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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1938
HURON NEWS
An Historic Occasion -
'"This is an historic occasion;" said
W. H. Golding, of Seaforth, M:P, for
South Huron, speaking at the :open-
ing of the sky harbor at . Goderich,
and he added a word of ;praise. "This
airport will be of service to Canada.
It is a success today and I` trust it
Will be in years to come, and ,that we
in 'Canada •nay keep well to the fore
iu aviation progress,"
The Water Wagon Broke Down-
Outside of creased fenders and a
few ruffled bumpers, there was only
one accident on Sunday at or near
the airport, in spite .of the fact there
were thousands of cars on the roads
that day. The one accident involved
the 'Goderich 'town 'water wagon, A
•team of patiently plodding horses
made the long trip from town, strug-
gling ,gamely up the long, winding
hill with their Heavy load, and they
had just started to (breathe easily at
the entrance to the airport driveway
when the wagon itself groaned, heav-
ed and collapsed. The front axle on
the ancient vehicle gave way and the
tank cracked open tinder the strain.
Driver and horses went home in dis-
gust,-Goderich Signal -Star.
Fire Destroys 'Barn -
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the barn of Mr. W. J. Veal, Win-
chelsea, on Saturday evening during
threshing operations and 'completely
destroyed the 'building, together with
his entire hay crop and wheat which
had just been threshed during the
afternoon. The stock were all re-
moved except three pigs. A large
gang of neighbors gathered on Mon-
day afternoon and cleared away the
debris left by the fire, -Exeter Times
-Advocate.
STAFFA
The Staffa Senior Institute held
their 'annual picnic on Wednesday,
July 27th, at Grand Beind, The after-
noon was spent in swimming ,and
other sports, followed by a picnic sup-
per which was ,p'repaeed by the mem-
bers for their ,families and fniends.
Winners in the various events follow:
Children under 5 years Ruth Helen
Catgut -roan, Douglas McKellar; ,girls,
3to. 9 years, Shirley Treffry, Marjorie
'Kerslake; 'boys, 5 to. 9 years, Harold
Skirton, Freddie 'Colquhoun; ,boys, 9
to tit? years, Bobby Sadler, ,Ross Sara -
vas; girls, ?1L to 115 years, 'Kathleen
Colmahoun; boys, 112I to 115 years, 'Earl
Drowvt; neck tie raoe, Hardld Davis;
men kick the. slipper, (Oscar Reed;
ladies' kick the slipper, Mrs. Alvin
Barbour; ladies' throwing the 'ba'll,
Mrs. Harold Coleman; men throwing
the (ball, Bille Drake; men's paper bag
race, Tom Laing; needle and thread
race, Mrs. Harold Coleman; young
ladies' race, K'ath'leen Colqu'houn;
married ladies' race, Mrs. Ernest Al-
len; young men and ladies' race, Bit
Drake and Shirley Treffry; yours
men's race, Bill Drake; married Men's
race, 'Harold Coleman; peanut scram
'ble for boys, Jack Lawson; girls' pea
nut race, Doris Smale; lady Irons a
distance, Mrs. Andrew 'Oliver of Los
Angeles.
broken .and when I came in my wife
was ,just''coming d'ownstair's with the
baby, I ;putt the 'bonnet on the baby
sand took ,her down as fax as Bhe box
to get the mail. )3y that time the:
rain had stopped and way (brother
and II went back to the field to start
on the potatoes. My mother went.
'back with us.
`"When my mother said, `Will,
here's 'Ruby,' I turned and saw the
baby lying Crap .in my wife's arms.
She was walking towards us and I
said, 'What's wrong?' Ruby said,
'I've drowned Mildred and I 'tried
'bo drown myself.' I said surely you
wouldn't drown 'the pride of my
heart: I bried to revive the child, but
there seemed to Ibe no sign of life, so
I hurried to :the house to phone
a doctor."
