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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-03-28, Page 1The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated: The Clinton New Era The New Era Est. 1866 NO. 5420 -56TH YEAR 1 CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY; MARCH 28TH, 1935 When in: need of a DINNER OR TEA SET OF DISHES, be sure and see our stock; 11 We have a Good Assortment of SOVEREIGN POTTERS GOODS 11 These goods are thoroughly Canadian, with the factory at e. Hamilton, t I• m n On EVERY E S GUARANTEED. Fti>dG I UARA TEED. Help Canadian Industry by buying goods made in Canada. These goods are all open stock. .Buy individual pieces and build cup a complete set. ,del Jeweler and Optomiterist. Highest Cash Price Paid For Old Gold ITS SMART . TO WEAR SUIT A KNITTED SU THIS SPRING It is not necessary to be measured for a first quality suit, nor to pay a high price, The Famous Dutex Suits which we are featuring for Spring, FIT and hold their shape. 1 Some of the New 1935 Summer Numbers are now here for your Inspection. We are also showing New Styles in Short Sleeve Pullovers in a Variety of Colors. Priced at $1.25 to $2.95. IRWI'S N " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SIROPPE " • SPRING IS HERE at FURNITU - gr�j,, Y 4 SEAFORTH H a..), Now 'is the time to make some change in your furnishings to brighten up your home for another Season. .4YaE. WANT YOU TO SEE' OUP, SPRING SH®WANG. Wehavo,the finest showing of New Designs and Coversfor Ches- terfields ever shown. Also- something new and bright for every room in the house. Conte • mad look for the.pieces, you may need this Spring. Our goods ;and paces are RIGHT, Tli IS EE .� n fm Everh�'l�g thi>!t� � + h� A L. E 9 S FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING Phone 67W. Watch This Store For Bargains--C'onre and Get Your Share ,...:;.:..,,,r i••a:ca:wi..+,.*nam.., w.ro: ,•.hw,,•_rmv t ,t. .+,+. 1. Gt.:, 1 Jv .t_n t.: h W,: to • kis ..:N•TLL llcn SCHOOL CONCERTS Music, Singing, PIays. 'The School Concerts, brought out two full Thursday and Fridarevenings, lie pupils display :their waning. The program ;luded choruses, drills, I play and an operetta. The chorus singing by ruder the direction of Mr. ierton, was =oh enjoyed [tythtn Band. -a eomnanv AGAIN FINE SUCCESS Pupils Demonstrate Training as usual, houses jest to see ekill and this year in- part singing the school A. W. An, and the ee th... omni. ler pupils', with various instruments with 1. Anderton at thep iano was , a now and interesting feature, while the part sons were also interesting g sing and enjoyable, , . lullaby song by a number of little girls With dolls was well rendered. A littleplaylet, 'The • Gift," • Gift, was put on by a number of live girls Y and was enjoyed. mks aaa;;a Na 441. .,T, •., 1..;a ... THE! DIDN'T QTJITE WIN Former citizens have :been taking a keen interest in the hockey team's success this season. On writing to renew his subscription the other day, Mr. 'S. L. Lucasformerly of the , y Bank -of Montreal here, now at Elgin, says: "Congratulations to the Colts. We have been following theta with a great deal of interest. 'Best of luck to them for their final on Tuesday, with Whitby." the village •of Dullditch, whose in- habitants; having no -sense of humor are hopeless,•discoiitented and pessi- mistic. The 'Spirit of Euinor ,cordes to the village and tries to .make friends with the old people and children but fails. ,She realizes that this is be- cause they -have never even heard of her and that something must be. done about it. With her four sisters, Hope, Cheer- fulness, Tolerance and Content-1Flu- mor then devises a plan b'y which she hopes to make the village laugh, when it will be possible, for her and her sister spirits to enter into their lives. She bewitches the village so that every day at four o'clock all the villagers begin to dance, no matter what theyare doing at the time. This makes them angry or frightened but no one is amused until one girl Ion her wedding day suddenly sees the humor of the situation and begins to laugh. The spell is broken and the old pessimistic gloom of Duliditch is gone forever. Humor's gift to the young people is herself the Spirit of Humor. Following is the cast of characters, Where 'two are named It indicates the change in the play for the evening, as they were changed each evening: Jan, .Bob Draper, Billy Counter; Pei - cilia, Norma Andrews, Florence Aik. en; Dame Elizabeth, Marie PlumsteeI, Elaine Peck; •Sally, Rhoda Elliott, Donna Lobb; Rosemary, Helen Her. man; Damarius, Kathleen Turner; Max, Jack Shanahan; Robbn, Bob Cooke; An Old Crone, Marjorie Steep, Margaret Grant; • Jeremy, Everett, Lobb; Old Men, Dave Johnston, Jack Butler; Wandering Fiddler, Reg. Jenkins; Spirit of Humor, Isabel