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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1926-06-24, Page 7Rich, Soft' Tones Of A Brantford , Roof /Brantford Asphalt Slates harmonize with any style of archi- ecture, and their rich, Soft' tones blend with their surroundings t all tinees of the year. They last for years, are fiertscstant andprotectiongive perfect f from m 11 weather conditions. ' 13 f,,Atia amis,a, llseselosaiN svehusberais 'Brantford ''?`oofikA Csa,Lein fteJ Brantford, Ontario to S ek Ctried 3tifor a i a , . m t on Furnished and 5ervrc®'+ on Brantford a lord Roofi rendered Roofing e n red by aai Clinton. Hardware & Furniture. 'Co. t Clinton, Ont. eet iss4 i;ntaiod$ Id's motor picnic weather now!. Do you know Miss Ontario -the alluring beauty' of her lakes and streams—the colourful fascination. of her woods and farmlands? -- Miss Ontario is all about you —follow highway and you will see her. • Get acquainted with Miss Ontario at ,this. Season. It's motor picnic weather now. !Fill your car with a merry party—ask your friendsto do the same. any`' -.Away,,: from the more travelled highways you'll find many a beauty spot --rocky glens, nodding pines, the flash of.cool water over sun -lit pebbles —places where nature comes very close to man. andDrive moderately, both on the main highways on ,the county roads. Excessive speed wears away road surfaces. The repair bilis must be paid by you and the other motorists. Remember the roads are`yours. • The Government requests -die-assistance of all motorists in maintaining the good condition of the roads. To those who' will not heed, it points out that the law against fast =driving is being rigidly enforced by a numerous traffic petrel. THE RON. GEO. S. HENRY, S. D. SQUIRE, Minister of Highways Deputy Minister Issued by the Ontario Department of Ifighways to secure the co-operation of motorists in abating the abuse of the roads of •the Province. 6I Slietlanfl ! fAo y. Free Every Contest: $tore is busy giving out thousands of votes to those interested in helping their favorite 'Boy or Git1 wan the Pony. Who is going to win it?\No one can tell until, the, last votes- a1'e counted, Thousands of votes are voted each day. and the judges are buoy coating them, Pick out "your favorite, andslork hard for him et her. Ballot bet is at the Star Theatre"' ee No one connected with"the Contest'Steres or Theatre,oe their Brothers or Sisters will be allowed to enter,• and no sympthy con- testants will be allowed in the Contest. Mr. B. R. Sharpe, Manager of the Bank of Montreal, and Mr. Fred Jackson, Mayor of Clinton, have been appointed judges to cheek up the counting of the votes and decide on the winner. Many popular" girls and boysewill enter and work hard in this Contest. and ,everybody in Clinton will be greatly interested in fol- lowing the progress of the Contest and helping their favorite win the pony. ENTER TODAY AND GET AN EARLY START The folipwing merchants will give you votes on all Cash Pur- chases and Cash. paid On accounts of 25c and up. Ask for them. J. lA:. irwhi,, , Drygoods"and Ladies' Wear Davis. & Herrman, Custom Tailoring, Biltmore Hats and Gent's Furnishings Clinton Rakerij, (Bartliff and Crich) Bakery: and Confectionery O'Nell's Grocery, Groceries i Connell & Tyndall, 'Meat Market Ale .R. ;Mitchell, J obacco and'Billiau'ds Clinton Mews cr. ecowd, ' Newspaper ,Subsariptibns, • Entry forms will be given out. at the Star Theatre on opening day, Saeurday, 111ay 16th. 'Be sure and be ori.' ]sand boys ,and girls • and got a big start of 1,000 Votes Free.-• 1"I B RITHOOL SOIiAi: VL1SC.OP' ITS PROPLEMS Vocal ion 1 Training, Commerriai Courses in Iiigl( Schools and Night Schools, Some of the'Seibjects' Discussed Tlie4 second annual meeting of Huron` County - `"Educational Assocua tion of Trustees and Ratepayers whioh icor organizeil. in Torontq ar the 0. E. Ai. Convention of 1925, was held iii Clinton on ,Saturday last, when an intoresting and , profita'ble afternoon was spent. the convention opened with an at. stress oil welcome from Mr. C. G. M•id dlecony reeve of Clinton, who ex. prps°sed his pleasure 'in welcoming such a gathcfring as this to the Town of Clinton. He -spoke -briefly of . the advantage to the county of' giving the young people good schools, thus fit - .ting -thein to °undertake ,their --lire worl: of whatever nature i,t' may 'be, Hr. Rbbt. Coulter; president of ttie' Association, wlio occupied the chair, expressed his regret that the ,people as a. whole are not more :interested -in educational matters, when upwards of $05,000, aside from grants aro ex- pended annually in our own county, and about' $132,000,000 in the Prov- ince of. Ontario, care contributed to- ward this :very`- important matter, year by year. Re .