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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-07-24, Page 4P AGE FOUR v•inal11.31.0101111•••=1:16, THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941 -All the motorman- saki wasee•see you later, boye—in tn. army!' THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snovnirm ans., Publishers WALTON Mr. and Mrs J. Humphries of Walkerville and Mrs. Dr, Thos. Fer- gueon of Detroit epent the week end with the Humphries and Shannou farailies. Miss Margaret Giouser of Wing - ham spent Sunday with her friend. Miss Ruth Cummings. Miss Mary Humphries of Walker. ville is spending her holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Humphries. Mi. and Mrs. Bryan e spent the week end with the latterSe easter, Mrs. K. Rutledge. 'reroute Mrs. C. Drager spent the week end with her son Mr. R. Drager. of Doom The ladies of St. George's Anglican Church, Walton. are holding a mis- sionary tea in the church ,m Tuesday. July 29th. The pros will begin at 2.30 with Mrs. Rev Graham f flay. field as the special speaker: also solos and readings. Everybody wel- come. Mrs. Killough. from near Dungan- non spent a few days with her dau- ghter. Mrs. Wm. Kelly. Miss Margaret Glousher of Wing - ham spent Sunday at her aunt's. Mrs. W. Humphries, Mrs. T. Young is visiting her son. Lawrence Cumming and other friends around Walton. Mrs. Hugh Fulton and Mrs. And- rew Bruce have returned home after visiting the former's daughter. Mrs. J. B. Murray at Long Branch near Toronto. Mrs. Fulton also spent a week with her sister. Mrs. Whitfield at ;Meaford. Mr. and Mrs. Eli McLaughlin and their son. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Mc- Laughlin and two children of Dutton spent the week end with the formers sister, Mrs. Thos. Young and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dundas In McKilop. also Mrs. Matt. Armstrong and dau- ghter of Hullett spent Sunday with them. Mr. and ;Mrs. Deo ff Terme-) spent the week end with the lateetae parente. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Carter. Garnet Cumming a has taken a position in Wiegham. Mrs. W. C. Beneett. Reanie end Shirley returned on Tuesday fr.#rn Petawawa where they :spear the pat week with Staff Serge. W. C. Bennett. HULLETT 5a7 -1 fechaley. a Win .r Boa r ; Cam2B ' • •-• Wands Schaley af aaan less with Mr. and lairs i; Lawrrr..2e. ;Londesb,ro. driliz the 4,1e1; end; also M7 A:Ilan takly3.r.1 Mr McEwen fClin•Jn MANLEY Early Harvest.— The late rain has improved the po- tatoes. the gardens and root .rope. Harvesting is in fell sway and a good sample is reported but the tate sow- ing is not so geed. The harvest ia the earliest in the memory of the early settlers. Blushing she hid he face on her father's shoulder. "He loves nee," she said. "'Then I suppose he . wants to marry you?" "Yes, dad." "What's his income?" She started. "I don't know," she murmured, "but the coincidence is very strange." "What coincidence?" "Sebastian," she answered, "asked the very same question about your income." "You look sweet enough to eat." "1 do eat. Where'll we go?" , LONDESBORO • ,Mr. Murray Finelani of Niazara rale: .spent the week end wii les pe - rents. rear, and lMr, John -Fine:and Mr. L. Bali is improving his leese by a at of -shingles and a- new -.rob at the Front. Miss M. Melville visitiee with frietels at Greed Bend. Aaeline Tyerman i vigitin; Niel her emain, ,Mr. F. Ostere at Blyth. Mr. W:n. Mannifig sold recently ante yeuna male animal from his ae- oredited heel of Scoteh Shorthorns the ;Lyons club at Palmerston where ticket are being. sold on him. the lucky ticket te he drawn an Sept. 17. M. Bert Hankins: had the mass fartene liave eighty three months' y ets killed en Friday night last. It is light the killing tea; done by leg,. toxes. Dr. and Mrs, Vokes of Blyth were tea eeltcsti, of ,Mr. Wm, Lyon on Senease The doctor addressed the Senday seheol .et. Temperance on emelay nearnirer. Mrs. W. T. Bransden hati the mis- fertene aa fall down her cellar ate.ps m Manday evening. receivin; a se. -sere al:a-king ue with bruises, else tine her ferehead. No aones were aroken. Mr. and Mrs. E. Biewett ar.1 Mr. and Mr. E. Whitt ef Bee -mans -Me, 'Mr. and Mrs. Percy Tyerman of Bressela. visited with Mrs. James Fairaervice last week. DUBLIN Mrs. o -•-enter 11 ;;er •ii:;;;;.,;...;;;;: I :;;;;I;.i.,.:.