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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-08-09, Page 1The News -Record Est, 1878 With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era The New Era Est, 1865• NO. 5387.-5Gth YEAR CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934 c6rratie gime iece Make Erratic People. For we are governed more than most of us' imagine by our . Watches and Clocks, When they go wrong ore are liable to be late for this, that and the other thing or too soon or something. Something is going wrong all the while. But there is really no need for all this trouble. Not when there is a repair outfit like ours within easy reach. Consult us about your timepiece ailments: We are specialist in that line. BRING IN YOUR OLD GOLD -WE PAY CASH FOR IT. wo i Headquarters for Watch and Jewelery Repairs Jeweler and Optometrist Res. Phone: 174J. i OFFEREIJFOR CLEARANCE A small assortment of �• Summer Dresses and other lines- Babys' Over -alts & Rompers Children's Dresses Fabric Gloves. Brassierres Aprons Voiles Pullover Sweaters ALL AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES IRW!%'S " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE .SHOPPE " • .COUNCIL MEETING The council met on Tuesday even- ing with Reeve Elliottoccupying ingg the mayor's chair in the. absence of the mayor. Councillors 'Livermore mild Paisley were also absent. The minutes of the previous meet- ing's in July were read and adopted as correct. A letter was read from J. T. Mc- Knight and son, asking that some- thing ,bb done about a parking area near their store. At present, the walk and flower beds prevent park- ing space. Reeve Elliott spoke for the street committee, saying that they would like to relieve the situa- tion, but found that finances would not permit much more work to be done on the town streets. It wee moved by Councillor Holmes and se- conded by Councillor Cookthat im- provements '` suggested by Mr. Mc- Knight be made. These improve- ments will mean that the flower bed on the corner will disappear. How- ever, the needs of the motorists ap- pear more important than the flow- er bed. The motion was carried. The street committee report brought forth considerable discussion about .drain- age on the street near Elliott's gar- age, past Wesley -Willis. .church: A l'notion made by Councillor Hol, mes and seconded by Councillor. Cook, was to the effect that the street com- mittee" ask Mr. Elliott • to take the water from his building under the sidewalk to the street. The motion was ,carried. Report from the chair- man of the cemetery committee was to the effect that the grass had not grown very ,well during the summer, and the recent rains meant that no water was needed.•. Clerk It E. Manning read the re- port of the ;finance, comniittee in the -absence of'.Councillor Paisley. On 'motion by' •Coupciller Inkley; and seconded by:Councillor: ;Holmes the . `council adjourned. Street Account' Piiio•n•, y heet�. 2 S. J. Andrew's estate 6.65 J. C. Proctor, repairs, etc10.99 H. Trewartha, 31 loads gravel 9.30 Electric Light Account. P. ' U. Com., st. light...... , . 161.33 Property Account P. U. Com., light, rest room. P. U. Com., lighting hall .....: Mrs. Brown, care Rest room Imperial Oil, Ltd., roofing.. Ball and Zapfe, brooms, etc.. D. E. Closet Account A. Fulford, salary ,` 60.00 Cemetery Account M. McBwan, salary ., 116.66 J. C. Proctor, repairs, etc.., 2.55 Salaries Account R. Manning, salary L. •Stong, salary , Greglis, salary Grants Account . U. 'Cor., light, "X -Ray Hospital . 39.52 Park Account P. IL Com., light, park . Howes, wiring band stand Ball and Zapfe, paint, wire Miss Cuninghaine,' flowers Fire and Water 'Account Treasure Fire Co. salaries,. •232.50' Treasure F ire Co., Associa- jtien Fees 10.00 Insurance Account Liability Ins., Toronto General, 23.55 Stationary Acocunt W. D. Fair, time book's, etc Postage ...... Municipal World Incidental Account C.N.R. System, rent, stock scales Typewriting Bell., Tel. Co. rent, acct... RECEIPTS L. STONG- Market Scales . ....$7.35' Hall rent . .. ..33.00 Licenses. .30.00 M. MMEBWAN'- . 