Clinton News Record, 1955-05-05, Page 277
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CLINTON NEWSRECORD
THURSDY, MAY ;5, 1955'
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THE 'CLINTON NEW ERA
First issue June 6, 1865
THE CLINTON `NEWS -RECORD;?
First issue (Huron News -Record)
January 1881
Amalgam ated. 1924
An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town oh Clinton and 'Surrounding. District
Population, 2,5413; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market,. $2,000,000;Rate; 4:5c perline flat
Sworn Circulation — 2,016
Home of Clinton RCAF Station and Adastral Park (residential)
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Published EVERY 'TRRURSDAT at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955.
REQUIESCAT
FLAGS FLEW at half mast in Clinton this
week for a man whose influence has been felt
in this district for over half a century.
At the library park within sight of the
home on Rattenbury Street in which Dr. Shaw
lived and had his office; near the Stavely
Reading room and public library where he often
visited; beside the town hall and PUC building
where he had served as commissioner, councillor
and mayor, ever interested in the progress and
welfare of Clinton and her citizens; above the
sidewalks over which he often hurried on his
way to carry out his duties; over the main
streetswhere he knew and had the great respect
of everyone, the flag flew at half mast.
The flag at the Post Office where the doctor
picked up his 'mail, met his friends, discussed
towntopics and then went on his way to minister
to the people, flew at half mast,
PLENTY
WE TOOK 'OPPORTUNITY to drive in to
Clinton recently by way of the Bayfield Road
and were very favourably impressed with the
scope for growth which our town shows in
that area. .
Past the prosperous and neatly kept (for
the most part) farms, past the community. sales
barn' which so very ably ties in farm production
with urban merchandising, suddenly the motorist
comes upon an extensive area of undeveloped
land which borders the railroad.
Acres of land which could be developed for
the express purpose of small industry of one
The flags at the public sch n e
.collegiate, were at half mast, Here children,
probably grandchildren of babies Dr. Shaw had
helped bring into the world, are 'studying. Dr,
Shaw always had time for the youth of the
town, and seldom was there a ball' game, hockey
game, race meet, field . day or school program
but that he made an appearance. The children
knew him well.
The flag at the Legion, Hall dipped in rev-
erence to their oldest and most revered member,
Here Dr. Shaw was among hisfriends indeed,
for his work overseas in the first world war and
his support of the war effort at home during
the second one was well-known.
Clinton's grand old man, leader among his
fellows, father -confessor to some, and friend of
many, Doctor Shawwill be missed by all who
knew him.
OF LAND
sort or another, are located here within -easy
loading distance of the tracks, and, in fact,. of
the station itself. Here is the direct link which
connects Clinton with London,. Stratford, Hamil-
ton, Toronto, and the world.
The entrance to Clinton via this route is
shortly to be blacktopped, and the resulting
surface will compare most favouraby with those
other vital arteries leading in and out of town:
Highways Four and Eight.
Situated as it is at the hub of the County,
in fact as the hub of all of this section of
Western Ontario, Clinton makes an ideal loca-
tion for any industrial concern.
DAYLIGHT TIME 0
WE HOPE all you Daylight Saving fans
were up at'five A,M. Sunday morning. That is
the hour when the day begins to dawn and the
birds to sing.
It is too bad that we are creatures of
habits. There are many advantages to this
Confusion Time, We work or play an extra
hour, or more in the evening, so we are over-
tired. It is, according to the clock, time to
go to bed, yet we are not sleepy—time to get
up and we don't feel like getting up. Children
Good Motor Manners
SAFETY MEN across the United States
and Canada are emphasizing the advantages
of good "motor manners" as an accident avoid-
ing or accident prevention course of conduct.
No one who has ever driven a car can
deny the pleasant feeling of having a courteous
and thoughtful. driver find the way out of an
incipient traffic difficulty by saying "you first".
Nor can any driver deny the warmth kindled
by an acknowledging wave from a pedestrian or
another motorist, for a patient courtesy extend-
ed to them.
Courtesy can require an effort when one is
R CONFUSION TIME?
love it, too. They are called in from play to go
to bed, but it is still daylight. According to
the clock it is bedtime, They can't -sleep either.
