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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-05-21, Page 2PAGE TWO' THE SE,2FORTH NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931. HALF HOLIDAY TROUBLES The Wednesday half holiday is not haying a very good start in Clinton. Several of the merchants wished to have the holiday from May to Sep- tember inclusive, others would not consent to close during May and September and still' others wished only , to have the holiday during July and Augntst, But only a very few of those who had agreed to close this mon't'h did so. It would be much .het - ter if some agreernent could be reach- , ed amongst the businessmen so- that -there would be uniformity of action.— Clinton ction—Clinton News Record. No uniformity in the observance of the Wednesday half holiday in Gade-. rich ,seetts probable. The dry goods, men's wear, boot and shoe, jewellery stores 'and barbers are closed, and grocers, hardware men, butchers and druggists in Goderich are keeping open.-'Goderich Star. HURON NEWS. Engagement.—Dr, and. Mrs. W. J. Brown of Woodstock announce the engagement of their 'daughter, May •.Bernice, to Mr. John (Harley Craw- ford, of +Wingham, son of Mr. Wnd Mrs. J. '1'. 'Crawford of 'Brampton, Appointment.—IHerber't Karl Kalb- fleiech of Zurich has be -en ap•poin.ted full time instructor in German at the University of Western Ontario, and will become a member of the faculty et the opening of the term neat Sep- tember, Mr. Kalbfleis'ch Obtained his secondary education in Huron Coun- ty and graduated from Waterloo Col- lege in 1928. Memorial Window.—The memorial window donated by Mr. Arthur W. Curzon to St. George's Church, God- erich, has arrived from Exeter, Eng- land. It is being erected in the b'ap tidtry during the present week, and is a piece of exquisite workmanship. 3lte memorial baptistry, font and window- will be dedicated by His Grace the Archbishop of Huron when he visits Goderich for confirmation at the end of June. Diamond Wedding.—Mr. and Mr's. Thomas Johnson of Zurich celebrated their sixtieth anniversary of their wedding on Monday, May Iith. A presentation was • made by their fatn- ily of four daughters. Mr. Johnson is 35 years of age and Mrs. Johnson eighty-two, They were married in New Hamburg Lutheran Church and have lived in Zurich most of their fives. Mr. Johnson has been in the woolen business and furniture busi- ness and for nineteen years was treas- urer of Hay Township. Mr, and Mrs. Johnson are both enjoying good health. Samuel Geiger.—Mr. Moses Geiger of Zurich received word that his son, Mr, Samuel Geiger of Naicam, Sask., had passed away on Saturday, May 9th after an illness of two months, in his 49th year. It is. about 25 years since he went west to conduct a gen- eral store at Semans, Sask., which he recently sold. Surviving him is his widow in the west and an adopted daughter; his father in Zurich, three brothers, Rev. Roy M. Geiger of Preston; Roland and Josiah of Zur- ich; also two sisters, Mrs. E. Mc- Sfurtrie of Semans, Sask., and Mrs,. E. Blake Horner of the 14th conces- sion of Hay. • Young Lad Hurt ---Harold Went- zell, fire -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Wentzell of Somerville, Mass., who were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breen on the Huron Road near Goderich, had a narrow escape front serious injury or even death when he fell out of an automo- bile travelling twenty-five to thirty wiles an hour on the Huron Road, just coming into Goderich. He was badly cut and bleeding when he was rushed to the sfdicc -:d Dr. Harald Taylor. Concussion was feared, but the lad was quite ill the night after the mishap. Mrs. Henry Breen and Mrs. Wentzell, the boy's mother, were in the front seat, with Harold and his young cousin in the rear, In some manner Harold, in fooling with the door handle, opened the door. In trying to close it against the breeze he was pulled out, alighting alt the shnnlder of the road. The other lad screamed and the car was 'stopped within fifty yards. The boy was found to be bleeding profusely from head and face abrasions received when he alighted on the back of his head on the gravel, It is considered extremely fortunate that he escaped store serious injury. No premium but quality has ) ever been given with Salada 1! TEA Wrests from the gardens' IK - as he suddenly sank and when the boat 'reac'hed the spot, he could, not be found. Besides his widow, who was Miss Myrtle McLeod, eldest daughter of Mrs. Adelaide and the late John McLeod of this village, he is survived by one son William, and an adopted son Frank. A stone wall is being built north' of the Bayfield bridge on the west side of the road to prevent theap- proach to the bridge from being washed dawn. I•t had already •com- menced to slip under the foot -bridge. The work is under the supervision of George. Lindsay. Rev. and ,Mrs R. H. Fortesque Gairdner and daughter Betty of Washington, Pa., came on Monday to be .present for