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The Clinton News Record, 1942-09-03, Page 1The Clinton News -Record. Est. 1878 rit it With Which is Incorporated The Clinton New Era NO. 6108 -63rd YEAR ec The New Era Est. 1867, CLINTON ONTARIO. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 3,1942 English -China Bea utitul British and Select from our stock of English China, by famous English potters. CUPS AND SAUCERS, SERVICE PLATES, TEAPOTS AND DINNER SETS. _ A piece of fine China 'is a pleasant memento of your visit to Clinton: W.. H. HELLYAR Jeweler. and Optometrist Residence Phone 174j WE PAY CASH FOR OLD GOLD Arinual Summer Stock Cleaning SALE Summer Wash Coats, Bathing Capes, Sweaters, Skirts, etc. All to clear at only a Fraction of their normal Value 49c and 98c R WIN FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE I ---ROLEX PYSTER Ll Ill►rifi," r, r, •r u RED CROSS NOTES Dulling the months of July and August the following articles were shipped by the Sewing Committee of the: Clinton Branch of the Canadian Red! Cross Society. Hospital supplies, 120 pillow eases made locally off June quota; British Civilian • Population - 50 diapers and '75 sanitary pads made by Porter's, Hill Unit off Jan. quota; 108 diapers, 4 boy's shorts, 8 boys' shirts made by S. S. No 4 Unit; 35 snits boys' pyjamas made locally off Jan. quota; 4 pairs boys' shorts; 8 boys' shirts by Tuokerssamith'Unit; 12 pr boys' shorts made locally; all shorts and shirts are off June's emer- gency quota, 11 knitted infant jackets, 1 soaker; 17 bonnets; 23 prs. booties off April Infant's quota. Total num- ber of articles 376. For shipping re- -ports of other Units look under the village news. The clothing of infants, and child- ren in England is becoming a serious problem and the greatest appre4i- ation is shown by organizations and individuals alike of the wonderful contribution which the people of Can- ada are making in this respect. Our work -room shelvesare bulg- ing with material to be made into warm clothing for the needy women and children of Britain. Let the aut- umn season which is just opening find all group leaders on the alert for more workers that this very real nat- ional need may be met as speedily as possible. M. E. Cuninghame, con- venor. v. Evening Auxiliary The Evening Auxiliary will be re- sumed Monday, September 14th, at 8 o'clock in the Agriculture Board room. This will be the regular busi- ness meeting. All available girls should come to these weekly meet- ings and bring their friends. Why not keep every Monday evening free for the Evening Auxiliary 7 A good attendance is looked for on Monday, Sept. 140. There will be no meeting September 7th, Labor Day. v Appointed Branch Manager Mr. Ken, G. Waters of town has been appointed Branch Manager and Supervisor in charge of Sales and Service for Cities Service Oil Com- pany in this district. Mr. Waters "suc- ceeds Mr. S. Patten of Goderich, who has been moved` to Toronto in connec- tion with company. duties THE HOME, PAPER Day of Prayer Honoured By St. Paul's LITTLE LOCALS Sunday, September 6th, will be ob- At the close of the service last The name of Mrs: T. O'Brien was served in the churches of Clinton as a Sunday morning the members of St omitted from the Grandmothers' Day National day of prayer. The decision Paul's church Met in the Parish Hall picnic last week. Mrs. O'Brien was the followed a request of His Majesty. the King that Sept. 6 be set aside as a day of intercession for divine aid for the United Nations. In the evening a union service of all chur- ohes in town, and a detachment of Air Force Men from the Radio S'ohooi will be held on the Libraay Park at 7 p.m. All are welcome. V Clinton Lady Remains In Japan After Exchange Among Canadian missionaries left behind in Tokyo during the recent ex- change of Allied and Axis war prison- ers were three Canadians' for whom room was not available on the Grips - holm. One of thein was Sybil Cour- tice. •Clinton, and the others were Ma- bel Clazie, Bowmanvilie, and Miss K. Greenbank, Vancouver. The Canadian missionaries from Japan and China, who reached Tor- onto Thursday last declined to com- ment on their life under Japanese do- mination, fearing reprisals against those left