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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-03-30, Page 3THURS., MARCH 30, 1933 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 JK1NGNEWS :oi Hugh Clark Gold is an excellent physcian if you like the sort that leaves you when you become ill and goes off to call on someone who is in perfectly good health. Another war' would in ,snore ways than one put European nations further in the red and land them in the place where business has gone to. otteeFees Whether he said it or not, Welling- ton is credited with the statement that Waterloo was won on the play- ing fields of Eton. The next one is not going to be won in the debating clubs of Oxford and other universi- ties. C -7C0 Great Britain (including the do- minions) as well as the United States are as much opposed to war as are the university students now voting against it, but they are in the same position as Lincoln was during the civil war. A deputation of clergy- men waited upon him to urge that he discontinue fighting on the Lord's Day and he advised them to go and see the confederate general, Robert E. Lee. It takes two to make a fight and it takes two or more to prevent it. tettsem Hitler calls upon 'Germans to be calm and avoid excesses—+proof posi- tive that he has at last attained of- fice. A doctor says the disease known as thrush is contageous. Which may account for the slang phrase "giving him the bird." eilettnesia I shall start at once to dissipate the fear that Roosevelt feared. Singing praises of this country, Dr. Kinghorn of Saranac Lake, in 'a letter to the New York Times, says draw their savings? Properly so, too. Canada has no war debt. In that case An institution that does not pay its it seems so silly to continue paying interest on it. c=3ts o 1G ' An optimist is a man who thinks when times are good again the gov- ernment will use their revenues to reduce their debts. Cab Lenin has been canonized by the Bolsheviks and every day thousands file by the tomb where his embalmed body is exposed to,view. If he were alive to -day, however, it' might be as an exile like Trotsky, his name execrated by the :very people who now venerate it. The career of a revolutionary leader is generally brief and his fame depends largely upon the time and circumstances of his death. When a nation says it does not want -to fight but is ready, we begin to suspect that it is ready because it wants to fight. C=11C—y Roosevelt asking for dictatorial powers was all stage -play. He was acting as dictator before that. On several occasions he refused to pose for cameramen and to be interviewed by newspaper reporters. with the robes, adouble-barreled gun "I'd go down south and stay a while, and other articles. He left' the ar. titles by the roadside in looking af- ter the horse and Mr. John Lovett carried, them hi. Found At Last: Early in . the fan h had 'Arthur 'Gout tho misfor- tune tune to lose a pocketbook containing over $100. He advertised his loss and felt keenly disappointed when he got not the slightest trace of pocketbook or money. ' The other day while his foreman, Mr. Sellers was at work on the farm he found the book among some manure he was turning over. It was pretty well. saturated but With the exception of one of two bills, the money was per- fectly good. Mr. Couch now sup- poses that ..he lost the book in his own stable, and getting lost among the loose straw, it was eventually hauled out to the farm. Holmesville: On Monday night as Mr. Phillip Potter was coming home from Clinton by. come means the buggy tipped so as to throw him out. He fell between the front wheel and the box and so tightly was he held that he was dragged a con- siderable distance before he manag- ed to get the horse stopped. Goderich Township: 'One day last week while Mr. John Oox, reeve, was .attending the funeral of the late •Mrs. McLean, his horse ran a- way, ' throwing himself and daugh- ter out. He was pretty badly hurt, having several ribs broken, while his daughter was somewhat bruised and cut. o=ziCa A press dispatch tells of a wood - sawing bee where the men started racing to see who could do the most work and one of them died through over-exertion. Nothing of that sort ever happened to gravel pits during the good old days of s'ta'tute labor. Is it not rather a reflection upon the government of the United States that when it offered or gave, through the' Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion, assistance to a bank, the de- positors of that bank wanted to with - Now that Herr Hitler has become chief of the fire department, he op- poses incendiarism. Previously, he he adds his amen to everything you was very free with matches and tor- ches and nothing gave him greater say delight than to embarrass his prede- cessors when -they tried to quench the fires which he had lit. It is dif- ferent now; These inmendiaries are a nuisance and add enormously to hip work as a fire-fighter. As an agitator he drank the heady wine of popular applause. As an adminis- trator, he is being sobered by a sense of responsibility. own way, as the government of the United States does not, is not in the very best position to help another institution similarly circumstanced. ce=ia A man is