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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-10-27, Page 1'The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era NO. 5907.-59'l'11 YEAR The New Era Est. 186r CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 27, 1938. BIG BEN Will Alarm on Time You can go to sleep, with the assurance that BIG BEN will do his part in awakening you on the e>tact time you want to get up. Big Ben belongs to the Westclox Family, they are all reliable as time keepers. We have the alarm clocks NEW IN DESIGN and Finish, and all are guaranteed. See our Special Display this coming week in our North Window. W. H. HELLYAR Jeweler and :Optometrist Residence Phone 174j 11 FREE Demonstration and Consultation By Miss Thomson, Expert Corsetiere Representing the Firm of Lady Mac Foundation Garments, MONDAY and TUESDAY - November 7th and 8th DRESSES. New Numbers have Recently Come to Hand We have not forgotten the Shorter Stout Figures requiring 141/2 to 241/2 Sizes. Special Double Quantity Goodwill Coupons on all Dresses and Coats Sold for Cash Friday and Saturday of .this Week. Are You Tired of Knitting? 'rya piece of needlepoint. It is most Fascinating Work. We have an attractive New Stock Purchased at Prices below Normal. Begin with a small piece Priced at 60c or $1.00 IIPrepare NOW for Christmas and Save that Last Minute Rush. Many Christmas Lines now here for your approval. IIZWIN'S " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SHOPPE • i' TIIE HOME PAPE The Farmers' Market Wheat 57c. Barley 42c. Oats 30c. Buckwheat 40c., Cream 24c, 23e. Eggs 37c, 32c, 25c, 18. Hogs $7.25 T.I. Meetings Well Attended Mr, r. C: Shearer, agricultural reP- resentative, and Mr. R. 'Graham, of the Live Stock Branch,Toronto, on Monday commenced the first of the eduational meetings for bovine tuber- culosis eradication, the first meeting being held at Fordwicli. Each day they have been holding two meetings at various points in the northern townshipsof the County and have addressed large audiences on each occasion. By November Stix they will have completed the series of meetings in eight northern districts and will then take time off for ether work until November 19th when they will start on the southern territory, the first meeting being held in Clinton on November lith. Prior to the meet- ings each (farmer receives a letter and leaflet in order that he may be conversant with the subjects to be discussed at the meeting in his dist rict.• Band Annual Meeting The members of the Clinton Citi- zens Band held their annual meeting on Monday evening and elected the following officers for the coming year.: President, John Hall; Vice -Pres., George Beattie; Executive, Committee, J. T'yford, John W. Cook, C. Holines. Secretary -Treasurer, C. Resell; Director, M. J. Agnew. Arrangements were made for the band to co-operate with the Legion in the annual church parade on No- vember Gth when the service will be held in the Baptist Church. They will also take part in the Armistice Day program on November llth. It was decided to resume the regular weekly rehearsals again on Monday evening, November 7th, when all members are asked to be present, It is hoped that the band will con- sider the revival of Sunday evening programs throughout the winter months, These proglrams proved populal a number of years ago, but have not been held for some time. In addition to giving the band a good workout, they serve to keep public interest alive in the affairs of the band, A Bang -Up Reception Two men were standing in W. N. Counter's jewellery store yesterday afternoon warming themselves at the stove, while the ,proprietor was busy 'at the rear �o'f the store. Suddenly, there was a terrific 'bang and a crash which 'sounded aa if the ceiling had Caved in -on at least two show cases with disastrous'. results. Almost too scared to look around the men found that one of the large hanging lights had broken away from the cord. How it missed crashing through the show- -'case over which it was suspended is still' a mystery. The shade was shat- tered into a thousand pieces, but strangely enough the bulb was not damaged. . Engagement Announced Mr. and Mfrs. John L. Heard of Clinton, wish to announce the engage- meat of their eldest daughter, Evelyn Grace, to Mr. Frederick George Sandy, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sandy', Goderich. The marriage to take place the latter part of November. Hospital Aid The regular. meeting of the Hospi- tal Aid Association will. be held in the Board Room of the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, Nov; lst, at seven - thirty. Will all the members and those interested in Hospital Work be present.at this meeting. Y. P. U. Presentation Purchase Bus Line Mr. "Charles Berner, of Goderich, this week purchased the bus line formerly operated b y the Lishman Company Elmira servicing the Staab' ford-Goderich route. By this trans- fer the bus service from Clinton wilt now be run by the Berner Brothers,• The . new owner will ' take the Strat- ford-Goderich route, his brother Har., old will still take tile' northern run, and Howard will, as formerly, give service on the Wingbam-London route. • • Little Locals Mr, Reg. Ball has: rented the cot- tage formerly ,occupied by Mr. Bruce Fogarty on Princess: street. Miss Wright, cooking expert, will continue her demonstration at O'Nei'l's Grocery 'Way and tomorrow. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Can- adian legion held a successful euchre and dance' lest Friday evening which was well attended.; Mrs. W. A. Oaltles informed the News -Record that she picked a bou- quet of roses .from ergarden, She says they compare favourably with roses picked earlier in' the Summer. . Master Thomas Steep, Pupil of Mr. A. D. Cook, was guest soloist at Blyth United Church on,, Sunday morning and his solo, "0 Breath of God" was enjoyed by the large congregation. • Dr. J. M. Field, who retired two Years ago as school inspector of East Huron after a long and honourable service, lies at his home in Goderich in a critical eondition'having suffer- ed a paralytic seizure. Among. the Churches Presbyterian Church The Women's Association regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M. D. McTaggart on Wednesday afternoon, November 2nd. The Salvation Army The Holiness Meeting at 11 a.nt. on Sunday will be addressed by Brother and Sister Tangred. Sunday School will meet ;at 3 o'clock. The evening service al.,/ .o'clock will be conducted by Treasurer F. Livermore. At the close of the regular meet- ing of the Wesley -Willis Y.P.U. on Monday evening the members of the organization took advantage of the 'opportunity to present Miss Helen. Powell, their Christian Culture Con- venor, with a gift in honor of her approaching marriage. The following well -worded address prepared by Miss Margaret Jenkins was read by the president, Mrs. Charles Nelson, and on behalf of her associates Miss Margaret Sperling presented Miss Powell with a lovely lamp;, Dear Helen: We've learnel that soon to be, a bride you're sure to be When in November we'll all remem- ber One, who was a. faithful member, We wondered what we would give, we said: It would be nice if we could buy A' girl like this sweet bride -elect, Whatever gift she might select, A vase—a`tea pot --or a plate. She might think all these things just great We hope we have found some little thing, Which would: to you our greetings bring When you haven't any matches And you cannot see a star May this brighten up'the corner Where you and Kenneth are. May every day grow brighter as you saunter down life's way, May there always be a sunset, though 'all the clouds . are dull and grey... We. hope as each new. day begins That you can face your outs and ins With just a backward thought or St. Paul's Church Next Sunday, October nth, will be observed as Family Day. •On Friday evening the Sunday School will meet for Supper in the Parish Hall. On Saturday the mem- bers of the Sunday School will attend the Matinee at Rory Theatre. Ontario Street United Church 11.00 arm. Theme: "What went ye out for to see?" 2 p.m. Service at Turner's Church. 2.3'0 p.m. Sunday School, Clinton, 7.100 p.m. "Perishing with Hunger". Come and enjoy. hymns of redemption, Friends and visitors are welcome. Monday, 8:00 p.m. Wesley -Willis and Ontario Street Unions are meeting for Hallowe'en party together at Wes- ley -Willis School Room Our young people meet at ,Ontario 'Street Church at S p.m. and walk over together. Enjoyable evening .tor all young people. Wednesday, 9.00 p.m. Fellowship midweek service. The Women's Association will meet on Tuesday afternoon, November lst at 2.80. Milling for Oil The• above picture shows the oil of drilling to a depth of 5,000 feet bright for finding oil. The place, ri winte • weather tw men arestanding is, dr'ill'n • machine n setthe and the arrival of r where the a e to � g max a ow up ong farm of Howard Trewartha where will not interrupt operations. The where the drill will penetrate. Over the Huron and Bruce Oil Company well is being sunk about 100 yards this platform a house like structure has engaged G. F. Gregory and Son from the road in hilly country and is being built and it is expected of Petrolia to do the drilling. The the site selected is in a hollow where work will get under way in the very equipment shown above is capable according 4o experts, prospects are near future. frie known in our From friends you've Two can't have ail life's pleasures, You must share' it with your Neigh- •bor And so tonight we wish you joy In all your daily labour. Accept now with fond wishes This gift, we offer you, It carries- light and warmth and greetings Front Wesley -Willis Y. P. U. Best of luck and good wishes follow you and yours to be, ever through have charge of the .service„ the years of your . married life, Sunday School at 2,39 Bible Study Class An Explanation Wright, a representative of the Can - The Clinton Interdenominational ada Starch Company is in Miss Bible Class will resume activities Due to a breakdown on our lino- O Neil's store this week giving demon - type machine yesterday your paper strations. comes to you late this week. Un- fortunately these things are beyond I... .. e'e'l Party our control, and in spite of the fact plans made Tor the winter activities. that our staff worked until the early It is quite likely there will be some. Last year's offitlers were J. L. Mc hours this morning, we still Were un- strange characters on the streets to - Knight, president; John Butler, sec.able to get to press at the usual night even though Hallowe'en is stili retary, and Mr. D. H. 'McInnes and *able three days away. The Cubs are hold - G. H. Jefferson, teachers. In addi- ing a masquerade party in the Scout tion to the regular lessons, special55th Wedding Anniversry Rooms tonight and their leader, Mr. a speakers are secured to talk on a Percy Gunn, tells us that the boys wide variety of subjects. It is ex- Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Asquith of are enthused over it and are planning peeted that plans will also be made Auburn celebrated their 65th wed - ,an evening's fun suitable to the to include social . pastimes, but this ding anniversary on Saturday very casiou, The parents are cordially will depend largely on the attendance quietly at their home where they -invited to be present also. Both the and interest drown. A full attend- have lived since their wedding day. leader and the boys would like to once of all the young men in the Mr. Asquith, the son of Robert and see all the parents there and promise community is asked for at this first Margaret Asquith, was born on Jan., see some interesting entertainment.. shit. Mrs. A9 uithr wasuMar 't Ry , t Fire meeting of the season. Sth 80 yearsage Major Alexander Firth 1 r �' ( Destroys Home daughter f Mr d Mrs Richard again on Sunday afternoon, meeting in the Tawn Hall at 4 o'clock. At this ° meeting the •officers for the coming season will be elected and Death claimed one of Clinton's re- ave er o s. an The fine brick house on the farm spected citizens Rye and was born its Goderich town- of Mr. and Mrs. Garfield. McMichael. 1 yesterday afternoon ship Mr. and Mrs, Asquith have when Major Firth passed away at six miles southwest of Auburn; in his North street residence. He had been valued members of the Baptist Colborne township, was totally de. - been in failinghealth for some time Church since it was built in 1908, stroyed by fire early Tuesday night. and before that they attended the The cause of the blaze was a de - with a .heart hospital batt which had old Baptist Church on the Base Linc, fecttve chimney. necessitated hospital attention. After This union was blessed with threw being removed to his home he grad-' Neighbours and friends who were uall children: Charles of Auburn, 14Irs. F. quickly hi the scene formed aback-- y got worse and the end was not O. Nlcliiveen; of Bowmanville and unexpected by his family. ' Bertha whopassed away31 years et brigade and were able to remover. "The Major" as he was familiarly most of the household effects. .Due ago at the age of 15• Mr. Asquith to the fact that a strong wind was known to his friends here, had spent spends much time in his garden and blowing the .sparks in the opposite practically all his life in educational Mrs• , Asquith attends to all her direction, the barn nearby was not work.. He was born in Yorkshire, household ;duties, and as a partime&endangered. England, May 14, 1869, a son of the has many beautifully patched quilts. late Christopher Firth and Elizabeth Humphrey with whom he came to ' Car Accidents Canada when quite young. He ieceiv- Mrs. Aitken's Cooking The accident jinx seemed to be ed his public school education at following • Clinton motorists Thurs- Durham and later qualified for the School day. John Grant, who conducts a teaching profession at the Mitchell monument business here was the f of the commruiit The feminine hal h y r ' ca whe t t rief n h s Model School. After graduation he first ... come o g first taught near Bolton later crowded the Clinton Town Hall on g , go- ran into the rear o£ the Wagon or Tuesday afternoon to see and hear ing to Bunneson, Strange, Lloydtown, - Robert Freeman, Hulett township Mrs. H.M. Aitken, staff dietition for Okangeville, and after teaching at lite Canada Starch Company. Many farmer, who was driving west just Brampton for a number of years re- are acquainted with Mrs. Aitken' • outside the town limits. Neither tired from the profession after up- man suffered injury except a ban wards of forty years continuous ser- through her radio broadcasts and her vice as a public school teacher. Exhibition Clinton 9lbi tonlrad aspecial elcome nCooking Scheele. Going overseas with the 39th Bat- , for tank!, Belleville, as lieutenants he Mts. Aitken as many of those .present was ,discharged after being promos- remembered her husband, Mr. H. lis ed as captain, later beim, .given' the Aitken, who was born in Clinton. His rank of major of the Militia slur- father, Mr. James Aitken was associ- ing his service overseas he and Rev. aced with Mr. James Fair, who open- McGoun became great friends andlaced a.flour mill in Clinton for many this friendship has been :retained, YsThe throughout the years. I The Cooking School was under the auspices of the •Clinton •hospital Aid. Major Firth was a member of Dr. J. W. Shaw, on behalf of the mem- several fraternal organizations and hers of the Association, welcomed was associated with the Masonic Mrs: Aitken to Clinton. Lodges at Orangeville and Brampton and the Chapter; The Independent Order of Odd Fellows; The Orange Lodge, and was a member of the Wesley -Willis Church The W. A. meeting will be held next Wednesday afternoon at the usual hour. All are welcome. The autumn thankoffering meeting of the Ever -Ready Mission Circle was held on Thursday, October 20th at the home of Miss Rudd. Isobel Chowen, President of the circle was in charge of the programme, assisted by all the members of the Circle present. The guest .speaker, 'Mrs. R. MOKenzie of Seaforth, gave a very interesting ad- dress, telling some bf the aims which must be carried out in The Task Be- fore fus as missionary leaders of the • W. M. S. The meeting closed with prayer, after Which' a social time was spent with the ladies of the con- gregation- who were guests at this meeting. Baptist Church The Ladies Aid meeting will be held at the home of 'Mrs. William Cochrane on Tuesday afternoon, No- vember lst commencing at 2,10 The Rev. T,. J. Rich was the speaker at the anniversary services .in the Baptist Church' on Sunday, October 16th. Mr Rich was very interesting and convincing speaker and was listen- ed to by most appreciative audiences. During the service a duet was rend- ered by Mrs. C• V. Cooke and Miss Eileen McGoun. A. quartet composed of Misses J. Mutch and C. Streets and Messrs W. Cook and C. Muteh sang "I Walked in the Garden with Illim". These selections were very pleasing and appreciated by the audience. The service next Sunday will be at 7 pan, The pastor Rev. G. W. Sherman will shaking up. The second accident happened later in the day about two miles east of- Goderich involving cars driven by Norman Holland, RM.No. 3, Clin- ton, and Harold Coughlin, of Lon- don. There were four occupants in the London car, two of whom were cut by broken glass. Their car was badly damaged. The crash is alleged to have oc- curred when Holland passed the Lon- don car and slowed down to make a turn on to the south side road,. After singing "God Save'the King" the London car crashing into then and "Old Folks at Home", with Mrs. rear of his car. D. Wendorf at the piano, the School hOLMESVILItI; got under way. Everybody soon felt local branch of the Canadian Legion. at ease because Mrs. Aitken's friend- The Women's 'Missionary Society He was a member of St. Pauls 1Y smile and talent for telling. humor. and Women's Association met at the Anglican Church, and a Conservative ous stories as she deftly mixes ingi•ed- home of Mrs, W. Finlay on Tuesday in politics. lents banished any uneasiness. - afternoon,' Mrs. A. Bond was in charge: Coming to Clinton about five years( ,Numbered programs were distri:but• of: the meeting which took the form• Major Firth hastaken= an active I ago M 1of a missionary thanksgiving pro-. h •t it • school started, ed before the cook t g y g g interest in educational affairs) and and the "pupils" followed, easily, the gram.' Mrs. H. J. Trowartha gave a at the time of his death was a � recipes , demonstrated during the af- Import of Mrs. Struthers speech at. member : of the Public School Boat d. teernoon•. Later, during the afternoon, I 'Walton. Plans were laid for 'a bazaar" He also substituted in part for In- Mrs, 1, A. Sutter, ,President of the As -'Ito be held in November, .Hostesses.• specter Hartley while the latter was soeiation, drew numbers, which Mrs. for the aftenoon were Mrs. W. Finlay - unable to attend to his duties due j A,iticen called- Those holding lucky land .Mrs. P. Palmer: to illness. Progressive in his -views, numbers were recipients' of Canada his ready counsel will be missed in Starch Company products. educational circles. II At the close of the School, numbers GOIlERIf'h T®WNIIg°' Beside his wife with whom he was were drawn for the things cooked due- On Monday, October 17th, the God- united in.marriage forty-three years ing the afternoon, ]Mrs; J. W. Shaw erich Township Teachers' Anode-.• ago, there survive one son, Harry of, held the lucky number for the silver tion, spent the second day 'of the, London, one daughter, Jean, at plate. The birthday cake for the old- Teacher's Institute visiting schools in - hone; home;. one brother Ben,. Disraeli 'oat lady went to Mrs, John Voddeu, the south part of the County,. Of- ficers of the .Association for the cane- ing year are: President,` Mr. C. Pearce.. Sec,-Treas, D, Henderson. Durham, and three grandchildren. British Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. L. Turner, Detroit, c`Mrs. Mary Car- ruthers, Toronto, Mrs. J. Wright, 80 years of age, The other lucky win' ners were Mrs. ,WV .A. Oakes; Mrs. Mc- Gibbin, Wingliam; Mrs, J. Addison; Mrs. C. Nelson; Mildred Ashton; Mrs. Mr, and 1VLrs. Arthur Welsh spent- A funeral service will be held m McBrieh; Eileen Atkinson, Mrs, Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Boyce St. Paul's Church, Clinton, . tomorrow Swam, Florence 11'racCallum, Mre: Rev- of.Brucefield. afternoon all one &clack at which' holds, . ]Miss Plumsteel and Mrs. W. We hope the new bridge at Trick's Rey. K, McGoun will officiate! The Pickett. Creek will not be built on the samOa cortege will then proceed to Durham Mrs. Aitken had as her assistants, angle to the road, as the new bridge; where burial will take' place. MIT/ Lister, and 'Mise Ellis. Miss L irecently built on the Bayfield'.Lcnae