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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1936-11-06, Page 1i; ' • ! , 6 '•747' • • e, • i( eae e • air ,t• -eaelt..ree I ' — 0...;114t7.4417Eth• Tear' WhOleCalilmber 8096 _ - eentee t'a•- .• `ieniz, • -• • • , 1 AT COUNTY CONTESTS Annual Chare.pioqship Matches Are Conducted At Clinton. NORTH PUPILS EXCEL The Ninth annual County Cham- Pionship Public Sneaking and Sixth annual Spelling eLatch were conduct- ed in the auditorium of the Clinton Collegiate Institute, on Saturday af- ternoen, October 31st. 'A Recitation Contest was also conducted in which the contestants were pupils ot, second class and under in public school. There were six contestants in the Public Speaking, seven in the Reci- tation Contest and twelve pupils com- peted in the Spelling Match. The three competitions were conducted under the direction of the Huron' County Branch of the Ontario Departinent. of Agriculture. Cash prizes of $4, $3, $2 and $1 were awarded to the four high pupils in the Spelling Match'and Recitation Contest. • The remaining contestants received a consolation prize of 50c each. cash pales of $5, $4, $3, $2 and $1 were awarded the five high pupils in the Public Speaking Con- test and' a cash prize of 50c to the remaining pontestante. Caen dona- tions toarards these prizes were re- ceived rf•rom Mr. C. A. ,Robertson, M.L.A., for North Huron; •'Mr. James Ballantyne, MeL.A. for South Huron; Mr. R. J. Deaclianan, M.P. for North' Huron, and Mr. W. H. Golding, M.P. for. South Huron.. Mr., Stanley. Mo - Nall representing bhp Carlo*. School Fair, -was the winner of the Public Speaking Contest. It' is expected that he will compete in the Guelph District /Win .Speakieg Contest • welch will be held! at Arthur on No vember 5th. At thhecontast the win- ning pupils from reight Western On- tario Counties will, compete for the - (Continuedon Page 5) •, Team Runs Away, Etaekis Broken ina the Sutherland car. • None of the rticipants in the crabh were injur- .1. .; .' ••'• Establishes New Recorcls As Over 3,000 Crowd Rink • • • *1 •* 'Thanks e 1 • Wonderful Response 0 f 'Cut Hole TJi' Bnek People Of District At- and Cement 'WWI Into tests •To• Value of Lions • BellEgineWault. The Lions Club wishes to thank everyone for' their loyal support of our annual Hallowe'en Frdlic. • Your support expresses youir in- terest in our Work Nhith the crip- pled children; and is an incentive for us to go forward to greater things. On behalf of the Club 1 wish especially to thank all non- members who gave so generously of Money, merchandise, candy, etc. Also those who gave of their time. on Frolic Night and, during the days of preparation. ' '• M. A. REID, • • Frolic Chairman. • • • •• •• CARSBADLYSMASHED IN TWO ACCIDENTS Two Cars Crash At Same .1 Place, A Third' is in the Ditch. Three cars were badly smashed in a series of accidents 2% •miles east pf•bere ,on No. 8 Highways early Monday eiening. • Robert Carrick, of. Clinton, driving west, lost control of his car and ran into the &tale the car finally turning over on RS side: A wrecker was call- ed and finding it could not move the, car, was returning to town for more help when a car driven by •Mins Jean' Sutherland, of St. Maryin attempting to pass it, crashed into William Mc - Ewan, cem,meecial traveller, 70 Cale- donis ,"..Stratford. MeEwan and Oeleiteke,v4e, lone in their cars, while George Thiiinpson and •eat Craigie, St. Marys, were passengers • • eel • Chief Qcinstaale Snell, Sea.- • When a testi'. he was hitching in the barn yard on Saturday morning, • John H. Storey, McKillop farmer, suf- fered serious injuries.. Rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital here it was. found a vertebrae of his back and also two ribs, were 'broken. He was placed in a plaster cast and is resting as well as could be exnect- ed, according to Dr. E. A. McMaster, the attending phytician, • • 0 0 • • Wins. Scholarship G. A. Ballantyne, Principal of the Seaforth oollegiate Institute, announced this week that word had been received that the third. Carter Scholarship had been awarded to Miss Dorothy Gold- ing, Seaforth Collegiate Insta tute graduate, now attending Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Miss Gdiding, who is a daughter of Mr. W. H. Golding, M.P., and Mrs. , Golding, has already this year been awarded the S. C. I. Alumni Memorial! Scholarship and a tun • tion scholarship at Western. :e • • • • • 0„ • • • • Perth, investigated. • Speaks on Mission Work inT Japajn Miss Anderson, Miesionary, to the Koreans in Japan, spoke at the thank - offering meeting of the W. M. S. of First Presbyterian Cbureh on Tues- day , afternoon, November 3rd. Miss Anderson, in a very sharpie, • Widen standing..way. told of the missionary work amongst the Koreans an Japan, who• number about 500,000. She told of bhe different phases of the work and the different channelsof appeal througih which the missionaries strive to reach- the people. In nine years seventy-two church groups have been established, ranging in numbers from twenty-five to three hundred. Class- es commence early in the morning andeontinue in the afternoon; homes are visited and all invited 'to evening evangelistic meetings: Day in and day out these -missionaries, the Bible 'women, .and converts, are working. 1 untiringly to Sweatt the" Goenel. She stedierad the inborn 'diturtesi of the Kit -feats, the self-denial and Wonder - Club Work. CAR- IS WON BY ST. COLUMBAN LADY • • The record crowd of well over 3,000 People who filled the Palace Rink to ,capacity on Friday evening, attested in no uncertain terms to the work being done by the ' Seaforth Lions Club. The manual Lions Hallowe'en Frolic, at .which funds are raised, to carry on the many 'Activities of the club, this year established records. While the old folk enjoyed every minute of the evenirig, it was really .a'night for the kids and from the moment .the parade, led by the Sea- -forth Highlanders Band, started for the rink, until the big draw had been made, they were in, full charge. The net proceeds for the evening emount- ed to about $1,800. • The 'children's, program of contests and Sports attracted a- lot of atten- tion and the huge crowd roared as the kids, on a raised platform, at- tempted to eat biscuits and whistle, drive nails, and so on thtough the -list of Hallowe'en stunts.. The judges in the children's sports were R. E. Jack- son, H. 0. Mein Rev. T. P. Hussey, Canon E. Appleyard , and Dr.' F. J. Burrows. Those awarded the prizes in the 'events for boys and girls un- der 12 years were: Girls, character coetume,.Doris Fisher, Joyce Willough- by; gypsy girl, Lillian Southgate, Mary Duncan;. girls' 'comic costume, initiated ' Swan, , Kathleen Hol•rees; Betty Matthews; girls' nail- driving contest, . Dorothy Howes, Evelyn Swan, Wilda Ross; Visa Highland dancing, Margaret Pethick,' Joan McMaster, Yvonne Moore, • Lois Wright;"Leabel McKellar, Kathleen Hohnlea; boys? charaeter costume, Dated Muir, Clarence Westcotte Fran- cis O'Reilly; boys' , comis costume, John Robert McKenzie, Donald •Mc- Keinzie, George Hildebrandt; boys' boxing •exhibition., .Henry Alfisbor- enah, _Gordon Messenger, Pearson Pearson Chesney, D. McLean; 'boys' biscuit eating contest, Jim Southgate, . John Henderson, Kenneth Barry; hogs'. Character costume, special prize, Jack' Case; girl's' character costume, special prize, Donald Muir. Throughout the evening boOthe did 'a rushing business, the Lions' at the various games being hard pressed at, times to handle the crowds. The draw for the car and 'other major prizes took place at nearly mid- night. The first ticken draWn, No. 8765, had on it the name of Mrs. D. J. O'Connor, St. Colurnban, wh'o pur- chases a new car for 81.00. Other prizes were won as foltows: Ticket No. 8690, Walnut book case, Mrs.. C. Lee, Exeter; Ticket No. 7999, Walnut book case, R. H. Fleishaur, Kitchen- er; Ticket No. 3998, hand -carved wal- nut chest, Lloyd Michael, Henfryn ; Ticket No. 4002, hand -carved walnut chest, Albert. Deitchist, Zurich; Tick- et No. 4818, Kenwood blankets, Geo. (Continued