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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-09-14, Page 4?rlIURS., 'SEPT. 144 1933 K1NGNEWS ol.Hu:hCEar In one of his books John Buchan has a character who predicts that the next war will be more deadly to civilians than to soldiers. Conscrip- tion will not be needed, says he, be - causes the front -will be the safest place of all. Just the same, we fan- cy that a lot of dare-devilswill choose to stay at ihome and that there will be others safe at' the front pestering headquarters for leave, r The United States has still some influence in Europe. It can have Sam Insult arrested over there at any time. .tangrz=e J. P. Morgan denies that he sub- sidized the Nazis in Germany. They were not on the preferred list. 4:====a Civilization will not crash, says Einstein. Glad to hear it, for it must be owned that the world left nothing undone to make it crash, even when spending millions of lives and billions of dollars to save it. We accept Mr. Einstein's word for It, because we could never understand his explanations and arguments, anyway. In an income tax action tried in New York against Charles E. Mit- chell, the curious judgment was handed down that a man is not guilty of an illegal act if his lawyer in good faith advised him it was legal. Such a decision cannot be accepted as a precedent unless it is coupled with another, viz., that ac- tion lies against the lawyer who gave the unsound advice. The State must find some one who can be held responsible for an illegal act and the lawyer who advises that illegal act is a fit and proper person to pro- secute if his client is not so. N:=7rezee One of the leaders of the Cana, dian Commonwealth Federation ex- presses .confidence that they°will be tit least strong enough in the next parliament to kompei adoption of their program. With no responsibilities, They'll have a power that's great They'll be the back-seat drivers , In the chariot of State. Grey of Falloden has often been Charged with having failed to pre- vent the world war. His critics al- leged that Germany would not have attacked France if Grey had made known at an earlier date that 'Britain Would in that event declare war. In a government that contained John Morley and John Burns, Grey could not have done other than he did. An earlier announcement might have postponed but could not prevent the war. That new navy, those huge armaments and that superb army were not built up for. nothing. As we have noted before when a man buys a threshing outfit he means to thrash, otherwise his investment is a loss. "Gunman McGurn Arrested on Golf Links"—Headline in Chicago paper. He will no doubt be charged with having made a hole in one. e siC.s Roosevelt has all the powers of an autocrat but we imagine he is taking on more than he can handle when he undertakes to control pigs. An automobile collision stunt ad- vertised for the Canadian National Exposition was called off. Some said it was a very dangerous affair while others said there was no chance of anybody's being killed but for which of these two reasons it was cancelled we could not well make out, The National Recovery Act is worked en the assumption that if an employer. of labor 'will not accept the Blue Eagle the public will give him the bird. This is not a favourable time In which to pay off public debts; nei- ther is it a favorable time to increase them, yet federal, provincial and, municipal issues are being offered to the pubiic. When times are good we borrow to provide for expansion; when times are ill we borrow to meet the results of contraction. There never seems to be a favorable mo- ment for paying off public debts, but there is always occasion to in, crease them. btu '► "Wells Going Dry in England"—, Headline. We thought so on read- ing his latest book. eculmoslo A PEACH ON THE BEACH I see a girl In pink pyjamas That look to me Like my ower gramme's Looking closely What a drama! Goodness gracious .She is gramma! e==1r=aa A railway trainman, denouncing the practice of throwing rice and confetti at newly-weds, says that on such occasions the bride and bride- groom are the only ones who are not acting silly. How does he know? Only time can tell. What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, Sept. 14th, 1892: A club has been organized in town to be called the "25 club" composed of young men only. The object is social and intbllectual improvement. A room has been rented over Mr. Thos. Jackson's store and will be handsomely furnished and opened at once, The officers of the club are: president, W. P. Spaulding; secre- retarytreasurer, E. E. Barrow; exe- cutive committee, Dan Macpherson, Lack Kennedy, J. Emmerton. Owing to the contemplated dissol- ution, in the near future, of the printing and publishing firm of Whitely and Todd all accounts due the firm must be settled at once. The first oysters of the season were placed on sale at Coat's and Anderson's restaurants last Thurs- day. Macpherson, Hovey and Co., ship- ped another large consignment of their Clinton -made threshing ma- chines to Manitoba. A large party of friends assembled at the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Plum - steel, Ontario street, Friday night (and honoured the host and hostess on 'tithe anniversary of their marriage, which took place twenty years ago.. A correspondent to the Exeter. Advocate thus refers to the mar, riage of a Clinton gentleman to an esteemed young lady:—."On Wednes- day, Armanda, daughter . of Mr. James Snell, was married to Mr, Cor- nelius Hoare of Clinton. She is high, ly respected by all in this section and all join in wishing • her many years of prosperity in her new home in Clinton, where they intend re- siding" The News -Record extends congratulations. Mr. George Swallow has placed a telephone in his grocery store for the convenience of his customers and himself. From The New Era Sept. 14th, 1893: The remains of Mrs. Whitehead were transferred to the burial plot in the cemetery on Wednesday. Mr. T, Wigginton has gone into partnership with Mr. J. W. Hill in the flour and feed business. Pleasant Villa, the residence of Mr. John Shobbrook just north of town, was the scene of a pretty wed- ding on Tuesday evening when his daughter, Charlotte, and Mr. John Cartwright of Htrilett were united in marriage by Rev. H. 1. Fair of Londesboro. The county bicycle meet held by the Clinton club on Tuesday was a series of interesting and well -con, tested races, but the attendance was not up to expectations. . . Messrs. Cooper and Emerson of the Clinton Club deserve credit for their untiring labors in connection with the meet. One mile novice -5 entries—A. T. 'Cooper, parlor lamp; A. C. Win- ter, Seaforth. Third mile -5 entries, A. T. Coo per, silver and gold cup, J, W. Liv- iagston,Seaforth. One mile town championship—A, T. Cooper. One mile -5 entries, .T. W. Living. ston, Seaforth; A. C. Winter, Sea - forth. Third mile, class B: 5 entries: C. ..a THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE S Fritz, Dashwood; F. Cardno, Sea - forth. Two-mile handicap: 10 entries: J. W. Livingston Seaforth; G. Baldwin, Seaforth; J. Jowett, Bayfield: Ono mile, Boys under 15, 4 entries: J. Jowett, Bayfield, N. C'obic,.B♦ensall, One mile -class B: handcap: ' 10 en- tries: C. Fritz, Dashwood; J. Snider, Brumfield, Five mile, -0 entries: G: M. Bald- win, Seaforth; J. W. Livingston, Seaforth; A. T..Cooper, Clinton. The town hall was the scene of unusual activity on Wednesday even- ing as the proinanade concert and presentation of prizes again brought out the bicycle enthusiasts and they had a very pleasant time. The town orchestra played ten selections and the band which had been playing on the park, seven while the people talk- ed and chatted over the amueements of the day,,... Mr. Spaulding sang a solo and Mr. McLeod of Seaforth sang a couple of comic songs . . after which Miss Kate Reid present, ed the table full of beautiful prizes to the successful contestants. 213'. Ralph Stephenson of Kinburn, who has been visiting his daughters in the vicinity of Rapid City, Man., returned a few days since. He was greatly pleased with the trip . "I saw the New Era every week when I was in Morden, and was very glad to get it, and another thing that pleased me very much was to isten to -the Rev. Mark Rumball, an old Huron boy, who is the esteemed pas- tor of the Presbyterian church In that place." On Thursday of last week as Mr. C. Dale, Jr., was coming from the swamp on . Con. 4, Hullett, with a load of posts the road was so rough that he fell off the load, and the wheel passing over him, injured him so severely that he was laid up for several days. A very enjoyable event took place in Goderich on Wednesday in the marriage of Dudley Holmes, barris- ter, of the firm of Cameron, Holt and Holmes, to Mary, eldest daugh- ter of the late John Y. Elwood, and grand -daughter of Archbishop E1 - wood. Rev. Mark Turnbull, M.A., of- ficiated, and the ceremony took place in St. George's church.... Miss Clara Slack was maid of honor with Miss Edith Elwood, Miss Mary Mal- cohmon and Miss Mab1c Cameron es bridesmaids. Mr, John Elwood was groomsman, the ushers being Mr. Henry Mclermit, Dr. Hunter and Mr. Allen Seager, .Conno and Groff. Holt making two sweet little pages. Bayfield: Mr. Frank Edwards is in Toronto this weelc on business and pleasure. Mr. John Jowett rode in the County Bicycle Races in Clinton on 'Wednesday and did some splendid wheeling. In the boys' race the rest were simply `knot in it," Mr, Wesley Erwin, who returned home Iast week tells the story of his miraculous rescue from a wreck a few months ago, about 70 miles be, low Cleveland The boat he was on was Iying at anchor when a violent storm arose, causing her to drag her an- chor serve distance out into the lake. A tug was signalled for assistance but refused and shortly afterwards the boat went to pieces. Wesley had the luck to seize a door, to which he clung for dear life, and a dog which was on the boat, made the Hayfield boy his companion on this uncertain craft. Thus they drifted together for some three hours, when they were thrown up on the beach. After ly- ing in a helpless condition for some time they made their way to a farm house, where they were taken in and cared for until they were able to pro- ceed. Wesley was the only one