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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-12-03, Page 3THURS. 'DEC. 3, 1936 THE CLINTON ' NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN , TIIE GAY NINETTES Do You Remember What Happened During. The " Last Decade Of The. Old Century? Froin The News -Record Nov. 25th, 1896; Capt. and Mrs. IL Torr Rance have returned from New York and have spent several days in town. They will permanently reside in Blyth, where the gentleman has for some timebeen engaged in the banking business. Huron County Council will convene in Goderich on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, at two o'clock p.ni. The session will be noteworthy from the fact that it will be the last meeting "under the old law, the next council being com- posed of sixteen members instead of fifty-one. Dec. 2nd, 1896: Last Saturday morning five passen- gers, two from Stratford, two from Berlin' and one from Brantford, boarded the London train in mistake •for the East bound train and were obliged to wait over. These trains should be placarded as soon as they arrive in order that the general pub- lic should not be inconvenienced and caused loss of time and money. Dust flying about at the first of December is rather unusual in Clin- ton. The tea meeting at the Rattenbury street church realized about one hun- dred dollars. Last Thursday evening a fair-sized crowd attended the concert in the town hall under the auspices of the Clinton Cricket Club. The orchestra would have clone credit to any city while Chester Whitely, amateur boy violinist, Seaforth, charmed every- one. The others who took part were Miss Herman, Miss Comb, Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Gibbings, Miss. Boles, Miss Hamilton, and bt . R. Downs . The talented, accompan- ists were: Mrs. Wall, Miss A. Gib- bings, Miss H. Comb and Miss L. Ir- win. The banquet lamp was drawn for by Charlie Tisdale and Lorne C. Todd, Mr. B. J. Gibbings being the winner. Goderich Township — On Nov 9th Miss Lizzie Elliott, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John 0. Elliott, was married at Niagara Falls to Mr. Frank Pow- ell . of that place. Mrs. Powell is now on a visit with her parents. While Mr. Tom Wigginton was helping Mr. L. Beattie of Varna to erect a power windmill he was unfor- tunate enough to sustain an injury that will lay him up for a few days. From The New Era, Nov. 27th, 1896: Citizens are of the opinion that there should be an early morning. ser- vice of electric light. Some mer- chants find their business places too dark between seven and nine to do business in and if some arrangement could be made for a service it would be greatly appreciated. Dec. 4th, 1896: Miss Josie Fair spent last week visiting at the Manse, Seaforth. Victor French of the Mitchell Ad- vocate spent . Thanksgiving at his home here. Thanksgiving Day this year was as mild as a day in June. -When The Present Century Was Young From The News -Record, Nov. 30th, 1911:, Messrs. R. Graham and T Mason have been busy buying turkeys and have already .shipped over twelve tons, the bulk going into cold storage in Toronto to await the demand. The choir of. Ontario street church will don the surplice on Christmas Sunday when a service of song will be given. This will' be, so- far as we know, the first. and only surpliced choir in Huron County. . The returning officers for the three Hurons are as follows: 'North: P. W. Scott, Belgrave. Centre: M. Broderick, Seaforth. South: T. B. Carling, Exeter. Dec. 7th, 1911: A week or so ago the Doherty Pi- ano and Organ Co., shipped a carload of pianos to Winnipeg for the Christ- mas trade. In order to preserve the fine tone of these instruments a coal oil ,stove was placed in the car to keep an even temperature. But en route, at Burks Falls to be more de. finite, the ear and pianos went up in smoke. "It is supposed that heavy shunting toppled over the stove. Robin, the winsome little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter, was bit- ten on the lip by a dog yesterday. The dog was apparently sleeping when the wee boy ran over to pat him, when he sprang at him. A pretty wedding took place at home of Mr. and Mrs. Byard Hill at high noon yesterday when' their only daughter, Nellie, was united in mar- riage to Mr. Francis W. Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horner Andrews of town. The ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. J. E. Ford. The Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's church held their annual' bazaar and tea, in the town hall on Thursday af- ternoon last.... The ladies having charge of different booths were: Mrs. C. Baker, Miss Thompson, Miss M. Holmes, Miss Hine, the Misses Doan, Mrs. J. E. Hovey, Mrs. Rattenbury, Miss Mary Hine, Mrs. Rance, Miss Combe, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs., Murphy, Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. Apple- by, Miss Bentley, Misses Cluff. From The New Era, Nov. 30th, 1911:' Today', Thursday, Nov. 30th, is St. Andrew's day, an anniversary dear to the hearts of all Scotsmen. At a meeting of the official board of the Empress Avenue Methodist church, London, held last Thursday evening a unanimous invitation was extended to Rev. T. Wesley Cosens of Clinton to become their pastor at the commencement of the coming confer- ' Game year. On Thursday morning a local depu- tation waited on Hon. Adam Beck at the station here at eleven and had hint remain over until the one-twen- 1ty-five for Goderich. He addressed many of the local B. of T. Council and citizens in the clerk's office on hydro- electric matters. He went on to Goderich to speak at the county council and to address a political meeting. Hon. Mackenzie King addressed a meeting in Clinton last week. While in town Mr. Mackenzie King met an old college mate in the person of Mr. R. E. Manning. Mr. Manning was a year ahead of Mr. King but that did not prevent their friendship while at school. WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE SAYING THE WORST OF ALL Of all the experiences through which the, race has passed, for utter lack of rhyme or reason surely the present Spanish civil war is the very worst: The Exeter Times -Advocate. HORSES LOSE TAILS All Soviet farm horses 'will lose their tails as a .result of an order, is- sued by the Commisariat of Agricul- ture to State and Collective farms. The Commisariat has ordered all far- mers to cut off tails and manes of horses "to supply our industry with valuable rave material," —Sault Daily Star. STATISTICS The increasing demand for statis- tics and answers to foolish question- wires 'reached its peak this week in the opinion of Town Treasurer John A. Wilson, when a bank requested him for the maiden names,of the mothers of officer,. who have : ac8ess to the town safety deposit' boo Seaforth •-Expositor. ...,TIME -IT: WAS' 'ENACTED f u 11 stop at railway crossings. Doubtless, some day, after there have been numerous further fatal accidents at level crossing's, this sen- sible rule will be enacted and en- foreed.-Orillia Packet -Times. IT WILL BE MISSED BY MANY The passing of The Mail and Em- pire will be a matter of deep regret, not only to the .Conservative party, whose close adviser andpowerful ally it hasalways been, but to thou- sands of others of different' political views, who have been its readers for many years. It was a live .newspa- per, possessing, a combination of fea- tures, the excellence of which had no superiors in the Canadian newspa- per field. But it has gone. —Seaforth Expositor. A MIND AT LEISURE ,,, eel s/V• .'■•■ A,Vali a i': eem: i ::.Yf 'P■•iii'%•r'o•■■ . i•eVY: eke' YOUR WORLD &ND MINE by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) ■ •r■eee e■ ■■ nee■■ ■ ■ e■ ■: ■1itiYi rY■�s'■ rY■ ■ � ■ r ■'■'■ • rr r rYr�r•■°iii a r ■ r r� „'sig rYi'■ ie°r � r ri..r How to become famous_( of his discovery of Livingstone. Each shed lustre on the other. Pasteur I suppose that most young people —particularly boys and youths — ch'eam long and often about how they can achieve fame. Perhaps this sort o f dreaming continues a 11 through life, even though hope fades away after age 40 is reached. But fame is not won by those who delib- erately seek it. It is something con- ferred on deserving persons by the public. Fane is bought, not with money, but with sacrifice and service. "If any would be great among you", said Jesus, "let him become the ser- vant of all." Sometimes fame does not arrive for a man until after he is dead. •I have been reading about a painter whose work has' been having exhibition on this continent in a series of public exhibitions—Van Gogh. This eccen- tric painter had no faith in his own work. His life was tragic. He suf- fered the pangs of hunger. He died at age 40 or so. it was the faith in him of a sister and her perception of his genius and of the high quality of his work which finally led to a recog- nition by others of the merit of this artist's work, and todayhe has a wide and deep-seated fame. As we thought of the passing of The Mail and. Empire last . Friday night, and.. of the hundredsofmen who were being turned out on the street as ' big 'business exchanged cheques, 'our minds • went out to the great majority . of-. our readers in their quiet farm homes These, folk went ,to: bed in the ,;ass4once, • that In :its report .the Grand Jury., of the morning woa7,, ,,fin t7,eu.,,:work Victoria County recommends that all and their reward awaiting them as motor cars be required to cone to a they ` had awaited them ever since George Gissing, British novelist, acquired a spreading fame after his death. Ile was not without recogni- tion in life, but "he will sup late," said one of his admirers, meaning that he would not come into a full ap., preciation of his literary labours un- til after his death. Jeanne D'Arc's fame blazed long after her death. Only a few years ago—centuries after her death—was she given a place among the saints. Similarly in the case of Sir John Franklin: It was not until after his death—death in the Arctic wilder- ness—that his fame grew. Christopher Columbus in his day acquired a measure of fame, but his countrymen turned against him be. fore his death, and cast him into pri- son. Not until long afterwards was he given a place among the world's immortals. One wonders if Abraham Lincoln would have won his imperishable fame had he, lived until 80. Great pioneers — in exploitation and discovery, in the realm of sci- ence, in the realm of literature, and in other realms—may attain to fame in their own clay, but often it is not until they have been dead for many years that the world acclaims their labours and discoveries and achieve- ments. Livingstone in his day was almost a forgotten roan. lie was brought into the limelight before he died• by the quest for him of Stanley, and Stanley became famous because they were able to lick a spoon. Farm returns may be small and wind and frost and pest may keep thein small, but the good old farm yields its oc- cupant a bite and a sup and a roof and a full wood box, to say the very least. For this measure of stabil- ity, the farmei has every reason to thank all the gods there are. —Exeter Times -Advocate FRIDAY, THE 13TH Although J. E. Harnwell is not superstitious by nature, he was given cause to wonder after an accident of which he was the victim. on Friday last, the 13th. He lied been working several days tearing down a house near Varna, much against his wife's wishes, she being afraid he might fall from the beams and be seriously injured. All went well, however, and the job was cleaned up on Friday. Mr. Harnwell was supervising the loading of the last beam on a truck when one slipped and struck him, knocking him into the open cellar. No boneswere broken, but he was confinedjto his bedfor two days. Goderich Signal. TEACHING PEOPLE TO WALK SAFELY Many advertisements, editorials. and other articles have been publish- ed in an effort to lessen automobile accidents with excellent success in many cases. Reckless driving is said to be on the decrease, but reckless walking shows, no signs of abate- ment. Monthly figures in Canada and the States show that crossing between intersections and walking from behind parked oars continues to exact a deadly toll. The problem now is to control the `pedestrian without making him subject to the same laws as the motorist. A large number .of pedestrian fa- talities and injuries are among the class of persons who have never dri- ven motor vehicles. They must surely believe that vehicles can be stopepd instantaneously, and take chances that no driver would take when he , himself is a pedestrian. Some motor clubs in the States are now endeavoring to educate the ped- estrian, but it presents more diffi- culties than any other phase of high, way safety work because of the ab- sence of any control . over the move, meints of the walker. "Stop, look and listen" is still a good motto for all pedestrians. Listowel Banner. was a pioneer. So were Sir Walter Scott, and Wordsworth, and Dickens; each of these, three gave the litera- ture -loving world something fresh in conception. Darwin was a pioneer in his field of interest, and iii aviation the Wright Brothers were pioneers. Bur- bank was a pioneer in the cross- breeding of plants. Champlain and La Sallewere pioneers. Henry Ford was a pioneer in motoring. Many young people are bent on a- chieving fame, but, as I have already said, fame is not won by seeking it, although- a certain amount'of seeking may . be both necessary. and right. Thus, Lindbergh wanted fame, and he won it by his solo flight across the Atlantic. Other airmen have delib- erately sought fame—by being first to do wonderful things—circling the globe, flying from London to Cape Town, staying in the air for hours and days, flying high. But such fame is fleeting. Some men seek fame, as pugilists — like Corbett and Jack Dempsey, but their fame is not very enduring. Enduring and ever-growing fame requires one to be a great ser- vant of his fellow men—a great con- tributor to the progress of the world. Riches in themselves cannot pur- chase fame, John D. Rockerfeller is famous because of his benefactions. The United States has thousands of obscure millionaires. Canada likewise has many rich men whose names are unknown to most of us. They are ob- scure because they do not use' their riches for the public's good. Adam Beck, rich man, devoted his life to the development of hydroelec- tric power in and for Ontario, and so has acquired a measure of fame. Few politicians win an enduring fame. Statesmen like Sir John A. Macdon- ald and Joseph Chamberlain — get their names written in luminous ink in national histories, but puie politi- cians have a quickly -perishing fame. Many of the presidents of the United States were inglorious. What I ala trying o say to my younger readers who dream of . an enduring' fame is this: It is quite right to desire fame, but false has a price - tag on it. This price is notable pub- lic service, notable self-sacrifice, not- able philanthropy, unstinted givingof oneself for the public good. Selfish- ness and obvious ' self-seeking defeat the fame -seeker. Those who attain to fame travel along a road of suffer- ing. • I heard a man say quite recently that outside of Canada only two or three Canadians have achieved world- wide fame. One of these. is Sir Fred- erick Bunting. Another was Sir Wil- liam Osler. Can you name a third? To win fame—by seeking it — one may have to work long and proceed slowly from small things to larger things. But always one must be con- tributing usefully, and as fully as is possible, to , the welfare of others. One's powers, whatever they may be, must be increased purposefully. If one's contributions are large and beneficial and unselfish, then one may acquire fame. One cannot command fame. Paine is given one by those whom one has enriched or benefited or trade happier. • DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD A Village That Ran Out Of Boys After a lapse of two years a Boy Scout troop is being reorganized in Queenston, Ont. Reason for lapse,— the village had run out of boys. A Scout's Mercy Hike A seven mile hike over Mount Ben- cher, 4,400 feet, tosecure a doctor for a woman dangerously ill, Was a "good turn" of Scout George Harris of Victoria, B. C. Driven by the ur- gency of the case, Scout Harris cov- ered the mountain trail in an hour antler the time usually taken for the crossing. He located the doctor at a camp, and the latter was able to reach his patient in. time. • Scout Tracking Found The Lost Child Boy Scout training in track read- ing brought a happy ending to an 18 - hour search by police and some 200 people for a three year old boy who had wandered into the bush at Emma Lake, Sask. The sharp eyes of a Scout who had joined the search pie - ' ked up the impression of a small foot. The trail quickly led to the child, ,lying under a bush and covered with mosquito bites. The Prisoner Gave The Police A Holiday A party of English Boy Scouts hik- ing on the Continent prepared to spend the night on an . island camp- site. One of the rules was that light- ing fires was strictly forbidden un- less permission was obtained from the police. The Scouts sought the po- lice station and made their request of the only person about. "Certain- , ly," the Certain-,ly,.the man agreed, "Go ahead." The man not being iii uniform, one of the Scentsinquired 'who he might be. "Oh." was the reply, >"I'in the prisoner. I'in looking after the is- land while the police are away." - RAM( ONi1 'AL Established, 1817 . 4 presentation, in easily understandable form, of the Bank's ANNUAT.,, STATE( ENT 31st October, 1936 LIABILITIES LIABILITIES TO THE PUBLIC Deposits • Payable on demand and after notice. - - Notes of the Bank in Circulation Payable on demand. Bills Payable Time drafts issued and outstanding: Acceptances and Letters of Credit Outstanding Financial responsibilities undertaken on behalf of cnstoners (see off -setting amount [x] in "Resources"). Other Liabilities to the Public . Items which do not conic under the foregoing headings. Total Liabilities to the Public LIABILITIES TO THE SHAREHOLDERS Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits and Reserves for Dividends . . This amount represents the shareholders' interest in the Bank, over :which liabilities to the public take precedence. Total Liabilities ' • RESOURCES To meet the foregoing Liabilities the Bank has Cash in its Vaults and Money on Deposit with Bank of Canada . ' . . • Notes of and Cheques on Other Banks Payable in cash on presentation. Money on Deposit with Other Banks Available on demand or at short notice. Government and Other Bonds and Debentures Not exceeding market' value. The greater portion consists of gilt -edge securities which mature at early dates. Stocks Railway and Industrial and other stocks. Not exceeding market value. Call Loans outside of Canada Secured by bonds, stocks and other negotiable securities of greater value than the loans and representti,ngmoneys quickly available with so dishtrbhng effect on conditions in Canada. Call Loans in Canada Payable on demand and secured by bonds and stocks of greater value than the loans. Bankers' Acceptances Prince drafts accepted by other barks. TOTAL OF QUICKLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES (equal to 83.27% of all Liabilities to the Public) Other Loans . To manufacturers, farmers, merchants and others, on condi- tions consistent with sound banking. Bank Premises Two properties only are carried its the names of holding companies; the stock and bonds of these companies are en- tirely owned by the Bank and appear on the books at $1.00 in each case. All other of the Bank's premises, the value of which rlargely -exceeds $14,000,000, appear under this heading. Real Estate, and Mortgages on Real Estate Sold by the . Bank - Acquired in the coarse of the Bank's business and in process of being realized upon. x Customers' Liability under Acceptances and Letters of Credit . . Jtepresents liabilities of customers on account of Letters of Credit issued and Drafts accejited by the Bank for their account. Other Assets not included in the Foregoing Making Total Assets of • to meat payment of Liabilities to the Public of leaving an excess of Assets over Liabilities to the Public of PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT $691,312,054.08 27,749,972.00 137,838.65 7,168,979.49 1,947,005.98 $728,315,850.20 76,766,147.82 $805,081,998.02 $ 79,242,07939 29,222,231.15 20,264,801.82 442,781,097.95 1,030,297.08 25,400;166.98 8,169,988.82 361,924.25 $606,472,587.44 174,141,011.90 14,000,000.00 1,507,373.67 7,168,979.49 1,792,045.52 $805,081,998.02 728,315,850.20 $ 76,766,147.82 Profits for theyear ended 31st October, 1936, after making appropriations to Contingent Reserve Fund, out of which, Fund full provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts has been made, and after deducting Dominion and Provincial Government Taxes amounting to $991,645.26 $3,131,501.37 Dividends -paid or payable to Shareholders . . . $2,850,000.00 Written off Bank Premises 200,000,00 3,080,000.00 Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 31st October, 1935 Transferred to Rest Account Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward CHARLES B. GORDON, President $ 101,501.37 1,935,033.36 $2,036,534.73 1 000 000 00 51,036,534.73 W. A. 1300, JACKSON DODDS, Jobst General Managers * * * The strength of a bank is determined by its history, its policy, its management and the extent of its resources. For 119 years the Bank of Montreal has been in the forefront of Canadian finance. (Continued from page 2) Caught in the Wild if anything happens to ' Allan—Make some excuse." Mr. Ramill got to his feet and limped beside her down to the stream bank. Huxby stood with his morose gaze fixed upon Garth, who was try- ing willow ribs on the gunwale of his canoe frame with rawhide. thongs. The "millionaire spoke in a casual tone: "How Jong will it take to put on the birch bark?" "We'll use the moose hides, sir. They weigh more but will be much stronger. You might ask Huxby to chop down a birch and cut it into five foot lengths.' , We'll have to split, the wood to make paddles." "So?" Mr. Ramill turned to his prospective son-in-law. "You may as well return the pistol to ine, Vivian. It will hamper your ohopping, and as we're now to be in a canoe, its weight will not bother' me." Huxby stood motionless, taken a- back. Before he could think of an excuse to refuse, he met Garth's coolly inquiring gaze. He turned a- way and drew the pistol from inside his tattered coat, with a show of care- less indifference. In the same off- hand manner, be picked lip the belt- ax and went to hacic at the. base 'of thenearestbirch tree. (Continued Next -Week.) Aids Canadians To Find Farm Homes tk QORT; than 2,000 families,the majority, of thein from the crowded cities,. 1° -".have- been placed on 'he land iso far this year by the Colonization Department of the Canadian National Railways. The department has also. been instrumental in establishing some 2,700 single men, or heads of families, in agricultural settlements adjacent to the lines of the National Systehn.. From many ofthe large Canadian cities parties of settlers leave for their new homes everyfew days. The photograph shows .Dr. W. r. Black, Director - of the Railway's y's Colonization Depaent, wishing good Tuck to little. Viola Berirmans who is leaving Montreal with her mother, her five brothers and, her baby sister for the home her daddy has established for them in Abitibi..