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The Clinton News Record, 1933-11-23, Page 3PHURR., NOV. 23, 1933 THE CLINTON NEWTS -RECORD �JK1NG&NEWS 01.HufihClark On the same day two men,.ina mall Canadian city died . suddenly mediately aftershovelling snow ff, the sidewalk. People passing our ouse this .winter will, we, hope, re - ember this. r -its How to bring Henry Ford to time giving Mr. Roosevelt . some con- ern. He has many ways of penaliz: g Ford for insubordination but ord has a few ways of embarrass-. g the administration. One way is o close the works and let Detroit nd other interested people talk to [he President about it. Ford is in the ortunate,position of having to scale own to the N.R.A. where others ave to scale up. . exc7t= A critic of banking in the United 'fates says that when a crisis arose he banks showed that they had no ertebrae. Like Burns he might ake a song about it.—`Ye Banks nd Vertebraes." czngIrerse No matter what is said to the con- rary, thereis a gradual improvement the. qualityrof English as written or the newspapers. Recently we ame acros this sentence which we o not think is capable of improve- ent: "The operation was called ucecssful," The literary style of the bituary was excellent throughout. ' Just Say the Word A statistician calculates that by -erely saying gold is worth $31.80 an unce Roosevelt added $1,800,000 to he value -of the gold held in the U. ', treasury and the Federal Reserve. anks. Speech was silvern; now it's gold- en nd this effort should embolden Him to make the farmers holler y merely saying "Wheat's a dollar." The only thing that makes us feel at there may be war is that all the arlike nations are protesting their retire for peace just as they did in 914. Es* Has the Canadian winter moderat- ed or have ,Canadians become hard, ier? Up until a few years ago when winter came on everybody, or al- most everybody, donned heavy under- wear and wore fur overcoats and caps. Today these same people, though.older, wear lighter under gar- ments and have discarded furs. Some wear B. V. D: s all winter, felt hats and light overcoats. We believe the questions* with which we started this paragraph may' be answered in the affirmative. e Under N. R. A. codes for barbers, the price of hair cuts ranges from fifty to sixty-five cents in cities. A barber informs us that when the price was raised to fifty cents in Can, ada it started up neighborly hair cutting that took business away from the shops that never came back even when the price was reduced. His? opinion is that barbers prices can not be !blue-eagled beyond reason- able .rates. a®r� Dr. Howard Russell, founder of the Anti -Saloon League, attributes the defeat of prohibition to "multi- millionaires' who wanted liquor to pay their taxes." If the reference is to, the two Rockerfellers, it may be said that they will 'save money in an- other way also—.by not making the big contribution' they used to make to the Anti -,Saloon League.; e -o Coal imports,into Canada last Sep- tember showed a decline of 15 per cent. Many people who used to burn coal are now storing in their winter's wood, but besides that there has been considerable saving of coal through new burning processes. No matter what the operators may say to the ntrary, the prices of• coal and coke are unnecessarily high, and people are looking for a cheaper fuel. Another simile: As useless as last year's permit. Confound Their Politics A gathering of communists in Tor- onto refused to sing the National Anthem and sang the Red Interne, tionale instead. ata The Canadian dollar has always had a sympathetic relationship with the English pound moving up or down with the fluctuations of sterling. But the fact that our dollar is now on a parity with the American dollar is due mainly to. the fact that we are gradually reducing the adverse bal- ance,of trade between the two count- ries. The federal, provincial and municipal governments that borrow, ed extensively in the United States will be greatly beneifted by not hav- ing to pay exchange and this in turn Will help keep our dollar at par or a premium, for that is done by reduc- ing the number of American dollars that. Canadians have to buy to meet their conunitments in the United States. eeErtew,a The relation of the two dollars ought to be improved from the stand- point of the Canadian, when the United States ceases to be a prohibi- tion ocuntry and the Canadian ban on clearances is removed and our thirsty friends start buying