0�. , Sale Lois .....3 0.,00 1.00 6'.94 2,00 7.96 8.58. P 58.33 70', 83 58.33 THE MARKETS Wheat, 90c.' Oats, 42c. Barley, 55c. Buckwheat, 6Ec. Butter, 20e. Eggs, 12c to 16e. Hogs, 27.65. JERVIS-GIBBING$ A pretty summer wedding was solemnized on Saturday at noon, when Ellen Grace, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. R. W. Gibbings was united in marriage • to Russell Lewis Jervis, only .son of Mr. and Mrs. Oli- ver J. Jervis. Rev, F. G. Farrill per- formed the ceremony. The bride was gowned in white organza and carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses. The bridesmaid was Miss Edith Gibbings, 1 sister of the bride. She wore a green organza dress made on the same lines as that worn by the bride. She carried a bouquet of summer flowers. The groomsman was Mr. Raymond Thiel of Sebringville. The bridal party entered the lin- ing -room to the strains of Mendel- ssohn's wedding march, played by the bride's grandfather, Mr. R. J. Gib- bings of Toronto. During the sign, iris; of the register, Mr. Gibbings played, "Whisperings of Love." A wedding luncheon was served in the dining -room,' which was decorated in pink and violet. The assistants were four friends of the bride, Misses Dos. een Farquhar, Helen Gibbings, Dor- othy Watts and Dorothy Farquhar. Mr. and Mrs. Jervis left on a wed- ding trip down the St. Lawrence and after their return they will re- side in 'Clinton. The bride's travelling costume was a blue silver -tone swagger suit with blue accessories. Friends of the young couple wish thein every happiness. CLINTON WINS' TWO GAMES Over four hundred fans watched the baseball tournament at Keterson Park, Mitchell last Wednesday after- noon. Goderich defeated Mitchell 84 in the first game. The second genie went eleven in- nings, with Clinton finally nosing out Staffa by the narrow margin of one run, the final score being 4-3. Brit. nell scored for Staffa in, the first, while Clinton went without scoring in this inning. The second and third in- nings were scoreless. O'Brien scor- ed for Clinton in the fourth and G. Hoggarth for Staffa in the fifth. Mc- Donald and Livermore crossed the plate for Clinton in the seventh'. Brit nell after getting. a walk 'advanced to score on Kerslake's two base hit in the seventh. 'The eighth, ninth and tenth innings were without score, with both pitchers playing wonderful ball and getting good support. In the eieventh inning, Livermore got to first on an error and advanced on Johnston's single and O'Brien's walk tothird. ,Livermore scored when Holmes hit safely. Considerable iIi feeling was. stirred up again at the Clinton •management when Carrick hit Worden in the sixth and the Clinton manager refused to allow a runner to take his place. This game was a; real pitcher's battle from • start to finish. Line-ups Stalfa: Britneli, es.; Kerslake, p.; Tiernan; 2b.; E. Kerslake, c.; Howe, 3b.; Worden, 11.; Darling, cf.;.G.Hog- garth, rf.; J. II'oggarth, lb'.; Staple- ton replaced G. Hoggarth in the ninthc. Clinton -O'Brien, 2b;; Holmes, rf; Pickett„ lb; Hawkins, If; Carrick, p; McEwan c.; McDonald 3b; M. Liver- more, ivermore, of; It Johnston, ss. Umpires -H. Clarke, Fullerton; E. Cole, Russeldale; 11. Stoneman, Mit- chell.: The third 'and final' game . was not nearly up to the standard of the 1,00 other two, both Goderich and Clinton 18•gs players,; feeling niore like .,a. good 20.60 squaremeal than playing a ball game. 2.00 Holmes, ••Pickett, Hawkins . and' Car-' rick'scored for Clinton in the first, while Archer, Currell and Woods 'put-" led Goderich up toonly one behind in the last half of the first. O'Brien, Holmes, Pickett, Hawkins .ti and 'Mc- ' Donald added Ave'for Clinton' in the second and Douquett scored for Gode: 23.55 rich in the Second and Woods in the 3.00 fifth, Clinton 'fell dawn'' badly in their 2.00 batting after the second inning. when GO'derich pulled,Fritzley and' put' Mur- dock in the box. The' sixth end sev- enth innin 5.00 g s were scoreless with 'Olin - 1;00 ton holding an almost insurmountable 110.47 lead of four runs. • Johnston had five strikeouts in the seven innings game while neither of the Goderich pitchers 7i any strikeouts 'althou urdock ad y , gh M only ellowed'tide hits and one walk in 70:35 the las'• four iningsClinton on 9 ine=, •fiir! '� eiich:Doii uett b L uP Gbd q 3 , Archer se:;` C•,uiMell,'c:; Woods, 2b,; ,Robertson rf. 