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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-01-12, Page 1Single Copies Five Cents Will Be Weld Thursday, Jan. 19th Feb. $ 16,807.03 LOCAL AND PERSONAL a Jan. who Feb, )■7 ■ in to was. Last Lor and two and Lucknow Lucknow Listowel at Wingham at Arthur... Financial Statement for 1938 Received. I ' goals series home and home games, •count. City Mission Mi§s A. Dorman, of Toronto, who recently commenced evangelistic r ■ Two Members of Westminster Guild Leaving Town "r The following is the schedule for group 13 of the ’Juvenile O.H.A., •con]prising Wingham, Lucknow, Teeswater. and Brussels. Jan. LISTOWEL HERE TUESDAY NEXT Juveniles Play Here Thursday Night Vvith Which Is Amalgamated The Gome Vidette and Wroxeter New*, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY Uth> W Subscriptions $2.00 Per Yew- SOCIAL EVENING HELD BY GUILD HIGH SCHOOL OPEN LITERARY FEB. 9 - 10 HURON MAY HOLD INTERNATION MATCH HAVE DISPLAY AT FURNITURE SHOW COUNTY TO HAVE ONE MEMBER ON H. & & (Aj a social evening of the West minster Guild, of St, Andrew’s Pres byterian Church held on Monday ev ening a motion by C, Deans and B, <! Hamilton, expressed regret that the society is losing two of their valued members, Earl Lough, President, who is being transferred by C. Lloyd & Son to Toronto, and, Miss Helen Bateson, a committee convenor, w.111 leave shortly to train as a nurse. The devotional part of the meeting comprised the Lord’s Prayer in uni son, the 72nd Psalm read by Benson Hamilton. Miss Mary King was elected as president of the society for the bal-, ance of the year. Games were play ed and a social hour was enjoyed •after which lunch was served. ■■■*■' •At the regular meeting of the High School Board, Monday night, Prin cipal W. S. Hall reported that the Commencement Exercises will be held on Thursday and Friday even ings, Feb. 9th and 10th. The teach ers and students are now preparing an outstanding program for this big annual event. The,following is the financial state ment for 1938: ’ Receipts Bal. in Bank from 1937 ...$ Bruce County ..........v........ Provincial Grant .............. County Grant .................... Town Levy ........................ Town Loan ........................ Prov. of Ont., Agric............ Miscellaneous ..... ............... O.S. Cheques No. 110, 183 The fans •should see a good game of hockey here on Tuesday next week when the fast Listowel1 club will be the guest.s, of the Eagles in an Inter mediate O.H.A, fixture. The Eagles are improving every game and are out to chalk up a win. Come out and give them your support. Thursday night this' week the Juv eniles get into action when.they play Teeswater here, The same evening the Eagles will play at Lucknow. Attempt Will Be Made to Have Big Plowing Match in Huron in 1940. Grant of $2Q00 from County Necessary Fry & Blackhall Have Fine Display at January Furniture Show, Tot onto It is said that the January Furni ture Show at the Coliseum, Toronto, January 11th to 20th, will be bigger and. better than ever. Fry 3? Black hall, local manufacturers, are doing th'eir part to make it so as they will have a display of 65 pieces includ ing the very latest in chesterfield suites, occasional chains and easy A meeting of plowmen of North and South Huron Plowmen’s Assoc iations and others interested in the project was held in the agricultural Assembly room, Clinton Saturday to .discuss the question of. having the International Plowing Match held in this county; in 1940. County Warden . chairs, a. William Haacke was chairman .of the Attending the show for the local ‘meeting and introduced J. A. Carroll,' company are E. S, Copeland, H, f Mundy, D, B, Porter and W. Van- W yck. JUVENILE HOCKEY SCHEDULE 11— Brussels at Lucknow 12— Teeswater at Wingham 16— Wingham at Brussels - 17— Lucknow at Teeswater 20—‘Wingham at Lucknow 20—Teeswater at Brussels 24—Lucknow at Wingham 27—Lucknow at Brussels 27—Wingham at Teeswater 30—Brussels at Teeswater 2—Brussels at Wingham 2—Teeswater at Lucknow The first three teams will enter the play-offs. The 2nd and 3rd teams will play home and home games with to count. The winner of this meets the first place ’team goals Institute Euchre Friday, Jan. 13th The Women’s Institute will hold Euchre in the Council Chambers on Friday, January 