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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-11-02, Page 32THUIi NOV. 2nd; 1944 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECOED, it giv „,ctG Yea sir, I've seen tiros come and go. But for consistent high quality and mileage • Firestoues are still tops. And no Wonder! -' Look at all the `extra valises you get- 1'ftmnic Robber—Firestonc'a new method of fortifying rubber with vitalin gives extraprotection against weather checking and wear. Gum-Dipping—Every fibre of every cord is insulated againstinternal friction and weer. Sant -book Cords—Tightly woven, stronger cords safti-locked together for extra strength. Gear -Grip Tread —Thousands of sharp -edge angles provide . extra protection against skidding and are scientifically designed. for extra long wear. If you are eligible to buy new tires be sure to specify Firestone ... the tires that stay safer, longer. Bl with. her friend, Miss Susie Acheson at Holmesville.' Mrs, Roy Plumsteel and Miss Em- ilia, visited Semforth friends on :Wed- nesday of -this week. Mrs. A. T. Cooper is visiting with relatives in Chicago. Miss M. Kerr is visiting with rela- tives and friends in Chicago. Mrs. Harry $artlif£ was a visitor. in Brussels during the past week. Miss Ruby ,Plum and Mrs, Ernest Plum •of 'Brussels " were visitors with the Rozell families and other frienzls last week. Mr. David Cantelon has sold his property known as "The Maples" on Raglan Street. This is a desirable piece of property. Mr. and Mrs, George McTaggart and Miss Jean McTaggart of Clinton were in London last Thursday; at- tending the 'military review conduct. ed at Carling Heights' by. the Prince of Wales. Mr. McTaggart received from the hands of the Prince the decoration won by his son, the late Major Broder McTaggart. Miss Dorothy Bar:tliff,daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Bartliff, has been suffering from hood poisoning in her left hand. Her many friends will hope she will be in accustomed good health soon. Mr. Alex McIntyre, who, has been -a valued employee of the Clinton ICnitt- ing Mill, and who also saw service overseas, will take charge of the Wingham Branch of the Company. When ,„the Present Century THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of the News in 1919. . THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD October 30-th, 1919. Mr. Walter Mair of the Base line I has moved his family into town and has taken possession of the residence recently purchased from Mr. J. B. Little, on Queen -Street. Mr. Harry Hunt,of Galt is visiting in town. Miss Ch'arioe Seeley • of Bridge- port, .spent the week end at her home in town. Miss Bessie Davies left on Satur day to visiher sisters at 'Leaming- ton and Detroit. • Mr. S. B. Stothers and bride arriv- ed in town on Friday evening and. are getting settled in their new hone. Miss Martha Taylor leaves on Sat- urday for Goderi^ ,, where she ex- pects to spend the winter. Mr. T. R. i':+e herd, who recently returned fro^r ovcr'eas and who has been visitin his rrotherltere and rel- atives in Toronto, Ottawa' and at other points Burin; the past month, left Toronto on Saturday for Winni- peg, where' he has to report to the Royal Bank. "Chum", as he is known to all his friends, was before going overseas; inanager'of a branch of the Royal Bank in Saskatchewan and' returns to the service of the bank. Some little time ago Mr. Ralph Stephenson of the Parr Line, Stan- ey, decided that he would leave his farm to ,his son and he came into Clinton and bought the residence of Mr. Ralph Tiplady on Rattenbury Street. The more he thought over 'the matter, the more convinced he be- came that he wasn't ready to sit down and twirl his.thumbs for the remainder of his life so Mr. Stephen- son bought the fifty acre farm next to him an the Parr Line. Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Nov. 3rd, 1904 Mrs. Peter Ker moved :the past week into. the house on Victoria Street lately vacated by Mrs. T. Smith, The shoot for the Hovey Trophy, which took place on Thursday last was won by Mr. E. J. Cantelon with a score of 22 out of 25. This is Mr. Cantelon's second win. Three wins means the ownership of the eup. At the ladies tournament held on the golf links on Saturday last, the first prize was won by Miss L. Johnson and the second by Miss Kelly, Mr. Wm, Stanley met with an ac-. cidentone day last week., He was riding up Victoria street with Mr. Trewartha and when opposite his house he jumped out 'before the car stopped and was thrown violently to the ground, he was badly shaken and cut, but is now recovering, Mrs. H, P, Westlake and Mrs. Moreton of Sandwich were here last week attending the funeral of their aunt,. Miss M. A. WWatliins. On their return home they we'r'e accompanied by their mother, Mrs. H. M. Kilty, THE CLINTON' NEW ,ERA, October, 30th, 1919 G. Rumball spent Sunday Mr. John Sterling has•moved across to Dinsley Terrace, having bought thly house and five acres of land owned, by Mrs. A. MacDonald, the purchase price being about $500. Mr. D. Cantelon last week shipped ten cars of apples to Winnipeg and about the same number to the Old Country market. The price in Uri, tain is said to be discouraging for the shipper. • Mrs, , Bowden and family have moved from the house on Victoria street purchased by Mr. Frank Mellveen to Mr. Swallow's- house. A reception . was tendered the Rev. Mr. Dunlop and family in the Bapt- ist Church Tuesday evening when a very enjoyable and pleasant time was spent by .a large crowd present.. Mrs. Sperling, who was a resident of Clinton for a fe'w months, has gone to Meaford -where several mem- bers of her family live. Miss Supreme Co Nmander,, ran an Theatre Photo Shows -General Sir Henry Mender, Mediterranean iMaitland Wilson, Supreme Com- War. The following left on Monday for the deer -hunting grounds.. in the north: 0. Cooper, J. Johnsons H. Bartliff and G. E. Holmes. Mr. Charles Lovett of the Base