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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-02-17, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY •1.7,1949 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE THREE' was united in marriage to Cath- erine Boch of New Dundee, who OBITUARY FRANK H. MacGREGOR ter, Helen, St. Catharines. One Funeral services for Frank H. brother, Wallace,- Daysiand, Al- MacGregor were conducted at his late residence, Hallett Town- ship, on Thursday afternoon, February 10, by Rev. S. H. Bren ton,, Londesboro. Interment was in Burns Cemetery. Pallbearers were six nephews: Ernest and Ward Knox, George and Milton MacGregor, Thomas Appleby And Graydon Neal. Flow- ers were earried by six neigh - hours: William Trewin, Edward Reid, Clifford Addison, Arthur McMichael, Fred Fowler and Tom Leiper. Mr. MacGregor was born on lot 8, concession 11, Hullett Township, on February 26, 1884, where he resided • all his life. He was the youngest son of the late John MacGregor and Elizabeth Ward. Mr. MacGregor was a member of Burns United Church where he served on the official board as a steward and en elder, On September 2, 1914, Mr. Mac- Gregor was united in marriage with Viva E. Mair, eldest daugh- ter of Mrs. Mair and the late W. L. Mair, Hullett Township. Surviving are his wife, one son, Gordon, at home; end his daugh- Old jewellery is charming, but only too often it is so worn or outmoded that it looks out of place with modern costumes. Now is the time to let us tansform those heirlooms into ultra -modern jewel - Come in and see our large selection of the very latest settings, we'll be glad to give you an estimate, with- out obligation. W. N. COUNTER Counter's for Finer Jewellery for Over Half a Century in Huron County berta, and three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Knox of Hullett Town- ship, Mrs. Charles Sproule, and Miss Olive of Winnipeg, Man. MRS. WILLIAM SINCLAIR Mrs. William Sinclair, highly seteemed resident of Kippen, pas- sed away at her home -Monday, February 14, in her 79th year, following a lengthy illness, She was the former Agnes Bell, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Bell, and was born on the Bell homestead, 11 miles north of Hensall on King's High- way 4. Following her marriage on November 20, 1898, to William Sinclair, they resided on the Sin- clair homestead, two andone- hall miles east of Kippen, now occupied by their son, Jack, and took up residence in Kippen some 12 years ago. On November 20, 1948, Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair ob- served their golden wedding an- niversary, although at that time Mrs. Sinclair was confined to her room. She was a valued member of St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, where she took an active part when health permitted. She was a lifemember of the Wom- an's Missionary Society, end a member of Kippen East Women's Institute. Surviving are her husband; one son, Jack; one daughter, Margaret; one brother, Andrew Bell, Kippen; and one sister, Mrs. (Rev.) John Richardson, Millbank; two grandchildren, Ann and Marie Sinclair. Funeral services were held from St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, Wednesday afternoon, February 16, Rev. A. E. Hinton officiating. Interment was in Maitlandbank Cemetery, Sea - forth. DANIEL SMITH (Zurich Herald) There passed away at the Huron County Home, Clinton, on Tuesday, February 8, 1949, Dan- iel Simth, formerly of the Zurich district and one of the oldest persons in the community. Death came without any signs of ill- ness, as he was sitting on the edge of his bed waiting for his supper. When it was brought to him, he was found in an uncon- scious condition, and in a few minute's life had departed from what was once a robust and rug- ged constitution. He had been ill very little during his long span of lifetime, Born in Rainham Township, Halidmand County, on April 21, 1852, he was a son of the late Peter Schmidt who emigrated from Germany, and his wife, Catherine Otterman, Alsade, France. In 1874 the family mov- ed to Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, where Daniel later took over the 123 -acre farm, 21 miles southeast of New Hamburg, on the old Huron Road. In 1879 he passed away in 1895. Surviving were four sons, of which the elder Edgar predeceas- ed in 1904, and the younger, Irvin, in 1947. In the spring of 1902 he sold his farm in Wilmot and during that summer purchased the line 210 -acre farm on the Blue Water Highway, Hay Township, now owned by his son Clayton, moving thereon in September of that year. After successful farming for sosne years --also was well known as a fruit grower, having a peach orchard of about 2,000 trees -he sold the farm to his elder living son, Clayton .0., who is still in possession of the same. His other living son is Chester L., publisher of The Zurich Herald. He was the last remaining of a family of eight. There 'are also six grandchildren. During his lifetime he was a great lover of reading, having read the Scriptures several times. The remains were laid to rest beside his departed companion, parents and relatives in the Re- formed Mennonite .Cemetery, near New Hamburg, on Friday, February 11, where a. public service was largely attended in the adjoining Church. Rev. Har. vey Gampp officiated. WILLIAM R. JACKSON Funeral services for William Robert Jackson who died in Sun- nybrook Hospital, Toronto, on Saturday, February 5, were held from Auburn Baptist Church Monday afternoon February 7, conducted. by Rev. A. Forsyth. Pallbearers were -R. J. Phillips, Glen Raithby, Robert Arthur, Ernest Patterson, ,Clarence Cox and Harry Giffin. Interment was in Ball's cemetery. The departed man was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jack son of Auburn and was born at Pickford, Mich., Aug. 20, 1889. He was a veteran of the First World Wer. After he returned from the war he farmed in Sas- katchewan until his health failed about five years apo. Since then he had been living with his sister Mrs. Harvey Giffin, Wasaga Beach He had been a patient in Sunny -brook hospital for the past four months. His death was caused by cerebral thrombosis. He is survived by one brother, Dr. John E. Jackson, Embro, one sister, Mrs. Harvey Giffin (Ruth) of Wasaga Beach. A brother Ernest was killed in action in the First World War. JOHN S. AITCHESON Funeral services of John S. Aitcheson, 73, lifelong resident of McKillop Township, were held Tuesday afternoon, February 8, from the residence of his brother, James, Concession Two, and in- terment was made in Maitland - bank Cemetery. He was a mem- ber of Winthrop United Church. Survivors are three brothers, Alex and Ford Aitcheson, Rose - town, Sask.; James, McKillop, and one sister, Mrs. Donald Calder, Regina. Royal Bank Appointments H. M. SEDGEWWK, C.. B. NEAPOLE, Assistant General Manager Manager, Montreal Branch Appointment of K. M. SEDGIWIC'K as Assistant General Manager of The Royal Bank of Canada is announced. Mr. Sedgewick hes been Manager of the bank's Montreal Branch for the hast three years and will be succeeded by C. B. NEAPOLE. WILLIAM SMITH Robert Smith, Seaforth, has received word of the death in Vancouver of his brother, Will- iam. He was a native of Hullett Township and went to Milestone, Saskatchewan, 40 years ago and from there to British Columbia. Burial was made in Vancouver Cemetery! Besides his brother, he leaves three sisters. Mrs. An- derson,. Silverstone, Man.; Mrs. Grainger, Ottawa, and Mrs. John McClure, .Winthrop. H. G. EVANS Harry Gordon Evans passed away on Thursday, January 6, in Lady Minto Hospital, Minnedosa, Man., following a brief illness. The funeral service was held from the Minnedosa United Church to Fairmount Cemetery on January 8 with Rev. D. Conley officiating. Born in 1.882 in Holmesville, Ont., the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Percival J. Evens, Mr. Evans moved with his family to Minnedosa in 1899 and engag- ed in farming in the Cameron end Fairmount districts until his re- tirement in 1938. He served for ten years as councillor of the municipality of Harriston, and was one of the original members of the, Basswood Lodge of the Canadian Order of Foresters. He was associated with the United Church and was prominent in the choir work, Mr. Evans was married in 1908 to Miss Reta Hammond, who sur- vives with two sons, Percy H., Basswood, Group Captain E. 11., R.C.4.F., Ottawa, and three grandchildren. A daughter, Grace, predeceased him in 1930. Also surviving are two brothers Mervyn R., Minnedosa, and Frank R., Toronto, and one, sister, Mrs. Minnie E. Jenkins, Vancouver, B.C. The New CFPL is changing to 980: On Sunday, February 20th, we're changing to 980 on your radio dial. That means new • entertainment . . . a new high in good listening. Remember ... Sunday's the clay .. be sure to listen to the new CF P L at 980.. , "The Centre