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The Clinton News Record, 1940-01-04, Page 1ke Clinton The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated .. The NO. 5969. 60th YEAR CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, We do :nothing. for nothing . $UT WE GUARANTEE YOU SATISFACTION IN OUR REPAIR -OR THERE IS NOTHING TO PAY That is the basis upon which we accept your work. The basis on which we solicit all sorts of repair work- If it is "fixable" we can fix it and we will fix it. If it isn't we will tell you so, and there the matter ends. .. WHAT HAVE YOU THAT NEEDS OUR ATTENTION? W. H. HELLYAR Jeweler and Optometrist Residence Phone 174j 11 FAnnual January Clearanee Sale of Odds and Ends Throughout the Store. You Have Taken Advantage of these Sales before and will.. Appreciate the great saving to you. REMNANTS We have a table of them which is sure to be of interest to you. IRWIN'S FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE II NORMAN'S We sincerely thank the people of Clinton and surrounding country for the confidence they have placed in us during the past year. We enjoyed serving you and assure you that we will continue to give your requirements the greatest care and protection during the present year. Many receive gifts of money for Christmas so that they may buy whatever they want. May we suggest a watch, a locket or a ring or some other piece of jewellery that will last throughout the years to come. We have several lovely Mantle and Kitchen clocks we are offering at real bargain prices for the home. Also Chests of Silver at money -saving prices as well as many other lines. Give us a call and inspect our stock for bargains. Remember. WATCH REPAIR is a job for experts. Our work assures your satisfaction. . .�.N'S NOR". "Counter's for Finer Jewellery for over Half a Century in Huron County" Clinton .New Era The New Era Est. 1867 JANUARY 4. 1940 THE HOME PAPEI1 Council Holds Final Mie# ng Clean up 1939 Btrsiiiess /The members of the 1939 council held the final meeting ors Tuesday evening, all members preset* with the exception of councillor Livermor! The minutes' of the December 4th meeting and statutory meeting on December 15th were read and adopted without comment. At the latter meet- ing the list of unpaid taxes amount - mg in round figures to $4,000 was read and the trea'surer's report ac - Relief W. M. Aiken, relief for anonth City of Stratford, -relief re: J. Brennan Cemetery. M. McEwan, salary 1 Dry Earth Closet A. Fulford, salary .1 Salaries A. E. Fremlin, •salary 141.37 3.21 50.00 60.00 65.00 cepted. A motion was also passed D. Elliott, salary 50.00 to tranfer from sinking fund surplus D. Elliott, extra services 10.00 $3,000 to current account. R. E. Manning, salary ....... 58.33 T. Livingston, salary and bonus 25.00 A request from the Lions Club asking exe¢nption . of hall rent for F. Fingland, salary 50.00 Red Cross dance on December 15th, General Municipal Expense was granted on motion of Agnew- E. Morrison, Christmas tree ... 5.00 Cook. Miss Walkinshaw, typing 3.35 A communication from Constable R. E. Manning, Mothers' Allowance Elliott was read stating that he had &Old Age Pension Apps. 13.50 been on night duty extra for two. H. T. Rance, Division Court fees 36.00 weeks and had received no pay for N. Kennedy, Division • Court fees 36.00 same. Also that he had paid a man Bell Telephone Co., rent and acct. 9.18 to take his place while unable to Polling Booth expenses 37.00 attend to duty through sickness. • RECEIPTS Waters -Cook -That Mr. Elliott be paid $10.00 for night duty and loss of time through illness. Speaking to the motion Councillor Waters said he wanted it understood that in making this payment a precedence was not being established. • Another communication was receiv- ed from A. E. Parry regarding as- sessment of Charles and Joseph Al- lison in which he stated an appeal was being made to the judge. The letter was ordered filed on motion of Waters -Cook. Reesee Trewartha and Councillor Gook made brief remarks in this regard and it appears that from now on the Allison's will have to pay town rates which will make their taxes higher. Nothing can be done apparently to bring the assess- ment