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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-02-15, Page 10 1 8 * ' « « Single Copies’Five Cents FISH AND GAME CLUB SPONSORED PICTURES -Hall Was Filled1 for This Presentation The Wingham Fish and Game Club were hosts at a very-enjoyable even­ ing showing several .moving pictures • of Wild Life in Canada, Bass and M.asEalonge fishing from canoes and the banks of suqh famous1 fishing wat­ ers as the French in Ontario, the Gat­ ineau in Western'Quebec and the To- boque in New Brunswick. The pic­ tures were full of thrilling moments, down the whit£ waters m the canoes. . When you looked .at.some of the trips as shown on the screen, it ,just made you itch for .the opening days. A couple of the pictures were par­ ticularly good, showing our Animal Life, 'with plenty of action in the bush and on the river, Just try riding a big bull moose swimming across the "lake and forget the old buggy ride be­ hind the old gray mare. You couldn’t lie about the big fish, they were all old daddies. , Geo. Orvis, President, opened the meetihg with a few well chosen re­ marks of welcome and W. JH. H^U spoke on the objects of the club. This , was followed by Ed. Snell who told of the progress of the club and its ' future programs, together with a re­ view of the propagation and habits of the trout and bass, and the need of protection tcUnsure good sport in the days ahead. ‘ ’ The Hall was. well filled and sev­ eral of the nieghbouring clubs were - on hand' from Teeswater, Lucknow, Wroxeter,- Gorrie, Brussels. Watch •for notices in April of another good ■showing of moving pictures of North­ ern Ontario, fine pictures of fishing and hunting, "plenty of action. These will be put on by the Wingham Club to help bring about a real co-operation •by everyone in the protection of our I waters, our wild life in our birds, game and fish. The. reels were donated by the Can-, adian Pacific R. R. through a good friend of wild life, Agent S. Campbell. Underwent Operation Mr. Leonard Elliott, of Bluevale, underwent an operation in Wingham General Hospital, • Monday flight, for sthe removal of .his appendix. Mr. El- .liott'was taken ill Monday* morning and his seriohs condition made'neces­ sary an immediate operation. We are happy to report that he, is making a satisfactory Recovery. . . ... Attended Anglers’ Convention The Wingham Fish & Game Club, was represented at the Annual Meet- ing"b’f‘)the Ontario Federation of . Ang­ lers held in Toronto at the .King Ed­ ward Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 13th by E. • M. Snell. He was1 accompanied by W. J. Freeman, President of the Teeswat- . er Fish and Game Club . Conservation of fish and streams is not alone the angler’s job-but puts it up to all of us to get on ihe wheel, to try apd^un* do the great harm done in the drain­ age of our‘great‘natural reservoirs.. LEGION WAR SERVICES APPEAL IN PROGRESS Slogan of This Campaign Is " '• Freely - Give Now” During the Great War it have been of great .benefit to ands of soldiers had there- been a soc­ iety or organization such as the new­ ly-formed Canadian Legion War Ser­ vices, a non-profit organization’ for educational and,personal Services to . the men in the Canadian Active ?Ser- i vice Force; ' v . During the last war there\vas little or no opportunity for the men to bet­ ter themselves along educational lines. The men did not have at that' time a system whereby personal difficulties could be looked after, When the war was over Inany wandered aimlessly for some time bec&use th^'re was no One handy, to advise them. „ J Such a: condition as this will not be present during this ’ war as the Gov­ ernment’ have given approval to the Canadian Degion War Services who, with the experience of soldiers’ in the . Great War; will be able to help the soldier comrades of todays Y/e say such a condition will not ^ Jbe present but we qualify this state- •ment as it is necessary to have funds to earry on this important work. Yqur opportunity to subscribe to this wor­ thy ^catlse is now as; the campaign is in progress. $500,000 is required for these activities and Wingham branch has to. raise $1,000 of this amount. Give freely Give Now, V “Give would thous­ 4 V • * Mr. R, J. Deachman, who five years ago won North Huron for the Liberal party by defeating the late George Spotton, Conservative, will again be the standard bearer for the North Huron' Liberal. Association in the coming election, March 26th. F * 4 1 T 4 4, With Which b Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter Newt. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1940 Wi-iwiiihmyinyitw s Nominate n at Large Rally Frank Fingland, K.C., of Clinton, by J. W. Shaw and L. O. Paisley.,,, D, R, Nairn, Goderich, by* J. K, Hunter and R. S, Hetherington, Sheldon ‘Bricker, Fordwich, Hugg Hill and J. W. Shaw, ’ Hugh Hill, ColborneMby joe K.C, by / R.„!J. Deachman ton and ‘F,- W. Samis. R. S. Hetherington, K.C., president of the Association, was chairman of ‘the meeting and after welcoming the delegates, he said it was an inspiraJ tion to see so many present despite, the condition of the roads. Speaking o'f the late Lord Tweeds­ muir, who passed away on Monday, Mr. Hetherington extolled hjs schol­ arly ability, His’death, he said, was a distinct loss to Canada.' From his lowly birth to his present high posi­ tion he had gathered knowledge that made him such a wonderful man. Tihe position of Governor-General he. held with distinction and brought this of­ fice to a new high by his presence. Fie urged the delegates to choose a man who could most ably represent (Continued on Page. Fo-ur-) Deachman was again the convention’s choice, here, on Monday, when he de­ feated W. H. Robertson, of ,Goderich, and Miss Jose Saunders, also of God­ erich, for the nomination on the first ballot. The nomination was made un­ animous on motion of-W. H. Robert­ son and’ George Jenner. The meeting was very enthusiastic, the hall was filled to capacity. Eight were nominated but all Withdrew ex­ cept the three named above. Those nominated Were: . R. J. Deachman, Wingham, by Jas. MacTavish and E. A. Harris. W. H-. Robertson, Goderich, by W. T. Hawkins and D. R. Nairn. - Miss Jose Saunders, Goderich, by' P. J. Ryan and John Sowerby. G. L. Parsons,' Goderich, by D, M. O’Brien and Geo. Jenner. ■ '------7—;----77 ’ Leather Top Rubbers j Men — See The Values • For Men .and Boys. Prices during our February Sale, Boys’, $1.98; Men’s $2.40. Willis Shoe Store, To Preach, at City Mission Rev‘. W. B. Moyer, of Kitchener, will be the special speaker Sunday, Feb. 18th, at the City Mission. Sunday School, 2 p.m. Services 3 and 7 p.m. Photo Finishing Special Beginning at once until April 1st, we ‘will give a FREE ENLARGE- ment 4x6, in1 easel mount, with each film brought in for developing and printing, made from' best negative on the film. McKibbon/s Drug Store. Wingham Rink , Wins Trophy At the annual Bonspiel of the Lis- towel Curling Club held in that town on Monday the local entry composed of Jas-. Carr, H. Gibson, A. Wilson, J* Mason, skip, won the Silver Trophy together with four Satin Down Com­ forters. They won' all their games with a i>I’Us' of 20. Entries were pre­ sent from ^almenston, Arthur’, Strat­ ford,'’. Wroxeter, Belmore, , Fordwich, Gorrie add Listowel Battalion. The boys say on account of the mild wea­ ther the. ice was very* heavy the play- very strehuous. Good Program at Literary The jolly lime Literary had ah enjoyable programme tie’s School on Friday evening. The programme opened with the singing of "O Canada-‘ followed by a solo by Jean Leaver, pjano solo by Dorothy Pattison, dialogue by Mrs. L. Grain and Mrs. W. Lott "The Old Family Album”; tap dance by Vera Mont­ gomery, Shadow Play by several boys "Professor Fritnoodle’s First Opera­ tion”; piano solo by Miss Cora Phair, and a reading by Ruby Casemore. The Journal was given by Miss Ans­ ley and the programme closed with the singing of the National Anthem. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. making Society in Cur- Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year OPEN LITERARY WAS FINE ENTERTAINMENT Presentation Thoroughly Enjoyed by Large Audience A large and appreciative audience was present Thursday and Friday ev­ enings at the Town Hall for the an­ nual High School Commencement Ex­ ercises. The public welcome the op­ portunity of attending these fine per­ formances each year and, as usual, this year was’ no exception, and all Who were privileged to be present were loud in their praise of the vari­ ous presentations by the students, The students and teachers deserve much praise forytheir efforts, Thursday night prior to the enter­ tainment, Cap.t. W. J.. Adams, chair­ man of the High School Board, pre­ sented the Diplomas. .He also made the presentation of the Marion I. Whyte Memorial 'Scholarships in French to the winners, Patricia Par­ ker and Scott Reid. W. W, Arm­ strong, a member of the board, .pre­ sented the Field, Day Athletic medals to the champions as -follows: Senior Gilds, Jean ’Welwoodj Senior Boys, Jack Bowers; Intermediate Girls, ’’Margaret Connell; Intermediate Boys, George Johnson; Junior Girls, Donna Buchanan; Junior Boys, Harry Wett- laufer. The presentation of the cash prizes, shields and commercial awards was made by Dr. George H. Ross, a mem­ ber of the board. ”He presented the following cash awards, to Doris A-rm- ^.itage,* Grade XIII, the T. C. King aw­ ard for Proficiency also the J, H. 