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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-03-24, Page 7— .................................... HOWICK COUNCIL I 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. the per­Farrish, of Ashfield, spent r 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- a MW S ’ 4A fl Jfc 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. '4 ' r n i , * 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. YOUR'EYES NEED ATTENTION b ■ ■ -,. f .. ' " "• ** '' Our 25 Point Scientific Examin­ ation enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118. Harriston 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 • . . < 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» 0. iting. ’ , , A tOUR ROOFS F/RE-TRAPS? Falling iiparks, driving rain, swirlfag Show-~ihey’ll all roil Standard Ute-Lap roof like water off a ducks back* It for a lifetime arid is sold by us with a 25 year guarantee. And this Company is wall able to live up to evety clause m that guarantee. Ask your banker* STATITE LecUHed Thesfe modern drive » screw Vails with­ stand ten times more drawing force than ordinary barb- ibd. tobfing nails,. Ask for them by name., Manufacturers of ths famous Preston StesI Trufcs Barns. Tlta-La* Matal roof and Jamasway Poultry Kquipmsnt. METAL ROOFING a N aiIs 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. You will find TiteTap the best rbofing value you tan get. You can put it on right oWyourold 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 gives extra durability. v . 0 .. Fadoriw aho at Montreal andToroMoG.elph Strwl Pr.sfcn, Ohl. 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 1ft 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. and 1 »•- --------- -—— s Fish in Lemon Aspic (Selves 6—8) I tUblSspdull gdatfae % 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 PICOBAC .. 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