HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-04-06, Page 3THURS., APRIL 6, 1939
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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Uo You Remember What Happened During The Last.
Decade Of The 01d Century?
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, shortly for Cooksville, Minn., where
APRIL 13, 1899 her son, Dr. Frank Boles, is located,
Clinton will say godbye regretfully
Until Monday Messrs J. & N. Mel,., to Mrs. Boles and Miss Ida and in
Fair owned th,e largest. horse in Wesley church especially will ; they
Huron and Likely ` enough in the be leech missed.
whole country. It was a six-year-old Mrs. Ednteston, who has resided in
gelding, called Big Tom,' which as a ;Toronto for the past few years, has
four-year-old'. measured 17 hands, 3 rented from Mr. A. Cantelon the
inches, but he has since (stretched up; house just vacated by Rev. W. W.
to 18 hands,' 1 inch .and weighs 1800 Wylie and will shortly take up her
pounds. 'Mason and Vodden bought abode there. Mrs. Edmestore was
him, for the British market, Big Tom formerly a resident of this vicinity
'was used for Braying and Harry arid her friends will welcome her
. Glazier, his driver, never succeeded back.
iso. getting on a sufficiently heavy The long looked for kilty uniforms
load to hold him. arrived' last Week for the Clinton
Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. W. Hill Kitty Band. These uniforms are the
rented the store formerly occupied style worn by the famous 42nd High-
by Allan & Wilson and fast night tandem, more popularly known as the
began to move. The new premises Black Watch. The band 'is making
will suit Mr. Hill and they -are excellent progress under the leader-
modius and centrally located. ship of Mr. Frederick Boubister.
Miss Jeedma Holmes' will start a A -meeting was held in the town
private schoolon the first Monday hall on Tuesday evening to reorganize
in May in a .large. airy room in the, a football team for the coming sea-
house oceupied at present by Dr, son. It was decided ty enter a team
Wilkie next door to Tedford's black- forthe intermediate series. Officers
smith slop ons Rattenbury street. elected were: Hon. Pres., Major Mc -
Mr. John Olarridge of the organ Taggart; Vice, G. E. Dowding; Pres.,
factory staff met with a painful ac- Harry Bartliff; Vice, Dr. Shaw; sec-
cident the other day while cleaning treas., J, J. Kerr; Manager, J. A'
a revolver. Although he l4new it Sutter; Committee; J. L, Kerr, Carl
was load'ed'he omitted to remove the Draper, A. Mitchell; T. Handsley, J.
shell and as a result has a hole Dale. The colors chosen for the team
through the palm of his hand, are white and green. Seaforth, Brus-
The Board of Managers of Willis sels, Brucefield and Clinton will prob
church have granted their pastor, ably form a group for the series of
Rev. Alex Stewart, a three -month's
vacation, beginning the first of June.
During Mr. Stewart's absence the
pastoral work will be in charge of
Mr, A. Wicher, who recently grad-
uated from ISnox College.
Dr. Agnew has let the contract of
building his new residence on Joseph
street to Mr. Thomas Mackenzie,
while to Harland Bros. has been
awarded the contract for plumbing
andputting in the heating apparatus.
W. H. R. Fowler V.S. has decided
to locate in Clinton and has hung out
• his shingle at Dr. Worthington's old
stand on Huron. street.
Miss Bertha Scott left on Tuesday
for Boston, Mass., where she has ac-
cepted a situation in the McLean
hospital. Miss Scott is an experienced
nurse. She graduated in the Rhode
Island hopital and subsequently took
a course ifs Roosevelt hospital, New
York,
Mr. C. McHardy left this -week for
Nelson, B.C. He has been spending
the winter with his parents and left
behind Mini a host of friends. He
has mining interests in the Kootenay
country.
Mr, Adam Cantelon, who returned
from Assinaboine in December 189e
with a badly sprained ankle, which
necessitated the use of crutches for
severalmonths, has so far recovered
the use of the limbs that he left this
week to return to the West. Mr.
Cantelon was accompanier: as far as
Toronto by his mother who will be
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ed.
needy, for some time.
The lovers of lacrosse met eat the
Rattenbury House on Monday night
and organized for the season. The
president is Capt. McTaggart. An-
other meeting will be held next Mon-
day night at the Commercial. The
devotees of the game expect to be
able to get together a winning team
this season.
