HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-05-06, Page 3THURS., MAY 6, 1937.
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WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
Do You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
From The New Era, May 7th, 1897:.
John B.'I{ennedy of Detroit, son of
Reeve Kennedy, is home on a visit.
ti Mr. Baird, Postmaster at Kincar-
dine, was in town today.
Mrs. Washington and Miss Maggie
are visiting relatives in Port Union
this week.
'Miss Grace Tedford left on Wed-
nesday to take up her studies at the
Toronto Conservatory of Music;
Our Authoress and artist, Clara H.
Mountcastle, whose latest poem was
recently published in the New Era,
has receiveda.number of letters of
congratulation, many freer total
strangers.
At McGill University, Montreal,
last week, Miss Bessie Ross, eldest
daughter of Mrs. Anna Ross, was
cbosen'to read the Valedictory ad-
dress.
Mrs. Ben Cole, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Cook, left last
week for Detroit.
Last week, Mr. James Snell of
Hayen-Barton stock farm, Hullett,
shipped three fine grade heifers to a
farmer in Ohio.
Mr. Peterson is putting down an
artesian. well for Mr. Oliver John-
ston.
The Western • Ontario Lawn Bowls
Association will meet next week in
London, and Mr, G. D. McTaggart, as
vice-president, will attend, as .also
will Mr. W. Jackson.
Public Library -The annual meet-
ing took place in the reading room on
Monday evening, May 2nd. The°nsual
reports were read and received. The
financial report showed that the fin-
ances were not as satisfactory as
might be hoped for, due to members
being slack in paying their fees.
The following were elected direc-
tors for the coming yeart W. Brydone,
A. Armstrong, A. McKenzie; J. Mc-
Garva, 3, Houston, F. Fowler, W.
Beesley, C. Stephenson, W. R. Lough,.
At the meeting of the directors on
Tuesday evening, J. H. Combe was
appointed secretary, and James
Scott, librarian.
Late Sending. - The wet weather
has retarded seeding. Very Iittle
sowing has been done. The grain has'
attained a phenomenal growth how-
ever, and fall wheat is looking well.
From The News -Record, May 5th,.
1897:
I.O.G-T. Elect Officers -The elec-
tion of officers. last Friday resulted
as ,follows; C. T., Mr. A. Downs; J.T.,
Miss L. Miller; Rec.-Sec., Mr. F. Gil
roy; Financial Sec., Mr. T. McNeil;
Treas., Mrs. Seward; Mar., Mr.
Brownlee; P.C., Mr. D. Stevenson; L.
D., Mr. J. W. Moore; Organist, Miss
A. Fitzsimmons.
A Worthy Object. -The Molson's
nk will receive contributions to
Tire Canadian Fund for the commem
oration of the Queen's Diamond Juba -
lee, by founding "The Victorian Or-
der of Nurses in Canada," and will
forward them to Ottawa free of
charge.
Londesboro.-Mr. Oakes, the sing-
ing master, did, not show up on' Fri-
day night. Dame Rumor says there
rs,.to be another wedding next week.
Henry Lennox, of Clinton spent
Sunday with. Mr. R. Bowcock.
Miss Mattie Brogden is visiting
friends in Clinton this week.
Varna. -The Varna boys are or-
ganizing a baseball team this year
and will soon be open for challenges.
Mr. Chas. Reid shipped a fine load
of cattle from this neighbourhood this
week..
When The Present Century
Was Young
From The Clinton New Era, May and,
2912: •
What We May Expect. -Insect ac-
tivity, inquiring for houses, increas-
ed population, investments in town
property, intelligent use of New Era
columns.
Dick Tasker left on Monday for
Brantford where he will play basebaII
this summer. Local fans will follow
with interest reports of his progress.
Ex -mayor F. G. Rumball of Lon-
don, who hasbeen seriously ill for
some time is improving rapidly. His
many 'Clinton friends will be glad to
hear this.
Mrs. Muir and children of Goderich
spent a few days with the former's
brother, Dr. Shaw, of town.
Mr. Dean Courtice arrived . home
last week from Varsity and will be
home for the summer.
