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Clinton News Record, 1944-06-08, Page 3THURS., JUNE 8th, 1944 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of the News in 1919. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 1 travelling public, `Mrs. Seeley and family have been residents of Clinton JUNI7 5th, 1919 since Sergi, ,Seeley signed up and The waterworks pump has .been went overseas with the 161st Bat- undergoing separrs this` week . as it talion, where he hada most creditable has not been working properly for record. ' Mrs. Seeley during her some little time, In the meantime husband's absence has taken the no, water has been used on the streets' most lively interest in all patriotic The pump is running again this movements and could be counted' morning. 'upon fcr all the help of which she was capable. • She will be missed in Mr. J. W. Hill of Oxbow, Sask., i town but the many friends of the father of Mts. W. Plumeteel of town, f fancily will be glad they are not go - has been at the Mayo hospital, Rocht ing very far away. ester where he has been undergoing a thorough examination. Mr. Hill is Sergi, Victor Crich, M. M., has a former resident of town and. friends ,taken a position in. Ii'unniford's hope that his trouble, will yield .to l gr'oee2y" treatment and avoid an operation? Mervin Deevea, while at work in. the Doherty factory on Tuesday had Mrs. G. M. Elliott of town, attend- the misfortune to get a drill driven ed the Blyth celebration on Tuesday into his hand. The wound will lay and while there treated herself to an him up fox several weeks. aeroplane ride,,, probably being the first woman in Huron county to en- • joy that experience. , Mrs: Elliott did enjoy it too, "Oh, it wasn't muph of a sensation," she said to the News - Record, "I was not at all frightened. and was surprised to find that it felt much the same up in the air as: on the ground. "It wasn't any cooler,- but :then I suppose we didn't go high enough to strike the cold air. The grass seemed greener, and 'things could be seen for same distance" • Much interest was taken in the flight of two aeroplanes over the town en Monday afternoon on their, way to Blyth for Tuesday's celebrat- ion. The airmen did some interest- ing;stunts, and almost everybody was out .to see them. Clinton has not had the privilege of seeing many aeroplanes, being situated so far from .the training .bases during the war. But it is interesting to note that .the first woman from Huron County to ride in an aeroplane carne from our town, The Union Presbyterian church at Brucefield is presenting to each of, the returned'soldiers of the congreg- ation a,solid gold medal. They axe especially designed and are said to be exceedingly handsome. Messrs. Newton Davis and T. Her- man, both recently returned from overseas, are starting a tailoring. este ablisbmient over Brwwn'e elothing store. Both these gentlemen are expert tailors and as we have not had a custom tailoring business' in town since the boys went to war, they ought to dowell and we have no g, doubt they will. We are glad to have so many of our returned sold- iers settling in Clinton, and wish this new firm every, suceess. Sergt. J. and Mrs. Seeley and family have moved to Varna this week, where they will conduct a hotel for the accommod-at:ion of the THE CLINTON NEW ERA 8 JUNE 5th, 1919 Mr, and Mrs, James Livermore of town celebrated the twentieth ann- iversary of their marriage on Friday last, entertaining about sixty-five of their friends to tea in honour of the event. Mr. and Mrs. Livermore were the recipients of many 'very handsome pieces of chinaware in honour of their day. "Tommy" Leppington returned from overseas on Monday evening. "Tommy" who spent several months in hospital some time ago, has quite recovered, his friends are glad to know, and has been doing some good work in England. He went with the 161st. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. -Stinson of Hay- field announce the engagement of their daughter, Myrtle M., to Mr. George F. Reid; won of the late John, Reid and Mrs. Reid of Bayfield. The marriage will take place in Winn:,. ipeg this month. Tuesday night was jewelery night at the local Oddfellows' lodge when Mr, G. E. Hall, the retiring D. D. G. M. was presented by the District Secretary with a Past Grand's jewel; Past Grands Gould and A. Castle with Veterans' jewels and Mr. F. Watson, who contemplates removing from town, with a pair of gold cuff) links. i Pte. Lewis Manning, son of Mn. and Mrs, Walter Manning of town, who slipped into town quite unexpect -eddy last Wednesday, is a Canadian who seems to have done his bit and who, happily, has returned net much the worse, only four or five years older. Pte. Manning was engaged, im the drug business at Fort William when war was declared and enlisted Brigardier Wingate's 'Campaign; in Burma One of the most dramatic cam- paign4 of the War. &large 'detaoh- ment of British and Gurkha troops commanded by 38 year old Brigadier Wingate, has'retdrned from a deep penetration into Burma after rais- ing hands of Burmese' patriots to help in the fight with the Allies,. In this "patrol of • etrength", over a period of three anonths, they blew .up railway lines, sabotaged Sparest military stores, ',destroyed bridges and dislocated road treTi )tort, Picture Shows:—Brigadier Win- gate. in the autumn of 1914 in the 28th ding of Mr. and Mrs. Rattenbury and battalion. After a yearin the tren- ches he was transferred to the Field Ambulance, was wounded once but returned to fight until the armistice was signed. Mr. Ernest Lowery of Sudbury returned to his home last Saturday night after spending a fortnight with friends- in Holmesville. This is Ernest's first trip back in six years and all were glad to see that he had grown into .a fine young,, man. He is an old Goderich Township boy and holds a, responsible position on the C. P. R. at Sudbury. _ On Monday the new flag„ purchased by the township of Goderich was hoisted for the first time. It was raised on the flag pole presented to the township by ex -Reeve Lobb, who had the honour of hoisting it, and occupies a .prominent place in the centre of the village of Iiolmesville. Miss Gertrude Wallis of Toronko University is home for the summer vacation. Mr. Harry Shaw of Varsity is home for the vacation time. Sir John Willison was the guest while in town of Mr, and: Mrs. W. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. S. ICemp were at Westfield last week attending a re- ception given to Wesley ,Rath, who just returned from overseas. Reeve Ford is in Goderich this week attending the June meeting of the county- council. V When the, Present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD *JUNE 2nd, 1904 Mr. William Shipley of the Huron Road lost a $200 mare last week by the bursting of a blood vessel. He has had hard luck in -horses, having •lost fifteen in the last thirteen years. Mr. J. Beaman, who recently rc- turned from Manitoba'to take up his residence in Clinton has bought the Fells' cottage on Joesph street far some time occupied by •Mrs. Town - ends, who has bought Mr. John- stone's) cottage on Townsend street, at present tenanted by Mr. Haryey McBrien. The Waverly House, which has been under the management of Mr, S. Pike for a number of years, has been leased by Mr. George Buxton, formerly -,proprietor of the Colborne House, Goderich, and more recently of the brewery at Saltford, who will take possession in a few days•. There were ten interments in the Clinton cemetery during the month of May. An interesting event in which the citizens, of Clinton are interested took place in Detroit, . yesterday when Miss Lillian ,Sterch, daughter of Mr. Charles Sterch of that city, became the bride of Mr. J. W. New- combe, merchant of Clinton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles B. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Newcombe will take up their resid- ence on Gibbings street. On Friday 'last Miss Amy Fitzsi- mons, daughter of Mrs. Harry Stev- ens, passed into rest after a long Illness. • Dwelling houses are very scarce in Clinton and fon every vacancy there are half a dozen applicants. Mr. Arthur Cantelon has moved to Isaac street and the house -he has vacated has been taken by Mr. J. Murray, who has been spending some months with his daughter at Su ssn- erhill. Mrs. Murray returned a few days ago from New York after a lengthy visit with members of her family there. • Professor W. Glenn Campbell -has added a "technieon" to his studio for the benefit of his pupils. This 'week Mr. Joe Rattenbury re- tires from the hotel business in which he . •has been engaged for, the past twenty-eight years. It was on May. 1st, 1876 that he -began to as- sist his .brother, the late Isaac .Rat- tenbury, andon the latter's' retire- ment in 1895, he •succeeded him and has since continued to cater' to the travelling public. The family have been in the hotel business since 1.845 when the late William Rattenbury purchased `from "Yankee" Reid a log, tavern situated where- Tisda'll's block, new • is and gave to the place it's name of • Clinton upon Whose farm in England Mr. ;Rattenbury's father was • a tenant: For 27 years he carried an the business andthe hotel became . famous because of the popularity and generous disposition of Mr. and Mrs. Rattenbury. In 1872 they retired, leaving the hotel in charge of their son • Isaac, who, as has been above stated, was succeeded in 1895 by the present proprietor. Mrs. Joe Rattenbury has been mine hostess for twenty years and to her is due much of the popularity which commencing in September. He is• a the House enjoys. Sunday next will son of Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Whitmore be the 21st anniversary of the wed- of Tuckersanith. before that they will have moved into their ,residence an William street which has for several months been is the hands of the painters, carpenters and masons, who have wrought a great improvement, Mr. C. McKinnon classical master at the C. C. h was in ', Hamilton an Tuesday writing on a "specialists" examination. Miss C. H. Mountcastle, who has been seriously ill for the past fort- night is, we are pleased to say, now convalescent. V Unnecessary Night Noises The many; Main streetparking fans who