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NO. 6152 -64th YEAR
CLINTON ONTARIO. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943
The New Era Est. 1867
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Engagement 'Announced
Mr,'. and Mrs. E. W. Colquhoun,
Clinton, announce the engagement, of
their eldest daughter, Jean Lorene, to
AC 1 William Leonard Caldwell, R.
C.A.F., Jarvis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Caldwell, Londesboro. The
marriage will take ]dace the latter
part of July. ,
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RED CROSS NOTES
Clinton Red Cross held their July
meeting in the Council Chamber with
an excellent attendance, despite the
heat and holidays. It was decided to
hold our regular meeting in August
because the need for Hospital, Ser-
vice and Civilian supplies is so great,
and with the Iong expected Invasion
Period looming near, we felt we could
not desert our boys in this dangerous
hour. You are asked to continue your
sewing and knitting while on your va-
cation. The reports given showed
splendidco, operation and thoughtful-
ness which is very much appreciated
by all. We are looking forward to
our second Blood Donor Clinic late in
July and hope the' response will be
as spontaneous as the last. We ack-
nowledge with thanks donations from
The Junior Red Cross of Clinton
Collegiate Institute for $60. and from
the Public School Concert of $37.40.:
These amounts are specially for the
Blood Donor Clinioe, thus even the
children are having their share in this
continent wide humanitarian work.
We also thank Mrs. Clifton for a do-
nation of $5.00
The following are lists of finished
articles for the month.
Sewing—S. S. Goderich No, 4-11
Girls Blouses size 6; 6 Ladies, blous-
es size 16; 1 skirt.
Clinton -25 Girls Bloomers, 16; 1
doz. Men's pyjamas; 12 hot water
bottle covers; 1 ice bag cover donated
by Mrs. Williams,
Porter's Hill: 12 pairs boys stock-
jngs 12, 14.
• Gdderich Township South 'End: 4
ladies sweaters; 5 boys sweaters size
3 and 4; 5 girls sweaters, size 2, 3, 4.
Evening Auxiliary: 1 pair air force
gloves; 3 boys sweaters size 14; 2
pairs seamen's socks 18".
a Tuckersmith: 4 pairs seamen's
socks 18"; 1 boys' sweater size 12.
Summerhill: 1 pair seaman's socks
18"; 2 girls sweaters size 3, 4.
Clinton Branch: Seamen's comforts
--2 grey ribbed helmets; 2 turtle neck
sweaters; 2 sleeveless sweaters; 9
tuck -ins; 6 aero caps; 2 pairs gloves;
20 pairs mitts; 8 pairs seamen's socks
18"; 1 pair seamen's socks 26"; 1. pair
long stockings non quota;
Air Force Comforts -1 round neck
long sleeved sweater; 2 tuck -ins; 2
aero caps; 3 pairs socks.
Army Comforts -2 sleeveless swea-
ters khaki; 4 pairs socks; 2 ribbed
helmets; 11 pair gloves.
British Civilians -5 boys sweaters,
6, 8: 4 boys sweaters size 12, 14; 6
boy's sweaters size 3, 4; 9 ladies
sweaters size 34, 36; 5 girls sweaters
size 2, 3, 4.
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Clinton Boy Helps Train
Indian Force as Paratroops
The following article refers to.
Gordon Venter, a Clinton boy, who
was working in Brantford when he
enlisted and so is listed as belonging'
to Brantford. Gordon is the son a
Mrs. Flora Venner, now of Fergus,
Ontario and he has many friends here
who will be pleased to hear of his
work in India.
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Somewhere India June 80. —
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Members of the R.C.A.F. flying with.
RAF squadrons in India trained a bat-
talion of Indian paratroops who are
now serving on the Western desert
it was announced today. The para-
troops were mostly made up of Gurk-
has, although other Indian races were
represented.