under farm rates. GENTLEMEN: The report of the Medical Officer I herewith submit the report of the of Health was read and appears else- Board of Health for the present year. where in this issue. Trewartha- The situation as to Infectious diseases Waters -That the report be accepted has been uneventful. There has been and we recommend it be referred to but one case of Scarlet Fever, two the Department. The latter clause of Measles; 10 of Chicken Pox; 13 of was added in view of the fact that Mumps. I have Toxoided all new council last year received notice that students at the Public School for Dr. Shaw's appointment would have Diptheria. to be made with the approval of the! I have 'had our water analyzed by Department in view of age. 'the Ontario Board of Health every Councillor Waters wanted to know' quarter and in each case the report what would be done regarding re; i was marked AA. As all milk is riz itrequires a test as to Baptist Church steu ed r e P '-P,a4 moval of snow from in front of bast ness places. No action was taken as perfection from the Ontario Depart- The subject for discussion at the it was felt this was a matter for anent. This is done every 3 months evening service Sunday evening is, "Why Should We Pray." Market scales 5.65 Stock scales 15.00 Hall rent 18.00 Cemetery Work Sale of lots Perpetuity Pub. Util. Com. Rebate on water 635.02 Rebate on street ltg. 325.73 47.50.. 10.00 30.00 REPORT OF BOARD • OF HEALTH To the Mayor and members of Clinton Town Council. COLTS AND BEAVERS CLASH IN SEAFORTH TONIGHT The opening intermediate hockey fixture for the Colts. will be staged tonight' in the Seaforth arena. Its more than likely a large following of fans. will be going along to cheer the Colts to victory and to' get a -look at the combined Clinton-Goderich forces. What the line-up will be for to- night's game is 'hard to predict and the management is hard to contact. It is practically a certainty that the old pepper lines will be operating as usual judging by the turnouts at practices. The MCEwans, Poster, Streets, Gibbs, Draper, Rath, Pickett and Neilans have all served their turn in chasing the puck and most of them will be in uniform. • From Goderich during the past week have come Goalie Doak and his two brothers; Don McKay, Slcipiper. McDonald, Grant, Young and West- brook and maybe a few more. Doak, the goalie and Don McKay are by no means new to Clinton fans, having played for the Colts of two and three years ago. With this aggregation to pick from Manager Moe Elliott shouldn't have much difficulty in picking a strong team. The Beavers are again using Stade in the nets Archie Hubert and sev- eral of last year's players are avail- able and new faces on the Seaforth team are those of R. Maraddin, A. McFaddin, Leppard (formerly of Mitchell) and McCallum. Judging by the workout they had with the Perths last Thursday night their joint ef- forts should furnish some stiff op- position. Added to that the fact that there's no love lost between these teams, it should be a typical Colt - Beaver game tonight. Clinton's first home game will be next Friday night with the dark -horse entry, St. Agatha. Sandwiched in be- tween is -a game Monday night in Stratford with the Perths. We call the Colts to take that one and of course we think they can take to- night's also, but not as easily. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lever, Clin- ton, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn. Mary, to Mr. Frank Mayers, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayers of Hamilton. AMONG THE CHURCHES the new council to handle. ! and only on one occasion was there Seven families are on relief report- a complaint, which was immediately ed Councillor Aiken and the expendi-, remedied. All samples as to quality ture possibly the largest we have' tvere above standard. Many complaints were investigated regarding Drains, Septic Tanks, un- sanitary premises. Sonia had good had. The total amount includes meals to transients. F`ollo'wing the reading of the finan- cial report some debating took place cause while others required exp,lana- regarding the amount of rebate from tion, but int the end common sense Public Utilities. The clerk stated prevailed with general satisfaction. there would probably be a furtherI The citizens have cooperated with the amount 'when the Commission's books Board in every way. The Rabies scare had been closed for the year. did not materialize, but the response Agnew -McKnight -That the town to muzzle the dogs was almost 100%. engineer be given a bonus of $15 for 1 The stork 'has been busy with 84 extra services -carried. I births, but Clinton is credited with. • Cook -Waters -That Lions Club be only 24, 60 being from the outside. Mere were 34.deaths recorded. In terms of unnecessary death and suffering might be avoided if careful driving were enforced the same as impure milk and bad water is car reeted. The business of the Board of Health granted $15 toward Christmas Basket Fund -Carried. At this stage Mayor Elliott took the floor on his final meeting and again expressed his appreciation for the co-operation he had received dur- ing the year and expressed the hope that the same harmony would prevail is to prrevent unnecessary suffering during 1940 as the new council took and premature death. The prevention office. is our Health problem. I especially refer to the danger of The meeting then adjourned. I riding bicycles without proper lights Your Finance Committee beg to and two riding a bicycle at once. recommend payment of the following' The Highways act provides us with accounts for December 1939 Street Pay sheet J. B. Mustard, tile R. Fisher, grates 13.25 bicycle riders are a menace to motor - G. F. Elliott, 12 yds. gravel .. 9.00 rets and a danger to themselves. Street Lighting P.U.C., lighting streets 222.50 Property P.U.C., lighting town hall .... 12.29 P.U.O., lighting stock .scales .... 1.00 P.U.C.; lighting rest room .... 1.00 P.UC., water, 2 fountains .... 1.62 P.U.C., water, Town Hall 2.72 The Week of Prayer will be ob- P.U.C., water Rest Room. 1.62 erved in Clinton next week with ser- P.U.C., 3 mons. rent rest room 15.00 vices each evening. at 8 pm. Mrs. Tideswe]i, care of rest room 2.00 Monday -Baptist Church -Rev. A. H. C'Neil. provlisions and names, Penalties for the observation of the law. But in order to get results I would suggest 77.81 the Council give our Police orders to 14.50 have this law enforced. At present All of which I respectfully submit, J. W. SHAW, Medical Health Officer. Week of Prayer Services Sutter -Perdue, supplies & labor 7.70 Hydrant Rental P.U.C., rent hydrants 3 mons. 628.65 Board of Health Dr. Shaw salary & expenses . 165.00 Grants Lions Club, Ohristmas baskets 15.00 Printing & Stationary The offering at all services will as G. E. Hall, printing account . 168.00 in fernier years be devoted to Clinton R. E. Manning, postage 5.00 Hospital. Tuesday Wesley -Willis Church, -Rev. G. G. Hutton, Wednesday -Presbyterian Church- Rev. A. E. Silver. Thursday -Ontario Street Church -Reel, G. A. Peddie. Friday -St. Paul's Church - Rev. Andrew Lane. Alvin Corless Elected Premier of Older Boys" Parliament. Alvin Corless, of town was elected The week of January. 28-F.abrtiutrty premier of the Ontario Older Boys' 3 was 'set aside as boyst' week' few Parliament Saturday as the annual observance by Ttaxis. and. Trail.Itasi er groups. Clinton friends are extending' eon- gratulations to Alvin on. his agspainak- merit which brings; with it mach laze - session closed at McMaster Univer- sity./ ' Lloyd Perry, of Windsor, was elect- ed leader iof the Opposition, Jaciq our. His rise in paeliamentacee circa. Dodds of Toronto, ranking member I eras been rapid and. extends over. we of the Cabinet, and Gordon Millson, period of four years.. The. first ;year.:• of St. Marys, alternate. the was elected member;; the following. John Marsh, Conservativle member year he•wa's appointed a.•memober• of of Federal Parliament for Hamilton the Cabinet as Minister. of Wel'rar eee West, urged the need for boys' lead- last year he was Finance Minister- ership when he prorogued the House and Leader of the Opposition nisd as acting lieutenant -governor. now conies the honour of the Pram-: Salvation Army The subjects for Sunday are: Morn- ing, "The Helper"; Evening: "Come". The Thursday evening prayer meet- ing will be cancelled this week that all may take part in the Week of Prayer service. St. Paul's Church Sunday at 11 a.m. Holy Commune ion. Sermon subject: "The Shepherds and the Magi." Evening Prayer at 7 p.m. On Tuesday the Women's Auxil- iary will meet in Owen Memorial Hall at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 4.15 Junior W.A. At 8 p.m. A. Y. P. A. Local Council for the Deanery of Huron will meet in Owen Memorial Hall, Ontario Street United Church Rev. G. G. Burton's subject for Sunday morning is "Faithful Dis- ciples." In the evening the subject under discussion is to be, "A Certain Young Man." Turner's Church Sunday School and Service at 2 p,m. The annual meeting of the Wom- en's Missionary Sochi* will be held ie the Church on Tuesday. Reports on the year's work will be given. Wesley -Willis Church The Sacrament of the Lard's Sup- per will be dispensed at the morning worship service Sunday next. Pre- communion service Friday of this week at 8 o'clock. The W.M.S. regular meeting next Thursday, January lith at 3 o'clock at the Manse. Annual reports will be given. Mrs. McKinley's group in, charge. The January meeting of the Wom- en's Association was held inthe church hall with the president, Mrs. Paterson in the chair and Mrs. Cooper at the piano. Annual .reports were received and showed that the society had had a very successful year. It have decided to ha a a supper at the annual"' congregational meeting. Group No. 4 served a •vfery delightful hunch of sandwiches, cookies and Christmas cake. Will the "Covenant" Bible class note, that the lesson. for January 7th is Matthew 16:13-28, and for Sun- day, January 14th is Matthew 18:15 to 19:30. "We are greatly indebted to the leaders 'who have brought us vision and inspirations through their ad- dresses on national and international affairs,"' hesaid. "I hope the mem- bers of this Parliament will realize more deeply from this experience the responsibilities facing the younger generation." In a resolution, the Parliament re- commended that the church employ the radio and moving pictures for religious propaganda. let's seat. - - This Older Boys' Parliament; covers all • ridings in the prev4'nce and: 'dee, members are called upon to deal w113a. questions of great moral and ser iitwa3a depth. Their findings are incarpete -- ated in resolutions which find their -• way to the parliaments of the prior -- ince and dominion. To be electecru'• leader of such a body is indeed an.. great honor and the congratulations.; Alvin is receiving are certainly 41e-, (served. HEAVY SNOWFALL TIES UP TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAR Weather and road conditions were bad in this district for New Year's traffic. Snow fell steadily from early Saturday morning until Monday night and a north-west wind driving the light snow into drifts, soon tied up traffic, especially on th highways south and north of town. The snow- ploughs were soon brought into ser- vice and main roads opened athough sideroads remained impassable foe cars. One traffic accident was reported here over the weekend. Miss Rena Pickett, who was walking on the highway just north of the Princess - Albert streets corner, suffered severe bruises when struck by a car driven by Chas. Shanahan. His car was be-' ing pushed by another and Miss Pickett; failed to hear the horn which the driver said was sounded. Miss Pickett was struck by the bumper of the car, falling backward onto one of the lights which was broken. She received a severe shaking up and re- ceived medical treatment after the accident. This was the only accident report- ed to police here over the weekend. Numerous motorists experienced dif- ficulty and the snow ploughs were kept busy endeavoring to keep the highways open for holiday traffic. LITTLE LOCALS Mr. R. H. Johnston has been forced to lay off work for the past few clays owing to illness. 3'Ir. Albert Palmer is still on the sick list, but hopes to be able to resume work again soon. The huge piles of snow in front of the many places of business gives Clinton the appearance of a fortified town. The next meeting of the Red Cross will be held on Monday afternoon, January 8th at 2.30 in the Council Chamber. /A newly organized dramatic society Should prove to be of great interest to Clinton and surrounding territory. This society intends staging a number of plays throughout the winter monbhs, the proceeds of 'v'hieh are to aid our local Red Cross society./The members will soon solicit your sup- port and give you the advantage of buying a season's ticket to the entire series. We understand the first play will be given about the end of this month. Help Needed The Hospital Aid Association still owe a balance on the Cyclopropane which was recently installed in the hospital. A. small donation or as- sociation: fees from all members and those who were former members of the Association would defray this debt. Will all those who are inter- ested kindly leave their fees or con- tributions with the treasurer, Miss Luella Walkinshaw, before the Feb.- ruary meeting. MEETING FOR O.R.H.A. HOCKEY Next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock a meeting will be held at the rink for those interested in O.R.H.A. hockey. All wishing to be represented may appoint delegates. A sound robin series will be arranged, the teams competing for the silver trophy donat- ed by the Clinton' News -Record; An- other matter to be dealt with is to arrange for e'team to carry on with playoffs of the O.R.H.A. CHRIS'rMAS, AT THE COUNTY EOME ENJOYED BY INMATES The aged folk at the County Hoare.: were able to enjoy the festive seacoaaa to the full through the kindness ori the matron and staff and. the ,gener- osity of organizations and individuals tvho made contributions., Ainocg the;. gifts received were the follo'wingc Women's Institute, Londeshore - Candy, Oranges, Cookies. Women's Institute, Exeter - er- anges and Candy. Lions Club, Seaforth - Crate of. Oranges; Box of G•rapes,.Tobaceo arid. Candy. Clinton Lions Club - Crate bei': Oranges. C. B. Middleton.- Two busltels or McIntosh Apples. W. S. R. IIolnmes - Five -pound .brier of Chocolates., M, J. Agnew -Tobacco. - In addition to these splendid cau- tributions which are gratefully aek-- nowledged, the County Home Coin-• inittee did their shaite' ineseeing;• that. a plentiful supply of Christmas fowl t was available. One hundred and eighty-four pounds of turkey. along : with all the trimmings were eorsrma- • eel by the one hundred inmates. 'ileac •• home had a festive appearance with all the Christmas decorations and arcs • less than. eight Christmas trees. The "boys and girls" as Mrs.. Jacobs called them eagerly looked forward to Christmas and were :not disappointed. "We had a loaely time and I just love getting things reader • for them. Added to that I bare a. !splendid staff. We all worleed to- gether and I can tell you we aealjy' had a wonderful time." With a state- ment like that one can readily under- stand 'why Mrs. Jacobs is such a popular matron. Injured While Coasting Margaret Lockwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockwood, Or- ange street, met with an accident men- the earthe collegiate last Thursday after noon.,,''' The natural slide gives theWaage- galls a good start onto Cardwell's., pond in the valley below the hill eawl, a spill occurred as two toboggan.. making the descent at the same *Lame collided at the foot of the hill. Marg- aret's leg got the weight of the- Im- pact and snapped between knee .amt''. thigh. She was taken to the hospital where the bone was set and a weight. attached to hold the muscles taut, and the bone in place. Herleft leg was broken tree years age when struck by a ear while cros- sing the highway. New Serial Iiegitming This Week In the unending, contest. between the criminal and the law„ modern, methods have changed very drastaeal- • ly the work of the police in the pep- • ulous parts of the world. Out fire, the open, spaces the contest retains much of its old.' adventurous char- acter. The work of the Canadian Mounted 'Police, for example , sYail calls chiefly for personal qualities of" courage, endurance and resource. In the new story starting on page two, . T. C. Bridges tells an interesting; story of the tight against crimen in. which the chief' characters find) themselves in many a tight spot, rsa1?t believe you will enjoy this new somal.' and will watch eagerly for each lin-• stallment. Read 'the opening ellAt, ters this week.:..