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The Wingham Advance Times, 1931-03-05, Page 1ear Single Copies Five Cents, REAPER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION HELD The show room of J. J. Fryfogle were taxed 'to capacity on Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. W. H. Davidson, local McCormick -Deering dealer ob- served the McCormick reaper cen- tennial celebration, by arranging a ;program of interest to 'farmers of the •community. The motion picture "Ro- mance of the Reaper" was of special interest. This picture commenced with the inventing of the first reap- er in 1831, and followed with the im- provements and advancements from that day until the present day of the tractor -combine, which will cot and thresh 30 to 40 acres per day. With farmers more interested than ever in lower crop production costs, this subject of power farthing equip- ment is deserving of much considera- Ilion..Through the time saved by the faster _methods . he has more time av- ailable to look after other activities of the farm that will result in better and more productive farms. The program presented by Mr. Davidson and the International Har- vester Co., was greatly appreciated by all present. Falls on • Slippery Walk Dr. A. J. Irwin had the misfortune to slip and fall about a week ago and received a severe shaking up, neces- •sitating the use of a cane. inquest to be Held The death of Norman Lewis of Goderich, killed when a Bell Tele- phone manhole blew up under him on Front street Sunday night, will be the subject of an inquest to be conducted by Chief Coroner M. M. Crawford on Thursday afternoon, March 5th. Only One Farm Sold Three properties were advertised for sale on which mortgages were foreclosed, but only one had a bid. sufficiently- high enough to let go. lir. Arthur Law of Lower Wingham purchased the 100 acres of south half •of lot 39, concession 14, East Wawa - nosh. The price was $1250. No Application for Bail As yet there has been no applica- tion made for bail by counsel for the McNeil brothers, Gilford and Har- vey, as to whose guilt a jury dis- agreed of the assizes last week, when they were tried for robbing the Bank of Nova Scotia, Brussels, on October 29th last. "We are not doing any- -thing at. the present time," D. E. Holmes, their counsel said Saturday: No formal application for bail was trade at the trial, but it was discussed tinformally with the crown. ' JAMES AITCHISON, PIONEER, DECEASED Another of the old time residents of Bluevale passed to his reward on Tuesday in the person of James Ait- chison, at Port Colborne, where he has been residing the last few years. The deceased pian was in his. 75th:, year, and had resided in and around Bluevale for upwards of fifty years. He was a quiet home -loving man, and had a great many friends in this dis- trict, who will regret to learn of his death. Until a couple of months ago he had enjoyed good health and was able to be up and around as usual. He leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, three daughters, Mrs. William Abraham of . Bluevale; Mrs. Peter MacEwan, Parry Sound, and Mrs. James Cleghorn of Port Colborne and two sons, Robert of Bluevale, and Earl of Pore Colborne:' The deceas- ed pioneer was a life-long Liberal and a member of the Presbyterian church. The remains are being brought to the home of his son, Robert at Bluevale, from where the funeral will be held' this (Thursday) afternoon, service in the Presbyterian church, and inter- ment in the ,Bluevale cemetery, Mrs. Aitchison and family have the syn- pathy of the community in their be- reavement, In a Chicago restaurant a custom- er asked for a iece of toast,an egg, gg, a cup of coffee, and a kind word. The order was duly executed, except the last item. As the waiter was about to leave the customer said: "What about the kind word?" The waiter paused for a- moment, and. re- p , plied: "Don't eat that egg.' ^;r With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxete News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 1931 VVINGHAM TIES THE LISTOWEL JUNLORS 3-3 HERE, BUT LOSE ROUND BY 5-3 The largest crowd to .ever witness a hockey match in Wingham Arena crowded in to cheer for their favor- ite team on Tuesday night. Over 1000 excited fans were present, about 350 coming by special train from Lis- towel and places in between. The special was late in arriving here and the game was held up