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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-12-08, Page 1Christmas Shopping Edition No • 49 THE NEW . ERA -84th YEAR ecor THE NEWS-RECORD—'71st YEAR The Home Paper with the News C'LINTON, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949 First Section Pages 1- CLINTON, - . a ifirot Column, - THE GOOD SAMARITAN STILL lives—at least so James Handy, Concession 2, Hullett Township, has -found out . . . Mr. Handy has not been enjoying very good health, and recently some of his neighbours went into his bush, cut his wood, drew it out, and got some circular saws and saw- ed it up for Mr. Handy... Corn- ing at this season of the year, this kindness certainly shows that the true Christmas spirit is alive Pa this community . 1, m IN THESE DAYS, WHEN THE predominance of female voices in church choirs is the rule rather than the exception, the fact that men outnumbered ladies in Wes- ley -Willis United Church Choir Sunday morning was rather note- worthy, there being eleven male choristers present The new choir leader, Sgt. A. R, Persan, still is appealing for 'talent to help build up the choir . . :h t, Q ONE OF THE NEWS -RECORD'S regular "Thursday" visitors, who calls for his paper at the office each week, Noble Lovett, Mill St., celebrated his 83rd .b, rthday on Monday, December 5 . Mr. Lovett, who is enjoying pretty good health, takes a great inter- est in the affairs of the time and constantly reads his daily and weekly papers . . lle is the youngest and last surviving mem- ber of a family of 12 , The NEWS -RECORD joins with his many friends in offering hearty felicitations on this occasion MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE gained in Clinton Town Council while a resident here, may be of value to Kenneth G. Waters if he is elected as an Alderman to Toronto City Council . Mayor of Clinton in 1940, "Ken" has been in the florist business in the Danforth section of Toronto for several years ... He is an inter- ested reader of The NEWS -RE- CORD weekly and has our best wishes for success on Election Day in the Queen City . . POSTMASTER G. N. COUNTER has requested that we impress on our readers the fact that they should mail early at 'Christmas As Monday, December 26, ie a statutory holiday, there will be no mail delivery on that date . , . For a Merry Christmas, he says to follow these dates for mailing: United States (especially to allow for Customs examina- tion), before Dec, 9; British Col- umbia, before 'Dec. 13; . Alberta. 'and Saskatchewan, before Dec. 14; Newfoundland (for remote points consult the local post of- fice), before Dec. 14; Manitoba and Maritime Provinces, before Dec. 15; Ontario and Quebec, be- fore Dec, 16; local delivery, be- fore Dec. 17 . If posted later, delivery by Christmas is doubt- ful, the Postmaster points out... h ;h a BRENTON HELLYAR,LONDON, a Clinton old boy, in another letter, discusses the origin of the name, "Vinegar Hill". "As children, among those of us who lived on Albert St. north, there was a current story of someone dropping his (or her) purchase of vinegar near the top of the. hill . . ,h a * "A BETTER, MORE ACCEPT - able story was told, which I heard in my 'teens . . James Bailey was giving us a ride home one noon, and as we approached the brow of the hill, he gave us this story; "IN THE PIONEER DAYS MANY of us who lived north of town would bring hard wood into the Clinton market to sell to the townspeople ... The market was in front of where the Public Library is located now ... There were wood chips in our wagon or sleigh boxes . . As we neared the top of this hill, an old woman would stop us and ask for our wood chips ..She said she wanted them to put in a jar to make vinegar . . . "SOON THE DRIVERS OF THE teams began to call the hill by this name: 'Well, let's go up vinegar hill' . . With a smile Mr. Bailey added, 'Whether she made vinegar or not, we never found out '... We left plenty of woodchips for her, enough to keep her house warm' ... " a Samuel Riddick Signally Honored At a recent meeting of the Canadian Guernsey Breeders' As- sociation held in Toronto, Samuel Riddick, Clinton, was made an Honorary Member. Mn Riddick, for many years, was manager of Walker -Farms, Walkerville, and while there de- veloped the great cow, Diamond Nancy, which still holds the Can- adian record over all classes for the production of 1,010 lbs. of butterfat in one lactation, Mr. Riddick also bred many other good Guernseys. He is a past President of the Canadian Guernsey Breeders' Association and is highly thought of by Guernsey breeders all over Canada. Congratulations to Sam Ridick! The Weather 1949 , 1948 'KWh Low High Low Dec. 1 35' 30 37 -31 2 32 23 42 25 3 30 12 46 .29 4 37. 