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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-11-18, Page 14'be News -Record Est. 1878 With. Which is Incorporated NO, 5858 -59TH YEAR. The Clinton New Era The New Ela Est. 1865' CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1937. CANADIAN CLIPPER...17 Jewels, streamlined) -In the charmandcoloraI ellowgold 2975 We have other watches for isfactory, service get the best. For Quality, Style and Dependa- bility BUY A 53ukva Priced from $24.75 Up. Either a lady's Or. Gentleman's Watch. Trade in your antiquated model for a new, smart Bulova. less money, but for continuous sat SPECIAL FOR THE BALANCE OF NOVEMBER—We will allow you a saving of 50c of the price of repairing and cleaning any eight day clock, to all who bring the above advertisement to us, with the clock to be repaired. W. H. HELLYAR Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optometrist. Reside ce Phone 174j. u 11 1 LIGHTWEIGIIT: WOOL1ES Step Right into SNUGGIES The First Preventive for Colds Three Types --- 15% ypes --15%. Wool -- 50% Wool and All Wool. RHEUMATISM? Try a Pair of Our All Wool Knee Warmers, And feel the the Difference. Flannelette Pajamas Stripes and Floral Designs. Be Sure You Procure Our Good- Will Coupons for FREE GIFTS. TPWIN?S " CLINTON'S : LEADING STYLE' ,SHOPPE HOLMESVILLE Y.P.U. this Friday night will be in charge of Mr. Billy Herbert, and Mr. C. Pierce is expected to be the guest speaker for the evening. A good attendance is looked for. Mr. Geo. Spence and Mr. Brogden McMath were calling on old friends in the village this week. Miss Mabel Munnings of Toronto, and Miss Willa. Potter of the 16th concession, were recent visitors with Miss Francie Potter. In spite of the inclement weather on Saturday our annual bazaar held in the Council Chamber, Clinton, was very successful. Fine crowds gather- ed to purchase some of the pretty ar- ticles and partake of the dainty lunch. The sum of $75.00 was realized. Mr. and Mrs. Lesiie Jervis spent the week -end with friends at Staf- fordville. Miss Joy Kemp of Mitchell spent the week -end with. My. and Mrs. Ed- ward Grigg Jr. Mrs. Walters and son, Floyd, of Benmiller, visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. Jervis. Mr. Mel. Elliott and Mr. William Norman attended the annual conven- tion of the Western Ontario Cheese Makers Association in Stratford re- cently. Mr. Elliott was elected to the Board of Directors, and in a junior cheese judging competition, Mr. Nor - ream obtained 81 points. The highest score was 98, BAYFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heard, little daughter, Lorna, of Goderich, , Miss Lillian Elliott, and Russel Beard were. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Haw, Proton Station, 'this week -end. Mr. Thos. Clark and daughter, 'as Clara, are back with us again after a month's visit with the former's brother of Flint, Mich. We are sorry to report two acci- dents in the village; Miss Maud Mc- Gregor was shaken up badly from a fall down a flight of steps, Mrs. Mary McKenzie fractured two ribs in the same way. Mr. Oliver Goldthorpe returned front the hunting trip on Saturday. He was most fortunate at always, having brought home one of the three deer. 26 men were inthe group. Mr. and Mrs. T, Mallet of Hamilton; were week -end guests of Mrs. Jno. Davison, the latter's mother. Marion, who is ill with typhoid fever in Sea- forth Hospital, is progressing favour- ably. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jowett left for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday. On the way they will visit with their daughter, Mrs. Roy Poth of Cale- donia. Mrs. Ernest Kendall returned to her home in Elmira on Friday, after having spent two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R, Jowett. Congratulations' to Mr. and Mrs. Newton Sturgeon on the birth of a baby boy. Mrs. Dalton Smith who spent a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Higgins, returned t9 her home in Ingersoll Miss Mary Jane Taylor has left the village for, the winter months. HURON OLD BOYS ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Huron Old Boys Association, Toronto, . will be held on Thursday evening, Novem- ber 25th, at the Y.M.C.A.., 931 College Street. Cards and refreshments fol- lowingthe election of officers. All former residents of Huron County now :resident in Toronto are invited to attend. Please notify your friends of this gathering.' WINS GciLD MEDAL. Congratulations are extended to Mies Doris Hamilton of London who, won the Gold Medal for vocal solo work at the Canadian Musical Fester - al held in that city, last week. Doris ranked first in a class Of twelve, op,- en 'to girls . under eighteen years of age.