Clinton News-Record, 1947-07-10, Page 2AGE'V1)70
CLINTON. 'N'F19Vi -AZEICORA
THURSDAY,. JULY 10, 1947
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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
eferred for a few •days, the house-to-house canvass .
for funds t '''cannpiete the .erection of a new wing
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to 'Clinton, Coannnunity Hospital gets under way in
earnest during the coming ,week of July 14-19. Dr. J. W.
Shaw, #rhe •gen'erail 'chairman of the !drive, has formed 'an
'able 'committee to make the ,canvass, with A. J. McMurray,
W. H. Robinson V. D. Falconer :anld H. C. Lawson as
` chairmen for the four rwards.
The 'olbje'cti've of $35,000 is not 'ase easy 'one for a
town of Clinton's size acrd wealth, 'and at will take the
solid support of every citizen of the community to attain
it. But, as Dr. Shaw points out, the greater the 'donations
are, the greater will be the reduction 'in income tax
lowed, as as subscriptions are tax-exempt. For those who
reside !out of town, or are missed in the 'general canvass,
donations may be left aft the office of the Town Clerk and -
Treasurer.
Although the necessity for an addition to Clinton
,Community Hospital should require Tittle explantation, a
few of the reasons that come to mind, might be revived
here. The present hospital, with its lihnked capacity for
24 adults and 'seven infant antt cots, can't commence to 'ac-
conihn'o'date the people requiring 'attention. The new
wing --two storeys high, with - dimenaibns of 42 by 68
feet - will provide for 21 'additional beds and eleven+
cubicles for babies in the balby ward, as well as dining
room, nurses' quarters, laundry roam, and new elevator.
It will serve to bring the capacity of the Hospital up to
a reasonable level _:and make Clinton Community Hospital
'one of the best of any located in rainy town of similar
s'i'ze in 'Ontario. When completed, the Hospital will be a
real credit to the entire community.
With. the g'rowltJh of Clinton and district, the demand
for hospitalization has shdwn a steady increase during
the past few years. Whereas, in 1936, adult patients in
the local hospital numbered 286 and births 58, or only
344, in 1946, !adult patients had 'grown to 607 and births
to 169, a total of 776, or More than 214 times as great
as ten years previously! And With hicreas'ed use of hes-
. piltal 'aid plans and the choice of the hospital for matern-
ity and most lother cases lafniost exclusively, the trend is
and will be, steadily upward. The people of Clinton. and
district must face this situation squarely.
Another feature of present day trends in hos-
vitalization is the tact that whereas, in 1936, the average
patient remained in the 'local hospital 12 days, do 1946
the 'average was 22 days, ;almost twice as great! But in
Clinton Community Hospiitial, the situation now has de-
veloped :that a patient sonn'etimes its 'almost literally "thrown
on the street" 'because someone more des'ervilag fig warding
" for has or her bed. The new accommodation will help to
alleviate this 'situation.
Groups, other than those residing in the Town of
Clinton, have been most generous in providing funds for
the new wing. Leading the way is the County of Huron,
wiith a ,grant of $25,000. The Province of Ontario has
promised a granit of at least $1,000 per bed, or about
$20,000, and even "a 'lit'tle snore for nurses' quarters. Al-
though all returns are not yet in, the 'ad joaning municipal-
ities, for the most part, have pledged substantial 'grants
payable out 'of taxes collected. Former Olintonians also
have added their 'share.
So right now, it looks as if it is up to the towns-
people themselves to dig down' :deep-eand 'then deeper. -
for the wherewithal to attain the $35,000 needed for com-
pletion of the wing. Let's all work together and put
this thing 'over! '
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Thought for Today -Maybe it's •natural for so many
barbers to tell jokes that have whiskers on ahem.
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Have you seen a "flying saucer"'today? Which
leads Abner, the Incurable Grouch, to remark: "Apple-
sauce!"
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Sunday's heavy rainfall came too late to save the
strawberry crop but it did•have a goad affect an other
crops, notably peas.
