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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-07-17, Page 6r THURS., JULY 17, 1941 THE CLU FON Nr WS -RECORD Make Jams and Jellies the Modern, Easy Way Book of 72 Tested Recipes under the Label of Every CERTO bottle. VERY SHORT BOIL—For jam you need only a one•minute to two -minute full,rolling boil—for jelly a ball -minute to a minute. ECONOMICAL—Very little juice bas time to boil away, so you average one half more jam or jelly from an equal amount of fruit. LOVELY TASTE AND COLOUR -- Tho short Certo boil does not atfect.the fresh fruit taste or spoil the natural colour. ENDS GUESSWORK—With Certo you get tested, easyao-follow recipes.' Follow them exactly and you'll never have failures. E181 CERTO IS ACTIN EXTRACTED FROM FRUIT THE IIAMEININGiS EN CLINTON EARLY IN 'T'•1E U1 NTURY Some Notes of The News in 1916 FROM THE CLINTON NEWS - RECORD JULY 13TH, 1914 It was with much surprise that it became known on Monday morning that Mr. James Smith, an old and well-known resident of Clinton, had passed away rather suddenly in Tor- onto late on Sunday evening. Mr. Smith had gone to the city the prev- ious week to undergo surgical treat- ment. The late Mr. Smith had been a resident of Clinton for fifty years, coming here from Goderich. For many years he conducted a clothing establishment 'but for''* good many he had lived retired from business. He is survived by his wife, who at time of writing is quite ill, and one daughter Mrs, Small. Donald McCorvie, one of Clinton's best known and most highly esteemed citizens, passed away on Saturday afternoon after an illness of but ten days. He was for a great many years connected with the McTaggart Com- pany manufacturers, and travelled all through Huron county and the sur- rounding 'counties in the interests of their products. Since that industry ceased his energies had been devoted to the Canada Life Insurance Comp- any,, He was seldom i11, was a keen business man and; there was no bet- ter known figure on Clinton streets �thaii`D. McCorvie. He is survived by his wife, who was the only daughter of the late William Harland. After an illness extending over sev- eral weeks Mrs. William C. Brown passed to her long home on Sunday evening last, In 1891 she was unit- ed in marriage to her now bereaved husband and one year later they came to Clinton to reside and have thus been citizens for a score and four years. Miss Margaret Miller, sister of Mrs. James Mahaffy of Clinton, passed away at the home of her brother, Mr. John Miller of Staffs, on Thursday, Miss Belle Draper, daughter of Mr. R. J. Draper, and a graduate of the C.C.L has been engaged to take the place of Miss E, Chidley on the staff of the Model School Prior to their leaving for their new field of work at Tiverton the con- gregation of the Northwood Method ist church surprised Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Hawke one evening and made then, the recipients of an address and a purse, The Orange demonstration yester- day was a success, that is it was at- tended by perfect weather, it brought five thousand out -of -Clinton's into town and everything passed off smoothly from the arrival of the first special train' in the morning until the last beat of the drums at night As the special trains arrived they were met by- the Kilty band and by the mounted marshals; D, N. Watson and Wm. Falconer, who escorted them to their respective peaces. Master Willis VanE:gmond, son of Mr, James VanEgmond, Hullett, has passed Grade 1 London Conservatory of Music examination with first, class honours, Pte. Thos. Fulford of the 6th, Royal Warwick Regiment, who, while in ac- tion, "Somewhere in France" was both wounded and Based, is now in a con- valescent home still suffering from the effects of German gas. Vodden—In Goderieh Township on July 8th, to Mr. ad Mrs. W. J. Vodden, a daughter: Bean --In Goderic'h, on July 7t1", to Dr. and Mrs. Bean of Ilderton, (for- merly Rate ,Ford) a daughter, Clark In Bayfield on Jul 2nd, ,Pte, and Mrs, Clark, .a song to es • FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA JULY 13Th, 1916 Capt. William Sheppard, governor of the district gaol at Portage La Prairie, Man., and who has been in town the past week renewing oldtime friendships, carries a gold -headed cane which was ppesented• to . him in 1885, at the conclusion of the Riel re- bellion, by the n.e.