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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-01-10, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton Newsp-Record The Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 PUBLISHED EVERY •THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA "The Hub of Huron County" An independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, $1.50 a year in advance; in United States, $2 a year in advance; single copies five cents ' Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa R. S. ATKEY I3. L. TOM'LLNSON Editor and'Business. Manager Plant Manager THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946 THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE • I•intonians on. Monday exercised their inalienable right as citizens to cast their ballots •and pass judgment on the fitness of their fellows to govern them during the coming year. That the largest vote in the history of the town was polled is a distinct credit to all concerned. Nearly 67 per cent of the total available voters went to the polls—a very high average indeed. Two factors contributed to this end—the intense interest shown throughout the campaign on the part of the electors, and the almost spring-like weather which pre, veiled. The voters flocked to the polls all day, aided and abetted by the great efforts expended in this direction by most of the candidates. The results of the eleetion — in cold figures — indicate that Mayor -elect A. J. McMurray, who first be- came Mayor just 25 years ago, received a definite mandate to oarry out his policies which included proceeding with the construction of the.new sewerage system and sewage ]disposal plant at the earliest opportunity, and the develop- iment of :the park. But, in fairness to Corm. N. W. Trewantha, his opponent, it should be pointed out that' he also had as :one of his published planks the construction of ,a sewage. system to produce proper sanitation and health conditions. It is regrettable that such widely experienced men in public affairs could not both have continued to serve the rate - layers. But, in an election, someone must lose as well as . . Incidentally, it was Coun. Trewartha's first defeat in municipal life over a period of many years during which he held almost every office in the ;gift of his fellow -citizens. Thestruggle for the Reeveship proved just that, and ended up with Coun. (_. W. Nott only 17 votes ahead of Reeve V. D. Falconer, '$ Who had held the office for the past five years. It was a close fit, and only when his own ward was reported was the ultimate winner decided. The defeated candidate already has indicated that he will be in the fight again at some future time. For the second successive year, Coun. Ernest Brown headed the poll for Councillors, and tallied thelargest vote of any candidate in the election. The run of Coun. _elect Clarence Livermore, who finished in second place, also was note),vorthy. Election of the retiring Mayor, M. J. Agnew, to a Council seat will •mean that his very considerable mun- icipal experience will be available in the service of the town. The battle for the seat on the Public Utilities Com- mission was quite close, the sitting member, W. E. Perdue, defeating Hugh R. Hawkins by a majority of 40. This contest was reminiscent of that not two years ,ago when the same men were in the field. Adoption by a large majority of a bylaw to establish a Board of Park Management, in our opinion, was a step definitely in the rigllot direction, and should prove a per- ananent benefit to all the citizens. We trust that the new Council will lose no time in implementing the wishes of the ratepayers. Taking it all in all, this year's election will go down in history as one of the best in many decades. O 0 0 • HEALTH 'AND THE PEOPLE Appointment of Hon. Russell T. Kelley, MLA for Ham- ilton -Wentworth, as Ontario Minister of Health, has considerable local interest, since he was born on a farm near Teeswater and attended Clinton Collegiate Institute. It was possibly the next best thing to the naming of our own Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, MLA., to this important post. The latter's indifferent health during the past few months may have had something to do with Premier Drew's decision. Hon. Mr. Kelley—who, by the way, is one of Can- ada's best known advertising men and as such, is very popular with the newspaper fraternity throughout the