nightly amuse ' 'themselves by sitting in their cars ogling at the pass'ers'hp, or holding hands, are, of course, fully entitled to this simple form of innocent -amusement, The horn signalling, however' in which they have recently started to indulge, israther disturbing to the residents: who are asleep, ere the amusement squads decide to call it a day. Judging from the horn sou- nds, couples seem to park at differ- ent ends of the street and in the small hours of morning eviderjtly take this signalling method of advis- ing their friends that they are about to leave "the city lights", for the toot -toot -tooting goes on sometimes 15 minutes till cars are started and the company dismisses and quiet re- igns again. Also drivers, Mr, A. H. William- son, federal rubber controller, said in Toronto last Friday night, that there will be no new automobile tires for civilians until 1945; and there will be no change this year in the categ- ories of persons entitled to new tires. The needs of the armed forces are being met adequately by the rubber industry, and must continue to do so. YOU would not deprive them of their life, would you? Perhaps our "Man in Blue" could be induced to use persuasive meth- ods on these night birds by advising them that others - - not so lucky as they - - have to get some hours of rest at nights; and whilst admitting that they may he able to recuperate in the morning hours, others must work. In many towns and cities through- out Canada, night noises are being abolished as far as possible, and I feel sure Clinton will do its bit as they always do when anything for the good of the community at large is called for. So, like the girl and the soldier, hoping for the best, - V Canned Goods The final five per cent of canned goods being held by wholesalers in this region has been released to the trade, according to an announcement by W. Harold MdPhiIlips, prices and supply representative for Western Ontario. This five per cent of the total pack was being held by the wholesalers in case of unexpected emergency. As the need is now passed, the consu- mers will be able to take advantage of added supply. ' V More Fall Fairs Likely in 1944 , Based on reports received by the Agricultural Societies Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, there is likely to be a slight increase in: the number of agricultp ral fairs held in Ontario during the year 1944, says J. A. Carroll, Supeiintendent of the Branch. 'Last year 225 fall fairs were held in the Province and some societies which did not hold fairs last year :have fixed dates planning to revive their activities this yeas. The -official list of dates is now being compiled and it is expected to be complete as soon as the various district meetings of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Socie- ties have all been held, which will probably be about the middle of June. v 11 o'clock At a meeting„ of. the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening, the merchants of Seafonth unani- mously decided to make the hour of closing on Saturday nights eleven o'clock, until ;such time as the Ontario Labor Board clarifies the provisions of the new, Labor Act, which makes an eight hour day and 48-hour week compulsory in Ontario. V Going to London Mr. Carmen Whitmore, principal of the Crediton, school for the past two years, has accepted a position on the teaching staff at London, PAGE a Dominion -Provincial Farm Labour Program To date six provinces have signed agreements with the Dominion for the current fiscal year, dealing with the joint Dominion -Provincial farm labour program, Hon, Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour an- nounced today. -These provinces are British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Draft agreements have been sub- mitted to all other provinces, and it is it expected that shortly the other three will also conclude arrangements with the Dominion. By a recent Order -in -Council the Dominion Labour Minister is author- ized to enter into agreements with the provincial governments,' for the purpose of providing the provinces with financial assistance to more effectively organize methods- of re- cruiting, placing . and transporting workers employed, or to be employ- ed, in the agricultural industry. All expenditures under the joint program will be borne fifty-fifty by the Dominion and the provinces. Maximum sums to be provided for this year's operations to the piro- vinees which have signed agreements to date are: British Columbia, $60,000; Alberta, $60,000; Manitoba, $40,000; Ontario, $180,000; New Brunswick, $15,000; and Nova Scotia, $20,000. In addition to the money made available to the provinces for special efforts) in connection with the farm labour program, a sum of $300,000 has been provided by Order-in-Coun- eil, to meet the cost of interprovin- cial transfers of farm: labour found to be necessary; these will be )paid for wholly by the Dominion. The agreements with the provinces this year will proVide a scheme com- parable to that of last year, under which the Dominion and the province shared jointly the cost of special i efforts in locating and moving farm - 1 Wins Alumni Scholarship* Miss Marguerite Westcott, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Westcott, was the winner of the Seaforth Col- i Iegiate Institute Alumni Scholarship for 1943-44. The scholarship has a cash value Of $25.00, and is awarded by the Alumni annually to the best all-round pupil in Grade XIII. The winner is selected by three votes, one by the pupils of the grade, one .by the teach- ers, and a third by ,the Alumni execu- tive. —Huron Expositor: V Sky Harbor Air Training School Now Has Its Last Class of Students Events at Sky Harbor are moving toward ,the closing of the flying training school on July 14, as'eched- uled., So far the cutting down of operations has been slow, but it will 'gather momentum from new on, J. R. Douglas, manager of the operating company, said. All civilian employees, over, two hundred of them have been or will be given a week's -holidays With pay. This of cola—see—would have happened in any event, but is now being .hur- ried up. ,Some employees .have already been released to take :over perman- ent positions waiting for them. This is done through Selective Service. The last clans of flying students, the 107th, along with the 106th and 100th are still training. There will be no more classes. As ai Tule five clas- ses hahe been at Sky, Harbor in the various stages of elementary training at one time. Nine flying instructors recently, were posted elsewhere, but it is point- ed •out that this was regular. routine. OnI•y some of them were replaced, however. Flying Officer 51. A. Bal - duff of Lexington, Icy -the dean of the instructors, who ]holds an award for meritorious service,' has 'Secured his transfer to the U, S, Air Force. Already she has left with Mrs. Balduff and their seven children: 1 The shareholders' meeting of the Huron County Flying Training I School Limited, operators of No. 12 E. F. T. S., has been called for Tues- day, day, June 6, to wind up the affairs of the company. V Death of Bertram Kenneth Ashton. The funeral of the late Bertram Kenneth Ashton, only son of Mr. and) Mrs. Percy S. Ashton, was held on Friday afternoon, .May 26th, from his home where he was born 22 years ago, on the 6th concession of Howiek. The large number of relatives and friends attending bore evidence of the high esteem in which the decean- ed was held in this and other com- ariunities isa which) he taught. Rev.. R. C. Copeland of Gerrie United Churels, his pastor, conducted the -service which Mies Phyllis Jaciolin of Teeewater sang • "Song of Peace and Hope," with Mrs. H. West also of Teeswater, playing the accompani- ment. The late Mr. Ashton passed away in Victoria Hospital; London, where he had been a patient for some months. At the ,time he entered the hospital he was a' valued ,teacher on the staff of the Clinton Public School having taught previously at 5. S. No. 13 and U. S. S. No. Is Turnberry, 1 He is survived by his mother and father. The pallbearers were; John Lane, .Everett Cathers, David Neilsen Leonard •Sanderson, Cecil Wilson and John. Wilson. Friends were present from. Tees - water, Toronto,' Walkerton, .Clifford, Guelph, Blyth, Clinton, Elora and Edmore. > Interment was. made in Gerrie Cemetery. The late Mr. Ashton was a member of the teaching staff of Clinton P•ub� lic School • in 1942-43, and will be remembered by many in town. f ONTARIO ;. The Effect of the "HOURS OF WORK AND VACATIONS ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY I ONTARIO ON JULY lst, 1944, the "Hours of Work and Vacations With Pay Act, 1944" becomes effective in the Province of Ontario. - While it is the purpose of this Act to provide improved conditions for all workers emploYed in industry- in this Province, it will be obvious that the provisions of the Act cannot be permitted, at this trine, to interfere with the all-out capacity effort required in producing material for war. The Industry and Labour Board, which will administer the Act, therefore, considers, in view of the present acute manpower shortage and the vital ' demands of war, that the application of the Act shouldbe postponed and working conditions in force at present should not be arbitrarily changed. The Board therefore authorizes the continuance of Exist- - ing Working Hours in all industries operating on priority War Material in the Province of Ontario. Industries engaged in Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishing and the Produc- tion of Foods and Farm Products; Dairying Industries including cheese and butter; Firms engaged in the building and upkeep of roads, con- onstruction, transportation, textiles and other undertakings which can be struction, considered essential to the full maintenance of the war effort, shall be considered in the category of War Industries insofar as their present working hours are concerned. Preparation of the groundwork for the operation and application ox the Act will go forward immediately but the Industry and Labour Board wishes it to be understood that these preparations will not be permitted to inter- fere in any way with existing working conditions in vital industry as long as•the present crisis