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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-08-20, Page 3N 4 a • Three hundred members of the Mary Hastings Housewives Club gathered at Grand Bend last . Wednesday for the third annual picnic held by the members of that area. Above, left, one of the best known contributors to The London Free Press column and the oldest mem- ber at the picnic, Mrs. M. E. Graham, of Parkhill, chats with Mrs. treasurer, Dashwood; Mrs. Elmer Lawson, past president, Crediton; James Ford, of London, and twins, Bobby and Billy. At right, the Mrs. Ervine Rader, president, Dashwood; Mrs. John Hamilton, vice - new executive discusses the coming year's activities with members of president, Thedford; and Mrs. W. D. Mack, past secretary -treasurer, last year's council. From left to right: Mrs,. E. Hutchison, secretary- Crediton. Shut -Ins' Prizes Feature Grand Bend Club Picnic (In London Free Press) Early morning rain and overcast skies failed to discourage enthusi- astic' housewives and more than 300 were on hand for the third annual picnic of the Grand Bend Mary Hastings Housewives Club at Grand Bend on Wednesday of last week. The weatheaman co-operated like a gentleman and the sun shone bravely most of the afternoon on the races and contests for the housewives and their children Admiring comments of visitors. from other centres were evoked by • the efficient manner the day's .pro - .gram wasbhandied by the Grand Bend group's president, Mrs. Elmer Lawson, Crediton, and her officers and committees. "Shut-ins" who contribute to the Mary Hastings column in The Lon- don Free Press were not lost sight of in the picnickers' fun. Names• were drawn by Mrs. Leonard Prang, Zurich, and prizes will be sent to the following "shut-ins": Mrs. A. Burch, "Lilliputian," Dut- ton; Mrs P. L. Fuller, "A.M. 1875," Burford; Mrs. Lucy Firestone, "Cherry Blossom," 19 Oak Street, Galt; Mrs. James Patterson, "Re- dar's Mom," Grand Bend; Miss Catherine Watson, R.R. 3, Ailsa Craig; Miss M." Edminston, "PLn- CASH FOR YOU! OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD FARM ANIMALS With Und`aaiaged Hides and According To Size and Condition _Cow ip1. tq $S -OO Antrenew„Op,..f0.. ,00—.:_, logs (300 lbs. each) MOO Plus $2.00 per 1001b8. for additional weight AT YOUR FARM Phone Collect PHONES: SEAFORTH 390W MITCHELL 219 INGERSOLL 21 FOR PROMPT, EFFICIENT, COURTEOUS SERVICE -r YES/ Seaforth Motors j 1H THE NEW IMPROVED GOOD YEAR if you want thrifty, long mileage, road -gripping traction ... equip your car with the new Goodyear DeLuxe. In this great new •Qhodyear, you get a wider, flatter diamond tread—designed to give you 34'% more mileage than the big mileage Goodyear it replaces. ' The new DeLuxe .puts more rubber on the road .. , to share the load ... to ,grip the road, gives you greater. safety from skids and blowouts. Seaforth IN fYfNYIN/NG our PNJCI Motors Chevrolet - Oldsmobile Service PHONE 141 - - SEAFORTH AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER ny Plan," 10 Chester Street, St. Thomas; Mrs. Carl Maier, "Psalm," Dashwood. Further good news for the shut- ins came with the assurance of Mrs. B. Myers, first vice-president of the Mary HastingsCentral Ex- ecutive, xecutive, that the executive would undertake to correspond with all the shut-ins whose names had been submitted at the picnic. Executive members from London attending with Mrs. Myers includ- ed Secretary Mrs. Robert Grand; second vice-presidents, Mrs. Robt. Jasper, Mrs. W. McCauley, Mrs. F. Lewis, Mrs. -T. Kinsella, Mrs. S. Panther and Mrs. J. Livermore. The meeting that preceded the sports program was held in Eric Mcllroy's pavilion on the beach. Mrs. Lawson was chairman and she handled the public address system ' loaned by radio station CFPL, like a veteran. Officers Elected' Officers elected for the coming years were: Mrs. Ervin Rader, Dashwood, president; Mrs. ,John Hamilton, Thedford, .first vice- president; Mrs. Ernest Hutchinson, Dashwood„ secretary -treasurer. Brief speeches were given by Mrs. W. H. Forrest, president of the London Friendship Circle; Mrs. George Ginn, first vice-president of Goderich's Sunset Circle; Mrs. My- ers, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. M. Morier, Godefieln "lVrt "G: CTiam'pfii ss, lairs: don, and Mrs. Stella Cambridge, London. W. G. Trestain, Free Press direc- tor of public relations and re- search, commended the ladies for the "finely. organized show." He extended the greetings' of the pa- per's management and staff whom, he said, are all proud to have a part in the Mary Hastings "good neighbor movement" He describ- ed the organization as a growing force in Western Ontario with close to 9,000 members. Widely known to Mary Hastings readers as "Emmie Gee," Mrs. M. E. Graham, Parkhill, amused the gathering with anecdotes of long ago and enjoined them to