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NO. 5417 -56TH YEAR
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CLINTON ONTARIO, . THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH, 1935
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COUNCIL MET EARLY
MONDAY EVENING
NOT MUCH BUSINESS BEFORE
BODY
The town council met Monday even-
ing, ;arranging • to meet at seven
o'cleck, to allow $ome interested
menvbees to go to the hockey match
after the meeting. ATT• rnombers
present, Mayor Holmes in the ,chair.
After the reading of the minutes
of last meeting a ;communication was
read from the Collegiate Board ask-
ing the. co-operation of the town
council in discouraging the pupils of
Public school l
o and •Collegiate from
using the highway coming and going
to school. On motion of .Councillors
Inkley and Gook the ,council asked
the parents to co-operate with the
council and school boards in an ef-
fort •to.have the pupils use ..the side-
walks instead of the highways, thus
diminishing accident hazards.
The auditors' report was received
and adopted. •
The matter of a grant to the town
band was laid over until next month.
'Considerable discussion regarding
the town park was indulged in and it
was decided that the park committee
meet the property committee of the
Collegiate board to see about some.
evergreen trees which may be ob-
tained from the Collegiate grounds.
The committee is to report to the
council next month.
On motion of -Councillors Liver-
more and Lawson Mayor Holmes was
given permission to erect a false
front before his' store property west
side of Albert street while altera-
tions are being made.
Chairman Murdoch of the cemetery
committee reported that there were
four or five trees on the south side of
the 'cemetery which . should be cut
down and after some dissucsion a
motion, moved by Councillor ltfutdoeh
.and seconded by Councillor Liver-
more, was passed that "certain trees
between the main gate •and the east
end of the cemetery be cut, the work
to be done as a relief measure." '
'Chairman Lawson of the charity
committee reported two families on
full and two on partial relief.
On motion of Reeve Elliott and.
Councillor 1Nlurdoch a grant of $100
was voted to the Spring Fair.
Chairannn Murdoch of the special
committee reported that the Agricul-
tural Representative was paying the
sum of $15 towards the cost of coal
for the short course.
On motion of Councillors Cook and
Inkley the clerk was authorized to
renew cigarette licenses at former
rates. • Some discussion followed
this, several of the councillors having
heard tales of illegal selling by one
license holder. Mayor •Bolles said
such stories were no use unless a
definite charge could be laid,
Reeve Elliott, chairman of the fin-
ance committee, read the following
report.
Street Account
Pay Sheet . . $41.55
Street Lighting
Public Utilities Com.,
Lighting streets , 162.25
Property
J. B, Mustard, coal 3,25
A. D. McCartney, eoal 68,65
L. J. Cres, wood 6,00
Sutter -Perdue, isupplies . • . , 8.75
Pub. Util. Coin, light. hall10.54
P. 'til, Cora, light rest room 1.00
Mrs. Brown, Care Rest Room 2.00
Dry Earth Closet
A, Fulford, salary ,.,,60.00
• Cemetery
M. McEwan, salary . 50.00
Township of Hullett Work
at Cemetery 35.81
Salaries
L. Stong,:aalary half month. 35.41
E. Grealis, salary .. 54.16
R. Eu Manning, salary . 58.33'
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J. Wiseman, auditing . , . 15.00
W. B. Armstrong, auditing . 15.00
Grants
Light, X -Ray Hospital,
Pub. Utilities Cam. 88.62
• Charity
County of Faeroe, Hospital
Indigents ... 15,25
H. C. Lawson, Relief Officer 189.67
Insurance
Northwestern National Ins.
.on Hall .
Consolidated Ins. Co., on hall 18.00
London Guarantee and Acci-
dent, Firemen .. . . , 67,95
General Municipal Expense
R. E. Manning, Preparing
auditors'' Statement .10.00
Miss N. Streets, Typing ... 4.55
Telephone acct. and rent .. 11.64
Property
Pub. h Ill, Com., lamps 3.25
RECEIPTS
Market Scales . ... $15.66 '
Rents . 3;300
Licenses . , 15.00
Cemetery, Wlork . 14.00
Stock Scales '12.50
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8.00
$60.00
THE MARKETS
Wheat, 90e:
Oats, 360 to 38c.
Barley, 75c.
Buckwheat, 43c.
Butter, 22e.
