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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-03-26, Page 1• The News -Record Est. 1878,., With' .Which is: incorporated NO. 5472 -57TH YEAR. The Clinton New Era, The New Era Est. 1865 CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 1936 fur 1esi r Jraportan# II fepair Work IS IN MAKING W Rr O G WATCHES RIGHT, PARTICULARLY 11 THE HIGHER GRADE, WATCHES. Watches that must Be handled by someone who understands them andknows how ` o theyare made. ' We do not claim to know all about everything, but you can safely leave us and every sort of watch repair; work with a cer- tainty of securing competent wor'knianship. We Pay Cash for Old Cold.—Bring yours in and get our price. W. 1(0. ,iEellyar HALF PRICE SALE OF Cotton .washDresses Clearing includinglines Prints Ripplesheenes and Voiles Several Dozen dresses must . be cleared immediately to make room for merchandise arriving April lst Every Garment Included in the Lot will be Sold at . Half Price or Less. Don't Miss This Opportunity ItWI"$ " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SHOPPE " ;"%%%••ti•i•i•i•■ ■•i ■ii i AR ..� :Y. ■ ■ V AM iso ■%% ■%"ifsWWi ■�� A ilii $ r ■" CLINTON ■ e 1 SPRING HOW.,,,,i;,.. ;...., ,,,c, ,-.: ..P .. ., „. ..,. The Best Spring Fair in Western Ontario P g ,■ Parade of Stock at 1.00 p.m. } }' Judging commences at 1.45 p.m. , :T, .' Prize Lists may be obtained from G. ' H. ELLIOTT, Secretary. IAN MacLEOD, Treasure •. r '% . Thursday, April 2, 1936 .ems A COUSIN DIES The following is from a Flint,. (Mich.) paper and refers to the death of a cousin of 'Messrs. J. and Robertand Miss Sadie Watkins of Clinton: "Archibald Cousins of 1226 Cleve- land avenue, aged 66 years died Friday, March' 20, 1936 at the resi- dence. Funeral services 2 p.m. Mon- day, March 23, 'from St. Andrew's Episcopal church, the Rev, Henry Simpson, officiating. Burial in Sun- set` Hills cemetery. Remains will be at the home after 12 noon Sunday. Service: by G. T. Gray. .Born in God- erich, Ontario, August 5, 1869, the ,. child- of Mr. and Mrs. James Cousins. A resident of Flint for the past twen- ty-six years. Married December 2, 1890 to Jane Watkins in Clinton, On- tario. A member of the Episcopal church. Surviving are: Wife, Jane Cousins; two sons, Henry, of Chane - stop, South Carolina; Oliver of Flint; three daughters,' Mrs. Mary Burn- ham of Sycamore, Ill„ Mrs. Florence Harvey 'arid '• Mrs, Elsie Swayer of Flint; three brothers, .John Cousins of Sault Ste, Marie, Canada; Richard and Jacob Cousins, of Goderich, Ont.; one sister, Mr's. Eliza Drew -of Gode- richi Ont.; six grandchildren and one great grandchild” Mr. Cousins was a member of the I.O,O.F., the members of which lodge attended the funeral in a body. , Ho had been an employee' of the Buick' Motor Company, since 1919. Messrs. J. and Robert Watkins and Miss Sadie Watkins ' attended ....the funeral, also 'Mr. and Mrs. James Cousins, Ferndale ,Mich:; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Erich, and Mr. and Mrs. N. Warner, Pontiac,. Mich., formerly of Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Norman. Coleman and Lee Cousins and Mr. and Mrs. Hor- sley of Pontiac._, BUS LEAVES HIGHWAY An accident. which might have re- sulted much more seriouslyhappened. on Saturday when an Arrow bus on the Goderich-Stratford run left :No. 8 highway About one le east . of g Y .. b mu Mitchell struck a hydro pole and then rolled over on its side in the left ditch. 