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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-11-04, Page 3THURS., NOV. 4, 1943 cLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3' THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of, The News in 1918 THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD A quiet wadding was solemnized at OCTOBER 31, 1918 S. Enoch's Manse, Toronto, on Wed- riesday of last week when Miss Annie On Wednesday last at Camp Custer, E. Bozell, daughter of the late Charles Battle Creek, Mich., Corp. Merlin C. I Rozell, and Mr. Edward L. Mittell Mason, son of Chas Mason of`London, were united in marriage. Mr. and and nephew of Mrs. Wm. Walker of Mittell arrived in Clinton. on Tuesday Clinton was accidentally shot and evening and will snake their hone instantly killed. here. The -young ,00uple have the best A disasterous Sire visited Varna wishes of all their friends for a happy about six o'clock last Thursday even- and prosperous married, life. ing when the blacksmith shop and I Capt. H. &Son 'Hugh G. Brewer, son of Mr. •ar $ age pp and Mrs. H. C. Brewer of Montreal; h burned and fora time it looked as if land just ur formerly of Clinton, '• as been several other buildings. might -also be formerly the Military Cross with bar, d estroyed. The fire was the resale off for services in the field. Capt. Brewer, an explosion which scattered several i familiarly known among his old gallons of gasoline about and before friends in Clinton, his native town as. anything could be done the whole I „Bud" enlisted as a private in the nplace n was in a: blaze. Practically first week.. of the war, going` overseas Messrs, saved and the one,ltheress . be -h- with the 14th Royal Regiment, and Messrs, Epps is aa heavy went through 'all the heavy battles ing no insurance. with that famous fight unit. By the death of Thomas :Elliott of It was with sincere regret that the the • the 19tdh "Road, Owhoctober, passedaway word was received about town last township 190of October; t ineabi- Friday morning that Mrs. Thomas ntsp lost one Of its oldest a pro i- Churchill had died that evening be- eers and perhaps the lastr the els fore It was known that she had been ours who the hewed homes fo for Elliottthemselves ver ill but it was hoped, that she out of inrimevus f1r23 n Mr,Ferman-omight pull through. Mrs. Churchill was born pIreland,August and in was a daughter of Mr. and lVirs. Chris fofore County, n -six was there -e Beacons of Summerhill and is survived died, his as the third offf when he by her husband and two small child - died. He was the third five broth- n ers who with .their father Thomas The marriage was. solemnized at Elliott and one sister, afterwards Mrs. THE CLINTON NEW -ERA Victoria street Methodist church parsonage, Goderieh, Wednesday of last week at noon, Rev. J. H. Oster - two brothers, Mr. G. D. McTaggart of the firm of McTaggart Bros., and, Major M. D., who recently returned i, from overseas and who is now at tine military headquarters at London. - Another brother, William died in Toronto a few years ago. GORBUT—In Clinton on October 30th, Irene Carter, wife of Pte. J. Gorbut, ,.aged 19 years. Mrs. F. W. Howe,- who has been spending the past several weeks with her mother and sister, Mrs. W. Glen and Mrs. G. M: Elliott of town, left Saturday afternoon to join her hus- band in Montreal, where they intend in future to make their home. They have been residing in .Edmonton. Mrs, (Rev. Dr,) Stewart returned Saturday from Toronto, where she had been visiting relatives for a week or so. Dr. and Mrs, Stewart, who have spent several months in Clinton arid Bayfield, intend returning to Toronto to reside at soon as a suitable dwelling can be procured. Dr. Struthers, who has just re- turned from overseas, -is with his wife and daughter at the home of Mrs. Win. Cooper.Dr. Struthers accom- panied a party of coolies from China to France last year, He is only on leave and returns shortly to :France. Miss Marion Gunn was up from Toronto last week. Mr. Thomas White, Rattenbury street, received word a few days since of the death of her sister_in-Iaw, Mrs. Will White, which occurred in Winn- ipeg after a lingering illness. Deceas- ed was for some time a resident of Clinton when her husband was em- ployed in the store of Davis & Row- land. Mrs. Edward Walters announces the engagement of her daughter, Sadie Helen, to Mr. John A. Horton, of Seadorth, the marriage to take place in November. John Cavanagh, came to Canada and Oct. 31, 191$. located in Goderieh township in 1834. - The father took up the farm on the Mr. and Mrs. I Hutchings of South Bout, officiating of Miss Mary Lillie Bayfield Road now occupied