the funeral of the form- er's brother, and are spending a few days with Mr. J. T. Gairdner. The Rev. James Charles Gairdner, son of the late. Mr. and Mrs. Jiames Gaird- ner, prominent pioneer family of Bayfield, died at the family residence in Bayfield on !Sunday, May 10th. Mr. Gairdner was a graduate of Seabury College, Fairbault, Minn., and Nash- otah House, Nashotah, Wis. He held Anglican charged in St. James' Church, Chicago; Grace Church, Hol- land, Mich.; St. James' Church, Buf- falo, and St. Jam-e's' Church, Roches- ter, N.Y., resigning the last charge a few years ago awing to ill -health. The funeral was held on Tuesday af- ternoon in charge of R'ev. F. H. Paull, of Trinity Church, Bayfield, and at the commital service at the grave was assisted by a brother, the Rev. R. H. Fortesque Gairdner..Sureiving are his wile, Myna Galusha Gairdner, and three brothers, Rev. R. H. Fortesque Gairdner, rector of Trinity Church, Washington, Pa., Dr. T. M. Gairdner of Waco, Neb., and John T. Gairdner of Bayffield. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereav- ed ones. Mrs. Catherine Brandon has return- ed home Tuesady night after having spent thee winter with relatives in Belgrave. Mr. and Mrs. W: S. Wightman of Detroit who have spot the winter in California, spent a short time at their cottage. BAYFIELD. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs, Charles Crawford and fancily in the death of her husband who was drown- ed on May 5 in the harbor at Toledo, Ohio. The late Charles Crawford was a partner in a supply boat on which he was working when the accident occurred. It is not known haw he came to, fall off the 'boat but his cries for help we0e heard and he was seen to he swimming toward the bridge over the .Maumee River. His cousin immediately set out to rescue him 'but it is thought that he took a crampt Te'dbal'l as 'superintendent. Mr. T. Marshall, provincial engineer of the London district, representing the de- partment of highways in the case, stated that under ;the Present policy of the department 'of highways lite conwctl would not be permitted to make a political football of the road superintendent's position. the Presbytery. While they would be, s'ini`eerely sorry to sever their present relationship with him, they felt that he would be able to do a great work in Toronto. The ' call having been placed in the hands of Me.. Mc Dermid, he reviewed the situation as affecting 'both- congregatipns and him- self and family, and, although with re- luctance to leave Knox Church, intim- ated his desire to accep't the call. On motion of Mr. F. G. Weir, seconded by Rev. W. T. Goodwill, translattiott w.as granted. Rev. C. E, D.ougan, of Clinton, was appointed interian mode- rator of the session of Knox Church, ivith instructions to declarethe pul- pit vacant on Sunday, May 24. Pres- bytery received Smith's Hall congre- gation, Rev. T. W. Goodwill of Blyth and Auburn being appointed interim moderator. Rev. J. B. Rhodes, ( Rev. C. E. Dottgan and • F. G. Weir were appointed a commission on boun- daries, to confer with a similar com- mission from .the Presbytery of Mait- land as to the re -arrangement of the congregations of Blyth, Belgrave, Auburn, Smith's Hill and Dungan- attn. Presbytery will hold its next regular meeting in September at Sea - forth: BRUSSELS t PRESBYTERY OF HURON. The Presbytery o'f Huron 'net in Goderich last week, when the call of St. Paul's Church, in Toronto, to the Rev. R. C. McDertnid,) minister of Knox Church. in Goderich, was the chief business before the court, Rev. J. B. Rhodes of Exeter, moderator of the Presbytery, presided. Rev. Peter Taylor of Toronto addressed the Presbytery in support of the call as commissioner from the Presbytery of Toronto. He stated that St, Paul's Church was situated in what had he - came one of the most densely popul- ated districts of Toronto. It was tot. a wealthy congregation, but it was a live, vital organization -and offered a splendid opportunity for service. It was a beautiful church, with a fine Sabbath school equipment. The cal: to Mr. McDermid was signed by 720 members of a total membership of S12 and by thirty-five adherents, The court was addressed in behalf of the congregation of Knox Church by \L•s. Albert Taylor, representing the choir; ,frs. George MacDonald for the women's organizations 01 the. church 31r. C. K. Saunders for the Sabbath school; Mr, George Schafer for the board of managers and St. Andrew's Club; \1r. H. J. A. Mac - Ewan and Dr. A. C. Hunter for the. session, and Mr. S. D. Croft for the budget committee. All spoke in terns of warm appreciation of Mr. MODermid's work and Worth, ex- pressing for themselves, for the con- gregation of ,Knox Church and for the people of Goderich generally the deep regret feit at the prospect of his re- moval frottn town, There were also words of appreciation for Mrs. Mc- Dertnid as a wise and sympathetic. counsellor, The women's organiza- tions of the church were represented by Mrs. Dunlop for the Arthur Circle; Mrs, Alex. Smith for the C. G. J. T.; Mrs H. K. Revell for the MacGilli- vray Mission Band and Mrs, Murdoch Macdonald for the Ladies' Aid. Mrs, George 'MacDonald, who represented the W. M. S., was chosen as spokes- man for all the women's organize - tions. The anoderator spoke of the high esteem in which Mr. McDermid vas held by the members of Presby- tery and the various congregations of, ,Miss Kate Deadman, R.N., of To- ronto, is visiting at the parental home here. do the ,results of Queens University examinations, W. J. 