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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-05-20, Page 101'AGE TEN TheTopShelt...1 .. j e (By .BENJAMIN BBVERRIDDG•E) + Humanity has a tender place in did it and he said simply: "The its heart for flower lovers and the •man who takes this 1 d ay planters of trees,. for the people who like to embroider the drab fringes' of life with beautiful things. Nelson's Admiral Colling- wood was fond of planting acorns in the hedgerows of his native England. John Chapman, the color- ful little American pioneer whom history has called leo nndsAp le - seed', sowed app hard St. Barbe Bakeracross the , one oft heRicfam- fam- ous "Men of the Trees", set out fresh young seedlings front British Columbia oto the great forests of Kenya. Few of the people who know of Coilingwood, Chapman and Baker have ever heard of Adolph Heyer. But Adolph Heyer was a great planter, too, He was a man set apart from his fellows to enhance the earth. When' he died a short time ago on his homestead farm near Neville, Sask., the people of the district knew they would miss him. Adolph was born in Norway in 1875 and emigrated to .America at an early age, eventually settling on a small parcel of land in the Swift Current area. He was a man obsessed with beauty, one who devoted his entire life—he never married—to making the barrens blossom. He grew flowers and trees and fruit on the flat, bold prairies, where such things had never been grown before. For a half -century he went on planting spruce trees and peonies until his little farm became a showplace. People from miles around went to see his fine rows of evergreens and his acres of exquisite flowers; and others followed his example. Someone once asked him why he nextan m not want to plant trees." And Adolph Heyer—who knew that the land needs trees—is . gone now. But his trees will stand strong and firm against the Saskatchewan winds, and all over the West peo- ple who have seen his peonies are planting plots of their own. Adolph Heyer may well be a great Canad- ian, one who remained for a life- time in the soil, close to the Al- mighty y; The jew's-harp is back in favor again. It is an ancient instrument which went with vagabonds all over Europe in the early part of the 19th century, but it is not too ancient for conductor Leopold Stokowski. He went to great pains' to find a proper virtuoso who could play a solo written especially for the jew's-harp by Charles Ives in his symphony,, "Holidays". The jew's-harp (whose name is taken from a corruption of "jaw's - harp" rather than from its early use by wandering Jews) is often linked with the mouth organ and the guitar as instruments most favorable for folk music, but even at hillbilly dances the instrument has practically disappeared in re- cent years. CLINTON,.NEWS-13ECORD THURSDAY, MAX' 20, 1954 Kippen Gun Club Holds Annual Shoot And Banquet The annual meeting of the nip - pen Gun Club was held on Monday at the farm home of Dr. Gilbert Jarrott where a turkey dinner was enjoyed and slides shown of several shooting scenes. These slides were shown by Dr. Keith Watson, Lon- don and supplied by Dr. Charles Thompson,also of London. The following officers were elected: president, Chester ,Lee., Hensall; first vice-president, .Wil- liam Venner, Hensall; second vice- president, H. Mathers, Exeter; secretary -treasurer, Lloyd Venner, Hensall; assistant, William Kyle, Kippen. Following are scores fqr the`. shoot: J. Anderson, .Hensall, 19, 23, 24; E. Passmore, Exeter, 18, 18; L. Venner, Hensall, 24, 20; H. Mathers, 18, 21; J. Gilbert, Gode- rich, 18; Dr. Keith Watson, 18; C. Prouse, Goderich, 17; William LumKyle, Kippen,r18; Dr. Gi16lbert11Jar- rott, Stratford, 18; Dr. James Jar- rott, London, 25; Thomas Sherritt, Hensall, 21, `18; C. Lee, Hensall, 19; William Venner, Hensall, 16; William Beck, Goderich, 24, 18. The jew's-harp's revival byIves and Stokowski is a fine tribute, but it would be folly to think that such a "harp" could approach the success of the mouth organ (in the hands of harmonica master John Sebastian) in formal music. The jew's-harp, which is held, of course, between the teeth, has only one tone, the value of which may be altered by manipulation of the tongue and mouth. Even though the musical possibilities of the in - Celebrate May 24th with a BAN FIRECRACKERS VOLCANOS EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS MIDNIGHT SUN BURNING SCHOOL HOUSE PINWHEELS NATIONAL COLOURS SPARKLERS and many others from which to choose. FAMILY DISPLAYS An excellent assortment for the whole family. Boxed at $1.50 — $2.50 -- $5.00 McEwan'S Gift and Stationery Store Phone 84 - - Clinton spring Show in 1935 strument maybe extended by ad- ding extra tines to the frame, the jew's-harp will probably never be quite so much at home in Carnegie Hall as it used to be—before the days of the radio — in lumber camps and fishing