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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-02-10, Page 1I. heard- a song, a tender song, 'Twos; sung for me alone, In the' dusk Of a ;golden 'twiilight When the• sun is gone, And as long as any heart is beating And as long as .my eyes have bears I shall hear the echoes ringing Throughout the distant years. I shave a love, the love of years, Bright as the purest star, eYy e ate f ,a y_, forthNe HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER A • radiant,sweet acid wonderful, As_hopeless -and as ;far, 3.1 is a love that speaks to ine • in that sweet sang. of old. t •s the dream of happy days, Its petals white unfold, And evert star may !fall 'frons heaven And every rose decay, But 'the ages cannot change my love Or take my dreams away: WHOLE SERIFS, VOL. 60, No. 6. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1938 Phone 84. $1 a year. GRAPE FRUIT 7 FOR te DRIED PEACHES per Lb. 19c SCHNEIDER 1S:HORTENING- 2 Lbs. for 25c C'OLE1UTA'N'S LARD— 2 Ibs. for 2$c CHRIST.IE'S Cocktail WAFERS— per Ib. 15c DRIED APRICOT pet lb, 25c PRUNES, large size , ...2 lbs. for 19c CORN STARCH— Loose ........ ... , 3 lbs. for 25c LI'B'BY VEGETABLE SOUP— 3 tins 25c PUFFED WHEAT :., per pack 10c EATMORE WHEAT .BrERRI'ES- 5 lbs 25c TAPIOCA 3 lb. 25c OLD 'CHEESE, real snappy .... 25c 1 LARGE RId GO & 1 LIFEBUOY all for 25c HANDY AMMONIA— • with scouring pad . , , .. 2 for 13c MANY FLOWERS SOAP - 3 cakes 110 OONICENTRATED SUPER SUDS with 3 cakes soap .... all for 25c Make your little pigs grow with Master's Starter. A. C.ph one 166 COAL QUALITY -SERVICE PHONE L. BOX 43 OX • North Side United Church Rev. 'i'..\. Carmichael, 'Minister I'1 a.m., Morning .service. 7 p.m„ 'Evening service S.S. at ;301, St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth 'R'ev. R. .P ID. Hurford; ID.D., Rector 11 a.m.—"Growing Straight." 7 p.m. "The Hiding of His Power." Sunday School at I19 a.m. The •Rector wilt preach at both services. 'GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAMES The 'Girls' Athletic Society is run- ning a schedule of basketball games between forms T?, 13, e4, '3, On Thurs- day Feb. 3•, after four a very interest- ing and exciting game of (basketball was held in the Collegiate gymnasium between second and third .form girls. The •score was 1216 'to 1116 in favour of the third formers. Those scoring were: 'fr 2nd 'form—D. Regier, L, 'MoGavin; for 3rd farm—:\'h. 10IINeill, 'F. Mat- thews, A. Lawrence, 2. Dunlop. Names •of players: Second form—ILeft forward, D. Re- gier; right forward, L. M'oGavin; cen- tre forward, B. .Best; left guard, H. Moffat; right guard, C. Holmes; cen- tre .guard, B. McLeod. Third 'form—Left forward, 'F. Mat- thews; right (onward, A. Lawrence; .centre forward, Z. Dunlop; left ,guard, T. Forbes: right 'guard, B. Manley; centre 'guard, E. Dale. Out Tuesday night Feb. 8, 3rcl form 'defeated' ?'i?rh .and 5th ;forma by 'default. PRESENTATIION •On Saturday night a presentation took place at the Maple Leal Gardens, T'oron'to, during the .hockey match'be- tween Toronto Maple Leafs .and Bos- ton Bruins,- when Cooney (Ralph) Weiland, captain of 'the Boston team, was 'honored by some of his admirers in Seaforth and Flgmondvilile. A .gi'ft. was presented to hint.,by Mayor J. J Gluff a'n'd 'Postmas'ter C. P. Sills of Seaforth on behalf of his many friends. A'bou't twenty fans from here attended' 'the game but from 'the 'rous- ing applause it is estimated a ilarge number of former iHuronittes were in 'the arena. Ivf,r. H. ,\;1, IJaaclkson, ivas un' 'charge of 'tate arrangements tat Toron- to. Cooney 'Weilind was Confined to bed,Saturday as the result of a m'o'tor crash Which .occurred. in 'Toronto the tprevious night, when his 'car co'll'ided, with anoibher,. He escaped with minor gouts and 'bruises and was alble:to take part in t'he game. Id: Ninetieth Birthday on St. Valentine's Day Above is a recent picture taken by The News of Mrs,'William Pinkney w -ho will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on Monday next. "Many happy returns of the data" to a highly respected resident of Sea - forth 1 the person of firs, William 1'inkney ChaPk street, nolo will cele- brate her ninetieth birthday 'on Mon- day next February 1114111. Mrs. 'Pink- ney has lived nearly all her fife to this district. She was horn in the town of !Perth, Lanark county, and tante to Brumfield when very young. Her father, the late '1'iromas John Kennard was .a -well 'known carpenter, having done the interior'fnishing of a great many houses around Brueefield as well as building a home there for his family, .There were eight children in the Kennard family of whom three ars still living: Mrs, 'Pinkney, Sea- forth:- Mrs. Elizabeth 'ladastherrv, (hand Forks, North Dakota, and Thomas Kennard, of New Richland, Missouri. 