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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-09-20, Page 1[fly, Clinton News-Record; Fixe. 1178 STO, 6167 —, 67th YEAR With Which is Incorporated - The-. Clinton New Era CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1945 all' Fashions" iur the Girls and Boys 3 piece Outfits, Warm and cosy for Winter Wear Sizes 3 to 6X In- a wide selection of styles and Materials and Moderately Priced IRWIN'S i TAKE COD LIVER OIL THIS EASY WAY. ALPHAMETTES CONCENTRATED! COD LIVER OII. CAPSULES TAKE ONE A DAY VITAMIN A 5000 units Vitamin D 1750 units PHONE 14 F. B. PENNEBAKER. DRUGGIST UNIQUE PHOTO SERVICE This and That Several fine new chests of Silverware are now on display in service of six and eight. Patterns now, on hand include First Love, Coronation, Mayflower Inspiration, Exquisite, and Fantasy. These are all favourites and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Call in and inspect them. Sterling 'Silver compacts just arrived. A lovely item at $9.00 including tax. Also some more smart earrings in gold filled and sterling silver. Silver bangle bracelets smart at any time or place Wear one or_ a dozen as you wish $1.00 and $2.00 each. plus tax. Lorie Watches just in, 17 jewel movements. Beau- tiful styles for Ladies and Gentlemen from $24.75 w.. N. COUNTER Counters for Finer Jewellery for Over Half a Century' in Huron County PTISMS ONT. ST UNITETI loin Rey, son of Mr. and Mrs. rge Potter; Carob Christine, ghter ';of Mr, and Mrs. Harry msteel; . Connie Elizabeth daugli of Mr. and . Mrs. Donald John nth, were ibaptised from, the New ptismal Font Sunday September at the .morning Service. These ldren were the first to be baptised 11 from this "Font" dedicated to the Memory of William Walker Super- intendent of Ontario Street :Sunday School for 'Twenty-five years. Mrs. William Walker donated this beatrti- fel "Font" to the Church ,September 9a 1945. Mr. Oliver Jervis, Clerk of the Session suitably expressed. his thanks on behalf of the Congregation Se sic an Trustee fort la appear, - RED n.._ d his aPpx p RED, CROSS NOTES Clinton RedCross ,Society desires to take this opportunity to thank most sincerely all those who have so nobly supported their work throughout these trying war years. To those, who so faithfully gave of then blood 1 d n our Clinic, that our 'woVnded•, who risked all for us, might have a greater chance of grasping the thnn life line, we give ori. sincere thanks:' To our publicity man, to our doctors, nurses, nurses' aides, Secre- taries, our - equipment Convenors, and to our wpnderful refreshment convenor and committee mad donors of food who never let us down, 19, offer our ,humble thank you. We offer a very special thank you. to The News -Record 'which has never been too busy to carry our ap- peals. And lastly, we offer our sincere thanks to the Official Board of Wesley -Willis United Church, who, at the outset of our Clinic, put their Building at our disposal, at no cost to the Red Cross. This was indeed a very practical missionary act, and from our 18 clinics where we received 1,984 blood donations, it is very gratifying to know that many boys dill be spared to return. to carry on the work of the Church. And now that the guns have ceass ed firing and the drums have ceas- ed to roll, what is the Red Cross going to do? Is there 'anything for us to do? ,Are we going to drop our sewing and our knitting needles and Test on our laurels? Is our job really completed, our responsibility ended? ' True, many of our boys are re- turning and we are trying to resume a normal way of living, but WHAT ABOUT STARVING, WAR STRIC- KEN ENGLAND AND EUROPE? They are without food and clothes and homes, and what are we going to do about it? We cermet fail them now, or all our boys have fought for will be in vain. These people have lost everything, we must help them to the-Iimit of our strength. With a long, cold winter ahead of us, let us think of these people 'who have worn their garments and their shoes thinner and thinner, patched and