'Three 04 the four pas- sengers, two of them from Clinton; suffered injuries. Mrs: Nellie Estlen, sister of Mrs. J. F. Rogerson of Clinton, was •most` seriously injured, and had to, remain in \bed for a few days in Mitchell. She suffered an abrasion to her hand and a hip injury. Mr. V. Franks, . of Clinton Collegiate staff, suffered leg abrasions and L. Reid, of Toronto, suffered minor scratches on hands and fingers. Another passenger and the driver of the bus, ., Cecil Col- clough, of Goderich, escaped injury. THURS:DAY'S PLAY '• -. The Girls' Club of Wesley -Willis church put on the play, "The', Old Peabody . Pew" in the church on. Thursday evening last, when a large crowdeete gr d them and the enter- tainment was put on in a very nice and entertaining manner. . The ladies were dressed in old- fashioned 'costumes, looking quaint and charming. Just before the pro- gram. Mrs. Morgan Agnew, . church organist, who played all accompani- merits during the evening, came In, dressed in a dainty grey costume, with ringlets over her shoulder, and made a pretty curtsy .to the aud- ience before going into the organ pit. The play, a charming story by Kate Douglas Wiggin, centres around the care by the "Dorcas Society" of the old Tory Hill Meeting House at Edgewood. The ladies had determin- ed to put the church in good order and each one decided to carpet her own pew. It did sound. a bit patchy, but seemed to be the best. they could do. Then someone suggested that the pews would look better of a wash, and they set to work. Miss Nancy Wentworth, a sweet and lovely though lonely girl, who was in love with the last Peabody, Justin, who had left ten years before without declaring his love for her and because he considered himself a failure, expressed her intention of set- ting the old Peabody pew in order and decided to put the carpet she had provided forr her own in it. She came after supper, to the empty church, to put the finishing touches on and wihile there Justin Peabody, who hacl received' a letter from the president of the Dorcas Society ask- ing for a donation, and had decided to come back and if Nancy were still free, to ask her to marry him. Nan- cy was still free and Nancy still lov- ed him, so all was well.• The part of Nancy was taken by Mrs. F. Fingland, who with her dark hair in ringlets and a pretty sprigged frock, made a sweet and ' winsome Nancy, while Mr. G. H., Jefferson, ;the only man in the cast, .took the part of Justin very well indeed, a frock coat and sideburnsproving quite becoming to him, Mrs. W. A. Oakes, in white curled wigand black satin gown, made an energetic and strong-minded Mrs. Burbank, . president of the Dorcas Society; Mrs. P. Hearn, in widow's weeds, was Mrs, Jane Buzzle, - who declared herself as not averse to at- taching another husband should the opportunity present 'itself; Miss R. V. Irwin took the part of Lobelia Brewster, the "old maid" of the. so- ciety,who didn't see but that they could get along just as well without -nen, only they were always bother- ing around; Mrs. 0. L. Paisley was Mrs. Sharp,sharp tongue of ton as well as by name, whose bark was worse than her bite, and a good worker; Mrs.` R. Scott was Mrs, Sara Janes Miller, a young and vivacious matron; Mrs. G. H. 'Jefferson, as " Mrs. Sar- geant, elderly, kind and mildrin' man- ner, was charming in her dainty frock and bonnet; Mrs. One Cook took the part of Mrs. Baxter, the wife of the -minister, . who was kind and sweet to all but who especially Ioved Nancy Wentworth, ..while Miss V. Fraser was the reader, who filled in the gaps in the story,' and made: of it a connected whole. Air the. .old=fash- ioned •costumes looked very quaint and fascinating. Mrs. Hearn,and 'Mrs. Oakes each, contributed an old-fash- ioned solo and together rendered . a duet during the evening, all of which were well received. At the close of the program re- freshments were served in the church hall; where tableswere decked in: St. Patrick, colors, to those taking part and• their intimate friends. • Miss' •Fraser and Mrs. •Agnew were • pre- senteci`v✓ith bouquets••of daffodils, the day being the ratter's ,birthday: The: proceeds were very gratifying. The entertainment was given in place of serving a St. Patrick's Day Sup- per, as has been the custom of • the club for some years. We understand the ladies' have been asked to present the play in Goderich. THE ,HOME PAPER THE MARKETS` Wheat, 730. Oats,; 28c „. Barley,, 45c. Buckwheat; 35o. .Butter -22c. Eggs, 15c to 21c. Eggs; ile to 14c. ' !" MIJISNER FREED 'David Messner, who was convicted haat year as a kidnapper• of Mr. La- batt 'of London and sentenced to fif- teen years; was acquitted by a jury at a'second trial last week and .walk- ed out, a free nam He was a native of Huron County, having been, born inAshfieldtownship,;, and his assis- tant counsel, `Howard R. Cluff,: who ,gave him ten dollars, when his 'trial was over, providing for jiffs ;transpor- tation to Windsor, was theo son of a Huron County old boy, the late Rev. Canon Chuff, who was a native of Goderich township,. Meisner says he will be content to remain: in Canada should the 'United States authorities object to his re- turn to the republic. He -would like to set .up a little haberdashery busi- ness in Windsor. GODERICH _CITIZEN## PASSES Just -one month aft¢r he 'celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday, George Stancombepassed away at his home Goderich, early in Macdonald, Street,nth e , Y Monday morning. 4 Ir. Stancombe, who was an active man, tarried on his trade as a carpenter until. a short: time before his death, filling in his time with small jobs. He was born at St. John's Newfoundland', ° and carne to Goderieh'when 19 years old.. This coming June he and ,his wife, formei'ly Emily Stradbury, would have celebrated 'thegolden jubilee of. their wedding. Mr: Stancombe was a member of St. George's Anglican Church, and 'it was only at the begin- ning of this year that he retired as sexton of the church after 13 years in that service. . Surviving, besides' his wife are a daughter, Mrs. M. Wieland; and two grandchildren, Aud- rey and Edward Wieland, Mr. Staneombe was a brother -id law of Mrs. Chas.' Cook, Rat'tenbury street, Clinton, who, with members of her family attended the funeral yes- terday. AMONG TIIE CHURCHES Ontario Street United Church On Sunday next Mr,, C. S. Hawke will' occupy the pulpit at the morning service, and the Rev. Hugh Wilson of Auburn „will 'have charge in the evening. Wesley -Willis s United Church The minister's morning subject: Cirist's Four -Way Gospel—"To Set at Liberty Those That are Bruised." Evening: "The Return to the Fath- er." The W. A. will meet in the church hall on Wednesday afternoon, April lst. Presbyterian Church Sermon subject Sunday morning: "Nathaniel—The Man of Secret Life." Bible Class at 3 o'clock. Subject: "Is the Golden Rule Practiceable8" Leader, Mrs. George MacDonald. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Association and the Touch and Take shower will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Mutch on Wednesday afternoon, April 1st. Business at 3 pan. sharp. ,1 • St. Paul's Church The Evening Branch of the W. A. will meet at the home of the presi- dent, Mrs. E. Nicicle,, this, Thursday, evening, at 7.30. All who are inter- ested are invited to attend. The mid -week Lenten services on Wednesday night have shown in- creasing interest and are being well attended. The general theme for the series of addresses is "Christ's Mes- sage to Us To -day." Last Sunday, morning, during the service, a communion table was ded- icated in memory of the late Miss Alice Rance. • An increased interest is being tak- en in the choir which is now under the, leadership of Miss Viola Fraser. Baptist Church Service on Sunday 'evening as usual. It, is expected that the Bible College quartette will speak and sing. It is also expected the pastor, Rev. G. W. Sherman, who has been laid up as the result of an acci- dent, will be ;at this service and take Th>ie'. Sunday School at 2.30. The, Ladies' Aid will, meet on Tues- day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The Lantern Lecture on Tuesday evening of this week, 'by'Mr. Johnson of Toronto,,, was s most, delightful af- fair and was much enjoyed. Beauti- ful'slides were shown on the life of OM' Lord, and appropriate comments pade by the lecturer; also some other slides were shown; . and the hymns sung were thrown on ,the screen. There was a good attendance. LIONS CLUB ORGANIZED An organization meeting was held. on Monday evening .and 'a -branch' of the Lions Club formed' for Clinton, The hien present ,were enthusiastic and the list of officers alinost absol- utely ensure the. success of the or ganization. • It was decided to hold meetings on the lst and Sid Monday in the Month, while the charter 'Might is set for Monday, -April 20th. The follow- ing is the list of officers: President: Frank Fingland. - Vice -Presidents: H. M. Monteith, T. Churchill, J. Clancy. Secretary: A. M,. Knight. . Treasurer: Frank Pennebaker. Directors: Rey. K. McGann, A. E. Fines, G. T. Jenkins, J. Zapfe. Lion ,Tamer: H. C. Lawson. Tail Twister:. Ken. Waters. ' Committee Chairmen: Attendance: W. 