sav- ed from the wreck. WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG From The News -Record, Sept. 15th, 1908: Mr. John Ransford went to To, ronto this morning to attend a meeting of the executive of the dio- cese of Huron. Capt. McTaggart, who recently resigned the position of secretary treasurer of the Collegiate Institute Board, performed the duties thereof in a most satisfactory manner for six years without pay. The board has now decided to add a salary of fifty dollars per annum and is ad- vertising for applicants. From nothing to half a hundred dollars is quite a jump. Miss Evelyn Turner, daughter of Mrs, Edward Turner, left on Satur- day last for W�eliwood, Man., where next Saturday, at the home of her brother, Mrs. Cyrus Turner, she will be united in marriage to Mr. Rich- ard Wood, a Saskatchewan rancher. Miss Turner was for some years a member of the teaching staff of the Public school. She was deserv- edly very popular and has many. friends here who will be extending the most cordial good wishes. Rev. W. J. Jolliffe, the much es- teemed pastor of Wesley church, and Mrs. Jolliffe, reached home on, Mon- day after a visit of several weeks• in. England and Wales. A very pleasant evening was spent f at the home of Mr. Jas. Fair • ow Tuesday, when he entertained' his rink of "colts." In the early part of the evening De. Balt called' Mr. Fair's attention, when lie read an address, 'interlarded by. humerous: WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING ,grumbl to please Theeditor retdelitoho cart the re,fr 1 im{sr:1 ^ 1 preacher who can 'preach' to please want; .one is being a school teacher, the other is preaching in a town say the size and mala -up of well, Warton,--Hineardine News. . WHC PICK ON WMARTON If you had your life so far as you have gone to live over again what yould you be? There are sev- eral "jobs" that look attractive to us on the surface, 'but when we give them Consideration we would just as leave have our own. However, there are two jobs neither of which we remarks by Reuben Graham, who on behalf of the rink, presented Mr. Fair with a handsome gentleman's companion.... Mr. Fair's powers of oratory are well known to members of the bowling club but he was caught unawares and almost bowled over. That, however, was only for a space and pulling himself together he made a neat and humourous re- ply: Dominion Elections on Monday,. Oct. 20th. Prom The New Era, Sept. 15th, 1908: Announcement is made of the marriage of Chas. C, Coats to Miss Florence Edith Lewis of Chicago which occurred on the 5th inst. Mr. Coats is a former Clintonian and a brother of Mrs. Chas, Middleton of Goderieh township. Mr. W. Percy Holmes and Miss S. A. Hutton were married in the Ang- lican church, Dalhousie, on Wednes- day. Mr. Fred Chant acted as groomsman, those present from Clinton being Mrs. Chant and Miss Mary and Mr. and Mrs. R. Holmes and Miss Sadie. In a disastrous fire at Seaforth last Friday night, which destroyed the stables of the Grip House, T. Cook, who recently bought out War, ner Bros., lost a valuable horse and a new light wagon, this being the first trip for the latter.... His Iose is upwards of $200. . rather dis- couraging for a new business ven- ture, The following left Monday morn- ing to attend Normal school at Lon, don: Misses Mae Smith, Bessie Mc - Ewan, Edna Copp, Emma Stothers and Mr. Stewart Ross. At Strat- ford: Misses Sadie Vast, Minnie Kit- ty, Molly Cluff, Hazel Ker, Minnie Ker and Edward Tighe. HE ALSO LIVED IN MITCHELL "Many a man aouldd overcome his business troubles if he could see the difference between worrying and thinking," says Herbert Casson, British edi,tor who lived in Markdale as a youth.—Hanover Post WEEKLY PAPERS AND POLITICS Reading the newspapers is our long suit. In the course of this duty, work or pastime, we ran across the statement that folks never ask whether a certain post office is Grit or Tory. They don't inquire as to the political affiliation of a store, a bank, a church, a school, or a tele- phone utility. Why do they con- tinue to asic the political affiliation of a newspaper? A good community weekly newspaper is no more to be identified with a political faction than a public library is. The day of political newspaper organs is done, at least in the field of well edited weekly newspapers. —Simcoe Reformer. YES—WHY? Owing to the careless tossing of a match after lighting a cigarette, a fire broke out in the pasture fields in Dixie which overrun several large fields and threatened furthre 'dam- ages last week. Faithful workers turned out with teams and plows and in doing so, the fire was stop- ped from running. Why could not these smokers be more careful with their lighted matches and those cursed cigarettes.—Zurich Herald A CHRONIC GRUMBLER He will be ever with us, and we are not the only people who come under his baneful influence. We try to please as many as we can, nor do we expect to ever please everybody. W'e will edit our paper to suit the masses and let the chronic grumbler every hearer, the school teacher who can instruct to please every parent, the dressmaker who can please ev- ery woman and the merchant who can please every buyer are all dead and in heaven.