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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-01-29, Page 1Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to min' Should auld acquaintance be forgot And the days of auld lang syne. Seaforth News For auld bang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'Dl taka cup o' kindness yet, For, auld lang syne. -.Robert Burns.. WHOLE SERIES, VOL., 53, No, 5. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931. Phone 84 A`YEAR DINNERS and SUPPEES Regularly HOT LUNCDES at all, hours OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES Prices Reasonable The Olympia Confectionery and Restaurant ONION WEEK Is at hand, and isexpected to be generally observed for the , good of Public Health and for Business, as it enables the Druggist to sell his breath powders and the Drygoods man his handkerchiefs; to wipe away all tears. For. Onion Week we have •good big firm, dry, bright domestic onions at 8 lbs. for 25c 60 lbs. for 1.60 1 bag, 90 Ibs. for ,.... .2,25 PURE COFFEE, per pound 28c TOMATOES, per large can , , 10c and 12,4c CORN, per can ............ . 10c PEAS hoc or 3 for 25c JUBILEE PEAS, large thither, juicy formerly 20c, for 15c GOLDEN HALDOWI DATES 3 lbs. 25c GREAT STAR FLOUR," becoming more and more popular. ' groin Western wheat 2• 55 per Cwt FLAKE WHITE. SHORTENING for fine baking, per lb 1.7c 2 lbs or mare 16c 20 lb. pail 15c ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS, 25, 40, 60 watt, guaranteed 1000 hours fore 25c BAKING MOLASSES .,6c per ib BAKING SYRUP , lOc per lb CLARK'S SOUPS tomato, vegetable Pea, Mock Turtle, Scotch Broth, Ox Tail, Julienne, Chicken, Cel- ery, and Consomme 3 for.....25c. FRENCH STRING BEANS, very small and tender, per. can ....20c PUMPKIN per can. ,10c or 3 for 25c Crosse & Blackwell's TOASTED BEANS were 15c, now.. , . , ..1oc Sliced Pineapple, 2tins 25c Butter, Eggs, Dried, Apples, Feathers, etc, taken in exchange for groc- eries, F. D. Il UPI Cl$[SON Phone Phor Phood 166 „z .sa VISIT' FACTORY. The factory of Avon Chests Limit- ed was visited ;by a continuous stream of citizens of Seaforth and vicinity on Friday afternoon and ' evening, when the factory was thrown open by the directors for inspection. The energetic group of men who' are at the head of this company have com- pleted the huge task .of fitting up the building and placing a large quantity P ecla of modern machinery in record •time, and the factory has been in operation for some weeks, The basement C011 - tains the heavy woodworking mach- inery, heating plant, blower and big motors; the first floor has the as- sembly „room, packing room, show room and offices, and on the upper floor is .the finishing room and `stock .. _ room, all floors confiected by elevator. •The processes of manufacture, which convert the rough lumber into beau- tiful cedar and walnut chests, and i articles of 1 n many small and attractive a v furniture, was watched with great in- terest by the many visitors, Mr. G. E Hanley is President of Avon. ChestsLimited Mr, C. A. Corrie,. Vice -President; Mr, Robert Hobson, Sec.-Treas. and Mr. S. H,f Vansdone, Director. • CHURCH -CARD. North Side United Church.—,Pastor, Rev. W. P. Lane. B.A. Sunday, Feb. lst-1i1 a:m.—Public Worship, 'Sacrament of - the Lord's Supper. 2.00 p.m.—Sunday 'S'chool and Bible Classes. 7 p.m.—Public Worship. Subject, "The Burning Bush," 2nd in series on Life and Times of Moses. SATURDAY FIRE. Mr. D. Fountain's shoe repair shop in the Campbell Block had a narrow escape from fire on Saturday evening about 7:30. No one was in the store at the time, arid the blaze had gained some headway when it was noticed from Crich's store across the street. The alarm was quickly responded to by the Fire Brigade and the fire was soon eSctinguished without the use of the :hose. The fire seemed to have originated among some papers under the counter, possibly from a cigar- ette, and the flames had blistered the paint to the ceiling on the wooden partition which divides the shoe re- pair sitop - from the sto>:e which has been occupied by the Swift Company since the Broderick Block fire in December. Both stores • were filled with smoke, but otherwise no seri- ous damage resulted. W.M.S. The opening meeting of the year of the'W.