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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-08-26, Page 1he The Clinton News-Reeord Est. 1578 .into With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era. NO. 6159 -64th YEAR _.__ver CLINTONONTARIO. THURSDAY, AUG. 26, 1943 ecor The New Era Est. 1867 THE HOME PAPER THE EMPIRE'S FINEST DIAMONDS • PROUDLY BEAR THIS FAMOUS NAME BRIDAL WREATH It's a name you can trust . . . because the Bridal Wreath reputation is based on the 4 -point guarantee of perfect coloring, cutting, bril- liance and: flawless quality.. She will proudly cherish such COMPLETE perfection of beauty.! W. H. HELLYAR TEWE1LE R AND OPTOMETRIST RESIDENDOE PHONE 174j SPECIAL Clearance of Spring and Summer Coats at one half of their Original Price. We may have the very coat you have been looking for and which you may now buy at a great saving. �... 17 ---IR WIN Ifleoa Choose the rings she will proudly treasure , , a thrilling Bluebird: Diamond, rertOsf perfect. in flawless brilliance . and styled to match it, a lovely Bluebird Wedding, Ring! GALNST W. N. Counter Clinton maismrsamoor RED CROSS NOTES Clinton's Third Red Cross Blood Clinic will soon be coming. Now is the time for donors to sign a card offering their blood freely. Both men and women donors will be accepted Women who are enjoying good! health and feel they can give a donation of blood for thefightingforrces overseas are reminded that they should see. their doctor for an examination and blood test, and if approved sign a blood donor's card. The secretary would appreciate having these cards all in at least a week before the Clinic so appointment cards may be mailed in adequate time. Your prompt ness will be much appreciated. Members of the Red Cross Please keep in mind the next regular meet- ing on Sept. 13. v PERSONALS Mr. George Cardwell of Port Alma spent the week end at his home in town. Miss Dora Eisler of Seaforth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Leppington, Mrs. C. B. Hale spent the week end in ,St, Catharines at the home of her son, Cyril B. Hale. Miss Gladys Radford, Reg. N. of London is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Radford. Mrs. W. Robinson, Ausburn street, has returned home after spending a vacation in Windsor and De- troit. Miss Joyce Kearns returned home after spending a holiday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chap- man of Owen Sound. Mrs. Newman Garrett of Tuckersmith has returned home after spending a few days at the home of Mr, and Mrs Alex Cooper in Elmira. Pilot Officer and Mrs. F. M. Garrett, of Elmira are spending two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs, New- man Garrett, Tuckersmith. Mrs. Barry Bugden and daughter Sharon of London, have been visit - Mg with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ross for the past two weeks, Breaks Hip in Fall Mrs. Jane O'Brien 83 year old re- sident of Mary street fell on Sunday evening at her home and broke hs , hip. She was alone at the time and was not found until the, milkman call- ed in the morning. Neighbors then assisted and called a doctor who took her to the hospital. Her daughter Mrs. W. Swinbank, London Road, reports that see is now doing as well as could be expected. Mrs. O'Brien has always had boar- ders and roomers until about one month ago when she felt that she could no longer accommodate them properly, and the people who rent half of her house were away over the week end, It unfortunate that the accident occurred, but more so when there was no one within calling dis- tance to cone to her aid. v Frank Wil'iams With' Pu shing Company Frank Williams, an employee of the News Printing Company of 'Pinson - burg, Limited, for theopastthree years, has resigned to accept a posi- tion with the Wilson Publishing Corn - puny, Toronto, He commenced his new duties on Monday morning last: Mr. Williams went to Tillsonburg from Clinton, where he was on the staff of The Clinton News -Record. Two years ago last Tune he was married to Miss Theda Freeman, also of Clinton. They have one son, Wayne. Mrs. Williams and Wayne will reside with the form. er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Free- man at Clinton, until Mrs. Williams locates a dwelling in the city. At the close of work on Friday even. Mg Mr. Williams was presented with a gift from the staff of The Tillsonburg News, good wishes for his future sue= Bess. being expressed on their behalf by E. R. Ellwood. V Goderich Township Man Cut by Threshing Machine Mr. Earl Cooper, who has been , as- sisting with threshing operations on the farm nt Hary Mitchell, Goderieh Township, had the misfortune to get caught on one of the knives of the machine, badly cutting his. leg. It was necessary for Mr. Cooper to receive hospital treatment,' but he is now do- ing very well, Dog Drives Off Mad Bull Alfred Nesbitt, farmer of East .Wa- wanosh, was attacked by a mad bull at his farm, His young son, Frank, came to his rescue and the animal turned on the boy, The family