An RCAF .public relations officer
said the Canadians came into the pic-
ture a§ members of an RAF 'Wel-
lington squadron assigned to the
training job, Among the group wear-
ing ROAF wings were W.O. Norman
Parsons, Longueuil, Que., Flt. -Sgt.
Gordon Venner, Brantford; Flt. -Sgt.
S.L. Ufflernan, Waterloo; and Flt. -
Sgt: Frank Holcombe, St. Catharines.
W.O.. Parsons has high praise for
the courage and ability of the Gurk-
has as, parachute troops.
The Canadians were on the job
some fiye months and some of the
pilots had as many as 500 troops
make jumps from their aircraft.
Special skill is needed for this type
of work, for the paratroops must ,he
U. S. S. Huron
Launched Saturday.
A 303 foot frigate, first of a new
type of escort vessel being built on
the Great Lakes, slid from the ways
of the American Ship Building Com-
pany's yard in, Cleveland shortly
before noon Saturday
The ship, named the 'U:S.S ` Huron,
is, a twin-screw ship, 37 feet six inches
wide, and is designed fdr work in the
rough waters of the North Atlantic.
The Maritime Commission had the
vessel built for the United States
navy. It was the first frigate laun-
ched .on Lake Ede since the days of
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
Frigates thenwere commerce -raiding
sailing vessels. .
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Visits Former Home
Mr. Herbert Sharman of California,
who is visiting his aunt and other
friends in Goderich, spent Saturday
in town. It is over fifty years since
he left Clinton and in looking over the
business section noted numerous
changes, in fact there were iess than
six names on the main street that he
recognized. His father at one time
had a grocery store next to where
the Public Utilities Office is now. Mr.
Sharman was looking well and enjoy-
ed walking around the scenes of his
boyhood days.
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Resuming Dental Practice
Dr. H. A. McIntyre will on Monday,
June 12th,' resume his dental practice
in Clinton, and has rented the par-
lours formerly occupied by the late
Dr. Axon, on Albert Street, over C.
G. Lobb's store.
Dr. McIntyre has been discharged
from the Canadian Army where he
held the rank of Captain in the Den-
tal Corps, Ile returned homh' from
overseas in May 1943 after three
years of service in this war. We wel-
come the doctor back where for sev-
enteen years prior to the war he was
in practice, and for three years before
that at Blyth.
Our only practismg,:dentist, Dr.
Fowler has been kept very busy since
the war took, first Dr. McIntyre and
later Dr. Geddes, and citizens will be
pleased to hear that Dr. McIntyre is
again practising.
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AMONG THE CHURCHES
United Church of Canada
During the month of July the Con-
gregationT of the United Churches of
Wesley -Willis and Ontario Street, will
worship together in Ontario Street
United Church, corner of William
and Ontario Streets.
Rev. G. G. Burton' will be the min-
ister in charge of both Pastoral
charges,
Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Turner's Church Services will be
held at 9.45 a.m.
700 pan, Murphy Lodge No 410 L.
O.L. -will attend Divine ,Worship at
Ontario Street United church,
After Service Young People and.
R.A,F, are invited for a gathering on
Parsonage Lawn. -
Women's 'Missionary Society will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday 13th
at 3 o'clock in the School Hall. Allure
cordially invited.
Presbyerian Church
a 10 , a.m. Sunday School.
11.15 a.m. Subject. "The God of Ab-
raham and of Isaac and of Jacob."
St. Paul's Church
Thursday '7.30 p.m. Mid week ser-
vice.
3rd Sunday after Trinity
10.00 a.m. Sunday School.
Matins 11.00 a.m. Ma m Sermon:
Christ speaks to the church. Text
Rev. 11: 7.
7.00 pm. Evensong Sermon: Pro-
testantism -,'Phe Church Militant here
on Earth,
Tuesday 8.00 p.m. Sr. W. A. Open
Air meeting on the lawn of Mrs.
McKinnon (weather permitting).
Baptist Church
Gospel service for Prayer, Praise
and learning to begin promptly at
seven` o'clock on Sunday evening,
The minister's sermon 'subject will
be. —"Three. Centres of Love."
