HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-07-27, Page 4fHU1 S,, JULY 27, 1933
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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.A. lecturer at London Univers'ty,
just appointed to a new post in the
United States, ' informed his three-
year-olddaughter that elm would
soon be snaking her home in America.
That night the child ended her even.
ing prayers thus:
"Good-bye, dear God, I'm going to
America."
That yarn now going the rounds
shows how a story may change in
revival. Some forty years ago, the
guest speaker at a banquet in a
Canadian city was a gentleman from.
Albany, N.Y. He was ' telling how
many of his fellow -Americans re-
garded Canada as a God -forsaker
country and to illustrate item told o.'
a boy who en being told that the
family was to remove to Canada end-
ed his brayer -that night with "Good-
bye God, we are going to Canada."
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The next speaker was the Canadian
orator, Dean Thornton, the man who
made that impassioned "Canada is
not for sale" speech which thrilled
Canadians in those days. He said
his friend from Albany had quoted
what the boy said correctly but had
not punctuated it properly, that what
the boy really said was, "Good! By
God, we're going to Canada!"
If people generally approve certain
measures they are sure to get them.
Men in public life are only too wiI-
ling to oblige. They have been known
to 'oblige even when they doubted the
wisdom. When anyone therefore ad-
vocatesforce it is because he knows
the public is opposed or indifferent
to his ideas of reform. He may be
perfectly conscientious in his convic-
tion that his schemes for reform ' are
desirable and feasible, but his advo-
cacy of violence shows that he is at,
tempting to force upon the whole
people the will of a minority, which
is in itself the worst form of des-
potism. Visionaries with half-baked
or ill -digested theories are apt to re-
gard themselves as liberators and
j the public generally as dumb, driv-
, en cattle.
(Some Toronto Jews recently staged
a demonstration against Hitler and
Hitlerism. The stragetic spot in
which to fight Hitler and Hitlerism
is Germany but that is just the spot
they do not wish to go to. They pre-
fer to fight at long range even if ii
embroils Canada with a friendly na-
tion.
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One of the banners carried de-
manded repeal of Section 98 of the
'Canadian Criminal Code, which sug-
gests that the demonstration was
staged by Communists or that they
muscled into it.
The world is se heavily in debt that
those who think it owes them a liv-
ing are just out cf luck.
Camera men taking pictures for
papers have an incurable notion that
the subject should smile and show
the teeth. They even demanded that
john Dt Rocicerfeller perform for
them on the 94th anniversary of his
birthday. He rebelled, but he didn't
show his teeth. ,
There is a chance for a camera
man to gain a reputation for origin-
ality by saying to his subjects "Look
serious, please!" The "look pleas-
ant" stuff has been overdone.
There is a shifting about in ex-
change that helps to equalize bur-
dens. Canadian borrowers of U. S.
funds are relieved when there is
parity of exchange. It means the
saving of many millions to them. At
the same time, however, sterling
goes above par and Canadian bor-
rowers at London, who profited by
the exchange rate, have now to take
up the white man's burden.
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John Bull "recognizing" Russia:
"Aw, my dear fellow, surely S re-
cognize you. You are the blighter
who borrowed a billion or two from
me and neer paid it back."
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"Surgeon amputates wrong leg"—
newspaper heading.
The patient has our sympathy,
It's pretty tough on him,
We're sorry for the doctor; he
Was out upon the limb.
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A lot of people favor or say they
favor the conscription of wealth but
the only ones who really do any-
thing in that direction are bandits,
kidnappers and racketeers.
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Britain declines to go into a world-
wide public works ;ptrogramme to
end unemployment. She has tried it
out at home and found that a mil-
lion pounds spent provided work for
only 2000 men with incidental bene-
fits to 2000 more. It was tried out
in Canada, too, the Dominion and
provincial governments, co-operating
with the municipalities, increasing
the indebtedness of all and furnish-
ing employment to a few. Mr. Hoo-
ver refused to go into any such
scheme, but Mr. Roosevelt not pro-
fiting by our experiences, is trying
it out in the United States. He 1s,
however, Linking with huge expend',
tures on public works a budget to
increase revenues, and an economy
program in other directions which
has already met senatorial opposi-
tion.