dog came to the rescue of the father and son by biting qui beast's heels. Both received many bruises and are both confined to bed. Farmers' of the dis- trict are helping the crop at the Nes- bitt farm. • $501.50. Sent to Greek Fund Headquarters Twenty-five dollars has been donat- ed to the Greek War Relief Fund by the Clinton Lions Club making the total for the fund 3501.50. This a - amount has been remitted to Head- quarters. The committee in charge wish to take this opportunity to thank each and every one who has helped in the campaign to lessen the suffering of the Greeks, and to add that donations will still he gratefully received and forwarded, v Changes in Port Albert A.N.S. Staff Port Albert A.N.S. has a new O.C., Group Oap%ain A. V. Bax, A,F,M., who took over this week from Group Captain R. L. Crofton, who is return- ing to England after the regulation two year stretch of duty overseas. Group Captain Bax, still a compare- Lively young man, has seen mueh combat duty in the present war, but in what theatre or theatres. The Signal Star was unable to ascertain, nor the circumstances surrounding the winning of his decoration. Adjutant Britiieli also announced that Squadron Leader McLellan of the R.A.F. medical staff at Port Al- bert, who was fairly well known in Goderich beeause of his participation in ,blood donor clinics, had left for overseas duty. He is succeeded by Squadron Leader Smith. — Goderich Signal Star, V Nursing Sisters Home Nursing Sister Margaret Mitchell of Goderich and Rita Dolton of Kings- bridge, have arrived 'at their respect- tive homes after a year's service in South Africa, In their party arriving at an Eastern Canadian port, were 34 nursing sisters for Canada, including nine for Western Ontario points, The year for which they signed up has ex- pired. During that time they nursed Greer, British and Polish service men from the Middle Eastern Campaign They were one month en route from Cape Town. Miss Mitchell has re-enlisted in the army. Miss Ida White, Reg. N., daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James White, Gode- rich, is still in South Africa. Long List of Willing Helpers on Ration Board Mayor A. J. McMurray, chairman and Mr. Norman I{ennedy, secretary of the Local Ration Board have re- ceived many offers of help in the dis- tributing of the new ration books on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ap- proximately 5,000 new books will be distributed to residents of the town and vicinity. The ladies and men who have offered to assist are, Mrs. N. W. Trewartha, Mrs. Ernest Adams, Mrs. John Radford, Mrs, Fred Hanley, Mrs George Cterman, Mrs. Gordon Miller, Mrs. J. 15. Manning, Mrs, L. Denom- me, Mrs. K. Axon, Mrs. J. J. Zapfe, Miss Edna Jamieson, Miss Helen Her- man, Mrs, Art Knight and Mrs, I. M,Nay and Mrs. T. Morgan, and 1VIes- srs. Mel. Ransford and J. F. MacDon-. aid. Fill in at home the application for ,your new ration book.' This is the first post card in the back of your present ration book. All persons of 16 years or over must sign their own cards. Persons who cannot write must make their mark, and have the card signed by a sponsor. Cards of persons under 16 must be signedby a parent or sponsor. Ration. Book No.. 3 will not be delivered to you—it Must be called for. An adult may take the ration books of all persons liv- ng at the same address if the cards in the ration hooks have been prop- erly completed and signed bsr 'the holders.' Don't throw away your old ration book, that is Ration book No. 2. It contains Spare ."A" coupons which you need for meat purchases.' The meat coupons in your new book do not become effective. until Novem- ber 25th. Engagement Announced The engagement is announced of Margaret Helen, eldest daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Jeffries and the late Mr, Fred Jeffries, to Charles Walk- er, youngest son of Mrs. Florence Shipley and the late Mr. George Ship- ley, of Clinton.'The marriage will take place quietly September 4th , i , V LOCAL ITEMS Mr. T. H. Leppington has a flower garden at his residence, corner of Spencer and North streets, with a thousand gladioli planted in the "V" shape. He is receiving many favour- able comments from admirers, Mr. J. A. Petrie and family, resi- dent of High Street has purchased the John Torrance property on Albert Street and is having some repairs made before moving into it, Citizens are taking advantage of the fine weather to get their early potato crop •Harvested. The tubers are well grown in most of the gardens but are few to the hill. Notwithstanding the wet season there is little indication of the tubers 'rotting. The mailing lists of. tiie News -Re- cord have been corrected to Thursday August 19th. Subscribers are asked to check the dates on their• labels and to advise this office if the dates on their receipts do not correspond with those on the labels. • Ontario Mayors Meet Oct 21 Mayor W, Garfield Case, of Owen Sound, president of the Ontario May- or Association, said Monday the as- so»iation's