When The Present Century
Was Young
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, him.
APRIL 9; 1914
The Messrs. Thomas Hensley and
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"Commoner"
Dr: `Manion's pronouncement this ing if it is not desirable that we
week on the question of Canada's take some rather strong measures
position in regard to the danger of with respect to such statements."
war has attracted wider attention Thh Minister of Finance- did not
than any development since the open- amplify his statement but it was int
ing' of Parliament. From indications mediately assumed that it could only
reaching Ottawa it is apparent that imply that be was consid'er'ing pos-
it has provoked a very definite re- sibie measures for muzzling the press
sponse throughout the country. While either by way of censorship or by.
some differences of opinion are bound action against publications and writ
to prevail as to what Canada's post- ers daring to criticize the govern -
tion ?should be, the response to , Dr. meat in connection with defence
Menidns statement indicates that it matters.
comes close .to accomplishing its I `.Ottawa comment on Mr. Dunning's
purppse, which was that of making worths recalls only one recent ease in
for unity of Canadian opinion and Canada of a 'suggestion from a gov-
• sentiment on the e question of Can- eminent quarter that restriction
ada's position. Dr. Manion had pre- should be placed on the press in
viously stated that he regazided such peace time. In thiis' case the move
unity as the first necessity in the was by one of the provincial . goy -
situation in order that Canada might ernments and although the rest of
make the . strongest possible centre the country a was not directly eon-
bution to the efforts of the British earned 'a storm of protest developed
Empire, and the other demooracies, from coast to coast, It is believed
for the preservation of peace and -there will be repercussions to Mr.
against aggression. Dunning's suggestion.
The declaration by the Conservative . The attacks on Hon. Eau Mackenzie
Leader that Canada 'should take a all stem: from the disclosures brought
definite stand with the British Em- about from royal commission inquiry
pire and the other democratic na- regarding his course in the ease of
tions, and that, in the event of war the Bren gun contract. The Minist-
in Europe involving Great Britain, er's methode in this case led to a
there could be no question of 'neutral- good deal of inquiry outside of parl-
ity by this country, but that Canada's iamen as to the methods followed
participation should be on a voluntary l hi connection with other armament
basis, seems to have met the insistent contracts. The Government's dis-
public demand for a clear-cut state- ! pleasure at criticism of the Defence
ment on the +subject. This demand Minister is intensified by the fact
was directed, of course, to the Prime that it comes so largely from quart-
Minister, who, as long as he remains esti which hitherto have strongly
in office; ins' responsible for Canadian supported it.
Holmesviile — Mr. E. G. Williams
aures. olio Mr. Mackenzie Kin has con -1
policy:
his course of carefully avoid
has completed the arrangements and 1 DEBTS AND TAXATION
the factory will be opened for the
ing any definite statement of policy
manufacture of butter next Monde and officially, therefore, the question, By
y' "What is Canada prepared to do?",
Mr. Williams purposes gathering R. J. DEACHMAN, M.P.
cream in Hullett and Colborne and remains unanswered. In reply to the
will no doubt get a good sham of demand for an answer from the head There is a great deal of nonsense
the cream in the districts he covers. of the Government, Mr. King has about the debt of the Dominion Gov -
The Holmesville school has been made statements from time to time ernment. Substantial reductions were
in the House of Commons, but up made between the years 1924 and
closed since Thursday of last week to the present he has succeeded in 1980. During this period the debt
owing to the illness oe the teacher, was reduced by $276,000,000. The
Miss Robinson, who was obliged to avoiding any commitment as to his
attitude. years which followed, beginning with
go home to Goderich.
While t]
to Leader of the Opposition 1931 brought about sharp additions
Goderich Township -On March 11 to the debt, dee primarily to two
an interesting event tools place at cannot spear: officially for the coon factors, the cost of unemployment
Yellow Grass, Sask., when Melville try, it is stated in Conservative relief and railway losses. During this
$840, -
Glidden, second son of Mr. and Mrs. quarters in the Capital that the re- period the debt increased by $840;
Dan Glidden of this township, was action to Dr. Manion'u pronouncement 000,000. But there is something else
united in marriage to Miss Ida Wane -
people
that he has spoken for the we want to keep in mind. Interest
maker of that place. The happI whole of the people of Canada. It rates have declined and interest
couple have taken up housekeeping semis to be felt that Dr. Manion by charges on the public debt are act -
his statement has perforated an int- ually lower than they were in the
on a 30 -acre funs. near Yellow Grass. portant national service in helping to Years 1921 to 1925 and they are
' The trustees of S. S. No.'9 ]ravep g $7,000,000 lower than they were in
y clarify the situation . and promote 1934, one of the depression years
engaged Mx, Taniblyn 'of Blyth as .clarify unity. In and around Parl-'
teacher for the: coming tern:, when debt burdens were certainly
iainent- the impression is inereasin
Miss Aphrew and Mr. Milton Steepe difficult to bear. 'Besides the bonds
that the position of national leader-' which re resent the debt are owned
attended the wedding of their cousin p
at Port Huron last week. strip is rapidly passing out of the mainly in Canada. Whet it really
Mr. Robert Beattie who recently hands of the Prime Minister into1means is that all the people of Can-
Mr.
from Varna to Egm5ndville, those of the Leader of the Opcosition. I ada owe some of the people of Can -
has gone' to Victoria, Ont., to assume * ' ., s , . ada a'considerable sum. of money, but
the nation is not bankrupt nor is the
the principalship of the Public School. It is a matter of widespread cant- i total wealth reduced by this process.
Miss Bessie Irwin, who has been meat in - Ottawa that the Conserve- It would of course be pleasant to get
at her home `in town for dome weeks tive Leader's declaration that Can -'rid 01 the debt but there are In
recuperating after. a severe illness, ada',s participation in a European reality bigger problems.
returned to her deaconess work in war involving the Empire should be Other Expenses
Montreal on Monday. on a voluntary and not a conscription
Miss Edna Levis is expected home basis coincides exactly with the re- "The expenses 01 government arc
from Heathcote, where she has been fusal of the, Chamberlain Government not the only expenditures which the
teaching since.Christmas, for the to consent to conscription for Great average citizen must meet. I check -
Easter vacation. Britain. The policy of the British ed over the other day the cost of
Mrs. R. D, Ramsay of Platteville Government .and the attitude of the moving a ton of freight, or its equiv-
was the guest of her mother and sist- Conservative Party in Canada are alent in passenger traffic, one utile
er, Miss. and Miss Gilchrist. the early based on the assumption that neither on our railways. In 1918-14, the cost
part of the week. Great Britain nor Canada will send was 4.8 mills or slightly less than
Mrs. Ogle Cooper and Misses Fran- one .half cent. In 1936 the cost was
g large expeditionary 'forces. to the 8 mills or four-fifths of a cent. This
ces and Norah of Collingwood are continent in the event of war. Dr., represents an increase of 67%. The
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Manion, in making his declaration,, price of farm products is now almost
Oautelone and Mil and Mrs. A. 3. stated that he had been advised by exactly at the price level of 1913
Morrish. a high military euthorsity that, Great but are the things which you• buy as
Mr. Will Harland, Guelph, was in Britain did not contemplate that cheap as' they were in 1913? - '1"hey
Clinton Friday last on his rounds as_ Canada would send large '.expedition -are far from ,it. The increase In
commercial travellbr and looking as Ary levees .as .in the last war and, taxation is not the.only factor in
if. his new occupation:, agreed with it has frequently been stated that in adding to costs. Price increases check
England the participation ' of Great demand and, lead to unemployment.
Britain herself on: the Continent It is extremely interesting to see
would be largely through highly, how your dollar of' taxation money is
spent.
mechanised units rather than through This table shows the number of
vast armies.
Norman. East of Hullett recently shot County Constables -Ferguson and
a fax which they thought- to be of Jennings established something of a
the ordinary red variety. The pelt, record when they returned six stolen
however, was rated as' a medium turkeys to Mrs. J, Blackwell, Hay
cross by the fur company to which townshipy one -half-hour after they
it was sold and a. cheque for nearly arrived on the scene.
fifty dollars was sent in payment. Theft of the turkeys, which occur-
Mr. Adam McCartney has bought red during the night, was reported
the dwelling on. Queen street which to headquarters next morning and it
has been owned for years by Mr. and was about 3 o'clock when the officers
Mrs. Albert Turner, who left .:on arrived at the Blackwell farm.
Tuesday for Saskatchewan.
wrecently After taking particulars of the
Mrs. Boles, ho recy disposed' robbery in their nateboaks, the of -
of her residence. on Ontarioentbstreet to ficers departed on the same than over
which they had come. Forty rods on
Mr. Ralph Tiplady, will leave very their journey they met six turkeys
strolling down the centre of the high -
Way.
Alighting, Constable Jennings
herded the turkeys along the road
and inta Mrs. Blackwell's gateway,
He trreeted Mrs. Blackwell wth,
"Lady, here's your turkeys."
"Fast work," beamed Mrs. Black-
well, delighted with the return of
her brood.
The constables have no explanation
to offer other than that their pres-
ence in the neighborhood brought the
release of the fowl.
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cents and the fraction of a cent which
5 „ goes to orteet certain government _cit-
the penditures.
In his two hour statement ,to
Commons this week, Mr. Mackenzie
King' did not depart from his course Of your Dollar
of refusing to define the position of Debt 25.Sle
Canada or the attitude of his gov- Belief 12.92c
eminent. The effect of his statement Pensions and Care . 10.25c
was to nuke: that attitude more
in Government_Owned Enter -
definite still. Mr. King's statement prises (mainly rail -
on Thutsday .differed from his.' prey- I ways) t 8.45c
Mous statements only in that he ad- Old Age Pensions 5:.40c
opted the, position taken by Dr. Subsidies to Provinces 4.00c
Manion on Mendadui d declared that 'Capital EScpenditures .84e
should Canada be involved ixa war :Write Down of Assets .32c
along with therest of the Empire Civil Pensions and Super-
annuation .19c
participation
tary basis and not on a cansctiption
basis.
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68.18c
This accounts for a'.Iittle over 68c
s „ Out of every dollar, or to be exact
Continued attacks outside of Pare 68.18e,1
l The balance consists of ;the ex-
lament on Hon. Ian Mackenzie and penditure of 'the different depart.
the Department of National Defence partments such as A.griculture, Na -
in connection with the awarding of tional Defence, Past Office, Public
armament contracee ` have brought Works, Transport, Mines and Re-
fratn tion. Chas. Deleting, Ministersources, etc, But that is a story for
of Finance, a remarkable statement l another day.
that is being interpreted as a veiled,
threat by the Government against the A missionary from Africa reports
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statements in a leading Liberal news- �turbing to Nigeria that a native has
paper regarding the purchase of do -Thad to reduce the number of his
fence aircraft by Mr. Mackenzie's de -1 wives to 3611 Any man who can keep
pertinent, Mr. Dunning• told the 38 wives doesn't ,know anything
House of Commons; he was wonder- about a depression. •
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INTERNATIONAL S. S. LESSON
APRIL 9
Lesson Text—Acts 18: 16-39; 1 Car. 15: 19-22.
REV. GORDON A. PEDDIE, B.A.
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"Men of Ismael, and ye that fear
Gori, hearken...." With these words,
repeated almost verbally in verse
twenty-six, Paul began his exhor-
tation to the. Jews and Gentiles et
Antioch.
Israel., Now this insistence upon the
word of the Old Testament as the
very foundation, source, and true con-
tent of the word of the New Testa-
ment is not at all in harmony with
the 'findings of modern historical, re -
depths to God and is justified by
God on high, like hint whose voice we:
hear in the Psalms" (Barth). It ie
this One of whom Paul speaks an
Antioch,—the One who has come ing
strict fulfilment of the promise by
which Israel lived (vv 23, 29 ff).
Having cut itself off largely from
the witness of the Old Testament
• Scriptures the Church of our time
has become subject not only to a
partial revelation, but also and con-
sequently, that revelation has become
in reality warped and false,—,beyond
recognition as true New Testament
Christianity. Not until the Church
Now this word of the Apostle's, search', nor with the general con- turns anew to the study of ALL the
twice delivered, is worthy of more ceptian of revelation prevalent in the Scriptures for the understanding of
than passing consideration. For this Church to -day. Because of a rational, the whole, will. she be delivered from
word indicates what is the basic- of and in the end a purely speculative the almost innumerable false doet-
Paul's expectant confidence that his conception of revelation as 'prog•res, vines respecting her own nature and
word will be heard and believed, ver- sive', the Church has come to dis- the nature of her Lord currently held
itably and miraculously, as the very pense, to a greater or less degree, among us.
