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HOWICK COUNCIL
WROXETER
with
snow,
John
Jack
Griff-
Gorrie, April 20th, 1933
Council met in the Clerk's office,
members were all present, the Reeve
J. A. Bryans presiding,
Minutes of last regular, also special
meetings were read and on motion of
Strong and Baker were adopted.'
Moved by Toner and .Baker that
By-law No. 9 for the year 1937, as
read the third time, be finally passed.
Carried.
Moved by Winter and Strong that
By-law No, 5 for the year 1938 as
read the third time be finally passed.
■Carried.
Moved by Strong and Baker that
Amendment to By-law No. 12 for the
year 1922; By-law No. 11 for the year
1924 and By-law No. 8 for the year
1926, re Gorrie Police Village Light
ing System, as read the third time be
finally passed. Carried.
Moved by Toner and Winter that
Amendment to By-law No.....for the
year 1925 and By-law No. 5 for the
.year 1929, re Fordwich Police Village
Lighting System, as read the third
■time, be finally passed. Carried.
Moved by Strong and Baker that
■the Township Engineer be hereby in-
stiucted to inspect and prepare a re
port on the McMichael Municipal
Drain, and make necessary repairs and
alternations, under Section 76 of the.
Municipal Drainage Act, Carried.
Moved by Winter and Baker that
the Clerk be hereby instructed to
•write to the International Harvester
Company at London and secure the
.services of a mechanic to‘inspect, and
repair, if nc-cessary, the motor in the
Power Grader. Carried.
Moved by Toner and Winter that
the roads of Howick Township be re
insured in Lloyds of London for the
year 1938. Carried,
Moved by Toner and Strong that
the following bills be paid. Carried.
Norman Wade/ Insurance on Town
ship Roads, in Lloyds of London,
’$218.75; Isaac Gamble, part salary as
Clerk $35.00; L. N. Whitley, M.D.,
medical services for Simmons family
$20.75; Enza L, Gibson, R.N., services
for Harold Cook, $10.00; William
Stewart, cleaning Fordwich Public
Shed, $2.50; Com. Stationery Co., sup
plies for Treasurer’s Office $2.24; R.
J. Lovell Co., Supplier for Treasurer’s
Office $1.54; E. E. Denny, Postage
and Excise $6.00; J. A. Bryans, Trip
to Kitchener, $5.00; J. H. Rogers, ser
vices re Gorrie Lighting System
$10.00; Isaac Gamble, preparing by-
‘ law and copies, Gorrie Lighting Sys
tem $10.00; Isaac Gamble, preparing
by-law and copies, Fordwich Light
ing System $10.00; J. H. Rogers, ser
vices re Fordwich Lighting System
$13.00; Relief for month of March
$34.15.
Road Expenditures
John Armstrong, gravelling $3.00;
J. Cowan, snow .40; Mac Corbett,
snow .30;" Carrol Gregg, drawing tile,
,80; Wm. Marsh, culvert $1.20; David
Walker, gravel $1.80; Cecil Wilson,
grading, filling hole,.snow and culvert
$13,60; Glad’. Edgar, grading and
snow $12.60; Melvin Stockton, ditch
ing $12.60; Delbert Clegg, grading
$8.20; John Finlay, snow, shovelling,
repair to grader, culvert and grading
$19.10; Earl Patterson, oil and gas,
$67.44; John Hyndman, tile $5.40; J.
E. Vittie, snow $2.85; R. F. Edgar,
Road Supt., $41.60; George Baker,
grading $9.00; Harvey Gibson, dragg
ing, $9.80; Thos. Wright, snow road
and grading $9.25; Harry Gowdy,
snow, grading, culvert $15.10; Walter
Reddon, Grading $9.20; F. S. B.
Wright, Grading $18.50; Wm. Young,
Culvert .89; Archie Irwin, Shovelling
gravel $1.00; Manford Irwin, grading,
snow, culvert, drawing gravel $31.15;
Gordon .Wright, snow "and grading
$18.40; Jas. Inglis, snow $1.40; W. A.
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Thursday, April 28th, 1938
FLOODS IN U.S. WEST AND FREAK WRECK BRING DEATH AND DAMAGE
Gibson, grading $9.70; Carman'Bride,
gravel, culvert and grading $15.83;
Norman Ettinger, gravelling
team $10.80; Harvey Sparling,
culvert and grading $15.60;
Montgomery, grading $43.95;
Thornton, culvert .60; Richard
ith, dragging $15.9-5; Richard Watters,
fixing grader, culvert and grading
$23.10; Clifford Brown, dragging $7.-
30; John Brown, dragging $5130; T.
Strong, snow, culvert, dragging and
gravelling $19.20; R. Harding, gravel,
.75; E. G. Denney, snow and gradirig
$9.60; A. FI. Deitz, snow, culvert and
grading $9.80; John Krcller, snow and
dragging $23.90; Lloyd Jacques,
shovelling snow and dragging $5.20;
Snow: Robt. Hubbard $2.00, John
Hubbard $2.00, Oliver Jacques $2.00,
Wm. Reis .60, Harvie Reis .60, Tel
ford Reis .60, Stanley Reis .60, Fred
Locking .60, Norman McLeod .60,
Wm. Binkley .60, E. E. Denny, post
age and excise $12.00.
Moved by Winter and Baker that
Council do now adjourn to meet in
the United Church Hall, Fordwich,
on the third Wednesday in May. Car
ried.
Isaac Gamble, Clerk.
GORRIE
W.A. Increased Membership
The April meeting of the Woman’s
Association of Gorrie United Church
was held at the home of Mrs. John
Hyndman on the 21st, and was con
ducted by the president, Mrs. A. E.
Toner. The meeting opened with
hymn “Christ the Lord is risen to
day" and prayer was offered by Mrs.
Scott. The Scripture, 20th chapter of
St. John, was read by Mrs. Kaine.
Mrs. Toner gave a reading entitled
"No Substitute for Faith.” Mrs. Nash
also gave a reading “A Spiritual Par
adox’’ followed by hymn "Come ye
saints, behold and wonder”. Mrs. J.
Cathers then favored with a reading
“Fie Chose His Path for Thee.” Af-
* ter business, roll was called with fif
teen members answering and six vis
itors also present. Thirteen members
were jadded to the Society since Jan-’
tiary 1st. Hymn “O Master, let me
walk with Thee” was sung, and the
meeting closed with ,the Mizpah ben
ediction. The afternoon was spent in
preparing wool to make a comforter.
Lunch was served by Mrs. R.' Ashton,
Mrs. A. Galbraith and the Hostess.
Next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Albert Toner.
Easter Meeting of St. Stephen’s
Auxiliary
The regular meeting of the Wo
men’s Auxiliary of St. Stephen’s
Church was held at the home of' Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Marshall on Thursday
afternoon last when a quilt was quilt
ed during the afternoon. Roll Call
was answered by an Easter thought
from onb of St. Faul’s Epistles. Mrs.
Lawrence read the Easter Chant from
the prayer book being Biblical quota
tions on the resurrection of our Lord.
Rev. O’Keil then closed the meeting
with prayef, after which the hostess
served a very dainty lunch. Many of
the members paid their Thank-Offer
ing which is to be taken tp Winds )r
on May 3rd when delegates, Mrs.
Holmes and Mrs. Taylor, will attend
the Annual Convention there, May 3,
4 and 5th,
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wade spent a
few days with relatives in Toronto
last week.
.Master Clare Bolton spent the Eas
ter holidays with his grandparents,
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Bolton at
Wiclt.
Miss Irene Cutie, of Edmore,
cd with her sister, Mrs. Alex.
Fofd-
Visit-
Mat-
Flood waters at Malott, Wash.,
carried Dorothy Long’s house (UP
PER LEFT 200 yards from its foun
dations when the Loop irrigation dam
collapsed in the north central part of
the state. A dog rode the whole dis
tance with the house as it floated
away,, and a clock remained upright
shall and Mr. Marshall last week.
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Brown and
little daughter, Margaret, spent the
week-end with relatives in Elora.
Mr. Ed. Bricker was a Toronto vis
itor last week.
Messrs. Bill and Elmer Butt, Har
row, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Bradnock last week.
Little Miss Maxine Bolton spent a
few days with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albright, at Harriston. -
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jefferson,
Gwen and George, of Owen Sound,
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. George Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Irwin and dau
ghter, Miss Lucille, of Long Branch,
spent Sunday with the former’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Irwin. Mrs.
Woodcock and Misses Marjorie and
Marion returned' to Toronto with
them after spending the week at the
same home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Shera and lit
tle daughter, Shirley, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Copeland at Wrox
eter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Withers, of
Drayton, were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Shera.
Mr. James Fydell, of O’Brien, re
turned to his School after spending
the Easter vacation at his home hete.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bolton were
Toronto visitors
with the latter’s
Mr. and Mrs.
Brussels, Mrs.
worth, and Mrs,
annan, were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Marshall.
c
last week visiting
sister.
W. R. Huggans, of
Simpson, of Moles-
Sam Marshall, Glen-
Religious Drama Presented
There was a fairly large n'umber
out on Easter Monday night to the
United Church to hear and see the
Religious Drama “For He Had GreaJ
Possessions,” presented by talent
from Ethel. Each player had been
suitably picked for their particular
parts and did exceptionally well. This
religious drama is ope which will long
b"e remembered by bo,th young and
old.
Messrs. Harold and Keith Watson,
of Fergus, speht the week-end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Watson. ’’
Miss Alma Hastie returned to Kit
chener on-Sunday after spending part
of the Easter vacation with.her fath
er, Mr. Janies Hastie.
Mr, and Mr& Lloyd Cathets, Strat
on her piano. Three days of steady
rain left the St. Joe river in Idaho
in a wild torrent. Heavy logs were
tossed around like matchsticks. When
they began to pile up against the
swing drawbridge at .St. Marie’s (UP
PER RIGHT), authorities dynamited
repeatedly to clear the channel. The
&
ford, and Miss Edith Osborne, Monc
ton, were Easter holiday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. David Cathers; Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Cathers, of Hamilton,
also visited at the same home.
Misses Margaret and Dorothy
Doig, of Toronto, spent the Easter
vacation with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Doig, south of here.
Mrs. Thos. MacDonald, of near
Molesworth, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Wilf. King.
Phyllis Erskine, of Atwood, spent
a few days last week with Rev. and
Mrs. O’Neil, at the Rectory.
Mr. M. D. Irvin spent a couple of
days in Toronto last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hastie and fam
ily spent Sunday wth relatives in
Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Toronto,
were guests of the latter’s sister, Mrs.
Greaves, on Sunday, and their son,
who has been visiting there, returned
home with them.
Little Joan Vittie is at present
quarantined for scarlet fever.
Miss Mae Watters, of Toronto,
spent the week-end with her sister
and family, Mr. and Mrs.' Clifford
Dodds.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Radford and
children, of near Palmerston, were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Ida Ashton.
tMrs. Wm. Jacques and daughters,
Ida and Grace, spent a few days last
week with relatives near Ethel.
Born—On-Wednesday, April 20th,
to Mr. and Mrs. Ray McIntyre, a
daughter.
Mrs. J. Doig and Miss Nellie Doig
of Carrick were Monday visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mc
Intyre.
Mr. John Hyndman was a London
visitor on'Saturday.
iMr. and Mrs. Robert Gathers spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
vin Moffat at Wroxeter,
Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Jardine
family, of Brussels, were Sunday
itors of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gamble.
Mr. and Mrs. Leaky, of Kincardine,
also Miss Mary Patterson, of Wing
ham, were Sunday guests of Dr. and,
Mrs. Armstrong, Mr. J. Garnet Arm
strong, of Toronto Was a guest of his
father durihg the week.
Rev. F, J. Fydell was a Fort Elgin
visitor on Monday.
Messrs.. Harvey attd Charles Gil*
Christ, of Patty Sotmd, were guests
of Mrs. Howes at the hotel this week.
Mr, James Jardine yas brought
home ftom the Kitchtmet Hospital on
i
Al-
and
vis-
bridge was opened to lessen chances
of destruction. When the jam contin
ued to grow, bridgemen found they
could not swing it back into position,
and several school children were left
on the opposite side of the river from
their homes. At Oak Forest, Ill., not
bad weather but a freak train wreck
Friday and stijl has his two nurses.
We trust there will soon be a mark
ed improvement.
ing
and
the
and
short.
Newlyweds Honored
Quite a large number of friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilchrist were
at the Township Hall here on Mon
day night and presented the newly
weds with a miscellaneous shower and
short address. Everything was com-
along fine until fate stepped in
the power was shut off leaving
crowd witnont lights, about 1,30,
the hours of dancing were cut
WEDDINGS
A
Gilchrist - Howes
quiet wedding took place Wed
nesday, April 20th, at Monkton Unit
ed parsonage, when Rev. J. A. Gale
united in marriage, Isabell Marie,
daughter of Mrs. B. J. Howes, jf Gor
rie, and the late Mr. Howes of Monk
ton, and Robert Noble Gilchrist, son
of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Gilchrist, of
Parry Sound.
The bride wore a white net ever
taffeta dress, Coronation veil, and
white shoes, and carried a bouquet
of pink carnations and fern. They
were attended by Miss Velma Baiers,
of Gorrie, whose gown was embroid
ered green net over green taffeta, and
Mr. Charles Gilchrst, brother of the
groom.
Fallowing the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the bride’s home
in Gorrie, the tables being decorated
m pink and white. The bride wore a
bown and sand dress, Parisian color
ed coat and brown accessor! ;s. They
w< 1 l et ide in Parry Sound.
THANK-OFFERING
SERVICE HELD
Mrs, Killen of $ DraytOn Was The
v Special Speaker.
The annual Easter Thank-Offering
service of the Woman’s Missionary
Society was held in the Cforrie Unit
ed Church on Sunday morning, with
the centre front scats being reserved
for the members of the Baby Band,
Mission Band, Evening Auxiliary and
W,M.S. “The Missionary Alphabet” a
short play followed the opening hymn
and was introduced by Kathcleen EU-
sley and Jean Heibein acting as Her
ald called members of the Mission
Band, dressed in costume to repre-
KXAZ-
in-
20-
(LOWER)' caused damage and
jury. A freight train shot off a
foot viaduct into a traffic-filled high
way when an axle snapped. One
transient was killed in the crash and
four other persons were injured.
sent the country they stood for,-and
they came as follows: Billy Ashton
for Africa, Doris Hemingway for
Canada, Norman Carson for China,
Greta Hyndman for India, Emily
Heinmiller for Japan, Dick Carson
for Korea and Wilma Hiebein for
Trinidad. The alphabet then present
ed stood for “All Can Come Into Je
sus’ Kingdom Together.” At the close
of this the children then sang “God
of All Children.”
The special speaker for the morn
ing was Mrs. Killen, of Drayton, who
chose as her subject “Hearts Stirred
by God” taking as her text the 14th
'verse of the 1st chapter of Haggai.
She related several of her own exper
iences where prayer had been the
means of bringing souls nearer to
Christ, in many fields where her work
has taken her. The speaker stressed
the great need for prayer "We’re in
great need of having our hearts
cleansed and stirred, new birth is
necessary. The Lord is able to do a
great deal if we will only accept
Him,” said Mrs. Killen. "The sole
purpose of the Church is to save souls
and not to be used
social enterprise,”
speaker.
The hymns used
were "Christ for the world, we sing,1
“The Son of God goes forth to war,1
and "Work for the night is coming?
Harvey Bryans, of Walton,
on friends in. town one day last
■
Ashton Morrison, of St. Cath
arines, was a visitor last week at the
home of his mother, Mrs. J. Mor
rison.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Coupland and
family are now occupying the house
recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. W.
Paulin.
Mrs. Selby Dodds and daughter,
Elizabeth, have returned to their
home at Beeton after spending a
week with friends here.
Miss Jean Sangster has returned to
Toronto where she has accepted an
other position.