schooners. * Until the advent of the three- dimensional film and the cinema - scopic technique, there was some apprehension among patrons of the arts that the movies were killing the theatre. They were wrong. People were turning away from the filmhouses in droves, searching for more genuine entertainment, something better than implausible Hollywood Westerns and musicals. They were turning to the theatre in search of a change, and though the transition has been slow it still goes on. It may take some time for the novelty of cinemascope and 3-D to wear off, but you may be sure that in the years soon to come there will be a greater interest than ever in the play, read and acted on the stage by players be- fore an audience, as it should be. r * * Speaking of 3-D, about 15 per cent of the public has been surpris- ed to .learn that they are unable to use both their eyes together so as to obtain stereoscopic vision. In some cases one eye is so much weaker than the other that the brain is unable to fuse the two images,. And even wheree vision is perfect, there is still trouble with 3-D in some places—specifically the outdoor theatres where the patron sits in his car and watches the screen through his windshield. If the windscreen happens to be tinted, as many of them are, he cannot see in the third" dimension without the aid of a pair of glasses to abet the glasses he is given to wear by the drive-in. Meanwhile, an enterprising art- ist named Cris. Whea Cheong, of Singapore, paints about 20 pictures a day—in third dimension—and for each one he receives $35. Above is the scene on Clinton's main intersection on Spring Show Day in 1935; The parade is just returning to the post office square. It' is of interest to note that G. H. Elliott was secretary of the Agricultural. Society,'then, and Ian McLeod was treasurer. Clinton - Scout and Cub News Kippen. Gun Club Led' By Lullaby The troop is having a coat hang- ar dollection this Friday evening and Saturday morning, and anyone who feels that he has a few spare hangars around could save them for the boys to collect. The troop is having a parents' night at the troop hall on May 26. All parents age welcome to come to see how the boys spend their time on Wednesday nights. The troop is privileged in hav- ing a new assistant scoutmaster in the person of Bob Vezina, an ex- RCAF4 officer who now makes his home in Clinton. A final day in the safety drive will take place on Saturday. As well as making carssafer to drive by the use of the safety tape, motorists also will be helping to take the Scouts to camp this sum- mer. First Clinton Lions Cub Pack The Pack held their regular meeting in the basement of Wes- ley -Willis United Church on Mon- day, May 10. Whilst Raksha was inspecting the Cubs and collecting dues, Roy Faulkner organized class work. Several boys were success- ful in passing Cub tests to examin- er Doug Hardy. After class work, the Pack played a game of . base- ball. The Huron, under Wontola, were successful in defeating the Iroquois, under Dave Biddle, 15-9. The Cub Pack is running a pop bottle drive on Saturday morning, May 15 in an effort to raise suf- ficient funds for another Cub hut for the camp site. All Cub and Scout supporters are urged to have their spare pop bottles, etc., ready for the boys to pick up Saturday morning. So far, the Cubs only have two huts towards their camp site. girls decided to form a girls' soft- ball team. Margery Webster and Ruth Clarke gave a report on the Guelph conference which they at- tended on April 25, 26 and 27. Margaret Holland gave an inter- esting summary of the book, "That Darned Minister's Son". The mem- bers answered roll call by giving suggestions for future meetings. Catherine Powell led an interest- ing contest. * * v A while ago I drew attention to the infectiousness of writing in families. The Shelleys, of course, were a popular enough 'writing team (Mrs• Shelley wrote the story about "Frankenstein"), and so were the Brontes and the Brown- ings. But in the modern era there are few famous family teams in the writing field. Time will tell whether Adrian Conan Doy1e's literary efforts will enter the cate- gory of his father's, or whether Ernest Hemmingway's younger brother is of 'The Old Man and the Sea" calibre. However, two new names must be added to my own list, at least. And those are of Robert Benchey's son, who is following'very closely in the foot- steps of his late humorist father, and Philip Toynbee, the author of five novels, who is the son of the erudite historian Arnold Toynbee. SUMMER III f kG HT R - ENJOY THE HOT WEATHER IN A TROPICAL -SUIT From Our Large Selection of FINE ALL -WOOL TROPICALS. ✓ Individually Tailored by J-lobberlin - ✓ Smart Styles V "2 Week Delivery V. Moderately Priced from $49.50 NOW IN STOCK—A COMPLETE NEW RANGE -OF' SHUTTLEWORTH STRAW HATS. Herman's Men's Wear PHONE 224W BILTMORE HATS " FORSYTH SHIRTS Here are some of