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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1950-08-03, Page 6PAGE FOUR CLINTON NEWS -RECORD — OLD BOYS' SOUVENIR EDITION e1w � ecor The Clinton New Era established 1865 The. Clinton News -Record established 1881 ' Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,600; 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, Plent Manager • Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday - Wednesday, August 5 - 9, 1950 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1950 The Fellowship of Old Home Week OUR COMPARATIV1OLY brief residence in Clinton has taught •us that Clinton is a genuinely friendly town -a community where people live a well-rounded life, not studded, perhaps, with the glittering night life of the larger cities nor, at the same time, impreg- natedi with that great anonymity that goes with a large centre of papulation and which is one of its chief defects. Here, in a small town, with its roots firmly embedded in a solid past, peopleget to know each other, to set a true estimate of character, and to learn that it is better to 'overlook small grievances than to perpetuate. them. Co-opera- tion for the sake of the community and its general advancement is essential. It is needless to state that Ciinkonians are pleased and delightedto extend a special welcome to all the homecomers from the four points of the compass who plan to be with us during the Old Boys' Reunion, August 5-9. But as it is "home" to them, we just want them to feel -"at home" and act that way. Although they have migrated to far places to make their particular contributions to other ernnmunities, still they must feel that they are coming home again. We trust and hope that all those who take part in the celebration will be rejuvenated by ;this look into the past, and that visitors and local residents alike will enjoy these days as a time of wholesome. recreation, of relaxation, and, especially, of good fellowship. Fellowship works powerfully for good and is an elevating and ennobling force in any community; it is all -embracing, deep and steadfast. . Pagans and Christians of all ages have tried to define it and each has expressed the same thing in a different way. It is recalled that Seneca, the stoic, said: "If you want to gain affection, bestow it." Ovid, the poet, added: "The way to be loved is to be lovely." Emerson said: "The only way to have a friend is to be one." This human fellowship will be one of the enduring values of the OId Rots' Reunion, Perhaps, the best gift that the Reunion will bring to those who take part in it, is the treasury ,of memory, which is priceless. Memory's storehouse will provide one of the real values. Again we say to the sons and daughters of Clinton, make the most of the opportunities presentedwhile you are back in the ,old home town. Everyone is glad you have come Thank You, Everyone! TODAY, CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD pre- sents to its readers its special Old Boys' Re- union Souvenir Edition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Clinton as a town, and also to provide a hearty wel- come to the homecomers who will be here during the next few days. When these lines were written, it looked as if the edition would total 20 pages, together with a Pictorial Supplement. We hope we are not wrong—and we know 'we are not far wrong in any event—when we state that this is the largest single issue of a Clinton news- paper ever published. The 50th anniversary was celebrated with a 16 -page edition. The publishers and other members of the staff desire to take this means of thanking all those who have assisted in making this edition possible, including our public-spirited business people. At times, the task was a • very onerous one, but we leave it to our readers to decide whether or not the effort was worthwhile. With regard to pictures, not only of individuals prominent in the past history of the, community, but also of places of business and their principals, we believe that repro- duction on such a scale never was attempted previously in the journalistic life of the town. We were fortunate to have the full coopera- tion of Floyd Wasman, a partner in Fowler Bros. Studio, with his deft eye and hand, and efficient camera, in the taking of dozens of pictures. We only wish that we had had time to take more. We are indebted to those who contributed special articles, and especially would we Eike to mention Fred Sloman in this regard; his assistance has been invaluable. We also would like to pay tribute to the work of the mem- bers of the staff; they will share, perhaps, in the reward of having participated In the production of the most ambitious number the' paper yet has undertaken. Each subscriber is being furnished with a copy, and