Cana- dian beer and spirits. Exchange is merely the price that has to be paid to redress, the balance and the more we export to that country the less balance we shall have to redress. What Clinton was 'Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TOR LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, Nov. 23rd, 1892: The lecture room of Willis church was the scene of a pleasant and profitable entertainment last Thurs- day evening. Profitable to all who attended in that a spirit of sociabil- ity was noticeable, every person par- taking of porridge, haggis, . scones, buttermilk, Scotch cake and the like, enjoying to the fullest extent the first Soctch Social held under the auspices of the Young Women's Mis- sion Band. The first part of the evening was devoted to Soctch read, ings, recitations and songs. The principal feature of the social was the address given by Dr. Campbell of Seaforth, which was entitled "A Talk on Burns." The address was most pleasing, entertaining and in- structive, leaving the resolution formed in many minds: "I will read more of Burns." . After the address the young ladies, attired in tartan gowns, served the eatables. The wood market on Saturday last was rather brisk as far as price was concerned. One load of short wood, a out 21-4 cords, was held at $7.25 w ile a box full, not more than a single cord, was held at $2.75.' As a consequence of these high prices coal stoves have been brought into use and the 'winter's supply of coal is taking the place of wood. The market for pork and poultry as been open for some time. The upply only comes with the occasion - 1 cold snaps. E. Dinsley has made everal shipments of pork for which doers were' nailed and barred and the rear door locked from the out- side. The gentleman interviewed theof editor The - News Record and . related his troubles ,and desired to give an' order for dogers and do some advertising .in order that the lost might be found. We were anxious for the job but. advised a second and more thorough search. The ,result was that the key was found; ;adver- tising and the expense of a mew lock saved, all this through the advise of a newspaper pian, From The New Era, • Nov. 24th, 1893:. Mr; W. Doherty is spending a few days in New York, combining busi- ness with pleasure. •Mrs. James Finch has a hen which has just brought out a brood of chickens; this is something unusual for this time of year. • This is the season of; the year when 'farmers are disposing of their poultry; and if a little more care was taken in preparing •them, their sale would be an easier matter. ' At pre- sent it is difficult to ship poultry to the city markets simply. because they are not properly dressed. The people here were shocked on. Monday to hear of the death of Dr. James Campbell of Detroit, son-in- law of Mr. James .Fair. Rev. A. Stewart and Dr. McDonald of Seaforth exchanged pulpits on Sunday. Tuckersmith: The Cosens farm, 3rd concession, which has for the past year been worked by Mr. White, will be taken in charge again by Mr. Abner 'Cosens of Toronto. A very pleasant event took place at the residence of Mr. George Brownlee, 4th con., on Nov. 15th, when his eldest daughter was united in the bonds of matrimony td' Mr. Harry Little of the 13th of Hallett. Goderich Township: Dcrputy Reeve Beacom was married on Wednesday to Miss Patrick of London township, a daughter of one of the wealthiest and most popular men in that sec- tion. Porter's Hill: Mr. John Beatty of Varna has been engaged for the next year to teach the Porter's Hill school at a salary of $450. On Saturday of last week as Mrs. Jno. Torrance and her youngest boy were driving to Clinton the horse gob frightened and suddenly turned around, pitching them out on the side of the road ... nothing more serious than a few painful bruises. Varna: Miss Maucl McNaughton, who has been at Chatham during the summer months, has returned. Local, Christmas Day falls this year on a Monday, the 25th of De- cember, the last Monday in the month and, the day fixed by statute for the holding of nomination meet- ings ... consequently such meetings must be held on the Friday before. THE MARKETS: Wheat 55c to 60c. Oats, 29c to 30c. Barley, 30c to 35c. Flour per brl„ $4.00. Butter, 18c to 190. Eggs, 15c to 16c. Potatoes, 35c to 40c. ezaomme WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG he paid $5 to $5.75. Chickens run at 25c to 40c per pair; ducks from 20e to 40c each; geese 5c undrawn and 6c drawn, or 45e to 650 apiece; turkeys 