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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-10-21, Page 3TIMR,S-< OCT 21,,1937 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN TIIE .... i GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What I-Iappened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? From The Huron News -Record, October 20, 1897: The temperature on Friday was 86 in the shade, the warmest in Octoberl in the history a the Dominion In 1850 there was a register of '76. On Saturday there was frost and on Monday morning considerable ice. Mr. W. A. McBra.yne, an expert mechanic well known to many of our readers, has accepted a position. with Jackson Bros., and commenced work yesterday. Butter:ales were numerous la s t Saturday, ,but on Sunday all seemed to have disappeared. Mr. James Steep will on Monday ship a carload of thoroughbred cart- tie to "Manitoba. Mr. H. R. Sharpe of the Molsons Bank has returned from:' a two Weeks holiday at Woodstock, St. Catharines, St. Marys a n d other points. There were in. all thirty-eight ape plicants for the Surimerhill school. The position was awarded Alfred Weatherald of Auburn. at $300 per annum. Mr. George M. Kilty, so many years a resident of and successful teacher at Summerhill, leaves early in January for London, where he will study for the ministry. Last week Messrs. Hunter and Avery had delivered to them in Clin- ton some two hundred lambs, for which they paid $3.30 per hundred live weight. The lot will be prepar- ed for the January market, and will then likely be shipped to Buffalo or England. Tommy, the guideless pacer, own- ed by W. Doherty & Co., and man- aged by J. L. Doherty, has given re- markable exhibitions of speed at To- ronto, London, Chatham and Ridge - town. At the latter place Tommy made the mile in 2.071/4. The ani- mal is very intelligent and will follow its master along the street like a well-trained dog. In consequence of the resignation of Deputy -Reeve Cooper and Coun ' cilor Searle proclamations have been issued calling for nominations in the town hall on Friday evening. If a poll is demanded election will be a week later. Each year the Toronto University offers to the first year students a prize known as the Bankers Scholar- ship. Students writing are required to make a high percentage 'in. order to compete. The fortunate winner this year is E. N. Cagey, of Clinton, a very promising student. Mr. A. Schrenk,- who recently bought and took possession of the Commercial Inn, has had the exten- sive premises remodeled, repainted and refurnished, The decoration and renovating has been in the hands of Messrs. Fisher and Bowers who have made an excellent job. Another old resident of : Huli-ett passed away on •Tuesday,. Oat. 12th in the person of Rueben T. Clark. He moved to Hallett some 35 years ago and resided on Lot 7, Con. 1, until his death. • Mr. Blair, who retires front S.S. No. 10, Goderich Township, does so With the regret of nearly every rate- payer in the session. Since having Charge of the school Mr. Blair has displayed (narked ability. Mr. Albert Cantelon of the 10th Concession, Goderich Township, is building a new two story frame resi- .ilence and the work is progressing rapidly. The old residence was erect- ed nearly forty years ago. Mr, Cantelon and family are at present residing in Mr. Geo. Cantelon's resi- dence across -the road. From The Clinton New Era, October 22, 1897: Hodgens Bros. were out at Lon- desboro this week laying carpets in the fine new house of Mr. Janes Campbell. Mr. John Churchill and family, were ticketed to Killarney, Man., last Thursday by A. 0. Pattison. Miss White and Mrs. Millyard left for Toronto yesterday, to attend the meeting of the W.C,T.U. Miss. Min- nie Rumball also left on a visit to her sister in the same city; Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Murray alsowent to Toronto this week -end. R. Jackson of Hartney, Man., for- merly of Hullett, has been spending ofew days with his brothers in town. He is one of the leading Methodists in the West, and being a member of the General Mission Board, has been attending a meeting of that body at Halifax, N.S. We understand that Rev. Jas., Liv- ingstone, of. Aylmer, formerly of Clinton, has received and accepted an invitation t Windsor Methodist Church. Rev. A. Stewart will; conduct reap- ening services in the Bayfield church on Sunday morning. Rev. R. Mill - yard at 2.30 p.m. and at 7 p.m. Miss L. A. Zinkan, Southampton, will be the speaker. When The Present. Century Was Young From The Clinton. News -Record, October 17, 1912: Mr. Thos. Watt, the shoemaker and repairer, has added a finishing machine to his equipment and so is able to do up his