'Mr,. Magee said there was no ques-
tion, from his wife's appearance,
that she had Ibsen in the water
trough herself, Leaving the house af-
ter calling the 'doctor, Mr. Magee
found ,his wife out beside the house,
"She was kneeling doii^n and sort
of meditating. I tried to get her to
come in, 'but she said, 'No,' I done it
and I know I'll swing,' Finally I got
her into the house .and put to bed
comfortably." Mr. Magee reiterated
that nothing unusual happened in the
household during the day.
Dr. R. L. Stewart of Wingham,
who arrived atthe bfagee home
about 4e16 in the afternoon, said the
baby had been dead for some little
time when he got there. The body
seas quite cold and there was nothing
he could do, Dr. W. A. Crawford of
Wing -ham, who performed the post-
mortem on the baby, testified that
death was caused •by drowning.
There were no abnormal marks on
the infant's body at all. His .testimony
was corroborated 'by Dr, W. M, Con-
nell. Coroner Dr, R C. Redmond of
R'inghani presided at the inquest and
witnesses were sworn by Chief of Po-
lice Georg. Allen. Members of the
jury were W. H. French, foreman,
Harold Buchanan, James Carr, Ray
Manuel. Fred Carter, Thomas Ben-
nett, James Isard, 'Jack 'Mason and
Clare Adams.
Brick Work Completed -
Brick work at the post afdce has
been completed including the cloth
panel and roof cupboard for housing
the clock, The sheathing has been
laid in the roof in readiness for the
several coatings of tar and roofing
material it will receive. Interior work
will commence as soon as the metal
lathing .arrives, Altogether work is
progressing steadily and satisfactor-
ily,-Lucknow Sentinel.
Remanded On Murder Charge -
Mrs. Rebecca Magee. 37 -year-old
Morris Township woman, charged
witis the murder of her ten -months-
old baby, Mildred Ruth Magee. was
remanded to jail for 005 week twat
'Thursday' when she .appeared in
court last Thursday. She was not
asked to :plead or elect. The prelimin-
ary- .hearing is filed For Thursday,
Auaest I,L. At Wingnam, a coroner's
jury named Mrs. William Magee as
the kilter of her baby which she is
alleged to have drowned in a water
trough an their farm. on tWednesday,
jn;y 27th.
MOTHER DROWNED BABY,
INQUEST SHOWS
Killed When
Mine Cage Drops -
Word was received in WWinghans an
Thursday of the tragic death of W.
Clark Isbister, at Bouramaque. Q:se..
when a runaway hoist cage in the La-
maque Mining Company's Na. 7 shaft
plengel 700 feet into the :gloomy
depths of oae of Quebec's largest
gall /tines and dashed itself to pieces
on a good and concrete bnikisead.
killing fan instantly ar,i fatally in-
jar..ag the remaining eietint Lying in
:he shattered wreckage with the maa-
g:ed bodies of his conmanians was
W. Clarke I of ter, 23. TI-arnt-,'. who
diel to hespita: a short time later.
Qoi kly rescue workers descended the
in another rage. I hisser man-
ed. Sufferer; from internal injuries
and with both legs and shoulders bro-
ken, Isbister was brought to the stir -
faze and carried to hospital. He recov-
ered consciousness briefly and asked
for his fiancee of two days. Miss Fan-
ny Thompson. Miss Thompson and
her tam brothers were at his bedside
when he died. "I'm so tired," he mur-
mured before lapsing, into a final
coma. Clarke Isbister, B.A.Sc., was
born in Toronto. the son of Mr, and
Mrs. \Vm, •Isbister, formerly of town,
and is a nephew of Miss Tena Isbist-
er. The funeral was held from the
residence of his parents. Larkin
Ave., Toronto, an Monday. Inter-
ment in Park Lawn Cemetery, -Wing -
ham Advance -Time:.
The coroner's jury inquiring into
the death of l0 -months -old Mildred
Ruth Magee of Morris Township
at Wingham last week, returned .a
verdict at the inquest that the child
"came to her death by drowning in
a water trough at the hands of her
mother, Mrs. William Magee." It re-
quired exactly 'twenty minutes for the
jury to arrive at its verdict.
