HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-02-04, Page 3THURS., FEB. 4, 1943
TSE 'C INION
NEWS-RECOED
POE 3
THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
Soni Notes of The News in 1917
THE. 'CLINTON NEWS RECORD.
JANUARY ;31st, 1918
Nothing serves to arouse so much
interest in. Clinton as a girls' hockey.
mach and the one on Tuesday even-
ing, when Clinton girls trimmed the
ladies from Mitchell to the tune of
6-0 was no exception and brought out
a great crowd. The girls were in ex-
cellent foam and the score was no
surprise. A couple of rnembers of the
home team and one of visitors' were
ruled off during the evening. One of
the wings of the visiting team was
injured during the game and had to
retire, Miss Dora Schoenhals, Clin-
ton's spare took her place and played
good hockey for her adopted team. A
return match will be played in Mit-
chell Friday evening of next week.
It: is expected. that Stratford will
come ups the second week in Febru-
ary.
ebruary. As Stratford is the only team
that ever won from Clinton a good
deal of interest will be manifested if
a match can .be arranged: Following
is, the line-up eof,Tnesday's „game:
Clinton goal; • 111a Ba1r den; -`defence
Jean Mc`i°aggart, Amy Hellyar; , cen-
tre, Margaret Sdhoenhals; , • wings,
Mary Brarnfield, Ruby' Stoddar t. Mit-
chell, goal, C Cook; defence,: Olive
-Buck, E..: 'horn centre, A. Cook;
wings, Nettie and-E.'Balfour: Referee
Carl Draper of Clinton '
Again Clinton has been at' the mer-
cy of the Storen King, Monday's blow
having the effect of blocking traf-
fice on the Buffalo and Goderich line
from Saturday until Tuesday after-.
noon, , .
John Irving, a well known resident
of Clinton, passed away on Sunday
morning after but a short illness. The
deceased: had resided with his brother,
William; ever since the death' of their Miss Florence Cuninghame i spend
parents some few years ago but there ing a fortnight as the guest of Lon -
are several other members of the fam- don friends.
ily living elsewhere and one brother Miss 'Mabel Cantelon is visiting
George Irving of Winnipeg is expect- friends in $ensall this week.
ed to arrive today,•Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hill who have
been here for the past six weeks or
A sad death occurred, in London+
yesterday when Mrs:' Olin 0.' Hopper so, leave on Saturday for their home
was called away. The deceased lady at Oxbow .S'ask.
was the only daughter of Mr. N. Sun-
dercockNext of near Brucefield and a dau- will have served 13 months in the
ghter-in-law of Mr. A. Hopper of trenches in France. Murray went ov-
erseas with the 161st. Battalion and
Mr. W. Harnblyn was the only a n- was soon transferred over to the figh-
ton exhibitorat the Huron Poultry ting guards. There are 'not many of
show held. in Goderich last week and the drafts of the 161st left.
he carried off four first prizes for Mr. P. J. McMurray, of Baron, 41-
four Bantams which he had and three
berth, is visiting his brother Mr. A.
firsts for three Buff Leghorns, every '�' McMurray. The brothers have not
one of the seven: taking a first. met for 18 years.
The surplus" of soft coal purchased { Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cole of San -
by the town is being stored in the dusky, Mich,, were visitors with Mr.
Rattenbury barns for use as it is and Mrs. A. McCartney, and Mr. and
needed. Mrs. W. B. Edwards of Souris, Man.,
are visiting with them also.
William Casseis died in Flint, Mich.1 Lieut. Wes. Caldwell, M. C., who
Iasi week at the age of fifty=four 'has just recently returned from the
years. Deceased was a blacksmith by front on furlough, was a visitor in
representative should have his of-
fice in Clinton.
.January has probably 'grown tired
of keeping up a record for supplying
a yearly thaw.
Mr. W. IJ: Eellyar has been ap-
pointed by Provincial Government
issuer of marriage licenses for Clin-
ton.
lin-ton -
Doherty --In Clinton on January 80,
to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Doherty, a
daughter, Mary Agnes, ' .
