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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-04-25, Page 1„r ;.Ga The Clinton ewspzette } 'The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated The. Clinton New Era NO. 5985. -61ST YEAR. CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940 The Now Era Est. 186ri THE HOME PAPER We Have Just'Reeeived The newest designs and novelties in Costume Jewelery including Glamor Pins. . These goods are just what your new spring suit needs to finish the appearance. We are as we have been for thirty-seven contin- uous years, headquarters in Clinton for expert workmanship on clocks and watches, . over fifty, years of practical work on watches and clocks. W. H. HIL,L,YAR Jeweler and Optometrist Residence Phone 174j 11 n Choose Your Spring Attire This Weekend at Reduced Prices Owing to backward weather, we find our stock abnormally large and in order to reduce it, You will find Attractively Low Prices on Dresses, Coats and Suits. It Will Pay You to See Ours Before Buying. NOTICE THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 26th Miss Betty Thompson will be with us demonstrating the Special Features of LADY MAC Foundation Garments. FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE [GOING TO MOVE We have been busy cleaning up our stock and have gathered together many useful pieces and odds and ends of goods we no longer carry. We have them all in our window where you may see them in groups priced to sell at 15c, 25c, 50c and $1.00 each. Some formerly were selling as high as $4.00 each. It will pay you to investigate and pick up what you want. For 15c you can buy a bar pin, barrette, sterling cuff buttons, china dishes, cig- arette cases and holders, beads, 2 fruit dishes, etc. For 25c we offer, bracelets, rings, beads, watch bracelets, odd dishes, etc. For 50c we have silver pepper and salts, arm and watch bracelets, child's knife, fork and spoon set, bronze and china flower vases, candle holders, etc. For $1.00 we have watches, picture holders, necklets, butter dishes, marmalade or jelly jars and, several small silver dishes. Remember Watch Repair is a job for Experts. Our Work Assures Your Satisfaction. "Counter's for Finer Jewellery for over Half a Century in Huron County” `X" Complains of Streets. Sir The following lesson was found in an old school • book. It is not in use today in our common schools, but it has •been suggested,. and we think the idea a good one, that every, aspirant to civic honors should be made pass ani examination before being ,elected, and prove he has mastered the principles therein contained. Q. What is the first requisite in every councillor? A. Common sense. Does not everycouncillor pos- sess p sess this requisite? A. By no means. Q. Is a very high order of ability expected from these men by the pub- lic? A. Not at all, they are only supposed' to be ordinarily intelligent, but are expected to act in the town's affairs as they would in their own. Q. 1)o they not do so? A. Not generally. What is the result? A. The rate- payers either leave them at home at the next elebtion or get so disgusted that a condition of public apathy sets in and the whole town suffers. Q. What is a road? A. A means of internal communication. Q. Who is supposed to look after the roads in a town? A. The read committee. Q. Do these men display intelli- gence? A. Not to any extent. Q. What do they generally do? A. As a rule they waste most of the money voted for road purposes and succeed in making the streets as im- passible as possible. Q. How do they do this? A, They neglect the first essential, which is to (Continued on page 3) Paper. Collection on Saturday The Guides and Scouts will have their spring Paper Day collection. on Saturday. The boys and girls have undertaken this work as a war ef- fort and all the proceeds will be giv- en for patriotic purposes. They will: be glad to handle the paper for you, but you can avoid being called to the door by bundling your own and tying' them securely with . strong cord or light rope and leaving where they; can be seen. In case of rain the col -1 lection will be held the following The Farmers' Market Wheat 82c. Barley 62c. Oats 40c. Buckwheat 62. ; Cream 28e, 27e, Eggs 18e, 16e, 14e, 12c, Hogs $7.75, Rev. G. A. Peddie Inducted Into New Charge On Friday evening of last week Rev, Gordon A. Peddle, formerly of Clinton and Bayfield Presbyterian churches was inducted into the charge of Norwich and Bookton. The service was held ' in the Norwich church. A large congregation, in- cluding many members from the Bookton and other churches of the village, was in attendance. Rev. David Gowdy, of the Faris Presbyterian church, and moderator of the Paris Presbytery presided and conducted the devotional exercises. prominent ministers of the Presby- tery assisted in the induction ser- vices. In addition to the members of the congregation, ministers from the other churches brought words of greeting and welcome. Following the service, those present were introduc- ed to Mr. and Mrs. Peddie and later in the evening refreshments were served by the ladies of the congrega- tions. Girl Guides Entertain Goderich and Seaforth Visitors The 1st Clinton Company of Girl Guides and. Rangers entertained the patrol leaders and seconds of the Goderich and Seaforth Companies on Tuesday night in the Guide Hall. 25 Guidee and Rangers from. Goderich, and 15 from Seaforth were present. Dr. Douglas gave the welcoming ad- dress. A program of games and skits was enjoyed by all. Sandwiches, cookies, and, cocoa were served. Every one had -a good time getting together with the girls of their other comp- anies. The Rangers have secured a room awl are busy redecorating it. We would appreciate any informa- tion as to where any old pieces of furniture such as chairs, cupboteefe, cts, may be secured. AMONG THE CHUE.CHES IIAI'TIST CHURCH Rev, A. E, Silver will speak on the, subject, "The Christian Walk" at the Saturday. Sunday evening service. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. R. P. D. Hurford D.D., rector of Seaforth and Rural Dean of Huron I will conduct the services at St. Paul's on Sunday. Monday at 8 p.m. A.Y.P.A. Pro- gressive games evening. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Women's Association regular meeting will be held in the church basement Wednesday, May 1 at 2.30. The Girlls Club meeting will be held in the church basement Monday 1 evening, April 29th at 8 p.m. SALVATION ARMY Sunday morning's '-topic is, "The Flaming Heart." Evening, "The Escape." The regular meeting for prayer will be held Thursday in the Quarters. Next week a series of revival meet- ings every night, commencing 8 pm. WEDDINGS MAIR—GILBERT The marriage service was read by the Rev. H. Wilding at the parsonage at Hohnesville which united Olive Georgia, the youngest daughter of George and Mrs. Mair of Goderich township to John Jelicoe Haig, youngest son of Frederick George and Mrs. Gilbert of Goderich town- ship on Saturday, April 20th. The bride wore a gown of sheer dusky rose with navy blue acees sories. A navy blue coat trimmed with white completed her ensemble. She was attended by the groom's sister, Ma's, E. A. Murch, who was gowned in a dusky rose sheer gown. and watchin.g accessories, Mr. James Andrew Mair was the groomsman. After a reception at the beido's home, Mr, and Mrs. Gil- bert left for Toronto and points east. They will reside on the farm on the 7th concession, Goderich township. CARTER—REDDEN A pretty spring wedding took place Saturday in Wesley -Willis United church parsonage, Clinton, when Rev: A. Lane officiated at the marriage of Miss Ruth Elizabeth Redden, eld- est daughter of Mrs, Catharine Hed- den of Henson, and the late George Hedden, to Mr. Harold Whitney Carter, son of Mr, Isaac Carter and the late Mrs. Catharine Carter. The bride wore a gown of air force blue with navy accessories, and corsage of American Beauty rosebuds. Her attendant was Miss Frances Carter, sister of the bridegroom, who was gowned in pale blue crepe with black accessories and corsage of Talisman rosebuds. The groomsman. was Mr. Russell Hedden of Hensel', brother of the bride. The wedding dinner was held at the home of the bride's par- ents. Following an extended trip Mr. and Mrs. Carter will live in Clinton. On Thursday evening the bride was guest of hanor at a gathering of friends and neighbors -at the home of Mr. and Mts. Norman Livermore, East street, Clittton, when she was made the recipient of a miscellaneous shower of lovely gifts. At noon. on, Saturday .the bridegroom was the central figure in a group of knitting millfellow employees, and was pre- sented with an occasional' chair and ONTARIO ST. UNITED CHURCH The Women's Association meeting will be held May 8th. Picnic tea will be served. "A Woman Who Saved A Nation" is the salmon subject for the morn- ing service. The evening service will feature special evangelistic- singing. Topic, "The Great Physician for our Day." Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- Per will be dispensed at Turner's Church. Miss Sybil Couutice will be guest speaker at the Mother & Daughter Banguet Tuesday evening. WESLEY-WILLIS 'CHURCH The sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be dispensed at the morning service. Sermon subject for the even- ing service, "Isaiah's Vision of God." The W.M.S. Thankoffering meet- ing was held Thursday, April 18th ,at the home of Mrs. E. Paterson, Mrs. Chowen presided. Those taking part ut the programme were Mrs. Pater- son, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Iitteston. At the con- clusion of the meeting the hostess served refreshments. The regular monthly study meeting of the Ever Ready Mission Circle was held on Thursday evening, April 18th at the home of Mrs. John Fraser. The president was in charge of the buusi- uoss meeting during which the roll call was answered with a verse of spring. The study period dealt with "Education in India" under leadership of Dorothy Mutch's group. At the conclusion of the meeting the hostess served lunch anda social hour was enjoyed. The raguler meeting of the W.A. will be 'held at the church next Wed- nesday, May lst at the usual hour. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Cooke an- nounce the engagement of their sec- ond daughter, Ethel, to Mr. Clarence Neilans, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Neilans, of Clinton. The marriage will take plaee this month. Caretaker Appointed for C.C.I. At a meeting of the Collegiate Board on Monday evening L. Den- none was selected from a lint of fifteen applicants as the caretaker of the Collegiate. The position is prac- tically a full-time one and carries a salary of $700. Mrs. Robt, Holmes Seriously 111 • Word has been received in Clinton of the serious illness of Mrs. Robe, Holmes of Toronto, formerly of Clin- ton. Mrs. Holmes suffered a severe stroke about ten days ago, and is still in a critical condition. Members of the family have been, called home, Miss Lou Holmes of Edmonton is with her mother, who is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Wheat- on, Toronto, with whom she has made her home for several years. Little hope is held for her recovery. There are nanny in Clinton and vice inity who will remember Mrs. Holmes and her husband, the late Robert Holmes, who for ninny years was editor of the Clinton New Era. Mr. Holmes also represented this con- stituency for a time in the pirovineial legislature, later leaving for Toronto, where he held a post as the Custom's Officer. HERB. NORMAN TAKES OVER. STORE AT GODERICH Arrangements were completed yest- erday which will necessitate the re- moval of one of Clinton's young busi- ness Wren from town. H. Norman, who has been associated with C. M. Shearing here for almost two years, yesterday leased the J. A. McMillan store on the Square at Goderich where he will operate a high class store. Mr. Shearing will continue the business here with Harold Swat as senier clerk of the staff. Fligh qual- ity products and improved service will coutinue to be the aim. We understand the change will be beneficial to customers of both stores since it is the intention of the owners to make purchases jointly. They will take advantage of quantity discounts in their purchases and pass the sav- ings on to their customers. Since coming to Clinton Mr. Nor- man has taken an active part in social activities. He is a member of the Lions Club and has been particularly active in Scout and Rover work. Friends here will wish him success. It is his intention to carry on the policy of high quality, service and good value, LITTLE LOCALS Dr. Oakes has re-engaged Thos. Leppington to take care of itis spac- ious grounds for the coining season. W. 11. Draper was elected as sopho- more year representative to the Coun- cil of the Student Body of Huron Col- lege last week. Thirty-six Clinton nt o r ch an t s agreed this week to close Wednesday afternoons during May, June, July, August and September holidays to start 'next Wednesday. Mr. Wells of Londesboro has work- men excavating for the new garage he will build where the former Rat tenbury House stables stood for many years. W. L. Whyte, Chairmanof the Lions Club Swine Committee, was named to the directorate of the On- tario Agriceltural College Alumni Association at the annual meeting. Major F. G. Thompson of No. 1 Detachment R.C.A.M.C., London, is transferred to the llth Field Ambul- ance at Queens Park according to an official announcement made this week. W. J. Elliott is this week dismant- ling the former C. Witts residence, corner of Orange and Huron .streets. Mr. Elliott will erect modern resi- dences on the site of the present building. Clinton Scout leaders and Rovers who attended the Huron District Leaders. Banquet on Monday night at Wingham were Alex Haddy, Bert Dinman, Sara Castle, Charles Mutch, Wes. Haddy, Clarence Rozell and M. J. Schoenhals. Thomas Rutherford, a former C.C.I. student, is named in this yean''s grad- uating class of Emmanuel College, Toronto. Ile is the winner of the third year general proficiency schol- arship and aIso ranks first fore the Michael Fawcett Prize for Public Speaking. Mrs. J. Leiner of the local Bell Telephone •staff is relieving at Sea- ford: this. week. The Red Gross Society has an: in- teresting display of woa'k in the Hydro Office window, Bell Telephone Diamond Jubilee Anniversary on Monday CLINTON'S FIRST EXCHANGE IN GENTS' FURNISHING STORE The celebration on Monday of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of the Bell Telephone Company recalls the extraordinary changes that have been brought about in social and business life by the speeding up of voice com- munication. The anniversary also re- minds us that Clinton has continued' to benefit, down through theyears , by the inventions and developments which have refined telephony and in-' creased man's voice range. 1 • The longest voice -path possible over which a telephone user can now' project his voice from Clinton would' be to Perth, Australia—about 15,000 miles. And only forty years ago a long distance telephone call connect- ing paints separated by three or four hundred miles caused as much ex- citement ahnost as does a heavy- weight Championship boxing match or. world series baseball game today. The progress of the telephone and its offspring—radio, 'talkies', tele- typewriters, wirephoto, electrical surgical instruments etc.—has been nothing short of ,amazing even to the experts themselves. Just sixty- six years have passed since Bali thought out the principle underlying the transmission -of speech and sound. Today "there are no earthly limits to human speech" which has caused a writer to propound the question "On the hundredth anniversary of the. telephone will we be able to converse with the inhabitants of Mars?" Clinton's first telephone exchange; was established in 1885. The small, Primitive switchboard and its assoc-, iated apparatus was set up in a corner of William Jackson's Gents.' Furnishings store. The proprietor of the store was also the local Bell Tele- phone manager. Telephone service was available while the store was open from 8 a.m, to 8 pan. On Sun- days service was supplied from 2 to pen. and holidays from 10 to 12 a.m. Local citizens were familiar with the telephone for some time before 1 the exchange was opened. It is re- corded that on July 28, 1879, J. A, Yuile of Clinton leased a private tele- phone line from. the agents of Alex- ander Melville Bell, father of the telephone inventor. A copy of a re -1 part issued December 17, 1880 reveals that the Company had opened ex- changes or agencies in some 33 towns and cities including Clinton, Mont- real, Victoria, Hamilton, London, and Winnipeg. W. H. Ransford was tha first Bell Telephone agent in Clinton. By Oc- tober, 1884, he had secured eight sub- scribers, but no record of their names has as yet been discovered. The first list of Clinton subscribers published in 1885 shows that there were 12 one i service a that time. Rumball continued to watch over loeali telephone needs until her retirement. in; January, 1933. She had seen, the. exchange grow from the small switch. board 'in the jewellery store which in. 1889 served 16 subscribers until 44 years later it required five operators to 7aandle an average of 00.0 calls daily from 326 local and 570. rtw'at subscribers. Mrs. Rnmltall is_ a. Lifer Member of The Telephone Pioneersof< America. Manycitizens will remember when,. Mrs. Rumball's sorry Ray„ used to bee night operator of the local exchange.. Raymond J. Rumball is now Division a Plant Manager of the Bell Company' at Montreal. July 5, 1939, marked an important. milestone in local telephone history.. It was on that date that the comi atea, battery telephone system began serve ing subscribers here. Two interested!: spectators at the inauguration eere- • monies were, Dr. J, W. Shaw, who will reach fifty years as a continuous - telephone subscriber. and A. T. Coop- er, proprietor of Cooper's Department Stare which has the distinction of be- ing -the only business place in town which had telephone service "'way back when—". 