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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-08-18, Page 3THURS., AUGUST 18, 1938 THE . CLINTON NEWS RECORD PAGE :3* UNIVERSITY of WESTERN Is the Centre for Higher Education these Fourteen Counties Lambton Elgin Waterloo W gton Brant Perth Huron Gr • Essex Middlesex Rent Oxford ONTARIO for elfin ey 78 COURSES IN Arts (General and Special Courses), Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, Secretarial Science Por particulars; Matriculation, Scholarships, etc., write K. P. R. NEVILLE REGISTRAR London Canada. Norfolk Bruce WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES at $1200, half' of which is covered by insurance. Mr. Forbes has taken the store next door to McTaggart's Bank, where be is continuing his coal office business. Little 011ie Lawrence met with a painful accident yesterday when in merely falling from %he tope of a trunk she fractured her left wrist. This is the second accident of this nature. to take place in the family in the . past few weeks for on the first Saturday of the vacation 011ie's Do You Remember What Happened During The Last brother Harry took a tumble over a Decade Of The Old Century? The Clinton New Era, August 19, 1898 After a six week's droltth, a most copious and acceptable rain gladden- ed the earth and also the hearts of people in this locality on Thursday When The Present Century Was Young The Clinton New Era, August 21, 1913 The Clinton Collegiate Institute will reopen for the fall term on Tues - of last week. Owing to the drouth day, Sept. 2nd. The staff will con - the Horticultural Society has decided sist of Principal Treleaven, assisted not to hold a Flower Show this by Miss L J. Macdougal, B.A., spec - year, but will unite with the Huron ialist in Moderns and History; Miss Central in the fall fair on Sept.21st. H. Bell, B.A., Specialist in Science; Jacob Becker has launched into Mr. C. W. Robb, B.A., specialist in the dray business, and now drives Mathematics; Miss A. M. Stone, Com- a fine delivery wagon turned out mercial Specialist, and Miss K. Ford, from the workshop of J. Leslie. 'Specialist in Art. The Grand Trunk having dispens-1 Clinton Model School opens on ed with fixed section men at Grant- Tuesday. Among those from Clinton on, bad no further use for the dwel- who will attend are Elizabeth Ford, ling house and section buildings that Manly Shipley, Harold Cantelon, stood by the Haack there. William Albert Cooper, Henderson Forest, Grant has bought these buildings at May Reynolds, Daisy Copp, Jean a bargain, and will move them tot Wylie, Gladys Draper. the farm on the London Road. A. E. Mertens of the Dominion The Junior Lacrosse team tackled Bank, Seaforth, who was accidently the Egmondville team last Friday.. shot a short time ago, has so far The home players were P. Matheson, recovered as to be removed to his Pl Couch,. W. (Goats, A. Cook, G: home in Toronto. The bullet was re - Fair, B. and E. ]laytnent, W.. Me- moved on Wednesday and it is Murray and W. Whitely. The game thought he will ,,)make qatisfaetory ended in a tie, recovery. Rev. Beverly Kitchen, of Hamilton While a son of Horner Andrews is visiting his father and mother: at and Norman, the youngest son of their home on the 2nd concession of R. Fitzsimons were out at the Stanley township. slaughter house, the rope .of thei John Aikenhead and family of Lon - windlass carie off, and in trying to don are visiting at the old home. replace it young Andrews climbed -hp I At the recent Toronto University the windlass and fell to the floor, a scholarship matriculation examine - distance of about ten feet. - He suf- tion Mr. W. B. ICerr of the Seaforth fered a 'severely sprained shoulder Collegiate won the general profic- and has had to carry his arm in a iency scholarship and the Prince of sling since. Wales scholarship. He also' ranked Ed. Rutledge, an employee at the for nine others and obtained first flax mill of the Perth Cordage and class honors in every department. Flax Co. Stratford, formerly of Clin-I This is the second time during the ton, while working at a thresher principalship of Mr. G. F. Rogers machine had his right hand drawn' that the school has headed the prow - into the machine and suffered a very ,ince, . winning second place and win - bad strain. He also ran a nail ning one or more scholarships in dif- through his hand. ferent departments each year, not- ably in science and mathematics. A telegram was received here on, Mrs. C. Colville of Grand Rapids, Monday stating that Peter Cole, who Mich., will .assist the choir of Wesley resides at Melvin, Mich. was at the church at the evening service. She point of death, with no expectation will be remembered bymany here as of recovery. He is an old pioneer 1Miss MaryCallander, a one time or - of Goderich township, being the ' father of Peter Cole, and is a broth-� hUrch in the o'Id Rattenbury Street er of Charles and William Cole; he! Mr. Snell and Sons sold eight Was for some years a .resident of! Leicester show sheep to Mr. C. A. Clinton. i 1 Marshall of Vergenness, Vt. He in - The excellent choir of Willis tends to exhibit them at the State Church has lost three of its mem-'Fairs this season. hers, Miss qs Wiseman, Fred Gilroy and A, Bartlett, each of whom has left .sewn. The Clinton News -Record, A few days ago Rev. Geo. Wash- August 21, 1913 ington and his wife left Stratford Circuit. for Inglewood. Mr. Wash- ,Miss Eleanor Kemp, daughter of ington is a son of Mrs: Washington Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kemp, took the of Rattenbury street. highest marks of those writing on At about .12 o'clock on Tuesday the entrance examination in Clinton morning the people of town were this year and is therefore the winner shocked' to learn that Mr. 'Willie/xi of the cup donated by Rev. Father Cooper, well known builder had met Dunn for' the' reward of the pupil of with an accident. at Blyth wherein, MCliss takingthe highest marks- he lost his life. He had stepped on ed on Eleanor's name will be be per- a loose plank on the scaffold of a' ed tthe cup and she will be possession hou4e and fell itharty fleet to the s mitred to keep it in her possession ground. for the first six months of the year. James Wylie held it last year. Mr. James Craig, brother of W. Getting tangled up in the midst Craig, who has been in the employ of an auto, the watering cart and a of the G.T.R. for nearly 25 years horse and buggy, Edgar, the little at Seaforth, as assistant agent, has son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiltse, tendered his resignation which has fell under the horse's feet on Monday been accepted. forenoon at Morrish's corner and G. M. Kilty and family,, of London a nasty gash on the fore - formerly of Summerhill, are visit- head. Mr. T. T. Murphy has sold his ing friends in this vicinity. Mr. pretty cottage. on Rattenbury street Kilty was announced to give a temp- to Mr. Henry who lately moved' to erance lecture in. the town hall last town. At present Mr. Murphy has night. .,'not been able to secure just what he W. J. Scott, of .Stanley, left for wants hi the way of a house, but Dashwood on Saturday, he having .will probably soon be able to locate secured the principalship of the vil- a suitable residence. lage school. Miss Grant also return Mr. Walton, who has charge of Mr. ed to her school below London, and W. Jackson's place at the south end Miss Frankie Welsh left at the same:' of the town, in connection with his time to take charge of her school other duties has added that of rais- on the Indian Reserve at Sarnia: ing Homer pigeons. He has a -num- The evaporator :at Dungannon will ber of these interesting, birds and is commence operations on Monday. J. training them to carry. V, Gay will have control of the bes-1 A. Forbes' coal office, .the ware- iness this . season, while Frank Rus- house occupied by Messrs. Ford and sell will be manager, 'IMcLeod and a railway car of ties 1 caught' fire early Tuesday morning The barn of Mr. Wm. Blake of resulting in a heavy loss for those Colborne was struck by lightning on involved. The warehouse was unin- Thursday evening; about 9 o'cloek.sured and the loss is about $500, The barn was saved. (while Mr. Forbes' loss is estimated fence and broke his left wrist. The funeral of the late James Cooper took place on Friday. after- noon to Clinton cemetery, the ser- vices being conducted by the Rev. S. J. Arlin and Mr. F. J. Hill. The pallbearers were Wm. Moffatt, John. Cook, Cree Cook, H'. Fremlin, Mor- gan Agnew and Alex Cudmore, Mr. Hugh hillier, traffic manager of the Robert Gair Company, Brook- lyn, N. Y., is visiting, his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hawkins. In his return in the course of a few days he will be accompanied by Mrs. Miller who has been here for the past three weeks. Mr. Ogle Cooper, who has been visiting friends in town for a fort- night, left with -his family for Ham- ilton on Thursday and on Monday resumed his work as, traveller for a Hamilton firm. Rev. C. E. and Mrs. Jenkins and Master Reginald are expected home this week after an extended visit with the lady's parents in Montreal and with friends in other points. Messrs. Morley Counter and I. Rattenbury left Tuesday morning to spend a few holidays at Sturgeon Falls, the Thousand Islands and Tor - antes DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Flags, national emblems and but- tons were 'sold by Calgary Boy Scouts in order to raise funds to -en- sure a camp holiday; for boys' of families unable to send them. Still Another Use for Scouts Still another use for Boy Scents was found by the Police Chief of Chesley, Ont. This was the task of keeping people off the new cement sidewalk and the freshly painted floor of a newt theatre. Scouts Form "Human Rake" A "human rake" of Boy Scouts swept backward and forward across the playing field of the Glace Bay, N.S., Baseball Club, to clear it of stones and other debris in prepara- tion for the season's games. Scouts' and Guides Plant Centopath Flowers Flowers provided by themselves were planted about the base of the Great War centopath at Campbell ford, Ont., by ,the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts of the town. The cere- mony was preceded by a procession headed by the Campbellford bugle band. British, Scout Award for Egyptian Leader On the 25th anniversary of the British Boy Scouts of Cairo, His Excellency Sir Miles Lampson pre- sented the Silver Wolf, the highest British award for outstanding service to the. Scout movement, to Mohamed Khaled Hassanein Bey,' Vice Presi- dent of the Egyptian National Boy Scouts Association. , Alberta! Scouts Try Open front Camp Shelters Something new in Canadian Boy Scout camping is being introduced this 'summer at Camp Woods, Al- berta's provincialcamp site on Syl- van lake. This is the open front log camp shelter for 'many years used in winter as well as summer in the Adirondack mountains of New York State, and known as the "Adirondack shelter." Six such log huts, each 9 by 20 feet, were built by a party of Alberta Scepters and Rover scouts, aided by two exper- ienced Finnish log house builders. Thehelters will be used instead of s s tents by Scoutmasters attending the Northern Alberta Gilwell training course, and later by the Scouts and Rovers. i Lawn Grass That Is Lawn 1 Grass The New York Times says: "It may be that one of the cruelest, forms ofr'slavery still existing in these United States is about to be abolished. This is the slavery, imp's - ed on the householder forced out in. the blazing sun to mow his lawn. Oddly enough, it would be no chore at all in the winter time, at least before the snow falls -just a brisk stretch of invigorating exercise. But inJuly and August it is, one of the most efficient perspiration -producers known to ;science." That, of course, is an American opinion, says the Huron Expositor, but one that is universally held here as there. Why, it even makes the average _man perspire to watch power mower on a lawn. He knows. it only has to be guided, so it must just .be the size that affects his im- agination., . In his mind, a a awn mower is associated with perspira- tion; always was and always will be. But there is hope, the New York paper says. . The trouble has been that we have been growing the wrong kind of grass. Some, of course are better than others, but they all require about the same push to the lawn mower. Now, according , to horticultural experts, there has been developed a lawn grass that is a lawn grass. And it is called • 'turfing daisy." And 1t is a daisy„ if all reports are true. For instance, it will grow where any other grass will grow. And it has other virtues far beyond the dreams of the most reluctant grass cutter, like ourselves. It grows rap- idly into a mat of folioge never more than two inches high, and it does not require, any water, aside from rain, whether that be much or little. But here is the real thing about it -it has to be cut exactly once a year. And that once comes in May or early June, when the weather is not too hot. After -that you just let it alone, admire its greenness, and watch it grow -but never over two inches. If horticultural science can pro- duce such marvellous grass -and we are assured it is already an accom- plished fact -ell that we can say is that we were born fifty years too soon. Have Given Farmers 153,000,000 Trees Tree planting, with the object of improving living conditions on prairie farms and of providing protection for gardens and crops against the erosive and drying effects of high winds, is being undertaken as part of the program under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act., Afforestation on the naturally treeless prairies, states the report on the proceedings of re- habilitation work for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1938, is beset with many difficulties arising principally from adverse climatic conditions and also from the lack of suitable plant- ing stock. In order to assist farmers in overcoming these difficulties in establishing desirable shelterbelts of trees and hedges, expert forestry ad- vice and supplies of tree seedlings have been supplied free for a num- ber of years from the Forest Nurs- ery Stations of the Dominion Ex- perimental farms. These forest nursery stations are located at Indian Head, Sask., and Sutherland, Sask. This service has been provided at Indian Head since 1901 and at Sutherland, since 1914. During the 37 -year period from 1901 to 1937, over 153,000,000' tree seed- lings and cuttings have, been dis- tributed from these stations to be- tween 60,000 and 65,000 farmers. Under the rehabilitation programme this service is being extended to in- clude the following activities -(1) District Experiment Sub -Stations, (2) Agricultural Improveemnt As- sociations, and (3) Field Crop Shelt- er Belt Associations. With regard to the District Ex- periment Sub -Stations, special assis- tance is granted for tree planting for demonstration purposes, and during 1937 a total of 82,795 seed- lings was supplied for this purpose. Members of the Agricultural. Im- provement Associations may receive a limited number of trees delivered free to the nearest railway station, plus financial assistance of $3.50 per thousand for planting. During 1937, 584,890 seedlings were ,planted ,py 485 members of` the assoiations. Since April 1, 1938, financial assis- tance for planting was discontinued and was replaced by the payment of express on all planning stockdis- tributed in the drought area. In this way, assistance under the rehabilita- tion programme as regards . tree planting is more widely distributed. The work of the Field Crop Shel- terbelt Associations represents an in- teresting phase of the rehabilitation programme. These .associations com- prise groups of farmers located on neighbouring farms who have und- ertaken . fit'e government assistance to plant shelterbelts on. their . crop land, the belts being spaced to en- close irons 20 to 80 acres. THANKSGIVING OCTOBER 10 Thanksgiving Dayi Canada will g g n be celebrated this year on. Monday, October 10, a proclamation fixing the date having been published in The Canada Gazette. The Nigher They Climb By A. C. Livingstone M'em;ber Story Tellers' Club William Jamieson Cramer's hat as istrucic Mr. Gramer's chimney. Bricks usual was being. worn'sternlyliwere scattered over his roof. T'wo straight, which.; some would construe fell to the garden below, narrowly as being a minor symbol of the missing his prize flower bed. scientific mind -but is it? It would) Next morning, early, Mr. Cramer be more accurate to classify the appraised the damage, and dwelt up - thought processes of Mr. Cramer as' on the horrible thought that his constituting the pseudo -scientific, flowers might have been ruined had since an honest -to -goodness scientist the .brick's all tumbled down. Several is too preoccupied to pose. 'times on his way to the office that Yet, as fitted his conception of morning he shuddered at the thought science, Mr. Cramer moved through'jof what might have been. Be was life scientifically, He elaborately decidedly unhappy in the knowledge planned the details of his everyday ,that duty that day would chain him work -to-do before going ahead with to a desk while loose bricks hovered it, and he attained to a satisfying threateningly above his French man - degree; of thoroughness thereby- i golds. but at once the cost of much mental At lunch time he phoned his grocer stress that a simpler doer did not and arranged' for an empty apple enkage in; Bill Morton, for instance, barrel to be delivered to, his home. a newspaperman, and Mr. Cramer's he phoned a hardware store and had neighbor., a