HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-10-18, Page 1"If you smile," my mother tells me,
"When the clouds drift low and gray,
Then you'll be a golden sunbeam
On a dark and rainy day.
And perhaps the little twinkle
You carry in your eye
SeaforthNe
HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER -
And a laughing heart and happy feet
May help to keep you dry.
And be sure this dancing sunbeam
That lights a rainy day
Will find bright sister sunbeams
All along the way,"
WHOLE SERVE'S, VOL. 56, No. 42
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1934
Phone 84.
$1 a year.
DINNERS and SUPPERS
Regularly
HOT LUNCHES
- at all hours
OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES
Prices Reasonable
The Olympia
Confectionery and Restaurant
Demonstration
McCORNIICK'SI DEMONSTRATE
FANCY BISCUITS ALL DAY
SATURDAY AT THIS STORE
VIP.—for health and vigor.—Delic-
ious and appetizing.
Only 29c per tin
MIXED SPICES in salt and pepper
shakers, at 10c . each
RED SALMON.—halves ct 2 for 25c
*IIAN FLOOR WAX, nothing bet-
ter, @ 50c per can
JAV.—Same as Javel water, package
makes 1 quart, only .. 5c
MIRACLE, WASHING CREAM.—
Cleans clothes in 20 minutes, no
rubbing. reg. 35c, now, bottle 15c
STA -ON STOVE POLISH.—Reg.
20c, now, per bottle 15c
INFANTS' DELIGHT SOAP
Per cake
Master and O.A.C. Laying Mash
Eggs --41c extra for Trade.
4A.
5c
Hiledrie
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PHONE 166
PRESENTED WITH RING
On Thursday evening, 'October 111,
members of the Huron Foot Bali
Association gathered at the Dick
House and presented Mr. LeoSteph-
enson, donor of the (Stephenson Cup
and 'Honorary (President of the Assoc-
iation, with a ring, in recognition of
bis services an behalf of the league,
Mr. !Sylvester Allen, of Seaforth,
made the presentation, in the absence
of (President ,Geo. Swan of IBrucefield.
Mr. ,Percy ;Little of Winthrop made
'I 'e address ,and Messrs. ;J. ;Buchanan
and W. Humphries, of Walton Club,
who were winners of the Cup this
year, spoke.
DEATH OF FORMER RESI•DEN'T
"Agnes Cowan MacDonald, 84, a
native of Ontarao, and a resident of
Tacoma for nine years, died last ev=
ening at her home, 271116 North 30th
Street. She moved from Ontario to
;Michigan 5,0 years ago and later to
/Sand Point, Idaho, where she was a
memilber of Martha chapter, O.E.,S.,,
and the First Presbyterian Church
Surviving are three daughters. Mrs.
Maud M. H!ow'eltt of T'acosna, -l4rs,
dsabel Tronnbley of .Cannata, Idaho,
and i.Fss Katherine MacDonald of
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., one son, Wnt.
J. MacDonald, of Tacoma; one bro-
ther, James Cowan, of ISeaforth, Ont.,
and three grandchildren, .Funeral ser-
vices on Wednesday at 3 p, m.
a,t the Lynn chapel; burial in 'Moun-
tain View .Burial park."
The above is from a paper in Ta -
tome, Wash•: The 'Gowan family liv-
ed near Egnnondville and were very
well known, as musicians. Mrs, Mac-
Donald
alc-Do'.nal d -lived for.. a number of years
at Sault Ste, Marie, 34kh.
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NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH
1Rev. T. A. Carmichael, minister.
At 11111 a.m., 'A .Wise Committee."
At 7 p.m.—+"The Two Ideal's."
ST. THOMAS' CHURCH
Services Sunday Oct,I2111st. Child-
ren's and •,Pamily Day.—Children's
service in church, 1110 a.m,; .Horning
Prayer, 1111 a.m., sermon by the Rec-
tor; topic, "Reaching Forward,"
Members of the 'A.Y;P,A. will assist
in the service. • Evening Service 7 p.m,
Right Rev. Chas: ':^l: 'Seager, D.D„
Bishop of the Diocese, will be special
preacher, .A11 welcome. Canon E. Ap-
pleyard, M.A„ MLC., Rector; assisted
by Rer. Canon .\, 'Smith.
