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was working in the harvest fields. One
man is alleged to have engaged the at
tention of Mrs. Beevers while the oth
er went to the barn on some pretext,
After the
truck, 26
men- had departed in a
chickens were missing.
Man, Crtically Injrued
reel
son of Mr. and Mrs. Millar McPher-
son, of Forest, who was injured in an
automobile accident.
“Jehovah’s Witnesses” Fined
at Goderich *
W. G. Brown and William Bern-
bridge, members of the sect known as
“Jehovah’s Witnesses” charged under
the Defence of Canada Act with being
members of an illegal organization,
were found guilty and fined $10 or 12
days in jail,
nesses, Mr.
Bedson and
cove, of To:
four charges under the Defence of
Canada Act “J. am in the unfortunate
position of not having sufficient evi
dence owing to the death of Provinc
ial Constable P, E. McCoy who was
the chief witness.” declared Crown At
torney Holmes as lie asked that the
charges against the accused be dis
missed,
Four other Jehovah Wit-
and Mrs. Charles Oscar
Mr. and Mrs, John Ray-
.'onto, were dismissed on
See how the Navy, the Army, the
Air Force are being supported by
the whole Dominion—-industries,
sciences, agriculture, women's
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT |
Arrest Quickly Follows '
Loss of Chickens
Less than 36 hours after
■of 101 chickens from two
Township farms had been
Alex. Leverine and George Swadron,
■ Toronto produce buyers, were in cus
tody in Toronto and eight hours lat
er they were behind the bars in Hur
on County jail at Goderich. Accused
men are alleged to have visited the
■farms of Harold Beevers on Monday
■afternoon of last week. Mr. Beevers
•g
=
the theft
Colborne
reported,
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Canadain Pacific
Harriston
Roy Nicholls, of Harriston, was
critically injured Thursday night
when his car crashed into the rear of
a hay wagon on the Drew road, west
of Harriston, He may have a fractur
ed skull. Earl McKenzie, of Harris
ton. who was a passenger in the car
was also injured. However, his condi
tion is not regarded as serious.
Aged Ashfield Farmer Found
In Dazed Condition,
Missing for two days, 80-year-old
William Wallace, of Ashfield Town
ship, was found wandering along a
country road more than seven miles
from his home. He said he had eat
en no food for two days and had .be
come lost while trying to walk to
Goderich, a distance of 23 miles. Mr.
Wallace was unable to tell where he
had spent the past two nights. How
ever, he is believed to have slept out
in the open. When he was foun’d he
was aparently in a weakened condi
tion from lack of food. He was dazed
and had no idea where he was.
Famed throughout the world i3
the big Goldman Band from the
United States. Playing each
night from the modern outdoor
Band Shell you hear it without
charge.
Ashfield Woman Hurt
In Car Accident
Mrs. Donald MacKenzie, Ashfield,
was the most seriously injured among
four passengers” in a car which skidd
ed in loose gravel on the Bervie-Rip-
ley road, which is under construction
at present. The car turned over three
times. Mrs. MacKenzie sustained a
severed artery and lost considerable
blood before medical attention could
be provided. Her husband and neph
ews were other passengers in the car.
Goderich Man Dies at Wheel
Of His Auto
Stricken with a heart attack while
at the wheel of his car, William Green,
66, prominent Colborne Township
farmer and horseman, died Thursday
night before medical aid could reach
him. He was on his way to see his
doctor and had pulled up at a stop
sign on Kingston Street when strick
en. Mr. Green was a- former president
of the Agricultural Society and direc
tor of the Goderich Trotting and Pac
ing Association. Up until a few years
ago he fannied, retiring to Goderich.
He had worked hard the day before,
helping in the harvest fields.
Second Accident at Fergus Dam
8 Stanley Urjasz, of Brantford, an
employee on the Fergus dam, of the
Grand River conservation scheme near
Fergus, is in Groves Memorial Hos
pital with a broken back received in
an accident at the dam. He was help
ing to dismantle forms from a con
crete wall when the forms gave way
suddenly, toppling over onto him. Sev
eral vertebrae were fractured, accord
ing to reports. He is the second man
to suffer injuries at the dam within
the past week. Norman Lewis, also
of Brantford, was struck by a falling
pole which severely bruised,his back
and cracked one rib.
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40 Stitches Required on Boy’s Face
Forty stitches were used to close
; cuts on the face of the two-year-old
SAFE AFTER DARK?
