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The Clinton News Record, 1937-06-03, Page 3THIJRS., JUNE 3, 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What Happened. During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? 'From The New Era, June 4, 1897: of Veterans in this section. Cricketers -The following players will represent the Clinton Cricket e Club in their game against Listowel on Tuesday next: J. ;MeMurchie,-F. W. Terry, L. Kennedy, M. D. McTag- gart, F. R. Hodgens, J. Howson, R. Agnew, .3...Miller, A. McGar•va, W. G. Doherty, W. P. Spaulding; umpire, J. P. 'Doherty; scorer, T. C. Bruce. Cyders -Owing to the rain Friday. the .bicyclers were disappointed . in not being able to take their runas intended. Several intend to snake the . first run to. Goderich this Friday morning. There will be •a great game of baseball there between Varsity and the county town.• Narrow Escape — The fire alarmm sounded on. Wednesday morning and the word quickly spread, 'It's the Or- gan Factory." People were greatly relieved to find it was more alarm. than anything else. , Tinsmiths, had left a soldering pot on the roof, and the high wind fanned the dying em- bers into a blaze, carrying the sparks out of the pot. The fire brigade were quickly on the scene and no'da- mage was done. Mr. Doherty has shown his appreciation by present- ing the firemen with a $10.00 cheque. Mr. Joseph Colclough has decided to erect a new house onhis farm on the base line, and has let the contract to S. S. Cooper. On Monday, Oliver Johnston Iost the tip of one finger while repairing a lawn mower. Dr. A. M. Switzer left last week for Grand Rapids, where he com- mences a practice. The two parliamentary candidates, Archie Hyslop, Liberal, and Harry Either, Conservative, met at the sta- tion here on Monday. Both had to take considerable friendly banter, 'Miss Eliza ' Mountcastle and Mrs. W. J. Biggins left on Thursday for Liverpool; several others from town, intend spending their holidays in the 01d Land; Miss Shipley leaves on the 1st. Mr. Chas. Mason of Tuckersmith, one of the oldest and best known horsemen in the county, has quite a record as a traveller, he having crossed the Atlantic nearly 50 times. From The News -Record, June 2nd, 1897: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cluf£ had in- tended to take slut in the Queen's Jubilee in Britain, but owing . to the lady's recent illnessthey 'were unable to go. Miss Cooper of Albert Street, north, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hen- derson at. Kincardine, who has been ill for some time. Mrs. H. T. Rance of Blyth was in town last .Thursday. Mrs. Lack Kennedy- returned from Windsor on Tuesday. Among Clinton callers last week were Messrs. John Pollock and John Ferguson of Bayfield. Mrs. Cook, Princess street, who has been spending the past few months with her daughter in Gode- rich, returned home last week. Mr. Arthur Cove has bought the lot on the corner of Princess and Shipley streets from Mrs. 'Shipley. Ile intends erecting a new residence this corning summer. Messrs. Hill and Robinson have completed the stone foundation for Mr. Wm. Cantelon's house, Miss Ella Crony's of Wingham was last and this week visiting friends in *town. The ladyhad been to .the S.S. Convention in Exeter where she gave a paper on "How to retain young men in the Sunday School." Last Thursday Messrs. John John- ston and J. F. Spooner took part in .the3rdBattalion Matches at Sea- forth. Mr. Johnston captured a number of prizes and Mr. Spooner scored well in the extra series. For Veterans: -All the '64, '66,'70 and. '85 veterans in this section should be interested in the coming Queen's Jubilee Celebration. Capt. Combe is arranging for a parade of the Society winter. When The Present Century Was Young From The News -Record, May 30th, 1912: Baseball.—The baseball season op- ened on Friday, May 24th, with ,a match between Clinton and London, Clinton won by the score of 10-1. The lineup for; Clinton was: W. Johnston, W. Baker, E. Johnston, C. Draper,. H. Twitchell, F. McCaughey, M. Maw - an,. Rumball, C. Kitty, G. L. Cook's ten cent store was ablaze early Saturday morning. A portion of the partition dividing it from Miss Cantelon's millinery siore was somewhat scorched, and some of the stock was removed. Miss Grant's stock upstairs and Mr. Fink's stock were both damaged by smoke and water. The stock of Mr. Cook's was almost a complete loss. • It is not certain how the fire ori- ginated. The budding is the property of Mr. John Jackson. At a meeting. of the school board on Monday evening it was decided to install a steam heating system in the Model school, and also to make other needed improvements. One of the first pleasure cars turn- ed out by the Clinton Motor Company. was purchased by Mr. W. Jackson. A party consisting of Messrs. T. and W. Jackson, J. Fair and D. A. For- rester motored to the Mitchell races on Friday after a late dinner, arriv- ing home via Brucefield at 6.20. It was a delightful afternoon jaunt. Messrs. J. E. Hovey and J. E. Cantelon took in the shoot at lien salt on Friday, the former heading the score for the day. Miss Olive Harland of Toronto was a holiday visitor ie town. lllrs. Robertson of Toronto is the guest of Mrs. H. E. Rorke. Messrs. Leonard Fair and H. J. Quinlan of Toronto were holiday guests in town. Mrs. R. G. Emerson of Winnipeg, is expected here this week and will remain a few days, the guest of lier sister, Mrs, H. B. Chant. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rance of To- ronto were visitors in town over the week -end. Mr. and Mrs. A. Seeley and Master Wilfred returned hone on . Friday from a six week's visit at Quill Lake, Sask. Miss Sampson,. Truro, Cornwall, England, arrived on Friday last for an extended Visit with her aunt, Mrs. C. S. Hawke. She made her trip on the Royal George and speaks highly of the pleasure and comforts it af- fords. From The New. Era, May 30, 1912: Mrs. H. B. Combe and Mrs. M. D. McTaggart spent the 24th the guests of Mrs. A. P. Gundry at Strathroy. Messrs. Jack and Len Cantelon of Toronto, were visitors with their pat- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cantelon ov- er the holiday. Mr. Will Taylor was home for the holiday, He is going to sail with the C.N.R. Co., as purser on one of their boats for the summer months. Mr. Morley. Counter is leaving next week for Brantford, where he has accepted a position in a large store. Mr. Norman Murch, after spending a few days at the home of his fath- er, Thomas Murch, left, Thursday af- ternoon for Germany, to take a course of Study. The 8th Congress of Chamber of Commerce of the Empire will open in London, June 10th. Clinton is repre- sented by T. Jackson, Jr,, and R. D. Noble of London, England,- who is substituting for Mr. John Ransford, who is unable to attend. Dear Coal—In speaking to the coal men, the prices are now $7.25 and $7:50, and there will be no raise 13)1 about the 1st' of September, when another 25c will be added. There will behigh prices, no doubt, next WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING DANGER IN SUMMER PLAYDAYS The long summer evenings are al- most here and the children are out of doors after school and every evening. That is the time to play and we like nothing better than to watch them at it. But the parents should remember, becausethe children won't, that pub,- 'tic streets and travelled highways do not make the safest playgrounds. Those are just the places where there is an unobserved, but always present bystander always ready'' to take a. part in the play. And when he does, some little player is not able 'o play again fora long t little player never' .plays again. The little player has gone—forever. The pavements are smooth we knegd. And so, handy we should not blame the children for tiring them best. Hut THE PART OF GOOD CITIZENS A _people without children. would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used that they cannot renew themselves will soon vanish, and with then all their bene- fits. 'When you help to preserve our forests or plant new ones you are acting the part of good citizens. —Theodore Roosevelt them during the long summer even- ings, -Seatorth Expositor. BALDWIN SPEAKS TO YOUTH That was a remarkable occasion when 9,000 'representative children of the British Empire gathered in' Lon don, England, to hear an address by. Rt. Iron. Stanley Baldwin,: Prime Minister of Great Britain. The Prem- ier admitted that it was likely to be his last address to a large audience before his coming retirement and he rose to the occasion nobly in words that are not likely to be forgotten lit the young men and women who were privileged to hear him. It was in the nature of a challenge to British youth to stand steadfast in their loyalty to the Empire and its ideals of democ- racyand justice. In conclusion Prem- ier Baldwin declared: "The King is the symbol of union,. npt only of a Empire, but of a society which is held together by a common view of the fundamental nature of man. The Christian State proclaims the human personality to be supreme. The servile. State denies it. To com- promise with the infinite value of the Inman would lead back to savagery and the jungle. The torch I would hand to you and ask you to pass hand from hand along the pathways of the Empire is the great. Christian truth to rekindle anew in each ardent gen- eration—to use men as the ends and never merely as a means; to live for the brotherhood of mean, which implies the Fatherhood of God. The brother- hood . of man today is often denied, derided and called 'foolishness', but it is, in fact, one of the foolish things of the world which God has chosen to confound the wise, and the world is confounded by it daily. We may evade it. We may deny it. But we wilt find no rest for our souls, nor will the world, until we acknowledge it as the ultimate wisdom," Simeoe Reform:: COMMERCIALISING THE CHURCH • Is pulpit advertising a need of the chureh today? In some quarters it is held that there is too much commercialisation of the Ilouse of God. But on Sunday last a minister in Owen Sound proclaimed against this very thing. He was strong in his denunciation of the modern trend, In part he said: "We are . so commercialised that every Sunday time clergy have to carry a sheaf of announcements mostly about secular things, and unless 'much is made of each one somebody' is go- ing to get into trouble." And that was not all. He contin- ued: "What would you think of tlie Acts of the Apostles if there could be found a few verses like this? 'And it came to pass that St. Peter before his wonderful sermon on the day of Pentecost announced: There will be a rummage sale on the market square of • Jerusalem on ' the 2nd clay of the week. On the third day of the week there will be a whist drive in the hall of Moses. On the fourth day of the week there will be a baking sale in Joseph's departmental store. On the 5th day of the week there will be a garden party on the Mount of Olives with all sorts of raffles to make mon- ey for the preaching of the Gospel in foreign lands." I venture to say if anything like that appeared, we nev- er would have heard of the Acts of the Apostles. . Why ,then should our worship to Almighty God be so in- terrupted today?" —Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin. too. Ile likes to see a ball game onthem; he likes to see two wobbling about. on one bicycle. He likes to see child- ren on roller'skelns mixing with the traffic. He likes the children to be careless. And Death, that silent onlooker, is never particular about a victim. Any little boy or girl will do, With our present rate of 'motor travel, it only ta'ces a second or two for an accident to happen, but the memory lives on for long years -tin tilt hearts of the parents. Why do parents take the chance when the chance is not worth taking The streets and the highways were never meant to be play grounds. It is true they were never meant to be death traps either but whether meant or not, that is just what they; .are that silent onlooker likes them best when children make play grounds of '30il7////r :rmii0I" /li, / MR. BROCKINGTON MAI€ES SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS The announcement made ovecl the national network two weeks ago by L. W. Brockington, chairman of the CBC board of governors, that work is to start immediately onthe construc- tion of -two 50,000 watt transmitting stations its eastern •'Canada, is evi- dence of the rapid strides that are be- ing made by the Cooporation to pro- vide a satisfactory radio service for this country. Mr. Brockington spoke from Regina following the first meet- ing neering of the board outside of Ottawa. The two new stations, one to be situated near Toronto and the other near Montreal, ivill' make for greater, coverage and vastly improved re- ception in the two provinces. Radio listeners in Ontario, more especally in and around Toronto, will be bene- fited as CBCT, which will become ten times as powerful as at present, will be strong enough to eliininate to a large extent the interference from outside sources. The locations select- ed by the Corporation for the sta- tions are national centres of broad- casting. They are expected to be in operation this fall. Within two or three years CBC also plans to aug- ment its chain by construction of high-powered stations in the Mari -1 times and in western Canada. Mr. Brockington announced that it is the hope of the Corporation to have government support,;.s,jn., the construction of a high-powered short- wave station which would enable broadcasting of Canadian programs to Europe and other parts of the world. It also would be, he .said, a