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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-04-11, Page 3THURS., APRIL 11, 1940 THE CLINTON Ni 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, APRIL 12, 1900 At .a meeting of the Official. Board of the Rattenbiiry street Methodist church held on Tuesday evening it was decided so far as they were eon,- eerned, to buy what has been .known as the "buret block", a splendid site for some such building.. An option extending over a period .of a month has been secured from the five cavil- ers. The members of the Board pres- ent .on Tuesday subscribed on the repot, the purchase 'priee, that is $600: G. Rorke, W. R. Lough, A. T. Coop- er, J. G. Stevenson, F, Fowler, F. R Hodgins, C. Wallis, H. E. Hodgins, A.10. Pattison, F RumbaII, W. Do- herty, H. E. Rorke, J. Jackson, H. •B•. Chant, W. Manning, A. J. Tyndall. Mr. John Dayment has been im- proving the post -office property by the erection of a neat fence, etc, and has also taken the contract of re- novating the house of Mr. Albert Anderson of Goderich township. Mr. A. Macdonald has bought the north-east point of Stanley, where it juts in between the London. Road and the Bayfield River. Mr. Macdonald owns a small piece of land adjoining. Mr. John Stanbury of the London Road returned home last week from Ontario, California, where he spent the best part of the winter. Among his baggage was a package of fruit sent by Mrs. John Joy, formerly of Clinton, to her old friends, Mrs. Sarah Saville and Mrs. Agnew. Word has been received 'from H. Morrish and party stating that they had safely arrived at Oxbow, Assa., and were much pleased with the country. Jackson Bros., big clothing estab- lishment is now very busy and all hands are working overtime but are still behind with their orders, which speaks of prosperity. Mr. William Colelough moves into Mr. Rathwell's house, on what was formerly the Beacom farm in God- erich township. He intends to live there for the summer and we under- stand will work for the Rathwell Bros. for the season. Mr. Addison Johns of West Tuck- ersmith has accepted a position as principal of the Menesing school and left Saturday, to commence his duties the following Monday. Mr. S. Switzer has sold his second 80 -acre farm. Reuben Grigg of Col- borne is the purchaser and intends erecting a house on his new premises. Mrs. John Ross, formerly of Clin- ton, but now of Yentana, is visiting friends and relatives in town and townships. When 'The Present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, APRIL 15, 1915 Tommy Handsley who enlisted at Clinton for the First Contingent, underwent training at Valcartier and subsequently on Salsbury Plains, was sent across to France with almost the first Canadians, returned to town last week. He was physically unable, to stand the strain and received his honourable discharge: Jackson; Trees., J. E. Hovey; Audit- or, D. L. Macpherson; Grounds cam- mittee, W. Grant, J. Hunter, J. Watt. A fire at Bayfield' shortly after 11 o'clock on. Thursday evening destroy, ed Ed. Ward's blacksmith shop. A erowd quickly responded to the alarm end confined their activities to -pre-. venting the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. In the most central part of the business section of Galt is a block bearing an imposing sign, "Fowlie's Block. The owner is Mr. H. Fowlie, better known as "Fatty". He is a brother of Mrs. S. Switzer, Tucker- smith, and is doing well in the city. Robert Jones, general blacksmith, has moved to his new stand, between, Hotel Normandie and Wesley Church shed, about opposite Elliott's Deliv- ery Barn. He was formerly in the shop next the Rattenbury House stable. Misses Delle and Jess O'Neil re- turned to Toronto on Saturday, the fanner to resume her teaching duties and the latter her .studies, at the uni- versity. Mr. W. D. Williams of Goderich township is home from the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph where he attended for the winter term, specializing on cheese and butter making, cow testing and ice cream making. He was successful in his exams. About the first of next month he goes to Listowel, having accepted the management of the cheese fact- ory there. Scaring Pests From The Farm "So you're going to let the crows see where your tattles are"! was the salutation of a shrewd Scots parson to a member of his flock, who trudged along the road bearing the traditional searecrow to be eroded in a newly planted potato patch. The remark must have penetrated, for on his re- turn journey the parson saw the scarecrow lying deserted in the ditch by the roadside. Grows are crafty