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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-02-29, Page 1Defeated Lucknow In Two Games Mrs. I Former Saskatchewan Minister Up holds National Government .’National Defence Department Leased Sky Harbor At Goderich for $1 Per Year ' Single Copies Five Cents With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. ssi AVIATION TRAINING AT SKY HARBOR Amid enthusiastic scenes and much ■patriotic fervor Huron County Coun cil, in emergency session on Monday, voted unanimously to lease its muni cipal airport, Sky Harbor, to the de- .partmenl of national defence for the duration of the war and three years ‘thereafter, at a rental Of $1 per year. The vote was recorded, each of the '29 reeves yotting “yea.” Before the vote was taken the cov ering letter requesting the lease, the intention of the 'Government to' estab lish Jin elementary empire-air-training field in Huron and the terms of the (proposed agreement, were read. • The council, in another recorded vote of 17 to 12, turned down a pro- • posal to increase the ,1940 tax rate to ‘take care of expenditures made nec essary by ithe granting of the lease to the crown. By the same vote it was •determined to place the amount in this year’s budget and take care of it by •an all-round paring of the estimates, roads suffering most heavily. In addition to the 220 acres turned over in the lease to the Government, .another 360 acres adjoining, privately owned, will be1 taken over by the Gov ernment, it was intimated. By the agreement the County of Huron, in addition to providing the .airport, which is already an approved field on which training can be started •at an ytime, undertakes to remove certain pole lines and to straighen a :road leading from the Blue Water highway to Lake Huron, thus length ening one of the important runways. The Government undertakes at its own expense to improve the airport by the hard surfacing of runways, the erection of buildings to house and feed students, class-room facilities, and, provide light, water sewage, etc. The Government,'under provisional agree ment, will have full control of the air port. ' ’ INSTITUTE TO MEET FEB. 29th The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Institute will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, in the Council Chamber. The roll call is to' .be answered by “A Beautiful Thought.”' Mrs. J. H. Crawford, con venor of Health ■ and Child Welfare, will have charge of the programme. Hostesses for the day: Mrs. E. Web ster, Mrs. R. E. Laidlaw, Mrs.. S. Bateson. Each member pleaqe bring a humorous Valentine with string at tached. . ■* Lieutenants Pass Examinations The three lieutenants, George King, Howard Bedford and Elmer Bell, of the 99tli .Wingham'* Battery, R.C.A., who took a cours’e here toward-the . end of last year, have received word that they successfully passed ithe .ex aminations." Congratulations. . JUVENILES ARE . GROUP CHAMPS The Juveniles took the Lucknow kids into camp 5-4 on Thursday night to make it two wins in a row and thus capture the group championship. In the game .here on Tuesday night last week the Young Lions won by the add goal 6-5, so on-the round they were victors Jjy 11-9.. Darrel Biggs was the star of the game as he scored three goals for the Roaring Kids. Ken*, Johnson and Haines notched the other "tallies for Wingham. Wilds, Lucknow big, fast, shifty centre-man accounted for two goals with Aitcheson and Butler scor- , ing /the other two. This young team deserve much cre dit fdt their win over Lucknow and it is hoped that they will make a good showing, in their next round. They have gathered some very useful exper ience and Will be a big help in the Junior ranks when their turn comes. Wingham: Goat, Wilson, defense1*, Weiss, Thompson; centre, G, Johnson; Wings, K. Johnson, Riggs; subs, Lloyd, Haines, Gorbutt, Porter, El liott. ♦ Lucknow: Gohl, McKim; defense, Cook, Dahmer; cehtre, Wilds; wings, * Aitcheson, Butler; subs, Solomon, Ha vens, Treleaven, FergttSOh, McKinnon, Finlayson. Referees ? Greer and Hepburn. FIGHTING SPEECH by hon. McPherson In a fighting speech in the Town’ Hall here, on Tuesday evening, Hon. Murdock A. McPherson, K.C., runner- up to Hon, Dr, R. J, Manion for fhe’ leadership of tli£ National Conserva tive party, urged the people to vote for a National Government as it is the best way of pulling together hud* of making victory sure. It was arrogant and dictatorial on the part of the King administration ito ’scuttle Parliament >on January 25th and we must get rid pf him, he declared. Mr, McPherson was introduced by Leigh FI. Snider, candidate in Bruce, who said that we must preserve the right of people to parliamentary gov ernment and (the right’ of the people to a united war effort under National Government. Hon.