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TIM LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The New Era, July 28th, 1893:
A heifer belonging to W. Robin-
son, Huron road, was killed by the
train «one night last week,
The new band, under the leader-
ship of Mr, A. Holloway, has been
organized and will likely favor the
townspeople with some music at an
early day; an organization of this
kind is a certain advantage to the
town and as "there's no money in it"
for the boys who belong, an effort
should be made in some way to give
them tangible support and encour-
agement
Mr. A. 0. Pattison is now the own-
er of a beautiful chestnut driver,
purchased from Mr. Chas. Williams,
Maitland con., Goderich township.
About 200 availed themselves of
the excursion to Goderich yesterday,
in connection . with St. Paul's church
S. S.
If the present cow -law stands
'next year—which it should do, and
for all time to come—a good many
more front fences will come down
next year.
It is altogether likely that the
trustees of the Public • School will
Mat in furnaces to replace the stoves
in use, but it is not likely that they
will be able to get them in until the
Christmas holidays.
A great deal of fall wheat has
been cut in this vicinity and, as far
as we can learn, the most of it is to
splendid condition.
In accordance with a requisition to
that effect ''Mayor McTaggart has
proclaimed Wednesday, Aug. 2nd a
civic holiday.
Mr. Buckingham, who publishes
a Democratic paper in California,
was in town this week visiting Mr.
Oliver Johnston. Mr. Buckingham
learned his trade on the Exeter
Times, while Mr. Johnston worked
for Mr. Buckingham's father.
Mrs. Waldron and daughter have
gone on a visit for a couple of
Months with relatives in Massachus•
etts.
Mr. Geo. Rumball and wife of
Marlette, Mich., are visiting rela-
tives hereabouts.
During a thunder storm on the
13th two sons of Mr, Geo. Wheatley
of Mullett had a narrow escape. The
lightning struck the barn and shi-
vered the door post where they had!
been standing. A moment ,before
two 'horses in the stable had been
knocked down.
A 'runaway accident happened on
the farm of Mr, John Sproat, 8rd
eon. Tuekersmith on Tuesday last. A
team of horses attached to a mower'
took fright at something in the ifeld
and ran away, going up the lane
near the house, where two small
children were playing. Mrs. Sproat
rushed to save them, but one of the
horses jumped upon her before she
reached the children, who werq
thrown clown under the mower, which
at this point care in contact with a
post and the horses became detached,
..All received sever wounds but
none which will prove fatal. It is a
miracle that they all escaped alive.
The following persons have been
elected representatives to the quar-
terly board of the Rattenbury streets
Methodist church;-4Messrs, E. Turn-
er, F, Rumball, , Fowler, W. "II.
1Beesley, J. McMeth, W. N. Manning
and H. E, Hodgen..
On Sunday evening last every
inch of available space in Ratten-
bury street church was occupied . .
in connection with the opening and
dedication of the new pipe organ,
On Monday evening, the occasion of
the recital the building was again
,crowded with many unable to get in,
Rev. J. W. Holmes occupied the chair
and the program, as announced last
week, was rendered with the except
tion of one piece. Prof. Wheeler
presided at.the organ ,Sunday and
Monday and is evidently an expert
'musician. . Miss Ida Boles, the
church organist, will retain this posi-
tion, having' thoroughly qualified
herself for the duties.
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record; July 20th;
1908:
Mrs. Walter Manning is visiting
relatives and friends in Buffalo.
Mr. Andrew Porter of Goderich
intends embarking in the convey-
ancing and collecting business in
that town and will open up an office
about the first of August.
A GOOD MAN IN CHARGE
MR. W. S. HARLA.ND
At a special meeting of the town
council held on Friday last Mr. W. S.
Harland was appointed to represent
the town in the sinking of the second
well for the waterworks system and
the test thereof. The choice is a
good one for Mr. Harland has given
the matter considerable thought and
is a man of good judgment.
