HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-05-28, Page 1Lord of the worlds, *ith strong eter-
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Hold tis in 'honour, truth and self
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The loyal heart, the constant mind,
The courage to be true,
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WHIO'LE ISERI'ES,' VOL. 53, No. 22.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931.
Phone
Our wide extending Empire hind,
And all the earthrenew,
Thy name'be known through every
zone;
`Lord of the worlds, ,make all the
lands Thin owns
84.
$1 A YEAR
DINNERS and SUPPERS
Regularly
HOT LUNCHES
at all hours
OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES
Prices Reasonable
The Olympia
Confectionery and Restaurant
Cuban Pineapples
ARE BEST for preserving and the
prices were NEVER SO LOW
with us.
largest size, 5 for $1.00
24's, second largest.„ 7 for $1.00
BULK PITTED DATES- Another
lot just arrived ..15c or 2 lbs. 25c
GEM LYE -100% pure. 2 oz. heavier
than usual size. Per tin .....13c
LUX FLAKES. -3 for 25; which is
less than regular wholesale price.
NU -COTE maintains its reputation
as a wonderful finish for furni-
ture, floors, or woodwork. Is al-
most as thin as water and may be
applied with a cloth and dries in
an hour . Per tin 45c, 75c, $1.40
IDEAL CATSUP -Per bottle (re-
puted quarts) 25c
ROCKINGHAM TEA-POTS,
Clearing at 25% discount:
GINGER WAFERS and GINGER
NUTS. -Very choice, lb 30c
ENAMELED WASHBOARDS and
GLASS WASHBOARDS.- 75c
DE LUXE JELLY POWDERS. -
6 for 25c
BLACK TEA SPECIAL. 3 lbs. $1.00
ARISTOCRAT PEAS. --Large, ten-
der, juicy, regular 20c, for 150
Cream for Seaforth Creamery; Eggs
(graded by Mr. R. Aberhart) ta-
ken fn exchange for goods.
F. D. HUTCHISON
Phone Phor Phood
166
INNIS
COAL
QUALITY -SERVICE
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E. L. BOX • 43E
CHURCH CARD.
North Side United Church -Pastor,
Rev. W. P. Lane, B.A.
Sunday, May 31st,
10 a.m.-Sunday School and Bible
Classes.
Public Worship, 11 a,m. and 7 p.m.
conducted by Rev. Arthur Sinclair,
of. Hensall.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
1•Ir. and Mrs. Conrad IJ. Eckert an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Lucy Therese, to Mr. Chas.
P. Sills, Postmaster, Seaforth, the
marriage to take place the latter part
of June.
DECORATION SERVLCE.
The Veterans of Seaforth and vfi-
cinity will hold their annual Decora-
tion Service at 2:30 p.m., Sunday,
June 14th. All ex -service men are
invited to attend, Fall in at Town
Hall at 2 p.m.
WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
The Junior Partners will hold their
annual . meeting in the library on
Thursday, ;June 4th, at 8.30 p.m. Mr,
M Lead, Agricultural Representative,
wil be'resent and willgivean a -
p d
dress• election of officers for the
coming year will be held, and thee
Junior Farmers will try to organize
some spout for -the summer months, .t
YOUNG PEOPLES SIOiCIETY.
• A special business meeting of the
Y.P.S. of North Side United Church
was held on Tuesday evening, May
26th, when several important items
were discussed and earned. It was
decided to discontinue our meetings
for the summer months and to re-
open .in September when we expect
our members to rally in full force.
COMING B'A'CK TO THE LAND.
The reh•abiiitation of many of the
farms along the river road of the
Aux 'Saubles River is quite notice-
able; a number of new dwellings be-
ing erected and old ones are being
refitted, and land that has been waste
for years has been plowed and sown.
The trend is distinctly from the large
cities to the country, the movement
in the part mentioned coming mostly
from the !Windsor -Detroit area.
HOME COMING WEEKS.
Each county in Ontario has been
visited by representatives of the On-
tario > Business Revival Association
which is headed by A. H. '.Wilford, as
general manager, and it is announced
that 38 counties have signified their
intention of oo-operating in the move-
ment. From 'Monday, (June 29th until'
Saturday, September 5th these home
canting weeks will be held. The
week selected for (Huron, 'Bruce and
Perth is July Ii -8.