Mrs. Robertson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Wiseman, arrived here
from Calgary for a short visit before
going to the OId Country for a trip.
Mrs. H. Plumsteei and Miss E.
Plumsteel are visiting in Goderich.
The many friends of Miss Mary
McIntyre will be sorry to hear she is
seriously ill in Seaforth with appen-
dicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cooper started
last Saturday for their pleasure trip
to the Old Country.
Miss Ruddhas returned. from her
visit and is once more at her accus-
tomed duties at the library.
Revs. J. E. Ford, T. W. Cosens and
3. Greene attended the funeral of
Rev. Mr. Livingstone in Mitchell, on
Monday,
Mrs. Holloway, Sr., who has spent
the winter with her daughter in Exe-
ter, has returned home.
Bowlers Re -organize. -At a meet-
ing held for election of officers for
the coming year the following were
elected:
Hon. -President: D. A. Forrester.
President: W. Jackson.
Vice -President: J. B. Hoover.
Secretary: Fred Jackson.
Treasurer: John Ransford.
Auditor: D. L, McPherson.
Grounds Committee: J. Stevenson,
A. J. Morrish, G. M. Gates, J. L.
Courtice and J. Hunter.
The President was elected to at-
tend the Western Ontario Bowlers As-
sociation meeting to be held in Lon-
don shortly.
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Story of Esipire in Song and Music
The story of the British Empire in song and music will be heard
in an hour-long feature on Coronation Day, May 12, at 10.00 a.m.
EST, when "Songs of Empire"' will be broadcast to the national net --
work of the CBC from the Toronto studios, with a presentation or-
chestra and chorus under the direction of Percy Faith.
Music characters of Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England, sea
songs that tell of British life far from the Isles, patriotic songs and
songs of romance in far-off lands will comprise the program. Percy
Faith and Fernand Barrette have written the special arrangements
and several of the songs will be illustrated with dramatic incident..
The orchestra will offer an overture of English fork songs and
country dances as the opening selection, followed by a dramatization
of "Little Irish Girl." . Next will be heard "Annie. Laurie"; "Up from
Somerset," sung- by a mixed Quartet, and "Kashmiri Song."
"Laurentian Echoes" brings Canada into the theme. "My Ain
Folk" follows, also dramatized, and then orchestra and .chorus will
join to present famous sea songs including "A Life on the Ocean
Wave," 'The Red White and Blue," "Come Come My Jolly Lads,"
"Rocked In The Cradle of the Deep," and "The Bay of Biscay."
"Land We Love," "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise," by
the Canadian composer, Ernest Seitz; the story of the famous music
hall song, "Old Dutch," and the stirring Welsh song, "Men of Har-
lech," will introduce the second part of the program and Fernand
Barrette's dramatic setting for the world famous "Road to Manda-
lay" will follow a tuneful Irish medley, including "Come Back to
Erin," "Wearin' of the Green," "Killarney," and "The Harp . That
Once Through Tara's Halls." "Songs of Empire" will conclude with
the stirring music of England's proud song"Rule Britannia."
"`Empire Parade"
Harvey Doney, distinguished Canadian baritone; George Patton,
monologist; Red Newman, music hall artist; The Guardsmen, inter-
nationally known male vocal octet, and a presentation orchestra under
the direction of Geoffrey Waddington, will be featured on, the CBC
national network program, "Empire Parade," on Monday, May' 10, at
8.30 p.m. EST. The program will present gay and martial airs and
songs of the Empire, with the artists providing a tuneful tour. of. the
British Isles and brief 'musical excursions into the far corners • of.
Empire,
The orchestra will play selections from Edward German's "Mer-
rie England" as the opening number and the Guardsmen will make
their first appearance, singing "Our Heritage," a song by Ernest J.