•emphasized the need for good education, and espec- ially the building -up of character in our boys and ghee, .pointing out that honesty and uprightness really ement for more than dollars and cents, ` The object of education should be to raise the, level„ of citizenship, As • a mile, inra ur 'communities,' b Sural c mmuni ' t s econdaiy education -is nil, and even the short courses, offered • by . the- department are not fully enough attended. Mn. IS. B. Stothers, "district repre- sentative of the "county of Iluron,. spoke on the 'eubjeci of voeatiopas training. He called attention to the feet that the rural shoo' of today provides nothing: for the pupils after the Entrance is passed• and that boys and girls leave school too young,also expressing 'his belief that larger schools, " if need be' Consolidated, where.: more advanced work could: be taken upi would 'be of marked, bene- fit to the average rural child. Pte e oke of night - sehoals, correspond- once eourses " and post -graduate coursee and the 'benefits to be derived front such, Pie then went on to et - plain the 3 •months'.. -course showing how any community might obtain the seine, if ani attendance of 25 girls ani 25 boys is , obtained, the community to pay thelocal expenses, such ae hall, • rent,. etc, while the department, pays staff expenses Re called atten- tion -to the fact that muny hed're, ceived their first inspirations in var. ious lines through •the 2 -weeks' courses at Guelph: These all tend to stimulate reading and to create e bet- ter interest in 'Agriculture, - My. Spencer, principal of the Sea - forth High 'School next addressed the Convention ou the_subjeet of Cont- rnercial conies in High Schools, and the advisability of adopting the teaeii ing of sense. Re is of the opinion 'that a commercial course' should not be undertaken without at least •Cwts years -continuation work, as a stua- ent with a' poor foundation does not usually make good, -whereas, a boy ox girl with a three years'- 'course in continuation work, is sure of a glee position, Ire suggested that the busi- ness course aoulil run concurrently, but did not deem it advisable to have it comettlsory. Ner would it do to substitute the ,commercial'college for some other subjects, es ho that rase sobjeets necessary for matriculation would not be taught. Leaving' -option- al subjects dirt not week well, soire thought the best solution._ to -be :i" v9Oational-'Collegiate course; Die Field, I. P. S. for East Huron,. spoke on: Vocational Education tit rural -sections. He was veil hopeful, of the future wdtherogard to education in rural schools, the 'general treno. Tieing toward improvenent, but said that in his opinion the day for con- solidation was 'rapidly passing. Many new schools had boon built and oth- ers re -modelled, which would have to be discarded were cansoliiiitiotr gen- erally adopted, He spoke' of the Im- inense erowds:?4t •attendance at the 'convention of' .the '0,'7t'. A. as 'being due to the opposition to the Township school boards, and • suggested- that constructive measures would be much (better than 5o much destructive crit- icism, although opposition along this lute was not so, great as in, previous Years, and on the whole, in his opie- hitt, there would' be many -advantages from Townshi,g'Boards, such as great- er_ uniformity and better aceom-modar_ tion IIe referred' to the "felt that the Onta3io Government was doing so much Tor the schools that there was little left foe the trustees to do, .and. suggested that if the County Councils had more to do along this line, that their suggestions would be received with less suspicion than ;are those' coming from the „government, and would he anus likely to meet with the approval of the, people. lie advocated the use of the .public schools in rural, communities, to a •greater extent as community cen- tres and: also as Sunday schools. $o .many country churches are ,tow be- ing done away with that tire' present generation are apt to become non - church goers. He called attention to -the fact =that fifth