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CLINTON 'NEWS -RECORD
Clinton lewd -Record
T iE CLINTON NEW ERA Established 18$5 THE CZINTON NEWS -RECORD Established 18'78
An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
Population, 2,500; Trading Area, 10,000; Sworn Circulation, 1,908; Rate, .03 per line
MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA
Western Ontario Counties Press Association
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United States end Foreign: $$2.50
Authorized as second class snail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County.
R. S. A%KEY, Editor A, L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager
- Clinton Old Home Week, Saturday -Wednesday, August 5 - 9, 1950 •
Amalgamated 1924
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
National Newspaper Week
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK is being
celebrated across Canada and the United
States this coming week, October 1-8. "Free-
dom Goes Where the Newspaper Goes" is the
slogan of this tenth anniversary celebration,
but that slogan, in spite of two world wars
fought for freedom, is true today only if the
press is free. In,a world—which to paraphrase
Abraham Lincoln—is still half sieve and half
free, the free press of the Western World con-
stantly has to be on its guard to preserve the
rights so dearly won throughout the years, '
There are those .among, us, who are not
above attempting to clamp down on the right
through the agency. of a Royal Commission,
with extraordinary powers of investigation, to
determine the status of freedom of the press
in England. It was asserted that a power-
proud minority owns the British newspapers
and operates them to defeat, the people's will.
The chargers were largely found groundless, but
even in the realm of the Mother of Parliaments
the press was forced to re-establish its right
to he free. '
When we realize, that this can happen et
what we consider the birthplace of our demo-
cratic liberties, it makes it very deer why
once every year Canadian newspapers rededi-
of newspapers freely to express opinions on tate themselves to stress this precious heritage
all subjects. In England, recently, the Labor "the freedom of the press." ,
Government conducted protracted hearings
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A Community's Number One Citizen
THE MAN MOST LOOKED UP TO in the
community is usually one who participates in
the activities of its, government, church,
schools, and social life, and is well-known and
liked everywhere he goes.
If the newspaper of the community is not
a living person, it i•; nonetheless alive, and,
just as the looked -up -to citizen does, it takes
a part in the community's affairs and a place
in the hearts of the citizens.
It is in touch with the thoughts, feelings
and ambitions of a community's people. It
has the power to give them effective public
expression. The newspaper can publicize good
and bad government, promote public improve-
ments, give expression, to public opinion, as
no other single agency is able to do.
The newspaper often leads, pointing the
way to progress. Frequently it joins forces
with organizations and leaders to promote pro-
jects that need pushing. Itnever ceases to
influence the destiny of the town and its
people.
At best, a town without a newspaper is
at a standstill. It may know where it has
been; but it cannot tell where it is going be-
cause it cannot see the way ahead. At worst,
a town without a newspaper is easy prey to
ell the ills that public ignorance can develop;
bad government, social and economic stag-
nation. loss of community spirit, .and loss of
contact with neighbors,
The newspaper is the eyes, ears, and soul
of the community.
Let's keep it free.
Editorial Comment...
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY—If you pick up
a starving dog and make him prosperous, he
will not bite you, Thls is the principal dif-
ference between dog and a man—Mork Twain.
Only 72 more shopping days until Christ-
mas!
Yesterday was a bad day for Bayfield's
annual Fall Fair, but the officers and direct-
ors gallantly carried on, despite the vile weath-
er. Rain insurance proved a fortunate help.
Despite unfavorable weather during the •
past few days. work on the paving of the high-
way links through ,Clinton is making fair prog-
ress. It's too bad the job wasn't started earlier
to take advantage of more favorable weather,
Clinton's baseball Colts managed to pull
through a tight squeeze with Durham in the
OBA second -round final game. Best of luck
in their coming third -round series with Strath-
roy Dodgers! The Lions Midgets, too, have our
best wishes in their struggle with Listowel
Elsewhere in this issue, the Hydro -Electric
Power Commission of Ontario announces reg-
ulations which go into effect this Saturday,
October 1, regarding certain uses of electricity
in the Province. A. E Rumball, superintendent
of Clinton Public Utilities Commission, informs
us that re -introduction of daylight saving time
here would not be of any assistance in saving
power.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1949
IN OUR TIME
Plewle Niue
"I'm telling you, you'd better make up your mind fast. k
won't last; long. Just think - no landlord -no rant -for the
reit` of your life!