Wormington, Canadian composer. Another celebrated Canadian tom-
poser will be represented when Harvey Doney sings "Drake's Drum,"
for which Dr. Healy Willem, of Toronto,' wrote the:. setting. A reed -
ley of French-Canadian airs will be offered with the Guardsmen in
the vocal choruses andthe national flavour Will be heightened with
medleys of Irish and Scottish songs, Red, Newman will make a char-
acteristic appearance in a famous, music hall number and George
Patton has written a new monologue for the program, "The Mous-
tache Cup" which he will present in the manner of, his former music
Otto Henderson's Orchestra, which will play for the Hospital Coronation Dance to be held in the town hall, Clinton, on Coronation night, May 12th.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS AR'E SAYING
BOTH TREES AND DAMS
On Saturday, The. Star published an
interesting interview with Mr. E. J.
Zavitz, the provincial forester, deal-
ing withthe recent floods in western
Ontario. Mr. Zavitz is an authority
heldin respect, having both know-
ledge and zeal. It specially interest-
ed us to find that not only did he tell
as what, in his view and in ours, ought
to be done but he added something
about what is being done in the way
of reforestation to prevent floods.
There appeared also in our issue of
Saturday a letter from a Star reader,
saying:
Mr. Hepburn said in 1935: "The
least we can do is to pass' on to our
children in reforested areas the source
of a revenue that will pay the debt'
we, are forced to bequeath them.by the
necessity to give relief." May I sug-'
gest that something be done to im-
plement.this very wise and states-
manlike utterance. •
It seems that Mr. Hepburn has been
doing something, although possibly
not enough. In 1935 some 10,000,000
trees were distributed for planting in
Ontario, but that is not enough. A-
bout 20,000 acres are being reforest-
ed.
There was a time when Ontario was
pretty much all forest. Now we have
less forest than some old countries in
Europe. We have 28 counties with
less than 9 per cent. of forest. We
have 135 townships with less than 5
per cent of forest, which Prof. Zavitz
considers dangerously low. France
and other countries have from 18 to
20 per cent. in forest. We . should
have as much.
Just now from Grey, Bruce and Hu-
ron there is more timber going out
than for twenty years past, but, as a
rule, this does not mean that bush
lots are being• mowed down, but that
valued single trees are being Sold.
Prof Zavitz feels that swamps were
mistakingly regarded as nuisances
that should be removed, and now we
find that they should, if possible, be
restored. New forests, we imagine,
cannot be grown soon enough to do
the job that will prevent floods. We
shall have to build great dams first.
hall successes.
The' director has written a special arrangement of two patriotic
songs "Here's A Health Unto His Majesty" and "Long Live The
Ring," which will provide a stirring finale with orchestra and vocal-
ists.
Special May 12 News Broadcast
World news, will be given to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
listeners over the national network during Coronation Day, May 12.
In addition to the regular Canadian Press period at night there will
be a news period broadcast by Charlie Jennings at 12.30 noon. This
will bea twenty -minute resume of world news and will precede a
musical broadcast from the BBC.
The Canadian Press news bulletin at night ;will be heard from
Toronto at 9.50 p.m. EST, following the rebroadcast of "Empire
Homage," which includes King George's first message to the people
of the British Empire following his Coronation.
Dr, Russell To Comment on Coronation
"To -day's Coronation," a .commentary by Dr. Stanley Russell
discussing the day's events in retrospect, will be broadcast over the
CBC's national network from Toronto on Wednesday, May 12, at 6.45
p.m. EST. The talk, which will be a feature of the CBO Coronation
schedule, will review the broadcasts which will have covered every
aspect of the day's events. Dr. Russell will describe his own reac-
tions to the spectacle as viewed through his radio set and he will re-
fer particularly to the evidences of love and homage to the British
crown revealed by the million spectators of the ceremonies and pro-
cessions.
CBC BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES, CORONATION° DAY, MAY 12
The CBC has announced its complete schedule of national net-
work broadcasting activities for Coronation Day, May 12. The times
of broadcasts, all of which will be eastern standard, are definite and
any changes to be made in the programs themselves will be minor.
The national network will be put into operation at 4,00 a.m., and will
remain in operation without interruption until 11.00 p.m.
The schedule of programs is as follows: -
4.00 to 4.15 a.m. Carillon from Peace Tower, Ottawa.