• Lighted windows warn prowlers away.
Always leave a few lamps burning when you
leave your home for the evening. Remem
ber, a bright light for sixteen hours costs,
only M at Hydro Tates.
Child Has Narrow Escape
When Drawn Into Binder
Douglas Ropp, four-year-old son of
Mose Ropp, near Poole, had a narrow
escape from death when he was drawn
feet first into a moving grain binder.
Mr. Ropp was cutting grain and the
little chap, who was riding with him,
fell on the canvas from the back of
the binder and was drawn up with the
grain feet first, between the canvas
until nothing bUt his head was show
ing. Fortunately the canvas slipped,
giving Mr. Ropp time to get the hors
es stopped. The child was removed
from his precarious position and med
ical aid summoned. He suffered sev
ere .bruises to his body and head, and
practically’ all of his teeth had been
knocked out, but it is not believed he
will suffer any permanent injury as he
appears to be making excellent prog
ress towards recovery.
Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey,
Jimmy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye,
Eddie Duchin, Al and Bob Harvey
with their Canadian Coster Band,
head the list of big-time dance
bands that will be featured in
this year’s vast, cool Dance
Pavilion. Don’t miss them.
A brilliant presentation of latest
advances in the automotive
dustry including a preview
many 1941 models.
HURONS WIN
RE-PLAY. GAME
Bridgeford Blanks Southampton 8 - 0
The Wingham Hurons gained some
measure of revenge over the South-
amptom Fishermen for protesting last
Saturday’s game, by handing the visit
ors an 8-0 kalsomining at the local
park here Wednesday, From the first
inning on the Hurons were always in
command and the fair sized mid-week
crowd went away convinced that the
Hurons were considerably superior to
their foes, The Hurons collected a
total of thirteen hits and but for some
bad base-running would have scored
in the double-figures, Although the
Tribe committed three errors none of-
them proved costly, while Southamp
ton had several of the bad variety,
Bob Bridgeford again twirled for
the Hurons and after starting slower
than .usual, was complete master in
the latter innings. The visitors col
lected but six hits, only one of which
was for extra bases. Eleven Fisher
men hit only the ozone on the third
strike while three drew walks. Goar
opposed the Tribe and was hit hard,
the thirteen hits off him including five
doubles and a homer. Only five Hur
ons fanned and two walked, Kugler
and Mellor each with three hits led
the batting parade, while Rae, Kugler
and Carmichael turned in the fielding
features, the latter climbing the right
field wall for a high, fly (without the
aid of his Bell Tel, Co. spurs).
The Hurons lost no time getting to
Goar, Smith opening with a double to
centre, taking third on a wild pitch
and scoring on Somers’ single. Fred
Mellor beat out a bunt and both run
ners advanced on Groves’ infield out.
James landed one on the ground to
right field but was* thrown out by the
outfielder, both Somers and Mellor
scoring when Piper threw high to the
plate.
Clair Niergarth was credited with
,a home-run to open the fourth when
his hard drive bounced over Johns-
Ton’s head in left field. Chalmers hit
one to the same territory and made
third but was put back to second when
the ball hit a spectator. Rae’s roller
and Bridgeford's infield single failed
to get Bob < past third, neither could
Smith’s long fly to centre score him.
Two singles, a double and an error
by the right-fielder gave the Hurons
two more in the fifth, while a walk
and two bad errors after the first two
batters had been retired, scored two'
more in the seventh to end the scor
ing. South’s best chance came in the
seventh when a pair of cheap singles
and an error filled the bases but Bob
got out of that hole when Smith hand
led Brannick’s roller cleanly. Only
one other Fisherman reached third in
the course of the afternoon.
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Invalid Blanshard Man
Found Hanging in Barn
Fred Copsins, aged 58, of Blansh
ard, was found hanging in the barn
on the farm of his brother, the late
Sidney Cousins. Monday morning, just
before 12 o’clock. He had been in
poor health for about eight years dur
ing which time he was unable to walk
without the use of crutches.—Exeter
Times-Advocate.
High School Pupils Raise $897
Determination of Kincardine High
School pupils to give concrete expres
sion to their desire to do something
to aid the war effort has resulted In
the sum of $897.00 being raised. This
amount has been forwarded to the
“Million Dollar Fund” being raised by
Mayor Ralph Day of Toronto and will
be used to purchase necessary war
supplies.—Kincardine News.
Serious Harvesting Mishap
When thrown from a load of wheat
which upset as he attempted to turn
the team on a side hill, last Friday
evening, John McElwain suffered a
multiple fracture of the left collar
bone. He was taken to Listowel Me
morial Hospital for X-ray examina
tion, returning home next day, but it
will be necessary for him to remain
in bed at least two weeks to permit
the shuttered bone to knit properiy.7-
Fordwich Record.
Mew Fire Fighting Equipment
Listowel’s new fire truck has arriv
ed. The new truck, built by the Bic*
kle, Seagrave Co., of Woodstock, was
delivered to the town officials Mon
day when demonstration took place
at the Water Tower Park to the sat
isfaction of the firemen and town of
ficials^- A stream of water was thrown
some fifteen or twenty feet higher
than the tank at the park, which is
one hundred and thirty feet high, *—
idstowel Sanner,
in*
of
One of the most brilliant and
daring Horse Shows on the con
tinent. Many special features,
harness and hunter classes.
Sept. 2-7th,
Women’s war work dramatized
in a huge Rod Cross Exhibit.
Learn there how you too can
help the national, effort.
Fire Hits Walkerton Business Black
A fire which thteatened one of the
main business blocks of the town
broke out about 0.80 Monday morn
ing in that portion of the Bank of
Montreal building occupied by the
James Cowan Co., wholesale automo
tive supplies, and Whieh was once
known as the Traill Hardware stand,
on the Second (floor of Which the fire
originated and was happily kept con
fined iifttH extinguished by the local
fife brigade.—Walkerton Herald-Tim-
es.
Southampton—
AJL R.'H.PoA. E.
Johnston, If ....... 5 0 0 1 0 0
Brown, cf .... ..
.... 4 0 0 3 0 1
Kugler, ss ........ 4 0 3 1 5 0
Bran nick, 3b ........ 4 0 0 1 2 0
Laing, 2b .... .
.... 4 0 1 2 0 2
McKay, c -__.....4 0 1 5 0 0
Piper, lb. ............ 3 0 0 11 1 0
Mott, rf ............. 3 0 0 0 1 1
Goar, p .............. 2 0 1 0 1 0
* Garvey ............. 1 0 0 0 0 0
———..•——■—•
Totals ............. 34 0 6 24 10 4
*—Batted for Mott in 9th.
Wingham—
A.B. R. H. Po A. E.
Smith, ss ............. 4 1112 0
Somers, cf .—....... 5 12 10 0
Mellor, lb ........... 5 1 3 8 0 0
Groves, c ............. 5 1 2 11 0 0
James, 2b ............ 5 0 0 4 1 1
Niergarth, 3b ........ 5 2 10 10'
Chalmers, rf ........ 3 12 0 10
Carmichael, rf ..... 6 0 0 1,00
Cook, If ............... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rae, If................. 3 1110 0
Bridgeford,' p....... 4 0 1 0 4 1
Totals .............. 40 8 13 27 9 3
R. H. E.
Southampton ... 000 000 000—0 6 4
Wingham ....... 300 120 20x—8 13 3
Goar and McKay; Bridgeford and
Groves.
Runs batted in, Somers, James 2,
Niergarth, Chalmers; two base hits,
Groves, Smith, Chalmers, Rae, Som
ers, McKay; home run, Niergarth; left
on bases, Wingham 10, Southampton
10; double play, Niergarth, James and
Mellor; struck out by Bridgeford ilt
by Goar 5; bases on balls, off Bridge
ford 3, off Goar 2; wild pitch, Goar.
Umpires, Buber and Patterson. Time
—1.58.
HURONS OUSTED
BY FISHERMEN
Southampton Wins Series Final, 8-4
The Wingl-iath Hurotis, after turn
ing iti° two pretty fair efofrts last
week, Suffered A relapse to their old
time habit of making costly errors
and passed out of the baseball picture
for 1940 here last Saturday. South
ampton Fishermen took full advantage
of the Tribe at their worst to win
easily 8-4, Bob Groves’ drive that
went through the bowling .green fence
in the second game thus proved a
costly hit. The Southampton Fisher
men would have been eliminated but
for this wallop which caused a win
to be wiped pff the Huron's record,
A large crowd turned out Satur
day and were given a sickening ex
hibition by the Huron’s, to say the
least. The Tribe were away off, both
at the plate and in the field, What
errors the visitors made didn’t cost
nearly as much as the Tribes, one of
which cost four runs. Diz Garvey
pitched for the visitors and was in
rare form, fanning an even dozen and
■only allowing four scattered blows.
