HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-10-24, Page 1Tomorrow has a magic charm
We cannot see today;
The distant future holds delight.
That never comes our way.
Great deeds we plan and hope to do,
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HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
But, ah! the tin'e's not Yet;
And so we waste the morning hours,
Nor dream the sun must be set.
Tile present: is the golden time,
'Tis self that makes or mars,
—Today And Tommorrow
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 82. No. 41
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940
Phone 84
$1 a year.
TIP TOP PEAS
16 ()'/,. SP/,Id
3 cans 25c
LONDON HOUSE TEA.—
Half lb, 35c
f QUAKER PUFFED RICE
and 2 Puffed' Wheat 23e
NEW PORT FLUFFS.—
Large size 29c
JELLY POWDERS.—Assorted
6 pkgs 25c
GUEST CHICKEN SOUP.—
Tin 10c
CAMPBELL'S TOMATO JUICE. -
3 tins 25c
ROWNTREES 'COCOA.
Each 17c, 27c
SODA BISCUITS.—
2 lbs. 25c
MORNING CHEER COFFEE—
Half
OFFEE, Half lb. 22c
CLEAR SALT BACON.—
Lb.
ACON.Lb. 18c
PRUNES,—Choice and meaty
3 lbs.
25c
GRAPE FRUIT. -
6 for 25c
PEANUT BUTTER. -
2 lbs. 25c
SH'INOLA FLOOR WAX.—
Tin 25c
SNAP POWDER.—For cleaning
Tin 13c
SNAP HAND CLEANER. -
2 tins
29c
SUPER SUDS.—With 1 large
Palmolive Soap 21c
CLASSIC CLEANSER. -
2 tins 9c
VERY BEST STOVE PIPE
iENAMEL.—Bottle .. , .. , .. 25c
FEED YOUR HENS RED HEAD
and see results.— $2.50 cwt.
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Phone 166
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Northside United Church
We, 11. V. Workman. Minister.
l0 a.m. Sunday School.
11 a.m. Morning Worship. Rev. W.
Hensall Trims Toronto
16-0 on Wednesday
O.B.A. Finals Tied—To Play off
at Waterloo on Saturday
Afternoon
After being twice postponed, the
seeontl game of the Intermediate •B'
Ontario Baseball finals wase played.
at Heusatl on Wednesday afternoon
between Hensel! Todaro and Colima
bus Grads of Toronto. Hensel] won
16-0, tying up the best of three series.
This game was originally slated
for Thanksgiving Day and was post-
poned because of fain, and it was
again postponed last Satu1•day, be-
cause there was two inches of snow
on the ground.
There was a crowd of slightly aver
700 in attendance.
The score by innings for Hensall
Was:
Hensall— , ....... 003 333 040-16
Hensall-16 runs, 17 ]tits, 0 errors.
Toronto ---0 runs, 5 hits. 8 errors.
Batting stars were Brown mill
Stade with 3 base ]tits each; Stade a
2 -base bit and J. Tudor two 2 -base
]tits. Weir batted in four runs; Brown
and Stade three apiece and Hudson 2.
Butteries were Hensall Kerslake
and Kerslake; Cruris—pitchers, Moy-
senski. Kay cia, Thomas; eatc'he r,
St ewart.
Umpires — Webb, of Hamilton;
Thornclyke. of Clinton, at first base;
LeRoy O'Brien, 2nrieh, tit and and
3rd bases.
Hensall featured with four double
plays, from J. Tudor to Weir, irom
Carter Kerslake to Stade to Weir,
from Weir to Stade and by Stade tin-
assisted in the last of the ninth in-
ning.
The third game of the series will
talc? place at Waterloo on Saturday
afternoon at 2,30 o'clock, standard
time.
It is expected a Large crowd from
the district will accompany Stan
Tudor's boys on Saturday to Water-
loo, as enthusiasm is running high
for the success of tate Hensall team.
LEGION TO HOLD
ANNUAL SERVICES
The Seaforth branch of the Caned -
Ian Legion will honor their departed
comrades
at the nixYuorials.ofro '
ice in
Victoria Iark on November 11th. tit
11 a.m. Other doral organizations will
he represented and wreathe will be
plale•a1 at the cenotaph.
On sumacs, Nov. loth at the
mernine service of first Presbytei.
1'11ur t dt the• 1.e glen - will miracle
to ch,• ,h1111•11 ae•rltmpalsied by the
local militia. Paw, 1111e11 Jack will
present.
A. Bremner to charge. Poppy Day p.r t, ,-ei ur fir
7 pan. Service withdrawn. Attend
Egmondville anniversary.
No prayer -meeting this week.
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Hugh Jack, Minister.
Sabbath School, in a.m.
Morning serviec. 11 flan. Subject.
,.Moral Struggle and Victory.'
Evening service. 7.p.n1. Subject,
Midweek meeting Thursday at a.
Egmondville United Church
10 a.m., Sunday School.
11 a.nf. •rad 7.30 p.m. Anniversary
services, Rev. T. W. Neal, D.D.. Tor-
onto.
"Good Listening."
St. Thomas Church
Rector: Rev. Dr, Hurford.
11 a.m. "Sowing in Tears."
7 p.m."The Gospel and Vested
Interests."
Sunday School at 10 a.m.
'St. Mary's, Dublin
3 p.m. "Sowing in Tears."
Sunday School at 2.25 p.m.
McKillop Charge
Duff's 10 a.m.
Bethel, 11.15.
Caven, . Winthrop, 2.30.
Baptism, second Sunday in
ember.—R. W. Craw, Minister.
Nov-
MINISTERIAL
ov
MINISTERIAL ASSOC'N TO
MEET ON MONDAY
The Seaforth aicd District Minist-
erial Association will hold its regu-
lar meeting on Monday, October 28th,
in the school room of the Presbyter-
ian Church, Seaforth. at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. Papers will be Pres-
, entad by the Rev, Mr. Hill of Exeter
and Rev. Dr. Harford of Seaforth.
All ministers are cordially invited,
GIRL GUIDES
The meeting of the Guides opened
with flag break by the • colour party
from the Skylark Patrol followed by
"0 Canada." After roll call and 'in-
spection the patrols retired to their
corners to receive instructions in
dawning, to prepare for tests to
become Second Class Guides. The
meeting closed with lowering of the
flag and God Save the Ring,
fou will be Saturday. Nov. :el.
THIS CABBAGE HAS
TWENTY-ONE HEADS
31a•. John A. Ste.n:a't h;1s .melt
cabbage which grew in his ,a.r..n
this snt»ni r, It is 1:11o11t the AZ*. of
ant ordinary cabbage, but instead of
one head there tare twenty-one heads.
each about the size of a petson's•fist
solid and well -formed. It appears as
if each individual leaf on the cabbage
had gone into business for itself and
formed a head. of its own,
Red Cross Notes
Remember the collection for waste
materials on Monday, October 28th.
This is your opportunity to clear out
attic and basement and at the same
time aid the Red Cross. Please have
all bundles in plain view at the front
of the house early Monday morning.
The Seaforth branch of the Red
Cross will have a Chinese laundry
booth at the frolic. Be sure to visit, it
during the evening.
A special meeting of the Seaforth
branch of the Red Cross Society was
held in the Carnegie library on Mon-
day evening. .At this meeting a spec-
ial committee, called the Seaforth
Overseas Committee, was formed for
the purpose of sending parcels to
Seaforth and Egmondville men on
active service overseas. This commit-
tee consists of Mr, E. C. Boswell,
Misses B, Smith, M. Turnbull. A.
Daly, S. Wood and Mr, P. Muir. Pres-
ent plans are for Christmas parcels,
but others will be sent later as fin-
ances permit. At the present time
there are several organizations spon-
soring benefits to aid this fund. '
Are you rememnberingto save all
labels from criseo cans, chipso boxes
and camay soap. Drop them in the
boxes at the Red Cross rooms, groc-
ery stores or schools.
George H. Elliott
Passes Away Suddenly
Former Warden - of Huron
County Was Widely Known
And Respected
George Henry Elliott, fornier war-
den nt Huron comity and .veil ikce',vn
throughout this di„t'il•t a 7n auction -
eel% die,) suddenly a: Iii residence at
t. lint,,n early Wednesday morning.
He had •thern ill for '01111' time ,with a
heart eentiltioo. lin, ,vas in itis o2od
year.
)\]r. Elliott ,was •.varden of Heroic
smutty and mayor of t liic5 11 in 193t
and 1939. IIe had also sheen reeve ,for
several years. He was a member of
the Board of the Iiuron county hone
and latterly had ,been acting as in -
specter. Be ,rya, twice Conservative
candidate for the Ontario Legislature.
In 1024 he came within 01 .votes cif
winning ,from W. G. Medd, and con-
tested again in 19.14 against Jautes
Ballantyne, South Huron.
Ile is snrvivecl by his nwife, tate tior-
nier-Bertha Graham, (lvvo ron;, 'Ed-
ward and Geonge, and three daugh-
ters, Edna, Pearl ani jean, all at
home,
The funeral mall the theld on. Satur
day afternoon, The late Mr. - I:'11Sott
was a nlemtbvr of .the \Casonic and Or-
ange Orders and the funeral 'will the
.under 'Masonic auspices.
Born rut a farm eight utiles from
lannskilIe in County 'c
n t au v 1 'mous h
Northern Ireland. Mr, Elliott came to
Canada aith his paretics when
twelve years of age. The natnily'male
directly to li;lron e, ratty and took 1111
farming in Godcric•h township, three
utiles ice>: ;:i { ;intocl. .\It- h,m:eh Mr.
Elliott gavenl, farnlin himself t.V&91
tti yeart. a,go. Iles still :,rt,n'd the family
nt ,:tel. lie had r ten :an anetrem-
. er for r.r thirty y .ars. \ir. Elliott
al.,: rc�rt. n sn�.- the
�., i.l I.: 1.- .\•-:1r :l. (' 1::. Mr the - j,'551
24 years.
In the :summer of 1119, the
(kora+ 11. -was assistant -te.c-
ard .at the steion5111' Ohio tvhirh .1,14,1 1
'!c^tf er e 'e. \\ t is-., and \1a,' a.
tale Elliott. .'fro t delighted in telling ,
i. ntitediate mend, of dais hie on the
sea. He worked at Philadelphia for a
few years before” returning to Huron.
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
AT NORTHSiDE CHURCH
Anniversary services in North Side
United Church were weal attended
morning and evening. Splendid •dis-
caurses were tgi:ven at Ibotit services
by Rev. H. H. Gibbart, of Toronto,
nvho condueled the services, sttibstitai-
ting. for Rev. A. S. Orton, M.A., S.T.
,of Emmanuel College, ,who was
unable to the present through ihnrese.
The Acx4 for the morning sermon ,was
from Proverbs, on character and good
name, speaking of the aristocracy of
Character. In the •evening Mr. Giliblart
took his text from 5t. Paul's epistle
Ito the c+hwrch at Phillippi, "Rejoice in
the Lord, and again 1 say, rejoice."
Fine anthems ,were rendcrod by the
choir under the direction of Mir. '3, A.
Stewart. The s'ent-ices in the Anglican,
Epniondvilte 'united and First Pres-
byterian churches were withdrawn an
Sunday evening. There was a good
•t h antkofferili(g.
SEVERE OCTOBER FROST
With sever' degrees of frost on
Monday night. October has made a
record of its own in this year of
unusual weather. The temperature
has since moderated. On Wednesday
the balmy air encouraged many to
rake up and burn the Salim leaves,
causing a smoke screen over Sea -
forth which would be the envy of
many a bomb -threatened city le the
010 Land.
Corporal J. J. Holland
Injured in Black Out
Was Confined To Hospital In
England for Two Weeks—
Is Better Again
(:'orp rai Joint J. Holland, whoarrive(i in England on Sept. 411t, was
recently Injured in a "black out."
He was with tl rescue squad and was
unfortunately knocked down by a
sal'. Severely cut around the head
and face, he was couflned to the
hospital for about two weeks. John
has a host of friends around Seaforth
and vicinity, and especially in St.
Columban where he was born and
raised, who are pleased to know he
is well again and able to leave the
hospital.
NEW BOOKS AT
SEAFORTH LIBRARY
The following new books are in
the Seaforth Public Library:
Non -Fiction --Failure of a nllsslon,
Henderson; Memory Hold the Dogs
Buchan; ('.tint in Peace anti War.
Chiang KM-Shek; Canada America's.
Problem, McC ormac; Men Martyrs
and Mountebanks, Beate) I Married
Adventure, Johnson Strife, Gale
worthy' • Englandof Quest., 'n .Hitt,
Trevelyatt. •
Fiction—Therras Aiwey Love. Lot.I
ing; 'Mystery House, Norris: World
Is Late That, NorrisS This Side of
Glory, ih'istow; How careen WM.; My
Vallee Llewellyn; Hangman's Whip
i'lbn' haft; Ember Lane, Iiaye•Snlith:
As the Seed is Sown. Pm -mintier:
English Air. SteGetisou: Mr. and -
Mrs Meigs, Corbett; Kingdont
Cactus, Seltzer; Marigold, 11i11.
Juvenile, Leonardo cl t Vinci. Lewis:
Boys 'Own Book of Great luveutions.
Darrow;. Little Lauri of Finland.
Bailey; Heidi's Children. Spyri:
Heidi. Spyri.
LADY GOLFERS WILL
HOLD BRIDGE
On 'Vednesday afternoon, October
30th, the Lady Golfers will hold
their bridge at the Monte of Mrs. E.
C. Boswell at 2.15 p.m. Ladies who
plan to attend the bridge are asked
to notify Mrs. E. C. Boswell. Mrs. F.
Brugger or Mrs. J. hest by tele-
phone the day before bridge will be
It ell.
WILL CONDUCT SPECIAL
SERVICES AT BLENHEIM
Rev. and Mrs. H. V. Workman will
spend the week end in Blenheim
when
1 Mr. Workman will till 'Dolmen
special services in connection with
the celebration of the opening el
a new Sunday School building at the
church where he was formerly min
ister. Oddly ccunngh Che fl:e^rat
minister of the Illenhelm (newel'
Rev. Keith Love attd .Ise v H. W.
\Worlanln out e•retl tin- nit _ t)y f,et
the stupe home church ozcd i o t
on the Nippon ch urge. and lb.:::
share in the special sore)•. .lr . , u`
day it theBlenheim t'nit' el t
SISTER OF MRS. KiRK
PASSES IN LOS ANGELES
Mrs. Andrew Eirt. : +,
from Las Angeles. t
lir'' sister Mrs. .dant'' t
passed away at tin' .1-1
(tetobei• 12111. 1'1'
O :ls i foreman on do Pa. me n t i
11,.8.) pr'edec'eased her
last April. She leave; to easi05 .-.
loss, three sobs, Roy of Borsht'_.,
Calif., Earl in Lox Angeles, ti, ,l
Ralph of Manilla, and a 1.:•andd et ..a
ter. Ittary ('lark. Also five brothers
John Bailie, Charles Bailie and Noe
man Bailie of Los Angeles; Sant?tel
Basile, who is chairman of the Board
of Commerce of Arizona. and James
D. Bailie of Calgary. Another broth.
ert the eldest, William Bailie, of God
erich, passed away two years age
She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Bert
Franklin (Minerva), of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Andrew Kirk of Seaforth
Three other sister's have predeceas
ed her some years ago, two in Cam
ala and one in Buffalo. The funeral
took place to the Church of the Lit
tle Flower Cemetery, Los Angeles
on Oct. 15th, anti was largely at
tended.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pethick. Me.
Kildop, announce the engagement of
their eldest daughter Annie Grace to
Harry James Rapson, youngest san
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rapson of
HulIett, the marriage to talte place
the latter part of October.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Alice Doreen, youngest daughter at
Mr. R. J. Cooper and the late Mrs
Grace Cooper, to Stewart T.. only
son of Mr. T. B. Baird and the late
Mrs. Margaret Baird of Bruc'efield,
The marriage to take place early it;
November.
ATTEND MEETING AT CLINTON
Several cars from Seaforth took
members of the 'Northside United
Church to Clinton on Tuesday even-
ing of this weelt to attend the meet-
ing at Ontario Street Church when
addresses were given by Dr. R. B.
McClure of Ronan, China, and Rev.
M. C. McDonald, assistant secretary
of the Home Mission Board of the
United Church of Canada.
PRESENTATION IN HONOR
OF BRIDE - ELECT
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Date, when a number of friends and
neighbors gathered to honor the bride
civet, Miss Marjorie McMichael. At'
tet a short programme, a prettily tily deet- tted basket o1 kitchen gifts was
carried in by the Misses Lorraine
Livingstone and Mona McCowan. The
following adcltess was read by Mrs.
J. L. Bell:
'Dear Marjorie: How happy we
are to be with youthis evening to.
wish you "bon voyage" on your
blissful journey. Our thanks too, to
our hostess whose kindness mattes
this evening possible, and one which
we will long remember. As we are all
busy home -makers; all too seldom do
we meet for a social hour together
and we do enjoy such an evening
when friend meets friend. To you
Marjorie. Giese are golden days in
your life that will live long in your
memory. We regret that you will no
Longer be one of the shining lights
among us. You have always belonged
to us, since you took your first step.
since you played with your dolls, all
through schoal-days, and right until
now. our lives have been linked to
gether. From now on, our paths
seem to divide. We rejoice that You
will not be going many mile. away
and we trust that you will not forget
any one of u:. These gifts will help
we hope, to hying bark to you.
thoughts of our huppy days together
and it is for this, more than any
ttti.g else, that we bring theist to you.
host, W.• miner envy that smiling
prince who takes you from us, but we
will not let aura envy smother• e150
good wishes to hien. and if eVer he
should feel his love grow cold. let
him speak up, and we'll all be here
to welcome you back—for we had
you first." .Marjorie expressed iter
appreciation of the tetany gifts. aftei
which 0 dainty lunch was served.
SUPPER RALLY AT
HENSALL FRIDAY NIGHT
One of the most outstanding
events in the Huron Presbyterial of
the Women's Missionary Society is
the annual supper rally of members
of the evening auxiliaries, affiliated
C.G.I,T. groups and mission circles
This was held this year in. Hensall
United Church on Friday, October
18th with the splendid attendance of
over 130. Miss Clara McGowan of
-Blyth, mission circle secretary, was
in eharge of the program. which was
• begun by a song service, A menthe'
of the Hensall Mission Circle extend,
ed a cordial welcome f e
1 f which
Wasre
Lied o 7
t i sore b )
p menthe'. (f the9
3 Seaford'
Evening Auxiliary. The worship Ser
vice was conducted by the Lotlrles
here) Mission Circle. Mrs. W. Camp
iron of St. Marys gave a very htspir
lag t elk about blazing mw trolls
alum€ different, hues of hie- such as
in prayer. work, tial tv ry-day Iifc
Al tithe)• special femme. was the piss
(111111 lien,' wrtr1,5 by .firs
$I. hart ['hints 00 Lot thin arta
yr vele ably 11ey i 1 tl by numb
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i l ; It1trxt lllf 1 t int, ,rf NU,
OUR CHILDREN!
fancily is the eeial .a.i• ca
an,l of tt: nati011. ht
1'ter fac years family life hue wit'
ssssed Many tit,til::es. void. 1o: the
.ttr, name tor ih, worse. Wt. eer
.,i,.ly cannot have an enlightened
altered, honest, Christian nation net
. the fantily within the nation is
enlightened. cultured. Honest and
Christian. The hone, the school and
the Church are the three institu-
tinns upon which devolves the re•
sponsihility of training the children
who are the future citizens of the
Empire. The home is the most int.
portant of the three. In •fact the
school and the Church often tom•
plain that they do not get sufficient
support from the home • from the
patents. We .need Christian children
and this need demands Christian
parents to train such children. Many
children are without sufficient knowl-
edge of the first things of the Christ-
ian faith because they are given little
chance to learn them, being absent
from Church or Sunday School. And
the last thing we desire is for our
children to grow up pagans. The Sun.
day School teacher should be resolved
to teach something (definite and in•
spiting. Parents need, first, to set a
Y'ilristian example, then to teach
"heir children shoot God, and finally
to send them where further religious
instruction is provided.
DIVISION COURT
Division court was held in the
tnvvn;- hall here Tuesday afternoon
when several cases were disposed of.
One case which was laid over, was
the result of a boy in his early teens
having allegedly started a tractor
while alone on a Sunday morning Int
Mr. E. B, Gnuclie's farm and doing
considerable damage before a wheel
caught against a cenleut block and
stopped the tractor. Apparently the
milk cooler valued at several hued
reds of dollars was in the path of the
runaway tractor and was badly
wrecked.
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SIGNALS BRANCH
s1r. 1-bjsiund Daly has successfully
passed tests for • the- now Signals
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McKILLOP MAN INJURED
WHEN LIMB BREAKS
Mr. Charlie Egger.t received severe
back injures as the resual of a fail
when !picking apples. 3s limb on which
be was standing tbra:ke.• t\Ir. -Eggert
will ,he confined to bed for :some time.
GEORGE HILLS
A lifelong and highly respected re-
sident of Egmondville, Mr. George
11111s, passed away on Monday morn-
ing, Oct. 21, after a long illness, dur-
ing the last two weeks of which his
condition had been more serious. He
was in his 62nd year. Born in Eg-
mondville, he was a son of the late
Thomas Bills, pioneer blacksmith of
the village. Following the death of
his father, Mr. Bills carried on the
business successfully until he retired
owing to ill health when he sold it
to Mr. Alex Lillico. In 1905 he was
united in marriage to Miss Agnes
Kyle. He is survived by his wife and
a daughter, Miss Ria Hills, Toronto,
also a sister, Mrs, F. Cole, Toronto.
A private funeral was held on
Wednesday afternoon at his Mete re-
sidence in Egmondville. Rev. Hugh
Jack of First Presbyterian Church,
conducted the service. Interment
took place in Egmondville cemetery.
The pallbearers were members of
Britannia Masonic Lodge, of -which
cieeettsed was a member: G. D. Fer-
guson, J. E. Keating, George Kruse,
Frank Kling, NI. A. Reid and Win.
Charters.
HEADS CUBS
Neville McMillan will take charge
of the local Cubs, succeeding Ed
Daly.