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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON °'EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
Sbme Notes of the News in 1919.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
Jan. 9th, 1919.
The whole town was shocked
yesterday afternoon when it
known that Mrs. Harrison
had passed away. Few were aware
that she had been ill and indeed she
had only been ill since Monday even-
ing and even her own family were
unaware of the seriousness of it un -
till within a few hours of the end.
Mrs. Wiltse, whose maiden name was
Annie Peacock, was a native of Hul-
lett township, being a daughter of the
late Robert Peacock. On her marriage
to Mr. Wiltse, which took place in the
old Bible Christian parsonage in Clin-
ton, she went to her husband's hone
on the. London Road, where they
farmed for a few years before com-
ing into Clinton, which they did abMut
thirty years ago. Since that time
they have been esteemed residents of
Clinton. Besides their two sons, there
are two daughters, Miss Maude, a
member of the Public School staff
and Miss Elva, at hone. Four
brothers and one sister also survive.
Henry Peacock of Clinton, Lewis and
Charles Peacock of Hullett township,
William Peacock of Tacoma, Wash.,
and Mrs. P. E. Stewart of Fargo,
North Dakota. Mrs. Jack MacKinnon received a
Mr. J. A. Sutter received word on cable from her husband, Lieut. Mac -
Saturday that his sister, Mrs. Hallman Kinnon, last week saying that he
of Kitchener had died suddenly early might be, home this month. He is
with the Canadian Engineers.
that morning from influenza. She
leaves besides her husband two little Mr. Wesley Walker of Goderich,
ghildxen, one a babe of only two a former citizen of Clinton was elect -
Mrs. 'Seeley''s house on Thursday
afternoon last slipped on a bit of ice
and in falling fractured her leg. She
is now occupying a bed in her .own
became quarters and will probably be obliged
Wiltse` to keep it for several weeks.
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THE, CLINTON NEW ERA
Jan. 9th, 1919.
The funeral of the late Arthur W.
Cooper, who passed, away early on
the morning of New Year's Day took
place on Thursday afternoon to Clin-
ton cemetery. The deceased is sur-
vived by his father and mother, five
brothers and three sisters.
Mx. E. E. ; Hunniford has been laid
up for some tittle time but we are
glad to report that he is improving
and it hoped, will soon be as well
as ever.
Capt. Jones of the S. A. formerly
of the local corps, has been visiting
his sister, Lieut. Jones, who, had the
misfortune to fracture her leg the
other,- day by t9 fall.
Misses Lois Holmes, Kathleen Mc-
Connell and Nora Kennedy left Mon-
day morning for Stratford Normal
after having spent the Christmas
vacation at their respective homes.
ed to the council in the county town
weeks' at Monday's election.
A despatch from W. E. Playfair, Pte William Cook, youngest son of.
Canadian Press Correspondent, with the late H. W. Cook, returned from
the Canadian forces in Siberia, dated overseas on Tuesday evening and was
Dec. 29th, gives news of the arrival' given a warm welcome by citizens
at Valdivostoek of the steamer, Neign 'and band. Pte. Cook enlisted with
Chow, with a supply of military sup. the' Perth Battalion but was attached
plies and mail for the Canadian for- to a Highland battalion in France and
ces and also equipment for the Val- is wearing the picturesque Highland
Sivostock branch of the Royal Bank of I uniform. He was 'severely wounded
Canada, "The first' Canadian finan- but is. looking fine now.
cial institution to be represented in Miss Violet Sewell who has been
Siberia.' Manager Rae was said to nursing in France, is enjoying a short
have arrived a week earlier, coming leave at her hone in Kincardine. Miss
by way of Japan. It is known here Sewell will be remembered by many
that Mr. Roy East, an old' Clinton boy in Clinton as the family resided here
received his training in the local when she left for overseas.
branch of the Royal Bank, is with Mrs. A. Cantelon and daughter,
Manager Rae, the two having gone Miss Lillian, visited friends in Sarnia
out there to establish a branch, leav- duiin • the
ing a few weeks before Christmas g past week. They ac
and taking a supply for three years companied the former's niece, Mrs,
and also complete equipment even Ferguson, on her return home after
to a portable hopse all ready to be spending a few days in 'Clinton, ac-
set up. The despatch to the daily was bompanied by her son'.
the first intiniation to the relatives I Miss Lente O'Neil returned to To
here that Mr. East had arrived at, ronto on Saturday to resume her
his destination but Mrs. Gordon Cun- teaching on Monday morning.
inghame had a card from "her brother i Mr. George Cook of New York was
written on Dec. 14th, from Tokio, in town last week for a day or two
Japan. visiting his parents, l" .' and 'Mrs. A.
