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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-05-05, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated^ The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 5th, 1938 Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year BOWLERS HELD ANNUAL MEETING W, A, Miller Re-Elected President At the annual meeting of the Wing­ ham Bowling Club held in the Coun­ cil Chambers on Thursday evening it was reported that the club in 1937 had a membership of 66, the largest in some years. The following officers were elected for the ensu.ing year; .Hon. Presidents—R. J. Deachman, M.P., and Mayor J. W. Hanna. -President—W. A. Miller. Vice Pres.'—E.*R. Harrison. :Sec.-Treas.—J. A. Wilson, Membership Com.—J. A. Wilson and E, R. Harrison. ■Grounds Com.—W, A. Miller, D. B. Porter,- D. Rae, E, Harrison, H. L. Sherbondy, 'Tournament Com.—J. Mason, W. H. French, D. Rae, W. B. Mc­ Cool, H, L. Sherbondy. Jitney Com.—G, Williams, J. Mas­ on, E. Webster, H. McKay, R. ■ Oke, J. Pollock, Dr. A, W. Ir­ win, D. Kennedy. .Auditors—J. R, M, Spittai and J. H. Crawford/ • The meeting was an enthusiastic ione and it was decided to hold a Mer­ chants’ and Manufacturers’ Tourna­ ment. The date for this b’ig .event was set by the Tournament Committee for .July 7th. It was decided that for local tourna- •ment, rinks and,, trebles, that rinks be •drawn, a list of players will be posted ■who cannot play together in the doubles, otherwise partners may be picked. Club competitions are to be held, 'the winners of same being op­ en to challenge. The club will again join the Provincial Law Bowling As­ sociation. The fees were set at $'3 for new members and $5 for previous mem­ bers, same as last year. TO ORGANIZE JUVENILE TEAM Kids Will Play in Maitland League * At a meeting at Auburn on Tues­ day evening representatives of the Wingham Athletic Association were present and entered a team in the Maitland League, which will sponsor • Juvenile baseball this year. Players must be under 18 years of age. The- league will comprise Clinton, Goder- dch, Dungannon, Lucknow, Wingham. 'They will comprise one group. The ^schedule will‘be drawn up May 16th .at Auburn. .Held Successful Euchre • The Hospital Euchre held under auspices of' the Women’s Auxiliary to the General Hospital on Friday night was a successful affair. Following the play the ladies of the auxiliary served a delightful lunch. The winners were ladies, Mrs. H. Machan; gentlemen, Mr. A. McKinnon; Lucky Draw, Mr. '.T. Gilgallon, of St. Marys. .Falls 15 Feet, Not Injured Dropping 15 feet, Gerald Branle, of Listowel, U three-year-old-boy, escap- -ed injury when he fell from an apart­ ment roof to the ground.’ The young­ ster, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Brame, and who reside in an apartment on the north side of Main . street, was playing on the roof behind his home when he tripped over a wire . and went headlong over the side of the building. Fate’ played a leading .part in saving him from injury,.for two large cans lay within a foot of where he landed. REV. A. V. ROBB HEADS HURON PRESBYTERY Meeting Held at Exeter At the annual meeting of Huron Presbytery of the United Church held in Main Street United Church, Exet­ er, last week, Rev. A, V. Robb, Blue­ vale, was elected chairman for the em suing year. Rev. A. E. Elliott presid­ ed and there was a large attendance oi delegates. • Rev. C. W. Cosens and Rev. Ar­ thur Page wefe named to the Settle­ ment Committee and Rev. W. P. Lane and Fred Savage were appointed as Commissioners to the General Coun­ cil. The following calls were sustained: Rev. H. V. Workman.- to Seaforth; Rev. A. W. Gardiner to Egmohdville, Rev. G. Et. Wiidihg to Holm4svlfie, Rev. tL E. Wright to Ethcefield. i FINAL DAY OF SYNOD SESSIONS Conflict of Church in Germany Ex­ plained by Rev. Dr, Arthur Coch­ rane, of Tillsonburg. Place of Meeting Next Year Not De­ cided, The great conflict in the Confes­ sional Church-inf Germany to-day is not a struggle for freedom of speech or conscience but is a fight for true theology, faith and a true confession of faith, Rev. Dr. Arthur Cochrane, of Tillsonburg, declared in an out­ standing addrgss to the Synod of Hamilton tand London. The young cleric recently returned from post-graduate work in Germany where he witnessed the persecution of the church by the state and the trial of Martin