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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-01-20, Page 2PAGE TWO. Orange Pekoe "SAL THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938 tend TEA 8115 HURON NEWS heel length with hoop about skirt and twelve yards of wide white ribbon tied and bordered on different parts of the dress, Mrs, Duchlarme tells that on her wedding day all went 'yell till dawn next morning .when a' few of the old timers wished to have a last prank on the 'bride, by taking the groom, sitting 'hien carefully on a cut- ter or bark, placing a whip in his. hands and they pulled the cutter on road ,and agoing to a neighbor's for a few minutes and 'then returning the groom to the 'bride again, Such were scenes anal pranks of early pioneer wedding days. Both Mr. and Mrs. Du- charme are still hearty 'considering thou age. \it, Gocharmc was a son of the lata :Martin IDuchdrmc, while Mrs.. Ducharme is a daughter of the late \nclrew Wilson. •1'o this union were born ten children, four boys and sic girls. '('hose living are three sons, Al- fred, William and '!Oscar, all of the Blue Water Highway and three dau- ghters, Mrs. David lGerontette, Mt, Carmel, Mrs, Solomon 'Williams, of Seafnrth, and;\Irs, Bernardath !Hart- man, of Thedford , 'i'het•e are o9 grandchildren and I1G' great grand- children. After an address teas read by 'Mrs. 'Remie Denonine, .grand- daughter, suitable gifts were pre- sented to %Ir, and Mrs. IDauharme 'by their children and grandchildren.— Zurich Herald, Turned Out All Right tDunean Munn, ex Warden of Bruce county, has been re-elected 'Reeve of the 'Village of Ripley for the fifteenth year in succession. The !Reeve's wife is a well-known soloist and has ,been in demand at high-class concerts throughout the district where she lines. Shortly 'before her marriage to Mr Munn the 'bride-to-be 1.1,a0 on a musical program and it was her in- tention to render that well-known and popular Scotch song"Duncan !Gray cant' here tae woo," IAA 'Duncan Marl been over to his sweetheart's home the previous evening and as the pros- pect of it 'happy marriage was in the singer's mind it 'was only natural that the singer substituted "Duncan Munn" for Duncan 'Gray and there was considerable suppressed langhter in the audience at the change in the surname. for those who knew the now sili'erhaired veteran nineiclpal authority in his early manhood spoke of him as an ardent ladies' man and he has made an ideal husband.— Chesley 'Enterprise. H. Livermore Gets 6 Months— After a two-day hearing of evid- ence before Judge T. M. Costello in County judge's Criminal Court at ifioderich, Harold !Livermore. Clinton ycuu-,g man, was .found guilty last week on a charge of criminal negli- gence and was sentenced to six months in jail. Livermore was the driver of the car which threw twen- ty -year -,lel Mrs. \\•m. Doherty, of Goderich, to her death after crashing into a car driven by Harry Bradley. Goderich. on highway No. ti. on Sep- tenihcr 6 last year. Engagement Announced— ?Fr, .\lfred Hughes of 'Toronto an- nonnecs the engagement of his elder datt;ritter 'Florence. to IM r. Fred •1. A. \1 •rrell. alsn'oi "I'or,tntu, elder .:nn of \Ir, and Mrs. H. Morrell of Hullo:. The wedding will take place Febru- ary 5. in Bethel Tabernacle. Toronto, McBrien-Page— The marriage of Miss I'Ielei 'Page, daughter of Mr. Thomas ('age and the late Mrs. 'Page, Victoria street, Goderich, and Stewart McBrien, of Oil Springs. stat of Mr, and Mrs. 'Harvey McBrien, of Clinton, was sol- emnized in St. Peter's parish. house. Goderich, on Saturday morning, Rev. C F. Nagle officiating. The bride., given in marriage 'by her father, was charming in a gown of blue taffeta with wine colored accessories, and carried a bou'q'uet of Supreme roses. She 'was attended by (Miss Theresa Crawford, of 'Gork'rirh, who wore light blue taffeta with 'black accessor- ies. (-ler flowers were cheep pink roses: The bride's brother, Mr. 'Patrick Page of Detroit, was the ,bride- groom's attendant. After the cere- mony a wedding !breakfast was serv- ed at the !bride's home, when Mrs. Al- bert \T.ero was hostess assisted he I Miss Bessie Tobin and Miss .\ileen e Stowe. 'Later Mr, and Mrs, \icFiricn It left !for Detroit, the ,bride travelling -'iia .green wool ,gown with ,nrttchin:g accessories. '.They will reside in Oil Springs, 'Mrs. L. 