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CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
PRODUCTION MEN—keeping in
constant touch With
sources of raw materi
als, suppliers of pacts,
government and mill-
lacy authorities.
THE ARMED FORCES with re-
sponsibility for training <.
and 'supply, for troop
movements, for opera-
tions on laird, air and
ocean battlefronts.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS—in
touch with every phase
of our production and f ,
military program—with t`
1
foreign governments-�
with national and international war
agencies.
YOU—depending on your telephone
for quick, essential com-
munication at work and
at home.
t? 'telephone lines can
carry this wartime load only if we all use
existing facilities sparingly, and keep our
calls just as short and business -like as we
can.
Additional equipment is severely limited by
material shortages; co-operation must take
the place of construction if essential calls
are to go through promptly.
bx Actcbe SetdcaeCtuurf IGfzn's toleads
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Mrs. Libby was born in Portland, a walrus tusk beautifully etched. Mr.
Maine, where she married forty-five Stewart has spent several year,s m
years ago, but prior t,o their coming the Yukon, at Nome and elsewhere,
to Clinton in 1913' Mr. and Mrs. Libby
had resided in Lowell, Mass, for sev-
eral years. During her residence in
Clinton Mrs. Libby had 'made many
friends by her kindly ,and lovable
disposition. She is survived by two
sons, Frank, manager of the Wing -
ham branch of the Knitting Company
and Charles R. of Springfield, Mass.
A grandson, Emerson Libby, had also
for years made his home with his
grandparents.
We are sorry to report the sad and
sudden death of Mr. David John Me-
Clinchey of the Goshen Line, Stanley
township, which took place at his
home on Friday night last.
Mr, Harry ,Thompson of .Goderich
Township, who has been suffering
from the return of an old disorder
for several Weeks past, will probably
be the first patient in the new Public
Hospital to be opened at Clinton, as
it is expected he will be removed there
next week to undergo an operation.
Mr. William Cantelon, one of Clin-
ton's moat highly esteemed business-
men, will toritorrow round out his
eightieth year. Mr. Cantelon is a
native of Goderich Township, being His first experience in actual war
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a son of the late David Cantelon, one fare was in the retirement of the
of the early settlers in that township. British 8th Army from retirement
to El
He has spent the greater part of his A emei . On this movement he was
manhood years in Clinton, being for a subjected to several close calls. Later
time in the wagon -making business he participated, in the advance of
with his brother, Harry, now of Tor- General Montomery from El Alemein
onto, and for the past thirty-five to Tunis. -Huron Expositor,°
years being in business with his bro.
ther, Peter, comprising the well-
known grocery firm of Cantelon
Bros.
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE• CENTURY
Some Notes of the News in 1919.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
February, 13th, 1919
Mr. B. J. Gibbings has been appoint
ed acting -superintendent of the Doh:
erty Pianos,'Ltd., in place of Mr. J.
'Ullman, who has resigned.
Two soldiers have returned to town
during the past week: Pte. F. J. Smith
and returns thither in the spring.
Mr. T. H. Cook, who has been in,
Meaford in the interests of the Apple
King, returned home Tuesday and
leaves today for Toronto,
'Miss Aggie Porter, assistant at the
postoffice, was off duty for a couple
of days last week owing to illness.
The vacancy was well filled ley Miss
Howson. •
Seaforth Officer Home Aft-
er Three Years Overseas
"The abundance of food in Canada
is Still hared to believe and everything
seems quite different and strange."
was the statement of Flt -/Lt. T. E.
Daly, upon his return home to Sea -
forth after spending three years do-
ing special radio work overseas.
After joining the R. C. A. F. in No-
vember, 1940, Flt./Lt. Daly was c^ern
missioned and went directly' overseas
in January, 1941. For the first year
he journeyed through England, Scot-
land and the Hebrides before being
transferred to the Middle East. While
in England he was presented to the
Queen and had tea with her and the.
two Princesses. "I found the Queen.
very gracious and lovely, 'with ai
sparkling personality," was his com-
ment' on His Majesty.
