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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-11-03, Page 1But when everything is counted, Then the clays that really lhriil. Are the golden hatire of Autumn When the haze is on the hill, There are pumpkins in the. cornfield Rich with Autumn's yellow t m; There is ice upon the puddles Where the cart -wheels rut the line; And the :barn is heaped with harvest HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER From the fields no w dark and still, There's a splendor in the Winter Then tht earth's a silver thing! And from out the pines and cedars Northern voices surge and sing; qtr:l, thefinest season ever, Name and mark them as you will, Is the time when dawns are frosty And the haze is on the hill. WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 60, No. 44. SEAFOi2TH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938 New Fire Hall for E`rucerield Fire Apparatus Th e above picture was taken by The News th s week and shows sone of the l rucefield firemen with the pamper, in front of the fire hall tr'hich has just been completed. to house the fire -fighting apparatus. From left to right are: Joe McCully, William McIntosh., Glen Swan, William Douglas, John Pepper, Jack Snider,• Thomas Wheeler, H. F. Berry. Alex Patterson, Harry Dalrymple: MR'S, C. ATKINSON The death of Mrs, Catherine At- kinson occurred on Friday, 'Oct, hdth, Mrs. Atkinson, who had been a high- ly reelected resident of Seafnrtlf for over thirty years, suffered a elnibs paralytic stroke on Aegnet 29 while visiting her daughter in Hibbert for a few days, and passed away shorty before midnight on Friday at the a..r of 78 years and 3 days. Formerly Catherine Nigh, site was a daughter „ of the late Joseph Nigh and .was born in Tuckersmith on the 2nd cams- left for Binsearth to visit with her cion, After her niarria�e to Mr. Ji;ntee Atkinson of 1-Iiihhert. she lived on the Atkinson homestead, conce:•si:'n 4, 1-Iibaert, for 'About five year,, moving then to the Huron Rd, elase to Si.' Columban. Mr. ,\ticinroa's. death o:- Burred in 119114 end \Irs.' Atkinson mored into St. Col:ns:', ;ti, then ir. .I90b cane to Seaforth where sht made her- home near the t'ollegiate. During the last few year. she went to Detroit to spend the winter with her daughter. Mrs. Atkinson possessed many fine qualities and her passing is deeply mourned by all who knew her, Sur- viving are two daughters, Mrs. Jos- ep11 M. Doyle of Hibbert,. and Mrs, C. H. McDougall, of Detroit; a son, Louis Atkinson, who served over- seas during the war, predeceased her in February, 1i928. A brother, Mr, Luke 'Nigh, Egliiondville, and a sis- ter, Mrs. Peter McCann, Seaforth, and eight grandchildren, also survive. The funeral took place on Monday mornm.g from her late residence, Coleman street, to St. games' Church, Seaforth. Rev. Fr. Hussey officiated, Interment took place in St. James' Cemetery. The pallbearers were Al- bert Melady, Gerald Doyle, A. Dn- charme, MI. Dalton, John Murphy, John O'Connor. ( Meets Many Friends 0n Trip to Manitoba \Ars. • 'Thos. Coleman of Tucker - smith returned to her home on Mon-. day, Oct. 3lst after spending a very enjoyable trip through Manitoba. • She left Seaforth on IJtily 2'61h and travelled C. IP. R. from Toronto. After spending several days in Win- nipeg with her broiler -in-law, Rev. ()Neer Coleman; 11D., and family, FLOOR :GLOSS Quarts, reg. price $1,23 ..for 98c HAWES FLOOR WAX - 23c half lb. HAW'ES FLOOR WAX, 2 lb tin 1 Furniture cream 79c SUN KIST ORANGES , , , 19c doz tHEINTZE SOUP, 18 varieties - 16 oz. tin 2 for 29c PIE CHERRIES, 2 tins 25c 3 KELLOGG CORN FLAKES - 1 glass bowl, all for 25c 1 WHOLE WHEAT FLAKE'S, 1 Corn Flakes, for 14c AUNT LEE SCOTT CAKE FLOUR @ 27c CHOCOLATE FINGERS .,17c Ib. LARGE •ONIONS, 10 lbs, 25c VERY BEST STOVE PIPE ENAMEL 25c IVORY SOAP, large bar ..... 9c Two for 14c Master's Concentrate, none better $3,20 cwt. A. C. RotIIe Phone 166 SOFT COAL FOR ALL PURPOSES HELPS GREEN WOOD E. L. BOX PHONE 43 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 11a.m. "The Tyranny of Habits." 7 p.m. "The Heavenly King." 110 a.m. Sunday School.' 7:115 p.m. Theis., Prayer Meeting. `:rather, \l r, John G. '1•royer and family, end spent a week in that town with a friend, Mrs. :Annie 'McLeod \iatheson, whom she had not cern since the .spring ,. i 1882, She saw. limey changes. She met people who had come from around Sea forth, Mr. Braadfoot, whose father lived on •the Mill rd, at one time, and Mrs. Horsey anti .her sister, Mrs. Rhinehart, who were natives of 11eKahle and- aunts of Mies Mattie Ellis of Henson, and also met many others, Describing her trip, Mrs. Coleman says: The. crops where I visited in the country were very good.. I was there to see the crop cut and also threshed. The wheat they grew was supposed to be rust -proof. It was called Thatcher, which yielded.. 