LIST OF ENUMERATOIRS FOR
1931. CENSUS, HURON SOUTH
Will Work Under Census Commis-
sioner William Consitt of. Hensall
'Hensel) Village- .Robert Higgins.
:I•cICillap 'To.wnship-.James ':Snaith,
David IBoyd','Alonzo Sperling, 'James
:McQuaid.
Clinton Town - Kenneth Carter,
A a Decves, Norman Miller, INtellie
Schoenhals.
!Seaforth iTown•--Art'old IW'estcatt,
J. A. Kerr, James Robertson..
IGoclerich Township -Earl 'Cooper,
Melvin 'Sturdy, John •M,c'Clure, Ken-
neth Taylor, Harry Ford, E. J. Tre-
wartha, •
!Hallett Township -+E, S. :MdBrien,
Bert Beacom, •Bert Brunsdpn, Chas.
Tyner, Mrs, Robert Townsend, Chas.
Nivins,
Exeter Village -Wm. Carling, Bert
Harness.
Us'borne Township - Dan Dew,
Jackson .Wools, W'llliam Frayne,
Hugh Berry.
Stanley Township -Victor Falcon,
er, Goldie Graham, Ed. Chuter, (Chas,
Rathell, 'Fred Watson,
'Tu'ckersnnith Township -B. Gov-
enlocic, James Hays, Ed. Morrison,
Henry Norris, W=illiam J. Slavin,
Kenneth Jackson
;Stephen Township. -)William Bow-
den, Asa Penha'le, Herbert Fahner,
Elsie L. Thompson, Alex. Neeb, Geo,.
:Verner, Verne Sharpe, Hugh Iliad -
gins,
gins, Ezra Webb.
II-Iay Township -Joseph Hudson,
Robert Caldwell, Henry Neeb, Henry
Howald, Theodore Miller, Herbert S.
Wein, Gerald Sreenan.
JOHN 'N•ASH
The death occurred in Vancouver,
B.C., of a former resident of Mc'Kil-
lop, in the person of Mr. John Nash,
eon of the late Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas.
Mash of this township, aged seventy-
five years. He resided here unbil.he
,vent to British Columbia nearly for-
ty years ago, where he was interested
in mining and lumbering. He return-
ed at frequent intervals to his home
in Ontario, where he owned pro-
perty here until recent years, some -
tithes making extended visits, on one
occasion going to the Old Country
and importing a •shipment of horses.
The last visit he made East was five
years ago. For the last nineteen
years he had been a resident of Van-
couver. l'1r. Nash was never married:
He is survived by one brother,Mr.
James Nash, of Seaforth, and three
sisters, Mrs, R. MclRae and Mrs. Tho-
mas Moore of. Vancouver, and Mrs,
Thomas Bunyan, of ;Arthur, Ont. The.
funeral was held from the Roman
Catholic Church in Vancouver on
Friday. Mr. Nash had been 'in fail-
ing health during the past year, but
had been able to be around until seiz-
ed with a heart attack, •from which.
he did not recover.
HO.RSESHIOE COMPETITIONS.
Expectations ate for a most suc-
cessful tournament at Milverton on
June 3rd, starting at 9 a. nt, at the
exhibition grounds, Many inquiries
are pouring in daily. A number of
outstanding 'pitchers who competed
at the Dominion championship games
at the Royal Winter fair have sent in.
their entries,
Messrs. George H, Brady and Geo.
Wiley of Fenwick, the 1929 winners,
will be on hand. Messrs. Fred Has -
burn of Cromarty and J W Milligan,
the champion of the Georgian...Bay
district, are in the pink of condition.
Twenty courts are laid out at the
grounds, allowing 80 players,
'Special classes -Class A doubles
open to all; class B doubles open to
all not successful in class A. Singles
-Open .to all when each player will
he ;given 100 shoes to pitch.
Apple Blossom Time
71 comedy in Three Acts
CA'R.D'N'O'S H•ALL, SEA 'FORTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MAY 28th and 29th
LOVE ' MIRTH ROMANCE
Produced by special Arrangement with Walter H. (Baker & Co., Boston, Mass,
--PRESENTED ' BY -
THE NORTH
SIDE UNITED _CHU CH CHOIR
R
Director -Mabel E. Turnbull
Admission --Adults 40c
CLOSE'S ORCHESTRA
Plan. opens at
Reserved Seats 10c Extra - Children 25c
CURTAIN RISES AT 8:15 P,1I,
Aberhart's Drug Store Saturday, May 23rd, at 9 a. in.