In 1942 be spent three months on
a world cruise, visiting Durban, South
Africa, and Bombay, India, before
joining a mobile unit of the R.A.F.
on the western desert. Flt./Lt, Daly
stated that during the time he was
overseas heworked in conjunction
-with the. R.A.F.
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Durham: Cow Has Triplet.
Calves
A Dual Purpose Shorthorn cow be-
longing to Wesley Johns, of Usborne
Township, gave birth to three calves
on Wednesday. One lived for twelve
hours, while the other two are hearty
and well. They weighed 56, 48 and
38 pounds. The smallest of the three
died. Dr. Jose, of Kirkton, 'said that
in his 30 years of experience be had
only dealt with three sets of triplets.
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Report Year's Work in Aid
of Children
Rev. Dr. 'J. H. Barnett was' re-
elected president of the Huron Coun-
ty Children's Aid Society at the, an-
nual meeting held in the Court House
on Tuesday evening. ,
That the year had been one of ac-
tivity and achievement was evidenced
in the reports presented by Mr, H.
T. Edwards, superintendent, and Mrs.
M. Chaffee, social worker of the
Society.
Mr Edwards in his report said:
subs, Mitchell and Murphy. Goderich:
Hurd, McDonald, Doyle, Bruce, Mc-
Arthur, Babb, Atehinson, Chatunqay.
Referee, Otto Dick of Seaforth.
Mr. George E. Dies, who was for-
merly traveling salesman for Doh-
erty Pianos, Ltd., died suddenly in
Toronto on Tuesday last. He was
sick only one day. He was well ac-
and Sergts T. Britton. The former quainted with a large number of Chu-
mming Saturday evening, the latter ton people.
Tuesday morning. Both were wet- Dr. J. W. Shaw has been appointed
comed by the band and a number of Grand Trunk surgeon, in association
citizens. (with Dr. Gunn.
A marriage has been arranged be- Mr. Arthur Cook received a cable
tween -Mr. Newton Wylie of New York on Thursday last telling him that his
brother of Mrs. J. E. Hogg of town,ison, Mr. G. A. D. Cook, had arrived
and Miss Hopkins of Hot Springs safely in England. Mr. Cook has gone
and will take place on St. George% across the Atlantic as linen expert
Day, April 23rd. for the Simpson Company, Toronto,
An interesting visitor in Clinton 1 and will probably be absent several
over the week end was Lieut. W. Doh -'Years.
erty, or as he is better known among 1 Miss Beatrice Green tried her A.
old friends and schoolmates here, T. C. If. vocal • and sight-seeing exam -
"Bill". Doherty. Bill has just return -1 inations in Toronto a week ago and
ed fronf overseas. Of course the was successful in both. She now.
fact that he has served the Empire has the ,most difficult part of her.
in the great war just over would not exams over.
make him unique, as many Clinton THE CLINTON NEW ERA,
boys served long and well. But Mr.
Doherty had a unique career because) February, 13th, 1919
of the fact that he served on so many : Mrs. R. A. Hearn:, fell on anicy
fronts, in so many capaeities and car -
walk alk on Thursday last and broke her
ried home with him not only a few leg. So icy and dangerous were the
scars but also a whole bunch of de -
streets streets before' the last fall of snow
conations. He has the Military Cross that the wonder is that there were
with Bar, the Croix de Guerre, the not more accidents:
Mons Ribbon and the I{arageorgelie,
Mrs. Thomas Rothwell of Ontario
a Serbian Order. Mr. Doherty en -I
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbs and. Miss
Sadie and Master Frank left on Mon-
day for the west. They intend being
absent some time and will visit Mr.
Gibb's relatives at Briercrest, Sask.,
and at other points in the west.
Mrs. W. Marquis of the Base Line
left yesterday for Craighurst having
had word that her daughter who is
teaching upthere, had contracted
influenza.
