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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-12-14, Page 3TI11TRS., DEC. 14th 1944 A <<'.iiii1AL HOLIDAY v We can all do our part in ,,laking sure that a Long Distance tele- phone line wily be dear for every sailor, soldier or airman,every WREN, CWAC or WD who is counting• on calling home over Christmas or New Year's. IGmeons so much to them -decide now to send your greetings bymail. or .416t 'e Situ ice Gcutsrgla sgslc lf."oteer THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of the News in 1919. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD December 11th 1919 Messrs, R. Fitzsimons and Son shipped to Toronto on Monday or the Christmas trade, a fine car of Cattle and hogs. Mrs. Tasker is now nicely settled in her new home, the J. Cook house on Ontario street, which she alas rented, and Mr. E. Finch has taken the house on Mary Street vacated by Mrs. Tasker. The Rev. W. B. Moulton has been appointed by the Bishop to the parish at Huntingford and took the work on his new .charge on Sunday last. residence to Mrs. F. Hovey of Bur- lington. Mr. L. A. 'McKay, of Hensel', C. C. L student who won nearly all the scholarships in sight last school term, was informed the other day by the Registrar of the Toronto University, which he is now attend- ing, that he was entitled to another scholarship which had been over- looked at the time of distribution. Mrs. Weatherwax of Oriliia is here this week, having come down to at- tend the funeral of herbrother, Lieut Harry Ray Cantelon, which takes place tomorrow. afternoon. Miss Jean Scott,' of Toronto, is home until after Christmas. Miss Brom of Tiverton, who is a Missionary of - the Presbyterian Church, home on furlough from Dhina,; is . the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Arthur Cantelon. Mrs. L Rattenbury, of Peterboro, is spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hullo- way. The funeral of the :late Murray D. Jackson took place from the resi- dence of Mr. W. Jaekson on Friday. last. The' services at home and grave side were condo tea by the Rev. J, E. Hogg. me pallbearers were Messrs. B, J, Gibbings, A. J. Hollo- way, J. Wiseman, C. F. Libby, A. J. ' Morrish a;.d Col. H. T. Rance. N Miss Jennie Holmes is visitinng friends at Waterdown. Mr. J.Sutter is " taking the West house on Rattenbury Street, west, he being obliged to- vacate the house he has occupied on Ontario Street, which Mr. O'Neil intends to move into •himself, having sold his present Mr. and Mrs. Tideswell, of Holmes- ville, wish to thank the soldiers and people of Clinton, for the•kindness' eytended to their dear brother John ',Hall, during his ' illness and the re- spect Shown to his memory. THE CLINTON1 NEW ERA, December llth, 1913 The old friends of Mr. Wm. For-; rester of Mitchel, will regret to head that his loss from the recent windstorm will amount to nearby $2,000. Mr. Mem Colvin, of Teeswater, is back to town and is getting the rink. ready for skating. At last night's session of the County Connell Warden Newton Campbell was presented with a hand- some gold -headed cane as a token of esteem in which he was held by the council. At the afternoon sessionMr. Donald Patterson, who has been county engineer and 'road sup5rin- tendent for fifteen years, tendered his resignation, The Council accepted the resignation with regret and ap- pointed his son to fill the position. Mr. Earl O'Neil, who has been in Toronto, is home for a few days. James H. O'Neil, former Clinton boy and well known Canadian news- paper man; who for two years was managing editor of the Sarnia Can- adian Observer and who left the editorial staff of the London Ad- vertiser to go to the Flint Michi- gan Evening Jouu,al ' ' as feature wri- ter, has, been elevated to State and sporting editor of the .paper .in that thriving automobile city. ' Mr. W. Callwell, of Parkside,, Alta, is back to. Clinton to spend the win- ter. He reports the weather very cold out there, .Mr. Ambrose McGuire went to 'London this week where he will re- sume his position With the G.T.R. Mrs. Jos. Cook, and little grand- daughter, Doris Johnston, of Col- borne, spent a few days the guests of Mrs. O. W. Potter. Mr. Harry Hayes returned to Detroit this week after spending a few days in town, He was called home on account of the death of his father. With two wether Hampshires, James Snell es Sons, of Huliett,%won 1st and 2nd in the class and the Championship, and were only two points behind in the Grand Cham- pionship, at the stock Fair in Chicago. With 16 Leieesters, they won three Championships and 12 firsts, 5 seconds and, 2 thirds. Great credit is due Mr. Humphrey .Snell for the work he did in getting the flock into efndition for the big show. Rev. Harvey Colclough of Dutton was a visitor with relatives fcr a day or so this week. Miss Maude Torrance was a visi- tor in the Forest City this week. Red Cross serum is saving the lives of hundreds of wounded sailors, soldiers and airmen. But thousands of additional,blood donors are needed. Give a ;pint of . blood to save a life. Call Red . Cross Blood DonorService. Tuesday,December 19tl Clinton, Ontario When the Present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD December 156, 1904 Mr. Lockhart, a son of County Councillor Lockhart of East Wawan- osb, was in town on Tuesday on his way home after an absence of thir- teen years. He :has not quite re- covered from the effects of a fall from a high tower in New York State which he sustained last fall while engaged as an iron worker. Mr. William Alexander returned on Monday from a fortnight's visit to his ,daughter, Mrs. J. A. Green of Port Huron. In Sarnia he had the pleasure of meeting• Mr. Harry Corey. well remembered in` G'oderich Town- ship. He has passed all his exams and is now in charge of a train. County Councillor Connolly gave a supper to a few of his friends at the close of the late session of the County Council, "Jim" is retiring Vora the council where he has been a prominent figure for the several past THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD J. W. Irwin were in Goderich on Monday as delegates to the Liberal convention. Mr. Wm. Rathwell of Ethel has been visiting his brother, Mr. S. Rathwell of .Goderilh`Township. Chief Wheatley and Mr. 3. son were in Blyth on Monday in search brought home the dog much' to ,Mr. Johnson ,a'year ago. They locatedand brought home the' dog such to Mr. Johnson's delight. v THE ARMLESS ARTIST Beauty is born within a fertile brain, The mind doth labor that it be brought forth, The hand might try forever' but in vain' To create beauty by its own desire. An artist gave his arm at Stalin- grad; Now, his soul energized by power divine, He sees a better: world in beauty clad,:. And shares his vision. :with his fellow -men. E. LILLIAN MORLEY Due Dates for Ration Coupons Coupons now valid are butter 86 to 89, sugar 14 to. 47, :preserves Di to 34, canning sugar Fl to F10.. AU coupons in ration books three and four expire December al. v Poultry !Sates to Meal Purveyors Primary producers of fowl as well as wholesale and retail dealers are limited to a 10 per cent markup an the maximum wholesale ceiling price when selling to purveyors of meals. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board order effective this week applies to supplies of poultry in tended for immediate use by res- taurants, hotels, institutions, em- ployee dining rooms, large boarding houses and public and private ca- terers. It will ensure supplies to this class of trade when any kind of poultry may be scarce. All sellers other than primary producers or re- tailers are required by the order to apply to their nearest office of the Board to register before they sell poultry to the meal purveyor trade. v Christmas Trees No special permits exempting ap- plicants from the existing regula- ions governing motor truck opera- tors will be granted for the trans- portation of Christmas trees and commercial trucks will not :be issued permits to carry trees to any point n excess of 85 miles from their registered address. According to an announcement by W. Harold Mc- Phillips, prices and supply repre- sentative for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Western Ontario the abor shortage and the necessity for conserving all available supplies of tires and gasoline make necessary the continuance of regulations. Farm trucks, however, are exempted from. the 36 -mile limit rule, but . only on condition that the tees are cut on the farmer's property. Christmas trees are not under a price Ceiling'. Rations For Soldiers On Leave Answering numerous inquiries re- garding the procedure _for obtaining rationed foods for men while they are on holiday leave, the regional ration office in London points out that the application forms for cou- pons are issued at orderllrroonrs to members of their respective units proceeding on a, 48 to 96 hour leave at any time of the year. The soldier; sailor or airman should obtain these forms before leaving his station. He must complete the first ,part of the application form before giving it to hishost, or hostess. The hostess coinpletes the second part' of' the form and sends or takes it to her local ration board which issues the necessary coupons. The regional ration office stressed that the appli- cation forms are not available in. local• ration board offices. A. man on a 'a, day leave or ` more gets a tem- porary ration card` with coupons al ready attached at the orderly aoom. A: discharged "serviceman returning from overseas with his wife and family may obtain ration book five for all providing their credentials, are in order. These credentials should consist of'discharge papers or a let- ter from the commanding officer for the discharged person arid passports and otheridentification papers for years. The retirement of Mr, Connolly leaves the field bare. Mr. Thos. Chur- chill, it was supposed would be a candidate, but .he declines absolutely and when he thus says no he almost always means it. Had he taken the field, there would have been a lively contest. Mr. D. Cantelon will be a can didate and so will Mr. Robert Ferris of Huilett. Justnow it looks as if they will have a walkover. A meeting will be held in Clinton next Monday for the purpose of re- organizing the local Orange Lodge. Among those who willbe present are County Master Nevins of Cen- tralia and District Master Walsh of Seaforth. Mr. D. French has been reappoint- ed manager of the House of Refuge with Mrs. W. Simpson of Clinton as matron. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Carter and Miss Carter returned on ' Thursday last from Manitoba. Mr. and Mrs" W. R. Jowett, Mrs. George Woods and Miss Elliott of Bayfield were in town this week. Dr. Shaw, H. Beattie, A. J. Hollo- way, S. S. Cooper, John Shaw and wives and children. MGR 3 You'll be proud to wear this badge of service THE ANS "' ER IS UP TO Theanswertothis question .forthoir sands of Canada's fighting men—will come from the hearts of volunteer blood donors. In Ontario donations — are lagging. 50,000 new donors must be registered immediately if we are to do our share in giving our boys over there a second lease on life, Did you ever, talk to a boy, back from active service, whose life has been saved by blood transfusion? You ought ro ... because then, and only then will you realize the fii11 import of this service of mercy. You'll realize what blood donor service means to our fighting men ... to boys close to you or to your friends who are taking their chances over there ... for you. Register now ... help bring them back alive! This is your chance to help Red Cross maintain the life line! 1,0049 akeNE CANADIAN + RED CR055 , Tuesday, Deeernber 19 Honour :Roll of the Town of Clinton Continued from page 1 Campbell, Gordon Campbell, Clayton Campbell, George Campbell, Robert B Campbell, Ellwood Cooper, Fred Cooper, Cecil Cooper; Clayton Cooper, Craig Gook, William Cook, Roy Cook, Charles Cook, Stewart Cook, Reginald Cook, Robert Cook, Prank Cooke, Thomas C. Cooke, Kenneth Carter, Lloyd Carter, Ross Carter, George Carter, Wm. Cudmore, Reginald Craig, Albert Cudmore, Wilbur Cudmore, Charles Coxless, Benson Corless, Alvin Castle, Samuel Counter, William Cowan,. Howard Crich, Harry Crozier, Alfred Combe, Owen Cruikshanks, James Corwin, James Cartwright, Duncan C'ree, Jack Colquhoun, Kenneth Colquhoun, E. W. Colquhoun, Laurie Colquhoun, Donald Cuninghame, John Cameron, J. M. Douglas; Dr. R. P. Draper, Robert Dixon, CIayton Dolomite, Wilfred Dixon, Richard Elliott, Edward Evans, Francis Elliott, Cecil M. Fling, Ted. Elliott, Jack Elliott Norman Fitzsimons, Norris Fitzsimons, Norman L. F1 emlin, Royce Fremuin, Harold Finch, Ross .. Fitzsimons, Roy Fremlin, Riehard Frenilin, Gerald Finch, Bill Fulford, Loyd' Ferguson, Wm. Galajdo, Nicholas Gliddon, german Gliddon, Clarence Geddes, Dr. Donald Glazier, Harold 0 Hawkins, Hugh Harris, Gerald Hunking, Elwin Hall, Kenneth Holmes, Cecil Hovey, William Hovey, Fred Hanley, Donald Runt, Kenneth Hawkins, John Hovey, Ernest Haddy, 'Wesley Hanley, Murray Hewson, Ralph Hearn, Gordon Heard, Frank Hanley, Bob Herman, Gordon Huller Vernon Hatten, R. H. Hockey, Harold Hoy Louis Jenks, Keith Johnston, Harold Kennedy, David Kennedy, Stanley Knights, George Kennedy, James Lightfoot, Allen Leppington, Roy Lawson, Harold Lockwood, James Leppington, Gordon Langford, Harold Lobb, EWerettt Lawson, Frank Levis, John Murray, Gordon Mittell, Ernest Mutch, Charles Monteith, Gordon Monaghan,Hartley Monteith, Rolfe Morrison, James Miller, Kenneth Muteh Wm. • MacKenzie, Douglas McPhee, Herman McPherson, Harold McEwan, Harry McEwan, Frank McDonald, Richard McDonald, Ronald McMichael, Charles McLean Wm. McGuire Maurice McGuire, Terry McDougall, Bruce McIntyre, Dr. R. Mclfnight, Leonard McCabe, Dick McGill, Edward McGill, Glen Nickle, Jack Nickle, James Neilans, Clarence Neilans, Elwin Neilans, Chester O'Connoll, Thomas Osbaldcston, Walter Osbeldeston, Alex Pickett, Roy , Pickett, John Perdue, Donald • Paterson, J. N. Powell, William Pickett, Kenneth Perdue, Jack Proctor, Cameron Rumball, George Rozell, Clarence Seeley, Harold Seeley, Billie Spading, Phillip, Snider, Melvin Schoenhals, M. J.. Schoenhals, John (Body Steep, Thomas Shanahan. Jack Streets, Kelso Schoenhals, Stewart Steep, Joseph Smith, Reginald Steep, William Sloman, Henry Salisbury, C. A. Swan, Clarence Scott, Ronald Jr. Steepe, Melvin Thorndike, Douglas Thompson, Dr. F. Thompson, Chas. Twyford, 'Thomas Tasker, Leslie Tasker, Bruce Tideswell, Harry Venner, Gordon Vanderburg, Kenneth, Wets, Jack West, William Williams, William H. Ward, Douglas Watkins, Harry Winter, L. W. Yesbec, ,The LADIES Addison, Gladys R. N. Gaydon, Mary R. N. Hawkins, Madelon Hunt, Edith McPhee, Pearl NeiIans, Mrs. 'Clarence Those Repo:tell Missing, or have paid the supreme sacrifice. Combe, Owen Corless, Alvin Hawkins, John Hunting, Elwin•,, Jenks, Keith Leppington, Gordon 'Mittell, Ernest ' Match, Charles McKenzie, Doug.