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The Clinton News -Record Eat. 1878
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NO. 6191 66th. YEAR
ed The Clinton New Era
CLINTON ONTARIOT.1IUR ,l�'' Y APRIL 6th, 1944
Tax Rate' 46 M, s; Two Mills Engagement Announced
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RED CROSS NOTES
The April meeting of the Clinton
Red Cross Society was held in the
council chambers on Mon. April 3 at
3 p. m. The president, Mrs. W. A.
Oakes was inthe chair. The daily
prayer ,and Lord's prayer were re-
peated in unison. The secretary's
and treasurer's reports were received.
Committee conveners presented their
reports 'which were • ,all of an en-
couraging nature. Exceptionally fine
reports of the Annual Meeting of the
Ontario Division were given by Mrs.
Oakes and Mrs. Herman, two of the
delegates. These will •appear, in next
weeks paper.
Will all :knitters requiring wdol
please notice that the work -rooms
will be open Saturday nights com-
mencing the first Sat. in May from
8.30 to 9.30 p. m.
The society wished to thank Mr.
Harry Bartliff for bread and Mr.
Gordon Lawson and Summerhill unit
for donations of cream and milk at
our last blood • donor clinic. To those
Who gave jam we also say thanks.
Our next clinic will soon be here and
more jam will be needed. If you can
contribute even a small jar` it will be
much appreciated. Call Mrs. Fred
Hanley.
Visitors for April to the Camp hos-
pital will be Mrs. Co'lclough and Mrs.
Mcllveen.
The following shipments have been
made:
Evening Auxiliary -840 compress-
es, 24 white hdlcfs., 165 air force
hdltfs.
R. C. A. F. Auxiliary -250 perineal
pads, 28 air force hdkfs.
Sewing -South End Goderich Twp.
20 sanitary pads, 10 diapers, 25 bab-
ies nighties.
Holmesville--5 pr. • boys' shorts
size 4, 10 girls dresses size 0, 20
khaki hdkfs, 3 bed jackets..
Porterahill-5 sheets.
..QC,li.,gtog=200: ' white-hdkfs,' 10. pr.,
boys' shorts size 4, 5 baby- blankets.
A few articles were kept out from
our shipments to be used in A• display
on Spring Show day.
Quilts -8 quilts Holmesville Unit;
6 quilts Summerhill Unit; 1 quilt
Goderich' Twp. No. 4 Unit; 1 crib
quilt Goderich Twp. No. 4 Unit; 1
quilt Wesley Willis W. A.;. 2 quilts
Presbyterian Church; 2 quilts S.
Paul's Guild; 2 quilts Ont. St. Church;
1 quilt quilted by Women's Institute
2 quilts Goderich Twp. South End.
Knitting -Clinton Branch 7 khaki
high neck sweaters; 4 airforce T. N.
sweaters; 1 navy T. N. sweater; 2 pr.
blue gloves; 4 navy scarves; 15 grey
ribbed Helmets; 21 pr. khaki gloves;
25 pr. grey service socks; 21; pr.
khaki socks; 20 pr. airforce socks; 1
pr. navy gloves donated by Mrs.
Zapfe.
Evening Auxiliary -1 pr. khaki
socks, 7 pr. grey socks, 2 pr. khaki,
gloves; 2 pr. navy gloves; 3 khaki
high neck sweaters; 8 airforce T. N.
sweaters, 1 navy scarf.
Holmesville-2 navy T. N. sweat-
ers, 11 grey T. N. sweaters, 2 boys
sweaters, size 10, 12; 15 pr. khaki
gloves, 7 pr. khaki socks, 11 pr. grey
socks.
Goderich Township South End -2
navy sweaters, 5 airforce T. N.
sweaters, 2 khaki high neck sweaters,
4 pr. khaki socks, 5 pr. khaki gloves,
1 pr. navy gloves,
S. S. No. 4 Goderich Twp. -3 boys
sweaters, 2- pr. khaki gloves, 1 air-
force T, N. sweater.
