HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-12-16, Page 1Aur1 ore the 'early bc'.lr!tti i• etime
The white drift piled the :window
trante'
And through the glass the eduthus-Bite
posts
Laarked in lila tall and sb11 terl 511111.
Sip all ni,.tltt Leu, the storm roared on;
And when. the second n1,rning phone
We looked upon a 'world unknown,
On nothing we 001011 call our own.
HURON COUNTY'S LEA D
NG NEWSPAPER
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WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 59, No. 50.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937
Phone 84,
$.1 a year,
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CHRISTMAS
Mixed Candy
2 LES
25c
CREAM ALMONDS-
lb.
LMODS-lab, 25c
FRENCH CREAMS 19c lb.
ASSORTED CHOCOLATES -
19c
BONNIE MIXED 15c lb.
MIN'CEM'EAT -
2 lbs, for 25c
CHRISTMAS 'ORANGES-
18c, 25c, 29c, 39c 49c per doze
M1XED NUTS, no peanuts -
2 lbs. 39c
PEANUTS lOc Ib,
;BUDDED WALNUTS 19c lb.
SALTED PEANUTS -
2 lbs 25c
CALIFORNIA GRAPES -
2 lbs. 19c
FLOWERDAL'E ORANGE
PEKOE TEA .. , . 38c half lb
OUR OWN BLEND COFFEE
23c half lb.
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, good for
au kinds of stock, $1.10 gal.
Ce ' Rtllflhhr e
jr' Phone 16666
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QUALITY -SERVICE
..L.BOX
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Northside United. Church
r. 1. 1 arni,ohacl \linistei.
nnilay. `floe. 1'1111..
it a.m. S^hurt: "1?hr tlnnd of
.7 }'.tn. S . of -[,,..,and
teas .tory.
to 11
Egntondville United Church
io-f'p.l. -err ices and music. S,S,
at 10.
'Sere^. e at :11 o t .{u is and 7 1101.,c!:.
t 1''o -11310s roneert :111 Thursday,
1)ee. 2,ird .et fi petit.
TRUCKER TESTIFIES
Ni. ? 1 'arrlt. Scaiorth trucker. who-
1
te1 esttfic el Le fore the Clio; flier ;Royal
t i t'icr, 11 al Transportation a1
'(00'1'111 111 ,day. .aid 'he kept no
tine 'toed•, tor hie four divers. 'lle is
now operating three trucles on the
Seaforth.-nnxteito run. 'fine books
were it,: kept "ht'cansr 1 could not
truth frill) sign my name aft What the
dr 'put down." Clarke said. "I
deli 1,1 know what time they had 011
an.1 if signedthe book for more
than .1)1 hours a clay 1 would get into
trouble." i \laxinmtu clay for triode
drivers tender .Ontario dinvertiment
regnlatiofis is ,10 hour. a day.) Clarke
said be vain his driver. 'SI5 a aeek.
"T don't think :12115 a l eek, is a fair
wage and 1 would like to pay more
but 1 can't because I ant not tualcing
.enough profit" "Is it not 'because you
have net sufficient revenue from the
present rates charged?" asked Com-
mission Counsel Joseph Singer.
"1'e., Clarke replied. His rates
generally ranged from 316 to 6180•0 1100
pounds and practically all customers
were charged on this tariff. Competi-
tion front both railways 'and other
truerkjng companies forced hint to re-
duce his rates in some cases, he said.
He stated he lost a 'feed trucking con-
tract when the railways. introduced d an
eight -cent rate for carload jots be-
tween Scaforth and Toronto, Clotrke''s
,rate was 115r a LOO, Private carriers
should he forced to take out public
conniierclal vehiclelicenses and this
would relieve the, rate situation some-
what, 'witness testified:
DEEP SNOW
A stone which began the middle
-of last week and continued until Sun-
day bloc'ked all roads alit of Sea
-
forth until opened by county anti pro-
vincial Plows. The temperature re-
mained. mild except on 31onday night
Gleet and rain on Wednesday com-
tplete a week .of real old fashioned
whiter, which has been just about, as
had as residents can remember.
Passes Suddenly
\1 r. 0.l.cSer Xei., ,tell knowni 3ea-
fdrth r''.i,le'tft 11111' lea„rd a•\'aty
th,.ut n .11 p,111 01 I'ne-day ,vititr
listening to the radio,
TOWN COUNCIL
I 'l'he regular !December meeting of
the. town council was held on e1on-
day evening, Dec. )'31th, in the coun-
1 ci'l chamber. All members 'present.
