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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-12-27, Page 2PAGE TWO , CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSD'AY,DECEMBER 27, 1945 Clifton News -Record The Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 't'UBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA "The Hub of Huron County" An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Serrounding District. MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, 81.50" a year in tui'assce; in United States, $2.00 a year in advance; single copies five cents. it. S. ATKEY H. L. TOLINSON Editor and Business' Manager Plant Manager THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1945 A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION' FOR THE PEOPLE OF CLINTON With the New Year only a few days distant, now is ag ood time to get one's New Year's Resolutions,- in order. They are good trainee to make, but they lose any value—whether real or imaginary—if they are broken: The electors of the Town of Clinton have an op- portunity to make a New Year's resolution—and stick to it. Nominations for various municipal offices are being held in the Town Hall, between 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. next Monday evening, December 31, with a public meeting fol- lowing. Owing to the New Year's holiday, those nominated have until noon Wednesday, January 2, to file their qualifications. The election will take place on Monday, January 7, with voting between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The coming year 1946 will be an important one in the history of the town, as the sewerage system and sewage treatment will be built during that period. If approved .by the electors, a new Board of Parks Manage- ment will be established. Therefore, Clinton needs the very best civic government it is possible to secure. The NEWS RECORD suggests the following New Year's resolution: • "That the best possible candidates be nominated for and elected to the Town ;Coin cil, Board of Education, and .Public Utilities Commission; and that, when in office, these representatives of the people be given the full support of those who placed 'them there." And, believe it or not, the latter point is just ae important as the former. O 0 0 CANADA A CORNUCOPIA The Canadian Army overseas, like all armies since the dawn of time, marched on its stomach. Looking at the list of groceries the "Queen Elizabeth" takes on when bringing trodps back, they also come home on them, and mighty "good sailing it appears to be. For. instance: If the ship's cook serves sausages for breakfast it would take four miles of them to supply the demand. Churchill might have remarked, "Some sausages." Fifty thousand loaves of bread—baked aboard ship-- • would fill a nice -sized box car. If the soldier was blessed with Scotch ancestors he'll likely want porridge for break- fast. The "Elizabeth's" answer to this is 90,000 pounds. of oatmeal for one trip. The 40,000 pounds of sugar required for one sailing, if piled up in jute bags, would be the size of a small haystack. And it would take a flock of 300 hens laying the year 'round to supply the 90,000 eggs required for the boys, for the trip home, with two for breakfast per man. Seven hundred good sized steers would supply the meat. Enough tea and coffee are required for two million cupsfor the troops alone, not to mention the crew of 800 -men who must be accounted for, besides. ' Fifteen thousand pounds of dried beans, peas and split peas solve some of the vegetable problem, with an added 15,000 tins of canned stuff. It's a mighty good thing that Canada possesses so many fine counties like Huron where' agriculturists trained and efficient—bring forth front the soil the food which is man's necessity. Truly, Canada is 'a cornucopia a land of plenty for which we 'Should be truly thankful! O 0 0 EDITORIAL COMMENT Thought for Today—Some persons shave charming personalities, while others have to work their way through this dreary world. 0 0 0 Starting next Tuesday, don't forget to write it "1946." 0 0 0 ' Advertisers and correspondents are requested to get their copy in early for next week's issue. O 0 0 "Soviet Paper Wants Slice of Turkey"—pre-Christ- mas heading in Toronto Globe and Mail. And turkeys so scarce this Christmas! O 0 That a man was sentenced at Landon to five years in penitentiary for stealing eight hens indicates how seriously the law views chicken thefts. O 0 0 Two evidences of a return to pre-war times—man- power controls wilped out and the City of London, after April 1, will not hire married women with working husbands. O 0 0 Postmaster G. M. Counter and staff of Clinton Post Ofifice, ,deserve -much credit fortheir rapid handling `of the avails during the heavy Christmas rush with very little extra help. , • 0. 0 0. , Very few bitter tears -1 -except. among the "racket- eers" themselves. --=are , ibeing shed following Attorney General Blackwell' -s' courageous '„banning ;of bingos, lot - aeries and raffles in Ontario, except for dietinetly church • and.,ekiaritable affairs. Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations Q—I am a teacher in a rural school. Many pupils have their lunches at school during the winter months; Can I obtain extra meat coupons far the purpose of making soup? A.—Write; to the ;. nearest ration office of the; Wartime Prices ' and Trade Board. stating the number of children to be served and the number of days in the month that soup will be made for these children: The re- quired meat coupons will be mailed directly to you.after your application is approved. • Q. --How many sugar coupons will become valid in January? A.