medium for Canadian statesmen to talk to the world and in this way play a larger part in her destined role as peacemaker. Another ambition of the Corpora- tion, and one whichwill be received, we believe, with unanimous approval, is to increase its number of hours on the air. At the present trine CBC broadcasts six hours daily, but by fall plans to be on the air from 12 to 16 hours a day. Coupled with this is the statement by Mr. Brockington that efforts will be made to have a large increase in national and ex- change programs with Great Britain, United States and France. Mr. Brockington further announc- ed that steps are being taken to clear up the question of interference with reception by foreign countries. The conference held last March in Ha- vana, Cuba, between Canada, United States and Mexico was in a large measure successful, and it is hoped that, during another conference to be held this November, agreement would be signed that would enable each country to operate on assigned chan- nels without interference. Censorship also was referred -to by Mr. Brockington. The only positive rule, he said, will be that there be no attack on races or religion and that discussions onbirth control and eugenics would be banned. Fair pre- sentation of controversial questions is one of the policies of the Corporation but it must be realized that the mes- sage of broadcasting is received at the fireside in the relatively unguard- ed atmosphere of the home. COURTESY ON THE HIGHWAYS During the past couple of years there has been a noteworthy increase in the amount of courtesy shown by car drivers on . our highways. Parti- cularly has this been noticed at night- time when drivers show courtesy to motorists they are meeting by dim- ming their lights. Driving during the week we have found that a large percentage of mot- orists extend this courtesy but on Sunday nights the number of motor- ists who dim their lights areinthe minority. Front this we can draw on- ly one conclusion and that is that, motoristswho have to use the high- way in pursuit of their business dur- ing the week are well aware of the hazards of night driving'and take pre- cautions to avoid accidents at night, On the other hand one would conclude that those drivers who have only the week ends to do their driving are not aware of the troubles caused by their own lights and are quick to blame other car drivers when they have dif- ficulty in seeing into the glare of on- coming vehicles.' It is quite possible that failure to show courtesy by all drivers is re- sponsible for many of 'the accidents which take place during the week -end. It would be well if all drivers would make it a point to always dim their lights when ,meeting traffic: In most cases it would be found the other mot- orists would return the Courtesy. -Kincardine News. CORPORATION FEATURES DAY BY DAY (All Tines Eastern Standard) Thursday, June 3: 9.00—Canadian: Manufacturers As- sociation Annual Meeting.- Address by the Hong W. D. Euler, Minister of, Trade and Commerce. From Ottawa. 10.30 —."Soliloquy". Novelty pre- sentation with orchestra direction Leon Kofman. From Montreal. Friday, June 4: 8,30 p.m. "Froin a Viennese Gar- den". Music of old Vienna presented by Jeanne Desjardins with piano and all -string' orchestra directed by Jean Deslmariers. From Jlon meal. 1.0.00 p.m. --,-"Pro nerade Cancers". Roy Shield and his orchestra with Chicago A Cappella Choir and solo- ists. NBC -CBC international ''ex- change program: Front Chicago: Saturday, June 5: 8,00 p.m. "Piano Magic". Modern music for two .pianos and, orchestra. arranged and presented by Allan Mc- Iver with Gerald Duranleau, tenor. From Montreal. • 10.00 pan. "La Hacienda". Latin- American music. Soloist with or- chestra direction Harry Price. From Vancouver. Sunday, June 6: 7,00 p.nm, "Madeleine de Vercheres" Drama by John M. French, produced by Rupert Lucas. Frain Toronto. 8.00 p.m, "International Varieties". Imperial Grenadiers of the Ale, male quartette; Caro Lamoureux, soprano; novelty orchestra direction Ray Den.. hez. From Montreal 0.00,'p MFairy Coronation". Chil- dren's dramatic' fantasy direction of Mercer McLeod: From Vancouver. Monday, June_ 7: 8.30 p.m. "Melodic Strings". Or- chestra direction Alexander Chuhal- din. CBC -NBC international exchange.. program, From Toronto, Tuesday, June 8: 9.ii0 p.m. "These Times" — news commentary .by. 0. E. L'Anri. From; Winnipeg. 10.00 p.m, "Piccadilly Music Hall", Variety show with Al Short and his; orchestra.. NBC -CBC international exchange program. From Chicago, Wednesday, June 9: 9.30 p.m. "Ranger Reminiscences. Forest fire prevention dramas. Frons Toronto. 11.00 "The Pleasure Bowl". Variety show ;direction Jack Riddell. . Frons Winnipeg. • • RADIO DIRECTS CANADA'S FASTEST PLANE TIIE fastest airplane in Canada became the property of the Dominion Government this month as officials of the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of Transportation accepted the swift silvery Lockheed 12-A from Fairchild Limited. This ship is shown at St. Hubert Airport, Montreal, where it will undergo exhaustive tests before flying to its home base at Ottawa to become the first of the Trans -Canada passenger service. Propelled by twin 420 horsepower constant speed motors, the adjustable pitch propellers drive this silver streak at a top speed of 245 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 212 miles an hour at 11,000 feet. Every modern improvement for comfort and safety, including the latest Northern Electric Radio Beacon and two-way commu- nication equipment have been built into this ultra -modern aerial argosy which will be recognizable by its letters, "CF -CCT", and is similar to that which guided and kept Dick Merrill in touch with land during his latest triumphant dash across the Atlantic with historic news films. 'In the lower photo, left to right, are officials present at the handing over ceremonies, They are: Squadron Leader A. Ferrier, of the Department of Transport; H. Pasmore, president of Fairchild Aircraft; Niajor Tudhope. and Alec S nyder who flew the machine here, and S. Chiswell, of the Airways Branch of the Department of Transport - tions. Walsh has developed into a Teach economy. That is one of they The aggregate value of all field'. home run hitter who is feared by ev- first and highest virtues. It begins crops in Canada in 1936 is now esti- ery opposing pitcher in the League with saving money. --Abraham Lin -1 mated at $699,421,400 as compared and lie bids fair to be one of the coin. 1 with $511,872,900 in 1935. greatest rookies who ever wore a To- ronto uniform, Gantenbein, who had never played shortstop in professional /''�) baseball until two days before the he Leafs opened at Baltimore, has imp_ ��ii A, \P��OT� proved with every game and he is a great favourite with Toronto fans. Joe Mulligan, Mike Meola, John Berly, Jimmy Pattison and Babe Da- vis have been supplying the featu..m pitching. Mulligan won his first three starts and shares with Pattison the distinction of being the only Toronto pitcher to turn in a victory against the heavy hitting Newark team which is probably one of the strongest that ever played in the International lea- gue. Mulligan held the Bears to two hits and beat then. 4 to 2. Pattison gained a 3-2 decision over them in Newark. Meola has turned in time only two shut -outs the Toronto team scored in its first home stand. He blanked Syracuse and Rochester, Berly beat Buffalo in a sensational 15 -inning game. He relieved Davis with the score tied in the eighth in- ning and held the Bisons to one hit over the balance of the route. In' addition to the night games on. June 3rd and 4th, the'Leafs will meet. Montreal hi 'an afternoon game on June 5th when Toronto fans will pay tribute to "Rabbit" Maranville, Mon- treal manager, who is still going strong in this, his twenty-seventh year in professional baseball. The Leafs are also home on June 7-8 de oppose Buffalo. These will .be night games. Toronto \S'tarts Early On Floodlight Baseball Owing to the number of requests from the fans and the fact that other cities `' in the International League have already started night baseball this season, Toronto Club officials de- cided to hold the first floodlight. games at Maple Leaf Stadium on June 2rd and 4th when time Montreal Royals invade the Queen City for the first time in the present campaign. The Leafs have had a great deal of success in the daylight and they ex- pect to be just as proficient under the lights. Night baseball appeals to the great majority of baseball fans and it is now firmly established as a regu- lar feature of the 'summer pastime. It has been the salvation of many clubs in the minor leagues and each season finds more of the major lea- gue clubs in favour of it. On their first lengthy home stand which terminated on May 25th, the Maple Leafs advanced into second place in the International League standing by sweeping the final three - game series from the Rochester Red Wings. Manager Howley has made little or no change in the team since the opening game at Baltimore on, April 23rd. Not until May 23rd at Buffalo did he