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Whole Number 3438
• SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933. •
Request Clerk's Resignation
Final Report of Special Audit YOUNG LIBERALS TO
of Huron County's Fi.nanees REPEAT EUCHRE AO
Presented by F. P. Gibbs, C.A. DANCE THIS MONTH
Report Scores County Clerk Holman for Lack of Co-
operation 'and Frankness/ to ing Chartered Account-
ant's Investigation; Report, tkdeupying Fifty-one Pag-
es and Including Resume of Finances Back to 1928, Sub-
mitted to Warden's Committee on Tuesday.
'THANKS WARDEN, COUNTY SOLICITOR,
BANK OFFICIALS FOR CO-OPERATION
The final report of investigations into Huron County
financial affairs, which resulted in the arrest and convic-
tion of former Treasurer Gordon Young, and the arrest
of two auditors, Robert Higgins, Hensall, and Wm. Booth,
Wingham, now awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy
and bribery, was presented to the Warden's Committee
by Auditor F. P. Gibbs, C.A., Stratford, on Tuesday.
On the same day and upon the receipt of the report,
Warden Ballantyne asked for the resignation of Clerk
Geo. W. Holman, who has occupied the position since
December, 1917. Mr. Holman was censored by Mr. Gibb$,
in his. report for his refusal to co-operate, his lack of
frankness, and his reluctance to give evidence before a
special examiner. The Clerk was given an opportunity
to resign, said Warden Ballantyne.
The auditor's report contains in all fifty-one pages of
closely typewritten, matter.
Thanks Warden •
ressin was reciaes ti ns"of thereport bgreatDELIGHTFUi, CONCERT
assistance .rendered by the Warden., BY
PUPILS
Mr. James Ballantyne, the County lift
Solicitor, Mr. R. C. Hays and to the
Bank of • Comanerce officials in this in-
vestigation •beeau'se of the condition
of the 'books and records, the ob- Story Book Characters' Re-
stru'cti,vle tactics employed- by the
Treasurer and Clerk and particular- viewed At Annual. Public
ly to the destruction of valuable re-
cords has been rendered extremelySchool Concert.
difficult."
The report (begins with a review of Fairies, elfs and many other world
his appointment as special auditor famous story book characters, held
and continues with introductory re-
marks: full sway on the stage of Cardno's
"I soon found that there was no Hall on Friday evening last.
list of outstanding cheques available r It was the occasion of the annual
as.December Decemr 31, 1932, and yet public,schpol concert and the hall
there appeared in the bank • books was filled with admiring parents and
payments which did not appear to friends, who came to see their par-
angi to be reasonably outstanding from titular little ones perform) and wit}
1932. The cash book for r years had citizens who know a good show when
not been added and a cursory exam", they see . it. The stage was pleas -
nation showed that salaried had been in ly decorated for. the occasion.
entered monthly and", again entered ing
ly
total at the end of the year. As The program, was opened :by Prin-
no auditor's check marks appeared cipal P. B. Moffat, who acted as
in the cash book I asked the War -
the
'Moffat introduced gas
den's Committee for permission to go the first number, the children of the
back to and examine the 1932 re- kindergarten, who, dressed in 'blue
cords ,with a view to arriving ,at a and white and pink and white cos-
tumes, point. Another matter tomes, sang a song and played a
which made me request this further game in the unaffected manner of
power was the evident reluctance ;of five year olds.
the Treasurer and the Clerk to pro- The primary class, in costume, pre -
vide the co-operation which I con- sented a number of Health songs,
Isid'ered reasonable. which were at the same time amfrs-
"the Treasurer made no great ef- ing and educational. The soloists
fort to help and ,assured me that the were: "Wee Willie Winkle,"• Ken -
missing cheques were simply the 1932 neth .Mowibray; "Diddle Dumrpling,"•
outstandings which had been handed .lack Makins; "Milk Song," (Ding,
to the Caretaker and could not now
be produced; 'having been lost. The
Clerk handed one invoices in Ns, mud-
dled condition, two or three years .be-
ing contained' in what ,purported to
he a year's ,payments. He made no
effort to have then sorted out ac-
cording to order number so that a
proper cheek could be made. -These
invoices contained no mark indicat-
ing the order number they had been
paid under or the number of ' the
cheque issued', therefor. Moreover,
several accounts would be paid on
one cheque' and no statement pres-
ented.
