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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-07-09, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. 5 Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 9th, 1936 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year ALEX. FORSYTH CHOS­ EN STREETJOREMAN August 3rd to Be Observed as Civic Holiday. Midway in Park July 15, 16, 17 and 18 The regular meeting of the Town Council was held Monday evening in the Council Chamber with all mem­ bers present^ His Worship Mayor Hanna in the .chair. The minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting held June 9th, were read and approved. A. letter was read from Coun. Elm ■er Wilkinson, thanking Council for their expression of sympathy. A let­ ter of appreciation was also received from Mrs. John Helm. A communication was received, from the Mayor of Windsor extend­ ing an invitation to the Mayor/ Fire Chief and members of the Council to attend the annual meeting of the Fire Chiefs which will be held in that city Aug. 26, 27, 28. This letter will be considered at the August meeting of the Council. Mr. T. J. MfcLean was a deputa­ tion from the Orange Association. He requested that the association be giv­ en a deed for the ground on which their mound is erected at the cem­ etery. The Finance Committee reported a number of accounts which were ord­ ered paid on motion of Couns. Craw­ ford and Hetherington. Coun. Thomson reporting for the Street Committee said that the re pairs to the sidewalks were near com­ pletion and that all grass had been cut. He had received a request for a new crossing at the corner of Pat­ rick and Minnie Streets. This was left over for further consideration. f Reeve Davidson reported that the second application of dust layer would be applied this week. He had receiv­ ed a request that dust layer be spread at the corner of Albert and Shuter Streets. This was left for the Street Committee to deal with. He also re­ ported that the Supertest building at the South end of Josephine Street that was burned a few years ago, had been wrecked and removed. For the Property Committee Coutu Hetherington reported all grass cut at the Park and that the band stand would be painted before long. He suggested that tennis courts be built at the north end of the Horticultural Park. He was of the opinion that fees from such a proposition would pay for the investment in a short time. Mayor Hanna reported that the Queen City Amusement Company were willing to put their midway and shows up here on July 15, 16, 17, 18. They would pay $100 for this privi­ lege. Moved by Reeve Davidson second­ ed by Coun. Thomson that this ar rangement with the amusement com­ pany be accepted. Carried. Moved by Couns. Crawford and VanWyck that Coun/Lloyd be a* com­ mittee from the Council to keep in touch between the Council and the Band organization. Coun. VanWyck reported that the new braces on the hose tower would be installed during this month. He reported that the lo|cal Fire Brigade attended the Firemen’s Demonstra­ tion in Teeswater on July 1st and took part. Although they did not win a prize he said they had presented a very smart appearance and had mar­ ched. exceedingly well. Considerable work had been* ac­ complished at the Cemetery, Reeve (Continued on page 4) HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMS. Successful Candidates at Fordwich and Wroxeter Wroxeter Baier, Velma; Bennett, Laura; 'Chambers,'Bruce; Doig, Murray; Gal­ laway, Reita; Gowdy, Jean; Howes, David; Irwin, Jack; Louttit, Gordon; Lynn, James C.; Milligan, Jack; Murr, Doris Jean; McDonald, Marion, Hon.; Neabel, Walter; Neilson, David; New1- .ton,* Olive, Hon.; Plant, Laura; Prit­ chard, Roy; Taylor, Vincent; Thomas, Viola; Vittie, Thomas; White, Max­ ine; Woodcock, Marion, Hon.; Zim­ merman, Audrein Eliz. Fordwich Allan, Marie A.; Button Ida May; Coates, Helen; Denney, Mabel; Gar- butt, Kathleen, Hon.; Hall, Georgehe Marie; Harding, Jean; Johnson, Aud* tey! McIntosh, Audrey; McLeod, Alice; Ridley, Gordon; Watters, Mur­ iel, NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALJHONORED Presentation made to Mr. Gordon S. Kidd at Dungannon, Gordon S. Kidd left last week for his home at Southampton to spend the vacation, Prior to his leaving Dungannon, he was made the recip­ ient of gifts, a motor rug from the pupils of the school, and a well-bound volume of Shakespeare’s work from the Home and School Club, as an ex­ pression of good will and of the es­ teem in which he is held. That com­ munity regrets very much the fact that Mr. Kidd, after a successful 3- year term as principal of Dungannon school, is transferring his services here, where he has been engaged as principal of the public school, and the very best wishes of all there come with him to his . new sphere of activ­ ity. McGEE-ROBERTSON RE-UNION HELD More than two hundred and fifty friends and relatives of the McGee- Robertson families met at the Wing­ ham Agricultural Park on Wednesday afternoon last week for a Re-Union and Picnic. An address of welcome was given by Mayor Hanna and. an interesting musical program enjoyed. Representati'^TAv.ere present from Seattle, Wyndsor, Toronto, Sarnia, Milton, Lc Mitchell, 1 Blyth. The of Mr. and j daughter, Mi hired, and /Mrs. Clinton Olney (MargareRRobprtson) of Se­ attle, Wash., who nave been visiting relatives and friends here for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Olney have not been home for about thirty years and are leav­ ing by motor for Seattle this week. ndon, wroxeter, picnic was Exeter, Seaforth, Brussels and held in honor .1 TOWN LEAGUE ___SCHEDULE Following are the dates for the se­ cond half of the Town League sched­ ule: 'July 9—Merkley’s vs. Cubs 10—Lloyd’s vs. Gurney’s 15—Merkley’s vs. Lloyd’s^ 17—Gurney’s vs. Cubs 23— Gurney’s vs. Merkley’s 24— Cubs vs. Lloyd’s Attending Summer Course Principal W. Stanley Hall of the High School left on Saturday for Tor­ onto to take a summer course in Edu­ cational Administration. BORN SINNAMON—On Monday, July 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sinnatnon, a son. TWENTY YEARS AFTER The following lines published in the Advance, November 1917, are of in­ terest in connection with the Vimy Pilgrimage taking place this summer. Where men make bloody sacrifice, And pile the earth with slain, Kind Mother Nature ever tries To cover up the stain. 'Mid charnel of the tiger’s den May pure white lilies blow, And on the graves of warlike men The peaceful daisies grow. f The grass is all the greener now Where men most fiercely strove, And maids may hear on Vimy’s brow , The cooing of the dove. Where cannon roared by night and day, And men in thousands fell, The sunny headed children play, And pick up bits of shell. Where once raged war’s infernal din, And bullets fell like rain, The peaceful peasants gather in A hundred fold of grain; And where men plied the deadly steel, And blood ran red like wine, We see the holy sistefs kneel Beside the rebuilt shrine. And over on the rising ground The fresh young maples stand To mark the graves of those who found Death in a foreign land; Here women of the nameless woes, Still pray when day is done, That God will rest the souls of those Who strafed the hellish Hun. ISAAC WALKER DIED SUDDENLY Found Dead Sitting in Chair at the Power House. This community received a great shock on Tuesday when it was learn­ ed that Irwin Isaac Walker had been found dead at the power house. Mr. Walker went to work Tuesday morn­ ing as usual and at the noon hour sat down to his lunch but passed away before he had nicely started his meal. He was found sitting in the chair dead about 1 o’clock. He was in his 64th year, was born on the 12th concession of East Wa­ wanosh and lived on the homestead until 1916 when he gave up farming and took the position at the power house where he has since worked. He took a great pride in the grounds ar­ ound the power house and the flow­ ers and grounds were always a credit to our community. In 1896 he was married to Hannah C. Lever of East Wawanosh, who pre­ deceased him June 24th,1929. He was a member of the United Church. He leaves to mo'urn their loss three daughters and one son, Mrs. Stanley (Alba) McLachlan, Toronto; Mrs. Harry E. (Doris) Saunders, of Tor­ onto; Russel of town and Alberta at- home. He is also survived by one sister and four brothers, Mrs. J. And­ erson of Toronto; Wesley of Goder­ ich; Elisha of East Wawanosh, Jack- son and George of Toronto and four grand-children. The funeral will be held from the family residence, Leopold Street, at 2 p.m., on Thursday afternoon. In­ terment will take place in Wingham Cemetery. OBITUARY Robert Beattie One of Wingham’s oldest business men, Robert Beattie, passed away on Thursday, July 2nd, in his 71st year. Tuesday morning last week Mr. Beat- tie was working about his garden at his home, corner of John and Shuter Streets when he was suddenly seized with a stroke. He was carried into the house unconscious and remained so until death brought relief. He was born in Tuckersmith Town­ ship, near Seaforth, and at the age of 18 went to Brussels where for six years he operated a livery business. Forty-seven years ago he came to Wingham and has since operated a livery business here, For fifty-one years, Mr. Beattie has been connect­ ed with His Majesties’ mail service. For many years he carried the mail to and from the trains and for the past 25 years has operated a rural route delivery. He also collected the mail from the various post boxes throughout the town. For a number of years he has also been engaged in the dairy business. He wa§ a member of the United Church and in politics was a staunch Conservative. Twenty-seven years ago he was married to Olive Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mason, who survives together with two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Oliver Moffatt of. London; Jack M., of Goderich; George B., of Clinton, and Helen M., at home. He is also survived by one brother, John, of Chesley, and four grandchildren. The funeral was held from his late residence on Saturday afternoon, the service was conducted by Rev. E. L. Roberts. The pallbearers were: Jack Mason, George Mason Jr., Oliver Moffatt, Robert Spotton, John Beattie and J. Sutter. Interment took place in the Wingham Cemetery. Do not miss Will Rogers' last pic­ ture, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of next week. TENNIS CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED HERE Meeting to be Held in Council Cham­ bers Friday Evening. An effort will be made on Friday evening to organize a Tennis Club and all interested in this .game are in­ vited to attend a meeting in the Coun­ cil Chambers this Friday evening at 8.30, It is hoped that all interested will be present so that plans can be made for the formation of a strong club. Much will depend on the attendance at this meeting as to whether organi­ sation will take place or not, so turn out, ladies, men, boys and girls. JULY 12th CLEBRATION AT LISTOWEL MONDAY Local Lodge to Parade There. The 246th Anniversary of the Bat­ tle of the Boyne will be celebrated at Listowel on Monday, July 13tli. The local L.O.L. will join in the par­ ade and it is expected that over 2000 will be in the procession which will line up at the Agricultural Park at 1.30 p.m., parade throughout the town and return to the Park where speeches will be given by Rev. Bro. A. Gordon MacPherson of Toronto as Chairman; Mayor H. G. Zilliax of Listowel and Wor. Bro. Cecil W. Armstrong of Toronto, Junior Deputy Grand Master of Ontario West, and other prominent Orangemen. There will be a big midway at the Park and in the evening a play will be presented “Silas Smidge from Tur­ nip Ridge”. There will also be danc­ ing afternoon and evening. THEATRE OPEN EVERY NIGHT NEXT WEEK The Lyceum Theatre will be open every night next week. The special feature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is Will Rogers’ last pic­ ture “In Old Kentucky”. This is the last opportunity to see Will Rogers, the world’s most popular comedian. The picture for the last three days of next week is “Powder Smoke Range” a Western feature. CENTRAL LEAGUE GAME SATURDAY The boys who play for the Central League team will take on the Clifford gang at the Town Park here on Sat­ urday afternoon. Game called for 5.30. In the game with Clifford here in June the local lads were on the wrong end of the score and are out to win this game. Exchanging Pulpits Rev. E. C. . Smith will preach in Calvary Baptist Church, Windsor, on Sunday and Rev. Wilfred Wellington of that church will occupy the pulpit in John St. Baptist church here. NOTICE Due to the low water level we are forced to request water users to dis­ continue the use of their lawn and garden service until further notice, al­ so to conserve on water as much as possible. Wingham Utilities Commission. GOUGH’S SCHOOL HELD RE-UNION 75th Anniversary of S. S. No. 8, Howick Large Numbers Present Both After­ noon and Evening Splendid weather, energetic com­ mittees and a good sports program were factors contributing to the suc­ cess of the old boys reunion at “Gough’s” School, S.S. No. 8, How­ ick Township, on the holiday. The occasion was the 75th anniver­ sary of the formation of the school section, the first of its kind in How­ ick, and the promoters of the event, with Hartwell Strong as chairman, were accorded credit on the success achieved. It is estimated fully 1,000 people were present in the afternoon and 1,500 in the evening. Financially, the officers report they were well above expenses. Of former pupils of the little red schoolhouse, 150 returned from the outside world and letters of regret were received from 20 others who were unable to attend. Among the “old boys” who spoke on the afternoon program were John Crawford, of Hamilton, age 82, the only pupil present of the first enrol­ ment; Adam Hutchison, of Fordwich; i Dr, McKee, of Courtney, B, C., and Dr. Bricker, of Toronto, a former teacher. The history of the school was read by H. Strong, Other speakers inculd- ed Reeve J. A,Bryans, School Inspec­ tor Game, of Walkerton, and Rev. A. H. O'Neil, the latter speaking in the evening. The evening program was largely put on by Toronto talent. Other interesting events included dancing competition, horseshoe con­ tests and girls* softball tournament, the classy Harrison Brownies win* ning from Hanover and Clifford. EFFORT TO EVADE JUDGMENT FOUND Howick Township Farmer Acted In­ tentionally, Judge Holds. Judge R. A, McKinnon of Guelph at Goderich held that Leslie MacLeod of Howick Township, “deliberately and with intent,” used every effort to prevent William E. Davidson, Math­ eson horse dealer, from recovering a $500 judgment for false arrest. When the sheriff attempted to col­ lect $148.05 court* costs, he found MacLeod’s hay crop had been claim­ ed by W. J. Horsburgh under a bill of sale, and that two hogs and rac­ ing mare, formerly owned by Mac­ Leod, were in Horsburgh’s posses­ sion. On Sept. 20, three months after the damages had been awarded Dav­ idson, MacLeod executed a quit claim in favor of his brother on his farm. “I am quite sure that had it not been for Davidson’s action for false arrest, Horsburgh would not have re­ ceived either the bill of sale or the hogs and racing mare,” said Judge McKinnon. “I do not believe that Horsburgh did not know of McLeod’s difficulties.” The bill of sale and the sale of the mare and hogs to Horsburgh were declared fraudulent and void, and , Horsburgh was ordered to pay to the credit of the court $215, the cost of the livestock, unless the animals were relinquished to the sheriff. Davidson was arrested on com­ plaint of Macleod for alleged horse theft. It was proved the accused had paid for the horse and Davidson im­ mediately entered Suit for damages for wrongful arrest, .being awarded $500. When Macleod defaulted, the sheriffs fruitless attempts to collect court costs resulted in another action, in which Judge McKinnon found Mc­ Leod’s actions subsequent to the first- judgment to be invalid. THE EDGARJRE-UNION The annual re-union of the Edgars was held in Wingham Park, Saturday July 4th, and proved to be enjoyable for all present. There were about fif­ ty relatives attended the gathering which was smaller than the usual number. A friendly and exciting ball ■game was played by old and young. Laughter was caused by various races which were enjoyed chiefly by the young people and children while the older generation were the spectators. As this brought forth an appetite sup­ per was served, after which pictures were taken of the group and of the different generations. Following the singing of Auld Lang Syne, the following officers were ap­ pointed for next year: President—T. I\ Macdonald. Secretary—Edythe Weir. Committee for Sports, etc.—George Edgar, Frank Edgar, Waldo Weir, Robert Ireland. Friends were present from Wood- stock Wroxeter, Michigan, Dungan­ non, Teeswater and Wingham. OBITUARY Mrs. Earl McCreight The funeral of Mrs. Earl McCreight whose unexpected death occurred at her home following a severe heart at­ tack, took place from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Toast, Georgetown, on Monday afternoon. She was in her 30th year. A profus­ ion of floral tributes attested to the sympathy and sorrow felt throughout the community. Rev. J. F. Anderson Improving We are pleased to report that the operation on Rev. J. F. Anderson in St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, last week, was successful and he is mak­ ing a splendid recovery, ST. HELENS CENTRE ENTRANCE RESULTS First Class Honors—Jean Well­ wood. Second Class Honors-—James Hun­ ter, John Pritchard, Eldon Ritchie, Russell Webb. Vass —• James Aitchison, Robert Brigham, Doris Hutchison, Pauline Inglis, Arthur Ramage, Raphael St. Marie. Note-—Appeals against the results of the Entrance Examinations must be forwarded to the Inspector before August 15th and must be accompan­ ied by the appeal fee of $2.00, which is returned if the appeal is allowed. MANY ATTENDED MEMORIAL SERVICE Oddfellows and Orangemen Held Joint Service at Cemetery, ------- The Annual Memorial Service held at the Cemetery on Sunday afternoon was well attended by citizens of 'the community. The service this year was of special importance as the Or­ ange Lodge and Oddfellows combin­ ed for this occasion. The members met at their respect­ ive lodge rooms and then formed up at the Town Hall and paraded to the Cemetery headed by the Wingham Citizens’ Band. The opening prayer was taken by the Chaplain of the Oddfellows, A. Shields, followed by the hymn “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”, The names of the departed brethren were then read. W. T. Miller read the names for the L.O.L. and W. H. Han­ ey for the I.O.O.F. “Blest be the Tie that Binds” was sung and then Gra­ ham Wray of the Orange Order led in the responsive reading. The ad­ dress of the afternoon was given by Rev. E. L. Roberts, R..D., rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Church. The service closed with “God be with you till we meet again” and the Benediction by Rev. E. L. Roberts. T. he service was in charge of W. B. McCool, who is a Past Master of the L.O.L. and a Past Grand of the I.O.O.F. BALL GAME AT PARK TO-DAY (WED.) The Walkerton ball team take on the Hurons in a schedule Bruce Lea­ gue game at the. Town Park this af­ ternoon (Wednesday). The game is called for 4.30 sharp. Enjoy your af­ ternoon off by attending this game. The local lads took Walkerton into camp in the first game at Walkerton this year and they are out for revenge so a good snappy game should result, Won at Goderich On Friday night at Goderich, H. McKay, Ed. Harrison and Wally Mil­ ler came first in the Irish Trebles. Dress and Coat Making Also all kinds of alterations expert­ ly done; reasonable prices. Mrs. L. Slosser (apartment adjoining barber shop). Bowled at Lucknow Three mixed rinks attended the Twilight in Lucknow on Friday even­ ing but failed to get into the prize money. They were: Mrs. F. Sturdy, Ken. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. A. M- Crawford; Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. D. Rae; Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor and Dr. and Mrs. W. Connell . Boys Return from Camp The local lads who attended the Hiawatha Camp near Goderich for the past ten days arc returning home to­ day (Wednesday). They were: Ross Howson, Charlie Wellwood, Mac Habkirk, Darrell Biggs, Percy Biggs, Doug. Adams, Dwight Reid and Creighton Reid. The younger boys left to-day for the camp. Town League Thursday and Friday Thursday night the tail-cnders in the Town League meet the leaders when Merkley’s and the Cubs clash. Merkley’s have so far failed to win a game and are out to take a fall out of the leaders. On Friday night Gur­ ney’s and Lloyd’s meet and the issue will be hotly contested. Attend these games and help foster baseball in our town* VanNorman Family Re-Union A very successful VanNorman fam­ ily re-union was held at Harbor Park, Goderich, on July 1st, with about 45 present from Dundalk, Flesherton, Michigan, Seaforth, Brussels, Dun­ gannon and Wingham. Mr. C. S. VanNorman was elected president for the ensuing year. The afternoon was spent in games and later a delightful picnic supper was enjoyed. Garden Party Great Success The Garden Party held on the lawn of the Sacred Heart Church, under the auspices of the Catholic Women's League on Tuesday^jcveiiiug, was a most successful eVent. 'Supper was served from 6 tty 8 and large crowds were present to/satisfy thg inner man with much tasty and goodly food. Following thel super- Bingo games were enjoyed: aruTa short program presented. Jack Ernest’s Orchestra provided the music for jitney dancing which was well patronized. PRESENTATION TO MISS C. WELLWOOD United Church W. M. S. Held Fare- well Meeting for Miss WellwoodJ? The summer meeting of the Wo­ man's Missionary Society of Wing­ ham United Church was held on Tuesday, taking the form of a fare­ well to Miss Caroline Wellwood who 'shortly returns to her .mission work in China. The devotions were taken by Mrs. Musgrove and Mrs, Wilson* after which Mrs. Gilmour gave a pap­ er on temperance. A letter from Miss* Edith Clarke, missionary in Angola:* Africa, was read describing her work in that country. Miss Clarke is now on her way back to her home in Teeswater. Mrs. Willis then introduc­ ed Miss Wellwood who addressed a. few farewell remarks to the meeting;,, telling some of the different things which had impressed her during her year of furlough. In closing she said she was happy to go back and rein­ vest her powers in the mission work of West China, and urged that the women at home invest their talents and powers in the work to be dona here, without which the missionaries could not be maintained. Mrs. B. Wellwood, Vice Pres, of the North Section of Huron Presby- terial then presented Miss Wellwood, with a purse of Canadian silver dol­ lars on behalf of that section express­ ing their appreciation of Miss Well­ wood’s visits to their auxiliaries and. requesting that the money be used to- purchase records for her gramophone. This section includes the auxiliaries of Belgrave, Brick United Church, Bluevale, Brussels, Ethel, Fordwich, Gorrie, St. Helens, Union (Ethel Cir­ cuit), Wroxeter, Whitechurch, Wing­ ham also Gorrie and Wingham Aux­ iliaries. Miss Joyce Walker also pre­ presented a beautiful sheaf of flowers from the Wingham Auxiliary. A very appropriate duet “Speed Away,” was given by two members of the C.G.I.T. Group, Misses Marie Hopper and Caroline Wellwood. After the meet­ ing closed, lunch was served, and a social half-hour spent, all wishing Miss Wellwood God-speed on her journey. HOW MANY “F’s”? This will fool you—just as it has fooled hundreds of typographical ex­ perts, printers and proof-readers—so don’t feel badly if you fail to make a perfect score. Read the following sentence care­ fully—read and re-read it several tim­ es—now decide how many times the letter “f” appears, then turn to page 2 for the correct answer. Here’s the sentence: , The federal fuses are the ultimate results of scientific investigation com­ bined with the fruits of long exper­ ience." ■» Jitney Dance Every Saturday night at the Orvis Dance Floor in the Curling Rink. Good Music. Hon. P. J. Veniot Passes At the age of 73 Hon. Peter John Veniot, former Postmaster-General of Canada and Premier of New Bruns­ wick died at his home, Bathurst, N.B.,, on Monday night. He was the pres­ ent member in the House of Com­ mons for Gloucester. He had been critically ill at his home for some days with an abdominal ailment. MASONIC LODGE INSTALLED^OFFICERS Dr. A ,W. Irwin is Worshipful Master At the regular meeting of the Wingham Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 286 held in the Masonic Temple on Tues­ day evening, the following officers were installed for hte coming year: I. P.M.—W. Bro. W. T. Booth. W.M. W. Bro. A. W. Irwin. S.W.—Bro. Thus. Gilmour. J. W.—Bro, Fred Fuller. Chaplain—W. Bro. Kenneth Mac- Lean, Treasurer—*W. Bro. W. A. Gal­ braith. Sec’y,—Bro. H, Shcrbondy. D. of C.—Very Wor. Bro. J. Gil­ mour. S. D.—Bro. W. VanWyck. T. D.—Bro. A. B. Mitchell. LG.—Bro. R, S. Hetherington. S.S.—Bro. H. C. MacLeam J.S.—Bro. A. J. Walker. Tyler—Bro. J. A, Young. Auditors—Wot. Bro. G. H, Ross and Wot. Bro. Alex. Retd.