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The Clinton News Record, 1935-08-08, Page 31THURS., AUG. 8, 1935 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties Iii YOU REME3IBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING T%R L.AaT DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The Huron News -Record, August 7, 1895: (Miss Porter of the Post Mee Building is visiting friends in. Sea - forth. 1VIrs. Barge returned home on 'Sat- urday from a visit to Guelph. Miss Amelia Harland left last ,Sat- urday morning for Port Huron and Detroit where she intends visiting for a month or six weeks. ' Rev. and itis. Parke are on4a three weeks' visit to friends and relatives at Port Elgin and SYlarkdale. St. Paul's pulpit will be supplied in his absence. ,Local Sports—On Tuesday .of last 'week the Blyth and Clinton junior baseball clubs played a game herb in Recreation Park. The score was 2949 in favour of the home team. House of Refuge Notes—Contrac- tor S. S. Cooper has a numerous gang of men at week laying floors and putting up partitions. The lath- ers are busy and mortar has Veen run off for plastering which will be done by Mr. Oro11: Harper and Lee of 'Goderich are doing all the plumbing work. Front The New Era, Aug. 9, 1895: Mrs. Walter Manning was called to Carleton Place recently owing to the •serious illness of her father, Mr. James Gennnill, She arrived there only to see him alive as he died on Sunday at the age of 54 years. On Saturday afternoon last, Mr. Peter 'Cantelon, Sr., passed away at the age of 78 years. He was one of the pioneers of Goderieh township, settling near Holmesville about the year 1835 when the entire neighbour- hood was a vast wilderness. He was a native of Tipperary, Ireland. The friends of Mrs. J. Cuninghame will be pleased to know that she is recovering from her recent serious illness. Important iahange--.We have be- lieved for a long time that the cash system in business is by all odds the best way of running business, and by degrees merchants are falling in line by adopting it. Several of our business men who have adopted it, state that under no circumstances would they go pack to the old credit system as the cash system is better for buyer and seller. The latest re - emits to the system are Gilroy and Wiseman who will begin the system on Sept. 2nd. A Clinton Contributor --+A repro sentative of Funk and Wagnalls, the New York Publishers has been tak- ing orders for their dictionary here The definitions of unoriginal terms were supplied, we understand, by H. Hale, Esq., is well known as an au- thority on Indian Language. Building Notes-4Messrsq Oantelon and Hill ase erecting a brick vneeer stable for Or. D. Cook, Albert St. Mr. Peter Cantelon s new brick re- sidence on Princess street is being hurried forward and will be a decided improvement to that .portion of the town. Mr. James Twitchell is enlarging his already commodious residence by an addition of •similar material. WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY, WAS YOUNG, From TheClinton News -Record, August 7, 1910: Messrs. R. Bamford and R. Ball have been rusticating a little in Bay- field and Goderieh the last few weeks. ,Mrs. A. Wleatherwax, of Orillia left for her home yesterday morning af- ter a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and •'Mrs. D. C'antelon. Miss Jean Chidley is the guest of I8iss Jean McTaggart at Bahfieid. Mr. 11. B. Combe left this weey on a business trip to the )Maritime pro- vinces'. Miss Isabel Gunn visited Dr. Mar- garet Calder in Wingham last week. Says Good -bye --Rev. T. W.. Charles- worth who has ministered to the Clinton and Auburn Baptist churches for nearly two years and a halt, preached his farewell sermons on Sunday last. j Mr. Charlesworth's ministry has been characterized by earnest and faithful preaching of the Gospel. Ms ministrations have been touch enjoyednot only by his own congregations butby others. A Pleasant Gathering—A. number of the girls friends of Miss Sybil Courtice met at the home of 'Miss Emma Smith, where ,Miss Courtice had been invited to spend the even- ing, on Thursday last, and in anti- cipation of her impending departure for Japan, presented her with a hand- some silver tea-pot as a little re- minder of Clinton and her friends here. From The New Era, Aug. 11, 1910: ilfr. and Mrs. Thos. Jackson, Jr. arrived home from their trip to the Old Country this week. The Rev. Mr. Ford of Wesley Church left on 1Vlionday morning to attend the General'Conferenc of the Methodist Church, which meets in Victoria, B.C. The pulpit will be oc- cupied during the next two Sundays by Property Purchased—The property located en Albert street north, for- merly occupied by Mr. L. C. Fleming has been purchased by Mrs. ;Mitchell of Queen Street. This is a very de- sirable residential property and we hope the purchaser will long live to enjoy it. Former Resident Dies—Mr. Martin Charlesworth of Grand Forks died in Clinton after a lingering illness of two years. He was •a pioneer of North Dakota and for many years made his home in Grand Forks. He is survived by a wife and four chil- dren. Mrs. F. G. Henry of Grand Forks, Frank Charlesworth, Winni- pay, Harry and Robert of Clinton. .111111 r SATING WSA`� OTHER NRWSPAPERS ARE NO WORK, NO RELIEF Premier Itepburn's recent an- nouncement that all able unmarried Mien who refuse to work on farms or anywhere else, will be cut off re- lief, is timely, if not a little over. due. Belief, as now administered, has. come to the point Where the taxpay- ers of the Province can no longer af- ford to pay it, and a showdown had to some. If there was no work available, the situation would be different, But there is work available, and in the Country districts, plenty of 'it. Farmers are going up and down the streets of the towns and villages trying to secure labor for harvest Operations and most of their seeking is in vain. Compared with the cities, the num- ber of unemployed single men in the country is small, but they are to be TOTHE WEST Follow ` thrilling JASPER PARK route by the "Continental Limited". See the highest peaks of the Rockies from a moun- tain observation car. Stop off at JASPER or round out your tri with a cruise to ALASKA. Low cost table d'hote and a la carte meals inthediner. Ask ark. Canadian National rese-r agent for details. WINNIPEG EDMONTON PACIFIC COAST _ CANADIAN ROCKIES 6yilw Prepaid S.dayetopoverat Jasper Park Lodge tnaludtog room 855 meal 57.1.Sd i.aay $47.50 stopover • 014TINE/IL. found there as well. Able, but most unwilling to work. Farm labor is not easy, nor does it pay high wages. But it is honest work and is available,., .Tovell the most unskilled can learn it. Our pioneer history •is evidence of that fact, and even if the:able unemploy- ed single men do not choose to make' of it their life work, it will provide a living and a ,good living until other work is available. Premier Hepburn is' light. No work, no relief. We believe too, that there is little, if any truth, in the statements that are being broadcast from the larger centres: that unem- ployed singlemen are justified in their refusal to accept farm work be eause farmers are taking advantage of the unemployed situation, and ex- ploiting such labor. If a 'man is willing, no matter how unexperienced he may be, be will have little trouble with the: farmer. The wages, in comparison with other labor, may be small, but it should not be forgotten that the returns the far- mer receives for unskilled labor are, in .many eases, even •smaller, while good board and good lodging are thrown in.--iSeatforth Expositor. THE TINKERR Dictionaries define a tinker as a mender of household utensils, one who goes from door to door with tools and appliances for mending. One authority adds that tinkers have usually been regarded as the lowest order of craftsmen. Almost all men tinker with some- thing these days, and some find their greatest recreation in tinkering. There are men who buy old watches, automobiles, motor cycles, etc. for the joy of taking them apart in short tinkering. An interest in automo- biles and gasoline launches is al- most a career in itself—and a sot 'of culture. Should anyone insinuate that tin- kering is a waste of time there would be an army of handy men ready to rise in defence of the tinker, Had it not been for the tinker, most inventions would still be ideas awaiting some tinkering genius to put it into practical use. A great deal of industrial progress can be credited to the ability of brilliant men, who, not content with things as they were tinkered with first one combination and then another until they had something new; something that had a profound influence on the lives of others. 'Blessed is the wife of a tinkert Things get done in and about her home without the costly aid of car- penters, painters, plumbers and el- ectricians. —Kincardine Review -Reporter. PERSONALS IN PAPERS Sometimes weekly newspapers are criticized for publishing the columns of personals that appear each week, saying they are silly and that they are not read, These personals are traditional with the country newspa- per and few publishers have had the nerve to throw them out, even if they wanted to, Other editors have re- marked to The Banner about the per- sonals appearing in these columns, asking how it was done, as they would like to have a large number of these items. The personal column is read and read thoroughly by many, It is a noteworthy fact that one of the most interesting developments in modern journalism are the columns conducted WI brilliant metropolitan newspaper men, full of personal in- terest, even very personal mention. —+Listowel Banner. Saskatchewan farmer's noticed a two-inch caterpillar which eats this- tles. They were delighted until they found the worm turning to the vege- table garden. But that is hardly fair. One cannot be expected to gulp down spinach for instance, and then just. sit back when they pass the cake. (Stratford Beacon -Herald. PRACTICE SAFETY Two drownings in a week in this district indicate that it is not enough to teach children to swim. They must learn the even greater lesson to practice safety, whether they can swim or not.—Hanover Post. AMCCSPAWNF TAX It will undoubtedly rem as a shock to most persons in Ontario that, un- der' the amusement tax regulations DOW in force, failure on the part of a ration at any place of amusement' to Wein his stub of the amusement Om ticket is punishable by a fine of from $1O to w2 ") under the Primary Convictions 'Act The actual require- nent in the regulations is that the rerson admit'ed must produce his portion of the tax ticket on demand of an') insper:tor of the amusement revenue branch cr police officer, and lack of such tax receipt is regarded as prima fae4e evidence that .the act has been evadsd. If there are any illusionsthat t `ese drastic rules are not to be enfuree),.they can be dis- missed.—Peterborough Examiner, DOINGS IN THE WW1 • WORLD A notable recent addition to the ranks of invested Scouts was Chief Justice Ii- A. E. 'Greenshields, of the Superior Court of Quebec at 75 years of age. A Camp Clock Memorial' A large outdoor clock was present. ed to Camp Tainaracouta, 'Montreal's permanent Boy Scout camp site, by ex -Scouts of the ` 1st Westmount, Troop. The,clock was given in mem- ory of members of the troop who lost their lives in the Great War. If Communities Had The Scout Spirit Says the St. John's', Nfld., Weekly Herald, after describing the energy with which Scouts and Rovers of Grand Falls set about renovating an ,old stere and its neighborhood as a Scout headquarters: "'What could the people of Grand -Fallb not do if they could only be animated by a similar community' spirit" 'A Canadian Legion Tribute To "There is no better work the Leg- ion egion can undertake than helping along the Scout •Movement. It teaches boys the amenities of life, how to be use- ful and self-reliant, and to direct their energies in safe and sane chan- nels."—President R,. A. PatchelI, Carleton Place Branch, Canadian Ley - ion, in advocating the sponsoring of a Scout Group. Landing of the Romans --1935 1Shades of ancient Roman warriors must have rattled ghostly shields in protest when 'Boy Scouts of Oxford played the part of hardy legionaires in a pageant "The Landing of the Re - mans." Not that the lads didn't Wave their snvords and shout effect- tively. It was the handsome steel helmets. They were old •bowler hats, minus rim's and painted with alumin- um. A Scout Pilgrimage To Mecca A unique pilgrimage to Mecca was that of 76 Scouts and Seouters from the Iraq .government schools at Bagdad. Boys and leaders were in. Scout uniform, and traveled in their own caravan of cars over the modern highway to the sacred city of M'o- hammedans. King Ibn Saoud greet- ed them at Mecca, and granted them the privilege of taking pictures, and other special concessions . King Ica Saoud is a strong friend of the Boy Scouts of whom there are some 12,- 000 in Iraq. Dining in Admission on Tickets A "can of food" was the price of admission to a Parents' Night of the 40th Toronto (Church of the Re. deemer) S3oot Group. The result, 118 "admissions" toward the food supply of the suindner'h camp. Public Libraries Adding Scout Books One of the signs ofincreasing in- terest in ;Scouting is the adding of books on Scouting subjects to Peblia libraries. Recently 19 new volumes were added to the S'eout section of the public library at 'Miedicine Hat, Alta., and 54 to the library at Sas- katoon. As' a Gf;t't, A Coupl'e,of Elephants As an expression of appreciation of their reception and entertainment during a visit to Japan, the Boy Scouts of Siam presented a pair of Siamese elephants to the .Scouts of the Flowery Kingdom. The animals were driven 200 miles from the in- terior of 'Siam, and are now enscon- ced respectively in the zoos at Tokio and Osaka. Br dgewater's Silver Jubilee' 'Arch • The citizens of Bridewater, N -S., are maintaining throughout the sum:. mer the King's Silver Jubilee Arch erected on the bridge spanning the La - Have river. To the local ;Scouts and Girl Guides has been assigned the duty of raising and lowering each day the Union Jack that tops the arch. In turn, week about, two Scouts or Guides, in full uniform raise the flag promptly at 8 a.m. and lower it at sunset. Prison Suryeon On Crime Reduction Dm. Amos O. Squire, surgeon at Sing Sing prison, addressing a Rot- ary International Conference at Nia- gara Falls; N.Y., offered four ways by which crime might be reduced: 1. Deport alien criminals. 2. Give the •boy who has made his first mis- take another chance. 8. Back the Boy Scout and Girl Guides. 4, More attention by parents to their own children . He added; ::Back Boy Scouts and 'Girl Guides because they are developing character. I never had a boy enter prison who admitted he was a Boy Scout." CANADA IS GREATEST PRO- DUCER OF PLATINUM (Continued from page 2) the collection of the minute particles of platinum present in each ten of platinum-,beaaing' ore." Though platinum has been found in seven of the nine provinces and Was observed as long ago as 1802, there are no official statistics on pro- duction before 1920 and during the next 12 years, the total for the plat- inum group was only 419,000 ounces or slightly more than double the pro- duction during the last 12 months, For 1988, it was 55,755 ounces but the remarkable increase in copper nickel ore mined in the Sudbury bas- in brought the total over 200,000 ounces for last year. "Canada is now producing on a =SNAPSPOT CUIL Prove Your Angling Ability TODAY'S Snapshot Guild is direct- ed to all wives, husbands, daugh- ters and sons who follow the great . outdoor sport of fishing. What has fishing to do with amateur photog- raphy? Just this. The Chicago Izaak Walton League, according to news dispatches, has included in its cur- riculum, in the fishing school con- ducted in Wisconsin, a "course of truthfulness." War has been de- clared against the angler who per- sists in telling about the "big one that got away." The law of the Izaak Walton League of Chicago regarding this phase of the art of fishing is very brief and to the point. Here it Is. "Get your fish, take his picture or keep quiet." No one in -particular is being ac- cused of telling little white lies about the "whopper" that got away but Chicago's Izaak Walton League law should be recognized through- out the world. The old adage about the cake might be revised to—"You can have your fish and eat it too" for although the fish may end its days in frying pan or broiler, a picture of it will live forever. There is one thing to remember in taking snapshots on fishing trips. Just as you use different kinds of bait for catching various species of fish so you must vary your methods of taking snapshots under different lighting conditions. Suppose, for instance, that you are deep sea fishing or out in the middle of a lake under the glare of a mid- July sun. One of your party gets that long -hoped-for jerk on his line. If you have one of the average folding cameras it should be ready for ac- tion with the diaphragm opening set at 1.11 and the shutter speed set at 1/100 of a second. This setting of the, diaphragm and shutter will servo. two purposes, First—you will have the proper exposure and second—at 1/100 of a second you will stop the. action as your lucky angler friend. pulls the fish out of the water and into the boat. If you have a box type camera use the second stop opening. In snap- ping the picture with this type of' camera you will get the best results if you wait until the fish is safely in the boat and then snap the picture after the catch and when your sub - Jest is not in motion. Let me caution you, however, against a common error, Don't for- get orget to set your camera for distance if it is of the focusing type. If you have a fixed focus camera don't get closer to your subject than about. eight feet unless you use a portrait. attachment. Now—suppose you are fishing on, a river where the trees obstruct. much of the Iight, Snapshooting under such conditions requires a dif- ferent technic. Unless you have a camera with an /.0.3 lens or faster you had better forget about fast ac- tion pictures and confine your ef- forts to taking your subjects when not in rapid motion. If you have a box type camera you should open it to a large stop and with the average folding camera open the diaphragm to 1.8 or 1.11 and set the shutter speed at 1/25 of a sec- ond. And remember—"Get your fish, take his picture or keep quiet," JOHN VAN GUILDER. commercial scale, five of the six pre- cious metals in the platinum group, Mr. Nicholls says. "These are plat- inum, iridium, rhodium and ruthen- ium. All are found in the nickel - copper ores of Sudbury basin and Canada is also the world's chief source of palladium. Osmium is the remaining metal not produced in this country. "In addition to its use in jewelry and as a setting for gems and pre- cious stones, platinum is widely used in industry. It also acts as a variety of chemical ringmaster, causing oth- er elements to react while being un- affected itself." WHO'S CRIPPLED? He and his best girl were seated in - a, dim corner. "Give me a kiss" he pleaded. The girl made no answer. "Wotu't you p�fgive me a. kiss'?" he asked aeasegain. Still no answer. "Please, please just one," he beg.- ged. And still no answer. "Are you deaf?" he shouted at. length, "No," she snapped. "Are you para-• lyzedl" :k 7e:iNS I%F t?>�::�,,,•��,:,kf?r s,,.� . „��e` :?...:� �,,•+,'»�,i,..w ; rvsz . .>. e.�s''•.`':,p»:,'.?ti?€>>'� •.��.r<s<§st>�W,,r:�;;za.� a.` You Get KNEE -ACTION plus Blue Flame Engine and Shock -proof Steering BODIES. BY FISHER jand No -Draft Ventilation PRICED $ 885 (for the Master FROM 2 -Pass. Coupe) Delivered, fully equipped at factory, Oshawa, Government Registration Fee only extra. See the new Standard Series models priced as low as $112 iY YOU begin to see the extra value in the Master Chevrolet the moment you look at the car, You notice right away that Chevrolet's smart Fisher Bodies feature the safe new TURRET TOP solid steel roof construction—something you can't get on any other car unless you pay many dollars more than Chevrolet's low price. Step inside the car and drive—and immediately you'll notice another big difference that's all in favor of Chevrolet. It's the famous KNEE -ACTION "floating ride"! You float over, bumps, ruts and. holes in the road—steering is light, sure and shock- Iess—it's hard to believe you're not riding in one of the big, expensive cars! True it is that just one half-hour drive in the Master Chevrolet spoils most motorists for any other low- priced car. Because not one of the others gives you Turret Top Bodies by Fisher—Knee-Action-Blue Flame Engine-1±'isher No -Draft jr. Ventilation -- or Shock -Proof Steering. Only in one car do OR -4I you get them all combined — 9l,oald ce • ► ? in the Master Chevrolet/ sROAe ffe;o) mato meat? form o(r Areferi"t m8 me, 404.tVj'bd l eyou, u, a ry,rk c1 risfoarRre isodmewos.mfice' Cera roA' "°d teco,d oat Sala.. W. ` M. NEDIGER CLINTON, ,ONTARIO C -215C 0 it 3ECON 0-114 I IC AIL T.1*.A111TS 'OEt WALT ION' a