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HOWICK COUNCIL
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Isaac Gamble, Clerk.
GORRIE
Young People’s Union Service
The evening service in the United
Church on Sunday next, March 26th,
will be in charge of the Young Peo
ple’s Society with Rev, Mahoney jof
Brussels, as the special speaker. A
cordial invitation to attend this serv
ice is extended to all.
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perFarrish, of Ashfield, spent
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Thursday, March 24th, 1938
CZECHS PREPARE
Wroxeter, March 16th, 1938
Council met in the office of the
Howick Fire Insurance Company, to
hold their regular monthly meeting,
members were all present, the Reeve
J. A. Bryans, in the chair.
Minutes of last regular and special
■meeting were, rdad and on motion of
Strong and Toner were adopted.
Moved by Toner and Winter that
the School Attendance Officer’s re
port for January and February be
.adopted as read. Carried,
Moved by Strong and Baker that
Amentmept to By-Law No. 4* for the
year 1926, re the Littlejohn Municipal
Drain, as read the third time, be fin
ally passed. Carried.
Moved by Winter and Baker.that
the tender of W. E. Patterson, to fur-
mish gasoline, oil and grease for the
;power grader, be accepted. Carried.
Moved by Strong and Baker that
this Council of the Township of How-
ick, urge upon the Agricultural Ad
visory Committee the immediate ne
cessity of having the County Council
inaugurate a campaign ’towards mak
ing the County of Huron a Restricted
Area, Carried.
Mpyed by Toner and Winter that
this Council accept the offer of Roy
Vogan to crush, truck and spread
7000 yards, or more, of gravel at 45c
per yard up to a distance' of three
miles, and 8c per yard mile, for any
.trucking over 3 miles, Carried,
(. Moved by Strong and Baker that
The report -of the Aduitors for the
year 1937, as read, be adopted. Car-
, , xied.
Moved by Winter and Baker that
J*. H. Rogers and Isaac Gamble be
•appointed to the Trustee Board of the
Fordwich Public .Cemetery, and that
’ 'the Clerk be hereby instructed to pre
pare a By-Law in accordance there
with, Carried.
Moved by Baker and Winter that
the following bills be paid. Carried.
Wm. R, Adams, Repair to chimney
on Skating Rink, Wroxeter $7.65;
George Westlake, Services as Con
stable at Twp. Hall, Gorrie $3.00; Ol
iver Gallaway, attending dances in
Twp. Hall, Gorrie, as constable $2.00;
It J. Hueston, material for repairing
chairs in Twp. Hall, Gorrie .70; Geo.
Anger, repair for Twp. Hall, Wrox-
>eter .35; ? County Treas., Arrears of
taxes on properties of F. Brown, C.
-Brown Estate and R. Rumple $38.97;
J. Hambly, Repairs to rink, Wroxeter
.50; Trustees Fordwich Cemetery Bd.,
Interest on cash in bank and invested
$101.30; How. Fire Ins. Co,, .Rent of
room $1.50; Isaac Gamble, part sal
ary' as Clerk $35.00; A. A. Graham,
Salary as Auditor, 1937 40.00; E. A.
Fallis, Salary as Auditor, 1937 $40.00;
Robert Stocks, Funeral expenses for
Mary Carmichael $60.00; J. H. Rog-
, :ers, Services aS Treas. on Littlejohn
Drain, $3.00; Isaac Gamble, services
.and preparing amending by-law Lit-
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tlejolm Drain $10.00; Relief for Feb
ruary $62.38.
Road Expenditures
Gorrie Garage, gasoline $1.75;
Snow Roads, R. Armstrong .80, Bruce
Armstrong .40, Selby Foster .40, Geo.
Harris .40, Richard Watters $1,20;
Jack Craig, load of sand $1.25; R. F.
Edgar, Supt. Salary $13.20; Jas. Wal-
kom, snow roads $2.50; John Ridley,
snow roads $1.00; Arthur Jacques,
snow roads $1.20; Henry Campbell,
snow roads .50.
Moved by Toner- and Strong that
Council do now adjourn to meet in
Gorrie on the third Wednesday in
April, or at the call of the Reeve.
Carried.
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Thursday evening of last week. The
schoolroom was appropriate decorat
ed for St. Patrick’s Day and looked
quite gay in green and white, the
small tables at which supper was ser
ved, carried out the same color
scheme. The supper, under the joint
auspices of' the Girls’ Mission Circle
and the Women’s Missionary Society,
was well patronized, and the sponsors
are well satisfied with their efforts
as the proceeds amounted to almost
$25.00.
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Mr.
Tuesday with his son, Mr. E. J. Far
rish and M'rs. Farrish.
Miss Ruth Fydell, of Tara, spent
the week-end at her home here.
The Y.P.U. will meet this Friday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Reg. Newton.
A very large number attended the
dance at the home of (Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Vittie on Wednesday night
last and all reported a good time.
Mrs. W. G. Strong spent a couple
of days in Toronto, last week.
Mrs. E. Hastie, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
Hastie and daughter, Arlene, also
Miss Jessie Hastie, of Toronto, were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hastie for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. MacDonald, of
near ,Molesworth, also spent Sunday
at the same home.
Mrs. Wm. Spotton,k of Toronto,
spent last week visiting friends in this
community.
Miss Margaret Doig, of Toronto,
was a week-end visitor at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Doig, south of Gorrie.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newton and son,
Ronald, of Toronto, spent a few days
last week with relatives and attended
the Silver Wedding anniversary cele
bration of the former’s sister and bro
ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Gal
braith.
Almost all the Czechoslovakian cit-
ies in the western part of the pountry
are industrial centres. Here' in the
giant Skoda munitions works (LOW
ER), most of the armaments used in
the central European states is made.
The plant is the second largest on the
continent. Because it is located at
Pilsen near the German border, and
surrounded by the German minority
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Simson spent
the week-end in Fordwich, where
Mrs. Simson celebrated her birthday
on Sunday. Her son, Mr. E. Laird,
of Erie, Pa., called) her on the tele
phone on that day.
Miss Alma Hastie, of Kitchener,
spent the week-end with her father,
Mr. James Hastie.
Mrs. Mercer of Markdale visited
with her friend, Mrs. G. Barton, on
Saturday last.
Miss Isabel’Earls and (Miss Archi
bald, of Wroxeter, spent the week
end with the former’s sister, Mrs, W»
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Held Successful Bazaar
A very successful Bazaar and Hot
Supper waS held on Saturday after
noon last in the Orange Hall under
the auspices of St. Stephen’s Church.
Another feature of the occasion was
a lucky draw for a lovely quilt in
rose and white in double Irish chain
pattern, quilted by two of the ladies
of the church, and on which tickets
were sold, and the luck ticket was
drawn at 7 -o’clock' in the evening-
Mr. A. E. Toner shook the box in
which were the tickets, after which
Wilda Patterson, of Fordwich, drew
the ticket, No. 222, belonging to Mal
colm Newton, son of Mr, and Mrs,
Edwin Newton. Rev. O’Neil thanked
all who attended the. Hot Supper and
also all who helped make the Bazaar
a success.
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roof. It combines strength, durability and Weather
and fire protection. Comes m large, easily handled
sheets. The joints fit So closely they’re practically
invisible. It is made in both "Council Standard ’
And “Acorn” quality. Send .ridge and rafter
measurements for free cost estimate* All Council
Standard trimmings, ndge caps and fapcaps are
now hoi-dipped galvanized after forming, Tfaa
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Mrs. Alvin Moffat and two daugh
ters, of Wroxeter, spent Saturday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Gathers.
Mr, Jack H. King, of Toronto, was
a week-end visitor with his patents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas,
relatives,
Wilda
spent the
E. and B,
Mr. James McGrath, of Toronto,
spent the week-end with his brother,
Mr. Joel McGrath, who returned to
the city with him for some time.
Messrs.,
spent the
Toronto.
King and other
FatterSoiij
week-end
hotter.
of Fordwich,
with the Misses
John And Fred Hyhdman
week-end with relatives fa
ms
settlements, the goverment has re- shows the massive castle where the
cently taken steps to move it to the former kings of Bohemia resided, and
interior not far from the borders of. which is now the seat of President
friendly Roumania. The Skoda works
have turned out so much war equip
ment recently that the Czechoslovak
ian army is considered one of the
most efficient for its size in the
world. Capital of Czechoslovakian
opposition to any plans Hitler may
have regarding annexation, is Prague
(LEFT). This recent photograph
Benes. Immediately behind it rise the
spires of the Cathedral of St. Vitus.
Scenes like this (RIGHT) might be
enacted in earnest if Germany tries
to take over Czechoslovakia as it did
Austria. These Czechoslovakian sol
diers were photographed in action re
cently as the army carried out special
manoeuvres.
Lantern Slides at Anglican Churph
At the Sunday evening service at
St. James Anglican Church, views on
the work being carried on among the
Indians in the mission fields of Wes
tern and North-Western Canada were
shown by means of lantern slides.
The pictures,along with the oral de
scription, delivered by the rector, Rev.
A. H. O’Neil, gave a very good des
cription of the work being carried on
in the Indian Residential Schools,
and the work which (lie Church is
carrying on among these people.
Woman’s Association
The president, Mrs, Macl-ean, pne*
sided over the March meeting of the
Woman’s Association of the United
Church, The meeting opened with the
singing of the hymn “Faith of our
fathers” with prayer by Mrs. Mac-
Lean and the Scripture lesson was ta
ken by Mrs. Charles McCutcheon.
During the business period plans were
made to cater for a Masonic Banquet
to be held May 20th. The afternoon
was spent in quilting anti the Mizpah,
benediction closed an interesting
meeting. Tea was served by the com
mittee In charge and a social half-
hour was enjoyed.
Women’s Institute -
The March meeting of the W* I*,
will be held on Thursday, March 31,
at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs, J. H.
Wylie, Roll Call—A Canadian Wo
man of Note. The guest speaker will
be Rev. A. H. O’Neil, Gorrie, who
will speak on Christian Service. A
Needlework Demonstration will be
given with Mrs. Wm. MacLean in
charge.
Young People’s Union
Stuart Musgrove presided over the
weekly meeting of the Y.P.U.. “Ta|ce
up thy cross” was the opening hymn
and the .Scripture lesson was read by
Rev. A. M. Grant. After the second
hymn “We have heard a joyful sound”
Miss^Archibald gave an address on
the subject “A New«Church Faces a
New World." During the business
period plans were made to present the
very popular play given by talent
from Blyth on Thursday evening,
March 31st. The hymn “Judge Eter
nal throned in splendour” and the
Mizpah benediction brought
meeting to a close after which a
iod of games was enjoyed.
Celebrated 25th Wedding Anniversary
On Friday, March 18th, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Gal
braith, manv friends and relatives ga
thered to ’extend their best wishes
and congratulations on their Silver
Wedding Anniversary. ’At 5.30 p.m.
the guests sat down to a beautifully
decorated table for a delicious dinner
served by Misses Audrene Pyke, Nel
lie Dinsome, Arlene Galbraith. After
the dinner the bride placed the knife
in a three-storey wedding cake. Fol
lowing, the dinner," a dance was held
tit which more th^ll a hundred werq
present, Many lovely gifts were re
ceived by the bride and gropm. From
a distance guests were present from
Toronto, Clifford, Orange Hill. There
were forty served, at the dinner.
corned the guests and extended an fa;
vitation to any or all to join their,
society and in so doing she gave a
brief outline of the work which they
do. The meeting was closed and Mrs.
Fydell conducted a “Pat” contest, af
ter which" refreshments were served
by the ladies.
AUXILILARY HELD
MARCH MEETING
LADIES’ GROUP HAD
BUSY AFTERNOON
The Woman’s Association held op
en meeting on Thursday last when
they entertained the ladies of the con
gregation in the school rooms of the
United Church, Gorrie, and some 40
attended. The decorating committee
had the rooms attractively decorated
in the St. Patrick colors. The after
noon was spent tn a social way and
all enjoyed themselves while their fin
gers were very busy with the task' of
pulling wool. It was indeed a pleas
ant sight to behold so many ladies, all
with their pinafores on, pulling away
and passing on some fun from this
one to her next neighbor, and all re
gretted when the president, Mrs, A. E.
Toner, called them to order and they
had a nicely arranged St. Patrick pro
gram, which consisted of two read
ings in keeping with the day by Mcs-
dam.es H. Sparling and H. E. Ashton.
Mrs. Earl Toner gave two violin
solos .with Mrs, Sparling playing her
accompaniment. The Scripture lesson
1 Cor. 13th chapter, was read res
ponsively. The hymns used were ”0
Master,
“Stand
help a
Mrs;
approved as read, Mrs, Toner wet
The March meeting of the Evening
Auxiliary. was held at the parsonage
on Monday evening with a fair at
tendance. T115. program bearing the
theme “The World Wide Church”
was taken by Mrs. R. Grainger anti
Mrs. V. Shera, The former took the
devotional ^period which opened with
the call th worship, followed by a
hymn, and responsive reading given
by the leader and Miss Len'nox. Miss
Evelyn Dane read the devotional leaf
let after which Mrs. Shera gave the
fifth chapter of the study book which
dealth with the Educational Systems
of the different peoples, first, the In
dians and their education, then Japan,
China, Trinidad, Africa and Korea.
When the system was dealt with in
Korea, a very interesting letter was
read from Miss Rher, a member of
the girl’s school in Korea, who visited
friends in Gorrie while attending Un
iversity in Toronto, and: who has
since returned to her native country
and is now a teacher ill this girls’
school. A motion was made for the
Secretary to write Miss Rher wish
ing her success.
The President, Mrs. E. W. Carson,
then took charge of the business and
among other items of business, the
Auxiliary were divided into groups
for the purpose of raising their allo
cation for the year, Mrs, Grainger
closed the meeting with prayer. Dur
ing a social half hour, refreshments
were served by the hostess.
let me walk with Thee*’
tip for Jesus** and “You may
load to lighten?’
W» H. Gregg’s minutes were
WROXETER
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Cafeteria Tea Held
A successful Cafeteria Tea was held
the United Church schoolroom on
Miss K, Ayres, of Sakatoon, Sask.,
is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Rae.
Mrs. Ben Wade is visiting for a
few weeks at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Westlake at Saltford, near
Goderich.
Miss M. Smith is visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. B. Hubbard near Lakelet.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar, and
Mrs. W. H. Lynn, of Howick, spent
Thursday of last week with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Jas. Edgar.
The service at St. James Anglican
Church next Sunday evening will be
taken by Mr. B. H. Bamford, of Lis-
towel.
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Pardon and
daughter, Gladys, of Detroit, spent
the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. Fred
Kitchen, returning home Sunday af
ternoon. Mr. Kitchen, who has been
confined to the house for some time,
is improving slowly.
After being closed down for a few
iVeeks, the saw-mill commenced op
erations last yveek.
Mr. and JahWS Hay, also Mrs.
Coleman, Seaforth, WW Sunday vis*,
itors with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lovell.
-Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton spent a
day last week with Atwood friends.
Mrs. P. S. MacEweti also Mrs. A.
Lillow, both of Bluevale, visited Mrs.
N. T. McLaughlin, on Friday of last
week*.
Dr, W. A. and (Mrs. Spence, Tor
onto, were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Rann.
Miss Kathaleen Ayres, Saskatoon,
Sask., spent part of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Rae.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Rae spent the
week-end in Brantford the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rae.
Rev. A, M, Grant was called to
Grand Bend last week to take charge
of the funeral service of an old friend,
the late Mr, Q M, Walker, Follow
ing the service at the home, burial
took place in the family plot at Sal
ford,
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rae are spend
ing this week with their daughter,
Mrs. Ed. Wightman and Mr, Wight
man, Belgrave*
Mrs. Higgins is spending a few
days with friends at Mildmay.
Mr, B, Martin, son, Billy, also Miss
Margaret Harris, were in London for
the week-end to be with Mrs. Martin
who underwent an operation in the
hospital there last week. Her many
friends hope for a speedy recovery,
* Car Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Pardon
son, of Royal Oak, Mich., were week
end visitors with Mrs. Pardon’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kitchen.
While motoring here the Pardons
were unfortunate in meeting with an
accident when they collided with a
truck near Seaforth. Considerable
damage resulted to their car and their
son, who was riding in the back seat
of the car, was injured.
Mrs. D. D. Sanderson, who has
been in London for several weeks, re
turned home this week. ’ '
Billie, little son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
G. Gibson, who underwent an oper
ation in Wingham Hospital recently,
is making satisfactory progress and is
expected home this week.
Mrs. D. Stewart, and Mrs. Oscar
Nichol of Molesworth, visited on Sat
urday with Mrs. J. Edgar.
Mrs. Edgar who has been spending
the winter at the home of Mrs. Jno.
Bush, has returned after a short visit
with friends at Wingham.
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% cup cold water '
Sprinkle gelatine on water.
114 clips hot water
14 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons lemon juice
Cool. Add:
114 cups any cooked, flaked
(salmon, tuna, etc.)
Turn into mold and chill until firm.
Unmold and decorate with lettuce
hearts and fancy lemon garnishes.
Serve with Tartare Sauce.
Add:
fish
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