EGMONDVILLE CHURCH
Reverend Charles Malcolm, MA„
int]„ --Oct. 20., 110 a.m.. School and
Bible Class; 111, a.m., Story Barak Re-
ligion, Deferring Christ. 7 p.m.
"Dreams and Visions, "And Pharaoh
dreamed.
MCKILLOP CHARGE
iDethel. Duff's, Winthrop), Bethel
United Church anniversary services t
10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Anniversary
speaker, Rev. C. \V. Morrow, S.'1'.1..
;\lLa Craig; special music by the
choir under the direction of Mr.
Charlie Poc•,1, Mlorcing anthem, "Aw-
akening Chorus." Evening anthrm,
"Onward Christian Soldiers." Solos
by lir. C, Boyd nuarette consisting -
Mrs. Cl, Dnnd is and Mrs. 1\
1 ,vd, and Messrs, G, Dundas and J
teeming. (.\:1 services at \Vint'rell
and Duff's withdrawn).
NOTT-KRUSE
A very quiet wedding took place
.,n Monday. ()et ober S, at Port ferry,
when \\ innifred Louise, ten—ingest
d ughter of lir. and Mins. William
ionise of Scaio th was suited in
marriage to Raymond E. Nott. only
n of Mr. William J. Nott and the
rate Mrs. Nott of Egntnndville. Rev.
Niles 1 o cl of Port Perry. uncle ni
the groom, officiated. The bride, who
was unattended, 'x're en Autumn
brown shirtmitker frock of rough
crepe with 'white moire silk collar.
Her only ornament was a tv ist
watch, the gist of the groom. Her
flowers were asters, snapdragons and
marigolds.
'Later the young couple loft on a
motor trip to Toronto, Niagara Falls,
N.Y„ and other .points' east, For
travelling the bride chose a brown
and flesh crepe frock with brown
coat, hat and atria -telling ,accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Nott will reside in
IEgmonrivalle.
PURDY-KERSLAKE
LA very quiet wedding took place
in the vestry of St. Paul's Presbyter-
ian Church, Toronto, on Thursday,
Oct. 1111th, at three o'clock, when IDo
rothy Agnes, daughter of Mr. and
'Mfr, William E. Kerslake, Sea£orib,
was married to ,Howard L. Purdy,
elder son of Mr, and Mrs. John L.
Purdy, Toronto, Rev. Dir. F. H. Lar-
kin, a former pastor of the bride, of
ficiated, ,After the ceremony the
young couple left on a trip` to Ber-
me da, sailing from New York on
steamer "Monarch of Bermuda." On
their return they will reside in To-
ronto..
HART-MAVITY
A quiet wedding took place at the
'manse of IWeStnaoreland United
,Ohurch, Toronto, on Saturday, Sep-
tember 29, when the pastor, Rev. L.
[Hunter, united in marriage Evelyn,
daughter of lir. and iblrs, M. Mavity
to William LA- Hart, son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. James ,Hart of Win-
throp. Mr, and Mrs. Hart' will reside
in Toroneo.;
LEARNS OF COUSIN AND n
NAMESAKE IN S. AFRICA CHILD SWALLOWS POISON
This picture showing oats being cut
with oxen and reaper, to many older
Canadians may be reminiscent of ov-
er half tt century ago; in reality it
was taken on an up-to-date farm of
-1,5)00 acres during the 1934 harvest, in
South Africa,
It will be noted that the machiee is
not a hinder, 'but appears to be sim-
ilar to the carry reapers in this coun•
try which •dropped the .sheaves ready -
to be bound by hand by men follow-
ing.
owy-
ing. Native help is plentiful in SouthAfrica, the natives are goon workers
and very cheap, a couple of dollars a
ntonth which is likely the reason that
the more 50,41 1y machinery t a t t,littn
farmer use has not been adopted
The man on the reaper is Robert
`carnet a cousin rd lir. Robert Soar.
