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THURS., MAY 2, 1935
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
BO YOU REMEMBERWHAT HAPPENED DURING TFR LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
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From The News -Record; May 1st,
1895:_
The Mitchell Recorder says: Iifiss
Couch and Miss McMurray, of Clin-
ton spent a few days this week in
town with friends.
Banker Rance now of Blyth was in
Clinton on Sunday.
The Clinton merchants *ire de-
cided to close their •respective places
of business at eight &clock each
evening except Saturday' and the
evening preceding a holiday.
On Sunday morning about five o'-
clock Mr. Harry East says he saw a
flock of wild geese alight on Fair's
pond. There were about forty in the
flack but they soon arose and pro-
ceeded on their way.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the tennis and cricket club was
held in the Rattenbury House on
Fridayevening last for the purpose
of reorganization. Mr. M. D. Mc-
Taggart •occupied the chair. After.
the reading of the secretary -treasur-
er's report the following officers
were elected: Hon: President: D. A.
Forrester; Hon. -Vice. W. Jackson;
President, G. D. McTaggart; Vice,
H. B. Combe; Sec. -treasurer, R. J.
McDonald; Executive Comnanittee: L.
Kennedy, J. A. Ilartt and Dr. Sbaw.
An entertainment committee was ap-
pointed consisting of T. Jackson, Jr.,
F. R. Hodgens and A. T. Cooper. The
Tennis and 'Cricket CIub will have a
large membership this year.
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From The New Era, May 3rd, 1895:
Miss Lydia Smith and Miss Bella
McDonald have each bought a bicycle
from: Mr. Yellowlees. There is like-
ly to be. quite a number of ladies'
wheels used this season.
Mr. J. McMurray has let the con-
tract to Mr. S. S. Cooper for a Ger-
man vestibule to the front of his
house. It is of a very pretty design.
The weather keeps exceedingly dry
this season.
Messrs. Hoover, Holloway and
Pryor of town, A. Morrow,
Chisholm and W. J. Martin od Wing -
ham have placed orders this, week
with left. G. Emerson for Ben Her
becycles. He has aljto sold W. J.
Sharp of the Fllullett dredge a Whit-
worth, Jahn Harnwell of Varna, a
• comet and one to Per. C. Brown
of Blyth.
A special meeting of the town
council was held on Friday evening
to consider the matter of street wat-
ering, Mr. Jacob Miller agreed to
water the streets as long as desired
for $400 (hitherto they have been
watered only four months for $300).
The method of raising this amount
was then thoroughly considered. A
resolution that the town sheltie pay
the whole amount was lost . .. A
motion that the council should pay
$200 and the merchants the balance
was carried, and the work is being
performed to the relief , of all who -
were annoyed by the dust.
`The debate on Women Suffrage, at
the meeting elf the Young Liberals
last Friday evening was quite inter-
esting. Messes. 1K:oLeod and Elford
advanced a number of reasons• in fav-
our of giving women the - franchise,
:&hide Messrs, : Brydone' and McTav-
ish were equally sure that no bene-
fit or advantage would accrue from
such a course. Messrs. ;Scott and
Coombs '• acted as judges and gave
theft, decision in favor of the affirma-
tive.
A public meeting ,,will be held in
the council chamber en Friday ev-
ening to arrange for •sports for the
?14th and to say what disposition will
be made of the mioney now in the
hands of the committee.
Following are the officers of the
Lawn Bowling Club for this season:
President, J. P. Tisdall; Vice, W'.
Jackson; Secretary, W. Brydone;
Treasurer, D. L. Macpherson.
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WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From; The News -Record, May 5th,
1910:
On Wednesday evening of 'last
week 11Tr Ernie Ruinball, a valued
and papular employee a£ the Electric.
Light Co., and Miss Mary. E. Rands,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Rands of Hullett, a very much re-
spected young lady who has been a
resident of town for some time, were
quietly married, the ceremony being
performed at the manse, Seaforbh, by
the Rev. Ie. L. Larkin. •
At the annual meeting of the Jun-
ior League of Wesley church en Fri-
day evening the following stair of
officers were. elected: president, D.