-'s and men of the Portage Company of which he was in command during the trouble. The Captain can tell many an: interesting tale of those stirring months when the breeds and the redskins were on the rampage. Mr. Thomas Jackson returned from his Winnipeg trip on Friday evening last. In travelling from Winnipeg he had been with Lieut. Chas, Kerr, for- merly of the Ontario Street parson- age, who is invalided home from France, and was on his way to join Itis -parents at Vancouver. He is bad- ly crippled up at present but hopes to be alright in time. Last Friday Mrs. Petrie had a nar- ' row esgeapo at her home when the gas- oline stove exploded. Neighbors suc- ceeded in extinguishing the fire with- out calling out the brigade. Clinton's tax rate for 1916 will be 31 mills, Gordon Ebner Gross, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gross of Aub- urn, was born in Hullett Township, Huron County, on July 26th, 1896, and departed this life on July 5th, 1916; aged 19 years and 11 months. The War Tax that Clinton is as- sessed for is $684,40 Mr, Charles T. Libby is attending a big meeting of the Shrine's. of America at Buffalo this week. Dr. and Mrs; McGill and. daughter of Mitchell' spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. Axon, • Mr. Dean Courtiee, late of Toronto, has accepted a responsible position with the city of Chatham. Mr. W. It. Counter, Mr, J. Nediger, Dr, Axon, A, J. Morrish and Inspect- or Torrance were at Landoll :last Fri- day, seeing the Huron Boys before leaving for Camp, Borden. Men of Clinton, whose appearances are deceiving from the age stand point are Mr. William Robb, 90 years of age; Mr. Isaac Jackson, he has not quite reached the limit of Mr. Robb but he looks like a man of not more than '70; Mr. Thomas Trick is almost a running mate for Mr. Jackson, for he has climbed to the shady side of 80. But the youngest "old man", in town is Mr, S. Davis—"Si", as most people call him. There may be others who look young but are old, but Mr. Davis both looks young and is young, notwithstanding the fact that he was born as far back as 1833. We fancy he could outrun any man of his class; or lick any man of his weight; he is Certainly as "fresh as a daisy" in appearance and can tell the smile - provoking yarns and a yerbal facility that could, only be obtained by long practice. When The Present Century Was Young FROM THE CLINTON NEWS- RECORD JULY 11TH, 1901 The following are among those who have secured tickets from Mr. W. Jackson, C.P.R. agent: Mrs. W, C. Searle who left this week for, Indian Head, N.W.T.; Mrs. S. Davis, Miss Gertie Thompson who leave next week for: Manitoba points, and Mr. and Mrs. John Mackenzie of Bruce - field who start next week for Scot- land. They sail from Montreal per the 8. S. Sicilian of the Allan Line. Harry Cantelon, who, has during the past year eoneluctedd the Commer- cial Hotel with marked ability and. success leaves on S'aturclay to assume control of the Hotel Clarendon at Clinton, his home town.—ldensall Ob- server. • On . Wednesday of last week Mr. Frank Powell received a telegram from Chelmsford,: Algoma, informing him of the serious illness of his fath- er. He left at once for the scene but did not have the .satisfaction of ar- riving in time to see his father alive, death intervening at one o'clock on Thursday. Mr. Powell's, decease was brought about by an unusual accident, he having been struck in the stomach by an axe which flew from its hand- le while' one . of his sons was driving a stake. Mr. Powell met with an ac- cident last winter which 'caused the formation of an internal abscess that would have proved fatal in time -and the blow whish he received) from the axe caused the abscess to break and hastened the end, so the doctor said. The deceased was only sixty-one years of age. His wife survives, to- gether with the following children: Mrs. J. Scott and Miss Annie at Rev- elstocke, B.C., George of the same province, Arthur, John and Mrs. M. McKellar at Niagara Falls, Prank in Goderich township and William and Jessie at home. Mr. Harvey Davis, one of our pop- ular liverymen, is a record breaker in exchanging horses, having swapped some thirteen timesin three weeks. Mr. Reuben Graham has bought a pony for the amusement of his child- ren from Mr. Gerry of BIyth. A num- ber umber of our citizens now own driving ponies. A couple of young men of Goderich township engaged in fisticuffs on Saturday but their little diversion was speedily quelled by Chief Welsh who escorted them .off to the Mayor by whom a fine of one dollar and costs inflicted. Jackson Bros, have installed an acetylene plant in the block devoted to the manufacture of clothing and will not only light up their work rooms but the office, etc., of. Dr Graham. They are also adding new machines and gradually making their establishment one of the most com- plete of the kind, Hunking—In Hullett, on June 26th, the wife of Thos. Bunking, of a son. Wiltse—In Hullett, on July 2nd, the wife of Geo. Wilste, of a son. Wade—In Wingham. on July 4th, Grace Wade, formerly of Clinton, aged 22 years. Mr. James Malcolm, a member of the editoraI staff of the Buffalo Cour- ier, was in town for a few days last reek calling upon his old friend, W. D. Fair and his former4mentor, Mr, James Scott. Mr. W. A. Elliott, Principal of Por- ter's Hill school and probably the highest paid teacher in the Township, has resigned and leaves in a few days for Washington, 11,Ir. Will Blair, a former teacher of the Bayfield Line school, and who recently graduated from a Chicago School of Dentistry, will join him in that city and accom- pany him west. Mr. Blliot has not been enjoying the best of health and has been advised that the new climate will help. tir FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA JULY 12x'11, 1901 If weather had been intended sped. Tally for the occasion it could not have been more propitious than that which was experienced' on Saturday, when the Huron Old Boys Association of Toronto visited Clinton. Saturday turned out bright and clear. The town was in holiday attire, bunting, flags and• evergreen adornng the street; stores and many private homes. The train which had been met at Strat- ford by Messrs J. Ransford, It Holmes and W. J. Paisley, members of the Reception Committee, had over 500 passengers on board, and was a little late in arriving, but was met at Gin-. ton by an immense crowd, who had waited in patience in order to welcome the friends of a former day. James Young of Auburn, received word 02 the death of his brother-in- law, Thos. Fourby, of The Buffalo Express, on Friday of last week. The deceased was seized with a stroke of paralysis, and died shortly after. He was at one time an employee of The Signal at Goderich, when he and his) brother John worked together. A. T, Cooper, General secretary of the C. E. for Ontario is in Cincinnati attending the great International C. E. Convention., Mrs, Cooper went with him. The Clanton Marble and Granite Works have received an order for a large grey granite monument to be placed, in Rodgerville cemetery to the memory of the late Asch. W. Bishop, M.P.P. It will be one of the largest in this part of Ontario, Constable W. Gundry arrived here Tuesday night in charge of a man teamed J. Maxwell who it is, said took a horse from Clinton the other day and sold it in E, gmondvi1le on Mon- day, the first day of the Seaforth races.- The horse is said to be claim- ed by Mr. Parsons, of the 16th Goderich Township, • , con,, of Clinton, and was disposed' 'Fawcett, Maxwell was taken to riob the he following day for summary trail. ail, Mrs, Reeve, wife of Dr. Reeve, a well-known prabtitioner of Clinton, but now residing in Wisconsin, is vie- iting her sister, Mrs. Oree, and other relatives. Dr. and Mors. W. A. Blackwell re- turned to Cincinnati on Saturday af- ,ler an extended visit among relatives here and at Holmesville. They went by Buffalo, where they will spend a few days at the Pan. Lieut. W. II. Gundry, of the 33rd; Regiment, who has aeepted a lieuten- ancy in the African Coast Police, re- cently passed the medical examinat- ion required in connection .with the appointment; he will leave shortly for his post which we hope he. will like, and judging from his ability will shortly secure • promotion. James W. Manning left on Sunday for Almonte, where he will visit re-. latives. It is his intention' to go by train to Toronto and wheel then to his destination. Mrs. Cooper, wife of John C'ooper,. editor of The Canadian Magazine, Toronto is visiting relatives here. George Bailey, of Lansing, Mich., an old Huronite, at one time a typo at the Clinton News-Reord, carne here to renew acquaintances and will spend a few weeks visiting with rel- atives. Walter Baird, of Brucefield, is the guest of George McLennan. Hession, Ace of Shooters Started with a $6 Revolver Winchester Representative Won Wimbledon Cup 20 Years Ago- - Performed for Royalty By PAUL D. GORMLEY AP Staff Writer MAJOR JOHN W. HESSION The following article is taken from a 1940 New Haven, Conn. newspaper, and refers to a former Clinton man, Major John W. Hession. They said Daniel Boone could shoot an eye out of a squirrel a quarter of a mile away, Maybe so, but we'll never prove it because Daniel's dead. But the fellow who today could come as near to accomplishing this. feat as any man alive resides here in New Haven, Perhaps you don't know about him. Well, here's the story — A. young tobacco salosman, anxious to test his skill with a pistol he had bought second hand for $6, fastened one of his firm's labels advertising cut plug to a covered bridge in Ken- tucky back in 1902, backed across a narrow country road and fired several shots at the 18 -inch target. Only one of the shots took effect and that was so far from the centre that it could be disregarded entirely. The young man was John W. Hes- sion, who has come so far since then that today he is regarded by many as the best known pistol and rifle shot in the world having won all the rifle contest -titles there are and a great many revolver chanipionehips. Since that far away day on the country road in Kentucky, Major Hes- sion—he holds that title in the or - dance reserve corps — has competed in nine international rifle matches, given exhibitions before crowned heads and demonstrated in manifold ways that he can hold his own any- time with the best of them. The major, who cloaks himself with modesty, must be regarded, however, as a "natural.", The first time he ever fired a target rifle he made a score of 4.7 out • of a possible 50 points bringing the remark from his coach that if he could do that well with no experience he could go far. with it. But with a)l of his natural skill Major Hession is willing to admit' it also requires practice and a lot of it combined with clean living to forge a champion. PAGE warssir TWO DIVISIONS IN BRIT ISH TRAINING "BATTLE" Large scale .exercises and battle maneuvers are constantly in operat ion with all units of the British Army under training. This picture was taken durig a mock battle between two Divisions of the Southern Command. It shows troops,; who have captured a position, collecting to make a further advance. Won Wimbledon Cup Evidently this was what the major had 20 years ago when he won the Wimbledon Cup at Caldwell, N,J,, over a field of 1,115 in fog and rain which obscured the bulls eye, No matter, he scored 99 out of a possible 100, and explained tater that sueh a startling performance was only pos- sible because he had remembered that the bulls eye is in the centre of the target. In 1904 as a member of the 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, he made the state rifle team and went to the national matches at Fort Riley, Kansas. While his records have made world rifle and pistol shooting history there are some of his feats that deserve special mention. For instance, take that July 3 day in 1925 at Sea Girt, N.J., over the Palma small bore course when Maj. Hession never dropped a point, mak- ing 102 consecutive bulls eyes in two times over -51 each time, once as a member of the team and again as an individual. Four world's records fell to the major that day: It was the first per- fect score over the course, it was the first perfect double score for the course, the score contained the great- est number of "V" shots, and it was the first time that anyone has had an unbroken run of 102 consecutive bulls eyes. The major is the only man ever to have shot 18 consecutive "V" bulls eyes ((the "V" being within the bulls eye proper) at 1,000 yards with a 30-06 rifle. In that performance, his 19th shot landed just 1% inches out- side the "V" ring. This was in 1932 in the Wimbledon Cup Match at El Paso, Tex., and his score 100x100 with 19 "V" hits still is a record with the 30-06 rifle, Shot For Royality His appearance before royality came while he was shooting in the Olympic matches at Risley, England in 1908. His exhibition was given before King George Fifth, then the Prince of Wales, and party, and consisted of breaking moving targets thrown into the sir using a 22 'caliber rifle