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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-04-09, Page 3TIURS., 'APRIL 9, 1936 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING. IN TIIE' GAY NINETIES DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAP PENED DURING' TFR LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From. The News -Record, April Sth, • , 1896: April showers have as yet failed to materialize. Instead we have had snow, storm and frost almost contin- nously. (Much like this year, evi- dently. After all the climate changee little' in, the passing of years.) On Thursday afternoon last at two o'clock a very ;interesting event took place at the residence of Mrs. A: Hillder), James street, when her daughter, Miss Lizzie, was united In marriage, to Mr. John Walker. ' The • knot was tied by the Rev. W; J. Ford in "the presence of a large. niriiber of relatives and friends. Posmtaster Porter has . had the postoffice re -papered and 'otherwise improved. Capt. Rance of Blyth speut Easter with .Clinton friends. . Dr. Shaw was in Toronto this week, attending the conferring of degrees and the annual dinner of Trinity Medical College, At a special meeting of the town council it was decided to set aside a portion of the 'market square on which to erect the proposed library building. April will long be remembered •as. stormy, windy and frosty during the first week. A quarter of a century hence April 1896 will be referred to as a sample of the winters of olden times. (And' here, forty years later, J we're experiencing justthe same con- ditions.) There was a knotty question to be considered at the last council meet- ing in connection with the recent fire . Messrs. Davis and McGool and James Beatty, liverymen, each claimed four dollars bonus for hav- ing their teams at the engine. Through an accident one of Davis' and NlcCool's horses broke away on the way to the engine, while the one was attached and waited until the other was, caught. In the meantime . Beatty's team arrived and could not be attached to the engine. The work was performed by ,Davis and Mc- Coops teams For a time things looked serious around the council table, as the dis- cussion assumed .the warmth of a Manitoba Remedial Bill discussion. Finally a motion was made to pay each $2, but an amendment carried seven to two' to pay each one $1.00. Froin The New Era, Apr. 10th, 1896: Harry Marsh has gone to Toronto to reside. . • A short time ago the amount of three dollars was expended by the council for wood for a family then in need. Last week a brother of the householder returned the amount to the council. The Town Council has not yet r9 - solved to set aside aportion of the market square for the erection of. the Staveley Memorial Hall, because it has not power to do so. 'The pro- perty being deeded for market pur- poses, an act of parliament is ne- cessary before itcanbe usedfor anything else. The town council gm- ' ply decided to ask the Ontario Gov- ernment to pass, such an act at its present session, and if this is done in all probability the building may be erected on the northeast cor- ner of the square. W. Doherty & Co., exhibited their organs in the Midland Counties and Trades Industrial Exhibition at Wel-, verhampton, England, Feb. 27th to Mar. 10th, and as usual received the highest award, the gold medal. Tucicersmith:-The home of 1VLis. scene of a pleasant event on Wednes- day when her daughter, Miss Annie, and Mr. A. W. Seeley of Clinton, be- came man and wife. The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends of the family, Rev. Mr. Fair of Lon desboro'officiating. • Messrs. E. Jer- vis, Holmesville and D. Landesbor-' ough, Tuckersnrith, assisted the groom, while Miss Garvie Johns, sis- ter of the bride, and Miss B. Stan - bury officiated as bridesmaids. Af- ter an excellent supper the young couple left for their home in Clinton, amid the good wishes' of all. The bride is very popular in this neigh- borhood and will be greatly missed. When The Present Century Was Young Froth The News -Record, Apr. 6th,, 1911:, This is Spring Fair Day in Clin- ton. Col, Hugh Clark,' M.P.P., Kincar- dine, gage an address before the Clinton Club on Friday evening on Prison Reform. A pretty home wedding took place at the residence of Mr. James Stev- ens, Albert street, Thursday' after- noon last when his youngest daugh- ter, Annetta, was united in mortgage to Mr. Herbert Hughes of Fort Wil- liam. The ceremony was ,conducted by the Rev. T. Wesley Cosens and was witnessed by only members of the family and a few girl' friends of the bride. . From The New Era, Apr. 6, 1911: When from a Clinton hardware store Emerged a gentleman who bore, 1 hoe, 1 spade , 1 wheelbarrow. From thence our hero promptly went Into a seed establishment And for these things his money spent 1 peck bulbs, 1 job shrubs, 1 quart assorted seeds. He has a garden under way And if he's fairly lucky, say, He'll have about the last of May 1 squach vine, 1 eggplant,.' 