4.15 to 4.30 am, Commentary from BBC.
4.30 to 5.00 am. Their Majesties leave Buckingham Palace.
o- 5.00 to 7.40 a.m, Coronation Service.
7,40 to 8.15 am. Their Majesties leave Westminster Abbey
8.15 to 9.10 a.m. The return procession at Constitution Hill.
9.10 to 9.20 a.m. Their Majesties return to Buckingham Palace,
9.20 to 9.30 a.m. Bells from Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria.
9.30 to 10.00 am, Children's Chorus directed by Arthur Putland.
From Fort William.
10,00 to 11.00 a.m. "Songs of Empire." From Toronto.
11.00 to 12.00 noon. "Fairy Coronation" Children's play from
Vancouver.
12.00 to 12.15 p.m. New Westminster extends official greetings
to the "Fraser", the first of the new fleetof destroyers to enter B.C.
waters- From New Westminster.'
12.15 to 12.30 p.m. Ottawa Ladies' Choir.
12.30 to 12.45 p.m. Canadian Press News Bulletins, From To-
ronto.
12,45 to 1.00 p,m. Peter Dawson, ,Australian bass baritone.
From BBC,
1.00 to 1.10 p.m. Royal Salute of 21 guns. From Winnipeg.
1.10 to 1.20 p.m. Message from His Excellency, Lord Tweedsmuir,
Governor General of Canada. From Ottawa.
1.20 to 2.00 p.m. "The Empire's. Homage."
2.00 to 2.10 p.m., His Majesty King George VL
2.10 to 2.30 p.m. Army and Navy Veteran's Band. Director Eu-
gene Hudson. • Prom Winnipeg.
2.30 to to 4.45.m. Re -broadcast of Coronation ozonation Service.
4.45 to 5.00 p.m. Bruce Hutchison. Comments on Coronation.
From London.
5.00 to 5.45 pan. The CBC presents a British Radio Party. From
New York.
5.45 to 6.00 p.m. John Masefield, Poet Laureate. From. London
via NBC.
6.00 to 6.30 p.m, Recital by Percy Grangier, distinguished Aus-
tralian pianist. From Montreal.
6.30 to 6.45 p.m. "Poems in Praise." Readings by J. Frank Wil-
lis. From Halifax.
6.45 to 7.00 p.m. Dr. Stanley Russell in special address. Frown'
Toronto.
7.00 to 8.00 p.m. 'Countess Maritza," Operetta, From Montreal.
8.00 to 8.15 p.m. Beverley Baxter in address. From BBC:
8.15 to 8,30 p.m. "London Scenes." Musical program. From.
Halifax.
8.30 to 9.00 p.m. Magic Baking Powder Program.
9.00 to 9.50 p.m. Repeat of Empire Homage. Address by Tris
Majesty. From Ottawa.
10.00 to 10.30 Winnipeg Boys' Choir. From Winnipeg.
1.0.80 to 11.00 "Let's All Be Merry" -to western network only:.
From Toronto.
1Q.30 to 11.00 "We Say Goodnight". -to nudeast network only.
From Montreal.
But Ontario, after hating trees and accusations at the other and attempt-
slaughtering them without mercy,' ing to impair the sedurity of indus-
try by their efforts todominate, we
want to stand fast by that old pro-
verb:
"Hold fast to that which is good,"
"So, with this, we, the Endicott
Johnson tanners, shoe workers and
rubber workers, ddsire to pledge our
loyalty and goodwill to our leaders
and express our complete confidence
in their leadership, and our willing-
ness to abide by whatever decision
they may consider necessary."
Endicott Johnson provides free
hospitalization, medical care and re-
creational facilities for its workers a-
long with an average weekly wage.
the year around of more than $27.
Its announced policy is to give back
to the workers all that the business
earns over costs and dividends to
stockholders. It provides homes at
cost.
This "square deal" policy, which
has been in effect for nearly half a
century, has brought many demon-
strations of loyalty in the past.
In most industrial plants, employ-
ers and workers have confidence in
each other and strive to do the fair
thing by each other.
