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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-11-25, Page 4t b c b T h a a b i e in 0 11 in a 1.1 NOV. 25,''1937. COOPER'S'' STORE NEWS 1r4311" Department ON SEC014D FI.0* R Santa Claus Headquarters MAKE YOUR SELECTION EARLY. SANTA CLAUS MAIL BOX NOW READY FOR THE OY•IILDREN'S' LETTERS. A. '17. COOPER. PHONES: 36w Main Floor, 36j. Second Floor FROM HEAD TO FOOT GUARD YOUR HEALTH PYRRHOL is still the outstanding preparation for Infected Gums and Tonsils. It draws out the poison, just acts like a liquid poultice. PRICED' AT 50c. FOR INDIGESTION, GAS ON THE STOMACH, We Recommend 1 BISMA-REX It relieves in •3 minutes. 75c AND $1.50. , MARATHON LINIMENT isunexcelled for any kind of pain. , Wonderful For Sore Feet -50c. 1 W. H. fl. HOLMES PNM. B. PIIONL 61 �S CLINTON, ONT. t Christmas Gifts For Men FORSYTH SHIRTS—In all shades and patterns, stylish, comfort- able, durable, unshrinkable and color -fast. AN EXCELLENT GIFT. FQRSYTH PAJAMAS—Father, Son, husband or Brother would st4e1y be delighted. A wide variety of patterns, cosy, comfortable and, of course, unshrinkable. DRESSING GOWNS, SOCIIS, GLOVES, TIES, SWEATERS, SCARVES AND HOUSE COATS. DAVIS Sc HERMAN CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING VARNA Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chuter spent the week -end in London. Mr. and Mrs. Patch of Markham, called on Mr. and Mrs. J. Rathwell ancLother friends this week -end. Mr. Wilmer Turner is wearing a smile these days. A little visitor has 'come to brighten;' their home. Mis. Stelk has returned home. af- ter several weeks visit in Kitchener.' Rev. Mr. Hunt of Exeter exchanged pulpits on Sunday with Rev. Mr. Bug- ler. Mr. Norman Campbell spent a few days in Clinton last week, the guest of lis' sister, Mrs. L. Steep. Mr, and Mrs. Henry Aldwinclile of Varna, and Dr. Helen M. Ald4incic1e' of Bristol, England, have been spend- ing a pleasant time in New York. While therethey were guests at the Hotel Taft. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McLinchey and family. spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Keys and family. were put in a corner by themselves. I wish to state that the whole con- tents of the car was in good shape and was just the kind of food requir- ed. On. behalf of the committee and of 'all those whom it has helped, I thank you and your committee and all those who gave so freely. In unloading we took stock of e6-, erything. The next thing' to do was to divide our district into several dis- tricts appointing some reliable and public-spirited, person to see or to phone all in the 'district, getting the number in each family, and finding out if they had any garden supplies and what they needed most. When we got this information we went care- fully over our supplies and decided how much we could give to each per- son. Then we had them come in in dine -erects and had from four to six busy weighing out and helping to load. From the outlying districts trucks carne in, taking the supplies for sev- eral families. The car was distribut- ed among 225 families or over 1,000 people. We had each person sign for what he received, or in case it went out in truck we had the truck driver sign for each one. Mr. Musto, oar -minister, has had several years at this work as he came here front the dry -belt. He knew ex- actly how to do it and had every- thing well organized, and I do not think it could have been done more fairly. This is our first year of se- vere failure and the first -car' we have received. Many in the south have gone through seven or eight years of it. In two different years we sent a carload frons here to the South of the province. However, we did not send any apples. We gave about 15 lbs. of apples to each person, one sack of potatoes to each two persons where they required them, one sack of turnips to a small family, and two to a Large family. Most of the people had some potatoes and some had some turnips, but no one had apples and during these last several years of hard times few peo- ple have seen apples or oranges or any kind of fruit. You can guess how much they were appreciated. We have still on hand about 50 sacks of potatoes, about 25 sacks of turnips and 10 or12 Sacks of apples. We are storing these in cellars in the town. The committee has been narrowed down to three which will remain ac- tive and will distribute the balance towards ..spring where most needed, This district is now about 90 per- cent on direct relief. That is, they get food and clothing besides., They will have to get seed and feed for horses, to get in the crop. I am thinking you will wonder why we should be so hard upwhen it is our first real ratline. But we have not had a paying cropnow for eleven years, each year it appears to get a little worse, and now all reserve in the way of cash, bonds or life inser•- anee is gone, besides so many of the olderpeople invested their money in farm mortgages hi Saslcatchewan and no interest