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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-09-20, Page 4PAGE 4 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD COOPER'S STORE NEWS LADIES' FALL HATS In Newest Styles and, Color CRIC',J $2.49•and ;$2.3S NEW CARLTON CREPE AND CORELAINE Suitable for Ladies or Children's Dresses in Plaids. and Printed Patterns. 36 inches wide. PRICE 350 AND 46c per yd. SPECIAL WEEK -END PRICES ON GOLD SEAL CONGOLEUM RUGS WINDOW, BLINDS in Green,•' Cream or White Complete with Pull and Bracket PRICE 65e Variety China Dept. let floor Phone 36w. C00PEP,. House and Men's' Furnishing Dept. 2nd Floor Phone 36j, OUR NEW FALL FIATS are now in All the Latest Styles and Colors Priced from $1.25 t $5.00 DAVIS Et6 E ?! MAN CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING AGENTS FOR GILLESPIES CLEANERS & DYERS, SEAFORTH 3 WENDORF'S Candy and Baring SSpecials. homemade Butterscotch, Chocolate Fudge Cake Butterfly .Buns, Neilson's Fresh Assortea Chocolate Boxes Mint Patties, Lemon Jelly Roll, Whoiewheat Bread, Buttermilk, • Potatoe and Cottage. Make sure of quality., Order from WENDORF'S Candy, Ice Cream Pastry Fall Excursions to WESTERN ERN CANADA and the PACIFIC COAST from All Points in the East Going dates SEP.21 to OCT.2 inclusive RETURN LIMIT 30 DAYS CENT A MILE —Bath way 1r/..r CENTS A MILE — Eaeh Way Good in, Tourist Sleep - Good in •Coaches only. ' frig Cars. Children—Usual Half Fare—Baggage Cheeked—Stop overs OPTIONAL ROUTINGS — CONVENIENT TRAIN SERVICE SEE NEAREST AGENT FOR. SPI;'CIFIC FARES, TICKETS— BERTB RESERVATIONS - TRAIN INFORMATION CANADIAN NATIONALT331 HOLMESVILLE 'The Y.P.S. was largely attended last Friday night. 1Vlr, Alvin Cox, Missionary convener, having prepar ed a splendid program. Norman Tre- wartha gave the topic, which was 'both °interesting and instructive. Miss Kathleen Huller favoured the gather- ing with a piano solo. Miss Helen MacMath will have charge of the Citizenship . meeting next Friday night, when arrangements will be made regarding the sending of dele- gates to the Y.P.S. Convention at Dungannon on Septa 28th. A number of the members of the W.A. were busy last week papering and painting the kitchen and secre tary's room in the church. The re - .sults are very gratifying. Mi-, H, Forester, daughter,. ,Emma, ',and Mr, ,Kenneth : Beeson of Locust Hill were week -end visitors . with Messrs. Wm• and Eldrid yeo. • Mxs. Halstead of Stratford spent the week -end with Mrs. Geo. Shep- pard. Mr. and Mrs. Draper of Detroit are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. W(ra. 1VIlalholland. Miss Kathleen Huller has returned from Stratford. Mrs. S. Walter is visiting with her son, Mr. Barry Walter, this week. A happy event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spence, on Wednesday, Sept. 12th, when the latter's mother, Mrs. Russell, cele- brated her eightieth birthday. Mese - VS. Sohn and Archie' Russell of Hope- ville carie for the day and a happy family gathering was enjoyed. Bou- quets were sent in by well-wishing neighbors. Mr.anti Mrs, John Cudin:ore left Wednesday • for AMONG THE CHURCHES At the sixth General Council of the United Church of Canada, whicli convened in Kingston last week, the Rev. Richard Roberts, D•D., minister of ,Sherbourne street church, Toron- to, was elected moderator. This is the highest position in the gift of the Church and he will hold it for two, -1 years. son The tenth annual convention of Hu- ron uron Presbytery Young 'Peoples' Union is to be held in Dungannon, Friday Sept. 28th. Registration precede the morning session which begins a 9.15, when there will be reports, busi ness and discussion groups, conduct ed by -the various convenors. Spe cial features of the afternoon are an open forum conducted'' by Rev. S. 3. Mathers of Toronto formerly , of Grand Bend, and an address by Rev.; F. W. Craik, Goderich. In the evening.there-will be an ad- dress by Rev. S, 3. Mothers and an in, lustrated lecture by Rev. LA. C. Kell of Toronto, on Mission 'Work in Northern Manitoba. Dinner and sapper will be served at the church and a sing -song will be led by Rev. C. W, D. C'osens of Clin ton. There. will be short -recreation periods) conducted by Oliver Ander- son, recreational convenor. The worship services at the three sessions will be led respectively. by Dungannon, St. Helens and •Goderich, Victoria Street, societies. Every so- ciety should plan to be represented at this annual- rally. ' • October 5th, 6th and 7th the tenth annual Young Peoples' Conference convention will be held in 'Leming.: ton. The guest speaker will be Dr. J. Kelly of Scotland, a young peoples' worker of international renown. Full particulars for both these conventions may be obtained from the society presidents. St. Paul's Church. The Very Reverend Dr. Ragg, Dean of Calgary, will speak in this church on Sunday evening, on condi- tions in Western Canada. The public are invited to one and hear him. Baptist Church • The service Sunday evening at sev- en o'clock. The pastor, Rev. G. W. Sherman, will preach. During the service Mr, Erlin Whitmore will sing, Tho Sunday School meets in the morning at eleven o'clock, Ontario Street United Church Rally Day on Sunday. Pastor's topics:. "Hold Fast and Work .Bard" Evening: "Deep Sprigs and Springs Flashy Terrents." Special Sunday School Rally Day Session at 2.80, Worship music, spe- cial numbers and an address by Reg- inald Noble, B.A. Church anniversary and supper on Oct, 7th and Oth. s t, Wesley -Willis United Church Sunday morning sermon subject; "A Living Sacrifice." Evening: "A Picture Sermon— Worship at Even- tide," (From the Angelus by Millet.) The September meeting of the W. M.S. was held on Thursday afternoon, the president, Mrs, Will Pickard, oc- cupied the chair. There was a good attendance, .including members of the home helpers' groups. The opening was followed hien appropriate poem, "Autumn," read by the president. Routine business included the secre- tary's and treasurer's report, both of which were adopted. The latter. report showed the foil amount of the allocation for the first two smatters reached and p.