'I'inkney says she was ton young to remember the journey when they moved to Huron. The 1<ennar.ds came by 'boat up the Great Lakes to Gnderich. The railway had not yet ;,ten 'built- 'There were only a few families at 'Brucefnelcl. Being 'Angli- cans, the Elennards drove to Varna every second Sunday to attend ser- vice, In later years they ,attended the Presbyterian Church at Brucefield, when it 1wa5 Qrtult. Ir\t first there was a school in Bruce'fie1d, later Tucker - smith and Stanley townships• each had 'their own .schools as at present. Mrs. Pinkney cane to Sea'fnrth dabout the time of her marriage and has lived here ever since, •steer fifty years, 1•Ier 'husband passed away about forty years ago. She has two daughters and one son, Mrs. Wesley Nicholl Mrs. N'nruan ;Nicholl, and Roy, all of Seaforth. Mrs. tPlnknet enjoys remarkably. rood health for her advanced am and is able to he up every day. She talus a keen interest in everything and has tw outlook on life that would do credit to a notch younger person. Each year a few' ,friends gather 'to- gether on the occasion of herbirt.hday. Hart' work is the best way to keep young, was the smiling advice of this pioneer woman in Huron County who has :lived a long, busy and 41ieinil life, TOWN COUNCIL The ?February meeting of the Sea - forth numiciptd council VAS held on Tuesday evening in the council cham- bers at 8 p.m. Present were Mayor 11. ,f. Chuff, Reeve Scott, Councillors Reid, T-Tolules, Nettling, Parke. and Smith. 'Lite Mayor presided. Minutes of last meeting were read and' con- firmed, A request from t'he Collegiate board for the sum of :$303130 was thorough- ly discussed, Councillor M. A. Reid gave detailed information on the fin- ancing of the grant. A motion was passed •unanimously by council ap- proving of 'the grant. 'I•t is expected the government grant towards the new 'addi'tion will be approximately }1110,000, and there will be also a gov- ernment grant towards equipment. An application' from the public school board ,for the suer of $5,000 for permanent improvements was also itnanimonsly passed iby the council. Chairman 'John Hallam of the :Public School Board was present and out- lined the proposed repairs, Chief Constable Helntar Snell was present and asked council to consider an increase in .his salary. This was the 'first:tinme in the seven years lie has been in the town's employ rine had asked for a raise, lie told council. The library board was represented at t'he meeting by Mir. J. G. Mills in regard' to the duties of Mr. J. V. Ryan as caretaker of the library. An agreement between the Bell Telephone: Com'pa'ny and the town re •fire alarm was 'passed in 'the form of a 'bylaw. It is in !connection with_tel- ephoning in (fire 'alarms, for the use of citizens. IA bylaw for 'borrowing for current expenses was igiven its several read- ings :an'd passed, mite council discussed the increase in radio licenses at some length a'n'd. decided to send. a 'protest. A complaint tfroan the 13o -shalt •fur niture factory that water is 'fl'ooding t'he 'basement calms up for sante dis- cussion'and it w'as promised that clogged drains in the vicinity would be opened. The 'finance committee report; Jas. V. 'Ryan, $60; H. Snell, 660; (Continued on Psge Four) H. 0. B. ATTEND SERVICE The annual church service , of the Huron Old B'oys' ,\ssoeiation of '1'u- ronto was held at St. 1Paul's ('hnrrh, Bathurst street, Toronto, on Sunday evening, with a very •large attendance. Revs IR, C. 1l'cDcrmid, chaplain df the association, preached the animal mes- sage and he was assisted in tine ser- vice by DT. Belden, president n.f the association, and past president W.:1. Buchanan, A social evening was spent in. the chnr.ch rooms after the regular service'whirh was attended by a large number of -the Huron Old Boys' Association and members of the congregation. Speeches were made by prominent 101d 'Boys and (Girls from different parts of the county and the women's association of the church served lunch. By private wire we hear 'that a friendly feud 'between Seaforth and'Goderich Old Boys developed af- ter tine meeting. Led by the ever - youthful "Brown".thackson assisted by Dr. IH. J. Hodgins and .Arthur For- bes, and two or three others, the Seaforth crowd literally took posses- sion of the