'Giddings, of De- • l troit, sister of the ibridegroom, avas in 'Goderich for the wedding, -Clinton ' •News -;Record, New Schedule for Georgian— It will he good news for the people of 'Goderich and the district that the steamer Georgian will operate next year on a schedarle which ,will be a de- cided improvement ,from the local standpoint. (According to information received by Mr. Chas: C: Lee, a new Canadian company, to he known as the (Detroit nQ. [Georgian Bay Naviga- tion Company has ,been 'formed (not, however, doing away with the identity of the Seaway Lines Limited). and it is planned to develop ,business he- tween Detroit and 'Goderich more via- ' orously than ever. 'The 1938 schedule indicates two sailings each week, in- stead of the weekly sailing as in prev- ions years, and four calls at this port. Leaving Detroit at 9 p.m. nn 'Friday, the Georgian will arrive at 'Goderich h a.m. Saturday ancd remain here un- til -noon, then proceed to .Parry Scum and on the return trip reneli Goderich at midnight Sunday and Detroit at 8139 Monday morning. The (Georgian will leave 'Detroit again at 4.30 p.ni, Monday, arriving 'at (Goderich ,1, 5.01, Tuesday, then after calling at !Killarn- ey, Little Current, 'Parry Sound. 'Pen- etang, 'Midland and Collingswood, ar- rive at ,Goderich 5 a.m..Friday and continue out to ;Detroit, reaching that port at 2 p,ni, the sante day. The three-hour stay at this port on .Satur- day will give passengers a good op- portunity 'of seeing 'Goderich, and pos- sibly a good number will take advan- tage of the opportunity to remain over here and return to Detroit on the 'Georgian's return trip.-tGoderich Sig- nal -Star, Anderson-Caldwell— A quiet wedding was solemnized at iEsleter ,when Rev. IE. A. !Elliott unit- ed in marriage Dorene Meta, daught- er of Mr. and the late Mrs. John 'Caldwell, to !Emerson 'James, son of Mr. and Mrs. !Arthur (Anderson, of 1Kippen. The couple were unattended. The bride wore a dress of midnight blue corded crepe with hat and shoes to match. After the ceremony dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents. ;For travelling the +bride ,wore a navy blue crepe suit trimmed with white, a navy 'tweed coat trimmed with wolf and matching accessories. They will reside on the groom's 'farm west of Kippen. Smith�Harper— The wedding of Miss Olive 'Har- per, elder 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Harper, 'Carlingford, and Mr. Wm, Smith, of Dublin, took place at the 'Anglican church, 'Du'blin. They spent their honeymoon in Toronto and !Niagara 'Falls. and will reside in Dublin, Long Married Life— Mr, and Mr.. 'Oscar (Ducharme Sr have the distinction of being the old est married couple in the history r, the IFrench Settlement parish. Eiein married on ;T'anuary 7th, 1+87+4, by th Rev. 'Father :Sneider, a German mis aicmary priest stationed at Goderich who had as his mission the h'rencl Settlement on the howler of l.akt Huron, 112miles south cif !Goderich at a point called "Birch 'Point' i'Piiinte au Boil1eau), t'lio 'wool travel over corduroy roads on hors back once in a month to administer to the early .settlers of this parish Mr. .Ducharme, who is in his 89th year, was 'born at St. Therese, Lowe Canada, and migrated to the (Freed Settlement with his late parents whet but a 'boy of eight years of age. Mrs Ducharme is 719 years old and wa born about 180 rods from where sh naw lives. They both possess grea reasoning !faculties and like to talk o their early married life. They relat that on their. wedding day after th eeremony they drove up to IDrysdal corner, a distance of about a mil north 'from the church, where •Roher Drysdale then' kept a hotel and danc hall in connection. The !bridal part 'with two :other weddings on the sain occasion combined all' in one party and while awaiting the wedding din tier to be !prepared by the ,groom': parents, they all made merry. (Bird Point undoubtedly dates 'hack to th days o'fthe Indians who it is though gave it this ,name.) Mr. !D'ncliarme be ing an expert violin player of his 'lay and there was no handicap for music to make the day one of enjoyment Mrs, !Ducharme recalls her weddings garments (being a blue serge dress Progress in Air Mails (ByJohn C. !Kelley, Postmaster 'for the Windsor district, in the :Windsor Daily Star.) Throughout 191317, surveys have been Made to determine what routes the mail -bearing planes should ,follow. De- tails have been smoked out. !Plans have 'been completed. 