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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-09-03, Page 3!mugs. SEPT. 3, 1936 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE WHAT ;CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What Happened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? From The News -Record, Sept. 2nd, 1890: The Clinton Cricket Club will cross willows with Waterloo or Berlin on Monday next. The team from here, it is expected, w ill be made. up as fol- lows: Messrs, Terry, McTaggart, Mc - Murchie, Barge Kennedy, Hoover, Agnew, Miller, IIodgens, Howson and great activity around Grigg, Theme is daily the store and warerooms of Cantelon Bros. At times the rush is so great that the street is pretty well blocked With vehicles. The yield of fruit is verylarge this year. Yesterday D. Cantelon shipped a double -deck car of hogs, to Colling- wood. The other day while playing cric- ket Mr. Lack Kennedy met with ape- culiar accident. When catching the ball it struck the end of his thumb. As a result the base of the member, from the second joint to the wrist, is black and blue and greatly swollen, while the thumb proper seems in no way injured. For the fifth time J. E. Hovey, with a score of 23 out of 25, won the Gun Club silver trophy and is now the owner. • From The New Era, Sept. 4th, 1896: ' The commission epming to the Odd Fellows of Huron District from their recent excursion to Niagara Falls a- mounted to a trifle over $25. Mr. C. Hoare has a plum tree in full bearing which is also in blos- sons, Dr. Shaw is building a stable on his property, Ontario street, and it looks as if there will be an early oc- cupancy of the house. So large is the fruit business just now that a special express car is at- tached 'to the London, Huron and Bruce trains daily to accommodate the immense shipments of plums all alongthe line. One morning recent- ly 'so many baskets of plums were waiting at this station for shipment to Toronto that the' express car` could not hold them and they had to be, sent north to Wingham and shipped from thereto Toronto. One of the earliest pioneers of. this sectionpassed away on Friday inthe person of Mrs. Thwaites, widow of. Richard Thwaites, who of late years had made her home with her niece, Mrs. Worthington. The expenses of Mr. John McMil- lan in the late election were $103.. When The Present 'Century Was Young From The News -Record, Sept. 7th, 1911: On Friday Mr. E. Colclough of the fourth concession of Goderich town- ship brought into Clinton for use in road making what is said to be the largest load of stone yet delivered. It tipped the scale at 9970 pounds, within 30 pounds of the scale's ca- pacity. On Thursday evening last the members of the Adult Bible Class of Wesley church went in a body to the home of Mr. and Mre. W. S. Harland, where Mr .and Mrs. R. E. Manning were spending the evening. When the company had gathered the president of the class, Mr. A. J. Tyndall, read to Mr. Manning an address expres- sing the appreciation of the class of the latter's abilities and painstak- ing efforts as a teacher, offering good wishes and congratulations in view of his recent. marriage and asking him to accept as a slight token of good will, a silver teapot. Mr. Man- ning although taken by surprise re- plied to the words of appreciation and the good wishes of his' friends in his usual happy manner. WHAT, OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING AN EDITOR'S DINNER Editor of the Brandon Sun boasts how well he did with his vegetable garden this year. He had it for din- ner one Sunday. -St. Catharines Stan- dard. THAT CRITICISM' A lot of talk has been going on lately regarding the remarks made by a Toronto preacher who had some things to say about the way the liq- uor laws of the Province are being administered. That the administra- tion of the liquor laws of the Province would be all, the better of tightning up is as plain as the nose on anyone's face. Anyone is within his rights to draw attention to this fact and to urge the government tp get busy. No one knows this better than the gov- ernment itself. What wegwant in this. Province is a letter -strict carrying out of such liquor laws as we have. It is up to the Government to do this very thing. -Exeter Times -Advocate. THOSE BIG SPIDERS On opening a crate of bananas at Phillips fruit store on Saturday a large tarantula spider was discovered. It showed no inclination to leave the bananas and was left covered for some hours until given ether by Dr. McMaster. Tony Philips had caught it with long handled tweezers. When quiet from the ether, in about five minutes, the tarantula was placed in a bottle, air holes being 'in the lid. It was quite lively again when photographed. This is the first time the Philips have seen one of these venomous spiders during , their many years in business. "I would like the ladies to see how large these spiders really are," Mrs. Phillipsremarked, explaining that sometimes people express fearof accidentally taking home a tarantula on bananas. However, they are far too large to escape notice. Flies disap- pear when put in the bottle with the spider, so probably that is its diet just. now.-Seaforth News. —r- 1VWONEY FOOLISHLY SPENT A suggestion was made last week by a local merchant, that the Busi- ness Men's Association should pro- Aest against any more Midways be- ing allowed to come to Listowel, and we feel he has a good argument We do not vouch for its accuracy but there is a rumor that Listowel stood in second place for gross receipts at the last Midway, a city of 17,000 - coming first. This, same merchant also suggested that if there is the need for a midway of some kind let the citizens of the town run the var- ious games and booths so that the citizens will get a square deaf and the tinotiey will be left in the com- enmity. The midway was the black spot of, the Reunion celebration. Many people foolishly squandered large sums of money and the police were called to investigate several tines, resulting in the closing of some of the concessions. • -Listowel Banner. PAINTING MAIL BOXES A lot of rural Mail folk have had their names painted freshly, on their mail boxes this year. As a result the editor, for one, has been finding out where a lot of his •farmer acquain- tances live. We have passed many a farm for years and never knew who lived there until the freshly -painted name gave us the information this summer. We have heard the state- ment made that rural mail users pay well for the boxes and. do not have to keep their names on the boxes un- less they so desire. This is a mis- taken impression for the postai regu- lations specify that ,while the rural mail box once paid for becomes the property of the purchaser to be used for mail purposes, the department requires that it be properly. erected, kept in good repair and with the pat- ron's name legibly lettered thereon. Failure to do this may result in the department discontinuing service to that box. -St. Marys Journal -Argus. KING' OF SMELL CAMPED IN CELLAR •How he got there no one knew, but 'when a local householder went to the cellar, of his residence on Monday morning to collect the washing that had just been thrown down the chute, he was confronted by none other than. the "king of smell," a skunk. At first the man was quite content to let the skunk have the run of the cellar, but then, realizing that he must sooner or later oust the odious intruder, he advanced warily. Sir James of the pungent perfume turned his back on the human, and slowly lifted his tail. Again the man re- treated and the skunk ambled into a nearby barrel. Hastily the owner of the house trapped the "kitty" in Usa laurel and then with the help, of an- other man had the barrel and its cap- tive removed to rural sections. The barrel was placed on its side and the skunk allowed to come forth. In . fact ,he was urged to come forth. for only a few yards•distant was one of his, captors with a gun. The vic- tinz'.emerged from the barrel and a shot was fired. The skunk continued on its way. Perhaps the gunner was thinking too much of getting a good start in case he hit the animal, but in any event it was not until the sev- enth shot was fired 'that the little black and white creature was ,offi- cially pronounced hit and then every- one knew that it had been. A pe euliar thingabout the incident was that on iintii the time of its ' passing the skunk had never tried to gain any protection for itself by using its well' known weapon,-Goderieh Star. CANADA AND THE EMPIRE We are not very sure that Ilon. Ian Mackenzie was on firm ground in his criticism of. Viscount Elinbank's re- marks at Toronto in respect to the advisibility of Canada; doing some- thing about national defense, particu- larly against air attacks. Lord Eli bank's remarks as quoted in the press were not offensive in any way, nor was there any suggestion of imperial- istic dictation. The tone of Mr. Mac- keiizie's criticism was rather sugges- tive of bad temper than of any state- manlike quality, ''' It is all very .well for our politi- cians to claim that Canada .is no longer a colony but a free nation; that in the event of 'a war we may go in or stay out as we will, but we are either a part of the British Em- pire or we are not. If we are a mern- ber'of thatcommonwealth of nations it can hardly be expected that a for- eign enemy of Great Britain will re- cognize our right to temporary re- sign our membership In case of war. Lord Elibank, in pointing out our failure to provide adequate defence against air attacks, even on our in- land cities, and in contrasting our position with that of other parts of the Empire, was not overstepping the bounds at all, so far as we can see, For vote -catching purposes poli- ticians may say that Canada does not have to participate in. Britain's quarrels, but when it comes to a showdown history proves that the Canadian people think otherwise. Ridgetown Dominion. Pianos Are Coining Back The people, of this music con- scious district of Stratford will be interested to learn that the piano in- dustry is coining back, and that rap- idly. The National Piano Makers' Association of the United States - and what applies there probably al- so applies in Canada in proportion - announces that the sale of pianos for the year ended June 30 was the larg- est for 15 years, larger even than during the great prosperity period which came to a sudden termination in 1929, the number of new sales for the year being about 100,000. Al- though there are instruments for the spacious house or •apartment, the trade has met the growth of the small apartment homes by producing upright no larger than desks, which can be moved easily, . and which have the full tole of the massive and heavier pianos. Before the depression came the people had plenty of moray there was a temendous falling off of piano sales. The gramophone had been vastly improved, then came the radio about 1922, both of which caused people to listen without the effort of making their own music. The pen- dulum has now swung the other way. The gramophone may have become more or less obsolete, but the radio having gotten over : the novelty stage, there seems to be a reaction in favor of playing for home enter- tainment. There has been a great increase in the demand for all kinds of instruments, banjos, mandolins, saxophones, reed instruments and strings, and an increase in. the sales of sheet :music due to the popularity of "plugged" songs on the radio. Thus radio, which at one time threat- ened to extinguish the music trade, has stimulated it. It is particularly gratifying that the piano is in vogue again because it is the foundation of all home mu- sic. It is a source of joy In itself, and it is also' the natural instrument for accompanying singing. What is home without -a piano? With some- one who can play, it leads in song and other music, and the extraordin- ary expansion of the Stratford Musi- cal: Festival is evidence that the masses "want to make their own :mu- sic; which will bring joy into their lives through t h e long winter months. -Stratford Beacon -Herald. A COMPLICATED CASE Facilities of Magistrate F. W. Walker's court were taxed Wednes- day morning to hear an assault case, in which two Kincardine Township farmers were involved, As both the complainant and the defendant suf- fered from lack of hearing, the mag- istrate and Crown Attorney J. W. Freeborn, were handicapped consider- ably in handling the cases. -Kincardine Review -Reporter. AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Getting married is a job that sends. a lot of folks into a flutter but a local young couple who entered the bonds of matrimony had real excite- ment on their wedding day. The young man is an actuary who recent- ly gaveup his position in. Toronto to accept a better one in the same city He expected to take up his new du- ties following the honeymoon, but a sudden emergency required his set vices for his new employers on his wedding day. He was due in this dis- trict for the service at 4 p.m., but he could'. not get off work and the cere- mbny had to be postponed until 8 p.m. The husband -to -be had to step on the gas to get here after office hours and he tramped, on, the accel- erator so hard that he burned out a Canada's Story In. Railway Development Canada's story of railway develop- ment throughout a century is told in a graphic, pictorial way at the Cana- dian National Exhibition this ,this year, Past and present, triumphs are pictur- ed boldly and with a wealth of col- our in the Canadian National Rail- ways' display. From the past comes' the pioneer locomotive of Canada, the Dorchester, which made its first trip in 1830 and is here reproduced to its full . size. The gigantic, silhouetted old-time figures which are grouped around the Dorchester peer ''intently into the years to come and to them is presented the emergence of the to-' etenotive giants of the twentieth cen- tury, including the mammoth, stream- lined 6400. The 14 mile iron high- way connecting the St, Lawrence and Richelieu waterways. Nor are the latest features of com- fortable and speedy travel overlook- ed, New. illuminated, . coloured pig- turisation is used to illustrate mod- ern equipment in day coach,dining, parlor car and sleeping cars and bring forcibly to the spectator the truism that a passenger train of to- day is something. more 'than a med- rum of bridging distance, that it is an up-to-date hotel on wheels 'offering every convenience to its patrons. In keeping with the brilliant colour- ing of the historical feature of the exhibit is a relief replica of Jasper National Park and its mountain peaks, complete with Jasper Park Lodge and golf course, and the num- erous mountain streams and rivers, while "The Continental Limited", op- erating between Eastern Canada and, Vancouver, draws into the station, stops and • moves onward again, with motor cars . swiftly running over the roads from the station to the Lodge. Executed in broad outline and bril- liant tints, the modernistic touch is given the exhibit which is fully in keeping with the spirit of railway progress exemplified. Canadian National Veterans Present Their Railway with Loyalty Roll 0, the veterans of the Canadian, National •Railways and associated companies, desire to give expression to the good will which we bearto the railroad and; its stall.. As it enters upon its. Second' Century of service to the public, the Canadian National carries with it the sincere good wishes of the great army of veterans -more than 6,000 men and women -who have completed their years of active railroad service but whose hearts remain loyal to then Railway, • To our nationwide transportation system and to the 80,000 men and women employed upon it, we pledge our loyalty and support,confident that the years ahead will bring to the enterprise full measure of success. Six 'thousand, two hundred and seventy names are inscribed on the accompanying roll of Canadian National veterans, Canadian National veterans from all over Canada and System points in the United States met in the Union Station, Toronto, on August 27th, in a unique ceremony to com- memorate their old railway's en- trance