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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-02-13, Page 3T !URS., FEB. 13, 1941 THE: CLINTON MOWS -RECORD` PAGE 3 Ji'HEIt Ak'fI N1N S IN CLINTONEARLY IN 'THE CENTURY Some Notes of The News in 1916 FROM THE NEWS -RECORD, , FEBRUARY . 21, 1901, We have been shown a copy of an oration delivered .at Big Timber, Mon- tana, by John Anderson, a sixteen year oldyouth, who eight years since left Clinton in search of fickle fortune in Montana. Judging by what we have read Johnny has an old head set. upon young shoulders . and is a "bloomin' Yankee" out and .out, If it were allowed to "size up" Cousin Jonathan and his progeny by their talk he would have to set them down as jingoes of the first water. Johnny is a nephew of Mr. D. B. Kennedy of town. On the 27th of this month Miss Hanna of Milverton and .Mr. S. S. Cooper of Clinton are to be married. J. K. McCullough of Winnipeg, a champion skater, gave an exhibition in the rink on Tuesday evening. Mr.. D. Cook .had ,an experience on Monday which he would not care to lave repeated. With his infant grand- son. in his .arms he tripped upon a stair landing and fell backwards down a second flight of stairs '.alighting upon his back on the cellar floor. Very luckily he was not at all in- jured, nor was the ,child, and considers their escape .a remarkable one. Taylor --. On the London Road, Tuekersmith, on Feb. 15th, Richard James, son ,of Mr. William Taylor, aged 1.year, 11 months and 15 days. Miss B. McEwan is 'attending .the millinery openings in London this week. .Mr.. Robert Gardner has gone to New York where le .has .secured .a good position. Mr. E. Bice of +Clandeboye moved his family to Clinton this past week. They have taken up house on Huron street. Mr. Boyce wall embark in the marble business with .Me, ,Searle. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cook left on Saturday last for Chicago where they will live. They eame to Clinton last fall. This is Mr. Cock's old .home. Mr. Charles Foster of Stanley came up to town on Monday to bid goodbye to his brother, W. J. Foster, and wife who left next morning on the jour- ney to their home in Strathcleir, Man., by way of Michigan where they will call on friends. Mr. and Mrs. Foster came down from the west be- fore Christmas and have been spend - "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN 1131.SMOKED," CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 2.30 p.m. -Sunday Scheel 7 p.m. -Evening Worship The Young People meet each Monday evening at 8 p.m. } ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. A. 11. ,O''Neh, B.A.,.B,SD. 10.00 a.m,-Sunday School, 11 a.m. Morning Prayer. , 7 p.m. -Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Lieut. Earle 11 aPn, Holiness Service 3 p.m, - Sunday Scheel 7 p.m. -- Salvation Meeting ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A„ B.D. 10.00 am, --Sunday School 11 am.-Diyine 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. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. B. F. Andrew Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield 2 p.m. -Sunday School, Bayfield. CLINTON MISSION W. J. Oirwherd, Supt. Services: Tuesday 8 p.m. -Young. People. Wednesday 3 p.m. --Ladies Prayer Meeting, Thursday 8 p.m. -Prayer Meeting. Sundays: 2 p,m,-•Srunday School. 8 p.m. -Fellowship Meeting. 8 p.m. -Evangelistic Service. ing the tune since then among .vela- tires in .town and adjacent townships. Mrs. William Ford of Clinton is :a sister of Mr..Foster's, FROM THE NEW ERA, F.E13..15, 1901 .. Miss Cline, sister of Mrs. J. B. Hoover wept to London on Monday and will take .a .course .of training as nurse in the Victoria '.hospital there. Wiber Bermington., of Cleveland, 0,, gave his cousin Harve Davis a pleasant. surprise on Tuesday by .call- ing upon him. They had never met for 20 years and 1larve was glad to find out he hada cousinhe had .never known ,of. Many of the older Olintonians will be sorry to learn of the death of .a .former !resident, Jas„McCartneY, who died very suddenly of heart failure in Moose Jaw, Sask. .lie, with .Mr. Scott, formerly ran the planing mill business maw ,earaied -.on by S. S. Cooper. He left Clinton .abort 19 years ago and since then .has ,lived .on a farm near Moose Jaw.` He leaves a widow :and four :children. Geo. Levis ,possesses an old :coin which was found by this children near :Hohneaville:last summerAnd 'is:aten cent piece of George IV's reign and :bears 'the date of 1823; it is much battered. James :McCabe took possession on Monday of the grocery store he pur- chased from 5.1.V. Irwin. We are sorry to learn that 'Willie, the 'bright little son of Dr. Gunn, 'is seriously 'ill at present. While out dri,Ying Iast Friday Jos- eph liattenbury had a mishap With his young ;horse, and were :he not a good horseman it would have proved more serious. A dog belonging to W. N. 