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CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7th 1944
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TIIE HOME PAPER:
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NO UNADORED BEAUTY
Can comnarein.attractiveness with the one wear.,
ill a necklace a locket a watch . a ring,bracelet or
any other article or jewelry bought in this store.
The priceswe leave to your own good judgment
to say if it th not reasonable.
W. H. HELLYAR
JEWELER AND 'OPTOMETRIST RESIDENCE PHONE 174j
New Materials
For Fall and Winter Wear.
In Our Piece Goods Depart-
ment you will find a Large Sel-
ection of Gorgeous New Mater-
ials for your Home Sewing.
"SHORTIES"
The last word in Fall Coats,
and we have a Number of Them
To Show You,
May we suggest that you
make your choice soon to avoid
disappointment.
L R.R.V.IRWIN
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' FOR: SCHOOL
Pen and Pencil Sets from $2.90 to $10.00
Dependablewatches for all ages. Some boy'si
wrist watches from; $5.00 up subject to tax.
We again have your favorite candlesticks in stoclg
in the popular Grape design. Be sure to secure a.
pair while they last.
We also have a new supply of 'Cornflower Crystal
including several lovely new pieces. We invite you
to see these soon.
W. N. COUNTER
11 Counters for; Finer Jewellery for Over Half a
Century in Huron County
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RED CROSS NOTES
The Sept, meeting for Clinton
Branch of the 'Red Cross Society
will be held on Monday, lath at
3 p.m. Ori the council chambers. You
are asked to attend.
Canadian Red :Cross Services in
France. Two days after Canadian
Red Cross workers reached France
they were delivering supplies ,to
medical installations . in the for-
ward area. "
Greatest contribution . of Cana-
dian Red Cross now and in future
weeks:' are the sterilized surgical
dressings. Over 600,000 of these
have been delivered to field surgical
and transfusion units and Casualty
Clearing ,Stations on the Canadian
sector of the front line. Use of
Canadian' dried blood serum was
witnessed by Captain D. M. Legate,
Deputy Overseas Commissioner, re-
cently returned to Britain, from the
front. He saw the life of a young
Highlander Bayed by the transfusion
of dried sertun, makin' possible a
deliciete chest operation, The pat-
ient now maying a good recovery,
had been given up; as hopeless.
Canadian Red Cross welfare of-
ficers in France provide comfort
for patients and supplement the
work of nursing sisters. Medical
authorities are greatly impressed
by the character and ability of these
Canadian Red . Cross Corps mem-
leers.
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,Engagements Announced
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beacons of
Blyth wish to announce the engage-
ment of their second daughter,
Kathleen, M., to George L. Neil, son
of Mrs. Neil, and the late Mr. Wel-
lington Neil, of Kirkton. The mar-
riage Will take place in September.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Featherston of
Bayfield announce the . engagement
of their only daughter Doris Irene
to Keith Arnott Leonard only son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Leonard of
Grenfell, Sask. The marriage, to take
place at Church of . the Redeemer,
Toronto, Sept, 30th.
Legion Auxiliary
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion
will meet next Monday. A+ pot -luck
supper will be held at 6.80. The.
regular meeting will take place at
8.15.
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F. O. Bill Cook Still On
Operations
On Tuesday, August 29th The
Guelph Mercury published an article,
telling of some of the exploits of F.
0. Alvin C. Brandon of Guelph, who
is with a Spitfire Squadron overseas.
F.O. Bill Cook of Clinton was a spec-
ial friend of F.O. Brandon. F.O. Cook
is on, operational duty for the second
time, having completed one tour of
duty, visited his home on leave, and
returned to thefront.
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Mr. A. T. Cooper Travelled
to Vancouver by T. C., A.
A most thrilling experiences by
Aeroplane is reported by Mr. A. T.
Cooper, one . of our local merchants.
