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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-11-21, Page 3HOT O Temperance 4eetiig, Praises Police Eufotxernent kQlj*ttoix Meeting Adopts 13 Resolutio; Claim CIA. Reduces ;Liquor Evils by 75 Per Vent The Canada Temperance Act may' bo. credited . 'with a reduction of at least 75 per cent of the evils of the liquor traffic, it was :Stated at the Huron County Temperance' conven- tion, held • in Clinton • Friday. Two ,towns, viz, Goderieh and 'Sea - forth, as well as fifteen of the sixteen the •1ifovinoial .police, and the aonven- tion passed a resolution thanking them for their splendid services. It was pointed out, that the pollee are greatly helped by the feet that none of the ,fifteen or more licenses allow- ed by tire Provincial Government to sell liquor may be issued in this county. Delegates to the convention express- ed strong disapproval of the Ontario Legislature by attempting to deprive the C.T.Q. counties of certain legis- lation, and a strong protest is to be made in this matter. townships,, are under jurisdiction al The following officers were elect- .Preriiium Prices Paid on all Poultry, ;Geese Ducks and Turkeys We will take them m every day of the week, includ- ing Friday and Saturday, from now until Christmas Parkdale Poultry PHONE 245 MITCHELL, ONT. PROCLAMATION Township of H'ullett The Annual Meeting of the Ratepayers of the Township of Hullett will be held in the Community Hall, Londesboro, FRIDAY, NOV. 21st 1947 The Clerk will be in the Community Hall, Londesboro, from 1 to 2 p.m. to receive Nominations for one Reeve and four Councillors, to bold office for the year 1948. When a proposed candidate is not present, his nomination paper ,,,,shall not be valid unless there is attvdhed thereto evidence satisfac- tory to the Returning Officer that he consents to be so nonu�inated. A meeting of the Electors will be held in the Community Hall, Londesboro, 2 p.m., Friday, November 21st, to bear proposed candi- dates, and in case more than the required number of candidates to fill the office are nominated and a vote demanded, a Poll will be held on MONDAY, DECEMBER' 1; 1947 From' 'A.M. until 5 P.M., at the following places: Poll Polling PlaceD.R.O. 1. Forrester's Hall, Kinburn Secord McBrien 2. School House, S.S. 6 Bert Beacom 3. School House, S.S. 2 Joseph Flynn 4 Community Hall, Londesboro Thomas Miller 5. Community Hall, Summerhill Ephriam Snell 6. Community Hall, Londesboro Frank Longman 7. Forester's Hall, Auburn William Craig Londesboro, Nov. 3. Poll Clerk Ephriam Clark Leo Watt Bernard Tighe Emerson Hesk . Orval Rapson Robt. Townsend George Lawlor GEO. W. COWAN, Twp. Clerk. Huron County Federation Of Agriculture. Annual Meeting and Pr�test Meeting - PROTESTING FARMERS' COSTS vs. - RETURNS FOR PRODUCTS to be held in C Town Hall, Clinton Tuesday, November 25th at 1.30 p.m. Special Speakers in Afternoon -- KEN MORRISON of First Co-operative Packers, Barrie. ART STEWART, Almonte, Ontario President Ontario Federation. Followed by Banquet, -Speaker, Concert and Dance In cardno's Hall Seaforth at 7.00 p.m. sharp, same evening Special Speaker for Evening— JUDGE H. S. MOTT Family Court Judge, of ,the City of Toronto. Admission by ticket only. Tickets may be obtained from your Township or County Secretary. esi l'owarti Qa ► „bell . W Atii,eld, W. 13:1040 presidentife ?he cOMblg yeer The retiring prOsident is lte Il, 14110Y.4- of i.,loy4of Winghazq; let vice president goy Cousins, Brussels, ;+nd vice -Presi- dent, Rev. G. W. . Medleys 4=oderieh:, 8}',d vice-pr,,:ealdent„ ' lkirs. ,raeo ,fp-Jr syn, Goderieb; 4th vice-president Mrs. R. A. Brook, Hensel'; secreta;',• Norval T. Anderson, Goderich; treas- urer, Frank Howson, Wiugliam; A. T. Cooper, Clinton, is. chairman of law and legislation; educational director, Rev. Gordon l'iezlewood, Walton; Rev. Le Jergensenri BlueVale, youth secretary. Three honorary presidents were appointed: Gordon Lamb, Gode- rich; Miss Jean Murray, Hensall,.and A. T. Cooper, Clinton. Resolutions adopted by the meeting included: That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration ask the Ontario Temperance Federation to take steps to the end that the • amount of foodstuffs—sugar and grain—used in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, be drastically reduced, seeing that food is in short supply and millions are hungry. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration assure the Attorney -General of this Province of its gratification over his declared purpose that the measures of theCanada Temperance Act shall be enforced in this county. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration urge the Attorney -General's Department of this Province to take more drastic action against drinking car drivers, i.e. to inflict more severe penalties when convicting. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration remind the Attorney -General of this Province -that the liquor in- terests are carrying on a very subtle advertising campaign under the guise. of a public service,'and that a pro- test be.lodged against such advertis- ing as both illegal and detrimental to the cause of temperani;e. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration instruct that a letter of com- mendation be sent to the members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Hur- on County, congratulating them on having effected improvement in the matter of law enforcement and the lesseg of lawlessness. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration' request all its members to send to the office of the Ontario TenT- perance Federation all authentic in- formation in regard to any infraction of the Canada Temperance Act in Huron County. - That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration bring to the attention of all representatives of this county in both parliaments that this county is under a "restrictive temperance law and that it is expected of them that they will loyally support such county legisla= tion. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration -assure the Premier of this Provjjnce of its awareness that the highest prerogative of his office. is to promote the public good, rather than to increase the Province's revenue, and that he be encouraged to give the most serious consideration to that primary responsibility. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration go on record as holding that every increase in the number of out- lets for the sale of intoxicants is ac- companied by an increase in bootleg- ging, intemperance, waste, traffic ac- cidents and crime, and that for the public good the Premier of this Prov- ince and his Attorney -General be urg- ed to plan for the education and not the increase of outlets. That this Huron Temperance. Fed- eration request all ministers in the county to urge church members and. adherents to abstain from the use of intoxicating beverages and to resist the pressure of the growing custom of social drinking, That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration petitipn the Minister of Fin- ance of the Dominion- Governmen to - lighten the tax burden of the Public by levying higher taxes on the en- ormous profits of the brewing indus- try. That this Huron Temperance- Fed- eration assure the Ontario Temper- ance Federation and Dr. DeMille and staff of its appreciation of the leader- ship being given in the cause of tem- perance and in spite of heavy odds. That this Huron Temperance Fed- eration express to Mr. Cooper its hearty thanks for his wise and alert guidance through many years, also to Mr. Lloyd for his- devotion to the cause while in the President's chair, also to Rev. Andrew Lane and his board for the use of their church. These resolutions were accepted. ZION Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Williams visit- ed their daughter, Mrs. Charles Roney and Mr. Roney on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fuller and Allen, Sebringville, called on Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore, Mitchell, visited Mr. and Mrs. George Robin- son recently. Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Britton and family spent Saturday in Stratford, 1>iiiss Frances. Ahnis, R.N., London, visited a few days with her parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Wilbert Anhis. Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Strathdee and Marjory Ann called 'on her sister, Mrs. George Robinson, and Mr. Rob- inson Saturday evening, • Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Lannin and, family visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Broughton, Atwood, recently. Mr. 'and Mrs. Lawrence Hannon and Roy, -Mr. and -Mrs.` Earl Barker and Terry and'Mr, and Mrs, Norman Bushfleld ,spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Angus Earl, Whalen. Mr. and Mrs. George Gibb, Phyllis and Ronnie, spent. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm. Mr. and Mrs, Brian Barker return- ed home on Friday after spending a week with their daughter, Mrs. Alvin Williams, and Mrs. Williams, Bur- ford. urford. Final plans for the bazaar, to be held, next Saturday, were made at the meeting on Wednesday at the home of' Mrs. Harold Wilson;" when a large number of members and visitors was present. Mrs. Dalton Malcolm pre- sided. Mrs. George Pepper gave the Scripture reading, with Rev. A. H. taynard leading in prayer. Mrs. Bari Barker reed a poem. The afternoon `Was spent marking the articles for the °bd.iatr. the hostess, assisted bjt fuer eisterin-law, ,Mrs. Gould, and other 'helpers, eerved a every delielou.s lunch. A tint ,� rr .rihrtih.4 .:�, 11'awiielt ao..uncll rpt• ;in the clerk's office, Gorrie, aeeetli'teg to adJettrn mens, the R ,eve, J ,4 Winter, if the chair and the mergkQfie all present. The -minutes of th.e last regular and! special meetings and' court of rabvi- sion on. tlie assesamezit roll for 1948. .were read and on Metion of Gowdy and Farrisb, were adopted as read. Moved by • 'arrish-: aid Gowdy, that the following aeeounta be paid: Re- liel, $89.52; Edward Newton, lambs killed by dogs; 430; Edward Newton, lamb killed by dogs, '$1S; Bob .Oamp- bell, • •fill • for Wroxetersidewalks, $6.25; H. Templeman .and_ G. Under- wood, work at clerk's office, $13.60; R. W. N. Wade, bond for tax collec- tor, $45; R. W. N. Wade, insurance for Wroxeter. Hall, $20; Municipal World, office supplies, $10.40; . Munici- pal World, office supplies, $6.11; Mun- icipal world, debentures for Day Fain, $2L65; W'm. Bennett; • lamb killed' by. dogs, $12; Jos. Bennett, lamb killed by. doge, $14; ' Stanley^ Bride, repairing Draln No. 10, Branch 'G,' $15; G. A. Gibson, laying sidewalk at Wroxeter, $572.60; G. A. Gibson, constructing culvert in Gorrie on Day Drain, $1,690.00; P. Durst, part salary as collector, $100.00; P. Durst, part salary as Clerk, $60; P, Durst, post- age and express, $5.20; John Hynd- man, preparing and registering deed for Gorrie dump, $5.30. Moved by Strong and Zurbrigg: That the road accounts as approved be paid. Carried. Moved by Zurbrigg and -Strong: Thatwe accept the tenders of Vegan, Koch, Bollander and Jacques for snowplowing the township roads. Car- ried. Moved by Gowdy and Strong: That we sell Lot 5, Centre ':Street, in the Village of Wroxeter, to G. A. Gibson, for the sum of $1.00, G. A. Gibson to pay ,all legal costs, Carried. Moved by Farrish and Gowdy: That the marked cheque of G. A. Gibson deposited re culvert on Nelson St. on Day Drain, be returned. Carried. Moved by Strong and Parrish: That this meeting do how adjourn to meet again in the Clerk's Ogice on Dec. 5, or at the call of the Reeve, Carried. HENSALL The monthly meeting of the W. M. S. of the United Church was held or Thursday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m.' The room was beautifully decorated with flowers and' maple leaves, the rheet- ing being the°"occasion for the Baby Band and their mothers to be enter- tained by the W.M.S. ladies. The meeting opened with Mrs. E. Geiger in the chair inthe absence of the president, Mrs. W. B. Cross. The hymn, "Praise Him, All Ye Little Chil- dren," was followed • by all repeating the Lord's 'Prayer in unison. The children pf-the Baby Band were then called upon to bring their 'boxesto the front where they placed them in a basket. Mrs. Albert Shirray told the children a lovely Bible story about Baby Moses. Mrd: -Dave Kyle then led in prayer. Recitations were given by• Gwen Chapman, Sharon El- der; solo by Mary Ann Rannie; a short dialogue by seven boys and girls; recitations,' Norma Passmore, 'Douglas Shirray, Marlene' Richardson, Steve Kyle; solo by Audrey Walsh. As the eleven children, who graduat- ed from the Baby Band into the Misshin Band they were• accompan- ied by Miss Florence Welsh on the piano. The hymn, "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know," was sung, the offering taken and` the meeting closed with prayer. The lad.iei•-were then served a delicious lunch consisting of sand- wiches, cookies, tea and chocolate for the children, which they all enjoyed very much. The ladies of;the W.M.S. were very much pleased to see so many mothers and their children that were able to get out, even though the day was cloudy... The names of the ones who graduated were as follows: Norma Passmore, Patsy Jones, Joyce' Faber, Sharon Smillie, Ruth Towns- end, David Noakes, Ann Shortt, Ger- aldine Harburn, Diane RannieShar- on Elder, Marjory Hyde. During the lunch hour the children and ladies were divided into three groups, ac- cording tO their .birthdays. Mrs. Byran Kyle was hostess at her home Monday evening, Nov. 10, for the November meeting of the Even- ing Auxiliary. Co -hostess with Mrs. Kyle was Mrs. E. ' Shaddick There was a splendid attendance of mem- bers and guests and the chair was taken by Miss Barbara Michie. The meeting opened with ° the hymn, "Lord, While For All Mankind We Pray," followed with the Lord's Prayer. Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Lorne Chapman, and prayer of- fered by Miss Gladys Luker. Com- mentary based on the theme, "Re- membrance," was presented by Miss Ellis. Miss Michie favored with an appropriate ,reading. Roll call was responded to with "a memorable in- cident of World War II." Business period followed and final arrange- ments made for the annual auxiliary bazaar, scheduled to be 'held in the United Church schoolroom 'Saturday afternoon, . Nov. 22. Committees ap- pointed were: Horne Baking, Mrs. G. Broderick, Miss Margaret Glenn, Miss Barbara Michie, Miss Edna Welsh, Miss Gladys Luker; produce, Mrs. J. Corbett, Mrs. Shaddick, Mrs. W. Jones, Mrs. M. Sanders.; sewing and knitting, Miss Ellis, Miss Irma Kip- fer; Mrs. W. Snale, Miss Mary Good- win; mysterious table, .Mrs. C. Pass- more, Mrs. L. Chapman, 11irs: Ivan Kipfer, Miss V. McClymont; candy and popcorn, Mrs. H. Hyde, Mrs. B. Kyle, Mrs. Flynn, Mrs. McNaughton. Tea will be served under the auspic- es of the W.M.S. A collection of :irliclea was then received for the bazaar. The December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Maude Redden and Miss H. Sutherland, with Miss Margaret 'Shepherd assisting. Devotional will be given by Mrs. Cor- bett, and roll call, a Christmas gift for the Protestant Orphanage at • Lon - den. Mrs. B. Kyle will present the study. 'Social committee-wltl be Mrs. Hedden, Miss M. Shepherd, Mrs. Chapiiran and 'Miss G. LiprerT Miss Violet Mc01•ymont ably presented the' study. The theme, song and benedie- ]unveil MeMorlar Tablet At the naaornin> service on t*dor at Duffs Chgrch, Walton, the rnq Iger,.'; ill tablet for the soldiers PLOP' sec -1 and war -was unveiled. Mr, Fraser, a talented woodworlter in the vicinity! of.Waltou, •made the tablet, which was carved out of solid -walnut, Rev. B,. ;G•. Hazlewood was the Minister for' the service and Preached very nue f 'sermon. W. C. Bennett and W. C. , ' Bewley unveil the tablet. Misses .Mar- jorie Backwell, Phyllis Cuthill and ,Mrs. -Herb. Traviss sang . a delightful trio. ' Nesbitt - Williamson A pretty autumn wedding took place at the United Church, Walton, when Rev. R. G. Hazlewood united in marriage Florence Margaret, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas William- son, Grey Township, to George Al- bert Nesbitt, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nesbitt, Blyth. The bride looked lovely in a heaven blue crepe dress with corsage of Briareliffe ros- es. 'Miss Ina" Williamson, was her sister's bridesmaid wearing a dress of Florida rose crepe trimmed with black sequin and a corsage of Lestra Hibbert roses. The bridegroom was attended by John Watson, Guelph. The bridegroom's gift to the bride. was a strand of pearls; to the brides-- maid rides-"maid a gold pendant, and to the groomsman a gold tie pin. Later the couple left for London, and Sarnia. On their return they will reside op, the bridegroom's farm in Morris Township. m• McKILLOP A pretty wedding took place on Wednesday, Nov; 12, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Elliott, of Ashfield Township, when their daughter, Mar- garet Pearl, became the bride of Os- car C. Cuthill. They' were attended by Mr. Wilmer Cuthill and Mrs. Richard Fitzpatrick. Following a reception at the home of the 'bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cuthill left on a trip to Niagara Falls. On their return they will, reside on the groom's farm. WINTHROP The W.M.S. and ''W.A. met on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the home o£ Mrs. H. Alexander- Mrs. G. Smith presided. Mrs. Smith', opened the meeting with a Remembrance Day poem, followed by two minutes of silent prayer. Mrs. A. Ross led in prayer. The theme of the meeting was "The Bible in My Life and My Community." "God's Law is Perfect" was sung, and Psalm 19 read in uni- son. The topic, "The Bible in the Pacific Islands," was taken by Mrs. Wm. Montgomery. The worship per- iod was closed with singing "Take Time To Be Holy."Mrs. Robert Mc- Farlane took charge for the remaind- er of the meeting. The roll call was answered by twenty-five members. Mrs. Russell- Bolton and Wm. Dodds gave the morning and afternoon re - tion concluded the successful meeting, A dainty luncheon was served under the direction of Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Shad - dick, Miss Mary Goodwin and Miss Edna Walsh. • ports of the Sectional .Meeting held at •Moncrieff. The nominating com- mittee for the annual meeting are Mrs. T. Betties, Mrs. Lewis Bolton, Mrs. `William 1Vlo0f 000175' a#kd Mel James 1Iogg,. The meeting c14Rsg; With the LOS'S' Way'ef' I:gnc W , served by Circle 8. Huron and Heron -Perth Progressive - Conservative Assoc. Annual Meeting Friday; .Nov. 28th 8.30 o'clock Cardno's Hall seafonli, Ontario • SPEAKERS: Col. George A. Drew Premier of Ontario and the following: Dr. Hobbs Taylor, M.L.A.,;' J. A. Bradshaw, M.P. F. J. Hanna, M.L.A. Thomas Dent, 'M.L:A.; Fred Edwards, M.L.A. ; Thos. Pry de & L. E. Cardiff, M.P. • The address of Col. Drew will be recorded and broadcast over CKNX at 1 o'clock on Monday, December 1st. E. D. BELL, President. 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