When the Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECOB,D
February llth, 1904
Mr. George A. Rorke, who for the
past eight years has been foreman of
the machine room at the organfac-
tory has resigned to accept the posi-
tion of superintendent of the furni-
ture factory at Meaford. On it be-
ing known that he was leaving the
employees in his department present-
ed him with a handsome pair of field
glasses. Mr. Rorke leaves today for
Meaford to enter upon his new duties.
Mrs. Rorke and the boys will spend a
few weeks with friends in Mt. Forest.
Tle Collegiate Institute Board,
which consists of Messrs. M. D. Mc-
Taggart,
Forrester,
W. Jackson, D. A.
J. Ransford, H. Plumsteel, J. Scott
and W. 1'. Spaulding, met one evening
last week 'and organized for the year
with the following officers: chairman,
J. Scott; secretary, M. D. McTaggart;
treasurer W. Jackson; property com-
mittee, M. D. McTaggart, W. P.
Spaulding, and H. Plumsteel.
Fractures Wrist
"Your Society has closed the most Mr. Fred Johnson, prominent
Seaforth business man, broke his
active year of work in its history:I
It has been high -lighted by
'the recog-
nition by the Department of its effort afternoon at the weekly curling
and our grading has been raised to
'B' category. While this is a proud
achievement and our efforts must be
rte
placed in a cast by Dr, E. A. McMas-
ter —Huron Expositor Seaforth.
bonspiel. Mr. Johnson had just
finished throwing his stone when
he lost his balance and fell on the
doubled to maintain the standard we His wrist was X-rayed and
desire. There have been a total of
over . 154 new cases with regard to
which there have• been 1200 visits
and 648 interviews in the six cate-
gories of our work, namely, child
Protection; unmarried parent work;
supervision of wards of our Society
and wards of other societies placed
in our county as well as non-wards—
the latter, children whp are still the
responsibility of their own parents
but have need of the facilities to
better development which our Society
can provide; adoption; investigations
for the Dependents' Board of Trus-
tees at Ottawa; and supervision of
families of service then. This you
will see presents a broad field of
responsibility."
Mr. Edwards gave grateful ack-
nowledgement of the co-operation ex-
tended by various organizations anal
groups in the work in behalf of
children, including the Lions Club,
the Home and School Clubs, the
young people's groups of the chur-
ches, and by Miss Cleaver, public
school nurse. "As a society," he
said, "we are proud of Ourfoster-
homes and, the foster -parents who
often at a sacrifice to themselves
give a twenty -four-hour uncomplain-
ing service to our children. The
Society is under a deep debt of grati-
tude to them."
Five of the Society's wards are in
active service. —Goderich Signal -
Star.
street had the misfortune to fall on
listed• aa a private in 1914 and joined the slippery street on Saturday and
No. 3 Stationary Hospital at London
fracture a small bone in her wrist.
in January 1915, He went overseas
in April same year and to the Aegean! The annual meeting of the Domin-
in August. He spent a couple of ion Live Stock and Breeders' Associat-
months at Gallipoli and then was in ion was held in Toronto last week, and
Egypt. In 1916 he was in Serbia with was well attended by stock men,
the Russian Army and in April 1917 among those present from Huron be -
he returned to England and took out ing Messrs. J. MacFarlane' Stanley,
his commission with the Imperial Ar- and James Snell and Thomas McMich-
tillery and went to Franee. He was ael, Hallett. Mr. MacFarlane's special -
the fifth man to enter Gambrai. Mr. ty is sheep, and he is known beyond
Doherty is the son of the late J. Doh- the boundaries of Huron as a breeder
erty and grandson of the late Mrs. of choice thorobr-ed stock. Mr. Me-.
Chidley of town: He is a graduate Michael is well known as a breeder
of the Clinton Collegiate and was' and dealer in heavy -draught horses,
teaching in Toronto when he enlisted. and frequently figures as a prize
have
winner at Toronto and London. Mr.
