The Clinton News Record, 1940-06-13, Page 3THURS., JUNE 13, 1940
THE CLINTON 1 $WS-RECORiD
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
• GAY NINETIES
Do. You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
When The Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
JUNE 17, 1915
Mr. Fred Livermore, night watch-
man at the organ factory, who had
the misfortune to meet with a severe
accident a few days ago in which
eeveral of his ribs were fractured; is
as yet only able to walk around. It
will be some time before he will be
able to be back at work again.
Mr. Wilfred Hudson of Mitchell
passed away on Thursday last. Be -
for going to Mitchell the family re-
sided in Clinton. Mrs. Hudson is a
daughter of Mrs. Pinning of town.
Much regret was felt in town on
Sunday when it became known that
Mrs. W. H. Watts, of Bolton, former-
ly of Clinton, had passed away that
morning at s the Western Hospital,
Toronto.
A pretty house wedding took place
at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lovett at hie noon yesterday when
their second daughter, Mary Ethel,
was united in marriage to Mr. How-
ard F. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Williams of Goderich town-
ship. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Jerrold C. Potts.
Mrs. George Acheson has been en-
gaged as organist at the Methodist
church at Holmesville to succeed
Miss Blanche Tebbutt, who was re-
cently married.
Mr. J. A. Sutter is in St. Cathar-
ines this week representing Court
Maple Leaf at the C.Q.F. High Court
meeting.
Messrs. G. B. Hanley, H. Peacock
and Fred Nott having joined the
Brighten -UP -Club, each has had hie
dwelling painted which makes quite
an improvement.
Huron District I.O.O.F. held their
annual meeting in Clinton on Friday
last. The district comprises the
lodges of Lucan, Brucefield, Hansell,
Exeter, Seaforth, Clinton, Goderich,
Blyth and Dungannon. The reports
from the various lodges showed an
increase in membership and a good
financial condition.
Mrs. J. Irving and Miss Rose Clem-
ens came over from Detroit on the
Greyhound excursion and are this
week the guests of the former's sis-
ter, Mrs. A. J. Grigg.
Mrs. H. B. McVittie of North Bay
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Silty of town, and with other friends
in the vicinity.
Miss Stone returned Monday after
a • ten days' visit at her home et
Essex. Miss Bell of London assisted
on the teaching staff of the School
of Commerce during her absence.
Miss Effie Snowden of Yarmouth
Centre has been spending . the past
fortnight visiting friends in Clinton,
Holmesville and Varna. While in
Clinton she was the guest of Miss
B. Greene:
Mr. J. Lester Davis, Toronto, rep,
resenting a syndicate of papers, three
in this province, was in town yester-
day. He is a brother-in-law of School
Trustee Kemp.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.30 p.m. -Sunday School
7 p.m. -Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
!Rev. A. H. O'Neil, S.A., S.D.
10.00 a.m.-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
OBITUARIES
REV. ' R. M. GALE PASSES
AT BAYFIELD
The United Church of Canada has
lost a faithful servant and the joint
charge of St. Andrew's, Bayfield,
and Grace Church, Porter's Hill, a
beloved pastor in the passing of Rev.
Robert M. Gale who died at the
manse in Bayfield on Tuesday after
noon, June llth after a lingering ill-
ness,
Rev. Gale was one of the best
known ministers in the. LondonCon-
ference. During his thirteen years
ministration to the spiritual needs of
his church members in this district
he endeared himself not only to them
but also to those of surrounding
churches where he was well known
for his fine interpretation and de-
livery of the Christian message. He
possessed a charming personality, a
ready wit and a kindly sympathetic
manner which made him' a welcome
visitor in any home.
Since coming to this district Rev.
Gale evinced a keen interest in all
matters pertaining to the betterment
of the community and entered heart-
ily into social activities. He was a
member of Clinton Lodge A.F. &
A.M. and Bayfield L.O.L. Truly this
district has suffered a real loss in
the passing of a man who always
had a ready smile and a cheerful
word for everyone.
Born at Alma, Ontario, on June
16, 1865, Rev. Gale was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Gale, Scottish
pioneers of Upper Canada, and was
a nephew of Alexander Gale, one of
the pioneers of Presbyterianism. Al-
though he remained on the home-
stead farm of his ancestors for some
years his urge for higher education
prompted him to take an extra-
mural course at Manitoba College,
also service on the Mission Fields
of Northern Ontario. His ordination
into the ministry was on May 28th,
1914, and successful pastorates •at
Pinkerton,,, Cargill and St. Paul's,
near Chatham, and finally at the
Bayfield charges rounded out a use-
ful career in the service of the
church.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Struthers, to whom he was
married fifty-four years ago; also
four sons: Ewart I. Gale, M.A., A.M.
