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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946
Clutton News -Record
The Clinton New Era Established 1865
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946
THE CLINTON BAND BY-LAW
C
linton Town Council has given two readings to the
band by-law, Which will go before the electors of
the town at the municipal eleetion en January for
ratification. Briefly stated, Le passed by the ratepayers,
this by-law would permit the Town Council to make a
grant to the local band. •
Prior to 1939, the Town Council was accustomed to
making an annual grant to the band which made it possible
for the band to purchase new music and uniforms and
fill other needs. In that year, however, the Ontario Gov-
ernment .aartended the Act so that munieipal bodies could
not make such grants unless ',special by-laws were pissed
by the people. It is suoh a bylaw that is being placed
before the people of Clintonkin January.
The NEWS -RECORD is reliably informed that
Clinton Legion Band is not taally sponsored by Clinton
Branch of the Canadian Legion, although the Branch very
kindly grants the Band free use a the Legion Hall for
practice, with free light and heat, and has done its best
in eneouraging the Band. The reason is that the Legion's
funds are all ear-m:arked for other purposes. ,
Therefore, it is true that the best and surest way
for Clinton am' distriet to have a fine musical organization,
•such as a good band, is to support a by-law which assures
the Band's future. 'Unless 'support of the by-law is forth-
coming, it is obvious that the present band may go the
way of many good things. That situation should never
, exist here.
• Members of the Band are not campaigning one way
or the other in the matter, but are leaving the decision
squarely up to the raeepayers of the town. Their course
should be crystal. clear.
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GORDON NEEDS JACK CANUCK'S SUPPORT
perhaps no man in Canada. nor the admitistration
• which he represents, has received more adverse
criticism :during the past few years titan Scottish -
born Donald Gordon, chairnaan of the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board.
• And perhaps Donald Gordon deserves more of our
thanks and appreciation than we have been giving him.
Perhaps, in future years, he will be known as the man who
tried to prevent inflation.
• Mr. Gordon is resigned to the fact thait "complete
stability a prices is no longer possible," and, believing this,
has appealed to the Carradia,n people for publie support
and patience during the ,period of controlled readjustment.
We are inclined to think that it shotdd be foeiyheoming in
no small measure.
In a series of five talks, Mr. Gordon forecast
spiralling prices if controls were suddenly removed, and
stated 'that "if a controlled and orderly readjustment is
preferred, however, some controls 'vvill have to be con-
tinued for a long while yet. Canadians, if their role of
producers, whether as working men or women, fanners,
storekeepers, manufacturers or landlords, will have to re-
cognize that the pribe of a controlled readjustment is will-
ingness to accept responsibility for prite control by going
easy in what may be regarded as just demands tor higher
Wages, higher prices and higher incomes."
Referring to the removal of controls in the 'United
States, Mr. Gordon said this step would have a "marked
influence" on tads country. "But," he continued, "even
granting that the play of economic forces waust, in the
long ran bring the price levels of bath countries into an
equilibrium, it is nevertheless, possible for Canada to
avoid the painful type of sharply inflationary and subse-
quent 'deflationary adjustments 'which are all too evident 1
in the land of our great neighbors."
The Board 'chairman stated. that it Should not be
long before the 'United States picture becomes clearer and
it is shown whether or not large seale production will
rapidly stabilize prices and he added that "then we can
choose our own time for complete decontrel with the benefit
of their experience."
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Thought for Today—Being married- eaves a man
a lot of time making up his mind 'about Mugs.
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Only 26 mnre dropping days it Ohnton until
Christmas!
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A contest 'corns in Goderich Township municipal
'affairs this year. Nominations are being held in Clinton
Town Hall Friday afternoon, with the .election two weeks
later.
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The 'Village of Exeter is to be complimented on its
„ aggressiveness end foresight in forming a 'Chamber of
Commerce.— Such an organization could be a distinct asset
to Clinton, tory.
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• Heartiest congra,tulations to 18 -year-old John Kins-
man, Ttickersmilla Township youth, member of IVIitchell
Beef Calf Club, on hits great success in twinning the King's
Getierenn at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Monday. The
prize is worth $250 cash, and in addition, the revenue from
the sale of the Shorthorn steer, "Loretta Gem;" et $5.50
per pound, or $4,950. The 608 -pound winner defied the
competition of more than 40 entries to win the contest
inaugurated by the Prince of Wales 40 'years ago. Once
'again a Huron County boy has made goed in top-notch
'agricultural competition!