Eggs, 12e to 17o,
Live Hogs, $1.25.
DM) IN B. C.
'There passed away at Bella Goole,
B. C., on February 28th, W1i-
lianm Fleming, of Revelstoke, B.C.,
formerly of Clinton, aged 65 years, 8
months. Mir. Fleming is, survived by
his loving wife, ,two sons and four
daughters, W. G. and Frank, of Rev-
elstolce, Mrs. 1VT. A. beLean.and Mrs.
H. Moore, of Vancouver, B.C., Mrs.
T. A. Winters and ' Jean, of Revel-
stoke, also one brother, Robert, of
Revelstoke,' and three sisters, Mrs,
M. N. Hlarper, of Toronto; Mrs. Will
Proctor of Goderich, and Mrs. Guy
Jones of •Clinton. Interment was
made at Revelstoke, B.C., Tuesday,
March 5th.
CUSTOMS OFFICER CHANGED •
Another change has taken place
this week in Clinton, 18 .'Ii. S. Tur-
ner has keen appointed to the Cuss
toms office in Goderich, filling the
vacancy left when Mr. A. Porter re-
tired last year.' Mir'. Turner took ov-
er his new duites on Tuesday.
It is ten years since Mr. Turner
was appointed to the post in Clinton,
on the retirement of Mr. John Wise-
man, and he has filled it to the satis-
faction of the general public, We
can heartily recommend, him to the
people of the County Town, while we
keenly regret his removal from town,
He has taken a keen interest in Leg-
ion affairs, being secretary of the
local branch, and, until very recently
alma of the County ,organization. He.
has also been an active worker ih
Ontario street United church and
Sunday school, being an official on
both boards.
The personnel at the Government
building in Clinton has :been com-
pletely changed during the past
year, Mr. Counter being appointed
postmaster, filling the vacanice caus-
ed by the death of the late James
Scott; Mr. Howes being appointed
caretaker of the property, on the're-
tirement of M4. Walton, and now the
removal of Mr. Turner,
Mr. Turner's successor has not as
yet been appointed, Mr. Purser of
Wallaeeburg is relieving officer rn
0liniton until a new appointment is
made.
Far the present Mr. and Me.
Turner will remain in Clinton, their
many friends are glad to know, but
probably not longer than the opening
of spring. Their removal will be
much regretted.
DEATH OF MRS, W1M. STEEP
Death came suddenly to Ennma
Finch, wife of 1Vlar. William Steep,
on Wednesday evening of last week
as she was being prepared for bec.
She was supposed to be contracting
a cold and her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Ed. Steep, was applying somereme,
dies and helping her as she prepared
for bed, when she suddenly collapsed
and died before medical help could
be s
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m nee,
Mrs. Steep was born Dee. 23rd,
1860, in Queensboro, Kent, Isle of
Skeppy, coming with her parents to
Canada when she was about eight
years of age. They came to Clinton
and in 1886 she was united in mar-
riage to Mr. William ;Steep, and
here she spent the remainderof her
life. She is survived by her hus-
band, Who has been in .poor health
for several weeks, one son, Edward,
who resided with them, and two
daughters, Mas. A. C. Clarkson of
Toronto and Mrs. Harold Fremlin of
Clinton. There are 'seventeen grand-
children and two great-grandchild-
ren, Two sisters and a brother also
survive: Mrs. Beaehley and R. Finch
of Flint, Mich., and Mrs. Robt. Cree
cf Clinton. A ;bfrother, k3, W, Pince
of Stratford, died as suddenly just
ono week earlier. '
Mrs, Steep was a ninenber-of the
Presbyterian church and it was the
Rev. Dr. Dougan who conducted' the
funeral services on Saturday after-
noon, service being held at the .resi-
dence, North street. The .pallbearers
were: John Farquhar'John Steep,
John Watkins, R. Finch, Lochart
Cree and Robb. Cree. The funeral
was largely attended.
Many friends and relatives ex-
pressed their sympathy ,by sending
lovely floral offerings.
Those present .from a distance for
the funeral were Mfrs. Beachely and
Mr. R. Finch, Flint; Mr. and Mrs. R.
Finch, Mr. and Mrs. W. Finch and
Mr. and Mrs. 0. Finch, of Stratford;
Mir. and M:rs..81 Harness, Exeter;
Mr. Peter Daley; Mrs, ;C4tdntorei Mr.