On Thursday August 23rd he board-
ed a Trans -Canada Aeroplane at
'Toronto, leaving there shortly after
midnight and arrived in Vancouver,
B. 0. at 1 o'eloekv Noon, after about
14 hours flying. A visit with friends
followed and on August 30th he re-
turned: by plane leaving Vancouver
at 8 a.ns. Toronto time and arrived
in Toronto at 11 p.ns. thej 'same
evening. The altitude of the plane
was about 8000 feet, except over
the Rockies when they reached 11000
feet. Some idea of the extent of the
B. C. Rockies can be imagined, whejn
as Mr. Cooper says, it took 2%.
hours going at over 200 miles per
hour to fly over the Rockies. Meals'
were served .on the plane and ne
discomfort
was felt
by any of the
passengers. Stops were tirade at
North Bay, Winnipeg, Regina and
Lethbridge, and passengers got out
for a lithe change. Some idea of
the popularity of this route may be
seen from the fact that Mr. Cooper
had to book his passage some 6
weeks in advance.
Civic. Welcome Extended to
F. 0, T. Cooke, D. F. C.
A large erowdr.. both young and
old were at the station last Friday
when the noon train ca -me in, bring-
ing home F. 0': Tom Cooke, son of
Mr. and Mrs. 0, V. Cooke of town.
The band from, No. 5 R.C.A.F. school
was in atttindanee and led the pro-
ceseion to the town hall where the
mayor and council extended greetings
to P. 0. Cookeand his parents.
Mr. J. B. Butler, ,chairman of the
Welcome} Horne Committee, in the
opening remarks gave a brief resume
of the service career of the guest of
honor, einee his :enlistment in the R,
C.A.F. in Niagara Falls in 1940.
After receiving his pilot's;. wings at
Camp Borden he acted as; flying in-
structor in the west for some time.
Recently he has been stationed in
Icdland. In April he and his crew
sank a 'submarine in the Atlantic,
for which he received the D. F. C. 'A
few weeks ago this crew sank anoth-
er submarine.
In his words of welcome), Mayor
Agnew said he always considered
Is. 0. Cooke as one of his bays, as
he had .been a member of his Boys'
Band, and he had watched hiin,come
along. The mayor also spoke of the
outstanding service achieved. by F.O.
Cooke and the pride felt in him by
his parents, broth* and sisters and
friends and wished him luck.
Mrs. N. W. Trewartha extended a
few words of welcome to the guests
of honor on behalf of the R41 Shield,
To the people present she put
a thought-provoking question. Are
the service men going to come back
to the old ways or are we going to
educate orrselves to the real meaning
of democracy? Thel men in the
services have educated themselves
in true democracy as they know no
differences of race, colour or creed.
On behalf of the Clinton Branch of
the Red Cross, Mrs. (Dr.) W. rt..
Oakes extended greetings to F. 0.
Cooke.
Mr. Georgy McLay, manager of
the Clinton Branch 'of -the Royal
Bank, •said that he was certainly
glad to welcome . "Tommie" back,
even for such a short visit. He spoke
of the association they had had to-
gether as members of the same
staff and on behalf of the Bank, he
hoped the future had many good
things in store for him.
Rev. G. G. Burton represented the
Ministerial Assoeiation of Clinton
and aft* his words of greeting
stated that the Church •should play
animportant part in the post-war
period. In concluding his remarks,
Mr, Burton also congratulated F. 0.
Cooke on his honors.
Dr. J. W. Shaw and Mrs. N. W.
Trewartha also expressed their plea-
sure in being present on such an oc-
casion. F. O. Cooke spoke a few
brief words of thanks.
Councillor Epps expressed apprec-
iation for the co-operation shown by
Wing Cm*, Patrick in permitting
the Station Band to be present at
the cermony.
The meeting was brought to a
close by the' singing of the National
Anthem.
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First Clinton Guide Coin.
Mrs. K. Clydsdale of St. Marys,
who is Commissioner for Huron
County, acting for the Canadian
Council of Girl Guides in Canada,
will visit the Clinton• Guide Company.
and the Brownie Packfor the cere-
mony of cenrollment on Friday,
September 15th.
