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The Seaforth News, 1939-04-27, Page 4PAGE FOUR THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939 SMITH'S SHOE STORE New Location: MacTAVISIH BLOCK --OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, Seaforth SPECIALS FOR THE.WEEK END 1111111.1 MEN'S WORK BOOTS Uppers made from selected "Mennonite" tanned leather. Solid leather insoles and outside pocket counter, full Panco soles and Rubber Heels. WEEK END SPECIAL $275 Full leather soles and Rubber Heels WEEK END SPECIAL •$2,.95 Free WITH ABOVE WORK BOOTS 1 Tin Waterproof Dressing 1 Pair Heavy Leather Laces 1 Women's Work Shoes Oxford Style. Uppers made from Kip Leather, full leather soles and rubber heels. Brown or Black WEEK END SPECIAL $1.98 Same style with lighter sole, for house wear, full fitting. Black only. WEEK END SPECIAL 1.98 Oxford Special Uppers made from selected Black Kip Leather—soles special "no mark" long wearing composition fibre and rubber MEN'S WEEK END SPECIALS BOYS' 1.87 1.79 1.59 $3.50 and $3.00 Clearing Lines Women's Pumps, Straps, Ties and Buckle Styles. All one price WEEK END SPECIAL $1.59 Misses' & Girls' Patent Leather One Strap Shoes Leather Soles and Rubber Heels WEEK END SPECIAL Sizes 8 to 21.39 Sizes 6 to 7Ye 98c Style Shoes In all the new Colored leathers as well as the popular Patent Leather SEE WINDOW DISPLAY $2.35 SMITH'S SHOE STORE MacTaiish Block — Opposite Post Office SEAFORTH WALTON The April meeting of the W. M. S. was held in the .church, Mrs. Cum- ming presiding, Devotional exercises found in :the missionary monthly were followed by hymn 11112. It was agreed that Miss McGowan and Mr. Ross :be asked to he present for the Easter thank offering mee'tin'g and show slides. ;Delegateswere chosen to attend the Presbyterial to be held in Wingham .:on April 217. As has :been .the custom a dower exchange will be .part of the May meeting. The eth of Morris group :presented the study chapter. (Nine ladies were present. The amateur contest held in Wal- ton community hall under ,the aus- pices •of St. George's Church proved a decided success. There were seven- teen contestants in the junior part of the program•and eight in the senior. All numbers were well deserving of praise. Mr. Silas Johnston acted as Major Bowes in a very efficient jov- ial manner which added much to the evening's entertainment. During int- ermission and while ballots were be- ing counted the audience was enter- tained with musical selections by the Walton .Girls' String :Quartette, Mr. H. Shannon, Beth Shannon and Mary JN� IN WALTON FALL' Friday, April 28th Music by the Corn Huskers Admission - 35 cents HENSALL Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie and Miss Irene Donuglas were in Toronto this week attending the graduation exer- cises at which the former's sen, Mr. Andrew .MadKenzie, Ignad'ueted from Toronto Bible Training school to Knox College, where Ore will study for the ministry. Dr.' Ed McAsh and Mrs. M•cAsh of London visited with relatives here on 'Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Colvin of Lobo visited on Saturday with Mr. and IMrs. Fred 'Corbett. Mr, and Mrs. Lorna Manson of London called 'on relatives in 'town on Sunday. - The services in the United Church were 'largely attended on Sunday with Rev. R. A. Brook .preaching excellent sermons at both services, The choir sang two beautiful' anthems, "Safely Through Another Week," and "My Heart is Glad." 1Miss Greta Lammie very ably presided at the organ. Next Sunday evening the I,'O.iO. F. dodge will attend the service in the united Church in a body. Death of Mrs, Hugh Norris— The death occurred. on Wednesday evening, April 15..th at her late home in Chiselhurst of IMrs. Hugh Norris, who had been in ill health for some time but able to go a'b'out her Biome and do her own work, She was taken ill an Tuesday and passed away Wed- nesday evening. The deceased was in her 60Th year and the second eld- est Dm. w daughter of Mrs. W o and g the late Mr Wm. Dow 'of Hensall, and was born in Fullarton Township in 13'$0, where she spent her early life. After her marriage to Mr. Hugh Norris, 36 years ago, she resided at