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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-07-11, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1940 Two Gorrie Girls Killed Early Sunda Ida Ritchie and Betty Edwar Victims When Car Crash Bridge—Youth Held Two young girls residing near Ge rio, in one of the worst hlghw crashes in Huron county in yea member of a party or seven returnin from a Saturday night Glance in Li towel, were instantly Milled an three of their companions were take to hospitals. Two others were injure but not seriously. Betty Edwards, 1 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mr James Edwards, and Ida Ritchie, 1 years old, slaughter of Mrs. Clar Ritchie of Howick Township, residin near Corrie, met instantaneous cleat when the large heavy sedan in whir they were passengers apparently r'ol ed over three or four times arta striping he side of a steel bridge o a Huron county road two miles sout of Gorr•le. Those injured wens Elea or Carson, 16, daughter of Mr. an Mrs. Everitt Carson, Gorrie, tw broken arms, serious cuts, bruise and severe shock, in the Listowel hos pital; Miss Reta Galloway, 18, daugh ter of Constable and Mrs, Oliver Gal loway, Gorrie, broken leg, fracture nose, cuts on right leg, in Winghtt hospital; Edith Ritchie, 19,. daughters of Mrs, Clara Ritchie, scalp latera tions, shoulder injuries, bruises and shock, in Wingham hospital, Lee Al. len WarlUaw, 23, son of Douglas Wardlaw, severe head injuries, and Lorne Jardine, 22, son of Ed, Jardine, Ethel, cuts about the head, bruises. Jardine, least seriously hurt of the party of seven and alleged by police to have been the driver of the death ear was placed under arrest by County- Traffic Officer Norman Lever of Clinton, who investigated the ten crash. Ile was released on ball Sunday of $5,000 and appeared be• fore Thomas Gundry at Goderich on Monday. On Monday it was reported that the three young ladies in the hospitals are expected to recover. A party of carefree and happy Young people, who had attended a dance in Listowel, were suddenly transformed into a party of death, injury and destruction. The crash is understood to have occurred about 12.30 o'clock Sunday morning. It was said that the two Ethel young men had volunteered to take the five girls to their hones in Corrie. Just what happened may never be known. Pol- ice claim the car was going at a high rate of speed tund that the driver skidded es he approached the bridge from the south. The tangled mass of the ear was found, some fifty feet north of the bridge, which was of heavy steel constructionconstructionwith pluniting as a flooring, Immediately the em' struck the bridge, it gave way, the south tee] teeing in. injuries to the two victims were de es r ay 1'9, 5 s' d n d 6 S. 8 a 5. h h 1• n l: n d 0 s d m terrible, being to the head in each instance. They died immediately. It is thought the injured were thrown through the roof of the heavy sedan which was not of steel construction. It appears that a piece of the steel bridge rail pierced the car, which was a tangled mass of ruins. The front end of the machine was not badly damaged, leading to the belief the front of the car dill not hit -the bridge. It was on its side on west side of the road when it came to rest. Neighbors nearby gathered to give assistance and call help, Young Jardine, recovering almost immediately, realized the bridge was clown and that he had passed another car on the road some distance back. He scrambled through the creek. He was able to stop a car driven by Wil• diam Newton of Gorrie. Otherwise this car might have plunged into the creek where the bridge had broken. Two doctors were at the scene and had the injured removed to hospitals at Wingham and Listowel. Dr, W. R Fraser of Fcrdwieh and Dr, L. N. Whitley of Gorse attended the vice tints, Tie tea Officer Lever notified Coroner Dr, B. R. Redmond o1' Wing - ham. After consultation with crown officials, it was announced no inquest would be held. This ruling applies under •present statutes where a charge is laid. The bodies were taken to Gorrie and released for burial. Betty Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Albert Edwards, was born in Howick township. Surviving beside her parents are a brother'. William at home and a sister Dorothy in Toronto. -Ida Ritchie, daughter of Mrs, Clara Ritchie, was born near Rothsay. Surviving are her mother, four sisters, Mary, Madeline, Alice and Edith (who was among the five injured in the car crash). There are also two brothers, William and Thomas. The tragedy cast a pall of gloom over the whole vicinity throughout the