A very cordial invitation is exten-
ded to the men serving at the Clinton
R,A.F. Station to worship with us.
The Sunday"School and Congrega-
tional Picnic is to be held at the Riv-
er side (off from the London Road
bridge) on Friday afternoon and 'ev-
ening.,Let us come with the thought
of making a good time for others, and
we shall have a good time ourselves.
The church is open on Wednesday
evening of each week at eight o'clock
for Prayer and praise.: ;You are in-
vited to join with us,
FIVE BAPTISMS
One June 30th, there was' received
into ''the' congregation of 'Christ's
flock" by the rector of St. Paul's
Church of Ehlgland—Albert Charles
and William Ronald, infant sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Charles Clif.
ford; also Jean Loraine, infant dau-
ghter
aoghter of Leading Aireraftman and
Mrs. Thomas Booth. Aiso were bap.
tized Mrs, 'Clifford and LAC Thomas
Booth.
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Huron Bruce Liberals
Elect Hugh Hill
Wingham town hall was filled to
capacity Tuesday night as an en-
thusiastic nomination meeting was
held by the Liberals of Huron -Brune
to select a candidate, Hugh Hill, pro-
minent farmer of Colborne township
and secretary of the Guernsey Breed-
ers Association of Ontario, was chos-
en from a field of nine nominated,
five allowing their narnes to stand for
a vote.
Two •ballots were required to de-
termine the candidate. There werl
280 delegates in attendance.
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MILITARY NEWS
AC 2 Cameron Proctor of the Init-
ial Training School at Belleville spent
the week end at his home in town.
Warrant Officer Dick Fremlin,•
structor in the R.C.A.F. at Chath-
am, N.B., is on leave and is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. From.
lin.
Gnr. Bob Campbell of the R.C.A. at
Petawawa is spending a short leave
at his home in town
Sergeant Carlyle (Jake) Cornish,
of the R.C.A.F. who was listed as mis-
sing some few weeks ago is now e
prisoner of war in Germany. MB
parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. K. Cornish
of Brucefield received the information
this week we are pleased to report.
LITTLE LOCALS
Mr. Lloyd Carter, -student at Uni-
versity of Western Ontario, London,
for the past three years, left for
Trois Pistoles, Quebec, to attend the
French summer school through July
and August.
The following boys attended Tham-
es Valley Cadet Camp, Frank Ping -
land, Jr., Charlie Thompson, Roy
Churchill and Bob Morgan for ten
days and returned home Wednesday.
The Clinton Knitting Company em-
ployees are on holidays this week.
Mr. Charles Pearce has resigned his
position as teacher of 'Grade V in the
Clinton Public School and has been
accepted on the staff of the Brant-
ford Public School.
Miss Edith Paterson is the new desk
clerk at the Hotel Sunset in Goderich
for this season.
Miss Marjorie Henderson is on holi-
days and Miss Wilma Radford is as-
sisting in the Agricultural Office here
Mrs. Erma Adams has received front
the Amercian Government at Wash-
ingt2(,n The Purple Heart Medal awar-
ded for military merit to her husband,
James W. Adams, who was killed in
action at the Battle of Midway, June
4th, 1942.
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Presentation to. Miss Made -
Ion Mason, Bride -Elect
The friends and neighbor's of Sum-
merhill gathered at the Community
Hall to honour l iss Madelon Masor'I,
bride -elect on her forthcoming mar-
riage.
The following address was read and
the bride was presented with a basket
of household .needs.
Dear Madelon:
We, friends f shave met here to-
night to ,express our sincere good.
wishes to you on the eve of your
marriage. 'It is our hope that life
may hold the fullest ,measure of halt.
piness health and prosperity for you
both.
We regret that you are leaving our
midst soon. Madelon, we will miss
your sunny personality and kindliness,
but no matter where you establist,
your home, be assured, our best wish-
es will always be with you.
We are very proud to extend hearty
congratulations and best 'wishes to
you, Jock, Although, your life in the
"Service" has led you far from your
native land, we are sure that by now
you must feel 'that any sacrifice, thus
made, is being richly repaid by win-
ning this fair Canadian bride.
Please accent these gifts and with
them our very• best wishes for many
years' of wedded life, richly blessed
by true `•happiness.
Signed on behalf your friends
o f
of the Summerhill Community; • Jetts
Ball, Edith Lovett, Isabel Forbes,
Olive Bail, kavelyn Morrill,
Council Plans Sewage System
A Postwar Measure. (Much Needed in Clinton.
At the, regular meeting' of council
Monday evening, Dr, J. W. Shaw, Me-
dical health Officer, addressed coun-
ell briefly on the trouble caused byi
the inferiority of sceptic tanks in
Clinton. Our health officer feels that
a sewerage system is necessary to
maintain the high standard of health
existing, here now. Our water system,
is one of the best but citizens must
realize the danger if an epidemic
were to arise. With the increased
housing problems here something will
have to be done and done soon. Too
much care cannot be in instal-
ling a eorreet system. The health of-
ficer also read several answers he
had received from towns of a similar
size, with their views and suggestions.
Now is a good thne to start gathering
information and immediately after
the war the system •could be started.
Estimates will be made before a votes
will be put before the people, but a
properly installed system as a post
war measure will bear serious consid-
eration.
Council inet as usual Monday even-
ing last with all members present
with the exception of Councillor Ned-
iger, and with Mayor McMurray pre-
siding. The minutes of the last meet-
ing were read and approved.
An application from Mrs- William
Fear asking for a building permit
to erect a garage between Gibbings
and Dinsley street was granted.
In the matter of reouest from Earl
Reynolds for rent or the loan of snow
fencing, council authorized the clerk
to advise Mr. Reynolds that there is
no stock of this material.
A communication from the Depart-
ment of Municipal Affairs was read,
and it was moved that owing to the
rules and regulations laid- down by
the municipal board -we recind the mo-
tion granting $50 to the Greek Relief
Fund.
Councillor Trewartha reported for
the committee governoring offices,
salaries and etc. He had been in eon-
versatien with the night watchman,
Bruce McDougall, who informed him
that he would be under the military
doctor's care for six more months.
,Our chief A. E. Fremlin, decided
against taking holidays this year, but
would take a half-day off once in a
while.
Councillor Crich reported for the
Park committee, stating that an ar-
rangement had been made with Mr,
W. W. Cook to cut the grass at the
park.
'Councillor Trewarth reported the
work on the streets as well on the way
to completion, with only a small am-
ount of patching yet necessary. and
one drum held in reserve for emer-
gency. Most of the weed cutting has
received attention. Reeve Falconer at
this point referred to the Cowper
street drain and read clauses from the
Ditch and Watercourses Act concern-
ing the drain in question.
Reeve Falconer as chairman of the
County Police Committee, gave a
'brief report concerning the county
police constabulary.
Due to the civic holiday coming
due on Monday, August 2nd, the next
regular meeting of council will be
held.. on Tuesday, August 3rd.
,Reeve Falconer read the finance
report which has been crowed out
this week.
PERSONALS
Mrs. T. J. McNeil is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. George Hunter of Exeter.
Mrs. Maloney was a recent visitor at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. W.
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Finley spent a
few days recently in the Georgian
Bay district.
Miss Ferrol Higgins is the guest this
week of Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Martin
of Kitchener.
Mrs. Elliott Bartliff and son Charles
are at present visiting with her par-
ents in Dashwood.
Miss Shirley Nickle is vacationing at
Lake Wasiosa, Muskoka, with her
cousin, Miss Betty Cook of Sarnia.
Mrs. G. W. Pinner of Oshawa and
Mrs R Pinner of Toronto were
week end guests with Mr. and Mrs.
