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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD;
THURSDAY,
MARCH 10, 1949
Clinton News -.Record
THE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 1865 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Established 1878
• Amalgamated 1924 '
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R. S. ATKEY, Editor A L. COLQUHOUN,. •Plant Manager
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949
oss Saves Lives
learned in the Red Cross Home Nursing course
last . summer. Undoubtedly this knowledge,
saved the child's life.
Your contribution to the Red Cross cam-
paign enables Red eines to teach women the
simple nursing skills which ,made it possible
for this mother to save her child's life. The
provincial objective for 1949 is $2,000.000.
Ex -Mayor A. 3, -McMurray is, chairman
of the local committee, and donations may be ' .
given to •any member of the committee, oe
left at any branch bank. They are deductible
for income tax purposes of an amount not
exceeding ten par' cent of total income.
The " Red Cro
SMALL BOY is alive and well today
because . his mother had taken the Red Cross
Home Nursing Course.
The boy wandered away from his home
and fell into the icy waters of a nearby creek.
His mother was alone in their isolated home
when she missed the child and started out to
search for him. Halfway down the long drive-
way to the highway is e bridge over a creek.
She looked over the bridge fearfully and saw
the child lying face down in the pool. When
she lifted the boyfrom the water he was
;biecl+i in the face. She ripped off his clothea.
and began artificial respiration. This she had
The Single Alternative Vote
ADOPTION. OF THE SINGLE alternative
vote for Federal elections is favoured by The
Canadian Chambefi of Commerce, after a
nation-wide poll of its member Board's of
Trade and Chambers of Commerce.
In order to determine a national policy
on this subject, the member Boards of Trade
and Chambers of Commerce throughout Can-
ada were asked to vote by means of a referen-
dum. Replies were received from 227 com-
, munities of which 72 per cent favoured the
adoption of the single alternative method of
voting. '
The single alternative vote has been de-
vised to avoid the election of parliamentary
representatives by less than a clear majority,
a situation which commonly results from three-
partyelection contests. Where the three
parties are fairly evenly supported, it may
happen that the winning candidate has polled
far fewer votes than the combined votes of
the other two candidates. In other* words,
more voters may have voted against the win -
wing candidate than voted for him. During
the last session of the -Federal House of Com-
mons, one Member of Parliament said that 145
Members out of the 245 had been elected
by `minority" votes.
The single alternative vote seeks to cor-
rect this situation by allowing the voter to
mark his first, second and third choices on
the ballot. If, when votes are counted, no
candidate has a clear majority, the candidate
polling the lowest number of votes is re-
moved from the list and his ballots distributed
according to the 'second choices indicated on
his ballot. This process is repeated until one
candidate receives a clear majority.
The result of this referendum will be
brought to the attention of the Federal Gov-
ernment. On several occasions the Govern-
ment has brought in legislation in support of
the alternative vote, but it has never been
pasesd. At the moment a bill to make the
alternative vote law is on the order paper
of the 'Federal House of Commons.
An Election Advantage
,IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS, governments
always have had great advantages in job pat-
ronage, which, although it has fewer forms
and is less direct than it was years ego, is
more widespread' because of self -expanding
civil services, crown corporations and . free -
money schemes, states The Scene from Shing-
, wauk Farm. Even greater, and more danger-
ous influences than job patronage, are gov-
ernment cheques issued to millions of voters
by the public treasury.
In the forthcoming Dominion Election, all
the political parties will vie with each other
in promising more direct payments than the
voter is now receiving or is likely to receive
from any of the other parties. No party dare
suggest that it will reduce any remittances
now being made to voters or remedy the
harmful features of the schemes under which,
the payments are ;made. The fact that many
thousands of parents are contributing to ju-
venile delinquency by spending the family
allowances in. self-indulgence is one no political
party will face, The Scene contends. Any
efforts to correct the evil can be so easily
misconstrued by opponents. The mere sug-
gestion that any party felt that the family
allowance scheme should be revised to eliminate
its evils could result in a whispering campaign
which would cause great numbers of voters
to fear that their gifts from the government
,would cease if the reforming party were elected.
Editorial Comment .. .
Today and every day, the work of mercy
never ends. Give generously to the Red Cross!
Hearty congratulations ,,to the management
and members of Clinton RCAF .hockey team
on their fine showing in OHA Intermediate
"B" competition. ,this year.
