HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-02-29, Page 3THURS., FEB. 29, 1940
TON Th WS -RECORD
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
'Do You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
MARCH 1, 1900
Mr. Mulholland of Holmesville was,
in town Saturday evening and started)
to drive 'home, but the storm be-
came so furious . and the snow banks
so high' that he turned back, and
putting his horse in Rev. E. B.
Smith's stable, he went home by
train.
While in town. last week Mr. P.'
M. Senn of Brantford exchanged
horses with Councillor Johnson, giv-
ing the standard bred pacing stallion,
Jim Corbet, Jr., for the worthy coun-
cillor's driving mare, the winner of
many prizes, together with a cash
consideration,
Percy Smith, brother, of Rev. E.
B. Smith, has secured a position with
Mr. A. J. Grigg of town and will
begin his duties at once. I
Mr. C. Hoare moved into his new
quarters in the town hall this week
where he will be better able to cater,
to the musical wants of his patrons.'
Among his sales recently were a
piano to Mrs. James Holland, Hui -
lett, and another was sent to, Toronto.
Mr. G. W. Stewart has bought from
the McClinchey estate the house on
Isaac street now occupied by Mr.
Chowen. He paid $700 for the place
at which price it is a bargain.
Mrs. William Ford received a let-
ter thi3' week which brought the sad
news of the death of Mrs. Robert
Foster who passed away at Strath-
clair, Man., on February 16th. De-
ceased was a daughter of Mr. Valero'
tine Diehl of Drucefield; and vas
formerly, as well as her husband,)
'well known in Stanley township. She'
has resided in the West for several
years.
Mr. George W. Wray, associate
sect. of the Ontario Street Sunday
School, lives two miles out of town
but came in on snowshoes through
the blizzard -of last Sunday to the
School,
O. Cooper do Co. have rented the
store recently occupied by Mr. Wil-
liam Duncan and will take possession'
as soon as the repairs now under;
way are completed. It was in the,
store that the late Thos. Cooper,
father of O. Cooper, transacted a
large business for years and it sill
seem ,somewhat like old times to see
'the familiar name over the door
pere", forty cents, which was saved
up for the Belgians by little Jack
Mutch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mutch,
On Monday evening' a number of
the girl friends of Miss Mabel Dune
ford gathered at her hone and pree
sented her with a graniteware shower
The death occurred on Tuesday of
one of the oldest settlers of Goderich
township when Mr. John Gardner of
the Cut Line passed to his long home
after but a few days illness. He was
seventy-five. Surviving are his wife
and four children: Mrs. Lewis Proc-
tor
rotfor 'of Goderieh township, Mrs. T. T.
Murphy of Clinton, Miss Sadie at
home and Delbert Gardner of God-
erich township.
Mr; Wesley Vanderburg expects to
leave on Friday for North Bay to
spend a few days as the guest of
Mm. and Mrs. J. H. Lowery and also
to attend the annual meeting of the
Provincial Black Chapter.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
at the home of Mr. and Mrs: Robert
Hanley when a number of the neigh-
bours and friend gathered to present
Mr. Geo. Hanley with a remembrance
on the occasion of his approaching
marriage. .
Mr. Norman Ball of Summerhill
will move the old cheese factory
building and convert it into a hen
and pig house.
Mr. Robert Smith, the purchaser
of the Clifton fawn north of Sum-
merhill, is now in possession. He has
had Mr. Albert Vodden's place unedr
lease fora few years but Mr. Vodden
returns to it himself.
Moffat-Dunford — In Clinton. on
March 3rd, by Rev. J. C. Potts, Mabel
Beatrice, daughter of Mr. James
Danford, to William G. Moffatt.