Brownies and Guides are the fu-
ture WRENS and. WAACS of the
peace era that we ]rope to win, and
all Guides, their parents, and friends
are invited to attend. The ceremony
will be held in the :Scout Meeting
Hall, beginning at 4.30 p.m. for the
Brownie :enrollment, and at seven a
o'clock in the evening for the Guides.
Sixteen: lace] girls will. be enrolled
as Guides and twelve as Brownies,
who have) passed the required tests t
entitling them to wear the badges
and uniforms that are recognised
and honoured in thirty-four nations.
and under the direction of Lady
Baden-Powell O.B.E., Chief Guide
forthe or
world.
Bowling Club
Two •rinks of trebles from the
Clinton Bowling Club journeyed to
Goderieh on Labor Day and played
four games. "All came home with` a
bag et flour, indicating that the local
powlers, C. Draper, R. Sparling, R.
Vodden, Lon Matthews, H. Steep'
ani J. Sutter were winners.'
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COUNCIL MEETING
The regular meeting of Council
was held in Council Chambers.at
8 pan. on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5.
A11 members w*e present. Mayor
Agnew was in the 'chair.
A letter from Constable D. Elliott
was read and it was moved -motion
one.
Communications received from the
R.OA.F. Station, Clinton, Victoria
Hospital, Mrs. Grace Tannin., and
the Dept. of Municipal' affairs were
read for information.
An Announcement with reference
to a Post War Safety Program
from the Ontario Safety League was
read and it was moved -Motion 2.
An application for permit to build
a frame dwelling was received from
James Walker- Motion 3.
A communication from the eeme=
tery Supt..Mr. M. McEwan was
read. This was relative to the ,mat-
ter
mat -ter of labor supplied by the town
during the current year and it is to
be deplt with at a later meeting of
Council.
The Council waited on a depute.-
tion
epute
tion from the Cowper Street area,
and Mr. W. D. Carter and Mr. Zer-
back made an appeal for street re-
pairs. Reeve Falconer, for the 'stree't
committee, stated gravel would be
provided this fall.
The Citizens' Sewerage Committee
represented :by A. J. McMurray, Dr.
J. W. Shaw and Frank Fingland
were present at this meeting.- Mr.
McMurray presented the statement
of the result of the recent Canvass.
Dr. Shaw spoke concerning the
matter of the Health Aet, and water
consumption. Mr. Fingland. Bari-
Zed some of the paints of Industrial
Corporations' right to appoint
nominees for a' vote, some of the
technical by-laws, and the maximum.
debenture term. The result of the
canvass appeared very favourable.
Councillor Epps reported -the lev-
elling and• clearing up at the park.
and again urged that no more
street refuse be dumped in that
locality. This latter question was
left to the street committee.
7n. reporting for the Street com-
mittee Reeve Falconer stated the
matter of some paving near the
pumps' at the Layton Garage by the
Oil Company has been post-poned
for the present. The Reeve stated
250 yds, of eravel were ordered'for
certain repairs necessary. including
Cowper r Street ar a. t '
p e At his norm
Councillor Crich -referred to the
condition of the open Glitch tree
Mrs. 8'. Livermore and the ditch
near David Dales.
Councillor Butler, in reporting
for the Property Committee, stated
the weigh scales had been repaired.
Councillor Trewartha spoke is.
the matter of increased and adjust -
tient, of the Assessment, and as .ac-
cording to a former meeting of
council,; the court of Revision .
com-
mittee are to meet the assessor.
Councillor Trewartha read the
Finance . Statement for August; and
moved its adoption. which was sec
onded by Councillor Crich, Reeve
Falconer eineed the adjournment.
Motions:
Moved by Stip"-Seconded by
Brown that Constable Dave 'Elliott
be granted one week's, holiday with
pay, commencing on Sept. 18.
Cvieh-Trewartha -- That council
authorize our Chief of Police to
serve on a Provinve-Wide Safety
Committee having foe its objective
the control and reduction of traffic
ccid'ents on our streets and • high-
ways.
