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Clinton News Record, 1944-06-15, Page 3THURS., JUNE 15th, 1944 THE CLINTON `'NEWS -RECORD FAGE So far this year, Long Distance calling is almost 10 per cent. heavier than in 1943, when toll calls set an all-time high. So itis obvious why we must all continue to avoid needless Long Distance calls. Otherwise, pressing war business may be seriously delayed. And such delays can cost lives! Please make only necessary calls. REMEMBER—NIGHT RATES NOW. BEGIN AT 6 P.M. 0 s ,4ctr:ve Sritvi'e Gelder, L(/bs at•Ii4teesi THE HAPPENINGS.IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of the News in 1919. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD June 12th, 1919. ,Mr. and Mrs. George M. Farquhar of Fairsythe'Farm, Hullett township, announce the engagement of. their Another soldier who is going into daughter, Isabel Elsie, to Mr. Joseph business in Clinton is Ernest Britton, Clegg of Morris. The marriage takes eon of Mr. T. E. Britton, who just place the latter end • of this month. returned home a few weeks ago. He' Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston, has purchased, the Conner bakery and Huron Road, Goderich township, an- eonfeetionery business and is already i pounce the engagement of their in possession. Mr. Britton is a baker only daughter, Muriel . Katherine, to having learned his trade with Mr. H. Mr. Frederick Middleton, youngest Bartliff. He' left here about eight son of Mrs. John Middleton of White- years ago and had considerable ex- hall, Goderich township. The mar- iperience in St. Thomas before en- I riage to take place the middle of listing. He also did some baking June. while in the army. Mr. R. Asquith of Auburn is mov- ing into the house on Rattenbury street just vacated by, Mr. J. C. Veiteh, which he has purchased from Mr. R. Rowland. Mr. Adin D. Wiltse, one of Clin- ton's Venerable citizens, passed his eighty-eighth birthday on Tuesday. Mr. Wm. Weymouth, a pioneer of Hullett township, passed his eighty- fourth milestone on Saturday. Messrs. George Hanly of the Lon- don Road and 0. . W. Potter of town represented the councils of Clinton and Porters Hill at the Grand Coun- cil of Chosen Friends at Hamilton last week. Death came suddenly to Charles H. Bartliff on Monday evening. He had been about as usual and had not complained at all of not feeling well, The deceased was born in . Lincoln- shire, England, but came to this country with his parents as a ehild. He had been a resident of Clinton dor about eighteen years having.liv- ed previously in Brussels and Sea- forth. He is survived by his widow and a family of one son, Harry, and three daughters, .Mrs. G. W. Pinner of Vancouver, B. C: and Julia and Annice at home. The challenge of the Doherty Base- ball Club was accepted by a picked - up team from the town and played on Friday evening, the Doherty winning in a score of 6-3. The game was fast and had many features.. The Greyhound excursion. from ioderieh to Detroit and return will take place next week. This has al- ways been a': popular excursion, many taking advantage of the pleasant trip across Lake Huron in the plea - tautest time of the year. Mr. and Mrs. John Torrance, Clise ton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Edythe, to Capt. A'. Gladstone Virtue, M. 0,, son of Mr. Sarah Foster of Varna, and -they. William• Virtue, Lethbridge, Alberta. have'ever since' been residents :of The marriage will take place quietly Clinton. For 27 years Mr. Ford was the 'latter part of June. an employee of Mr. W. Doherty. • He THE CLINTON NEW. ERA June 12th, 1919. Mr. John Ransford missed his foot- ing in the dark one evening recently and fell .down fourteen steps at his home. It was a nasty tumble and J. R. was badly shaken up, but it would take more than that to put him out of business. is survived by his wife, three broth- ers and two sisters. The firebell clanged harshly about. 11 o'clock Sunday night just in time to awaken early -to -beds- from 'their first dreamless sleep. The fire was in the rear of 'boy Ball's photograph studio and owing to the prompt and persistant action of the, firemenit was pretty well confined to one section,, where it started. Mr. and Mrs. Ball and- daughter had left early in the morning for Sombre, Mr. Ball intending to return Wednesday, and the apartments were unoccupied at the time or probably. the dire might s have ; been ' discovered sooner. Mr. Ball's photographic apparatus was almost 'completely' destroyed, and furniture etc. in the front 'apart. ment where they live was ruined by smoke and water. The stores below, J. E. Hovey, R. H. Johnston and Medd's barber shop, were flooded and much • damage was done to their respective stocks. Mr, and Mrs. S. C. Andrews and two children of Alix, Alta:, are here visiting the home o£ - the former's, parents, Magistrate and Mrs. Andrews. It is four years since their last visit home. When the Present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD June 9th, 1904. On Thursday last the Clinton Gun Club had a visit from T. A. Duff of Toronto, ex -president of Dominion of Canada Trap Shooters' Association. The boys entertained shim while in town by having a shoot.. The scores made were as follows; each shooting 25 targets, Holmes 22, Ireland 21; Graham 20, Hovey 20, Duff 18. In the evening the first shoot for the Hovey Trophy was held and resulted in J. Ireland winning with the mag- nificent