High School Principal; Rev. J. A.
Gale, B.A., Caledonia; John M. Gale,
ori the homestead farm at Alma;
Robert A. Gale, Elora; also two
daughters, Mrs. A. A. McIntyre,
Waterloo, and Mrs. (Rev.) George
Morley, St. Pauls, who is now living
in the manse of her father's former
charge. There are seventeen grand-
children. -
Rev. Gale was the last surviving
member df the family, having been
predeceased by four brothers and a
sister. His brothers followed differ-
ent paths•in choosing their life work.
Alex was a merchant at Alma; John
W. a locomotive engineer at Tacoma,
Washington; Dr. H. M., a practising
physician, Bay City, Mich.; Dr. J. S.
Gale selected the mission fields of
Korea and compiled the first Korean -
English dictionary to further the
work. The only sister, Mrs. W. G.
Cleghorn died at Kitchener.
The funeral service on Thursday
morning in St. Andrew's United
Church, Bayfield, at 11 a.m., will be
conducted by Rev. V. T. Mooney, of
Windlsor, President of the London
Conference of the United Church. He
will be assisted by Rev. W. A. Brem-
ner of Seaforth, formerly of Bruce -
field, who until last Sunday conduct-
ed services for Rev. Gale during his.
serious illness. Interment will be
made in Elora Cemetery.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
JUNE 14, 1900
On Friday last while Mrs. J. P.
Doherty was preparing dinner she
placed the tea pot on the table and
turned her back. Her child pulled
over the pot and scalded his arm and
chest severely.
While driving out into the country
on Saturday the span, over which
Mr. George Davis of the Bon Ton
livery held the reins, ran away and
as they got beyond control Mr. Davis
jumped. The result, a badly scratched
face and a lost tooth.
The lacrosse team was defeated by
Seaforth on Tuesday evening. Will
Ross was referee, E. Dayment field
captain, while the following compos-
ed the players: Bert Dayment, P.
Mathiesons H. Doherty, J. McCoy, J.
Kennedy, F. Ker, A. Sheppard, R.
Holmes, W. Armstrong, J. Forrester,
W. Whitely.
A number of the boys from Port-
er's Hill left last week with company
seven, thirty-third battalion, for their
annual camp in London.
Mr. O. Olson has had his premises
renovated including the cellar which
he intends to use for the pickling
of eggs. This branch of Mr. Olson'.s
business is picking up and it is his
intention to extend it further.
Mr. William Reid of the 5th Con-
cession of Stanley met with a severe,
almost fatal accident the other day.
He was taking down .some scaffold-
ing when one of thb planks fell,
breaking his cheek bone and inflict-
ing a severe cut.
Workmen are engaged at the house
of Mr. John Sturdy of the 8th con-
cession of Goderich township. After
the improvements have been com-
pleted and Mr. Geo. O. Sturdy's house
on the opposite side of the road has
been erected, there will be a hand-
some lot of residences on that line.
Mr. Arthur Kirby went to Owen
Sound on Monday to accept a position
in the establishment of McLaughlin
& Son, Biscuit Manufacturers. Mr.
Kirby would not have left the Hub
were it not that at the present time
it is impossible to secure a business
stand which has a bake oven. While
in business in Clinton he succeeded
equal to expectations and his trade
was increasing when his premises
were destroyed by fire.
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ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Ref. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D.
10.00 a.m.-Sunday School.
11 a.m.-Divine Worship
9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Ser-
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. -Evening Worship.
Sunday School at conclusion of
morning service.
I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Gordon Peddie, B.A.
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield
2 p.m. -Sunday Schooll. Bayfield,
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WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
CLINTON MISSION
W. J. Cowherd, Supt.
Services:
1 Monday 8 pan. Young People
Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Sundays
11 a.m. Prophetic Studies
2 p.m. Sunday School.
3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting
8 p.m. Evangelistic Service.
FRIDAY, JUNE 14th:
8.00 a.m. Breakfast Club
9.00 a.m, Piano Ramblings
7.00 p.m. Landt Trio
8.00 p.m. Gulley -Jumpers
SATURDAY, JUNE 15th:
9.30 a.m. Kiddies' Party
12.45 p.m. Hill -Billies
6.15 p.m. Harry J. Boyle
7.45 p.m. Barn Dance
SUNDAY, JUNE 16th:
11.00 a.m. Wingham United.
