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The Seaforth News, 1939-07-27, Page 2PAGE 'rot) THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939 is fatal, that for the party in power tart''"+' "'" eeeee ' """"" ""' defence is the forerunner of defeat. U . ROR Of THE NATION That has been the unvarying experi- „ „ ence of all governments, federal and , , u"u M!provincial.VaprGovernments .never win I on denials and excuses. They are painting .the 'fence! And the Ottawa government will around Parliament Hill. This:temoves_! not be able to avoid having to makeany lingering doubt about a Fall' election. The Prime Minister may be keep - excuses in connection with matters in which political interest is now ing the secret of his intention even intense. For example, the International La - from his cabinet colleagues, but the I I)"Office at Geneva reports this Minister of Public Works has a lot, month that for the quarter year end - to do with preparations for elections, ed June 30 Canada was among the very few countries recording an in- crease in unemployment. She shared this unfortunate distinction with Chile, Hungary, Belgium and Austra- lia. While employment was decreas- ing during the last three months .in the neighboring United States, in Great Britain, Ireland, France, Ger- many, Denmark Norway, the Nether- lands, New Zealand and other coun- tries, the roll of the unemployed was growing larger in Canadal. But those who are most familiar with Mr. Mackenzie King's political ways are satisfied that such consider- ation as these will not move him to accept the advice of associates who are against an election this year. They reason that he will count 00 having some chance of overcoming the odds against his government by political skilfulness and that he would prefer to face even certain defeat now than the prospect of a still worse de- feat in 1940. and so he is entitled to have a shrewd suspicion as to what the sec- ret is and to govern himself accord- ingly. The minister of public works doesn't waste jobs on painting fences and laying new sidewalks on parlia- ment hill at tithes when votes are not required. This week gangs of men armed with chisels and screw- drivers are picking sediment from the angles of the iron palings around the Hill. Next week they will wash the old paint. In a week or so more they will have progressed to the painting stage. This, or some similar, refurbishing of the hill, has long been an election -time ritual of Mr. Mackenzie King's successive minist- ers of public works. Old-timers on the hill know, when they see gangs of men tearing up pavements or doing other work that does not need to be done, that it is election thue again. They don't require any official an- nouncement from the prime minister as confirmation. However, with the tension in Em•- VARNA ope lessening, such announcement is The following is another poem from not likely to be long delayed, The the Scrap Book. war danger was the reason given by THERE'S A BOY I� THE HOUSEMr. Mackeneie King for 001- telling the country whether he would bring InA gun in nkthe pOlI'l'.a book, kir' In the, baan. on the election, and with this danger apparently averted for the time be - tree he will be expected to make known his deeision. Some observers who choose to ig- could dispurr. Ami out on tine porch, gallantly pram.- nere such time -tested signs as the ing cte. painting of parliament hill fences and A spiritednotvhhobby her -se paws at the insist upon pure reasoning as their air: And a well polishers pie plate out r ball, On the side hoard V. ship or the booin'nse tt tint,- And a hat for whose ownership none guide profess to think that the prime minister may in the end decide to put off the election until next year. .And there is something in their rea- soning. They figure this way: Most of Mr. King's cabinet colleagues have been going around and about the country. One or more of them have been in all the provinces in the last few weeks. A quorum of them held a treasury board meeting in Prince Ed- ward Island last week, calling offic- ials Prom Ottawa to Charlottetown for the purpose. In a few days these perigrinating ministers will be troop- ing back to Ottawa and will be re- porting to their Chief as to how they found the political atmosphere in the various parts of Canada, And the ob- servers think that these reports should influence the prime minister to put off the election until the political atmosphere is less depressing. If the prime minister were