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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-01-23, Page 4PAGE FOUR '1'1-lL: :nowdon lir,. posb,L,.;, WALTON The annual meeting of the Auxili- ary of the W. M. S. was held Jan. 8 with Miss Knox presiding. All re- ports presented showed the past year to have been successful in increased membership. active group work and $408.27 raised, w'hic'h was over the allocation. McKillop group had charge of the study book and Mrs. MciVIichael read the story of Dr, Norman, a missionary in. Japan, Miss Mary Humphries visited a few days in Stratford last week. Mrs. W. C. Bennett spent the week end in Toronto. The U. F. W. 0. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. H. Kirkby on Jan. 15th with 17 ladies present. Mrs. J. Campbell and Mrs. J. Bewley gave splendid reports of the con- vention in Toronto. Mrs. Coutts re- ported that tate U. F. \W. 0. had raised $205.00 in 1940. The Red Cross had received $42.00 of IL 11 was decided to do some refugee work this year. Mrs. H. Kirkby gave a paper on "Pre- natal Care and Infant Feeding." The February meeting will be held- at Mils. J. Campbell's. DUBLIN Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy of Mount Forrest with friends. Misses Motiicti Byrne and Ursula Krauskopf were week end visitors in Toronto. Miss Marion Dill of London at the home or her parents, Mr, and Mrs. P. Dill. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Etue have re- turned home from their honeymoon. and spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. T. J, Molyueaux. Messrs. Patrick and Joseph Mc- Connell with London friends. :Miss Peggie Walsh of Toronto is spending a week at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Shea spent the week end in Toronto. and attend- ed the Boston Bruin • Maple Leaf hockey game on Saturday night. Their nephew John Crawford is one of the Boston players. A highly respected resident of Mc- Killop Township in the person of New Warden Has Long Experience Reeve Leiper of Huilett Macre First Appearance in County Council in 1911 James Leiper,t'eeve of Hullett township, ivho was honored nn Tues- day with the wardership of Huron county, has had long experience in municipal life as he entered It In 1905, He 'represented the township iu the county council for IS years at various periods. His first. appearace at the county council was in 1911. "I little thought then, that thirty years later I would be elected the warden of Huron county;' the veteran legislator smilingly remarked. He was born of Scottish parents. who were early settlers, in Hallett, end has lived there all his lite. In 1900 he married Miss Annie Hamill ton. of Hullett. They hare a fancily of live sous and two slaughters, John of Clinton; Guy and Thomas ut home; Brilliant who is the teacher of the home school, S. S. No. 11, Rollet Robert of Toronto, Miss Agnes, Tor onto. and Hiss Jean, at home. Mr. Leiper operates a forret of :ISS acres. H<- specializes in pure-bred Polled .lugus cattle, and Clydesdale horses stock of which he imported from Semi:ma 23 years ago. Ile is a liberal in polities and a member of the Pres ay ,'I ian ctittt•clt. Airs. \licir:u•1 Walsh. celebrated her Ise birthday art Monday at her tane, receiving congratulations front a-. group of relatives and Mends. Mrs. Walsh who was formerly Miss Margaret Maloney is a native of Mc- Killop Township and has spent the greater portion of her life to that dis- trict. She was married to the late. Michael Walsh more than 00 years ago and about 25 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Walsh retired from fasting aid lived In Seaforth until lir. Walsh died about two year's later. Since then Mrs. \\'aisle has resided with her son and daughter-lnduw. Mr, and Mrs, John Walsh, McKillop. With the exception of defective eyesight, Mrs: Walsh enjoys excellent. health and is in foil possession of all her faculties, Site has one son John. with whom she resides. and three daughters, Airs. Andrew Kelly of Stratford. D1rs, Patrick Williams, Hibbert township, oitd .ALE. Dint 'Williams. of 1)uhltu. - THE SEAFORTH NEWS Fite nisi. has 17 grundi'ltilth't•u. '11'c' are ghat to report that Mr. John :Maloney of London. who has been in 1 eritit it condition for the past three weeks, is recovering. Mr. Maloney hus received two blood transfusions, and will soon return to his home. ST. COLUMBAN Mrs. John Downey of London spent a few days visiting her sister, Mrs. John Dalton and other friends. '1'he many friends of Mrs. Dalton are very pleased to know she is gradually re- covering from her recent accident. Word was received here of the death In Chatham of Sister Bridget, former Bridget Delaney, and a sister or John and Joseph Delaney. Airs. P. O'Sullivan aid John Hest - Jags have gone to Kitchener to spend the winter with Alt', and Mrs. Jos, Moylan. Mr• George Powell had a very sue+: eessful auction sale lust Wednesday, and has moved to Seaforth where he bus work with Alt'. J. Scott. IVlf. Jack .'ronin from Detroit Is visiting Itis Brother Dan: and many nihel' friends. The 0.1'.0. hart u very successful dance on Friday night. The crowd was not as large as usual but the -girls report they were very popular, owing to the large number of young mein present. The many friends of Barbara Car- lin are pleased to see her able to be out again. The St. Columban school is being wired for Hydro. Miss i;vely'n Malady of London spent the week end at her home here. Miss Katherine Lane spent the week end in Toronto. Mn and Mrs. \\'nt, Ryan of London spent a few day's with ASL•. and Mrs, Terry Flannery. Aire. John Dalton is improving nicely after being hit by a car while crossing the highway near her home. Messrs. John and Joseph Delaney were in Chatham last week attenilhtg the funeral of their sister. Mr. and \h's. Joseph \loylan and baby of Kitchener spent Sunday with friends here. "Every- duty, well and honestly done, is a contribution to victory." THE Pauls, MINISTER OF CANADA, THE WILL TO SERVE Poles, wires, cable, switchboards -these are the mate- rial parts of the telephone system: But then,there are the people who make these things serve you -over ten thousand of them. They build, maintain and improve the telephone plant -bring its service to you. All put warmth and life into your telephone. To the nation's war effort their work is vital. Long ago we found that you can't rule courtesy and friendly interest into being. Telephone courtesy comes from inside. It is, in essence, the will to serve. Without the men and worsen workers who have caught this idea, telephone service as you know it would not be possible. tCe i 5 It is they who make ue p/rN a living reality of our a '•.�� policy. "the best tele- Hyl t( phone service at the lowest cost consistent �� Zo � S with financial safety." °iv(.tsy' MISS E. M. CLUFF Manager. .REEVE 0-F HULLETT Cantnned From Pnae One Mettle bill y 1(1111 trustworthiness he stressed as dualities of leadership. Warden Leiper expressed his ap- preciation and thanks to' the honor accorded hial. He was glad to see so many of the former oouneil returned and welcomed new members. He was Proud of the part .played by Huron. county in the war endeavor and in spending $23,000 on patriotic pur- poses, including the purchase of Sky Harbor airport. and hoped the good work would be kept up and bettered by this year's council; that not a stone would be left unturned by the county and the Dominion to rid the world of Hitle'ism. With the county free of debt for Sir first time in a hundred years, the new .warden asked that -the centenary ut the county hue observed iittilrgly. • He advocated a pay-as-you-go .pol- icy and leaving the mill rate The same as last year in order to allow further assistance in the tear effort. He asked that consideration -be given ter preparations for the Provincial pion in,.; match which js to be held in Huron county in •1P42, and expressed approval of the pau'ehase of addition- al land at the County Brune last year. improved roads lore the result of creditable work clone by the road commission. Feeling reference turas utadc' by' the 'warden to the death of ex -Reeve )liver Hemingway of 11al- lett - strikingcommittee camp ed rf the uillolvin wa> unncd: Recur 111. H. I uckev, Percy 1 asntore, \ 1'. \lci)onttiti. 1t, (train and R. 1 -Bow- lllall Reeve kaymond - Rednnoud Was ap- pointed a number of the (food Roads Commission itir three years, and Reeve Percy Passmore to t'he .Criot- inal-.\cubit Board, - It was decided to continue the child - ten's shelter committee as a means of contact ,between the council and the l hildreo's Aid Society. 'l'he duties of the airport etntt111ittee were transfer- red to the warden': committee. The 'warden's committee will be en- trusted with the administration of the war effort for '119141, il'cluding ,patriot-_ is grants as to 19140, with the approval of the county council, on 111001011 -of Reeves Whitmore and Duncan, 'Grants of $2: r0 the 1?tut, I\\'lest and South Huron district '\\'omen's In, s13101es were authorized On a motion sponsored by Reeve: Grain and 'Liver- tnorc. - huve Raymond Redmond was ap- pointed delegate to the Federation •of :\gricuttu a at 11rese'nt meeting in- T•or- 01 1 1 e. - '1'Itree resolutions from Perth County asked that restrictions ,he lift - cd prohibiting the exchange of ega for merchandise in stores; that assist- ance. be given in f eight ionevssinns to ('astern farmers or groups of form- er,: V't Carloads .f wheat fr,.mt the west for feeding purposes; that the Canadian soldden with farm expet'- ieuce 'ire released ,taring harvest and haying seasons. 'i)r, L W. Shaw, pltysic'ian - 01 the County Home rcDorteft fant' tee 11 deaths and fifteen adutissions iu TAO. The institution is filled to elmteity- i'he oldest inmate is ninety, and the youngest sixty-one-. The average isle seventy-four, .Conntluuicatiou:r 'm; the Board of -Trans-port Comm1'sion reads: "I ant directed to request that you file with the rbc and as early as pus- sihle, your .Mitlissions, if any, with respect to the application to tlhandon the C. N. R. - railway line between ,Clinton i1nttotion and \Wiltgham." Copies of the application and material were attached. Council adjourned to sleet on'\\-ed- nesday at X110 aau. 'Before ad'journnient ex -Warden George Feagan announced •that it had been intention to take the members on a tour of Sky Harbor Airport and entertain 'them at a banquet there but owing to other social functions ar- ranged for their enjoyment, it had ;been decided to ,postpone it to June session. The 'Goderieh Lions Chub are •^wing a dinner of Thursday. and on ,\Wednesday', - the new dining roost at the British Exchange Hotel was „paned with a dinner when the'Coun- cil were the :guests of the ,proprietor, +\\'. 'l'..Pellaw, - PRESBYTERIANS HOLD Continued Front Pow, One -onu•i•uari,.ms *c•7:^,_': tf•,c jnniur ..en- - ticate- ,tell :o;u• silver -ea-- Wry'. 1-011 1t 0,ar,ls for attendance, '1~= /011111103 school, represented ':,y ,91is- lean Scott, reported an upward tr'•n:i With- '9lathers day collection :1011 2I. Rally clay; $117:95, and a t.dal Conlri- 'hut un of 1i 05. Mrs. H. R Scott treasurer of the R.arlta a Kirkman .\uxiliary, with 61members. gave tie total receipts as $1401.97. $414 nn,r_ than last year. lack Thompson repre- sented the Young People's S 'viety, which has a !balance of $34.551. 'Bibles have been purchased for the young men wyho. enlisted front the church. 'Mrs. 1. 'C. Greig reported $359.02 the .offering from the Senior 11\"". A. including the AlrKillop • branch, and an outfit for an Indian boy, The Ladies' aid made 11' quilts for refugees; McKillop 'branch con- tributed 'three quilts.. for the refugee-. The chair has lost several m011100r. through removal and enlistment. Fear retiring members of the boar's of management. Cr, 11.Ferguson, IC Smith,-.Ernest'Geddes, fames T. Scott, Were re-elected Al NICK.ellrr Sapp rated treasurer. \ cote of thanks Was tend r ' tile , members of t e Ladies' AA I i :... A- a token of apprr cialirm 1 .rte faithful and r•fflenent a'r•,irr- read'-rr.,l rut, ron"rraat.i.,n i v tin. _ ,t !'d.r:;h tack told ,71r-. T:.teir 1, ,lar. wt, rat el 'front 'J 10 1(1 to :Pi Lutic1.1 Was SPE7turi ',y b I:14i,', and '•i )oya,l,t. - „cal 1ta'1' hc..t, - ,p• n' Want and For Sale Ads., 1 week 250 6 THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 134' ®r dl E I Seaforth Jon Hall NOW SHOWING "South of Pa.g'O Paggo)' Frances Farmer Mon. Tues. Wed. CAROL E L ANDIS ADOLPHE MENJOU "TURNABOUT" John Hubbard Mary Astor The comedy that- will sur- prise you when you see things happen in Turnabout. NEXT THUR. FRI. SAT. FE10 RANCES: FARMER PAT ®'BRIEN by REX tEACS.. w:Pl :4 ,0 14(01)5 • (tor ED15111)a • 11u, .,:vxiA! `,.0 i(TR£a GREEi4 • A WARMER 000m. ..• ,..,,,, , e•.,. r.an Ploy by Itenn•II, 44i4et COMING f"Dance Girl Dance" CROMARTY I Miss Kathleen Russel of. Russel - dale spent the week crud with ;Miss. Agnes Scott, - Mr, and Mrs. 'Phomas Scott visited with their sou at Brodhagen last week, - Mr. James Howe spent it tow clays in Stratford last week, Mrs. Dalrymple has returned to her home after visiting her aunt, Mrs. Houghton.- Mr, oughton.Ah•, Tont Scott Jr. spent a day •In Brantford last week, The Marion Ritchie Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church held their monthly meeting at the home of Velma and Verna Wallace on Sotttr- dtty, Ten. members and two visitors were present. The -president Mrs, McLaren was in the shah-, and the meeting opened by singing hymn 607. Grace McLachlan read the scripture. After several items of business had been discussed and settled bit's. Thomas Sena Jr. gave Ir splendid talk taking as Tier text, "Where there Is no vision the people perish," She made it clearly understood that the text applies to individuals and socie- ties as well as to nations. Alter sing- ing 11)01111 419 the meeting closed by repeating the Lord's prayer ill Alli- son. The hostesses served a dainty lunch. HARLOCK 'Nttl'se Iieneont is al present- on duty in Clinton hospital, - Mr. and Mrs. \Vtu. Pel,per ut flour Bruct'tield t'isited \loltday n1' 11151 week at the home of the puree's Parents 1011'. and Ales. A. W. Me. Ewing, ing, Air, and Mrs, Audrey Itnux. anti Messrs. Harold and Bert Beacom and Miss Edythe Beacout, Messrs. Wm, and 'tom and Miss .lean Leiper, Miss Helen McGregor and (Jordon McGt'egor, Air. and Mrs, \\'tat, Knox Jr, and Mt'. Isaac Rapson attended the progressive euchre party and dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren and Mr. and Mrs. J. (I, Gibh- ings Friday evening of last week. The proceeds of the evening for the Red Cross. Nurse Beacom also spent Friday evening at the home of the above mtnitioued, A'Irs, Isaac Rapson d: at present holidaying at the hone. of Air, and Mrs. Warren Gibbiugs. Air, Harold Beacon recently pur- chased a tine new truck. B'e wish hint good lack. Alt- 1'h,) i:1,ox .t -itr. F.1 •,Venins :1- 4.;tto.., n'. HULLETT 1441'. and Airs, Flple, Snell ettle't7l,bu ed Pte. Phil Egerton -1wireless. op -'r atorl and Pte. John Joups 1111ectl- ante.) of the R. A. F.. Port. Albert over the week end, We are sorry to hear that P -'re Gibbings is laid up with rheumatism. We wish hint a speedy recovery. Miss Marion Forbes of Saltford sp0n1 the week end at her home het'e. Mrs, John li, Shobbrook, of deo. . Lonclesboro, visited with ler. and Mrs, Percy Gibhings a few days last. week. Mrs, Eph. Snell unit JIut sp-ent Tuesday of last week In Hamilton, Pte. Phil Egerton and Pte. Johr1 Jones spent Sunday with Mr. -sod - Mrs. \\', Gibbings. AIr. and Mrs. Warren (libbing_, arr1 Mr. and Mrs, John Cibbings enL�r tamed a number of friends from - Harloek, Porter's Hill. Port Alb,,et, Tuekersmith,_ Auburn, Clinton and Toronto to a progressive euchre and dance on Friday 171h• The winner:: In progressive euchre were: Ladies, - first. Miss Doris Mann; linen's fir?t, Koss Mann: ladies, Ione hands, Mr.4. Pere l:ilibings; men'; lone hands, Mr. l:ddh' Farquhar: ladies. boob! r, \urs. Ed Farquhar; men's bootie, \1r. Ray Townsend, The honored 11-•-'5 were Private Phil Egerton and Priv- tne ,Iohn Jouos of 111' 1C, A.F.. P":t. Albers. and Private B. Scott of - onto, also lir. and Mrs. John Alae - Ross and Doris. Another ,.vent Mrs. Willis Wan Egtiloud's birlh+l;:y. Adrian B'hitr and Ro.-s 911111: t:1.- ercd the 1;u„sty with n uumbet •t" soigs fwd Ltnvrenc" \\'ltil. wil t jaw's burp. The ilex of flu, party ng In help the Suutut•r(ttli 11-1 ('foss. Proceeds amounted to X:.. , ) The lunch was se11'e11 03. the 11.4' eases Nt's, 77'. and J. Cibbiugs. Mtt.+i': for the .lance provided by' Air. Mrs. J. Mann, and Ross and Ale. \\'illus Vaulegmond. A bt'iglt1 little girl, aged 4 and bee brother, urged 6, were spending the night with their taunt. When bedtime ennui, the auntasked how they ;raid their prayers, The little girl answer- ecl: "Sometimes 1 s.ty tltent on lnutu- nty's knee and sometimes to the si'ici of the bed," "And how about you, little boy"?" '011, I don't need to pray. I s le:-lt with daddy." APPLICATIONS WANTED Applications will ire t•eeelveli 1-4- to Fehrnrny 'ird for the n)sitict' .; tttd also ,\uditi,r., - .. ll,tli••tt Township. for 114I. .1 W. 91' i'OUL, i'G_ri:. Lo11r1. „ 4Y5...,14g 0P•0..•00190.4.44"....., et,..,tit ADIO Ali models and prices of Radios. See our large display., We also ha /e Battery Radios and Datteries in stock. Farmers are parti;ularly requested to investigate our line of Battery Radios before buying. Now it, t,11r: t-jttho 1.r, gritthe most. enjoymlent out Of a Radio, v'h'tre ('ar,ir, ri:r,r,f,tirrh is at its hest. Wecarry the well known rrla.kas: ;>etr'h a:. Westinghouse, Dei+orest, Rogers, Spartriti, etc, Complete Display of Electrical Goods Radio Repair Work EXPERT RADIO REPAIR WORK BOSHART ELECT } .IC Phone 75 Seaforth