lett of Seaforth, unknown to each
other until a few days ago, this being.
the South ;Veican's first visit to C':tn-
ada, s:ayin1 at Toronto, fort :Arthur
turd \anc,,uvc'r,
His grandfather Scarlett %vas a lin-
en weaver and they were also farm-
ers near Comes, in Fermanagh, 1rr-
leurl; Ise war ednca:ed in Ireland,
served his apprenticeship its a "drap-
ery" shop. Foto' of his chums thirty
years ago were going to Amen a few
years after :he hoer war when Britain
wI15, opening u,, the eom,try, su 131
went along. I1e travelled in the drap-
ery
r pery hn one ss .or a few years 111,1
made big commissions, as high as
b;1:50 per month I S U(1 • hill. Ile
married a Scotch girl and took up
land, his faros having 4,0-41 acres,
The farusare 1-r,;c like our prairies
hut they use no tractors excerpt for
.grinding, .,.e filling awl r' a means of
powe • around hon—e. and barn. Oxen
are used estcn w elv; he had a picture
f two loads (if haled oats of about
four tons in eaeh load and drawn by
fourteen oxen, with Kafir illative)
drivers. The natives live in or on a
"location" away from the white
people; they live mostly on radian
corn called "nicalies" and which they
cook very dry into a kind of porridge.
They are not allowed on the public
streets or roads after 9 p.m. without
a special "'pass." They are very strict
with theft. -
Mr. Scarlett has three sisters mar-
ried in Africa and a brother in Le-
land, He has ,an aunt on his father's
side and an uncle on his mother's side
living at Fort William and came to
,Fort William eo take to Africa his
uncle, 'bot the elderly gentleman was
tillable to go with him owing to '11
health hiss Marion Scarlett, who is
teaching at Fort William, had the
'pleasure o'f meeting Mfr. 'Scarlett dur-
ing his slay.
This well-to-do South African, who
speaks with a soft Irish accent, thinks
British Africa is a "coming" country.
Johannesburg is a beautiful city, en-
tirely new, built within the last fifty
years,
Mr. Scarlett left recently, from
Montreal to spend a couple of months
in Ireland, Scotland and England and
expects to be 'home before Christmas.
He ,expressed an intention of visiting
Canada again next year, and would
conte to 'Seaforth.
SPECIAL MEETING
IAt a special meeting of the Town
Council on Tuesday evening propos-
als were drafted and which if ac-
cepted by the Can. Furniture Mfrs.,
will mean that both parties act joint-
ly in an endeavor to lease or sell the
lSeafor,th plant, which has been she'.
down for some time.
Jacclneline Brown, 20 -months -old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ted Brown,
of Egntondville, had a narrow escape
front poisoning on Tuesday at 1001
when she put some paris green in
her mouth, but fortunately did not
swallow it.
Her abler brother, d3illy, had re-
moved the container from a chest at
the barn which had seemed secure
against small hands, and opened it
,at of curiosity. The younger child
began Flaying with it and when dis-
covered by her mother, who had been
busy tickling, there was paris green
smeared uu her lace Mrs. Prostin
qu co h
removed what poison was in
the month, about a teaspoonful, and
administered. 111 cutetic 5011t uni tg
crea,n, a3 h cad proved successful
on en ec t t„n 'during the summer
ti
!MI Jac,i eliue nw.3Lo acd -o015 11'
poisos. .\s this did n, t pr., Ince int-
n:editrtc r,suas she had the child re-
moved t, t i .t ,:;oitil in a passing car
and a st.tnach Punto w s used. .111-
rarentiy little or none had heel swn:-
loued an nest day Jaqueline vas as
lively as ever, a:theme!t 31sT :ace hears
marks where lrtrlte 1 by the paris
green,
HONOR FORMER TEACHER
1 most del ,tfu ('venin.; has
!•,,,10 •u "le...deli,” the home ,,: Mr.
and Mrs, Andrew Crozier, ih•',Iay
flet:aer 12.t, when about 75 people.