Dominion --already has °demonstrated a practical approach to the health problems of the Province. In taking over the Department, he •announced a dual policy — education of Ontario citizens in sane dietary habits, and .the prevention u f sickness and disease. Both, he feels, are closely correlated. O 0 0 EDITORIAL COMMENT Thought for Today—Work for quality, and you get more speed in the long run. O 0 0 Something new in the way of invitations is that extended to the citizens of Clinton to attend ?ahe first reg., ular meeting of the new Town Council Monday, evening next. O 0 0 ton businss men `will welcome lcome the three Bartliff 'brothers—Elliott, Bruce and Douglas—to the ownership of the bakery and confectionery business conducted for such •a long period by their father; Harry Bartliff. O 0 0 Many )will regret the retirement of ex -Warden Fred Watson from municipal politics. He has dropped out of Stanley Township Council for 1946, but the vacancy has been well filled by the election of ,Carl Houston, who lives on the extreme west side of the `municipality. Letters to the DITOR THANES FOR COOPERATION ditor. Clinton News -Record, DEAR •SIR: .While Christmas is always the busiest time of year for the Post Office, December 1945 brought an all time high in Christmas mailings: With Postal employees assured of spending Christmas Day at home, "Early Mailing" of gifts and greet- ings was most important to ensure delivery by the holiday. That this need was widely recognized is evident from the reports received from Post- masters throughout the country that, despite the increased volume, Christ- mas mails were cleared by December 24. Transporting, separating, sort- ing and delivering millions of gifts and greetings during the . brief pre - Christmas season is no mean task, and it was only due to the favourable response of the public and the tire- less efforts of thousands of Postal employees that Christmas mails were delivered on time this year. I am writing to express personally, and on behalf of Postal employees generally, sincere thanks to the news- papers, to business men, radio stations and the general public for their thoughtful co-operation. Yours truly, —W. J. TURNBULL, Deputy Postmaster General Ottawa, January 4, 1946 Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations Q.—What camiing sugar coupons will be used for the home canning this year? A.—Ten separate coupons good for the purchase of one pound of sugar will be used for sugar for home canning. Their identity and the date on .which the first will be validated have not yet been made public by the ration administration. * * * Q.—I had some carpenter work done and when it was finished I thought the price asked was too much. Is there anything I can do to find out if S have been overcharged, or o g is there ne price ceiling on this type of work? A—Yes. there is a price ceiling on services of all kinds. It can be no more than was charged by this par- ticular .carpenter or his firm dw lig the basic period. If he was not in business during the basic period his price would be fixed by the Board. Q.—I lost my ration book and when I applied for another I was told to cone back in seven days after I had an application form notarized. This form was given to me when I ap- plied for the book. Why do I have to wait for the new book? A.—Because there is a passibility that your book will be found and you would not then lose the valid coupons which you had not cashed. To help persons who mislay or lose their books the ration administration urges every holder of a ration book to print his name and address on the cover. * * 5 Q.—Do new and used tires have a ceiling price? A.—Yes. There is a connplete list of ceiling prices for all new and used tires. O 0 * Q.—How is the maximum rental of a new house determined? A.