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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-01-15, Page 1tSingle Copies Five Cents. WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN PASSES • SUDDENLY A suddendeath occurred on 'Monday morning with the passing. of 3'rwin J, Pattison, The sad news came as- a great shock to the citizens of Wingham as he had been in his usual load' }mettle although he had . com- plained en Sunday with his arm. Mr, Pattison had been out around and had .gone in the house and was edit .'come :iplaining with his arra. He sat down in a chair, and without warning to any member of the household expired instantly. Deceased was born in East Wawanosh and had been a resident -of this locality all Ms life and was in Ins 60th year. His wife pnedeceased. hint about seventeen years ago. Sur- eviving are, one son, Charles of Sar- .airia; his mother and one sister Mary at home; Mrs. Thomas Leakey of Kincardine; Mrs: J. Johnstone of Toronto and one brother, John W. •of,Port Elgin. ' Funeral services were conducted at :his late residence, John street, on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev: S. Davison, pastor of the United church, of which he was a .member. Inter- cadent being made in the Wingham +cemetery. Mailing Lists Corrected Our mailing lists have been correct- ed up to. Thursday, Jan: 8th and all who remitted previous to this date should be credited. Look at your lab- el and see if it is correct, if not please iotify us at once. If your subscrip 'tion is in arrears we would appreciate your renewal as soon as possible. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs, Dr, Stewart is visiting friends in Toronto, Mrs, G. L. Baker is spending 'a few °days in Toronto. Mrs. J. M. McKay is °visiting her mother in Toronto. Mr. Ernest Morrison is spending the latter part of the week in London. Mr. and Mrs• W, Logan Craig have returned home after spending a con- ;ple.of weeks in 'Toronto and Hamil- ton. Mr. John McWhinney of Bruce Mines, and Mr. Will Todd of Paris; :attended' the funeral of the late. Her- bert. J. Thompson. . ` VILL NOT PROSECUTE USBORNE FARMERS Prosecution of twenty-eight farm - eel; of Usborne township, charged with carrying guns without . the nec- essary permit, will notbe proceeded with; on ,instructions from the On- tario-:'yGovernmezt, it was 'learned' in 'Goderich. It was stated that one of the men against whom information was laid had taken the precaution to apply for and secure a permit to con- duct the "rabbit drive" which was in- terrupted by Gaine Overseer J. Id. Hammond, > of London, said to have acted under instructions from the De- isartnrent of Game and Fisheries. The farmers were interrupted' in Rheroces ridding p s of riddiii� their wheat fields of the rabbits, their guns were. confiscated, and they were taken be- fore Justice of the Peace W..D. Saun- dcr§ at Ee.eter. This official has not the power to act unless accompanied on, the bench by another justice of the peace. The cases were referred to Magistrate Reid at God,erich, who ad- vised that the prosecutions will be dropped. The guns which were seiz- ed and taken to London will be re- turned to their owners, It is the opinion of Magistrate. Reid and: of Provincial Constable White- side that prosecution should never have been launched and that the law providing that a permit must be tak- en out in South Huron, while it iS not necessary in North Huron, should be amended at once, It was held to be ridiculous, or that the prosecution in this case were never intended to +cotri.e under it, Many complaints were txiade by the farriers regarding the action of the official of the Department of Game and Fisheries, as Usborne and neigh- boring townships are becoming over- tidden with rabbits. They burrow in the snow and eat the fall i t wheat. It seems that strong representations were made to have the cases with- drawn, although, legally, the farmers May have been guilty, "Plow is one to know when he is in South or North Huron?" was one pointed question, With Which is Amalgamated The -Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter .News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY l5th, 1931 'UVINGHAM TEAM SCORE 2 SHUTwOUTS Lueknow, the old rivals of Wing- ham, ;provided one of the hardest - fought games that the locals have en- countered this year and was witness- ed by a fair attendance: The game was Buil of excitement and at times was fairly rough, the referee not checking the boys up as strictly as he should, In the first or second period neith- er team was able to score, but in the third McDonald came in fast for .a rebound and bulged the net for the only counter • of the gamey winning a two -pound box of chocolates donated by the Peacock Cafe. During the last few minutes of play the Lucknow boys put all they had into the game and at times bad the entire team on the forward line, The goal tenders for both teams played exceptionally well and: saved many a hard shot. The line-up: Lucknow--Goal, Johstone; defence, Treleaven and 'Agnew; centre, S. Thompson; wings, McCoy and Hues - ton; subs., ues-ton;'subs.,' A. Thompson, McCartney and Henderson. Wingham-Goal, McGee; defence, A, Lockridge ' and W. Lockridge; centre, H. Mitchelt wings, H. Browne and W. Gurney; subs, A. Mitchell A. Ross and W. McDonald Referee—Burroughs of .Harriston, The Juniors. journeyed to Kincar- dine on Monday and defeated the lakeside team 1-0. During the first few minutes of play Jack. Bracken- bury, who is a speedy skater, gat hold of the puck, and before he could be. stopped, had scored.' The Seniors have established quite a record thisyear; in the only three games they have played they have scored 8 goals to their opponents 0. Every game has been a shirt -out. Come' out to the game on Friday evening and see if' the boys can re peat their win from the Ripley Red - mete The 'standing of the teams group is: W ingitant Kincardine Ripley Lucknow Senior Won Lost 3 0 1. 1 1 2 junior Won 1 1 0 Wingham ..... „.,........ Ripley Kincardine .. INVITED TO REMAIN FOR FIFTH YEAR The Official Board of the 'United Church at a meeting on Wednesday evening last extended an unanimous invitation to the present pastor, Rev. Sydney Davison, to remain for his fifth year. In the four years that Mr, Davi- son has been pastor of the church, Rev, Sydney Davison much has been accomplished. Dur- ing the past year and a half the Church has been redecorated, with al- teration and improvements being trade to the choir loft and pulpit, a new and up-to-date organ has been installed,as well as an addition being added to the rear of the church. Mr. Davison has not as yet given his decision, but expects to do 'so. next Sunday morning: WROXETER MAN 99 YEARS OLD UNITED CHURCH W. M. S. MEETING The United Church school rote was the scene of a very interests meeting on Tuesday afternoon, ja 6th; About forty-five ladies were pr sent. Mrs. Willis, past president, o cupied the chair for the first part •o the meeting which, after Prayer b Mrs. Morton and; Scripture readirt by Mrs. Davison, consisted of t. giving of reports by the Secretarie who have served': during' the .yea Each of these showed her departrnen in a very satisfactory condition, The report of the Treasurer wa especially encouraging as until short • time ago` we were afraid ou objective would not be met. Iioweve we are pleased now to report havin reacher and passed. our own object ive of $'775 and voted $15 to help th young ladies of the Circle who were a little down in their finances du to their having lost some of thei membership during the year. Mrs. Willis brought this part o the program to a close by thanking all those who had helped in the woe of the society during the year,• and asked Mrs. Field, the new President, to take the chair, Meanwhile Mrs. Gowans had risen to move a vote of thanks to Mrs. Willis and the retir- ng officers for their untiring efforts during the year to make the work of he society so successful. Mrs. J, Wil - on seconded' this motion and Mrs. Willis replied in a fitting manner for g erself and the other officers. Mrs. Field then took charge of the meeting and the. Secretary read the ninutes of an Executive meeting held on Jan. 3rd. The : World's Day of Prayer will be held Feb, 20 in the Anglican Church and our Society will oin with the ladies of that Society n this, This' year, we purpose holding an xtra. meeting during each quarter in order to get our funds collected eeri- er in the year. This meeting will ake the form of a work meeting and wi11 be in charge of the Finance Corn. Mrs. J. .Pattison ..started to read a aper on "Preparation for the Mas- rs Work" but it'e he crucial mo - lent the Hydro failed and she could of continue the reading. However, w:e did hot miss anything as Mrs. Pattison just spoke briefly her own ioughts on this subject and quite tisfied us as. to our duty during the ming year. The meeting closed with prayer by Mrs, Field. rut ng e- f g the s r. t s a r r g e e e r f k s h e Thomas Sage celebrated his 99th i birthday on Monday. Since the; death of Mrs, John.Gib- son, in .December, who lacked a few in the days of attaining her 101st birth -day. Mr. Sage' claims the distinction of be- ing the oldest person in this district. Points He is in good health, bright and 6 cheerful and his memory is clear. 2 --.Mr. Sage comes of a family not- ed for ,longevity, his mother having 0 lived to the age of 99 years, 8 mon- ths, 8 days. Lost Points 1 2 1 2 2 0 Fortner Resident Dies Word. was' received in town ofthe atp. passing of" Peter S. Keyes in Winni- peg, last week, Mr. Keyes was horn in Luciciot r•, but for a number of years resided in Wingham where he learned the tinsiuithing with Dave Sutherland, going to Winnipeg about thirty years ago. Recount Asked In W. Wawanosh William Mole, who was. defeated by W. J. Stewart by two. votes for the reeveship in the municipal elections in the e Township of `Nest Wawanosh, is asking for a recount. Application for the recount evil be tirade to the county Judge by Mr. Mole's solicitior,. D, E, Holmes, of Goderich. The vote in the \Vest Wawanosh election was as follows: Williams Mole, 197, W. J. Stewart,' 199, Other candidates for the reeveship were J. I;, Forster, who polled 155 votes and William Carr who polled 86, THIS WEEK , WITH 10 B.F. The Fertilizer Division of Canad- ian Industries, Limited, (C.I,L• .), are sending the listeners of 10 33 P• a ser- ies of old time concerts starting this Thursday at 8.45-9.80 p,m.-45 min - Mei of olcl songs and tunes. A large number of.fans are taking advantage of the Walter Rose Poul - try .Farre cotitest which is part of their broadcast every Thursday 8 - 8,45. Time in and then get in the contest, Broadcast Periods .Thurs.-8-8.45 Walter Rose .Poultry Farin Concert. 8.45-9;80 C. I, L. Old Favorites. Sunday -010.80 your Radio"talar. 10.45 'Organ music. 11,00-12,10 Unit- cr Church Service. 4,15-5,15 Sacred Colleen. 6,45 Organ :artusie. 7-8.20 St. Andrews Presbyterian Church ser- vice. Tuesday -.-12.30.1.30 p.in, 1 ecord�ed Is our, W. C. T. U. Meeting This union held.its regular <month, ly meeting at the United Church par- sonage on Thursday, January 8th. This organization holds its meetings the second Tuesday_ of;.every month. Will all who are interested in Tem- perance work snake an effort to at- tend these meetings. Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the 'Turn - berry Agricultural Society will be held h the - Council Chamber, Wing - ham, at 2 p.m: on Tuesday, January 20th, to receive the report of the Dir- ectors, elect officers and transact other .business pertaining to the So- ciety. o- cies . P y. � C. G. 'Campbell, Pres,: • W. pJ. Greer, Secretary, Wood Contract Given On Monday evening the High School Board awarded the contract for the supply of 20 cords of hard maple 20 . inches long', to Mr. C. J, Logan, R. R. 1, I3elgrave, at a price of $4.45 per cord deliver -:d, .Fourteen tenders were received ranging from $4.45 to $5.25 per cord.' Wingham Fall Fair The Citizens of Wingham are invit- ed to attend the annual meeting of 8 the Fall Pair, to be:held in the Coun- cil Charihbeee on Tuesday, an. 20th Y. J , at 2 pen, The Fair is fast 'becoming, the best annual event in town, and this can be improved by showing your interest in attending' the annual meeting on '.Tuesday next, Will. Address Canadian . Club On Friday evening, January 23rd, Professor Landon, of Western' Uni- versity, London, will address the Can- adian Club on "Three Canadian Prime ministers, --• ,Macdonald, Mackenzie, and Laurier," The speaker is Assoc- iate l?rofessor in History in 'Western 'University, and three years ago, spoke in Winghatn on the subject, "The Romance of Canadian Hietory.' Those who hid the pleasuue of lis- tenitrg to Professor Landon at.that time will look forward to hearing him again. p tee n n ti sa co Franci-St Residence Sold` The residence of the late Mr. Bos- man, on Francis street, has been dis- posed of to Elwood Armitage: Mn Armitage expects- to take :immediate possession. BLUEVALE INSTITUTE REGULAR MEETING The regular :monthly meeting of the Women's Institue was held on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs, R. F. Garniss, with the presi- dent, Mrs. Robert Shaw, in the chair. The meeting -opened . stn ;m the: Institute ode arid repeating the :Lord's prayer in unison.. The corresponden- ce consisted mainly of letters of ap- preciation from the shut-ins of the community .for Christmas greetings received. The meeting decided to dis- pense with a government this year on account of the district annual meeting being held here. The roll - call was answered by almost all pre- sent repeating a verse of poetry on friendship, Miss Olive Scott read a paper on Friendship, showing the real charac- teristics of a true friend, and what sincere friendship means-- "Thee way to have a friend is to be one." Mrs. Alex, Mowbray read a splen- did paper on the art of letter writing, addressing letters acid parcels; and an example of a letter and parcel prop- erty addressed and parceled was shown to those present. Letter writ- ing is an art and the paper stressed the idea of an effort: to write in or- der to please and entertain rather than a few formal remarks, where the receiver' could reed between the lines and feel that when finished the . send- er er remarkedTltere, I amg lad that is off my hands." 'The paper was very instructive and was enjoyed by. all those present. Some discussion followed 'on removing stains, The meeting closed with sin - in' the g National Anthers, after which the 'hostess served refreshments, assisted by Miss Scott. RESIGNS AFTER. 35 YEARS OF SERVICE Mr. Finlay Anderson upon complet- ing his thirty-five years as Treasurer of the Township of East Wawanosh, has tendered his resignation. Mr. An- derson celebrated; his 91st birthday. on August 9th last seventy-five years of which he has resided in East Wa wanosh. Besides being Treasurer, he has served on both the townhsip and the Mr. Finlay, Anderson County Council, giving in all forty- seven years of service to lus•munici- pality, a record of which he may feet proud, and one that will be hard to equal. Up to the present time, a period of 63 years, East Wawanosh has only had three men to Gook after the treas- urer's books, over half of that time being served by Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson is still in good health. and we, with his many friends; wish him' many' more years of health and happiness. WINGHAM CURLERS DEFEAT LUCKNOW On Thursday last a rink of 'curlers from Lucknow were entertained by the local club, The ice was in good shape and an afternoon and evening, game was played in which the local, boys were winners by a narrow mar- gin. Afternoon game Lucknow ' Wingham R. McPherson T. Hardy W. Porteous H. Gibson A. Stewart O. Thompson G. Smith ski-- 11.5. Mason, sk. —14. Evening Game --- R. McPherson J. Carr W. Porteous H. C. MacLean G. Smith H. Walker A, Stewart, sk.- ••10W. Mitchell sk. 18 Legislature Opens February 12th The. Ontario Legislature will .open on Thursday, February 12th. It is ex- pected the House will sit for six weeks and be adjourned. befeze...Eas- ter. Underwent Operation J. Arthur Wilson, Manager of the United Farmers' Co -Operative, local branch, was taken to the Wingham General Hospital, where he under- went an operation for appendicitis on Wednesday last. Christmas Fund' Correction in the report of the Christmas Cheer Fund published recently an er- ror occurred in one item, $6.00 for revenue stamps should have read 6c. Since that report $5.00 has been re- ceived from Wingham Masonic Lodge and later disburseineuts are:, 5. Mc- Nab $18.20, W. J. Greer $2.50, leav- ing a balance on hand of $1.50.30: Will Meet at Wingham According to Saturday's press, the clergy and 'delegates of the Anglican churches of this district will meet at Wingham on Wednesday, Jan, 21st at 2 pan, and 7 p.m. Parishes to be re- presented—all in . Huron, together with Kincardine, Ripley, Lucknow and Bcrvie from South Bruce, and At- wood, Listowel and Millbank from North Perth. May Drill for Oil Here Probability that oil will be located in this district, as predicted by an expert here last summer, is being fol- lowed out by a Toronto firm, which has respresentativesiin .the area in- terviewing farmers and securittg cot - tracts to drill on their land, The re- presentatives have not stated if they Y will drill or not, but are procuring the contracts so as to keep other firms out of the running. The contract calks for the owner of the land to receive every eighth barrel during two years of 'production. 'TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT" That is a question that is occupyin the minds of the Council and niair o fthe citizens. Whether the restnur ants in the town should chose at 7.4 p.m. on Sunday or remain open unti a more reasonable hour that the tray Wing public may be assured of pro per accommodation. It seems that a few years ago the hours for Sunday business were cur tailed because of complaints as to th conduct at one of the eating places Last year and again this year, re- quests came before the Council for extension of the closing hour, The Council must consider the needs of the travelling public as well as the demands of the citizens. The last few years has seen marked change in travelling customs and now a matter of two hours represents what would be a full day's journey in the past. Consequently people are not accustomed to dining at a specific hour and may run'50 miles in a motor to reach a desired spot. Almost ev- ery town of any importance realizes this and certain business men make provision for the proper entertain- ment of these travellers. Just this week Ingersoll set the ottr for closing at 1 a.m. every day. Now if these men have a proper conception of their business they will keep their places attractive. and free from idle onlookers who are no asset. but rather 'a detriment. The license. for these places carries an expressed and implied assurance that they will be conducted in a satisfactoryy man- ner. Repeatedviolation of this should mean cancellation of the privilege. This should more readily meet the need of the case than penalizing the public in unreasonably shortened hours. To secure this it may be nec- essary to evoke the assistance of the, authorities once or twice and there is no reason why an observant, judic- ious man could not attain this condi- tion without trouble: g y 5 e Ladies' Aid Meeting The regular monthlyf the au the-Ladies' Aid of United Church will be held in the Church Parlor on Tues- day afternoon, Jan, 20th at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is requested as the work for this season is to be planned. New Markers Now on Sale Mr. D. McDonald, the local issuer of auto licenses, has receivedhis sup- ply of plates,and: to say the least they aren't hard to see, being some- what larger than, last year and painted a bright .yellow with black figures. 'The number, for Wingham start at KN 751 and run to KP. Money By -Laws Receive Little Support at Mount Forest At the recent election in Mount Forest three by-laws were snowed un- der by the electors. One for sewer- age outlet and disposal was defeated 261 to 62;. the fire alarm system was defeated 298 to 102, and the one to purchase a new fire engine and was pump- erlost by 90. The by -'alis. Were defeated mainly because the ratepayers did not wish the tax rate increased. Teeswater Must Hold Nomination Again At the inaugural meeting of the. Teeswater Council on Monday, two former members of the 1930 Cour cit, W. H, Mani and W. L. Thomp- son, who had received an acclamation for 1931, resigned, as they had with- drawn their names from the nomina- tion papers and later had signed the qualification papers, which is claimed to be contrary to law. A new nomin- ation will • be necessary. The other. members of the 1931 Council are: Janes H. Ross, Reeve; N. Hiseok and F, Jeffery, Councillors, Not So Customary Fred met Dick an the wayto tay t e station, "Good gracious, old Iran," said l'rect, "how did you rtiallege to hurt your eye?" "It was done by a than whose wed- ding r attended as best man," Dick explained. "Just because I kissed th e bride." "But, my dear olcl elan" exclaimed his friend "it's the custom for the best then to kiss the bride." Dick put a hand to his injured eye; "Yes, 1 know it is,f1 he replied. "taut this was five years after the cere- mony." Subscriptions $2,00 LADIES' AID HONOR RETIRING PRESIDENT At the January meeting of the 1.s1 - dies' Aid of St. Andrew Presbyter- ian Church a pleasing " event took .. place at the dose of the business skit sion when Mrs. Linklater, the retir- ing ''resident, was called forward and the President, Mrs. N. Fry, in a neat speech, voioed the feeling of the so- ciety and ,asked her to accent a gift as a retneziibrance of her twelve year,; of faithful service as Presiders Mrs, W, Stewart then presented Mrs; Link - later with a beautiful purse co stain- ing a good sum of money. Mrs. later was completely taken by ur- prise and feelingly thanked the la les for their kindness saying it had ways been a pleasure to her to wo for her church, NOTICE The ninth annual erecting of tlic Wingham Horticultural Society will; be held in the Council Chamber on: Friday -evening, Jan, 16th, 1931, at o'clock. All members are cordially urged to attend. Airs. W. Nash, ,Secretary Dance Pavilion .O.pening The new dancing pavilion above the Peacock Cafe is holding its opening dance an Thursday evening, January 15th. This building has been newly decorated and has a good dancing;' floor. Music by •'Moffatt's Melody Mixers. Admission 75c per couple. Engagement. Announced Mr. and Mrs. Norman .Fraser, .or Kincardine, Ontario, wish to ext nounce the engagement of their ;only daughter, Edna Caroline, to Mr. Clyde Avon Louttit, Phan. 13., son of Mr. and. Mrs. A. E. Louttit, Wingham, Ontario. The marriage to take place January 24th. Former Wingham Resident Mayor of Wallaceburg 'Joseph T. Saint, a former resident of Wingham is the newly elected Mayor of Wallaceburg and took oveer. his duties at the inaugural meeting on Monday morning. He has been a member of the Council for a number: of years, his past record serving hien well in the °election which was spirit- edly contested, and perhaps one 'of the wannest in the history of the tow n, Wingham Loses . Citizen' William English, who for the .:past two years. has been employed: as one. of the foremen in the Guinn -Son -Ola Co., is severing his connections with this firm, and is taking over new dut- ies with a firtrr in Hespeler. He, with a number of other business associates, were entertained at the hone of Mr. Roy Collins on \Wednesday evening of last week, prior to his departure; on Saturday. Mr. English has always: been held in very high esteem by then firm, with whom he has been t employ- ed, and a favorite;: with his ; men. i ., is with duck regret that we lose Mr. English as a resident of Wingbani, but what is to one a loss, is atiother'ti gain; CLINTON FARM HAND ENDS LIFE Percy Crich, aged 39, son of Her, Bert Crich of Clinton, ended his 'life:; early Sunday morning its the barn of his employer, Thomas 1tfcMillaii, M P. for South Huron, on his farm in Paella •t et township, , The deceased man was found be Mr. McMillan early Sunday morning after his presence at the house was missed after the early morning chores the barn had been done. Mr. Grid. apparently was in good health and relatives are unable to give any rea- son for the act. He. had been employ- on Petr McMillans farm .for seine: years, and was well-known through- out the community and word of his death conies as a shock to a large circle of frietids. Besides. his fattier it Clinton there are surviving, rug, two sisters; .Mrs, Boy Pepper, Tuckersntith and Miss Gladys Crich, Clinton, and one brother, Frank Crich on the homestead Tttckersmi.tli Coroner 1')r. Shale of Clinton in- vestigated they death and after vi: ing the circuinstances has dt:ci that an inquest is neat neress;ry. rw