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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-09-21, Page 1Come on, sir; here's the placer stand still! How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's, eyes so low! 'The crows and ch.oughs that wing the mid- way air Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphier, dreadful trade! 1Viethlnks he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen that walk upon the beach HURON COUNTY'S LEADING N'EWSPAPER Appear like mice; and 'yon tall anchoring hark, Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almosttoo small for sight: the murmuring surge, That on the unnumbered idle pebbles chafes Cannot be heard so high. i'll look no more;. Lest niy brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple down headlong; Shakespeare: 'Dover Cliffs"' WHOLE 'SERIES, VOL. 61, No. 37 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1.939 ?hone ,ya $1 a year. SPECIAL 3 cakes Lux Soap 10o with Extra Value Lux large 23c pack. • OLD 'CHEESE, sharp - at 22c ib. SURPRISE SOAP, 2 bars 9e OUR OWN BLEND COFFEE at ,,. . 23c half Ib. TAPIOCA, 2 lbs. 15c MINUTE TAPIOCA ......, 10c pack CLOVER HONEY- ' at 20c 40c, 85c tine PITTED CHERRIES, 2 tins .....25c PITTED DATES, 2 Ib. 25c JELLY POWDERS, 6.pack ,.....25c WHEAT FLUFF, with water glass 25c SWEET ORANGES ,. .. 19c doz LIBBY VEGETABLE SOUP- 3 tins JIFF SOAP FLAKES 250 20c box ECONOMY FLAKES, 5 Ib. ...... 35c WONDERFUL SOAP, 5 bar ,... 150 CARBOLIC SOAP- S cakes CLASSIC CLEANSER, 2 tins SHOE POLISH 25c 9c foe tin Red Head Laying Mash produces 509s, C.Routleriae Phone 166 1ue coal'. E SOLID FUEL FOR SOLID COMFORT Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m. Rev. F'. A. Gilbert of Walton. 7 p.m. Rev. H. V. Workman. 7.45 p.m. Thurs., Prayer -meeting. A joint meeting of Board of Stew- ards and Trustees, Mon. at 8 p,m. McKillop Charge Ili Bethel 10 milly Duff's, 11.20 o'clock. Caven Church, Winthrop, 2.80. Winthrop anniversary, Sunday, Oct. lst. R. W. Craw, Minister. First Presbyterian Church Rev. Hugh Jack, Minister. Morning service, Rally Day service 11 a.m. Church and S.S. meet to- gether, Subject "A. Call for Laborers." Evening service, subject, "A Glad Stewardship." Midweek meeting, Thursday even- ing at 8 o'clock. St. Thomas Church Rector; Rev. R. P. D. Hurford, D.D. 11 a.m. "The Present Confusion." 7 p.m,: Rev. E. 0. Gallagher, M.A., B.D. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B,D., 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m., 'Prayer Supported by Christian Activity." 7 p.m., "Roses of Bethany." Anniversary Services October 155. (TOLE -KEEN A pretty autumn 'wed'd'ing took (place Saturday afternoon at three p'abac'k when Margaret, tdaui h'ter of Mr, and Mrs, John Keen, 445 Front street, lbecame the bride of ,Mr, Russel Gole, Sealfortth, 'son 'of Mr. and Mrs. L. •Gale, of West'M'on'kton. Rev, J, N. 'McFall tperfioraned the ceremony at the manse 'of St. An'drew's Presbyter- ian Church. The !bride wore a wine and 'cream dress •wti'th ,wine accessor- ies and a (corsage of yellow roses. Mr. and Mrs, James Keen 'were the att- en'd'ants, Mrs. Keen 'wearing a 'dress of grey with 'black accessories. The reception was held Id the home .01 the 'bride's parents, 'Mrs. Keen wearing a 'dress of rose crepe and Mrs. Gole liin rust crepe. The house was Iprett y deoora`red with pink and, white asters anti Misses Isabel 'Osiborne and Myr- tle Silitfant veere the assistants. Mr. and Mrs. Gole 'left on a 'trip to Tor- onto and St Catharines and on their return will reside in Seafonlh. REPAIRING TOWER Scaffolding has been erected around the tower of the postoffice for making repairs to the brickwork of the tower. FROSTS THIS WEEK Following extremely hot weather last week end, when temperatures of over 90 degrees were recorded, there have been