Shaddiek-Crich '-: That applica-
ions for permit to erect a dwelling
on Ontario Street between` Kirke
and East streets at a cost of about
$900.00 be granted las. A. Walker.)
Falconer -Butler That Council
approve the payment of $5,20 to
Ed. Hodge. and $9.20 to B. John-
son due to being underpaid. 10 cents]
per hour during July,
Butler -Falconer - That Mayor
and Council extend a vote of thanks
to W./C. Patrick, 0,13.E. and Band I'
for coming to Clinton on Sept. lst. •-
Brown -Epps - That Council ap-
prove the transfer of tobacco and
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Wolf Cubs.
• The. Wolf Cubs, The First Clinton,
Lions Wolf Curb Pack, will meet at.
the Scout hall on Thursday at 7 p.m.
All Cubs are urged to be present:.
Canvass of Town Shows Majority
in Favor of Sewerage System.
The recent canvass of the home -
holders of Clinton regarding the
proposed sewage plan was were, suc-
bessful. Three hundred and three
reported bathe already installed, one
hundred and eighty three •reported
no bath rooms. Four hundred and
seven were in favour of the sewage
plan and twenty-seven were opposed:
To the question; "Would a cellar floor
drain be an asset in your house?"
three hundred and twenty-five answ-
ered in the affirmative and fifty-two
in the negative.
In their report to the council the
committee recommended that council
take the necessary steps to prepare
the By -Law.
Following are some of the remarks
gathered by the canvassers; "very
much in favour", "sure glad to vote
for it as we have needed it for yektrs"
"we think it would be ,a grand thing
for our town", "eau not come too
soon" "willing to accept anything
like that for the good of the town""
"not in favour until the town is eq-
ually assessed", ."not in favour until
commercial rates of water are adjust: -
ed", "cost too much".
The canvass revealed a general'
acceptance of the idea that a selwage`
system is essential for the future.
welfare of the citizens of Clinton.
Cigarette License no 121, date of Lieut, Owen Combe Killed.
In Action
Colonel H. B. Combe and Mrs„..
Combs received word on Wednesday'
morning that their only son Lieut.
Owen Combe was killed in action ire
France on August 27th. .
Lieut Combe was well known irr
Clinton and Vicinity, having been
born here and; received' most of his
education in the Clinton P'ublie ,
School and Clinton Collegiate Insti-
tute. He also attended Trinity Col-•
lege School in Port Hope,
Before going overseas about a
year ago Lieut. ‘Combe had been
interested in many matters pertain-
ing
to civic affairs. In order to has-
ten his transfer to overseas duty,,
he reverted from the rank of Capt..
which he held, while in Canada.
Surviving :besides his parents are•
two sisters, Mrs. Fletcher Troop and'
Miss Agnes at home. Sincere sym-
pathy is extended to, the family.
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AMONG TIIE CHURCHES"
Presbyterian Church
o'cMornlock,ing se'viee at 11.00 o'clock:
Sunday School will be held at 10.00+
.August 21, 1944 from 11 L. Stephen-
son to John R. Butler,
Street
B. Johnson, moving weeds .... 8.00
P. Roweliff mowing weeds .. 12.95
F. Watt removing trees .75
Wm: Fulford, cleaning streets 5.00
F. W. Kirby, prep & lettering
signs 4.50
D. Elliott, lumber' for stock
scales 18.67
G. Proctor, sharpening mower ...90
Co. of Huron, Power Grader .,95.00
Street Lighting
P. 'U. C. Lighting Streets 215.22
Property
P. U. C. Lighting Town Hall .. 9.01
P. U. C. Lighting Stock Scales' .75
Mts. L. Tidetwell Care of R. R. 5.00
A. T. Cooper Case of paper ..,.5.00
Albert' Carter Stock scales rep. 2.00
S. & P. small Hardware 1,33
Hawkins, small Hardware , , .95
Cemetery
M. McEwan Salary 65,84
Wm. Cook mowing grass and
hauling water 9.60
Ed. Steep 171hrs 67.36
• Park
W. Burton Man & Team 1.60
Wd. Cook Mowing grass and
grading 11.50
Dry Earth Closet
A. Fulford Salary , 70.00
Police Protection
Bruce McDougall Salary . , , , 88.33
D. Elliott Salary 75.00
Salaries
M. T. Corless Salary
N, Rented? Salary
Hospitalization
Co. of Huron Indigent patient 82.82
Postage and Stationery
G. R. Mealwan Postage, Cash Boole Wesley Willis
and Supplies , , .... , ... , .. 21.70 The W.M.S. will meet at the how -
Insurance oe Miss L. Brigham on Thursday,.
