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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-04-30, Page 3TIIURS., APRIL 30, 1942 THE - CLINTON' NEWS -RECORD, PAGE 3 Creat tele f' hone lines kr A L L4 J W P 4 B @ T IEli GIi Your telephone is part of a vast interlocking sys- tem now carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don't let needless delays holdup messages on which pro-, duction efficiency may depend. Orf/ER "WART/AIE TEMP/IONE T4CTIC$" irk 13E SURE you have the right ,lumber... consult the directory. eSPEAK distinctly, directly into the mouthpiece. ®ANSWER promptly when the hell rings. • C , BE BRIEF. Clear your line for the next call. Therethings :nay look- trifling, but on 6,900,000 daily telephone galls, they ore very important. 6n Acture s, 6u't , neecieys to C(/u3ds iit1 ±tAYFEININ1 S IN. CLINTON EARLY IN THE Ilk: NTURY Some Notes o f The News in 1917 FROM THE CLINTON NEWS - RECORD APRIL 26TH,1917 . of Mrs. Wnr. Cooper, who is a mis- sionary of the Presbyterian church in Henan, China, has been released by the Missionary Board of that church, and goes, with other medical mission - Mrs. Sewell received word the aries ,as medical attendants and in - other day that her hnsband, Sergt. G. terpreters with a number of coolies H. Sewell, had been admitted to a to France. Mrs. Struthers will re - hospital in France suffering from main in China to eontinue her work fever. I and language study. Mr. D. A. Forrester has received word that his son, Frank, was wound- A very quiet wedding was solemn - ed in the recent severe fighting in ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. France. Mr. A: J. Morrish this morn- ing received word that his nephew,, Will Morrish, who went from Oxbow, Sask., was severly wounded in the arm. Mr. Whitfield Crich of Tuekersmith has purchased Mr. Luke Lawson's cottage on Isaac street and will ob- tain possession in about a month, Mr. Lawson will move to the house on Ontario street until recently occupied by Mr. T. E. East. Itev. W .Moulton was in' London last week on amount of the illness and susegtient death of his only brother, Benjamin D. Moulton, who gassed away at the family home last Friday. Word was received, yesterday by Mrs, -George Davis of the death at 'Crystal City, Man., of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Cadmore :of Exeter, formerly of near Kippen. Dr. Gordon. Struthers, sonnin IaW J. E. Johnson of town. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Henderson of Black Rock, Mich., are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. ileums Shep- herd of town. Miss Annie So'thcombe left yes- terday to spend a few weeks with friends in Toronto and Ool'lingwood. Mr. W. Williams will have charge of the cheese -making- in Holmiesvilie this season and it is expected that the faetory will open next week. Thanlesville village "council must have a big heart, .a level head and a philanthropy worth talking about. For 20 years they have presented the Editor of that spruce burg with $12 as a recognition of his publishing the minutes of that body. Imagine one of Huron County municipal coun- oils holding over such a sum. Miss Annie Cooper, nurse, was called home to wait on her father, who took suddenly worse. Mr. Cooper of Goderieh township has now been confined to his bed for..a week in a serious condition. Professor John 0. McLennan, head of the Department of Physics of the University of Torontohas been signs ally honoured by being invited to sit on: the British Board of Inventions and research ,a body which is under the chairmanship of Sir John Fisher, and is one of the war subdivisions of British Admiralty work. The poo- fessor in his young days lived in Clin- ton withhis parents, when his father was grain buyer here for .a time, be- fore moving to Stratford. Mrs. Grant, received word on Wed- nesday ednesday that her second boy, who en- listed with the 161st, Pte. William Grant, has been missing since April 5th. Mrs. Grant's youngest son was killeda few months ago. This son, now missing, belonged to the machine gun section in France, Mrs, A. Forbes returned after. spending several weeks with her family in Hamilton, Toronto, and other points. Mrs. Sheeley and Miss Charlotte, who have been at Hagerston, Mary- land, U.S., for the past ten months or so, returned back to Clinton last. week and have taken rooms in the Sloane Block. Mr. Eugene Sheeley, has just passed his exams in leetri- cal engineering and has takena posi- tion in one of the munition factories over there. Messrs. Charles Middleton and H. R. Sharpe, are installing electric ranges for cooking purposes. CHURCH DIRECTORY - THE SALVATION ARMY Mrs. Envoy Wright 11 aria. — Morning Worship. 