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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-03-12, Page 1With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents. ;FIRE DESTROYS BARN NEAR AUBURN Fire caused by an overturned lan- tern conipl.etely destroyed the large 'barn on the farm of Charles Hallam four, and a half miles northwest of .Auburn, Thursday night, An imple- ment shed which was located near the. -barn also took fire and was destroy- ed together with all the farm imple- ments which it contained. In addition to the buildings and implements, Mr. Hallam lost what .remained of last season's : hay and grains crops, four ,cows, one horse, :and a large number .of hogs. Some live 'stock was saved from the burn- ing building. The fire which started about eight .o'clock, was caused by Mr. Hallam upsetting the lantern while engaged in putting down feed. While the new brick house was in no immediate dan- ger at any time, it is felt that it might have taken fire but for .the fall of snow that night. The barn was covered by insurance to the extent of $2800, while the con- tents, implement shed and imple- ments are said to be partly covered by insurance. St. Patrick's Suppler The ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's Presbyterian "Church will serve a St. Patrick's Supper in the basement of the church on Tuesday evening, March 17th, at 6.50. Come and enjoy a hot supper. Everybody welcome. Admission 35 cents. Kinloss Township Dwelling Burned The frame dwelling of Wilbiert Shean, in Kinloss Township, fell prey to flames on Saturday •night, when a chimney spark started a fire on the second floor. The fire was discover- ed about 8 o'clock but a high wind rendered futile the efforts of Shean and his neighbors to save the resi- dence. The furniture on the ground floor was saved-. OBITUARY Mrs. Hannah Marie Gee Wad was received on Sunday of the death in Toronto, of Mrs. Hannah Marie Gee, who was an old and high- ly respected former resident of Lis- towel, following a sudden heart at- tack. She was 71 years of age and was born in Glenallen in 1860, Her maiden name was Hannah Marie Wiles. On June 3rd, 1879, she was married in Listowel to Jeremiah Sid- ney Gee, who carried on a business as a general merchant there and at Gorrie. Her husband died in July, 1923, in Toronto. Surviving are four sons, Melbourne, Walter Sydney and Roy Sherwood. of Toronto, and J. Howard of Listowel, also one daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) Parker of Wingham. The funeral took place front the residence of her son, J. Ho- ward at Listowel, on Wednesday af- ternoon, with interment being made in Fairview cemetery. Alex. Campbell After an illness of several months, there passed away in the Wingham Hospital pn Thursday, March 5th, Alex. Campbell, a, very highly respect- ed citizen, and for many years a resi- dent of Wingham. Mr. Campbell was born in Wellesley township, Water- loo County, in 1854. He was the youngest son of John McEwen Camp- bell and his wife Ann McTavish, who carie from Perthshire, Scotland, in 1844, and settled on a farm in Well- esley township. Mr. Campbell moved to Wingham in 1891 and engaged in the building trade.. He was known as a very skilful tradesman and de- pendable' in every way. He was a Presbyterian, a member of St. And- rew's Church, and a member' of the session for upwards of years, P thirty Y Hiswife Isabella Taylor, predeased Y , him over two yearsago. A son How- ard o g w- and T., of Winnipeg, and grandson, Arthur Howard, and one brother, Colindon, o f Lon survive him. The funeral service was held in St. Andrew's Church on Monday after - noon, March 9th. The service being largely attended. The many floral tributes gave evidence of the d e teem, inwhich high es- . in �".' e hewas held, and the sympathy which .his friends e.n erten ced on the passing of one who was known for his fine character and Many gentlemanly qualities. es, He was a member of the Indepen- dent Order or of Foresters and the Sons of Scotland. WINGHAM kIGli SCHOOL LITERARY The reg ulaar meeting ofLt,ter- � arY Society was held in thes sch = ly Hall on Friday, .March 6th. The meeting opened by singing. "O' Can- ada," after which the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read. As there was` no business to .be brought before the meeting the g 8 following program was given: Selection by the Glee Club "Puck- er ;.up and Whistle," A debate, "Resolved that, a student. derives equal value from,his school. activities as he does from his . acad- emic studies." The affirmative was upheld byGeorge JohnstonJand n n o a d Car - pian Hetherington of Form I and the negative by Herb. Fuller and Jack Pollock of Form II. The judge's de- cision was given in favour of the ne- gative. A solo by Marion 'Munn. Mr, .Brackenliury was called upon to distribute the prizes to the winners writing an account of the Commence- ment Exercises. The lst and 2nd prizes were books, the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th prizes were Eversharp pen- cils. Betty Walker, Form IV, and Mary Dobie, Form III, won the books, while Ida Brill, Torn. V, June Buchanan, Form IA, Marion Mason,. Form IB, and Jack Pollock of Form II, received a pencil. A second selection by the Glee Club. The Journal by Kate King. The • critic's remarks were given by Miss Norma Coutts and the meeting .closed by singing the "National An- them." ONTARIO HAS QUEER WAYS They have some queer ways of do- ing things in Ontario, Canada, says' the Milwaukee Leader. An old man, 72 years of age, with no friends nor relatives, went to the police of Ham- ilton, Ontario, aiid asked them to put In tn.jai;l, IT -6A, he said, would give hien the food and •- shelter he: `could no longer earn for himself. Instead, the police looked up his record, found. he was eligible to an old age pension, kept him until it was granted, and turned him loose. It is a small pen- sion, which provides only a meager living -but it is his own, and these old folks who have been step child - nen of fortune have learned how to make a little money go a long way. Queer crowd, these Ontario chaps. They develop their own power and sell it to themselves at cost, instead of letting "private enterprise" use it to make millionaires; and they pen- sion off their old folks instead of sending them to jail. It is just bare- ly possible that the United States might learn something from Ontario. See Our Windows We will have special Bargains for cash in all lines of meats each Satur- day. Thos. Field & Co. Prince to Be Heard Canada will hear the voice of the. Prince •of Wales speaking in South Anierica, when the opening of the British Empire Exhibition at Buenos Aires on. Satdr•.day, March 14th, is broadcast. The . Marconi Company will bring His Royal Highness' speech by short wave and it will be broadcast from one end of the Do- minion to the other by the Canadian National Railways chain. The ,ad- dress will begin at 1 p. m, Eastern Standard Time. GODERICH HARBOR READY FOR TRAFFIC' conditions at the harbor are such that navigation can open at any tune, the earliest in 30 years, There has been no ice beyond the breakwater all winter, and now even this has dis- appeared. The ice in the harbor is so honeycombed that a tug would have no'trouble in breaking through i t. Tenrain are wintering g freightersg. there. Five carried storage cargoes, but all are now light, unloading hav- ing taken place in February, Al- though there are at present 40,000,- 000 bushels of grain 3n storage at Eaton Canadiati an United Eastern t d U i ted States ports, the elevators there can handle cargoes from the head of the lakes;. export rail shipments from that point g ha in • been v fairlyheavy dtii•irig the winter mouths. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12th, 1931 SURPRISE PARTY FOR MISSIONARY A pleasant evening was held in. Wingham Baptist Church last week, when a surprise party was held in honor of Miss J E. Horne, mission- ary on furlough from Africa, prior to her return to the mission field, this week. The prograin opened with a song service, Scripture Reading by Mrs. Theodore Mundy, after which Mr. Kelly and Mr. Horne led in pray- er. Following this a reading was given by Mr. Abner Cosens, a solo by Mrs. Walter Pocock and a duet by Mrs. Hitchings and Mrs. Stokes. Rev. Mr, Smith then gave a reading and at the conclusion of this Miss Horne was called to thelatform P , andgave an address on her trip re- turning to Africa. After the address the contents of the shower were pre- sented to Miss Horne " Although tak- en by surprise, Miss Horne thanked the gathering in a suitable manner, Lunch was served and the entertain- ment ended 'by the singing of the hymn "Blest he the Tide." Following is the address given by Miss Horne, giving an outline of a trip to the Mission Fields, Leaving Wingham I go to Toronto which is the first stage of the jour- ney, where there is a little shopping to do. There are always so many things one thinks about at the last minute, that have not been included in the outfit. We leave Toronto about five o'clock and arrive in New York about seven the next morning, stay- ing there a few days where we have a "mission home." From New York we take the boat and proceed to Eng- land, the journey taking about ten clays, sometimes calling at Belfast or Glasgow -On the way, and arriving at Liverpool. There is always a lot of shopping to do in England that can- not be done in this country, such as buying helmets and such like. If I have much time. I usually take a visit to the south of. England which is my old home, From Liverpool we take the boat and speed on our way to Africa. Every trip it is a different boat. On our way -eve see the Can- ary ary Islands in the distance, it is there we change from winter to summer clothes. As we go along the next glimpse -of land is Cape Verde, which is also our first glimpse of Africa, our first stop being at Freetown, on, the gold coast. Next day we stop. at Tecondee. The day after that at Aeera and after that just a few hours run into Lagos, our point of land- ing. We take the train next morning. I would like you to be there to see the welcome that awaits us on arriv- ing at Wushishi. Wushishi is only a small station and I think the •only time it is crowd- ed is when one of our missionaries return. Usually it is a quiet station but at such a time the crowd that gathers sends up such a shout of wel- come that causes every one travelling on the train both Europeans and na- tives to alight and see what has hap- pened. We have to shake hands or give a word of greeting to everyone. It is three miles from our mission compound. Last time we went back there were crowds of people all along the road to greet us. There is such a crowd that it takes over three hours to walk three miles and then we nev- er get our unpacking done for two or three days after that. There are so many people bringing gifts of chick- en, ducks,. turkey ,etc., to show how glad they are to see us back again. Do you. wonder that T am anxious to be back again. J. E. Horne. Former Resident Dies In Ridgetown There passed away recently at her home in Ridgetown, a highly respect- ed resident in the person of Mrs. T. H, Ford formerly of this vicinity. Her many Wingham friends will regret to heat of her death Mrs. D. Finley and Mrs, H. Finley, of town, are dau- ghters of the deceased. Ratepayers of Morris and Wawanosh Gather Therea w� as a meeting c ng "1'lttirsday af- ternoon f ternoonin the Foresters' Hall when the ratepayers of Morris and Wawa - nosh met and were addressed by the two inspectors, Dr. Field of East Huron, and Dr, Beacom of West Hti- ron. They outlined and explained the system of grants as they now stated in regard to education and the rural school sections in particular. Some points were discussed and showed that all were itot very well received. HEAVY FALL OF SNOW IN ONTARIO Buster Bear and Johnny Wood church turn out to be fair weather prophets of long standing, notwith- standing the advent of Prof, Bowes of Chatsworth and other minor pro- phets. On February 2nd when these two rivals came outand saw bright sun- shine they immediately returned to winter quarters for a six weeks' rest, \believing that spring would not come before then. Subsequent events pro- ved their wise judgment for old man winter hung on and last week -end turned in the best storm of the year. In fact, in some parts of the province; the best storm since 1898., Down in Toronto 13 inches of snow fell play- ing havoc with transportation, -'while Detroit got along with over 8 inches, In this part of Ontario about 6 inches of snow fell. Fortunately it did not drift too badly, and did not interfere greatly wkh traffic. The railways had the snowplows out and cleared the lines. However, the weather giv- es promise of continuing fair. When this snow melts : it will do much to relieve the scarcity of water in some rural districts and help to take away the winter accumulation of dirt and ice. LOCAL. AND PERSONAL Mr. T. J. McLean spent a few days in Toronto last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Finch spent a few days with relatives in Toronto. Mr. ElliottFells of Port McNichol spent the week -end at his home here, Miss Glenna Spotton of Toronto, spent the week -end at her home in town. Mr. Harry Hopper is in Toronto this week attending the Prohibition Union Convention. Avoid Colds, and Flu-Greer's sell first quality Rubbers and Rubber Boots at wholesale prices.. Mrs: Clara Natiltl, of Toronto,_ fr},,tt= na erly of _Blyth, 41/§' a `*visitor at tt to Brunswick Hotel' over the week -end. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Saunders of Toronto, are visiting for two weeks at the home of her father, Mr. Isaac Walker. • Dr. Marvin L. Craig of Western Hospital, Toronto, spent the week- end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cra,•ig. Rubbers - Very special prices on first quality rubbers and rubber boots at Greer's Shoe Store. Miss E. Ryan, who has been study- ing music with Prof. Anderton, has passed her associateship piano (teach- ers) examination of the Toronto Con- servatory of Music. Canadian Club Meeting On Wednesday evening, March 18, Mr. D. R. Michener will address the Canadian Club on the subject, "Stren- gthening Confederation." Mr. Mich- ener,• who is a young and successful barrister, comes from Alberta, and is a graduate of Alberta University and the winner .of a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford. He is a close student of constitutional law, and is well qual- ified to discuss the subject of rela- tions between Federal and Provincial Governments. QUASH ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS Harry O. Bell, general manager of the Bell Furniture Co., of Southamp- ton, who was elected as a Public Ut- ilities Commissioner at the municipal elections held in January, had his el- ection quashed by His Honor Judge Owens in a county court sitting held at Walkerton last Thursday, and the seat he occupied is vacant, thus ne- cessitating the holding of an election to fill the, vacancy. The action to un- seat Mr. Bell was instituted by Albert Winter, a Southampton ratepayer, and the grounds taken were that Mr. Bell, being a member of the Public d nothold School Board, could office as a Public Utilities Commissioner: at the sane time, and also that he` -did not have the necessary property qual- ifications for the office. The costs in the action, amounting to $35, were ordered to be paid by the defendant, Mr. O. E, Klein, K.C,, was counsel for Mr. Winter; Mr, Campbell Grant acted for Mr, Bell. -Walkerton Tel- escope. DARNING NEEDLE LOCATED IN MAN J. S. Elliott, of Exeter,has had the remarkable experience of having a three-inch darning needle pass thru his body. Mr. Elliott, who had no recollection of swallowing the needle suffered some pain five years ago, but the cause' of the trouble was not lo- cated,' Recently Mr, Elliott had a re- currence of the same trouble and con- sulted a doctor. After a thorough ex- amination was made the doctor :dis- covered and removed the long, sharp cause of the trouble. It seems incredible that such an ob- ject could go through the stomach and other parts without causing pain and inconvenience, but thefact re- mains and, the doctor has the needle as ,evidence. MINISTER NAMED FOR WASHINGTON Major William Herridge, K.C., D. S.O., M.C., with bar, Ottawa; is the new Canadian minister at Washing- ton. Announcement to this effect was made over the week -end by Premier R. B. Bennett, who explained that King George had officially approved the appointment. The order -in -coun- cil appointing Major Herridge was only made at a meeting of cabinet council on Saturday, and the approv- al of the administrator, following re- cognized practice, had to be secured before an appointment could be made. The new minister, Premier Bennett. further announced, would assume his duties in the United States capital as soon as he had completed arrange- ments rrangements in respect to his private af- fairs. It is understood that Major Herridge will reach Washington in about two months' time. Secure Your Auto License From D. E. McDonald, Wingham. Application blanks may be had at any garage. Please fill them out be- fore coining frir license; a. Ladies' Aid Meeting The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid will be held in the United church Parlor on Tuesday afternoon, March 17th, at three o'clock. All ladies of the congregation ane expected to at- tend. W. M. S. MEETING On Tuesday 'afternoon the W. M. S. of the United Church met in the School Room for its regular meeting. Mrs. Field, the President, conducted the meeting and there were forty- four members and four visitors pres- ent. The opening exercises consisted of singing hymn 83, Scripture read- ing and exposition by Mrs. J. H. Mc- Kay, prayer by Mrs. Gowans, and a beautifully rendered solo by Mrs. Mc- Kay with, Miss Hazel Brandon at the piano. The ,subject for study for the day was, "Canada's Medical Missionary work and Boarding Schools" taken by Mrs. Geddes and her group No, 2. Mrs. Geddes took as the subject of her talk the work of the Doctors and nurses in the Missionary hospitals in our Canadian West, and showed us how much they all need our help and encouragement in their work among the foreign emigrants. Mrs. Walker followed with a talk on the Boarding Schools conducted by the Missionaries of our Church in the various parts of the Dominion and told how these faithful workers, when they were given opportunity not only taught in their schools but pushed out into the surrounding country and es- tablished and • conducted Sunday Schools there. The remainder of the meeting was given over to business, We are hop- ingin the near future to have Miss Clark of Teeswater, missionary front Africa, home on furlough, speak to us, and a committee was appointed to see Miss Clark and arrange for a date. Then a letter re our allocation for supplies, was read. and a committee appointed to purchase these materials and prepare thein for making which will be doite in our May work meet- ing. We will steed more workers, by the way, to come to this meeting, so all our members are urged to get, their spring work well in hand so they can come out and help us. Mrs, Stewart and her group will have charge of the Easter Thank Of- fering meeting on April 7th, FINE GESTURE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT The members of the Wingham Eire Department have decided to sponsor a local talent show called "Marriage in Disguise" in the town hall on Mar. 23rd and 24th, for the benefit of the relief fund in Wingham. The know- ledge .of considerable urgent relief in the community at this time has prom- pted the Fire Department to under- take this venture to assist in the im- mediate relief of the needy families of the 'town. "Marriage itt Disguise" is a delight- ful farce with music,presented under the direction of Mr. Lloyd Letherby of Midland, containing an all star cast of 150 young people of the town, and promises to be the show of the season. A special feature of the show is the novelty choruses between acts, "Marriage in Disguise has just re- cently finished playing to capacity houses in Harriston, and comes well recommended. The Fire Department is most hope- ful that the citizens generally will support this worthwhile movement by securing their tickets early for the show. Paving West of Walkerton The Provincial Highways Depart inent is calling for tenders for the construction of permanent pavement on the King's Highway from Walker- ton seven miles west. It would con- nect with the road leading to Tees- water, known as the Teeswater Gra- vel. United Farmers Wait On Agricultural Committee Mr. R. J. Scott of . Belgrave, was one of the speakers when a group of officials of the United Farmers of Ontario appeared before the Agricul- tural Committee of the Legislature in Toronto on Friday and urged that co-operative marketing and buying be developed on a large scale through- out the province. Arrangements should be made at once to prevent temporary„fluctuat,; is of prices due to slight gluts on the market. These fluctuations destroy the confidence of the farmers and lead them to suspect manipulation. PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTOR'S REPORT Goderich, Ontario, Feb. 16th, 1931 To the Warden and Members of The Huron County Council Gentlemen: - On July 1st, 1930, by'' Act of the Legislature, the Inspectors of Public Schools carie under the full and dir- ect control of the Department of Education. Previous to that control had been divided between the County Council and the Department of Edu- cation. It is, therefore, by special re- quest of the Council that the follow- ing report has been prepared, since they considered that the public in- terest in education would warrant its publication. There are 119 teachers in East Huron, of whom 35 hold First Class Certificates, 82 second Class and one a Kindergarten Director's Certificate. Seventeen are men and 102 are wo- men. They average high in ability, while few, if any, proved incompe- tent; their interest and devotion to their work cannot be questioned. The total number of pupils on the roll was 3235, an increase of 104 over the attendance of last year; the av- erage attendance for the present year was 2464, an increase of 105 over last year, showing us change in regular- ity.. One of the chief drawbacks to the advancement of pupils is due to irregular attendance. It is a detri- ment to the absentees and is also harmful to the rest of the pupils and the lessons lost must be repeated. The chief cause of absence is due to sickness, especially in the rural schools. Pupils lost 22400 days in 1.930 front this cause, which, if it could be verified, would indicate an alarming health condition; it is, how- ever given as•a ready oxcuse for ab- sence, when the cause is otherwise. home • Other main causes are: h le p and parental neglect; there were only 19 cases of truancy, 15. of whicle were in the towns. There were 386 candidates at the, Entrance Examination, of whom 282 succeeded ill passing; this gives a per- centage of sucressful candidates of 84, which Is .higher than in' ordinary (Continued on page four) Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year- HEAVY FIRE LOSS WHEN BARN BURNS A. fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the barn on the farm 'Df the late Charlie Martin on the Division, line, during the high winds of Sat- urday night. Mr. Daniel Martin, who had made a business trip to London returned home off the late train, and when he went to the barn there was no fire, buton coming out of the barn later, the other barn was all in a blaze. The barn had been used to store implements in, and contained seed -drills, binders, mower, hay -load- er and rakes, also a tractor which had recently been overhauled for use this spring. The building is partlyy cov- ered by insurance but is a great loss to the owners. Local Rink in the Money The rink composed of J. Carr, T. H. Gibson, D. Rae and W. S. Mit- chell, skip;, attended the Listowel bonspiel last week and succeeded itt getting in the money, winning second prize in the third event. Highest Possible Cribbage Hand Mr, Victor Laughleen in a game of cribbage on Tuesday held the highest possible hand, when he was dealt the five of hearts, five of spades, five. of diamonds and Jack of clubs, with the five of 'clubs turned up. The hand counted for 29 points. Illustrated Lecture Enjoyed At the regular weekly meeting of the Young People's Society of the United Church on Sunday evening a very interesting illustrated lecture was given by Mr. J. H. Crawford on. the "Mediterranean Cruise" through the courtesy of C.P.R.'A vocal duet by Misses Lillian Peterrnan and Cel- este Carr, was also much enjoyed. TEESWATER HOLDS WINGHAM TO TIE 1On. Friday evening iasta team mos- tly iestly composed of juniors drove to Teeswater and engaged the hopefuls of that town in a friendly game of hockey. Teeswater team won the south section of Bruce League' and are now in the finals with Southampton, and they proved their worth when they held the Wingham boys to a 7-7 score. The game was a fair exhibition of hockey, with an occasional roughing up. Neil McLean was left in Tees - water that night suffering from a dis- located shoulder received in falling against a scantling when he was trip- ped. Teeswater was advertised to play here on Monday night, but owing to the Bruce play-offs it was called off. OBITUARY David Cook There passed away to the great be- yond, at the residence of his son, Telford, on March 4th, after a week's illness of pneumonia, David Cook, at the ripe age of 84 years. Deceased was born in Prince Edward Island on July, 1846, being the son of Jasper Cook, and third in a family of three sons and five daughters. The family first moved to Flaniboro Township, near Hamilton, remaining there a short time and then .moved on to the Township of East Wawanosh, settling on lot 35, con. 6. In December 1877, he was married to Rebecca Harrison, daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth. Harrison, who predeceased him itt April 1929, He leaves the following family; Alfred, who resides in Toronto, Fred, Leonard, Harry and Telford, in E. Wawano.sh; Airs, 3..F. Cook, West- field, Firs. Geo. Cook, Belgrave, and. Mrs. Albert Nethery, in Hamilton. The eldest daughter, Mrs. James 'Kel- ly, passed away Sept.,' 1917. Ile also leaves thirty-two grand -children, and; three great grandchildren. Deceased was of a buoyant and cheerful dis- position and was quite widely known and was a' leading spirit at logging bees and barn raisings in pioneer clays 1 -ie is almost the last of the original settlers in the locality where he: resided, The funeral took place on Friday, March 6th, and was largely attended. The services were conduct- ed by Rev. Mr, Mortimer, of Auburn. at the family residence. Interment being made in Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave. Peace to his ashes. _:11,141, ;,.,.., , : „.w ,,,.,,s:. , .,.