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The Huron Expositor, 1939-08-04, Page 1$1 C!; • r♦ • 1• 4,( • ,n Eightieth Year Whole Number 8738 SEAFORTH SELLS SCHOOL DEBENTURES AT 2.39 PREMIUM Joint Tender of Toronto and Montreal Firms. is Accepted: CHEQUE . RECEIVED Debentures issued by the Town of •Seaforth under authority of Bylaws 40r2 „and 403 of 1938, were sold this ,•week by tender, the successful b]'d be- ing a joint tender by W. C. Pitfield & Co., of Montreal, and .Messes. Harris, Ramsey & Co., of Toronto. The price awes $202.39, plus accrued interest. The total issue covered by the two ,bylaws is $35,000, and ;the debentures nay 31 per cent- Nine tenders were 'recei ved% 'rhe funds Tailed through the sale of the ,debentures will retire bank loans resulting from. the Collegiate ad ention and public school alterations which were completed last year. The premium received on the debentures covers the bank carrying changes, ac- cording to Treasurer D. H, Wilson. Tthe fact that bhe debentures met with sixth a ready sale anti command- ed parch a prelmium, is an indication of the healthy state of Seaforth'e fin- ancial standing, commented Mr. Wil- • On Wednesday the Treasurer re- • .eetiv+ed the successful firm's cheque 4ki',or the entireamount and was advis- ed that the fi,rni had already dispos- ed. of tete debentures. Seaforth Girls Win From. Lucan In a scheduled softball game of the Middlesex -Huron League, the Sea - forth girls defeated Lucan by a • .score of 25-20. There were only a few fans to witness the girls' play one of their best games of the season. This game pats the local girls on an even standing by winning two games and losing two. The next game will be in Lateen thissweek- P.U.C. Confines Interruptions to One Hour Only Extensive alterations being made to Hydro distribution lines in Sea - forth will necessitate a number of interruptions in service. In an effort to minimize tire inconvenience caused householders, the Commission has di- rected that all interruptions, will be. between the hours of 1.30 tem. and 2.30 p.m. only, on any day in which interruptions are necessary,' accord - tag to Chairman E- L- Box. This does not mean there will be enterrnptione every day during this hour, but when interruptions are nec- essary they will be confined to this period. Should 'the interruption be for a longer period than, one hour, the usual notices will be posted on Maier. Street. This arrangement has been arrived at in order that house- Lold•ers dependant upon Hydro for Cooking, may co-operate by arranging 4o do their baking at some other per- iod of the day until further notice. In this Way, should there be an in- terruption, there will be no spoiled baking as has been the case in the past- •Srhould a proposed interruption af- fect a power or commercial consumer, individual arrangements will be made with the csnsumer affected, so that the least possible inconvenience may Abe caused. Seaforth Ladies Lead Mitchell Lady members of the Mitchell Golf Club were guests of the local club on Thureday when an interesting enter- elub tournament was held„ Seaforth ladies were successful in gtalf, while flret prize went to Mrs. Many /Picnics, !Reunions Meld As Ciltizens Take Advantage of Weather L • • • ' • • • Neil Shaw Auxiliary, Sea - forth L.O.B.A., and Turn- er's Church Sunday School Among Gather- ings Held. Rain. Torrentialrainfalls or!{ Satur- day and Sunday changed ithe com- plexion of the Seaforth'district and proved a boon to farmers. While in some cases it delayed harvesting, the resulting benefit to root and corn crops tar over- shadowed any delay: Pastures, whieh were badly dried Out, are now green and growing rapidly. O 0 0 • • . • SIR CHAS. GORDON, BANKER, 18 DEAD Lady Gordon Was Former-. ly Miss Brooks of Seaforth. The death in Montreal' on Sunday of Sir Charles 13. Gordon, prominent banker and financier, recalls that his wife, Lady Gordon, is the former Edith Annie Brooke, who spent the early years of her life in Seaforth and received her schooling here. The family resided on John Street in the house now occupied by Mr. E. C. 