block and tackle delivered. The Differing from that of Mr. Cram- hours dragged on to quitting time. er, Bill's method of getting things' As his hurried pace neared home, done was direct, the point reached he was annoyed to perceive Bill Mor- in consequence of one act becoming reached, ton coming along the street toward the jumping-off place for the next. (him. He lengthened his stride, but Briefly, Bill "thought on his feet'ifailed toreach his front door in because his mind was nimble. And time to avoid an exchange of greet - since he gave no serious thought toiings- with the newspaperman. planning his course, he was natural; "Lightning did you some damage he was himself; a good natured, easy going fellow whose demeanour showed in sharp contrast against the severe deportment of Mr. Cramer. To the latter Bill's queer stories-' down from the roof this evening be - he was telling one now to Cramer- fore any harm comes to my flowers." were unsatisfactory. Said Bill to his I, "Let me know when you're ready neighbor; addressing him from a and I'll give you a hand," Bill of - chair on the back porch where, in fered. last night, William," the utter ob- served. "Slight, slight; dislodged a few chimney bricks. But I'll get them summer, it was his practice to smoke an after -supper cigar: "...:The old girl was surrounded story of the old lady who didn't die by long -faced relatives, each one of them resigned to her passing." at her obviously appointed time. „ „ I can hold the ladder for you, "Her life had been exemplary; her Bill expostulated, "and' catch the years over three -score -ends -ten, bricks in a basket or something,and ton, and her gilt -edge assets substantial' when you throw them down." enough to call for a well simulated "I'd prefer to* follow my own attitude of heart -break from those) „ gathered around her as the clock Paan, repeated Mr. Cramer decis-). ticked to the dead -line." ively. At this point the story telleAn hour later Bill had finished his r s ippe and was just leaving the squinted an appraising eye at Mr. table for the back porch when he Cramer and noted that that gentle- heard sounds of . activity emanating man was becoming restive. But Bill from Mr. Cramer's yard. He went merely chuckled, and continued: outside, curious. "One of the relatives, more solic- Mr. Cramer's plan was beingfol- lowed. than the rest, said, 'Grandma, lowed. As became its perpetrator the what a big bank balance you have.- procedure was elaborate. He was on -1; no; that's another story, isn't it, William? --said, !Grandma, have you one last request before you pass out?"' "The dear old girl carne around hook held a pulley through which somewhat at that, and her glance the rope ran, thence downward to a travelled over the sad faces slowly. beech tree in the garden below: It 'All my life I have wanted to drink was wound aromrd. the tree several a bottle_of stout,' she confessed. times and tied. The barrel was "OnPr her death bed? William Jamieson Cramer snorted. stationary on the sloping shingles he demanded. and the rope was taut. Preposterous) When. Mr. Cramer sensed that Bill "Not a bit of it, "Bill contradicted was watchin he tried to hide his cheerfully "Of course the relatives annoyance by bending to his work were horrified! 'You can't mean it, intently, and Bill, astonished at the Grandma! `said one." complicated I do', the old girl con- omplicated arrangements for get - firmed." "I have everything planned; I'll manage nicely, thank you." M. Cramer was still annoyed at the the roof, carefully placing loose bricks into a barrel, aroundwhich a stout rope was fastened to hold it steady. At the apex of the roof a "They looked at one another dub- yourself a bricklayer' and have him iously. 'How docs one go about get -ire -lay the bricks instead of fetching ting a bottle of stout?' they guess' them down?" ting the bricks down, called: "After all, William, why not hire tinned" Cramer straightened ins - Mr. ,Cramer snorted more boldly than the last time. "Mr. Morton," he declared, "you are, creating a fiction." "Not at all," Bill corrected; "the story is true. To continue it, they called on a neighbor whose acquain- tance with beverages more potent than invalid stout had been main- tained overmany years, and he got a bottle of the stuff from a drug- store."' "Go on,'" said Mr. Cramer resign- edly. •"Well—they lifted the old girl's head over so gently and placed the rim of the glass to her lips. She sipped, then drank slowly, curiously. A faint :tint of color came into her wan cheeks. She -emptied the glass, ,lay still for a moment, then asked to have it refilled.' "I don't believe, it," declared Mr. Cramer: "So help me, it's true," said Bill. "That happened ten years ago; the old girl recovered and is living yet." "Indeed!'„ Mr. Cramer commented sarcastically. "Indeed," confirmed the unabashed story teller. A few minute's 'silence followed. "Looks as though a storm will. blow up to -night," observed Mr. Cramer, irrevelantly, "It does," Bill grinned, "My flowers will appreciate rain," said Mr. Cramer loftily. It was a premeditated, though gentle, thrust, since . Cramer's flowers Showed bet- ter than those .of any other on the street, Bill Morton's garden space was rather Weedy. But Bill was unperturbed by the, remark, and when Mr. Cramer in. dicated his decision to retire to his, house, Bill nodded cheerfully. The storm predicted by Mr. Crams' er broke that night, a violent out- burst of nature. The lightning pas- sed over Bill Morton's domicile and Mr. (p(tiently, and looked hard at 13111. Ira spite of the precarious work in which. he was employed, his hat was primly'. centred en his head. "If you must', know" he said, "I am thinking at the. moment only of the danger to my=' flowers," and bent to 'his work again. with determination. • Gingerly he placed the loose bricks in the barrel. Then he descended thee, ladder and carefully unwound th rope from the tree, wrapping it se- curely around his right arm., Exper- imentally he allowed the rope a little' 'slack. What followed occurred. with. such rapidity that even Bill's nimble:. wit could not keep up. He was at pains ;later to put the sequence ot` ;events together properly for a news-. 'paper item which was given. position, in a box on the first page of. , the - second section, (No name was mem, tioned, of course.) The barrel, heavy with bricks, un, expectedly turned on its lower hoop' as the taut rope relaxed, and corn: • menced sliding down the shiuglecl roof, gathering momentum each split second, Mr. Cramer was caught un,. prepared for this •turn of events. Anti because the barrel ofeh:'•:sicks was' heavier than Mr. Cramer, who weigh- ed a 'hundred and thirty- pounds, it 'came down and he went. up. They I passed in midair while Bill Morton. watched, open-mouthed. Fortunately the barrel didn't touch Mr. Cramer in passing. But.;, his head 'met the eavestroughings with an unpleasant whack. Precisely at that moment the bar- rel struck the ground heavily, nar- rowly missing the largest flower bed-. Its bottom fell out, dumping tile's bricks on the grass. Instantly the loose staves of the barrel were flying upward, and .Mr.. Cramer, who was heavier now than, what remained of the empty barrel, was flying down. Dust lifted all. around him as he landed, Bill Morton shook himself into ac- tion. He ran to the telephone and dialed for an ambulance. "Hurry up to 210 Margot Street,'" he directed excitedly. "My neighbor' has just fallen off his roof, and if he hasn't ruined himself, he sure has, made a mess of his petunias." THE END TOBACCO WORM The Tobacco worm which necessi- tates growers in the flue -cured dist- ricts of Ontario to spray almost every year to keep it under contra/ is no new pest to tobacco in the. province. The worm was known in Kent County as early as 1880 and in Essex in 1892. The appearance of one or two tiny holes eaten through' the tobacco leaf is the prelude to more extensive feeding on the part Iof the pest. 1 The first automobile road -race, '78 miles from Paris to. Rouen, was run: in 1894, de Dion winning with as average speed of 12 mph. BARGAIN FARES TO TORONTO' EXHIBITION In effect from many points in,• Ontario. Single Fare 1,OR THE ROUND TRIP GOOD GOING Aug. 25—SEPT. 10 RETURN LIMIT SEPT. 14. T206 -B. Canadian National TELEPHONE TALKS IN THE WATSON FAMILY" can talk farther than YOURS!"' When Donnie Watson's father greeted hire. over the telephone from 500 miles away„ Donnie was impressed no end. He couldn't. resist boasting a bit to his next-door neigh- bour and playmate. Whenever you're called out of town, do as. Bob Watson does- telephone home. It. brings peace of mind at a trifling cost. Reductions in telephone rates -local and long `-l; distance - in 1935, '36 and '37 have effected, savings to telephone users in Ontario and , P. n Quebec of nearly one million dollars yearly. _.'