The Clinton News Record, 1940-09-05, Page 3THURS., SEPT. 5, 1940
THE CLINTON N1W.S&RECORD
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN /HE
GAY NINETIES
Do You Remember What Happened. During The Last
Decade Of Tli,e Old Century?
SEPTEMBER 6, 1900
Mr. W. T. O'Neil has purchased
the grocery business carried on for
some time by Mr. Melville, and took
possession on Tuesday.
The following two rinks from Clin-
ton are taking part in the big bowl-
ing tournament at Walkerville this
week. J. P. Tindall, Jas. Fair, D. A:
Forrester, G. Simpson, J. Johnson,
J. W. Shaw, 11. B. Combe.
No ess than fifty-two harvesters
left on the recent harvesters' excurs-
ion for western points.
The weather has been so dry the
farmers are crying for rain. The
Jackson -Mfg. Co. are finding it diffi-
cult to get sufficient water to run
their factory, and have made connec-
tions with Mr. Tisdall's well. Fair's
mill pond is very low.
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The basement of the new knitting
mill is excavated, and carpenters are
busy framing timbers.
When The Present . Century
Was Young
SEPTEMBER 9th, 1915
Miss Fowler had the misfortune to
fall from a plum tree one day last
week and fracture her arm, an acci-
dent which will causethe lady much'
inconvenience for some time, Miss
Van E'gmond of Seaforth has been
in attendance upon her.
The fountain donated to the town
by Mise Smith of Toronto at a cost of
nearly one thousand dollars, will
possibly be erected this fall, though it
has looked of late as if the unveiling
;might take place in 1916 or later.
Mr. James Steep caught a bass on
Monday weghing four pounds, but
Mr. Ed. Saville went him four ounces
better, capturing one which tipped
the scales at 68 ounces.
Mr. W. Jackson receved a summons
the other day to appear in police
court at Dundas to answer a charge
of speeding. Happily Mr. Jackson
was able to satisfy the authorities
he was not in that town at the alleg-
ed time.
Mss Delle O'Neil returned to To-.
renter last week to resume her teach-
ing duties.
Major Rance has been spending a
few days at his home in town during
the past week.
Mise Mabel Cantelon and. Miss
Smith returned last week from To-
ronto where they had been attending
the millinery openings.
Miss Lucile Grant is taking in the
Toronto fair this week.
Mr. W. Ii Hellyar was a Toronto
vistor recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar East and
Master Jack; Mr. J. Cunningham,
Mr. H. E. Rorke and children spent
the week -end at Burk's camp.
Miss Annie Bartliff returns to'-
morrow to resume her duties as
nurse -in -training at Victoria hospital,
London.
Miss 'May Bentley returned Satur-
day after a fortnight's visit with the
Misses Gunne, London.
On Friday afternoon, at 3.23 train
no less than twenty-three ladies got
off the train from Goderich.
Messrs. David Tiplady, W. Tip -
lady, James Cornish and Levi Trick
all contemplate a trip to the west
next week.
Very few people know that Timothy
Eaton, the well known storekeeper In
Toronto commenced his business ca-
reer at Kirkton, near Exeter.
Mr. Hirman Hill has the contract
for Dr. Shaw's new house, and start-
ed 'Work on Monday.
4 part of London auto enthusiasts
got stalled about a mile north at
town, and had to call upon Mr. Albert
Seeley for help.
Mr. George MacTaggart and Dr.
Thompson both had narrow escapes
from horse and buggy accidents re-
cently, and were lucky to escape ser-
ious injuries.
The property of the Queen's Hotel
was offered for sale on Tuesday.
Dr Shaw purchased the stable.
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Bi itish Ho lo;ewives New War Job
(By Iris Carpenter)
Twelve million British women have
a new war job.
They are housewives, called to
arms in a 'stirring broadcast speech
by Mr. Herbert Morrison, British
Minister of Supply, to fight with the
attribute whieh distinguishes the
good housewife all over the world —
th,rift
Each recruit in this vast women's
army is pledged to be "Up ,and At
'Em"—by saving scraps of raw meter -
'e..1 that can be turned into war ma-
terial. At this time of increased pres-
sure on shipping millions of tons of
space a year can thus be saved for.
those esentials Britain imports from
overseas.
There is no need to stress the im-
portance of their service. Its value
may be guaged from the fact that
one small London district is already
making `a hundred - pounds a week.
from the sale of household waste for
pig food.
This is only one of five groups of
materials which can be saved in the
national interest. The others are
paper, bones, lags and metal. Unin-
spiring weapons with which to wage a
crusade, which will be wielded never-
theless 'with enthusiasm.