Mountcastles
...Clever Family
By Nerissa Archer McInnes
Among the beautiful monoria
windows in • St. Paul's °brach of
Etgland, Clinton, are found two
dedicated to the Mountcastle
One is to Sidney Harmon Mount -
castle, 1807-1877, and Frances Melilla
castle, 1804-1891, and the other• to
Ellen, 1833,1922; Eliza, -1835-1922;
Clara, .1837-1908; Alice, 1846-1919,
and Edward, 1841-1920, children uf
Sidney and ,Frances Mountcastle.
Mr. and Mrs.. Mountcastle settled
on :the Huron Toad, two and one-half
miles west •oe ,Clinton in the yeai
1832. There were 12 ehildeen born
to this coemle• nee died in England
and three died in Canada and were
buried under the hemlock tree near
their Huron road home. Only five,
whose names appeer on the wiudow,
reached adult age.
When Mr. Mountcastle settled on
the Huron road there were not more
than a half dozen settlers between
The Comas (Clinton) and Goderich.
Miss Lames, in her book "100 Years
With the ,Canada Company," tells of
Mountcastle sending one of his
little ghee on horseback, with a bag
of wheat, to Pyipee's mile a mile up
Maitland River from Goderich, She
returned the same day with the flour,
much to the amazement of her fath-
er, begause such an undertaking
usually took two or three days. The
miller • evidently used the slogan,
"Leelles First."
In 1862, Mralountcastle and Ins
familY, with the exception of Alice,
who rnanried a Mr. Smeltzer, of Dun-
dalk. moved into Clinton, to a house
at the corner of Orange street and
Huron road, one block west of the
main interseetion, which they called
the "Wigwam" It was surrounded
with a garden of flowers, and a pic-
ture of it can be seen in the Clinton
Town Hall. The house etill remains
but has been greatly remodelled.
The three girls, Ellen, Eliza and
Clara, are well remembered in Clin-
ton. Miss Ellen looked after the
house. Miss Eliza first taught private
school in the imileling 'across the read
from the Wigwam, and eaten worked
in the office of Dr. Cole, who first
settled on the Huron road two miles
west of Clinton, but later moved into
the town. All excelled in needework,
lace making, poetry and art, but Miss
Clara became known far and wide
for her poetry and painting. Under
the penname of CarisSima, s'he weote
several books .af poetry, the best
known being "The Mission of Love
and Other Poems," published in 1882,
and "Is Marriage a Failure and
Poems."
One poem entiled "Tenet" ee par-
ticularly interesting because it is a
tale of the early settlement of her
family in Huron, in which she tells
of her sisters being lost "in the forest
of illimitable space" when sent for
the ,cows. After the cows making a
mad dash farther into the woods, they
finally behaved, and thc bell cow
eventually led the herd and the child-
ren safely home, only to find the
parents and neighbors baying as-
sembled and built a bonfire at the
edge of the settlement in the fume
that the cbildren might be guided
home by it.
Miss Mountcastle's name is men-
tioned in the followine. books: "The
World's; Best Literature," "Life end
Times of J. A McDonald," "A Woman
of the 'Century and Poets of ,Am-
erica" and "Canadian Men and Wom-
en of the Times."
Miss Clara Mountcastle, besides be-
ing a poet aml artist, was a splendid
elocutionist and :for a small fee (10
cents a person) would entertain a
group of your friends in her own
home for an evening,. where she
would dress up in venous costumes
and eecite her own poetry. People in
Clinton remember many pleasant
evenings spent in this merrier. One
beautiful gown of red cashmere with
a train, lace cuffs and a huge white
fuchsia is much sought after for
amateur theatricals right down to the,
present day,
Miss Mountcastle sold many of her
paintings as evidenced by the news-
paper clipping dated October, 1906:
"Miss Mountcastie has sold several
more pietures in Toronto bringing in
a considerable sum."
