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Thursday, July 7 th, 1938
News and Gorrie Vidette
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Mrs. Florence Blak'e was feeding
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July 1 when she saw two airplanes
flying low. They crashed before her
eyes. From the wreckage (RIGHT)
the pilot, Homer Chapple^ was taken,
fatally injured. In the second ship,
Mrs. Daphne Shelfoon and her dog,
Thistle (LEFT), were saved by skil
ful piloting.
Hastie and
Mrs. Robt.
GORRIE
Recent guests of Mrs, S. G. Kaine
were: Mr. and Mrs, Don. Russel and
’ family, Mr, Noble Wright of Chat
* ham, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jackson, of
Windsor, Mrs, O, H. Osterhout, also
Mr, and Mrs. Don. Jarrell of Detroit
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs
David Cathers over the holiday were
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cathers and Mr
.and Mrs. Williams, of Stratford, also
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Holmes of Tor
onto.
Miss Wilma Watson, of Blyth, is
•spending the week with her grand
mother, Mrs, George Ashton Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cathers, Mr.
and Mrs. .Charles Cathers, of Salem,
Mr, and Mrs. S. Holmes, of Toronto,
and Mrs. David Cathers motored to
Stratford on Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cathers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T. Shera and
daughter, Shirley, spent Friday with
the former’s brother, Mr. Henry
Shera- and Mrs. Shera at Moorefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cooper and dau
ghter, Annie, of Tugaske, Sask., mot
ored over, arriving here on Saturday
evening and are spending a few weeks
with relatives, and Mrs. Cooper’s sis
ters, Misses Murray.
We extend congratulations to Miss (
Grace Greer of S. S. No. 18, Howick, Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr.
who won a two dollar cash prize for
essay on "Fish Conservation”,
,'4Bk>onsored by the Ontario Anglers’
^Association.
The annual L.O.L, service will be
held in the United Church here on
Sunday next, July 10th, at 11 a.m.,
when the special speaker will be Rev.
Loney, of Wingham.
Mr. Robert Wade is spending a few
weeks’ vacation with relatives in Tor
onto.
Miss Edna Lawrence, Toronto, spent
Friday and the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
rence.
Mrs. Agnes Earls, of
eter, spent Thursday last
of her daughter, Mr. and
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
■daughter, Arlene, and
Hastie, of Toronto, spent Dominion
Day with Mr. aml -MrS. Kenneth Has
tie. Mrs. R. Hastie and Arlene are
remaining for a week here.
Mrs. Dowdell, Eleanor and Audrey,
of Toronto, were visitors for a few row, spent a few days the past week
and Mrs. D. Cathers and other rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King, Toronto,
spent Friday and the week-erid with
relatives here, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
King, who have spent the last couple
of weeks in Toronto, returned home
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bolton motor
ed to .Toronto on Thursday last from
where they accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Duckworth on a motor trip to
Montreal for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs.- Arthur Lincoln, of
Glennanan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Brown, of Wingham; also Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Foster and Mr. James Fos
ter were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Cathers.
Mr. James Foster who has been
visiting his brother, Mr. Geo. Foster,
and other relatives, returned to his
home at Manitou, Man., on Monday.
Mrs. Walter Simson spent a couple
of1 days last week with relatives at
Fordwich.
Katherine and Elmer Butt, of Har-
•days with the former’s parents, Mr.! with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bradnock
and Mrs. John Hyndman, and Mrs. (and other friends.'
Hyndman, who has spent the past two
weeks in the city, returned home with
them.
Miss Bessie Wylie, of Toronto, is
spending her summer vacation with
her mother, Mrs. J. Wylie.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Colmer, Tor
onto, spent Dominion Day and the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
King, and Mr, E. King, who has spent
last week in the city, returned home
•with them.,
Mr. Ernest King and son, Edward,
of Detroit, spent Sunday and Monday
•at the home of M.r. and Mrs. Ernest
King, and the latter remained for his
^^tacation here.
Mrs. O’Neil spent a few days last
week with her sister in Atwood, who
is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cathers, Strat
ford, spent Dominion Day with the
and Mrs. Daveformer’s parents, Mr.
Gathers.
Miss Mae Watters,
Dominion Day with
family, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newton and
sons, Ronald and George, spent a few
days the latter part of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Newton and oth
er relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Holmes, of
Toronto, spent
her sister and
Clifford Dodds.
The community was shocked to
hear of the detith of Miss Rosa B.
Taylor, of Kitchener, sister of Mrs.
Knowlson and Miss Nora Taylor. She
died quite suddenly on Friday morn
ing last, the cause of death being a
heart attack. Mrs. Knowlson and
Miss N. Taylor attended the funeral
which was held in- Kitchener on Sun
day. They have the sympathy of a
large number of friends, as another
sister died just two or three months
ago.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyne Mi
chel on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Willot Kelterborn and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mohr and fam
ily, all of Milverton.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham, of Merlin,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lawrence.
Miss Florence Jones, of Winnipeg,
Mrs. Wm. Lowery, of London, and
Mrs. Ida Lowery, of Brussels, spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Julia
Day.
Miss Curie, of Belmore, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Alex. Marshall.
GORRIE PUBLIC
’ SCHOOL REPORT
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PILOT KILLED IN MID-AIR CRASH OVER HAMILTON
Grade 6 — Doreen Harrison (P),
Wilma Heibein (P), Dick Carson
(P), Earle King (P), Lorraine Nickel
55.27%.
Grade 5 — Emily Heinmiller (P),
Bill Heibein (P), Hugh Hutchison
(P), Mac. Hutchison 63.44%, Betty
Heinmiller 62.91%, Lucille Under
wood 62.18%, Charlie Miller 59.83%,
Elgin King 59.64%, Harry Zimmer
man, absent.
Gordon J. Mundell, Teacher.
GATHERS FAMILY
RE-UNION HELD
The fifth Cathers Re-Union was
held in Victoria Park, Gorrie, on
June 25th, when sixty registered. Des
pite the weather, which made it im
possible for the usual snappy ball
game which -the family always have,
the sports were carried on in the Ar
ena, where both dinner and supper
were laid. Mr. David Cathers, Vice
President, acted as chairman for the
occasion, and the following races
were run off: 5 years and under, Mary
Thornton, Kathleen Cathers, Jean
Moffat; 8 years and under, Jean Mof
fat, Joyce Thornton; 8 years and un
der, boys, Calvin Moffat, Raymond
Neil; 12 years and under, girls, Joyce
Jardine, Margaret Moffat; 15 years
and under, Everett Cathers, Joyce
Jardine; boys over 15, Eldred Cath
ers, Jack Thornton; girls over 15,
Dorothy Jardine, Evelyn Cathers; 3-
leggcd race, Joyce Jardine and M.
Moffat, B. Thornton and-E. Gathers;
father and son, Chas, and Eldred Ca
thers, Alvin and Calvin Moffat; mo
ther and daughter, Mrs. J. Cathers
qnd Joyce Jardine, iMrs. W. Jardine
and Dorothy • Jardine; clothes pin,
Mrs. J. Cathers, Loreen Thornton;
marshmallow, Idella Bryans, Evelyn
Cathers; adding race, Group 1 and 2;
Cardboard, Calvin Moffat, Bill Thorn
ton; Nail driving, Mrs. C. Cathers,
Mrs. Thornton; nail driving, men, Bill
Jardine, W. A. Cathers.
The usual treats and ice cream were the gift of the president, Mr. C^
Cathers, of Toronto, who was unable
to be present.
The officers were re-elected and
plans were laid to hold the event on
the last Saturday in June in 1939.
Homer Chapple, shown here
with his wife, was married last Au
gust. Six weeks ago he won his priv
ate pilot’s license. He left the Ham
ilton Aaero club on July 1 flying solo.
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Our 25 Point- Scientific Examin
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Junior Room
Honours 75%, Pass 60%.
Promoted to Grade 5—(Honours):
Norman Carson, Greta Hyndman,
Mary Ritchie; (Pass), Clare Bolton,
Lome King.
Promoted to Grade 3—(Honours):
Maxine Bolton, Erland Gregg, Grace
Harper, Pauline Heinmiller; (Pass):
Bill Ashton, Hattie Miller, Bobby
Harrison.
Promoted to Grade 2—(Honours):
Lois Elsley, Maxine Farrish, George
Gregg, Betty Harper, Stanley Hobbs,
Helen Strong, Tom Newton; (Pass):
Florence Anger, Jim Miller.
Grade 1 (Good Progress): Bruce
Anger, Marlene Barton, Mildred Far*
rish, Nelson Harper, Jessie Miller,
Hilda Neill, Dorothy Watson.
V >M. Lennox, Teacher,
Senior Room
(P) indicates that the pupil has had
an average of 70% or more on the
year’s work and has been promoted
on this standing. Possible is 100%,
Pass is 60%, • "
Grade 7—Jean Heibein (P>, Bow
er Parrish (P), Harold Finlay 62%,
Reg. Taylor 60.8%, George Gallaway
Confirmation Service
A very beautiful and impressive
Confirmation Service was held in St.
Stephen’s Church here on Monday af
ternoon when the Right Rev. Bishop
Seager, of London, admitted eight
members to the Church. His Lord
ship took as his text St, Luke 15th
chap., 4th verse, impressing on them
the supreme importance of each in
dividual and their actions on the af
fairs of the world, whether they are
for good or evil and that each indi
vidual finds his happiness and liberty
in his successful co-operation with
and kindness to others,
Mr, and Mrs. ,H. V, Holmes and
Miss Perkins spent the week-end with
friends at Guelph and Conestoga,
At an executive meeting of the Gor
rie Women’s Institute held on Mon
day it,was decided to hold the July
meeting on July 20th rather than on
the usual date of July 13th, Members
kindly note this change of date.
153.14%, Kathleen Risley 50.8%, Jack
[ Underwood 4175%.
Sutcessful Strawberry Festival
The Strawberry Festival held under
the auspices o£ the W.A. of the Unit
ed Church, was held in Victoria Park
here On Friday night, and was as us
ual, a success, The tables were nicely
decorated and were piled high with
alt good things to eat, while the wait-
ers saw to it that everyone had ample
and more delicious strawberries. iMr.
Gregg, in introducing the new pastor
of the church, Rev. H. M. Watt, gave
out the interesting fact that 37 years
previous to that day the first stones
and the corner stone was laid for he
present church. The program, a play
from Whitechurch, entitled “Cabbag
es or Dollars” was well received and
exceptionally well staged, much cred
it going to the director, Mrs. Robb,
who has directed many. The net pro
ceeds were encouraging as they am
ounted to $129.63.
WROXETER
Tor-
Mr.
De-
the
Dr. W. A. and Mrs. Spence,
onto, were recent visitors with
and Mrs. R. J. Rann.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rogers,
troit, were week-end visitors at
home of Mrs. Geo. Paulin. Miss Ruth
Brown, of Howick, also visited at the
same home during the week-end.
Miss Gertrude Sangstcr, of Detroit,
spent the week-end at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Satig-
ster.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hetherington,
Toronto, spent a few days recently
with Mr. and Mrs. M, Sellers.
Mr. and Mrs, Austin Martin and
daughter, Eleanor, of Weston, spent
the week-end with Mrs. John Doug
las and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brandon and
daughter, Norma, of Toronto, were
holiday visitors witr Mr. and Mrs. R.
Stocks,
Miss Rona VanVelsor, of Weston,
1
A short distance from the field
ship was in collision with a second
ship flown by Douglas Wiglc^ Chap
ple crashed and was killed. Wigle
was able to land safely.
spent a few days recently with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Van-
Velsor.
,Mrs. Robt. McLaughlin is at pres
ent on the sick list.
Master Barrie Rann, of London, is
visiting with friends here.
Mr. Harold Peters, of
spent the week-end at the
Mr, and Mrs. Robt. Stocks.
Miss Beatrice Howe, of
London,
home of
of Clinton,
during' the
Grand Val-
Leaming
ton, is spending the summer vacation
at her home here.
Miss Margaret Durst,
visited at her home here
week-end.
Miss Isobel Wilson, of
ley, visited for a few days recently
with her friend, Miss Isobel Milligan.
Mr. W. A. Sawtell, of the Bank' of
Commerce, accompanied by Mrs.
Sawtell
present
cation.
Week
James McBurney were M
Harvey Niergarth and sons,
and Clare, Kitchener, also Mr. Lloyd
Hemmell, Waterloo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B, Wearring and
children, Colin, George and Eleanor,
were holiday visitors at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton,
Colin remaining for a longer visit.
Mrs. A. Wells, Toronto, is spend
ing some time at the home of G. A,
and Mrs. Wearring.
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Nichol and
children left for their home tn Mont
real Thursday after psending their va*
cation with Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Ni
chol.
and daughter, Helen, are at
enjoying a three weeks’ va-
■end guests of Mr. and Mrs,
and Mrs.
Elmer
lhe collision happened before
ther pilot could move, Douglass
Wigle, above, said. The undercarr
iage of his ship ripped off, he landed
after the accident at the Aero club
field.
Mrs. Carter, also Mrs. McLaughlin
of Wingham, spent Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M-undell.
Mrs. Wm. Mundell, 2nd line Turn
berry, opened her home for the June
meeting of the 4th line group. The
afternoon was spent quilting. Follow
ing this supper was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Crouch and family, of
Richester, N.Y., were Sunday guests
of .Mrs. J. Bush and Miss Gertie Bush.
Mr. Jim McTavish received the sad
word of the death of his aunt, Mrs.
Steve Playford, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,
on Friday morning. He and Mrs. Mc
Tavish and son, Alex., also Mr. and
Mrs. David Walker, Fordwich, left on
Saturday morning, to attend the fun
eral.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Wm. Wade and dau
ghter, Audrey, Mr. and Mrs. John
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Muir, also
Mrs. Russell Walker, of Fordwich,
were week-end visitors with friends
at Strathroy.
Mr. Kenneth Edgar left on Mon
day for Hamilton where he will take
a summer course in Manual Training.
Mrs. Wm. MacDonald visited for
a few days recently with friends at
Clinton, Seaforth and Varney.
Mrs. F. J. Wilson and Mrs. J. J.
Reith, of Grand Valley, spent Monday
at the home of Mrs. Davey.
Mrs. W. H. Lynn, of Howick, is
visiting -with Mrs. Jas. Edgar.
A number from this vicinity attend
ed the picnic held on Thursday in Mc
Donald’s bush.
Rev. H. and Mrs. Bolingbroke, of
Trurin, are renewing old acquaintanc
es here this week.
Word was received here on Mon
day night of the sudden death at Jeff
erson Beach, near Detroit, of Mr.
Percy Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers
(nee Marjory Paulin) had spent this
past week-end with friends here, and
the news of his sudden passing came
as a great shock to his many friends.
Mrs. Geo. paulin and sons, George
and Wesley, left for Detroit on Tues
day morning.
Miss Margaret McLeod, of Toron
to, •who spent last week with friends
here, returned home on Sunday. She
was accompanied by her friend, Miss
Alma Durst, who will visit for a few
days in Toronto.
The Anglican Church picnic held in
the park here on Saturday afternoon,
was very well attended. Sports and
ball games were held and a picnic
supper enjoyed.
mg spirit in a sepulchre. He slams
the window down and complains in
a loud voice that the heavy dew
collected on his lungs.
The-cough disappears during
breakfast hour, but as soon as it’s
er he remembers to start ocmplain-
ing about Jessy, our brindle cow who
made him chase all over the back fifty
before she would come up to be milk
ed. He forgets to pick up one foot
and slithers? over the bottom rail on
the barnyard fence, and then starts
hollering all get out that the top has
been knocked over from his biggest
corn.
We get back to the hay-field and;
he sneezes once or twice and puts up
a strong protest to high-heaven about
the rag-weed. It’s the cause of his
slow decline into poor health because
of the asthma or catarrh or some*
thing.
After he has pitched on about half
a load of hay he develops a sore heel,
That new pair of shoes is rubbing
on a tender spot, and he starts Jimp*
ing. He keeps this up, all the time ■
complaining about the fact that shoes
aren’t made as good now as they were-
in the old days.
He’s got a twinge of rheumatism in-
his left arm before the load is all on.
Been bothering him for months now,
and he supposes that some of these
days he will have to stop work and
take up a wheel-chair as a permanent
address. He can just feel the pain in.
every muscle in his body as he climbs
on the back of the wagon to ride up
to the barn.
He chews tobacco all .the time*
complaining bitterly that tobacco is
getting dearer all the time. The plugs
are smaller than they used to be and
leaves used are awful bitter, He
keeps spraying tobacco juice all over
the hay as he mows it away back in
the big mow. I don’t think I’ll use
any salt this year on the hay, because
that tobacco juice will cure it per
fectly.
Soon he starts talking about the
Government, and how they are get
ting worse and worse all the time.
The country is going in debt all the
time, and soon there won’t be a
Country in the world that would take
Canada as a gift. Some of these days,
the Government will sell us all to
some dictator as targets for army
practise.
On the way back the laneway he
sees dire things in store for all the
farmers. It probably will be a dry
summer and the crops will all shrivel
up. Then what didn’t dry up, would
all be eaten up by the grasshoppers^.
The price of grain was going to be
very poor. Then in the Fall there
would be such a burst of rain that
all the potatoes would rot.
By the time we got back to the hay
field he was certain that it was go
ing to rain, Yes, it would rain over
night and that whole east hay-field
that borders on the Higgins place
would be ruined.
A caterpillar tent called forth the
observation that all the fruit was go
ing to be destroyed. Apples would be
an awful price. The newspaper said
there was going to be another war.
He pictured poison gas dropped from
airplanes that would wipe out the
whole of the country-side.
And so on and on. He complains
all day and punctuates all his com
plaints with a good hearty quid of
tobacco. He’s about the most melan
choly person I ever knew, and yet I
enjoy him. At first he had me down
complaining with him, but now I just
let him ramble along.
SCHOOL REPORT
Report of S. S. No. 18, Ho wick
Promoted to Grade TT. — Honours,
Kathleen Gathers, Bobby Earl.
Promoted to Grade IIT—Honours,
Betty Greer; Pass, Joyce Thornton.
Promoted to Grade V—Honours,
Esther Adams, George Adams; Pass,
Ivan Campbell, Lorothy Earl, Doran
Thornton.
Promoted to
Dewitt Adams,
Beryl
Grade VII — Pass,
Bill Thornton.
E. Fisher, Teacher.
PHIL OSIFER
OF LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J, Boyle
“GRUMBLING”
We have the personification of
slow motion down here at Lazy Mea
dows in the person of a new hired
man. He’s tall, thin, tobacco-chew
ing and of the "complaining” sort.
It starts in lhe morning when he
gets up. He suddenly develops a hol
low cough, that sounds like a sneez-
NEW GROTTO HEAD
Edward Blake Winter, above, of
Toronto, Ont., was selected by the
International Grotto to reign as
grand monarch of the Mystic Order
of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm at the wind-up of that organ!*
zation’s annual convention at Clove*
' land.