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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-05-14, Page 1With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single Copiee Five Cents, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY i4th, 1911 SIX EXTRA CASH PRIZES TO BE WON BY CONTESTANTS NEXT MONDAY .100,000 Extra Votes For Each $10.00 Club of Subscriptions Turned in by Next Monday Night. Only Three Weeks of Contest R -_ Remains Subscriptions Count More VotesNow Than During The Remaining few weeks. Contest for the six extra cash sizes to be given next Monday night,. May 18th; for the best work ,done during the past two, weeks in subscription getting for THE AD- VANCE -TIMES is nearing an end, The race, for the leading positions, both ,as to `the extra cash prizes, ',which will beawarded next Monday -night and the capital prizes to be ,awarded at the close of the contest, June 6th, certainly is a close one, and no one at the present time can tell ;just which candidate will carry off ;the best awards. The candidate do- sing the best work during last week lid this week will win an extra cash 'prize of $50.00. There are five other worth -while cash prizes in this extra prize offer, the second extra prize is $20; the third and fourth :are $10.00 each; the fifth and .sixth are $5.00 each, Which one are you most an- xious to get? Which one will you ewiri? It depend entirely on the work «done this week and the help you re- «ceive from your friends, who help. ;you with their subscription payment. 100,000 Extra. Club Votes -For every $10.00 in subscriptions 'turned sin bycontestants from last Tuesday morning to next Monday night, May 18th, 100,000 EXTRA CLUB VOTES will be given, These club votes are in addition to the reg - ;War votes and will not be repeated -or extended, nor will anything just .as good be offered during . the re enainder of the contest. Next Monday night, May 18th, will be a big night for contestants, Your efforts up to and including Monday will determine your rights to the Ex- tra Prizes, your work up to this time will . be a big factor in determining your standing at the close of the con- test, and you receive more votes for subscriptions turned in up to Mon- day night than at any time during the remainder of the contest. Tt:vv ill pay you to make every minute count during the next few days. "Get The Big Ones" Get another year, or two, or three, or four, from those who have already given you a subscription; and from those who have only promised you,. make sure that you cash in on that promise by' Monday. The difference of even one subscription may make you the winner of the $50"00 Extra Cash ' Prize, ' Get the subscriptions this week -get every one you possib- ly can, Help Your Favorite Candidate Do It This Week The following is a list of contest- ants' and votes cast for publication up to noon Wednesday, May 6th. Abram, Mrs. M,, Gorrie 917,000 Beattie, Geo„ Wingham 904,000 Beecroft Mrs. J. D.,. R. R. 3, Wingham, Ont. 899,000 Dane, Miss Elva, R. R. 1, Wroxeter 873,000 Gillespie, Miss Alice, Blyth 897,000 Pocock, Mrs. Walter, Bel - grave, elgrave,: Ont. 906,000 Swanson, Miss Eva, Wing - ham, Ont., 909,000 UNITED CHURCH W.M.S. MEETING On Tuesday afternoon thirty-one members and two visitors met in the school: room for ,the regular United Church W. M. S. meeting, Mrs. :Field conducting the opening exer- el ccises, Mrs" R. J. Tyndall, leader for the day took charge of the study hour which was on the subject, North Honan and South China mis- .sions. She led in a responsive Scrip- ture reading, then two ladies of her :group, Mrs, DuVal and Mrs. Bowers, gave very interesting talks on Mis •sionary Work, The former the work in North Honan, and the latter deal- •.ang especially with work in South China. Master Trevor Davison sang "I heard the Voice of Jesus Say" He was accompanied by Miss Thora Da- vison:on the ukelele. Reports of the Presbyterial held in Hensell were given very fully by the •delegates, Mrs. Geddes and Mrs. .Gowans, and Mrs. Morton closed the -sheeting with prayer. :Brussels Carries By-law Citizens of Brussels Monday pass - .ed by a large majority, the by-law ..authorizing the borrowing of $3,000 for the purpose of assisting in the erection of a skating rink. A portion of the count showed 111 had cast bal- lots in favor of the by-law and 42 .against, :Receives Order for Carload of. Chairs `.Chis Week The Fry & Blackhall Upholstering -factory received a nice order from a Montreal firm this week for a car- ' load ar-'`load of chairs, to be shipped in a month's time, and also an inquiry re- garding a second carload, A few or- ders like these and the factory would be back to normal. 