Dominion of Canada Guarantee Sept. 14th. at 8 o'clock. Miss Brig•..
& Aced. 'Co. (G. Roberton) ham's grpup will be in charge.
St. Paul's
11.00 a.m. Morning Service. The
Rector.
7.00 p.m, Evensong. Rev. M. A.
Hunt, : Exeter.
Little helpers Service Saturday,.
8.30 p.m.
83.33 An open melding of the W. A: •
50.00 will be held in the Rectory on Tues-
day afternoon when Rev. R. Hern of
Varna will speak.
Fire Truck 'Prem,Wesle - ilh
45.88 W s Church
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General Municipal Exp, Sunday, September 10: 11.00 a.nr...
Bel]. Telephone Co. General , , , .9,42 Divine Worship. Subject: Our Peace••
Postmaster Counter Excise Stamee 12.10 p.m. Church School.
2.04 7.00 p.m. Divine Worship. Subject'
Signs.
Receipts The Girls' Club of Wesley -Willis
Stock Scales 29.40 Church will meet at the home of Mrs;
Cemetery 116.25 gyngey, on Tuet day evening, Sept --
ember 12th,' at 8 so'clock. Mrs. Brit --
145.65 ton will be the speaker.
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Baptist Church
LOCAL ITEMS Bible School at 11 o'clock. Come
Rar Scout meetings will start study God's word. The evening wor-
egui
Tue Clay evening, September 12th ship will be withdrawn as the pastor
at 7 o'clock. will be at Auburn at 7,30 bringing..
an Anniversary message. Rev. 3:.
Mr, and Mrs, Harry Fitzsimmons Janes of Goderieh will bring the -
received an airmail letter from their. other anniversay .message at 3 p.ni..
son. Norman, who is in France, on All are urged' to be with the ;Anhurrr"
Friday. The letter was dated Aug. people.
29th and` took only three Jaye to This holiday will ' enable you to
come. visit other congregations. Read'•
Hebrews 10:2.4.25.
The Huron L.0.B.A. 377, will hold,
their first: .meeting on Tties•day- Ontario Street United Chursli
evening• September 12th in the lodge 10.00 a.m. Sunday School.
moor. Will all members plan' to at All members to attend: Memorial"
tend. service for the late William Walker,
Superintendent of School' formany'
years. •
11.00 a.m. Ontario Street Congre-•
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Softball News gation to worship for first Sunday
The Clinton Army softball team after Union Services. •
went to Goderieh last Friday night. Topic: "The Still Small Voice" of
to play against the Goderieh Army the Old' Testament or "A Sound of.
team. Goderieh won by a narrow the Rushing mighty Wind of the
margin -8-7. Batteries. for Goderieh New Testament."
were: Medd and Bissett and for 2.00 pan. Note} change of time of
Clinton; Kennedy and. Miller. service from morning to afternoon.
The Clinton Army team met Han- Turner's Church,. Township of Tuck-
over Transport team on Tuesday ersmith.
night. The score was 30-28 in favour 7.00 p.m. Topic: How far are you
of the Arny. prepared to go with your idea of
Batteries for Hanover Transport Brotherly love?' As to your neigh
were; Finch, Chas : Johnson and Ed- boor -As to our enemies? Does
wards and for the Army; Len Fowler the flame of Bate affect your heal>•
and Clarence Cooper. th? What would Jesus do?