'Case and Lady Gordon's father, Mr. George Brooks, was a traveller for the Ogilvie Flour Mills. Shortly before the turn of the century Mr. and Mrs. Brooks and their family moved: to Montreal. " A number of years later they retired to HensaIl. Lady Gordon is related to members of the Campbell family. She is a cousin of Mrs. McKinley, Clinton, and Mrs. McKinley, Goshen Line; Mrs. Campbell, Walton, -'and Mrs- J. B. Russell, Seaforth.. Sir Charles. Blair Gordon, president •ot. the Bank of Montreal, died in hospital at Montreal on Sunday, July 30th. He was 71 years old. Sir Charles, leader in Canadian finance for many years, entered Roy- al Victoria Hospital at Montreal only Saturday. Through bis association with. the J3ank of Montreal and textile and giass manufacturing enterprises, he was one of the greatest single fac- tors in Canadian business and finance. He is survived by his widow and three sons, G. Blair, '(aloward and Jelin, of Montreal. Sir Charles occupied• a dominant positiort during the Great War as member of the Canadian •munitions board and as a representative of the British ministry of munitions at Ot- tawa and Washington. Contracts in- volving many millions of dollars came to him for ratification. His war work brought him a Knight Commandership in the Order of the British Empire when it wee formed in 1917 for these who earned distinction in Ouch work. In 1918 he became a knight in the same order. • Hold Tuesday Tournament At the regular Tuesday evening tournament there were five greens in play with the following as winners: J. A. Westeett, H. E. Smith and E. 1-1. Close. G. Moir, Seaforth, with a 51, and sec- ond to Miss Eizerman, Mitebiell, 52. Mrs. E. C. Boswell won first at bridge and Mrs. Shaw second. Fallowing the ga.mes nearly sixty enjoyed din- ner at the club house. Win Two -Ball Foursome John Camino and Mrs. H. G_ Meir wen the two -ball foursome on, "Wed- resday afternoon with a 5Z, when some thirty members took part. Din- ner was served following the games. Mrs. R. °Hartry and Mrs. Meir will have charge of golf on ladies' day next Thursday, when a jingle compe- tition will feature the day_ Miss Olive Laidlaw and Mrs. F..J. Bechely will be in charge of bridge. Clinton.- -and Brussels are Guests of Seaforth Tennis Seaforth tennis players were hosts Friday evening to players from Brus- sele arid Clinton. An interesting series of games were played with the visitors winning' 8-6. Following the games) lunch was: serv- ed in the club house. Men's Doubles G. Willis and H. Parker, Brussels, 'defeated John McKenzie and H. Steinberg, 6-3; H. McTavish and Don McGregor defeated) C. Rozell and C. llicilmes, Cl]nton., 6-1; Geo. Hays and C. Free defeated L. Walker and D. Parker, 7,3'russels, 6-2; L. ,McKenzie .and R. Fuetrbringer, Clinton, defeat- ed efeat'lad H. McTavish and D. McGregor, -5- Ladles' Doubles K. McTaggart and MTs. Douglas', Clinton, defeated L. Box and Mrs. Siltelttbergt 6-1; :[.+ails M.00av1111 and P. Southgate defeated M. H. 17eikmeir end D. MlacDonald, Brussels, 6-5; Mrs, McKenzie and K. McTaggart, Clinton, drefeated M. Holmes and M. McIver, 6-4. Mixed Doubles Mr. and Mrs. Steinberg; defeated. C. Holmes and Mrs. McKenzie, Clinton, 6-5; ,T. McKenzie and M. Holmes de- feated L. Walker and D. MacDonald, Brussels, 6-4; G. Free and' Lois Mc - Gavin defeated C. Rozell and Mrs Douglas, Clinton, 6-6; Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie, Clinton, defeated G. lays and P. •Southgate, 6-2; I3- Parker and M. H. Eckmiee, Brussels, defeated) H. McTavish and L, Box, 6-5; O. Willis atnul( D. MacDonald, Brussels; ,defeat- ed D. McGregor and M. Me1ver, 6-3; R. Fuerbminges and Mrs. McKenzie, Clinton, defeated D. Parker and. M. 1t. Enkmier, brussels, 6-1. !ilY ,4i+sww h . rya RAMSE,Y FAMILY -•� HOLDS REUNION Turner's Sunday School About one hundred attended Turn- er's Church. Sunday School picnic at Jowett's Grove, Bayfield, on Saturday last. The weatherman favored them until supper time when he sent el -Dow- ers to lay the dust. The winners• of the races were: Beginners, 1-5 years, Betty Johns; girls' race, '6.10, Lois Cr'ic3s, Evelyn. Johns; boys' race, 6.10, George Whitmore, Ken Rogerson; ,girrls race, 10-15,. Helen Crich, Edithe Pepper; boys' race, 10-15, Angus Brown, Frank Falconer; straw and bean race, Viola Pepper and Donald Oricth, F'. Whitmore and Angus' Brown; two -minute wall:, Mrs. W. Pepper and Austin Matheson; peanut and kisses scrambles were enjoyed by more than children, There was then an hour far ball games and swimming before supper was served. Ramsay Family A reunion of the Ramsay family was held. on Sunday, July 30th, et the ,home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sout- er on the Mill Road.. A picnic :o Bayfield had, been planned, but was cancelled due to the inclement wea- ther- Representatives from six dif- ferent branches of the Ramsay clan were present. These included: Miss Margaret Ramsay, sister of Mrs. Sou- ter, of Monrovia, California, w•hd has not been east for some time; another sister, Mrs. McNair with het family, Sadie and Mr. and Mr's. 'George Mc- Nair and Marilyn, of Hamilton; Clare Ramsay, of Toronto, son of the late William Ramsay, of Killarney, Man.; George Ramsay, of Walton, sora of the late Hugh Ramsay; Mr. John Bennett, husband of the late Bella Ramsay, with his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Habkirk and son, Mie, all of Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Dowson and Marilyn, of Varna; M:'s. A. York and Shirley, of Toronto. and Mr. James) Sauter, of Mrs. Sauter's family completed the list of guests. An enjoyable time was hand and all parted hoping to meet at a similar re- union in the future. L-' O. B. A. Picnic The L. O. B. A. picnic, .which was held on Monday afternoon. on David MaLean's spacious lawn in Tucker- smitb, was a most enjoyable event. At 6.30 some fifty guests sat down to a delicious supper, after which races (Oontinued • on Page 4) PLAN MEET FOR SWIMMERS. AT SEAFORTH POOL Arrange Full Prpgram of Events For )Children Using;Lions Pool. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9th Children of the district who during the 'summer have been, learning to swim and dive at the Lions pool un- der, the direction of instructor Don McGregor, will have an opportunity of testing their skill next Wednesday afternoon, August 9th, at a swimming reeet wi?lich rhos been arranged. The meet will get under way at 1 p.m. There will be no adneission charge and all interested are invited to at- tend the s•wi.nvmtng meet and see the youngsters is action. All children who have been regularly using the pool during the summer are eligible for prnizes. Entries s+hou4d be made with the "instructor. at the pool. First and second prize, ribbons will be awarded in each event and a spe- cial championship ribbon will go to the best sdvimm•er in each• age class. The events, which are as follows, will be run separately for hogs and girls: Beginners' 'Race 12 years and under 28 yards free style • 56 yards free style 28 yards back style Diving—Forward header I3ackwar+d header Optional . Relay race (Special) 15 years and under 56 yards free style 56 yards back style 56 yards breast style 168 yards 'Hedley race (Sri yards each breast, back and free style) Relay race (Special) 2S0 yard race (boys only) Diving --Forward header Backward header Three optional dives 16 years and over 56 yards free style 280 yards free style 56e yards breast style -t; 5q yards back style 168 yards medley race 112 yards free style Diving—Forward header Backward header • Three optional divas. • Civic Holiday Seaforth will observe next Monday, August 7th, as Civic Holiday,• •accord- ing to a proclamation issued this week by Mayor John J. Cluff. The proclamation requests that merchants observe the day by clos- ing their places of business. Locals Beat St. Qolurnban, Win Forces Third Game In H. Fe L. South Finals St. Columban is Unable to Overcome Goal by F. Sills Early in Monday's Game. THIRD GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT Seaforth earned the right to meet St. Columban in a laird game for the south group championship of the Hur- on Football League by- its 1-0 win of Monday night. Playing on a sticky field, the local team scored the first goal after 12 minutes of play, when Messenger and F. Sills combined. The ga}me was never in doubt from then on. Tom Melady, woo started on the back line with the • St. Columban team, Was accidentally injured a•few' minutes after the game opened- 11e supe:ed an injury to his lett leg and at first it was not consid•ererl more than a bruise. He sat 'on the side- lines, however, and at the ecd of the game the leg was so baldly swollen he had to be taken to a (1octor. He went into the genre in take the place of Frank Stapleton, wle) suffered a knee injury in the first game of the title series. Third Game Friday The third genie will be ptaybd :o St. Columban Fridlay. August 4t,h, with the winner of the series meet- ing Atwood in the H.F.L. finals, Seaforth was minus' their regular goal tender Bell in the Ifret half, but KeuSe substituted perfectly. Due to the wet field the genie was slower than usual, but still very interesting- Seaforth—Gcal, Bell; backs, T. Sills, F. Sills, Gemmell, Holland, Nicholson; fotw•ards, Messenger, F. Sills, Flannery, A. Nicholson. don- sitt; subs., Kruse. St. Columbary—Goal, J. O'Connor ; backs, T. Melady. I. O'Connor, N. Mc- Quaid, T. McIver, J. Flannery; for- wards, J. O'Connor, P. Cleary, D. Mc- Carthy, J. Moylan, F. Williams; subs., Carlin, E. Malone. Referee—P. Stephenson, Ethel. St. Columban got away to a good start in, the finals by blanking Sea- dorth 2-0 in the first game or the series here on Thursday night. The Saints had an edge during the early- part of the gatna. and scored brt:i+ their geaia in tar- first twenty inIr: tr).,. Emmett al : ire got the firs' one, and John•O':'jnnor made it 2-0. Frank Stapleton, St. Columban de- fence pian, suffered a leg injury while he, was r•unaing after the ball. St. Columban—Goal. J. O'Connor backs, Stapleton. G. O'Connor; halves McQuaid, Flannery, McIver; for- wards, J. O'Connor, Malone, Williams, St. Columban Wins First PRIZE WINNERS AT LIONS CARNIVAL weShown ' In the above ieture • are three prize winners at the Lions Carnival Beauty Contest of last ek. At the left, .Betty ranch') n, of Clinton, wildcarne 'First. Next is Labelle Hawkins and Carolyn He Imes, Seaforth, who pia) ,pec and and third respect'ively. (Photo courtesy I3eacanrlieraldr) • . 4a ea,a 1N at.• %r anr:'i fail ry �,D2t of 11 „Aft f cit' 01144, 4 • • • 0 • - . 1 Botts The 8,000- people;e at the Lions Carnival last w . consumed nearly 4,000 bottle f soft drinks and many then carelessly threw the empty bottles • into the river and pool. As a result, park em- ployees salvaged nearly 200 bot - ties from the pool;yla number of which were broken: As soon as it became apparent that there was broken glass n the pool it was closed to bathers, drained and cleaned, but not before Bud- dy Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, Seaforth, received a nasty gash in his foot. The pool was cleaned and full of fresh wa- ter by Sunday morning. • • • O 0 • 0 'COMPLETE REPAIRS TO TOWN HALL Fire Hall Door Widened and Portico is Rebuilt. Repairs to the portico and fire hall at the Town Hall entrance, which have been under way for the past two weeks, under the direction of the property committee, are almost com- pleted. The entrance to the fire hall has been widened and .the door, hung to open on the street. The brick work above the doorway has been rebuilt and a steel beam put in place to sup- port the brickwork above the door. The joists and sills o•f the ,portico had rotted away, and have been re- placed and. new ,sets of steps built. New steps bave also been, built lead- ing to the P.U_C. and Clerk's offlee. The brick and cement work eels donne by R. Frost, While Harry Hart completed the carpentry work, • Police Probe Dublin Theft Police Investigation continues in the theft of about 100 pairs of wort; hoes and two sets of .harness, which were stolen during Friday night when thieves broke into Diegel's Harness Shop at Dublin. The loss is estimat- ed at $325, the shops being worth.ap- proximately $250 and the harness $75, according to the proprietor. ' The robbery was not discovered un- til" Joseph Diego] went to the shop shortly after eight o'clock Saturday morning to open for the day's busi- ness. He found empty shoe boxes about the place and on examination of his stock also found two sets of harness missing He telephoned Pro- vincial Constable J. M. Douglas of Stratford, w:ho is ini•estigatieg, According to Mr. Diegel, entrance to the shop was effected by the re- moval of a pane of glass from,. a rear window, He says that people living in the vicinity of the shop report hearing a noise on the street during the night but did not pay much atten- tion to it. It is believed by Mr. Diegel a big car m• a truck was used to take away ftp loot because 100 pair of shoes and two sets of .harness would be a fair load. • Rebuild Organ At Northside Arrangements harp been complet- ed for the rebuilding of the organ of Northside llnite)1 Church in early August by the Legg Organ Company of Toronto. Wither new console and added steps and chimes, it wilt be ready for the opening services the first Sunday in September. An ac- complished organist from the firm wil.i preside at the organ On that. Sun- day and later in the week in 'a spe- cial organ recital. • Edge Secures Bell Contract Mr. If. Edge has secured a con- tract from. the Bell Telephone Co. for .repairs and alterations to the corn- pony's local office. He already