,Cook, prior to leaving for Europe,
Mr, Wm. Jenkins of the Elevator where he goes as a linen expert to
has sold his residence at Holmes represent the Simpson Co., of To-
ville and as soon as he can, secure aI ionto. Mr. Cook expects to be absent
suitable one here will move into Olin -I four or five years.
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THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD
Jan. 1904
Mr. Ben fell in front of
a train at the station the other day
and but for timely assistance
would probabl been run over. -
On Wednesdayof last week' Mr.
John P. Skinnertown was united in
marriage to Olive Hobbs, daugh-
ter of Mr. Wil Hobbs of Londes
born. The ceremony took place at
the home ofJ. Cooper and was
performed by J. C. Dunlop with
the deftness by long ex-
perience.
Mr. Thomas Chambers died at his
home at Gren Assa., an,Tuesday
of last week, .forty-nine years.
He is survived his wife and family.
He was for aperiod a resident
of Clinton and employed, at Fair's
mill, subsequently by N. Robson, gro-
cer. It it decades sines he left
here,
Mr. Hiram had a narrow es-
cape from me with a very seri-
ous injury on day. He was split-
ing wood whenaxe caught,in the
clothes andline bounding back struck
Mr. Hill on thetop of the head, cut-
ting through cap and bruising his
head so badlythat the blood flowed
freely. Mr. walked down to the
surgeon's andthe' wound stitched
up and is now around as usual.
Mr. Peterwho returned re-
cently from • don, North Dakota,
says the townthe settlers round
about are formerCanadians. Among
the number are;E'd. Eagleson, who
owns a nice fa Ed had not yet gut.
into double harness but is said to be
considering• theatter. 'Sam Eagle-
son hais 'beet enlarging his barn.
Robert' and JohnEagleson own neigh-
boring farms keep on adding to
their bank accounts. Pete Wilds owns
3,000 acres in and wants more.
August Wilds also buying more
property. Wilds has a good farm
and fine stock.Harry Albrick clear-
ed up a tidy by a recent deal in
Manitoba lam There are all former
residents •of Stanley Township. There
is also quite long from Brussels.
Mr. Ker has the past two sum-
mers there andlikes the place so
well that he return next spring.
A pretty w g was consummat-
ed at high noonWednesday of last
week at thee' home of Mrs. Stewart,
Benmiller, .w her daughter, Miss
Lizzie, becamebride of Charles
B. Middleton Goderich township.
The •ceremonyperformed by Rev.
Jas. A. Andersonin the presence of
immediate re es. They left for
Cleveland an cities and after
26th will be home.
Mr. J. W. returned Tuesday
afternoon from; visit with relatives
at• Glammis, county. It took
him a whole to reach his destina-
tion—a horse have made better
time. But theturn trip was even
more tiresome.Mr. Reid says that
the speed on portions of the road was
not greater ten- miles per hour.
He' is not us for another trip
over the Trunk.
Mr. and Norman Fair spent
a few days past week as guests
of the former'ssister, Mrs. (Dr.)
Campbell of
Miss LizzieMiddleton, daughter of
Reeve of Goderich town-
ship, forleft,on Tuesday to.
resume her as a member of the
teaching n the Presbyterian
Ladies Collegethat city.
Mr: T. H. Cook went to Toronto
yesterday after the Apple
King's *inter
Mr. James Johnstone was in town
yesterday onway hone to May-
field after absence of nearly two
years at Mil ne, Assa. He will go
back there inMarch and his son, W.
G., has homesteaded>in that district.
Mr. J. B. Hoover was elected alder-
man in the City of Guelph: on New
Year's Day, Mr. Hoover doesn't
Miss Tillie Tebbutt of Toronto has
been visiting at the old homestead in
Goderich township, with her sisters,
take his' seat at the council board of the Misses Tebbtitts, and ,her cousin,
the Royal City as a novice, having re- Mrs. C. H. Holland of town, during
ceived his municipal training while. the past couple of weeks.
a citizen of Clinton, where he served Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiltse of
as mayor for several terms. Winnipeg arrived hones on New
Mr. A. T. Cooper was elected mayor Year's Eve and intend spendinr•• the
of Clinton on Monday in the first remainder of the winter hereabouts.
mayoralty election held here for four Miss. Viola Hearn has returned to
years. Hamilton to resume her position
after the Christmas vacation.
The election for both mayor and
o Mondayos- Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson and
reeve in Clinton on was cl.
ely contested. Mr. Cooper being el- Miss Berta returned: on Friday after
acted by a majority of nine and Mr. having spent the holiday season with
'Ford being re-elected reeve by a ma- friends at Kitchener.
jority of six. It will be noticed that Mr. Jacob Taylor of Toronto has
the two winners polled exactly the been in town this week.
same vote, 249, but it cannot be said I Miss Lottie Sloman 'returned to
that a large vote, was polled. Clinton Toronto on Thursday last.
ought to, vote at least six hundred. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mason're-
and fifty. votes , turned on Friday after spending.a
Lieut Jones of the Salvation Army, fortnight with friends in Detroit and
while running across the street to vicinity.
Friendly McCormick 'Agent
Mr. Iiepbuim, when Premier of
Ontario, once in a public speech al-
luded to "my friend Arthur Schmon"
(the. pt'ineipal 'McCormick agent).
Perhaps this was mere politeness to
the official host,of the•occasion, but
there is reason to think otherwise.
We don't think that col. Drew, the
current premier, also numbers
schmon among his friends but it
is :known that the .spender of McCor-
mick's advertising, money in Canada
also was the spender of the Proges-
sive Conservative' advertising money
in the provincial campaign last sum-
mer. Col Drew should, have avoided
even the connection with McCormick.
It often has been remarked, and
again just recently,' that elections are
not won'with prayers. It would be
interesting to have it tried some
with the prayers said in public. But'
meanwhile, campaign funds have to
come from somewhere. Often that
means corporations. But we would
like to be sure that whatever . corpor-
ation money any Canadian political.
party uses comes from corporations
which are really Canadian. It might
hamper parties somewhat if the sour-
ces of party funds had to be made
public, as we believe they are in the
United States. At present it no
more improper for the Ontario Paper
Company, openly or' secretly, to help
a Manion, a Drew, a Hepburn, a Bra-
cken, a Mackenzie King, a Godbout,
a Duplessis and Coldwell, than. it is
for any other corporation to do the
same. But for our .parts as Canad-
ian citizens, we would like to think
that the party managers of whatever
party we vote for would have none of
the cash emanating from such a hater
of all things British as is Col. Robert
Rutherford (Bertie) McCormick.
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each week to supply life-saving serum
for the Armed Forces. Give a pint of
blood to save a life. For
appointment call Red Cross
Blood Donor Service.
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And Now Birth Certificates
Another indication of. the approach
of a federal election is the announce-
ment from Ottawa that native-born
Canadians will be permitted to cross
the border into the United States
without first providing themselves
with passports. The Liberal member
for Brockville has been much in earn-
est about the nuisance of passports
and the border -crossing permits.
There was much resentment along the
border at all paints and it is surpris-
ing that Mr. Bracken (or Coldwell)
didn't size the opportunity of promi-
sing when elected, to negotiate with
the United States to end this unneces-
sary irritation.
Britain's "Battleshipp of the Air" The Stirling Bomber
Britain's "Stirling" . bomber, the can -built "Flying Fortress" sub -
stratosphere bomber, the "Stirling"
carries a bomb load' of eight tons and
,
when fully, loaded, weighs.30 tons.:
It has a speed of 300 m.p.h., a range •
of 2,000 miles and is very heavily I
armoured, its defensive armament
including 3 gun turrets. Dimensions:
largest four engined bomber in the
world, has • figured prominently in
raids over Germany and the occupied
countries during the last year, but
details of its unigue features were a
secret until late January 1942. Lar-
ger even than the formidable Ameri-
Length over 87ft., wing span 99 ft.
height 22ft. 9 in.
The bomber crew. dwarfed beneath
their giant "Stirling" during bomb-
ing -up operations, before setting out
on a `raid over enemy territory.
Brooding and Care
Of Baby Chicks
(Experimental Farms News)
The poultry farmers is usually fac-
ed with the prospect of replacing halt
ADVENTURING
When Peace, long exiled, is again
enthrowned,
And idle sails can once more be un-
furled,
We will take a ship that, trimmed and
outward bound,
if not more of his flock each year, Will go adventuring—adventuring!
b therofitable laying life of
the domestic hen is short.
ecause p
To provide for this replacement
large numbers of baby chicks are hat-
ched each year but far too many nev-
er readh -a profitable age, states
W T Scott Dominion Experimental
For some uncharted island
search,
An island by the southern seas
sed,
Where every zephyr breathes
allure
Where birds and flowers
Station, Harrow, Ont. gorgeousness. '
With the rapid expansion
taken place in the industry in recent
years there has been an increasing
mortality that seems to be out of
nomal proportion. Too often this is
the consequence of conditions that can
be avoided.
that has
The Prime Minister for almost a
generation has posed as the great in-
terpreter of Canada to the United
States, the Canadian statesman who,
above all others, is persona grata in
Washington. But any border resident
will testify that during the Mackenzie
King era, border crossing has become
more and more difficult for Canadians
The 3,000 miles of frontier. may be
unarmed, but' it certainly is not un-
guarded against the lawabiding. The
law -breakers still know'their way
across.
Of course, it still won't be simple to,
get across the border. The dispatch
from Ottawa points out that a Cana-
dian will still have to get a permit to
take any money. Whether this is
justified or not, only a searching and
competent committee of parliament
might decide. The statistics indicate
that the run of trade is still against
us heavily, but there are persistent
rumors of an embrassingly large
amount of U. S. exchange at command
of the foreign exchange control board.
Moreover,_ as regards travel, our re-
strictions on our people must cause
some irritation to citizens of the Unit-
ed States who_ normally would spend.
some of their money in our country.
And 'it is still true than any citizen
who really wishes or needs' to spend
some time in the United States seems
able to get the wherewithall for it.
If this is true, it follows that the red
tape merely serves to keep clerks
busy when they might be doing some-
thing else mere useful.
It will be. surprising if that matter
of "proof" that Canadian visitors to
the United States are native born does
not mean reglations which will con-
tinue a phase of the nuisance. Unless
the United States immigration
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UNDEROVER MEN
Architects Designers If busin-
ess places, whether they know it or
not, have ca to be worried. Present
trends threatento bring about the
necessity of completely overhauling
orthodox d'e ng methods.
Go into a store on almost
any corner you'll find a prospect-
ive subscriberthe new plan. A
steady star customer arrives with a
list. No longer does the groceryman
pick items with a flourish
that displayspackages and brands.
Instead he reaches guietly here and
there, end ing`to give service
without and how or fanfare.
A, good a mer ,gets his canned
stuff, raisins,currants, rare cheeses -
and in his beer—and leaves
the premisesbeaming. The customer
is happy; theoverman is pleased at
having satisfieda customer..
But if it' s on, what about the
poor architectand fixture man? He's
going to lie the problem of design-
ing and bur g• store fixtures that
will allow the stock to he kept
under the counter.
In their own interests reputable
hatcheries have exercised consider-
able effort to safeguard their cus-I
tomers, but no matter how vigorous
and healthy the newly hatched chick
may be, if it is stunted and weaken- I
ed by errors in feedi4g or brooding
in the/early days of its existence it
will be a losing proposition in the
end.
In suitable environment with mod-
ern, reliable equipment and scientific-
ally prepai'ed "starter," jfeedb Ise,
rearing of healthy strong chickens,
is a simple process. But if the mere
essential' requirements are disregard-
ed and make -shift appliances and
feeds of doubtful value are used in
an effort to cut down cost, the risk
of failure is increased.
let us
cares-�
a soft]
vie in I
Where coral trees with crimson blos-
soms decked
Grow on high banks above a jade
green sea.
Do polyps ever fashion coral sprays I
That can compare with blooms so
beautiful?
At night a cross of stars will shine
above
Until the Dawn creeps up to steal
their lightt
To usher in a day that will reveal
A landscape lovely as an artist's
dream.
From verdure covered bilis the tri-
bal drums
May beat a message that we cannot
- read
Reminding us that we are trespassers
In a barbaric Eden of the seas.
IIf Evil lurks within a land so fair
And tempts us of forbidden fruit to
eat
Have we not learned to dread its sub-
tle wiles
In other lands that men call civilized?
A good, weather-proof building that
provides for plenty of sunlight and
fresh air and a reliable heating unit
supplied with -the best fuel that can
be obtained insures the comfort of the
baby chick with a minimum of atten-
tion and labour for the operator.
Once chilled, the chick may never re-
cover sufficiently to be profitable.
Deaths constitute a loss more serious
than generally recognized, as late re-
placement will never equal the ear-
lier hatched chick.
There is no economy in feeding
cheap an l inferior rations, Until it
gets out on range the chick depends
dntirely on the feed that is provided
in the, brooder so that it is essential
that the feed consists of all the
elements necessary to promote more.
growth and energy.
In a brooding program that includ-
es good chicks from a reliable source
dependable equipment, sanitary sur-
roundings, fresh water and plenty of
suitable feed for no chick dies over
-
merrily they go,
Streaking for the coast again, back
to British soil.
Never, never has so much depended
on so few;
Careless heroes thinking not of for-
tune or of fame;
They dream of days in Trenton, To-
ronto, or the "Soo,"
A pretty girl in "Borden," a dear
remembered name. -
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The gunner thinks of Goderich be-
neath a summer sun,
The navigator hums a song he heard
in Montreal,
The pilot, absent-mindedly, gives his
ship the gun
(How lovely is Muskoka when the
leaves begin to fall.)
Back across the Channel .now, safe
from further harm,
The pilot sights the English coast
above the rolling seas,
But thinks he sees the roof -tops of a
, pretty little farm,
Back in old Ontario, hidden in the
trees.
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MEN OF THE NELSON BREED
When we speak of the Men of the
Nelson Breed
Who fearlessly faced the foe and
the sea,
These names in the vanguard of honor
lead,
St. Croix, St. Laurent and the
Margaree!
'Writ high in the annals of Britain's
fame
And inscribed in letters of shining
gold
Is listed many a glorious name
Whose deeds of valour the poets
have told.
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NIGHT FLIGHT
By Michael Foram
in Toronto Star Weekly
Soaring up from Nottingham, high
across the Downs,
Heading for the Channel coast, sail-
ing straight and true,
Swings across the villages, above the
quiet towns,
A sturdy British bomber with an
all -Canadian crew.
We have told•their story from year to
year,
And longer the record :of glory
ruons;
And newer names on the roll ap-
peawrsn,—
The names of our own Canadian
sons)
They came from the city, the farm,
the mine;
Little they knew :of the things of
of the sea,
Roaring over Rotterdam, mighty But direct descendants of Nelson's
motors ne,' line
Holding straightdro1or Germany, knifing rn enterprise, courage, tenacityl
through the night,
Navigator joking . with the pilot And Canada, grieving their less
through the 'phone, today,
Ready for the rendezyous, spoiling Can wear her mantle of mourning
for a fight. - • with pride
And, honouring Britain's heroes, can
*Sharp staccato stutter of machine- say:
guns in the dark, I "My sons', like hers, fought with
eating. -nature will take care of the Bursts of anti-aircraft shells shriek- valour -and died!
authorities have changed recently, mg through the dui ,
in �.
they will devise something to hold up ' rest. Fires flaring upward as the big "They heard the eternal callof the
people and trains. It would seem that V bombs find their mark,
everyone will have to carry a birth
certificate. And after all, they will
argue, a' •birth certificate merely
proves that a certain person was born
on a certtain date and in a certain.
place. But does it prove that the
carrier of the certificate. is that per-
son?
erson?
Mr. King as secretary of state for
external affairs may be doing the best
he can for border-crossers. Un-
doubtedly the new arrangement is
better than the olds' But one's obser-
vation of the trend in the last 23 years
encourages pessimism es to the pre-
dicted conveniences of the new sys-
tem.
Search lights stabbing through'the And the can of their own dear
Dairy Cow Feed. haze high above Berlin land's dire need.. .
St. Croix, St. Laurent and the
h 'tt 1
Heavy milk -producing cows use up
a lot of minerals, particularly calcium
(lime) and phosphorus. Supplemen-
tary minerals are" not usually neces-
sary when the cows are• en good
well -fertilized pasture, but on win-
ter rations they may benefit by
beinr•'fed supplementary minerals. A
simple method of supplying the nee-
essary minerals is to adcl.two pounds
of bonemeal, or the sane amount of
suitable commercial mineral supple-
ment to each 100 pounds,of the meal
mixture.-
Fighting off 'a Messersc in ,• rock- Margaree!
ing with the blast I Proud ships of the Men of the
Driving, diving downward to get, a Nelson Breed!"
better view, Trafalgar. Day, 1943 Grace Pollard.
Laughing as they see the glint of V
tracers sizzling past,
Dodging shafts of searchlights, that Wild animals often "freeze" when
happy hunting crew, faced bya sudden emergency and
these times governments, tend to thine
Watching for explosions in' objectives same procedure.
r far below, 1 A crow -less rooster is the latest
Craftsmen keen appraising the effect thing in the poultry world. Hitherto
I of airmen's toil, the crowing rooster has been the ear-',
eelin wheelie homeward bound, Best thing:
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