A. Cantelon; 1st vice, Irene Wilkens
2nd vice, Laurette Barge; 3rd vice,
Milton Cook; 4th Lloyd Welken; sec-
retary, Bessie O'Neil; treasurer,
Niaudie Cook; organist, Meryl Moore;
assistants, Doreen Stephenson and
Emily Cutler; convener temperance
committee, Viola Cook; floral com-
mittee, Hope Brown.
Yesterday evening while Frank
McCaughey and Roy Grigg were en-
joying a little derive around town the
bit broke in the horse's mouth : 'and
the bridle slipped off. ' The horse
took to his heels and ran and the
boys either jumped or were thrown
from the rig, escaping with 'a. few
slight bruises. The horse ran up the
Huron Road a, piece and jumped a
fence, then turned and ran home to
the Commercial stables. The buggy
was somewhat of a wreck.
After twenty-eight years with the
Standard elevator as employee, Mr.
W. G. Smyth retired on Saturday
last. ,
From ,he New Era, May tithe 1910:
Quebec legislators are pressing
for shorter hours for women and
children working in factories.
Don't be surprised if aeroplanes
are as common in ten years as autos.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Ontario street church the pastor,
Rev. T. Wesley Cosens, was extended
a unanimous invitation to remain for
another year and granted a month's
holidays. Mr. L. Tyndall was ap-
pointed a delegate so the District
meeting.
WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS 'ARE SAYING;
CLINTON'S RELIEF BILL
Clinton's Relief Bill for -1934 was
$116. This locks like a record for
towns. The Township of East Wawa -
nosh has not yet spent one cent .on
relief, which is a' recordthat cannot
be beaten.--Wingham Advance -Times
STOCKING THE LAKE -
Three Trillionwhitefish fry from
the .Government hatchery at, Sarnia
were deposited in the lake outside
Goderich on Thursday last The fish
were dumped about a half -mile be-
yond the breakwaters. The quantity
, was one quarter of the amount put
in the lake at Kincardine, Bayfield,
Grand Bend and Goderieh-.•twelns
trillion in all.—Goderich Signal. 1
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ONLY ONCE A YEAR
Between the rather strenuous tasks
of putting out the family garden and
the odd job of beating the rugs, or
helping along with this and that, the
man of the household finds plenty bf
real work to take the place, of 'the_
usual recreation period. A few sore
arms and a stiff ,back is a very 'corn-
et -Mil remnant from these: annual ex-
ertions, and it seems the bigger the
home and the more things in the
home, 1th!erA bigger the job. Thank
goodness it comes only once a year,
and that is after the long winter's
rest and. relaxation.:,Zurich Herald.
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ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
Mr. Clarence MacDonald, foreman
Of The Signal, was the victim of a
• painful accident on Thursda.'after-
T .
noon last, when a heavy lead weight
dropped on his foot. The block of
metal, weighing more than thirty
pounds, was jolted from the table at
which he was working with a stap-
ling machine. The lead cut through
his shoe, inflicting a severe foot in-
jury. He is still unable to walk.
Goderich Signal.
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THE WOMAN PAYS
It is the woman who pays. At the
Bt'uce assizes last week, . a young
girl who threw her two -hour -old in-
fant out of a window and caused its
death was adjudged temporarily in-
sane and held in custody at the pleas-
ure of the authorities. She faced the
ordeal alone the shame of carrying
her burden, 'the giving ileirth to a
child with na medical attendance, the
mad moment when she decided to
threw it out of the window, and then
an appearance in court, a charge of
murder, and now life-long shame
wherever she is known. Where was
the man in the case? It seems a
parody of justice that while the girl
carries all the disgrace, the man es-
capes scot-free.—Hanaver Post.
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GREAT LINEN STOCK
Almost - a ton of fine linens came:
into Gaderich last week, ,consigned
mainly, to • Hibberts. This evidence
of a belief inthe prospects of better
business is an encouraging sign.
More tourist trade is anticipated than
Iast year and the linens are designed
to catch the eyes of American -visit-
ors, they being one-third cheaper here
than in the United States. They are
absci available far local purchasers.
They are mainly from Brown's ware-
houses but some come from China
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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WA VES
CANADIAN RADIO COMMISSION WILL BROADCAST FOR MORE
THAN SEVEN CONTINUOU S HOURS DURING THE SILVER
JUBILEE FESTIVITIES ON MAY 6TH
For morethan seven continuous
hours the Canadian Radia. Commis-
sion, with the ea -operation :of the,
Welsh Broadcasting Ciorperation,.
will 'broadcast special programs ore
iginatind in both the Dominion and
in England, in connection with the'
Silver Jubilee. of .His Majesty on
May 6. The programs will be heard
over the ccast-to-coast netv✓'ork comm-
menoing at 1000 a.m. and lasting
until - 4.00 p.m.., All times will be
Eastern Standard.
This lengthy broadcast, which may
b!e considered the melt daring ever
undertaken by the Commission, Will
present several features hitherto un-.
attempted by radio engineeiis, Six
separate program's compose the
broadcast, and of these Athaee w7"Il
originate in London and will be fed
to the national system by trans-At-
lantic telephone. -
Commencing at 10.00 o'clock in the
morning, Canada's official Jubilee
cerem'omies as they take place. on
Parliament Hill, will be broadcast.
At that time, with the carillon in the
Peace Tower and church bells of the
city "making a colourful musical 'back-•
ground, His Excellency the Governor
General will deliver a message. This
and European countries and are love-
ly specimens of the products of the
linen trade. I1 is said that linen
prices are to be raised considerably
in the immediate future.
—Goderich Star.
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MEN'S WATCHES
The other night we wree at a meet-
ing that was supposed to start at
eight o'clock. It was a small gather-
ing of business and professional men
who are prompt in keeping appoint-
ments. About a dozen were there, and
the pian who would be chairman loolf-
ed at his watch and said 'it is twb
minutes after eight o'clock, we had
better vet started" Another man look-
ed at his watch and said, `it is only
two minutes to eight" Then every-
one .looked at his watch, and no two
of the dozen allowed the same time,
and there was eight minutes differ-
enee between the slowest and the fast-
est, and oddly, the earrect time ap-
peared to be midway between these
two. It transpired that the watches
cost all the way from ten to a hund-
red dollars each and the lower priced
ones were as near the correct 'time
as the higher. Some had set their
watches by the radio, others by the
jewelers clocks. This instance, so
far as watches and time, could be
duplicated by any dozen men any-
where, and if one's wabch is a minute
er two fast or slow does not make
much 'difference, as :long as one knows
and allows for it, but it would be nice.
if the watch movement makers would
give us time piecesthat would be
accurate,--•-Eincardine News.
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TAKING AWAY MUNICIPAL
AUTHORITY
It appears to many peoplethat the
idea of centralizing the powers of
government at Toronto is being ay.
erdone.. It is in. the 'municipal field
that citizens develop their political
sense and it is in the same field ;that
budding politicians get a training
that later fits them far service at To-
ronto and Ottawa. Every member
practically that has repres$nted this
riding in either the Federal or Pro-
vincial House has first had this muni-
cipal experience. But gradually town,
township and county councils have
been deprived of authority and still
the centralization of control goes on.
By a bill• before the legislature the
municipalities are to be further con-
trolled by a central power, the On
tario Municipal Beard. If the bill
becomes law, a - council will not be
permitted to undertake any project
involving the issuance of debentures
without the sanction of the Board.
This. is •but.another •step in central-
ization which bit by bit is reducing
municipal councils to a state of col-
orless impotency. Melee and more is
the 'citizen becoming a cipher in gov-
ernment. Again the world-wide trend
against democracy is reflected:
—St. Marys Journay-Argus.
REAL HEROINE IGNORED
A recent news item reports an
a
daring ,crowd in a London,,,Eng'land
railway station "sa busy mobbing a.
group of returning film actresses that
it completely :ignoredthe heroine of
a real-life adventure ,Which would
have shamed the most thrilling screen
drama." A. 'modestly=dresseel lady
missionary who had miraculously es-
caped from Chinese brigands reached
London an the same train as the film
sitars. But little attention was paid
to her for she was only a missionary.
And we wonder why our children pre-
fer to be movie actors rather than
give their'Byte ;'n real service to man-
kind.—Forest Standard.
wal'1 be followed by. •brief addresses
from the Acting .•Prime Minister. and
from the leader of the opposition in
parliament. After the presentation
of Jubilee ,medals and the singing of
a`massed choir, the march past will
bring this, program to a close..
"Canada in 1935"
Pram 11.00 to 12.30 p.m. the Coin -
mission will broadcast a panoramic
picture of Canadian - personalities,
places and affairs: The program will
be called "Canada in 1935" and will
be of a spectacular, and unusual na-
ture. George Taggart, Commission
production chief, and his ,assistant,
Horace Brown, have devised the mag-
nanimous scheme whereby bands in
the .provincial capitals of the Domin-
ion will play musical selections sine
ultaneouely. The bands will syn-
chronize in. accordance with the time
set by a key :metronome beating from
Ottawa. Another unique feature will
be the messages, from the Lieutenant -
Governors of the nine provinces.
Starting at Victoria, His Honour, S.
W. Fordham Johnson, Lieutenant -
Governor of British Columbia, will'
deliver a short address and will per-
sonally . introduce the Lieutenant -
Governor of the neighbouring prov-
ince, Alberta. The Lieutenant -Gov-
ernor of Alberta. following his 'mes-
sage, will introduce the Lieutenant --
Governor of Saskatchewan and so
on until the nine provinces from
coast to coat are thus, chained by'
verbal links.
Arrangements have also been made
to have one of Canada'% youngest
citizens talk with one of •Canada's
oldest citizens. Following a brief
musical interlude, the Scene will
quickly change to Christie Street
Hospital in Toronto, from where dis-
abled war veterans will be inter-
viewed.
Fromhie bird sanctuary near
Kingsville, Ontario, Jack Miner, In-',
ternationally known ''naturalist, will
describe and imitate the various calls
which minions s of birds recognize ens
a symbol of friendship and safety.
Again the scene will change, this
time to Victoria., B.C., which will be
connected for the first time with the
network of .the Radio Commission by
means of a submarine cable stretch-
ing from the mainland to the island,
90 miles zuway.From there will be
heard the voice of Audrey .Alexandra
Brown, invalid Canadian poet. whose
poetica/ •works are commanding in
tern'ationel attention. Mid Brown
will ebe interviewed andwill read a
special Jubilee poem which she has
written at the request of the Com-
mission especially for the occasion,
;Sailing up from Lunenburg to
Halifax, Angus Walters, !skipper of
the schooner 'Bluenose, queen of the
Atlantic fishing and racing vessels,
wsll speak on behalf of the Maritime
fishing fraternity. This will be the
commencement of a short feature Of
the program during -Which Canadians,
who have made names for themselves
in' the printery industries of the
country, will .greet the national aud-
ience. Frorn
ud-ience...Frorn Montreal the champion
farmer of the province of Quebec
will be heard; from Taranto a repre-
sentative member of the mining in-
dustry cf Ontario will speak; from
the Prairie Provinees, Dr. Seager
Wheeler, ,wheat king 25 years, ago,
will be interviewed, and from Van-
couver a pioneer - lumberman of Bri-
tish Columbia will give his impres-
sions.
This 90 minute kaleidoscope will
terminate in Montreal where, on St.