work in a still more expeditous manner. Mr. Win. Leppington celebrated his 67th birthday on Monday. Wm. has been an employee at the Commercial Hotel for seventeen years and is al- most as well known in the country a- bout as is that fine old hostelry it- self. Mr. F. W. Evans, the representa- tive of the National Land, Fruit and Packing Company has over twenty-five men at work-in the or- chards around Exeter and in Tuc- kersmith. Apple -King Cantelon says that he expects to pack 10,000 barrels this fall, but owing to the scarcity . of labor it will be no easy task. An ap- peal has been made to the farmers in Stanley and Goderich townships to pick their own so that they can be gathered up later. The ladies of Ontario Street church gathered at the home of Mrs. Trick on Thursday evening last, the object being to say farewell to Mrs. Hawke prior to her departure from town and to present, her with a. token of:good- will. Mrs. Hawke had been taking tea at the, home of Mrs. Johnstone and was completely taken by surprise. Mrs. Allin read an address and Mrs. Trick presented a -handsome damask table cloth and one dozen napkins as a farewell gift from the ladies. The Model School teachers -in -train- ing turned the tables on the C. C.I. students an Thursday in an exciting game of football. The Line-up was as follows: C.M.S. Goal, Bouck; backs Reid, Vickers, Holmes, Sloman, Was - man Rogers; forwards, Stevenson, White, McDonald, Plunkett, McClin- chey. C.C.I. McDougall, F. Forrest, Dewar, Holmes,, Hanley, Kilty, Smil- lie, Harland, Moffatt, Garrett, Gray and Smirks. As each tearer has one. game to their credit a third will have to be played in the near'future to de- cide which shall hold thea laurels. Mr. Ernest Lawson took a corre- spondence course with the Toronto Automobile Institute and has receiv- ed a diploma entitling him to• rank as an expert on the, upkeep of a ma- chine. "Erne" is a natural mechanic, at his happiest when working about machinery, so to pass the ' exams successfully was much easier for him than it would be for others. Mr. and Mrs.. 3. W. Hill left on Monday for their home at Oxbow, Sask., after having been in Clinton for. two months. Mrs. Hill is the mother of Mrs. Will Plumsteel. Mr. . and Mrs. James Livermore and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jackson were"among the guests at the Cole -Marshall wedding on the Bayfield Road yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Hawke ,left on Saturday af- ternoon for Hensall. She intends also visiting in Exeter and with Mrs. T. Wesley' Cosens in London before go- ing on to her new home at North- wood, where Mr. IHawke has taken charge of the circuit. Mrs. J. E. Hovey and Master Bil- lie returned on Saturday from a vis- it of several weeks with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lucas of Markdale. Mr. Jack Forrester returned home last week from California' where he has been for the past two or three years. From The Clinton New Era, October 17, 1912: At the meeting of the Canadian Tfeket Agents Association held at Mr. Adam Foster, has sold his house and lot on Victoria St. to 5. Cassels, and has bought the proper- ty on High St, belonging to the es- tate of the late Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Butler, Goderich Township, h a e bought the house of Mr. Seth Fisher, North Street, and will move in short- ly. The new outlet from the foot of Isaac street to, the Bayfield road, which has proven such a convenience to the farmers of Stanley and Gale - rich township during the summer, has been gravelled, and will be an ex- cellent winter road. The town grav- elled a portion ofit, and the farmers from Stanley and Goderich Townships' did their.. share. On the advice of her physician, Miss Tapping has tendered her re- signation as a teacher in the 'Colle- giate Institute, to take effect as soon as a substitute can be secured.. The News -Record changed hands this week. Mr. W. J. Mitchell, late of the Durham Chronicle, was the purchaser. Mr. Todd intends to re- main in town until spring, but has no settled plans' far the future. J. Rands, an industrious young man of town, and Miss Rose : Rutledge were married on. Wednesday; happi- ness and prosperity to them. )ttawa last week, Mr. W. Jackson was re-elected a member of the exe active. Joseph Kidd of Goderieh is, dist vice nresident. Mrs. Thomas Walker has sold her cottage, which is at present occupied, by Mr. A. J. MacMurray to Mr, Ito- `hompson; of the IGi-h, Mrs. J, S. Jackson and daughter, Helen, leave to .morrow for Toronto where they will make .a short Visit ;eefore going'to their home .?n- Winni-. peg. Mrs. Greigi Sr. will accompany them to Toronto. ' Bayfield -Will Mustard has