'Johnston,.111; Murdock - W!ortby 115; riot;' Care4i ism perp...' lib' b0'. Work • 40t0i0 ' 1.1. •Gres li Sf stocle s VISITOR IN THE OLD COUNTRY Rev. A. A. Holmes brought us several pictorial cards which he had received from his daughter, Miss Gwen Holmes, who is touring the Old Country and France in the party un- der the leadership of Mr.' Lucas, a brother of lifts. J. E. Hovey. The cards show pictures of "Bobbie Burns" cottage, Alloway, Ayr, Abbots- ford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, John Knox's home and Loch Lomond, which Miss Holmes has visited on her tour of the British Isles. CAMPBELL-CONOS In a quiet and pretty wedding at the church of The Messiah, Kincar- dine, on Wednesday morning, August let. Nalya, only daughter of Mrs, Frances Conos•, of Windsor, was uni- ted in marriage to Gordon .Campbell, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Glen Campbell of Aylmer, formerly of Clinton. . The ceremony was conducted by Rev. W. 11. Hartley, Rector of The church hi the presence of immediate friends. The couple were unattended. The bride was charming in a gown ofAc uaniarine Crept rel q p , Go Or- gaudy Cape -Collar and Leghorn Pie- ture hat. She carried a large bouquet of American - beauty roses, baby's breath, and fern. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will reside in Kincardine for the summer where Mr. Campbell is conducting his or- chestra at the Beach Pavillion. LOST A FINE HORSE An automobile accident occurred last Thursday atthe corner of Hu- ron street and Orange. street. Pete Cantelon, driving the Bowes Bakery wagon did not see a ear approaching, the intersection from the west. The car, driven by Mr. H. Baer of Colborne township, struck the horse on the right foreleg and shoulder, knockingit to the pavement with a broken leg, The horse made several unsuccessful attempts to regain its footing and was finally quieted by Mr Sam Castle. Chief Stong was notified, and a bullet from his automatic put the beast out of his misery. The car, a large sedan, had the left fender and running board crumpled,' which seemed to be the extent of the damage. Responsibility for the acci- dent' has not been determined. Or- ange street is a stop street because Huron street is a through highway. Approaching the highway from the west the visibility is obstructed by buildings and on -coming traffic from East and West cannot be . seen until one is well up to the pavement. APPOINTED MALGISTRATE. Mr. E. S. Livermore received con- firmation last Thursday evening by telephone from Toronto that he had been appointed Magistrate for the County of .Elgin and the City of St. Thomas, succeeding Magistrate G. P. Maxwell, who has been given' leave of absence until November. Mm Liver- more has• been acting Magistrate since Magistrate Maxwell was taken ill early in July: His appointment to his new office has been expected for some time. A practising barrister for only six years, Mr.. Livermore has risen rap- idly. Interested in municipal, provincial and: federal politics, he has served as a county councillor and as reeve of Aylmer for three years. He is at present Warden of the county, an of- fice he f-fice'he will continue to hold for the remainder of the term. He took an early interest in the affairs of the Liberal Party, having been one of the organizers and first president of the University of Toron- to Liberal Club. ` Since taking up .his residence in Aylmer. Mr. Livermore has .been, an' active member of the Senior Liberal Association. of the County, serving for the past two years as Treasurer. During' the last provincial election he acted as. Premier ffe¢burn's of- ficial financial agent. His new ap- pointment will necessarily mean een, erance of his political affiliations.' Magistrate LivermoredII •be' one of the youngest