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The Wingham Advance Times, 1931-04-09, Page 1tingle Copies Five Cents. C. P. R. CUTTING OFF ONE 'TRAIN Last week we mentioned that one train on the C, P. R. would • be cut. l4� off on April 26th, Official cordite/la-, tion of the rumour only reached Wingham an hour or so before going to press, consequently no extended tcomment could be made. The pro posed change will have quite a serious .effect on business relations so far as Wingham is concerned. The mail :service will be radically affected as at will practically be impossible ` to get a' reply from nearby towns and villages on the same day. Much in- convenience may be expected from the curtailed express service. Alto- gether the outlook from Wingharn's standpoint is none too favorable for business matters. But what is the remedy? Several towns on the line are by petition and delegation mak- ing their objections known to the company's officials. Wingham coun- cil has decided and it sems reasonably sensible, to let the matter lie with the C. P. R. Their officials no doubt :have given the matter serious consid- eration and can show by statistics rthat the revenue from passenger, and, -freight services have been very mat- erially reduced through the competi- bion by auto cars and trucks, and as ;this company is not a benevolent in .stitution but rather a strictly busi- ness concern, they cannot afford to :maintain train services as an accom- `anodation only, They must provide a profitable revenue. Return, Cream Cans Patrons - Will all who ` borrowed scream cans ` last fall please return ,same as soon as possible as we need. thein, United. Farmers Co -Op, Road Work to Start May 1st Owing to the late spring the Wing - ham Construction Company will not =commence work on the Teeswater- Wingham road until about - the first sof May. .Bargain Coat Sale A group of Twenty Good Coats -- "Twill Cords, Tricotines : and Tweeds, in Navys, Lighter Blue, and, Sand. .Shades,' Misses, and Half Sizes for the shorter figure in the group; Reg - vier prices to $25.00, April Sale Price 49.00. King Bros. Insure Your Car in "The Pilot" The rates on Chevrolet, ,.Essex,. Pontiac, Whippet, Ford, Erskine, Star Dodge, Chrysler and all other cars cinder $1000 value are Public Liabil- ity $9.00; Property Damage $7, Fine" $3, Theft $2, Collision $16, Farmers get special lower rates. Full winter storage rebate, quick efficient adjust- ments. Ask your Pilot agent, W. T. Cruickshank, Fields block, "Our pric- es are lower." -.School Concert April 22, 23 The annual school concert under the direction of Prof. Anderton, who has been instructing the pupils since September,•\will be held on April 22 and 23, and will' consist of operatas and skits by junior pupils. Prof. An- sierton has met with great success in previous schools, The concert is a yearly affair, being the result of the ,years work. The proceeds to be used in maintaining music in school. Fur- ther announcement next week. ,LADIES' AUXILIARY MARCH BRIDGE The March "Bridge" lander" the aus- vices of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Board of the General Hospital, was held in the Council Chamber recent- ly. The President, Mrs. Gibbons, and Mrs. McKibbon, convenor of the Entertainment Committee, were , as- sisted by the following hostesses. Mrs. Clegg, Mrs. J. A. MacLean, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Howson, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Pettigrew, Mrs, H. C. MacLean, Mrs. Habkirk, Mrs. Coutts, Mrs. Fowler, Miss McCor- mack, Mrs. Peebles, Mrs. C. Adams, Mrs. Dyer, Miss Isbister, Mrs. 'Gib- bons, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Walker, Miss Adams, Mrs, Brackenbury won the prize for Bridge, which was donated by Mrs. McKibbon, and Mrs. John Fow- ler was the winner of the prize for Euchre, donated by -Mrs.' W. J. Greer. These parties are becoming very popular with the ladies as a means of augmenting the funds of the .Aux- iliary, With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie '4ridette and Wroxeter 'News, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, 1931 Subscriptions $2.0Q- Per COUNCIL SETS NEW SCALE OF RATES FOR TOWN HALL -- MADE ANNUAL GRANTS A regular meeting of Wingham Town Council was held Monday ev- ening at 8 o'clock. All members pres- ent. His Worship Mayor Fells