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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1936-03-20, Page 10 .?•" -eirC, • - aragurrairr.v.,*.rern,,,eraur......ror.,*reinarruraronr. • - . • 1.µ1/1,441/44.1.41,41,41.1/2- tilaveaTTstath Year Wiliides anther 3563 • sEA.FoRTH, HUp • NNE ATTENDANCE AT MASQUERADE DANCE • St •PATRICK'S NIGHT Margaret Murray is Elect- ed Walton C.G.I.T. President. NEWS OF . WALTON • •A masquerade dance was held in s the A.O.U.'.W,• Hair oh:Tuesday even- --ing,e,March 17, witha lagge crowd in attendance. 'Niue. were won by 'Ms Leslie Oliver; ..character; iVfiss . Ruby Young, 'ladies', 'comic; Mrs. WlijburTurnbull and seine Bill, best ennillee W. O. '.Bennett, ,gent's char- acter; ' John,. Marshall; gent's comic. ' 'Recent wisitors in the cemniunity: Miss tMeggeret .Turvey, Bluevale, "with her aunt, Mrs : Ed. Miller; :Mrs. Hoerle otf Heidleburg with h&T clangh- ter, Mrs. Charles Sellers; Miss ...Ethel • Mose, of lelillverton, with' her grand:, , parents, Mr. and Mrs- Adam Shol- eke. The O. G. G 1. T. meeting' was held at the Manse on Wednesday 'evening evil& Betty Drager -preeiding. The meeting opened by eelpeatmg the op- eMng ceremionY in•unison after which alymn was wag witii:lVites, Mary • Bueharan presiding the Mrs. Cumming, the leader, read a• poem entitled, "The Little :Black • . Sheep," after whiciethe ISeriptirre les- '. son from Luke 119-13,, was read by Atine Stotidart The "Girls' Year Book' 'by IMilcired Sellers,, was fol- . lowed by the minutes of the pr.eelous. meting and the icll call. It • was agreed to meet everyWednesday • night at the_ Manse at 7.8.0 pm. New' Officere were then elected for 1936: President, Margaret ;Murray; *ice- ! •peesident, 'Betty DriiTger; secretary, Mary Buchanan; tpresis seereteryi Kathlyne Farquharson. treasurer, Mildred 'Seller -Se pieetiet, Mary Hum: (Contimied on Page 4) • Makes Success in Toronto Play • The Evening Telegrarm., Toronto,. in reviewing the .preaentation of three playa which were recently eiresented n Merger& Teton. Hall by • the Toronto Maaquers, says, in part of one of the plays,. "The Forest • of Happy Dreams": 'le:€*176 nether and IVIurraY Say- auge id extellent team work, doubl- ing as eLinden,the delirious white man -Who Lies on his pallet while hie disembodied. spirit takes the cen- • tre of 'the stage. The 'situation was • a difficult on . to maintain cenvincl ingly, but they -.did it, netwithstands ing difficulties in timbre of. voice and in physique." • Xr: ,Sterauge, son of MT. and Mrs. S ,Savauge, of .town, is well known forehis appearances in a num- ber of. IS. U. I. •Alumni Association •, plays. The play in which he appear- ed in Toronto:, has been mentioned as apossible entrant in the °Marto and Dorninion Drama Festivatt. . gmonchrille Wins McMillan SP Cup Third Time, Defeating OFI Kippen 2. tci: inFinals 1• • • • • • • ., • Monday Night's Game is • Real Battle as Both Teams Fight For 'the Winning Goal. More Games It wa erroneously sthted in this paper a short time ago that the Canada Bud Trophy had been won by Egmondiville: = However, if ice is available three _more games will 1)e played to settle the winners of this Cup, it was decided at a recent meeting of the Executive of the League. SATURDAY GAME •-ENDS IN 1-1 TIE Egmendville carried off the McMil- lan tirophyron.Manday nigiht for. the third time, when they -nosed oatt pen Jcp- 1 titer 'playing a 1-1 deadlock • ' • ' • . • • ' -.. VeneSaitseriday night. 