—Zurich Herald. Increase In Price Of Daily Papers Due to the increased cost of pro. dution, notably in newsprint, the leading daily papers have been fore- ed to raise their subscription+rates, Theincrease went into effect on No- vember 1st. The Clinton NewsRecord has felt theinch too, but has notincreased p in price but due to the high cost of paper which has gone up twice dur- img 1937 and will increase another $10 per ton at the beginning of the year; we may have to raise our price to $2.00 a year. In view of this fact we are forced to make an ap- peal to subscribers who are in ar- rears. During the depression we con- tinued to send the paper regularly and did not press for payment, •knowing that times were hard. We were able to carry on and hoped that Mir leniency would be, apple elated. .Some have shown their ap- preciation by paying up, but others are still in arrears. We also hove several small a- mounts outstanding for advertising, v g, Cards of Thanks, In Memoriam, ,Notices, etc. We would like to have all these small accounts cleaned up by the end of thermonth. If you have a snail account please save us the bother of sending you a bill by settling at once. Ebenezer W. A. Meets The W. A. of Ebenezer Church. met at the .home of Mrs. Frank Jones on Thursday, November 4th, ,with eight- een ladies present. The afternoon was spent in piecing a quilt. The program committee for the clay were Mrs. C. Tebbutt and Mrs. Fred Lobb. Read- ings were given by Mary Oakes and Mrs. I. Merrill. Timely suggestions by M. Biggin. Mr's, Frank Jones and Mrs, Morgan Jones served a 'dainty lunch at the conclusion of the meet- ing. St. Paul's Church Rev. H, O'Neil of Wroxeter ad- dressed the members of the Select Vestry on Monday evening on "The Budget" ' Salvation Army Holiness Service at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 3 p.m. Salvation Meeting at 7 p.m. Meetings to be conducted by the local officers, Captain C. Bonar, and Lieut, D. W. Gillard. Wesley -Willis United Church Sermon subjects: 11 a.m. "The Man that could not Come Down." 7 pan. Young Peoples' Anniversary Service for Ontario Street and Wesley -Willis in this church, conducted by the joint Young Peoples' Unions, The congre- gations are urged to help make this service a great success by their inter- est and presence. The Wesley -Willis Sunday School Christmas Tree and Entertainment will be held in the church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 21st. Ontario Street United Church Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D., min- ister. 11 a.m., theme; "hi Whom We Live and Move end Have Our Being.' 2 p.m. •Turner's Church (Tucker - smith). 7 pm. Joint service at Wes- ley -Willis Young' People's Unions, sponsored by the Young People of both 'United churches. Everyone should make an effort to help the young people by his or her presence. Monday- evening at 8 p.m., Ontario Street United Young People's Union will meet under the Citizenship de- partment. Wednesday evening at 8 p.ni. Fellowship, Prayer and Praise, Group Service, Instruction in the Vis- ion of Peter, Acts, llth Chapter. The Thankoffering meeting of the' W.M.S. avill be held next Tuesday af- ternoon, November 23, at 2.30 e.m. Special music is being arranged. Mrs. (Rev.) Gardiner of Londesboro will be the guest speaker. A sociaLhour will be spent at the conclusion of the meeting. White Gift Sunday will be observ- ed on December 5th and the usual Christmas Tree on Thursday, De- cember 23rd. The November meeting of the Girls' Club was held