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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-01-19, Page 4PAGE 4 ,._._— witoliot 0 ER THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JAN. 19, 1939 JANUARY S st at Must Be Reduced To Allow For Important Alterations CLEARING (PRICES' 911510110111 2ND FLOOR SPECIALS ON ALL MEN'S FELT HATS • Silver Toned Mixed Wool Felt, Silk Lined. Colors Black, Navy, Blue and Brown SALE PRICE $1.69 WORK SHIRTS MEN'S GRAY, FLANNEL WORK SHIRTS Well Made Roomy Shirts, Sizes 141/2 to 17. ON SALE AT 5.9c> SKATES A REAL 'SPECIAL OF BOOTS & SKATES Just a few pair left. Sizes 7 and 8. TO CLEAR at $2.75 PER l ET Men's Felt HOUSE SLIPPERS With Chrome Leather Sole. 'Sizes 6 to 10. PER PAIR 59c POLICE BRACES FOR MEN ORBOYS Good Stretch, Strong Elastic Webbing. MEN'S, PER PAIR 2s c BOY'S, PER PAIR 15c SHOE SPECIALS A REAL BUY IN LADIES SHOES OXFORDS AND TILS in Black or Brown - PER T'AIR rown.PERPAIR $1.98 and $2.48 QUILTING TIME No. I SNOW WHITE COTTON BATS Size 72x90 EACH 33c SPECIAL PRICES ON LADIES' DRESSES DURING THIS SALE LADIES HATS CHOICE Or ANY HAT ON TABLE TO CLEAR AT 49c LEATHER CAPS Men's Black Leather Driver's Caps Corduroy trim with ear bands. EACH 89c Men's and Boy's UNDERWEAR BRUSH COTTON COMBINATION MEN'S 34 to '36 - $1.00 ;BOYS 30, 32 89c BOYS 24, 26, 28 79c BOYS. 20, 22 , 69c Men's Fleece Shirts or Drawers` 69c EACH ALL WOOL FANCY DRESS HOSE Popular Colors in Nice Designs. PER PAIR 25c and 35c Men's All Wool UNDERWEAR An All Wool Ribbed Garment made by Penmatu's SHIRTS, OR DRAWERS PER GARMENT $119 MEN'S GREY WOOL SOCKS Medium grey color with white heel and toe PAIR 29c • RUBBER GOLOSHES • Two Domed Fleece Lined in Black or Brown, High Cuban Heel Only PER PAIR 59c _SKI SUITS PLAIN PANT AND PLAID JACKET All Wool Blanket Cloth. Sizes 8-10-12. Reg. $7.95 FOR $5.7F, SKI SLAChS, sizes 10-20 Reg. $2.95 FOR $2.19 SNOW SUITS Lined 'throughout, Full Length Zippzr Sizes 2-6 Reg. $4.95 FOR $3.19 ALL SKI SPORT JACKETS to CLEAR at REDUCED PRICES THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE ITEMS ON SALE — COME AND SEE WINTER GOODS AND BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OUR ANNUAL Chinaware Sale CLOSES TUESDAY, JAN. 31st 20% DISCOUNT SOME LINES HALF PRICE THIS APPLIES TO FANCY CHINAWARE, DINNERWARE, GLASSWARE and PICTURES' Odd DU:nnerware at Half Price SIMPLICITY DRESS PATTERNS, EACH 5c 35, Inch CHOICE NEW CRETONNE, per. yd. 15c 27.Inch WHITE FLANNELETTE, 2 YDS. 25c TADOUSAAC FLANNEL, PER YD. 25c FULL FASHIONED SILK HOSE, ...'PER PR. 69c WEARWELL FASHIONED HOSE, PER PR. 49c LADIES STAMPED APRONS, EACH 25c PYJAMA FLANNEL, SPECIAL. PER YD. 33c LADIES SILK & WOOL HOSE, PER PAIR 29c LADIES Flannelette PYJAMAS, 98c & $1.49 CLEARING PRICES ON ALL CHRISTMAS LINGERIE RAYON BED SPREADS, 72x90, SPECIAL $1.98 STAMPED RUGS, CHOICE 19c to 75c RACK ,OF CHOICE HOUSE DRESSES, EA. 89c SNUGGY. VESTS. AND PANTIES, 25c & 39c WABASSO BROADCLOTH,.AI1 Shades, 17c, 23c WABASSO PRINTS - Guaranteed Tub Fast All New Patterns 19c, 25c, 29c ' YD. AN APRON PATTERN FREE WITH EACH END OF PRINT BOX OF CHOICE STATIONERY CONTAINING BOTH NOTE PAPER AND ENVELOPES IN FANCY BOXES CLEARING AT HALF PRICE TABLE OF FREE GOODS WE DON'T GIVE COUPONS BUT DURING THIS SALE YOU MAY HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF ANYTHING ON THE TABLE FREE WITH EACH PURCHASE OF ONE DOLLAR ALL USEFUL ARTICLES — VARIETY STORE SPECIALS — 4 DAYS ONLY — JAN. 20 TO 24 Limited to Four Days Owing to Contemplated Changes TO INDUCE.YOU TO BUY YOUR PAINT EARLY WE OFFER THESE LOW PRICES PAINT ;SPECIAL A11 15c Tins of Paint acid Enamel 2t for 25c PINT PAINTS, EA. 29c QUART PAINTS, EA. 49c ' PINT ENAMELS, EA. 35c QT. ENAMELS, EA. 69c VARNISH SAME PRICE AS PAINT Quality Guaranteed 2 SPECIALS' IN CORN BROOMS 5 String with Polished Handle EACH 21c 5 String with Mottled Handle S]ightily Heavier EACH 25c Ivory Enamelled Sauce Pans 11/2 Pint Size EACH 19c 30 & 60 Watt Electric Lamps EACH 1Oc 25, 40 and 60 Watt Service Lamps GUARANTEED 1M. HOURS 6 LAMPS` $1.00 GALVANIZED PAILS NO, 12 SIZE lst Quality EACH 21c MINXIMMINIEMCWIMEREEZPIESMINEGIE LUX & OXYIIOL LARGE SIZE. Only a few left. CLEARING EACH 21c PEANUTS. Fresh Salted PER LB. lOc HOT WATER BOTTLES Pure Para Rubber Guaranteed EACH 3:9.c • JOHNSON BROS. and HAWES WAXEP & POLISHES 20% OFF REGULAR PRICE. 6 Ounce Roll TOILET • PAPER 2 ROLLS 9c. FELT INSOLES All Sizes PER PAIR 5 KLEENEX 200 SHEETS TO PKG. EACH 13c or 2 for 25c KOTEX and MODESS SANITARY NAPKINS • EACH 21c or 2 for 41c. WILLIAMS SHAVING SOAP. PER CAKE Sc LADIES CHAMOISETTE and WOOL GLOVES AT HALF PRICE TO CLEAR 25c & 45c PER PAIR TERMS CASH ONLY Revitalize your System CERTIFIED COD LIVER EXTRACT will do it quickly $1.00 For Stubborn Coughs and Cords Use CERTIFIED BRONCHIAL SYRUP 50c and CERTIFIED CHEST RUB 39c 4 W. S, �, NOLP PHM CLINTON. ON! PHONE 61 CONSTANCY:. The Club of Progress will meet in the school house on Friday evening of this week. Mr. Leo, Stephenson went to Lon- don on Monday and called on Mr. D. Tudor who 'is seriously ill at Vic - i toile hospital. i I We are pleased to learn that the Constance skating• rink is in full swing once more after the thaw. i We are pleased to learn an old friend, Miss Irenea has sc h s started a beauty parlor at E. H. Close Barber 'Shop, Seaforth. I Mrs. Joseph Riley had' the misfort- une to take a weak spell and fall on a, , -ca Qr ,;. , . Monday. A doctor was called and she t ,' , lis confined to her bed. We hope site Kill soon be well again.' Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cole of Bruce - 'field spent Sunday at the home of the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Arm- strong. ,, The W.A. and W.M.S. held a joint meeting in the Sunday School room on Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Britton presided for the opening of the meet- ing and Mrs. Rogerson ledin prayer. Reports on the year's work were re- ceived and were very gratifying. The president of the Women's Association, Mrs. Adams then took charge and conducted a brief devotional period, followed by reports from that or- ganization. A reading was contribut- ed by Mrs. Adams and a solo by Miss Edith Britton. The devotional leaf- let "The Circle of Friendship" was taken by Mrs. Frank Riley and the Study Book by Miss Ivy Simmons in herusual: interesting amnner. Mrs. Lawson closed the meeting with pray- er and the hostesses, Mrs; Adams, Mrs, Ferguson, Mrs. A. Dexter and IMrs. Jewitt: served Lunch. B A YFIEL,F� Mr. Jack Kellar was in Toronto ' on Friday on business 1Meeting of W.M.S. of Huron ensure suits and Overcoats SPRING SAMPLES WILL S0074 BE IN S23.75 to 45.00 STANLEY .,Mrs. G, H. Coleman who has 'been the'guest of Mrs. T. M. Snowden for the past month is at present visiting Mrs. E. A. Westlake. Miss Anna Scotchmer spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. Black meat Seaforth. Stanley Community Club The January meeting .was held at Mrs. Welsh's hoine with 21 members present. The meeting opened by re- peating the Lord's Prayer, and the few ! Mrs. Eric Yorke is spending a Mr. Lorne E. Lawson and Miss days, in London this week: !Viola Clark motored :to. London era" B They Mr. Chas. Geminhardt is spending business last.Thursday. Th also a couple of weeks in Toronto the guest visited. his sister, Mrs. Busby. at Chat - of his sister, Mrs. G. Knight. ham, and Miss C'lark's relatives at Mrs Agnes Currie rettuned home Toll .call being answered by One of Bobby Burn's poems. ' Several com- inunity songs were sung .and 'a very interesting program followed consist- ing of readings by Mrs._ Glen, Mrs. Murphy. and Mrs. Cantelon. A contest by Mrs. Fenwick Stewart and a song by ,Mrs.,Innos. The,�'ebruatry, meet- 'ing is to be held at Mrs. Cantelon's ='home 'the' °loll call ah's`wei.ed by a lValeritifi: °'cexebange. this week having spent sone weeks visiting in Galt and Kitchener. Mrs. Mabel Prentice returned to Toronto on Sunday after spending some 'time at her home here, Mrs. Jas. Ferguson returned home this week from London where"she has been visiting her son, Mr. J. Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson.` Mr. G. Knight and son, Ronald of Toronto spent the weekend at the' home of Mrs. F. Geminhardt. Strathroy. Tll1CIlER.S1ViITFf SUMMERHILL • A very enjoyable time was spent last Thursday 'when.' Miss Lois Far -1 Tiller entertained a number of her friends at a"birthday partyi''�' • •) Turner's church congregational meeting will be held on Friday even- ing of:this week. Mrs. N. Garrett has returned from a visit with Londesbo•o friends. Reeve S. H. Whitmore is this' week attending County Council in. Goderich, Master• Murray Crich is confined to his hone rub. an attack of Scarlet Fever, Many from 'this 'vicinity' attended the funeral Of the late Mr. 1L. ' Ken=' hedy at Seaforth on Saturday. Presbytery. it The annual meeting ' of the Ilnron Presbyterial Women's Missionary So- ciety of the Presbyterian Church in Canada was held in Clinton Presby- terian church on Tuesday, January 10th, with representatives present front Auburn, Blyth, Clinton, Exeter, Goderieh, e e , H nsall and Seaforth, Mrs. D. J. Lane of Goderich, presi- dent, opened the meeting; Mrs. P, R Rodditt gave the Scripture reacting 1 and Mrs. Lane offered prayer. The president in an interesting amt helpful address said the ` Christian churchhasmany critics, but no rivals in the work of redemption, Woman- hood, for which Christ has done so much, should learn the needs of the world. "We women,who have found Christianity to be true, satisfying the , deep hunger of our lives, must spread the gospel of Jesus Christ." The reports of the different secre- taries were read and were very grati- fying, showing a lively interest and a desire to cope with the world condi- tions of today. Mrs. Lane complimented the various secretaries an the splendid work they had done throughout the year. Mrs. T. Swan Smith of Seaforth, treasurer and finance secretary, re- ported that $2808.52 had been raised by the members of the Presbyterial. t Increase fin Member/JAI) Mrs, H. C. Dunlop of Goderich, Presbyterial secretary, gave a, splen- did resume of .the year's tvork reported eleven senior 'auxiliaries with a membership of. 353 and two young women's, auxiliaries,' with ° a membership of thirty-one: 162 lame helpers, six mission bands and on boys' missionary club with a mem- bership of 208, and two groups of Canadian Girls in'Training. with a membership of twenty-eight — total membership, 782,' an increase of thirty-four. The total value of the supply allo- cation was $232.78, while extra bales of quilts, clothing and Christmas gifts were sent to the West and Northern Ontario. ' The home helpers' department showed an increase of eight in mem- bership, with contributions of $311.55. 