Line returned last week from the North west where he had -charge of a threshing outfit during the sea son. Miss Wiltse, daughter of Councillor Wiltse, whohas had charge of a school at Carroll, Man,, for some months, snow the guest of heraunt in Fargo, North Dakota. Mr. Frank Williams and family moved to London last week. Misses M. and L. Stevens . visited Mrs. Ellis of Hensall on Tuesday. Miss Strachan visited her home in Goderich for a few days - the •past. week. Mrs, H. Andrews and Miss Lillian Andrews left on Friday last for Winnipeg where they will spend -the winter, SO: BE IT! And so will this my harvest be For all the rich soul's sowing Of love and longing and desire And all the thronging hopes, Tb reap a lonely 'fire Upon some hill with cold winds ,blowing And wintry air' to freeze any tears, This the harvest 'of my years? Alone I have been evermore, Not strange will seem the grave's dank door, And Death 'will seem . a . familiar friend, If this my harvest and my end i aril content that,•so be it, Theatre of 80 be it! Diana Skala PAGE 3 • That old saying, so well known to farm folks :. tallow to the end of the furrow'• ... so aptly makes our duty plain. And the end of the furrow is beyond the horizon. Our men on the fighting fronts have weary, trying days ahead of them. We, on the home front, must not waver nor falter. Our duty is clear, we must keep faith with our fighters. On Canadian farms we must maintain our efforts to produce the foods our fighters and our allies need. That work will reward us with increased incomes. And we must save ... to have money to lend to our country to pay. the increased ,costs that this war continues to pile up. Tama e Veva/ Money invested in Victory Bonds will help to buy the tools of war. They don't last long in action. They must be replaced. It's out job .. l the home front job ... to see to it that our fighting men have everything they need. Victory Bonds yield a double harvest. They pro- • vide our country with money to carry on the war; Later, they will provide money to buy things we will want and need, and . which we have done without during the war. Victory Bonds will pro- vide cash to pay for improvements for farm and home .. new buildings new machinery :: better stock new car . furnishings and conveniences for the home. BUY VICTORY BONDS WITH MONEY IN THE BANK BUY MORE . ON CONVENIENT DEFERRED PAYMENTS Victory Bonds pay double bank interest -3 %a. Buy Victory Bonds with your savings. You can also buy Victory Bonds ors convenient deferred payments. Pay lo% when you order the bon dsand the balance anytime over a per7od of six mouths. National War Finance Committee: COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE Due Dates for Ration Coupons Coupons, naw good: are butter 82 and 83, sugar 14 to 45, canning sugar P1 to F10, preserves Di to 32. Butter coupons 84 and 85 become good on November 9. Delivery Order Revised In effect since April, 1942,- the Wartime Prices and Trade Board order prohibiting the . delivery' of goods valued at less, than'$1 has been revoked. Retailers may now fix their own valuable limitations on deliveries and the time limits on re- turns, refunds and exchanges. How- ever,' the restrictions which allow not more than one regular' delivery per day over any route ' and prohibit special deliveries ,remain in effect. Because of the shortage of supply of gasoline and tires, it is anticipated that many retailers will retain the restricted plan • of delivery. • Ration Book Five Constuners who failed to obtain copies of ration book five during the general distribution program in Oeto- ber may secure their books by pre- senting book 4 with the "K" coupon stub form completed to tae' Local Ra- tion Board. The stub which will be de and copies of book five will be sent to applicants on and after November 6. Farm Machinery and Equipment Ownersof used farm machinery and equipment may. not sell it and re place it with new goods unless they have , obtained permissions for the sale from the .Wartirne Prices and Trade Board. Regulations governing the sale of used fare machinery and equipment state, "If a consumer or any other person at any time sells or otherwise disposed of any farm machinery and equipment which ha been used onany farming project, the consumer will not be entitled to make application to buy new farm machinery and ''equipment of. the sane type for use en the same farm- ing project unless . it is shown that prior tothe sale or disposal, the yen- doir filed a statement with the near- est local or regional office of the Board." The statement must include a description of the machinery, the reasons for'disposing of it and the description ;of the new farm machin- ery and equipment to be purchased .as a replacement. • The giving of th.enotice by the said authorized representative shall not be construed as an undertaking that the application to buy that new farrn machinery andequipment will be available for use by the consumer. chickens, turkeys and geese are now in effect, according to, an announce- ment .by the Western Ontario region- al office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Prices are fixed accor- ding to grades and packing. Retail prices of geese range from 24.6 a pound for grade C,to 33.4 for grade A. Chicken prices also vary accord - ing to grade and packing. Box packed fowl bring slightly higher prices than loose packed fowl. Price lists are available at local Prices Board offices. Used Car Sales Fanners contemplating purchase or sale of a truck or car are advised to, get in touch with the nearest War - tine Prices and Trade. Board office. October 1 was the cut-off date in the ceiling price for used trucks and cars 'tender the schedules' of the' Board. V • If musical sounds ,affect us more powerfully than the •sounds cd nature, the reason is that notate• Fowl Prices" confines itself to expressing feelings, whereas music ,suggests them. to us. New ceiling prices for dressed, Henri Bergson.