1 radish. That baseball will be played this summer and played. in earnest by four junior teams is evidenced by the interest taken in the formation of the wend teams. Following' are the selected boys: St. Andrew's Ward - Dr. Shaw, manager; Wellington • Cook,. roptam; Cliff Harland, secretary -treasurer;' Fred Cutler, A. Rothwell, Havrey Harland, Earl O'Neil, Lloyd Wilken, Harold Kilty, Clarence Kitty's,. R. Beacom, E. Sheeley, H. Farquhar. St. John's; Ward: C. E. Doevding, manager; Jack McCaughey, captain, L. Cook, secretary -treasurer; Fred Ford, Eddie Miller, E. Dunford, Wil- lie Rutledge; C. Paisley; Fred Thomp- son. • St. George's Ward: J. B. Hoover, manager; Fred Rumball, captain; Roy Forrester, secretary -treasurer; Norman Holtzhauer, E. Graham, Ross Forrester, A. Steep, Gordon Holtzhatter, J. F. :Sturdy,' St. James' Ward: D; Cluff, mana- ger; Newman Cluff, captain; George McTaggart, secretary -treasurer: Jacic Levy, Larry Greig, Willie Hall, Willie Webb, Willie Grant, Lloyd Rice, Dan McLeod, Stewart Scott, Al. Doherty. Mr. Stewart Paisley, who has been in the Royal Bank here for some Johns, ,second concession, was . the time, has been removed to London. WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING HOW IT IS NOW The idea seems to be that we who bought magazines to put young people through college shall now buy coffee to give them a job. • —Hanover Post. SHE WAS A SAP What might be termed as a "sap- py" trick wasperformed by a young girl over the week -end when she re- moved a kettle of maple sap from the stove in her home and then took a bath in it.—Kincardine News. THEY'RE LOCATED +' The title of Papa and Mama . Di- onne's picture is to be "Where Are My Children?" The answer is "In the Quints' Hospital at Callander be- ing mighty well •cared for by Dr. Da-' foe and his assistants. Wingham Advance -Times. DRINK THE GOVERNMENT OUT AND THEMSELVES IN It has been said that many people eattheir way to the grave. Ontario patrons of the beer parlors apparent- ly can go one better than that ac- cording to the five month's,return,of Liquor sales reported. , A noble and valiant effort is being made to drink the Government out of debt. —Oshawa Daily Times. YES, JUST WHAT? What . does Hon. Mr. Cron. mean when he says that "our main difficul- ties are with the pampered, ineffi- cient and political cry baby munici- palities?" -St. Marys. Journal -Argus. WHY TAKE THOUGHT Premier Aberhart of Alberta is re- ported to have told his religious fol- lowers only last Sunday, that the end of the world is not far away: Ile de- Hies having declared that it will come during 1936 and he is quoted as say- ing that it will not come •before'1943,' This statement prompts a Toronto daily to inquire: "Why should he con- sider 'it onsider'it so necessary to impose ' a new order upon his people in a world which is about to ,vanish into thin air?", Milverton Sun. SAVE TIIE WILDFLOWERS In his horticultural lecture at Am- herstburg last week, Mrs John F, Clark urged his' hearers to pick wild flowers with moderation. The tril- limn; which has been chosen its On - taro's flower, is rapidiy`disappear- irtf,; through the wanton : manner in which it has been picked. If Modem - tion is not shown in gathering it, this beautiful flower of the woods, will soon ;disappear.. It will not be many weeks before the spring flowers are appearing, All flower lovers should, keep Mr. Clark's warning in mind and also try to dissuade others from ruthless destruction of our wild flow ers.