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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-02-13, Page 4PAGE FOUR THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941 THE SE.\F )RTH NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers WALTON The IJ. F. W. U. sleeting will he held al the hone of Mrs, J. Campbell on 'February 19th. The topic "&Ial. lug the Most of Life," will be taken by Mrs. Harvey Johnston. Roll call a Valentine verse There will be tt demonstration of a "Fancy Dessert by Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull. A fine baby boy arrived at Bert Johustou's Friday of last week. Harvey Johnston was at Goderich on Monday, along with the other Morris eouneillors, intending the Railway Board meeting no the 'los- ing of the railroad from Clinton to 1\'ingham. The report of the \V,.\. of Bethel Church, I\I hills*p, given in the re- port of the annual meeting should hitt shown the I\V.:\. rcccri>is a' $343.7l. The Ladies' Aid of St. George's Church are holding a pancake social at Mrs. R. Hoy's en Feb. 21st. Fur- ther particulars next week. Quite a number of young people are staying in the hoose with the chicken pox. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston on the arrival of a son. Mrs. David ]Watson has returned from Monerief, and is at the home of her son Mr. John \Varson, on the boundary west. Mr, Leslie Routledge spout the week end with Itis brother in Tor- onto, Mrs. W. C. Bennett. Mrs, C. Sell- ers and Mrs. \\'nn. Kelley were 10 Kitchener one day last week, Miss Mildred Hurley of Heidel- burg, was a recent visitor with her sister. Mrs, C. Sellers. Mr. Garnet (Funning has been 00 the sick Net. ELIMVILLE Mi. l,Vrn. Joints, Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bert Johns. Misses Etheleen and. Eileen Johns visited Air. Mal Mrs. Fred. Long 10 Atwood on Sunday. Miss. Dorothy Johns. who has spent the past three weeks there. returned home with them. The Alission Circle held a pot luck supper on Monday evening in the church. A good number attended. WINTHROP Miss Beatrice Puce returned hone from Kitchener on Suturday atter a week's treatment in Kitchetner hos- W. I, The reaclttr ]anter I\\onion'. 11- tfate In.1 t\a '>eld at the honk of Mrs. Dale Nixon oil Wednesday tt t crneon. The meeting. opened with Institut: Ode and Lord' ,grayer re- peated iu nai m. Roll call w u. answered by Why 1 joined the insti- tute and What 1 1.110. out it, Min- utes of the last meeting nere read and adapted, Treasurer's- report ainj ihusine... It was deckled to have a hos .octal at illr . lame M. eott's on a meek ir,si Thursday, Mrs. 101- l'11 Kerr, canven<r of pulhlnity \lrs, Thoma (ioecnl el favored ititll a vlo, 'The he 'Old Rugged Cross," Then we Sang "Silver Threads Among. the Gold." .\ debate. resolved that the actor is Teter than horse -potter. \ilirniatiye side, t\1r,. Victor Lee and 'Iran MacFalrlane; negative side, iMrs. Haugh Chesney and Shirley T)ldtield, tin affirmative side tunatln; rhy a tete points. Motto was taken by \sus James t\I Se. •tt, -1 drop of Ink makes.thousands think" Offering P.t. taken 'Pie meeting closed by singing the national anthem. .\ soc- ial half hoar •wa spent \i r;. herr moved t vote of thanks -to Mrs. Nixon .for the Use of her home. CROMARTX• - Mr. John McCulloch is able 10 be out again alter his recent:illness, Mr. Roy McCulloch. spent a couple of days this week at the Hepbure farm, Me. and Mrs, Harold Pethiek " of Dublin visited Mr, and Mrs,-Flltner Chappel 011 Sunday. Messrs. Bill and Ernie Harburn and Allan Quance went to Toronto on Saturday to. see the • hockey game, Pilot Thomas Couper who recently revolved his wings int the R.0 1,F„ and his mother, Mrs. Couper, visited •friends Here DUBLIN Mr.. Lorne Burns of London visit- ed Ovel' the week end ojitll his par- ents here. Mr. Lorne Maloney of London has purchased a new hone for himself on Lands Grove ave.. London. We congratulate Mr. .Maloney. Visitors: I.\iissrs Miry and Eileen Jordan, London, With their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Tosepll Jordan;: \1 i-- t51nriel looby, London, with her mother, Mrs. .\. \l. 1.00hy; 1.10yd • 51cCartay in London aro' his wife who' has been a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital. returned honk Ree. Fath- er Collins, St. t atrick's Church, Lon- don, visited w itlt. Reg. Dr. Ffoulkes alt Sunday, Mrs. lame.