repatched until there is noth- ing' left oth-ing'1eft tos patch. Many have ,died already from exposure to the biting cold and ravaging diseases of war. Theseare the people who are ;our partners in peace, and health and strength cannot come to them until they have adequate food and cloth- ing. Their children are dying in alarming numbers and the situation is tragic. Can we sit back and deny them our help because we are tired of war and its discomforts? No, the Red Cross in peace or war will carry on, and assist in the improves ment of health, the prevention of disease and the mitigation of suffer- ing throughout the world. As, members of the Red Cross, we have a duty at home, to promote better' standards of living. Unless the problems of Public Health, and unless work for the betterment of our Communities and our children is made a part of our work, such work will be retarded in our Provin- ce. There is danger to the life of all people if we refuse to take respon- sibility in these matters. No one knows the need of a community as well as those living in that Comm- unity, and knowing those needs, we should have the will to meet them. There is a great demand just now for quilts, and our Sewing and Knitting Quotas are on hand, and your 'Convenors will be very happy to have you ask for work. Again we say thanks for your wonderful support and hope our record will carry on.' LOUISE R. OAKES President, Clinton Red Cross Lorne J. Brown Leases Supertest Station Lorne J. Brown has taken over as lessee the Supertest Service Station formerly leased isy+ Basil Thrower, effective yesterday. He will also act as' local agent for Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles. Mr. Brown, a Clinton'boy, formerly operated Brownie's Shell Service sta- tion on King's Highway 8, at the town limits, for eight years, until he sold out. and joined the Royal Canad- ian Navy in 1942. He has been .a signalman on a minesweeper 'over- seas. During his absence, his wife and young son have resided in town. No'w home on leave, he expects to re- cease eceive his formal discharge within a short time. o•_ To Enrol Candidates A meeting will be held In the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Olin - ton, tomorrow (Friday) evening, at eight o'clock for the purpose of enrolling candidates for St. John's. Ambulance Association First Aid and Home Nursing courses. Accord- ing to R, Earl Jenkins, who has called the meeting, a class should consist of an enrolment of at least 'ten persons 16' years of ago and upward, either sex. The New Era Est. 18 THE HOME PAPER School Board Makes Bus Arrangement's• Bus arrangements for t r,ansporat ing pupils from Kipper, {ill,.green Varna, and Brucefield, to Clinton Collegiate institute, were made at the September meeting F the Bo a rd of* Education which was held• in the Public School Reports of the principals also were received. - Chairman A. F. Cudmore• presided at the meeting, and other members. present were G. Scribbins,'F.O. Ford, C. Ws Draper;;, Frank Fingland, Dr.- W. A. Oakes, G. Rose,; and D. McInnes. C. C..I. Enrohnent l Up 17 Over Last Years; Public Down love Clinton Collegiate Institute has an enrolment of 154 an increase of 17 over last year, and the Prjbl a School has 216 pupils, :a decreases' of five from 1944, according to itlie reports respectively, of Principal ]sic; A. Fines and Prinenpai George H. Jefferson; The -Collegiate- enrolment:'. is made up ,of 63 town and 91 rutal .pupils, with 55 in, Grade IX, ,,88 in Grade X, 11 in Grade XT, 25 in Grade XII, and 25 in Grade XIII. Girls outnumber Boys by 94 to 60. Members of the staff from last year are Principal E. A. Fines, Math- ematics;; G. W. McGee, Science; W. B. Olde, Science; ' Miss, Barbara Brown, Classics; Miss' Helen Brown, Moderns. New members of: the staff are Miss M. L Ballaeheya Brantford, Household Science,* 'trhee succeeds Miss A. Corp, and 'Nils; Mary I. Matheson, Chesley, English and Hist- ory, who succeeds T. W. McGuffin. The Public School enrolment is evenly divided between boys and girls there being 