creatures and it is by experience rather than in- stinct that they associate a scarecrow with the presence of some tempting forbidden fruit., .Crows are lenge 1ivtp1 and conse'quen'tly have long memories. I Pests far worse than cows prey upon the Earner's crops, remarks 1B. Leslie Emslie, chemist -agronomist ICrows may be seen and hard, shot Ica or shoo'd away. though perhaps not to stay, while these other pests are invisible micro-organisms whose ravages, however, San be plainly seen by harvest time. Many of these microscopic pests are fungi, some of which may infest the soil, but most of them are car- ried on the seed itself — for instance, scab and rhizoctonia of potatoes, seed. rot of corn, burnt or stinking shut of wheat, the smuts of oats, covered smuts and stripe of barley, root and 'stem rots of cereals, peas, beans and (other crops On Monday forenoon of this week i Science has done much for agricult Mr, John W. Middleton, Goderich , iu'e, and one of the latest and great - township pioneer, passed from thisest achievements is the discovery that life into the great beyond. He was., certain organic compounds of mer - a son of the lane Charles Micldleton,'duty will control these seed -borne and was one of a family of seven of diseases without injury to the seed whom the only surviving member itself when applied in the small dose now is Mrs. T. Jowett of Bayfield. prescribed. Indeed, by destroying the Of his fancily of eight Misses. Hattie germinating vigour of the seed and and Agnes are at home and Charles, censequently increases Yields'. John and Fred, in Goderich township. 1 Years of most careful, painstaking Mr. Hugh B. Grigg of the Head research and trial revealed that there Office staff of the Molson's Bank, is a speuifio organic mercury con- Montreal, who came home to spend pound for each 'of several classes of the major portion of his holidays with crops. Fortunately, a little goes a his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Grigg, long way, so the cost 01 trcanncnt is is spending two or three days of this trifling, only a few cents an acre. week with relatives in London. The seeds of cereals, for instance are Mr. Sebert G. Henry returned on treated effectively with the ethyl Monday to his school in Wolverton mercury phosphate dust at the rate to resume his duties as teacher after 'of only one-half ounce per bushel, spending the holidays at the parental' and the seed again may be treated home, that of Mr. and. Mrs. J. C. from 24 hours to three months before Henry, Rattenbury street. planting, as may be convenient. Broadview Farm, the home of Mr. For seed corm there is another or and Mrs. Eph, Brown of Hullett, was genie mercury dust and a different the scenes of one of the prettiest one for vegetables seeds, while for events of the season, on Tuesday af- potatoes a wet clip treatment is used ternoon when their eldest daughter, For the,. control of seedling "damp- Mabel Ann, became the bride of Mr. ing-off" a dilute solution of the or - William Herbert Hoggarth, son of genie mercury specific for vegetables Mr. David Hoggarth. The ceremony may be prepared and applied to the was performed by Rev. C. C. Koine, soil with a watering can or in a finer pastor of the Methodist Church, Lon- spray. To the query, "Are there many Scotsmen in your country?" the Australian is said to base replied: "Yes, but rabbits are our worst pest yet still worse than the depred- ations of animals, bird and insects desbora. The newly-weds will reside on the farm on the sixth eon. re- cently purchased by the groom, better mown, perhaps, as the Southcombe farm. The Bowling Club held its annual meeting in the council chamber on pests on grain are thoise of the de- Friclay evening last, when the fol- veatating seed -borne diseases which lowing officers were cleated: Hong. take an annual toll .estimated at 35 Pres., D. A. Forrester; Pres., W. million dollen from these crops' in 'Jackson; Vice, Dr, Shaw; Sec., F. T. Canada alone. EXTINGUISHER CAUSES FIRE Rays of the hot sun being reflected through a glass fire extinguisher, caused a fire in a wooden; bookcase at the Public School on Tuesday af- ternoon. Shortly after the pupils were dismissed a teacher noticed smoke coming from the end of the bookcase and upon examination discovered the wood ,scorched and.pmouldering. The glass fire extinguisher had acted as a magnifying glass to such en ex- tent that the wood was set on fire. —Huron Ekpositor. OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT ROME IN EGMONDVILLE Tuesday, April 2nd, was the occa- sion of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. M. Grieve, Egmoted- ville. Mrs. Grieve before her marriage was Miss Margaret Chesney, young- est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chesney, Tuckersmith. Mr. Grieve was the son of the late William Grieve, McKillop-, and they were unit- ed ire marriage by the Rev. A. D. McDonald in 1890 and took up resi- dence on Lot 13, Con. 3, McKillop. For 35 years they have been resi- dents of Egmondville. Mr. and Mrs. Grieve entertained at dinner on Sunday for the immediate family, including Miss Bessie Grieve, Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. IL C. Grieve and sons, Tommy and Mussel, of Windsor; Miss Margaret Grieve, Sea - forth; Mr. Grieve's sister, Mrs. Robt. Hogg, who was their bridesmaid, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chesney, who was groomsman. On Tuesday afternoon a reception was held at their home in Egmond- ville and many friends called to ex- tend their congratulations. DEATH OF GEO. THOMAS DALE The death occurred of George Thomas. Dale on Wednesday, April 3rd, at the home of John. Taylor, near Walton, The deceased was born on Lot 10, Con, '7, Hullett, 57 years ago. He had been ill since last fall and about two weeks ago suffered a stroke and had been seriously ill until Wednesday when he passed. away. He was united in marriage to Etta Car- ter, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Carter, of McKillop, and leaves his wife and two sons, Lorne Dale, Sea- forth, and Alvin Dale, Hallett, to mourn his loss; also three sisters, Mrs, William Connell, Clinton; Mrs. William Knox, Londesboro, and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Hullett, and one bro- ther, Mr, James Dale, of Hallett. The late Mr. Dale farmed in Hallett un- til ten years ago when he moved to Ilarpurhey. For the past two years Mr. and Mrs. Dale have lived at the home of Mr. John Taylor, Walton. Mr. Dale was a member of Constance United Church. HOBBY REPLACES DOBBIN ON POOR ROADS That not only two heads are bet- ter than one, but two people are better than one says the Mitchell Ad- vocate, when it comes to gettiltg a cutter home over roads such as we had last week. At least it looked like that when a couple living in the vicinity of Gould's School on Satur- day unhitehed their trusty mare that had sunk quite a depth in the soft snow and let her wander on home awhile the male half of the fancily took his place between the shafts and proceeded to draw the cutter and his wife pushed from behind to alleviate the load. It looked like good going, too, and they arrived home without further mishap. KNOX—MATTHEWS In a lovely setting of Picardy glad- ioli in tall standards in St. George's Anglican Church, Windsor, a military wedding of interest was solemnized at 7 p.m. Saturday evening, March 30th., when Miss Rita Merle Mat- thews, of Windsor, daughter of Mrs. Ida Matthews, of Watford, was unit- ed in marriage to Capt. W J. Stuart Knox, of the Essex Scottish Regi- ment, son of Mr. A. S. Knox, of Winnipeg. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Kenneth Matthews, chose a gown of navy sheer with a tailored white bodice of white linen inset with Irish crochet and flared' skirt andbolero jacket with lapels of white linen and lace. Her hat was white straw trimmed with navy blue bows and navy veil, She wore a corsage of lilies of/ the valley & T'alismaai roses. Miss Marj- orie Matthews was the bride's only attendant, and wore a grey sheer jacket frock and navy hat with touohes of red and carried a corsage of red roses. Major L. W. P. Wake- field was the best man. A reception was held at the Armouries which was decorated with spring flowers. The bride, by military tradition' cut the wedding cake with the groom's sword. Mrs. Matthews wore a gown of grape colored crepe with corsage of white carnations. The out of towel guests for the wedding included the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Matthews, Mr. Kenneth Matthews, Mies Evelyn. Mat- thews, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ferg- uson, all of Watford. The groom's sieter' and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClure, of Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson and Dorothy Wilsetn, of Brucefiel'd, and Mr. Roy Masons, of Clinton, were also present. Following the reception the bride and groom left on a short honeymoon to Montreal and other Eastern points. They will reside at Windsor Courts, Windsor. WORK TOGETHER TO' SHARE THEIR JOYS 011 SORROWS Members of a quaintly -garbed re- ligious group from British Columbia have settled near the village of Glen- morris, seven miles south of Galt, where they will farm and follow their practice of sharing joys