Tuckersmith-2 pr. grey socks,,'3
airforce T. N. sweaters.
'Porter's Hill -4 navy T. N. Sweat-
ers, 4 pr. navy gloves.
Summerhill -10 pr. grey socks, 7
pr. khaki socks, 5 pr. navy gloves, 5
pr. khaki gloves.
Total no of articles shipped 213.
The New Era .Est. 1867
Lower i),
At the regular, rr1.
council, held in the
on Monday ever -i
tax rate for 1949
mills, which is tve
last year. Council Trewartha pre-
sented an estimat er'of receipts and
expenditures for the;Year, as compar-
ed with last year. After taking into
consideration that an extra mill sud-
sidy had been given ;the„town this year
by the Depnrtment,of Municipal Af-
fairs; and also CIA there is' an in-
crease of $5'19.96 inTihe County grant
to the Board of Education, enabled
the councillors to lower the mill rate
from last years. :;he motion carried
that the'` 1944 budget' of receipts and
expenditures as presented be approved
and that the tax ratefor 1944 be set
at 46 mills.
All members of council were pre-
sent with Mayor Agnew ,presiding.
The clerk` read thd.;minutes of the
r andthose of
last regular clan meet n
g
the .adjourned meeting on March 20t1•
which were approved. Communic-
ations were also read, being as foll-
ows: (1) Clarence' Bozell, asking for
a building permit to erect an extract-
ing plant on Victoria Street at a
cot of $400. and which has been ap-
proved by the ,erre Department:
Council granted the••permit. (2) from.
boys ,in the armed: forces overseas,
thanking the members of council for
billfolds that each htd reeeived. These
letters from Eddie Elliott, and Fred
Axon were filed- seeiarately, as sug-
gested by the Mayor. (3) An Indig-
ent patient in Clinton Public. Hospital
(4) Red Shield asking $20 refund on
rent paid on town hall, the night of
March 22nd. This was granted as all
R.S.W.A. funds are for war purposes
(5) Stratford City Council re. art in-
crease in Old Age Pensions was read
and is being held aver for a later
meeting.
The 'By -Law committee report,'
which' we gi enCiiiciller Crich.
referred to the questom of a former
meeting concerning the prohibiting of
dogs running at large, dining- certain
seasons, and advised that 'such a by-
law was out of order: He also re-
ported that the Chief of Police and
the Medical Health Officer had look-
ed into the matter of offensive odors
conning from the Chick Hatchery on
Albert street, and that Mr. Jervis had
promised to clean up the place.
in 1943
ting of the town
until chambers
April. 3rd, the
as struck at 46
bllls lower than
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Councillor Shaddick reported no
families on relief as at April lst.
By -Law No. 6 for 1944, a By-law
relative to the levy and collection of
taxes was read the first, second and
third time and passed.
The Mayor reported on the com-
mittee of salaries and duties of town
employees and that four county police
will be here on Thursday, April 6th,
to assist Chief Fremlin in handling
the traffic.
Thecemetery committee's activit-
ies were reported by Councillor Epps.
Reeve Falconer of the street com-
mittee, reported doing all - he posy
ably could to clean . main street for
spring show day, also that a corn-
mittee meeting will be called to es-
timate the year's expenses and work.
Councillor Brown reported on the
Fire and Water Committee, and that
a new ladder had been ordered.
Councillor Butler of the Property
committee, stated that all fixtures
had been cleaned and new bulbs
where necessary put in the town hall,
Councillor Trewartha read the
financial report, which appears be-
low.
The' street question was the most
popular one on Monday evening with
all members stating their views and
repeating complaints received by
then) on the condition of streets and
drains. A lengthy and lively dis-
cussion followed and was gratifying
to see such animated interest. Citiz-
ens would do well to get to know their
councillors.
