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69TH ANNIVERSARY
Rev.. H. D. Cameron, Synod
Moderator, and Dr. S.
Banks "Nelson Preach. .
LECTURE MONDAY
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The sixty-ninth anniversary of First
Presbyterian ,.Church. Seaforth; was
celebrated on Sunday, large congre-
gations being present at both ser-
vices. In the morning Rev. H. D.
Cameron;'cif St.. Andrew's Church;
Strathroy, moderator. of the synod of
Hamilton and London, and one of the
outstanding men of the Presbyterian
church ,took for his subject, "The
.Bible, the Least -used Book.” ' He made
an appeal to those of this generation
to follow the traditions of their fore-
bears in regard to the study of the
Bible an'd .church attendance. •
In the evening Rev. S: Banks .Nel-
son, D.D., of Knox. Church, Hamilton,
preached a. forceful sermon from
Isaiah, "Come ye buy wine and milk
without money and without price."
He spoke of the gold standard money
values and financial fluctuations in
the world a throughout the- ages and
pointed out that we -must base our
comfort for time and eternity on
sometting besides money and mar-
kets. "God supplies the things need-
ful and thus world's resources cannot
add an element to it;or take an ele-
ment from it. It is not through the;
things that money buys that—We get
peace and. Happiness: The tenth is'
God's. You cannot make it 'anything
else; if you do you unmzake yourself.
It is a booking between ourselves and
God has His auditors. The soul needs
wine and milk, and it is found in the
Bible. We can't'live.by gold or .money
tricks," he said. Rev. T. A. Car=
michael of Northside Church; assisted.
Special music was rendered by the
choir, assisted by the male quartette.
On Monday evening the church was
well filled when Dr: Nelson delivered
his illustrated .lecture • on Russia. As-
sisting in the program was 'Cameron
Geddes, widely .known baritone.
Dr. Nelson, who recently spent
some time in-. Russia, told' in an in-
teresting manner of •the progress of
that country ' under the' present
regime. '.
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Golf Cup Winners'
Are Announced
Results of the cup competitions held.
thrc,ughou; . the summer at the Sea -
forth Golf and Country Club were an-
nounced this week by F. S. Savauge,
Captain of tihe Golf Committee.
The Cresswell cup for men was won
by F. S. Savauge, while the Savauge-
cup for ladies went to Miss Norma
Jeffery. J. E. Keating won the South-
gate .cup for men and women. The
Broadfoot cup.for ladies medal play
•was won by Mrs. T. S. Smith; and the
Broadfoot cup for men went "to F. S.
Savauge.
Huron Ok! Ekys o orcnto
e r or nnua eettn g;
Discuss Old Times in County
Hold Successful
Sale of Baking
The Catholic Women's League held
a very successful afternoon tea and
sale of -home 'baking, candy and mys-
tery boxes' in the I.O.O.F. rooms in
Saturday. The amount realized was
$45.00.
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Rush For Licenses
Radio owners in town who do
riothold licenses are worried fol-
lowing a visit of the District in-
spector, accompanied by ;a "Moun-
tie." The post office experienced
a record rush and sold out within
a few hours of the arrival of tite
inspector in town. Many citizens,
when the local 'supply of Licenses
gave out,,:..drove to nearby towns
tosecure theirs.
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DETERMINE OWNERS
OF REINAINING BONDS
Judge T. M. Costello Hears
Claims Of Huggard
Creditors.
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Very tittle remains for distribution
among creditors of John J. Haggard,
it was' learned at Goderich Monday
when Judge T. M. Costello, local ,mas-
ter, had completed his task of award-
ing to right owners those bonds, which
remained in Huggard's vault after he
fled ,the country. -
The securities dealt with are what
was left ostensibly because they were
under par or nearly worthless, after
Huggers% and . hiscompanions in
crime, Gordon MacLaren and Robert.
Fletcher, Toronto brokers, alI three
under penitentiary sentence, had com-
pleted their t'hieves' operations, of
customers' safety deposit boxes, dis-
eipate.d the bonds on the stock mar-
ket, and faced arrest.
Haggard rhiniself gave assistance. 131
restoring remaining securities to their
owners. His wife was awarded $1,000
of Republic of Peru bonds', 1,000
shares of Missouri Monarch, 100
shares of Rabb Montbray, $200 bonds
of. North Ontsirio Betiding, and a $50
bond- of Quebec Apartments, all par,
value. •
To John, Walsh was allocated $1,000
worth of Quebec Apartments, to Wal-
ter G. Willis $600 of Beauharnois, to
J. Mcintosh. $500 of Republic of Peru,
to the. Peter Daley estate $1,000 the
United States of Brazil, .and to the
A: A. Cuthill estate $2.000 of City of
Santiago bonds, and $1,500 of the
Town of Melville, Sask., bonds.