behind. Rev. William Scott of Toronto said "with the exception of four who were not Canadians -the whole group of foreign missionaries in Korea were treated 'with courtesy consideration and even sympathy by the Japanese". Bb of Tor- • Both Rev.George and Mrs. onto were in Tokyo during the sur- prise American raid on that city but no bombs fell near them and they saw only one plane flying low. They were not allowed to visit the bombed areas. Mr. Grant who was a teacher in Japan said he was very well treat- ed there. "My host in Tokyo consid- ered me one of the family. and I al- ways had enough to eat" he said. • to bidfarewell to Mr. and Mrs. H. 1v1. oldest grandmother present and Mrs. Monteith and Neville; who leave very J. Manning was the youngest grand, shortly for their new home in "Godo- mother present. rich. Mr. John Hartley has purchased During the eight years they have been in Clinton, Mr.. and Mrs. Mon- teith have taken a. very active'•part in the work of the chicon, lave held many 'Offices in the various organiz atiens, and will be greatly missed in the church life of St. Pauls. 'Rev. Mr. Moore occupied the chair and an address of appreciation and re- gret was read by Col, Rance and ack- nowledged by both Mr. and Mrs, Monteith. can behalf of.the!congregation, Mrs. J. D. Atkinson made the presenta- tion to Mrs. Monteith, of a,Winches- ter Cross in gold and a life -mem- bership in the Woman's Auxiliary and Mr. Monteith's• fellow warden, Mr. W. L. Johnson. presented hint with a ring and a Parker pen and pencil, while Miss Lois Draper, representing the Sunday School, gave Neville, a combined prayer and hymn book. V Transferred to. Niagara Falls Mr. J. G. McLay, foe the past five years accountant in the Royal Bank er Reported iFalls Mrs. William Rath's home en William street, and intends remodelling it. Mr. Fred 0. Ford has purchased the house on Whitehead street being va- cated; this week by Mr. H. M. Mon- teith and family. Miss Shirley Sutter, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. Sutter of town, left this week to traixi`as a nurse in Strat- ford General Hospital. Owing to Monday, September 7th, being Labor Day and a holiday we must ask our correspondents. and ad- vertisers to have all news items and changes in advertising in the New - Record office on Tuesday. Sgt. R. Douglas MacKenzie Missing Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacKenzie that their son, Sergeant R. Douglas MacKenzie, a gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force overseas is missing, believed killed during air operations. Douglas or 'Butch" as he was familiarly known had been in England for al - +post a year. "Butch" was one of the famous. Clinton Juvenile hookey champions and was a popular boy both at col- legiate and in the realm •of sports. He is his parents only son and he hasone sister, Helen, of the Bank of Montreal staff in town. The young gunner is the second man from Clinton to suffer death in the service of the King and Coun- try in this war. v of Canada here, ]las been advised of Clinton Sold, luta transfer b.. the -. _a-___ centre branch of the bank and expects Killed at Dieppe to take over his duties there on the Tommie Jago, aged 22, of the Can - 10th of September, Isis succeasor here adian Engineer Corps overseas was will be Mr. ' A. E. Douglas of the Dur- .reported yesterday. to his relatives. ham branch: here as missing, presumably killed in Mr and Mrs McLay will be great- action. ly missed here in social and. Touvnie is an adopted son of Mr. circles as well as a community wel- W. Jago, Clinton. The cablegram was fare and war service activities, in addressed to. Mrs Fred McCool, of which they have been untiring in ser- I near Blyth, Mr. Jago's daughter with vice. Mrs. MeLay will also be missed whonx he is now living. Tommie en- Masonic Lodge Resumes Activities Clinton Lodge A.F. and AM, No:. 84 resumed activities last Friday night after =inner vacation. The meeting was the first to be held under the ruling of the new Worshipful Master X. J. Agnew and, the second 'degree was conferred, one of the cane- didates'being a member: of the Royal: Canadian Air Force from Manitoba. A number of air force personnel were also present. There was also present a memberwho seldom has an opportunity to at- tend, He is Fred S101110.21, teacher at the •Canadian National Railway School Car at Gapreol. Mr. Sloman with his family has been spending the sum- mer vacation at his former home here and incidentally has done his bit in helping the farmers to harvest their I crops. His daughters Joan and tisbeth also served as farmerettcs. nrigagements Announced Mr. and. Mrs. William J. Falconer, Stanley Township, announce the en- gagement of their younger daughter !Kathleen Willona, . to Samuel E. Whitmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam- uel H. Whitmore of nickel -smith Township. The marriage -will take place quietly in September.,, The •engagement is announced of Lily Garrett, daughter of Mr, John Garrett and the late Mrs. Garrett of Londesboro, to Ernest 0. Noble, son of the late Mr and Mrs. James Noble of Blyth. The marriage will take place quietly in September. We have a complete line of these famous watch es for Men. They have all the features to be found in a fine timepiece. Call and see the many models -Shockproof, Dust - proof, Waterproof, Anti -Magnetic, Unbreakable Glass, •Luminous 24 Hour Dial -Large Sweep -second hand or. regular. Rolex prices from $32.75 Tax extra. Re'I1C0eInher Watch Repair is a Job for Experts. Our Work Assures' Your Satisfaction. . W.COUNTEb Counters fair Finer Jewellery for Over Half a I � Century in Huron County and long remembered as an entertain- !listed in February 1941. and went ing reader, in which connection her overseas in November. There is hope services were in great demand and that more mem-waging news may were generously and impartially giv- i reach. his friends since there is en en, element of indefiniteness in the re- v �.4rort. PERSONALS v Red Cross Frolic Friday Night The annual Red Gross Frolic, spon- sored by the Clinton Lions Club is being held tomorrow evening, Sep- tember 4th, on the main street There will be all kinds of games at which totry your luck, a dance in the town hall _ with music, by the R.A.F. or- chestra, and the draw for the prizes. now on display in the Agricultural of- fice window. First prize is a hand- some chair ,second a comforter, quilt- ed by the Evening Auxiliary then a hooked mat, end table, lamp, weir savings certificates, several other worthy prizes. Come and enjoy the fun by helping the Red Cross.. V Mrs. Stanley Brown of Detroit is 1�iIONGi THE CHURCHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Girls Club will meet at the home of Mrs Frank Mutch on Wed- nesday evening, September 9th. S. PAUL'S • The Friendship Club will hold its first September meeting on Wednes- day, September 9th, at the home of Mrs. J. 0. Shearer, High Street. All members are asked to be present. 7.30 p.m. Intercessory Service for 20 minutes. Thursday, Sept 3rd 10.15 a.rn. Sunday School 11.00 a.ni. Holy Communion: Sermon: The 2nd Commandment. Tuesday. Sept 8-2.30 p.m. Wo- men's Auxiliary to meet. BAPTIST' CRUMB The pastor expects to be present at the Sunday services an September 6. Sunday school meets at eleven o'clock Church worship service at seven. The sermon subject will be -"Learn ing from the Early Christians." WESLEY WILLIS Morning Worship 11 o'clock Subject "The Christian in a Warring World." In the evening our people are asked to attend the mass meeting for pray- er in Library Park. ONTARIO STREET CIIURCH 9.45 a.m. Turner's Church (Tuck ersmith) 10:00'<a.m. Clinton Sunday School. 11.00 a.m. Prayer for' the Nation Tuesday, 3 p.m. Women's Mission- ary Society. Wednesday, 8.00 P .m.(Sept. 9th) Fellowship and intercession, at On- tario Street Church. The members of Ontario Street 'Church choir; are asked to. be on hand Friday night at 7.45 for prac- tice. visiting Miss Marian Gibbings. Little Miss Elizabeth Cooper, of Tor- onto has been visiting her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Coop- er Cor the past week. .. V Council To Meet Coving to Mon`d'ay. September 7th, being Labor. Day ,and a holiday, the town council will meet Tuesday even- ing ,Septernler 8th in. the "eouriioil Chamber of the town hall at '7.30 p.m. uo At the July meeting of unerl the , town clerk, M. T." Cortese, was given permission to take holidays this year. Mr. Corless has been workingin some holidays by taking a daynow and again during his slack period in the Brucefield and Clinton Girl Reaches Britain to Plan C. W. A. C. - Major Sorby, the first Canadian. Women's 'Army Corps member to reach Britain, where she will organ- ize and complete plans for the coining of the first contingent of W.A C.'s is a'Brucefield girl, the former Alice Higgins. She is a daughter of the late Ben Higgins, for many years a well known resident of that village, where Miss Higgins was born and re- ceived her early education. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Higgins and fam- ily moved -to Clinton almost thirty years ago from Brucefield. Their daughter Alice, now Major Sorry. re- ceived, most of her education in Clin- ton schools. Several years ago Mr. Higgins died but Mrs. Higgins is now living in Whitby, Ontario. A cable from London last week gives the following story: "Major Alice Sorby, of Winnipeg, petite fair-haired and brown -eyed has arrived in London, hi the words of the Ministry of Information to "pave the way for the coming of the first contingent of the Canadian Women's Army Corps to Britain." "She has fulfilled her first task in such admirable fashion that the� ri s lehaki who will follow her have not a worry in the world. They will he the envy of every uniformed British girl in their smart tailored uniforans if they can handle themselves with lh genie facility. as Major Sot y. Upper School Results CLINTON COLLEGIATE' INSTITUTE Helen Bond - Eng. Comp.' 0, Eng. Lit. 0, Hist III, Georn I. Trig I111, Bot II, Zool II,Fr Auth C. Fr. Camp C. Gerald Clayton - Eng Comp 1', Eng. Lit 0, Alg III, Geom II, Trig C, Phys C, Chem III. Fr Auth 0, Fr. Comp 0, Wesley Ham - Bot 0, Zool III, Chem III ' Harry McEwan - Eng Comp 0, Alg 0, Phys O. Dorothy McIntyre - Eng Comp 0, Eng Lit II, Germ I, Trig I, Bot I, Zool I, Phys I. Chem I, Fr Auth II, Fr .Cornp IPL Erma Mair - Eng, Comp 0, Eng Lit 0, Zool C. Phyllis Manning- Eng Comp I, Eng Lit II, Hist I, Geom C, Trig IIL, Lat A.uth P, Lat Comp I, Pr Auth I, Fr Comp I. .Alpha Meyers -Eng Comp II, Bot 0, Zool 0, Fr. Auth II, Fr Comp III. Patricia Morrison -+ Eng Comp 0, Eng Lit 0, Hist 0, Geom 0, Bob II, Zool C, Fr. Auth O, Fr. Comp C. Maureen Merritt Eng Comp III, Eng Lit III Hist 0, Geom II, Trig 0, Lat Auth III, Lat Comp III, F"r Auth 0, Fr Comp C. Isabelle McGill - Hist C, Geom III. Robert Pollard - Eng Comp 0, Eng Lit 0, Geom II, Trig C, Bob III. Zool I, Phys III. Chem III. Wilma Radford - Eng Comp III, Eng Lit III, Hist III, Geom 0, Bot III Zool C, FtAuth 0, Fr. comp III. Bruce Roy - Eng Comp 0, Bot II, Zool II, Phys 0, Chem. C. Eunice Roy - Eng Comp III, Eng Lit III, Hist 0, Geom II, Trig 0, Bot II, 'Loot I, Fr. Auth C. Raymond; Snell - Eng Comp 0, Eng Lit 0, Alg III, Geom C, Trig 0, Plays C, Chem .II, Fr. Auth 0, William Sproat - Eng Comp III, Eng Lit 0, Alg 0, Geom I, Trig 0, Phys III, Chem G, Fr. Auth C, Fr Comp 0. Shirley Sutter - Eng Corp C, Hist III, Fr. Auth III, Fr. Comp IIL. Mary Torrance - Eng Comp T, Eng Lit 1, Hist 1, Geom III, Trig III, Lat Auth II, Lat Comp III, Fr Auth II, Fr. Comp II. Note - All pupils on Farm Service (Lower, Middle and Upper Schools) are required to submit a statement of employment signed by their employer. ,..,. .. brtnve,, rnv++a.Arwarme.+'+.WmmaN++.'.�.•_s.,0 3CLikiV A I \VHI4R.LAS .His Majesty on the advice of His Privy Council of Canada, has now set aside, Sunday, September 6th "1 42 as a National Day of Prayer and Dedication to National Service and Sacrifice on behalf of the cause undertaken by Canada, by the United Kingdom and, other Dominions of the British Commonwealth of Nations andi all those who are offering thein lives for our cease and for a speedy and favourable peace.: I THERFO'RE APPEAL to all the citizens to be at their religious place of worship on Sunday morning, September 6th, A union "service of all denominations will take place on the Lib- rary Park at 7 p.m.' (If weather unfavorable service will be held in Presbyterian church) This is in co-operation with the Ministerial Association and the R.A.F. School and detachment of the Air ror.•es will be present. , •madewelcome All the King's Forces and others wzll' be MAYOR A. J. McMURRAY God Save the King.