The 37 -year-old mother of the in-
fant, who caste up in court at Gode-
rich next day on a charge of mur-
der, was not in the courtroom for the
inquest. In view of the fact a charge
already stood against her, Crown At-
torney D. E. Holmes felt no good
purpose would be served in calling
upon her to testify-. She was repre-
sented by Campbell Grant of Walker-
ton and J. W. Bushtield of \Wingham,
who have been retained to defend
her on the charge of homicide.
Six witnesses were heard at the
\Wingham inquest. including William
Magee, husband of the accused wom-
an. George Magee. her brother-in-
law. and Mrs. Sarah Magee, her 73 -
year -old mother-in-law. The other
witnesses were Dr. R. L. Stewart of
\\-in_*nam. who was called to the Ma-
gee home in Morris within an hour
after the child's death. and Dr, W. A.
Crawford and Dr. W. M. Connell,
both of R-inalsam. who performed the
postmortem.
Evidence given by Mrs. Sarah lfa
gee revealed shat she and her daugh-
ter-in-law :erre on anything but
friendly terns. Although they lived
under the sane roof: the house was
divided into two parts and doom be-
tween the two sections had been
kept lacked for some nsanths prior to
last Ther day's trawedy. William Ma-
gee and his wife and baby lived in
the :rent of the house and the older
Mrs. Maze::and :mother 4a11 :.cora:.
lived in the other part,
Replying :a qua ions directed at
her by Crown attorney l Hdine s,
Mrs. Magee said her two sons. Wil-
liam and t;earfie, had lived at :tom_
all their lives. Iden ha -band died ten
year: ago assd since tltess she had run
the 59 -acre farm with the help of
ter son-. The farm. lsc.werer, and all
the implements and stick were in
her c rue. she said. After her death
the faros is go to William. the
_ nz . of the two ']r `hers. she
staged
It es- following William's wed-
ding .•s Sept. 23, l9a, tisat her dau-
ghter-in-law, formerly Ruby Baird,
had _.,m_ to lice at the Magee hone,
Az first they had all lived together,
?let fattr months later the house was
divided into two parts. William and
Ids wife had one room downstairs in
e .rust of the house and two rooms
epstairs. The eller Iirs. Magee and
the other sot lived in the rest of
ages
Mrs. Magee Sr. told: of being in the
fields with her sons when the young-
er woman brought the body of little
Mildred. the baby, to them. Before
concluding her testimony, Mrs. Ma-
gee informed the Crow». she had not
conversed with her 3anghter-in-lav
since the tragedy,
William Magee, the baby's father.
testified he has been farming in Mor-
ris for 31 years. The farm is two
miles from \Wingham an the Bluevale
road. He told of his wife coming to
live at the family homy FaIl w'iss;*
their marriage in Septen.hee of 19.33.
"My 'brother and I were going to
.aria -green the potatoes, but it start-
edto rails and we didn't go hack to
the field. Soon my wife came down -
airs until the hair and said
didn't scant to go to /leer. I teak her
ant on the veranda and later took her
_,l t...rs where nay - wifewas resting.
1 :v-nt fie a gatewhich.. was
Grey Barn :Burned -
A large barn on the farm of Angus
Brown on the Ii -4th concession, Grey
township, was burned to the .groisnd
on Saturday about 6 'clock, when
Mr. Brown and the hired man were
at the threshing of John McIntosh
nearby. All of the hay anal wheat and
a hull and a nusr.her ,f pigs sere des-
troyed. A car and aosne implements
were saved. also the pig house, . Ne
reason can be given for the fire except
heated hay. The los- is partially cov-
ered by insurance.
