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NATIONAL
SELECTIVE
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been entered and no other places of
�` business had been interfered with.
If You Employ Male Persons
i,, Have they all complied with the
Military Call -Up?
Under an Order signed under authority of the National Selective
Service Mobilization Regulations:
1. Every employer of male employees must make an examination'
of the documents of these employees, and forward advice on
those who, fail to produce documents showing good standing
under Mobilization Regulations. •
2. This examination must be completed by May 1st, 1944.
3. "EMPLOYER" includes industrial and, commercial employers,
and also farm operators.
4. "MALE ,EMPLOYEE" includes all male persons working for
you, including relatives.
5. A booklet "EMPLOYERS' GUIDE," has been sent to industrial
and commercial employers. A return post card has gone to •
farm operators.
6. If you employ any reale person, and have not been notified of
the survey by booklet or post card, contact the nearest Employ-
ment and Selective Service Office and ask for the booklet.
7. Obligation to, make the examination rests on each and every
employer of male persons, and employers most act. ,
8. Penalties are provided for failure to carry out this examina-
tion, and for male employees failing to assist by refusal to
produce documents.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
HUMPHREY MITCHELL, A. MacNAMARA,
Minister of Labour. Director, National Selective Service,
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THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN -
THE CENTURY
Same Notes of the News in 1919.
' Mrs. A. J. Grigg and Miss Helen
were in Seaforth on 'Thursday last
attending the funeral of the former's
uncle, the late George Grigg.
Lieut. Jones of the .local S. A.
Corps,who had the misfortune to
break her leg about two months ago,
hatgone to het home in Toronto for
a rest and change • and Capt, Stephens
is supplying here during her absence.
Miss Vira Haywood of Winnipeg,
formerly of Clinton, is spending a
few weeks visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.
W. Moore of town, and with other
relatives in the vicinity.
Mayor Cooper was in Toronto this
week.
Mr. D. K. Prior spent the week
end at Exeter.
Miss Mains was in Hamilton over
the week end.
Miss Zetta Bawden was in Blyth
for a couple of ,days' the past week.
Miss Bessie Porter, who has been
spending the winter with friends in
Hullett township, has returned home.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, and is with friends in Toronto, and
he is expected home in a few days,
March 13th, 1919
Mr. F. Bruce Medd, who has been
conducting the creamery business in
town will move back to a farm near
Clinton --Exeter Times.
Rev. S. T. Bartlett, who had charge
of the Armenian Relief Work in Can-
ada last fall, is leaving this week
with a party of Americans to investi-
gate conditions in Armenia. The
party sails from New York for Nap-
les on Saturday. Rev. Bartlett is a
brother-in-law of Mr. W. H. Hetlyar
Of town.
Mr. T. T. Murphy has rented the
bowling alley -across •the street icon The last meeting of the I.
C. C
C. C
McTagg'art's bank and has had a door Literary Society was in the lC. L
cut in the side for the convenience Form 1. The opening number was
of running in vehicles and machines. a chorus, "The Freshman". The
Mr. D. N: Watson has sold his words were original and the chorus
grocery business on Victoria street to was excellent. The reading of the
Mr. J. C. Reid of Varna, who is now minutes followed, and then Jack
in possession. Mr. Watson has leas-, Bawden rose to the occasion with,
ed what is known as the Sage house1"I Ain't Got Weary Yet." He was
Miss Jessie McGuire, who has been
spending the winter with Buffalo
friends, returned home Saturday for
a short visit.
Mr. George Holland of the Bayfield
Road has been down east buying
stock during the past week.
Mrs. J. C. Ohowen returned Mon-
day after a visit with Hamilton
friends.
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THE CLINTON NEW ERA
March lath, 1919
When the Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
March 10th, 1904
There passed away from life unto
death at Huntsville, Muskoka; Wed.
of last week, a former resident of
Clinton in the person of Mrs. John
Olver, ager fifty-three years. It is
seventeen years since Mr. and Mrs.
Olver left this town and took up.
residence in Muskoka, which has
ever since continued to be their home.
The remains were brought to Clinton
and on Sunday the funeral took place
from the home of the deceased's
brother, Mr. G. E. Saville. •
After a very painful illness of two
years Mrs. Eliza Pethiek died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Baer, on Monday,°aged sixty-
eight years.
On Monday evening the trustee
board of Willis churclll elected Mr. G.