1 A junior membership;certificate was awarded to the 'Goderich" Mission Band as the banner band in the Presbyterial. • 1 The Women's Missionary Society of Knox church, - Goderich, invited the Presbyterial' to hold the September 'meeting in their church; which' invita- tion was heartily accepted', • "Officers' `for 1939' Mrs Albert It Tayldr bf ' Goderich, convenor of the nominating commit, 'tee, presented her report, and the i folloitvtg officers were installed for 11989: Honorary president, Mrs. Ara - 1 old, Hensall; president, Mrs. D. J. Lane, Goderich; lst vice-president, !Mt•s. Wm. Sillery, Exeter; 2nd vice- president, Mrs. J. W. Scott; Blyth; 3rd vice-president, Mrs. Hugh Jack, Seaforth; recording and correspond- ing secretary, Mrs. H. C. Dunlop, ;Goderich; treasurer and finance see- : retary, Mrs. T. Swan Smith, Seaforth; young wemen's secretary and Canad- ian Girls in Training secretary, Mrs. IW, A. Young, Hensall; Mission Band secretary, Mrs. D. C. Hill, Exeter; hone helpers' secretary, Miss L. M. IJeckoll, Exeter; welcome and welfare secretary, Mrs. C. S. Hudson, Hensall;, Glad Tidings secretary; Mrs, F. Ross, +Auburn; literature, library and ex- change secretary, Miss E. Somerville. Goderich;. press secretary, Mrs. W. G. MacEwan, Goderich. The officers:were,called to the plat- form and Miss Jeckeli of Exeter con- dgcted the installation service. Mrs, D, J. Lane, the president, then prayer. teresting meeting was concluded with' resumed the chair, and a very in PORTER'S , HILL On Frni iday evong Mr. •ancl Mis. Wilmer Harrison entertained the stewards of Grace church and their wives to 'a very tasty dinner. The books were audited while the ladies enjoyed a social chat together. I Mrs. Fred Elliott has been` quite 111 the last 2 weeks with eye trouble. She suffers a great deal of pain. Miss Gibson is with her aunt. one Mrs.' Jas. Harrison. had a bad at - 'tack of neuralgia of the nerves of the heart on Sunday, .Monday she is feeling • sone improvement. Her daughter, Miss Dora Harrison, Kin- cardine, is home with her mother for a few flays. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burdge, Bruce - field, spent•Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Harrison. Miss Irene Woods and friend of London were Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Woods. I The Ladies Aid held their January meeting. Thursday in the basement of the church. 18 ladies were present. A quilt was put in the frames and the afternoon spent in quilting. Mrs, John Blair and Mrs. Reid Torrance were hostesses for the day and served• a splendid lunch,.- :ti Thursday the Y. P. S. held _ their meeting; 14 were present. Argyle' Lockhart' gave the topic: The ... meet- ing was in charge of Isabella Woods., . , Next meeting January 26th. IcCULLAGH CONDEMNS (continued from page 3) of two thousand years ago, express- ed in seven lines of Shakespeare which we all know: "Why; man, lie doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus; and we petty sten Walk about his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves. . Men at . some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, ' But in oursolves, that we are un- derlings." Not in. our stars, but in ourselves, for we are the government, as were the people of Rone who gave away their heritage. I propose • to deal at some length in future talks ; with contributing. causes of our present unwieldy, costly and inefficient system of gov- ernment I might take this oppor- tunity, however, to point out a feet Which will be apparent to all of us, when we stop to consider the ridi- 'we should at Ieast expect to modern- ize our governmental system? It is significant that we still refer to a certain defined area embracing a number of the electorate as . a rid- ing. This term, I believe, was given to a constituency to indicate that it was an overnight ride by horse from one point to another. It is indicative of the antiquated system we are still accepting, One of the greatest problems we, as fathers and mothers have, is that of planning' a future for our child- ren. We spend a lot of money and is lot of time providing them with an -elementary education, and fitting them academically for life, Would you think you had filled the role of 'a 'decent father or mother if, when yam son and daughter reached ages of maturity, 'you sent them: out to earn their' living and handed them • la promissory note for ten thousand dollars to which you had signed ,their monies? . This is precisely.what is happening when we -allow the ever- increasing burden of pubitc debt to stand against our country as a mort- gage for our children to pay. : Would Stop Wild Spending. culousness of our administrative As I believe that the solutionof machinery. Although I am not yet most of our economic troubles lies thirty-four years of age; most of the ht the expansion of private enterprise great developments of trio titodern and industry, and that this can be' age have taken place within the accomplished only by arresting wild range of my memeory, I was raised governutent spending, and making a in the city of London, Ontario, and substantial reduction in taxes gen- as •a boy rememberlong before the orally, I shall next week, try to give streets were illuminated by electric you in plain languagethe tragedy lights. We used to have the old car- , bon lamp system, and perhaps one of how we have permitted succeeding governments to build up debts on our of the reasons it remains ` in my assets, and how this is effectively; mind is that we, as youngsters, used and viciously strangling the life blootf to follow the light man, as we called of our economic system, hint, and pick,' up the carbons from, In placing these facts and suggesv the I•amps which he discarded and use ,them serf writing an the side- tions before you, T shall do so fmirly wallas. land honestly. I hope thereforer,that • if you do not .agree with any sugges- I• Government Unlhanged. tions which I propose, you 'will"re- 1 gard them as - none the less Ssincet•e. In the home where 1 wits brought .1 promise to be equally as tolerant up we Barr the lteroseiie lamps:. I of your criticism, remember vividly the: stir it caused I hope that, the young people will in the community when a motor car .listens in next week :bdcause, as I was seen in the street. Very few have said, they are our future dead homes had the'2tivantage of the tele- ors, and it is in company with them phone, and of course, the instru- that I, and the rent of the men and stent my means of which I am coo- women of our generation, will halve municatin7 with you now, the radio, to meet the problems to come. j I carie iltto being after T had reached have faith that once we, arefrilly adultlage. Notwithstanding all these conscious of the. fact that•.we,'are magnificent developments, which mortgaging our children's future, we FII.ve carried us from the horse and, will earl' into action those sterling atlantic travel by air, almost the one qualitie's of British-Canadianisin thing that remains as, it was in the which. °have been nourished en prin- days of our forefathers, is our teach- ciples of self-government, and find inery i of government. Does this not• itteans of proving ourselves worthy suggest that with changing times and custodians of ourmagnificent changing conditions in the methods heritage. of transportation and commdhitatiois, Thank you. •