- McPherson is a former Saskatchewan Cabinet Minist er. Hon. M, A. McPherson Your Liberal candidate was con nected with the Consumers’ League. I have seen many of their pamphlets, he said. It was suggested when tariffs Were reduced farm implements would go down in price but in Saskatchewan binders have gone up from $256 for a 7-foot binder under 'Bennett to $819,-' 50 this year. Bothwell, at one, time president of this league, has said\“For some years I have been wondering if tarriff reductions are as important as other things.” Nowt,I . find the vice- president of this league deals with tarriffs in your riding as the cure-jell. There is one general determination by the people that the war must be prosecuted successfully. We are a peace-lovjng people but are at war so that our children might enjoy free dom. The speaker said Mr. Manion had kept his promise of- co-operation and there were not fascists criticisms' by him. He said that Mr. King told the press on January 19th there would be an opportunity to discuss the war ef fort in parliament. .But on January 25 th Mr. King had dissolved parlia ment within an hour or so after it was called. .• The only resolution passed was the motion to adjourn. Mr. King even did. not have, the decency to give Dr. Manion a copy of the speech an hour previous to parliament meeting as was alWays the custom. He charg ed the King Government falsified the record of Parliament as they did not record tHe 69 questions that the Con servatives had placed .o.n th£ order pa per dealing-with the war record. Mr. King said he would have liked an op portunity to discuss the war effort if it co-uld have been done without pol- itical controversy.* This statement’ was made two days after parliament had been scut,tied, the speaker explained. (Continued on Page Four) 72 YEARS OLD ON 18th BIRTHDAY The. above heading seems rather a paradox but it is true just the same. Mrs. Wm. Robertson .-of -Blyth (for merly of Wingham) was born Febru ary 29th, and on Thursday this week will celebrate her 18th birthday al though she is 72 years old. We ex tend congratulations and wish her many more years of happiness. Played The Organ Mr. Jack Herd played.the organ at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday .as Mr. Harold V. Pym,-the organist, was confined to his honte with an attack of the flu. Armouries Heating Contract Let Machan Bros, have been awarded the .contract for the ittstallatioh of ithe heating equipment at the Armouries. This will be a steam systein and the steam will be supplied from the Town Hall, the Government and the Coun cil having ’completed, ah agreement Another Sign Spring Close Last week we noticed another sign that spring was just around the corn er. Three Shuter St. children were enjoying themselves roller skating on the sidewalk. They were Barbara and Mary Ross and Joyce Dalgleish. Most people will wonder how these child ren were able to enjoy this Sport with so much snow about. The reason is that Shuter St., from John to the end bf Df. Howson’s lot, is the best shov eled 'piece of' sidewalk in town and that goes for the main business see* tion also. The children took advant age of a fine day to thus enjoy them selves. OWEN SOUND MAY PLAY HERE FRIDAY Durham and Owen Sound Play This Wednesday The O.H;A. have given the follow ing decision regarding . the Durham protest of Dougi Cairns playing with Owen Sound. Owen Sound will play d 'sudden-deaeth game at Durham on Wednesday (to-day) and if Durham win they will be group winners. If, however, Owen Sound win they will meet our Indians here on Friday this week for the group championship, The O,H.A. apparently made this arrangement as Durham have .already defeated Wingham team in the group play-offs while Owen Sound used Cairns in two games against the'Ind ians. DOUBLE HEADER HOCKEY MATCH Juveniles and Bantams Play Here Thursday This Week The arena should be packed Thurs day night this week when the Juven iles take on Listo’wel and the Ban tams play