108 of each, with four more in the Entrance Class' than a year ago. The only new teacher is Miss Wilma Watson, Blyth, who succeeds •F. A. Freeman.;: The grades, teacher, and enroi- ments, are as follows: Grade VIII, G. H. Jefferson, 35; Grade VII, Miss Edna Jamieson, 38; Grade'S VI and V, Miss Wilma Watson, 35;4 Grade IV, Miss. M. Gilkinson, 27; i, Grade III, Miss L. Johnston, 34'; Grade Ir, Miss J. Webster, 25; Grade T, Miss D. Adams; 27.,:,, _. I o Bruce Roy, Londesboro Wins . O. A. C. Scholarship A prominent Huron County Junior Farmer, Bruce Roy, Londesbora, has been awarded the Massey Scholar- ship, awarded each year to a stu- dent from Huron County entering Ontario Agricultural College Guelph where the scholarship is tenable. Mr. Roy plans to commence his duties at O. A. C. next Monday. He will take the course in Aminal Husbandry, leading to the degree of B.S.A. (Bachelor of Science in Agri- culture). Melee attended public e'chool at S. S. 4, Hullett Township, and graduated in 1942 ' from Clinton Collegiate Institute. He has taken an active 'part in Boys' and Girls' Club work, having been a member of the Clinton Grain, Swine, and Holstein Calf Clubs. He won first prize in the latter two, and Last year represented the Huron Holstein Calf•Club in the Provincial Judging Competitions held at Guelph. Prior to his departure, Bruce has been president of the newly -organ- ized Clinton Junior Farmers' Club, a club which has proven a great asset to the young , people in the Clinton district. 0 Lions Club to Continue School War Savings Clinton Lions Club will continue its campaign to sell War Savings stamps to the children of the local schools, it was decided by motion adopted at the opening fall dinner meeting of the Club in St. Paul's Parish Hall, Monday, The Lions will finance the purchase of the first and last stamps to be affixed. In this connection, Lion George H. Jefferson, principal of the Public School, stated that more than $1,200 had been raised in this manner last year. Lion George McLay was o£ the opinion the although the war was over, the principles of thrift still should be carried out. A feature of the meeting was the induction of three new members into the Club: F. Bain Stewart, .Agricul- tural representative for Huron Coun- ty; Robert Irwin, Iswin's dry,goods; Gladstone Grigg, , coal and wood merchant. Past President Frank Fingland conducted the initiation, reading the "Lions Code of 'Ethics", and Past President Harold- C. Law- son placed th'e Lions emblem on the new members' lapel. President Jack Sutter, who presided atthe meeting welcomed them in behalf of the Club. . Miss Eileen Sutter was the effi- cient accompanist for the various songs. :A draw was won by Lion George Maclay, the draw being made by Lion, R. S. Atkey, a past president. of the Barrie Chas. • News -Record Changes Hands With this issue, The Clinton News - Record passes under new ' ownership. G: E. Hall, who has published the paper continuously since October 1916, has disposed - of the plant, , building, equipment and; goodwill, to R. S. Atkey and H. L. Tomlinson, who took possession Monday, Sep- tember 17, 1945. ASI accounts for advertising,' job printing` and subscriptions owing prior to that date, ale payable to Mr. Hall,' who may be reached as usual at The News -Record Office. Subscribers in arrears are request- ed to forward payment at 'their earliest convenience in order' to facilitate the transfer. • Mr. Hall will continue to reside in Clinton. ' Mr Atkey, who becomes Editor and Business .Manager, has been Editor of the Daily Commercial News, Toronto, for the past year. Mr. Tomlinson, who will act as Plant Manager, has served as a Staff Sergeant with the Canadian Army for the past two -and -a -half years. Prior to that, both had had exten- sive experience in the weekly news- paper field, the former 'having been News Editor and the latter, Asgistant Superintendent, of The Barrie Examiner, one of Canada's best weekly newspapers. The new publishers will issue a statement of policy in next week's. edition. A Brief