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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-04-05, Page 1With Which is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. 'WINGHAM POST CANADIAN LEGION PRESENT "THE TIDE. A THREE ACT PLAY, IN THE TOWN HALL, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th and 18th. Adrais,sion 25c •ern+ Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 5th, 1934 REV. CURRIE GAVE ADDRESS TO W. I. Important Work Women Are Doing Stressed by Speaker. The ladies of the Women's Insti- tute'held their regular monthly meet- ing in the town hall Thursday with a• splendid attendance, The ` hostesses for the day were, Mrs: Thos. Bower,. Mrs. Chas. Carter and Mrs: J. J. Mof- fat. A recitation was given by Miss Frances Robinson and an Irish read- ing by Mrs. W. Williamson. Mrs. T. Bower • gave a very interesting paper an the history of Ireland. The guest speaker for the . after - moon was Rev. L. H. Currie, of the United Church, who spoke on the subject, Women's Place in the World. During his discourse he spoke on Temperance, pointing out how very instrumental the women had been and are today in this great cause, also re- ferring- to -the Crippled Children's Clinic, where the women were per- forming a great work, LISTOWEL STORES • DAMAGED BY FIRE Breaking out in the furnace room of the Diana Sweets restaurant, Lis- towel, operated by James .Athas, fire early Sunday caused approximately $35,000 damage to several business Places in the block in which the res- taurant was located. It was several flours before the combined Listowel and Palmerston fire brigades had the :blaze under control. The contents and fixtures in the restaurant are a total loss, with dam- age estimated at $15,000. The Atlan- tic and Pacific store was damaged to -the extent of $1,000, a good share of the contents having been removed be- fore the fire reached it. J. M. Smith, :butcher and grocer, suffered heavy loss through water, while the stock sof the Seirite Store is virtually a total loss, from the sane cause. A beauty shop over the Seirite store and oper- ated by Mrs. Lucille Jones was ruin- ed. • ' Firemen were handicapped by 'blinding smoke and five of them had to be carried out of the building, They did not, however, sniffer any serious 'esults. NOTICE I an instructed by the Town Coun- 'cil to notify all owners or harbourers bf dogs that the license• fee for all ,clogs must be paid on or before May 1st. All who have not procured their ;log license by the above date will be prosecuted without further notice. Geo. Allen, Chief Constable. £Chicken Has Four Legs A freak which is attracting much attention in the O. A. C. poultry de- partment, Guelph, is a barred rock pullet with four legs. The bird, nor many:developed, has the extra pair of legs behind the two normal ones. They are almost as long as the more easeful pair bet do not interfere in any way with the pullet's progress, STRATFORD LAWYER IS NEVV JUDGE J. C. Makins, K.C., Judge of the High Court of Justice Appointment of three judges in On- tario was announced from Ottawa last week, J. C. Makins, KC, ° of Strat- ford, Ont., was appointed Judge of the High Court of Justice, Ontario. James Cardwell Makins, LC., was born in Perth. County, in 1872, the son of William and Ann (Cardwell) Mak-. xns. He was ; educated at the Strat- ford Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall being called to the bar in 1899 and began practice in Stratford where he has since resided. He is regarded. highly in the legal profession, being held as r an authority on� various phas- es P es of his profession including drain- age laws. Mr. Makinse s rved in the .:.Great War, going Doverseasv g g ut1915asama- jor with the 71st Battalion. The fol- lowing g year he was appoint eqacting colonel of the battalion and < id later was attached to Imperial Forces in the I3r-atnshott Area, Mi Makins is a 'member of the Anglican church and,the gMasonic Or- der, xn 1900 he married Miss Netts MeNab, They have one .daughter, C.ARRICK FARMER FOUND DEAD ON ROADSIDE Youth of 18 Charged with Murder of His Grandfather, :Phillip Stroh. Held • on a charge of 'murder; 18 - year -:old Earl Leffler is in jail at Wal- kertonwhile provincial police are in- vestigating the• slaying of his grind-` father, Phillip Stroh, 68 -year-old Car- rick Township farmer; about 10 miles from Walkerton. • An argument over a lock on a fence gate is believed by police to have re - stilted in a fatal altercation between the Wealthy farmer and his grandson. The widow told. police in broken sentences what had happened prior to. the 'finding of the mutilated body. The family had gone to church in the morning; she said, and all had been present for noon dinner. Later in the afternoon, the Widow said, the grandson and her husband went to the barn to do chores, Young Leffler returned to supper, but the greed - father did not. When she asked the youth where his grandfather was he replied he had seen him crossing a field towards the home of a neighbor, she said. It was unusual for the middle-aged farmer to wander away from home during the afternoon she said, but the family did not become alarmed until word was brought that the body had been found. The youth was arrested late Sunday night following the finding of his grandfather's body on the county road half a mile from the Stroh farm and appeared before Magistrate Walker at a court Monday. He was remanded until April 7. Provincial Constable McClevis was called to the Stroh farm about 11.30 Sunday night when William and Frey Baetz found the grandfather's body with the head badly battered, the fore- head had been crushed in and there were punctures on each side. Search- ing the premises the officer discover- ! ed a blood -spattered axe in the barn and blood on the floor of the build- ing. Later, he found Stroh's cutter in the yard with blood -stains on the seat. The police theory is that Stroh was slain, in the barn, with the axe, and his body carried to the road in the cutter where it was abandoned. The arrest of the grandson follow- ed immediately. Farm Sold The. Wallace farm on the 1st line of Grey was sold by T. Fells to Rich- ard Jacklin, 'of Grey Township, Half Holiday for Dentists From the 1st of April to November 30th the local dental offices will be closed on. Wednesday afternoons each week. Dr. G. H. Ross, Dr. A. W. Ir- win, Dr. G. W. Howson. Cut Head,,in Fall County Treasurer •Allan Nelson re- ceived a nasty scalp wound at the back of his head, which required med- ical attention, when he fell on the icy sidewalk and landed heavil{', on his head.—Walkerton Herald -Times: • Baptist Church Easter Service John St. The Easter Sunday morning con- gregation in the John Street Baptist Church was augmented by the mem- bers of the Young Worshippers' Lea- gue, which has been organized recent- ly. The Pastor, Rev. E. C Smith, took as his subject "Sunrise." Mrs. C. Kingan brought a beautiful 'Easter message in song '`Leave it with Him." Of Interest to Teachers The following announcements evere received from the Minister of Edu- cation in regards to the second year Normal Course, commencing in Sep- tember 1934 and <' 1935: (1) Interim. Certificates issued in July ,1930 to teachers will be extended one year. If they wish to continue teaching af- ter that date, they will be required . to return for the Second ,Year Nor- mal School Course in September 1935. (2) Teachers who completed the First Year Normal School Course in 1,929 and whose Interim t rzt t Certificates were extended to July 1934, will be obliged to return to Normal School in order to take their Second. Year Course itt 1984 relinquish h their September or q sh positions, This course will be given at 'ea'ch of •the Normal Schools. Forms. of application may aybe obtained from the Deputy Minister of Education af- ter Y ter July 1st. EVERY CHILD SHOULD READ OR HEAR IT "The Life of Our Lord" by Charles. Dickens, Starts in This Issue. Young children will get no finer conception of the New ' Testament than by- reading "The Life of Our. Lord" by that great Master of Eng lish writers, Charles Dickens, which commences in this issue of the Ad- vance-Times. 'It is a recital of inci- dents in the life of Christ vi ritten down to the understanding of Dick - en's own shall children. There is no other story of the Testament to equal it. For years this story has been a se- cret in the Dickens ..family and the announcement that it was to be pub-' lished.caused a sensation over the world. It is •a simply but beautifully written story and every child in this district should read or hear it. Pre- serve this wonderful story of Christ by making a scrap -book of it. It will appear each week for fourteen weeks on page Seven of this paper. NEW BUSINESS OPENING HERE Mr. H. T. Thomson purchased the Massey -Harris Building, , corner of Josephine and. Victoria St., formerly used by the Federal Rubber Co., from Mr. J. A. Robinson last week. It is the purpose of Mr. Thomson, to purchase cream at delivery price, buy poultry and grade eggs. Mr. Les. Cunningham, formerly manager of the local branch of the Wellington Produce, Co., will have charge of this station. Mr .Thomson expects to be open for business on Thursday. Moving to Chatham Mrs, W, Ingham and family are moving this week to Chatham to be with Mrs Ingham who has been in Catham for some time. Spring CoatSale Clearing Spring Coats for Women and Misses' of the short figures. Tweeds and. Dress Coats at $6.00.— King Bros. - A Dance In -the Foresters' Hall, Belgrave, Friday, April 6th, to a seven -piece Whitechurch Orchestra. Come early and avoid the crowd. Admission 25c. Lunch served, Attending Teachers' Convention Mr. G. L: Brackenbury, Principal of the High School, is attending the an- nual convention of Ontario Educa- tional Association in Toronto this week. Easter Dance Well Attended The Easter Dance held in the Ar- mouries on Monday night under the auspices of the Badminton Club was well attended. Many who were home for the holidays attended. The, hall was beautifully decorated and the chinese ,lanterns hung from the gird- ers, presented a charming effect. Jack Carr and his Band furnished the mu- sic. : Midway through the dance the social committee served lunch. Many Attend Cafeteria Supper Despite the heavy rain on Tues - ,day the attendance at the' Cafeteria supper held in the United Church Sunday School room, by the Evening Auxiliary, was' well attended, This manner of holding a supper was a new idea here and met with the ap- proval of all present, A program was carried on during the meal, piano solos were rendered by Mrs. W. A. Galbraith, Mrs. F. A. Parker and Miss Tena Reid. Gordon Davidson pleas- ingly entertained with his piano ac Gordian and a solo by. Lloyd Hunlcin was much enjoyed, HURON REGIMENT OFFICERS MEET Annual Dance to be Held in Goderich —Dinner in Wingham. The officers of :the Herron Regi- ment •i- ment held thein annual meeting in Goderich last week, Lieut. R. He- therington S. H therington and Lieut. Bigelow of the local company were present.' It wasdecided cel to hold theannual regimental ball' in Goderich thisY ear. It likely the ball will take place this spring itt about a month's time, I. r. 7 ire annual Regimental Dinner rt ill be held in Wingham some time this fall, the 'date to be set later, SACRED CANTATA WELL RECEIVED Large Audience Thoroughly Enjoyed This Musical Treat The choir of St. '„Paul's Anglican Church presented the Cantata "From Death onto Life" by R. M. Stuets, to a 'large and appreciative' audience in the Church on Wednesday even- ing last week. The Cantata was made up of two parts, The first, Christ's Passion and Death, consisted of an organ intro- ductory, bass solo and chorus "He was despised and rejected", Mr. J. R. M. Spittal taking the solo part; so- prano duet "He was oppressed and afflicted" by Misses Lillian Fuller and Elaine Radford; solo and chorus "Be- hold all things that are written", the solo part by Mr. L. Buckman; duet, trio and quartette "It is the voice of Jesus", Messrs. C. Templeman and VV. Campbell, Misses C. Phair and Doris Fells; chorus, "And when they had come to a place called Calvary", solo part by 'Mrs. (Rev.) Hayes; chorus, "The Grave itself a Garden Is' The second part, The Resurrection. Introductory, organ selection; chorus "Break forth into joy," baritone and bass solos by Joe Ellacott and A. J. Nortrop; "The Sepulchre made sure", wornens' chorus, women's quartette, Mrs. E. Armitage, Miss Doris Fells, Mrs. (Rev.) Hayes, Miss Cora Phair; tenor solo, Mr.' L. Buckman "And when the Sabbath was past." chorus, "Angels, roll the rock away"; quar- tette, Messrs, C. Templeman, A. J. Nortrop, W. Campbell, L. Buckman, '"Why Seek Ye the Living among the Dead?" chorus, "And they departed quickly", solo taken by Mr. C. Tem- pleman sand Miss C. Phair. Chorus, "He is Risen." Local Pastor Receives Call. Rev. L. H. Currie on Tuesday of last week received a call to Welling- ton St. United Church, London. 13e - fore taking any action he notified the Church Board and a special congre- gational meeting is being held this week, OBITUARY Miss Elsie Spiers The death of Miss Elsie Spiers, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Spiers occurred in hospital at Kingston on Sunday, April lst. The remains were brought to the home of her brother-in-law, Grey Township, near Brussels, on Monday, from where the funeral was held on Tuesday af- ternoon, April 3rd. Interment took place in Brussels Cemetery. Rev. Mr. Williams' of Cranbrook Presbyterian Church officiated at a private service at the home and at the graveside. She is survived by three sisters and five brothers, Mrs. Andrew McKee Following a lengthy illness, the last tent weeks of which she was confin- ed to her bed, the death of Elizabeth MacDonald, beloved wife of the late Andrew McKee of Forthwith, occurr- ed at the home of her son-in-law, T. H. Gibson, Josephine St., on. Tuesday, April 3rd, itt her 85th year. The late Mrs, McKee was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and at the age of two came to Canada 'with her parents, who set- tled near Molesworth. Sixty-two years ago she was united :in marriage to Andrew McKee, of Molesworth. They lived for some time at Molesworth, moving to Fordwich thirty years ago. The late .Mr. McKee passed away at Forthwith' 15 years ago. Following the death of her husband she spent a short time in the West, but for the East twelve years has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. T. H. Gib- son, of town. She was a member of the United Church, Site leaves to mourn their loss, four daughters, Mrs. J. D. Young, Glen- boro, Man.; Mrs. Joseph Davidson, Fordwich; Mrs, T..11. 'Gibson and Miss Margaret McKee, of town, also three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Margaret Hanintond and ivtrs, Jennie. Petrie, Portland, Oregon; Mrs, Annie ilttcVicer; Smith Valley, Nevada; John MacDonald, Russell, Man.; and Thos. MacDonald, of Molesworth, 'A private service will be held at the r'esid'ence of her son-in-law, T. He Gibson, Josephine St., '4Vinghattt,. on Thursday afternoon, April 5th, at 2 p,en, and will be conducted by the Rev. L. H. Currie, Pastor of the 'Un- ited Church, Internment will :take place in Molesworth Cemetery, makelleakammagmalummtemst POLITICAL POT STARTS BOILING Huron -Bruce and South Huron Con- servatives to Have Nominations Soon With the Legislature completing its session on Tuesday and the election to take place the end of May or the first week in June the political hiot has commenced to boil. It is expected that the Conserva- tives of Huron -Bruce will hold 'their. nomination meeting the third. week in April and in South Huron the elate for their nominations is expected to be announced this week. The Liberals of Huron -Bruce have already endorsed C. A. Robertson, M. L.A., as their choice. The campaign this time will be a whirlwind cam- paign due to the short time at the disposal of the candidates. SPOKE 15,000 MILES ON 'PHONE Mr. George E. Logan, brother of Mrs. VV.. Dawson, Shuter St., Mrs. Logan 'and their daughter, Miss Ida, of London, Ont., are taking a trip. around the world on the Empress of Britain. Between Hong Kong and Shanghai, on the high seas, 15,000 miles from London, Mr. Logan car- ried on a telephone conversation with his son, Harold, in London. The con- versation was wafted half -way around the world over the ocean by wireless and across the continent by wire and the conversation was as clear as if between houses on a local call. WEDDINGS Tuck -Douglas On March the 31st in London the marriage of Miss Hazel D.elilia, eld- est daughter of Mr., and Mrs. R. J. Douglas, Belmorc, to Mr. Frederick Wm. Tuck, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs, B. Tuck, of Clifford. The bride was gawped in white georgette with accessories to match, and for travelling the bride chose a hunter's red silk velvet gown with grey accessories. After the wedding the bride and groom left for a short honeyruoon to Windsor and Detroit. The bride and groom will reside on the groom's farm at 'Vest \.Longton, Sacred Motion Picture Film The sacred nubtiott picture film "From the Manger to the Cross" will be presented in the basement of St. Paul's Anglican Church under the aus- pices of the A.Y.U.A, on Friday ev- DIRECT RELIEF WILL STOP ON APRIL 14th Residents of Various Streets Must Pe- tition Council if They Wish Dustlayer Used, A regular meeting of Wingham Town Council was held Monday ev- ening, all members present, His Wor- ship Mayor Hanna in the Chair, • Minutes of last meeting- were read and approved. A letter was read .from Mr. J. A. Ellis' in which he stated that it was quite probable the time would be exp tended for completion of Relief. Works under agreement. A letter was read froin Mr. R. Cruickshank,: Clerk Turnberry Twp., in which he stated that the Turnber- ry Council thanked the Wingham Council for the invitation to .use the Town • Hall lit Wingham for their meetings, but it was felt that the pre- sent arrangements at Bluevale were more central. A letter was read from Mr. J. A. Ellis in which he refused to sanction payment of cost of operations. A schedule was attached indicating med- ical services which might' be paid for. A letter was read from the Canad- ian Performing Right Society explain- ing the objects of the society and in- viting the Council to make applica- tion for a license to cover all enter- tainments held in the Town Hall. Council decided to fyle letter in the meantime. A letter was read from Dr. Geo. W. Howson asking for free use of Town Hall for Veterans' Concert on April 17th and 18th. Council instruct- ed that rental be paid and the matter of a rebate might be considered at next meeting. A letter and material from the On- tario Department of Lands and For- ests was presented outlining the scheme for placing families on farms. This was filed. A petition was presented from Mr. I. 'Weiss of Teeswater and signed by Robin E. Campbell and others asking the Council to reconsider the ped- dler's license fee of $100 and reduce it to $50.00 Council examined the pe- tition and names of signers were read. Cour. Baker reported for the Street Committee that streets were being cleaned up and Relief Labor was be- ing used as far as possible. He brought up the matter of putting Cal- cium Chloride on the streets again this year and stated that a number of complaints had been received in the past. lfovc:cl by Corin. Baker, seconded ening, April 6th, at 8 o'clock. Every- by Coun. Bishop, that residents living body welcome. on the, various streets of Wingham be e ui•. �cl t gree a titian with the Receive D,D. Degrees ` q ' ` v petition 4 Klerk don or before xlpril 25th, 1924, Two outstanding graduats of Huron if they desire calcium chloride placed College, the Ven. Archdeacon W. J• Ion this street Haiti sununer.—Carried. Doherty, secretary-treastirer of the Huron Synocl and Rev. Louis Wood of South Carolina are to be given the honorary degree of doctor of divinity by the university of 'Western Ontar- io. Rev. Louis Wood was in charge of the Anglican Church parish here about 40 years ago. Canadian Hockey Teant.s Lose Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Maroons passed. out of the hockey picture. Detroit Red 'Wings defeated the Maple Leafs three games out of five. Detroit won two games in Toronto 2-1 and 6-3. Tor- onto bested Detroit in the first two games in the automobile city, 3-1 and 5-1. Detroit won the third and decid- ing game in Detroit by 1-0 and cap- tured the N.H.L. championship. They will now meet the Chicago Black Hawks, who defeated Montreal by a total score in two games of 6-2, for the Stanley Cup. SPRING IS HERE . AT LAST Butterfly Caught on Friday `4 -It seemed an awful. effort for spring to get tinder way this year,' but signs A' spring have been definitely found. George Holler left in this office a cab- bage ba terfl �Y caught which he ht at his 8 g home on Leopold St., on Friday. This surely is a record, Robins are now quite plentiful in his district and these red -breasted birds generally know the weather•, well 'ahead of we poor mortals, On Saturday the sap shifted to rini freely and continued. all Sunday and 't record ruts, with: so much 'frost in Ire ground, is predicted, The Finance Committee reported a number of accounts properly 'certified and recommended payment, Moved by Coun.. Elliott, seconded by Cuun. Bishop, that the report of the Finance Committee be adopted as react --Carried, Reeve Davidson reported that some trees had been removed and one com- plaint had been received. He stated that only defective trees were being cut down. Come Geddes reported for the Pro- perty Ccintinittee that his Committee had purchased 21.6 cords of wood for relief at a cast of $495.00. A good simply was still on hand. The meals given out to transients this year were as follows: January 212 meals, . Feb- ruary, 184 meals; March, 269 meals,. or a total of 665 meals at a cost of $146.45. The Council Chamber had been redecorated and the work was almost complete. The matter ofse- curing new blinds was brought u.p and Council agreed that this be left with the Property Committee. Corin. Wilkinson reported for the Fire Committee that two fires had occurred since last meeting, One was outside the 'town limits but the Fire- men had -attended' and were able to reach, it:from the nearest hydrant,. He stated that when the weather became finer he would, 'rave the hose tested. Reeve Dtt.vidson reported that the was Committee considering the matter of removal of two large posts at the 'Cemetery' gates. . The matter was discussed by Council and it was finally agreed that the posts be left until sufficient funds were on hand to erect sante in a new position. A by-law to Amend the Peddler's and Hawkers' by-law by raising the (Continued on Page Five) Subscriptions $2,Q0 Per Yeats' VETERANS WILL PRESENT PLAY "The Tide" is a Play, Full of I[unic9 and Pathos. For the past month the members' of Wingham Post, Canadian Legion,, have beenracticire r faithfully and.p to are ttoly all set, ready to present for public approval the play "The Tide." This play is something new and very different to anything ever staged in this district and is crammed full of fun and pathos. , The play centres around two broth- ers, one aged 8 and the other aged 20 who lost their parents in 1908. The older brother raises his young broth- er adn finally the world is plunged into warand the two brothers enlist. The play at this stage centres around the tragedy of war and also the cheerful but peculiar way the boys carried on during the war. The billet scene behind the line is a scream and a re -union for 1928 is planned. The war over the brothers are. again: united under very peculiar cir- cumstances. In 1928 a re -union is held. ,Thisis. the final scene of the show and all the old songs of rear` days are again recalled. Whata meeting this is. ONTARIO ELECTIONS MAY 30th OR JUNE 6th New Beer Regulations to be in Force by July lst, it is Believed. According to the Toionto Tele- gram Premier Henry will announce shortly that the elections will take place either May 30th or , June 6th. The announcement is expected in about two weeks' time. The Telegram also states that beer and wine ander the amended Liquor Control Act, will be on sale in hotels and restaurants by July lst, tto Mat- ter hatter who wins the provincial election. - Huron County is ender the Canada Temperance Act, and according to this law, liquor, wines and beer can not be sold in this county legally stn- til this act is repealed by a three -fifth majority vote of the people. NOTICE DUST LAYER Residents of the town are hereby notified that no dust layer (calcium chloride) will be placed .:upon the streets of the Town of Wingham. this year unless a properly -signed petition is presented to the Clerk cm or before April 255tht 1934, Porms of petition may be secured on application at the Cleric's office. W. A. Galbraith, Town 'Clerk. steer 1 iddge Tournament at t orierkh Arrangements have been eiompleted for a Goderich tournament as part of the Western Ontario contract bridge championship for teams of four, to, be heli. in the hotel Bedford on Fri- day, April 18th. Teams representative of every recognized club in the chise trice are expected to be on hand to compete for the cups which are dein- ated by W. E. Spencer and which are held for one month after a tourna- ment win. $5,000,000 ROAD CON- STRUCTION PROGRAM Part of Highway. No. 4 to be Paved Hoe. i,eopcilcl Macaulay, Minister of Highways, has announced a high- way construction program which will cost $5,000,000 and give employment to 25,000 men daring this summer. Included in this program is a strip of. pavement 10 feet 'vide fr•oiu Cline ton toward Wingham for 8 guiles. Grading; on the bluewater • Highway south of Goderich and Sarnia, 'is also on the program. A new highway will be built from Toronto to Allendale. The:new pro- gram effect practically every' part of the province: :I"lie type:of road on Highway No. T 4 will be t1re reglnatiran higlittay width with a ten -foot strip cif pave- ment along one side. This hind of road has been used in the United States with satisfaction where traffie. is not very heavy. In the "at trda r papers the Gaver e S t ti� 1n nten:t,advertised for contracts for ting extensive program of nock, and it is enpieetecl that all to irlt advertised Weill be eoitipitted this =nuttier;