amendable to reason if eemleuiesi PROSPERITY SPEAKING When the last big racket is ended and the racketeers in jail, When the shaky banks are busted and bonus -hunters fail, I shall come from around the corner and, if the wreck is cleared, In a recent speech in Quebec city, Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen used the expression "Let George do it.' After- wards a lady acquaintance Whose husband's name 'is George came to him and, with a twinkle in 'her eye, said: "When you said that, did you mean my husband? Because if you did, I can tell you now it won't 'be done" WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG Where day; are warm and bright Ile; set and watched the fire die (Seemed lost in thoughtful daze) Till Ma brought in some fresh pine knots An' made a cheerful blaze, "I wish I had a million shares 0' stock in Standard Oil" Sez Pa: "I wouldn't do a thing." ' Ma made the kettle boil, An' nixed hot biscuits, fried ham An' eggs, (smelt good you bet.) Fetched cheese and doughnuts made the tea Then Pa set down and et. "I wish I was a millionaire" Sea Pa, "I'd have . a snap." Next from the lounge we heard a snore, Pa—at his ev'nin' nap. Ma did the dishes, shook the eloth, Brushed up, put things' away, She fed the cat, then started up Her plans for bakin' day. She washed and put some beans to soak, An' set some bread to rise. Unstrung dried apples, soaked 'em, too, All'ready for her pies. She brought more wood, put out the cat. Then darned four pair o' socks. Pa woke and sez, "It's time for bed, Ma, have ye wound both clocks?" —Mary 3. IL Muchinson in Women's Home Companion. AJC==J ome From The News -Record, Mar. 26th, 1908: Not Very Probable: The London Advertiser stated on Saturday last that the London, Huron & Bruce fines would be double tracked this spring from London to Wingham and that -the train service would al- so be improved. The Advertiser may have some inside information as to the Company's intentions but those along the line who have seen it starved for years consider the report highly improbable. It is thirty-five years or more since the line was laid and the same rails are still do- ing service. They are English made and 57 pounds to the yard. And in recent years the sections have been lengthened and the sectionmen re- duced. At the present time each sec- tion foreman has only one assistant. None -of these things point to does ble tracking. A Call Extended: The Clinton and 'Base Line Baptist churches 'have extended a call to Rev. 3. P. Char- lesworth -of 'London, who has the matter now under consideration. Mr. Charlesworth 'is an Englishman but has been in this country about fif- teen years. For graphic description What is the matter with that given by the plain- tiff in a recent damage action a- gainst a woman who, he declared, took out his car and "wrapped it a- round a, post?" What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TAR LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, Mar..29th, 1893: Town Topics: J. L. Doherty recent- ly sold to a Detroit gentleman his two-year-oldfilly, by Onward King, for over $200. The animal was ship- ped last week. Sleighing is about over. Some of the farmers have adopted wheels a- gain . Death of Former Resident: Yes- terday, at Wighton, England, Henry Ransford passed to his reward aged 88 years. Deceased will be remember- ed by very early settlers as a resi- dent of this section. He at one time, possibly as far back as the thirties, resided at Stapleton and at -•Goder- -ich. He came to this country with his family and bought considerable land from the Canada Company. He, we believe, was at one time treasur- er of the County of Huron ... The late Henry Ransford was a highly rspeeted English gentleman of means and a public spirited man . Two sons, Richard and John, have ' been residents of Clinton for a great many years. Mr. A. 0, Pattison, the obliging and affable G.T.R. agent, is said to be a thorough judge of a horse. Next Friday will be good Friday and ' a public holiday, 'and Sunday, April 2nd, Easter Sunday. After the first of July next any person found with firearms or wea- pons on his person and not having a certificate from a Justice of the Peace permitting him to carry them, will be liable to imprisonment with- out the -option of a fine. Contractor Thos. McKenzie has been awarded the contract of erect- ing the new -Orange hall in 'Goderich township, 7th concession. The build- ing will be of veneer brick. ' GODERICII: For the second time the depression has been felt at the. courthouse here, all provincial em- ployees having received ,letters last week informing them that their sal- aries have al-aries'have been reduced, and, in some cases, fees also.Salary reductions are as high at 121-2 per cent. The registrar, sheriff, clerk of the court, crown attorney, magistrate, provin- cial constables, etc., all are affected. C�CY GODERICH: The relief situation with the advent of spring and in- creased opportunities for employ- ment has- eased here during the week. The welfare board has re- duced the list of those receiving as- sistance by some 15 names. With respect to complaints that some not entitled are receiving relief, a- quiet investigation is being conducted. The opening of