Niemoeller, who, if he were here, would find himself in opposition to our theology. The speaker recalledThe Alliance in Montreal when no one saw the apos- tacy, no one saw the danger nor rais­ ed a voice of protest when the dele­ gates showed that, they did not pos­ sess a clear insight into the funda­ mental doctrine of the Presbyterian Church when they accepted a resolu­ tion stating that God not only re­ vealed Hi<iself in the Scriptures but also through nature, art, history, rea­ son and experience. This stand, en­ dorsed by the leaders of the Pres­ byterian clergy, placed them in the same class as the heretical German Christians who are at present perse­ cuting the Confessional church, a Un­ ion of the former Lutheran, Reform (Presbyterian) and United Churches, formed at a synod at Barmen in 1933. Here they drew up a confession of faith and in it claim to be the true Evangelical German Church. This is the church that finds itself in oppo­ sition to the state. A determined effort is made to stop the teaching, of Jesus Christ. Score.s of ministers have been sentenced to concentration camps and Theological schools have been closed because they maintain that Jesus Christ is the sole Lord of the Church. This fight must be carried on in every church in christendom, Dr. Cochrane emphasized. Hitler, nor all the dictators in the world, have no power over the church. We have that freedom when we have the Word, of God. ■ ’ Our greatest sin is putting the Bible to our own use and using God. We are the problem. The Scriptures are the supreme authority and the Word of God the only revelation. Communion Service Held The last day of the Synod opened with solemn devotions. A forceful sermon on “‘The Power of the Spir­ it” yas delivered by Rev. Dr. Scott Fulton, of Chatham, and the Moder­ ator, Rev. C. H. MacDonald, Luck­ now, dispensed “The Lord’s Supper.” Rev. George G. Webber, General Secretary of the Lord’s Day Alliance deplored Sunday radio advertising, trading, sports and late Saturday night shopping. He said these were a subtle influence undermining the work of the Alliance. He urged the ministers to quicken and strengthen the sentiments of this province that (Continued on Page Four) Swing Club’s Friday 13th Frolic Novel Music Box, Novelty Dances and Favours. The members cordially invite their friends. Admission 50c per couple. Wingham Armouries. Nineteen Die in Plane Crash Nineteen persons, at least nine ^of whom were Albanian diplomatic of­ ficials, burned toj death when an Ital­ ian passenger hydroplane crashed in­ to the side ‘of Mount Maranola near Gaeta, Italy. The passengers were re­ turning from the wedding of King Achmed Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania. The crash occurred late Sun­ day in heavy fog hanging over the Adriatic coastline as the big plane flew from Tirana, the Albanian Cap* ital, to Rome’s Littoria airport. Britain May Act aS Mediator Great Britain will offer to act as mediator in the undeclared war be­ tween japan and China within the next few months, persons close to the Foreign. Office have disclosed. According to these sources, ^Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his associates will be ready to act in the, Far East as soon as the machinery for pacification of Europe, which has been set in motion by the Anglo-It­ alian and Anglo-French agreements, “begins to show results?’ LADY BOWLERS NAME OFFICERS Annual Meeting and Bridge Held on Monday Night. The annual meeting of the Ladies’ Bowling Club was held on Monday night, at the home of Mrs.’ Edgar Harrison, Bridge was played, and af­ ter a dainty lunch was served, the President, Mrs. T. A. Currie, took charge of the business of the meet­ ing, and asked for reports to be giv­ en by the Secretary, Treasurer and Convenor of the Jitney Committee. Miss Norma Dinsley was then ap­ pointed to preside for the election of officers, which are as follows: President—Mrs. Frank Sturdy, 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. Joe Kerr. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. G. Williams. Secretary—Miss Marion Simpson. Treasurer—Mrs. Win. Currie. Tournament Com.—Mrs. J. A. Wil­ son, Convenor; Mrs. E. Webster, Mrs. E. Harrison. Jitney Com.—Mrs. Joe Kerr, Con­ venor; Mrs. H. C. MacLean, Mrs. J. H. Crawford, Miss N. Dinsley, Mrs. (Dr,) Connell, Mrs. F. Preston. Social Com.—iMrs. D. Rae, Conven­ or; Mrs. D. B. Porter, Mrs, A. M. Crawford, Mrs. W. J. Greer, Mrs. W. F. Burgman, Mrs. A. J Walker, Mrs W. B. McCool, Mrs. S. Hare, Mrs. R. Clegg, Miss A. Swanson. The remainder of the business of the meeting was conducted by the new President, Mrs. Sturdy. PRESENTATION TO MR. H. GARLICK On Thursday evening members of the .Businessmen’s Association -and the Chamber of Commerce held an informal. gathering in the Council Chambers in honor of Mr. H. Garlick who has resigned as manager of the Walker Store, and presented him with a gift on behalf of these two organi­ zations, with, which he has been so actively associated during his seven years as a resident here. Mr. George King, chairman of the Businessmen’s’Association, was chair­ man. Mr. Herbert Campbell, Presi­ dent of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the address and, the presentation was made by Mr, E. H. Gray, secre­ tary of the Businessmen’s Associa­ tion. Mayor J. W. Hanna also gave a short address. Following the meet­ ing a luncheon was served at the Queen’s Cafe. For Sale Yellow Blossom .Sweet Clover Seed. Grade No. 1, $6.00,per bus. Thomas O’Malley, Teeswater, Phone 41r2. Dance Was Great Success * The Wingham Athletic Association dance held in the Armouries on Tues­ day night was one of the most suc­ cessful held here in some time. The attendance was very large and the music by Benny Palmer and his band was all that could be desired. A spec­ ial feature was the floor show staged by the Arbuckle Sisters. King Opened Empire Exposition The King opened the Empire Ex­ position on the banks of the Clyde at Glasgow, Scotland, with -a tribute to the "vitality and initiative’’ of the Scottish people, He spoke before 100,000 in the stadium of the great steel and concrete city built over 175 acres of Bellahouston Park. The Queen was at his side and a thunder of cheers rolled from the stadium as trumpets announced the arrival of Their Majesties in an open carriage. This exposition is expected to be big­ ger than the Wembley Show of a few years ago. FIRE WAS QUICK­ LY EXTINGUISHED The iiew fire truck had its first real test on Thursday afternoon when a storehouse in the rear of R. A. Cur­ rie’s furniture store caught fire. The building, when the firemen arrived, was a blazing inferno but’ was quick­ ly under control when two lines of hose from the new pumper were turn­ ed on. The storehouse was entirely destroyed and the work shop also in the rear of the store, was slightly damaged. The blase is believed to have start­ ed from a spark from a bonfire, The [Wind-was very high at the time and the fire spread rapidly. It was for­ tunate that the blaze was discovered by John Currie before it made much headway or a large conflagration might have resulted. TRIPLE DOLLAR DAYS THURS-, FRI, AND SAT. Merchants Stage Big Selling Event This Week. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ELECTOFFICERS Reports Show that Society Had. a Successful and Active Year. 7 Valuable Prizes to be Given Away Shop at the Stores that Display Dol- ( lar Day Pennants. All roads lead to Wingham, your logical shopping centre. This is es­ pecially so on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week as the merchants are combining in a great selling ev­ ent “Triple Dollar Days”. For weeks the merchants have been preparing for this great sale and thrifty shop­ pers will not be disappointed as there are bargains for all. Quality merch­ andise at money saving prices awaits your approval. Plan now to visit Wingham Stores on Dollar Days. Dollar Day Pennants will be dis­ played on the windows of the stores talcing part in this great merchandis­ ing event. Shop at the store that dis­ play Dollar Day Pennants for better values. , 7 Prizes to be Given Away Tickets wifi be given with every $1.00 spent with any of the business­ men advertising on this bill. Write your name and address plainly on the tickets and deposit them in the box for this purpose at the store where you make your purchase. No tickets will be issued after 10,15 p.m. Satur­ day and the draw will be made at 11 o’clock at the Hydro Shop 'where the prizes are now on display..' The Prizes: 1st—40 Gallons of Gasoline. 2nd—Table. 3rd—Gongoleum Rug. 4th—'100 Lbs. of Sugar. 5th—Case of Canned Goods. 6th—10 Theatre Passes. 7th—50 Lbs. Flour. Dance in Belgrave On Friday, May 6th. Ernest’s Or­ chestra. Admission 25 cents. Girls’ Softball Manager Harold Mitchell has been appoint­ ed manager of the Girls’ Softball team. Practice on Wednesday at 6.30. Will all who wish to play please turn out. Bingo - Friday Night - Bingo The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Leg­ ion will hold a Bingo in the Armour­ ies on Friday evening this week, Gro­ ceries or Hams for prizes, also spec­ ial prizes. Opening Dance * Al’s Dance Floor will open in the Curling Rink this Saturday night. The first of these weekly Saturday dances. Ernest’s Six-Piece Orchestra. Jitney Dancing. Attending Diocesian W. A. Mrs. (Rev.) E. O. Gallagher and Mrs. Edwin Lewis are representing St. Paul’s Anglican Church at the An­ nual Diocesian Woman’s Association Convention being held at Windsor this week. An Open Night At the Swing Club, Friday, May 13 - Latest dance hits by leading bands - Everyone is invited to enjoy a night of dancing as guests of this new club at the Wingham Armouries. Admis­ sion 50c per couple. Underwent Operation Mr. Herbert Campbell, manager of the Utilities Commission, underwent an operation for a ruptured appendix in Wingham General Hospital on Sunday. On behalf of his many­ friends, we wish Mr. Campbell a speedy recovery. To Preach Here oh Sunday Mr. Cyrus Gates, of Highland Creek, famous Sunday radio speaker, will preach tn the Salvation Army Citadel here, at the evening service, 7 p.m. Sunday next. He will also con­ duct an after church service in the Town Hall at 8.30 o’clock, Public School Grants Raised General increases in grants to pub­ lic and separate schools have beeh an­ nounced by Duncan McArthur, dep­ uty minister of education for Ontario. Mr, McArthur said school grants, for­ merly set at a flat rate of $1 a pupil, had been raised to a minimum of $1.25 and a maximum of $3.00. The grants will be made on a graduated scale, according to the number of pu­ pils in each school, the deputy minis* .ter added, Schools with the lowest assessments will receive the maximum grant. The Wingham branch of the Wo­ men’s Institute held their anual. meet­ ing in the Council Chamber on Thurs­ day afternpn with twenty-four in at­ tendance and the President presiding, After the regular business session, the yearly reports of the different committees were given. The Secre­ tary reported we had lectures on First Aid by Dr. McKibbon; The World’s Only Hope, by Rev. Loney; Our Di-, vorce and Traffic Laws by R. S. He­ therington; Legislation by Miss Bri­ gham; A Trip Through Europe and' the British Isles, by Mrs. (Rev.) An­ derson; Lord Tweedmuir, by Mrs. (Rev.) MacLean; The Situation in the East by Principal Kidd, and, om St. Patrick, by Rev. Gallagher. The activities to raise funds were a Coronation Supper, a banquet and' two Euchre Parties. .Cash donations were made to ’the Red Cross, Flood Sufferers, Crippled' Children's Fund, Education, Salvation Army, The Community Christmas Fund, and to an invalid. The society maintained the Rest Room and sent fruit and flowers to the sick and shut- ins. A Needle-Craft Course also a Home Conference were held and a Life Membership presented. The receipts were $227.78 with expenses $226.11. The District President took the chair and installed the following of­ ficers for the coming year: Honorary Presidents—Miss Marg­ aret Anderson, Mrs. George Orvis. President—Mrs. Wm. J. Henderson. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. Stanley Hall. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. W. H. Fraser. Sec.-Treas.—'Mrs. Charles Allen. District Director—Mrs. Wm. Well­ ings. Branch Directors—Mrs. David Hut­ cheson, Miss Beatrice Graham, Mrs. Gordon Gannet. Pianist—Mrs. James Robinson, Press Reporter—Mrs. John West. Flower . Com.—Mrs. Alex. „Coutts, Mrs. James Robinson. Auditors—Mrs. Gordon Gannet and Mrs. John West. The convenors of the Standing Committees are: Peace—Mrs. Thomas Bower. Education—Mrs. Elwell Webster. Home Economics—Miss Katherine Pringle. * Health and Child Welfare—Mrs. J. H. Crawford. Agriculture and Canadian- Indust­ ries—Mrs. R. E. Laidlaw. Legislation—Mrs. William J'. Hend­ erson. Historical Research and1. Current Events—Mrs. A. Wilson. Community Activities and' Relief—-J Mrs. Clarkson Martin. Traditions and Canadfa-nization — Mrs. Stanley Hall. Preached at Goderich' Rev. J. F. Anderson, had. charge of the services in North. Street United! Church, Goderich, on. Sunday. Rev. W. P. Laue, of Goderich, preached in the United Church here.. Collapsed on Street Don Rich, delivery boy for Smith’s Grocery, collapsed! in front of the Murray home on ‘Victoria Street on Saturday afternoon. He had just com­ pleted delivering a parcel and was re­ turning to the store along Victoria Street when he- fell in an unconscious condition. He was taken to the Hos­ pital but re-covered sufficiently to re­ turn home Sunday evening, He re­ turned to, work on Tuesday. TABLE PRESENTED TO MR. AND MRS. GARLICK The staff of the Walker Store made a presentation of a table to Mr. and Mrs. H. Garlick, prior to Mr. Gar­ lick’s departure last week/ The fol­ lowing address was read: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Garlick: We all feel so sorry that you are about to leave our midst, and feel that we cannot let you go without showing, in a very small way, our ap* preciatiou., Mr, Garlick was so very kind and considerate to us at all times and we had many happy times together which we will not forget. We wish you to accept this table also our very best wishes for happi­ ness strid prosperity in the future, /The Staff: Janet Murray, Jeahette Young, Bernice Mundy, Irene Ella* cbtt, Gertrude Kelly, Bob Murray/ BRUCE LEAGUE ANNUAL HELD W. Dobson, Walkerton, Re-Elected President, Schedule Will Be Drawn Up May 13 Eleven teams entered the Bruce Baseball League at the annual meet­ ing held at Hanover Friday night. Goderich applied for admittance but the application was directed to the Huron-Perth League. Wiarton and Meafo-rd entries “were accepted. A schedule meeting will be held at Walkerton, on Friday, May 13, when entries will close and groups will be arranged. There will be intermediate “B” and “C” groups. The league will be affiliated with the O.B.A.A. The teams entered are Owen Sound;. Kincardine, Port Elgin, Ches- ley,. Wiarton, Hanover, Allenford, Wingham, Walkerton, Teeswater and Meaford. The following officers were elect­ ed!:: Honorary presidents, Fred Bow­ man', Southampton, and H. H. Stev­ ens, Port Elgin; president, William Dobson, Walkerton; vice-president, Dr, W, H. Carson, of Southampton; secretary-treasurer, A. A. Perkins, of Port Elgin; executive, Harvey Bane, Owen Sound',, and’ Ross Boos, Ches- ley; auditor, Dr. Morton, Southamp­ ton' A special committee was appointed to make arrangements for the annual meeting of the Ontario Baseball As­ sociation to be held at Owen Sound next fall! CALF CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED Meeting Will Be Held in Council Chambers Friday Evening, May 13 Organization of the Wingham Calf Club, sponsored by the Turnberry /Xgricultural Society, is being held in the Council Chambers of the Wing­ ham Town Hall on Friday evening, May 13th, at 8.15 p.m. Club members must be farm boys between the 'ages of 12 to 20 years inclusive, and 'the club will consists of purebred and grade beef heifer calves born after .Jam 1st, 19381 All interested parties arc cordially invited- to attend this meeting. Had 91st Birthday Mr. John Gray, Victoria Street, celebrated his 91st birthday o-n Thurs­ day last week, April 28th. On behalf of the citizens of this community we extend' congratulations. To Speak at Owen Sound The Ontario Provincial Council of Women, will hold their semi-annual meeting in Owen Sound Thursday and Friday this week, Mrs. O. G. Anderson, Belgrade, President of the United Farm Women of Ontario, will lead! in the discussion on the dairy quie-stiou, from the viewpoint of both producer and consumer. Piece of Pencil Removed from Eye John W. Kerr, three-year-old son of Reeve and Mrs. Kerr, of Brussels, was taken to an eye specialist in Stratford. About two years ago John had the misfortune to fall on a lead pencil, breaking off the point, and at that time it could not be located. But lately a small dark lump was noticed in his cheek below the eye. The spec­ ialist found about half an inch of lead imbedded in the flesh. British Commons Votes Approval , The British House of Commons, overwhelmingly approved Great Bri­ tain’s freindship accord with Italy. It rejected Labor and Liberal declar.at- tions the accord was „a “betrayal” of democracy. Two votes were taken-af­ ter Prime Minister Chamberlaihi de­ clared the accord was a first, step to a healthier, saner state of things in Europe, and Labor and! Liberal spokesmen tauntingly declared; the ac­ cord stabbed Ethiopia and Spain. Seeding Early This Year Seeding operations in