The Huron Expositor, 1935-12-06, Page 1Seventy-fifth Year
Whole Number 3547
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SEAFORTH WILL HAVE
INTERMEDIATE AND
JUNTO R 0..A. TEAMS
Manager and Coaches Are
Appointed For Local
Teams.
TRAINING UNDER WAY
Seafortth w'i'll have both Intermedi-
ate ,and Junior 'hockey teams on the
ice this winter, the hockey oammit,tee
of the 'Seaforth Athl'e'tic A'ssoc'iation
and the association executive decoded.
This will be in add'iti'on to the Dun-
can Cup games which are being re-
organized.
The co'mmitt'ee and executive met
on Tuesday and d'ecide'd to 'enter only
the O.11.A. Intertmlediate and' Junior
"B" Series. Every inddcatio.n points
to a highly successful s'e'ason.
Officials were 'ap'pointed as follows:
Junior Team—iM'anager, C. P. (Sills;
coach, J. E. Willis; trainer, George
Lilley; Inrterrmns'cl'iate team—Manager,
A. W. Dick; coach, •Gordon Muir;
trainer, J. R. Walker.
The local te'am's have not been not-
•' dfi'ed of t'rre•nr •.•g'rb'upirngi (but .it • le •ex-
peoted Clinton, New Hamburg and
Seaforth will be in the group.
Training has been under way clue-
ing the past week at the Collegiate
gym and will continue each Monday,
Wednesday and 'Friday until ice is
ready. All boys interested in the
game, and who wish to try out for
either of the beams, are requested to
report to the coach or manager of
either team.
Boys under sixteen wishing to play
Duncan Cup should hand their names
bo Fred Willis, Clen Christie or Wm.
Hart immediately.
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St. Thomas W. A.
Elects Officers
The annual tweeting of St. Thomas'
Church W. A. was held in the Parish
Hall on Tuesday of this week. The
president was in charge and 16 mem-
bers answered the roll call.
The meeting opened with .the hymn,
"The Love of Christ 'Oonetraineth," '
followed by the Scripture reading by
Mts. Van Esmond, and all repeated
the Members' Prayer.
Afterr each committee had given its
annual report, Mrs. Appleyard gave
a brief talk on''"Ideas For the Com-
ing Year." ,
Canon Appley'ard paid a friendly
visit and conducted the election of
officers for the coming year, which
are as follows: President, Mrs. Ap-
pleyard; Vice -President, Mrs. Van
Egnmond; Treas'u'rer, M.rs. Deem;
Secretary, Mrs. Southgate; Dorcas
Convenor, Mrs. McGavi.n; Flower
Fund Treas., Mrs. cReid; Girls , Branch
Adviser, Mrs. Holmes; Junior W. A.
, - Adviser, Mrs. Moore; Living Message
Secretary, Miss J. Edge; Social Ser-
vice Secretary, Mrs. T. Johnson.
Th meeting closed with the bene-
diction, after which refreshments
were served.
New Year's Dance
Arrangements are being completed
to hold a dance on New Year's night
an the G. W. V. A. Hall. Music will
be by Dalt Davidslon and his 'orchestra
of, Stratford.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, ; DECBMBE`R 6, 1935.
-IuronFinancesEin FineShape
Treas. Erskine Tells Council�
At December Meeting
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Nearly Ready
The 1935 issue of the S. C. I.
Alumni Year Book is nearly com-
pleted and it is expected it wi11
go on sale the end of next week.
The current issue is full of in-
teresting articles by and about
former teachers and students
and will be fully up to the stan-
dard set in previous years.
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YOUNG LIBERALS
ENTERTAIN LADIES.
Enjoyable Evening is Held
in Conjunction, With
December Meeting.
The ladies were the guests of the
-T'h:-mas McMillan Young Liberal Club
at the club's regular December meet-
ing .on Wednesday. The evening com-
menced with a splendid 'musical 'pro-
gram, followed by euchre, lunch and
a dance.
A delightful solo by Mr. Jas. A.
Stewart opened the program. This
was followed by a splendid instru-
mental by Miss Laura Stewart, an
excellent solo by Mr. Fred E. Willis,
and lastly, violin and piano selections
by Miss Mae Smith, and Mr.