pur- chased the auto of the Rev. Davidson( of Westminster Grove and now has it in good running order. Mr. Whiddon's evaporator is again, overcrowded with apples and the season's run will be continued for several weeks. It is expeMed that the congrega- tional meeting o St. Andrew's. church will be held on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, Varna—Miss Robertson, of Wing - ham, is visiting her 'brother, kir. A. Robertson. Mrs. John Manson, of Blake, is Vis- iting Mrs. James Eeler.' Mrs. Manson has just returned from the West, where she had spent the Summer. Mr, John Rothwell, who said his farm in Goderich Township, hae moved to the second concession, Stan- ley, wherehe has purchased from his un le a splendid as hundred acres. Ooderich Township—A pretty ev- ent took place at 'the home of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Welsh, Sunnyside Farm; when Norma E,..their daughter, and John A., san of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Welsh were christened by the' Rev. 3. S. Allin, pastor of Ontario street church, Clinton. The L Pr (Continued from page 2) ce rather! the "Stefan Loristan' who had been the last of those who had wait- ed and labored for Samavia through five hundred years, and who hal lived and died kings, though none of them till now had worn a crown! His father was the King! It was not that night, nor the next, nor for many nights that the telling of the story was completed. The peo- ple knew that their King and his son were rarely separated from each oth- er; that the Prince's suite of apart- ments were connected by a private passage with bis father's. 'The two were bound together by an affection 'of singular strength and meaning, and their love for 'their people added to their 'feeling for each other. In the history af what their past had been, there was a romance' which swelled the emotional Samavian'heart near to bursting. By mountain fires, in huts, under the stars, in fields and in for- ests, all that was known of their story was told and retold a thousand times, with sobs of joy and paayer breaking in upon the tale. But none knew it as it was told in a certain quiet but stately .room. the palace, where the man once known only as "Stefan Loristan," but whom history would call the first King Ivor of Barnacle, told his share of it to the boy whom Samavians had a strange and superstitious worship for. because he seemed so surely their Lost Prince restored in body and soul—al- most the kingly lad in the ancient por- trait—some of them half believed when he stood do the sunshine, with the halo about his head. It was a wonderful and intense story, that of the long wanderings and the close hiding of the dangerous sec- ret. Among all those who had known that a man who was an impassioned patriot was laboring for, Samavia, and using all the power of a great mind and the delicate ingenuity of a great genius to gain friends ''and favor for his unhappy country, there had been but one who,had known that Stefan Loristan had a claim to the Samavian throne. He had made no claim, he had sought—not a crown -but the fi- nal freedom' of the' nation for which his love had been a religion. "Not the Crown!" he said to the two young Bearers of the Sigh as they sat at; his feet like schoolboys- "not a throne. 'The Life of my life— for Samavia.' That was whatI work- ed for --what we have all worked for: If there had risen a wiser man •in Sa- mavia's time of need, it would` not have been for me to remind them of their Lost Prince. I could have stood aside. But no man' arose. The crucial moment came—and the one man who knew the secret, revealed it. Then— Samavia called; and answered." He put his hand on the thick, black hair of his boy's head. "there was a thing we never spoke. of together," he said. "I believe al- ways that your mother died of her bitter fears for ane and the unending etrain of them. She was very young and loving, and knew that there was no day when we parted. that we were sure of seeing each other alive again. When she died, she begged me to promise that your boyhood and- youth should not be burdened by the know- ledge she had 'found it so terrible ,to bear. I should have kept the secret from you, even cif she had not SO im- plored me. I had never meant that you should know the truth until you were man. If'I had died, a certain docu- ment would have been sent to you which would have left my task inyour hands and made my plans.clear. You would have known then that' you also were Prince Ivor, who must take up his country's burden and be, ready when Sarnavia called. I tried to help y� tl. L P tltl ✓ �Y� N tl4o01 Y'tl � •'l�f�fY-Y"tlY. • YY�tlY�� f� L Y Y tl+Y•Y tlYYY Y" Y • YqY "Y"C+"�'✓ IUP nhc YOUR WORLD BAND. MINE �a L!,.. . _ (Copyright) by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD eNte eeie 'L iNe,iWWiitlWeeee°e aWeeee. mid eade e✓Y'aY WYII✓tl"YYY`,AN Some men have a passion for hub-I—and Sir William was a professional tic speaking.' They seize every op- man—the chairman of the meeting portunity opening to them to stand had to seize Sir William's coattail op and speak. 