Aisle on Your Dial"! NEW DIAL SPOT STATION CFPL STARTS FEB. 20 Enormously increased rural coverage in its broadcast area will be afforded with the switch to 980 kilocycles by Station CFPL in London on Sunday, February 20. Chief Engineer Percy Field and technicians from the RCA -Victor Company, who have been instal- ling the 980 -kilocycle equipment for the past four months, have just completed tests throughout the 14 counties of Western On- tario. They announce that test sig- nals on the lower dial position have shown that the CFPL day- time broadacsts will come in. at distant points with as much as ten times the strength of the old 1570 frequency. This means that many popular daytime features will reach tens of thousands of new listeners. Among the broadcasts which will find a ready audience' in the farming community is the noon- time program featuring Bob Mason. "radio's tallest singing cowboy," and his Western Swing - billies, The six-foot, seven-inch Mason is !already familiar to Western Ontario audiences through successful series of con- cert engagements. Following Bob Mason at 12:10, Monday through Friday, is CFPL's Farm Director, Roy Jewell. Roy has always news of interest to farmers, together with the latest market and livestock quotations. Women will enjoy Mary Ash: well's chats at 3:05 p.m. when Mary dispenses recipes, house- hold hints, tidbits about women in the news and some good music. Starting back earlier in the day, out-of-town listeners will join those in and around London far Bob Reinhart and the 9 a.m. news—the first major newscast 6f the day to include complete coverage of Western Ontario high- lights. Another morning broad- cast of interest is Daphne Dyer's bright and chatty program "May We Come In?", heard Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:45.a.m. The new CFPL frequency of 980 kilocycles will mean better service and better listening for Western Ontario's radio audience. 0 Before Newfoundland entered Confederation, Canada's young- est provinces were Alberta and Saskatchewan, which were ad- nitted to Confederation in 1905. 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Reid, in his report,stated that new business had increased by nearly. $1,500,000: Losses! had been lees numerous but one major fire tad made the fire loss the highest in the past 15 years. However, ow- ing to a careful reinsurance plan, amount net to the company had made a very favorable loss ratio, so that company were declaring a dividend of 30 per cent on their 1948, buisness to all eligible policy holders. He further stressed require- ments of new policies which re- quired fire extinguishers to be attached to all tractors, trucks, buckrake5 used inor around farm buildings; also policy did not al- low storage of gasoline in buiid- ings. Also he asked all policy- holders to have property improv- ed, electric wiring inspected, pointing out that these were legal repair costs and farmers should adopt the same methods as pro- gressive business men. Auditors' report, given by Ed- win P. Chesney, showed company to be in a strong financial position. ' J. L. Malone, H. Alexander and C. W. Leonherdt, the retiring directors, were all re-elected for a'three-year term, Following annual meeting, a Directors' meeting was held when. C. W. Leonhardt was elected president, H. Alerander, vice- president, end M. A. Reid, sec- retary -treasurer. ABBOTT'S PENTACAPS $1.20 - $2.15 - $3.95 METOSO Mouth Wash 75c VI-DAYLIN $1.35 - $3.00 DANGER LURKS IN EVERY OPEN. WOUND! APPLY IDETTOL'AT ONCE TRUSHAY 33c - 53c - 98c NIVEA CREAM 50c - $1.00 NOXZEMA 10 oz. — $1.00 MALTLEVOL $2.00 WAMPOLES COD LIVER EXTRACT $1.00 Scott's Emulsion 59c - $1.19 CREOPHOS $1.00 For Cuts, Bites, Scratches, Sore Throat and all Personal Uses 'DETTOL' THE MODERN ANTISEPTIC Kills Germs Fast Won't Hurt You ' A powerful antiseptic • Does not burn or sting like iodine • Non-poisonous • Non -staining • Agreeable odour • Concentrated— economical in use Bottle 59c UNIQUE PHOTO SERVICE F. B. PENNEBAKER PHONF DRUGGIST14 In time of need there are many advantages in holding• the funeral at The Beattie Funeral Home FOR THE FAMILY: -- FOR THE FRIENDS:— FOR LODGES:— FOR THE SERVICE:— GEORGE B. BEATTIE Bi g Barn Dance =WM 111•1111111111 CKNXE Ranch Boys Featuring Stars of Radio and Stage TOWN HALL, CLINTON Sat., Feb. 19 Doors open -7.45 Broadcast -8.30 to 9.30 Dancing -9.30 to 12 ADMISSION: 75 cents; Children 50 cents. Auspices: Huron Fish and Gann Club