by Mr. Middleton, who are visiting their Lee, to Norman Flunking, a returned George Young, and subsequently re..daughter, Mrs. G. E. Hall, today soldier. Both are from Londesboeo, borne township, where he died. All their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Hut the others are gone and their Tamil- things both enjoy very good health res are scattered. None remain in On- anti look as if they were good to see tario except two sons of William, the the sixtieth anniversary of their wed - youngest brother, G. M. Elliott of God- I ding. erich and John of Mitchell. The joint school boards, decided at a The remains of Mrs. Walter Cooper 'meeting held yesterday evening not daughter of Mr. John Callander, for- to reopen the schools until a week merly of Clinton and grand -niece of from Monday, Nov. 11th. It was also Jno. Callender, first mayor of Clinton, decided at a meeting of the church who died in Woodstock, will be officials yesterday evening that it brought here foe burial tomorrow. ,would be inadvisable to resume church C. Wilfrid Carter, son of Mr. and 'services on Sunday. There will, there Mrs. Isaac Carter, died Monday ev- fore, be no public church service held ening of pnuemonia, following influ- until Nov. 10th, or after. enza. The deceased had never been ro-1 On Saturday afternoon last, at the bust and was unable to combat the dis fancily home, Shipley. street, Miss ease. Several other members of the Catherine McTaggarat, daughter of family are now suffering from the the late Malcolm McTaggart, passed same disease. The funeral took place away. Miss McTaggart was born in on Tuesday afternoon, interment be.. Clinton and had spent her life Isere. ing made in Clinton cemetery, She is survived by her mother and moved to the 6th concession of Col - celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of A New Job For ..A.F. Typhoon Fighter 'Mr. Flunking is a farmer, having received his discharge. He went over- seas with the 161st Battalion. Mr. Si Davis of Toronto was renew- ing old friendships in town last week. Mrs. Allin and daughter, who have been visiting here were called home to Toronto last Thursday to see her son Pte. Clinton Allin, who was on his last leave, prior to going over- seas. When the Present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD OCTOBER 29, 1903 Mr. C. W. Stewart of London was in town on Saturday completing the sale of his 80 acre farm on the Bay- field line, Goderich township, to Mr James Mose, who takes possession in November, Me. John Cumming, who has had the place leased for a term of years goes to Morris township, having bought the old homestead. Mr. Stewart has still one hundred aures on the Bayfield Line. Mr. Richard Foster, a Clinton boy, has been engaged as etss soloist of St. James' Cathedral choir, Toronto. This is a position much sought after and that "Dick" has been chosen is a tribute to his musical ability. Mr. Thomas Mureh of the London Road and Mr. C. Hoare shipped their sugar beets to the factory at Berlin this week, but as yet, have not heard results. They were about the only ones in the immediate district who cul- tivated sugar beets this season, the question of labor preventing others from again embarking in the industry. l,Ir, D. Cantelon, widely known as the "apple king" from his extensive operations, has now eighty men in his employ packing and shipping apples. Tirty-six of these men are working hi the Clinton district and from 2500 to 3000 barrels are being shipped ev,.. ery week to the Glasgow and Liver- pool markets. - Mr. S. J. Andrews has his cider mill in operation again and for the next couple of months wilt be gone of the very busiest of men. His patrons are numerous, many coming - miles around, and when the cider making stops, he makes apple batter, large quantities of which have been shipped to Manitoba in past seasons. Mr. Watt Murphy of the 13th. con. of Hullett township will -have his new house completed this week. It's up- to-date hi every respect. The brick- work was done by Mr. Dan Prior of Clinton, which is as good as a guar- antee that it is well done. Miss Bella Neilans leaves in a fold weeks for Vancouver, 13, C., and Miss- es Maggie and Susie for Manitoba. They are from Hullett township, Mr. Eli McLaughlin reached home on Saturday night after a two month's absence in the Oxbow dis triet, Assa. He took up land there sixteen years ago and disposed; of it The R.A.T.