Clinton News Record, 1945-03-22, Page 2THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Here's the situation:. Makers of telephone equipment have
been busy on orders of all kinds for the armed services.
For them, the time to start reconverting still lies ahead.
Even. after war needs have been met, these manufacturers
Must make a major changeover before they can resume
normal production of supplies for civilian use . Which
means that we must continue to defer many requests for
telephone service, awaiting the day (we hope it may not be
too long delayed!) when materials in adequate volume and
skilled manpower again become available. The applications
on our waiting list will be filled as promptly and fairly
as possible, on a first.comedirstserved basis.
honoured by being elected ^ to post-
tions an the Executive of the TJni-;
versity College .Literary Society Mr. r'
Harry Sha' •was.elected curator and
Mr. Louis 1iIcKaywas one elected'
as'a second year represeptat]ve. •
Rev. Capt. laKegiveY M, C is the
delegate for Clom .'GW.V.A.'•;'
Branch to the Ontario Convention:
being held at Peterboro.
Mr. Laurie Greig left on Wednes
day` for'"' Woodstock,' being trans-
ferred from the M'olsots Bank here
to that city. •
.Miss Gladys Ciowen, who has
been on the Royal Bank staff for
some •years has ,acceptecii a position in
Toronto, and will leave shortly.
Miss Irene Gould, nurse, who 'haa.
been in Portage la Prairie since last
Juste, is visitingat the parental
home.
Mrs. E. Armstrong of; town, who,
has been visiting lier daughter, Mrs.
Mary Wheatley. in Toronto, is back
home again.
Mr. G. M. Harris, Superintendent.
of the Clinton' Knitting Comgany;
is in New York this week on 'busi-
ness.
Mrs, Geo, Brows of Toronto,. and
daughter, Mrs. R. W. Moore, of
Saskatoon are the guests -of
Mrs. J. L. Kerr,
Mr. and, Mrs. Walter Mair spent
the week end at the home of their
son, Mr. W, A. Mair at. Ripley.
Mrs. Jack Butler spent the week
end at the parental home in Wing-
ham.
Miss Charlotte Sheeley of Bridge-
port was hone for the week end.
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
.THE CENTURY
SOME NOTES OF THE NEWS IN 1920
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
March 18th, 1920
Mr. G. W. Nott of Tuckersmith
hos sold his farm to Mr. Garrett of
Walton for a consideration of
X10,000. Mr. Nott. has purchased the
William Dale homestead on. the
Huron Road East.
Miss Jessie Maguire visited with
friends in Seaforth last week.
Miss Jarrett of Seaforth has -
taken a position in the Bell Tele-
phone central.
Miss Rae Neilans of Stratford,
visited at her home in town over the
week end.
have been spending the winter w
the latter's brother, Mr. G. Perrin Mr, Albert Trainer has resigned
When the Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
March 23rd, 1905
Several of our horsemen are
talking up a speeding track and the
proposal has been made to fix up
the track on the Andrews Bros. farm.
This track was made about twenty
years ago, but is still in fairly good
shape.
Captain Combe, who has been in
the' Drug Business since his school
days, purposes retiring shortly to
engage in manufacturing. He will
be secretary -treasurer of the Clinton
Knitting Company which purposes
erecting a large building and engag-
ing extensively in the manufacture
ithof "Wearweli" brand of hosiery.
of town, and with an aunt near
Brantford, leave shortly for their
home at Gooding, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCool, who
have been • visiting friends ' in town
and vicinity for the winter, left last
Week for their hone in the West.
Mr. Clifford, Andrews, who has
been at Kitchener for the winter,
has returned hone to be ready for
the opening of .Spring.
Miss Florence Cuninghame return-
ed yesterday after a fortnight's visit
with.Miss'Hattie Baker at Fullartoai.
M. Fred A. Alcock, of Hamilton
is in town today, having cone up to
attend the funeral of the late Mrs.
Jas. Sheppard..
Rev. Hugh D. Taylor and Mrs.
Taylor, who sail from Canada. for
China on April 8th, were in town
several days over the week end and
Mr. Taylor preached in both Metho-
dist churches. on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brownlee, who
Mr. David Steep, who has been in
the employ of Mr. Ransford for the
past eight years, has moved his
family into town and' is taking a
position with the Flax Company as
foreman. the "guest of Mr/ W. Collyer for a
his position,as engineer at the Lion
brand factory to take up the bicycle
business again. He is succeeded by
Thos. Watts.
