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The Clinton News Record, 1939-11-23, Page 1The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated': The Clinton New Era NO. 5963: -60th YEAR BRIDAL WREATH ENSEMBLE 2QWr rove. good .task*n ed "Bridal Falb. quality v !'. • soi b: •Mpegsivglhist sots the low prim on IBIGIMMONIMIRI ib. perfect Bridal Pairs Perlin' quality tool W. . Ha Hellyar • EVERY RING INSURED FREE AGAINST IHSS .. THEFT and.RAMAGE4 II FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE - TOWELS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Will Solve Your Problems Quickly The Most. Attractive Colorful Towels You Have Ever Seen And at Prices you can afford. Women's All -linen Initialled Handkerchiefs A Nice Fine Quality At Only 15c each IRWIN'S - ALL CLINTON - and surrounding' country are saying LET'S GO TO NORMAN'S When they want a real good reliable Watch. "They go to Norman's." When they want a Bluebird Diamond or Weddings Ring. "They go to Norman's." iWhen they want an excellent assortment oft Silverware to choose from, (both flatware and hollow -ware.) "They go, to Norman's." When they want C'ompacts, Necklets, Lockets, Pearls, Crosses, Rosaries and Bracelets. "They go to Norman's." When they want that delicate watch repaired properly. "They go to Norman's.". When they want a Signet; ring or Birthstone ring. "They go to Norman's." Norman's has a large new stock of all the above mentioned goods bought early to save money. You can do the same by choosing what you want now. We will be pleased to help you now while our stock) is complete. You can pay for it as you wish froml now until Christmas. NORMAN'S "Counter's for Finer Jewellery for over. Half a Century in Huron County" CLINTON ONTARIO, The New Era Est. 1867 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER '.23, 1939 THE HOME PAPER. BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR CLINTON? If there is to be a Municipal Elec- tion in the Town of Clinton this Fall, the Electoraked• to aro are to be s vote for or against a Board of Educa- tion to have the control and manage- ment of both the Public School. and Collegiate Institute in Clinton. In view of the fact that the Prov- incial Government has declared that amending legislation will be passed at the forthcoming sessionof the Legislature abolishing Municipal El- ections for the duration of the War, we firmly believe that the question of voting for or against a Board of Education for Clinton should not 'have been brought an at this time because even should the ratepayers declare in favor of such a Board, it cannot possibly come into operation until after the War is aver. No one can possibly tell how long a period that may be, and it seems ridiculous to declare in favor of a system now, which cannot came into operation for a very indefinite period. It would 'have been much more sensible to defer deciding the question, until it it would come into operation as the Act contemplates. Therefore, we believe the sponsors of the motion in Council to bring this matter before the rate- payers at the present time should have been bold enough to endeavor to have the submission of the question to the people postponed while the War lasts. And we believe the rate payers of this Town, should, for this reason alone, decide against the scheme at the present time. Moreover, there are several reas- ons why we believe a Board of Educa- tion, on the merits alone, is not desirable for Clinton. We believle the matters of the school management, in both Public School and Collegiate Institute matters, have been and are, on the whole, very well looked after under the present system. If the present system therefore, is working properly, why abolish at, when it is giving satisfaction, for an untried system? The change may be for the worse. know There is, as anyone s who has held a seat on either the ?Walla School Board or 'Collegiate Institute Board, a very great deal of vrork'to be done in the course of a year to keep the functions of these ;schools running properly. The present .system divides this labor, whereas inenibers of one Board would have the care and re- sponsibility of 1'oeking after the work- ings and operations of two schools. and really two systems. It may be hardly fair to ask 'men, who give their time to school matters absolut- ely free, el •to. aassume the double re- sponsibility of the care and manage- ment of two schools. There aught to be, and are, plenty of public spirited persons in Clinton who are willing to give their services and thus fill both Boards as now constituted. Then what is to be gained, by putting all this work and responsibility ontothe shoulders of approximately half that number of citizens? Anyonewholmows anything in gat all about education knows that the man- agement of these two schools present different and divergent problems. The Public School has to •do with primary education and the Collegiate Institute with secondary education. There Is just as much difference in the work and operation of these two schools as there. is between the work and opera- tion of a Collegiate, Institute and a University. We believe that any- one who 'has a seat on the Collegiate Institute Board should be especially qualified to act on that Board, or in other words, anyone on that Boara should have himself had a High School education. Otherwise, how can he understand its problems? It would be ridiculous to appoint or elect a person who has no knowledge of the work and functions of a University to the Board of Governors of any University, because he would not be (continued on page 4) Appointed Temporary Rector Announcement was made last Fri- day by Bishop Seager of the appoint- ment of Rev. Kenneth McGoun, for- mer rector of St. Paul's church, Clin- ton, as temporary rector of St. Luke's church, Broughdale. Mr. McGoun, who assumed his new charge on Sunday, is filling the place left v1acant by the appointment of Rev. M. A. Garland who has been appointed special leet- urer in history at the University of Western Ontario. Bishop Seager has granted Mr. Garland a renewable six month's leave of absence in order that he might accept this important post. • Scout Leaders Conferencei Here at Annual Banquet INTERESTING PICTURES OF "MOOT" SHOWN The Presbyterian Church basement was the meeting place on Friday evening for the scout leaders of Huron County and upward of 100 were present for the banquet and pro -1 gramme. In addition to the Scout and' Rover leaders from this district, other guests included three young ladies of the Akela Club, Tillsonburg; H. C.1 Taylor, assistant district commission- er, Big Creek district, Delhi; Wallace Caswell, Skipper of the Tillsonburg Rover Crew; C. V. Nunn, London, and Bert Mitchell, Field Secretary for Western Ontario. With the represen- tatives from Goderich, Mitchell Sea- forth, Exeter, Wingham and other points it was the most enthusiastic gathering of its kind ever held and all were well repaid for their atten- dance. The Girls Club catered for the ban- quet and members of the Girl Guides praised themselves efficient wait- resses. Between courses rousing scout songs with everyone joining heartily. C. V. Nunn, better known to his. scout friends' as "Lumpy" gave a splendid talk at the conclusion of the banquet. His address wasapplicable and timely. Speaking briefly of the part scouts have to play in the war he said it was his opinion the cause of the present turmoil might be blame- ed ha intolerance. Hitler, with his intolerance and utter lack of fair play had been the means of plunging the nations into another conflict. Indif- ference we's another angle to consider. Indifference to the other fellow's viewpoint Mr. Nunn' enlarged upon! and also indolence. Regarding thel latter he •said we are too apt to let things slide, not doing our bit to endeavor to apply Christian principles� to international affairs. Scanting i5 one way int which these three insid- ious things can be overcome to a certain extent. In this respect the speaker men- tioned the formation of scouting by Sir Baden Powell. Thinking things aver while making his plans to get (Continued on page 8) CANVASS FOR RED Serious Fire- at LondeSTnro Monday Night CROSS CONTINUES During the past week the canvass for funds for the Red, Cross Society commenced locally and'in some of the surrounding districts The response thus far has been very generous and those •soliciting funds have been Ac- corded a favorable reception. Affil- iated with the Clinton: branch are Lond'esboro, Brueefield, Bayfield, Middleton's, Porter's Hill, Varna, Holmesville and Tuckersmith. In some of__these places the canvassers are just starting out, having onlyrecent- ly been organized. In the meantime the drive locally continues. At some homes where the canvas - instances called, me canvas- sers have ea , in so he two or three times, t y have found no one at home It has been sug- gested . that any who were not at home, or have been oderlooked, might like to take their donation to either of the local banks where a receipt will be given. Others, not yet called upon, may prefer to pay at. the bank This of course is quite in order as the banks have authority to collect for Red Cross purposes. of again should no need a There o be g stressing the urgency of the call for the people to give generously to this worthy cause. If there are any per- sons who feel they could have given more it is to be hoped they will again see the canvassers and increase their givings. To those who have not yet been called upon the Red Cross slogan' is "Dig in and Give." LITTLE LOCALS Last Saturday the Boy Scouts gathered around four tons of paper and the proceeds will be devoted to Red Cross work. They intend to con- tinue gathering paper at intervals through the winter months. The Rebekahs sponsored a progres- sive 500 party last night which was well attended. The prizewinners: Mrs. Henri, T. J. Riley, Miss D. Mutch, George Rumball. Lucky chair, W. McGuire. The meeting of Murphy Lodge will be held on Friday evening, November 24th. The Royal Arch Degree will be conferred at this meeting and ,officers elected. A social hour will follow the regular lodge work, Frances Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cooper, of town, is receiving a ongratulations on obtain- ing second prize in a story writing contest sponsored by the Canadian Girl, a publication issued by the United Church Publishing House for