-Kraunk opt entertains] at two tables of five hundred on Fri- day evening, ;Mrs. I. V. Flynn enter- tained at tire hundred on two even- ings last week. WINTHROP The t arhte and dance held last Friday night was well attended, The ?lilts winners were, Ladies, most games, Mrs. Graham Kerr, lone hands, Miss Mann; men's most games, Mr. Walter Scott; lone hands. Mr. Jack Carter. After lunch a few hours were epent in dancing, ' We are pleased to learn thtit Mt'. Janes Brewster bee returnedhome from Westminster Hospital, London, after a serious operation. The 1\V'.1, and a\\'!\l.5, 0111 in the hasemetit of the ehanh Wednesday. Fel. Sth, with the president in the chair. ,Hymn 415 \vas snag followed by prayer by Sirs. Toll. 7'he roll call showed •seenty-one members ,present and was answered by a verse on Courage. _Niter the 'offering was re- ceived 'Margaret Halbkirk gave a reading' entitled "\ Prayer." During the :business period i; tea0 deckled to have the 'March meeting and Day of Prayer on Feb 28th 'flus part of the meeting. was elosed by singing hymn Jai followed by prayer. Mrs. Sottler- ville now took 1wer end hymn 319 was sting roll coved by prayer shy Mrs. C,anhaut. The Scripture reading 14110 read responsively from Psalm 719. The topic was ably taken by Mrs. Church front. the -Pilgrims of the Rona) Road. She role a very: interesting sketch of the life of I51iss Shipley, Hymn 4110 was sung follow- ed by the national anthem and the Lord's pratyer. \ very touching ttat- ure-,.if the Maung avis the -presenta- tion o1 a Nein Testament to two of our oldter bnys Ralph Davidson and George lase, \\ ho have.pledged their fives for King and Country. and are 1 home on furlough. \It iCrato con- ducted the devotional part, taking bis words o1 faith and a urtue from the •:is:111 chapter of Aphe iatts: The presentation 'vas Male by lir;, h:.1 'toll, after \\hielt the hymn, `IOu- ward Christian Soldiers" tea, sntlg 1 and the meeting closed with prayer. Messrs. Cliff Snaith, Ken Thornton and McNichol have been engaged in cutting wood for Mr. Melvin Slam chard BRODHAGEN The flowers ou the altar of St. Peter's Lutheran church at the Sum clily morning service were donated by the .Ladies' Aid iu memory of the late Shirley Rock. who would have celebrated her fourth birthday ou Monday, Feb, lath. Word has been received of the death of Otto Ernst of Detroit. Mr. Isrnst was the husband of C'ltristine. Wolfe, daughter of the late Mr. and Air:+. John Wolfe Sr. Among those who attended the funeral were; Mr. John A. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolfe, Mrs. Entnla Quevengesser and Ethel, and Mr. Tran]: Dill. "IT CAN'T BE DCN ':.. "This province ever use 100,000 horsepower of Hydro electricity?—abouod..I0 "Develop cheap Hydro powerfrom waters locked in a wilderness of bush?—it can't be done!" , . . So they said not so many years ago. o+' n0 Ire. x t"7ITI1 faith in the ideal of co-oper- �{ atit'c municipal enterprise -de- signed to provide power "art cost" for all -Ontario citizens invested close to $5110.000.000 in their Hydro system. And today's record shows the result . , . Today. all classes in Ontario enjoy the economies and living henefits that cause from the use of o'er tun million horsepower—mainly developed iu forty- six droeneratinl4 stations—distri- buted-over thousands of miles of hydro lines. Today, Hydro service in your home costs you less than ever—over the years, rates have gone down, down. down. Today, there are over 110,000 rural users of $ydro service. including approximately, 50,000 farms. Today, Abitibi Canyon: Ontario's inning industry is a young giant grown into manhood, helped by Hydro s work in wiring the wilderness. And today, on "the front line that runs through the factories", Hydro power is turning the wheels of war production - speeding the output of trucks and tanks, ships and shells, guns and greatcoats, bombers and bullets. You can be proud of your Hydro system. It is part and parcel of your town ... it is vital to Canada's war effort ... and Hydro relies on you for the public support that makes it strong. e Vxl7ddr�r HN-2IX ..l2h.GENERATING STATIONS MAIN LINES OF POWER. TRANSMISSION i THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES OUR WAR EFFORT RELIES ON IT—YOUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON IT...YOUR SUPPORT MARES IT STRONG BRUCEFIELD Messrs. ]loss and Bill Scott and Miss Elizabeth Scott and their mother. Mrs. A. T. Scott. attended the funeral or the late Mr. John Beattie at Watford on Saturday, Miss Myrtle Peart of 1-lensall vis- ited with Mrs, John Cairns last week, The members of the Brucelielct Patriotic Society, which was organ- ized on July 11. 