'Monday night's ... ame ended the 'closest race of the playeoffe eine the- league was first farmed, Wliirdihnop and,. ,Kipipen als-o having battled „away in a twe-game series with only a one goat differenee. - In the first period ion Monday the higgesit freestor-rill of the season took place. It all, began when Foster took a swipe at Cyril Flannery. Things 'happened quickly after that. John Flanneeyi, 'doming to CyriPs 'rescue, sent a "haymaker"' Ito Foster's chin and late fun began. Herb. Floggerth rushed in, • to reiviee hostilities—arel "Buzz" Dale rushed from the penalty box to get into the fray. agape:gem; players and spectators all warmed onite the ice and several mix-ups took place at the earth end of the rink. Referee G. 'Muir had :difficulty • in -clearing the tee and e.fber the smoke cleared' away, Foster was given a 2 minute rest. • .After the freeefoseall both sides got' clown to real hoekey; thee ie. as far aa the sticky icedwould permit E.gnyondville'tsi goal e came before the rumpus. took' ;place when John.. Flan, nery beat Sandy Do 'o a nice .pass fruit F. Kling from the corner.. Dale waif penalized for .cutbing Foster doern,W.lien the lattee Was on his way in ear W;leat lookedlike a sare goal. Kippen put on the plower play and .kcipt, Pdc•Geoch in hot water •until' Dale retur ,e rt d. By 'that time Foster 'was in ti 'fen and Egineficiville 'gave KiPpe tome inocious•--meinents; • • ' 7...,Jim Doig went on a flying rush and drilled a . hot one a' • MeGeoc•n. Foster and :Blowes closed' be and. shot two more in . rapid, succeetiion. A iseranible took place and the peek was • left unmoved just .outside the crease while selvieral body checking tilts took place, G. Kruse . and C. Flannery. .. .... ANNUAL MEETING T BE NEXT TUESDAY 'Seaforth Athletic Associa- tion concludes First Year. Annolunc.errient has been Made that ..the -annu•al 'meeting, icifethe Seaforth Aithlefic Aesociation will 'be held in the !Carnegie 'Library on Tuesda,e. of next week, 'March 24. '• At themeeting the officers of the Association will present reports cov- (.2.,ring the first year's .operetio-n of the association. ''' •Organized . in the epriag of 1925 kills% already 'had splendid suc- cess with the resat that amateur sport in .Seatoeth. :is 'an a more solid. .founciation than 'it has been foe' may yeses, • • The •Associatiory sponeored a team •• in the Myron -Perth Baseball League, .which led the group during the sche- dule and lost to, Zurich in the finals by a narrow margin. •A .successful field 'day in which the childreneof the town and district, t.o.ok a prominent 'part Was a project .of the assoeiation in July. e• 1. • The Association sponsored two hoekey teams in the bath team!) ,endloying a suCcessfutl season. • The (Duncan -Cap games' for young (bOys of the town was revived with (the mesult that every .SaturdaY rnoen- ing•m,ore than forty boys teals part ire the ' sehedu,les. • The Aseociation is only able to continue its work as •hong as the citi- , zens 43•1 the .town are behind • it and it is hoped . the annual meetirrg.• will be largely attended as an evidence of this' SupP•ort. •. • Wins.C.W,L. Prize iMiiiss Virginia ;Lippert, Kite' herier; granddaughter of 'Mrs,: W. J Jones, Seaforth,-won first prize in the peb- bile :speaking contest conclacted by the catholic Women's League Of _that eity:, There wereetvelv-e contestants 5.1s1. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McKellar, Croinarty, who on. March 25, will celebrate their 51st wedding atmiversary. 