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The Wingham Advance Times, 1927-11-03, Page 1Single Copies, Five Cents. �r- r Withy which Is amalgamated The Gorrle Vfde to and The Wroxetel Aseeseeseeteerseratearisetwesteteabsiegane A REAL DONNYBROOK FOWL SUPPER A hot fowl supper,will be served in the basement,of Donnybrook Church, •on Wednesday evening, November the 9th. Program furnished by the ,Goderich Qilartette, NOTICE TO VETERANS Church parade will be held at the Anglican church, next Sunday ever- .ing, November 6th.—Armistice. Ser - 'vice. Meet at Armouries at • 6:30 p. :rn, sharp. Anyone wishing to donate :flowers for decorating the church please leave sante at St, Paul's church, Saturday afternoon. All the flowers will be placed on the monument after the service. Dress optional: C. R. Wilkinson. -LACK OF CRIME CITED BY JUDGE "Suit For Damages To Car Which Ran Into , Sheep Not Finished Goderich, Nov. 1,—Justice Raney presided at the November sitting of the high court which opened here this ,afternoon, Sheriff' Middleton present - ,ed the customary white gloves to his :lordship, there beingtno criminal cas- tes . on the docket. His Lordship, p, in thanking t e m em- llers of the Huron County bar for ttheir •presentation, referred briefly: to ;the 41-sence of crimethroughout the ,country;; observing that, in the $3,000, s000papvletion of Ontario, only some 4600 .,sent%nces a . one gntl}'s tdusation had ' e ,giv n and h was Nitre that ' ee Pert "of H roti ,Countyw not one -thousandth of this. t: The first jury case was that of : �c- iLeod and e wart, of Goderich own- ' -ship, an aut mobile t e cas e in Hick the :former's car • as wre through 'aunning into some s eep owned by :Stewart on the night of , September 28, The plaintiff, contending that the =sheep' were on the road contrary to i law, asked $Soo damages. The jury found a verdict for the ;plaintiff, awardtng $e75 damages. As the sheep got'on the road by eneans of a defectiv=e fence, the defendant is to be paid an;amount for loss of his ,animals by mutual arrangement :be- .tween plaintiff and defendant. INGI.A 9ONT., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rcl 1927 CONCERT To be held in S, S. No, 9, Turn - berry, Poweil's Sc'1 oo1 on ' Friday evening Nov./11.- Armistice Day. `A good programme ;will be given. Ad- iyiission 25 and 15 cents. SOCIAL EVENING You are .cordially invited to attend a social evening in the parish hall of the Sacred Heart Church on Thursday , November 3. Artieurs' 'Or- chestra in attendance, r;• WINGHAM BOY MISSING Leslie Allen Lost in Wilds of New Brunswick for Over a Week Much anxiety is felt by the relativ- es and friends of Mr, Leslie Allen of Moncton, N.B., who has been lost in the woods about one hundred mil- es from his home since October the 18th. The young man along with 3 other friends were enjoying a week's hunting. Allen plannedto prepare th evening meal on Tuesday while the other two were shooting. When his friends returned they found the meal ready but no trace has been seen of Allen since. The young man is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Drummond of Hensall formerly of, Wingham, ' The T. Eaton Co., o which he is anemployee, 1 e p oy e, have had a search party of over seventy men aiming in the search but all to no avail, The Government Forest Ran- gers, aeroplanes and guides are doing their utmost. A telegrcamii t'va's received by Mr.' T. J: ' ivtcLeati from the missing man's Wife (formerly Miss May Drummond of Wingham) that no trace has been, found yet, ,,.t.A«,,ea t s el ., UNSEASONABLE 'THINGS THESE �. Mrs. George R. Irwin of East BAND BOYS PLAY UP (Stratford Beacon -Herald.) The C.N. R. employees' Band sur- prised one of its younger members, Orval Graham, ^`who recently joined, the ranks of the benedicts, bi mak- ing a formal call on Friday evening Oct, 21st,and presenting Mr. and Mrs. Graham with a kitchen table and chairs to match, An addressof con- gratulation was read by the president' of 'the band, Charles Davis, after. which Mr. Graham made a fitting re- ply, then the members were treated to some of the bride's' wedding cake. Tables' were arranged for progressive euchre in which Arthur Jocelyn was successful in winning the prize, Sid- ney Blatchford taking the consola- tion