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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-06-17, Page 7GORRIE WILD RIOT MARK? REOPENING OF STEEL PLANT BY POLICE AND VIGILANTES * Mr. James King, Mr. Walter King, .Mr. and Mrs, Earl Underwood and Jack spent Thursday last at London, and visited the former’s daughter^ Mrs. Delbert Clegg, in Byron Hos­ pital. Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Irwin and daughter, Lucille, of Long Branch, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Irwin. Miss Alma Hastie, of Kitchener, spent the week-end with her father, Idr. James Hastie. Miss Margaret Newton, R.N., Lis- ■towel, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Galbraith. Rev. F. J. and Mrs, Fydell and Miss Ruth, spent Wednesday of last week with relatives in Brampton. Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Plastic and •children spent Sunday with relatives ’near Molesworth, Mr. Ernest King spent the week­ end in Toronto and Niagara Falls, . . and Mrs. King, who lias spent the past • week in the city, returned home with ’ him on Monday. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Brown, on Sunday were: Mr, . and Mrs. Wm. Diebel, of Kincardine, Mr. George Elliott of Harriston, Mr. •Jack Renwick, of Flowick-Carrick ^boundary, and Mr. and J\Irs. Cecil Day. Sunday guests at the home of Mr. ’ Thos. Vittie were: Mr. and Mrs. Bor­ den Jenkins and son, also Mrs. Jenk- ■ins Sr., of Wingham.' Miss -Irene spent Sunday •O’Neil. Mrs. Agnes Earls, of near Wroxeter, and Mr. I. McLean, of Brussels, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford 'King. Helmer, of Windsor, with Rev. and Mrs. Earls and Mr. Frank Flower Sunday Observed Flower Sunday and. Children’s Day wais observed in the Anglican Church ihere on Sunday last when special form of service was’ observed, and ■special hymns sung. Rev. O’Neil also .gave a very interesting sermon on the text, St. Matt. 6th chap, verse 28. ;On Sunday next Confirmation service will be held in Trinity Church, Ford- wich at 10.30 a.m. when Rt. Rev. Bi- ;shop S.eager of London will Officiate. Mrs. Deyell, of Wingham, is visit- this who was De­ ing her daughter, Mrs. Earl, •week. Friends of Miss Marie Howes was seriously hurt when she ..knocked down by a motorist in troit last Sunday, will be glad to hear •she is improving. Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael spent Sun­ day with Mrs. Michael’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in Milverton. Mr. and Mrs. William Dickison and family, of TeesWaterj were- Sunday ■guests of their sister, Mrs. Percy Ashton and Mr. Ashton. G. Dane, Miss K. Hooey V. Shera spept Thursday and Mrs. J. Wood, near Mrs. R. ■and Mrs. ^^Xvith Mr. '^U|ciifford. ' Mr. and "N. Wade spent a day last week in "Stratford, and also called on Mr, and Idrs. Wassman at Bornholme. Mrs. F. C. Taylor and Mr. T For The Best Eye Service CONSULT F. F. HOMUTH Eyesight Specialist Phone 118. Harriston 4* MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you to set the largest displayb of monu- ments of any retail factory m Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. 5Afe import all oUr granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in tiie‘ tough. You can save all local t deal­ ers’, agents’ and middleman profits by , ’ seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son it West End Bridge—‘-WALKERTON Martial law has been asked in the strike-torn city of Monroe, Mich., fol­ lowing a week of clashes between pic­ kets outside the Newton steel mills and ’police and vigilantes. Nearly Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Newton and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mayberry at Britton. Mrs. Marshall is visiting this week with her sister, Mrs. Willis, on the 6th Con. of Turnberry. Mr. Gibbs is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bolton this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bolton and child­ ren spent Sunday with the former’s parents, near Fordwich. Rev. G. W. and Mrs. Butt, Harrow, spent a couple of days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Brad­ nock, the latter remaining for this week with Mrs. Bradnock. Mrs. Fred Dowdell, two children, and Mr. Harold Hyndman, Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hyndman and Mr.’ and Mrs. Fred Hyndman. Miss J. P. Stinson spent Sunday with relatives at Belmore. Mrs. Gordon Jefferson and, son, George, of Owen Sound, arc spend­ ing this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Foster. Mr. Livingstone, of Toronto, spent a few days this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Short. Mr. and Mrs. Hemingway and fam­ ily, of Guelph, moved on Monday to their new home at the CP.R. station here. Miss Margaret Foster, R.N., who is nursing at Teeswater. spent Sunday at her home here. Mr. Harold Bradnock, of San Fran­ cisco, arrived home on Monday night. His father, Mr. Thos. Bradnock, who has been very seriously ill, is, we are glad to report, improving, and we trust will soon regain his usual good health. Miss McDonald, of The Nile, and' Mr. Lome Pentland, of Dungannon, were recent guests of Mrs. S. G. Kaine and Miss Kaitie. Mr. and Mrs. Leakey, Kincardine, and Miss Patterson, of Wingham, were Sunday guests of Dr. and Mrs. Armstrong. •Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Armstrong and son, Bert, of Wingham, spent Sun­ day with their daughter, Mrs. Knowl- son Hueston and Mr. Hueston. Mr. G. S. Ashton, who is employ­ ed at Sutton, spent the week-end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hueston spent the week-end at their cottage at Am­ berley Beach. Ladies’ Aid Held Meeting The Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyter­ ian Church held their monthly meet­ ing at the home of Mrs., John Mc­ Leod, wroxeter, there being a large attendance. The speaker, Miss And­ erson, a missionary on furlough from Korea, was introduced by. Mrs. Leg- gatt. She told about the beauty of the country, and the work there, also Stressing the great kindness of the Koreans when they become Christ­ ians. In conclusion She Stated, if OUr people had the Spirit of God in their hearts, conditions here would be dif­ ferent.” At the close of the meeting a bounteous lunch was served by the hostess. 1,000 persons were involved in -the struggle waged when police with Na­ tional Guardsmen and’ citizens fought off pickets to reopen the Republic- owned plant after a 15-day tie-up. ,Six PLAN CHURCH PICNIC An attendance of twenty were pre­ sent at the regular meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of St. Stephen’s Church, Gorrie, which was held at the home of Mrs. John Dinsmore Tues­ day of last week. The afternoon was spent in piecing quilts, and meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. A. H. O’NeiL Minutes were read by the secretary, and roll call Was answered by a Scripture verse from Proverbs. Mrs. O’Neil read the 3rd chapter of Proverbs, verse 1-11. A splendid pap.- er on Proverbs, was prepared and giv­ en by Mrs. McIntyre and was very much appreciated. A congregational picnic was planned, to be held in Gorrie Park, July 3rd, instead of the Annual Garden Party. Rev. O’Neil led in closing prayers, after which a dain­ ty lunch was served by the hostess while all enjoyed a social half hour. AMATEUR CONTEST GREAT SUCCESS The Amateur Concert held in the Township -Hall here on Wednesday evening, last under auspices of How­ ick Agricultural Society, was again a huge success. There were twenty-one numbers which competed on the program. Mr. Elmer D. Bell, of Seaforth, again ably took the part of Major Bowes and the Brussels Symphony Orchestra al­ so favored with several selections, be­ fore the contestants were called. As there were three groups for prizes, the results were as follows: For contestants over 14 years, 1st, John Neilson, dressed in kilts, who sang “Roamin’ in the Gloamin’”; 2nd, Arnold Earl, of Ethel, “Theme with variations on violin”, with sister ac­ companying on piano; 3rd, Mr. Har- very Sparling, song, “I’m not as young as I used to be.” In the second group, which includ­ ed Juniors up'to.14 years, the follow­ ing were winners: 1st prize, Madeline Spence, Listowel, singing “Little Old Lady,” ill costume; 2nd, Wilma Giles, Clifford, song, “Bothersome Broth­ ers”; 3rd, Donald Kidd, Listowel, song and yodelling. The last group was for dancers in which prizes were awarded as fol­ lows: Mr. Reg, Hobbs, Miss Faye Hickson, Goderich, Molly Johnson, of Listowel. INSTITUTE PLAN SHORT COURSE July Meeting Will Take Form of a Picnic The June meeting of the Gorrie Women’s Institute was held on Wed­ nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Alex, Edgar Jr. with a fair attend­ ance. The President presided, and op­ ened with the Ode and Lord’s Pray­ er. Minutes were read and approved, Several items of business were dis­ cussed, Plans were laid for a short course on “Planning and Preparing Meals” the time required for the course, 6 days. Anyone interested are requested to get in touch with any people required hospital treatment as- police forces used riot sticks, tear and nauseating gas bombs (1) to route the strikers. Scores of spectators were forced to flee when gas clouds swept members. The date for the course is set by the department, however, the time for same requested by the In­ stitute is in July or August. The program for the .day was op­ ened with Current Events, very ably presented by Mrs. McIntyre. Mrs. W. C. King gave two mouth-organ selections. Mrs. J. Hutcheson read a poem “Child Training,” Mrs. C. Gregg explained very clearly how to can pineapple, cherries and raspberries without sugar. Mrs. Percy Ashton read a poem. Roll Call was responded to by re­ cipes of Rhubarb or Pineapple which brought forth a number of well tried recipes by the members. The history of the Pineapple was also given. The meeting for July will take the form of a picnic to be held on the river flats on Mr. Norman Wade’s farm, on the afternoon of July 14th, at 2.30 p.m. There will be a program of games. The meeting closed with the Na­ tional Anthem and during a social half hour the hostess and lunch com­ mittee served lunch. WROXETER Mr. Harry Dane left on Wednes­ day of last week on a motor trip to Winnipeg, where he will visit with friends. Mr; and Mrs. Lloyd McMichael of Toronto, spent a few days recently with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. McMichael. ‘Miss Kate Waller of Toronto spent the week-end at her home here. Miss I. Fox, R.N., of Wingham, was a recent guefst at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Munro. Masters Bruce and John Moffatt of London visited during the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pope and fam­ ily spent one day last week with friends in Simcoe. Mr. A. J. Richardson of Shelburne, who was in town attending the Dis­ trict Meeting of the Insurance Com­ panies on Wednesday, called at the home Of his cousin, Mrs. F. Davey. , Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Meilis, of Kippen, and Miss Margaret Gibson and Mr. John Barnard, of London, were week-end. vsitors with Mr, and Mrs. John Gibson. Mrs. H. Hutchison of Howick spent a couple of days last week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edgar. Miss M. Grant, of Toronto visited for a few days last week with her brother, Rev. A. M. and Mrs. Grant, at the Manse. . Bishop Seager to Conduct Confirm­ ation Confirmation Service will he held on Sunday morning next in Trinity Church, Fordwich, aft 10.45, when candidates from St. James’ Church, Wroxeter, St. Stephen’s Church, Gor­ rie, and Trinity Church, Fordwich, will be presented for Confirmation. Bishop Seager of London wilt be pre­ sent to conduct the service. A play entitled “Clover Time” will be presented in the Town Hall here on Friday evening of this week by over surrounding fields. Vigilantes wearing white arm-bands to distin­ guish them from strikers, carried base­ ball bats and clubs in the melee. Af­ ter putting the picket lines to rout, a the young people of the Bluevale United Church, under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A. of St. James’ Anglican Church. This play comes well recom­ mended and is bright and humorous, so don’t fail to see it. Flower Sunday and Children’s Serv­ ice at St. James’ Church The chancel of the Anglican Church was nicely decorated with flowers for the Flower Service on Sunday even­ ing, and the floral offerings of the children were presented by members of the Sunday school. Children’s hymn's were sung throughout the ser­ vice and the rector, Rev. A. H. O'Neil chose as his text, Matthew 6: 28 “And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.” • Mr. George MacEwen and Miss Ellen MacEwen were Stratford visit­ ors on Friday. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mundell (nee Miss Alba Carter of Wingham) who were married on Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mundell will, make their home on the groom’s farm, 2nd Turnberry. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weeks, Varna, also Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods and son, Bobby, of Listowel, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MacDonald on Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Downes, Pont­ iac, Mich., were guests on Friday of ML and Mrs. John Adams. Mr. Ad­ ams, who has spent several weeks in Pontiac, returned to his home here with them. Women’s Missionary Society The June meeting of the W.M.S. was held in the church schoolroom on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Stocks had charge of the devotional period. Mrs. Wearring, who was the Huron Presbyterial delegate at Chat­ ham, gave a very complete and inter­ esting account of the two-day session. Many missionaries were present at Presbyterial and brought splendid re­ ports of the work at home and abroad. The passing of fifty-one members of Huron Presbyterial was regretted by all, and the church women urged to take their places and carry on. A bale of clothing has been forwarded from this branch. A hymn and the Benediction closed the meeting. United Church Flower Service .Morning service at United Church was of special interest when the an­ nual Flower Service wase held. Rev. A.M. Grant chose for his text “Con­ sider the lilies.” During the service the members of the Sunday School presented their floral offerings which were received by Mrs. Stocks and Mrs. Adams to be sent on to the sick and shut-ins at the close of the serv­ ice. The choir sang “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”, which added much to the beauty of the service. Holy Communion Service The Service of Holy Communion will be held in the United Church on June 27th, following morning service. great parade was held with the victors waving their make-shift weapons (2) as they dared strike forces to come back. Women’s Institute The June meeting of the W. 1. will be held at the home of Mrs. G. A. Wearring. Roll Call—A Place I would like to visit. The topic will be a Trav­ el Talk by Miss K. Goodfellow. The Lunch Committee: Miss M. Davidson and Mrs. J. J. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Little and Mrs. F. Brown, all of Toronto, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sand­ erson, one day last week. Mrs. John Gibson who has been visiting friends in Ailsa Craig apd Kippen, returned home on Sunday. She was accompanied by Mrs. George Stewart of Ailsa Craig, who is visit­ ing here at present. ,, Mr. and Mrs. George Allen, who have been visiting friends in Boston, returned home last week. Mrs. T. W. Gibson and daughter, of Toronto, spent Thursday with friends here. Mrs. Philip Durst spent a few days recently with friends at Harriston. School Picnic Planned A meeting to arrange for the an­ nual picnic for S.S. No. 14, Grey and U.S.S. No. 16, Howick, Grey and Turnberry, was held on June 8th. The picnic will be on June 26 in Verne McDonald’s Grove. Committees were appointed to complete arrangements to make this year’s picnic bigger and better than ever. Everybody welcome. OBITUARY Margaret Lyall Gibson There passed away at the residence, 162 Dowling Ave., Toronto, on June 7th, Margaret Lyall Gibson, wife of James W. Ireland. The late Mrs. Ire­ land was the daughter of the late Alex. L. and Mrs. Gibson, former residents of Wroxeter. Funeral serv­ ice was held on Wednesday afternoon with interment in Park Lawn Cem­ etery, Toronto. Mrs. Thomas Gibson There passed away at her home here on Thursday afternoon, after an illness of two months, a well-known citizen in the person of Mrs. Sara Gibson, widow of the late Thomas Gibson. Mrs. Gibson was born in Wroxeter, the daughter of the late Rev. George and Mrs. Brown, a for­ mer Presbyterian minister of this vil­ lage. The late Mrs. Gibson was a staunch meber and a very willing worker in the former Presbyterian and later in the United Church and took a great interest in all the various church or­ ganizations, especially in the W.M.S., of which she was a past president, and in..the Mission Band, of which she was a recent leader. Her cheer­ ful, friendly nature won her many friends, from whose midst she will be greatly missed. The sympathy of the community goes o-ut to the fam­ ily who remain to mourn their loss. She is Survived by five sons and two daughters; George, of Timmins; John of Chicago; Dr. Thomas, Kenneth and Edward, all of Hamilton, and Marlon and Elsie, both of Winnipeg; one daughter, Anna, predeceased her a number of years ago. She is also sur­ vived by one sister, Mrs. T. W. Gib; son, of Toronto. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from her late residence,, with interment in Wroxeter Cemet­ ery. The pallbearers were: Messrs, Alex. G. Gibson, Toronto; Robt. Gib­ son, Fordwich; Robt. G, Gibson, of Wroxeter; Dean Gibson, G. A. Wear­ ring and Allen Munro. PRESENTATION Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. McEwen Hon­ ored by Friends and' Neighbours. The home of Peter S. and Mrs, McEwen was the scene of a very pleasant evening when their friends and neighbours gathered to do honor before their departure to their new home in Bluevale. A musical program was much enjoyed. Mr. Henry Camp, bell and Dugald Strachan contributed several Scotch airs. A dainty lunch, was served after which Mr. and. Mrs. McEwen were called forward. An ad­ dress was read by Mr. Joe Lovell and they were presented with an electric floor lamp and iron by Messrs. And­ rew Hooper and Bill Dettman. Mr. and Mrs. McEwen thanked, their friends in a most appreciative way for their kindness. The address was as follows: To Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. McEwen. Dear Mr. and Mrs, McEwen: We, your old friends and neighbors, have gathered here tonight to express to your our regret at your departure from our neighborhood and to extend' to your our very best wishes for a long and happy eventide of life. May your breaking away from the strenu­ ous life on the farm be a means of lengthening out life’s span by a life of repose. Your departure severs another link with the past. The McEwens were among the earliest settlers and hewed out homes for themselves and their posterity out of the virgin forest. In your associations with your neigh­ bors you carried out the pioneer spir­ it of always being ready and willing to lend a helping hand. Your home has always been open to hospitality and although you are leaving our im­ mediate neighborhood, we are looking forward to sharing man}' happy years of friendship together. As a small token of our regard we ask you to accept this electric lamp and iron. May the former help to cheer you on many a dark night, and may the rest of your journey be as smooth as if this iron had passed ov­ er it, is the wish of your friends and neighbors. Signed: A. J. Hooper, Jos. Lovell, Eldred Nichol, Wm. Dettman, N. Mc­ Laughlin. % DISTRICT NEWS Juvenile Judge Magistrate J. A. Makins has receiv­ ed official notice of his appointment as judge of the juvenile court, Coun­ ty of Huron, as from June Sth. The position was formerly held by C. A. Reid, deceased. Buy Building for Flax Mills J. G. Anderson and son, Lucknow, have purchased the Appen evaporator building on Canning street from Jno. Joynt and are having it repaired with a view to using it for the manufactur­ ing of flax products in preference to the building now being used which was the old woollen mills. Blessing for Masse Family Postponed Owing to the illness of Jas. Masse^ R. R, 2, Dashwood, father of 21 child­ ren, all living and well, who is in a London hospital where he underwent an operation, plans for the bestowing of the Pope’s blessing on the family, scheduled for this month, have been held up. Plans called for the visit of a papal delegate to the ceremony, to take place at Drysdale Roman Cath­ olic Church, a short piece from the Masse homestead. Underwood Car Found at Elmira A stolen car belonging to D. K.. Hunter, of Underwood, was found: abandoned in the lane of Russel Rup- pel on the outskirts of Elmira. The Car, a new 1937 model, had been stol­ en in Kincardine. Wheeled from Montreal to Goderich, William Oakley, an 80-year-old be* whiskered gentleman, rode a bicycle to Goderich from Montreal, a distance of 638 miles. He has been in Goder­ ich before, but it was 67 years since he left as a boy of 13 with his par­ ents, Scouting about town he remem* beted one man “Sheriff” Reynolds, an octogenarian, who remembered him> but all others he sought had passed, on.