Proof of claim was made by pro-
duction of receipts, cheque stubs, etc.
showing ''purchase. The. Guaranty
'Trust Co.. of Canada, Windsor, is re-
ceiver.
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Seaforth Girls
Slightly Iniured
Miss Norma Habkirk and Miss Hel-
en Ament, botch of Seaforth, escaped
With slight bruises when a car driven
by Miss Habkirk collided with one
driven by George Sieman, at the Dub-
lin intersection on Saturday morning.
Mr. Sieman also suffered Minor • injur-
ies. Both cars were extensively dam-
aged.
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"Is your husband better, Mrs. Mee;
dews?"
"Yes,
"Yes, thank 'ee, vie it don't take him
long to vituperate."
Two Traffic Cases Take Over
Four Hours at . Police Court
Two traffic cases took up the whole
afternoon, at police court here on
Tuesday and it. was after six o'clock
when court adjourned. In one case,
eleven witnesses were called.
"Mere is no evidence of 'speed or
recklessness," said -Magistrate J. A.'
Makins in dismissing- a 'charge of
reckless driving against George Hart,
Atwood'.
'Evidence introduced at the court
showed Hart was driving in Brussels
early in the evening of October 24th,
when in passing a bon fire on the
side of the road, the smoke obscured
a little girl running across the street.
Running into Hart's truck she' was in-
jured, but is now recovering.
County Traffic Officer Norman Lev;,
ere who was called, bold the court of
his investigations and of conversa-
tions he had had with the defendant:
11. G. Meir, Seaforth, prosecuted, while
-Elmer • D. Bell defended Hart. ,
Nearly an hour was spent ae, the
court determined the position df two
cars which figured in a crash north
of Seaforth on October 8th. A car
driven by Claatles Heist, Brus'aels,
Crashed into a car coming onto the
road and driven by James McDougal.
Heist faced a charge of failing to
turn out to the right from the centre
of a highway, preferred by County
Traffic Officer Lever.
Constable Lever was on the stand
for more than .belt an hour. 1`. G.
Meir, prosecuting lawyer, • and Elmer
xl, Bell, for the, defence, sought to
locate the poBitione of the cars after
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W. A. Buchanan is Elected
President At 37th Annual
Meeting of Association.
EVERY SECTION
• IS REPRESENTED
The 37th annual meeting of the
_Huron Old Boys' Association of To-
ronto was held in the Central Y. M.
C. A. Building on College Street on
Thursday evening, the 12th, inst., with
the President, Mr. W. A. Campbell,
presiding. " The attendance, though
not as large as last year, was re-
presentative of every section of the
old county, and the officers reports
were very gratifying. The general
business of the Association 'being
concluded at.. 10' p.m., euchne and
.bridge were indulged in by the mem-
bers until 11.30 p.m., when refresh-
ments were served by' the Commit-
tee.
The following are the officers and
committees elected for the ensuing
year: Honorary presidents, Hon. J.
A. Gardiner, T. A. Russell, J. A. Mc-
Laren and A. C. McVicar; honorary
vice-presidents, Mrs. J. A. McLaren,
Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. R. Brooks,
Mrs. E. Fioodiy, Mrs. B. H..McCreath,
Mrs. John Moon, Mrs. Geo. E. Fergu-
son and Mrs. D. D. Wilson; life mem-
bers, Mrs. Wm. McCreath, Mrs. Jos.
Beck, Mrs. R. Holmes, Mrs. W. San-
derson,' Mrs. S. L. Scott, • Mrs. Zim-
mer, rigs. Janet McVittie and Rev. G.
W. Hanna; past • president, W. A.
Campbell; president, W. A.' Buchan -
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the crasrh. At one point the defense
and prosecution presented two draw-
ings of the scene of the accident.
"But they are very different," object-
ed His Worship. This was only the
beginning fpr • before the ease was
finished, seveli diagrams were spread
before the magistrate.
Evidence brought out showed Heist
toelaave been driving about 40 miles
per hour. Hiram Shannon, McKillop
farmer, living at the scene of the ac-
cident, heard the crash and ran to
the road: The Heist car was to the
east or left side of the road, he said.