'Walker ran out, and not only frightened 'but bit the 'horse, injuring one of its hind legs so severely that the serdices of the veterinary were required., The dog has since been destroyed •as it was considered vic- ious. Many will regret to iearn of the death of Mrs. D. G. McLaughlin (for- merly a Miss Lofft, of Clinton) who died in Dakota last week. When The Present Century Was Young FROM THE NEWS -RECORD, FBB. 17, 1916 A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, Huron street, when their daughter, Bertha, became the ,bride of hir. G. A. Bradshaw. The members of the Travel Club entertained the officers and 'men of the 161st (Huron) Battalion who are stationed in Clinton to supper in the irony hall on Saturday evening. The 161st Battalion, those of then who are stationed at Clinton, will in future parade to divine service on Sunday morning, each man heing al- lowed to attend his own place of worship. This arrangement, which eame into effect on Sunday last, was made owing to the growing numbers of the Clinton detachment. Private Thomas H. Leppington, who is a member of the 161st (Hur- on) Battalion, on Monday last passed another birthday and is now a year or so beyond the voting age. Some time ago he joined the 161st and bids fair to make a good soldier, but even the strict discipline of the army can- not quite dampen the spirits of the irrepressible "Tommy". The marriage took place at the On- tario street' parsonage yesterday af- ternoon of Miss Ilia May Townsend. to Mr. Francis E. Walters, both of Tuckersmith. Rev. A. T. Crutcher of West China will preach in Wesley church, morn- ing and evening next Sunday. Mr. Thos. Mason, the well-known cattle dealer, was stricken by paraly- sis, white taking in stook at the yards on Friday. For a while he was in•a serious condition but he is gain- ing strength very well. Nursing Sisters Miss Edith Neel in and Miss McBride of Seaforth, who have been serving English hos- pitals for several months will give an address in the hall on Sunday af- ternoon. Miss Creme)), who was head mil- liner with Couch and Company last season, and who will shortly return, is now taking in the openings in Chicago. before attending those of Toronto. FROM THE NEW ERA, FEB. 17, 1916 Dr. J. L. Hugheshas promised, to come to Clinton the first week of March and address in aid of reunit- ing. Mr. Janes Doherty and family have moved to the "Maple" on Raglan st. Mr. Wm. Longman and family, who have been residents of Hullett THE VOICE OF THE RED (CLINTON WAR 11A.VINGS' ` CROSS ( Continued from ;page 1) `which.: you responded so magnificent- ly. But the fact that Britain sends food parcels to her men who are, prisoners in • Germany is not the only proof we offer you that the parcels do reach British and Canadian prisoners. Last week • we had a visit from .Lieut -Colonel ehapuisat, who is a member of the Central Commit- tee the Red Gr Genevaof. Reporter*International from-' sevosseralat newspapers - interviewed Col. Chap uisat, and one of .their first questions was, `!What proof have you that, the prisoners actualliy receive the food?" The Colonel looked surprised. Was there any . doubt in Canada on that .point? he asked. The reporters said there was. Col Ghapuisat held um four fingers and said, "I will tell you four things which prove that the par- cels you are now sending from Can- .ada will reach the British and Can- adian prisoners in Germany:", First, .he said, in each prison camp the ;poisoners eleet one among them to act as spokesman. The Internat- ional Red Cross official distributing .the food,parcels,hands this spokesman a sufficient number of parcels to take .care of, all, themen ,in the camp. The spokeman signs the receipt and this ;receipt .is sent .to Geneva, Secondly, the Colonel continued, a delegate of,the International Red ,Cross ,committee gees from camp to camp in every country, checking and double-checking. Thirdly, said the Colonel, International Red Cross ex- ecutives like .himself have passports that take them into :any ,country of the world. :Col .Chapuisatman.go into Germany and day of the week and inspect the camps where our men are prisoners just as if he is visiting the prison ,camps in Canada while he is in ,this country. .And here 3s his fourth .statement: Each belligerent power has what is ,called a protecting country. The Un- ited ,States is the protection ,country for British .interests, .and a secretary .of our great neighbour to the