George :Smith. A hearty v'o'te . of
thanks was tendered., i+hose assisting
on the program on motion of Dr. R.
R. Ross and J. M. Govenlock.
'Prises for the euchre, which follow-
ed, were won by Miss Elsie Drover,
ladies' first; Mrs. James Doig, ladies'
l'on'e hands; Robert Archibald, gent's
first, and Allan Reid, gent's lone
hands.
A delicious lunch was served and
the evening Concluded with dancing,.
music for which 'was played by Miss
'Sarah Whitmore and Messrs. Wilson
McCartney and Warren Whitmore.
The program for the evening was
arranged by Miss Jean Smith, Gor-
don Papple and John C. Crich, while
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Free were in
charge of the lunch.
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Plan Badminton
Tournament Fri.
A local tournament has been plan-
ned at the Badminton Club for Fri-
day evening, commencing sharp at 8
p.m.
An invitation r' extended to all Columban Dance
servbaded..
players. Lunch will be
served..
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Council Convenes For Final
Meeting of Year on Tues-
day; County. Engineer,
House of Refuge a n d
County Constable Reports
Presented.
COMMUNICATIONS
SENT TO COMMITTEES
At the open'in'g of the Wledine'sd'•ay
session of the Huron 'County Coun-
cil, E. H. Erskine, treasurer of the
county, pred'ic'ted that next year IHlur-
^n C'oun'ty would be in a position to
pay the balance of the highway ac-
count, allow the county highways an
adr,i:Tonal 'one-fifth of a mill and hold
to the 'newt -it rate of 51A mills.
"These reports '.indicate that the
County continuing to liquidate its
debt and at the end of 1936 should
s'haw nothing but the balance of high-
way debentures to pay," said Mr.
Erskine. "In view of the fact that
,the tax rate has been Powered it aug-
urs well for the county.
The general account from January
1 to Note•mibe'r 30 showed receipts of
$107,533.33 and expenditures bf $109,-
80.4.65; estimarte.d receipts $143,637.79,
es'ti'mated, expend'it'ures, $146,193.91;
estimated deficit, $2556.12.
In est:'nrating the expenditures Mr.
Erskine said he had estimated $700
for jury service, wh'ic'h may not be
expended. All et'her estimates were
inclined to be high.
The county highways statement
showed receip't's' of ,$167,288.41 and
expenditures of $167,415.93, with a
bank 'overdraft of $127.52.
104 Warrants Issued
J. Ferguson, County Liquor En-
forcement Officer, reported that since
the first of the year 104 liqulor search
warra'nrts have been issued as well as
eight criminal search warrants; 18
arrests were made and 64 informa-
tions Tadd. L.C.A. fines amounted to
$675, criminal code, $100,and high-
way traffic, $35.
The County Engineer reported that
work on roads was limited during the
year, but that progress had been
made. The construction work eon-
s:ieted of: Grading and draining Dun-
gannon, north, $4,540.47; cutting hill
one -.calf mile east of Walton, $1,-
'102.46; eliminating jog and grading
No. 10, Grey, $1,184.65; culvert and
grading, 33 Goderieh Tp., $1,083.06;
culvert, 27 Ashfield and West W'aw-
an'osh, $684.93.
All other work was classed as
maintenance, although on several sec-
tions of ..road mix bituminous sur-
faces were laid.
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Fine Time At St.
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A 23 per cent. increase in the pro-
duction of hay and clover in 1935 for
the whole of Canada is estimated by
the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
The combined yield of these crops
was 13,788,000 tons compared with
11,174,000 tons in 1934. Most of the
increase is accounted for by Rood
harvests in' Ontario and the Prairie
Public Utility Commission
Holds November Meeting
The Nov'em'ber meeting of the Pub-
lic Utility Commission was held on
Saturday with all rmembers present.
Chairman E. L. Box presided.
Motions were as follows: E. L.
'Box - A. D. Sutherland: That the
Lions Club account of $13.00 be can-
celled and in future that 'bh,e Com-
mission co-operate with the Liens
Club in tree decoration and the co's't
be charged to advertising, of Hydro.
