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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-10-08, Page 1-....I....jpww P ■ V ♦ J With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8th, 1936 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year DYNAMITE BLAST INJURED FARMER Daniel McQowan, East Wawanosh, in Serious Condition in Clinton Hospital Some slight improvement is notic- • ed in the condition of Daniel Mc­ Gowan, East Wawanosh farmer who on Wednesday last week was taken to Clinton hospital unconscious from in­ juries sustained while using dynamite in blowing out stumps on his farm. The injured man has regained con­ sciousness sufficiently to be able to speak to his hospital attendants. Al­ though little hope is held out for a recovery of sight, he can detect a strong light. Paralysis of one side is a present condition. Mr. McGowan had lighted a fuse which he thought had died out without 'exploding the charge and on approaching to inspect or renew the fuse, he received the ex­ plosion in his face, causing terrible injuries. For some days little hope was held that the injuries would not prove fatal, and there is still uncer­ tainty for recovery. Boys’ Lace Boots—real bargains at Greer’s Shoe Store. ORANGE LODGE ELECT OFFICERS Annual Meeting Held Friday Night. The annual meeting of Wingham L.O.L. No. 794 was held in the lodge hall on Friday when the following of­ ficers were elected for 1936-7. Past Master—Bro. R. Golley. W. M.—Bros. James Owens. D. M.—Bro. Graham Wray. Chaplain—Bro. R.’L. Stewart. Rec Sec’y.—T. J. McLean. Treas.—Bro. Alex. Robertson. Marshall—Bro. P. Hogg. 1st Leet.—Bro. W. McGee. 2nd Leet.—Bro. Chester Higgins. Committee — Bros. O. Hayden, T. Wheeler, R. Golley, T. A. Robertson and W. T. Miller. Tylers— Bros. Shrigley and S. Tyn­ dall. Auditors—Bros. W. J, Greer and R. L. Stewart. ' ! ' St. Andrew’s Anniversary Services The Anniversary Services of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will , be held next Sunday, October 11th, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. Dallas Cameron, of Strathroy, who is at pre­ sent Moderator of the Synod of Ham­ ilton and London, will be the special preacher. Play at Browntown - The play entitled "Norah, Wake Up” will be presented at Browntown on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 14th, by the players of Knox Pres­ byterian Church, Bluevale. They have presented this play very success­ fully before and it is a most pleas­ ing entertainment. Admission 25c and 10c. Anniversary Services at Belgrave Anniversary Services in connection with Knox Presbyterian dhurch, Bel­ grave, will be held on Sunday, Octob­ er 18th, services being conducted by Rev. J. M. McCurlie, B.A., of At­ wood at 11 a.m.- and 7.30 p.m. Spec­ ial music will be furnished forthe oc­ casion and a cordial invitation is ex­ tended to all to attend these ices. serv- POWER HOUSE HIT BY LIGHTNING Roof Badly Damaged The electrical storm which passed ■* over here on Tuesday afternoon ar- ___ound 4 o’clock did considerable dam- —.age to the power house in Lower Wingham. The lightning hit the very top of the tall chimney and followed the chimney down to the roof, split­ ting -it in many places. The bricks knocked off the chimney were Strewn over the roof and several cracks were iqade in the base of the chimney. *J The roof on the power house is ttew, the work of completing it being just finished on Monday. This is a very bad break for the commission to have the new roof wrecked so soon after its completion. • Mr. Elwell Webster was in the sub­ station watching the controls and he felt the shock. He said it felt like a great gust of wind but as the build­ ings are 100 feet apart he would not receive much of the impact. It was .fortunate for Kim that he was’hot working in the power house at the time. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH HARVEST SERVICES Rev. F, W. Schaffter, R,D.,/a Former Rector, Preached. The auditorium of St. Paul’s Ang­ lican Church was beautifully decorat­ ed with flowers, vegetables and fruits on .'Sunday for the Harvest Thanks­ giving services, Splendid congrega­ tions were present both morning and evening to hear the Rev. F. W. Schaffter, R.D., Rector of St. Judes Church, Brantford, and a former rec­ tor here, preach. The processional hymn at the morn­ ing service was "Come, ye thankful people, come.” The Psalms were the 65th and the 103rd, and the Scripture lesson was the Sth chapter of Deut­ eronomy. Mr. Schaffter chose for his text the 2nd verse of the 103rd Psalm “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and for­ get not all his benefits.” He express­ ed his pleasure at being invited to preach in his former parish but said his visit was tinged with sadness as so many members of the congrega­ tion had passed away since he had left here. He told how the first Har­ vest Home services' had. been held by the fishermen to give thanks for the harvest of the seas and later this idea grew until it became general whenHt was suggested by Quene Victoria that these services be held each year. There is not a Sunday that an An- lican service such as this is not b’eing held in some part of’the world. We are dependent on God for the pro­ duces of the field as they are the gifts of God. God only has the secret of life which is the law of increase on which we depend for our food, We should give thanks for our material benefits such as the gifts of sight, hearing, speech, sound mind and healthy bodies but above all we should thank God for the spiritual benefits that are purs. The anthem at this service was "Thou Openest Thy Hand”, the solo parts being taken by Messrs. Chris. Templeman and W. Campbell. At the evening service the text for the sermon was the 7th verse of Sth chapter of Deuteronomy “For the Lord thy God ‘bringeth- thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring- out of valleys and. hills.” The choir sang two anthems. "Unto Thee O Lord” and ."Thou Visitest the Earth and Blesseth If” with .Mr. Chris. Templeman. taking the solo parts. Rev. E. L. Roberts, who has been ill for the past month, was . present at both services. At the morning ser­ vice he took the prayer for the first fruits and at the' evening service 'read the lessons. the Started Work on New House Workmen are busy with the foun­ dation of a new house being erected by Councillor Elmer Wilkinson on Patrick Street. Pocket Picked of $50 While attending the Fair on Thurs­ day, Mr. David Holmes had his poc­ kets picked of $50. He was going through the exhibit building which was crowded at the time, and as he went out of the building some person lifted his wallet from his hip pocket that contained $50. He notified the authorities and C.onstable John Stew­ art investigated but the light fingered gent had made good his escape. Medical'Society Held Meeting The Huron County Medical Assoc­ iation held a meeting in the Council Chambers here on Wednesday after­ noon last week. The special speaker for the occasion was Dr. Marshall Wansborough, of Toronto, who gave a lecture on the diagnosis and treat­ ment of goitre. Dr. R. L. Stewart, President of the Association, was in the chair and doctors were present from practically every town and vil­ lage in the county. Sunday School Rally A very large attendance was pres­ ent on Sunday afternoon for the ral­ ly day services at the United Church Sunday, School. Seven classes were 100 per cent, present and of ten class­ es only four were absent. The theme was "Building the City Foursquare” based Oh the 21st chapter of Revela­ tions. .A small replica of the city was built. Rev. Mr* Anderson laid the corner stone, the teachers the foun­ dation and the scholars each brought a brick to build the wall, Mr, And­ erson gave a talk on the subject and said that we must make Christ the corner stone of our lives. The Dis- towel quartette assisted in the ser­ vice, BROKERS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY Eldred andl Irwin Ernest Will Face Theft Charge on November 9th After a five-day trial, during which nearly 500,000 words of testimony were given, Eldred L. Ernest and Ir­ win M, Ernest, cousins and former Walkerton brokers, late Friday at Goderich were acquitted of a charge of conspiring to defraud their clients. Judge T. M. Costello, who presided at the non-jury hearing, discharged the accused after sumimng-up of less than 100 words. Two charges of theft against Irwin and one against Eldred are scheduled to be heard Nov. 9. The Ernests were committed for trial first in February, 1934. Illness of a Security Commis­ sion investigator delayed the trial, and during the past eighteen months the two cousins have been free on bail, With the closing of the Crown’s case, Defense Counsel O. E. Klein and. Campbell Grant moved for dis­ missal on the ground that conspiracy had not been proved. To this Crown Attorney Dudley Holmes