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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-12-07, Page 3'T URS., DEC. 7, 1933 21 Sir William Osier used to tell his students, quoting the words of an- other great physician, that "thenat. ural tendency is to recover." He was not strong on drugs and did not mind telling his own patients that they needed no medicine. Other doctors, feeling the same way, administer treatment because the patient wants it, expects it and it has a psychologi- cal effect. , • A man may be sick many times in the course of a life time. He often recovers. He succumbs only once. Therefore it is quite true that the natural tendency is to recover. That tendency gives the doctor an advant- age in his profession. There is only One party to the action, viz the pa- tient.. In law there are two parties,. maybe more. They can't all win, though all may lose. There are so many uncertain factors for the law- yer—witnesses, awyer--witnesses, a judge, perhaps a jury, and then there's another law- yer watching every move he makes so as to checkmate him. Whereas ' if there are two or more doctors in a case it is for consultation and assis. tance. Yes, the doctor has other advantages besides his own skill and the natural tendency to recover. cgrza The world has been sick for sever- al. years. It had been sick before. Many a time. But it always recover- ed. Some think this is the longest and severest illness it has ever had, but there are men now Iiving who know better. It will recover this time, too. When we don't know. Perhaps when we stop using drugs. The natural tendency Is to recover. A,state governor May be pardoned for saying something foolish, but expressing approval of lynch law for kidnappers is not only foolish but michievous and dangerous as well. It is not a question as to whether the victims deserved the punishment! The vilest criminal is entitled to a fair trial.' He is at least entitled to be identified as the real culprit., At its worst, the administration of just- ice by. the law officers of the state is better than handing it over to the blind, insensate fury of the mob. Governor Rolph's approval of lynch law is a sad commentary upon the administration of justice in the state which he is supposed to govern. �de� . Like Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, Rev. Father Coughlin is al- ways described in despatches as Can- adis.a-born. If he wants to forget it why' should not we be allowed to do the same? He showed his disposition when in his attack upon J. P. Mor- gan he covered him with the Union Jack, : and linked him with British financiers in a scheme to discredit Rooseveltian policies. He is a clever demagogue with a large following that regards him as a demi-god. oazsItsaaa There is no reason why the world should be immune from illness, Set- backs are a part of the disciplining of life and this wicked old world pro- bably heeds it as much as individuals dd. George Gershwin,•the composer, declares that prohibition repeal will Fele rhusic. To some extent per- ae's--just the opening bars. Stanley Baldwin says given nknows no man worthy of being iv crack r, dal pouters. This is a dirty the sergeant -major. easslitaaad Note that he says nothing about THE TON NEW k`t,E() D County Council cillors of former years had "filched" money from ,the county in excessive! (Continued frorlr page 2) County Cloiuncil asked ''endorsation of a resolution seeking relief from heavy costs of .Secondarj, education and advocating a return to the fee system. It was referred to the edu- cation Committee. The Board d o f Education, o L ndon ..committee pay and mileage and ask - ed that Council take action to recov- er the money. , The letter. caused a laugh as it went to the executive, committee. 'Gaoler J. B. Reynolds made :his report for the past six months•.Ser- a graceful gown of sapphire ,blue crepe with metallic trimming, blue velvet' turban and accessories to match. Dinner was served at the hone of the .bride's parents, after which Mr, and Mrs. Smith left on a wedding tour to Toronto, Kitchener and Woodstock. On their return' they will reside on the bridegroom's enty-five prisoners have been blear- farm in 1VreKillop, cerated and the present jail papula informed Council in' a letter that IMETE'R: Mrs. N. J. Dore, who outside students will not be accepted tion' is eleven. post of . food per has been' responsible ' 30th,prisoner per day is 9r/a cents, PAGE 3 Por the produc-• on present basis .after June Clerk Holman made his report on ,tion of twenty plays in Exeter, scor- 1934. llfothers' Allowances. There are at ed with the A. Y. P. A. players of The law firm of a that n Stan. Trivitt Memorial a distinct triumph bury, Exeter, wrote that the audi-present 59 pensioners, an increase of irecently in the Exeter Opera House five over a year: ago. The cost to tor's report had disclosed that Coun- with a three -act mystery comedy, the County in October was 4945• "Creepy Crest," before swell -filled. The highest pension. is $56 and the house, The