week end. The coun- ty road on which the crash occurred was barricaded off until the fallen bridge could be repaired. Large num- bers of people have visited the scene of the crash. AUBURN The Baptist Ladies' Aid met in the church, The 'president, 'Mrs. C. A. Howson, was in charge. Mrs. Annie Walker 'led in prayer, The Ladies' Atli was invited to Mrs, Earl Mo- Kntgiht'ss home for the Au'gus't meet- ing. The ladies worked on :two quilts after the ,meeting Closed. George 'Dawson, veteran .mail cour- ier of this district, has had to give 'nip his 'duties for a few days Ibecanise of ill 'health. Amos Andrew is taking his place. Miss Alma Thompson, Wingham, visited 'wirers SFr. and ,Mrs, Norman Thompson, \Ii ,, Irene !1e1Ter•on of Dunnville, ,visited relatives. Mrs. 'Chrisieua Jefferson, with .Mr, and Mrs. 1anruel 'leffereon, Mild- may, and Mrs. Himgleman, near Frigid..ire Made in Canada THE FAVORITE IN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION Built by General Motors, Canada, and covered' by five year Warranty. Frigidaire has the exclusive COLD WALL FEATURE which cools through the walls and METER MISER The simplest Cold making mechanism ever built, and easy on Electric Current. For prices and information see J. W. MODELAND Phone 660 - 4, Seaforth 1 TIE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE 11„ STATEMENT , AR t� �' �r a t, •F u; ;;i This Company is in the war to the full limit of its resources. Until the British Empire is victorious, until the battle for freedom of nations and liberty of peoples is won, we have pledged all the vast manufacturing facilities of our Canadian and overseas affiliated companies to the service of the Empire. We regard this to be our simple duty as a Canadian in- stitution, one of the industrial resources of the Dominion. The 8,400 employees in our plants as well as our wide- spread dealer and service organization from coast to coast are Canadian. The Company's shareholders include a large proportion of Canadian investors. No one indi- vidual, family or company has a majority control of our shares. For these reasons, aside from our deep feeling of loyalty to the Empire and its high purposes, it is fitting that Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited should give whole -hearted support to the national war effort. From the very beginning this has been our course. Even before war was declared, in co-operation with officers of the Department of National Defence, we laid in our plant the groundwork of military production. Since conflict became a reality we have given war orders precedence over everything else. More than fifty per cent of our production is in vehicles for military use and this percentage is increasing rapidly. We are now engaged in supplying approximately 35,000 motorized vehicles of many types, of which 10,000 are for the Canadian government and 25,000 for other Empire governments. We are constructing at our own expense a 8700,000 plant addition to provide facilities for the building of Universal machine gun carriers of which we have under- taken to deliver fifty a week to the Canadian government as soon as production can be started. This addition will also enable us to increase production of other types of military vehicles. Our affiliated companies with plants in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and Malaya are similarly engaged in Empire service. Beyond our manufacturing facilities we have been for- tunately able to contribute skilled man -power. From our Canadian and overseas organization, engineers andmen with special training in transport and other lines are rendering valuable service. Major adjustments in our business have been necessary through loss of export trade and because of domestic taxation. We have made these adjustments cheerfully. Our one concern now is the successful prosecution of this war so that people of all nations may again be able to work in freedom and peace, PRESIDENT FORD MOTOR COMPANY OP CANADA, LIMITED Statement in Parliament by the Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister off Munitions and Supply "The president of the Canadian Company has shown perhaps as keen a desire to assist in Canada's war effort as any citizen of this Dominion has done. His corporation since the outbreak of the war has done and is doing very important work for Canada's war effort, in the way of building motor transports and Universal carriers. The com- pany has placed itself entirely in the hands of the government as to the terms of the contract which it has had. "A contract, providing for a fixed price as low as we could find any basis for asking, was worked out; an over- riding provision was inserted that the books of the company would be audited and if the stipulated price produced a profit more than a very low percentage indeed, that price would be scaled down accordingly. In ocher words, the work of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, its attitude toward the war, and its ability to assist in Canada's war. effort, have been so far as I have been able to observe, beyond criticism." Statement in Senate by Senator Raoul Dandurand, Government Leader in the Senate "Ford Motor Company of Canada is doing hs utmost to serve the interests of the country, the War Supply Board and the Government," Statement in the Senate by Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Conservative Leader in the Senate "They (Ford dealers in Canada) are numbered in the hundreds. And the number of employees of these dealers is very large. The ramifications are tremendous. For all the purposes concerning us, the Company is a Canadian con- cern, and I can add to the assurance given by the honourable leader of the 'louse my own feeling that there are no better Canadians than those at the head of the Ford Motor Company of Canada and throughout that Company's organization. They will assist us to the utmost in our war work," Women's Auxiliary Motor Service Early in the war the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, organized free train- ing courses for women in the care acid operation of motor vehicles for possible war service. 284 such classes have been conducted, with an enrollment of 7,343. The number who have completed the eight-week course is 3,473,with 2,656 now under instruction and 1,214 enrolled in new classes about to start. All instruction and equipment has been furnished by Ford dealers and the Company without charge. Types of Motorized Vehicles for Military Use Being Made by Ford Motor Company of Canada The Company is engaged in manufactur- ing 35,000 motorized vehicles for Cana- dian and overseas governments. They in- clude light two -wheel drive trucks, known as 8 -cwt., which are used for carrying light stores, personnel or wireless sets; 15 -cwt. units, used to transport heavier loads, personnel, as anti-tank gun tractors, water tank carriers, etc.; 30 -cwt. four-,. wheel drive, used as load carriers; three- ron, four and six wheels, for heavy loads, for workshops, for wrecking equipment, etc.; four-wheel drive gun tractors used to haul artillery, as well as ambulances and regular passenger cars and station wagons specially fitted and painted for army pur- poses. Present schedule of deliveries of these military vehicles constitutes more than 50 per cent of the Company's produce tion. The plant is working day and night. 'Guelph; (Jahn Gear, at 'London, tMr. Tunny, -Niagara Falls, Miss Hazel and 'Mrs, tJ. E. 'Ford, Co nJher, with Petts, London, twit'h Mr. and 'Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. IW. F. 'Oam;pbolt; 'Mr, (Walter 'Cook. and Mims. Thomas Tenney, Miss Edith iMr. and 'Mrs, Roy 'Barr, Shirley Lenore and ,Marilyn Barr, Detroit, with Mr, and Mrs. tJ. J. 'Wilson. Mr, and Mrs, Roy Robertson, Detroit, Jwith Mr. and Mrs. William Roberton; ohn (Walker, Port Colborne, 'with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Phillips; ;Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Robertson, Capper Cliff, with relatives ;here. Mrs hl lLNhl' th1Houghton, moth- er er of ...Nies. 'Charles E. Asquith, 011 )Wednesday last celebrated her Nth (birthday. Present •w-i,th her for this oc- casion were her -daughter, 'Mors, S. R. A. 'Clement, 'who on rhe previous day .celebrated her (birthday, Mrs. Hought- on is enjoying 'excellent'health. She •tales an active interest in all affairs of the clay anal her fingers are 'busily employed with a tattingshuttle and .many yards of this 'work are 'comp- leted thy this grand old lady 'who spends the suammer months ;with her daughters. 'bars. Asquith, there and Mrs. F. A. Rogerson, Blyth. •Among those present for the birthday dinner were Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Rogerson and Miss Alice Ragenson, Blyth; S. R. A. ;Clement, Toronto; CChat1es E. Asquith, 'Betty AequiUh. Leonard Y'untGltrlut is relieving at St. Thomas at the .C.P R. •station. Mrs. Guy ,Durham, St. George, is visiting Mrs. ]John Ferguson. Miss 'Mae Ferguson, Royce Philips in St. George. Mrs. l(Rev.) A, I14. 'Boyle entertain ,the young ipeoplle- of •Knox Presbyter- ian •dhsu•ch at 'their home at 'Blyth. Mr. wed 'Mors. Pat IWallter of Tor- onto visited 'Mr, arra •lobs. 