Golding -Sutherland: That Mr. W.
Pullman be rebated for 11/2 months
water rate.
Golding -Sutherland: That this
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Anthracite
For an agreeable
Healthful
Temperature
' in your home
all the time
N. CLUFF & SONS
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Commission join ,the O.M.E.A.. and
that the fee of $10 be paid and an
order drawn o.n the treasury for same.
Sutherland -Golding: That we do
now adjourn.
Golding -Sutherland: That the fol-
lowing accounts and salaries be pass-
ed and cheques be issued for same:
Waterworks Dept.—A. Little, sal-
ary, $5:5; The Kerr Engine Co. $68.92;
Wim. Reid, wages, $2.50; Harry Che r-
te rs. wages, $2.50; J. F. Daly, acct.,
$1.90; Sterling Engine Co., $2.04 ;
Hell Telephone Co., $3.55; S. Allen,
wage;, $11.70; John A. Wilson, $1.69;
I'. U. Com., light, $11.31; Bell E. &
T. Co., acct., $71.21; Wm. Pullman,
iebate on water, $1.00.
Electric Department—E. Mole, sal-
ary, $100; John A. Wilson, salary and
t.ransp., $59.51; N. Cluff & Sons, acct.
$14.93; H. Charters, wages, $2; S.
Allen, wages, $19.60; Wm. Stewart,
poles, $133.75; J. F. Daly, acct. $13.75;
Bell Tele'p'hone Co., $4.83; Canadian
Lime Marterials, invoice, $4.31; Re-
ceiver General, meter inspection,
$2.40; R. J. Lovell Co., $10.22; Mc-
Caslcey Systems, Ltd., $2.25; Sang-
amo Co., i,nvo'ice, $62.76; Imperial Oil,
invoice, $21.50; The Premier Vacuum
'Cleaner Co., invoice, $2.35; MacDon-
ald. Electric, invoice, $11.86; Independ-
ent Electric, invoiee, $33.92; Cana-
dian Westinghouse Co., $1.02; Ellis
& Howard, $38.55; H. E. P. Commis-
sion, October • power, $1,512.87; Can-
adian General Electric, $108.80; C.
Sills, stanvps, $16; S. Alen, wages,
$32.80; H. Char'te'rs, wages, $7.25.
There wasea splendid attendance at
the social evening held in the hall
here. A Wingham orchestra provid-
ed music for •the dance and a dainty
luncheon was served at an appropri-
ate Here
Joseph Delaney had his arm brok-
en4kvh•en kicked by a horse. He was
taken to Seaforth h•aspital for treat -
m ere.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dalton and
Mr. and Mrs, T. Moylan visited in
Kitchener; Miss Gertrude McGrath,
Kitchener, at her Nome; Miss Mary
McQuaid has returned to Kitchener
after spending a week with her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McQuaid.
WEAR BOARD
AP-POINTEP `; TACT
FOR TUCKSMITII
Council Passes Motion Re-
gretting Death Of
Mr. J. A. Murray.
HEAR DRAIN. APPEALS
The council of Tuckersmitth met in
the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Satur-
day, No'v. 30, the members being all
present. The Reeve ,presided and the
m'inu'tes of the last meeting were
adopted.
The Court of Revision on the Sin-
clair Drain was resu,mlled. The ap-
peals of W. H. McLean and John
Tremeer were considered by the
Court, after hearing the appellants.
The decision of the eo'urt was that
no action be taken on any of the
a•p.peals,
Whitmore -Gemmel: That the Court
of Revision on Sinclair'Drain be clos-
ed, and Bylaw No. 8 be !passed, sub-
j•ete, to any appeals therefrom to the
jr dge.
tmore -NE Kay: That the Bruce=
field Libr•wrry be given., grant of $10.
McKay -Whitmore: That the coun-
cil a.pp•oint • a Welfare Board to Con-
sist • cf David 'Gemmell, George T.
Coleman and James Allen, to deal
with all matters pertaining to relief,
with power to investigate all applica-
tions, and regulate the amounts to
be aceniniistered, they to be govern-
ed by the Campbell Report, less 20
per cent.