'The day will • be spent quietly. ',Mr. and Mrs. McKellar were married on iMarch 25, 1885, by Rev Peter Scott, of Cromarty Presbyterian Church, and next day took up residence at the farm, west of Cromarty, which has been their home ever since. They have a family of two sons and three daughters: Malcolm, Seaforth; Mrs. John Hamilton Cromarty; Mrs. Wilber IMIllerF-Staffa line, • and Duncan and Sitrah, at home. Workmen Are Removing Ice and Ruts From Main Street. rude a nice rush., the former :being robbed .oif. a goad by the gohd work of 'Sandy. Doilge Jim Doig drew a rest for throwing V. Bell Over. his hip and Kippen was up against it. • After Doig came 'on "Buzz" Dale was put off for charging Little. Kippen made siome nice rushes .bat failed to observe the blue line rule and were called 'back time after time. Little missed a ;golden Opportunity when he over- ekated Foietstes pass, MeGeach made some Wonderful saes as Kippen kept clesieg, in on .him. illohn Flannery, A.:McLeaft-and F. 'Ming came back and put S. Doig on the spot with shot after shot. • In the ;third J. Flannery' beak two: herd..shots 'on Doig in succession. Herb. Hoggarth broke away in a solo rr sh biet 'McGeoch rushed out to save. F. Sills kept hammering away and worried Eganondy•A'et; eonsideraibly. C. Flannery, NichOlson and Kruse com- bined (but again• Doig 'saved. It would be unfair net to mention each and every player on the two teams. They all ,played good hoc -key and ev- eryone put all they had into the game. Kipp'en's downfall woe chief- ly in not observing the blue line rule. ,Tiine 'after time the referee had .to stop "their rusih because one of their •players, went oar the line ahead of the play Only on one .occaisioie dur7 irtg the (game was Zgarontiville elated hack for an offside at their opponent's blue line. Outstanding for Egnrond- Ville was Cyril Flannery, with G. Kruse and J. Flannery also turning in stellar pierformances, For Kip - pen, F. .Sills (and...H. Foster Were in the limelight. • • Kippers 1, Egmondville I Saturday night's game 'wag' much like the one on Monday. Egimiond- eill•e' took , the • lead when Van Bell sec's -6d the eleanesit goal in the rink for s.orrie .bime. He made a rink - length rush and drilled the puck past Nig-for a isure counter in the sec- ond pariod. Blowes ibatted in the equalizer' in the third .attier Little passed out feorn the downier, 'KIPPENis-Goal, S. Doig; r4d., J. Doig; I.d., Farquhar; 'centre, Foster; sew., • Little; .1i:we Blowes; alternates, IH. Islichalson, F. 'SillsH. lloggarth, .Shaddidk> EGA/POND:VILLE — Goal, R. Mcs Geodih; (ed., V. Bell; id., D Dale; mitre?, J. •Nichbilson; r.w., C. Elate eery; lev., G. Icruee; alternates, J. Flannery, F. Kling, A. McLean, R. DAY TO. .I3E LONGER Spring will affitiailly arrive on Sat- uiiday, !March g1„ despite all ,i•ndlicki- teens 'tie the 'Contrary. it isejust a Week ago• since the last snow storm, and, many -Toads are stiltim.pateseible. They -Sto'rre• on Friday blocked main highways for most of the day. The. snow IS quickly • disappearing this week despite cold winds and soca at that will be 'left to remind citizens that -they have passed through the worst -winter in many years, will be the ruts on Main Street. . Eveni these have .paesed:their prime and a gang of men. were at Work Thiusisclay improving the street by chopping and cutting away the. ie.e. • The phenomenon of an .equal day and night, in which 'the day appears te be several urinates) longer than the night will be .oibserved this Friday at the ,a-dvent bif epribg. The paradox is ;because peoplee'enethe earth Liter, ally cannot see straight. 