33 bushels to the acre, and also Renown which yielded around 40 bus. to the acre, and no sign of rust on either, But Dawson, which they sowed be- fore, was rusty. When I left Binscarth I -went back to Winnipeg and went through the principal places such as the Conserv- atory, the Federal building, City Hall, also Winnipeg auditorium, and went through the T. Eaton and Hud- son Bay stores, which are both im- mense buildings. I aleo spent several days with my sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary A. •Ort rein, who just recently moved into thd cite. The Rev. Duncan Wilkie took my sister-in-law tMrs. Coleman and my- self out a great Many miles in the country one day to dhow me some prairie west of \'Vinnipeg, es where I had been in the country was all wooded with poplar trees. The ibnild- ings were situated in the bluffs to shield them from storms in' the winder. Leaving Winnipeg the evening of Oct. (27th, arrived in Stratford on the morning of the 29th, and spent the week end with friends, and came to Seaforth on Monday, Oct. S'llst, think Mg there was no place like' Ontario,. Rev, 0. Coleman, who many will know was a Stanley boy and has 'been an invalid for several years, composed (Continued on Page Five) First Presbyterian Church Rev. Hugh Jack, Minister. Remembrance Day Services 11` a,nt, The Value of Remembrance, 7 p,m. Blessed Are the Peace- makers, S.S. at 10 o'clock. Adult Bbie Class 2 p.m. Mid -week, prayer service, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. RADFORD-FRASER A quiet wedding took ,place at the Egnlonch'ille manse, on Friday, Oc- tober LSth, at 2 p.m. Rev. A. W. Gar- diner officiating, when Helen Made- line; seoond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fraser, of Seaforth, was united in marriage to Gordon Melvin Radford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rad- ford, Londesboro. The bride's •dress was in brown .trimmed with green, brown shoes, gloves and purse, and ware a green coat trimmed with 'Persian lamb and 'green hat. Mr, and Mrs., Radford .left 'by motor on a hon- eymoon trip to Detroit. They will reside in Goderich. ' W. I. PO MEET The regular meeting of the Junior Women's Institute will be held at the hone of Mrs. Wiefred Coleman on Wednesday, Nov. 9th at 2t30. The meeting is on community activities and relief, and the roll ,call is "Some- thing I am thankful for." ATTEND FUNERAL OF ACCIDENT VICTIM Mr, and Mrs. Charles F. Clarence and son Earl, of Seaforth, are in New Hamburg, attending the funeral en Thursday morning •af their seventeen- year -old son, Leonard, who was burn- ed to death in a blazing car east of New Hamburg on Sunday evening. Leonard was the second eldest of the family and besides his parents is sur- vived 'by four brothers and one sister, Earl, Kenneth, Joseph, Bernard, and Mildred. The father is a veteran of the Great k\Tar and the family had lived at Windsor and Stratford before coming to this vicinity, for a time living on the highway, 44 miles east of Sea - forth, -and moving to Seaforth in May, 1965, when he ,purchased the house belonging to the Hohlbein Estate in front of .the Collegiate Institute, Leonard Clarence had been working for abot t a year with his grandfather, Mr. Simon Bundscho, in South East - hope, about three miles from Shake- speare. Jerome Mertz, 212, who died from injuries received in the accident, was a' cousin, who lived about half a mile from the Bundscho home. Mr, anti Mrs, Clarence and Mildred, Bernard and Joe, and Mr, John Mc- Kenzie and daughter Dorothy, of the Huron Road, Tuckersmith, went to South Easthope on SundaX to, vis- it the grandparents, Mr. and 'Mrs, Si- mon Bundscho, and the party had left for home about 9,43 p.m., only a little while 'before the accident oecurred, without having seen Leonard, who had spent Sunday in Kitchener and was returning from there when he met his death. Mrs. Clarence and Bernard were remaining to visit for a couple of weeks. Leonard Clarence was employed last year with Mr. John Hillebrecht, east of Seaforth. Born near Shake- speare, he celebrated his seventeenth birthday on July :1l7th last, His re- mains will be laid to rest in a little cemetery, a few yards from the home of his; grandparents. • Phone 84, $il a year, ST. JAMES' STUDY CLUBS ORGANIZE Niteteen clubs made up of memb- ers of St, James' Church will •again begin the Study Club Semester this week, Organized by order of his 1-Iot- inese the Pape, in an effort to offset the spread of modern paganism, the subject matter for the next Semester will be the "Life of Jesus." Leaders for the groups are, Ignatius 'O'Leary, \Vat. Devereaux Jr„ Con Ea$art Jr., Joseph Flannery, Mrs. Mervin Lane, Charles Lane, Mrs, James Nolan, Joseph Dorsey, 'John Flannery Jr„ Frank Reynolds, Mrs. Marg. Dever- eaux, Alice Daly, Julia Flannigan, Basil Duncan, Leo Hagan, Mrs. F. Sills, Ed Daly, Charles Hagan and Bridget Casey. 