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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-03-23, Page 2PAGE TWO THE SEAFORTH NEWS HURON NEWS Trinity Church At Mitchell 'Destroyed By Fire— A mass of charred ruins was all that • remained of Trinity Anglican Church at Mitchell this week, . after fire '•oi undetermined origin swept through the red brisk structure Sun- day morning, causing a loss estimated roughly at $20,000. The blaze had got .such a start that by the time it was discovered it was a hopeless task for the Mitchell firemen to attempt to save the structure. It was a long stubborn fight and even late Sunday afternoon they were still pouring 'water on the smoldering ruins after all the wells had either caved in or had been Pulled down, so as to re - Move any danger, As far as could be determined there was only abort $15,- 000 insurance on the building and the contents. The organ alone was valued at $2,000 and there was insurance of $1,.000 on it, Nothing whatsoever was saved from the church, .because the fire had been apparently burning for more than an hour before it was dis- oovered by Mrs, George Siegner, who resides only three doors away. It was -at 9.30 o'clock Sunday morning that she noticed smoke on the roof. At first she thought it was the sun melt- ing some snow and causing steam, but she soon discovered it was real smoke and she immediately gave the alarm. Just what steps will be taken a in the future regarding the congrega- tion of Trinity Church has not been determined, according to Rev, R. C. Capper, rector of the church, w'llo was greatly shaken by the catas- trophe. It was revealed that all the records of the church are safely filed away at the rectory. William Norm- an, caretaker of the church, was at work early Sunday morning and lighted the two furnaces in the base- ment as usual, 'leaving to go home for breakfast. Everything appeared all right then. The church at one time was of frame construction and the brick work was just of veneer. It was a tragic sight as residents stood aside and watched the flames ruin beautiful memorial windows which had stood for years. The first Trinity Church a frame building was opened for serv- ice by the Bishop of Huron, Dr. Crouyn, on Aug. 4, 10&1, In 1895 a new site was obtained, the Old build- ing torn down, and a new- building was erected, using the same material. This .structure, which was destroyed on Sunday, was opened by the Bish- op ,,f Huron, Dr, Baldwin, on Dec. 12; 1597. Instal New Power Plant— The Goderich Elevator and Transit Conipatly lea* inaugurated a program of LOtttplete Modernization of its power facilities. The first step is the replacing of the three old •boilers with two new units of modern type. The capacity of these new units being ranch in esceas of the three old ones; le f the hmade been ac for in- spallation, at any convenient time in. the future, Of a new steam -driven f with the generator w'ntcu, co present one, will provide sufficient •electrical energy to operate the entire plant. The company by its decision to instal these new type 'boiler units has advanced at least ten years ahead of present-day practice. Returns From Detroit— Mrs. Richard Rogers returned on. Wednesday to her home iat Seaforth from a very- p'leas'ant two weeks' visit with her tounge'st sister, Mrs, Frank Lorenzen, and eldest brother, Mr. William 'Brown and other relatives at Detroit, Michigan, King of Hoboes in 'jugaroo'— Self-styled "king of the 'hoboes" Charles Pearce, 'landed in Sudbury on St. Patrick's day and was dragged off to jail in a suit plastered with medals picked up in his travels. "I've travelled 12,000,1000 miles in 20 years," he told the court. "What I want now is hospitalization. The hobo fraternity will pay ;$1,000 for me." The magistrate, du'biou's about the hobo fraternity, sentenced Charles to a month, so he could get the hospital- ization he said be needed, "One thing, he's wearing an Irish medal for St. Patrick's Day," 'commented Magis- trate McKessock. The "king" was besooted from head to foot, Even 'his face was black. Little Boy Scalded To Death-,- Wilbert eath—\Wilbert Edward, only Safi of Mr. and Airs. Edward Brantigant of Ho - wick, was badly scalded last Wednes- day evening at his home and died next morning in Bruce 'county hospi- tal at Walkerton. The 'PS -months -old baby pulled a pail of boiling water off the table, the water spilling over his entire body, scalding him badly. The pail had' been set on the table only. a few minutes while the mother turned to get the lid when the little lad investigated it with Such dire re- sults, 1-te is survived by his parents and three sisters, New Station Agent For Goderich— Word it as been received that the successor to J. L, Taylor, Goderich C. N. R. station agent who died rec- ently, will he :\reaps C. McKay, now agent at Preston. It is reported, how- ever, that lir. \LeKav will not he transferred to Goderich until the lat- ter part of this Month.Mr. McKay 15.150 with the railway at Ailsa Craig and spent some time at Mount For- est before moving to Preston four years ago. X ,tire to Creditors, 3 wks. for $2.50 NEXT T1. YOUR HOME the surroundings are all important • Use NU N ELL'S ardy Plants for C.nadian Homes FLOWERING SHRUBS. Over 200 choice varieties suitable for any and every purpose ORNAMENTAL AND SHADE TREES. Our catalogue lists 96 varieties to beautify your home surroundings. 