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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-12-31, Page 1FfighbefPurtil Year Whole Number 3968 DUBLIN -DISTRICT SCHOOLS GIVE XMAS ENTERTAINMENTS Old 'Resident , Dies in Sea - forth Hospital on Christmas. NEWS OF DUBLIN• The annual Christmas concert at S. S. No. 9, Logan, was held last Tues- day night and attended by a capacity audience. The students, under the capable direction of the teacher, Miss Genevieve Atkinson, displayed much talent, The classroom presented a fes- tive appearance and the pianist was Miss Joy ' McNaughton.. Mr. Mc- Natlghten 'acted as chairman and in- troduced the various numbers, in- cluding drills, choruses, recitations and playettes. An •interesting feature was a play, "That Rascal, Pat," presented by the young people of the section. The cast Included Margaret Linton, Gladys Eickmier, Laverne Rolph, Ralph Mul- holland and Harold Eickmier. A lucky drawing for a bedspread resulted in the winner being Mrs. Mervin Linton. The concert was con- cluded by the arrival of Santa Claus who distributed gifts in a jovial man- ner. from an elaborately decorat- ed Christmas tree. The proceeds, amounting to $33-00, were donated to the Red Cross. Separate School Has Concert Dublin separate .school presented an excellent program on Tuesday. Rev. Dr. Ffoulkes acted as chairman and announced the various drills, choruses and playettes. Mother Gab- riel directed the musical numbers and was pianist. Following the singing of "J}ugle "Bellg' Santa Claus arrived In his usual `happy manner. and. $re- sented gifts from a brilliantly lighted Christm'a's 'tree. Rev. Dr. Ffoulkes was as ted a Redemptorist, Father Coffey, 11 real, and Rev. Harry F. Feeney., Kitchener; assisted F. 'J. O'Dfpwkki at St. Ceeninban..-'for the Christmas Midnight Mass and Christmas Day ceremonies. Death of Mrs. John Gould The death occurred on Christmas morning at Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, of Mrs. John Gould, Dublin. in her 85th year. She was born at Bond Head and was the eldest daugh- ter of t e late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hurst. er husband predeceased her 22 yea ago and she has resided with er daughter, Mrs. Harold Wil - (Continued on Page 5) by ont- • Ministerial Association A meeting of the Ministerial •. 4s sociation will be held on Monday, January 3rd, at 2 p.m. in the United Church Parsonag Papers will b given by Dr. Hur- • ford," "The Pulpit Prayer," and by one of the Salvation „Army Lieutenants. At the November meeting Rev. H. V. Workman was elected president and Dr. Hurford secretary. • News of Wirithro Mr. John Gillies is spending a few weeks with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bennett and fan y, Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCowan and" McCowanfamily and Mr. Karry Addicott spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. George Eaton: Mr. Walter Eaton and family spent Sunday at his home here. Mr. and Mrs: Reg. Little and son, Douglas, of_St. Catharines, spent•. the Cbristm•as holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Seaforth Council Obtains Acclamation As Few Citizens Attend Meeting MAYOR Mayor John J. Cluff, who on Monday eng was given an ac, clamation for the eighth time as Mayor of Seaforth. McKILLOP COUPLE MARRIED 50 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dietz Celebrate Their Golden Wedding. On Thursday evening last the neighbors asser{dbled at the ;home of Martin Dietz to wish .them success in their,new 'home:.at Bornholm. As the evening. wore on, Mr. and Mrs. Dietz were presented. with a trilight floor lamp and a hall tree by Fergus Horan and William Koehler, on behalf of