Thursday evening, Nov 11th, at the home of Miss Marion Gibbings, the. president., Miss Judd, in the chair. The meeting was opened with the singing of the National Anthem, Mrs. Hawke then took charge of the de- votional exercises. It was decided to send the usual Christmas parcel to Miss Sybil Conr- tice for the Nakashi Orphanage, and also a box of jams and jellies to the Neighbourhood Workers, Toronto. A chapter ofn the study book was read, after which Miss Gibbings sang' "In Flander's Fields," and Mrs. Wen - clod rendered a piano number. Both of these solos were nnueh.et(joyed. During the social hour, Mrs. Malt- by assisted the hostess in serving a. very delicious lunch. THE HOME PAPER The Farmers' Market Wheat, 96e, Oats, 43e. Barley, 57c to 63c. Buckwheat, 67e. Butterfat, 38c, 31e. 'Eggs, 37c, 30e, 25e, 20c. Live Hogs, $8.00. Will Not Play This Year Ken Roberton, for a number of years a star on the roster of the Clinton Colts, in years gone by, has according to reports in the daily pa- pers, decided to call it quits, as far as hockey is concerned. Ken, who is now stationed in London, had a chance to try out with the London In- termediates, but apparently has pas- sed up the opportunity. We dare say that if he got suppled up a bit he could still put on plenty of those old time rushes that used to tickle the fans down at the old rink in Clinton not so many years back, Incidentally we seem to remember something about a letter received at this office a year or so ago, signed by this same gentleman, 'when he was a considerable distance removed from these parts, out in Winnipeg, to be exact," challenging the Clinton Colts to meet his team at the half way mark for a duel. Now that he is not so far distant, it is possible, if lie made the same offer, the challenge might be accepted, when ice is avail- able. How about it, Ken? But re- member bring along the best you have in London, because you'll need 'em. Meeting To Arrange For Christmas Tree The committee of the Lions Club in charge of the community Christ- mas would like as. many of the busi- ness people as possible to join them at a meeting to be held in the Board Rohm of the Town Hall on Wednes- day evening, November 24th ,at 8 o'clock, to discuss ways and means of making the Christmas tree attractive and successful. In past years Clinton has been well up in front with an attractive tree and 'with co-operation of all interest- ed persons can still retain its position. Dies From Injuries. Received In Car Crash Hugh Archer, of 00 Ellen Street, Winnipeg, a brother of Mrs. L. Rath, Clinton, was the victim of a crash Which occurred on Saturday, Novem- ber 6th, when the automobile in which he was riding collided with a truck. Mr. Archer, who was i 63rd n his rs year, was rushed to the hospital where he was found to be in a critical con- dition, suffering a fractured skull and serious internal injuries. CKY officials interrupted the To- ronto -New York hockey broadcast shortly after 8.30 p.m. to broadcast an appeal for donors for a blood transfusion. Over two hundred ans- wered the appeal. ' All who called at the hospital were tested for match- ing blood samples and at last one was found te'have the necessary type. Mr. Archer was reported to have shown some improvement following the transfusion,- Sunday afternoon, however, his condition again became grave and he passed away at 9.40 pan. Wesley -Willis Association Entertains Choir The Women's Association of. Wes- ley -Willis church tendered the choir a complimentary fowl supper. on Fri- day evening, Nov. 12th. Places were laid for about 60. The tables' looked beautiful with 'mind of various hues. When the guests were seated, Mrs. Corless, the Social Hostess, read an amusing poem, of her own composit'mt, .describing the menu. Felicitations were then extended to Mrs. Paterson, President of the W.A., it being the occasion of her birthday. A vote of thanks on behalf of the choir was gi- ven to the W.A. by Dr. Hearn. This was responded to by Mrs. Corless. Mr. R. E. Manning on behalf of the music committee extended apprecia- tion to Mrs. Agnew as leader, and to the choir. Mrs. Agnew fittingly