13th. Lunch served. Admission 25c. Everyone invited. Battery Membership Increasing , The Wingham Battery (99th) un der command of Major Geo. HowSon has, started to enlist members. The membership is steadily growing and anyone desirous of joining the bat tery should get in touch with one of the ofifeers as soon as possible. Special Shoe Sale Jan. 16th to Jan. 23rd. Dr. |M. W. Locke Shoes, reg. price $10.00, Sale Price $8.00; Heel Hugger Shoes, reg. price $8.00, Sale Price $5.95; Dr. Spic er Shoes, reg. price $9.00, Sale Price $7.50; other makes of shoes reg. $4.00 and $5.00 for $1.98 and $2.98. Re member, Jan. 16th to Jan. 23rd — Greer’s Shoe Store. Fractured Wrist Mrs. Charles Elliott, Bluevale Rd., fractured her right Wrist on Monday afternoon, She was crossing a room at her home to answer the telephone when she slipped on the waxed floor taking a nasty fall. She was taken to Wingham General Hospital where an X-ray was taken and the fracture was reduced by Dr. W. A. McKib- bon. She then1 was taken home and is resting comfortably. HURON FAVORS T. B. PLAN 1505.16 87,87 2968.95 5391.68 5196.67 1403,33 109.70 58.67 85.00 ANNUAL MEETING HORTICULTURAL SOC. $ 16,807.03 Expenditures Bleachers’ Salaries .............$ 10,906.10 Caretaker’s Salary ............. 800.00 Officers’ Salaries .............. 125.00 Library ....... ........................ 22.15 Misc. Educ. Equipment ...■ 245.5L Music .............,......,............. 55.80 Administration Exp., O.E.A, 131.53 Exp., Supp., Caretaker-...... 118.06 Fuel ..............................:■— 364.02 Water and Light ...Z.,-. 180.92 Telephone .................. 38.76 Repairs ................................ 137.26 Insurance .......... ............. 289.36 Athletics -........ 126.91 Agriculture .........................., 48.65 Sundries ..........-................... 85.00 Interest and Exchange 1.55 Town Loan Repaid ........... 1403.33 Bah in Bank Dec. 31, 1938 1700.81 O.S. Cheque Pd. 1937 - 188 1.25 Special Sale of Shoes—Jan. 16th to Jan. 23rd—Greer’s Shoe Store. Remember the Matinee at the Ly ceum Theatre, Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Mr. E. S. Copeland attended the Montreal Furniture Show the first two days of this week. M.rfs, W. W. Armstrong visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. Buchanan, of Grand Valley the early part of the week. ,Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spottofi at tended the funeral of their cousin, the late Mrs. G. Paton, at Woodstock on Monday. Mrs. Harry Angus Sr. and Mrs. George Haller visited with the lat ter’s daughter, Miss Lorene Haller, • in Guelph, for a few days last week. Skate Sharpening—Public School Pupils 10c; all others 15c. Greer’s^ Shoe Store. Mr. J. L. Nicol, of Southampton,, who played the organ at St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday, was the guest ov er the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Haney. Mr. Fred Porter returned home on Saturday after spending the last two weeks ih Hamilton with his sister, Mrs. A. Ci Elliott and Mr. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were Christmas visitors here. Mr. Robert Weir of the University of Minnesota, St, Paul, Miss -Eliza beth Weir, Columbia University, New York? and Miss Edith Weir, of Mac Donald Institute, Guelph, spent weeks with their1 parents, Mr, Mrs. John Weir. On Trip to Florida Mr. and'Mrs. Elmer Wilkinson ac companied by Miss Isabell and Miss Annie Simpson, left on Wednesday morning (to-day) on a motor trip to Florida. Returns are practically all in, in the voting on the question of making Huron County a T. B. restricted area, although there remains some tabulat ing to be completed. The total of farmers who have signed, for or against up to this time is 5,800, and of that number over 85 per cent, are favorable to the pro ject, C of the county returns and tabulations [ Mission for this week, are completed in 1®. The townships and the vote result in each are: Hay, favorable 326, op posed 28, favorable percentage 92; Hullett, 398 for, 37 opposed? 91.4 per ‘Cent,; Colborne, 189 for, 45 opposed, 80,7 per cent.; East Wawaiiosh, 298 bat, 15 opposed, 95.2 per cent.; Mor tis, 360 for, 44 opposed, 39,1 per cent; McKillop, '392 for, 36 opposed, 91.5 per cent,; Stanley, 310 for, 44 opposed, 87.5 per oetvt; Tuckersmitb, 280 for, 32 opposed, 89,7 per cent.} Usborne, 847 for, 41 opposed, 89,4 percent,; West Wawanosh, 231 for, 34 opposed, 371 per eetit in favor* Of the 16 township divisions | meetings in Listowel is at the City Because of a fire last Wednesday in the Evan gelical Church ih Listowel, the meet ings were discontinued, so Miss Dor man gave messages here on Sunday '‘and Tuesday evening. This - was a missionary meetnig in which a very fitable time was spent in discussing articles in "The Missionary Banner” after which a missionary talk given by the evangelist on the Communion of our Lord. Miss man will speak Wednesday Thursday evenings also on Sunday, and will be heard again on The Church of the Air on Monday fore noon, The 17th annual meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society will be held ip the Council Chamber on Thursday, January 19th, 1939, at 8 p.m. All members are entitled to be present. The reports of the activities of 1938 will be received and the of ficers for 1939'' elected. Home from Florida Miss Alberta Walker returned on Saturday from a three weeks’ visit at St. Petersburg, Florida. Ill With Pneumonia Mr. Harold Wild is a patient in the Wingham General Hospital suffering from pneumonia. Haldy’s many friends will wish him a speedy re covery. Held Successful Euchre and1 Dance The Euchre and Dance held in the ■Sacred Heart Parish Hall on Mon day night was largely attended. The winners at euchre were Mrs, M. Fitz patrick and Mr. Alex. Sproal. ‘•Ern est’s orchestra played for the cfance. Scotch Social January 24th The Ladies’ Aid of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will hold a Scotch .Social in the Lecture Room of the Church on Tuesday evening, January 24th, at 8.15 o’clock. There will be a good programme and re freshments. Admission 15c. Every body welcome. Old Fashioned January Thaw The weatherman changed his tac tics during the past week, instead of piling up more snow he sent mild winds that' melted the drifts piled up previously and throughout Western Ontario hockey games were cancell ed due to sloppy ice conditions. The streets in town were a slushy mess last Thursday aS the mild spell be gan. The front street and John Street were ploughed which put these streets in good condition but the side streets continued to be poor going ‘•until nature took its course on. Mon day night and washed most of the snow away. The highways that had been ploughed were bare on Satur day "but the. concessions were a mess that did not have this attention. Hoc key was played in this district Fri day night but ice conditions were not 'good. All games Monday and Tuesday were cancelled and those who 'intended to ski were disappoint ed as the snow disappeared. The mild weather however helped open up the sideroads and many farmers who had been short of water were pleased that it thawed. Provincial .Plowmen’s Association secretary and manager of the Inter national Plowing Matches. Mr. Car.i;oll gave a history of plow ing matches which1 showed that in terest to-day in these events .is very greajt. The object in holding matches he said, is to stimulate a desir^ in \ agriculturists for the best type of plowing by competition and prizes. A feature, of the plowing matches, he continued, which makes the events educational is the exhibits of the wost modern types of farm machinery and farm and home conveniences, This feature of the provincial matches has become so great that much exhibition space is1 now required. Local requirements for holding a successful international match are: first, there must be a. keen interest? taken in he project for there is a vast amount of management and de tail involved. A county grant of say $2,000 should be assured. A tract of at least 5,000 acres of needed, perhaps more, bile parking space, for poses, for refreshment adequate pure water supply, suffic ient number of teams, usually 150 teams required. Committees will be required for each department of the work, banquet, reception, teams, ac commodation, publicity, lunch and other matters. The department pro vides for the prize list and all ordin ary expenses. The meeting was unanimously in favor of undertaking the event and it was. felt that the county grant would be forthcoming. A committee was formed composed of William Quinn, president, Roland Williams, past president, Gordon M'.cDonald, secretary of south Huron Plowmen’s Association; Gordon McGavin, pres ident, Bert Heiilingway, past presi dent, L. E. Cardiff, secretary of the North Huron Association, and J. D. Thomas, president of Goderich Board of Trade. Mr. Thomas was chosen chairman. _ ' One of the first duties of the com mittee will be the selection of a suit able tract of farm lands for the match. The section along No. 4 highway Between Kippen’ and Bruce- field in Stanley and Tuckersmith was spoken of as being ideal. A strong representation will be made at the meeting of the Provinc ial Association in Toronto February to have the 1940 international match held in Htii;On. » MAILING LIST CORRECTED Our Mailing List has been correct ed up to and including Saturday, Jan uary 7th. Please exhmine the label of your paper and if there are any errors please notify this office as soon as possible. If ypu find that your paper is in arrears, an early set tlement would be greatly appreciated. Clearance Sale Ten per cent, off a.U Ladies’ Win ter Coats and Dresses. For real value visit the Green Front. Store. Change of Ownership The store formerly operated as Shelager store is now owned by SEASON’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE ARRANGED Revised schedule of Group 8, O.H. A. Intermediate “B” series. . The new schedule has no bearing on the games already'played. The following are the remaining dates: 11—Palmerston at Arthur 11— Listowel at Harriston 12— Wingham at Lucknow 13— Palmerston at Listowel 16—Lucknow at Palmerston 16— Harriston at Arthur 17— Listowel at Wingham 18— Arthur at 18—‘Arthur1 at 20—Arthur at 20—Harriston 24— Wingham 25— Listowel at Lucknow 26— Arthur at Harriston 26— Palmerston at Wingham 27— Lucknow at Listowel 31—Arthur at Palmerston 31—Harriston at Lucknow 3—Lucknow at Wingham 3—Listowel at Arthur 3—Palmerston at Harriston 6—Lucknow at Harriston 6—Wingham at Palmerston land will be for autoino- exhibit pur concessions, NOTICE are requested not to give or donations to transients houses as these men can Citizens any meals calling at secure a meal by reporting to Chief Alleii at the Town Hall and working for same. J. H. Crawford, W. A. Galbraith, Mayor. , Clerk. the ___________ ... . _ the Green Front Department Stores, who have no connection wi|h the former owners. Attended Short Course Messrs. Roy and Henry Patterson also Robert Scott, of East Wawa- nosh, returned on Friday from Guelph, having attended the short course at the Ontario College. Pipes Took Fire The stove pipes at Haines’ apartment, Over the former office of the Advance-Times, took fire on Wednesday afternoon of last -week. The firemen were quickly on the job and no damage resulted from the blaze. County Council UP to end of 1938 Had .-3 Representatives on High School Board;’ Now Only One i Up to the end of 1938 county coun cils have "had the right to appoint three trustees to high school boards and' boards of education in municip alities not sei>arated from the county, and also the boards in cities and sep arated towns where notice was given that the high schools.were open to county pupils on the same terms as .those in municipalities not separated from the county. The three county representatives were appointed for terms of three years, one retiring each year, During 1938 section 3 of the Boards of Education Act, and sec tions 13, 17 and 21 of the High Schools Act were amended to pro vide that commencing January 1st, 1939, county councils may appoint an nually only one representative on< such boards, for a term of one year.’ This appears to mean that all county appointees on such boards retire at the end of 1938, whether their terms are finished or not, and the county council may appoint one trustee only. Although section 12 of the High Schools Act' has been amended to read “Every High School board shall consist of at least three trustees” in stead of six as formerly, t/ie actual composition of such boards has not bee‘n altered except1 that county, ap pointees are limited to one, appoint ed for one year. The Board here will i>e made up in future as follows: County Council ap point 1 member, Wingham Council appoints 3 members, Wingham Pub lic; School Board appoints 1 member. DEANERY A.Y.P.A MET HERE MONDAY Officers Were Installed by Rev. . E, Q. Gallagher installation of officers of the Council of the Deanery of A. Y. P, A. was held in St, Paul’s Church on Monday, Jan. 9th, with representatives present from Wroxeter, Gorrie, Fordwich, Godtor..,, ich and Wingham branches. During the service the following 1 officers were installed. President—Miss Hazel Watkins, • Clinton, Sec’y.—Miss Cora I’hair. Treas,—Mrs. M. Templeman. The pledge of office was read by Rev. E. O. Gallagher, and-badges and manuels were presented to each of ficer by Rev. A. H. O’Neil. A most inspiring address was giv en by Rev. A. H. O’Neil, in which he gave a solemn challenge to the youth of the church. He expounded on the word “Youth” jn the following man ner: “Y” stands for you, each indi vidual in the church; “O” stands for others, we must think of other peo ple; "U” stand for .unceasing, we must think of our pledge and rally around the church standards unceas- inly; “T” stands for thankfulness, there are so many things for which we can be thankful, our church, our country and our A.Y.P.; “H” stands for happiness, if we have a pure and loving heart, then we most naturally find happiness. Following the service a Young Peoples’ Rally was held in the Parish room. A social half-hour of games was participated in, which was heart ily enjoyed by all present. At- the conclusion of the games lunch was served by members of the Wingham A.Y.P.A. The Local Hruon Paul'! been barn two five, Had Chickens Stolen Chicken thieving is still prevalent in the northern part of Huron Coun ty. George Dickson, Howick Town ship, reported that 30 birds had carried away in a road on his On Friday night. Mother and Two Children Burned to Death ? Mrs. Ila Paulsed, 29, and her small daughters, Carmel, age and Shirley, age three, were fatally burned oil Saturday afternoon when a coal oil can exploded, spraying flaming oil over them ifi their farm home, ’three miles southwest of Srathroy, on the Sth concession of Caradoc Township. The explosion happened as Mrs. Paulsen poured coal oil cm the fife. Although the mo ther, wif^of Oluf Paulsen, carried her two children from the house that burned to the ground, the clothing was burned from them. The children died within two hours ht Strathroy Hospital and the. mother an hour lat er. Agricultural 1 Mrs. E. J. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. George J. Haller an nounce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Lorene Marcella, to Mr. Michael Joseph Carere, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carere, Guelph, Ontario. The wedding to take place the latter part of January. Huron Well Represented on Niagara Board It has often been pointed out that Huron boys or sons of Huron boys quite often make their -mark in the town or city to which they go, At Niagara Falls, Ont., this is the case as three such are on the Board of Education. Wendell M. Musgrove, ICC., is the son of Dr. Geo. G. Mus grove, a Turnberry boy. Dr. Eldridge T. Kellam is a Seaforth boy. His fa ther, Rev. Henry Kellam was station ed at Wingham and died while here. Rev. William Fingland is from Lon- desboro. . Diner to Waiter: “Could I see the menus for last week? I'd like to get, the recipe for this wonderful hash.” PRESENT LICENSE GOOD TO MARCH 31 J. P. Bickell, issuer of motor li censes for Ontario, said that present license plates are good unutil March 31, 1939, end of the government’s fis cal year. Under legislation passed at the last session of the legislature, the motor license year was changed, ef fective in 1939, to correspond with the government fiscal year. In pre vious years, licenses were good from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. “All motor vehicle licenses and driving permits are valid until March 31,” Mr, Bickell said. "The term now coincides with the fiscal year?' It was learned that Ontario provin cial highway officers have received an advice that the term of 1938 driv ing and chauffeur’s licenses has been extended to March 31, although the expiration dates as shown on the per mits is Dec. 31, 1938, The advice points out that accord ing to an order-in-couitcil assented to November 3, 1938, the term of the 1938 driving and chauffeur’s permits shall expire March 31 and thereafter the permits will date from April 1 to March 31 of the following year PUPILS’ EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED Last year the pupils of the local. Public -School adopted, so to speak, two schools in the dried-out area of the Canadian West. The pupils don ated clothing, books, etc. which were shipped to these schools whose, pup ils are destitute or nearly so. That the efforts of the pupils and of Mr. Kidd and his staff were appreciated is voiced in the following letters re ceived recently by Mr. Kidd. Gouldtown, Sask., Dec. 22, 1938 Mr. Gordon Kidd, Principal, Wingham Public School, Wingham, Ontario. ' Dear Sir: Received your letter for which I thank you. The board received 'the bale of clothing and books some time ago and they were duly distributed to the most needy. ' Oil their behalf, I wish to thank you for your kindness and generos ity. The clothing was certainly ap preciated. I wish also to thank you for your postal note of four . dollars, which shall certainly bring Xmas cheer and happiness at my Xmas concert. I as sure you I shall use the money to the best advantage of my pupils. Thanking you again and wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year. Yours truly, Don Metcalf. Gujl Lake, Sask., Jan. 3, 1939 Gordon Kidd, Wingham, Ont.M r. Dear Sir: I wish to express the appreciation of the pupils of my school district for your very generous donation of school supplies, clothing and money. I know that you will convey my thanks to your, students and their parents for making so worthy a don ation. Yours truly, Earl Douglas. (Teacher, Carricklea, S.D.3411.) Seriouslyl Ill . Mrs. John Wilson, Edward Street, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Her friends will be pleased to know that she has shown some improvement the past two days and hope for her speedy recovery. District Meeting Held Here A meeting of men in charge of feed service of this district of Canada Packers Limited was held in the Brunswick Hotel on Tuesday even ing, Following a banquet addresses were given by Mr. George Schell, manager of the Fertilizer and Feed Department, and Mr, Fidler, who spoke on nutrition and the various feed values. A discussion followed the lectures, Swing Club The opening session of the Wing ham Swing Club held in the Masonic Hall on Friday night, was attended by a large number of members. This club, organized last year, is looking forward to another highly successful season this year. Simcoe East Seat for Drew Col, George Drew, K.C., recently elected Conservative leader of On tario, will enter the legislature as re presentative of the Simcoe East rid ing. Col, Wm. Finlayson will resign as Conservative member of this rid ing to make way for his leader. Pre mier Hepburn has stated the Liberals will not oppose Col. Drew. Bridge Club Results Nine tables were present-at a reg ular meeting of the Wingham Bridge Club last week. The results were as follows: East and West: 1st Mrs. A. Wilson and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong; 2nd, J. Mason and W. W. Armstrong; 3rd, A. R. DttVal and E. M. Snell; 4th, R. S. Hetherington and Dr. Geo. Ross; North and South: 1st, Mrs. D. B. I’orter and J. H. Crawford; 2nd, Miss N. Dinsley and Mrs. R. S. He therington; tied 3rd and 4th, D. Ken nedy and A. Wilson, F. E. Madill and L. R. Blackwood. PRAYER SERVICES WELL ATTENDED The Week of Prayer Services held in the local churches under the aus pices of the Ministerial Association in connection with the Universal Week of Prayer, were exceedingly well attended and not only proved an inspiration to those who attended but gave great encouragement to the as sociation who sponsored tlie services. This is the second year the Minister ial Association have conducted these services and, no doubt, they will will continue to have these community services each year. ‘ The services were held in the vari ous churches, Monday night in the City’ Mission, with Rev. E. M. Lon ey preaching on the subject "Christ, the need of the individual.” Captain Ellwood of Listowel, spoke in the Baptist Church Tuesday night on "Christ the need of the home”. Rev. J. F. Anderson’s subject oil Wednes day night in St Paul’s Anglican Church was "Christ, the need of the community.”’ Thursday’s service was held in the United Church with Rev. Keimetli MacLean speaking on the subject "Christ, the need of.the na tion.” The closing, meeting Friday night, was held in St. Andrew’s Church when Rev spoke on "Christ, world?’* E. the O, Gallaher need of