Five Babies Baptized
Morning service in Wesey Willis
United church Sunday took form of a
baptismal when Rev. Andrew Lane
administered the sacrament of bapt-
ism ono five infants who were thus
taken under the spiritual guardian-
ship of the church. The babies baptis-
ed, were: Donald Ralph, infant son of
L.A.C. and Mrs. Walter Caskey; Sus-
an Blanche, infant daughter of Pte.
and Mrs. Benson Coriess; 'Ronald
James, infant son of Cpl. and Mrs.
Ronald McDonald; Alfred Lorne,
infantson of Mr. and Mrs. William
Murch and Gerald Glen„ infant son
of Councillor and Mrs. Albert Shad -
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THE HOME PAPER
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Fairservice,
of Londesboro wish• to announce the
engagement of their youngest daugh-
ter Joyce Agnes, to William Christ-
ophereKennedy eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Kennedy, Londesboro. The
marriage will take place the middle
of April.
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Holiday Hours At The Post
Office
The usual holiday hours will be
held at the Post Office on Good Fri-
day, April 7th. The wicket -will open
from 11 to 11.30 a. in. and from 2 to
2.30 p. In. forthe distribution of mail.
There will also be only the one col-
lection of mail bpxes, at 8. in the
evening.
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Gets $1,000 in Downpour of
Money
Among the fortunate people to
re-
ceive some of the wealthy Canadian
contractor's rain of ' money from ,a
Windsor hotel room last. week was
Sgt. Emerson Mitchell of the Wind-
sor Police Department, who was
handed a check for $1,000. Mr. Mit-
chell is a old Clintonian and many
here will remember him. He is also
the brother of Mr. Albert Mitchell
and Mrs. Kyle of town.
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Tend Canadian Graves
In a little cemetery in the town of
Hereford, England six Canadian air-
men are buried, and every Sunday a
group of young ladies of Hereford
put flowers on their graves.
This touching act of kindness was
reported by a 'ladyjn Toronto to The
Evening Telegram, from her niece', in
Hereford. "I thought the mothers of
these boys would' like to know that
we are looking after their graves,"
she wrote.
The mimes of -the airmen are E E ,
1Glittell;' J P. Hayes, 11. C 'Beatty,
C. C. Gardner, J. 13. Kemp and. K. F.
Yuill.
Ernest E.'Mittell was the only son
of E.' L. Mittell and the late Mrs.
Mi.ttell of Clinton, and was the first
Clinton boy to lose his life in this
conflict, having been in a plane crash.
Sgt. Mittell was an observer.
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Red Cross Donations
Mrs. George McLennan, $2; Mrs.
John Ashton, 1; Mrs.. Harold Fremlin,
1; Miss E. Prouse, 1.
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P. U. C. 14 yr. Town Hall Water 2.94
P. U. C. 14 yr. Fountains water .1.35
P. U. C. 1/4 yr. R. R. Rental ..15.00
P. U. C. Light. & Fixtures rep. 18.15
H. Picket Cleaning repairing Town
Ball 14.00
Mrs. L. Tideswell care of R. R. 5.00
A. McCartney 12,000 lbs. coal
@ 12.00 .72.00
J. B. Mustard: 520 lbsboat for stock
scales 3.25
G. 11. McEwnn New 'Flag $11.25, one
bulb 10e 11.35
Sutter & Perdue Small gen, hardware
.... 3.15
The yearly grant to the Clinton
Public Library was given, $1,000.
Street
A. Carter Sanding streets, & repair
walks 13 hrs: @ 40c .... 5.20
A. Fulford Plowing walks 15 hrs @
50c ' 7.50
G, F. Elliott Plowing 9 hrs @
2.25 oil for plow 2.00 .. 22.25
John Hall St. sign boards 7.10
'Street Lighting
P. U. C. Lighting Streets 215.22
Property
P. U. C. Lighting R. R. 1.00
P. U. C. Lighting Town Hall 16.42
P. U. C. Lighting Stock Scales 1.00
P. U. C. 1/4 yr. R. R. Water 2.70
LOCAL ITEMS
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Cana-
dian Legion will meet in the hall on
Monday evening, April '10th at 8.15
p. m.
