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The Clinton News Record, 1932-12-01, Page 2PAGE 2 'Clinton News -Record With ,which 1s Incorporated THE NEW 'ERA Terms of Subscription—$2A0 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses; $2.50 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears al'e, Paid unless at the option of the Publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates—Transient. adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion. 8e for each subsequent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost," 'SStrayed," etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15e. Rates for display ad'' vertising made knower on applica- time Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of mead faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. G. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton. Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publio Successor to W. Brydone, 8,0. Sloan Brock — Clinton, Ont, CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON, ONT. B. R. HIGGINS Notary Public, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, A»rc- mobile. Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bands Box 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 57. DR. J. C. GANDIER Office Hours: 1.30 to 3.30 pane 3.30 to 8.00 p.m. Sundays, 12.30 to L30 pm. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence — Victoria St. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. One door west cif Anglinten Church, Phone 172 Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. PERCIVAL HEARN Office and Residence: Huron Street — Clinton, Ont. Phone 69 (Formerly occupied by the late Dr. C. W. Thompson) Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. D, H. MCINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist Masseur Office: Huron St. (Few doors west of Royal Bank). Hours—Tues., Thurs. and Sat., al) day. Other hours oy appointment Hensel] Office—Mon., Wed. and Fri forenoons. Seaforth Office—Mon., Wed. and Friday afternoons, Phone 307. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at Tile News -Record 'Clinton, or by calling phone 103. Charges Moderato . and Satisfari',ior Guaranteed, THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. President. J. Bennewies, Brodhag• en, vice-president, James Connelly, Goderich. Sec. -treasurer, D. F. Mc- Gregor, Seaforth. Directors: Thomas Moylan, R. R. No. 5, Seaforth; James Shouldice, Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesbore; Robt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, Bruce£ield; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; G. R. 1VfeCartney, Seaforth. Agents: W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; Jahn Murray, Seaforth; James Watt, Blyth; Ed, Pinohieyi Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, ar at Calvin (Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. - Parties desiring to effect insur- rance or transact other business will "be promptly attended to on applica- tion.. to any of the above officers -addressed to their respective post et- fices. Losses inspected by the direc- tor who lives nearest the scene. ' ��AdiAN TON'LeAtia TIME TABLE Trains .wiil arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderieh Div. Going East, depart 7.08 am, 'Going East depart 8.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 pan, (Going West, depart 9.58 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce Going South 3.08 n.m. Going North, ar. 11.54. ive. 12,10 am, iLSTOFY Of THE 010 REARSKIN RUG THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THUR'S'., DEC. 1, 1932' By Re "M,othee,") called; ,Beth W*ilhitems. from the living' room of a comfort- able and well-built farm house in— County en a bright morn- ing in May 1929, where she was busy giving a general clean-up, as house- keepers are wont to do on the eve of any special occasion, and this was a very special occasion; for was not the younger son .of the house1expeoted home on the 'morrow after a year's study abroad? "Mother," Beth's voice was almost pleading in its. in- tensity, "Thin •old bearskin rug is a disgrace to a respectable family. It ought to he thrown in the rubbish." Mrs. Williams came in from the kit- chen where she was intent on the task of concocting: dishes which this younger son. would be sure to like, even he was grown up and now en- titled to write several letters after his name. "It is shabby," sbe ad- mitted, looking critically at the ar- ticle in question, a very large, black bearskin, badly worn and looking as if it had' seen hard usage in its time. "But you know, my dear," she continued in her gentle voice, "that old bearskin is almost a part of this family. It has always been here, you know your grandfather` killed that bear when be was clear- ing up his farm, just after his mar riage. I do not like to dispose of it. It has been here so much longer than I have." "That is just the trouble," said Beth briskly. "It has been here too long. Just look at it! It is faded. the fur is nearly all worn off and there are actually half a dozen holes worn through the skin. I'm going tc take the law in my own hands," she continued, with decision. "I shall take this old heirloom out, give it a gond airing, roll it carefully in a neat bundle and lay it away tenderly in a corner of the attic." And suit ing the action to the word, she picked up the old rug from its place before the open fireplace and carried it out to the suety side