Capt, Dowding, Paymaster of the
83td Battalion in training at London,
has .been suffering severely this week
from grippe and on Monday was re-
moved to St. Joseph's hospital
IN THE LETTER BOX
Word of Appreciation
As Chairman of the Advisory
Board of *the Clinton Branch of the
Red Cross, I wish ta make mention
of the untiring efforts of our effic-
ient Secretary, Mr. H. M. Monteith,
again. I manager of the Bank of Montreal,
Owing to repairs to the boiler at for his painstaking work performed
the electric light works, which are in carrying to completion the trem-
being made by the Chrystals of Lon-' endous amount of statistical and
don, there will be no street lights clerical labour which was entailed in
until Saturday night. I the National Red Cross Campaign.
Mr. T. Boles, a former resident of Such a competent Secretary kept
Clinton, is in town this week in the' accounts orderly and prevented much
interests of the Woodmen of the confusion, and which brought favour -
World with which fraternal Order he able comments on our notable success
has been connected since September by the Divisional Organizer.
'93 and is Deputy Consul. i Signed,
A quiet wedding was celebrated at, GARLAND G. BURTON.
the home of Mrs. Andrew Reid al' —+--
Hullett Wednesday afternoon. The
contracting parties were Miss Mattie
Reid and Mr. W. D. McBrien. The
ceremony was performed by Rev, ELI
B. Snaith. Mr. and Mrs. Mclerien,
who have taken up housekeeping on'
Joseph street, were ;tendered a re-
ception last evening.
When The Present Century
Was :Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
MARCH 4, 1915
Walter Armstrong, eldest son o2
Ms. Alex. Armstrong, Toronto, and
formerly of Clinton, who went to
Salisbury with the artillery contin-
gent, had the misfortune to be thrown
from a horse a few days ago and
broke his collar bone.
The members of Mrs. A. T. Coop-
ers Sunday School Class of which
Miss Irene Gould is a member, pre-
sented that young lady with a fare-
well gift previous to her departure
for Wingham where she went on
Monday to enter training as a nurse.
Mr. W. Greig, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Greig of town, is an-
other Clinton boy who has volunteer-
ed for overseas service and is now
in training at Toronto. "Billy" is
well known here, the family having
resided here for several years.
A donation of !much interest was
received by the secretary of the
Woman's Patriotic Society on Friday
last in the form of "a yard of cop -
TRAIN FOR
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The Editor,
The News -Record, ,
Clinton, Ontario.
Dear Sir:—I"am desired by Lt. Col.
Gordon Ingram and the members of
the Christmas Seal Committee of
Queen Alexandra Sanatorium, to ex-
press their deepest gratitude to your
paper and the people of Clinton for
the splendid response to the 1939
appeal of the London Health Associa-
tion in their fight against Tuber-
culosis.
Notwithstanding the war, and other
campaigns for the raising of money,
the seven counties of Middlesex, El-
gin, Huron, Oxford; Kent,. Lambton
and Perelf contributed the splendid
sum of $14,313.23, an increase of
$1,309.47 over 1938 figures, and of
this amount, 49 replies to our appeal
letter, from residents of Clinton, pro-
duced $66.79, an increase of $15.'79
over last year.
Mr. Arthur Ford, Editor of the
London Free Press, the newly ap-
pointed chairman for 1940, also joins
in warmest thanks to all who, helped
make our 1939 effort, so great a suc-
cess, and our hope is that, more than
ever before, the people of Western
Ontario will avail themselves of the
facilities of the Travelling clinics,
which are doing se much in the pre-
vention of the devastating scourge,
Tuberculosis.
It is the intention to this year
appoint a small committee in Clinton
to assist the General Committee.
Yours sincerely,
PRAN. ,
SecretaOISBryWARE, Christmas
Seal Committee.
NEW SHOT TO PREVENT
LEAD POISONING IN BIRDS
Attention is being directed toward"
producing .a new kind of shot for
use by sportsmen seeldng waterfowl
and is intended as a measure of wild
life conservation. The lead shot now
used develops poisoning when picked
up by the birds in feeding from the
bottom of shot -over shallow water
areas. The new shot is an allay of
lead and magnesium which disinteg-
rates by the action of the digestive
fluids of the bird and -passes through
its body before any really harmful.
results occur. The new shot will soon
be placed on; the market.
MAKE FRIENDS WITH
THE BIRDS
By Mr. John Hartley
They are great friends of ours.
Their 'sweet songs, their bright col-
ours and their graceful flight all de-
light us. If they were not here to
help us control harmful insects we
could scarcely grow crops at all.
The Robin
This bird , is very fond of us and
wishes to live near us. A pair of
them built their nest on the transom
of the fanlight above our front door.
To make a robin 'rouse: cut five
boards;' the back, 6 in. long and 6 in.
high; the floor, 7 in. long and 6 in.
wide; the roof 8 in. long and 8 in.
wide; one side, 6 in. high at one end,
6 in, high at the other end and 6 in.
long; a strip 10 in. long and 2 in.
wide.
Place the centre of the back on the
centre of the strip end using 2 -inch
finishing nails, nail the back to the
strip so that 21/4 in. of the strip will
be above the back and. 21k in', below
it. Nail the 6 -inch edge of the floor
to the back so that the back stands
on the floor. Place the side along
one edge of the floor with the 5 in.
edge against the back. Drive nails
through the back into this side and
through the floor into this side. Put
on the roof projecting an inch at each
side and in the front. Nail it to the
sideand the back. So far use 20
nails 2 in. long.
• Paint the house green trimmed with
white.
To nail, it up drive a 21/z inch wire
nail through the top of the strip and
another through the bottom of it.
Nail it about 10 ft. high to the corner
of the house, to a post near the house,
or a tree near the house. '
The bird house has no front and
only one side because a robin will not
build in a closed house. It wants to
be able to look around at all times.
Put your house up about April lst.
A GREAT PUBLIC
;SERVANT
Sixty years age the Bell Telephone
Co. of Canada was organized. It was
then an enterprise requiring a total
investment of a little more than
$400,000, serving about 2,100 sub-
scribers. Today its total assets are
about $24'7,000,000 and it serves some
785,000 subscribers. That, in brief,
is the corporate record of the comp-
any. It is a notable achievement, for
it reflects three score years of tin -
remitting service to the public.
It would be a lengthy task to tell
of the alinost innumerable ways in
which the telephone has come to be
of use; how the company has provid-
ed large areas of Canada with an un-
surpassed service; how the telephonic
needs of the areas served have been
anticipated; the linking together of
neighbors, communities and nations;
and the excellence of its service. But
in all these ways the Bell Telephone
Co. of Canada has lived up to the
highest ideals of a"public servant"
Back of this magnificent record is
a tradition, the guiding principle of
this vast organization. It developed
out of the policies laid down at the
beginning by a small group of men
who put service before profit-mak-
ing. They had vision. They saw what
a unique instrument of public service
had been put in their hands for de-
velopment. They built to that end.
Out of this has come an outstanding
example of Canadian corporate suc-
cess.
There was C. F. Sise, 'father of the
present president of the company,
who consolidated the various warring
Systems into one homogeneous whole.
His right hand .man, even before the
company was organized, was L. B.
MacFarlane. Associated with them
were Hugh C. Baker, of Hamilton,
whose father founded the Canada Life
Assurance Coe Hon. Thomas Ahearn,
of Ottawa; R. F. Jones, of Montreal;
K. J. Dunston, of Toronto, J. E. Mac-
Pherson, of Ottawa and Montreal, and
other "telephone pioneers." It is not
without significance that the present
G.,I'• Sise and his father have headed
the company in 40 out of its 60 years
of corporate life.
The Bell Telephone Co. of Canada
and the country as a whole have rea-
son to be proud and grateful to these
men and other workers in the forma-
tive years of the telephone industry.
The company can look back on its
achievements with pardonable pride
because of the tradition they estab-
lished. Fos the same reason it can
look forward with confidence to a
continuation of that record, for the
tradition of public service has become
the guiding light of a truly great
"public servant."—Financial Post.
14
Getting Ready For Polling
The office of Horace J. Fisher, re-
turning officer for North Huron, is
a busy place these days as prepara-
tion are being made for the polling
on March 26th. There are seventy-
nine polling sub -divisions in the rid-
ing as follows: Goderich 12, Wing -
ham 6, Clinton 4, Brussels 3, Blyth
2, Ashfield 7, Colborne 4, Goderich
township 6, West Wawanosh, 6, East
Wawanosh 6, Morris 6, Grey 7, Tern -
berry 4, Howick 7.
The regulations ecu 2 as double polls
where there are rnore.than 350 voters
in a sub -division. Theile are two of
these in Goderich, (No. 9 and No.
-10), 2 in Clinton, and 2 in Howick,
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IMPART NT
NOTI
TO MOTOR VEH1C
OWN ERS and DRIVERS
'o
anust secure your
1940 Plates
a.nd
Driver's License
Before MARCH 31st
NO EXTENSION OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED!
For the convenience of motorists, 1940 registration
plates and drivers' licenses are now available. No exten-
sion of time for use of 1939 plates and licenses beyond
the date of expiry (March 31st) will be granted.. The
forms of application for renewal of permits and licenses
will be found on the back of those issued for 1939.
Secure your 1940 plates now and renew your driver's
license at the same time.
MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, ONTARIO
P.c.v.
OPERATORS:
All public
commercial
vehicle licenses
expire
MARCH 3hh1
Reeve's Idea of Fisticuffs Ended Argument in
Council Speeding Township Business
By Harry J. Boyle
The dealock in the Walkerton Town
Council recently reported recalls to
the minds of older residents incidents
in early councils of much similar
nature.
In Stanley township in Huron
County, at a council meeting of 1866,
Dr. Woods, the reeve, sent a message
disclaiming his seat. Promptly a
motion was moved by It. H. Gardner,
seconded by Thomas Baird: "That
every and all resolutions passed,
moved or seconded by Dr. Woods at
this council at its first Varna sitting,
being the first meeting of the pres-
ent current year, be abolished, can-
celed, and have no affect whatever
on either the past, present or future
proceedings of the council for the
present and current year."
This motion did not prevail, for it
was felt impracticable to regulate
the past proceedings of any legisla-
tive body. A deadlock resulted, and
not a single motions passed the board,
althought •a score were moved and
seconded. The meeting defeated a
motion to adjourn, and the members
just departed. There was no meet-
ing from that time till Dr. Woods
was re-elected deputy reeve at the
next meeting.
There have been many humorous
incidents in regards to early muni-
cipal life:. In one case, the records
show where a man applied in person
for the position of clerk of the town-
ship, received the appointment, and
then disclosed that he could not write,
but that he had a good memory and
would keep the figures in his head,
One of the best stories of early
municipal life is told about two
neighbours who were appointed to a
Huron County township council. One
was Scotch, the other Irish, and be-
tween the two men there was a. good,
deal of rivalry. However, they ap-
peared to have settled on the score
that they would sit in the couneil'
quite amicably. All went well until
the Scot made -a short address to
the council isa regard to some project
which he deemed worthy. The. Irish-
man 'declared himself against it.
Then the Scot stood up and sotuedly
berated the Irishman for most of an
afternoon. Having been warned that
all violence was definitely not for
law -makers of a township while in
session, they battled by means of
epeech, making up for eloquence by
strong personalities,
The first meeting ended in a draw,
the reeve not quite knowing what
he should do. The meeting was ad-
journed, and then called for two
weeks later, The two neighbours
started into it again, with at least
half the township population on hand
for the debate.
Being armed with knowledge, the
reeve adjourned council for an hour,.
and then suggested, the two nen go
out behind the hall and settle their
differences of opinion. The crowd,
loving a good fight, were all in favor,
and so the two councilors retired,
According- to the records, the fight
was somewhat of a draw, but being
warned that the reeve would do the
same thing again if the differences
of opinion lasted, the council had no
more trouble aired in the same man-
ner.