has been paid for several years and unless they are old enough o have an Old Age Pension they are on relief. I have a friend who homesteaded next to me in 1903. Ile remained; a achelor all his life, has worked hand, has a fine half sectio), 320 acres with Mood buildings. Has title clear, also has horses and machinery clear, and has about $1500 loaned out to fas- ters around the district. This marl ould have sold out and cleared a - out $12,000 to $15,000 10 years ago, o -day, as he is getting up in years, e can borrow no money and is on elief. I am quoting to show you that the best men are today no better off than the poor ones. I am sending a sketch of the eoun- try to show we supplied the districts round three other small towns as well as our own. ' 'Now I again want to thank you nd all interested and to say it has een a pleasant task for all our cop nittee. Everyone was so well pleas - d with what they received and so any would say "Now won't some ther family need this worse than s.", We found the Christian spirit many places we did not etipect it. We trust that this shall be for you 11 "bread cast on the waters." —Yours sincerely, R. J. Scott." Clinton Lumber Company COMPLETE LINE OF CEDAR, PINE, HEMLOCK AND SPRUCE LUMBER, SASH AND DOORS. SHINGLES—(CEDAR AND ASPHALT). BUILDERS: HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS. Soft Slabs at $1.50 to $1.75. WOODBush Wood at 52.75 to $3.50. 1 )Hard Slabs at $2.25 to $2.75. QUOTATIONS,ON ALL CONTRACT WORK.. Bert. Huller, Mgr. Phone: Office 310w—House 319j. Clinton, Ontario. Letters of Appreciation from S eery Saskatchewan 4 "Speers, Sask., Nov. 11th, 1937. one is up against pretty rough sail- in Mr. and Mrs. F. Townsend, Seaforth, Ontario. ))ear Friends—Just a line to thank you for the carrots. They are fine and crisp, and we wish to let you know that we appreciate not only the actual gifts, but the • spirit which prompts the sending of thein. This district has in the past sent. 'out several shipments to other dis- tricts, but this is the first time our awn need has been so great. We dis- tributed the contents of this car a- mong over two hundred. families. It was very gratifying to notice that a- ,bout 98 per cent of those recoiling 'would make a remark something like this, "Now are you sure there is not some one else who needs this more than I," and if they believed they were depriving others more in need would not accept. We came here from Ottawa, On- tario, in , 1906 and whilenever getting rich, we never expected tt o :b e quite so hard ''pressed as we have the last few years. We farm 480 -acres and it costs so much to get a crop in the ground that if there Is no returns for a few .years g. Again, thanking you, I remain, Yours sincerely, —S. G. HARGETT. P.S.-When fortune again favours me I will pass your kindness along to some one needing it. -S. G. IL" "Spears, Sask., Nov. 14th, 1937 C J. Wallis, Chairman of Relief Committee, Clinton, Ontario. Dear Friend:—I believe Rev. Musto is writing to The United Church. Minister in your town who was in his unit. at the war. I thought it would be nice for some one to write to the chairman as you may be connected with some other church, and at any rate you are apparently at the head of the committee. The car landed here on the 5th. We immediately organized a commit- tee with Bev. Musto as -chairman. We got about six teams and some extra helpers and unloaded the ear into the church 'basement, keeping the apples, potatoes, turnips, carrots and beets in separate piles. The beans, canned goods, preserved fruit, honey, • etc., a P.S.—In 1902 I attended Ottawa Normalu School. There were if B re- member correctly,.two ladies from Clinton, Miss„ King and Miss Cour- Lice. If either' of them are in that part now I would he • pleased to have note from. . them.—R; J. S." OBITUARIES Mrs. William Pollock Mrs. William Pollock, widow of the late Mr. Pollock, Goshen Linc, Stan- ley Townships passed away very sud- denly at her home on the Bayfield Road on Tuesday, November 23rd. She was in her 72nd year. The funeral service will be held from the Presbyterian Church, Bay- field, on Friday afternoon, November 26th, at 2.30 p.m Mrs: Fred C,. Cook The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. Fred Cook in the loss of a devoted wife who passed a- way on Monday, Noyember 22nd. Previous to her death Mrs: Cook had been in the the Clinton Hospital and on her return home suffered 'a weak spell from which she was unable to rally. Of a quiet, kindly nature she NIrs. Peter Lindsay spent the week possessed those qualities of charm end with Mrs. G. Wheatley, Clinton. which endeared her to a large circle Mr. Ross McGregor was in London of friends who mourn her passing. on Wednesday. The only child of Thomas. W. Bell Mrs. Ross McGregor had the misfor- and the late Grace Morrison, Robena tune to fall down the cellar steps one Bell was born in Goderich Township. day last week and hurt her foot. Thirty years ago she was united in Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dale, Mr.. and marriage to Fred C. Cook and has Mrs. John Ferguson and Milton been a highly esteeined resident of Moore spent the week -end in Toronto. Tuckersmith for the Past twenty Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barwick and years. Front this union there were sons, Bruce and Donald of Stratford, two daughters, Mrs. J, T Hugill, Me- visited on Sunday at the home of Wil- Killop, and Mrs.' Fergus Wright, Mun- liam Moore. cey. Mrs. Cook's father also `sur- Mr. Fred Harburn and Robert wives, and is at present residing in Grimoldby are in Toronto this week Hamilton. at the Royal Winter Fair. The funeral service will be held this afternoon in Ontario Street United Church, and will be conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. G. Burton. The pall- bearers will be Messrs: Fred Pepper, Gifford Crich, Frank Glew, Will Perdue, John Blair and Albert Harri- son. Interment will take place in Clinton Cemetery. LONDON ROAD The November meeting of the Lon- don Road Ladies' Club was held last Thursday, afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred, Anderson. During the afternoon a quilt was quilted. Mr's. J. Clegg gave an interesting paper, comparing the old and modern home: A social evening has been planned for the evening of Friday, December 3rd: The December meeting will be held' at the )none of Mrs. Geo. Falconer on Thursday, ;December -9th. All sewing that has been taken home will be called in, also the gifts to be packed in the bale..' The roll call will be answered by, "The Nicest Christmas Gift I Ever Received," The tonic will be taken. by Mrs. Norman Tyndall. CONSTANCjI. , John J. Ginn A resident of Clinton for many years, John J. Ginn passed away in Tuckersmith on Tuesday, November 23rd, in his 75th year. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. An- drew Ginn, he had worked for many years in Clinton while the hotel busi- ness was flourishing here, and was considered a very capable man by his ,mployers. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Surviving relatives are one sister, Mrs. D. Steep, Clinton; two brothers, Andrew and Thomas, in Detroit. One sister, Mrs. 'Harry Rutledge, died in New Liskeard last summer. • The funeral was held from the Ball and Zapfe funeral parlors yesterday afternoon, Rev. G. W. Sherman con- ducting the service. Interment was made in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs. G. E. Hall, N. Kennedy, J. H. Kerr, A. E. Rumball, 11. C, •,Lawson ` and Lock Cree, all members of the local Odd Fellows' Lodge, Miss Mary Burrows With the passing of Miss Mary Burrows, ` Sheppardton loses one of its lifelong residents. Miss Burrows passed away in the Goderich hospital on Friday evening, November 19th. She was in her 80th year.. Born in Sheppardton, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George 'Burrows and had lived on the homestead. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. H Pennebaker, Clinton; one brother, William, in the West; foie nephews, Reg. and John Bur- rows, Goderich, William) Burrows, Stratford, and F. Pennebaker, of Clinton. • The. funeral service .was held from the Brophy Funeral Parlors, Gode- rich, on Monday afternoon and was conducted: by Rev. 'D. J. Lane of God- erich, and Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, of Nile. Interment was Made in the Dungan- non Cemetery. Four nephews acted as Pallbearers, :James and Reginald Barrows, Goderich, William Burrows, Stratford,. and • navels Pennebaker, of .Clinton. Thomas John Tighe A highly esteemed resident of Hut- lett in the . phrson of Thomas John Tighe passed away 00 Saturday, No - RECEIVES JEWEL OF OFFICE AS KNIGHT COMMANDER -To signify his office as Knight Commander of the Red Cross -of Con- stantine, J. M. Empey, well-known townsman; and one of the most in- terested in the craft of Masonry, on Monday received his jewel of rank from Spencer and Co.,'Masonic manu- facturers, England. It is a beautiful jewel and consists of a small crown with ruby setting surmounted by a cross. Beneath this is a gold eagle and the Triple Tau with the words "Grand Council" inscribed thereon. All is suspended from a sash of white )noire edged with black and gold. —Mitchell Advocate. Accidents Reported The following details of direct ins jury cost have been supplied by The Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario:-- Total ntario:—Total Accidents reported to Compen- sation Board, October; 1936, 5,726; October, 1937, 6,556. Fatalities, October, 1936, 34; Oc- tober, 1937, 29. Total Awards' for Compensation and Medical Aid, October, 1936, $519,- 278.87; October, 1937, $585,314,60;. Medical Aid (only), October, 1936, $85,204.10; October, 1937, $119,071.57. BERRIES BLOSSOM IN BLASTS OF AUTUMN The calendar may say winter is only' a month away but raspberry bushes on the farm of Cummings Brothers, Huron township refuse to believe it, They are in. blossom. On some branches .there is green fruit, while on the