in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved: A communication was read from the city of East Windsor requesting the endorsation of a policy of sale of beer by the glass. This was ord- eyed filed. , A communication from the City of East Windsor requesting endorsation of plan to license and regulate gaso line stations was read. Moved by Reeve McKibbon, sec- onded by Coun. Wilkinson, 'that we concur with East Windsor in petit- ioning the Provincial Government for legislation to control and license ,gas oline service stations"—Carried. A.cornmunication from the City of East Windsor was . read, suggesting. rates for road work, This was order- ed filed. A letter was read from the Secre- tary of the Fire Brigade asking for refunds of rentals paid for concerts also euchre and dance. Moved by Coun. Elliott, seconded by Coun. Diment, that the Fire Bri- gade be refunded rentals paid for re- cent concerts: -Carried, •. The Finance: Committee reported a number of accounts properly' certif- ied and ;recommended payment, The Finance Committee also re- commended that the following be the grants for 1931; Town Band $400,00; Wingham Hospital $400,00; Agricul- tural Society $25,00; Athletic Sports $195.30; Horticultural Society $20,00. Moved by Coun. Elliott, seconded by Coun. McGillivray, that the re- port of the Finance Committee be adopted,"—Carried: Coun. Tipling reported that the Property Committee had considered a new scale of rates for rental of Town Hall and Council Chamber, and recommended that the following rates be established: Town Hall Non-residents $15.00 and $4.00 for piano. Residents— $10.00 including piano, Council Chamber Dances — $10.00, Banquets and meetings $5.00 Moved by Coun. Tipling, seconded by Coun. McGillivray, that the re- port of the Property Committee be adapted as read, --,Carried. Coun, Tipling reported that in con- nection with an application for a building permit for a dry cleaning plant, he had some regulations in force in other municipalities and he thought that the Council should draw up a set of regulations for this class of building. After discussion it was (Continued from page four) 560 OBTAIN OLD AGE' PENSIONS There are now 560 old age pension- ers in the County of Huron, it was revealed at a meeting of the county old age pension board held recently. Since the act came into force there have been . 733 applications, of which number 649 have been "favorably passed upon. In this time there have been 89 deaths. At this week's meeting there were 23 new applications, and there were 12 granted full pension and six part' pension. Five were laid over for fur- ther consideration. One pension has been granted to. a .60 -year-old war veteran who came under the new sec- tion reducing the age for war vet- erans from 70 to 60 years, The monthly bill .of the board' was $11,422.91, of which the county con- tributed $2,288.58. Seeking New Industries The Chamber of Commerce has been in touch with a wood working factory employing about 100 men with a view of having- them locate in Wingham. Just what succes,, they. have attained lias not ben made .pub pub- lic. Upper Canada Tract Society Mr. J. H. Hopper hasbeen appoint- ed to make a. canvass of the town ,on behalf of 'the Upper Canada Tract Society. Thiswill be the only ap- peal made in Wingham this year and trust that the people will greet Mr. Hopper in a friendly and generous manner. A good Bloom Flower' lovers have been much at- tracted last week by a flowering daf- fodil in J. A. Mills' Stone, From the one bulb five floweringstocks cane and each bloom was of unusual size. Several other plants showed two or three blooms to the bulb. They were of the Trumpet variety, Paving On No. 23, Highway The contract for paving 9S miles from Kennicott to Atwood has been let to a Toronto firm, This will com- plete the pavement from Mitchell to Atwood, as the strip •from Mitchell to Kennicott was paved' last year. Next year the pavement will in all probability be extended; to Listowel, a distance of some five miles. Fruit Growers of Huron Propose Inviting Minister of Agriculture At a meeting of the Fruit Growers Association of Huron County, held at Clinton on Saturday last it was decided to invite Hon. Mr, Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, to visit Hur- on cottnty. The meeting ort Saturday was called in connection with the pro- position for taking up the erection of a cold storage plant, in the county, but the attendance of fruit growers was ,small, only about a dozen tnen. being present, RELIEF WORK, IS IT APPRECIATED? Mayor Fells in giving a report to the. Council on the relief supplied, said that all cases had been thorough- ly looked into before relief was giv- en; he also gave instances of where relief had been asked for but were not altogether worthy. One was two nten asked for some feel, but refused to cut up .wood atthe rear of the Town Hall to get it; they were to have whatever they cut. Another was where a man asked help, •and in the same week was seen driving his car with the new markers on. Such cases as these, while they may be rare; yet they cause one to stop and wonder if relief is appreciated. Belgravle Farmers' Club The social evening of Belgrave U. F. Clubwhich was 'postponed, will be held in the Foresters' Hall, on Tuesday, April 14th. Lunch will be served. Ladies are requested to bring sandwiches. An evening of interest. and entertainment is being planned Don't forget your response to the roll call "the name of a new member." Everybody welcome. CLINTON AVIATOR KILLED IN CRASH Frank Garden Murdock, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Murdock, of Clinton, was killed Sunday afternoon when the plane in which he was giving fly- ing instructions toa student, Mur- dock Smith of Sudbury, crashed to the ground near the shore of Lake Ramsay, a short distance from Sud- bury. Murdock, who was a Great War pilot, had been in the employ of the National Air Transport Company since last fall and at the time of his death was engaged ; in instruction work at the company's school at Lake Ramsay, Smith, the student who was with Murdock in the plane at the time of the crash, is in the hospital suffer- ing from a fractured skull, broken jaw and broken leg but is expected to recover. The plane, a Moth; was totally wrecked. There„were no eyewitnesses of the crash, but it is the opinion of two other pilots -who were first to reach the wreckage, that the plane had gone into a side slip from which it could not be righted before it hit the ground. The plane .was a dual con- trol machine and it is believed that Smith was at the controls when the smash occttrred. Murdock died a few minutes f r ate being taken from the wreckage, He had suffered terrible injuries. Smith's injuries were received when his head smashed against the throttle. The body of the dead pilot was taken home to Clinton and was ho- led there with Masonic honors by Clinton Lodge No. 84; of which he was a member, LOCAL .AND PERSONAL Mr, C. P. Smith spent the week -end in Toronto. Look for T. Field & Co. Meat Spe- cials on page 4. Mrs, Alex, McGregor is visiting friends in Toronto. ' Women's Fine Footwear, new styl- es and patterns at Greer's, Mr. J. W. Hanna was in Toronto for a few days this week, Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Bushfield spent the week -end int Toronto. Miss Mabel Walsh of Preston, vis- ited friends in town this week. Miss Glenna Spotton of Toronto; visited in town over the week -.end. Mr. Mac Ross of Toronto visited friends in town over the week -end. Honest value in Spring- Footwear, for less money at Greer's Shoe Store. Mr. Chas. McKibbon of Toronto, is visiting at the home of his parents. Keep in mind the Cafeteria Social in the United Church, Friday, April Now ready to do all kinds of first class painting and :decorating. T. Small. W. S. ,Mitchell and W. McKague shipped a car of cattle to Toronto on Saturday. Misses Margaret and Marjorie Fish er of Toronto, visited friends in town this week. Mr. G. L. Brackenbury was in Tor- onto this week attending the O. E. A. convention. Miss Eva. Dolan of `"Toronto, 'visited. at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. M. Dolan. Mr. and Mrs,; Phil. Dyer and baby of Detroit, visited at the home of Mr, and Mrs, W. R. Dyer.. Mr. C. F. McRae of Ontario Col lege of Education, Toronto, is a gues this week at the Manse. Miss Ida Lutton is spending the holidays at the homeof her parents, Mr, and Mrs. T. Latton. Miss Mary Coultes of Toronto, spent the holiday in town at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Deans: Miss Agnes Scott was in Stratford last week attending a conference of the Bell Telephone Company. Mrs, George Spotton has returned home after spending the past three months in Toronto and Ottawa. Miss Louise Fraser of Hamilton, spent the holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fraser. Mr. Ronald Rae of Hamilton spent the Easter holiday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rae. Mrs. John Bell and daughter, Ver- na, of Belgrave, visited last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ern- est. Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and son, Craig, of Hamilton, are visiting at he home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Logan t Craig. Miss Velma Lennox of Stratford, is spending the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lennox. Mrs. Leslie Young and son, Billie of Toronto, spent the week -end at the home of her mother, Mrs. Peter Linklater. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andrews of Owen Sound, visited one day this week at the home of Mr, and Mrs. R S. McGee. Miss Jean and Master Russell Zur- brigg are spending their Easter holi- days with their uncle, George Zur- brigg at Fordwich. We don't repair clocks—but well make your old Shoes new, for less money than other repair shops. W. J. Greer's Shoe Store. Miss Elizabeth Barber of Ottawa, and Misses Ann and Florence Barber of Toronto, are spending the Easter vacation with their smother, Mrs, Chas Barber. Don't insure your car until you have s,een the Pilot rates, they have a special rate for farmers, and offer you quick service. See W. T. Cruick- shank in the Fields Block, Miss Florence Reynolds of Strat- ford, visited over the week -end with Miss Hazel Brandon, and ori Sunday morning delighted the congregation of the United Church with a beauti- ful solo, The many friends of Mr. Harold Barrett of Waterloo, formerly of Wingham, will be pleased to know he is improving' nicely. itt St,` Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, where he under- went a serious operation, Additional locals on pitge four, 14 I_ .l Ik m:lrviii.� REV. E. FERNS DELIVERED STIRRING ADDRESS AT HIS FAREWELL SERVICE l he following published by request of the editor, is the farewell messag- es of Rev. Edgar Ferns, who last Jan- uary resigned as pastor of the Vic- toria street Regular Baptist Church, Wingham, and who preached his fare- well sermons on Sunday, April 5th. "The Strong and the Stronger" "When a strong man armed keep- eth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, he taketh front hint all his armour wherein he trusted and. divideth his spoils". Luke 11:21-22, Realizing that this will be my final opportunity to proclaim the Gospel message from this sacred desk I'was much exercised as to what to choose. After much prayer and study God laid upon my heart the subject just men- tioned. . In the two verses of our text there are two great Princes representing two great Kingdoms. To the one or , the other all belong, and peace, and. safety can only be enjoyed by the subjects of the Greater, as one is most bitterly antagonistic to the oth- er. Here we see the warriors des- cribed, the battle fought, the victory won, and the spoils divided. Our subject divides itself under two headings, "The Strong", and the "Stronger titan he". The "Strong" (Satan) the chief of the devils, the one whose business it is to oppose all that is righteous and of God, 'and who is man's greatest enemy, commenced his evil warfare as we all know in the Garden of Eden. His character is described: in the first verse of our text as a "strong man", As one endeavours to follow His Master in these 'last days" he is aware that this "strong man" con- fronts hien through cunning and de- ceitful methods. In the devil's ap- proach to Eve we see clearly his wis- dom. Ile is a "strong man". because he knows exactly where human weak- ness lies.. At the beginning he enters the citadel of man's soul as a pledged friend, when he comes as an angel of light; how few can discern him in, his real malignant. form. He is strong to overcome the righteous scruples of the young, and also to deceive the Godward longings of the old. As a Pastor we have witnessed to our sorrow and grief how the enemy of man has side-tracked young lives that bore every evidence of consecra- tion, anddetermination to serve God at home or abroad, because the strong man through selfish desires of par- ents offers a more cultured position in life. The