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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-16, Page 1The Clinton News -Record Est. 1878 NO: 6162 -64th YEAR With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era CLI NTON ONTARIO, The New Era Est. 1867 THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1943 THE HOME PAPER [----Gifts,For The Bride If you are in doubt what to give, If you want something that will not be likely- to be duplicated. If you are hunting a gift that will be creditable toi your good taste as to your good nature. If you desire a gift that will be as new as the bride herself, and as much admired. Then call on us, and see for yourself NEW GOODS HAVE JUST ARRIVED; W. H. HELLYAR JEWESaER AND OPTOMETRIST RESIDENDCE PHONE 174j STENOGRAPHERS, CLERKS, DRIVER MECHANICS and COOKS. There is a place for You in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. STRIPED SEERSUCKERS AT only 49c a Yard. We are fortunate in securing these for late summer selling. They run about 30" wide in white with red, green or -blue stripes. If you Are Sewing, don't neglect seeing our new Fall Materials. R... V-IRWIN (556.ge IUALITY' Sterling Silver means last. mg quality and it will bring joy throughout your life. time and for succeeding generations too. INTERNATIONAL •,Enchantress is Prelude • Pine Tree $12.40 $12.40 $11.45 5 PIECE SETTING SILVER Choose from 3 lovely pat- terns—ENCHANTRESS ... PRELUDE ... PINE TREE. Available pieces arc Dessert Knives and Forks, Cream Soup Spoons, Teaspoons, Small of 5 o'clock Teaspoons Subject to Government Tax W. N. COUNTER Counters for Finer Jewellery for Over Half a Century in Huron County RED CROSS NOTES The September meeting of the Clinton Red Cross Society was held on Monday 13th, with the president Mrs. Oakes in the chair. There was a fair attendance. The 'work done dur- ing the summer months was reviewed and reports of the committee conven- ers received. A request for surgical towels from the Air School was re- ceived and these will be supplied. Mrs Elliott reported she had sentflowers to hospital for the sick airmen each week. Miss D. O'Neil and Miss Brigh- am offered to do the visiting for Sept. Plans were started to arrange for sending our boys overseas Christmas boxes. There will be a sewing bee on Fri- day afternoon at 2 .o'clock at the home of Mrs. M. McTaggart to make personal property bags. All who can come— please do so. If any persons having scraps of print would leave them in the work rooms, the quilt convenor would be pleased to receive suchfor making blocks. The following shipments have been made.- Knitted Goods. - Clinton Branch —4 ladies sweaters, 3 boys sweaters, size 10, 12 and 14; 6 boys sweaters, size 2, 3, 4. Army Khaki—2 long. Sleeve swea- ters, 5 pair khaki gloves. Airforce -5 airforce gloves, 8 air- force turtle neck sweaters, 11 pair. Seamen's socks. Porters Hill -9 pair boys stockings. London Road 2 boys sweaters size 3, 4; 2 boys sweaters, size 10, 12; 1 girls sweater size 12; 1 ladies swea- ter, Girls Auxiliary -1 ladies' sweater; 10 boys sweaters, 10, 12, 14; 1 khaki T. N. sweater; 1 pair Seamen's socks 18 inch. Goderich Township South End -4 pair khaki gloves; 1 airforce sweater turtle neck; 1 khaki sweater round neck; 2 boys sweaters size 1, 3. S.S. No. 4 Goderieh Township: 2 boys sweaters size 4,2 girls sweaters size 4; 2 ladies sweaters, 1 pair sea- man socks. Tuckerstnith: 3 pair K. gloves, 1 ladies sweater. Sewing—Goderich township. South End -15 pair boy's pajamas, size 4; 5 diapers. Porters' Hill— 25 ladies' blouses, size 16; 1 pinafore dress, size 6. Tuckersinith, 20 pair women's large bloomers, 25 khaki handkerchiefs. Summerhill: 10 ladies' blouses, size 16. Holmesville: 20 girls' blouse, size 6. Goderieh township S. S. No. 4: 20 pinafore dresses, size 6. Clinton Branch—.5 girls' blouses, size 16; 10 baby blankets; 50 boys' shirts, size 12, Greek Relief— 5 girls' sweaters, size 2; 6 baby sweaters, 2 boys' shirts, size 6, non quota. V Clinton's Representative to Attend Meeting of W.P.T.B. Miss Byrne Sanders, Ottawa, dir- ector of the Consumer Branch of the Wartime PricesandTradeBoard, Boa d, will attend the quarterly meeting of the Women's R,egional Advisory Committee .ex executive London n e � ve in Lond n on September 20, according to an an- nouncement made by the regional chairman, Mrs. J. D. 