2 was hearing about and drag him down to his chair, for one such. man from one who, knew Sir William was going on. talking and hint well. This Sir William Smith talking and in so doing was disturb this is not his real name, yet the ing the whole timetable of the meet - "Sir" is• genuine—was a contemporing. At an evening meeting Sir Wil ary''of Sir John A. MacDonald, 'and Bain was invited to sit on the plat - was a Conservative member in the form—this as a sort of palliative for Dominion Parliament in the 70's. He the indignity of the afternoon. But had declared his intention of break- Sir William had been lying low. When ing away from the -Conservatives be- the main speaker had finished his ad cause of disagreement with Sir John's dress, up jumped Sir William and policy in relation to',a particular mat- gave the rest of his ' afternoon ad ' Ler, but Sir John, the astute leader, dress! said to him at the moment of his dis= affection, "Sir William, I want you to introduce Lady .....". Lady . , . was the wife of Canada's Governor- General, and was to address an im- portant mportant public gathering. This cpm- These stories of Sir William were aliment to :Sir William held him in berm of • a talk which I had with a loyalty to 'the Conservative party! professional man afterthe recent On- Sir William's lust for pro•minencs tario elections. We were remarking lad him, in later, years, to go to some on the flood of radio talks, many of leading men in a county near Ottawa, to inform theni ,that he would like the nomination as member of the Federal parliament. • "Whatside of politics?" Sir William was asked. "Oh, either side," washis candid re= ply. There could be told many other like stories of Sir William—a man who liked to speak in public. them being by men of no importance, no notable talking ability, no impres- siveness. These wearisome ni e n clamored to be heard over the air, and the powers -that -were could hard- ly refuse them. Out of evil comes good. These tiresome men led to a Once at some meeting being addres- widespread public protest, and now sed by an eminent man, Sir William the CBC will not in future allow radio was seen stealing from chairs at ,the to be used by anybody and everybody, back, to a chair at the front. He at an election time. made the journey by a series of ad- Our talk dealt with certain men. vanes, always with his ear cupped One man of prominence who had been by his hand, feigning deafness, though in parliament during the last' ses, everybody knew that he had good sion, and who was defeated in the hearing. Said one of the audience to October elections, lost because he his seatmate, "Sir William is going failed to show that affability which to move a vote of thanks"—for mor- would seem to be absolutely essential ing votes of thanks was the height of happiness for Sir William. "Yes," was the reply, "that's' what he will do, despite the fact that I have 'been asked to make the motion." And of course Sir William was first on his feet when the address and the ap- plause were over. At a meeting of professional men you to train yourselffor any task. You never failed me." "Your Majesty," said The Rat, "I began to work it out, and think it must be true that night when we were with the old woman on the top of the mountain. It was the way she looked. at -at His Highness." "Say 'Marco,'" threw in Prince Iv- or. "It's easier, He was my army, Father," ' Stefan Loristan's grave eyes melt- ed. "Say 'Marco,' " he said. "You were his army -and more,—when we both needed one. It was you who invent- ed The Game!" "Thanks, Your Majesty," said The Rat, reddening scarlet. "You do me great honor! But he would never let me wait on him when we were trav- eling. He said we were nothing but two boys, I suppose that's why it's hard to remember, at first. But my mind went on working until some- times I was afraid I might let some- thing out at the wrong time. When we- went down into the cavern, and I saw the Forgers of the Sword go mad over him—I knew it must - be true. But I didn't dare to speak. 