•ospeots bright for the same result in the next two. Re- posts were also received from the strangers' and temperance secretar- ies. Arangelnents were made for holding the autumn thankoffering Meeting in October and an effort will be made' to procure a returned mis- sionary to give the address. Mrs, (Dr.), W. A.' Oakes contributed a solo, "My Task," Mrs. M. Agnetti accom- panying on the piano. The usual de- votional exercises were observed. Hymns .'0'er the Gloomy -hills of Darkness," "God in Christ is All in All" and "The Morning Light is Breaking," were sung. Mrs. Addison and Mrs. Brown led in prayer and Mrs. Paterson read Psalm 95. Miss Stone very kindly prepared an outline of the work undertaken by the•W;.M.S. Miss` Stone's address, though brief was very full, interesting and coin- prehensiv`e, showing that there is a place for all females of the church in that society. The Baby Band enrolls children up to six years. The Auxil- iaries are glad to receive adults of any age and in between are the Mis- tion Band, C.G.I.T., Mission Circle and Young Women's or Evening Aux. Diaries. An ideal Society is .where' none.are left out. Refreshments were served and a happy social half hour enjoyed after the program. As the CenterSection Presbyterial will be held in B:gtnondville Church on Tuesday, September, Twenty-fifth,; anyone' wishing to go will please let Mrs. Sutter know before .Sunday ev-, ening so that transportation may arranged. Presbyterian :Church Sermon subject Sunday morning: "God the Father." Anniversary .services were observ- ed in this church on .Su ;day, the spe- cial speaker being Rev. C. 5, •,Oke of Knox Presbyterian church, Stratford. Rev. Dr. Dougan, pastor of the church, took the .services at Knox;' - The Bayfield Presbyterian services were withdra n o •'hr W .� �'•t. •,.day,,the con - 1 THURS., SEPT, 20, 1934. BANK OF CANADA CAPITAL $5,000,000 Divided into 100,000 Shares of $50.00 Each The Minister of Finance, pursuant to the provisions of the Bank of Canada Aet, offers for public subscription: 100,000 Shares of the Capital Stock of the BANK OF CANADA Issue Price: 850.00 a Share PAYABLE AB FOLLOWS: -. - On Application - ;12.50 a Share On Jan. 2, 1935 -- $37.50 a Sham The Bank of Canada has been incorporated by the Parliament of Canada and given wide powers to operate as a central bank of issue and rediscount for Canada. The Bank is authorized to pay cumulative dividends from its profits, after provision for expenses, depreciation, etc., at the rate of 41.-% per annum, payable half -yearly. Surplus profits are to be applied to the rest: fund of the Bank or paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund as provided by the Bank of Canada Act. Not more than 50 shares may be held by or for the benefit of any one person. Share- holders must be British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada or corporations organized under Dominion or provincial laws and controlled by British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada. Subscriptions should be mailed to the Minister of Finance, Ottawa, in envelopes narked "Bank of Canada Shares." Payment must be made by a certified cheque on a chartered bank or by a bank draft or post office or express company money order, payable to the Receiver General of Canada. As soon as possible after subscriptions have been received, allotments will be made and notice of the allotment will be mailed to the post office address furnished by the subscriber. Further particulars will be found in the official prospectus and application form which may be obtained'at the Department of Finance, the offices of the Assistant Receivers General, post offices, any branch of any chartered bank, and other financial institutions, The Subscription List will open on September 17, 1954, and close on or before September 81, 1934, with or without notice, at the discretion of the Minister of Finance. Dor:AN:SNP Or FINANOs, 005W,. SwrzMBSA 17. 1534. gregation joining with their sister church here for the morning service. In the evening the two United ehur- ches, Ontario street and Wesley Wil- ils, were both closed, allowing the congregations to unite with the Pres- byterians in their evening service. Rev. Mr. Oke delivered two inspir- ing addresses, both of which were heard with much interest by the .large 'congregations assembled. Mr. Oke is a young man who gas had quite a wide experience. He was associate pastor •of 'Knox church, Toronto, when war broke out. He 'beta chaplain to a battalion recruited Toronto, the 92nd, and went overse with them, when it was broken up went to France as chaplain to an au Diary unit andI Y also served in t lines. On conning home he served Alexandra church, Brantford some years, then went west as mi inter to a group without a church Brandon, where a large church w built during his ministry. Resignin his charge in 1982 he spent a year post.graduate work in Edinburgh, and in September, 1933, became minister of Knox church, Stratford. The choir under the direction of Mrs. J. 0. Cooper, organist and choir leader, gave a splendid program in the service of praise, They were as- sisted by Mr. A, Ballantyne and Miss Garniss of Brussels, who contributed duets both morning and evening, Mr. Ballantyne also contributing' a solo at the morning service. The