replied: “The Crown’s case is closed, and it is now in the hands of the court.” The exact charge reads the accused did conspire by false pretenses and theft to defraud the public, and par­ ticularly the clents of the brokerage firms of Irwin M. Ernest and E. L. Ernest & Company. , "The Crown should be satisfied now after hearing Crown witnesses, /iot many of whom could be called chief Crown witnesses except the special Securities Commission investigator, that no evidence of conspiracy has been given,” declared the Bench. “I can find no foundation to link up accused with the charge. They are here on other charges, but they are not being tried now. I dismiss the conspiracy charge on the evidence. Built Addition to House Carpenters have completed their work on the addition to the house of Robert Galbraith. Evening Service Withdrawn On account of the Anniversary Ser­ vices in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, the service in the United Church on Sunday evening will be withdrawn. Took Part in Concert Mrs. Walter VanWyck took part in a concert in connection with a fowl super at Milverton on Monday evening. Mr. Cameron > Geddes, of Lucknow, was also on the program. Thanksgiving Service A Thanksgiving Service will be held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Thanksgiving Day at 11 a.m. Rev. J. R. Greig, minister of BLuevale Presbyterian Church, will be in charge of the service. Killed by Farm Wagon Jean Feagan, aged six, daughter of Reeve George C. Feagan, of Colborne Township, was instantly killed Satur­ day afternoon when the wheel of a heavy farm wagon passed over het­ head when she was thrown from the. wagon. Her brother, .Harry, aged 14, who was driving the team, escaped with bruises and cuts when pitched clear of the wagon. .He drove the team across the road to get some straw and alighted to open the gate. Something frightened the horses and they started to run away. Harry got back on the wagon but the wagon hit some rocks throwing the children out, The little girl’s skull was crushed. It is only the week before last that the barn on Mr. Feagan’s farm was burn­ ed with the season's crops. WINGHAM FOAL CLUB RESULTS The Colts Were Shown and Judged . at the Wingham Fall Fair The following are the results of the Foal Club Competition conducted at the Wingham Fall Fair: Maximum points awarded were: Colt 300, Judging 200, Showmanship 100, Total 600. Lloyd Procter, Wingham, R. 4 — 275, 178, 100, 553, 1st—$7.50. Lloyd Mason, Belgrave R. 1 — 300, 162, 80, 542, 2nd — $6.00. J, C. Jenkins, Wingham, R. 200, 176, 65, Robert C. 280, 174, Y5, George C. m 265, 167, 4 531, 3rd — $4.00. Scott, Wingham, R. 529 4th — $3.00. Tcrvit, Wingham, 70, 502, 5th I 3 R. 2 $2.00. EXHIBITS AT FAIR THE BEST EVER Rain in Early Afternoon Cuts At­ tendance. Dr. G. I. Christie, President of O. A. C., Opened the Fair. For two years in succession wet weather has spoiled the attendance at the fair. On Thursday morning it ap­ peared that the directors had receiv­ ed a break in the weather as the sun was shining and the sky cleared fol­ lowing the heavy rain of the night before. Old Man Jupiter Pluvis went back on the Fair Board, however, as about 2 o’clock it started to drizzle and then it poured for some time and turned quite cold, which cut the at­ tendance down by at least 1,000. AC that, the attendance was nearly double what it was. last year when it rained much earlier in the day than it did this year. Here’s hoping for better weather next year. Heacfed by the Wingham Citizens’ Band, the Wingham Public School pupils and S.S. No. 7, Morris, and the Boy Scouts paraded to the'*Fair grounds. The winners in the school parade competition were: 1st, Senior IV room, Wingham Public School, Principal G. S. Kidd, teacher; 2nd, S.S. No. 7, Morris, Miss Edna Proc­ ter, Teacher; 3rd, Senior III room, Wingham Public School, H. Brown, teacher. (Continued on Page Two) LYCEUM PLAYS ALL NEXT WEEK The Lyceum Theatre will be open every night next week. The special feature on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be "Strike Me Pink” with Eddie Cantor. Two shows each night for this picture 8 and 9.50. This is Eddie’s latest picture and is play­ ing to capacity audiences wherever it is presented. Sally Eilers and Ethel Merman, two of the screen’s most popular stars, are also in the cast. Misses’ and Girls’ Oxfords’ and $1.25 $1.39—Greer’s^ Shoe Store. OBITUARY Mrs. W. J. McBurjney Mr. Charles Carte, 1.2th concession of East Wawanosh, 1 received word that his sister, Mrs. W. J. McBurney, of Elgin, Man., had passed suddenly away on Wednesday, Sept. 30th. lhe deceased who was in her 55th year, was born at Langside, daughter' of the late George and Margaret Carter. Her maiden name was Minerva Car­ ter and following her marriage at Langside she went to the West where she has since resided. Two years ago she was here for a visit. Surviving besides her husband are two sons and one daughter, Thomas, George and Bertha, also one brother and one sister, Charles of East Wa­ wanosh and Mrs. J. Barkley of Swan River, Man. William Robert Hastinngs The death of William Robert Has­ tings of Sesakinaka, Northern Ontar­ io, occurred at the home of his son, Roy, Lot 12, Concession 9, Turnberry early Tuesday morning, October 6th, in his 78th year. Three weeks ago the deceased underwent an operation in St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, and a week ago came to visit with his son. He appeared to be progress­ ing very favorably until he passed suddenly away. The late Mr. Hastings was born on the farm in Turnberry on which his son now lives, where he continued to reside until 25 years ago when he went to Northern Ontario to engage in the lumber business. He has since been a resident of North Ontario ex­ cept for the time he served overseas in a construction battalion. He spent most of the winters in Toronto. His wife was formerly Adelaide Wade and she predeceased him 20 years ago. He leaves to mourn him, 3 sons, Elmer, 2nd concession of Morris; Chester, New Liskeard, and Roy, of Turnberry. One son, Noble, prede­ ceased him 20 years ago and two sons, Eldon and Alvin, lost their lives serv­ ing in the Great War. He is also survived by two sisters and one bro­ ther, Mrs. Jessie Brown, of Seaforth, Mrs. Kate McCeod of Brantford and Alexander Hastings, of California. The funeral ■will be held front the residence of his son, Roy, ih Turnber­ ry at 2 0.111. on Thursday, October 8th. The service will be conducted by Rev. J. R. Greig, Blttevale. Interment will take {dace in Wingham Cemetery. SECTIONAL W.M.S. HELD MEETING AT BLUEVALE Address Was Given by Miss Martha Coutts of West China The North Section of Huron Pres- byterial Woman’s Missionary Society, of the United Church, held its annual convention in Bluevale on Tuesday of last week. Mrs, W, J, Greer, Wing­ ham, President, and Mrs. W. B, Well­ wood, Wingham, Vice Pres., and Chairman of the convention. The morning session commenced at 9.30 with a hymn and invocation. The de­ votional period “Jesus and Prayer” taken by the Brussels Auxiliary with Mrs. Strachan giving an exposition on the prayer life of Jesus. Words of welcome were heard from Mrs. A. V. Robb, of Bluevale, Mrs. Willis of Wingham replying thereto. The roll call of the organizations was respond­ ed to very fully, after which a pleas­ ing duet was rendered from the Ford- wich Auxiliary. Short addresses on our Supply work by Mrs. Colclough of’ Blyth, Litera­ ture by Mrs. R. E. McKenzie, Eg- mondville, Temperance by Mrs. J. G. Gillespie, Whitechurch, were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Wilson closed the ses­ sion with prayer. Bluevale Auriliary served a very delicious hot dinner. The afternoon session opened with the singing of "Come let us sing of a wonderful love” followed by the Devotional by Brick Church, Jesus and our Talents, the theme of which was carried out in song, exposition and prayer. Some very good hints on how to use our study book, Men and Women of Far Horizons, were given by Mrs. C. C. Ramage of Gorrie. .She told of the fifty-eight complete stor­ ies of misisonaries’ work contained in this book, and the way to use them. Miss Marion Hodgins, missionary from Canada West, introduced' Miss Martha Coutts of West China, who gave a very interesting address on her work among the people in W. China. She told of the people in the streets who would come in for medicine who would know her when she would re­ turn that locality the next year. This was a very informative and inspiring- address. Miss Jean Zurbrigg then sang a solo "Telephone to Jesus.” Mrs. W. J. Greer, of Wingham, President of the Huron Presbyterial, gave a talk and led a discussion on "Worship” after which Miss Alice Thornton, of Bluevale, rendered an enjoyable solo. An invitation from Brussels to hold the Sectional meeting there in 1937 and one from Fordwich for 1938 were accepted. Two