with 22 long rifle cartridges. Just another anecdote to illus- trate the importance of keeping in circulation so to speak. In 1932, the major, who had not shot in official matches for five years, ran across a friend on a train. The friend reminded him that the day fol- lowing the famous Spencer match at 1,200 yards was to be fired at Sea Girt and urged him to take part but the major, although pretty keen about the idea said that he was not in prac- tice. Good Shooting For "Dead Man" Nevertheless, during the evening he decided to go and when he presen- ted himself to the statistical officer in charge of entries and filed his name the man looked up as if he had seen a ghost, • "But I had heard that you were dead," he said. That, as Mark Twain has so aptly ietnarked was grossly exaggerated, and the major told him that if this was the fate of one enjoying a hill in his particular field of endeavor something had better be done about. it. The serve remark came from the range officer on the firing line and then Major Hession was convinced.. Forthwith he proceeded to win the• match and just for good measure re- turned the next year and won it. again. He has stayed active ever since. 'Just one thing in closing, for those of you who don't know, the major believes that there is no other sport in which a participant can last so long and still be good at it. It's been a long time since Major Hession started his career — longer in fact than he cares to think—'but he's still a champion. Only last September he won the Metropolitan 1,000 yard championship at Camp Smith, N.Y, with a run of 38 consecutive hulls eyes on a day when no other contestant was able to stay in the bulls eye for even the 20 shots called for in the conditions of the match. British manufacturers are certainly beating, the ,Blitz" and are proving that there'll always be an England. Latest development in Britain's bid for trade supremacy is the reservat- ion of ten thousand square feet of floor space by the Department of British Overseas Trade at the Can- adian National Exhibition. FIRST CANADIAN FORT. IS REBUILT eaameaiaaarlisieeee Nova Scotia went back more than 300 years for the plans which were used in reconstruct- ing the Port Royal Habitation, which housed the first Europeans to settle., in America north of the Gulf of Mexico — and which was recently opened to the public by the Hon, T. A. (Jeerer, Minister of Mines and Resources. That famous fort, where Champlain instituted the Order of the Good Time, stands today as it did when hardy French explorers made It their headquarters in 1605. • The rambling tog buildings, as much like the original as human ingenuity could make them, are the product of: Nova Scotia craftsmen. Hand-hewn beams 'and floor boards are pegged into position; wrought -Iron binges hold the doors and solid shutters in place, and other hand -worked iron is used for bars on the win- dows and decorative work. If it is possible for one place to be "more historic" than an- other, this one can be described only in superlatives. DeMonts and Champlain arrived in Anna- polis Basin in 1604 and named it Port Royal. The Fort built in the following year was the scene of battle after battle between the French and English and liad ac- tually changed hands eight times by 1710 when it was finally cap- tured by a strong expedition of New England troops from Bos- ton. The name was changed to Annapolis Royal in honor of Queen Anne who then occupied the English .throne. The reconstruction of the an- cient habitation at Annapolis Royal — to give it its' modern name — has attracted' wide at- tention in Canada and the United States. Many individuals and or- ganizations have donated old records, furnishings and other articles to lend to the authenti- city of this famous site, 20 miles from Digby by Dominion Atlan- tic Railway. Digby is the west- ern waterway entrance to Nova Scotia, connection with Saint John, N.B,, being maintained by the S.S. Princess Helene. Other; famous military structures still standing at Annapolis Royal in - elude -the ramparts of Fort Anne. The park, 28 acres in extent, in- cludes a later French fort com- pleted in 1707 and captured in 1710, and the officers' quarters erected by the British a few years later. Layout shows the Port Royal Habitation; the well house, and a view showing the care with whieh the hand-hewn beams were put in place.