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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1938-06-09, Page 5° 17f • WINGHAM • , SHOW STARTS AT',8 p:m, EXCEPT SATURDAY. SdATURDAY, NIGHT Ta'VO SHOWS' •:7.46 and 9 45;`; p;m.. Thurs., June YOU'LL GOsAsiouvEu*aro J0'11 TRAY ADM COLORED CARTOON' AND •NE S $ION, ADULTS ; 35c; ` ,HILDREN 20c. n., Tues., 'Wed •: June, 1• MICKEY ROONEY, LOUIS: STONE. ANN RUTHERFORD and . ' ,., CECILE .PARKER, IN -15 "Yf ou're. On!y Youn . Once" . g: A.,SEQUEL TO "A; FAMILY AFFAIR", and "THOROUGHBREDS - ° DON'TCRY", WITH: MICKEY ROONEY AS ."THE, STAR AT.: TRACTION, A,GAIN, , .4:Also '< � _�,. •.:'. AI_ ';'ter: •.. w•' - COLORED ; CARTOON ' and. •;A $DY4. • CLYDE �Dv M , ,D NNU UNC: N • 'Several from ' Dungannon attended. • g n the .funeral' on ; Tuesday of ' the late Stephen Stothers of . Goderich, : who passed 'away at 'the ageof•86 years. Those. attending were mostly consins, of, the . deceased and were nemely: • Miritrs..Thos..Stot eere, Jas. Davidson, Mr.and'Mi Root, Davidson, Mr Thos.:' Wiggins, Mrs. ' Rebecca ' Cald- well. arid: Mrs. 'Wm.' Stothers, - Mrs. ' Stephen •Stothers. and min- Will . Sato: then.' Both Mr. Stephen Stothers and -Mr. Wm: Baile ' of Goderich :who recently: died at about the .same • age. were pie- neer•tfariners • 0 south of : Dungannon g an ill : s ........ _.d. �! ... be mis e_d, by old :friends.. Frienda tovisit recently .with.Mr. and Mrs. Ed..Scruton were Mr. Frank Heard of'Clinton ••Misses Betty Thom - ,:•. u :.a, s, D.o et n da• McMan s and -,Jkan 'xCyle of :Goderieb.. number. of:citizensavaied the 'selves . of . the • opportunity' of ' seeing that wonderful :motion'P icture "The Life 'of 'Christ" at Lucknow on Sister-. day night and :`which : was . given also, at Goderich Sunday evening. . • We•, extend sympathy, to. Mrs'• Bert Bradford in the loss . of her.: father, •Mr.,•,, 'ThosShields„ Saltford Mr. Shields,a native of the Nile,.. will, be. • missedany old friends and ac-' • quaintances in, the_ village and`• vicin•-. ity. ' Rev.' T. It and Mrs. • • Turner an& • :faMily'-have returned after attending ' the 'London Conference held at ':Chat- ham. Mr. Turner hire• been pastor of • the United Church for the past three .years and at Conference was', appoin- ted to' 'beep charge: at ,Lambeth near. London. and Rev. and Mrs. Edgar; dill 'froi`n Ravenswood are coining to ' gannon. Friends will' be pleased to know • • Mrs 'Wm. Bagley of Leamington, ,who 'underwent an operation three, weeks, ago is 'recovering ,nicely. Miaa Verna`' Anderson spent , the week -end With her grandmother Mrs; J Irwin and. aunt, Mra. O{eo. Lawlor, Auburn. 1 , ' . • Mrs, . Wm.,' Bray, returned to her• home "after a 10 -day visit with 'reh= tives at-"Goderich. Mr. and Mrs.:R. Uurninreturned home after &.pleasant visit with Mr... •Durnin's,,three brothera & :families at „Greet y Falls, • Montana. They returned ,.little sooner. owing ,.the serious illness, of Mrs. Durnin'e' father, Mr,: Crawford` at Port Albert • We are glad to report, his. -condition is quite a ,jorii Proved lately.; ' °.'-Mr• and_ -:Mrs:. Robt. wDe ell. and:. granddaughter. Jean Scott of Win g barn were visitoi;s on Sunday With Mr, rid Mrs: Bich: Park. • ' '. ,.. wHI■ EcIfIvrIeH Mr. and Mrs. ,Win. Rone of Tees., water spent a day last weelt,''With her daughter' Mrs. Jaines.. McInnes. .