Clinton News Record, 1945-04-26, Page 2THE'
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
SOME NOTES OF
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
April 22, 1920
Rev, D. N. .McCanns has been in
St. Marys this week on some confer-
ence business.
Mrs. Mary McIntyre spent last
week in Wingham and Owen Sound
in the interests of the Clinton Knitt-
ing `Company.
Miss 'Bessie Davies returned last
week after spending the winter with
her sisters Mrs. Bradshaw of Leam-
ington, and Mrs. Marsh ;of Detroit,
Lieut. Manley A. Shipley; son of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shipley of the
Huron Road, returned from:over-
seas on ;;aturday and ;is this. week
visiting in Toronto. Lieut. Shipley
enlisted and Went overseas with the
University Corps, but later received
TRE NEWS IN 1920
yesterday evening and presented
Miss Dorothy Rattenbury who leaves
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
the way to visit the latter's old home`
in Durham.
Mr. W. H. Ho -Byer spent from
Thursday until Saturday in Sarnia
and noticed a great' change in that
town since he ,lived there a few
years ago:
Mr. W. H. Ford of Kamloops B.
C„ arrived last evening'aed is spend-
ing a couple of days with his brother
Councillor• J. A. Ford. It is six
years since Mr. Ford was, last in
Clinton. He is now on his way to
Landon,, England, his travelling.
companion being a brother-in-law of
the famous Rider Ilagasd and son
of: a former headmaster of Rugby
College. The trip is a business one.
shbatly for Peterboro, with a hand -1
Mrs, C. McLennan and children,
kerchief shower. Avery happy and who have been spending some time
jolly evening was s spent 'by the .with her
oto ladies: parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
young t , 1 : , Beaman, returned to Owen Sound on
THE 'CLINTON NEW -ERA Saturday
Mr. William Taylor of Chicago,
I Miss Minlu Pinning,' of •Brantford, who is accompanied by his` son Wal-.
was a visitor in town over the Week ter is the guest of his brother, Mr,
end. Jacob Tayloy this week.
i Mr. Morley Counter left on Satur- ,Mi•s, S. Kemp bad an experience
, day, afternoon foy Hamilton where ,last week which called forth a des
he has accepted a position. play ee nerve, which comparatively
Mrs. F. C. McDonell, of Detroit, fee', would have shown. While in
who has been visiting at Exeter is the 'woodshed she stepped upon a
spending a few days here with , this 1 very sharp axe which in same way
neices, the Misses Bowden before turned up and penetrated the 'slipper
returning to Detroit,
which she .wore .and cut off one of
The Toronto Globe, referring to her toes. Mrs. I{emnp made no out-
me noted wilted who will contrib. cry, didn't apprise a neighbour or
his commission in the Imperial Army rte occasional articles to its'.column 'call a doctor, but patched up the toe
and since July 1918 has been sere- says that Lydia K. Corimauder til with sticking plaster so that it
Eng in India* eioneey in the women's•'noveme:it in seems to be ,growing together again.
The •Enip1oyee's: of the Clinton the'United -States will contribute in the nieantiiue. she has gone about
her housework as usual.
On Monday Harvey'1)avis clipped
two .hor•ses 'from head to foot in ons
hour. This is record time. Bert Kerr
held the watch, but Harvey thinks
be could do a little better. -
Mr. James Hearn informed the
News -Record that he has cucumber
vines in his garden three inches high.
Knitting Company, West Toronto,. regular articles. If we mistake not,
present Miss Elsie Finch with a' Miss Commander was horny in: Clinton
very handsome silver tea service 1 At any rate she was a resident here
the other day on her ` leaving the Vor a considerable length of time
employ of the Company, Iwhen her father .conducted .a dry
The 1914-15 star, authorized to be goods business here in the days of
given to men who enlisted in 1914 !long' ago.
1915, is- now being distributed, and
some are .earning to Clinton. Pte: W.
M. Ed. of .Stapleton received his
'the „other day.
The Doherty baseball club met on
Tuesday evening when the following
officers were elected for the year:
President, A. Clarkson, Vice- Presi-
„lent' W. Lowe, Manager, E. Cooper,
Secretary, D. Cornish, Treasurer, L.