From Our Early Files.
25 Years Ago
Sharpe, 'Mrs. F. A. Axon and Miss
A. Howson challenged Ezra Pick-
ard, Fred Rogerson, William
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Grant and William Brown to a
Thursday, October 2, 1924 game of bowls at which the ladies
J. L. Kerr end R. Tasker were proved victorious.
in Goderich umpiring a ball game. Officers of the YPS of Willis
Those assisting at the league Presbyterian Church are: presi-
meeting of Ontario St. Church dent, Miss Vera Dodds; vice-
were Misses Lulu Crich, Vesta president, Joe Higgins; secretary,
Snyder, Greta Nediger, Morgan Miss Bessie Morrish; treasurer,
Agnew, Mrs. (Dr.) Brown and Miss Ruth Higgins; devotional,
Mr. Harauo, a visiting Japanese. Frank Mutch; literary, Miss Ethel
Members of Imperial Orange Hogg; social and musical, Miss
Lodge, Toronto, were guests on Helen Roberton; missionary El -
Friday last of Murphy Orange mer Paisley.
Lodge. Former residents of this Mrs. Thomas Herman and child -
district making the trip were ren Helen and Gordon have been
Rev. W. L. Lawrence, W. H. El- visiting relatives in Londesboro.
liott, H. L. Hanley, W. E. Floody,
Charles Centelen, Frank Penne- 40 Years Ago
baker, •Leonard Harland, B. A.
McLarty, R. W. McLarty, E. J.
Reid. R. H. Hollingshead, H. C. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Price, W. H. Staples. At the Thursday, September 30, 1909
banquet presentations were made Officers of the WCTU are:
by both ledges to Mr. and Mrs. honorary president, Mrs. Crich;
H. L. Hanley in honour of their president, Mrs. W. S. Harland;
recent marriage, and a veteran's vice-presidents, Mrs. Doig, Mrs.
jewel was presented to G. B. Crich, Mrs. W. O'Neil; secretary,
Hanley. Solos were sung by Mrs. Mrs. A. T. Cooper; treasurer,
Ralph Hewson, Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. A. Seeley; auditor, Rev. J.
and Miss Anne Stewart. Greene; superintendents of de -
Miss Jean McMurchie played partments: Evangelistic, Mrs.
for a wedding in Blyth yeeter- Moffatt, Mrs. William Cantelon;
day. fruit and flowers, Mrs, Crich;
Edgar. Maguire has returned parlour meetings, Mrs. Seeley;
after a' visit of some months with temperance in Sabbath schools,
relatives in Buffalo. Miss Beatrice Greene; press work,
Miss Rose Schoenhals has Mrs. Doig; law enforcement, Rev,
been holidaying in Kitchener and J Greene; medal contests, Mrs.
Port Dalhousie. W. S. Harland, Miss Greene; lit -
Fred Wallis has returntd from erature, Mrs. Duncan Stevenson,
New York where he was employ- Mrs. Moffatt.
ed with a firm of architects for An Athletic Club has been
the s" i'er and now has resum- formed at the CCI with the fol-
nry honorary presi-
$200,000 Hospital
For Southern Huron
Culmination of two years' ef-
fort by Exeter Lions Club, a cam-
paign for funds for a new $200,-
000 hospital to serve southern
Huron County was launched Mon-
day by the newly -formed South
Huron Hospital Association.
The project, initiated two years
ago when the Lions started rais-
ing funds, was taken out of the
club's hands Friday when the as-
sociation was formed at a meet-
ing attended by representatives
of ten South Huron municipal-
ities.
Communities to , be served by
the new hospital are the villages
of Hensali and Exeter, 'Town-
ships of Stephen, Cochrane and
Hey, and the Police `villages of
Crediton, Centralia, Grand Bend,.
Dashwood and Zurich. The pop
ualtion of this district is about
12,000, i
To be built in Exeter where
several sites are now under con-
sideration, the hospital will have
a capacity of 25 beds and ten
nursery cubicles, with provision
for expansion for an additional
ten beds when needed. It will
be equipped for all hospital ser-
vices except major surgery.
ed his studio at theU ' er 'ty lowing officers
of Toronto, dent, Dr. S. W: Shaw; president,
x. .r. J. W. Treleaven; vice-president,
A. P. Gundry; secretary-treasur-
THE CLINTON NEW ERA er, E. E. Hall; baseball captain,
Thursday, October 2, 1924 J. S. Mitchell; football captain,
Improvements include: J. E. D. H. Stewart.
