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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-12-03, Page 4PAGE 4 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD COOPER'S STORE NEWS RADIOGRAM FROM Clic& is NORTH POLE— TO ALL CHILDREN IN AND AROUND �,LINTON I Will Be At Aa T. Cooper's Store SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH From 2 To 3 P.M. PLEASE MEET ME THERE. —SANTA CLAUS. Santa Claus Letter Box in Toy Department. A. T. COOPER. Variety China Dept. -1st Floor—Phone 36w. House and Men's Furnishing Dept. -2nd Floor—Phone 30j. May We Suggest Its time to start Christmas Shopping There is no time like the present . and there are no Presents like we have. WE HAVE GIFTS Y•OU WILL BE PROUD TO GIVE— AND GIFTS THE RECIPIENTS WILL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE. WE WILL BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU LOOK US OVER, AND BE ASSURED OUR PRICES ARE ATTRACTIVE. W. S. R. HLMES PNM. B. CLINTON ONT. - asses PHONE fin •9 Or 3 %N[EKS Tfl CHRISTMAS to do your Shopping FORSYTH SHIRTS, TIES and PYJAMAS BILTMORE HATS .OTHER GIFTS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. DAVIS Sc HERMAN CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING Our Clearance Sale WITH JANUARY PRICES CONTINUES THREE SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK -END BUY YOUR COAT PAY 5.00 NOW and the BALANCE in JANUARY .. with JANUARY PRICES.—NO Extra Charge. WOMEN'S DRESSES Splendid Variety of Shades and Sizes, from 38 to 52 and from 201-2 to 26 1-2.—Regular Price 10.75 at 750 HATS - at - 98c YOUR CHOICE OF ANY HAT in the STORE FASHION SHO.PPE Next Door To Theatre, Clinton—Phone No. 67. COLLGIATE GRUMBLINGS Written Weekly by as Husky a Pair of Grumblers As You'd Wish To Meet. 'This past week, we must admit, has 'been a terrible week. Studying every :night for examinations. Even the tea- chers admit we are having a difficult time and spend hours relating the very amusing situations of 'their dear .students. One boy has forgotten to wear a tie, another has left his books ,at home, a.First form girl did only ten of the ;twelve sentences in, a French 'exercise, everyone about the, school. , has sti beai4y,,.pap :during some period, =and every last aMident ktbrs ,seat, of !learning has left his or her head hanging by the collar in the cloak- room. So, you see ourcause is by no means a bright one. However we are famed for our recuperative powers and do not fear for the future. We, C. & D., editors of this illus- trious column have been unduly crit- icised of late for the brevity of our writings.. We practice brevity to the nth degree. Wasn't it Ham who said: "Brevity is the soul of .'wisdom as well of wit." Your former editor being of the feminine sex, regarded brevity with a cold,. ='disdainful' eye and gave her opinion in that one 'com- plete word-="Tnnnoral."- We noticed in the dictionary a word—"`garrulity"— the'definition-"incessant and incon- sequent loquacity." We consider that. 'to be a most perfect description for the writings of your former editor. Word after word, sentence after sen- tence,. paragraph after paragraph, column alter column, week after week the most trivial occurrences were giv- en head -line prominence, while we poor boys languished in the depths of forgetfulness. Such was the fate of us poor males. Now it is different. We have read liow Caesar was intrig- ued by that glamorous, gay, old gal, Cleopatra, how Josephine captured Napoleon's heart and even Rip falling for Kate's charms. We, now being armed with this knowledge, shall watchfully tread in the paths 'of all good men. After this, feminine hearts' will flutter, faint and finally die from that common malady which generally afflicts males— "the cold shoulder..' No longer shall they feature front page news. Oar brothers shall be brought to the fore. Let it be known that in one of the future editions an all masculine column shall be the fea- ture. Order your copies now. All rush orders are sure not to be filled. Lately we have been tracing our family trees. 'My moustached co-edi- tor finds his went back many, many centuries. His first brother-in-law, so he says, was in, the Royal Air Force in ,Japan in .1284 A.D. when Aeneas was building the new Colle- giate ollegiate here in Clinton and every pupil got a diploma whether he passed or not. In -those days examinations were only held for teachers to discover whether their •intelligence quota still registered normal. When a young man wished to go to a dance or any entertainment his lady friend defray- ed all expenses. Rather a chivalrous age, don't you think? We could fill page after page recounting the var ied experiences of our friend, but as you are anxiously awaiting the re- sults of niy attempt to scale the fam- ily tree, I shall keep you no longer in suspense. I reached the first limb, heard an ominous crack, heard an om- inous creaking, felt a rude shock run up niy spinal column as the posterior part of my torso struck the earth, saw stars