prize. Lunch was then served land dancing was indulged in for a short time. • The Band Boys, on tak- ing their departure,. voted, Mr. and Mrs. Grahatn• ideal entertainers ,and wished them much happiness ill the years to come, Mrs. Graham was formerly Miss Jreanr Mc 1owell of the Heche. Shop here. THE ASSOCIATED BOARDS OF TRADE AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE f The Associated Boards of Trade Chamber- of Commerce of; West- ernOn r O o ta r held dtheir Annual "3rieet- land • ing in Walkerton On Thursday and Friday of dant week 'The meeting both days was largerly+ attended by frepresentatives from many municipa- lit of th fourteen y e fu teen Counties which comprise the. .Western Association The meetings were very instructive subjects' such as Municip :.HQWICK BOY'S; SUCCESS The following clipped from the ')Halifax ;Herald of October nth, re- fers to the second son'of Mr, and Mrs, W,; G. Strong, of the ninth con. east of;, Gorrie, who is the youngest man in, .`ads department of public ser - 'vice but ` apparently has provers his .ability; in his clrolsen vocation:. "J. Al Strong, Junior Trade Com- :anissioner' of the Commercial Intel- ligence Service, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa;, .arrived in Halifax yesterday morning, Mr, .Strong is making a tour which nclud- .es Eastern C nada and Newfoundland for the'purjose` of farniliarzing him - :self with trade and export conditionh ,following elle completion of which he expects to' -go to Liverpool as assist - tent Canadian Trade Commissioner AhemHe arrived -cm the S. S, Neris- sae following so clays spent itt Newe foundland, He expects to leave tos 'lay for the Annapolis Valley and Digby from where he will go to Mon- treal via Saint John." GOLDEN WEDDING On Wednesday afternoon of last week the home of. Mr. and Mrs, 'Au- gust Hon/title Patrick street, was the scene of a happy family re -union, it being the fiftieth ,anniversary of their wedding, The beat -gift' auttunn after- noon added to the enjoyment of the event. Photos of several groups of the guests were taken, after which, the whole party, consisting' of, twenty two 'members, motored to '1'eeswater, to which place, the wedding party' of fifty years ago, drove, On their return, all sat down to a sumptuous wedding dinner, to which all did ample justice. Mr, and Mrs. Horriuth were the re- cipients of valuable and, useful gifts. The members of the family are john F„ Mrs, John Kelly, Mrs, Por- ter, (deceased), and Fred Y., of Har- riston, and '14 grandchildren, That Mr,, and Mrs, Homuth inay be spared tet enjoy many 'more years rrf happy married life is the wish ,of ilaeir'tnany friends. Wawanosh, is the owner of a hand - sone baby chrysanthemum having over.2oo blossoms of an American Beauty shade. Mr. jieorge T. Robertson of'Wing- harm $'1 'n his garage; window last weel+ jet small stem from an apple tree .%at held nine good and, well de- velop. d Ontario apples in a cluster. He got it from a tree in. the country while picking' apples, • Thomas . Smith of the Dominion' Stores picked ripe raspberries in his garden last week—not one or two but a decent quantity, Mrs. T. Cassels picked a rose in her garden on Nov. xst. REOPENING OF NEW UNITED' CHURCH Most successtui re -opening and an niversary: services were held in Sun day at Crewe United Church;- Dun Bannon. Rev. A. V. Walden of Blue - vale, a former pastor of. the congre- gation preaching excellent sermons to large congregations at the afternoon and evening seerviees. The church Was been undergoing renovation far some weeks, during which time, the services were held in the schoolhouse near at hand. A new roof and a new foundation slakes the building, which -was erect- ed some 37 Years agp, practically as good as new. The interior was new- ly plastered and papered, which adds rnuch to its comfortable and home like appearance, * A" new organ has also been added to the equipment, The front of the' church, around the pulpit was beautifully'�.decorated with flowers, for the Sunday seervice, and for the hot fowl supper which was held on Monday night, when the seat- ing capacity of the church wee. tared to its utmost to ,accomodate the large assemblage. The members of the congregation of `Crewe are to be congratulated upon the • success of