and sorrows. "We are sometimes known as the Brotherhood of Ancient Christianity because we believe in the old teach- ing of Christianity," said Mrs. Julius Kubassik, wife of the leader to the community. "We work together and share together. What one accomp- lishes is for the benefit of the whole group. We take no part in politics and do not vote." Dressed in nondescript, sacklike clothing of black the women refused to allow photographs to be taken. EARLY BY-ELECTIONS LIKELY IN ONTARIO Premier Hepburn and the cabinet are expected to consider soon the matter of holding by-elections for three vacant seats in the Ontario' legislature. Two seats Were lefte vacant by the resignations of members to contest the federal election, while the other vacancy was caused by the death last month of C. A. Robertson, veteran Liberal member for Huron North. Arthur W. Roebuck, former attor- ney -general, gained election. to the House of Commons as a Liberal on March 26 after resigning as Inde- pendent Liberal member of the legis- lature. Col. T. A. Kidd resigned as Con- servative member of the provincial House, ever which he once presided as speaker, to run in the federal rid- ing of Kingston. He was defeated by Defence Minister Norman Rogers. It was indicated at Queen's Park that no haste will be made to hold the by-elections, in view of the fact that a session has been concluded only recently. JOHN YOES, WRITER, DIES- AT SEAFOItTII John. Yoes, a journalist and author of a novel and book of war poems and a traveler of wide and varied experience, died et his hone ht the Royal Apartments, Seaforth, on Thursday, following a long illness. He was in his '70th year. Mr. Yoes had been a free lance writer for some years in. the United States and .conte to Canada to en- list in the Seventh Battalion, C.E.P., at Vancouver with which he saw two years' service in France, and was in- valided hone. From hiswar exper- iences came his novel "Jack Brainard of Sharpnell" and he had published a book .of poems written in the trench. Mr. Yoes was born in Arkansas and was a graduate of Louisana State University. For a time he lived in London and came to Seaforth two and a half years ago. He had been in ill -health much of the time since. "YOUR HOME STATION" CKNX 1200 kes. WINGHAM 250 metres WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, APRIL 12th: 11.15 a.m "Mary, Queen of Scots" 12.45 pen. The Bell Boys 1.30 p.m. Harold Pym, piano 7.00 p.m. Gwen Williams 7.30 pen. Ilon. J. G. Taggart, Chairman of Canadian Bacon. Board, and Min- ister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan. SATURDAY, APRIL 13th; 9.30 a.m. Kiddies' Party 12,45 p.m. CKNX Hjll-Billies 6.15 pan. Harry J. Boyle 7.45 p.ni. Barn Dance DUNDAY, APRIL 14th: 11.00 a.m. United Church 12.45 p.m. Guy Lombardo Orch. 7,00 p.m, Presbyterian Church MONDAY, APRIL 15th: 8.30 p.m. Breakfast CIub 1.00 p.m. Gene Autry 6.15 pm. Harry J. Boyle 8.00 pen. Sarah Cruickshank TUESDAY, APRIL 1611: 11.00 a.m. Harold Victor Pym 12.45 p.m. Gaceus Mac 7.00 p.m. The Novatones WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th: 5.45 pm. Harold Victor Pym 7.00 p.m. Font Showmen 8.00 p.n. CKNX Little Band THURSDAY, APRIL 18th: 10.30 am. Church of the Air 7.15 p.m. "Ell & Zeb" 8.30 p.m. Grenadier Guards Band PAGE 3 We're Selling HUIISO1V . t.) •; nr IeWtht 1 rellAuWh ! Why. It gives us great pleasure to announce our new association with Hudson. 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Wonder Car of the lowest price field New HUDSON Eight (128 h. p.) and its companion car, new HUDSON Super -Six (102 h. p.) New HUDSON Country Club Six and Eight Sedans PHONE 345 s CLINTON Diagnosing The "Laildslidc" . Ten years ago, when. Canadians went to Ute polls, the Liberals gained 1,750,000 votes. This was about 44%, of the total vote cast. Yet the party gained only 88 seats, This was little more than one-third of the total membership of the House. Then came the election of 1935. The Liberals garnered a mere 300,- 000 00;000 additional votes. They still had but 4?% of the total vote cast. Yet they increased their house of Com- mons membership to 171 about 70% of the total. Last week the Liberals received 54% of the total vote, but they cap- tured 73% of the seats and blanketed opposition in seven out of nine prov- inces. What happened to the Conserva tive%.. In 1930, by polling 1,900,000 votes —50% of the total—they gained 137 seats. This was 56% of the House membeeship. In both 1935 and 1940 through the loss of 600,000 votes — about one-third of the 1930 total — their representation was cut more than. '70%. Iry short, 1,400,000 Conservative voters--31t/o of the electorate—will have but 16r of the House member. ship to speak for them during the life of the present Parliament. Would some other system have giv- en a more "even" result? ,Certainly the complicated combina- tion of proportional representation and single transferable votes used in Alberta offers little hope for im- provement. Last month's returns are not yet complete, but in 1935, 55% of the eleetors returned to offjos 90% of the legislative membership. Many European countries use pro- portional representation. In Germany the famous election of 1933 put Hitler in the saddle w:$h 52% of the total votes and 52% of the number of elect- ed deputies. Votes were cast for the party, not for the individual member. The larger the vote, the larger the number of elected representatives:. Each 60,000 ballots cast returned a deputy; 600,000 votes was good for 10 deputies, double that number for 20 and so forth. In this type ol. election no votes ere lost. But it destroyer two-party government. In Germany at one time there were. over 30 different parties. Coalition gov- ernment becomes almost inevitable. This is' true today in France. It was true in' Germany in 1933, when Hitler required the support of the . ay./weaeia.Ilt'flfl'sew. Natinnist griup to give his National Socialist candidates a 52!, majority. Under the Canadian system, third parties or those outside the two old- line groups, usually fare well. Ex- cept in 1935 when 384,000 votes were eost to elect one Reconstructionist member (Hon. H, H. Stevens), third party candidates have either been well represented in proportion to their votes, or else their representa- tion has exceeded 'their voting strength. In. 1940, the third party will have 11'ie of the House member- ship compared with. 15' of the total votes. If Canada would maintain a vigor- ous, representative two-party govern- ment, the answer would seem to lie, not in scrapping the present electoral system but in. maintaining the com- petitive strength of the two chief parties.—Financial Post, ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT TELLS OF BLACK -QUI PROBLEMS Reginald Denham, playwright and co-author of "Ladies in Retirement", the play which opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto recent- ly, declared on his arrival in that city that London, England is the beet place for murder plays in the world to -day. "There is 'hardly any need to create an atmosphere since the audience have it all the way to the theatee. They stagger clown pitch black London streets, bumping into each other, and hearing ghostly voloas talking around corners they don't see, to find a flickering blue light behind the thick curtains of the theatre entrance, "he declared. Speaking of scarcity of flashlights he said, "You cannot get flashlight battery for a king's ransom in London today. There are boetleg flashlights marl sell on the streets which die as seem as you have paid for them." Canadians with relatives in the Canadian Army overseas or with friends in Finglnd,are sending thou- sands of fresh dated flashlight bat- teries abroad every week. lacc ation. Al} modern methods of e are brought into play in .the educat- ional plan for soldiers overseas. Ling- uaphones, ler instance, are used to teach conversational Fren.ch.. A cin- ema van, donated by the Britannia League is used both for entertain:. merit and educational purposes. CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev, A. E. Silver, Pastor 2,30 pan.—Sunday School 7 p.m.—Evening Worship The Young People meet each, Monday evening at 8 p.m. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. A. II..O'Nen, T.A.,13.D. 2.30 pare—Sunday School. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer. '7 p.m.—Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt. McDowell 11 am.—Worship Service 3 p.m.—Sunday School 7 p.m.—Evening Worship ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev. G. G. Burton, 2LA., B.D. • 2.30 pan.—Sunday School. 11 a.m.—Divine Worship 9,30 a.m. Turner's Church Sere vice and Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worship WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D. 11 a.m.—Divine Worship 7 p.m.—Fwening Worship. Sunday School at conclusion of morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCIle Rev. Gordon Peddie, B.A. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfieldl 2 p.m,—Sunday School, Bayfield. CLINTON MISSION W. J. Cowherd, Supt.. Services: Monday 8 pan. Young People Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Sundays 11 a.ni. Prophetic Studies 2 pen, "Sunday School. 3 pm. Fellowship Meeting 8 mm. Evangelistic Servnee. j