Wordl of God, au, expectationIwith the witness of the Old Testa -I In conclusion we should note Paul's
strangely foreign to the human -edit - meat. The Old Testament's concep- insistence upon the fact that the
red, non -miracle -believing Church oil tion of morality, and its conception Jesus of whom he speaks is One who
our tine. Paul believes that by theofthe nature of God for example, '{is ,born of the weed of David", who
Law of the Jews, and by the Bis-: are supposed to. be much 'lower' than is actually flesh of David's flesh, who
closure of His hiddenness, in the that found in the New Testament. is subject, therefore, to all the mis-
visible things of creation to the Gent -'A close examination of the Gospels eries of this life and even to death
iles, God Himself has bronght to and of the Epistles will show that itself (vv 23, 28, 29). Upon this.
light the wilful and the inexcusable this has been a false and a vicious One as truly MAN all the sin and
guilt of men is placed. Upon this
One as truly MAN is visited all the
wrath of God which area deserve. In
this One as truly MAN all hien have
been plunged into hell and forsaken
of God the Lord. If this One be not •
;risen then we are yet in our sins,
then we are yet under the burden
of our own guilt, them: we are yet
the objects of God's fierce and holy
wrath, then we are yet ourselves to
be .bereft oe God and cast into. the
rebellion afainst Him on the part of mis-interpretation of the Old Testa -
all nteu. Sew and Gentile alike have meat, an interpretation absolutely
sinned and come short of His glary; foreign to the New Testament itself.
both alike, therefore, stand in need In the most natural maturer, with-
of the 'Good News', "the word of out the ,slightest hesitation, and with -
salvation" (v. 26). Since God Him- out an introductory apology such as
self, in 'this twofold way, has gone the Church to -day finds it necessary
in advance of the Apostle, ' and ]tae to make, the Apostle quotes Psalm
thus raised up, unto' Himself those 2, Isaiah 55 and Psalm 16 as speak-
who FEAR his name, therefore, ing directly of Jesus Christ (vv. 83 -
with joyous confidence in the faith- 35). What is true of the writings
fulness of God's. Word to ,show mercy of Paul in his Epistles, as in his
unto those who stand already undo I address at Antioch, is true also of depths of Hell. BUT NOW IS
the fear od its condemnation, Pant' the writing's of Peter, James, John CHRIST RISEN FROM THE, DEADY
preaches les message, "delivered up and the Author of the Epistle to the
The seed of David he is! But also,,
for the offences of reit, raised to Hebrews—He ee whom eev all sp,eaa and' at the same time --so Paul in -
life for their acquittal" (Rout,. 4:25).1 is the true THEME of the word at
That the Worcl of God is, not void, the Olcl Testament. "What are cal -
the
— He is veritably the HOLY'
but that it accomplishes that to which: lect 'the Messianic prophecies' iii, the ONE, the One aver whom (alone.
HE ,sends it, and that Paul's belie:•• -1 Old Testament are only one of the strong men)'death hath no dominion,.
t isiii- lyes of the promise which
the One who sees not -the corrupition
ing expectation is **erten eel Itepresethe 1 of David, the One who in HIS VER
Bleated by the amazing result, "And forms' the content of the whole Ole:
as many ae were ordained to eternal I Testament. Everything in the Old FLESH irk raised again etemnallyl
life believed" (v. 48). '"The reader, Testament speaks of this and says' (vv'38-87).
I Be it known unto YOU therefore,
is asked to refer to Ron. 3:20; that One will come who is a clone -ten l anon anal brethren that throughthis
1:19-21). I eat of Abraham and therefore 'a
A second paint in this week's les member of that people, s prophet like man preached unite you the far -
son which merits our 'careful atten-',Moses, a priest like Aaron, a delle- givenes5 ofsins: and by Him all that
tion is Pauls insistence tiuoughaut: ever like Samson, a king like David, believe are justified!" (vv 38, 89).
his whine address that the Jesus of a sacrifice like that slain on the
whom he speaks is one who has been ! great day of Atonement, a represent -
born ,of the seed of Daviel;. and vele,' ative who bear's the sins of ethers
has come in fulfilment of the pcoan-`like Jeremiah and the Servant of Gott
ises of God given to the children of , et Isaiah 53, one who cries from the to get his face` washed,
James Ca_,r ney, star of "'Angels
With Dirty Faces," had a salary last
year of $280,000. He should be able