HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-06-07, Page 3'THURS., JUNE 7, 1934
N NEWS -WARD
A hunger march on London is de,
signed: to show that you should not
take the story of Britain's recovery
too seriously. Wks 'should' think the
march to London would indicate that
you must not take the hunger story
too seriously either.
It is said that Japan seeks 'a for-
eign war to avoid internal strife. This
strategy has worked on occasions,
but the advantage was only tempor-
ary even when the strategy itself
was a success. Success in a foreign
war pry delays and make more diff1a
cult the curing of domestic ills.
Things never tura out just as well
as we expect. The United States
government thought that huge reven-
ues would flow into the treasury
when prohibition was repealed, and
Canadian distillers . thought 'a new
market would open which they could
not 'supply. They' have bean disap-
pointed. The .customs duty of $5 a
gallon and a state tax of $2.00 plus
other charges, made the selling price
so high that the legitimate trade can
not compete against the bootleg traf-
fic in moonshine, which has a clien-
tele solidly established by "thirteen.
years of prohibition. The administ-
ration is spending millions to stop
the outlaw trade but with little effect.
Tim Healy said that when John
Dillon married he doubled the num-
ber of his admirers. This is a var-
iant of the old newspaper jibe, "Out
esteemed contemporary doubled his
subscription list this week -be got a
new subscription."'
Recently a gentleman .died who
had occupied a high public Position
but bad' fallen, and the newspapers'
told all about his crime, his trial, his
sentence and incarceration. Could not
these things have been omitted? He
was supposed to have paid the pen-
alty, but apparently not. A portion
of it, was reserved for bis widow and
children.
A magazine- oontri'putor,, says, ;that
Solomon was the first to demonstrate
silver and establish the gold standard
and for confirmation refers us to 1
Kings, Chap. 10. We have read the
chapter 'and while it shows Solomon
storing in Jerasulem all the gold he
could lay his hands on, yet there is
nothing to show that he issued cur-
rency against it ` or -allowed the
banks, or goldsmiths, of his day to
do it.
The Chairman of the Canadian
Radio Commission has many qualifi-
cations for the post, but lacks only
experience—he has never been leader
of a choir.
* * *
The Secretary of the League of
Social Reconstruction who in a Sun-
day broadcast contrasted to the dis-
advantage of Canada, what has been
done ih the United States would do
well to wait and see, Mr. ,Roosevelt's
scheme is atilt in the experhnenta
stages and, at any rate, it is a ven-
ture Canada could nob afford.
Figures just released by the statis-
tical branch of the League of Nation's
place. Canada at the, head of the list
in progress toward industrial recow
ery, with the United States second.
Canadars ratio is 40, the U. S. 30,
When w9 consider the means adopted
in the republic we are justified in
concluding that Canada's recovery is
more likely to be lasting, because this
not the result of artificial stinrular.
tion. ' ' , ...
A candidate declares that he no
sooner nails one lie than a dozen
others 'sprin'g up.
You want to know why this 'bag
hemp?
I'll tell you now and make you wiser
The reason why is this, old top,
The first one was a fertile Iie, sir,
Labor strikes and rioting in the
United States indicate an abundant
lack of gratitude among the unions
now embarrassing the administration
that did so much for them. Under
N.R.A. codes they get better wages,
better hours, collective bargaining
besides other advantages and were.
able to increase their membership by
a million, according to one report.
The joke is on him who makes fun
of U. S. policemen who fail to catch
their 'nen. *Ie isassuming" that he
wants to catch' 'em,
lI: d
Mussolini says "the Italians want
peace but aro ready for eventuali-
ties. Just the same it must' be awk-
ward to be 'sarin to fight and yet
not know whom to fight. Still that
can be decided later on. Eventuali-
ties come to those who are ready for
them, because that's what they are
ready for and that's why they are
ready, if you know what we mean.
