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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1945-11-08, Page 4THE SEAFORTU NEWS I"nil s1 ,11 1' 'I if NI WS 1'ubh..he,,. mawdon U v.., McKILLOP • i A reception was held in the hall :at Winthrop for the newlyweds, Mr. WALTON cud Mrs, Ellwood Storey on Nov, 1st when they wore presented with d' Glat kLe eminx — ' purse of money. Arthur Anderson A later w'''1(1 1"g "'as ar ienulirecl at read the address and Nelson Me - the hone, of Mr,. and Mrs. 'Phomas Clore made the presentation. Ell - Leeming, 14eKillp '1'p. on Thursday; wood made .a ,fitting reply thanking Noy. 1, et. noon,, when their only the friends for their kindness. Local daughter :Kathleen Elizabeth, became talent supplied music for dancing. the brute of James 'Wesley Clark, „Dear Dorothy and E1liVeod: We are only sort of Mr. and Mrs. ale• Claris gathered here this evening just to Hazlewood Walton. Rev, R. G. alewood of• sit and talk awhile, and to wear a fi rated. The young couple were un- little leather orf our soles and to Chorus, , Toplayed strains of the Harlon give congratulations on this happy Chores, bride by Mrs, R. C. > living occasion ere our social evening wood, the bride entered the livumg' clralws to a close. We know Dorothy room on tate arm of her Father. She you've. had trouble trying to get wore a gown of powder blue crepe You've a double, for we know that and e head dress of oesoge blossoms p Mich her mother had worn on her Ellwood sailed the e seve to hseas,ave agnd e, c.: is we•rlditig day, She carried a bouquet as ea�cjilportehe comes to, but you've of white and mauve 'mums and fern, in and her only ornament was a gold finally brought poor EllWobd the s brooch, which had belonged to. her knees. Now; Elwood,. y grandmother. The wedding dinner looking forliatgil to do youurtaook- w•as served by Miss Irene . Snyder; ing, for. a le auto Dorothy will cousin of the bride. For travelling. co fields. Weet are leasing table, and the bride wore a brown crepe dressbe ableto p trimmed with braid, a brown ehester- to sew and knit and mend, aicook ok field coat and hat to match . The Four meals. Together yon've groom's gift to the bride was a chest working and we hope haae was h Walton.of silver. The young couple will re. shirking Heath the starlight side on the groom's farm at Walton. moonlight of Delhi; with violin the y Rev. R. G. Hazlewood attended the did your wooing while she sat be - luncheon given by the Moderato' of side you cooing, and the . breezes the United Church in I,00(10i on Mon- through the trees sang lullaby. 90, and also the 'meetings, We are sorry day, uct. in the altenm0011 and evening which were hold i the Metropolitan United Church. Mr; Wm. Bolton, Rochester, N.Y., ri you are leaving, bu there fe no use in grieving, for we know the best of friends must part. And there are these among us would really raise a rumpus if we with relatives. didn't have our smokes close to Mrs. .1. Me''ittie, Hullett.at time our heart. As a sign of our good home of 1Ir. and Mrs, Duncan J011ll- -VAeswe hope this will buy, some stop and Mrs. Norman Johristcn, her dishes or some thing to put in that P tither. Home of yours. We know you will be happy and never will be snappy \'(r. rad Mrs. J. (,lurnlmward of.. London. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson last week end. Mr. Geo. Little and+l party of hunt- ers left lust Saturday Tor Northern Ontaio, where they expect to eujoY'. a holiday hunting, Mr. and Mrs, Query aC Loudon were at Own: cottage on Saturday. Mrs, J. 1V. Jewett, who spent. the summer at tile l'ar'k, lots moved over to her haute on Main St: for the winter. Mr. Glenn Brandon was one o1 the lucky ones to bag several wild geese this week. it is many years since such quantities passed over the village. 