'This work is under the spiritual direction of Rev. T. Hussey, with Chas. P. Sills as Parish Chairman, St, Thomas' Church Rector: Rev. R. P. D. Hurford, D.D. 111 a.m. 'Christ Died for Us." 7 p.m. "What Must I Do to Be Saved?" Sunday School at 10 a.m. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D, McKAY-TROTT First Presbyterian •Church manse, SeaBorth, was the scene of .a quiet wedding at 2 o'clock on Saturday af- ternoon when Myrtle M'Iay Trott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W'm. Trott, of Seaforth, was united in marriage to William M. McKay, son of the late Adam fllc,Kay of Seaforth. Rev. Hugh Jack officiated. The bride who was given in marriage 'by her father, wore apretty 'biline .crepe dress with gold trimmings and felt hat •of a deeper shade of blue. 'They were un- attended. Following the ceremony 28 Pieces Silver,Plated Ware 32 Pieces Luncheon Set in the New Petit Point Design A complete 60 piece Luncheon Set by Rogers for qt ;e� 95 the very small price of B "off'n This is truly a most remarkablevalue and is on view at SHOP AT AVAUGE.,,;tc0 IT PAYS HENRY McGAVIN One of the oldest residents of 'this district,. Mr. Henry Mc'Gavin, passed away at his home in Tuckersmith on Monday afternoon, Oct. 311, at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 2e5 _ days. Mr. McGavin ' a .bore his advanced years quite lightly until about three months ago he was confined to shed. His condition became more serious last week and he passed away late 'Monday afternoon. He was 'horn in Fermanagh County, Ireland, where Inc early years were spent. The tunes he learned to whistle in his . boyhood days in Ireland he still enjoyed whistling in his last years. He was in his 17th year when he came to Canada to work in Stanley Tp. His eldest brother William had conte to McKillop Tp earlier and a younger brother John later came to McKillop, Mr. Henry McGavin re- mained in Stanley Tp. until a fete years after his marriage when he, too, took a farm in McKillop, Later he returned to Stanley for a few years and then took the farm on the fifth concession of 'Tuckersmith, a couple of miles south ,of Seaforth, He was married in 1564 to Miss Caroline Graham, who predeceased hint in 'November, '11933, Five sons. and three daughters survive: Alfred and Dr, Edwin H. McGavin of Wind- sor; Fred of Detroit; Arthur of Read- ing, Pa.; John and Miss Mary Mc - Gavin on the homestead; Mrs, Letitia Tasker of Windsor, and Mrs. Ralph Elliott, Seaforth; also by four grand- children and two great grandchildren. A half brother, Mr, Thomas Mc - Gavin and two half sisters, Mrs. Kidney and Miss Margaret McGavin, an of New York, also 'survive; his two brothers and two sisters pre- deceased hits. The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon, Nov, 3rd, at 1:30 o'clock, from his late residence, lot 112, cont. 3, Tuckersmith. Rev. 11. V. Workman, of Northside 'United Church, Seaforth, will conduct the services. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart, (Continued en Page rivet WILL MEET AT CLINTON The annual convention of the Hur- on Temperance Federation will be held on 'Tuesday, Nov. nth, at Wes- ley -Willis Church, Clinton, The morning session is at 9:30 and after- noon session at Ill:30. Rev. J. E. J. Millyard, of London, will be guest speaker. Mr, R. P. Watson of Bruce - field is President, and Rev. W. A. Bremner is Secretary of the Huron Temperance Federation. LEGION CHURCH PARADE The inaugural Church parade, now to be trade annually, to the various churches of Seaforth, will this year accept the invitation of Ch jlain Capt. T, Hussey. to attend epecial ser vices at St. (James' Church on Sunday evening, Nov. 6th at 7 p.m. The Sea - forth Highlanders band will head the ,parade from the Legion headquarters in the post office building to the church, moving off at 6:50 ,p.m. The St. James Choir will render special music for the occasion and a sermon suited to this event will be preached by the Rev. F. J. Fitzpatrick, a wide- ly idely travelled veteran. The public gen- erally are cordially invited to attend this service 'by the pastor Rey. T. P Hussey, and it is expected every leg- ionaire and veteran will be in at- tendance. BROT'!HER OF REV. C. C. KAINE DIES AT FORT FRANCIS Rev. C. C. Kaine and Mrs. 