production was well re - duties as postmaster and is now in lowest $2d. The average is $32. , ceived. Between arts vocal solos the enjoyment.f mach. better health report disclosed six meetings had were given by Arthur Middlemiss, than. for some time past; during his• Abb t local elocutronlst short respite from work the duties been held in 1933 and 194 cases con of the .office were most efficiently sidered, 157 new and 37 deferred. attended to by Assistant Postmaster There are 30 pensioners in the House W. D. Fair and Miss Josie Fair, a of Refuge and this ;brings the County statement the public will cordially $540 a month. Relative costs for a endorse. year are: County, $1069.72, Province, $2,054.60, Federal, $10,372.82, total, The pane of glass in the front •of 1313,697.14. There are 676 pension the New Era-. is 9 feet 21-2 inches ers in Huron County. There were wide and 8 feet high, being the wid- est pane of glass in the town. Mr. Wet. Mair of the Base line succeeded in shooting three wild geese; next time he has such good luck we shall expect at least one . of the birds. NOW rapidly the generals on the Allied side in the Great War are pas- sing away. Haig, Robertson, Wilsonh Botha, French, Smith-Dorrien, Joffre Foch. Many others. And now our own Currie. A real-estate dealer in British Columbia when the war broke he developed into a first-class milit- ary leader. One of his finest char, acteristics was his regard for and attention to the welfare of his .thpn ops and it wounded him terribly he was charged with having 4cny sacri- ficed men for his own glory. of his friends thought heshould have ignored the slander, but his feelings were hurt so that nothing but a sue. cessful libel action would soothe them. He won the verdict but the humiliation of the disgraceful charge and the strain of the trial were too great. amus' Death has not taken so heavy a toll of German generals. The two greatest, Hindenburg and Ludendorff are still living. The former in his eighties is President of the German women, The coward! republic. several inquiries .as to the working of the Act.. Inspector Govenlocic gave his re, port on the House of Refuge. It re, fleeted a well-managed institution. Fire escapes had been erected on the east wing and the decoration of Ghidley-In Clinton, on the 4th wails was to be undertaken. A pro- fit of $911 on hogs had been made inst., Eva, daughter of Joseph Chid - in 1933, he said, and observed that ley, Sr., aged 19 years and 6 months. If the New Era is this week any less interesting than usual we ask the forfearance of our readers. To move from one building to another the material embraced in an exten- sive printing office and getting into running order the heavy and intri- cate presses and other machinery and get out regular issue with its ac- customed regularity at the same time, is no small task, and that is what the New Era staff, from pro- prietor to devil, with the assistance of kind friends have been doing the past week ... Our new premises are comfortable, commodious and even costly, and we believe it is the nic- est building in the county for the purpose. What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAP I'ENED DURING TF1O LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY7 From The'News-Record Dec. 7th, 1892: It is quite true Clinton has not a Board of Trade. Such being the case farmers in this vicinity should iti- terest themselves and secure Thea visit town frond the travelling dairy. council might be induced to give the farmers of the neighborhood e experts op- portunity of hearing from the College. We would say to our business men study the future, use printers' ink more liberally, carry out what you say and draw extra trade to the town. Make Clinton a distributing g point for increased territory. local paper can help you to accom= plish this. gentle- men the distinguished g men who visited' Clinton lastFriday WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG From The News -Record, Dec. 10th, 1908: The following were elected on Tuesday evening officers of Murphy L. O. L. for the ensuing year. Master: D. S. Cook. Deputy: Hartley Watts. Chaplain: W. G. Smyth. Fin -Secretary: Josh Cook. Rec.-Secretary: W. Townsend. Treasurer: John Noble. D. of C.: Fred Cutler. ' lecturers: John Ford, Fred Hay- ward. 1st Committeeman: David Barr. Inspector Robb reparted very favor- ably on the Public School ending his report: "This report would not be complete if I were to omit that the Public School Board and Public School Staff are entitled to the en- tire confidence of the ratepayers of the town." The Clinton Hospital Association was reorganized on Saturday last with the following officers: President: Dr. Shaw. Vice: Dr. Thompson. Sec. -Treasurer: Dr. Gunn. Directors: J. Scott, C. E. Dowding, J. A. Ford, T. Jackson, Jr„ John Wiseman, H. Wiltse and J. E. Hovey. The executive are the three offi- cers and C. E. Dowding and J. Scott. The opening of the new Catholic church will take place on Sunday, Dec. 20th, the Rt. Rev. Monsignir Meunier of Windsor will