navigation on April 16 is expected to improve local conditions materially. The number of families on the relief list at its bight was a- bout 50. From The New Era, Mar. 28th, 1908: Put the cutter in the hayloft and store away the sleigh, for neither will be wanted for ma - y another day. Take the bells from off the harness, and the robes, so large and warm, will find a cosy corner in the granary of the barn. Dame Rumor has it that there is to be a new band organized here, called Clinton's White Dykes, and wt understand that the instruments are ordered. Fair Farm Sold: The Fair farm of 214 acres, which was offered on Wednesday, Mar. 25th, was sold to Mr. W. Wheatley for $10,124. The farm is about as well situated and convenient to Clinton as it could well be; it is worth a couple of thousand dollars more than it sold for and was a„good bargain at the price paid. A Spring Visitor: Two men -with a small tame bear made their ap- pearance in town one day last week. 'They soon were surrounded 'by a crowd of the admiring public. The bear was well trained. It could dance the polka, march, sit up in a chair, turn somersaults and do many other tricks. After the usual coll- ection had 'been taken the 'disitors departed for fresh fields. House of Refuge: "There aree'at pre - ant in the House -of Refuge forty- six persons over the age of 70 years. 12 of them are about '70 to '75; 15 are between 75 and 80; 9 are between 80 and 85; 4 are between 130 and 96 and one is over 100. There has not been a death in the -House since Nov. 27th. Y.M.C.A.: There will be a meeting of the County Committee al. the Hu- ron Y.M.C.A. in Clinton on Friday to consider questions 'involved in the opening of work-in the 'Demist. The committee has met with much en- couragement and are desirious of having the work advanced as much as possible. Dr. Shaw, M. D. McTaggart and R. Holmes went to Ottawa this week to interview the Minister of Militia concerning the military 'celebration at Quebec. They returned yesterday having met with a cordial reception. O. A. Pattison, the genial G.T.R. agent, visited in Toronto over Sun- day. Mr. John Mulholland has tak6n a position in a foundry at Hespeler. Mrs. G. D. McTaggart and daugh- ter, Jean, are spending a few days this week in Toronto. Mr. 'Geo. McTagg rt returned an Saturday from a three -weeks' trip, which included Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas and other points. He en- joyed himself greatly and was much benefited thereby. Holmesville: Mr. E. J. Williams, who' made butter for the Holmesville factory last year, has been engaged to run the factory for the coming season. Goderich Township: Last week Messrs. Ed. and Chas. Williams 'cut a maple tree on” the farm -of Mr. D. Reuger, from the body of which they put up fourteen cords of wood. There are not many trees of that kind left around here now. Mr. James. Connolly has entered into partnership 'with Mr. Morrow of Goderich in the butchering busi- ness and will shortly move to that town. He is one of the most highly esteemed as well as one of the most popular residents of the township, and the same may be said of Mrs. Connolly, and their removal will be generally regretted, even though they are not going far away. He will use his farm for grazing pur- poses. Testy Colonel (in crowded train): "I say, porter, we're packed like sar- dines here. Can you not do anything to relieve us?" 'Porter: "Try numbering off . from the righty and let the odd numbers breath in while the even numbers breathe out"—Pearson's. youths resented the visits of the city visitor to the country -dances, his popularity with the belle of the ball, several belles to be exact, causing the resentment, although all denied there was a girl in the case. 'The free-for-all continued after the dance, on the street, with-the,Londoner the, object of the attack. While it was in progress somebody telephoned the' police. - C==Ir� GODERICH:- There will be no cessation of activities of the Blue Water Highway Association in 1933 if Goderich can prevent it. This was made clear at the annual meeting of the Board of Trade here ' on Monday night, when the annual fee of $300 was pledged and support extended to officers of the association. When Col. Woodrow, of Sarnia, ' the presi- dent, makes his annual trip this spring he will be met at Grand Bend by a 'delegation from Goderieh, which will accompany him north to Kincar- dine, Port Elgin, Southampton and Wiarton. The village of Bayfield and towns of Southampton and Kincar- dine already have intimated their in- tention of dropping their member- ship on the ground of economy, but an effort will again be made to swing them into line. A great a- mount of money has been spent ad- vertising the route and it would be a big mistake to drop the project au this time was the view taken at the meeting. S. D. Croft was elected president of .the board for a thin term. Other officers are: Vice-pre- sident, G. L. Parson; secretary, Nel- son Hill; treasurer, R C. Whateley The striking committee to name th council is composed of Presiden Croft, Mayor Lee and E. R. Wigle. HENSALL: After four witnes- ses had been heard on Friday the crown .requested an adjournment of, one week in the police court actions against Gordon