• Mr. and Mrs:, Richard McWhinney' Y of Dungannon visited . recently with, Mr., and Mrs. Albert 'Patterson. Mrs. Jack 'Flanagan and Miss Clrissy;•Inglis of Toronto, arevisiting their -parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. There will 'e. no service in the Presbyterian church here on ;Sunday h owing to the anniversary in .the.' iJni- ted. c•hurch, -m•orning and• evening. ; Little Patsy• :McMillan, youngest dabhter f g o., Mr:....and .:Mrs: _John-M�- M ]la is:• 'ck n si '• 'Ilene o for We e an' .early y +ecovery` . Quite a number frem hereattended d :.Calvin•:anniversar Y -when -Bee. ,•daIa. , Boyle • of Blyth re ch . ed• Y p a. Mr.labs nd a John, hn Littleo �. f Ash- field :visited recentl • : with 'Mr: and. Mrs,Albert Patterson: :MissHelen en M ntos cI ha uve o f nco V r is spending ;a few weeks; with •,Tier sister Mrs. Albert' Mc I 1 • , �ixi lin:.and other 'relatives 0 Messrs. Kennet ' Laidlaw, Bert Cull; or m e Re so li Falconer i Coner; Mrs. Cecil; Falconer of this • community, and • Miss' Y Ingersoll, Murphy of I g 1 P,, spent a fewdays last week` at De-• troit: • Mr, David •Glenn, 'ho was quite • ill and reoved, o Goderich Hospital two weemks' ago, ' s , showing rro • signs of improvernent, and anxious friend's : are waiting for.:a better change. Mr's. Dan Beckle .of Toronto visitod Mrs,. A. B. Pentland and other friends• at the end ,Of, the: week. •, Mr...Peter, Wotherspoon, a young man :from Toronto, 'spoke' on "Temper:. ,anter'n. at the moral g worship at. the' United ;ted Chinch. At t e -°venin g service Mr, Bert :Whyard, :delivered a• ry •good'. address.. Mr.'. Wotherspoon also assisted .with the readings: While: fere he was the•guest'of Mr.• and"Mrs..Don- aid Fowlers•: The play "Eyes of Love” was, pre seated' 1by .the. Blyth. Dramatic' Club in the Parish half 'on Friday; night Under the,• auspices of the Dungannon. Agricultural' ;Society: Notwithstand-•. ing that there•'weski .great, many'at- tractions at nearby .paints; a • fairly large' audience enjoyed•• the three=act drarria; which :was 'welt enacted; the different. roles being especially well played. 'The „audience: was entertained between acts, with a pleasing .solo'by Mrs. • Philips of Blyth 'and Mrs. W. Mills' also of Blyth "gave' a. splendid and Mrs Rich; Gardner,: Luck..: reading: At thee end of'the, play, a now, 'visited - Mrs. Harkley and• dab= dance, . followed, ,The "Craig orches- gl ter, .Mra Fitzgerald on Sunday, the tray'. of SCAuggstine, : fu'rriished" the " music. latter Couple returning with themetill • � ;, , Tuesday., ` Miss tuella Black is visiting, with NO At Goderich• Mer aunt `Mrs Marx,.. b tt: Steph.` • t t rr S5;.,died. at . God �... ► _ Ri a p_ s.n The anniversary service of Erskine eipich' on•. Sunday;, a, few 'days after Presbyterian •Chuirch' will be held on suffering a weak spell while work- Sunday next at 3 p,m, and 7:30 pail. ing in Ills- g'a •den. torn at Dungannon, and will' .lie In charge of Rev: Mi', ,fol•• lotty years lie Conducted a black., Wilson of Faisley. ;smith shop in. Goderich. • .11 • • H i,N.RaQJI► ' 1}Zr. and. Mrs W. Eadie 'Doris; and Lorne and: 'Miss By' a ."Culbert, spent Sunday at;- Mr ^ Wm: McPherson's,• Milverton.: • • Mies Helen. Valad celebrated her birthday, -having a few friends in' for tea on Sunday evening. lair;, Alvin ,Graham .spent; the week end,at, his,, hen* at Tara::' Mrs, and lairs Kohler, Jane'. and Bob of Toronto spent. the week -end at Mr. Ernest 'Ackert's. ' ' °' . - Mr and Mrs. • , slie `Harris, Marie, ,Leona,, Jurie,. LOnerd and Beverley of Strethroy,,,spent the week -end': at Mr. Thos. Harris'.... Mrs; A1mer Ackert :entertained:, the W A,. ons Tuesday. ; • Mr Gordon Statters Of, Oakville, ,$•pnt; the, ' week end = at ,:the •Statter's, • • Mr.. and Mrs. John Jamieson . ,of Paramount, Miss Greta 'Campbell • of Lucknow, Mr:;and Mrs. C. E. Wilson and Kenneth of Saskatoon; Messrs. Lorne Culbert • and Reggie Broom were Sunday visitors. at Mr. Thos.. Harris. ,Who- Caused , Ontario's Accident Toll.'Lasa- Year? 