1Vir. and Mrs, E. A. Westlake are visiting friends in St, Thomas, - Miss Ronshall, who bas been a guest of Mrs. Carr• -Harris, left for. her home in Windsor on, Sunday. Report of C. W. L. Convention at Windsor Miss Alice Daly of Seaforth is Elecfed Secretary of Dio- cesan Organization Diocese, read by 80 year old Mrs Josephine Dunn of Wallaceburg IVionseigneur A, Maloney, vicar general was guest speaker. He said that women must rnodel then' lives after Mary, the Model Mother. Mrs. Josephine Dunn,. Wallaeebur'g,' andMMrs. Edward Lyons, Windsor, were presented with honotuy life mem- be'r'ships. President, Mrs. Janes Freeman was presented with a life membership. Thursday morning session of the convention opened with prayer and roll call, Miss Loretto Reynolds, con- vener for Junior sub -divisions and publicity, gave her report, stating there. are now 1511 members. Mrs. Mel Walters, Loudon, appointed con- vener of resolutions committee, read the national resolution, since no 1io•' cosan resolution had been submitted. Rev. G. D. Blollclie was the guest speaker at the noon luncheon at the Prince Edward Hotel. Father Illmmdie stated that obedience should be taught in the home, the proper re pest forauthority, aunt ellcugh inde- pendence to allow your children to stand on their own feet. Tlu'ee prize.: winning contest essays were read by pupils from St. Clare's High School, Windsor, following the luncheon, the topic being "What I expect to gain from my Catholic Education," Election of the diocesan officers marked the Thursday afternoon ses- sion of the convention when the fol- lowing officers were elected: Presid- ent, Mm's, P. M. Dewan, Ingersoll; past president, Mrs. James Freeman, Riv- erside.; -first vice president, Mrs.''J. R. Saigeon, Sarnia; second vice pres- ident, Mrs. J. .7. McClafferty, •Lon- don; this'd vice president, Mrs. Call E. Shea, Chatham; secretary, Miss Alice Daly, Seaforth; treasurer, Mm's. J. A. Horrocks, Windsor; counsellors, Mrs,. C. Clark, La Salette, Mrs.. NNorbertCasey, St. Thomas, Mrs. D. J. 14Iah oney, West Monkton; hiss Loretto Reynolds, Windsor Mrs, 14Ie1 Walt- ers. London, and Mrs. H. J. Payette, Chatham. 114. B. Combe Passes Colonel Hugh Barry. Combe' die at his residence in Clinton at the age of eighty-one years. A son o the late James H. Combe and Agnes Barry Combe, he was born in Clin- ton, September 23, 1864,and .had . lived here all.his life, He received his education in the Clinton public and high schools and the Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto, and became his father's assistant in the first drug store in Clinton. After his father's death, he carried on the business for a number of years. Dis- posing of the drug. business, he ,be- came interested in hoisery manu- facturing and was for the Past forty years president and a large stock- holder in the ClintonKnittingcomp- any. In 1881, at the age of sixteen years, he joined the Huron Battalion as bugler and continued his .connec- tion with the unit with advancing rank. After World War 1, he was made honorary colonel of the Huron - Middlesex Battalion, In World War 1, he was appointed 0.C. of the Report of the Diocesan eonveution of the Catholic Women's League of •Canada held in St. Alphonsus Hall, at Windsor, on October 16, 17 and 18, During the afternoon of Oct. 18th, reports were `heard froom many of the sub -divisions. After billeting and reg- istration, supper was served in .Sty Aiphonsus Hall' at 5 p.m., with the 'Windsor committee as hostesses. The formal opening of tile conven- tion took place et 5.15 P.m. with MS's, Janes 1lorrocks, chairman of the Windsor committee, Presiding Mrs, Hayracks Haid tribute to the energetic members of the League, wlio Have BRUCEFIELD when those little feet conte run- passed to. their eternal reword. s in the nin t0 the door. Signed on behalf Addresses of welcome -were given Mr, Jack Mustard who ',vas g , by the Rev. J. I, Ducharnme, who force arrived home last week, of friends and neighbors'of �'1c' �., o Arthur J. ail A. Iillop. ' spoke in French; .lay h I' Mrs. A. Mustard 5r with their are visiting sister, Mrs. Montgomery, in Tiver ton. Toronto called Mr Tod Eckel of' on hi. Brumefield friends' last week. l • to Dr. Carman I3, Haugh of Poo visited with Ills parents and brother and family o11 Sunday., I, A,C. Jesse Freeman of Toronto spent a few days with friends here. Mrs. Clifford Mance and daughter MTS. John Reynold of London visit- ed with their aunt, Mrs. Jas. Berry, on Monday. and 175. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Kirk and Mrs. Carman Hunter of Fair Grove. Michigan, visited at the home of their rousins, W. and C. Haugh's and bir. R. Allan's, on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. George Swan re- turned home on Saturday after two weeks' vacation. 5x & 3x Shingles Electric Fencers, Fel Fence Wire, Cedar and Steel Fence Posts Gates Grass Seed, Seed Corn, Garden Seeds Fertilizer, Ceresan CO - OP FEEDS Chickstarter Pigstarter Growmash Hog Grower Laymash. Sow ration Hatchmash Dairy ration WESTERN GRAIN AND CHOP Finns Minerals & Tonics Reduced now, Rex Wheat Germ Oil Universal Milkers & Parts Seaforth Farmers Co-operative Phone 9 Spence's Produce GOVERNMENT REGISTERED EGG GRADiNG STATION Highest -Cash Prices pard for Eggs and Poultry Phone 170-W, Seaforth Leather Rough Wear Knee & Elbow Patches 25c Pr, Canvas Blankets Waterproofed AT JACK'S REPAIR KIPPEN Dir. and 1lrs. Archie Parsons and family visited friends near St. Mai'ys 011 Sunday. Mrs.- Dinsdale and Miss Mabel Whiteman have returned froom a pleasant visit with relatives in Ohio and Michigan. f Mr. and Mrs. Allan holler• o Chiselhurst visited on Sunday with 'Ir. and Mrs. W. Horney. Mr. and firs. Joseph Linden and Verna visited one day last week with .lir. and Mrs. Archie Parsons. Mr, and Mrs. Duncan Drummond of Ailsa Craig visited on Tuesday of last week with ide. and Mrs. W. Horney and attended Mrs. Edgar Butt's sale. CEMETERY MEMORIALS Large Stock of Modern Memorials on display . at our Seaforth Showrooms For the convenience of our Patrons office will be open on JSDOpen by appointment at any other time. See Dr. Harburn, next door Cunningharn & Pryde Gunton - Exeter Seaforth Phone 41, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada' Assures Security for over One Million Partners . H. R. L1e; G, GODERICH District Agent Rennie, and Mr, Oscar Peir•inloltx. The Very Rev. Dean Langlois in his (address stressed the importance and timeliness of the cnniirlitte.e thence, utenely, - "Tile active participation: spiritual and material, of the Catholic Women's League of Canada, in C:01 - da s 1,0110bilitatimr proSranlnre. He also stated that the family roust be returned to its proper place in society, since it is the members of that, unit who rule the destiny of the world. Miss Loretto Reynolds, Windsor, outlined the work bone by the Junior sub -division. Catholic. Woolen's Lea- gue. Mrs. I. E: Durocher spoke in tire.' unavoidable absence of Miss Ann 11c - Master, the national president, read ing from her telegram. in which she stressed the need for daily Rosary. The Rev. .Francis White spoke in the absence of His Excellency, the most Rev. John T. I{idd, Bishop o1: London. He praised the League in particular for their support of the Sisters of Service. He stressed the fact that every Catholic woman should be a member of the League. Mrs. Jas. Freeman, Riverside, who is now the past president, voiced the thanks of the London Diocesan coun- cil for all loyal co-operation. She said we have over 7000 members and 000 honorary member's. Mrs, Freeman urged that we keep our ideals high and make our influence felt. Mrs. W. E. McMahon, the War Service Convener, gave• at lengthy report of all the war work dope by the diocesan sub -divisions. She also remarked on "Chronicles", a .parish paper published by the C.W.L. 14Iiss Estelle Hewson, representative of. the Border Branch Red Cross, lauded the work done by members of the League and asked for continued support. WEDNESDAY After many of