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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-05-05, Page 3'TURD',, MAY 5, 1938 THE .CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE S' WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What Happened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? The `Clinton News -Record May 5, 1898. The following pupils belonging to Miss • 1VI'eKay's division have been promoted to the t1yitd book. They are in order of merit: Mousie Bay, Douglas Goodwin, Jennie Glew, Willie Taylor, Geo, Swallow, Mabel Garvie, Cecil Cooper, Belva Olson and Susie Livermore, Harold Frernlin and 'Mil- ton Perrin,. Tommy Ranee and Earle Seale, Calvin, Sperling, Tom McColl- week; she was a sister of John Pin. nell, Lola Miller and Emma Levis, ping of town. and Walter Holmes,. Myrtle Small W, J. Foster, who has been work- and Johnson McCool and Fred West,, ing in Teeswater, has taken a po- Guy Blackall, Pearl Wheatley, Mabel Danford. Percy ' Hibbert and John Rumball from Miss Stout's division have also been prdmoted, • On Monday Mr. John Middleton. sent off two carloads of prime cattle to the English market They were shipped by the St. Lawrence route and were put aboard the, first cattle carrier of the season to leave Mont- real. The annual meeting of the Public Library was held on Monday even- ing. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year: Messrs. of Mrs. Cantelon on Princess street. Lough, Brydone„ McGatva, J . ' 0, George McFwan, Hensall, is start- Stevenson,Armstrong,Rand Leven on Po e t tore f lire S mill for the manufacture o , ,Rand, A. McKenzie and Houston. The di- seed oil; the necessary machinery is rectors then appointed W. Brydone, being made by Robt. Bell Jr., of the Pres.; W. E. Rand, secretary; and Hensall machine shops. J. H. Combe, treasurer. The librarian will still be John Bean. Mr Walter Coats reports having experienced a shock of earthquake the other evening, and others, he says have intimated that they had a similar experience. J. Colclough has sold his milk business to W. Weir which reduces the number of vendors to three. A, dellightful time was spent on Monday evening when friends met at the complimentary banquet in honor of Mr. Terry who left the following day to take up his abode in Mont- real. It was an auspicious occasion, and all the leading hien of town were present to tender their regrets to one who has proven himself very point - lar on the sporting field. Grocer Wiltse has had his, resi,- deuce and store repainted and the improvement is noted. The work was When The Present Century done by the Bowers Bros. and John Kennedy who are 'lightning artiste with the brush. Mr. J. T. Emmerton, whose barber shop was slways neat, has bright- ened the interior immensely by hav- ing the furniture, etc., varnished and the floor laid with oilcloth. Mr. Swansonmoved out of Mr. Flynn's house next the old skating rink this week as the owner intends having a stone foundation put under it, together with other Improve- ments. Owing to lack of seating aecomo- dation the trustees of ,S. S. No. 4, Summerhill have had a number of new seats placed in the school, having secured them from Waterloo through the Company's agent, Mr. S. Cooper. Mr. H. R. Sharp, of the Molson's, Bank, has been transferred to the To- ronto agency and left the town last night. Miss Maggie Cantelon, Goderieh township, left Tuesday for Souris, Man., and Mr. Fred Turner, Hensall; for Pilot Mound. Both were ticketed through by Mr. W. Jackson, C.P.R. agent. , The three hotels at Bayfield, the Albion, Queens and River Hotel, opened out on Monday with new 11-, tenses This is the same as last year, but the River hotel will be under new management, Mr. J. C. Miller having ' secured the premises on lease. He has made a number of improvements. to learn that he has completed his first year in Knox. College, taking t ncclass the highest s inhis stand s at the closing examinations; he was form- erly a student at the Clinton Colleg- iate. Walter Blacken, who has been liv- ing with his son here for some time, left Saturday for his home near Lon- don. Miss Pinning, who held the position of head milliner for S. F. McKinniri & Co,, Toronto; died in that city last sition in the moulding shop of Me. Pherson & Hovey Co. The Globe thus refers to a brother of the Misses Ciark of town: "It was current gossip yesterday that Mr. J. T. Clark, best