this district- are away ahead of what they were this time last year. Last week many reported that they had completed their seeding and on the whole all seeding in this district is well under way if not completed. Last year it was about May 1st that seeding com­ menced tn this district and some of it later than that. This year is an early year apparently, Speaking of seeding operations one farmer who had been a residehtl here all his life tells of a year, 33 years ago, when (he finished seeding April 28th, This year he fin­ ished UP last week. GRAND MASTER VISITS WINGHAM W. J, Miller, Grand Master of On­ tario West of the Loyal Orange As­ sociation, Gave Address Here, A good number turned out to the open meeting held in the lodge rooms of L.O.L. No. 794 on Friday night. Despite the inclement weather, those who were privileged to be present were well repaid for doing so, Dr. Robert L. Stewart presided and calk ed on County Master A. D, Smith, to welcome the guest speaker, W. J. Miller. Mr. Miller gave a very in­ teresting discourse for over an hour on Public School, Separate School and Teachers’ Convention recently held in Toronto, also dealt with the duty of Trustees of Public and High Schools. Mr. Miller holding the office for the past year of Right Worshipful Grand Master of Ontario West Loyal Or­ ange Association, shows he is capable ■ of filling the position to the entire­ satisfaction of the Orange Order. If his health enables him it is most like­ ly he will be again selected for the office when the Grand Lodge meets in Guelph on May 18th. A vote of thankful recognition by all present standing and of clapping hands was given Mr, Miller when he concluded his address. Other speakers were Rev. E. O. Gallagher, Deputy Grand Chaplain of Wingham; Rev. A. V. Robb, Master of L.O.L. 766, Bluevale, and Rev. E. M. Loney, County Chaplain of North Huron. The meeting closed by singing the National. Anthem. Afterwards Coun­ ty Master Smith invited all who wish­ ed to come to Williams’ resa-urant and enjoy refreshments. Many availed themselves of Mr. .Smith’s invitation and had a very enjoyable evening. RATEPAYERS TO VOTE ON PROPOSED HIGH SCHOOLADDITION New Lighting System for Main St. Laid Over Until Next Meeting, of the Council. At a meeting of the Town Council held .on Monday evening with all members present and Mayor Hanna in the chair, it was decided that the ratepayers be given an opportunity to vote on a by-law for the erection of the proposed addition to the High School. Following considerable dis­ cussion it was moved by Couns. Ev­ ans and VanWyck that the matter of issuing debentures for the addition to the High School be placed before the ratepayers. Carried. The decision regarding the erection of new standards for lighting Main Street at an additional' cost of $450 a year, was laid over until the next meeting of the Council. The Utilities Commission;:pay all costs of installa­ tion, about $8000. The Mayor point­ ed out that the Bell Telephone were planning to remove their poles off the Main Street in 1939; <ar maybe late this year and the commission needed the endorsation- of this plan from the Council' so that they could co-oper­ ate with- the- Telephone Co. in this work. Moved by Cotths. Crawford and VanWyck that the matter of the new lighting system for Main Street be laid over for another month. Carried. Assessor’s Report Assessor W. H, Haney was pres­ ent and gave his report to Council. The assessment this year is $1,081,529 which is $1000 less than that of last year after the Court of Revision. The population is 2,113, 27 more than last year. Population 1937, 2,085; 1936, 2,115. There are 338 children between the ages of 5 and 18, A letter was read from D. E« Holmes, County Crown Attorney, askihg Council to bring the matter of a light being left on in stores as a safety measure against robbery. He also recommended a light in rear of stores. Moved by Couns. Evans and Wil­ kinson that this letter be published in the Advance-Times. Carried. A. E, Wilson & Co., who have the general accident policy for the Town, notified Council that in some sections the sidewalk is in bad condition also the railing at the approach to Victoria Street bridge, This matter was left to the Street Committee on motion of Reeve .Dav* idson and Conn. Wilkinson, The work of repairing the sidewalks is now heing carried bn or completed, (Continued on Page Four)