Elliott, William Ber- ry and Bert Boyce, of Brucefield, and Ray Mason, of London. Crown Attorney Holmes stated that he -de- sired to summon more witnesses. The request was granted. The four young men are charged with unlaw- fully taking part in an affray by fighting in a public place to wit Brucefield dance ball, on the evening of March 13. Evidence submitted tended to show that the Brucefield Pump With Motor: Mr. A. Seeley is putting 'in a power pump 'in the Rattenbury House well. It 'Will be driven by an electric motor which Mr. Rattenblry is having installed and the water will be pumped to a reservoir in the second story. We understand a couple of citizens con- template getting their water supply from this source, but that is prob- ably in the event of the town's sys- tem of waterworks not being 'instal- led in the near future. Married Yesterday: Mr. Wilfrid J. Hudson and Miss Maud A. Pinning were lnapried yesterday, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. J Jolliffe at the home of the bride's mother. A Close Call: The singeing ma- chine in the knitting factory took fire last Saturday morning ,but the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. The factory has several lines of hose and a large tank of water on the roof, giving ample pressure for meeting such emergencies. But as it is well not to take chances in such case the town fire brigade was also called. C. C. I. Football: The Collegiate Institute football Club met on Mon- day and elected the following offi- cers for the spring term: Hon. -President: J. A. Constantine. Hon. -Vice: J. Crooks. Patrons: W. Brydone, J. Ransford, W. Doherty, M. D. McTaggart, Dr. Shaw. President: J .W. Treleaven. Vice -President: W. W. Weir. Sec. -Treasurer: E. E. Ball. Captain: J. C. Copp. Manager: J. A. Cameron. Curator: C. K. Macpherson. Executive Committee: N. W. Mc- Queen, K. Mair, D. Stewart, B. John- son, F. McKenzie, N. Robson, A. Trick. The Pastime Club: Last Friday evening the members of the Pastime Club assembled at'N'imins' restaur- ant to celebrate the event of being entirely out of debt and to honor their financial -secretary, Mr. Newton Davis, to whose untiring efforts and unselfish devotion to the club's in- terests is due its position today. Mr. W. Johnson as chairman, fulfilled his office in a very able manner. Af- ter the reading of an address and the presentation of a gold 'signet ring was made to Mr. Davis by Mr. A. Conliff, speeches were made by the different members. - Does Ma'Wish She Was Pa? "I wish I had a lot of cash," Sez Pa, one winter's night; The Order of •Chosen Friends, an American society, not being entitled to register under Ontario Insurance, Act, will have to cease doing busi- ness in the province. ' e From The New Era, Mar. 31st, 1893: Notes: A Kincardine subscriber' says: "I have no hesitation in saying that you have the best local paper I know." Mr, Oliver Johnston sustained a severe sprain tie his ankle the other day while holding a horse. Mr. Barrow of the Maisons Bank goes to Brockville this week and Mr. Allen Hartt, son eof Mr. C. A. Hartt of St. Thomas, takes his place. The other evening Mr. W. Grigg who is employed at Ball's on the Base' line, was on his way :home and a sud- den jolt of the cutter into a pitch - hole at the head of Albert street threw him out of the rig, together ranged so that we wore 'on time with the weekly but this past week was the climax, we hope, as we: were sporting two big fellows on the' back cf the neck, and the beginning,of the week found it impossible to tilt the head down sufficient to operate the type settingwe machine. So trust the villagers will not "boil" too much if they did not get their paper on time—ZurichIleraldd. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS The Editor was privileged to see a most interesting and historical doer. Ment on Tuesday; the original grant from the Crown to, John Pearce, of 200 hundred acres of land in the Township of Malahide, then in the County .of Middlesex, District of London, Province. of Upper Canada, The grant was offered to John Pearce as a settler by Col. Talbot. It con- - tains the official signitures and of- ficial seal of George 4th, who then; was King. The seal is a mammoth piece of bees wax covered with pa per and imprinted with the official' seal. The. original grant was made: in 1804, and in 1823 the land was deeded to John Parker, grandfather of Mrs. Albert Chambers of Aylmer,. which farm is now occupied by herson, George Charnebrs, just west of' Dunboyne. The grant and deed were printed and written on parchmet, and' the penmanship is beautiful, far dif- ferent to the usual scrawl which ap- pears on legal documents of our day- -Aylmer Express,. o��a LOCATED HONEY DEPOSIT' d Mr. Jacob Bilger cut down a maple e t What Other Newspapers are Saying TRY HURON Word comes that some of the southern counties of Ontario are .suf- fering from a shortage of topnotch seed grain, such as barley and oats. Our local dealers can locate a high grade of such grain in abundance. The harvest of 11332 served Huron well in this regard. —Exeter Times -Advocate. essizetemo SOLID FOOTING In reading about the earthquakes and tornados in 'the Southern States makes one realize there is no place like Ontario — the weather may change front 'day to day 'but the land- scape doesn't. --Listowel Banner. ing values. A man was heard laughing on Yonge street, Toronto, the other day. and a whole family, all looking cheerful, boarded a train at the Un- ion Station.