7c to So per lb., or 50c to 75c each. An American firm is selling "steel ranges" through the country. We warn farmers against buying them. We do not know whether the ranges are good or bad but we would advise all, our readers to have as little dealings as possible with travelling strangers, but to buy whatever they need from the local dealers. Harland Bros. are putting iii two telephones to connect the new and old stores. Several times The News -Record has mentioned about the quality of the water in town. Some private in- dividuals have gone to the trouble to have their well or spring water anal, yzed and the analysis so far at least shows that the water is not as pure as it should 'be ..' . One thing is quite certain, some steps should be taken in the near future to enforce more strict sanitary regulations for the thriving town of Clinton. On Tuesday evening there was. considerable merriment over a dog and horse deal at the Prince of Wales hotel, William Morrison gave his dog and $20 in cash to. James Snell for a horse. Each appeared to be well satisfied with the deal. At closing time the other evening a Clinton business man could net find the key of his store. Search was made in vain and finally the WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING GOOD ,ADVICE CE The Proclamation calling a meet- ing of the electors of this town for the purose of receivinging nominations for Mayor, Reeve, Council, a Com- missioner and Public School Trustees has been issued. ' There has been little election talk this year and regardless of whether many nominations are received, it is a wise thing for the electors to be present as it gives those who have been in office an opportunity to tell about their stewardship and to ex- plain first -Hand the !business that Has been transacted 'during the year. If the electors do not turn out in large numbers and hear these'speak- ers much is left to hearsay, which is not a healthy condition. Be on hand at the nomination meeting and get your information first -band. —Wingham ,Advance -Times. From The News -Record, Nov. 26th, 1908: Messrs. J, H. Kerr, R. A. Downs, Richard Downs, James Howe and B. J. Gibbings were in Seaforth on Tuesday attending a game supper given by Mr. Walter Cole of that town, formerly' of Clinton. Mr. Cole recently returned from a two -weeks' hunting trip in Algoma. Mr. D. Cantelon made a shipment of live hogs front Clinton, Brucefield and Londesboro to Ingersoll O. Mon- day. The price paid was six cents per pound. Clinton Cook, the nine-year-old son of Mr. Josh Cook, met with a severe accident yesterday. He was playing with other boys and while standing upon a step -ladder it fell backwards, breaking Clinton's arm and dislocat, ing his elbow. A dance was given by the mai- dens of Clinton in the Pastime Club rooms on Thursday evening last, at which a most enjoyable time was spent . . Part of the program was leap year, in which the ladies had to muster up courage to look for a part- ner. OnnO DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE ASKING? Seine people talk as if it would be a great thing to have beer and wine sold by the glass in Ontario. Well they have it in British Columbia. And how does it work out there? John G. Bell, who recently returned from a trip to the Pacific Coast was appar- ently much impressed by what he saw in Vanocuver. In a recent travel letter written for the Journal -Argus, he said:—"One _ of the conditions that a man from Ontario will notice first in British Columbia and the other Provinces of the West, is the beer, by -the -glass, and so far as we per- sonally could see, it was not a condi- tion that would be well to copy in Ontario. Out there they have drink- ing places in every hotel almost, with gents' and ladies' entrances and where beer is dispensed in small eight ounce glasses at ten cents per time. It is an expensive pastime this beer drinking, but that is not its worst feature. In the old days of the open bar it was seldom one saw women and young girls standing up to the rail swilling booze—but times have changed apparently. While in Vancouver we would not help but notice the number of women who frequented these drinking places and not a pp a few' '" are es n w d o be 'making ng a habit of begging drinks frdm any male passers-by who looked soft e- nough to fall for their 'drunken soli- citations." • • —St. Marys -Journal Argus. <:**11M1.0 A BIT OVERDONE While we have no dseire to dry up the streams of sweet charity, we are afraid that. corporate action in the way of relief has been overdone,. Not that many folk have injured their finances in the way of reliev- ing Amman distress. It seems hard to say it but it looks as if the mot- to "Help the worker" is about the best way bf dispensing relief. We know that there is a great host who can't get work and a large number who can't work even ' if they could find remunerative labour. At the same time there is a growing body of folk who wont work as long as someone will provide for them. Have we gone too far in giving to this par- asitic class? Under what obligation is anyone to ecourage such a class? 'Our suggestion? Well, it is sim- ply this. That our town secure a woodpile, a few saws and sawhorses and say very firmly "So much food for so much labour!" The simple fact is that a good many of us are strictly up against financial stringency. We have given pretty nearly to the limit. We work ourselves. Why should others who are able to work be fed at our ex- pense? Yes, not only should the ablebodied that we have referred to cut wood, but they should be asked to convey the wood to citizens, who are only too willing,, under the cir- cumstances, to buy that wood. The hint is worth acting upon. —Exeter Times -Advocate. e AN EXPLANATION PLEASE We would like to know the circum- stances surrounding the placing of an order for printing out of town by the Public Utilities Commission? The printers of Kincardine spend with the Commission each year over $400. The same printer's get in re- turn, in work less than $100. Is this to be cut down by printing be ing sent out of town shops? Our understanding of the explana- tion offered for this action by one of the Commisisoners is •that a bill owing to the Commission was col- lected, in this way. Wle pay t°he• 0 : average of �0 per Commission a r av ag � month, 12 months in the year. Noth- ing would please us better than to let this amount pile up and have it taken out in printing. We do not mind fair competition in fact, it is welcome. We do; how- ever, object to a municipal industry,' to which we contribute $240 a year —and 'receive a nasty notice'if we have not paid our bill by the. fif- teenth of the month—sending out of town, for 'what printing work is needed. Perhaps the Commission was justified in its action, although we doubt this. If the following ques- tions are fair, and we think they are, we would be very pleased to publish the 'answers to them given by the Commission, What we would be interested in knowing: 1. What was the amount of the bill, to be collected? , 2. How far back did this bill date? 3. Was there no other recourse? 4. Who authorized the printing or- der being placed out of town? 5. Who suggested this method of collection?' 6. What was the name of the cus- tomer owing the bill? —Kincardine Review -Reported THEY LIKE IT There are two gentleman in this town for whom Winter has no ter, rors. They are D. R. Nairn, town solicitor, and Fred Crich, merchant, Both are still "camping" in a cottage five miles clown the lake shore, on the Bayfield road. Tuesday night they set out at midnight for their cottage. It was blowing the prov- erbial mile -a -minute and the air was filled with snow. Pour miles down the highway their car took to• the ditch and they walked the other mile in the blizzard, Mr. Crich losing his hat in the "blow." It was a wild night, but the campers proceeded to build a fire and after thawing out, crawled into a cold bed. Next morn- ing even the eggs were frozen, but they made breakfast nevertheless and trudged back to town through the drifts. Incidentally the town solicitor PAGE 3 hat put on twenty pounds in the past' few months and looks the picture of', ' health. He has been camping since early summer. -4 oderich (Star, THE; LITTLE DREAM. HOUSE (Continued from. 2) crying, gulping.. Stella stoop stupe— fied: "I'm I'm going to get a baby; a" explained Amanda, lifting, defiant eyes. "That's why, I built this house- -6t—it's Tom's and mine, and the baby I-1 could never have. Look!"'' Look!" With a royal gesture she was opening a door in the hall. What did not the dainty nursery reveal? "It --it's all ready," sobbed. Amanda. "I'm going to the orphan asylum tomorrow, leaving the office for good. I've enough money to sup- port us forever." The rest was swallowed in Stella's' sheltering bosom. But the following day saw Aman,. da enter the house alone — always would she be alone after this; "do— she threw herself drearily on the couch in the living-room—"the