south is allowed to visit the camps in Ger- many where our men are imprisoned, Ladies and gentlemen ;there is your proof that the ,parcels of food. which, Canadian Red Cross Society is supply- ing from Canada will reach British and .C'anadian prisoners in Germany In addition to the statements made by Col. Chapuisat, I may tell you that a return post card is placed in every food parcel that' is sent to the prison- ers. The prisoners receiving the par- cel signs the 'card and it is returned to us. We have in our possession cards signed by Canadian prisoners in Germany. These cards were re- turned to the British Red Cross and forwarded to us. In the weeks to come, the cards Will come directly to the Canadian Red Cross. And now. a word on the war the par- cels are sent to Germany. They go from New York to Lisbon on Anieri- ean export liner.. At Lisbon they are taken over by an International Red Cross representative and are sent on .a Red Cross ship to Maseililes. The ship, flying the International Red Cross flag, is permitted to pass through the British blockade. From Marseilles the parcels go on a Red Cross train. to Geneva, and Internat- ional Red Cross officials handle their distribution 'to ,camps. "Knit us Mitts" comes the cry of British Naval Heroes. Woolen mitts! The cold snap which •chills your fingers mala you realize mitten necessity in Canada. Out of England comes an urgent cry for as many woolen mitts as the women of Canada can send overseas. Knit Us Mitts .. Mitts of all kinds, two-way mitts, whole mitts and file mitts. England asks for them in large quanities. They are needed now! And now means right awayl Not next week or the week after. But today! for some years, are now residing in town. Major Osborne, of the 1st Division Inspected the Headquarters and troops on Wednesday morning. He was well satisfied and stated that they had the beat lecture room he had ever seen. The Major was is the first brigade at the front and returned re- cently. Mr. David Cantelon received word Amu his son, Pte. Ray Cantelon, who went to England with the McGill Corps, that he is at present at the hospital owing to illness. Doherty -In Clinton, on January 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. James Doherty, a son, (Robert Depew). Hunking-Lyon-In Londesboro at the home of the bride's mother, by Rev. C. C. Koine, on Wednesday, Feb. 16th, Roselli, only daughter of Mrs. G. Lyon, to Mr, William L. flunking, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rundell flunking of Hullett. Mrs. A. E. Bennett and Miss Gretta Bennett of Field, B. C., were guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Bawden, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore returned on Tuesday from their holiday trip to Florida. • At Goderich last week at the annual Huron Poultry Show, Bert Hovey" made seven entries and took seven prizes,• Among the 14 Canadian Battalions to ga. overseas shortly we notice that tho 83rd under command of Col. Wil- son is among the number. There are many Clinton boys in this company and we hope them a safe journey. ASSOCIATION The first meeting of the newly formed Clinton War ,Services Assoc- iation was held in the 'Council Cham bers with Mayor A. J. McMurray in the chair and M. T. Corless, Town Clerk, looking after the secretarial work: Representatives were present from the following organizations: Wesley -Willis United Church -Glen ,Gook. Ontario St. United Church -William Walker. St. Bawls Anglican--Wm.-L. john - J1resbyterian-Mrs. Thos Morgan, Baptist -Mas. Harry Johnston. Roman Catholic -Mrs, Geo. Carb- ert. Salvation Army -Fred Livermore Clinton Women's . Institute -Mrs. Earnest Adams. Rebecca Lodge -Mats. J. Sutter. L. O. B. A. -Miss Clara Benison. Orange Lodge -W. S. R. Holmes. Oddfellows--Geo 1VLeLay. Masonic Lodge -Geo. Jefferson. Canadian Legion -Len Heard. Lions Club -Dr. Walter Oakes. Clinton Junior 'Farmers- John be- eves. Clinton' Red Coss -Mrs. Fred Tho- mpson. Clinton Rovers, Scouts and Cubs-. Alex Haddy. Clinton Girl Guides -Miss Helen Herman. Evening Auxiliary of Red Cross - Miss Dorothy Match. Clinton Hospital Board -Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clinton Mission -Rev. W. J. Cow- herd. Clinton Firemen -Carl Draper. Clinton Pipe Band -Fred Mutch. Evening Auxiliary of Canadian Legion -Mrs. Len Heard. Huron Fish and Game Club -How- ard Cowan. After considerable discussion the following committees were appointed: Salvage, Chairman Glen Cook, 'Com- mittee, Wm. Walker, Alex Haddy Thos. Livingston, War Savings Stamps and Certific- ates, Chairman, Frank Fingland,I{.C. Committee, Dr. W. A. Oakes, Carl Draper. Soldiers Comforts, Chairlady, Mrs. Harry