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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-05-10, Page 2'THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY SOME NOTES OF THE NEWS IN 1920 !,CLINTON NEWS RECORD May 6th, 1920 Mr. Jacob Taylor of Toronto is in town this week. Miss Clete.' Ford of London spent . the -week end at her, home in town Mr, John McIlveen - spent a ` few ,days in Toronto this .week. Mrs C. S. Hawke of Tiverton ',las been visiting in town the past week, Mr, and Mrs. Hawke intend Returning/to Clinton to take up their residence at the beginning of July, • :Mr. Hawke having decided to give ;up preaching. Mr. and Mr. J, Crich and Miss June leftthis morning for Cochrane - where they intend rucking their lholne in the future. Mr. Crich has `.taken up a grantof Government land • in the vicinity of •Cochrane from which he expects to cut a quantity sof pulp wood. • 'Bayfield—Mi. Janes H. Reid. :?-merchant, purchased a :Chevrolet • car £roils Mr. Bart Levis of Clinton :.and had it delivered this week. Mr. Robert Carrick and family are 'moving to Goderich this week. Mr. B. Riley of Londesboro has ibeen in town during the past week moving buildings. Ile has moved a barn for W. J. Miller and one for '.liar. W. T. O'Neil. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Monaghan wish •'to express their thanks and apprecia- tion to those who so kindly sent flowers and showed other kindness 'to Mrs. Managhan while she was '.in the hospital •Mrs. C. H. Bartliff of Toronto ° is -visiting her son, Mr. H. Bartliff. I:ondesboro—Rev. D. N. Me - THE PICK OF TOBACCO it DOES taste .food in a pipe. • Cansus of Clinton will conduct the service in the Methodist church on Sunday morning. Miss Elva McCool of Clinton, was the guest of .her sister, Mrs. B. Nott on Sunday. CLINTON .NEW ERA IVTay a0, 1220 • Mrs. Corless and • Master Benson and Miss Dorothy arrived here last week from Sudbury, and • Mr. Corless is expected this weer.. We we'conie our new citizens to town. - This week, Mr. Frank Jenkins fractured his right wrist while cranking` his car. ` Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Grigg, of .Len - don are :spending• a few days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.' A; J. Grigg. Mr. Hugh Grigg is being, moved to Montreal by the Molsons Bank and ,goes there in a' few clays. • After many years' discussion on the question of a new school or the cid one remodelled, the matter was finally decided on Mondays hight at the Council meeting, when the coup-, cil gave the power to the Finance Committee to raise de.bentures" as they saw fit, so ,that the emu of $20,000., would be on hand to aid the S2hoo1 Board when they remodel the. old school building to being it up to the standard. Hohnesville-,-Mrs has purchased th front Mr, Alfred Jervis, » My. Jervis is moving to the house formerly occupied by Lorne' THE CLINTON NEWTS -RECORD When the Present Century Was Young THAI CLINTON NEWS -RECORD May 11th` 1906 Mr: Bert Fitzsimons, 'Hensel', was in town Monday evening,' Gordon 'Cunninghame accompan- ied by Wishart Houston, went out is the oid camping grounds at Burk's on Saturday* to make some additions to the buildings there. Mips. R,' • Glazier and Mr. harry Glazier lett ,last Friday morning for St. •Clair, Mieh,, where they at- tended' the wedding of the former's- neice, Miss .Nettie Mc.A;'.lister, which took place on Saturday. Ma'• Glazier returned Ponies • this week, 'but 'Mrs.. Glazier-,wilI spend , seperal' 'weeks.. with her sister, Mrs. Autterson,- and other friends and relatives in St, Clair, Mrs. John Johnstone of Rattenbury Street, was the guest of Miss I: Strachan -of Goderich from Saturday until Monday evenm0: r� Mrs, Reheat Watkins left on Tues : day to join her husband• at far -away 0Battleford, Sask., in which district Mr. Watkins hasp taken up land. i:. Harry Porter • has entered the ser- vice of the Sovereign 13enk, Miss May Dickson, the enterpris- ing young poultry'farmer, ' of the London Road, had the misfortune to loss` ae whole batch through the 'brooder taking .fife; Bunning it 'and a caany house standing near, one. night during the. past week. Mr. Charles Lovett, who- will on the 23rd of this month celebrate' the (idth anni'versar of. his birthday, he was • the first child born on the Base Vile,. between Clinton and Auburn. He has ever since continued to reside on that Line and by ene}gy and' perseverance has accumulated a goodly share of the wherewitlial that helps to make this life eomrortable, Lovett•is of North Ireland parentage, and proud of it. . S. T. Walters e brick' residence Jervis on the Cut Line. Mr. Frank Powell is • having his block overhauled and has had the store now occupied by the Express Office redecorated. s Miss Francee Hawkins has ,bei successful in psss'ng with. honors her examinations at tha Church of England Deaco: ess House, Toronto. Miss Hawkins etas been t wining for the foreign mission fie'd and will leave for Japan in September. ll�iss Hawkins 'is a sister of Mr Thomas Hawkins 'of town, and 'she will be the guest of her brother over the week end, and will address the Lades of St. Penis 'Church. on Monday. Mr. A. T. Cooper, for the. ' past fifteen years has 3seen local.. agent of the C.P.R. Telegraph Co., and also tht Dominion Express Co., hes sent: in his resignation to both com- panies "and expects to be relieved at .an early date. The other departments of "his business require an increasing amount of his time, hence his resig- nation. On the 22nd of May Mrs. Holmes of Ho: nesville wiII enter upon her 99t]i year, undoubtedly* the oldest resident of the county. She was born In, Kilkenny, Ireland, was .educated in Dublin and cause to Canada and Huron in..eeriy womanhood. The fam- ily are: J. R Holmes on the home- stead, . Dr. W. J. R. Hc'mes,. of Gode- rich, county treasurer; Dr. T. G. R. Holmes of Detroit, army surgeon, Mrs. W. R. MacKenzie of Goderich; Ms's. Howell of. Onondago; M a, Leech and Miss D. A: Holmes at hone. tr::> ITt TIME TO BE GLAD Germany has collapsed;., it is -as if we had been in a tug-of-war, with life itself as the prize. Now suddenly, the line seems loose in our hands. We must brace ourselves lest the pent up force of our own power send us plunging . backward • into "disorder. • Joyis natural to us at this time; but let us be glad wisely. Much remains to be done. Much sacrifice must yet be endured if we are to establish on this world that peace and order which is, and has ,been , our real goal. Thankful'we should be. Proud we may well be of the courageous fidelity of our fighting men andthe women who have backed them up; and :of`the proven quality; of ourtechnical minds land industrial workers. Ret us face ,the• futurewith confident' deter rminatien thcit Canada's new war -developed .abilities shelf be applied to isssure better living for alt our people. As Hydro has expanded to 1powerthe mighty war industries of Ontario, so in building for peace your Hydro stands ready to do its full part in providing .a dependable towacost electrical service to homes, industries .and farms. TA Rao TIIURS MAY 10th 1945 s eels,fie "" ..' —to pem THINK of it,, good. pay - . wlxarle l some food ... healthy envir- onment. • What better way could • YOU spend YOUR vacation? • This year the need in greater than ever — thousands of High School • students from al'I parts of the province, are urgently needed to fill up 'the Farm Service tamps and to accept wont o individual farms. • By serving as a Farmerette or Farm Cadet you not only build up your own health but you also make a genuine contribution towards' the saving of thousands of tons of food . food that means life to millions of people in aerated Europe. a Act NOW! Students who have the necessary standing at school • can go to work on a farm AT ONCE and still secure ed'ueationab credits. See your teacher or principal today or write direct to. Director, Ontario Farm Service Force, Parliament Etiiidi'ng, Toronto: DOMINION -PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE ON FARM LABOUR' AGRICULTURE - LABOUR', EDUCATION MOTHER' Continued from page 3 Christ offers to us, a Peace which' lvi'1 snake us a child__ H's. Could we give any more acceptable gift to cup dear Mother either here or in the Beyond than the assurance that we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal , Saviorar. • My Mother Dear God, wilt thou a message take To one who walks Th golden ways? She is my own, my bst beloved; Without her all are :empty days. Whisper that .my,heart is with her in the Kingdom up above— Tell her that I miss her always And T. send her all any love. Dear God, You will know my Mother By the beauty of her smile. Wilt Thou say to her I'm coming Home in just a little while? "PEG" Gleanings