FAR EASTERN SITUATION
An inquiry in many minds to -day
is "Is the Siberian border situation
serious??" The correct answer ap-
pears to be an affirmative, qualified
by the observation that neither side
really wants war. The fighting that
has been going on. with scores of
homhing planes used and hundreds of
soldiers killed, is more important than}
usually takes place .in border 'skirm-
ishes. This time the skirmishes have
developed into hostilities from which
the two nations will have difficulty
extricating themselves without loss
of -face" ar actual war,
The explanation of recent develop-
s ents appears to be that the Russians
decided that they were not menacing
Japan sufficiently to prevent the
sending of large Japanese reinforce-
ments from Manchuria to the Yangtse
basin to act against the Chinese. So
they chase a paint along the Siberian
border where the location of the inter-
national line is in dispute and occup-
ied doubtful -territory. The Japanese
made a feeble attempt to drive them
out and were defeated. They tried
again with ranch stronger forces and
temporarily succeeded. The Russians
truck hack viciously and regained the
lost grou .d. There the matter rest:,
gut not for long.
The gavernnsent at Tokyo is reluct-
ant to fight Russia, but the national.
"isanor" is so involved -that the army
probably would take platters into its
,was •leans, determined to capture tate
disputes ;round at all 'coats, should
the government hesitate to act. Other-
wise japan would lose :prestige- ail
over Asia. It is unlikely that the Sov-
iet Union would reconcile 'herself to
the loss of the positions she has
seized. •
If the 5 viet Union knew that Ger-
many would not intervene probably
she wau:1 g, to the help of China. As
it is she is putting the onus on Japan
far starling another war, knowing
that Japan would rather not take her
an. 'ant will not ssibtnt to indignity.
The immediate situation is critical,
but not desperate. Both sides hope
the fighting will not get beyond the
border clash stage.
Teacher -How old are you, Bobby?
Bobby-Aw, ma says I'm too
young to eat the things I like, and
too old to cry when I doss't get them.
What
FIRST AID
Meant to One
Montreal Family
MONTREAL
MSS
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July 11th, 1938.
The ravager, of Canada,
Bell Telephone Comp ea Y
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poor a' brother and
regarding the accident near Laeolle lent Saturday,
day thanin Which hich mY you
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to find words to express sir hankoour our
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WALTER W. CREEGAN
... Bell Telephone Plant Wire Chief Walter Creegan
and Manager Paul Ouellette of St. Johns, were nearby
on the highway when two automobiles collided, While
Creegan-a skilled First Aider like 95 per cent of all
our outside plant workers -administered First Aid,
Ouellette summoned help by telephone. We are proud
(bat their quick action saved another precious life.
PAUL OUELLETTE
M. J. HABKIRK
Manager.
A PUZZLE LN ARITHMETIC
A tin -smith, of which there were
many in Connemara, whose wealth
consisted in donkeys. left in his will
his animals to his three sons. The
eldest was to get half of tlse herd,
the second sots one- third and the
third son ant -ninth. After this being
explained to them, they proceeded to
the nearby pasture and collected the
donkeys which numbered seventeen
in all. The first difficulty was the
first brother's share, as a donkey rut
in half was of no use to anyone. The
second and third brothers shares
made natters ten times worse.
After long and heated arguments.
the three tinkers agreed to put their
ase in the hands of Humanity Dick
:Martin for arbitration. and 'o abide
by itis deci-i sn. The foilowin 1 day
they set out to Baliinahinch Castle
and told their story to NIT. Martin.
After hearing the story. Richard Mar-
tin remained for some time in silent
contemplation. 'Then he said, "Far be
it from Inc to criticize the dead, but,
the fact is, it is impossible to divide
the donkey; according to your fath-
er's instructions. I tell you what I
will do. There is a fine donkey out on
the lawn. I will give 'him to you, and
with eighteen you will have no diffi-
culty in carrying out your late father's
wishes, and." added Mr. Martin. "Pro-
vidence may send me back my don-
key in due time." Arriving back at
the encampment with Richard's ani-
mal, they dh4ided the herd, the eldest
brother taking half,' the second bro-
ther one-third, and the youngest
brother one -ninth. They were about
to depart, and take various roads
when .the eldest brother exclaimed at
the top of his voice that some one of
them had forgotten a donkey. There.
was 'Richard Martin's dnn'key stand-
ing on the hillside casting an eye
first on his native home and Hien
with loathing on the band of tinkers.