History Clinton always has been served by newspapers possessing a high standard of excellence and probity, and the newspaper history of the town goes back more than 80 years. According to John Mennell, an oldtime printer residing in Clinton, the first paper to be published in Clinton was The Confederate, which was founded by a man named Matheson. It was purchased about 1865 by Edward Holmes. It is pre- suined that it failed as in 1867 Mr. Holmes' founded a paper called The CAinton New Era. Sut(eeeding publishers of The New Era 'were Robert Holmes and J. L. Kerr, until the paper was purchased in 1924 by E. Hall, who incorporated it with The Clinton News -Record. This fact is still noted in The News -Record's masthead. In '1878, The Huron Record was. founded by Edward Moody and published in Clinton. The Goderich News ceased publication in Goderich and was printed in Clinton • about 1881-82. The Record and The News were ,amalgamated in 1882 under the name, "News -Record", the first publishers of the combined paper having been Blakely and $Iavill, followed by Whitely and Todd. In 1898, A. M. Todd ewes owner and publisher, and at the turn of the century W. J. Mitchell was publish- er. At his death in 1916, The News Record was purchased by G. E. Hall, this ownership continuing until the present date. 50 Years in One Place The original office of The Huron Record was en Ontario St., 'ivhiie The News -Record has been for the past 50 years in the present two- storey solid •brick building on the east side of Albert St. The plant of The New Era. until its amalgamation with The News- R'ecord in 1924, was located where the egg grading station of C. J. Livermore • on Isaac St. is now G. E. HALL 56 -Years in Harness Is G. E. Hall'siRecord • By R. S. ATKEY Fifty-six years in harness as a working newspaperman -39 of them in Clinton and 29 of them as pub- lisher of The Clinton News -Record —is the proud record of George Ed- ward Hall, known to a host of friends in Clinton and district as "Teddy" Hall, who now retires from active business life with the sale of the paper. Mr. Hall was a young man of 31 years when he came to Clinton nn August 1906 to work as a journey- man printer on The News -Record with the late W. J. Mitchell. Pre- viously, upon completing public school at the age of 14 years, he had entered The Sinicoe Reformer to learn the printing trade, had worked for .brief periods on The Simcoe British Canadian and The Oakville Star, and for a year on The Kitchen- er Record, before arriving here. In 1911, he joined the staff of The Clinton New Era as a typo - graph operator, remaining for five years. -,ln.October 1916, -on'. the death of W. J. Mitchell, he purchased The Clinton 'News -Record and has •con- tinued its successful operation ever since. In October 1924, he purchased The Clinton New Eta from J. Leslie Kerr, and amalgamated the two papers. Mr, Hall's fairness to all sections • f the community, in political and other ways, is - evidenced by the fact that the position of The News -Record as the only newspaper in the commun- ity, has never been challenged in all those 21 years. Mr. Hall was born in Simeoe, Ontario, on August 6, 1875, so that he recently passed his 70th mile- stone. His father was John Hall, who came from Derbyshire, England, and his mother was Eliza Cook, a native of Rochester, N. Y. but of English descent. Church and Lodge During his long residence in Clin- ton, Mr. Hall has been active in church and lodge circles. He is a member of St. Paul's Anglican Church of which he is a former Rector's Warden and People's War- den, and member of the Board of Management. His oldest lodge affiliation was with the Sons of England wbile a young man residing in Simcoe. A member of L0.O.F. No, 83, Clinton, of which he is a Past Grand, he is also a Past Deputy Grand Master for District No. 8, and has been connected with Oddfellowship for situated. (continued on page 8) New Proprietors 5. ATKEY Editor aria Basins Manager. 