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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-07-11, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Genie Vidette and, Wroxeter News. :Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO THURSDAY, JULY 11th, 1935 Subscriptions $2.00 Pe Year CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICERS :Mr. Herbert Campbell is President. The annual meeting of the Wing - lam chamber of Coniinerce was held in the Council Chamber on Wednes- day evening last week with the Pres- ident, E. S. Copeland, in the chair. The reports of last year's activities -were received, Mr. Garlick gave the .report of the Street Carnival and Mr, B. Campbell, the report of the Christ- mas Tree Fund; As the Treasurer, Mr. G. Smith, has moved to, Toronto, this "report was given by the Pres- ident. The following officers were elected: President—Herbert Campbell, 1st vice Pres.—H. Garlick. 2nd vice Pres.—Ed. Williams. See'y—W. W. Armstrong. Treas.-A. J. Walker, The sum of $100.00 was transferred to the X -Ray account which had a 'balance of $18,03. This money will be paid on the X -Ray and as there is a considerable amount still owing activities will be held this summer to raise money to meet this obligation. ST. ANDREW'S W. M. S. The Women's Missionary Society •of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church held their July and August meeting in the auditorium of the church on Tuesday afternoon. In the absence of the President, Mrs. W. Joseph Henderson occupied the chair for the first part of the pro - .gram. Mrs. D. Rae, secretary of the Home Helpers' Department, conduct- ed the balance of the meeting. The Scripture reading was taken by Mrs, W. Mitchell and prayer from the Glad Tidings by> Miss A. McBurney. Following a solo by Miss Tucker, Miss Farquharson gave an interest- ing paper on the Huguenots of France. The Subject "Our Lord's Teaching" was given by Miss Mc- Laughlin o-Laughlin and the meeting closed with prayer 'by Mrs. W. Joseph Hender- son and all repeating the Lord's Pray- er. Following the meeting tea was ser- ved in the Sunday School room and a social half hour enjoyed. Denton Massey to Accept Nolmination Denton Massey; Provincial organiz- er of the Conservative party, accepted an invitation to become a nominee of the Greenwood riding Conservative Association convention, which is to be held in the near future. Engagement The engagement is announced of Elizabeth Gilohrrist, daughter'of Mrs. C. Gilchrist and the late Mr. Oliver Gilchrist of Wingham, to the Rev. John. Pollock of Whitechurch, the marriageto take place about the mid- dle of July. Canadian Cowboys Here July 12th The Celebration Committee for July 12th have been successful in engaging the Canadian Cowboys, Radio Artists, of London, to play during the after- noon of July 12th. These artists will also present a concert in the Town Hall at 8 p.iu. and play for a monster Jitney Street Dance during the even- ing. Foot 'Taken for Groundhog Percy Manning, of Londesboro, met with a painful accident which will confine hint to the house for some time; In company with other hien he, was on his way to a nearby farm to see a• colt. A ground hog ran across the road and they all jumped out of the car to give chase. One of the men hada .22 rifle and when the ground- hog was cornered, fired a shot. Mr, Manning had brown shoeson and his fot was evidently Mistaken for the grotindhog for the shot passed right through his foot. He was rushed to the Clinton Hospital for treatment. APPOINTED TO ✓' HIGH SCHOOL STAFF Miss E. Rauh Pollock, Toronto, has been appointed by the High School: Board to the High School Staff, tak- ing the place of Miss L. Hammond, who resigned to, accept a position on the" `etaff of the Port Hope High School, Miss Pollock comes highly •recotn- mended as a specialist in English, History and Art. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and a recent graduate of the Ontario Col- lege of Education, ORANGEMEN ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE Rev. A. G. McPherson, of Listowel, Conducted the Service in the United Church. A large congregation was present at the United Church on Sunday .even- ing when 'the annual church sehvice of ,Wingham L.O.L, was held. The members of the lodge, 110 in number, paraded from• the hall and occupied the centre pews of the church. Rev. A. G. McPherson, of Listowel, conducted the service andpreached the serznon. He chose for his Scrip- ture reading the first seven verses of the 7th chapter of Judges, and for his text the first verse of the Scripture lesson, "Then Jerubaal, who is Gideon and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of then, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley." During this period he said there had been a great depression, spiritually, morally and socially. The people had lost their morale which is dangerous for any nation. Gideon was 'called to lead his people to victory. 32,000 said they would follow him but 22,000 went to their tents after they were told of the clangers of battle and as the army was still too large only those were picked who lapped water from the river, 300 in number. These were ever watchful, never taking their eyes off the •enemy. "She work of the church and of the Orange association he said, was being carried on by the 300. He reviewed the period of English History from 1603 to 1688 and told how the Stewart Kings had opposed religious freedom axd finally during the reign of Charles II things were worse in this respect' and he was be- headed. Following this James II was banished William of Orange was call- ed and stopped all this religious per, secution. James raised an army to ov- erthrow William of Orange but on July 1690 the Battle of the Boyne took place, James was defeated and William of Orange declared a freedom to the people of Britain, The service of praise was led by the choir who rendered two anthems, "King All Glorious", Miss L. Peter - man taking the solo part, and "0 Let Me Not Wanted". "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" was song by Miss M. Par- tushek. The service was brought to a close by the singing of "God Save the King" and Rev. McPherson pronounc- ing the Benediction. You Are Invited To make Greer's Shoe Store your headquarters on July 12th and see our Bargain Tables of White and Colored Shoes for Summer. Barley 5 Feet, 8 Inches High 1r' We have on display in our window some barley that for length will take some beating`. It is '5 feet, 8 inches in heighth which we believe is a,record for these parts. It was grown by Mr. George T. Robertson onrthe Hender- son farm at Whitechurch. Attended, Service in Kincardine The members of the Wingham Fire Brigade attended the Annual Fire- men's Church Service that was held in the Church of the Messiah, Kin- cardine, on Sunday, Other brigades attending were, Goderich, Teeswater, Blyth and Kincardine. The parade was headed by the 'Blyth. Citizens' Band, Silver Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Phair 'celebrat- ed their twenty-fifth wedding anniver- sary on Monday, July 1st, 1935. The house was prettily decorated with ev- ergreens, roses, and orange blossoms. Dinner was served to twenty-five im- mediate relatives at 7:00 p.m. The re- niainder of the evening was spent in Games and dancing. The couple were the recipients of many beautiful gifts, Flood at Sudbury Four inches of water, streaming down in two hours during one' of the worst cloudbursts ever known in the Sudbury district Saturday night caus- ed two washouts on the Canadian Na- tional i.ailwsy line, halted motor traf- fic, disrupted communications and threatened the lives of an aged couple, Mr. and Mrs. George Ralph, whose team of horses stumbled into a wash- out in the road and were • drowned, The couple Crete rescued after cling- ing to slender: alder bushes for more than:att, hour. TO COMPENSATE FARMERS FOR LOSS ON CATTLE SHIPMENT Federal Aid for Victims of Richelieu Corporation, George Spotton Carried on Fight for Farmers, Pampers who consigned cattle to the defunct Richelieu Corporation, a company •organized for the purpose of shipping cattle to the United King- dom and which received a subsidy from the Government, are to be com- pensated for the losses which they sustained by .reason of not receiving payment for their stock. An item of $42,000 for thispurpose has been included in the estimates approved by the Commons. The company was subsidized on the grounds that funds were needed to. provide transportation facilities for the shipment of the stock, and that this would Provide an additional and welcome outlet for Canadian cattle. The subsidy was given solely with the interests of the livestock farmers of the Dominion. As a result the Gov- ernment was cold at first to the