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The Clinton News Record, 1937-04-15, Page 3THURS., APRIL 15, 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 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, April 21st, 1897: Miss Winnie Paisley is on a visit to relatives at St. Thomas. , Mrs. R. Cluff and Miss Mollie spent the Easter vacation in Wingham. • Miss Annie McCorvie is home for the holidays. Mr, John Shaw of Teeswater was on a brief visit to his ;son,. the Doc- ,' tor. Miss Lucy Brewer is spending the holidays with Rev. Craig at Petrolia. Mr. Robert Coats, Jr.,' leaves short- ly on a visit to Glasgow, Scotland. We understand that his ultimate ob- ject is to study medicine. Miss Tena Cooper of the book store' is on a visit to her brother, J. T., in Toronto. Farewell Social --A farewell social will be held in the Baptist Church on Tuesday, April 27. A musical and literary treat is in store for those who attend. The members and ad- herents of the church, as well as out- side friends of Rev. E. J. Harris, the retiring pastor, are cordially invited to be present. Early Peas -On Saturday, Madame Wall presented The News -Record with some green peas in the pod,' large enough for table use. The fla- vour was delicious. Holmesville-Mr. and Mrs. W. El-, ford of Gederich spent a few days with friends here. Mr. T. C. Pickard sold a fine team of horses to Harris Bros. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lowery of Summer- hill spent Friday in the neighbour- hood. From The New Era, April 16, 1897: Mrs. H. B. Chant left yesterday on a month's visit to Toronto. Mr. Albert Seelcy has been mak- ing some improvements to his house. The team of Carlyle colts Iately purchased by Mr. Emerson, have been sold to Mr. G. Dr McTaggart. Mrs. James Patterson of Tucker - smith is visiting Mrs. Harry' Hunt. The Clinton XXV club will have an Easter At -Hone in the• town hall. Chicken Notes - Lack Kennedy shipped eggs to Seaforth and Berlin. Walter Coats filled orders for, par- ties in ` New York State, Lucknow, Ingersoll and Saltford; and Lorne Todd. sent quite a number of settings. Londesboro-111r. Howson of Chi- cago, formerly of Londesboro, ,is spending a few dayswith his'par-I ents. Mr. John Garrett has rented the Hartwell Farm, adjoining the village. Mrs. Ainsley of Comber is visiting among her friends. Varna -Mr. W. Johnston has re- moved with his family to the Goshen Line. Mr. M. Diehl reports having made over 50 gallons of maple syrup this Spring. Miss Nettie Smith of Clinton is the guest of Miss Annie McAsh. Goderich Township -John Weir of the 1501, has left for Ontario, Cal., where he has seeured employment. Mr. David Prouse has moved his family and effects to his new lease on the Huron Road. , When The Present Century Was Young From The Clinton News -Record, April ,18th, 1912: Mr. Frank Gibbs left for Saskatoon, Sask., this week. Mr. Albert Morrell went west last taimpswramoommommarrari week with a carload of horses for Mr. C. J. Wallis. Miss Lillian Agnew has returned home from Ottawa for the holidays. Miss Agnew was on the sessional staff of the House of Commons as stenographer and she will probably join the permanent staff. Mrs. Joseph Webster and her two little sons of Londesboro were guests over the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Saville. Mr. Fred Rumball has joined the lo- cal staff of the Royal Bank. Mr. Jack 'McCaughey has com- menced to learn the telegraph oper- ating at the G.T.R. station. A Thoughtful Gift - When going out of business. Mr. H. Wiltse pre- sented his store clock, which is a, line large one and a good time keeper to Chief Wheatley and Sergeant Welsh, and it is now doing duty in their of- fice. Mr. J. W. Elliott has bought one of the "Clinton" motor trucks and will have it fitted up with upholster- ed seats for use in his livery. It will be used particularly in going to Bayfield and other Lakeside places. Gabe Elliott will be the chauffeur. Spring Now Sure - The Baseball Club was re -organized on Monday evening with the following officers:-- Patrons-Mayor fficers:-Patrons-Mayor Gibbings, Jno. Craig. Jacob Taylor; Hon. -Pres., Rev. C. E. Jeakins; Hon. Vice., .Rev.: Father Dunn; Hon, Sec. -Vice: G. D. McTag- gart; Pres., Dr. Shaw; lst vice, J. B. Hoover; 2nd Vice, W. Brydone; Sec.