• Typhoon fighter which has shown itself master of any fighter and Luftwaiffe can produce both in attack and defence has added' to its armoury two 2250 ib. bombs slung on naeks fitted under the wings. With this added "nuisance value" Hawker Typhoon as fighter-bomber is con - 285 Reasons Why Clinton Cannot Fail in Subscribing its Quota in the Fifth Victory ` o Aiken, Arthur. Aiken, Willard Adams, Lloyd Argent, Bill .. Axon, Fred Andrew, Rev. B. F. Aidewinckle, Robb. Andrews, Douglas Benzo,+. William Bartliff, Bruce . Bateman, Maurice Bradley, Frank Brundsont Melvin Brown, Percy Ball, Harry Bartliff, Douglas Blake, Elwin Brown Lorne Ball, Bill Bartliff, Elliott Butler, Jack Beattie, Dr. Brown, Pete. Biggart, Bruce Cooper, Clayton Campbell, Robert B Counter, William Corless, Alvin Cudmore, Reginald Cudmore, Wilbur Cooke, Thomas C, Cooke, Kenneth Cook, Robert Gook, William Colquhoun, Laurie Colquhoun, Donald Cuninghame, John Castle, Samuel Cowan, Howard Clark, Borden Cudnnore, Charles Craig, Albert Castle ,'Phos. Carney ,Bartram Cowan, George Cooper, Fred Cornish, Cyril Conran, James Campbell, George Campbell, Ellwood Carter, Ross Cartwright, Duncan Gook, Reginald Gook, Charles Cudmore, Murray Campbell, Gordon Crich, Harry Crozier, Alfred - Cook, Roy Cook, Stewart Churchill, Ben Graig, Sam. Campbell, Clayton Corless, Benson - Colquhoun, Kenneth Carter, Lloyd Combe, Owen Cruikshanks, James Cooper, Cecil Cooper, Craig Colquhoun, E. W. O'ee, Jack Carter, Bill Caldwell, Leona Castle, Eugene Douglas, Dr. R. P. Deeves, John Dinnan, Albert Dixon, Dick Dewar, James Draper, Robert Demmone, Wilfred Dale, Edward Dixon, Clayton Elliott, Edward Elliott, Cecil M. Fling, Ted. Evans, Francis Elliott, Jack Fitzsimons, Norris Fitzsimons, Norman L. Fremlin, Royce Fremlin, Richard Fremlin, Harold Fisher, Gordon Frame, Morris Franks, Vernon • Fulford, Charles Fremlin, Gerald Ferguson, Margaret Finch, Ross Finch, Bill Fulford, Lloyd Fitzsimons, Roy Fraser, James 'Galajdo, Nicholas Glidden, Carman Glidden, Clarence Gordon, Terry Guest, Brydone Garrett, Ernest. Garrett, Frank Geddes, Dr. Donald Gaydon, Mary Hawkins, John Hawkins, Hugh d Hovey, Ernest Habkirk, N•orana Harris, Gerald Reddy, Wesley Hanley, Murray Hewson, Ralph Honking, Elwin Hall, Kenneth Holmes, Cecil Hearn, Gordon Henderson, J. Clifford Haig, Jack Higgins, Brown Hopson, George Hovey, Weldon Hawkins, Madden Hovey, William Heard, Frank Hovey, Fred Hanley, Bob Hanley, Donald Hunt, Kenneth Flunking, Wesley Herman, Gordon Hunt, Edith Boggart, Ivan Harris, Bill Jervis, Ivan Johnston, Walter Johns, Laurie Johns, Allan T. Johns, Pete Jenks, Keith Johnston, Harold Kennedy, Clyde Kennedy, David Kennedy, Stanley Kendall, Roland Knights, George Kennington, C. Kennedy, James Little. Jack Lobb. Alvin Lightfoot, Allen Little, William Lawrason, George Leppington, Roy Lawson, Harold Langford, Harold Lobb, Everett Lockwood, James Lawson, Frank Leppington, Gordon i Levis, John MacKenzie, Douglas McGuire, Morris McPhee, Pearl Monteith, Gordon Murray,, Gorden Monaghan, Hartley Morrison, James Monteith, Rolfe Monaghan, Wilfred )Vh}tray. Ja nee Middleton, Ted. Mittell, Elcnest Mutch, Charles Mutch, Bill Mustard, John E. Match, Bill Mason, R. G. McDonald, Richard McGuire, Terry McKay, Ellen McEwan, Frank McEwan, Harr* McLeod, Bob McLeod, John McIlveen, Jack McKay, Ferguson McDonald, Edward - McCreath, Ted. McTaggart, Fred McGill, Edward McGill, Glen McCabe, Dick McCullough, H. B. McFarlane, Thomas McLaughlin, Alfred McKnight, Leonard McPhee, Herman McMichael, Charles McDonald, Ronald McPherson, Harold Neilans, Clarence Neilans, Mrs. Clarence Nickle, Jack Nickle, James Neilans, Elwin Neilans, Chester Neil, Allan O'Connell, Thomas Osbaldeston, Walter Osmond, Albert Osbaldeston, Alex Pickett, Roy Peds, Ronald Perdue, Jack Pickett, John Perdue, Donald Paterson, J. N. Proctor, Cameron Powell, William. Pickett, Kenneth Rorke, W. Kenneth. Ross, Erwin - Richards, Cyril Radford, Nelson Rozell, Clarence Rumbali, George Ross, Bill Radford, Leonard Spencer. Sam Sterling, Lloyd Stock, Lloyd Steepe, Melvin Scotehmer, Alfred', Scatehmer, Thos. Sturgeon, James Snell, Gordon Seeds, Bernice Sprung, Donald Scott, Kenneth Streets, Kelso- Sehoenhals, Stewart. Sehoenhals, Lloyd' - Seeley, Harold Steep, Earl Schoenhals, M. J. Selroenhals, John (Bud) Steep, Thomas Shanahan. Jack Spalding, Phillip Snider, Melvin Steep, Joseph Smith, Reginald Steep, William Sloman, Henry Swan, Glen Smith, Clarence Salisbury, C. A. Stephens, Lloyd Sundercock, Clifford Swan, Clarence Turner, Grant Thorndike, Douglas Thompson, Dr. F. Twyford, Thomas Venner, Gordon Vanderburg, Kenneth Whitmore, Fletcher Westlake, Lloyd. Wilding, Bill West, Jack West, William Williams, William H. Ward, Douglas Watkins, Harry 'Winter, L. W. Yungblutt, Stanley Yesbec, Joe Can you Honestly Say that you have purchased the Limit of Bonds? If not, get in touch with the Banks "Royal and Montreal" or the Canvansers T. G. Scribbens, H. E. Rorke Don't De!ay A, M. Knight, Chairman tinuing its already distinguished ca- reer of destruction among the trans- port system of occupied Europe; Picture shows: A •Hawker Typhoon fighter -:bomber with her two bombs in position. Her two hard-hitting 20. mm, canon can -alto. be seen. last fall. He will become a resident service, of Clinton for the time being, To preserve the records nand mein - Miss M. K. Gonne, who went to ;mice of their services, and to see that Toronto last week to receive her B.A. thole . services generally shall not be' at Trinity convocation, was, The Nevin forgotten by the Nation, and (that) I due attention shall be paid to their welfare and that of their dependents.' To perpetuate the memory and deeds of the fallen and of those who die in the future, and to promote sale for memorials to their val- Reco'd is pleased to note, the reci- pient of the Governor -General's medal as head of St. Hilda's college. Mr. James Manning Colborne visit., ed his father, Mi. L. Manning of town the past week. - Miss May Cluff of Seaforth, who had been visiting friends in town and vicinity fora couple of weeks, return- ed home on Saturday. The deer bunters are off for the woods on the North Shore again. From Clinton the following have gone. Dr. Holmes; W. G. Doherty, and N. Blewitt to Thessalon; Ogle Cooper, W. Cole and J. Johnson to•Pog. Gordon Cunnighame who has been in Mani - last few months will o 0Or join the latter party this week. V Purposes and Objects of the Canadian Legion To ;bring about the unity of all who have served in His Majesty's Navy, Army, Air Force or any Auxiliary Force. To further among them the spirit lately at an advance of several hun- of comradeship and mutual help, and d1 t of active Bred dollars over what he was offered the close and kindly res and a our and sacrifice; to provide suitable To assist ex• service ,nen to secure burial; and to keep an. annual Mem- not less than the recognized standard oriel Day. rates of wages, in accordance with To see to the maintenance and con- their ability. sponsibility of administering such rights by Federal or other Govern- ments. To pass on to their families and de- scendents the traditions for which they stand. To ,assist comrades now serving especially in correction with their return to civil life, and to safeguard the interests ' of their dependents whilst they are in service, fort of those who require special To secure adequate pensions, al - treatment, of the disabled,"sick, aged lowances, grants and war gratuit- and needy; and to promote the wel- res for ex -service men and women, I fare of the women, children and oth- their dependents, and the widows, era, their dependents. children and dependents of those who To educate public opinion;, regard- are dead, and to. labour for honour- ing national duties to the dead, the able provision being made for those disabled and others who have served, who, in declining years, are _unable and their dependents. to support themselves. I To foster loyalty among the publie V and education in the principles of pat- triotism, duty and unstinted public OCTOBER service. - I To support suitable undertakings By Alexander Louis Fraser for the training, employment and set- Wearing the tartan of the year Clement of ex -service men and women Across her shoulders lo, and the education of their children. Our loved. October now is here; To preserve their statutory, acquit- To -day I saw her go, ed and legitimate rights, and those ' I of their dependents; and in so doing And watch a farmer as he reared to offer the Legion's co-operation to His Stooks in order neat; Setae officially charged, with the re- Then later on a barn appeared Where one was winnowing wheat - She called a hunter to the wood; - A ploughman to the lea! A gardner's basket filled with good+ Red apples from a tree. She saved a pumpkin for a led— ' A mask for Hallowe'en; Bade age's burdened heart be glad I And, like herself, serene. And when indoors a fire she lights, The social sense is stirred'; And by the hearth on friendly- nights,. Are song and story heard: Then as the seasons forward go,. 'Tween two she seems to stand; And Summe'r's bloom and Winter'e- snow To hold in either hand. V Hardened for their role in coming assaults against Europe by weeks of gruelling training at Stratford, Ont.,.. the First Canadian Railway Operat- ing Group is now reported Overseas.. Prime function of the unit' when it goes into action will ,be the speedy transport of Canadian troops to and from the battle zone. Experienced' railwaymen, with Army training that makes them specialists in troop transport, the members are prepared' to cope with all the problems of their. important work.