Leadership in promoting industrial
harmony may well come from em-
, ployers. The best way to avoid dis-
content and flaming agitation is to
maintain conditions which do not per-
mit them to take root.
-Financial Post,
WIl;O PROFITS BY STRIKES
The question is a difficult one to
must go back to the growing of them.
Toronto Daily Star.
BAND TO ,ORGANIZE
Zurich Jubilee Band is about to
re -organize and get going again this
summer, and a meeting is being col-
lect in the Town Hall, this Wednesday
evening when all interested citizens
are invited to attend. A band to a
town like Zurich is a most wonderful
asset, and the business men as well
as other citizens are behind the pro-
iect to have things going for the
summer which will soon be here. A
petition has been passed around to
which a liberal subscription has been
made, and all that is required is to
organize a responsible management
and a number of faithful players
take hold and put it over in a big
way. This is Coronation year and
a most fitting time for Zurich to have
a good band. Zurich Herald.
ASHFIELD RECORDS
Tell of Man Who Died There at Age
of 110
James Shiells of Amberley, who re-
cently celebrated his 100th birthday,
is by no means the oldest man to re-
side in that section of Ashfield town-
ship.
A stone in Kintail cemetery records
that one John MacLean, who came to
Canada from Scotland in 1840, died
in 1862 at the ripe .old age of 107
years.
Delving into Mr. MacLean's history
one finds that skeptics of that day
refused to believe he was 107 years
of age. Accordingly they wrote au-
thorities in Scotland, only to learn
that a mistake had been made and
that Mr. MacLean in reality was 110
years of age.-Goderich Signal.
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
Happily .married couple get little
publicity in the newspapers,
A golden wedding celebration may
bring a note in the social column or
even an illustration of the happy
pair.
Divorce proceedings, however, usu-
ally make the front page.
Similarly, strike news in industry
is given full page streamer head-
lines, but industries which carry on
most amicable and friendly relations
between employer' and employee get
little or no attention. •
This is understandable as newspa-
pers only play up the unusual.
Unless we atop occasionally, how-
ever, and think the matter over we
are liable to lose our perspective on
events and attach undue importance
to circumstances and actions that are
taking place before our eyes.
There are about 1,500,000 workers
in Canada apart from those .employed
on•farms and in fishing and hunting
pursuits.
About 20 per cent or 300,000 belong
to labor unions. It is safe to say
that probably 90 per cent of all' work-
ers are far removed from any
thought of taking part in any strike
or industrial disturbance.
This imposes a great burden of re-
sponsibility on
esponsibility.on their employers to see
that they all get a square 'deal.
Something like a diamond wedding
celebration happened recently at the
plant of the Endicott Johnson Cor-
poration, Binghampton, N.Y., manu-
facturers of boots and shoes.
After voluntarily circulating and
signing a pledge of loyalty through
the factories and tanneries of the
corporations 19,000employees have
forwarded the p'ledge to George F.
Johnson, chairman of the board, who
is in Florida.
The testimonial, spokesmen for the
workers said, was in place of a home-
coming celebration planned for -Mir.
Johnson, who has been seriously ilk
Headingeach of the long sheets of
paper uponwhich the signatures ap-
pear are these words,as reported by
the New York Times:
"At this ,trine, when industrial
strife... is rampant throughout the na-
tion,when capital and labor are in
the throes of suspicion and distrust
with each other, each hurling open
answer. 'It is much less difficult to
say who does not profit by them.
' The recent General Motors strike,
inspired by paid foreign agitators
was a costly one for practically all
concerned. T h e corporation lost
through its inability to supply its
product. Local dealers, in Kincardine
and elsewhere, were losers because
they could not fill orders. Plants'
supplying parts to General Motors
were losers, for there was no demand:
for their products.
Employees of General Motors ant/
feeder plants were losers .of wages,.
which ninny of them could ill afford
to do without. It ,is estimated con-
servatively that the loss in wages to
all concerned was $150,000 each day.
This mnitipised by the number of
days in which the strike was in pro-
gress, amounts to a large sum.
That employees 'benefited little •
from the strike through increased'
wages and other benefits is generally'
recognized,
Officials of the C. I. O. were the
only ones to benefit, along with corn -
monistic organizations desirous of
fomenting unrest,
OLD BIBLE FOUND
AT MASONIC HALL:
Book Is Over 100 Years' Old.
Last week in a room at the Mas-
onic Hall a very old Bible was found..
The inscription on the inside of the -
cover is, John Whitehead, July 6th, -
1823. The book was bound by Chris-
topher Wyly, 39 St. Andrew's
Doctors' Commons, apparently in!
London, Eng. There is more writing'
on the inside of the cover but it is
impossible to make it out.
In the Bible is a note which reads
as follows:
Wingham, Oct., 1907'
This Bible was found in an old
frame building on Josephine Street,
Wingham, in 1907, which was being
pulled down to make room for the
erection of a 'branch building of the
Bank of Commerce, which was fin-
' ished
in'ished and occupied in 1908.
James Fleuty, Wingham.
The Bank of Commerce building
referred to is now Dr. Connell's.
office and residence.
The page containing the publisher's'
name and adress and the date of pub-
lication is missing but the remainder
of the book is intact and is in good
state of preservation. The only other
writing is the name of James Fleuty,
1907, on the inside of the cover page
and the name, Martha, on the last
page. Sonia figures appear on the
inside of the back cover which look
like a problem in pounds, shillings
and pence. -Advance Times.
C. N. R. EARNINGS SHOW GOOD,
INCREASE
The gross revenues of the all-in-
clusive Canadian National Railways
System for the week ending April 21,
1937, were $3,878,043, as compared;
with $3,595,061, for the correspond-
ing period of 1936, an increase pf
$282,982.
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Put Your Pictures to Work
The "Photo Tray" and the "Photo
Lamp" are good places for your
choice snapshots.
INASMUCH as the purpose of a
a photograph is to be looked at, did
it ever occur to you' that keeping
prints of lovely pictures in a desk
drawer, in a box or on the shelf of a
closet, as too many amateurs do,
utterly defeats that purpose. To be.
sure, they may be taken out once in
a while to show to friends, but, as
far as giving pleasure is concerned,
the pictures might as well never
have been taken, if they are kept.
out of sight, Even when mounted
in a photo album, they aro not al-
lowed to do the full duty that they
might.
Of course, it is -impractical to
keep all your prints constantly in
view, but why not keep some of the
choice ones out in the open and at
the same time beautify your home?
Having them enlarged and .framed
is one obvious way, but here are
three more ideas for doing this
which are not difficult to execute and
which will afford you continuous
pleasure in wholesale fashion.
Do you remember the fad for
trays lined with cigar bands back
about 1905? The modern and cer-
tainly much more dignified variant
of that acheine is a "photo tray" with
a design worked out in your best
snapshots. The prints are mounted
on a board beneath the glass cover.
Any amateur craftsman can do such'
a job -easily. There Is a fascinating
evening's work in selecting the
prints and arranging patterns. It is
a challenge to your ingenuity and
artistic taste. Ifyou happen to be a
hobbyist in flower pictures, you can
use them to make a flower design 02
great beauty.
'Another idea~ is to make a `photo
lampshade." Prints or enlargements'
should be made on single weight.
paper and pasted on the shade as.
your artistic ideas dictate. Better
for this is to have your negatives or
enlargements printed on the special
translucent photographic paper that.
is coated with emulsion' on "both
isides and practically produces a.
transparency.
Another and somewhat more
elaborate way to keep your pictures
in view is to make a snapshot bed-
room screen. .Contact prints or en-
largements are trimmed. to a uni-
form size and paste -mounted on
panels fitted into .the screen frame.
'This idea is capable of infinite varia-
tions. The screen can be a veritable
family history in snapshots or it cane.
tell of a memorable vacation, pleas.
urs cruises or trips abroad, A big'
enlargement on each panel of the
most signifieanii or outstanding pia
ture_of the selection gives a strut-•
ing effect,
125 • JOHN VAN GUILDER