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The Clinton News Record, 1937-05-13, Page 1The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated Tlie Clinton NO. 5831-58T11 YEAR. New .: Era The New Era Est. j865 CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 13TH, 1937. IISate the 9urehase of Z(cur Watch from `Coronation Z(ear, We take great pride in our Watches. They are scientifically con- structed. Tlie wearing parts are tempered to the proper hardness. The Escapements are finely adjusted, and the greatest thing about them is they are dependable. You can rely on keeping your engage-. inerts on time, not wasting time by being toa early, and better still, not keeping those you have an engagement with waiting for you. You know your time is worth money, so is theii'si 'Then in addition to being good timekeepers, they are of good appearance. 'You can- not be fair to yourself 'unless you see these timekeepers, before you snake a purchase. . Our Best Satisfied Customers are Those to. Whom we have sold • Watches. W. H. HELLYAR Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optometrist. Residence Phone 174j. FOR SHEER BEAUTY Plant® Chiffs Hose CLEAR AND FREE FROM RB GS Smart New Shades that will harmonize with your Summer Clothes. FREE - For one week a Box of Lux with every pair of 75c and $1.00 Hose inCrepe, Chiffon or Service Weight. IRWIN'S " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE S'HOPPE " Football Considerable interest i s being shown locally in football this year according to reports at the executive meeting on Friday night. Clinton should have a good team this year which will merit the support of all sport fans. ! Mr. Orval Noble, a member of the executive, has kindly donated the sweaters for the team. Funds will have to be raised to purchase other necessary equipment. This will be done through advance selling of tie- kets for the home games. As an inducement to keep the games clean and provide keen com- petition among the players, it • has been decided to give a prize to the one who proves to be the most valu- able player on the team during the The first home game will be played on May 27th with Brucefield as the opposing team. Last year Brucefield were group winners, and this should be a fast game. In the meantime the local players are kicking the ball around in prac- tice games, and getting into shape for cleaning up this year, "Hillbilly Courtship" The play, "Hillbilly Courtship," presented by a Brucefield cast on Friday evening, under the auspices of the Wesley -Willis Young People's Society, was a great success judging by the applause which greeted the. actors. As the title suggests, the setting for the play is in the Ozark moun- tains. It is an amusing comedy cen- tring around the home life and fueds of mountain hillbillies. The fued between the older mem- bers of two families is carried through to the end of the play, but is finally settled,' together' with oth- er problems which become very com- plicated through letters sent to a matrimonial bureau: A radio -urogram 'Promoter goes to the hills looking for talent and is mistaken as an applicant from the bureau. When the real applicant ap- pears an amusing situation is crea- ted which causes misunderstanding and trouble no end. Everything is, finally settled satis- factorily, and the fued between the old folks is settled by handshakes in- stead of buckshot, It would be unfair to pick any ac- tor as the best performer. Each one filled the part designated very credi- tably. Between acts Arthur Finlayson and Genevieve Smith contributed musical numbers which were . very much en- joyed, both responding to encores._ Historic Roads Of Ontario A. series of eight broadcasts on historic roads of Ontario will be gi• ven each Monday at 6.30-6.45 (EST.) beginning May 10th, over the follow- ing stations: CRCO, OFRC, CRCT,: CROY, CKTB, CFTL, CFOO, CROW, CFCH, CJKL, CI{GG, CKSO, CKTE, WXYZ, CKCV„ CKOC. The material for the broadcast are being supplied by a number of his- torians, and the series is put on in co-operation with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The following subjects will bre cov- ered: Yonge Street (2 broadcasts) Niagara Portage Road Huron Road Talbot Road Kingston Road (2 broadcasts) Coaches and Inns. These roads have played a' vital part in the life of Ontario from the earliest days to. the present time, and the broadcasts will recall their Colourful.' history. It wil interest those who drive along these toads to know why they were built, what the old routes were„ and what are the points of historic interest on them. The Farmers' Market Wheat, $1.23. Oats, 50c. Barley, 85c. Buckwheat; 90c. ' Butterfat, Spec., 25c; First, 23e. Dairy; Butter, 20c. Eggs, 1Gc, 14c, 13e, 12c. Live Hogs, $8.75. H. and S. Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Home and School Association will be held in the Public School on Tuesday ev- ening,, May 18t1t. Reports will be given and election of officers will take place. Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame will give a report of the Rome and School Con- vention, held in Toronto, which she attended during Easter week. Competed At Stratford Festival Bonita Shaw, 8 years old, played a piano solo at the Stratford Musical Festival and obtained the Gold Medal with 83 marks in open, class under 9 years, which had ten contestants, and she received the Silver Medal in an- other class obtaining 84 marks with seven contestants. Marilyn Shaw, 7 years old, received second place standing with 72 narks for a piano solo in the class under 9 years, in the Sarnia Musical Festival, which had seven contestants. Both little girls are daughters of Mr.and Mrs.Earl Shaw of Brigden, , (formerly Miss 111a M. Rutledge) and nieces. of Mrs. W. E. Seeley of Clin- ton. Farm Loan Board Meets The manager of the Canadian Farm Loan' Board for Ontario, Mr. W, G. Whiteside, Dominion Public Bldg., Toronto, held a meeting with his group of western Ontario appraisers to discuss plans for the carrying out of the appraisal work of the Board for the forthcoming season. The meeting was held at the Queen's Ho- tel, Stratford, on Friday, April 30th, and matters relating to appraisal, lo- cal conditions, and the prompt hand- ling of loans, etc. were discussed, with a view to improving these phases of the Board's work. The appraisal season will open in all parts ofi Ontario about the 1st of May and will continue until the late autumn. Boy Scouts Observe Coronation The local Boy Scout troop, together with a large number of citizens of the town, celebrated the Coronation of our beloved King and Queen in the park on Wednesday evening, To open the festivities a huge red, white and blue balloon was sent up. A prayer was then offered for Their Majesties, followed by the singing of The Maple Leaf Forever, after which the Scouts in a body swore allegiance to our newly -crowned King and Queen, May- or Holmes then addressed the boys and was rewarded with three hearty scout cheers. Bill Carter was then invested as a Scout and added to the strength of the troop; Jack West was then presented, after an impressive ceremony, with a King's Scout badge, and a special Coronation certificate, issued by headquarters to Scouts at- taining this high rank in Coronation year. So far as is known Jack is the first Clinton Scout ever to have be- come proficient enough in his tests. to qualify as a King Scout. A huge beacon fire was then lighted and a royal salute of 21 rockets fired. The celebration was closed with the singing of, the National Anthem. Musical Contest At Ontario Street Church On Monday evening, May 10th, an outstanding 'meeting in Young Peo- ple's work was held at Ontario Street Church. The meeting was opened with a worship, period of quiet music, hymns and prayers, and a solo contributed by Miss Viola Fraser. The special feature of the evening was a musical contest' between the young' people of Blyth and Hensall who were ,competing for the Huron Presbytery Young People's pennant, Three selections were sung alter- nately by each group as follows: "Lead Kindly Light"; Negro Spir- itual, "Climbing Jacob's Ladder";. `fJuanite." These selections were well sung and greatly appreciated. The judge, Miss Golintz, Mitchell, awarding the decis- ion to the Blytlt Group. The score being 82 points for Blyth; 72 for Hensall. . Short addresses were given by Rev. Mr. Burton and Mr, George Taylor, President of Huron Presbytery 'Young People's Union. Blyth is honored in winning, this pennant which is held for one year by the winning Society. THE HOME PAPE Among The Churches Baptist Church Anniversary services will be, cele- brated on Sunday, May 16th, with service in the morning. at 11 o'clock. The Sunday School will meet at 10 o'clock in the morning. In the even- ing at '7 p.m. Mr. L. F. Kipp, editor of "The Canadian Baptist," will ad, dress the congregation, Presbyterian Church