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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-09-26, Page 3THURS., SEPT. 26, 1935 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD \THAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE; GAY NINTIES HO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TOM LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, ,Sept. 25th, 1895: Capt: Combe has organized a drill corps with Mr. D. McTaggart as Ad- jutant, Harry Read as Lieutenant, T, Jackson as 'Sergeant-Major and W. IL Ball as Qularteern ter -Sergeant and Ordeely room clerk, It is propos- ed to drill Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening, when military and fancy instruction will be taken up. The large hall over Twitchell's store: has been secured as drill hall. From The Mail and Envpire, Sept. 21st: -It is learned that the widely - known and' enterprising firm of clothiers. Jackson Bros. of Clinton, Ont., have purchased the beautiful exhibit of highelase Canadian tweeds made at the London Exhibition by the new 'wholesale woollen firm, Messrs. John M•uIdrew and Ca. Front St., West, Toronto. Messrs. Jackson Bros. do one of the finest and larg- est clothing and gent's furnishing trades in the province, their trade extending from Toronto to Victoria, S.C. A three-year-old steer was hung in R. Mason's swamp, West Wawanosh recently while attempting to get a drink from a •dhtch cowered with heavy poles. The animal got its head between the poles and in at- tempting to get it free fell into the ditch and was hung. Miss Sheppard, date of The News• Record staff, has gone to. New Ha- ven, Conn., having accepted a posi- tion as proof reader in a printing of- fice there. Froin The New Era, Sept. 27th, 1895: While the family of the Rev. J. W. Holmes was at tea in the rear of the parsonage on Saturday evening a lamp exploded in the front hall, set- ting fire to the carpet. It was be- ginning to make its way to the ban- nisters when a passerby notified the family. Fortunately it was extin- guished without much difficulty. On Sunday the thermometer regis- tered 95 in the shade. Monday it was 55. Mr. Rorke of Mount Forest has taken a position in the Doherty Oa gan factory. " Messrs. O. Cooper and Co. bought. the first prize cheese, made by the ▪ Holmesville cheese factory and ex- • hibited at the fair here. t Tuckersmith Township: -'46. and Mrs. Norman Lloyd of Aurora; are 1 spending their honeymoon with rela- tives .here. Godeich Township: -!Phe Town- ship lost one of its pioneers and es teemed residents on Monday by the death of Mr. W. Alexander of the, seventh cincession, aged 88' years. Holnresville: - Holmesville still keeps to the front, even •m athletics. At the Collegiate Institute com- mencement in Clinton on Friday prizes were won by Messrs. T. Cour tire, E. Jervis. and Miss Lucy An. drews.. At the bicycle race at ;the fair Mr. E. Jervis won the silver cup in the one mile handicap, competing with some professional wheels. Mr. IT. Elford took first prize far his Jersey 'calf of the Clinton fair: • WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG From The News -Record, Sept. 29th, 1910: R. E. Manning returned this week from a pleasant trip to Denver, Col., and other points. Monsieur Coniine of the "City of St. Joseph," was in town on Monday. Mr. Frank Herman left Tuesday morning for Trinity College, Toren. to, where he purposes taking up a course in divinity. The evening be- fore he left he was presented with a purse of money and an address by the A.Y.P.A. and Sunday School of St. Paul's church. Mrs. Mitchell, who has lived for some years. on Queen street, has moved into her recent purchase, the Coats house, Albert street. She will occupy the north half. On Thursday evening last the new pipe organ, just installed in Ontario', street church, was dedicated and used'. for the first time, when Professor Bridgman of Woodstock gave a re- cital. From The New Era, Sept: 29th, 1910: On Mond'oy• afternoon the final ganie in the Huron -Perth Baseball League took place here between Clinton and Mitchell. It was an easy win for the home team, as they shut out the visitors by a score of 4 to 0. Hawkins, Twitchell, McBee- an and Tasker mode the runs. Dr. Shaw, Clinton, and ND:: Marshall, Mitchell, were the umpires. Douglas Stewart and Dean Cour tiee left for Toronto on Monday, the former to attend the university the latter to take a course in practical science. WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING SEVERE FROST PREDICTED We make a weather prediction: Se - Were frost will fall on many "pump- kips" en Monday, October 14. -Hanover Post. A HINT TO CITIZENS There isn't "grass growing on the Main street" of St. Marys. But there is grass ando weeds sprouting from the broken seams of cement side - Walks ht front of :business blocks and also private residences. .And it looks, like blazes. Citizens who are sloven- ly about; such things, are not helping to make St. Marys the most beauti- ful town inCanada. -1St. Marys Journal -Argus. A COURSE FOR TEACHERS A course in mathematics for tea- chers holding other than first class certificates is being arranged at Kin- cardine. High School. The planwas outlined to the board of education by Principal D, A. Sutherland and as- sent was given by the board, meeting Monday night. -Kincardine Review -Reporter. EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF The liner quivered from stem to stern, and then with a harsh, grat- ing sound it came to a full stop. Aman in a long, flowing white nightshirt, appeared from a cabin and dashed up to a steward "What's happened?" he shouted. "Have we struck an iceburg. Shall I get into my lifebelt? Won't you lower the boats?" "Too late," the steward answered. "We've done all we can for you, anti you'll have ft: look out for yourself now.. You see,'we've just tied up in dock." -Montreal Herald. THOSE SUNDAY GUESTS One of the biggest nuisances with which residents in the villages and in the country have to contend is the Sunday visitor, who comes unan- nounced expecting a good, whole- some Sunday dinner, when the good housewife hopes to pass the Sunday without much cooking, thinking that she is entitled to one day's rest in the week, Not only doesshe expect a day of rest, but very frequently these visitors come when the host and hostess are ready to go to church, a pleasure of which they are thus depraved. Of course the guests are "not dressed for church" and in- sist that their hosts remain at home for the day, and enjoy the honor of entertaining city guests. -Pickering News. A MODERN HERO We came across a man busy with plow and, roller the other day. He will be 76 this fall. The brave old chap had been a government em- ployee till he was 72. He was re- tired on a modest pension. Just at the time of his retirement his son- in-law fell ill with no prospect of ev- er being able to work. There were 6 or 6 grandchildren who were just finding their way to school. The old gentleman saw • that unless some- thing was done for the little people that the farm would be sacrificed. Accordingly he stepped, forward, ris- es at 4.45, milks 6 caws,' feeds the hens and the hogsand plows an acre and ° a half every clay. .Ontario has a right to be proud of such men. From farms like these Ontraioos grandeur springs. Asked why he toile at his age he replied "to keep little children off the cold charity of the world]" -Exeter Times -Advocate LEARN TO CARE FOR BOOKS There are so many things that young people have to learn that we hesitate to add one more, but It does seem necessary that they should learn how to care for books. Too many people think of a book as they think of a newspaper, or else they have implicit faith in the makers of books and take it for granted that a book will stand any kind of ill-treat- ment and be none the worse. Those who have a .more intimate knowledge. of books and the niaking of them, know that they won't stand all kinds o$ abuse, were never intended to, and they should be looked after, be- cause they cost .money and a great deal of work goes into their mak- ing, There are same folk who never seem to have learned that it is wrong to tear a page out of a book; that books were not made to :be opened out so wide that back touches .back and the book can be held in one hand; PAGE &� The Governor-General and His Lady Leaving Ottawa Today after Official Term Vere Brabazon Ptcnsonby, ninth Earl of Bessborouh, who leaves Ot- tawa today after completing his term as Governor-General, was born October 27, 1880, and is thus com- pleting his fifty-fifth year. He corner of a family of soldiers, diplomats and politicians,and he has been de. scribed as the first "business man Governor-General" who has held the: post of viceroy in Canada for many years. The Earl(lom of Bessborough ex, tends back to the year 1793. It was created by George II in recognition of the services ,of the "haughty P'on- slonbye throwigh many generations, both in England and Ireland. It is on the sod of Erin that the family has firmly established itself... ness and for large affairs generally. in the time of Cromwell,.Ponsomby of hale went to the green isle and settled on lands granted him by the Great Conrmoner. This particular Ponsonby, descendant of a family which originally came from Picardy in France, had done yeoman service for Cromwell in Ireland. The pon- sonbys had, up until this time, been amongthe leading iamllies of Cum- berland, • butstripe that first grant by Cromwell the family has been outstanding in Ireland. Like most of his family, the in- current of Rideau Hall for the past five years has a prepossessing ap•, pearance and the distinction of man- ner anner inherent in a race that for hun- dreds of years has moved in courtly ways. Ile is spoken of by' those who know him well as "an aristocrat with a head on his shoulders" possessed of the best of sense and feeling, ana With a hereditary aptitude for bust - that it is little short of a misdemean- or to use a good book to prop up a window or to throw at the cat. Per- haps it because books are so plen- tiful and familiarity has bred can - tempt. • In pioneer days, books were scarce, expensive and highly valued. -.Fergus News -Record. WHY STORMS STRIKE ONTARIO A storm of cyclonic proportions has once more swept over Ontario, giving emphatic warning that this province is no longer immune from such lame. It passed through Cen- tral Ontario from, Orangeville and Durham to St. Thomas in the west, and battered everything • within reaoh. Farm buildings were destroyed, homes damaged, machinery broken down and twisted, trees uprooted and live stock) ki110. That reads like the history of a tornado in the West- ern States, but it happened right here in the heart of Oid•Ontario. It 'constitutes a warning that should not be ignored. If this prov- ince is to be preserved from greater damage From these violent wind- storms in future, energetic' measures of reforestation must be undertaken in order to provide the necessary windbreaks. From time to time in recent years these hurricanes have, swept through different sections ,oaf ,the province,' causing considerable damage to pro- perty , and livestock, and occasionally to human life. In the meantime, nothing has been done by way of concerted action to protect '. these areas,. from destruction. It ishardly to•!be expected that farmers will voluntarily undertalce adequate reforestation ton their own account unless the Provincial Gov- ernment.. makes a survey of the sit- uation ituation and inaugurates,.a widespread and e'ffestive system of protection, It is folly tq let the matter drift, any longer, Reforestation has he - come an urgent necessity ineentarle, if life and property, are to be safe, from cyclones. -Brantford ,Expositor. HOW TIMES -CHANGE Vise were particuI'arly struck with what a great change there has been, in conditions during the past 15 years when we started to look Over the copy of The Advocate of Sep- tember 16, 1920, to find some inter- esting items for the ocluten of 15 years ago. One of these referred to the fact that a number of wholesale houses in Hamilton had banded together and formed a company to distribute their goods to their customers by motor truck. Another was that the County Council had passed a resolu tion whereby the local constables at Caledonia and Cayuga were to en. force the law that no horse should pass over' the bridges at a faster pace than a walk. Wihen we think of these things in view of present day conditions they certainly reflect a vast change. To- day thecompany that doesn't deliv- er eli'er their goods to the localstormwith a truck is the exception and genes- ally speaking need not look for much patronage. As for the item of slow- ing vehicles down to a walk coming aver the bridge, this has long since passed into history. The problem now is to get the speed of cars down to less than 55 miles per hour coming. aver bridge and passing through town. --Cayuga Advocate. DID YOU. EVER FIGURE THINGS OUT THIS WAY? Population in Canada. , .. 10,000,000 Eligible for Pension Fund 3,000,000 7,000,000 Number who are prohib- ited . from working under Child Labor Low ....... 1,500,0.00 5,500,000 Number who are work- !ng far Government. Ag- encies . 2000,000 Number . of Federal and. Dominion members' with their staff' of yes 'men and lobbists , 1,500,000 Number seeking relief who could work but won't.. 1,999,99a Leaving to produce the na- tion's goods (you and me send I'm worn oust) , .. . His interest in the drama. is well known. A few years ago he produc- ed Shakespeare's "Henry IV." at Standstead Park, his English 'C'oun- ty-seat near Emsworth, in Sussex, putting up the whole cast in the play for a fortnight and himself playing the part of Henry. This love for the drama, like his business aptitude, runs in the family. His great-uncles for many years took leading parts in the "Old Stager" performnaees held annuallly nt Canterbury, and it has been record- ed that the great artor, Keeley, said of their playing: "The brothers Ponsonby are not amateurs they are actors born." In 1912, as Lord Duncannon, he' was married to Babette de Neuflize, only daughter of the late Baron de Neuflize, and they have three chil- dren-- Frederick" Edward Neuflize Viscount Duncannon, aged 21; M'oyra Madeline, aged 18 and a little son who was born since the family came to Canada. • The Countess of Beesborough pos. sesses to a marked degree the qual- ities, of graciousness, breeding and tact which are so desirable in the personality of the consort of a :Goo ernor-General. In addttion she who has been chatelaine of Rideau Hall has grace, beauty and charm which would distinguish her in any gathering. She is of French birth, the daugh- ter of Baron Jean de Neuflize of Paris. The family is one of the old- est French Protestant families, and the Baron was one of the financial giants of France, having wide and extensive interests in many finaneial and industrial concerns. Her Excellency's conquest of both the .main tacos of Canada was im- mediate. To the French-Canadian„ she was . a Frenchwoman, speaking their language understanding their: psychology. To the English-speaking shewas a delightful acgiusiticn to. the social life of the country, speak- ing English perfectly, with just a trace of a beguiling accent. All who have had the pleasure of meeting her describe her as one of the sweetest and most gracious of women. And the Rideau Hall baby is the darling of the capital: He was born a few months after the arrival of the family in Canada and rejoices in the rather formidable name of the Hon. George St. Lawrence Neurlize Ponsonby, but this has not succeeded in making him any the less a ruddily bit of infancy. The Canadian people have taken him to their hearts, for he Was, after all, the one Canadian at. Rideau Hall, a native of Montreal, and given one of his names for the great river which flows by the city where he was born. . Canada will always cherish the kindliest of memories of the "Bess - boroughs." AFTER YOU, HORTENSEi "Lady," said the policeman, who had motioned her to stop, "how long do you expect to be out?" "mat do yu mean by that ques• tin?" she demanded indignantly, "Well," he.. replied sarcastically, "there are a couple of thousand other motorists who would like to use this street after you get through with 2 'itr" cleSNAPSROT CU 1 L SHADOW SHOOTING • Experiment a little with shadow effects. You'll enjoy it. DID you ever snap shadow pic- tures? If you haven't you have missed a lot of fun and failed to get some grotesque but fascinating pic- tures to add interest to your snap- shot collection. Shadow pictures are easy to make, too. The main requisite is a good,. strong sun in the late afternoon or early morning. Late afternoon, per- haps fifteen or twenty minutes be- fore the sun starts gradually to disappear below the horizon, is pref- erable, for your light is usually stronger at this time and casts deep- er and sharper shadows. The two pictures above are only a couple of examples of the many unusual pictures to be taken with the aid of a strong sun. The picture to the right was the result of an alert amateur's "nose' for pictures". As he started down the steps of the elevated train platform -with his always ready camera -says he, "Here is a picture", so hurriedly set the diaphragm at f.11 and shut- ter speed at 1/25 of a second and - snap -he had a fine shadow picture. As the man at the bottom of the steps was walking away from the camera a shutter speed of 1/25 or a second was fast enough to stop ac- • tion and still, give the proper ex- posure. Obviously the picture to the left: was posed but it shows further pos- sibilities for taking unusual sha- dow pictures. An ideal place for taking shadow pictures is on light. colored ground; the cement side- walk, the street or better yet--ert beaches where the light sand accen- tuates the dark body and outline of the shadow. You can also get unusual shadow - pictures by standing so that your shadow is cast on the side of a building or a house. Here's one thing to remember. If you take pictures with the shadow cast on a light colored surface the exposure should not be as Iong as that used in taking pictures with the shadows cast on a dark back -- ground. In other words you make your exposure for shadow pictures but little longer than you would for an ordinary snapshot with the same. lighting conditions. JOHN VAN GUILDER. • CLINTON COLLEGIATE AFFAIRS INTERESTINGLY WRITTEN UP BY A STUDENT Well, here we are again, after a two months' absence, but its hard to get rid of us altogether. School has at last taken up its old routines, and settled down to the old, old, grind. Sane old thing --but not the same. Some of the "old familiars" are back, but there are many new faces. Hensel], it appears, has come to the C.C.I, en masse. However, the more the merrier. Changes In Staff Also, Miss Kitchen and Mr. Cooper have gene, to be succeeded by Miss Nixon and Mr. Francs. The rest of the staff is unchanged. Societies Formed The athletic Societies are formed, but the Literary Society remains non-existent for the present, In the Girls' Athletic Society, Mil- dred. Follltk, of Upper •School, was chosen as president, Norma Cook, of fourth form, as secretary -treasurer, and Cora .Streets, also of Fourth as vice-president. The Boys' Athletic Society consists of Clayton Dixon, president; Rex McInnes, Secretary - treasurer; Fara representatives are: First Form -Isabel Colquhoun, Bob Draper; Seeand Form ---Gertrude Holmes, Gordon Monteith; Third Form -Cathleen Cunnignhame, John Cunningham; Fourth Form: Faye Lindsay, Bruce Bariliff; Fifth Form --Mary Hemphill, Bob Passmore, Field Meet In Hensel! Friday It was decided to have the Huron County Field Meet on September 27th, at Iiensall. Also, the hop -step and jump was eliminated from the girls' events, and the Standing Broad Jump substituted. The Hop -Step and Jump is considered too strenuous for girls. Last year the Standing -Broad Was considered "too strenuous" and Lo. it is back with us again. When we hear those words "too strenuous" We raise our eyebrows in polite in- credulity, especially after having seen the Intermediate Girls (their name is legion) storming across the campus, leaving the football players scattered in their wake. Wet Day For 'Clinton Fieid Day The Clinton meet was held' on Thursday, :Sept. 16th. 'With the con- sistent irony of nature, the 15th and 17th ' were beautiflii' days, .but the 16th was delightfully damp. An en- tire morning's rain set the whole school whistling, "Rain! When You Gonna; Rain Again, Rain?"; and in answer, there was a second down- pour. However, it was now or never, and the sports were held in the (compar- atively) dry afternoon. In the Jun- ior. Gil -is' Events, Isabel Colquhoun was Champion, with 19 points." Mary Thompson was runner-np with 19 points. , In the Juvenile Boys,' Kenneth Cooke came out on top with 25 points:.. Jack Hawkins, with 22 points, was runner-up. Bob Draper was Junior Boy's Cham- pion with an agg'r'egate of 31 points. His runner-up was Jack West, with: 15 points. Intermediate Girls' Champion was' Olive Finch, with a total of 20, Cath- leen Cunninghame was runner-up,. with 18 points. The Intermediate Boys' Champion- ship wFinch, who hd' 35 points.asmon SecondbyRoss was Edison Poar- . rest with 21 points. Norma Cook and Violet Fremliu- tied for Girls' Senior Champion with 17 points each and Audrey Murdoch runner-up had 15. Boys' Senior Championship was captured by Bob Passmore, whose" total was 30, John 'Cunningham held: runner-up position with 21. First Formers Distinguish Them • t• selves Please note that four of the chane... pions were First -Formers! Congrat- ulations, First! You put the rest. of the school very much in the shade,. Isabel Colquhoun, Ken Cooke, Bob, Draper and Olive Finch are First Formers. Ross Finch is a Second Former; Norma [look and Violet Fremlin are 4th Formers, and Pass- more is in Fifth. First -Form, take- a bow. Candy and, Het Dogs A booth was put up on the ground§ as a money -malting enterprise, and' was very successful. Home-made,, candy, hot-dogs and lemonade were sold, and the entire Collegiate dict" justice to everything. The booth was in the charge of Helen Glenn, Eliera Charlesworth and Margaret Middle- ton. The Girl's Athletic Society owes a debt of gratitude to Miss Brydone for her splendid co-operation,. also. The sports went on very smoothly, and.everyone voted that the day was" highly successful. But we did wonder— ]las Miss• Beattie really an insatiable desire, - for home-made candy, that she con- sumed such vast quantities on Field' day? Or was she merely, in a fever- ish desire to snake the thing a suc- cess; trying to boost• business? Or. get again, was she in a desperate hope to save as many as possible from illness, 'buying it up and throw- • ing it away? Also we, wonder :Does Mess Nix- on really love Fourth Form's Ancien* History period so much that she can, hardly wait for Morning Prayers in the Assembly to be completed before she hurries out? Fourth Fortis lives ` inhope since the day, when, at Mr. Fines' request that we "be seated," Miss Nixon hastened across the platw-- (Continued On pager 6);