and strips and then dark- ness. Possibly those were. the same stars and stripes I saw when I fought at the Battle of Gettysburg with Lin- coln at niy side delivering his immor- tal oration: "Gessysburg Address." Before we forget let us remind you once again of Commencement this Thursday and Friday evening. We look forward to welcoming back our old friends s'ho once trod between the cold gray walls, who once were lost in the mysteriesof x and y's of Algebra, and only found relief with the advent of four o'clock. To those we bid welcome, to others we admon- ish you—"come, you may be sad, but not sorry.". First Formers, cheered by the twinkling flakes of snow are busily preparing for Santa Claus. Miss De - pew, a very capable reeonteur, has promised them as a Christmas gift, at least two weeks holidays. By the way, don't any of you teachers or pu- pils break the very absolute faith Miss Depew has obtained from her brilliant coherts. They all believe there is a . Santa Claus. Of course there is. We never said there wasn't a Santa Claus. Each and every First Former wrote a letter to Santa Claus this week and he has very generously allowed us to print their requests: '"Min" Paxman—I want a rattle and an all -day sucker. Hill—Please make the girls look at Ole. Tyndall --Please stop Miss Beattie front bothering me. Cornish -I want a pair of fur -lined shoelaces for my football shoes. Counter—Please make me grow so I can score more baskets. Wise—Please send pie wisdom. 'loam -1 only want a dozen' eggs. Clancy -1 want a toboggan to take Miss Depew for a ride. Maddy—Please tell the teacher to move me closer to Miss Herman. MacKenzie—Please stop the, Upper.' School boys from setting me on the fountain. Jenkins -Please make the boys call me "Janitor" Jenkins.'• Monteith—I. want a hockey stick, a puck, a pair of skates, and an orange, a bag of candy. That's all. Dixon—Please give me speed to Catch up with Miss Eason'. Campbell—I want an electric train. Leppington—I want ' an Algebra book. Cook—Please send me a book on "How to Square Dance." Evans—I want some chewing grim. Mustard—Please send me a round football. Shanahan -Please send me a 1937 Dodge. McIlveen—No homework. Finlay—Please send me a cowboy suit. Lavis—I want a rubber dolly. Prize joke for the week:. Miss Beattie Mustard put away that funny -face you are playing with. Mustard—Which one? Our Literary column includes two well-known C.C.I. poets. Hickory, dickory, dock The mouse ran up the clock 'The clock struck one The mouse ran down. „ "He couldn't take it." —Izzy Powell. Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along carne a spider And sat down` beside her. And said: "Pardon one, is this seat REEVE AND COUNCILLORS RETURNED BY ACCLAMATION IN GODERICH TOWNSHIP No Other Names Put Forward' VETERAN M. 0. H. HONORED Goclerich township ratepayers must be well satisfied with the manner in which municipal affairs were manag- ed during the year just closing,, as reeve and council were returned by acclamation at the nomination meet- ing held 'hi :Holmesville Hall Friday afternoon, not a single name other than those of council members being turned in to the clerk. The reeve and council returned to office are: Reeve, Wilmot Haaelce; council- lors, Henry Corey, Herb C. Cox, Ben Rathwell and Oliver Jervis. An interesting. feature of the af- ternoon was the presentation by the township to Dr. J. B. Whitely, for fifty years medical officer of health in Goderich Township, of a cheque for twenty-five dollars. The 80 - year -old physician, when. called upon to address the ratepayers, took the platform and, wholly without : notes, delivered a fine address to his' audience. Dr, Whitely, who was born in Goderich Township, referred to it as the Garden of Eden of Huron County, According to statistics, the speaker stated there are fewerI deaths, in comparison with the popu- lation, in Goderich than in any other township in the county. He was of the opinion that the question of indigents was one of the greatest problems to be faced in a municipality today. The --problem is to forret out the cases that really are indigent. Another important thing was to look after the schools. They are the daily hones of children' and it is important that they be properly' heated, ventilated, lighted and with a good water supply. About twenty-' five years ago there was a medical inspection made of the schools and he was of the opinion thatthe prac-Ii tice was a good one because it gave the doctor -a chance to point out cer- tain ailments that were detrimental. to the child both mentally and phys-' ically. He said that when he first began to practice hi Goderich over fifty years ago, about 94 per cent of the diphtheria cases were fatal. Today we seldom hear of such a thing be- cause these cases are being :looked after. Many medical health officers toixoid the children, said the doctor, but in the old days many families wore wiped out by the clread disease. however, cancer is now on the in- crease, he stated. "About 