early morning frosts on Monday and Tuesday this week, Mayor CIuff Makes First Call after Change Inauguration of Common Bat- tery attery System Took Pace on Wednesday. Shortly before,two o'clock on Wed- nesday afternoon the cutover took place at the local exchange of the Bell Telephone Company, changing from the magneto to the new com- mon battery system. Members of the town council and officials of the Bell Telephone Comp- any were present. The actual cutover took only a few minutes so there was almost no interruption in service. The first call over the new system was made by Mayor J. J. Cluff of Seaforth who spoke with M'r, J. B. McKenzie at his office in Acton. The changeover was accomplished', smoothly and in a few minutes a steady flow of calls was being handled by the operating staff. Lamps light on the switchboard when a receiver is, lifted off the hook. Months of thor- ough preparation were brought to a successful conclusion A new brick front has been erected on the telephone office, making the local exchange modern in every re- spect. Among those present at the cut- over were Mr. R, L. Stratton, of Lon- don, District- Manager; Mr. 0, R. Hill, District 'traffic Superintendent, of London; Mr. 3, M. McIntosh, of Stratford, Local Manager, and'Mr. N. L Kilpatrick of Toronto. Telephone users in Seaforth now make calls by lifting the receiver off the hook. The crank attachment is no longer used. PRESBYTERIAL WILL MEET EN CLINTON OCT. 18TH Northside W.M.S. Holds September Mbeting The September meeting of the W. M. S. was held in the basement of North Side United Church, Seaforth, in charge of Mrs. H. V. Workman. Opened by singing hymn 240. Minutes and reports were read. A good at- tendance answered the roll call. Mrs. R. Lawson read the scripture lesson, three passages from the pioneer pro- phet Amos. who proclaimed God's message to the people seven centuries before the coming of Christ. Surely we live in a day very like that in which Amos spoke these great words. Mrs. 3. McIntosh led in the pro- gramme, leading us to our "frontiers of service," in our homes and com- munities. The programme was a review of the work of the W.M. S. in 1938-39 and a preview giving a glimpse ahead to those parts of service with which we are to become snore familiar in 1939-40. The W. M. S. may help to build a kingdom without frontier, where the principles of Jesus, the substitution of love for selfishness, will be demonstrated in acts of bro- therhood in the home, in the church, in the community, in all life. The presbyterial meets in Clinton on Oct, 18th, The guest speaker is to be Mrs. Hugh Taylor, Toronto. The meeting closed with prayer. EDWARDS-BUTLER Miss Margery Adele Butler, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Butler, be- came the bride of Eric Hilton Ed- wards, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Edwards, formerly of Seaforth, in a pretty ceremony in Yorkminster Bap- tist Church. Toronto, Saturday after- noon at 3 o'clock. Rev. W. A. Cam- eron, assisted by the groom's father, performed the ceremony, and the church was decorated for the oc- casion with scarlet and white gladioli in tall white standards. D'Alton Mc- Laughlin played organ music and during the signing of the register Carl Bull sang. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white slipper satin cut on princess lines and forming a long, fan -shaped train. The gown was made with a sweet- heart neckline, trimmed with French seed pearls. The leg o' mutton sleeves formed points over the hands. She wore a long veil with a halo head- piece of French seed pearls and she carried a cascade bouquet of white roses, lily of the valley and bon- vardia. Mrs. H. O. Dougall, her sister, was matron of honor and the bridesmaids, were Barbara Rawlinson, cousin of the bride, and Marion Treacy. They were gowned alike in white moire with sweetheart necklines and bustle backs, with short, puffed sleeves. They wore. scarlet pillboxes with bustle backs to the hats and carried cascade bouquets of scarlet gladioli blosaoms and pepper berries. The best man was the groom's bro- ther, Dr. Harold E. Edwards, and the ushers included H. O. Dougall, Rob- ert Willis, William Byam and Arthur. Ament. Afterwards, a reception was held at Scarboro Golf club, where Mrs. Butler received in a gown of king's blue crepe with cyclamen hat and accessories, and a corsage of dahlias and white bouvardia. The groom's mother also received wearing French dahlia crepe with black hat and accessories. She wore a corsage of gardenias. Later the happy couple left on a trip to eastern points. For travelling the bride chose mahogany wool crepe dress and jacket trimmed with kol- insky fur. She wore hunter's green ac- cessories and hat. On their return they will livein north Toronto. Offic- ers of the Irish Regiment of Canada (M.G.) formed a guard. of honor for the bride and groom as they left the church. ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs, Alexander Hay of London an- nounces the engagement of her dau- ghter, Mildred Pauline, to Dr. Ervin Arnold McMaster of Seaforth, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc- Master, Utopia, the marriage to take place in October. ' ENGAGEMENT Professor W. A, Baker and Mrs. Baker of Guelph announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Ruth Lenore,' to Mr. Gordon Alexander Wright of Schumacher, son of Mr. 'R, J. Wright and Mrs. Wright of Kip- per). The wedding will take place quietly early in October. ENGAGEMENT 'Rev, and Mrs. Allan Lang of Flor- ida and Toronto announce the engage- ment of their daughter Lois Ferg- uson, to Mr. William J. Finlayson, Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. James PInlayson, Seaforth, the wedding ` to take place quietly on Saturday, Sep- tember 00th. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs, Alex Stirling of Mc- Killop announce the engagement of their daughter Olive Elizabeth,. to George Powell, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell of McKiilap. The marriage to take place this month, ----- - ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs, John Driscoll announces the engagement of her only daughter, Dorothy May, to Geroge Code Powell, son of Mr. Robert J. Powell of Blyth, The marriage will take place the lat- ter part of September, PRESENT ADDRESS AND GIFTS TO BRIDE -ELECT Miss Gladys Mason Guest of Hbnor at Happy Gathering On Thursday evening, September 14, a number of friends of Miss Gladys Mason, bride -elect of this month, gathered at the home of Mrs. Wm. Hopper to honor the bride Atter a half hour of games, a mock wedding was staged with Miss Edna Rohfrietsch as bride;. Miss Vera Mole as groom, Miss Verna Picot as man; Miss Jean Scott, parson, and bridesmaid, Miss Ada Spears, best Mrs. Hopper flower girl. Miss Gladys Wilhelm read the fol- lowing address and presented the bride with two suitcases and a basket of gifts. The evening ended with lunch and singing "For she's a jolly good fellow." To Gladys.......,... Cupid shot an arrow Straight to Glady's heart On the arrow was name Of a handsome boy called .Art. We're so glad that you and he Will soon be man and wife We know that you will always try To make the best of life. So we, your friends, are gathered here To wish you lots of health Net forgetting happiness And a goodly share of wealth. So please accept these little gifts For each of them will do To symbolize the friendship That we all hold for you, RED CROSS SOCIETY ORGANIZING FOR SERVICE At a meeting on Tuesday evening, Sept. 19th for the purpose of re- organizing the Seaforth Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society, Mr. David