known to newspaper readers as 'Mack' of Saturday Night, will be the new editor of the Can- adian Wheelman when the official journal of the C.W.A. is removed to the city." Thos. Kemp has moved to the house owned by the late Wm. Pear- son. N. Robson has rented the house Again the welcome sound of the factory whistle is being heard at Holrnesville, and the sweet, white, foaming milk is subjected to all the changes incident to its passing through a cheese factory. Mr. John- ston is starting his fourth season, and is assisted by Mr. Wm. Jenkins and a young cheese and butter maker he met while attending the Strathroy college this past winter. On Monday evening a number of friends gathered at the home of Mr. John McCluskey, to bid farewell to his daughter, Lizzie, who is leaving for Hawaii. Advantage was taken of the occasion to present her with several useful articles in remembrance of her old friends. Was Young The Clinton New Era, May 2, 1912 Mrs. Bawden and family have moved to the house recently vacated by Mr. Derry, opposite the auto works. Mr. A. Warner, who for some time has been in the 'employ of Mr. J. Ransford, has lately moved to town and is now residing with 1Vir. A. Glazier. This step will be de..ply re- gretted by all at Stapleton as his affable mannerand cheery disposi- tion has made him generally liked during his stay there. Last Saturday morning Thomas Gibbings, a well known resident of town, who has a farm on the borders was badly injured. He was out on the land with a roller and when the seat broke he was thrown backward, pull- ing on the lines so that the roller passed over. him. Ile received a se- vere eut on the forehead in addition to other injuries." Fifteen stitches were required to close the wound an the head andoverthe left eye. Many residents .will learn with regret of the passing of Rev. James Livingstone, who hadlabored on cir- cuits at Cavan, Brock, St. Marys, Kippsn, Bayfield, Florence, Petrolia, Wellington street, London, and Mitch- ell. The large shipments of fine horses that buyers from all over the country Mr. H. Batson, of Goderieh, one of have been making from this district the workmen on the Bayfield her- lately plainly showed at the annual boar, met with a eeriousi accident 'horse fair , held at Brucefield on last Saturday. One of the heavy tim- bers rolled on his foot crushing it badly. Dr. Stanbury attendedthe in- jury. Mr. Contine, of St. Joseph's, has purchased the McMillen's. property in Stanley and has a great number of men in the bush cutting timber and drawing it away to St. Joseph. Thursday. While some splendid ani- mals in both the light and heavy classes were shown, the entries were not as heavy as in former yearn. Among the winners in the heavy horses were Robert Murdock, Bruce. field; J. Johnston, Brucefield; Thome as McMichael, Huliett; Dale Broth- ers,.. Stanley; Joseph Blake, Clinton; Bulls: Beatty Brothers, Stanley; A. Elcoat, Tuckersmith; Matthew Clark, The Clinton New Era, May 6, 1898. Hay, and M. Aikenhead, Stanley. Mr. K. Erskine, who has been the We are pleased to learn that Bert accountant at the Molsan's Bank for the past two years, has been moved to Knowleton, Quebec, where he as. sumes the position of manager. Mr. Erskine, -who has been an active church worker, has been vestry clerk, at Si. Paul's church, and will be much missed. Mr. Paul of Morrisburg will take Mr, Erskine's position here. Davis, son, of Mr, S. Davis, of town, has been successful in passing the Pharmacy examination 'at Chicago. This qualifies him as a druggist for the State oe Illinois, and we expect ere long to hear of him as a success- ful American business man. Davis & Rowland's men started to put the tin roof on at the 'new Doherty factory today. Geo. Warner, who was working the Aiken's farm in Huliett last year, has given itup and returned to town. • Arthur McCrea is now in charge The Clinton News -Record May 2, 1913 Last Thursday evening Mrs, D. I{. of the engine at C'ooper's planing Glrant enter'taine'd the members of Mill. Willis Church choir• at the Manse, The many friends of Beverly previous to the departure of Miss Ketchen, Brucefield, will be pleased Hazel O'Neil who left on Friday to Liquor In Politics Huron Springs Hospital, April 20, 1938 Editor Clinton News -Record. Deas Sir: This is ply final article in this series on the temperance question. Not that the subject is exhausted, but I have fulfilled my promise to Huron voters to procure for them the very last word of authentic informa- tion, and New York was the place to get it. I found there that the liquor in- terests with their millions have the same strangle hold on politics as they have here in Ontario. More than half the wealth of United States is in the hands of some sixty-six individu- als, many of these are liquor mag- nates. This condition leaves millions of the rank and file in a state of fi- nancial insecurity, which borders on hopeless abandonment of respecta- bility. Then of course "Drink drives dull cares away." And thus you have the vicious circle: Dlrink causing poverty and poverty with its inse- eurity and sense of inferiority circl- ing round to more drink. where Arithmetic still holds an olcl. fashioned place. But tor revert to our 'subject:— There really was a time when liquor was in polities in Ontario. When the Tories used to quote Hearst and blame the Grits, and when the Grits used to quote Rowell anal blame the Tories. There was a time) when 'ithe ;{censibla woman's vote was' supposed to be a^dry vote. There was a time when the moral` strain and ,stress s of war, and eco- nemic arguments ushered in a pro hibitory law. Then cane a time when an honest plowman -Premier and his henchman, Rev. Dr. Cody, with radio and every other means !of propaganda fell. for the wiles of 1 the liquor traffic and ushered in the beverage rooms. Mr. Hepburn with equal sagacity, and acquiescing mind, took the "dirty mess", as he called it, clean out ' of politics.' Just how lanxious he was to take the "dirty mess" out of politics -is seen in his attitude towards a referendum. There is lately however one hope- ful sign. Parliamentarians them- selves are beginning to talk "Cor- ruption in Polities" and probable legielation. against i}t. '"Corruption" is a bad word and suggests a boil on the back of the neck, so likely. something will be done about it for boils do spread. • One poison however does some- times counteract another and that may, be •the reason these same fel- lows who voted. beverage saloons now vote sweepstakes, as 'expected. Beverage rooms will • remain so long as the send to Parliament the candidate who will 'tote for. type of c them, and I will not close this article without one constructive statement, and it is this: The only way, or at. least the proper way to bring pres- sure to bear to elect a dry candidate, is to concentrate on, the "local ex- ecutive" •of the constituency. This executive — either Conserva- tive or Liberal selects the nominee, who in their judgment will poll the largest vote, and they see to it that there are sufficient "true blue" dele- gates at their convention to make sure of that particular nominee. The prospective nominee is of course the most interested and generally has been working on this "important phase" for weeks or months ahead. At bath the conventions in Huron last October both cats nearly jump- ed out of their bags, for at one con- vention every really dry Conserva- tive voter we knew (and we :have known many of them for more than. twenty years) came away disap- pointed in the chosen nominee, and at the Liberal Convention the whole four dry nominees were together all swept in one heap by one who made no pretense to be dry what- ever. When the result of this voting was announcd, for a minute the par- alyzing shock was felt all over the audience and the staunchest of Lib- eral partisans stared blankly at each other. But only for a minute. The cat was smuggled down in the bag. Those who were sujpposed to pro- duce the applause drummed up some thunder. The convention broke up, and was reported in the newspapers as most demoncratic and unanimous. Thousands of the 12,000 a year at Bellevue are brought there through their sense of financial insecurity and physical inferiority. Many are discouraged by being too old to work, or handicapped by the loss of an eye or an arm, and some with no legs at all. • But here in Ontario, liquor is not supposed to be any longer in politics. When Mr. Henry staked his chances on. the beverage rooms, didn't Mr. Hepburn come to the rescue of his party by aenuiescing and staking his chances also on the beverage rooms? And didn't that take the liquor prob- lem clean out of politics? Now that's a sample of the arguments politicians put up to us and expect us to swallow and enjoy. Will you allow just here a little pedagogical digression. It's hardly worth whiled mentioning except for the fact that it's funny. I When we studied , Grammar at school we were taught that two nag -1 atives- make an affirmative. If John-' ny says "I don't want no supper," he is really though unintentionally say- ing that he wants some supper: Two negatives making an affirma• tine. But have you. ever heard of two affirmatives making a negative? How about this idea:—Mr. Henry. says, Yes, we have the beverage room plank in our platform. Mr. Hepburn says, Yes, we have the bev- erage room plank in our platform, and presto: There is no longer a beverage room plank in either plat- form'. Two affirmatives Clearly mak- ing a negative That would be a fine example to put in a Grammar Text Book for the new school curriculum should the pupils not go on strike when Grammar is taught, as they have been doing in some places become a nurse in training at Toron- to General Hosopital. A meeting far, the purpose of or- ganizing a lacrosse team to enter in this districtof the O.L.A. will be held in the Board room on Friday evening, May 2nd. The following axe requested to attend, as well as any others interested: 0. Fink, W. John-' son, W. Tozer, H. Morris, W. S, 11.1 Holmes, P. Couch, G. Elliott, B.1 Levis, R. McKenzie, G. McKenzie, S. Byam, C. Robinson, W. Whitley, J. Watts, Ed. Cook, C. Draper, F. Whit- more, R. Rumbali, Ab. Mitchell, W. Cook, J. Weir and C. Paisley. Mr. Thomas McKenzie secured the contract for the erection of the new school of S.S. No. 5 Huliett, to be erected at Lot 26, 8th con. The new school will be of brick and have a basement. It is to be ready by the. let of August. Typhoid fever claimed another vic- tim in Seaforth on Saturday in the person of Frank Kling, the papular proprietor of the Dick house We are called upon this week to record the death of Mr. Frederick Rumball, one of Clinton's oldest, and certainly one of its most highly esteemed residents, which occurred Saturday Iast. In the list of successful students in the final year at Queens Univer- sity we, notice the name of Miss Hellen D. Ford. We understand she also .obtained her .specialist standing. in. Moderns and History and English. Miss Ford is a" daughter of Rev. J. E. Ford of Willis church. Messrs. W. S. Downs and Wm. Butt left on Wednesday for Owen Sound where they will be engaged for the next few weeks on the carved ornament in' connection with the furnishing of one of the new palatial C.P.R. hotels. Mr, Donald Ross, a third year student in medicine, and an old Clin- ton boy, will assist a doctor at Swift Current this summer. Miss Willa Ford, daughter of Rev. J. L. Ford, will teach the next two months art Ayr. Miss Ford has just finished her year at,Queens Univer- sity. Walter G Holmes, son ' of R. Holmes, formerly of .Clinton,' in ad- dition to holding an important posi- tion an an Edmonton paper, is also the salaried secretary of the Ed- monton Typographical Union. Of course we know that it was really the good work of the local executive that carried the day, and so we say that your local executive carry the key to the situation. They are the group, all powerful, and a well directed appeal to that august body by Young People's Clubs, Wo- men's 'Institutes, chinches, farmers, industriesand other organizations might win the day for temperance and all other advanced legislation. And now, Mr. Editor, I will close my series of articles with gratitude to yourself. You didn't curtail my space. . You corrected my spelling, and . made everything . look respect- able. I have no ambition to become a columnist), , especially one of the McAree type, but sometime, for a change, I would like to write you again on some other subject besides Liquor and Polities. In the mean- time, with best regards, I remain, yours sincerely, -A. MOIR The Weekly Smile John A. Heffernan tells this story in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Mr, Justice Dunne, of the New York State Supreme Court. It seems Jus- tice Dunne was presiding at a dam- age suit, when came this dialogue between the lawyer and the witness: "Did you see the plaintiff knocked down?" "Who,' me?" "Yes, you." "No, not me." "Did you see the defendant at all?" "Who, me?" "Yes, you." „Neer "Then why are you here?" "Who, me?". "Yes, you." "To see ,justice done." "Who,' ine?" ' demanded Justice Dunne gazing sharply down from the bench. The story is recent enough to have nuisance value; and the pun broad enough to have nuance value. Making Canada A Better Place in Which to Live and Work Last year, publishers of :weekly newspapers across Canada honoured George W. James of The Bowman- ville Statesman with the presidency of the Canadian . Weekly- Newspaper Association, In• keeping with his de- sire to give constructive leadership to this organization and to be of ser- vice to it as well es Canada as a whole,he wrote to two score of the Dominion's leaders in government, religion, education, industry, finance, and business. In each case he sought their opinions as to Canada's great- est needs and the manner in which these needs should be met, To .each he put just one question: "What can the editors of ,weekly newspapers do to make Canada a better place in which to live and work?" The replies of these distin- guished gentlemen have been studied since by the editorial committee of the association, Journalists all over Canada have hailed these answers as a most constructive contribution to- ward the solution of many of the country's present day problems. ,Commencing on this page next is- sue we are publishing each week one of these letters We believe that our readers will see in these letters the tremendous value that others have seen in them. The Canadian Printer and Publisher, Toronto, a trade mag- azine, describes these letters as "valu- able documents of authoratitive ob- servation." That, in truth is what they are, for they are written by men who are leaders in their own parti- icular sphere of aetivity, successful men who have risen to the top by tho force of their own ability and personality. Among the leaders of our country 'whose letters will appear from week to week are included: Sir Edward Beatty, President of the Canadian Pacific Railway;, S. J. Hungerford, President, Canadian National Rail- ways; Col. J. B. Maclean, Founder of the Maclean Publishing Company; S. H. Logan, Past President of the Canadian Bankers' Association; G. H. Carlisle, President of the Domin- ion Bank; W. R. Campbell, President, Ford Motor Company; T. A. Russell, Presjdent, Massey -Harris Co; C. L. Burton, President, Robert Simpson Co.; His Exeellency the Cardinal Villeneuve of Quebec, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada; V. B. Smith, General Manager, Con- federation Life Assurance Company; A. A. Dysart, Premier of New Bruns- wick; W. J. Patterson; Premier of Saskatchewan; T. D. Pattullo, Pre- mier of British Columbia; Rev. Dr, R. P. Bowles, ex -Chancellor of Vic- toria University; B. W. Coghlin, ex - President, Canadian Manufacturers' Association; James A. Richardson, Chancellor, Queen's University; J. S. Woodsworth, Leader of the C.C.F. Rev. Dr. Hugh Munroe, Moderator, Presbyterian Church in Canada; Rt. Rev. Peter Bryce, D.D., Moderator, United Church of Canada; A. M. Mil- ler, Director of Advertising, Chrysler Corporation of Canada; Dr. Horace L. Brittain, Director, Citizens' Re- search Bureau of Canada; B. W. Keighley, President, Association of Canadian Advertisers; Harold M. Gully, Vice -President, Silverwood's Toronto Dairy, Limited; Geo. S. Hougham, Secretary, Retail Mer- chants' Association of Canada; Frank Pendergast, Assistant to the Presi- dent, Imperial Oil Limited; W. A. R. Kerr, President, University of Alber- ta; John C. Kirkwood, Sales Promo- tion and Feature Writer, Toronto; H. Napier Moore, Editor, Maclean's Magazine; A. A. IVCcintos it, Editor -in -Chief, The Globe and Mail; Dr. A. R. Carman, Editor, Montreal Daily Star, and several others. The subjects dealt with include the conduct of government, politics, re- ligion, trade and commerce, social problems, unemployment, problems of the home, education, health, instr- ance and other" matters of national and individual importance. In presenting them to our readers, •we do 'so with the thought in mind that every Canadian should be vitally interested in the solution of the great problems that confront us, and we 'feel that individually we might be better' equipped to do our part in bringing about a solution after have ing perused the letters of these great leaders in the life of our Dominion. The editor will welcome comments from readers on these letters from week ,to week, Often by free, frank and open discussion many helpful points are brought to the surface not thought of at first, and from people who seldom appear in the limelight. AN EFFECTIVE SLOW DOWN Because too many motorists ig- nored traffic regulations and warn- ings on a' dangerous curve in Cum- berland, Me., the smooth pavement on the curve was ripped up, then *sur- faced with a series of bumps, two inches high • extending all the way across it. These bumps are proving 100 per cent effective in .slowing down all motorists on the .curve, proving speedsters will pay more at- tention to their comfort than to any regulation or warming that can be devised. E A TERMS. OX 000DY No need to wait ... get the tires you need TODAY! Ride away on. new Goodyears. No embarrassment or red tape. Pay as convenient in small amounts each week. We have yo..zr size in stock. r.® re'sry ce Station Clinton, Ontario. Place Fryin Lake L k Huron The policy of the Ontario depart- ment of game and fisheries of con- stantly replenishing the lakes was in evidence in Lake Huron last week as deper•tmental workers placed in the lake 27,000,000 whitefish fry. Work was completed at Sarnia and Grand Bend of placing the vast num- ber of tiny fish into the lake. The fish were hatched during the winter and spring at the Point Edward hatchery of the provincial govern- ment. Several truck loads comprising more than 3,000,000 fish were taken to Grand Bend and placed in the lake, while the rest were put in the south- ern part of the lake at Sarnia. Nearly a million trout also have been hatched and these will be put into the lake in two or three weeks time as the fry are not sufficiently developed for placing in the lake. Other fry to be used in restock- ing is picicbrel, which will be de- posited within the month. ' NEW FIRE SIREN For several years e r purchase Y ch a of a fire siren for Kincardine was under• discussion. Recently the council sanc- tioned the purchase and the town. is now in possession of a new siren. IThe latest addition to the town's; fire -fighting equipment arrived-Sat- urday rrived-Saturday last but it is not yet in service The council in co-operation with the . fire brigade, has yet to decide on a site on which the siren may be erect- ed. I Some vantage point in the vicinity' of the town hall is considered the best place for the siren. Atop the hall has been suggested, as well as atop the: bell tower. When the council convenes on May - 6 it will probably settle the question ifor a time but the siren may be mon- ' ed till the best possible location. be I ascertained.—Kincardine News.. eSNAPSI-OT CUILD AGAINST THE EIGHT This scene was snapped against the light, so shadows come toward the camera. Ordinary exposure gives the silhouette effect. A lens shade must be used—i# direct sun rays strike the glass, they spoil the picture. LfAV17 you ever tried taking pic- tures "against the light"— that Is, with sun or photo lights beyond the subject so that the shadows point toward you Instead of away from you? This liglitleg is a eource'of many interesting pictures. Striking sil- houettes of trees and persons can be obtained, Sunlight, coming from above and slightly behind the sub- jee in an informal :portrait, gives appealing highlights on hair and shoulders. Numerous "different" ef- fects are possible. When you take such pictures, your lona must be shaded so direct rays of sunlight or artificial light do not strike it. An inexpensive; Iona hood or sun shade (see diagram) is very useful, and slips on easily. In- deed, It is an advantage to use sack a shade for many pictures. It cuts out etray sidelights and reflections, gives brighter, "snappier" pictures. Of course,' when the sun is low in the sky—almost on a line with your lens, the hood may not help, but frequently you can find a per - salon where the sun will he hidden bebdnd a tree trunk. Then the shadow of the tree will serve to shade your lens. where the light is intense, give tha ordinary exposure if you want a sil- houette effect. To get details in the Nota how lens shade (at left) pro- tects glass from direct glare. Stray reflections are cut out, pictures are • clearer, brighter.. shadow side, use an exposure two' or three times as long. For informal portrait studies, with the sun back of your subject, ar- range a sheet of white caadboard. or cloth so that it reflects light on the subject's face. And when the • sky Is the, background of your plc- • tura, use a, sky filter on the lens.. TMs darkens the sky a bit and makes a sunlit subjects stand out. It slips , on the lens just aa the aur shade, does. 1n "against the light" pictures, 1185 John van Guilder