Huller, Committee, W. J. Cook, W.
Fulford.
The members of the Girls Guild of
St. Paul's Church and a few others
of the young ladies ,of the congre-
gation gathered at the -,Rectory
THE PICK OF TOBACCO
it DOES taste
good in q pipe.
Mr. Wallace Diehl, is the guest of
his grandmother, ;M,re. MoGarva.
Mr. Harold Hill of the Royal Bank
staff, had his ,right hand tied up- for
a week or so, from blood poisoning.
The League meeting on Monday
night was in -charge of the Social and
Literary Committee. After a game
of "Threes" the officers for the
coming year were elected by Ballot;
President, A. J: McMurray, lst-vice,
Nelfes- Anderson, 2nd vice, Miss
Enema. Plurnsteel, 3rd vi e Miss
Helen Rodoway, 4th vice, S. McFaul,
Secretary, Helen Anderson, Corres-
ponding Secretary, Lillian Potter,
Treasurer, Harry Ball, Pianist, Miss
Emma Plumsteel. -
When the Present Century
Was Young
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April 27th 1905
Dr. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson and
Masters Fared and Charlie visited
Mr. Thompson Sr. in St. Marys on
Good Friday. • ,
Dr. Woods and Mrs. Woods of
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HYDRO
HOME ECONOMIST
Hello, Honeinalters! Your 'spring
housecleaning will be msde more
pleasant if you refinish the furni-
ture before beginning the actual
cleaning.' You will be surprised at
the resul'ts,'that can be achieved if
you are willing to spend the neces-
sary time. . We propose to discuss
the most common , mishap that be-
fall surfaces.
.Scratches: If a scratch is light, a
little raw linseed oil will darken it,
If the scratch is deep, apply a little
week stain to match it; allow to
Bayfield were in,town Thursday on dry; • repeat until scratch is the
• p soldier risks his life, hour after hour and day after
day, to do his duty.
Anda worthy soldier never quits
"almost"
ectiveis" reached.
that extra bond you might buy if .
Onebecause his ob1 seem
One Victory Bond • ' .
you would deny yourself; that small bondis that
so vital that it
in the bucket to you • • • Never have
like a drop you can make. N
self-denial that y ort snore
justifies any our financial support ori' {ightin9 forces needed Y
than now:
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THURS., ' APRIL 26th 1945
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Foy tasty, nourishing and economical winter desserts, moat Canadiart housewives
will again do'sorne preserving this :year... jams, :lollies and all kinds of fresh •fruits.
Sugar is still very scarce. We trust continue to• conserve our supplies.
.This year, .the .allowance for home canning will be the same as in 1944—ten
;pounds ,per person. Be sure to use your ration sparingly;
'HOW TO GET SUGAR FOR CANNING •
Instead of special home canning sugar coupons, twenty
extra preserves coupons in Ration Xiook No 5 are being
made available' for the purchase of sugar for canning.
These -coupons are good for half a pound of sugar each
or the stated value in commercial preserves, for they are
the same as any of yourpreserves coupons.
You may use any other valid' preserves coupons to
purchase sugar, ai'so at half a pound each,
•No exchange is necessary. Your grocer will accept
any valid preserves couponswlien,you purchase sugar
for canning.
There axe now only two kinds of coupons for sugar. The
regular sugar' coupon, good for one pound of sugar, and
the preserves coupon, worth half a pound assign;
SUGAR FOR CANNING COUPON CALENDAR
USE ONLY AS REQUIRED , GUARD YOUR RATIOIITI• BOOK
The twenty extra preserves coupons for sugar for canning If you lose your ration boort;, the extra preserves, coupons
will remain valid until declared invalid by the Ration which have already been. decrated vaBil wilt not be .
Administration. You do not have to use them immediately. replaced. It is up to each- consumer to Iooir af'ter'his or
You will be given plenty of notice of their expiry date. her ration book,
RATION- ADMINISTRATION
A A tea
same colour as rest of surface.'
