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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1929-04-11, Page 1Terr",e7,77.; • , , • • .••„„,:,. • With Which is Amalgamated The Gori e Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single Copies, Five Cents. TERRIBLE .EXPER- IENCE OF FOUR BOYS IN A BOAT 'TWO CARRIED OVER DAM AND ONE DROWNED • On Saturday, Ja,ck Iitirginan, eldest -son of Mr. W. F. • BUrkritan, C, N. R. •agent, lost his life in -the Maitland, and agony to the tragedy is added be- cause the body has not .yet been re- covered. Four boys, school -mates, ,Murray Rae, Arthur .Stene, Harold 'Skelcling and Jack 13urgman, got Mr. Stone's row boat, And launching it ' near the C. P. •R. bridge rowed arotind in the 'smooth waters for a time, until a piece of wood a foot or so in length holding Ithe row -lock tumbled into the river, Endeavoring to recover this the boat drifted down • stream • and into the strong current where the boys .made every effort -with the remaining oar, to get to .shore. just as they reached the MC-- • Kenzie bridge, the current catalght the boat broadside, upsetting- it, and the four lads -were in a desperate plight. Murray Rae and Harold Skelding had • only a few feet to swim in the swift current until they,were caught by a back -eddy and. easily got to shore. The other two lads were further out in the current, and perha.ps not so - robust swimmers, so they got .hold of the boat ind floated down• stream, Mr. T. Abell and Stan Halliday were crossing the bride at. the time and drove furiously to the lower bridge in the only possible effort to save the lads. Frank Howson brought a rope • from the mill • and as the boys were • drawn by the Swift running water, threw it, which Burgman grabbed, but only for a moment did he .tiold when the relentless force of the water tore him. loose. Boys and. boat went over the dam and it seemed as if only Providence would bring either of, them out of that mad turbulant rush , of water. But tip they came out of the seething mass, and a short dis- tance down stream Stone grabbed a' small willow tree out in the stream, • pulled himself out and up into .its branches. In about an hour he was • rescued 11Then a young man named Stewart, from. Belgrave, heaved a rope, which went just far enough and • straight euougb Mr, Stone to catch. • This he fastened to his body and was • ppiled to shore, hi S body spinning like a top in the current. , Fates were not so kind to Jack Burginan, he continued • swimming down • stream, waving • his arms, • and when near the C. P. R. he sank from sight. ° _ The river was runurng possibly five feet higher than normal, due to heavy rains and the burstieg of darns ,at • Wrbxeter and Fordwich, letting the Tull force of -water eome at once. Ea- •ger eyes kept watch along the banks till dark in a vain hope the body night float in, and on Sunday six or • eight boats covered the river, dragg- • ing the bottom, but to no avail. The river at this part is filled •with rank Weeds, while sunken logs and sttnnps make it very difficult for search, Then/there is .the possibilify the body may have been carried, over the Iciiv- er dam and on down the river.• , It is a tragedy that hs toughed the whoI jcommunity. ,The playful recieation of -erholesomeboys, being suddenly plunged into bitter anguish • and sorrow. On Sunday the accident brought tender references from the pulpits .of the :town. and which 'tvere •a comfort and eonsolation to the lis- teners. To Mr. and Mrs. 13,urgrnan • the unstinted sympa,thy- of the comm- • unity goes out in the great"lossof a bright lovinl son, and also in the agony of suspense until the body recevered. Seareli for the body has continued steadily ever since, the workers striv- ing to overcome every difficulty. Not ° VVINGliAIVI, ONTARIO, THURSDAY„ APRIL llth, 1929 CANADIAN CLUB LOOK AT YOUR LABEL • ,• HEARS TALK The mailing sheets of the Advance - •ON QUEB.EC Times are corrected to Saturday, April- 6th. • Those making renewals A, Meeting of the Canadian Club during the past few weeks are urged was held in the Council Chamber on to see if the label gives credit, and the evening of Pridar, April the fifth. if not phone or write the Advance - Owing to the inclement weather, and Times that the error may be rect.