sug- gestion that it should recompense the farmers who lost the value of their cattle when the company failed, The majority of the farmers who lost money in the Richelieu venture were from Western Ontario and it is no secret that it was the result of the activities of two Western Ontario members, Frank Noyes :(Con., Mid- dlesex East) and George Spotton (Con., North Huron) that finally re- sulted in the Government agreeing to recompense the losers. The Western Ontario members, af- ter a long fight 'finally won their point. They pointed out quite logical- ly that while the Government could not be held responsible for the losses, it was due to the Government subsidy that the farmers had agreed to ship their cattle on consignment. The logic of this was plain to members of the Government and they finally agreed to recompense those who lost. Continuous performance at Lyceum Theatre for 12th of July. Awarded Contract Mr. Elmet Wilkinson, of town, has been awarded the contract for caulk- ing at the Court House, Goderich. Enga,gment Announced Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Smith an, nounce the engagement of their daughter, Euretta E., to Mr, Norman S. Hoover, son of Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Hoover, of Brussels. The marriage to take place the middle of July. To Start Business in Wheatley Mr. Dan. Gillies, who has been em- ployed by Mr. A. J. Walker since a year ago last May, left for Wheatley, Ont., where he will establish an un- dertaking business. Dan was very popular here and will be missed by the many friends he has made during his residence here. Toronto Freight Sheds Burned Fire early Sunday destroyed the old Canadian National Railways freight shed, Toronto, two blocks long, on Front street. Spontaneous combustion was given as the cause. Firemen esti- mated the loss in the neighborhood of $25,000. Other estimates ranged up to $35,000. Six freight cars damaged were insured for $700 but railway of- ficials were not prepared to tnalce any estimate of their loss. Injured Playing Baseball tel In a game of baseball between Whitechurch and Winghant's second team, at Whitechurch on Saturday, jack Garton, the Wltiteclzurch pitch- er, was injured while sliding into third base, He caught his knee on the peg that held the bag and severely cut it. At first it was feared he had broken his knee -cap but fortunately this is not the case. F:te will be laid up for a couple of weeks. The accident hap- pened itt the 6th inning with White- church leading 5-1. The game did not proceed further.. . Mary: "I hear you are giving up teaching this year and going to the University to prepare for your perma- nent certificate." Helen: "Olt, no; I have already enrolled, with the Or- angeville 13usiness College. I am go- ing to study at home while teaching and enter there next Fall and expect to be in a position some time in De- cember. STEVENS HEADS NEW PARTY New Party to Contest All Ridings. Canada has a new political party, a party withottt a name but fully equip- pe4 with a leader,a policy, a provis- ional executive and followers through- out the country. The leader is Hon. Ilarry H. Stevens, former Conserva- Hon. H. H. Stevens tive Minister of Trade and Commerce and the policy is the program he has been advocating for the past year or two. Mr. Stevens took political circles by surprise Sunday when he announc- ed he would lead a new force at the coming general election although in view of his differences with his fel- low Conservatives some statement from him was expected. The Sevens party will fight the election battle on all fronts, he announced. It will place candidates in all• constituencies and Mr: Stevens veil conduct a coast to coast campaign. Its. name and plat- form will be announced shortly. BAND TATTOO THURS., AUG. 1st A Band Tattoo will be held in the Town Park on Thursday evening, Au- gust 1st. Keep this date in mind. Watch for full particulars which will be announced later and tell your friends about it. Attending Convention Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mcl%ibbou are attending the Rexall Convention of Druggists that is being held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, this week. The Orange Celebration in Wingham on Friday This Week You are invited to make our store your headquarters. Leave your wraps and parcels and arrange to meet your friends here. You will be as welcome as the flowers of May.. Willis' Shoe Store, the leading Shoe Store of these parts. Attended Electrical Association Convention Mr. A. J. Walker, Chairman of the Utilities Commission, Mayor John W. Hanna and Mr. Herbert Campbell, superintendent of the Hydro, attended the annual convention of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association held at Big Win Inn, Muskoka, Thursday and Friday. They were accompanied by Mr. Andy Taylor. Boy Killed by Lightning Dtiritig a thunderstorm which visit- ed Unborn Township Saturday after- noon, Garnet Coward, aged 17, was struck and 'instantly killed by lightn- ing. He and three other workers were standing on a load of hay when the bolt struck.. One of Coward's coin- panon's fainted. One of the horses was also struck and killed by the sani.e bolt. This unfortunate youth is sur- vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Coward, and by, two younger sis- ters. Northern Highway Contracts Let Seven contracts for trans -Canada highway construction at an estimated cost of $2,572,573 were let by Hon. Peter Heenan, Ontario :minister of northern development, in conjunction with officials of the Federal Govern- ment which will pay half the price. The contracts cover the 1.50 -mile stretch from White River to Schreiber and the 60=mile stretch frotn Dyincnt to Vermillion Bay in northwestern Ontario. Work scheduled,to start irn- mediately, will be provided for 1,000 then, the minister said. The labor'will be recruited by the provincial de- pertinent of labor and municipal coun- cils, FORMER HURON COUNTY BOY IS INVENTOR Dr. W. Torrance Galbraith and As- sociate Will Demonstrate Inven- tion in Canada. The Godalming Review, England, and other Godalming papers have given prominence to the work of an inventor, Major W. Torrance Gal- braith, V.S., D.Sc., M. Inst., P.i',, which will no doubt interest our read- ers, Dr. Galbraith was born some thirty years ago, a twin, on a farm near Lakelet, Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Galbraith, and., is ,the nephew of Mr. Wm. Findlay, Wing - ham, and Mr. Win, A. Hays, 4th con. of Howick, and the cousin of the late Earl Roberts, He attended school at Gorrie, Wroxeter and Bluevale, as well as, the Wingham Business Col= lege, Wingham, studied Arts and Med- dicine and graduated from the On- tario Veterinary College, University of Toronto, served during the war ris- ing from the ranks to be the young- est Captain in the British army, has fought over one hundred battles as a light weight and has never been knocked off his feet, he is a total ab- stainer, was formerly Assistant In- spector Board of Health, member of the Postal Staff, London, Ont., where his mother still resides, a member of the Canadian Civil Service, Ottawa. He married Miss Muriel Wiles, a well known soloist at Godalming, after the war. Dr. Galbraith was the joint invent- or of the Tappin Bombing Machine acquired by the French Government, a serum for canine distemper, a new ray for which Australia has offered $100,000, which supplants X-rays and radium in diagnosing and treating dis- ease, and at the request of the Can- adian authorities is placing before the University' of Toronto, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Mid- dlesex Hospital, London, Eng., the discoveries made by himself and col- leagues at London and St. Thomas, pertaining to cancer covering work over a period of fifteen years. Dr. Galbraith's family are of Dev- onshire ancestry and Scotch extrac- tion and hail front Belfast and. Loch Lomond, being five generations Can- adian. Two members have won the V.C., another is a famous Toronto Architect, the son of the late Rev. Wm. Galbraith, D.U., who was born at Glenannan, and another was Prin- cipal of the School of Practical Science, Toronto University, Dr. Galbraith who is still 'Torry" to his many friends in Howick and Turnberry, is credited as being one of the leading Zoologists and animal ex- perts in the British Isles, and may ev- entually earn a knighthood for his re- search work and bring credit to Hur- on County and the town of Wingham. He has refused both municipal and parliamentary nomination, is a mem- ber of several fraternal organizations and clubs. White Shoes for Misses and Child- ren 89c to $1.49, Buy at. Greer's Shoe Store and save money. To Teach At London ,MissJean Copeland,a former pupil of Wingham Public and High Schools, after two years of successful teaching at Maynooth in North Hastings County, has been appointed to the teaching staff of London Public Schools and will be allocated to Aber- deen School. Interesting Bird Study The Town of Meaford boasts of a Natural History Club, operating tin- der the auspices of the federation of Ontario naturalists. Recently the club undertook a "field day" for the pur- pose of ascertaining how many var- ieties of birds were to be found in the • country surrounding Meaford. When the day was completed the var- ious investigators reported ito ' less than 97 different kinds of birds, Some Heat The heat wave of last week was general throughout Ontario. The temperature here was reported from 80 to 92. Saturday night the cool breeze was most welcome and for the first time itt three days people could move about . comfortably, Sunday's raid .was welcomeed by the farmers, Crops were never looking better than they are at present and with favorable harvest w bebounti- ful ' a weather the wive will 'one. HURON W.C.T.iU. FIELD CONVENTION Mrs. A. E. Lloyd, Advisory President, and Mrs. R. J. Tindall, lst Vice -Pres. The 38th annual convention of the Huron County W.C.T.U., was held in Clinton on Friday, with : delegates from all sections of the county. Reports were given on evangelistic and Christian Stewardship, Mrs. j, Richmond, Blyth; anti -narcotics and medical temperance, Mrs. W. C Pearce, Exeter; Canadianization and. citizenship, Mrs, J. Tyndall, Wing - ham; flower mission, Bliss A. David- son, Goderich; law and 'Sabbath ob- servance and legislation,• Mrs, A. T. Cooper, Clinton; little white ribboners Miss R. Lewis, Wingham; medal con- tests, Mrs. Bender, Blyth; moral edu- cation, health and heredity, Mrs, Bea- ton, Clinton; non-alcoholic fruit pro-' ducts, Mrs. W. Manning, Clinton; peace and arbitration, Mrs, A. E. Lloyd, Winghani; press, Mrs, Walter Hern, Goderich; publicity and social meetings, Mrs. Wightman, Blyth; sci- entific temperance in day schools, Mrs. Chas. Johns, Exeter; soldiers, sailors and railway employees, Mrs. W. Lyons, Blyth; temperance in :Sun- day schools, Miss J. S. Murray, Exet- er; travelers' aid, Mrs. W. D. Yoe - down, Exeter; world and Canadian missionary work, Mr. Howell, Goder- ich; memorial service, Rev: Mr. Moorhouse, Brussels. An address of welcome by Mrs. W. Hiles, Clinton, was responded to by the president, Miss J. S. Murray, Ex- eter, The chief speaker in the afternoon was Mrs. Ethel Craw, Dorchester, who dealt with various aspects of the temperance question. Rev. C. W. D. Cosens spoke on temperance educa- tion in Sunday schools and Young Peoples' Societies, and A. T. Cooper gave an address on Huron County and the Canada Temperance Act. A resolution was passed commend- ing the recent decision of the Supreme Court regarding the Canada Temper- ance Act in Huron, Perth and Peel counties and advocating the immedi- ate suspension of the sale of beer in these counties. Musical numbers were contributed by Miss E. Wiltse, Mrs. H. Fitzsim- mons and Mrs, M. T. Corless. The election of officers resulted as follows: Hon. Pres., Mrs. McGuire, Brussels; advisory presidents, Mrs, A. E. Lloyd, Winghain; Mrs. A. T. Coop- er, Clinton; President, Miss Jean Mur- ray, Exeter; first vice pres., Mrs. R. 5. Tyndall, Wingham; second vice- pres., Mrs. Moorhouse, Brussels; car, sec., Miss Ethel Murdock, Hensall; rec. sec., Miss B. Hartnoll, Exeter; treasurer, Miss M. Baillie, Goderieli; Y. sec. and L.T.L. sec., Mrs. George Johnson, Goderich. To Open Teeswater Fair The Teeswater Agricultural Society have secured Dr, G. I. Christie of the O.A,C., Guelph, to open the 1935 Fair on October 2nd. The Society are in- deed fortunate in securing hint for the occasoin, Passed Music Exams Miss Cora Phair successfully passed Grade V Harmony and History (hon- ors). Miss Phair is a pupil of Prof. Anderton, Miss Dorothy Wright suc- cessfully passed her junior Pianoforte Examination. Miss Margaret Homuth successfully passed her Elementary Pianoforte Examination (honors). Both are pupils of Miss Cora•Phair, Successful in Music Exams. In the Toronto Conservatory 1tftisic results, published last week; Willa Reich was successful in passing Grade II Theory and Bernice Norman in passing the Elementary Pianoforte Examination. These are pupils of Miss Tena Reid. Miffs Reid has crani- pleted the Toronto Conservatory, As- sociate Piano Teacher's Course of Music (A,T.C,M.), Baseball Game To -dale (Wednesday) The Kincardine Penetangs will take on the local Indians at the Town Park on Wednesday afternoon' (to -day) and this should be a'real,battle. Stung by the drubbing they •got on July lst at Kincardine (4-1) the local ball toss-. are theyersare otittoshorythe bet- ter team. The fates are_ still talking about the game with 5uckeow last week Which went ten scoreless un- ings, There should be the largest at tendancey thisy et ear' to see this b'at- tle. Gagne called at 5 p,tn, Adtttis•. cion 25c plus Sc tax, HUGE CROWD EX- PECTED JULY 12th If Weather Is Favorable k'ecord Ga- thering Expected. One of the largest gatherings that Wingham has ever had is expected at the Orange celebration thatis being held here Friday, July 12th. The lodges of North Huron, South Huron, West Bruce and South Perth and lady lodges, will be here andthe parade will start from the park, On the re- turn to the park the following wilt speak: Win. Fitzgerald, Grand See'y, Toronto; Rev. Wat Lowe, Past Grand Chaplain, London; Rev. A, G. Mc- Pherson, Listowel; and George Spot- ton, M.P. Music during the afternoon will be supplied by Canadian Cow- boys' Orchestra, Winghani Citizens' Band and the various fife and drum bands. A sports program of softball has been arranged by the Softball Assoc- iation. In the morning there will be a Town League game and in the af- ternoon, Kincardine and ` Wingham. Midgets will stage a game. The high.- light of these softball agmes should be the game between Goodrich Sil- vertowns, Kitchener City . League Champions and Wingham All Stars. A Grand Concert will be presented in the, Town Hall in the evening and a Street Dance will also be held. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Joyce Walker is visiting with Marj- orie French at Point Clark. Miss Christina Isbister is spending a vacation at Sturgeon Lake. Miss Lois Adams is the guest of Mary Elizabeth McKay at Hamilton. Mr, Alvin Groves of Freeville, N., Y. visited this week with relatives in town. Will Rogers—Little Jack Little and Mickey Mouse at Lyceum Theatre this week. Miss Eleanore McLean is visiting with her brother, Neil and Mrs. Mc- Lean, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Groves of Freeville, N. Y. visited last week with relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. H. Garlick and daug- hter, Doreen spent a couple .of days this week in Detroit. Your feet will be comfortable on July 12th if fitted with a pair of Greer's White Shoes. Mrs. J. Dempsey and her daughter Margaret of Winnipeg, are visiting at the home of Mrs, Wm. Phair. Mr. and Mrs. Bibb, Detroit, visited with the former's parents, Mr. and • Mrs. John T. Currie, over the week- end. Mr. Phillips, former High School teacher, and Mrs.„ Phillips now af' Lucan, visited friends in town last week. Mrs, Angus Kerr returned to Tor onto on Tuesday, after spending the past two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Win, Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. John Porter left last week to visit for the summer with their daguhter, Mrs, W. A. Kirkpat- rick, North Battleford, Sask. Mr. Leslie Deans and Vic Camp- bell. of Detroit visited fur a couple of days last week with the former's par- ents, lvlr. and Mrs. Wm. Deans. Dr. Albert and Mrs. Hetherington and son Billy who spent two weeks with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Hetherington, have return- ed to New York, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Austin and family, and Mr, Theodore Maxwell of Kingsville, spent a day last week with the former's parents, Mr .and Mrs. Wm, Austin, I3, Line. Mr. and Mrs. Nee and son, Andy of Highland Creek, also Mr. and Mrs, Smith and two sons, Donald and George of Toronto, visited with their aunt, Mrs. John T. Currie, recently. Additional Locals on Page 5 FARMER -LABOR GROUP TO CONTEST BRUCE Definitely deciding to enter a can- didate to contest the coming federal election in Bruce ocurdy, the third. political party, Farmer -Labor, has set July 27 at Pott Elgin as the time and glace for a nominating convention. A nnmber of possible candidates have been mentioned, the most prom- inent inettt beim W, G. Nicholson, mote , TownshipItVice-President of United Farmers of Ontario, and Arthur. Bur. prominent Arran Township far- gess,p p mer. Neither Conservatives nor Liberals have set dates for conventions a,s yet..