II was informed that the .county
building's chimnjey, had been set on
fire just before I arrived and that
Mr. Young had been seen carrying
baskets of white,yellow and pink
papers down to the cellar.
"It was most evident that obstruc-
tive tactics were being employed to
defeat the object of the investiga-
tion. •
!"The Warden's Committee author-
ized m+e to go back over the accounts
of 1932 and during this examination
it became ,very evident that consid-
erable shortages had occurred, main-
ly in 1932 but others in 1933 also.
'"I deemed it advisable to first
straighten out the matter of the bank
disbursements and this revealed a
flange nwmlber of missing cheques
with a recurrence of amounts of $150,
$125 and so on.
("I then turned -rely attention to the
tracing of receipts to the bank and
this resulted in discovering that a
large number 6f items had not . reach-
ed the (bank, 'some of which were en, -
tared in the cash book, while others
appeared in the receipt books only.
01 also noted that /none of the re-
eeii'1 t (hoofs were numbered consecu-
tively and`that (hat receipts had been ab-
stracted. In the case of some of the
stub receipt books there were blanks,
leaving no clue as to the use made
of the receipt form. 7 comMunieat-
ed these discoveries to the Warden,
Mr. Ballantyne, and to Mr. Gold-
thorpe, 'Chairman of the Warden's
(Committee, informing them) that I.
intended to use the power of an and-
•« ort need on page 4) •
.
Dong Bell), Anna Woods; "There was
a Crooked 'Man," Eileen, Anderson;
"Tooth (Song," Jean We ght, Marion
liakins; "Little ,Boy Blue," Helen
Smith, Donelda Hawkins, Beverly
Beaton, Kenneth Hart.
"Under the Sugar Plum Tree" was
the delightful opera presented by
pupils of first, second and junior
third rooms. The children in this, as
in all the nurnfbers, were appropri-
ately costumed.
Solos and speaking parts were as
follows: Main charkcters in speak-
ing parts: Curly Locks, Marguerite
Westcott; Amber Locks, George Hil-
debrand; Alice, (Mildred Swan; Dick-
ie, Allan Sundercock; Hunting Lass-
es and Lads, Lois Wright, Alyvonne
'Moore, Kenneth Keating, Arthur
Fraiser, Kathleen Holmes; Orphan
Annie, 'Isabel 'McKellar; Captain,
Clarence Westeott (solo); Uncle Doc,
Kenneth Reid; Raggedy Man, Scott
Kerr; Shuffle Shoon, Frank Golding
(trio). These were supported by
other picnickers, lads and lasses,
fairies, and the squidgicum squeeS
—evidently a band of mythical de-
predators.
!Dances included the Sailors' Horn
Pipe by (Marion &later, and the
Trish Lilt by Isobel ,McKellar and Mar-
ion Sclater, both numbers receiving
encores.
The :second operetta,. "Little Red
Riding Hood," was presented by pu-
pils of the third and fourth classes
and completed the (program. Little
Red Riding Hood met the big bad
wolf on the way to grandma's and
told him where she was going. dile,
however, got there first—but Why go
on; you have heard the story many
time, and the children did ittefull jus-
ti+ee.
The chareeters and numbers were:
Red Riding Hood, Genevieve Hawk-
ins; Marjorie, Zetta Dunlop; Red Rid-
ing Hood's playmates, Song and
Dance• Woodmen, Alastair Wigg;
Miss Muffet, Leonbre Edger; Spider,
Joni Southgate; 13o Peep,,, Marion
,Sclater; Jaek Hiorner, Richard Box;
leek and Jill, Roy +TCerr, Doris Bar-
1ot+d', supported by Duteb danears ;
Wolf, Jask Moore; Grandmother,
J. W. Beattie -Addresses
Cl>i'b On . Olden Days
In Seaforth.
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APPOINT 'DELEGATES
Thomas McMillan Young Liberals,
at a largely attended meeting in the
club rooms on Wednesday evening,;
decided to repeat the very successful
euchre and *nee of last winter, on
Friday, November 17th.
