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.
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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.
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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.;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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