annual meeting will be held in Toronto, October 20, 21, May- or Case also said that the 1943 meet- ing would be of added signifance as a cleaning house of views on munici- pal affairs in view of Ontario's 'hav- ing a new. Provincial Government, v Will Clinton's Housing Situation Be Surveyed? A survey is to be made of the room- ing apartment and housing situation in Goderich, Mayor Brown said at a recent meeting of councillors, man- ufactures and realtors. The mayor. there said the situation is acute, A similar meeting in Clinton would not ,go amiss and the creation of more apartments in vacant buildings, more rooms and „small family living quarters in private homes should be discussed. But before anything can be done a thorough survey should be made and accurate data secured, These problems should be frankly discussed with all concerned, all as- pects of the existing situation, its causes and the future prospects, v Recruiting Unit Here Every Friday The Army Mobile Recruiting Unit, under command of Lieut. A, Winds - low, was in town Friday, August 20th and reported they were in need of Women for the C.W.A.C. Home War Establishment to fill the 'vacancies left by the A. men, taken away' for overseas duty. These' vacancies consists of clerks, drivers, cooks and many others. his also applies to (0) category men, who have been turned down by the army in the past, For information on this see your local" advisor, Major Morgan or Town Clerk Carless, or contact the Mobile Reeruting Unit every Friday after. noon. Clinton Used Record Drive The objective for Ontario is 1,000,- 000 ,000;000 records, Throughout Ontario, the call goes out for records for our arm- ed services. A house to house can- vass will be trade in the near future to secure all defective and worn out gramophone records, as it is necess- cry to have these used ane returned to supply the material to make new records for the atoned forces. There's nothing like recorded music to fight fatigue and tired nerves! That's what Canadian troops are find- ing, wherever they're stationed. 13ut on account of wartime shortages, Can- ada requires more shellac in rdsy to provide the troops with new records for their entertainhment! Those old records you've got around the house are valuable, so kindly cheek over all records and bundle them up so that when the canvass is made everything, will be in readiness. Chipped, cracked or broken, they're all welcome. .On- tario is asking for a million records, get yours, ready today. The' needis urgent, lend your support. School Opening Dates Depends on Boards Premier George Drew, who also holds the portfolio of education min- ister, announced that Ontario schools would 'open September 7 in accorci- ancewwith the statute, but added that every school board had the authority to defer the opening of their schools for two weeks, Mr. Drew added that school boards if they considered schools should be closed for a further period could ob- tain authority for the further delay from the Department ofEJducation. Last year school opening was de- layed several weeks to permit stu- dents to help in the fields. 's En con-fensabion •wtith Principal; Fines, the Clinton Collegiate Insti- tute will re -open for the fall term on Tuesday, September 7th. Honey, Marinala les, Jams, Jellies, Are To Be Rationed The Prices Board announced Sun- day night that rationing of honey, jams, jellies and marmalades will go into effect Thursday, September 2nd, and ordered suspension until the op- ening of business on September 2nd of all sales or deliveries of those com- modities to consumers. The announcement said details of the rationing plan will be announced within a week. The suspension means that no fur - titer sales of these commodities, or de- liveries on order already accepted, may be made to the householders, ho tels, restaurants, institutions, indus- trial users or others, wlzo buy these commodities for consumption. Hotels restaurants, eating places and insti- tutions which normally serva these commodities to their customers may. continue to do so, but iuey not buy or accept delivery of supplies during the suspension period. The only sales now permitted are those to wholesalers and retailers, or other persons who buy for resale. In other words, sales to the consuming public are halted, but the normal flow of these commodities to the distribu- tive trades will be permitted, pendin the announcement of the new ration ing plan which will cqntrol all sales The announcement said that hone producers are "specially notified" Lha all sales of honey to the consurn customers must cease during the per rod of suspension, and also that an order they may have accepted fo delivery of honey may not b completed during that period. Alt September 2nd, these sales will b governed by the new rationing plan. Presbyterian W. M. S. The • W.M.S. meeting on Thursday,. Aug, 19th, took the form of a pic- nic. Mrs.' M. D, McTaggart entertain- ed the Society at.her summer cottage at Bayfield, when a large number of ladies