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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-12-24, Page 3„tn THURS., DEC.24, 1942 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE;3 7 we Wit& fiel2f,1424242SegiVeMee ca&�p a get42 athS .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 (continued on page 6)