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Town Treasurer M. T. Carless presented a 'graltilfy-
ing statementstatementof the town's finances Council Monday
evening, las reported elsewhere an this issue. Tax collections
have been good and arrears have been at a minimum.
It is aignilfieamt, however that :the Treasurer suggested
that the Council committees 'should try to keep within
their estimates if the good record its to be maintained for
the remainder of the year.
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Although ,Clinton Town Council declines to pass a
bylaw prohibiting dogs running at large, Mayor McMur-
ray's notice to 1wnters of dogs, published elsewhere in
today's issue, indicates that 'Council does not intend to
stand for any "fooling." Their opinion is that if a man
owns 'a dog, he should do something ft'oward looking after
it and prevent itt, doing damage to his neighbours' gardens.
Isn't that fair enough?
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The arrival of ten faran workers from Western
Canada in the County off Huron yesterday was a start,
we hope, toward fulfilling the needs of local farmers.
Indicating the deunamd for these boys from the West is
the fact that no less than 125 farmers had applied for their
services. The story els told how one fuer "got his man"
by boarding the train at Stratford Tuesday and Signing
hint right then and there. Additional farm laborers may
arrive any day, however, ,according to the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture, Clinton.
STANLEY TOWNSHIP
Miss'' Margaret iMeGregor of Tor-
onto is home for the summer holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Randal Pepper and
Carob Anon. Sudbury, returned., to their,
twine this week. '
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Pepper of
Niagara Falls, visited John E, Pepper
over :the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McCullough
spent Sunday with the letters parents
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Penhale.
:Mr. and Mrs, William Caldwell,
and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert ;Riffe of
California, spent a few days visiting
at Petal -bore.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Hodgson
Wilton Grove spnet the week end
with-- their daughter Mrs. Harold
Penhale, Bronson Iiine.
Successful Reunion
P'enhal'e - Snowden - Westlake
The 22nd annual reunion was held
on :Saturday, June 28, at Grand Bend
with 55 members. present.
Dinner was served at one o'clock
and' at the conclusion of a very en-
joyable meal all came to order for
the business pant of -the programme.
In absence of the president, Ed -
Shedden, E. A. West-
lake, Bayfield, took charge. Milton
Talbot was elected president and
E. A. Westlake' vice-president Doris
Penhale was sleeted) secretary -treas-
urer and Mfrs. E. A. Westlake assist-
ant secretary,
The sports conmitte for the corn -
:Gordon. Westlake,
From Our EarlyFiles
25 YEARS AGO
THE:CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July 6, 1922
A. E. Rambaid received a nasty in-
jury to his foot while at work tut one
of the 'town wells., when a heavy rod:
fell upon it
:Clinton Pubic School Board has en..
gaged Mies Helen Rollaway and Mrs,
Farnham to fall the vacancies on the
staff caused by the resig'nationvs of
Miss Harriett Oanrtelom and Miss
Bertha. Sachsen.
G. E. Hall dial moved to the res -
idemce recently purchased on lbatten-
bury St. Mr. McCool has rented the
cottage on Princess 'Street., formerly
occupied by the late Mrs. Cook, and
Mr, Voiland fhas taken the house vae-
ated by Mr. Hail •on Princess St. East
Hurry FlItzsimans had ni'his butch-
er shop on June 30 a basket of very
fine new potatoeses whichwhichhad been
grown in This garden,.
Clinton lacrosse team defeated
Soafortlh in Soaforlh 4-3. Clinton has
a fast°'aggress'ive team of good stick -
handlers.
WilliaWilliamPerdue is fitting up a rad-
io receivingreceivingstation and will have it
in operation very soon.
Mass .Slboine, vice-principal of the
School of Commerce, left Saturday
ng year includes: of on for a few -weeks holidays at her home
Russel Grainger Gladwin Westlake
and C'liffor'd Talbot. in 'Essex.
tMr. and Ma's, W. J. 'Ford :and dam -
Hy, Glencoe, spent the weekend with
the former's lather, John Ford. On
their return, they were accompanied
A minute's silence was observed
in memory of those who had passed
away during the past year.
A. few races were nun off for theby Miss Elizabeth Ford.
children, the 'winners of which were: Young--+Whitmore-In Toronto, on
girls and boys, two and under -
Allen Cleave, Sandra Westlake; girls
and boys, 4 and under -Anna John-
son, Ronald Westlake; girls and
boys, six and under -Joyce Greer,
Shirley Cleave (tie); girls, eight and
under - Elaine Grainger,,Shirley
Cleave; Boys 12 and under -Cliff-
ord Penhale, Kenneth Pollock.
The picnic will be held next year
at the same place on the last Sat-
urday of June. A vote was taken
between:Springbank and Grand Bend
with Grand Bend winning by a small
majority.
Those attending the reunion were
from Detroit, London, Exeter, Sea -
forth, Clinton, Goderich, Bayfield,
Varna, Zurich and sanrounding dis-
tricts.
Community Picnic
The members of Stanley Ladies'
Club and their families held 'a com-
munity picnic in Harbour Park, God-
erich, on July 3.
Most of the young folks and some
of the odder ones, too, enjoyed a
swim in the lake and a boat ride
after which a programme of sports
was run off as follows;
Races -Boys, six and under -Ed-
ward Broadfoot, Grant Stephens;
girls, 10 and umber- Mary Broad -
foot, Jean McGregor; boys, seven
to 10 -,Jack McGregor, Neil Mc-
Gregor; girls, 10 and under -Jean
McGregor, 'Manly Broadfoot; boys, 11
to 14 Don McGregor; Bob) :Mc-
Gregor; young 'ladies' -Betty Stew-
art, Lillian :Stewart; young men -
George 'Cantelon, Melvin Graham;
children's three-legged race - Don
McGregor and Stewart Broadfoot,
Jean McGregor .and Mary Broadfoot.
Young people's three-legged race
-Lillian Stewart 'and Herb. Steph-
ens, Bob 'McGregor and Stewart
Broadfoot; neck tie race -Mrs. J.
McGregor and Herb :Stephens, 1\ i -s,
G. Broadfoot and William Sinclair;
time race, ladies -Catherine Me-
Gregor, Mrs. Cliff Stewart; time
race, men -William Sinclair, Frank
McGregor; lucky spot -- Catherine
McGregor; meaeuring 50 yards, men
-Alex Mc]Owan• dropping clothes
pins -- Kate McGregor; hammering
nails, ladies-1Mrs. Cliff Stewart;
hammering nails, men- Alex Me -
Ewan; eating soda biscuits and
whistling-tllolm ifYlicGregcjr; ringing
the stc.aw-Jean McGregor and John
McGregor.
All enjoyed a hearty supper before
returning to their many homes.
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Q: -Have pies been removed' from
price control?
A: -Yes. All bakery products of
which soft wheat flour is an ingred-
ient have been removed from con-
trols.
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hoe for her vacation.
Gordon:Hall all of the Stratford Daily
Herald 'staff, spent the weekend at
the parental home:
Frank aVi tl h of Royal Bank .staff,
Ripley, was horn far the weekend.
Robert :CGanniek, Goclerich, spent
Dominion Dayay with his mother here.
Fred S'lonnan bat for Toronto this
week:
Jame 29, 1922, by Rev. Mr. Ferguson,
Rose, eldest ,daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Whitmore, Goderich
Tovms'hip, to John Young, Toronto.
Rev. J. E. Hogg and family, Dr.
Gs'ndter :and family, and: Mars. Mc -
Ewan and family, leave today for
their summer :homes at Southampton.
Citizens shciuild' not forget to set
out some water for the birds in this
summer weather. ,f
Clinton markets: wheat, $4.25;
oats, 45c; barley, 50e; buckwheat, 75c
butter, 30-35e; eggs, 25-26; live hogs,
$1.50.
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
.Tuly 6, 1922
Clinton Lawn Bowling Club annual
tourney was a great success, the day
being ideal and the greens keen with
24 rinks entered.
Thompson -Stephens - In Stanley
Township, at the home of the bride's
parents, on June 27, 1922, by Rev.
Mr. MacFarlane, Bayfield, Violet,
daughter of Walter Stephens, to IVO.
Thompson, Sarnia.
Clinton Knitting factory is shut
down this week for stock -taking.
Clinton Ki1'biePipen's were at :Strat-
fordattending the big tattoo.
Bart Lavis has disposed of his
home on Isaac St, to his father-in-
law, 'Mr. McKinley, Shanley, who gets
possession this fall.
Dominion Day was spent quietly
in town, and bhe only line of sport
was the 'howling tamely and the
junior baseball match in the after•
noon. Miller and Zapfe won first
prize with a plus of 15.
Ernest 'S. Livermore was awarded
one of the Massey Scholarships at
Victoria College, University of Tor-
onto.
Town Council has set hours for the
local cafe on Sunday at 7 a.m. to 9
a. m. 12 noon to 2 p.ns„ and 5.30 p.ni.
to 7.30 p.m.
Wiltse-Cameron - On Saturday
July 1, 1922, at the hoine of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Cameron, by
Rev. Mr. Gorden, IVlitebell, lirances
Mary Cameron, to Harrison Wiltse,
Clinton. They will reside on Town-
send '84., 'Clinton.
Clinton Junior Baseball team de-
feated H'einsall on Dominion Day 9-2,
with W. and :Charles Hovey the batt-
ery for Clinton.
:Clinton Junior Lacrosse team de-
feated Mitchell 10-2. Fulford scored
five, Graham three, and Lawson and
Jack Mutch one each.
Last 'Sunday, Rev. Mr. Snowden,
now living retired in town, celebrat-
ed his 50th 'anniversary in the Meth-
odist ministry bly taking the .morning
service in Welsey Church.
Miss Bessie Clioweai, Teeswater,
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40 YEARS AGO
Heiman, F. Holland, M. icLcMath, I.
Millar, A. 'Middleton, C. Rance, W.
(Lansford, N, :Smellie, E. Wein;, J
Wiseman, E. Wiltse, R. Hill, M. Hall,
M. Holmes, B. McTaggart, 11. O'Neil,
J. 'Seotit D. Ross, G. Archer, J. Orich,
M. Cbaunte , St 'Copp, SC Carling. J.
Csidiey, G. :Chant, W. Dohertjy, B.
Draper, G. Elliott, D. Holloway, C.
Kers, C. Ililty., B. McIver, J. O'NeSl,
N. Robson, D. Taylor,M Torrance,
M. Tame, P. Whitley, and L. Wood-
man.
7lhe families of R. Downs, John
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Thursday, July 4, 1907
Miss Lelia. Hoover 'has resigned as.
organist in Wesley Church and will
take a course at the •ccnservato'ay.
Mr. John Rice will be her successor.
The funeral of the late Mrs.
Finchhoc' d
w tae on Monday is being
held from the home of her daughter.',
Mils. R. •Gree this afternoon. Dr.
Stewart will officiate. Surviving are
six :daughters and three sous -Mrs.
ILobert Oree, Mrs. William Steep,
,Mrs. J. J. MacDonald, Mrs, Ben Spin-
dler, Mrs. Forbes Greig, Mrs, Ed
Decrerw and 11., James and 1:Imman-
uel,
Among 'those who spent the holiday
out of town were: James :Stevens in
London; Alex Alexander, in Toronto;'
Mriss Clara 'Steep in Toronto; Mrs.
E. Saville in Louidesboro; Joseph
'Copp, James Flynn, Joseph Ratten-
buiy and Robert Dean all in Strat-
ford; Mr. and Mrd Joel McLeod in
London; Miss Margaret McNaughton
Mr. J. Dunsfold, Misses Mabel, Pearl
and Cletba and Master Ernie Duns -
ford, all in Brussels.
Among those visiting in town
were: Len Weir, London; John Moon,
Toronto; Jack Stevenson, London;
William King, Hamilton; William
Brownlee, Toronto; D. L. Cranston,
Trenton; Miss Tro v ihil'l, Brantford;
Gillis :Gilchrist, Toronto; Walter
Jackson, Brantford; W. H. New-
combe, Niagara Palle; John M'ennell,
Collingwood; 'Mr. and Mrs. Albers
McBri'en, 'Hensall; Mr. and Mrs. Silas
Murch, Stnratfordl; Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Minh, Stratford; Mr. and
Mrs. 11. E. Manning, Dungannon;
Mrs. George Albell and Miss Pearl',
Stratford.
Albert 'Seeley is in Ailsa Craig
installing a gasoline engine.
iMisses Blanche Sheppard, Hyde
Park and Grace Sheppard, Lambeth,
are holidaying act the parental horn.
Alex Stamen spent Dominion Da;
in London, making -the :trip on his
bicycle.
B. J. Gibbings has been visiting
Dr. Hollofway in Petenboro.
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Johnson, John Ireland," WT. O'Neil,
F. -Hall, J. Houston, J. C'upi'ngharne,
and P. B. Sibley rare camping at
Bayfield and Burks'.
ClintonliBOwiers who defeated ,►hst-
ois'el were: II. Wiltse, Ranaford,
J. Hunter, T. Jackson, Jr,, (:skip), 3.
L, Qoitaltice, W. C'olbyler, E.G. Cour-
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W. Graham, J. Wiseman, A. Arm-
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
July 5, 1907
W. H. Waits has -bought from Mrs.
Couch the old Postofflce Property.
Those Who bought lots at the sale
of property which the town held for
taxes avere: F. Rutledge, part 73, and
74, Raglan ,St.; D. Cantelon, part '75,
Raglan 'St.; J. W. Shaw, part 312,
James St.; A. Castle, part 656 and
657, Gordon St.; W. 'Wheatley, part
608, Maple 'St.
Miss Olive Cooper has been engag-
ed to teach five miles'oiet of Toronto.
Those who have been promoted at
the C. G. I. are: L. Browne, C. Hall,
M. Liappine, IM. Pinning, M. Webb,
1;. Oanttelon, C. Copp, A. Davidson,
H. Elcoat. S. East, P. Lucas, J. Mc-
Connell, Et Tighe, S. Ross, D. Stew-
art, R. Vodd'en, H. Ker, C. Andrews,
S. Ball, M. Blake, :S'. Bowden, J.
Cantelon, D. •Countice, Al Challenger,
L. Ford J1. Flynn, A. Gunn, M.
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Isn't it a Fact?
t► It matters little what you want to buy these days ::: soap, a shirt;
a new car ::: even electricty (which you don't have to line up for)
continues to be scarce in Southern Ontario.
Have you tried to build a home lately? :: tried to buy building
materials of any kind. What a headache! How would you like to
be shopping for what's needed for a new electric power plant?
Unimaginable amounts of concrete, steel and other materials, as wen
as tremendous quantities of electrical equipment, would have to be
sought out and purchased.
If takes several months now to get such equipment as transformers
and costs are up by more than half. ' The bigger they are the harder
they are to get.
What about the huge generating stations required to supply Ontario
with an additional badly needed half -million horsepower? Well,
they are being built. They were started years ago, But they cannot
all be ready in 1947. Some won't be ready next year.
In the meantime, demand for electricity is growing faster than
new power plants. Few people anywhere use as much electricity
per person as in Ontario. Few have as much to use. Enjoy your
low-cost electric power, but use it wisely. ' Your Hydro Commission
is doing everything possible to. increase the supply; but it will still be
necessary to conserve electricity this fall and winter.
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