= --Two sugar coupons good'for the purchase; of either sugar or. pre- serves become valid during January.' This is in accordance with the new plan combining sugar and preserves ration. Q. --What is the ceiling price I can charge for grade A large eggs? A. -'---The maximum retail price from the farmer to the consumer for grade A large eggs is 56 cents a dozen. * * * • Q.—Can you tell me how much can- ned meat has been shipped from Can- ada to European countries recently? A.—The last figures for the present year to the end of November show that Canada has shipped 78 million pounds of canned meat. The United Kingdom received 6,895,296 pounds, France, Belgium and Holland each received six million pounds, UNRRA got over 35 million pounds, Greece and Poland over 10 million each. Military supplies and shipments to other countries bring the total' to 78 million pounds. * * Q.—My ;butcher delivers my meat after I have ordered it by phone. Do I have to giye him coupons in ad- vance of the delivery? A.—You may give him the coupons or tokens when the meat is delivered or before. You cannot run a "charge account” in coupons. Questions on any regulation of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board will be answered if submitted to the In- forniation Branch, Wartime 'Prices and. Trade Board, Federal Building, London, Ontario, From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO THE CLIFTON NEWS -RECORD • December • 23, 1920 Miss Susie Haddock, who has 'been in, the mission "field of West China under the direction of the Canadian Methodist Church, and who is home on, furlough, is.. a Christmas visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMatlr. • Mr. and Mrs. Poulds left yesterday for Toronto, where they .will spend Christmas and afterwards Mr. Foulds will spend a• couple of weeks at Ottawa before leaving for Winnipeg. to take up his new duties as chief, seed analyst 'for'' -Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Miss D. Stephenson, who has been on the Model S'clinol staff here since the summer holidays, has taken a' position on the staff of the 'Port Arthur Public School. Amongst the students home from the University for the Christmas vacation are: Misses Gertrude Wallis, Mary and Jean McMurchie, Marion Gibbings, Marion. Irwin, and Messrs Harry Shaw, Harry; Ranee, Willis Cooper, Erskine Evans and A: Lawrence. Dodds Holloway, manager of the Royal Bank, Langeuth, Man., is home for a few week's holidays. Misses Charlotte ;Sheeler, A. Walk- er and Sadie Draper, are home from Stratford Normal for the vacation. Miss D, He'lmkey, Miss' McDougall and Miss Edwards, of the O.C.I. staff, are spending the vacation at their hoanes. 11. H. Cantelon, who recently sold his farm in Goderich Township, has purchased the home of Earl Gibbons, just south ofClinton, th'e Argent place. Miss Lucile Grant had an exhibit- ion of her china and oil paintings and those of some of her pupils in the Agricultural Office. The ex- hibition was a very handsome one. The C.CS. C'oinniencement was held in the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday nights. The first part of the program was a play, "The Ar- raignment. of Paris." Misses Jean Woods, Ola Cook, Daisy Nediger and Annie. Lawrence took the parts of Juno, Pallas, Venus and Diana; Miss Jean Hogg, Queen Elizabeth; Ernest Livermore, Veno; Bert Sloman, Ate Gnd Neptune: Joe Higgins, Mercury; ershom Anderson, Paris; Miss Lucy Levy, Flora; Amy Hellyar, Pomona; Jack Bowden, Fannus; Nisbet Cook, Pan; Cecil Matheson, 'Silvanus, Little Miss Helen Nediger made a cute little cupid. The second part of the pro- graur consisted of a one -act farce eiven by the Boys' Athletic Associa- tion. Poem Dedicated To The Clinton Good Fellows 'Twas the night before Christmas, A dark stormy night, And two little children Were a pitiful sight. Their :mother had told them That Santa -was dead, As cosily and snugly She tucked them in bed. As tears filled their eyes, They beard mother say, "Perhaps the Good Fellows Will call our way." She said "We'll just hang The stockings for fun, And see if they will Really, honestly come." Behold, the next morning, What a beautiful sight! For the Good Fellows had Come down the chimney that night. Bringing candy and oranges And toys by tine score; Bringing joys and happiness To each girl and boy. So let's all give to t The Good Fellows each year; For their wonderful work In playing Santa each .year. If Santa is dead The Good Fellows are here To take Santa's place, And bring Christmas cheer. ---WINIFR•ED BROWN AHRENS Bayfield MR. KING'S FUTURE (The Printed Word) The French weekly, Le Jour, taking at face value the Prime Minister's statement that this year's election campaign was in the nature of a fare- well tour, recently evolved the idea that Mr. King should be honored on his retirement with the post of Gov- ernor-General of Canada. Even those who have faint admira- tion for the policies pursued by the Prime Minister during his long term of office may agree that some form of recognition will be his due from a grateful country when he hands over the Liberal party to another leader, but a wide acceptance of the idea advanced by Le Jour is unlikely. The Governor-General, like the Ring, whom he represents, is supposed to be above party politics; A former party leader, no matter how earnestly he might strive to atttain impartial- ity, would always be suspected of a bias toward his political friends., Of course, during the war, Mr. Ring set aside all thoughts of party advantage and devoted himself whol- ly to the national interest. lie has said so himself. He had a simple test for anycourse of. action. If it war the ,policy of the Liberal party it was in the national interest, and therefore any criticism of it or any suggestion of alternative courses automatically became party politics. But this test would riot be available to Mr. Ring if he were made Gover- nor-General, for he would be exclud- ed from the .carl"ctlS He would' also be constitutionally bound to act on the advice;::of his, ministers, and if they happened to be gentlemen -whose counsel be had derided during .his career in the' ifoiSse.of Commons, the in Willis Church last Sunday morn- ing. The occasion was the unveiling of a tablet to Major Broder McTag- gait; D.S.O. Col. Ranee was chosen, to unveil the tablet, which bears the following inscription: In- - Loving Memory of Major William Broder McTaggart, D.S.O., 12th Battery.; Canadian Field Artillery, who was: killed in action at the taking of the Drocourt Queant Line, 2nd -September, 1918, aged 25 years. Mrs,. Isaac Rattenbury, Peterbora, i spending the' Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.'A. J. Holloway: 40 YEARS AGO THE CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD December 28, 1905 The hockey team that will play in Goderieh on New Year's night will be picked from the following players: J. Doherty, W. Pinner, C. McKinnon, W. Mcliae W. Johnson, J. Forrester, J. Simpson, C. Moore, J. McKenzid, F. Norsworthy, W. G. Doherty and C. Shepherd, H. C. Brewer, who has. been local manager of Molsons Bank for several years, retires from the service on Sat- •urday. C. E. Dowding; accountant for the past three years, has been promoted to the ,managership. Charles Tisdall has returned from Royal Military College, Kingston, for the holidays. J. B. Hoover will he mayor of. Clinton for 1946, no opposition mani- festing itself at the nominations Fri - clay evening. .The nominations for the council were as follows: R. J. Chuff. Thos. Cottle, SL S. Cooper, It. Irwin, J. W. Elliott, 11. Wiltse, W. J. Paisley, J. A. Ford, W. Graham, B. J. Gibbings and W. G. Doherty. The first mentioned five retired leav- ing the other six as councillors for 1906. The school trustees, who were also elected by' acclamation are: St. Andrew's Ward, J, W. Moore; St. James!, L. E. Doherty; St. John's, J. W. Irwin; St. George's, A. E. Turner. After several months' illness, Arthur Couch passed into eternal rest last Friday evening. Mr. Couch was a resident of this town for many years and was well and favorably known throughout the adjacent. townships. He is survived by Iris wife and two children, Mrs. W. J. Ross, Toronto, and Percy at hone. T. Constantine, teller of Molsons Bank, spent Christmas at his home in Toronto. John Torrance. teacher, Usborne, is enjoying the holidays at the parental home in town. Miss Olive Moody; Toronto, and Miss Sadie Wolfe, Streetsville, are guests of Mrs. D: Cantelon this week. Mr. and •Mrs. Will Eagleson and two children, Aberdeen, South Da- kota, are guests at the latter's old home, James Stevens: * THE CLINTON NEW ERA December 23, 1920 There is already considerable spec- ulation as to who will attain to the tVardenship of,,Iluron . County for 1921. Arnong those mentioned are - Reeve Crich, Tuckersmith; Reeve Young, Colborne: Reeve Armstrong, Hullett; Reeve Doig, Howlett; and Reeve Beavers, Exeter. Miss Adelaide Clayton, Listowel, former G.C.I. teacher, was chosen first vice-president of the Provincial Liberal Conservative Association• at the annual convention in Toronto. ' John Joynt, M. P. P. for North Huron. is being urged to run as the Conservative candidate for East Huron for the House of Commons. In the death of Isaac Fisher, this district has lost one of its oldest residents. Mr. Fisher- was been in Colborne Township in 1841, and lived in that township until five years ago, when he moved to Goderich. Fifty- six (years ago he married Phoebe Nott, Tuckersmith, who . survives. Also ' surviving are 'two sons, Jacob, Col- borne, and Joseph, Goderich, and one daughter, Elizabeth, at hone. H. Livermore and family, who went to California a month ego rr so, has bought a farm et Upland, and is now busy picking 1115• orange erop. Miss Phemia time, St. Catharines, is hone for Christmas holidays. Lieut. Col H. T. Ranee -carte 1n Lon- don last Friday attendin' the 331:i1 Comrades' Social, Col, Rance was second in command of the Battalion that went oversea% Much interest attended the services situation would be embarrassing for both them and Mr. Ring. Similar objections could be raised to the appointment of any prominent Canadian as Governor-General, since those who would be considered for the office have been publicly allied with a political party while they have been attaining prominence. Yet there is no reason why the Governor- General shou'd always, come from Great Britain. The King might well consider the appointment of a dis- tinguished Australian or South Af- rican as his representative in Canada, If Mr. King is to receive vice -regal honors on his retirement from politics, there are many parts of the Empire where he would be welcome. His talents for establishing national unity could be displayed in India; or if a quieter life should be more to his liking, 'there, is the - governorship of the Bahamas, lately vacated by a Royal Duke. NEW DEPUTY TRANSPORT CONTROLLER Appointment of B. S. Liberty, Ottawa, as Deputy Transport Con. troller, is announced ;by Hon. Lionel Chevrier, Minister of Transport. Mr, Liberty succeeds J. M. McDougall, Montreal, who ,lies been appointed Transport Controller as a result of the resignation' of T. C. Lockwood. He will remain in charge of the, Ottawaoffice of Transport' Control. Mr. Liberty is on loan from the Canadian National Railways where he was' chief clerk of the Ottawa divisional freight office. 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