The Clinton News Record, 1943-10-28, Page 3THURS., OCT. 28, 1943
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE CENTURY
Some Notes of The News in 1918
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
October 24th, 1918
Lieut. R. DeLemme Milyard, the
youngest son of the late Rev. W. R.
Milyard, for a term pastor of Ratten-
bury street Methodist church, Clinton
has been reported. killed in action in
France. Lieut. Milyard was attach-
ed to the Princess Pats and was twen-
ty-five years of age.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon from the home of Mr. Fred
Cook,- Victoria street, of Mrs. George
L. Coals of Dundas, whose death occur-
red hi Mount Hamilton Hospital on
Friday. The late Mrs. Cook was for-,
merly Miss Laura Hobbs, whose Par-
ents at one time resided near Lend -I
esboro, and before locating in Dundas
she resided here with her husband.
Mr. Onslow Crieh received a letter
on Tuesday from his son, Victor, tell-
ing hien that he had been awarded the
Military Medal. He did not explain
what the decoration was for but said
he had been recommended for it in
the "same serap in which Jim had
received his wound". Victor enlisted
with the 161st. along with his. brother
and went overseas two years ago. He
had been promoted to Lance -Corporal
He is just twenty years of age. Victor
said nothing of it, however, until the
order carne through and he was given
the privilege of wearing the ribbon.
Word was received yesterday that
Sgt. F. L. Armstrong of Varna, who
was reported as seriously wounded,
is no longer considered dangerously
ill.
A wedding in which Clinton people
will be interested took place in the
Presbyterian Church 'of the Coventant
Detroit, on Tuesday of last week when
Ruby Pearl, only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Monaghan of town, was un-
ited in marriage with Mr. Albert E.
Izzard, son of the late Joseph Izzard
and of Mrs. Izzard of Goderich Town-
ship, the Rev. PIatte Amstutz off-
iciating. Miss Martha Cohn was
bridesmaid and Mr, Charles Josling
was best man. After the ceremony
the bridal party drove to the home
of the bride's uncle Mr. Henry Josling
where the wedding luncheon was serv-
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Izzard left the
same afternoon on a short honeymoon
trip to Toronto and other points arr-
iving in Clinton on Tuesday. They
will reside on the 14th. of Goderich
township.
on Wednesday, Miss Matilda Hessel-
wood became the bride of Mr. J. D.
Melville, Rev. J..Abney 'performing
the ceremony. After the nuptial
knot was tied the newly -wedded couple
went to the groom's home in the vill-
age.
On Wednesday at high noon in the
Victoria St parsonage, Goderich, Miss
Lillian Lee was united in marriage to
Mr. Norman .flunking, Rev. J. H.
Osterhout, officiating. They went on
a driving tour to Loyal and. Fordwich
and on' their return will take up hous-
keeping on the farm of Mr. Frank
Tamblyn on the 13th, concession of
Hullett.
Messrs. Ball and -Atkinson have.
greatly improved their store by, mov-
ing the door to one side and platting
in a big plate glass front.
Dr. Shaw left in the News -Record
office on Friday a half dozen or so of
strawberries picked` from his own
vines. The mature fruit was well
formed and as well developed as that
of the early crop in July.
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
October 24th, 1918
The members of the -honorary com-
mittee for the Victory Loan campaign
in Clinton consists of: Mayor Thomp-
son, Reeve Ford, W. Jackson, G. D.
McTaggart, H. Wiltse and F. Jackson
Mr. W. Brydone is chairman of the
publicity for this centre, Clinton is
linked with Hullett township for the
campaign as it was last year.
A sudden death occurred at the
home of Mr. John Bell of the London
Road, Tuckersmith, on Friday morning
last. His brother-in-law, Mr. Louis
Walper, who had been visiting there
suffered a severe stroke and passed
away a short time afterwards. He
had been sick for some months.
Cadet Norman A. Brown, formerly
of the Dominion Bank staff, Seaforth
died of pneumonia at the Base Hosp-
ital, Toronto, on Saturday.
•Miss Bertha Robb, daughter of Mr.
and 1l'Irs. John Robb of Seaforth, has
returned home after spending two
years nursing in the military hospitals
overseas.