the delegates at- tended Mass ie St Alphonsus Church, the Morning.' session opened with prayer followed by roll ann. Owing to the length of the secretary's report it was,1110Ved that It be adopted as cor- The treasurer•, Miss Catherine LONDESBORO A lovely autumn wedding was sol- emnized at the hone of the bride's parents, Londesiro'o, when Margaret Adeline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Youngblut, becamethe bride of Archibald James Russell Good, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Good, Auburn. The living room was taste- fully decorated with baskets of yellow baby mums, ferns and cedar boughs, forming a pretty background for the ceremony performed by Rev. Harold Snell of Auburn. To the strains of Lobengrili s "Wedding March," played by Miss Lillian Adams, aunt of the bride, the bride entered the living room on the arm of her father, She looked charming in a floor• -length gown of white triple -sheer with long bishop sleeves. Her finger-tip veil was caught with a feather headdress. She carried a cascade bouquet of red Better Time roses. The bride was at- tended by her sister, Miss Kathleen You -tightest, nurse -in -training at Clin- ton Public Hospital, who wore a floor - length gown of white sheer with pale blue shoulder length veil and carried a. cascade bouquet of Talisman roses. Time bride's little niece, Ann Young - hint, was a pretty -flower girl in a dress of pale pint silk crepe. She saied a nosegay of prole and white loses. The gloom was attended 'by Carl Longman, Blyth. During the signing of the register, Miss Nora Wilson, Fergus, sang "All Joy Be Thine" accompanied on the piano by Mrs. William Jewitt, couhin of thebride. The bridal couple were assist- ed in receiving by the bride's mother, wearing navy -slue faille crepe dress. and Mrs. John Radford, aunt of the bridegroom, wearing black. Each wore a. corsage of white roses. A dainty luncheon was served in the dining room by five cousins of the bride, Miss Ethel Dexter, Mrs. Wil- liam Jewitt Mr's. John Sanderson, Norma :and Fern. Dexter, The bride's table was centred with a four -tiered wedding cake and pink and white streamers with candles and rosebuds and either side of the cake. The groom's gift to the bride .was a single strand of pearls; to the bridesmaid, soloist and pianist, brooches; a, signet ring to the little flower girl, and a leather billfold to the best man. The couple left on a trip to the United States, the bride wearing a hyacinth '• swot ool dress, brown coat trimfited w ith fox collar and dark brown ;ac- cessories. Friends nunmbering around fifty were present Vont Fergus, Kit- chener, Constance, Goderich and An - burn. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1945 imainiimaimiammise.m."0 .45.202515MISHIBIstMi�tat" 7 GEN THEATRE1 Seaforth Now Si101VING-'P00106. 5101, SAT, .., Dorothy Lamour "RAINBOW ISLAND" Eddie Bracken in Technicolor—A tropical paradise of laughter, love, songs, sarongs HONDAS.', TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Maria Monter Susanna Foster "Bowery To Broadway" .Jack ()aide Turhau Bey A musical amnesty showing the ups and downs of show business NEXT THURSDAY, 8BIDAY, SATURDAY Bing Crosby Betty Hutton "Here Come The Waves" A musical studded with lilting tunes; comedy and pep COXING "The Enchanted Cottage" 161st Huron Overseas Battalion. He was afterward advanced to the rank of colonel. He was interested in the affairs of the community and was mayor of the town for three year's, 1928-29-30. Ile was also a member of the Colliegiate Board. In 1004 110 married Julia Isabel Dunsmore, who survives. The family consisted of one son, the late Captain James Owen Combe, of the Huron Mid- cllesex Battalion, who was killed in bat'tel in the Normanday invasion in August, 1044, and two 'slaughter's, Two Acquitted, Third Remanded, In Creamery Robbery Trial After deliberating an. hour and a iralf, the jury 1m:eig'rt in a verdict of not guilty in the eases of Dayton and Charles Platten, tried at Goderich to Supreme Cort on charges of break- ing, entering and "theft of a safe lit the Seororth creamery on .lune 17tH.. Ilio 1(11 tailed In agree on a verdict'. in the' case of Marven Platten, tried o11 the stone charges, - and it was traversed to the next cour). oi• t•a11- petent .jurisdiction. The disagree - moot arose over the evidence or Constable Mark Anthony of Sive 1 - fold ,1s to identification of the ac- cused. "You have 1a1Veli nu llnnesl consideration to the evidence. 