German Canadian's. Duty Solely to Canada
Der Courier, German language
paper published in Regina, printed on
July 31, an editorial on the duty' of
German -Canadian. Following a r e
translated extracts:
"Canada is at war, and, in thls
grave and critical time, she demands
not ony the absolute fidelity of her
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.30 p.m.—Sunday School
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. A. 11. .O'Neil, B.A.,13.D.
10,00 am.—Sunday Sphooi.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer.
7 p.m.—Evening Prayer.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Lieut. Maclean
31 a.m.—Worship Service
3 p.m.—Sunday School
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A.,'B.19.
10.00 a.m: Sunday School.
11 a.m.—Divine Worship
9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Ser-
vice and Sunday School
7 p.m. Evening Worship
citizens, but also sacrifice and seli-
denial, On mare than one occasion
`German -Canadians have shown their
loyalty to Canada,—to Canada, which
has given them a new existence and a
secured future.
"It is a matter of conscience for
every single Gorman-Canad.an, also
m tin of war, to do his duty as a citi-
zen fully and completely. Every man
and every woman must stand firmly
and faithfully behind the Govern-
ment in this critical time, and con-
iecientiously obey all its orders and
decrees. Whoever is not in army seta
vice can make himself useful in other
ways, and assist the war efforts of
the Government Every single citizen
must contribute a part towards the
preservation of our freedom, which
can only be secured and consolidated.
anew by winning this war. Handi-
craftsmen,—and there are many
learned and clever artisans among the
German -Canadians --can be active in
the war industry, farmers must re-
main on the soil indefatigably and
produce the necessary food and raw
products, even if they have a sur-
plus of wheat at the present time, and
so forth. Everyone can, and should
buy war saving certificates and war
saving stamps, and, in this way, en-
rich Canada's war (hest. After a few
years, money loaned to the Govern-
ment in this way will be received back
with interest. Everyone can help in
this manner."
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED
Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D.
11"°a.m.—Divine Worship
7 p.m.—Evening Warship.
Sunday School at conclusion of
morning service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10 ' a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
8 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield
2 p.m.—Sunday School.. Bayfield.
CLINTON MISSION
W. J. Cowherd, Supt. •
Services:
Monday 8 ppm. Young People
Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Sundays
11 a.m. Prophetic Studies
2 p.m. Sunday School.
3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting
8 pan. Evangelistic Service.
It had to be collected, sorted and
got to the factories to be turned into
war material with the least poesible
delay. So every town, every village
throughout the country made a batta-
talion of itself to get,on with the job
competing with each other in
the speed with which they could
complete it.
A town in Kent had its ten thous-
and >houses cleared an the material
delivered to the factories in less than.,
a week.
This is how they did it.
First operation: in the campaign
was a march to those corners of every
hone where lumber is kept. Every
housewife knows the strange assort-
ment of small objects she keeps be-
cause they may one day be useful.
The accumulation of tw.elbe million
homes represented vast treasure
trove.
District Fair Dates Are Set
J. A. Carroll, superintendent of
agricultural societies, has issued the
following list of fairs 'in this dist-
rict. The Class A. Fairs at, London
and Ottawa have been cancelled but
the Canadian National Exhibition is
malting preparation to open the gates
on August 23 and continue until
September 7th:
Elmira .. Aug. 30, Sept. 1-2
Tavistock Sept. 6-7
Lion's Head Sept, 11-12
New Hamburg Sept. 13=14
Stratford Sept. 16-18
Blyth .., Sept. 17-18
Exeter Sept. 18-19
Mildmay Sept. 17-18
Listowel Sept. 18-19
Hanover Sept. 19-20
Kincardine Sept. 19-20
Palmerston Sept. 20-21
Clifford Sept. 20-21
Atwood Sept. 23-24
Ripley Sept. 24-25
Wingham Sept. 25-26
Harriston ., Sept. 26-27
Kirkton ...,Sept, 26-27
Brussels . Sept. 27-28
Teeswater Oct. 1-2
Dungannon Oct. 3-4
St. Marys Oct. 3-4
Fordwich....... Oct. 4-5
One housewife in every street called
on all the others. She made a list of
those who would want help in the
sorting of their, lumber. Those With
small children had not time perhaps
to give a whole morning to turning
out every cupboard in the house. An-
other list was made of those with
time enough to give help to others.
Working parties grouped together.
These went from house to house,
sorting cupboards, the attic, garage
. even the garden. sheds. All sal-
vage was sorted carefully to. its pro-
per group. Then carred out in lorries
and drivers -direct to factories waiting
to deal with it.
Women in another town enlisted
the help of small boys to help • with
the loading. They borrowed cars and
lorries. Drove them up and down the
roads. One lorrie loaded four tons of
scrap metal n less than: an hour!
A. London Borough asked everyone
to hunt out their scrap metal and put
it usa the pavement outside their
homes for 'colleetion. Next day the
streets presented an extraordinary
sight. Outside each house was an in-
credible assortment of objects. There
Were beds, baths, pails, old bicycles,
prams, lawn mowers, garden railings,
children's toys. Even hair curlers and
lipstick eases were to be seen destined
for transformation into guns, tanks
and aeroplane's.
It must not be imagined, however,
that this campaign to turn raw ma-
terial into war material is a mere
slcirmish, to be settled' by one on-
slaught on housemold. `junk." E'aeh
recruit has helped to launch the first
attack with the donation of her
home's reserves. She is preparing now
a blockade of daily vigilance. Re-
garding her home as a battle position
which waste must not be allowed to
leave unless marshalled in the na-
tional Merest.
In -peace-time Great Britain used
three and a half milion ton's oaf paper
a year. In war much more is needed.
Special paper is wanted for the mak-
ing and peelozg of explosives. Photo-
graphic, tracing and chart papers are
needed for the army, navy and air
force. 1VIore than 10,000 tons of clean
waste paper is available for preserva-
tion every week. So the saving of
every possible scrap is one d the.
most important of the Salvage
Army's duties.
Each member will tie the paper
she saves each week into a neat par-
cel to put on her doorstep for collec-
tion. There will be newspapers, food
cartons, cigarette boxes, letters and
wrapping paper. Repulped and pro-
cessed these will serve again as rifle
and shell cases andfood containers
for the troops.
There will be other parcels on her
doorstep toe! One for bones. These
' froro,e 64, the ~kers. of' the
(riaas WhifeRase rxso/%Hees
a p D 1 A N 011. c e M, v s 1p , e a c1 M f a[ D
are a valuable part of household
waste ... providing glycerine for ex-
plosives. Feeding stuffs. Fertilizers.
Glue for aeroplanes.
One for rags and old clothing oe.
all descriptions. These make blankets
... even uniforms.
There will be a parcel of metal.
Metal tops from milk bottles.
Tooth paste and face cream tubes.
The tins which have contaned vege-
tables, chocolate, meat, milk and fish.
These all have a variety of war. uses.
make a cartridge wad.
f8 each ` housewife's thrift re-
sulted in the saving of only two,
ounces of bones a week,; Britain -
would get more than 20,000. tone a -
year,
One or two tins saved every week
from every home would make an
enormous tonnage. And: it. takes only
one torn of metal to make 150 rases
for 18 pounder shells.
Unimposing though the work of.
this army may seem to the house --
wives of other lands, it is an iznpor.----
tant, if somewhat strange, develop- •
ment of modern war. Every pound;
each British housewife can save
means more than the saving of
money and shipping space. Her thrift
is providing something a sailor-
need not risk his life to replace:
A pail for liouseholdscraps must
have a place. How valuable those are
for the feeding of pigs and poultry
can be gatfiered from the fact that
special machinery for their convers-
ion into meal is being installed in
varous parts of the country. No less
than forty pigs can be fed each week
from the kitchen waste of eves*,
thousand homes.
It does not matter how small the
the parcels ase as long as the con-
tents of each are properly sorted for
easy despatch to the proper quarter.
It takes only one old envelope to
As she puts' out her parcels' on coI-
lecting days she can be proud of her•.
service.
Her "doorstep ammunition" will'
help to shorten the war.
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"They lend their lives,
—You lend your Motley"
••+ i.tiSt,
Canada calls again! While the enemy hammers at the
heart of the Empire, Canada launches her Second War
Loan Campaign. The money is needed NOW for planes,
troops, tanks, ships, munitions and guns. It is needed to
help Canada win the war to preserve . your freedom.
Everything you hold dear is at stake, your home, the
future security of your family and your country. Now
is the time for you to act!
THE GOVERNMENT OF
Here is your chance to defend the Canada you love --
with the dollars you lend. At the same time you will
receive a good return, in the form of interest, on every -'
dollar you invest in Canada's freedom. Be prepared to
buy — and buy generously — Canada's Second War
Loan, to be announced on Friday, and on sale beginning
Monday. Buy from any investment dealer, bank or
stock broker.
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DOMINION OF CANADA