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The Clinton News Record, 1943-05-13, Page 3MUMS., MAY, 13, 1943 THE CLINTON`' NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 A damaged telephone may be hard or impossible to', replace repair parts are 'scarce and ,material for new equipment bas goneto war. So pleaseguard-your, pres- ent -telephone with extra'. care. Here, for instance, are six common causes of damage: THE HAPPENINGS IN CLINTON EARLY IN THE CENTURY Some Notes of The News in 1918 THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD MAZY 9th 1918 Rev. T. J. Snowden of Ailsa Craig, who last year sold his house on ,Rat- tenbury street to Mr. T. J. Watt, has pdrehased tthe resideilce of Mr4. Thos. Couch on Ontario street. Mrs. Couch will move to the house which Mr. Percy Couch oecupies and he in turn will move to the cottage now occupied by Mr. A. J Irwin, who will take the residence of Mr. D. G. Wheel- er, who is going to move back to Sarnia. A perefect mania for mov ing seems to have struck ,Clinton this spring.. Messrs H. Gould and W. T. O'Neil attended the I.O.O.F. district meeting in Seaforth on Tuesday as delegates from the local lodge. Messrs J. A. Sutter and G. E. Hall were also pre- sent and the latter was elected to the office of District Deputy Grand Mas- ter. SergtiMajor Thomas Morgan, who enlisted as a private with the 33rd. battalion and went overseas with the first draft from that battalion under Capt. Nelles of London in July 1915, has been created a Chevalier of Leo-. polde by the Belgian King for distin- guished service on the field. This is the second decoration young Morgan has received being awarded the D. C.M. several months ago. The new home over the week end ' and Miss decoration is in reality a knighthood Bessie Sloman of New York is also and was conferred by King Albert of home for a vacation. Belgium. Sergt. Morgan is a young Mrs. G. A. Bradshaw was in Toren - Englishman but had spent several to last week looking up a house and years in Canada and was well known will join her husband there very short - in Clinton and vicinty, having been ly and take up housekeeping, Mr. engaged for some time with Mr, Jam- Bradshaw having taken a position es Cornish. in the Queen City. Mrs. C. C. Rance; Toronto came up on Monday on account of the ill- ness of her brother, the late T. Jack - England, has taken the lower rank of son. Major and has gone to France to be Mrs. Warrner of Hamilton and her attached to the 19th Battalion. A cousin Miss Thompson of Brantford, younger brother, Lieut. E. H. Coop- are visiting at the home of the form- er, who has recently recovered from er's brother, Mr, W. J. Nediger. • a. severe illness, is now in the pay- llfr. S. T. Kempthori and two master's department in London, Eng- little ,sons, left on Monday morning land. to return to their home at Grandora, Sask., after an extended visit with Sergt. Frank Andrews, who enlist- the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. ed with the 161st battalion and who Doherty, has been in England eyer since they went over in the autumn of 1916, re- Mr. Dodds "Holloway, of the Soo, turned home Saturday morning. ' 'who• has been called to the.. colors, Miss Hattie Greig has taken a ;liosi- was home for.a few days. Kr. 'Hallo - ton in the office of Doherty's Pianos way. does : not have to. rdport until Ltd June, but will join up right away. 'Tlieaction'of the flood.` and ice' this Miss Beryl Cooper entertained. a y spring scooped out 'several feet of nmber,of her.. young friends on Fri-_ the "river bank on' the north side of daay evening fast, attire hering being. the first railwaybridge 'east of'Ciiii- semethin . in, nature of a farewell g ton opposite"'the residence of John the Normadie, Mr: Cooper • having to _ Ra'nsford. On' Monday "Thomas Judd decided • to move over to the Rat n observed'something sticking up which bury blouse. look to him like a 'deer's Born. He, At midnight on Thursday last, after after some trouble pried out a large but" a few clays' illness, John Govett tells horn, measuring 51 ,inches. in 13 inches in circumference at of Clin- an old and respected citizenlength ton, passed into the Great Beyond. the base, with four spikes the largest always bee an inch at least between lie was born in Yorkshire, England, of which was 21 inches in length and the radio cabinet and the wall., 6 inches in circumference. It would be very interesting to know what time has elapsed since this 'enormous antler shed at that spot, now covered with six to seven feet of superincum- bent soil. Miss :Mamie Hall commenced on Thursday morning as the new Junior at the Royal Bank. When the present Century Was Young THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD MAY 7th, 1903 Mr. Charles Milne, who has been mine host of the Queens hotel for the past sixteen years, with a short inter- val, -has nter-val,-has dented the house and leaves with Mrs Milne in a couple of weeks for the: west. En route they will spend a short time in Detroit and vis- it their son; Dr. Milne of near Jack- son Mich., The new proprietor is Mr. Perkins of the Hotel Clarendon who is well and favorably known locally, and to•the travelling public. The Auburn 'Mills owned by Cullis Brothers went up in smoke at an early hour. Tuesday morning, the fire malt ing a complete clean out. Mr. George East.has taken a posi- tion as clerk at the Commercial Ho- tel. Mr. C. Hoare has sold pianos to Mr. Jahn Harland and Mr. W. Q. Phillips. Mr. Harry Brewer son of Manager H. C. Brewer of the 'Molsons Bank, leaves for Manitoba tomorrow where he will join a surveying party for the summer, Harry's Health has been poor for several months and he hopes the outing will improve it. Mr. Walter Coats left on Monday for Collingwood where he will act as steward on the tug Challenge. That he will "feed, the brutes" well goep without saying. Mr. W. Newcombe was .in Petrolia yesterday attending the wedding of Mr. James McRae. Miss 'Emma Colclough has returned to town after spending a few days at her home near Holmesville. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Lewis were guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Twitchell, this week while on their way from Listowel to Hen- sall where they intend to reside. Miss Rose Donnell has returned from spending a few days at her home in Goderich township. Mrs Thomas Stinson and a couple of lady •friends of Bayfield were in Clinton on Tuesday. Mr. R. 13. Higgins of Brucefield was in town Monday and Mr. D. Mc- Naughton on• Wednesday. Mr. W. C. McNaughton has accep- seventy-seven years ago but he came ted a position in Cornwall where he Why Meat is Rationed When Canadians are convinced that the .rationing of any „commodity is necessary; that the plan adopted is the best that can be devised,: and that. it will be fairly and equitably ad- ministered, they will accept it without complaint. The important thing is to give them the facts; to tell them honestly and frankly, the reasons why. Meat rationing has become neces- sary for several important reasons. First, Great Britain now has to depend more and more upon Canada for meat supplies sufficient to main- tain even the present low ration rate in effect there. More than 40 per cent of all meat produced in Canada must now go overseas. • Second, the allowances to our arm- ed forces, at homeand abroad, must be maintained. Sharp emphasis is thrown, upon this urgent need by the imminence of a second front, when: meat resources will be .drawn upon more heavily than ever, tofeed those who fight to keep the war from our shores. Third, rationing will prevent to a great extent, the recurrence of the local meat shortages which developed in many parts •of Canada last year, Fourth, coupon rationing the most satisfactory means yet devised of as- suring •a fair and equitable distri- bution of the meat supj'rlies that will remain for the use of our people at to Canada when quite young The has been for the past week or so. family first settled in Mariposa town- Mr. Herbert 11. Johnston, who has ship where they farmed and continu. been in Hanover for a couple of years ed to reside for many years. It is, past, was in town on ,Thursday on however, nearly forty years since. his way to visit his old home on the Mr. Govett and his wife came up to: Sauble Line near Bayfield. He pur- Clinton and this town has ever since poses going to Kincardine where he continued to be his home. The de- has secured a situation. ceased was twice married his second Hullett township news: Miss . E. wife, who was formerly Mrs. Young, Carter h ayt dress -maker o of n with Clinton.s surviving him. M. Thomas Jackson, one of Clinton's Thomas Cole had a small bee moving. best known and best liked citizens and jacking up his barn last week died on Tuesday afternoon. He bad John Nott left on Monday to accept not been in good health for some time. a position on the 'railroad at London. Born in Clinton and educated here, Thomas Nott of Algoma called on "Tom" Jackson, as he was familiarly' relatives and friends in Hullett last known to all his friends, had never 'Week. S. McCool has had a hydraulic lived anywhere else. ram placed in his spring to force the water to his house and barn. R. Car- ter has purchased a Kemp Manure THE CLINTON NEW ERA Spreader and has found it to work splendidly. MAY 9th 191.8 Mrs. Thomas Courtice of Port Misses Winnie Hunt and Emma Perry visited friends in this`neigh- Connell, who have just finished a borhood this week. the School of Commerce Miss Rose Wright. spent last week course athave gone to Toronto to accept poli- the guest of her brother Dave and tions. Mr. 3. Rapson of near Summerhill. Mr. Levi Stong returned to New- Miss Aggie Wiltse has been visiting' market last week after spending a in Toronto. fortnight With his wife and daugh- _ y ter in town. KBO,,e `PM GOING Miss Lottie Sloman of Toronto was And just ust one ad won't do it all You've ,got to keep 'em going, One word won't tell you very much, You've got to keep on .talking; , One step won't take you very far, You've got to •keep on walking; One inch won't make you very tall, You've got to keep on growing. THE VISION SPLENDID Our birth`, is but a sleep and a for- getting: y' The. Soul that rises with us, our life's star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is our home; Heaven lies about us in our infanoyl Shades of the prison -house begin to close Upon the growing Boy, But he beholds the light,and whence it flows, He sees it in his joy; The Youth, who daily farther from the east, Must travel, still in Nature's Priest. And by the vision splendid Is on his way attended. William Wordsworth Do not place your radio With its back flat against the wall. Free circulation of air is 'required to pre- vent tubes, transformers and resisters from over -heating. There should home. Metal Stamps For Carcasses Compulsory stamping of the car- casses of livestock slaughtered by hol- ders of slaughter permits will become effective at a date soon to be -an- nounced, officials of the Wartime Pri- ces and Trade Board Foods Adimini- stration announce. The stamping is to be done with metal stamps and will be forwarded with full instructions to each permit holder. It will designate beef qual- ities and show that all meat so mar- ked has come from licensed slaught- erers. It will be illegal to sell quar- ters and wholesale cuts of unstamp- ed meat. Pending complete arrangements for the stamping, permit holders are re- quired only to fill out . and return agreement forms which have been sent to them.. v Retail Ceiling Price in New Potatoes Retail ceiling prices on new pota- toes which will appear on Canadian markets shortly are established in the Wartime Prices and Trade Board or- der effective today. The maximum price at any place in Canada is five and one half cents per pound during May and five cents per pound in June, July and August. These maximum prices are in keeping with the board's policy of maintaining ceiling prices in Canada and apply to both imported and Can- adian -grown new potatoes. V Butchers Have Role in Success of Plan The merchants in Canada who sell meat will be a factor in the success of the forthcoming rationing plap ac- cording to Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials.' The butcher who sells meat and collects coupons should know all the answers and be in a po- sition to help housewives figure out the ration system it was emphasized. In stores selling other commodities t will mean double the number of coupons to collect every week. For retailers, dealing entirely in meat, meat rationing will be their first experience in handling ration coupons. To assist both the butcher and the consumer, charts are now being pre- pared by meat experts which will be distribt;ted in advance of the ra- tioning date to every store in Can- ada handling meat. The charts will show exactly, how much of every out of rationed meat a weekly coupon is worth. It gives theanswers and the butcher will be expected to apply the theory of the chart to the meat sold •n his store. The butcher is the man who knows how useful the unrationed meats can be too, and will be able to make suggestions to his customers regard- ing the, use of "fancy" meats, fish and poultry as "off -the ration" foods Wholesale meat salesmen, commer- cial travellers, nutritionists, home ec- nonomists, the press, radio and mov- ies, will all be helping explain meat rationing during the next few weeks. V' Lieut.- Col. John A. Cooper, who recruited the Canadian Buffs, a Tor- onto battalion, and took them to THE STORY BEHIND MEAT RATIONING Food is a weapon of war, and we must share our supplies with those who. are fighting to keep the war from our shores. After all special wartime demands are taken care of, only one half of the meat produced in Canada will be available for ordinary domestic consumption at home.. Meat supplies for our Armed Forces must be ' maintained at all costs. Great Britain has to depend more and more on Canada for supplies to maintain even its present low ration ram of 28 cents worth of meat per person, per week. SA Mts. itil& Since the war started the 'consumption of meat by civilians has increased in Canada. Great defense projects such as the Alcan Highway and : the Shipshaw Power Develop- ment have created new and large demands for meat in areas where practically no demand existed before. Canned meat is required in large quantities by the Red Cross to send to our boys who are prisoners of war, ..- Places like Newfoundland and the West Indies, which previously secured their meat from other sources—must now depend to a great extent on Canada. The many extra ships of the United Nations now calling at Canadian ports, must be furnished with meat. RATIONING 1$ INTELLIGENT FORESIGHT— INTELLIGENT PLANNING Coupon rationing is the only way ofensuring equal sharing of the meat available for civilian consumption in Canada. Those with lots of money will not get more than their share—and those with less money will be assured of getting. their fair share. Rationing will help prevent local neat shortages such as occurred last year from becoming 'widespread and continuous throughout the whole Dominion. The incentive for panic -buying which empties butcher shops early in the day, will be eliminated. , THE MEAT RATION WILL BE AMPLE FOR HEALTH AND NUTRITION Fortunately, our meat production in Canada has increased. So, although only half our production will be available for civilian use, it wil mean a reduction of only. about 15% to 20% in the average household consumption. The proposed ration of 2 lbs. (carcass weight) per person, per week, has been approved by the country's leading food and nutrition authorities, as ample for the health and nutrition standards of everyone -regardless of age or occupation, DATES AND OTHER DETAILS REGARDING MEAT RATIONING—SOON TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN CANADA— WILL. BE ANNOUNCED LATER RTI:ME PR:ICLS.,.a'AND TRADE BOARD and other naturel causes, whereas cause in a few hours losses which Former Kipped Boy some five thousand were the result of may not be replaced in a century. human carelessness. Not only are the trees in the parks a is Weather Forecaster Every fire that takes. men away joy and inspiration, but they afford from essential war jobs, in order to sanctuary for many forms of wild life fight it, delays production. With the that add beauty and interest to these Fire Prevention a Patriotic Necessity present labor shortage fire fighters public playgrounds. can be obtained only by robbing in- So whether in the parks, or in oth dustries, er forest areas let the watchword this Canada's fire protection service has year be, "No Help to. Hitler Through been seriously depleted because of the Carelessness." drain of trained men to the Armed .-V Forces and essential war industries. In towns and villages near wooded Canadian Farmers on areas where fire fighters are usually The advent of warm spring weath- er each year brings danger of forest fires. The dead grass and leaves which came into view with the de- parture of the winter's snow dry out rapidly, and except fefr brief periods after rain, remain in a highly inflam- mable state;until the new ground veg itation develops and the forests ac- quire their canopy of green leaves. Every spring forest fires spread over large areas at this season. Records show that for the ten year period 1932 -41 more than 80' per cent of forest fires in Canada were started by human agencies. In other words only about one thousand fires were started annually by lightning recruited there is a, definite manpow- er shortage. It will be necessary, therefore, to depend upon the older men and women to fight fire, for even the 16 and 19 year olds are now being called to war work on farms and in factories, where they are ur- gently needed. woods, in how much meat farmers slough• and every one who goes into the woods ter and cu Every. one living neon theg re at home for their o • for any purpose, can, by observing er their:neighbor's consumption.Lo- simple rules of caution, render service cal Ration Boards rely on the f ir,rl- by preventing fires from starting. er's honesty in registering extra cou- These rules include: Never drop light- pons and the names of members of his ed matches or throw them down along local "Beef Ring." the road or out of a car; never leave- Details of the meat rationing plan. burnt cigars, cigarettes, or pipe ashes as it affects farmers have not e where they may set fire to inflam- been released, but it is known that mable material; never set fires to desk land of bush or for other pur- poses except with adequate' protec- tion and in accordance with regula- tions. Never leave a campfire until it is dead out, The war is making great demands on Canada's forest products and care- lessness which results in their de- struction is of, direct benefit to the enemy. It may be quite unintentional but it helps him just the same. Aside from the important need of. forest products for war ,purposes, they will be in great demand in the period of reconstruction after peace returns. The recreational and aesthe- success of the plan depends on the tic values, of the forest are also of farmer himself, and the voluntary national importance. Fires in national provincial, or imuuicipal parks or in other areas devoted to recreation, can Honour System Mr. Clarence S. McLean, who has been assistant meteorologist .at Cen- tralia airport, has been appointed me- teorologist eteorologist in charge with two as- sistants. Seven airwomen are also em- ployed in taking observations and plotting weather maps for the Amer- ican continent from which the meteor-• ologist does his forecasting. Mr. McLean, who was granted leave of absence for the duration from the actuarial department of the London. Canadian farmers were put on the Life Insurance Co„ completed the.. "honor system" when butter rationing four months meteorological course .at• went into effect,and a similar system the University of Toronto last Dec - will be used for meat rationing enember and has since been connected farms, according to the Wartnne with the Centralia airport. The met- Prices and Trade. Board. eorologist is indispensable to the flier There is no accurate way of cheek- both in wartiine,;and peacetime activ- ity. IIe is the man who is responsible forthe forecasting of winds at various levels, different types. and heights of clouds, icing conditions, etc., or wea- ther conditions' in general, without a forecast of which no plane 1's allow- ed to leave the ground. During unfliable weather it is the forecaster's job to determine when conditions will be fliaile, or when it not proposed to put burdensome weathers conditions are 2liable the restrictions on the slaughter of live- forecastermust be able to givean. stock by farmers for their own use. , indication chow long such conditions The Government is appealing most will remain. This information enables earnestly, however, to all farmers the instructors to plan their time, and who slaughter their own meat to live the students accordingly, it also en - well within the , spirit of the ration. abler the officers in charge of the That is, they are asked to cut down serv,icrng of the planes to determine, consumption of meat by 15 to 20 per the number needed and when they cent this year, as are all rationed should be ready. consumers elsewhere, effieials said. .. Mr. McrLean attended Seaforth 061 - In order to control the supply of legiate Institute and is an honor gra- meat entering into channels of trade, duate in mathematics and physics of there will be restrictions on the right the University of Western Ontario• of farmers and of other persons to slaughter for sale but, much of the Army uniforms can now be turned' out in Canada at the amazing rate of one every eiglit seconds. Your X100 Victory . Bond will. pay for nine oft them. cooperation he gives in marketing his livestock through regular channels of trade.