and This and That This war is not one of soldiers in uniform only, it a war of the peo- ple, dead must be fought not only on the battle fronts but in the cities towns, factories and - farms, in the hone and in the,heart of every lover of freedom. It is the peoples -war, it is our war. Fight it .then and may Gael defend the right. A Victory Bond? Donate your blend and per- chance save a life? Knit a pair of i seeks, a helmet, a sweate ? Do some Red Cross work? Write a letter or send a magazine to some one on the fighting front, Make a plan and pro- gram, definite -and worthwhile re- sults will follow, you'll liar*e , a training and advdnturein •democracy worsting with and serving others, plans the joy and satisfaction it gives to the worker. Aristotle said it --All who have meditated on the. aro of governing mankind have been 'convinced that the fate of empires depends en the education of youth. Surely it the responsibility of those who believe the school is no place for religious teaching, to de- vote their energies to the promotion of such training, where they think it shouIcl be bad, or can the church and home be induced to do the job ;effi- ciently. Ontario Teachers Association by a vote of 11.3 to. 7 approved tho school. are they and most trustees. mistaken? If our ftgl:tiitg -sen' at the "front were led by the same contradiction and confusion as we at home are led, we could lose the war administrative ills affect, many in a community, and tend to prolong emotional strain. A pessimist is one whothinks too in etch. It can be said without thought of successful contradiction, that in the death of President Rossevelt, the world was knit together in one'com- mon sorrow "one world" as he ex- pressed it Never in, history has So =eh zeeverence, praise, beauty and loving' kindness gone out f59m pulpit, platform, press and radio iti tribute to a man.. -Two days and more of memorable uterance climax- ed high levels for good taste sincer- ity and common sense, all inspiring and touching. The time has come to. fight with everything we have,'with ear hearts, minds, energy and Dollars, Dip down end buy Victory Bonds. Invest in the Best. Peace is yet to be attained. Utopias cost money. We aro fighting for our lives, What is war anyway? Dress it as we may, feather and ,daub it, orna- ment with gold medals, ribbons and glorify it. Sing swaggering songs t about it and 9 times out of 15 it re- mains, murder in uniform. ;War prosperity—ewe have it now has little substance and no stability when our cause has .triumphed and war industries close, bonds wilt be a sure investment, really "Cash, on it and" instead of being ill equipped financially, your bonds will weather , the transition period from war £o peaee and tide you over until the promised better financial .structures has been erected, and starts to fun etios; Again. Invest in the Best. • It's about time to -start .to compile' a new dictionary and book of sync.. nyeae to includeall the new words treated by- the war, also an appendies of Churchill and Roosevelt quotations "Give its the tools" "Unconditional Surrender". "The only thing to fear is fear" • FARM AMMUNITION When farmers require ammunition for the protection of crops and •live stock, they are required to take the registration certificate for their firearms to .tete nearest ration office; where a lieinnit will be given: This permit must be presented to / the retdller from whom the'iiitrchase of ammunition is made. Avoid Expensive Repairs • Conserve your present equip- ment A gran Oil Filter will bele keep your equipment on, the soh day after day. Keeping oil physically and visibly clean, FRAM savesparts, reduces over- hauls, thus lengthening the life of the motor. Install crane: and get more service from your tractor on stationary engine. Write for descriptive folder to — J. C. ADAMS COMPANY LIMITED 115 GEORGE ST., TORONTO, ONT. DESIGN FOR LIVING While. planning for torpor ow, by all means enjoy your present home • all you can. A Colour -Styling plan, . using high-quality C-1-1. Paints can give your home new living -appeal and new eye -appeal; your Local C -I -L Paint Dealer will help you work out transformations that will delight you. He's an expert on' paints; consult him for colour -styling as you consult your architect for expert help in hone planning. 045-6 PRESERVE PROTECT GEAUTI FY Sutter & Perdue Clinton, Ontario.. ;