'Henderson, son of W. J. Henderson, reeve of Morris, secured his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. He was also awarded a medal in physics and a resident $37'5 scholarship in Art Research. Mr. Henderson was a brilliant student and won distinction in his studies. Miss O. Robinson, nurse -in -train- ing at Wingluam Hospital, visited Miss Ina Cunningham, RIN. Mrs. Dan MoTavish has been on the sick list. Her matey friends hope for her early recovery. Seventy-five head of stockers were sold to Philip Arent by local drov- ers, Cooper and Hainstock, Fortiw-ich.. Mr. Assent has 600 acres of pasture land. Miss Myrtle Carter had her tonsils removed at Seaforth hospital. Miss Ina Cunningham, R.N., Brussels, was in attendance. Miss Ella Kerr, daughter of Mr,' and Mrs. George Kerr, graduated front Clinton hospital on Thursday. Tile executive of the East Huron Women's Institute met in the library \V'ednesdray afternoon and arranged for the 29th annual meeting to be .held in the Forrester's Hall, Bluevale, on Tuesday, June 9. FACETS LIQUOR CHARGE Seth' May, Maine Federal Prohibi- tion Director, !announced that Robert OtSltaughttessy,' Canadian' immigra- tion official, was arrested. in Danforth charged with selling and uplawfu'll'y possessing liquor. May said 'O'Shaughnessy, while wearing his uniform ,had sold a quart - of liquor to a Federal prohibition ag- ent. - lO1S'haughtiessy made nightly tuns on the railway between McAdam Junction, NJB,, and D'anionth, Maine. He had been under suspicion for eight years, but authorities had been unable to obtain evidence, CRED'ITON. Albert Wolf, Crediton truck driver, is suing the Canadian National Rail- ways for $1500 damages for injuries which he received in an accident' at Centralia on April 3rd, 1930, The case is being tried in the not -jury spring assizes in London this week, In his statement of claim Mr. Wolf says -he was standing at the Centralia railway station when a north -bound Huron nd Bruce train struck a truck which was standing on the tracks and sent it crashing into the plaintiff. The rai:way deities any negligence on their part or the part of their agents and claims the accident was causes.( through the negligence of a third party over whom they had no con- trol, or by negligence on the part of - the plaintiff himself, Carling and Morley of Exeter are acting for Mr. Wolf while A. G. :McDonald is rep- resenting the railway GRAND BEND. The Bosanquet Township Council is in a rather difficult position having two municipal road superintendents, neither of whom has full authority to act. At the last meeting of the council the resignation of Mr. E. M, Lester, who was appointed toad sup- erintendent at the January meeting, was asked, .14r. N. Sitter, Reeve of the township, stated that thisaction was taken because of thefailure of Mr, Lester to co-operate with the township advisory hoard and the 13osanquet council. At the same meet- ing a by-law was read and confirmed, appointing lir. Robert Tedbali to the position of road superinteticlent. Act- ing on the advice of a representative of the 'Ontario Department of High ways, Mr. Lester refused to tender Itis resignation and until this is done the department will not recognize Mr, One Needn't Lose Them "Friendships for Sale"—that is the sign people virtually hang, out who allow the•mseIves to get out of touch with their !friends. !Partings—dis- tance-needn't matter. N'owadays it's a simple thing to retain friends, near or far. By using (Long !Distance the old intimacy is never lost. FAMOUS ACTOR DEAD David Belasco, dean of the Ameri- can theatre; 'died on Thursday in his suite at the ITotel Gladstone; New York City. He was 717 on''July 25, and had been in ill -health for some -time.' Ile produced more than. 300 plays,, more than 100 of which he wrote hits— self. His life .was a romance of the theatre. He rose from (Tumble posts ate call boy, bill poster, aced scene painter to a place of eminence in the producing world, DRESS CLOTHES. JOKE BOUNCES BACK. !Admission that he stole' a suit Of full dress clothes while committing a series of shopbreakings in Hamil- ton and after hearing the Magistrate's jocular remark anent street walkers being technical vagrants unless in evening .clothes was made by Robert Jackson, aged 25, in the Hamilton police court after pleading guilty to five 'charges of sItopbreaking and theft. Jackson was the young man whose vagrancy ease drew' the remark