2.30 p.m. - Sunday School 7 p.m. -- Salvation Meeting THE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 2,30 p.m.—Sunday School 7 .p.m.—Evening Worship The Young People meet` each Monday evening at 8 p.m. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. G. W. Moore, LTh. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer, 2.30 pan. Sunday School. 7 p.m.—Evening Prayer. ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev. G. G. Burton, rM.A., B.D. 12,00 am—Sunday School, 11 a.m.—Divine Worship When The Present Century Was Young FROM THE CLINTON NEWS- RECORD APRIL 24TH, 19021 Central Mechanization Depot By Lieut, B. M. Pearce On the outskirts of the city of London, Ontario. stands a vital link in Canada's war industry, a component part of the great machine which is, rapidly motorizingg and mechanizing. Canada's army. It is one that has no 'counterpart 'elsewhere in the Dominion. . Bearing the rather cuanbersome and unexciting name of "Central Mechanization Depot," it ;is actually one of the most interesting' phases of the entire Ordnance set-up.• Ti .this Depot _,come all the: Universal car- viers, artillery tractors, lorries and motorcycles fresh from Canadian war plants for distribution to Camp Bor- den, Petawawa, Debert and a score of other training centres, The De- pot also functions as Canada's largest garage. .with damaged army vehicles from centres across Canada being sent here for repair and rehabilita- tion point for spare parts needed for all vehicles, We went out to see the C.M.D,, as it is familiarly known, and were ush- ered into the office -of Colonel Frank Chappell V.D., who is Officer Com- manding the Depot. Ile also doubles in the role of 0.0. of the important Mechanics Training Centre in Lon- don, but that is another story in itself, Colonel Chappell is also a story because for many years he was the able and widely known Director of Publie Relations and Industrial Organization for the General Motors Company of Canada. -A veteran of the last war with a distingushed re- cord, he offered his services at the outbreak of this war, with little idea that he would shortly find himself the administrative head of a pair of war projects' which have an integral role in the armouring of C'anada's forces and which he. is justifiably proud. Mr. J. J. 'Maguire, despatcher and freight clerk at the G.T.R. station here, has been promoted to the agency at Shakespeare. His position here has been awarded to his assis- tant, Mr. Ed. Rowed, William Steep on Monday evening Mr. John Stephenson, who is very last, when their daughter, Nelle, was fond of flowers an*cl endeavors to united in marriage with Mr. Iiarold Fronilin, son of Mr, Henry Fremlin of town. The couple were unattend- ed and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. E. Hogg. Mr. and Mrs. Icf einlin have now taken up their residence in the cottage on the corner of Dunlop, and Frederick Sts. Among the casulaties affecting Clinton during the past week are: Pte. Daniel McLeod and Pte. F. C. Graelis, who died from. wounds. The Clinton Knitting Company - is opening a branch in Wingham, and will probably be able to start oper- have an early supply every spring, had his garden invaded last Friday night and a fine bed of hyacinths robebed. Mr. Stephenson feels mare annoyed about the loss of the hya- cinths than if it had been so much The Depot was started in July, 1940 in the outbuildings of London's Fairgrounds, with a staff of two Of- ficers and+ five civilians, truly a small beginning for this now gigantic en- terprise. Until that time Canadian motor car companies, while produce ing large numbers of trucks for direct shipment overseas, were