choir anthems,- "0 God .Our Help," rand "The Lord Ts My Shepherd," were well. rendered, Miss Eleanor McKen- zie taking an important solo part in the morning anthem, The choir male quartette composed of Messrs. Will and Frank 14iutch, A. R. Mitchell and Co.eRoberton, rendered a number at the evening service, The church was, very handsomely decorated with flowers and ferns. REBEKAHS VISIT SEAFORTH Iluson Lodge No. 877 went to Sea - forth Monday evening to initiate and put on thedegree work, There were - twenty -four in the number. Seaforth Lodge put an a good pro, gram and after'warrds served refresh ments. The ladies had a pleasant evening, opening remarks Mrs. Lawson 'said she did not know whether to thank the club for the honour done her in elect- ing her to this office or not. But that she was counting on the hearty as- sistance and co-operation of the other members of the executive and the whole membership in her year's work, Mrs: W. J. PlumsteeI, a former pre- sident, in a brief address, welcomed the new Collegiate teacher, Miss Beat- tie, and all the returning teachers, expressed the satisfaction of the club in having so efficient a president in me the chair, and also the warm appre- in dation of the organization of the fine as services of the immediate past -pre - he sident, Mrs. G. T. Jenkins, who had x -given such good s t h g d service for four he ears. Both the i y e retiring and the new at president gave brief thanks for the for kind words spoken on behalf of the n club, • in Mrs, Walter A. Oakes contributed a a9 in CLUB REORGANIZES The Clinton 'Badminton Club held a reorganization "meeting on Monday evening, when the following' officers were elected for the coming season: President, Miss Franca. Brydone. Vice -President:. Nile Bingeman. Secretary, 'Miss Isobel Ohowen, Treasurer, Bill Ball. Convenor •of 1Vlembership Commit- tee, Martin Stooke. Convenor of Social Committee, Miss Kay McTaggart. Convenor of . Sports Connnittee, Miss Mary Hovey. Convenor of : Property Committee, Tom McLennan: A membership fee of $2.00 for the season was decided upon, The monthly lxrsiness meeting is' to be held onthe first Wednesday of each month, A very hearty invitation is extend- ed to all Badminton enthusiasts to. join the club. H. AND S. CLUE ENTERTAIN The annual ,social- evening and re- ception for returning teacher was held in the Collegiate auditorium by the' Home and School Olub on Tuesday ev ening; • , Quite a large"number' attended and Mrs. B. C. Lawson, the 'newly -elected president, took the chair for the short program, Which ' had been arranged. One.verse;of,the Maple Leaf was sung Mb. Hearn; (Writhe . piano,. land -in-her charming solo, Mrs. Morgan Agnew at,the piano, and was obliged to re- spond to an encore; Mrs, D. H. McIn- nes read several short poems, which the president announced were writ- ten by the lady's husband and which were listened to with interest and pleasure, and Mrs. Morgan Agnew and Mise Edith Patterson contributed a very fine pians duet. At the conclusion of the program Mrs. A. T. Cooper and MTs. C. W. Draper 'introduced a bird Contest, which served to mix the company up and a• half hour was spent in this way. At the conclusion of this the Social committee, Nies. Hanly con- vener, served very dainty refresh meets, Mrs. J. Scott and Mrs. W. J. Plumsteel pouring tea. Altogether it was a very happy and suceessfalr little community gather- ing. VARNA Mr. Fred Austin is all smiles these days because a little San has come to brighten their home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Perrie and children of Toronto are visiting Mrs. . M, Beat- ty, Very sorry to learn of Mrs, Frank Weekes illness, Hope she may soon be herself again. Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Reid visited friends in Cromarty this week -end. There gathered a few friends and neighbors at the home of Mrs. M. Reid Monday evening topresent to Miss Ruth Elliott tokens of good will on her marriage. The following address was read: ` "To Ruth and Fred: We, your friends of the com- munity • of Varna, - are gathered here this evening to express in a praetic- al. way, our sincere good wishesfor. your future happiness and prosperity, throughout what we pray will be many years of married life. We ask you to accept these giftsas tokens of our sincerity and pledges of our good will. May' God bless 'you and supply you with many and grater gifts. Ado the riches of Itis blessing. Signed on behalf of Varna Community." Ebenezer Community (Goderieh. Township) The Ladies' Aid of Ebenezer Uni- ted church, which meets on the second Thursday 'of the month, was enter- tained by Mrs. Martin at the home of Mr. D. Reuger on Thursday afternoon last. The feature of the afternoon' Was .an address by Mrs, W. R. Lobb, who' spoke en her eight years' exper- ience at Mount View Home for De= Unguent Girls and ;Unmarried Moth - era at Calgary. One often hears and so many dry bones. But Mrs. Lobb put life into these dry bones, they lived and breathed, as did the dry bones in the valley spoken of by Ezekiel. Nev- er ever again will the women who heard her speak be able to think of this work but as a living, breathing, life - renewing work, carried on by devote - ed women in the name of the blaster. and when any contribution is made toward the maintenance of such work, it can be done in the knowledge it is money well spent. Mrs. Lobb drew attention to many reforms which might be made in the laws concerning women and children, Mrs. Martin had thoughtfully in- vited several of the women in the community belonging to other chur- chesbepresent, an t the to d t l a con- clusion of the afternoon Mrs. Pear- son and Mrs. R. G. Thompson, on be- half of these, moved a vote of thanks and Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. McCart- ney presented Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Lobb with bouquets, Mts. Martin then served delightful refreshments and the ladies enjoye a social hoer together. There were twenty-five or thirty present, includ- ing some children, Sunday, Sept. 23rd, will be anniver- sary and rally day in Ebenezer church, Rally service will be held at two -thirty in the afternoon, with a preaching service at seven -thirty 1 the evening. The Rev. A. Sinclair the Hensall United church, a form pastor of this and Holniesville can„ gregations, will be the speaker in the afternoon anti the preacher at the evening service. In the evening the church choir will be assisted by a nailed quartette, made up of Mrs, M. T. Corless, Mrs. H. Fitzsimons and Mr. C. Lobb of Clinton, and Mr. L. Pearson of the 16th. " A generous thankolfering . is :expected at these services, and the piib'lio is generally invited to attend them. STRANGE STORY TOLD} BY STRAGGLER Garbed only in a, bran sack, which he had secured from a. barn a. few minutes previous, Victor Palmer pre- sented himself at the farm home of Thomas Snowden, located on the lake shore, two utiles south of Bayfield, asking food and shelter. Palmer, said by examining physi- cians to be of unsound mind and known as a former inmate of an in- stitution, told of spending three days and three nights on Lake Huron in a rowboat, in a naked condition. He says he threw his clothes andthe oars away after putting out in the rowboat from near Point Edward last Friday, but there is no checking this way of g angle of Ws story or how he made the 50 mile water trip along the shore line to the point of disembarkation. He showed few effects of his ordeal when, he appeared before Magistrate J. A. Making in police court in Gode- rich on Tuesday, charged with vag d rancy. When Palmer presented himself at the Snowden farm he was taken in, clothed and fed, and the police sent for, County Constable Gundry re- sponding, Ile was taken to the county jail and was released when re- latives came to take hien home. n' To jail attendants Palmier told a o1 coherent story. He told thein he forme left a note in a cottage saying he in - ;SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WEDDED AT WHITEVALE A charming wedding was solenmiz-, ed at the Baptist Church, WUritevale, which was beautifully' decorated for the occasion, on Saturday afternoon, September the fifteenth, when Mar- jorie E., second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Turner, of Wlhitevale, be, came the bride of Earle J. D., eldest son of Mr. and . Mrs. T. J. Webster, of Seaforth. The bride, gowned in white gosso- mcr silk with bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carrying a shower bou- quet of Sweetheart Roses and Baby's Breath, wasgiven in marriage by her father, Miss Gertrude Webst€r of Seaforth, sister of the groom, wore an orchid and yellow costume and carried a Colonial bouquet. Mi.. Ken- neth Turner of Toronto, brother of the, bride, was groomsman, white Mr. Sidney Pugh and Mr. Hugh Mitch411, eousins of the bride, acted as ushers.. Miss Marjorie Keyes played the wed- ding music, and Miss Elsie Hornby of Hamilton sang "I Love You Truly" very feelingly: At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony' Rev. Mr. Wilson, the offi- ciating minister, presented the young couple, on behalf of the hrennbers, of the church, with a beautiful Bible as this was the first wedding in the church since it was erected' over Sixty years ago. Mrs. IT. E. Turner in peach feral georgette, and Mrs. T. 3. Wlebster in blue lace, received the guests at' the bride's home. After a buffet lunch- eon the happy couple left on a motor ip, the bride travelling in a becoan g ensemble of brown. On their re- rh' they will reside in Whitevale, here'M1:''Webster.is Principal of the brie SdfiwaI ; 155 ti in reads statistics regarding such Mall- to tutions maintained by this church .or that, such statistics beingx as a rule; leil tended to do away with himself by drowning. After putting out into the lake he disrobed, threw his clothes and oars overboard and wait- ed for something to happen expecting the boat to upset, but it failed to do so. A north-east breeze kept the boat close to the shore as it drifted and failing to meet the expected fate he crawled under the hood covering of the bow which afforded partial cover- ing. Relatives who came to fetch him said the man has been missing since Thursday. Annual Clinic For Crippled Children On Sept. 26th The Lions Clubs of Seafortlt and Goderich are arranging for the an- nual Clinic to be held on Wednesday, September 26,th, at Alexandra Mar-: ins Hospital, Goclerich• Parents and others who know of children -who normally would other- wise ther wise not receive attention and to whom- the Clinic would be of benefib are urged to 'co-operate' with the Clubs to insure attendance. This is not a mental Clinic, but will be in charge. of Dr. G. A. Ram- say, assisted by others. Any information will be gladly given by Mr. H., S. Griff, Goderich. Be Prepared For A' Long, Cold Winter Says Wea- ther Prophet Ontario will have a long, cold win - r, ter, John CampbeIl,, old-time•. fisher., man and nature student of Fort Erie predicts. Campbell said he based his prophesy on the facts that butterflies are al- ready turning: into cocoons instead of waiting until late in October, that squirrels are gathering and storing. nuts with extra heavy shells and:that melts of pigs are heavy on top and bottom, Ile declared ,when winters will be mild pig's melts, organs •of the in- testines, near r,the liver,, are light ow top, but, this year "they are heavy all round." He also clangs husks oil corm are unusually thick. Canadian -grown root seed "SOUS., pares favourably' with the best int» ported Seed hilts: ability to products profitable crops,';' PREVENTION Now is the time of Your : to fortify your system against attacks of Cold, caused by wet and cold weather. " FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM BY USING WAMPOLES TASTELESS EXTRACT OF COD LIVER ' W. S. R. ROLMES PRM, R. &nes CLINTON, ONT. PHONE 51 OUR NEW FALL FIATS are now in All the Latest Styles and Colors Priced from $1.25 t $5.00 DAVIS Et6 E ?! MAN CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING AGENTS FOR GILLESPIES CLEANERS & DYERS, SEAFORTH 3 WENDORF'S Candy and Baring SSpecials. homemade Butterscotch, Chocolate Fudge Cake Butterfly .Buns, Neilson's Fresh Assortea Chocolate Boxes Mint Patties, Lemon Jelly Roll, Whoiewheat Bread, Buttermilk, • Potatoe and Cottage. Make sure of quality., Order from WENDORF'S Candy, Ice Cream Pastry Fall Excursions to WESTERN ERN CANADA and the PACIFIC COAST from All Points in the East Going dates SEP.21 to OCT.2 inclusive RETURN LIMIT 30 DAYS CENT A MILE —Bath way 1r/..r CENTS A MILE — Eaeh Way Good in, Tourist Sleep - Good in •Coaches only. ' frig Cars. Children—Usual Half Fare—Baggage Cheeked—Stop overs OPTIONAL ROUTINGS — CONVENIENT TRAIN SERVICE SEE NEAREST AGENT FOR. SPI;'CIFIC FARES, TICKETS— BERTB RESERVATIONS - TRAIN INFORMATION CANADIAN NATIONALT331 HOLMESVILLE 'The Y.P.S. was largely attended last Friday night. 1Vlr, Alvin Cox, Missionary convener, having prepar ed a splendid program. Norman Tre- wartha gave the topic, which was 'both °interesting and instructive. Miss Kathleen Huller favoured the gather- ing with a piano solo. Miss Helen MacMath will have charge of the Citizenship . meeting next Friday night, when arrangements will be made regarding the sending of dele- gates to the Y.P.S. Convention at Dungannon on Septa 28th. A number of the members of the W.A. were busy last week papering and painting the kitchen and secre tary's room in the church. The re - .sults are very gratifying. Mi-, H, Forester, daughter,. ,Emma, ',and Mr, ,Kenneth : Beeson of Locust Hill were week -end visitors . with Messrs. Wm• and Eldrid yeo. • Mxs. Halstead of Stratford spent the week -end with Mrs. Geo. Shep- pard. Mr. and Mrs. Draper of Detroit are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. W(ra. 1VIlalholland. Miss Kathleen Huller has returned from Stratford. Mrs. S. Walter is visiting with her son, Mr. Barry Walter, this week. A happy event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spence, on Wednesday, Sept. 12th, when the latter's mother, Mrs. Russell, cele- brated her eightieth birthday. Mese - VS. Sohn and Archie' Russell of Hope- ville carie for the day and a happy family gathering was enjoyed. Bou- quets were sent in by well-wishing neighbors. Mr.anti Mrs, John Cudin:ore left Wednesday • for AMONG THE CHURCHES At the sixth General Council of the United Church of Canada, whicli convened in Kingston last week, the Rev. Richard Roberts, D•D., minister of ,Sherbourne street church, Toron- to, was elected moderator. This is the highest position in the gift of the Church and he will hold it for two, -1 years. son The tenth annual convention of Hu- ron uron Presbytery Young 'Peoples' Union is to be held in Dungannon, Friday Sept. 28th. Registration precede the morning session which begins a 9.15, when there will be reports, busi ness and discussion groups, conduct ed by -the various convenors. Spe cial features of the afternoon are an open forum conducted'' by Rev. S. 3. Mathers of Toronto formerly , of Grand Bend, and an address by Rev.; F. W. Craik, Goderich. In the evening.there-will be an ad- dress by Rev. S, 3. Mothers and an in, lustrated lecture by Rev. LA. C. Kell of Toronto, on Mission 'Work in Northern Manitoba. Dinner and sapper will be served at the church and a sing -song will be led by Rev. C. W, D. C'osens of Clin ton. There. will be short -recreation periods) conducted by Oliver Ander- son, recreational convenor. The worship services at the three sessions will be led respectively. by Dungannon, St. Helens and •Goderich, Victoria Street, societies. Every so- ciety should plan to be represented at this annual- rally. ' • October 5th, 6th and 7th the tenth annual Young Peoples' Conference convention will be held in 'Leming.: ton. The guest speaker will be Dr. J. Kelly of Scotland, a young peoples' worker of international renown. Full particulars for both these conventions may be obtained from the society presidents. St. Paul's Church. The Very Reverend Dr. Ragg, Dean of Calgary, will speak in this church on Sunday evening, on condi- tions in Western Canada. The public are invited to one and hear him. Baptist Church • The service Sunday evening at sev- en o'clock. The pastor, Rev. G. W. Sherman, will preach. During the service Mr, Erlin Whitmore will sing, Tho Sunday School meets in the morning at eleven o'clock, Ontario Street United Church Rally Day on Sunday. Pastor's topics:. "Hold Fast and Work .Bard" Evening: "Deep Sprigs and Springs Flashy Terrents." Special Sunday School Rally Day Session at 2.80, Worship music, spe- cial numbers and an address by Reg- inald Noble, B.A. Church anniversary and supper on Oct, 7th and Oth. s t, Wesley -Willis United Church Sunday morning sermon subject; "A Living Sacrifice." Evening: "A Picture Sermon— Worship at Even- tide," (From the Angelus by Millet.) The September meeting of the W. M.S. was held on Thursday afternoon, the president, Mrs, Will Pickard, oc- cupied the chair. There was a good attendance, .including members of the home helpers' groups. The opening was followed hien appropriate poem, "Autumn," read by the president. Routine business included the secre- tary's and treasurer's report, both of which were adopted. The latter. report showed the foil amount of the allocation for the first two smatters reached and p.