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The Clinton News Record, 1937-07-15, Page 1The News -Record Est. 1878 With Which is Incorporated The Clinton Neu). Era The New Era Est. 1885 NO. 58.40. -58TH YEAR.; CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 15TH 1937 Sate the 9urehase of ZGur 'Watch from 'Coronation Zjear. We take great pride in bur Watches" They are scientifically con- structed. The wearing parts are tempered to the proper hardness. The Escapements are finely adjusted, and the greatest thing about them is they are dependable. You can rely oil keeping your engage- ments on time, not wasting time by being too early, and better still, not keeping those you have an engagement with waiting for you. Yon know your time is worth money, so is theirs. Then in addition to being good timekeepers, they are of good appearance. You can- not be fair to yourself unless yop see these timekeepers, before you make a purchase. Our Best Satisfied Customers are Those to Whom we have sold Watches. Ws H. .HELLYAR Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optometrist. Residence Phone 174j, IffirararrWrIr THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWS OUR BASEMENT DRESS DEPARTMENT All Sum er resses Clearing at 20 to 30% Off Original Priees Sizes up to 49 IRWIN'S " CLINTON'S LEADING STYLE SHOPPE The Farmers' Market Wheat, $1.30. Oats, 50c to 55c. Barley, 80c.' Buckwheat, 80c. , Butterfat, Spec., 280; First, 26c. Dairy Butter, 20e. Eggs, 20c, 17e,, 15c,' 14e, Hogs, $9.76. Lights For Brucefield At the regular meeting of Tucker - smith Township Council a petition was presented by, Ross Scott on be- half of the, residents of Brucefield, praying the council to take the nec- essary action tosecure street lights for the village, which was granted and the clerk was instructed to make application to the H.E"P.C.for a sur- vey and estimates, of the area wish- ing service. 'A Dead Shot, Jack Cutt, son of Mr.' and Mrs. J. C. Cutt, Goderich,demonstrated his prowess' with a• light calibre rifle while visiting a cousin, A. Radford, at Londesboro recently, by killing. six bats -with one shot The Rad fords had been pestered by bats for some time, swarms of them having ,.congregated about the eaves of the house. Jack enjoyed a field day in. his open : war on the pests, killing twenty-five, in a brief fusilade. BASEBALL MEETING At the baseball meeting on Mon- day night, Mr. Thos. Churchill, who has been managing the team, gave over the duties to Mr. Richard Tas- ker, who was unable to assume the duties 'earlier in the season. The members of f. the executive and team' expressed appreciation to Mr; Chur- chill for the work he has done with the team' The members of the team also ap- preciate very much Mr. Churchill's donation of sox to the team. Institute Will Meet The Women's Institute meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon, July 22nd, at 3 p.m. As this is Grand- mother's Day the meeting will be. held on the spacious lawn of Mrs. W. S. R. Holmes. Mrs. Fred Oster, Blyth, District President, will be present and will give an address, An interesting program is also being prepared. All grandmothers of town and vi- cinity are cordially invited to be pre- sent. Those who have no means of - conveyance will be called for if they will notify either of the following: Mrs. Wm. Rozell, Mrs. J. B. Levis or Miss L. Brigham.' JUVENILES WIN The Clinton Juveniles tacked an- other win up ,on Tuesday evening against Seaforth in the latter town, winning by a score of 10 to 2. Bob Draper pitched for the locals, and was in usual good form. The game' was featured by the heavy hitting of the locals. Manager Remembered -Last Thursday morning Mr. C. Bomhoff was called into the machine room at the, Richmond hosiery, where the employees had gathered to pre- sent him with a small token of their appreciation to him for his kindly help and est -operation with them. MT. A Garen spoke of the re- gret they all felt that Mr. Bonihof:f was leaving Clinton, and wishing him success in his new field of endeavour at Auburn, Kentucky.. Mr. Bomhoff was presented with a signet ring. The new manager will be Mr. A. Garon and Mr. John Nediger has been appointed night supervisor. The Richmond Hosiery 'Mill is a busy lit- tle plant, employing about tW'enty- five persons. ' , a ._. . I ,. THE HOME PAPER. Orang ': en Celebrate the Glorious welch at Cli toy No. 1. shows Thomas Stewart of Bluevale, now in his 83rd year, watching the proceedings from liis chair on the platform. He has been a member of BluevaIe Lodge for y$iaty-five years. In No, 2 the members of the Clinton committee are shown" From left to right they are: Asa Deeves, E. W. Morrison, H. M. Healy, Henry Sloma n, N. E. Sly and A. D. Mc- Cartney: No" 3 shows members of the Stratford Ladies' Lodge, and No" 4 gives a general view of the crowd watching the parade as it proceeded to the nark" Veterans shown in. NO: o are David Cantelon of Clinton (left) and Andrew MVlillian of Colborne Township. The former is in his 90th year and has been active in Orange circles for 65 years, Mr. Kil- lian has been an Orangeman for 60 years. Iia No. 6 some very interested spectators are seen seated on the curb watching the parade, Courtesy of Stratford Beacon -Herald. ' A MOST SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION THE PROCESSION OVER A MILE AND A HALF LONG Seventy -Eight Lodges In Parade. - h as again The Glorious Twelfth passed into history, but the memory of Clinton's most successful "walk will live long in the memory of those who witnessed the impressive parade which was over a mile and a half, long. About 80 lodges, representing North and South Huron, North and South Perth, Oxford and i7Test Bruce, participated. Contrary to usual custom, the weatherman was kind, and no rain tell to star the day's activities, the weather being ideal for the occasion. The huge crowd, estimated at ap- proximately ten thousand, began to arrive early in the day,, and by noon the town was literally packed with a carefree, good-natured crowd. Every available parking space on Main Street was taken by noon, and the side streets were overflowing with families who had brought Iun- ches which were eaten under shade trees by the roadside, or on res;- dents' lawns. Those who were catering to the hungry crowd were taxed to capac- ity, huge supplies of food disappear- ing. as if by magic. Extra policemen were brought in to take' care of the heaviest traffic seen here in years, which they handled with'pourtesy and efficiency. The parade, beaded by Peter W. Scott, 71, of Belgrave, riding in the sidecar of Traffic Officer N. Lever's motorcycle, followed by two white chargers, symbolic of. William of 'Or- ange, ridden by Einer Webster and Carl Diehl of• Varna and the imposing parade of lodges, got under way about 2.00 pan, After circling the main streets of town, they paraded back to the park where the open-air mass meet- ing was held. The chairman at the meeting was Elmer Webster, Varna, County Mas- ter for South •Huron. Brief addresses were given by Mayor Holmes, David Cantelon, Rev. G. G. Burton, Clinton; Rev" W. A: Townshend, London. The special speaker for the day was Rev. W. L. L. Lawrence of Toronto, Past- Grand Master of Ontario West.' His address was of particular. interest to the huge crowd, and an incentive to loyal Orangemen. Those who were selected as judges had no easy task in choosing the win - hers for the various prizes. Awards were made as .follows.: Best Fife and Drum Band, first, Stratford Lodge, No,- 2668; Second, Stratford L. T. B. No. 97, Best Fifer, William Kutch, Clinton. Best Drummer, Charles Stewart, Blyth, Largest Men's Lodge, Woodstock.. Best Dressed Men's Lodge, Wood- ham. Lodge coming farthest distance, Tiilsonburg, Largest Ladies' Lodge, Gerrie. Best Dressed Ladies' Lodge, Gode- rich. First Prize Banner, Men's Lodge, Wallace, and Prize, Men's Lodge, Blyth. 1st Prize, Banner, Ladies' Lodge, Stratford, No. 97. 2nd Prize Banner. Ladies' Lodge, Goderich. Oldest Orangeman, William P. Humphreys, Atwood, 92 years of age, a member for 74 years. Best decorated bicycle, Frank Van- E'gmond. Best decorated store window: 1st, J .E. Scott; 2ndC. Lobb; 3rd, T. J. Riley, Following the judging some splen- did exhibitions of fife playing and drumming were given by the various winters and contestants. Ml day and far into the night the rumble of drums and the shrill notes of the fife resounded throughout the town. At 6.30 pan. the football game be- tween Bayfield and Clinton result- ed in a win for the locals, giving them a place 3n:the play-off games. The evening concert in the park, featuring the Br ntswielc Trio of London, was a great attraction, and a pleasing feature was the voluntary contribution of Mr. Cameron Geddes, Winghain who is well known in this locality, .who gave two pleasing vocal numbers in his usual fine style, To the younger generation, ;she dance held in the town hall during the afternoon and evening offered a special appeal, and the festivities continued until the early hours of the Morning. All in all, it was a great and_glor- ions twelfth. It may be some years before a similar celebration is held here due to the fact that each municipality' in each county has turn at acting=as. hosts for the, walk. Look 'At Your Label Our mailing lists were corrected this week up to July 13th, and all payments on subscriptions should be shown on the label of this week's' pa- per. Look at the label on your pa- per and see that you have been pro- perly credited. If your paper is in arrears your payment will be appre- ciated. TUCKERSMITH Mrs. Geo. Connell of Varna spent several days with her son, Roy Con- nell in Tuckersmith. FOOTBALLERS MAKE PLAY-OFFS The football team secured them- selves a play-off berth in theirr group of the South Huron League on the evening of the Glorious Twelfth, when they entertained a large crowd, and defeated' the Bayfield team by a store of 2-1, on the local field. With this loss went Bayfield's hopes of play-offs, would Clinton's, the la o s as p y ,, if they had lost, so the game was more or less a sudden -death affair, with the Bayfield lads dying. With the exception of the first few minutes of play the home team was much the better team. Bayfield how- ever, scored the first goal, when after a luckless first half for Clinton, Wes- ton kicked the ball past McInnes for the only goal of the half from a scramble .in front of the Clinton goal, just as the whistle blew half time. Two fast goals by "Homer" Dale and Charlie Wilson put the Clinton boys ahead in the second half. After telt.ininutes from the starting whistle Dale scored the tying goal, and with- in two minutes Wilson put his team in the lead, a lead which they well de- served. Both goals came as the re- sult of some neat passing and kick- ing, just about the best we have seen the boys do this year. For the re- mainder of: the game Clinton carried the play and missed out on several Mee chances. The final score was 2-1. Clinton - McInnes, Bateman, Ed, Layton, Wilson, G. Layton, Mann, Garritt, McKay, Dale, Ross, Pepper. Bayfield—Keyes, Wilds, Thompson, Hugh McLeod; Harold McLeod, Smith, Cooper,. Allison," Jackson, Sturgeon, Weston. Gbal umpires—Nicholson, Bayfield; Morgan, Clinton. Referee—John Arm- strong, Blyth, A -meeting to decide group play- off dates will be held on Monday. night, Clinton will have to meet Sea- forth first in the semi-finals, the win- ner to take on the St. Columba"' Ir- ishmen who finished in first place. Clinton has done splendidly' consid- ering this is the first year they have been together; although some of the players have played in previous years. At the start of the season theydidn't look so hot,, but their passing . and kicking has improved to such an ex- tent that right now they appear to have a splendid chance against the other teams in the play-offs. Here is the way the four teams finished; .WTPL Si. Columban ...,.5 1 0 10 Seaforth , " , . ...8 2 1 7 Clinton'2 3 1 5 Bayfield ,1 5 0 2 The.winner of this group will play off with the winner.' of the northern group for the group championship. Last` year's winner was Walton" A. Y. P .A. Picnic The Deanery A. Y. P"` A. annual picnic teas held in Jowett's Grove, Bayfield, on Wednesday afternoon. The attendance_ was smaller than' in former years. The following is the list of winners: 76 yard dash, ladies, L. Elliott, Bayfield; Mrs, L. Strong, Seaforth; K. Middleton, Bayfield. '75 -yard clash, men J. Ilatwlcins Clinton; Bob Archi- bald, Seaforth; L. Riley, Goderich, Kicking Shoe, ladies, Pat McGoun, Clinton; Mrs. McGoon, Clinton; L. Elliott, Bayfield. Kicking shoe, men, II. Blackstone, Goderich; Bob Archi- bald, Seaforth; L. Riley, Goderich, h,Potato race, ladies, C. Cuninghame, Bayfield; Clin- ton; Pat McGoon,, Clinton. Potato race, men, L. Riley, Goderich; B. Archibald, Seaforth; C. Brittle, Gode- rich. At the conclusion of the sports it was decided that the Clinton branch had won the banner for the second consecutive year. Public School Board ' A special meeting of 'Clinton Public School Board .was held on Thursday evening, July 8th, 1937. Members present, Messrs. Hardy, Cook, I•Iall, Jenkins, Cudmore, Lobb and Firth. The minutes of the last regular and . special meeting were read and adopted, The correspondence was then read. Firth -Cook: That Mrs. Lawson's resignation 'be accepted and that the balance of the correspondence be fil- ed. Carried. The following accounts were pre- sented: Town of Clinton, $3.50 P.U,C., Clinton $10.26 W. D. Fair ' $2.00 C. H. Venner 4.00 19.76 Cook—Lobb: That the accounts be paid. Carried. Theprincipals report was read. Lobb -Hail: That the report' beac- cepted. Hall—Jenkins: That the property committee be empowered to have school -plastered where necessary. Carried. Ma. Ray. Carter then addressed the Board with reference to purchasing the Brittania Encyclopaedia, but no action was taken. Cudtnore —Jenkins: That Messrs. Hardy and „Firth be a committee to interview Miss E. Hall with reference to, teaching part time inthe school and make the necessary arrange- ments.' Carried, Jenkins—Hall: That we adjourn. Carried. --II: C. Lawson,. Sec. -treasurer. Little Locals The Tebbutt Re -union will be held' in Harbor Paris, Gocler%h, on Wed- nesday afternoon, July '28th.. IMr. Leonard McKnight was it To-- ttonto last Friday and Saturday at- tending the Underwriters' Convention, of the Metropolitan Insurance• tmo'hz . • pany. I The storm on Sunday morning help-- ed to clear the air of some of the. heat, which was holding Ontario in its grip for a week. However the • thermometer is still rising and the beach is a favourite resort. Mr. R. H. Johnson recently Y tau lt s c tI a g a large black bass, measuring 21Ve inches itt length and weighiing 3;i, pounds. He won't divulge the name. of the spot where he goes fishing, be- cause he fears he would have lots of company. Janet McMillan, pupil of Miss, Margaret Tough, teachek at S. S. No_! 2, North Easthope, took the highest standing of all pupils who wrote the entrance examinations in the Strat- ford division. She is twelve years' of age. Janet wins the Stratford'. Scholarship for highest•marks in the. entrance examinations. Scouts Go To Camp It was a happy lot of boys who left'• this morning for the summer Scout camp. Every detail as to meals, first aid supplies,daily routine and sports„ and each boys personal equipment ha& been carefully planned in advance,. The Troop is divided into four patrols„ each with a leader, and each patrol has a camp site of its own, and pre-. pares and serves its own meals. Ina this way the Scout idea of; training is followed, in which a boy is taught •to look after himself and accept respon aibilities, Rev. Mr. Sherman has kindly consented to tonne out on Sun- day afternoon and conduct a religious service with the boys. While parents will be welcome at camp at any time, Sunday and Wed- nesday ednesday afternoon have been set aside• as visiting days and the boys will be kept close to camp, As the boys must all receive like treatment, it has been decided that eatables brought out, by- parents yparents or others will go into the quartermaster's stores, to be divided among all the boys through their patrol. Plenty of good wholesome • food will be supplied at all 'times hut' naturally the limited cooking facilities will not produce pies, cakes, etc: new - ever should parents wish to picnic while visiting, their • boys would be allowed to have that meal with them-' Signs' will be placed giving direc-. Mons to the camp. The first of these. will be at the North end of town at: the corner of the Base' line t and ; ti. Whighatn highway.