Mayor Cluff presided. 'rile minutes of
the last regular meetin;g and court of
tension were read iby Clerk 'D, 1-
1
1\tlson and approved.
Do.'Burrow's, Medical .Officer of
Health, 'presented his report. The
number of deaths during the yea:-
was
earwas 124, which amounted to '1145 per
thousand population, the population
being 117118. '.There were Ilii 'resident
births, no still births, no deaths under
'1 year and no'maternal deaths. 'there
had been '59 live non-resident birth,.
3 .strut births. Total non-resident
deaths, 213. 'fests of town 'water had
been satisfactory, also the mil'k •test
Councillor !Holmes, ehairman of the
streets Committee, made further reply
to criticism at list inecting re stain
street sidewalk project: Tie also found
fault with The New,' report of what
he had said.
-\ letter addressed to \lr 'Holmes
from the conn tetor, 3!r H 11, Edge.
a\asrevl giving reasons why the
10
ork had been done and re'aiyitlg to
criticism of :'nuncillor.. at .last
meeting',
Councillor tertian Reid stated \I.0
Edge . had trod him if the work '.tad
not been done the new ';deet Illo-
10ntild have heaved,
Bylaw 1103 '10 regulate the time of
taking 1')es- 111. I11C forhu ane;, Ll s
‚1010.90en its several readings fuel
passed. Pot-inectc, assessment, under
the bylaw, will be made each year he-
t ween 'Yay list and ;June 1st and the
roll to he 'tanned f'n to the clerk •13
Juste 110)11 in the same year which
rate. aro 010 thcreou, "I'hv court 0'
vision will hold a .pc1u1 sitting t •
Lear appeals on such assessment,
Boxing Day, December 27th. 1v0s
OSCAR 'NEIL 4,1dared a un'h101 holiday. Council set
\ well known and highly re -peeled
Der. 11111 at 1 n 'ter their-t:rM1000
t.resident Des -cd aaay on llu•day ,
ening i1) the person lit \Ir. 4)..car
oil, a. the .cunt of ;t heart ailment,
at his 10,100 on 1lelen street. 3!r. Nell
lied been in failing health for several
3 0)11"..
Born at 1.tleal soil ,n the lien'
the 115•tti of Ueceinher,
\\t11an1 :Neil, he use as Set:,rtl'
Report of the finance 'committee:
1.1.. 3', [Ryan $till; H, Snell, Scot: D.
1I, \\'iisott. ?-0L.fih; 'I'it,i., Morey, ;3rd0
.11,1011 -\, \\'ikou.:'t2t1; Treas. toll. In-
aitt1te, hal. of lc,. y. ;1132119,71; Seafort%
l',iinlic Sc0,r,1 Hoard, hal. o1 ,.
`11147.47: 1'ui')i' Iabrtr3 11e.arn. hal.
of it \ y, .:451.401: Se', Svho11 Bard
F2').111 1 MItlie tility Com.. I .l t'
dept.) :t. ii bL. '19at1.5h; Bcll Itis
Co., $5.43; Tohn Stewart, $3.75: 'l leo,
Seip, ;05,20: Can. 'Nall. Rye., rent and
(Continued on Page Ohre)
meeting,
Motions:.
Sills -Parke, that Dec. 3,7, 1037, he
declared Boxing day and a public
holiday in 'Seaiorth.
01itit11-Scott, That this meeting ,1d-
journ to meet at S c,'rlock. pan. .00
front Stratford 41 fly years .Igo and
had ideal here ever .ince, Itie tarok
an active part in athletics in j1i. smith,
being one of the stalwarts ,i the old
Beaver l,acr,'sc t, un. 310. 'Neil atm -
ducted a restaurant J )'.i,te„ 11 Sea -
Forth until retiring nban't 'twelve :\ ears
ago. ile Is ,nrv,irod by his wife, for-
merly 1IIss jes.ie \Iejntyre ofSea-
forth :
tForth; aisn by a Itrl,thcr 11 r. I •aac
Neil, and a .inter \lis'. Nellie Neil,
hot It of 'Stratford. .\ sister, NH,. Iona
Neil, Stratford. tredeeease 1 hint sev-
eral years ago.. The fnnora l will be held from his
late residence on •i'hnr,day afternoon.