- Treas., H. Twitchell; Captain, F. Mc- Caughey; manager, H. . Twitchell; mascot, Harold Kilty; grounds, A. J. Morrish, W. Harland, E. Johnson, M. McEwan. From The New Era, April 18, 1912: • Mr. J. Ransford is in Toronto this week. Mrs. H. B. Combe returned this. week from a visit with Buffalo friends. Mr. Will Johnson left on Monday for Toronto, where he expects to re- main for some time. Mr, Andrew Porter of Goderich, a former Clintonian, was calling on friends in town last week. Mrs. Wasman and Miss Ethel are visitors with Mr. and Mrs, George Pollard of Brussels. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seeley and family left for a pleasure trip to Quill Lake, Sask. Mr. J. L. Courtice is once more in charge, of the Bowling green and is getting the green in excellent shape again. `Real Estate Changes Mr. Grant who recently moved to town from the London Road, has purchased the home of Mr. :James Hearn on Isaae street, and will take possession shortly. Mr. J. A. Irwin has purchased the house occupied by Mrs. McGuire on Joseph'street, from Mr. A. 0. Patti- son, who has purchased ` the home recently occupied by Mr. Rice. Mr, A. Wilken and family will move to the Newcombe house on On- tario street. Mr. Jacob Taylor purchased the house and three lots on Joseph street from William Wheatley. Went Through Titanic -Mr. John Ransford stated that while over in England last year he had the pleas- ure of ,going through the Titanic at the Shippers.' 'He little thought that this leviathan of the seas would be one of the, greatest marine disasters • in history. WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS ARE SAYING PASTE THIS IN YOUR CARWATCH THE WATER People cars should read) P whodrive the newspapers. They should watch' for the results of some of the many' court cases, in which motor accidents furnish the central theme. They might learn a great deal. Mr. Justice Jeffrey gave two de- - cisions in damage claims in London. In one case a retired fanner and his' wife had been struck when crossing a street in. London and the amount awarded them was $12,000. The other was related to an auto mobile smash near Wingham in June of 1984, and the amount involved there was $20,500. The average man does not possess $12,000, nor could he raise it. The number who have $20,500 or any hope of ever accumulating that amount is smaller, and yet these are the figures which are being dealtwith in auto smash cases in the courts today. It might do no harm to Stick those two figures some place in the car where you can look at :them when you are inclined to step on the gas and take even a small chance. Dunnville Chronicles. With the coming of spring, atten- tion should be given to school water supplies. There are 5,631 rural and 319 urban public schools in Ontario. The Separate schools number 588 of which 470 are rural. Thus there are in all, 6101 rural schools in the Pro- vince. In most of the rural schools the water supply comes front a well in the school grounds. There may be, ample opportunity for , pollution .of the well water. 'The startling history of illness and death in a family in the vicinity of the little town of Madoe where a farmer and his four children died presumably of arsenical poisoning as a result of the use of water from the farm well; where the farmer's wife and later the deceased's brother suf- fered from prolonged illness, due to the same : cause, is detailed in the cur- rent issue of the Canadian Public Health Journal, by Pref. Wylie. In the case referred to, the source of arsenic resided in the porous rocks through which the ground water fil- tered to reach the well. The water was bright, clear and sparkling. It had no visible impurities. Examina- tion disclosed the presence of arsenic in considerable quantities. Occurrences .of this particular kind are said to be extremely rare, un- fortunately there is not a similar rarity in the occurrence of disease, such as typhoid fever, carried by well water. -Perth Courier. WHY NOT CINDER PATHS? The number of fatalities in Ontario involving ;pedestrians and especially school children, upon the highways and byways is mounting each year due to the increase in motor traffic and the speed with which the modern vehicle travels. Now with the speed limit raised front 35 to 50 miles per hour there is a likelihood • that there will be more fatalities and thus it might now be a good time for the Department of Highways to consider the advisability of constructing cin- der paths along the sides of the pav- ed roads so that those who walk or ride bicycles will not be forced to tra- vel on the pavement to the great dis- tress and danger of everyone. It should not cost a great deal of money to construct these paths and there would be little or no upkeep if they were gravelled at the outset. -St. Marys Journal -Argus. APRIL 1st, YOU KNOW .- A fellow can go too far with his April fool jokes, in the opinion of a tax collector in this county. The said collectorwas half-heartedly going his rounds on Thursday last, when, to his surprise and joy, he took in four nice fat cheques in a row -taxes paid in full. . Happily he, proceeded to the bank and deposited the cheques, only to have them returned "N. S. F." He frowned, began to protest and turned. to leave the bank, only to be con- fronted by four,. grinning taxpayers. The .April fool gag was paid in full. Goderich Signal. EDIT,ORS'. MISTAIKES An Editor, who had his attention called to a mistake in one of his col- umns, didn't feel so aggrieved when he recalled that on the same day there was a letter in his post office box that did not belong to him; he called No. 98 on his telephone and got 198; he called for a spool of No. 50 thread and got a spool of No. 60; he got his milk bill and there was a mistake of ten cents in the com- pany's favor; he felt sick and the doctor told him he was eating too much meat when he hadn't tasted meat for two months; the preacher turned •in his church notes with the name of the society president mis- spelled and the editor got the blame for it; the garage' man said his car was missing bceause it needed a new timer, and he leaned the spark plugs and the flivver has run fine ever since. And no doubt you can pick out a few more that could•not be blamed on the editor. -The Listowel Banner. IIOT OR COOL SUMMER? The amateur prophets suggest that because of the unusually high tem- peratures that have been character- istic of this winter we are likely to have a cool summer. The records do not tend to support such a pre- diction. In the past, when there was an exceptionally mild winter, the succeeding summer usually was hot. That was actually the case in seven summers following the nine mildest winters in the last 96 years. The mildest winter on record in Ontario was 1931-32, when the mean tempera- ture for December, January and Feb- ruary. was 32.7 as compared with the normal for those months for the past 96 years, 23.8. The general, explana- tion offered: by weather experts as to why 'warm summers follow warm winters is that trends in weather per- sist. It is also the case, as in the present winter, that tremendous ar- eas of the country are clear of snow and ice so more heat from the sun's rays can be absorbed and given off by radiation. FREAK WIND AT ELMIRA PULLED "HAT TRICK" The Elmira Signet tells this one: "Amandus Herz, Ernst Street, El- mira, wore two hats to work the oth- er morning. It wasn't to be different -it just happened that way, and chances are one in a million of it ever happening again. It happened like this: , "On his way from the house to the garage to get his car for a regular morning drive to Kitchener, where he. works, Mr. Herz was greeted with a gust of wind and twirling snow that lifted his hat from his head and car- ried it across the back yard and out of sight. Unable to find his "head- piece' in the blowing snow, Mr. Herz returned to the house and got his best hatfor replacement. "Driving one block east to Arthur Street, .Mr. Herz picked up his usual three co-workers for Kitchener and turned south. .After covering about two blocks, the four persons in the automobile were suddenly startled when a dark object blew in front of the car and hooked, itself on the ra- diator cap. "You guessed it -nothing else but Mr. Herz' hat that had blown away. The wind had carried the hat almost three bloeks across back yards to cover the shortest distance between the 'I' routes covered. by Mr. Herz." -Hanover Post. ,m,)Opmgmow NIAU' ' gg er 14. The Sinking of the "Titanic" On April 15, 1912, occurred the greatest sea disaster in the his- tory of navigation. The 'Titanic, bearing 2,200 people and majesti- cally proceeding on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New. York, hit an iceberg 800 miles off the coast of Halifax. In three hours she had sunk and only 600 people were saved. Jack Kannawin will tell the story of this terrible disaster on Friday, April 16, when. his ,programa,'This Week in History" is offered to the listeners of the CBC from the Toronto studios at 7.30 p.m. EST. The Titanic was presumed to be unsinkable: She was the last word in luxurious ocean travel and so sure were her designers that no ill -fate could overtake her that she was equipped