from ,he bench on March 12th. He was arrested again in May with two ac- complices, by the police detectives, "Wasn't it you who was here some weeks ago in connection with the dres-s suits?" asked Crown Counsel Harry 'Hazel(. "Yes, sir," answered the accused. ' "And didn't you'talce a suit of dress clothed from Slack's store after that?" "I didn'•t know at the time that I was taking dress clothes, but I found out later I had," admitted the pris- oner. "You got the suit so y ow would be free to wander around after 10 o'clock at night?", The man did not answer. "He has a sense of humor anyway," the Crown said to the Magistrate. "More sense of (Tumor than some. of the newspapers," returned the court. Two other men also pleaded guilty to the crimes. All were remanded for sentence. TO P,AY WITH HIS LIFE. John Brociceushire, Windsor youth. was found guilty on Wednesday by. a jury of murdering P.C. Roy Mc- Quillin, ,and sentenced .to hang by Mr. Justice Wrigbit on August 14, next. Oans!tabie MclQui'llin was a former Whitechurch hoy. "I guess I'll have to take ill" was, all Brockenshi•re said to, Rev. T. H. Bartlett who saw him a fe'w moments later in the court cells. . (Harry Clarkson., his Windsor com- panion, was acquitted on the charge of murder_ by the shine jury. •]Ile was arrested as he, stepped from the dock on a warrant charging liitn with car- rying concealed arms, being a menace to public peace. . ESKIMOS NOW USINd PLANES! The dog and sled are.,teo longer the mode of transportation for the Es- kimo fur trapper. That worthy now has gone modern and uses an air- plane to transact his business. Eskimos' have found that they can. reiceive better prices for their furs in. Edmonton and other large cities in Canada than by selling them to visit - lag traders. So they are now hiring airplanes to ship their wares into the 'cities. The average cost of renting a plane is about $375, but this trans- portation has aided several trappers who have netted between $25,000 and $40.000 for their furs this year 'where- as their returns sold direct to traders have averaged about two-thirds that amount. TO STOP AIRSHIP ACTIVITY. Making his long awaited statement on the future airship policy, of Great Britain, Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- Donald indicated in the House of Commons that Britain's airship ac- tivities would be confined largely to scientific research. The R-100 -wilt be retained without alterations as a ship for experimental purposes and the base at Cardington will be kept up on a research basis. The mooring masts established at St. Hubert Airport, near Montreal; at Ismailia,. Egypt, and Karachi, India, will be retained subject to the assent, so far as the St. Hubert utast was concerned. of the Canadian Govern- ment 'Prince Minister MacDonald said that the masts had been completed at the expense of Great Britain., . NEARTHE TOP OF TH E WORLD _,_s An Alaskan cruise guarantees' you new sights, new experi- ences and a glorious. ly different holiday. Reduced rail fares NOWwithstop over privileges at Jasper National Park and Minaki. Full details and illus. Crated booklet from any agent of Canadian National Railways. T-10 CANADIAN LSA T I .y':, NTA N ItaIL Ai'S DECLARES WAR ON OROWS Manitoba has declared war ort the cawing crow. The Provincial 'Game Commission has decided to organize crow -shooting parties. During the summer members of .the commission will journey forth to destroy the rau- cous crier. Lecturer (in loud voice). "I venture to assent there isn't a man in this audience who has ever done anything to prevent the destruction of our vast forests." Man in audience (timidly) "I've shot woodpeckers." He had just asked her to marry him and she had murmured "yes." "Jack, dear," she ventured, after a long silence, ''am I the only girl— The young man's arms tightened about her. —"Joan," he interrupted, fiercely, "don't ask me whether you are the only girl I ever loved. You know it as well as I do." "That wasn't what I was going .to say, Jack," she answered, "I was go- ing to ask you if I were the only girl who would have you." 1 "WHATEVER WILL I DO? } Jimmy sad: been ailing for a couple of days:..: but she didn't think, k was serious = till this afternoon .. she called the. doctor ... hospital tomorro* ... just a minor operation, but it couldn't wait. Whatever would she do ? She must be with , Jimmy Evening rates on "Any . . , but there' was the babyto . If mother were only one" (station -to -station)' calls begin at 7 p.m. there ... but a letter couldn't reach mother till late !sight rates begin at 8.30 tomorrow. p.m. Just give "Long Distance" the number you want --it speeds up the service. Then she thought of the telephone. In two minutes she was speaking to her mother. Yes, she could catch the evening train—would be there at 8 in the morning. What a relief! Now she could go about her prepara- tions for the morrow. The telephone bad made everything easy. And the cost of the call had been less than a dollar.