assist in the services. At a meeting held on Saturday evening arrangements were made for a benefit concert to be held on New Year's night. The following were appointed a committee to look after the distribution of the receipts: Rea. C. R. Gunne, chairman; F. R. Hod - gens, treasurer; T. Jackson, Jr., C. E. Dowding, Rev. Mr. Jolliffe, J. B. Hoover, F. Livermore, H. Wiltse, Rev. Mr. Charlesworth, W. Brydone and B. J. Gibbings. Rutledge—in Clinton, on Dec. 9th, Edward J. Rutledge, aged 66 years and 6 months. Coats—In Cresline, Ohio, . on Dec: 6th, 'Sarah Vogler, relict of the late William Coats, Sr., of • Clinton, aged 74 years. etselelwe the installation of a radio was • a boon to inmates. The cost of feed- ing inmates was 201 cents a day. After hearing Reeve Goldthorpe's report, or speech, for a report has not yet been filed, Council adjourned to meet at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday. (Continued on page 4) COUNTY NEWS andFrancis Abbot, s ondence. We like the idea of a also entertained. All of the. players little bit of poetry in connection with a big commercial company, which Prompted us to reproduce this, We shall send him a marked copy of the paper containing this, so that he shall know of our piracy at first hand,—Ed.) The Spirit of Christmas By F. E. D.. McDowell 11•1¢1M11116021, A116010, IIMIle2119102iIMMIte, (We lifted the following from the after, possibly, Brockville, or Mon - current issue of The Canadian Rail- treal, was reached. ways magazine. It looked interesting As the train steamed out of the and wasn't capywrighted and was Union Station, we thrust our'head Written by the Publicity Represents- out of the window, The coaches of tive of the:C. N. R., who.is known No, 6 could be seen winding from the more or less by all newspaper pea- train -shed, over the "bottle -neck" at plc, if not personally, then by carie- the east entrance which would take us on the main line. The windows winked back pleasantly to us. A' head, 'green. lights beckoned inviting- ly, telling us that the line was clear and we had a straight run. We glanced toward the fireman's window past his broad shoulders and bulky silhouette limned in the open frame- work. Although the hour was but' four o'clock, lights were brightening the office buildings of the city. It was raining smartly outside, a cold, penetrating rain that fell from gray clouds hanging low in the skies. So heavy did they bear down upon To- ronto that it required no stretch of imagination to picture the upthrust- ing tower of the Bank of Commerce building as a commercial Atlas of steel and stone holding their weight in place. It was an ideal day for an adven- ture. To us in tho cab, what matter- ed it if the rain fell in a dreary, driving beat and if the clouds did' drag down upon us as a smoke pall beaten to earth? Indeed, these very clouds were not unlike• clouds of smoke which once we saw in the North and they drew about' us threat eningly as we rushed within a few have had 'experience in amateur the- atricals and their acting had a find ish much above the average, The cast included Mrs. N. J. Dore, MilA dyed Murphy, Bernice Gallings, Flor- ence West, Amelia Acheson, William Davis, George Tracy, James W. Mor- ley and Francis Abbott. BRUSSELS: Fred A. Hunter of the Village of Cranbrook five miles from here, has been chosen the new postmaster for Brussels to succeed W. H. Bell, who recently resigned. Mr. Hunter is a former Brussels merchant, a veteran of the Great War, and a'pensioner. There were eighteeen applicants for the position Mr. Bell, who has been postmaster for the past four and one-half years had given excellent service, ,and patrons of the post office are sorry to lose him. McKILLOP: Duff's Unted Church manse, McKillop, was the scene of a quiet wedding on -Satur- day afternoon when Grace Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Somerville, was united in marriage to Gilbert Archibald Smith, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Smith, both of McKillop. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. E, Morrow, The bride who was unattended, wore WINGHAM: As in former years the Chamber of Commerce is again shouldering the responsibility to pro- vide for a community Christmas tree At a well -represented meeting held in the Council Chamber last week preparations were made for raising funds. Upwards of 1,000 bags of candy are given away to the kiddies at a free concert which is held an- nually in the town hall, besides a large number of Christmas baskets, containing everything to make a tasty Christmas dinner. A subscrip- tion•list is being opened at both banks and there are usually other functions held in aid of this fund, among which is a sacred concert pro- vided by all the churches of the town, It was the afternoon of the first blizzard of the season. We climbed into the cab of No. 5701 in an agree- ably anticipatory mood. We had looked forward to riding the locomo- tive from Toronto to Belleville or even farther. Our , assurance was that the 5700's ran with the same