others the fruit has rip- ened. To prove it, Adair brought a branch loaded with berries to town. In the regular season a good crop of berries was taken front the bushes. -Kincardine News FARMERS -RECEIVE PAY FOR PEA AND CORN CROP Monday was pay day for the farm- ers armers who grew peas and corn for the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Can- ners, and the big majority of the farmers went home well pleased with their pay envelope. The acreage this year both in peas and corn was above the average and the yield per acre has been one of the best years with a possible greater return to, the growers. Some of the better fields of peas realized over $95.00 per acre. In addition to the sum paid to thefarniers a large stun has been paid out during the season to local workers. PURCHASE TELEPHONE LINE Owing to petitions and pressure to urge the movement along, the Hay %emnber 20th. .1 -le was in his 87th Telephone System was obliged to pur- year. chase from the Tuckersmith System Born at St. Acouchiei•, near Bramp- ton, he was .a son of the late Edward Tighe and Sarah Thomas, who carne front Ireland and Wales respectively. When quite' young the late Mr. Tighe moved to this locality, and as a young man was united in marriage to Mar- garet Quigley, who predeceased hint some 13 years ago. • He was a good neighbour and .faith- ful to his church. His quiet kindly disposition made him a friend .to all and his passing leaves a void in the hearts of those who knew him in- timately, Surviving are two brothers, Char- les and Edward, Detroit; one sister, Mrs.. Jobin, Toronto; one daughter,. Ilene, athome; foul• sons; Father E. J. Tighe, C.S.B., St. Basil's Novitiate, Toronto, Thomas A., Detroit, John and Bernard,' at hoine, and two grand- children, Frances and Patricia Morri- son. Solemn High Mass was sung in St. Joseph's Church, 'Clinton, on Monday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev: Father M. N. Sullivan. Internment was, made in the R.G. cemetery, Hullett. Pallbearers were .Messrs. Joe Blake,. Joe Flynn, Thos. Corbett, L. Carbett, Hubert Reynolds and'John Shanahan, Jr.. the line, and equipment a mile north of Blake on the Bronson line. These ten subscribers will soon be connect- ed to the Hay System and be served froth Zurich Central, which will be a big convenience to them, as Zurich is their place of business. We un- derstand there is a member of like subscribers up the Goshen line who would like a similar change, and it is quite a procedure to • go about to have the change enacted. The con- sideration of the line taken over was near the $300 mark. ;READY FOR WINTER SPORTS Indications point to the sink being ane of the busiest places in Seaforth this winter. The Intermediate - "B" O.H.A.' team, which J. E. Willis' is managing, is all ready for ice, while. juvenile and Duncan cup schedules are being arranged. Junior farmers' games will again be a Saturday night feature. Members of the r maforth Curling Club, revived last year,will hold their annual meeting in the council eham- ler. on Monday evening, when plans for season's activities will get under. way. According to otileers, the club is assured of a number of; new mem- bers.--Seaforth Expositor. THE STUDDED for GAGS In deep mud orsnow the Good- year Studded. tiro (above) will carry you through safely, surely —without chains! It's designed specially for farmers, doctors, mail carriers --the husky, deep biting 'Studs' give sure, positive traction forward or backward. VIE LUG TYPE for MUCH This special purpose Goodyear is designed to carry trucks and buses anywhere --on or off the road, regardless of mud or deep snow. The heavy, long -wearing lug tread gives positive traction, cleans itself automatically. Smooth and quietonpavementa, LET US SHOW YOU THESE TIRES TODAY! Brownie's Shell Service Station CLINTON Huron Finds Romance Linked With Naming Pioneer Communities Family Attachments Figured in the nine miles north of Goderich and the Choice of Names When PostOffices Rivers Aux Sables, the appellation Being Established—Unusual Desig- given it by early French explorers be- causenations for Stanley Section Lines. of its dark and murky waters, is often incorrectly called the Salable River instead of the English term, the O'Sable. Similarly, the Blue' Water highway is often spoken of as the Sauble Line, The new name is supplanting this older one. Bet -miller, one of the most pie- tpresquely situated villages in Huron,` owes its name and existence to Ben Miller, who built a flour mill here in the early days. The winding streets, By W. H, Johnston in Free Press What's in a name? Sometimes there is a good deal, mystery, love homesickness, romance or the merely commonplace. Just this may be found in many of the names of the places in Huron County as, forinstance, the mill dam like a miniature moan - homesickness in the names of Hen- tain lake, precipitous hillside, be- sall, Kippen and other points; ro- hind, clothed in forest, the dreamlike mance or a tender love in