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The Wingham Advance Times, 1929-11-28, Page 1Single Copies, Five Cents. With Which. is Amalgamated The Carrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 1929 WEDDINGS GottlicksRubin The many friends of Miss geanette. Rubin, siester of Mrs. A, Brown;. of Winghain, will be surprised to learn of the marriage which took place in Toronto on the first of November, in the presence of very immediate re- latives only, and was •performed by Rabbi Gordon, friend of the bride's late .father,. The fortunate young ;man, A. Gottlick, is a citizen of Ham.: ilton. The happy couple left for points East, on their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. Gottlick will reside in Detroit for the present, but 'towards Spring expect to make their home .in Ham- ilton. McKercher-Cumming On Saturday, November 16, at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Rev. W. S. Mercer united in marriage Annie Beatrice, only -daughter of Mr.' and Mrs... Joseph Ctunrning, Moles- 'worth, oles' worth, and Mr. Tindall L. McKerch- er, on of Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Mc- Kercher of Wroxeter: The bride. wore a charming dress of Monet blue georgette, with hat to match, and shoes of gunmetal kid. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations and maid •enhair fern. After a. wedding dinner the bride and groom left by motor for a short honeymoon trip, the bride travelling in a beige coat trimmed 'with leolinsky, and blue and gold hat. Clegg -King A quiet autumn wedding took place at high ;noon on Wednesday, Novem- ber 20th, at the Rectory, Gorrie, -when Rev. R. S. Jones officiated at the marriage of Minnie, youngest 'daughter of Mr. Jas. King and the date Mrs. King, to Delbert E. Francis •Clegg, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Clegg, all of Gorrie. The bride was becomingly attired en a nionette blue georgette dress, with transparent velvet trimmings and with hat, ,shoes and hose to. match. Mrs. Percy Roseberry of Owen Sound, sister of the bride, and Mr; Leslie Earl of 'Ethel, brother-in- law of the groom, witnessed.the mar- riage. After the ceremony a dainty wed- eling lnncheon was served at the home of the bride, to the immediate relatives `of the families, the 'tables being delightfully arranged with ferns and white baby 'tonins. Rev. R. S. Jones proposed the toast to the "young couple", and the groom res- ponded in a few well-chosen words. 'Mrs. E. King, aunt of the 'bride and groom,'and Mrs. Wilfrid King assist- , ed in looking after the guests. Im- mediately after the luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Clegg left by motor; for Harris- ton where they took the train for London, St. Louis and other points in Michigan, the bride travelling in a .byte transparent velvet dress with small blue and silver hat, navy coat with Kolinsky 'trimmings and with purse, shoes and hose of silver grey.; The groom's gift to the bride was a handsome travelling case. On their return they will reside on the groom's farm, north of Gorrie: Prior to her marriage, the bride was -the recipient of many beautiful • gifts at a shower given her by her Owen Sound friends at the home of. her sister, Mrs. Mercy Roseberry.. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Our Great Clearance Sale ends on Saturday, November 30th, and we will continue to carry on our regular bus- iness in our present buildiug with en- tire new lines •of Winter and Christ- mas Merchandise, with the new policy sof "Popular' Priced and Medium J.'ric- ed Men's and Young Men's Up -to - the -Minute Clothing and Furnishings" -We would solicit' a continuation of your patronage. Where we aim •to •give to our friends and customers bete ter values than ever 'before. Barna &,'Co., Limited, A. very successfttl Party for ladies •only was held by the. Ladies' Auxil- iary of the Wingham Hospital tri the • .Council Chamber, Tuesday afternoon. These present enjoyedthemselves. by playing bridge, etrclire and five lame dyed, 'alter which a dainty lunch was served. The proceeds amounted to $47.00. The pleasure of those at the party was greatly enhanced by the music from a .magnificent radio kind- ly loaned bg Mr., Cruickshank ' of the Radio Shop, also by a very pleasing solo by Miss Sara MacLean, WINGHAM CANADIAN CLUB ENJOYS ADDRESS BY J. C. WOODSWORTH, M.P. Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, BA,, B.D., M.P., brought to the Wingham Can- adian Club on Tuesday evening, Nov- ember the twenty-sixth, a vitalnies- sage concerning our country and its international relations. Many of the members of the Club had taken advantage of the oppor- tunity- of inviting friends to attend this meeting, and a splendid audience assembled, in the Council Chamber to hear Mr. Woodsworth's address. Dr. Redmond, the President, ex- tended to those present a hearty wel- come, and an invitation to those who have not already become members, to join the Club. Following this, Mrs. Jobb and Miss Jean Christie sang ,as a duet, "Soiitewhere a Voice is Call- ing." Mr. George Spotton, M.P., then in- troduced Mr. Woodworth, the speak- er of the evening, "Last century made the world a neighbourhood; will this century make it a brotherhood?" was the question printed in large capitals ov- er a chart which Mr, Woodsworth us- ed in his lecture. On this chart was a map of the world, showing plainly Canada's geographical position in re- lation to the other countries; circles of different sizes on the map indicat- ed the relative populations of the various countries of the world. From these we learned that Canada' is a country with a comparatively small population—nine million—as compar- ed with India's three hundred and twenty million and China's four hun- dred and twenty or five hundred mil- lion. This map also illustrated a statement made by Mr. Woodsworth, that the oceans no longer cut off the continents from each other but rath- er bring them closer together. The network of steamship lines was am- ple evidence of this fact. During the last hundred years, steamships, railways, the " telegraph, the telephone and the radio have brought the nations very close to- gether. In spite of the changed con- ditions and ways of Iiving, the speak- er declared that the past majority of people cling to the old customs, hab- its, and ways of thinking. We in this twentieth century must learn to adapt ourselves to the .new order of things. Much to the amusement of those who attended Professor 'Hut - ton's Hut -ton's lecture last week, Mr. Woods - worth quoted a speech of the Queen's in. "Alice," in . order to emphasize a thought—"We must .move very fast in order to keep just where we are." If a man's grandfather bas taken a trench, should that man sit there, waving a flag and singing songs of his ancestor's achievements while the army has shifted its battle -front to a point ten miles in advance of that spot? No! • If he be half the man his grandfather was, he will forge ahead with the rest of the army and take a trench for himself. • So it must be with our thinking. We must al- ter and broaden our viewpoint in or- der to keep abreast of the times, We must learn es individuals; and as nations, also, that "no man liveth unto himself." National relationships ; have become so complicated that no country can suffer • isolation without disastrous results, not to itself alone, but to the other nations of the world. as well. After the war Britain learn- ed that in these days, no nation can Punish another without being affect- ed itself. For instance, when Ger- many had not the money to pay her war debt and it was decided that slie was to pay in goods -coal, bicycles, etc., British miners and manufactur- ers objected. Thus, since it is a law, not only of science, of evolution, but also of nat- ional progress, Canada must "change, or die." Canadians must learn the habit of international thinking, or her life, as . a nation will be threatened. As a part of the British Empire, Can- ada .automatically becomes involved if that Empire should go to war. As a member of the League of Nations, she has :pledged her word to defend any country belonging to that Lea- gue, whose possessions are menaced. Consequently, unless she fosters id- eals of international peace and broth- erhood, she is face to face with the awful possibility of another world war. Then, too, not only around her are 'nations of other races and ton- gues, but:within her very borders are people from almost every country of the world. Our ancestors, who' carne to this country in past years were pioneers. They hewed down trees, built new roads, and cultivated virgin soil. Have we of this age simply to sit back and enjoy what they have done? No, there are obstacles for us to'ea- ercome, new paths of thought for us to open up, for the sake of those who shall come after us, for the sake of our future as a nation, for the sake of the