—In making fixations of rentals the appraiser determines the rental on the basis of the rent paid for similar acconmrodationin the neigh- borhood on October 11, 1941. Questions on any regulation of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board will he answered if submitted to the In- .fbrmation Branch, Wartime Prices and Trade Board., Federal Building, London. Ontario. Travel And What Of It? by R. J. Deaehman, ex-M.P. for North Huron THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 194p Says the New York Times: "You can leave New York and be in London in 11 hours and 80 minutes, in Bombay in 30 hours, Chicago 'in 2 hours and 46 min- utes, Mbirii in 3 hours and 40 minutes." Now these are pleasant words but there's a catch in them. A man liv- ing in Canada, at this tune of year, might feel it quite delightful to be able to get to Miami in 3 hours and 40 minutes, providing he had the money and time to stay there for a couple of weeks, basking in the sun, looking at the new styles in bathing suits. Bombay would probably pro- vide less beauty — more heat and smells. We are likely to be plagued with this sort of stuff in the next few years. Practically everyone we meet will have been in London, Sydney, Hong Kong and what have you? One of the ,joys of travelling is in boast- ing where wo have been. Imagine sitting down to lunch with a friend and remarking casually, "I was in Batavia 1 e last week," and thenhave n h v him reply: "I vies in Batavia last. February: "Evelyn," my oldest daughter, is in Brazil today—that kid has been in almost every country in. the world." Recall the Norwegian who lived in Mongolia—I mentioned him before. }ie tried to sell a Ford car to a Mongolian, Chief, told him that, with it, he could be in a place 500 miles away in ten hours. Said the Chief: "What would I do when I got there?" That question will never puzzle eur ultra -modern tourists. To have been in certain places will be quite enough. In time, in •the new age,' we will get sick of running about. We will be content, at last, to sit by the fire and listen to a speech from M. J. Caldwell or the Hon. Humphrey 1Vliteheil, From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD January 6, 1921 The elections on Monday resulted in the -election of R. J. Miller as reeve and the 1921 Council consists of Mayor A. J. MclViurray, who by the way, must feel as if Santa Claus had left this honor in his stocking, Reeve Miller and Councillors Nediger, Pais- ley, Johnson, Langford, Cooper and Kemp. Mayor McMurray has been a ember of the 'Council for two yearsmand has always taken a keen interest in the business of the town.. 1VIiIler defeated Middleton by 310-213. Mrs, O. Crich, Clinton, is now visit- ing her brothers and sisters and other friends in Hullett Township, is re- covering from her recent illness and is able to be about again. Clinton markets::Fall wheat $1,80; spring wheat $1,35; buckwheat $1.05; barley 80e; oats 50e; eggs 70c; but- ter 45c to 47c; live hogs $14. The old council met on Monday evening for the fast time, passed same accounts and cleared the deck for the 1921 council. After the busi. ness of the evening was disposed of the members who are remaining "in" treated those going "out" to an oyster supper at Henderson's' restaurant. ,Carl .East, Brantford, spent New Year's and the weekend as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Gordon Cuning- hame. Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Courtice, Chatham, were holiday visitors at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Courtice. Miss Rudd attended the marriage .ef her nephew, F. u. RumbaIl, in Toronto, on Tuesday. *** 40 YEARS AGO THE MANTON NEWS -RECORD January 11, 1906 Clinton hockey team defeated Ailsa Craig at the latter place on Friday night last by 4-8. It was a well - contested game and' our local team: expect to be able to repeat it at the return match. Clarence Slseffiierd /net with an accident and' has so badly sprained his right wrist that he may not be himself again this season, This ff. Ne 1) AWARDED MBE GODERi©H Wing Commander J. M. Roberts, recently appointed regist- rar of deeds for the County, of Huron, is another Goderich serviceman hon- ored by the Ring. Before leaving Toronto, he received word that he had been made a member of the Order of the British Empire, for long and distinguished service during the war. * * DIES IN WEST DUNGANNON Mrs. John 1iic Guaid, 80, Sumnerberry, Sask, for- merly Sarah Jane Finnigan, daugh- ter of the late John Finnigan and Mrs. Finnigan, is dead. She was born on the homestead now owned by her brother, Richard Finnigan, con- cession 4, West Wawanosh. SHIP PUT TO USE GODIORICA'—The W. J. MacLeod, new steel ship manufactured here, was put to good use on Sunday when it broke the ice to move grain ships to the elevators for unloading. * * ,. NEW POLICE CHIEF WINGHAIYI—Capt T W. (Pert). Platt, who has become internationally known as a crack revolver shot, has been appointed chief of police for Wingham. Ills duties commenced January 1. He succeeds Geo'tre Al- len, who retired after a lengthy