Fatal traffic accidents took more lives last
month than in any February in Ontario's
history, preliminary reports listing at least 55
persons fatally injured. Worst feattire was the
number of deaths caused by „vehicles going
out of control, leaving the road or hitting fixed
objects.
It's "good news" of top quality that the
Boy Scouts will re -organize in Clinton under
the leadership of two young airmen from
Clinton RCAF Station. The re -organization
meeting will be held in the Scout Hall,
Wesley -Willis United Church, Wednesday
evening, March 16.
Ontario's 1949 Budget had many features
to commend it to the municipalities of the
Province. It will mean a great deal to the
Town of Clinton this year as a news story
elsewhere in this issue would indicate. It was
only fair that the urban municipalities should.
be on the same basis as rural in the matter,
of roads.
CARILLON DEDICATED
•
GODERICH - An impressive
service, dedicating the carillon
bells and tower music system,
• presented by Mr. and Mrs. Thom-
as Sandy "to . bring music to the
souls of men in this church and
community," was held Sunday in
Knox Presbyterian Church. Rev.
R. G. MacMillan conducted the
service before a congregation of
D4 Oma:
op Howie Ham
-OW IEVN
Ideated by Sew Bra rnterbriaaa 12-6"
9.carat t understand Herb - He Came in,ordered a
drink, said, 'Hero ts mud in your eye, ant walked
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From Our Early Files
25 Years Ago re's store of which he has been
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, March 13, 1924 1
Clinton Colts can hang up their
skates now, being defeated by
Stratford. Clinton team was com-
ns.
posed of goal, Elliott; defense,
Cole, Nediger; centre, Rorke; Mrs. J. W. Stevenson, Mrs: Frank
wings, Roberton, J. Mutch; subs, O'Neil, Miss Mildred Cook, and present dayicataxlacol1e
Hovey, Higgins. 'John Gibbings who celebrated Corporation tax 8ollected for
S. S. Cooper is having the his 70th birthday. this fiscal year millions,
upstairs of the Normandie fitted r Miss Sybil Courtice has been JJ Estimated net receipts of or -
into living apartments. able to return to her duties as $
206revenues amount to
James Stevens is giving his organist of Ontario St, United $206,034,000 for fiscal year ending
annual entertaittment the
.Church after being away for sev- �Mareh,0 31, 1949, $28,000,000 in
members of the choir of toontarioeral weeks on account of illness. lltexcess of estimates; estimated
St. Church at Wendorf's restaur- I A. Hooper has disposed of a ordinary expenditure $204,902,000
ant this evening. number of sewing short mactime hines that air he for same period.
- J.
Gasoline Tax and motor vehicle
licenses account for increase in
in charge for some time.
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TUE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, :March 11, 1909
Those entertaining this week
include Mrs, William Cudmore,
Mrs. E. M. McLean in honour of
her sister, Miss Gertrude Miller
Ontario Budget
Highlights
Features and highlights of the
Ontario Budget, delivered in the
Legislature, Friday, March 4, by
Provincial Treasurer Leslie M,
Frost are;
-,s * *
A surplus of $1,132,000 for the
fiscal. year 1948-49, sixth con-
secutive surplus, 'with s. $157,546
estimated surplus for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 1950.
No new taxes; instead tax re-
duCtions in some fields, includ-
ing the Athletics Control Act, the
Corporations Tax Act, the Suc-
cession lions in grants in 1949.
Duties Act. McMaster University to receive
One mill subsidy to municipal -
grant of $250,000 and ma]nten-
ities discontinued, and replaced
by payments of a percentage of since grant of $100,000 for first
cost of municipal fire' end police
depaetments based upon popula-
tion, larger road subsidies, one-
half net cost of maintenance of
homes foraged and one-half cost
of new homes for aged,larger
grants for Children's Aid work.
Over 5,000 families enabled to
purchase homes. Municipalities
have been assisted in. providing.
2,915 more houses; in Ontario
31,000housing units completed
with and without provincial as-
sistance in 1948 with 29,976 ad-
ditional units commenced; $1,200,-
000 provided in estimates to as-
sist municipalities in servicing
houses to be built.
Two Cars. Collide
North of Kipper
Minor injuries were suffered
by Blyth and Goderieh residents
as a result o£ a head-on collision
between two ears, one -and -half
miles north of Kippen, . Frlday,
March 4, at 7 p.m. Ted Straugh-
an, 22, Blyth, !and J. Stephenson,
Goderich, were the two injured,
suffering superficial' lacerations.