future 'of the world. in edit - elusion, Mr. Woodsworth left with his hearers the question, "Last cen- tury made the world a neighbour- hood; will this century snake it, a bretlkerhood?" Mr. A. L. Posliff expressed the ap- preciation of the audience and pro posed a vote of thanks. The meeting closed by the singing of "God Save the Hing." Mr. Woodsworth was the guest of Ivir, and Mrs. George Spotton. ' CAR AND CUTTER MEET HEAD ON •1V1r. and Mrs. Thos. Congrani and daughter of E. Wawanosh, returning home from .Wingham on Saturday evening in a • cutter, were struck al- most head-on by a motor cardriven by Mr. Adams of''Watford. ;' The lat- ter was proceeding at a very moder- ate speed just over the raise, south of the• prairie and could no discern the approaching vehicle or the lan- tern held on the left side, because of the town lights dazzling his eyes. Mr. Congrani, seeing a collision was in- evitable, pulled the horse over to the right as far as possible but the car caught its hind legs and the cutter hurling its occupants out, and con- tinued on into the ditch. Mrs. Con - gram and daughter had some ribs fractured, and received a nasty shaking up, while Mr, : Congrani escaped any fractures, although dragged along the road a distance; Mr, and Mrs, Adapts rendered every assistance possible, feel keenly the affair, and called on Sunday to see, how the injured were progressing. There is a slight depres- siori where the accident occurred, and. a motorist coming down the grade cannot distinguish an object in front, from the glare of the town lights ahead.; Ladies—See the, new -Zippers at Greer's • Shoe Store. e Mrs, D. " Falconer and Miss Irene Sutton were in Detroit fora few days. 'See isard's advt. on page four for Remains in Men's Wear and Shoes. • Remember the Atiglictin Chateth Bazaar in the Council Chamber on Saturday, December 7th, ISARD'S COAT BARGAINS Sale of women's, misses' and child - ten's Winter 'Coats. All models re- duced for quick sale at Isard's, HURON SHEEP WIN AT THE ROYAL ',W. M. Henry, Belgrave, climbed to the top of the class with his Oxford Down ewe lamb, winning first in a class of twenty-two lambs, and later winning the championship from: the Fleming estate. Mr, Henry also 'won the big end of the Dorset prizes, ex- hibiting 8 and winning 8 prizes. In the Merket lamb class he won second in the single class, and sixth in the class of three, sixty-six lambs show- ing, from Alberta, Manitoba, Saskat- chewan, Penn„ and the -best Ontario can produce. RULES GOVERNING TOWN HOCKEY LEAGUE. 1. All Senior and Junior hockey players are eliminated from playing on any team entered in the Town,' League. 2. Certificates required front var- ious entrants. 3. Excess players iri any one organi- zation may be transferred to another organization provided it is agreeable to all other .teams entered and to, the Central Hockey Committee. 4, All referees will be appointed by Central Hockey Executive, 5. Admission, 10e flat. 6, Rules covering. Northern Hock- ey League' will be strictly enforced, Rernetnber the Anglican Church Bazaar in the, Council Chamber on Saturday, 1Jeeember 7th, • ODDFELLQWS' EUCHRE The members of Maitland Lodge 119 I.0.0,F. will hold a Euchre Par- ty in their hall Thursday, November 28th at 8 o'clock. While all mem- bers are expected to ;be present, a cordial invitation' is extended to all visiting as well as resident brethren to come out and enjoy a social even- ing A.. L. Posliff, Sec'y, HURON. -COUNTY OLD AGE PENSION BOARD Huron County Old Age Pension Board met on Monday to consider. reports from the Department on re- commendations forwarded. The lo- c'al :board had recommended 251 ap- plications in full at $20 Per month, 30 on half rate at $10 per month, 3 at $13.75' per month, and one at $10.50 per month. Of these, four were dis- allowed at Toronto.- In addition to these 56 were recommended but no report has yet been received. 