has a gang of men at work rebuilding the interior. The chnn;ges were necessitated by the company's proposed change to a common battery system. Moylan, Cleary; subs., McCarthy; Melady. Seaforth—Goal, Bell; backs, Kruse, D. Sills; halves, Holland, Gemmell, 3. Nicholson; forwards, H: Nidho sous Consitt, A. Nicholsons, Ili. flillet4. T. Sills; sub., 3. Flannery. - ° '� A TEST ON TOWNSHIP Elmer T'ufn Gets •Co traet,. For Repairs to Silver Creek Bridge. - MEET ON SATURDAY In am effort tocombat the ever, in- messing ncreasing weed menace, Tuekersrmith township will spray a number of the worst places with a recammendedr solution, council decided at its meet- ing eeting Saturday, as it appropriated $100'',. for the purpose. The success of the test will determine future 'action against weeds. The tender of Elmer Twin, Staffa, at $,70c a cubic yard was accepted for the repdiring and reliuildine% of Silver Creek bridge, while Harold F. Crich was awarded the work of sup- plying gravel from Aberllart's • pit at 75c a•yard, and J. B. Mustard and: G; D. Ferguson each supply the cement, 25 barrels, at $2;95 a barrel. The Clerk was iriatructed to forward the tenders to the Highway Department for approval, M. A. Reid was paid $20 for renew- al of the Treasurer's bond. 71.2e Col- lector was given extension of time for collecting taxes until October 1st. Accounts were paid as follows: Re- lief, supplies and' wood, 177.45; 're- lief, rent, $7; Dr. J. D. Colquhoun, expenses attending Medical Health Convention in Toronto, $15; H. C. Box, funeral expenses, indigent, $50; R. Dalrymple, pay list No. 9, $910.52; salaries, 'postage, etc., $57. The council adjourned to meet Sat- urday, August 26th, at 7.30 p.m. • Friends Honor Newly -Weds The Constance friends of Mr. arid Mrs. Arthur Colson, near Harloek, met with the people of Burns' Church and Harlock school section and held a Atessntation at their home. We •_ day evening. The following iso he Ld'ress of the Constance friends:— "D ar Isabelle and Arthur: Since you have set sail ,on the sea of mat- rimony and have safely passed Honey moon river and are now set on your course on the good ship '"Home," your friends and neighbors have come to wish you Godspeed. While your smile will grace. another community, Isabelle. we •know that you are not going far away and doubtless the sterling quality of your character and . the easy charm of your manner are as well known to those in your new borne as to us. Many of us have at- tended the same sahooi with you and as young people and have been in plays with you. In all our activities you ,have been a congenial partici- pant and always willing to take your share of the w ark._ In extending our oongratulations we wish you, both happiness and prosperity in your mar- ried life. As a token of appreciation and good will we present you with this chair and mirror'.. We hope they w i1] spree you faithfully and wel1.- 1'our Constance Friends." • District Man Injured in Crash John Huclsrn, Tuckersmith, receiv- ed severe lacerations about his neck and arms in an automobile accident, early Thursday evening, .about three and one-half miles west of Mitchell on ,Highway No. 8. Hudson was a passenger in a car driven by Charles Opsrhall, of Staffa, who was driving in a westerly direction. The other car involted was driven by Mrs. A. F. Hunter, Stratford, who was accom- panied by her ten -months -old daugh- ter, . Mrs. Hunter, who was eastbound, swung to the left hencl side of the road, when she noticed a car ap- proaching- on the wrong side, and when it turned back towards its right side they sideswiped, The front right hand corner and engine of the 1.-pshell car was a complete wreck. and the running, board -and right hand fender of the Stratford car were smashed, Traffic Officer J. W. Cal- lander investigated the accident. • Hotel Clerk to Visitor: "May I ask what that strange thing is you are carrying under your arm;?" Vis^tor: "That Is a new fire es- cape. 'I always. carry it in case of fire, so that I can int myself down from the 'hotel window," Clerk: "A, good idea. But, by the way, our terms for guests with fire escapes are cash in advance." "Mary;" enquired, the laid/ Of the house suspiciously, "did` yen .atis t the fish before you baked ,It?" And Mary replied: "What's 1th!e lite of washing a thing that 1M.1 heiin water. all its lIfe!" • Imo: "What's de trouble, Silte: "Mi—, dieSpag striIig r." He: "t V1Ly+ dion4l1a iced . ill ,r