Catherine Street„ main thoroughfare
of this busy metropolis, the Com -
i ission',s wfenguiring reporter" will
inforinally interview random passers-
by,) 'Melitary bands from coast-to-
coast will contribute in turn musical
selections and the program will wind-
up with bands throughout Canada
synchronized in the playing of "The
Maple Leaf Forever."
His . Majesty's Jubilee Message
A broadcast of ceremonies in 'Lan-
don, England, will commence imme-
diately following "Canada in 1935"
and during it His Majesty 'will .de-
liver -a Jubilee message.' On thus
same program will be heard a review
of His. Majesty's 25 years of reign;
msssagee from loyal subjects
throughout the Empire, and formal
messages from acting heads of Em-
pire governments, .
IAt 205 p.m. the Radio Cemmanission
will present the "Canadian Caval -
cede,". a 26 -year retrospect that will
include such items as the , burning
of the Parliament Buildings in Ot-
tawa en 1916,: the death of King Rd-
Ward, Hally's Comet, and other aut-
standing happenings of the past 25
years.
-Prom 3.00 p.m. until 4.00 pant the
network will carry the address'' in
London, ,England,, before' the Royal
Society of St. George, of. Rudyard
Kipling.` A broadcast of services di-
rect from St. Paul's . Cathedral in
London, which will be, attended by
Their. Majesties, will !bring'to a close
the seven :hour program,
During the, evening hours the Rad
io-Commission will -present music
suitable to the occasion:
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STAR Or CRO NATIONAL NET-
WORK ORK PItO'GRAM, "FROM
A 110515 GARDEN"
LORNA•GRAYSTON
Known as the •"Silver Voice of the
M'aritinues," Lorna Grayston, Cana-
dian soprano, is now featured on the
Canadian Radio Commission pro-
gram, "From a Rose Garden.° This
program originates in Halifax and is
broadcast each Sunday evening at
9.30 p.m., E.S.T.
COMMISSION FEATURES
WEEK BY WEEK:
(All. times E'astern'Standard)
Thursday ,May 2:
9 00 p.m.: The Original Hambourg
.... .... ... .
Mark 'Hambourg, pianist; Jan Ham-
bourg, violinist; Boris Hambourg,
cellist. A CRBC-NBC international
exchange program. From Ottawa.
9.30 p.m.: "Summer Follies"
Orchestra direction of Howard Fogg.
From• Montreal.
Friday, May 3:
8.30 p.m.; "There's Only One Paris"
—Orchestra direction of Andre Dur-
ieux. -From Montreal
1015 p.m,,: Jesse Crawford.
Organ recital. An NBC-CRBC ex-
change -program, From New York.
Saturday, May 4:
9.00. p.m.: . "Man toba , Musical
Festival" -
Winnipeg to CRBC National network.
10.30 p.m,: Paul Wihilteman and
his Paradise Restaurant Orchestra—
An NBC -MSC exchange program.
From New York.
Sunday, May 5:
5.00 p.ml,: Canadian Grenadier
Guards' Band—
Direction Lt. J. J. Gagnier.. From
Montreal.
5.30 p.m.: "Continental Varieties"
:--Soloists and orchestra direction
Hugo Mariani. NBC-GRBC exchange
feature.
Monday, May 6:
la 00-11.00 a.m.: "Canadian Official
Jubilee Ceremonies on Parliament
HMI—
Royal salute of 21 guns, with the
Peace Tower Carillon and the Capi-
tal city's church bells; message from
His Excellency the Governor General;
message from the Acting Prime Min-
ister and the Leader of the Official
Opposition in Parliament; presenta-
tion of Jubilee medals; a massed
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THC CANDID CAMERA-!
WiRNMESIMENOMMIMMIVIMORSIN
it Is the unusual, "candid"
picture that attracts atten-
tion.
"!"iANDI.D Photography." ,What
h..+t
15 it? Just this. It is one of
the most fascinating branches of
amateur photography and fur-
thermore is fast becoming one of
the most popular sports with those
who wish to glorify their snapshot
collections with unusual, out -of -the -
ordinary type of pictures.
For excitement, candid photog-
raphy
hotography is a first cousin to big game
hunting or deep-sea fishing but you
need not go to the wilds of the Congo
nor off the coast of Florida to stalk
your quarry. You will find plenty cif
material to shoot right in your old
home town. • •
You. may still say, "Well, what is
this candid photography?" Can-
-did photography is nothing more
nor less than taking pictures of
people when they are unaware that
they are about to be "shot" so, there-
fore, you catch them in natural, un-
posed positions with natural expres-
stens. It might be called "intimate
photography—informal snapshots.
The essence of candid photog-
raphy is action. Get pictures of peo-
ple doing things. Such pictures
should be taken as close to the sub-
ject as possible, for we are usually
featuring people in this type of
photography and they should be
predominating in the picture.
When we speak of snapping peo-
ple in "action" or "doing something"
it does not necessarily mean that
the person should be actually on
the move. An unusual picture of a
person asleep may make a great
ee
candid camera picture. He is doing
something.
Don't thinly for one minute that
candid photography means that you
go around just shooting in a hit -and
miss fashion. Any six-year-old child:
can do that. If you want to really
enjoy the thrills that come with can-
did photography you will want to
give it considerable thought.
The modern miniature camera
has been the leading factor in the•
development and popularity of can-
did photography. First of all, its size
makes it less conspicuous than the
camera using a 3:41x 414 or larger',
film. It's ready for action on a mo-
ment's notice, for with the majority;
of makes the pressing of a button
opens the camera ready for quick
focusing.
Where, when and how you take
your candid snapshots depends al-
most entirely on your equipment. I2
you are to be a real dyed-in-the-wool
candid snapshooter you will shoot
under conditions "as is" and not as
you make them.
There are many things to consider
in this fascinating hobby of candid
photography and it takes practice
and patience if you want to get the
fullest enjoyment out of it. Next
week we will discuss personal and
mechanical requirements for the
candid enthusiasts.
JOHN VAN GUILDER,
choir; the march past.
11.00 a.m.- 12.30 p.m.: Special Can-
adian Jubilee Broadcast_
Militarybands in various Canadian
cities playing separately and after-
wards synchronized on the network.
12.30.2.05 p.m.: Jubilee Ceremon-
ies in London—
Review of His Majesty's reign; loyal
messages from citizens throughout
the Empire; formal messages from
acting heads of Empire Governments;
Jubilee message from His Majesty. I
2.05-3.00 p.m.: Dramatization of the
Highlights of Canadian events of the
year 1910 when George V succeeded
to the throne.
3.00•-4.00 p m.: Broadcast from Lon-
don—Address by Rudyard Kipling be- 1
fore the Royal Society of -St. George.
4,00 p.m.: Thanksgiving Service in
St- Pauls Cathedral attended by Their
Majesties the King and Queen --
Description of Their Majesties arri-
val and departure; the voices of Lon-
don raised in cheers; commentaries on
the scene.
. Evening Hours:
Special' Jubilee programs presented
by the Commission's production de-
partment.
Tuesday, May 7:
8.30 p.m.: "Hanes Across the Bor-
der'":—
An NBC-ORIBC exchange program
from New York.
9.30 p.m.: "Say, It With Music"—
Orchestra direction of Russ Gerow
with Lorne Hitchins' Banjo Trio.
From. Montreal.
Wednesday, May 8:
9 0 p.m.: "Concert Caravan"—
Orchestra. direction of Geoffrey Wad-
dington. From Toronto.
10.15 p.m,: Cello Quartet-..
Orchestra direction of Rubin Krasner.
From Montreal.
THEIR EXCELLENCIES, TIIE EARL AND 'COUNT.
OUNTESS OP RESSBOROUGII
who represent the leing in Canada andwhave the p ng whov won he m°espect'of all classes diming their: term hero.. It:
is expeeted that they will sail for°England this autumn. Lord Bessblorough will be succeeded by Mr, Jelin
Buchan, well-known writer.