until about 9 o'clock, However all present were well repaid for their long wait and witnessed one of the fastest games ever played on local ice, even though the ice was in a heavy condition. Right from the drop of the puck it was felt that a close game would re- sult as both teams were . checking hard, unless . one team would get the luckyy breaks, however no breaks were forthcoming and only well earn edgoals' were scored. The first period was a continued race from one end of the rink to the other with neither team gaining much advantage and no scoring resulted. In the second period play had scarce- ly started when Listowel scored, and in a few minutes followed with an- other. Near to the close of the per- iod Wallace Gurney took a shot from the blue line and notched the first goal for Wingham. The goal pert add- ed zest into the locals and for the remainder of the period carried the play into the Listowel territory. 'rhe third period opened with Wingham taking the offensive and in about a minute of play had tied the score, Listowel from then on play- ed a more defensive game determin- ed to hold on to their two goal ad- vantage obtained in the first game, occasionally snaking speedy attacks and in one of these rushes scored an- other goal. This advantage was of short duration, Wingham again tying the score on a pass from the corner to McDonald. The score of 3-3 is a fair indication of the play-offs, the Listowel boys however were more finished around the net, and seemed to be able to break faster. The line-ups: Wingham—Goal, L. Browne, de- fence, W. McDonald and K. Somers; wings, M. Rae and B. Fox; centre, J. Brackenbury; alternates, W. Gur- ney, R. Thompson, B. Mitchell. Listowel—Goal, Johnston; defence, Rupple and White; centre, Ronald;, wings, Fritz and Thompson; alter- nates, Gibson, Pratt and Ross. The Wingham juniors withthe ex- ception of one are all eligible to com- pete in the junior series next year, and with the experience received this year, will prove strong contenders for the championship next season. THE GAME IN LISTOWEL The Wingham juniors travelled to Listowel on Thursday' evening by special train accompanied by about two hundred fans for the first game in the semi-finals of the Northern League. The game was played on slushy ice and while both the teams showed considerable speed in indi- vidual rushes, combination plays were practically impossible, Listowel scor- ed their first goal in the second per- iod when the Wingham goalie had his stick caught in his pads and was unable to clear the shot. Their sec- ond goal was tallied in about the last minute of play. • The final score 2-0 for Listowel. Frank Kemp of Listowel handled both games and speaks well for his ability as referee when a local than is found agreeable to both teams for a semi-final round. New Conductor on London Run Mr. J. O'Brien of London has re- placed Mr. Geo. Bender on London- Wingham run of the C. N. R.. Mr. Bender will move to Goderich where he will take the Goderich-Buffalo run. Increase of Postage on Newspapers With costs of everything entering into the production of a weekly news- paper increasing rather than decreas- ing the costs are likely to be further added to by another increase in post- age. The post office department is faced with a considerable deficit for the past fiscal year. and it is intimated, that the postage on newspapers may be considerably increased. Lake Huron Water Low Lake Shore fishermen report that the water level of ,Lake Huron was rapidly receding, and from Port Lambton • came a report that the St. Clair River level at that point was the lowest in some years, with land visible to the end of the channel bank. The level ofboth river and lake is about three feet lower than that of last `summer. CHANGE IN WALKER STORE MANAGEMENT Iver. E. E. Barr, who came to town five years ago to take charge of Wal- ker Stores, Ltd., when being opened, last week resigned and is succeeded by Mr, H. Garlick, formerly of Han- over and Brockville, who with his family we welcome to our town. Mr, Barr is one of the newer type of aggressive business then who has wrought great changes in modern merchandising, believing in new ideas to meet the changing conditions. His abilities were appreciated in other in- terests in the town, particularly the Arena and Agricultural •Society. Mr. Barr is undecided as to what new line of business he will enter, having several prospects in view. Whatever his decision will be, we feel confident- that with his. ability he will prove successful. Secure Your Auto License From D. E. McDonald, Wingham. Application blanks' may be had at any garage OVER ONE HUNDRED ATTEND FATHER AND SON BANQUET ATS TI`IE UNITED CHURCH The father and son banquet held in the United Church schoolroom on Thursday evening was a huge suc- cess, over 100 fathers and sons sit- ting down to the banquet, which had been so splendidly arranged by the ladies of the church, Song sheets had been .distributed to the tables, and during the banquet a number of the more familiar tunes were sung by the gathering, in charge of F. R. How- son and T. H. Gibson. J. H. Craw- ford acted as toastmaster, Dr. R C. Redmond proposed the toast, "To Our King," which was heartily tt y r espottded` to by singing the National Anthem. Mr. Crawford then had each son introduce his fa- ther, or the" ane he had borrowed for thisu1 • a•ti r p c ar occasion. The toast, 'To Our Fathers," was .proposed by Kenneth Lott, and responded to by Dr, R. L Stewart, who pointed . out some of the advantages of the father, in being a pal to itis son, so that the son could reason out thedifficulties with his father, and of the examples that should be set by the father for the son. A vocal duet by Misses Jean Christie and Mrs,M McKay cy was much appreciated. Carman Coutts proposed the toast "To Our Mothers"' which was res- ponded to by Mrs, William Field, who stated that no better investment could be made than in the boy as it was the ditty of the parents to give the boy the chance he should receive in life. The toast to the church was given by Feed Howson, a member of the 'Tuxis Square, and who this year %vas member for this cotistituen- cy to the Boys' Parliament, It was responded to by Wilbert Wellwood, speaking for the pastor, Rev. S. Davi- son, who has been i11 for the past two weeks, Before introducing the speak- er for the evening, Mr, Crawford, on behalf of the fathers and sons, ex- pressed his appreciation to the ladies for the splendid banquet they had prepared. In proposing the toast, "To the Ontario Boys' Work Board" Mr, Crawford spoke of the associa- tions k ons he had had with Gordon Lapp, he being a member of tlie Boys' Par- liament, the saltie as Mr. Lapp in '28. As field secretary of the Ontario Boys' •Wark Board, Mr. Lapp outlin- ed his duties. He addressed his aud- ience for almost an hour. Jack Reavie and jack McMichael each rendered vocal solos, which were much enjoyed, Miss. Hazel Brandon accompanied at the piano, Following the address of Mr, Lapp a vote of thanks was tendered him by E. S. Copeland, and seconded by Leonard lathes. Subscriptions $2.00 Per ASI-HFIELD FARMER ENDS HIS LIFE Thomas McIntyre, farmer, of Ash- field Township, Huron County, ended liis life Wednesday night by shoot- ing himself through the forehead. His body' was found by his family, in a vacant house on his 150 -acre farm a few hours after the .fatality occur- red. Dr. Hunter decided not to hold an inquest. The deceased was in his 67th year. He had been in ill health for some time and this is the reason given for committing the rash act, It is stat- edthat he made a trip to Dungan- non. last week and purchased a new .22 calibre rifle. The family was un- aware that he had a rifle in his pos- session, ' Mr. McIntyre was a successful far- mer, his farm of 150 acres of land, which is situated on lot 10, con. 8, Ashfield, about 10 miles from God- erich. Surviving are his widow and three daughters and four sons. They ate: Mrs, George Pollock, of • Col- borne Township; Mrs. Thomas Dixon Jr., of West Wawanosh; Miss Myrtle McIntyre' of Goderich; James and Richard McIntyre of Colborne; War- ner and Harvey McIntyre, of Ash- field. His mother, Mrs. Willim Mc- Intyre, and a sister, Miss McIntyre, reside in Colborne township, and a brother, William McIntyre, in the West, also survives. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. J. W. McKibbon spent the week -end in Toronto. Mr. W. H. French made a business trip to Toronto on Sunday. Mrs. Jas. Grigg of Belgrave spent a few days in town recently, Mr, Wallace ;Jackson of McQuinery, Man,, spent a week at the home of his nephew, Stewart Cowan. Mrs. Joseph A. Eckley of Philadel- phia is visit visity.e at the home of her par- ents, Mr. age Mrs. Thos. Scott. Mrs. Henry Diluent has returned home after spending the past three months visiting in. Walkerville and Kingsville. Mrs. Dr. E. G. Lownsbury of Phil- adelphia, P:A., has returned after visi- ting at the hone of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Scott. Mr. Herb, Campbell has been on the sick list, but is again on the job, although not improved as much as we would like to see. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nortrop and family were in Arthur last week at- tending the funeral of Mrs. Nortrop's father, the late Mr. Arkell, Mr. W. J. Henderson, Bluevale Rd. reports the hatching of two settings of eggs. This, we believe, constitutes a record for early spring hatching. Mr. Wm. Ingham who has been in Westminster Hospital, London, the past two months, has recovered suf- ficiently to be able to return to his hone this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cowan, of Tor- onto, returned to their home on Tues- day after spending two weeks at the home of the former's brother, Stew- art Cowan;" of 'town, and two weeks at Westfield, at the home of Jack Cowan also a brother. Brussels May Have Rink The officers and executive of the Old Boys' Reunion committee stet on. Tuesday night and on a vote, decided to give the sum of approximately $1,500, which is in the treasury, to the rink fund, A committee was ap- pointed to meet any other committee in regards to the building of the rink. Census Commissioners Appointed The following Ontario Commis- sioners have been appointed in this district for the census for 1931. — Bruce North, Leigh H. Snider, Wier - ton; Bruce, South, Moorehouse Mit- chell, Lucknow; Huron North„ Thos. 5, McLean, Wingham; Huron, South, William Consitt, Heosall; Perth, North, J. J. Mason, Listowel. Young Lad Showing Improvement On Wednesday,, Fefruary 26th, Chester, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Higgins of Morris, was taken to the Wingliain General Hospital with appenclititis and op- erated on at once: It proved to be an utittsually dangerous form of infla- ination, and he 'was exceedingly ill for several days, However, at , time of writing we are pleased to say he i$ sliovving some improvement. COUNCIL HAS LIGHT SESSION AT THE REGULAR FEBRUARY MEETING ON MONDAY A regular meeting of Wingham Town Council was held on ; Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock. All mem- bers present, His Worship Mayor Fells in the chair. Minutes9' of last regular and special meetings were read and approved. A letter was read from the On- tario' Motor. League soliciting adver- tising for their motor book. Letter ordered filed. A letter was read from the Hon. G. S. Henry in acknowledgment of copy of motion of Council forwarded from last meeting. A letter was read from Dr. A. W. Irwin, Sec-Treas. of the Huron Curl- ing Club asking for a rebate of $5.00 from the rental paid for use of hall. A letter was read from the secre- tary of the Women's Auxiliary to the Wingham Hospital, asking for a refund of $5.00 rental paid for use. of Council Chamber. Moved by Reeve McKibbon, sec- onded by Coun. Wilkinson, "that the Women's Auxiliary of the Hospital be granted free•use of Council Cham- ber whenever it does not conflict with any rental of same to go into effect February 1st, 1931,—Carried. Moved by Reeve McKibbon, sec- onded by Coun. Elliott, "that we re- bate to the Huron Curling Club $5.00 part rental of Hall,"—Carried. The official notice of the assign- ment of the Gunn -Son -Ola Co. was read by the Clerk. Discussion follow- ed and it was agreed that the matter be left in the hands of the Executive Committee to look after the Corpora- tion's interest in this matter. The Finance Committee; reported a number of accounts properly certif- ied and :recommended payment. Moved by Coun. Elliott, seconded by Coun. McGillivray, that the report of the Finance Committee be adopt- ed.—Carried. Coun. Davidson reported the Cem- etery Committee that he had some nen trimming up the trees and a few more days would finish the job. Mayor Fells reported for the Street Committee that some trees had been removed, and that the Bell TeIephone men had been trimming some trees under his supervision. Moved by Coun. Elliott, seconded by Reeve McKibbon, that the matter of a new scale of rental rates for the Council Chamber and opera house be referred to the Property Committee to report at next meting, -Carried. The matter of payment of certain coupons lost and not presented for payment was brought up by the Clerk, Moved by Coun. Elliott, seconded by Coun. Diluent, that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the Victoria Trust and Savings Co., amount of lost coupons, accepting, rfix ,undertaking in the natter and tr„a•stop payment notice be given to the Canadian Bank. of Commerce and the Dominion Bank.—Carried. The meeting then adjourned, LOWER SALARIES IN KINCARDINE Kincardine Town Council held a lively session at the last mettipg, when the salaries of all officials Wel,- reduced at least 5%. Neil MacDonald, Clerk of Weigh Scales, and Janitor of the Town Hall, fared the worst in the economy slash. Formerly he received $475.00, a free house and 80% of the receipts of the weigh scale fees, which estimated to about $975.00. Now he gets $660.00 all told. Not only do the paid officials suf- fer but the Mayor, Reeve and Coun- cillors will serve this year without pay. The reduction in salaries amounts to about $450,00. Turnberry Man Gets 2 Months A resident of Turnberry appeared before Magistrate Reid on Tuesday ; morning on a charge of selling li- quor and was sentenced to two mon- ths in the county jail. See Our Windows We will have special Bargains for cash in all lines of meats each Satur- day. Thos. Field & Co. Easter Thank -Offering Meeting The Easter Thank -Offering meet- ing of the W. M. S. of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will be held on March llth at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Leding- ham of Harriston will address the meeting: All the ladies of the con- gregation are cordially invited. Social half hour will be held at the close of the meeting. Banner Sabbath School The Banner prepared by Maitland Presbytery for the Sabbath School in that Presbytery obtaining the high- est percentage in the year's work for 1930, was presented on behalf of the Presbytery, by Rev. John Pollock, convenor of Sabbath Schools and of Young People's Societies of Mait- land Presbytery, to th•e Sabbath School of Calvin Presbyterian church East • Wawanosh, on Sunday, March ist. D. HOLMES APPOINTED JUDGE OF SIMCOE COUNTY—T. M. COSTELLO, HURON COUNTY Official announcement was made on Tuesday to fill vacancies for Coun- ty Court Judgeships. Thomas M. Costello, K.C., Ren- frew, former member in the Ontario Legislature for Renfrew South, has been appointed judge of the County' of Huron at Goderich, Ont. J. B. Moon, Mount Forest, Ont., has been named judge of the District of Parry Sound. Dudley Holmes, K.C., who has been appointed judge of the county of Simcoe, is a native of Brussels, Ont., a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Holmes. He received his edu- cation at Brussels, Listowel and God- erich High School, •Upper Canada College and Osgoode Hall. He began the practice of law in Goderich in 1890 in the firm of Cameron, Holt & Holmes. After severing his connec- tion with the firm seven years later The Government, it is announced, lie practiced alone for four years. In in the appointment of county court 1902 he located in Wingham, engag- judges has adopted the former prin- ing in his profession. On his appoint- ciple that appointments will be made Ment as county crown attorney, suc- of members of the legal profession ceeding Charles Seeger, K.C., in 1927 he moved again to the county seat of Huron. He received his appoint- ment as K,C. in 1908. Mr. Holmes took an active part in municipal and political affairs. In 1305 he contest - practicing outside the county in which the vacancy exists. Thomas Moore Costello, K.C., ap- pointed judge of Huron County, was born April 27, 1882, at Brudenell, in Renfrew County, Ontario, the son of ed North Heron for the Legislature James Costello and Rachel Craig, as a Conservative being defeated by Ire- the late M. G. Cameron •b y a both of whom were natives of y majority of one, He took an active part in milia' 'y affairs and is a retired ma- jor of the 33rd Huron Regiment. Mr. Holmes has a family of four sors and one daughter, two of the sons seeing overseas service. His wife is at pre - of 1923, but was defeated. In 1926 sent seriously ill at their home in he was elected to the Legislature and Goderich.served until the last election. Mr, ( J. B, Moon, of Mount :Forest, ap . Costello was married in 1914 to Miss pointed judge of the district of Par - Mee Macl:Ca daughter of John Mac-iry Sound, is a native of Simcoe coun-' �s g Kay, of Renfrew, and they have two i Osgoode I'hll he commenced practice children Norah and T. Mr,i Osgoode Hall he coneencecl practice , John Costello is a member of the Roman ' of his profession in Mount Forest 16 Catholic Church the Knights ht of Col- I years ago. He is a member of the untbus and the Rotary Club,' He has Orange Order and the True Blues. for tnany years beett practicing law i M'r. ;and Mrs. Moon have a fancily at Renfrew. 101 two sons. land, He was educated at the Brud- enell public school, Renfrew Colleg- iate Institute and Ottawa University, obtaining the degree of B.A. He was the Conservative candidate for the House of Commons at the election 10 B.P. HEARD IN TWENTY -'TWO STATE The local broadcasting station con- cluded their series of 6 DX programs- last rogramslast week with a studio program and. from reports received was the best of the series. In all six DX programs have been put on in the past three months, being heard in four provinces and twenty-two states. Letters have been received from as far west as Montana and as far east as Nova Sco- tia, and south to Carolina. The sta- tion received 273 letters from differ- ent listeners. The following are the number of letters received from the different States and Provinces: New York 50, New Jersey 79, Illinois 41, Ohio 14, Pennsylvania 29, Massachusetts S. Quebec 2, Wisconsin 4, Maryland 13, Virginia 5, Michigan 3, Ontario 19, Indiana 5, New Hampshire 4, Con- necticut 5, and one from Vermont, Missouri, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Maine, Carolina, Kansas, Montana, District of Columbia and Iowa. At the late program of the Chicago. Daily News Station on Monday ev- ening the announcer stated that 10- B.P. was the best known low -powered station on the dial. The following is clipped from a let- ter received from J. W. Branner, of Syracuse, N.Y., in regard to the last broadcast, and speaks for itself as to the reception of this distance, "I certainly enjoyed your program this morning, you had one fine bunch of artists present, the first group I heard was the Hawaiian trio who op- ened a group of selections with "Hila March" at 1.15. I also aro addicted to old time music and your old timers were very good, so naturally I en- joyed their portion of the program. I wish I could personally thank the tenor who sang "Moonlight on the Colorado" and "When It's Spring- time in the Rockies." Transferred to Wingham Alex Elliott, section foreman on the C.' N. R., Bluevale, has been transfer- red to Wingham an took over his new position on Monday. Mr. Elliott came from Durham a year ago where he held a similar position. Teachers and Pupils Entertain A very pleasant and enjoyable ev- ening was spent last Wednesday, when the teachers and pupils of the Business College entertained their friendsat a Euchre Party after.. which lunch was served at the Peacock Cafe and the prizes presented to the win- ners, Miss Margaret Currie and Mr. Roy McGregor. Dancing brought the evening to a close, Attending Course at Toronto. Miss Margaret Copeland, saleslady at Greer's Shoe Store, is in Toronto taking a two weeks' special course. conducted by the School Orthopedic Training School. This course incI•udes correct shoe fitting, leathers and styles, as well as methods of mer- chandising and salesmanship. Miss Copeland is one of five young ladies from Western Ontario to take advan- tage of this Course, TWO INJURED IN SHOOTING MISHAP A most unusual accident, in which two persons were injured by bullet shots, has been reported to the idol - ice at Goderich. A sleigh -load party of 19 adults and four children were en route to a surprise party in Hut - lett Township, in this county, on Friday night, when the side of the :sleigh broke. Repairs had to be made and it was while the party were tak- ing their places in thesleigh to pro- ceed or the journey that a shotgune. the property of Frank Riley, acci- dentally discharged. The shot injur- ed two members of the party, Miss Mary Cook and Mrs. 'Robert Grum- belle. Miss Cook was injured in the knee and Mrs. Grumbellc in the hip. The injured persons were removed to Clinton Hospital. According tothe reports, Miss Cook is Mr, Riley's fiancee,, with the marriage date sot' for the rear 'future, 'Undoubtedly the marriage date wilt have to be postponed as a result of the accident. In his explanation to the police Miley stated that he was taking the gun to the owner of the residence where the party was to take plat, and that be didn't know the gun wait loaded.