1...ftiOli March 20. the sun' Will be above the leilrizon 12 hours and beneath • it for 12 hours . But you will be able to .glimpse the sun 'before it rise's and stilt see it after it has set. That 'addibitarrall,.few minutes in the early niorning..and late evening will. give the illusion of ' a slightly longer day, thereby .shattering the .old be- lief that day and night are exactly, eiqual -at the end•of -Winters - The -ability to see around a ceerve is „Caused by ' the refraction of the sun's rays, .irr the earth's atmosphere When thesun is a short distance be- neath the horizon, its image, travel- ling in a -line "which is /lot straight but bent by the atmeselhere; will be visible. •-; !It is only a inattet of minutes, however,, andfor the casual 'observer Friday of this Week will have allmlost •equal day and night. r,IF:eastddkesses S. C. 1. Lit. Society ,IMMENIMINI.101011.1.11.1111, Weilave Every kind of Fuel in Stock Now ' 11 11 "D. & IV- Anthracite - • •1 Clinkering 13uckWheat Hamilton Coke Rosedale Alberta • Be prepared for,the eoId weather still to come • r. McGregor. • • F C Sanderson, Perth M.P. in Train Wreck • The S. C. I. Literary meeting on Wednesday :turned out to be a suc- cesis, although theMembers ef the Literary •Society did not have .much time for preparation. , The meeting. wan opened by a ,pianio solo by John Mills, • •Feast, who was •intro- duced by the president tof the,Liter- ary Society, Douglas Stewart, spoke on the Life of Robert Browning. He read a few of -the • hest lines of Browning's poems. The meeting was closed by singing the National An- them. . • Telephone Co. Has Splendid Year There was a Small attendance at the ,annual meeting of the,‘Bruseells, Morris ,and Grey • Telephione System at the TOM"! Hall recently. Willian Cameron, chairman; presided over the m eeti nig.. The auditors': report for the year 102.5 was read sshowing total receipts $9,893 49,• a total operating expense .of $6,093.45 which after deducting uncollected •tolls and rentals 'leaves a net surplus for the year of $9,824.21 and ed total accumulated surplus' of 313,409.64. The slum of $3,586.43 was expended on • construotion and ' re- placement during the year. Commissioners namied were D. C. Ries •-for BleiSeels, Wiliam Cameron for Grey and D. Johnston for Mor- ris. On motion of R. J. Baseman and James McFadzee,n, the matter of tel- ephone rates was left in the hands of the commissioners to deal with to the hest of their ability. • At the close of the meeting the commissionere melt for organization for the year.. Willianf. 'Cameron' was appo'nited .ohairman and ,A. H. Mc - Dna Id, secretary -treasurer of the Board. • • F.•10, Sanderson, rmetnibei7 of par- liament for Perth, and deputCy speak- er' of the House of Coniinons, was one' of those oil the Chicago -Montreal Flyer which was derailed near Guelph on SaltUrday night. Mr. !Sanderson stuffeted from shbck and .combussion and on animal at Ot- tawa was- relrnioved fx, the hospital there for examination. He has Sine-e- .tietUainleid bo his desk in the Muse, • • • • • ra".1.4-1 13th Bill Seaforth's ""thirteenth power bill," '0 received by the Public ' Utility Commission shows .that thelocal Commission has a credit balance of $431.81 .in AS" povier account with the Ontario Com- mission for the fiscal year which ended en October 31. The "thirteenth power bill" is a balancing account. Duting the year the local COMmission pays for power purchased at an in- terim rate. At the end of the year, an adjustment is made. Municipalities which have paid too much for their power receive . a Credit notice. Those which have not paid enough for their power receive debit notices,. What A-WinterL What 4 Wi •, Pies°, pictaieep take* 041-1h4i, Lendo.,, Road • near Clint, a cewt. weeks ago, are striking ex14e,49,,S • of the snow with., which thleedis- triet has had te contend wftli during past months. The sneer - in the upper picture was sixteen •feet deep at the time this was taken. (Pictures court' Clin- ton Neweatecord). Huron County- Woodlots Are Rapidly -Diminishing According to Recent Survey • McKillop Has 96.3 Per Cent • • • • • •• Cleared, and Tuckgzsmith Bias 91.2 PerCi? Clear- • 91.2 • Per Cent Cleated; Many 'BushesThought- lessy 'Destroyed. LARGE DECREASE IN THIRTY YEARS • (The following 'article has been written ,for The, Huron Expositor by the •Floirestry Branch, Department of Lands andeFereetts, and tells of the extent to which bush' land in this dise trict •has been depleted in recent years). • • . Many Huron County farms .have net .a svaocifiet and the percentage of woodland, as ,shawn.,laysthe 1934 as - is very.,lode' in several town- ships. . The .farmers should ron•sider c.are- fully the .value of a woodlot and if the. decision is in favor tifsa woodlot, they should manage it wisely inor- der, tat it wil•1 not disappear and that it will give the highest financial returng that are • economically .pos- S'ible. There are thousandsof plea in Ontario 'of farmers who thou.ghtlesetly have d.eetteoyed tate few acres 'of bush on their farms. Very few farmers wii11 start a new woodlat even though the Government provides free trees for this proviece. .. The wcodlots could have been' preserve•I quite easily and cheaply by protect-, ing 'them from Stock. • . The farmers who :still •thave a few acres of woodland remaining on the;r farms Eihbuld take measures to . pre- serve it •ae the svellAieing of future generations is • jeopardized if too much land is •clearect foe dultivation and 'pasture. The .c•itunty was well .wooded and future .generation.swill bliaandeee; their antesters if a mistakes n Has too large a percentage of the causetesebeen cleared and would • an aigriculturail dietrict he •mere prosper- ous if there were ten acres. 0.f. wood- land len -every 100sacre farm? Woodlots have a definite part in the eeonramdies of a farming district and hare a ivery beneficial effect and' far- reaching influenee on the well-being of a country. The benefits of wood- land to theeindividual farmer Sada a district will be given :briefly: (Continued on Page 6) • • ••••••, , •• .• • , •••-• . • .• •••,,•• • • • Deaf Woman is • Robbed, Attacked • Bless The Isle , Young Pei Bold • Dar NEWS -OF • HEW • • , trairr, ••• • -• ' • , (To My Irish Friends) • Bless the shamrocks; " bfess the •dew Of the Isle so dear to you; Bless the lads and fair colleens * And ,Killarney's lovely scenes; Bless the memory of Saint Pa't And the places where he sat Bless the Isle! H. ISAREL GRAHAM. O. •• • • Many Enjoy Legion Euchre and Dance ""-memil The Hensalil Junior InStibute or- ganiaed during t'he Short 'Connie February, held theirfirst roe'et* Wednesday evening in .the basements of the Angliceiri1C.flaurela with Mhiss Maude arci4a-m= Preeldent,, in Ncle sichnagirin. g Ticehe thnIe6ernngstittutopeenoedctewitfthoabwthe. ed by singing "0 Canada." The Lo'rd's P-aYerwastei.13eatelrnAvery interesting o Novel ideas for Entertaining was given, by s, -- Miss Olga Bell. Miss L. Drummond then read a topic on the Hostess and her responsibilities, which proved very helpful. A diemonsinatiore _en, the making of a St. Patrick's dessert wretinegvencibeYear7by The ir -. tional Anthem. The members thee' enjoyed a contest., "Things Our Grandmothers IMiseed." Lenelf was served by the four hoStesses ' charge Hold St. Patrick's Social The Young People's League of the Aft United Church took the'form Of a St. , PatricwitfhLic'osern:1°cEilaidert°,nithr pnresdardenevt,enPireeng