easy grace that marked a sleeping car. All that remained to us was to settle ourself in the spare seat behind the engineer and enjoy the run to the full. Here was a real thrill. We could speed through the late afternoon and early night, watch the landscape turn from dull grays and cold greens to a misty veil of light and shade; glance beyond that arc of streaming white, prosaically termed the "headlight," and see familiar objects take on new beauty, or grotesque forms, under the cloak of that great magician miles of a forest fire; but there was Night. Our mind recalled an old no menace -in the rain clouds we now Chinese proverb that it is a wise saw, only a vague beauty as they man who • knows Ms own tree by blended skyline and trees in shadowy moonlight. Here were tens of miles outline. We smiled our satisfaction and moved closer to the engineer. Tense, with hand on the throttle, new world to be seen from the cab, he leaned out of the window, peer- ne wseorld back in soeen seatm thewita ing into the darkening world before Wcomfortable assurance. The ride him. Nothing, from a cloud of light, would be a memory to conjure with (Continued on page 6 - of road stretching away before us, all to be seen under the silvery touch of moonlight. A new beauty and a in the basement of the church but the morning and evening preaching service will be held in the town hall, Dr. Moore'met with a painful ac- cident the other day, which has left him with a badly disfigured optic. He was carrying a pail of water when he tripped on a carpet, and falling he struck on the edge of the tin pail, just above the right eyebrow, in- flicting a gash which had to be sew+ ed up. We have been enjoying and fitne sleighing since Saturday merry jingle of sleighbells make pleasant music upon our streets. There will be no December ses- sion of the county council. Mayor MeTaggart states that un- der no circumstances will he be a candidate.for re-election, bis business requiring all his attention. He has were Messrs. NleLean of the - certainly been faithful in the dis- charge Expositor; Elliott of the Wing- i charge of his official duties 'and ham Times and McGillicuddy of the . Goderich Signal. They are all inter. zealous in looking after the welfare ested in the House of, Refuge and the I of the town. No fault can be found , with his administration. 'coming vote, getting Some of our exchanges are ef off a little joke that the press Huron are all in favor of a House of Refuge because they are looking to their own future. Before the departure of Mr. Bar row from Clinton to Montreal, where. he has been promoted, a few of his friends and the members of the "25" club niet in the rooms of reelub and read an address and presented cuffd ' (him with a beautiful set of.g ;,'links and studs. Dr. Shaw read the' address and lvlr. D. L. Macpherson made the presentation. ems' From The New Era, Dec. 8th, 1893: The work ,of • painting and kalso- Mining the interior of Ontario street church will interfere slightly with the services of next Sunday. The usual monthly fellowship meeting and the Sabbath school will be held In our reference to Mr. Thos. Murch we were incorrect in stating he would give up his Bible class in Ontario street church. He will re- tain charge of the same, an intima- tion which will be received with plea- sure by a large number who profit by his instruction every Sunday. Deputy returning officers in town will have to keep their eyes open when performing. their work on elec- tion day. There will be the regular municipal ballot, the plebiscite bal- lot, the house of refuge ballot and possibly a school trustee ballot .. . The deputy returning officers are: Walter Manning, Thos. Johnston, Thos. Walker and S. J. Andrews. Mr. H. C. Brewer gave a steroep- tican entertainment at Exeter on Tuesday. The genial manager of the Molsons Bank is his ownphotograph- er and the views shown by him were taken by himself. ' Mr. Thos. Fair - has resumed his From The New Era, Dec. 10th, 1893: The printed minutes of the June meeting of the county council were distributed last week, just five months after the meeting; the Coun ty Clerk says he is not responsible for the delay and whoever is should be woke up. ' The family of D. McLeod, himself and four others, are laid up with a mild form of typhoid fever and are in circumstances that ,call for prac- tical help, which should be rendered at once. One of the Grand Trunk docks and. an ocean steamer were burned at Portland, Maine, on Friday . . . A- mong the freight destroyed were thirty Doherty organs which were , on their way to the old country. Fortun- ately they were covered by .insur- ante. 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 al -aeries 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 as 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 weekly newspapers! 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 he 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 cannot assist their local sale by advertising. The Clinton News -Record $1.50 a year. Worth More