Johnston, Committee, Mrs. Jen- nie Stevenson, Mrs. Sarah Cantelon, Joint Appeal in March for Y,M.C.A, Salvation Army, Catholic Huts, Can- adian Legion and Y.W.C.A., Chairman, W, S. R. Holmes, 'Committee To be ap- pointed later.. Entertainment Committee, Chair- man, J, C. Shearer, Committee, Mor- gan. Agnew, Mrs. Thos. Morgan, Miss Dorothy Mutch. The President would like to assure all citizens that they are welcome at the meetings as the executive would appreciate receiving suggestions as to how to snake more efficient the war activities in the Town. Always keep; in the mind, The Brit- on's Creed - "We shall go on to the end , , . W e s h ail fight in France we shall fight on the seas' and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidenee and growing strength in the air . . . We shall de- fend our island, whatever the cost may be . . . We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and streets and in the hills . , , We shall never surrender, and even if, which 1 do, not for a moment believe, this island, or even part of it, is sub- jugated and starving, then our Emp- ire across the seas, armed and guard- ed by the British Fleet, will carry on the iskruggle, until, in God's good time, the new world in all its strength and might, sets forth to the rescue and liberatin of the old . Britain will fight the menace of tyranny for years and, if necessary, alone. Winston Churchill "YOUR HOME STATION" C R N X 1200. kes. W INGHAM 251 metres WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14th: 12.45 p.m. Circle Bell Ranch 6.00 George Wade 8.00 Four Flames *,00 Orton Grain SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15ht 9.30 arm. Kiddies' Party 1.30 p.m. Ranch Boys 6,30 Kincardine Sport Interview 7.30 Barn Dance from Kincardine SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th: 11.00 ani. United Church 2.00 p.m. Triple -V Class 5.15 Tea Musicale 7.00 Anglican Church MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1701: 12.45 p.m. Bell Boys 6.00 The Cornhuskers 7.00 Spinning Wheel Singers TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1813: 9.45 a.m. "Our Family" 11.00 Piano Ramblings, 7.30 pan. William Tucker 8.00 Sewers Brothers 8.30 "Good Luck" WEUJNESPAY, FEBRUARY 19th: 7.00 p,r. The Jesters 7.46 Harmonica Band 8.80 Clark Johnson 9.00 Western Gentlemen THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th: , 9.45 a.m. "Our Family" 7.00 p.m. Ed East 8.30 Grenadier Guards Band. . p ; BRITISH TROOPS ON GUARD IN ICELAND Against the unfamiliar background of the hills of Iceland rumble Even- gun carriers of a British regiment. NEW FOUR-MONTH TRAINING PERIOD IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MIDDLE OF MARCH Replacing the original 30 -day mili- tary training scheme under the National Resources Mobilization Act, the first of a new four -months' train- ing plan will begin about March 15, when it is planned to call up between .6,000 and 6.600 men, and the same number each month afterward, ac- cording to announcement made this week by the Prime Minister, Those to be called, according to present arrangements, are all young men as they reach the age of 21. There will be no exemptions, though postponements may be worked out by the Board of Review in the different districts. The four months' period of train- ing will be divided into basic training for two months and advanced training for a further two months, At the end of the first two months those who volunteer and are accepted for the Royal Canadian Navy or the Royal Canadian Air Force will be withdrawn and will go to Naval or Mr Force schools. The others will go to ad- vanced Training Schools where spec- ial training will be given in the par- ticular arm of the service to which they are posted, .preference being given as to the branch of the service for which each would like to qualify, as infantry, artillery, signals, army service corps, or ordnance. At the end of four months, and unless the recruit desires to volunteer and is accepted for some active unit, he will be posted to a reserve unit and will return to civil life, being liable to recall if he should be re- quired for service in Canada or for additional training. -OBSOLETE PLANES The Winnipeg Free Press From the current story of aircraft you get a new idea of the saying that time is on the side of the de- mocracies. The lesson lies in the word obsolescence. Italian fighters that held air mastery in the Spanish war can no longer catch British bombers swoop- ing. down on Fascist bases in Libya. Everything in the air, the experts say, is out of date , compared with what is coming up on the drafting boards of the aircraft industry. The Spitfire of 1940 