St. Helens; mystery of the beauty spot, the Malt- a patriotic pride in glory of British land River, 'a roaring torrent in the arms as in Lucknow; Sebaptopol and springtime, and a broad, shallow, Mafeking; the commonplace in Mill slow moving stream in the summer, Road, Bronson. Line, Etc. I combine to make a fairyland if backed A fruitful source for the naming by co-operation of the people. of the townships in the days of the Canada Company was found in the NAMING I{IPPEN names of the leading partners in the 1 Robert Bell is responsible for the Canada Company. Thus the town- -naming of Kippen. The postmaster ships of Biddulph, McGillvary and asked hint to suggest a name and he • Williams in Middlesex; Downie, Elan- gave Stirling, after his native shire in chard, Hibbert, bent, East Hope in Perth; Scotland.td. To o thi s the HHullett, MoKillop, Stanley, Ste general objected and in turn urn asked, , Alien, Tuckdrsmftli, Usher•ne, IGode "How would Mullingar do?" rich and Colborne in Huron were all i lien thought this too suggestive of named after members of the company.) Ireland and asked, "How about Kip - The village of Varna in Stanleys pen?" This last after his native vil- Township, and Sebastopol, South Bel- lage, The postmaster -general ac - fast, were named after the towns quiesced and Kippen it was and is. made famous in the Crimean Wats! Ilensall, the youngest village of fin - Kingsbridge on the Blue Water High- portance in the county, as the first way in Ashfield, so called for John' building on the town site was erect - King and the bridge in front of his ed in 1877, was named by the Petty farm, Altonville, later changed to Brothel's after their native village in Belfast, derived its naive from the Yorkshire, England. five Alton brothers, Jeremiah, Sam -f Dungannon was named by William uel, Daniel, Joseph and Valentine who Mallough, the first settler, who came went there with theirmother, a wi- to this part of the country in 1843, low, about 1849 from Ireland. NIrs. I after the town of the same name in Alton purchased 500 neves for her' Tyrone, Ireland, whence he carne. sons at Altonville. The north-west' The Township of Stanley is unique quarter of Ashfield was settled by in having many of its concessions dee Scotch and the names here proclaim signated by special naives. For in-:• their origin, Kintail, Lochalsh, Rip -i stance, the present Blue Water highs ley, Isle of Skye and Amberley. One way has been known for many'- da- school section lavas made famous by cades as the Sauble line. The 121h the Scotch poet, Bannatyne, who lived; and 13th concessions because a kalithere, if I remember his name dor- named Brundsen lived there was cal- rectly. He called it Poverty Section) led the Bronson (the present spelling) and suggested many reasons why it line. The 10th and 11th were known should be called so on aecount of thetas the Goschen line, first settled by penuriousness of the people. Be that: Protestants who refused to sallow as it may from this section have since Catholics to live on it. The next con come a number of people who have cession east was settled by Catholics helped to make "the world turn 1 and it was called the Babylon. The `round;' I next is the Parr Line after a settler who lived on it. All of thele canoes=> sions are still known by these names. When the flour mill was opened in MANCHESTER TO AUBURN Lanes, where John Lane startled a store in the seventies was given the Egmondville the county road. from family name, though at first it was Brucefieli to that village, began to Zanesville. be known as the Mill road, a name that sticks to the present. Port Albert, at the mouth of the Nine Mile River, where the Govern-: Gairbraicl, the village home of the meet hoped to found a town on ac- Dunlops, situated across the Maitland count of its harbor anti water power, River front Goderich, and rich with received its name iron) the 'niece the traditions connected with the life consort of Queen Victoria, ::story of these two brothers, is lost Manchester, on the Maitland Riv-' as a name, more's the pity. er, at one time an important village at the 'junction of four townships is gradually dropping this Mame for Agriculture supplies many of :the that of the post office,: Auburn, by materials used in making soap, In which it is now known. 1936 in Canada 102 firms reported In West Wawanosh, 2% miles east that soaps, )washing, compounds, and of Belfast, is the village of St. Hel- cleaning materials were their chief ens. The first merchant was William products. Forty-seven of the firms Gorden and when he applied for the were in Ontario; 34 in Quebec: 9 in establishment of a post office he re- British Columbia; 5 in Manitoba; 5 membered his .wife, Helen, and re- in Alberta; 1 in New Brunswick and quested that the post office be St. 1 in Saskatchewan. The output of the Helens. • industry in 1936 totalled .$16,313,502, The Nine Mile River was so called in increase of311454 comparedwith $, k. because it flowed into Lake Huron 1935.