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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-07-07, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938 rir THE SEAFORTII NEWS PAGE THREE Better Radio Reception Soon Radio listeners may look forward to a gradual improvement in recep- tion. This welcome news, following a long period tuning 'which 'oenditions made .not a •few ardent dialers turn from their machines in disgust, lam- poon the manufacturers and generally criticize the •OB'C, comes from 'O+tta- wa,as a prediction of D'r. Harlan Stet- son, .of the Massachusetts Institute of Technol'ogy. Dr. Stetson addressed a• the 'American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science at its summer meeting at the 'Capitol, "The maximum intensity of activity on the sun was apparently reached in July, 191317," he said. "Up to that 'time sunspots, ntrem•endou's volcanoes of er- tptinggas into which a 'dozen earths could be 'dropped, had been steadily increasing in number. As a .result shortwave radio, telegraph ,and tele- phone 'communication was disrupted, brilliant ,displays of the northern lights increased, and magnetic 'corn - passes on ships and 'airplanes (fluctu- ated widely during these Stare -top's, 'due to interference Of radiations (from the sun -spots with the magnetic currents of the earth," All of 'which is 'very •complicated but nevertheless nice to know if it means better listening for a while, Likes the "OBC Singers" An "Alan the 'Air Waves" reader who writes 'from Aylmer, Ontario, throws a 'generous bouquet at the 'OBIC Singers" but makes the par- donable error of praising !Alexander Chuhaldin 'for his part in the program. The leader of this 'choral group is Al- bert W. Whitehead. Mr. 'Ohuhaldin is conductor of the 'Mel'odic Strings" orchestra. To Broadcast !Bridge Openings OBC Special Events Department will bring 'to listeners throughout Ca- nada and United States proceedings in connection with the opening of two international 'bridges , this summer. The first will be the Thousand Is'l'and Bridge, near 'Brookville, spanning the St. Lawrence, on August 1118, it is ex- pected that many dignitaries, includ- ing His (Excellency the Governor Ge- neral and President 'Roosevelt, will be in attendance. The second will be at Sarnia, 'Ontario, on September 4, when the international 'bridge joining that city with Tort Huron, Michigan, will be officially 'opened. CBC com- mentators and 'engineers are now 'conferring with the bridge authori- ties to make arrangements for these events. Praises Rural Audiences Praise for rural •radio listeners was voiced by 'Gladstone •Murray, (General Manager of the Canadian B'roadcast- ingCorpora'tion, during an address de- livered at the eighth triennial of the Canadian Women's (Press Club held at Winnipeg recently. '•'The rural au- dience is the largest, has the 'best. judgment and is most 'discerning," nue said, in ,urging writers to appeal to them in their manuscripts.. Mr. Mur- ray referred to the increasing 'appor- • i'tti'hities !for radio script writers, say- ing that 'prizes up to $'300 would 'be offered shortly by t'he Corporation 'for aoripts. The Calgary ,Stampede First 'broa'd'cast !Using the CBC new mobile unit since it arrived in west- ern Canada will be presented Tues- day, 'July lily '0,001 to ,3,3I0 p.m. EDST when R. T. B'owm'an, Director of Special Events, presents a sound pic- ture of the 'world-famous Calgary Stampede, It is 'possible that part of the 'broad'cast will he made Iby us- ing the 'unit to 'fol'l'ow the 'dh'wck wag- ons in their mad race 'around the dirt track. The unit is now .at 'Banff com- pleting the first of the new series on the ,National Parks, CBC Chatter ' George Taggart, CDC production' man who has been in Eg1and for the last six months guest of the B'B'C, re- turnin'g the rlatter part of the month, ....Reported that H. ,Rooney Pele- tier, of the CBC Montreal staff, to go on a similar exchange to B'B'C soon. , ,,, ..Mrs. Willis Little, wife 'of the On- tario (Regional 'Engineer, practically a radio widow. Her husband working day and night 'handling the increased number of special .event broadcasts being presented in that (province.... Peter 'O'Day, magazine and newspa- per 'writer, ewspa-per'writer, ,grinding out more copy for CB'C.....E. L. Bushnell, CDC Gener- al Supervisor Of Programmes, holi- daying for a Sew weeks at his sum- mer cottage in the 'Gatineau hills near Ottawa...1. , • Corporation Features Day by Day (All Times 'Eastern Daylight Saving) Wednesday, July 11131: 6,30 p.m. Germany Salutes Canada —rebroadcast of overseas 'transmis- sion. From Ottawa. 18.310 ;p.m. Souvenir• Earle Spicer, baritone, with Acadian 'Concert Or- chestra direction 'M'arjoriePayne. From H'ali'fax, 9.00 p.m. Banff National Park— composite sound picture by 'CBC mo - bide unit, From 'Calgary. 10:00 p.m. Symphonic Strings—dir- ection 'Alfred Wallenstein. MBS -CBC international exchange program.'F'rom New York. Thursday, July 114: 18.,310 'p;m. The CBC Saunmer Thea- tre—light d'ramati'c series 'direction James C. 'Harvey, From Toronto, :9,00 p.m. Promenade Symphony Concert — conducted by Reginald. Stewart, •OB'C-INB'C international ex- change programme. From Toronto. Friday,1July 015: 8.45 p.m. The Fvabys---dramatic sketch direction Wis McQuillan. From Toronto. . 9.310 p.m. Minstrel jamboree—old time 'minstrel show 'produced by Charles T. Wright. From Winnipeg, 10.00 p.m. From a Rose IGard'en— orchestra and 'chorus direction Mar- jorie Payne. From Halifax. Saturday, ju'ly 116: 8.00 p.m. Bands Pccross the Sea— strings in swing -time with Dave Da- vies and the 'rhythmettes; directed by Percy 'Faith. OBC -MBS international 'exchange programme. 'Fran' Toronto, 8.310 „p.m. Robin Hood Dell Con- cert—Alfred W'ailenstein conducting the (Philadelphia 'Symphony 'Orc'hes- tra, MBS -CBC international exchange ,p'ragrarnme. From Philadelphia, n10,310 p.m, Let's All -Go to the .Music IBai4--direction George !Young, with ,orchestra, dramatic cast, and soloists. (F'ro'm Toronto. Sunday, 'July 117: 6.30 ,p,m. The Band of His Majes• ty's Canadian 'Grenadier Guards-- •conclu'c'ted 'by 'Captain 5'. J. 'Gagnier, by permission of 'Lieut, -'Col, G. S. Stairs, 'M.'C.,IV.D., commanding. 'CDC - NBC international ex'chan'ge program, From Montreal. 'MOD p.m. Atlantic (Nocturne—read- i•ngs by !f. Frank 'Willis, 'wi'tilt Allen Reid at the organ. From Halifax. Monday, July '118: 7.43 Travel 'Talk -by 'Richard Fin- nie, _Front Oittawa, 8.00 pm. Studies in Con'trast--dfir- ection Ernie 'Fiorito, with Sylvia Frogs and 'Jimmy Shields, 'M'B'C-IN'B'C international ex'chan'ge programme. From New .York. 18.310 p,m, Meitropolitan 'Cate—arch estra direction 'Maurice IZlbriger; pro- duced by P. S, Adkins. From Mont- real. Tuesday, IJ.uiy 19: 7.15 pmt, "Can You Swim?" --ser ies of talks by Jahn (Devlin on swim- ming and life saving, From Toronto. 9 p.m. 'Everybody's Hour—with Jacques Gerard, Paris 'Opera •Comique tenor; Helen Landers, rhythm singer; Marthe Lapointe, soprano; glee sing- ers, and orchestra direction 'Gilbert D!arisse. 19,30 pan. Drama Series—produced by Rupert Caplan. 'From Montreal. FIELD 'MEETING A Field Meeting, under the rliree- tion of the Huron County Branch of the 'Ontario Department of Agricul- ture, was 'held at the farm of James Smillie, one mile north of Hensel], on Monday evening, 'July 41th, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was for the 'pur- pose of inspecting the variety and fer- tilizer test plots on fall wheat which were laid down on Mr. Smillie's farm last fall in co-operation with the Field Husbandry and Chemistry Depart- ments of the Ontario Agricultural Co'l'lege, 'Guelph. There are four varieties of fall wheat ,under test and, as the sowing of each variety was repeated three times, there is a total of twelve plots. One-half of each plot was fertilized and those in attendance noted a mark- ed difference in varieties, and in the fertilized and unfertilized portions of each plot. Two speakers from the Agricul- tural -College were present. Professor A. W. 'Masan of the Field H'us'bandry Department discussed varieties and cultural methods for fall wheat pro- duction. Professor H'enry G. Bell of the Chemistry Department spoke on the subject "The Plant's Story of Its Deficiencies," and this address was illustrated with about forty lantern slides. Son --loather, Live decided to be- come an artist. Have you any ob- jection? Father—No, my boy, provided you don't draw on me. • PIPE' TOBACCO FOR A MILD, COOL SMOKE' HURON NEWS 'Receives 'Call To Brussels— Rev, Samuel Kerr, Presbyterian minister of A•votaton, has accepted a call , from the Melville Presbyterian Church, Brussels. Subject to the ap- proval of the Stratford and 'Maitland 1Pres'byteries, the change will become effective in August. Conviction Upheld -- Judge 1J. L. 'Moran, presiding at an adjo'u'rned County Court session at Goderich, dismissed an appeal by Ross Rennie, of Seaforth, against a c'onviotion by Magistrate 'Makins on a repldiess driving change last Nov- ember, Rennie was the 'driver of a car w'hieh struck 'a buggy, with fatal results, Magistrate Makins found Rennie guilty of reckless driving and fined the youth $110 and costs of $24.- 410, •suspending his driver's permit six months. It was understood Rennie had abandoned the appeal. He was not in 'court. Ian upholding the convic- tion 'Judge 'Killoran assessed appeal costs against Rennie. Will In Question— In ,Surrogate Court on Tuesday morning Judge T. M. Costello upheld a motion to have all parties interested in the estate of the late Elizabeth Seale, of Clinton, appear to present their •claims within twenty-one days. Frank 'Fingland, !K.C•, of Clinton, ad- ministrator of the estate of Mrs. Seale, who was 'believed to have died intes- tate, 'had made an application for the administration of the estate, and while this was in progress a will was dis- covered, naming a sister and 'brother as chief 'beneficiaries, with several minor 'beques'ts. Th'e estate 'consisted of a house at Clinton, stock and bonds. The validity of the will is ques- tioned 'by Fanny 'Crowley, of Wash- ington, D.'C„ said to 'he an adopted daughter of the deceased', G. W. Ford of London is counsel for' Arthur E. Parry, of Clinton, propounder of the will, and D. E. .Holmes appeared for Sam Holmes, of Seaforth, one of the next of kin, Married At .Goderich— An interesting and lovely wedding was quietly solemnized in North Street United Church, Goderich, at 10,30 Saturday morning, when. Miss Mabel 'Bailie, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Bailie, was united in marriage to Mr. S. Lorne Fear, of Toronto, son of the late Rev. Ezra Fear, and Mrs. Fear, formerly of Nile, and grandson of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Fear. Rev. W. P. Lane officiated. Following the ceremony, •a wedding breakfast was given at the Park House to immediate friends, the table being centred with a' large silver basket of roses. Later Mr. and Mrs. Fear left on a motor trip to United States points, The bride traveled in white linen ensemble, navy hat and accessories. On their return they will spend the Summer at the bride - Counter Check Books • We Are Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as. Low as You Can Get Anywhere, Get our Quotation on Your Next Order, i e Seaforth SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, News groom's summer home on Lake Sim cae, and later will reside at 18 'Vista Drive, Toronto, William Fear, son o the bridegroom, was in attendance also; 'I'he bride 'has given 'invaluable service in almost every activity in North street United Church, 'Goder- ich, and the congregation expressed its 'love and appreciation in the pre- sentation of a handsome Sheffield tray, engraved, The C. G. I. T. and members of her Sunday School class, past and present, 'presented her with a silver casserole. Recently resigned ,from the teaching staff of Central School, 'Goderich, she 'was made the recipient of a silver tray from the staffs of both schools and of a silver water .pitcher :from the 'pupils of the Central School. Eggert-Kechnie Picnic— The annual reunion of the Eggert and Kechnie families was held at the home of .Mr, and 'Ivlrs. Andrew Reib- ling, near M•ilvertan, Despite the in- clement weather about 11110 members were 'present and a very sociable af- ternoon was enjoyed. The following centres were represented' Gladwin, Mich.; Stratford, :McKillop, Blyth, Luoknow, Rostock, Gadshill and -Am- burn. A short program was enjoyed by all and opened by all taking part in the singing of a number of famil- iar hymns after which Mr. Charles Fisher, of Gladwin, i41iclt., led in prayer. This was followed by a junior duartet, by Hazel, Ruby, Bernice and Loreen Doerr, of McKillop; a vocal duet by Dorothy and 'Ed•ward Scher- barth; a Hawaiian guitar duet by Della and Norman Eggert, and a piano solo by Mrs, Herb McElroy. It was decided to hold the ,next reunion at Stratford park on the King's birth- day, namely June 9, 11939. 'O'fficers were elected as follows: President, John Leith, of Lucknow; secretary, Earl F. 'Eggert, of Rostock; treas- urer, George Eggert, of Stratford; sports chairman, Miss Gladys Leith, of Stratford; program committee, Della Eggert and Velma Scherbarth, of Mc/Kilian. Butt Family Reunion— More than 1100 descendants of Jos- eph Butt, father of 25 children, who came to 'Colborne Township over 3100 years ago, picked an ideal day, Sat- urday, for their 118th annual family reunion, the fourth consecutive to be held at Harbor Park, Goderich. One of those present was Mark Butt, 74, of Cottam, Essex .County, sole sur- vivor and youngest of the 25 children of Joseph Butt, who was twice mar- ried. It is recorded that the first Mrs, Butt died aboard ship on a 13 - week sailing trip from D•orsetshire, England. Father and 1'2 children came to Darlington, Quebec, and a few years later to Huron County, where numerous descendants still re- side in Colborne and Tnc'kersmith townships. 'Officers are Thomas W. Butt, of Kip.pen, president; Antos Ball, of Auburn, vice-president; ,Bert Wescott, of Hamilton, 'secretary and !taster of ceremonies at the interest- ing program, Sang At Westminster Church Centenary Celebration— F,ve hundred people, the majority of them descendants of pioneers of Westminster Township, gathered at Pond Mills Cemetery Sunday after- noon far memorial services held in connection with the starting of cen- tennial services at First United Church of Westnminster. The celebra- tion of the church's moth birthday will continue until next Sunday. The services Sunday afternoon were in charge of Rev, Wi1ter .Nichol, from Bee -ton, w•ho is moving to Dutton, ,O•nt., from Beeton, and he was as- sisted iby Rev. James McCrae, of St. Lambert, Quebec, a son of the late Rev. Dr. D. L. McCrae, for many years a pastor in Westminster, and Rev. James Scobie. Rev. James Sto- bie in opening the services stated that the gathering was the fifth memorial meeting and that 1113 years ago the original churcih stood on the spot where the cemetery now is. John Beattie, of Seaforth, a son of pioneer residents of the section and a 'bro- ther of A..Beattie, or London, sang a hymn.—London Free Press. Father --"Darling, is that young man serious in his intentions?" D'au'ghter "Guess he must be, dad. He's asked ane ,how much I make and what 'kind of meals we have, and haw you and mother are to, live with," A dog seized a joint of meat while his master' was visiting the butcher's. 'Is that your dog " •d.entande'd the 'butoher. "It was," replied the other. "But he's keeping himself now." Housewife—Do you 'want employ- ment? Tramp -Lady, you means well, ,but you can't make work more inviting by using a word of three syllables. Want and For Sale a'ds, 11 week 26c PENHALE- :SNOWDEN WEST LAKE REUNION The thirteenth annual reunion of the three ,pioneer families, 'Penhale, Snowden: and Westlake, was 'helld at Grand Bend, :)lone 25th, Dinner was served to 105 friends in the large din- ing hall. The Lucky Ticket was; won 'by Harold Penhale, Bayfield, Eldest lady present—Mrs. R. A. Penhale, St. Thomas. Eldest man present was Mr. R. A. Penhale, St, Thomas. Youngest girl present was Mice Wat- son, Seaforth. 