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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-03-28, Page 7Il * ' Wroxeter News and Gorrie Vidette ■ * AUXILIARY HELD EASTER MEETING The United ■of the ing with eleven members present. Misses Velma Lennox and Evelyn Pane were in charge of the program, Following the Eastern theme Miss Lennox' opened the service by singing ...a lovely solo “Alone.” AU joined in singing the. hymn '“Ip the cross of ■Christ” followed by a poem by Mrs. -Shera*. Janet Watson read the Scrip­ ture lesson reading fro.m the 28th chapter of St. Mark. A , hymn was sung and-iMrs. Michael led in prayer. "The devotional talk was given by Mrs. Whitfield. A hymn “The joy of* Re­ surrection” closed the meditation per­ iod. Chapter III of the Study Book was -taken, by Evelyn Dane. This •chapter presented a picture of living conditions in India with some of her leaders of the present day and they are aiming to teach new methods for the benefit of all castes. This chapter .also revealed that slowly but surely •Christianity and Christian leaders are causing the greatest social ^upheaval in India to-day, The roll call was answered by an Easter thought, and the president con­ ducted the business of the evening. Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Carson and Mrs. ‘SHera then served a very dainty lunch •during the social time. Evening Auxiliary of Gorrie Church met in the classroom church for their Easter meet’ 1 I Thursday, March 28th, 1940 Hit GORRIE Held Quilting A very successful quilting was held in the Orange Hall on Monday after­ noon when 24 members of the Gorrie L.O.B.A. and visitors met and quilt­ ed two quilts. These quilts will be given to Red Cross work this year rather than following the usual cus- ■tom of sending them to the True Blue and Orange Orphanage at Richmond Hill near Toronto. Lunch was served] at the close of the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bolton spent last Wednesday with friend in Lis- •towel. 6 Mr. John King, of Toronto, spent the holiday week-end with his parents, Mr. andoMrs. Chas. King. Miss Alma Hastie, of Kitchener, is yisiting at the home of her father, Mr. James Hastie, for the Easter vacation. Little Miss Marlene Barton, of Myrtle, is visiting her aunt and uncle, Miss Pearl Stinson and Mr. S. Stin- son. We extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cathers who cele­ brate their 50th weddiftg anniversary on Tuesday, March 26th. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newton and sons Ronnie dnd George, of Toronto, visit­ ed last week-end with the former’s brother, Mr. R. G. Newton and Mrs. Newton and other relatives. Miss Dorothy Doig, of Toronto, is spending the Easter vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Doig. Mrs. A. I.. Stephens and children, Eleanore and Bobby, spent the week­ end at the home of 'her sister, Mrs. Fawcett /and Mr. Fawcett of Harris­ ton. ■ ' Miss Arlene Galbraith, of Stratford, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Galbraith. We* are„ sorry to report that Mrs. R. F. Edgar is quite ill at the home of her’ daughter, Mrs. Chas. Black and Mr. Black'. . • Mrs. Cleveland Stafford spent a few days last week with., her husband at London, who is very much improved and expects to be home in a few weeks’ time. Owing to the impossible condition of the roads there were no services in the Presbyterian and Anglican Churches last Sunday. On Sunday, March 31st, services in both churches will be of an Easter nature. Keep May 1st, 8 fr.m., in mind for the "Royal Tour Visit” film which will t>e shown in the Township Hall, Gor­ rie, Under the auspices of the local Red Cross Society and this will be its only showing in the Towpship. Miss Dorothy Best of London, spent the week-end with her friend, Miss Evelyn Stephens. Mr. Robert Wade, of London, Vis- t COINS ARE JINGLING IN ATLANTIC FISHERMEN’S POCKETS AFTER YEARS OF HARDSHIPS ' v ■•\ to t iz ' ~ <•:to‘.< so hard by depression that a royal .commission was appointed a” few years ago to recommend changed con-, ditions in the industry, fishermen of Canada’s Atlantic seaboard are get­ ting another start on the road to pros­ perity. For years, the 40,000 men who draw their living from the sea have Seen forced to sell their catch at starvation prices, frequently wind­ ing up in debt for equipment after a year of difficult, dangerous work. The <V:' ''M / •'■ to/-. WE Bi & change started with the formation of co-operative credit unions throughout • the maritimes, coupled with a,program of adult education that gave the fish- ermen a knowledge of social and econ­ omic conditions on which their living depended. Today, many a fisherman is jingling coins in his pocket for the I first time in years, and the men pic­ tured here can set out to the fishing grounds through bitter wintry weath­ er, warmed by the knowledge that their iotl will not be for nothing. ited last week-end at the "home of his ; able meeting brought to a close by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wade. Mr. Bertram Ashtonf of Stratford, is spending the Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ash­ ton. Miss Dorothy Edwards, visited last week-end at the her parents, Mr. and Mrs. wards. the singing of the National Anthem. WROXETER Toronto, home of Jas. Ed- Easter Thank-Offering Meeting The Easter Thank-Offering meeting of the W.M.S. of United Church was held in the United Church school­ room. In the absence of the president, Mrs. B. Cook took charge of the meeting. The Call to Worship was an Easter thought. The opening hymn, “When I survey the1 wondrous cross.” The Scripture lesson, St. Matthew’s Gospel, 28th chapter, was read by Mrs. MacNaughton. Miss Elva Stocks and ^Miss Vera Wright sang a pleas­ ing duet with Miss Mary Gibson as accompanist. Mrs. Cook gave a read­ ing entitled “The Master Is Risen, In­ deed.” “Zion’s King shall reign vic­ torious” was the seebnd hymn.' Mrs. Cook graciously introduced the guest ’speaker, Mrs. Tavener, Bluevale, who gave an interesting and inspiring ad­ dress, basing her remarks on the text “Ye are my witnesses.” Mrs. Taven­ er stressed the need of keeping up the work of the Women’s Missionary Soc­ iety, that if we take from our gifts to help other societies such as the Red Cross, there is no Sacrifice on the part of the giver. The speaker also touch­ ed on the progress being made recent­ ly in India and Africa, and spoke of the need for Christians to witness for Christ wherever they tire, in the com­ munity life as well as the missionary fields. Following thte receiving of the off­ ering a duet was contributed by Miss Thelma Denny and Miss Margaret Moffat “Tell It Again” with Miss El­ va Stocks as accompanist. A hymn for peace "O God of Peace” was fol­ lowed by the prayer for peace by Mrs. A. M. Grant. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. A. M. Grant. Women’s Institute The April meeting of the Women’s Institut^which is the last meeting in the Institute year, will be held at the home of. Mrs. W. T. iMaclean on Thursday, April 4th, at 3 p.m. • Mrs. Wylie will have charge of Current Ev­ ents. Roll Call—Display of something made from something old. ' Demon­ stration, Salad Making, Mrs. E. Wil­ liams, Fordwich. The reports of the nominating committee will be- receiv­ ed also the payment of fees for the coming ’year. A pot luck tea will be served to which all members are ask­ ed to contribute. Curling (Star Phoenix, Saskatoon) An interesting game was played gt the Nutana Curling Club Saturday af­ ternoon between rinks representing AYellington and Huron counties. Hur­ on County won out 10 to 9. Person­ nel of the .rinks was: C. J. Towell, Goderich; L. Gemmell, Wroxeter; Ed. Underwood, Wroxeter; Art Robinson, Wroxeter; Wellington: L. D. Peter- kin, Arthur; Fred McKinnon, Guelph; Roy McLellan, Harriston; J. W. Wil­ son, Harriston. DEBENTURES FOR SALE Tenders will be received by the un­ dersigned up to Saturday, March 30th, 1940, at 6 o’clock p.nt., for an issue ol Township of Howick Debentures for $2,300.00, bearing interest at the rate of 4% per annum from January 2nd, 1940, repayable in three ejqual annual payments on December 31st’ in each year at the Canadian Bank of Com­ merce, Fordwich or Wroxeter, as per the following schedule: from January 2nd, 1940. Tenders to be placed in sealed en- I velope Annual Year Interest Principal Payment 1940 $92.00 $736.80 $828.80 1941.$62.53 $766.27 $828.80 1942 $31.87 $796.93 $828.80 Purchaser to pay accrued interest marked “Tender” and mailed I Birthday Party Jimmie Allen Jr. celebrated his fifth birthday by entertaining a number of his friends with a party at his home. J. H. ROGERS, Treasurer of Howick', Fordwich P.O. I •St* Patrick’s Social There were 46 members ahd visit­ ors in attendance at Young People’s | Union, United Church, Monday even- I ing, when Maxine White and her com­ mittee had charge. The programme opened with the singing of an Irish favourite "My Wild Irish Rose. Vera Wright gave a reading "Sister Edythc Helps Things Along.” Tlielma Denny favored with a song "It's A Long Way to Tipperary.” The Society Jour­ nal was read which proved an inter­ esting as well as humorous feature and which was entitled "The Sham­ rock.” A group of community songs was enjoyed and progressive Chinese checkers were enjoyed by all for the remainder of the evening. Refresh* jments were served and a very, enjuy- BEAUTIFUL EASTER SERVICE WAS HELD The pulpit of the United Church, Wroxeter, was fittingly decorated with tail gteen plants and pink and White petunias for the Easter services.- And despite the storm which kept some farming families at home and necessi­ tated some changes in the order of service especially in the evening/’the attendance was very good. A folder with the front" page depict­ ing, in colors, Mary Magdalene at. the empty tomb with the risen Christ in the background, contained the orders of service for the convenience of the congregation. In the morning the choir rendered two excellent anthems "Rejoice, ’Tis Easter Time,” and “He Is Risen.” The minister, Rev. A. M. [ Benedict. Whether she recognized us Grant, spoke on “Hope Assured.” In tor not we never found out because she Hie evening, the young people were !‘fled to the kitchen, humiliated, in charge of the service, and occupied the choir loft, under the direction of Mr. Herbert Cook., This choir rend­ ered two very fitting Easter anthems. The prayer of Confession was offered by -Stewart iMusgrove, the prayer of Thanksgiving by .Crawford Gibson, and the prayer of Intercession by Elizabeth Grant. The Scripture les­ son was well read by Clifford -Denny; and Jack Rann and Jack Durst acted as ushers. Mr. Copeland of Wingham was unable to reach Wroxeter and Mr. Grant substituted for him with an ad­ dress on “The Difference the Risen Christ has made for Modern Young People.” ' Owing to bad weather, service in the Anglican church was cancelled on Sunday. PROPHET’S ADDRESS (Continued from Page Six)1 thought he would give the public a chance to enjoy his humor.” , “Another old' friend I’m sure you would be delighted to hear about is Miss MacGregor. Well, there’s going to be a big election here'in the fall and she’s a candidate for the Cham­ ber of Deputies. She has started her campaigning already. Of course, she ought to make it because she’s had plenty of experience in managing af­ fairs starting with the W.H'.S. Liter­ ary Society.” "I think I have only orie other item that would interest you and that com­ es under my nuptial column . I just received word from Canada last week that the long Currie-Harrison court­ ship has finally blossomed into a hon­ eymoon.” The rest of my stay in Paris was spent in renewing these old acquaint­ ances, then I took a boat across the Channel from Havre to London. Ov­ erlooking the fact that I was very sea­ sick, the passage was most enjoyable. Standing at the dock was a couple who attracted by attention. The man in particular. Under that derby and behind that monocle* was the face ot George Johnson. Hanging onto his arm was Myrtle Fothergill. I ap­ proached" them and George, swinging his cane and cocking his head inquir­ ed, “And who are you to ’ave any­ thing to db with us?” He had no sooner uttered these words when he recognised me, nad asked me to join Myrtle and him for dinner, x Myrtle had been waiting at the dock for Helen Thompson; who was still studying Lough in France.* We took a taxi uptown to the “Bull Frog Inn” and on the way George told me how that after the War he had been rewarded, with a big estate, for bravery, and awarded Myrtle for his •unceasing love. The taxi pulled into the curb and we went on into the restaurant, We had just seated ourselves*when there was a big crash of dishes, Behind us was a waitress sprawled on the floor? surrounded by big chips of china. A's She scrambled to her feet, we recog* timed the unfortunate to be Moreen We then got on the subject of my trip, and George said “You should take a jaunt down to Devonshire .to see Mr. Hall’s experimental farm. He planst only one kind of seed in all the fields but mixes up a different fertil­ izer, of his own original formula, for each ’field, which is to cause turnips to grow in one field, potatoes in an­ other and wheat in another. It’s quite a complicated scheme. I don’t know how it’s coming along this year but I know last year carrots sprung up in all the fields.” At this point Myrtle interrupted to tell1 me that Margaret Hom-uth was kicking around London. “Hepburn” is managing an English hockey team and Margaret has to go along to take care of “Hep.” I toured across England, visiting many towns and cities, then set sail from Liverpool on the Queen Mary II, homeward bound. Having settled my baggage in my cabin I sauntered out.on to the deck and strolled down* *** . by the swimming-pool. It seemed to be the centre of activity on the boat. I notice, standing not far from me, a delicate looking fellow, badly sun- bruned almost as red as his hair with “Life-Saver” ‘printed on his ba'thing suit. It was Ichabod Boyle. “Whatever possessed you to take a job like this, Ich?” I questioned. “I didn’t know you could swim.” "I can’t,” Ichabod replied sheepish­ ly, “but no one has found that out yet. You see most of the passengers are grand swimmers and Dick there is a marathon.” He pointed towards a stalwart, handsome life-guard whom I suspect­ ed at once was Dick Irwin., Just then the air was cut with the cries of “Help! Help!!” In the mid­ dle of the pool a female.was strugg­ ling. “Now what are you going to do. Ich?” I inquired. “Dick is talking to a blonde over there, not making - a move to rescue that girl?” "Oh, nothing,” Ichabod replied quite unmoved. “That’s just an old friend, Anna Finlayson. She pulls that gag every time Dick speaks to someone else. He’ll go in after her before she sinks.” “It seems to me then that you have a cinch hefe, Ich.” “Oh, well, I just walk-about to see if everything is okay and let Dick know if anyone is drowning.” “Did you meet Scott Reid yet?” he inquired. “No,” I replied, “Is he on board?” "Yes, but that’s a bad case,” he add­ ed. Scott was doing so well in radio too, then he got rather fed up with the hard work and responsibility at­ tached to it and joined the navy. I don’t know whether it is the sea at* mosphere Or not but he goes around dancing the sailor’s hosn-pipe half the time.” I replied, "Well, Scott always was fond of dancing, but I thought he; ..would stick to jitter-bugging,” "But who was that little rcd-hcad; you were sitting with when I came ’ along, Ich? Come on, quit holding it of the Canadian Passenger Eagles to back.” "Oh, you know her, that’s Kay Mc­ Gill, our old Blyth colleague. She was first prize winner for showing ®. cow at Blyth Fair and got this trip to Europe. You should know more about it than I do. I guess Blyth must be a< big metropolis now!” . “We could have quite a re-union here,” Ich went on, “your old pals, Pat Parker, Lois Elliott and Mary McKibbon are all aboard. They spent the summer in France, each trying to drown her sorrow with travel and ad­ venture. The big crash of the Dom­ inion Bank in 1950 hit Pat pretty hard. As for Lois, well, the school-teachers had to go overseas during the War and some had never returned — one anyway. Fate is unkind. But Kibby is along more to cheer up these heavy- hearted ones rather than to grieve with them. She hasn’t a worry be­ cause Red got promoted from pump­ ing gas at the gas pump to pumping air in the tires in the Ford V8 busi­ ness.” “Well, Ichabod,” I said “you cer­ tainly keep up-to-date, with the news. Flow do you do it?” “Oh, 1 meet a lot of old acquaint­ ances in my travels from whom,, I reap a considerable amount of newsj then too, there’s the occasional letter from St. Augustine.” “You know, I have had a wonderful vacation, Ich. I believe I’ve contacted al! my old W.H.S. friends except two, Miss Traill and Miss Bell. Could you tell me anything about them?” “Well, Miss Tfaill certainly fooled us,” Ichabod replied. “Wlrat happen­ ed we don’t know, but instead of run­ ning a- drug-tore she’s president of an Old Maid’s Society. But there is some­ one else who joined that society — Muriel Lane. Of course, I always told Muriel you couldn’t depend on a bus­ driver.”’ “Well, that certainly is amazing,” I remarked. “If you think that’s amazing, listen to this,” Ichabod continued. “When I last heard of Miss Bell, she was running a cleaning and pressing busi­ ness in Spikeville.” With all this interesting informa­ tion I ’left Ichabod and returned to my cabin. Two days later we anchored in Halifax Harbor. As I was walking down the gangplank I noticed a short little follow, standing on the dock, in old clothes and rubber boots. The face was so familiar but as for the apparel, well, anyway — it was Mr. Stuckey. He told me he got fed up with life and consequently deserted his teaching career, and was spend­ ing all his time fishing. Quite an in­ teresting occupation! I told Mr. Stuckey that I had just been on a trip to Europe and he merely replied "Well, you’re just back in time for the Dominion election. I don’t know whether the Liberal party led by John Bateson will win or not. But if his policy is everything he says : it is — if that’s possible *— he’ll get ' the majority, I’m sure!” ' On leaving Mr. Stuckey I went to. ’’he Halifax airport to get aboard one bear me back to the airport of the old home town, Wingham. There I would spend another twen­ ty years just pondering over this sum­ mer’s adventure. I would grow old peacefully, knowing that though my comrades had all fled to different cor­ ners of the earth, each in his or her own little realm was happy. P.S.—Please note in this prophecy, that the prophet is quite aware ot the absurdness of the situation and the characters are absolutely fictitious. Betty Rae. APPLE JUICE, THE CANADIAN BEVERAGE Many authorities have called atten­ tion in the press to the valuable qual­ ities of Canadian apple juice, saying that it is rich in vitamins and health giving but none, one thinks, has told of its most important function, name­ ly its capacity for supplying the po­ tassium lost by the muscles, after fa­ tiguing and unusual exercise. Everyone has probably had the ex­ perience of soreness and aching of the muscles after the first day’s horse­ back riding, the early game of golf or of felling trees in the forest. This' soreness is due to the loss of potas­ sium sustained by the s'pft muscles. The only effective remedy is a sup­ ply of potassium to fill the gap. Each pint of apple juice contains " njne grains of potassium, an amount greater than that lost in the unusual exercise. The dealers in apple juice should print this information on the containers of this tasty and most val­ uable beverage and thus increase the market for a valuable home product. 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