Then polish or wax the whole sur-
faee,
Heat Broom: Hct dishes may
cause white marks on table tops,
etc., due to the heat drying oat the
finish. Rub in furniture • polish or
yew linseed oil and let stand on the
spot for some time Then polish un-
til oil is entirely removed.
Grease Spots: (a) Wash with
washing soda; or (b) make a thick
paste of Fuller'„ Earth and water.
Apply paste to spot and leave on
over night. Remove paste and wash
the wood.
(e) If ,grease is soft when spilt,
cover the spot immediately with
cold water to harden it and to pre-
vent the groaee from soaking in.
Water Spots: These are very per-
sistant, especially if the water is
hard, in Which ease it is necessary
to remove the stain by sanding be-
fore refinishing• the surface. How-
ever, the following methods are ef-
fective in most cases.•
(a) Rnh with a good furniture
polish if the surface is finished with
varnish.
(b) Rub the spot with a cloth
soaked in -weak ammonia, wrung
dry as ;possible. Polish with a fur-
nitnre .oil.
once hi_ a while or to prevent
leakage when you . are travelling,
The tops come off easily when
you dip the bottles in hot water
and lift off the seal.
THE
QUESTION BOX
Mrs. M, 'Me. asks; How to prevent
tinware from rusting.
Answer—If it is practically new,
rub tins inside and out slightly with
lava or ' salt -free fat and ,heat in
electric oven for 20 minutes. Always
keep tinware dry when not in use.
Mrs. S. T. says: To keep the tea-
kettle free from lime, leave an 8 -
inch piece of cheesecloth in it. Re-
move every 2 or 3 weeks. -
Mrs, B. J. asks Recipe for Cream
Puffs.
CREAMS PUFFS
1 cup boiling water, Sts cup butter,
1 cup • all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. salt.
4 eggs, unbeaten.
Have the water rapidly boiling.
Add the butter and stir until melt-
ed.
elted. Add the flour and salt both at
once, stirring vigorously. Continue
cooking and stirring until the whole
mass leaves the sides of the pan.,
Remove from the heat and cool one
minute.' Add the eggs, unbeaten,
one at a time; after the addition of
each egg beat until the white is
apsorped into the batter. Dip a tea
spoon in oil; then dip out spoonful
of the batter on oiled cookie sheets
Shape up each puff' high in th
centre. Bake at 450 degress i
electric oven for 10 mins.,reduce th
heat to 400 degrees and continu
cooking . foe 26 mins. The puff
should be high and golden brows
Cool them, cut a slit in the side an
fill with cream filling.
Anne Allan invites you to writ
to her . % News -Record, Send h
your suggestions on homemakin
problems and watch this eoluni fo
replies. -
(c) Place a clean blotter or wool-
len cloth above the spot and then
apply a warm iron cautiously'. Re
peat if necessary.
(d) Waxed surfaces may be
treated by ribbing briskly with a
soft cloth, or by applying liquid wax
to the spot, or turpentma followed.
by liquid wax. Polish.
TAKE: A TIP
1;
Do not attach a percolator, toast-
er or other electrical appliance in
Such a way that the cord is
trailing for someone to trip over,,
2. Do net touch an electrical appli-
ance if you are touching a water
faucet.
3. Never pour water on burning
grease, Cover 'with a pie plate or
sprinkle with baking soda.
4. Soap allowed to dry thoroughly
before using will last longer.
5• Seal lotion and perfume bottles
with a small 'amount of nail
polish. This is a good way to
keep the special lotions you use
AFTER VICTORY, WE'LL STILL BE
trD eetst
r
•
•.ter'
—
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There's lots of work to be done.
We are eager to get at It . .
The war interrupted the normal expansion
of Bell Telephone service., Just as soon as
men and materials are &again available,
Nearly 70,000 deferred„ applications must
be filled. Work will be resumed oar con-
version to dial telephones, on rural
!fin ,4aarie Se roe
expansion, on extension and improvement
of present services, on restoring equipment
reserves.
It all means people at work—not only our
present employeesand those now
in uniform, hut snore besides.
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