Harald Ohdmore, Hensall; M4. and
M'rs Wilbert Webster, Mr, and Mrs.
John Daley, Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs
O, Copp, Goderich; Mr. George
Steep, Mrs: 0. lawskins and Mrs. A.
C. Clarkson, Toronto.
THE HOME PAPER
A' GOOD SUPPER
The annual Shrove Tuesday sup-
per was served in the school room of
St. Paul's church on Tuesday even
ing, by the Ladies' Guild,
a good number going up to eat
their evening meal with the ladies.
An abundant and wellseerved supper:
was given and the ladies and their
helpers were kept busy looking af-
ter their guests until all had been
served. The procesda were added to
the Guild treasury and will be •used
for \worthwhile projects, such as the
ladies are wont to support.
LODGE INITIATION
Huronic Rebekah Lodge ` No. 306
held initiation exercises after the
regular meeting on IVaionday evening,
when three new members were re.
ceived. The officers having charge
of these;ceremonies were: N.G., Mrs.
M. Nediger; V.G., Miss Amy An.
drews; I.P.N.G., Mrs. McIntyre;
Chaplain, Miss Smith; R.V.N.G.,
Mrs. 3. A. Sutter; L.V.N.G., Mrs. T.
Riley; R,V.S., Mrs. M. Johnston; L.
V.S., Mrs. A. E. Finch; 'Warden, Miss
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Conductor; Williams; Miss E. Mc-
Kenzie;' I.S., MRs. F. Glew; Rec.-
Secretary, Mrs. G. T. Jenkins; Treas-
urer,' Mess A. Steep; Fin. -Secretary,
Mrs. J. L. Heard.
The degree captain was H. W.
Gould, to whose fine instruction and
guidance the ladies feel they are en-
debted far very much of their effic-
iency in their work.
At the conclusion of the business
of the evening refreshments were
served by Mrs. T. Riley's social
committee, when a pleasant social
time was spent.
On March 18th this lodge will have
a visit froin Mrs. • Lewis, Niagara.
Falls, vise -president of the Assem-
bly, who will give an address.
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NEW C.N.R. AGENT
Mr, J. T. Clancy of Guelph has
beau appointed C.N.R. agent in Clin-
ton, filling the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr. G, VanlIorne some
weeks ago.
Mr. Clancy has +been acting as a
relieving agent for some tune, with
his headquarters in Guelph, but prior
to that he was stationed at Preston.
11Tp'. Clancy has a wife and four chil-
dren,two of whom are in Collegiate
10 Guelph and this offers a bit of
difficulty in the way of a speedy
Settlement in Clinton, as it doesn't
seen just fair to the students to
Oreak in on the school term. Howev-
er, even if they do not settle in Clin-
ton until the surnnser vacation time,
the .Clancy family are to all intents
and purposes now citizens of Clinton
and as such we bid them welcome to
our town and hope their sojourn 'here
may be a pleasant one.
:Mr. Vanitorne, who took the posi-
tion on the retirement of 511'. Patti-
son, has made hosts .of friends during
his stay in Clinton and he and his
family have become permanent and
much esteemed residents of town: It
was keenly regretted thatserious
eye -trouble hurried his retirement,
although .he might have ,claimed it
earlier had he not been in such good
health and unwilling to avail himself
of therivile •e. His friends hope
g o r
n le
that a continued rest will partially
restore the use of his eyes and that
many happy years are still ahead or
the genial ex-C,N,R. agent.
A BRiOTHER DIES
The death occurred at the borne of
his sister, Mrs. Annie Stark, Sperling
I street, Seaforth, or Thursday last, of
' Reuben Stong, in his 78th year, fol-
lowing .an illness of more than a year
been paralysis. Mr. Stong was the
eldest brother of Mr. Levi, Stong of
Clinton.
Deceased, who was the son of one..
of the earliest pioneer families in
York Township, was of U. E. Loy-
alist stock. Tie was born north of
Toronto on the homestead where his
parents had also, been .born.' In 1878
the fancily calve to Huron and settled
an a farm on the London Road near
Brucefield, where his father later be-
came proprietor of the Brucefield Io-
tei,
Stong left the farm 55 years
ago and went to Sarnia, when some
tine° ]later .his health failed and he
returned to Brucefield where he re -
Mind until fourteen years ago, when
he went to reside with his sister in
Seaforth. He was unmarried. '
Of a fancily of ten, seven heathers
and three sisters, the following sur
vive: Charles. of Fairwvell, Alta.,
George of Norwich, Ont., Levi of
Clinton; Mrs. Stark of Seaforth and
Mrs. S. Parke of Texas,
The funeral was held from the
hone of Mas. 'Stark on Saturday af-
ternoon ta' Maitiandbank Cemetery,
The funeral aervices•were'conducted
by the Rev. T. A. Carmichael' of
Northside Ucnited. Church.
11Sr, and Mi5. L. Stang and Mr, and
Mrs, •Gordon Lawson attended the
funeral from, Clinton.
ILDERTON ICICLES NO MATCH FOR SMART
CLINTON COLTS
VISITORS HELD SCORELESS IN FIRST .GAME IN SEMI-FINALS
SCORE 5 TO 0
Return Game Likely To Be PIayed Tomorrow Night'
Last Monday night, in the local
arena, the Clinton Colts and the II.
deuton Icicles met in their first game
in the semi-final play -dawns of the
O.H.A, Intermediate "B." Local fans
looked forward to this game with a
gee
at at deal of pleasure, and some with
an equal amount of anxiety, as some
of the more timid fans feared that the
outcome might be disastrous for the
Colts,
As
is always
the: ease, considerable
street talk hadgone the rounds and
ag a i'esult'large -numbers received
the idea that Ilderton was a team to
be reckoned with.
Consequently, when Monday night
rolled around, and long before the
game got under way the arena was
jammed to the rafters with hockey
enthusiasts, a large portion of whom
of course, were home -town people,
and also a large number from surs
rounding districts, and it is very en-
couraging to see the numbers of rural
followers the Colts have this year.
Also the visitors were not without
plenty of support, they having char-
tered a special train, and about one
hundred and fifty of 'their• followers
came up to cheer their begs along.
It turned out however that they didn't
have much ieause to cheer and they
must have gone home a rather deject-
ed
ejected tat. However someone had to be
the loser -we're glad it was them.
Stetting tine eventually came and
about twelve hundred howling fans
were on deck.
When the visitors came on the lee
several 'of their players looked like
real huskies, and all through the
game these big boys tried to use their
weight, and we believe that if they
had played more hockey and forgot
the bumping they might have been
more successful, as it was, they ap-
peared cumbersome and rather slow
aud at times were unable to cope
with the smaller forwards of the
Colts, who continually evaded the
hard body -checking of the visitors.
They have two speedy forward Iines
but on the night's play they lacked
the finish and speed of the locals.
It was a shame that the. weather
was not more favourable and that
the ice had not been in better shape.
Period one started out with 2loth
teams sparring' for an opening, but
the defences held well, particularly
the locals, who seem to be rounding
into a real hard-hitting defence
Streets, Pickett and Gibbs started the
fire -works. Immediately they came
on the ice they rushed in and Stree;,s
bulged the twine for the first counter,
and incidentally relieved the tension
of local fans. The fine team play of
both local lines :had the visitors gues-
sing at all times. Iides-ton made sev-
eral attempts but the Colt'.s defence
refused to break and Elliott was nev-
er in serious trouble. Penalties were
scarce in this period, mainly becausee
the referee forgot to put on his gime.
ses. Before the end of the period
Streets took a pass from Gibbs and
again scored to put the locale two up
The second period saw the boys on
both teams using the body to good
effect and play was mostly confined
to the centre zone with any dangerous
rushes being spoiled by rolling' pucks.
This was the visitors blestperiod and
penalties, to the locals kept them in
hot water at different times.
The visitors seemed to tire and the
third period- saw the Colts romping
around and Chapman hada merry
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1101/Vi IT COMES 'BACK
The News -Record pays its wages
weekly, 'sometimes ; we have to do
some scratching about to do it but
itrll;Saturday is pay day in this of-
fice, and last Saturday was no ex-
ception. On, Monday Me. A. Da Mc-
Cartney came in and collected from
one of our staff somo money due,fer
coal, Tdr. 1VacCartney then came out
to the business office and asked for
his ;bill for some stationery recently
procured, : and handed over some of
the money just paid him by our
staff member and it went into the
office till and, wile, very likely if not
Paid out to someone else, go again
into a pay envelope on Saturday.