the neighbors, while an address was read by ; 'Mee. Leslientiatterzeeent as follows: "Dear Martin, Alice and Family: It is with •a pang of regret that we are gathered here on the eve of your°de- parture for your new home. When we learned of your leaving our neigh- borhood we realized how, when you were called upon you always lent a helping hand in our joys and trou- bles. You always proved good citi- zens in our community 'and took at active part in your own. quiet way. So we couldn't_. l.et this opportunity pass without coming to wish you hap- piness and luck. "As a remembrance of your old friends and neighbors„ and as a sym- bol of our earnest thoughts, we ask you to accept these gifts. Signed on behalf of your neighbors." Mn and Mrs. Dietz made a suitable reply ..and thanked each and every one present, although ,completely sur- prised. After lunch was served a social ev- ening was enjoyed by all. Celebrate Golden Wedding On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. -Henry Dietz, life-long -residents of McKillop, celebrated their golden wedding Anniversary by a dinner for their immediate family. During the evening some of the neighbors sur- prised9the couple and after a short address, read- by Norman Bauermann, a purse was presented by Henry Koehler. The address was as -fol'= lcws: "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dietz: What a, rare occasion in our neighborlfood! Fifty years of wedded -Me! We could not let this great event pass over un- noticed, so we gathered here to wish for you many more years of happi- ness and that you may continue on in your quiet way together. So We ask.you to accept this purse with our best congratulations for a long, hap - Percy: Little and Mr. and: •Mrs. Sani'rpy life. We also congratulate Ruby, Pethiek. (Continued on Page' 5) A•." , 1,41 �� :(' ,= � [.. ;, fu• , ,!.• i pelt vY i ;!".ZI u::Ei w.ir u•:• i au• , yr f ✓r. i ,u. , „,. ; rr.• • In opening the door of Another Year, w. there comes grateful recollection'' of the Friendly Patronage you have mapifested toward us in the Past. ' tn,I944 we intend to strive more than 'ever to merit that Priceless Asset --Your Good Will. HAPPY NEW YEAR I tr .Tr N. Citff Sons r'''r "tr �.,rH'r�r rT r'r�r-- 'r r> !r r erne ail Little Interest Shown in Nominations, and MI Of- fices Are Filled By Ac- clamation. REVIEW WORK OF PAST EIGHT YEARS All public offices in Seaforth were filled by -acclamation at the nomina- tion meeting held in the • council chambers on Monday evening e Less than tWenty ratepayers at- tended the meeting, and +very little interest was shown in the proceed- ings. The nominations are as follows: Mayor, John J. Cluff; Reeve, J. F. Daly; Councillors, R. G. Parke, H. E. Smith, F. S. Sills, John C. McKenzie, J. E. Keating, Merton A. Reid, Isaac Hudson, Sydney Pullman; P. U. C. Commissioner, E. L. Public School Board, Rev. Hugh ck, John Hatham, M. 'McKellar. Me§ars. Hudson and Pullman did not qualify for office, which leaves the council the same -as it has, been for the past eight years, with the ex- ception of J. F. Dalys • who comes back to the council,,yboard as' Reeve, and M. A. fteid, last year's,. reeve, will fill the position of the late Charles Holmes on the council. Town Clerk D. H. Wilson presided at the meeting, which, followed the close of the nominations. Mayor J. J. Cluff was the first s esker and re- viewed briefly the wotk of the coun•,- oil, during the past' eight years. He made particular mention of the bene- fit that had accrued to the town as a result of t'llp'' business -like. methods adopted by the council, and the •har- mony and co-operation .that prevailed at the council board. J. E. Keating, chairman of the fin- ance committee, referred briefly, to• the work of .