11,000 of the 40,000 deaths: in the province in the past year have! been due to cancer." He also made mention of undulent fever and of ty- phoid fever and was strongly in fa:l vor of pasteurization of milk, point ing out that milk and butter are the two worst carriers of disease that we have. Smallpox is today easily com-' batted, the physician stated, largely: due to vaccination. "It is a great thing to segregate contagious dis- eases," he said. Referring to the recent scarlet fe- ver epidemic in the township, Dr. Whitely said, "The big trouble here was that at the beginning the cases were so mild that the children were allowed out and free to mingle with athers. I propose tomorrow to fumi- gate those places where there has been scarlet fever cases and to have school open on Monday." R, G. Thompson, township clerk, ,'end the following address to Dr: Whitely and Reeve Wilmot Haacke presented the cheque, the doctor re pled briefly: "Dr. J. B. Whitely, Medical Officer of Health, Township of Goclerich, Goderich, Ontario, Dear Sir:—It is a very great pleas- ure for us to have this opportunity of congratulating you upon attaining your Golden Jubilee, as Medical Offi- cer of Health, for the townships Dur- ing all these years you have main- tained a high standard of health in -he muiuicipality. • This has not al- ways been easy, especially when - quarantine was not very favorably.. regarded. But your tactful courtesy backed by 'the grace of common sense 'and a trace or two of humor' usually won without recourse to sterner mea- sures. These same qualities govern- ed in your associations with the host of men, who have served as members of the Board of Health during these fifty years, making it a pleasure for them to work with you for the com- mon good. May, we in honor of the occasion, offer you this slight ex- pression of our appreciation, 'and of our .Best. Wishes- that we may have you for a Diamond Jubilee. -On behalf of the council, yours very sincerely, W. Haacke." The nomination' meeting proper was a quiet affair with none; of the old -tine heckling and • back talk. Frank Powell, ex -councillor, was ap- pointed chairman, and Reeve Haacke addressed the electors. Reviewing county work, Mr. Haacke pointed out increases in Mothers' Allowances, Old Age Pensions and administration Of justice in the past . three years 'that are being taken -care of with lower mill rates. ; "The county highways expect to - live up to their estimates after pay- ing for a $9,000 truck snowplow,", said Mr. Haacke. "The provincial highways account will show a deficit taken." —Mr. Wilbur Levy. of around $600. ••4These:figures show a deficit on all accounts of $7,700. When the estimates were passed in June and the rates struck we figur- ed there would be a deficit of $7,600.. "In view of the fact that we have been faced with an uncontrollable in- crease in the •administration of jus- tice of $5,000, due to so many crim- inal trials that were totally unex- pected and still lived within our 'esti- mates, we have had a very successful year. Considering also that we have. paid off $25,000 fron'i the 1934 pro- vincial road account, $4,000 from the 1935 road account, bought a $9,000 snowplow and all on a 51F. mill rate. The whole debt of the county, outside the .overdraft at the end of the year, will be $46,000, just a trifle over one mill on the county assessment," In the matter of township work, Mr. Haacke said that he had been in favor of lowering the rate but that the rest of the council did not think -it would be good business. The coun- cil had had the bridge below the, Maitland about a mile from Holmes-' ville repaired. This entailed an ex- penditure of about $1,400. Although the financial statement showed a deficit of $292, a provincial subsidy has yet to be received by the township, amounting to $2,400. This will give a surplus of about $2,100. The mill rate had been reduced 55 per cent in the past six years and now stands at 21/ mills while the as- sessment has been reduced $95,000. "Our roads compare favorably with any in the county," said the reeve. Although he himself had not been in favor of it, the salaries had been in- creased 10 per cent this year. The increase is a return of the cut taken in 1933, said Mr. Haacke in conclus- ion. The members of the council were then called in order of length of service to give an account of the work done in their various ward's. Mr. Jervis gave an account of his stewardship in the council; Mr. II. C. Cox, a former reeve, gave his views on economy; Mr. Henry Corey, in his usual good style acquitted him- self and Mr. Ben. Rathwell thought the others had stolen his thunder, so did not take long, but appears to be very popular. Other speakers were N. W. Trewar- the, Clinton, former reeve and town- ship clerk, H. L. Salkeld, township treasurer, John Sowerby, forme). councillor, W. II. Lobb, former reeve, The meeting closed 'with the Na- tional Anthem. Goderich May Change Date Of Old Holme Week At the request of the Huron Old Boys' Association of Toronto, the committee in charge of next year's old home week in Goderich is consid- ering a change of date. The propose is that Monday, August 2, be the last day, instead of the first day of the Celebration. Toronto old boys pro- pose to bring the 48th Highlanders Band and a big representation, espec- ially if the dates are changed to in- clude the entire holiday week -end. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET MORE WINTER EGGS FROM YOUR FLOCK? Pullets and hens carefully culled and sorted, comfortably housed in clean quarters, not • crowded, and fed ROE 'EGG M�H Or ROE Gotele CONCENTRATES with home-grown grains will keep your production at spring and summer levels with these farm•proven feeds, fort- ified with health -maintaining vitamins. Start today to get maximum production, building greater profits with your hens. taft!t FARMS MILLING ..CO. ATWOOD, ONT. - REPRESENTED LOCALLY BY RUSSELL L. JERVIS. THURS., DEC. 3, 1936 "FIRST decide what improve - J' ments you wish to make to your home -then get an estimate. Plumbing, heating and electrical contractors; builders, painters, decorators, architects and supply firms all stand ready to help you determine the cost. With your estimates ready, call at any branch of The Royal Bank and discuss 'your plans with the Manager. Loans tofinancehome repairs, improvements or exten- • sions can be arranged by anyone of good credit standing, able to , repay out of income. No security or endorser is necessary and re- payment can be made by monthly instalments spread over one to three years. • Ask at any branch for free book- let "Loans for Home Improve- ments." It gives full information about the Home Improvement Plan of the National Employ- ment Commission. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CLINTON. BRANCH • - E. E. PATERSON, Manager Clinton PERSONALITY SALON . OVER HELLYAR'S JEWELERY STORE. You are cordially invited by expert operators of the — Well -Known LUCILLE NICHOLS` BEAUTY SALON of Toronto to visit their shop Specializing in Permanent Waving and Personale Haircutting g and Finger Waving SPECIAL PRICES ON PERMANENTS PHONE 313. — OPEN EVENINGS. If your hair is not becoming you should be, coming to us. 07-1. NOTICE I wish to announce to the Public that I have taken over the Exclusive Agency for CLINTON, For Wm. Knechtel & Sons, MANUFACTURERS OF The NEW LIFE FEEDS CEREALS—Nine Brands FLOU11-0 Canada, Prairie Rose and Seven Other Brands. POULTRY. PIG and DAIRY FEEDS. and will supply them to Dealers and sell them retail to individual users When in need of any of the above call on nue. Prices Reasonable. H. CHARLESWORTH FLOUR AND FEEDS CLINTON, Ont, -Phone 199, =SNAPSHOT GUIL Snapshooting and Sharpshooting Here we see how a sharp picture was spoiled because the snapshooter trippedthe shutter, release violently. HAVE you ever watched a sharp- shooter in the act of pulling the trigger of his gun? If you have, you will agree that there would be little excuse for blurred pictures, if the snapshooter, in pushing the shutter release of his camera, would emulate the sharpshooter's technique. When the sharpshooter gets a bead on the bull's-eye he does not pull the trigger with a jerk. He ex- erts a slow, steady pressure. The reason is that, if he does not pull the trigger in this fashion, his aim will be jerked off the bull's-eye. He probably will hit the target some- where, but not ring the bell for a perfect shot. So, with a camera, vio- lent pressure on the shutter release jerks the camera and spoils the shot. There will be a picture on the film all right, but not with the sharp out- lines that make a perfect snapshot, because a camera in motion while the lens is open is like a machine• gun sweeping its fire across the whole. target. The result is blur. Just as the sharpahooter.practices .pull- ing the trigger,;. it, is a,good thing for the snapshootOr.to practice pressing the shutter release. The longer the exposure time the more important it 1s that the camera be stationary. Anexposure of one twenty-fifth of a second seems to most of us such an infinitesimally brief instant that it is difficult to imagine that any motion of the camera could make any difference, but that is a long time in terms of the speed at wbich light travels. Some, persons can successfully hold a camera still for an exposure of 1/10 second, but they are taking a chance every time. For this exposure or any longer one a tripod or other firm sup- port should always be usod. Another thing the sharpshooter does is to use the right grip on his gun, the one best enabling him to hold the gun steady as he pulls the.. trigger. So, in shooting with a cam- era, find the grip that is surest (the manual that came with the camera will tell you). and practice it so that it will become a habit. In other .words, brother snap- shooter, follow the technique of the sharpshooter, if you , want to hit the pictorial bull's•eye every time. Sharpshooting; sharp pictured '113 ' - ' 'JOHN' VAN GUILDER.