11 1. unfortunate yoil e.)1101 agree, bet that is for• inn to decide. said Mr. ,Justice 'Wilson to time jury. ,1d(1ieh8- 111g ('liarlcs and Dayton Platten, 1118 lordship said they had been arrested on a serious' charge 101• 1511111) ,1 se- vere penalty could he imposer. "Yen are both married and you will have to make a choice from now on as to the kind of lite you will lead. Some young 111ei1 think it Stuart to 110 wrong, but (Hose at the -end of the road think it the wrong one (0 Lake." I -le urged them to settle down and lead a sensible life; "1t you (1(111: your wives and children will surfer," To Marven Platten his lordship said lie regretted the jury 11atc1 not reached a verdict, for two reasons., 11 the Crown decides to go on with the charge, a great deal of money will be spent. "You will lose time, Hut if the evidence of the police officer is right you have no one to blame but BAYFIELD A reception was held in the Town Hall Tuesday for the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs, Cruikshank, of Clinton, for- merly Miss Emma Sturgeon), daugh- ter .of Mr. and Mrs. Wrn. Sturgeon. They presented the couple with a lamp and a satin eiderdown quilt. Mr.' Edighopher of Mitchell, who recently purchased the property on• Main St known as the Bnandon pro- perty, has the carpenters: at work., and we understand he 'intends open- ing' the store, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of London spent the weer. end at the Riti Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Scotohmer and Mr. and Mr's. Robt. Green are holiday' visitors in Chicago. The members and trheir wives of L.O.L.' No. 24 -meld a fowl supper in the Town Hall on Friday evening. After a sumptuous ;limner the crowd assen11111)1 in the main hall where e program .and dance was enjoyed. rest. Tool, reported a balance of 3492.18. It was decided to give at least 3500 to furnish the chapel at Westminster Hospital in London. This would be donated as a memorial to our Silver .Jubilee Year and the money which was (ionated to the jubilee fund will be used for that purpose. Mrs. J., R. Saigeotl , organization convene,', reported an increase of 125 members, malting a total membership of, 7,230 Mrs. P. 11. Dewar, convener of education and lay retreats, report- ed an increased interest shown in the educational program, Miss Alice Daly, Sealortll, acting in the absence of Mrs. Salter, convener of tile Propagation of the Faith, re- ported 32,672.17 collected for the fund. Mrs. D. J. Mahoney, of West Monliton, convener or Citizenship and Girl Guides, reported one new -Girl Guide Company formed during the year, She suggested Wel Guide con- veners. Mrs, ,7. J. McClarferty, Lond- on, convener of Social Service and Child Welfare, suggested that a -con- vener be appointed as there is work to be done ina spiritual way as well as material, All correspondence was read at the morning session, also it was de- cided to send a letter to IIis Excel- lency, the -Host Rev. John T. Kidd, Bishop of London, regretting his absence from the convention. Dur- ing the noon luncheon at the Prince Edward Hotel, Mr, Valentine Clar- ingbold, known to the radio audi-' ence of C.K.L,W. as Val' Clare, spoke of hisexperience overseas as a news reporter. He told of his trip to Rome and his 'audience with the Pope; he described the magnificent architecture and art Of St. Peter's. During the afternoon session` the sub -division reports were completed. Mrs. L. E. Clark, convenor' of the Sisters of Service, reported cash donations to the sisters of $355.08. Mrs. H. J. Payette, convenor of magazines, reported an increase of 32 subsriber's to the Canadian League magazine, making a total of 241 subscriptions. At intervals dur- ing the day, the floor was open for discussion. The highlight of the Silver' Jubilee banquet, held Wednes- day evening in the Prince Edward Hotel, was the history of time Cath- olic Women's League of London yotu'seif. This cont is over today and there is nothing I can do but traverse the case to the next court The charge against. Marvell Platten o1 theft of the McTiem car, also was tm'avorsed to the next court; bail to he arranged by the County Judge, Cross.examined by nor. IIolames, Mrs, Charles Platten, eighteen - year -old wifeof the accused, gave evidence: She stated that on "June 1 6t site, her 'husband and baby drove with. Dayton Platten to a liquor store on St. Clair avenue, and purchased a bottle of liquor, from which he drank. They arrived back at her bole about 3 pan., and Dayton strove away. In reply to questions by Mr. Justice VVil'son, the witness said her husband handed her the bottle of liquor and the permit,. She gave the tatter 'to the baby to play with, and did not know whatbecame of it. Other witnesses 111 tho Platten case were Acting Chief Alfred Day, of Stratford; George IIildlebrand, of Seaforth; W. A. MeTier, of London; Alvin Dale, of Seaforth; Constable Mark Anthony. of Stratford; Mrs. E, Bayne, Downie Township; Mrs, Mary Gloor and Harvey fisher., Ful- lemon township; Chief - of. Police- 115111, of Paris, At thn conclusion of (1ie evidence of eighteen Crown w•it- pe5sen, defence (01111sel. W. A. Sloth-. 111)11)11 and Frank Donnelly, I6.C., on Wednesday afternoon moved for dis- missal of the charges against the accused because - of Hisufrficieut' deuce. This lovas refused by Mr. Justice Wilson, and the trial pro- ceeded. After the closing Of court Dayton and Charles ' Platten were joined by their wives. Marven was returned to jail 4o await hail ar- rangements. 'I'11e grand jury was composed of the following member's: Robert Allan 1'1rruet Tncitetsmith; John A, Armstrong, farmer, Stanley; 'William T. Bolt, farmer, 'Purnberry; ,James Ilovey, merchant, Exeter; James Cameron. faience, Ashfield; Joseph Chivers, merchant, Etuevale; -� W. 11. Dalrymple, farmer, Stanley; Frank Galbraith, farmer, Grey; Aaron Erb, farmer, Stanley; Hubert Jones, merchant, Exeter; Duncan MaKer. cher, farmer, FIowick, and Lorne G. Young, clerk, Goderich, 41 wj home or skyscraper IT'SAS OLD AS ITS ARTERIES! The life -carrying arteries of n building are Its electric wires. The size and number of wires determine the amount of elec�e o power that may be used at any and - new As electrical devices multiply, ew uses call for increasing quantities regardless of when. elec- tricity, any building, 'rega of it was built, is only as young as the ability its arteries 10 carry the load. A home that is wired only rewired beforor lights and e A small appliances must be re an electric 11 can provide such comforts as range and water -heater. If not wid for rewired to requirements, it is "old"until it is of ets carry modern loads, with plenty tl and switches. The economical st time to being bore properly is When a place or remodeled. an office ,A proper standard of wiring In et oducI or factory will advantageously affect work tion and profit. Employees with less fatigue when lighting v wring also els are of approved standards. Adequatetend provides for modern electrical equip Your Hydro is planning 10 provide you with the electricity you will need for peace- time prosperity and comfort. Be sure that you pian also to enjoy these benefits in full, through adequate wiring. Your Hydro will be glad to give you information about wiring;, 5 '✓w9f}cd9Nt +tit>nas.. THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO