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WI NGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
Thursday, Janua*y 234 1930
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STOCKBROKERS
Gregory Block, Josephine St., Winghaan, Phone 37
T. J. McLean, Local Mgr.
.Tr:* V Collins, Member Standard Stock and
Mining Exchange.
Head Office: 8-10. King St.. W., Toronto,
Other Offices:
Montreal, Hamilton, Owen Sound, Trenton,
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EAST WAWANOSH
COUNCIL
The . first meeting of the Council
for 1930 was held on January 13th,
Iaiembers thereof being, Mr. R. H.
Thompson, Reeve, and Messrs. Camp-
bell, Reid, Youngblut and Walker,
Councillors, who were all present.
Having each subscribed to the de-
claration of office and after an ap-
propriate address from the Reeve -el-
ect on municipal matters, the minutes
of last meeting were read and approv-
ed.
Communication from the Sick Chil-
dren's Hospital asking for a grant in
aid of that institution received and
filed.
The Council decided to become
members of the Ont. Good Roads As-
:soc. for a fee of $5.00, and the Reeve
Tong with the road superintendent
will attend the Good Roads meeting
in Toronto the latter part of Feb.
R, Vincent presented a claim for
'damages to car received at Quinn's
bridge, last December, The Clerk will
:arrange with the Insurance Company
for a settlement of this matter.
Application of Mr, McDowell for
,the office of assessor received, when,
on motion of Campbell and Reid, Mr.
McDowell was appointed to this of-
fice at the former salary of $100,00,
Other appointments made were: W.
H. Campbell and F, Thompson, au
.ditors; F, D. Stalker, member "Board
of Health; A. McGowan and H. Per-
elue, sanitary inspectors.; H. McGee,
J. Caldwell,' W. J. Currie, and George
Walker, sheep valuators; Geo. Wight.
:man 'leas appointed patrolman on
road no. 3, and R. Chanmey for road
mice 4,
Six copies of the.wMunicipal World
were ordered as formerly for the
Council and Clerk, and the Clerk was
.also instructed to procure. a copy of
:the Municipal Act for each member
.of the Council.
The Clerk was also instructed to
.forward a letter of appreciation to
Wm, Robinson, who had filled the of-
fice of Assessor acceptably for so
many years.
The following accou;..s weite paid:.
The Municipal' World, supplies $6,73,.
subscriptions to paper .$6.00; 5. L.
SKittire,. , inembership fee, Ont. Good
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wads Ass c. $ 5.00 ; W. T. Riddell,
•s tars for cltertifbal engine and grav-
el, police village Auburn $34.50; The
A.dvaricc-Titres office, financial state-
ments and ballots $60,60; A. Porter-
field, nomination ,and election expert -
see $64,001 A, Porterfield , salary $190,
:fytrtilage $15,011, feee :as i)iV,-Reg. $15,
'total, $220.00; F. Anderson, postage,
$15.00; F. D. Stalker, assistance on
ithe Johnston Drain, $3.00; J. Johns -
`ton, assistance on the Johnston drain
$5.00; J. Johnston, inspecting cont-
ract Johnston drain $15.00; George
Coulees patrolman $14.95; Mr. Mc-
Dowell, patrolman $18.00; John Vin-
cent, patrolman $14.00; Sam Hutchi-
son, repairs to road machinery, $3.00;
J. A. Geddes, hardware, $1,50; G. H.
Wheeler, repairing grader $5.75; The
,Dom. Road Mach. Co., repairs $5.00;
L. H. Bosman, tile $10.00; J. G. Gil-
lespie, dynamite $4.29; .H: Walker
work on road $5.00; Walter McGow-
an, work on road $21.00.
Council adjourned to meet again
on Tuesday, February llth, at one
o'clock. A. Porterfield, Clerk.
BELGRAVE
The W.M.S, of Knox Presbyterian
church, li'elgrave, inet at the home of
Mrs. W. Geddes on Friday. The or-
der of service as given in the Glad
Tidings was carried otit. The presi-
dent Mrs. Cloakey occupied the chair,
The Scripture reading was taken by
Mrs. Dunbar and prayers were off-
ered by Mrs, J. Scott; Mrs. Dunbar,
Mrs. McQuire and Mrs. Scandrett.
An inspiring address on "Guardians
of a Heritage," was given by Mrs, O.
G. Anderson, At the conclusion of
this service the • society held regular
monthly meeting. The treasurer gave
a very_ encouraging financial report.
splendid report of the year's, work
was also presented by the secretary.
The programs for this year's meet-
ings were given out, the study book.
being "Couriers of the King;" Mat-
ters of business ^ were taken up and
discussed after which the meeting
was closed by singing the doxology
and repeating the . Lord's prayer in
unison.
Miss Goodall of Toronto, is visit-
ing with Mrs, R. Yule in the village,
'Miss Beatrice Johnston of Strat-
ford was a visitor with Mrs. John
Rintotil.
C. R, Coultes is spending the week
end in Toronto,
The Belgrave Farmers' Club held
a very successful meeting at the home
of C. B. Wilkinson, when several
itemso f business 'with ss were dealt and
pians completed for the annual oyster
supper which into be held on Jan. 81.
Little Glee VanCatnp, the young-
est sort of Mr, and Mrs. William Vane
Cares) had the nzisfor•tune to fall and.
break his left aria the other day, We
Wish him a speedy recovery.
ON AN IN MAN ISLE
The Only White Kart Ona ,iced Indian
Reserve Describes
His Life,
I bare Iwo working amongst In-
dians .in the Northwest of Canada for
some time new, and at present ,ani
engaged among a tribe which le "re-
served" on Dolphin Island, forty-five
miles from this north coast of Britiah
Columbia.
It Is lonely, fur I am the only
"white" on the island. I get my mail
spasmodically, sometimes once a
month, sometimes less frequently.
I do the work of Indian teacher in
the native school, all alone, with up-
wards of 100 children ranging from
six years old to fifteen. Further than
that, I act as doctor, advising about
ailments, administering simple medi-
cines, and giving comfort where I can
and the best way I can.
My other duties are manifold, as I
help : with all kinds of correspon-
dence, burial of the dead, andet) on.
These Indians are known as Kit-
katias, and have been very warlike in
days gone by. At present most of
them live in "shacks," a few in sub-
stantial wooden .houses, and "the
Chief" in the beet house of all.
The condition of the poorer In-
dians is deplorable; though others
who have made •meney working in
tanneries on the British . Columbia
coast eves possess' pianos.
As a rule, the men are strong and
energetic. They live principally on
seaweed, smoked fish, shellfish, and
cured venison. The former is gather-
ed and dried from the shores, while
the seas abound in salmon, halibut,
and dogfish, which are caught, clean-
ed, and smoked, then packed in tubs
and used as required.
Many kinds of shellfish are to be
had just for picking them . off the
rocks.
Deer abound in many of the large
wooded islands, and the men go off.
for days and weeks together, fishing
and hunting; They bring their spoils
home, and the won- 'i do the clean-
ing, smoking, and ng.
The women are et: and, to molt
cases, clumsily fat. This is a .result
of the oily food they eat, and of lack
of exercise --they seldom go far from
their shacks. They have largo fami-
lies, but the mortality among chil-
dren is great.
The dead of the island are taken
on. boats and buried on another
island about two miles away. Those
accompanying the corpse sit round
while the grave—"hole," they call it
Is dug. The body, which ha@ been
placed in a coffin ---"box" in the tn-
dian language—is placed in the hole
and covered up. There Is much weep-
ing and wailing and playing of
"music:"
This burial island is composed of
millions of cockle shells and presents
a wonderful appearance.
The present chief is a big man,
very kind and friendly, and has the
confidence of his people. He is chair-
man of. the "council" which governs
the reserve.
This council meets once •a month,
from the middle of October to March,
when the Indians are "at home."
Then they begin to go off .again. The
council- appoints its own constable,
::.firemen, and so on.
We have a primitive fire -engine,
dating back to 1875, which was ob-
tRined cheaply second-hand.'
The constable has to remain in the
settlement all the year. He collects
the nominal dog taxes, looks after
property, and so on. He is proud of
his position, and never forgets to tell
any visitor who lands on the_ Island
that he is the constable.
My Indian friends are very super-
stitious, and any ailment frightens
them. It is quite usual for them to
knock nee up in the middle of the
night to administer toothache mix-
ture.
There is always plenty to do, and
the work is interesting. But it is
lonely with no other white to con-
verse with, Still, -I try to shake off
the feeling when it gets too acute by
reading newspapers and periodicals,
and, so maintaining touch with the
things of home.
Less Power—More Speed.
The latest decision oaf the British
Admiralty, who propose to build de-
stroyers based upon the hull design
of Sir Henry Segrarve's speed boat,
Mtas England, Is a convincing reply
to those cynics who always attempt
to deprecate speed efforts on land
and water as being useless, writes.
"Looked On" In the London Daily
Ohronicle. The extreme importance
of having a correctly -shaped hull is
illustrated by the faot that although
her American rival had engines de-
veloping just double the power, Miss
England, at 92 miles per hour, prow
el slightly the faster craft. The fast-
est British destroyer has recorded .a
speed of 44 m.p.h., but naval experts
are of the opinion that the new type
of destroyer will exceed the mile -a-
minute mark.
Electric Eye for Schools.
An interesting little device has
been made by the General Electric
Company for preventing school pupils
from working in a bad light, says an
article In Tit -Bits.
The electric lamps its the school -
roam are worked by a switch, and
can, of course, be turned on in the
ordinary way. But the switch is also
connected with a photo -electric cell,
and when the light falls below a der-
thin strength the cell operates and
turns en the lights,
If .the weather gets Cloudy and the
light dims, or when twilight ap-
preaches, the ever -watchful photo-
eleetrte ce►11 auto:natioally lights up
lire ;school -rooms
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4,OOO4(ear-Cilli Toy.
A child's toy believed to be owet
4,800 years old line been found dun -
trig excavations en inti eneaafxspstsent 4t
Tonbridge, England, built during the
Iron Ase:
The ''toy is a iulniature weapon,
made ox flint, and the diseoveret
convinced that it *se tiered either tor
playing at soldiers or for. 'teaching
Belt defence,
WHITECHURC1-
Mr, George Fox has been under
the doctor's care this past week, His
many friends hope to see himable
to be out again soon,
Mr; Frank Thompson shipped two
car -loads of cattle from Whitechurch
on Friday last, Ernest Robinson and
he went to Toronto on Saturday.
Mr, Ezra .Scholtz: and Mr. Charlie
Robinson are cutting wood for Mr.
Gordon Elliott,
The Wotnen's 'Institute of St. Au-
gustine held a euchre and dance at
the home of Mr, Jini Craig on Wed-
nesday last.
Mr, George Robinson left last week
to work in 'Detroit.
Mr. Harry Chamney was taken to
Goderich Hospital last Friday. Mr.
Chainney has been ill for some time
and they are having X-rays takenof
the trouble and it is a hoped he will
make a quick recovery.
The Women's Institute held their
annual At -Home on Friday night' in
the Hall here, when a good crqwd
was present in spite of the inclement
weather, A good program of local
talent was wellreceived, lunch was
served and they danced for a few
hours.
Mr. Toni .,McInnis of Scotsguard,
was visiting with his cousin, Mr. Jas.
Falconer and other relatives here for
a few days last wveek. Mrs. McInnis,
who came East to see her father, Mr.
McCague of Erin, who was injured
in an automobile accident last fall,
received word last week that he was i
worse, and is anxious to return to
Erin,
Mr. William .Robinson is `still laid
up with a : sore foot.
Miss Norma Murray of Walton is
visiting with Mrs. Gibson Gillespie.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Naylor visited
last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo:
Naylor of East Wawanosh .
The regular monthly meeting of
the W.M.S. of the United Church was •.
held on Wednesday of last week. The
president, Mrs. J. D. Beecroft, was
in the chair and Mrs, Clarence Cox
at the piano. There was considerable
business to be dealt with. • The ladies
decided to call their "birthday box"
and life membership box and gather
for the purpose of honoring one of
their members with a life member-
ship this year. Mrs. Chas. Gillespie
gave a very interesting reading from
the study book about the spread of
the Christian religion among the peo-
ple of long ago. A goodly number
were present and joined the society
for another year.
A bright little life that had gladden-
ed the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Elntyer
Tiffin of Itinloss for the past nine
years was snatched away on Sunday
when their only daughter, Mary Jo-
ann, "sister" to them, died after a
short illness. She had been present
at school during the first part of last
week, but was takendown with Scar-
let fever, and also developed appen-
dicitis, which was quickly getting the
better of her. As a last resort, Dr.
Hambly was called from London and
operated on iter' at 2.30 on Sunday.
morning to try to save her, but the.
little life slipped away in, the after-
noon. She was buried in \Vingiram
cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, Rev,
Mr, Wilkinson and Rev. Mr. Scobie
having charge of the services. 13e -
sides the ,sorrowing parents she leav-
es two brothers, Billie and Jack, to
mpurna loving sister and play -fellow,
and a great number of school -mates
who look 'with regret on her untime-
• ly passing.. The sympathy of the.en-
tire community is extended to the be-
reaved family,
"and she was not, for God called her,"
Mrs. Ben Watt and little son are
very ill with scarlet fever at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B,
Morrison,
'The school has been closed as a
means of checking the spread of the
scarlet fever, and parents are having
their children innoculated as a pre-
caution.
Mr. Clarence McClenaghan has
been again forced to give up High'
School on account of his eyes.
Mrs. Henderson, who has spent the
past month here with her aunt, Miss
Tena Laidlaw and other relatives, left
on Monday, for her home in Powasson
after a few days in Toronto.
$The play "Beads on a String," , was
presented in Donnybrook United
Church on
o Friday last by the. Ash-
field people' and was' greatly enjoyed.
Quite a few from here attended the
hockey snatch iit Winghanr on Fri-
day night and report .a good game.
ASHFIELD
Mr, Ritchard Finley, of the West,
is visiting with :his sister, Mrs. .Nor -
am Shackleton, 9th con.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blake and dau-
ghter, Bernice, have moved into Luck-
now for the winter.
Miss Phillips, from Algoma, is as-
sisting ,Mrs. Sam Sherwood with her
household duties for a few weeks. We
are pleased to say Mrs. Sherwood is
some better at present,
Mr. Matt, Shackleton, near Crewe,
and sister, Mrs. John McWhinney,
Nile, returned home after a pleasant
visit with their sister, Mrs, W, J.
Larkin of Toronto.
Mr, Albert Beckett, Lakeshore, is
under the doctor's care with heart
trouble, We hope to see him around
soon.
Mrs. Spence Irwin received word
.Qn Friday of the death of her grand-
mother, Mrs. Robert Robertson, of
Goderich.The funeral washeld on
Saturday afternoon from Auburn Un-
ited Church to _ Ball's cemetery. Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin drove to Auburn on
Friday returning on Sunday.
-Mrs. John O'Neil near Kingsbridge
on returning home from Church .Sun-
day, 12th, slipped on the, ice, and
broke a bone in her wrist..
The League, of Hackett's United
Church was invited to the Parsonage
on Thursday night. Owing to the
very bad roads rind cold, about half
the members ,attended.
BLI;JEVALE
The annual Sundayschool meeting
n ng
was iheld in the United Church on
Thursday••evening when the following
officers were elected: superintendent,
Robert Shaw; assistant .superinten-
dent, Chris. Hetherington; secretary,
William Peacock; assistant secretary,
George Hetherington; treasure, Carl•
Johnston; organist, Miss Cora Jew-
itt; teachers, Arthur Shaw, Robert
Shaw, Ed, ,Johnston, Mrs, Geo. Thorn-
ton, Mrs. (Rev.) Mann, Mrs. James _
Masters. Things are going' along well
in the Sunday school and both the
attendance and receipts have about
doubled since it was changed to after
church instead of before church ger-
vice,
Gordon Messer•is suffering from a
severe attack of tonsilitis, His many
friends hope he will soon be well a-
gain.
Andrew Holmes was at Palrnerston
attending the funeral of the late road
master, Thomas Sampson, who died
there on Wednesday.
Fred Sieling is very busy these days
one day recently he put on 40 horse
shoes, that is pretty good for one day.
Mr, and Mrs. William- Thornton
visited friends at Gorrie.
The International Dog Sled Derby at Quebec
P rites aggregating $4,250 will be among the trophies
to be competed for in the International Dog Sled
Derby,, to be held - at Quebec- City, February 20-22.
Teams entering willcover a course of about 40 Miles
each 'day making a total of around 121 miles in all.
This is the high light in the Quebec: Winter Sports
season beginning late in December and continuing
until . March. The event 'terminates with the Dog
Derby Masquerade Ball a£ the Chateau Frontenac
which hostelry is headquarters of the sports season.
All the most prominent dog mushers of the continent
figure -or have figured'at one time or another in the
Derby and it is generally, regarded as the biggest
thing of its kind. in America. Since 1922 when the.
contest had its inception, times have been consistently'
cut down, In that year the course was completed in
15 hours, 86 minutes, but last year Leonard Seppala,
hero of the dash to Nome, made it 121' 11 hours, six
minutes, 33 seconds. Lay -out shows Chateau Fron-
tenac; upper inset Emil St. Goddard, three times
winner of the Derby; lower inset, Leonard Seppala,
last year's winner' in record time.
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BIG "STOCK- TAKING" SALE °
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■ Quality Choice Peas,Corn, Tomatoes 2 for9 c
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■ Sailor Salt,2 I
b. pkgs., reg 15c, Sale 2 -for . , . ,19c
■ Seedless Raisins, reg. 15; Sale 2 lbs. for 23c
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Beaver Peanut Butter, reg. 33c, Sale 1ii<nt , 29c
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■ Sherriff s Jelly Powders, Sale 4 pkgs.... , 25c
• Pitted Dates, reg. ..
• g 18; Sale 21bs. for . 33c
■ Best Carolina Rice, reg. 13ct Sale 2 lbs. for 23c
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■ Best quality Molasses, reg. 13c, Sale 2 tins fora ,19c'
■ Caca,de Salmon
■ � reg. 25 c, Sale 2 cans for .. , 43c
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• Granulated Sugar, Sale 12 lbs. for , . 79c
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Waxtite xt>!te Sodas, reg. 18c, Sale 2 lbs. for .33c
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P:` & G. Soap, Sale 10 bars for . . ...... . 39c
Colored Oilcloth, table, reg. 55c, Sale per yard .. 47c
Ladies' Catton Hose, reg. 25c, Sale per pair ... J9c
Men's Work Sox, Sale 5 pairs for ..... ,. $1.00
Mens` Rubber Boots, reg. $4.50, Special .. , .$4.19
Men's Wok Shoes, reg. $ 4.00 Sale price .. $3.79
Men's Picket Smocks and Overalls, reg. 2:25.. $1.99
40 qts. Sherwin Williams Paint, assorted colors,
regular $1.35, Sale price ...............$1.09
Pint, regular 70c, Sale price .... ......55c
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Hess' and Royal Purple Stock Tonic, regu.
lar 65c,' Sale Price ... ..• 49c
Dr. Hess' Louse Killer, reg. 35c per lb., sale 29c
Balloon Tube Weld, reg. 50c, Sale price 39c
Now is your opportunity to procure your household needs at greatly reduced prices before
we take stock,
Positively the Biggest Sale ever held in Bluevale-Ever�Special on display—YoursYoU:s for a. REAL SAVING.
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