They were treated at the office
of Dr, J. A. McLean, Hensall.
Police reported the ear driven
by Straughan was in collision
with that driven by Bryan Airs':.
ley, 22, Godierich.
Provincial Constable Jack Fer-
guson, Exeter, did not give the
cause of the crash, Damage to
the cars was estimated at $1.000.
Debt Service charges formerly
over 22 per cent of expenditures,
now less than 9 per cent. Per.
Capita debt was $130 in 1939;
now per capita debt about $111.
During period of Wartime Tax
Agreements, Province sustained
e'etual loss of $119.1 millions. If
Ontario had entered into the
Dominion -Provincial tax agree-
ments, Ontario would have been
paid $17,408,000 less than the tax
fields vacated were worth at
time in, that t institution's history.
Hydro -Electric Power Com-
mission to spend $120,000,000 this
year in its construction. program.
Future Provincial loans to be
registerable es to principal and
interest.
Incentive features indicated in
Corporations Tax amendments.
Succession duties to be reduced
to relieve widows and depend-
ents where aggregate value of
estate does not exceed $50,000.
Budget forecast of ordinary
revenue, 1949-50, $201,103,400,
ordinary expenditure, 1949-50
$200, 946,0
0, 0015sti ted surplus,
1
more than .750 people. Mayor
George MaeEwan and members
of the town council were present
in a body and citizens were pres-
ent from several points in West-
ern Ontario.
Amownsissumenoww=sumwomagnomm.
Old Home Week 1"50
As the 75th Anniversary of the Incorporation
of Clinton as a Town will take place in 1950,, there
is a .love on foot to celebrate this occasion with an
Old I-lorhe Week.
An Old Horne Week Committee has been ap-
pointed by Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce
to conduct a preliminary survey as to ,the advisability
of holding such a Reunion. The . Committee is loathe
to take any definite action before ascertaining !the
attitude of the people of 'the . community.
Within a few days a! public meeting will be
called to discuss the natter. If popular feeling is fav-
orable, an organization for conducting an Old I-lorne
Week, may be set up.
Please think this over ,and feel free to voice your
opinion. :All organizations in the community also are
requested to ,cooperate.
Clinton and District
Chamber , of Commerce
OLD HOME WEEK COMMITTEE
A. J: McMurray, chairman; •
Harry Bartliff
Hugh R. Hawkins
William J. Match
G. C. German
9-10-b
George B. Beattie
John A. Sutter
G. 31. Counter -
J, J. Zapfe
Greig, and Mrs, H. R. Sharpe as-
sisted in the WMS meeting of .
Willis Presbyterian Church.
Joshua Sherman has prurchas-
od the house from. the Cooper
estate which is situated next to
the one in which A. T. Cooper
is living, Mr. and Mrs. Sher -
men expect to move into it
shortly.
A. T, Cooper, R. E. Manning
and H. B. Chant along with the i
minister, Rev. A. A Holmes, con-
ducted the annual meeting of
Wesley Church. The church was
fnuncl to be in a good financial
condition,
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THE CLINTON. NEW ERA
Thurdsay, March 13, 1924
The members of the hospital
hoard are: Mrs. W. Brydone, Mrs.
R. Ball, Mrs, H. B. Combe, Mrs,
A. T, Cooper, Mrc. J. 'Hunter,
Mrs. E. Hovey, Mrs. T. Mason,
Mrs. A. J. McMurray, Mrs, W.
Plumsteel, Mrs. J. R. Middleton,
Mrs, J. Is, Shanahan, Mrs, N. W.
Terwartha, Mrs. H. 3. Trewertha,
Mrs. C. Vernier, Mrs: M. Wiltse,
Mrs. B. Murohy, Miss 3, Tor-
rance, Miss J. Roberton, Miss F.
Cuninghame, Miss L. Brigham.
Officers are: honorary president,
Mrs. Walter Manning; 'president,
Mrs. N. W. Trewarthe; first vire-
pre;ident, Mrs. W. Brydone; sec-
ond vice-president, Mrs, J. E.
FTovev; secretary. Mrs. J. F. Shan-
ahan; treasurer, Mrs. T. Mason.
J. B. Rathwell, M. Hanley, Wes
5Shobbronk, W. Falconer and
D. L. Stephenson are attending
!the Orange Grand Lodge this
week.
Miss McTavish hes sold her
home to John Merritt.
Mrs. McCallum has purchased
the old hospital and intends
starting a boarding house and
also to serve meals to the gen-
eral public.
' .Tames Graham passed eway at
his Princess St. home following
a short illness. Surviving es well
•es hs wife are two sons, H. W.,
Orel Harold, and one. daughter,
Mrs. George H. Elliott.
ll. Cole has received no ser-
ious injury to his leg as was
at first thought He was hurt
in a hockey match at Strat3ord
and et first it was thought that
the leg was broken but this has
since been proved to be in-
correct.
*O*
40 Years Ago
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Thursday, Marsh 11, 1909
Those assisting with the An-
nual At Home of the Orangemen
wore D. Cook, White Dyke Band,
William, Frank a"d Fred Mutch,
Miss Gladys Cantelon, Miss Ruby
Cook, E. Hill, Miss Donne Mul-
holland, A. McCullough, Clarence
Finch, Miss G. Chant, S. R•athwell,
John Hartley.
Those playing a few exhibition
games of hockey in the local lea-
gue include E. Brown, W. Cook,
E. Cook, M O'Donnell, R. Chur-
chill, F. Churchill, B. Johnson, W.
Greg, F, McKenzie, A. Mitchell.
w.
Halstead, J. Cantelon. C.
Dismal', H. Stevens, F. Forrester.
Those sneaking at Clinton Am-
ateur Athletic Association were:
J. 14. Hoover, Dr. 3. W. Shaw,
W111 limbed, 7'. Hartley, Rev.
C. R. Gunne, and It T. Rance.
Officers of the Men's Bible
Class of St •L'api's Church are:
honorary "president, Re'v. C. R.
(;none; honorary vice nresidrnts.
TT• T. Rance, ,Torn Ransford; pres-
rdent. John Tiat•tley: vice pres-
ident, Frank Herman; secretary,
Wilhnt• Pard orennist. Fred Luc-
ne: rmmMifto, , St. John's Ward,
(`-nm rev 3, Hall Ray Ford; St.
(':ror' e'S Ward, E. Foster, Caryl
Draper; St, ,Tames' Ward, Fred
Co -meet, Will Jnlitison: Si. And-
rapt+, • Werd, Claronce Ranee.' Mor-
ley Counter teacher's, E. M. Me-
r.,ean, Johu Rainsford, John Hart-
ley.'
llathwell has purchased
the shoe department of Mr. Hoa -
has been agent.
Mr. end Nits, Glenn Campbell
who are takiog a great deal of
deserved credit for the musical
life of the younger generation of
the town are willing to take on
much mere resnonsihility in this
line and have offered to organize
several junior music groups in
the town, some of which are al-
ready in progress.
Principal John Hertley has
been rppointed president of the
West Huron Teacher's Federation
HENSALL
Bill Carlile, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walker Carlile, who was
operated on Monday moaning et
Clinton Public Hospital for ap-
pendieitus is improving nicely.
Lodge Officers Visit
Tlrr`offieers of Amber. Rebekah
Lodge 349 Hensall, motored to
Clinton Monday evening and were
guests of Hvronic Lodge, Clinton.
Condition Improves
The many friends of M. G.
Drysdale, who has been. confined
I to his home with illness, will
bo pleased to learn is improving.
Five Initiated
Golden Rule Lodge of Monkton,
visited Hensall I.O.O.F. 222 last
!Tuesday night and conferred the
'second degree for five Hensel'
brothers. The visiting brothers
'received great praise for the
manner in which they exemplif-
'led the degree. Twenty new
members joined the lodge this
winter.
Masonic Ladies' Night
Hensall Masonic ladies' night
was held in the Town Hall, Wed-
nesday evening, Meech 2. Over
300 members, and their wives,
sat down to a delicious banquet
at which chicken was served with
all the trimmings, catered by the
ladies of St. Andrew's United
Cherch, Kippen. At the conclu-
sion of supper brief speeches were
given by Rev. A. E. Hinton, Kip -
pen, end Rev. R. H. Sanderson,
Lumsden, Sask., who at present
is visiting in Ilensall.