*hat committee and to the" regultft -' obtained stressing 'the enviable finan 'al pori tion that Seaforth now nio� yeti: �I John C. McKenzie, who has :been acting as chairman of the street com- mittee in place of the late Councillor Holmes, spoke briefly on the work of his committee, -as did also Councillor Parke, chairman of the fire and water committee. E. L. Box, chairMan and manager of the Public Utility Commission, gave a. brief resume 'of Hydro affairs, stating that if the demand for power for new industries in Seaforth con- tinued, the Commission would be fac- ed with the necessity of installing new and enlarged transformers. A New • ° ' Year's Motto "Look Up and Not Down" Many -people like to begin the New Year by choosing a motto that will serve as an aim throughout the year. The above sentence is not taken from scripture, but the thought coleld be supported by scriptural authority. "Look` up and not down." That means,. for one thing, be an optimist, not a pessimist. There is much to be gloomy about in the present condi- tion of the world, and many find it difficult not to be pessimistic about the future. On the other hand, we must guard against shallow optim- ism, for optimitism that is not well founded is worse than useless. We have, passed through a' period in which men were far too complacent about themselves, too confident in their achievements, too assured of the future. The inevitability. of 'pro- gress was regarded almost as an axiom, "Glory to men in -the' highest, for man is the master of things," is an expression ori the thought of the period. Surely we are not so fool'i'sh today, it would Seem easier to be- lieve that "things" are the masters of men. Man seems. to bet"'the slave of forges which he has helped to cre- ate, but is iunabie to control', We cannot be true optimists and rdlnain- so unless we have faith in dod, learn to "Look up and enot own." If fact is crowed out of life, or if, for -one reason or another we cannot iin'd in Him- our guide and help, then sooner or later we shall lose heart and hope. We need to look up' to -Him in faith and -find His presence in all things, His, wisdom to guide, His strength to uphold. Men 'anti nations need to hear His voice through the prophet, "Look ,unto Me, and be ye saved, al'I .the ends of the earth, for I am Gad and there is no 'one else." 0 ' Passenger (to driver of old horse): "Caret you go Any faster?" Driver: "1 ecnld, sir, but 1 Ivouldr not like to leave iny horse behind." SEI IS WOUN. rD IN ITALY CAMPAIGN Pte. W. J. .Williams Has Been Serving. Overseas For Two Tears. IN SICILY . BATTLES Pte. William J. Williams has been wounded in Italy. An official tele- gram to that effect was received last week by his wife, Mre. Edna R. Wil- liams, 110 Wilhelm St.; Kitchener. The, 33 -year-old Signaller has serv- ed overseas two years, and went through the Battle of Sicily unharm- ed. Beyond stating that Pte. Williams was injured Dec. 9th, the telegram contained little detail. The nature and extent of wounds were not avail- able at the time of sending, it ex- plained, adding that farther informa- tion will follow. Pte. Williams is •a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Williams, of 'Seaforth, and a former well known Seaforth boy. •,. STAFFA BOY s 1F.h RT IN TR AIN -TRUCK CRASH Reg. Elliott, in ' Stratford Hospital with Back and " Hip Injuries. Reginald Elliott,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Elliott, Staffs:, is Aa patient in Stratford General .Hospital, -follow- ing an accident occurring near Levy's Mill, Mitchell, Wednesday morning. He had accompanied his friend, Bob Sadler, son of M and 3108. Jack Sad- ler, who