—Listowel Standard. tree last week in his bush on the 11th concession of Carrick. that .contained a colony of bees and a good supply of honey. He extracted twelve quarts of honey from the tree trunk, leav- A GULLIBLE TOOL Great Britain is only worth $200 according to an officer of the Sea - forth Highlanders. It is charged that a young officer of this regi- ment betrayed his country to a for- eign agent for this amount. If such is the case the culprit should be pun- ished very heavily. Treason is an unusual charge but any man who is willing to betray the welfare of his nation for such a paltry sum as $200 THEY PAT CASA UP 'IN BRUCE is a disgrace to the country and the Last week we reported a local gullible tool of the nation to whom auctioneer receiving only four notes he sold information.—Kincardine Re - totalling some $150 at 'three auction viewgReporter. sales where the gross receipts were $2,500. The experience 'is not just a PERSONAL JOURNALISM flash in the pan. At -another $1,300 The Herald will be received a little sale last week In the district, only later this week by the town subscri- one note 'was received for a nominal sum.—Hanover Post. ing a good supply for the use of the bees. He had the log brought home to his barnyard, to have sawed up for wood, but during mild weather these bees have been so active that he cannot get near the log. —Mitchell Advocate - SCHOOL STAFFS 'CO-OPERATE The attitude taken by the efficient staffs of the local schools is to be commended. They appreciated the town's financial position and made an offer of salary reduction to the Board of Education on Monday night that showed a generous spirit and a willingness to co-operate. The Board found it absolutely necessary to re- duce the estimates this year and the staffs met them in this regard. Not only did they offer a reduction but they dated it back to the first of this year—a thing they were not obliged to do according to their contract. Such action on the part of the tea- chers will be appreciated by the tax- payers.—Listowel Banner. -tei1eeeet IT PAYS TO PLAY THE GAME Last fall a Canadian Judge spoke his mind and treated quite a sensa- tion when he charged that hockey was akin to butchery. Now that the hockey season is about over and one looks back over the season of play we feel that this eminent jurist used too strong a comparison as to the roughness of the game. • There is one thing that does loom up like a big black cloud and that is the large penalty list. The fact that games are not won by players seated in the penalty box is well recognized, but aside from the loss of the gam.e or games, this rough play, which allows opponents to win. gives this fastest of sports a bad name.—Wingham Advance -Times. �'Rso SIGNS OF GOOD TIMES There are signs that the depression is passing. While the farmer still gets only 21 cents for a quart of milk, the legislators are expressing dissatisfaction about. it. Wheat is up in price far enough to almost surely imply a real advance for the season. Hogs have advanced in price a dollar or so. Nineteen so called financiers have been indicted for'using the mails to defraud the public, anent the Instill holding companies. Two big bankers in the United State's have been brought to book for . unloading sinking securities on their patrons at a time when they were getting rid of them themselves, upon knowledge of their disappear -1 "A HARDY HANDFUL" Canada looks. back upon 1932 with pride. The nation retained world' leadership in the export of wheat. printing paper, asbestos; was second' in gold, platinum, cobalt; was third in wheat flour; fourth in automobiles and wood pulp; fifth in rubber tires. Canada winds up the year with a favorable trade balance, of $50,000,- 000, contrasted with an unfavorable balance 'of $10,000,000 in 1931. There have been troubles, but they are be- ing surmounted. Canada is a huge country, with only about 10,000,000' population—but the Canadians are air exceedingly hardy handful.. —Christian(Seience Monitor. hers, as we are this week publishing on Thursday forenoon instead of 'Wednesday afternoon. Since Decem- ber we have more or less been suf- fering from boils about the head, a condition we understand is frequent to anyone exposed to the printer's ink but up to this week we always were fortunate to have things ar- An Irish fireman, rescuing a wo•. man at a blaze, lost his hold near - the bottom of the ladder and' landed' heavily, with the woman on top of' him. A doctor, hastily summoned, pronounced Pat sound, -though badly bruised. "You're a brave gentleman,'' said' the doctor. "Brave, maybe, but no gintleman,"' returned Pat, rubbing his injuries, "or I'd a -let the lady go first."--Hoe- ton Transcript. DEFEAT ALL -COMERS IN NEW YORK Mrs. Constance Wilson Samuels of the Toronto Skating Club and' her brother Montgomery Wilson, successfully defended their titles as individual and pair championships of North America, at Now York,. Mrs. E. H. Gooderham also of Toronto, was a close second.