13y the middle of 1119!3(8, it is expected this vision will have 'become a 'reali'ty and .fast planes •w'i'1'1wing their way from 'the. Atlantic to. the Pacific on re- gular -scheduled' .flights. IA 'few years ago a .single .flight across Canada would have been hailed in headlines as a daring achievement. But in a few months this aerial Feat will :be per- !forrnedv ith the clocklike regularity that characterizes other ,phases of the postal service. Windsor vuvkl he an important point in this Canadian air mail system. While the main line will .probably lie' north of the (Great Lakes so that planes can'span Canada by the most direct route, Windsor will the the ter- minus for one of the main feeder hoes. Mail from here will be flown to Toronto and 'thence north to the main line. ' Windsor will also he an important connecting link with [Jnited States airlines, lstablielmuent of a regular ,plane service 'between here and Montreal will p'(cc e Windsor on the direct air line front Eastern Canada to the Or- ient. t\ letter dropped into a Montreal letterbox will be `flown to W'indso•. Here it will be 'transferred to a plane, headed !for the Pacific. A Clipper ship roaring out through San Francisco's 'Golden Gate will carry this Montreal letter the rest of the way to the 'Far East. Even at the .present time, 'Windsor is an important point on the air mail map of !America, Inauguration of a new aerial hook-up between Chicago and Winnipeg has tended to increase the moan 1 of air mail passing through the Windsor office, \lith the new service in operation a letter mailed in Windsor before 15.30 p,m, is in Winnipeg the next morning in time for regular delivery, The ser- vice connects with trains out of Win- nipeg With the result tun t a letter mailed in'Windsor belfore 5,30 pan. is Iry Regina the nest afternoon and in Calgary and ll?dntonton the following dmorning, This service cuts 336 hours ,front the prevailing time required for western sir mail. The added service to cities west of Winnipeg is made possible by the fact that the Chicago -Winnipeg plane arrives in the \ anitaba capital just in time to catch 'both C1'.R. and C.N.R. westbound morning drains, Getting down to earth and glancing over Windsor's postal records for the past year, we Blind an increase in rev- enue of more than ,`43101000, or approx- imately 194411,01111 as compared with SI37,01Y0 in ('(1 6. The increase affected all 'branches of revenue. The greatest improvement was in November when tin' increase amounted 'to (118.15 per rent, 'Only June and July showed de- creases and these were slight. Apart ,from the temporary staff hir- ed lfor the !Christmas rush, there are .844 persons employed in the Wind- sor post office. Of these 74 are letter carries. 1n addition to the postmaster and assistant postmaster there are eight supervisory officers. In the Windsor district there are '14 .sub post office's and two postal sta- tions. all of which are directly con- trolled from the naaill postal offices in the Dominion ,Public Building on Oullette avenue, Efficiency of all employes is kept na t" standard thy the system csf regu- lar examinations which must be pass- ed 'by members of the postal .service once a year. !In the most recent ex- amination every one of the 20 employ- es taking the test carne through with flying- colors, while two actually scor- ed 100 per cent. The perfect tallies were turned in by ii. Iahoney,, principal postal clerk and H. •:\ Daignault, postal clerk. 'Post office employe; .at the Wind- sor office were under a special strain duringmost of the past year. 'Chis re- sulted from the change in street num- hers. The shift to the new numbers went into effect on January •2l2 but citizens have been slow in notifying corres- pondents of'the changes in address. 'Chis has resulted in a slowing up of the mail delivery service: !finable to tell at a glance 'whether 'a letter car- ries the old or the new nunt'ber, post- al workers have had to dig through directories, The Coronation last :i\tfay brought a are demand :for the 'special issue of • orosation stamp.. iP!hila'te+lists snap- n•d thein up as .fast as they wore is- sued. !One stamp dealer from Liver- pool, England. sent three Canadian It.'u0 bills to cover the ,cost of 8,1010 of the special 'three -cent stamps. The outside of the Dominion ;Public Building was suitably- decorated .for the Coroination. Along the full ;length of the (building ran. a ',panel: of royal bloc, eight ,feet ,sleep, on which was written in letters ,df ;gold "Long May They Reign." (From this, panel rose an oil 'painting, 1218 'feet sganare, show- ing Their 'NIa!jesties .in court regalia, Union Jacks and Canadian ensigns' flanked this huge picture, which was ibrild'iantly floodlighted at night. !During the. past year •P, R. Smith.' supervisor ,of avails, .celebrated the completion of 3(5' years in the postal service. 'While ,CliffBrd P. May, over- seer of letter carriers, passed tIse 310' - year mark. BOTANICAL NOTES FOR JANUARY '(lEx'perinental !Farms Note) <By E. W. !Hart, Division df Bot- any, Central 'Experimental iFarni, Ot- tawa, (Canada.) 