Whitmore --McKay: This 'council
deeply regret the 'removal by death
of John A. Murray, who had for
many years held offices in connection
with muni'ci'pal affairs; the duties re-
quired, he disoharged faithfully and
efficiently, glw•in.g offence to none, but
commanding the respect of all. They
desire to extend their ,sincere sym-
pathy to all members of the family
in their bereavement.
McKay -Gemmell: That the Board
of Health be given authority to ap-
point a Sanitary Inspector for the,
balance of 19315, if required.
Bell -McKay: That Wm. Lawrence
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Patrick Jordan
Honouredin Dublin
A met pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Mr. Patrick Jordan,
Dublin, on Monday last, when the
member: of the Hibbert Softball Club
with their ladies, gathered to spend
a social evening with Albert Jordan
be_.:re his departure to the North
Country. During the evening Mr.
Jordan was presented with a hand-
some travelling set, accompanied by.
an address read by Jimmie Atkinson.
while the presentation was made by
Frank Doyle and Tom, Gormley. Mr.
.Jordan made a fitting reply and was
followed ' by Lorne Pethick and J.
tr,oleton, who spoke a few words of
apps eciatian of their club member, as
well as the regret of members and
friends at his departure, but wishing
him every success in his new home.
A dainty lunch was served by the
ladies and a most enjoyable evening
spent. The fallowing is the address:
"Dear Albert: We, the members of
he local ball club, have assembler]
here this evening with regret at your
•l:parture from our midst.. In thank-
irg y)u for she interest you have
trbin in our club, we ask yo•u to ac-
cept t'tis travelling set, not for it,
value. hut that it may for all time be
a plenyan; remem.hrance of the many
happy times we spent together at
Doyie's hall field. Signed on behalf
of th. members of the Bald Club—
Tunr G ;rmlcy, Frank Doyle, Jimmie
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:Geiger. Returnedin Iensaa�
Present Reeves at Wingharn,
EastWa wanoshWinElections
Owen Geiger, Former Reeve • •
For Many Years, Wins in -
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Hensall in Three -Corner-
ed Contest, With Plurality
of 24.
BAND AND CITIZENS
SERENADE NEW REEVE
Owen Geiger, .veteran member of
Hensall's council, was elected Reeve
of the village for his 13th 'berm in
a three -cornered contest at the elec-
tians held Monday. Seats on the
council and School Board were filled
by acclamation and balloting was for
Reeve only.
Mr. Geiger was first elected to, the
village council in 1892 and in 1911 he
was Warden of the County of Hur-
on. IHe succeeds W. J. Jones, who
has been Reeve for the past two
years and who did nut stand again
because of poor healt'h..
The vote was as follows: Geiger,
156; Shepherd, 132; • Robison, 52.
Geiger's plurality, 21. Beth Mr. Shep-
herd and Mr. Robison were members
of last year's council.
When the result of the election had
been learned, a large number of citi-
zens, t'o•g:-•ther with the Hensall Band,
serenaded. Mr. Geiger at his resi-
dence. They were cordially received)
by Mr. and Mrs,. Geiger and refresh-
ments were served.
Hensall official's for 1936 will he as
follows: Owen Geiger, Redie; Wil-
liam Sangster, Ernest Shaddick, Geo.
Brock and A. Hamilton:, Councillors;
School Trustees, George Hess, Rev.
W. A. Young and Fred Manns; Pub-
lic lJtilities, Charles Moore.
Wingham
Reeve Fred Davidson was re-elect-
ed for another term in Noonday's
municipal elections. He polled 489
votes for a majority of 124 over his
opponent, J. W. McKitbbon. The lat-
ter polled 365 votes. Mayor John W.
Hanna was elected by acclamation
for his third term as chief magistrate.
The six members of the 1936 coun-
cil were elected Monday as follows:
R. Lloyd, 646; Harley Crawford, 539;
Henry Thompson, 534; Robert ,Hieth-
eringtom, 497; Walter Vanwyek, 415;
and Elmer Wilkinson, 411. The de-
feated candidates for council were:
Dan Geddes, 338; William -1'LcCool,
274, and Harold Buchanan, 166.