was hundreds of im- provements ahead of the Spitfire of 1939. Just the other day, Lord Beav- erbrook, disclosed that the Whirlwind, a super -fighter, is now in service. If the Italians are dropping far behind in the aircraft race - this point was confirmed the other day in Ottawa by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding -what about the Ger- mans? Sir Hugh told how R.A.F. fighters cut down 24 German Stukas in a single encounter. Yet only a week before, a writer in the Saturday Evening Post was saying the Stuka Was the best plane in the war. You can start talking about Stukas in the past tense, First Line Craft? As with Goering's murderous dive bombers, so with thousands more German aircraft, How many of them are "first line' aircraft today? Not so many. This is a point to remem- ber when you hear that Germany has thirty to fifty thousand planes. The pace of aircraft perfection is not run- ning on Berlin time any more. It is running on British time, and soon will be also running on U. S. time. At the height of the big air battle over Britain last September, the British found they were picking off some Nazi planes that were obsolete by existing standards. So Goering's first line planes were not enough, and the Germans quit daylight raids. The aircraft motor of the im- mediate future will rate up to 3,500 horsepower, perhaps more. To show what this means, an engine of 100 h.p. was exceptional in the single - motor little planes of peace -time. Two.engined trainers now in use have"'not more than 225 h.p. in each rooter, The Flying Fortress, with lour motors, inay carry. 4,800 h,p. altogether, The gigantic bomber that is just around the Corner will have 20,000 hp. in' possibly six engines. That is enough power to carry ar- mor -plate, heavy cannon, and tons of bombs, : I Clinton Hospital Association Statement of Receipts and Expenditures January 1st to Dec. 31st, 1940 Receipts Balance Dec. 31st, 1939 $ 166.24. Patients fees • 14,944.73- 799.15 589.50• County of Huron grant 700.00. Town of Clinton grant 500.00 Donations . 25.00, Sundry revenue 164.52 X Ray fees Provincial grants $17,889.14 Expenditures Putter & eggs $ 466.57 Bread . . ' 196.09 Milk & cream 548.49 Groceries, fruit & vegetables 1,374.65 Meats . 785.50 Drugs & surgical supplies 1,791.96• Furnishings & equipment 1,024.02 Fuel . . 599, 94 Cleaning supplies 92.2/1 Insurance . . 98.50' X Ray expense 105.69 Repairs . 369.27 Stationery & postage 196.00 Telephone & telegraph 97.74 Salaries & wages 5,668.17 Light & power 82'1.57 Water . (15.36 Reserve for bad debts 1,000.00 Paid on mortgage 769.76 Receiver General re. Iron -lung 37.85 Department of Health 48.00 Contingent arcount 1,000.00 Rubbing alcohol 60.70 Sundry expense 203.67 $17,472.7:3: Cheques outstanding Dec. 31, 1939 . ,. 111.80 Bank balance Dec. 31, 19.40 304.01 $17,889.14 Audited this 2Sth day of Jan. 19.10 and found correct. 0. A. MILLER, J. G. McLAY, Auditors,. CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL STATEMENT December 31, 1939 -January 1, 19.11 Patients in residence Dec. 31, 1030 Number of adults & children admitted .. Number of Births Totals , Males Females Totals. 7 10 17 01 284 375 54 36 90 152 330 482 Number discharged 133 321 454 Number of still births 3 2 5 Infants' deaths within 48 hours 0 4 4 Surgical deaths 1 2 3 Medical deaths 4 2 6 Patients in residence Dee. 31, 1040 '7 3 IO 148 334 482 Total days for the current year only - Adults & children 4675 New born infants 911 Total days 558a Total days stay of patients discharged or died- Adults & children 4707 New born 1016 Total days 6723 Average number of patients in the hospital daily - Adults & children 12784 Inafnts 2489 Total patients 15223 Classification of Patient Days- Private & Semi -private patients Adults & children 3840 Infants 745 Total 4585 Public Ward Patients Adults & children Infants Total patient clays 1001 5586 Patients from Town of Clinton -Adults & children Patients from county of Huron Patients from Province Patients from unorganized part of province Patients from United States Total 835 166 Plus new horn infants Tota] number of patients CLINTON I•IOSPITAL Al]) ASSOCIATION Financial Report for year ending Sept, 30, 1940 Receipts Balance from 1939 Membership Fees (22) Talent Money Hospital Tag Day Donations Bank Interest Expenditures 1213- 239 10 2 4 375 90 465. $ 30.82' 5.50 19.00 78.50 5,25 .37 $ 139.44 Expenses re Graduation Christmas gifts for Hospital Staff and patients , Spoons, vases and scrap baskets purchased for Hospital . Contribution toward Provincial Hospital Aids' War Donation Fund ' Balance on hand' .80 7,44 19.50 . 00 106.70' it 139.44 M. L. Walkinshaw, Treasurer,.