likely to be guided by such considerations these observers would be right and. unquestionably, the election would be delayed. Atmospheric conditions are anything but favorable to the ad- ministration. There is no denying that discontent with the course of federal affairs is country -wide and acute. Touring members of the gov- ernment, themselves, confirmed this when they found it necessary, at pol- itical meetings in the Maritimes and elsewhere, to argue with their list- eners as to whether or not the Mac- kenzie King government is a do- nothing government. The state of public sentiment, which they were shrewd enough to recognize, compell- ed them to adopt a defensive attitude. Experienced political observers know that in an election such an attitude SWEET CAPPR L per., ' fora i. ahlok tab.. ..o b. smoked" there on the shalt, Near the tall jelly jar. which a mis- chievous elf Emptied as slyly and as slick as it mouse, Makes it easy to see there's a boy in the house. A racket, a rattle, a rollicking shout, Above and below and around and about: A whistling. a pounding, a hammering of nails, The building of houses, the shaping of sails, Entreaties for paper, for scissors, tor string, For every unflndable, bothersome thing: A bang of the door, and a dash up the stairs, In the interest of burdensome busi- ness affairs: And an elephant hunt for a hit of a mouse Makes it easy to hear There's a Boy in the House. But M, if the toys were not scattered about, And the house never echoed to racket and rout: If forever the moots were all tidy and neat, And one need net wipe after wee muddy feet: If no one laughed out if the morning was red, And with kisses went tumbling all tired to bed; What a wearisome workaday world. don't you see, For all who love little wild laddies 'twould be; And I'm happy to think though I shrink like a mouse Front disorder and din -there's a boy in the house. Indicted on 19 Charges Dr, James Monroe Smith, former president of Louisiana State Univer- sity, has been indicted on 19 separate counts of forgery and falsification of public records by the East Baton grand jury, which also returned in- dictments against three other offic- ials. hasher='it'• a good plan, my dear, to think 'before yeti speak." Daughter -"Piot, dad, when I do think the girls have changed the subject." AFTER SCHOOL WHAT ? YOU must specialize if you want a position. 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A few minutes after their arrival there was a loud report and two sec- tions , of concrete rose about 18 inches from its accustomed place, and fell back, with one overlapping the other. Mr. Hossfel0 immediately set to work to repair the damage. - Palmerston Observer, To Hold Band Tattoo - The Winghant Citizens' Band will hold its annual tattoo on Friday even- ing, July 28th, at 7.30 o'clock. Six bands will participate, Blyth, Brus- sels, Hensall, Lucknow, Teeswater and Wingltam, Oldest Lady of Bruce Dies - Mrs, Anne Ewing, of Teeswater; died in her 102nd year. Mrs. Ewing, believed to be the oldest resident of Bruce County, was born iu Dundee, Scotland, on January 29th, 1833, and came to Canada when five years of age. She resided in York County for 32 years where she was married t0 Richard Ewing in 1863. They came t0 Culross Township in 1877 ant to Teeswater two years later, where Pas. Ewing has since made her hone. Her husband diea Se years ago. Engagement - Mr. H. W. Gould Clinton, announces the engagement of his daughter, Ceara Gouiti. Reg. N., to Mr, Harold Needham, tem of Mr. and Mrs, John Needhatu u: Bowmanvilie. The nuu'- riage will tette place in august. Natives of Huron Wed 50 Years - An event of interest in this vicin- ity took place in Kitchener when Mr. anti Mrs, Frank Bossenberry of that city, both natives of Huron County, ebsurved their golden wedding anni- versary. Mr: and Mrs. Bossenberry were married in the Evangelical par- sonage lu Zurich on July 18, 1889, by Rev. Theo Hauch, father of Rev. J. J. Hauch of Kitchener, a former pas- tor of Centennial. Evangelical Church, Stratford, The bride of fifty years ago was Miss Louise Wagner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Wagner, who resided two and one-half miles from Zurich. Mr. Bossenberry was a sou of Mr. and Mrs. William Bossenberry of the same district. After their mar- riage Mr. and Mrs. Bossenberry re- sided in Zurich until April, 31 years ago, when they moved to Kitchener. They have retained their interest in music through the years and in it found their chief hobby although Mrs. Bossenberry has a second spec- ial interest. Throughout her life she has been interested in Sunday School work. and for the past 25 years has been the teacher of a Sunday School class at Zion Evangelical Bible school, Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Bossenberry fourteen ounces. It is finished in MAY ABOLISH GRAND JURY white, with red trim and presents a IN ONTARIO most realistic appearance with its glazed cabin windows, varnished pro- Abolition of the grand jury system, pellor and large soft rubber tires, in line with England's example, and Jack has been working ou the model i adoption of a pre-trial system in civil courts of five cities, • as practised in various parts of the United States, are urged for Ontario in a report en- dorsed by Attorney -General Gordon Conant. Mr. Conant has issued an interim report yeemitted by F. H. Barlow, master of the Supreme Court of On- tario, after studying since last • De- cember the administration of justice in the province, with a view to econ- omy and expedition of justice. "Many of his recommendations have already been adopted in other countries and jurisdictions, including England and other parts of the Ent- pire," said Mr. Conant, who directed Mr. Barlow to make the survey. "1 am very hopeful that we may be able to adopt many if not ail of them in this province," The grand jury's report "serves no useful purpose," Mr. Barlow com- ments. The pre-trial system he rec- ommends as a means of saving time in the actual trial of civil cases. Legal authorities and business or- ganizations were consulted in the survey and Mr. Barlow had a "leng- thy discussion" with Mt', Justice P. H. Gordon, who is conducting a sim- ilar survey In Saskatchewan. Others who aided were W. H. Barton, K.C., of London, England, Attorney-deneral ,T, B, McNah• of New Brunswick, Judge Moynihan of Detroit and Gor- don Hyde, K.C., of Montreal. Other than abolition of grand juries and the institution of pre-trial pray tine, the report recontinends: Abolition of juries in division court cases; retention of the 12 -man jury in criminal cases; that civil action juries consist of six ineu, rather than 12; that a financial burden be Impos- ed on parties seeking juries iu civil actions; that substitutes be appoint- ed to provide for the illness or death of a juryman; that substitute ver- dicts be entered in civil cases; appointment of assessors or experts to assist a civil court judge; fore- closure on properties where the mortgagee fails to answer a writ. Tracing the history of the grand since Christmas and has constructed the frame of balsa wood and covered it with bamboo paper. The paper was then surfaced with airplane dope. The motor is a Brown Junior mania - tura, developing a fifth horsepower, sufficient to allow the plane to take off the ground unassisted and pull it into a climb at an average rate of 800 feet per minute. The motor will turn over at anywhere from 1200 to 10,000 revolutions per minute. The tiny en- gine stands only 4% inches high, has a %-inch bore and weighs only 6% ounces, -Mitchell Advocate. Rebuilding Church at Mitchell- Work is proceeding rapidly at Trin- ity Church, Mitchell, and the new stone foundation on the side which has been altered is now finished. Three steel I -beams have been erect- ed on the foundation which will sup- port the upper section of the struc- ture. Eizerman Bros. are in charge, Huron County Council Picnic- Huron county council, headed by Warden le, E. Turner, spent a happy afternoon Wednesday when a picnic for the members and their families was held at Grand Bend, Games of baseball and a program of races were eagerly contested. The results of the races were: Boys 6 years and under, Bruce Erskine, Don Renton; girls 6 and under, Barbara .Renton, Isabel Feagan; boys 8 and under, Ross Ken- nedy, Stewart Henderson; girls 8 and under, Mary Ann Erskine. ,Mary Lever; boys 10 and under, Stewart Henderson, Ross Kennedy, girls 10 and under, Jean Elliott, Jeau Arm- strong; boys 12 and under, Ross Ken- nedy, Stewart Henderson; girls 12 and under, Jean Elliot. Jean Arm- strong; boys 14 and over, Carman Whitmore, Angus Nicholson; girls 14 and over, Pearl Elliott, Ettabelle Web- ster; ladies' clothespin race, Mrs. George Feagan, Mrs. Ed Kennedy, Mrs. George Elliott; men's clothespin race, Norman Lever, L. E. Cardiff; married women's race, Mrs. Ed Ken- nedy, Mrs. George Feagan; county councilors' race, Chester Mawhinay, George Feagan. The oldest gentleman present was Alex Young of Colborne township; the oldest lady, Mrs. Owen Geiger of Hensall. The mystery prize was won by George Renton. May Cancel Driver's Permit - After a two-hour hearing in police court, acting magistrate Livermore convicted John Sproule of Godericit of reckless driving and recommended cancellation of his driver's permit for life. He was fined $10 and costs. The prosecution arose out of a head-on collision on a narrow bridge at lower Wingham on the afternoon of July 1. The driver of the second ear was Mrs. Robert Middleton, formerly of Port Credit, now of Hensall. The magistrate found that Sproule was had a family of ten children of whoa driving too fast approaching the all but Franklyn, who was drowned bridge and when he suddenly applied in the Breslau dam 17 years ago, are his brakes they veered his car into still living. Their family circle also the path of the oncoming Middleton includes nine grandchildren, Their auto. The bridge is sixteen feet wide children are Mrs. I. Snyder, Mr.' and 142 feet long. The accident hap - Charles Bossenberry and Mr. Glen pened almost exactly in the centre. Bossenberry, all of Kitchener; Clay- The Sproule car came to rest on its ton and Claude Bossenberry of De -I wrong side of the road. Sproule and troit; Bert of a Detroit -Buffalo boat a party of five others were bound for staff; Emerson at Listowel; Mrs. 3., Walkerton old boys' reunion. L. Vandewall of Toronto, and Mrs. J. Snell Block Sold at Exeter- Kieswetter of Wiarton. Hodgert Reunion - The fifteenth annual reunion of the Hodgert clan was held at Strat- ford. on July 12 with an attendance of 95 from Toronto, Port Hope, Lon- don, Exeter, Seaforth, Fullerton, Russeldale, Hensall and Farquhar. The result 00 the races, all children 5 and under, Wilma Coates, Bdna Dow; girls, 6 to 8, Bernice Dilling, Agnes Bray; boys 6 to 8, Fred Col- quhoun; girls, 9 to 11, Marion Hod- gert, Mildred Hodgert; boys, 9 to 11, Neil Hodgert, Ross Hodgert; girls, 12 to 14, Janet Hodgert, Kathleen Col- quhoun; boys, 12 to 14, Allan Cow- ard, Mac Hodgert; girls 15 to 17, Evelyn Dow, Alma Richard; boys, 15 to 17, Reg Hodgert, Keith Hodgert; single ladies, Laurine Martin, Lillian Hodgert; single men, Will Hodgert Jr., Allan Richard; married ladies, Florence Hodgert, Anna Dilling; mar- ried men, James Hodgert, Foster Bray. Officers tor 1940 were, hon. president, Mrs. J. Bell, Exeter; presi- mers on behalf of the Erb Company dent, John Hodgert, Kirkton; secret- by George V. Arbogast, field repre- ary, Jessie Hodgert, Exeter. sentative for the Perth County Hol - Test Flight for Model Plane- ' stein Breeders' Association. Gathering place for the shipment was the S. J. Monteith farm, Stratford, from which point the trunk loads tor the Middle- town destination. Largest consignee Is Ward Hodgins of Clandeboye who has ten in the export lot. Second on the list is William Sparks, of Bayfield. Other consignees in the district with the number of sales are: Roy Reed, Fullarton; 4; Gleason Gill, Fullerton,. 4; B. Thompson, Science Hill, 1; and M. Oliver, St. Marys, 4. The Snell block on Main Street in which are located several places of business has been sold to Mrs. Mc- Gilp, mother of Mrs. White of White's Bakery, who occupy the main part of the building. The building at one time was the old Commercial hotel. It was purchased by the late C. B. Snell and transferred into a business block in which are located the bak- ery, a barber shop, a beauty parlor and three suites, -Exeter Times -Ad- vocate. Big Holstein Shipment- One hipmentOne of the largest shipments of pure-bred Holstein cattle to be ex- ported to the United States front Western Ontario in several years, goes to C. S. Erb and Company, of Middletown, Pa., largest importers of Canadian Holsteins in the United States. Ninety head will be in the lot, the first truck load of which lett recently followed by three more loads and the balance went last week. The cattle were bought from district far - Golfers at the Mitchell course were startled on Tuesday afternoon to see an airplane rising from the fairway for a short flight. The plane was, however. only a flying model con- structed by Jack Doerr, town, who had it out for a trial flight. The model is 37 inches in length from prop: to rudder and has a wing spread of 67 inches. The total weight, including its tinygasoline motor, is two pounds, PROTECT YOURSELF YOUR IF %A MILT YOUR CAR :CASINGfAll$(tfa w+v OBE IIUWS! 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Aug. 25-Sept_24 tions, September 1-9 Aug. 2 "This duty, however, has long Fergus Sept. 8, 9 since lost its purpose and the report Godericti Sept, 7, 8 of the grand jury in recent years has Tavistock SepL 8, 9 become ` so stereotyped and the in- spection so perfunctory that it serves no useful purpose," he declares. Magistrates are capable of decid- ing whether evidence warrants a Orangeville trial, the report submits, and the attorney -general dould "iu ordinary cases" prefer the indictment rather than have a grand jury called on to perform the task. Because the attorney -general's position is political there would be cases when it would be preferable that others prefer the indictments, Mr. Barlow says, and he urges that the duty then be assigned to the Crown attorneys. "Furthermore, the grand jury is very expensive," he continues. "It has been estimated that the cost of grand juries in the Province of On- tario exceeds $50,000 annually." England has been without the grand jury system since 1933, and since then "their experience has been most satisfactory and there is no thought of returning to the old sys- tem." The grand jury was abolished in Manitoba in 1923 and in British Columbia in 1932, while Quebec, Al- berta and Saskatchewan have no Thedford grand' juries. Wingham Judge Moynihan gave the supreme October court master considerable insight in- to Michigan's pre-trial method of saving time in civil actions. Mr. Mount Brydges Barlow recommends that it be insti- St. Marys tuted in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London and Windsor. The plan calls for a hearing before a judge, preferably not more than two weeks before the actual trial, with only the counsel in the case present, Mr. Barlow explains. The hearing eliminates "deadwood" and Henfryn Store and Postoffice Burned Sunday Morning - the ease is "groomed and stripped to its essentials for effective disposi• Fire of unknown origin completely tion." destroyed the combined post office Tlie report says authorities believe and general store ownerby George the 12 -man jury should be retained in Michael at Henfryn early Sunday criminal cases, for it the number of morning. About three o'clock in the jurors were reduced to six there morning Mr. Michael and his wife would be greater danger of tamper- were awakened by the noise of the ing and less chance of obtaining a flames and they managed to awaken fair cross-section of, the community. Mr, and Mrs. A. Whitfteld, visitors at Dealing briefly with the matter of the home. ear. and Mrs. Whitfield are juries in division court, the report Mrs. Michael's mother and father, says there "seems to be universal The four escaped through an upstairs agreement" they should be abolished. wnidow. A call for help was sent to Mr. Barlow feels that the long- Brussels, but ,they did not respond, established privilige of jury trial on A chemical truck from Listowel was county court civil actions should not unable to quench the flames. The be "entirely taken away at the pros. Maitland river runs about 20 rods ent time," but at the same time he from the house, but no attempt was believes a better calibre of juror can made to form a bucket brigade. The be obtained and expense reduced by loss was set at $8,000. Mr. Michael cutting ,the numrbors ,of jurymen ,from has not decided whether to rebuild 112 to six, the store. He recommends that the fee to •be paid by a •civil litigant on demanding Blyth London (Western) Milverton New Hamburg Sept. 15, 16 Sept. 11-16 Sept. 14, 15 Sept, 15, 16 Sept. 14-16 September 18-23 Ailsa Craig Sept. 21, 22 Sept. 22, 23 Sept. 18-21 Sept, 22. 23 Sept. 20, 51 Sept. 21.23 Sept. 19, 20 Sept. 21. 22 Sept. 20, 21 Sept. 21, 22 Sept. 18-20 Atwood Barrie Clifford Exeter Galt Hanover Kincardine Listowel Seaforth Stratford September 25-30 Sept. 27, 28 Sept. 27, 28 Sept. 29, 30 Sept. 25, 26 Sept. 26, 27 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Sept. 28, 29 Sept. 28, 29 Sept. 28, 29 Sept. 26, 27 Owen Sound ..... Sept. 30, Oct. 2, 3 Paisley Sept. 26, 27 Sept. 26, 27 Sept. 29 Sept. 28, 29 Sept. 26, 27 Sept. 26, 27 Sept. 27, 28 Arthur Bayfield Brussels Chesley Drumbo Embro Ilderton Ingersoll Kirkton Lucknow Mitchell Palmerston Parldtill Port Elgin Ripley Alvinston Dungannon Gorrie Oct. 4, 5 Oct. 5, 6 Oct. 6, 7 Oct, 3 Oct, 5, 6 Sinicoe (Norfolk County) ...Oct. 3-6 Teeswater ................Oct. 3, 4 Forest Oct. 10, 11 Markdale Oct. 10, 11 N,B.-Dates of fairs listed are sub- ject to change. Send urs the names of your visitors.