Italy is not the only country that
feels, or rather talks, that way. The
confidence thus expressed is the cel-
ophane wrapper around fear, mis-
trust and a sense of Insecurity.
Sir Herbert Bolt is President or tt
Canadian bank yet he affirmed that
he never personally borrowed from a
bank. He has missed some of the
experience vouchsafed to those who
did'borrow or try, and who were ask-
ed -dhow much do you want? Don't
you think you could do with less?
How long do you want it for? What
do you want it for? Who is your
endorser? Is he any good?
At a gathering of industrial lead-
ers in Chicago the prediction was
made that science would Iiberate all
mankind within the next ,century. It
may unless, in the meantime, man-
kind forges new fetters for itself at
the behest ofsome new group of re-
generators.
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What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU
EMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TWO LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The NewsaRecord, June 6th,
1894:
The Canadian Order of Forresters,
if the town will co-operate, purposes
putting on a grand celebrationon the
first of July.
Two Conservatives at Mr. Garrow's
Bblmesville :meeting perpetrated a
huge joke on that gentleman in mov-
ing'a vote of thanks.
A Word To Correspondents—The
object of all correspondents should be
to give news. The paper is published;
as a newspaper, not for'the purpose
of exhibiting petty spleen or getting
a "drive" at this or that person . .
We want news and nothing else.
From The NeW Era, June 8th, 1894:
On Friday last Messrs. Ab. Cooper
.and McLean left here en their bicy-
-cles for Louden and covered the dis-
tance of 50 miles in three hours and
15 minutes actual riding time.
Op Sunday last the Grand Trunk
Railway brought up from Stratford
several of the Conspany's doctors
who, in conjunction with Clinton
medical men, performed a surgical
operation upon Mr. P. Bart, who was
so badly injured py failing from the
Stapleton bridge. His backbone was
found to be splintered and portions.
of it were removed, in order to re-
lieve his pain, but no expectation is
entertained of his recovery.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by the Mayor:
"Department of •Attorney -General
Toronto, May 28th --rte Stavely Es-
tate: With reference to the memorial
of the Municipal Council of the Town
of Clinton I am directed to say that
the Attorney -:General approves of the
suggestion that part of the Stavely
estate should be in er towards the
establishment in or near the town of
Clinton, of some institution 'of a
charitable character, the details' to be
considered hereafter. Yours truly,
J. A. Cartwright, deputy."
Goderich Township: Mr. Wm. Wise
of the Bayfield toad lost his, best
brood mare the other day by an acci%
dent. She was blindfolded and in
running about ran with considerable
force against the stone foundation of
the barn, killing herself instantly.
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, June 10th,
1909:
Mr. and *s. G. D. MieTaggart
were in Toronto this week.
Mr. .James Fair attended a meet-
ing of the Millers'Association in
Stratforcl Yesterday,,
Mrs. Levi Stong and little daugh-
ter, Gracie, of Sarnia have been vise
iting her sister, Mrs. J. K. Wise, of
the Huron Read east during the
past week. They leave on Tuesday
to join M. Stong at Sault .Ste, Marie;
Messrs. Harry Glazier and James
Finch aro in London attending the
High Court of the Canadian Older of
Forresters as representatives of
Court Maple Leaf.
.Mr.. H. B. Ker left Tuesday for
Lloydkninster, Sask.
Miss Lettie Smith leaves on Satur-
day for Winnipeg where on Wednes-
day next she will be married to Dr.
P, W. Windthope'of Battle'ford, Sask.,
where they take up their`reeidence.
Miss Smith is one sof Clinton's most
popular young ladies and all wish hex
a happy future, Miss Rena Pickett
will •accompany her to 'Winnipeg.