H. Wilson, town treasurer, was appointed to receive membership fees for the society, until a treasurer is elected. Fees to be $1,00. A general meeting will be held in the council chamber at the Town Hall, on Mon- day evening, Sept. 26th, at which of- ficers will be elected. Duly paid up members only are qualified to vote. DIES IN TORONTO The death occurred at her resid- ence, 696 Shaw street, Toronto, on Saturday, Sept. 16th, of Robina Brem- ner Barton, widow of T. K. Anderson, in her 83rd year, The deceased's husband was at one time a tailor in Seaforth and was a brother of the late Mrs. W. R. Smith. They left Seaforth many years ago and lived in Dundas. Two daughters, Misses Ida and Mae Anderson, live in Toronto. The funeral took place in Grove cemetery, Dundas, on Monday afternoon. VISIriNG ,SEAFORTH Mr. Angus McDonald, representa- tive of the Lord's Day Alliance, is visiting Seaforth in the interests of that weld known 'organiz'ation. In time of war, as well as peace, She meed of the tveeldtly day of rest, and re5'pite from the activities of 'uo'm- mence, is recognized. by the leaidens of ,the Alliance. Everything Ready for the Fall Fair Seaforth Fall Fair Will Be Hekd on Thursday and Friday .of This Week. The Seaforth Fall Fair takes place on Thursday and Friday of this week. With a prospect of good weather and many entries already in, the fair promises to be very successful. There will be the school children's parade, led by the band, ou Friday afternoon. There will be a speaking competition and many other attractions during the afternoon, including two trials of speed. At night a dance will be held. R IN T'O UL -W A LT ERS The marriage of Miss Ruth Walt- ers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Walters, McKillop, to Mr, Charles McCiymont Rintoul, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Rantoul, Huron. Road, Tttckersmith, took place on Weenies- day ednesday evening, Sept. 20, at 7.30 o'clock at the parsonage of Northside United Church. Rev. H. V. Workman officiat- ed, The bride's sister was bridesmaid and the groomsman was Mr. Cameron Rintoul, brother of the groom, ,Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served at the home of a relative of the bride in Clinton, Tho young couple will reside en the Hoon Road. MRS. E. TENNENT 'BURIED After a fang 'illness the ,death or - cruet! on Sept. 114th at her Roane in Lucan of Mrs. E. Tennent, and inter- ment took 'place on Saturday in t'he family .plot in Uaitland Rank remot- ely, Seaforth. Mrs. Tennent was 0 native of Lucan being one of 'four ,dauehetrs of the late 'John 'Jackson, She ,was twice married, her first husband, B. B. Gunn, a (prominent merchant of Sea- lortlh, tw'as for several pears a member of the Dominion Parliament for South Huron. Later .she married Dr. Tennent 'of leucon •w''hn chest five years ago. Surviving are 5101) sons, 'Gordon Gunn, MD., sof 'Ottawa, and John Gunn; 'manager •of the Queen street lbraucih sof ,the Bank of Commerce, Toronto a stepldiaSg+hter, Mrs. B. Gal - pin, of Sarnia; two sisters Mrs. J. H. Clements, d{'anilossps, B.C., lire, H. Wilson, Edmonton and t•we, ;brothers. John uvd IWII.i ann, 'Edmonton. Rev. Mr. Harrison 'af JLnran conducted the service ,at the 'graveside. Among those from a ;d'istan'ce ;attending the funeral wore :her, two sons, Dr. Gordon Gann, Ottawa; 'John Gunn, Toronto; Mrs, B. Galtpin, Sarnia; Mrs. Dow-, son and daughter, Dutton; 251 r, Babier, Lon- don; Mrs,,(Drl Orme, hiss Ina Ten- nent, the Misses Fox and Mr,, Hod - ging, Ixrcan, GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION A meeting of the Girls' Athletic As- sociation was held on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. The meeting opened with the new president, Aima Lawrence, pre- siding. The girls were divided into two sides, the reds and yellows, for