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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1932-04-21, Page 1war. wm v„ With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie ' 'ideate and Wroxeter News, Single Copies Five Cent,;, FIRE DESTROYS WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 21st, 1932 Subscriptions $2,00 Per Years BROODER HOUSE Fire, completely destroyed a brooder house on 'Wtn. Field's farm opposite the stand pipe, last ; Satur- day evening, Mre Field had been working in this hoose only. a short time before the fire was discover- ed. When returning to the house, • he saw smoke coming from the ;roof :and immediately sent in the alarm, Before the fire qbrigade arrived all the chicks and equipment had been removed from the building. The firemen were successful f in confining the eonflagation to one buildingal- though other colony <houseser w e very close and one is directly ad- joining, The loss will be about $200. mostly covered by insurance, It is fortunate that the wind \was. snot' of a different'' directionr o it -might have proved a problem to save the barn and residence. LOCAL 'AND' PERSONAL Mrs. Garnet Baker spent a few days in Toronto. Isard's for Simplicity and Chate- laine Patterns at 15c. Standard Formaldehyde 29c lb,, at :McKibbon's Drug Store. Mr, and Mrs: Finch and parents :have moved to Stratford, 2vIr.• Charles MacLean, of Sarnia, ;visited in town this week, Mr. and "Mrs. J. M. McKay are -at-;present visiting in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McLean spent a few days in Toronto last week. Dr. F. A. Parker has returned to town after spending two months in :Florida. e You will enjoy "Riders of the :Purple Sage" playing' at the Lyceum this week. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, Minnie St., .are moving out to their son's farm. in Morris. Mr. James McGillivray is working -for Malcolm's Furnitere Factory, in Kincardine,. Mrs, R. E. McKinney of Toronto, is at present visiting Mr„ and Mrs. 'W. H. Gurney. Mr. J. R. M. Spittall is able to -resume his duties at the Bank after. a week's illness. Mr, Robt. Galbraith has returned to Chatham ,after visiting in Wing - ham for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Rice and Mr. Amos Cornelius were 'to Walkerton on Saturday on business, Mrs. Joseph Stalker of St. johns, N. •B., is visiting with his sister -in- ; law, Mrs. Dan Geddes. J ` Miss Lenore Wellings, of g , E. <Wa- wanosh, spent the week -end with Miss Frances Robinson. Standard Formaldehyde 29c lb., at McKibbon's Drug Store. Wonderful value in Ladies' Hose, -regular value 50c, on Sale at 35c, 3 ;pairs for One Dollar at Isard's. Mr. W. J. Howson is in. the Hos-' •petal with ,pneumonia, Friends will be pleased to know he is doing nice- ly.' Miss Nellie Colbourne has return- ed to Goderich after visiting for two -weeks with Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Col borne, Mr. Carman Coutts returned to. his hoine Saturday, having- -complet-- •'ed his year's course' at the 0.A,C., •Guelph, Mr. Harvey MacDonald, of the United Drug Co., Toronto, spent the week -end .with Mr. and Mrs, J. :W. VtcKibbon. See and hear. Lawrence Tibbett in the "Cuban Love •Song', April 25, 26, 27. A :musical picture you will be sure to enjoy. . Dr. A. W. Irwin motored to To- • ronto for the week -end. Mrs: Irwin who has been visiting in Toronto, returned veith him. Mrs. E. ,Pitt and daughter, Ruby, of London, spent . the week -end at the home of Mr. and M'ts, Percy Harris, Pleasant Valley. i;; Will all people who have cans of ours not in use kindly return same immediately to the Creamery, Un- ited Partners' Co -Operative Co, Sale of Boys' Suits, Saturday, You Save at these prices, $3.95, $4.95, $5.95,' $6,95, at Isard's Boys' Wear $tore. Mrs, W. H. Willis has returned to Wingham after spending some time in Fort William, Her sister, Miss Theresa Garry, city nurse, of. ]Gert William returnedwith , her and will spend some time in Wingham.. SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SCHOOL CONCERT Parents and friends packed the opera house on the nights of Thurs- day and Friday of last week, to wit- ness the second annual ,school con- cert, which 'measured up to the tit - most expectation of all , who were