HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-02-10, Page 9I heard' a song, a tender song,
'Twas sung. for me' alone',,
Ii. .t'he dusk of a ,golden twilight
When the sun is gone,
And as long as my heart is •heating
vAnd as long as any eyes have tears
T sha9l hear the techoes ringing -
Throughout the ;distant years.
I have a love, the love of years,
Bright as the purest star,
Hy R O N
forthNe
COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
A• radiant, sweet and wonderful,
As hopeless and as ,far.
It is a love that speaks to -me
iii that sweet song of old.
1t is the dreamt of happy clay's)
its petals white unfold,
,And every star may !fall from heaven
And every rose decay,
13ut the ages e'annot change my love
Or take my dreams away.
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 60, INo. 6.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1938
Phone 84:
Si a year.
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PRUNES, large size , , ..2 lbs. for 19c
CORN STARCH—
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PUFFED WHEAT ... per pack 10c
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5 lbs, "25c.
TAPIOCA ................3 ib. 25c
OLD CHEESE, real snappy 25c
1 LARGE RIINISO & 1 LIFEBUOY
all for 25c.
HANDY AMMONIA—
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CONCENTRATED SUPER SUDS.
with 3 cakes soap .... all for 25c
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Phone 166
COAL
QUALITY -SERVICE
E. L. B O X 43
North Side United Church
Rev. 1 A. C'arntichaedl Minister
19 a.m., Morning service.
7 p.m., Evening service
S.S. at :30
St. Thoma' Church, Seaforth
Rev, R. P. $D. Hurford, ID.D.,'Rector
11 a.m.—"Crowing Straight,"
7 p.m,—"The Hiding of His Power,"
....Sunday Schocvl at no a.m.
•i".he Rector will preach at both
services.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAMES
The 'Girl Athletic Society tis run-
ning a sohedule of basketball games
between forms 12, 13, 4, '5, On 'J'hurs-
dam Feb. 3, .after four a very interest-
iag'"and exciting game of (basketball
was held in the Collegiate gymnasium
between second and third ,form girls.
The score was IB6 to 116 in .favour of
the third .formers. Those scoring were:
fr 2nd 'Form—D. Regier, L. 'MciGavin;
for 3rd form—:\I!. IOlI4eill, F. Mat-
thews, A. Lawrence, Z. Dunlop.
. Names of players:
Secondforim-lLeft forward, D. Re-
gier; right forward, L. M,oGavin; cen-
tre forward, B. 13'est; left guard, H.
Moffat; right ,guard, C. Holmes; cen-
tre guard, 13. McLeod.
Third 'foram—Left forward, 'F. Mat-
thews; . right forward, '.4. 'Lawrence;
.centre forward, Z. Dunlop; Left ,guamd,
T. Forbes; right guard, B. Manley;
.centre 'guard, E. Dale,
On Tuesday night Feb 8, 3rd form
defeated hllth ajad 5011 ;form's by default.
'•PRESENTATLOIN
On Saturday night a presentation
took place at the Maple Leaf +Gardens,
Toronto, during the .hoc:key match be-
tween Toronto Maple Leafs and Bos-
ton Bruins, when 'Cooney .(Rlalpph)
Weiland, captain of the- Boston team,
'was honored 'by some of his admirers
in
Seaforth and E'gniondvilde. A gift
was presented to 'him ,by Mayor 3. J.
'Qlu•ff and (Postmaster C. Il?. Sills of
Seaforth on behalf of .his many
friends. Albout twenty?+fans from here
attended the game ,hieif from the rous-
ing applause it is estinia'ted a ;large
number of former Huronites were in
the arena, Mir.. H. M..lIaokson !was ,Ju
charge of ;the arrangements') at Toron-
to. Cooney 'Weiland was confined to
,bed Saturday as the result 'of a motor
crash which 'occurred in Toronto the
(previous night, when his .car collided
with another. He escaped with minor
outs and Ibnuises and was able to take
part in the game.
Ninetieth Birthday on St. Valentine's Day
Above is a recent picture taken by 'rhe News of Mrs. 'William
Pinkney who will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on Monday next.