'I knew you meant us to wait; so 1 waited." "You are a faithful friend," said the King, "and you have always ob- eyed orders!" A great moonwas sailing in . the sky that night—just such a moon as had sailed among the torn rifts of storm clouds when the Prince at Vi- enna had 'come out upon the balcony and the boyish voice had startled him from the darkness of the garden be- low. The clear light of this night's splendor drew them out on a balcony also --a broad balcony of white mar- ble which looked like snow. The pure radiance fell upon all they saw spread before them -the lovely but half -ruined city, the great palace square with its broken statues and arches, the splendid ghost of the .un- roofed .cathedral whose High Altar was bare to the sky. They stood and looked at it. There was a stillness in which all the world. might have ceased breathing. "What next?" said Prince Ivor, at last speaking quietly and low. "What next, Father?" In this talk of ours, we spoke of "Great things which will come, one the evil of patronage, and 02 the bet - by one," said the Ring, "if we hold ter way of Britain. In. Britain there ourselves ready." is no patronage system. Those in the Prince Ivor turned his face from Civil Service get there by the route the lovely, white broken city, and put of examinations. They definitely pre - his brown hand on' his father's arm. pare themselves for the Civil Service. "Upon the edge that night "he Their political bias has no signifi- said, "Father, you remember—?" The dance. Those who get appointments King was looking: far away, but he bent his head: "Yes. That will come, too," he said. "Can you repeat it?" "Yes,""said Ivor, "and so can the aide-de-camp. We've said it a hundred times. Webelieve it's true. 'If the descendant of the Lost Prince is brought back to rule in Sacnavia,Phe will teach his' people the Law of the One, from his throne. He will teach his son, and that son will teach his son, and he will teach his. And through such as these, the whole worldOrder'and-the coxing its readers for an acceptance will learn the „i of the idea of the replacement of the Law,'” present patronage system by the BM- tish system in a candidate for election to parlia- ment. At least, this lack of affability was the alleged cause of his defeat. Voters found themselves being high- hatted, and prominent men in the par- ty of the candidate found themselves being forgotten, despite the circum- stance that they had been introduced to the candidate, when he was menn- ber, on several occasions. Another man was defeated, so, it was declared, because of his aloof- ness. Intellectually he stands high. His platform had a wide approval. Ile is of cabinet calibre. Yet he was de- feated. One would think that every suitor for office would cultivate the quali- ties of affability and remembrance of names and faces. Men who are frig- id in their manner and who are not good mixers, with no memory for names and faces, can be sure of rejec- tion when they seek votes. I remember talking with an Eng- lishman, in London, on the subject of hotels and restaurants. This man said that foreigners -Frenchmen and Italians in particular (this was about 1909)—were getting control of Lon- don's hotels and restaurants. "An Englishman can't bow and scrape like a foreigner," said this man; and then he added, with intensity, "You can't beat civility." I could wish that all of us would, memorize these four gold- en words, and would let their truth govern our conduct and language when we are irritated, It is so very easy to fly off the handle when some- thing goes wrong, when someone an- noys or jostles us. Sa many of us have chips on our shoulders, and are so ready to say nasty words or to ev- ince anger. You can't beat civility! It is being said that the late presi- dent of McGill University had to quit because of his incivilities and his hau- teur, He was , always "snooty", so it is said, and was exceedingly differ - cult to get along with. He was, so it is said, colossally vain. One wonders why any man should be vain, The greatest med are the humblest men. No one would say that. Mr. Baldwin was vain when he was Britain's prem- ier. Einstein is not vain. King George V was not vain. You know the saying: "Knowledge is proud that she knows' so much. Wisdom is hum- ble that she knows no more." When you meet or see a: vain man, you are repelled by him,for yoq know that there are so many men, of greater in- tellect, learning, attainments a n d benevolence, who have the meek and lowly spirit which endears them to the public. . can hope to hold them until their, pen- sion. year arrives., I am hoping that the time is fast approaching when in Canada the pat- ronage system will disappear, for, it is fraught with iniquities. Of course the patronage system won't disappear until public opinions insists urgently and powerfully on its disappearance In' this connection I am glad to see that at least one ar' out influential daily newspaper's -Liberal in its