5.30 pan. Lutheran Hour
'1.00 p.m. Anglican Church
MONDAY, JUNE 17th:
9.00 a.m. Piano Ramblings
7.00 p.m. The Four Showmen
7.15 p.m. "Eb & Zeb"
8.00 p.m. Songs by Sarah
TUESDAY, JUNE 18th:
9.00 a.m. "News & Rhythm"
9.45 a.m. "Band of the Week"
7.00 p.m. The Novatones
8.00 p.m. Hanover Merrymakers
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th:
8.00 a.m. Breakfast Club
9.00 a.m. Piano Ramblings
1.15 p.m. "Clippings"
7.00 p.m. Jesters & Joyce Allmand
THURSDAY, JUNES 20th:
9.00 a.m. Light Concert Series
1.00 a.m, Harold Victor Pym
7.00 pan. The Whitehall Four
7.30 p.m. Hawaiian Serenaders
church
Postmasters Meet
In Mitchell
PAGE X
G. M. Counter Elected Chairman
Charles P. Sills, Seaforth Pastrinas-
ter; chairman of Zone 10 of the On-
tario Bremen of the Canadian Post-
masters' Association, presided at a
meeting of the zone held in Mitchell.
A dinner preceeded the business
meeting. The program .included, ad-
dressee by A. M. Church, of Sound
ridge,, president of the Ontario
Branch of the Canadian Postmasters'
Association, and J. M. Ferris, ofi
Campbellford, secretary. Mr. Church
traced the history of the association
from its origin in 1903 to they pres-
ent day, outlined the purpose of the
zone meetings, and remarked in clos-
ing that 40 per cent of Canadian
postmasters arereturned soldiers, all
British subjects, and that there were
none more loyal in the whole Em-
pire. He also urged those present to
sell as many war certificates as pos-
sible. J. M. Ferris dealt chiefly with
statistics concerning the association
in the province. An open discussion
led by the two provincial officers
proved informative and helpful to the
postmasters.
Officers of the zone were elected
for the coming year as follows:
Chairman, G. M. Counter, Clinton;
secretary, Fred Bonthren, Hensall,
and an executive committee of A. D.
Smith, Bluevale; W. C. Bennett, Wal-
ton; D. M. McConnell, Dublin; M. W.
Pfaff, Exeter, and B. K. Lancaster,
of St. Marye.
RUSSIANS EMPLOY
"PARACHUTE DOCTOR"
Russia has a "parachute doctor"
'whose missions of mercy contrast
with the exploits of parachutists in
the war in western Europe.
He is Dr. A. A. Poll, of Odessa,
who uses the parachute method to
reach urgent cases in outlying dist-
ricts. Last week Dr. Poll made his
194th 'chute jump to reach the bed-
side of a critically ill patient. Weath-
er conditions did not permit his
'plane to land.
So-called "medical aviation" is an
important factor in many outlying
regions of the Soviet Union.
T'uekersmith Lady Is
94 Years Old
Mrs. Robt. Charters, Tuekexsmith's
grand old lady, on Thursday celebrat-
ed the -ninety-fourth anniversary of
her birthday surrounded by the mem-
bers of her family in her home on
the farm on the Mill Road, Tucker -
smith, where she came as a bride
nearly 72 years ago.
A daughter of the late Henry Ches-
ney, one of the original pioneer resi-
dents of Tuckers:nith, she has been
closely identified with the life of the
township in which she was born and
where she is well known and highly
regarded in the community.
Although confined to her room as
the result of a serious cold, contract-
ed a few weeks ago, Mrs. Charters
still enjoys all her faculties and takes
a keen interest in world events and
in those around, her, especially in her
new twin -baby great granddaughters.
She is able to read, sew and knit
without glasses,
Mrs. Charters has a family of four,
two sons, William on the old home:-
stead,
omestead, and Harry in Seaforth, and
two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Mason,
Saskatoon, Sask., who came east to
be with her mother on this interest-
ing occasion; Miss Margaret Char-
ters at home; six grandchildren and
five great grandchildren. Mrs. Char-
ters was the recipient of gifts and
congratulations from friends far and
WORKMAN HAS BROKEN BACK
Struck by anauto wrecker as he
was filling in an excavation at the
Supertest Service Station on Friday,
Peter Bale, Seaforth, ,suffered a
fractured vertebrae of the spine. He
is in Sbott Memorial Hospital.
Bale was filling int on topof a
gasoline storage tank When the
wrecker, which had been used to
lower the tank in the ground, slipped
and dropped in the hole.-Seaforth
Expositor.
RECEIVES B.A. DEGREE
Miss Bernice Blake has received
her Bachelor of Arts Degree and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Blake
and grandmother, Mrs. Wm. Blake,
of Ashfield attended Spring Convo-
cation at University of Western On-
tario at London on Wednesday, June
5th when the degree was conferred
upon her. This young lady's univer-
sity studies began when attending
Wingham High School. She obtained
for "general proficiency" two years
free tuition at University and then
again the third Carter Scholarship,
which •meant the highest standing of
any in Huron, County.