their return game with St. George, The-Bantam game will start at 7.00 and the Juvenile, at 8.30. The Juveniles put Lucknow away in two games and are out to advance further in the play-downs. The Ban tams lost at St. George on Friday by 2-0 and will be vin there fighting to overcome that lead. Turn out — see our future Junior and Intermediate players in action. of Men’s and Boys’ Work Rubbers Rubber Boots and all other lines winter Footwear at reduced prices. Buy, now and .save at these prices at Willis Shoe Store. On Bank Staff Miss Marjorie Herd has joined the local staff of the Canadian Bank of Commerce commencing her new po sition on Monday. Murray Rae is be ing transferred to Port Rowan and leaves this week to take over his dut ies there. . With Hanna’s Ladies Shop Miss Nellie Colborne, of Goderich, has accepted a position with Hanna’s Ladies Shop. Miss Colborne has had an excellent experience in this type of business as she is a former em ployee of A. E. Rae & Co, of Wash ington, and the Northway Company,, of Toronto. * Pictures Shown Following Service Sunday evening Rev. Mr. Gallagher gave th‘e third in a series of Lenten Sunday evening addresses on Diam onds Mined from the Bible. Follow ing the service two reels of moving pictures supplied by the General Board of Religious Education were shown in the parish hall, covering' the Life of Barabbas in Our Lord’s Pas sion. The pictures were most excep tional, giving a graphic and moving panorama of the, choice of the crowd, Heavy Work Rubbers — Best qual ity lace Rubbers $1.25 to $1.49. Greer’s Shoe Store. WOMAN’S GROUP NAME OFFICERS S. S. Campbell Heads United • Church Group The February meeting of the Wo man’s Association of. the United Church was held on Tuesday after noon in the ladies’ parlour with the President/Mrs. S. S. .Campbell, pre siding and over twenty present. The meeting opened with a hymn which was followed by prayer. Mrs. (Rev.) Anderson then gave a paper, on “The First Woman’s Association.” Next came the election Of officers which wds in<charge of Mrs. Anderson. The officers for 1940 ate; r ‘ . Hon, Pres.—(Mrs. (Rev.) J. F. An derson. , ; President—-Mrs. S. S. Campbell. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. W. Field. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. D. Hutcheson. • 9rd Vice Pres.—Mrs. W. Wilson. Sec.-^-Mrs, W> Heughari. Treas.—Mrs. A. J. Walker. Pianist—Mrs. W. R. Hamilton. Con. of Flower Com.—Mrs. R. Coutts. Con. of Programme Com.—Mrs. Hisler. PressSec.—Mrs. Chas. FI. Hopper. The next meeting is to be “Bring A Friend” meeting to which all are invited, A. L. Kite WWGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29th, 1940 1 •" Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year BACON POLICY WAS EXPLAINED BY. HON. ' JAMES G. GARDINER Fund Built Up to Boost Summer Prices of Hogs to Producer Hon. James G. Gardiner, Federal Ministei' of Agriculture, caine to his home county on Thursday night, and spoke in (he Town Hall here in the interests of R. J. Deachman, Liberal candidate for Huron North. Mr, Gardiner said, he . had known Mr. .Deachman for a number of years and had him campaign for him when he was first elected to the House of Commons, “I value his ability from the point of view of the farmers, also for his assistance in the House of Commons,” Mr. Gardiner declared. When Agricultural matters come up in the House on Friday and Monday as they usually do, Bob Deachman is always there to assist me and to speak for Eastern Canada. “I hope,” said Mr. Gardiner, “when the ballots are counted, in the interests of Agricul ture for Canada, that Mr, Deachman will again be your meijiber,” “There is but one issue,” Mr. Gard iner said, “who will form the Govern ment to conduct Canadian affairs in the war period? There were only two men who could possibly hope to at-, tain the office, one was Prime Min ister King and the other Hon. Dr. Manion. The other political groups, even oif they elect all the candidates they have in the field, could not as sume power. None has the same knowledge of international affairs as the Liberal chieftain, he ^aid, and ,none has served the British So widely. Caution Needed One criticism of Mr. King is that he is. too friendly to the United Stat es. I say that to serve Canada and the Empire best, we need that friend ly association.''Another criticism is that he does not act quickly enough. When I came to Ottawa I thought they (the Liberals) did not act quick ly enough. But I have learned that running a government for a nation is vastly different from running the gov ernment of a province# he said. I say that in five years’ association with, him, we need his caution in the con-- duct of Canada’s business.. We need more caution than in the conduct of the business of the provinces because (Continued on Page Four) / MEN OF ST. PAUL’S GAVE DINNER PARTY Men Proved Themselves Efficient Cooks and Waiters One of the most successful events at St. Paul’s Church, was staged on Thursday night, when the men of the Church provided a dinner for the con gregation. All the preparation and cooking was taken care of entirely by ,the men. Mr. C. A, Roberts was din ing-room supervisor and’' the tables were most appropriately arrayed. The kitchen was in charge 'of Fred Fuller and Harry Towne with their assist ants. The waiters were .all properly arrayed in true dining-room style. Following supper Mr. “Bob” Spittai acted ’as chairman. Mr. Roberts pro posed a toast to the ladies, which was ably responded to by Mrs. Connell. Solos were rendered by Fred Fuller, Richard ’Roberts and Orton Grain, to gether with a chords by^the men. Miss Margaret Connell gave a Scotch folk dance. Miss Cora Phair acted as pi anist for the evening and also for community singing directed by the chairman. 'Rev. E. O. Gallagher clos ed the happy evening with a tritei and breezy talk concerning fellowship. . Shoe Repairing—Now. is the time to have your Shoes, and Rubbers repair ed. Bring or send them to Greer’s Shoe Store. INDUCTION SERVICE AT BLUEVALE MAR. 22 Rev. F. G. Fowler Will Be Ministei* At Bluevale and Eadies A Call has been extended to Rev. F. .G’ Fowler, of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, by the- congregations of Blttevale and Eadies Presbyterian Churches. The Call has been accepted and Mr, Fow* let will be inducted at Bluevale at 3 o’clock on Good Friday afternoon, March 22nd. Mr, Fowler is no stranger in this district as he was minister at Brus* seis going to Vancouver from there in 1990. LADIES WERE GUESTS OF THE LIONS CLUB Members Presented Pictures of Royal ’ Visit, Etc. The Brunswick Hotel was the scene of a very happy occasion on Friday evening when the members of the Lions Club entertained the ladies to dinner, A special feature of the meeting was the showing of the colored films by Lion F. E. Madill of colored mo tion pictures that he and Dr. W, M. Connell took of the Royal Visit, also the presentation by Lion Gordon Bu chanan of a series of colored photos he has taken throughout Canada. Both the motion pictures- and the still set tings were greatly enjoyed and it was a revelation to many that such attrac tive and beautiful photography was being done by local amateurs. YOUNG PEOPLE HELD SKATING PARTY Social Hour Held Afterwards The Young People’s societies held skating party at the Arena on Mona day night. Following the skating all adjourned to St. Andrew’s Sunday School rooms where motion pictures on the Life of Barabbas were shown by Dr. Connell. Short addresses were given by -Rev? E. O. Gallagher and Rev. Kenneth MacLean. Lunch was served and a social time enjoyed. other Ladies See the Newest Styles for Spring In Medcalf, Chatelaine and lines of shoes at Willis Shoe Store. Walk On Left Side Now that the roads are’^kept plow ed, pedestrians could help traffic a great deal if they would walk on the left side of the road, facing on-com ing cars. Trees Were Ruining Foundation Many have been wondering why the evergreen trees alongside of St. Paul’s Church were cut down. The reason for removing these trees is that the roots of these large trees were dam aging (the foundation of .the church to such an extent that an engineer was asked for advice and it was found necessary to cut them dowfi. The two maple trees in front of the church were removed as they were dead. Winners at Bridge Club ■ Seven tables were present for the' regular meeting of the Bridge Club held last week. The winners were: North and South: 1st, Miss N. Dins- ley and A. Wilson; 2nd, Mrs. A. Wil son and J. Mason; tied 3rd and 4th, Mrs. D. B. Porter and D. Kennedy, Mrs. H.. Campbell and (Mrs. W. H. French; 'East and Wesit: 1st, -Mr. Brind and Mrs, E. M.'Snell; 2nd, Miss Mary King and Dr. Miss Sara MacLean ridge; 4th, Miss Y. Mrs. Geo. Ross. Geo. Ross; 3rd, and Alf. Lock- McPherson and Overshoes keep the feet dry and warm — Best in quality — Lowest in price. Greer’s Shoe Store. EVENING AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING Plan illustrated Lecture Marion of last Miss Janet Murray and her group were ill charge of the February meet ing of the Evening Auxiliary which was held at the home of iMisS Simpson on Tuesday evening week, " • After the usual devotional period, Mrs. Geo, Howson read a fine and in spiring article on “Standing”, which explained that we could also sferve just by unerely standing by. Mrs. W. B, McCool sang a lovely solo, which was much enjdyed. The study of the book “Moving Mil lions” was continued by Miss Phyllis Johns who reviewed the chapter “Mir acles of Modern India.” She told how India, through the influence /of the missionaries, has progressed and de veloped, not only religiously and in tellectually, but also in medicine, sei- eitco attd social reforms aS well, and that the women are taking an increas ingly active part in all ithese lines. It was arranged by the Auxiliary to have the Toll Brothers come to Whigham some time in May to give their famous illustrated lecture on their1 recent trip to South America. At the close of the meeting lunch was served and a pleasant time was spent socially. RED CROSS DISPLAY* WELL ATTENDED Work Displayed a, Revelation to Many XTbe display of work held by the Wingham Branch of the Red Cross in the Council Chamber on Saturday was a splendid success, over 350 people calling during the afternoon. The ar ticles of knitting and sewing were ar ranged on long tables and fastened to lines, so (that they could easily be seen dnd examined. Some garments were displayed on forms. Members of the work committee of the Red Cross ex plained the making of the different articles to any who wished informa tion. Many people expressed interest and surprise at the variety and num ber of articles, which was the result of about two weeks’ effort on the part of the Wingham Red Cross workers. The neat and careful workmanship was also noted. Of particular interest was the table which showed small'articles of cloth ing and quilts for the refugees, These were all mdde from the pieces of flan- elette left from cutting pyjamas and pneumonia jackets and were worked up by the Wingham Women’s Insti tute as part of their Red Cross work. Even the smallest pieces were used in the quilts. In this connection, we quote from a letter received from Red Cross headquarters showing their ap preciation of this particular work, — “We are especially -delighted with the garments being made for the Polish and Finnish people in the distressed areas. These things go forward every week and tile guilts are much apprec iated’’. .That the whole community is great ly interested in the Red Cross under takings was witnessed by the fact that groups of women were present from Whitechurch, Belgrave, Wroxeter, Bluevale and Teeswater. It was also gratifying to have so many represen tative men of the town and surround ing country come in to see the work. More than fifty men called during the afternoon. A cup of tea was served which added a pleasant .social touch. The members of the Wingham Red Cross are to be congratulated upon the success of this enterprize which enlightened many people as to what is required’by the Canadian Red Cross to meet the needs of our enlisted men in Canada and overseas, as well as the needy people in the devastated areas. CUB PACK NEWS The Competition among the Sixes in the Cub Packs last week resulted as follows. In the Junior Cubs, the Grey six was returned winner, and the second, Ernest Buckman was aw arded a Turk’s Head. In the Senior Pack the Panthers came first and Charlie Lee was voted in as the prize winner. Charlie Lee and Grant Ernest also passed two of the first star tests, ex amined by Rev. E. O. Gallagher, the Cubmaster. On Tuesday night Mr. Carl DeanS, S..M., gave instruction on the second star knots to the Bears, who will come up for tests next week. model and will such as refrig stoves. Installed New Machine The Western Foundry have install ed a new press break for steel work. It is the very latest make curved panels erator type doors for Dislocated Shoulder The ski bug continues to take its toll in this town. Bart Smith was a recent addition to thte injured list when he dislocated his shoulder when he did an unexpected dive while ski ing. Bart is one of the stars of (the infield of our baseball club and it is the hope of the fans that the injury heals quickly and well. It was his left shoulder. Bart is at present at his home in Toronto. 