Armstrong--Sn Tuckersmith, on
January 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Rain-
ey Armstrong, a son.
THD CLQNTON NEW ERA
JANUTAS8Y '31st, 1918
George and Stephen Cordell were
Visitors in town during the past week.
and were warmly welcomed by •old
friends. The Cordell family resided in.
Clinton for a time and for the past
two'or three years have been up north
at Gerson Mines, but they have,.
now
located in Stratford and intend to
make their home there for a time at
least. .
, Corporal Emmerson Mitchell,:son
of Mrs, Mitchell of Albert street, who
for about two years has been connec-
ted with King's Canadian Hospital
Bushy Park, Middlesex England was
recently transferred to Shorncliffe
and is now in France. Corp Mitchell
is now near the front lines and will
probably for the future see stirring
times. Clinton people have heard from
different sources of the splendid
work done by Corp. Mitchell since go-
ing overseas and that he will con-
tinue doing good work is not for a
moment doubted by those who know
him, ,
trade, a son •of the late Mark Cassels
of Wingham, but a former resident of
Clinton, where the son was born. A
number of the frame houses in Clinton
were erected by Mr. Cassels.
The county council decided at, the
meeting held last week to ask the
Government to appoint an agricult-
ural representative for th'e county of
Huron. On motion Of a couple of mmn-
bors who realize the advantage of hay -
town over night last week: He is an
old- C. C. I. boy and his home. is in
Hensall, .
Mr, A. T. Cooper, Field Secretary
of the Huron Temperance Forces
took the services in the Baptist
church and the Victoria St. Methodist
church at Goderich on Sunday.
Mr. W. Farquhar and family have
moved to the brick cottage lately
occupied by Mr. Thos Watts, Ont-
ing the representative in the centre ario street,
of the county it was decided that the ,Former Bandmaster Sam Grant of
BRITISH WARSHIPS "RESOLUTION" A1V13 "1'QKCML3ARLkl' SI L V-
ING IN THE EAST
The 2900 ton British battleship "Re- guns, eight 4 -inch A.A. guns plus
solution and the, 23,000 ton aircraft smaller guns, and carries one aircraft
carrier "Formidable", serving with with catapult. "Formidable" which
Britain's Eastern Fleet. H.M.S. Me- has a speed of 31 knots, is armed
solution" is armed with eight 15 -inch with sixteen 4.5 inch dual-purpose
42 cal. guns, twelve 6 -inch 50 cal, guns.
the 161st Battl.'Band, is now Serg't-
Major at the Military IH;ospital at
Guelph, and ie filling his office like a
veteran,
Mrs. Jos. Townsend received word
last week of the death of her moth
er, who died from a paralytic stroke,
Mrs. Townsend .made ;a trip. to .Eng-
land to see her mother two years
ago, owing- to the advanced age and
ill health of the latter.
Mr. A. J. IlolloWayhad a car of
nut coal come in Sunday, but as'2:or;
3 tons had been removed while getting
here and the orders so many, the car
did not •go round: very far. The situa-
tion here is acute at present, though
Mee Holloway has several cars on the
way between here and. Buffalo. The
recent bolckade being a chief cause
for the delay in getting here.
Mr. A. Forrow, ex -customs collec-
tor at Goderich and well-lcnowm in
Clinton fell downstairs last week and
bleeke his thigh.
Was Young•
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When the Present Century
Taut 'CLLNR 0 1'N1WS-1ZBCORi?
JANUARY 29th, 1903
Clinton Camp of the Canadian Orrde
er of the Woodmen of the World is
enjoying a boom as the result of, the
labors of the organizer, Mr. J. H. Me -
Connell of Windsor, a past master in
the art of promoting the interests of -
woodcraft. The ground here had been
thoroughly canvassed and the most
sanguine Woodmen did not .look for
anything " like the addition—nearly
thirty—to the membership of - the
camp which Mr. McConnell has suc-
ceeded in making.