the field day. Each girl must try to twin points for her aide and the losing. side has to give the winning side a party. The leaders of the sides are, reds, Hazel Wilson and Isobel Me - Kellar; yellows, Barbara Best and Clara Dolmage. The judges for the meet are, junidrs, Miss E.' Lester, Mrs. M. Reid, Mrs. J. Daly, Miss D. Gallop. Intermediates, Miss S. Wood, Mrs, G. Ballantyne, Mrs. I. Weed - mark, Miss M. Fortune; Seniors, Miss F. Matthews, Mrs. .1 Best, !Nits, A. Smith, Miss R. Joynt, MRS. SYDNEY JACOBS The death of Mrs. Sydney Jacobs occurred on Saturday, Sept. 16th, af- ter an extended illness. Mrs. Jacobs was in her 89th year. She had been a resident of Seaforth for many years. Formerly Emily Brownell, site was born near Cornwall, at Farrans Point, She came to reside in Seaforth with a brother and was married to Mr. Jacobs in Seaforth by Rev. Mr. Lovell on Christmas Day, sixty-five years ago. Except for a short time in Strat- ford and Winnipeg, she lived the greater part of her life in Seaforth. Mrs. Jacobs was held in high re- gard by a wide circle of friends. She possessed a kindly and generous nat- ure, She had no family but brought up children of a sister who died. Surviving is her husband, who cele- brated his 95th birthday on Sept. 4th. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon from her late residence, Ord street. Rev, H. V. Workman of Northside United Church officiated, assisted by Rev. Dr. McNevin of Met- ropolitan Church, London, a relative of Mrs. Jacobs. The quartette of Northside Church sang, "Abide with Me." Interment took place in Mait- land Bank Cemetery. The pallbearers were John Finlayson, Ernest Geddes, R. G. Parke, 3. A. Stewart , John Sclater and Helmer Snell. LOCAL PEOPLE SHARE IN ENGLISH ESTATE In 15914 Wi'llia4u Sproat 'dried in Binniinghaim, England, 'leaving this money to two daughters 'wlho 'died 'c'hil'dless. As this ;contingency was not (provided 'for the 'money •passed on to the next of 'kin, 'chil'dren of two 'bro- thers of the 'testator, ,wlhoemigrated to Canada. Tlhe.re were nine of them, five of whom are stall diving, and will share Wilke ,in 'the 1$11Sl01010 Which was received .ea'r:ly this week from Entg- Ramal. They are: 'Jelin Sproat ,and Mary.Hays, Seaforth; ,Enum'a Sproat and 'Margaret Park, Lucan, and James Sproat, IVan,coever. There are seven 'other !b.ncf1ciaries in Canada, 'chil'd'ren 'of the 'testator's nephews and nieces, who will .also benefit as soon as legal requirements 'have Ibsen rivet. H. 'Glenn Hays, Sea- forth 'b'arri'ster, is acting dor the Can- adian Ibenefucianies. Waits 45 Years , Vancouver, Sept. 20 -James Sproat, 82, is one of five Canadians who, after a wait of 45 years, will receive $3,000 from the estate of William Sproat. A Mr. Sproat, a land owner who died at Birmingham, Eng., in 1894, left his estate to two daughters. who died childless. No provision was made in the will for this contingency. and the $30,000 estate was ruled in a state of intestacy, the money going to the next of kin. "We had really given up hope that ALL PATTERNS Including "FOREVER" This Brand` New Design. SEPTEMBER 150 to 30th ONLY Never before has there been a Sale lite this. Every piece regular quality with Replacement Guarantee, SALE PRICE 50 PIECES $3975 Service for 8 OPEN STOCK PRICE $67.25 8 Teaspoons, 8 Forks, 8 Dessert Spoons, 8 Knives, 8 Butter Spreaders, 8 Salad Forks, 1 Butter Knife, 1 Sugar Spoon. 39 PiECES Service for 6 OPEN STOCK PRICE . ,. $50.00 62 PIECES SALE PRICE $2975 SALE PRICE $4975 Service for 12 OPEN STOCK PRICE .. $83,50 Above Prices Include Chest Typical Open Stock Values Regular SALE Price PRICE Tea Spoons 6 $ 3.75 $ 2.25 Soup Spoons 6 7.50 4.50 'Fable Spoons 6 7.50 4,50 Dinner Forks . , .6 7.50 4.50 Oyster Forks,. 