conduct a general store at taffa, to the mat for a load of feed and as. • they' wertA rossiug . •the rail- way • tracks;, tlle,48w .wast obstructed by a number of care, titan eg',on t e, 'tract.: 'Sadler, Vvuroivies=arlying: heard nowhistle, and just as he was slowly approaching the track, noticed a train. He tried to back up, but the train struck the nose of the truck, throwing it back against a box car and winding it almost around the car, with the truck facing towards the station. The two boys were pinned in the cab until Roy Chessel•1, a mill em- ployee, releasedthem with a crow- bar, Elliott's foot being caught. He had called when he saw the • ;train coming, but of course they. could not hear him. Sadler suffered from shock and could remember no details of the accident while Elliott was tak- en•'to hospital for X-ray. Hie back and 'hip were injured, but there was no concussion. He is resting as com- fortably- as ,can be,expected. • Install Masonic Officers There was a large attendance of members of Britannia Lodge present at the regular meeting on Tuesday evening, when the ihcoming officers were installed by W. Bro. D. L. Reid, assisted( by Past Masters Dr. Hur- ford. -K` M. McLean, J. E. Keating, Ross McGregor, M. McKellar, R. Scarlett, W. A. Wright, E. C. Bos- well, J. A. Petrie, C. A. Barber and G. D. Ferguson. - The officers for the yeaare: W.M. Frank Kling; I.P.M., I. He Weedmark; S.W.; W. L. Whyte; J.W., D. H. Wil- son; Chaplain, Dr. R. P. D. Hurford; Treasurer, J. E. Keating; Secretary, K. M. McLean; S.D., Helmer Snell; J.D., G. C. Brightrall; I.G., Dr. 3. .A. Goi'will: D. of C., Ross McGregor; Tyler,, Harry Charters. • The ,W eek Of Prayer The Ministerial Association has ar- ranged the following services for the• Week of Prayer, to be held the first week in January. It- is asked that 'other church meetings, generally held at these hours, be merged with the Prayer Servicee. Jan. 3—St, Thomas' Church, Lieut. Sims. Jan 4—salvatioArmy Hall, Rev. Dr. Hurford. . Jan. 5—First Preebytei'i•an Churdh, Rev. A. W. Gardiner. Jan. 6—Egmondville United Church, Rev. H. V. Workman, -• Jan. 7—Northside United Church, Rev. H. Jack. The World Counell • o'C Churches suggests that attenti'o'n . be directed at' these meetings to "The Nturd of the ,Christian, Life." A .eiellecticdn will be ttkerr fol' the 13'ible Society, and the legatees• begh at eight o'clock. nsor r Dance District Sunday and Public Schools Hold Successful Christmas E ntertai:n- ments. For • NEWS OF WEEK IN • HENSALL The Girls' Dance Club is sponsor- ing a, novelty New Year's Eve dance in the Town Hal Friday evening, Dec. 31st. Sgt. S nth and his Cen- tralia orchestra will urnish, the mus- ic, with proceeds forwar work. The annual congrega on supper of Chiselhurst United Ch c was held in the church basement. Rev. R. A. Brook was chairman for the program which was held at the conclusion of supper, and opened with the singing of Christmas 'carols. Miss Betty O'Keith and Miss Mary Taylor favor- ed with a vocal deet, "Silent Night." Mr. Benson Stoneman contributed a pleasing solo; Kenneth , Parker sang "Kitty Song"; Mrs. Carl' Stoneinan and Rev. Ij. A. Brook favored Wirth a vocal duet, and recitations were giv- en by George Parker and Donnie Hors. ton. The annual Christmas - concert of S. S. No. 1, Tuckersmith, was held in the schoolhouse with a good attend- ance. Rev. R. A. Brook was chair- man, and the folloiking numbers were presented: Welcome chorus by the school; recitations„ Gerald Bell, Ken- neth Parker, Cecil Pepper and Don- ald Green; piano -solo, Marion Green; solo, Kenneth Parker; recitation, Ber- nice Dilling; chorus, Bernice Dining; Patsy Mitchell, Marjorie Dalrymple, Norma Green, Leonard