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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-03-02, Page 3THURS., MARCH 2nd,1944 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD eAGE 3 TI -IE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of the News in 1919. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD could hardly distinguish the individ- February 27th, 1919ual stars. The "Crips" did very well also, considering the handicap Mr. John Bailey of Hullett, out near of their skirts, After the match the cemetery, called The News -Record the soldiers invited the girls to the to say that he had seen a robin, a Club rooms for 'refreshments. The real, orange-brested chirpy robin, ' proceeds from this game go to help around his place Tuesday morning. furnish, the Khaki Club rooms. The Mr, and Mrs, John Reynolds of following is the line-up, Girls; I. Hew- Goderich, parents of Manager Rey.. den, J. McTaggart, D. Schoenhals, S. olds of the House of Refuge, are tnov- Bawden, R. Stoddart, M. Schoenhals, t to tl is w ek and taking M Bramfield. Soldiers, E. Patt - another made the supreme' sacrifice in August last. Miss Vera Carbert of Stratford was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. V. Quigley, over the week end. Mrs. John Mulholland and her mo- ther, Mrs. Cantelon, are visiting re- latives in Streetsville and Georgetown Miss Minnie Cooper returned Thurs- day from a visit with her brother in Collingwood. Mrs. Mae Rance McKinnon was in Goderich last week assisting with a concert. program. Mr. Leo Flynn, teller in; the local branch` of the Royal Bank, has been transferred to the Paisley branch. Mrs. A. Weatherwax of Orillia was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Cantelon, over the week end. Mrs, W. J. Ross is in Toronto this Week. Miss Susie Sloman is visiting fri- ends in' Toronto. Major M. D. McTaggart was up from London over the week end. mg otown u e , possession o£' the cottage on Albert W. Coats, R. Chowen, M. Cook, J. E. The Holmesville appointment has street which they recently purchased Cook, A. Haywood, T. Morgan, Sub., from Mr. T, A. Greig. ! G. Howes, Referee, Carl Draper. Mr, E. W, Morrison, who recently . The 'Clinton hockey team goes to purchased Mr. T. Rathwell's house Glencoe tomorrow to play a semi- on Ontario street, is moving into 'final game in the Northern. League; town this, week. Stratford having defaulted, Clinton Miss Eulalia Hill has taken a pos was the only team left in the district.- dtion in the office of the Agricultural There may be a formal opening Representative. later but Clinton General Hospital Several of the local storekeepers opened for practical work this week have thrift stamps for sale. "Will and already has a patient and, expects you take your change in thrift' stamps to take in another tomorrow. The is the slogan they are using. first patient to be treated was Bruce Quite a number of Clinton citizens Grigg of Goderich township, who un - went to Seaforth on Friday evening derwent a small operation. Superint to witness the hockey match between endent Grainger and Matron Holmes that town and the London Intermed- are in charge and Miss Mustard -of fates. ,Brucefield, a probationer, is already Mr. O. W. Potter is moving .into at work. town, into the house recently purch- ased THE CLINTON NEW ERA. from Sergt. Welsh, who is taking Ii • up his abode on King street. February 27th 1919 Mr.. R. L. Moore of Toronto has has Mrs. Charles Twitchell, who taken over the Prudential Insurance been visiting her mother, Mrs. Forbes business for Clinton and -will shortly bring his family up from the city. :of town fof several weeks, left for Rev. A. E. Jones, pastor of Wesley her home at Windsor on Saturday. church has received an invitation from I Rev. E. 0. Porde has been in Tor - the board of the -Methodist church, onto this week attending the Special Blenheim, to become their pastor at Forward Movement Conference of the the end of this •conference year. Mr. Baptist Churches of Ontario and Jones is only in his second year in Quebec. Clinton and at the February meeting Mrs. Joshua is leaving with her . of the official board he received a family to join her husband at Sarnia unanimous invitation to remain forwhere he has a good position. The a third year. friends of the family are sorry to On Monday evening the Girls' see them leave