MANLEY.
Mrs. Jerry O'Hara underwent an
operation in St, Joseph's Hospital 'last
week and her many friends wish her
a speedy recovery.
'1Ir. W. Manley shipped his `cattle,
last Tuesday to Toronto . with Mr,
Dolmage's truckand it is to be
hoped that he struck a good market.
lir. W. 5. Welsh is under the wea-
ther with an attack of sciatica a'n'd
his many friends wish hint a speedy
recovery.
TUCKERSMITH.,
The hundredth baby was born at.
Scott Memorial Hospital on :May 16,
and was presented with a gold ring
by the Hospital Board: This lucky
baby is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Mure Chesney.
"Scott :Memorial Hospital" has a
great name,
It's the place where babies get fame,
Their hundredth baby arrived on the
sixteenth of :May,
For "-Marilyn Isabel" it was a lucky
day;
From the Hospital Board she receiv-
ed a gold ring, .
What Could be nicer for the sweet
little thing)
Her mother and daddy are certainly
thrilled,
With deepest appreciation their
hearts are filled.
They hoe the b'a'bies that come tin
'rhe "whirl,"
Will get as good care as their little
girl.
Died from Effects of Burns. -Mr.
Jellies Devereaux of the second con-
cession of Tuckerstnith, died in the
Scott 'Memorial Hospital on Sunday
(horning, May -241bh, from the effects
of `burns received a little over a week
previously. Mr. Devereaux was born
sixty-two years ago, the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devereaux,
and his home was' on the same farm.
all his life. One brother, 'W. J. Dev-
ereaux, and one sister, Miss Helen
Devereaux, both on the h•otnes'tead,
survive him. On the Saturday morn-
ing a week before, Mr. Devereaux,
while lighting ifire to .a pile of brush
at his 'Mame, was enveloped by the
flames when the kerosene can caught
fire, and badly burned before they
were extinguished. He was taken to
the hospital for treatment, but his
burns were so serious that all efforts
proved unavailing. The funeral was
held on Tuesday morning, May 26,
fj(pm his late home, lot 4, concession
an
Tuckerstth, to'St.James' Church,
of which he was a member, and to St.
James' cemetery for interment. Rev.
Father Blonde sang the Requiem
Mass, iThe pallbearers were Messrs.
George Lilley; 'David Gemmell, Mat-
thew 'Haney,
at-thew''Haney, Dan Shanahan, Michael
Murray, John Nigh. The sympathy
of a wide 'oircle of friends is extended
to the bereaved in their hour •of sor-
row.
HARLOCK.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shepherd
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Marshall of near 'Blyth Mon-
day.
Messrs. Jack and Jim M'dEwing.
and Eddie ;Bell visited at the home of
the latter's aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Vodden of, near Londes-
boro, Monday. •
Miss (Beth 'Shobbrook visited Miss
Edythe Beacom Monday.
Misses Vine Knox, Agnes Leiper
and Mr. Robert Leiper, all of Toron-
to, holidayed at their houses here.
'Recently Mr. James 'Leiper had a
well drilled on his farm by Mr, Hop-
per, striking a good spring at the
depth of 100 feet.
Mr, and 11 rs. John ':Knox, and
Eileen of Caledonia, visited at the
homes of Mr. and Mrs. 'Isaac Rap-
son, also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knox,
Monday.
.lir. and airs. A. W. McEwing and
Helen visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Armstrong, of Grey, on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. !David Reid and fam-
ily visited atthe • he home of :'Ir.
and
_:Mrs William Rogerson of near
Bruce'fleld, Sunday.
'Messrs. Arthur and Walter Bew-
ley, frott,ii.near 'Walton, visited at the
hone of 'Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vod-
den over the week mid and holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. IJanres Scott of Tdr-
onto, accompanied by Mn. Janes
Armstrong, ,motored up on Sunday,
spending part 01 Sunday at the home
r in ;in hat.
f the f n mother \
0 o mer's V'
g
On -ldonday a family reunion was
held at the home of 1Ir. and Mrs,
Simon MdVittie, all the family 'being
present, also Mrs. John ,Fairscr'vi,ce
and children of Blyth. A very pleas-
ant afternoon was spent in fishing
and playing ball. 10' and 'Mrs. Scott,.
also called at the home of Mr. and
1!rs. Nelson Lear .and -Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Watt while hone, returning ito
Toronto on Tuesday morning.