cadis'of the province. He was born thirty-twoyears ago, the son of Nit. and Mrs. James Liver- more of •Clinton. Magistrate Lii'ermore was called to. •the Bar hi 1928. He was articled in the law firm of Waldron and Houck in Toon Later, to; Late , Mr; Livermore entered into partnership with' the late' W. Harold , Barnum of Aylnner, a partnership he continued after the death of Mrs Barnum, With Mr. Bar- nun's son, Fred 'Barnum; until dis- solution of that is-solutionof;.that partnership in. M.aroh. of this year. Since then he has ,car- ried on alone, his practice in. Aylmer, Magistrate Livermore will continue , t'o' carry on his private practice ,lnl Aylmer until further. arrangements, are made in connection•with his new dike. He was able i un to .say last Fridaywhether he 'would, take up ;residence in St. Tholiaas ,.e. THE ' HOME PAPER ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Rev. J. E. Hogg, D.D. of Strathroy, announces the engagement of his daughter, Jean Lorraine, to Duncan Archibald MacRae, son. of Mr. and Mrs. John MacRae, Lueknow. The marriage will take place August 21st, at "Sprucedyne," Southampton. FIRE: IN MR. P. COLE'S HOUSE Fire broke out about 6 o'clock, Monday evening, in the residence :of Mr. Peter Cole, Albert Street. The fire was in the attic . and gave the fire- men a stubborn fight before it was broughtunder control, , It was necessary to chopa hole in the roof to get at the origin of. 'the blaze, Much of the furniture was car- ried out but the firemen finally man- aged to confine the fire to the attie and roof. Damage by water was ex- tensive. The loss is covered by in- surance. YOUNG COUPLE HONOURED About sixty young people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins on Tuesday night to honour Mr. and .Mrs. Hugh Hawkins, 'Who, were married recently. The young people gathered outside and The, the young couple by singing songs. Two members of the crowd were carrying a large basket of presents, which were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins. They were instructed toopen the gifts which were spread on a table. A ,lolly ev- ening was spent by the young peo- ple. R.efreshnients were served lat- er in the evening. The young couple have the best wishes of all their friends. LITTLE LOCALS The Clinton Concert Band will hold their annual Garden Party in Recrea- tion Park on August 23rd Regular meeting of the Business Men's Association will be held on Friday night at 8 o'clock. An interesting article on Clinton's Mettle Light System by Mr. J. E. Rands, will be found on Page 3, Several members of the Royal Bank staff have bought an ancient Ford and are commuting back and forth from Bayfield. In the account of the W. I. Grand- mother's Day, Mrs. J. B, Lindsay won the knitting contest instead of Mrs. Laois, Sr., as was stated in last week's issue. In the account of the Snell Fam- ily Association Picnic, it should have read, that Mr. Ephriam Snell was unanimously elected as the vice-pre- sident for 1935. gr. Herbert Bean of Toledo, Ohio, was in town on Saturday for the Jer- vis-Gibbings wedding, and came into the News -Record office for a visit.. Mr. Bean learned the printing trade at The• New Era office. N EXETER CLINTON WINS FROM F M Seven goose eggs and one lone tally were chalked up on the score board for Exeter on Friday evening on the Clinton diamond, while the local nine were piling up a shore of eleven runs. The game was a'Huron-Perth League fixture scheduled for Thursday but postponed on account of rain. It was a "comedy of errors" on the part of the ` visiting squad, and but for Ford's three -base hit in the fifth, to make the home stretch on a passed ball, would have been a whitewash. Metz; the veteran southpaw, was yanked after the,fourth, when the home team had made it 9-0. Lille, replacing him, retired the homesters scoreless in the fifth, but. they found him again' in the sixth and seventh, to make it eleven. Ford's three -bagger in the fifth and some good fielding were the only indications • of good ball playing on the part ofrthe. visitors.' They were, clearly outclassed by the locals at all stages of re: play. Stock went the route and -bad four strikeouts to. his, credit and butone walk. Moth •and Lille struck out two apiece, each allowing a walk. The locals got, the big end of the lopsided score : • in their .. first batting effort *Ewan and Pickett .singled an Hawkins walloped a three -bagger be ondcentre field, scoring both. Car- rick singled, scoring Hawkins, and. stolesecond - and ...third. McDonald singled, stole second,. and Lewis' er- ror at the home plate let both runners come in, They drew,, blanks only, in the second . and . fifth.. Thegame was called in the eighth on account of darkness.. Exeter; Hoist,, 2b; J. Creech, lf.;. Lewis,,,c.: F,. Creech, rf•i : K. Hoeky, ss.; Wight,.3b.; Ford,, lb.; Bayhain, n Metz, Lille, p. l to awkin b, •-Pidkett Cl n n H s, 2 , , ,1.b.; Holmes, rf.; N. Livermore, ef.;,,Car- rick.If.; Ne wan,, ,c.; McDonald,,:8b:;, Johnson, ss.; Stook, •+p. . U•mpirec.-Harneae, And.. hl 1fertl DON'T FORGET PLOWER SHOW The Horticultural Society of Clin- ton will hold their Annual Flower Show in the Town Hail on Friday and Saturday, August 17 and 18. The :members of the society want every- one who' have flowers of any sort to show them; We know it has been a dry summer,' and many people have not cultivated as many flowers as they have in previous years, yet the members of the society feel that we could make a worth -while show if ev- eryone shows what he has. If you have not been fortunate -enough to grow any flowers, conte along and see what the others have done. ATTENDED CORPS REUNION The Canadian Corps' Reunion was held in Toronto last week -end, with many impressive services. The vet- erans from Goderich, Clinton, Sea - forth, Mitchell and Stratford went down to• Toronto in one train. They used their train for sleeping quarters. Those who attended the Reunion from Clinton were; Col. Combe, Dr, Shaw, Major Morgan, Dr. McIntyre, Dr. Thompson, Norman Miller, Gordon Howes, Harold Turner, Ernest Wal- ton, Lock Cree, Andy Steep, George Murdoch, Morgan Agnew ancj Major K. McGoon. A TII•RILLING EXPERIENCE A party of young people from Lon.. don, guests of Mr. and Mrs: H. E. Rorke and family at their summer cottage, Lake Huron, had quite a thrilling experience on Sunday after- noon. Three of the party, Reid Ev- ans, W. Brown and Miss Edith Essex, went out in John Cuninghame's sail boat for a short sail. A stiff north- wester had the lake' surface pretty well roughened hp and in putting a- bout too short the boat was capsized and the occupants thrown out into deep water. All three were swim - mars and were possibly not in real danger of drowning but they clung to the overturnedboat and made in- effective efforts to right their craft. Their plight was witnessed by two young nien, Keith Saunders of Gode- rich and a friend visiting at their cot- tage quite near, who, launching Ken- neth Rorke's motor boat, hauled up the beach, hurried to their assistance, the boat being equipped at the time with one paddle, the motor being de- tached. With considerable. difficulty, owing to the heavy sea running, they reached the submerged boat and tak- ing the lady in managed to tow the boat with the men swimming, along- side to shallow water. All: were chil- led by their long stay in the water and by the cold wind. Rolled in warm blankets in the sun they were how- ever soon made comfortable and were none the worse for their sudden and prolonged dip. A.IVION'G THE CHURCHES Rev. A. A. Holmes is supplying in Blyth 'United Church on. August 12th.' The following Sunday Rev. Holmes will supply at Londesboro United Church and Burn's Church. PresbyterianChurch Sermon subject: "The Divine Gen- eality." Baptist Church The service in the morning at 11 o'clock. The youngpeople of Au- burn will have charge of the service. All are welcome. The Sunday school will meet at 9.45. There will lie no evening service. Ontario Street United Church Union services continue in Ontario Street church, when the Rev. F. G. Farrili will be in charge. 11 a.m.: "Life to the Full." 7 p.m.: "Mightiest in the Mighty." Mr.. H. Beasley of Brantford, who is a member of the Sehubertchoir, sang two much appreciated, solos last Sunday evening. The, W. A. of the Ontario Street church will held their August meeting.l at the home of Mrs: Wesley Stevens, the Base line, next Tuesday afternoon at, three. o'clock. Tea will be served on the lawn. All the wadies are re- quested to be present. i . MR. E. S. LIVERMORE newly . appointed Magistrate for the• County of Elgin DECORATION DAY SERVICE The annual community Decoration. Service will lie held on Sunday, Aug.. 19th, in the Clinton Cemetery. The name of the speaker will be printed next week. PASSING OF J. MARSHALL The death occurred on Wednesday of Mr. James Marshall, who lived in the south end of the town. Mr. Mar- shall was in his seventy-third year and had spent most of his life in Clinton. He farmed near Ripley for a while and spent a few years in Bri- tish Columbia. He was the eldest son of the late William Marshall: and leaves two brothers and three sisters: George of Kincardine; Thomas of town; Mrs. Peter Carter of Lucknow; Mrs. John Roach of Ripley, and Mrs. Robert Freeman of Hullett. His mother died• fifteen years ago and he has lived in the same house since that time.. ,Mr_ Marshall never married. He was a member of the Ontario. Street United Church, and in polities he was a Conservative. The funeral service will be held on Friday after- noon at 2.30 from the funeral parlors of 'Sutter -Perdue and Walker. PEOPLE YOU KNOW Miss M. R. Clark is holidaying at Go- Home Bay. Miss Muriel Downs of Toronto is vis- iting Miss Dorothy Watts. Mr, Mack McDowell of„ Brussels was in town over the holiday. Mr. Thomas Cole of Goderich visited with friends in town last Friday. Miss Marion Nethery of Belgrave is visiting here cousin,+Mrs. D. Thorn - dyke. Miss Alice Taylor of 'Brussels spent' the week -end and holiday at her - home in town. Miss Ruth Cartwright of Toronto• spent the week -end and holiday at her home in town Mrs. W. Wheatley and son, Percy, •of; Toronto, spent Civic Holiday at the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Scott and chil- dren, Ronald, Jr., and Miss Barbara have returned from a .week'sva- cation in Muskoka. Mr. and Mrs. S. Alver, Mr, H. Bell and Miss Jean Fisher • of Toronto were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R- J. Fisher this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Appleton of . Ro-• 'chester, N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs., Chas: Layton of Toronto were holi- day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank 'Layton. Mr. Archie Ballantyne and Miss Mar- garet Garniss of Brussels were guests over the holiday at the home of the former's uncle and',. aunt, Mr. and Mrs; George Rober- ton. • The Misses Edna and Dorothy Weer - in,' nieces of Mrs. R. Scott and•iMiss Betty ;Scott, sister of Mr. Scott, all of Toronto are spending an extend- ed vacation with Mr. and Mrs. 1t Scott. • CLINTON CELEIIRATES HOLIDAY , ,Monday, August 6th, was a fine, cool ,44y for Clinton's Civic Celebra- tion.. The program for the morning con sisted of a ball game between Gode- rich and Clinton, which Clinton won easily with a score of 8,4. The afternoon programintmiuded a well -organized Calithunipian parade, races and a m g a 1 a e in . Clinton's b l Recreation Park. At 1.30 the Cali; thumpian Parade started down main street headed by bandmaster 'Morgan AfrOeya- The band look d resplendent rn thei.i. new ',uniforms Then follow-• cons, tjazz:;:bands,. loots,, gaily,' CIVIC decorated cars, decorated bicycles. and children of all shapes and sizes in fancy dress, patriotic dress. 'The comic: float represented the -Dionne, home with the five tiny ' babies i es under. the care of several peeopi:. ..; The parade turned Into the Recrea- tion Park' when judging took place.. The judges were .. Mrs. Ray Fear, Me s' r., s rs. Bert Cox and George Elliott. • , (After the judging of floats ,and;, cars and the other' ,nmembers of the parade, a ball' game was played' be t lint'n • , ween.., Mitchell. and Clinton,•, o i ; , e; , Hugh `MAW .; won w t h ,a scot ,of 7 6. gl •(Continued on pag`e"'4);