Bob Bridgeford appeared overworked
and while his support was awful too,
Bob didn’t have the usual on the ball
either. Bill Groves pitched fine relief
ball for three innings but.the damage^
had been done.
The visitors opened the scoring in
the second, McKay starting the in
ning with a double and going to third
when Bridgeford tried to pick him
off second. Mellor retired Laing un
assisted but Niergarth failed to throw
well to Groves on Piper’s bunt and
McKay scored. The Hurons tied it
up for a short while in the third. Gar
vey tossed out Chalmers but Rae 'beat
out a hit to second. Bridgeford forced
Murray to second but Smith’s single
led to centre and when Brown threw
the ball into the crowd at third,
Bridgeford scored. Somers was hit -by
a pitched ball but Mellor popped to
piper.
A four-run fourth inning by the
Fishermen hooked the Hurons for
good. MicKay walked and took second
on Laings single. Piper fouled out
behind the plate and Brown fanned
but when Binkley missed what looked
like a third strike on Rourke, the lat
ter hit a three and two pitch whicih
Niergrath let go through his legs and
two runs scored, Rae also letting the
pellet get by him. Garvey doubled
to score Rourke and scored himself
on Kugler’s single .for a total of four
big runs. A pair of walks and a pair
of singles made it six to one in the
fifth for Southampton .and then they 1
added two more in the eigth on a
single a sacrifice, a hit batsman, and
two more singles plus the usual error.f
■ A pair of erorrs .by Rourke ^nd
.Laing gave Wingham a run in the
sixth and an error,by Becker, a two-
base hit by James and a single by
Carmichael gave the Tribe its final
two in the ninth. It was a dismal end
ing to a disappointing season. The
club never seemed to get going the
way it should, although potentially
they should have been a fair club.
However its all over^for this year and
we’ll have to wait till 1941 when we
hope the Hurons will cl,o better.
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Southampton—
A.B.R.H. Po A.E.
Kugler, ss ......... 6 1 2 0 3 0
Becker, If ......... 4 0 110 1
Brannick', rf ...__ 4 1 0 10 0
McKay, c ......... 3 3 1 12 1 0
Laing, 2b '.....__ 5 1 2 2 0 1
Piper, lb ...—„.... 5 0 2 9 0 0
Brown, cf .. ..... 4 0 0 2 0 1
JR.oa.rke, 3b ____ 5 1 100 1
Garvey, p .......... 5 1 3 0 2 0
——------. ——
Totals .........41 8 12 27 6 4
Wingham—A.B.R.H. Po A.E.
Smith, ss .. ........ 4 0 13 3 1
Somers, cf .......... 3 0 0 2 0 0
Mellor, lb __...__ 4 1 0 9 0 0
Groves, c ------...... 4 1 0 9 1 0
James, 2b----__ 4 1 12 0 3
Niergarth 3b .......... 3 0 0 12 1
Ghalmers, rf__3 0 0 0 0 0
Carmichael, rf ....... 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rae, If ....:........... 4 0 111 0
Bridgeford, p ........ 2 1 0 0 1 0
Groves, p ............ 1 0 0 0 1 0
————
’ Totals ------..... 33 4 4 27 9 5
Southampton
R. H.
010 412 000—8 13
E.
4
Wingham 001 001 002—4 4 5
Garvey and McKay;Bridgeford, W.
Groves and B.Groves.
Two base hits, McKay, Garvey2,
James; Stolen base, Niergarth;Sacri-
fice hit, Becker; Left on bases, South
ampton 10, Wingham 4; Hits and
runs, off Bridgeford 12 and 8 in
5% innings; off IV. Groves 1 and 0
in 3% innings. Struck out by Garvey
11; by Bridegord 6;; by W. Groves 2.
Bases on balls off Bridgeford 3; off
Garvey 1. Hit by pitcher by Garvey 1
(Somers); by Bridgeford 1 (Bran
nick). Umpires—Binkley and Thomp
son. Time 1.53.
HIS EXCELLENCY VISITS CAMP BORDEN
her/as ^alighted M°Caffip Athlone jpleturd
to inspect the camp Ot^aR.C.AF. at their S *thG C A'9F« &id Mrmen ol thj