NEEDLE ENTERS HAND
Mrs. G. Strobbe, of Exeter North,
met with a peculiar accident on
, Thursday of last week. She was In
the act of cleaning a window when
she ran her hand against a needle
that was sticking in the frame. The
near. topof.theneedle entered the back
of her hand just above the forefin-
the needle breaking off and
PARACHUTE ARMY
PROPOSED IN 1784
Use of "parachute troops" by
Germany does not represent an en-
tirely new idea -for back in 1784, a
reference to history discloses the'
American inventor and diplomat,
Benjamin -Franklin, wrote:
"Five thousand balloons, capable
of raising two men each, could not
cost more than five ships of the line;
and where is the prince who can af-
ford to cover his -.country with troops
for its defence as that 10,000 men
descending from the clouds might not
in many places do an infinite deal
of mischief, before a force could be
brought together to repel them?"
THOMAS G. SCOTT
DIES IN SEAF,ORTH
Thomas Goldsmith Scott, a well-
known painter, who had been in the
wallpaper business in Seaforth for
26 years, died about noon on Sunday
at the Scott Memorial Hospital, He
had been a patient there since March
3, undergoing several operations,
In his 71st year, Mr. Scott was
born and educated in Seaforth, being
a son of the late Alexander Scott.
OnAugust 16, 1893, he was married
to Miss Margaret Thompson and
settled in Seaforth where he has
since resided.
Mr. Scott was an esteemed mem-
ber of First Presbyterian Church, a
member Of Britannia Masonic Lodge,
the Independent Order of Foresters
and for over 30 years a member of
the Seaforth Highlanders Band. Be-
side his widow he is survived by a
family of four sons, Thompson G.
Scott, Detroit; Leslie Scott, Chicago,
and John F. Scott and Walter A.
Scott, Seaforth, and six grandchild-
ren, also three brothers, William in
London, Alexander in Toronto and
John in Chicago, and two sisters,
Mrs. J. J. Chaff and Miss Janet Scott,
Seaforth.
ONE LADY'S OFFERING
Month by month, Honourable J. L.
Ralston, Minister of Finance regular-
ly receives a cheque for $50. from a
lady contributor in Timmins, Ont.
The gift is a freewill offering to
Canada's war effort.
PROTECT WESTMINSTER
FROM DAMAGE BY BOMBS
"All practical measures" have
been taken to protect the 546 -year-
old timbered roof of Westminster
Hall from air attack damage, the
House of Commons was assured.
The hall, which adjoins' the House
of Commons, was originally finished
in 1099.
Its wooden roof, erected by King
Richard IL in 1394, has looked down
on many celebrated trials, including-
those
ncludingthose of its builder Ring Richard II
himself, Charles I, Sir Thomas
Moore, and Warren Hastings.
For hundreds of years the hall
served as the seat of the chief law
court of England,
LET HYDRO
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ger,
lodging close to the bone. An X-ray
examination revealed the broken
needle and an operation was per-
formed for its removal.
AMONG THE IMMORTALS
Yesterday Dunkirk was but the
name of a port on the English chan-
nel. Today it is among the immort-
als to be mentioned with uncovered
head as the Westminster Abbey of
hdroism. While blood courses through
the veins of brave men, Dunkirk will
be remembered as ground made holy
forever by men who poured out their
blood like water in behalf of free-
dom, religion and of all that makes
men like God.
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HEAR 40 APPEALS IN IIULLETr
At the recent sitting, of the Court.
of Revision for Bullett Township,
with all members present,. the time
was principally spent in listening tc1
evidence by more tham forty appel-
lants against the new assessments
made on the basis of the Mogg and
Quinlan valuation. Fred! Peckitt was
appointed chairman of the court and
most of the appellantswere present
and gave the reason for their app
peals that the assessment was tool,
high. In all cases the appeals were:
moved for consideration, and the
council as a whole went into a com-
mittee to deal with them.
CANADIANS IN NEW YORK.
FORM "MAPLE LEAF FUND?'"
A group of prominent Canadians:
in New York, headed by Victor Gog-,
gin, former president of the Canad-
ian Club, have organized "the Maple
Leaf Fund, Inc." to co-ordinate work
aimed at relieving suffering growing
onit of the war.
The fund is established in a build-
ing on Fifth Avenue, over which
stands out in a second story window
a great green maple leaf in outline,
with the word Canada across it.
"We are getting a remarkable re-
sponse," Mr. Goggin said. Many peo-
ple, Canadians and non -Canadians,
have entered the offices to give
donations of money, clothing new
and old, and to offer their work on
Surgical dressings, knitting of sweat-
ers, and sewing of refugee garments.
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