'Kaine, accompanied by Mr. 'John ,Kaine of Grimsby, and Mr, Harry Thom of Grimsby, went to Fort Francis on Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Kaine's'brother, ,Mr. Alexander Kaine who died there on 'Sunday. Besides his wife and daughter he is survived (by two .brothers, John of Grimsby, Rev. C. C. '.Kaine, Seaforth, an•d five sisters, Mrs. David Sander- son of .Eno; .Mrs. Henry Sanderson, Winnipeg, Mrs. Johnston of Winni- peg, Miss Martha Kaine, Gorrie, bliss Robina Kaine of Sault Ste. Marie. He was a native of Garvie, and had served overseas during the war and beam."Miss Savauge 'told a most fn - 10 a,m. Sunday School, Mr. and Mrs. McKay left on a wed- had'I been' an Immigration Officer at wresting story after which hymn 87 tel' a.na oHelping ()there .IDP." ding trip. ,On their return they will Fort 'Francis until his retirement two was sung. The meeting closed with '7 p.m. "Is It Easy 'To Forgive?" reside in Seaforth.years ago prayer. W. J. McINTOSH WINS CAR The. Lion's hallowe'en frolic was held at the rink Monday night with a good attendance, A parade of children led by the Seaforth High- landers Band marched to the rink shortly before eight o'clock. The various booths were well patronized. There was keen competition in the children's. events. Mr. W. J. McIntosh, Centre street, Seaforrh, was the holder of the lucky ticket far the car. Other winners in the draw were. second prize, W. J. Humphries, \Wal- ton; the third prize went to Dr, E. A. McMaster of Seaforth; the fourth prize to C. Van Horne, Clinton; the fifth prize event to Raymond Jamie- son, Clinton. Dr. Bechely of Seaforth drew the sixth prize. The seventh prize went to Mrs, Wesley Venner of Kippeu. The eighth prize was won by J. J. Cook of Beeton; ninth to John Irvin of 'Kincardine; tenth to Mr. Matthews of London. • ENGAGEMENT Mrs, Isabella McDonald announces the engagement of her daughter, Margaret to Mr. Frank ,Smale, Sea - forth, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S:ntale, the marriage to take place very quietly in November. AiNNOUNCEMENT Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Fear of Tuckersmith announce the eitgage- ment of their daughter 'Lyle Marg- aret, to James Malcolm, son of 'Mrs. Larrds'borough, Tuckersmith, and the late Wm, L'andsborough. The mar- ' riage will take place November 112th, ALERT MISSION 'BAND The regular meeting of the Alert .Mission Band was held on 'Tuesday afternoon last. Mrs. Parsons, our leader, presided in the absence of the president. Donelda Hawkins read the call `to worship after which hymn 426 was sung, The Lord's prayer was repeated and the Scripture lesson was taken from John 28117.218.. Life mem- berships in the Mission Band were discussed and a report of very en- couraging sales of calendars and Christmas cards. Edna 'Gallop sang a solo, ''Jesus wants me for a Still— ENGAGEMENT Mrs. H. Amos, Guelph, wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter Elizabeth Peart, to Mr. Hugh Leslie McKay of Elmvale, son of Mr. Robert MciKay, and the late Mrs. 'McKay of Egmondville, the marriage to take place quietly the latter part of November. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and .Mrs, D . G. MacFarlane wish to announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Margaret Eliza- beth to Alan E. Thompson, son of :lir. and Mrs. D. J. Thompson of Clayton, Ont„ the marriage lo take place early in N'ovem'ber. ' POPPY SALE (Ont. Provincial Poppy Committee.) Poignant reminder of those spaci- ous days of glory and of grieving, "'Poppy Day" once more recurs to prompt the citizens of this .country in the duties they have inherited from the past generation. To Canadian youth in this year of grace, the ,deep - red petals of the Poppy may not carry the same significance they bore to the youth of twenty years ago. The symbolism of sacrifice with which the poppy has become charged is some- thing to which the present genera- tion succeeds only through the wist- ful memories of the aging men who fought their country's battles, who suffered privations, endured long agonies and finally •triumphed amid surroundings carpeted ,wit'h poppies. MINISTERIAL A,'SSOCIATION The Seaforth and District.' Minister- ial Association will hold its regular meeting on Monday, iNbv, 7th at 2 o'clock in the Sunday Schaal roots of the First Presbyterian Church. ea. pers will be given by Rev. Hugh Jack and Rev. A. W. Gardiner, All the ministers of the town and district are cordially invited to 'be present and to become members.