The following members of Cour)
Maple Leaf attended divine service
with the brethren of the C. 0. F. at
Londesboro on Sunday evening last:
A. T. Grigg, 3, P. Sheppard, H. Bart-
lifY, W. S. R. Holmes, S. 0. Rathwell,
J. F. Wasman, I. Dodds, Josh., T.
and A, Cook, M. McEwan, H. Glazier,
J. Steep, H. b'olland and W. Cudmore.
Service was held in the Presbyterian
church with the Rev. J. 1,. Small,
Presbyterian minister, Blyth, as the
preacher.
150 bogs were delivered to Mr. D.
Cantelon on Thursday last, Wm.
Wheatley alone bringing in 15, which
weighed 8040 pounds and netted biro
$228.
The •Hough cup, which was held fox
several years by the Clinton C. I.
football team, was won from Gait
last week by Berlin.
Mr. James Tucker conducted the
prayer meeting in the Baptist church
an. Wednesday in the absence of the
pastor.
The London Methodist Conference
elected officers for Goderich District
as follows: President, Rev. D, Rogers,
Seaforth; Pin.Secretary, Rev, T. J,
Snowdon, 14o'lmesville; S. S. Secre-
tary, Rev. W. G. Conway, Nile.
St, Joseph's -church:.—,In the even.
ing on Sunday the statue of St. An.'
thony, presented by the Rev. Father
Pennsoneault, will be blessed and.;
erected. The sermon on this occasion
will be preached by Rev. Father Cor-
coran of .Seaforth.
Messrs. R. J. Cluff, D. S. Cook and
D. Cantelon asked the council on
Mondaynight for the use of the park
on July 12th and a grant of fifty dol-
lars. Both requests were granted.
In. the worst game of baseball ever
prepetrated ;before the long-suffering
sporting :public of this town "Jack -
eon's Jocular Jugglers" went down to
defeat before "Doherty's Dainty
Dogers." The official scorers, M'essra,
W. Hamblyn and G. Doherty, were
removed to the hospital in the sev-
enth inning, suffering from; abed at-
tack of brain fever, and though the
adding maehine of the Royal Bank
was hastily secured It was not equal
to the occasion and so the score is
lost for all time. The game was
spectacular in the extreme, Doherty,.
Alexander and .Johnson, the big lea-
gue stars, were outclassed completely
by their team mates. Will and Gus
Collyer, the only baseball twins In
captivity, did themselves proud..:
The outfield of both teams made
many wonderful near catches, and
once, when Connie reaIIy held one,
he almost burst into fears.
Edgar East looked sweetly pretty
in his Richard III costume and the
dainty way in which Jimmy' Finch
at first base stopped the ball with
his feet was very taking.
Providence and the person of Joel
oneowswoomownemoarae
McLeod made some sensational.
stops .... The ladies from the grand
stand soon gathered around third
base, which is not to be wondered at
when it is considered that 11. Fremlin•'
and Baldy Wilken, those peerless
knights of the diamond,' were playing
that difficult corner. .Baldy suffered
the only accident of the game when
he had his hair •badly mussed in the
fifth inning when trying, to stop a
grounder with his ear.
We •cannot lay down the pencil
without mentioning the fine work of
Willie Judd, the Boy Wonder, who
held his opponents down to less than
twenty runs in the inning he pitched
Webb MGConnell umpired the game
and he has been under police protec-
tion ever since and each of some
eighteen young men hope to meet
him some. night after dark.
The sequell to this match will be
played on Saturday afternoon at the
park, when the gates will be locked
and nobody admitted ,but the players,
attendants and doctors,'
From, The New Era, June 3rd, 1909:
June, the month of roses and brides;
is here.
'W'e regret to chronicle the death
of Eliza Richards, wife of Mr, W.
Brimfield, aged 26 years, which took
place in the Clinton Hospital on
Tuesday afternoon.
