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Clinton News-Record, 1946-06-06, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton News -Record The Clinton New Era Established 1865 The Clinton News -Record Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA "The Hub of Huron County" An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Official Printers MEMBER: Canadian: Weekly Newspapers Association to. County of Huron Subscription Rates: In Canada and Great Britain, $1.50 a year in advance; in United States, $2 a year in .advance; single copies, five cents. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Advertising. Rate and Detailed Circulation Cards on Request Sworn Circulation at April 39, 1946 1,707 R. S. ATI{EY, H. L. TOMLI•N•SON, Editor and Business Manager Plant Manager THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1946 AN OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN The thousands of people from all parts of Huron County who had the privilege and pleasure on. Sun- day of seeing, meeting and hear- ing Major (Rev.) John W. Foote, V.C., distinguished, held- er of the Empire's highest de- coration, were more than pleas- ed with their experience. The padre hero of the famous Dieppe Rand of August 1942, imposed a heavy task on himself in consenting to address three huge gatherings during the day. In each appearance, he endeared himself to his 'audience with his modesty and realism, faith and idealism. The vastness of the crowds seeking to hear him was pro^'f ennu h of his great vopular;ey. By their presence here from all parts of the County of Huron, ex -service personnel paid a high tribute to the only Can - Mien chaplain ever to win the Victoria Cross. In tihe two church parades, they renewed their camaraderie of other days and united to honour a gallant officer and gentleman. Major Foote's gracious young wife also proved very popular with the members of the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary and itothers Who had the privilege Of aI meeting her. Like her husband, she seemed unaffected by any of the glamour which fame may have cast upon him or ,herself, MAJOR FOOT'E They were a happy couple. at the microphone A word of thanks and appreciation shouldbe said regarding the excellent efforts put forth by those who had in charge arrangements for the reception and entertainment of Major and Mrs. Foote. Their task was a difficult one well accomplished. Residents of this community, too, are thankful for the fine cooperation extended by residents of sister communities. O 0 0 "NUMBER, PLEASE "" The telephone is one of those gadgets of modern life which are pretty much taken for granted in these days. But telephone business in big p Canada is business when it is realized that more than 3,000 telephone systems in Canada serve more than 1,750,000 telephones and handle some three billion conversations a year. At January 1, 1945, there were 14.6 telephones for every 100 persons in the Dominion; Ontario led among the provinces with 19.7, followed by British Columbia with 18.6. Total telephones in service represented an increase of 350,000 since 1939. In the same period, telephone em- ployees increased from 17,000 to 22,000 and pay rolls were ' up from $26,523,000 to $37,261,000, In 1944, Canadians held 2,955,975,000 local land 56,678,000 long distance conversations—pan average of 252 telephone .talks for every man, woman and child in the country. Seven major telephone interests jointly operate Trans -Canada Telephone System. One of these, the Bell Telephone Company, alone served 56 per cent of all Can- adian telephones. The provincial systems in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta accounted for 10.6 per cent. Dominion Government systems are operating hi outlying sections of the country where no •commercial service is available. Fifty-six per cent of the. telephones in service were diad -operated. O 0 0 EDITORIAL COMMENT "What ,is so rare as a day in June?" O 0 0 This is Sports and Recreation Week throughout Canada. The mean who leamns to play is a better man. O 0 0 Recent performances of Clinton Legion Band cer- tainly entitle this fine group of musicians to a grant from the town. V g 0 0 0 Thought for Today—If you do anything worth talking about, the chances are that you will not have to do the talking. 0 0 0 With a baseball or softball match practically every week night, Clinton's new Community Park is a popular spot these evenings. O 0 0 Tuckersmith Township Board of Health is to be com- plimented on the facilities it is providing in its current test of school 'children for tuberculosis. A test may save a valuable life later. O 0 Huron Federation has just issued a fine 52 -page programme and year book for the 'annual Field Day here on June 19. Copies may be oibtained at the Agricultural Office, Clanton, or at the office of CLINTON NEWS RECORD, the publishers. Letter's to the EDITOR NATIONAL CLOTHING DRIVE Editor, News -Record, Clinton, Ontario DEAR MR. ATKEY: This letter' is to thank yon for your co-operation in publicizing the Na- tional Clothing Collection from June 17 to 29 ;inclusive, for Europe's destitute. As you know the date of the drive is nearing and therefore it is Ma, gerative that householders start saving their old and serviceable wear- ing apparel and bedding. To achieve this I am again seeking your help itt the publication of the stories, which ,I hope you will use in a way which will bring them to the :team). tion of the largest possible number of your women readers. If you find it convenient to as'ist to this extent; I believe that the National Clothing Collection is assured of success. Again thanking you for your co- operation, I remain, Sincerely yours, (Signed)—Russell T. Kelley, Provincial Chairman. Toronto, May 31,• 1946. THURSDAY,JUNE 6, 1946 From Our Early Files 25 YEARS AGO THE CLINTON NEWSIRECORD Thursday, June 9, 1921 After a painful illness of three months, Albert C. Brown, died in his 30th t year, Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Robt. Brown; two brothers and three sisters, Richard, William,; Bessie, Eva and Jennie. The funeral was from his late residence. The pallbearers were Joseph Pope, James East, Mil- ton Johnston and Arthur Dale. Wiggins -Lockwood -At St. Paul's Church, Clinton, on June 6, by Rev, S. E. McKeg'ney, MC., Mabel Louise, daughter of Fied Lockwood to James Cecil Wiggins, Preston. Trewartha-Tydall—At the ]tome of the bride's parents, on June 8, by the Rev. Selborne Anderson, Mary Alice, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Tyndall, Hullett, to Howard Clarence Trewartha, son of Mrs. Trewartha and the late John Trewartha, God- erich Township. McKelvey-Holmes—At the home of the bride's parents, 472 Palmerston Boulevard, Toronto, on June 7, by Rev. R. N. Powell, Helena Jean, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes, formerly of Clinton to George P. McKelvey, Dundas. EARLY DAYS IN CLINTON (As given by Mrs. D. H. McInnes, in an address to Clinton Women's Institute.) The very beginning of what later became known as Clinton, was the placing of a school, church and ceme- tery, by the Canada Company, on the knoll where the present Church of England stands today. These build- ings stood empty for a number of years although the cemetery was used by settlers Iiving at long distances from "God's Half Acre" as this land was called. The Vanderbarghs Peter and Stephen Vandenburgh, with theirwives, arrived at this spot from Yonge street, north of Toronto, in June. 1831, coming overland by the new Huron Road being built by Col. anegmond. Peter bought the lot forming the corner of Tuckersmith, and his brother Stephen bought the lot opposite in the Township of God- erich. The London Road was not built at that time, Peter built a log shanty on the corner of his lot and it later was used as a tavern, as in the early days almost anyone's hone was used as a stopping place for travellers. In 1834 Peter Vanderburgh bought lot 24 in Hullett, the northeast part of "The Corners', as the place was called at that time. This included the piece of land known as God's Half Acre, but in 1836 he deeded this property (in trust) to Ransford, Pugh and Ledyard, with the idea that a real church was to be built on it. These men by this time had settled east, south and west of The Corners, re- spectively. i Each of the Vanderburgh families had a'femule child born at The, Corners, One of the Vanderbarghs died and the other moved to the States, first selling out to one called Yankee Reid. The Gibbings Arrive ,Jonas Gibbings and his wife ar- rived at The Corners the. same sum- mer as the Vanderbarghs but they came first from Devonshire and later front Peel County, by water to the town of Goderich and then east. They bought lot 28 in Hullett Township, nest to Peter Vanderburgh. Jonas Gibbings felled the first tree and itt time turned his hind into a farm, the back part of which is still a farm and only passed from the Gibbings family about four years ago. At first the log house was built near the Huron Road. Later two other hooses, which stand today,were built, v enult, each being farther back from the roar] as the town expanded. The barn originally stood where the first High School was built. It was then moved to where the new Collegiate now stands, Today it stands on the farm back of the Collegiate. Jonas Gibbings brought out from England a clock, which today is in excellent shape, in the home of his grandson, B. J. Gibbings, Clinton, The front part of this clock was a mirror (a prized article in the early days) and the men of the settlement used to assemble at the Gibbings hone either on Saturday night or Sunday morning to shave by it. Jonas Giibbings had three sons, William, John and Thomas. born at The Corners, William being the first male child horn there, Mr. Gibbings was reeve of the com- bined Townships of Morris and Iiu)- lett, of the United Counties of Huron end Bruce in 1852-53. From the November 14, 1862, issue: of the Clinton Courier, (printed every Friday A.M, at its offiee, Victoria street, by A. McLean and Co.) we find mention of the first sleeting rink in Clinton—"the leasing of a pond Dam Joins Gibbings and the con- struction of a shed and arrangements for lighting the pond." "Yankee" Reid Comes Pugh Family Settles The P.ugh family early took up tract of land west of The Corne They owned a piano, which was great demand and was taken to the entertainments and dances, since it was the only one within miles. As early as 1887 the rigors of pioneer life proved too much and the Pugh family moved to the Eastern United States. Later the hand of fate was to intervene and one of the family returned, Rance Brothers in 1852 In 1852 Samuel and Thomas Rano brothers, came to Clinton from En land. Samuel Rance, then a you man, was encouraged against his wtl to start a medical coruse but he b came so sickened with the study anatomy that he threw his instr ments and: books into the Thain River and boarded a boat bound f the South Sea- Islands. He ape four years in New Zealand and r turned to England only to find both his parents dead. Being grief strie over this he induced his broth Thomas to accompany him to Caned They came to Clinton and bougl land on the Hullett side of wha is now known as Vinegar Hill fro Mr. Rattenbury. On this land the built the :first grist mill which late became known as Fair's Mill. It wa the only grist mill for miles around Samuel Rance started the Masonic Lodge in Clinton in 1857, and in the sante year became the clerk of the First Division Court. He also was •eeve of Hullett Township during the years 1854-55-66-57. These two brothers both merle laughters of William and Sarah Rat enbury. Unfortunately the lives the Rance brothers were cut short a they both died at the age of 44 years Clinton students successful at the. University of Toronto were: Miss M. McTaggart, second. class honours in Mathematics and physics; E. F. F. Copp, Faculty of Medcine, third year; J. T. Mustard, Faculty of Arts, third year. Mrs. W. Manning, Dr. 'J, C. Gaudier and William Brydone represented Clinton Public Flospital at the County hospitals committee whiched appeared before County Council. Mr. and Mrs, -Gordon C'uninghame, Miss Florence Cuninghame and Mrs. H. E. Rorke were in London on Friday. Mrs. H. 13. Chant, Mrs, J. A. Sutter and Master Benson were in Toronto attending the McKelvey -Holmes wed- ding and go on to St Catharines for the Edmonds -Farr wedding. * 5 CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, June 9, 1921 The Clinton Senior Baseball lost to Crediton with a score of 4-2. Clinton line-up was: Draper (ss), McCaughey' (2b), Butler (p), Tasker (lb), John- son (c), Welsh (ef), Huller (lf), Steep (d), Fulford (3b). It is reported that the firm of Ball' and Atkinson is dissolving and that a new partner