teen age girls. Mrs. Martha E. Jacobs, widow of Sorin Jacobs, was appointed manager - matron of the Huron County I-Iane and her son, E. J. Jacobs, was named assistant manager. County Council made the appointment Tuesday after- noon. Twenty-three applied for the two positions. Brother -In -Law Dies. at ;Sarnia Norman J. Wilson, . brother-in-law of Mr. Clifford Lobb, died at his home in Sarnia on Thursday morning, Nov, 9th from a heart attack. He was Si years of age. Mr. Wilson was born' at Bethany, near Lindsay, and was educated in the public schools of that community and at Port Hope High School. For a time he taught school at Radisson,! Sask., and it was there on July 3, 1 1918, he married Mrs. Wilson (nee Vera Lobb) who, was also a teacher! at Radisson. After moving to Sarnia, l he taught school in 1920 and 1921. The in 1922, with the completion of the new collegiate building and the conversion. of London Road School in- Salaries &wages to a ppublic school, he became its principal and occupied that position Light &power , until his death. The Sarnia Observer in its obituary speaks highly of the character of Mr. Wilson, lauding him as a public- Sundries Four Buildings Destroyed -- Entire ilia Threatened n Village e Fanned by a stifftisouth-east wind, a which started in; Well's' garage Monday night threatened to destroy the whole village of Lond`esboro .and completely destroyed' four .buildings., Handicapped by an;' inadequate water supply, the fire brigades; of Clintea, Wingharn and Blyth were unable to render the assistance they vera wilt i ing to give, but used chemicals to advantage. The fire started sbefore shortly seven o'clock at Well's garage ane quickly spread to the adjacent, build- ings, wiped out the general store • owned by James McCool, Millets township clerk, which also, housed the post office; a commercial garage owned by Alex Wells; a warehouse owned by Mr. McCool and a private garage owned by D. Ewen. For a time it appeared the velum- teer firemen were fighting a losing le. Although' built of brick the McCool "store contained a large stock of inflammable goods and burned fiercely. A. quantity of ammunition in the store could be heard popping away above the roar of flames and cries of the fire-fighters. When the roof caved in on this building the flames were carried by the high wind half way across the road and it ap- peared as if the Manning store would be the next to go. Sparks and burn- ing embers dropped freely but the bucket brigade had done their work well and the water soaked roof with- stood the hazard. A smaller shed to. the south of the Manning store also received similar treatment and wan unharmed. Mr. Manning's stock was damaged by water and smoke and some pilfer- ing took place in the excitement. A. hose line was stretched to the creek south of the village, some 90 Lions Club Meeting Visitors from Tillsonburg were re- sponsible for the programme at the Lions Club on. Tuesday evening, Musi- cal selections by the visitors included euphonium numbers, also tunes play- ed an a saw secured from Lion J. J. Zapfe. Mr. Crandall of Tillsonburg, brother-in-law of Lion Herb Norman entertained with some splendid tech- nicolor pictures he had obtained of the Royal visit to London and Tillson- burg, also a monster convention of peony growers in the United States. Some idea of the lavishness of floats in the parade may be had when one alone was valued at $2,000. A hearty vote of thanks was ex- tended the visitors for the splendid programme and the hope expressed that at some future time they might be back again. rodsaway, but owing to the time took to 'make connections, it was lir- possible to savethe Mc ool store t3 trey of water playedthe irons. s m on o of the ,building however. kept the fire. from leaping across to residences ow the 'opposite side of the. highway. ' :Mr. D. Eiwan's lichee inimediateig east of the store is showing the:resuit of the fire and had it not been,eav- ered with asbestos shingles. 'would certainly have been burned also. Mr.. Ewan had his face and arm burned« Earlier in the evening, it appeared as if the whole village was deemed, The burning embers were came into, the side of F'airservice s barn across, the highway and started small fires.,. These continued to break out in spite , of the effort of the bucket. brigade - until Clinton firemenused chemicals.. With constant vigilance the flames , were confined to the one side at thee: street. One of the hardest workers vasa: Mrs. R. Townsend, who pumped water - steadily for 1r/ hours, refusing to, - quit until con.pailed. to do so leaving.r the men free to carry water. A. rough estimate of the loss is set.. at $30,000. Mr. McCool is the heav- iest loser although the store and con-• tents were partially insured. The, other owners will also experience loss through this, the worst fire in the • history of the village. Hundreds viewed the spectacular ' fire which was visible for miles. A steady stream of cars passed through Clinton and t'he four roads from the village -were lined with cars. Hydro and telephone service was disrupted' as the poles crashed to the ground: after burning for some time. On Tuesday the hydro repair gang was: on the spot, putting in new poles ante stringing wire. It appeared as if ser-• vice would be restored that evening Sightseers still continued to visit the:- scene, inescene, viewing the still smoldering ruins. CLINTON HOSPITAL ANNUAL REPORT The annual report of the Clinton. I•Iospital has just been released and is a credit not only to the institution., but to the town. Efficiency can best be illustrated by quoting figures. During the yeas a total of 455 pa- tients received treatment: Surgical 200; Medical 95; Obstetrical 80; Babies 80-a. total of 465. From this number only 15 deaths occurred and only one is listed as surgical. Other deaths listed are 8 medical and 0 still -births. From the local municipality 122 eases were admitted; from other parts of the county and district 243; fromother counties or districts of the province 8; from the United States 2. Receipts Sept. 30th 1938 to Sept. 30th 1939 Bank balance Sept, 30 1938 $ 283.90 Patients' fees 11,688.30 7t Rey fees 849.35 Province of Ontario grant 881.40 County of Huron grant 700.00 Town of Clinton grant 250.00 Donatien, Women's Aux. 200.00 Sundry revenue 101.47 $ 14,954.42 Expenditure Butter & Eggs 415.82 Bread 183.64 Milk & Cream 461.94 Fruit & Vegetables 161.65 Groceries 915.76 Meats 700.13 Drugs & surgicaI supplies 1,859.08 Furnishings & equipment. 946.27 Cleaning supplies 129.99 Fuel 785,58. insurance 73.20 X Ray expense 187.28 Repairs 167.96 Printing 4 stationery 209.13 Telephone & telegraph ,106.85 5,164.24 799.43 Water 123.09 Paid on mortgage 769.76 Drain 66.25 Liquors 45.50 184.7'i $2,000 Disappears From Bank Car Between $1,000 and $2,000 in notes and seine silver, property of the Can- adian Bank of Commerce, Auburn, were stolen or lost from the trunk of a car between Dungannon and God -I erieh last Wednesday morning. Manager Sheppard and Teller Cam- eron left Auburn in the morning for Dungannon, a sub -branch. At the end of the day's business they left with the cash for Goderich to deposit some American silver, later leaving for the home branch. The money was in a wooden box without a cover and one theory is that the door of the ti un tri was left unlocked or • worked itself loose and that the money bounced out. The box was still in the trunk when the loss was discovered. Police believe it was theft and are continuing their investigation. Every foot of the road and ditches from Dungannon to Goderich have been searched, but without success. spirited Citizen and as a teacher who had the rare faculty of being able to $ 14,457.32 preservle dignity while still preserving Total of cheques issued ., 14,457.$2 'a spirit of fellowship with his-pupils.1Cheques 'outstanding Mr. Wilson was an elder' in. Central Sept. 30, 1938 126.00 United Church and his wife a mem- ber of the choir. He was also n member of Tuscan Lodge, AF. & A.M. He is survived by his wife, also two daughters, Ferree and Muriel and two sons, Richard and William ali at home; three sisters, Mrs. J. J Clark, Bethany, Mrs. Austin Fallis, Ponty- pool, Mrs; Walter Henry of Peter- borough, and two brothers, George C. Wilson of Veiderton, and Archibald Wilson of Bethany. 14,583.32 Less cheques outstanding Sept. 30, 1989 113.30 14,470',02 Bank balance Sept. 30 1939 484.40 914,954.42 Audited and certified correct this 20Th day of October 1939, G. McLay and G. A. Miller, Auditors. Mailing List Corrected The mailing list was corrected the end of the week, and those who have made payments during recent weeks are requested to note the label date to see if proper credit has been given. In event of an error, please advise the office at once. Surprise Birthday Party When Mrs. John Ashton left homer last Thursday afternoon she had na' idea that her family were arrauging-. a pleasant surprise for her on her. return. Returning home early in the man-- ing Mrs. Ashton found all her family with their children, numbering 28 its all, waiting and ready for a real sur- prise party. A very pleasant time• was spent with the usual pastimes. and Mrs. Ashton received many use- ful gifts. All enjoyed a hearty lunch before dispersing to their respective: homes after a pleasant evening,.. PERSONALS Miss Irene Abbot spent the weekend' at her home in. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. G. E, Hall and Miss Evelyn Hall spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Hall, Cayuga. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Avery announce the engagement of their younger daughter, Constance Eugenia, to John Andrews Gibbings, B.A., of Fort Frances, Ontario, only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gibbings, Clinton, Ontario.. Marriage to take place the latter part. of December. After Monday's Disastrous Fire at Londesboro Above are pictures taken by The Sieaforth News of the scene after- Loidesboro's disastrous fire on Monday evening. The upper' picture looking - west, shows two men standing in the ruins of the frame garage' wherethe• Bre started. The haver retire, looking east, shows on the right the, Wells Bros chopping mill and the Community hall which were east of the, garage, and escaped the•fire; to the left is the side of David Ewan's house, which narrowly escaped when the McCool store beside it burned. -Courtesy Seaforth News.,