-- to other meetings which were being fied. Our thanks are clue those who held, there was a rather small aud- made a quick response to Qur request ienee. The, meeting was addressed for a settlement of arrears, but there by Miss Dorothy Heneker, of Mon- are not a few from whom we are a- treal, her subject .being "The Island- waiting a reply. The figures after of Montreal under the French Re- the rrionth,refer to the year to which gime." , • • the paper is Paid, and not the day of In speaking of the,early history of the month. the Province of Quebec, or New . ' • France as it was' then ealled, Miss EUCHRE AND DANCE Heneker recalled the days of feudal- ism in our ountry. Fettdalism, of The Ladia Auxiliary to the Wing - the seigneurial system was a system ham General Hospital wish to an - of soCial relations based •upon land nounce that a Euchre and Dance will tenure. As it was the basis of gov- be held in the Council Chamber on ernment' in France, it was very nat- the evening of Tuesday, April 30th. tral that the French King should es- The. drawing for the beautiful ked- tablish it in his new colony on the spread which the ladies are disposing St. Lawrence. Much has been saia by of for the purpose of raising funds historians againstthe system, but, as to assist in the purchasing of an X - a matter of fact, it was a success in Ray for the Hospital, will take place New France. It gave to the colony the same evening. Cards at -8.30 a closely knit military organization sharp. Admission 50c. Lunch serv- as a protection against the hostile ed. Steeper's Serenaders. aborigines. , ,• In return for a grant of land, a seigneur was required to fulfil certain obligations. First, he must hand in a map of his seigneury within a lim- ited time,. after the grant had been made. Then, it was his duty to re- pair to the Chateau of St. Louis, at Quebec. Here, on bended knee be- fore the Governor, he swore fealty to his lord, the king. His next under- taking was to divide his seigneury into farms or "9n censive" holdings and to procure • settlers for these farms. • The farmers or habitants must in tern render certain dues and services to their seignetre • There t,ftre the annual payments, on Se. Martin's Day, of the "cens et rentes” —the first being a payment of money, and. the "rentes" 'usually farm pro- clucg. There was also a payment which the seigneur had a right to exact when a farrn changed hands, Jackie I3nrgcnan . • then there were -the "tanalites"; of The unfortunate victim of Satur- which, in Franca, there were many. day's drowning tragedy, who would In Canada, hoi.vever, there was only have attained his thirteenth birthday one, the "grist mill right." This to -morrow (Friday), 12th inst. He meant that the habitants were re- was a promising student in First quired to bring their grain to the Form of the High School, active in seigneur's mill, and he was allowed all their pastimes, and popular with. to take a certain amount of it. There his schoolmates. „ was also the "oven right," but be • - eatlie of the climate, this was fohnd WEDNESDAY HALF to be impracticable. A habitant was obliged to give his seigneur so many -HOLIDAY THIS YEAR days of free labour in each yea'''. The obligation of • military service was simply one of self-protection during Indian raids, and was given as a mat- cided to observe the :Wednesday af ter of course. ternoon closing for 1929, from the In 1535, on Cartier's second voy- alst of May to the end of October. age to the New World, he learned from the Indians at Stadacona of a Of course, where a holiday occurs, village called Flochelaga on an island the stores will be open the previous many iniles up the river. After visit- evening. ,It is. becoming more and ing the beautiful spot, • -he named it, more general in all branches of manu- unced facture and business to observe a Mount Royal, or as he prono lialf-holi .it, Montreal. in the early years of day during the summer sea - the follOwing century, Champlain in son. In fact, one of the largest nier- his voyage found no trace of the In- cantile businesses in America. takes dian village. He built a wall on the all Satarday during the summer, that the staff may have a reasonablere- island, however, with the idea that it would be useful in time of flood. creation andlime for play. They find About the year 1640, two French- it is beneficial to all • concerned, and the public, as