town. Hockey Club defeated a team of sol -1 Mrs. W. Marquis has returned from diers from the Khaki Club by the Craighurst, where she was called on score of 5=3. The Kiltie Band escorted account of the illness of her daughter, the soldiers from the Club to the rink Miss Tena, who is teaching there and The "Cripples" -were somewhat hand- who has nicely recovered. icapped by having to wear skirts The Mr. F. J. Ball of Eberts, arrived in ice was stieky but it did not hinder town on Thursday morning and in - it from being a fast game. It is not tends spending a few weeks visiting known whether the referee was show- the old locality. Mr. Ball is a broth ing partiality to the feminine sex or er of Mr. Nelson Ball of town and has not but whenever one of the "Crips" a host of relatives, in the surrounding was found to be exerting himself too community, so he will be able to send much hi the art of handling a stick u pleasant few weeks among them. he was immediately sent to the pen- Mr. Walter Booth, recently return- alty box. At times the "Crips" had ed from overseas, has been the guest only two men on the ice. The first for the past couple of weeks of his period was :a close one, neither team grandmother, Mrs. Herr of Victoria scoring a goal, but in the second- per- street leaving yesterday to report at iod the girls •got four goals in quick Toronto. ' Mr. Booth was severely succession, and to make it more in- wounded in both legs and was . also teresting the "Crips" scored' two gassed but he is now recovering. He goals. The third period ended with'is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Booth of the score of 5-3 in favor of the girls. Winnipeg, formerly of Clinton. Anoth- All the girls played a good game, one er brother is still overseas and, still Allies Press On In Italy, Against Stubborn Germai Resistance - s Oetober, 1943: Germany is suffer- ing defeat after defeat on all fronts. In the U. S. S. R. Hitler's forces, fighting desperately, are still being pressed back. - On German's home front the R. A. P. and U. S. A. A. F. are inflicting crippling blows to her industries. In Italy the Germans are sustained a great loss in the removal of three prominent families, Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins and Frank Jen- kins who have - removed to Clinton;' Mr, and Mrs. Lewis Tebbutt; who will soon move to Tuckersmith, and Mr, George Gould andMissElizabeth Gould who intend to reside in God,- erich. In honour of these families a banquet was given in the basement of the church on Monday evening, when upwards of one hundred and seventy-five were present. Each of the families were presented with a fare- well gift. Rev. W. B. Moulton is moving this week to the house just vacated by Mrs. J. Cook on Ontario street and Mrs. T. Rathwell is moving into the cottage on Orange street which Mr. Moulton is vacating. A. number of the residents of the village of Bayfield have been laying in their summer supply of ice during the past week, though it is not as good, as former years. When the Present Century Was. Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD February 25th, 1904 Mr, David Steep slipped and fell the other day and sprained his ankle so badly that he was laid up for a few days. He is one of those active young men with whom confinment goes especially hard. While walking upon the icy side- walk on Thursday last Mrs. John Morrish fell and broke one of the small bones in the leg. She is now at the home of her son, A. J. Morrish, and will be confined to the house for a fele weeks. A second paper will make its 'ap- pearance in Seaforth on Thursday, of next week. It will succeed the Sun, whose rays never shone very bright- ly, and will be known at The News. The publisher is Mr. M. Appleford, lately of Wal]aceburg. Mr. Joe Rattenbury is a great ad- mirer of the Minorca hen and thinks that for laying purposes it can beat all other breeds. In proof of this he submitted for inspection on Tuesday a freshly -laid egg which weighed four ounces and measured 6rhx81/a inches. Mr. Thomas Dowson of Stanley has purchased the interest held by Mr. Davis' Sr. in the livery business of Davis and Davis and the firm will in the future be known at Davis & Dowson. Mr. Dowson is well and favourably known in Clinton. As landlord of the Mason House for about three years he was immensley popular with the patronsof that well- known ellknown hostelry. While assisting in placing a crib in a well being dug on Mr. D. A. Forrester's farm on Tuesday, Mr. Albert Townshend fell into the ex- cavation then fourteen feet deep. He would have landed on his head but for his agility in catching the side of the crib, and in catching with no other injury than a bruised side. The Presbyterian church at Kip - pen, in which the disastrousacetylene gas explosion took place a few months ago, is now being lighted by coal oil lamps. The Jackson Mfg, Company is steadily increasing its staff and the number of its machines. Not many of our citizens are aware of how im- portant an industry the Jackson clothing factory has become. On Tuesday afternoon another of the pioneers -passed away in the per- son of Mrs. E, Dinsley . who hall reached the age of 85 years. With her husband, they were both natives of England, she came to Clinton in October 1850 and has ever since con- tinued to rdside-here, The day before she died the 64th, anniversary of their wedding" day. Mrs. Dinsley's death was 'hastened by an accidentwhich befell her a few weeks ago. Mr. Dinsley survives his life partner to- gether with these eight out of. tett children born to them: Mrs. N. Rob - ',qrs. beaten steadily northward by the Allied Fifth and Eigth armies. Picture shows: A large . column of Sherman tanks, manned by British troops, comes upfor the final assault 'on the'Naples defences. (Naples fell to the Fifth` Army on October 1). HERE is evidence that cannot be denied ... unsolicited praise for Red Cross . straight from the hearts of repatriated warprison- ers, men who have been through it and know from first hand ex- perience just what it is all about. Thousands of their comrades are still in enemy hands. Help Red Cross bring each one of them back with the same wonderful story to tell, a story of Red Cross light in the very shadow of death. Over 39% of the money you give is earmarked for prisoners of war. Give generously that this amount will swell to meet the growing need. What we've done is small to what we've yet to do! A. J. McMurray Chairman Phone 159. Clinton central son and Miss Dinsley, Clinton. Mrs. Thos. Stanbury, Detroit; William, Edward and Remus of Chicago,' Rom- ulus of Texas' and Robert of Cheyenne Mrs. Stanbury was home for the funeral. Mr. George Hinchley, who since 1881 has been travelling agent for the Clin- ton Foundry, has accepted a situation with the, Waterloo. Mfg. Company as their representative in the Northwest with headquarters at Regina. He leaves for his new quarters this week, Mr. Hinchely is a native of HuIIett and has spent thegreater part of his life in this county. Mr, Albert Graham, who was born in the township of Stanley in 1851 and moved to Michigan in 1877 died at his home in Marlette, that state, on Feb. 21st. He is survived by his wife and their four children, two sons and two daughters, Mr. Reuben Gra- ham of Clinton, brother of deceased, and his sister, Mrs.', Alex. Robinson of Goderich, reached his bedside short- ly before the final summons canter .—y Blyth Forms Committee to Welcome Service Men Homes A group of citizens, representative of all Societies and Organizations of the town, assembled in the Council Chambers, at the request of the Vil- lage Council on Monday night, to -dis- cuss plans, and to organize a Citizens' Welcoming`' Committee for members of the Armed Services, who may be returning home from time to, time., . There was a splendid turnout, and following a few opening remarks by Reeve. W. H. Morritt, in which he explained the purposeofthe gather- ing, the business of appointing offi- cers was attended to. The following appointments were made by 'motion which in all cases carried unanimously: Secretary: Miss Mary Milne, by :notion of A. J. Glass and J. H. R. Elliott. President: Harold T. Vodden,by motion of Harold Phillips and J. B. motion Franklin Baintbn and William Mills. - 2nd Vice President: J. H. Phillips, motion J. H. H. Elliott and Emerson Wright. 3rd Vice President: Mrs. J. A. Cow- an, motion J. B. Watson and A. J. Glass. Treasurer: Miss Alice Rogerson, motion of J. H. R. Elliott and A. W. P. Smith. Publicity Man: K. Whitmore, mo- tion J. H. Phillips and J. H. R. El- liott. A motion by Harold Phillips and A. L. Kernick appointed the town Clergy to act inthecapacity of mak- V ing the speech of welcome to the re- turning boys, they to arrange- who Home from Overseas will take charge as each occasion cut. ss ue n ure Overseas Mr. and Mrs. William Thuell re- ceived a leter from their son, Lieut. Ross Thuell, Overseas, in which he informed; them that he was suffering :from injuries "recently received. In an accident, upon which he failed to elaborate, he had the misfortune to have his foot smashed, and two toes broken. He also mentioned the fact that he had yet to receive mail since his arrival overseas. -Blyth Stan- dard. arises. —Blyth Standard. Flt: Sgt. George Kruse, R.C.A.F., returned home on Saturday last from V overseas where he spent the past nine months. . Calf Born Minus Its. Fly 1 Flt, Sgt. Kruse enlisted in April, Switcher '1942, and gratuated at Moncton, N. B. A calf which was born recently on April 29, 1943, and in May of the on the faun of Nelson Baynard was same year was posted overseas, normal in every respect with the Hs will spend a couple of weeks exception that it Jacked a tail. The hereat his home before reporting at calf may not as'yet be aware .of its London for future duties. —Huron deformity but when fly,time rolls Expositor Seaforth. around, the lack of a swatter will be I V only too evident. -Lucknow Sentinel.. Transferred to !Sarnia V Seaforth Resident Has Face; Branch Mr. J. Frank Gillespie, manager of Scalded the Goderich branch of the Canadian Miss Mary Halpin met with a ser- Bank of Commerce, is being transfer- red to a similar position at Sarnia. sous accident at her home on Gode-. Frank is well known here as he. spent rich Street East, on Monday night, his boyhood• days in Wingham and She was moving a large, pot of boil- commenced his banking career here. sng water on the stove, when it up- The present manager of the Sarnia set into the immediately and the cloud of branch is Mr. L. R. Blackwood, who steads, immediately raised, badly Went from Wingham to Sarnia. scalded her face. , Frank's friends here will be very 'Miss Halpin was alone in the house pleased that he is progressing so at the time and it was not until the favourably inhis banking career. next .morning that she was enabled _ Wingham-Advance Tames. to secure help. She was immediately removed to Scott Memorial; Hospital, ! V where she received medical attention,, and is now resting as comfortably Sec, Vegetable tlegetablePrices, as could be expected. It will be some time, however before she will be suf- Effective March 1, slight seasonal Watson. ficiently recovered to return to her raises are permitted under Wartime 1st Vice President: J. B. Watson, home, —Huron Expositor Seaforth. Price: and Trade Board regulations lin the prices of some fresh Vegetables Ceilings .f91. 'others remain the same has in February. Price lists include !parsnips, washed one and two pound lots 10 cents a pound; unwashed nine !cents; over two pound lots washed, 9.8 cents; unwashed 8.8 cents; tar. nips,—washed one and two pound (lots six cents; over two pound Lots 5.04 cents; unwashed one and two pounds five cents, over two pounds 4.2 cents; white turnips, —washed one and two pound lots eight cents, over two pounds 7.16 cents, unwash- ied one and two pound lots seven cents over two pounds 6.3 cents; beets,—• washed one and two pounds seven cents, over two pounds 6.3 cents, beets unwashed one and two pounds six cents, over two pounds 5.88 cents, carrots, —washed one and two pounds seven cents, over two pounds 6.3 cents,unwashed one and two pounds six cents, over two pounds 5.46 cents; cabbage,—one or, two pounds eight cents, over two pounds 7.1 cents; red cabbage,—one or two pounds nine' cents, over two pounds 8,8 Dents." , Counted Seventeen Deer Last week Ross Gray, who resides two and a half utiles east of Belgrave was drawing wood from the back field when Ise sighted a herd of deer coming out of the bush. Being only about 40 rods from them he counted them and there were seventeen in the herd. V Reports as Wren, March 2 Miss Mary Cruikshalik daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Benson Gruikshank, who enlisted in the Women's Royal Naval Service some time ago will report at Galt on Thursday next week, March 2nd, for her basic training. 'After that she will go to. St. Hyacinth, Que., to attend a course in wireless telegraphy —Wingham Advance Times. V "We are all in good spirits, thanks to the Red Cross. They do a mar-, vellous job."