classes are allow- ed in schools, only two•, :pupils per school being • necessary: He advocat- ed night courses at high .Schools ani Collegiate Institutes where agricuY- tuta auto -mechanics, farin-mechan. ics, household science, ore.,' etc., could` be be taken up. There is much more to be-leatried with'regarcl.to A.gricul- ture than the mere manual labor of it. People must understand the science' of it itt order to make it a .profitable as well ELS a pleasant occu- pation .Similarly with ;household science. ` I-lealth, `'as well as` pleasure in eating must be considered. he went on to showtheethere areda - Ignited advantages and great choice' 1 i p these subjects Business letters, + TIIE RELIG-IONSOIs 1%IEMB RS Ola, good, English, bookkeeping, aritn- j+ g tRLIAA'IENT uretic a x i pubhe speaking are all valtalble assets to any, one with am- bitions for public life.' The Depain- merit is willing that tonal districts should profitby their offers, Ile hat a profound respect and love rot the ehiidr•en of the county, who are as good as any to be found, and lain a high tribute -to the teachers who are 'of the finest " class and devoted to their sailing. Mr. J. E. Tom spoke briefly on tto ilii ion`•ma 1 nce of education laying strc' s on the training• received in the home. Ile advocated the use of-Iess'slang and=of -prire English, also of having Our boys and girls take up the nfinor. duties about home at an early age so as to ermottrage in thein habits of thrift and diligence, Mr, F. A. Wig inns of the .Clinton ;branch of the Gunn, Langlois arid Co•, gave' an impromptu ' address wliieii was quite along the line of the whole convention, with regard to providing education suitable to the young pea- plc ewplc of the community in which ,they live: IIe expressed the idea bleat r:ar- niers do not wish to send their +boys away from' home to attend Higri,', schools as it has the tendency -to eau - 'Cate them away from the .farm ane regretted' the factthat no, lnrovisiori is made in the rural'schoolfor teach- ing Agriculture. The following resolutions ` 'era' brbught in by the is esolution- commit- tee and adopted; • (1) Resolved thatwe the Huron' Cottnty Trustees and. Ratepayers As- sedation desire to express our ap- preciation of the fair mjnded''anti open -attitude of the Minister of Edu- cation in asking. for 'the 'views of the Trustee -Boards on matters pre. tain`n g t ' i o Edncatiori. (2) Whereas A'gr'iculture is a. basic and . permanent .:industry and whereas it can only be made more profitabie.,lby:eipereaeed efficiency and whereas it has already been demon; strated that a study ,of 'Agrieulturat science does increase efficiency there- forebe isresoh'ed that this- Associa- tion en:eon-record as not only approv- ing of but recominending that special consideration be given' o the teaching of agriculture in our Collegiate Intro tate and especially' the new school vo be erected tri Clinton. (3) Resolved that a vote of :thanks be tendered to all who had 'assisted in the ,program and in making Ilia convention so profitable. • - The officers -for the ensuing year were eiected as follows: President. Mr. Robt, Coultes, R. R. No. 5, Winglsam; lot - vice president, Mr. W. "it; Archibald, Scafor.•th; San -vice president, Mr. Jno,"Middleton, B, R," No. 3, Clinton; iSec,-Treasurer, Mrs. Root, Davidson, Dungannon; E:t- ecutivo Committee; Messrs. Aloe McEwan R. R. No: 5, 'Clinton; R. J. Beattie, Egmondville; W. H. Steven - 'son, R. R. -No. 5, -Ethel; Alex, 'Situs- ders, "Goderich; George McWhinney, Creditors..' - CANADIANS AS -.A RACE-': The regular -five-year census censusidtich takes place in the provinces of the w,estis slgout to begirt, andethe 141atni tbba Free' Press is objecting to the fact that iii census -taking there is no sucl'f'thing in Canada ars a Canadibn.' Each person must state his race, that is to say lies racial origin, As ii rule this only means that he mus, ascribe himself racially to, that coun- try from which his progenitors mi- grated' to this country.• The grandson of a •German who went to I&ngland in the entourage of the.Prince .Consort may thus describe hileself as English. The grandson of a German who went from the Palatinate to Ireland after fire Napoleonic wars goes on the ree- ,ords as Nish. The • descendents o3 Poles are Russians and when Bis- marck stole ,provinces from Denmark he changed the race of many people in this country. ' No country in tha world could do herself a greater mischief than 'Can- ada suffers 'front this official refusaa lto. allow. newcomers to -be and" to de - dare themselves Canadian.Tnsteli4 of refusing tp, permit it federal ,au- thority should insist upon it. Espec- ially in the western provinces, where Wien from all , the world establish homes, the official .insistence"that- 'they musk be set down on the records as foreigners still -and their child, yen's- children 'altar them forever-- inakes a disastrous impression'. It is not ,the goyerm hent not pot. Bement, that wants this. information ,about. ,a man's racial elegize however fat -fetched, remote and utterly 'unre liable it may be: 'Tire statisticians want it. They have always had it arid, want it 'because they have formerly „had it. It completes a detail of eccus toned bookkeeping. Not that it is aany official use comparable with the political damage it does in discourag- ing' thc•Canadianism of men front all the world Who bedtime Canadians. The figures when: compiled are false. -The man whose :::great -grana father came to this, country as' an • Englishman may, .more remotely still, have had a -'Dane .N or, a Norman an eestor, and the family;- in Canada, may have had ,inter -racial marriages. The attempt to; fix a racial strain to each Canadian is futile ,and the fig- ures are of .no value, What would be the loss to anybody if, the: government should 'become Canadian enough to chuck the whore business? .Is it not ,enough to' know where a man was horn? If in Canada he is a Canadian by 'birth -right ' It elsewhere, the information in regard to that would indicate frit fernier ns `tionally, which. might, possess weer-' tarn , useful 'significance: The -facts as to' naturalization would tell the rest: l ,3f we ate to have a great country here, we' need ;Canadians. to make it great, and the, sooner we centre all'' our effort's on that the better will be. our ,progress. If it. iso contended that there isn't such'a thing as a Canadian race; then ]et us chuck overboard all ouestions of race and concentrate en Canadian eetionality,•--Toronto Star ee cl' . The parliamentary' Guide Bias jus't been issued, and among other inter- .esting information that it contains id the religious make -tip of the House 61„ Commons. Ten different de- nominations &re - represented, Tho Ilouse contains more Ronan •Codi plies than any other denomination, followed; in order' by the Presbytei- ia` ns, United'Church, A.n3•licaiSs, Bap- tists, Lutherans and :1'ews with one each of Brethren ' in . Christ, Latter Day ISainta, Labor ,Church and the Christian,+Church, Numerically, the: different '• denominations' are repro ,rented asfollows: 'Roman Catholic` ; Presbyterians , United Church. „52 Anglicans ... 4i Baptists. Lutherans , . , , sews , B ethern in Ohrist . Latter Day Saints , .. , .1 Christian Church',; ,;1 Labor Church , ,Sixtyof,the seventy-five e :Roman Catholics are ineinli'ers of the liiber : party, constituting sixty per cent, of tine Liberal re resentation in the,. p FIot e.. 'Most of them, oT! Cou se;fron0 the Province of Quebec.: From a denomination stand- point the Liberals are divided as follows Roman Catholics. , ,.60 Presbyterians , , 19 '[Tinted Crotch . , :1:i Baptists , . :5 Ang'bbcans.: 2 Litt is hemi 2 Jews 1 In the 'Conservative party, i Angli- cans predominate with fort ehl ee members, • followed numerically by ;the United` 'Church and Pr.eslbytes ,inns.-- Denominationally, they run as follows:: • Itoinan Catholic.' . , . 13 Presbyterians .. 2S United Church .29' Anglicans.: ,'? a. 43 -Lutherans . I Baptists' ,. •,2 Chsiia ian Church : .1 Members of the 'United •Church are most 'numerous in the Progressive pasty, closely followed „by...the Pres- bytete ions, the denominational divis- ion being: - Ronan Catholics , Presbyterians .. , .. s United Church .10 Anglicans, .. Brethren in 'Christ .. 1 Latter Day Saints ., i' The Independent party is made up of J. S. Woods'worth and A. A, Heaps, one of whom is a Jam" anti the other a representative of the. Labor Church. - Colliigwood Bulletin, BLUE'VALE; Plans ' for a 'twee Pfesbyteruan church for aBluevale are now hz course of preparation by W. G. Murray, local architect. The church building is expected to cost appaoxi mately $10,000, but will be construct- ed so as to permit additions from time to time as the Congregation in- creases. The ehurete is being erected by the continuing Presbyterian chinch. uMinaliolls ni RenPk�b A Column Prepared Especially for Women-- , But Not Forbidden to Mea The thread of Oat life wii'tild he dim_, heaven, knows, I1"11 were not with friendship arid love inter ', ' twined. —1Vloore. All tie young g'uls Sem, to be get- ting the Boyish shingle,". these day;. "Iljow do you 'like -my hair -cut?" a little girl asked me the other day as aI passed •a group of children on the street. As a matter of fast I didn't .like it very well at all, To my mind a girl's -little. Thee is all the prettier with a• soft 'Prairie. pi etty hair about `it. The bob; or even the shingle bob, wasn't so bad.. The shingle takes away'comething from a girl's appear= a,noe.- However, the hair will grow again, so we neetint worry about 11:. In the mea'ntime' a shingled head ought to he easy to Manage and oar - rug hot weather'sheulcb toe much cool- er. if the girls want to shingle their heads let 'them. They will always feel aggrieved if they cannot" have their oven way in so simple a thing. Exercise; sternparental dintrol when it collies to something vital. A• Bal'timore magistrate says that': ,women seldom 'appear in court ori charges of law -breaking in regard to motor driving' not becausetheythey ar,i more lav -abiding- than men but be., cause they manage to get around the C. N. i. EARNINGS The gross earnings of the Canadian National Railways for; the week error- ed June 14, 1926 were; $5,080,339, ea compared with 4,049,129 for the saute -period of 1925, an increase of 51,031,- 210 or twenty-five per cent. - policemen. This mag;istrato, who seems' m to have studied the matter somewhat, says women are ieldoni guilty of major offences, -they ars More careful Zvill .not, take the risks men will, -t hy arorn- uaily'cositmittingbuttha mintore' offences,ecti are seldom arrested es they ,can either: "tongue thresh" the officers ori "vamp him." '''11 women are to take Choir places as equal citizens One of the things they will have to do is re cognize the laws laid down for the.. guidance of all citizens, nude and fe- male. Through the long ,ages. of the past women had very few rights but were accorded some privileges,' Ono of the privileges . was that of "getting around" any' man who carne her way and whom she found it in her inter-. est bit get around. Of course the way it worked out was that- the young and attradtive.woman got what she wanted and e- Who a K i d 't the one w o tiv s not so attractivq, got on as best 'she aright. • 'One woman Might he accorded privii.. eges'fa'r beyond her rights, while an- other equally, deserving but lacking - eine qualities which: charm men, or surf 11 erg titterer cise'-athem, got less thasi she should—.have.,— Some women now would ,refer prirtilegcs to rights, sono wouldav an dhave both. It is nos fait that she should have beth, how- ever, 'and it will be found *hen the world gets • used to that the new way is best best for men, women nnit children. But worsen should learn to: observe the rules and regulations, just as a good citizen. She will re- spect herself more, and men will come to respect hJr more. REBI]1iAH o .`_� _ -x.17-=`Y = t6 'What an attractive Floor you haveP . ' The smooth glowing surface of a floor finished in: Carmote Floor Enamel:wins constant admiration— and is in keeping with the vogue for colorful }some interiors. Nine colors to choose from. Essily used and will stand long hard wear. VARNISHES,ENAMELS, AND FINISHES - CARMOTE FLOOR ENAMEL 11ide by Cerptntcp-Morto}t Cenepaay, 8ottos, Mott. CLINTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE Co, 1 4 t w e. .i•:d•. I s N::,." µ S ,, t, -" 1 0 t�r Thursda IN CLINTON Fri4ay, Saturday and Monday July 1 2 3 a d -Good Start is Half the Race Opening Number e The Alice Campbell Players r - Presenting " A Night in Wonderland," Thursday Night, July lst The Music Box Gids Saturday, July 3rd._. NoveltyStunts Music, Songs, ' r Playful Pranks. Don't Miss Thein. Speaking of .S pe' kers '. = a Hear Them at Clinton Chautauqua July 1 ---Captain tarn A. H. McLean Canada's Place in. the E t:pireff July. 2---E. A. Richardson . Hoosier Poet and Humorist July 3---" Dad ". Gates "Boy, Dad and Company": "Community Aches and Pains" The Kadel Players Present. Across the- Street" The $5,000 "Chautaugiia Prue Play A 'Sparkling Comedy of 'Love add Business Monday Night, July 5th 4._Dags of Fine Intertainment Do No. '-Miss them