INDIAN SEES SIGNS
OF EARLY SPRING
Spring will conte .early. The husk
on the corn Iast fall was thin. The
willows are showing light orange and
full buds. Hickory nuts wer left on
the trees by the squirrels before snow
fell. Raspberries ripened again last
Oetober. There is no doubt about it,
Spring will coma early.
This is the prophecy of Chief Jerry
Blueyes, '74 -year-old Cayuga Indian
of the Six Nations near Brantford,
Ont.
"Nobody can fool nature, and na-
tune given the Indian the signs of
the seasons," he said. "These things
tell me the snow will disappear early.
The warm weather will follow quick-
ly. It will be an early spring and a
good spring for the Indian people."
NO SURFACING ON BLUE
WATER HIGHWAY
No permanent surfacing will be
done on the Blue Water Highway this
year, Hon. T. B. McQuestion, Minister
of Highways told a deputation Tues-
day. The deputation composed of
reeves and mayors and representa-
tives of municipalities touched by the
highway waited on the minister.
Mr. McQuesten said: "The deputa-
tion waited on me as they do annual-
ly to ask for consideration in pro-
viding for a certain amount of work
on the Blue Water Highway. I was
sympathetic but pointed out all cap-
ital expenditure has prescribed this
year owing to the necessity of con-
serving all expenditures for war
purposes.
"It was pointed out that the pros-
pects for a very good active tourist
year were good and that highway de-
velopment should be kept up.
"I agreed to give special considerer
tion by way of maintenance in an
endeavor to snake conditions as com-
fortable as possible. -Huron Expositor,
CLOSED FORTY YEARS AGO
GOLD MINE WILL RE -OPEN
The demand for gold has brought
about plans for the re -opening of a
gold nine in the Province of Nova
Scotia closed down forty years ago
due to a cave-in, according to the
Natural Resources Department of the
Canadian National Railways. The
mine, known as "The 15 - Mile
Stream", is located in eastern Hali-
fax County and the provincial gov-
ernment is undertaking the project.
Gold production in Canada during the
first ten months. of 1939 amounted
to 4,236,880 ounces, compared with
3,877,289 ounces for the correspond-
ing period of the previous year.
PRODUCTION OF POTATOES
The Canadian potato crop in 1939
of 60,660,000 bushels was but slightly
higher than the yield of 60,897,000
bushels in 1938 which was one of the
shortest crops on. record. In the
Maritime Provinces those was a'sub-
stantialinerease in 1989 over the
previous year but elsewhere in Can:
ada, declines ar minor increases were
recorded. The value of the erop for
1939, however, is expected to show a
substantial increase over 1938.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pester
2.30 p.m.—Sunday Sclroo3
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Young People meek eath
Monday evening at 8 pan,
ST. PAUL'S, CIIEJECEI
Rev. A. H. O'Neil, XS. A.,
2.30 p.m.—Sunday Sal.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer
7 p.m.—Evening Prayer:.
THE SALVATION ARMS'
Capt. McDowell
11 a.m.—Worship Services.
8 pen.—Sunday School
7 p.m—Evening Worship
ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. G. Burson, iSZ.L4.., Bf8a
2.30 p.m.—Sunday Peclbos2..
11 a.m.—Divine Worship*
9:30 a.m. Turner's Chaxrch Se:}
vice and Sunday School
7 p.m. Evening Weed:riap ,
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED.
Rev. Andrew Lanz, II.A..,8i ts.
11 a.m.—Divine Worsfigi
7 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Sunday School at condztslet dB
morning service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHUiRCH..
Rev. Gordon Peddle,. H.A...
Sunday School 10 mm: -
Worship Service 11 acv.,.
3 p.m. Worship Service at BicyfieIdil
2 p.m.—Sunday School. Deerfield.
CLINTON MISSION
W. J. Cowherd, Sept,.
Services:
Monday 8 pm. Young People
Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Sundays
11 a.m. Prophetic Studiies
2 p.m. Sunday School.
3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting.
8 p.m.. Evangelistic' Serum