Historical Sketches of the County of. Huron Cook has had a verandah built The Adula Bible Class of Wes -
at his ley
added vi i
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terian, Bible Christian and Ply-
mouth Brethren), High School,
Public School, Mechanics' Insti-
tute, end a very enterprising and
ably conducted weekly news-
paper, The New Era,
Some of the churches are very
fine, one, the Presbyterian, be-
ing a beautiful brick edifice,
which cost $30,000.
"Best in Ontario"
The High School is' claimed to
be one of the very best in On-
tario, and is said to have turned
out more "honour" students to
the higher educational institu-
tions, within• the pest few years,
than any other in the Province.
In fact, we have the High School Inspector authority
of the High
the statement (vide official re-
port) that this institution has no
superior of its kind., James Turn-
bull, B.A,, is Principal, and the
staff consists of three male and
one female teachers, with an
average attendance of 100 pupils.
The present building was erected
by the town in 1876, at a cost
of $6,000 and $3,000 are annually
paid in teachers' salaries alone.
Fine Public School
The Public School is conduct-
ed in a very fine brick building,
erected in 1869-70, at a cost of
$8,000, which is allowed to be
beyond the average of similar
buildings in like -sized 'towns. It
has a staff of two male and six.
female teachers„ .with an average
attendance of about 600. D. M.
Malloch, the head master holds
an "A 1" Normal certificate, and
is one of the best qualified teach-
ers in the whole country; $3.837.-
'79
3;837:
79 were paid (chiefly in teachers'
eateries) to run the school in
1878.
Many Lodges
The extent to which various
orders of secret societies has at-
tained in Clinton is somewhat
surprising. There is the Clinton
Lodge, A.F. and A.M„ No. 84,
G.R,C.; Clinton Lodge, IOOF, No,
83; Court "Clinton Maple Leaf,"
IOF, "Jeremiah" Tent, Kts, of
Maccabees; Clinton LOL, No. 710.
There is a Lodge ("Huron Star,"
No. 10) of the United Temper-
ance Association, a union of the
British. and American Ordersof
Good Templars. This is a very
flourishing organization. S. C,
Stevenson is "Provincial Deputy"
of the body, and Thomas White
president of the local Society.
Strong Temperance Town
The temperance cause evidently
has some very powerful advo-
cates in Clinton. It is the head-
quarters of the County of Huron
home on Albert St.; Mrs. i Church has been re-organiz-
• H. Warren has had her house ed with the following officers:
painted; C. Connell has a e a president, H. Cook; ce-pres -
a , score
Prohibitory Association (incorp-
orated), of which Dr. Worthing-
ton is president, and J. C. Stev-
enson secretary. The "executive"
all reside in Clinton, having
branch societies, each with a
vice-president, in every town-
ship, town and village. There is
also the "Canada Temperance
Hall Company" (joint-stock, in-
corporated), who own a fine
nubile hall, costing in the neigh-
borhood of $1,000, and of a de-
scription which reflects credit
upon the sentiment of the'people
who organized and carried out
the enterprise.
Public Improvements
The public improvements of
the town consist chiefly of the
Town, Hall, High and Public
Schools, and the steam fire eng-
ine, from the celebrated (Chat-
ham (now Brussels) works, with
all the appurtenances of a first-
class fire brigade. Brief refer -
verandah to his home on Albert
St. and has also had the house
shingled; Mrs. Steepe, Ontario St.,
is having a verandah erected at
her home; John Cuninghame has
had a new barn, garage and stor-
age shed built at his Huron St,
home; S .S. Cooper has had two
new chimneys erected on the
Sloane Block; Jacob Taylor is
having his office building on the
Midway repaired.
David Key has' bought the
Barge house on Fulton St. from
Jacob Taylor. Harry McCool has
bought the property of the late
Mis. McCool on Frederick St.
Mrs, J. McMurchie, Mrs. H. R.
ince has already been made to
ell the above subjects.
$555,180 Assessment
The official records show the
assessed valuation of the town
for 1878 to be as follows:
Value Value
Real Personal
Property Property
St. Andrew's Ward $ 129,460 "$ 25,100
St. James' Ward 117,430 11,000
St. John's Ward 101,030 27,600.