'Detwiler. Representatives of 15 counties in - eluded in the Board's Western On- tario region will be present to take part in what is expected to be one of the most important sessions held Since the organization of the Consum- er Branch. Special attention willbe focussed upon county problems and upon ra- tioning programs now in effect in Can ada. Among: other topics scheduled fes the program are various phases offood supply and the use of . the "blue book" in price control. The meeting will be held in Mrs. Detwiler's office in the Bell Building. Those' invited to attend are: .Mrs. George . Cockshutt and Miss Muriel Haslam, Brantford; Mrs L. G. Cro- zier, Walkerton; Mrs. F. C. Clark, Orangeville; Mrs. G. C. Stewart, St. Thomas; Mrs. W. H. Hiscoek, Wind- sor; Mrs. Hamilton • Merritt, Owen Sound; Mrs, N. W. 'Trewarthe, Clin- ton; Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Chatham; Mrs. W. J. Hanna, Sarnia, Mrs W. R. Hambly, London; Mrs. H. M. Jack- son, Simeoe; Mrs H. Vigar, Wood- stock; Mrs. C. R. • Widdifield, Strat- ford; Mrs. A. 3. •MeGanity, Kitchet,:r and Mrs. A, N. Reptke, Guelph. Special Train Needed For Cattle Shipment A shipment of good cattle left the Clinton Stockyards, Wednesday ev- ening, numbering almost , 300 head. 120 head of these. cattle , were pur- chased from John Armstrong, Lond- esboro, 120 head from Win. Stirling, Goderieh township, the balance from Arthur Dale Clinton. Some of these cattle weighed over 1500 lbs each. They were purchased by Q. W. Nott of Clinton for Canada Packers, Limited, Toronto. The C. N. R. supplied, a special train which consisted of 14 car loads. Lions Red Cross 'Engagements Announced Mrs. Joseph H. Watkins, of Gode- rich Township, wishes to announce the engagement of her younger dau- ghter, Hazel Rosina, to William Her- man Draper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Caryl W. Diaper of Clinton, The mar- riage will take place in New Y.ork City on •September the twenty-fifth. Mr. and Mrs, William R. Stephen- son, Varna, Ontario, announce the en- gagement of theireldest daughter', Julene Marjorie, to James Harvey Keys, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Keys, Zurich, Ontario. The marriage will take place in October. Mrs. R. J. Draper announces the en- gagement of her daughter, Myrtle Isobel, to Lt. Col. George B. McLeod, of Edmonton, The marriage will.- take place quietly in ,September.' Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kennedy of Hullett Township announce the en- gagement of' their only daughter, Eva Elizabeth, to Steven Wellbank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wellbank of Toron. to, The marriage will take place early in October. Frolic Great • Success The annual Lions Club Red Cross Frolic was as big as ever Fridayev- enig last. Despite the rain and cold about one thousand people in a carn- ival mood were in attendance, and all appeared to be having a good time. The games were well patronized as was the daneing, The Pipe Band from Centralia Air Station made a hit in their R.C.A.F. adopted tartan, and all in all the evening was an oustend- ing success. The proceeds will amount to about $700 and will be used for Red Cross. This was the first chance citt zens have had to hear the Pipe Band and are hoping it will be back in the near future. They have missed the weekly band concerts held here for the past number of years, and Centralia Pipe Band has two members from here, William Mutch and Rev. B. P. Andrew, giving it special attraction