privileged . to witness it. Prin. Posliff introduced • the pro- gramme briefly outlining the sever- al numbers, ' and •expressing the gratitude of those Concerned for co- operation with Staff, Board and Mr. Anderton, musical director;' in stag- ing this high class entertainment. The opening number was a visit to a toy shop, where animated dolls were on display. The owner of the shop,.; Jack Tiffin, displayed his wares most efficiently. The scene changed. Night came. All toys and dolls went to sleep. ` From their slurnbers a fairy awakened them; each animately portraying in song or reading their latent talents, Misses Johns and Williamson were in charge. Next an Arbor: Day programme d emonstrated a scene at school w hen trees were planted. The hildren in turn conveying the uses f trees, their care and abuses. Sev- ral valuable lessons for • life were utiined. Probably the climax of his act ,was the singing of the farm ong g by t welve noble youths from he rooms of Misses Joynt and Ma - food. Lastly came thestaging of the peretta Pandora by pupils from he four senior rooms. The play as based on the Grecian. Myth. Pandora (Isabel Habkirk) goes to eep Epinnetheus (Ross Howson) ompany. With her Mercury sends andora's mystery box, which con - ins the spirits of envy, spite, ang- , 'dies, etc:, which infest human fe. These imps Pandora unwitting liberates to her undoing, hav- g been previously cautioned by nicksilver (Billie Tiffin). But lat- from the mystery chest. comes c 0 e 0 t s t i 0 t w k c P to er li_ ly in Qer. FELLOW -GRADUATES HONiOR FORMER WINGHAM WOMAN Caroline facdoriald Scholarship To Be Established Establishment of an international memorial scholarship in • sociology and social science in h 0nor of the le work of Caroline:IVlacclonald, LL.D., is the objective of it committee of fellow -graduates and friends of Miss Macdonald in Toronto. It, is -an- nounced the proposed scholarship would enable a Japanese student .to take up these subjects at the Uni- versity of Toronto, Dr, Macdonald returned from Jap an last June, where she spent more than 20 years in Y:M.C.A. and pris- on work. Shortly after returning she died and was buried in Wing - ham cemetery. The funeral service, held in St Andrew's Church will long be remembered by the . local people. In recognition of her splendid work she received from the Entper- or: of Japan the sixth order of the Sacred Treasury and from the Jap- anese Department of Justice, a gold cup, bearing the Empire crest. The University of Toronto, her Alma Mater, conferred upon her the de- gree of L.L.D. ,:She was the first woman to receive this honor from the University of Toronto. In 1929 Dr. Macdonald: was, ehos- en to go as interpreter with the Japanese labor delegation to the In- ternational Labor Conference at Geneva. Miss Macdonald was the daughter of the late Dr, Peter Macdonald, who was a resident of Wingham for years, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, repress etiting the old riding of East Huron in Parliament. Subscribers, Attention!' Our •Mailing List has been cor- rected up to and including April 18, ill you please look at the label on ur paper and notify us of any er- s. Hope" (Jean . Zurbrigg) as a Pana -deer cea to the struggle incident to hu-. yo reran life. Later Love (Carl Clark) ror comes to the rescue making Iife worthwhile. Throughout the play many chor- uses were ably sung,, while dancing. youths and maidens tripped the jaunty musical 'measure. • All participants performed most efficiently' and bespeak the splendid training they receive from their tea- chers under the capable supervision of Professor Anderton. During the intermission Kenneth Crawford delighted the audience with an exhibition of tap dancing, the first an Irish Jig and the sec- and a number entitled "School Days." 