with only twenty lifeboats. Her's was the first wi 'eless equipment to send out the distress call of "SOS" and the Carpathia hurried to her aid but found only the 'lifeboats and the struggling survivors.. The beauti- ful new ship had gone down with her captain, E. C. Smith, on the bridge and she carried to a watery grave such internationally known figures as Charles M. Flays, Benjamin Guggenheim, and John Jacob Astor. Program of Chamber Music "Echoes of the Masters," a CBC national, network presentation from Toronto on Thursday, April 15, at 8,30 p.m. EST, will be under the direction of Geoffrey Waddington. The program will be devoted entirely to chamber music presentations and the major work selected for this date will be the "Symphony No. 1" by William Boyce. The celebrated Eighteenth Century composer was associated throughout his career with the composition of church music. He is not particu- larly well known as a composer of orchestral music but nevertheless his contributions in this field were important and the symphony an- nounced for this presentation is typical of his spirited work. The symphony is in three movements: (1) Allegro, (2) Andant dolce and (3) Vivace. Boyce was born in London,' England, in 1710. Kelsey Club Talks Extended The Kelsey Club talks presented from Winnipeg every Sunday over the GBC national network have been' extended owing to the great interest that is being taken in the original broadcasts on the subject "What We Have to Defend." The concluding discussions will deal more directly with the various conflicting points of view regard- ing present defence policies in Canada. In this way the actual is- sues of the defence problem will be placed in front of the listening audience, Dr. R. 0. MacFarlane, Associate Professor of History, University of Manitoba, in his broadcast of April 4, presented the "isolationist" point of view. The "Imperialist" point of view was presented by R. F. McWilliams, K.C., on April 11, and the argument for the "collec- tive security" point of view now will be given by E, J. Tarr, K.C., . on April 18, and the "pacifist" point of view, by J. S. Woodsworth, M.P., on April 25. The series will conclude. on May 2 with a summary of these conflicting arguments together with comments upon them by J. B. Coyne, K.C'., and by Sidney Smith, M.A., L.L.B., President of the University of Manitoba. Broadcast From Coronation Boat -Train The excitement and gaiety of the departyre on April 15 from Windsor station, Montreal, of the C.P.R. special boat -train en route to Saint John, N.B., with passengers proceeding to London for the Coronation ceremonies on May 12 will be described for national net- work listeners of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the program "Night Shift," to be presented at 10.45 p.m. EST. The boat -train will make connections with the last Coronation sailing from Saint John and will carry among its many passengers a number of prominent Canadians. R. T. Bowman , producer and commentator of the "Night Shift" series, is planning to interview them as to their plans while in London. Mr. Bowman, who will be assisted by four observers, three of whom will be stationed at differ- ent points throughout the train, also plans a tack with the engineers, porters and others. The last words of the broadcast will be made by a commentator located in the C.P.R. control tower, about a quarter of a mile outside the station, who will describe the safe routing of the train out of, Montreal Gaily coloured flags and buntings will bedeck the train as it makes its departure for the Maritime harbour where .hundreds of Coronation passengers will converge from all parts of Canada and the United States. The train will be one of the longest, it is expect- ed, ever assembled for ,such a journey. Coronation News Seventeen special programs in connection with the forthcoming Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, will originate in the Toronto studios of the CBC during the next five weeks. The production staff and artists, musical directors, script writers and arrangers are at work on this elaborate assignment which will bring to Canadian listeners interesting commentary, vivid dramatic inci- dents, and magnificent music in honour of the solemn, splendid and colourful' ceremony which takes place in Westminster Abbey on May 12. Prgctically every type of program now being broadcast on the regular CBC schedule will be influenced by the forthcoming Corona- tion. In addition to the more elaborate dramatic and musical pre- sentations there will be numerous short features including talks on the various aspects of the ceremony, its origin and ancient customs. Books which have been written and published in connection with the crowning of the new King, and music' specially composed for those who have worn the Crown in the past, interesting sidelights on the preparations now well under way for what is expected to be the most impressive coronation in the history of the British people, as well as strange anecdotes out of past centuries, all will be presented to the listening public. Early in. May, Dr. Stanley Russell, known for his brilliant dis- cussions on the CBC "The Broken Arc" series, will be heard speaking on "The Coining Coronation." His associate on the lecture series, 13. K. Sandwell, will review his impressions of the Coronation scene as presented over the national network on the actual day of the cere- monies. Professor J. F. Macdonald will be presented in a special {'Book Review," Jack Kannawin and Harriett M. Ball will be heard to brief commentary programs, and Mr. John Alford has been invited to speak, on "Canadian Art at the Coronation Exhibition." CORPORATION FEATURES DAY BY DAY All Times Eastern Standard Thursday, April 15: 8.80 p.m. "Echoes of the Masters". Chamber orchestra direction Geoffrey Waddington. From Toronto. 10.00 p.m. "By the Sea". Orchestra direction Percy Harvey with soloist, male quartet and "The Smile Sleuth". From Vancouver. i Prrday, April 16: 8.30 p.m. Cesare Sodero Dieets.• Soloists, chorus and orchestra. MBS -CBC international exchange program. From New York. 9.00 p.m. Winnipeg Musical Festival. From Winnipeg. Saturday, April 17: 8.30 p.m. La Petite Symphonie de Radio -Canada. Direction Ed- win Belanger with Gabrielle Hudson, soloist. From. Quebec. 10.30 p.m. George Sims and his Dance Orchestra. From Mon- treal. Sunday, April 18: 3.00 p.m. New York Philharmonic Orchestra. From New York. 9.00 p.m. "The Pagoda of Flowers". Dramatie production under direction of Mercer McLeod. From Vancouver. 10.00 p.m. Canadian Defence: What wehave ta. Defend meet- ing of the Kelsey Club. From Winnipeg. Monday, April 19: 9.00 n.m. "Melodic Strings" -orchestra direction Alexander :Chu haldin, From Toronto. 9.30 p.m. "Badinage". Orchestra and guest soloist. From Mon- treah Tuesday, April 20: 9.00 p.m. "Coronation Legends" -narration, drama and music. From Toronto. 10.00 p.m. "National Sing -Song" - community singing directed by George Young. Front Regina. 10.30 p.m. A Canadian Looks at Csnada-Down Easters and Out Wester", a talk by C. F. Jamieson. From Calgary. Wednesday, April 21: Hall of the Air -'Montreal Vocal 9.00 p.m. Canadian Concert H 11 . Symphony with orchestra conducted by Gujseppe' Agostini. from Montreal, 10.30.m. Lloyd Huntley and his Mount Royal Hotel Dance p Y, Or- chestra. From Montreal. Pc^::77n'daN don ItSESSFXR12SSURSSMI57481 Farmers' ei pk ti es ow lose Less! On April lst, rural telephone rates were reduced by 25 cents per month -^ $3.00 !h per year. This will mean a saving to the farmers of Ontario and Quebec of over $100,000 a year. Other reductions are - Hand (cradle) telephones - reduced from 30 cents to 15 cents per month over Desk type (effective with May bills)., Installation charge - Business telephones reduced from $2,25 to $2.00. Service connection - - (where instrument is in place) on Business telephones, reduced from $1.15 to $1.00; in- side move charges reduced from $2.00 to $1.00 (effective April lst). Short )haul Long Distance Calls - 20 -cent person-to-person calls reduced to 15 cents. The extra cost for reversing charges on calls to nearby places is cancelled (effec- tive April lst). Deaf Sets - The special peci1 type of equipment available for the hard -of -hearing is reduced from $2.50 to $1.50 per month. Now is the time to order your telephone. Our local representative will be glad to explain the benefits of a telephone on the farm. It will save you far more than its cost, especially at the reduced rate. OME 1LAN RIVEiENTl Address of Major Wood Clearly Outlines How the) Plan Works and What Can Be Done. At a recent meeting held in Clinton to discuss the Home Improvement Plan, Major Wood of London, spoke as follows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I am happy to have this privilege to meet with you on this occasion because of the fact that you are giv- ing attention to a project which will1 improve business and create employ-, meat, I bring to you greetings from Lon- don. We