for Clintonians. Winners of the prizes on which tick- ets were sold during the past few weeks were as follows: lst. pig,. Miss Mary 'Caldwell, Londesboro; 2nd, lamp Mr, Eehriam'Snel1, Clinton; 3rd, chair, Master John Jacob, Clinton, 4th, War Savings Stamps $4.00 Miss M. Judd, Clinton; 5th Pen and pencil set, Miss Virginia Shearer,Clinton, 6th, Table, Miss Agnes Stirling, Clinton; 7th,.Pil- low cases, Miss Eileen Sutter, Clinton, 8th Tea Kettle, L. Verra,.zStratford; 9th, shirt, Miss Isabel Colquhoun, Clin- ton; 10th, Table cloth, Mrs..3..Waller Clinton. llth, Hose, Kenneth Scott, Brucefield; 12th, War Savings stamps $1.00, Mr. W. J. Plumsteel, Clinton; v Thirty-one Beginners at Public School Thirty-one children'. commenced their school life at the Clinton Public School last Tuesday morning when the doors were opened for registra- tion. Thisyear there are 36 pupils in the primary including the begin- ners. Miss Donalda Adams is their teacher. The total number of pupils on roll at Public School is 221, according to George H. Jefferson, principal. The staff is Mr Jefferson, Miss Edna Jamieson, Mr. Bertram Ashton, and Misses Loreen Gilkinson, Luella John. sten, Jean Webster and Donalda Ad - anis. At the Clinton Collegiate Institute only the students of the first and so, Gond years are in attendance, owing to the edict of the Minister of Educa- tion ruling that senior students, some of whom are still engaged in farm or factory work, are not to resume school attendance until the week of September 20th. 16th, Chocolates, Mr. L. J, Cook, Clin- V ton; 17th, 8 -year subscription to AMONG THE CHURCHES "Farmers' Magazine" donated by E. A. Emerson, of Palmer, Nebraska, 11. S. A. won by Miss B. F. Ward, Clin- ton; 18th was the same as 17th, won by Mrs. Noble Holland, Clinton,' Originally there were just sixteen prizes but on Wednesday last weer., and Sunday School. Mr. J.• C. Shearer, president of Lions Club received a letter from Mr. Em- erson, of Nebraska, in which he en- closed the two, 8 year subscriptions to the "Farmers' Magazine" and in his letter hoped that he was assisting in a very small way towards making the Lions Club draw a success. Mr. Em- erson is a former resident of this dis- trict. — V Ontario Street United Church 11.00 a.m. Sacrament of Lord's Sup- per. Near noon—Sunday School 2.00 p.m. Turner's Church Worship Year's Work of Women's Auxiliary of R. C. A. F. The wives f the o personnel at the R.C.A.F, Station, Clinton, organized into an Auxiliary 00 Oct. 22.1942. The following is a list of their activities for the past year. 28 Christmas boxes sent to the children at the station in Yatesbury, England. Poppy sale for Carp:tri n Legion et the station Nov, 11 which brought $144.00. Nursery School operated for child- ren of Station personnel. One unit of Red Cross surgical dressing each month since Decem- ber. 300 rolled bandages for the Red Cross. Chrsitmas party for members and Children. . 12 helmets and 24 pairs of heavy socks knitted forthe men who work outdoors at the camp. Flowers sent to all members who were ill. Valentina party for members and, their husbands. Curtains made for the windows at the corporals' premises. - • Garden lecture Mar. 4 by Mr. Geo. Rush of 'the Dept. of Agriculture sponsored by the Auxiliary. St. John Ambulance First Md Class conducted. Red Cross Tag Day at the Station netted $120.78. $10.00 given the Red Cross by the Auxiliary.' Volunteers and nurses for Blood. Do- nors • Clinics. Evening Auxiliary At the regular meeting of the Ev- ening Auxiliary held in the Agricul- tnie rooms next Monday evening, Sept. 20th, a ten -cent tea will be ser- ved, All members areasked tb bring their own sandwich. A full atten- dance is looked for. V Lions Present Fellow Club With Charter Messrs James Shearer, J. A. Sutter Dick Jacob, 0. W. 