Colquhoun, Pearl Elliott; Hope, Lorna Plumsteel; Tolerance, Helen Ken- nedy; Cheerfulness, Kathleen Ross; Content, Valena Elliott and other children. The operetta, "Dane Durden's School," was' also cleverly rendered. In the Land of Industry, where none should be idle, Fairy Content holds court, warning little boys and girls of Dame Durden's .School for the lazy. The good dame arrives with a basket of boys and girls, all with dirty faces. To correct their faults, before departing from her throne, Fairy Content sentences the children to. attend Dame Durden's School Some are put to work darning stock- ings, others to blacking boots, sew- ing, etc. Tip Tite arrives with sponge soap and towel to help the Dame to wash their faces. Attempting to run away the Dame tells them that the fairies have put a spell upon the wood so that they cannot leave until all work is finished. Finally; becoming reconciled to their fate, the tasks are completed and they are amazed at the pleasure they derived from doing therm, whereupon the beautiful flower of Content appears to theism. Tho characters: Fairy Content, Helen Grealis, 'D'orothy McIntyre•; Dame Darden, Jean Morgan, Mar- garet Rozell; Tip Tite, Jackie Cook; Tom Steep; Jack, Ronald Scott, Nor. man Elliott; Molly, Frances Cooper, Margaret Taylor; Alex. Vernon Hul- ler, Gerald Fremlin; Phyliss, ,Shirley Turner,,M!lldred Heard, and a number of other girls and boys. The training of the children for these concerts is a great deal of work for the staff of teachers and during an interval of the entertain ment Mr. Anderton took the .oppoe. tunityof acknowledging a rn wledging this and also that of the Home and School Club in providing the costumes and assisting in any ways in making the concerts the success they always are. IVir. Anderton did loot, however, mention the assistance he gave him- self by taking over the musical train. ing of the children and the accent, paniments in drills, etc., but this is realized by all. Principal Jefferson introduced the players and explained the first one fully before it was put on. HIe also explained that the scenery had lime Specially prepared by Miss Fraser, a member of the staff, with the aid of some of the children, in coloring. The first scene depicted the V'iliage of DnIlditch, .showing a bong. street, with houses, etc., the perspective being so good that it gave a distinct effect,: of distance, which: was a decided im, prevenient, to 'the small stage. An- other scene was a moated castle with a drawbridge,. This scenery was a decided im- provement and it is hoped the can. vasses wilt be preserved for use en future Occasions. , THE MARKETS Wheat, 90o. Oats, 36e. Barley, 60c. iBuckwheat, 45c to 47c. Butter, 22e. Eggs, 9c to 14c. Live Hogs, $7.75. MONDAY'S WI SiIC' Clinton was treated, to a talking picture on Monday night,when a travelling •company put on ` Thq Iron Master,' some Mickey Meuse pictures. and some. vaudeville. There was a very good house and the show was voted an entertaining `ane. The pro- moters said romoters'said that if results warrant- ed it some such a show would be .brought here from time, to time. WELCOMED IN GO!DEItICi i The Goderich Star_had the follow- ing reference to the appointment of Mr, Turner to the .Goderich Customs office: "The new appointment of Mr. H. S. Turner to the position of Collector of Customs is one which Is meeting with general approval. The principle of promotion from within the service is so sound and fair that no fault can be found with it. The town is fortunate initsa is ' tnsr io t n f. splendid 9 o a• new citizen. His justly earned reputation for courtesy and competence won him the esteem' of his fellow citizens in Clinton and will earn him an equal, ly enviable esteem here,' , DEATH OF ROBT. •STEVENS An old resident of Clinton passed away on Monday in the death of Ro- bert Stevens, who was in his seventy-, sixth year. .Tie was a native .of Clinton, being a son of the late Henry ,Stevens and his wife, Margaret Lockwood. He had been a carpenter, having worked with his father at this trade from boyhood. Many of the older houses in Clinton were built by the father. and son. His) wife predeceased him: by twen- ty-five years but he is survived by one son, kl'arry Stevens of Kingsville, and one daughter, Mrs. George Haw. kips of Thedford. The funeral took place from the Bali( and Zapfe undertaking rooms yesterday afternoon. The Rev. G. W. ;Sherman conduct- ed the funeral services and the pall. bearers were: Messrs. W. J. Miller, J. Steep, J. T. Turner, and T. J. Riley, Mr, Harry Stevens and Mrs. Haw- kins and her son were hem for the .funeral. AIVEONG THE CHURCHES The Rev, J. N. H. Mills, rector of St. George's Angliean church, Gode- rich, for the past eight years, goes at the first of 'May to the parish of St. John the Divine, Kitchener. Mr. Mills has taken an interest in the Iife of the town during his residence in Goderich and had served on the Public school board. Ontario Street United Church The minister's •Sunday morning sermon subject: "The Place of the Cross in Our Thinking." Evening: "Touching the Item of His Garment." The W. A. will 'meet in the Sunday school- room on Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock. The' ladies' of St. John's Ward wilt be hostesses, Wlesley.Willis United Church Minister's Sunday morning subject: "The Renewal of .Society Through The Cross," Evening: "The Silent Christ. The W, A. will meet on Wednesday afternoon next, April 3rd, at three o'clock in the church hall. The regular meeting of the Young Peoples' Society was held en Monday evening in charge of the Missionary, Convenor, Wilhelniine Trewartha. After the opening exercises the fourth and last set of slides on Mis- sion Work were shown, illustrating theor w It in Iioea. :Benson Sutter gave a reading, Tho Preacher's Va- cation," and Bible Baseball was in- troduced and routine ,business gone through. Presbyterian Church Sermon subject Sunday ; maiming: "The Mid -Night Hour." The W. A. will meet at the home of Mrs, .W; D. Fair on Wiednesdayaf- ternoon next at three o'clock. The newly organized "Young Peo- ple's Society" eop1e's`'Society"of this church -enter: tained the societies from Exeter and Seaforbh on Wednesday evening. Exeter young people provided a splendid program consisting of mu- sic, solos and also a splendid debate upon the subject: Resolved "That iper. zonal example does more to evangel- ize the world than "preaching." The decision of the judges was given to the affirmative. There was upwards to sixty young people . present and after refreshments the company dis- persed. The Iocal society will meet next Wiednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Jean Neilans is president, and MTiss. Helen, 'McKenzie, secretary - treasurer. THE HOME PAPER DEATH OF MISS PODE The death occurred on Sunday of Miss Emma Pode, who had been in very poor health for many years: The funeral tookplace from the Ball & Zapfe funeral parlors on Tuesday af- ternoon, the funeral,beng attended by old friends. The- services were conducted by the Rev.M r h arm . Sherman and theaii - p bearers were: Messrs. A. J. •Morrish, R. and' W. Tiplady and T. Living- stone. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING• The regular meeting of the Public School Board was held• on Wednesday evening. The following members be- ing present: Messrs. Venner, Cud- more, Cook, Pluensteel, Draper, Murch and . Hardy. The following •aeceunts were pre- sented and ordered paid on motion of Cook and Hardy. .3. C. Proctor, $20.00. • 'Sutter and Perdue, $13.61. The Inspector's Report was receiv- ed and ordered filed on motion of Messrs. Draper and Plutnsteel. Messrs. Cook and Draper moved motion of adjournment. DO NOT EXPOSE OHILDRiEN The. local, Board of Health advises citizens with children against visit- ing friends in Toronto the coming Baster time or having: visiting chil- dren from Toronto, as there is an epidemic of measles in that city. If measles are brought to town in the spring the chances are that they will be troublesome here all summer and the Board of Health would guard a- gainst it. There have been 7,593 cases in Toronto since Jan. 1st, The trouble with measles is that a child may give them to another child even before it is known that he himself is suffering from them. It may be thought that he only has a cold. Do not expose children to this troublesome and dangerous disease. LIST OF DONATIONS Following is a list of the donations to Hospital Birthday Week Fund: W. D. Pair $10.00 Presbyterian Church, small sums , . 1.50 L. 0.'B. A. Clinton ....., 3.00 J. V. Diehl . 1.00 Wionen's, Institute, Clinton 10,00 Miss R. V. Irwin .... 10.00 Home and School Club 5.00 Mrs. II. T. Rance , , .... 20.00 St. Paul's Church, small sums .. ... , ..... . George Raithby . ,.., Ministerial Association London Road Community 01ule Mrs. Brydone .. ....... 3. P. McIntosh Women's Institute, Auburn Donations at Hospital Opening . . Miss M. Wiltse 5.00 In the list of officers of the Hospi- tal Board last week the name of Mrs. 3, A. Sutter was inadvertently omitted, that of Mrs. Harry Ford be- ing given as reeording-secretary, Mrs. Sutter has this office, Mee. Ford being corresponding -secretary. DEATH OF THOS. RATHW'ELL 4.50 2.20 25.00 5.00 10.00 2.00 10,.00 20.00 At the good old age of eighty-seven death came to Thomas Rathwell on Tuesday, at the home of his claugh- ter, Mrs. Ernest Rozell of the Base Line. 116. Rathwell was a native of Goderich township, being a son of the late John Rathwell, a pioneer set- tler, who had come out from Ireland in the early part of the last century. On growing to manhood he went to Nevada to the gold mines but returned in about five years and went to farm- ing in the vicinity of Lucknow and farming continued to be his occupa- tion as long as his working days ( lasted. ,He: left the farts up north several years ago and came down to the second of Stanley and a little over twenty years ago heandhis wilere- tiered from fao:mng and carne into Clinton to reside. 