exists. , HON. CHARLES DALEY Minister of Labour Dominion -Provincial Farm Labour Program To date six provinces have signed agreements with the Dominion for the current fiscal year, dealing with the joint Dominion -Provincial farm labour program, Hon, Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour an- nounced today. -These provinces are British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Draft agreements have been sub- mitted to all other provinces, and it is it expected that shortly the other three will also conclude arrangements with the Dominion. By a recent Order -in -Council the Dominion Labour Minister is author- ized to enter into agreements with the provincial governments,' for the purpose of providing the provinces with financial assistance to more effectively organize methods- of re- cruiting, placing . and transporting workers employed, or to be employ- ed, in the agricultural industry. All expenditures under the joint program will be borne fifty-fifty by the Dominion and the provinces. Maximum sums to be provided for this year's operations to the piro- vinees which have signed agreements to date are: British Columbia, $60,000; Alberta, $60,000; Manitoba, $40,000; Ontario, $180,000; New Brunswick, $15,000; and Nova Scotia, $20,000. In addition to the money made available to the provinces for special efforts) in connection with the farm labour program, a sum of $300,000 has been provided by Order-in-Coun- eil, to meet the cost of interprovin- cial transfers of farm: labour found to be necessary; these will be )paid for wholly by the Dominion. The agreements with the provinces this year will proVide a scheme com- parable to that of last year, under which the Dominion and the province shared jointly the cost of special i efforts in locating and moving farm - 1 Wins Alumni Scholarship* Miss Marguerite Westcott, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Westcott, was the winner of the Seaforth Col- i Iegiate Institute Alumni Scholarship for 1943-44. The scholarship has a cash value Of $25.00, and is awarded by the Alumni annually to the best all-round pupil in Grade XIII. The winner is selected by three votes, one by the pupils of the grade, one .by the teach- ers, and a third by ,the Alumni execu- tive. —Huron Expositor: V Sky Harbor Air Training School Now Has Its Last Class of Students Events at Sky Harbor are moving toward ,the closing of the flying training school on July 14, as'eched- uled., So far the cutting down of operations has been slow, but it will 'gather momentum from new on, J. R. Douglas, manager of the operating company, said. All civilian employees, over, two hundred of them have been or will be given a week's -holidays With pay. This of cola—see—would have happened in any event, but is now being .hur- ried up. ,Some employees .have already been released to take :over perman- ent positions waiting for them. This is done through Selective Service. The last clans of flying students, the 107th, along with the 106th and 100th are still training. There will be no more classes. As ai Tule five clas- ses hahe been at Sky, Harbor in the various stages of elementary training at one time. Nine flying instructors recently, were posted elsewhere, but it is point- ed •out that this was regular. routine. OnI•y some of them were replaced, however. Flying Officer 51. A. Bal - duff of Lexington, Icy -the dean of the instructors, who ]holds an award for meritorious service,' has 'Secured his transfer to the U, S, Air Force. Already she has left with Mrs. Balduff and their seven children: 1 The shareholders' meeting of the Huron County Flying Training I School Limited, operators of No. 12 E. F. T. S., has been called for Tues- day, day, June 6, to wind up the affairs of the company. V Death of Bertram Kenneth Ashton. The funeral of the late Bertram Kenneth Ashton, only son of Mr. and) Mrs. Percy S. Ashton, was held on Friday afternoon, .May 26th, from his home where he was born 22 years ago, on the 6th concession of Howiek. The large number of relatives and friends attending bore evidence of the high esteem in which the decean- ed was held in this and other com- ariunities isa which) he taught. Rev.. R. C. Copeland of Gerrie United Churels, his pastor, conducted the -service which Mies Phyllis Jaciolin of Teeewater sang • "Song of Peace and Hope," with Mrs. H. West also of Teeswater, playing the accompani- ment. The late Mr. Ashton passed away in Victoria Hospital; London, where he had been a patient for some months. At the ,time he entered the hospital he was a' valued ,teacher on the staff of the Clinton Public School having taught previously at 5. S. No. 13 and U. S. S. No. Is Turnberry, 1 He is survived by his mother and father. The pallbearers were; John Lane, .Everett Cathers, David Neilsen Leonard •Sanderson, Cecil Wilson and John. Wilson. Friends were present from. Tees - water, Toronto,' Walkerton, .Clifford, Guelph, Blyth, Clinton, Elora and Edmore. > Interment was. made in Gerrie Cemetery. The late Mr. Ashton was a member of the teaching staff of Clinton P•ub� lic School • in 1942-43, and will be remembered by many in town.