Mee. France% Mountcastle, the
mother, was a sister of the Mr. How-
ard who gave the property, which
is now High Perk, to the Oity of
Toronto. Some of' the furnishings
of Howard House, High Palen earn°
from the Mounteastles,
Although in the later years the
maiden ladies lived it a. sort of gen-
teel poverty when the last one died
quite a sum of money was found to
be in their account at the bank. As
the only one to receive this was- a
distant relative., who had spent one
day with them enroute from England
to Australia, the leading men of the
chureh decided to beg semis to erects
the two lovely windows that ate
today to be seen in Si Paul's Clinton,
NOMINATIONS NOV. 25
GOTPERICH—The municipal nom-
ination meeting for the town of God-
erich, will be held Novein,ben 25, at
8 pm, in She Town Hall, with elec-
tions December 9.
Wartime Prices Board
Answers Questions
Concerning Regulations
Q:—I understand there have been
some revietions lately in the regula-
tione governing the sale of used cars.
Will you ,please tell me how 1 ean
determine the real ceiling price of a
used can'?
A:—,Phe recent revision covered the
sale of late models. You may ascer-
thin the pewee ceiling price of a
used car by •applying to the nearest
office of the Wartime Prices end
Trade Board giving the model, model
year, serial number and details ef
ceseeries including spare tire.,
* * *
Q:—What is the ceiling mice of
grade A large eggs?
A:—Tho ceilisig price to the con-
sumer is 56 emits a dozen 'for loose
pecked eggs. The ceiling price is
two cents mere if the eggs are in
cartons.
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Q:—Where may I obtain a reboil
book for a new born baby.. How old
must a baby be before it may have
a ration book?
A:.—Ration books may he obtained
if you apply to a local ration bowed
and present proof oe berth. Books are
issued to babies immediately follow -
leg. birth.
• * *
Q:-1 paid 45 cents for a 28 ource
tin of catsup. es this price too high?
A:—It would seem that this Price
is above the legal ceiling. Ire you
will give us details of the brand of
the catsup and the name of your
dealer we will check.
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Q:—When will price controls be
removed?
A:—The removal of price controls
im a matter of government Polley
and not dependent mean the decision
of the Wartbne Prices and Trade
Board However, it has been stated
!repeatedly by government spokes-
men that •controls will not be con-
tinued a day longer than they are
absolutely necessary,
TOWN EXPENDITURES
DURING OCTOBER
TOTALLED $1,352
Receipts totalling 3355.50 and ex-
penditures of 31352.40, were adopted
10 the October report of the Finance
Committee peesented at Monday even-
ing's meeting of Clinton Town Coun-
cil.
Street—L. Hunter with team grad-
ing three hours @ 80c, $2,40; Wm.
Sproat, 150 tile, $5.75; Haughton's
Welding Shop, 1 man -hole cover,
33.75; 'Wm. Fulford cleaning streets
20 hours @ 50c' 310, less 16e, 39.84;
Wm. Cook, 30 hours with team @
80c, hauling sprinkler etc, $24.
Street Lighting —.Public Utilities
Commission, lighting streets, $228.
Propeety—Public Utilities Commis-
sion, lighting Rest Room, .75; light-
ing Town Hall, e12.70; lighting Stock
Yard, e1.09; repairs, ,75; MTS. L.
Tideswell, care of Rest Room, 35;
Bert Langford, eepaiting hail seat-
ing, 31.50.
Cemetery -- 14 MeEwan, salary,
$91.65; Ed. Steep, 44 hours (le $0c,
$22 less Ins. 30c, $21.70; Murphy
Bros., gas -and oil, $1.80.
Dry Earth Closet --. A. Fulfotel,
salary 350 paid. balance 350 less el,
$49.
Police Protection —Zanies Thorne -
SLIM salaey 3e165 less H.C. $1.50,
390.15; D. Elliott, salary 377.10 less
H.C, $1, 376.10; Gordon Craig, salary-,
375; Munition Unifeem and Cap Co.,
belt and holster, 38.95
'Salaries — M. T. Carless, $112.50
less ILO. $1.50, $111; J. W. Manning,
34167; Ontario Hospital As-
sociation, paid, $5; selectior of jurors,
M. T. Cortese, A. J. MeMurray, J, W.
Manning, each 34, $12.