this special oc- casion, and also tipon their enter- prise in the . improvement of the church property, - - WARN OF BOGUS BILLS • The bank 'managers of Harriston have issued a warning against bogus $xo bills, which lie ve made their appearance in several parts of West- ern Ontario. Several bills have been detected in which the numeral "to"g ,r2 has been; pasted over the figure „ and it is claimed that ahis work is so well done that it is impossible to detect the deception unless the bills ale: closely examined. has covered more'of Canada's Roads `gave some very; interesting sketches from Coen to Coast, also on the pu- blicity that Cunard is getting through his . efforts Mr. Chas. Talbot' of London Engi- neer of Middlesex County, gave some very, valtiable information;, on the Good Roads question- Mr.: Innis of. the Federal Income Tax Dept. also ga re a very minute survey of the Tax and showing.it up regardless of' where,it Ilia. ' The 175 delegates attended are of the best Luncheons on Thursday night that has been put on in West- ern Ontario by the Walkerton I 0 D E. and the Iadies certainly do know how to do things right. 1Mr. Martine acted, as chairman and introduced real programe of speakers, while sing- ing instrumental selections and Com- munity' singing contribute to the pleasure of 'all. About sixteen Members of Wingham Chamber of Commerce attended the Convention and all have the highest praise for the Meetings as well as the Banquet. It is ,the intention of the Wingham Chamber of Coinneerce to hold a -district meeting within the next week or ten days. when delegates from Clinton to Chesley and Harriston will be asked to attend. This meeting vein be addressed by promintnt speakers and will be of'in'eiest to all as it concerns the' Town of Wingham more so 'than any other place and we hope that the Members of the Chamber of Commerce and all, business men will avail themselves • of the opportunity to put a real thing over — one in which the municipality is°'vitally inte- rested. lrnont, the best way of Advertising to Support. Separate Schools: the different 7' owns and Cities and ,,.,.,,ett alit e e4 +-- the beetvfty of attractingotttrst5, 914-110 .Iodge6f1¢ nda} iji payer being dealt with. taxes to the Roman Catholic se a PIONEER RESIDENT OF WINGHAM PASSES AWAY With the passing of Eliza Jane Park, on Saturday, Win•ham lost one of its pioneer residents, She was in her gist year, and was the widow • of the late James England, who prede- ceased her twenty years ago: The de- ceased lady was a native of. Ireland, coning to Canada in 18.5.5, settling in Dungannon and at lite age of 16 she was married to her late husband and of this unioni' there wereninechild- ren born, four of whom a" 're still sur- viving, Joseph of Luckngetv, . Mrs. A. Ard, Mrs, Roberts Sala( and Mrs, Robert Deyell, Wingham. Mrs, England had been a resident of this locality for over .50 years and for the past year was cared for very tenderly, by her daughter; Mrs. Ic'6b- est Deyell, with whoiin the had made her home. The funeral was held from her late residence fean Monday afternoon. Service was conducted at the house at 1:3o o'clock by the iRev. S. Davi- son), of the Wingham United Church, Interment was made° in the Wingham cemetery. Thdse who attended the funeral from a distance' were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park, Mr. and Mrs, J. Swan, Mr. T. Meggins, Mr- and Mrs. J. England,Mrs. Thomas Park, Mr. Edward Dishner, 'Charles De - yell, Mr, J. J. McNeevin, Mr. Sellers and Mr. Jos Coulter. The pail bear- ers were: Messrs. J. McLean, W. J. Greer, J. C Currie, Robert Mooney, Councillor . B, Elliott and ' Mayor Thomas Fells. ONE ON THE ORANGEMEN London Oran e • d They • ave pre Dr. Dolittle, the famous Hiker who schools.for the next eight years on a portion pf the property recently pur- chased by the 'London Orange Hall Association, it was learned to -day. A number of the ' tnenJibers of the Orange Order are telling the story as a good joke on'themselves. The London Orange Hall Associa- tion has purchased the building on Clarence street formerly' occupied by Brickenden & McCritnman. The pro- pertyw.as purchased subject; to an ex- isting lease. One'firm that has a lease on the basement, which will not expire for eight years, is a supporter of the separate schools, and,accord.- ing to the statutes, the taxes on this portion of the building must be aid P to these schools. Thus the Orange Order in London will help to support the separate' schools of that city for the next eight years.—Free Press, News. BANNER SE$$IQN DISTRICT ing boys and girls to cltoos life -work. Mrs. George Edwards, f I ak W. • I; Bruce,Huron and Perth Institutes .Ment At Walkerton The ' "birthday" convention of the Women's Institute of the counties of Bruce, Huron, Perth opened under rnost favorable auspices in the town hall, Walkerton,. with about .eco dele- gates and as many visitors present. Mrsi';C. Crawford, of Tara; presided at the opening session,.which began with community singing- Devotional exercises were conducted by. Rev. W. McKay, pastor of the United Church, Walkerton. Dr. W. B, Halladay, mayor of the town, presented the civic welcome, which was responded to by Mrs. Mal- colm MacB th, of Milverton. An inspiringaddress was- given by Dr. Helen MacMurchy; chief of the child welfare division of the depart- ment of health, Ottawa, who deplored the great infant and maternal mortal- ity rate of the past and pointed for- ward with great hope and encourage- ment to the work which is being oc- complished along educational lines'in the direction of saving a larger per- centage of both mothers and infants. Reference;.was made to the efforts being put forth for the purpose of 'demonstrating the .fetsibility of sub- siding a doctor for isolated districts, such as Tobermor , Y Reports of conveners on "relief," "health," "education and better schools," "agriculture and horticul- ture," were received, and many: help- fulsuggestions were given as to the work accomplished by institutes along these lines, which included the sup plying of milk to school . chi dr dentists' talks, hints on nursing, estab Subscriptions $2.00 per year;. their was heard in a pleasing talk, giving a, "why," „ p t? the where," "how," .and, "what" of Institute work. She said. that it is not what they get out of Institutes that benefits the members, but what' they put into it. She:made feeling• reference to the brave and brilliant men who gave their lives in the Great War to make Canada a safe country in which to live. Mrs. Edwards described a tour among the sparsely settled districts of Northern Ontario, where, despite the fact of their mail being'received only twice a week, small Institutes, consisting of ten or a dozen members, exhibit wonderful spirit and have supplied linens for Red Cross hospi- tal, hardwood floors and "first aid" kits for their schools and carpets for their churches. A solo by Miss D. Truax, of Wal- kerton, was much enjoyed. Confederation Parade A unique feature of the convention •on Wednesday afternoon was a Con- federation parade, when about a 'score and a half of women appeared in cos - old -time songs. One very pretty out - acted, to the convention hall, singing tume of so or 6o years ago and par - fit,': which was well preserved, was a bridal costume of 6o years ago, wiich was worn by the bride onI once,h r Y e husband having passed away only:a few weeks after the marriage. The afternoon session was presided over by Mrs. R. T. Phillips, of Goderich, Miss Hamilton, a represen- tative of the department, being the first' speaker, The next speaker wa W. R. Riddell, S S.A, • en, represent'' t Cto f - ,.aTftre 9Z lite t unty of r•c r Brtlee, who, h� aid, had grown up ltit ,,..h , �d3 h g �nsfrtuie 1,1is mother ,. is- having been. an active mernlier. �'e hu quoted Premier Baldwin in paying a a- great tribute to Women's Institutes, o -saying that they ` were skilled in fa weather craft and kept their windows r- open to'the intellectual breezes of the home. He outlined' the methods adopted by him to stimulate the greatest interest in agriculture, Health Work is.:iAng a tea @��Fiiiaf` }lees inspection y, P fl of ail dllil` dren of the d trictby fled Creeet nurses and t to supplyingof medical dial s r ` e rc v e at r e sonable rates, throughout the pr vince. Mrs. Leitch, of Chesley, f ored the audience with a well-rende ed solo: Tribute sett George Putrnatn, supeei stendent Women's Institutes, in hrs address d Glared that there is :no aetivtty acrhic has :meant so much for good shize ship and education along practical 1i se as the Women's Institute, H was not surprised at it success, as was not undertaken by women of r: sponsibility, who were trying to ad eo their own efficiency. "It is a se. vice organization," declared th speaker, "its purpose being the lend ing of help to others." He stresse the idea of having the Institute re presentative of all classes of thecone munity and afterwards to work to gether, utilizing every available per son, Mr. Putman thougth the necessary legislation could, better be obtained from the provincial governments, through the institute federation. He w reminded the members of the demon- stration lecture courses, hich are of the correspondence course which available for all desiring them, and of the correspondence courses, which are much appreciated. He closed by advising the delegates to male the Convention practical by telling each ':other what they had done and how they bad done it, The ladies of Walkerton served a dainty, buffet luncheon, The evening meeting was presided over by Mrs. L. G Crozier, of Wal- ktrton, 2tle program was in charge of the girls of'the Junior Girls' In- stitute and was' under the direction of Miss M. Cowley, Walkerton, and Miss E. 3. Guest, IvI.A:; Toronto. A short play, "How the Story Grew,' ,', was a feature. Afterwards an illu- strated talk in ".Birthplaces of Poets and Artists andby Dr,' O, '5,': Steven son, of the -Ontario Agricultural Col lege. Home Economics Wednesday •morning's session con tinucd with renewed interest:' Mrs, Pt V. Smith, Listowel, presided. Re- ports of conveners "Horne Econo- mics," "I-Icalth" and "AA.ppretiation"' were received, optimism and service through co-operation being` the key- note of all the reports. Miss E, J, Guest, M,A,, Toronto, spoke on "Program Planning," eluci- dating her• remarks by examples of how to Interest members in the meet- ings of the Instiute, and how to make the meetings balanced as well as of practical service. Miss Guest sug- gested that progratns bepractical and cultural, social as.well as literary. She 71st. outlined methods by which Institutes may be of service by help - CHILD SWALLOWS RING ATIaccident occurred' on Sunday when Helen the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McGill of Blyth, sir;allowed a ring. Thee child, was rushed' to WWangham Hospital where the "doctors failed to locate it, Dr. Colborne, who had charge of tie case took the little -one to Goderich where an X-ray revealed the ring lodged in the windpipe. An ithsnediate operation was performed and the ring removed. The little one is resting'and recover -r ing nicely from her trying e xper- ence, THANK OFFERING MEETINGThe. annxtaletltattk offering of the Womons Missionary Society of St, Andrew's Church, will be held on p Wednesday, November 9th, at s .m. to be'addressed' by Mrs. 5, A Lottghccd of Hamilton, 'one of the Provincial .i?rominent s, Ailek4111:22L.'it' 4,114j: CONVICTION OF B. J BROOKS, SET ASIDE Ottawa, Nov. 2, -The Supreme Court of Canada this morning set a- side the conviction of B. J. Brooks, of Toronto, and ordered a new trial. Brooks had been sentenced to five years' imprisonmenton charge of be- ing eing an _alleged accessory in an at- tempt to perform an illegal operation on Miss Ruth Dembner, who sttbse= 2uently died. The ruling of the Supreme Court, and granting hull a new trial, is ma- jority ruling, "A . majorityof the setting aside the,conviction of Brooks court" read the reasons for judgment,' "is of the opinion that:,in view of the unfortunate failure of the learned trial judge to present to the jury the principal ground of defense, • put for- ward by the appellant, his conviction cannot be sustained." The reason, then indicate what is regarded as the "fatal defect" in the main trial judge's' charge. These turn largely to whether tracks .was aware or not aware cif 1Vliss`Denibncr preg- nancy when he accompanied her to the office of Dr. 0, C, 5. Withrow. Progressive Euchre and' old time dance to be held in l3clgrave Fore; 'stet's Hall, on evening of Novetnbac xzth, under the auspices of the I3el- grave•Ladies Trtte Blues, .A.d}nission 5o cents. Sanderson --Moffatt At St. Andrew's 'Manse, on Satur- day, October 2lth, by the Rev. Dr, Perrie, Miss A• Edith Jean Moffatt, daughter`ti:.. r. Christopher Moffatt of the township 'of' Morris to Mr. David Stuart Sanderson of London, Ontario. of. e-. h n- n - e it e�, d r e d An excellent address was given by a representative of the provincial de- partment of public health, Toronto, wherein she outlined the work carried on by this group of workers, both in the viae laboratories of the province and by the public health nurses, who. toured the province, dispensing the products of the same, She spoke . of the dental clinics, tuberculosis clinics, the administration of toxoids and vac cines for diphtheria, scarlet fever and smallpox. She advocated the educa- tion of mothers with regard to proper feeding and care of children, control of .communicable diseases, quarantine and the remedying of defects in chiI- dren, adding that in the past 5o years an average increase of /5 years has been added to the span of life. MAINLY ,PERSONAL Big ',Bargains in Footwear at Greer's Shoe Sale. Miss Wetta Reid visited friends in Si, Mary's last week Mr. Russell Hopper spent the week- end with friends in Toronto. Mr- and Mrs. W. 5, Howson spent last week with friends in Toronto. Have you secured u ed your share of the bargains in Footwear at Greer's Shoe Sale? Miss Blanche Irwin spent a few days last week visiting friends in Toronto, Mrs. James Walker, John Street is spending the week with friends in Toronto: Miss V, Siebert of Zurich spent the week -end with Miss Margaret Fisher in town. Mrs. H. O. Stevens of Toronto spent the week -end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Davidson, Maple street. Huron Publishers Association wilt holed a business meeting in Seaforth on Friday, November 4, commencing at 2 o'clock, Mr, s Dr J Gibbens, s Gi o of Chicago, has returned to that place after spend- ing a month with relat{Yes and friends in Wingham. Read Greer's Shea ACS, and save money in buying your Shoes, Rubbers or Golostie%; Iver.•and Mrs. Phil. Dyer of Wind sor are spending their holidays with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R, Dyer, Josephine Street. fr. Fells last weeft sold the Itomutt farm on the B. Line to Robert Vint of Wingham, also two lots on Carl- ing Terrace to R, H. McGee. Chester A, Pugh and wife, Dr. Orr and wife, all of London, spent the week -end at the home of the for- mer's patents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos, Pugh. Mr. and Mrs, D. C Brandon, tt and Mrs. Bert Kh' tie enmer, Miss Hattie and Master Donald, of .Hanover were guests of Mr. W G:' Reid over the week -end. IVlr. and Mrs. Perceo" ;'�Mich.,J ynt of Lan- sing, who are on therr wed- ding trip, spent the week -end with the former's mother, Mrs, T. Joynt, Wingham. Mrs. Thos, Forbes who has been spending the summer with relatives in Manitoba has returned homean will spend the winter with her si d tsteer, Mrs. Robt, Geddes of Ilelgrave- Mr. A. G Smith of Toronto was home over the week -end, and to -day is moving his furniture to 'Toronto, Mrs. Smith and the family' leave also, A host of warm personal friends of the family wish them the utmost success in their new home and in Mr. Smith's new business re- lations. H. A. BROWN, whose appointment as Vice -Presi- dent and General Manager of General Motors of Canada, at the age of 37, marks him as one of thu' youngest higher executives in the automotive industry. ,' Mr. 13rowwn has been conxreeted with the Gen- eral Itlotors organization for a nunnber of years, having held the position of comptroller at Oshawa since September, 1D24. • He sue- ceede Gordon Lefebvre, who has, assumed an important post with the Oakland Motor Car Company at Pontiac, 11'Eieb ernn. MADE A MESS OF IT, bought CHEAP remedies, got (o). Use Mrs, Sybilla Spahrs Tonsilitis for Cougar, Bronchitis, : Croup, Quinsy, Head Colds, Catarrh, Sore Throats and Tonsil ills. Success or •money back. C. :f -I, nlcAvcty, Wingham; 3, R. Allan, Wroxeter. Sunday, November 6 WINGRAM: UNITED CHURCH;' Rev Sidney Davison, Pastor Residence: Minnie and John Sts, Mr. • 5, H. ChtitiChristie Choir Master MissReynolds Organist rganist A. 1.4, ..-. "Tate � Duty 0f Giving Thanks".Source ' M. ''Tait Source ♦of Me - tense! Grcatnecs", Wl ;EIC-M/GIT SEI V ICES tMon. 8 p.m. ---Young: I'iople's Society, Prayer Service, W'cclnes,, 1. $ ai et, Choir Practice, Thursday, $ p.m. WELCOME "