'Youngest boy ,present was Walter Turner, Bayfield. The races were as follows: Kiss scramble for children—Girls, 5 and under, Alice Watson, Seaforth. Girls, 6 years to 10 years Doris Penhale, Exeter. ' Boys, 6 to '110 years, `Garfield West- lake, Bayfield. Girls, 111 to 1114 years, 'Minnie Pen - hale, B'ayfieid. Young ladies' race, Mary Snowden, Zurich, Young men's race, Robert Turner, Bayfield. Slipper race, Mary Snowden, Rus- sell Grainger, !Zurich. Pie plate race, Mrs, Logan Cleave, Robert Turner, Bayfield. Mensteppiiag off 4 rds., Jdhn Sow- erby, Ed. Sowerby, Goderich, This was followed by a 'baseball game, .captains, Russell Grainger and Ed. Sowerby, At 4:30 all gathered for a light lunch before .leaving for their various homes. The election .of officers for next years was as follows; President, Mr. 'Edwin Hobson, St Thomas; vice ,president, Mr. James Barnes, London; secretary treasurer, Mary Snowden, Zurich, It was decided that the picnic next year 'would be held at Spring Bank the last Saturday in June. THE SNELL REDINION The annual Snell reunion was held Saturday, iJune'05, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John McDowell, Westfield. Albout one hundred of the family were present from 'Goderich, Clinton, Winghant, Montreal, Londesboro, Benton Harbour, Mich,, and Blyth. During the afternoon sports were conducted under the direction of Mr. Harry Snell, Mr. Bob Brown and Mr. Bert Grey. The games which gave mu'ch enJoyment and laughter in- cluded races, guessing contests, nail driving, eating weiners, smoking con- test, diving for pennies, peanut and candy scram'b'les, chariot races, writ- ing contest, bushel basket combat and old fashioned costume race. The ample refreshments were serv- ed in the house by the hostess, Mrs. John 'McDowell, assisted 'by willing lepers. • After supper a suitable program was 'provided on the lawn' by different members of the family. :lir. Humph- rey 'Gray, 'Benton Harbour, Mich., was president and chairman. A mo- ment of silence was observed and a bouquet of ,flowers was offered in me- mory of those who passed away dur- ing the last year including Mrs. ,George Snell, Westfield; Miss Minnie Gray, Londesboro; Mrs. Maxwell, To- ronto; Little Marguerite Snell, Clin- ton; Mrs, Harry 'Thompson, M'oare- field; Mrs. Elisha Walker, Winghant. After a very 'humorous president's address, Miss Lois Wood sang "Away in the Manger," accompanied at the piano 'by Mrs. 'E,dwdn Wood. Prof. John Snell of -Montreal gave an ad- dress on the' history of the family tree, This was followed by a recitation "Teaching hfcFadden to Dance," by Miss Beatrice Snell. Miss Ruth Snell played on the zither and sang "There's a Long, Long Trail ,A -Wind- ing." Donald MoNalt accompanied himself on the ,guitar with a very pleasing cowboy song, Misses Helen and' Elva Snell sang "Whispering Hope." A second duet was given by Misses Edythe and Jean McDowell, "Sweet and Low," accompanied by Miss Minnie Snell at the ,piano. It was decided that the officers for the next year be: Pres„ Mr. Humph- rey Gray, Benton Harbour, Mich,; sec., Laura M. Snell; sports commit- tee, Mr. Harry 'Snell, Mr. Leonard Mclsra'll, Miss Minnie Snell and Miss Beatrice Snell, It was moved •by Mr. 'Ed. Yung- blutt and seconded by Mrs. Wm. •El- sley that the next Snell reunion be held at the home .of Mr. and Mrs. 'J. Snell, Londesboro.—Carried, ' A hearty applause was given to Mr. Humphrey Gray for .the capable way in .which he conducted the picnic and 'provided sport for everyone. Another hand clap followed for the kind hos- pitality of the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. (John McDowell, FREE SERVICE' OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD HORSES OR CATTLE removed promptly and efficiently. Simply phone "COLLECT" to WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED PHONE 31 INGERSOLL PHONE 219 MITCHELL