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The Clinton News Record, 1943-04-22, Page 1T Clinton News -Record Est. 1878 NO. 6141-64tl YEAR With Whichi ewsagi Incorporated The Clinton New Era CLINTON ONTARIO. THl rRS1)A Y . APRIL 22, 1943 r-----11ellyar The Jeweller. HAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. A SHIPMENT OP SILVERWARE CONSISTING OF TEA SETS, DESSERT SETS, CASSEROLE'S, ETC. ALSO A NEW STOCK 'OF BULOVA & WESTFIELD WATCHES THE ABOVE GOOD'S ARE UP-TO-DATE IN swum, AND THE PRICE AND QUALITY S'AMEI AS FORMERLY W. H. HELL LAR JEWELLER & ,OPTOMETERIST CLINTON 17- GLOVES Come Us To For Fine Gloves. PIGTEX - Made in England, At- tractive Outsewn' Seams Price ... $2.50 • DOESKIN - Canadian Made. Washable, White and Natural. Price . ... $1.95 FABRIC Canadian Made, Plain, or Outsewn Seams Variety of Colors. Price ... $1.00 to $1.50 R._VI—IRWIN REGISTERED Blue -144 5 $37 0 giquisiter fashioned yr= • dhreo diamondat Smart "mower' soainjt . Medan in design .. rich in twenty . it's as illustrated.. BLUEBIRD Styled to match the strik- ing Beauty of Spring Flowers Nimigammiso There is a perfect Blue- bird Diamond Ring to meet every choiljee 1 There is a Bluebird Wed- ding Ring designed to per- • fectly match every Blue- bird Diamond Ring. She'll t4dot;i1Wa + B1:,UEBIRD• An out- standing Eealuc 11 from ow diaot- ate. /. end aoueat opt,•. 3 diamond., Registered and Insured Free of Charge For Your Protection GUARANTEED. PERFECT Subject to Government J Purchase Tax eccord.. The New Era Est. 1867 THE HOME PAPER $114,000 Victory Loan ---Clinton Should Put it Over the To Hon. Chairman: Warden Benson W. Tuckey, Flxetar. Chairman, A. J. McMurray, Clinton Vice-chairmen: Robert Bowman, Dr. A. R. Campbell, James Kinkead, Ross Scott, V. D. Falconer, 11. C. Mac- Lean, Organizer, H. J. Vandewater, As- s't Organizer, J. A. Lmnsden, Seere- tart', Miss L F. D Connor. Divisional Organizer, J. L. Graham. Agricultural Sales Section, W. L. Whyte, J. C.' Shearer. Payroll Sav- ings Section, Chairman, W. G. At- tridge, Special Names Section, :•chair- man, G. L. Partons, Administration, Section,' 'Chairman, A.. H. Erskine, Public Relations section, chairman, C. K. Saunders. Township Chairmen: Ashfield, Alex F. McDonald; 'Colborne, Franlc Mall - wain; Goderich, Rev. Wilbur. Rogers;, Grey, Russell Knight;. Hay East and Hensall, L. Mickle; Hay West and Zurich„ A. Kalbfleisch; Myrick, K. J. Heuston; Hullett, Ross McGregor; Morris, Cecil Wheeler; McKillop, Jas. ' M. Scott; Stanley, John McAsh; Ste- phen, H. K. E.ilber; Tuckersmith, E. Chesney; Turnberry, Benson Cruick- shank; .Usborne, Fred Dawson; Wa- wanosh East, D. Beecroft; Wawan osh West, Thomas Webster; Towns and villages, chairmen: Clin- ton, A. Knight; Goderich, G. L. Par-' Colborne, $64,00. sons; Seaforth, M. A. Reid; Wing -1 ham, • Frank R Howson, Blyth, L Hillborn, Brussels, Robert Bowman,. Exeter, R. N. Creech. The Fourth Victory Loan Quota for—Clinton, $1'74,00; Stanley, $99,- 000; Goderich Township, $82,000; Hul- lett, $100,000; Tuckersmith, $100,000•, RED CROSS NOTES Following is stewing report for March, Clinton Branch: 7 baby's bonnets; 16 pair baby's bootees; 5 baby's jackets; 1 pair wo men's knickers size 44; 40 girl's coats size 6; 35 women's slips size 42. A total of 103 articles completed and shipped in March. Goderich Township S.S. No. 4: 18 pair women's knickers size 44. Holmesville: 2 pair shorts, size 8; 2 blouses, size 8; 4 pair shorts, size 2; 4 blouses, size 2. Summerhill: 49 blouses size 6; 24 skirts size 6. Goderich Township, south end: 20 boys pyjamas size 4; 20 girl's pantie dresses size 4; 120 diapers, 60 sani- tary napkins. The following knitted articles com- pleted and shipped in March. Clinton Branch: Seamen's: 10 T. N. Sweaters; 5 Tuck -ins; 5 aero caps; 11 pair socks; 5 pair mitts. Airforce: 4 long sleeve sweaters airforce; 2 T.N. sweaters, airforce; 4 pair gloves; 3 ribbed hel- mets; 5 tuck -ins. British Civilian: Ladies, 3 ladies' sweaters; 3 girls' sweaters size 8; Boys, 1 boy's sweat- ers size 10; 1 boys' sweater size 14; 1boy's sweater size 12; Non quota, 4 pair seamen's long stockings. 