score of 23 out of 25; Other scores were Holmes 22; Graham 20, Hovey 19, Cantelon 17, Downs 15, Doherty 15, East 18. The club shoots every Thursday evening. A. very pleasing event took 'place in Weyburn, Assa,, on Wednesday, June 8th, when Mary Josephine, daughter of Mr. John McMurray, formerly of Clinton, was united in marriage to Mr. Edward Francis. Mesherrey. Death entered the hone of Mr. Wm. Duncan on Sunday morning and removed his life partner, Mary Mul- holland. She leaves a family of two children. The best game of football in the Hugh Cnp series so far played was that which took place on Friday when, the Hugh Cup holders defeated the Berlin H. S. team by a score of 2 to 0. The Berlin boys accompanied the Rangers as far as Seaforth and, came on to Clinton, arriving here on the one o'clock train. This is the eighth straight victory for the Hough Cup team. Quite a record. Next they play Galt, but 'what we have we'll hold. Mr. and Mrs. Peter. Zinn of Han- over, announce the engagement of their daughter, Hazelle Louise, to Mr. William Asa Mair of Ripley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mair of Clinton. The marriage will take place this month. During the past week the follow- ing soldier boys of Clinton and, vicin- ity have returned and we bid• them hearty welcome; Sergt. L. J. Was man, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Was - man; Lieut. W.'`E. O'Neil; Pte. M. O'Donnell, son of Mrs. O'Donnell of town; 1,/Corp. W. Sloman, son of Mr. J. Sloman; Pte. Charlie Thompson, son of . Dr. Thompson; Sergt. W. Brimfield, son of Mrs: Bramfield; Pte. Austin Martin, son of. Mrs. Martin, and A. E. Cantelon, 'son of Mr. Albert Cantelon of Goderich township. The latter has returned. from Siberia. "Ernie" Graham, son of Mr. ,and Mrs. R. Graham, came in by motor about midnight last night and was welcomed by the band and friends. On Saturday evening, June 4th, death visited the home of Mr. John Cuninghame and claimed the aged aunt, Miss Clara Reed, who has made her home with him for some time. The late Miss Reed was of the old New England stock, and was born in Acton, Mass., in December' 1822. She was only ten when her parents came to • Canada to reside, on West Street in Goderich, later to the pre- sent site of Clinton and took up land. The late. Miss Clara Reed and her sisters, were noted in •their girlhood days for their beauty. Those who have a copy of "The Days of the Canada Company" may see a refer- ence to the "beautiful Misses Reed". In looking ever,the names of the long 'list of successful candidates at the recent Toronto University exam- inations we note the success of three Stems; men from our town, namely, E. J. Archibald, who has completed his third year, J. M. Laird, his second year, and E. J. Jenkins his first year. Misses Annie and Bertha Wight - man of Morris are*spending a few days. with Clinton friends. Miss May Hanley of Goderieh Township •spent Sunday at her uncle's home, Mr. George Hanley of town. Miss Clara Holmes, daughter of Rev. J. W. Holmes, formerly of Clin- ton, has been visiting her brother, Dr. Holmes. Miss Annie Miller . of the Base Line spent last week with her grand- mother, Mrs. R. Miller. After' an filmes, extending over two or three years William Ford passed away on Monday at the age of eighty- three years. The deceased was born in Fermanagh, Ireland, but was brought to this country by his par- ents 'when 'an infant in arms.. The family first settled in Goderich,' where they remained for about four years' They then moved to Hullett in 1877 Mr. Ford was .married to Miss V Our Men of the Seas In more than 'a hundred cities, towns and municipalities in Ontario this summer, an appeal : in the form of a Sag day will be held forr suppose: of the Ontario Division, Navy League in its work 'for our /merchant sea- men and sailors and for the men' of Allied, navies who also touch our ports. , This leads as to the enticing -.n !! etasr YOM a�c / sommemmineilir Yes sir, I wear it on my arm and rut proud of it. For, G.S. means General Service — on any fighting front anywhere in the world. It means that I want to go overseas. Canada needs a lot of men like you and me. I know it''s going to be tough, but the job has got to be done. So, sign up as a volunteer for overseas service. Remember it takes months of thorough train- ing to make you fighting fit. Come on fellows — let's go! WEAR IT ON YOUR ARM lishment of goat herds represents an attempt to provide the Indians with an adequate milk supply so' that they may enjoy a balanced diet. A sur- vey of: health conditions on reserves where dairying has not become es - thought that, through •these tag days, Italian ,�ouviners in this town and other towns, waves canoes when the Indians have start ed out on their periodic trips. They Miss Alma Skinner, of Usborne, is of practical affection and. service to show no uneasiness while 'being in receipt of a parcel sent to her by those who go down to the seas in ships may be started when we give transported, and, because of theie L./Cpl. McAllister which -was posted our contribution to the taggers. domesticity, appear to enjoy the close • March 24 in Italy and reached here, tabiished has shown a serious lack. proximity of their masters. May 27. The box was in perfect con - Our contributions, "along • with of the essential vitamins contained in Lastyear five nannies and a bill • dition and contained three kinds of others will mean that, because we y men at sea on the wayto'the, milk and its products. The introduc- were shipped from .the Golden Lake 'Italian nuts, a bottle of perfume, a give, tion of goats• and the use of goat's herd to Moose Factory in the James ( bottle of olive oil, two packages of arctic or to htaly or to India will be milk has achieved remarkable results, Bay Agency, and a similar number to ;figs and a hand made lace cloth and able to read stamp with the buffet set. —Exeter Times Advance. Navy League" stamp on +them or they'll stand on deck wearing some useful woollen article which, but for the Navy League and our help in its work, would never have been avail- able to them. We give here, in our town, see, and the result is seen • thousands of miles away. The Navy League has to maintain an organization which covers the maintenance of 23 clubs and depots at our ports; wbieh covers the collec- tion and forwarding of more than one hundred thousand ditty bags; which covers • the collection, sorting, packing and distribution of millions of magazines. That's why it asks( our support in its tag days across the province. It's a romantic but yet practical thought that our tag day contribu- tion can, through the Navy League, bring happiness to men of the seas fighting and, working thousands of miles away from here. V Canadian Indians as Goat Herders OTTAWA --According to informs tion just released by the Indian Af- fairs Branch of the Department of and the departmental herds estab-, Mammas: in the Abitibi Agency. This lished at Golden Lake and Spanish in year additional animals will be ship - Ontario . have increased to such anped' from both Spanish and Golden extent that animals from these herds ' Lake to establish herds at other have been . sent, toother reserves for points in Eastern Canada. the extension of this work. Spurred, by the success• of goat The goats in the Golden Lake and herding on reserves in East, goats ,Spanish herds' are of the dairy type were also introduced into, reserves in on Sunday with his cousin, Charlie (Saanen), and a mature goat will Western Canada, and at the close of Chin. Dick is one of three Chinese under favourable conditipns, give ap- 1943 an increasing number of agents Youths sent to America to observe a gallon of milk a day. showed interest in the organization various phases of American life and proximately methods. He was in Washington for Of additional significance`, is the fact and establishment of goat herds. The that goats are com-aratively easy to agent of the Stuart Lake Agency in Six months and since April 1st has. raise, requiring about one-fifth the Northern British Columbia reported. been at Southampton making a study feed needed for a cow. Many her- that eight milking nannies and three of ptywoaod operations.—Lueknaw ders consider that goats' are immune billies had been purchased for ship- Sentinel. to all known animal ailments, and the ment to Fort St. James and drstrrbu- milk has been known to remain fresh ted to the Stuart Lake, Tatoee, and and free from contamination for Grand 'Rapids Bands. Beneficial - re - long periods. 'sults from the use of goat's milk are We have an underground move- reported from bhe Kamloops Agency. 'ment at • the bowling green . . It's Young male goats., not required for V Native of China Visits Cousin Dick Chin, a native of China and a young college graduate, visited here V Bowling on the Green killed The Indian Agent states that,one of like this: Excitensent runs high in a are breeding . purposes, ,for the two mileh goats ` purchased by close game and oftentimes the out meat and the skins are tanned • by thethat agency had been given to a come will depend on a single bowl. Indians for making windbreakers, member of the Adams Lake Band Here is where Johnny Hew -worm, of gloves, and moccasins. The Indian whose small daughter was' in. . hos- the underground, comes in. Johnny women at Golden. Lake have camplet pital for months with a bad caseofhears the hullabaloo up above hint, so ed five seamen's jackets from goat malnutrition. He had 'seen her' re- he, starts to climb up to •see what ifs skins and five from deer skins, for Gently and the change in her appear- all'about. 'Ho finds• his doorway presentation to members of the crew ance and health was unbelievable.,blacked by a bowl. He grunts, and of one of Canada's new tribal class ofs uirms and pushes a ainst,the bowl destroyers. The family to which the other goat 1 squirms a yo g e was assrgne a a u eicu osis , Of particular advantage to the • 1 house an Halloween night. And if Indians is the fact thatmilking foxy and it was hoped, to avoid fur- it happens to be leaning a little, over the inroads by the use of goat's it goes. Sometimes the leaning bowl' nannies may be taken along on bun , ting, fishing, and berry picking milk. Goats are also being purchas-falls toward the kitty, and sometimes d h d t b ` 1 his- ung boy .pushing over an out - Mines and Resources, ' one of the expeditions, 'thee ensuing ' a fresh led, and distributed to reserves in the ,away from; 7t ... and so the deerd xecent` developments on. Indian re- milk supply at all times. Both at rairie. Provinees .and the Maritime ing bowl of the game is played by. rP r Johnny of the underground move- serves in Canada has been the intro- ,Golden. Lake and at Spanish, .nannies ,,-,• rt Provinces. � duction of goat. herding: The estab- have been loaded into • the boats.or, y. ,ment. —Huron Expositor.