'Ball. Publicity: G. Bomhoff. Program: F. 0. Ford. Membership: Zan MacLeod. Education: E. A. Fines. Finance: F. Pennebaker. Extension: Dr. H."A. McIntyre. Constitution and Bylaws: F. ring - land. Survey Committee: H. M. Monteith, T. Churchill, Rev. K. - MeGoun, De, McIntyre and E. A: Fines. LITTLE LOCALS ClintonSpring, Show will be held on Thursday, April 2nd. Mrs. Reynolds has improvedher cottage, Albert street, north, by hav- ing her porch glassed in. The W. C. T. U. will 'meet at three o'clock on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. games. Livermore. Mr. Arthur Cantelon's residence, Huron, street, is being re -modelled, being made into a double house; with modern conveniences, for rental. "The Junior Institute had a visit and a demonstration from an alunmin- tun representative on Friday evening, when they enjoyed a pancake supper. Miss Viola Fraser has been ap- pointed leader of the choir, in St. Paul's church, succeeding Mr. A. W. Anderton, and has already taken ov- er her new position. Rev. G. W. Sherman, who has been laid up all winter owing to a badly fractured leg, sustained when out hunting, is now able to be about a little..It is hoped he will soon be able to fully resume his -work. The total amount on deposit in Inc Penny bank for Clinton school pupils at. the end of February was $1,264.64, m d to31,403.92 40 .92 last y compared $1, year. The 3 Y Clinton girls and boys seen to be drawing out, rather than paying m. • DIED' IN VANCOUVER Word was received from Vancou- ver, B.C. this week that Garfield" C. VanStone, after an illness of a month in Vancouver Hospital, died on Mar. 18th. Capt. VanStone, as .he was better known to 'his • many Clinton friends, owing to his being so active in the organization of the 161st Bat- talion. ' He had been an officer in the 33rd Huron Regiment of the, Mil- itia and as soon as Col. Combe re- ceived instructions to organize the Huron's C. E. F., he was among the first to enlist. He was appointed adjutant and be- ing an experienced organizer of men, beg•an to recruit the battalion, with what results we all know, .it was one of the best that ever left Canada. He went overseas with the Battal- ion to the 5th Division in England, When the 1.61st was broken up he went to France 'and. was with the 27th Battalion. While leading his Company into action he was wound- ed in the leg in 1918, was sent to hospital, and later returned to the line, where he remained until the Armistice. Captain VanStone was :' born m Brussels, where he received' his ear- ly education, afterwards tarring a business course in Chatham College. He was m partnership with . his lather; the late Frank VanStone of •Gingham, as the Win. Davies Co. agents • for Huron District. He af- terwards was taken on at the . head effice in Toronto, as chief buyer at the Union Stock Yards. He had gone to Vancouver three years ago' to take a position with the P. Burns Co. His wife, formerly Miss Grace Martin' of Wingham, .survives him. Capt. VanStone was alwayss ac- tive in public attd municipal affairs. Ke served as mayor of Winghain, as Worshipful Master o f Winghanm Lodge A. F .& A, M., was prominent in ,the L. 0. L. and in the Anghean church and was a Conservative in politics., His many friends in Clin- ton, especially his former comrades to the 161st, wish to express their esteem and sorrow, also to extend sympatlhy, to his widow in their , be- reavement., e-reavement,, NEW BAILIFF Mr.. Norman Kennedy has been ap- pointed bailiff, ,succeeding Mr. Ro- bert Welsh, who occupied the posi- tion for about thirty' years. Mr. Kennedy wwill make a �satisfactorY officer, his friends pre convinced, but we trust he will not be. overworked. C. N. R. Board Reorganized HOLMESVILLE - Miss Edith Herbert of Toronto' vis- ited over the week -end with her par• - ents, Rev. and Mrs. J: W. Herbert. '. •Miss Bernice'• Grigg has been quite ill„•with the: measles and complica- tions, but is. recovering again. - On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MacMath of Toronto journeyed up and stayed over Sunday with friends and relatives, in the village. Mr. and Mrs. 0, R. Bodges of the 6th. concession were. Sunday guests, of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs; R. McCartney: We are very sorry that Mr. Bill Herbert is suffering from throat trouble which ]seeps him confined to his home for the present. Mr. and Mrs: Dick Glidden, Mit- chell,spentnt Sundaywtih relatives in this , community. '• Mrs..Elmer Potter has been laid up with a severe cold recently. Mr. Fred Moore is , very ill at time home of Mr. A. Jervis in the village. The Sunday morning service in the United Church was very well • attend- ed, and we trust that note the roads s and weather are improving, the fine attendance will be maintained. The weekly Sunday - School pro- gram was in charge of Mrs. Lorne Jervis. The • superintendent, Mr. Lorne Jervis, read an interesting ar- ticle, and the girls' choir, under Mrs. Jervis' direction,' rendered a beauti- ful hymn, the Misses Thelma Cud- more and Norma Potter taking the cruet part. This fine program was enjoyed and appreciated- by all. The basket of pussy willows in the church on Sunday appealed to the eyes of those who are eager for Spring's return. We think that credit is due our faithful flower convener who decorates the church with such lovely plants and flowers each Sun- day. March 27, is the date of the Young People's Necktie Social to which all are warmly invited. The citizenship convener; Miss Es- ther Macllf ath, prepared and was in charge of last week's Y.P.T7. meeting. The president, Miss Jean Webster, led in a sing -song, 'at the conclusion of which the opening hymn was sung. Mr. Norman Treivartha led in prayer, and Miss Bernice Bond read the scrip- ture verses. Following this, Rev. Mr. Herbert gave his usual comments. It being' near St. Patrick's Day, the hymns chosen were compositions of Iiish poets, and the topic read by Miss Webster, was an interesting story of Ireland's patron. saint. The gathering which numbered about twenty-five, dispersed after the Miz= pah benediction. Due to the concert, the regular Y.P.U. meeting will be withdrawn this Friday. Jack Yeo has resumed his work at the cheese factory, assisting Mel- ville Elliott. MP. and Mrs. Lewis Proctor, who disposed of their farm last month to Reuben Grigg, have' securest a house in Clinton and will move to town early in April. LONDESBORO The regular meeting of the. Y.P.U. was held March 22n c1 with -Earl Cartwright in. the chair. The meet- ing was under the convenor, Clifford Ball. The 'meeting opened with a hymn after which the Lord's Prayer was repeated in - unison. The min- utes of the last meeting were reit'/ and adopted._ During the business part .it was decided to hold the an- nual reception service next Sunday. The scripture lesson was read by Lloyd Adams. Another hymn was sung and Clifford Ball led in pray-, er. The. topic, "My Responsibility To God," was read by Marion Hun- king. During the taking of the of- fering Mrs. John Scott favoured with a solo. Rev. Mr. Gardiner :gave a talk' on "Why.". The meeting closed in 'the usual way, Mr. James - Mcdrae of Belgrave spent the week -end- as guest of Mr. Peter Brown. • Mrs. F. Thompson entertained a number of her lady friends on Thurs.- day evening, - Rev. W. A. and Mrs. Gardiner spent Thursday in London. - Nurse Moore visited 'at the house of :Mr. J. Armstrong a couple' of clays this week. •. Preparations are being made for the pie social to be held Friday night. this week. - On account of the Clinton Horse Show next week the Women's Insti- tute meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29th, in place of April 2nd. Note change of date. - Miss Irene Fothergill is home this week, being ill with lagrippe. Mr. and Mrs: James Collison have leased a house in Blyth ,and will move 'S. J. 'HUNGERFO'RD who will be chairman as well as pre=• sident of the new 'C.N.R. organiza- tion, according to the new bill intro-• duced in the House of Commons yes- terday. `• Samuel J: - Hungerford, b e g art - to study the science of railroading- when ailroadingwhen he started as an apprentice m the railway shops and carried his: dinner -pail to work every day.' He • is considered one of the best practical operating and motive power experts• in railroading on this Continent. Nei- ther railway amala amation nom any other form of merger is contemplated. by the government, it is declared. - there this week. We are sorry to lose Mr. and -Mrs. Collison from our vil- lage. Mr. Robert Moffat spent a few days et the' horse of Mr. Alex Welis this week, FRUIT' GROWERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Mr. W. A. Ross, Vineland, Addresses 'Fruit Growers at Annual Meeting. In Clinton on Saturday. , Approximately thirty-five orchard` men attended the annual meeting of the Huron County Fruit Growers' As- sociation ssociation which was held in the Board Room of the Agricultural Office.. Clinton, on Saturday afternoon, Mar.. 21st. The president, Mr. George• Laithwaite, presided and in his op -- erring remarks he drew attention to the amount of damage which has. been done by mice and rabbits b the apple orchards during the past: winter. Several growers joined in the discussion and brought out the fact that a considerable number of young' trees have been ruined i, Mr. W. A. Ross of the Entomolog- ical Laboratory, Dominion- Experi- mental Station, Vineland, addressed" the meeting, taking as his subject "Sone Comments on the 1936 Slir:tu Calendar for Apples." Mr. Ross prov- ed to be a very interesting speaker• and during the course of his address - he explained the preparation and timing of each spray application, em- phasizing the filet that timeliness and thoroughness are of major impor- tance in securing a crop of clean fruit. He mentioned the work which has been undertaken in the control of - the Apple Maggot and stated that of 2;796 orchards inspected last fall,. 1,821 or 65 per cent were found to• be free of Apple Maggot infestation. Ile was hopeful that this orchard- pest would some day be completely' exterminated. Mr. S. R. Frost of the American Cyanamid Company was in atten- dance and gave a short address ori the use of commercial fertilizers in the orchard, paying particular atten- tion to the application and use or nitrogen fertilizers. He answered a number of questions relative to the maintenance of soil fertility. Mr. Gordon Blair of the Niagara. Brand Spray Company, Burlington, was asked to address the 'meeting and. he confined his remarks largely to a discussion of some of the non -caustic spray materials now on the 'market, He quoted prices on commodities anct" expressed the hope that his Company might be favored with the carload or der- of spray •supklies for this" die- - trict. Following Mi•. Blair's remarks,.. it was decided that the Association - would purchase supplies from the M.:. agora Brand Spray Company, and that the secretary, Mr. Ian M acLeoci,. would be responsible in securing the - individual ,orders . A .hearty vote of thanks was extended to the three speakers on motion of Messrs. Joynt - and Stirling: ' The last item of business was the . election of officers for 1936 which re; suited in all officers being re-elected with the addition of George Johnston and George Sowerby to the board of Directors. The slate of officers is as - follows: President, George Laithwaite, Vice -President: Jas. R. Stirling. Secretary -Treasurer, Ian MacLeod.'. Directors; - Stewart Middleton; K., Cameron,' 0. Rapson, G. Sowerby, Wo'. Joynt, Geo Johnston, '