27 52 32 5 31 21' 50 39 6 30 6 52 32 7 2.0 16 40 2 Rahn .10 ins. Rain: None faring advantages 'which, if $now: 2/ ins. Snow: None properly fostered, might one day INTO Mother and Dad holding secret conferences Junior beingvery well behaved . Christmas is definitely on its way! We thifik that this Christmas will be one of the biggeiit and happiest ever. And to • make it extra merry, we've stacked our shelves to the rafters . . filled i our showcases 'til ' they're fairly bulging with nationally known brands of -"just ..what you've always wanted.",i Now : the only question is, how to take the hustle and push . . the fatigue and short tempers, out of your annual Yuletide shopping tour. We've a suggestion. Shop at home, where you will, be served by friends and neighbors . where you will b a served best, be- cause your salespeople know you! Shop at home be- cause:, you save time and money—and still• can obtain anything; and everything that's available anywhere else. Shop; at home because you are supporting the merch- ants who are supporting YOU . . through • their interest in better • schools' . . better churches better P' )ic services. •• . And on Christmas Day, Iet's all go to church:. . . rich in the knowledge that this Christmas, by shopping right here, we've contributed to a better Holiday Season for ourselves --and a better community for all! CLINTON STORES REMAIN OPEN All Day Wednesday During December Evenings of Monday, Dec. 19, to Saturday, Dec. 24 Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce W. N. COUNTER, President LESLIE BALL, Vice -President and Acting Secretary Mr. and Mrs. T. Elliott Mark 40th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elliott, esteemed residents of Holmes- ding� anniversary and also . Mr. , Elliott's 73rd birthday, on Thurs- I day, November 24, villa celebrated• their 40th wed - f Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cox, son- in-law and daughter of the hon- Ioured couple, entertained the members of the family to a fowl ;dinner at' their home. A nicely decorated wedding cake in keep- ing with the occasion, centred the table, and was the gift of the family. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all present. Historical Sketches OF THE COUNTY OF HURON \1II1 --Village of Bayfield This is the 19th of a series 1 of historical articles on the I municipalities in this area, taken I from "Historical' Atlas of Hur- on County," published in 1879. 1 Independent Municipality Hayfield, which has been but a short time an independent municipality, and is, in fact, the youngest of the whole family which make up the County of Huron, had yet a "local habita- tion and a name nearly a gen- eration previous to the existence of what are now among the larg- est and most prosperous centres of trade within the bounds of the whole of the old "Huron Tract." Both the local habitation and the name were , given it by a celebrated English engineer nam- ed Bayfield, whose professional services the Baron De Tuyll en- listed to come to Canada and select a piece in the territory of the Canada .Company whereon to found and, build a town. The arrangement was .made between the Baron and the chief officers of the Canada Company as 'early as 1828, and during the ensuing year Mr. Bayfield came to Can- ada, and after exploring the large tract of country then own- ed by that' ring of lend monop- olists, selected the site of the village which has ever tine borne his name aa a place of - fulfil the anticipations of the originators of the project, aby be- coming a great centre of trade and commerce. And if these great expectations have fallen short ofconsureation, it is only so much the worse for the place, without detracting from the professional ability or perception of the gentleman mak- ing the selection; for none can deny that in natural location and surroundings Bayfield possessed. greater advantages than many now much more important places than it can ever, in the nature of things, hope to be. Surveyed in 1832 I The location being once decid- ed upon, Baron De Tuyll purchas- ed in 1830 from the Canada Company, at 3s. 9d. stg. per acre, 1,500 acres on each side of the mouth of the beautiful stream here emptying into Lake Huron, which, as well as the "town," received the name of Hayfield. This land was surveyed into a town plot in 1832, but nothing was done in the way of improve- ment til 1833, when