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The Clinton News Record, 1941-08-21, Page 6-THURS., AUGUST 21, 1941 TIM HAYYi!N.uvu IN ULINTON EARLY IN MLS CENTURY Some Notes o f The News ft J H Iwr�i� in 1916 FROM THE CLINTON NEWS - RECORD AUGST 17TH, 1916 William James Mitchell, since 1897 editor and proprioter of The Clinton News -Record, Whose death occurred with such tragic -suddenness on Sun- day last, was born in the village of Arthur fifty years ago. He was a son of the late Thomas Mitchell. When still a lad the family moved to Hanover, where Mr. Mitchell receiv. ed his education ands where he later learned the art of printing in the Hanover Post. In 1888 Mr. Mitchell purchased the Durham Chronicle which he conducted until 1897 when he sold out to Mr. Wm. Irwin, the present proprietor. After a trip to The Pacific Coast the same year he bought out The Clinton 'News -Record, succeeding the late A. M. Todd. On Wednesday of last week he went to London for treatment and possibly to undergo an operation for throat trouble and on Sunday about noon death came suddenly and unexpected- ly from hemorrhage caused by the rupture of a 'blood vessel in the thresat. The remains were removed on Monday evening from London to the home of his step father, Mr. Geo- rge Hollinger of Hanover, and there the funeral took place Wednesday. Besides his father he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Clarke, and Miss 7lollinger, both of Tfanover. The serviee=was conducted by Rev. Agnew, the 'deceased's own pastor, assisted by Rev. Jackson of Hanover. The pallbearers were Mende and business associates from Clinton; •Dr. Thomp- son, r. W,,. and• F. T. Jackson, R. W. Reed, W. J. Paisley and Nelson Ball. The body of George Blatchford of 'Exeter ,the victim of the recent drow- .ning tragedy at•Gaderich, was found floating Saturday by Mr. Wm. Marl- ton, who was out in his motor boat, very near the spot where the drown- ing took place. The deceased young man attended school in Clinton and will he remembered by many. Mr. A. J. Holloway has bought the unused building on the lot adjoining Mr. Josh. Cook's residence and had it moved to a lot near the elevator where he has it fixed up for an office and also a covering for his new scales recently installed, This means less revenue for the town as no more coal will - be weighed on the town scales. The new house on Joseph street of Mr. Wm. Glen is- being pushed fer- ward and will soon be occupied. At the two front entrances to the Willis Presbyterian church cement ateps are being built which will be a credit to the church. Mr. Arthur Cantelon has the contract. The sides are solid concrete capped with .a massive cement moulding and the steps are wide and very easy to climb, while the pillars are made from cement brick with fancy cement caps. Dr. Thompson pays tribute to the late editor and proprietor in•a beaut- iful article printed in this week's pap. er. Misses Electa and Maude Coultice mot$red up front Toronto last week to see their g'anclmother, Mrs, Qook, who is suffering from• a fractured limb at the home of her son, Mr. A. Cook, Mr. Gordon Waldron of Toronto, who is running as an independent Liberal in the south Toronto local contest, is a well-known lawyer in the city, and is also a former I•Iuronian, having spent his young days on his father's farm, a mile north of Bruce - field, and is a cousin of Miss. F. Waldron of town. Miss Stewart, G.N.W., operator at Cooper's, is spending her holidays with friends' in Hullett and Wawan- osh. Miss Bernice Glazier of the Bell Telephone staff is holidaying and spent the weekend in Seaforth with friends. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Jessie Thompson of Albert street, have been the guests of Mrs. Tierney at her summer cottage at Grand Bend. FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA AUGUST 17TH, 1916 Miss Maragret Torrance of Fort William is spending a short holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mts. J. Torrance. A. church wedding that lacked entir- ely the display usually incident to such occasions, took place at Wesley ehurch, on Friday last, .when Miss Mary Bevan Chant became the bride of Lieut. William Edward Floody. They were unattended and the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr, Rutledge, read the marriage service. They left on the three o'clock train for Val - carder, where they will reside for the present, Some lads while fishing recently pulled up w large grey snapping tur- tle, on whose back was carved the date 1898. It is persumed that the thing is at least 18 years of age, and that the numerals were carved on its shell when it was small, it'being'then thrown back into the water. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson of Goderich Township announce the en- gagement of their only daughter, Flossie Anna, to Mr. Clifford George Lobb, of Goderich township. The mar- riage to take place early in Septem- ber. Mrs. R, G, Emerson of Winnipeg, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, H. B. Chant, is an old Clintonian, her late husband, better known as "Bob" Emerson, having carried on a butchering business here before he went West and took a position with the C.P.R, Bee -Mayor` F. G. Rumhall of Loudon and well known to Clintonians was in the street cor smash at London on Monday morning. He was cut about the hands and well shaken up. Dr. J. W. Egan, Toronto, who has been visiting with his wife at the home of Mrs. Beaton for the past four weeks has returned to the city. When the draft of junior officers leave for overseas soon, Huron County will be represented by Lieut. Edgar Torrance, sop of Mr .and Mrs. John Torrance of town. The young officer has been popular both at Lon- don and at Camp Borden, and has the ability to rise higher in the military service. Mr. H, T. Thompson has ps,rchased the 100 acre farm on the 9th, con. of Turnberry from Mr. John Armour. Mr, Armour and family will move to Toronto. Mr, Norman 'Kennedy was the rep- resentative of Clinton Fire' Brigade to the annual Convention at Hamilton last week, The usual toutnentent was cancelled on account of the war, Mr. L. Levis, eldest son of Mr. George Levis, was taken ill at his lame in Wingham on Friday last and was removed to the hospital on Sun- day; Miss Elva Levis, nurse -in train- ing at the Toronto General Hospital BIRTHDAY HONOUR FOR BRITAIN'S HOME GUARD His Majesty the King inspected, London Battalion who mounted guard first birthday anniversary of the Ho The Ring, in the uniform of a F Home Guard at the Palace. Home Guards from the 1st County of at "Buckingham Palace to mark the me Guard. ield Marshal, is seen inspecting' the f t` TO CLINTON rttvv&R:EcoRri I Read- And Write = For You (Copyright) By John C. Kirkwood MAINLY PERSONAL I; have been having numerous con- versations onversations recently with a man who has returned from Greenland, after a sojourn there of fourteen months. He resided for the most part in a is waiting on her brother. The young lady friends of Miss Hattie Holloway visited her home on Wednesday evening of this week and showered the bride-to-be. ,Me. Neeiands of flensall, who ',re. cently sold out his paper there after oondueting it for twenty years, was a caller in town on Monday enroute to points around Toronto for a visit. Mr. Geo. Roemer and Masters Jus- tin and Maleolm of St. Louis, are the guests with the former's mother, Mrs. Thomas Trick, Rattenbury street. Mr. Clarence Paisley of the Royal Bank staff at St. Mary's and a son of Councillor Paisley of town, has been mored to the head office at Montreal. He leaves for that city on Wednesday and spent the weekend at the parental home. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Holloway announce the engagement .of their only daughter, Hattie Alberta, to Mr. Issas Rance Rattenbury, of Clinton, the marriage to take place the end of August. When The Present Century Was Young FROM THE CLINTON NEWS - RECORD AUGUST 15TH, 1901 At high noon' -yesterday 'Miss l:^innie C. Irwin, third daughter of Mr. R. Irwin, became the. wife of Mr. Nor- man Fair of the firm of J. & N. Fair, millers. The 'interesting ceremony, which was performed by Rev. Jas Hamilton of Londeshoro in the pres- ence of only immediate friends of the contracting parties, took place at the residence of Mr. I•rwin which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion with roses, sweet peas and blue and white bunting. Miss Mary Irwin, act- ed ma bridesmaid for her sister, and Captain Mc Taggart was groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Fair will take a trip down the St. Lawrence and be absent about ten days, On their return they will take up housekeeping on Mary street. Pat Murray, horse trader, etc., who has lived about town for a year, left last week and may never come back Jimmie Grimes accompained Pat. He was enticed, he says by