HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-08-12, Page 1The News -Record Est. 1878
With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era
NO. 5844.-58T11 YEAR.
The New Era Est. 1865
CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12T11, 1937.
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Reliable Watches
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We again call attention to our grade of Watches. Good mater-
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high grade watchet. * •
Our aim is not a question of price, but quality, like anything
else it is always cheapest in the end. So if you want. a 3:ellable
watch call on -as.
Also a good line of docks, which are guaranteed, to be good
timekeepers.
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Two Die in Car Crash
Four More Injured
Two persons ere dead and four
seriously injured as the result of a
crash late Sunday afternoon when
their heavy sedan swung from the
road opposite M. Hanley's, about
three miles south of here, sideswiped
a large maple tree, and after trav-
elling about fifty feet, crashed head-
on into a second tree,
•The injured, all London residents,
were removed to Clinton hospital,
with the exception of the driver, who
was taken to Seaforth. The dead,
Mrs. Robt, Hamilton, and het (laugh-
ter, Betty, were taken to the Ball &
Zapfe funeral parlors where the re-
inaine were vietd by tire coroner's
jury on Monday before being yeleas-
ed for removal. The jury is compos-
ed of Messrs. Ken. 'Waters, C. Con-
nell, W. T. Hawkins, N. W. Miller,
Match, 11. P. Plumsteel, and J. A,
Sutter, who will meet again on Aug-
ust 20th.
The injured are:
Robert Hamilton, husband of the
dead woman.
William George Shaw, driver of the
cal?.
Mrs, George Shaw, the driver's moth-
er; and Earl Ballantyne.
The car is a mass of wreckage, 60
feet of fence is levelled and fence
posts are splintered which indicate
the terrific Emmet of the collision.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined. The left front tire
was found flat after the accident, but
it is not definitely known if this
was the cause of the driver losing
control.
Band Concert Enjoyed
The Clinton band gave a creditable
performance last Sunday evening in
the first Sunday evening concert of
the year.
The weather was ideal, and a large
and appreciative audience were pre-
sent to enjoy the splendid sacred and
semi -sacred numbers which occupied
the major part of the program.
For this first concert the turnout
was much larger than is usual at
the Thursday evening performance,
which would seem to indicate that the
public prefer the concert on Sunday
evening. This week the band will
revert to the old schedule and will
play as usual tonight,
Among The Churches
• Presbyterian Church
Master Albert Mitchell of Windsor
will sing at the morning service on
Sunday,
Ontario Street and Wesley -Willis
Union services will continue in
Wesley -Willis church with Rev. C.
W. D. Cosens in charge.
The morning subject will be,
qStrength and )3eauty.'
The subject of the evening sermon
will' be: "The Mocking Fool."
The union meeting of the Y. P. S.
will be held on Monday evening.
Ontario Street Church
The regular meeting of the Ontar-
io Street Women% Missionary So-
ciety was held at the home of Mrs.
B. J. Gibbings on Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was opened by sing-
ing the hymn, "Faith of our Fatli"-
ers," followed by prayer which was
offered by Mrs. Hiles,
The topic for the meeting was cen-
tred on Stewardship, and at the con-
clusion of the business session Mrs.
Aiken gave a splendid paper on this
subject. 1VIiss Elva Wiltse then con-
tributed a pleasing solo,
• Mrs. George McDonald, the guest
speaker for the afternoon, gave a
splendid talk on "Christian Steward-
ship," stressing the fact that stew-
ardship, is one of the greatest gifts
God has given us. She referred to
several instances of the way in which
this gift had been used and urged all
Christian women not to shirk the op-
portunities for using this gift.
Mrs. R. Pearson and Mrs. i. Wiltse
moved a vote of thanks to the spea-
ker for ,her splendid address, 'which
was heartily endorsed. The dosing
hymn was then sung, followed by
prayer by Mrs. Beaton.
This was followed by a social hour
and the serving of tea, and a hearty
vote of thanks to Mrs. B. J. Gibbings
for the use of her home, extended by
Mrs, Wiltse and Mrs, Armstrong.
The Farmers' Market
Wheat, 1,07.
Oats, 50c.
Barley, 60e.
Butterfat, Spec., 30c; First, 28c.
Eggs, 23c, 20e, 16c, 14c.
Live Hogs, $10.'75.
EngagementAnnounced
Mr. and Mrs. John T. McKnight an-
nounce the engagement of their only
daughter, Isabel May, to Mr. Lloyd
Percival Batkin,- son of Mr. John
Batkin and the /ate Mrs. Batkin, of
Goderich Township. The marriage
will take place early in September.