encour- age the younger and quieter house- wives to contribute to the column and share in the organization's ac- tivities. She was also awarded a. prize as the oldest member pres- ent. She is 81. Mrs. Lawson commended the in- terest shown by the bus -load of Londoners who attended and the carloads from Goderich. She con- ducted a canvass which indicated there were housewives at the pic- nic from Ailsa Craig, Byron, Cen- tralia, •Clandeboye, Clinton, Credi- ton, Dashwood, Exeter, Goderich, Grand Bend, Hensall, Greenway, London, Lucan, Parkhill, Shipka, Strathroy, Thedford, Zurich, Mount Brydges and St. Thomas. Winner in the "split proverbs" contest was the group whose birth- days are in September and Oc- tober. Other winner were: Guess- ing slipper's owner ad her weight, Mrs. A. Keller, Dashwood; rolling ball against milk bottles, Miss Do- reen Triebner, Exeter; kicking the slipper, Mrs. Henry Trick, Forest; passing sugar lumps, Mrs. A. Smith, Goderich; foot -to -foot race with magazine on head. Mrs. Geo. Ginn, Ooderich; sand relay, the team captained by Mrs. William Sweitzer, Exeter. Children Winners Winners in the children's con- tests included: Three-legged race, Gordon Kinsella and Ross Gedge; boys, 9-12, Ross Gedge; girls, 619, Carol Kinsella; kicking the slip- per, Ross Gedge. Prizes for the youngest baby present went to Helen Elizabeth, one -month -and -one -day-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Wood, Grand Bend. Mrs. Thomas Lee won the lucky plant draw and• Mrs. T. Collingwood the bouquet. Prize for the heist bouquet submit- ted went to Mrs. -Wes. England, R.R. 2, Dashwood. Mrs. Mitchell Haskett, Lucan, got a -prize for the nearest birthday—today. A special prize went to twins "who are almost two," Bobby and Billy, sons of Mrs, G. Ford, Lon- don. Mrs. W. D. Mack, Crediton, read ,leer report as secretary -treasurer. Mrs. Sam King, also of Crediton, headed the sports committee. • .Clerk: "Here's a pretty card With, a lovely sentiment: `To the only girl I ever loved'." Customer; "Good, tli take twelve of there!" Bethel W.A. and W.M.S. Hold August Meeting The August meeting of the Beth. el W.A. and W.M.S. was held in the church on Thursday evening„ August 5. The devotional part of the meeting was in charge of Mrs. Leslie Bolton. The theme of the meeting was "The Christian's. Re- sponsibility Towards the Liquor Problem Today." The call to wor- ship, "Take Time To Be Holy," was read by the leader, followed by, singing Hymn 388, "0 Master, Let Me Walk With Thee." The re- sponsive reading from the Mission- ary Monthly was read. The Scrip- ture lesson, from ist Daniel, was taken by Ruth Dennis, and Mrs. Leonard Leeming led in prayer. Hymn 383, "Lord•, Speak To Me," was sung. The topic for the meet- ing, "What Price Freedom," was taken by Mrs. L. Bolton, Mrs. Alex NOW AVAILABLE USED sou x is TIRES and TUBES Many with low mileage which have been traded in on new Goodyear Super Cushion Tires. SEAFORTH MOTORS Chevrolet - Oldsmobile PHONE 141 - SEAFORTH SURGE MILKERS DAIRY MAID Hot Water Heaters J. B. HIGGINS PHONE 138 : SEAFORTH Authorized Surge Service Dealer Seaforth Monument Works T. PRYDE & SON Memorial Craftsmen Seaforth Exeter Clinton Seaforth Showrooms Open Tuesday See Dr. Harburn for appoint- ment any other time, or Phone 41-J, Exeter. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: Frank McGregor, Clinton - Pres. Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen, Vice - President. Merton A. Reid, Seaforth, Manager and Secretary -Treasurer. DIRECTORS: Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Harvey Fuller, R.R.•2, Goderich ; J. H. Me - .Ewing, R.R. 1, Blyth; Frank Mc- Gregor, R.R. 5, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, R.R. 1, Walton; Wm. R. Archibald, R.R. 4' Seaforth; John L. Malone, R.R. 5, Seaforth; S, H. Whitmore, R.R. 3, Seaforth. AGENTS: Finlay McKercher; R.R. 1, Dub- lin; E. Pepper, Brticefield; J, E. Prtleter Brodhagen; George A. 'Watt, foga. • Dennis, Teannie and Ethel Dennis and Mrs. Willis Dundas. A dis- cussion followed the topic. Ruth and Beth Boyd sang a lovely duet, "In the Garden." Hymn 387, "Hark! The Voice of Jesus is Calling," was . sung and prayer by Mrs. Bolton. Roll call and min- utes of last meeting were read• and a short business period followed. Lunch was served and the meeting closed with prayer by Ethel Den- nis. Bethel anniversary will be held October 10, with Rev. Mair guest minister. The$64 Question (The Winnipeg Free Press) St. John's: On July 22, the New- foundland electorate went to the polls for a second time in seven weeks to express their choice of two forms of government. In the first contest, government by com- mission which had ruled as a ben evdent autocracy for fourteen earE. was eliminated and in the run-off the voters had to decide be- tween responsible government as it existed in 1943 or union with