the promise of ten dollars a month but in taking the boy Pat rendered himself liable for kidnapping and Jimmie's mother promptly laid a charge against him. Mayor Jackson issued a warrant which was placed in Chief Welsh's hands for exeeution. The Chief fol- lowed the trail to Exeter where it was taken up by Detective Westacott who located the pair at Lucan. To make a long story ahort, the boy came home on Thursday morning's train, but Pat is roaming over his old hunting grounds to the south. On Thursday of last week the res- idence of Mr. Arthur Twitchell was the scene of a pretty home wedding when his third daughter, Miss Lizzie, was united in marriage to Mr, Alex. Lewis of Wingham. The ceremony was performed at high noon by Rev. Dr. Gifford in the presence of only the immediate relatives. The grooms. man was Mr. George Marshall, while the bride was assisted by, her sister, Miss Alice, with her nice, little Miss Iva Twitchell of Hensall as flower girl, The Clinton Gun Club defeated Gederich on the local grounds yester- day by three birds, Mr. Wm. Jenkins of Goderich Township left on Tuesday for Man- itoba on a prospecting trip. Mr. John Nicholson of Auburn has had his residence nicely painted by Mr, J. D. Melville of Londesboro who made a good job of it. Mr. Issac Lawrence and daughter were among those from. Londesboro Who visited the Pan-American. Quite a number from Londesboro have gone to help gather in the her- vett in the Northwest. Among the number are: Thos. Lee, George Mar- tin, Mark Thompson, two of the Et- tley boys, W. Griffths, A. Johnstone, McVittie, .W. Moon, G. Heslewood, R. Roberton, R. Waite, A. Webster, G. Bruce, C. Ruddell, R. Caldwell, W. Nott, H. Langman, and W. Wallace. Miss Mary Stewart, daughter of Rev. Alex. Stewart, leaves this week for St. Joseph's Island, where she takes charge of a public school. Mr. C. L. Fisher returned home last week from Chicago where he had been taking a postgraduate course, prepar- atory to settling down again to prac- tising his profession. Mr. W. R. Lough was in Milton on Wednesday and Thursday last hurry. Eng up a shipment of pressed brick for the Wesley church. The delay has Caused the loss of valuable time to the builders. Master Hugh Gregg is holidaying in Detroit. Mr. A, J. Grigg and Mrs. W. Grigg accompanied him to God- eri:ch where he left by boat. place called Godthaab,, a community of '700 persons, mainly Greenlanders, Greenlanders, let it be said are a by brid, people --a crossbreed of Eski- mos and Danes. They are an estab- lished type. About a year ago Greenland sign - if ixed ignifixed to most persons on this contin- ent nothing at all except an empty is- land on the Acetic. It was just a geo- graphical expression. It possessed not a particle of our interest. Yet for 200 years Greenland ---or part of it -can be said to -'a civilised eonn- munity. Today, if you were going to Greenland to spend some months, you shouldtake dress clothes' with you, for quite formal dinners are ser- ved there by the resident Danes. Yet you would not have to take a huge amount of warm clothing for winter wear. Last winter, for example, the temperature in Godthaab never fell below 10 degrees above zero! We have it much colder than that in Toronto and all over Ontario. Per- haps it is due you to say that last water in aoathern greenland ions a mild one: In summer they have mos- quitoes in Greenland, and butterflies and bees—and hundreds of varieties of flowers. And they grow carrots and radishes and beets and potateea. A certain variety of berry is plentiful. In the summer they have 24 hours of daylight in Greenland, and this means rapid growth for certain vegetables. Greenland is a vast island—as Iarge in area as British Columbia sad the Prairie Provinces 'put together, as large as the United States east of the Mississippi! But five-sizths of its area is -covered with ice a ladle and more thick, and this icecap rises to a height of from 6000 to 10000 feet above sea level. It has been said that if Greenland's icecap melted, the oc- ean would rise 25 feet and if that ever happened, what a. terrible dis- aster it would be! On this icecap no animal or vegetable or bird life can endure, and the temperature may fall to 100 degrees below zero. The winds Owl snare southward aver the Atlan- tic are born on this icecap. For many, many years there have been reports sent daily, by radio, by wind obser- vers to meterologieal atations in Europe