meeting and the praises that were sung of the old town rous- ed the iGoderich .crowd. Led by the veteran J. A. lvfcLaren and flanked 'by Alex McVicar, 13111 and Harvey Giv- ens and 13. H. M'dCreath, the 'Gode- rich crowd more than 'held their own and everybody went home in 'good humour, TO COOINEY WEILAND We're proud of you, Cooney, we wish you good cheer, And many a victory in each coning year. You've been a ,clean player' and honoured the ;name Of Weiland, brought Seaforth and 'Egntovdlvi'lle 'fanne. We 'honour you, Cooney, because you're a man! As well as a •star and a friend of the fan, For be is a hero who .does what is right, Be he' winner or loser in life's strenuous' fight. • • H. Isabel (Graham, Inquest in Death of Norman Dillon • Jury Frees Bus Driver of Blame. Cut- ter Carried No Light and Driving 6n Wrong Side of Road. An inquest into the death of the late Norman Dillon was held in the town httl'1, Seaforth, on Monday af- ternoon. Dr, F. J. Burrows, coroner. presided andCrown Attorney 0. E. Holmes examined the witnesses, C'hief of Police Helmar Snell o Seaforth testified he had ident•ifie the body of the deceased the night of the occident, Dr. H. H. :Ross, physician of Sea- forth, stated he had' done a partial postmortem an fan. 29th on 1Nornta Dillon who had met death about p.m, on Jan. 2Sth. The cause o death Inas t1rac'tttral ,dis'locatio•n o upper two vertebrae of spine, w.hic would mean the beak. There were 11 external narks, just the separation of bones, Crown IA'ttorney: "If •the horse fel back on him could it have caused th injuries?" "Yes,' Arthur Lishnii'an, 11710 Weber St. Kitchener, bus owner and service s'ta tion operator, stated he operates Ibv on route from tKStc'hener,Shratfond- Goderich, He picked up 'hockey play- ers at :Stratford on a special run, for a game at Clinton. 'One and a half milts east of Sealforth about 7;401 in the evening, very stormy, extreme snow -storm just at that time, The windshield was comparatively clear as it was not an extremely cold night. There was .noon on road hut no heavy netts. ' '•I was coming along on my 0tv11 side of the road as 1 had just before that passed some trucks and cars. "1 have driven since 1009, my own car and commercial ears—been a com- mercial om-nmeri t al operator 2L> years, I have .sic other dajtvers; Mr. 1.n.1unan stated. In :111 there were six lights on front of the buss, also lighted words "Char- tered 'hos", all were on. His speed was thirty miles, d n 8 f' h a 5AVAUOE'S e 7� - ; BULOVA "SENATOR" One of the greatest values Bulovo ever offered -1 5 jewel Bulovo move- $1435 mens "T noticed the toiler, the men and the horse were covered with 11100', 1 saw •tht'm. 1 would say, about 75 feet away, 1' know the distance between poles used to he 1(38 feet. 1 'brought the bus Io a stop in less than 76 feel --a real smart stop i4 was," Mr. Lishman continued: 'This fel- 10W was coating on my side and 1 pulled to the 'left eta avoid Will. 1 did not honk (Inc'horn. T veered south. The horse raised tip, his Ifnol cane through corner of the windshield." There were no marks of impact along the cowl or fender of the bus, "1 didn't travel far -about 215 feet. The horse pulled its foot out. 1 could hear the horse struggling along the side of the bus but T couldn't see it. There were no marks on the bus," 'Asked if the shafts were badly broken when they went back, Mr. Lishman replied they were no't. 'lDaviil Pinkney and 'I went back to see what had 'happened. A man was lying alongside the cutter which was upright on the north side elf the road. :The horse was kicking on the road. not attached to the cutter and about fifteen or twenty .feet from the cutter. The victim was put in the 'bus and taken to a doctor in Seaforth: kir, Lishman stayed at the S,uperte.st sta- tion till Constable ,Snell came, then Traffic 1011ficer 'Callander. New Westinghouse brakes had re- cently been put on the bus and Mr. Lishman had 'heen checking over this and another bus that clay in Stratford. As a m'a'tter of record, Mr. Lish- man stated at the Crown ;Attorney's request, that he had never touched liquor in 'his life. Roibee't Dillon stated his home was actually at the Soo but he had lived at Dublin the last three years. He was a nephew of Norman Dillon. They :had arrived in Seaforth about a quarter to three with the horse and cutter 'belongin'g to Norman Dillon. IRob'ert had been -helping at another uncle's, Louis, the day :before. Robert remembered leaving Seaforth about 7:130 in the evening and fell asleep. His uncle was driving. Robert didn't know anything from when he left Seaforth until the a'ocide•nt- They had been to the den'tist''s and several. stores, also in the 'beverage rooms. Both of Robert's 'parents are living, rine stated. David Pinkney, Stratford, was .call ed next. He is proprietor df the (Continged on Pitge Four) 72 77t 71 rrr 7�7 The Gift Shop MISSION 'BAND The Mission 'Band held their meet- ing Monday aftereoan in the 1Presbv- terian Church. 