They camsssenced to vaunt again. "I
isave my twos" said the youngest bra
them "I have my six," said the see -
oast; "And I have my rine,' 'aid ^he
eldest tinker. They agreed that that
was exactly what u•as in the Hera.
Seventeen in all. that was the fa-
ther's will, that was the number in
the herd which their father willed
them. They counted and swore and
went over heir father, instructions
again and again. Still nave ,3f there
could risfstli ,tai:n Mr. Martin's don-
key. Ons_' mare they ag. e i to ealtitt
and dividel I t ;lora tinkers' n -
age one-ha3f eighteen was nate,
one-third of sf: ❑te n h't3 iix. a me -
ninth of eigiuee+: was two. Thr- was
no doubt each hal re vasa his right -
fel ."are. an here was Richard Mar-
tin's donkey left over. Ami-aele, said
one to the other. They tilers and then
agreed t,, go back to Richard Martin
with his donkey. "Well," he asked,
when they arrived, his eyes twinkling
with joy when he saw his donkey
arrive back to him. "Did you divide
the herd to the satisfaction of three
of you?" "Yes. yam Honor." they re-
plied. "we have all our just share, but
your donkey is left )ter." "Oh," an-
swered Martin, "let us thank God for
settling our affairs and difficulties. I
told you He would return me my
donkey if such was His Will. and. as
you see, He has, and without taking
anything from you, which goes to
prove that we should never hesitate
to sacrifice something for our 'neigh-
bors. I and glad to see my donkey
'The Morning Dawn' back to me, af-
ter being the means of settling your
affairs tvitltout your losing anything
by it. 'You now clearly see what a
dumb animal eats sometimes do. This
donkey of mine has done for you
what :perhaps a good mathematician
would fail to 'accomplish. Now,said
Mr., Martin, "I want you to be kind
to these seventeen donkeys and never
overload, and never :drive them 'too
fast when loaded.
Teacher -Surely you know what
the word: 'mirror' means, Junior,
After you've washed your face and
hands, what do .you look at to see
if your face is clean?
Junior -The towel, ma'am.
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Durham Sept. 9, 10
Elmira Sept. 2-15
Fergus Sept. 9, t10
Tavistock Sept. 9, no
Tilisonburg ... , Aug, 30, 3111 Sept. 1
Chester Sept. 13, 14
Clifford . .... . Sept, 16, 17
Hanover .... ...... Sept. .115, 16
Kinear•ltne ..... Sept. 15, 16
New Hamburg .........Sept. 1116, 17
Orangeville . , Sept. 116, 417
\Vier' n Sept. 1115, 1116
A:tae .... Sept. 20, 21
At 'nsd. ,,., ,.,,. Sept. 23, 24
Barrie .... . Sept.. 119-22
Exeter Sept. 21', 22
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Sarnia .......... Sept. 212,24
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Stratford .. Septa 19, 21
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Brampton Sept, 29, 30, Oct. '1
Brussels .... ....... Sept. 79, 30
Collingwood ,.,Sept. 29, 30, :Oct. 1
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Drunubo ..,, , . , Sept. 29, 28
Dundalk .. Sept. 27, 28
Fordwich . Sept. 30, Oct. 1
Georgetown ...... ...... Sept. 28, 29
Harriston Sept. 20, 30
Tlderton Sept. 28
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Kirkton .. Sept. 29, 30
Lucknow Sept. 29, 30
Mitchell , .. „ Sept. 29, 28
Paisley Sept. 27, 28
Palmerston Sept, 217, 218
Parkhill Sept, 30
Port Elgin Sept. 29; .30
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Zurich Sept. 26, 27
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Dungannon Oct. 6, 7
Ent'bro -.'Oct, 5
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