—+Mitchell Advocate. e=rr COMMENDS BENNETT Bennett Has Done Well. It is not in the spirit, of unfairness that the representation of Rt. Hon. Macken- zie King or .Hon. Ernest Lapointe in empire conferences is recalled. Dif- ferent times demand different men. Mr. King made a fetish of constitu- tional rights; Mr. Bennet has dealt with practical issues of grave work° import. Mr. King is an idealist, And for that it may be said that Canada has been most fortunate in this trying period to have had Mr. Bennett give so well directed a lead- ership in world affairs, not to speak of the part he has played in the for- mation of Empire policies. —The Sudbury Star. NOT GOOD LISTENERS We often hear people say, "I have a bad memory." In most cases it is not the memory, but the fact that they are poor listeners is the real trouble. If we are particularly anx- ious to know something we will like- ly have no trouble in remembering it when we hear it. But we so often have our minds on something else when someone is speaking to us that we do not grasp what he is saying— we are poor listeners. A child is told to do something. and rushes off in excitement to do it and then for- gets what it is sent to do. We do not always get the preacher's text on Sunday or take away much of his sermon—not because our memory is bad but because we are poor listen- ers. Let us get into the habit of listening more carefully. —Listowel Banner.. THE PULLMAN LANGUAGE Dentist—"Which tooth is it that hurts you, Sam ?" Pullman Porter "Lower five, sah." —L 1 N, A CANADIAN BOY WONDER Billy, the three-year-old on n of" HectorMcNeill, a civil engineer in the employ of the 'Canadian National. Railways in Montreal, is surprising allh comes e n in contact tact with by his feats in reading, spelling, and arith- metic, in all of which he is self.- taught. Before his first birthday, he be- gan to pick out letters from new - papers; at eighteen months knew' the alphabet; at twenty months could' dial any telephone number without help and was able to read words of ten letters. At two and a half years Billy, or William Donald, to give him his' proper names, read with ease the usual nursery books; at three yearn began to read newspapers and by the questions he asked proved to his astonished parents that he under, stood what he was reading. How he learned to understand first letters, then figures and finally words is a mystery to his father and' mother for the boy has had no schooI- ing and no help in the home, and in. all other respects is a normal child - He is now interesting himself .in a script type of shorthand and reads - whole passages without difficulty. Former Treasurer of Huron 'Again Remanded' At the request of the crown anoth- er week's remand was granted Satur- day in the case of Gordon Young, former county treasurer, charged" with theft in connection with a short- age of county funds. A large crowd gathered, but the proceedings were purely formal and lasted but a few moments. The prisoner was returned' to the county jail, KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED An old negro woman walked into an insurance office and said she wanted some fire insurance. The clerk asked her what she wanted to• insure. "Mah husband," she replied. "Then you don't want fire insur- ance," said the clerk. "What you want is life insurance." "No I don't," explained the wo- man. "I wants fire insurance. Mahe husband has been fired fo' times lm the last two weeks." oos Adver- tising Raise Prices? AnlAdvert isement Addressed to the Public of this Community When you hear of a manufacturer who spends $100,000 or more each year on advertising, you may feel like saying—"Terrible! What waster and it is we—the public—who have to pay for it all!" But stop! Before you make judgments, look at facts, Manufacturers who advertise spend from 2 to 5 per cent. of their sales on advertising. Let us put it at 3 per cent. of the price which you pay for their article of sale. So if you pay 25 cents for an advertised article, you are paying three-fourths of one cent to pay for making it known to and wanted by you. The price would not be Iess —indeed, it might easily be more—if the article had no money spent on it to make it known to and wanted by you. It is economy, so far as you are concerned, to have manufac- turers develop a huge demand for their product, by the agency of press advertising, You pay for the advertising, of course, but you pay a smaller price for the advertised article than would be necessary if the manufacturer's output were smaller! Advertised articles have to be better than non -advertised ar, titles, and singe they are made in larger quantities, they can be made and sold at least as cheaply as Imitative non -advertised articles. If you are a thrifty and wise buyer, you will buy ltbe article made known to you by faithfully -maintained press advertising. The stranger product should be shunned, Be very friendly, therefore, to nationally -advertised products -- foods, toilet aids, motor cars, radio sets, and ali else — which are also locally advertised -in this newspaper. The Clinton News -Record $1.50 a year. Worth More