upon its Second Century of Service to the public. Some hun- dreds of veterans from all sections of Canada and from the United States attended the event while several hundred telegrams from veterans on every division of the National System, unable to attend the event, were received assuring the railway of their edntinued in- terest and support, in spite of the fact that their days of active ser- vice have ended. The presentation took the form of a Loyalty Roll, on which were inscribed the names of 6,270 men and women on the Pension list of the System. Encased in a walnut chest, suitably engraved, and on top of which was a'worki-ng model, in' silver, of a big modern locomotive made ley a veteran with 52 years of service to his credit, there was a decorated address which read : "We, the veterans of the Canadian. National Railways and associated companies desire to give expression to the good will which we bear to the railroad and its staff. At it enters upon its Second Century of service to the public, the Canadian National carries with it the sincere good wishes of the great, army of vet- erans -more than 6,000 men and women -who have completed their years of aetive railroad service but whose hearts remain loyal to their Railway. To our nation-wide trans- portation system and to the 80,000 men and women employed upon it, we pledge our loyalty and support, confident that the years ahead will bring to the enterprise full measure, of success. Six thousand, two hun- dred and seventy names are in. - scribed on the accompanying roll off' Canadian National veterans." President S. J. Hungerford, of the Canadian National System, while unable to attend, owing to a recent family bereavement, was repre- sented by E. P. Mallory, Assistant to the President, who received the - presentation. Other headquarters officers, and W. A. Kingsland, Vice - President of the Central Region;. were present. President Hungerford, in express- ing regret at his inability to attend,. said that he was proud the Canadian National System is one of the great - enterprises to have a contributory pension plan to enable all members of the staff to join with the Com- pany in a mutual undertaking to Provide for old age. FRANK WILLIS REC,OMMENDS TWO ANTHOLOGIES FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN GOOD POETRY -BISHOP OF LONDON TO BE HEARD ,OVER NATIONAL NETWORK In the office of J. Frank Willis, regional program director of the Cana- dian Radio Commission, for the Mari -times, stands a many tines "Six Foot Shelf," a bookcase in which reposes, between the covers, of more than 300 volumes of poetry, the, inspiring thoughts, the tales of sea and countryside which have gone into the malting of "Atlantic Nocturnes." This library of verse is probably the most complete in Canada and has taken more than six years to develop. Each week scores of letters from all over 'the Dominion are received at the Halifax office seeking infor- mation as to the source of poems in - eluded in "Atlantic Nocturnes" or asking for copies. Despite the strain this places on the stenographic staff, no listener is refused. Two Splendid Collections Frank Willis recommends to those interested in good poetry, two re- markably comprehensive anthologies: "The Book of American Poetry," edi- ted by Edwin Markham, and "Mod- ern British Poetry," a splendid collec- tion of contemporary English poets compiled by the famed poet -critic Louis Untermyer. These two, sources are favourites with Mr. Willis and this information may save you writ- ing. Each week, at least one of his own poems is heard for the first time. Mr. Willis says this is just another case of necessity mothering invention, It rod and came to a standstill at Strat- ford: Relatives were hastily sum- moned by phone and came racing to the rescue. But again it was a case of "the more haste, the less speed," for the,secohd car also went on the blink. Finally a third car picked up the hurrying boy friend and rushed him towardthe bride's home. It was now a raceagainst time to get the groom into his glad clothes before 10 p.m., as it is illegal to perform a wedding ceremony after, that hour of the day. Fortunately they made it. -St. Marys. Journal -Argus. IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED There, is, we believe, no one thing the Hepburn government could do that would in years to come redound' more to its credit than if it were to appoint a board of engineers now, in 1936, to study the conservation of moisture in Ontario: and make plans' for action in 1936. There has been talk for thirty years, and nothing actually done. We have a drought, but next spring we may have disas- trous floods. The acts of man snake the drought and the acts of man make the spring floods. The good sense of men could, if used, prevent both disasters and ensure against worse evils to come, , We would sug- gest to Premier Hepburn that this matter has in it greater opportuni- ties for usefulness to the future of Ontario than any other. -Toronto Daily Star. is only when nothing can be found to fit a certain mood, or provide a need- ed contrast, thatsomething is writ- ten. for the occasion. High Regard For Audrey Brown When asked what he thinlcs of his own poetry, he cast a wistful eye at that ample bookcase and said: "Just plain bad." Although, when "Atlan- tic Nocturne" is concerned, he does not permit himself to have a favour- ite poet, we were able to find out that personally he prefers to all the poets whose finest efforts lie in those three hundrd volumes, a young Canadian girl on the shores of theother ocean -Audrey Alexander Brown. Bishop of London to Speak Right Rev. A. P. Winnington-In- gram, Bishop of London, and enc of theleadingecclesiastical Tights of Great Blain, will be heard over the national network of the Canadian Radio Commission on September 15 when he will preach a special sermon from Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Toronto. The broadcast will be heard at 8.30 p.m. EST. For this date "Guy Lombardo and his Royal Cana- dians" and the "Tune Teasers," regu- lar Commission features, will be can- celled. Paul deMarky in Recital An interesting program of three selections will be played. by Paul de Marky, brilliant Canadian Radio Com- mission pianist, on Sunday, Septem- ber 6, at 6.45 p.m. EST. The program; which will originate from C RCM, Montreal, and which will be heard over the national network, , will fea- ture "Caprice:Viennois,". by Kriesler; "Liebestraum," by Liszt, and Finale. of Conata B. Minor, by Chopin. From A Rose Garden The Commission's pent -house stu- dios which top -off the Nova Scotian Rotel in Halifax, provide a real at- traction to visitors, Situated, as they are, within a stone throw of the oc- ean, commanding a magnificent view of ,old Halifax Harbour, and sur- rounded on four sides by a roof gar- den which this month is a profusion of rose blossoms, they make an ideal spot to spend an evening. Itis this setting of unusual beauty that inspired the title of the Com- mission's populalr Friday offering from Halifax, "From A Rose Gar- den." AMONG OTHER THINGS Eugene Manners With Commission Eugene Manners, handsome young dance band vocalist, heard over NBC, CBS and CRBC networks during the past two years with. Charles Dorn- berger's orchestra, has made his de- but as a Commission artist with the popular presentation,"Tribute To .A. Song," featuring Percy Faith's or- chestra, vocalists and a dramatic cast under the direction of Rupert Lu- cas. Rare Tribute Speaking of "Fan Mail," one of its chief attractions in its wide range of startling points. . , . you never know where it's coning from. There is (Continued on page 6) clheSNAPSPOT GULL ' THE MAGIC OF FILTERS The best cloud effects are ob- tained by using a yellow filter over the lens. A medium yel- low filter, K-2, was used for the picture above, taken with a shutter speed of 1/100 second, aperture, 8.8.3. A light- er yellow filter, K-1, caught thecloudsin the right hand picture at 1/26 at 2.11. 'i7[1ITH all conditions seemingly VVVI' perfect for a glorious landscape picture, how does it sometimes hap- pen that those beautiful clouds are scarcely noticeable in the print and the distant hills just barely visible? Maybe because when, we took the picture we did not use a small enough lens opening, but even that would not always be the answer. The failure is more likely due to the fact that we did not use a filter, that magical little gadget of colored gelatine fixed betweenglassdiscs, which, when -placed over the lens, changes the effect on the film of the different rays of the spectrum. Just what is the property in a filter that so 'cleverly captures the beauty of clouds and helps to bring out distant detail? It is its color that makes the difference and generally yellow filters are used. The reason is thatin photography the invisible ultra -violet ray of the spectrum and the violet and blue rays do most of the recording of Images, and on all types of film their effect tends to predominate regardless of variation in the sen- sitivity of different types to differ- ent colors. Yellow, of a certain qual- ity, in a filter will counteract these rays, holding them back and letting the other rays do their work on the film without interference. Clouds and blue sky ,both are rich In ultra -violet, violet and blue. So, if we put over our lens a yellow filter to hold these rays back, the other rays will do the work and the clouds :will be distinguished from the sky. They will appear whiter than the sky.' Strange as it may seem, clouds also contain a. certain amount of green and orange rays. So, if we use a film which is: not very sensitive to the orange and green rays, (the chrome type) the contrast between clouds and. sky will be emphasized. A yellow filter also makes grass. and the leaves of trees photograph. lighter instead of appearing black. It also performs another valuable function. It gives' sharper detail to distant objects by cutting through. haze, which has an excess of blue tight. Also in taking pictures of flowers, or of indoor furnishings, a filter enables us to achieve correct. tone contrasts. Thera are five yellow filters suit-• able for amateur use, each perform- ing somewhat differently. Among them. the K-2, which is •a medium Yellow, gives the best general colo - correction .with the 'ordinary and. the chrome, type of film, and prat-. tioally full correction with the pan-• atomic and panchromatic filrn.Ex- posure with a filter must be in- creased, depending on the density of. the .color. instructions furnished with each filter tell, fust how to •, use it. If you have never tried a filter,. put a K-1 or K-2 over your lens some sunny day when there, are tumbling white clouds over the Horizon. You.. will be surprised at the difference. It makes. 97 JOHN VAN GUILDER