A Toronto school teacher reports that her
pupils are weary all day. Yes, this April con-
fusion time is a great health measure.
If we have to have a change of time—let us
be sensible about it and have it in the holiday
months—June, July and August.
Dundalk Herald,
"out of sorts" — but in the same way as a
doctor's prescription — perhaps not so easy to
take — starts you outon the road to physical
health, so does the first courteous step go a
long way to restoring a good health mental
attitude. —St. Marys Journal -Argus.
Welcome Epidemic
WOULDN'T it be a grand thing if an epi-
demic of universal commonsense would over-
whelm humanity so that the monotony of ex-
hortation against careless driving, wickedness,
and war would cease to be necessary?
Ridgetown Dominion.
Girls land trout like experts. Though these two lassies
happen to be fishing in the Sault Ste. Marie district, many
similar scenes could be pictured in this county over last week-
end, when trout fishermen of all ages began the season with a
try for the finny creatures. Dept. of Lands and Forests Photo
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The Editor,
Clinton, News -Record
Dear Sirs;
Please note that I am now move
ing to -Bulford Vicarage, Salisbury,
Wilts, England.
This will now be my permanent
address and I'I should' beobliged if
you would send the Clinton News
Record from now on to this ad-
dress until the subscription runs'
out at the end of the year.
The Clinton News -Record is now
arriving pretty regularly and in,
good shape and I am glad to be
able in this way to keep up my
interest in the district and read of
the doings of my many friends in
the neighbourhood. I feel that the.
church reports and news published
in' your paper during my time in
Canada were a great help to the
work.
With all good wishes for the
continued success of your paper.
Yours faithfully,
REV. E. CAREW-JONES
(lately Rector of Bayfield)•
P,S.: You have a wonderful cor-
respondent in Miss Lucy Woods
of Bayfield.
Pertenhall Rectory,
Bedford, England.
It is impossible to fight a disease
effectively so long . as it is sur
rounded by, mystery and taboos
and quackery, That is why the
Canadian Cancer Society spent
$276,000 last year on an extensive
education programme.
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From Our Early Files
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 6, 1915
John Mulholland is moving his
house from Rattenbury Street to
Huron Street.
A. F. Cudmore has purchased a
house on Rattenbury Street West
and is having it moved to the
vacant lot alongside his present
residence, on James Street.
Harry Fallon, North Street, has
had a cellar dug out north of his
house and will have a cement wall
built and bishousewill be moved
over to it. The old barn and out-
buildings have been pulled down.
The house owned by W. T.
O'Neil and occupied by C. W. Robb
is having a back verandah added
to it.
The old summer kitchen at the
Presbyterian manse has been pul-
led down and a new back verandah
has been erected.
James Livermore, King Street,
is having a new verandah erected
at the front of his cottage.
J. G. Steep, Goderich Township,
has bought a Ford from Bert
Langford, the local agent.
Clinton and District Citizens
are invited to attend the
OFFICIAL OPENING
and Inspection of the
Clinton Public Hospital
Nurses' Residence
on
Wednesday, May 11
at 2.00 p.m.
OFFICIAL OPENING AND UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE
BY EDWARD J. ARCHIBALD, MONTREAL'
Dedication Programme by Clinton Ministerial Association •
Inspection of Nurses' Residence and Clinton
Public. Hospital alter Dedication. Programme
Tea will be served In Hospital Dining Rooms by Ladies' Hospital' Auxiliary.
after Inspection
PLEASE BE ON TIME _— 2.00 P.M.
ing this length of time was in the
same store.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Welsh, who
formerly resided just north of
Clinton, have moved into the house
en William Street, . which they
purchased from Mrs. Fred -Tyndall.
Mrs. Tyndall has moved to the
house on Ontario Street, which
she purchased from Mrs. Beacom.
Miss -Ruth Middleton, student at
Stratford Normal School, has been
chosen as Queen of the May. John
Robert Cook, Clinton, will be
valedictorian of the year.
After the regular meeting of the
town firemen on Monday evening,
members of the brigade escorted
Cancer ranks second among the
chief causes of death in Ontario
for all ages.
their chief to his house. Chief
Lock Cree and his wife were then
presented with a handsome lamp
in honour of their recent marriage.