0 0 NATIONAL HOSPITAL VISITING DAY About seventy guests availed them- selves of the opportunity of visiting the .Wingham General Hospital on Tuesday, May 12th the National Hos- pital Visiting Day, and were received by the efficient matron, Miss M. E. Adams, the Hospital staff, and mem- bers of the Hospital Auxiliary. Many were the compliments ex- pressed for the general appearance of the hospital. A dainty tea was ser- ved by the hospital staff, assisted by the Auxiliary. It is the intention of the ladies to make this an annual event to com- niemorate the birthday of Florence Nightingale, Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard and dau- ghter of Toronto, spent the week -end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wil- kinson, and on their return were ac- companied by Mrs. Wilkinson, HIGHWAY WORK STARTED Wingham Construction Company began operations on Monday on the changes to the Wingham, Teeswater. portion of No, 4 Highway. This in- cludes a deviation from Wingham boundary to the second railroad cros- sing by means of a new road, and will mean the elimination of two rat- her dangerous railway crossings, Mr. T. J. McLean, manager, has about 25 hien employed and about 15 teams, This year there is no scar- city of help as at least 330 Hien have sought employment and 90 owners. of teams are anxious for a job, Mr. J. Gallaher of Collingwood, is the Government Inspector, and 'will reside here until the job is complet- ed, HOSEITAL YENEFI. FUND (To pay for Installation of Electric Cooking Equipment) Sponsored by Wingham Chamber of Commerce SUBSCRIBE NOW Subscriptions( of $2.00 or over will be acknowledged by a membership in the. Chamber of Commerce for the current year. Be as generous as your means will allow. Every this campaign positively pledged to tlieabovefund. E. S. CGPELAND r C. P: SMITH, President. Treasurer. Note --The Executive cuti ve Committee of the Chamber of Commerce thank the Advance -Times for the donation of this space, 01Gt0 _ . 00 _ r_M�rlin.+r m 1W' MtM1t.nnxiMwW9ie HOSPITAL BENEFIT FUND OFF TO A GOOD START The general esteem in which ou Hospital is heldis, providing man willing workers to assist The Cham ber, of Commerce in raising the fun necessary to pay for the electri cooking equipment now installed i the hospital. The two main subscription lists'ar posted, one in each Bank, in the hear of the town and many: donations wil be received at these -points . but i order to better service,those vwh would like to help our hospital, bu do, not find it convenient to get t. the Banks, a s during banking hours, th Treasurer, Mr, C. P. Smith, ha gratefully received the services of several of the members of the Cham- ber of Commerce ^to assist in the worthy cause, Subscriptions will therefore, also be received by Mr, A, Wilson; at the. U: F. 0. `,plant; Mr. W. F. Burgman, at the C.N.R.; at Crawfords Garage; ' at Cosens and Booth's office, and by Mr, W. T. Booth and Mr, Jack McMichael throughout the community. Among the most encouraging fea- tures of the campaign is the interest shown in it by the manufacturers of the town. Donations have been pro- mised from The Western Foundry, C. Lloyd &•Son, Fry & Blackhall and Brown Bros. Co. Ltd. It is also ex- pected that others who have not ex- pressed their intention will do their part. One factory whose men have been 'on short time turned in a, sub- scription list on Monday night' which showed that all were inteersted in the welfare of the hospital and even though the subscriptions ranged from showed that all were interested in the campaign by this s.group of men is commendable. ' As others give ac- cording to their means, the fund will proceed rapidly towards its objective. r ny d c n e t 1 n O t 0 e s' Empire Day, May 24th The London III S.:A. Band and Male Quartette will visit Wingharn and district, May 23, 24, 25. Keep these dates in mind and watch for further announcements, To Select Provincial Leader A convention of the Ontario Liberal -Conservative party has been called for June 24, according to an official statement issued by W. H. Ireland, M.P.P., president of the Lib- eral -Conservative Association of On- tario. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mayor Fells was in Toronto over the week -end. Miss Glinte spent Sunday with friends in Wingham, Conn, and Mrs. H. B. Elliott spent the week -end in Brantford, Mrs. G. L. Baker is visiting with friends in Toronto and Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McKay spent the week -end with friends in Toron- to. Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Walker and fa- mily spent the week -end with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Aitchison and daughter, Joan, of Elmwood, spent, Sunday with Mrs. E. Aitchison. Mrs. Griffin of Patrick street, re- turned this week from Washington, D.C., where she spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs, 3.; E. IMTutch and dau- ghter of Goderich, visited at the home of Mrs. E, Aitchison over the week- end, Mr. and Mrs. J. Aitcrlison, and Mr. Henry Aitchison of Sarnia, spent Sunday with their mother and sister, Mrs. Blatchford. Mr, and Mrs. George T. Gregory and son, Jack, motored from Climax, Sask., last week to spend their holi- days with relatives in town, Dr. Marvin L. Craig of Wsetern Hospital and Dr. Halderson of Tor- onto, were week-endgttests at the home of Mr, and Mrs, W. Logan Craig; Mr. and Mrs. S. E. McLachlan and family and Mr, and Mrs, Harry Saun- ders of Toronto, visited over the week -end at the home of :Mr. Isaac Walker. Dr. and Mrs, .3. 