'Ennmerson Rodger. The home of 'Mr, and Mrs. Wil- liam Watson, Soh .concession •cif Col- borne 'township, was iihe scene of a happy event (Wednesday rw'hen Mrs, Wa'tsont entertainer] at a tuoussea'u tea in honor of her only'dawghter, Doro- thy. The ;bride-'toathe displayed the trousseau. Friends ;were 'present from Goderioh, Delimiter and Wille. (Miss Marie .l'.'aibh'by, daughter of Mr. and Mors. •Eadl Raithtb'y, has Ipass- is • er 0 We lire Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and ' Copies Readily. r'6µ'r All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as Your?: Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. The Seaforth Ne SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, i H. Jolhnston, 'Mrs, 'Gordon Teyllor civ in the .chair. Prayers were ilea by UT R M. Weeitees, dt was decided to ha the 'church •ongan repaired. Mrs. Let erland invited the Guild to her lion for the August meeting. The moll is be answered by wile name of the min- ister who (baptized the 'member. Reath tuts were ;given by Luella Johnstoi a vocal trio by Array Toll, Mary an Margaret INes'bi't, reading by Mrs, L' nest Patter.eon. It vas 'decided t make 'two quilts and donate one t the dotal Red •Cross Society and •th other to the .missionary bale. •1Jr..e Jas. Nicholson, Mrs, Arifred •Nesbit and Mr . Thonn s AdaAdams'Were ap pointed to look after the quit inge Mrs. David Hamilton and Mrs. Alf res] Nesbitt offered their homes lo gelatines.the ytines. Refreshments wee.wee.seraed •by ,\lrs. Johnston and :Mk ;John'ator. as DUBLIN Pat 'McConnell has returned home ve tfranr London. h" ;Mr. and Mrs. Pope, •Kitohener, !with re :Mr. and 'Mrs. T. J. Moolyneaux, tO .Private Dalton Burns, London, with 'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franke Suras. 1, hiss Jean Aitkens, nurse -in -train - !g tl inat Scott 'Memorial Hospital, Sca- r- !forth is :spending her •vacation with 0 her parents, Afr, an \f :\ d r. R. rtkens. ° Mr. and ',lire. L. Aherharf Sea - c forth, with \li and bins. G. Pepper; • Mr. and '31 r s. ,•Herb Britton in 'Hen- sa]l, Mn •\ iss \i tioJaleolnn 1n Sea- - fo ell; ;Mrs's, \\ illianr Smith in Carling- ' ford; Mr, and Mrs. Toseph Jordan at r Niagara Falls; Mrs. Hunter has me - turned to Toronto; ,\lr. and Mrs, Fergus Stapleton have moved into their new home on Main street ,Zion young ,people held their final nicotine, 'for the season with Bert!e Roirey, ohri tian culture convener, presiding. Mrs, •(. Tenn Pepper gave the topic, 'J\V'onien of Finland." HULLETT Elizalbeth Amelia Lukes, wife Of William ;Jago, relied Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. fired 1lcCool. H.eliett toe ',ship, near Lond- esbor0, in her .716141 year. She Iliad been in 'failing health for some time ,with heart trouble and 'her condition ;be- came serious within the lase ;few days. She ,was a •da,ugthte•r of the date 'Robert Lukes and Elizabeth Rundle and 'was •born in Devonshire, England, in Felb- ruary, 1;554 On June 22, 111916, she was married to William Jago and they re- sided in Enigliocl for 117 years, coming eo Canada in 119lf,'i. They resided in •Mitchell 'for one year, When they moved 10 'Clinton, which has since heen their home town. ,Mrs. Jago was a ,devout Christian •woman and was a m,ennlber of St. Paul's Anglican church, ±Quiet and ca:lim in disposition, she ;was a good neitghlhor, a hiving 'wife and mother, and her death twill Ibe deeply mourned by her family. Besides her husband there survive .one 'daughter, Mrs. 'McColl, -'and six 'grandchi;]deen, -A 'brother, Rdbert Lukes resides in ;London, England, and a sister, Mus. Thomas 'Jewell], in Denham, 'North- ntmlberlanJd, Engttarnd. A 'private tfuo- ra] eervrce at the !home, James street, lineon, en 'Monday, wilt] 'he ,iollawed y a tpubine ;service in St. Paul's at ,130 'pmm., (both services conducted by ev, A. H,'O'iN�eil, rector of St. Paves. ntonnient will !be in 'Clinton ;cemetery. ed with (honors the grade 1' ,(piano "G 'exam, The Ladies 'Guild of St Marls' Id, 'Anglican;Chanel 'Were entertained at 2 the country 'home of Mr. .and Mrs.. IS. Z' CONSTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Chambers and Mrs. James Chamber's of Tor- onto, and Mr, and Mrs, A. J. Meharry and Bobby of Windsor were week eucl visitors at the hone of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Phillips. Mrs. Meharry and Bobby are spending their holidays here: Mr. R. W. Phillips of Toronto spent last week at the hone of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, F. Phillips. "I'd have you know my father- was a very clever man, His intelligence 'was inherited - by us children," "H'm! Well, in that case, 3 can only conclude you must have been a large family."