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Seventy-sixth Tear •
Whole' Number 357-4
Huron Warden Recommends
Continuing 5 1-2 Minn Rate:as
Council Opens June Meeting
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Receive Rebate
Seaforth's share of the rebate
Of the tax on beer sold in local
beverage adorns amounted to
$81.46 for the five months period
to March 31 this year, according
lo .Treasurer John A. Watson. A
cheque for this amount has been
received at his office. The pre-
vious refund was for $25L00,
which covered aril eleven months
period.
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Cleik ,and TreasurerPres-
ent .Reports At Opening
Meeting; Asks Council To
DOMINION DAY PLANS
ARE WELL UNDERWAY
Conimittees Plan Program
Which Provides Full,
Day's Fun.
'Every arrangettient it being made
to assure a eoinplete success of Sen -
forth' s first annual Deminion Day
celebration.
A. stateineet issited. following a
aneeing off eorantittees .on Tuesday
ern ing reads: "Thee Dominion Day
celebration in Seaforth is an, asisared
is/access if one were • to judge by the
enthustiteeenediselayed by the several
cumnattees at their meeting on Tues-
day evening.with fun. galore for both
young and old) cfrom 'daylight tilla dark.
Coanmencing• With the parade at nine,
o'clock from Victoria Park, headed
by the ,,SeaParth ilighlan•ders Band in
their. new uniforms; and composed of
school children; floats, clevvns, call-
theMplans, vebieles. and ear as was,
as is, used to be, should!' be, arid may
be, with .genenctas prizes far each out,
fit, it wends ita way by ,St. :James'
Church corner, Queen's Hetet and
Main Street to Recreation Park where
games, rages and sports for - young
Ciareda will Mirk the opening, to be_
tbareaciesaa- a le:ague 'baseball games
In the afternoon the-Seaforth Turf
Asseciatiory have hung up purstes
amounting_ to $750.00: for horse races
which will bring together the fastest
banes- freeing this year. The' pale -
annual system of betting will be in.
operation Asa. the first time in this
district. •
At six o'clock we again follow the
Seaforth "Highlanders Band to Re-
creation Park to witness a league
football- match, -eater •stlach we' come
up town and „dance, new timet, . old
timer, .to the best ef Music until we
are..ready toecall it a day. The par-
ade committee are not just saying all
they he for your entertainment,
but its Worth your while to get up
With the kids on Don -anion Day and
-eats it all.
Dr. E. A. McMaster is president of
the local Athletic Asecreiation.
Care For Dunlop Grave.
COUNCILLORS PLAN
FOR ANNUAL PICNIC
Hueom County Comseil opened its
Slam meeting ea Tuesday afternoon.
Warraten Boatman, in his address, said
*at the debt last January was
804, and it is eetematied•it Will 'be re-
duced to $7,508. Be recominended
.that tihe nFfl rate of eas milis be
maintained.
10aunty ICIeek J. M. Roberts pre-
sented his report which included much
valuable information ,megarding mun-
icipal golvernentent and mesas far the
expeditious handling of the business
of the .sessions.
. The report of blie County Treasur-
er, A. H. 'Erskine, was also present-
ed •at the epenling sessien.
INDathonsaincluded the following:—
Grain-Davidson: _That Since the sta-
tutes .require the county to pay $30.
to any hospital for .burial expenses
of an indigent whose death OCCILM in
tbe hospital, that hheeounty also pay
...similar amount for burial expense's
of an indigent who dies at .a place
outside of the hospital, •the local
mime' inality .to •bear any additional
cast, that a bylaw to this .effect be
yasised 'by eouncile—.Legislative Com-•
inane.
Cardiff-Prydes That the Clerk and,
Trea.surer be granted two weeks va-
cation each, hthey to arrange between
theinseaves as to reliefJ—Carried.
allatheson-Davidson; • That t h e
'Standing .Rules and Regulations be
ureters:Led to include the following sec-
tion, to be numbered: That every
member sh'ouldvote on any division
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BluewaterHighway
▪ Tobe Improved
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. lc. A. Robertson, M.L.A., Huron -
Bruce, a/trounced recently that the
Provincial summer werks' program
for Huron County will inch* the
lengthening and widening of seven
bridges on the Bkiewater Highway
from Kintatil 'meth to Port 'Albert at
a east of $30,000.
The 12 miles of highway between.
Goderich and Bayfield will be titeel-
led also end dressing applied. The
Bev Mile 'Stretch from Blyth to Wing -
ham will be paved.
will be held in Area No. 3, Canadian
National Exhibition Perk; on Sature
day, Jane 13, at 3 p.m.
A :program of games 'and taces has
been wronged .for everabody, both
young and old.
• Each lady is requested to bring a
basket well filled with good Huron
• efooking, and these Will -be taken care
of . in lhe Tran•sportation, Building.
!Sapper will 'be served in the Trans
venation Building at 6 p.m.
A Ihearty inivitation is extended to.
all Hnrotnibes in' and outside of To-
to be present ands bring ,theit
The big annual picnic .of the Hur-1 Tea and Mak willebe provided by
bn Old Boys' Association of Toronto I ate Committee.
Toronto Old Boys
Plan Big Picnic
Mail Clerk Honoured Upon
Completion 42 Years Service
Having eternal:end. flony-two years
of service with the Post Office De-
• epttelanerit ae' -clerle-J-sentesease
'Dalton, :of Goderich, whin hs eetired,
areitalan was hoe:Deed! by his fel-
law workmen ata banquet tendered
James ...4a bilton
him arb tete 'Mansion House, Stratford,
on SunclaY aerating,
Sotee states -five mailr eldrks and,
torquer eleriesi.. attended the•Iimiptiort,
tornihicbere. fit ratuto,
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• BittICE4ELD MINISTER READS CONFERENCE
Rev. W. A. Bremner, of Brucefield, was elected pieaident of the London Conference of the 'Unit-
ed Church at the annual meeting which opened at Metropolitan Hall, London, on Tuesday. He suc-
ceeds Rev. W. A. Walden, of London, who has held the poet for the past year. Thenew president
and the retiring president are shown in the above photo with the sen-etary, Rea. Harry Royle, of
Thorndale, who was relelected for a further term of office. Left. to right: Mr. Walden, past president;
M. Bremner, president, and Mr.. Royle, secretary. • Mr. Bremner is holding a cane and gavel which
'was presented to him following is election.
LONDON CONFERENCE
NAMES BRUCEFIELD
MINISTER PRESIDENT
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Rev. A. Bremner ris
Elected Head of United
Church' Body.
ON THIRD BALLOT:
Rea. W. A. Bremner, of Brucefield
United q.:hurch, ithe norramete 'oa Hur-
on Presbytery, -wais elepted president
of the Landon 'Clantference Of the,
United Church of Canada at the op-
ening 'sitting of the 12th session at
Metropolitan, United Church, Landon,
on Tuesdae.
Mr. Bremner was elected to suc-
ceed Rea. W. A. Walden, of London,
and was .elected from a field of 11
nominees, beingelected en the third
ballot.
Mr. Bremner is a :Scot, 'having
came to •Catade. from Sootland at the
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ton, 'London, St. Thomas,Tandem,
Sarnia, ,Go.deriefle Palmerston, Kin-
cardine,- etatertiltalmatone and . Owen
Scrim&
P'allowitnig the sulreptavous !banquet,
Mr. Dalton was presented. wi•th, a
lorig •service :diploma from Diets -let
Direetor otf Postal 'Seevice, W. J. May
of „Landon, and in behalf of his fel-
Dow mail clerks he received a hand
some travelling bag (free), W. F.
Clancy, of Hamilton. • Almeng t h e
speakers, watt paid high tribute to
the of Mr. IDalton.were W. A.
Colthurtst and L. 0. Charinnan, of
Godericth; C. J. Hiallister, togionto; S.
N. Allen, K. C. Stewart and Inspec-
tor B. S. Mamie -field of London, and
C. F. Davis, tof !Strratf Ord. R. J.
Niemen,. retired. director of Postal
'Service,. Lond.on, and J. W. Stewart,
Post Office Inspectlar, were alelo pres-
erg, 'as well as J. H. Dalton of Park-
hill, son oa the :guest of honor. The
master of ceremonies for the evening
twee Hutgih afteDwing of London.
Born in Huron
Mr. Dalton has been in the service
far"42 •kears. He was born in Ad -A-
field Towrielap,..,Huron County, and
attended solio•al Godernieh. For a
sahloat time the Mr£1, a. school teacher
and then entered the Government
serelee. He has:. been a well known
•seeitilent of •Goiderich for 28 years and
naliaioesleehe had run out of Wing -
:haat and Naagerta Falls: as mail elefrk.
te married ilVries Elizabeth Donavan
of Setaforth, who pained away sfive
yeasts ere Beare retiring to live in
Gredetielh., Mr. Dalkon is 13lannhig on
Making a trip to Seattle Wash.,
*leen he OILY flor, . agent tat
traitibite.
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Seaforth Bowlers
Open Season
Seaforth bowlers Opened- the sea-
son on Wednesday when games con-
tinued during the afterneon and ev-
ening. First prize in the men's ev-
ents went to IM. A. Reid with 3, wine
plus 12; secend, Eugene Duncan, 2
wins plus 13; third, J. E. Willis, 2
•wins plus 12. Dawn in the draw
were tMesers. R. J. Sproat, C. Smith,
F. Johnstone, J. D•evereaux, H. Jt
fe•ry, J. Beattie, F. Silis, J. J. Calif,
Wm. Brine, Dr. R. 'R. Roes, H. Stow -
art, W. J. Duncan, J. Dealuerty and
lanall, H. Rose.
In the ladies.' section Mrs. D. H.
Wilson rwas firsit with' 3 wins' plus 20;
second, Mts. I. H. Weedmark, 3 wins
plus 13, and Mrs. James Devereaux,'
3 wins plus 7, third. Others in the
draw were 'Mrs. Gibson, aViliss Camp-
bell, Mrs, R. Smith, Mrs. IH. Stewart,
:Mrs: M. at, Reid, Mrs. Shanahan,
affise Galbraith, Mrs. 1VieRae, Mrs.
Westaatt, Miss Carlin, MSG Dorsey
and Mrs. Close.
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Paving on No. 4
To be Continued
Work on Highway No. 4 at Blyth
and between Goderich andBayfield
on the Blue Water Highway probab-
ly will begin about the third week of
June.
The Department of Highs :bas
called for tenders to !pave a 5.2 mile
:stretch north --from Blyth on No. 4
Highway; to place 5.3 miles of pre-
mix retread south from Bayfield; to
crush 6,000 toms of gravel for the
GoldericlaBayfiela stretch.
The department will also lengthen
seven bridges on the Blue Water
Highway. kra
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Local -Penny Bank
Deposits are Down
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Rain Helps
Following nearly four weeks'
• drought, the heavy downpetre, on
Monday night proved of immense
benefit to farmers in this district.
While the rain will mean thou-
sands of dollars to farmers, it
also held up work on the new
dam at the Lions Park, the Water
in the pool rising over:three feet
in a few kola's,
'Sesefoalth school ehildren's deposits
in the Penny • • Bank jhave draped
nearly $250 in the year •enditng April
30, Recording to a statement issued
by -the head etffice. The figures are:
Apra, 80, 1985,• $1,665.78,• and April
30, 1986, $1,388458.
burin Mara* and Alpril of this
aaaa. 27 per dent, ott the .Seatforth
public •shoal pipits were depositors
And 24 per eteutof the. Weal separate
sthoiet puipias. .
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BRUCEFIELD ASKS
TUCKERSMITH FOR
FIRE EQUIPMENT
No Appeals Against Assess-
me4t, Court of Revi-
. sion, Finds.
MUST CUT WEEDS
'HUGGARD CREDITORS
WILL MEET HERE ON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Pessibilityof. fire _apparatus at
Brucefield ;was •als:cuseed at the May
meeting' of Tockeremith ceurail on
Saturday, when' Ross Seen and H.
Dalrympleeintervliews.d the council an
.behalf of Citizens of the village, in
regard tte a•ssistince in the puirhase
of equipment. '
talemlbers were all present except
Councillor Bell. !Reeve Archibald
,presided.
:Council ,jalso inet as a court of re-
vision but there being no .appeals the
assessIm•ent roll was adopted -es being
the revised aseessment toll ef the
Te.weship lof Tuc.kerstmith for 1936.
The Reeve and Clerk were authoeized
to saga a lease with the Canadian
Bank of •Coanimerce securing a safety
deposit boxin tag.' said 'bank, also
!appointing the Reeve and Treasurer
as agents •of the municipality for en-
tra to same,
'Concerning .fire fighting apparatus
at Brucefiel•d, the council avas
.to :assist on being given assurance
of a like eontributi•on being made by
the coimea of Stanley, and that the
apparatus will he available in answer
to calls within a reasonable distance
from the village when passable.
Thee Celleebarewas given a. further'
extension of .time until the meeting.
on, June 27, to continue the collection
of tax arrears. •
The :property owners in•the miracle
paltity aa'e to be notified by public no-
tice in regard. to cutting weeds on
the roads pa tibe-murricipali.ty •adjoit-
ing their pirlo•perly for which payment
will be Made. to the one under in-
struction bf the Road Superintendent
and to his seta:faction.
The folio -wing accounts were paid:
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RedCedar
Shingles
THE BEST OF ALL ROOFS.