Mrs. Hugh' Aleitander, a passenger
in the McDougal oar, who suffered! in-
juries in the crash, testified that the
car had stopped upon entering the
highway. Hugh Alexander, his sons,
William and Arthur, and Alex. Thom-
son, all at the accident within ,a few
minittds, gave evidence as to the posi-
tion of the cars.
I3aist's evidence was to the effect
that he was. travelling' from Brussels
to Seaforth and firstnoticed the Mc-
Dougal car when it was 35 ,or 40 feet
away and just beginning to come up-
on the highway. Alex. Logan, Brus-
sels, a passenger in the Heist car,
substantiated • Heist's evidence. 3,
Magistrate Makins found Heist
guilty. -
"You weren't particularly reckless.
You had to think too quickly when
you hadn't been paying attention,"
His worship commented, as he levied
a fine of $5 and costs of $8.40 on
Heist.
HYDRO C
Couple Honoured
In Tuckersmith
.A largely attended reception 'wast
held in Hannah's school in .Tucker -
smith on Friday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Boyes, who have
returned from their' honeymoon trip.
A pleasing feature of the occasion was
the presentation to the young couple
of a handsome walnut china' cabinet.
,Mrs. James McIntosh read the address
and W. Forest presented the gift. The
remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing. Refreshments were serv-
ed by •the ladies.
Bawling Memories
There's a ,hush• within the club house,
not a. bowler. is 'in sight,
The benches are deserted, what's be-
come ofall the light?__. _. _•,.....
Well, Marie_ bowling season's over, and.
we all feel sort of blue;
The evening's seem so different, you
miss me and I miss you.
Even the old elan tree looks lone
some, it has changed 'it's summer
dress,
It's bed a sleepless season and is
needing rest, I guess."' '
Yet it stood there watchin, , watching,
and it did some Iistening too;- --
And the thing I like about it is: It
won't tell on me or you.
Let's make 'a trip in 'sfancy to that
lovely bowling spot;
A tournament's in progress; the af-
ternoon is hot;
Some in shirt sleeves, some wear
.sweaters, some bareheaded, some
with hats;
Some are standing by the "kitty,"
others stand' there on, the niats.
LOWERED
Local Commission Receives
New gchedule Of
Seaforth. Rates.
SERVICE CHARGE' . OFF
New Hydro rates for local consum-
ers, recommended by the- Ontario Hy-
dro Electric System, and subject to
approva/ of the Seaforth Public Utili-
ties Oomnmission, were -received by
the P. U. C. this week.
The total reductions to the various
classes are approximately $1,500.00.
The domestic rate will be 3.1 cents
per k.w.h. for the first 60 k.w.h, per
month. The former rate was. 2.5 cents.
The second rate' for domestic consum-
ers will be .1.25 cents for all over 60
k.w.h., which is -the same as former-
ly. The slight increase in the first
rate is more than made up by the
elimination of all service charges
which for- a two -wire service was 33c
a month and double this for a three -
wire service.
The.minimum monthly bill remains
at 83 cents -and the prompt payment
discount continues at 10 per cent.
A householder with a 3 -wire service
whose bill averaged 300 k.w.h. per two
months period in 1936 is now paying
$6.47. every two months. Under the
new rates his bill will be $5,97.
Commercial Class,
In the commercial lighting class,
for • example, a retail store, the new
'mate will be 2.4 cents per k.w.h. for
the ,first 100 hours of the installed
papacity compared 'with- 2.5 cents
formerly. The second rate will be
.7 cents per k.w.h. compared with the,
former rate of .75 cents for • all over
100 k.w.h.
.The minimum monthly bill of 83
cents and the 10• per cent. prompt
payment discount continue. The ser-
vice charge per 100 -watts of installed
capacity ;of five cents also continues.
A decrease is seen also ,in power
rates , where the rate for the first 50
hours • use 'drops from 2:6 cents per
k.w.h. to 2.3 cents.' T4re sscond • fifty
hours use drops from 1.7' cents per
k.w.h. to 1.5 cents. •
Hear the shouting of the skipper, see
the look of blank dismay,
As a bowl comes rolling, rolling, but
it only comes half way.
The opposing skip just chuckles, as
he calls Out to his mate:
Draw another like the last one, you
sure are bowling great.
tre and down the green• they travel,
,up and down the score board reads,
And when they reach the last end,
each a single counter needs;
But the last bowl it comes. speeding,
see the bowels and kitty. fly;
A dead end shouts the umpire, that
hectic games a tie.
There's a perfect running surface on
our. Seaforth bowling park
And 'the Scribe would be unmindful
if the left out this rd'mark.
The man in charge is Robert. Joynt,
he does a first-class job,
If you don't bowl well, just blame
yer'sel, the fault is not with Bob.
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Hydro Users
Increased by 16
Pay On Average 2.17c Per
K.W.H. as Compared
To 6.09c in 1914.
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adhini n Cant a Q1d
Notables at Ottawa Banque
Governor-General
pal Speaker At
is Princi-
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Eldorado
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Mines, Ltd., Gathering in
Ottawa.
J. F. DALY, ELDORADO
DIRECTOR, ATTENDS
Mr. J. F. Daly returned Wednesday
from Ottawa where he was attending
a banquet at which the leading citi-
zen's of Canada were the guests of
Eldorado Mines, Ltd.' Mr. Daly is . a
director of the company.
The Ottawa Citizen, • on Tuesday,
said:
Seaforth's Hydro reserves and sur-
plus are totalled in the latest Ontario
Hydro report at $113,323 and are it-
emized as follows:
' Deserve for equity in Hydro Sys-
tem, $43,835; reserve for depreciation
on local plant, $20,582; other reserves
$1,106; debentures paid', $25,000; op-
erating surplus, $22,798.
Seaforth's liquid Hydro assets ex-
ceed liabilities and the municipality
is among the growing number that
are considered "out of debt."
Seaforth''s Hydro users; -increased
last year by 16 to 621; average horse-
power used. was 455.9; total revenue
was $24,249 as against $14,735 in
1914; lighting revenue was $15,826 ae
against $5,048 in 1914; kilowatt hours.
sold for lighting were 730,559 against
82,945 in 1914; and plant capital is
now valued at $58,601 as against $28,-
630 in 1914. •
The average cost to Seaforth light-
ing consumers last year was 2.17
cents per„ kilowatt as against 6.09
cents in 1914"and an average of over
5 cents in even larger United States
cities served by private power.
In the provincial Hydro field. the
audited accounts of the Provincial Hy-
dro Comanission this year' show that
the 1935 $3,000,000 Hydro deficit has
been transformed 'into a $3,000,000 pro-
fit during 1936. -
This has been made possible by
the revision of the, Quebec power con-
tracts,• which, as originally drawn,
would have committed the Ontario
Hydro Commission to the purchase of
706,000 horsepower of Quebec elec-
tricity at a cost of $882,000 during
October alone.
Under the revised terms of the Que-
bec contracts H"dro bought during Oc-
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We've a. lot of lady members, all, good,
bowlers • too,
And when we men get short of cash,
they always pull us 'through.
At our annual bowlers' meeting, just
a week ago to -night,
We put it in the minutes: The part-
' nership's all right.
J. B. T.
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Did,ou give your wife that little
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lecture . one eoo'nomy •you talked
about?"
"fest.”
"Any resli1t67"
"Yeo—i'v'e got to give up „ stnoking
cigafn.".
Yours is sure to be a
ioyous home if you
burn
,. and .H.
"In 'recognition of the part' played
by officials or the federal Department
of Mines and Resources, and the Na--
tional . Research Council in the de-
velopment of radium to the status of
a Canadian industry, His Excellency
the Governor General last night pre-
sented silver -plaques. to Dr. Char,.les
Camsell, deputy minister of minesand
resources, and to Major Gener•al.A. G.
L. McNaughton, president of the Na-
tional Research Council. The presen-
tations were made at a dinner at
which the officials of the government,
together. with ; the Prime Minister,
members of the cabinet, members of
the diplomatic corps. and notable Can-
adian •scientists• were guest of Eldo-
rado Mines, Ltd., the mine where the
Canadian radium was found at Great
Bear Lake, The plaques were made
of silver mined -at Eldorado and, car=
ried inscriptions which stated they
were given in recognition of the part
played by the two 'government de-
partments in the: development of Can-
ada's radium industry.
"Yesterday also narked the day on
which the company refinery at . Port.
Hope completed production of the
first ounce of Canadian radium. This
outstanding., accomplishment was car-
ried to completion in the presence of
the government •officials who journey-
ed to Port Hope by special C.N.R.
trainto witness the event. Follow-
ing the ceremony at Port Hope,, the
ehtire gathering came to Ottawa by
special train for the .dinnerlast night.
"The .Governor General was the
principle speaker at the dinner, which
was presided':over by Harry Snyder,
director of Eldorado and noted big
game hunter. •
Scientific and technical departments
of the Canadian government have no
superiors in any country, declared the
Governor General. The Great Bear
development arose out of geologica1
inbservations trade by officers, of the
Ines department and was made pos-
ible by research on metallurgical
prcblemys. The whole developin.ent
through the co-operation of industry
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CONE 'CLEANED
Anthracite
N. CLUFF.& SONS
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West Appreciates
Help from Seaforth
3,568 Gaines v.
3,568 persons ' registered- at the-
Seaforth
heSeaforth Golf and Country Club
during the past year. The ectal
number that played would be con-
siderably in excess of this, mem-
bers on many occasions omitting,
to register. The first person to
sign the book was Mrs. H. G.
Meir on May 7th, while the last
name to appear is that of F. S.
Savauge on October 28th. The
playing period was shorter in
1936 than En 1935 when the first
name appeared on April 18th and.
the cast on November 15th. De-
spite this, however, nearly 200
more players registered this year.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
FOLLOW EARLY SNOW
Andrew Kirk ' in Hospital
Following Smash
Near Exeter.
The •following letter' has been re-
ceived by Mr. Con Eckert from
Laporte, Sask., thanking him for his
contributions to 'the relief car sent
from Seaforth:
Laporte, Sask:, Nov. 5, 1936.
My Dear Mr. Eckert: These few
lines are a response to the note' found
in the pocket of an overcoat which
came among the many supplies from
Seaforth. While looking for the bill
of lading I perchance saw the en-
velope with the note in this coat. I.
therefore took the note and thus it
happens that not the receiver of the
ccat but the secretary of the commit-
tee inn,rge is writing to you.
I handed the coat to a family of
whom I know are in great need and
deserving of clothes. This man is
the father of ten. children and for
the last six years had very little or
no crop whatever. Living eight miles
from town and with our winters sev-
ere like last year when. the thermom-
eter came to 54 below- zero at times,
I'm sure he does appreciate a gift of
this kind.
This shipment indeed shows that
good will and loyal spirit of you dear
friends. I'm sure that all did not
come from an overflow of these things
but some also put themselves out a
great deal in order to contribute some-
thing to this worthy cause. At pres-
ent we cannot repay for these gifts
but must leave, it to the giver of all
things, to our Lord and God. Accept
our heartfelt thanks and sincere good
wishes for your success. Unseen and
yet your friend.
PH. MUELLER.
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This district received its first taste
of winter Sunday when a drizzly rain
changed to a driving snowfall, which
completely covered :the country side.
Highways were particularly hazer-.
dcus and ice.covered windshields add-
ed to the danger of motorists. At
least two accidents resulted from the
icy roads.
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Seriously Hurt Near Exeter
Alumni Enjoy
Hard Time Dance
Andrew Kirk, well known Tucker
smith farmer, is in Scott Memorial
Hospital here following an accident
near Exeter; when the car in 'which
helves a passenger turned over.: Mr.
Kirk has a leg and jaw broken, ser,
ieus internal • injuries and a fracter-
ed skull, d'octors.state. His wife, who
was a Passenger in 'the same car,
which was drive,n lay their son-in-law,
Is wittering from' a "fractured wrist.'
Smashes Mail Box
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Wilfred 'Murchison, R., R. 2, Nor-
wich, Ont., driving on No. 8 Highway
through Seaforth, Sunday morning
crashed into a Hydro pole in front of
Northside; United Church ani from
that to a mail box and standard which
was broken off'at the ground. Neither
.Murchison or the two passengers in
the car • were injured, although the
car was damaged.
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Despite a small attendance the
hard -time dance, sponsored by the
Seaforth
Collegiate Institute Alum9r
Association in the Od•dineilows' Hall on
Friday e'V'endng, was highly ,-doceess-
ful. r.
Prize's for the best costumes went
to Mona'$ills, Helen McLean, Robert
Archibtild and R. S. McKercher,
Local Hunter Home
—Empty Handed
Mr. John C. Crich returned on Sun-
day from an eight-day hunting trig
in the Huntsville-Bracebridge district.
Mr. Garnet Free, Kitchener, was also
one of the party.
Despite many signs of deer during
the week, Mr. Crich was unable to se-
cure one and was forced to come
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Presents En3
Report For"
J. J..CLUFF, PR:
All officers were re-elected at the
annual meeting of the iawil bowlers
held Thursday evening in the eoilnpll
chambers with 'a' large representa-
tion. .
In the reading of the financial re
port by the treasurer, W. 3.'Duncan,
it was revealed that .over
be raised each season to meekit, r ee
penses of the club. Quit ':a Iarge Vro-
portion is spent on beautification ,of
the grounds and making it a civic
beauty spot. Another slice of the .ex-
penses went for prizes. Tptal: