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Clinton News-Record, 1946-12-05, Page 9WALLETS -with and without zipper -$2.50 to $6.50 PLAYING CARDS, BRIDGE SETSL-$1.50 to $2.50 WASTE BASKETS $1.00 to $3.25 BOXED XMAS CARDS 35c to $1.50 INDIVIDUAL XMAS CA'RDO 5c to 50c PHOTO ALBUMS .25c to $7.00 LEATHER TRAVELLING KITS $10.00 to $10.50 WRITING CASE $2.00 TRAYS $2.00 to $4.75 PICTURES Special Christmas Shopping Issue 6y;,rwrrN.i+w•►v mawuwS rr. WITH -WHICH Is INCORPORATED TSE CLINTON NEW ERA Second Section PAGES 942 No. 49 -68th Year; Whole No. 6230 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, D)ECEMBER 5, 1946 The Horne Paper With The NeVis` Hensall Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Its Incorporation as A Village • • THE THRIVING VILLAGE Op' Hbi,NSA,LL this year is cele- brating the 50th anniversary of its dnauguration, as an incorporated village. The 1946 Reeve and Warden of Huron County, Richard F). Shaddick, is retiring from office after nine years' service in the Council. His successor as Reeve in 1947, is Alvin W. Kerslake, elected to this office by acclamation. The village was inrorporaited.in .1896.. The first Reeve was G. C. Petty and members of the Council mere: William Bell, William Moir, William Hodgins and Henry Gook, with H. J. D. Cooke as clerk. Two reeves who served the village for lengthy terms were CHINA and GLASS SETS OF DISHES 32 pieces $7.50 & $10.25 DINNER SETS $22.95• to $27.00 the late IVIr. Pettyi and Owen Geiger. The village grew rapidly at first, and at one time had a population of 900; at present it is 650. "There are more houses in the village than we ever had," the genial clerk, J. A. Paterson, said.' Formerly large families occupied many of them, but now 35 per cent of the houses are occupied by one person, and 30 per cent by two people, many of whom are retired farmers.' Industrially, Hensan has kept pace well with the times, and the village now has one of. the greatest grain and bean markets in Western Ontario. There are three churches in the village; and one school which has been succeeding generations of children in •attendance for more than 60 years. Clerk Paterson said that his ancestors were there long before there was a village. CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD is indebted to The London Free Press for this aerial photograph and engraving, taken by a staff cameraman from the news plane, "The News Hawk." emmieleslemerar BONE CHINA, 21 piece BRIDGE SET $18.50 VASES 75c to $8.50 $125 to $10.65 CAKE PLATES $1.00 to $4:60 $1.10 to $2.50 $1.50 to $3.95 60c to $6.00 per pair $1.25 to $5.00 CHINA ORNAMENTS SALT and PEPPER SETS REFLECTORS ' TEA POTS BOOK ENDS STATIONER Y Attractively Boxed by Eaton, Crane and Pike, Buntin Gillies Co. Barber Ellis, W. J. Gage from 50c up WATERMAN'S FOUNTAIN PEN SETS $5.00 to $22.90 EVERSHARP FOUNTAIN PEN SETS $14.98 and $20.56 C. A. PEN - $18.80 Pencil to Match - $7.65 MECHANICAL TOYS -_a 1Vletal Race Cars ... 79c to $2.00 Metal Helicopters $1.50 Cap Guns and Clicker Guns 19c, 50c,89c Atomic Tops 39c Walkie Dog and Walkie Duck $1.65 Racing Horse $1.98 MUSICAL TOYS Banjo .... 49c Xylophone 59c and $2.00 Pianos $2.00 and $3.00 Plastic Mouth Organs $1.00 Huge Tractor Truck , $3.95 Trains $1.00 and $4.00 Kiddies Dishes 59c, 98c, $2.25 Metal Dolls Furniture $1.95 Toy Telephones 70c and $1A9 Dolls { $1.00 to $3.50 GAMES 25 DART BOARDS $1.95 INDOOR HOCKEY �. INDOOR BASEBALL ., $2.25 DUCK PINS $1.00 TABLE TENNIS $4.25 JR. PRINTING SET $1.00 1ViON0�P0LdY $1.95 10 GAMES IN ONE $1.00 Often the Cheapest - Always the. Best ci irdonopmegomivoiriollo Cleaning Sets 45c and 80c Carpentry Sets..,...:.•69c and 89c Metal Cattle Trucks, $1.00, $2.00 Metal Dump Trucks $1.25 Blocks 50c and 90c Blbcks in Wagons $1.15 and $1.95 Wagons, Scooters, Kiddie Cars, etc. GAMES .85 . OUIJA .85 RUSSIAN ROULETTE SORRY .98 CHEMISTRY SETS $1.00 and $2.25 McEWAP'S MN• JIG -SAW PUZZLES 25c, .to 85c CHINESE CHECKERS - PARCHEESI TIDD)LEY-WINKS - DONKEY PARTY and Many iVIore 0 1 Al' IF Phone 84 Clinton