very good resolutions on Tem­ perance, and a vote of thanks to the Bluevale Auxiliary were brought in by the Resolution and Courtesy Com­ mittee and accepted by popular vote. Miss-Martha Coutts was asked to she did and Rev. A. V. Robb, Blue­ sing the Doxology in Chinese which vale, closed the meeting with prayer and the benediction. The New Hole In The Wall For pipes, tobacco, cigars, cigaretts, candy bars, suckers, ice cream, bricks, bons bons, oranges, bananas, peaunts, pop corn, razor blades, chewing gum —Quick service. Homuth «.and Ben­ nett. Hospital Auxiliary Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Wo­ men’s Auxiliary to the Wingham General Hospital will be held in the Council Chamber ou Friday after­ noon, Oct. 9th, at 3 o’clock. Every­ one interested in the hospital is in­ vited to attend. SLUGGED ON HEAD FOUND UNCONSCIOUS George Cameron Found Unconscious On Lower Town Bridge About 8.30 Monday evening George Cameron was found unconscious on the bridge at Lower Town by G. C. Storm and W. C. Finlayson, Luck­ now. He was taken to the Wingham General Hospital but was released on Tuesday. It appears that Cameron had left Mrs. Wm. Wilson’s home, where he boards, to go to McArth­ ur's store. As he came to the bridge two men approached him. and asked him for a light. He gave them a lighter and as one of them handed it back he was slugged. He lay un­ conscious on the bridge for a few minutes until the two Lucknow men found him. MRS. A. LOCKRIDGE DIED SUDDENLY Passed Away While Driving Car Near Listowel Citizens of Wingham were griev­ ously shocked on Friday morning when word reached here that Mrs, Alfred J. Lockridge had died at the wheel of her car about 1 mile west of Listowel. The students of the Wingham High School were on their way to attend the Interscholastic field meet at Drayton, Mrs. Lockridge had five students in her car, her daughter, Frances and Noreen Benedict were the front scat passengers, and Hilda Brown, Virginia Currie and Ruth Hamilton were in the back seat. About a mile this side of Listowel the gravel was fairly heavy and Mrs. Lockridge was proceeding slowly when suddenly she was seized with a heart attaev. She switched the car key off and slumped over the wheel dead. Frances and Norene showed great presence of mind as they kept the car on the road and successfully applied the brakes. Her maiden name was Mary Eliza­ beth Dowse, daughter of the late Thos. J. Dowse and Mrs. Ruth Bap­ tist. She was born at Salem Corners, Culross Township, north of Teeswat­ er, and came to Wingham to live 22 years ago . Fifteen years ago, June 1st, 'She was married here by Rev. Father Fallon to her now bereft husband. Mrs. Lockridge was well known and highly respected, and her death has saddened the hearts of a large circle of friends. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and an active worker in the Catholic Wom­ en's League. She leaves to mourn her passing besides her husband, three children, Frances 14 years, Tommy 6 years and Ruth, 5 years. She is also survived by one brother and two sisters, How­ ard Dowse, of Washington, Ont.; Mrs, Arthur Edgar, of Morris Township, and Mrs. Alvin Orvis, of town. Sacred Heart Church was filled to capacity on Monday morning for the funeral service. Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Father A. M. Mc­ Hugh, of Thamesville, a former priest of this parish. The pallbearers were: Thomas Field, R. H. Lloyd, J. O. Habkirk, B. Beninger, John McKinnon and J. C. Sproal. Interment took place in Wingham Roman Catholic Cemetery. Gospel Meeting The7 Gospel will be preached in simplicity | and truth. All welcome. Notice the | change in time. Norman Lowcy, ! speaker. I To Preach, at Strathroy Rev. Kenneth MacLean will preach the anniversary services in the Strath­ roy Presbyterian Church on Sunday next. Will Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Currie will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anni­ versary on Tuesday next, October thirtieth, and will receive their friends at their home, Centre Street, after­ noon and evening. Blyth) Woman Hit By Car A most distressing accident happen­ ed on Thursday at Blyth, when Miss ■ Vivian McElroy was struck by a car driven by Everett Scrintgeour at a crossing on Morris street. Miss Mc­ Elroy had just left her home to go up town and in crossing the street was knocked down and dragged some distance. She was removed to the office of Dr. Kilpatrick, who took her at once to Clinton Hospital where an X-ray revealed a double fracture of the pelvic bone. She was placed in a cast and will be confined to the hospital for some weeks. Appeal on C.T.A. May Be Dropped The legal-temperance difficulties between the Hepburn .Government and the Canada Temperance Act got more involved when Premier Hepburn hinted that the Ontario Government may not proceed with its Privy Coun­ cil appeal asking for the voiding of the Dominion dry act in Peel, Perth and Huron, But the Premier was quoted as going on to indicate that the appeal was useless, because no at­ tack has been made on a recent Coun­ ty Court decision in Brampton which held the Dominion dry act was ultra vires of the Dominion. In Huron County beverage rooms are now oper­ ating tn Brussels, Blyth, Goderich, Seaforth and HctisaU. TOURNAMENT MAR­ RED BY RAIN Tourney Was Held Last Wednesday But Finals Finished Friday Night Teeswater Pair Won Trophy Event The Annual Scotch Doubles held op the local greens on Wednesday after­ noon and evening last week was rain­ ed out late in the evening before any of the three events had been complet­ ed. The Trophy event had reached the final stage with three ends play­ ed when it was called off. The bal­ ance of the game was played on Fri­ day night and M. Jackljn and Mel. Donahue, of Teeswater, won 3 shots up from Frank Stewart and Merton Reid, of Seaforth. The winners will receive a suit of clothes each. Draws were made Wednesday even­ ing to decide the winners in the other two events with the following results. Association event: 1st, Cyrus Hoff- arth and E. Kuntsenhauser of Han­ over, 2nd R. Rae and W. McCoy, of Lucknow; 3rd M. Graham and Alex. Crawford, the only local entry to get in'the money. Special event: 1st, R. Johnston and W. Winters of Seaforth, 2nd, Bill Powell and Fred Hunt, of Goderich. The entry was eight more than the greens would accommodate, thirty­ eight, and the extra entries played in Lucknow. THANKSGIVING DAY MONDAY, OCT. I2th Next Monday, October 12th, will be Thanksgiving Day and will a pub­ lic holiday. All the stores of town will be closed on that day. Please note that the regular half holiday on Wednesday afternoon will not be ob­ served by the merchants next week as the half holiday is not observed in the weeks that a public holiday oc­ curs. Crank Your Head Off a new Willard Battery more Don’t Get pep and better lights for cold morn­ ings and dark nights—Homuth and Bennett. Special Service at Baptist Church The First Baptist Church are hold­ ing Harvest Home and Thanksgiving services on Sunday next at 11 a.m. and 7. p.m. Attended Fair 60 Years Ago When Wingham Fair was first held 60 years ago, Hector McKay, Frank Henry, John Gillespie, John T. Cur­ rie, Jas. A. Brandon and Andrew Mc­ Dougall were in attendance and took part in the fair. On Thursday last all these gentlemen were present and took keen enjoyment in inspecting the exhibits and comparing them with the exhibits at the first fair in 1876, The combined age of these six men is. 485 years. AUTO CRASHES INTO BANK OF COMMERCE Henry Timm .and His Sop, William Cut About the Face There was considerable excitement around our main intersection on Fair Day, Thursday afternoon, about 2.15, when William Timm, 4th Concession of Turnberry, drove a Chevrolet car into the north wall of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. With him in the car was his father, Henry Timm and both were lucky to escape with cuts about the face. After receiving treat­ ment from Dr. W. A. McKibbou they proceeded home but not in the same car as it was very badly wrecked. The car was proceeding south on Josephine Street and as it approach- the junction of John St., the acceler­ ator appeared to stick and the car got out of control. It headed for the sidewalk narrowly missing a tele­ phone pole but hit John L. McEwen‘s car, which was parked, tearing the front bumper and one wheel off. It continued across the sidewalk, over the bank lawn and hit the building with a terrific crash. The bank staff thought another earthquake was upon them. The drain pipe was smashed, the brick above the circular window- pushed back a little and the cement around the window cracked in places. The mark of where the headlights hit the brick can easily be seen. It was lucky that traffic was light at the time and that no one was on the side* walk in the path of the car or there would have been a very bad uccidehL •i