"Many ,happy returns of the day"
to a highly respected resident of .Sett -
forth in the person of Mrs. William
Pinkney, Chalk, street, who wi11 cele-
brate iter ninetieth birthday on Mon-
day next, ]" breary 1114th Mrs. Pink-
ney has lived nearly all her 'life in
this district. She was horn in tine
town of Werth, i.1 nark county, told
came to Brucefield \viten very yoking,
1 -ler father, the late Thomas John
Kennard was a well known carpenter,
baring clone the interior tfinishing of a
great many houses around Bruce field
as well as building a house there far
his family. there were eight children
in the .Kennard family of whom three
are still living. Mrs. Pinkney, Se'; -
forth, 11rs, Elizabeth I'rcicaber;v,
Grand Forks North D nkota and
Thomas Kenrtarcl, of New tRithi'ind,
Missouri.
Mrs, Pinkney says she was
young to remember the journey when
they moved to 11uron, The Rennards
came by 'boat up the c,ieat Lakes In
(loch:rich, The railway had not yet
hee'tt 'built. '('here were only a few
families at Benefield. Being 'Angli-
cans, the Kennarcls drove to Varna
every second Sunday to •attend ser-
vice, In later years they attended the
Presbyterian Clutreh at PruceUield,
tciten it was Ibn?lt. At first there was
a schoa1 in 11rtmefieleh, later Thicker -
smith • and Stanley townships each
had their town schools as a!t present.
\Irs. Pinkney came to Seaforth
idiom the ,time of her marriage and
has lived here ever since, over fifty
years. flet hnsband passed away
n'bn111 forty years ago. She has two
daughters and One son, Airs. \Vesley
Nicholl, Mrs. Norman ;Nirholt and
Roy, all of Seaforth,
Airs. Pinney enjoys remarkably
¢nod health for •Ilei' advani'eit age and
is able to the Op every day. She takes
a. keen interest in everything and has
art outlook on life that w'onld' do
credit to a much younger person.
Hach year a few ,friends gather to-
evilleronthe occasion of her birthday.
1'Iard work is the best way to 'keep
young, was the smiling advice of this
pioneer woman in Huron '('aunty who
has lived a long, busy and use1111 •hlfe,
TOWN COUNCIL
The February meeting o'f the Sea -
forth municipal 001111cil 10a.s held on
'Tuesday evening in the council cham-
bers at 8 p.m. .Present 'were \layor
). J. Clu•1T, Reeve Scott, Councillors
Reid, Holmes. Keating, Parke and
Smith, The Mayor presided. Minutes
of last meeting were read and con-
firmed.
A request from the Collegiate board
for the sum of $30,900 was thorough-
ly,'discussed. Councillor 1d. A. Reid
pave detailed information on, the fin-
ancing of the grant. A motion was
passed unanimously by eouncfb ap-
proving of the grant. It is expected
the government grant towards the
new 'addition will be approximately
$110,,000, and there will he also a gov-
ernment grant •toward, equipment.
An application from the . public
school board Inc the sunt 'of $5,000
for permanent improvements was also
unanimously passed .by the council.
Chairman John fiathant of the Public
School Board was present and out-
lined the proposed repairs,
Chief Constable H,eltnar Snell Was
present and asked council to consider
an increase ut bis' salary. This was
the first time in the seven years he
has' been in the town's employ he lead
asked for a raise, he 'told council,
The library board was represented
at t'he meeting by Mr. J. G. Mills in
regard to the dirties of i4fr, LT. V. Ryan
as caretaker of the library.
An agreement 'between the Bell
Telephone :Company and the town re
Are 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 and passed.
,The council .discussed the increase
in radio licenses at some ;length and
decided` to send a !protest.'
A complaint ,from the Bloshant fur-
niture factory that water is flooding
the basement calve up for .some 'dis-
cuss -loll and it 'was promised that
clogged drains in the ivieinity would
be opened.
The 'finance committee report:
jas. V. •Ry+an, 6O; H. Snell, $66;
(Continued on Page Four)..
H.•O. B. ATTEND SERVICE
The annual chinch _twice 01 the
11110,111 11)11 P',ys' :1 sact,itiml of '1'a1-
0011to was held al St. 'Pant's Chursli,
Bathurst street, 'Toronto, on Sunday
evening, with a very large attendance.
Re r. IR. 17., Alel)'ernlid, chaplain off the
association, preached the annual mes-
sage and he wos assisted in the ser-
vice by Dr. Belden, president of the
aaariation, and past president W. A,
Buchanan, A social evening was
spent' in the church rooms after the
regular service which was attended by
a large nu ntber of the Harron Old
Buts 'Association and members of
the congregation. Speeches were made
by prominent IOId 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 IO'ld Boys •developed af-
ter the meeting. Led by the ever-
ponthful "Brown" !Jackson assisted by
Dr. IH, J. Hodgins and ,Arthur For-
bes, and two or three others, the
Seaforth crowd literally took posses-
sion of Attie meeting and the praises
that were :sung of the old town rous-
ed, the 'Goderich crowd. Led by the
veteran .T. A. McLaren and flanked by
Alex 1I'cVica`r; Bill .and Harvey Giv-
ens and 13. H. MetCreath, the 'Code -
rich crowd more than 'held their own
and everybody went home in good
humour.