At prices
sure to please ybu.
N. MUFF St'SONS
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Deficit in the Estate Ap-
pears To'Be $150,237.12,
Custodian Says.
BROKERS REMANDED
,Creditors of the estate of J. J. Hag-
gard, missing Seaforth lawyer, *ill
held their •fiestseeeetingsint the Town
Hill, Seaforth, on Wednesday after -
nem, June 17, at 2
aty Trust Co. of Oanada, temporary
custodian of the estate, has announc-
ed. Edward T. Berry, representing
rhe custadian, has been named chair-
man.
- The apparent deficit in the estate
amounts to 150,237.12, according ait
the custodian. • This amount may be
higher when all claims halve been re-
ceived.
Meanwhile pollee continue tbelir in-
vestigation into Huggarcas bond and.
stock tratisactiems and are endeavor-
ing to trace all bonds and 'securities
te•perted-- as 'ailing stolen. • .
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Cash bail of $5,000 was renewed
for Gordon G. MatcLaren, Toronto
broker, following his appearance be-
fore Magistrate J. A. .Makins. at
Goderich on Thursday on • charges
arising out of alleged transactions
with' latiggaed. Negotiations are be-
ing conducted by defenee counsel with
a view .to :obtain* bail for Robert
Fletcher, MacLaren's brokerage firm
partner.
Additional. charges wee read to
the Termite men. Previously, they
had been :charged with forging the
•pperer of attorney of Alexander
•Canep•bell 'of 'Seaforth bo a $9,000 DO -
minion of Canada bond, and with ut-
tering the forged document. The new
charges are of the Same nature, but
the amount is $1,000. •
Hugh Jones, defence counsel, from
the'. Toronto legal firm of C. Frank
Moore, K.C.,asked for an adjourn-
ment, until ugust. Crown Attorney
D. E. Holmes objected to such a long
delay, but agreed to a stay of three
weeks, to lune 18,
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Car Stolen at
Bayfield Recovered
Young People's Union
Twelfth Annual conven
At Northside United
Delegates F r 0 m. Twenty
Huron Societies Profit
From Splendid Program.
ARE WELCOMED BY
REEVE J. H. SCOTT
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The 12bh..annual convention of the
Young Peoplers Union of the Unroll
Presbyterial was held on Saturday in
Northlide United Church with am at-
tendanee'vf nearly one hundred. Re-
presentative were present from God-
erich, Exeter., Chiselhurst, Greenway,
Egmondville, Winghaln, St: Helens,
Smith's Hill, WIirtechurch, Grand
Bend, Brocefield, ,Clinton, Ba.yfield;
Walton, GOPlie, Centralia, Dungan -
mon, Auburn, Luckgrow and Seaforth.
1Vliss Milrge, of Myth, presided dur-
ing the worship 'period and Miss Al-
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bertallichmorid gave an inspiring ad-
dress on bhe sufbjeot; "Ambassadors
For •Christ.'
The president, Miss. Evelyn Dane,
then took charge of the remainder of
the program. Intereating .:reports
were given by the various officers and
conveners.. The Huron Presbytery Y.
P. U. has the honor thiS year • of
atenslinge -first .in contributions, the
amount being $1,002, an -increase of
$112.„ Rev. C. W. DeWitt •:Casens, of
Wesley 'Willis Church, Clinton, gave
an earnest, forceful address on
'Chvistianl,ty or. 'Com muni sm ."
• laClen-Imuntilen,
the speaker said,
"is a force in the World .toeley that
we Will definitely have to reckon with,
There are so many problems facing
its we should take time to think. This
is a day when was must not be blind
guides. Is it not 'possible that we
at war conventions spend more time
in revolutionizing than in retvolution-
iiing?
"The denter to the church 'not
as mulch Oommenisrm as a sleeping
'church. A Ruesian.Cominuniet in an
address accused the Christians of be-
inglazy and self-indulgent. You, he
said, .repreeent the 'Christian world
and acre' the non-Christian. ,
A`Does Comenuntlem," Mr, Casens
said, "not believe in God or do they
net believe in the way the church is
representing God? Cane we .really
believe in God unite,ss We „an inter-
es:ted in building a new averld that
will pot Have the inconsistencies that
ale so evident?"
The commission group leaders, Rev.
G. Wylie, Rev. H. Wright, Hugh Ellis
and Rev. R. N. 8tewart, who had
charge of the subjects under delib-
eration at the conference., "Peace and
War," "YOuth and Marriage," "Per-
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A. cat belonging to Miss Gertrude
Rankin, Stratford; which was stolen
on. Sunday from •Bayfield, has been
recovered, Stratford •police have been
advised. The car is being held in
Toronto until at is claimed' by the
rightful owner. .