Canada. In the first referendum 22,311 votes were recorded for the reten- tion of Commission; 69,400 for re- sponsible government, and 64,666 for .Confederation. In the second contest it was not expected that there would be any material turn- over in the voting and the ques- tion was to which of the parties the bulk of the Commission sup- porters Would swing. Out of 146,451 votes counted so far—with perhaps about 5.000 still to be heard from—Confederation has re- ceived 76,103 or 51.7 per cent., and responsible government 70,849 or 48.3 per cent. By districts, to- talling 25, the polls in 18 have de- clared in favour of Confederation andseven for the restoration of self-governmen 1. In a numerical contest such as this, St. John's with its 36,000 vot- ers, possesses a preponderating advantage. It has always been the stronghold of the anti -confed- erates. In the run off, however, the responsibles secured 1.154 less votes than in the Tune contest and the confederates increased their score by 1,600. The city, which is both the capital and the chief com- mercial centre, appears to enter- tain fears that under confeleration trade would be adversely affected by competition with Canadian. firms which might establish here and that local manufactures which enjoy a protective tariff would, with import duties on Canadian products removed, find it impos- sible to compete with the latter. An important plank in the cam- paign for responsible government was introduced by what is known as the economic union with the United States movement. It was sponsored by C. A. Crosbie, prominently associated with a number of fishery activities, who announced that if responsible gov- ernment was victorious in the re- ferendum, he would lead a party favouring the opening up of such negotiations with Washington. It was contended that union with Canada would be detrimental to the fishing industry and some campaigners had even contended that in the event of Confederation the fishermen might as well burn their boats and destroy their gear. Shortly before the close of the second campaign, however, several of the principals of the largest fish- ing establishments, following a public statement by R. Gushue, chairman of the Newfoundland: Fisheries Board, to the effect that he regarded with "profound dis- quietude the future of the fisheries if Newfoundland became a Cana- dian province, came out openly with the announcement that they shared no such views and saw lit- tle possibility of concluding with the rnited States an economic -in- ion on the lines suggested. The effect of their statement woullap- pear to have discounted consider- ably the influence which the econ- omic union party had previously exercised among the voters. The question in the minds of everyone at the moment is what now? The second referendum count gives the Confederation cause a five per cent majority and shows all but seven electoral dis- tricts strongly in favour of union. Further, twice in seven weeks, the country has declined the oppor- tunity to reinstate responsible gov- ernment, a fact that would appear to make it clear that Newfoundland by a substantial majority does not favour that form of government. Prime . Minister Mackenzie King in his communication of October 29, 1947, accompanying the propos- ed terms under which the Domin- ion Government would aceept New- foundlandas a province said: "Should the people of New_ foundland indicate clearly and beyond all possibility of misun- derstanding isunderstanding their will that New- foundland should become a pro- vince of Canada on. the basis of the proposed arrangements, the Canadian ,vegiinnent, 6ttb. ect to the approval ox ?'arlie412,0 it would. for rs pant 'be prepare to take the neceasary consEtltrt tional steps to nntke the .union effective at the .earliest .pracl<ic- able:`..date." The question is whether a ma jority of live per cent. of the elec- torate will 'be regarded as a suffi- ciently substantial majority to warrant the : Canadian 'Government in determining that the will of the Newfoundland people is Clearly dicated beyond all possibility of misunderstanding. In the event of a decision to the contrary by the Canadian Govern- m19eat33. w, the question is what •ould be the alternative, since no less clearly the Newfoundland electors have indicated that they do not favour the restoration of responsi ble government as it existed in Decisively„ they :have shown that there is no desire to retain com- mission government Decisively, too, they have expressed their de- termination to . have restored a democratic system of government. Fighting Fear One of the worst features of can- cer is the fear it instils into peo- ple. This fear, which in itself is harmful, often bolds a man from going to see a doctor when he feels vaguely that something is wrong with him. 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