—Amherstburg Echo. WINTER WEDDINGS•WERE MORE POPULAR IN EARLIER DAYS Have you ever noticed that more frequentlywedding anniversaries narking a' long term of married life, occur in the winter than in the same mer? Says the Dundalk Herald. This fact was drawn to our attention the other day and at the same time a logical explanation was given. In the earlier days of our country, when interests were mainly agricultural, the summer months were given over to farm' pursuits whereas the winter was looked upon as the quiet period, and it was then that the youthful swains and their sweethearts chose to go to the altar. There is bound to come a time when the reverse will be the ease, as the summer months are the there popular for marrying nowadays. IT WILL TAKE TIME n The efforts on the part of the League of Nations to force Italy to abandon her war by the. application of sanctions and economic isolation have demonstrated that while peace could probably be indefinitely main tained in the world today through the influence of such a policy, its strict application is not yet a possibility. The entangling alliances and secret treaties forma maze of complications through which the League has not yet been able to steer a course. How- ever, it furnishes a ray of encourage, meet to those interested in world peace iii that it is evident that world peace is a possibility and can be- en- forced if all nations concerned come into the meeting with clean hands and high motives. The recognition of this fact is a wholesome and helpful step toward world peacein that it publishes to the citizens of the sever- al nations that peace is possible if the leadership of the world is willing to do the thing necessary to bring it about.' Once this fact strikes home, the rank and file of the country will make their demands too definite and insistent to be ignored. —Kincardine News. TO -DAY Today women wear silk (or no) stockings, short skirts, no corsets, an ounce of underwear, have bobbed hair, smoke, paint and powder, drink cocktails, play bridge, drive cars, have pet dogs and go in for politics. Men have high blood pressure, wear no hats and little hair above their whiskers, play golf, bathe twice'a day drink poison, play the stock market, ride in aeroplanes,. never go to bed the sane day as they get up, are mis- understood at home, work five and play ten hours a day, and die young. Stores have electric lights, cash registers and elevators, but never what the custimer wants, trusts no= body, take inventory daily, never buy in advance, have overhead, mark-up; mark-down, quota, budget, advertls- ,ing, ,stock control, annual,. end -of - month, dollar day, Founders clay, Rummage and Economy Day Sales and never snakes any money. —Exchange. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO GODERICH There are contemporaries, notably. The Wiarton Canadian Echo, who seem to have their doubts as to the spring-like conditions .- reigning in Goderich .when two girls on the 15th of March found it impossible 'to get through the ice for a swim; We thought that it was pretty generally known that Goderich is one of the really favored spots of creation. .A little ice in the harbor where it can- not drift away means nothing. As a matter of fact, we have not had any fresh snow for so long that if a storm came now we would think it was next winter. Plenty of gardens have been turned over. The trees are full of birds,looking for nesting spots and singing while they work. Crocuses are in bloom and most of the spring bulbs are above ground - have been for days, as a matter of fact. If it were not for the cool winds which sometimes blow down from the neigh- borhood of the Bruce }peninsula, it"is probable that early radishes would, be about ready for the table. —Goderich Signal. INSULT TO INJURY A Toronto firm, which by an ex- traordinary coincidence happens to be among the very few that. are still doing business on the same spot as they were sixty years ago, received last month from the postal authori- ties a postcard which has all the ap- pearance of having been mailed shortly after the date of Confedera- tion. What . the postcard hap been doing in the interval nobody seems to know. But that mystery interests, us less than the fact that because the rate of postage on postcards was one cent when the card was mailed 'rte �•: fi':.ya sur : N": ' AI An'n i Wu'ci'nyx i ii'y', A :W IVes'aVaVf YOUR WORLD ND MINE' by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) feseeesa'i i sea l e i s "'ehN i i, ae,, y e' al'a'i i e i e aeaSi'n'n",,WnWale Elbert Hubbard was a famous Ani- between Russia and Japan, every Russian soldier whowent to the front was given a copy of The Message. When Japanese found booklets on, Russian prisoners, the story of Row- an was made into a Japanese leaflet, and on the order of the Mikado a copy was given; to every mar in the employee of the Japanese Govern- ment, soldier and civilian. • ericen. Ile published a little maga- zine called "The Philistine" —,which was, a ,vehicie'for his personal opin- ions, and he published also many other things, among then a series of booklets known as "Little Journeys. Hubbard was an intense individuaI- ist. He hadan immense vanity. He wanted to impress his identity and personality on millions .of people. He was a picturesque figure—large head, plenty of hair which he wore long, and massive in size. He Was a sup- erfine talker on the 'platform—very dramatic. He had a 'passionate love of art in a,variety of its forms of ex- pression—particularly s the ' art's of printing and book -making and of furniture -making.. During hislire he was a very definite influence. Ile went down on the Lusitania—perhaps e fitting end for a man of his type- a quick and tragic endings -an ending which has contributed something to the halo of his life. • One of Hubbard's writings was his "A Message to Garcia," .'written in 1899. Up to 1913 40,000,000 copies of this short "message" had been print- ed. Many, many more ' millions of this inspiring "preachment" must have been printed in the years,fol= lowing 1913. Even so, I venture to say that a majority of my readers tile Cuba, and in three weeks he put have never heard of "A Message to the President's message into Garcia's Garcia," and of a certainty many hands. have never heard of- Hubbard—even though a memorial of hint exists m "The point that I wish to make," the Roycroft Shops at East Aurora, wrote Hubbard, "is this: McKinley New York State, not far from Buf- gave Rowan a letter to be delivered falo. His son and others. carry on to Garcia. Rowan 'took the letter the founder's enterprises, but there and did not ask, 'Where is he at?' is none to duplicate the dynamic "Fra By the Eternal! There's a man whose Elbertus"—the name which he gave form should be cast in deathless himself. bronze and the statue placed in ev- How "A Message to Garcia" came `ery college of the land. It is not to be written is an interesting story hook -learning young men need, nor --as told by Fra Elbertus himself. Instruction about this and that, but a e Here is how he tells of the birth of stiffening of that which will cause "this literary trifle": them to be loyal to a trust—to act "A Message to Garcia" was written promptly—to concentrate their ener- one evening after supper in a single pies—to do •'the thing—to carry a hour. It was on the 22nd of Febru- message to Garcia. any, 1899, Washington's birthday, " My heart goes out' to The thing leaped hot from my heart,, the man who does his work when "the written after a trying day. The im-I boss is away, as well as when he is mediate suggestion came from at at home; the man who, when given a little argument over the teacups,' a Ietter for Garcia, quietly takes the when- my boy Bert suggested thatI missive without asking any idiotic Rowan was the real hero of the Cu -I questions, and with no lurking listen - ban War, Roan had gone along and; tion of chucking it into the nearest done the thing—carried the message) sewer, er of doing aught else but. to Garcia.. I deliver it, never gets "laid off," or It carne to me like a flash! Yesa has to go on a strike for higher wag- the boy is right." The hero is the man, es. Civilization is one Ionganxious who does his work—who carries the search for just such indiivduals. Any- message to Garcia. ( thing such a man asks 'shall be grant- I got up from the table and wrote i ed. He is wanted in every city, town 'A' Message to Garcia." I thought and village—in every office, shop, so little of it that .we ran it in "The; store and factory. ; The world cries Philistine" without a heading. The; out for such. He is needed and need - edition went out, and soon orders be -fed badly—the man who can "Carry gan to come for extra copies -a doz- a Message to Garcia." en -50-.100; and when The Amerid can News Company ordered 1000, II ' asked one of my helpers' which article' 2 am glad to be able to say that it was that had stirred tip the cosmic men like Rowan ate to be found ev- dust. "It's the stuff about Garcia;', erywhere. We know then', we hear he said. and readabout them,and, it may be, The next day a telegram : camel we ourselves are Rowans. And the from George Ih Daniels of the New, Rowans are not always men—often York Central Railroad, thus: "Civet they are women. !trice on 100,000 copies Rowan article My purpose in telling of Hubbard's in pamphlet form. Also how soonclassic is to put heart into some of can ship." 1 should like to reprint this Mes- sage for -the benefit of all my read- ers, for it is not very long, but to do so would bea transgression of copy- right laws. So all that I may do is to tell the story in my own way. During the Spanish-American. war President 'McKinley wanted to send a message to Garcia, a Cuban pat- riot. It was important that this mes- sage should be delivered speedily -- with with a minimum of delay. But where was Garcia? Nobody knew. The President put his problem to one of his executives, who said, "There is a fellow by the name .of Rowan who will find Garcia for you, if anybody can." So Rowan was sent -for. Row- an asked no questions. He accepted the .President's letter to Garcia, put it in an oilskin pouch which he strap- ped over his heart, and went on his way. In four days he landed in hos- Imy youthful readers—to encourage Because of very limited printing' them to be like Rowan. Rowan was facilities Hubbard gave Daniels per-, not- a self -advertiser. He had just mission to reprint the article his own bniilt up a reputation among those way. Two or three 500,000 -lots were whose lives he touched —this by re- sent out by Mr. Daniels, and in adds peated acts of quiet achievement tion the article was reprinted in over and self -dependence. Then, when 200 magazines, and newspapers. (there was need for one such as he, The article was published in Russ' his abilities and his character stood sia, and a copy of the leaflet was giv-1 out like a beacon. en to every railroad employee in Russia. Other countries took it up —Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Hindustan, China. Duringthe war and is now two cents, the postai au- thorities put a postage due stamp for two cents on the cardand insisted on collecting that amount from the re- cipient before they would part with it. We feel very strongly about this two cents, The little matter of half a century that has elapsed between the mailing and the delivery of the postcard does not excite us. Any postoffice is entitled to a reasonable time allowance for the performance of the function entrusted to it. But when this postcard was started on its journey the person who wrote it had an absolute right to 'expect that it would be 'delivered to its addressee without further. charge. At any time in the first thirty years or so of its journey it would have been so deliv- ered. We feel that the recipient is, still entitled to such delivery, and we suggest that it would be a nice act on the part of the Postmaster Gener- al to refund the two cents. —Toronto Saturday Night. JUST SO The Canadian Performing Right. Society Limited are publishing a.ser- ies of paid articles in the Ottawa Journal, and sending copies to other newspapers looking for free favorable comment. The C. P. R. S. is an im-I portant organization, malting a lot of money for its members. :If it wishes to place itscase before the people of Canada, it should institute 'a paid ad- vertising campaign. Kincardine Review -Reformer. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD In the past five years over '350 boys have received Scout training in the 2nd.Edmonton (St. Faith's Ang- lican Church) Boy Scout Troop. President Of "Western" On Scouting "The great majority of Scouts who come to "Western University have characters budded; we have little to. correct. 'And on this Scout founda- tion the faculty can build further."— President S. W. Fox, University, of Western Ontario. - Pirate Gold in .the North? Abandoning dreams of some day seeking pirate gold in the South Seas, adventurou3 Boy Sconts of Que- bec and Ontario apparently are turn- ing to gold seeking nearer home. Last year annual reports show, '70 Que- bec Scouts and 33 in Ontario passed examinations qualifying them a s "Prospectors. We'll wager the first Scout mine will be called "Pieces of Eight." The Spirit of Scout Brotherhood A fine example of the spirit of the Boy Scout brotherhood ie conveyed in a booklet descriptive of the 550. acre camp site of the West Cheshire Boy Scouts Association, and .inviting to make use of it, "our brother Scouts from the north, south, east and west." The bboklet invitation concludes: "If they do visit us we hope that when "if '1 could only be E!' 0 • -Arthur Wilson needs that job in the next town,' knows he's the -man to fill it. But does be dare risk the costly journey with so little money left? Maybe the, job will be filled when he gets there;, perhaps the boss will be away . . Too bad there isn't someone to remind Arthur how easy and inexpensive it is to make an appointment by Long Distance! e@On both "Anyone" and "Person -to- Person" calls, low Night rates apply every evening -after 7, and ALL DAY SUNDAY. • winter evenings come they niay have pleasant memories of a real Scouty camp." Scouting A Logical Source of Leaders "The Bay Scouts Movement is a log- ical source of that type of needed world leadership which is based on courage, faith and determination to work hard at any given take."— Vice Chancellor A. E. Morgan of McGill University. A Boys' Back -To -The -Land - Movement? Is there a boys' back -to -the -land movement developing in Canada? Well over 400 Proficiency badges in sub- jects associated with farming were passed last year by Boy 'Scouts in Ontario. They included: Bee Seeper, 42; Dairyman, 60; Farmer, 64; For- ester, 44; Gardener, 128; Poultryman, 63; Stockman, 27. Covering addi- tional knowledge also useful on the farm were: Blacksmith, 5; Engineer, (mechanical), 139; Electrician, I62; Carpenter, 374; Mason, 18, EXETER: A number of lady bow- lers met in the public library Thurs- day evening of last week and an or- ganization was set up for the sum- mer. The officers are: President,. Mrs. R. H. Sayers; Vice -Pres., Mrs. M. W. Telfer; Secretary -Treasurer, Mrs. Harvey Pollen; membership committee, Mrs. H. C. Carey, Mrs. H. C. Rivers, Mrs, J. A. Traquair, Mrs. T. C. Southcott, Mss. Geo. Jaques, Mrs. W. 3, Smith. Those present- were resentwere quite enthusiastic and were con- fident that a splendid membership - would be enrolled for the coming sea- son. c'beSNAPSUOT CtJIL THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT Left: A person often can be included incidentally in a sceneto aid. composition and to denote relative sizes. Right: This is more directly a story -telling picture in which the figure of the boy dominates. WHAT shall be done to that news- paperr paragrapher who recently. averred that it is not a pessimist who takes the worst possible view of things, but an amateur photog- rapher/ We of the Snapshot Guild , know that this is a scurrilous ca- nard, considering that pictures taken by amateurs are being constantly exhibited,in salons and reproduced in magazines and newspapers be- cause of their: artistic and photo- graphic excellence. Publicly, let us disdain this "wise- cracker," but privately, shall we not confess that most of us snap- shooters are guilty of "taking the worst possible view of things" more often .than we should? Let us ac- knowledge that there are too many examples of carelessness in our pic- ture taking and strive always to observe the slogan of the Snapshot Guild: "Think twice before you shoot once." In other words, instead of shoot- ing hooting aimlessly and trusting to luck,. let -us always take time to secure the best possible composition of our picture subject, for it is compo- sition that makes the difference ar- tistically between a good and a bad picture, Composition is really only another word -for arrangement. In photog- raphy some arrangements we can make by purposely placing figures or objects, but since in much of our picture taking we arepowerless to make any physical changes, we have to make the arrangenient wholly by changing the viewpoint of the camera. We may move it a few inches or a few feet and change the composition decidedly. In this way we are able properly to place in our picture the dominating point of interest that every, good picture must have. To be effective, this principal point of interest should_ usually be a little away from the center. Then we should look to see how well lines, lights, and shadows • lead the eye to it and give it em- phasis. , Often we may be obliged or de- sire to admit secondary objects of interest, but, if we do not study their position before we click the shutter and consider distance and. angle, we may find that what we intended to be secondary has "stolen the show," For example, we are impressed by the beauty of a waterfall,and ask a friend to be In the picture for a touch of human interest. Then we take the picture so ,close that et becomes, a picture of a person and thebeauty of the waterfall is lost. Remember, too, that in photog- raphy, since lightand shadow are: vital parts of the arrangement, the time of day affects composition of all outdoor pictures. A good com- position at 11, o'clock in the morn- ing niay be a poor composition at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for shadows have form and light has. emphasis: Study these lights and shadows in relation to the main object of your. Picture. It is often worth while , waiting for them to change. 04 JOHN VAN GUILDER.