'Draper, George H. Jefferson and Fred Ford, mem- bers of the Clinton Club, on Tues - clay evening presented the Howick Lions Club at Wroxeter with their chatter. Mr. J. C. Shearer, presi- dent of 'Clinton Lions Club also pre- sented the Howick Club with a road sign, this being one of their customs. Clinton members report a very plea- sant time. 7.00 p.m. Service withdrawn invita- tion to attend St. Paul's Anglican. Saturday 1Sth---Fihn "John Stir- ling" shown by Rev. Iluson Moorhouse Baptist Church Gospel service at seven o'clock. Yea are most welcome to be present with us at the song -service. We sing hymns with the Gospel message. Come and bring a friend with you. • The minister's sermon subject will be "The `One Thing.' of God's Word.” The Sunday school meets at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. Presbyterian Church September p r 19 Divine Worship 11.00 am. Sermon "Christ demands a deci- sion." The Sacrament .of .Baptism will be observed. You are welcome at our service. D. J. Lane, B. A., Minister St. Paul's Church of England 13th Sunday after Trinity Harvest Thanksgiving Services 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer 7 p.m., Evening Prayer. The choir will render special music. Mrs. Nevins of London and formerly of Clinton and Mrs. Wesson, Clinton will sing at both services. Rev. Kenneth McGoun, B.A., of London and 'a former rector of this church will be the guest preacher at both services. Tuesday 8 p.m. The Deanery A.Y. P, A. and S.S,.with Rev.` John Gra. ham as the chairman, will have a special, meeting in the Parish .Hall, Guest speakers from London and Stratford will be present. All young people are asked, to rally to this meeting. The annual meeting of Little Hel- pers will be held on Saturday after- noon, September 25th, at 3 o'clock in the, church. The Friendship Club will meet at the, home of Mrs. Clifford; Epps, on Wednesday evening, •September 22nd. V Shower for Bride -to -Be Miss Helen Groves was hostess Monday night at her home to a num- ber of friends and neighbors. The evening was spent in contests and Bingo with honours going to Miss Betty McEwan whose marriage takes place this month. Mrs. James Brown read an address of good wishes and a set of kitchen utensils were presented to her. Lunch was served by the host- ess assisted by Mrs. W. Colclough and Mrs. J. Brown. v MILITARY NEWS LAC. Bill Mute!: of Centralia spent Sunday and Monday in town with Mrs. Mutch. LAC James Kennedy of Toronto spent a couple of days at his home. in town last week. LAC. Ken Cooke of Aylmer has re- turned to his station after spending a week at his home in town; Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Heard, Bayfield, have received word that their son„ -Trooper Gordon Heard, has arrived safely overseas with a Tank Corps. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jervis, Holmes- j ville, received word last Thursday from their son, Sergeant Ivan H. Jer- I is, of the R.C.A.F., stating that he had arrived overseas. LlCpl William Ball of the R.C.A.M. (1., Ambulance Corps, accompanied! by Mrs Ball and small son of Vancou- I ver, B. C., are spending his leave with' relatives in. Clinton and Varna. Among the group of officer cadets: to graduate Saturday from the Cana -1 dian Army Officers' Training Centre at Three Rivers, Quebec, was Clarence A. Rosen, son of Mr. and Mrs. William' Rozell, Victoria Street. Mrs, Ray Mason has received a cable from her husband, Pte. G. Ray Mason of the Royal Canadian Ord- npnce Corps advising df his safe arrrival overseas. Ray is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mason of Sum- merhill. Staff -Sergeant Hugh Hawkins of the Canadian Army Trade Schools, Nova Scotia, and Cpl. Madeleine Haw- kins, R.C.A.F. (W.D.) at Toronto are both home on leave because of the serious illness of their father, 3D. W. T, Hawkins, We are very pleased to report that Mr Hawkins' condition is improved. The Canadian Army Postal Corps maintained its high standard sof effi- ciency in servicing Canadians fight- ing in Sicily witty