Mr. G°i B. 'Ballard. of Listowel, who'
has embarked in the grocery busi-
ness in Clinton, has rented, Mr. R.
Holmes house on Queen Street.
'Miss 'Evans of Gerrie was the
guest of Mrs. (Dr.) Thompson last
week.
Mr. Charles Witts has taken a
situation in Winghare.
Mr. Ed. East left Tuesday for
Woodstock to accept employment in
a factory there.
Mr. W. McCurry of Hamilton, was
few days recently.
TIIE CLINTON NEW ERA • Mr. Ed. Rowed of, London was' in
town on Friday calling upon old
March 18th, 1920 friends of whom he has many here.
Alvin Leonard, who is attending He has left the Grand Trunk and has
Varsity, was one of those who took
pact in the big pageant, entitled the
"Parade of the Nations" which was
taken a position with a drug house
in the Forest City. - -
Mr. Alex Smith of Wingham was
put. on at the emperance Conven- ism town recently. Many years ago he
tion recently. ' clerked for the firm of Irwin and
Two former -C. C I, students were Hoctens.
isEliesimitemeeneneeepease
Aerial view of Magog with Domieton
Textile Plant heforegraund.
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THE ,EUROPEAN WAR is nearing its cad."That is obvious. Many„ people, including members of
the Canadian Red Cross, have asked us what our job will be if the war should suddenly end.
We reply that we can only see ahead greater responsibilities than ever. Both in Europe and at home
the 'work; of the. Red Cross must go on. The war willnot bring an end to suffering and want, to
the care of our Prisoners of War, to our Wounded, and to the millions whose homes and way of
life'have been dislocated by strife.
We therefore feel ;that every Canadian has a right; to some knowledge of what our responsibilities
will be in the. event ofpeace, and just how we propose to` discharge those responsibilities. We treat
each of our main activities under its ,respective heading,
PRISONERS OF WAR 1nU}'th the end of 'hostilities our
BLOOD SERUM SERVICE -Red Cross B oo erum a
Prisoners of War will automatically cease to be Pri• saved countless lives in battle. The end of the war will
soners. Chaos and breakdown in Germany will prob-
ably ensue. The German state will' cease to care for
them. They will become wards of the Allied General
in command of the Occupation Forces. Transportation.
will be difficult, and it will probably take a minimum'
of six months to repatriate, the 2,400,000 Canadian,
British and Allied Prisoners in German Camps. The
need of Prisoners' Parcels. and 'Medical Supplies . will
be dopbled. They will be distributed by the Allied
Command, and will play a vital part in feeding our
amen pending repatriation. After the magnificent job we
have done during the last five years we cannot letour
boys in German prison camps down. Our .Prisoners
in the Far East will also bea continuing responsibility.
We must carry on until every man is back home.
EUROPE'S STARVING MILLIONS -The job of feeding
Europe's hungry millions is staggerng in its immen-
sity. Over 17,000,000 humans have been torn from their
homes. Many have nowhere to rest their weary heads.
They are starving. Malnutrition is the rule rather than
the exception. There will be an urgent need for food,
clothing and medical supplies. The Red Cross in these
stricken countries are utterly dependent on their sister
societies for supplies to meet these dire needs. Can we
let them down? The. Canadian.Red Cross must go on!
RED CROSS WORK WITH OUR ARMED FORCES -Until
- the last Canadian soldier has left Europe and has been
discharged from hospital, there -will be important work
for the Red Cross to do. How long this will be we do
not know, but one thing we are certain of and that is
that every Canadian at home will want to make sure that
our boys will be as well looked after with the coming
of peace as they were in war. The care of theWounded
both in Europe and Canada is a permanent iesponsi-
bility'which we cannot evade. No Canadian wants to
`evade it. Here again the Red Cross must go out
•
see the tend df painful war wounds. The demand for
serum on the fighting fronts, except,the Far East, will
cease. But the Red Cross Blood Serum Service should
be continued for civilian use. If. the Red Cross makes
it freely available it can save thousands of the lives of
our own civilian citizens when war has ended.
OUTPOST HOSPITALS, CHILDREN'S CLINICS AND DISTRICT
NURSING SERVICE -This is part of the Red Cross service
to civiliatis in Canada. It is carried out in the sparsely
settled parts of the Dominion, and it must go on.
FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING SERVICE - One of the
&nest peacetime activities of the Canadian Red Cross.
It is 'truly" a worth -while work and must go on.
-TEACHING CANADIANS HOW TO BE BETTER NOURISHED
-There is important work yet to be done in the matter
of Nutrition. Thousands of Canadians are not eating the
proper food. Their health could be improved immeas-
urably. The Canadian Red Cross has undertaken to
educate where education is necessary. This work must
go on.
PREPARATION TO MEET EPIDEMIC OR DISASTER -In case
of these twin evils the Red Cross is always first on the
job. For this reason alone the Red Cross must go on.
C
JUNIOR RED CROSS -A great crusade of 900,000 Cana.
•dian school children for health and good citizZnship. A
work that must go on.
IC
Chairman,
National Executive Committee
CANADIAN RED CROSS
Red eae i•'o't4 Mat 90. Oa!
F. P. Galbrath's Broadcasts
President F. P. :Galbraith, of the Red Deer Advocate,
Gives Interesting Talk Over C B C Network.
It isn't often ' that a •man gets a arena company, one was president
chance to talk about the people he of the Rotary Club,, one was master
knows' best and to do it to most of of his lodge, • one did some lay
the people of Canada at one time preaching, both of them served aR
but that's the position •I'nt in here president and'both as secretary of
tonight. I'm here to tell you some- the Alberta Weekly Association
thing of the weekly newspapermen and both. of them served in, the
and women of this country and the Canadian Weekly Newspaper As -
reason I'm doing it is twofold. sedation T am representing here
First, because I happen to be this tonight.While naturally I am warm -
year's president of the Canadian ly attached to both of these splendid
Weekly Newspapers Association people their works are quoted here
which ineludes nearly 600 country merely as examples because I am
weeklies from Alaska to Newfound- quite sure that they could' be dupii-
land and second because I believe cated in many other towns from
that this group of hard working coast to coast. But they do show you
amen and women is making and will what kind of people run weekly
continue to make a tremendously papers.
helpful contribution to this country. There is another 'side to the news -
Country newspaper people are a paper business that you will want to
host in themselves. It is true that hear about. Who do you think knows
they are newspaper people, in more about the doings of the people
theory at least, .but that job seems of 'his town and district than the edi'-
to • be the very least of their ae- tor? No one of course. He knows who
tivities these days especially.. ,There_ married 'whom, where this one or
is hardly a town in Canada where that one was born, when they came
the country • editor is not in every_. to the district, where their sons or
worthwhile effort up to his neck. daughters are now, whom they mar -
There is hardly a single commun.. ried and what children they have,
ity?'schenme in which he is not only who is the best man in the town to
deeply interested but hard, at work head a subscription list and who can
on and that goes for women as well preside at a meeting best. No, war
as men and for all ages from teen activity of any kind could be carried
agers- to nonogenarians because we on within the newspaperman and I
have them all in our manes. ' Just used the word "man" in time broad
to prove my "words let me tell you sense as embracing "woman" which
aworbout two:on. mene Is1tne oW.neThey bothmy youed'llCeie eminently suitable.
ked thamwspaper, Rrossagr, e Victory Loan, War Sav-
owq,_ which I aro delighted to tell Rigs, Reconstruction, Reception of
you' is the Red Deer Advocate and Returned Men, and all the other
is published by my partner and groups working for war and post
myself at Red Deer, . Alberta, pos- war are sparked , by the newspaper
sibly the .best town in all Canada. man and eo they should be. Where al-
so will you find such a wealth of in -
One of these men was my father formation as in the newspaper office.
who edited The Advoeate for 27
years before his death and the other You have to knew everything in a
is any partner who has been with small town office. You have to an -
the paper since 1907. Please reniemm swer questions an geography;, history
her that both of them were busy literature, d 11'
newspaper people- through good
times' and bad when you listen to
what I have to tell you of their
other activities. Here are some of
thein but the list. isn't ' complete.
Both were M,anors' of the city, both
served as aldermen, both were pre-
sidents_of the board of trade, both
were presidents of the •agricultural,
society, both were chairmen of the
hospital. hoard; and one , of then
still' is, both were presidents of the
horticultural society, one was head
of the Boy Scout' organization, one
was superintendent of the Sunday''
School; one was president of the
mind'sthat these same mete and, IN THE • LETTER BOX
women will be one of the most A4396 Cpl. W. Johnston
potent forces int all Canada in shap- I, 12th G.A.R. No. 5 C. G. II.
rag the postwar world? They are Central Med. Forces
bound to• be because they will doh Canadian Army Overseas
their'shaping be the most effective
place, right on their own doorsteps.
That is where our new Canada
must be fashioned and that is where
its. first foundation must be Maid..
Right at home. And the men and
women who know most about rural
Canada,. the Heart of this nation,
are the men and women of the
country weeklies.
They didn't get that way by ac-
cident either. Many of them like the
Barbers of Chilliwaek where father,
mother .and son all worked on the
paper; the Clarks of High River;
the Moores of - Swift Current; the
Marshes of Amlmerstburg, Hugh
Temp/in of Fergus who shares this
broadcast with nie and his father;
the •'Giles's of Lachute and the
Burns's of Kentville, have the
second generation in active partner-
ship or complete control_ Some
like the James's of Bowmanville
and the Charters's of Brampton have
the third generation hard at work
or did have before the war and,
please Gpd, will have again soon.
Dear Mrs. Prentice:—
Well, here' goes for a few lines
let you know that I am feeling mu
better now. As you will likely Irn
I was wounded on Dee. 2 in the I
band.. I should have written to
sooner :hut for a long time P did n
feel Pike doing much writing but
feel much better now that 1 a
going around again. I had two fi
gers broken and the ligament cut
another but they are coming alo
fine now. I can move them a Ii
and I don't think it will be lopg til
will be back with the Reg't an
sure hope not as I don't think t
war is going to last much longer n
and I don't want to be in hospi
when it is' over. Well, I got t
Christmas card you sent yesterd
and thanks a lot. I also got t
Christmas box just after Christi
and it was sure nice• I also have b
getting the eigs every month a
they came in handy as when • I 1
the Reg't I had nothing with t
But the Red Cross here is very gc
to the bays that are wounded.
Well, I hacl a letter from hos
These are not mushroom, fly by They were saying a lot of the be
night businesses. They•are businesses from Bayfield are in hospitals be
with roots firmly :fastened in the soil have nevelt seen "any of them y
of their own districts. They are a but I will keep on the look out
,part, a very real ani, vital part, of them.
those communities and without them you, worn saying abort'havin
it is hard to see how those communi-
ties
lot of snow back there. Well, I h.
ties could, function anything like so never seen any yet and I don't c
effectively as they do now. They if I never do. How are the dances
give leadership, they 'give guidance Bayfield this winter? Are they b
and they give enthusiasm. They ing many of them or is there no
cheer up the gloomy, they comfort to go to them. I ani just about
the sorrowful, they caution true reek-
for
news so I will close. So Che
Tess. In fact there is no side of coin- for now.
munity life, social or business, that As ever yours, Wal
they do not help and it is difficult kc P.S. Write Soon,
imagine how any healthy,'happy Soon after this letter was win
lilacs could possibly exist without Walter was transferred to
the kind officer;;. of a weekly news,, Hosp. No. 15 where he was in
paper man. same ward with Jim Sturgeon.
That is why I am quite sure that week his parents received a 'c
they will be so valuable in helping stating that he had arrived safe',
our boys when they come back. Their Eimgland. In the last letter, 'Vim. 1
wide knowledge of local conditions Sturgeon received frau Jim, he
petted to be confined to hospital
another• month or six weeks.
i. era ur:e, grammar, and spelling, and their warm human sympathies
settle bets, write resolutions,for' make them splendid people for this
public and private organizations, job and you can be sure that they
write speeches. for the local dignit-
aries and do hundreds of ether odds 1' That's th kiwi of
and ends which are infinite in var-
iety but which all add up t ® a better
town. And after all that is why yeti
are in the newspaper business, That
is your job as a neevspaper• man and
is it any wonder that I am proud to
l c the head of ,an organization made:
.up of Wien and women who' are doing
'all- those 'things and doing theta
superbly well under grave diffi-nl-
tics, Have. you any 'dortbt in your
will, keep at it until it is done an, d
done proper y. • tat' s� the i
people they are. I'sx proud to be able
to speak for them tonight ano tell
you even. a little of the story they're
too busy to_ tell you themselves.
Thank you and. good night.
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L have.never"yet snot any one who
dict not think it was an agree-
able sensation to cut tinfoil with
scissors,—G. C. Lichtenberg.
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