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THURS., DEC.24, 1942
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NEWS -RECORD
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.Iii exchange of Christmas greetings by Long Distancetelephonehad become a peace time tradition in many a Canadian home.
But such calls are a luxury in war tune—and luxuries have
no place, in a war economy. War needs the wires you'd like to
use for Christmas messages. War business, and the boys in camps
who will be, calling home from all parts of Canada, will be de-
Iayed unless you avoid your ,usual 'Christmas telephoning.
If you really must send your greetings by Long Distance, won't
you please do so a few days before or a few days after Christasas
—not on Christmas day.
This will be part of your contribution to Canada's war effort.
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
Sonte Notes of The News in 1917
T1nl CLINTON 1VL+'WS-1UdCO'l4q
! • Mrs, Robert Pearson of Goderich
township goes to Wayne, Mich„ this
;week and will spend the holiday sea -
;son with her son and •daughter-in-law,
;Pte Geo. W. Pearson, who though re-
' siding In Wayne for some time came
over and joined the Canadian forges
and has been, in training in Hamilton,
will spend his last leave with his wife
at Wayne during the Christmas vaca-
tion and will proceed ovvrseas early in
the year.
Miss Gertrude Wallis of Toronto
University is spending the Christmas
vacation at her home in town.
Mr, T. Watts came up from Osh-
awa an Saturday and on Monday ac-
companied his wife and family to their
new home. Mr. Watts timed his re-
moval so that he might have a chance
'Of casting his vote here.
1 Miss Margaret McTaggart of Tor-
�onto is home for the Christmas vasa -
tion.
Mrs. MacKenzie and little son, Ken-
neth, of Winnipeg, who have been vis
iting for the past few weeks with the
(lady's sister, Mrs. 3. J. Gibbings, left
an Tuesday to spend a couple of weeks
with Toronto friends,
1VIrs. T. W. Hawkins and children
leave the end of the week to spend
the Christmastide with relatives in
Hamilton. MT. I1awkins will run down
on Monday and spend a few clays, Af-
ter Christmas Mrs. Hawkins will go
down to New York on a little trip,
DECEMBER 20th, 1914
Mr. James Carter received word
yesterday from his son, Pte. Wm. Car-
ter, who was recently reported wound-
ed. The young soldier is now in Eng-
land he had just undergone a suc-
cessful operation. He had received a
shrapnel wound in the chest but his
spine was also injured and it is feared
he will be under treatment for some
time.
A quiet wedding took place at Ont-
ario street church on Tuesday morning
at seven o'clock when Myrtle Wade
Burns, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Tiplady, was united in mar-
riage with Mr. Clifford H. Keys, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Keys of
Stanley township. The Rev, J. A. Ag-
new performed the ceremony. Iinned-
iately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs, Keys left for a honeymoon trip
to Hamilton, Toronto and London. On
their return. they will take up their
residence at "Elmandorph,'- the
groom's farm in Stanley township.
The marriage took place at New-
castle ,Ind„ on Saturday last of Mr.
Wm, Rutledge, youngest son or Mr.
and Mrs. '4Vn. Rutledge, Clinton, to
Miss Goldie Sears of that city, Mr.
Rutledge is book-keeping for the Max-
well Motor Co., and the young couple
have taken up their residence therm,
Word was received this week by M',
E. Rodaway that Pte Arnold- Parker
who enlisted with the 33rd • battalion,
hail been wounded. Pte Parker was
employed with Mr. Rodaway for some
time and was well known here,
MTs. T1yomas Jackson, Sr., passed
away earl- yesterday morning after
an illness of several weeks. She had
rallied somewhat after a severe ill-
ness and for some little time she was
able to be up almost every day, a few
days ago she took a relapse. She was
eighty-six years. of age. Before her
marriage to the late Thomas Jackson
the deceased was Mrs. Mallough of
Durham, where she had resided for a
great number of years.
Word has ,been received here of
the death at her home at Hayter, Al-
berta, of Bertha Ferris, wife of Mr.
George Jenkins, The deceased Iady
was the daughter of the late John Fer-
ris of Portage la Prairie. She had
not been in good health for some time.
The children of the Model School
have prepared eighty Christmas book-
lets for the Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, principal • Bouck offered
prizes to those submitting the be
work on these. booklets, which wer
won as follows: Winnie Mc1Vlath, Vera
Stephenson, Mary McTaggart, Rober
Middleton Olive Lawrence Nelli. Mc
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
December 2bth, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill, Oxbow Sask.,
are here for the holiday season. They
are the guests of their daughter, Mrs
W Plumsteel and of other relatives•
Misses Ward and Stone of the
School of Commerce left Tuesday to
spend their vacation at their respec-
tive homes, the former at Rockwoods,
Md,, sand the latter at Essex, Ont.
Mr. Rufus Andrew of Ak on, Ohio,
has been visiting the old home town
this week, being a guest .at the home
of his sister, Mrs. B. J. Gibbings,
Mrs. J. Holmes, who has been visit-
ing her daughter in Hamilton for the
past three months or so, returned
home on Saturday.
Miss Ida Cornish, who is teaching
at Badgerowe, is expected home on
Saturday for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. J. R. Steepe and Miss Lillian
of Winnipeg, are the guests' of the
st former's, sister, Mrs. B. J. Gibbings.
e Mrs.' G, D. McTaggart and children
of Blyth are visiting; the lady's math-
t er, Mrs. Margaret Thompson of Al-
, best Street.
Mrs. Geo. Roemer of St, Louis and
her sons Malcom and Justin, are
spending -the -Christmasholidays with
the former's mother, Mrs: Thos Trick.
Word has been received by a form-
er patrohnan that Sergt, William
Snell of the 12th. Battery and a form-
er member of the police force at
London, who has been gassed in a
recent engagement, was recovering.
The letter was from Segt. Snell him-
self. He is convalescing in an English
hospital. One peculiarity of the gas
poisoning changed his flesh to dark-
er shade. This, he thinks will pass
away when be recovers.
Miss Margaret Ross Toronto Uni-
versity is spending her vacation at
her home in Brumfield.
Mr. A. Foote and wife of Brumfield
left last week to visit relatives in
New York State.
Mrs. W. ' Pinner returned' on Mon-
day after visaing' for : a week in Tor-
onto.
Mr. Harry Shaw, who 'is attending
University of Toronto is home for the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Hugh. Ross returned to town
last Thursday after visiting with re-
latives in Leamington.
Mrs. (Dr.) Fowler was a guest at
the home of her brother, Mr. W. A.
Crich of Seaforth last week.
Mr. "Tip" O'Neil who is now re-
porting on• the ,London Free Press
was here for the Rowell meeting last
Thursday in the interests of his pap-
er.
On Saturday evening, Dec. 15th,
Mildred, daughter of Henry Fremlin
of Clinton, was united in marriage by
Rev. S. A. MacDonald, pastor of .St.
Paul's church Stratford, to Thomas.
R. Watts, also of that city. Miss
Fremlin was a popular lady foreman
at the R. M. Ballantyne factory. Mr.
Watts is the son of Mr, W. H. Watts
of town, and both bride and groom
are well known here.
This week Mr. G. D..McTaggart
received the Military Cross won by
his young son, George Jr., at the
front. The 1VIeda1 was sent home for
safekeeping and will be highly prized
by the family,
EFFECTIVE NOW
Ottawa, Deeember 21, 1942
When the Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON' NEWS -RECORD
December 18th, 1902.
Upon learning on very short notice
that Mr. J. Dunford was leaving town
his brethern of the A.O.F. invited him
to their hall on Friday evening for a
farewell game of carpet ball, ,Some
twenty-five brethern were present. At
ten o'clock the meeting was called to
order and on behalf of members of
the court a nice briar pipe with case
and some of the necessary to fill it
was presented by F. W. Watts with
an impromptu address. Messrs Rob-
ertson and Hovey gave selections, on
the violin and guitar and Mr. Derry
a sone'. Mr. McClaeherty made a short
speech after which the game was con-
tinued and an enjoyable evening was
spent.
Last week 1VIr. Harry Bartliff of
Brussels bought the restaurant and
bakery business of Mr. James Mc -
lay and entered into possession. He is
experienced and energetic. His father
Mr. Charles Bartliff of Brussels and
family will take up their residence in
Clinton,
In January 1901 Miss I{elly, book-
keeper at Jackson Bros. and her assis-
tant Miss McRwan, wrote their names
upon a Molsons Bank bill which was
paid out during the clay in the course
of business. The bill was then new
and crisp but when it turned up again
the other day, after nearly two years'
circulation it was worn and dilapi-
dated. It would be interesting to know
how many hands it found its way
into while on its travels.
On Friday night bast Mr, John Bea-
con died at /Merton in London town-
ship. During the past two months
we have mentioned the fact that his
health was inan unsatisfactory state.
Mr. Ben Spencer has purchased the
f mous trotting colt Archie from Mr.
W. Higgins of Stanley township. This
is a very fine colt and under the care-
ful training of Mr, Spencer ought to
Make a fast horse,
Miss•M.ona Miller has returned from
Toronto where she contracted diph-
theria'and was for some time in --the
hospital. On recovering she left for
home, but on the journey was at-
tacked by quinsy, exemplifying the
truth of the old saying that "troubles
never come singly."
Mrs. Hovey of Mount Forest is
the guest of her daughter Mrs.
George A. Rorke.
Rev. Dr. Medd, who has been very
Ill at hisbrother's here for. some
weeks, was taken to his, home in
Hensnil on Monday.
Mi', John Gunn.inghame was in Lon-
don on Tuesday buying Christmas
Plants.
Mr. John Ciarridge has returned
from "Hamilton and will remain at
home until after New Year's.
He who waits to do a great deal
of good at once will never do any-
thing.—Samuel Johnson. course which is part of the hardening
IS ATONE
.ice ,U Fit IZ�� 9
The ra1iion is ri;,ne-hath p i.' and ,..t':f
'14 utter per persona per weeks
On and after Decemher 21st it is unlawful to sell
or buy butter at retail without the surrender of the
proper eoupone.
Brown coupons, Nos. 1 to 11, "Spare `C' " from
Ration Book Number 1 now in the hands of the
public, are to be used for this purpose.
Each Brown coupon, Nos. 1 to 11, "Spare .'C'"
entitles the holder to buy one week's supply. Only
Dates
Coupon
Nsunber
1
2
3and 4
5 and 6
7and 8
9 and 10
11
Brown coupons, Nos. 1, to 11 "Spare 'C' " can be
used for the purchase of butter.
Each coupon becomes good on a definite date and
expires on a definite date,. . . and can be used only
within its prescribed period, as given below.
The system for butter is different from that apply-
ing to Sugar, Coffee "anti Tea, where coupons have
no specified expiry date.
When Butter - Coupons Betcawelte
tlseatble — and Expire
Good for'Pnrchaso
beginning on
December 21
December' 28
January 4
January 18
February 1.
February 15
March 1
Not Good for
Purchase After
January 3
January 3
January 17
January 31
February 14
February 28
March 14
NOTE: Brown Coupon No. 2,, "Spare 'C' " will be good for use only
during a ?-day period -December 28 to January 3. Brown Coupons
Nos. 1, and 3 to 11, "Spare 'C' ", can be used within 2 -week periods.
Coupons for butter,'like those for Sugar, Coffee and butter coupon sheets with their retailers, so that
Tea (the red and green coupons) tnttst be detached the latter may detach the required coupons When
by, or in the presence of any seller of butter or his delivering.
employee. If desired, consumers may lodge their
Tessgeormry BBastion Cards
All Brown Coupons on, Temporary Ration Cards issued to members of the
armed forces on leave, visitors to Canada, etc., are good after December 21.
Butter Moldings Exceeding i ior41, Than Gine;'4848 soil per a irMinill
Must Be Reported and Coupons Surrendered
4T ell edA
Consumers or non -registered boarding houses
having in their possession the equivalent of
more than one pound of butter for each
person in the household, must before January
3, 1943, report their holdings to the nearest
office of this Board. They must forward with
their reports the number of butter coupons
representing their butter holdings. If the quint-
tity of butter in possession of such Persons
represents more than the eleven brown
coupons in Ration Boole No. 1, which will he
good for butter, they must intheir reports
undertake to detach from future ration
books, additional butter coupons ecr-tal to the
remainder of the starplus.
BR 1W
THERE ARE 11E,A.VX iEPTALTIES FOR BREAIixNG THESE REGULATIONS
Special Notice to Retailers
Ott and after December 28, retailers must establish their right to purchase new supplies
of butter from their suppliers by turning over to the supplier currently valid ration
coupons' equivalent to the poundage of butter ordered from the suppliers.
rHE WARTIME P'RiCE'
Bomber Ares n Gre at Britain•
Another in a series of articles writ-
ten by W. lt. Legge and C. V, Chart-
ers, who represented the Canadian
Weekly Newspapers Association in
a recent tour overseas.
TRAINING FOR COMMANDOS IS
STRENUOUS
by Walter R. Legge
training.
STRENUOUS TRAINING Dr;MON-
STRAYPED
The course was very wet and heavy
having a small creek running through
it, ivith swampy ground, and it de-
manded strength, stamina, and deter-
mination. The three -gams went over
high barricades with pack and gun.
helping each other as necessary, cros-
sed over the crease on swinging ropes,
ploughed through swampy ground,
crawled through tunnels in the
ground, crossed heavy barbed wire
entanglements, and went through
several other equally difficult bar-
riers.
As they made their way through
these entanglements and ,barricades,
other officers and men hurled ex-
plosives down among them. While
these explosives probably were not of
sufficient power to main the men,
they were heavy enough to throw up
clouds of water and mud over., their,,
and went off with very loud reports.
This was to train the men to become
oblivious to shot and shell falling am-
ong them.
As soon • as each man had .completed
the course, he threw himself on the
ground and firedhis rifle at figure
Of all the demonstrations which
the Canadian Editors saw in England,
probably none was more realistic or
thrilling than tifat given by the 3rd
Canadian Division A. L. C. Training
School,
It was a beautiful, warm sunny
day, when we .set out in our bus in the
early morning for this demonstration.'
One of the places through which we
passed on our way was a port which
before the war was the terminus of a
ferry service to France, As, we went
through this place, the sirens gave
air raid warning', but we saw nothing
of the raid.
Arriving at our destination, we
were shown the training of men who.
were qualifging as eommandos. Three
teams from different brigades went
through the course that morning, a
!targets, his score being kept. Thi:
}trains them to be able to bit theen- i
f emy after violent exertion.
_,er seeing -this course, there was'
a demonstration of 3" nectars, throw-'
'ing both high explosives and smoke
bombs against a bank some distance
away. Standing beside these mor-
tars it was possible to watch the
course of these shells in their ;arc
thigh in the sky until they exploded
on t`he distant bank.
There was an interesting episode
during this demonstration which was
taut , the programme. A Spitfire
was flying back and forth, going out
of sight over the sea, and the return-
ing as if to look us over. Each trine
the Spitfire carne into view, the dem-
on tr tion load to be halted to prevent
1 s a
,damage to the plane,.
Finally after a longer absence than
tisual over the sea it: retuned, but
this time made a double roll over us
before flying away home, This roll
• is a sign of jubilation frequently giv-
en when' a pilot downs, an enemy
plane, and a short time later. we were
told that this plane had intercepted
and brought down two German planes
just off the coast where we were,
Newspaper reports that night said
that an English plane had shot down
two F. W. 190 German planes off
south coast, and that the pilot of
one had bailed out and was captured.
Then followed a demonstration of
visual system of signals` by lights,
unser although it was a very bright"
day, messages were exchanged with
distant points by means of flashing
lights.
The party moved on to a point on
the- coast where there were high
white cliffs, ,to see a commando raid-
ing party In action.
In- this demonstration it was sup-
posed that a troop of the school had.
been ordered to destroy a Radio Dir -
section Finder Station on the Frenoh.
!Coast, protected by a high cliff and
lightly defended by the enemy. The
time was supposed tv be. night.
PLAN OF ATTACIC IS OUTLINED.
The Royal Navy lands the troops at
the foot of the cliff and the party
Proceeds over the beach tomake the
raid, making as little noise aspossib-
le. The men scale the cliff and the
raiding"section goes inland to, destroy
the Radio Station, One party clears
the building and seeks .a prisoner and'
papers of value to our Intelligence.,
.The noise awakes the 'enemy defenee,
and the raiders withdraw under cover
of. smoke .acid the fire of their own.
men.
That is. a brief outline of the dem-
onstration. First three boats which
we were told were some that took -
part in the. Dieppe Raid, landed the,
party. The scaling of the .cliff ' by
ropes and the manner in which the•
ropes were taken' to the top of the
cliff were most interesting.
Then some supposed casualties
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