Present for the occasion were
three former firemen, Edward El-
liott, Frank McEwan and Robert
Draper. These three all served
overseas with the Firefighters'
Brigade and now have returned
to civilian life.
Word has been received that
Cpl. Gordon Campbell is now safe
in England, after being reported
missing in action on March 1.
Miss Mabel Rathwell who has
spent the last seven months in
Alberta, has returned to her home
in town.
40 Years Ago
CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, May 6, 1915
Last Saturday the Canada Tem-
perance Act, which was voted on
last January in Huron County, and
carried by a majority of over
2,600, came into effect.
The new clock being installed in
the post office is nearly completed
and Mr. Counter who has charge
of installing it, expects to have it
finished by Saturday night if
everything works allright.
Harry Twitchell went down to
Hensall on Monday and brought
up a new 1915 Studebaker. It
was purchased through H. Bartliff
and I. Rattenbury, the local
agents.
CCI Cadets are busy these
nights drilling at the Collegiate
grounds. The buglers and signal
staff are also putting in hours at
practice. in_
Charles Lockwood purchased the
barber shop of Melvin Crich and
has taken possession.
Gab. Elliott and Bert Fitzsimons
made an exchange of houses last
week.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Perdue, the
former having bought the livery
stable of Tom Cook, have rented
the house of Mrs. Murphy, Town-
send Street.
25 Years Ago
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 1, 1930
The Supertest people have com-
menced work on the new building
they are erecting on the site of
the old Clinton Garage, which has
been wrecked,
It was with general regret that
the word was received here yester-
day morning that the Jowett home
at Bayfield was destroyed by fire.
"Jowett's" at "The Grove", Bay-
field, was a familiar place to two
or three generations of people. in
this section.
Graduation exercises in connec-
tion with "the Clinton Public Hos-
pital will be held iii Wesley -Willis
United Church on Friday evening.
Misses Mary Moore and Florence
Scotchmer are the new graduates,
Vic Falconer and Norman Lloyd
left Monday for Listowel where
they have accepted positions in a
lumber factory for the summer.
H. lc, Sharp, manager of the
local branch of the Bank of Mont -
read, was in Brantford on Monday.
Mrs. C. H. Epps, Cuba, arrived
last week to spend the summer
months with her mother,' Mrs.
Argent.
Rev. C. E. Dougan has been in
St, Thomas . this week attending
the meeting of the Hamilton -Lon-
don Synod.
10 Years Ago
CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, May 3, 1945
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Lepping-
ton have received a box containing
one pair of wooden shoes, and
other trinkets from their son, L/
Cpl. R. F. Leppington, who is now
in Germany,
J. E. Hovey has sold his drug
store to Frank Pennebaker, who
took possession May 1. It will be
51 years this coming, fall since Mr.
Hovey started in business and dur
Quality
service
Mother's Day
NEXT SUNDAY (May 8)
REMEMBER MOTHER
WITH A GIFT '
SETS by Tiffany - Tabu
Yardley - Tussy'°- Coty
Dusting Powder 1.50 to 2.50
Colognes 75c to 3.00
Perfumes 1.00 to 6.50
Stick Colognes 1.25 to 2.50
Hand Creams $1.00
Talcums 75e to 1.50
Bath Salts 98c to 3.00
Hair Brushes 1.93
Boxed Stationery 1,00
Cameras ' $5.90 up
Pen and Pencil Sets 3.90 up
Mother's Day Chocolates
Gift Wrapped
$1.25 to $3.00
Mother Will Like
A
MOTHER'S DAY CARD
OUR SELECTION IS VERY COMPLETE
5c to $1.00
KODAKS — Printing and Developing -- FILMS
W. C. Newcombe, Phm.B.
Chemist and Druggist
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There are fascinating
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you've probably never
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Plan now to visit some of
these with your family.
You can make a "circle"
tour arranging to stop in
a resort area "where
family fun is king". Side
trips off the main
highways will lead you to
historic sites, quaint
countryside, excellent
fishing spots.
And, all along your way
you'll find hospitable hosts
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Avoid disappointment by
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