D. McTaggart to succeed Mr. Wil-
liam Coats as seeretary-treasurer
which position he filled with the ut-
mostsatisfaction for twenty-one
years. Mr. Coats's predecessor was
the late M. McTaggart, father of the
present incumbent, who for a score
of years managed the finances of the
church.
Mrs. John Smith died very suddenly
yesterday afternoon. She was in
about her usual health and the abrupt
call has intensified the grief of the
stricken family. Mrs. Smith was a
sister of Messrs. Thos Roland and
John Jenkins, so well and favourably
known in Goderich Township.
on Ontario street from Mr. S. Kemp heartily encored. We received the
and is moving into it. required amount of mental food and,
"Mo" Elliott was wearing his stimulus in a debate, "Resolved, that
right eye in a sling over the week' Party Government is the only Gov -
end owing to an accident at the l ernment for a Democratic Country".
hockey match Friday evening. I The affirmative side was ably up -
On Saturday next Joseph Wheat- held by Ernest Livermore and Willis
ley, • who for the past thirty years,; Cooper. Opposed to them were two
has held the position of Chief of young ladies from Form III,' Jean
Police in Clinton, hands over his, McMurehie and Dorothy Rattenbury.
badge of officer to Bert Fitzsimons The judges, Mr. Treleaven, Miss Mac -
and retires to private life. "Big Joe," dougall and Miss McLeod awarded
"Beautiful Joe," as some of his the laurels to the young ladies who
friends sometimes playfully , call since then, have not noticed any of.
him, seems to be as much a part of the rest of us. Many other interest -
the official town as the town hall or ing features were also on the pro -
the tax rate and one cannot imagine gram and those taking part were,
Clinton without the genial face Ella Rutledge, Willis VanEgmond,
and huge figure of "Big Joe" hover- George. Horsley, Nesbitt Cook, Bert
Sloman, Willie Kyle, Helen Grigg.
Mr. Treleaven presented the medals
won for the best Victory Loan com-
positions. In Form IV Harry Rance
and Louis McKay; in Form III, Jean
McMurehie, Kathleen Downer; in
Form II, Gertrude Fowler and Beat-
rice Jervis. Mr. Grahame, as critic,
ably summed up the program.. We
closed with "God Save the King."
ing around. During his thirty years
of public service Chief Wheatley has
seen many changes, witnessed many
a coining and going. J. Whitehead
was mayor when Chief Wheatley as-
sumed office and since that time
Clinton has had only twelve differ-
ent mayors. Thirty years is a long
time to serve in a public capacity and
few men could perhaps have served
as long andat the end have had When Caretaker Smyth went up
in so large a measure the respect ofto the Public school to look after the
interested oversight of Chief Wheat -fires he found three men comfortably
ley. The splendid streets which Clin- settled on some sacks in the basement
ton is now so proud of are in no
beside a roaring fire, where they had
small part des to the energy and the
evidently spent the night. Mr. Smyth
interests oversight of 'Chief Wheat-
ley. We'll miss "Big Joe" from the They went down to the depot and
front streets and hope that occasion Agent Pattison called up the mayor,
ally he will come up town and drop telling him they were loitering about
in on his old friends.
but when Chief Wheatley' got after
M. and Mrs. Ed Morrison of near them they had disappeared. Later it
Kippen, who recently purchased the was found they had extracted ten
residence of Mr. T. Rathwell, Ontario dollars front the till in the ticket
Street, are getting nicely settled in office. Later in the afternoon word
their new home. was received that they had been seen
The hockey match played in the boarding the train in Seaforth and a
local rink between Seaforth and Clin- wire was sent to Stratford to have
ton on Friday evening resulted ins .them arrested. But at last reportsone
Mr. John Sherritt M. P. for -North
Middlesex, was in town on Saturday:
On Friday evening of last week
Mrs. John Gilmour of the 2nd
concession of Stanley Township gave
a reception party in honour of her
son, Mr. John Gilmour and bride,
whose wedding took place on Tues-
day. About 80 friends and neighbours
were present who spent several hours
very pleasantly in games and dancing.
The violinists were Messrs. Adam and
Fenwick Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Gil-
mour leave for their new home near
Moosejaw next week and will take
with them the hearty wishes of their
many friends.
A number of invited guests as-
sembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Reid, Parr Line, Stanley
Township, one evening recently to
help them celebrate the 25th an-
niversary of their wedding day.
Wedding bells have been ringing
on the Goshen Line, Stanley, Mr.
George Henry Stephenson was mar-
ried on Feb, 24th, to one of Seaforth's
fairest maidens in the person of Miss
Ida McIntosh,
Mr. W. Fairservice, who has been
visiting at the homestead in Hullett,
left yesterday for New •Dundee where
last evening he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Addie Mains of that
place. He was accompanied by his
sisters, Misses .Maggie and •Lizzie
Fairservice; his brother Tom and his
uncle, Mr. A. J. Taylor. The newly -
wedded pair are expected to arrive
at the homestead this week and 'in a
few days will leave for their new
home in the Northwest,
Mr. W. U. Latornell, formerly of
the Clinton branch of the Molsons
bank but for the last year of Ridge-
town, has been promoted and trans-
ferred to the St. Thomas branch. Mrs.
Latornell, who has been at the old
home for some time, left on Monday
to join him.
Mr. Martin O'Donnell left on Tues.
to visit his old home on the Island
of Aaran on the. west Boast of Ire-
land, On the island, -which is 8 by 7
miles in extent and 32 miles from the
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It takes engineering to figure
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IN THE LETTER BOA
England, February 24, 1944
Dear Editor:
Have thought a number of times
of forwarding you a few lines, with
a suggestion or thought that has been
revolving thru my mind, after read-'
several copies of your good weekly
paper which I am getting regularly
or should I say in "bunches."
Some time ago, last fall I believe
in one of your issues, your paper ap-
pealed to the readers to forward
parts of letters received from the
boys over here so that we chaps over
here when 'reading the papers later
would know who was here etc. and
interesting reading for all.
Personally I think your "Military
Column" is fihe and sure lets us
fellows know who is coming and
going but I wonder if it wouldn't be
possible to create a column or extend
your "Military Column" giving as
many addresses of the boys over here
as you possibly could.
To perhaps enlighten my point, I
personally know many of the boys
from around home, but have no way
whatsoever of getting in touch with
them; have been perhaps unfortunate
myself in not running into them by
accident with the exception that 1
did see Ken Pickett one night and
met Stan Kennedy last Tuesday
night at the Y. M. C. A. close by; we
had quite a lengthy chat, but it did
appear evident that many of the
chaps names we mentioned and
wondered about, we had no idea where
they were.
win fdr the visitors in a score of 8-5. arrest have been made. A window city of Galway, there are 2500 in-
Sergt. N. Davies, son of Mr, and at the back of W. D. Fair & Co.'s habitants, most of whom exist by
Mrs. George Davies of Huron street, store was broken Monday, but so far fishing though some of the land is fit
arrived from overseas on Saturday las' anyone could see 'the place had not for cultivation.
me for trying.
Have just recently moved myself
which means snaking new friends
all over again, new quarters etc, which
isn't so good; has been real cold here
the past week, real frosty in the early
morning but no snow, Which is quite
a change to the memories of No. 4
highway and the old Base Male of just
a year ago.
I have been pretty lucky in getting
my parcels and mail which after all
seems most important and the News -
Record sent along in every box, is a
real treat in itself; in closing keep
the mail and cigarettes coming and
wish along -with every one of us that
this old battle will 'soon be over.
I remain
Pte, G. R. Mason A-61130
H. Q. C. C. 0. D. (R.C.O.C.)
C. A. O.
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So I think if it were at all possible
on your behalf and the co-operation
of your many subscribers that quite
a lengthy lot of addresses could be.
published and I know that when that
was received by the boys over here
there would sure enough be lots of
correspondence going on to get in
touch with someone you' have often
thought about looking up -but didn't
know where to start.
If and when any of these addresses
changed the folks at home could ad-
vise you of this change; I really
think a column such as this would be
on the other hand I appreciate- it,
:might not be convenient for
you to do so—so don't hold it against
School of Commerce Notes
Awards granted by the Education-
al Department of the Gregg Company
Certificates, Jr. and Sr. 0. G. A.,
(order of Gregg Artists)
Mary Caldwell, Reta Cameron,
Mary. Courtney, Esther Dayman, Ida
Dayman, Helen Dixon (Special prize)
Thelma Forbes, Mildred Lobb, Ole
Morley, Betty Moore, Jeanette Mof-
fat, Helen McGill, Clara Nediger,
Shirley Nickle, Elsie Patterson, Sally
Shanahan, Maxine Sturdy, Lloyd
Tasker, Doris Weymouth.
Certificates Jr. 0. A. T. (Order of
Artistic Typists).
