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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-02-08, Page 1r. ;r With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Cagle Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1934 Subscriptions $2OQ Per, COUNCIL HOLD LENGTHY SESSION Decide Not to Pay Relief Rent. Request That Work Be Done on Highway Number Four. A. regular meeting of Wingham Town Council was held Monday ev- ening in the Connie' Chamber. All members were present except Coun. Crawford. His. Worship Mayor Hanna occupied the chair, Minutes of last meeting were read and approved on motion of Reeve Davidson and Coen. Wilkinson, A letter was read from the City Clerk of ` St, eCatharines, Ont., in which the Council was requested to pass a resolution " urging the Prime Minister to introduce legislation al- lowing municipalities to levy taxes for relief purposes on the full assess- ments of properties even , where ex- emptions had been granted by a vote of the ratepayers. Council felt that thin did not apply in Wingham, and •-the matter was ordered filed. A letter was read.from Mi.. Alton B. Adams, President of the High School Literary ,Society, expressing the thanks of the Society for the use of the Town Hall for the open meet- oing of the Society. A letter was read from the Hon. G. S. Henry thanking the Council for the message of sympathy sent in connec- tion with the death of Hon. Dr. Mon- teith, A letter was read from . the Hon. James Malcolm: expressing his thanks to the Council for the message of sympathy in connection with the re- cent cent death of his. brother. A letter was read from the Agri- clutural College at Guelph asking for information in regardto the preva- lence of starlings in this district. The Clerk was instructed to fill in and return the questionnaire. A letter -was read from Mr. J. A. Ellis, Secretary of the Unemployment Relief Department in which he stated that the additional $1000 asked for had been approved by the Advisory Board at Toronto and forwarded to Ottawa for sanction. Correspondence was read from the Secretary ' of the Dental Advisory 'Committee in reference to regulations for Dental Relief, A Letter was read from Mr. G. A. Wenigc, Mayor, London, Ont., invit- ing the '112ayor. to ,a conference in London on February 15th. Moved by Coen, Elliott, seconded by Coen. Bishop, "that Mayor Hanna be appointed to attend a meeting of the Mayors of Western Ontario at, London on February 15th, 1934.; -,Car pied. A letter was read from Mrs. Pat- rick Gibbons, President of the ;Cath - clic Women's League, requesting the 'Council to drop the license for pub- lic dances as the receipts were low, and this amounted to quite an item. (Continued. on Page Fight) LOCAL AND PERSONAL Clearance Sale Heavy Rubbers and -Overshoes. Read Greer's Ad. 'Miss, Doris Fells: was a Toronto vis- itor for a few days last week. Mrs. R. Vanstone of Southampton, -was the guest of Mr: and Mrs. J. W. Hanna over the week -end. Miss Eva Rintoul, R.N., of Toronto, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W .H. Rintoul for• :two weeks. Mr. Allison Currie of the O•A.C., Guelph, spent the week -end with his parents, Rev: L; H. and Mrs, Currie. Mayor John W. Hanna attended the annual At Home of Toronto Huron Old Boys' Association and the open- ing of pen-ingof Parliament last week.. OLD AND YOUNG ENJOY SKATING Ages of Those Skating Saturday Ranged' from 75 to 4. Numerousp a Pers throughout the: 1 country have featured stories about the older generations enjoying skating this year. At the Wingham Aerna, on Saturday afternoon there was a large number who were enjoying this win- ter pastime, among whom were Mr. L. H. Bosnian, I3luevale, who is 75 years old, the oldest skater and Tom Locicridge,Alf. Lockridge's boy, four years old, was the youngest skater. Many of the old tuners have taken their skates from the attic and are: enjoying. ttteii' evenings ori the ice, and the children are et the Aci'na whenever they tan get ":Clad" to sup- ply the dimer COUNTY L O. L. ELECT OFFICERS A very lar.gley, attended meeting of North Huron L. O. L. was held in the Wingltam,,Orange Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Feb, 6th. There were re- presentatives from almost very lodge in. North Huron, showing the great interest that is being taken in Orange - ism. Reports from the different lod- ges showed the order in a flourishing condition despite the depression of the past few years, and with the new officers installed, which was done by Past County Master W. J. Greer, of Wingham, the order is now in fine shape to forge ahead in 1934. The newly installed officers are; County Master—Bro. Thos. Wheel er, Wingham. Deputy County Master - Bro. L. Ruddy, Auburn. Chaplain—Bro. Robt. Shaw, Blue - vale. Rec. ,Sec.—Bro. W. T. Miller, Wing ham, Fin. Sec.--Bro: J. Grasby, Blyth Treas.-Bro. Melville, Culvert, Dun- gannon. Marshall—Bro. Jos. Taman, Blyth. Lecturers — Bro. T. Nash, Gorrie, and Bro. Harvey Hunking, Londes- born. UNITED W. M. S. MET TUESDAY Wo -He -Lo Group -of ' Canadian Girls in Training Affiliate with Woman's Missionary Society. The February:nieetng of 'the Wo- man's Missionary Society . of Wing - ham United Church was:.. held in the School Room on Tuesday, a large at- tendance present and t-tendancepresentand Mrs. F. R. How- son presiding. The Scripture was ta- ken by IVIrs. R. J. Tyndall, telling of the many tunes that Jesus worked among the multitude, and showing that He still „Works among the mil- lions of China. and Japan. Mrs. 3. J. Moffatt followed with, prayer. The study book "Living Issues in China was continued by Mrs. Geo. Cruick- shank, dealing, particularly with what is being done toraise the physical standards of the Chinese people, There are four great drawbacks to the work of the medical missionaries in that country, (1) The superstitions, of the 'Chinese, (2) The native medicine, man, (3) The opium. habit, (4) The lack of western doctors, there being only one doctor to every 60,00Q pop- ulation. Theseare being gradually overcome by the work of the mission- ary doctors and nurses and the estab- lishment of "hospitals, to which the Chinese are now contributing. Mrs: (Capt.) Adams gave an interesting talk on Japan, that country having just celebrated the diamond, jubilee of W.M.S. work.' Front a backward, He literate nation :sixty years ago, Japan has now to be reckoned as one of the, great countries of the world. A let- ter yeas read from Rev. R. Ai : Clark-. son, of Lawson, Sask., expressing thanks for the bales of quilts and clo- thing which he received from our So- ciety .at Christmas and telling how much they were needed and apprec- iated. Plans were nude for the An- nual Day. of Prayer, which will be held in the Presbyterian Church on Feb. 16th. A very pleasing • part of the program was the affiliation of the Wo-He-Teo.Group.of the C.G.LT, with the W.M.S, These girls, 22 in num- ber, in their bright uniforms and with their leader, Miss McGregor, marched in and occupied the front seats, .and opened1 ' their part of the meeting with an appropriate hymn. The purpose of the C. G. I, T. was then presented by Isabel Habkirk and the activities were told by Ruth 'Mitchell, Caroline Well- wood and Bernice Blake. .. The vows were taken by the girls in ;a body led by Miss McGregor : and received by, Mrs. 1, R Howson, who expressed M. S. to the I the thanks of'the W, A Group for their affiliation, and stress- ed the fact that in these young people we find, the future members o.f•our.W. M. S. Mrs. 3. 'Wilson closed the meet- ing with prayer. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS AND FIELD DAY CHAMPIONS OF W. H. S. The Top Row are Scholarship Winners and read from left to right Isabel McKinnon, June Buchanan, Jean Webster, •Milian Moore, Tom Wilson, John Campbell. Botto m Row, Field Day. Champions: Jim Thompson, John Preston, Gerald Edmonds, Audrey McMichael, Hazel Armstrong, Isabel Habkirk. CROWDED HALL ENJOYED LITERARY Pupils Deserve Hearty Congratula- tions on their- Splendid Presentation The Town Hall was crowded to the doors on Thursday night when the High School commencement exercises' were held. The splendid program put on by the students was highly enter- taining and the „students are to be congratulated on the efficient manner they carried out their Parts: Thestaff also are to be congratulated for the splendid training they gave the pupils. "God: Save the King" by, the Glee Club, with Jack Herd at the piano, opened the program of which Dr. R. L. Stewart was chairman. Mr. W. J. Henderson presented the Field Day Champions with medals. The ;winners were; Jim Thompson, Senior . Boys; Hazel Armstrong, Senior Girls; John Preston, Intermediate Boys; Audrey' McMichael, Intermediate' Girls Ger- ald Edmonds, junior Boys; Isabel Hablcirk, Junior Girls. Mr. Hender- son also presented books to those who placed first or second in .one or more"field events. No more than two books were given to any one contest- ant. Continued on Page Five) Buy Groceries at King's Extra New Walnuts (halves) 49c; large Prunes ,2 lbs..85c; Orange Pe- koe Tea 69; McL'ti en's Jellies, 4 for 28c; Blue Circle Coffee 39c Tomato Soup, 3 large 35c;c; Neon Olives (lar - pe) 23c; Fresh Cookies, 19c; Brown Health Rice 2 for 29c; Molasses lOc; Fresh Dates, 2 lbs, 19c; Tomato Juice 4 for 29c; Baking n Powder with fere chins, 25c Clower Honey 44c; Free - run Salt lbc; Good Brooms, 89e; , Shredded: Wheat 2 for 23c. King Tiros, Will Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr, and Mrs. John Morrison, of Crown Hill Farm, 6h Concession of Turnberry, will celebrate their Gold- en Wedding on Monday, Febraury 12,. and tit ill be at home to thein friends from '2 to 5.30 in the afternoon and from 7 'to 10. o'clock in the evening. Western Foundry Annual Meeting At the annual meeting of the share; holders of the Western Foundry held at the factory offices on Monday, Mr. H. C. MacLean was appointed Presi- dent and General Manager. The lst Vice President is C. W. Simmons, To- ronto. W. E. Levan, New York, was elected Secy-Treas, Isard's Sale Prices -Age money -savers. Factory Cotton 38 in. wide 10c; Fine Bleached Cot- ton, yd. wide 15c; Flannelette, yard wide,' 15c; Chintz and Cretonne, yd. wide,, 190; hilaekinaw flannel, yard wide, 25c; New Prints, on sale at 15c and 19c; L avge 2 Ib. Poll Batting 49c;, Grey Blankets, large, part wool $2.50; Women's Winter Coats, to clear $1.00, Women's Dresses to clear $1.,00 and many more Money -Saving Values await you at this 'Winter Sa.leet TRIPLE V GIVE Y. P. S. PROGRAM UNITED CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING Amount Raised From All Sources is $8600.00. $3000.00 Has Been For- Warded to the Different Mis- sions of the Church. Despite the very unfavorable 'wea- ther, there was a fair representation at the Annual Congregational meet- ing of the United Church; held in the School Room on Wednesday evening. The representatives front the various organizations' presented splendid re- ports. Owing to the condition of the roads, Mr. W. Wellings, Superintend- ent of Currie's School, was unable to be present: Rev. L. H. Currie, pas- tor, took charge for the opening ex- ercises, afterwhich Dr, R. L. Stewart was appointed' chairman of the meet- ing. A report of the Offioial Board, was presented by W. H. ,rench, which covered *ere 1 the activities f the Session ssion and the Stewards diiring.the past year. He stated that the board had been able to make a salary reduction of ap- proximately twenty per icent, affect- ing the various officials, while the pastor had volunteered to take a re- duction of $200 in his salary. (Continued on Page Four) . The Young People's Society drew a very large attendance on Monday ev- enirig,for their regular meeting, wben the Triple V Sunday School class was in charge of the program. The pres- ident, Yvonne McPherson, took char- ge of • the opening exercises, after which Wilbur Tiffin, a member of tlee class occupied the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read by"the secretary, Miss M. 'Campbell, after which. a :solo, "A Perfect Day" :was sung by Loy, 1 d Hunkin. The teacher of the class, E. S. Copeland took the topic, which was on "Houle", besides reactinga number of selections of Ed- gar Guest's and from Tony's Scrap Bookwhich was much enjoyed. A mock wedding was then staged by 'a number of the members of;, lie class; which created a great deal of humour. The meeting was then brought to a close with the benediction, Ladies! Attention! New dresses have just been receiv- ed in our show room. Come. See and buy the new styles and fabrics. King Bros. Underwent Operation On Thursday Mr. M. Burk under-, went an operation in the Wingham General Hospital. We are pleased to report he is making a satisfactory re- covery. Taken Suddenly I11 On Saturday afternoon Miss Agnes MacLean was taken suddenly i11 and was taken to the Hospital Sunday morning. Het many friends wish her a speedy recovery. OBITUARY Mrs. James Aitcheson One of the pioneers of this district passed away on Thursday evening, Feb. '1st, at fort Colborne, in the person of Agnes McHardy, wife of the late James Aitcheson, and a res- pected _Bluevale for the res:rdent f greater part of her life. Mrs. Aitche- sontownship of Col- arid will not tart its regular trip until son was born in the s g Saturday this week. It could get through now but some necessary: re- pairs are being done while traffic is poor, Tlie mercury has been well down itt the thermometers, and one night (Thursday) it was reported' 28 WILL INTERVIEW HIGHWAYS MINISTER High - Deputation To Ask Work on way No. 4 Be Continued. `(,Ata meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held Tuesday evening in the Council Chambers; Mayor J. W. Hanna, Reeve F. L, Davidson, E. S. Copeland and T. J. McLean, were ap- pointed to interview Hon. Leopold McCauley, Provincial Minister of Highways, to urge that Highway No. 4 between Winghand SKATING PARTY MUCH ENJOYED On Friday night a skating party. was held in the Arena by the mem- bers of the Sunday Schools of Si. An- drew's, St: ' Paul's and :the Baptist churches. The Arena was crowded and a most. enjoyable tirne' was had by old and young',' Following the skating the party ad- journed to St. Paul's Sunday School room where a program and lunch was enjoyed. Mr. W. H. Haney, Superin- tendent of . St. Andrew's Sunday School, was chairman, and introduced the following program: selections by St. Andrew's Sunday School. orches- tra piano solo, Margaret Homuth; reading, Bernice Mundy; song, Chris- topher Columbo, by Misses Jean and Irene Mellor, Winnifred Small and Lillian Fuller; guitar solo, Frank Col- lar; mouth organ selection, by J. Templeman and H. Fuller. Following remarks by Bernard Brown, Supt. of St. Paul's Sunday School, and by Rev. E. C. Smith, pastor, of the Baptist Church, this very pleasant party was brought to a close. OBITUARY COMMUNITY BENEFIT CARNIVAL CREATES GREAT INTEREST Feb. 16th To Be' Gala Night in Town. Have you prepared your costuihe for the Bit; Chamber of Commerce Benefit Carnival yet? If not, you. should be getting busy' as there pro - raises to be a great assortment pres- ent at the Arena on Feb. 16th. At Palmerston's recent carnival net are told that there were over two hen-. dred and fifty who turned out in fan- cy dress for the occasion., and that contpetition for the prizes was very keen. Wingham should be able to do as well or better and also a tremend- ous crowd of spectators is expected: Each admission ticket'will give the purchaser the chance of winning a beautiful: spring -filled Marshall Mat- tress, donated by The; Marshall Com- pany, in aid of this Community Bene- fit Fund in which the Arena; Hospi- tal and the Band will share. The draw for the lucky ticket will be made the night of the Carnival and the fortun- ate person may be you. • A splendid evening's programa-le of fun, amusement and competition is being prepared, so fix up a custume Miss Ella Cloakey and be'on hand for the occasion. The sudden.passing away of Miss Spectators will also be welcomed Ella Cloakey early. Friday morning came as a shock to her many friends. A few weeks ago Miss 'Cloakey had been seriously ill but recovered and was able to be around as usual. On Thursday night shortly after retiring she suffered a severe heart attack and passed away in a: few minutes. She was the eldest daughter of the. in costume, so that those who do not skate may also participate in the fun. Watch this paper for further partic- ulars next week. CURLERS WIN AT KINCARDINE ani Clintontnton e late Mr. and Mrs. John Cloakey pion- On Thursday last two rinks of•cur brought upto government standard 8 and that tl ' work be done this ea eer residents of Morris Township. ,ers went to a bonspeil held at Kin us Y sardine and •one ring, C. H..McAvoy, They also wilt: request that this high- 1 and way be kept open during the winter each year and also for the balance of. this season. Reeve I. J. Wright, of Turnberry, Chairman of the County Good Roads Association, was present and explain- ed the county's attitude towards roads and the cost of same. His talk was very. informative as well as interest- ing. Reeve L. E. Cardiff of Morris, was also present acid gave some in- teresting information, They were introduced to the meeting by Reeve Davidson. A committee was formed to man- age the Carnival which will be held in the Arena on Feb. 16th. Jack Rea - vie is chairman of this committee and old and young will have a great time at this great winter festival, Secure your share of the Rubber. Bargains at Greer's Rubber Sale, on Friday and Saturday. Hot Dinner, February 14th On Valentine Day a Hot Dinner will be served in Wingham United Church at 6 o'clock, followed by a program of music and songs. Admis- sion 25c, children 15c. A Correction In our last issue we stated that Mrs, George Currie was driving her horse on Edward St. when it suddenly fell dead. We regret that we prtblished this article as the horse in question did not belong to Mrs. Currie norwas she driving it. Snow Blocks Roads The storms of last week put a stop to motor traffic and practically no traf fie by car took .place from Monday last week until Monday this week. Bus had not run during this time The borne, near Goderich, seventy-seven years ago, and •tante to this commun-. ity with her parents, the late Mr. and- Mrs. ndMrs. Robert McHardy, when quite a young woman, After her marriage she continued 'to" live in this district un - til fourteen years ago,.' the family below zero. moved to Stoney Creek anti later on to Port Colborne where' she passed away at the borne of her daughter, Mrs. James'Cleghorn. She is survived by three slaughters and two sons, Mr's.. Will Abrain, Morris; IVIrs, James Port Colborne. Cleghorn, ,.Mrs, Pater( MacEwen, Parry Sound; Robert Alt - LOCAL SOLDIER'S PICTURE IN THE WAR RECORDS ';trThe Toronto Daily Star for the .past few: weeks has been featuring .officials cheson, 'RipleY, and Earl Aitchcsou,,war pictures and the returned soldiers , l C• N'.R, despatcher at Hagersville, and here got a ,great lick out of one pic- o, ne brother, James McHardy, Blue - vale. The funeral was held on Mone day on the arrival of the 1;05 train, Service wee ee held in Knox Presbyter- ian Church and was conducted by the Rev. A. D. Hamilton, of Toronto. In- terment wits made itt the Bluevale Cemetery. ',The, pall -bearers were: M , , J , essra. Olin Messer Archie Messer, W: IAC, -McKinney, Shaw, Jno.. Mundell and Andrew Holrties. ttu•e' that appeared last week as Har- ry 'Towne was right in the front of the'picture facing the camera. "Digg- er" was practically a boy in those days as the Dictate wastaken in 1918. The scene, portrays 'Canadian soldiers on the Cambrai road watching G • e- ntan prisoners being taken to the rehr. Harry was a machine -gunner • in those days, but is now a Lieutenant in 11. Company, Huron I rgitueiit. Early in life she joined Knox Presbyterian Church, Be grave, since coming to reside in Wingham, 18 years ago she has been a member and faithful attendant of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, She leaves to sisters Mrs. J, Stewart with whom sheresided and Mrs: J. Nicholson both of Wingham and one brother James of San Diego, California, who mourn the loss of a loving sister. A - though of a quiet and retiring dis- position she made many friends who will miss her cherry greetings.' The funeral which was private was .held Monday afternoon, her pastor Rev. K. MacLean assisted by Rev. L. H. Currie officiating. Interment was made beside her parents in Blyth cemetery, Allan Speir Another of the pioneer men of this district has passed on to his reward, in the person of Allan Speir, on Sun- day He was in his 87th year and had been ill for about six weeks at the home of -his daughter, Mrs. David Den holm, Blyth. Born at Beeth, Scot- land, he came with his parents to Can- ada at the age of five .years, and set - 'tied on the farm on which his son, William, now resides. • Over fifty years ago he married Mary Robertson of Wawanosh, who predeceased him seven seven years ago. He was a member of the Cana- dian Order of Foresters and a Pres- byterian in religion. He leaves to mount his loss, five sons and three daughters, Gilbert and Norman of 13rtisesls, Alex. of Saskat chet,'an, William on the homestead, Allan of Toronto; Mrs. D., Denholm, Blyth, Mrs. Gordon Walsh, Belgrave, and Mrs. John Worth, Brussels. The funeral was held from. the resi- dence of • his son-in-law, Gordon Walsh, Lot 1, Con. 5, Morris, on Wed nesday afternoon. Interment was made in Brussels teinetery. A Correction , Turnberry Council will meet in uluevalc on f Monday, Feb. 12th, in- stead of Feb. 19th as reported in last week's issue. A Hot Valentine Dinner Will: be served in the United Church on February 14th, at 6 o'clock. There will also be a good program ;of music and song. Admission 25c, children 15c. St. Paul's Woman's Auxiliary . A large number of the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paul's Church, met at the home of Mrs. H. McMillan, on Thursday last for the Donation' Tea. A very pleasant time was spent by the ladies in sewing and 'social intercourse, and the donations, both in cash and material were very liberal. Dainty refreshments were ser ved by the hostess at the close of the meeting. F. L. Davidson, J. A. Currie, J. Mur- ray, ra , sl, ip, won the Trophy event and. the 'Mitchell Cup. Thcy each received silver pyrex casseroles as a prize. The other- rink, Mr. Turnbull, Jas. Carr Jr., Jas. Carr Sr.; and Donald Rae, skip, lost out in the semi-finals of the second event. Revival Services, There will be nine days' Revival Services held in the Salvation Army, commencing Saturday, Feb. 10th, un- til Monday, Feb: 19th; conducted by Brigadier Byers of Toronto. Come. ag a'.friend. ChildrenndbrinEnjoy Sleigh Ride St. Andrew's Sunday School held their annual sleigh ride party for the kidides on Friday afternoon after school. The ' sleighs were ,crowded with kids who were having the time of their life. After enjoying an hour's ride they were treated to supper in the Sunday School rooms. Chamber. of Commerce Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Chan- ber of Commerce will be held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday even- ing, `February 13th; at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of receiving reports for the year 1933 and the election of of- ficers for the ensuing year. CELEBRATED HIS 85th BIRTHDAY Elijah Higgins. Enjoying Splendid Health, On February 3rd,, the family and grandchildren of Mr. Elijah Higgins gathered' et the home of his eldest son, Robert, in honour of their fath. er's birthday. A hot fowl supper was daintily served by the hostess. A large three-storey birthday cake with eighty-five burning candles adorned the ' centre of the table. After tea the evening was spent in music, games and social chat. Mr, Higgins was born in Stanley Township eighty-five years ago; When a, young roan he carte with his tow elder brothers, Joseph and Thom- as, to Turnberry Township, where through hard work, privation and per- soverencc, they hewed for themselves ahome from the primeval forest, Mr. Higgins can recall many fascinating tales of the early days of Wingham vicinity, He is the last remaining member of a large family of broth- ers >; Y ers and sisters, and at present enjoys wonderful stealth, possessing" every faculty. i dispersed to the family At midnight t e, y 1 their respective homes wishing 'their honoured guest n birthdays Nl.,ty' teeny b Ys 7 Yet. be yours to know, i And srinntic.s..s blessings, °s g > wl'. Vetere yeer,s bestow?'