• :l:' ,Mr t se! ia e•. s'el•erean ••;; ;'•ir- • . .17 • Marrisd •ee ae• the lee. her aushand ea, lence an tie ;arm tame: ease -eta -a! as iMies' J. Nae on Aerli :of her ituahand in iek26, Mrs. ;Carpenter is the oldest resident a; tee distriee She itee•one son; Jas., afei 2 aauehtera, Mr... D. IMcConnell, 11); n al MN.. Viliarn Devereaex t. hicaee. Dalin C.V.O. members held a eianic at Ternhelas grave. Mrs. M. J. Nagle, ;Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haab, Thrones, attended the funeral of Mra. N. Ryan, her daugh- ter, !Mrs. Delmann and two children of Minneapolis, who were victims of a head-on meter collision last week. The funeral was held in Detroit. IMr. and Mrs. Clayton Hill, Chi- aseo. with Mr. and Mrs. James Shea: Mrs. Eugene Thorold, with Mr. Dan Castelle and Mrs, J. Meagher: tMr. and Mrs. Edward Mc- Grath, Ilderton, with Frank MoCon- ne::: Misses Elizabeth and 'Catherine Ryan, Itabicago, with ,Mrs. C. Byrne 1114 Mr'. M. !McGrath; (Miss Leask, .af Hatnilten, it:1 Mrs .,\ . Suther- land; !Mises M. ani Re Dorsey of Seaforth with 1.Mr. and. Mrs. D. Mc- e'remell: airs. B. O'Connell. Detroit, a-itit tells: M. O'COnnell and lMrs. E. Bruxer; Mi Marion Meagher, of London, with Mr. and Mrs. John Ifeazlier; Joseph Carpenter in Grim - he: Mea. Molyneaux; MiAS Veronica and Jack in Kitchener: Father John F. !McCannell, .MM.. New York, cel- ebrated High Maas in St. Patrick's Church, Dnblin. and delivered a ser- mon on "The Bible." Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ryan of London spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ryan. Miss Marion Dill is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dill. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Flanagan of Toronto are spending their holidays with elr. and Mrs. Michael Flanagan, Miss Mary Rvan has returned to Toronto after spending a week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cath. McDermott. ST. COLUMBAN Mrs. Peter O'Sullivan spent a few days in Kitehener. A large number of the young peo- ple of the C. Y. O. attended the Picnic in Turnbull's Grove on Sun- day and all reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs, McDougal and family of Detroit spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doyle. Miss Loretta Roach, Kitchener. is spending two weeks at her home in the village. Mr. Stephen Holland is vacation- io with his brothers and untie in Windeir. Mise Gertrude McGrath with Mr, :end Mee. Themae Morris. Mr. Jelinny McQuaid of Waterferd with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ele•Quaid, Mr. Fergus elelady of Landau with Mr. Frank Melady. ;Mr. and Mrs. Neil Klein of Detroit with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Helland and ether friends. Mr. Jack Cronin who spent the summer with his brothers and sist- ers. has returned to his home in De- troit. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Williams with eir. and Mrs. D. J. O'Reilly. The many friends of Mrs. John Lane are sorry to know she is Ill. Mr. Clarence. Malone of London! spent a week with his mother and other friends. Quite a number of the young men are busily employed at the Clinton I Airport, which makes it hard for the farmers to get help. Miss Agnes O'Connor, R.N., of De- troit, is spending her vacation in California accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Don Miller, NORTH McKILLOP Mrs, Charlie Munn is still under the doctor's case. We hope she Is soon up and around. Mrs. Joseph Thornton is nursing her. Miss Amye Love of Toronto is visiting her mother, Mrs. Love, and sister, Mrs. William Leeming. Mrs. Love is not enjoying the best of health, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boyce of Galt were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Munn over the week end. Mrs. Williate boy/ and baby haea returned home front the hospital. AUBURN The Fel.eratam \griseaure held plania at .1,:eare en areas enler lee aesseses ef the eraneeesitt 11 Cala'rte ea.,1 ea'est Wa e la a of the aft,r- is.,r, Mr, V. S. te (1;;tari Fe lr.ti N.4ric-'ture. lfirry pre, - W 1111 r1i1 ,bran,h, alss, tlec,rge Feassan and Huth were other speakers and William „I, Dile of H':llet toweahip, secretary of the Huron county unit of the Fed- eration of A.griculture, was chairman. Pipers from the Lacknow Pipe Band were present. Miss Josephine IWeir and Harvey McGee of Auburn, sang Aolos. Early in the evening it start- ed to rain and the program of sports had to be called off. Later e dance was held with Irwin's orchestra. The attendance was not as large as hoped far on account of the ,busy farm sea - eon. air. :Milburn explained the idea behind the Federation of :agriculture, pointing out it would make possible co-operation •between farmers "in var- ious sections of the co -entry. The Federation seeks to join all farm people together, he said, stressing the importance ,ef farm organizations. He complimented the Huron county coancil on their support to the Fed- eration of Agricature. He also men- tioned that the Federation now has an office at Ottawa with Walter Has kins in charge. CROMARTY The annual Reid day of the South Perth liaaelbali :League was held in Cromarty on (Wednesday afternoon. , Three games were played, iCromarty defeating Motherwell in the first gams and Fullerton defeating Russel - dale in the second game. ;in the even- ing Cromarty defeated !Fullerton to win the honors of the day. A large crowd enjoyed these three 'baseball games. 1 Gunners Eldon Allen and Gavin Twaddle of Kitchener enjoyed a few days' leave before returning to Peta- wawa: lalr. and IMrs, George 'Love and children, 'Walton, visited at IMr. and Mrs. B. 0. al a.cdonald's laliss Ada Mae NIaLellan, Seaforth, is visit- ine friends; Gordon Houghton has returned bottle after spending two weeks at Harriston; Master Frankie Houghton, !Harriston, is visiting here; Miss Bernice laleKellar visited friends in 'Mitchell. STANLEY The July meeting of Goshen W, 11. S. was held in the church on Th • d - th 17th with a very good attendance. Mrs. Perce Johnston's group had charge of the programme, which had as its theme "Demonstrat- ing the Way of Christ in Brother- hood." Mrs. W. Clarke was organist throughout the meeting. The Scrip- ture reading chosen from Col. 3, 1-11, was read by Mrs. Bruce McClincheY. I giving a challenge to Christian peo- ple of today to demonstrate the real -1 ity thateChrist and His church have the only solutions for racial and na- tional hatreds and prejudices. Espec- ially does this challenge come to a people who claim to be fighting to preserve Christian democracy against a view of life which exalts race sup- eriority and utilizes race prejudices for its own ends. Miss Isabel Robin- son gave a talk on "The Miracle of Christ." taking as her text John, 2o3 chapter, verse 1. Miss Robinson also contributed a very beautiful vocal selection. Mrs. P. Johnston and Mrs. E. Stephenson rendered a vocal duet which was also greatly appreciated. airs. 11. Erratt gave a temperance reading from the White Ribbon Tidings. Mrs. R. Erratt pre- sided for the business discussion, when it was decided to entertain the Baby Band and mothers at the Aug- ust meeting. An invitation was re- ceived from Varna Auxiliary to join with them tor their meeting on Aug. ast 7th when Mrs. Toll of Winthrop, delegate to Branch meeting in Wood- stock in May, will be guest speaker. A letter was read from Mrs. Peters in which she expressed her deep ap- preciation of the donation of live dollars fin her honor) to the Queen. Mary fund for War Refugees. A let- ter from the Neighborhood Workers Association of Toronto was read, urging all who could to invite a couple of boys or girls from the city to enjoy a vacation of two weeks in the fresh air and sunshine of their home. Rev. Miss Hern closed the meeting with the benediction. BLYTH Friends of laeliss Jean' MdCsalum met et the home of Miss Ethel Taylor to tender a 'brida1 shower to ,Miss Mc- Callum prior to her marriage. Rev. 'William Maines, Tilbury with Mr. and Mrs. 'John avisaues; Harold C. IWightman returned to Oritlia. Services were 'held in United church with Rev. Arthur !Sinclair in charge. At the morning service the straject of the sermon was "Gideon's chosen three -hundred," and at the ev- ..enirkg serykce -13:e of good cheer." Want and For Sale Ads., 1 week 250 BEECHWOOD Miss Beth Carlin is spending her vacation at home. air. and Mrs. Joseph Shea and family spent Sunday with Mr. John Shea, A number from here attended the picnic on Sunday at Bayfield. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. O'Reilly, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moylan spent Sunday with Mr. Tom Moylan. Miss Agnes Lynch is home visit- ing her sister Theresa. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malone have re- turned 'home after their trip to Mid- land. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Malone spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Malone, Miss Mary Malone is spending the holidays at Seaforth with her aunt. STAFFA and elm Arnold Jeffery and Dickie, Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs. William .Jeffery; 'Rev. E. Jones, Ot- t:1.Na, !Miss )vtar,?.,aret Jones. Toront, friends here; Lieutenant Norris ,Ismi,tston. with his parents, iM,r. and Mrs. A, \V. Norris; J. NI. tWerden, Russel ,Worden, Lyie \Vorden, in Region; .Private John Drown, camp Borden, Carl Drown Kitchener. with Mrs: T. Drown; Private Marshall ;Deering, Toronto, Harry Drake, R. C.A.F. Landon, with their .parents; Sill 'Drake, 'R.C.A.F., Vancouver, with ,his parents, !ale. and Mrs. J. Drake; Robert Livingston, Hamilton, with Mrs. William Sadler; Mr. and IMrs, Harvey Leslie in :Atwood. CROMARTY Rev. George Lammond delivered a sermon here on "Except a man be barn again he cannot see the kingdom of heaven." Rev. John Elder of INfilverton will conduct the preparatory service on Friday evening with the Rev. Peter uarnieson also :taking part. Cvirs. MaoLeod and Rev. George Lammond, with Alexander ..MacKel- lar; IMrs. MacDonald, 'Brussels, with Mt. and Mrs. .Burton ,MacDonaid; IMiss Ada May IMcLellan, Seeforth, with friends; IMrs. 'Henry Drake Hamilton, with Mrs. Phihnore ;Chap- Uetl; (Mr. and Mrs. Duncan MacKel- lar, Mrs. John II-larnilton, John Scott, with Mrs, McFarlane Iviencrieff, FIRST AIRMEJN AiRRIVE AT RADII() SCHOOL Residents of Clinton and vicinity turned out in large numbers on Sun- day night to greet the first contingent of R.A.F. officers and men to arrive at the new ;Radio Air School. The train consisted of five colonist cars and a sleeper in addition to the flats carrying equipment. The officers and man. had embanked at an Eastern Canadian port after, an ocean,voyage of twelve days. They entrained for Clinton on Thursday. • ,:sesaseasseei REGENT THEATRE Seaforth NOW PLAYING Ray Milland William Holden IN "1 Wanted Wings" WITH CONSTANCE MOORE VERONICA LAKE The grandest aviation picture et'' to thrill th' lwart of America Mon., Tues., Wed. 4w-14-6:60 NotopiN ae• JUDY CANOVA PIONS BOB CROSBY MD les wo nit bosun wads IMITIVOM COMM 055 WOO Ilguebit • .1•001:11. Next Thur, Fri. Sat. BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO "Buck Private" with The Andrews Sisters and 24 world champion boogie - woogie boys and beauties,.—The year's greatest comedy bit COMING: "NICE GIRL" Eighty -Year Old Posts Found Still Intact Windbreak at Bannockburn Is Removed.—Erected by the Pieneers Some eighty years ago the pioneers erected a cedar break on the south side of Bannockburn Hill, a mile east of Varna, This has been re- moved by county highway workmen. The posts were in good condition and have been taken to Goderich. There are few left to remember whea those posts were planted. The sacred concert sponsored by the Varna branch of the Red Cross held on Dr. Moffatt's lawn Sunday night was a success and much ap- preciated by all present. Those who were absent missed a treat as the artists rendered choice selections for the occasion. Much credit is due the program committee, especially the president, Mrs. A. Johnston, and the &airman, Mr. Percy Johnston, also Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Beatty, who left no stone unturned to make the con- cert a success. Proceeds amounted to 62.26, 2.25. md mvs. Jack Reid and little son of Flint, Mich., are renewing acquaintances in this vicinity. Rev. James and Mrs, Foote in company with their daughter are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. A. Foote, Bannockburn. Little Miss Ruth Kruger of Zurich is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. Ings. Mary Looby of London is visiting at the hone of her grandfather, Mr. C. C. Pilgrim. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Austin and litte daughter of Seaforth spent Sunday with the foemer's mother, Mrs. Austin, Miss M Reid of Bayfield and Miss Logan called on Mr. George Beatty Sr. Sunday. Pte, Walter Smith of Kitchener training camp spent the week end with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. Smith, . . BRODHAGEN The Women's Patriotic Society niet in Miller's Hall on Thursday evening to present Private Harold Quereu- gesser with an onyx initial ring. Pri- vate Querengesser has been station- ed at Camp Borden for some time. His unit is being transferred to Hal- ifax in the next few days and may be going overseas shortly. The guest of honor, who was a resident of our village before enlisting, thanked the society for the gift. The program for the evening consisted of accordion selections by Miss Mildred Moore, guitar selections by Robert Amstein, Carl Vock and Pearl Vock, a reading by Wm, Jacobi and a duet by Mrs. Dalton Hinz and Mrs. John Hinz. Ice cream and cake was served, and the evening closed with singing God Be with You Till We Meet Again, and God Save the King. Word was received on Monday morning of the death of Mr. John W. Miller, of Port Elgin. He was a former resident of our village. Mr. 0. C. Jarmuth has returned to his home in Chicago after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ed jarmuth for a few weeks. Mts. Geo. Pashelberg of Dearborn spent Saturday and Sunday with her ' aunt, Mrs. Caroline Miller. IMr. and Mrs. Aug. Schellenberger iof Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herbert of Ellice, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gies and daughter Kay, of Waterlop, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berry of Ham- ilton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hillebrecht. JOHN H. REID Continued From Pogo Ono died during the fiu epidemie in 1913, Two sons from this marriage sue- vive him: Arthur P. Reid of Toronto, and F. C. Oscar Reid of Detroit, In 1924 the deceased married Margaret Elva Stephenson, and Mrs. Reid and son Kenneth also survives hint. Also two brothers, Robert, of Outlook, Sask., and Simon, of Medi- cine Hat, Alberta, as well as a sis- ter, Miss Jane Reid, of Medicine Hat, The funeral will be held on Fri- day afternoon, July 25, at 8 o'clock, under Masonic auspices, at the resi- dence, W. William street, Rev. 11. V, Workman of the Northside United Church, will officiate. Interment will take place in the Maitland Bank Cemetery, NAVY LEAGUE WILL HOLD TAG DAY HERE The Ontario Division of the Navy League of Canada is holding its Tag Day in our municipality. on a Satur- day early in August. 11 r, E. C. 'Bos- well is the sponsor for the day.. It surely behoove: us as .patriotic citizens of a community allowed to live in peace lby grace of the Ihmese arms of ;our fathers and .brathers now serving at eea, on land and in the air, to do all in our power to support this increasingly active war service organ- ization, For, if we do not help the Navy League, how can it, in turn, help those whom we all hold dear -- our defenders? Since the very first day of war the Navy League, which incidentally was alble to supply several thousand three-quarter trained men for the Navy, Army and Air Force Mimed- iatelY through its Sea Cadet move- ment, maintained in peace as well as war, has lbeen serving the men of the Royal Canadian Navy, the 1Canadian Merchant Services rid the ;Royal Navy through its 'acomforts stations" or hostels at all 'Canadian Iparts. Homes from home where men, straight from the horrors of war, the loneliness and boredom of daily and nightly watches, 'the strain of ibeing continually on the alert, on the defensive or offensive, do find recreational facilities. planes to refurbath their wardrobe and t' - fres their minis. Places where woollen eartnents to offset exposure cigarettes are available twenty-four hears a day. The men leave Navy League hostels itt giants refreshed when leave ex- Pires. The peraonnel of our naval Ser- vices, according to the recent announ- cement of the :Minister of Naval Af- fairs has :grown to ten times its orig- inal size since The :beginning of War. Cast year the Ontario IDivision of the Navy (League sent out $11100,000 worth of knitted goods and ditty tbags to our naval men. This year the demand is so heavy that goods and comforts are being sent to them in thrice the vol- ume of last years' s•upplies. Navel hostels ,everywhere are asking for more Of :everything. Our tamers are angels of mercy asking,for money to enable the Navy League to carry on its :glorious work, and linking our ;town up definitely with 'the Empire's war effort. We must not ignore the tagger's outstretched bands, for they form the first link in ;the chain that stretches ;from this town to our bnave men of :the seas, :carrying our small but con- crete "thank •you" for the tremendous sa'enrysi 1;::r vtihnegu they aresidoing in peciteoting Mr, and Mrs. David Sholdice and. Graham, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sholdice of Walton visited with Mr. and Mes. Russell Sholdiee, Me. and Mr*. Don. Statich of Kit- chener are holidaying with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Queeen- gasser, Mr. Buddy Ditmer of Toronto Is speeding a week with his grand- mother, Mrs. Mary Prueter. The proceeds of the Social held last Tuesday, July 15th, amounted to $280:00, which is being sent to the British .War Victims' Fund. The Band will hold their second open , air concert next SundaY evening. ''""