Atkinson
sheepbreeder,. though' he dabbles
sheep
somewhat in shorthorns. ` Buts p
are his specialty, chiefly Leicesters.
He is well-known in the United States
as well as Canada.
Mrs.' Charles F. Libby, who was
suddenly stricken with paralysis.
while attending the funeral service in
memory of the late Thomas `Trick
on Friday last, passed away on
Cook; defense, Elliott, McDonald; ten- Monday afternoon without having
Vie fate
The Presbyterians. of Seaforth have
decided to modernize their church and
have let the contract to Mr. 5. S.
Cooper of Canton In the pastfew
years Mr. Cooper has erected some of
the largest buildings m the county.
Mr. H. Little of Seaforrh'has let the
contract to Mr. Cooper for the erec-
tion of a brick res'denee in Egmond-
ville.
Mis. Dinsley is 'suffering beeaus,'
r+° a broken Limb as the result of a
fail the other da r,
Mrs. Milne slipped and fell on
Tuesday evening and was so badly
shaken; up that she will be confined.
to her roam for a few days.
There .departed this life in Wood-,
stock on Satneday Last an old-time
resident of Clinton in. the person of
Mrs. Isabella Maepberson, aged about
sixty years. It. is about two decades
since she left this town Her death
took place at the home of her sister
Mrs. Burgess. The remains'were
brought to Clinton on Monday for in-
terment.
Messrs Ball and msoo Snell also takes prominence as a
purchased' the store next to their
furniture business, now occupied' by
T. T. Murphy as an %implement shop,
and will. fit it up and occupy both.
The Goderich hockey team came
down on , Monday night to play the,
locals, the score at the end of the
match standing 9,-4 in favor of Clinton
It. was anybody'?; game until; about
the beginning, of the last .quarter. The
line-up was as follows: Clinton, goal,
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Killed Two Foxes With Ones
Shot
Foxes, are said to be plentiful in
Bruce and Huron counties this year
and many have been shot by hunt-
ers. Mr. Verdun Rau of Drysdale,
who was a visitor in town this week
reports having killed two foxes with
one shot last Tuesday morning on
the lake front at Drysdale. During
the winter, seven Drysdale hunters
have got 36 foxes, he said. On Friday
they gave a wolf a good chase and
wounded it. It escaped but was crip-
pled and bleeding. This is the sec-
ond wolf shot -at this winter. It is
believed the 'wolves come down from
the north country. on the ice.
—Seaforth News.
Fatal Injuries Received
hen Car Driven by Hus-
band Goes into Ditch
The shocking news was received in
Goderich on. Sunday morning of the
Bath of Mrs. R. W.•Thomas, Cambria
oad, wife of the C.P.R. station agent
ere, as the result of iujuries receiv-
d in a road accident near Chatham
n Saturday evening.
Mr. and . Mrs. Thomas set out on
aturday afternoon for Chatham to
visit their son, A.B. F. Thomas and
o see a little granddaughter who
as ill. With them in the ear, which
as ` driven by Mr. Thomas, were
heir son-in-law-, Hadley. Pafford of
he Centralia airport, his wife, Mrs.
afford, and their little son.
It was reported that the Thomas
ear turned out to pass another car
going in the same direction and was
crowded to the shoulder of the road,
then burled across the highway and
turned over in the ditch.
The occupants of ' the car were
taken to the Chatham hospital where
Mrs. Thomas died that evening. Mr.
Thomas is still in the hospital with
a broken arm and other injuries. Mrs.
Pafford, who suffered shock, and head
injuries, is now out of the hospital.
Mr. 'Pafford and son received only a
shaking -up.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Thomas came here
six years ago from Durham, Mrs.
Thomas was formerly Miss Olive
Babb of Mitchell. She was a member
of North street, United Church, Be-
sides her husband', she leaves three
sons and two daughters.
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Picture Shows—Two 1 ora' P -a road beneath a sign pointing the
gineers of t'•!e Fifth Arn nsi:.. ; .ay to Rome.