Mr. W. H. Kerr of the Brussels
Post has been elected warden of Hur-
on. He is a successful newspaper man,
and will, therefore, make an accept-
able warden. -
Mr. and Mr's, John Mulholland of
Holmesville intend taking up their re-
sidence in Clinton, Mr. Mulholland
having accspted a. situation with
MacPherson & Hovey. The grocery
business which he has been carrying
on will be continued by .his brother,
Harvey.
New Departments are being added
to Newcombe's big store, the latest
being carpets and clothing.
Miss Isabel Gunn of Clinton spent
Sunday with Miss Daisy Middleton of
Goderich township.
The remains of the late Mrs. Jane
Cdeper of Blake were interred in
Bayfield cemetery Iast Thursday. One
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Sherritt of
Blake is the •only survivor.
The sad news spread over the com-
munity on Sunday last when it be-
came known that the much respected
wife of Mr. Robert McDole of Hullett
township had breathed her last. She
was the daughter of Mr. Frank Little
and was married about seven years
ago. The funeral was largely attended
on Tuesday last to Union cemetery..
Mr. James Mutoh of near Auburn
and Mr. John McShannoek of the Por-
tage la Prairie district, Manitoba
were in town on blusine ss on Tuesda•-
Mr. McShannoek formerly lived in
West Huron,. but for these eighteen
years past has been farming on the
prairies where he has done well.
Mr. P. B. Crews was in Kingston
last week perfecting arrangements
for entering the jewelry business on
a large scale in that city.
Miss Maggie McKay of Goderich
was the guest of Miss Dot Baker
over Sunday.
Miss Porter, the very' obliging and-
popular
ndpopular assitant•at the postoffice ieft
on Monday for Eimvale to help wait
upon her mother who is in very poor
health.
'Mr. Fred Grahame left on Tuesday
to visit friends in Seaforth before
leaving for his home in ` .Marlette
Mich.
Miss Clain Robertson of Buffalo is
the guest of Clinton friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith were
in Seaforth this week attending the
funeral of the former's mother.
Miss Clara Steep is visting friends
in Goderich. •
Mrs. J. B. Brooks of Mitchel, ac-
companied by her three chiidhren, was
the guest of -her .parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Cantelon, over Sunday.
,'Mrs. (Dr.) Step of Winnipeg, who
is accompanied by her two children is
the geust of her: sister, Mrs. B. J.
Gibbings.
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A REFUGEE CHILD'S
PRAYER AT SEA
Dear God, • Thou seest' eacii sparrow
fall,
I pray do hear this pleading call:
Stertch Thy hands of mercy please,
To all our ships at sea.
And take good care of mons and •dad,
Please God do, this for me
Bless those who greet.us on new land,
Help them to know us and understand,
Guard-and.wateh those on England's
shore, •-
Dear God, I pray, forever more,.
"Did Johnnytake hi like
- hie medicine
a man?"
"Yes, he made an awful fuss."
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Transformer Station to distribute p
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O.M.E.A. and A.M.E.U.
Annual Meeting
Toronto, Fobruory 91h and 70th
THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
From the. Diary of a Park Warden
The winter patrols of a park war-
der]. are often lonely and uneventful.
But here is a story from the pages of
the diary of a warden in Prince Alb-
ert National Park, Saskatchewan, de-
scribing an exciting few minutes dur-
ing which he and his dog team mix-
ed up with a pack of timber wolves.
lit is unusual to see all gray ones;
•they generally run about half black.
I. have always heard that wolves
never showed any affection. That
wasn't so, in this case. When the
others came out onto the lake and
met the pair already there they muz-
zled each other and wagged their
Let him tell it in his own fashion, tails.