Lawn Tea In Honor of
Bride -Elect
The lovely, spacious lawn of .the
home of Mrs. B. J. Gibbings was the
scene of a shower and tea last Thurs-
day afternoon in honour of Miss
Jean Plumsteel, a bride -elect of this
month. A
About fifteen friends asesnabled to
honour Miss Plumsted. • A half hour
was spent in social intercourse, at
which time Miss Marion. Gibbings
carried the gifts to a table on the
lawn, °where they were opened by
Miss 'Plunisteel, who also read the
accompanying messages, provoking
much gay repartee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scotchmer of After all the gifts had been open -
Stanley Township announce the en- ed, Miss Plan -Med gracefully thanked
gogement of their .daughter, Eleanorrev friends for the little tokens.
Elizabeth, to Mr. James Douglas A dainty lawn tea was served by
Mrs. 13. Gibbings and • Mrs. E.
Black, son a Mr. and Mrs. WilliamMrs.
Black of Tuckersmith. The marriage Wenflort assisted by Miss Moviori
to take place in August.
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W. J. Pluinsteel, mother of the bride-
Gibbing's. Mrs. Gibbings and Mrs.
Mrs. Henry McBrien of Ontario elect, presided at the tea table.
Street wishes to announce the en-
gagement of jeer daughter, Etta Iv-
ene Marien of London, to Morley
'Joseph Mayor, son of Mr. Henry May -
1 or and the late Mrs. Mayor of Bar -
Funeral of Mrs. W. H.
Hellyar
The 'funeral of the late Mrs. W. H.
rie, The marriage will take place on IHallynr was held Friday afternoon
August 21st in Metropolitan United !from her late residence.
Church, London.
• PERSONALS
Mrs, Nesbitt Cook of Toronto was
a guest last week of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cook.
Mrs. Harry Twitchell and Miss
Clara Twitchell of Windsor. were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
Murray MeEwan.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. William
Eiggart on Sunday included Mise
Anna White and Mr, Dave Walker
of Niagara Valls.
Mr. John Hawkins and son William,
of Hamilton, visited his brother,
Mr. Thomas Hawkins, over the
week -end.
Miss Minnie Cook of London is the
guest for a couple of days this week
ofMrs, W. J. Miller, Sr., and 'fain-
ily.
Mrs. Minnie Ross of Toronto called
on former friends in Clinton on
Monday, before going to her cot-
tage in Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Andrews and
son of Scarboro Bluffs spent the
week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Ferg.
VanEgmond. Mrs. Andrews and
little son will remain for a longer
visit.
Little Locals
•
Miss Sadie Elliott; is in the Hydro
office while Miss Bawden is en va-
cation.
Miss Virginia Harris is acting as
librarian while Miss Rudd is on her
holidays. .
The results of Lower and Middle
School examinations will be found
elsewhere in the paper,
Mr, Bert Langford has taken over
the management of the Red Indian
Service Station on Huron Street.
Today is Free Vote Day. Register
for your favorite contestant at the
stores with the blue and white signs.
The band have made a preliminary
announcement that the annual extra-
vaganza will be held September 9th.
Exeter will be here tonight at 6.15
p.m. to play the baseball game ori-
ginally scheduled for Monday night
which was postponed on- account of
ram.
There will be a game between the
Hensall and Clinton Juvenile teams
in/Clinton on Monday, August 16th.
These two teams are tied for first
place, so a real smart game is ex-
pected. '
The postponed game between Zur-
ich and Clinton, which was to have
been played on Monday, August 16th,
will be played on the 18th. This
game will decide the group leader-
ship, as the two team are tied for
first place. This should be the best
game of the 'season,
Last Friday morning Mrs. E. John-
ston of Huron street received a sur-
prise visit from Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hunter of Toronto. Jim Hunter is
the talking reporter for the Toronto
Evening 'Telegram and his daily
broadcasts are listened to regularly
by Mrs. Johnston, who is well along
in her eighties. His words of greet-
ing were "Good Friday morning ev-
erybody,"
Following a brief service at the
home at 2.30 p.m., a public service
was held in WesleY-Willis Church,
conducted by Rev. C. W. D. Cosens.
He paid tribute to the work of the
deceased as a valued member of the
congregation, and a large circle of
friends, .were present to pay their fi-
nal tributes.
The pallbearers were F. W. An-
drews, A. T. Cooper, M. T. Corless,
A. E. Haddy, C. J. Wallis and H. E.
Rorke.
Interment was made in Clinton
cemetery.
Golden Wedding
An enjoyable afternoon was spent
on August 4th, at "Pleasant Lawn,"
the home of Hugh and Mrs. Camp-
bell, Hallett, the occasion being the
fiftieth anniversary of their wedding.