6 6.00 3.60 Salad Forks6 7.00 4.20 Cold Meat Fork...... Ea. 1.50 .90 Knives, H.H - 6 13.00 7.80 Ind. Butter Knives,,..6 7.00 4.20 Gravy Ladle Ea. 2.00 1.20 anything would come of it until a lit- tle while ago," said James Sproat to- day. "Then we had a letter from the estate saying that the funds were actually going to come through and we all felt very happy." Other Canadian beneficiaries are John Sproat and Mary Hays of Sea - forth, Ont., Emma Sproat and Marg- aret Park of Lucan, Ont-, children of the testator's brother who came to the dominion malty years ago. BRUCEFIELD Death of Mrs. Wm. Berry. - In the death of Mrs. William Berry on Friday, Sept. 15, a highly respected and esteemed resident of Brucefield i'assed away following several years of illness. Mrs. Berry was Mies Jane Ross prior to her marriage. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. ohs Ross of the London Road, Stan- ley Tp., south of BruL.efieid, where she was born in November. 78 years ago. Iii 1886 she was united in mar- riage to Mr. William Berry and lived for a short time in Hensel], then on the Mill Road. near Brucefield, for three years, and later on the London Road, south of Brucefield,.Since they retired in 1910 she had been a resid- ent of Brucefield. Mr. and Mrs. Berry celebrated their Golden Wedding an- niversary on Nov. 3, 1936. Mrs. Berry was a member of Brucefield United Church and her passing is deeply felt in. the community. Besides her husb- and she is survived by three sons, Hugh and Bruce Berry of Btneetield, and Wilson Berry, of Victoria, B.C.; also two brothers and a sister, Dr. H. H. Ross and Alexander Ross of Sea - forth, and Mrs, D. B. McEwen of Win- nipeg. The funeral: took place on Sun- day afternoon from her late resid- ence. Rev. H. E. Wright of Brucefield Church and Rev. W. A. Bremner of Seaforth, officiated. During the serv- ice the Rennie quartette of Seaforth sang "My Heavenly Home." Inter- ment took place in Baird's Cemetery. The pallbearers were James Boyce, John Watson, Hugh Aikenhead, •Dun- can Aikenhead, John R. Murdoch and Fred Burdge. The following were flower bearers, Thos. Baird: Alf John- ston, Ross Scott, Wm. Charters, John McIntosh and George Swan. The opening hymn, "Sun of My Soul," was sung and the Lord's pray- er repeated, in unison. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the roll -call answered. Mr. Ben Stoneman then favored with a piano 'instru- mental which was much enjoyed by all, The scripture lesson was read by Miss Maude McLean. Hymn 252, "Talk with us, Lord, Thyself Reveal," was sung followed by a very inter- esting topic taken by Rev. R. A. Brook. The closing hymn, "Abide with Me," was sung and the benedic- tion pronounced. Everyone then join- ed rn a contest directed by Miss Edna Mills, which brought the meeting to a close. Mr, and Mrs, Dave McLeod and Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were guests of Mr. and Mrs , Wm. Venner on Sunday last. Miss Betty Wright of Detroit spent last week with Miss Jean Wright of near Chiselhurst. ELIMVILLE 15]r. and Mrs, Wilbur Bosnell and Miss Roberta Bosnell of Toronto spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Johns. Rally Day was observed in this church last Sunday morning. The preaching service and Sunday school were held combined. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Verner have purchased the property of the late Mrs. Mary Kellett from Mr. John Kellett, They are re -decorating the house and we understand they intend moving this fall, Miss Lorena Johns of Toronto is holidaying with her mother Mrs. John Johns. Quite a number fromhere attended` London Fair. doing this week, Miss Ina Ford is spending' a few weeks with Mrs. Sam Switzer near Kirkton. CONSTANCE Mist 'Kathleen Yuu'gblut spent last week with Ther aunts, Mrs. Austin and Mrs. Charles Dexter, - Miss Ethel Dexter spent the 'week end with her ,grarndifather, Mr. Henry Adams.