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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-05-12, Page 3THIURS., MAY 12, 1938 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 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 12, 1898 This issue carries a headline all the way across the top of the front ing one night last week, and elected page as follows: "Wheat has ga n the following officers: Pres., Rev. G. up. another notch. 1.10 was paid W. Andrews; Capt., P. Campbell;. Clinton yesterday". The little locals Sec., C. L. Fisher; Managing Com - say that wheat made another jump mittee, G. Acheson, A. Courtice and in Toronto on Monday, Ontario red T C. Pickard. selling at $1.16 -three cents' over Monday evening while'Mr. Saturday's price. Ontario strarrel, Charles Middleton of Goderich town - roller flour rose to $5.50 a barrel, Drayton, North Dakota; all were ticketed through by W. Jackson, C. P.R. agent, The Holmesville boys interested in football held a reorganization meet - but the figure was almost too high for sales. Mr. J. 0, Miller has bought the driver formerly owned by the late B Tomlinson. ship was driving home from his farm, the horse took fright and ran away, throwing him out of the ve- hicle and breaking his collarbone. Ben At about 6.30 on Monday morning, Thos. C'arbet, Hullett, has a lamb smake was discovered in volumes coming out of the barn of Jas. Col - with five legs which is as frisky as Clough, base line. The neighbors in - a quadruped.stantly came to' his assistance, and Mr. A. Shrank, agent for Frost & Wood, will have a big delivery of implements about June 9th. Mr. D. A. Forrester recently made a contract with the Ogilvies for the storage of 25,000 bushels of wheat. Mr. McCaughey, of the Commercial Hotel, is levelling off the ground -in front of the rink and levelling the floor inside so that it will be easier making ice next season. by the very hardest and most per- sistent kind of work, succeeded in saving the barn 'from destruction. Over at Bayfield Mr. J. Fowl'te has purchased the lot on the corner op- posite the Queen's, and has had a picket fence built around it. It is aupjposed . th'eit her intends to build on the corner. The engineers at the harbor have part sof the crihwork built for the north pier, but have the Mr. J. J. Fisher is a swift paper harder Part of it yet to do the hanger. He "hung" forty-two rolls in Dr. Turnbull's apartments in one forenoon last week. Mr. J. Eagleson has for the past month been employed about Mrs. Whiteheads' residence and ground and with his deft brush has bright- ened up things in general. Mr. Thes. E. Hayes, of Seaforth, bas rented the Baechler farm of one thousand acres in Goderich township and will stock it with three hundred head of grazing cattle. • The following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter of the I.O.G. T.'s: C.T., D. Smith; P.C., T. T. Brownlee; V.T.; Mrs. Stevenson; F.S., Miss Cottle; R.S., C. M. Bezzo; T Mrs Seaward; C Miss M. break or gap. The masons have the foundation of W. Jowett's house completed. Mr. No.Whiddon has started his house on his property across the river. When The Present Century Was Young Clinton New Era, May 8, 1913 The Lacrosse Club reorganized last week with the following officers: Hon. Pres, Dr. Shaw; Pres., Mr. Bouch; lst Vice, D. S. Cluff; 2nd, J. W. Treleaven; 3rd, C. E. Dow- ding; Sec.-Treas., W. Whitley; man - Twitchell; M., S. Kemp; D.M,, Miss ager, W. J. Tozer; committee: W. S. A. Fitzsimons; G., Mrs, A. Downs; R. Holmes, B. Kerr, P. Couch, W. S., A. Downs; O., Miss Hattie Dodds. Morris and R. McKenzie. Field cap- tain,' W. Whitley. Mr. W. J. Paisley was in Seaforth last week valuating the furniture of the Royal Hotel. A change is taking place at that hotel. The regular district meeting will be held in the Good Templar's rooms on the 20th inst. Miss Plummer, daughter of the senior representative of St, George's ward, returned home on. Saturday from the States. Miss Plummer came direct from the centre of war pre- parations, but found an almost equal excitement all along the route. •Mr. George Parkes, Sr. of the Goshen Line, Stanley, has moved to Bayfield where he intends to reside in the future. Mr. Parkes is an old residenter, having lived upwards of forty years on the farm which he has just left. His son, John H., will still occupy the old homestead. Miss Eva Snarling, a former Clin- ton Modelite, and now teaching at Beechwood is spending some holidays with Mrs. C. Connor, owing to the school being closed up as some of the pupils have measles. The funeral of the late Owen Grealis was attended by all the im- mediate family, including Edward Grealis and Mrs. Mary Hodge, of Syracuse, N.Y., Mrs. Fred W. Mil- ton and husband, of Detroit, Mich. All have since departed for their re- spective homes. Mr. Hodge was un. able to attend owing to important. The Clinton New Era, May 13, 1898 business. Mrs. Chas.. McKinnon, who has for Miss Mamie Bowers has returned a few months been the guest of her from Gravenhurst, and her many mother, Mrs. Johnston, left on Tues - friends will be glad to know that she day for Saskatoon where Mr. ' Mc- has o-has very much improved in health. Kinnon is the principal of the high Mr. and Mrs. Heriot, of St. Mary's, school. have bought out a bakery business Mr. Harry Bartliff, Miss Annice in Aylmer, and with their family and little Dorothy motored to Brus- will remove to that place; Mrs. Her- sels last Thursday. Mrs. Bartliff, who iot is a sister of Mrs. Wiseman, of has been visiting in Brussels, return town. ed with them. D. Barge has erected a new house Mr: Jack Wiseman has been trans - on his property on Ontario street ferred from the. Trenton branch to east. the Mount. Forest branch of the Thos. Friendship, formerly of Olin- Bank of Montreal. ton, we are glad to hear, has fallen Miss Jessie O'Neil returned on heir to a legacy of a good amount Monday from Toronto where she has by the death of a relative. been taking work in the second year Miss Ida Plummer, who is a pro- at the University fessional nurse, and has been travel- ling in the south with a patient, has arrived home, and will remain for the summer.. R. R. Ross, who is studying with Dr. Agnew, has the honor of stand- ing first in a class of 87 students in his examinations' at the Toronto St. Paul's church attended the Sun - Dental School; Ern Holmes, who is day School convention and. Deanery studying with Dr. Bruce, also passed meeting in .Exeter on Tuesday, mat" the same examination. ing the trip in the motor bus. Among John G. Meddhas for the present those in the party were Mrs. J. Me - given up the idea of starting a store, Leod, Mrs. C. Es Jeakins, Mrs. Day. and is now in Owen Sound, where he `ment, Mrs. Sloman, Mrs. Sewell, is teaching his system of dress cut -'Mrs. Middleton and Miss Middleton, ting. Miss Bramfield and the Misses Baw- 1 Jones and W. H. Tippett, of den. Rev. Mr. Jeakine also attended, Bayfield, left Monday for Deloraine, going down by train in the morning. Man., and John, Hudson, Kippen, for j The "Rounders" with Dick Tasker WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING • BETTER THINK IT OVER I Lake Huron to the tip of the Bruce peninsula, with an alternate route to An M.P. from an adjoining, county Georgian Bay communities. is credited with some such remark : An effort is being made • to rear - as this after he had visited Australia and New Zealand: "Those countries are first rate, but I'd not give West- ern Ontario for either of them." A. successful business man from :the same country remarked: "We have ganize the Bluewater Highway As- sociation which pioneered in adver- tising and bringing to the attention of '.tourists the advantages of a trip along the routes which is a mast plenty of young men in this town picturesque one. From Sarnia north never have done a day's work the visitors ,can drive along the lakes whin all their lives." Put these two re- edge and shkntly aftd enters the marks together and think about it. pinery, so named for the large num- ber These, young men have attended our. of softwood trees which line the public schools and Collegiate Insti-'road. From Bayfield through Huron tutes. So far they have done nothing and Bruce one travels along a goad' in return for their opportunities and road through a pleasant land till again forests in the north line the nave made no ue of the privileges route. 7 Construction work is under way referred to by the M.P. other than to eat dad's bounty , and to loaf on "maw" and wear • a coat of gravy on their vests. rFor this dad and "maw" are to blame, primarily and chiefly. But the community has its share of responsibility, too, for spending money on such youth and for paying teachers who do not crack down hard and often on such useless eumberers of this good green earth. A harsh comment? Not at all! The day we picked uj these two bits of information we saw half a dozen wo- men driving horses getting in the spring crop. We saw, too, another woman and her hired man putting in the crop, on an hundred acre farm and making money by so doing. The M.P. is right. In Western Ontario we have a land of unsurpassed oppor- tunity for the folk who will work. Grace, the Archbishpp of York, will Everywhere one sees thrift and en- conduct a service in St.Paul's Ca- terprise well to the fore. On the other• thedral, London, England, in com- hand the loafer is with us but he memoration of the conversionof should find conditions too hot or too John Wesley, which took place on cold. Dad and "maw" where loafers May 24, 1738. are coxcerned have a deal to answer While religious history may not be for.—Exeter Times -Advocate. as familiar to the younger genera- tions as it was in our day, we believe that to a great majority of our read- ers, the name of John Wesley will be THE BLUEWATER HIGHWAY almost as familiar as their own. Perhaps, however, it may come as First route in Ontario to bear a a surprise to some to learn that the distinguishing and distinctive name, great John Wesley, the founder of the Bluewater. Highway, advertised Methodism and the Methodist Church, find boosted by the people of Lamb- 'commenced life as a High " Church ton, Huron, Bruce and Grey counties Anglican minister. And as a still flir- ts still the shortest route to North- ther surprise, that he was educated ern Ontario and one which is be- at Charterhouse School, one of the coming increasingly popular with 'great public schools of England, and American visitors. Oxford University. That he was ar- ristocratie, in his tastes and invari- ably correct in dress. It is not, however, to the religious partment, there should be a marked life of this amazing man that we Increase in the number of visitors toIwish to draw attention, but rather this district along Lake Huron. to his amazing record oftravel dur- Work is being done as extensively ing his ministry. important tourist arteries feeding the Eight thousand miles a year ho Sarnia, where many Americans enter travelled for many years, during each Canada and continues hlortii along of which he seldom preached less than a thousand sermons. And dur- ing his ministry of fifty years this "Horseman of the Lord" as he has pitching, took St. Paul's baseball been called, preached forty-two thou. team into camp on Monday evening sand sermons and travelled two by a score of 9-6. Playing for St. hundred and fifty thousand miles. Paul's were: W. Johnson, C. E. Dow- Travelled not by automobile, by ding, A. Cousins, T. Hawkins, C. train, or even by stage coach, but on Draper, J. Doherty, M. Counter, G. horseback. Eight thousand miles a McGregor' and Ii. • Reid. Rounders: year is even a fair record of travel J. Weir, R. Johnson, D. Cluff, F. Mc- Caughey, H. Twitchell, . J. McCaugh- ey, M. McEwan and D. Tasker. The C.G.I. Football team put the Stratford team out of the running for the Hough Cup on Saturday last when they succeeded in holding the Classic City boys to a tie score of 1-1. Clinton thus wins the series since it defeated Stratford in that city the previous Saturday by a score of 1-0. The line-up on Saturday was as follows: Caldwell, Beacom, Tor- rance, Sparks, J. Smillie, Kilty, Mc- Crostie, Kaiser, Moffat, Blatchford, R. Smillie. Mr, Jas. R. Miller has purchased a McLaughlin five -passenger car from the Paxman-Gillies Company, and Mr. ` Jas. Twitchell has bought a Studebaker. The driving in the latter case will develop upon Mr. Harry Twitchell, who will give up the more strenuous ',games this selason for autoing. This car was bought Part of the Canadian National Sys- tem. The late railway veteran had many interesting stories of the changes, and The Clinton News -Record, May 8, 1913 near Forest, at the south, between Goderich and Kincardine, two of the towns which have been staunch backers of the route from its begin- ning, and north of Southampton. We believe the department of high- ways is acting wisely in having this road improved and paved, as it is destined to become one of the most important tourit arteries feeding the towns along the way which have the benefit which visitors from other inland towns and cities seek.—Kin- cardine News. THE BICENTENARY OF AN AMAZING MAN On the 24th . of May next, His When pavement is laid all along the highway, taken over two years ago by the provincial highways de - A number of the lady members oir BARGAIN FARES MAY 19-- From CLINTON' /'rickets also sold at an adjacent C.N.R. Stations) To C.N.R. STATIONS in MARITIME PROVINCES Prov. of Quebec' New Brunswick: Prince Edward Island/ Nova Scolia MAY 20 and 21—To Ottawa $9.20; Montreal $10.55 Quebec City $14.55; Ste. Anne de Beaupre $15.15 ROUND TRIP FARES Tickets, Fares, Transit Limn and Information from Agents. Ask for Handbill CANADIAN ,NATIONAL Locomotives Cannot Swerve to Avoid Reckless Motorists Railway engineers are carefully trained in the laws of safety, says an editorial in the Canadian National Magazine. They do everything in their power to avoid accidents. They cannot, however, • swerve their, engine from the steel rails on which it must operate, and this fact the motorist seems at times to overlook. Warning bells and lights, 'watchmen's flags and crossing gates give notice of the approach of trains, yet there are far more accident's caused by auto- mobiles crashing into the side of trains than by trains striking auto- mobiles. It is here that the co-oper- ation of the motorist is required. In one province ,(Quebec) the law requires that every vehicle come to a full stop before crossing a railway track. The observance of that law would prevent many accidents. It would decrease the crop of grey hairs in the heads of many railroad engin- eers and in some cases, would prob- ably increase their working days. But it is a law which can only be suc- cessful through the co-operation of the motorist and, if one is to judge by actual experiences on the highway, such co-operation is the exception rather than the rule. With another motoring season get- ting well under way it is perhaps timely to stress the importance of "safety first" at all times. Time is important, but the attempt to save a few seconds in elapsed time, when one is driving a motor car, may be a matter of life and death in more way than one. Beating the train may seem like thrilling sport to some drivers. But it is the cause of most crossing accidents with their attend- ant wastage of human life and pro- perty. The railways preach and practice safety at all times and train their have reached advanced ages. employees along these lines. They I Oldest twins in United States are cannot train the motorist to whom believed to be David and Joseph the highway is the free and open Maddox of Philo., 111•, who are 93 road. They can and do, however, ask years old. They are probably the his co-operation in their attempt to oldest living twins in North America. reduce the accident toll as far as for the oldest Canadian record is possible. The careful motorist exer- believed to' be held by William and cies special cautions whenever he ap-, Charles Wendorf, of Hanover, who proaches a railroad crossing. May recently celebrated their 91st birth- Ida irth• i Iday GIVES. YOU ' THIS FEATURE • Look at these four -pointed diamonds — they are the secret of Goodyear's exclusive four-way traction. These keen -edged, husky blocks of rubber grip any road like a vise—provide safe, sure traction straight ahead, in reverse, right and left. This broad, thick Goodyear tread, with its high, load -sharing shoulders has more rubber contact with the, road, wears down slowly—provides for many extra miles of dependable service. Goodyears cost no more than stand- ard tires. Drive' in and let us show you a Goodyear—at the price you can afford to pay. DIFFERENT e lies';, 30R CVCV,, ruaros[ r ownie's Service Statiow Clinton, Ontario. TWINS WHO SET RECORDS The fact that William and John Johnston, Ashfield born twins, re- cently observed their 83rd birthday, adds interest to other twins who his tribe increase by car, for the average person to- day and over T'pved- higways. Over the roads of two hundred years ago and on horseback, it is indeed an am- azing record of strength as well as zeal. But John Wesley, the Horse- man of the Lord, was an amazing man, who holds a permanent place in the history of England.—Huron. Expositor. Canada's Oldest Railway Veteran Passes Away Canada's oldest railway veteran has passed away at Obaham, N.B., in the person of Dennis J. Creamer who re - matte celebrated his 101st birthday. He was borer at Upper Nelson, N.B., and in 1887 joined the service of the Canada Eastern Railway, taken over in 1904 by the intercolonial and now through the local agency, Messrs. Bartliff and Rattenbury. Mr. Robert Holmes, !formerly sof Clintons has been elected :president developments he had seen during his lifetime. He was a repository of much historical information and keenly re- membered the debates surrounding Confederation. He witnessed the sup- planting of the sailing vessel by the steamship and also the coming of the railway to Eastern Canada. of the Customs Service Association of Toronto, notwithstanding that he re- quested that the honor bepassed around. Miss Mabel Cluff went to Goder- ich on Monday to resume her duties in Hodgen Bros. store, Miss Rhea Stirling, who is teach- ing school at Hespeler, was' at her home in town over the weekend, that of Mr. and Mrs. Arch. Stirling. Messrs. C. E. Dowding and A. J. Grigg spent May Day on their fa- vorite streams in Goderich township and succeeded in bagging a nice mess of the beautiful trout. Mrs. H. W. Cook returned on Sat- urday evening from Toronto, where she spent the past few weeks. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs, W. A. Pridham, who will visit at her home for some time. Mr. John 11,. Bone, managing ed- itor of the Toronto Star, has been elected president of the Canadian Club. This is considered quite an Child Marriages Boom in England A boom in child marriages in Eng- land during 1986 is recorded in the latest statistics of the registrar - general in London. These show that 32 boys and 1,179 girls :. of 16—the lowest legal age for rnariiage'in Eng- land—were married in that year, as compared with 19 " boys and 814 girls in the previous year. In eleven cases both bride and bridegroom were only 16, but in other cases the girls mar- ried husbands whose ages ranged up to 55. None of the 16 -year-old boys however, married a woman over the honor and is another recognition of age of 22. Statistics also show that the ability of a Huronian, Mr. Bone more boys than girls were bornin being a native of East Wawanosh the year under survey, the propor- and a former student of the C.C,I. tion being 1,054 to 1,000. Rush At Goderich For Driver's Permits GODERICH—There bas been a rush for drivers' permits. Police have been checking up more rigidly, and there is a new traffic officer, A. E.. Webb, on the Blue Water Highway. Of five summons issued yesterday; four were for having no operators'' permits. With five on Saturday these make ten to be heard next Thurs- day in the Magistrate's Court. Ona coupe had five passengers. - THE POUTER OF Ah EIGHT WITH THE S'IflG F A 51 Ulwtrasod—Cbe,rolet Mata Special Sedan with wank. .ti HERE ARE THE PERFORMANCE FACTS: The exclusive Chevrolet Six Valve -in - Head engine develops its full 85 horse- power -without extra, gasoline -hungry cylinders! Recent road tests have again demonstrated this Valve -in -Head super- iority. In these teats,* the 1938 Chev- rolet out -performed the other care in its. class with faster hill -climbing— and faster acceleration through every speed range. AND HERE ARE THE ECONOMY FACTS: Owners report getting as high. as 25 and 27 miles to the gallon of gas, consistently. They're unanimous in saying that the new Chevrolet saves them money on oil. And, as many point out, Chevrolet costs less than any other car for upkeep. BUT JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. Come to our showrooms, take the wheel, and let your own driving reactions tell you, "It's wise to choose the Chevrolet SIX for power plus economy." *Your dealer will gladly show you the actual results of the tests. Ask him. W. M. { I''e MODERN MODE ST'YLING PERFE,CTEDHYDRAULIC: BRAKES GENUINE: KNEE=ACTION* ROOMIER AIL -SILENT ALC-STEIL BODIES z..;.VALVE-IN-HEAD ' ENGINE PRICED $ FROM On Ilaster DeaLuxe,-- (2•Passenger Master.. Business Coupe), MASTER OE LUXE MODELS FROM 5892. Delivered at fac- tory, Oshawa, Ont. 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