East Wawanosh
P. W. Scott was re-elected 'Reeve
of East Wawanoeh in a hard fought,
three -cornered battle on Monday.
Reeve Scott polled 227 votes, for a
majority of 28 over his nearest op-
ponent. Wilfred Reid, who had 199.
George Yungblut was a geed third
with 188 votes. '
The four niem'ters elected to the
new ceancil were: Lewis Ruddy, 221;
J. I). Beecroft. 312; R. Redmond, :304,
and Uarvey Black, 299. The three
defoated can dates were Adam, Rob-
erts•an, 282; George Herr, 236, and
William Straug•han, 169.
C:.ses Heard
At Police Court
Magistrate J. A. -llakins, of Strat-
f.rd, distrix: maf;•i;;a•ate, presided at
n. l'.Ze court in the town hail here on
Tuesday aftermlen.
Four charges of hun`rn * without
the necessary list ase were disposed of
end one c!+,ugo of fraud was laid ov-
er f .r two tV(/ ks.
Hensall Reeve, Owen Geiger, Commences 13th Term
Shown above is Mr. Owen Geiger, elected on Monday as Reeve of Hensall. His municipal career ex-
tends back to 1892, when he first sat on the Council. In 1911 he was Warden of Huron County Council.
With him in the picture are shown Mrs. Geiger and members of his family. The photograph was tak-
in 1933 on the occasion of Mr. and Mrs. Geiger's Golden Wedding. .
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Christmas Money
1 It had been lying about the
house for over a year—never us-
ed—never needed --just one more
thing to move and to keep clean.
Finally the thrifty housewife
thought of ways and means to
get Christmas money and hit up-
on an Expositor classified ad. The
ad. did the trick; the article was
sold. And the best part of the
business was that the little ad.
in The Expositor cost only 1 cent
a word.
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OBSERVE LADIES'
MIGHT AT LIONS
Old Monarchs. Receive Chev-
rrk s As Mark Of 10
ars'
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s' Service.
Members of the Seaforth Lions
Club entertained the ladies at their
regular meeting of the club in the
Commercial Hotel on Tuesday even-
ing, It was also the occasion of old
'-Monarch's night.
Some sixty Lions and guests were
present. Lion President J. E. Keat-
ing presided. A feature of the even-
ing was the presentation of chevrons
to Lions, who had served for 'fin Medical Student
years in the club—the Old Monarchs.
DISTR�I
Motorist;, Have IST
cape As Car Ski
Into Ditch.
SLEIGHING GENERAL
Rain, which froze as it fel, playea
havoc with roads in this dti:sltriet 'over
the- week -end and tres'ultted • in one
seatious Motor accident and tneaey min-
or accidents,
Mr. Obri:'stian Wagner, of Shake-
speare, accotmpaniied by his wife and
Mr•. and Mrs. Swartzentruber, of $t.
Petersburg, were preceeding west on
No. 8 Highway about elf• Miles east
of town early !Saturday afternoon,
when the car Skidded on the icy
road and somersaulted into the north
ditch. The party was on i'bs way to
attend a funeral in, Stanley Town-
ship.
No one was seriously injured, al-
though badly cut and bruised. They
were removed to ,the home of Mr. and
:qrs. John Hillehrecht and wereat= '
tE ided .by Di•..'G-...a..Jarmartt, of .Sea -
forth. The car was damaged to the
extent of nearly $200.
Provincial Traffic Officer, J. W.
Callander, inivestigated the accident.
Guests at'tend'ing the annual dance
of the Seaforth Golf and Country
Club en Friday evening were serious-
ly inconvenienced by the icy roads.
Traffic was almost impossible at any-
thing over ten miles an hour.
On Monday th•e weather became
colder and considerable snow has since
fallen. Sleighing is general through-
out the d'istr'ict.
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The chairman read' the names of
Injured in Toronto
those receiving chevrons and
ex-
plained what they signified. Those
honored were Lions Dr. Bechely, J.
F. Daly, Dr. J. A. Munn, Dr. H. H.
Ross and C. Stewart. Each, in a
short talk, told what the ten years'
membership in the Club had meant to
him. The presentations were made
by Old Monarchs J. W. Beattie, Dr.