11. L. TOMLINSON Plant Manager • 'l'he Clinton: News -Record has been. newspaper field with . The Barrie purchased by R. S. Atkey and •Ii: L. Examiner, the, forrnex as News Tomlinson, both of whom have; had, IE ditAr,and the latter as Assistant ant extensiveexperience in the weekly Superintendent. .,. H. Harriss Buys Clinton Knitting Company Limited A business usnress deal of substantial im- portance was completed yesterday when the Clinton Knitting Company, Limited, was sold to H. H. Harriss,', Toronto, who is well experienced in the knitting business in Canada and the United States. The firm mann. ufactures the well known "Wearwell" and "Clinknit" lines of hosiery, with a marketextending all over Canada. "We are anxious to have the co- operation of the citizens and munic- ipal authorities of Clinton," Mr. Harriss stated to The News -Record, "The management will remain the same, with Thomas W. Morgan, in charge as superintendent of the plant We haven't come here to fire and hire." Mr. Harriss• announced plans for expansion of the business and enlar- gement of the building. He said that the firm would hire 25 additional . girls at once. One of the Clinton's largest industries, with about 90 employees end a payroll of approximately 8100,000 annually, Clinton Knitting Company, Limited, was established more than 40 years ago. During re- cent years, the chief shareholders have been Lt. -Col. H. B. Combe, Angus A. Morrison, and the new owner, who has been the largest although a minority shareholder. Col. Combe and Mr. Morrison have now sold their interests to Mr. Harriss. Mr. Morrison, who has been asso- ciated with the firm for the past 21 years, retires from the post of vice- president and manager. 0 Fine in Automobile Threatens Residence Waking up and finding her house full of smoke about 6.45 a.m, yester- day morning. Mrs, Larnbton, Dunlop St., • notified Clinton Flee Brigade immediately, the volunteer fire- fighters were soon on the scene, and found the rear of an automobile owned by David Kay, which had been parked in the garage attached to the rear of the house, on fire. Fire Chief L. Cree gave it as his opinion that the fire had been smouldering in the back cushions of the car all night. Application of chemicals soon extinguished it. 0 NATIONAL FILM BOARD National Film Board is having its first showing of the season under the auspices of Huron County Federa- tion of .Agriculture in Community Hall, Lendesboro, on Thursday, September 27, at 2.30 p.m. for school children and 8.30 p.m. fox adults. Unless these showings are supported by the public Huron County is apt to lose the services of the projection machine,' LOCAL PEV"G4 Automobiles driven by Miss Coronna Wendorf, and Victor Ken- nedy, came into collision on King's Highway 4 at the schoolhouse cor- ner, south of Londesboro, Tuesday morning of last week. The former was driving south to Clinton and the latter was approaching• from the sideroad when the accident occurred. Clinton Fire Brigade was called out about 4.10 pan. Sunday to a fire which threatened a building in Memorial Park. Chief L. Cree stated that some boys were frying eggs at the time. e. Mrs. W. L. Mair Honored A large gathering of friends and neighbors met at the home of Mrs. Saville on Tuesday afternoon .in honor of Mrs. William L. Mair, who is leaving Clinton. .During the afternoon, an address was read by Mrs. (Dr.) Fawier ex- pressing regret at Mrs. Mair's de- parture and wishing her health and happiness in the future, Mrs. Saville then presented Mrs. Mair with a beautifully bound Bible, Mrs. A. T. • Cooper, in a happy little speech, told of Mrs. Mair's activities in the Woman's Aesoeia- tion, ' and the President, Mrs. M. Nedieser .on behalf of the Society, handed Mrs. Mair a handsome United Church Hymnary. Mrs. Mair thanked the ladies :for their gifts in a few heartfelt word. A delicious Tea was served by' several of the neighbors. "For She's a Jolly, Good Fellow" was 'sung, and a vote of thanks tendered. Mrs. Saville- and those who assisted her. 0 SUMMERHILL Mr, and Mrs. Amos Osbaldestou and Ronald attended the Ca d e ll- Thomas wedding in Goderich on gaturday.