•ospeots bright for the same result in the next two. Re- posts were also received from the strangers' and temperance secretar- ies. Arangelnents were made for holding the autumn thankoffering Meeting in October and an effort will be made' to procure a returned mis- sionary to give the address. Mrs, (Dr.), W. A.' Oakes contributed a solo, "My Task," Mrs. M. Agnetti accom- panying on the piano. The usual de- votional exercises were observed. Hymns .'0'er the Gloomy -hills of Darkness," "God in Christ is All in All" and "The Morning Light is Breaking," were sung. Mrs. Addison and Mrs. Brown led in prayer and Mrs. Paterson read Psalm 95. Miss Stone very kindly prepared an outline of the work undertaken by the•W;.M.S. Miss` Stone's address, though brief was very full, interesting and coin- prehensiv`e, showing that there is a place for all females of the church in that society. The Baby Band enrolls children up to six years. The Auxil- iaries are glad to receive adults of any age and in between are the Mis- tion Band, C.G.I.T., Mission Circle and Young Women's or Evening Aux. Diaries. An ideal Society is .where' none.are left out. Refreshments were served and a happy social half hour enjoyed after the program. As the CenterSection Presbyterial will be held in B:gtnondville Church on Tuesday, September, Twenty-fifth,; anyone' wishing to go will please let Mrs. Sutter know before .Sunday ev-, ening so that transportation may arranged. Presbyterian :Church Sermon subject Sunday morning: "God the Father." Anniversary .services were observ- ed in this church on .Su ;day, the spe- cial speaker being Rev. C. 5, •,Oke of Knox Presbyterian church, Stratford. Rev. Dr. Dougan, pastor of the church, took the .services at Knox;' - The Bayfield Presbyterian services were withdra n o •'hr W .� �'•t. •,.day,,the con - 1 THURS., SEPT, 20, 1934. BANK OF CANADA CAPITAL $5,000,000 Divided into 100,000 Shares of $50.00 Each The Minister of Finance, pursuant to the provisions of the Bank of Canada Aet, offers for public subscription: 100,000 Shares of the Capital Stock of the BANK OF CANADA Issue Price: 850.00 a Share PAYABLE AB FOLLOWS: -. - On Application - ;12.50 a Share On Jan. 2, 1935 -- $37.50 a Sham The Bank of Canada has been incorporated by the Parliament of Canada and given wide powers to operate as a central bank of issue and rediscount for Canada. The Bank is authorized to pay cumulative dividends from its profits, after provision for expenses, depreciation, etc., at the rate of 41.-% per annum, payable half -yearly. Surplus profits are to be applied to the rest: fund of the Bank or paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund as provided by the Bank of Canada Act. Not more than 50 shares may be held by or for the benefit of any one person. Share- holders must be British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada or corporations organized under Dominion or provincial laws and controlled by British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada. Subscriptions should be mailed to the Minister of Finance, Ottawa, in envelopes narked "Bank of Canada Shares." Payment must be made by a certified cheque on a chartered bank or by a bank draft or post office or express company money order, payable to the Receiver General of Canada. As soon as possible after subscriptions have been received, allotments will be made and notice of the allotment will be mailed to the post office address furnished by the subscriber. Further particulars will be found in the official prospectus and application form which may be obtained'at the Department of Finance, the offices of the Assistant Receivers General, post offices, any branch of any chartered bank, and other financial institutions, The Subscription List will open on September 17, 1954, and close on or before September 81, 1934, with or without notice, at the discretion of the Minister of Finance. Dor:AN:SNP Or FINANOs, 005W,. SwrzMBSA 17. 1534. gregation joining with their sister church here for the morning service. In the evening the two United ehur- ches, Ontario street and Wesley Wil- ils, were both closed, allowing the congregations to unite with the Pres- byterians in their evening service. Rev. Mr. Oke delivered two inspir- ing addresses, both of which were heard with much interest by the .large 'congregations assembled. Mr. Oke is a young man who gas had quite a wide experience. He was associate pastor •of 'Knox church, Toronto, when war broke out. He 'beta chaplain to a battalion recruited Toronto, the 92nd, and went overse with them, when it was broken up went to France as chaplain to an au Diary unit andI Y also served in t lines. On conning home he served Alexandra church, Brantford some years, then went west as mi inter to a group without a church Brandon, where a large church w built during his ministry. Resignin his charge in 1982 he spent a year post.graduate work in Edinburgh, and in September, 1933, became minister of Knox church, Stratford. The choir under the direction of Mrs. J. 0. Cooper, organist and choir leader, gave a splendid program in the service of praise, They were as- sisted by Mr. A, Ballantyne and Miss Garniss of Brussels, who contributed duets both morning and evening, Mr. Ballantyne also contributing' a solo at the morning service. The choir anthems,- "0 God .Our Help," rand "The Lord Ts My Shepherd," were well. rendered, Miss Eleanor McKen- zie taking an important solo part in the morning anthem, The choir male quartette