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Thursday, October 6th, 1938
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S this week and it will
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Jj $29.95 - $34.95
■ $39.50
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If you want a good looking
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it will; pay you to come and
see these before you make
your purchase, in three price •
groups. Practically every
size and color on the racks.
Rack No. 1 —
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NEW WOOLLENS
Here’s an unusually interesting group of new
wool broadcrepe marked at a price that meqps
good value for you . . just the thing for jumpers
or skirts and dresses, shades of wine, navy, black,
rust, copen, green. 54 inches wide.
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month. Rain had washed out the road
at the gate but this was now repaired-
Dirndl
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School
A European fashion that
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and very
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Of spun
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GIRLS’ BETTER CREPE
DRESSES
These better crepe girls’ dresses/ come in dainty
styles of Dirndls, Boleros and embroidery trim
ming and are being shown for the first time in
colors of Rust, Copen, Red, Brown, Wine and
Navy. Sizes 8 to 14;
$2.98
Stunning NEW HAND BAGS
The value is un
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the latest available.
Top handles, triple
frames, zippers,
shirred effects and
envelopes. Patent,
Morocco grain and
calfskin leathers. . ’
Colours — Black,
Br>own, Wine, Rust.
Group I $1.98
Group 2 $2.98
TARTAN PLAIDS
As fine a stock of new wool Tartan Plaids as we
have ever shown, and come in all wool cloth of
nice even weave, suitable for skirts, jumpers or •
‘ dresses, and come in the well known names of
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TOWN TO INST AL
NEW SCALES
Council Approved of New Street
Lighting System for Josephine St.
At the regular meeting of the
Town Council held on Monday even-.
ing, it waS decided to purchase a new
set of weigh scales. The present
scales are very old and the inspector
had locked them as not fit for use.
Two tenders were received for
scales. The lowest tender was ac
cepted. Moved by Couns. Crawford
and Lloyd that a new set of scales
of 20 ton capacity, 20x9 platform, be
purchased from the Fairbanks-MorSe
Company at a price of $677, less al
lowance of $70 for the old scales, F,
O.B. Wingham. The company to
Supervise the installation and supply
blue prints, Carried.
YOUR EYES NEED
. ATTENTION
Our 25 Point Scientific Examin-
. ation enables us to give you
Clear-, Comfortable Vision
F. F. HOMUTH
Optometrist
Phone 118. Harriston
The total cost of the scales will be
about $900 installed.
The minutes; of. a special meeting
which approved the installation of a
new lighting system on Josephine St.
were adopted, The new system-will
have modern standards and 300-watt
lights instead of /200 watts. They
will cost the town $400 a year extra
for power but when erected this
work will be done7 by .the Utilities
Commission and this expense taken
care of by them. This work will like
ly be done next year if the Bell Tele
phone Co. remove the poles from the
street as anticipated.
All members were present except
Mayor Hanna. Reeve Davidson was
in the chair.
An application from Mr. T. J. Me-*
Lean for the position of Town Aud
itor was hied on motion of Cotin.
Lloyd and Evans.
On motion of Conns. Crawford and
Hetherington, a number of accounts
recommended t by the Finance Com
mittee were ordered paid.
CoUn. Lloyd reported for the
Streets Committee that a catch basin
on Diagonal road had been repaired
and the drain finished on Josephine
St. The Highways Dept, ate tarring
cracks on Diagonal Road and Vic
toria Street. The Township of Turn
berry, he reported, had gravelled the
road to the Cemetery. , ,>'V.
Councillor Hetherington the
Property Committee said the scale at
the C.N.R. station were not in use
as they needed repair. He reported
the C.N.R. were willing to take over
this scale.
Moved by Couns. Crawford and
Wilkinson that the scales at the C.
N.” R. station be transferred to the
C.N.R. Carried.
Coun. Hetherington also' brought
up the matter of the- purchase of new
scales and reported on the tenders
received. He also brought up the
matter of coal supply for the Town
Hall.
Moved by Couns. VanWyck and
Wilkinson that tenders for a 40-ton
car of pea coal be requested. Car
ried.
Moved by CoUns. VanWyck! and
Wilkinson, that Chief Allen be Weigh
Scale Master When the new scale is
installed. Carried.
Messrs. Earl Gray, H. Town, J.
Cruickshanks and F. Sturdy were a
deputation from the Western Ontario
Hockey Club and talked over hoekey
prospects and arrangements.
Court. VanWyck reported an ex
tinguisher was required by tlie Fire
Brigade that would put out oil and
gas fires. The cost of same was- $10,
This matter was left to the Fir#c
Committee.
Reeve Davidson reported that the
levelling of, the . two sections on
work was Jielng "done at the
Cemetery, would be completed this
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LQCAL ANDPERSONAL
Mr, and Mrs. W, H. French are on
a motor trip to Boston and New
York.
Mrs. Geo. Mason and iMrs. Olive
Beattie ase spending two weeks in
CookgtOwn,
Mr. jbouglas Dol^r,
ited with Mr, and Mrs.
ford one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter and fam
ily of Clinton visited with their aunt,
Mrs. J. T. Currie, on Sunday,
Mrs. A, Kinnell, Qi St, Petersburg,
Fla., was a visitor last week with her
sister, Mrs. Herbert Campbell,
Mr, and Mrs, Fred Nash, of Wes
ton, visited with her brother, Mr.
H, Mitchell and Miss Elva Dodds,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S, Fisher,
Toronto, spent a week with. Mrs.
C. Hanna and Miss M. E. Fisher.
Miss Agnes (MacLean, who has vis
ited with her mother, Mrs. John Mac-
Lean, for the past month, returned
to Toronto on Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. G. T. Gregory, of
Cookstown, Mrs. D. Laidlaw and
daughter, of Clinton, were week-end
visitors at the home of Mrs. George
Mason.
Mr. Homer Kitt, of Woodstock,
visited his cousin, Miss Lizzie O. El
liott last week.. Mr. Kitt has been
installing the chimes in the organ at
the United Church.
Mrs. Kenneth MacLean is in Tor
onto this week attending the Board
of Management meeting of the Pro
vincial Women’s Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. J. H. Crawford and Mrs. C.
B. Armitage spent a couple of days
in Toronto last week. While there,
Mrs. Crawford attended a meeting of
the Toronto General” Hospital Nurs
es’ Alumni. *
Mrs. Fred Davidson was in Tor
onto last’ week, visiting with relativ
es. She returned on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Davidson, who
spent the week-end there. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Angus
who will visit here this week.
Nichol! but for the past seven years
hag been on the staff of Lome Av
enue School, London. He took a
great interest in his school work and
this year with the assistance of some
of his pupils, he published A histor
ical review of London^ which giyes
a detailed account, of the, gtqwtb of
that city from its first days, 1793, up
to- this year,
He was a member of Wingham A,
F. & A.M. and St, Andrew’s Presby
terian Church.
Besides his wife, formerly Mabel
Anderson, of Wyoming, to whom he
was married in December, 1936, he
leaves to mourn his passing, his par
ents, one brother, Elliot S, of Smooth
Rock Falls, Northern Ontario, and
one sister, Fairy I, E., of Kertch,
Ont.
The funeral service was held in
Logan and Son’s funeral chapel, Lon
don, on Monday afternoon and was
conducted by Rev. Kenneth MacLean
of Wingham assisted by Cannon
Warner of Cronyn Memorial Church,
London. His school class of last year
attended the funeral in a body and
the remainder of the students of
Lome Ave School lined the street
from the chapel.
The pallbearers were five of his
fellow teachers, George* Jarvis, Cam
eron Steer, /Stanley Cashman, Samuel
1 McKay, Preston Williams and his
cousin, Bruce Scott of Belgrave,
Burial took place in London Mem-,
orial Park.
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Mrs, George Phillips, near For- < er and Thompson.
dyce, spent Thursday with her par
ents, Mr, and Mrs, John Campbell
and brother, Mr, Dynes Campbell,
WEDDINGS
Henry » Elliott
A wedding of local interest took
place at the Presbyterian Manse here
on Saturday whem. Rev* ICenneth
MacLean united in marriage Jean,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas
Elliott, of Blyth, and Mr. George
Henry of Lucknow, son of the late
Mr. an,d Mrs. R. J. Henry, of Belfast.
The bride was very pretty in a gown
of blue transparent velvet and grey
accessories. Following a wedding
trip to London and Detroit, Mr. and
Mrs’. Henry will reside in Lucknow.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Gamble
The sudden death of Mrs. Joseph
Gamble, Diagonal Road, at Leaming
ton, on ■ Saturday, October 1st, was
a great shock to the citizens of this
community. Mrs. Gamble was visit
ing with her daughter, (Mrs. William
Garton, Leamington. She had just
entered her daughter’s- home after be
ing -down town when she was seized
with a heart attack and passed on a
few minutes later. Mrs. Gamble,
whose maiden name was Sarah Ellen
White, was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas White, of Holyrood.
She was born in W. Wawanosh, lat
er the family moving to Holyrood.
1 In June, 1908, she was married at
Teeswater and for eighteen years Mr.
.and Mrs. Gamble lived at Holyrood,
but since that time they have been
residents of Wingham. She
her 52nd year.
She leaves to mourn her
besides her husband and her
two daughters and one son, Mrs. W.
(Veronica) Garton, of Leamington;
Ambrose, of Clinton, and Evelyn, at
home. She is also survived by one
brother and one sister, George and
Miss M. Gamble, both of Holyrood,
also four grandchildren.
The funeral service was held in
Sacred Hea’rt Church, here, of which
she was a member, on Tuesday morn,
ing. Requiem High Mass was sung
by Rev. Father J. F. Paquette.
The pallbearers were: Wm. and
Jack Sturdy, Morris Swanson, B.
Benninger, Wm. Fitzpatrick and J no.
McKinnon. Interment took place in
Wingham R. C. Cemetery.
John King
The death of one of the older resi
dents of this district occurred on Sat
urday, October 1st, when John King,
3rd. Concession of Culross, passed on
to his reward, following an illness of
two weeks. Mr. King, who was in his
83rd year, was bom in Culross, son
of the late Mr. and .Mrs, Edward
King, pioneers of this district. He
attended S.S. No. 3, Culross, and
when 28 years of age he went to
Michigan where he was a successful
farmer for a number of years. He
later lived in Detroit' b-ut returned to
the Township of his birth in 1931.
His wife, formerly Mary Ann Gillies,
of Culross, predeceased him fourteen
years ago.
He leaves to mourn his passing
two brothers and one sister, William
J., of Culross, Hugh of West Wawa
nosh and Mary Jane, also of Culross.
The funeral service was held in
Sacred Heart Church, Teeswater, of
which Church he was a member, on
Monday morning, October 3rd. Re
quiem High Mass was sung by Rev.
Father Hawkins, the parish priest.
The pallbearers were: Milas Moir,
Edward King, Michael King, Lester
Falconer, John McKinnon Sr., Wm.
Donnelly.
Interment took place in Teeswater
R. C. Cemetery.
HANOVER ARE BRUCE
LEAGUE CHAMPS
Baseball is all over for this year
in this district. Hanover won the
Bruce League championship against
the Hurons in two straight games.
They won the first game here Wed
nesday last week 5-4 and repeated
9-5 at Hanover Saturday. The boys
can now put their uniforms away in
the moth balls and prepare to get
their hockey togs in order.
Peterson and Bridgeford again op
posed each other on the mound Sat
urday an’d once again the tall boy
from Grey was the winner. There
were two double plays on both sides
but one that was unusual came in the
7th. Carmichael gatheredxin a foul fly
of Wendorf’s and then pegged the
ball to Doran at first who tagged out
Moore.
Hanover were up 6-2 at the end
of the fourth, then in the fifth the
Hurons scored three to come within
one of the Red Shirts, but could not
get another across, Hanover got two
in the 7th and one in the 8th to make
it sure.
was in
passing,
parents,
Oliver D. S. Fells
It i was with regret that it was
learned here that Oliver D, S, Fells,
London, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
E. Fells, Diagonal Road, had passed
On at Queen Alexandra Sanatorium,
London, Saturday morning, October
■1st. Oliver was taken seriously ill
about July 1st, when he was attend
ing registration for a summer course
at Western University. He was in
his 31st year and was born in East
Wawanosh. When he was nine years
old, the family moved into Wingham.
He attended P-ublic and High School
here and following his graduation he
entered Stratford Normal School.
For two years he taught at Port Mc-
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Mary Louise Thompson
The sympathy of this community
is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Thompson, 3rd Concession of Mor
ris, in the death of their infant, dau
ghter, Mary Louise, who passed on
in Wingham General Hospital Wed
nesday morning, Sept. 28th, follow
ing a few days’ illness. The little tot
was b-ut four months old.
Left to mourn her passing besides
her parents, are three brothers, John
nie aged 7, Jimmie aged 5, and Billie
aged 2.
The funeral service was held at the
family residence on Friday afternoon
and was conducted by Rev. Mr.
Weeks, of Blyth. Burial took place
in Wingham Cemetery.
Miss Verna Hilda Guest
Following an illness of three years,
Miss Verna Hilda Guest, Mount Bry-
dges, daughter of the late William
and Sarah Guest of Wingham, died
Monday morning in Parkwood Hos
pital, London. (Miss Guest was born
at Ripley the family moving to Wing
ham in 1900. For the past fourteen
years she has resided at Mount Bry
dges. She leaves to mourn her pass
ing one sister, Mrs. Lawson Bishbec
of Mount Brydes and three brothers,
Fred of Guelph, Howard of Kitchen
er and Joseph of Wingham.
A service was conducted Tuesday
evening at the home of her sister,
Mrs, L. Bisbee, Mount Brydes by
Rev. Carman Armstrong. The body
was then brought to Wingham and
on Wednesday (to-day) at 2 p.m.,
Rev. J. F. Anderson will conduct a
service at the home of her brother,
Joseph Guest.
Burial in Wingham Cemetery.
ASHFIELD
Mrs. Solmon of Stratford, is spend
ing a few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Cyril Campbell, caring for their fath
er, Mr. Johnson Roulston, who we
arc sorry to hear is not improving
very fast.
. . The Anniversary of Hacketts Unit
ed Church, will be held on Sunday,
October 9th, Afternoon at 2.30 and
evening at 7.30 o’clock, Rev. Mr,
Robb of Bluevale will be the guest
speaker. . •.
International Plowing Match
Next Week
The International Plowing Match
will be held at Minesing, near Bar
rie, next week, This big event gets
under way October 11 and concludes
on Friday, October 14th, with a horse
show in the afternon and a ban
quet at night. It is expected that a
record number of plowmen will com
pete for prizes totalling $5000. The
exhibit of farm machinery is expect
ed to be of special interest this year.
Big Leaguers to Play at Hamilton
On Saturday this week at the Ham
ilton Civic Stadium, Bill Rogell’s Am
erican Leaguers will play Joe Kra-
kaukas’ All Stars in aid of the Spec
tator Fresh Air Camp Fund and the
Lions Club of Hamilton. The Ham
ilton By-Product Coke Ovens Ltd.
are sponsoring the game, Rogell’s
team will comprise such stars as
Campbell, Cleveland; Bell, St. Louis;
Cullenbine, Detroit; McCoskey,
Beaumont; Ross, Glace Bay; Hugh
es, St. Louis; Christman, Rogell and
Archie, Detroit; Galehouse, Cleve
land; Moore, Glace Bay; Reiber, Tor
onto; Tibbetts, Detroit. Joe’s team
will have Bobby Porter, of Toronto,
and many other noted players.
Wingham—A.B. R. H. Po A. E.
W. Tiffin,, 2b __ 5 0 12 10
Mellor, ss .......... 4 12 110
Somers, cf ......... 4 1110 0
Doran, lb .......... 4 2 2 12 0 1
Chalmers, rf ....... 3 110 0 0
Carmichael, c .... 4 0 1 7 2 2
Peterson, p ........ 4 0 0 1 3 0
J. Tiffin, If ....... 4 0 0 0 1 0
Lediet, 3b .......... 4 0 0 0 4 0
Totals ............. 36 5 8 24 12 3
Hanover—A.B. R. H. PoA. E.
McDonald, 3b ... 4 2 2 1 2 1
Kruger, c ......... 4 1 0 10 0 3 ’
Brown, cf ......... 5 0 3 2 0 0!
Magwood, 2b .... 5 2 2 2 4 1)
Moore, rf ......... 5 0 2 1 0 0.
Wendorf, If —.... 4 0 110 0
Thompson, ss .... 4 1113 0
Ebel, l'b ............ 4 2 3 9 0 0
Bridgeford, p ..... 4 1 2 0 2 0
Totals .............. 39 9 16 27 11 5
R. H. E.
Wingham ......010 130 000—5 8 3
Hanover .......004 200 21x—9 16 5
Ruhs batted in, Doran 2, Chalmers,
McDonald 2, Magwood 2, Wcrtdorf,
Brown, Ebel, Bridgeford, Moore; 3-
base hits, Ebel, Brown; 2-base hits,
Somers, Chalmers, McDonald 2; sac
rifice hits, Bridgeford 2, Moore 1;
stolen bases, Doran, MagWood; dou
ble plays, W. Tiffin to Doran; Car
michael to Doran.; Magwood to Ebel;
Thompson t,o Magwood to Ebel; left
on bases, Wingham 6, Hanover 8;
base on balls, off Peterson 3, off
Bridgeford 2; struck out, by Peterson
7, by Bridgeford 10. Umpires—Snyd-
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