F. J. Burrows, G. D. Ferguson, J. M.
McMillan and W. J. Duncan.
A duet by Ms. and Mrs,. J. A, Stew-
art vas much appreciated and was
heartily encored. Mrs. J. E. Keat-
ing and Earl Van Egm'ond acted as
acram pan ists.
Following the meeting, the Lions
and their guests attended the Regent
Theatre.
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S.C.I. Alumni
Plans Xmas Dance
Committees have been at work for
some weeks now arranging for the
annual dance of the Seaforth Colleg-
iate Institute Alumni Association,
which will be held in Cardno's Hall
on Christmas night,
Members and friends of the Col-
legiate lo•.,k forward each year to
this annual reunion dance and plats
now in hand for the 1935 affair guar-
antee that it will be just as highly
successful as in previous years,
WINTHROP
Mr. Allen Campbell has returnc.1
hr'dn: after spending a couple of
weeks with Mh'. Archie Campbell, of
Toronto.
Mr. andWillis Mrs, W"�tllr. Dundas .pen:
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lit-
tle.
14i=a Isabel Eaton is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. F.
Bennett, Huron Road.
Winter is here. The sleighing is
pretty fair.
Mr. and Mrs. A.11ontgomery spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Montgomery.
Mr. Stewart Plant, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Plant, C.N.R. 'agent at.
Seaforth, who is a student at the
Faculty- of Medicine, University of
Tor'nto, is imlpro'wing after being
struck by a molar car on Y•onge 5t.,
Toronto.
IThe 'accident occurred 'on Monday
of last week as Mr. Plant was cross-
ing the stlr'eeit. The ligaments and
cartilage of his knee were badly torn.
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Euchre Club Plans
Interesting Events
An interesting evening has been
planned by the Seaforth Euchre Club
for Friday of this week, when the
east side of town will meet the west
side in a friendly battle.
The Club has also planned a mixed
euchre for Thursday evening, Decem-
ber 12.
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Young People
To Present Play
The young people of St, James''
Parish will present the three- act com-
edy, 'a' t rag*e nis Connie," in the
Parish ]tall .,n Friday. December 20,
at 8.15.
The large caste has been engaged
it: rehearsals f,r some weeks and have
then':,::r:ply pr, ;pared the play.
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S1•,c teas Pring taken around the
golf links by her boy friend. It was
the first time she had played, As they
approached the flag on the last green
hm suddenly pulled up.
"Jove!" he exclaimed. "Just look
—a dead stymie."
The girl gazed about her. "Where?"
she asked seriously. "I rather
thought there was a funny smell a-
round here."
Annual Golf and Country
Club Dance is Splendid Success
The annual dance of the Seaforth
Golf and Country Club, heibd on Fri-
day evening in Cardno's Hall, was
one of the most successful in the
club'; h,islt'on'y. Cru'e,s'ts from Seaforth
and neighboring towns numbered ov-
er 100.
The hall was nicely decorated for
th•e occasion and excellent music was
furnished by Roy Snider and his
orchestra of Kitchener;
Following huffet refreshments,
which were served in the adjoining
dining room, the trophies won by
members during the year were pre -
rented by the President, Mr. 3, C
Greig. These were as follows: Cress-
well Cup and Replica, Mr. F. C. J.
Sills; Savauge Cup and Replica, Mrs.
II, G. Meir; Southgate 'Cup and Re-
plica, Mr. F. C. J. Sills; B'roadfoot
Culp (ladies) , Miss Gertrude Apple -
yard; Broadfoot• Cup (men), Mr. le
I. McLean.
Arrangements for the dance were
completed by a committee 'headed by
Mr. Jas. A. Stewart and including
Mr. J. M. McMillan and Mr. N. C.
Cardno.
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
SEAFORTH
low
Morning Worship: "SPIRITUAL STOGt AE-
ING IS A DELICATE BUSI-
NESS"
Evening Worship: "THE MYSTERY OE S1J1
FERING AND SIN"
Tho Minister at both services.
Heartiest welcome to the worlt erlii.;
worship and witness of rift ;+
Church.