limited, in their^ output of vehicles for use in Canada. Besides, there was always the possibility of confusion clue to the diversity of the source whence the many component parts of military vehicles were supplied. The general idea was that London, being nzid. between Windsor and Oshawa and close to many other cities in Western Ontario where factories were already turning out parts, would be the ideal location for an assembly plant. Today the Central Mechanization Depot is housed in one of the most modern and, spacious buildings in Canada's industrial war machine. Where once you could count its staff on the fingers of two hands, it now employs between two and three hun- dred manually and clerically skilled tradesman. They inolude meter mechanics, welders, sheet metal. ,workers, blacksmiths and woodwork- ers, as well as accountants, technical hard cash. storemen and spare. part clerks, Happening to drop into Combe's drug store for his after -supper cigar The. Depot's functions have under - last evening, Mr. W. Jackson glanced gone many changes from the original across at the firm's big store and conception. It is no longer primarily noticed a. light in the second storey. an assembly plant, universal car - For an instant he supposed it was viers and other army machines are one of the incandeseents, but the now rolling off the assembly lines of light inoreasing he made speed for the motor plants, .complete in every ations there next week. Mr. F. J.Ithe store and found that a quantity respeet, The year 1941. witnessed a Libby, a son of the manager of theof charcoal kept in the tailor's de- tremendous development in ,that re - Clinton plant, who recently came { partment had in some way become Bard. We know that the companies from Lowell, Mass., will be in charge. J ignited, Mr. Fieri Tier noticed' the have already delivered upwards of Mr. W. H. Lobb ,one of Goderich'I blaze about the same time as Mr. 200,000. army vehicles of -all kinds, township's most progressive farmersthat they are turning Jackson and was at the door when the out an army has purchased; Mr. Hy. Baker's onelatter got there and with a pail of automotive unit every three minutes hundred and seven acre farm, whichluster extinguished the flames, and that Canada made tracked and also contains a vaulable lot of time Miss Maggie Davis is spending her wheeled vehicles have been used in ber. Mr, Baker leaves this week forHolidays in Huilett township, nearly every engagement in which the west, where he will oversee someNIr. and Mrs. Audrey Osbaldeston the Empire's soldiers have participa- improvements which be is making on leave next Monday for Redlands, ted. This is particularly true of the his property near Conquest, Sask. powerful mobile units of the Imper- calif A pretty wedding Was solemnised Messrs. Janne Medd and George dal forces in Libya. in St. Joseph's church, Stratford, yes- Marshall of Auburn were hi Clinton Where then does the C.M.D, fit today morning, when Mr. Christ- on Tuesday afternoon. into this picture? Simply this, that opher O'Brien a well-known and pop- The Bedford Hotel, in Goderieh every such vehicle for use in Canada :Aar farmer of Tuckeramith, was uni- having changed hands, the chief goes through this• Depot for inspec- ted in the boucle of matrimony with clerk, Mr. Lack Kennedy, purposes 1 tion and servicing. Miss Helen Cahill of Stratford. Rev. again taking up his residence in They arrive at C.M.D. from Pone Dean McGee preformed the ceremony. Clinton. Chrysler and General Motors plants Bartliff—In Clinton, on April 24111, While Mr. John Emmerton, So, 01 by rail and by highway •convoy, Later John Cardiff ,youngest son of Mr, town was waiting for a train at the they are speeded on their way to and. Mrs. H. Bactliff, aged 1 year Goderieh station one day last week Borden, Petawawa or other army con - and 11 months. his grip, containing a five. hundred Cres. What ha-pep/is in between? A Scott—In:Brucefiehl on A nil 20th, dollar note, the title deeds of his own stg'f of skilled mechanics gives them William Scott, aged 80 years. and Mrs. Ean+nierton's property, to- a. complete checkup, sees that eveay Mallwain In Goderieh township gether with thirty-five