\?,S: of North Side United .Church was held in the school room of the church, Sixty-three members were present. Mrs. Lane presided. Hymn 211 was followed by prayer led by Mrs. Lane. The secretary read a letter of appreciation Eron'i Mr, and 31rs, Lorne Dale for the gift of two quilts from the Auxiliary. Mrs. Tyernan gratefully acknow- ledged; the receipt of our gift, a •quilt to the 'hospital. 'Mrs. Burrows, the treasurer, reported $920 having been sent to - the. Presbyterial treasurer during the year 1930. Mrs. McGavin read a splendid article on setward- ship. Circle 1 then 'took chargeof the devotional program, Hymn 305 was followed by the Scripture lesson by Miss Wallace. The subject was prayer, Mrs. Westcott led in prayer. Mrs. Hutchison contributed -two splendid numbers; Industrial and Rural Problems of Japan, as outlined in Chapter four of the study book, was the topic which :was taken by Mrs. Turnbull, assisted` 'by Mrs. Twiss, Mrs. Joseph Scott and Mrs, S. Cttdmore. Miss Margaret Crich sang "Some Day I'll Understand," which was much enjoyed by all. Mrs. Mc- Dermid gave a reading entitled, "A Japanese Sohool Girl's Answer to Prayer." Mrs: Turnbull closed • the meeting with prayer. "THREE LIVE GHOSTS" The three-act,coinedY, "Three Live Ghosts" staged in St. ,James' parish hall on Wednesday evening of this week, was a splendid success in every particular, and was greatly enjoyed by the large audience, The caste was as follows: Mrs. Grubbins, "Who ain't badehearted but hates to see anything get away from her." (Mar- tha Flannery); Bolton, of the Am- erician Detective Agency, "a thousand £ reward," (Leo Hagen); Peggy 'Woofers, ' hain'!t you got anything nice to say to me,' (Catherine Flan Y),•i Jimmy Grubbins, "The daisy pusher must stay dead,", ('Gordon Reynolds);` William Foster; alias William n an American,(James ham Jes o Hughes) • Spoofy, "who ain't any brains" (Edmond Daly); Rose Gor don, the gird upstairs, (Celestine O'- Leary);, Briggs of Scotland Yard (Eugene Duncan); Benson, also of. Scotland. Yard, (D1Orlean Sills); Lady Leicester, of Kensington Gar- dens, (.Audrey Murray). GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. James Gillespie, of North Main Street, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary .on Mon- day of this week. Mrs, Gillespie is the daughter of the late Robert \4'cMillan, third 'con- cession of McKillop, who farmed 350 acres of land in that .township. She was' born at 'Rox'boro and has lived there or in Seaforth ever since, Mr. Gillespie was born in Kiekcal- dy, Fi'fes!hire, Scotland, and carne to Montreal in 115714. The next year he came to his father's' home . of the third concession of Hulled, the rest of the family having come to Canada before him. In the early fall of 1676 he made preplarations to open a; har- ness store in ,Seaforth. • The day be- fore he was to begin business the big fire of 18716 occurred and he lost his Whole stock and tools. The fire was incendiary oraginatiug in a Mrs. 'Grif- fit'h's store several Moors away, •which she insured only the previous day. It was on a Sunday night while - Mr. Gillespie was at his father's farm in Mullett, and when he reached town both sides of Main street were blaz- ing from John Street to the Huron Road corner, and the British Hotel, of Mr. T. Stephens. across the corner, was also on fire. Thoughtful work- ers had removed his goods to the: middle of the street, but the flames swep.t clear across, destroying every- thing. Having as yet taken no in- surance, James Gillespie faced the. loss of his $1,1100 stock, with a couple of hundred dollars indebtedness be- sides, but he started up again, has continued ever since,and although in his eightyefrrst year still never misses a day's work at his store in the block on Main street he has ' owned for nearly forty years. 'He served on the Town Council of Seaforth for twenty- one years. Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie were mar- ried on January 26th, 1881, 'by the Rev. A. D.MacDonald, DID., minis- ter of First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth,' at the hone of the bride's parents, The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Agnes McMillan, now Mrs. Adam Dodds, of Seaforth; the groo:msmah was Mr. John Coates, a grain buyer of Seaforth, who passed away a few years ago in •.lie West. To this happy union: were born four children, William, of Seaforth; Mary of the Seaforth Collegiate In- stitute staff; end Helen and Robert, who are deceased. Of the McMillan fancily of three sisters and 'four bro- thers, Mrs. Gillespie and Mrs. Dodds are the survivors, deceased sister and brothers being: Margaret (Mrs. Ren- nie), of the West; Walter McMillan, station master in Kansas; John Mc- Millan, Roxboro; Robert and Peter lfeMillan, MoKillop. There were five brothers and three sisters in Mr, Gillespie's family: John, James and William Gillespie; of Seaforth; Mrs, Jno. McMillan, Roxboro, arid Agnes, Helen, Joseph and David (deceased), The News joins Mr. and Mrs. Gil- lespie's many friends in congratula- tions and best wishes, THE WEED QUESTION. Editor of The News. Dear Sir.--I-Iaving been appointed weed inspector for 1931, in the town- ship of McKillop, we believe that much can be done during the winter months with dealing with this enemy of the farmer and gardener. At this time of the year'the larger part of the stable manure is being spread upon the fields in a fresh and unrotted con- dition and very often this is a prolific source of soil infestation by weeds, especially that of sowthistle, one of the worst of weeds to contend with. This weed, growing as it does in our grain crop, matures., at the seine time, and much of it is conveyed to the barn, threshed, and either blown into the straw mewor carried to the granary with the grain. The straw used for bedding is returned • to the fields with large' numbers of these weed seeds in it and infest new areas where none were in, previous years. Lt is' evident- that we must either have the manure thoroughly decom- posed before being applied to the soil, summer fallow, or • grow hoed or smother crops on these lands to keep' them free of this menace, Do not put infested manure on clean fields when it can be avoided. The weed seeds in the granary "are under, more complete control than at any other trine, and the judicious use of the fanningmill will =i give us clean seed grain, but often we undo much of the good work by scattering in the yard or poultry house these screen- ings for the fowl to scratch among, arid' in this way they again reach the fields by way of the manure pile. Better to burn or bury these weed infested scre a ' s than have to fight them • in the soil afterward. We propose from time to time to til h give ron g the press such inform- ation as might be helpful to -all in driving vur ffields grom our e ds these crop enemies which have made deep in- roads upon yield and returns frown our ,farms doting these past years, and we invite the fullest co-operation of all in this task, Yours sincerely, A. A, CUTHILT, LIONS CLUB ICE CARNIVAL. Now is the time to prepare your costume, for the Lions Club I•ce Carnival which will be held at the Palace Rink, Seaforth, on or about the 20th of February, • Further an - n. uncenaents will be made later. • JUNIOR FARME'RS' HOCKEY. St. Columban vs, Winthrop. On Saturday evening, January 24th the last two games in the first round of the Junior Farmers' League were played in Palace Rink, Seaforth at. 7:15 and the second at 8:30 pan, :• lit' -the 'first game Winthrop op 15osed the St. Columban teat» which ended in victory for the latter team, The game was, fast and clean, St. Columban scoring twice; one gdal in each of the first two' periods. -In the final frame 'Winthrop tried hard- but disorganized teamplayaccounted for : e ea their failure to tie the score. Line-up: St. Columban Winthrop Mathews..... goal ;.:..Montgomery Hicknell defense .. ' Scott Lane defense ,. • Little Dlaly .. centre .,...,:..Nichol Morris wing Blanchard Malone .......wing , . ...'Dorrance Moylan :_sub ...N Montgomery Malone ,..sub. ... ...T. Eaton J._ Malone... .sub....A. Montgomery Millroad vs. Brickyard. ' In the second game of the eight the Millroad Stars trimmed the Brickyard Brickbats to the tune of 3-1, This was a real game from the first bell, with' plenty of thrills, spills and penalties. The first and second per- iods closed in favour of the Millroad but the third period saw the Brick- bats in Napoleon's last charge sweep- ing -everything before them, and Mc- Cartney in the Millroad nets did'nt need a July sun to keep him warn. In the third period •Brickyard scored twice but the second god was disallowed, and the game ended 3-1 for the Stars. Line-up: Brickyard Millroad McMillan goal...