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Decoration Day
To be June 21
The Canadian Leg-
ion, N. 156, will
held their annual
Decca Services)
en Sunday, June 21.
Further announce-
ment will be made
later,
James Haas 'assessor, $90; R. Dal-
rymple, riay fist lab. 5, $395.40; D. F.
McGregor, voters' lista $75.0(); relief,.
$60,46; ether amounts, $44.65. The
council adaeuened fJi Meet on ,Satur-
defy, June 21, at 2 o'clock.
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Students Vote
The graduating it
:cl'es of: he
Collegiate 'voted on Wadtiesidaa '
for the winnerof the third annual
- S. C. T. Alumni Memorial Schol-
arship. Five stuaents are eligible
and final decision will he based
on the result of balloting by
students, staff and Alumni Ex-
ecutive.
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UNIOR OLD BOYS
HOLD FINE DANCE
Junior Branch of Huron Old
Boys of Toronto Plan
. Activities.
"About sixty people attended the
dance held in'.Madison Square Gar.
dens, Toronto, on the 28th of May .
•by the Junior Association of the Hur-
on 'Old Boys. . ••
The members of the committee for
summer activities are as follows:—
Brussels, Margaret Strachan • and. „
Sinclair Hemingway; alinton, Anne
Crittenden, Fred Ellibtt and Erneet
H. Hunter; Exeter, Janie,. Walker
and Kenneth $tanbuey; Goderich,
Mrs. Jack Van Horne and Clarence •
.Lannan; Londesatoro, Robert Leiper;
Seaforth, Anna Sutherland and. Chas.
Sherwood; Witn•gfitatm, Blanche Irwin •
and Mar? Coultes.4. •
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Huron, Delegates
Approve Earl Rowe
Selection of Earl Rowe, M.P., as
piettovi
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negiaenlerOaolnee;;:paTtivvael. leialides2,493, en9eAt ,....4,
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County, ,walich gave him slid eappoie. • .••::".
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at the convention. • .
Those attending fronl.. this section
were; James 'Morley, Exeter; Dr.
alebbe Taylor, Richard Parkes, Fred
Johnston, Seaforth; George Elliott
and Mrs. Elliott, Clinton; William
Fray:tee, Usayarnie; Frank ,i _Donnelly
and H. J. A. MacEwan, Goderich.
District Students Graduate
From University of W. 0.
Dorothy Thompson
The annual convocation of
tate University of Western
Ontario, held in the J. W.
Little Memorial Stadium,
London, on Wednesday, wee e•
attended by --a number from
Seaforth and district. Among
the graduates were. Miss
Dorothy Thelmpsori, of Kip -
pen; Miss Elizabeth I. Mc-
Lean, Seaforth, and John
Louis Pu•reell, Seaforth.
Other results announced
during the week include ilaisS
Eleanor Eleans, honor !gradu-
ate in Paysi.ology and- Bio-
ch•ernistra, University of To-.
rentor •Ross Hamilton, ' gra-
duate in Medicine, and Stew-
art Plant, first year in Medi- .
eine, University of Toronto.
ssea.
eirea:
Elizabeth McLean
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First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth
Spring Anniversary
• Sunday, June 7, 1936
AT 11 A.M. AND 7 P.M.
Guest Minister, Rev. 5. Moore Gordon, of Exeter. Mr. Gordon
has a 'splendid background of missionary service in China and when-
evet he has gone his messages have been so worthwhile, because:so
simple and sto sincere , And he will -have wonderful messages for the
Church in Seaforth.
• eiMorning-7-"Missions and Faith"
Evening:—"The Iioly Spirit Striving With Man"
• SPECIAL MUSIC
The Choir will render special music at each service,
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ANTHEM—"How Lovely AreTRG
Thy
yNIDNwellingss
Soloists—Mrs. J. A. Munn, Mr. Jas. T. Scott, Mr. 'Fred E. Willis
MALE CHORUS—"Stand Firm For God, Like Men•That Wait"
EVENING
MALE QaTARTET'FE—"My Heavenly Bente"
Mr. J. T.aeon. Mr. F. E. Willis, Mr. M. R. Rennie, Mr: D. ti. Reid
AN , - "Arm of the Lord, Awake"
Soloists—Mrs. W. A. Wright, Miss H. Murray.
Heartiest, *decline To AILServices.
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