TO GOONEY WEILAND
We're proud of you, Cooney, we,
wish you good cheer,
'And many a victory in each coning
year. .
Yot1''v'e 'been a clean player and
honoured the panne
Of Weiland, 'brought Seaford, and
iEagmondlvillle 'fame.
We honour you, 'Cooney, ;because
you're a nate
As well as a star and a friend of the
fan,
IFor 'he is a hero who does what is
right,
Be the' 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
on Wrong ;Side of Road.
An inquest into the death of the
late Norman Dillon was held in the
town hall, Seaforth, on Monday af-
ternoon. Dr, IF, J. Burrows, coroner,
presided and Crown Attorney D. E.
Holmes examined the witnesses.
.Chief of Police Helmar Snell of
Seaforth 'testified he had identified
the body •of the deceased the night of
the accident.
Dr. H. H. Ross, physician of Sea -
forth, stated he had done a partial
postmortem 011 Jan. ;29th on (Norman
Dillon who had met death about 8
p.m. on Jan. 2Sth, The cause of
death twins fractural .dis'lo'cation of
upper two vertelbnae of spine, which
would mean the neck. There were no
external marks, just the separation
of (bones.
'Crown (Attorney: "If the horse felt
badk o1 hint •could it have caused the
injuries?"
"Yes."
Arthur Lishman, '1716 Weber St.,
Kitchener, 'bus owner and service sta-
tion operator, stated he operates 'bus
on route from +Kitchiener,Stratford
Goderich. He picked up hockey play-
ers at Stratford on a special run, 'for
t game a't Clinton. 'One and a half
milers east of Se.aiforth about 7:40 in
the evening, very ,stormy, extreme
snow storm just at that time. The
windshield was comparatively clear as
it w110 1101 an extremely cold night..
There was ,711,7 an road but no
heavy ruts,
"1 was coming along on my own
side of the road as 1 had just 'before
that passed some trucks and cars.
"1 have driven shire 1909, my own
ear and commercial cars—(been a com-
mercial operator Tt years. I have six
other drivers" Ale. Lishman stater,
In all there were six'lights on trent
of the bus, also lighted word, "Char-
tered lins''; all were on. His ;peed
MIS thirty utiles.
"I mntired the 0,117'r, the min anti
the horse were covered with snow. I
saw than, 1: would say, about 75 feet
away. I know the distance 'between
poles used to be 138 feet. T brought
the bits to a stop in less than 75 feet
--a real smart stop it was."
Mr. Lishman continued: "This fel-
low was coming on my side and 1
pulled to the left 'to avoid hint. 1 did
not honk the horn. I veered south.
The 110050‘raised tip, his'ifoot cane+
through corner of the windshield,"
There were no marks of impact
along the cowl or fender of .the bus.
"I didn't travel far—about 25, feet.
'I.'ite horse pulled its foot out. 1 mold
hear the horse struggling along the
side of the bus butt I 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 not.
)David Pinkney and 'I went back to
see what -had 'happened. .4 than teas
lying alongside the cutter which w•as
upright on the north .side of the road.
The horse was kicking on t'he road.
not attached to the cutter and about
:fifteen or twenty feet from the cutter.
The victim was put in t'he 'bus and
taken to a 'doctor iii Seaforth. Mr,
Lishman stayed at the Supertest sta-
tion till C'onstabte .Snell came, then
Traffic ;Officer 'Callander,
New Westinghouse brakes 'had re-
cently 'been ]tut on the bus and Mr.
Lishman had been checking over this
and another bus that clay .in ,Stratford,
As a matter of record, ' Mr. Lish-
man stated at the Crown '.Attorney's
request, that he had never touched
liquor 'in his life.
,Rnibent Dillon stated his hone was
actually at the Soo but he had lived
at Dublin the +las't three years. He
was a nephew of Norman " Dillon.
They had arrived in Seaforth about a
quarter to three with the 'horse and
Cutter belonging to Norman 1)111011,
:Robert 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 accident. They had
been to the dentist's and :several
stores, also in 'the beverage roohts.
Both of 'Robert's 'p'aren'ts are 111'ing,
he stated.
1David Pinkney, Stratford, was cal] -
ed next. He 'is proprietor • of . the
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MISSION IBAIND
The Mission 'Bandhe d n 1 their meet-
t
ing Monday afternoon in the ;Presby-
terian Church. ;Dorothy Smith, the
president, was in the chair. After the
first hymn Jacqueline O'de'i] offered
prayer. The secretary, Joan i\lcMas'
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 'be held on Saturday after-
noon from .3 to 6. Those to assist are
to he Jean Wright, 'Joan McMaster, 'J.
Odell, Jean \lc\f.aster,'Peggy Willis,
Helen Smith, Dorothy Smith, Lenore
Hab'kirk, Louise Case, The hostesses
will he Jam's •Chuff, \irs..11. E. Sutitli;
Mrs. D. 'T-1. \Wilson, Collection was
taken, 4'10 'being received. lean
Wright took the chair for the devo-
tional period, Peggy Willis ,gave a re-
citation. The Scripture was read by
Doris Venus, Violet Dupre 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
snplily one pint of milk to a needy
Seaforth child for twenty days, A.
good investment,—yes,—became it
may be the means of snaking that
ntherwise weak and delicate child'
into a strong, healthy boy or girl to
take his or tier place in this busy,
rush, rush- world of ours, for it h.ts
been proven by our best medical 1lnc-
tors that milk is one of the most es -I
sential foods for the growing child.
The .Lint, Club are trying to sup-
ply enough extra milk to give every
needy child in Seaforth at least one
pint a day.
.4 good investment, we say,--y'es.
Previously acknowledged .473,76
Air. Leiper .50
Laches' Bowling 'Club 5,00
A Lion 7:00
R. 11. 1—l)0
$51,26
Y.P.S.
The regular meeting of the joint
Yount People's Society .was held in
the basement of the Northside Unit-
ed Church on Tuesday evening, with
the president, Mr. John 'Mills, in the
chair. The meeting was opened. by
singing hymn 3154, which was follow-
ed by repeating the L'ord's prayer in
unison. The Ibnsiness of ;the meeting
was then discussed, 'It (was decided
that an attendance drive be organized,
which would last until 'Easier. Hyinn
11120 was then sung, and 'Rev. Car-
michael ,led in prayer, Miss ;Helen
Swan read the scripture, which was
followed lby a reading by ,Donna
'Mole. The topic, The Life of John
Geddies, was then taken by Miss
Myrtle Carter. The meeting was
brought to a close by singinlg hymen
409, and 'repeating the 'benediction.
IH,OSPITAL AID
The .IHospita'l Aid 'will meet on
Thursday, Feb, '117th at 3:310' ;pall, a'1
the library.
Pansies in February
Betty and, Ernest Clarke .brought
a big bright pansy to The News
office ,1n Monday which they had
pi: ked 'litlhoors at 'their Home on
,)axles .street. Ernest and Betty,
shown above with the pansy, are
.the children of dr. and Mrs. Mel-
vin E. Clarke.
DIGGING TURNIPS
\\'ith balmy air and ice and snow
fast disappearing the early part of
this week Spring, weather has been
enjoyed in this e0111111ult ity, without
the floods reported front many dis-
tricts. \\'heels have replaced sleighs
and cutters. At 1\1r. \Villiain Iiason's,
town line Hallett and ItIaKillop,
something of a record was created
when half an acre of turnips were
taken up this week in good condition
except for a few tvl0ch had 'been
above ground and were frozen,
MISSION BAND
The regular meeting of the Alert
\fission 'Band of Northside United
Church was held on !Feb, 8. The
meeting was opened by the call to
worship awl response which was fol-
lowed by a hymn. The minutes of the
previons meeting were read and
adopted and tthe roil call was taken.
Four items in business were discussed
and the off'erin'g was taken up. !A
hymn was then sung. Marguerite
\\resbcott read the passage of Scrip-
ture which was found in Matthew 25,
verses 1-4 to 29, The memory verse
and a ,prayer followed. Miss S'avange
gave a very interesting story. The
.hymn and ,benediction followed,
STANLEY
'The ,Messrs, Lawrence and Milton
Talbot of London and Detroit 'respec-
tively, and Mr, l.K•e]'th 'Westlake of St.
Catherines, spent the .week end at
their 'former 'homes on the Blue Wat-
er 'highway.
Mrs. ' Donald Turner of Loudon
spent Sunday at the home of her par-.
ents, Mr. and Mrs, IR. N. 'Douglas of
Blake,