'Mrs. Rathwell, who was formerly Miss Sarah Harper: of Lucicnow, passed no five years ago. Four daughters and two sons sur- vive: Mrs. Killing of Vancouver, B.C., Mrs. Appleby, Toronto; Miss Lolo Rathwell of Weston and Mrs. Rozell, and William of San Praatciseo, Cali- fornia, and Johnin the Canadian West. Mr. Rathwell was .the last. member of his own family. 1Vim. Rathwell was a quiet, inclus.. trious man and one who was heldin esteem by all whoknew him. lie was a life-long. Methodist,; later UM - ted Church member, ' and was most regular in attendance as long as his, health permitted. During his resi- dence in Clinton he was a member of and a regular worshipper in 'Wesley - 'Willis church: 'Siioce the death :of his wife he had been, snaking his halite with his daughter. The funeral takes places , this,. Thursday, afternoon from the home' of Mr. and 'Mrs. ;Rozell, service to commence, at two e'e'1ock. Interment will be made in Band's Cemetery: CLINTON COLTS COME. WITHIN ONE OF WINNING ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP Had Whitby hY Beaten n InCentre Period ' of Tuesday Game But Lose Out 6-3. For thefirst time in the history of Clinton a local hockey team climbed right up to within one of the top rung of the Championship ladder, when the Colts last week . earned the right to play Whitby for the Intermediate "B" Championship for Ontario. But; pity there must always be a "but" in a matter of this kind, they couldn't quite grasp the top rung. Whitby grabbed off the victory, winning two straight gams, one at Oshawa on Friday night, with the top-heavy score of 12-5, the other at Kitchener Tuesday night, the score bieing 6-3. Friday's game was a surprise to most people, as so many goals were scored,, but Clinton players were up against a stronger, older and more experienced teamand they went down to defeat. But they were not discouraged, at least they didn't show it, and when Tuesday came they went off to Kit- chener to meet their opponents again. and to put their best efforts into an endeavor to snatch victory out of defeat. A large member of fans were en hand to see this game, which, had the Colts •been victorious, would have, had to be followed by a third to de- cide the Championship. Goals by E. Sleighton and Ran- dell .of Whitby sandwiched by G, Rath's marker gave Whitby a one- goal advantage in the first twenty minutes of fast, bruising hockey. What edge they conceded Whitby in speed and back checking was made up by the Colts in sticktoitiveness. Sleighton opened the scoring after four minutes, driving hone the rub- ber past Elliott after picking it up at the blue line and side-stepping the Clinton defence. .Some nine minutes Iater, G. Rath deadlocked the count on a pretty combination play with Streets, but two minutes• later a pen- alty to Holmes gave Whitby the edge they needed to forge ahead. Randall clicking for the tie breaker on a power drive. The shoe was on the other foot at the end of the second period, how- ever, with Clinton out in front 3-2. That's exactly where they deserved to be after their great show of offenl sive strength in the second period, in which they outplayed Whitby and outscored them 2-0. Play turned scrappy in this frame, no less than six penalties being handed out, three to each club. Pickett scored the first goal of the period on a pass over and pass out from Gibbs and Streets, re- speetively, after three minutes of play. Five minutes later Streets sup- plied If. Gibbs with the pass on a power play that enabled Clinton to forge ahead E. Sleighton picked a time when Brown, his team mate, was serving a penalty to score the goals which decided the series. He accounted 'for a pair in the short space of a minute and a half early in the third. The first was on a solo rush and the other LITTLE LOCALS The Town Council meets on Mon- day evening, April let, Here's hoping the weather holds good for next Thursday, Clinton's Spring Show Day. The monthly sleeting of the Com- munity Hospital board will be held in the board •coon of the town hall on Tuesday evening, Apr. 2nd, at sev en -thirty, CLINTON ried a cut of four Huron College e s •- 13OY WINS PRIZE Friday's London Free Press car- denwho vo ha d engaged the previous night in the finals of an oratory COD, test for the Sylvanus Joy prize, a- mong them and taking second place, being Mr. Edward