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Kaake and
family have moved to the hosue ic-
cently vacated by Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas
getting settled in their house in
village.
I Miss Dorothy Edwards, of Gorrie,
visited last week with her friend,
Miss Jean Sangster. #
Misses Agnes and Margaret Wear
ring returned home from Toronto
where they’ spent the Easter vacation.
Lantern slides on the story of "The
Other Wise Man” by Henry Van
Dyke, will be presented at the An- -
glican Church next Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rae and child
ren, Waterloo, were week-end guests
■ of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rae.
SERMON BY REQUEST; Miss R<>™ VanVelsor returned to
, ------- (Weston on Friday; she was accorrt-
Racial Reconciliation Was Subject of panied by her sister, Mrs. Frank Mc-
Address. j Clellan and daughter, Jean,
------- who had spent the Easter
Rev. A. H. O’Neil, Rector of St. I with their parents, Mr. and
Stephen’s Anglican Church, Gorrie,
was requested by members of his com
gregation, for a repetition of a ser
mon which he delivered a few weeks
ago oh "Racial Reconciliation” and
which he again delivered very im
pressively on Sunday last, to a yery
good attendance.
The gist of this sermon was that
"Christianity stands in absolute oppo
sition to any sort of Nationalism
which bids one people so to seek ec
onomic or other advantage over oth
er peoples as to threaten the peace
of the world. The church has in past
centuries, and is to-day, mediating the ] United Church will observe next
idea of international partnership, as Sunday as Bible -Sunday. The follow-
against rivalry and hatred. Christian- Sunday will be Mother’s Day with
ity is the basis of democracy; Christ- special services at Sunday School and
ianity has brought freedom to the also morning service,
common man; slavery has been abol- ’ Additional Wroxeter News on page 4
as an altogether
continued the
for the service
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RECTOR REPEATED
ished; there is freedom of speeiehy
there is the privilege of home life}
and above all, there is the glorious;
freedom of citizenship which we, have*
Yet many people, not seeing deeply
into these things, fail to realize what
they owe to the Church, They are in
different to, and neglect the very in
stitution that has brought to them,
the hallowed freedom and democracy’s
In certain lands where Christianity
has been and is being cast out, men,
are losing their freedom and are be
ing thrust into prison and oppressed.
We must be true to the Church of
God, not only for His sake, but for
our own sakes, and for our brothers,
here and in other lands. It stands in
dividually with each one. It is the
individual that makes the nation.
Therefore we must hand on to those
who are yet to come a heritage of
freedom, and not one of oppression
under some form of dictatorship-”
Mrs. Robt. McLaughlin, who has
been spending the winter months with
friends at Oshawa, has returned to
her home here. She was accompanied,
by Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Davidson who
are spending a few days with friends
1 here.
Mrs. A. McDougal has returned
from Owen Sound where she has
been visiting for the past few months.
Rev. A. L. Sanderson, of Mount
Forest, was a recent visitor at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
D. Sanderson, and on Saturday Mrs.
Selby Dodds accompanied him to
London where their father, Mr. D. D.
Sanderson, is still confined to the
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Paulin and dau
ghter, Merilyn, and Mrs. P. S. Milli
gan spent Sunday with friends in
Clifford.
Dr. W. A. and Mrs. Spence, Tor
onto, were week-end visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Rann.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moffatt and
son, John, of London, were week-end
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mar
tin, and Bruce, who has been visiting
here during the past week, returned
home with them.
Mr. Alex, Pleasance, of Port Elgin,
who spent .Sunday at the home o£
Mrs. N. White, was accompanied-
home by Mrs. Pleasance and son, Al
an, who visited here last wqek.
Mr.
called
week.
Mr.
Bill
are
the
Oshawa,
vacation
Mrs. W.
E. VanVelsor.
Part of Leg Amputated
The many friends of Mr. Fred Kit
chen regret to know of his serious
condition in Wingham General Hos
pital. Mr. Kitchen has been confined
to his home for several months with
a serious foot ailment, and on Satur
day it wag found necessary to ampu
tate part of his leg. His condition is
very good following the operation,
His many friends in the commtmity
wish him a speedy recovery.
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