several hundred extra copies have been printed. We know that these will be in demand, as orders, have been pouring in. The only thing we can do, of course, as to fill the orders in order of receipt and until the edition Is sold out. Regular customers are requested to preserve their. copies -as far as possible. Again we say: "Thanks!" Perhaps—if we live long enough—we may have the privilege of participating in the pro- duction of an edition to commemorate the Centenary of Clinton's incorporation as a town —in 1975! That seems a long way off doesn't it? But "tempus fugit!" Federation News (By GORDON M. GREIG, Secretary -Treasurer and Fisldman) Buy Ontario Wheat The Ontario. Federation of Ag- riculture, in a telegram to Huron County farmers, suggests that farmers who are buying feed at the present time should consider the possibility of purchasing On- tario winter wheat in place of more expensive Western Canad- ian grain for feeding of poultry and hogs. This purchase of surplus On- tario wheat will serve two good purposes. The farmer buying the grain will receive a lower priced feed and he willhe helping to eliminate the small surplus of Ontario winter wheat that de- presses the market at this time ofY ear. ' Many farmers who are in the financial position to do so are storing their wheat at home or in elevators in the district. The cost is approximately 1e. cents per bushel per . month. If today we had our soft wheat marketing scheme in operation the soft whtat board could buy up the surplus and store it and put it back, on the market next spring when the demand is in- creasing and the millers supply has dwindled. This would give a better and a more even year- around price than the present system of rushing it onto the market in the late summer or early fall and having a dwindling supply the following spring. Two dollars a bushel is not an excessive price to ask for a bushel of wheat when you con- sider It in relationto the price of other grain. Today we pay $60 per ton for western screen- ings. This is a salvage product coming from the cleaning plants at our western elevators and at the head of the Great Lakes. It is made up of cracked wheat, shrunken wheat,wild buckwheat, sometimes a bit of flaxseed, bar- ley, wild oats, along with other weed seeds. At the present price of . our Ontario wheat you can buy a ton for $50 or $10 less than you pay for screenings which are a salvage product. The price of wheat from June to late July dropped as much as 60 cents per bushel It will be interesting to see if the price of pastery flour drops accordingly. This is a drop of $1 per cwt. With bran' selling at $60 per ton and it is a by-product of wheat, there can be no excuse for keep- ing the price of pastery flour up. Many farmers who have been accustomed to - selling their wheat to the millers to make flour have signified their intention to feed it to their livestock. Per- haps before, another crop year rolls around we will find Ontario wheat in shoat supply. Food Problems The meeting called by the Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture at Montreal on July 20 did not bring forth any solution to our feed problems in Eastern Canada. One . recommendation was made that might, if acted upon, solve some of our difficul- ties. The conference recommend- ed"that at trail ng in coarse grains on the, Grain Exchange be dis- contined and that • the Wheat Board :be given the responsibil- ity of marketing these grains and seeing that an adequate supply was available for Eastern feeding f purposes.' This recommendation has been forwarded to the Can - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1950 From Our Early. Files 25 Years Ago THE CLINTON' NEWS -RECORD Thursday, August 6, 1925 `Among those' winning -prizes during the Old Home Week cele- brations were: Gunn Langlois. Doherty. Holmesville Co-opera- tive Co., Department of -Agricul- ture, Miss E. Lavis, V. Ni. Lind- qay Glen Cook, ' Alex McEwen, James Stirling, W. Cudmore, J. Cuninghame, Women's Institute, Unity 'Club Holmesville, O'Neil's Tea Room, ' David Cantelon, Charles Stewart, A. Castle, Mrs. R. Forrester, Mrs. Boyes, Lewis Pattison, ,Wilfred Hudson, "Cap Cook, H. S. Brown, Jim Turner, Hairy Watkins, Ernest Brown, Pearl Churchill, Marion Pickett, Muriel Downs, W. Fowler, CJ.egrge, Jeuiikinsy, MTs. Marie Thornton, Dorothy Lavis, Harold Glew, Marjorie Beaton, Clinton Hard- ware Co., Plumsteel Bros., C. G. Middleton, A. J. McMurray. Prest-Crawford—At the manse, Londesboro, on Saturday, August 1, 1925, by Rev. James Abery, Mary, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Crawford, Londesboro, to Frederick Clement Prest, only son of Mrs. C. Prest, London. The "Peerless Troubadours" entertained a number of people during. the Old Home Week Celebrations. This group was made up of "Gall" Holloway, "Chauncey" Fisher, Bill Harland, "Lack" Kennedy, "Bill" Holloway and Bert Kerr. The Old Home Week executive whose photo appeared in this Is- sue included' Fred Mulch, J. A. Sutter, Hugh- Miller, C.G. Middle- ton, Dr. J. W.,Shaw, A. J. Mor - rich, Q. L. Paisley, F. A. Jen- kins, J. A. Ford, D. Cantelon, M. D. McTaggart, F. Jackson, A. J. McMurray, S. B. Stothers, N. W. adian Federation of Agriculture to be discussed at their September meeting. In all our efforts we resemble those of the Allied Command during the early stages of the last war. (Too little too late). By the time.the September meet- ing takes place and the recom- mendations are handed on to our government, the Eastern Canadian grain harvest will be completed and the heavy demand for west- ern feed grain eased. There is one consolation; we may have some protective legislation for the future. Margarine Survey In our farm survey in Huron. County to ascertain how many farhers are actually using marg- arine in place of butter, we have complete returns from two town- ships and a partial return from another. Out of 554 farmers canvassed so far only 18 use margarine as a substitute for butter and all but seven were in favour of a tax on margarine i that would bring its sales price in line with that of butter. We have heard it babbled about that 50 per cent of the farm people were selling their 1 cream and buying a substitute for butter. Many of the people who are using it are cash crop- pers or people who do not keep Trewartha, H. *Mae, J. Zapfe Those sedating at the official gpening of the reunion.. were Mayor Fred T. Jackson, General, Otter, E. Fioody' and F. Holmes, Hundreds visited Clinton this week during Old • Home Week Celebrations, ' Among the places represented included: Brantford, Chicago, • Ili.; Kincardine; Cor - 'runner, Mich,; Toronto; Detroit, Mich.; Vancouver, B.C.- Flint, Mich.; • Ingersoll, Hamilton, Pet- rone, Ottawa, Watford; Bay City, Mich.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Pitts- field, Mass.; London, Guelph; St. Louis, Mo.; St. Thomas, Dun - des, 'Clarkson, Peterboro, Sar- nia, Windsor, Montreal; Port Huron,, Mich.; Glencoe; Fort Wil- liam, St, Catharines, Craighurst; Medicine Hat, Alta.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Brandon, Man:; Oakland, Calif:; Sandiago, Calif; Ruthven; Essex; Swift ' Current, Sask.; Lethbridge, Alta.; Port Hope; Palmerston, Galt, Newcastle, Sault Ste. Maria, both Mich. and Ont.; Kitchener, Dundalk; South Bend, Ind.; Toledo, Ohio; Winni- peg, Man.; Consul, Sask.; Calgary, Alta.; Pickford, Mich„ Preston; Whitby, Pa,; and many others. 40 Years Ago THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, August 5, 1910 Clinton was defeated playing ball by the , Nebraska Redskins, the Clinton team being: T. Haw- kins, c; E. Johnson, ib; . Manning, rf; W. Johnson, af; F. McCaughey, 3b; 'H, Twitchell, ss; C. Draper, 2b; M. M_cEwan, If; R. Tasker, p. Successful students at the Col- legiate this year include Keziah Brown, DeWitt Cosens, Bridgie Cummins, Roy F. Denholm, Belle Draper, May - Jones, Clarence Kitty, Harvey W. Reid, Grace H. Stewart, Eva M. Stinson, James A. Cameron E. Dean Courtice, Hazel I. Elcoat, Mary I. Pearson, Thomas Sanders, Frank A. Tamb- lyn, Will J. W. Tamblyn. Among those ticketed through to the West by • John Ransford are Rev. J. E. Ford, going to Victoria, B.C., for the General Conference of the Methodist Church, Miss Sybil Courtice who leaves for missionary work in Japan, . Miss Deverell who has gone on an extended trip through Western Canada and the United States, and Mr. Henry and fam- ily who have gone to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Picot -Weston In Goderich Township, on Wednesday, July 27, 1910, Frances Eleanor, daugh- ter of Waiter Weston, to Francis Joseph Picot, Among the successful music pupils of Mr. and Mrs. W. Glen Campbell are: Miss Elsie Lobb, Miss Dell Millar, Miss Ruby Hill, 1Viiss Mamie Hall, Miss Kate Perdue, Fred Henry. Markets were: Wheat, $1 to $1.03; oats, 37c to 40c; peas, 60c 0 65c; barley, 40c to 45e; butter, l6c to 17c; eggs, 16c to 18c; live hogs, $8.85. Miss Norma Sperling has been visiting in town for the past fortnight. cows fon milking purposes. Butter consumption is increas- ing this year and production is falling off. The `quality of but- ter is much higher according to inspectors reports. Increased sale of butter is probablydue to improved qual- ity, a lower price, and a realiza- tion that "It's always better with butter." OAC Scholarship Huron County Federation of Agriculture again will present a scholarship to a youth from Hur- on County entering the OAC for the 1950-51 term, either for the two-year or the four-year course. The winner of the award ,is sel- ected by, a committee composed of members of 'the Federation along lwith your Agricultural Representative. No Easy Way Farmers have been privileged to see many displays of farm machinery at• Field Days, Grass- land Days, Wheatland Days, etc. The experts show us how these machines work and save many hours of back -breaking toil. So ar no one has told us of an easy way to pay for all this ex-, pensive equipment. Old. Home Week We pause in our regular routine to celebrate Clinton's 75th birthday as a town. We are proud to have developed and grown to such an important place in our Country. We are sure it will ' continue to keep pace as time goes on. We take this opportunity to thank all the people of Clinton and district for their patronage, and solicit your continued business and faith in our store.. C'ounter's are also proud and pleased to have had the opportunitaato serve Clinton in the Jewellery trade for 46 years. Quality, honesty, fair dealings and prices, have always been our aim and will continue. Welcome to the Returning Old Boys! W.N. Counter Counter's for Finer Jewellery for Over 60 Years in Ilurbn County arnamaummin HEARTY WELCOME TO ALL OLD BOYS! . Left o right—Verna Doucette, Edgar Pattison, Bernice Denomme, • PATTISON'S 5c to $1 STORE EDGAR M. PATTISON), proprietor Phone 140' — CI nton • THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, August 4, 1910 Rev. J. Greene is supplying in Mitchell for the next three Sun- days. Rev. Dr. Stewart completed his Presbyterian Church on Sunday last,32nd year as pastor of Willis E. Cantelon, G. Roberton, R. Graham, Bert Hovey, James Fair and W. A. McConnell defeated bowlers from Zurich on the local greens. Miss Gladys Sours, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Sours, is nurs- ing g very sore finger. A window fell on it causing, a very painful • 4Paa'A Hare i l Few Haaaaaa Ma M aa'441 14: 44:M ` :ie a'at l etal€*.40tA Hb4 • 1 »testa i" a baa "eaa ie e H et tel-aante tenetetei i etas lM!„f iW Mianat- • ital i .i: 92 YEARS 19 50= ;P Injury and also delaying a vaca- tion trip to New • Hamburg. Members of the congregation of the Baptist Church honoured their minister and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Charlesworth, prior to their departure from town. Mrs. T. Watts read a very'. appropriate address and Mrs. Livermore made the presentation of a gift of silver. George Cook suffered a 'pain- ful accident' at the piano factory when his hand came in contact with a planer and in so doing ripped off the two front fingers on his right hand. A. Seeley had the misfortune to have the steering gear of his auto break while driving up Isaac St and as a result ran ,into • a. pole and although he escaped in- jury the automobile was rather extensively damaged. Misses Gladys Herman and Jean Dayman are visiting in Witmer, James Chowen has returned from a business trip to London. TEMPERANCE, THE VOICE OF In recent weeks there have - been three arrests for bootleg- ging, one in Blyth, two in Sea forth. 'In each case the evidence furnished by the police was enough to secure conviction. In each ease it was a first convic- tion, with a sentence of $50 and costs. Such a sentence is so light as to be no mote than a warn- ing. The sentence for a second offence is imprisonment. The public is well pleased with the action of the police and - the magistrate in maintaining the authority of the law. The public is not well . pleased at the dis- covery that three Huron County hotels have been boot -legging resorts. The public expects the hotel business to be conducted within the law.—Advt. AN INSTITUTION for COMMUNITY SERVICE "CLINTON'S ORIGINAL FUNERAL HOME" Our 16th Year 1934—Furniture and Funeral Service. 1942—Funeral Home (formerly McPherson resi- dence on Rattenbury St. E.). 1945—Coach-Ambulance. 1949—Superior ,Cadillac Funeral Coach. GEORGE B. BEATTIE H. C. McROBERTS BEATTIE - McROBERTS FURNITURE — AMBULANCE FUNERAL HOME Phone 184w Day or Night 111858 = The Oldest DrugBusiness in Huron County Y • and presumably in Ontario 'i i 1958=JAMES H. COMBE, a 24 -year-old chemist from Wakefield, England, purchased the drug business operated by Thomas Smithby whom . he had been employed as .a ,•clerk. It was the year o ' Clinton's incorporation as a village. Sept. 1, 1898—HUGH BARRY COMBE took .over the business on the death of his father. Nov. 1, 1905—W. S. R. HOLMES, Phm. B., purch- ased the business from H. B. Combe who became secretary -treasurer of newly -organized Clinton Knitting Co., Limited: The latter died October 29, 1945. May 1, 1950—WALTER C. NBWCOMBE, Phm. B.. Goderich,purchased the business, Mr. Holmes sub- sequently passed away July 7, 1950. THE PRESENT OWNER -" HeartyWelcome, old Boys!,. PHONE . 51 Newcombe, Phm.B. "The Rexall Store" CLINTON oto "e 04.44+++}.%,*"k+ti M+toc X :t•tait o«t!dtw+ ,+I~ :444.44vgitt A 3»I£+ i gtoi M4ma.LoI«.#+wgit_k �.' ,