Hospitalization --Indigeet patient,
e1.1.0; indigent patient, 3101.25; direct
relief, paid, 314.88.
leoard of Health—Dr. F. G. Thomp-
San, inoculation school pupils, 3143.70.
Postage and Stationery — Mc-
Ewan's, postage am! supplies, 35.50;
Clinton eeews-Recorce .printing Vot-
ers' Lists, and general, 3161.70,
General Municipal 'Expense—Bell
Telephone Co., general. 314.07; Town-
ship of Hulled, tax on dumeing
ground, 31.09; Postmaster G. el.
Counter, excise stamps, 34.56; Lions
Ciub halloween party for childtme
$25.
Total expenditures—$1,352.40,
Receipts — Rentals, 384.50; Stock
Scales, 325; Cemetery, 3246.
Total receipts—$855.50.
1.18xximassamsem.lamwmismproliresi.,
From Our Early Files
25 YEARS A.G.()
Isolo. Bread and butter arid ceffee Gerne Chant favoured with a violin
THE CLINTON NEWSRECORD I
Thursday, November 24, 1921.
The following have ,been 'appointed
deputyl eeturning officers for Olin -
ton arid district—Guy Hieks, J. A.
,Stitter, Clarence Jehnson, A. ,T. Grigg,
Fred Ford, T. Herman, ef. Scheel -Male,
Chris. JoIreston, Howard Sturdy, Herb
Cele W 14. Leib, Bert Murphy.
• WA% and Mrs. Ezra Plcleard have
moved to their Mary St. home from
H.ohnesville. '
Miss Ward, principal of the School
of Commerce, is. ill .M the mesent
tine.
The men's banquet of Ontario St.
and. Wesley Methodist Charehee was
held in Wesley Chnech. Rev. .1, 11
Armen, Toronto, was the guest speak-
er. Votes of thanks were moved by
J. A. Irwin and C. S. Hawke, and Rev,
. Andersen .ancl Rev. T. e Snowden.
: E. Manning was chairman.
Mrs. John •Schoenhals is visiting
her son ire St. Marys,
Harry Bartilfe, Toronto, visited his
family over the weekend,
Edgar Eest, Oshawa, Carl East,
Brantford, Miss Kathleen and Roy
East, Toronto, bad a pleasant family
gathering at the 'home of their sister,
Mre. G. W. Ouninghame.
W. Jackson was in Toronto this
week.
C. J. Wallis leas returned from a
three month's business trip to the
West,
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CLINTON NEW ERA,
aVeiThedliel:ttir°111=or214LnIcralith
Sampson have secured positions in
Toronto,
The following donations are grate-
fully: atentowledged: Town Council
(rebate in rent of hall) $15; Hydro
.0ompany $4; Mr. Forest, Varna $5;
War, Aux. Committee, per N. L. John-
son, $5.48.
.Miss Millie Williams has been
visiting in Dublin.
Ales. j. L. Kerr and Miss Mary
Helen are visiting in Brussels.
Miss Daisy Neeliger took part in
a peograrnme at Duff's. Church, Win-
throp, on Monday night.
Bert Jervis has returned front har-
vesting in the West.
The well drillers at the new teven
Well are poundingrock down 120
feet and making fair progress.
The oil wagon of 0. L. Paisley
upset with a full load on Wednesday
morning, when the axle broke.
lefrs. John Wiseman is in St Marys
visiting her mother, Mrs. Grant, who
celebrated her 90th biethclay on
Tuesday.
Joseipb Ryder has returned to town
from a pleasant trip to the Old
Country.
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40 YEARS AGO
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Friday, N.ovembee as, 1906
The following have been elected
officers of the WAILS. of Willis Pres-
byterian Church: Honorary President,
.Mrs. R Irwin; gresident, kers. J. W.
Invin; let vice-president, IVIrs. 'Wil-
liam Graham; 2.nd vice-president,
Mrs. Stewart; 3rd vice-president
IVIes. W. T. O'Neil; secretary, Mssii
Janet Wilson; treasurer, Miss Kate
IlleTaggart; leaflet secretary', Mise
Jennie Thompson; organist, MTS. W.