"During the later part of last No- - "During this time my togs were
vember I was making one of my us- taking me up that way pretty fast,
ual patrols. I started- seen' after and they saw the wolves just about
daylight, whioh conies rather late rip the time the wolves saw them. May -
here at this time of the year around be we didn't go! And the wolves came
8 •a. m. My route was north of the just as fast toward us. They see cad
3rd Meridian for about two miles to out just before we met, two or. three
Nantekus Lake, then straight across on each side, with the very large one
Namekus a little northwest. and . on directly in front. elle pup that was
up°to -the park highevey. I was deiv running loose ran right up to this big,
ing five powerful, big dogs, and had a one. I believe their noses touched. I
six -months -old pup runeing loose don't suppose my leader was 'over 30
Thesedogs were part husky and part yards away froni then at this time.
german police. I raised them my- Then this big wolf made . a half cir-
self—all except one. ' They were in cle and joined the ones that had pas -
good condition and rearing to go. I sed on my left. lily dogs ;were fol -
was using the Alaska—styleshitch— lowing him all the time. When we got
two dogs abreast, then two and two, pretty close' again the bunch parted
and the leader ahead. I had a very and we went right through them.
light Alaska sleigh, without a' break The dogs seemed to single one out
on it, that didn't appear afraid, but just
"When we turned out on to. Nam-
ekus Lake I saw two animals, which
looked like coyotes, on the sand beach
about . half . a mile ,north of -me. I
turned up that. way and pretty soon
more started coining out' until there
were seven ofthem, all gray ones.
They turned' out to be timber wolves. at first, I pulled my gun out of rte
kept 50 or 60 yards ahead', of then.
"We finally passed right through
the bunch three times, There were
wolves in front of us; on: ,both sides
and sometimes oneor two running
right .behind—just like dogs would db.
When we were getting close to them
AMC
case, racked a shell into the breach, were meeting another band of wet -
and was ready to fire a shot or two yes for the purpose of getting ae
Ito frighten them away. But when f quainted. MI at once they decided to
we got to the, wolves, everything get away from there, and- made for
happened so fast --the doge were in the timber."
a frenzy trying to get at them; we I Winter in Canada's national parks
were up and down over snowbanks,
brings to angst park wardens long
swinging around going back the
snow -shoe or s
other way so quickly -that I had no ski . patrols. Some. c£
chance to get a shot away: them, like this warden, travel by sled.
and dog team. Sleeping bags and.
"Once, I got the dogs stopped for several days' grub _ must be packed,
a moment,with wolves on every side. for the long • journey over snow -
8 jumped Off and started to :run -up to- covered -trails. These patrols take.
wards , the leader of my team. If I wardens deep into the silent forest.
could get up and stand across her and along .ice-coveredlakes and rivers:
lead line the rest would stand 51111 where the only signs of life are wird
But 1 dust got up to the right wheel creatures for which many of the
dog when one of the wolves started i>Srks are noted, One of the warden's
to trot away, and the dogs startedchief concerns in winter is the pro -
off again . on the jump. I. grabbed tection and welfare of the denizens
the trace of the wheeler and fell into of 'the forest; for all Canada's nation
the sleigh getting some snow into the al parks are primarily wildlife sancta
'muzzle of the gun as I did so, and it paries where wild animals and birds
took me some time to clean this out. may live and , multiply unmolested.
While sitting on the sleigh 1, dug iny'The life of a park warden pray lack
heels into the snow and tried to stop many ofthe amenities of city and
the dogs after I get the snow grit of town, but, because his chief interest
the gun. But I couldn't stop thein. lies in nature and: the great out -of -
The snow was too hard and we just doors,he usually regards the artifie-.
skidded along. jai attractions of city life as a very-
"I have given the natter quite a small loss.
little` thought since, and maybe 1 V
should 'have jumped off the sleigh
when the wolves were all around, and rm. eeEN SHOWERED
started shooting to':frighten them off.'
At 'the, tune the idea .never 'occurred WITH $10 BILLS AT FIRS
to me.I just figured on staying with.
my team. I am sure I wasn't at any When firemen'. ripped away a sec -
,time `afraid for myself. The wolves tion of ceiling. at Dr. A. Gott's den-
never appeared as if they wanted to tal office Toronto, they were showered
iettack either me or the dogs. In with $10 bills totalling. $3.300. Pr,
fact they didn't loolt nearly, as dan- Gott bad placed the money in a;skkle
genus to me -as a.' team of loose sleigh box and hidden it .in the attic. Fire-
dogs would have been. They looked men made their rich find while fight ---
as though they just had a big feed and ing- a fire in the office. .