The lovely old farm }tome, where
Mr. Campbell was born, was beauti-
fully and lavishly decorated with
flowers.
The afternoon was spent in games
and music, and refreshments were
served on the spacious lawn. Mr.
WM. Carter proposed the toast to the
bride and groom, to which Mr. and
Mrs. Campbell responded.
From the unbroken family circle,
Mrs. Gordon Kerr of Saskatoon, Sask.,
was the only one unable to be pre-
sent. Those who helped celebrate
were Mrs. John MacDonald of Wal-
ton; Archie of Toronto, Mrs. George
Carter of Londesbord, and Jack at
home; also Mrs, Campbell's two Sis-
ters, Miss I. R. McKibbin, of Toron-
to and Mrs. Hate Smith of Unionville;
the latter being the bridesmaid of
fifty years ago.
Guests were present from Brussels,
Lueknow, Ethel, Walton, Toronto,
Lochalsh and Londesboro; while mes-
sages of congratulations were receiv-
ed from friends and relatives in Ed-
monton, Alberta; Saskatoon, 'Prince
Albert, Kinistino, Melfort, Sask.;
Windsor, Red Lake, Toronto, Sea -
forth, London and Londesboro.
Bowen -Higgins
A quiet wedding took place at
Olivet Evangelical Church parsonage,
Kitchener, on Saturday at 2 o'clbelc
when Rev. W. J. Zimmerman united
in marriage Alice Matilda, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Hensel], to Albert Bowen, son
of Mrs. Bowen, and the late Henry
Bowen of Blyth.
They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Knight, Kitchener, sister
and brother-in-law of the bride.
Following a ceremony at the home
of Mr. and Mrs.' Knight, Kitchener,
the young couple left on a trip to
various points. On their return they
will reside in Kitchener.
OBITUARY
JAMES L. LAVELLE
The remains of James Lewis La-
velle, well-known C. N. RI conductor
who died in Palmerston Hospital on
Friday, were taken to Stratford on
Monday for burial in Avondale Ceme-
tery. A funeral service was held in
Palmerston at Mae o'clock and the
remains were taken to Stratford by
motor. Very Rev. Dean J. Egan
Community Campaign in Final Two Weeks •
Contestants Speeding Up.
Contestants Speeding Up STANDING OF SIGNED
CONTESTANTS:
As Time Grows Shorter
Arrangements Made For Amateur
Show -Stella Brown Wins First
Free Vote Prize - Merchants Re-
port Campaign An Aid to Business.
The contestants in the Community
Campaign are laying plans for their
final two-week drive. The contest
ends on Saturday, August 28th. The
intense interest created by this cam-
paign showed its pulling power on
Thursday, ,when a great number of
people from in and around town reg-
istered at the eleven stores that their
support might assist their favorite
contestant to a better chance at one
of the fifteen beautiful prizes. These
prises are incidentally worth striving
for as the first is $400 in cash, the
second a Westinghouse Refrigerator,
the third a Fry & Blackall Chester-
field Suite, the fourth a Beatty Wash-
er, the fifth a Westinghouse radio,
and ten other minor prizes.
Bonus Votes ,
In all stores for the balance of the
week there will be special items on
which bonus votes of 10,000 to the
dollar will be cast. Watch for these
articles and help your favorite to go
over the top. All goods are sold at
August 12, 1937.
Doug. Kennedy.
Mrs. S. Castle,
Margaret Biggins, Clinton, R.R. 2.
Gaynell Whitmore, Clinton, R.R. 3.
Jean Cornish, Clinton, R.R.
Roberta Laidlaw.
Cora Streets.
Mrs. Steep.
Dorothy Holland, Clinton, R.R. 4.
Mrs. Gould.
Bill Finch.
Mrs. Wilfred Coldough, Clinton,
R.R.
Mrs. Henry Pickett.
Roy Mann.
Florence Evans.
Mrs. Gordon Ross.
Mrs. Gertrude Cooper.
Mrs, Jas. Brown,
Mrs, J. Brennan.
Mrs. M. Agnew.
Mary R. Stewart.
Faye Lindsay, Clinton, R.R, 3.
Death By Drowning,
The tragic death of Miss Amy Par-
sons, Hallett, who is well-known in
Clinton and vicinity, was discovered
no higher prices than before the cam= on Tuesday afternoon about 2,30
o'clock by Mr. M. A. Robinson of
paign. fact, many° special values
are offered in many stores. Most of Stratford,
the stores will have 25 cent grab bags
which will entitle the purchaser to
cast 2,500 votes for their favorite. The
bags will contain 25c worth of mer-
chandise.
Mr. Robinson, who is spending his
vacation near Sunset Beach discover-
ed the body of the unfortunate young
lady floating near the shore in shal-
low water. Caning a friend, arti-
..... Junk Headquarters ......ficial respiration was tried, but to
the Skating Rink is now open, and the' been in the water for some time.
The junk headquarters located at no avail, the body apparently having
ha
contestant who amasses the largest$5oo
vote total for junk will.d
receive Township wherearhiPpsollswas.shborndi
e Iiiviaedtitoestt
in cash as a special prize. As men-} of her life. For a short time she
tioned in last week's issue, the pro- taught school at Pelee Island, and
had also taught near, Clinton, and in
ceeds from the sale of junk at the ,
end of the campaign goes into the,Hullett. She was a graduate of Blyth
inerehants fund to help defray expen- , and Clinton High Schools and the
ses of the tampaign. Stratford Normal School.
New Subscriptions
New subscriptions to the News -Re- INJURED IN ACCIDENT
cord carry a bonus of 50,000 votes
this week, in addition to the regular
votes. For back subscriptions see
our schedule,
Free Vote Day -Special Cash Prize
Free Vote Day last Thursday
brought out a great number of peo-
ple. Stella Brown won the $2.00 cash
prize for signing the lucky line. She
signed line 28 in. book 6 which was
at Mr. Charlesworth's store. This
was the line and book number in the
sealed envelope at Campaign Head-
quarters. This week another $2.00.will
be given away to the lucky signer.
Why not try your luck and help your
favorite,
Amateur Show -Cash Prizes
,
At the contestants meeting last
Thursday the contestants were told
that the merchants were staging an
Amateur Show on Thursday, August
19th, to further help them to secure
votes towards the many prizes offer.: Thursday evening, August 5th,
ed in. the Campaign. The talent in Members present: Messrs. Hardy
this show is to be sponsored by the
contestants. The show will be held at
8 p.m., August 19th, in the town hall,
Clinton.
To the winning act $.7.50 in cash
and 2,000,000 votes to the contestant
sponsoring the act; 2nd prize, p.m in
cash and 1,000,000, votes to be allotted
as before mentioned; 3rd prize, t2.50
cash and 500,000: votes.
The contestants have tickets which
are selling for twenty-five cents and
there will be 5,000 votes given on
each ticket sold, ,together with the
chance of winning huge votes for the
first and second prizes for selling the
greatest amount of tickets, There will
be judges to award the: Prizes, and
these prizes will be awarded strictly
on the merits of the performance,
and NOT on the popular applause.
Everyone is assured of a good time.'
Watch for further- tnnoinicements of
this big event. The money realized
from this show is used to help defray
the expenses of the merchants in con-
nection with the campaign.
While rounding ,the curve at Stur-
dy's Corner, near Holmesville, on
Tuesday, August 6th, a car said to
have been driven by David Healy, De-
troit, failed to make the curve and
swung sharply over to the left side.
After travelling some 120 feet, it
again swerved to the other side, and
after going some distance along the
ditch, turned over on its side.
Mr. E. 3. Trewartha who was driv-
ing a team toward Clinton at that
tine, narrowly escaped being struck.
He assisted Mr. and Mrs. Healy from
the wreck. After receiving first aid
treatment they were removed to
Clinton hospital. .
Public ',School Board Meets
The regular meeting of Clinton
Public School Board was held on
conducted the graveside service,
The late Mr. Lavelle was the fath-
er of Mr, George Lavelle, Clinton,
who was called to Pahnerston on Fri -
Hall, Jenkins, Lobb, Nediger and
Cook.
The minutes of the previous meet-
ing were read and adopted. The cor-
respondence was then read.
Jenkins -Lobb: That we forward
stand for globe ball direct to com-
pany for fitting, and for company to L
make necessary repairs, if any. Car-
ried.
The following accounts were pre-
sented for payment:
A. T. Cooper $2.95
W. E. Monahan . . . . .. 27.00
1.771- t $29,95
Cook-Nediger: That the account
of A. T. Cooper be paid, but that 'W.
E. Monaghan account be held over
until next month. Carried.
Tenders for redecorating the hails
were read. °
Jenkins. --Hall: That tenders be re-
ferred to yroperty committee.* Car-
ried.
Nediger-Lobb: That the follow-
ing persons be appointed to occas-
ional staff. Miss E. Hall, Mrs. Law-
son, Mrs. Massey. Carried. .
lenkins-Lobb: That Miss E. Hall
be engaged to teach part time in
school. Canied.
Cook-Nediger: That we adjourn.
day. • Carried,
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98e - VISSES
commencifig Thurs.
' and Continuing
and Saturday.
Dresses Formerly
from $2.95
For Quick Sale
Sizes 32
- 98
afternoon
Friday
Priced
to 85.95
98e
to 46
of
SKIRTS
and a few
98c
Also a Quantity
• SUMMER
of Flannel, and crepe
Cotton Coats
To Clear At Once
FOUNDATION GARMENTS
at v, Price
A Table of Discontinued Lines
and Odd Sizes.
Many Reduced below One -Half
of Regular Prices.
Come in and Look Them Over.
ANKLE
On Sale at 15e
The Balance of our Stock
formerly valued up
pr.
to 39c pr
WOOLLEN SUITS
To Clear at 1/2 Price
,
Summer Shades in Two and
Three -Piece Styles
I IZWIN 9 S
"CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SIIOPPE "
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Two Die in Car Crash
Four More Injured
Two persons ere dead and four
seriously injured as the result of a
crash late Sunday afternoon when
their heavy sedan swung from the
road opposite M. Hanley's, about
three miles south of here, sideswiped
a large maple tree, and after trav-
elling about fifty feet, crashed head-
on into a second tree,
•The injured, all London residents,
were removed to Clinton hospital,
with the exception of the driver, who
was taken to Seaforth. The dead,
Mrs. Robt, Hamilton, and het (laugh-
ter, Betty, were taken to the Ball &
Zapfe funeral parlors where the re-
inaine were vietd by tire coroner's
jury on Monday before being yeleas-
ed for removal. The jury is compos-
ed of Messrs. Ken. 'Waters, C. Con-
nell, W. T. Hawkins, N. W. Miller,
Match, 11. P. Plumsteel, and J. A,
Sutter, who will meet again on Aug-
ust 20th.
The injured are:
Robert Hamilton, husband of the
dead woman.
William George Shaw, driver of the
cal?.
Mrs, George Shaw, the driver's moth-
er; and Earl Ballantyne.
The car is a mass of wreckage, 60
feet of fence is levelled and fence
posts are splintered which indicate
the terrific Emmet of the collision.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined. The left front tire
was found flat after the accident, but
it is not definitely known if this
was the cause of the driver losing
control.
Band Concert Enjoyed
The Clinton band gave a creditable
performance last Sunday evening in
the first Sunday evening concert of
the year.
The weather was ideal, and a large
and appreciative audience were pre-
sent to enjoy the splendid sacred and
semi -sacred numbers which occupied
the major part of the program.
For this first concert the turnout
was much larger than is usual at
the Thursday evening performance,
which would seem to indicate that the
public prefer the concert on Sunday
evening. This week the band will
revert to the old schedule and will
play as usual tonight,
Among The Churches
• Presbyterian Church
Master Albert Mitchell of Windsor
will sing at the morning service on
Sunday,
Ontario Street and Wesley -Willis
Union services will continue in
Wesley -Willis church with Rev. C.
W. D. Cosens in charge.
The morning subject will be,
qStrength and )3eauty.'
The subject of the evening sermon
will' be: "The Mocking Fool."
The union meeting of the Y. P. S.
will be held on Monday evening.
Ontario Street Church
The regular meeting of the Ontar-
io Street Women% Missionary So-
ciety was held at the home of Mrs.
B. J. Gibbings on Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was opened by sing-
ing the hymn, "Faith of our Fatli"-
ers," followed by prayer which was
offered by Mrs. Hiles,
The topic for the meeting was cen-
tred on Stewardship, and at the con-
clusion of the business session Mrs.
Aiken gave a splendid paper on this
subject. 1VIiss Elva Wiltse then con-
tributed a pleasing solo,
• Mrs. George McDonald, the guest
speaker for the afternoon, gave a
splendid talk on "Christian Steward-
ship," stressing the fact that stew-
ardship, is one of the greatest gifts
God has given us. She referred to
several instances of the way in which
this gift had been used and urged all
Christian women not to shirk the op-
portunities for using this gift.
Mrs. R. Pearson and Mrs. i. Wiltse
moved a vote of thanks to the spea-
ker for ,her splendid address, 'which
was heartily endorsed. The dosing
hymn was then sung, followed by
prayer by Mrs. Beaton.
This was followed by a social hour
and the serving of tea, and a hearty
vote of thanks to Mrs. B. J. Gibbings
for the use of her home, extended by
Mrs, Wiltse and Mrs, Armstrong.
The Farmers' Market
Wheat, 1,07.
Oats, 50c.
Barley, 60e.
Butterfat, Spec., 30c; First, 28c.
Eggs, 23c, 20e, 16c, 14c.
Live Hogs, $10.'75.
EngagementAnnounced
Mr. and Mrs. John T. McKnight an-
nounce the engagement of their only
daughter, Isabel May, to Mr. Lloyd
Percival Batkin,- son of Mr. John
Batkin and the /ate Mrs. Batkin, of
Goderich Township. The marriage
will take place early in September.
Lawn Tea In Honor of
Bride -Elect
The lovely, spacious lawn of .the
home of Mrs. B. J. Gibbings was the
scene of a shower and tea last Thurs-
day afternoon in honour of Miss
Jean Plumsteel, a bride -elect of this
month. A
About fifteen friends asesnabled to
honour Miss Plumsted. • A half hour
was spent in social intercourse, at
which time Miss Marion. Gibbings
carried the gifts to a table on the
lawn, °where they were opened by
Miss 'Plunisteel, who also read the
accompanying messages, provoking
much gay repartee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scotchmer of After all the gifts had been open -
Stanley Township announce the en- ed, Miss Plan -Med gracefully thanked
gogement of their .daughter, Eleanorrev friends for the little tokens.
Elizabeth, to Mr. James Douglas A dainty lawn tea was served by
Mrs. 13. Gibbings and • Mrs. E.
Black, son a Mr. and Mrs. WilliamMrs.
Black of Tuckersmith. The marriage Wenflort assisted by Miss Moviori
to take place in August.
}
W. J. Pluinsteel, mother of the bride-
Gibbing's. Mrs. Gibbings and Mrs.
Mrs. Henry McBrien of Ontario elect, presided at the tea table.
Street wishes to announce the en-
gagement of jeer daughter, Etta Iv-
ene Marien of London, to Morley
'Joseph Mayor, son of Mr. Henry May -
1 or and the late Mrs. Mayor of Bar -
Funeral of Mrs. W. H.
Hellyar
The 'funeral of the late Mrs. W. H.
rie, The marriage will take place on IHallynr was held Friday afternoon
August 21st in Metropolitan United !from her late residence.
Church, London.
• PERSONALS
Mrs, Nesbitt Cook of Toronto was
a guest last week of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cook.
Mrs. Harry Twitchell and Miss
Clara Twitchell of Windsor. were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
Murray MeEwan.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. William
Eiggart on Sunday included Mise
Anna White and Mr, Dave Walker
of Niagara Valls.
Mr. John Hawkins and son William,
of Hamilton, visited his brother,
Mr. Thomas Hawkins, over the
week -end.
Miss Minnie Cook of London is the
guest for a couple of days this week
ofMrs, W. J. Miller, Sr., and 'fain-
ily.
Mrs. Minnie Ross of Toronto called
on former friends in Clinton on
Monday, before going to her cot-
tage in Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Andrews and
son of Scarboro Bluffs spent the
week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Ferg.
VanEgmond. Mrs. Andrews and
little son will remain for a longer
visit.
Little Locals
•
Miss Sadie Elliott; is in the Hydro
office while Miss Bawden is en va-
cation.
Miss Virginia Harris is acting as
librarian while Miss Rudd is on her
holidays. .
The results of Lower and Middle
School examinations will be found
elsewhere in the paper,
Mr, Bert Langford has taken over
the management of the Red Indian
Service Station on Huron Street.
Today is Free Vote Day. Register
for your favorite contestant at the
stores with the blue and white signs.
The band have made a preliminary
announcement that the annual extra-
vaganza will be held September 9th.
Exeter will be here tonight at 6.15
p.m. to play the baseball game ori-
ginally scheduled for Monday night
which was postponed on- account of
ram.
There will be a game between the
Hensall and Clinton Juvenile teams
in/Clinton on Monday, August 16th.
These two teams are tied for first
place, so a real smart game is ex-
pected. '
The postponed game between Zur-
ich and Clinton, which was to have
been played on Monday, August 16th,
will be played on the 18th. This
game will decide the group leader-
ship, as the two team are tied for
first place. This should be the best
game of the 'season,
Last Friday morning Mrs. E. John-
ston of Huron street received a sur-
prise visit from Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hunter of Toronto. Jim Hunter is
the talking reporter for the Toronto
Evening 'Telegram and his daily
broadcasts are listened to regularly
by Mrs. Johnston, who is well along
in her eighties. His words of greet-
ing were "Good Friday morning ev-
erybody,"
Following a brief service at the
home at 2.30 p.m., a public service
was held in WesleY-Willis Church,
conducted by Rev. C. W. D. Cosens.
He paid tribute to the work of the
deceased as a valued member of the
congregation, and a large circle of
friends, .were present to pay their fi-
nal tributes.
The pallbearers were F. W. An-
drews, A. T. Cooper, M. T. Corless,
A. E. Haddy, C. J. Wallis and H. E.
Rorke.
Interment was made in Clinton
cemetery.
Golden Wedding
An enjoyable afternoon was spent
on August 4th, at "Pleasant Lawn,"
the home of Hugh and Mrs. Camp-
bell, Hallett, the occasion being the
fiftieth anniversary of their wedding.
The lovely old farm }tome, where
Mr. Campbell was born, was beauti-
fully and lavishly decorated with
flowers.
The afternoon was spent in games
and music, and refreshments were
served on the spacious lawn. Mr.
WM. Carter proposed the toast to the
bride and groom, to which Mr. and
Mrs. Campbell responded.
From the unbroken family circle,
Mrs. Gordon Kerr of Saskatoon, Sask.,
was the only one unable to be pre-
sent. Those who helped celebrate
were Mrs. John MacDonald of Wal-
ton; Archie of Toronto, Mrs. George
Carter of Londesbord, and Jack at
home; also Mrs, Campbell's two Sis-
ters, Miss I. R. McKibbin, of Toron-
to and Mrs. Hate Smith of Unionville;
the latter being the bridesmaid of
fifty years ago.
Guests were present from Brussels,
Lueknow, Ethel, Walton, Toronto,
Lochalsh and Londesboro; while mes-
sages of congratulations were receiv-
ed from friends and relatives in Ed-
monton, Alberta; Saskatoon, 'Prince
Albert, Kinistino, Melfort, Sask.;
Windsor, Red Lake, Toronto, Sea -
forth, London and Londesboro.
Bowen -Higgins
A quiet wedding took place at
Olivet Evangelical Church parsonage,
Kitchener, on Saturday at 2 o'clbelc
when Rev. W. J. Zimmerman united
in marriage Alice Matilda, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Hensel], to Albert Bowen, son
of Mrs. Bowen, and the late Henry
Bowen of Blyth.
They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Knight, Kitchener, sister
and brother-in-law of the bride.
Following a ceremony at the home
of Mr. and Mrs.' Knight, Kitchener,
the young couple left on a trip to
various points. On their return they
will reside in Kitchener.
OBITUARY
JAMES L. LAVELLE
The remains of James Lewis La-
velle, well-known C. N. RI conductor
who died in Palmerston Hospital on
Friday, were taken to Stratford on
Monday for burial in Avondale Ceme-
tery. A funeral service was held in
Palmerston at Mae o'clock and the
remains were taken to Stratford by
motor. Very Rev. Dean J. Egan
Community Campaign in Final Two Weeks •
Contestants Speeding Up.
Contestants Speeding Up STANDING OF SIGNED
CONTESTANTS:
As Time Grows Shorter
Arrangements Made For Amateur
Show -Stella Brown Wins First
Free Vote Prize - Merchants Re-
port Campaign An Aid to Business.
The contestants in the Community
Campaign are laying plans for their
final two-week drive. The contest
ends on Saturday, August 28th. The
intense interest created by this cam-
paign showed its pulling power on
Thursday, ,when a great number of
people from in and around town reg-
istered at the eleven stores that their
support might assist their favorite
contestant to a better chance at one
of the fifteen beautiful prizes. These
prises are incidentally worth striving
for as the first is $400 in cash, the
second a Westinghouse Refrigerator,
the third a Fry & Blackall Chester-
field Suite, the fourth a Beatty Wash-
er, the fifth a Westinghouse radio,
and ten other minor prizes.
Bonus Votes ,
In all stores for the balance of the
week there will be special items on
which bonus votes of 10,000 to the
dollar will be cast. Watch for these
articles and help your favorite to go
over the top. All goods are sold at
August 12, 1937.
Doug. Kennedy.
Mrs. S. Castle,
Margaret Biggins, Clinton, R.R. 2.
Gaynell Whitmore, Clinton, R.R. 3.
Jean Cornish, Clinton, R.R.
Roberta Laidlaw.
Cora Streets.
Mrs. Steep.
Dorothy Holland, Clinton, R.R. 4.
Mrs. Gould.
Bill Finch.
Mrs. Wilfred Coldough, Clinton,
R.R.
Mrs. Henry Pickett.
Roy Mann.
Florence Evans.
Mrs. Gordon Ross.
Mrs. Gertrude Cooper.
Mrs, Jas. Brown,
Mrs, J. Brennan.
Mrs. M. Agnew.
Mary R. Stewart.
Faye Lindsay, Clinton, R.R, 3.
Death By Drowning,
The tragic death of Miss Amy Par-
sons, Hallett, who is well-known in
Clinton and vicinity, was discovered
no higher prices than before the cam= on Tuesday afternoon about 2,30
o'clock by Mr. M. A. Robinson of
paign. fact, many° special values
are offered in many stores. Most of Stratford,
the stores will have 25 cent grab bags
which will entitle the purchaser to
cast 2,500 votes for their favorite. The
bags will contain 25c worth of mer-
chandise.