Mr. C. G. Newton, one of Goderich's
oldest business men, died on Wednes-
clay evening last following an opeiat
ion performed on Monday.
Little Billie Cruikshanks of Wing -
ham was kicked by a horse recently
and as a result had his leg broken.
Mr. H. L. Jackson has received
from 'Lieut. Leon F. Jackson a Ger-
man hehnent picked up on the fields
of France. Lieut. Jackson was for-
merly of Brussels and is a South
African veteran,
Rev. Edward _Mills is spending this
week with his wife and little son, who
are visiting Miss Amy Howson. Mr.
Mills leaves on Saturday but he thinks
Clinton as free from influenza as any-
where and will leave his wife and son
•here until the epidemic has emoted.
Mr. Earl Livermore was home from
Stratford for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Hutchings of
South Middleton are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. G. E. Hall.
A fire occurred upstairs in the rear
of W. D. Fair. & Co's store about nine
o'clock Friday evening. The brigade
was called out and responded prompt-
ly, the fire being 'extinguished with-
out turning on the hose. Mr. Fair was
in the store at the time and had he
hada couple of pails of water right at
hand •could shave put it out without
difficulity but having to carry the
water upstairs the fire gained on him
and the lights going out further com-
plicated matters. The damage was
principally to picture mouldings,
wall paper, etc. The origin of the
fire is not fully decided, but there
seemed to be nothing to cause fire
except the electric wiring.
Mr. •Marshal Braithwaite and fam-
ily have moved into their house in the
village of Londesboro and Mr. Ilarry
Riley, from whom he purchased the.
house, has moved into the house lately
vacated by Mr. Braithwaite on Mr.
Charles Weston's farm.
A quite wedding took place at the
manse, Londesboro, at four o'clock
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or a Liability ? ,
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Income Taxes have created some . real
problems in the administration of estates..
A revision of your will may be advisable.
By naming The Sterling Trusts Corpora-.
tion as executor, you have the personal
attention of a senior estate officer assisted
by a staff familiar with current legislation
and the rulings of the various taxing
authorities.
THE
STERLING TRUSTS
CORPORATION
Sterling Tower, Toronto
32 years in e*..ness
The War. Cry, the official organ of
the Salvation Army, makes reference
to an old Clinton boy who has been
promoted to the office of Brigadier.
It was from the Corps of Clinton, that
Brigadier David Moore entered Tlie
Army work in 1886. He spent his
Cadet days at Goderich. On being
promoted to Captain's rank he was
sent in charge of Teeswater. Seven.
other Ontario Corps he commanded,
and then he was appointed J. S. Sec-
retary for the Central Ontario Pro-
vince, with headquaters at Woodstock
Another secretarial appointment re-
suited in his transfer to Ottawa. In
1893 he was promoted to Ensign and
because District Officer at Belleville.
Then came his marriage to Ensign
Ottaway ••at Ottawa. The event
tempted the newspaper men to make
a queer play upon words, and the next
morning the residents of the city were
surprised to see a bold headline to the
effect that "Ottaway. Was No Moore"..
Mrs. Moore is a native of the town
of Barrie. After Weir marjriage
they were sent to Kingston, Peterboro
Montreal and for the past 'six years
have been in Toronto.
A quiet wedding took place in
Toronto on Monday, October 14th,
when Miss Margaret Easom, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Maria Easom, Lond-
on and former residents of Clinton,
and Mr. Neil Brown of Mount Forest
were united in marriage by. the Rev.
S. T. Bartlett.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. McDonald left
on Saturday for Bothwell where they
will reside. Mr. McDonald has been
employed at the Doherty Piano Com-
otime.
Com -
party foss some
Friday evening Elizabeth Shanahan
beloved wife of Frank McCaughey
passed away after' a severe illness of
pneumonia,. Mrs. McCaughey was born
in Hullett township 26 years ago,
being the second daughter of Mr. and
Mrs: J. Shanahan. She was married
toher bereft husband a year ago last
July, and for some time they resided
in Peterboro. Besides her husband
she is survived by three brothers and
three sisters, all of whom ,are sick at
present, but improving.
iKE hundreds of other little girls and boys,
when she says"Goodnight, Daddy", she says it to
a photograph. These tittle ones have never known the
thrill of a real, live, hold -you -close -in -his -arms daddy.