'Committees were named to . make
arrangements and to secure a pro-
gram.
The president, R. R. McKay, occu-
pied the chair. The matter of ap-
pointing delegates to the Provincial
Young Liberal's Convention in To-
ronto, was brought up and W. H.
Golding, MP., was delegated to re-
present the club. Further delegates
will be appointed by the sec$etary,
P. B. Moffatt.
Mr. 'McKay, who was recently mar-
rigid, was presented with a small
memento by John R. Frost, on behalf
of the club. Mr. McKay thanked the
members.
The speaker of the evening was J.
Wesley Beattie, who. in an interest-
ing talk, reviewed the early history
of Seaforth and recalled many form-
er instances of the early days. Mr.
Beattie's grandmother carne to what.
has since betaine :Seaforth„ in; 1842.
!Following !Mr. Beattie's talk, the'
members played euchre which was
followed by. lunch served by a com-
mittee under J. W. Free.
EGMONDVILLE
Week end guests in our district
were: Mr. and Mrs. Carson Allen,
Guelph, with the latter's parents, Mr.
and •'Mrs. W. 'Strong; Miss Alice
Knechtel with her parents, Mr. nd
Mrs. SV Knechtel; ?Messrs. Ge e
and 'William Black, of London 3
Miss ,
Marguerite Hamilton at e,rr
home, 2nd concession.
Mr. Ronald Reinke, of Toronto, is
spending his vacation with his
mother, Mrs. J. Reinke.
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Appreciation
Vanscoy, Sask., '27 October, 1933.
W. P .Larne, Esq.,
'Seaforth, Ont.
Dear Mr. Lane:
We have just finished unloadiii:g
and distributing the car of produce
so kindly donated to us by the peo-
ple of your district and the variety
and quality of the contents was in-
deed a surprise to all. verything
in it was in splendid condition and I
would like partieularly to congratu-
late those who packed it. Not one
single jar of the fine collection of
canned goods was even cracked and
I can assure you and the people of
your district that you are now re-
ceiving the thanks of many for your
'generosity in our hour of need. I
am sure some of it is being enjoyed
at this moment and i& you could, only
have seen how it was received I am
certain you would' have felt repaid
many times oven:,,, All of that won-
derful gift of fruits, vegetables and
other products was distributed to
people who have not even a potato
this year, because of drought and
grasshoppers. and who, after a ser-
ies of four Succestsive years of al-
most com+plete crop failures, are un-
able to even purchase such things.
IWe unloaded the car completely,
made an. inventory of the contents.
and divided them as fairly and equit-
ably as possible amongst as many as.
possible. Unfortunately there are
many this year in this district who
are, in need of such help as you and
your people have given, many who
never expected to require such help,
but who, through the whim's and vag-
aries of Mother Nature, have been
reduced to a point where they are
actually almost starving and I can
assure you that these are the people
who can really, appreciate your splen-
did gift.
'I hope that you will let the—to us
—unknown donors of this car of
produce know how deeply we ap-
preciate their kindness for which
words will , not express our thanks.
All we can Say is God bless and pros-
per them.
Yours sincerely,
!WILLIA)M WATERS, +.
Sec.-Treas.
Buy a Poppy
Poignant reminder of those spac-
ious days of glory and grieving,
Poppy Day once more reeurrs to
prompt the citizens of this country
in the duties they have inherited!
from the past generation. To Can-
adian youth in this year of grace,
the deep -red petals of the Poppy Day
may not carry the same significance
they bore. to the youth of fifteen
years ago. The synilbolisnz of sacri-
fice with which the Poppy has be-
come charged is something to which
the present generation succeeds only
through the wistful memories of the
aging men who fought their country's
battles, who suffered privations, en-
dured long agonies and finally tri-
umphed amid surroundings carpeted
with Poppies.
The numbered dead were not
(strangers. They were young Can-
adians, filled even as the youth of to-
day is filled, with the joy of living.
So also, were the 170,000 men who
in 1933 bear upon their bodies the
marks and scars of war—the dis-
abled ex -service men who suffered dis-
ablement on behalf of Canada.
To manifest that proud recognition
of their place in this country, to
mark that tribute which is their due,
Peppy Day has been set aside in or-
der that all may join in recalling the
great sorrow.