The annual lawn social under the
auspices of the L.O.L., No. 710 will
take place on Mr, Peter Cantelon's
lawn on Tuesday evening next.
Mr. J. J. Fox, who formerly lived
in Hulled , . . now of New York
city, last week sent to Rev. Father
Hanlon a cheque for fifty dollars
for the purpose of placing a memor-
ial window in the new St. Joseph's
church in memory of his parents.
The following two rinks of bowlers
have been taking ,part at the lawn
bowling tournament in London this
week: George Barge, W. J. 'Harland,
A. Taylor, W. Jackson, skip; W. J.
Stevenson, E. G. Courtice, C. E.
Dowding, J. 'B. Hoover, skip.
Mr. Lal. Paisley has sold his fine
farm just outside the corporation,
the purchaser being Mr. Levi Trick,
who will use it for dairy purposes.
Since Mr. Paisley bought the place
some• months ago he has made a
number of improvements and had he
continued the owner he would in due
season have made it one of the
model farms of the district.
The test of the waterworks well
ended on Thursday last and Messrs.
Harland, Chant and Pratt, to whose
judgment the teat had been Left,
decided it would do but at the same
time gave it as their opinion that a
second well was necessary. The
council at a special meeting directed
Peet and Son to sink a second well,
according to contract. Peet and Son
contracted for the first well at $600
and the second at $400.
'For the second time this season
the Clinton baseball team has out-
scored Seaforth, the last match talcs
ing place at Seaforth on Friday ev-
ening last. The score at the end of
the six -innings game stood 12 to 9
in favor of Clinton. The players:
Clinton: E. Johnson 1, M. McEwan
2, C. Shepherd 1, J. Pro-whill 2, T.
Hawkins 2, 3. Trowhill 2, Forrester
2, A. Alexander 1, Taman 1, Belcher
0. .Seaforth:: Bart 1, Crich 2, Tomley
1, Lipseombe 1, Webb 0, Ilodgins C,
Graves 0. Umpire, Allen Conliff..
CAPTAIN RANCE APPOINTED
CLERK OF THE 3RD DIVISION•
COURT
Mr. W. W. Ferran having resigned
as Division Court Clerk, his son-in-
law, Captain H. Torr Ranee, has been
appointed in his stead.
The first Clerk of this court was
Mr. H. T. Rance, father of the press
ent incumbent who held his first
'court en the 19th day of Maroh, 1856,
and the first suit entered in his pro-
cedure book was that of Robert Cook
vs. Stiles Stafford. From March un-
til the end of the year 810 suits were
tried and in 1857 the number rose to
1242, but next year dropped 'to 906
cases.
In September 1859, ,Mr. Rance re-
igned
and his (brother-in-law, Mr,
Russell Read, was appointed and
held the position until 1864 when
he was succeeded by Mr. W. W. Fara
ran, who has just retired after ,forty-
four years service. 'Mr, >!arran's
last court was held oil the 24th of
March last: and his illness ,overtaking
him shortly, afterwards, the duties
have since •been ,performed by Cap'-
tain Ranee.
The ',Court was first known as the
Tenth Division 'Court • of the United
Counties of Huron and Bruce; this
.continued until the latter part of 1865
when the division of counties took
place, Some years later it became
the Third Division Court the number
it still remains. For a few year_
Mr. Ferran .also held court in Wing -
ham, keeping two sets of books.
Business in those days was carried
on with English Currency and the
records of the court up to 1857, deal
with pounds, shillings and pence.
When the Court was first establish-
ed Judge Cooper presided over the
higher. courts. Itis successors have
been Judges Davidson,• Brough,
Squires, Tom, Masson, and the pre-
sent incumbents of the office, Judger
Doyle and aolt.