1940, for the purpose of supplying comforts- to our men enlisting 101' Overseas service, wish to thank all those who have contrib- uted to tate success of the organiza- tion. To date the Society has pre- sented nine iniiia.11nd signet rings, 'also sett; parcels to thethree boys already overseas, Bob Dalrymple, Jim Burdge, Ross Grainger. Special thanks to the ladies who did such a splendid job of packing these boxes; also for the contributions of home- made candy, It is very gratifying to know the boys received and greatly appreciated these boxes, It is telt in the near ;attire thele will be many more of our boys going overseas, which will clean added expense, and 1t is the hope of the Society to com1tn110 the work, which, of course, Will only be possible through the support of interested friends in the community. Those who wish to con- tribute will find subscription lists in the following places Brucefteki Post office, Berry's and McCully's store, Vele is a chance to do your bit, The W.A. held their February meeting in the S. S. room 00 ,Feb. 5, The first part was spent 01 serving. Mrs. 3, IS, Niusta'cl took the clove. 'loud pert, after which Mrs. Wilson took the chair for the business. Min- utes of last meeting were read aid approved. The roll call was answered by 35 members on a verse of Valen- thte. It was moved by Mas. Dawson. seconded by Mrs. Johnston, that we form in groups. Carried. Roll cull for Mgreh to be flu St, Patrick, Meet - bug closed with the 5lizptllt benedic- tion. KIPPEN W. M. S. Meet - The W. M. S. met on ]Wednesday afternoon, Feb, 5, with a good at- tendance. Mrs. Allan Johnson pre- sided. The meeting 0110netl with Mrs. Henderson singing responses to opening passages. Hynttt 280 wns then sung. This was followed by prayer. The offering was taken and was followed by a business discus- sion when the -question 01' a mission- ary quilt was discussed. It wits nutt- ed that the blocks be made for the next meeting and the quilting be held fu March. A vote was taken to elect a president for the W. A; Mrs. Henderson was elected and Mrs. Norman Alexander was appointed as vice president of W, M. S. in Airs. Hendersons place. The topic, '•'fine• \\Fork of Our Missionaries in Koen" was taken by Mrs, Chandler, Thls was followed by hymn 348 and a Clos- ing prayer. Alr, and Sirs. Archie Parsons and family visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Linden in Denfield. Miss Esther Price and Messrs. El- more and Edward Gackstettet' of Dashwood visited ori Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Homey. There was no service in the Unit- ed Church uta Sunday owing to the illness of the pastor Rev. Mr. Chandler. Miss Isabelle Alexander, teacher near Sheddon, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Alexander, The )toys who were training in Chatham returned to their homes here on Saturday with the exception of Wilmer Jones, who is confined to the hospital. We hope that he too will soon be able to return home, Rev. Chandler has been confined to his room for the past week, and all hope to see him restored to his usual health soon. Mrs, John McNaughton bad the misfortune to fall recently and break her arm and her many friends wish for a speedy recovery. A large number from the district attended the Ladies' Institute Scotch entertainment and euchre at Hensel' and all report a real outing. Several around the village have been suffering from severe colds and sore throats. Mr: R. J. Cooper spent the week end in London with friends. Mt: Thomas Butt, who has been seriously 111 in Seaforth Hospital, is improving slowly and all hope to see hint home soon, BLAKE The Blake Charcll held their con- gregational meeting on Monday evening, The Women's Auxiliary will meet for their February meeting at the home of Mrs. Harold Finlay on Wed- nesday afternoon.. Miss Emma Dinsmore spent a few days in Seaforth, int', Thos. Dinsmore attended the funeral of a friend in Seaforth on Monday. The home of the late Mr, and Mrs, R. N. Douglas has been purchased by AIr. Swa•tentruber. ,,...u.sommam. ......., REGENT THEATRE seaforth Second Show starts at 8,30 each night of the followmp Double BiIts NOW PLAYING - DOUBLE BILL Dennis Morgan Elizabeth Earl "Rivers End" Wayne Morris Jane Wyman "Gambling On The High Seas" MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 2 FEATURES Dennis Morgan John Payne "Tear Gas Squad" A singing cop taught the underworld n lesson. - Ate) Margaret Lindsay Borls Karlo)t "British Intelligence" . NEXT THURSDAY; FRIDAY, SATURDAY GEORGE RAFT ANN SHERiDAN "They Drive By Nite" ON THE SAMIC PROGRAM WAYNE MORRIS ROSEMARY LANE "Ladies Must Live" COMING, — "MONEY AND THE WOMAN" Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions From All Stations in Eastern Canada GOING DAILY FEB. 15 - MAR. 1, 1941 inclusive Return Limit - 45 Days TICKETS GOOD IN- COACI3ES at fares approximately 11/sc per utile TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 1&e per nine STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 15se per mile Cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additional BAGGAGE CHECKED. Stopovers at all points enroute going and returning Similar Excursions from Western to Eastern C'auada During Sams Period Tickets. Sleeping Car Reservations and all information front any Agent ASK FOR HANDIIILL CANADIAN NATIONAL' HARLOCK The \Vest Elid group o11 Circuit 22 held their progressive epelu•e pates' on Friday evening of last week at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Geo. Brown. The prizes for atom games were won by Mr. Nelson Letlr for the men and Master \Vats Pollard for the ladies, as he was playing as a lardy. I This week the gathering will be at the hoary of Mr, and Mrs. \\'rn, Bell, The correspondent wishes to correct a mistake whit']] n'as Hayle las) week. At the party ]held at the hone of Air, and Mrs. Geo. Pollard. Mr. Reece Ferris 'von the prize for most games for the mets hi plater of AIr. Kellaud MtVittie. and Mrs. Frank McGregor unci Miss Helen accompanied by Mr. and Ahs, Isaac Rapson attended the pro• grc'ssive onenre patty Held at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Percy clibh- Ings near Smmuerbill. and enjoyed a splendid evening and lunch, Mrs. Frank McGregor won foe -most games for ladies, and Mr, Neville Forbes for num. Prizes wore also given int' Most lone hands and booby piizt•s, The proceeds or 111e 'seting go to Summerhill lied tins. stir. Jones of Port Albert., who was spending the svetk end at the home of Mr, anti Mrs, Isphriant Snell also attended the gathering. Mrs, Ernest Knox holidayed the latter pail of last week and begin nine of this week at the lion' of her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shots brook, in Londesboro. Mrs, Clifford Shobbroolt visited one day last week at the haute of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest and Mrs. Jennie Knox, Ladies of the Hai•lock Group met on Wednesday afternoon of this weep at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Roe to quilt a refugee quilt. Mr. Gordon McGregor has been as- sisting his uncle Mr. Wm. Myers, near Londesboro, for the past week. Messrs. Guy and Thomas Leiper spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rapson, Ales. Wm. Bell spent Monday., after- noon at the hone of Mr, and Mrs, Itobert \\'aluson. Air, R'nt. Leipt'r was do ("tinto;t Saturday 10 111001 ]tis father, Wader. Leiper, who had been in (loderich for it few days. Mr. Isaac Rapson spent 'Tuesday evening of 111s1 week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beacom, HULLETT The fourth card -party of the Sur.' — merbill Iced Cross (east of Smumer hill and Farquhar and Fast Line) was held at the Route of 1)1r. anal. Sirs. Pere Glbbings. Friday evening. Feb. 7. \\'1111 prizes going to ladies high, Mrs. 'Frank McGregor; an'u's high, AL•. Nevll Forbes; ladies lone hands, Mrs. Eddie Farqulun'; men's lone bands, Mr. Warren 0ibbings: ladies hoohie, Mrs. \\'es Hoggart ; men's hoohie. A1r, lithos Farquhar. Lunch was served by the host stud hnsteN$, The parry' realized 5415 t„? the 8itn tterhill Red Cross. queer: from a distance were Private Johmi) Jones of the lt.:\, F.. 1'nrt Albert, 11r. Al Nettles, Porter's 1111), Air. um. Airs. Fratilt MacGregor and iletrt.. and Mr. and Mrs Isaac Ranson. fro:?. I-itu'lnt-k. Mr. turd Mrs. Wes Sb01 • brook, and Aliss Dorothy Mr•Intyre Of Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. John It Shobbrooit. and Alt: and Mrs, Bert Sholihrualt and family of Londe, born; Al r, and Mrs. 'day Townsenr. and Annette. Tua'itet'saltitlt. A goon: time was enjoyed. Mr. Eph Snell was in Toronto a few clays hast week, returning home Thursday, VARNA The annual meeting of the Unite:' Church was be1)1 on Tuesday even- ing thplay oreport m all the diseparetmenAtsgofod the cltfrourelt was of gtvetl. The Mission Band will meet ou Saturday afternoon at the home o: Airs, Fred NlcClyntont. Several members of L. 0.' L. 1035 visited Bayfield Lodge on Monday evening last, Want and For Sale \ds. 3 weeks '50c R1%DI�S All models and prices of Radios. See our large display. We also have Battery Radios and Batteries in stock. Farmers are particularly requested to investigate our line of Battery Radios before buying. Now is the time to get the most enjoyment out of a Radio, when radio }reception is at its. hest. 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