4 Lost Money Turns .Up The disappearing snowbanks are bringing to light some rather inter- esting things. Children especially are finding favorite playthings `lost"' in last winter's strove and now comes. to us the story of a $10 bill lost be- fore Christmas, found this week, and restored to the rightful owner. Mr. James Flynn reported to Con- stable Elliott that he had lost that amount before Christmas and had given up hope of ever finding it. Miss. Tough spotted the crumbled note in. the remnants of a snowbank this week, turned it over to Constable El- liott who in turn handed it to Mr. Flynn, Everyone is happy about the Whole thing. Lions Club Hold Business: Meeting No special speaker was engaged for the Lions Club meeting held at the McKenzie Hotel Tuesday night. and the period following the banquet session was devoted strictly to busi- ness. At the next meeting the Club will be hosts to the Juvenile Hockey team they sponsored during the past, winter. Considerable time was de- voted to planning the annual Frolic. to be held June 19th. Tickets have been printed for the many prizes to be awarded this year and a ticket selling campaign gets under way im- mediately. The club membership was, divided into four groups headed by H. O. Lawson, T. Churchill, J. J. Zapfe and Alex. Haddy for this pur- pose. Considerable rivalry is looked for as the selling campaign warms teleph s n t The first commercial telephones,' up' s hacl a range of only wenty miles far Mrs. Ernest Adams Named satisfactory transmission. Gradually, the first crude instruments were im- proved and refined. Copper wire re- placed the galvanized iron lines which had a range of only twenty miles for transmission, and this improved con- ductor made inter -city communication available. Metallic circuits were in - President of Women's Institute At the regular mooting of the Women's Institute which was held on Thursday, April 18, Miss Brigham: was in charge. The roll call was. responded to by exchange of seeds. troduced which eliminated static and slips, after which Mrs. Adams. made some suitable remarks on the motto, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", but the doctor carne he the person of Dr. Douglas and he gave a very interesting and instruc- tive address on "The Care of the Child," good food, fresh air, exercise and sleep are the essential things. which a normal child requires, he said interference and cross talk and the voice range was expanded. The in- vention of the loading coil, which greatly reduces the transmission loss on a circuit, more than doubled man's potential voice reach. The develop- ment of the vacuum tube repeater enabled the lines to reach across the continents. Radio -telephony was per- fected, and by 1927 telephone users doctors of today not only try to cure' could chat across the Atlantic. diseases but also try to prevent them,. Then followed the linking together and many children's diseases which into a globe -encircling network of the often leave the child deficient in many telephone systems of about 80 count- ways can now be avoided by giving,- ries ivingries or territories. In normal times, preventatives. Miss Brigham thanked. from your telephone in. Clinton, you the doctor for his splendid address. can be connected, with no more effort The striking committee brought in than it takes to place a call to Tar -I the following list ea ui'ficers, after onto, with any one of about 40,000,-' which a pot luck supper was served:. 000 telephones throughout the world.' Honorary past president, Mrs. M,. The world has indeed become a neigh-; Batkin; president, Mrs. E. Adams: bourhood. There are now 110 earthly' vice-presidents, Mrs. N. W. Trewar- limits to human speech — and tele- tha, Miss Levine Brigham, Mrs. F. phone engineers are notoriously lest- Glow.' secretary, Miss Clara Harris-- fun. Mars? Perhapsl 1 on; treasurer, Mrs. W. Rozell; press. In 1887, Mr, Jackson; was succeed- secretary, Mrs. George Knights; car- ed es manager of the local telephon.e • responding secretary, Miss L. Brig system by R. W. Coats, a watchmaker ham; district director, Mrs. J. Me- nd the exchange was moved over to IZinley; committee conveners, finance;, Mr. Coats' jewellery store on Albert Mrs, Fred Hanley; social, Mrs. street. Two. years later J. B. Rumball R. Holmes; program, Mrs. J. L. bought Mr. Coats' store and took over Heard, Mrs. G. H. Elliott; reception,. management of the exchange. Mrs. Trewartha; flowers, Mrs. Shob For some years before his death brook, Mrs. Clew; membership, Mrs., in January, 1908,Mr. Rumball was too E. Epps; pianists, Mrs. Geo. Knights,,. 111 to carry on, the work and his wife, Mrs. Adams; auditors, Mrs, Heard„ Mrs. McKinley. Delegates to the dis- trict annual meeting are Mrs. E. Adams, Mrs, J. McKinley, Mrs. W, Gould, Miss L., B'rigliam, Mrs, Clara, was acting manager. In 1909, the status• of the Clinton exehange. Was changed from a commission of- Bee '-and Mrs. Rumball was named manager on a 'salaried basis. Mrs, 3. L. Heard.