Their daddies are over there fighting so that you can live
in comfort and safety. When you think of these kiddies,
ask yourself if you are investing all you can to Speed the
Victory which will bring home the daddies they are missing:
These children want and need the love and affection, the comfort
and pleasure that only daddies can give. It is in .your power to
help make their dreams come true. Make the Victory Bonds you buy
a magic wand that will help bring these "cardboard daddies" back
to eager young arms.
fire T/edt
Bogy ANOTHER WCTDRY SON
When the Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
October 22nd, 1903
The evaporator has now a staff of
twenty-eight and is daily using up a
large quantity of apples.
While handling a big bunch of ban-
anas on Saturday last Mr. W. T.
O'Neil discovered a tarantula, a pois-
onous insect which is occasionally
found among bananas. Mr. Searle,
who has a fondness for investigating
in natural history has included the
tarantula in his collection.
• The first wedding in Wesley church
took place on Tihersday last when
Miss Olive Manning, daughter of the
Pastor, Rev. H. M. Manning', was
married to Mr. Robert H. Milner of
Brampton. The ceremony was per-
formed by the bride's father, assisted
by his brother, Rev, Thomas Manning
of St. Marys. It being the first wed-
ding in the church the trustees •pre-
sented the bride with a very hand-
some Bible suitably engrossed.
Mr. Jos, AIienson sent to The News
Record yesterday a nearly -full basket
of raspberries. Others have been.
saying that the late raspberries are
almost tasteless, but such was not
the case with those gathered in the
"Boss Gardener's" garden.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. F. R. Hodgens, and Dr. and Mrs.
Shaw returned on Saturday from the'
annual excursion of the Canadian Tic-'
ket Sellers Association. They went
from Montreal via the Intercolonial
and visited Moncton, Halifax, 'Sydney,
St. John, Frederickton and other
points of interest. The election •of
officers resulted in the old staff be-
ing ing retained with an exception or two
Mr. W. Jackson remains •on the ex-
ecutive, Dr. Shaw is honorary physic-
ian.
Constable Van Norman of Wingham
and Chief Barr of Blyth were in town
on Saturday last in search of a horse
thief.
A very pretty wedding took place
Thursday at high noon at the res-
idence of the bride's parents, "Mill-
bank", on the Parr Line east, of Anna
Gertrude, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Charles Weekes, to Percy
Douglas, eldest son of Mr. J. W.1
McLaren, Victor street, London. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. C.
E. Jennings of Bayfield.
Dr. MacCallum of Londesboro, who
has been recruiting at his old home
in Kingston for a couple of weeks, ex-
pects to return to Londesboro on Fri-
day.
Miss Maisie Carling spent last week
in Detroit. •
Mr. Williams Downs Jr, who has
been an employee at the organ fact-
ory for twenty years, has decided to
resign 'tis position and with Mrs.
Downs. and their son Earl will leave
for California in a few weeks.
Mr. D. Cantelon received a telegram
from Milton on Monday stating that
his son Wil], who has been superint-
ending his apple -packing operations
at that point, was very i11. . Mr.
Cantelon left at once for Milton and
returned home next day, Will's illness
not. being of a serious nature.
Mr. John McCool, who spent several
months at Crossfield, Alberta, return-
ed home on Friday last.
Miss Waugh of Stratford has been
the guest of Mrs. H. B. Combe for a
few days.
Mrs. Abel Reed, who has been visit-
ing at her father's, Mr. D. Cook's and
other relatives in the district for the
past seven weeks, returns to her home
in Owen Sound today.
Mrs. (Judge) Woolpert of .Cincinn-
ati, Ohio, was the guest of Mrs. Jos.
Rattenbury for a few days this week.
Mrs. Woolpert was formerly a resid-
ent of Clinton, and daughter of Dr.