ser- vice here. * * * iIiRTHS DECREASE GOD1RIGH-Vital statistics for 1945 show that the stork paid more visits in 1944 when births registered numbered 188 than ` in 1945 when there were 149. There were 52 mar- riages .as against 38 in 1944 and there were 24 more deaths in 1944 than in 1945, there being 10$ against 79. * * * HOME FROM OVERSEAS BRUSSELS—Three more Brussels boys arrived in ,Halifax aboard the Mauretania and were Chet in London by their parents. They are Pte. C. H. Riley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riley; Ter. E. B. Whittard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whittard, and Gnr. F. L. Yotaig, son of Mrs. Edna Young. Also arriving;; in London 'vas J. A. Ballantyne, son of Mrs. Margaret Ballantyne. * * * HOME PROM OVERSEAS DUNGIAINNON--I'm more Dun- gannon men' to arrive hone lately from overseas are Sgt. Kenneth Hodges and Pte. Leonard Rivett., * H GIVEN HEALTH JOR SE'AFORTH*Dr. C. G. Stogdill, former Seaforth boy, has been ap- pointed chief of mental health in the National Health and Welfare Depart- ment. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stogdill, who moved from here to Toronto, 20 years ago. Since 1931 be has been director of mental' hygiene in the public health depart - Ment of Toronto, He recently return- ed from overseas with the medical branch of the RCAF. • * * FATHER INSTALS SON WINGHAM—Feature at the an- nual installation of A.F. & A.M., 286 officers held here for Worshipful Master Fred fuller installing his son, Herbert A. Fuller. Other of- ficers installed are: I.P,M., W. Hall; W,M., Herbert Fuller; S.W., Howard Meehan; J.W., Dr. W. A. Crawford; chaplain, Don Jeffs; treasurer, W; A. Galbraith; secretary, }Toward Sherbondy; S.D., Percy Stadon; J.D., Hugh Carmichael; LJ.,, G. C. Gam- rnage; organist, Ii. V. Pym; D. of C., H. C. MacLean; S.S.S, Tames Web.' pole; J.S., Alton B, Adams; tyler, Norman, itintoul. is unfortunate for the team, as well. as himself for he is perhaps the speediest of the players and enthus iastic ` hockeyist, The team' which defeated Ailsa Craig was composed as follows: GoaI,.R. Mackenzie; point, F Noraworthy; cover, D. Mackenzie; rover, B. Shepherd; centre, L. Man-,. ning; right wing, W. Pickett; left wing, C. Moore. Goal umpire was W. Galbraith and the time -keeper was. Roy Helyar. On Tuesday, evening the match. Clinton vs. Seaforth, was played in the latter place and won by S'eaforth by a score of 5-4. Local Markets—Wheat 77c to 80e; peas 70e; butter 20c; live hogs 6c; oats 33e; barley 40e; eggs 20e. The License Boards for the three Hurons have been re -appointed, as fol- lows: South Iluron-Peter. Douglas, William Delbriclge, ,Joseph Canning; West Huron — Thomas Churchill, Thomas E. Darni`•rc,'Mathew Lockhart( East .Huron—John Shannon, Tohn Cardiff, Hanes Ai. Strong* The following is a list of the offi- cers of the Court Prosperity A. F.: Chief Ranger, Louis Peckitt Past Chief, F. W, Evans; Sub Chief) Jacob Sloman; Secretary, Chas. B. hale; Treasurer, Jas. Dunford; Sr.. Wood- ward, Glen Cook; Fir. Woodward; Alex Cudmore Sr. Beadle, Henry Fremiin; Jr. Beadle, Winn. Grundy, Jr. The officers were duly installed on Mon- day evening. The A.O.F, is one of the growing Orders of Canada and, the local Court is one of the growing Courts of the Order. During the months of October; November and December eight new members. were added to tire roll: Hannah Wheeler, wife of Henry Joyner, who passed away orn New Year's Day, was born in England, in 1835 and came to Canada in 1873, settling in Clinton. Besides Her hus- band she is survived by four children: Henry, Eissel, Oregon; Frederick, Smithville; Mrs. William, Webb, Tofield', Alta.; and Mrs. R. B. Carter, •Olinton. The result of the election in Stan- ley Township on litond'ay were as. follows; for reeve—Elliott, 212, Hood, 176; for councillors—Douglas 202, Etue 186, Hanley 189, Manson 287, Thomson 132. John Seeley has opened' a shoe and har,,;ss repairing shop: Miss Viola Cook, Toronto, was here forholi holidays. s. t rd y Visitors with Clinton friends over the holiday: C. E. and Miss Cela Beacom, Toronto; C. H. holland' with his family in town; Miss• Tena Mar- quis is recuperating at her home on the Base Line, James Eagleson, A'berdoen, South Dakota, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eagleson, Bayfield, visited friend' ih Clinton on Friday and made The News- Record a friendly call. 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