Progressive euchre was feat-
ured end 'the winners were: ladies
first, Mrs. William McKenzie,
Exeter; second, Mrs. R. Kinsman,
Chiselhurst; gents first, Robert
Peck, Kippen, second, Charles
Farquhar, Seaforth, Master of
ceremonies Was Worshipful Bro-
ther Prank Wright of Brucefield.
Out-of-town guests included Dr.
and Mrs, D. G. Steer. London.
Honors Awarded
Following are the awards of
seals and diplomas for Hensall
United Church Sunday School for
1948, presented Sunday morning,
March 6, by Rev. R. A, Brook,
minister, and Jack Corbett, sup-
erintendent of the Sunday School.
1st year diplomas, Steve Kyle,
Bobby Mickle, Judith and 'Sharon
Elder, Billy Shaddick, Bruce
Horton, Douglas Shirray, Billy
Ingram, Gerald Chapman, Greg-
ory Spencer, Barbara Kyle,
Margaret and Marie Smith, Glenn
Kennings; 2nd year seals—i'atsy
and Larry Jones, Peggy Goddard,
George Smith, Elsie Smith; 3rd
year—Norma Passmore, Marjorie
Hyde, Jane Horton, Beth God-
dard, Gwen Chapman, Evelyn
Hyde, Louise Hyde; 4th year
Gwen Spencer, Nita Smith; 5th
year — Charles Mickle, Teddy
Norminton; 6th year -- Connie
Corbett, Marion • Pepper, Judy
Shaddick, Shirley and Gerald
Flynn;' 8th year diplomas --Ruth
and Jean Soldan, Lloyd Buchan-
an; 11th year seals, --Ross Corbett,
Dorothy McNaughton, Charles
Fee; 12th year seals — Betty
Mickle, Bi11 Mickle. Seals: were
presented to Mn end Mrs. Jack
Corbett, Miss Gladys Luker and
Miss Violet McClymont.
During the service lantern.
slides were shown relative to
Missionary work carried on .in.
Canada. ' Mrs: J. F. Blackwell
was the narrator, and Mr. Black-
well in charge of the slides.
revenue of $6,350,000.
Expanded for Agriculture, Ed-
ucation, Health and Welfare
$94,647,000.
Surpluses on 'ordinary account
in six years have amounted to
$42.5 millions.
Rural power lines to be in-
creased by 3,889 miles in 1949,
adding 40,000 new customers.
$69 millions to be spent on
highway maintenance end con-
struction in 1949.
Hospital Tax receipts estimat-
ed to amount to $6 millions in
first year. Additions of $3.5 mil-
lions from Consolidated Revenue
fund have permitted capital and
maintenance grants of 39.4 mil-
lions.
80 million 'board feet of lum-
ber end railway ties salvaged
from fire -swept Mississagi Forest
reserve.
Ontario schools paid $37 mil -
Blanket Liability
Insurance
for
FARMERS
SOME TYPICAL
CLAIMS:
(3.) Cow strayed on to road
causing serious automobile
accident — several persons
injured, farmer liable for
$3,219.00.
(2) Tractor crossing high-
way collided with truck.
Farmer liable for damage
to truck and cargo and in-
juries to driver—$2,690.00.
(3) Farm employee gored
by bull—total compensation
paid—$2,125.00.
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HAVE!
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exceptionally low,
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CLINTON - ONTARIO
10-12-b
Wm. Rogers 3 -Piece Tea Set
as illustrated $19.75
MATCHING TRAY—length 16 inches—for above
set $14.75
OTHER TEA SETS — $25.00, $40.00 and $75.00
Also just arrived is a
Splendid Selection of:
Casseroles, Butter Dishes, Salt and Peppers, Cream
and Sugars, Dessert Trays, Hot Water Jugs, Gravy Boats,
Relish Dishes, Sandwich and Cake Plates, Water Pitchers,
Meat. Platters, Entree Dishes, Pie Plates, Pickle Dishes, etc.
We invite you to look over this fine collection
of silver.
Hollow ware subject to tax.
W. N. Counter
Counters for Finer Jewellery for Over
Half a Century to Euro* County
For Baby's Tender Skin
Mennen's Borated Powder , 29c and 59c
Mennten's Baby Oil .... 59c and $1.19
Baby's Own Soap 13c; 2 for 25c
Nivea Soap 29c
Allenbury Soap 29c
Sold by
YOUR REXALL STORE
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