Reeve, who for some years practised
here.
incidentally bring to this country Drv. Ivan Hoggart
some of the good things we'll be en Went to !Sicily in July
joying at Christmas.
The date limit for Christmas shop- Dear Folks:
ping for the sailors who'll be at! Well, I am now somewhere in Sir -
sea at Christmas (most of them at •sly and O. K., I wrote when I was
any rate) is November 1, because on the boat but didn't know where we
that's the time when ditty .bags have were going, or couldn't tell you if
to be in the hands of Ontario Navy I did. We had a swell trip and were
League Comforts Headquarters, 1118'20 days on the boat going from Scot -
Bay Street Toronto, ready for paek- land to Sicily. I was put on guard at
;
ing and shipping to the ports, en route Gibraltar but it was dark then and
to the sailors themselves. couldn't see much of it, we passed
Christmas shopping to fill those through Algiers in North Africa and
ditty bags can't wait! Only you don't at Malta.
have to buyexpensivegifts life silk) There's only one boy I trained with
ties and linen handkerchiefs or gold at Chatham and he's in my Plt., its
plated razors. No, not at all; You just very hot here and we sleep in an
have to buy things like small razors, a almond orchard. The towns are dif-
ferent, you can, hardly believe any
package of blades, pocket edition
books, chocolate bars, cigarettes, place could be so far behind the rest
writing tablets, a pair of good heavy of the world. There are lots of or-
woollen socks, tinned cake, towel or , sages, lemons and grapes and the
face-cloth—things like that — for a people are very friendly but can't =-
face-cloth—things
who does reallydeserve a swell derstand much English.
We w inspected by General
Christmas gift of a ditty bag from Montgomery. It will likely be in the
you in return for what he's doing for 'news reel over there, where he in.
Ispected the Canadian troops in Sietly.
Magazines too, and books, used, Some of the boys had Letters from
but in good conditon are wel- England and they had seen some of
come too at the nearest Navy League our outfit in the movies, any truck
branch where you can send your ditty number is 176.
bags, or to Magazine headquarters. ' I have two little rings and I am
Mrs. F. Fingland, convenor Ditty sending them to Annetta and. Made-
Bags; Mrs. G. Scribbins, convenor .lon they are made out of German
Books, Magazines and Games, Olin- airplain glass. There isn't much we
ton Branch Navy League of Canada, can buy but it will be a Souvenier of
V the Island.
The people here think the war will
Greatest Victory Loan Drive over the last of November.
Love Ivan.
The Fifth Victory Loan officially! Driver Hoggart R.C.A.S.C. is 21
opened at 8
a.m. Monday morning, years orfs', and is the son of Mr. and
V October alt1943. The Rev. W. A. mills. Weisley Hoggart of Hullett,
Beecroft, in an opening a cess over township.
, CKNX, appealed to 'the citizens of V
Huron to back this—Canada's-largest`
Victory Loan—to the limit. High Level Hog Production
1 Early reports from the Huron
County Headquarters indicated that I The pioneering in hog production is
the salesmen in each 'district are over, the easy development stages are
Ihard at work, and are receiving a � over, the market has become more
good response from all types of in- � exacting. Our methods, whether of
vestors. Huron County has alwtlys production marketing, processing, or
done a marvelous job in all Victory investigation, must move to a higher
Loans and War Savings Certificates level of efficiency to maintain and
drives., and we have an enviable re- Iadvance' our position. It is reassuring
cord. We,have done it before—we. can to know that this is appreciated, and.
'do it. again. Lets all give our salesinen those 'concerned .are energetically un -
1
a friendly reception by buying more dertaking the task -Dr. C, H. Bar -
bonds and speeding the Victory. ton..
Do Christmas Shopping as
for the Sailors =- Early
We are more than half way through.
October, folks, and not many of us
have done any Christmas shopping
yet.
Don't mistake us. We don't mean
Christmas shopping for our fainly
and friends at home or in this coun-
try. We mean Christmas shopping for
the lads of the sea who keepthe
sea lanes clear; who keep enemy slitea
ping away from our doors, who get
the goods across to our own. loved
Ones in many theatres of war; who,