on Pageni) Russia, the Home of.the Famous Five Year Plan Be A. R. Turnbull An interesting account of thedra- matic experiment, no' going on in Russia is contained in a letter recent- ly received by Mrs. G. , T. Turnbull front. her son, of London, England. - As promised in mgy letter to.'yoti of July 20th, I am writing you on my visit to Ruasia. Resole le 06 longer known by that nacre ae it is now the Soviet Union, and le known as tete U. S. S. R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republica The ,Union Includes. Riese era in Asia (Siberia) and in total ex- tent covers eight rafillion square miles Or one-sixth of the earth's surface, with a population of 170 millions. The Union Was formed 4n Decentber, andonsisted originally of--onlyx four iubIks.-• In the -years following, theWPirer, more RepUblits er Provinces • jOhieit in 'Until new there are eleven • in all. Etter* Linker afetrablic bee its own. 'edastitution dritern eonniani*. With' he COnstitirtion of the In the neve conetinition which is to be sulbsnitted to the peo- ple in •14oVemfier,, each union is to send deputies to make up the Celine • oil of the Nationalities which, togeth- e • -•er With the 'Celled' of the tante, elected by the peepla," 111 make up the Supreme 'Osnmeil. The Preeldent of this Council is the head of the na- tion Mid at the present ..time dee position is held 'be ,Stalirt.• ,Moseovr is the, capital eity of tire tald the seat of gWvOritniient le tee the • Krendin in that My, • • My first gliMPSe Of the ccattitryl Was Oh the Morning, itt $th, • left StenklitilidetiartiOhltirg*itifig, • F13 Agkik.ikrigill V.* a -41 On leaving the .Baltic Sea, we passed into the Gulf of Finland and thence into the Neva River which took us to the quay for Leningrad, formerly • A. R. Turnbull Petrograd, aneit prior to the war, St. Petersburg. On our way up the river we tn.:veiled very slowly as the chan- nel for large ships, die. not seem any too wide. Among some of the crafts we passed were • several destroyers and Subniarines helon.g,inge to the Soviet Nay. As We approached the quay we found that the piers' were made of weed and that alongside the landieg stage were freightere being loaded with pulpwood 111 fetrofoot lengtha ,i••(COntinted on Page 6) • • Court of Revision Grants twOAppeals Members of the town council sat as a court of revision on the assessment roll- on Monday evening. Two changes were made, as fol- lows; That W. B. Anderson be add- ed as owner for Pt. Farm Lot 10, S. 'Main St., No. 1081, and Blk. A.. Gouin- lock Sy., No. 852; that assessment of Mrs. R Habkirk on Lots 67 and 68, 0ouinlock Sy., be reduced to $1,050 The court will meet on Decemlber ard to consider appeals on corpora- tion school assessments. • Many attendYoung Liberal Debate There was a large attendance at the November meeting of the Thomes McMillan Young Liberal Club , on. Wednesday evening. The president of the club, Stanley Dorrance, pre- sided. Following the business of the xneet- hig an interesting debate, "Resolved that Canada, - should enlarge her navy,", was held with Celle Fingland and J. McCallum taking the negatiee, while R, R. McKay- and A.. Y. MeLean • upheld the affirmative. The jtalgeti, Dr. R. R. Ross and J. H. Scott, gave their decision in favor of the' nega- tive side. ful zeal of the Christian ',converts. Miss Anderson, delighted everyone with heroinging of a firelliar hymn in the Korean: language. Tare Mission Band children, listened attentively while Mies Anderson told them scene - thing of the ehildiren of Japan • and showed theft Piettires of children of different nationalities living in. Japan, A Sahel* Mee A. 'Mellen Was very reach Objeaett. Theaelleethet aattottnt- ed ttrealateething °Vet' $80, • POLICE INVSTIGATE For the first time 41, a number of years thieves were actia e in Seaforte. Two places were;eMed, in each a sum of money and s were stolen. When workmen, entked the mould- ing shop of The Belk rine & Threste er Co. on Friday MO te, they found a large hole had been: made iiito the vault whicth adjoins the S110P- Police were imMedietely nOtified and Chief Censtaale!eal. Snell and Provincial Coestables*Coy and Fer- guson investigated. lae,was foued the thieves made entrannet to the office by forcing a rear doon Vaeious un- successful attempts WOO made ab en- ter the vault from the office side. Desk draws in the offine were broken open. After all their hard work the thieves only were aisle to take a small amount of caskaatat was in the vault. The same triorngalhieves forced their way into.he•ofiliee of Dr. W. C. Sproat in thele–uln.hlock,, and stele a small amount of cashain addition an amount of drugs. Pollan! are Jeveste gating. Margaret Crich and Stan Dorrance WiVrourn- amenti The opening tourna ent of the SeaforthBadmiuten ib held Tees - day evening, washi successful. Nearly forty took part4in the games, including a number Weisitors from Clinton. • Margaret Cricheand an POrranne woe out in the totriareraentedefeadare• 'Elfeabeth.. McLean and George Hays in the finals; Following the games a delicious lunch etas served. The games were as follows:—• • First Round ' • Ian McTavish and Mary Hays elim- inated Fred Hove a and Helen Mc- Lean, 30-24. George Hays and Elizabeth McLean. eliminated Bob Biggart and Grace Scott, 31-29. Ted Southgate and Sally Wood eliminated Bill Muton and Pat South- gate, 30-11. John McKenzie and Nora Stewart eliminated John Crich. and Peg Grieve, 28-25. Lloyd Hoggarth and • Janet Cluff eliminated Stan. Dorrance and Rena Fennell, 15-10. Nelson Cardno andMs. R. Sproat eliminated C. Carmichael and Eliza- beth McLean, 15-7. I. H. Weedmark and Dorothy Dar- ling eliminated Bill Mutch and Mrs. Bolsby, 15-12. J. C. Crich and Miss M. McGregor, a bye. • Stan Dorrance and Margaret Crich eliminated C. Carmichael and Mfrs. - Mein 15-11. • Second Round George Hays and Miss E. McLean eliminated Ian McTavish and Miss Mary Hays', 30-22. Ted Southgate and Miss S. I. Wood eliminated John McKenzie end Miss N. Stewart, 28-24. Lloyd Hoggarth and 'Miss J. Cluff eliminated Nelson Cardno and 'Mrs. Sproat, 30-12. Stan Dorrance and Miss M. ,Crich eliminated I. H. Weedmark and Mies D. Darling, 25-17. Semi -Finals George Hays and Miss E. McLean 'eliminated Ted Southgate and Miss -S. I. Wood, 5-4. Stan, Dorrance and Miss M. each eliminated L: Hoggarth and Miss J. Muff, 5-10. Finals Stan Dorrance and Miss M. Crich eliminated George Hays and Miss E. McLean, 26-21. LBERTA • COAL Economical to use at this time of year. Cheaper than wood NI CLOT? &SONS sramattat Arp.Sintented Trial of Toronto Brokers, Arrested After Investiga- tion -Into $eaforth Law- yer's Affairs, Concludes. Abruptly At Goderich. HUGGARD GIVES • HIS EVIDENCE Dramatically . changing his first plea of not. &illy to one of:vilty late this mornifig as the Crown continued, to pile up evidence against him Gordon McLaren:, Toronto broker, was this afternoon' (Thursday) entenced by Justice Jeffery to five years in King- ston penitentiary. His former part- ner, Robert S. Fletcher, received a like term. • Only e, very small number of .the more than 30 crown witnesses ' had teat called when A. Bond, K.C., Mc- Laren's counsel, announced the change of plea. Each in turn stood in the prienner's box for ,nearly an hour as the Clerk of tae Court read' the indictments against them: ' McLaren, before sentence was pass- ed, told the .court that •his pentner Fletcher had not known the signature of Alexander Campbell to be a for- gery when be witnessed , it. True bills were returned late Tues- day afternoon by the grand jury. of 'Huron. assize court, now in, session at :Goderich, in all of the 32 theft and the forgery charges which face Gor- don a INtacLaren and Robert S. Fletcher,' Toronto brokers. Their trigs are proceeding. • Supporting the motion tor a change of venue Mr:- Bond for MacLaren, and F. R. • Darroar, for Fletcher, argued that a jury could not be chosen from. the panel for 40 present to give ac - weed, a fair trial. • "People of Huron were never so shocked in their lives • as they'awere by,,Huggard's confession». Now- that he bee been sentenced, to three years • ' (Continued from Page 4) t ANON APPLEYARD IS HONOURED AT WINDSOR In its report, of the annual inspec- tion of the Essex Scottish Regiment, held recently in Windsor, the Wind- sor Star says: "A pleasing feature just beforethe finale was the presentation to Major the Rev. Canon 'Edward Appleyard: M.C., now of Seaforth,- of a Canadian officer's general efficiency medal. Three cheers and a tiger were given as Brigadier Stewart pinned it on his breast. Canon Appleyard, was at one time .Recta of . the Church of the Ascension it Windsor." • Huron Old Boys To Meet in Toronto The 37th annual meeting of the Huron Old BOya. Association of To- ronto will be held in, the Central Y. M. C. A., 40 College Street, Toronto, on Thursday, November 12th, at 8.15 p.m. Election of officers will •take place and the _entertainment will include euchre and bridge. All Huronites in Toronto will be made welcome. Honour Miss Jean Smith, Bride-to-be A very pleasant time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rin- -tomeHuron Road West, on Thursday evening, when over fifty friends of Miss Jean Smith, popular bride -elect, gathered to do her honor. The party was arranged by Mrs. W. J. Rintoul, Mrs. J. Hillebrecht, Miss Helen Mc- Kercher and Miss Jean Scott. A feature 'of the evening was a mock wedding. The bridal party took their places under the wedding bell in -the living room which was decor- ated in pink and white. Mr. Cameron RintOul acted the part of the blush- ing bride, with Mrs. Ross Murdie as groom. Misses Noreen and Marian Little were the: attendants, while Miss 'Bella Watson was bhe clergy- man. Mrs. R. N. Dorrance sang a lovely s•olcia accompanied by Mrs Hel- en McMillan. Dancing was enjoyed until lunch, after which Moses, with his wife, Caroline (Miss Helen Mc- Kercher and Miss Jean Scott) arriv- ed from an extended trip with their baggage bursting with lovely gifts for the bride-to:be. Miss Smith, though taken by -sur- prise, fittingly expressed her pleasure et this token of her friends/ regard, 'after which (lancing was again indulg- ed in. Others who have entertained dur- ing the pest week for Miss Smith are Misses Abbie .and Wilma Seip, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Striae Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reynolds, Mies Irene Patter - 4011, and a presentation by the Re- beltith Ledge. •• • •„ , • k 04, 'i'),00<(,,t,i1N4, •IN ange to 5 ears. 50, YEARS M.A.RItIED Mr. and Mrs. William Berry, of Brucefield, who on Tuesday celebrated their golden wedding annieersary. They were recipients • of congratulations froni a wide circle of friends. BOWLERS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL YEAR Arrange For Annual Meet- ing To Be Held Thurs- day, November 12. At a well -attended meeting of the executive of the Bowling Clubeone Wednesday evening the date for the annual meeting was set for Thursday, November 12th, in the council cham- ber. The election of officers will take place, followed by enchre. All mem- bers and husbands if the lady bowl- ers are cordially invited to attend: Acconding • e�-. the report •of the tieasurer, Mr. W. J. Duncan, the Club bas enjoyed a successful season and finished on the right side of the led- ger. • Considerable time and money have been expended this year to put the greens in their preseut form and it is the boast of the Seaforth•mem- ters that no ffner greens can be found in Western Ontario. This has also been confirmed by the many vis- itors from near and far. Mr. R.. J. Sproat, chairman of the grounds committee, pointed out that (Continued on Page 4) • • No Defendants When defendants in five traffic cas- es failed to appear in police court bore Tuesday, Magistrate J. A. Mak- ins had no alternative but _to adjourn court for two weeke, Mr, and Mrs. Celebrate Golden W, ding AnniVersaryi HOLD RECEPTIQ Well known residents of the Brece- field district for many years,,Mr. eve, Mrs. William Berry on Tuesday cease brated the fiftieth anniversary -<of their wedding. They were married on November 3, 1886, by Rev. J. H. Simpson. • Throughout the afternoon and ev- • ening many friends called to offer congratulations. The dining room was t decorated in gold and white sareann ars and the table was graced with a wedding cake wfaieh as decorated in gold and white Beautiful golden ! • mums were • among' tlire pretty flow- ers which decorated •the room. Num- • erous other gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs. Berry. Miss Maxgeret Ross, Seaforth; Miss Jean Pothering- .4 ham, Of Tu,ckersinith: and Miss Mary Swan, of Brucefield served afternoon tea to the friends and neighbors who celled to offer them best, wishes. Mrs. Jas. O'Brien wed Mrs. Wm. Charters pouredetea. --The door was attended by Mrs. Wm: Ross and Mrs. L. Forrest in the afternoon and Mrs. Wellington Elliott and Jean Murdock in the evening. In all 120 guests call- ed. They received telegrams of con- gratulations from Winnipeg and Sas- katoon. ere Mr. and Mrs. Berry were married. on Novesniber 3, 1886, by Rev. J. H. Simpson at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ross, London Rd. The bridesmaid was her sister, now Mrs. McEwan, of Winnipeg, and the geoorns,man, Mr. Janees Swan, of Brucefield. They each were of a family of ten, Mr. Berry being the only one left on his side, four living in the Ross family, •Mrs. Berry, Mrs. McEwan of Winnipeg, Dr. Hugh H. • Ross and Mr. Alex. Rose of Seaforth. They have a family of three sons and one daughter deceased, Messrs. Bruce and Hugh F. Berry, of Brucefield, and Wilson, of Saskatoon. • Mr. ,and Mrs. Berryfiened Iieneal three yerfee then for three Years on • the McCartney farm and, later on the Woodley farm for twenty years, and have been in Brucefield about twenty- four years. Mr. Berry was greatly interested in horses and has been a ' 's'ell-known person in Tucaersmith for many years. They are members of the United Church, Brucefield. • Egmondville Club Holds Euchre, Mr. E. J. Dinnen won first prize 'at• the first ef a series of stag euchres planned be 'the Egniondville Hockey Club, which was held Wednesday ev- ening. Second prize went to Andrew Hous- ton; Bert Beck took the lone hands, while Art Nicholson won the consola- tion. • Remembance •Day, • Inevitably, in the inexorable march o1! time, Remembrance Day is upon us—a day of reconnecration. November llth is a day of na- tional sorrow. The 'spirit which in the first few years after the, war celebrated this anniversary with wild hilarity ifrehappily gone. It has beea replaced with a spirit of reverence, ofie which insists upon. due homage being paid to our dead. 'Throughout Canada Remem- brance Day will be the occasion for brief but earnest ceremonies with the depositing af wreaths 011 Ceno- taphs and War Memorials. The service is dedicated in memory of the men who gave their lives for Can- ada, •as a mark of profound respect for those dearest to them, and. as a reminder to all of the sacrifibes, made by those young Canadians on their behalf, not only during the Great War, but in the restless years • of the Peace. In Seaforth the service will be underthe aus- pices of the Canadian Legion and will be conducted as usual' at the • Soldiers' Memorial in Victoria Park on the morning of Wednesday, lith November. The parade, preceded by the Boy Scouts,. the Sea - forth Highlanders Band, and including the Town Council, wreath bearers, and the eterans, will leave the Town Hall at 10.15 a.m. to Victoria Park. The usual, service' will be carried out, iiieleding the solemn two minutes' silence at eleven o'cloCk in sadrede memory of the fallen heroes of the Great War. • • ORDER OF SERVICE 10.30 a.m., Victoria Park Invocation—Re, T. A. Carmichael. Hymn--7"God Be With You Till We Meet Again" Address—Rev. H. C. Feast. Last Post. Reading of Names of Fallen, ---Chas. Holmes, presi- dent of Legion. • Two Minutes' Silence. Reveille. Placing of Wreaths. "God Save the King" "e Benediction—Capt. Rev4,.T. P. Husky. on event Of unfavorable weatherporitlakWEII be held En oarcinott,ffiquc, ftt, • 446 ' "ir."tiftV(.:.r.PC• e, I -• 0