'To wear thishumble
emblem on Poppy Day
is to proclaim that
amid all the jangling
confusion t h r o u g h
which this county is
striving valiantly _ to
penetrate, the heart
and mind are never-
theless attunned to a
sense of homage due these 600,000 Can-
adians who offered' themselves far
service between 1914 and, 1918;' of
that number more than 60,000 found
graves in France and Belgium. And
it is over these graves that the
Poppy ,blows in perennial bloom.
The 'blood -red errriblemr,s distributed
throughout Canada by the Canadian
Legion's vast volunteer organization,
are the product of disabled veterans,
mien striving to maintain themselves
in the Vetcraft Shops administered
by the Dominion • Government. To
purchase a Poppy is a small thing.
For every citizen to do so is a big
thing.
[Let us all wear a Poppy on Poppy
Day.
Carolyn Holmes; Bunnies, Dance.
These were supported by a caste of
forty.
'On behalf of the school board,
Trustee F. W. Wigg, thanked the
audience for their presence. Prof.
A. W. Andertqn spoke briefly and
thanked the teachers for their assist-
ance in presenting the concert.
,The children were trained by the
teachers of the School assisted by
(Mrs. A. Finnigan, Miss Helen Lane
and Miss Mary Jackson. Prof. An-
dertop was in charge of solos, chorus-
es and accompaniments.
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HURON HOME AND
SCHOOL MEET AT S.C.I.
Interesting Program, In-
cluling Play, is Present-
ed By Members.
The Hurori County Home and
School Association held its autumn
meeting in the •assembly room of
the Collegiate Institute on Monday
evening. Representatives from the
Associations of Goderich and Clinton
were present, as also were a large
number from Seaforth.
A most interesting programme was
given consisting of community sing-
ing with Mrs. Keating as pianist; two
vocal solos" by Mrs. Oakes, of Clin-
ton; a piano solo by Mrs.
'Perdue; a, reading by Mrs. Taylor, of
Goderich, and a short play "Cross-
word Puzzles" from Seaforth mem-
bers: Those taking part in the play
were Mrs. Charles Holmes, Miss Jean
'Smith, Miss Helen Lane, Mr. P. B.
Moffat and Mac Southgate.
At the Women's meeting of the
Council it was decided that next
year's officers should be chosen from
the association of Victoria Street
School in Qoderich. Plans were made
to interest Wingham and Exeter in
the organizing of associations.
The next meeting will be• held in
Goderich.
ELIMVILLE
Mr. and Mrs.'G. W. Miner and fam-
ily visited in 'Guelph last Wednesday.
The stork called at the home of
!Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pym last
Thursday and presented them with a
fine baby girl.
Several from here are attending
the Teachers' Training Class in
Crediton this week.
(Misses Joy and Evelyn Whitlock
of St. Thomas called at the home of
Mr. Harry Ford last Sunday even-
ing.
Mr. John Francis and Mrs. Maud
iHleywood of London visited in the
vicinity last Friday.
Hamilton
Domestic
Coke
Ontario's
Finest Fuel
N.CLUFF & SONS
BOWLERS ELECT NEW
OFFICERS FOR 1934
AT WED. MEETING
Reports Presented Show
Club To Be In Good
Shape. .
LADIES. ALSO MEET
C. P. Sills was elected President of
the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club for
the ensuing year at the annual meet-
ing held in the Town. Hall on Wed-
nesday evening.
Reports presented showed the past
year to have been a very successful
one. The deficit of last year was
cleared up and the club is now in a
good financial position. Improved
greens resulted in increased entries
in open tournaments.
Officers elected included: President,
C. P. Sills; vice-president, J. J. Cluff;
secretary, M. A. -Reid; treasurer, W.
J. Duncan; chaplain, Rev. Canon Ap-
pleyard; executive comimittee, R. J,
Winter, T. Johnston, C. Holmes, R. J.
Sproat, H. Stewart; tournament sec-
retary, J. E. Willis; tournament cam.,
H. Stewart, J. J. Cluff, John Beattie,
Dr. H. 1111. Ross; referees, T. John-
ston, R. J. Winter; auditors, H. E.
Snaith, J. J. Haggard.
Ladies Elect Officers.—The annual
meeting of the Ladies' Bowling.Club
was held at the home of Mrs. E. H.
Close, on '.Saturday evening last. The
secretary's and treasurer's reporlls
were presented and showed the sea-
son had been a very successful one.
The treasurer repsrted a substantial
balance on hand. The following of-
ficers were elected for the, coming
year: Honorary president, Mrs.
James 'Devereaux; president, Mrs, E.
H, Close; secretary, Mrs. M. A. Reid;
treasurer, Mrs. Robert Smith; tourna-
ment captain, Mrs. J. J. Huggard;
membership convenof, Mrs. James
Devereaux; prize convenor, Miss H.
Reid; social convenor, Mrs. H. J.
Gibson.
McKILLOP
Cavan United Church., Winthrop,
celebrated its fifty-eighth annivers-
ary on Sunday last with Rev. E. F.
Chandler, B.A., ,B.D., of Kippen, 'as
the guest speaker. Large congrega-
tions were present at both morning
and evening services, many people
coming from the neighboring towns
to worship with Cavan congregation
on the special occasion. Rev. (Mr.
Chandler delivered two helpful ser-
mons, and he was ably assisted by
the choir at both services. Under
the direction of Mrs. Joseph Little,
the choir rendered several numbers,
and in the evening Mrs: Geddes, of
Belgrave, a sister-in-law of the or-
ganist, sang• Ibeaultifully. For the
occasion the church auditorium was
appropriately decorated with plants
and flowers.
,The anniversary was brought to a
successful close on, Monday evening
with a fowl sapper and concert. The
ladies of Cavan •Church have a record
of long standing with respect to their
fowl suppers and many testified that
Monday night's was but one more
triumph in their long string of suc-
cesses. ,
Following the supper, a concert
was given by the Lambeth Concert
Quartette, consisting of nine artists.
a double mixed quartette and accom-
panist. The musical program w•as in-
terspersed with hunvorous readings by'
l4rs. S. Kelly, one of their number.
During the evening silent addresses
were given by Rev. W. P. Lane, of..
Seaforth, and Rev. C. W. Morrow, of
Delaware, -father of the pastor of
Cavan Church.
The net proceeds of the two days
was $175.00.
!See Deer.—On Sunday night as Mr.
and Mrs. C. Eggert were corning
home they were surprised to see a
deer jump the fence into John Dil-
lon's orchard on the county road,
about 41// miles north of Dublin, just
a little ,more than a mile from their
own place, ,Since then they have
learned that Mr. Biers, who lives
quite close to the orchard, has seen
two on several occasions.
'Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Regele of
the 6th concession, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Regele.
Mrs. Henry Koehler, who spent
several weeks with friends at Strat-
ford, returned home on Sundae.
fMr. and 'Mrs. Charles Regele and
Mrs, John Eggert spent part of Sun-
day with Mrs. Henry Weisenberg at
Brussels.
Quite a, number from this line at-
tended the funeral of the late Mrs.
William Rose in Logan on Sunday.
IMr. and Mrs. Charles Eggert, Della
and Norman, were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Dun-
lop at Seaforth on Sunday.
Friends on this line Will he pleased
to know that Mrs. Julius Doerr who
recently went through a serious op-
eration, is improving nicely.
Miss Valeda Rose entertained a
number of her friends to a birthday
party on Sunday lasst.
IMrs. Wm. Koehler, who has been
quite ill, is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Fred Koehler is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Carl Michael, in Fullerton.
$1.50 a
1tteT Vii:
Perfect Weather and a oo
Cause Pack., The kink f o r
Lions Big Hallowe'en Frolic
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Voters' List
In the 1933 voters' list for the
Town of Seaforth, which. was
posted up by Clerk John A. Wil-
son on Wednesday, there are 1275
persons eligible to vote.^ This
compares with 1246 last year.
The total number of persons el-
igible for jury duty are 270, as
compared with 275 last year.
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REGENT FILLED FOR
FIRST LIONS S•H W
Drawing For Prizes Includ-
ed in Midnight -
Program.
•
The Regent Theatre was crowded to
the doors for the „Lions midnight
show, which followed the frolic on
Tuesday evening.
It was here, too, that the draw took
place for the prizes. Dr. Burrows,
Lion President, was in charge and
introduced W. H. Golding, M.P.,
'Mayor Sutherland, G. A. Jackson and
K. M. McLean, who did the drawing.
Lucky ticket holders were: Radio,
James Stephenson, Zurich; Avon ced-
ar chest, Mrs. J. Dobson, St. Thomas;
electric rangette, Barbara Sproat,
Seaforth; Kenwood blanket, Stella M.
Richmond, Roxlboro; alarm clock,
Louis Jackson, Exeter; walnut book
rack and magazine stand, W. M. Mc-
Kay, Exeter; walnut magazine stand,
Thoni'as Bailey, Bayfield; miniature
chest, Mrs. Thos. Pryce, Seaforth;
,miniature chest, Geo. A. Sills, Sea -
forth; miniature chest, Arnold Janr-
ie,son, Clinton.
Robert Archibald was the holder of
the lucky admission ticket, with num-
ber 226.
The. midnight -show was made pos-
sible through the generosity of Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Sutherland, of the
Regent Theatre. They handed the
theatre over to the Lions Club for
the evening and assumed all expens-
es. Every cent'in admission, there-
fore, went to the Crippled Children's
and Community Welfare Fund`.r
STAFFA'
Word was received in Seaforth on . Seeing England
Thursday ofthis week of the death
of James Norris, of Sheldon, North_
Dakota, which occurred on October
Evening Begins With Par.
ade of Costumed Children
Headed By ' Highlanders
Band; Sports Events For
Boys and Girls.
LION J. M. McMILLAN
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
!Perfect .weather favored the Hal-
lowe'en celebrants at the Lions Frolic
at the 'Rink on Tuesday evening. Ov-
er nine hundred adults crowded the
building in addition to three hundred
children in costume.
The fun started at eight o'clock
when the children, headed by the Sea -
forth Highlanders 'Band, paraded
down Main Street from the Queen's
Hotel to the rink.
Throughout the evening the various
stands did a rushing business and
Were sold out about 11 o'clock.
'Events for girls and boys were car-
ried out on a platform erected at
one end of the rink, undgi•...tha direc-
tion of Lions Dr. Mackay and Wm.
Kerslake. Oscar Neil and Ross
Sproat were judges.
Winners were as"' follows: Girls'
comic costume, Dorothy Smith, as
Grandma; girls' charactee, Misses
Case and McIver, "Gold Dust Twins";
boys' convic, Donald Mair, Clown;
boys' character, Alastair Wigg, Cow-
boy; girls' apple eating contest, Mar-
garet Nighe boys' pie eating contest,
Roy Kerr; girls' nail driving contest,
Mary Wood, Delia Baker, equal; boys'
biscuit eating, Frank Phillips, Jerry,,
Bannonnan, equal.
(During the evening Al. Close and
his orchestra played for jitney danc-
ing
Lion ' J. M. McMillan was general
chairmaai for the frolic . and his as-
sistants were: Admissions, Lions E.
C. Boswell, J. G. Mullen and J. G.
(Mills; wheels of fortune, Lions J. F.
Daly, J. W. Beattie, F. S. Savauge,.
W. J. Duncan, C. A. Barber and J.
A. Stewart; sports, Lions R. E. Jack-
( son, W. E. Kerslake and Dr. Mac-
; kay; refreshments, Lions G. D- Fer-.
guson, Dr. J. A. Munn and Harry
' Stewart; Chinese laundry, . Lions J.
J. Cluff and John Beattie; distribu-
tion of candy, Lion John Beattie ;,
'dance, Lions J. E. Keating, A. Y.
McLean, Dr. Bechely, and F: A.
Stewart; publicity, Lions A. Y. Mc-
Lean and, C. Stewart; prize draw,
Lions Dr. W. C. Sproat and C. Stew-
art.
9th. .lir. Norris was a former res(- I
dent of Staffa. Many years ago -he
went to the West and has lived there!
ever since. He suffered a stroke sev-
eral years ago and has 'been confined
to his home. He leaves to mourn
the loss of a fine husband and father.
his widow, two sons. Will Norris, of
Canada, and Harold, of Portland,
Oregon, and one daughter, Mrs. G.
H. Anderson, of Sheldon, N. D. One
son, Cecil Norris„ was killed in a
railway accident in Washington State
some years ago.
;Mr. and 'Mrs. Oscar Reed spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. Han-
non. Logan.
Mrs. Wallace Brown, Hartley and
.lean, of Toronto, spent the week end
with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Barbour.
'Mr, and Mrs. F. O'Brien spent Sun-
day in Elora with their son. Dr. H.
O'Brien,
'Mr. and Mrs, P. Parsons arrived
hone this week after visiting the
Western Provinces for the past
month.
):Miss Mary Drown, London, is
spending this week with her parents.,
Mr. and Mrs. T. Drown.
Miss Emily Frane, Mr. Lyle and
Russell Worden spent Sunday. in Lon-
don.
Mr. ani Mrs. J. White. Stratford,
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Gray.
IMiss Vera Hambley is this week
attending teie Women's Institute Con-
vention in London.
The regular•,monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Aid of the United Church
met at the home of Mrs. R. Sadler
Thursday afternoon, with a good
crowd present.
London, July 17, 1933.
Dear Jean: At the present mom-
ent I am awaiting the return of my
gallivanting friends who are flying
back from Paris. I'd 'better get this
epistle written now, as they will
doubtless want the whole floor when .
they) begin on their experiences.
j It's so wonderful to be' back in
' London—how I' should like to live
here. There's always something new
to see or do. and then the old things
seem to renew their loveliness. The
i Lions at Nelson's feet thrill me as
much as they ever did and it's still
I quite a feat of balance to clamber up
on top of one of those top-heavy red
busses. Guess y here .L. went first?—
to Piccadilly Circus and then to Ev-
ensong in )Westminster Abbey. This
afternoon, Ruth and I went to Greene
wich to see what we could see. Of-
ficial permission is required in order
to view the internal economy of that
institution, but by using our Can-
adian wiles on the doorkeeper, we
were able t'o gain entrance to the
sacred precincts. For the first time
in my life I actually understood what
is meant by "Greenwich mean time."
We crossed the meridian, lodked in
the huge telescope, and manoeuvred
the most complicated of instruments,
even signed the Visitors' Book. While
lin Greenwich we also went to the
Royal Naval Mriseflnr, to see the Nel-
1
,son relics. 'All that remains of Sir
John Franklin's tragic visit to the
North Pole is there too. It made me
quite sad.
It's just a week and a half since
we arrived in London, but if I don't
begin at the beginning I'm sure to
forget something. Every night finds
us at the theatre, even after the
' most exhausting day, doing "the
sights" or visiting. "He wanted ad-
venture" with 'Bobby :Howes claims
the prize for the' most original and
sparkling musical comedy. I never
saw an actor put so much of himself
into his play and get so much appar-
ent enjoyment out of it. The lyrics,
too, were above the average, espec-
ially "My Heart's To Let." But Mon,.
day. night was unforgettable. Im-
mediately after the kids got back
from Paris, we 'tore down to St.
Iarn(els' Theatre to see "The Late
Christopher Beau." 'We were late
getting there and were astounded to
see everybody rise and clap most pro-
fusely. Oh no, it couldn't be for usl
Craning may neck pe'riilously over the
balcony, I recognized the Queein come -
'mg into the royal box: Oh, she was
lovely and was my -..girlish heart ever
I thrilled to see- her at such close
range. (if I die in poverty, I shall
• rem,enniber that moment to py dying
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WINGHAM
The United Farmers' Co-operative
Creamery will be elosed Saturday
evenings during the fall and winter
months.
A beautiful new Essex Terraplane
sedan owned by Mr. Gates, of Ham-
ilton, was stolen in that city on Wed-
nesday afternoon last week, and was
found Thursday morning near Blue -
vale.
Arthur McEwen went hunting
:squirrels on the 4th of Turnberry.
He chased a squirrel into the wall of
an old building and to frighten the
squirrel out, took hold of the barrel
if the muzzle -loading shot gun he
was using and pounded the wall. The
gun discharged and he received the
full charge in the leg in the fleshy
part of the thigh.
The smoke stack of McLean's savr-
nvdil was blown down during the
storm a week ago Saturday night.
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