„. McCartney Doig ,.....de'fense ,. :,,'McCartney Doig defense , , Wright McMillan ...centre ._.,Dale Archibald wing __Nicholson Reynolds , wing . Coleman McGregor ......sub .MCZ'ntosh McKay sub • .., Zapfe Reynolds ,,,, sub YOUNG LIFE PASSES. Following within three months of the death of her mother, came the sad death early,Seturday morning of Eth- el May Hoggarth, si*teen-year-old daughter of Mr. Joseph, Hoggarth. The sympathy of all is extended to the family, For three years Ethel had been a sufferer with inflammatory rheumatism; a cold that developed re- cently into pneumonia necessitated her removal to the hospital, where she received tender rare and e; pert nursing, but she gradually grew weak- er and expired ahnut 1,30 a,m.. Sa'tur- day morning. Ethel was of the kindest, brightest and most thoughtful nature; she was like a mother to all the children of the neighborhood, had the respect and love of everyone who knew her. The sudden passing of her mother on No- vember 4th last was felt very keenly by her. Her father, one sister, Mrs. Harold Large, London, and one brother, Cla- rence, Stratford, survive. ` 'Phe funeral. which was held on Monday • afternoon was attended by a great many friends of the young girl. Services were held at the home on Railway Street, Rev, I. B. Koine officiating. Interment took place in Maitland Bank Cemetery, and the pallbearers were Harold Large, Lloyd. Hoggarth, A. W. Dicic, T. Phillips, E. Gillespie and Joseph Hart, BARBARA KIRIKQVIAN. The first meeting of 1931' of the Barbara Kirkman, held in the school roam of First Presbyterian :Church, 0o Tuesday evening, was very encour- aging, with a large attendance. It wee decided to: again have four groups, each named after a mission- ary of issionary-of the church, namely, Graham, Mapl3onald, Robertson and Doug- las. Grleham Circle was in charge this month, assisted by the members of the other groups. In the absence of Miss Smith, Mrs. H. J. Gibson presided, over the devotional period and Miss Belle Campbell . conducted the business period., Miss Marion Gray gave the topic; Scripture lesson Was read by Mrs.. Evans; Mrs. Plant led in prayer; an enjoyable solo was given by Mrs. Rennie, accompanied Oin the piano by Mrs,' Keating. The offentlory was taken by Mrs. Sclater and Mrs. Gibson gave the dedicatory prayer. A very pleasing feature of the evening was the presentation of life memberships to Miss Hazel Reid and Mr's. J. E. Willis, The address , was read by Mrs. Robert Smith and the presentation was made by Miss Edith Davidson. Miss Hattie Murray gave the Messenger prayer and the meet- ing closed by repeating the Lord's prayer in unison. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. The first meeting of the public school board for 1931 was held on1 January 21st, when the folio ving of- ficers were elected: ` Chairman, J. C. Laing; secretary -treasurer, M. Mc- Kellar; property committee, R. Archibald,= C. Holmes F,, W. Wi8'g; supply committee, J. C. Laing, Robt. Joynt, If, McKellar, C. A. Barber was re -appointed to the Collegiate Institute Board; John Finlayson was re -appointed to the Library Board, and Ohief W. G. W. Fee, truant of- ficer. Following is the report of In- spector J. M. Field on the November inspection of the Seaforth Public School' The Public School Board, iSeaforth, Ont. Gentlemen :—• I visited your school during the week beginning Nov. 12th and the week following and spent three days in its inspection. The general, oversight and manage- ment of the school' is excellent: the teaching is of a high order, The Staff work harmoniously together and are keenly interested in the progress of their classes. There is no retardation -in any of the classes: many schools require, four years before reaching the Third