are intensely interested in all that contributes to the upbuilding of the County of Huron and the splen- did communities therein. Your eight incorporated towns, in- cluding your choice community of Clinton, and villages, your sixteen townships, and your 7,368 occupied farms are of the finest and we hope sincerely that continued progress may be yours. There is noting new about the sub- ject "The Home Improvement Plan" other than the easier method of ,fin- ancing, concerning which your bank- er will be glad to enlighten you. It is a plan through which all are bound to benefit. In other words the benefits are not confined just to the few. With improving economic conditions we all have cause for gratefulness. Think of these things: Steel production is 15 per cent bet- ter than last year. T h e production o 1 automotive vehicles is this year scheduled for a 881/4 per cent increase over 1936. The January 1937E production for the automotive industry as a whole was up 50 per cent. Building permits are 26. per cent a- head of a year ago. The sale of special building mater- ials is The demand gfor electrical increases. power is resulting in records _ being constantly broken. We have had a 41 per cent increase in copper exports, and a gain of 117 per cent in lumber shipments. The saw mills of Huron County are contributing to this gain. Carloadings` are running well ahead of the past year. Western Ontario, on a per capita basis, is leading in increases, and we are hoping, through the building and construction industry, to further im- prove business and to increase em- ployment. Public opinion is in favor of the construction of new houses and the improvement of.homes. Will the one hundred' per cent co- operation of all citizens we shall have this year in Western Ontario. over $7,000,000 invested in remodelling and repairing. Let us each and all do our part by putting the spirit of faith into action. The construction industry has eon tributecl largely to the prosperity of our country and has provided the sources of a large portion of our na- tional income. Certainly no more effective means can be found through which to im- prove business and to provide work.. A campaign for modernizing is thoroughly practical because it is. needed and economically justified. Our Canadian Government has re- cognized there is extensive need for the modernizing and the repairing of• homes. 1 It is generally recognized that many ,houses, structurally sound and- well situated, are in a run-down condition, The extent of this need cannot be accurately shown statistically, but visual evidence of the need for mod- ernization can be obtained easily by only a superficial observation of cer- tain sections of any Canadian com- munity. Through home -modernizing, values are maintained and even enhanced in• excess of actual expenditures. Modernizing is a continuing annual' requirement and should be encour- aged, and' in, this way standards of living will gradually be raised anct regular employment assured. While homebuilding requires long- time financing, modernizing can eas- ily be met through relatively short- time loans. Modernizing, buildings having sound' values will change many from losing to profitable investments, and will of- fer opportunities for immediate em- ployment. Improvement increases the value, of houses. This is of decided impor tante to those who loan money. When a room is improved women folk immediately discover the need of new curtains, a rug, furniture, or• some other merchandise. All such calls create jobs. With more people' at work more business will be done by all. Then again experience has shown that for every dollar obtained on loan an additional four dollars is expended' by'those able to do so without loans. Or in other words Uy those able to^ pay cash for the jobs they have done. Thushome improvement which is related to so many industries, is one - of the increasing businesses which is going to cause and maintain a lengthy period of prosperity. Every person can think of at least one improvement, that would make his, or her home a more comfortable place in which to live. Just stop for a moment and run over. a few of the things that you could do. Perhaps a new furnace to replace,'' the one that seems to require more, fuel each winter; , air conditioning:' equipment; new plumbing and light- tng fixtures; a coat of paint inside and out; an extra loom in attic . or. basnient for recreation or study; thea' insulation of walls and ceiling; etc:. (continued on page 6)