. and Sirs.
Powell, spent the Easter vacation with
Chester and Mrs. Armstrong, lints.,•la.
Mrs, Armstrong is his aunt.
Rev. A. C. Tibia trio tuuached in
Ontario Street Church on Sunday was
a guest from Saturday till Monday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Lk et --
more.
Miss Lyta Sperling, niece of Mrs.
Beacom, Clinton, is among the succuss
1al Nornralitcs this Easter. She has
commenced teaching neat• l.'ranbrook
her hone,
Mrs, George David, who along with
Alr. David were visiting at London took
sick and is confined to the hospital. We
are pleased to know Airs David is mak.
ing good improvement.
John Harbeau, who has lived in
Grey Township for years Inas gone to
the (louse of Refugees he is badly used
up with rheumatism and ' consequently
unable to do much work. ile is
unmarried.
Mr. A. 'T. Cooper, Secretary of the
Board of Trade has received a letter
from the Dominion Railway Board to
the effect that the morning and after-
noon train on the L. H. and B., will
be restorer! on April 80th.
Mr. George McKenzie expects to leave
town next week for Regina where he
will work with his brother, Mrs, Mc-
Kenzie and young son wfit visit with her
parents at Toronto for the time being.
Mr. McKenzie's old friends will wish
hips prosperty in the West,
161st BANDSMAN GETS SIX MONTHS
Tuesday's London Advertiser gives
the following write'up in regards to
the sentence of a former 161st Bands-
man who deserted before the Battalion
went overseas:—
Convicted on a charge of desertion
Daniel Bennett, Zurich, of the 161st
Battalion was sentenced In police court
today by Magistrate Graydon to six
months in the Guelph Reformatory. He
pleaded that he left Isis batalion because
he drought Ise was unable to stand mili-
tary life on account of rheumatism.
Major Osborne stated that Bennett
made no complaint of rheumatism dur-
ing his nine months of enlistment, and
had left his battalion just prior to that
unit's departure overseas.
"I think that your action was coward
ly to say the lust," said Magistrate
Graydon. "Y ou remained a soldier el
the months you were in training and
just when the time came when you
could be of real service to your coun-
try, you leave and then fail to report
your absence. When homes are being
bereaved in thts great hour of trial, it is
the time for a soldier to play the part
of the man, not a coward."
Is NOW ELIGNT LIEUT. '
One 01 the usual formal artily post
cards has been received front FI#•glat
Lieut. Dudley E. Holmes, of Wickham,
dated Marcia 15th, 1.417, stating that
he was in Trance, Lt, Holmes enlisted
with the 161 st Batt. from Winghanr
and went to Ent ]'land but having a pre.
ference i she transferred
for av atfo was trap eco
to the Royal Plying Corps. Ile states
that he has bad a number of flights anti
that he likes the work very tituuit,