Clark, Babyy Traquair; recitations, Kenneth Par- ker, Gerald Bell, Leonard Clark and Bobby Bell; piano solo, Miss Doris - Kercher. • Athletics were performed by Miss Patsy Mitchell, Norma Greenr Bernice Dining, Bobby Traquair, Don- ald {,'Preen' arid IJeonard`Clark; recita- tions, Hannah Pepper, Geo. Parker. Mr. Spencer Jeffry is the teacher. Spr. Glenn Loye, R.C.E., Toronto, and William Labounpie, Ordisance Corps, British Columbia, visited last week with the formers- sister and (Continued oh Page 4) • BADMINTON .'B R I B r S As another New Year is nearly here the regular round robin tournament on Wednesday evening took the place of a New Year's party. The evening was spent by playing many keen and exciting games of badminton and table tennis. Aidelicious lunch was then served by the lunch committee,, to whom, we all owe a vote of thanks. The birds were • kept quite busy floating back and forth across the net all evening as ,there was a lot of familiar faces who have finally found time to play again after the Christ- mas rush. New members are coming one by one, but why not come More often? There is no reason ' for you to be bashful, as none of us are profession- als. Why not make a resolution and try to come out at least one. night a week and join in the fun. This week we welcomed two ser- vice men, Stan Dorrance and James Mark, along with other holiday virsi- tors. . The tournament result were: M. Grieve' and F. Matthew defeated .T. Cluff and A. McGavin, 19-13; J. Mc- Kenzie and M. Hays defeated J. Mark and M: Golding, 22-16; D. Bolton and M. Hart defeated T. Milliken, and E. Hudson, 22-20; S;' Dorrance and V. Graves 'tied I." Weedniark and M. Bell, .19-19; J. McKenzie and B. Mier defeated J. Mark and J. Cluff, 22-12; 'M. Golding and M. Hays defeated A. McGavin and F. Matthews, 22-17; S. ,Dorrande and M. Hart defeated I. H. Weedmark and M. Grieve,° 22-11; -G.. 'Hildebrand and E. Hudson' defeated T. Milliken amt. V. Graves, 22-18; J. M,eKefiziec'and A. McGavin defeated S Dor'ranee and J. ,Cluff, 19-18; M. Grieve Slid M. Hart defeated B. M•eir and ]i'.• ttiys;. 20-17. WW Fill he. looking for you at the nett i'bUncl vibin. r ort err . • • ,. r • . •. Reeves The municipal elections created something of a record this year,-_ • when the 28 Reeves comprising the Huron County Council, were all returned by acclamation. They are .as follows: Ashfield—G. Frayne Colborne—A. Watson -Goderich. Twp.—Ben Rathwell Grey -Thomas Wilson; Deputy, Alex Alexander Hay—George Armstrong Howick—David Weir; Deputy, J. Inglis • Hullett—John Armstrong McKillop—Russel Dorrance Morris—Cecil Wheeler Stanley—Fred Watson Stephen—Alonzo McCann, Deputy, Thomas Love Tuckersmith—Arthur Nicholson Turnberry—A. J. Moffatt Usborne—Hugh Berry E. Wawanosh-J: D. Beecroft W. Wawanosh—Brown Smyth - Clinton -Victor D. Falconer , Goderich-W. J. Baker; Reputy, D. D. Mooney , Seaforth—John F. Daly Wjngham—J. J. Evans Blyth—W. H. Morritt Brussels—R. J. Bowman - Hensall—R. E. Shaddick` Exeter—Benson W. Tuckey. • • . • • - :• • TRIBUTE, PAID -LATE GEO. A. William Murdie Was His - Partner in Hardware • -$lli289. This is written by one who outside of his own family knew -him better than any other person. At the outset, permit -me to say that it is with a feeling of deep re- gret that I will write, of one, who until his death, was pez aps the only link with the past left in`your town. Again I consider • it a privilege and an opportunity to speak of one, whose honesty, integrity and honor were well known to me. Nearly •half a century ago as a raw recruit from the country, I entered Johnston Bros.' hardware store. When Mr. Johnston engaged me he said, "You will take your instructions from Mr. Sills." I was on hand ear- ly Monday morning. In a few min- utes Mr. Sills came whistling down the street. "Good morning'Bill." He unlocked the door; I followed him. in. "There is the broom; sweep off the sidewalk"—that was part of my 'commencement. He always approached me as if I knew—which 1 did not, and he kne I did not, but that manner of ap proacb gave me confidence in myself and great confidence in him. When I was there a few days he said, "You are boarding at Mrs. H.