Seaforth won the Faille Cup at
the annual tournament held on the
Mitchell green. Two rinks each from
Stratford, Mitchell, Seafortb and
Clinton contestedd for the trophy
Those who represented Clinton were:
J. Taylor, C. E, Dowding, E. Cour-
tics, J. B. Hoover, skip. N. Ball, W,
Harland, J. Stevenson and Dr. Aga
new, skip
Londesbbro: The. home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Garrett, "Cedar Row!'
was the scene of a happy event last
PAGE S
Wednesday afternoon when their
daughter, Lyda, was united in mar-
riage With Mr. John R•iehmond, a
prosperous young farmer of near
Blyth. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. 1-I. E. Curry• of Londes-
boro, assisted by the Rev,• Mr. Small
of Blyth, Mr, H. Wilford of:-Londom
supported the groom and the bride
was assisted by her sister, Miss
Florence Garrett of Clinton. Width
Mr. J. Medd of Clinton, uncle of the
bride, played the wedding march the
contracting parties ,assembled under
an arch erected on the .verandah!,
where the ceremony was performed iri
the presence of the immediate rela-
tives and friends.
WHAT OTTER NEWS PAPERS ARE SAYING
WHAT, NOT THAWED OUT YET?
If there is a hotter niece in Cana&.
than the platform of the •Canadian
National Railway station at London
we would like to know it.
--London Free Press.
AGED LADY TRAVELLED ALONE
Mrs. Mary Morrison, who will be
94 years of age in October, who has
been spending the winter with Mr.
and Mrs, Dan, Geddes, Leopold St.,
went to CampbeIlford on 'GWednes,
day of last week to visit with her
son.--JWingham Adavanee-Times,
A PRACTICAL JOKE!
Same people seem to like to change
things, or at least their appearance
and go to considerable pains to do it.
Recently Roy 1VfcKee went to the pas-
turefor his horses and he found that.
during the night one of them had
mysteriously changed its color from
white to the color of zebra and was
named after two famous radio as,
-Lists, Amos an' Andy being printed
on either side of him. The record is
being preserved in pictures for fu
ture reference,—.Teeswater News.
REFORESTATION
We have heard so often that we are
depleting our forests so when we read
an article on how Mono Township
had a systematic plan of reforesta-
tion we decided to pass the informa#
tion along.
This township, near Orangeville
planted ,this year: 30,000 small pine
trees on a reforestation plot that it.
has on the fifth line of the Township,
A systematic system of planting iras
been carried on over a period of ten
years, and . they now have 150,000
trees in the plot, Trees that were.
planted ten years ago are now 10 to
15feet in height.
I£ this reforestation plan is carried
on as planned it will be continued um:
tit 1,000,000 trees are planted,
The Government each year supplies
farmers trees free for planting on
land that is unsuitable for cultiva.
tion, or for wind -breaks. Many have
availed themselves of this yearly of-
fer,
ffer, but the above example shows
what can be accomplished by system
atie planting.
—Wing$am Advance -,Times:
COLLIE DOG HAUNTS VICINITY
OF OLD HOME
Talk about instinct, . but here is a
story of a knowing collie dog belong-
ing to, Mr, George Greve, who. moved
from a farm in Logan in March lo a
farm near Seaforth, a distance of
sixteen miles. It was after dark when
the animal' was taken from its home
in Logan and it could not see where
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ALL'S WELL -The Captain's at the
When storms are raging it's a comforting thought
that an experienced captain, a man of courage
and resourcefulness, is safe -guarding the lives of the
passengers.
Now with the storm of economic hardship and
depression passing and Ontario business safely
headed towards the harbor of better times, it is being
suggested to the people. of Ontario that they transfer
Ontario's resources from the capable hands which
piloted them safely through one of the greatest
financial crises in the world's history.
It is being suggested to the province that it should
remove from the experienced hands of the Henry
administradon the trusteeship of its agriculture, its
forests, its mines and its varied industries.
The voters are being given a suggestion that they
should transfer their billions of dollars of assets.
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ONTARIO CANNOT AFFORD TO EXPERIMENT
The province needs the constructive, courageous program to which
the Conservative Government is pledged,
Signed: THE LIBERAL -CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO.