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The Clinton News Record, 1940-11-21, Page 3THURS., NOV. 2.1, 1940 THE CLINTON 'N. WS -RECORD PAGE S WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES w : W Sgt"I9rT ii 7711 Uo You Happened Remember What Ia' ened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? • Combe and Shaw, who are arranging for the reception to be tendered Private Ben Webb on his return from the war in South Africa, held a meet- ing.the other evening and outlined a Program: It is proposed to present Private Wbb with some token which will help to emphasize the, warmth of hiswelcome home. It will be a citizen's affair, to which all may eon - tribute. An interesting feature of the even-' ing at the Commencement Exercises was the presentation of the Humane society's medal to Guy, son of our worthy citizen, Mr. Jacob Taylor. Guy is but a little shaver 'but is he pinelcy. Many of our readers will remember the sad accident which took.place in Fair's pond in May last in. which Wesley East lost his- life. Charles Moore would, no doubt, have also met with a watery grave had net Guy plunged into the water anci Pulled him ashore. It was a brave act, particularly fora lad so young and it worthily won for him the much coveted medal of the Humane Society which is almost the neace equivalent to the Victoria Cross. FROM THE NEWS -RECORD, NOV. 22, 1900 The creamery being built by Mr. Creely is located en a piece of land described in- the town plan as the "Gordon Square." It consists of five acres. Mr. Creely has _the .use •of - three, end was deeded to the corpora - ton over forty years ago for the market : square pu poses. This was sometime after 'the G.T.R.. had been built and some of the citizens were of the opinion that the town would grow up around the station. Among those of this• opinion Was Squire Gordon, postmaster and Justice of the Peace. There has been no pumping of brine at the Salt Block this week: The tubbing, which runs down 1300 feet, had been removed anci when trying to put it in place again some- thing went wrong at a depth of 800 feet and has not yet been righted though the Messrs. Ransford have resorted to many schemes, which their ingenuity and long experience suggested. Certain changes have been render- ed necessary in the school room of the Ontario Street Church owing to the increase in membership and 'ef- W• hen ficiency of both choir and orchestra. The latter is becoming one of the features of the school and is consid- ered the equal of any orchestra in this musical town. The most recent additions to the membership are: Clifton Gifford, violin; Thomas Car- ter, cornet; Themes MacKenzie Jr., clarionet; Horace Bennett, clarionet; Miss Lily Andrews is the capable pianist. Arrangements have been made by Mr. C. C. Rance to give a series of entertainments known as the Metro- politan Course, drawn from the New York and Chicago Lyceum Bereau, Barrister Scott was present at the West Huron recount in progress in Goderich Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Copp, who have been visiting here for some time, returned on Tuesday to St. Thomas, North Dakota. They were booked by Agent Pattison of the G.T.R. The committee, consisting of May- or Jackson, and Captains McTaggart, TARcono. oimJ& tbizcca JUST LIKE OLD CHUM 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. H. O'Neil, B.A., B.D. 10.00 a.m,-Sunday School. ... 11 a:m. Morning Prayer. 7 p.m. -Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Lieut. Maclean 11 a.m. - Holiness Service 3 p.m. - Sunday School 7 p.m. - Salvation Meeting { ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev. G. G. Burton, IMA.; B.D. 10.00 a.m.-Sunday School. 11 a.m.-Divine Worship 9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Ser. vice, and Sunday School 1 7 p.m. Evening Worship The Present Century Was Yonne FROM THE NEWS -RECORD NOV. 25, 1915 Mrs. A. T. Cooper returned last week from a month's visit with her mother in Chicago and friends in. Madison, N.Y. Mr. and 'Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame returned home yesterday evening from their extended honeymoon trip. They traveled by Chicago and Seattle to Victoria, B:C., and home through the Canadian West, being absent, six weeks. Miss Sybil Courtice had for guests over the weekend, Miss Gray, lately returned from the mission field at Simpson, B.C., and Miss McLeod, who is home on furlough from Japan, and Miss Ilattie Baker of Fullerton. Miss McLeod gave an address on Monday afternoon in Ontario Street church, to the united missionary auxiliaries of Ontario Street & Wesley churches. Dr. Gunn and Miss Isabel left yes - today for New York, and sail from there for Europe where the Doctor will spend some time among the mili- tary hospitals of the Allies. Such a trip cannot but be full of int^rest for a surgeon. Miss Gunn though not a trained nurse, will no doubt also find something to do and will cls it gladly. WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED i Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D. 11 a.m.-Divine Worship 7 p.m. -Evening Worship. Sunday School at conclusion of morning service. THE NAZI VIRUS Reprinted from the Montreal Star, Nov. 1, 1940 The attitude of the American press, generally speaking, has been one of steadily increasing sympathy with the British cause. The great Major- ity of America's leading newspapers have openly espoused that cause with. a vigour and enthusiasm that have. been most heartening, not only to us here in Canada, but. to all who are fighting on the side of world liberty against world slavery. 'Some of the greatest American journals, indeed, have urged action far beyond any yet 'envisaged by the American Govern- ment By comparison, these facts make all the more peculiar the stand taken by the Chicago Tribune, which, like the old Nev York World during the last war, has been publishing car- toons damning Hitler on the one side and dispatches and editorials sup- porting. the Nazis on -the other. Per- haps the true expiaination of this amazing inconsistency is to be found in the personal prejudices of Col. R. McCormick, editor and publisher of that paper, as revealed in an address delivered a few clays ago over the radio `dealing with the Battle of Flanders, in which the eminent Col- onel made the following astounding statements; "No effort was even made to take the pressure off the en- circled armies by attacress else- where, The battle was yielded almost without 'resistance, and every effort Inas tent upon escape No decision was reached to fight in any direction. The Belgians surrendered on May 28; the British :seamed to England, and the beaten French array was left to fight the battle of France alone at a 2 to 1 dis- advantage in man power, 4 to 1 disadvantage in tanks, and 6 to 1 disadvantage is airplanes." This unique series of misrepresen- tations, made by a man who was NOT there, may be a credit to the Col- onel's imagination, but is no credit to his integrity as a publisher. On unimpeachable evidence the.. facts have been established beyond any possibility of doubt -and the Colonel is quite aware of this -that the Brit- ish made the most heroic att;antes to break through the encircling Nazis, that they offered the most desperate resistance, and that it was due to that resistance that scores of thousands of Fusnch troops were enabled to evade the Nazi pincers, though, as events proved, only for the time being. The implication of Colonel Mc- Cormick's remarks that the British deserted the French and yielders al- most without resistance is one of the most disgraceful slanders tint this war has yet brought into public print, even if we include the appalling mendacities of the German pr<ss. It is also, so far as we are aware, unique on this continent. Mrs, W. A. Latornell, who was in town for several days of the past week, returned to St. Thomas yester- day. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Combe, who will make her home with her. Mair-Osbaldeston-In Goderich, on November 24th, Nellie Osbaldeston of Clinton to George Mair of the Huron Road, West. Instead of a new battalion being formed from Huron and Bruce com- bined there will in all probability be one drawn from each county. In such an event Colonel Combe will, it is expected, be given command of the Hurons.. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a,m. 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield 2 p.m. -Sunday School, Bayfield. "t CLINTON MISSION W. J. Cowherd, Supt. Services: Tuesday 8 p..m.-Young People. Wednesday 3 p.m. -Ladies Prayer Meeting. Thursday 8 p.m. -Prayer Meeting. Sundays: .2 p.m. -Sunday School. 3 p.m. -Fellowship Meeting. 8 p.m. -Evangelistic Service. Scout News Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows By Harry J. Boyle "GRASS CATTLE" That old rule about never putting off until tomorrow, could very well be. applied to Lazy Meadows, Wo brought the cattle id and stalled theme yesterday. Somehow we always seem to pick a snowy clay. Take, for instance, the day before yesterday. It was balmy and fine, re- minding a person somewhat of those Springdays when the weatherman gives us perfect weather. We cane- fully avoided all mention; of the cattle on the other place. Everything was fine. This balmy weather could stay for weeks, Carne the next morning end with it a slushy, wet rain that by dinnertime had developed into a genuine snow. A number of British Scout Troops have suffered the loss of their meet- ing places "through enemy action." In one recent week two Troop Head- quarters were struck by German bombs and. reduced to ashes. While' driving home from Auburn, Sunday afternoon, Rev. Fairfull had a very narrow escape from being run down by a C.P.R. train at the cross- ing. south of that village. So close a call had he that the train grazed his buggy wheels as it whisked by. Mr. Fairfull did not hear the en- gineer's whistle for the crossing, nor did others who were driving some distance behind him. There passed away at her home on Huron street on Wednesday last, one of Clinton's old residents in the per- son of Mrs. William Simpson, in her seventy-seventh year. The deceased lady, who was formerly Miss Fanny Dodd, was born at Bishop Stortford, Worts, England, but came to this country about 67 years ago., Municipalities in need of money for local improvements no longer find it !necessary to go abroad being now able to raise what funds are require& from their own people. On instance. in print was given last week when 37,00.0 of Clinton Hydro debentures were bought by Clinton Hydro users, income thereby will be al- most double as compared with their previous investment. At Wesley -Willis church over half the membership voted on church union last Sunday. Every .member and adherent should use the ballot this week or on Sunday next. Willis church will it is expected, establish a record: by the size of the vote polled. Dv. J. L. Waugh, chief of iin4pec- tors, paid an official visit to the Model school yesterday. A. set of the Allied Flags. is neatly display's& on the walls in each of the eight rooms of the Model school. British Boy Scout Fire Fighters Scouts of the 2nd Saltash Troop, England, have their own fire -fighting unit, a trailer pump drawn. by the Scoutmaster's car. They have on several occasions given valuable aid in. fighting fires following German bombing attacks. "What about the cattle on the other place"? They had to be brought in. Bundling the hired man anci one of the Higgins boys into the car, I set out in quest of the stock on. the other place. Strange as it may seem, when lye arrived they were all huddling up on the back fifty in' the shade of the maple bush. Usually they seemed to be in the front field. Everything went well on the trip up the laneway. About ten rods from the front gateway the lead steer re- membered something that was left behind. in the back field, I suppose, and cavorting out around the old barn headed back for the tall timber . . to be followed at regular intervals by the remainder of the herd. We walk- ed back anci rounded theist up again! It snowed harder than ever and the cattle seemed to stumble along against the fences until we got out the road gateway. The Higigns boy and myself were "Hoi-Hoing" with all our energy to try and steer them in the right direc- tion . . . but a grey ]Leifer seemed to be convinced that we were wrong in our directions and headed' due op- posite to where Lazy Madows is. For sheer. obstivaey nothing can touch cattle on a snowy, rainy fall day. They either huddle together along the fence or else- skywriting with their tails twisted in a perfect "0" they race madly down the road. Full of courage at ordinary times and ready to face any dog that wanders on the grass farm, they are as skittish as "spinsters" at the sight .of mice when the clogs all along the road come otlt to 'bark and nip at their heels a bit. IIow much traffic there stems to be on an ordinary concession road on a day such as this. Trucks and cars and farm wagons loaded with chop . . . and everybody seems to want to stop to say "Hello" to an: acquaint- ance, the hired man and your helper also have to join in anci the cattle slip back past yon and high -tail it down the road. • The gateway to Lazy Meadows was carefully swung out and Mrs. Phil was brandishing a stick proposed to wave the cattle in. The hired man slipped on ahead to stand in the mid- dle of the road and the cattle were sidling along in - the ditch. They seemed to he tired out and there were .no doubts but that they would plod Into the laneway and down to the barn. That steer walked ahead and stood in the centrale of the laneway .. , just half in and half out of the gateway. He looked around and tools a step and then, quiek as a flash, bolted out and past Mrs. Phil and the hired man and up the road. 'The rest of the cattle, being polite, followed. We ran and shouted and wav- ed sticks and we drove the car around them and managed at last to get them back and into the laneway anci finally into the barnyard . . declaring as we did, that next year we would complete this job on a•fine day. C.L.W.S. HEAD AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR ARRIVE IN ENGLAND OTTAWA.Lieut,-Col. D. E. Mac- intyre, D.S.O., M.C., general manag- er of the Canadian Legion War Ser- vices ,anal Dr. A. E. Chatwin, M.C., newly appointed overseas director of the Legion's education division have 'arrived safely in England according to a cable received here. In the United Kingdom on an in- spection of C. L. W. S. activities among the Canadian armed forces, Col. Macintyre will confer also with Legion and military authorities with a veiw to extending education, enter- tainment, recreation and other ser- vices during the coating winter sea- son. Col. Macintyre will join Dr. Chat - win in conferences at Canadian Mil- itary Headquarters, London, relative to Lieut. -General A. G. L. McNaugh- 'ton's acceptance of the Legion'e ed- ucation services to the men of the IC.A.S.C. The Commander of the ICanacl'ian Corps overseas, who sane- tioned Dr. Chatwin's dispatch to i England as director of education, has Ibeen deeply impressed with the in- creased demand for such .services. ! The efforts of the Legion. which Iare being rendered on a strictly non- , profit malting basis, are regarded as highly essential in helping to main- tally the 'morale and fighting spirit of the men. They will be of even greater importance in offsetting boredom and monotony if the land forces in Groat Britain go through a comparatively inactive winter. "YOUR HOME STATION" CKNX 1200.kes. WINGHAM 250 metres WEEKLY PROGRAM I-IIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, NOV. 22nd: 8.00 aan. Breakfast Club 9.30 "Pamela Pride" 12.46 p.m. Bell Boys 7.00 The Four Flames 8.00 Grain's Gulley -Jumpers SATURDAY, NOV. 23rd: 9.30 a.m. Kiddies' Party 1.30 p.m. Ranch Boys 6.30 Durham Sport Interview 7.30 Barn Dance - front Durham Town, Hall SUNDAY, NOV. 24th: 11,00 a.m. St. Paul's Anglican 12.35 p.m. Wayne Ring Orch. 5.15 Tea Musicale 7.00 St. Andrews' Presbyterian MONDAY, NOV. 25th: 12.45 p.nr. The Bell Boys 1.00 Gene Autry 7.00 Felix Knight 8.00 Sarah and Her Guitar TUESDAY, NOV. 26th: 8.00 a.m. Breakfast Club 11.00 Piano Ramblings 7.00 p.nt. Deep River Boys 8.30 "Good Luck" WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27th: 9.30 a.m. "Pamela Pride" 12.45 p.m. Bell Boys 8,30 Claris Johnston 9.00 Melodies For You THURSDAY, NOV. 28th: 6.00 p.m. "National Time" 8.30 Grenadier Guards Band India's Boy Scout College Boy Scout training is rapidly be- coming an outstanding feature in the cultural development of India. A. new experiment in education of major im- portance launched a year ago, and already a pronounced success, is the Punjab College of Physical Training and Scouting. The college plant com- prises many acres of playing fields and gardens, in addition to the well equipped buildings; and every student is trained in the principles and prac- tice of Scouting, including physical devolepment. It is anticipated that the college will "ensure sound lee ership in the future for the Punjab." Boy Scout 30 Year Anniversary Held Irr Room 'Where First Met A Scouting anniversary of unusual features was the banquet celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launching of the first Boy Scout Troop in Moose Jaw, Sask. The banquet was held in the same room of Zion Church i•n which the Troop was organized by ;Rev. Dr. J. F. Salton, in 1910, and the large gathering included a num- ber of the original members of the group. Presentations included. a Thanks Badge for Thomas Miller, one of the original leaders, and a 19 -year service badge for Scout- master C. F. Kempton, presentecb by one of the first Scouts, Alderman A. E. Chegwin, and: a Medal of Merit for Secretary Alex Saunders. Other "originals" listed in the roll call but not present included Mr. P. C. Irwin, for many years Assistant Provincial Scout Commissioner for Ontario, and Lt. -Col. Rufus T. Spooner, a leader of young people's work in the Salva- tion Army. The ' guest speaker, Provincial Commissioner S. J. Latta, 'talked cf. "The Relationship of Scout- ing to Democracy." 1941i� '� ,� Hl�3 h ,t •, �r1 Pr �� ra en �� " � �� � n�' ��F ae 1S 9' �'. ■�■re�t^ `Y, izS ,� � e £y, a j���gH75 _ PE x' t,7 ty�l:.,1! Ft `..:. S.r t%4.tr i• �1c' i& .Y' �lMd9 VdT IVE S Secure Yours Early and Avoid the Usual Last fainuf:I Rush There has been no increase in the fees for permits and licenses. The fees charged in Ontario are still lower than in any other province of Canada or in the neighbouring states. Table of comparison of fees in Ontario and two neighbouring provinces and states for three popular makes of passenger cars: CAR No. 1 -4 cyl. No. 2 -6 cyl. No. 3 -8 cyl. ONTARIO QUEBEC MANITOBA NEW YORK MICHIGAN $ 2.00 $17.80 $14.00 $12.00 $ 8.40 7.00 22.00 16.50 15.00 10.50 10.00 21.30 16.50 14.50 10.15 Ontario's highway system is the largest in the Dominion, and for the very reasonable fees, indicated, above, a great highway system „comprising over 20,000 miles is maintained and made available to the motorists of Ontario and visitors from other parts of America. The revenue collected from motorists by way of registration, and license fees and the gasoline tax has made possible the construc- tion and maintenance of this great system of highways. For the convenience. of motorists, permits and licenses are issued through the offices of 189 agents located throughout the Province. Toronto, Nov. 18, 1940. T. B. McQI.IESTEN, Minister of Highways. A SPECIAL REQUEST TO MOTORISTS: -When driving along the highways these increasingly cold, days and nights, give our Soldier Boys a ride.