58 ap- plications were rejected by the lo- cal board and 11 are still under con- sideration. In one or two cases the applicants had removed temporarily from the country, for valid reasons, but this automatically deprived them from participating in the benefits of this measure. COLLEGE DANCE tl delightful social "function.. of the season was attended by over two hundred on Thursday evening, when the students of the Business College entertained at their- annual dance:' The Armouries was. tastily decorated in the College Colors, purple and gold, and the same color scheme was carried out in the dance programmes. The platform which was attractively decorated in purple and gold, fl. or lamps and ferns, made a pleasing background- for Ken Carter and his Vagabond Kings wlio dispensed ex- cellent music.., Unusual and attractive features of the programme were a Moon Waltz and a novelty number in the• form of "A Trip 'Across Canada"; the hold- ers of the tickets were Miss Eolith McEwen of Winghan, and Mr Walt- er Sharp of Teeswater. Nothing was lacking to produce an evening of sheer delight, and there were many regrets and sighs when the last notes of "I'll always be in Love with Yogi" died away. • ``"i'he patronesses were Mrs. Geo. Spotton, Mfrs. O. Thompson, Mrs. J. A. Fox, and Mrs. J. H. McKay eg WIFE OF NORTH HURON M. L. A, PASSES AWAY The death occurred in Colborne Township Monday morning of a well- known resident, in the person of Julia Barbara Johnston, beloved wife of C. A. Robertson, M.L.A. for North Hur- on. The late Mrs. Robertson had been in ill health for several months. Site was born at Kincardine, Ont., a daughter of Mrs. 'Andrew Johnston and the late Mr. Johnston, Smiths-.rille. For the past 30 years she ha been a resident of Colborne Town- ship . She leaves to Mourn her loss her husband, two daughters, Dorothy and Christine; her mother, Mrs. A. John- ston, also two sisters and one broth- er, Mrs. G. W. Paterson, of Tor - Onto; Mrs. (Dr.) .B, C, Weir, of Au - bum, and A. Y. Johnston, of Van- couver, B. C. The funeral took place from the family residence on Wed- nesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock to Colborne Cemetery. Men's heavy lace boots at big cut prices. Greer's Shoe Store. Mrs, H. C. MacLean is spending, a couple of weeks its Chicago. Remember the Anglican . Church Bazaar in the Council Chamber on Saturday, December 7th. The death is annotinced in Victoria Hospital, London, on Monday, of Mary Waite, beloved wife of Albert McCuiggan, in her 73rd year, Mrs. Geo. Carr,; of town, is a daughter, The concert in S. S. No. 6, Turn - berry, Hoboes' School, is postponed until Tuesday, December. 3rd, at 8 o'clock, Admission, adults 25e,. Childs. ren 15c. Special- -I0% off regular peke on Ladies' Patent Leather Black or Brown Kid Slippers, Ties or Oxfords on Saturday next, November 30th. Greer's Shoe Store; Subecriptions $2.00 per year. NOMINATION A QUIET AFFAIR ACCLAMATION FOR. ALL OFFICERS The apathy and indifference mani- fested by the citizens of Wingharn.at the nomination proceedings on Mon-' day evening, is not complimentary to the men who have served them in the. past year, nor does it lend much en- couragement for any new men to of- fer their services. Possibly seventy- five ratepayers gathered for the pro- ceedings, which might have been real interesting, if not so hectic and ex- citing as some years ago. Just why this indifference and unconcern ex- ists is not understood, for the impor- tance and responsibility of electing administrators of ,a concern "handling some seventy thousand dollars a year cnnot be minimumized. • Possibly if the trustees of the people developed an extravagant, wasteful system, there might be a shaking -up of the dry bones, but in fairness to the officers of last year, they deserved the com- pliment of a decent attendance and legitimate criticisms of their actions. This was the time to make complaints. of policy practiced, and to advance. new suggestions. At the close of the statutory hour for receiving nominations, the Clerk announced the following: - Mayor—Thomas Fells, (Acol.). For Reeve J. W. McKibbon (accl) 1 C. R. Wilkinson. Commissioner—Win. Holmes, (ac - el.). For Councillors—C. R. Wilkinson, 1 Amos Tipling, R. A, Spott8n, I -I. B. Elliott, James McGillivray, Henry Di- ment and T. H. Gibson. The first six qualified and are returned by ac- clamation. Public School Trustees— R. H. Lloyd, N. L. Fry, Orval Habkirk, T. Y. Smith, and R. A. Currie. Mr. O. Habkirk did not qualify and the re- mainder are returned by acclamation, W. A. Galbraith, Clerk, presdied at the public meeting afterwards, which was- of short duration. Mayor Fells returned grateful thanks to the peo- ple in returning him for the fifth time as Mayor, and expressed his de- termination to give the best service possible. He regretted the small at- tendance, feeling that the people should be behind the officials in the discharge of their duty. The town has a brighter future than for inany years, and to make this one