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PORT BURWELL, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939 ,,,,,,uu,m,„,,,,„,,,,,,,o,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, ,,,, think that the session might he con- cluded by the time Their Majesties Mirror Of the lqatl'Ori arrive if the 1'nme Minister .would let it be known that he docs not in - rung a ec this year. There. is little expectation, ecta•tion however, that, he will commit himself in, this connection. d,,,,,,., „ ,,, „ „ , ” ten to d bring un the genera I lection It is now apparent that one of the principal issues for the remainder, of the parliamentary .session will 'be the question of unemployment. This week the Government submitted its annual legislation 'providing for unemploy- ment relief, The legislation is essent- ially the sante as that submitted at the last fhree sessions.' The Govern- ment apparently, has .no further .plan for improving unemployment condi- tions. When the relief bill was offered by Hon, ,Norman Rogers, Minister of Labor, this week, Denton Massey, Conservatcee 'member for Toronto - Greenwood, described •i,t as an adnsris- sion of failure on the part of the Government to dee=etop a ipolicy to cope with the situation. Rt. Hon, Mackenzie Xing 'will, come in for some criticism because of his suggestions that Parliament Might he prorogued at the tom-• meitcement o'i the visit of the -King and Queen in ,May without any legis- lation?, having been brought forward to deal tvlith economic conditions. The Government's relief 'bill affords the first 'opportunity so far this ses- sion for a general discussion on un- employment and allied subjects. Decision of the . Liberal majority on the public accounts committee that the committee, numbering some ;50 members, should make a trip to Toronto to inspect the Inglis plant where the Breis maohine guns are to be manufactured has provoked a storm of ,protect. Opposition memb- ers of all parties have denounced tine proposal as an unnecessary expendi- ture of public money and the time of the committee. The object of the proposal is that of establishing that the Inglis plant has been put 10 shape for the manufacture of the ma- chine guns. It is maintained by 09 - position members that the question tt ctin- at issue is not as to the Onager diteoet of the plant but as to its con- dition when the Inglis Company was given the contract without competi- tion. Members of the Opposition parties on the committee may refuse to participate in the trip. The Prince Minister's recent speeches in defence ttf HIan. Ian Mac- kenzie are thought to be intended to soften the plow of an impending de- motion for the Minister of - 'National Defence. Despite Mr, Ring's com- mendation om- et n 1 ttion of his colleague parlia- mentary observers believe lir. Mac- kenzie will be removed from the de- fence ministry before the Government :goes- to the country. It is thought that he will be retained in the Gov- ernmeni in another portfolio. • Failure of the Govermnent to in- sist on a recorded vote on the Wash- ington trade bargain has occasioned a good deal of comment It is believed to have been deliberate. Many of the ministry's supporters from various parts of the country were not anxi- ous to be placed on record as voting approval of the trade treaty because of its effect on Canadian interests in the districts they represent. Through avoidance of a recorded vote on the resolution for the adoption of the treaty these members .were saved from committing themselves definite- ly. In the tinal stages of the debate nt the treaty it was apparent that Liberal ntemberi were not enthusias- tir..It was significant that virtually no reply Was made front the treasury benches to the speech of Hon. H. H. Stevens in which ape former minister of -trade and commerce showed that under the treaty Canada made con- cessions to -all countries with which most -favored -nation agreements arc in effect without getting anything in return. In the final stages of the de- bate very few ministers were in the Hoose and a considerable section of the Government's following was at a hockey match. Lively protests are reaching Ottawa from Quebec and the -Maritime Pro- t -anew over the Post Office Depant- tnent's new airmail stamp. The -stamp carries the legend, 'Trans -Canada Airtna'il, Vancouver -Toronto." Quebec and the Maritimes object to being left out of the tram -Canada- picture. 'Phe stamp, it is understood, will not be continued in circulation, If by any chance Parliament should have concluded its work by the titine Their Majesties reach Ottawa His Majesty swill himself officiate at the prorogation ceremony.. Should the session not be concluded, and it now seems unlikely that i t will be, His 'Majesty will attend in the Senate Chamber and give assent to certain bills. 111 making this announcement in the House 'of Commons the Prime Minister was careful to indicate that it was not desired to rush the pro- ceedings of Parliament in order to conclude the Session in time for pro- rogation by the King, Some observers Hand Nearly Severed— Although his left hand was nearly severed when he backed against a circular saw at the Goderich iManu- facturing Ooanpany plant on Tuesday afternoon, doctors believe that Rob- ert Vlaillfanus, of Goderich, may not lose the hand. Young Williams, an employee at the lumber plant; was assisting another %workman in a part of the factory unfamiliar to hint, He backed up with one end of a piece of lumber and his hand carne in contact with the saw, which . bit into his wrist, slicing three-quarters of the way through and severing bones, tendons and nerves.