the former onpils of Mrs. Crozier and
ratepayers of. S.S. No. t;, 31 l.ilt,op,
s'irprised the y 7 tog c it is by 1otn-
ut n ..r,len with sandwiches, cake
and coffee. -\ program of songs. i tnc-
h'. -vic1111 1 ayut15, etc., was arranged
and carried mit..\ pleasing feature of
.115 evening was an address read by
Miss Evelyn 11155 and the presenta-
tion y MrPercy I s on behair
of the seMion. of a- beautiful drop-
leaf gate-leg walnut table to Mirs,
'Crozier, their former teacher, who re-
plied in eerms of gratitude for their
kindness and thoughtftilncsn now,, as
well •rs through all her work while
amongst them,
The address is as follows:—
"Dear
ollows;"Dear Anoua—IWe, the ratepayers
and pupils of S.S. No, 6. have gather-
ed here tonight to express our appre-
ciation of the manner in which you
fulfilled your duties as a teacher in
our school for the past eight years.
Your cheerful disposition and kind
and helpful ways were encouraging to
the pupils anti will long be rememb-
ered by pupils and parents. The pro-
gress made in the school and 'the high
honours taken by the graduates s'how-
ed your wonderful ability as a teach-
er. The general appearance of the
school and grounds were much im-
proved during your stay with us.
Your Christmas concerts were well
rendered and enljoyed by all, It Was
with regret woe learned you were 001
canting back in September ibttt "all is
fair in love and war" and what was
our loss is Andy'.. gain. A..s a token of 1
our respect. and esteem the ask you to
accept this table and with it the ,best
wishes for a long and happy married
life. Signed on behalf of Ratepayers
and Pupils of S.S. No. 6, bftKil-lops"
W.A. MEET
IOn Tuesday, /Ott. 116, the Women's
.Auxiliary of St: Thomas' Church cel-
ebrated its fortytfifth anniversary. At
3 p.m, a oammunion service was held
in whicih members of other mission-
ary societies participated. Following
the service, afternoon tea was served
in the Parish Hail when ,albout 65
ladies enjoyed a- social hour. Tlhe pro-
eeeds amounted - to $117. •
Our Diamond Department is always at your service.
Here you will find only first class Diamonds .of clear
and sparkling brilliancy and at prices that will appeal
to your pocket book very strongly indeed.
Our Diamond Room affords you the privacy so much
desired, in order that you may make your selection
undisturbed and at your leisure. -
SSHOP AT fft
AVAUGE'S
IT PAYS
Phone 194
Res. 10
PRESENTATION.
Mfrs. Peter Cleary and her son
Francis were pleasantly surprised on
the evening of Friday, Oct, 1?2tit,
when - a number of their friends and
neighbors assembled to express re-
gret that they Were leaving the
313501. Mrs. Cleary was presented with
a purse aml sunt of money, and
Francis with a silver cigarette case.
The address, which was read by
lir, David Gemmell, was as follows:
"Dear -llrs, Cleary and Francis: -
\\•e, your friends and neighbors, have
conte its this evening to voice our re-
gret that you are leaving our nelgit-
i:'rhood, There have been Clearys
hire for e good many years, and we
were hoping there would be Clearys
here for a -long time to come. But a
this w•ts not to be, we ask you to ac-
cept these small tokens of apprecia-
tion
pp eciation and remembrance; - along with
cur beet washes for your happiness
and prosperity wherever you may
Mr, William Old'tield made the pre-
sentations.
The evening was spent in cards and
dancieg with a most refreshing hutch
served at midnight.
MRS. PETER McDONALD
Folloein - three - weeks illness \ir=
Peter MlcDona'd, formerly it 4e
Haney, died front pnennion n early
Sunday morning, October 140t, on
her ?Lst birthday, Fo•nr year. r
Mrs. ?lcDoaald carne to Egntondvillc
from Lucknow, residing with he-
laughter, Mrs. Messenger and hail
made man} friende by whom she wa.
held in high esteem. She had been a
resident of Huron town'hsip, ten mile -
west of Locknow on .the Huron -
'Bruce 'boundary since her marriage
forty-four years ago. -lir, McDonald's
death occurred there six years ago.