highway of life' is strewn with wrecked lives ": of those ' who heard God's call, but have turned a- (Continued on page five) THE WRONG EASTER SPIRIT A Lucknow young man acquired a load of spirits, not the Easter kind and came over to Wingham on Sat- urday afternoon when the rush of commerce and bright lights affected his weak mental status, He attracted quite a. lot of attention on the corner of John and. Josephine streets and in a moment of rashness ventured to lick any ten men in Wingham. A quiet, unassuming chap gently picked him up and deposited him in his car, where he showed his pleasure by smashing the windshield. It is un- derstood that he will accept an offic- ial invitation to explain matters be- fore the cadi. Motored To Beaver Falls, Pa. Councillor Fred Davidson accomp- anied by Fred Sturdy and W. Finley, Left by motor on Tuesday for Beaver Falls, Pa,, where he will purchase some new well drilling equipment. Grey Residence Burned A fire of unknown origin destroy- ed the home of Mrs. Donald Mc- Donald of the second concession of Grey. The blaze started at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Some furniture was removed from the first floor, the rest was destroyed. Neighbors work- ed hard and succeeded in saving the barn. Blyth Man Confesses The preliminary hearing of the two men arrested for the stealing of flax- seed front J. Rs Peart's mill, took place in Blyth before Magistrate C. Reid of Goderich. James Doherty pleaded guilty and told all that hap- pened that night He is to receive his sentence on April 14. William Nesbitt, the other prisoner, pleaded riot guilty and was sent up for trial at the court in Goderich in June. Both were bailed out. L. E. Dancey of Goderich appeared for the prison- ers, and Dudley Hohnes prosecuted. "AT HOME" HELD BY INSTITUTE Ott Thursday evening, March 26th, the officers and members of the Wing ham branch of the Women's Institute were at home to their friends. The president, Mrs. Win. Adair, occupied the chair, and opened the meeting by asking all tojoin in singittg the 'Map- le Leaf, All business being dispensed ensed with the following program was presented, duet by Dr, R. L. Stewart and Mr, D. Geddes; reading, Mrs. W. 5, Heti- derson.; solo, Mr. H. A. Ramsay;' hab- itant reading, Mrs. Richard Clegg; duet, hisses Celeste Carr and Agnes Williamson; reading, Mrs. T. Bow- ers; duet, Mr: and Mrs, W. H. Willis;, Irish reading, Mrs. Richard Clegg. The thanks of the organization is extended to all who se, generously as- sisted with ' the program. and the lunch. IMPRESSIVE EASTER PAGEANT GIVEN IN -0 GORRIE CHURCH "The Gate Beautiful," a pageant of the resurrection, was presented in Gorrie United Church, last Sunday evening before a large congregation. The participants had been very well. trained and a deep and reverent in- terest pervaded the whole service, which lasted nearly two hours. The scenes enacted were: The road to Jerusalem, Garden of " Gethsemane, The High Priests' Palace, The. Way of Sorrow, Calvary, The Burial, Eas- ter Morning, Easter Evening, Mount Olivet, The Gate Beautiful. The service was marked with deep reverence throughout and the Easter message will mean much more to those who were present. The story was read as each in turn portrayed. the scene. Characters were well cho- sen and the service was one of spir- itual profit. Those taking part have expressed their willingness to pres- ent The Gate Beautiful again on Sun- day, April 19th, to comply with the many requests received for another presentation. All members should see this remarkable and inspiring port- rayal of the thrilling story of Easter tidings. Dentists' Half Holiday The offices of the local dentists will be closed on Wednesday' after- noons from April lst to November 30th, Dr. A. W. Irwin, Dr. G. H. Ross, Dr. G. W. Howson, Sale •of Horne -Made Baking The Altar Guild of St. Paul's An- glican Church will hold a sale of Home-made Baking in the basement of the Church Saturday afternoon, April llth, commencing at 3 o'clock. Rivers Clear Of Ice This has been a strange spring with comparatively little rain, but a lot of warns sunshine. It had the necessary effect df melting the snow• gradually, so that during Wednesday night the ice proved off both branches of the river and without damage. To Auto Owners It's getting around time to take your car out of the garage again. During the time it has been .put away the finish has no doubt lost .its lus- tre, and original beauty, If you want your car (any make) brought back to its original color and to look like a new car fresh from the factory, with a beautiful lustre -finish on it (regardless of its condition) let Thos, R. Garrett do it for you. Only the very best of materials used. All work to give satis f action and guar- anteed: Mrs. Geo. Schaefer ' and children of Goderich, are visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs, Jno. McCool. Mr, Walton A. b1cKib'bon of Lon- don, is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. J. McKib- bon, SPECIAL SERVICES', IN ALL CHURCHES, The weather on Sunday, which. was. Easter Day, was exceptionally fine and there, were largo congregations at all the churches in town. Special music was sung and many were the floral decorations in keeping with the day. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Special services were held in St., Andrew's church on Sunday last. At the morning service the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was observed and 16 navies were added to the roll of membership. The evening service was in harm- ony with the teaching and spirit of Easter. St. Andrew's choir 'assisted by Mr. Kingan rendered three chor- uses from. Maunder's "Olivet to Cal- vary", and as the concluding chorus sang "Hallelujah, He is Risen" from. Pearces' Crucifixion and Ascension. United Church Large congregations attended the united Church for the services of Easter Sunday. The days was ideal and the beautiful sunshine streaming through the windows seemed to give added significance to the wordsof they opening , hymn, "Christ the Lord is. Risen Today". At the morning ser- vice a special feature was the recep- tion into church membership of fif- teen young people. Inspiring and most appropriate were the anthems, rendered by the choir. At the m.orn- ing service Miss Reynolds of Strat- ford, sang in a pleasing manner a beautiful solo, and Mr. Bruce Edgar in his usual and effective way sand, at the evening service. The church was beautified by the presence of Easter lilies and daffodils. The min- ister delivered sermons that were in keeping with the occasion and an in- spiration to the many worshippers. In the afternoon the, Sunday School was largely attendedand the program was enriched by a solo from . Miss Reynolds and a duet by the Misses Lillian Peterman and Celeste Carr. Following the evening service a set of slides depicting Canadian scenes was shown in the basement of the church. Dr. Redmond ably described these scenes. At this meeting Mr. J. McMichael sang feelingly "Have Thine Own Way, Lord". Purchases Dairy Business ' Mr. John Falconer, who recently moved to town from Culross, has pur- chased the dairy business of Win, G. Boyle, and took over his route on Monday, False Alarm Sounded The firemen were called out ori Thursday evening about .11,30 when smoke was seen hanging over the frame building on the south end of Josephine street. The cause of the smoke however was only a wood: fire in a stove. Sale of. Men's Stats Half ,Price and Less Students', Young Men's and Men's Fine Tweed and Worsted Suits, long wear in every one of them and now reduced to a fraction of the original prices. Sizes 35, 36, '37," 39 and 40 zn '. the group, April Sale Price • $11.00: Cone Early. King Bros.. W. M. S. HOLDS OPEN MEETING The ladiesof the W. M. S. of the United Church held a special meeting on Tuesday everting and had as their speaker a returned missionary, Miss Edith Clark of Teeswater, on fur- lough from the missionfields of Af- rica. Rev. S. Davison was in charge of the meeting and the Sunday School orchestra, under the direction' of Mr, Currie, supplied two special select- ions, which were much enjoyed, .tttd accompanied for the singing of the hymns, Miss Clark brought- with her some fiftybeautiful lea t 1 1 antero slides, which covered the district around which she served, having been in close contact with the illustration shown oil each slide, Miss Clark was able to give a splendid talk on each one which made her talk very impressive. Oth- er numbers ott the program were: a solo by Mrs. J. M. McKey and a v:)- cal duet by the Misses Carr attd Pet- erman Following the lecture the meeting was brought to a closewith prayer by ;Rev. Davison.