Rorke, younger son of Mr. and Mics. H, E, Rorke of Clinton. The winner was Mr. G. C. Stii,ith of Toronto. Edward's 'Clinton friends will congratulate him. To be asked to enter the oontest was an honor and to carry off second prize is something ta,be proud of, IIONOiJREE AT GRAND LODGE The Grand Orange Lodge 01 On- tario'West was held in St. Catharines last week: It was in St. Catharines that . the Grand Lodge was instituted 75 years ago, and in recognition of the dia- mond jubilee session all.of the veter- an Orangemen present who have been active for more than 50 years' were, by unanimous resolution, made hon- orary members' of' the •Grand Lodge. Veteran Oarangemen ea honored were Edward Flaody of Toronto, a former Clinton citizen; and T. it Bell of Goderich. • S on a pass supplied by Chapel. With Colin in durance vile later on, Clin- ton inade a determined effort to square the count on the game, but Hurst did his work weil Midway through Crozier put' it on ice with a• neat solo goal. And then just by way of clinching -it, Randall soloed down. pulled Elliott out and caught a corner to double the score for his team. The teams: Clinton -Goal, Elliott; defence, G.. Rath, Kennedy; centre, R. Mciwan;. wings, F. IVllWEwan, Holmes; subs; Streets, Gibbs, P!'ekett, Waters, Liv-: ermore (sub-g•otilie);. Whitby -Goal, Hurst; defense,. Brown, Crozier; centre, 'Heard; wing's, Randall, 3. ,SIeighton; subs,. Chappell, Kearney, Conlin, Clarke, (spare goalie.) Official, Johnny Mitchell, Hamil- ton. So the gallant Colts were not to. have thrill the h rill of bringing home the. Ontario Championship in their sweat- er pocket. But they have played some wonderful hockey during the season which is just past and have no need to feel downhearted. There seems to be no question that some of the teams opposing thein, have been picked teams, not really representative of the towns sending them out. The Colts are all Clinton boys, one of them being a Collegiate student, rind only two players ever played on any other team. They learned to play hockey in Clinton rink and have developed what skill they have playing here and in the sur- rounding towns. They met their Rest defeat this season in the Intermediate "B" games in the finals, having won every game preceding those with Whitby. They have done well and Clinton is proud of then. The following is an editorial from last week's Durham Chronicle: Hockey's Valedictory "As far as Durham is concerned the hockey season is over. This state- ment may not mean much to some of you, but to several hundred of the town's population it means a whole lot. It means for instance that our good hockey teats failed to get past Clinton in their quest for the Inter- mediate "B'i 0..H.A, title, that no more this year will the bulk of the younger, population leave town in a body to support their favorites at an out-of-town game and that Cameron Lauders ice palace will not hear the shouts of the fans and the click of ' the skates until next winter rolls a- round. More than that it means that Durham's most determined bid for a championship has been effectively - stopped for the season of 1934-35. Will we make as good a bid for one in 1936? Being an ardent fan we could no doubt dig up an alibi for Tuesday night's defeat. We hope, 'however, that we are also good sports and as such we give credit to Clinton's bunch of young players for being the check.. ingest outfit we have ever laid oyes on, Any team (and goalie) that could successfully weather the germ of pucks that was flying in their di- rection during the final period with- out permitting one to register, must be good, or something, Our lads were all out for a win and all gave their best without stint in an effort to stay in the contention. We can thank them for the best season that has been experienced in this' town for some time, lots of games, lots of pretty plays and lots of thrills, and in every contest no dirty work, but plenty of that indomitable never -ad. mit-defeat spirit. The thanks' of all sport lovers should go to these 'boys who so courageously carried our col- ors through the season, often when not in the pink of condition and at- ways at considerable expense of en- ergy, time and money. May they come ibaelc stronger than ever next year." VARNA. .Mr. William C'olclough of- Wood stock is renewing bis old acquaintan-- ces:ltere again. Mfrs. A. M'cCoimell has returned home after spending three months with her sisters in Indianapolis. Mhs: John Argo of Toronto has returned home after spending a week with her parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. McConnell, Very sorry to hear that Mrs, Mos sop is not improving as fast as her ; many friends would like. Very sorry to hear Mrs. W. Illayteo has'been 'confined to het bed' for sev- era, weeks with the flu.