Service will be held as usual in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The monthly W. M. S. meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert McKenzie on Wednesday, May 19th. The topic will be taken by Mrs. Hall, and current events by Mrs. Al- ex. MeEwan, A good attendance is hoped for. Salvation Army Services last Sunday were conduct- ed by Envoy Waye of Toronto, who is - assisting Captain Bonar during the month of May. A Spiritual Campaign will becon- ducted by Envoy Ferguson of Lon- don, from May 28th to June 13th. He is well-known in London as the Street Singer. The Home League will be holding a sale of goods in the near future. Mrs. Elliott, Secretary of the League, would appreciate donations of tea towels, dish towels, mats, pillow cases, etc. The proceeds' will be used for local work. United C Wesley -Willis hnr ch At the morning service, Mother's Day will be observed in Wesley -Wil- lis church in a joint congregational and Sunday School service. The pro- gram will consist of a chorus by Primary Dept., a story by Mrs. Nor- man Holland, a short Biblical drama by menxbers of the school, music by the choir. The subject of the ser- mon will be, "The Family at Horne." Sunday School will stet in classes at the front cd the church. An infant baptismal service will be conducted. In the evening at 7 o'clock, the subject of the sermon will be "A Mother in Israel". ' St. Paul's Church The regular monthly nteeting of the W. A. was held on Monday evening. In the absence of Mrs. McGoun, the President, Mrs. McKinnon took the chair. Mrs. Appleby read the passage of Scripture. Mrs. McKinnon led in prayer. Mrs. Geo. Taylor, one of the delegates to the Annual. Meeting of the W. A., which was held in London this year, gave a splendid report of several of the sessions. This is the Golden Jubilee year of the W.A., and the Clinton branch is proud to have one of the Charter Members still andinterested in the work Mrs. a- live Johnson. The meeting was closed with the benediction. Ontario Street United Church This Sunday will be observed as Mother's Day. A Baptismal Service will be held when those parents who are wishing to have their babies bap- tised will be present. Rev. G. G. Burton will deliver an address suitable to the occasion. Sunday School will also observe Mother's Day with an open session and a special .programme. Rev. T. A,• Carmichael of Seaforth will be the guest speaker at the even- ing service at '7 o'clock. The Young People's Union will meet'at 8 o'clock Monday night in •eharge:of the Citizenship department. Wednesday, the 19th, at 8 p.m., the Fellowship and Praise Service will be held in the school.hall of the church. A special flower collection will be held on Sunday in observance of Mother's Day. The Girl's Club will hold their May meeting at the home of Mrs. Ar- thur Knight, on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. The regular meeting of the W. M. S. was held on Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. Geo. Shipley in the chair. The meeting was opened by singing the hymn, "The Light of 'the World is. Jesus." Mrs, Hawke led in pray- • e�•. It was decided to hold an expense fund tea on Wednesday, May 26th, at the home of Mrs. G. Murdoch. At the conclusion of the business, Mrs. Kennedy took the chair and di- rected the devotional exercises. The subject was "Jesus and Youth.". Mrs. Kennedy read several passages from St. Mark's Gospel and commented on the passages. Miss Edith Cornish read the. devotional leaflet. Mrs. Hiles led in prayer. Misses Elva Wiltse : and Marion Gibbings sang a duet. Mist Rena Pickett gave. a full report of the morning's session of the Huron Presbyterial, held at-Goderich. Mrs. Sid. Thompson reported on the events of the afternoon session. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered them. Mrs. Peek, in charge of cur- rent,events, discussed the missionary work among children in foreign lands. Miss E. Cornish read a paper on Temperance. The meeting' was closed with the singing of "God Save the,,Ring", and the Mizpah benedic tio. • !The New King . . . The Queen . . . and. the PrineesseJ I I6 C KI ,;1RJJ a rill li li9llNII THE RING'S MESSAGE TO HIS SUBJECTS. "It is with a very full heart I speak to you tonight. Never before has a newly crowned King been able to talk to all his peoples in their own hones on the day of his Coronation. "Never has the ceremony itself had so wide a significance, theDomin- ions - gn for h Domin ions are now free and.. equal partners with this ancient kingdom. I felt this morning that the whole Empire was in very troth gathered within the walls of Westminster Abbey. "I rejoice that I can now speak to you all, wherever you may be, greet- ing old friends in distant Iands, and, as I hope, new friends in those parts where it has not yet been my good fortune to go. Sympathy for Sick. "In this personal way the Queen and I wish health and happiness to you all, and we do not forget at this time of celebration those who are liv- ing under the shadow of sickness. Their example of courage and good citizenship is always before us. And to them I would send a special mes- sage of sympathy and good cheer. I cannot find words with which to thank you for your love and Loyalty to the Queen and myself. "Your good -will in the streets to- day, your countless messages from overseas and from every quarter of these islands, has filled our hearts to overflowing. I will only say this, tha • if in the coming ye art nu ars T ca show gY n my gratitude in service to you that is the way above all others that I should choose. "To many millions the crown is a symbol of unity by the grace of God and by the will of the free peoples of the British Commonwealth. I have assumed that crown. In me, your Ring, is vested for a time with the duty of maintaining its honor and in- tegrity. This is indeed a grave and constant responsibility, but it gave Me confidence to see your representatives in the Abbey and to know that you, too, were enabled to join in that in- finitely beautiful ceremonial. Dedicates Himself and Queen. "Its outward forms come down from distant trines, but its inner meaning and message are always new, for the highest of distinction is the service for "others and to the ministry of, kingship I have, with your sharing, f dedicated myself with the Queen at- my side in words of the deepest sol- emnity. We will, God helping us, faithfully discharge our trust. Those of you who are children now will, I hope, retain the memories of the day of carefree happiness as1 pp such I still 1 have the day of my grandfather's Coronation. In the years yet to, come some of you will travel from one part of the Commonwealth to an- other and moving thus within the family circle will meet many whose thoughts are colored by the same - memories, whose hearts unite in de- votion to our common heritage. Yott will learn, I hope, how much our free association means to us how much otw friendship with each other and all other nations on the earth can help the cause of peace and progress. "The Queen and I will always keep• in our hearts the inspiration of this day. May we ever be worthy• of the good -will which I am proud to think surrounds us at the outset of my reign. "I thank you from my heart aril may God bless you all." Ladies' auxiliary Legion The regular monthly meeting of the Auxiliary Legion was held in the Legion Hall, on Monday evening, May 10th t ident Comrade Cook, p esn a occu- pied the chair for the meeting which was opened with one minute of si- lence. This was followed by a lively discussion on "Relief and Welfare Work." During the business session it was decided to send $25.00 to the Red Cross, London, for flood relief work, and also to give a parting gift to, one of the members who is leaving town. A splendid musical program was provided by the Butter family which was as follows: Harmonica selection: Lloyd But- ler; Highland Fling, Mrs, J. Butler; two musical numbers, . Miss Audrey Butler and Helen Kennedy. A special feature of the musical program was provided by Mr. Jack Hall (a whistler of some note) ac- companied by Mrs. Hall on the piano. The meeting was brought to a close by singing "God Save the King," af- ter which a social half hour was spent over the tea cups. Coronation (Service Held In Ontario Street Church A Coronation Service was held in Ontario Street United Church, under the Ministerial Association of Clinton at 10 a.in. A special formof service was pro- vided which was Form 0, commended by the Archbishop of the Anglican Church to beused on this unique oc- casion. Rev. G. G. Burton opened the ser- vice with a' few well-chosen words. Rev. Sherman read the Prayers of Penitence. Rev. Cosens voiced the call of the Archbishop • of Canterbury and then offered up prayer on behalf of the King and Queen. Rev. Mc- Goun called upon the congregation to join in repeating the Prayer of Thanksgiving and then closed with the Blessing. The National Anthem was then sung. The Great War veterans, Members of the Council and Representatives. of the School Boards were present. This service, following the Corona- tion ceremony from Londbn, was very impressive, and gave the faithful and loyal subjects, of this town an oppor- tunity to dedicate themselves to the serviceof the Empire and to their fellowmen. Davidson—Minor Mrs, A. Davidson, Brucefield, an- nounces the marriage of her daugh- ter, Marjorie K. Davidson, Reg. N., of Whitelaw, Wisconsin, to Charles L. Minor of Monticello, Indiana. The marriage took place quietly in Chicago, Ill. Little Locals The Hospital Aid were quite pleas- ed with the morning 'tagging which realized hi the neighborhood of $90.00, Mr. Andrew Kirk of Tuckersmith has brought Mr. E. Ward's house on Victoria street, formerly owned by Mys. Roy Lonsway. Mrs. Mary Campbell, sister of Mrs. Thos. Mair, fell last Saturday and broke her hip. She is in the Clinton Public Hospital at present. Captain Goodale, Seaforth, Captain Gummon, Exeter, and Adjutant Purdy, Goderich, assisted the local Salvation Army Corps with thein Tag Day on Saturday of Iast week. A very successful Hospital Day closed with a large party which we hope will be an annual event. A well conducted entertainment for our young people means a great deal to' our community. Mr. 'Clarence Connell has pnurchased the house on Ontario street, formerly owned. by Mrs. Will Shipley and is taking immediate possession. Mi Connell has rented his cottage on Al- bert Street to Mr. Juni Chowen. Cadet Inspection The annual 'inspection of the local' troop of cadets took place on Tues- day, May llth. Captain Foster of London,the inspecting officer, coin- plimented the boys on their perfor- mance. The various drills through which the boys were put consisted of cere- monial, platoon, sectional, and phys- ical training drills, which they per- formed very creditably. A feature of the afternoon was the presentation of the Silver Cup .to Charles Mutch for proficiency in tar- get practice and rifle markmanship. At the. close of the exercises the troop marched up town before dis- missal. 4, The officers of the troop are as follows: Company Commander; Fred Hovey. Section Commanders: Ian Filshie, Ken Reid, Fred Axon, Jack Clancy. Quarter -Master Sergeant: Robert Biggart. Drum Major: Charles Mutch. PEOPLE YOU KNOW Miss Isabel Beattie spent the week - encs at her home in Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. R. Holmes, Ger- trude and Cecil and Mr.and is n Mrs. Wilfred Pickett were ht London last Friday attending the graduation exercises at Victoria Hospital,. when Misses Isabel Holmes and Ruth Pickett received their diplo- mas. HOSPITAL MEETI' Addressed By Mrs. Rhynag .The Public Meeting held in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon„ May 12th, in -honor of FIorence.Night- ingale, was appropriately opened by a few well-chosen words by Mayor' Holmes, who acted as chairman. Mr.. Holmes said this was a unique occas- ion. We have been celebrating Moth- er's Day, National Hospital. Day, and Coronation Day. which includes the. Horne, the Municipality and the whole Commonwealth. Never before have. we been able to sit at home and lis- ten to a Coronation Service over the: radio. After a few favorable re- marks concerning our local hospital, Mr. Holmes introduced the next num- ber on the program ,a Pageant, cal- led "The Lady with the Lamp," by pupils of Miss Armstrong's room. Those taking the leading 'parts of the Pageant were, Miss Jean Morgan,. who gave a short sketch of the story between each act and Miss Margaret Resell, who played the part of Flor— ence Nightingale, others taking the, part of Florence's family, nurses, pa- tients, etc, Following the Pageant, Mrs. Oakes: , - in her usual splendid forst, sang,,. "God Bless the King," by Walter" Bromby, accompanying her at the, piano was 'Mrs: Morgan Agnew. The guest speaker of the after-. noon, Mrs, Oliver Rhynas of Burling-, ton, Ont., was introduced by Dr. Shaw. Mrs.'Rhynas made reference to •thee work of the children, adding one, scene to their Pageant, the love story - of Florence Nightingale, and telling as her lover was at one time the Ang-. limn minister at Elora, Ont., and is - buried. there .and in the Church at. Elora is a Communion Service, given to him, for his Church by Florence, Nightingale. She also spoke of the sacrificial.: (Continued on page' 4),