composed of Messrs. Will and Frank 14iutch, A. R. Mitchell and Co.eRoberton, rendered a number at the evening service, The church was, very handsomely decorated with flowers and ferns. REBEKAHS VISIT SEAFORTH Iluson Lodge No. 877 went to Sea - forth Monday evening to initiate and put on thedegree work, There were - twenty -four in the number. Seaforth Lodge put an a good pro, gram and after'warrds served refresh ments. The ladies had a pleasant evening, opening remarks Mrs. Lawson 'said she did not know whether to thank the club for the honour done her in elect- ing her to this office or not. But that she was counting on the hearty as- sistance and co-operation of the other members of the executive and the whole membership in her year's work, Mrs: W. J. PlumsteeI, a former pre- sident, in a brief address, welcomed the new Collegiate teacher, Miss Beat- tie, and all the returning teachers, expressed the satisfaction of the club in having so efficient a president in me the chair, and also the warm appre- in dation of the organization of the fine as services of the immediate past -pre - he sident, Mrs. G. T. Jenkins, who had x -given such good s t h g d service for four he ears. Both the i y e retiring and the new at president gave brief thanks for the for kind words spoken on behalf of the n club, • in Mrs, Walter A. Oakes contributed a a9 in CLUB REORGANIZES The Clinton 'Badminton Club held a reorganization "meeting on Monday evening, when the following' officers were elected for the coming season: President, Miss Franca. Brydone. Vice -President:. Nile Bingeman. Secretary, 'Miss Isobel Ohowen, Treasurer, Bill Ball. Convenor •of 1Vlembership Commit- tee, Martin Stooke. Convenor of Social Committee, Miss Kay McTaggart. Convenor of . Sports Connnittee, Miss Mary Hovey. Convenor of : Property Committee, Tom McLennan: A membership fee of $2.00 for the season was decided upon, The monthly lxrsiness meeting is' to be held onthe first Wednesday of each month, A very hearty invitation is extend- ed to all Badminton enthusiasts to. join the club. H. AND S. CLUE ENTERTAIN The annual ,social- evening and re- ception for returning teacher was held in the Collegiate auditorium by the' Home and School Olub on Tuesday ev ening; • , Quite a large"number' attended and Mrs. B. C. Lawson, the 'newly -elected president, took the chair for the short program, Which ' had been arranged. One.verse;of,the Maple Leaf was sung Mb. Hearn; (Writhe . piano,. land -in-her charming solo, Mrs. Morgan Agnew at,the piano, and was obliged to re- spond to an encore; Mrs, D. H. McIn- nes read several short poems, which the president announced were writ- ten by the lady's husband and which were listened to with interest and pleasure, and Mrs. Morgan Agnew and Mise Edith Patterson contributed a very fine pians duet. At the conclusion of the program Mrs. A. T. Cooper and MTs. C. W. Draper 'introduced a bird Contest, which served to mix the company up and a• half hour was spent in this way. At the conclusion of this the Social committee, Nies. Hanly con- vener, served very dainty refresh meets, Mrs. J. Scott and Mrs. W. J. Plumsteel pouring tea. Altogether it was a very happy and suceessfalr little community gather- ing. VARNA Mr. Fred Austin is all smiles these days because a little San has come to brighten their home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Perrie and children of Toronto are visiting Mrs. . M, Beat- ty, Very sorry to learn of Mrs, Frank Weekes illness, Hope she may soon be herself again. Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Reid visited friends in Cromarty this week -end. There gathered a few friends and neighbors at the home of Mrs. M. Reid Monday evening topresent to Miss Ruth Elliott tokens of good will on her marriage. The following address was read: ` "To Ruth and Fred: We, your friends of the com- munity • of Varna, - are gathered here this evening to express in a praetic- al. way, our sincere good wishesfor. your future happiness and prosperity, throughout what we pray will be many years of married life. We ask you to accept these giftsas tokens of our sincerity and pledges of our good will. May' God bless 'you and supply you with many and grater gifts. Ado the riches of Itis blessing. Signed on behalf of Varna Community." Ebenezer Community (Goderieh. Township) The Ladies' Aid of Ebenezer Uni- ted church, which meets on the second Thursday 'of the month, was enter- tained by Mrs. Martin at the home of Mr. D. Reuger on Thursday afternoon last. The feature of the afternoon' Was .an address by Mrs, W. R. Lobb, who' spoke en her eight years' exper- ience at Mount View Home for De= Unguent Girls and ;Unmarried Moth - era at Calgary. One often hears and so many dry bones. But Mrs. Lobb put life into these dry bones, they lived and breathed, as did the dry bones in the valley spoken of by Ezekiel. Nev- er ever again will the women who heard her speak be able to think of this work but as a living, breathing, life - renewing work, carried on by devote - ed women in the name of the blaster. and when any contribution is made toward the maintenance of such work, it can be done in the knowledge it is money well spent. Mrs. Lobb drew attention to many reforms which might be made in the laws concerning women and children, Mrs. Martin had thoughtfully in- vited several of the women in the community belonging to other chur- chesbepresent, an t the to d t l a con- clusion of the afternoon Mrs. Pear- son and Mrs. R. G. Thompson, on be- half of these, moved a vote of thanks and Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. McCart- ney presented Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Lobb with bouquets, Mts. Martin then served