•Money is to the body economic'
what ;blood is to the body physical, ra-
pid circulation is what makes far good
trines, while sluggish circulation
makes for bad times, ill health in econ-`
°mics, as :slow circulation means ill -
health in the h. tics body. heat p y ] Y If we
conld just keep the money we have
cieculating ,around among us, some
of it would be sure to rest in our in -1
dividual pockets' occasionally, even
if only for a short spell,
PILE UP AN EIGHT GOAL LEAD
FOR RETURrr GAME WITH
KINCARDINE
It has been a long time .since a,
rd .
Satq ay night hockey game has:
been played in Clinton, but it seems toy'
be a fairly popular night as there
were' between four and five hundred
present,' for the game here last Sat-
urday between Kincardine and Clin-
ton, a very good crowd for the con-
dition of the weather and the bad
roads. There were quite a few fans
from Kincardine Who did their best
to cheer their boys along.
The ( >r_e was not in very good shape
and the kind of combination that was
dished up, particularly by the locals,,
, was a ,pleasant surprise to the fans,
who thought that it would be im-
passible to play nice hockey on this
sort of ice. The soft ice may have
hampered the Kincardine boys some
too. One thing that was in evidence
was their lack of combination, and
their lack of team play proved their
downfall. They have several nice
players on the tenni and are a good
bunch of sports.: The game was par-
ticularly clean, the homesters coating
out with a clean sheet, which is very
u}rusual-while the visitors drew
four penalties, all for minor -infrac-
tions of the rules,
The first period started fairly ev-
en, with both teams testing the other
out, and about five minutes had e-
lapsed when the Pickett -Streets -Gibbs
line went into action, charging in
close they wonted a three-man pass,
Gibbs to' Pickett, who passed to
Streets who drew first blood for the
locals. Before the period ended Mc -
Ewan 13ros, and C. Holmes came on,
and F. M'cEavan made it 2-0 on a
nice combination play with R. Me -
Ewan. "Red" Rath happened with
a very regrettable accident when he
received a nasty cut from a "shinny"
stick on the back of the head which
required several stitches before the
wound was closed. He, however, re-
turned to the game at the beginning
of the second period with his head
swathed in bandages.
Any hopes Kincardine had of hold-
ing the score down was shattered in
the second period when the locals
ran the score up to 7-0. From the
drop of the puck they swanned a-
round the Kincardine net and during
the entire period the Kincardine boys
were on the run. C. Holmes scored
first on a pass froin F. 1VTcEivan and
Rath, The lines changed and ICen-
Pickett and Doug. Kennedy scored
again for the locals,: Pickett scoring•
the goal. Pickett and Gibbs followed
up with another, Pickett scoring on.
Gibbs' pass. F. Mc]wan and R. Mc
Ewan works info • a pretty d r goal;,
Frank scoring' from close in. Waters,
finished the scoring in this period ort
a long high shot. The Kincardine
goalie caught 10, held it for a short~
interval and then dropped it into the
net. With . the exception ,of this
goal, he had very little chance to
save on any of the others, with three
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ANNUAL POSTPONED
Owing to illness on the part at
several who are specially interested
the annual meeting of •the. Clinton
Community 2ospital Association,
which was to have been held this,
Thursday, afternoon, has been post-
poned. Announcement will be made
later as to the date of meeting.
DEATH! 08' C. GLEi4t
After an illness extending over
some weeks Mr. Charles Glees pas-
sed away at his hone on the .Huron
Road, East, yesterday In his seven-
ty-ninth year.
The funeral takes place' this after-
noon, from his late residence, to
Clinton cemetery. Theser'vi'ce cons -
silences at half past two this after-
noon.
PARKS IMPROVCiMENT STARTS
The Parks Coiiunitteo. of • the Busi-
mess Men's Association met the corgi
respondingeonnmittee of the town:'
council in thecouncil chamber Thee -
day evening when some of the first
permanent improvement arrange-
ments were planned and discussed.
The joint parks commission is very
pleased ever the keen interest dis-
played by the citizens in general and
many are ready to; indicate .this in a
practical way. ,
Moire will be said about the big are
bar day plan in a later issue of thist
Taper.