mails from home. The News Record is in receipt of a Canadian Army Photo showing two soldiers receiving mail from a postal orderly of the ,Royal Canadian Regl-' meat, Pte. John Roth of Stratford. The two soldiers receiving mail are Pte. Soonum from Montreal and Pte. H. Morris Frame from Clinton, On- tario. Pte. Frame is well known in Clinton where he resided fora time with Mr, anti Mrs. Ernest Brown :and was also a resident of Porter's Hill. • It is expected that the Canadian Army Mobile unit which is in town every Friday afternoon, will be com- posed of members of the C.W.A.C. tomorrow. This year the C.W.A.C'. wants 35,000 more women, 800 from Western Ontario- The rates of pay in. the., C.W.A.C. are now $1.05 per daythe first six month after .for s, a r that the rate is $1.20 per day. De pendents"allowances and separation allowances are now allowed to mar- ried women who enlist. If you are. in- terested contact the Mobile Recruit- ing Unit which is here, every, Friday, or Major; Thomas Morgan: of town. REV. KENNETH MoGOUN, B.A., of London and formerly rector of St. Paul's church of England here will be the guest preacher at their Harvest Thanksgiving Services, Sunday, Sep- tember 19th, both morning and even- ing. Name Goderich Woman Dietician at Hospital The board of governors of Alexan- dra Marine and General Hospital Monday night authorized the appoint- ment of Mrs. Harold Taylor, Gode- rich, as dietitian at the hospital. ,She succeeds Miss Joan Groves, who has. accepted a similar position in the General Hospital at Fort William. Mrs. Taylor goes to the hospital highly recommended, having gained considerable experience in a similar position in the Western Provinces. Mr. Charles Barker was appointed janitor at the hospital, succeeding W. Linington, who resigned. V Used Record Drive • Friday Night Friday evening, Sept. 17, is the date set for the canvassing of the whole town for phonograph records for the members of the' King's Forces. A house to house canvass will be made so have all your old, cracked, or brok- en records or those in good repair for the Clinton and District War Services Association when they can on you to- morrow evening, Many records can be used and those having same are asked to give freely. The country people from this dis- trict are asked to bring in all their old phonograph records and leave them at the Town Hall, Clinton, Sat- urday night, September 18th, V Cruiser Presented to Navy at Goderieh` "The Shirr", a 56 -foot twin -engined cabin cruiser in a brief ceremony last Friday night was turned over as a training ship to Lt. Cmdr. John Hunt- er, officer commanding H.M.C•S. Pre- vost, London, headquarters of the R.C. N.V.R. The beautifuly-appointed cruiser, with accommodation for 14, was han- ded over to Lt. Cinch'. Hunter by Capt, Malcolm ,Stalker, veteran Great Lakes sailor who brought the ship into God- erieh harbor after a five day trip from Penetanguishene. The vessel was de- layed by stormy weather. "The Shirl," which has been loaned to the R.C.N.V.R., as a training ship proceeded to Port Stanley on Satur- day. V GODERICH TOWNSHIP Mrs. Howard Miller and daughter Helen of Torontospent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and other relatives in Goderich township. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn. Lockhart and daughter Carol of Goderieh spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Row - den. Mr. and Mrs. batt Lilies and son Donald of Ripley called on Mr. and Mrs. John Dempsey last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor and family of Blyth spent Sunday at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. John. Middle- ton, Mr. Bert Middleton who is teach- ing eas -ing on the High School . staff at Beamsville and Mr. Norman High, of Grimsby visited with Mr. and Mrs, John Middleton on, Sunday. Miss Phyllis Middleton returned with diem to Stratford where she is attending Normal School.