'Crawford, awardjor Mathematics and Proficiency; to. "Patricia Parker, also Grade XIII, the W. H. French award for Proficiency; . Scott Reid, Grade (Continued on Page Three) Being offered in. Black and tBrown Calf Oxfords, and take advantage of these prices now, at Willis Shoe Store. Play in Durham To-Night The Indians go to Durham to-night (Wednesday) for the final game iii the two-game series; goais to count. The winher will play on their home ice with Owen Sound on Friday night, in Owen Sound on Monday night and the third game, if necessary, will.be in Owen Sound next Wednesday. Paralysis^Victim Home Anna, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs..Maitland^Porter, Turnberry, who has been in Victoria Hospital, London, since November. 26th, suffer­ ing with infantile paralysis, returned to her home on Wednesday last Week. ‘We are pleased to report that Anna is somewhat improved. Deanery A.Y.P.A. to Meet The Deanery of Huron Local Coun­ cil of the A.YTP.A. will hold the Feb­ ruary meeting in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Wednesday evening. Following a business session conducted by Mr. Ted Hawkins of Clinton, the report of the-Amsterdam Youth Conference Will be discussed under the leadership of Fred. Calder of Goderich. Thursday, Friday, Saturday Specials ' 35 pairs of Women’s Shoes in Black, Brown and Blue, all sizes, at $1.00 per pair. Willis Shoe Store. Held Valentine Tea* The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Church held a very successful’ tea on Saturday ‘afternoon, g Won Wrist Watch Omar Haselgrove won a wrist watch by the cover of a package of tobacco he sold to Mrs. Henderson, R.R. 1, Lucknow, being drawn on Ken Soble’s amateur hour. Mrs. Hen-- derson sent the cover in and she also wins a yrrist watch. Accepts Position in Kincardine Mr. Arthur Jackson, a native of ; Clinton, and a first cousin of Mr. E. M. Snell, of town, has accepted A po­ sition to manage the ‘ Corner Drug Store in Kincardine. Mr. Jackson has had a wide experience as a druggist in Toronto, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles and lately in Barrie. Mrs. Jackson who is in California, will join her husband at Kincardine in the spring. ■ Honored by Club Members The Club of Progress, Constance, at their last meeting presented Mr. and Mrs. W. Fralick, (nee 1. Schaab) with a set of hall furnishings. Mr. Fralick is the teaefter at this school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Fra­ lick, of Turnberry. Following the pro­ gram Mr® and (Mrs. Fralick were asked to come to the front where Mr. Wil- buf Jewitt read an appropriate address and Mr. W. J. Dale and Mr, Jack Kel­ lar presented them with a hat tree,' small table and mirror, Mr. and MrS. Fralick expressed thc|r sincere apprec­ iation of the gifts which was respond­ ed ,to by all singing "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows.” Men and Boys’-heavy lace Rubbers $1.25 and $1.49, All sizes. Greer’s Shoe Store. BALL CLUB TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Lord Tweedsmuir. Oovernor- Qeneral of Canada, Died Sunday Lord Tweedsmuir . died early Sun­ day evening, plunging Canada into* mourning for the first goVernor-gen- eral to die in office and for a man known -to Canadian everywhere. ■ Death occurred at 7.13 in the Mont­ real Neurological Institute where he A state funeral service will be held Wednesday at Ottawa for the Gover­ nor-General. The body will lie in state in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill from Tuesday noon until the fun­ eral service is held. Following the ceremony the body will be taken to ENDORSED NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IDEA North Huron. Conservative Associar tion Met Friday ft 0- ■MH Mi ol “The Late Lord Tweedsmuir Friday evening in . Montreal for cremation and at a later him from the con- suffered when he had been brought an attempt to save cussion which he fell in his room at Government House, Ottawa,'Tuesday last week. Three cranial operations were per­ formed, one at Ottawa, on Friday morning, one in Montreal on Friday night after he had been taken to Montreal by special train, and’ the third in a final attempt to save his life Sunday afternoon. z daJe the ashes will be taken to Great Britain. Since he became Governor^General in 1935 he had become known to all Canadians through his travels which carried him from populous cities to the Arctic Ocean. They came to know him personally as Lord Tweedsmuir the man they had known for years through his writings as John Buchan. He was born in Scotland in 1875. The executive of the North Huron Conservative Association met Friday night in the Brunswick Hotel, here* and began the campaign which will end with the federal election," Marek 25th. A spirit of optimism prevailed at the meeting and all parts of the riding wtere represented.. Plans for the cam­ paign were made. The candidate, K Elston Cardiff, was present and out­ lined the work he had already under- taken throughout the riding, The meeting approved a resolution, of which a copy was sent to Dr. R. J. Manion, Conservative leader, and. I by which Mr. Cardiff was endorsed as a national government candidate. The resolution reads: That the Conservative Association of the Riding of North Huron go on record as follows: That in view of the present nation­ al emergency, this Association hereby endorses the action of the Hon. R. J. Manion in announcing his intention of forming a truly national government to bring together the best brains in the country from all parties for the proper prosecution of the war. That this Association further en­ dorses the • candidature of L. Elston Cardiff as a national'government can­ didate in the coming dominion elec­ tion and his stand as expressed to this meeting of giving his full support and. co-operation to the Hon. R. J. Manion in this campaign -and to the national government when formed. That a whole-hearted invitation be extended to all those in the riding of North Huron who are interested in the movement for a united effort to co­ operate with us so that we may have an organization truly representative of all people interested in a united war action to the exclusion of party inter­ est. Mr. Cardiff stated he’was in accord with the plan for a national govern­ ment and said his best efforts would be with a view to uniting the people of the rjding behind the movement. The Lyceum Theatre Will Present This Thurs., Fri., Sat., the special picture "SECOND FIDDLE” starring Spnja Henie and Tyrone Power. Lions Sponsoring Royal Pictures At the Town Hall, Tuesday, March 12th, Talking Pictures of the Royal Visit, and sinking of Graf Spee. These are the official Government pictures which have been attended by capacity audiences wherever shown. Entertained Hockey Team After the game on Monday night, Alf'. Lockridge entertained the hockey players to a delightful spuper at his home. Needless to say, the conversa­ tion wa's mostly hockey and the boys were in high spirits after their win. The team were very grateful, to Alf. for this very pleasant gesture. Teachers at Stratford On Friday last the teachers of the Wingham, Seaforth, Brussels, Blyth and Goderich public schools were in Stratford observing methods used in the schools there. This was the sec-You save money on Dr, Locke and Heel Hugger Shoes this week at ond day of the Teachers’ Convention Greer’s Shoe Sale. A TRIBUTE TO LORDTWEEDSMUIR for towns and Villages. The Stratford schools last week held open week sim­ itar to the open night we have here. Be sure to Shoe Store. sale see Davidson was called Sunday as her father, Attended Annual Meeting Mr. Percy J. King attended the Western Farmers’ Weather Insurance Mutual Company on Feb. 8th. He re­ ports that this company is one of the largest doing business with a surplus of' over $300,000.00. A Hardy Crow There is one crow at least that did. not go south for the winter. One of these black fellows has spent the win­ ter so far in the evergreen trees on. the lawns at Rev. Kenneth MacLean’s and Mr. Gordon Buchanan’s residenc­ es. It can be heard about this district each day. Maybe it means we will have an early spring despite the fact that the groundhog saw his shadow. The’ Baseball Club will hold its an­ nual meetihg in the Council Chamb­ ers at 8 p.m., Thursday evening this week. At this meeting officers will be elected and Reports received. Other important matters will also be brought up for discussion. All interested in baseball are urged to be present so that the club may' make an early start in preparing for the coming season, As a Dominion we have sustained a great loss in the death of His Excel­ lency Lord Tweedsmuir. He came to our Dominion as the appointed repre-( senfative of His Gracious Majesty King George VI, not because of Royal or near Royal rank, but because of proving capabilities. He brought to his exalted office the quiet, unassum­ ing dignity of a .son of the manse and by" his gracious personality and bril­ liant gifts won the hearts of all loyal Canadians. We mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathy to Lady Tweedsmuir and family. Wingham and District Ministerial Association, Rev. W. J. Eayner, President. * < Remember the Cut Price Sale in Dr. Locke, ger Shoes, Buy now. Store. Dr. Spicer and Heel Hug­ closes Saturday Feb. Save money. Greer’s 1 Bargains in Women’s Shoes All .Fall and Winter lines on at reduced prices, these at Willis Hit by Icicle Mrs. Gordon to Lucknow on Mr. Robert Douglas, suffered a bad accident when an icicle he was knock­ ing off the roof hit him on the head. Holding Lenten Services During Lent, a Children’s Service will be held each Friday evening in St. Paul’s Church at seven o'clock, followed by the Lenten Service for adults. Each Friday evening, the rec­ tor will speak on one of the Unnamed Persons in Our Lord’s Passion. Normal Students Teaching Here As a part of their training some of the Normal school students observed in the public school here on Monday and for the balance of the week will teach. Dorothy Golley is in Mr. Kidd's room, Miss M. Bryans, of Brussels, in Mr. Wheeler’s room, Margaret Coul­ ter in Miss MacDonald’s room, Verne Walker in Miss Johns’ room lene Galbraith, of Wroxeter, Joynt’s room, Wardens Installed In St. Paul’s Church on morning, the rector, Rev. E. laghcr, formally installed the Ward­ ens and other officials elected ,at the recent Vestry meeting, with a special installation service, in which the con­ gregation also renowed its dedication. The Rector spoke concerning the dut­ ies of Church Officials. In the ev­ ening, the first of a series of Lenten sermons on Diamonds Mined from the Bible, was given. Near the close of the service, word having been receiv­ ed of the death of His Excellency Lord Tweedsmuir, the announcement was made to the congregation, with fitting reference and prayers offered for the family and the nation, and a minute of silence observed. DAY OF PRAYER WAS OBSERVED HERE Women of All Denominations Took Part in the Service z % A ... ....... and Ar- in Miss Sunday O. Gal- 17th. Shoe MAILING LIST IS CORRECTED The mailing-list has been corrected up to and including Saturday, Febru­ ary 10th. Please examine your label tiud, if there have been any errors or omissions, would you kindly notify this office lit once. If your label shows you to be in arrears an early settlement would be greatly apprec­ iated. The World’s Day of Prayer was ob­ served here Friday afternoon by a ser­ vice of prayer and praise held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in which women of each of the Protest­ ant Churches in town took part. Mrs. Donald Rae, President of St. And­ rew’s W.M.S., presided and the ser­ vice was adopted from the Misses Muriel and Doris Lester, of London, and selected by the Women’s Mis­ sionary Societies of Canada. A min­ ute of silent prayer was for Gover­ nor-General Lord Tweedsmuir, who was seriously ill. The Scripture passage, 16th chap­ ter of John, was read by Miss Louise Kelly. Prayers were given as follows, for the King, Mrs. Greenwood; for the Queen, Mrs. W. Connell; for those who serve in defence; Mrs. W. Field; for strength and peace, Mrs.<W. J.. Greer; for the sick and suffering, City Mission; for our .national life, Mrs. H. Collar; for confidence, Mrs. J. Falcon* er; for missions and the church, Mrs. W. Kennedy; for culture, Mrs. R. H» Lloyd; a prayer in time of war, Mrs. C. Lloyd. A devotional address based on the 16tli chapter of John, was given by Mrs. W J. Henderson, In her address she stressed the thought that prayer to be effective must not be selfish In the matter of material things, What God wants, not what we want should he the keynote of prayer, $