Mr. Ferran, who has now resigned
after so long a tenure of office, was
always regarded as one of the most
careful and efficient D. C. C.'s in the
county, and that he should now be
compelled to retire because of illness
is a source of regret to all classes of
citizens. Merely to illustrate the
changing conditions we make mention
of the fact that the business clone by
the Court in the past few years has
been only about one -eight of what it
was when Mr. Ferran first assumed
office. People don't fly to courts as
freely as they did in the "good old
days."
Captain Harry Torr Rance, the
new Clerk, is a native of Clinton and
has lived nearly all his life here. He
is exceedingly affable and held in
high esteem. He is a member of St.
Paul's church and a staunch Conser-
vative, His appointment meets with
the approval of the entire commun-
ity.
Captain Rance will have the assist-
ance of Mr. David Dickenson, who
has been Bailiff since 1869, a period
of thirty-nine years. The duties and
fees are very light, nowadays to what
they were, but they are performed
just as carefully as if they yielded a
livelihood instead of a mere pittance.
The first Bailiff was William Shane,
brother-in-Iaw of Mr. Joe Rattenbury
of town, who, afterwards lived lot
some Yeats in Blyth but le now a res,,
ident of Detroit.. Paddy Ryan and
William McConnell. were . his • success-
ors in the ,order named, When a
Court was established • at Wingham
Mr. McConnell became Bailiff there
and was succeeded in Clinton by Mr.
Dickenson.
It is now Sir James P. Whit-
ney, Ontario's Premier having re-
ceived the honor of knighthood. Sir
James said while at the Quebec Oen-
centenary, l'ast week that be •consider-.
ed the gilt of his title by His Grac-
ious Majesty, the King, by the hands
of His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wiales was more a recognition of'the
commercial valve and moral worth of
Province over whose destinies he is
presiding than it was a personal tri-
bute to himself,
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From The New Era, July 80th, 1908:
The thermometer on Wednesday
stood 96 in the shade. This is the
warmest experienced here this sea-
son.
The House of Refuge boasts of
growing corn 111-2 feet high, and
asters and gladiolias in blown; this
shows a good cultivation; a head of
oats containing 115 grains was also
picked on this farm. ,
Mr. Fred Brown has been offered
a good position it Petrolea and thinks
of accepting it.
Forty tickets were sold here for
the excision to Kincardine.
The London Advertiser, in its
notes on the bowling tournament,
has this to say: "This man, Billy
Jackson of Clinton is a wonder; there
never is a minute of the day when he
is not thinking of the welfare of
somebody else; nothing misses him.
Mr. Reuben Carter and wife have
been engaged to work Mr. Plum -
steel's farm on the London Road.
It is certainly no small honor to
be knighted by the King and Clin-
tonians may well feel proud that n
native of the town has thus received
reeagnitien. Among the honors, con-
ferred on prominent Canadians by
the Prince of Wales during his so-
journ, was that of C.V.Q., Comman-
der of the Victorian Order, conferred
on General Otter, Inspector.• of the
Canadian Forces. General Otter was
eArisoseestpsseasesireeesesAfteseeeeelfietsers
born of English parents at Clinton
in December 11843.
A BACHELOR'S SOLILOQUY
To wed or not to wed?
That is the .question—
Whether 'tis better
To remain single
And disappoint a few women
For a time,
Or nanny
And disappoint one woman—
For life.
—Young's Magazine.
Mrs. B. Cole and Mrs, H, W. C'ook
have gone go' a month's visit to re-
latives in Michigan.
Mrs. 3. P. Tisdall, Buffalo, has
been the guest of 'Mrs. ,George Me -
Taggart at Bayfield but returned
home Wednesday.
'On Monday last a load of people
drove down to The Pines,„ the beauti-
ful residence of Mr. W. Murdock,
2nd 000., 1:11 Stanley, the occasion be-
ing the (birthday of :Mrs. Murdock,
Those comprising the load Were Mr.
i and Mrs. W. Graham, Mr. and Mrs,
1 Ross and (Miss Jean, Mrs. F. Me -
Ewan and, Miss Annabel McEwan
and Mrs. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fraser and Miss Elliott of Bay-
field were also present,
CAN YOU HELP MAKE THEM
HAPPY?