and Amorira for the inform- ing of sea and aerial navigators. Greenland has its radio atations, for the reception of new and for the dis- patch et news. Eery Danish home has a radio set; and probably a gram- ophone set; and in the better -class Danish homes are pianos. Southern Greenland has a daily newspaper with its own news in the native language, for Greenlanders are almost all of them, able to read This newspaper is mimeographed locally, in each community, from copy sent from, New York by radio to God- thaab, whence it is radioed to local editors who do the local mimeograph. ing. This newspaper is distributed free. Also Greenland has a printed monthly magazine. Greenlanders get a variety of ser- hfces free—education, doctors ser- vices, hospitalization education, and so on, This leads me to say that the system of government in Greenland May be called paternalism, meaning that the State regulates and regi- ments the lives of its citizens, Green- land belongs to Denmark, and Den- mark looks upon Greenlanders as its wards, It suplies. them with a variety of necessities. It pays the cost of ad- ministering Greenland affairs. Green- landers' are not taxed, In each "col- ony" or cummunity may be a general store, state-owned and administered. This Store is in charge of a trader who is a government servant, and who is not permitted to trade for personal profit. Customers of the store pay cash for what they want, They do not exchange produce for necessities. What fury and fish and eggs they may have for sale are sold to the store for cash. But natives Kaye little to sell, What they gather from their hunting and fishing is consumed by them, for the most part. Green- landers are not very provident, nor are the Eskimos who live in Northern Greenland. They are opportunisto in regard to their food snrpply . - this speaking - broadly. They cannot say just when and where seal's and wal- ruses and reindeer and foxes Will make their appearance and can be captured surely: It is different in respect of eggs of wildfowl and wild- fowl themselves, for they are more abundant and oan be obtained with greater sureness. In South Green- land are about 10,000 sheep--,peeovid- ing more mutton that can be consam- ed domestically. The surplus mutton, is put in barrels -4n brine, and ex- ported. Few cattle are to be found, for cattle cannot feed themselves in the whiter months as , can sheep. There are no horses•. --perhaps only a dozen Iceland ponies. Fish are plent- iful. Whales are few and uncertain,. Life is a rather preearious thing-- and hing:and can,, be a perilous experience. The average age of '.Greenlanders is 26 for males and 28 for; women—.which suggests two things—the adventurous way of living, and th,e. prevalence of T.B., T.B. is a widespread disease, owing to the Unsanitary. habitations, In south Greenland the houses are wooden—such ire are seen in Caned,. ian northern hamlets; but farther north the people live in small -room atone huts, which are almost snow: buried, in winter, and which may house a dozen people In summer these stone homes are abandoned for tents made of skin•, The total population of all Green- land is about 18,000-17,000 living on the sheltered west coast, and'about 1000 on the bleak east coast exposed always to the severities of the cold coming down from the Arctic—cold in the form of winds and seas. 'There is practically speaking no eommuni. cation between the dwellers on the west coast and those living on the east coast. For only two months in the year are any east coast harbors open, and entrance to them may be difficult because of ice conditions. On the west coast are numerous fine fjords, and it on the shores of these fjords that the people have their homes. The 17,000 west coast dwellers extend all along the west coast from the far north to Cape Farewell at the southern extremity of Greenland, in the -same latitude of Oslo and Lenin- grad. There are about 590 Danes all told in Greenland—mostly officials, These Danes in normal tunes revisit their own country every 2-3 years, Just now, because of the war, they have to remain in Greenland or else visit North America. Normally Danish children go to Denmark after their 'education in primary schools. Now they are going to New York, Philadelphia or Toronto, to attend higher schools. Nearly all Danes speak English, and the children aro taught English. Greenland has one important in- dustry—the mining of cryolite, a mineral used in connection with the manufacture of aluminum. The only commercial cryolite mine in the world is in Ivigtut, south Greenland. It is the money derived' from the sale of cryolite which pays the cost of ad- ministering the affairs of Greenland. Since Greenland is now effectually separated from its parent, Denmark, it is being looked after by the Dan- ish Legation at Washington, in assoc. Wien with the United States and Can- ada. Over a year ago both the Unit- ed States and Canada sent consuls to Greenland, to be official guardians of Greenland. Today the protection of Greenland against any German men- ace is being given by the United States It has coastal patrol vessels in and about Greenland waters and shores, and in other ways is guarding this "orphan island„” There are no soldiers in Greenland, no fortifications. Ice- land is distant front Greenland about 200-250 miles, and Iceland is a part- ial defence of Greenland. At the up- er part of the strait separating Greenland from Canada, the channel is about 12 miles wide. But do not plan to visit Greealarid. As a tourist you would not be allowed to land; Greenland does not want tourists, Even if you were permitted to Land, there would be no place where you could stay—no hotel or hotels, no boarding houses. It you are an ang- ler, then know that Greenland fish, including superfine salmon, are not,. PAGE 6 :GO 50/50 WiTH OUR `FIGHTING FORCES tot t0aa e�gtoty $o• e Ptovm f 9� 6 e%sea coo Y Se not ou Y oeo F+�� 9 8 oUi. o�� b4bel4`' �g�°t ®t it gep4 cn koo o��i9� �be`I g 1Nt m 1 "' 034, , $Co o4�etet• ari1Der AB• *00latitet o �e r yood:e , t�'lo ,fie snj.. esay;e..p� •Rg �re � Sit—e22—e, G.t.Otd Skate ycruir. Gare jfoz VICTO1tY ! caught with rod and line; they fish with nets in Greenland. There are no roads, and railroads, and so there are no motor cars. Between God- thaab and the south one travels by motor boat. Farther north dog - drawn sleds may be used, You would not see any imposing buildings. Greenland has a parliament, which meets once a year, but not in a parli- ament building; a schoolhouse suffic- es. You'll see no trees—just a fern stunted birches and willows, which have not the stature of trees. You'll see lots of icebergs in summertime, for Greenland is an iceberg factory. You'll see the northern lights, but these are seen to better advantage from Labrador. I suggest that you get your know. ledge of Greenland from books, of which there are many—say, My Are-- tic•Adventure, by Peter Freuchen, and Salomina, by Rockwell Kent. You will be hearing and reading more about Greenland from now on, because the war has made this eoun- try important. What I have written may serve as an introduction to a better understanding of a land which atozetiree may have been regarded by; you as a place of desolation. CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions ]ROM ALL STATIONS IN EASTERN CANADA GOING DAILY -Sept. 12-26,1941 Inclusive, TICKETS GOOD IN RETURN LIMIT: 46 DAY& COACHES, in Tourist Sleeping Cars or in Standard Sleeping Cars at Special Reduced Rates for each class. Cost of accommodation in aleeping ears additional. BAGGAGE checked, Stopovers at Ail Points enroute, "NOTE: GOVT. REVENUE TAX EXTRA. EMU EJd: RSIONS from WESTERN to EASTERN CANAISX DURING SAME PERIOD. Tickets, Sleeping Car Reeerratioty and AU btformatlen from any Agent. 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The ancigpt dwellings of Que- bec's "Lower Town" stand out' in. sharp contrast to the modern grace 'of the Chateau Frontenae, popular headquarters for the Quebec,yjsitor,•,..This famed ,Gau- adian pacific hostelry' is starting point for many a 'delightful sight; -seeing -tour by birth; cab,' or lofty, horse-dra'wn.caloeho: With - Plains of Abraham, the Citadel, • the ancient city wall, the Great Gates, numerous monuments and other interesting landmarks. Farther afield the tourist is drawn to the picturesque Isle of Orleans, where farmers still sow by hand, plow by oxen, reap with the scythe`. and thresh with the flail, while women ply ancient Band -looms and spinning wheels. Other nearby attractions include Wolfe's Cove, Quebec Bridge, the Shrine of Ste. Anne de lleaupre, Montmorency Falls and Bent House, :while northward lies the famed Lanrentides Park, a vast area of virgin lake, forest and stream country where vacation seasons in its 300 years of his- ]n easy dietar..ce lie the histerie delights await at every turn,