verandah. As she did so Grandma Williams, a white- haired old lady, sitting at a sunny window in the dining room, looked up, heaved a little sigh and a fara- way look came into her faded brown eyes, which 'were, in spite of her age, singularly like the bright young eyes of her grand -daughter, Beth. And it was out there, as the old rug hung on the railing of the side porch. that I heard, from the old bearskin itself, its history, which I now recount to you. "I have not," as you might sup- pose," the old rug said, "always been an old rug. Atlhough it may be hard to realize it as you see me now, I was once the covering of one of the largest black bears that ever roamed the forests of --County It was in the winter. of -1855-6 that I was wandering through the woods which were getting mare and more cleared up each year and musing sadly on the time, now rapidly pas- sing. when the animals roamed the forests without fear of foe, except another animal. And so wise and cunning were we that we could elude our foes, the weak and small being nimble enough to outwit the large and savage. and the forests were so vast and dense that all could find room to grow and rear their young. But now all was changed. Man. our bitterest enemies, had their hold- ings everywhere. They were slash- ing down the diminishing forests; building homes for themselves and gathering about them strange ani- mals, not like those of the forests which. were cunning and nimble, but slow -going, helpless creatures, wile couldn't defend themselves and which when 'we could get a chance at them, made fine eating. But we could not often get a chance to try out these tasty ?morsels, for the people who had come to disturb our peace were watchful and the result was that we, who had reigned supreme for cen- turies• in tl se ;wfildfi, 'were being driven farther and farther into 'the woods.. As I was somewhat bitterly musing thus I beard a noise and soon my keen sense told me that a man, the dreaded enemy, was near. I looked about and soon discovered him, a tall, broad -shouldered fellow, with something slung across his shoulder, coming directly toward me. I could easily have retreated, turning to the right or left, and have hidden myself until he had passed, but suddenly determined to hold my ground and see .what would happen. I knew that on more than one occas- ion my kind had met strange deaths from coming in contact with men, who seemed to have some magic way of slaying withottt ever corning to grips. But I looked my enemy over and concluded that I could easily. prove myself mord than a mate% for hint, ,tall and strong as he was. So I stopped dead in my. tracks and waited, He came nearer, with long swinging ,strides, making a musical sound with his mouth, which'I after wards learned was whistling, as he came. Then he saw me. He st41- ped, too, on seeing Inc, took the thing be Kay from his shoulder and looked at it;; then at me. Then .he came slowly toward -we. I raised myself on my hind legs, stretching myself to my full •'height, which was taller than the 'man, and my. paws fairly itched for the trine when I should have hili; in my firm embrace. That he should have 'no chance with me T felt sure, also that he should have The mercy. My kind had suffered too much from his;'I should wreck vengenee for many a wrong when I should fold this young giant in a final hug. "Then,, something happened. The man had stopped a few rods from me and pointed the thing he carried, which looked like a crooked stick, straight at me --there was a loud report, a puff oe smoke and some- thing sharp and hot pierced my head. There was one agonized thought of my mate and my two young cubs at home—then all was darkness, • "That evening Ben Williams tri umphantly carried home and exhib- ited to his young girl -wife the fine bearskin he had taken, leaving the useless carcass I had .covered where it fell, and I began a new and very interesting existence. The size of the skin was commented upon, the length and softness of the fur, the perfection with which the head and paws were preserved. As .the days went by I went through the process of tanning, applied rather crudely but effectively by the stalwart young woodsman, and finally one day he brought me in and spread me proud- ly upon the rude couch in the kitchen and bade his dark -eyed young wife admire me. This she did, with her arm through that of her tall young husband, her eyes alternately on him and on me. She belt the fur, strok- ing it with her slim hand, and ex- claimed again and again at my beauty. "Isn't it Iovely, Ben? she said. "Oh, I think it is lovely! It is the most beautiful thing we have. We shall take good care of it and have it always, no scatter what hap- pens." "Yes," he rejoined.. "We shall make good use of this rug and that old black bear won't steal any more of our ,young pigs." "Thus I became an intimate fain ily possession and during the years that followed much care, and ever, affection, was lavished upon lee. I was used as a couch covering usually, until in later years, when a larger and better house was built, I was us- ed as a hearth rug. "A few months after my advent into this humble but happy home it was made even more Happy by the arrival of a sturdy little sen. It would be difficult to say which was Ibe happier over this, the father or the mother, for both seemed as happy es mortals could be. And as tho little fellow grew and thrived we be- came fast friends and many a time he was cradled in my soft fur. "Later other brothers and one