St. George's Ward , , , , 110,360 20,400
Grand Total , c 458,280 $ 84,100
Total population (assessors' enumeration)
ben of resident 'ratepayers, 663,
Taxable
Income Total
$ 4,600 5159,161)
3,300 131,730
1,900 130,530
3;000 133,760
$ 12,800 $ 555,180
2,592; and the num-
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dent, Mn.sE. E. B Il' tary.
Gordon 'Cuniugheme: treasurer,
Miss Mary Turner; teacher, E.
E. Ball.
Frank O'Neil, W. J. Paisley,
Harry Gould, Harvey II. and Al-
bert R. McBrien, C. J. Wallis,
Hiram Hill and G. L. Walker at-
tended a Masonic funeral in
Seaforth.
For the first time in 25 years
Arthur Cook is not engaged in
the apple business, this season.
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
* AM1 *
Thursday. September 30, 1909
Ontario St. League paid a visit
to the County. Home with the
following assisting with the pro-
gramme: Misses Grace Walker,
Effie Rothwell, E. Wiltse, S.
Courtice, Myrtle Sperling, and R.
Downs, Perry Plumsteel, Rev.
Mr. Wade, Mrs. McMurray, Rev.
T. W. Corers.
Mrs. J. W. Treleaven has 'con-
sented to assume the duties as
organist in Ontario St. Church,
Miss Sybil Courtice having re-
signed to enter the deaconess
training echbol.
Rev. W. J. Joll.ffe officiated
at the funeral. of Willie Cook,
12 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. Cook. Pallbearers were Lloyd
Wilkin, Arnold. Glazier, Mervin
Elliott, Clinton, Milton and La-
vern Cook.
Officers of the Pastime Club
elected at the meeting on Mon-
day are: Manager end treasurer,
G. N. Davies; secretary, T. R.
Shepherd; executive committee.
13. McIntyre, R. A. East and J.
Rattenbury.
Perdue-Smith—At the Ontario
St., Church Parsonage, Clinton,
on Wednesday; September 29, by
Rev, T. W. Cosena, Florence May
Smith to John Perdue, both of
Goderich Township.
A. 3. Holloway •has leased the
rooms adjoining Ford and Mc-
Leod in the PDeliott. • block and
will shortly open an up-to-date
tailoring shop.
—o
OBITUARY
• JOIN WELSH
(By our Hensaill correspondent)
Word, has been received here
of the death at Vermilion, Alta..
of John Welsh,. 68. He resided
here until going west in 1911, to.
take charge of the town electric
plant and held that position until
he retired,
Besides his wife, he leaves two
daughters, Mrs. S. Binder, Ed-
monton; Mrs. Gordon Magee,
Ryley; three sons, Clarence, prin-
cipal of the high school at Edger-
ton;
dger-to z; Kenneth, Edmonton; Frank,
a member of the high school staff
at Vermilion; seven sisters, Mrs
A Yuogblutt . and Mrs. W. J,
Seed, Vancouver Mrs. A. John-
son, Ninger, Maee Mrs. Elliott
Fairbairn, Snowflake, Mane Mrs.
A. IVIcMertrie end Mrs, :31Boyle,
Toronftq; -Mrs% A. E. Clark, ,Hen=
sail, ap, d ewe.., brothers; . Thomas
and 1 illtam,'%1e
Cheques Surpass Cash
For All -Round
Safety
You probably know of cases
where a friend paid cash for
something, forgot his receipt, and
needed .it later. Annoying sit-
uations like this are never neces-
sary. Whenyou pay by . Bank
of Montreal cheque, missing re-
ceipts don't matter. The cashed
cheque ' automatically becomes
your proof of payment.
The B of M cheque has an-
other important advantage over
cash. it's much safer. Coins or
bills, once mislaid, can cause
much difficulty before they are
found, if ever they are. But you
can't lose money kept in your
13 of M account. And your B
of M cheque-book is more con-
venient than a bulging billfold
and much safer:
You can ekail yourself of this
handy, popular service by simply
visiting the B of M branch at
Clinton, where Mr. William H.
Robinson, manager, or any mem-
ber of his staff, will be glad to
open an account for you. 39-b
was appointed at Friday's meet-
ing and a cheque for $5,500 was
presented by Lions representa-
A complete slate of officers tives to association officials.
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