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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1950-04-20, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950 Clinton News Record The Clinton News -Record established 1878 The Clinton New Era established 1865 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,500; Trading Area. 10,000; Retail Market, $1,500,000; Rate, .03 per line flat MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; • Western Ontario Counties Press Association . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance — Canada and Great Britain: $2 a year; United States and Foreign: $2.50 Authorized as second class mail, Post Office' Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY .at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County R. S. ATKEY, Editor A. L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday - Wednesday, August 5 - 9, 1950 • .: THURSDAY,, A•PR1t. 20, :950 Dutch immigrants More Than Welcome Dutch "contingent," it might be recalled that _Prince Bernardt of the ' Netherlands stated at a press conference in Ottawa recently that Canada could obtain 10,000 Dutch farmers a year, ,if it so desired. The prince, on a flying visit, said the Netherlands did not want to lose its stalwart sons, but for the sake of the nation's own economy, it could stand to "export" 10,000 farmers each year. The Department of Immigration doubtless will encourage the flow of newcomers to Canada from that source, and, in this policy, will be backed strongly by the rural people of Canada. IMMIGRANTS, who have come to Canada from The Netherlands since the close of World War II, generally speaking, have proved them- selves fine farmers and worthy citizens of this cpuntry. We do not need to go outside Huron County to know that For this reason, we are pleased and happy that Western Ontario hes received' a substan- tial percentage of the latest group to arrive in Canada. Of the 1,300 Dutch immigrants who landed' at Halifax last, weekend, about 370 proceeded to Western Ontario points. Further movements of Dutch immigrants may be witnessed later in the season, In connection with the arrival of the TIME AFTER TIME we have heard someone say, "If the atomic bomb could be built in a couple of years with a couple of billion dollars, why can't we buy 'a cure for cancer?" A cure for cancer would be cheap at• any price. Unfortunately, however, it can't be bought. It will come, in all likelihood, as a result of research. And barring acci- dental discoveries—the end results of research are attained by the patient building of fact upon fact. To carry on research work, funds are urgently needed by the Canadian Cancer So- ciety. In Ontario, citizens are being asked to contribute $300,000 during April to be used for research, education work and service to the cancer patient. Fellowships have been established to train promising young medical minds in cancer research, and these fellow - Ships must be continued. Cancer isno longer regarded as incur- able, Medical science can cure some types On Cancer of cancer, but only if the cancer is discovered in" time. The tragic gap between the curable and the cured can be laid primarily to the need for more public and professional edu- cation. The Canadian Cancer Society is carrying on'a nationwide program to teach the public to heed the danger signals of canner, Many cancerpatients are in need of help. Comforts are provided by the 25 units of the Society now operating in Ontario and part of the funds contributed during the April campaign will be used to further this great humanitarian work. Complete cancer control is still unfore- seeable. It is evident, however, that progress is being made. Lives are being saved. More lives can be saved with reasonable precautions. It is hoped that the day will come when cancer mortality figures will have reached the van- ishing point. That day will be speeded by contributing to the April campaign of the Cancer Society. Donations may be left at any branch bank, Closing In Curb Spending SOUND ADVICE is offered by The Ottawa Journal in the matter of extravaga ,ice at Ottawa. Referring to the submission of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce' which is urging Parliament to curb its spending and reduce taxes, The Journal suggests that re- sults of the Chamber's representations prob- ably would be more fruitful if expenditures Were challenged in specific instances, rather than in broad general terms. No doubt the Canadian Chamber of Com- merce is aware of the need for fullydocument- lug its representations. The submission already made by the Chamber may no doubt be re- garded as but the first step in a campaign designed to bring home not only to Ottawa, but to the taxpayers of Canada, the dangers Inherent in public extravagance and over- lapping of service. With the talent and resources which it possesses, the Chamber of Commerce could render invaluable public service to the people of Canada were it to undertake a survey of public services and spending which would provide the same sort of data and' evidence as that' made available to the people of the United States through' the Hoover Report. Beware The Children! WHAT DRIVERS least expect is just what may happen, with tragic results, when there are children near cars and trucks. Even the best and smartest of 7hilclren will dart into the streets now and then, or cross the street with their eyes and minds somewhere else. The Ontario Department of Highways asks all motorists to, keep their speed down `and their alertness up when driving near homes or schools. Be prepared to' give children the right of way—for life! From Our Early Files 25 Years Ago Toronto. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, April 23, 1925 Officers of the WMS of On- tario St. Church are: honorary president, Mrs. Beaton; president, Mrs. W. S. Downs; first vice- president, Mrs. G. Shipley; sec- ond vice-president, Mrs. Moor - house; third vice-president, Mrs. Jervis; recording secretary, Mrs. W J Plumsteel; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Gooier; strangers ,secretary, Mrs. Govett: treasurer, Mrs. Kennedy; systematic giving, Mrs. W. Walker; pianist, Mrs. B. J, Gibbings; assistant, Miss Plum - steel; mite boxes, Miss Bricker- den. ' Officers of the WMS of Wesley Church are: president, Mrs. W. Pickard; first vice-president, Mrs. Fowler; second vice-president, Mrs. A. A. Holmes; third'vice- prsr •e 'den!t Mrs. C. J. Wallis; ourth f vice-president, Mrs. French; re- cording secretary,,Mrs. W. Man- ning; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Corless; treasurer, Mrs. Sutter; Christian Stewardship, Mrs. J. McKinley; strangers' sec- retary, Mrs. McMath; treasurer emergency fund, Mrs. , Robson; mite boxes, Mrs. Rathwell; pian- ist, Mrs.' A. T. Cooper. Rev. J.'E. Hogg and J. A. Irwin have been named ' to the first General Council of the United Church of Canada which will come into being in June. Mrs. Lucy Thompson is build- ing a cottage next to the one she already occupies. A. Cant - don is doing the cement and masonry work and W. Cowan the carpentry work. Clinton experienced a snow storm on Sunday when over two inches fell. It is hoped that this will be the last kick of the season. While preaching in Ontario St. Church on Sunday night Rev. J. W. Hedley, Goderich, had his car stolen. It was found abandoned near Wingham on Tuesday. Those assisting at the WMS Thankoffering meeting in Wesley Church were Miss Elsie Snyder, Miss Greta Van Horne, Mrs. M. T. Corless, Mrs. H. Fitzsimons, Mrs. W. Perdue. Markets were: wheat, $1.40; barley, 65c to 70c; buckwheat, 60c; butter, 30e: to 31c; oats, 40e; eggs, 26c to 31c; live hogs, $11.50. A recent issue of the White Ribbon Tidings, official organ of the WCTU contains a very splen- did portrait of Mrs. A. T. Coop- er, Provincial superintendent of law enforcement. E. S. Livermore has decided to do missionary work for the sum- mer and as soon as the exams are over 'at the University of Toronto, will leave for Junor, Alta. New Idea In Township Road Building ("Queen's Bush Now" in The Stratford Beacon -Herald) IN TUCKERSMITH Township, they are turning their troubles to good advantage this spring. Like all our rural townships, Tucker- smith has had moreh n the aura usual break-up on its roads. The frost came out, of the ground like small boys erupting from school at the beginning of vacation, and the roads heaved and bubbled in the upward thrust of the thaw. The new idea in Tuckersmith has been to cut away the bad spots in the road while they are bad, and fill from the bottom up. Where a spit spot developed, of the kind that has been miring unwary motorists in the middle of an apparently level road, heavy machinery has been used to cut ' away a foot or more of road, and the hole has been filled at once with gravel, The material pushed out to make the hole in the road has been. pushed back, over the gravel, or levelled ' out along the shoulders. When the roads are bad, you know for certain where the 'bad spots are," says Reeve um er and 1 Arthur Nicholson. "Once it's summer, the roads are hard and dry, there's nothing to show where the soft spots were in the spring. This year we're trying to cure some of the trouble spots while we can seeexactly where the trouble spots are." The cut -and -fill program of early -season improvement is being used this spring at about 15 places on the Tuckersmith Township road system. ,In some places, as much as 100 feet of roadway has been cut out, and filled. The plan is feasible partly because Tuckersinith Is one of the townships that is well endowed with, gravel. The longest haul to get gravel to any one of the 15 bad spots that:are being given the radical spring cure is about four miles. 4 C 'C THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, April 23, 1910 Those assisting at the League meeting in Wesley Church were: Rev. W. J. Jolliffe, Miss Ida Wil- kin, Lloyd Wilkin, Miss Davis, Miss H. Doherty, Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Miss Grace Cluff, Miss Reed. Those playing carpet balls this week included: • Murphy Lodge-- Fred odge—Fred Heyward, W. S. R. Holmes, T. Managhan, J. P. Sheppard, F. Cutler, J. Hartley, Josh Cook, J. Finch, Jr,; Woodmen of the World —0. Crich, W. Sloman, T. Cottle, C. Watts, R. A, Bell, George Cook, W. Ladd, J. B. Hoover. Those from Clinton who passed the Normal School' examinations include W. Grant 'Beaton, Miss Jean Z. Carling, Miss Hattie E. Trick, Miss Alice Worthington. Rev. T. W. Cosens officiated et the funeral of the late Mrs. John Hardy. Pallbearers were D. Tip- lady, i - lady, James Stevens, John Govett, William Robb, Henry Baker and James Cornish. Surviving are two sons, William and Thomas H., and one daughter, Mrs. Neal. Mrs. A. J. Holloway, Mrs. E. M. McLean, Mrs. J. Armour and Mrs. E. A. Lappine wereall guests of honour at parties given in honour of their birthdays dur- ing the past week. Among those entertaining this week include: Miss C. Chidley, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cantelon, the members 'of, Miss B. Greene's Sunday School Class, when they had as their ' guests the class of Mrs. A. T. Cooper. Freddie Cutler and Ogle Mil elr have had their bicycles re- turned after having been stolen on Horse Fair- evening. The cul- prits who stole them have also been takeninto custody and later released after receiving a stern lecture from the police magistrate and paying a heavy fine. Robert Fitzsimons has bought the house of Fred Hill on Victoria St. Mr. Hill is moving to the house on Townsehd St. being vacated by his brother, A. A. Hill. James Perdue, John Trowhill and Charles Moore have left for the West. Mrs. A. A. Hill was honoured by a presentation of pearl handled knives and forks by St. Paul's Church. Those who signed the address were C. R. Gunne, rector; Harriet Rance for Ladies' Guild: Minnie A. Hartley, for Young Ladies' Guild; R. M. Bentley, for the choir; and H. T. Rance for the Sunday School. * * 40 Years Ago Fined $10 and Costs For Careless Driving Conducting his own defence, Donald Perrin, Clinton, charged with careless driving, , lost his case in court at Stratford Satur- day, when Magistrate A. F. Cook said he did not have the car under control. The accused, who had previuosly pleaded n of guitly, was fined $10 and costs or 15 days in jail. Ferrin was charged after a car he was driving west on No. 7 and 8 Highway, March 31, crash- ed' into the side of another car that was turning into a driveway and bounced off into a gate post. THE VOICE OF TEMPERANCE When Prime Minister Nehru visited Washington, the Indian Embassy broke an old tradition. Instead of serving liquor to its guests, it served fruit juices end' dates. It's about time that some one challenged the tyranny that alcohol has imposed on society. Intoxicating beverages have de- moralized too many social gath- erings turning them into loud and loose drinking sprees. It would go a long way towards the solving of .the problem of alcoholism if all "social gatherings in"high places were non-alcoholic. 16-b THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, April 21, 1910 Officers of Clinton Lawn Bowl- ing Club are: honorary members, A. J. Taylor, A. Armstrong, R. Holmes, Dr. R. Agnew, J. W. Irwin, W: Coats, A Porter, F. Hodgens; honorary president, G. D. McTaggart; president, W. Jackson; vice-president, 3. B. Hoover; secretary -treasurer, J. Wiseman; auditor, D. L. McPher- son; ground committee, W. Gra- ham. J. Hunter, J. L. Courtice, J, Johnston, W. J. Stevenson; entertainment committee, J. Fair, J. B. Hoover, Dr. J. W. Shaw; membership committee, W. J. Harland, J. Hunter, J. Ransford. Officers of the WMS of Wes- ley Church are: president, Mrs. J. Shepherd; first vice-president, Mrs. Pattison; second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Moffat; recording sec- retary, Miss Rudd; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. Cantelon; treasurer, Miss Porter; mite boxes, Milk. Harland; organist, Mrs. Cooper; assistant, Miss Greene. Officers of Ontario St. Sunday y School ere: honorary superin- tendent, David Tiplady; superin- tendent, A. Hooper; assistants, S. Rothwell, W. Walker; secretary - treasurer, Ralph Tiplady; assist- ants, George Wray, Amos Castle; musical director, Dr,: Evans: pianist, Miss Zemilla Cornish; assistants, Misses Emma Plum - steel, Elva Wiltse, Grace Walker; superintendent cradle roll, Hattie Levis, B. A. McF.wan has bought the store occupied by Baker Agnew. Mr. Agnew will continue in pos- session. New windows are being put in George Barge's tailor shop. Stewart -Jackson was the assist- ing artist at a large recital in rantE yl ditEtLiUif'.e.s O . Ca tai "Woman 5 CAPTA1NN02G4N CATCHES Up WITH THE TRAITORS DAPORTO AND'BUMBLY DIfdl//SED .45 /ND/ANS, 6UMBLY SHOVES THE1(10NAPPED PRINCESS OVEf BOAl20. tJOW WE'VE A G14AI'ICE TO E4Lb.PE FROM CAPTAIN MORGAN/ ^� AND (\ Au.. TRAITO2.5BZ..ALLYME AND MY 41.Ly , PRiNCE55 ZALUA, WOULD YOU 9. TAKE THAT/ YOU Too, aumeLY, MY FAKE INDIAN ,You/ NOW GIVE. Wet BilcK TO ME' 111 Przetca'5 NOT IN BOAT, .-- CAPTAIN MORGAN/ PORTER'S HILL Enjoyable Evening An enjoyable evening was spent at Porter's Hill school on Friday, April 14, when euchre and "500" and dancing to Irwin's orchestra was enjoyed. Prizes in "500" went to Mrs. Bill Harris, Allen Battles, Mrs. C. Sturdy and Ash- ley Silbert; in euchre to Audrey Harrison, Bert Rowden, Madeline Cox and Dick Porter. Lucky draws were won by Charles Hut- chins and Mrs. C. Sturdy. Grace Church WA The regular monthly meeting of the WA of Grace Church was held on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. Austin Halals with a good attendance. The presi- dent, Mrs. Austin Harris, presid- ed over the meeting which open- ed with a hymn 'and a prayer offered by Mrs. P. Harrison, The Scripture was read by Mrs. J. S. Lockhart and the roll call answered by an Easter verse. 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