"Happy days are hone again!"
were the joyous shouts of the chil-
dren bringing home their school bags
for the summer.
"Happy days! What are they?
And where?" are the unhappy cries
of hundreds of our downtown Toron-
to children. These cannot remember
happiness. Dark upon their lives had
fallen the shadow of this strife. They
bear on their minds and bodies the
marks of four years depression. Last
winter was the saddest. Homes have
become sordid and bane. Parents
live in 'constant fear and anxiety. All
laughter has gone from their hearts.
Life is serious for these children ei-
ne
fthe unemployed.
Summer days offer to them, dirty
pavements, stifling heat, smoke -lad-
en air and streets dangerous with
heavy traffie which robs them of
joy and a healthy wholesome appe-
tite.
What are the things which make
glad the heart of the child in the
summer time?
The chance to romp and play in
the sunshine, to swing under the app
pie tree, to play in a pool of water,
to watch the bird and animal life, to
wait for a snail to crawl out of the
house on his back.
The country has suffered equally
in those difficult days but some
things the people have in abundance,
the beauty of God's world and the
healing of the sun's best nays, a•
chance to look up at the stars and be
glad for the peace which restores a
sense of joyous living no matter
whatthe hardships.
We covet these joys for Toronto's
denied little children. health and
happiness must be esiven to. them this
summer. Hundreds sit on their
shadowed doorstep, that we are hop-
ing to send to the country for a Per-
iod of two weeks. It is a tremen-
dour task. Rural Ontario has been
kind in the past. `This year we ask
for your help as we have never done
before, so much greater is the need.
The Neighborhood' WorkersAsso-
ciation, 22 Wellesley Street, Toronto,
Will arrange transportation and a
medical examination for the children
receiving an invitation to one of
your homes. The request should be
accompanied by a letter of reference
from the Minister andthe hostess
states the age and sex of the child,
also the time most convenient for her
to entertain them.
May we hope to hear from the
readers soon, as the summer days are
gliding away.
LIFE ADVERTISI•NG ON.
TOMBSTONES
In the village cemetery of Dagen-
ham, Essex, where the huge English
factory of the Ford Company stands,
is to be found a tombstone on which
this bit of advertising copy appears:
"Here lies John Steere,
Who, when living, brewed good beer.
Turn to the right, go down the hill—
His son keeps up the business still."
And a Liverpool plumber, knowing
the value of advertising of almost ev-
ery kind, saw to it that a tombstone
was erected to his father-in-law svith
these words Inscribed:—
"Seared
nscribed:"Sacred to the memory of Joseph
Summers,
Always known as the best of plumb-
ers,
Succeeded in business by Thomas
Shaw,
Who is the deceased's son-in-law,"
—asYew Zealand Traveller.
Which Stores
Do You Like
Best?
An Advertisement
Addressed to the
Readers of this
Newspaper
Isn't it true that stores which invite your custom
oftenest, and which give you most information about
their offerings, are those to which you go by preference?
Isn't it true that silent or dumb stores --stores
which never tell you that your custom is 'wanted and
valued, and which never send you information about
their stocks and prices, are less favored by you than are
stores which inform you, by advertisements in this
newspaper, about themselves, their stocks, their prices?
Isn't it true that you want,before you go shopping,
information about goods of desire, which are obtainable
locally, and about where they can be obtained?
Always remember
that the stores which
serve you best are
those which tell you
most.
The fact is that advertisements are a form or kind
of news, and careful buyers want the kind of news
which sellers provide just as much as they want the
news which it is the business of this newspaper to pro-
vide.
It is advantageous to you, regarded as a purchaser,
to be "advertisement conscious," meaning to be obser-
vant of advertisements, and to be readers of them when
seen in magazines, farm papers and in your local
newspaper.
The reading of the advertisements appearing in
this newspaper week by week not only will save you
time, .by telling you what and where to buy; but also
they will direct you to "ail alive" stores, providing
goods which have been carefully' selected and competi-
tively priced.
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