Staffa, and later at Cromarty, coming to Chiselhurst 'to reside three years ago. She was .greatly interested in the welfare of her .family and friends and will be sadly missed by all who knew her, and was a member of 'Cromarty Presbyterian Church. She is survived by cher .husband, four daughters, Mrs. Arnold Westlake and Mrs. Wm, Parker, Chiselhurst; t Mrs. Frank Pinder and Mrs. Eldon Williams, Munro, and one son John, Chisel - burst, One daughter, Mrs. Ross Dun- lop, predeceased her seven years ago. Ten grandchildren also survive. The funeral took place from her late home in Chiselhurst on Friday alter - noon, conducted by her minister, Rev. Mr. Reidie of Cromarty Church. Mr. Geo. T. Wren and Mr. 1Ed Allan and ale Benson Stoneman sang two beautiful numbers at the funeral ser- vice, "Safe in the 'Arms of Jesus" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." The floral tributes were very ,beauti- ful, showing the esteem with which the deceased was held. The pall- bearers were Messrs. Arnold West- lake, 'Win. Parker, Frank Pinder, El- don Williams, Harry Norris Jr. and Harvey Jacobi. Interment in Staffa Cemetery. Mr. A. L. Case, C.N.R. station ag- ent, has .been confined to his room with an attack of inlfluenza during the past week. Miss Hammond, R.N., of London, has been in attendance. Mr, Alfred Carlisle 'of Detroit, and Mrs. Thompson from the 'West are visiting with their sisters, Mrs. Anna MacDonald .and Mrs. Leiper. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stewart of Seaforth visited on Sunday with the letter's mother, Mrs. Sarah Coleman and aunt Miss Annie E. Consitt.Mrs. Coleman, who has been suffering with an ulcer on her eye, is much im- proved at date of writing. Mr. W. C. Thompson of Clinton is relieving agent at the CJN.R. station here during the absence of Mr. A. L. Case who is f11 Mr. Lorne Elder of Kingston is visiting at the home of his parents, 1Mr. and Mrs. 'John Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hedden moved on Tuesday into the dwelling which they recently purchased on Queen St., and are getting nicely settled. Fine progress is being made on the erection of the new .garage of Mr. Orville Twitchell, the masonry being done by Mr. Charles Wolfe and the carpentering by Mr. 'J:ames Sangster. Mr. Fred Corbett, who has been seriously ill, is somewhat improved at date of writing. , The services in Carmel Presbyter- ian Church were very well attended, with the minister. Rev. .W. A. Young delivering very inspiring Ser- mons at both services. Two delightful oak flower pedestals were placed in the church at 'the morning service by Mrs. Annie Logan and Mrs. Martha Harvey, in memory of their parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hud- son. A quartette comprising Rev. W. A. Young, Mrs. Young, IMT. and Mrs.• W. A. MacLaren, also sang in mem- oriam, "Rock of Ages." The choir sang two 'beautiful anthems, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus," and'. "Rise 'Up .O Men of God." Dies in New Baltimore'— There passed away in New Balti- more, Michigan, on Wednesday, Apr.' • Humphries and by Ross. Cardiff of Brussels. The prize winners in the contest were: Juniors-111st, Jean .M'c- Call, Londesboro; 211.d, Jimmie Kelley end Leslie Routledge, Walton; 31rd, Isabel Davidson, Walton,. Seniors.— Inst, Chas. Workman and IL Rutledge, Brussels; 2nd, Willis Macihan, Brus- sels; 3rd, Mr. and Mrs. Agar, T. 'Broome and W. Collins, Seaforth. The committee in change extend 'thanks and 'appreciation to all who took :part or :helped in any way. Rev. I. B. and Mrs. IKaino and children of Grimsby were rvsitors' with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Anderson during the week -. J. GALLOP'S GARAGE IGE SEAFORTH Chrysler Plymouth and Fargo Dealer Come in and see the 'new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We alsohave a Service Truck—if you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. SEAFORTH All Repairs' Strictly Cash. We Aim To Please 119th, Margaret Corbett, wife of Mr. Geo. Martz in her 172nd year. The de- ceased was a dank'hter of the Sate Mr. end Mrs. John"Corbett Hay -Town- ship, and was ,born on the homestead on •which her brother Fred