were present, The afternoon was spent enjoying• the lake breezes and in social chat. A bountiful lunch was served by the hostess and friends. The ladies return- ed to Clinton in the early evening, all• reporting a very enjoyable outing. MILITARY NEWS F. M. `Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Newman Garrett' of Tuckersmith re- ceived iris navigator's wing at the wings parade at Melton last week. Frank was also granted a commis- sion as' pilot officer'. His mother, Mrs. Garrett attended the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Leppingtozs have received word that their son, Roy, has been dismissed from an ov-. seas hospital, where he had been as a result of an accident, and is now on the job again. LAC Philip Sperling who for over two years has been stationed at T.T.S. St. Thomas, has been posted to Gan- der Bay, Newfoundland. Sgt. Hugh Hawkins, instructor at the Army Trade School, Hamilton,, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hawkins. Captain W. K. Rorke of Toronto, Mrs. Rorke and son Peter, visited with his parents Mr and Mrs. H. E. Rorke at their summer cottage. inCapt. J. O. Combe of the Middle- sex and Huron Regiment, qualified i a graduating class of second lieuten- ants from the school of instruction at Ipperwash Camp, LAG, Ken Colquhoun of Toronto is spending a two week's leave at his home in town. AC, Lloyd Fulford of Toronto is spending a two week's leave in town with 'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fulford, L. Cpl. Arthur Aiken of the Scots Fusiliers at Niagara Falls visited. his parents,. Mr. and Mrs. -' M. Ai ken. LOND1a;SBOR,O Sgt. Herbert Ross of Kingston and' er Messrs James and Sydney Gelatin': of Brucefield spent Sunday at the • home of Mr, and Mrs. George Moon, or Miss Marian Snell has returned' from visiting' friends in Kenora and in or Winnipeg, Man. o Mrs. Jack Partridge .and Mrs. W. Partridge of Toronto spent last Fri- day at the home of bir, and Mrs,. Meredith Young, AMONG THE CHURCHES Presbyetrian Church The W.A. will meet in the church on Wednesday, Sept, lst, at 2.30 p.m. A full attendance is requested, St. Paul's Church of England Thursday 7.30 p.m. Mill -week Ser- vice. 10th, Sunday after Trinity 10.00 a.m. Sunday School, . 11.00 am. Matins Sermons A prayer hearing Gad. Ontario Street United Church 10.00 am. Sunday School, ,Services will be held morning and evening in Ontario Street United Church August 29th, Pastor Rev. G. G, Button will officiate. 9.45 arm, Turner's Church Service and Sunday School. The W. A. will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2nd, at 3 p.m, in the school room of the church. - St. George's ward to serve. Will the members of the choir please be at choir practice friday evening, August 27th, at 8 o'clock. Baptist Church Worship and gospel service at 7 o'clock. Come and bring a friend to the service with you and thereby profit by the hour :spent in worship- ping God with us. The minister's sermon subject will be,— "Having The Master's Joy." The Ladies Aid will meet in the vestry room of the church on Tuesday evening, August 31st, at '7.30 o'clock. Wesley Willis United Church 11 a.m. Morning Worship, the`min- ister's sermon subject will be "Our Religion Does." Sunday School after morning wor- 7 p.m. Evening worship,subject, j � r "Our God Is." The W.A. will meet in the church hap on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 2nd at. 1N• . 3 ran. • Holme Defence Call-ups Are Speeded Up' Every man in London and district. made eligible for compulsory mill - tory service under last week's ex- tension of the army call-up, will have his notice to be examined medically by the middle of •September•,. author- ities said Monday. This would mean that all the thou- sands of London and Western Ontario men affected by the extention will have received first draft notices with- in a month from the day their classes were called, Apparently a tremendous speeding up of home defence conscription is taking place. The previous extension, the first to include married men, took place in December 1942, and eight months, passed before last week's an- noncement extended, the draft to other classes, However during the eight months mobilization boards reviewed the med- ical categories of thousands of men previously rejected, and also checked back for single men who had been: missed earlier for a variety of rea- sons. New call-up age groups include• single inert between 18' and one-half and nineteen years old and marrie•h. men between '27 and 30. After re- ceiving medical notices a further noti- fication must come before reporting for duty. Starting with single men in the, youngest age •lsraeket..the :orders have •been rolling out, of the local of - lice and into the mail at the rate of sores daily. It addition further large ntnnbers of "notices to report for duty" are being sent every day,, mostly said officials to men reclassi— fied as ,fit for military service and' to others whose deferments . have, for one reason or another lapsed..