change the original batting order from the opening game. The Leafs have proved definitely that their seven -game winning streak at the start was no flash in the pan, and they have sold themselves thoroughly to Toronto fans. It was expected that the Leafs would need some bolstering in the pitching department and that a more experienced first baseman and a shortstop would have to be secured. But the pitchers have been coming through with some great perfor- mances and first baseman Jim Walsh, the 22 -year-old husky from San Jose, California,. and little Joe Gantenbein, the San Francisco shortstop, have more than made good at their posi- NEW CANADIAN COINS. Souvenir hunters are eager for the new issue of Canadian coins which have recently beencirculated in small quantities. The coins: are modern in their sim- plicity, and are quite different from ;the King George V issue. Each has an uncrowned head on the obverse side. The reverse side of the quarter car- ries a caribou head, the date and de- nomination. Onthe dime is the well- known ship, "Bluenose", the five -cent coin features the beaver, and the one cent two maple leaves. The coins appear to be smaller than previous issues, but actually are the same in diameter. The heavier milled edge and simplicity of pattern makes them appear smaller. The Irish Free State has removed the duty of Gd (12 cents) per 112 lb. on wheat imported from any country, but importation is subject to license which is governed by crop conditiomms in Ireland. Fascination of the Miniature Camera The original negative of this picture is about the size of a postage stamp It was snapped from the second row of a theater on ultra -fast film with the lens at f.2, the exposure 1/25 second at a moment of slight pause in the action. THE frequent appearance in maga- , sines and newspapers of strik- ing "off -guard' snapshots of promi- nent persons, such as society folk dining in a restaurant, or "series shots" of, the changing expressions of an after-dinner speaker, prompts from many readers the question, "How were these pictures taken?" The answer in the case of many of these pictures •is the high-speed, large - lens miniature camera and the new ultra -fast flim, which in combination often maize possible snapshots at night without extra i1• lumination of the subject. The uge of miniature cameras, not alone for "off -guard" photography but for daytime portrait studies and "Scenics"`.of which they are also, highly capable, has grown with startling speed. Films are available that are especially suited to this kind of work. These pocket-size but Powerful, precision -built cameras seem to have for many the fascina- tion of thehigh-powered automobile and are bought despite their higher cost, because "you can go places with them.' Just what is a high-speed minia- ture camera? Essentially itis a very. small: roll -film camera with a very large aperture lens such as one rat- ed at f.2. The exposure required with an 4.2 lens is only 1/9th. of that needed for the 4.0.3 lens which is considered a "fast" lens on the ordi- nary amateur camera. Without going into the technical reasons, it possible to use a muelm larger and consequently much faster lens on a miniature camera than would be practicable on the average size camera. The small size, the ul- trafast lens combined with new ex- tra -fast film, x- tra fastflm, make it possible to snap pictures under conditions which are difficult for larger cameras with slower lenses. You can carry a "minnie" around in your pocket and whip it out for any occasion. With good judgment for correct exposure you can make snapshots on the stage of a theater, in a right, Mal), at a prize fight or at night on a brightly illuminated street.., Miniature camera negatives must, of course, be enlarged to obtain prints satisfactory to look at. Some miniature cameras use 35mm. mo- tion picture size film and give up to 86 pictures to the roll; others usa somewhat larger sizes, 8 or 16 pic- tures to a roll. Owing to the rela- tively low cost ofthe small -sired film, the expense Per picture .for average - size enlargements is not much greater than a contact print. from the larger film used in a cam -- era et ordinary 0100. The technique of taking pictures.. with a min.iatumre is not much differ- ent from that with the ordinary, fo- eusing camera, but there is a valu able pelut to remember. Because Rs light weight and small size, it more difficult to hold a miniature camera steady. Since sharp nega- tives are essential in this work„ steadiness in of prime importance. :31 Jobum van Guilder.,