now .re- sides, and spent the early pant .of her life ih this community, Later she went to Detroit and 'then to New Baltimore. Site had lbeen an invalid for several years, suffering from a heart condition. Surviving is her hus- band, four sisters, Mrs. P. H Devlin, Stratford, Mrs. Charles Paley, Win- nipeg, Mrs. Floyd Lee, Fenton, lMieh„ and Mrs. May MdQriade, Port Huron, Mich., also two 'brothers, William Corbett, Linden, Mich., and Fred Corbett, Hensall. Young People's Union Hold Citizenship :Meeting— The !Young People's :Union of the United Church held a citizenship meetingon Monday" evening with Miss dna S'aundercook presiding. The meeting opened by singing "Blest be the Tie that Binds," follow- ed by the Lord's prayer in unison. The scripture was read by Miss Elva 'McQueen. The roll was called and the minutes of 'the :previous meeting read and adopted. The business was discussed, and plans 'made to enter- tain the young people's society of the Zurich on Mon- day, u Evangelical Church day, IM'ay lst, Offering was received, and hymn "I am Thine 0 Lord" was sung. Miss Gladys Luker read a pass- age from the "Pathfinder" on eom- munism and socialism. Mr, Sam Ren- nie sang a very beautiful solo "When you come to the end of the day." Af- ter singing "I Love to tell the story," the meeting 'closed with the Mizpah :benediction. Band Concert— The Hensall Citizens' Band 'held a very successful Band Concert in the Town Hall on Sunday evening with a large crowd in attendance. Numer- ous numbers were played by the Band, under the leadership of Mr. Geo. Grant. Rev. R. A. Brook very ably acted as 'chairman for the even- ing and •gave a fine address. Mr. Harry Hoffman, gold medalist of Dashwood, sang several solos, "Pray- er Perfect," "It Was For Me," etc. A quartette, comprising Mr. W. O. Goodwin, Mrs. Geo. Hess, !Miss Flor- ence Welsh and Dr. S. G. Smillie sang "Land of Glad To -morrow'," and "Robin Adair." Mr. Geo. Grant 'play- ed a 'beautiful violin solo entitled. "Love's Old Sweet Song." During the program Rev. 'W. A. Young gave a fine address :expressing the citizen's appreciation of the Band. Mr. H. O. Daynran was confined to his room last week an abtaek of influenza. Miss Helen Walker is confined to her room with an attack of inlfluenza. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fink and sons Reuben and Eldon of Hanover and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hillgartner vis- ited on Sunday at the home of Mn.I Ed Fink, Mr. 'Bob Hess who recently under- went an operation at St. Joseph's hos- pital, London, is very much improved in health. Mrs. 'James Parkins visited 'this' week et the home .of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and. Mrs.. Cline Flynn in London. Mrs. Wm. Sangster visited for a few days this week with friends in Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. (Neil Sparks and daughter of Detroit 'visited over the week end with the former's father, Mr. Alex Sparks and aunt, airs. Mar- jorie Sparks. Next Sunday. April 310, has been set aside in Carmel Presbyterian Church as Spring Rally Sunday, for the members and friends of the 'church. Special music is being pre- pared for both morning and evening services: by the choir, under the 'dir- ection. of Mr. W. A. MacLaren. At the morning service the minister, Rev. W. A.' Young, will speak on 'the subject "Our Church," and in the evening this subject will be"What It Means to he a Presbyterian." The minister and session will welcome home 'former members of the church. Mrs. Brazier and Dorothy and Jack of London visited on Saturday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Steer. TOWN TOPICS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Town Topics. Miss Gertrude Laidlaw, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Whiteley and other friends in 'town, for two weeks, returned 'to her home in Detroit on Friday. Misses Case and McKenzie, of Dungannon, were guests at Maple Hall on Friday, the home of Mrs. F. Case. Mr. games Robb, who has been overseeing some work at Sarnia, for the past few weeks, returned home on Saturday. —Miss Margaret Kennedy, who 'has :been the very efficient :book-keeper' for the Gtieg 'Clothi'ng Co., for some years, left for Regina. on Saturday.— IMiss McLeod, wiho addressed the Sunday schools in the Presbyterian and Methodist :churches on Sunday, was the :guest of Miss Jane McMich- ael while in town.—Mrs. 3durdie, who has lbeen visiting in London, motored up from there on Fnfd'ay,:, accompan ied by her sister, Mrs. Finch, and her nephew, who drove 'the car, -Mr. Fred Fowler, of the ¢nd concession Stanley, caught a. porcupine in his bus'h last week and has it now in :cap- tivity. ;Seaforth and .vicinity were visited by a down pour of :rain, on Tuesday afternoon, which was great ly needed. The earth presents a 'beau- tiful green iap'pea-rance, since its spring bath.—Mr. L. T. DeLa'cey, who for some years :past has been manager of the Ogilvy Emir mills :here, has severed his connection with that •firm. It is hoped Shat he will re- main in Seaforth whene he and 'Mrs. Delacey have :been 'such useful 'ci'ti- zens, and where they have n'tany warm friends.—Mrs. J. G. Mullen, of Phoenix, B.0(nee Miss Grace Mc- Faul, arrived in•townMonday night, to spend the summer with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McFaul: Mrs. W. B. MacKay, of Halifax, nee Miss Iva Dodds, is visiting her par- ents Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Dodds,-Gode- rich street. Seaforth should certainly feel 'honored at 'having two such tal- ented visitors, as Mrs. Mullen and Mrs, IMacKay, and both ,former Sea - forth ,girls.—The contract for the erection of the convent and continua- tion 'school in Dublin, has been awarded to Mr. Joseph Keating, and he leas sub -let the different .trades as follows, concrete work 'to Mr. L. 5, Looby, Dublin; mason work to Mr. J. Avery, Mitchell; plumbing to Mr. G. Sills, Seaforth; and slating to Mr. 5. '5, Whittaker, London.—Mr. and Mrs. Neil ed McLeod returned we r r from la e i d their 'wedding trip, and are occupying a suite of rooms in the Commercial Hotel.—Miss Anna Downey of Strat- ford was calling on Seaforth friends over the week-end.—Rev. F. H. Lar- kin 'was in Chatham this w•ee'k, taking charge of the funeral of the late Mrs. Kenneth Urquhart, who was a very close friend of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin during their stay in Chatham. The deceased lady was an aunt of A. B. McCoig, M.P.—The Seaforth races will be held on July 14-1115 id. The races this year will be 'held in July, not gune as on former occasion. B'rucefield. 'Our village is very quiet owing to the farmers •being very busy on their fields.—Dr. Wm. Aikenhead is visiting REGEN'I THEATRE !NOW,SHOWING A new cowboy hero, Roy Rogers "Under Western Stars" with Smiley Burnette • Mon. Tues. Wed., May 1-2-3 Carole Lombard James Stewart "Made for Each Other" Tragedy! Romance! Laughter! and thrilling action Next Thur. Fri. Sat., May 4-5-6 Jackie Cooper in "Newsboys Home" with Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barry and "The Little Tough Guys" Coming --Dict[ Powell, Olivia DetHaviland "Hard to Get" et :home. He 'leaves shortly to take a course at the 'hospitals of 1New Yank. —'Most of the farmers are busy •seed- ing.—There was quite a frost a few nights ago, which is hard on the grass and the fall wheat—The auc- tion sale of 'farm stack and imple- ments of Thomas Ender was well et - tended. The sale itself was 'one of the largest ever held in 'this community, inasmuch as it lasted till after dark. Mr, Elder will remove to Henson. Winthrop.� uP A. very happy company gathered in Cavan church, Winthrop on Pir.iday evening for the 'burning of the moint- 'gage which was ,placed upon the church property, when the church was opened six years ago. Rev. D. Carswell took the chair and after in- troducing a number who delighted the audience with their song and story, called for the event of the evening. Mrs. Robert Archibald, pre- sident, and Mrs. 'J. G. Grieve, secret- ary of the Ladies' Aid society, and James Hilien, Robert Scarlett, J. M. Govenlock, A. H. Ross and J. G. Grieve, tock part in the ceremony. As the last shreds of .the document were disappearing, A. Cuthill led the congregation in singing the doxology. 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