'Mr. and ':Mrs. IJ'arnes Watt and Mas-'
ter Owen, of Toronto, spent the holi-
days visiting, Saturday, at the home)
of :l.t.' and Mrs. George Watt; Sun-
day, at the houses of Mr, and Mrs.
Leo Watt, and Mr. and Mrs. 'Charles
Parsons. , lMr, anti Mrs. Watt made
their stopping place at the home 011
the fornter's parents, .Mr. and Mrs,
James Watt, Blyth. II
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NEW CHINA
at Spacial Low Prices
We have been fortunate in securing
a few . special China Sets at prices
. that are very much reduced. Cheaper
in fact than pre-war prices.
43 piece Dinner Set, complete, for 6,
good quality French, 4 ■ pc
dinner ware at , ..
The Set
23 piece Tea Sets, very pretty designs,
real china 2.75
good quality, at
'These are reduced in price to very
much below present values, and are
new designs, very pretty shapes and
the quality is surprisingly good.
Fred S. Savauge
JEWELER & OPTOMETRIST
Opposite Post Office.
Seaforth. •
Phones 194.
WATCH REPAIRING
Res. 10.
2.4
ST. COLUMBAN.
Miss Margaret' McQuaid of !Strat-
ford spent the week end with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
McQuaid,
Mr. and Mrs, Leo iEvans and fam-
ily of Stratford, spent the holiday
with Mrs. Terry Stapleton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Delaney and fa-
mily were in Chatham on Sunday,
•\'Ir. hark Miles, Jr., .of Crosshill,
visited his parents here recently.
Mr. Thomas McQuaid has return-
ed to his school in Windsor,
Messrs. 'James Lane of Brantford
and Basil Lane of Toronto spent the
holiday with their mother, Ctrs. John
Lane.
'Mr. and Mrs. iGordon Wilson and
fancily and Mr. Wni. Heffernan. Sr. of
Guelph called on friends here over the
holiday.
WINTHROP.
Mr. add Mrs, Jim. Armstrong and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson of Lon-
don spent Sunady with Mr, and Mrs.
Fergus Bullard.
Mn, Neb. Govenloc'k of Watertford
called on friends in the village on
Monday.
Mr, and Mrs, Irvin Trewartha and
Mr, and Mrs. William Trewartha
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Trewartha of Clinton,
Mr. John Bullard spent the holi-
day with his daughter, Mrs. Harold
Smalldon of Walton.
Miss Edith Ennis of Walton spent
the week -end with Miss Margaret
Montgomery.
Mr, and 'Mrs. Harry Hart and lit-
tle son of Seaforth spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Lon.
Spading.
Miss Margaret Cuthill spent last
week with 1'Ir. and Mrs. Adan Dodds
of Listowel,
HILLSIGREEN.
Mr. R. Keith Love delivered a very
fine seriuon to a large congregation
in the Hillsgreen United Church of
Sunday afternoon. After the ser-
vice Mr. Jas. B.h'lcLean read an ad-
dress as follows: To Mr. Keith Love,
- Tite Congregations of Hillsgreeit
and Kippen consider it a great honour
to have a young man from their midst
go into the ministry of the United
Church of Canada, so the sessions of
both congregations felt they would
like to tell you how much pleasure
it' has afforded us to follow you in
your work up to graduation. We are
glad you were able to vain the "San-
ford Gold Medal." You have done
splendid work throughout your .col-
lege course. . We arc glad when a
young man of your calibre takes the
ministry as your llife work. To -day,
as never before the church needs
men of 'Christ -like character to help
salve of ve the problems with which it is
confronted, The ministry will chal-
lenge the best in a young man and
there may be many difficulties to
face and obstacles to overcome but
we pray that God will bless you and
give your courage and wisclon,
strength of body and of mind to do
the work He has planned' for you to
dd. We enjoyed your message to-
day and feed you will make good
wherever your lot is cast. As a
token of our affection and our good
wishes in the work you are under-
taking. our sessions wish you to ac-
cept ,this Hyniiiary as a reminder of
our continued interest in you. Signed
on behalf of the. 'Sessions of Hills -
green and Kippen, Rev. R. R. Con-
ner, J. B. McLean, D. Ft Anderson.
