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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-10-01, Page 1Single Copies Five Cents COMMUNITY CAM­ PAIGN WOUND UP SATURDAY •Mrs. Geo. Scott, Langside, Won the First Prize .of $300 18 Prizes Awarded All Told The Community Campaign which has been carried on by 12 Merchants for the past 'month, came to a close on Saturday. This campaign caused considerable interest in the town and district and the merchants take this opportunity to thank the contestants for their splendid effort and the pub­ lic for their-interest. The announcement of the winners was made at the Armouries on Mon­ day evening and the presentation of the prizes was made by His Worship Mayor John W. Hanna. The Armour­ ies was crowded for the occasion and following the presentations a dance was 'held with Arthur’s Orchestra supplying the music. The Winners 1st—Mrs, Geo. Scott, Langside — 108,855,484 votes — prize $300 cash. 2nd—Miss Mae Young — 89,272,820 votes — Prize, General JElectric Re­ frigerator. 3rd—Mrs. Gershom Johnston — • 82,393,020 votes — prize, Fry & Black­ hall Chesterfield Suite. 4th—Miss Laura Clark — 77,439,403 votes — prize, General Electric Radio. 5th—Miss Audrey Reid — 75,175, 910 votes — prize, a Chest of Com­ munity Plate. 6th—Mrs. D. Hutcheson — 57,913,- 243 votes —- prize, a Fry & Blackhall Chair. The above were the'major prizes. 'Twelve other contestants received prizes which were donated by the various merchants in the contest. 7th—Walter Simmonds — 43,615,- '762 votes.— prize, a silk plush rug from Isard’s Stores. ’8th—John Lamb — 32,437,010 votes — prize, Electric Iron, from the Hy- •dro Shop. 9th—Mrs. M. Dodd — 16,590,548 votes — prize, Silver Basket, from the Advance-Times. ’ 10th—Lloyd Carter — 11,374,517 votes — prize, pair Heel Hugger 'Shoes, from Greers’ Shoe Store. 11th—Miss Mildred Mason — 9,- '747,888 votes — prize, White Handled Knives arid Silver Forks, from Don­ ald Rae & Son. 12th—Mrs. Wm. Taylor — 9,639,- •361 votes — prize, Radio Lamp, from George Williams. 13th—Mrs. E. Seddon — 8,731,957 votes — prize, Bridge Lamp, from R. A. Currie. 14th—Miss Eleanore McLean — 8,- *068,958 votes — prize, Pen and Pen oil Set, from C, H, McAvoy. 15th—Oliver Ludwig — 6,572,010 votes — prize, Basket of Groceries from Biggs’ Grocery. 16th—Miss Winnifred McNevin — .5,394,545 votes — prizfe, $4.00 worth of Bread Tickets, from Gibson’s Bak­ ery. 17th—Mrs. M. Bell — 4,770,387 vot­ es — prize, $4.00 worth of Milk Tic­ kets from Foxton’s Dairy. 18th—George Boyle — 3,052,473 votes — prize, Auto Cleaning Outfit -from Crawford’s Garage. , * Southampton Play Saturday The final series of the Intermediate A. O.B.A.A., will start this Saturday when Strathroy will play at South­ ampton. The second game will be played at Strathroy on Wednesday of next week. This series is best two out of three gafnes. We have corrected ing List up to and Saturday, ’ September closing day of the As we have had many changes MAILING LIST CORRECTED were there omis- office our Mail­ including 26th, the campaign, made on our list during the con­ test, we ask you to kindly ex­ amine your label and if have been any errors or sions to please notify this at once. Many new subscribers added to our list during the contest and we welcome you all as subscribers and will endeavor to supply you with interesting events of our town and district. To those who are yet in ar­ rears we ask that you kindly Settle your account as soon as possible. With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News* A, . ; WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1936 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Yw ACCIDENT VICTIM AWARDED $25,000 Lond'on Jury Gave Verdict In Favour Of Mrs. Dorothy White After a two day sitting at the Lon­ don assizes last week, the Jury award­ ed Mrs. Dorothy White of London, formerly of Kitchener, $25,000 for injuries she received in an autotnbile accident on the Bluevale road on July 30th, 1934, This Supreme Court civil action was against Miller Procter, Bluevale Road, and the Supertest Petrolium Corporation. In the accident Mrs. White suffered a fractured skull, lac­ erations, paralysis of the right side of her face, damage to her sight and spinal injury. She. was riding in a car driven by her husband, Harry C. White, who was at that time emploj'ed by the Supertest Corporation, The -Jury found that Mr. Procter was. 70 per cent to blame and Mr. White 30 per . cent. The counsel for the Supertest Corporation claims that the Company should not be held re­ sponsible for any of the damage as the" driver of the car was the hus­ band of the plaintiff. Justice Jeffrey will hear arguments on this motion (to-day). Wednesday. The award is one of the largest given in an accident case in Western Ontario in some years. “FOLLOW THE FLEET’’ AT THE LYCEUM Thursday, Friday, Saturday, of this week, the Lyceum Theatre is present­ ing “Follow the Fleet” with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. This is one of the most popular musical comedies that the silver screen has produced in years. These excellent dancers are supported by a fine cast and it is a mQ£t pleasing production. OBITUARY Mrs. George Casemore A life-long resident of Turnberry, Mrs. George Casemore, passed away at the family residence, Lot 24, Con. , U/Turnb'erry, Thursday noon, Sep­ tember 24th. She had not enjoyed good health for about two years but was not considered in a serious con­ dition so her death was a great shock to her family arid friends. Mrs. Casemore, who was in her 63rd year, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bryce and was born on the 12th Concession of Turnberry. On Dec. 29th, 190’3, she was married at her home to her now' bereft husband and since that time has lived on the 11th concession. The deceased was of a kindly disposition thoughtful of older people, a good neighbor and had a very fine sense of humour. She will be greatly miss­ ed and mourned by a .wide circle of friends. She leaves to mourn her passing, besides her husband, one son, Har­ old, and one daughter, Nettie, both at home. She is also survived by five sisters and one brother, Mrs. Jno. Linklater,' Teeswatet; Mrs. Andrew Campbell’, Turnberry; Mrs. Philip Keefe.r, Culross; Mrs. Hector Mc­ Lean, Culross; Mrs. Marshall Haines, Aberfoyle, and Mr. Leslie Bryce, 12th of Turnberry, the home farm. The funeral was held frorii the fam­ ily residence on Saturday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. Kenneth MacLean, minister of. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, of which the deceased was a member. During the service Miss Margaret Haines, her neice, sang “The Old Rugged Cross.” The pallbearers were: Robert Crbickshank, Robert Johnston, Rob­ ert Golley, John McCormick, J. J. Fryfogle and George Day. Interment took place in Wingham Cemetery. The New Hole In The Wall For pipes, tobacco, cigars, cigarctts, candy bars, suckers, ice cream, bricks, bons bons, oranges, bananas, peatints, pop Corn, razor blades, chewing gum —Quick service. Honwth and Bon­ nett. Western Oats and Wheat • We have on display in our window a display of acme wheat grown at Rio Grande, Peace River District on the farm of Mr. D. Ramsay, The oats on display were grown on the same farm and were pulled on September Sth this year. We are indebted to Reeve Peter W. Scott of East Wawahosh for these samples which no doubt will prove interesting specimens for the agriculturists of this district.. GREY TWP. MAN, ROBERT BREMNER, INSTANTLY KILLED Was Thrown from Load of Wood to Cement Walk. Robert Bremner, well-known farm­ er of the 11th concsesion of Grey Township, was almost instantly killed about 5 p.m. on Saturday when thrown from a load of wood to a cem­ ent walk. When Mr. Bremner started the team the wheel of the wagon caught oxi a standard of a windmill. The horses jumped, breaking the reach and throwing Mr. Bremner from the load. Two doctors were called but he was dead when they arrived. There were no bruises on his head or body, and it was believed he died of internal injuries. Coroner Dr, McLeod decid­ ed an inquest was unnecessary. Mr. Bremner was in his 73rd year and was a lifelong resident of Grey Township. He was a member of the board of Union'■'United Church. Surviving him are hi's widow, form­ erly Miss Margaret Shaw, to whom he was married 45 years ago, one son, James A. Bremner, and one daugh­ ter, Mrs. Russell Dillsworth of Grey Township. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at Union United Church. Interment was made in- Elma Centre Cemetery. Rubbers and Rubber Boots for men, Women and Children. New stock— and low prices at Greer’s Shoe Store. Enrolled at Western University Miss June Buchanajjr—Miss Jean Lane and Jim M;C$xtTretu|ned to London last week; to resume their studies at Western University. Bill Craig and Donald Fortime'are enroll­ ed at Western this-yeOralso, in their first year. Fryfogle’s Mattress Sale From now until October 31st, $19.50 mattress for $16.50, This is a spring filled, sturdy built comfortable mattress that lasts. Get a mattress “free”. To every person over 16 years of age calling at*niy store during the sale (from now until October 31st) I will give a lucky ticket and the winner will receive a mattress as ad­ vertised “free’. Be sure you get your ticket Harry Fryfogle, Home furn­ ishings and funeral service. Presbyterian Dinner Well Attended The suppci' held in the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Tuesday ev­ ening, under the auspices of the Lad­ ies’ Aid Society, was most successful. The tables were beautifully decorated and the tables fairly groaned with good things to eat. While those who were waiting in the auditorium of the church, prior to taking their places at the dinner tables in the Sunday School room, the Sunday School or­ chestra entertained them with select­ ions. CITY MISSION A Revival Campaign coming, Oct­ ober 5th to 25th. Evanglist L. Snider. Meetings every night at 8 p.m. ex­ cept Saturday. Sunday 3 and 8 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FIELD MEET HELD FRIDAY Individual Champions Were Pressed Hard by Runners-Up in Nearly All Classes. Ideal Weather Added Greatly to Suc­ cess of the Meet. '' • The Annual Field Meet of the High School was held on Friday. In the morning the track events were held at the Agricultural Park and the bal­ ance of the events, jumps, etc., were held on the school campus in the af­ ternoon. Individual Championships Junior Boys, B. Burgman, 31 points, runner-up; K. Johnson, 27 points. Intermediate Boys, H. Posliff, 31 points, runner-up, G. Nethery, 28 points. Senior Boys, L. Ellacott, 34 points, runner-up, (J. Currie, R. Howson) II points. Junior Girls, Ruth Nethery, 19 points, runner-up, Melba Radford, 15 points. Intermediate Girls, Evelyn Carter, 27 points; tunner-up, Daisy Holmes, 15 points. Senior Girls, Lillian Fuller, 23 points, runner-up, Isabel Habkirk, 22 points, f (Continued on Page Six) WRESTLING SHOW THURS. AT ARENA Three Bouts and- Here is All The Information Complete details of the all-star wrestling show to be provided by promoter Jack Corcoran of the Queensbury Club at the Arena next Thursday have been arranged. The show, which will be sponsored by the Turnberry Agricultural Society will be featured by a main bout in'which Harry Jacobs, who just arrived in the East from California last week, will oppose Al “Bunny” Dunlop, one of the best grapplers developed in Can­ ada for many years. Jacobs has featured many shows on the Pacific Coast and comes east with the strongest of recommenda- A1 (Bunyn) Dunlop One of the wrestlers at the Arena Thursday evening. tions from Joe Malcewicz, the form­ er mat stai- who now is promoting. He is one of the biggest men in wrest­ ling, weighing 275 pounds but despite his size and weight he is remarkably fast in his movements. Jacobs stands well over six feet and doesn’t look as heavy as actually is the case. . Dunlop has been in sport for some years and first attracted attention in the second of the world swimming marathons at the Canadian National Exhibition. As a wrestler he has had five years of professional experience and has met the best of them. While not as heavy as Jacobs, Dun­ lop is far from being a midget. Not­ ed for his great strength, he scales 230 pounds, all solid muscle, and some of the men he has beaten have weigh­ ed as much as 250, Thus he doesn’t count the difference in weight which will exist Thursday a handicap. His contention, supported by many wrest­ ling critics, is that weight is not an important factor between men over 200 pounds. These two will wrestle on a two- out-of-three falls basis, with the usual Ontario Athletic' Commission time limit of one hour. Dan Peti;off, a powerful Bulgarian, who is known as the “Balkan Lion”, will be in the semi-findl against Bob Jesson, of Minnesota, who has shown to advantage at the last couple of Maple Leaf Gardens shows in Tor­ onto. Je’sson, a rough and ready individ­ ual, is one of the villains of the mat but he backs his tempestuous style with a thorough knowledge of wrest­ ling. He will weigh 215 pounds as compared with Petroff’s 220. Completing the card is a bout in which Mike Dominick, speedy Ital­ ian, and Joe McDougall, will be ad­ versaries. They are1 young wrestlers who have come to the front rapidly in the last year and a half. The semi­ final is scheduled for one fall with a forty-five minute limit, while the preliminary will be a half-hour affair. “BULBS”—Just arrived from “Hol­ land”. Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinth, Narcissus, Crocus. McKibbon’s Drjig Store. Attending O. C. E. Miss Kate King left ,on ^londay for Toronto where she wQl j^tend the Ontario College of Education. St. Patil’s Anniversary Services Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held in St. Paul’s Anglican Church ori Sunday next, October 4th. Cele­ bration of the Holy Communion at 8.30 a.m, Holy Communion and ser­ vice at 11 a.m. Children’s Service at 3 p.m, Choral Evensong at 7 p.m. The preacher for the day will be the Rev. F. W, Schaffter, R.D., Rector of St. Judos Church, Brantford. Ev­ erybody welcome. Special Harvest music by the Choir, THE INSTITUTE ENTERTAINED BY THE GRANDMOTHERS Meeting Was Very Interesting The Women’s, Institute held their regular monthly meeting in the Coun­ cil Chamber on Thursday afternoon with an attendance of t'hirty-six. Mrs. William ^J^-Efenderson, Vice- President, ocpUpied the chaxis^nd op­ ened the meeting with the singing of The Institute Ode, followed by the Lord’s Pjayer in unison. / In th£ business session it Was de­ cided to receive donations/of fruit and vegetables to be forwarded to the Children’s Shelter/^Goderich. Arrangements wgj?€inade to hold a card partyTcrtfiirannual open meet­ ing in October, also to put on a con­ cert some time in the near future. Regrets were expressed at the re­ moval by death of a valued member. The following programme was giv­ en:— Instrumental music by Miss Cora Phair. Reading “When Dad Gets Mother’s Bills,” by Mrs. Wm. Williamson. Solo, “The Song of a Scottish Im­ migrant,” by Mrs. John Tervitt. Knitting Contest, only Grandmoth­ ers eligible to compete. Paper “How Would Canada be Di­ vided if the British Empire was Ov­ erthrown,” by Mrs. Thomas Bower. Solo “Gentle Evening Bendeth,” by Mrs. W. Barbour, who played hex- own accompaniment. Solo, “When I Take My Vacation” by Miss Eva Lediet, accompanied by Miss Cora Phair. The National Anthem. In the Knitting contest Mrs. Jas. Isard, Mrs. John Tervit and Mrs. W. Fraser tied for smartest and’ best knitter. In the draw, Mrs. Fraser won the prize. This contest was both jolly and entertaining. There were 11 grandmothers pres­ ent and all looked equally well in their bonnets and shawls. Mrs. W. Adair was the only great-grandmoth­ er. The hostess, Mrs. Albert Sander­ son, served an appetizing lunch of baked beans and bread and butter which brought a very enjoyable meet­ ing to a close, all voicing the opinion that there were no back numbers among the grandmothers of the In­ stitute. Gospel Meetings Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God for he will abundantly pardon. Isa. 55:6, 7. Come out Sun­ day evening and hear the Gospel. Orange Hall, 8.30 p.m. Norman Lowey speaker. Special—Boys’ lace boots, solid lea­ ther, cut price for Thursday and Fri­ day $1.98. Greer’s Shoe Store. Heavy Rain Sunday The rain which fell on Saturday night and Sunday was one of the heaviest downpours we have had in some time. The fall measured two and three quarter inches. Mr. Graham on John street keeps a can on a post to measure the rain fall and as it is in the open, gives a very accurate meas­ urement of the rain fall. LIBERAL WOMEN HELD MEETING Were Addressed by R. J. Deachman, M.P., and W. T. Booth, The Women’s Club met in the Council Chambers Thursday evening, Sept. 24th, when the speakers for the evening wex'e Mr, W. T. Booth and Mr. R. J. Deachman, M.P> Mr. Booth gave a splendid address on the Sep­ arate School Question and the pro­ posed amendment to the Assessment Act. Mr, Deachman outlined the’usual daily duties of a member of the House of Commons and briefly dealt with some of the questions which arose last session. Further expansion of trade, Mr. Deachman pointed out, is the solution of our greatest present day problems, namely unemployment and our railway difficulties. Miss Myra MacDonald sang two delightful solos. It was decided to hold the noftiitt- atioh of officers at the next meeting on the 29th of October. ENTRIES FOR FAIR POURING IN All Now Ready For This Yearly Exhibition HURONS WIN GREAT GAME IN TENTH Soipers Scores on Double-Steal to End Game; Peterson and W. Tiffin Star, The entries for the fair are pour­ ing into the secretary and it now ap­ pears that the entry list will exceed those of last year, in fact be greatex- than for some time. Fine weather is all that is required to make this year’s fair an outstand­ ing success. Meet and greet your friends at the Fair on Thursday of this week. The special attractions will be sure to please you. The tickets are going well for the Professional Wrestling bouts which will be staged in the Arena, Thurs­ day night and the dance on the same evening in the Curling Rink has al­ ways been a popular feature. The square dance competition will be held in the Curling rink after the wrest­ ling has been completed. HURONS PLAY IN SUNDERLAND TODAY After their wonderful win on Sat­ urday over Sunderland, the fans here wish the Indians the best of luck in Sunderland (to-day)" Wednesday. Here’s hoping they can make it two straight. If lb third game is necessary it will be played in Guelph on Sat­ urday. A large number are making the trip to Sunderland to cheer the boys to a win. Don’t Crank Your Head Off Get a new Willard Battery more pep and better lights for cold morn­ ings and dark nights—Homuth and Bennett. Back to College Mr. Alton Adams has returned to Toronto to resume his studies in the 2nd year, Chemical Engineering at Toronto University. Hot Harvest Supper The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Church will hold a hot Harvest Sup­ per in the Church basement, Monday evening, Oct. 5thf at J> o’clock, Ad­ mission 35c, Won Prize at Goderich W. M. Henry, Belgrave, won the Drf Whitley Special at Goderich Fair for the best 1936 roadster colt from any sire. The colt is from the noted race mare, June Patchen 2.08 1|4 and by Peter Henley 2.02 1J4 — 2.06 1|4, the world’s champion double gaited stallion for 10 years. Rev. Father Donnellan Transfered Rev. Father 1\ C. Donnellan has been transfered from St. Augustine Parish to the Church of the Precious Blood in Windsor. JiCv. Father Mar­ tin of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Lon­ don took over the pastoral duties at St. Augustine on Sunday. Attended Christening in Toronto Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker and fam- ilyl were in Toronto on Sunday at­ tending the christening of John Peter, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr, Wattless Ave. The service was held in the Chapel of St. George’s United Church by Rev. Dr. Bach, af­ ter which about twenty relatives drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kerr for lunch. Won Third Prize at Seaforth W. Miller and Alex. Crawford won third prize at the Annual Doubles tournament which was held at Sea­ forth on Wednesday last week. The first prize was won by a former Winghaniite, Matt, Telfer and his partner. Others from here who at­ tended this tournament were: E. R. Harrison and^A. Wilson; Ed. Nash and D, Rae; G. Williams and Rev. Pollock; A. Taylor and J. W. Hanna;, R. Rae and O. Haselgrove; C. Armi­ tage and J. Raymond; D, B. Porter and J. Mason. Brokers’ Trial Proceeding The .trial of Irwin M. and Eldred Ernest, former Walkerton brokers, who had offices here and at Orange­ ville, is now going on at Goderich. The trial commenced on Monday morning. As stated before several Winghamitcs are alleged to have lost money through the alleged unfair practice of those brokers and they are now on trial to face these charges, Several from here have been at God­ erich to give evidence. The brokers have been on bail for 18 months and due to the large amount of money in­ volved locally, repotted to be about $4,000, lite case is creating a great I deal of interest here. Some 400 fans braved threatening weather to come to the Town Baric, here last Saturday and to say the least they were rewarded with a great game of baseball. Sunderland, last; year’s “C” champs, forced the Hur­ ons to go ten innings to score the odd run in three in one of the best games seen locall yin several yeai's. It is unfortunate that there weren’t more out to see this great exhibition. The calibre of ball and the fact that this is the semi-final round warrant­ ed a crowd of at least 1000. The visiting Sunlerland nine were a pretty fair club, having a nice ap­ pearance on the field and backing it up with a fine performance. Lefty Junkin, while not in a class with the great Goldsmith (and who is?) pitch­ ed very effective ball and would be a welcome addition to any team. While this is supposed to be class ’C’ ball, all of the teams the Braves have met so far have been just as good and some better than the teams in their own Bruce League group. Hal Peterson once again came through with a beautiful effort on (Continued on Page Four) Interscholastic Field Meet The Interscholastic Field Meet will be held at Drayton on Friday of this week. We wish those who take part from oui- High School the best of luck. , , • ■ ,; Attended Service In Harriston The Sunday School teachers and. officers of the United Church attend­ ed the Rally Day Services in the Harriston United Church on Sunday afternoon. Receives Judgeship In the list of Judges appointed last week appeared the name of J. G. Stan- bury, K.C., of Exeter, who was ap­ pointed to the County Judgeship of Lincoln County. Hospital Auxiliary To Meet The regular meeting of the Wom­ an’s Auxiliary to the General’ Hos­ pital, will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon, Oct­ ober 5 th, at 3.45 o’clock. Mr. Gurney Had Heart Attack We regret to report that Mr. W. H. Gurney suffered a heart attack on Saturday morning but we are pleased, to state that lie is making a splendid recovery and is now able to be about some. Engine Tender Derailed On Tuesday afternoon, about 2.00 o’clock a C.N.R. engine was backing on the Foundry siding to replace a car when the tender of the engine left the track. The auxiliary crew from Palmerston were called and had it re­ placed on the tracks by 6.30 o’clock. Received Appointment Mr. A. M. Crawford has received, word from the Department of High­ ways, that he is appointed inspector for Chauffeur licenses and driver per­ mits. He replaces Mr. J. F. Hill who has held this position for the past 6 years. “BULBS”—Just arrived from “Hol­ land”. Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinth, Narcissus, Crocus. McKibbon’s Drug Store. BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MORRIS TWP. CLERK Family Held Surprise Patty For Mr, Alex MacEwen The home of Mr. Alex MacEwen, clerk of Morris Township, and Mrs, MacEwen, was the scene of a pleas­ ant event on Saturday evening. Mr, MacEwen has reached another mile­ stone along life’s journey and his family surprised him by gathering home to celebrate the occassioxt Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Fryfogle, Mr, and Mrs, Alex Smith and daughter, Miss Agnes, Mr. and Mrs. Wix. Mr, and Mrs. James Mac- Ewen and two children, Wilf ord Mac­ Ewen all of Detroit and Jimmie Fry- foglc were unable to be present. Other relatives present, Mr. and Mrs, J, L, MacEwen and family of Wrox- etcr and Mr. and Mrs. R, H, McKin­ non and family of Blttcvale. During the evening Mr .and Mrs. MacEwen were presented with a ra-v dio set.