Dee, 26th, under \ta,nnie ata,l,ires.
Interment will tart:,' place in 310111lant
Batik i'enlcusc. .\niono' those 11 h,
are attending- the 'uneral are Viss
Nellie Neil and \ir. Isaac 'Neil, Strat-
ford:
tr.t0 rd: \Ir, an,1 Mrs. \\'. 12. \','ale,dn-
ge•txoli: \lr..and- 31rs, 1 ,,ell. Bay-
field: leIrs. L.. T. 'Dc•l.acey, Toronto,
MAE LANE AUX.
The r'on ;tr mcetiu9 the Matt
.'me It-, nioc \'\ 1a, held on
ll ,qday, Dec, 1:411at the haute 01.
\I r,. Is. , , 1'ham herlain. llc,ides br-
ing the annual meeting of the .\usil-
iary, it 1010 0014,, tilt' annual white gift
t'hrj,1111as toe,'. 31a11v lovely and
1101. Nil gifts were received which. pill
m sent la l n'p,unn•ille this week.
The meeting opened with a reading
by Mrs. 1.2. Close, the president, fol-
lowed by a hymn, "'There's a .ono in
the air," after which \drs. C'l'ose led
in prayer, 'hollowing the business of
the ,peeling- the annual reports were
read and adopted: The slate of of lie-
ers for 1938 was presented 'by the no-
'titin:wing committee and accepted,
Circle 'd ;'hen took charge' of the
meeting. \liss Luella ;'iainc captain
of the cit',rle,' presiding. lifter singing
another 'Christmas hymn. 3, is:: S.
1Vond- led in player. ras, I. Currie
read the Scripture lesson. \ delight fill
Christmas story was read by \4iss 31.
Carter, and 'urs. Jas. Stewart favored
the members with a pleasing sono.
I'he atucjy hook, dealing with the
work ,1 I \Cr. and \drs: Currie in Al -
'000 was ably taken bv'M'Ljss It 'Fen-
nell and \I is. LueVla Kahle. Yrs. '11.
Snell was chosen to reeei've a life
utrnibership at the close of the meet-
ing. :\ very dainty lunch wars served
by Circle 4. hallowing are the officers
for 190S. tT-inn. President, \fns. 'C, A.
Carmichael: Pat ,fres.,
'(Continued on Page Fife)
STATUTORY MEETING
Se: i,rih town clnmcil •;.spud np
tiie ..Oros 'hn:dties, on \Vedttesday.
evening, -\I! member,. -.\ctn. ,resent.
aver 0.tuff ,,r1'' 1110; .
1l„eta w 344. ,'toiuthtg ,',hist, for
the municipal eiee`tinn, 1a+ irae,1•1.
Poll 1, ,tt f01011vacant t te, 'Cho-.
1.hn'rone. 1J 101).: 0, 1•. Iirig;ltt,
clerl, letloll ', at :\, \\', l)unlap's
office, ;1n,. Cummings, 1l 1.,O,: John
i'. Scutt, clerk, Poll, 3 and 4, at 1,
1tt 1.P. hall, (runt .I''rte•. 1).h.O.;
1.:I. I r,det ick, clerk. d', l 5 and 0 'C
public libru•y \les herr, 11. h. 0.;
\Vtu. 14ei,L clerk.
The preliminary 'financial state_
Mem was read by 'Treasurer D. H.
\\'il.on.
Councillor :Reid, chairman of the
finance committee, stated there would
be a surplus of two stills at end 'of
the year.
Councillor Keating: "It is very
gratifying."
The total receipts to Dec, 118th are
$60,a08,84. Total expenditures :1264,-
?
\i llec. :3'1.+'t receipt, will 0110-i0 a
00ov:11le italanre of $1143159sl.
KNOX-NOTT
.\ quiet but pretty werl'ding was
solemnized al 111e \latse, 'Kgni nrrl-.
eil•!e, on Saturday, ;D'ec. 11111.11, when
\Vin!!reel 'Rnelel'!s, youngest daughter
of 'Mr, and 'Mrs, Bernard;:Nott -of Il-
lul-
lett was united in marriage to \Val -
'lace Ward 'Knox, youngest son of
Mrs. Knox and the late 'George 'Knox
of -i-Turlock. The 'they. \Gr. 'Shepherd
turfarmed the ceremony. The bride
wore :1 gown of ,C.open blue chiffon
velvet '.1 ith matching turban and sil-
ver slippers and carried a bounnet of
Golden 4!lerun roses. The bride was.
attended 18' 3115. Edith Ferguson of
Sea forth, and Elgin Nott, bother' of
the bud, assisted the ,groom. 'Follow-
ing the ceremony the happy couple
left on a trip to Toronto and other
points, the bride tra.velling in wine
w=oof p'ctplin dress and wine coat with
E'ontbay lamb trim and matching ac-
cessories. as their retu011 they will
reside On the groom's farm in 1-Iul}etI,
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SHOPPING DAYS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
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WE INVITE YOU TO DROP IN AND MAKE YOUR
CHOICE FROM THE FINEST SELECTION OF
CHRIS'T'MAS GIFTS WE HAVE SHOWN IN YEARS
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AVE RFECOMM8hdD A
418 $85.7i MMASYM MOM TIMM'
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ROM'+, taut ,'runt
it
rl'rlU •F?y 4
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At4CELLC9 ls;: .I.Vr:. , • 92475
i 7S.
$4.50
BRUSH SET
$12.50
ELECTRIC RAZOR
$3.00
STONE SET RING
9
GODDOS$a TIMI:.; 17 ii'•.b 379/5
rtit' 1 4 ...-:
2 1 ',+ .
AMERICAN CLIPPER 17 1ewels ...92975
LADY BULOVF 1 `jewel' , 14250
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Phone 194
SHOP AT
AVAUG
IT PAYS
$12.50 $50.00
$25.00
DIAMOND RING DIAMOND RING DIAMOND RING
9111, Christmas, give a Buloval There
la 00 reaembrance so: preciouo .00 0'
dependable watch -and no watch
more dependable than a BulovaI
*
"MINUTE MAN"
A new sturdy„ dependable r'
Bulova, 07 jewels and curved
to }it the wrist only
$3375
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ENGAGEMENT NORTHSIDE W.A. POSTAL INFORMATION
11r. and 11 r.. Soun'1 L•tithn• , (he \1'am01:'s \s. d 1.t0,n , \,,rel ' With trail for Rural Route, heat -
SeaF,c•th itnn,,as1re tui, 1 n.[.i.,;ent,+ : S;,je 1.'nitrd , burnt lirhl the.r st t ler titan ever ,'atr, on. on these routes.
brit onto daughter .\nnie 311 irea la,• mon' fly tmelilh 'n :I I dry ,?- l are requested to , i),ervc their part ,r
o
1 r \lr. 1 n''' rlia..tt: Dee, D .1)1 :tt •sant, .\.ter d'.- the hl.siuess, \I ail couriers are teat
l ;niers t '
of Sraforth, second i sen of 11r:•.. i'sing of tile regular :,0-iu s. h road breaker, ahonglt many of them'
Pinkney, Sea,folth, and t11e late `t, ,,a titer- i',.r the oar 11 s return half frozen .ifrec they mu.,1
lost..rh Pinkney; the parr;:eoe :i':. r1;1• 'hell. The follow in: ofiiitr,e. ore leave "their' vehit es to get to ,no10
place in December. , ect,•d: '11011. 1', ., \Its. 1. H
- _ .nn,son: ,fres.. Mr,: 1. 1I tds,ar.
JOSEPH HOGGARTH 100 \ire Lies„ \I r-. R. \rr'u , ;01
The dead. occurred in Seaforth r.', 2n,1 1001' !'res., \urs. R. l r,0,t1
Saturday evening, Dee. 'Itlith about s�1 ry, .\lis, R. Rrattir; 1,, r. .3ee'y,
o'clock ,f Mr. Joseph}fo.Tgarth a'te, MI r.. 33. J. \IrPntrrh;
a brief illness, in his 117010, year. The A. \Ir6a6in; .\sot. 'I'reas.. \irs- 1.
deceased eceased was horn in Hihhort. 11111,,. Finlaysop; parsonage cum.,
ship, cou,tessinn ten. In 11111,3 he ma. 'H•nd,on, cart., Mrs. .\t'chihald Miss
united in marriage to NI is+ \lar,'
Anne Hatd.nu of 'TUeker.ntith and
fm' a year resided 1,1 Garlerich. Re-
turning 1, Sea forth lie rnntimted 00
live here until his death. Ilse was are
deceased by his wife in 'Novetnuer,
1930. `Surviving are one .int and 'nn'
dau'g'hter, Mg's. Harold 1:arge, otrat-
fond, and Clarence, of Tillsonbnroe. :\
1au;g11ter, 'Ethel, ,'lied in 1031. He
also •'leaves two brothers and a sister,
Mliss 3Iary ;Ann T3oggart'h, and N1 r.
h, 13eattie Mrs. Spencer: sewing
00111., :Mrs, Grieve, con,, \disc Bristow.