the younger horses shown at the 1935 Spring Show. There were 102 heavy horse entries; 23 light horses and 73 cattle shown that year. Since then the Show has grown steadily. Cash prizes in 1944 for livestock shown was $1,000; in 1949 an all-time high of $2,500 was paid in prizes and last year (though rained out) $1,700 was paid in prize money. The only identified person in this photo is Ian McLeod, then agricultural representative for Huron, who is striding across the exhibition area. These were the "good old days" when the show was held on the main streets - of Clinton. Last year the scene was duplicated when rains kept Clinton's biggest show of the year out of Clinton Community Park. ,Clinton Court, Magistrate's court was held in Clinton yesterday morning, with Magistrate D. E. Holmes conduct- ing. A charge of careless driving against John Cassies, whose vehicle fromwas in collision Seaforth, wash dismissed when evidence indicated that brak- es were in worn condition, which caused the truck to pull to the left when pressure was applied strong- ly. Pleading guilty to a charge of bootlegging, Gordon Turner, Bruce - field farmer, Was fined $50 and costs. AC2 Schug, RCAF Station Clin- ton, 17 years old, pleaded guilty to a charge of tatting a car from the RCAF parking lot without the owner's permission, and was charg- ed $25 and costs. Evidence pre- sented by the crown attorney, G. Hays, indicated that the accused had been under the influence of drink. Speaking on this latter case, Magistrate D. E. Holmes was mov- ed to state that, "I'm not a pro- hibitionist, but 17 years is too young. There is a wet canteen on the Station. These young men have access to it. They are allowed to drink and get drunk. Naturally there are cars taken from the parking lot. A great deal of the fault here lies beyond this boy. In any case any influence of judg- ment in this court is wiped out by a few drinks," _o- Two Split $2,000 At Kin Bingo ,(By our. Hensall eorrespendent) At the Wednesday evening shoot: held in Kippen by members of the. Gun Club; the following scores, were made: William Lumby, 20,211, 22; H. Mathers, 18, 22; J, Ander- son, 21, 25, 22; Dr. J. Jarrott, 18 18; Dr. G. Jarrott, 17, 23; Lloyd: Veneer, 22, 22, 21; A. Gilbert, 224 21, 22; William Beck, 24, 20; J. Gilbert,. 21; William Kyle, 24; Charles Prouse, 17; Chester Lee, 22; Wes Venner; 18. The Venner trophy will be shot for at the annual May 24 shoot. On May 17, a shoat will be held: at the farm of Dr. Gilbert. Jarrott: with the annual meeting and tur- key dinner after the shoot. A'lady from St. Catharines and a gentleman from Blyth were the two people who found that at- tending the Kin Car -Bingo was a very profitable theemother Mrs, Irene Carthy, Maureen Carthy, who was the fig- ure skating instructor in Clinton and Goderich during the past win- ter and Clarence Johnston, Blyth, both "bingoed" on the car bingo and chose to split $2,000 rather than draw for the car. This was . ay.Y.IJPsMw.eY.CL OTACO ALL STEEL "Roadmaster" WAGON "The Best Known Farris, Wagon in Canada" Equipped With • Tapered Timkin Roller Bearings. A. Automotive Steering. 0 Wheels for 15" tires. • 3 -Ton Capacity. Nelson's MACHINE SHOP m rich, Mrs. Garrick, Goderich (split) ; Mrs. Jim Clarke, Hensall and C. Johnson, Goderich (split); Mrs. Robert Jeffrey, Goderich, Frank Flick, Goderich (split) ; Joe Thompson, Goderich, AC1. B. Spen- cer, RCAF Station Clinton, Bill Kennedy, Wingham (split); Mrs - F. H. Lee, Goderich, Mrs. Lorne Dale, Seaforth (split) ; Mrs. George Sanderson, .Goder- ich, Clare McCue, Goderich (split) ; the highlight of the largest bingo Mrs. Stanford Watson; Mrs. (Cpl.) ever to be staged in Clinton and A. M. Donaldson, RCAF Station which proved to be a huge success Clinton; Mrs. Peter Warnock, with close to 1,200 people in at- tendance. TV Set to .Wingham. Another major prize winner was Lloyd Smith, Wingham, who took home the television set that was bingoed as a special prize., Other special game winners were Mrs. Robert Saddler, - Staffa ($100) ; Mrs. K. I. McLean ($50) and Mrs. J. A. Cameron ($50). Regular Game Winners Mrs. Garton, Ripley and Mrs. Frank Cook Clinton (split); Jack Osier, Mitchell; AC2 Bannister, RCAF Station Clinton, Mrs. Allem Nicholson, Egmondville; 'Stan Feet, London, S. A. Spencer, R.R. 1, Clinton; Joyce Beachler. Gode- Some 27,000 Canadians are ent- ployed in the fine paper industry. boutey o weklutput is valued at Great Sale of Frigidaire CANADA'S NUMBER ONE REFRIGERATOR BUILT AND BACKED BY GENERAL MOTORS Large Special Purchase Makes These BIG Savings Possible, G A S-88 as illustrated Look at,These Features!! Big 8:8 cu. ft. capacity Freezer holds .29.8 lbs. E3ig. Cold -Storage Tray Porcelain Interior Famous Meter -Miser with 5 -year Protection Plan.. NOW -- $239.00 BUTTER --PERDUE Goderich, Cpl. Manser, Centralia (split) ; Mrs. R. J. 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