lit- tle sister arrived and they in turn played and rolled over me, nulling at any tail and handling with awe niy huge head. Thus I became in- deed, part of the family, more in- timate than any other household pos- session. As the little lads grew to sturdy boyhood it was their delight on a cold winter night to hear their father say: 'Pretty cold tonight, Mother! I'd better put the bearskin rug over those boys in that north room,' and they would cuddle down blissfully as he tucked me in cosily she ut them, while the wind howled and shrieked outside, "I've seen tragic times, too, in the old farmhouse, as when the eldest son, a stripling lad, was carried in from the woods one day, where he had been helping his father cut down trees, limp and lifeless, his blue eye-) closed in their last sleep. They laid him down gently on me and his hair. so crisp, like his father's the first time I saw him, mingled in my fur, But he put out no hand to fondle me, as of Yore; his hands lay limp at his side. A slanting limb bad dealt him his death 'blow. Eis mother's dark eyes were never so merry after that, and her smile had always a touch of sadness in it. But she grew gentler as the years went on. (To be continued) MORE AND MORE NON- ALCOI{OLIC The spirit of Canadians is becom- ing more and more non-alcoholic, ac- cording :. to government statistics reaching the Canadian National, Rail- ways. '.rime was when lusty fore- fathers could hold their own to the extent of bringing the average per capita consumption ofwhiskey and alcoholic beverages to 1.99 gallons. That was during the latter part of the last century. But later genera- tions have.. now let the per capita OCnsumptien .drop, to the comparat- ively insignificant figure of .21 gal- lons, , tiregtovest for any year since Confederation, 65 years ago, tithe Bank o Montreal We Don't Want The Bar OnlyThe Bar-RoomF m r al again seance to its shareholders the maintenance. of its usual strength. a (In view of the present agitation for beer by the glass, the following looks like tt commonsense statement of the facts of the case.) One of the most inane statements that come from the spokesmen of the Moderation League . is 'that they "do not want the bar batic" +lilt. Horne Smith, in his address at the Royal ''ork,' declaimed against the "setting up under any form the old paraphernalia which made the bar in former days'a ruining sore on the body politic." Elsewhere be men- tions "the bar itself, the brass wail; spittoons, beer pumps, and all" This emphasis on furniture is pathetic; it is fatuous; it indicates either senility or insincerity. Why, bar -rooms with all this furniture in place have. oc- casionally furnished the.scene for a mission preacher, and with good res sults. The furniture, apart from the fluid, never harmed any one. What difference does it make whether lig. uor is drunk from a bar four foot two from the floor, or from a table two loot four from the floor? The difference will be Tess than the dif- ference between tweedle dum and tweedle dee. If the customer can' sumes the results will be the same. , This Batch -cry sof "no bar" is ei- ther unthinking or dishonest. It veils the realities of the situation. What is it the brewer really wants? The bar -room furnished hint con- venient centres of distribution 'of his wares close to the lines of traffiii with consequent incentive to men tc) drink. The beer -room furnishes such conveniences and occasions such in- centive to drink. The bar -room furnished the brewer with interested agents who profited directly from the disposal of his wares and whose interest it was to increase the sales. The beer -room brings back the interested agent' with his incentive to increase as far as possible bis trade. The bar -room sur plied opportunity for immediate consumption with prox- imity to abundant additional supply. The beer -room furnishes opportunity for immediate consumption in prox- imity to abundant supply. The thought of immediate consumption stimulates the desire to drink. A necessary deferment is a dissuasion. The stole or warehouse purchase is for delayed consumption; tbe incen- tive - is less powerful and less fre- etlent. The bar -room provi'd'ed facility for consumption ofliquor without re- straints as of permits, vendors, or possible review of the record int• court. The beer -room brings back this freedom from restraint in like degree. The bar -room provided social cen- tres which existed ' primarily to pro, mote drinking. These stimulated cas- ual drinking and added to the line of drink the seduction of example and the excitement of the crowd, ' The beer -room brings baak the social cen- tre with the excitement so sti'muiat= ing to the drinker and the sed'uct'ion so effective upon youth. The furniture has little to do with it; the beer -room is the bar -room in' function, in spirit, in facilities, in al- lurements, and in results. The beer -room presents this ad- ditional objection which is new and deserves a word of comment. It is impossible today to exclude women from the privilege granted men. In the West, beer parlors are patronized to a considerable extent by women; some of them are of dissolute char- acter and use the beer.parlor to fur- ther their trade. To put beer into places of entertainment and into rest- aurants is to further expose our womanhood to the subtle undoing of drink. • [ Of course we will be promised all sorts of regulation. But regulations never did regulate and, where liquor obtains, they do not now and never will.—Temperance Advocate. BANK OF MONTREAL REPORT SHOWS MAINTENANCE OF USUAL STRONG POSITION Featured by unusually strong liquid reserves and affording every reason for confidence, the Bank of Montreal annual statement makes its appearance at an opportune time. Financial conditions, not only in Canada, but throughout the world, have been of an exceptional nature and on this account there will be a distinct feeling of satisfaction time As was to be expected due to the lessended industrial activity, there has been a slight falling off in the, number of the accounts, as compared with a year ago, but this has been very moderate, in view of the gen- eral conditions, Ott the other hand, there has been a marked increase! in the holdings of Government and otlher, high grade bonds and deben- tures. Total deposits continue at a sat- isfactory level; well above the $600,- 000,000 600,000,000 mark: The profit and loss account shows profits for the year considerably below those reported for the previous year. They were, how- ever, sufficient to permit payment of dividends and other charges • and pro -1 vide a further addition to profit and loss account. Large •e Liquid Assets annual statement, Tfie n i s at mane, hih is Which for the fiscal year to October 31st, and is presented in easily under- standable forms, appears elsewhere in this issue. It shows' total assets. of 5769,166,272, as compared with 5794,- 528,383 at the end of the previous year. Included resources of $439,- 768,506, equal to 63,46 per cent. of all liabilities to the public. They are up' from $417,406,508 a year ago. The principal accounts in the quickly available resources are representee' by government and other bonds and debentures, of a value of 5266,729,- 664, up from ;$236,433,817 a year ago, Cash on hand and in 'C'entral Gold Reserves stands at $84,976,182. During the period .there has been a steady reduction in call loans, with the result that call loans outside of Canada are down to $20,071,135 from $28,252,802, while call loans in .Can- ada now stand at $5,157,6,90 against 59,243,921 at the end of the previous year. Current Business Quieter As a result of the lessened activ- ity in industry and trade generally, current loans continued to recede from the higher levels of more ac- tive years and now stand at $302,- 931,269, 302;931,269, as compared with $348,525,- 148 a year ago. Deposits continue at a lengthy level and would seem to indicate a desire, on the part of Canadian dee position to maintain ample Savin, accounts during difficult period!;,. Total deposits are reported at 648„ 832,663 and compare with $669,047,- 251,. A, particularly interesting feature of the report is that it shows total assets of $769,166,272 with which to 'meet payment .of all liabilities to the public of $693,005,318, leaving an excess of . assets over liabilities to the public of $76,160,954. Profit and Loss Account The profit and loss account rm. fleets' the sm'alTer amounts of business offering during the year. Total pro- fits were $4',663,100,as 'compared with '$5,386,379 in the previous year. The distributions made from profits were: divid'end's to shareholder's $3,- 960,000; provision for taxes Domini ion Government $467,671; reserva- tion foe bank premises $100,000, leaving a balance to be carried for- ward of $145,429. This amount, ad- ded to the balance of $1,103,427 car- ried' forward at the end of the pre- vious year, brought the total balance at the end of the fiscal year to $1,- 248;856. The report will be submitted to shareholders at the annual sheeting, which will be held' at the head of- fice of the Bank in 1M1ontreai on Mon- day, December 53111. Sunny Katy Knits for °theta Ti.aty wasnever a very strong girl and her - work in it laundry taxed. her strength severeltn In order to save as much as she could to help out at home, she used to wall, long blocks to her rooming -hoose,, and the change from the steam -laden atmosphere of the laundry to the cold of the outside was also harm- ful. At length she caught a bad Gold which she could not shake aff; and when the doctor was called he found that she had cnnsuMptton. She was sent to the TorontoTTos- pltal for Cousumottves, and al- though very downcast et first,she had not been. there long before she decided that she wea fortunate in- deed, for within a short time the wonderful treatment and Bare which• she received began to have their effect. She has gained fn weight. her usual sunny spirits have re- turned, and during- her 'working hours" she is able to knit bed jackets for other patients. The doctors and nurses are hope- ful that site will soon be well enough to return to work, but If it had not been for the Toronto Hos- pital her chance for recovery would have been small. The hospital needs funds, how- ever, to enable it to carry on its work. Will you hap by sending a gift to 51, A. Ti0101 225 College St. Toronto: 2. The great national pasture this weather is squeezing the expenditure column so that it will remain in proportion to the revenue. The first step in this, of course, is making a decision as to what items are absolutely necessary to the well-being of our minds and bodies and consign- ing the balance to the limbo of "things we will have when times improve." You cannot do withdht your local newspaper for several reasons, the first of which is that as an intelligent citizen of the community it is necessary that you keep informed about what is taking place in that community. 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