She was born in Wallace township,
Perth county, and at the age of four-
teen came with the family to ,Bru:ce
county, living on the 7th and later
9th concessions of Kincardine Tp.
Besides her daughter, Mrs, Margaret
Messenger of Egniondville, surviving
are four sons, Archie, of Melford,
Sask.; James, of Welwyn, Sask.; Ro-
bert on the bonne farm, and Matthew
of A'shtfield Tp,, also three sisters,
Mrs. John Hunter of Desibarats, near
Sault Ste, Marie, .Out., 3,30 with her
son, Alex., a'tten•ded- the funeral; Mrs.
David 'Stroud, of McAuley, Matt.;
Mfrs, 'Gus P.eiskie of Hartford, Mich.,
and four brothers, William and Ar-
chiee Haney of the Soo James Haney
of .Desbarats, and Matthew Haney of
Tucl•ersmith. Two brothers at the
;Soo predeceased her some years ago.
The funeral took place from her late
residence in ,Egm ndville at 112 o'clock
on Tuesday, conducted by her pastor,
Reverend ,Charles Matciolm, and' pro-
ceeded to Pine River Ohsrch, near
Is7incardine, where the service was
conducted by Rev, Mfr. Nicholson at
2.30 o'clock. Interment took place in
Pine River cemetery, the -pallbearers
being six nephews, Hugh and Wil-
liam Cameron, Walter Oo'llins, Jarttes
Tout, George McDionald' and James
Mlcl\tin. The pallbearers at Egnpond-
viile were: Crawford Simpson, David
Leitch, Henry Weiland, Louis Fleur-
sclnttz, John Murray, Robert Beatty,
COMMUNICATION
Editor Seaforth New,
•
Thi' is an unsolicited appreciation
by a patient in Scott ,Memorial Hos-
pital,
_1n impelling urge, to voice soy
great, and very real gratitude, and apo
prcciatien of all the thought, the care,
and appea:ing readiness from one and
all in- this hospital to me, personalis,
and also what has conte under my
own observation, both clay and night
in respect of other patients. The ex-
ceeding kindness, skilful attending,
t 1itirillg patience with resourceful-
is front the superintendent, Miss
1\ 1 sora, down through every grade,
sot d sates, those in ,second and third
3rir and evert to the sweet and kind-
ly pro's: a'1 individually and collec-
tively out to relieve, help, cheer and
use their- wonderfui hardly acquired
knowledge of the t art ng ills of hu-
manity to the nt,ttost of their +totter
to alleviate hi some measure the saf-
fetter tinder their care. Complete- self-
bnegatnn, an absorbing desire to
hell): reads at any moment to aid in
any way possible every need that
arises in the ar:lnous unceasing day's
work. Putting into practical concrete
evidence that their_ is—,
"The daily round, the common task:
That furnishes all we ought to ask,
,Root to deny ourselves, a road
That leads tis daily= nearer God."
'Certainly tinder the leadership and
'tuition of a Supt, such as I see in
Miss Wilson to be—skilful, 'tactful,
quick to respond, so patient, too.
Marshalling her staff with wise con-
sideration, they, to -operating whole-
heartedly, all combining to stake of
this hospital a veritable 'haven for
sick and pain worn bodies. Seaforth
and district is in -deed highly favoured
in having a place so efficiently staffed,
so splendidly equipped, not only
with up-to-date medical and surgical
appliances, and furnishing of its
rooms, but emphatically so in the
lfine, capable nursing staff they have
here, right in their midst.
As for sty own personal doctor,
any words of mine are utterly inade-
quate to convey any true Conception
of What he is. His unremitting at-
tention, giving himself unreservedly
to helping all, and sundry, its such a
kindly unobtrusive- service extended
even to "the stranger within the
gates," A doctor one instinctively
trusts, one to be classed as a splen-
did type of the best in his profes-
sion,
--'One who keenly .appreciates what "
The Scott ,Memorial Hospital has
meherr
iGct,ant 5thto, 19'34.
EGMONDVILLE
Egr ondv;lle W,IMJS, will meet on
:Friday afternoon; olber 19th, at
,2.30 p.m. ;n the vestry.