lean- ings—is, in its editorial columns,'peee THE END; IMINNern It's so much a i 2t t o shop by TELEPHONE.. On wet , days and snowy days, on days when there is so much house- work to be done, , on days when you aren't feeling up to scratch yourself or when one of -the youngsters is ailing, it's great to be able to shop by tele- phone. And on fine days too, and when everything else is going right, it saves you an endless amount of tiresome traipsing around. Make the telephone your market basket. Clover Seed Crops Are Poor This Year As a result of the extreme dryness in the summer of 1936 and the lack of sufficient snow cover last winter, the 1937 clover seed crops in Canada are the poorest in many years. In fact, total failures are reported over targe areas of Ontario and Quebec, which normally produce large quanti- ties of clover seed. This is particu- larly true of alsike in Ontario and ted clover in Quebec. For Canada as a whole ,the red clover seed produc- tion is not expected to exceed 10 per cent of normal, while alsike will be oven less. Because af its deep rooted chase-' ter, alfalfa resisted last year's drought much better, and considerable seed from the first cutting of the 1937 crop has been harvested 4n Ontario. There has been little seed, however, from second crop alfalfa. Good crops of alfalfa are also reported from Man- itoba and from northern Saskatche- wan which should more than supply the requirements of western Canada.. A fair crop of sweet clover seed is also in prospect. Timothy seed pro- duction is about normal and with the. substantial carry over from last year there Avill be no shortage of seed of this kind. Exports of Canadian cattle to the United States in. 1937 up to Septem- ber 30 amounted to 165,857 cattle and 60,685 calves, showing an increase of 1.7,367 cattle and 39,811 calves on the corresponding period of 1936. In the 1937 period, 60,685 hogs were shipped to the United States. Tote! shipments of the 1937 apple crop from Nova Scotia ports to Bri- tish and European markets amounted to 246,668 barrels up to the end of September. The largest percentage of the shipment's were to London. The 1937 Nova Scotia apple crop is a bum- per one, estimated at 2,400,000 bar- rels. cil=SNAPSFIOT CUIL SYMBOLS OF SUMMER nwasemblOCI ' The summer comes with flower and bee,—" TiiE beauty of flowers is an at- traction and a challenge to every camera owner. Frankly, good flower pictures are not easy to take and for that reason success brings more than ordinary satisfaction to, the. amateur photographer. Proper lighting, a large image and patient' work with the camera are the essentials of flower photography. The best camera to use is one with a long -extension bellows, enabling one to focus close to the flower, and hay- . ing ay-.ring a ground glass focusing screen on which you can see the image be- fore snapping the shutter. But, if you haven't such a camera, good work may be done with ordi- nary folding or box cameras, pro- vided a portrait attachment is used to obtain a large image. This supple- mentary lens, which comes with a table of focusing distances, makes it possible to world 'within arm's length of the subject. Always use a tape measure to determine exactly the specified distance between lens and flower. Panchromatic Sim gives the best rendering of the tone con- trasts among the colors.. Flower pictures»need to be vividly sharp; hence, a small lens opening should usually be used—f.16 or f.22 —or the smallest stop on box cam- eras, and the camera should be on a tripod or held securely with a cam- era clamp. The exposure should be from is to one second. Wind is a problem, of course. At. such close distances movement of the subject makes more difference.. It is worth while to wait for a mo.• ment when the blossom is motion- less. If you find the wind too blowy,„ devise a wind -breaker of some sort.. Hazy days, or when the sun is. shining under light clouds, makes. the ideal time for flower pictures. Di- rect irect bright sunshine is not desirable,. but if you can't wait for bettor condi- tions, onditions, give your subject the protec- tion of a cheesecloth screen. Better results ore obtained in the early morning or late afternoon when the light is less harsh and comes from. the aide. This is especially true for. cup -shaped flowers. Nearby foliage, or other blossoms not wanted, may be tied back with string or cut: away. A piece et stiff gray ,cardboard placed behind the flower often is a better background than the natural one. Sometimes, if you are patient. enough to wait, a roving bee will, enter the chalice of your flower. Click! Your patience is rewarded' with a picture that is a perfeet of summertime. , 146 John van Guilder:.