awhole, recognize the en l claimed to have had a vision .. m which they were' instrUcted to fottud Denefits it gives. Some of the near- by -villages have this year added an a colony at Montreal. The island was bought, Maisonneuve *as apPointed extra month to the. half -holiday per- iod, by including October. governor, and in 1642, a company Of men and women lapded on the island and founded the colony. Among the Don't forget the play "Eyes of wernet were Madentoiselle Jeanne Love" te be held in Belmore Mance and Marguerite Bourgeoys, Friday, April 12th. Play starts at 8.80. • Admission 35c and 25c, Mus - who had charge of the Ifospital and Mus - the schools, A fort was built by ic between acts. Maisonneuve, and this, with a hospit. Miss Gregg', of Dublin, Ireland, al, a convent, a few houses, and tile vho, for the past six months has beeri dwelling of the Sulpiciart friars, con- visiting relatives and friends in New York, Chicago and Indianapolis is making a short trip through Canada , . A really enthusiastic gathering of Wingham business inen in .the Wing - ham Club on Friday; unanimously de stituted the MOtaroal of tho •seven - only the opnd, but the river for.some# teenth 'century, • miles down has been searched care- • Miss Heneker related several inter - fully, but t� no avail. Yesterday osting stories which are connected fourteen men left to continue the with the early history of Montreal. A - work below Zetland. - . mong these was the story of the lit- _ ------• ., tle dog Whose self-appointed duty was LOCAL AND PERSONAL to guard the colony against the at- •, . tacks of Indians. Mr. John Cronin Of Teeswater*, A 4-4. vote of than ks was moved by who has been attending the Winghai Mr, l?osliff and seconded by Milt. Business College, has left for Detroit, Barr. The reeetieg closed by the where', he has secured an excellent singing of the National Anthem, position in the office of the Grand MisS Heneker was the guest of Mr. rtunte Railway: and Mrs, It C. MacLean. Miss Jeanette MacLean ha S etttered , uPort • a Secretarial CourSe in the ' Wingham Businese College. Mrs. T. lieandon and her daughter, IN:Mr- Eldler Ireland, who has been Hav-eL sPeut Easter 'wek with Iler attending the Wingham Business Col- sou, Norman, in St- MarYs• lege for the past ten months, has ta1,0 Mrs. (Dr.) R, C. Redmond is visit - en a position irt Toronto. , 4•1.1'il..; ,-• Subseziptioris $z-oo per year. COMMERCEWILL • DISTRIBUTE MORE STOCK TO PUBLIC BANK DESIGNS TO INCREASE MAKING THE WASTE PLACES TO BLOOM A thoroughly appreciative but alto- gether too small an audience listened OUTSTANDING CAPITAL with delight to Rev. G. W. Tebbs, of Burlington, in the Town Hall on Monday evening, in an illustrated talk on flower gardens. Mayor Fells in- troduced the speaker after Archie Ballantyne sang a solo. Mr. Tebbs first told of the growth of Horticultural Societies in Ontario since their inauguration 25 years ago. There are now 320 Societies with a rnembeeship of 80,000, and what they have accomplished in floral beautifi- cation °Phonies, parks, gardens and streets can hardly be estimated. Tree planting is a legitimate field for activ- ity, and one that brings wonderful re: sults in the future, when done under the supervision of a competent per- son. Horticultural Societies have an op- portunity for civic beautification, in securing municipal co-operation to have bare unsightly places cleaned up $30,000,000 • The announcement is made by S. H. Logan, general manager •of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, that the directorate of that institution has decided to increase the paid-up capi- tal of the bank from $24,823,499 to $3'0,000,000. By this action the Cane, adian Bank of Commerce is placed on an equality With the Royal Bank of Montreal, as regards paid-up capi- tal. The paid-up capital of the Roy.,1 Bank presently .is $30,000,000, and that of the Bank of Montreal $29,- 916,700. The decision mentioned is taken in pursuance of the approval re- cently given by the shareholders to permit an increase in the authorized capital of the Bahk of Commerce from, $25,000,000 1o' $50,000,000. Mr. Logan states that the proposed increase in capitalization outstanding and transformed to beauty spots with shrubs and flowers. He illustrated will be secured through an issue of 49,646 shares, Vyinch will be allotted to shareholders of record on April 26 at $200 per share. One new share will be allotted in respect of every five sharestheld at the Close of busi- ness on the date specified, and an additional 2,120 shares will be allo- cated at a corresponding price in re- spect of every 117 shares held at the same date. . Tliis distribution has been made in order to pro -rate -the shares equit- ably, as required by the Bank Act, which stipulates :that any new issue of shares shall be offered to share - 'holders on a pro -rata basis of shares in the old country, where possibly landscape gardening is unequalled, already held, but at the same time forbids the allotting of any fractions Throughout his talk Mr. Tebbs of e share.• kept up a continuous flow of humor Any sums received in excess of andjokes that kept the younger set at wrapt attention. At the close, Mrs. Kingan gave a solo with splendid ef- fect: and much appreciation. this in an impressive way with color- ed slides, wherein males ancl bur- dock infested corners became a bow- er of beauty. The views also showed the result of Society's work along the highways, town parks and little neglected corners, through enlisted co-operation of municipal officials, private parties and, of course, the - driving force of the Horticultural. So- ciety. The pictures also showed at- tractive flower gardens, distinctive plants and shrubs, majestic trees and beautiful homes, and ending with some really charming views of scenes $200 per share in respect of frac- tions of shares offered bysubscrip- tion to the publie will be distributed to the respective .shareholders from whose shares the fractions arose.. The pretnitun c,$1,00 per share at which the new stick will be allotted will be credited to the Bank's reserve fund and when the entire transaction: is completed the paid-up capital will .be $30,000,000 and the reserve fund $30,000,000. Bank of Commerce stock has 'rang- ed on the Canadian exchanges this year from 630 to 360, latterly approx- imately the former level. Since 1920 dividends have been paid at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum, together with a bonus each twelve months of 1 per cent. The capital position of the various Canadian banks now stands as fol- lows: te CD OD <V 00 0 CV CD re 0400010000010101 CV 0 00 0000- 00 00_ Ls:, d 4.1` 00 C4 1.-1,C0 cr7 CV ..444 00 • 4) C0,00 0 `11 Cra CO CO <11 O m 00 CO L.. eV QD re eV 00 01 ri • ,.. 04 040- g ?; 01 • 0 CO CV e -t c4000101000000 8 8 g 8 8 01 8 8 8 ? 0001000100001 " —"" CD 00 re CD CD 0- CD CD CD 40 c'd r3 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 1.0 0 00 c0' ee" cr:r e.e' <tr OD 00 04 re 8 8 88 8 8 8 8 c> s.. c, cz.] CD 0 0 a' a 0 01 CD 01 0 CD CD 01 C> CD ,4 Cr 0 0 CD 0 CD... CD 0 e 01 ,f 01 -1 re re re re I I .! ; . ttl 1 •••/, .0 0 "A 'Fj g ''''''-'0Og g gl • g 0 • ••-• ,•01 • :38 'nz. r•--)cgl Loyal Temperance Legion Rev. H. W. Snell. At the 0.-E, A. meeting in Toronto last week, Rev. H. W. Snell, of Strat- ford, a former'.Rector of Si. Paul's, Wing.ham, was elected President for 1929, Of the Trustees and Ratepayer' Section. While here, as well as in Stratford,: Mr, Snell tobk a more than active Part in educational mat- ters and this appointment is certainly merited, MARRIED 57 YEARS The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, MacKersie; Shaer St., was the Scene of a—happy event en Wednesday, April 3rd,. it being the celebration of their fifty-seventh wedding anniVer- g. nleeting of the L. T.1..,. was held sarY- It was en the third of APtii in' the Public School on the afternoon '1872 that Mr, MacKersie and Miss of Tuesday, March 26th, One of the Anne Reddaway ‘ became man and wife, the knot being firmly tied at mosi interesting features of the pro-, Wilmot, by Rev. Thos. Hazzard, a eremitic was a medal contest, in Methodist Minister of pioneer days. which several of the girls in Miss Seven 'children were born to Mr. and Mrs. MacKersie, four sons and three daughters,. James, Arthur, Roy and Russell; Phemie, Mrs, Robt. Baker and Mrs. Jas, Halliday'. Five are still living, Both Mr, and Mrs, MacKersie are enjoying exceptionally good heal- th for their years. They have been ••, busily engaged this past week receiv- practice. on Wedeesclay, April 17th. ..ng i congratulations of a host of vary" presented in St, • Andrew's ing to The Cantata "From Olivet to Cal- friends \tvhheointaskien:eIrtiecsItt jwoyishinesexftoerit church on Thursday night, from • a continuance of the good health which strictly artistic standpoint deserved they bave enjoyed physitarty, moral,. O. much larger attendance. Mr. F'. I li or mid spiritually. We hope they rt14)r gilt, choir leader, gave great painSspena many more years of coneubial in preparation for the musical treatlidies: Mr, Hanmore, of Sarnia, once more .defightoi his (lid • friends in 50010 • Last Satitrday and Sunday gave a baritone solos, while the local soloists touch of heat when the thermometer su§tained their enviable reputation, jumped tip to abotit 075 degrees, WINGHAM COUNCIL Wingham Town Council held its regular April meeting on Tuesday evening, when they passed a resolu- tion at the request of Goderich town council inviting the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario to develop the water power on the Maitland at the County Town, The main reason for this that Huron County is far dis- tant from the source of electric en- ergy, making the cost pretty high, and with a local development, the publie,should get electric power at a lower rate, Finance Committee reconimended payment of several accounts, inelud- ing advances ti;2 the High and Public Schools. Councillors Wilkinson and, Wetsan moved the adoption of the request of the Fire Brigade to add the foll- owing to the force: Harvey Aitchi- son, Perry Henderson and Ed. J. Hawkins. The new siren is on hand but will not be teslecl out for a 'few days. Mayor Fells made a lengthy report on the condition of the streets, and vigorously condemned the practises of some people whose actions are causing the town useless expense. Man holes and catch basins are.,b,e- ing clogged by people raking leaves and boulevards, and depositing the refuse on the pavement. In the same cases the man holes had to be clean- ed out two or three times from this cause, •A couple of decayed trees on Shut- er street were removed as they con- stituted a menace to the hydro wires and another tree will have to be re- moved for the same reason. The bridge abutment on approach at the mill is badly washed out by the high water and will take considerable work to repair. It is suggested to place posts, face with planks and fill with earth, A cement job is out of bounds at the present time. -' The C. P. R. will be asked to clear out their right of way from. the iron bridge to Josephine street, so that drains will not be obstructed and eause flooding of private .property. The.C. N, R. will again be requested to remove the wooden piles from the river bed at the bridge, as they have a tendency to increase flood damage. Some person, thoughtless boys pos- sibly, used the box on the hydro line to Bluevale as a target between Fri- day and Monday, and as a result the meter is shot to pieces. This is a direct loss of $65.00, but the most serious result is that the town has no record of the electric energy used on this line for a month. Council were unanimous in offering a reward for the conviction of the parties respon- sible, on motion of Messrs. Elliott and Watson. Councillors Wilkinson and Watson moved that the town officials be in- cluded under the Workmen's Com- pensation Act, and it was so agreed. On motion of Councillors Elliott and Diment, the Town Solicitor will prepare a by-law to regulate and gov- ern the erection of • any building change of same in .the corporation. Also to ,have the Transient Traders By -Law consolidated and brought in harmony with recent Legislative en- actments, A young. chap named Stanley re- ceived preemptory orders. from the Mayor to take. out a truck license or suffer the consequences. When Councillor Watson intimated • that parties were injuring the park grounds ty driving over it, the fear of the law was not suggested as a remedial measure. Instead the interested par- ties will be requested to stop and read the warning signs posted up on the grounds. Councillors Elliott and Dimcnt moved the following which received unanimous assent:— That this coun- cil extend its sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burgman in the loss 'Of their son, by drowning, and and that the Council will spare no effort to locate the body . • Don't Forgert the Dance in • the Institute Hall, Whitechurch, on day evening, April 12th, Good mus- ic. Everybody welcome, on her way to her leave-taking port( Hetherington's room took part, The New York, and is at present the guest competitors were very evenly matth- of Miss Simpson,. Diagonal Road. All countries are fine, all people kind cd, but, after careful consideration, 'the judges decided that Miss Jean but to Miss Gregg Ireland) where th/„• Zurbrigg was the -winner of the black birds whistle, where the turf medal. - IS alwaya green, where a man trtay -- fight a little for honor's sake, sweat De. M. C. Calder will resume her a little betimes and still be "a foine Irish gentleman," is the best of all countries. •• Mrs. C, Gregory and son, Paul, are visiting with her mother, Mrs. F. Buchanan, Carling Terrace. Mr. Gregory and' Master Keith Motored tip over the week -end, Mr. and Mrs. E. Currie of islittg- ton spent a few days at 'the latter's parents, Mt. and Mrs. Jollies tsard, ;lig with her mother at Merrickville. Victoria Street. ' • WEDDINGS • McKinney -Gurney The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. If - Gurney, Victoria Street, Winaham, was the sceneof a pretty Easter wedding, on Wednesday, April third, when at high noon Rev, Dr. Perrie, of St, Andrew's Presbyterian elmrch, united in marriage, their only ,daugh- ter, Marjorie Wilhelmine, and Robert Eldon McKinney, of Toronto, son of the late Mr, ana Mrs, Joseph 1VIcKin- ney, of Bluevale. The home was prettily decorated with ferns and. spring flowers, and the wedding mus- ic was played by Miss Belle Fergu- son, of Belgrave. The bride, who was given away by her father, -wore a gown of sun tan, embroidered georgette, and carried a bouquet of Columbia roses and lil,of-the-valley, while her only attendant, Miss Eva Rintoul, was gowned in almond green silk crepe, and carried Sweetheart roses and maiden hair fern. Wallace Gurney, brother of the bride, support- ed the bridegroom. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a pair of ear- rings set with diamonds, to the bridesmaid a baipin with diamond setting, to the pianist, a dainty leath- er hand bag, and to the groomsman a gold wrist watch. After a dainty luncheon the happy couple left by motor for Montreal and other East- ern points, the bride travelling in an ensemble of monet blue, a coat of navy blue with satin and moleskin trimming, and hat and shoes to match. On their return they Wilt reside at 1780 Bloor street west, Tor- onto. -4,- BUSINESS MEN • ELECT OFFICERS Following are the officers of the Business Men's Association for 1929, chosen at the meeting held in the„ Wingharn Club on Friday last: President—A. j. Walker. "- Vice-President—Oliver- Thompson. Secretary—J. W. McICibbon. Treasurer—H. E. Isard. Executive—W. j. Greer, \Nr. Steph- enson, H. B. Elliott. Some discussion arose about pros- pective industries for the town, the suggee;tion being adopted that a com- mittee, in co-operation with other interests, interview the parties inter- ested. SOFT BALL MTThG A meetieg of the Soft Ball Assoc- iation will be held in the Council Chamber oil Monday, April 15, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers and making arrangements for the coming season. Every one inter- ested in Soft Ball make a special ef- fort to be at this meeting. Lloyd Hingston, Secretary. OBITUARY • Isabella Kyle There passed away in Oaklawn HosPital, • Battle Creek, Mich., on March 25th, a former resident of Wingham, in the person of Isabella Kyle, relict of the late Jas. Louttit. Mr. Louttit worked in the. Clyne hardware while a resident here. They left Wingham about twenty-five years ago to reside in Battle Creek. She is survived by two sons, W. and Jas., of Battle Creek, Many of the older residents will remember this family when they resided here. SOCIAL EVENING You are invited to attend a Social Evening in R. C. Hall April 16111 un- der the patronage of the C. W. L. Cards at 8.30 ,sharp, local talent will furnish music,` lunch will be served. Miss Edna Carr, of London spent the week4nd with her. parents,. Mr. and Mrs. A. Carr, ] Mr. Duncan Sinclair of Harriston, and Mr. Edgar Wendt of Clifford, are among- the , recent arrivals at the Wingliam Business College. onto UNITED CHURCH WINGHAM Rev. Sidney Davison, Pastor Tel.—Church 140, Parsonage 188 Uorrting •"Looking Forward" tvening— •"The Vision Beautiful' 4010401,1.1.4INfir<rdingbeMlbArli<IlltAilifttWorid*Ohlas***** , ;