13 "LYFIELD hynm and rrayer"and benediction•,
by Mrs. Roberton brought the tneet-
(Intended for last week) ing to a close.
The annual i u: ineo r r '' g` ' I Ladies Guild
Knox church was held on Tuesd:.y
Feb. 1 when there was t gout' a The 'L -dies Guild of St. Marks
tendance of members of t' a ao rg• e- Anglican Church met in the Orange
gallon: Rev. D. J. Lane occupied the Hall on Tuesday. The meeting was in
chair. Reports from different oigani, charge of Miss Laura Philips. The
zatione were very satisfactory and of scripture was read. by Mrs.' T. S.
an' encouraging nature. Will Aim -
Margaret
Readings were given lsy
strong, acting treasurer stated that Margaret Nesbit, Mrs. J. Taylor and.
after all financial obligations had Mrs, Thos Haggitt. The topic "The
been met, there was a substantial. Election of St. Mathiesf was given
balance with which to start the New by Mrs. P. H. Streeter. The presid-
Year. ent Mrs. Alvin Leatherland then
took charge. She expressed her
thanks to Mrs. Gordon Taylor for
printing the programs for the year.
The secretary read a letter of thanks
from Mrs. Jas Nicholson for the
expressions of sympathy at the time
of her mother's death. Also a letter
from the sisters of St. Margarets,
Bracebrid'ge for gifts sent them. A
letter was read from Miss Small of
Toronto thanking the Guild for
sending her the 'Forward' It was'
decided to help clothe an Indian boy
with the Blyth and Belgrave societies
A crib quilt was donated by Mrs. J.
Taylor and Mrs. Whyatt. At the
A quilt was put in the frames and March meeting a quilt will be quilted
partially completed. At the next and` Mrs. Gordon Taylor will give
meeting this will be finished and the topic. Rev. P. H. Streeter closed.'
work will be started on a new quota the meeting with prayer. The travel -
of 200 khaki handkerchiefs. ling basket was auctioned by Mrs. G;
There was also a discussion of the Hamilton and $4.94 was realized.
next Blood Donors Clinic which is to Total proceeds for the meeting were
be held in Clinton on Feb. 15, All $8.47.
The following are the officers for
1944:— Treasurer Margaret Reid,
Board of Managers, Carl Houston,
Will Ferguson J. Richardson, Dr. D.
Volume, Will Armstrong, Dewar Tal-
bot, and. John Toms; Trustees Archie
Armstrong, George Dewar; Organist
Mrs. Jas. Ferguson, Asst. organic;
Mrs. Armstrong; Ushers Dewar
Talbot, Lloyd Heard, Will Armstrong;
,Janitor Lyall Davison.
The Red Cross meeting was held
in the Orange Hall on Friday of last
week.
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Home on Leave From
Convoy Duty
0. D. Seaman Raymond Higgins,
who enlisted in the Canadian navy
about a year and a half ago and
who for the past fifteen months
has been on convoy duty on the At-
lantic convoy routes, arrived borne
Saturday evening to spend a 28 -day
leave, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Higgins. --Exeter Times Ad-
vocate.
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wishing to donate should get in
touch with some of the officers of - A meeting df the Ladies of the
the Red -Cross, either here or in Clin- Village and community was held in
ten within the next few day.a. the Orange Hall on Tuesday evening -
for the purpose of organizing an
The work committees were ap Auburn Victory Club. Miss Laurer.
pointe 1 for next year as follows; Phillips presided for the election of:
Quilting; Mrs. Larsen, Miss Man- officers, which resulted as follows:
son, Mrs. C. Toms, Mrs. Dowson. President Mrs. Earl McKnight, vice
Sewing: Miss J. Stirling, Mrs. Wm. president Mrs. Jack Armstrong, seer
Ferguson, Miss Fowlie, Mrs. M. Toms Miss Amelia McIllwain, treas. Mrs.:
Knitting: Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Clayton Ladd, Social convenor Mrs..
Manson, Mrs. P. Weston. Wesley Bradnock. The Club will meela
Packing: Mrs. C. Toms, Mrs. Fergu- every two weeks in the Orange
son, Mrs. Bassett. Hall. The next meeting will be in-
Overseas
mOverseas Box Con. Mrs. Elliott charge of Mrs. T. S. Johnston, Mrs,.
Mrs. Grant Turner, Mrs. Fred Wes- Chas Scott, Mrs. Wm. Dodd Jr., Mrs.
ton. Thos. McNall and Madeline Yung --
Entertainment: Mrs. W. Westlake, blutt.
Mrs. M. Toms, Mrs. Prentice, Mrs. ,
Ferguson and Mrs. Weston.
F4ther Dies in England
The Rev. Dr. Hurford recently re-
ceived a cable telling of the passing
away of his father, Mr. Dan Hurford,
of Gipsy Hill, Upper Nonwood, 'Lon-
don, England.
Mr. Hurford was 84 years of age
and quite active being ill only for
about three weeks. 'In the September.
blitz' of 1940 he was bombed out 01
lis home, but the house was not de-
stroyed. For two nights after he slept
'n an arm chair, then better accom-
modation was found. Only a few
months ago Mr. Hurford spoke of his
nights being disturbed by German
planes. —Huron Expositor Seaforth.
The finishing tauch'is are being
put upon Captain Combe's new . drug
store into which he will move this
week.
Postmaster Scott moved across to
the new office on Tuesday night and
now has everything in working order.
The building inseveral respects is
not just what it might have been but
it is such an immense improvement
over theold shack that we pass by.,
its imperfections. -
Mr. and Mrs. John McCartney, who
went to Souris, Man, in May last
returned on Saturday and are stop-
ping with their daughter, MTS. George
Hanley of town.
Mr. W. Stewart, who was the guest
of Mr. W. D. Fair for several days,
left this week for Ayr and has since
sent Mr. Fair a souvenir of Alaska
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Money never goes to the' head un-
til it has first gone to the bank sc-
count.
W. M. S. If they get tired of calling it the
The W. M. S. of Knox United global war the. might try "ender -in.
-.
Church met at the manse with Mrs. council war".
Jas. Woods in charge of the opening You will find a heap of courage
exercises. Antthuncement was made in every home these days if you:
o the ors
f 1 World's Day of Prayer, to be
' were to look.
h P church on
held in the Presbyterian
February 25th- A letter was read
from Miss M. Small of Toronto also
one from Mrs. Colclough of Blyth'
regarding the allocation. A letter
was read from Mrs. Robinson with
regards to' organizing a Mission
Circle. A motion was made by Mrs.
Snell that: Misses Sadie Carter and
Alma Kutch be a committee to inter-
view the young people about.organ-
izing. The theme of the meeting
was "The Bible, the Common Pea-
session of the World Church." A
story was read by Mrs. Snell on
"Fraternity" Scripture passages
were read by Mrs: Ernest- Patterson
Kra. 11. Snell, Mrs. Woods and Miss.
Sadie Carter. Mrs. Jas Roberton then
took charge for the program. The
heralds responded Mrs. Jas. Jackson
temperance and Mrs. Fred Toll on
Christian Stewardship. A duet was
rendered by Misses Alma Match and
Sadie Carter. Mrs. Harry Yungblut
told the story in the study book The
Blessings. of Health: The singing o.'
Now Interned in Prussia.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Welwood of White-
church received two letters from their
son W/0 Norman Welwood, who is
a prisoner of war. Norm has been.
in three different camps' since he was
taken prisoner. His last transfer 'was
into East Prussia. These letters were
written November 5th so it took them
three months to reach here. In his
letter he said he had sent a Christmas
card but up until now Mr. Welwood.
has not received it..
Norm is apparently in good health
and his great concern seemed to be
that his parents were well.
Mr. and Mrs. Welwood have a dau-
ghter in services, Jean, being station-
ed with the Wres at Halifax —Wing; -
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