—Goderich Signal -Star., Resigns As Lighthouse-Keeper— At the end of his tenth year as lighthouse -keeper at Goderich, Bert Bogie has tendered his ,resignation. He intends moving about 'the list of April to a Colborne township farm near Nile with his wife and family. His 'suocessor has not .been named, Purchases Brussels Business.— Mr. and Mrs. W. 'J. Stewart, Hur- on street, plan to leave Clinton in the near future to snake their hone in Brussels where Mr, Stewart has pur- chased the Cardiff Diairy business. The change of ownership 'becomes ef- fective April list,—Clinton .Ngws- Record, Huron Presbytery Meets Boundary changes in four pastoral charges in the Huron Presbytery was tender discussion at t he meeting of Presbytery held iti Wesley -Willis Church at Clinton last week. Rev, A. V. Robb of B7:uevale, chairman of the Presbytery, presided. A committee had previously been appointed to stake recommendations on proposed changes for better service and more united 'charges 1 n certain sections and on 'their report the following changes were made. The Benrniller charge will now Consist of Bennrille'r, Suvth sHill, Nile, LeebtntEach charge will contribute a portion of the minister's salary amounting to $1,5150 and one service each Sunday will he, held at each .place: Dungan- nan, Port Albert and Crewe were united in one, In the southern sec- tion of the Presbytery, Eliutville finites With \Woodham while the re- ntainder of the former circuit unites with the Thames Road change. 'Mae latter change is subject to the ap- proval .01 Porth Presbytery,. The sale of some church properties will also have to be trade and an equitable proportioning of •the proceeds of. sale made between the churches involved. There 'was one request for -a transfer,' that of Rev. H. Wilding of Holmes-- vilie, who requested a, transfer to the 'British Columbia conference. Inas re- quest was referred to the transfer committee: Late Mrs. Roy Merner, Zurich— This week we are called upon bo chronicle the sad death of one 'of our middle aged citizens in the person of Mrs. Roy Merner, .of the 1'411t Con- cession, Hay Township, and who was 'be'fore her marriage in 19111 Miss Lydia Deoher, a daughter of the well 'kno'wn fancily of the late Mr, and :Mrs, John 'Decker, Sr„ of Zurich. Some time last October Mrs. Mentzer dict not feel so NMI and after con- sulting local ,physicians she 'w'as ad- vised to consult a specialist at Lon- don who had xray photos taken of her condition, and unfortunately the (treaded 'Carcinoma had 'become so established that nothing could he done, and since that time she ,gradu- ally became weaker until on Monday whendeath book its toll and ended the few months of terrible .suffering. Mrs. Werner always well carried the jovial and cheerful characteristics of the Decker family, and was indeed a pleasant and cheerful person to meet at all times, and site will be greatly missed by her many friends as well as her immediate family. Sur- viving are: Her sorrowing 'husband, a 'son Leonard Merner; two sister, Mrs. E. Rader and Mrs. L. Rader of Dashwood; a half sister, Mrs. Wilfred \\Teido, of the 'Parr Line, Hay-, and a half-brother, Mr. William Decker, e massa First g throat, chest, and back with Vicks VapoRub at bed- time. This relieves the distress. Then, to make its L long continued poultice -and -vapor a actionlast' even longer, spread a thieklayeror Vapo- a Rub on tl\e chest lrFfiand cr ith wa also giovevesithe skin extra protection against chilling. Longaftorrestftil sleep come, Vapo- Rub keeps onwork- ing-loosensphlegm -eases muscular soreness or'tigi}t- ness -clears aar- passages - checks tendency to cough -relieves local con- gestion. V'/►�/S Often, by morn vR ing the worst of VAPORus the cold is over. just east of town on the ZIurioh road. -Zurich ,Herald. Mrs. Henry Fischer— A,beloved resident of Logan Town- ship, Augusta Hollatz, , widow pf Henry C. Fischer, passed away at the home of her son, .Edward, lot 03, concession 1114 Logan, on ,Manch •131th, in her 74th year, The deceased wom- an suffered a stroke ten days • ago. Born in Germany, she was a daugh- ter of the late Mr, and Mrs. William Hollatz and had spent practicaliy her entire life in Logan, Three daughters and five sons are left bo mourn her demise. They are Mrs. Jahn Ritz, Bornholm; Mrs, Charles Leonhardt, Brodhagen; Mrs. J. Gloor, Logan; Edward on the 'homestead, Fred and Dan 'of Logan, Rudolph, McI;illop, and John of Stratford. There are also two sisters and ,one brother, ;Virg. William Miller, 'Brodhagen, Mrs. C. Schwindt, \lilverton, Fred Hollatz, Elora, and .fifteen grandchildren. SWEET CAPORAL CIGARETTE The purest form In which tobacco can he smoked" i skyltiy, U:l e �`y/ Even as you read this, some Father somewhere is rushing this news to relatives. No natter where they are or what time it — his first impulse is to let them know! .And that is also true of Aunts (and Uncles) and all the in-laws. Be- fore Baby is half an hour old his arrival is celebrated far and wide — and he is endowed with a dozen names. Manager. IT,SA BOY/ To Grandparents as well, another chapter of Family History begins. Their grandparents may have waited for days before they had good news like this, but that was before the telephone and Long Distance — became part of our everyday existence, Spread Good News by LONG DISTANCE! Look in your telephone directory and you'lla;fdnd that by using Low Night Rotes (also applying all day Sunday) and placing "Anyone" calls you can talk to nearby towns or Provinces for much 'less thuit you expected;