Mary Caldwell, Reta Cameron,
Mary Courtney, Helen Dixon, Esther
Dayman, Mildred Lobb, Ola Morley,
Helen McGill, Shirley Nickle (Special
prize), Sally Shanahan, Maxine Stur-
dy, Lloyd Tasker, Doris Weymouth.
Typewriting Speed Certificates
Shirley Nickle 42, Doris Wey-
mouth 34, Ola Morley 31, Sally
Shanahan 30, Words per minute.
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performance. The continuing laboratory
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hasten improvements.
In the meantime, however, synthetic
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N6t0
confined her to bed for the past four
months.
Born in Morris Township, the late
Mrs. Stalker was a daughter of Tho-
mas Laidlaw and Margaret Armour.
Following her marriage to Mr. Stalker
the couple resided in East Wawanosh
Township until they moved to Blyth
seven years ago.
j Mr. Stalker passed on four years
ago this coming April.
Surviving are two daughters, and
one son, Mrs. Wm. Nesbitt (Grace)
of Toronto; Mrs. Peter Brown (Ida)
of Blyth, who had been with her
mother through her illness, and whose
husband is Overseas; and James, also
at home. Two sisters also survive,
Mrs. Wm. Tough, and Miss Annie
Laidlaw, of Clinton; a brother, Wil-
liam Laidlaw, predeceased her. Also
surviving are three grand -children,
Robert, Hilda and Frances Nebbitt.
—Blyth Standard.
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Former Resident Dies
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to express the Society s appreciation
to Jim Shearer, Huron County Agri-
cultural representative, who has re-
signed this office. The following has
been sent him:
At a meeting of the directors of
the Lucknow Agricultural Society a
motion was passed instructing me to
express to you the sincere regret of
the Directors as to your resignation
as Agricultural representative and
to tender you their appreciation of
the assistance you have so generously
given them, and to wish you every
success in your future undertaking.
Good Luck.
Joseph Agnew, Sec.
—Lucknow Sentinel.
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Receives Canadian
Efficiency Medal
1 "For efficient service" Company
Sergt-Major James W Sheardown
Perth Regiment (Motor), has been
awarded the Canadian Efficiency'
Medal and clasp by the Department of
Word was recently received in National Defence. Jin's name appear
Exeter by Mrs. John Parsons of the ed in the official list of awards last
death in Lansing Mich., of a former Saturday.
resident of Exeter in the person of The handsome silver medal with
Mr. Thos. Snell, son of the late clasp, bar and ribbon was received
Thomas and Ann Snell. The deceased on Saturday by Co. Sgt -Major Shear -
was born in England and lived in down's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wren
Exeter for many years. He was em- Sheardown, Hincks street, to be held
ployed on the railroad. He is sur- by them for safe -keeping for their
vived by his widow, formerly Nellie son, now serving in Italy. The medal
Dickson, of Brucefieid. He have sever- has a portrait of the King engraved
al brothers residing at Lansing. In- on one side, and on the other the
terment took place at that city on words "For Efficient Service" in. block
February 16th. —Exeter Times Ad— letters. Around the rim are inscribed
vocate. the recipient's name and regiment.
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spread and supporting a bar on, which.
Express Appreciation of is the word "Canada." The ribbon is
Jim Shearer's Services green edged with gold.
Jim was one of the first to enlist
A meeting of the directors of the for active service in Goderich, joining
Lucknow Agricultural Society was the Perth Regiment on September 3rd
held on Saturday, attended also by 1939, as a private, and he went over-
thoseV who have entered in the So -seas two years ago last Aiugust. Prior
ciety's field crop competition in oats. to enlisting, he was a popular member
Death of Mrs. F. Dixon
Stalker
The death occurred in ; Clinton
Hospital on Saturday, March 4th, of
Mrs. F. Dixon Stalker. life-long resi-
dent of this. district. Mrs. Stalker
was in her 79th year, and passel
on following an illness which had
Some sixteen entries have been re- of the local basketball teams.
ceived, and it was ' decided' to sow Mr. and Mrs. Sheardown have two
Cartier oats, which have now been other sons in active service. Corporal
ordered. Percy Sheardown, a graduate of the
W. A. Miller and Geo. Kennedy, University of Toronto, is now with
local delegates to the Fairs Conven- the Intelligence Corps in London,
tion in Toronto gave splendid report' England, and Pte. Leonard Shead-
of the sessions. down, Elgin Regiment, is serving in
The , in, in-' +' '' ' r" Italy.—Goderich Signal -Star.