will: enter, the business with Mr. Ball. J. J, Zapfe of Owen Sound is the new partner and he is here this week taking stock. A Catholic Women's League has been organized with the following officers: President, Mrs. J. B. Rey- nolds; 1st vice-president, Mrs, Jeck Shanahan; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. A. Quigley; 3rd vice-president, Mrs. J. J. Flynn; recording secretary, Miss E. Lane; -corresponding secretary, a Miss. Ella Shanahan; treasurer, Miss re. Agnes C'arbert. in' Clinton Junior Baseball team won in all l Seaforth by a score of 7-5, Clinton ]me -up was Bawden (e), Anderson (rf), +McTaggart (3b), W. Hovey (lb), C. Hovey (1f), Munn (2b), Elliott (ss), Norris (p), Match (cf). The two leagues of Ontario St. and Wesley Methodist Churches held a union picnic in Bayfield. After a lengthy illness, Harry Fol land died at the age of 72 .years, He is survived by a son, John, Clinton e' and a daughter, Mrs. Kress, P1Eston. g -Rev. T. J. Snowden conducted the ng funeral. The pallbearers were A. Neil- 1, ans, J. Neilens, R. Jennison, W. Far- e- quhar,J, McNeil, and W. Cowan, all of members of the 0.0.3. which or- s ganization attended in a body. Mr. and Mrs, Nixon Welsh, London, nt spent the weekend in town. e- Nurse Amtice Bertliff is visiting her sister, Mrs, G. W. Pinner, London, ek- Elmer Beacom, and Miss Celia Bea- er coin, Toronto, spent the weekend in a, town, ht Mi•s. Quinn, and Miss Annie Abney, t Londesboro, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. en T. Herman. = 40 Y* EARS AGO * * W • THE• CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thursday, June 7, 1906 The baseball g>une played between a team from the Doherty Organ Factory and another team from Seek - son Manufacturing Co. staff and the bankers ended in an 8-8 tie. The line- d ups were; Jacksons and Bankers-- ; Ilea ° Couch]nson (2b), H.1Gr gg (3b)iill , 0. Wille s s l (sa), 11'. Collyer (if), H. Gibson (c), • H. Pickett (1f), 5, Jackson (p); Doherty L. Doherty (e), H. Arm - t stro•g (lb), 3, Doherty (2b), E. East (3b), W. Doherty (ss), G. Cook (rf), d G. Johnson id), B, Kerr (If), N. n-1Blnett (p). e N. 13, Henry has sold his photo - r, +graphing business to J. Roberts.' Pais- ley, who took possession last Sate urday, Mr. and Mrs. John Mulbollancl have returned to their former abode on Rattenbury St. West. Cantelon and Wallis shipped 93 pigs from Londesboro and 75 front Clinton on Monday. The price paid was1 $ .76 per ctvt. J. Taylohas sold his residence on Rattenbury St. to D. Tiplady who gets possession. in the fall. The G.C.T. baseball team defeated the Jacksons -Bankers team by 9-7. The litre -ups were: C.C.I:--J. Rum- ball um- 1 Tay- lor C. Hall (ib), B. ranston (Johnson (2b), W. Manning (ss), R. McKenzie (cf), H, Twitehell (1f), L. Manning (p); Jacksons-Bankers—H. Grigg (3b), J. Simpson (rf),'W. Johnson (c), C. Dowding (ib), C. Willem (2b), G. Trowhill (ss), Ii. Pickett (ef), W. Collyer (1f), S. Jackson (p). Horatio Hale in 7857. Horatio Hale, born in Newpor New Hampshire, a graduate in hart from Harvard University, met an married Mies Margaret Pugn, a mei ben of the Pugh family. Itt 1856 th teirs of this family requested M Hale to go to Canada and look up the land they still owned them. Mr. Hale arrived in 1857 and liked the place so well that he took up resi- dence. He laid out the original Pugh land into streets and gave them clas- sical names such as Milton, Cowper, Newton, Addison and 'Spencer and left a piece of land for a square hi q which he called College. These streets are all settled today but the parts or square did not materialize, He was interested in all educational matters and through his influence, large public grants were given to Grammar schools. Through hint legislation granted admission to female students to a Grammar school education. He also secured the means to have tate London, Huron and Bruce raih'oad built, He was on the Library Board .for many years anti wrote several books on the North American Indian from a psychological point of view. Although Mr. Hale slid not come to Clinton as earlyas some others he is of particuar interest to a Women's Institute audience because of his famous mother; Mrs, Sarah Hale, Mrs. Sarah Hale Mrs. Sarah Hale, rather early in life, was left a widow with five child- ren to provide for. Being resentful of the fact that girls were barred from a higher education, after her. marriage, she asked her husband to teach her all -the subjects, he knew. This proved of utmost value to 'her later because, having failed in the millinery business, she wrote a two volume novel which put her enough on her feet to start a magazine in Boston, the first woman's magazine hi the United States. A little later Louis Godey, .Philadelphia; started a woman's magazine and realized it should.ltave a woman editor and asked Mrs. Hale to hold that position. This magazine became known as "Godey's Lady's Book" and lasted front 1830 to 1898, "Godey's Lady's Book" had identi- cal departments to those which you find in a magazine today—gardening, architecture, fashions, beauty, inter- ior decorating, cooking, etc. Godey was an artist of the first standard and this part of the magazine fell to Godey prints today are museum pieces. - During the forty years of Mrs. Hales editorship, of the magazine she was able to bring out reforms and institutions which have come down to the present day. Belowis a list of a few of these achievements: nurs- ing'sehools or kindergartens, higher education for women, women teachers in public schools. She helped organize Vasaar College, the first college for girls. Introduction of the term. Do- mestic Science into the English language: She interviewed President Lincoln with a view to having Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. About the year 1837 "Yankee" Reid bought out Vanderburghs. He hailed from the United States and had three beautiful daughters. William Rattenbnry "Yankee" Reid conducted the tav- ern and began the first store at the settlement. In 1844 he sold his land and buildings to William Rattenbury, Mr. Rattenbury came from Devon- shire to "Muddy Yorks' Canada West, in 1831 and married a Miss Sarah Townsend in 1833. In 1835 he pur- chased from the Canada Company, lot 42, Tuckersmith. Mrs. Ratten- bury's parents also settled in Tuck- ersmith but near Egmondviile. Mrs. Rattenbury walked most of the way from York to VanEgenond's tavern, on the Huron Road east of, The Cor - tiers, carrying a seven months old baby in her arms, They stayed there while Mr. Rattenhnry walked across country, daily, to his lot on the Lon- don Road to build a log house. Mr. Rattenbury was a blacksmith by trade but worked for. the Canada Company building wharves, stores and mills. In the Rebellion of 1837, he was away all winter and Mrs; Rattenhury carried on --cutting wood, threshing the grain and looking after the stock—and had everything in or. - der when her husband returned in the spring. After ibuving "Yankee" Reid's property at The Corners, Mr. Ratters - bin y carried on the tavern until the year 1872. In 1855 he laid out the village into town . lots and changed the name to Clinton, after Lord Clinton, on whose estate in England his father was a tenant. aw Mrs. Sarah Hale is known best as the author of the well known child- ren's poen, "Mary Had A Little Lamb." She wrote the 'poem when she was a young girl visiting in Wales about a little girl called Mary, who later became Mrs. Mary Hughes and who only a few years ago passed ay at the age of ninety-one. Oliver Johnson goes west next week with another carload of horses. The fololwing attended the funeral of the late J. D, O'Connell in Seaforth on Monday: James Fair, W. Jackson, ernany ours" 1841' ROGER -/SS BRROOS,. eiv EXERCISE YOUR PRIORI 10 PURCHASE icteietOt 00. 6,0 1410" o''eait+:J , 1.01 First Sets Available At Our Store June 15 W. N. Counter Counter's For Finer Jewellery For Over Waif a Century in Huron County D. A. Forrester, .7. Taylor, H. T. Rance, J. Wiseman, J. C. MeBrown, D. Weiss, J. J. McCaughey, D. Flynn, Joseph ,Reynolds, and J. Shanahan. THE CLINTON NEW ERA Friday, June 8, 1906 W. Jackson has ticketed the follow- ing the week: J, Middleton Jr„ W Duncan and J. Thompson to Saska- , toon; A. A. Schrenk and R. Jenkins to Lloydminster; Mr. and Mrs. W. Fisher to Regina; Mrs: D. McNaugh- ton to Moose Jaw. Albert Seeley has been appointed Western representative for o Gould, Shipley .and Muir, of Brantford, to set up and look after' the running of gasoline engines. The following Clinton students have been successful in the University of Toronto examinations: Fourth year, John M. Laird, second in first class honours in Mathematics; W.13. Hamil- ton, first in second class honours in Physics; Third Year—Ed. J. Jenkins, third in second class in Mathemeties and Physics; ,Second Year — C. A. Mustard, first in first class in Phil- osophy and Sir John A. McDonald, scholarship; 11. Gunn, second in first class in chemistry and mineralogy; W. W, Courtice, first in third class in Modern Languages; Third Year Household Science, Miss M, Stewart, second class honours; H. Colelough also passed his first year at Wycliffe College. Mr. Walker of Wingham has sold and Rh eaodaboistrict to Rv. Mr. Leckie, k ,Lneor; Rv. Fr. Hanlon, Clinton, W. H. Lobb, Goderich Township, and Miss .Holds- worth, Holmesvilie. George Trowhill is working in the foundry in Seaforth. G. D. McTaggart has just purchased a handsome span of drivers. Flank Evans has his new billboard erected at the station. Dr. and Mrs. W. Holloway, formerly of Wingham, are spending some time with the former's mother, R. E. Manning who is managing the Varna and Bayfield branches of the Sovereign Bank goes to Dungannon this week to establish a branch, Wartime Prices Board Answers Questions Concerning Regulations Q:—I have a four -room, apartment and would like to board and room two friends. Wogld it be legal for me to do so? A: As far as any rental regale Cone of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board are coneened you may take in boarders and lodgore. Order 200 states tenant can sub -let any portion of the accommodation not re- quired by himself if there is no pro- vision in the lease stating that tenant can't sub -let. * * * Q: --Could you tell me when the present rental laws goout of effect or are they permanent? A:—The only answer to this ques- tion at; the -present moment is a possiblreiteratione. of government policy that controls will be lifted as soon as Q: -I purchased an all steel ice box some time ago. I' now wish to sell same but do not know the ceiling price, Could you quote me the price? A: --If you sell it directly to the purchaser there is no ceiling price except the price must be reasonable and just since the ice box would be considered personal effects. If sold cethrougiling,h a dealer it does have a * * Q: -I am building a new home and the electrician is unable to finish wir- ing the house as he has no more wire. I have been informed I can get a priority for this. Where do I apply? A:—If you are a returned soldier you should contact the Department of Veterans Affairs. Priorities are not being issued to others, Any questions relating to rationing or price regulations will be answered if referred to the Information Branch, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, London,, Ontario. Our Complete Facilities MEET EVERY NEED( IN-- FUNERAL N—FUNERAL SERVICE CENTRAL LOCATION AMPLE PARKING LARGE REPOSING ROOM ORGAN MUSIC The Beattie Funeral Home GEO. B. BEATTIE THE WEATHER E WILL SOON BE GETTING HOT Why not have your—Electric Refrigerator checked over now? • We will check Temperature Control, Oil Motor, Clean the Condenser, and make any adjustments it may need. for That is good insurance lrc 1 ce agaln st summer troubles JUST PHONE US AT 4 6 5 Clinton Radio and Appliances at the White Rose Garage Huron St. PHONE 465 Clinton "THE HOME OF REAL SERVICE" The Only Remedy 9 for Hunger as (1) BUY AND USE LESS BREAD, FLOUR AND OTHER WHEAT PRODUCTS, MEAT, CHEESE AND EGGS SUBS. TITUTE VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND FISH WHERE POSSIBLE. (2) KEEP YOUR HOME STOCKS LOW — BUY ONLY ENOUGH FOR IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS. The most efficient way in which we can send in- creased bulk shipments of WHEAT, MEAT, CHEESE and EGGS to needy coun- tries is through the Cana- dian government food Boards. These increased bulk shipments can only be made providing we reduce our own consump- tion. Here are fiveim- portant ways by which we can make greater quantities of food avail- able for export: (3) AVOID ALL WASTE. 14) GROW A VICTORY GAR- DEN AGAIN THIS YEAR.' PLANT MORE THIS TIME IF YOU CAN. (5) DONATE ANY MEAT COUPONS YOU CAN SPARE. ENQUIRE AT YOUR LOCAL RATION BOARD. reed mm• -,see Cowart. of TUE aOV*,NMENT Or 5,515A• 1