IL Bartliff and family,
L.jCpl. and Mrs. L. G Winter spent
the week end in Toronto and while
there atetnded the wedding of L.10p1
Winter's brother.
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Help for the Greeks
From Clinton
If the people of this comunity are
to reach the objective set at $500 for
the Greek War Relief, it will be neces-
sary for many more subscriptions to
be banked this week.
Leave your 'donations at either bank
but for the convenience of those who
cannot get about in banking hours do-
nations may be left at the News
Remind office and the Town Clerk's
office.
It should be unnecessary to state
ing baseball everyone took part in the
various games conducted by the
Sports Committee,
Later, lunch was served on the
lawn. A collection was taken and
ten dollars above the expenses of the
picnic was donated to the Greek Re-
lief Fund.
It was decided that all officers were
to remain the same for the next year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sinclair of Kip -
pen invited eeveyone to their home
for the picnic in 1944.
The S.S, No. 11 Red Cross group
will meet on Thursday, July 15th at
the home of Mrs. William Vodden, The
roll call to be answered by everyone
bringing in their coppers.
The S. S. No. 11 Red Cross group
held a very succesful barn dance on
June 25th, at the home of Mr. Bert
Wise. The pupils, under the direction
of their teacher, Mrs. Bali •put on a.
program and bazaar and sold tickets
for a draw. The winner was Mr. L.
Cole, who then turned it in to be auc-
tioned off. The proceeds from all am-
ounting to $9 was turndd over to rite
Red Cross. Music was furnished by
Irwin's orchestra. Mr, M. Crieh acted
as floor manager. Hot dogs and soft
drinks were sold proceeds $65.37. To-
tal proceeds for evening $74.37.
The South End Cross unit will hold
a tea Wednesday afternoon, July 14th,
at the home of Mrs. Stewart Middle-
ton. The ladies of Porters Hill and of
the Sixteenth Unit will be their
guests. All ladies in the community
who are interested in Red Cross work,
ase urged to attend as our unit is low
in funds.
Mrs. James Johnston returned to,
the great need for this fund. The pee -'the hone of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
ple of Greece since the Nazi occu-1 Middleton on Sunday after spending
patio
n are gradually'
being starved ed to
a couple e
p of weeks with her brother,.
death and without the assistance of 1Mr. D. H. McNaughton of Bayfield.
those who are in a position to help the ! Mrs, John McNaughton and Miss
condition will nnntinna to be worse Kathleen McNaughton and Mr. and
daily.i Mrs. Richard McNaughton and Mar-
The food will be sent to these gal- garet of London were week end•
lent Allies of ours through the Inter -1 guests of Mr and Mrs. Fred Middle -
national Red Cross who sees- that it ton.
is properly distributed. No donation Miss Carol Spading of Clinton is
is to small—none can be to large. visiting this week with Barbara Mid -
Previously acknowledged ... $264.75 dleton.
G. M. .Counter $5.00
Mrs, J. W. Shaw $5 00 V
Maud Torrance
Baptist Ladies Aid
Plumsteel Brothers
$5'00'
$1o.00 LITTLE LOCALS
$5.00
Lyon & Lear Family Reunion 10.00
Wilfred Penfound 2.04
Mr. and Mrs. J. L Heard . , 2.00
Stanley Community Club 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. W. Mclwan 5.00
Total , $323.75
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GODERICH TOWNSHIP
The Lyon and Lear Reunion Was
held on July lst at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Smith of Summerhill.
After renewing friendships and play -
'"'"d d 1
.rs.
roppe _together oyes' a s 1 area..
Miss Irene Brunsdon has accepted
a position in the rural office of the
Hydro Electric Power Commissioi
here.
The annual church service of L.O,L,.
Na '710 Clinton is to be held at On.
tario Street Unitedchurch on Sunday
evening, July llth. Members are ask-
ed to assemble at the lodge rooms at
6.30.m.
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A number of family reunions and'
other items have been unavoidably
left out this week.