\Irs. Frost, NI es. ('rich; bower cont,
for chatrrh, Mrs. 11l'ggartlt: con., Mrs.
Thompson. \ij,s 1Iartry, \{$s, 'Porte. -
ons, Mrs. \Ie:lntosh; Flower cont. for
sick and shut -411s, 'Mrs. Finlay -son,
eon., 31ass Bristow, Mrs. ilanchivy,
Mrs. Consitt: kitchen cupboard rano,
\frs, rhompson, ern„ 3)rs, 1Ulew f
mit0 r111100toes, \tris .\rrhibald, Miss
1)01,0ow, Mrs, Grieve, Mrs. 'Spencer.
Janie, ,THoggartlt, of -Henson, and \lr, Rep. , to offic••tal. board, \1j•ss 1 Beat-
IJenr>' Tioggarth. Sea forth, 'rhe Mu-
sa -al.
tie: auditors, \urs. 1T +ggarth, Mrs,
Henry
which:was privale, took ,Harr Russells
nn \!onlay afternoon front the rc.id LADIES` GUILD
eller of his brother, to ;Maitland Rank The. -annual ntceting of the Ladle.,'
cemetery, (Rev. T. A, 'C'arntirhn,'l ,1_ (i'ni'kt ,,f 81
. 'I'h,nuan' Church was
ficiating, 'I"'he pallbearers were R„h!. held in the pariah hall . o,,'1't 'day
Strong, \Vilson t1•Tawkin,, Stalf,r,l aftcrna,n. I'hn nuUntg 0a -
Stevenson, Geo. 13e1!, Pct,' 31e11,,r fly the president reacting from the 4th
c'ha'in, 1 Coriuthtans, and 1°61, for
suds Ifuglt Wright. -Among thn.e
from distance who attended the fit -
neral were 2vfe,ssrs. James I3oggarth
and '1'liontas 1Judson, NI r. and \urs.
lack Tngrant, :2!rs. 13'es Green and
31r 'Peter 31eiNangh1,0, all of _TTen-
the tooic "Coneeerahon ' foll,+trl he
prayers. Niter the vario,rs rem -ens ill the. pnhld;: library.
ere rad purl adopted nye FALSE ALARM
for the coining year were elee teal' , The 'fire siren sounded 'about 7:30
pt es.. Mfrs. THiolmes,- vice pres.. \fro' \L,nday morning. The alarm. origin-
c• besides its s • nd'1au'rhter furl Tnitn Earle. areas.,. Mrs. '.Asda Reid; aced frinn the' town hall caused by
all hest, I on g
sun tel -la iv, r•ry, \I 0s. rirorte \fot;avii1.
`a. alarm mechanism..
covered boxes, Rural mail boxes
should be ke}t clear 4o traffic and the
courier.
F,r local debt -try, please mail
early. 'Requests 01 hold such mail will
1)e ,bserve,l. Von may hand' in such
local mail now at the wickets, tied hi
bundles, and saute w.ilj be delivered
just before Christmas .17,1 '
If you have neglected that Christ-
mas letter to far away places, don't
forget that air staid cuts off ,days of
mail 'tra,vel and the rates are quite
Iow,
Ail 'Postal information will be .glad -
1y given 'by the IP'ostmaster or his.
staff, whose only re'ques't is that you
mail as . early as possible. -C..1'.
57r.LS, P.M.
,)'HeANKO1 ERSNG CONCERT
The Mission Band of lNort'hside
United Churchare having- a Christ-
mas thankoffering cancert in the 'Sun-
day School room of the 'churc'h on
Friday evening, Dec, 11190, at 7:30
HOLD FINAL MEETLNGS
The township councils held their
final meetings for the year on Wed-
nesday. Tucleeramith council met in
the town hall and \TciKil'lop council