re- plied. Rev. Cosens made some very cern- plimentary remarks regarding: the work of the choir and Mr. Morgan Agnew, in a few well-chosen words, spurred them, on to greater attain- ments.. Mr. Cree Cook, a member of the musie committee added his words of commendation. Mx.' Paterson, re- presenting the congregation, also spoke briefly. - The choir then adjourned to the church for practice. The 'social hostess wishes to thank all those who so generously contribut- ed to make this, such,a happy and suc- cessful occasion. Hold Supper Evening The Old Time Dance Club held a pre -season social evening on Friday, Nov. 12th, when about sixty members sat down to a delightful roast goose supper at Bartliff's restaurant. The tables were very tastefully arranged and at the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Bartliff for the supper arrangements. The crowd then returned to the club, eooms and the balance of the evening was spent in dancing. The Club will open for the winter season on Thursday evening', Nov. 18th. Leaving For Christmas In England Mr. and Mrs. T. G, Scribbins and family leave next Wednesday for Montreal from which point they will sail the following day on the "Leti- tia,"' going to Liver000l. They will be away for two months which will enable them to spend Christmas with their respective relatives. Both Mr. Scribbins' parents are' living at 11= fracombe, while Mrs. Scribbins has sisters living in Birmingham. It is ten years since their last trip home, and they and their relatives are look- ing forward to the reunion. Besides conducting a successful a- pairy here Mr. Scribbins has been caretaker of the Public School and has proven very .satisfactory. In his absence Mr. Russel Currie will act as caretaker. Little Locals Mr. Harvey Ashton has moved into Mrs. J. E. Scott's house on Victoria street. This is the property former- ly owned by Mrs. Wilmer Wallis. Messrs. Johnston and Ferguson have opened a collar and harness shop in the store recently vacated by Mr. Sid. Thompson. Mr. Alex. Elliott has rented the pro- perty of Mrs. Gordon Dow on the Bayfield Road and is now moved in and nicely settled. L.O.B.A, election of officers will take place at the next regular meet. ing to be held on Tuesday evening, November 23rd. A full attendance is requested. This week we received a letter for publication which did not bear the signature of the writer and we are therefore unable to publish the let- ter. Bride -To -Be Showered On Tuesday evening a number of the friends a neighbours ne ghbours of Miss Bessie Lockwood met at the home of Mrs. Frank Layton, and in honor of her approaching marriage, presented her with a beautiful lace table eloth. The following address was read by Mrs. Norman Miller, and Mrs. Reg. Shipley presented the gift, "Dear Bessie: --We are gathered here this evening to express our; sin- cere good wishes to you and yours for health and happiness in the new life you have chosen. We your friends and fellow -workers indeed regret your departure, but however, whatis our loss will be another's gain. We ask you to accept this 'little token, to re- mind you of the old faces left in Clinton.—Your friends and neigh- bours." Miss Lockwood made a very suit- able reply, although being taken com- pletely by surprise. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing games, after 'which a dainty lunch was serv- ed, and singing for "She's a Jolly Fellow." Later all retired to their homes after extending best wishes to the bride -elect. Mrs. William McNaughton. A highly esteemed pioneer resi- dent of this district passed away Sun- day at the residence of ber son-in- law, John Sholdice, in Tuekersmith, in the person of Margaret Ferguson, widow of William "McNaughton and daughter of the late, David Ferguson, of Tuckersmith, in which township she was born. She was in her 85th year. Mrs. McNaughton was mar- ried over sixtyy years ago eald settled on a farm on the, 7th concession of Tuckersmith, where her h,sband died in 1904..Sometime• after his death' she removed to Seaforth where she spent seventeen years. For the pasi year she had made her 'home with her daughter where she was taken seriously ill two weeks ago. Three of a family survive. One son, John A. McNaughton, Tucker - smith, anti two daughters, PMrs. John Sholdice, Tuckersmith, and Mrs. W. J, Morphy, Cadmore; Sask., also four grandchildren. The funeral took .place. Tuesday from the residence of her son-in-law, John Sholdice, interment was made in the Maitland Bank cemetery. Rev. A. W. Shepherd of the Egnnondville United Church, conducting the mei.- vice, Clinton Telephone Staff. The above picture of the local staff of the Bell Telephone Co- appear- ed in a reeent issue of The Blue Bell. 'From left to right they are: Miss; Kate NickIe, Mrs. George Lavelle, and Mrs. Morley Jordan. The above pieture does not show the complete staff. Altogether there are seven efficient operators con- nected with the Clinton .office wlto are at the service of the public day and night. The remainder of the staff were off duty at the time this pie - bare was taken, and as a result only three of the "number please" girls appear. The usual shift consists of three op-, erators. The day girls are at the switchboard eight hours, and the night operators, seven. In one day they handle approxi- mately 3900 calls, received from ba. tween 900 and 1000 subscribers which includes town and rural residents. The number of calls and busy and slack times vary considerably. Apart from unusual events such as fires, el- ections, etc, the total number of calls is governed to some extent by the weather. When it is wet or stormy the number of calls increase, both from rural and, town residents. Sincei the new low rate on evening long dis- tance calls became effective there has; been a decided increase in the nxumber• of evening conversations, but on the' whole Miss Kennedy was unable to da - finitely state just when the staff was. the busiest. Apparently they are busy` all the time. We asked which were the hardest. to handle, rural or town subscribers. Mi s Ke s nnedy stated that there was. absolutely no distinction. As a gen- eral rule the public were courteous,. and seemed to know more about thm work in connection with the ;telephone business than one would suppose. Oc- casionally the operator might make a mistake, but usually wrong numbers. result from the person asking for the number speaking indistinctly or too. quickly. Another common errormade is speaking too far away from the• mouthpiece. Numbers should be gi- van slowly and distinctly and directed' at the mouthpiece, not to, the ceiling.. Remembrance Day Fittingly Observed Here November lith, Remembrance Day was observed here by an impressive service of public worship, held in the Town Hall at 10 a.nt, which was largely attended in tribute to those who lost their lives in the dark days of 1914.18, Rev. Major K. McGoun, rector of St. PauI's Anglican Church, occupied the chair+, and with hint on the plat- form were the ministers of the local churches, Rev. Gordon Peddie, B.A., Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D., and Rev. C. W. D. Cosens, M.A., B.D. who assisted in the service. The Clinton Concert Band, under the direction of Bandmaster M. J. Agnew, led in the musical portion of the program. Following the scripture reading by Rev, G. G. Burton, a splendid ad- dress was given by Rev. Major K. E. Taylor, M.A., B.D., of St. Thomas, who received a very attentive hearing by the large audience, The town bell tolled at 10,69 and n again at 11 o'clock and at the last stroke of the bell the buglers sound- ed the Last Post, After two minutes, of reverent silence, the audience standing, the bugles sounded Reveille. Those taking part in this portion of the program were Messrs, L. Pearson, C, Holmes, G. Beattie, A. Clark and M. J. Agnew. After the service the veterans and the Legion Auxiliary formed in marching order, and headed by the band, proceeded to the post office where the memorial tablet was de- corated. The parade was under the command of Legion Secretary, N. W. Miller. The organizations taking part in the impressive ceremonies were: The Canadian Legion; the Legion Auxiliary; the Women's Institute; I. O.O.F, No. 88, Clinton Lodge; Hun'onic Rebecca Lodge; L,O,L. No, 710; L.O. B.A. Huron Lodge; The Clinton Fire Brigade; the Tbwn of Clinton, and the Province of Ontario. The wreaths were placed by the following repre- sentatives in the order listed as a- bove: G. G. Murdoch, Mrs. Themes' Leppington, Mrs W. S. R. Holmes, B. Taylor, Miss Bessie Watt, R. J. Draper, Mrs. N. W. Miller, R. Tasker, Mayor W, S. R. Holmes, Reeve F. Livermore. A lovely poppy -covered Wreath was placed by the children of the public school represented by Tont Steep and Kenneth Miller. Law", reaching extracts from the book,. "The Greatest Thing in the World,"' by Henry Druntond. Her address.' , was most interesting and helpful« Two beautiful sohos were rendered by Mrs. Hearn. A hymn was sung aucC Mrs. McKinley closed the meeting with prayer. Miss Rudd and the igirls of the Mission Circle, who were. ' guests at the meeting, served a de- , licious lunch and a social hour was spent. The ladies enjoyed seeing a large, number of articles of clothing for chile 'dren, which were made by the Mission. 'Circle. These are being sent to soviet needy hospital in Northern Ontario.. Wesley -Willis W.M.S. Meets The W. M .S. held their Autumn Thankoffering meeting on the even - beg of November 11th at the horse of Miss Rudd. Mrs. Pickard, the Presi- dent, was in the chair. Mrs. Addison and her group took charge of the devotional exercises. Af- ter the call to worship and the sing- ing of suitable hymns, the Scripture Mason was given as a Bible Reading. Prayers were offered by Mrs, Nedi- ger and Mrs. Addison. Mrs,' Addison read a beautiful 'little poem which she had composed herself on Christian Service, Interesting reports , were given by the different secretaries. Mrs. Paterson reported the packing of a bale weighing 400 lbs. and valued at $256.50, .Mrs. Pickard then intro- duced the guest" speaker, Mrs. Mon- teith. ,Mrs. Monteith took as her sub- ject, "Love is the fulfilling of the Guest Speaker at Veteran's Meeting ' The regular meeting of Clinton; Branch of the Canadian Legions held; on Thursday evening was of a social: nature and special addresses were gi ven by H. S. Turner of Goderich, and: Ensign Ferguson, London n Salvation; Army Corps. The addresses were gi-. ven as part of the program on the• toast list and speaking followed a roast goose supper served in the Leg-. ion Hall with President G. G. Mur- doch officiating as toastmaster. Toasts were proposed including "The King", proposed by Col. H. B. Combe; "Our Dead Comrades," by President Murdoch, responded to by- Legionaire M. J. Agnew sounding the. "Last Post," and by the company ob- serving two minutes silence, followed( by the bugle sounding Reveille. Mae Turner in his address spoke of war days experiences, bringing back memories of the hardships and sor- rows, and the happy comradeship of- wartime fwartime associations, Ensign Fergu- son, who was introduced by past pre- sident, G. M. Counter, also gave an enjoyable talk and afterward led the company in the singing ofold war-• time tongs. A vote of thanks to the speakers; was moved by Col. J. W. Shaw and heartily applauded by the company_ During the business session nomina- tion omination of officers for 1938 was held, election to take place at the next: meeting on December 9th, Donations Gratefully 1 Received In West: Appeal l± or Good Used Clothing. Mrs. George W. Carter, Londes- born, attached her name to jars of .fruit sent in the relief car from Sea - forth. The following is a copy: of one, of the letters received in reply: "Eatonia Union Hospital, Eatonia, Sask. Dear Mrs. Carter:—In answer toe your note enclosed to relief supplies. which was delivered at Glidden; the next station on the railway to Es- tonia. This ear was divided among- 300 families, the number of each fam- ily being kept in view. 'We first. make a"list of all the families to be. supplied, writing the number of mem- bers of each tastily opposite each name. On arrival, the goods are un loaded into a vacant building which ist kept heated in ease of fruit, etc., be- ing in the car. A full inventory 131 made, scales are provided and the a-. mount for each family weighed out;.. (Continued one page 4);