99-iYear-Old Dungannon Lady Passes Dungannon’s oldest resident, Mrs. David Girvin, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday in her 99th year. She had been in ailing-health and her death was not altogether un expected. A daughter of the late James Stewart, a lay minister who preached in the early days of Nile and Auburn, Mrs, Girvin was born at the Nile on Feb. b, 1842. When she was twenty-one year of age Mrs. Girvin married the late Robert Pentland, who passed away more than fifty years ago and some years later she married itfae late David Girvin who sucumbed some.years ago. GOFORTH AUXILIARY ATTENDANCE GOOD Life of Jonathan Gqfprth Being Studied The regular meeting of the Goforth Auxiliary of St, Andrew's Presbyter ian Church was held last week at the home of Mrs. H, V. Pym, with a large number present. The president, Miss C, Isbister, conducted the meeting and after the opening hymn offered prayer. After the minutes and roll call, ithe offering was received, Mrs. W, W. Armstrong giving the dedicatory pray er. The Scripture reading, Psalm 26, was taken by Mrs. S. Hare, after which Mrs. Wm. Kennedy led in pray er. A tribute to the late Lord Tweeds- muir was given by the president, fol lowed by extracts from addresses he had given at church meetings, read by Mrs. Dalgleish. Mrs. K. MacLean al so paid tribute to this greatly belov ed man. The chapter from the new study book, “The Life of Jonathan Goforth” was read by Mrs/Wm. Henderson. A charming solo, “God Will Take Care of You’’ was sung by Miss Sara Mac- Lean accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Hen derson. Mr. H. V. Pym favoured with a delightful piano solo of patriotic airs. The meeting closed in prayer led by Miss Isbister followed by sewing and a pleasant social hour. ( BADGE PRESENTATION AND INVESTITURE An interesting meeting of the Boy Scouts was held last week when two scouts were invested and several badges were presented by Commis sioner J. R. M. Spittai. Arthur Brown and Milton Brown were invested as Scouts and present ed with Tenderfoot badges together with Jack Ernest. Second Class: Raymond Bell, Jack Ernest, George Copeland, Donald Lloyd, Jack Walker. Camp Cook Pro ficiency Badge, Donald Hastie, Nor man Mu'nday, Clarence Hamilton. Ser- cise Etars: One Year, Raymond Bell; Two Years, Ken Allin. Craig Arm strong, George Gopeland, Jack Ernest, Donald Hastie, Donald Lloyd, Nor man Munday, Jack Walker. Bargains in. Leather Footwear This week Ladies’ Shoes at $1.00, $1.75 and $1.98 j?er pair, Willis Shoe Store. Underwent Operation Mrs. Milford Foxton. was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, on Friday where she underwent an operation for mastoid. On behalf of her many , friends we wish her a speedy recovery. BRUSSELS FORMS ANGLERS’ CLUB <!• Wingham Members Assist Them To Get Started The angling fraternity is going Strong here and in the surrounding districts of North Huron and South Bruce. George Orvis, president of the Wingham club, David Fortune and * Ed. Shell visited Brussels on Friday to assist in forming an association for that district. The meeting was pre- ceeded by a splendid showing of mov ing pictures, some five reels of fish ing and hunting scenes, donated by the Canadian National Railways. Mr. Orvis spoke-on the necessity of an active and representative body which was gone ahead with, with Mr. D. A. Rann as President and Mr. Allen as secretary-treasurer. Committees were named to carry on the good work and plans were made five streams of trout this season, brief outline of meeting iti Toronto of the Federation of Ontario Anglers also touching on the good work of the various local clubs in these districts, in planting sporting fish and the conservation and protection of the streams. There are many good sections now being given careful and active attention which wilt in a year or so, produce good sport. We hear Lucknow is going ahead with Ahis work and these various of* ganiseations touching one another and combining their activities will produce results. Watch for the Wingham meeting in April, with good*'movies of Wild Life Throughout Ontario—Watch for the date. to take over some planting fingerling Ed. Snell gave a the recent annual • >