dollars in part, bolt and nut is correct and on April 18th, Samuel McIlwain money Was stolen. As yet the thief services them when necessary. The aged" '75 years. has not been'appxehended. Mr. Em- Depot is in essence the distributing menton went up to Goderieh' on Tues- point for all amechanized. vehicles used day to further investigate the mat- by the Canadian army throughout the 'FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA ter. Dominion. APRIL 26Th, 1917 Argent—Vast — Alt St. Paul's. That is not all. The Depot houses church ieotory, Clinton, on Monday, an enormous store -room of spare the 21st of April, by the Rev. C. R. harts for each and every one of the Gunne, Mies Anna East to Mr. Freda. 160 different types -of army vehicles erick Argent, both of the township produced by Canadian factories. A of Huilett. staff of trained men is constantly on Mrs. Fred Bakes, who has been the pump to fill the demand for spare snaking her home for some time with parts from ascore of Canadian army her father, Mr. William, `McKeown, training centres. In the storeroom leaves next week to join her husband are just 25,000 different parts, val- et Los Angeles, California. neck at close to one million dollnrs. Mr. Jaroob Miller left on Friday last for the Kincardine district where he superintended the erection' of several windmills, B. Crews Mr. P. B left on Monday to take an optical course and on his re- turn punieses paying particular at- tention to that branch of his business. Mr. Chagles McKinnon, who has. 2.00 p.m. Turner's Church Ser- been spending a few weeks with his vice and Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worship WESLEY-WI'LLIS UNITED Per., Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D. 11 a.m.--Divine Worship 7 p.m.—Evening Worship. Sunday School at conclusion or Mrs. (Dr.) MaaCallum of Kingston morning service, has been- visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Wiseman, during the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH past week. Senday School 10 a.m. Mrs.Svs anCra fd returned to Worship Service 11 a.m. her home on the 13th concession of 13 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield 'Huilett, last week ,after spending 2 p.m.—Sunday School. Bayfield, some months with her daughter, Mrs. wife and little daughter in town, lefl'. Thursday last for Toronto to take up a .special course at the University,, Miss Mary Reynolds, who was, a successful student .,at 'Hamilton Nor- mal, has accepted a school just out- side that city. eery////%rii'./nier.l tie et Nobody can keep a tire from wearing out . , but we can keep it from wearing out too soon. We can make tires give mileages that you never dreamed possible. We do this through Goodyear Tire Life Extension Plan. And YOU, Mr. Motorist, can have this plan start to work on your tires.. RIGHT NOW. Thousands of motorists KNOW. they are on their last tires now . . . but they're not worried . they're giving their tires the tremen- dous benefits of regular, sys- tematic care . . . AT LOW COST. If you want your car running a year or two from today then you'd better sign up, at once, for the Goodyear Tire Life Extension Plan. HERE'S WHAT 'IME. DO FOR YOU We see your tires every week to ext: sure absolutely accurate air pres- sures. Every month your tire treads and sidewalk get thorough going over to stop troubles developing wheels and brakes are examined: Every two months tires are painted, valve caps and cores replaced if necessary. Every four months tires are removed, examined inside and out to stop faults from developing, tubes are tested, rims cleaned and graphite applied to rim wells. Every six months tires are switched to reverse direction of rotation and prolong wear. Three tube repairs are included in the policy. In addition to above services we give, if needed, one vulcanized section tire repair or two vulcanized spot repairs and one road service call at no extra cost. WELLS CLINTON, ON !