'Christm'a's and New Year's Day fes- tivities have passed with their 'attend- ant satiation. !People require change even from the very 'best of good things. Santa Claus may have ori'@lived:, his welcome: the cinema, tbi-idge- table, 'dancing and the !blare 'of the• jazzing radio may cease to 'charm when the skates, skis, snow -shoes anis other outdoor attractions will clam' the attention of many. Some, on the other hand, will seek !blessed relief and change in the ever faithful panacea— Nature, and the healing silences of the 'Wintery ' snoods 'under ' a sky clear. chill, pale with an ineffable •pii•rity. In the austere beauty of the 'wood- land solitude is a sense of rhapsody, like strains of sacred :music, 4.n a ail, eine profound, tier upon tier of som- bre ,evergeeensbranches have 'keen miraculously changed intosprays of sparkling !flowers of diamonds, to be made more lovely still, at eventide, by the mystic enchantment of the moon. "Cedar, and ,pine, and fir A sylvan scene, and as the ranks as- cend Shade upon shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." • The evergreens, like old and trust- ed friends—serene and .confident— await the woodland ramblers. 'Men studying the native ever- greens, (or conifers, which means cone.lbearing) it will be well to re- member that they .do not all !bear, cones, (Exceptions are the yew, which has a berry -like fruit, bright red when ripe; and the juniper, whose fruit is a darkehlue berry. iA conifer 'which sheds its leaves in the autumn is the tamarack (or larch'), Other trees which bear•cone-like fnuits are the :birch and the alder. 'But they are not true conifers, neither are they evergreen. The native evergreens, likely to be stet with during these woodland rani drles, include tine pines, spruces, firs, Douglas spruce, hemlocks, cedars and tamaracks. There are, however, some introduced species, which have escap- ed cutisation and 'esta'blished them- selves wild either singly or in c01on- 105, such as the 'Scotch pine. Tile native pities are distinguished 'from the other evergreens ,by the fact that their needle-shaped leaves are ar- ranged in !kindles of from two to !five, each ibundle being 'bound at the 'b'ase like the 'bristles of a paint 'br'us'h, !batt 'by a short papery sheath. The leaves vary in length ,from one to 'fifteen inches, Nine native .pines occur in Canada, which are sometimes divided into two groups=the soft and hard pines. The soli pine's have their leaves in bundles of five. and cones with thin scales. They are the white pine, western white pile limber pine and white - 'bark pine. The hard ones, an' the other hand, have their leaves in bundles of two or three, and have cone scales which are thick and 'woody. They are the red pine jack pine, pitch, pine. 'band pine and lodgepole pine. Only one native pine extends front the Atlantic to the !Rocky mountains in British Columbia, five .grow in the \\'est, and three are (found only in Eastern Canada. • It is not possible, in this. short ar- ticle, to describe in detail the nine na- tive pines. However. those .people ;rho are interested in this winter diversion which will constitute a round of be- nign pleasure, should apply to the Do- minion Botanist, ,Ottawa, for Informa- tion concerning an inexpensive work, well, 'illustrated • and ,which tells in simple language, with the ,absence of technical terms and readily under- stood •by 'all, how to identify pines and other evergreens; where they grow; and to what economic use they are put, The book will, in Fact .constitute a .practical and ,sympathetic guide al- ways at hand, as it can be 'carried in the pocket. Collectors, who may be doubtful about the names of evergreens, can send twigs together with their cones to the Dominion Botanist, Ottawa, for ides tificatioti. 'English man---" We have some 'very large 'birds in !England. Why, once while LI was standing in a zoological gardens I saw 4 man 'come in 0n an eagle." Yan!ieae—,`.`Brother, that's 'nothing. Once , while 1 was wuitclting a''ball game 1 saw a player .go out on a fly.,, If you haven't .. you are1:is ill something Your favourite dealer can get you a variety of Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish, the flavour of which is as tasty and as perfect as though you had caught them yourself and promptly popped them into the pan. They can be served in various appetizing ways . - . .Dried Fish such as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cask and Pollock, and Pickled Fish such as Herring, Mackerel and Alewives can be brought to your table as new dishes , , , that the family will like, Serve Canadian Fish more often. Make "Any DayA Fish Day". Your dealer can secure Dried or Pickled Fish for you no matter how far ydu live from open water ... with every bit of its goodnessretained for you. And, by the way .. , you'll find it pleasingly economical. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, OTTAWA. rra<?,,,yx•,r as Rt stsw • WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET r Department of Fisheries, Ottawa. ,. Please send Inc pour free 52.page Booklet "Any Day A Fish Day , containing 100 delightful and economical Fish liecipes, Rade Address wD! ANY DAY A (FISH DAV MAKES REPORT Ata meeting of the 'Public School Board Oriday evening the report of H. B. Edge was presented. Mr. (Edge along with 'Mayor J. J. Cluff and W. A. Wright had trade a careful sur- vey of the 'building with special atten- don being paid to its stability. The report dispelled all doubt as to the condition which existed at the school, Repairs have ;been made which have turned the !basement into a 115.0 part of the •building, iNew joists have +been part in to replace 'any that showed signs of decay. A new indirect light- ing system was also installed during the Christmas holiday season. Some joists under the bottom floor were in 'bad shape 'before the repairs had 'been made, 'Reports and 'rumors however had circulated ,until Sante parents were alarmed lest the school should 'collapse. 'An inspector ,from the !Department of .Education was asked to inspect the 'building but has not done so as'yet. Most of the members of the hoard feel that with the repairs that hale al- ready been made. together with the suggested repairs that the .building will he perfectly sound and suitable for years to come. The report of Mr. Henry B. 'Edge was as follows: 'T'he Board cif Trus- tees Seaforth IPu'blic School: Dear Sirs IAs requested, and assisted by His Worship the Mayor, Mr. !John Chili' and IMr, Win. Wright, chairman Of your Property 'Committee, a very careful i nspection in detail of the school house and conditions has been made. After .consideration we have de- cided there is no danger of the ,build- ing or any part of it collapsing. The stone foundation and the 'brick work is sound, ,strong. and well 'built, no serious 'defects being found, The school has an tip -to -elate clos- et system, it is well installed and effi- cient. '(lie steam heating system is well installed and should satisfactor- ily heat the •(building•. 'Gown water is available from drinking ,fountains situ- ated within' the building for the pu- pils, 'All ;floors are well preserved. It is necessary and important that a replacement' of 15 or 20 joists in thi' boiler morn receive immediate Fatten_ tio!i and the olsl closet tames should be removed from !basement, ,1 i n any accumulation of rubbish. The condition of the school building is such, that,a large amount of'reoairs, painting, and decoration is Necessary, and will require ani expenditure of $1,500 or more. (Eighteen hundred would be the limit of cost. This expenditure would out the 'building in good and pleasing condi- tion, 'both inside and outside. Concrete lacing 'walls; etc., in 'base- men't, in boiler room and some exca- vation, Replacement of all defective joistaj and timbers, 4 new windows under imide building with outside areas to give light and ventilation. 'White washing, 'by spraying, of boiler room. Jacking sip !floors and ;beams where settlement is found. Also partitions. All under pinnings in !boiler room and other parts of 'building should be tak- en care of, also any other carpenter work. Remove all defective (plaster and make good with 2 coats of suita- ble materials. Cover ceilings of en- trance room to school and 2 halls with No. 1 gyproc. Clean all walls and ceilings of roosts and halls, and redecorate with suitable semi -gloss paints. Repaint all interior woodwork one coat. Repair any defects in stone walls, 'Do any necessary replacement of defective materials about windows; belt courses and paint joists where ne- cessary-. Remove 'brickwork and level up windows in west wall of south rooms and re'b!uilt brickwork; make. good all sills 'of windows found de- fective, Repair and rattail all cornice work: widen all ;gutters of roof at eaves and place suitable outlets to prevent water soaking through walls. Spray •paint.alt exterior !brick walls as required, etc. Your committee recommend that this report be accepted and 'considered as of interest' to the ratepayers of Seaforth, Yours respecbfuiily. Signed—H. B. ;Edge. l•Fr, Screeeher ;('who is about to sing): "'VWhati your 'favorite air?" Friend '(making for the door): "Fresh—and 'plenty of it." Want and For Sale ads, 3 arks. 50c.