delightful refreshments and the ladies enjoye a social hoer together. There were twenty-five or thirty present, includ- ing some children, Sunday, Sept. 23rd, will be anniver- sary and rally day in Ebenezer church, Rally service will be held at two -thirty in the afternoon, with a preaching service at seven -thirty 1 the evening. The Rev. A. Sinclair the Hensall United church, a form pastor of this and Holniesville can„ gregations, will be the speaker in the afternoon anti the preacher at the evening service. In the evening the church choir will be assisted by a nailed quartette, made up of Mrs, M. T. Corless, Mrs. H. Fitzsimons and Mr. C. Lobb of Clinton, and Mr. L. Pearson of the 16th. " A generous thankolfering . is :expected at these services, and the piib'lio is generally invited to attend them. STRANGE STORY TOLD} BY STRAGGLER Garbed only in a, bran sack, which he had secured from a. barn a. few minutes previous, Victor Palmer pre- sented himself at the farm home of Thomas Snowden, located on the lake shore, two utiles south of Bayfield, asking food and shelter. Palmer, said by examining physi- cians to be of unsound mind and known as a former inmate of an in- stitution, told of spending three days and three nights on Lake Huron in a rowboat, in a naked condition. He says he threw his clothes andthe oars away after putting out in the rowboat from near Point Edward last Friday, but there is no checking this way of g angle of Ws story or how he made the 50 mile water trip along the shore line to the point of disembarkation. He showed few effects of his ordeal when, he appeared before Magistrate J. A. Making in police court in Gode- rich on Tuesday, charged with vag d rancy. When Palmer presented himself at the Snowden farm he was taken in, clothed and fed, and the police sent for, County Constable Gundry re- sponding, Ile was taken to the county jail and was released when re- latives came to take hien home. n' To jail attendants Palmier told a o1 coherent story. He told thein he forme left a note in a cottage saying he in - ;SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WEDDED AT WHITEVALE A charming wedding was solenmiz-, ed at the Baptist Church, WUritevale, which was beautifully' decorated for the occasion, on Saturday afternoon, September the fifteenth, when Mar- jorie E., second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Turner, of Wlhitevale, be, came the bride of Earle J. D., eldest son of Mr. and . Mrs. T. J. Webster, of Seaforth. The bride, gowned in white gosso- mcr silk with bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carrying a shower bou- quet of Sweetheart Roses and Baby's Breath, wasgiven in marriage by her father, Miss Gertrude Webst€r of Seaforth, sister of the groom, wore an orchid and yellow costume and carried a Colonial bouquet. Mi.. Ken- neth Turner of Toronto, brother of the, bride, was groomsman, white Mr. Sidney Pugh and Mr. Hugh Mitch411, eousins of the bride, acted as ushers.. Miss Marjorie Keyes played the wed- ding music, and Miss Elsie Hornby of Hamilton sang "I Love You Truly" very feelingly: At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony' Rev. Mr. Wilson, the offi- ciating minister, presented the young couple, on behalf of the hrennbers, of the church, with a beautiful Bible as this was the first wedding in the church since it was erected' over Sixty years ago. Mrs. IT. E. Turner in peach feral georgette, and Mrs. T. 3. Wlebster in blue lace, received the guests at' the bride's home. After a buffet lunch- eon the happy couple left on a motor ip, the bride travelling in a becoan g ensemble of brown. On their re- rh' they will reside in Whitevale, here'M1:''Webster.is Principal of the brie SdfiwaI ; 155 ti in reads statistics regarding such Mall- to tutions maintained by this church .or that, such statistics beingx as a rule; leil tended to do away with himself by drowning. After putting out into the lake he disrobed, threw his clothes and oars overboard and wait- ed for something to happen expecting the boat to upset, but it failed to do so. A north-east breeze kept the boat close to the shore as it drifted and failing to meet the expected fate he crawled under the hood covering of the bow which afforded partial cover- ing. Relatives who came to fetch him said the man has been missing since Thursday. Annual Clinic For Crippled Children On Sept. 26th The Lions Clubs of Seafortlt and Goderich are arranging for the an- nual Clinic to be held on Wednesday, September 26,th, at Alexandra Mar-: ins Hospital, Goclerich• Parents and others who know of children -who normally would other- wise ther wise not receive attention and to whom- the Clinic would be of benefib are urged to 'co-operate' with the Clubs to insure attendance. This is not a mental Clinic, but will be in charge. of Dr. G. A. Ram- say, assisted by others. Any information will be gladly given by Mr. H., S. Griff, Goderich. Be Prepared For A' Long, Cold Winter Says Wea- ther Prophet Ontario will have a long, cold win - r, ter, John CampbeIl,, old-time•. fisher., man and nature student of Fort Erie predicts. Campbell said he based his prophesy on the facts that butterflies are al- ready turning: into cocoons instead of waiting until late in October, that squirrels are gathering and storing. nuts with extra heavy shells and:that melts of pigs are heavy on top and bottom, Ile declared ,when winters will be mild pig's melts, organs •of the in- testines, near r,the liver,, are light ow top, but, this year "they are heavy all round." He also clangs husks oil corm are unusually thick. Canadian -grown root seed "SOUS., pares favourably' with the best int» ported Seed hilts: ability to products profitable crops,';'