a small clearing was made' on the' south side of the river, and a email log -house built upon "the point," and .occupied by one Riley, who kept a boarding-house, for the Baron's men who were employed in getting out timber, etc., etc., end making general preparations for the building of the tpwn. E. C. Taylor, one of the first (Continued on Page Two) COMING EVENTS Come one! Come all! Gravel Haulers' Ball, Town Hall, Bay- field, Friday, December 9, new , and old time dances, popular orchestra. Lunch, Admission 50 cents; door prize—turkey. Dance, Town Heil, Clinton, Friday, December 9, new and old time dancing. Admission, 50 cents; auspices Huron Fish and Game Club. 48-b Dancers are finding Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, grand place to dance every Friday night to music of. Don Robertson and Ranch Boys. 49-50-p p.m. You are invited. 49-b Don't forget the Canadian Legion Fowl Bingo, Saturday, Dec. 47, with grand prize of $50. Special prize, large live turkey. Annual Christmas Ball, CDCI Auditorium, Monday, December 26, 10 p.m., auspices of Clinton Hospital Aid. 49-b "Scan the 'Kitchen", sponsored by St. Paul's Ladies' Guild, Par- ish Hall Saturday, January 7, 5-6 p.m. Everybody welcome. ;25 cents. 49-b New CO Coining To RCAF As announced in The NEWS - RECORD a fortnight ego, Wing Commander Robert F. Miller, AFC, 32, Marshal, Sask., and Ottawa, will become Command- ing Officer of RCAF Station, Clanton, home of the RCAF's Radar and Communications School, effective Jan. 4, 1950. The new CO, who is' the only Radio Officer in the RCAF with the rank of Wing Commander, will replace Wing Commander A. C, Hull, DFC, 30, Ottawa end Vancouver, who has been transferred to the Air Plans Division of Air Farce Head- quarters, Ottawa. W/C Miller joined the RCAF in 1940 as a wireless air gunner. Commissioned overseas, he serv- ed with Bomber Command until the latter part of 1945. During this period he was awarded the Air Force Cross and men- tioned in despatches. He was repatriated in 1945 and was. attached for a time to the Canadian Joint Staff in the United States, following which he served, for more than a •year at Air Force Headquarters. In 1947 he attended the Joint Ser - :vices Staff College ifiaflie Unit- ed Kingdom, and for the past two years has been stationed at Air Force Headquarters, Ot- tawa. W/C Hull is the son of Air Commodore ,A. C. Hull, retired from the RCAF and now living in British Columbia. An honor graduate of Royal Military Col- lege, W/C Hull joined the RCAF in 1939 and served as a flying instructor and staff of- ficer in Canada until 1943. Overseas he commanded No. 428 bomber squadron in No, 6 Canadian Group, and for gal- lantry in action was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and French Croix de Querre with Silver Star. In 1946 he attended the RCAF Staff Col- lege, Toronto, and Grier to as- suming command of Clinton in November 1947, was statibbueed at Air Force 'Headquarters, Ottawa, CLINTON �LEGION DONATES $25 FOR XMAS CHEER With a good attendance, Clin- ton Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion, held en interesting meet- ing in the Legion Hall last week. President Hugh R. Hawkins was chairman. The Branch made a grant .of $25 toward the fund to provide Christmas cheer for the war vet- erans confined to hospitals in London and idstrict. Action was deferred on a re- quest of the Provincial Command for assistance in financing the new Canadian Legion university Scholarships — five proposed of $500 each. Policy of presenting such scholarships was adopted at the last annual convention of the Provincial Command of the Leg- ion in Ottawa. The Branch made a $5" Bona - tion toward purchase of a suitable trophy for Legion softball win- ners. Erection of a new building for the use of the Branch, was discus- sed. It was decided to place all bonds, now owned by the Branch, in a Building Fund and thus save for future emergencies. Sonne Feeder Cattle Official nominations took place at the meeting, with about 40 Still Being Bought names being presented. Nominees have until Monde next to state their intentions. y All farmers in the county 'are o now down to a winter routine," R. G. Bennett, Clinton, agrieul- Chamber of Commerce ural representative for Huron County, reported today. "A few feeder cattle are still To Help With Santa being to be adequate feed, with of Commerce held its monthly purchased and there would Clinton and District Chamber the possible exception of hays in business meeting in the Town all areas to do until spring," he Council Chamber last week with said. 'Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Kay, Feted Baptist Church Christmas Con -1 cert, Friday, December 16, 7.30! On Silver, Anniversary New CO Here Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kay and son, Donald, were entertain- ! ed, at a surprise party by a few .. !relatives and friends, in the Or - I ange Hall, on Friday evening, December 3. The occasion was !in honour of the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Kay. The guests were met by the welcoming committee — Mrs. Ed. Boyes, Mrs. Caryl Draper and Mrs. C. Lockwood . When all land seated,onaland and Mrs. Shirley Tn•nes. Goddrich, were escorted' i into the hall by Mr. and Mrs. A. d throne W/C R. F. MILLER, AFC Ottawa and Marshal, Sask., who has been appointed Commend- ing Officer of RCAF Station, Clinton, has ,been stationed at Air Force Headquarters, Ot- tawa, for the pasttwo aeara. He replaces W/C A. C. Hull, DFC, who has been transferred to •AFHQ, Ottawa. The change takes place; early in January. oto added many wonderful thoughts of the occasion. a small. attendance ' of members, President W. N. Counter was chairman. After some discussion, it was decided to cooperate financially with the Lions Club and other organizations In staging a Santa Claus party for the children of town and district. It is under- stood that this will be held Fri- day, December 23. Mrs. Ed. Boyes, aunt of Mrs. The resignation of B, B. Pock - j Kay, presented the gifts. Mrs. lington as secretary -treasurer was Reid and Mrs. A. Shaddick acted received and accepted with re- as carriers and brought the gifts gret, and a letter of appreciation Ito Mrs. Boyes, who in turn passed ordered forwarded to him. He them to Donald Kay. Don very has been transferred to London capably opened the gifts and as District Manager of The Do - then passed them to his mother, minion Life Assurance Company. Mr. Kay expressing the apprec- Vice-president Leslie Ball was ration of his wife and himself for authorized by motion to sign as sd secretary -treasurer for the Wa- wa of the year. He presented the financial statement of the Oh,.unber for the year to date indicating a balance on hand of each girt. 'rue giros were p ;around the hail so that each one could view them, and then Mr. Kay was called to' the platform to receive the address and wed - 1 Shaddick, and Beate on a dingcard from Mrs. Lockwood. $114.02. which was decorated in white. IA. large bell, pink and white Mr. Kay again thanked everyone President Counter'reported an - streamers and .silver tirmmings ,for their kindness and stated this other successful "Clinton Day" on also added to the decoration event was a complete surprise, November 12, stating' that the 'scheme I Among the friends who offered merchants were busy and appar- ( a few remarks were Ed. Boyes, ently well satisfied. Just as Mr. and Mrs. K,ay got John Armstrong, brother of Mrs. R. S. Atkey, for Tourist and ;their breaths, the guests for the mock wedding were ushered in Kay Caryl Draper Roy Tyndall Publicity Committee, reported co Edward Mitten and Bert Huller. operating with The London Free by O. Welsh, followed by the Mr, and Mrs: Kay were placed, Press in connection with two wedding party coming forward in the centre of the floor and all !pages on the Town of Clinton to underB the capable I direction guests circled around them and l be published in a special issue Mrs. 1 in1950 Bert 13oyes, who also acted sang "For They are Jolly Good of that paper early 1st for the evening. All 5e' aws," "Abide With -Me," and ---o-- 1 as pian !guests present enjoyed very mu "Auld Lang Syne." Tables were the witty . jokes. placed around and refreshments The attention was then turned were served by the lunch com- to the event of the evening. The chairman made a few remarks and the bride and groom of 25 Years were congratulated by all present. Mrs. Charles Lockwood ch , mittee. Mrs. P. Livermore poured coffee. A toast to the King was proposed by E. L. Mittell, and a toast to the bride of 25 yeara. was proposed bay Caryl Draper, read a very appropriate address to which Mr.Kayresponded very which she had composed, and fittingly. The singing of then read the 25th wedding card National anthem brought avery A Smile for Today "Mrs. Jonathan Blank is so clever." sighed the printer. "What has she done now?" asked his wife. - "Shejust ordered 100 Christ- mas cards printed," explained the typesetter. "It begins like this, 'Here is .the card my husband was supposed to mail to your house containing a lovely verse which happy evening to a close. a year ago'."