siding. The Meeting opened by alt singing "0 iCanada," after wthieh the lioneire Prayer was repeated in uni- son. A ,elsort play entitled, "Uncle Hitaan'S Cold," war given by the foalcwing: Miss ,IVEaude afe-L-Cane Gladys Paes-nore, Beryl Druanenand, 1VElchrie •S'ini Hie, MT. Ed. Corbett, Lorne Elder and McLean. This et (Continued on .Page 4) • Arrested For Theft IA pleasant social time was spent at theadnual Si Patrick's euchre and dance, (under :the au(sipices of the lo- ihranch of the iCian- adian Leigihn in the Oddfelldnes Hall •on Tuesday evening• ' Thirtystwe 'tables. were in play-, the win- ners bei rig : Lady's prize for most games, Ilgre. Percy Little ; lone hand's, Mrs. W. R. Scat, \McKillo.p ; gentleman's first, J. Nixon; lene. hands, W'. ageDswell. Refreshments were served followed by a dance, the music for 1,,yhich was provided by the Rhythm. Ramiblerseof Varna. Miss Jennie Logan, 65, deaf Blyth spineter, wag- the victim ocf a brutal attack by a lone marauder at • an early hour on Tuesday Morning. She ie blow resting at the home of her brother, William Logan. .Miss Logan was wakened by the movement :of the mattress on her bed as the man groped for her money. As she sat up in bed she was stag- geeed by a blow Over the eye and after a brief strUggle, the man threw the qts over her head and leaped open her with his knees, rendering her unconscious. It is not known as yet if her ribs are broken. Miss Logan regained consciousness some minutes later' but idid not leave. the hoarse until two houratter the at lack, 'when she 'notified Mid of P d II roe -Cowan. The chief immediate. 1 called Provincial Ooinetable P. MeCay of .G•ocierich. Miss Lotga.n obtained a good des- cription of her assailant; and police we re further sbed . by footprint in the snow outside the house. Caraurned, Driver Wilfred. Graham, 'whose car was . ' partially destroyed :by fire on Gode-• rich Street,laati 'week was taken into • ,...; custody by .County .Constable• J. Fer- guson and Sergeant A. C. Ross,in Goderich on Monday. The arrest was made in eonn.ecti•on with the theft, in , January, Of 18 hides from two •slaugh- ter houses (owned by Goderieh bub - acs - James •Durnin was .arrested•and ,.harged with thefts on Friday. The . men are in jail and will appear bettere • , Magistrate" J. A. Making. on Than-. Graham left Goderich Alertly af- ter the arrest of • the .first man in- volved its the case, hurt returnedon •• Saturday evening •to etraighten. out' •,;.„ affairs with ihie insurance agent when Ids carwas destroyed by fire at'Seas . • forth. 44 • St.F'atrick'sSupper , Fine. Success • The. St Patrick's supper .held Jennies' parish hall on Tuesday, 'March . 11, was a great success. Five large tables, decorated in greerieand white with green eandles. and silver holders, I • served the large, crowd. •• A delightful -program of ,retisiie, consistingesf violin selections of pop- • ular Irish airs 'by Eugene Duncan and three solos by Mr. Frank Sills, "De.nny Bey." "Father O'Flynar" and "Believe Me If All Those Endearing. Voting Charms." .acco-mpanied by Mrs. Margaret Devereaux was much -enjoyed. The pat of daffodils ,was won by Mrs. Dan Shanahan. Seaforth Spring Show Tuesday,Mar.31,1936 Grand Parade of All Animals at 1.30 p.m. Headed by Seaforth Highhanders BAJA JUDGING TO COERCE AT 2 P.M, SHARP For Particulars see Prize Lists. eLAY, ,and , DANCE " MEET.' UNCLE SALLY" Presented by S. C. I. Alumni Association, fol- lowed by Old and N4w Time Dancing. ' Admission to Play and Dance: .A.Oulti__35c; Children 20c • (including tax) _,• • • , , . . , H. SNEMRSJAKERR LL, Preadent. 4.• 14;1 •••I •0 ,0 4