Wild ducks appear to be plentiful
along Lake Huron and are apparent-
ly arriving each day in increasing
numbers. Kildeers and robins as well
as large nrunbers of blackbirds' are
in the district.
The special Easter services at the.
churches will be found on page eight.
A number of artieles have had to be
left out this week because of lack of
space.
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Returned Men Honourtd
About thirty-five citizens and
members of the "Welcome Home"
Committee assembled in the Connell
Chamber Friday evening, March 31st
to welcome six of our young men who
have been honorably discharged
from
Service or have recently returned
from Overseas Service.
Those received were as follows: -
Dr. H. McIntyre, Bruce McDougall,
Harry Tideswell, George Carter,_ Jim
Lockwood'and Dick McDonald who re-
cently returned from England with
the first English bride to come tore -
side in Clinton during War No. 2_
A package of a hundred cigarettes
was presented to each of the men and
a cup and' saucer to Mrs. McDonald.
There were brief addresses by Mr.
N. W. Trewartha, Rev. G. G. Burton,
and Mr. N. W. Miller.
Rev. A. E. Silver to Leaver
Clinton
After a pastorate of five years
Rev. A. E. Silver has seen fit to re-
sign as minister of the Clinton
and:
Auburn Baptist Churches to aceept
a unanimous call to become minister. -
at Southampton, Ontario.
In the course of five years Mr: -
Silver has made a host of friends
among the people and Churches of'.
Clinton. Mr. Silvers' resignation is'•
to become effective on April the •
thirtieth.
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"Put Victory First" - Slogan:
for Sixth Victory Loan
The slogan "Put Victory First" -
will be used in the 'Sixth Victory -
Loan indicating that nothing matters.
now but Victory and Victory must be
uppermost in our minds.
V An opening ceremony will be held'
in Ottawa on Saturday, April 22 at.
12.30 noon on Parliament Hill. A
guard composed . of Navy, Army and
St. Paul's • { Air Force will be present with Cabin -
W. A. meets on Thursday, April!et Ministers and Chiefs of Staff"
13th, at 3 p. m: at the home of Mrs, Igrouped on a stand around the nine
Raliinson. Thank -offering meeting.' reproductions of the insignia of the
cheer: Speaker vnll46e Mise Sybil Lean, one for eaeii Province.
Courtice, A good attendance is re- The Prime Minister will give a
quested. Note change of date. short address following the playing.
of "0, Canada" by massed bands. Mr,
Ontario Street Church Ilsley will speak following the Prime •
The Easter Thankoffering meeting Minister and ask Mr. G. Towers, as •
of the W. lit S. will be held Tuesday Chairman of the National War Fin --
April 11 at 8 p. m. in the School room ance Committee, to accept the re --
Miss Sybil Courtice will be the gleet sponsibility of carrying out the
speaker, pledges inscribed in the nine repro-
ductions of the insignia. Mr. Towers-
AMONG
owers
AMONG THE. CHURCHES
Presbyterian Church will then accept the task on behalf of -
Easter Sunday, April 9th,
Sunday School 10 a. m.•the Committee and the laymen who
Divine Service 11 a. m. Subject, work in the organization.
"The First Easter" Speci
for Easter. Everyone Welcome.al mu- The Armed Forces will then receive
the nine insignia from Mr. Towers=.;
and despatch those to each of the
Evangelistic Centre nine Provinces.
Special Easter Service Smaller replies have been prepared'
The centre of. Evangelism. Every- for each county and unit and at a.
one is welcome. The services are like ceremony in Huron County on April
those of days gone by, "old fashioned" 23 a oftareplica will
be presented to Mr..
Sunday, 2.30 p. m. Sunday School Beecroft as Chairman of the County..
8,30 p. m. Evangelistic Service This insignia will then be displayed.
Thugs. 8 p. m. Prayer and Bible throughout the County as an incen--
live to reach our objective.
Study. V
Friday 7.30 p. m. Children's Service
The Bible is preached in all its
fullness, so come and enjoy the bles-
sings with us.
Baptist Church
You are welcome to worship on
Hydrant Rental Easter Sunday evening with us. Our
P. 11..C. 1/.r yr• Rental 01 Hydrant service will begin at seven o'clock
582.88 with a warm gospel song -service.
Cemetery The minister's Easter sermon ares-
M. McEwen Salary .. 95.83,1 sage .will bear out the theme, -
A. Fulford Salary 70.00I
Police Protection
A. E. Fremlin Salary 83.33
Bruce McDougall Salary 15 days
2.50 37.50
E. Scruton Salary 16 days @ 2.50
40.00
Salaries
M. T. Corless Salary 83.33
N. Kennedy Salary 50.00
• Hospitalization
Co. of Huron Indigent Patient ..7.00
Postage & Stationery
R. J. Lovell Carbon and general' small
supplies . .... 4.27
G. R. McEwan Postage. 7.00
Insurance
Waterloo Mutual Fire Prem. Tool
house and contents . . 12.00
General Municipal Expense
Bell Telephone Co. General .... 6.70
Fire and. Water
Janes. Lovett .1 pr. Rubber Boots at
14 price (Firemen) ..... .2.50
Receipts.
Rentals , 80.00
Licenses 50.00
Stock Scales16.50
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Cemetery 172 00
Dry Earth Closet
"The Living Saviour" and. the text
from Revelation, 1, 18, "I am He that
Iliveth, and was dead, and behold, I
am alive forevermore, Amen. and
have the keys to hell and death."
Wesley -Willis
The Girls Club will meet at the
Thome of Miss W. O'Neil on Tuesday
!evening, April llth - at 8 o'clock
Miss O'Neil's group in charge. Mem-
begs are requested to come prepared
=to have panel discussion on the
"refugee problem" Mrs. Roy Spading
and Mrs. Percy Manning will lead
the discussion. '
The W. M. S. will hold its April
meeting and its Easter, Thank -offer-
ing meeting jointly in the S. S. room
of the church, Friday evening, April
14th, .at 8 o'clock. Miss Brigham's
group will be in charge. Miss Sybil
Courtice, recently returned from
Japan, will, be guest speaker. All
people of the conrmnmity are cordially
invited.
The Young Peoples' Union extend
an invitation to the Young People of
various ' denominations to attend a
Sunrise Service in the church at 8
a m on Sunday, April 9th. Breakfast
will be served following the service.
313.50
MILITARY NEWS'
Pte. Harold Johnston of London
spent the week end at his home in
town.
L.A.C. Ted Middleton arrived home'
last week from Goose Bay, Labrador.
N/S 2nd Lieut. Margaret Middleton'
of Trafalgar Hospital, London, spent
the week end at her home,
Qualification examinations for non-
commissioned officers were held
last Sunday for personnel of the Hur-
on
uron and Middlesex Regiment.
While no official reason was given•
for the, cut-down in the . maximum.
1 callable age limit, it is understood
Ithat .a much higher percentage of
men in the higher age brackets aro
round to be medically unfit for mili.
Mary service or are being deferred'
as key workers in war industries.
The present change follows by sev-
eral months the decision by the Can-
adian Army not to 'enlist men above -
the age of 37. During the interven-
ing periods those up to the age of
40 were callable for compulsory mili-
tary service but could not enlist for
active service.
0/S: M. N. Kenneth Miller, who has
'been in Toronto taking a Radio Arti-
ficers Course passed his examinations
and has been posted, to the .Univer-
sity in Edmonton, Alberta.
Tpr. Norman Elliott, returned to
Wolsley Barracks, London, .on Wed-
nesdey, after spending sick leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Elliott. Tpr. Elliott has only recently
returned to Ontario havingbeen sta-
tioned at Camp Dundurn, Sask., for
'the past .six months.