'Many congratulatory remarks for. the presentation of this concert have been extended to the school, and will be en inspiration to the pupils and teachers to continue the annual school concerts. SYNOD WILL MEET IN BANTFORD The Synod of Hamilton and Lon- don of the, Presbyterian Church in Canada will meet in Central Pres- byterian Church, Brantford, on the evening of Monday, April 25th, and will • continue throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, Rev, Kenneth Mac- Lean and Mr. Harry McGee will be present from the :congregation of St. Andrew's. Church: ' W. M. S. PRESBYTERIAL OF UNITED CHURCH The Huron Presbyterial of the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church will be held in the Wingham United Church on Tues- day, 'April 26th, commencing at •9.30 a.m. in the forenoon the reports of the Secretaries of the year's work, will be received and the new offic- ers elected. There will . also be a Memorial 'Service for deceased mem- here. In the afternoon there will be an address by Mrs. j, H. Rush, of T'ilsonburg, Mrs, Rush is in charge of . the young women's work ,under the Dominion •Board of .the, W. M. 5., and promises to be a great in- spiration. Miss Sybil Courtice, of. Clinton, who is an furlough from, the mission field in Japan, will also be an interesting speaker, giving an outline of the .recent troubles in that country. Everyone is invited to at- tend "these meetings. Takes Over White Rose Station Mr. Jack'Reavie• has taken over the White Rose Service Station opposite Lepard's Hotel, and solicits a share of your patronage, Prompt, court- eous service at all tunes. A Correction .. In our issue of April /4th we stated that Mr. Johnston had pur- chased the farm of Mr. Wm. Brew- er, of the third concession of Mor- ris. This was a mistake,. Mr. John- ston has only rented this farm. • No Word of Lindbergh Baby The Lindberghs have been unable thus far to re-establish a: definite contact with the kidnappers of their son, it was said, in a new appeal from the flier for silence and sec- recy for himself and his representa- tives. COUNTY REGISTRAR PASSES AWAY William Coats, Huron County Registrar since 1902, died at God- erich on April 18th in his 76th year, A •complication of troubles •Hasten- ed his end, following an influenza attack. Mr. Coats came from Scot- land with his parents as a boy. The family, settled in .Stanley Township, on the outskirts of Clinton. For inany years he was in the dry goods business with his father e in that town and : up to the time of his ap pointment as County Registrar, he was town clerk of Clinton. He was an ardent fisherman, but his chief hobby was flowers. His rose gar- den of over 300 bushes in the reg- istry office grounds annually at- tracted hundreds of out-of-town vis- itors. In addition, lie maintained flower pots at his residence and on vacant properties. He was an ex- pert floriculturalist, and his advice was in great demand. Mr, Coats was a Presbyterian and a Liberal. He, was a successful worker for his, par- ty in the days of Sir Wilfred Laur- ier, but he never Made enemies of his political opponents. '1'iz.ree else ters, a brother, Robert Coats, Dotn- inion Statistician, and two grand- sons, survive. His 'wife and only daughter died some years ago. The funeral will tate place to 'Maitland Cemetery, Thursday, CALF CLUB IS ORGANIZED A branch of the Ontario Calf Club sponsored by the Turnberry Agri- cultural Society, and the Wingham Chamber of Commerce, was organ- ized at a' meeting held on Monday evening last, in the Town Hall. Believing that a Calf Club, would be in the interests of Agriculture, the Fall Fair Board ;together with the Chamber of Commerce, were much encouraged to have such a large turn -out at this organization meeting. Seventeen farm boys from 12 to 20 years of age, joined the Club with other prospects for rnern- bership in view. Mr. Atkinson,Comity Agrictrlteral Representative, read the rules gov- erning Calf Clubs and outlined the objectives to• be gained by such an organization. After considerable dis- cussion the rules were apparently made clear to all present, when a motion was carried unanimously that we organize a Calf Club, The following officers were elect- ed: President=Alfred Patterson, R, R. 1, 'Luc1e i.ow. Vice Presidents—Stanley Trumps son, R. R: 1, Belgrave. Secretary-Treasuserr-- 'Lloyd Proc- tor, R. R. 4, Wingham This Club will be under the sup- ervision of Mr. C F. McKenzie, of Woodstock, representative of the Dominion Board; also Mr. McLeod and Mr. Atkinson; our County Ag- ricultural Representatives. This movement is the forerunner of higher grade• stock in this district as well as a splendid education for the boys who join the Club, whose progress will be watched with inter- est. Mag success attend their every effort. For the benefit of their patrons, United Farmers'' Co -Operative will remain open each Saturday night during: summer commencing April 23rd. BLYTH BUSINESS BOUGHT BY LOCAL MAN 4/Mr: Thomas Elliott, Scott St., has purchased the grocery and book and shoe business, including residential property, from Geo. A. Machan, of Blyth. Mr. Elliott's farm of 160 acres in Culross Township, was .exchanged for the. property. Mr. Elliott is now in possession of the store and Mr. and Mrs. Machan have taken up residence on the farm. OBITUARY Miss Florence Green On April 1011h, after a lingering illness there passed to her eternal rest, at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. R. Darling, Chilliwack, B.C., a former Winghamite, in the person of Miss Florence Green, third dau- ghter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J Green, Born in Wingham in the year of 1895; residing there until the death of her 'mother in 1916. Since then she had resided hi Toronto and Winnipeg, later on account of ill health removing to the West where she remained until her death: She was a former member of the Meth- odist church, later United.. She is survived by three sisters and three brothers, Mrs. L. R. Darling, Cl.iill- iwack, .Frances and Elizabeth, of Winnipeg, W. H,, Marquette, Mich., R. j, of Lindsay, and E. A,, of town, a Inteihnent took place in Chilli- wack,'April 12th. Bowlers, Attention! Meet with the Bowling Club in the Queen's Hotel, on Friday even- ilig at 8 o'clock, p_ LOCAL . C G'XR]L, WINS CONTEST 'Ile Park Badminton 'Club, ofI Kit- chenee, held, a club . tournament re- cetitly. Miss Louise Thompson, dau- ghter of Mr. anct lvtrs, 0. Though. sort, made her presence felt by win- ning a recrluet last prim for Ladies ' Singles, a pair of Badminton s roc s for 1st place in ladies'doubles, She also was rtnnrer°-up in the mixed doubles, being eliminated in the final round, INDUCTION OF REV. W. PATTERSON VERY IMPRESSIVE Will Have Charge at Bluevale and Eadies Knox Presbyterian Church, B vale, was the scene of an interes event .on Thursday afternoon, 14th, being the occasion of the duction of the Rev. Wni; Patter late of Vancouver; B. C,, into pastorate of Biuevale and Eadies Although the roads were a! impassible . in many places, th was a goodly .number from ot and all the Minist of Maitland Presbytery were p ent. Scripture reading and prayer w taken by Rev. Arthur Leggett, Molesworth, who also, preached most impressive serrnon. Rev. W. A. Williams, . of Eth Interim Moderator and Modera of the Presbytery, narrated the ste leading up to the call, and perfor ed the induction ceremony. Rev, Win. Moore, Brussels; in a •dressing the minister, stressed: t need of prayer and co-operation. Rev. Kenenth MacLean of Win bans, was most earnest and since in his address to the congregatio showing the many ways' in which con •re g gation could be of service the minister. Rev. T. D. McCullough, : of Ki cardine, Clerk of the Presbyter read a telegram from Dr, McBeat of Vancouver, extending congratul tions. J. C. Higgins then read and ad dress to Rev. Mr. Williams, an Mr. Hutton presented him with slight token on behalf of the con gregations, in appreciation of hi. ndness and services to us as mo tor. Mr. Williams replied with fee appropriate remarks. The impressive and solemn sery was brought to a close by sing "Blest be the tie that Binds,' d Rev. Wm. Patterson pronounc the benediction. The choir rendered a suitable an in assisted by Miss Margaret rniss, of Brussels: t the close of the service the ies held a reception in the school m when short speeches were en by Rev. Ts D. McCollough, of cardine, Rev. A. G. MacPherson Listowel, Rev. Mr,* Hanna, Rip - Mr. Hutton and Rev. Wm. Pat- on, of BluevaIe. The happy pro - dings were brought to a close by ote of appreciation to the ladies, Dr. Forbes, of Teeswater, and C. H. MacDonald, Lucknow, ev. Win. Patterson, pastor of x Presbyterian Church, preach - tis introductory sermon on Sun - morning, taking for his text, r we are labourers together, God." GENERAL�vMEET.JNG Ca, OF COMMERCE At a general meeting of Chamber of Commerce on the ev ing of'April .18th, the Chairman the Membership Committee rep lee_ed forty-four paid: membership s p ting well as about thirty -fine who April signified their willingness to bec- in- members, but who • had, not yet s son, mitred their'fee. to the. cosnsmtte the The Chairman of the Rural Interurban Relations Committee most ported the formation, of a Calf Cl ere by the Agricultural Association a ther asked for an endorsement to arp err Posed subscription.. of. $5..00. 'to res- toward the prize money to be • to boys exhibiting calves at the as Fair. of Following the' reading; of a let a from the Preston.. Board of Trad "Canadian Products f el; Canadian People Association"„ t tor president urged : the. necessity f ps the purchasing of: Canadian ma m- goods and exhibited a. can of fru and a can of vegetable;. each d- which was produced. and. `canned he United States. Both these commo ities are procurable in Canada, an g- literally thousands of; bushels of th re variety of fruit contained in the on n can rotted in our Canadian Peach ,I a orchards last fall because there was to market. This is a condition that may be easilyovercome cif the pm -- the Ino lA the en of ort - as had aIne ub e. and re- trb n d ro- go paid all ter de, or he: or de it of in d - d e n - y, h, a- d a s d a ki era f ice ing an ed the Ga A lad r•oo giv Kin of ley;. ters cee a v by Rev Kim ed 1 day "Fo with Purchases Blacksmith Shop Having • purchased the Blacksmith Shop and business of Mr. S. Young, I am ready to serve the public with an honest price and first quality service in horseshoeing and all: kinds. of woodwork repairing. W. F:. Jack- son. Don't Risk are Accident High speed and poor tires are dangerous. Three standard brands of tires to choose from. , Fair allow- ance for your old tires to sell as spares, Royal Service Station, North End, Prompt, Honest, Courteous service always. D. WETHERALL IS AWARDED $750 BY JURY. At o the Bruce Spring Assizes be- fore Mr. Justice Jeffery and a jury the action brought by Douglas We- tberall, of Detr,oit,`,a former Wing. harp garageman, to recover $15,000 damages from Charles Bondi, local frail merchant, and his truck dr°iv- er, Arde, for permanent injuries sustained on April 1st, 1930,. when the; latter in charge of Bondi's truck is' stated to have crushed Wetherall against the wall of his garage, re- sulted in the jury finding the de- fendents negligentg to the extent of $750,00, which they awarded plaintiff with costs. Campbell Grant for the plaintiff; 0, E. Klein, IC.C., for deft. 17ondi, and Lawyer 'llushfield,, of Wingham, for Ar'de, chaser of these commodities de- mands Canadian made products,. The X-ray fund for the Wingham General Hospital still remains in the foreground as an activity for the Chamber of Commerce. There is at the present time some $343 to the credit of this fund at the hawk, and the executive was authorized by last night's meeting to continue with the matter in hand for the supplement- ing of this fund. Mr. Fraser, the local Customs. Of- ficer, gave some high lights on the benefits and abuses of tariffs, and, concluded his remarks by expressing himself in no uncertain terms that it is his firer belief that England shall again, in thenot far distant future, become the money market of the world. Mr. Isaac Wright, the Reeve of Turnberry, and. Chairman of the ' Agricultural Committee of the Huron County Council, urged the necessity for a closer relation- ship between the Agriculturalist and the Urban resident He also sug- gested the growing of more sugar beets, since, this is, one of the two Provinces of Canada where sugar beets can be grown. Following a vote of thanks to Radio Station 10 13.1'. and the Ad- vance -Times for their continuous co-operation as a medium of adder tiring for the organization, the meeting adjourned at 9.50. LOCAL WOMAN BREAKS ARM Wood: ilas been received that Mrs. (Dr.) Kennedy has suffered a brok- en arm and is at present in Victoria Hospiital;, London. Mrs. Kennedy was visiting with her daughter, Mrs. H, M. Ham- { bridge, of Aylmer, at the time of 'the accident, Details of the accident have not been received, as yet, but it is said that the arm is broken close to the shoulder. Wingham B.Y.P.TJ, in Goderich The young people of the Wing - ham Baptist church were guests of the Goderich Baptist church young people last week, In spite of en- favorable weather and :olds, the, Wingham young people manifested high spirits and good courage by covering the sixty -mile round trip in good numbers, about thirty. After giving a hearty welcome, Miss Mair vice-president of the Goderich B.Y. P.U., opened the meeting with the. hymn "What a Friend we have in Jesus." The Wingham young peo- plc then rendered a very interesting and helpfatt program, Rev. Mr. W. Smith of the Wingham. Baptist church gave the address of the „ev- ening. The music consisted of vo- cal solos and duets, and instrument- als on the harmonica, auto -harp and Hawaiian guitar, A very unique reading also was given. After the meeting was •closed, a dainty and appetizing 'Intuit was served by the social group. The,gathering disper- sed after a very memorable social everting. BAND CONCERT APRIL 28th A very fine program of band mu- sic will be presented by the local Band; on April 28th, and this will he a real treat for all who are present, The last Concert was poorly attend- ed and it is hoped that a great many more will be present on this occa- Sion. The programme is as follows: 1. March The Messenger, byC L. Barnhotise. 2. Overture, Prince and Peasant, D. S. Ferrazzi. 3. Waltz, Sunshine Waltzes, Laurendean. 4. Cornet Solo, H.L. ', Polka, G. March -- Mr. E. Seddon. 5. Descriptive, A Rural Celebra. tion, VT Huff;(by special request). 6. March, Flanders, F. W. McleTi- cho1. 7. Overture, The Beautiful Prince ess, R. Clarense. : Waltz, The Seraph, 7. W. Leff erty. 9. Fantasia, The Haunted House, J. W. Lafferty; (by special request), 10. Selection, Bohemian Girl, by- Balfe. 11. March, The Graham Grays, W. L. Skaggs. "God Save the Xing." WEDDINGS Mitchell - Musgrove A quiet but pretty ; wedding was solemnized on Wednesday, April 13, at 4.30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and; Mrs. Jeffrey Musgrove, of Turnber- ry, when their eldest daughter, Alba M., became the bride of A. Bennett Mitchell, of Molesworth. Rev: Mr, Minlay of Wroxeter officiated. The bride entered the drawing-, room on the arm of her father to the pains of Mendelssohn's wed- ding march, played by Miss Margar- et Mitchell, sister of the groom, The bride wore a gown of Monet blue flat crepe and carried a bou- quet of Sweetheart roses and maid- en hair fern. She was attended by her sister, Eva, while Dr. Howard Mitchell, of Montreal, brother of the groom acted asbestman. They will reside on the groom's farm near Molesworth. Arena Directors' Meeting A meeting of the Directors of the Arena will be held in the Council Chamber, Friday evening, this week April 22nd, at 8 pan. Returns From Florida Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Crawford and Bennie returned from Florida last week. Mr. Crawford reports condi- tions in a business way are bad. The great number of banks failures are creating great hardships on the people, There was not the activity in bowling this year as Canadians were not present in such great nuin- bers as in former years. The wea- ther was warmer than usual, the temperature ranging from 73 to 80 most of the time. For 436 success- ive days the sun shone, which is a record. WESTMINSTER GUILD VISIT AT LUCKNOW On Monday evening the West- minster Guild of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church visited with the Lucknow Presbyterian Guild. The program was given by the West- ininster Guild and was greatly ap- preciated. The Scripture reading was taken by Arthur Henderson, after which Rev. Kenneth MacLean lead in prayer. A piano solo by Miss Reta Has - tie, Rev. Mn MacLean gave an ine teresting talk on "The Value of Youth", a violin selection by Mise Mary King, an instructive talk, on "Jesus; Our 'Ideal in Deatlt,;" by Miss. McLaughlin, a solo "The. Lit- tle ;Road Home," by George 'Kends erson. Four papers on Cathedtalt5, were read, Notre Dame, by Scott Mitch- ell; Westininster• Abbey, by Miss Ar.. MacGillivray; Cologne,. by Miss C. Catherine Pry; St Mark's, of Ven. ice, by Tom Henderson. A very pleasing nttmber was retxw dered by the quartette, Misses .Ag. nes 'Williamson, T.cnore Taylor, and Messrs. Jack McXibbotr and Alvin Hamutoed, At the close of th i e programme ro gar•i irne`a dainty lunch was served and a plcasatit. ;social time was enjoyed by all prescnt,