state• does not permit unmarried women - to adopt babies. I—,I'm to be de- nied everything. .Oh, Tom, Tom!" And after that Amanda made 'wide detours to escape a gurgling little laugh — the sight of babies in car- riages. arriages. And she continued to work until one morning, eating her soli- tary breakfast, she heard a baby's wail. "I — I am going insane," she de- cided ecided wildly. No—there it came a- gain, a feeble thread of sound that fastened like cables around her heart. She was at the door in a flurry of mad hope. Eyes travelling down— ward to a •basket. Laughing, crying, carrying the cheaply blanketed bas- ket with its tiny red occupant. Am- anda made for the living -room. Then, the light of paradise in her serene eyes, she was lifting her treasure in arms that were filled at last. Many many minutes later she found the note. "I give this baby to you. My' husband ran away from me. I am too poor to take care of her. You got a house and money. Please love her." Amanda kissed ,the baby, tears for the forlorn little mother in her eyes, for baby's mother was the tot Tom had rescued years and years ago. tconseesci From The New Era, Nov. 26th, 1908: School teachers appear to be in demand this year for a rural trus- tee; whose school is advertising for a teacher, says they have only re- ceived two applications so far and it is doubtful if they' can secure either of them. 'Mr. Phalen of Hamilton has !been added to the staff of cutters of the Jackson Mfg. Co., this makes nine cutters who are kept busy preparing material for the •celebrated Lion Brand clothing. The weather is as mild as nridsum, mer, a heavy rainstorm being exper- ienced on Wednesday, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The trustees of the Public school board have unanimously asked the teachers and parents to cooperate in.. getting up .a big banquet and enter- tainment for the enjoyment of the scholars ... It is expected that it i will be brought off in the town hall on Friday evening, Dec. 18th. Local Retailers They Owe You Sales Assistance ,You know thoroughly well that you have power, in your store, to influence the decision of your customers in regard to what they buy from you. Your customers rely on you to give them products which, in use or consumption, will give them complete satisfaction. You know and your customers know that, in regard to nearly every class of product, there are several brands of equal merit. Thus, A's soup is the equal of B's or C's soup; D's shoes are the equal of E's or F's shoes; G's radio sets are the equal of H's or I's sets; J's. hosiery is the equal of K's or L's hosiery; M's electric washing machine or refrigerator is the equal of N's or O's washing machine or refrigerator; and so on and so on. Makers of advertised products recognize that you have access to the attention and favor of several hundred buyers—your regular .and irre- gular customers, and they want to use your dis- tribution facilities for their advantage. But are they willing, in every instance, to assist you to sell their product if you stock it—assist you with at series of local advertisements, to be pub- lished in this newspaper? , They say that they will provide you with plenty of window and counter display material, and printed matter; but quite often they de• cline to use local advertising, in this newspaper, over your name! They tell you that they are spending a whale of a lot of money in big -.city dailies and in na- tionally -circulated magazies;'•but you know — or can get to know—that in the territory served by this newspaper upwards of 90 per cent of the families living in it do not subscribe to national magazines and big city dailies. This means that the job of promoting local sales is to be put on your shoulders. If it is right to use big city dailies and nation- ally -circulated magazines then, by the same tok- en, it is right to use local weeklynewspapersl It is no compliment to you as a retailer or to the buyers of this town and territory for a na- tional advertiser to decline to advertise his pro, duct in this newspaper. You can get much more advertising for your store and stock,than you are now getting, if you insist, as a condition of stocking a parti- cular product, that it be locally advertised in this newspaper. N.B.: 'Show this advertisement to men who urge you to stock and push the sale of their goods, yet who tell you that their firm canno9 assist their local sale by advertising. The Clinton News$ecord $1.50 a year. Worth More