Mr. Robinson, who is spending his
vacation near Sunset Beach discover-
ed the body of the unfortunate young
lady floating near the shore in shal-
low water. Caning a friend, arti-
..... Junk Headquarters ......ficial respiration was tried, but to
the Skating Rink is now open, and the' been in the water for some time.
The junk headquarters located at no avail, the body apparently having
ha
contestant who amasses the largest$5oo
vote total for junk will.d
receive Township wherearhiPpsollswas.shborndi
e Iiiviaedtitoestt
in cash as a special prize. As men-} of her life. For a short time she
tioned in last week's issue, the pro- taught school at Pelee Island, and
had also taught near, Clinton, and in
ceeds from the sale of junk at the ,
end of the campaign goes into the,Hullett. She was a graduate of Blyth
inerehants fund to help defray expen- , and Clinton High Schools and the
ses of the tampaign. Stratford Normal School.
New Subscriptions
New subscriptions to the News -Re- INJURED IN ACCIDENT
cord carry a bonus of 50,000 votes
this week, in addition to the regular
votes. For back subscriptions see
our schedule,
Free Vote Day -Special Cash Prize
Free Vote Day last Thursday
brought out a great number of peo-
ple. Stella Brown won the $2.00 cash
prize for signing the lucky line. She
signed line 28 in. book 6 which was
at Mr. Charlesworth's store. This
was the line and book number in the
sealed envelope at Campaign Head-
quarters. This week another $2.00.will
be given away to the lucky signer.
Why not try your luck and help your
favorite,
Amateur Show -Cash Prizes
,
At the contestants meeting last
Thursday the contestants were told
that the merchants were staging an
Amateur Show on Thursday, August
19th, to further help them to secure
votes towards the many prizes offer.: Thursday evening, August 5th,
ed in. the Campaign. The talent in Members present: Messrs. Hardy
this show is to be sponsored by the
contestants. The show will be held at
8 p.m., August 19th, in the town hall,
Clinton.
To the winning act $.7.50 in cash
and 2,000,000 votes to the contestant
sponsoring the act; 2nd prize, p.m in
cash and 1,000,000, votes to be allotted
as before mentioned; 3rd prize, t2.50
cash and 500,000: votes.
The contestants have tickets which
are selling for twenty-five cents and
there will be 5,000 votes given on
each ticket sold, ,together with the
chance of winning huge votes for the
first and second prizes for selling the
greatest amount of tickets, There will
be judges to award the: Prizes, and
these prizes will be awarded strictly
on the merits of the performance,
and NOT on the popular applause.
Everyone is assured of a good time.'
Watch for further- tnnoinicements of
this big event. The money realized
from this show is used to help defray
the expenses of the merchants in con-
nection with the campaign.
While rounding ,the curve at Stur-
dy's Corner, near Holmesville, on
Tuesday, August 6th, a car said to
have been driven by David Healy, De-
troit, failed to make the curve and
swung sharply over to the left side.
After travelling some 120 feet, it
again swerved to the other side, and
after going some distance along the
ditch, turned over on its side.
Mr. E. 3. Trewartha who was driv-
ing a team toward Clinton at that
tine, narrowly escaped being struck.
He assisted Mr. and Mrs. Healy from
the wreck. After receiving first aid
treatment they were removed to
Clinton hospital. .
Public ',School Board Meets
The regular meeting of Clinton
Public School Board was held on
conducted the graveside service,
The late Mr. Lavelle was the fath-
er of Mr, George Lavelle, Clinton,
who was called to Pahnerston on Fri -
Hall, Jenkins, Lobb, Nediger and
Cook.
The minutes of the previous meet-
ing were read and adopted. The cor-
respondence was then read.
Jenkins -Lobb: That we forward
stand for globe ball direct to com-
pany for fitting, and for company to L
make necessary repairs, if any. Car-
ried.
The following accounts were pre-
sented for payment:
A. T. Cooper $2.95
W. E. Monahan . . . . .. 27.00
1.771- t $29,95
Cook-Nediger: That the account
of A. T. Cooper be paid, but that 'W.
E. Monaghan account be held over
until next month. Carried.
Tenders for redecorating the hails
were read. °
Jenkins. --Hall: That tenders be re-
ferred to yroperty committee.* Car-
ried.
Nediger-Lobb: That the follow-
ing persons be appointed to occas-
ional staff. Miss E. Hall, Mrs. Law-
son, Mrs. Massey. Carried. .
lenkins-Lobb: That Miss E. Hall
be engaged to teach part time in
school. Canied.
Cook-Nediger: That we adjourn.
day. • Carried,