'Dorothy Smith, the president, was in the chair. After the first hymn 'J'acqueline .O'dell offered prayer. The secretary, Joan McMas- ter, read' the minutes of the last meet- ing. Roll call .was taken, 16 answering. Plans were made for a Valentine tea which is to 'he held on Saturday biter - noon from 3 to (1, Those to assist are to fie Jean Wright, 'Joan McMaster. J. O rlei1, ,l can McMaster. Peggy Willis, Helen Smith, Dorothy Smith Lenore Habkirk, Louise Case. The hostesses will he Janet l iutr, 11rs. tH. E. Snaith. Mrs. D. 11f, Wilson. Collection was taken, 41c being receiver. lean Wright took tate chair for the devo- tional period. Peggy Willis gave a re- citation. The Scripture was read. by Doris Venus, Violet Dupes offered the Band prayer. The Band then learned hymn 799. Mrs. Smith then told a story and the meeting closed with the Lord's prayer. THE LIONS' MILK FUND A good investment. Your $ dona- tion to the Lions' Milk 'Fund will supply one pint of milk to a needy Seaforth child nor twenty days. .\ goad iuvestntent,—yes.—because it may he the means of making that otherwise weak mod delicate child into a strong, healthy bay or girl to take his or her place in this busy, rush, rush world of oars, for it has been ;proven .by our best medical doc- tors that milk is one of the most es- sential foods for the growing child. The Lion -ti 'Club are trying to sup- ply: enough extra milk to give every needy child in Seaforth at least one pint a Clay. A good investment, we :say,—yes. Prey iously ac'icnowl edged .473.76 Mr. Leiper „iO Ladies' Bowling 'Club 5,011' A Lion 1.00 4.00 R. B Y.P.S. The regular meeting- of the joint Young People's Society was held .in the 'basement of •the Northside Unit- ed Church on Tuesday evening, with the president Mr. Tohn Mills, in the chair. 'rhe meeting was opened 'by singing hymn 313:4, which was follow- ed by repeating the Lord's prayer in unison. Trine fivsiness of the meeting was then 'discussed. 'It Iw'a'9 decided that an attendance drive .be organized, which would last .until 'Easter, Hymn 11120 a vas . then sung, and 'Rev. Car- michael led in -prayer. Miss IHclen Swan read the scripture, 'which was followed Iby 'a :reading by 'Donna Mole. Tire topic, The Life of John Gedd'ies, was then raker by. Mss Myrtle Carter, The nreetin!g was brought to a close thy singing hymn 11109, and 'repeating the 'benediction. tHOSPITAL AID The 1HOspital Aid will meet on Thursday, Feb, '117th at 3'e30 p.m. at the library. Pansies in February Betty and Ernest Clarke brought a big bright pansy to The News office on Monday- which they had picked outdoors al 'their home on James street. Ernest and Betty, shown above .with the pansy, are the children of Mr, and Mrs. Mel- vin E. Clarke. DIGGING TURNIPS \Vith .balmy air and ice and ,now fast disappearing the early part of this week Spring weather has been enjoyed ' in this community, without the illoods reported from many dis- tricts, Wheels have replaced sleighs and cutters. Al kir. William Mason's, town line Hullett and kloKillop, something of a record' was created when half an acre of turnips were taken up this week in good condition except for a few which had 'been above ground and were frozen. MISSION BAND The regular meeting of the Alert Mission 'Band of Northside United Church was deka on Feb. 8. The tweeting was opened 'by the call to worship and response which 'was fol- lowed by a hymn. The minutes of the previous Meeting• were read and adopted and the roll call was taken. Four items in business were discussed and the offering nt+as taken up. IA hymn was then sung. Marguerite" Wesbcott read the pas's'age of Scrip- ture which was 'found in i\'llatthew 25, verses 14 to '29. The .memory vense and a prayer followed. Miss avenge gave a very interesting story. The hymn and benediction foll'ow'ed. STANLEY The ,Messrs. Lawrence and Milton Talb'ot of Uondb'n and Detroit respec- 'ti'vely, and Mr. Keitth. 'Westlake of St. Ca'therines, spent theweek end at their dormer homes on idle 'B'lu'e 'Wat- er (highway. Mrs, (Donald Turner of London spent SIunday at the home 'of her ;par= eats, Mr. and Mrs. RR: it , ; Douglas of Blake.