Mr, Love then thanked thein for
their kind wisher and gift:
Mr. and Mrs. jas. Love and fam-
ily spent a day recently with friends
in and around Centralia.
Miss Mary Hagan of London s'pent
the week -end with her mother, Mrs..
Anne Hagan. -
Misses Annie and Agnes Cochrane•
of Clinton spent it few days with :tehir
sisters, Mrs, H. Fuss and Mrs. J. G..
Forrest.
Miss Lettie Love of London Nor-
mal spent the holiday at the home of
her parents, :Mr. and Mrs. W. Love.
Mrs. L. Troyer spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Coleman of
near 'Seaforth.
Mr. Lawrence Brightmore of Lon-
don spent the week -end at the home.
of Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Cochrane.
Mrs.. , J, .Cochrane s'pen't the. -'week=
end with friends in Goderich. •
Mr. and Mrs. Attired. Reichert cele-
brated their 25th anniversary of their
'wedding on Friday might.
Mrs, E, Sheffer of Hensall called
on friends in this vicinity recently.
The Y.P. Anniversary of the 'Hills-
gereen United Church will be held on
Sunday evening, June 14th at 7:30..
Rev. Mr. Stewart of Staffa will con --
duct the service. The afternoon ser-
vice will be withdrawn on that day.
HT'BBERT,
Township Coundl,-The members'
of Hibbert .council met at Staffa
township hall on Monday, May 25th,
far Court of Re4•ision of the Assess-
ment Rall and General Business. As-
sessment of lot 24, can, 3, was reduc-
ed from $3,200 to $2;700. Assessment:
of Pat 4, con. 6, Maxwell Gray, reduc-
ed frown $5,400 to $5,200. Assessment':
of Patrick 'Feeney, Sr., $12850 to re-
main unchanged. The following no
tices of transferrence of asse's'sment
were allowed: Erz dot 18, SW pt. 17;
concession 1, to Edward Cummings;
N pt. 25, concession 1, front John
Hillebree'ht to David McConnell; lot
18, concession 2, from Jloseph Dillon
to Agricultural 'Development Board;
lot 16, concession 2, from Mrs, Nora
Maloney to !Patrick Maloney; lot 15, .
concession. 5, from James _M'albneV to'
Charles Scherharth; W rd 1; E 3rd'
2, concession 7, front Albert Norman.
to Thomas Fender; Cromarty chop-
ping mall, from G. G. Wilson, to Er-
nest Allen; lot 1'6, con; r0, from Sam-
uel +Gill to iAlbert •'Norman; lo't • 10, •
con. 8, from George Kerslake to Thos.
Kemp Estate; lot 29, con a; from
Mary Jordan to Charles E. V\Tilliams.
lot 29, con. 6, from Mary Jordan to?
James Young; lot 9, con,. 12, from
Glatlanan & Staubury to John M.
Bell; lot 3, con. 9, front Jahn G. Roy
to Percy Parsons. The following-
were released from dog tax: Fred
Winslow, Cecil Bowman, Patrick •
Jordan, Frank )Moore, 1ATm. ,:Fawcett, .
Joseph Hickey, and Robert 'Coleman,
Court of revisaou ad'jourtred until
'Monday, June 811, at township hall.
The clerk read a communication from •
The Municipal World stating that the
dog tax belonged to the General'
Funds and could not be refunded to
Police Vill'age of Dublin account.
The .tax collector received definite in-
structions to seize all ratepayers in
arrears of taxes if necessary, The
South Boundary and West 'Bound-
ary road statements were submitted'
and 'ordered' to be paid. General or-
ders, $72.15 and boundary accounts,.
$3.16:23 •w•cro, issued, ,The meeting ad-
journed until Monday, June 8 at 10'
amt. when tenders will be recefivect for
a bridge to be constructed one-quar-•
ter utile west of Sta1Fa, plans' and'
specifications of w1ticlt may be seen
I at the Clerk's office.. •
Mrs. Kathleen Feeney, Clerk