`ARID feet. An acident, a fire or the con- stant gruelling strain to which they are subjected, by Canada's brawny, in- trepid young soldiers has taken its toll. The bays are doing tricks with motorbikes and carriers that would make your hair curl. Night mano- euvres take their toll, too. It may be just a damaged fender or a missing motor. It may be a valve -grinding job Or the replacing of a shattered frame. Some of the trucks have suffered severe damage in crashes and practiealy required rebuilding. C.M.D, has many ingen- ious devices for straightening fen- ders, taking bumps out of bodies, washing and, cleaning parts and ap- plying new paint jobs. We saw some motorcycles that had received serious punishment. The Depot tradesmen go to work in businesslike fashion. Bea has a job to do. Damaged parts are replaced from the store -room. After rebuilding, tuning up and a brief road test, a fresh coat of paint is applied. Even the motorbike's leather seat receives a new finish. There is still another important phase of the work at C.M.D., that of repairing and remllacing Parts in weer" and damaged vehicles; Into the De- pot wanes a proree ion oe motorcycn les, carriers and lorries •_that have s,•en Irene ay. Once they were new and. lustrous, 100 per icent per - The pedals are fitted with new rub- bers, but the old ones are not dis- carded'. They go on other pedals Iees frequently used, The fact is that the C.M.D. is evol- ving many new and clever types of salvaging. Not a single Screw or nut is wasted ,regardless • of its con- dition. Every damaged part is care- fully removed from the vehicle and meticulously stored away for future reference and. possible rebuilding. :the skilled artisans who form the Depot's staff. The fact is that many of them were former garage mechan- ics in civilian life. "They required little or no mechanical training he declared. Soon they were experts in disassembling and rebuilding all. types of army vehicles. In May 1941 the Depot was mobili- zed by the Department of National Defence and about one half of the men either unable to make the re- quired physical category or for family or other Teaser's could not enlist, "We went through a difficult period" Colonel Chappell remarked. We were decidedly ,short-staffed and it was essential to secure experienced men quietly. One dny I called in two Sergeants, provided them with a car and told them to scour the district for garage mechanics who were will- ing to enlist for the duration. There days later they were back with eight firstolass men and others followed afterwards as a result of the contacts made by our reprosetntatives. Grade ually the staff was bulla up again to take care of the ever-increasing de - 1 mond. Thugs while a vehicle may be beyond reclamation some parts may be saved for valuable use elsewhere. We saw pile upon pile ofused parts earefuliy segregated :on the floor of the woi k - shop. Colonel Chappell is • very proud of It is an odd coincidence that the great Mechanics Training Centre I with hundreds of 'soldier -students at Queen's Park commenced its op.ee ations at the Central 'Mechanization Depot, while the latter originated at Queen's Park, Colonel Chappell has seen them grow from infancy and while separate and distinet in every way, he has fathered the pair and re- mains ,the. Officer Commanding ,of a teem that ie doing things for Can- ada's war industry. V HELP THE RH1P CROSS HELP THE RERD CROSS IiELi r1 _1 i;-t,x.D CROSS "YOUR HOME STATION" CKNX 920.kcs. WINGHAM 326 meters WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, MAY 1ST: 8 a.m. CItNX Breakfast Club 11,30 Friday Morning Varieties 12.42 p.tn,, "Circle Bell Eraneh" 5.30 Kidxiies' I3irtheiny Carnival SATURDAY, MAY 2ND: 8.25 a.c. Overnight News Summary 10.30 Dedicated to Shut -Ins 12 noon "Farm and Home Hour" '7.15 Sports Reporter SUNDAY, MAY 3RD: I12.30 p.m. Noonday News 1.15 Genre Autry, songs i 3.30 Lutheran Hour 6.45 Organ Music MONDAY, MAY 4TH: 9 a.m. "Voice of Memory" 10.10 Charlie Kunz, piano 1,15 p.m. Girls of the Goldn Wesn I' 7.45 The Lone Ranger TUESDAY, MAY 5TH: 9.15 -a.m. "Sweethearts" I 10.50 Chureh of the Air 1 5,45 p.m. London Arena Highlights 8 Captain of Industry WEDNESDAY, MAY GTH: 10 am, Mid-morning ornin News 11 "At Home With the Ladies" 6.30 p.m. Goderieh on the Aire 9.15 Barney Groves, tenor THURSDAY; MAY 7TH: 's and Shine 7 .30a.m,R.rea 6,45 p.n . YourEvening Nemo 8.30 CKNX: Ranluh. Boys