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WITFI WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON, NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865
No. 43 --- 70th Year; 'Whole No
6327
CLINTON, ONTARIO
THURSDAY; OCTOBER 21, 1948
Second Section --- Pages 9 to 12
Clinton Collegiate Enrolment Now Stands at Record 250
Clinton and Stanley
Lead, Hullett Third
Clinton District Collegiate In-
stitute's enrolment is now 250,
an increase of ten per cent over
a year ago, Principal E. A. Fines
informed the District CI Board at
its October meeting in the school,
Average attendance was 94.6 per
cent in September.
The Town of Clinton has the
largest number of students with
66, or 26.4 per cent, while Stan-
ley Township is q close second
with 57,,or 22.4 per cent. Hullett
Township is third with 40, or 16
per cent, followed closely by
Goderich Township with 34, or
13.6 per cent. The Village of
Blyth is fifth with 29, or 11.6
per cent, while- Tuckersmith
Township has 13s or 5,2 per cert.
Hay Township has five students
or two per cent, and East We-
wenosh, Morris and RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton, have two each or
less than one per cent.
Grade XI is the largest class
with en enrolment 'of 46, while
Grade XIII is the smallest with
12.' Grade IX, in three separate
classes, totals 97, while Grade X,
in two separate classes, totals 57.
Grade XII has 32 enrolled.
A letter was received from Hon,
George A. Drew, Ontario Minister
of Education, urging the greatest
passible saving in electrical en-
ergy in view i1 the shortage.
Principal Fines announced that
the teaching of music, had com-
menced under the direction of
one of the new teachers, Miss
Anna Pond, ATCM.
Chairman Frank Fingland, ICC„
Clinton, presided at the meeting,
and the following members were
present: Rev. W. J. Rogers, Blyth;
George Felconer, Tuckersmith;
N. W. Trewartha, Goderich Town-
ship; J. E. McKinley, Stanley;
Leslie McNall, Hullett; Mervyn
Richmond, Morris; A. M. Knight,
County of Huron.
Clinton Town Council was
granted permission to use CCI
Auditorium on Hallowe'en, Sat-
urday, October 30, for a child-
ren's party, the Town Hall having
been rented to another organi-
zation.
CCI GRADUATES.
ARE ATTENDING
UNIVERSITIES
Several recent graduates of
Clinton Collegiate Institute have
recently embarked on careers at
universities end normal schools.
According to Principal E. A.
Fines, the following have enter-
ed this fall: University of Toron-
to, Engineering (BASc degree):
William R. Hearn, Donald Haddy,
Frank Lawson; Stratford Normel
School: Doreen McGuire, Gode-
rich Township; Trixie • Forsyth,
Leonard Johnson, Coronna Wen-
derf; London Normal School:
Blanche Zaphe, Brucefield,
CCI graduates attending uni-
versities are:
University of Western Ontario,
London — Margaret Colquhoun,
English, 2nd year; Stuart Mc-
Bride, Arts, 3rd year; Margaret
Temblyn, Science, 3rd year; Roy
Churchill, Business Administra-
tion, 2nd year; Dorie McEwen,
Science, 4th year; 'Lisbeth Slo-,
roan, Medicine, 4th year; George'
Mustard, Geology, 2nd year; Wil-
liam Cook, Business Administra-
tion, 4th year; Arthur Aiken,
Business Administration, 3rd year.
University of Toronto—George
Durham, engineering, 1st year;
Frank Fingland, Jr., Arts, 2nd
year; Gerald Elliott, Pharmacy,
2nd year; Mary Lane, English,
3rd- year; George Scribbins,
Pharmacy, 2nd year; Iven Hil-
born, engineering, 4th year; John
McIntyre, Medicine, 4th year;
Donald Palmer, dentistry, 4th
year; Robert Hanley, engineering,
2nd year; Robert Pollard, engin-
eering, 2nd year; Paul Watson,
agriculture, 2nd year; William
Pollard, agriculture, 4th year;
Jack Watson, agriculture, 4th
year.
Nurses -in -training: Victoria
Hospital, London—Erika Schultz,
Lois Doherty, Marjorie Doherty,
Mildred Charter, .Alice L. Thomp-
son.
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From Provincial to National Field'
HON. GEORGE A. DREW
Recently elected National Leader of the progressive Conservative
Party of Canada, who handed in his resignation as Premier of
Ontario to the Lieutenant -Governor, Hon. Ray Lawson, Tuesday.
On the advice of the retiring Premier, His Honoul immediately
called upon Hon, Thomas L. Kennedy to form a Cabinet.
The convention, which had representation from every part
of Canada and from every federal riding, chose Premier Drew,
who has three times led the party to victory in Ontario pro-
vincial elections, by a record-breaking vote over two other
candidates on the first ballot: Drew 827; John G. Diefenbaker,
M.P. for Lake Centre, Sask., 311; Donald M. Fleming, M.P. for
Toronto -Eglinton, 104.
30 -Point Platform Of
Progressive Conservatives
This is the 30 -prank platform
passed by the Progressive Con-
King.servative national convention, the
program on which the Party end
its new leader, George Drew,
will base its next bid for election:
1. "Unswerving Ieyalty" to the
P. Ever -stronger ties with other
British Commonwealth nations,
closer relations with the United
States and France, continued
strong support of Europe's West-
ern Union and the United Na-
tions, "friendly firmness" toward
Russia.
3. Free enterprise, with re-
straints against monopoly and un-
fair. competition.
4. Outlawing of "Communist
activities" in Canada.
5. No infringement of provincial
rights.
6. Opposition to socialism, coup-
led with maintenance of sound
national policy through encour-
agement, and development of
natural -resources.
7. Modification of International
Monetary Fund regulations to
eliminate "injury" done by for-
eign exchange control rules.
1 8. Lessening of the taxation
"burden."
9. Reduction of the cost of gov-
ernment.
10. Expanded international trade
and elimination of "abnormal
trade,- barriers."
11. Compensation for rnunicipali-
ties for taxes lost as a result of
Crown ownership of property.
12. Maximum income stability
for the farmer.
13. A contributory social security
poogram available to every Cana-
dian, regardless of occupation.
14. Adequate low-cost housing.
15. Maximum production to re-
duce the cost of living.
16. Better labor-management re-
lationship, with fair and adequate
weges, standard hours, holidays
with pay, certification after ma-
jority votes, dispute -conciliation
machinery, equal pay for men and
women doing equal work.
17. A defense policy ensuring
"the safety of the Canadian peo-
ple."
18. A. standing House of Com-
mons committee on veterans' af-
fairs; retention of veterans' leg-
islation, and, where necessary,
improvement of such laws.
Presbytery Discusses
Status of Ministers
Huron Presbytery of the Unit-
ed Church of Canada convened`
in Victoria Street United Church,
Goderich, last week, with a full
attendance of clergy and laity.
Rev. A. G. Hewitt, Auburn, Ied
in worship and Rev. Kenneth
Woods, Grand Bend, preached the
sermon, on the theme "Power
or Force."
An account of his stewardship
as Presbytery representative at
the General Council of the Unit-
ed Church, which recently met
at Vancouver, was given by Rei+.
R. Gordon Hazlewood, Walton.
At that meeting the low economic
status of ministers was discussed
and it was urged upon congrega-
tions by both clergy and laymen
that action be taken to correct
the conditions which prevail and
which present an insurmountable
obstacle to many young men who
otherwise might enter the min-
istry,
At noon some 60 members of
the Presbytery sat down to an
inviting dinner prepared by the
Woman's Association of the
Church,
The president of London Con-
ference, Rev, 5, W. Sweetman,
London, brought greetings at the
afternoon session, stressing the
necessity of appropriating the
spirit of the Eternal as a neces-
sary prelude to Christian growth.
Rev. W. J. H. Smythe, Parkhill,
Conference convener of the mis-
sionary and maintenence fund,
brought an inspiring message,
urging the churches to translate
into action the stewardship claims
of the Kingdom.
The chairman, Rev. W.' A. Bee-
croft, Wingham, congratulated the
minister sand people of Victoria
Street upon the recent renova-
tions carried out, commenting
upon the beauty and worshipful
atmosphere of the church. He
spoke highly of the Jubilee Book
and accepted with thanks the gift
of a copy from the minister of
the church.
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County Fox Boiuities
To Date About $1,600
Hundreds of foxes have met
their death in Huron County this
year. From the beginning "of the
year to date, a total of $1,594
has been paid in bounties, ac-
cording to County Treasurer A.
H. Erskine, Goderich'I wouldn't
say that all have turned in their
claims for bounties yet,". said
Mr. Erskine.
Three dollars is paid for a ma-
ture fox end two doliers for a
pup. More bounties have been
paid to residents of Grey Town-
ship than to any other section
of the County.
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NOW OPER!
ELLIOTT'S
Patented
Medicines
TOOTH PASTES
and POWDERS
SHAVING SUPPLIES
HAIR TONICS
and ,SHAMPOOS
HAND LOTIONS
DEODORANTS # '
BABY SUPPLIES
FACE -ELLE
COLD REMEDIES
LINIMENTS
LAXATIVES
FRUIT SALTS
STOMACH REMEDIES
COD LIVER OIL
'FIRST AID SUPPLIES
SALVES and
OINTMENTS
ANTISEPTICS
DISINFECTANTS
Veterinary
Supplies
PENICILLIN BOUGIES
and OINTMENT
UDDER OINTMENT
DIARRHEA TABLETS
COD LIVER OIL
CASTOR OIL
RAW LINSEED OIL
BREWER'S YEAST
MINERAL
TONIC TABLETS
COLIC TABLETS
INDIGESTION POWDERS
BLOAT MEDICINE
SULPHANILIMIDE
TABLETS
POULTRY REMEDIES
WORM MEDICINES
FLEA POWDER
DOG FOOD
Office and Store
Located Behind Post Office
(formerly Gliddon's Press Shop)
G. S,ElliOtt,D.v.M.
PHONE 203
CLINTON
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19. Equality of women with men
in all government responsibilities.
20.• Conservation and develop-
ment of natural resources and
maximum industrial production.
21. A• long=range immigration
policy aimed at bringing selected
immigrants to Canada.
22. A free market for .gold.
23,-A freight rates investigation
with emphasis ,on "discrimination
between the several geographical
areas."
24. Immediate completion of a
herd -surface trans -Canada high-
way.
25. Radio broadcasting ,regula-
tions handled by a body inde-
pendent of the government; ab-
olition of the $2.50 radio license
fee. •
26. The Crown should be just
as liable as an individual in the
courts; the Archambault report
on
penel reform should be imple-
mented.
27. A "Canadian National flag."
28. A "fixed policy, limited only
by the rules of sound economics,"
giving the Maritime Provinces
more electric power, better mar-
kets for their products, legisla
tion guaranteeing shipment of
Canadian goods through Canadien
seaports, <.
29. Supremacy of parliament;
opposition to any increase in the
use of ministerial proclamation
and government by order -in -
council.
30. Establishment of a national
library in Ottawa.
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POPULATION UP 20
SEAFORTH-Seaforth's asses-
sor, William Ament, revealed in
his annual report to Town, Coun-
cil that the population of Sea -
forth now stands at 1,971, an in-
crease of 20 ever last year, The
town's total assessment is $1,432,-
510,
1,432;510, made up as follows: Land,
$144,295; buildings, $931,860; ex-
empt land, $9,450; exempt build-
ings, $239,450, The dog popula-
tion is 102,
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NARROW ESCAPE
GODERICH— Works Superin-
tendent R. Merriam was knocked
unconscious by e tree limb while
while helping to trim a tree. The
safety belt he was wearing saved
him from falling onto power lines
and other workers rescued him.
Invested With MBE
W. L. "NICK" WHYTE, MBE,
Holm Farm, Hullett Township,
who recently was invested with
the MBE (member of the Order
of the British Empire) in recogni-
tion of services rendered to the
Federal Department of Agricul-
ture during World Wer II.
Kitchen Cabinets
Made and Installed
to your exact
requirements.
Prices and Estimates
Freely Given
New Residence
Phone No. is
128W
Don Colquhoun
Erie St., Clinton
Shop on North St.
33-4-b
SHEARING'S
New Modern Food Market
New Low Cash -and -Carry Food Prices
We have just about completed our new modern
food market, and to the people of Clinton and district
we extend a hearty invitation to visit our new store.
We have lowered our prices 00 cash-and-carry basis and
will endeavour to give you quality merchandise with
better service. All orders over $2,00 Will be delivered
i'ree of charge, Special Cash Prices on all lo'ts of
merchandise. Sincerely yours,
C. M. SHEARING.
EXTRA CASH SPECIALS—Oct. 22 - 23
BEANS, Aylmer Boston 2 tins 21c
STARCH, Durham Corn ib. pkg,. 15c'
OXYDOL, The Speedy Soap lg. pkg. 36c
SUGAR, Granulated 5 Ib. bag 44c
MARMALADE, Zest Sweet lg. jar 25c
COFFEE, Maxwell House lb. bag 57c
SALMON, Red Seal Cohoe 1/2's tin 33c
SYRUP, Corn, Beehive 5 Ib. tins 59c
CORN, Niblets 2 tins 35c
RAISINS, Australian Seedless 2 lbs. 29c
SOUP, Campbell's Tomato 2 fins '21c
JAM, Wagstaffe's Raspberry jar 33c
R'INSO, "For Whiter Clothes" lg. pkg. 36c
® QUALITY MEATS
Schneiders'Sliced Side Smoked Cottage
BOLOGNA lb 35clBACON 1/2 lb 37c'ROLLS , , ib 59c
YORK FROSTED FOODS
STRAWBERRIES
'Fillets of Fancy Quality
Sliced . pkg. 40c PERCH . Ib 43c I PEAS , pkg. 30c
Garden Fresh FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Choice Hearts, Juicy 344's , Golden Ripe'
CELERY IORANGES� BANANAS
Bunch , . 23c Doz. . 25c LII....,.... , 15c
Your Red & White Self ' Serve Store
PHONE 48 -- We Deliver — CLINTON
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