3. Brown of Wood - steak, announce the engagement of their daughter, May Bernice, to Mr, John. Harley Crawford of Wingham, son of Mr, and Mrs. 3, T. Crawford of 13rain.ptoti. p..4 ;I. MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH IN HOUSE Ron; Robert Weir, Minister of Agriculture, made his first speech in parliament on Wednesday last when he endmerated what the Government had clone to stimulate the export of cattle, to stabilize butter prices and. to push the raising of select bacon. Hon. Robert Weir. Mr, Weir opened his speech with a declaration of his own and his de- partment's .utter non-partisanship in promoting Canadian agriculture, and that it had been a great surprise to him to be called t' the Cabinet. On arriving in Ottawa last summer, he had told the Prime Minister that he had no political experience whatever. "The Prime Minister said: "I call- ed you here not to be a minister of politics, but to be a minister of ag- riculture,' " said Mr. Weir. "His at- titude has been` the same from then until now and I have no hesitation in saying that no one has had the whole -hearted co-operation that I have had. If there is any falling down in the Department of Agricul- ture, the responsibility is mine, and mine alone." M Resounding Conservative applause stopped ,Mr. Weir several times dur- ing this statement. BLYTH MINISTER'S MOTHER SUCCUMBS The death occurred last Wednes- day at the hone of Mr, and Mrs. K. H. McCormick, London Road, Plympton Township, of Annie And- erson. Mrs. Anderson had been in ill -health for several months. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Carrick of Sarnia township. She is survived by six sons, the Rev. E. L. Anderson of Blyth, A. C. And- erson of Woodstock, E. C. Anderson of Bobcaygeon, N. C. Anderson of Thamesville, M, G, Anderson of En- glehart, and F. B. Anderson of Sar- nia, and two daughters, Mrs. K. H. McCormick and Miss Sadie Anderson of Wyoming. United Church Ladies' Aid The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid will be held next Tuesday after- noon, May 19th, at 3. o'clock, A full attendance is requested as matters of importance must be discussed, and work planned for the summer. Southampton Citizen 104 Years The Southampton Beaton says: The village of Paisley lays claim to being the home of the `oldest resi- dent of Western Ontario, in the per- son of Mr. Thos, McBeath, aged 102. We extend congratulations to this centenarian, but we wish also to make it known that Southampton has a resident who tops Mr, McBeath by 2 years. Mr. Richard Gibbons, of town is 104 years old and is still bale attd hearty. In fact he cast his vote at the recent municipal elections, Mr. A. M. Bishop, manager of the Dominion Bank, has resigned his po- sition, to take effect on ;fine lst, Mr, e Bishop has not stated definitely what he intends doing, but expects to be linked ' up with :a London flim, It is with much, regret that ,the town of Wingham is losing such: valued citi- zens as Mr, Bishop and his esteemed wife, Mr. Bishop has been a great booster for Wingham, ` and has al- ways taken an active part in sports. For several years he has been treas- urer of the Turnberry Agricultural Society, where he has rendered, a great service, and has also taken a very .active part in the Chaihber of Commerce, Bank Manages Resigns Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year. THE HOSPITAL BENEFIT FUND TO BE AUGMENTED BY BIG NIGHT IN ARENA The thoroughness with which the Chamber of Commerce go about their business is indicated by the fact that while generous returns are ex- pected from general subscription, their returns will be augmented by the net receipt from a Hospital Ben- efit Fund Carnival to be held in the Arena on Friday evening, June 5th. It is evident that years of banking experience has trained the Chamber of Comrnerce Treasurer, Mr. C. P. Smith, to leave nothing to chance, and he has undertaken'th'4 Chairman - ,ship t of the whole p campaign with a vigour that insures good results. Elaborate plans are under' way to provide the biggest evening's fun and entertainment the Arena has ever known and the price will be the same reasonable charge previously estab- lished by the Chamber of Commerce -only twenty-five cents, Strong committees are in the pro- cess of forming, andable men, busy with the details of their general busi- ness will give of their time and abil- ity to help along the good work, No- thing that can be done to make this night a memorable occasion will be overlooked and you will astound- ed at the wealth and variety of pro- gramme that will be offered for the very small charge named. What can be offered for twenty- five cents? Yoti'd be surprised how much can be offered when the folks are imbued with enthusiasm for the cause for which they are working! Wingham Citizen's Band, are donat- ing their services for the evening and the Arena Co., co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce, will make no charge for the use of the building. These two major expense items are available for other purposes. A Hard Time Parade will give your imagin- ation plenty of scope for work, and when you see it, be prepared for the best laugh you have had in many a day. Sport contests will provide an outlet for the energy of. . the young and "would-be andit be young" will of a variety sure to please and interest many. Chorus singing, folk and oth- er dancing, drills, queer acting clowns and some completely new surprises will make tip a wholesome program which people will come miles to see.' Oh, yes! somebody said something. about a lucky ticket (for charitable purposes of course) but we "have rio, details about' that. Anyway, mark calendar now for June the 5th, and accept no other engagement for that date. Better, on the contrary, make it an occasion to invite your friends from outside pointesto come for a visit, They will long remember the splendid time you gave them and how good you will feel to know that you have royally entertained your guests and at the same time done just a lit- tle bit more to make our Hospital the pride of the Community. WINGHAM W.M.S. VISITS BELGRAVE At the invitation of the Belgrave Woman's Missionary -Society about forty members of the United Church Auxiliary journeyed out there and en- joyed a very happy afternoon, last Wednesday. As it was their regular day of meeting their usual routine was fol- lowed, with Mrs. Scobie presiding, Mrs. Davison and Mrs. Willis sang a very _pleasing duet, and then Mrs. Greer, of Wingham, and Mrs. Strach- an of Brussels, each gave a very in- teresting address. Mrs. Greer, as the Secretary of Christian Stewardship, stressed, not only the stewardship of. money as is so often` done, but dwelt more forcibly on the other side, that is the stewardship of our talents. Not all of us can boast many talents but each has at least one and, she said, as these belong to Our Father, and are only loaned to us, we should not hesitate to use any talent with which we are endowed in His service when- ever opportunity is offered. Mrs. Strachan, newly elected 4th Vice - President of Huron Presbyterial, and hence leader of this North Section, said she was pleased at having this opportunity of meeting and becom- ing acquainted with those with whom she would now be associated in the Master's work. Each address was given in a very able manner and both were interesting and instructive. We were then taken down to the school room where lunch was served in a very unique manner. During lunch we were favored with a solo very sweetly rendered by Miss Coul- tes: "Just a little help from you," We ,were given tickets which told us in which country we were to lunch and then we were conveyed on an imaginary cruise of the world on the beautiful liner "Empress of Japan", starting at Canada and visiting the countries of China, Japan, Africa, Korea, Trinidad and India, On each table representing these countries were examples of native work and we all enjoyed very much inspecting these trophies brought from abroad. The lunch was delicious and the decorations beggar description, but why speak further of it. I assure you if we get an invitation to again visit Belgrave there 'will not be cars nough available to take the crowd ottt. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meetingh of The North Huron Liberal Association will be held in the Town Hail, Wingham, art May 266, at 2 p,nt, for the trari- saction of regular business, Hon, Nelson Parliament will address the meeting. All interested are invited to attend. God Sawn the Icing. J, J. Robertson, H. 13. Elliott Secretary. President, man), J. W. Smith, Harry Browne, EX -WARDEN OF HURON DIES Prominent in the municipal and community life of Brussels and Hur- on County generally, Alfred C. Baek- er, reeve of Brussels and els-warden of Huron County, died at his home in Brussels on " Wednesday of last week, following. an illness of six. months. -'During his term as reeve, Mr.. Baeker had promoted many civic enterprises, and had played a conspic nous part in social and community welfare. Prior to his election as reeve 10 years ago, he had for some tiriie act- ed on the Town Council. During 1930 he was warden of Huron Coun- ty. Throughout the county he was regarded in the highest esteem and was: known for his keen interest in all municipal affairs. Born in Zurich 58 years ago, he was the eldest son of Mrs. Mary Bae- ker and, the late George Baeker. He went to Brussels as a child, Some 20 years ago he married Miss Ella McArter, a daughter of the late Jas. and Mrs. McArter of Brussels. Surviving him besides his widow, are two sons and two daughters. The funeral took place from his late residence, Turnberry street Sat- urday afternoon and was largely at- tended by Town Council, the Warden and all the county officials, nearly 50 county councillors and ex -councillors and ten ex -wardens, and numerous friends. The services at the home and grave were conducted by his pastor, Rev. A. W. Barker, 13.D.,, as- sisted by Rev. Mr. Richard, Angli- can rector, and Rev, Dr. Dobson, principal of Alma College, St. Thom- as. VETERANS FORM LEGION BRANCH At. a meeting of the veterans, held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, final arrangements were. made for the establishing of a branch. of the Legion in .Wingbant. At a previous meeting an Organirin:g Committee was nominated to'select .a slate of officers for the new organiz ation, which was presented at drat,. meeting on Friday evening. H. C. MacLean, who was chair- man at the previous.meeting, tools. charge for the opening, and called up- on the secretary to read the minutes. of the previous meeting, which were p ado d. The slatewas of officers then read, which were as follows: President, H. Campbell; secretary, E. S. Copeland; treasurer, Dr. G. H. Ross; first vice-president, H. C. Mac- Lean; second vice-president, K. Weaver; third'vice-president, E. A. Corbett; fourth vice-president, Frank Sturdy; finance :committee, Dr, G. H. Ross (chairman), R. H. Lloyd, G. L. Baker, Dr. G. W. Howson; entertain- ment committee, A. M. Forbes. (chairman), W. VanWyck, Chester Copeland, Archie Peebles, W. C. 'Ad - wins; membership committee, Frank Sturdy (chairman), Harry Towne, Charles Gillespie, Mel Donahue, Leo Roach; Poppy Day, pension and un- employment committee, H. C Mac- Lean (chairman), W. A. Galbraith, Dr. W. H, Colborne, A. M. Forbes, E,' S. Copeland; bylaws and consti- tution, H. C. MacLean (chairman), Frank Sturdy, Dr.. G. H, Ross; visit- ing committee, Alf.. Posliff (chair - George Williams, Percy Harris. TIr newly elected president then took the chair. A motion was made by H. C. Mac- Lean, seconded by Frank 'Sturdy, which was favorable to the meeting, that the fees be $3.00 per year. The secretary was instructed to ap- ply for a Charter for this Branch,• and at a convenient date, invite Lt Col. Picking to a luncheon, when he will outline the workings of the Le - Bion and present the Charter. Wingham Bargain Festival The merchants of Wingham are sponsoring a Bargain Festival for 3 days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Read the bill sent you, and come and share in the big sav- ings offered, Farmers Attention/ Entries for Combined Field Crop and Cleaned Seed Competition in Oats and Field Crop Competition in Turnips, will close this month. Will you please see that your entry is made with the Secretary, W. J. Greer, before May 30th. Nurses' Graduation The graduation exercises in con- nection with Wingham General Hos- pital will be held in the Town Hall on Friday evening, May 22, at 8 o'clock, when two graduating nurses will receive their diplomas. Besides a good musical programme, there will be speaker from Toronto, who will give; an address on some phase of Hospital work. Everyone is cordial. ly invited to attend, particularly ex patients and nurses. A silver collec- tion will be taken .at the door. St. Andrew's W.M.S. The regular meeting of the W.M. S. of St. Andrew's • Presbyterian Church will be held on Tuesday, May 19th, at 3 o'clock. The topic "Voice of India" will be taken by Mrs. W. Williamson. Mrs. K. MacLean, will give a report of the Provincial W. M. S. meeting held in Windsor in April. A good attendance is requested. Women's Institute Will Hold. Open Meeting On Friday afternoon, May 22nd, the Wingham Branch of the Wo- men's Institute will hold an open meeting in the council chamber, at which Miss Aileen Smith of the De- partment of Women's Institutes will address the ladies; her subject will be "The Home -maker's Task." All the ladies of the town and vicinity are cordially invited to attend. The annual meeting of the Institute will be held in the Counicl Chamber at 2.30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, lVIay 28th. Mrs. Richard Clegg, Sec- retary to the Institute, BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE CONVENE A group rally of some of the Young, People's Societies of the Walkerton Association was held in the Wing - ham Baptist church with delegates from the Listowel, Kenilworth and Kincardine Societies present number- ing about fifty. Mr, Oppertshauser, of Listowel; the B. Y. P. U. president of this'Assoc- dation occupied the chair. W. Fred Reynolds, the general secretary of the Baptist Young People's Unions of Ontario and Quebec, was the spea- ker of the evening, After a short song service and the devotional exercises, a round table conference on Young, I?eople's work was held, Mr. Reynolds, who is an authority along this Sine, presided, and in the discussion of the various problems which were brought before the meeting, made many very help- ful. suggestions. Itt Itis inspirational address with its thence of Christ, the Light of the ag- es, he challenged the young people of to -day to carry high the torch of faith, which has been handed ' down to them through the centuries of per - sedition attd trial; .14