hundred per cent. effective, asked the co-e,p- eration of every one. Gunn -Son -Ola Limited, have made woinderful strides in the past two years, and in the last year particularly. They •have met all obligations to the town, have 182 men on pay roll on Saturday last, an increase of more than 100% over a year ago, and are expanding so greatly as to outgrow their present premises. He negotiated a sale of the Bell Factory,, and turned his op- tion over to the Gunn -Son -Ola Co., who are now running both places. He was also pleased. at the success attending Fry & B.laekhall Ltd., who are making very satisfactory. pro- gress. ' A year ago. the Farmers' Fer- tilizer Plant was thrown on the town representing a financial liability of $7500, The town arranged to wipe out this in four• years, so this ac - punts in part for an overdraft ;this year. Contributing to this were a higher county rate, and: increased de- mands for school purposes.. Fortun- ately some of thedebenture debt ma- tures in a couple of years or so, when a considerable reduction in the tax rate may be expected. • Commissioner Holmes stated the Commission had had several heavy expenditures this year of an except - tion character. As a result .of dam- age by spring floods, it was found necessary to spend almost $1000 on cementing power house foundation; $3277.11 for ' a new electrical pump at the well; and about $6000 for pil- ing and cement work at the dam and bridges. The gross revenue was around $9000', while the fixed charges on this department were $6000. He appreciated this renewed expression of confidence in his services, having spent 45 years in Municipal work, Reeve MclCibbon gave some de- tailed information about Cemetery finances, showing it was self-sustain- ing. This year's deficit is accounted for by the cost of a new well, $640,- 80, and a new fence,' $168.00. Per maneilt Care Fund. at Jan. •lst last stood at $5666.23, to which has been added this year $1087.00. The first certificate was issued on April lst, 1922, and since then 204. persons or estates have contributed to make up $6673.23, Whatever may be the ex- perience of other municipalities in dealing. with the, county councils, Wingham seems -fortunate: While contributing $8887.86, the town re- ceived back for good roads, for hos- pital, school and library grants $14,- 806.67. •The highway from Rippon to Clin- ton was paved this year, and there are excellent hopes that the road from Clinton to Winghain will be taken over next. C. R, Wilkinson declined the nom- i::ation for the Reeveship, and after brief addresses by the other candi- dates the gathering dispersed after singing the National Anthem. No person appeared to say a word about school matters, and the elec- tors remain absolutely in the dark as to the activity of the trustees. C. N. R. CHANGE OF TIME Following is schedule of departure and arrival of C. N. R. trains at Wingham:—For Toronto, 6.35 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. To London, 6.45 am. and 3.05 p,iu. Froin Toronto, 1 pen. and 9.52 pan.; from London 12.50 and 7.45 p.m. MAIL EARLY FOR *MAS The public can expect better ser- vice, and reasonable assurance of prompt delivery of Xmas mail by complying with one or two requests. Christmas mails for the West close on December 10th, for Great Britain ort Dacember 6th, while all Ontario and .Quebec parcel mail should be, in tihe local offices not later than the 17th Dec. Now, for a word for the local post office staff, The after- noons are completely taken up with the four heaviest mails of the day, requiring the uninterrupted atten- tion of all that there may be no de- lays in local -service or interference in outgoing mails. Mornings, however, are riot so congested with work, and afford a better opportunity for the staff to handle the mass of Christmas Mail. So just make it a point to bring your parcels in the morning, when you niay reasonably expect prompt service., Mrs. J. F. Bond is visiting friends in Toronto and Hamilton. Men's Leather Top Rabbets, Best Quality, reduced prices. Greer's :hoe Store, Remember the .Anglican Church Bazaar in 'the Council Chamber on Saturday, December 7th. Miss Jennie S'trtihers leas returned J e !tome after spettditig the past three months fn Wiarton. LISTOWEL TALENT HEARD 'OVER 10 B.P. Ilroadcest over station 10 B.P. on Sunday, a group of Listowel artists presented a programme of exception- al merit, that will 'certainly set a high standard for the winter's sea- son. A number of the contributors are medalists from different academ- ies, and their numbers fulfilled every expectation. The broadcast took place from the United Church, en- abling a large invisible audience to enjoy the fine tone of the new pipe organ, on which Me, Hoadley, leader of the Listowel choir, player several numbers. Following' is the programme pre- sented: -- United Church choir; Male Chorus, Harmonic Male Quartette, Messrs. Zurbrigg, Hudson, Blackmore and Fleming; Excelsior Male Quartette, Messrs. Cox, A. Hallman, Loree and Spence; Bachelors' Quartette, Mes- srs. Cox, C. Hallman, Hewitt and Loree; Finkbeiner Quartette, Messrs. E. and O. Finkbeiner, Blackmore and Zurbrigg; Mixed Quartette, Mrs. Stelnfield, Miss D. Lavery, Messrs. Loree and Cox; Duets by Misses D. Holmes and O. McDonald, Mrs. Clark and Mr, Loree, Miss L. Proc- tor and Mr. W. Gibson; vocal solos by Master Jack Wakeford, Miss L. Scott, Miss C Weber and Mr, E. S. Hudson; organ solo by Mr, P. F. Hoadley, Next Sunday at 4,80 Teeswater tal- ent will present the programme, The regular meeting of the Wo - teen's Auxiliary to the General Hos- pital will be held in . the Council Chamber. on Monday afternoon, Dec- entber, 2nd, at 8,45 p.m, Rural Mail Delivery One Day Later Postmaster Musgrove has been ad- ised by the Department.that during the months of December, January and February, rural mail carriers on Routes Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 will start delivery in the morning instead of he afternoon, as heretofore. Owing to the late arrival ofmail trains, and. the distance to be travelled on these routes, the carrier find it impossible to complete the trip during daylight,. granted that roads are in passable condition. If however, the roads are a bit heavy then the work of the carrier is multiplied and longbefore the trip ends it is impossible to see the addresses on thea mail matter. That the change will not be accepted with complacence by those affected may taken for granted, for to be a day behind with the daily paper will be a. real hardship, particularly to those without a .radio to pick u.p. news flashes. Railways have their own system of fixing train schedules and it may be rashfor an outsider' to intrude, but it does seem possible to shorten the running time from Tor- onto and London to Wingham. The former is about 126 miles distant and takes five hours and twelve :minutes to make the trip, while London is 74 miles distant and requires a little ov- er 3 hours for the trip. Now, 24 miles an hour is not fast travelling, compared with the rate made on oth- er branches of the system. A little speeding up would be greatly appre- ciated by the travelling public, while a return to an older schedule whereby the London train arrived about noon with the daily papers would be hail- ed with joy. "OUR NEIGHBOURS" In the Wingham United Church on December 3rd, a three -act play with pep and fun. You know Your Nei- ghours, come and see "Our Neigh- bours." Under the auspices of the Victory Mission Circle. Adniiesion, 25e and 15c. The Bargain Table of Ladies' Gay tees at Greer's Shoe Store saves you money. Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler accom- panied by Mrs. W. J. Henderson, motored to Toronto on Friday last and were guests at the Royal Win- ter Fair, They spent the week -end 'with the son, Mrs. A. C. 'Fowler -" ,. VICTORY MISSION CIRCLE The regular monthly meeting of the Victory Mission circle of the'Uni- ted Church was held at .the hone of Mrs. J. O. Habkirk on Tuesday ev- ening with a splendid attendance, The meeting was opened with the singing of a hymn, followed by several sen- tence prayers. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Wm. Finch and the devotional was taken by Mrs. Chas. Lloyd. A solo was very pleasingly rendered by Miss Margaret Cope- land. The topic for the evening was Oriental Work, taken by Mrs, R. A. Coutts, and was very interesting. The president, Mrs. F. A. Parker, then tdok charge 'of the meeting for the business discussion and after the receiving of the different reports, the matter of holding a play was discuss- ed and it 'was decided to hold one the first' week in. December. The meeting was then brought to a close with the benediction, UNITED CHURCH WING. HAM Morning— The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. will be administered .at the morning service, Evetning. "Isaac Watts—the Spiritual Content of hie hytrttts." ii