Form. It is accomplished in yours in three. This is partly due to the excel- lent prelimary training the pupils receive in the Kindergarten and part- ly to the quality of the work done by the teachers of the Dower classes. I have listened with pleasure to the instruction given in music: you are also to be congratulated in having ministers in your town who are keep- ing in touch with the school children. The new system of grants, I regret to say, willnot prove as advantageous to your school as the former. They are based on the percentage that the total salaries bear to the equalized assessment. After deducting the as- sessment of the Separate School supporters, yours will work out as follows:— •'7$00 x 1000 divided by 7167,483 equals id mills. When the mill rate is between 9 and 12, the grant is 20% of the salaries which amounts to $1,560; there is also a grant of $1.00 per pupil, or about $180; this is about $620 less than the amount received the previous year. There is no grant now in urban schools on equipment and accommodations, , or certificates. The attendance is excellent—there is no school in the Inspectorate with less irregularity. Heating and sweeping are satis- factory; there is room for improve- ment in the dusting. Single seats are advisable: this can be done gradually—a room each year—without making the expense hurdensame. Yours respectfully, John M. Field. \Vater closets, water supply. school buildings, teacher's room, class rooms, and cap rooms and the heating are all classed as No, 1; ichool grounds, halls ,and blackboards are No. 2, and desks and lighting are No. 3. 'Ventilation not graded, The teachers' work is of high aver- age anal the discipline good. The proficiency and progress of the pupils is a good average. The number of pupils who passed the Junior High School Entrance examination during the year was 18.- In 8.- ANNUAL MEETING OF NORTH SIDE UNITED CHURCH The annual meeting of North Side t?nited. Church, held last week, was largely attended and the reports were of a very satisfactory character. The year was declared by some. of The old- er officials as being the best in many years. It was gratifying to note that the Treasurer of the !treat funds reported all debts paid and a surplus of over $400 to be carried over. For the Missionary and Maintenance Fund and other benevolences the sum of $2,647 was raised, while the Wioinen's,. Missionary Society, C.G.I.T., and Mission Band have forwarded $987 to to the Presbyterial Treasurer. The Ladies' Aid Society raised $545 dur- ing the year and have over: $1,000 to their credit in the bank. The reports of the various departments of the Sunday 'School showed increased in- terest, a total ef$S81 being raised. The Y.P. League and S,S. contributed- $185Fund. to- the Missionary Maintenance A hearty vote of appreciation was tendered all leaders and workers ars for their co-operation in the success of the year.. The pastor, Rev. W. P. Lane, re- ceived a cordial invitation to remain another year, er � ea , a Standing vote indicat- ing the concurrence of the meeting: At the close of the business pro- ceedin'gs, a social hour was enjoyed, a lunch being served by the Ladies' Aid. Conscious, of need of Divine guid- ance the congregation look' forward to "a better than has been," Watches For every occasion. —Perfectly accurate Watches -from the best makers—newestmost ex- clusive case designs— pocket and wrist models —all with the highest ac- curacy. For business, sport or evening wear ---you will find the perfect watch in our selection of models. In a range of prices to suit everyone. Ask to see our Mars Dust-tite models. Fred S. Savauge Jeweller and Optometrist w9 t M 11 Ax\ t IDIuS1r=7rIl-krIE A\"IN 9D IMI ID IU. IL, ID IE ID in ID T QFi E W IR II S 11' DUNCAN CUP HOCKEY. On Saturday morning, January 24, the last games .of the first half' of the double schedule of the Duncan Cup Hockey League were played. The ice was smooth and hard, which made it ideal for hockey. The first game was between the Maple Leafs and Mil- lionaires. The Maple Leafs got away to a good start by scoring four goals straight. However, the Millionaires came back strong and scored three straight. The game began to loolcas if it was going to be a close run, But E. Rennie, the Maple Leaf star, did not think so, and he and his confed- erates promptly ran up the score to 112 goals, while the Millionaires notched only three more times. The game finished with a score of 12-6 in favor of the Maple Leafs, The second game, between the Ma- roons and Canadiens, started at ap- proximately 10.50. 'This game was one of the best of the season. The game was close at all times, The Canadian star centre man, Fat Wright, was closely watched by "Doc" Hilde- brandt, and did not get away as well as usual. The stembling block for the Maroons was the Canadien's new goalie, Carl Knight. Time after time he stopped difficult shots from all angles of the rink. As a result of his clever work, the final bell found the Maroons suffering under' a stinging defeat of 7-4. This victory puts the Canadieps in first place. "Dick" Parke was referee for both games. The standing of the teams— Canadiens-5 points. Maroons -4 points. Maple Leafs -2 points. Millionaires -1 point. The games for Saturday, January 31st are: 9.30-10,30—Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens; 1040-1130—Maroons vs. Millionaires. . The players &h.ould be down at the rink on time, with their skates on, for their game. Every morning the first game' has been delayed about a half an hour due to the tardiness of a few players. All players please 'note this. League Standing Millroad. 3 2 0 1 5 St. Columban 3 1 1 1 3 Winthrop ,. 3 1 1 1 3 Brickyard 3 0 2 1 1 Games, Won, Lost, Tied, Points St. Columban ere good, clean sports acid have a good chance to become leaders in the play-off. S'aturday•ev- ening, January 3lst will see them fac- ing the tail -ending Brickbats, and it should be fast and clean. Inthe se- cond game et 8:30 p.m., Winthrop will oppose the Millroad. Y. P. S. The Y,P.S, of the North Side Unit- ed Church held= its first meeting of the year on Tuesday evening, Janu- ary 27th, with a goodly attendance. The chair was occupied by the presi- dent, Mr, E. R. Crawford, who also read the Scripture lesson from the 5th chapter of Matthew, after which, Rev. W. P. Lane led in prayer. After singing a hymn the minutes of the former meeting were read by the secretary, Miss H. Lane and ad- opted. The nominating committee, consisting f Misses R. Thompson, E. Hoag and Mrs. Close, gave its report which was found favourable, By un- animous vote the officers as read were accepted. The President called on Rev. W. P. Lane for a short address. as to new ways and means of maneg-• ing the work for the year, and a. lengthy and lively discussion followed. when several members offered good suggestions. Mr. Lane thanked the retiring officers for their splendid work, also the nominating committee for their interest in the society. The newly -elected aresident, Mfr. Arnold Westcott. then took charge, and gave a short talk as to how best to organ- ize a membership roll and create fur- ther interest, after which the meeting ceased ;7th `-.e Mizpah benediction. Next Tne day evenir-g: Feb. 3, Mr. Keith Webster ; 1-.: vice president, will have charge of the program and a cordial invitation is extended' to all the young people of the congregation to attend. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President. Mr Arnold Westcott; 1st vice president, Keith Webster; 2nd vice president. Miss Ruth Fen- nell; 3rd ace president. Mr. E. R. Crawford; 4th vice president, Mrs. • Snell; secretary. Miss Helen Lane; assistant secretary, Miss G. Hellyer; treasurer, Miss Ruth Thompson; pianist, Mies Anne Govenlock; assis- tant pianist, Miss Mary Barber; press secretary, Miss Edith Hoag; assistant press secretary, 'Mrs. A. Westcott. HOME AND SCHOOL The Home and School. Association will hold their regular monthly meet- ing on Monday afternoon, February : 2nd at 4 p.m. itt the teachers' room of the public school. Rev. Mr. Malcolm of Egnondville will give a talk on "Character Building and Religious - Training for the, Pre -School Age Child." .'Every mother is cordially in- vited to attend this meeting. There will be musical numbers by pupils of: the public school. Welfare Card Party and Dana. St. Patrick's Hall Dublin, Ont... FRIDAY, JANUARY 301h