— How do you like Jdck—?" I replied 'that he seemed a very nice fellow. He said, "Yes, dam nice, but no com- pany for you. Bill, I knew your father well; did a lot of business with him. He is gone; your mother is gone, anal to the best of my ability I eln going to look after you.'. In the spring of 1897 we started the fourth hardware in . Seaforth on a shoestring, as the' saying is. All we had was $1,400 and we did $1,600 the first year, which would equal $3,000• today. When the partnership agreement was ready for signature, he said, "13111, listen! You must do '(Continued .on Page, 5) All Beeves re Ilei oda CONT -EST r4' PUl Municipal nciininations in Htarpn were quit affairs •t3t$s year, gip, e' ersmith, ersmith, Arthur Nioholsou will ceed S. W. Whitmore, -who retired ae Reeve. • The 'council 'received .an 'ac-. clamation, but will . have two, new members, :ex -Councillor Charles Mo? Kay ands'Angus Robertson. McKillop REEVE --Russel Dorrance (acct.). - COUNCIL—Dan Bauermann, • Chas. Dolmage, Albert Harrison, titer Maloney (accp). --• Morris REEVE—Cecil' Wheeler (acct.). COUNCIL—Charles, R. Coultes, Jas. Michie, Harvey Johnston, William Steiss (accts.). Stanley REEVE --Fred Wfatson (acct.). COUNCIL—Elmer Webster, Clar- ence Parke, John. Pepper, Alvin Mc- Bride (accts.). Stephen REEVE—Alonzo McCanii (acct.). DEPUTY REEVE—Thomas Love . (accL). COUNCIL — Arthur Amy, Nelson Sehnek, Herman Powe (acct.), Hay REEVE-•Georgg ,Armstrong COUNCIL—W311iem Houck, Roland Geiger, Fred 'Hopper, Frank WiUert (encl.). . UsboFne : • , REEVE --Hugh : Byarry (asci,). CODIVCIL- ah i allawtyne, . 011 - bent Duncan, Watiant •Etlieri bn,, Clark Fisher, Oscar_.Tuckey, 'tour ‘to be elected. ' "Clintotf 'MA'YbR—A. T.: Me'Mvrr-ay, Morgan. '. d: Agnew 'REr:vI•J--V rota `r E) ,con Hawkins, `une tobe elected. BOARD 'OF EDUCATION -Dr. W. A. Oakes, Prank Fingland, K:C:, O: L. Paisley; Gordon R. Ross, Fred O. ' Ford, G. E. Hall, D: H. 'McInnis, four to be elected.' COUNCIL—Melvin Crieh, Ernest Brown, John R. Butler, Clifford H. Epps, Albert, Shaddoek, N. W. Tre- wartha. Exeter REEVE—Benson Ward Tuckey (ac- clamation). e. COUNCIL=Henry Bierling, Aaron A. Sweitzer, A. Wellington Hern, Ed- win M. Dingna x, allby acclamation. P. U. q.—Luther Penham (accl.). BOARD OF EDUCATION—Alex O: Elliott, Mrs. Roxie Beavers, Melvin A. Southcott, Harold Whyte, R. Earl' Remelt. Tuckersmith REEVE—Arthur Nicholson (encl.). COUNCIL—Harold Jackson, Harry M. Chesney, Charles McKay, Angus Robertson (accl.). Grey REEVE—Thomas Wilson. - DEPUTY REEVE—Alex Alexander. COUNCIL—Clifford Rowland, Stan- ley Machan, George MacDonald (ac- clamation) . Brussels REEVE—R. J. Bowman (acct.). COUNCIL—W. Cameron, W. Willis, F.- Samon, R. B. Cousins (accl.). Dashwood TRUSTEES—Eli. Nediger, Valen- tine Becker, Millford Merrier (accl.). • TUCKERS1(1 ITH Word has been received by Mrs. Thomas Coleman of the death of her grandson, Gordon Robert,. infant s6n• of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Carnochan, 28228 Warren Ave., Garden City. -Fun- eral from Lentz Undertaking Parlors, Wayne, to Gleenwood Cemetery. • kill Xjl ✓}f ✓.:411:.ji ✓.iiU: �.1 =(I �:.iir; in nee 5 Tee to ca ) Wishing You A Warm and Comfortable As well as A ,, Happp New Year. If <, u ✓ tl�k", ++' n4%iW