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Edward Paii'tPr 1,4t. WePlr.."
StePlien Butts daughter,
IVIMss'of MitgaW ,Were the.
' E''Pollodk, who hats 'been spend
ilte winter in the wOosiS''a
Algonquin Park, arrived home en
Anse Tillie Tebbutt of Torontcrhas
Goclerich Tewnship during the past
week, haYing Come , up to attend the
funeral on her' bisither; the late Crlik
=Miss Emma Southcombe, who h,ae
resigned her position as operator at
Stratford and .hits ,accepted a peat's
ion at ,Niagara, Was home over the
'vveek end.
is 'visiting 'her taother, Mr. A. Igo.
Cartney ,of town. '
Mrs. J. C. Townsliend leaves . ton
Monday foe Toronto,",going on, to 'St:
Johns, where "she dails 'for England.
She is going lc; visit her daught'er
IPHE CLINTON 'NEW ERA
IVIARCH 25th, '4920
E regret that' thousands of applicants
have had to "line, up" for tel pltone sg 'yiee.
Telephone equipment headmen. critically 'slims
rt becauseihia is a "communications" war. And..
of course the armed forces, the government
and war ;indnatries:Still move•automaticgllyto
-, the headof die line; their needs come Brat.
Only as material becomes available for Less
;urgentnees& can weteko care of ourwaiting
• list, and 'ono-first•comefirstserved•basis.
Wo realize it's no' fun having to "stand in line"
this way. Applicants have -been surprisingly
cheerful about it -a fact we deeply appreciate
....We just want them to-kno* that we will•be',
every bit as glad as they when we can once
again meet every request for telephone
' service -fully andpromptly, •
•12=S. Ssaneas
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PUBLI8HED IN THE :MEREST
teran
surane
lVfiss Gladys Cantelon has. accepted
a ,position in Irwinfs Dry Goods
Store.
visitor' with Mrs. Clara Runiball this
Miss Cowing is in Stratford this
week attending the Provincial W. M,
MO. Kennedy. has rntmated ,to toWn
after spending most Of :the, winter
with her sister near Sudbufy.
IVfisaVill McDo,nald. of Leamington,
is here for e few days. He has aecept •
MIS Morris. Shea, of Detre% -was.
on Saturday. Mr. Shea is on the
police force of that city. i
in town recently. .
Word was received• here on „ Sat-
urday ;of the death, of Frank Watt,
second son of Mr. and Mrs. Thbs.
Watt, •of Oshawa, formerly ok Clinton
The b0-37 had. been ill with diptheria.'•
Mr. Oliver Johnston, of Goderirl,
was a visitor in town on Snturday. .
feav days during the past week with
her sister; Mrs. Bawden, who has been
Mr, W. J. bodds, the local agent•
for the Coelcshutt Impleinents, Was
dumped aut of his cutter last :week
and suffered a. dislocated, shoulder.
Mr. John Bell, of ,Seaforth, WAS in
town on Saturday.
, Mrs. J. 14. Kerr and hdr sister, Mrs,'
nation in most cases, to ,those disCharged.
st
, When Canadi'entered the ptesetit War, it was realized that
men and •nomen Who Went into uniform facni the possibility
of returning to civilian. life with their health blipaiMd, or
with some physical 'cliiibility.. It was Sealfied..also that, as
a result of this irepairment Sa. health or disability, many
-service men and women would be unable to provide pro-
tection for their families through the normal channels 'of
coramercial life insurance. To meet this situation; Tar-
' 'Bement, at its 1944 session, Pnissechan Act known as The
Veterans Insurance"Act. This act has now been prodainsed
and applications may be made for polities under it.
. • WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL FEATURES
One of the principal features Of War Veterans Insurance is
Aftionamamrsimmonomos
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON. EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
SOME NOTES OF THE NEWS IN 1920 • '
CLINTON NEWS.RECORD
MARCH 25th, 1920
Irwin'e have messed from their
-store sTposite the town him. to the
store until recently occapied by
Mr. Robert Hunter, who, is coming
In from the London Road, having
purcha sed Whitefield Crich's
house, takes possessions about Beaten
a contest amongst the agents
of -the Prudential Insurance Company
Mr. R. W. Moore of Clinton . took
fourth place the Stratford district.
Miss Jean M•cMurchie was in Lon-
don this Week.
Mr. Wylie is, the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. E. Hogg, at the manse.
Lt. -Col: McKay of Allsa Craig. was
the guest over the week end. of Rev.
Mr. Fred' Willows Of Sarnia; was a
geest at the Siome of Mr. and Mrs, Isondon; nre In, town •thie week.
Coinpared with the cost a other commodi-
ties electricity is cheaper than ever in Canada
today. While average commodity prices
have now risen more than 18% over the 1935-
1939 average, the cost of electricity has
actually dropPed.
Report by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics,
December 4, 1944, says: "Reductions in
electricity rates during -the last year have
provided a stabilizing influence upon the
general cost of living index". On this date:
Cost of living was up 18.9%
Cost oF food was up 30.8%
Cost of fuel was up 8.1%
Cost of electricity stood at 91.4%
Through the support that Ontario people
have giver: their Hydro System, this'Province
now enjoys electricity at rates that comPare
favorably, with the lowest in the world.
Greater use brings lower cost.
With the coming of peace,' much power now
being used For: War production will be ova! lable
sci bring inCrease4 benefits to homes and farms.
Plan now for greater ese a 1-lirdro service.
THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER
Pra
-tiF WAR VETERANS INSURANCE?
that, with very few exceptions, it is available at low cost,
withobt medical - examination. No Mina premiums are
charged where the veteran's occupation is unusually hazard-
rius-such as, mining, construction, commercial flying, etc.
-and, in addition, premiums are waived in the event of
tinal disability. There is no extra cost for thiassailer of
WHO MAY APPLY FOR WAR
VETERANS INSURANCE?
Any ex -service man or woman is eligible. In addition,
Wiclisws or widosiers of veterans =may .apply for tne insur-
ance on themselves if the veterans were not insured under
the Act. Merchant Navy personnel in receipt of a war dis-
ability pension hem' the present wari ate eligible also.
'WHAT TYPES OF INSURANCE
The plans of insurance a:vailable are i0 Payment Life, 15
ARE AVAILABLE?
Payment, Life, 20 Paymene'life,_ Life -Paid-up at 65 and
Life Paid-up at 85; that isstiftemiuma may. be paid for 10,
15 or 20 years or until age 65 or 85 respectively. The longer
, the term of paYmenothe smaller the premium requited.
Terns and Endowment pnlicies ere not issued. The insurance
is 'of the aon.parricipaung type, that is, no dividends axe
. WHAt AMOUNTS OF INSURANCE
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Policies may be applied for idatimunts.ranging frail $500
, to $0,000. The amount of she polick is payable only in the
.HCIVil 'ARE PREMIUMS PAID?
ARE PROVIDED F;CIR?
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AT
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THE INSURANCE BE PAIDZ atd at death is'`
The maximum amount Which may bei
$1,000, withh the remainder being paid, at the. option of
the insisted, in one of the foet1 cent. ithreesree ways; be paid to
(t) The money, plus 31/2 pep od, to
the benefieiaty in equal ynesaalm,e selected lf' eriodno-
five,rten, fifteen of neat Y
ficiaty dies, the payments are continued to bus or- her
estate.
(2) The money' may be paid in equal instalments; as long
as the beneficiary. lives.
(3). As in, (2), but instalments her the beneficiaryuaranteed lives oc
fifteen or twenty years,
dies. EFFECT
WHAT S THE OF
On the death of'theInsured, the beneficiary receives a
Pension, the insurance money will be paid as follows: ,
(1) If the policy is fraidam, the ilia face amount bf.it -will
be paid to the benefitiary in thentannevelected bythe
(2) If the policy is not paid up, then tbe caPitalized value
of the pension will be deducted' from the face Value of
• the policy and instead, „the beneficiary 4will reeeive the
A paid-up value of the portion deducted, plus the exeess, s
if any, of the fge amount of the insurance over the
capitalized ialue of the ,pension. If the policy has been
in force at least six mondis arid the beneficiary is the
wife or husband or children, or both, of the insured,
at least $500 will be paid as well as the paid-up value
of the remainder.
'WHO MAY BE NAMED AS A BENEFICIARY?
Where the insured is married, the -beneficiary must be the
wife or husband, or children, or both. If theveteran is single,
the beneficiary must be the future wife or husband, with a
parent, brother or sister, named as a contingent beneficiary
to receive the insutance money should the veteran die
CAN RE-ESTABLISHMENT CREDIT OR PENSION
At the optiorrof the Veteran, premiums maybe paid monthly,
-quarterly, half -yearly, or annually. There is no additional
'cost to the veteran for paying prerniani oe a monthly basis.
.15 THERE ANY CASH SURRENDER VALUE?
be -transferred to Paid-up Insurance or Extended Tenn liner -
After premiums have been paid for two'full years, the policy
may be surrendered for its Cash Surrender Value, or k may
.ance. There is no provision for leans against the policy.
EXAMPLES 'OF MONTHLY PREMIUMS
' Payable for
10 years 15 years 20 years
1.93
2.15
2.42
3.16
4.40
NOTE: If is'aesired to pay the premium, annually, multiply the above rates by 12. There is so
additional cost for taking advantage of the monthly payown plan.
Further information and application forms may be obtained from themearest office of the Department of Veterans Affairs or by
writing direct to the Superintendent of Veterans Insurance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ottewa.
Services of a trained counsellor are available for individual interview with each veteran who wishes information concerning this
insurance. '
Issued under the authority of Honoured; Ian A. Mackenzie, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
BE USED FOR VETERANS INSURANCE?
Yes, this is one of the purposes for which the re-establish- •
mere credit may be Used. Premiums may be deducted from_
pensions also, if requested. •
IF THE VETERAN BECOMES TOTALLY
DISABLED, WHAT HAPPENS?
If this occurs before the veteran reaches the age of shay
years, and he is not in receipt of full pemaion for the dist
alaility, no further premiums need be paid..
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS AS YO•
TRAVEL, RESIDENCE, OR OCCUPATION?
In addition to being free of occup,ational restrictions, the
insurance also is ftee of restriction as to travel and residence,
AGE
PER $1,000 INSURANCE
20
25
30
35
-45
3.18
3.53
3.93
6.45
2.34
2.6b
2.91
3.73
5.01
Payable
till
age 65
,20
1.39
1.64
1.98
3.16
6.45
Payable
age 85
1.30
1,51
1.78
2.59
4.03
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
KEEP THIS ADVERTISEMENT. IT IS ONE OF A SERIES, SEND IT TO SOME MAN OR WOMEN OVERSEAS
VI 2
When the Present. Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD •
MARCH 30th, 1905
Harland. Bros. have . disposed of
their coal business to mr. D. McCdr-
vie, who takes possession at once.
Harland Bros. will continue in the
hardware business, in which they
have been engaged for the past
thii;ty-eight years.
Mr. Frank Warner of Durham,
has taken a position in the tailoring
department ..of & 'Brown's
-Mr. Jas. Howson has .returned to
Woodetock and is again engaged at
his teacle of .coopering. .
IVIessrs. E. A. Leppine, James Mc-
Rae and Ithaebeck have gone to
Louisville, Kentucky; where they
have obtained, situations as tuners,
TheY'll come back when the organ
factory is rebuilt.
Mrs. Will 'l'ownshend left on Tues.,
day to join her husband in Strathroy-,
Mrs. IL W. Cook and Miss Lottie
Cook left en Monday for Toronto'.
Miss Mary Larocton ha,* gone to
Detroit on' an extended visit tst her
Mrs. George Conpell left last week
to visit her daughter,' Mrs. Leslie
Herbison of' Squth Dakota.
Mr. A. El. Stewart, who spent a
few days with Mr. John Johnstone of
Rattenbury Street, left on Friday
for his home at Rosthern, Saslc.
'Misses losie -and Clara Dayinent
leave next Monday for Boissevaim=
Man., where they will engage in bus-
iness as dressmsdcers.
Mr. and IVIts. Charles Overlym
returned ham St Marys, where they
had been on a three -months visit,
Mr. D. D. Cox of Palmerston spent
a few days in town . last weelc,
guest of his sister, IVIre. Th3Mas
COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY
LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE
Due Dates for
Ration Coupons
Food ration coupons now due are
,butter 99 ,to 100,, sugar 46 to 55>
preserves 83 tr; 44. ,
Gne preserves Coupon good ior
40 111.1id ',ounces of maple syrup or
two pounds of maple sugal .Maple
butter, maple cream and, maple wax
are not rationed.
Sugar Quotas To Industrial
,The cut of five , percent in sugar
industrial users., except :biscuit and
ing. -of about 7,000 tons -of Sugar.
BeginoMg April the first all
industrial teere' except 'biscuit and
cereal manufacturers, will take a
ia until August.
All varieties of certified seed
potatoes are now under one price
set at f.o.b. Grand Falls, New Brun-
swick. Acoreling to the former or-
der prices were at one cent a pound
higher than table potatoes and
v,ariect accOrding to the grade.
According to . Prices Board offi-
cials prices of freight from Grand
Falls may be ,added to the twice of
all potatoes to the distributing
centre. This means that in this
Western Ontarie region certified
seea potatoes sof all varieties will
be approximately 75e a bag higher
than the price established on' Cana-
da Number One table variety,'
Increase the Butter
Ration
the Nutrition Department of
Ontario Division of the Caned
Red Cross Society will be issui
this weekly news, release.
column will be devoted, to giv
you -the people, the latest facts
food, tor it is on the home fr
where people live, work. and
three meals a day, -that the nu
tion problem should. be attacked.
In this new series, we propose
touch briefly on the impcntant fo
for health, those foocls -which h
to OIONV how they may be used. i
practical way 10 family meal pla
ing, for rules mean little un
properly applied to everyday liSS
Bountiful though ,our country I
be, reports have shon`m, that ma
strition still exists and, Cana(
homes, are still confronted with
problem of what to eats
"Food will win, the war andf
the peace" one' writer has said,
food is a vital weapon for h
in carer Canadian home, • for no
can -keep well .and strong VII
zest for hearty. living unless he
the right food every day!
further cut of five • percent 'oyes,
that already , in force, -according to C°ThIne"ing ths first the! Watch for Red gross Nutt
one entice' per week taken from the News next week.
sin annonficement ok the Wartime
s butter . ration January first will be (Any enquiries on food grad
Prices and Trade Board.
restored to -Canadians, 'accooding to trition may be directed, to the
change in the ration consumers the Wartime Prices ands Trade [titian Department, Ontario.
for • canning sngar; Ten pounds' of Board'
sion, Canadian Red Grose Sec
• As_ a result , of the reduction in 621 Jarvis St., Toronto.)
canning eugar is „the allotnient to
the ration cluring=athe winter,' stocks
each ration amok holder= in Canada.
ER'C nOW 111 such a condition that
seven ounces per week -per person
\ will be allowed. This change will be
New Order On Potatoes effected by ,aclvtuseing the date of
Now EffeetiVe coupon number 104 from May 2rcl to
April 26th,
New maximum 'prices have been
set on all t eatified seed, foundation
A and foundation seed potatoes, 'RED CROSS NTJTRITION NEWS
effective March the 26th, according
to the foods department of , the In response to requests from a,
Watrinte Prices and Trade Board, number of Red Cross Betsnehes
This order 'will be effeetive for the Ontario, and 'to further stimulate
balance of the planting season, that Public interest M healthful eating,
THE PICK OF TOBACC
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