Gunn; auditors, Mrs, W. D. Fair, Mrs
Agnew; executive committee, Mee.
Xing, Mrs. Duneanson, lees. Cham-
bers and Men James Walkinshaw.
The league meeting of Wesley
Methodist Church featured an even-
ing with Canadian authors. Walter
Holmes, Roland Pinner, John Rum -
ball, Caiman Hall anti Fred 41111 each
gave short papers on different auth-
ors. 'Miss Watterwarth and Miss
Flora Caninghame each gave readings
while Miss Ida Wilken and 'Miss
Leona Petts each sang a solo. Miss
Lake Huron Future Source
Kitchener Water Supply
Ultimate possibility of tapping
Lake Huron as a future water supply
for Kitchener and other lake eom-
mtnities is proposed by the Kitchen-
er Water Commission as a solution
for the industrial water demand ex-
pected within the next _25 years.
The commiesion said they throught
the project should be a Provincial
Government enterpriee with the
benefiting municipalities sharing the
cost on a pro -rata basis.
When you visit our stetee this season we are sure you can
find lovely suitable gifts for everybody , on your list There is
greatee variety and wider selection in most of our lines than for
several years. You may choose many articles here at moderate
prices that will delight those people you wieh to bestow your
Love and Gifts an.
WE SUGGEST, and will be pleased to show you our stock of
Watches, Diamonds., Silver Flatware and Holloware, Crystal, Rings
of all kinds, Compacts, Pearls, Spray Pitts, Brooches, Bracelets. ,
Lockets, Pens and Pencils, Billfolds, Desk Sets, Cigarette, Capes, '
Collar and Tie Sets, Dresser Sets, Men's fitted Cases, Flame Ware,
Book Ends, Mirrors, Earrings, Key Cases, Cameras, Knives, Table
Lighters, Watch Bracelets, Clocks, Flashlights, Figurines, Piped,
Writing Cases, Neckchaies aud Pendants, Children's Bracelets,
Baby Spoons and Sets, and a host of other interesting merchandise.
• Gifts on whith engraving is to be done should be selected Watt.
Join Ottr Lay -Away Club To -Day
W.N. Counter
Counters for Frter Jewellery for Over Half a Centu
in Huron County
was served.
Miss Pearl Cantelon has left her
duties at the Telephone Office and
has taken. a Resit/ion as book-keeper
in the Telephone &flee, Orillia. IVIiss
Kaiser succeeds Miss Cantelon and
Miss Violate, Then:wen talies Miss
Kaiser's place.
Messes Cluff, Chant, Howe, Tozer
and Castle attended a ellasonie meet-
ing 10 Seaforth.
The fowl sapper and .programme
put on in the Town Hall by the ladies
of Wesley Church was an 'outstanding
SIACCe$6, For the programme, Rev.
Mr. eolliffe was chairman. A splen-
did programme was presenbed which
was composed of instrumental duet,
Messes Itia and Louiea Holmes; ree
citations by Misses Florence Cuninge
Marne and Pearl Cantelon; soles by
James Doherty, iStevrant Jackson,
Mee. ,Currie and Miss Lilly Coates.;
duet by Mn. Sibley and Miss Boles,
and aevriolin solo by Miss Irene Hoov-
er, Miss Leila Hoover and Mimi Clete,
Ford -were accompanists.
Ed. Cook has 'bought the house on
Princess St, occupied by Richard
Baker.
Mies Hattie Trick, one of the
Madelites here, has secured her cer-
tificate.
Dr. J. S. Evans hae been bereft
of Ms fa-bher in Tiverton.
Mrs. William Hyslop and Miss
Emma Burnett have beeu visiting in
Seaforth.
Ed. Shepherd is temporarily trans-
ferred 8ci Goderich where he is in
charge of Hodgens Bros. removal
sale.
IN BESPONSE TO YOUR CALL
. WE TAKE CHARGE OF ALL
THESE ARRANGEMENTS
1.—All funeral service details.
Z.—Cemetery arrangements.
3.—Aerangements far interment at anY
out-of-town point desired.
The Beattie Funeral Home
RATTENBUILY ST.
George B. Beattie
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