10 ening Auxiliary: 7 Tuck -ins navy; 4 T. N. sweaters; 2 pair navy socks. Goderich Township south end. 2 girl's sweaters, size 10;2 girls' sweat- ers size 14; 1 girls' sweater size 12; 2 boys' sweaters size 14; 4 ladies' sweaters; 1 man's T. N. sweater; 2 ribbed helmets, airforce; 3 pair gloves airforce; 2 pair men's socks.. London Road, 2 girls sweaters, size 10; 2 girls' sweaters size 14. Letters of appreciation for gifts at Christmas or for enlistment gifts were received from the following: Kelso s;e so Streets; Bill Finch; Ross Finch; Harry Tideswell; John Elliott; Don Hanley, Mary Gaydon, Madelon Haw- kins; Lorne Brown, George Rumball; Newman Paterson, Frank McEwan; R. McCabe. V MILITARY NEWS Among the recent enlistments in the Canadian Active Army at London is E. R. Johnston of Bayfield. Ordinary Seaman Clarence Neilans of Halifax is home on a two weeks fur- lough: ;Bombardier George Campbell and Gunner Robert Campbell of the R. `C. A. at Pettawawa ' Military Camp are on leave ajid are visiting at their home in town.: Cameron Proctor and Lloyd Ful- ford, C.C.I. students leave on May 3 and May 6 respectively for the air force, having• been accepted seine few months ago, but were allowed to finish their schooling. Cameron is the son of Mrs. Procter of town and Mr. A. Proctor of London and will be greatly missed in the school activities. Lloyd is ,the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fulord of town and took a pro- minent part in the school sports. At the annual At Home last Friday night they were presented with money belts by Charles Thompson on behalf of the C.C.T. students and Keith Jenks read the address. A. C. Gerald Fremlin of the R.C.A. F. at Jarvis spent a few days in town last week with his .parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fremlin. Pte. Arthur Aiken of. the Scots Fusiliers at Niagara -on -the -Lake was on leave last week and visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Aiken. SISgt Hugh Hawkins of the Can, adian Army Trades School at Hamil- ton was a week end2-yisitor,at his Home in town. LAC Laurie Colquhoun of the R.C. A.F. at Centralia spent a thrcie days leave at his .home in town. A.C. Gordon Herman of the R.C. A.F. at St. Thomas was .a weekend visitor with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Herman. Sgt. Clarence Rozell of Chatham, spent the week end at his home in town. Among the recent enlistments in the Royal Canadian Ai • Force n r at London is Mervin Isaac Nott, R.R. No. 4 Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hanley have re- ceived this notice of their son, L.A.C. Murray Hanley; of the R.C.A.F., Syd- ney, N.S. L.A.C. Hanley, R. R. M. R116634 M.T. Section. R.C.A.F., Sydney, N.S. This is to advise that your work on the llth of April, 1943 in thedrive ing of your M. T. vehicle to the scene of an aircraft crash at Mabou, N. S., was exceptionallywell carried out and you are therefore commended for this fine piece of work. . C. J. McKenzie, SQL. For C. O., R.C.A.F. Sydney, N.S. Col. Drew Visits . Clinton Colonel George Drew paid a visit to Clinton Tuesday afternoon and from 2 to 4 o'clock met a number of citizens of. Clinton and.district. He was accom- panied by Dr. Taylor of Dashwood, a former Conservative ':party candidate for the Legislatyrre for South Huron. Col. Drew spoke about food, produc- tion as it is carried out in England, describing their system as being 100 per cent, efficient. He stated that acreage of crops had been increased from 12 million acres during the first year of the war to 19 million in 1942, notwithstanding that much of the choicest acreage is being used for aviation bases and other war purpos- V Holiday Hours. At The Post Office The wicket in the Post Office will be open from 11 to 11.30 a.m. Fri- day April 23rd, and from 2 to 2.30 p.m. for the convenience of the pub- lic. There will also be .one collection of the mail boxes at 8 o'clock in the evening. These are the usual holiday hours. LIONS CLUB MEETING PURCHASING $500 BOND At the regular meeting of the local Lions Club held in the Parish Hall, Lion Ken Waters was in the chair and Mack. McDonald of the Customs De- partment was at the piano. The min• utes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Mr. James Shear- er, chairman of the 'Annual Frolic gave his report and the frolic this year will be held about the middle of June, Lion Frank Fingland introduced the guest speaker, Mr. George I3. Jef- ferson, who spoke on the Fourth Vic- tory Loan and as usual was very good. The mayor of Burlington, Lion Gordon Blair was present and gave a short address. Lion Nick Whyte spoke briefly on food production. Lion Fred Ford reported on the Victory Gardens, the Club having pledged themselves to look after eight acres. Mayor Blair drew the lucky ticket for War Savings Certificates, it going to Lion Doug. Bali. The Club have decid- ed to buy a $500 Vietory Bond. V THE ARMY CONVOY Recruiting for' the reserve army here has been stepped up in the past two weeks under the direction of re- cruiting chairman, Pte. Ken G. Wat- ers, and his assistants, Ptes. James Ohowen and George Walker. On Sat -1 urday a spectacular demonstration of Canadian Reserve .Army equipment took place here in aid of the present; drive. The display included tanks, Bren gun •carriers, motor transport trucks, motorcycles and infantry wea- pons, 25 motor vehicles in all, with their complement of men and non -1 commissioned officers under coin- mand of Major Donald Jenkins, Mili- I tory District No. 1 London. The outfit arrived here about 2 p.m. and formed a circle in the area fronting the post office. A loudspeak- er was set up and- a full description of the various units andexplanation of their purpose was given. A. large crowd of people from the district in town for their Saturday afternoon shopping saw the display. From .here the convoy went on to Goderich and' Kincardine and on. Sunday morning came back through this way. Among . the new recruits are Mur- ray East, Honer Andrews, Dr. George Elliott; John Ellison, E. Bis - beck and Frank McDonald. .A. number of others, including younger business men, have decided to join the reserve force, but havo not yet signed up. Presentations Feature of C.C.I. At Home Easter bunnies, chickens and carts filled with eggs in assorted colors drawn by chickens, decorated the walls of the O.C.I. auditorium for their At Home last Friday evening. Yellow, and mauve streamers decorated the back of the hall and each side of the stage. Dancing was enjoyed to the mu- sic of Alf Tibbs and his band from London. The crowd was not as large as usual but the evening was a success. The ladies" in their long dresses of all shades, mingling with the different uniforms, which were well represen- ted and the darker colored men's suits made a pretty sight: Lunch was ser- ved in the gymnasium and was pre- pared by members of the staff and students. One of thefeatures of the even- ing was the presentation of money belts to Cameron Proctor and Lloyd Fulford, students, who are leaving almost immediately for the air force. Charles Thompson made the presen- d-'drtations and Keith Jenks read the ad,- 'dress ess on behalf of the school. Wing Commander Leaves Observes 80th Birthday Mfs. Isabella Tanney, quietly 'ob- served ob-served her 80th. birthday on Sat- urday April 17th. She is a well- known and highly esteemed resident of Fulton street and is still active and in full possession of her fac- ulties. Formerly IIsabella Leeming, she was born in Lancashire, England in 1863, and when but three years of age came to Canada with her parents. Relating the particulars of the ocean voyage as told by her father, she tells that it was a very rough voyage and they were three months.' crossing] the ocean in a sailing vessel. She was twice married, and by' her first marriage she had a family of, two sons and two daughters. They are Alexander Butler, Goderich, and John R. Butler, Clinton, both veterans of the First Great War. Mrs. Daniel Cook, Clinton and Miss Mary Butler Stratford. There are nine grandchil- dren and one great grandchild. May we make a camparison? A new transatlantic air record of 12 hours 57 minutes has been established by a Transport Command aircraft flying from Canada to England it was re ported Tuesday. Eighty years ago took a sailing vessel thirteen week to cross the Atlantic' and today i takes an airplane not quite thirteen hours V Nominated in Huron -Bruce R. A. F. Station A farewell meeting of. the Mayor and members of council and business- men of the town was held Wednes- day morning in the council chambers for Wing Commander. Cocke,. ,Commanding R.A.F. Station, Clinton, ;Wing Commander. Cocks expects to return to England and his place will be filled by Wing Commander J. C. Martin. Royal Air Force Station, Clinton Ontario. 9111 Air 21st April, 1048 My Dear Mr. Mayor, I'am shortly relinquishing the com- mand of the R.A.F. Station in Clin- ton, and I would axle you to be kind enough to have this letter .published in the Town paper iinorder that I may be able to convey to the whole con 1 munity my thanks and appreciation of the help given and of the many kind. nesses shown to the Officers and 'nen of this Station during the period of I my Command, which has extended now 1 to close on two years. In this connection, I wish to refer to the various oecasions when you and the members of your Mayorial par- lour have helped us by virtue of your Governinental status, The Ministerial Council in Town were most generous with their ser- vices in the early opening -up period, and the Station personnel have inch appreciated the fire -side hospitality which has been extended to them ev- er since. The various Clubs and Organize- ' -Lions rganize-'tions in town have frequently pro- vided entertainment for the men, who have also . foundthat the townsfolk have been only too willing to give us and all new arrivals a real home wel- come. In the course of two years, it is in- evitable that a number of the perm- anent staff R.A.F. personnel sent out here from the Old. Country have left the station, andto my personal know- ledge, they have mostly been extrem- ely/sorry to leave the district. Now it is my turn to be leaving, Mr. Mayor along with others, and al. though I "am sorry in many ways to be going, especially having seen the Station develop from the farm, there is no denying that "there's no place like home". I shall take away with me many happy recollections of Cana- da and of the many Canadian friends. I have met in this district. My hitherto Chief Instructor, Wing Commander J. C. Martin, will be talc= ing my place as Command ng Officer, and have every reason to be confident -'that the co-operative and friendly re- . lotions between Station and Town will continue.' 11 Yours Very Sincerely,'' • A.H.W.J. Cocks. e' Wing Commander, Commanding R.A.F. Station, Clinton', Ont. AMONG THE CHURCHES St. Paul's Church Maundy Thursday -Liter -church Service in the Presbyterian Church our service cancelled in favour of the above. Good Friday service at 10.30 a.m. Processional Hymn 545 There is a Green Hill far away. Devotional Preparational for Eas- ter Day. Hymn Glory be to Jesus. Sermon by' Rev. D. Lane. Offertory for the Conversion of the Jews. Recessional Hymn, 767 Beneath the Cross of Jesus. Wednesday after Easter 7:00 p.m. the Board of Management meets. Thursday, • 8 p.m. Chancel Guild meeting its Owen Memorial Hall. Guest speaker, Mrs. Cooker, topic, °Present Day England." Ontario Street United Church • The W. M. S. of Ontario St. March will hold its Easter Thank offering meeting: on Tuesday, April 27th at 8 p.m, in the school room of the church. The Girl's Club is providing the program and a full attendance is an- ticipated. Wesley. Willis United Church The Young People's Union of Wes- ley -Willis United Church extends to all Young People a cordial invitation to attend their Easter Sunrise Ser- vice on Easter Sunday' at 8.00 'a.m. The speaker far the occasion will be Sqd. Ldr. W. Scott Morton, Padre of R.A.F. Station Clinton. Breakfast will be supplied for all by Wesley -Willis, Y. P. U. in the Church Hall at the close of service. The Easter thank offering meeting of Wesley Willis W.M.S. Will take the form of a Family Party. The Societies taking part will be the Even ing Auxiliary. The W.M.S. the Mis - sion Band and the C.G•LT. group rt The Explorers group and the Baby s Band. This interesting meeting wil t be held on Tuesday April' 27th a 8 p n1• in theschoolroom of th church. Reference: JOHN W. HANNA A life-long resident and one of the leading merchants of Wingham, was chosen the standard bearer at the Pro- gressive Conservative Convention far the riding of Huron -Bruce held in Wingham Tuesday evening. There were two nominations, the other being R. W. Norman Wade of Howie]; who withdrew. E. Hartwell Strong was also nominated but withdrew his name on the floor of the convention. •V Engagement Announced Mr.' and Mrs. • J. Harold 'Phillips' of Blyth, announce the engagement of their daughter, Doreen Lucille, to John William Medd, son of Mr. and Mrs. James. E. Medd, of Hullett township. The marriage will take place in Sep- tember. LITTLE LOCALS, Miss .Audrey Colquhoun has ac- cepted a position with the Bell Tele- phone Company and on Monday left for Goderich where she will train as an operator. The Weatherman has done most of the April fooling this year. The next regular meeting of the Huron L.O.B.A., 377 will be held, on Tuesday, April 27. The meeting will cmmence at 6 p.m. with a pot luck: supper. A11 members are requested. to be present. V , C.U. 41 815 Mr. William Middleton of Goderich Township on Wednesday brought into the office the foot and leg band of a pigeon. The bird had apparently been killed the night before in bis barn: On the leg• band was the following C.U. 41 815. The owner .may have the band upon enquiry at this office. V Arranging .Easter Tea Arrangements have been made by the Empire Service Club of Goderich to entertain the airmen at Sky Har- bor, Port Albert and Clinton stations and other visiting airmen or soldiers ' or sailors at ati Easter tea next Sun- day afternoon. Miss Josie Saunders will be in charge. CONSTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dexter visited with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cuningham of Auburn on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and Ronnie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Godkin. Miss Donelda Adams of Clinton: spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Adams. Mr. Lorne Lawson spent a few days in Toronto last week on Radio buai-• ness. Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson visited with Mr .and Mrs. John Carter on Sunday. Mr. Cleve Carter of Toronto spent the week end with Mrs. Carter and Mr. and Mrs. John Carter. Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson and Mrs. Geo. Leitch were in Stratford: on. Saturday.