'Department p ment Figures.Revesl"That 98%. Of20,90?, Drivers Involved In ..Ac cidents Last Year Had Clean Driv ing Records:, -Death. Toll In -Ontario Was 766 Lives. ` • • Last year in Ontario, according; to the accident records of e•'Depart Ment. of Highways, 766''thpeople :lost• heir lives •and 12;692' were injured in motor vehicle ' accidents on. the streets and,' highways -•.of, this. pretence..._ These figures, ° ares faets=they' do, not. lie. They cannot . be,:jeg -ed,; ha3� statisticians to maize the picture any better or any worse. But -these figures are more than teeth. They' are people ,Thirty-nine of'ose kl3e .were happy llittle: children:' of four, years or less. One hundred 'and eighteen. were eld- erly people, of 66' or more. All, of them were folks you knew or folks: like diose who: live- next door ; or down the street,' er in the next: !sleek.' They were children: and-parentsswro` were • loved dearly -people`, on whom the "sun rose and: set" for someone. You Can juggle these figures • until Doonisday,, and • you' • .wi11 still : get exactly the same -answer. 'And -loss of life and • limb' was completely :useless: Those: children;' did not die to advance the cause • of science-that„otiier; little children •might. live. Those` grown-ups did . not :' die to ' rotect. • their homes. s,. P. me and country froma foreign invader_ that their children.:and gennerations to, come'` might'lrve inCpeace d.anse- curity:; There was no reason in the. :wdrldfor 'them• to die as they did. • Here .is : what the:. Ontarioa trident. their: gures �=fo ..4937:tell ru s 'and 'there` `can'`be no' denying •. thei `truth That • most: drivers:'involved in all• accidents~ had five •.years': ;or ' more experience ' .behind •the P :.. wheel:. That s , most of t ' these .•drivers were betweeiar the ages of '25 • and 40 not: yogng.:enough to be :called , "whipper-. snappers" or "flaming 'youth" ' and: not old enough to :•be .called . "dod- derers".or "old fogies." That Most ri d vers were in. in. normal physical andmental. condition=not in•: a' drunken stupor;' not ,asleep at the wheel,, 'not in the throes' of an'epi. eptic fit: •:•• : That most cars were. going straight -not defying death by •trying'kto pass' other 'ears on curves or hills. That most cars were in good mech.. anical . `'condition, . With't four-wheel brakes andballoon tires, and most of thein *eke' paseriger 'cars=riot• old '.`jallopies"'that •sho'uld be in the junk- yard, nor" •huge `'transliert • trucks• that we may sometimes think • take, more than•=their, fair share: of the highway. That in inost,cases the weather was clear, it was : daylight, the road was' paved and in good condition ,• and the surface, was dry—pe chance to blame, the rain 'or 'fog, the" ,dark, . a bunipy road or- icy pavement. •' • hi in ,tv hi e we St hi in of And that 984` of• the 20,907,drive -s volved in `accidents had clean., dile. g'•records.• . "r So, besides ' worr in about g the,• t-an'd-run and unk the dren' drivers; must worry about ourselves *hen get ,l�ehirid' the' wheel of a car and art out :forts pleasant•journey:.on the ghway, or, even -if `'we' are jest driv g; dower to"•tile corner tor . a pound* teaor loaf of: bread. • For..it is, we "•that' 'rea ._ g t armth Cof n'vrmal, eareful drivers: who have 'never done anything' .,more •seribwl• than : dieting someone's... fender' or scraping his buiiper, "who •are 'likely' to' be respelisiblet•for the most of the' , deaths and ageidents in:1038' ori Ont- ario's • streets and highways. Rev O. A Crswan;.. who �,hi1s:::. rayls istered 'at Port Begin fbr'•nine years;, and- 1x a "few weeks age; conducted 'the -niothing.'se"rVice in the' .Claire' , d Ch geh here, has accepted • a call to 1{iii' svulth. , LUCKN$WSENT Ei ST. HEI ' NS, Mr John McQuilhn . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mc., urllrii and• Mr, Frank .Mc-:'. Quell 1 attended. the, Graduation ex ercises Of' the • Stratford general Hoa- 'pital• ori. Wednesday, when Mies Flor- ,enee McQuillin' was :a, member of the 'graduating class. Florence, is , to be congratulated .en *receiving the award, for the Highest marks .in paediatrics. A• spree did meeting •of the W:ornenre Institute *as held in the.• Community' Hall on; -Thursday afternoon, when. .many members 'of both- the 'Lucknow and St.' Augustine- Institutes were guests., Mrs, W A. Miller, president •of the local Institute presided over. the interesting: program, whi6h in7 chided a • report of the `Girls'', Confer erice held at Guelph,, 'prepered•; by. the delegates, Vera : 'Taylor and Freda Rintoul, the . latter . report being pre- sented by Annie Watson; a reading by ;little. Miss Gwendolyn Finnigan of St. Augustine;, . solos by Mrs.: Horace Aitchison and MI's.. Philip Stewart;' a reading. , byrs: Archie;- Paterson; a piano duet by Mrs.. W. Fowler and :Mrs Norman .Wilson and a 'splendid talk on "What h would like to •pos- ses's at -00”; by Mrs. It.. •L: Treleaven; allLu k' of c. now: At' the "conclusion, a contest was enjoyed and ,a.social hour spent over the tea Mrs. E. J. Thom, Mrs. E. W, Rice Mrs. W. Miller, Misses Mildred 'McQuilhn and Vera. Taylor, , Mrs. Lorne• Woods,.. Mrs D.: Todd, Mrs; D.. C. McDonald, Mrs 'George Stuart and Mrs. 'Cranston attended the an- nual • meeting of the West. Huron 'Wo- Men's Institute at Blyth on Friday. Mr Neely Todd et; Stratford was a ;week -end, visitor at his. horse 'bere.: Mrs R.: "K Miller; `Mrs. `W: "E,:'Gor=' don; Mr. and• Mrs. W.' I. Miller; Mr 4tiixl -Ml's "T. J: ""SKlke r-rir s 'tom Todd and,. Anne,)and: DI"rs W iille> andAllaifwere at Goderich n, Saturday,; • "when many relatives a d friends gathered 'at• the:.•home of Mr_ J. W, Salkeldto; do horror to'aiirii ion the occasion of his 80th "birthday Plans are being- made for the• an- neal", United, Church Garden .Party. on Friday,' June 17th, ,when the White- church •young ::people -..will -:-• 'rp..esent their play ?'Dollars ,or 'Cabages". Owing: to the anniversary services, in: 'Whitechurch. :United Church on Sunday, .°there: will he no;-se'rviceak in .the church here.with theexce' tion'o P f Sunday: school 'which . will meet,' at ,,The Meeting 'of the . Y.: P.• U. : was 'held on; Sunday ' evening ''with, Isobel Miller; :the president, in the ch air. Wilfred Ramage read.. the scripture lesson and the. topic "The Place and value:at in•'one' lif ",, Wes ' •,� s e as m taken 'Uy Cuyler Re/liege.: Mr. and Mrs. !Arnold'Barbour, ' Miss. , Dorothy Barbour' arid,Ilobb �.h' ' y P iliips; `Mr.. and Mrs `Clarence Barb" our of Fergus and Mr.. and 14Irs. Wn#r •Do - u. gherty and•.Gwendolyn of Guelph were recent visitors with Mrs 'R:: J. Woods. Miss' Dorothy' Barber is. remaining for the Week. •Mr. and Mrs. HarveY.'Anderson' of Ashfield were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.' Harvey Webb. Mr. Jack McDonald of :Leamington wasa visitor with.. friends here. +. HURON COUNTY LIVESTOCK •. JUDGING COMPETITION '.The Twelfth annual ,Huron Count Live Stock Judging .'Competition' will :be held in 'the `Clinton district : • on' Friday, rune, 30th., All boys in the County twenty-six' years, sof age and under are 'eligible to• compete' and the prize ,list is divided ,both, Junior. and Senior section, All contestants must register at the '. Agricultural office,: Clinton; between '8:0.0 A. M, arid' 8.30" A. • M.on the morning of the . Compet- ition; , • Contestants will be ' required ' . to judge' ten ,classes ;of • live .stock' and oral • reasons will be given on five classes.A 'total `off $30,00' in cash along with two silver .trophies' and ten book prizes will be ,awarded, and the judges.`,will be `supplied by the Department of Agriculture. A HFIELU NOTES Mr; and Mrs. Will Helm arid -child - ten visited friends in •Clinton •on Sun-• Mr. Lloyd Hunter ; •and • sister Mrs: Jno,•:McKinnon and Jean of Tiv-. erton, spent Sunday pith ;their.. par- ' eats Mr, any-.. d Mrs.• A. Wilson of Luck- : neMw r,,were,unvisitors withMr, 'and Mrs Rob' Ritchie. Jos. Helm ofw,spent• . • .few days last week with hi's son'RAbt:'` 'and .' ` ' Mrs. Ritchie • Mr. arid Mrs. Geo. Same eat _ ia1. " tof Ripley 'spent' a d y last week with friends; in :this': i darty. • Mr. Thos, Helm of Tivertdn accom- panied. by•h{s' son Be0rt :and Mrs., helm and children were guests' of Mr.. and ::Mrs A:• Helrn . Mr,' Ed, Maette zie. � e and• >1t#ss Em1 'ma • MCDonagh •:of ;Lbiidon.' 'visited *Hit, Mr and: Mrs; 'C:' E. afeti tray' h 'ove'r the week. end'. g n: • BRt CE MEMBER ON CIVIL .• SERVICE ACT CO,II'1MITTE4 TRmlinson .Expects ,Report. To Be Submited Will Contain. Several ;. Important . ChanSes--Civil' Service:; Salaries Are Approximately , $77,, 000,000•, The Special Comniitte on the Ci`i' Service Act,, of which I am:` a member,, •rias ' been ' .sitting f or 'three months,: The ealaries paid the Ci=vil' Service of Canada are approximately $71,000,000' per year,. and ,naturally, we have been delving into the difficulties arising';' out ofa app intmenis made by '.the • Civil 'Service. Commission; Although our . ,Chairman, -Mr., 'Jean Francois Pouliot, is .tempestuous at:'times;->he has allowed :the Committee 'tot thor oughly investigate ,the -'workings, of the Commission Y The; submissions 'made have been varied and 'nuinerous, and I think when the Report is submitted it will contain- many important 'changea for the benefit of , the peopfe of Canada generally,, and especially for the young men and women who desire to enter the, Service. .. .I might mention that one criticism- that has been levelled' at the Work ings of. this Act is 'that it "seems to be centred ; in and about Ottawa, and:: that positions P shave not been advert-. ised ' througout the Dorn#pion, • espee 'ially in the rural parts of the country, sufficiently.' for the young people to ' know when the positions are open, so that they might have an,opportun- ity of writing the examinations ' There is also the 'question.. as . to whether the ,merit: system has' been carried out in the past . in filling all positions. and in making' promotions. There , iS, too, the question ai ''.to 'whether -,.small -positions;=. -in :wWhich there is' no: promotion, and which do not-,realiy,•require any•special know-;: ledg,, should`come` .tinder the' Civil'. e Service . Act, or if they should be 'ex empt:and filled by the member of the', day. Apparently 'the. majority ,of dif-1 ficultieo arise out ; of these verysmall' appointments, f ntmen . I . PP ts, which affect the ;count 're's •• I will have more to ;report on this aiubject when.: evidence is being stud- ied by the •sub,Committee of which I . am also a member: . : 'BERVIE • .r Friends •of Mrs. H. GrifSth,are'glad.I{ t� know :that. I' . she is recovering. from _ :a.,.brief illness.' Gawley of Purple. Grove is assisting. in the home :Mr.. Fred "Bushell, ' •who, has • been employed .in •To onto P Y r is enjoyinga' two viweeks holiday at':hrs: home -here. Mr.' -',and 4 Mr, and Mrs:..W. _J. Barrett, have ,Seen visitingthe •: latte . h latter's' par, ents Mr. and Mrs.. Noble Herri an, r• left :on Thursday to ire f urn to ` their. .,n, .Cala f g rY arid a is.'�J. 'Buchanna ' M n of St. �•�. • Jaciibs,,were„week-end visitors' at the Brown ".home. here.: • M.rs:: Brown Mr: . re- turned ito St. Jacobs with:them .for home aa visit. �' Mr 'Paul McCall and son John of Toronto, v isited Mrs. .1: Sturgeon here • duringthe week, the former reai-ing for a longer visit. The ; ball game played,here on Fri=., da y evening,' between Bernie and Kin- rf teams was ..n ' .. ga Won by the K#ngarf, F• PAGE., .rb,Y :a' Telephone CALL • July August . Ser+tember ... 3 months; 3.iunporthnt valuable: months before this farmer can work again.: Had the doctor' treated his burned • arm' immediately: after .`1 .the. accident. trident, there: would ' hrlite 'been ao infection .• . But there was . no telephone:.. to . call a7,doctor. This farmer has learned a ., lesson. He has a telephone'now '—• and has i thus! ,insured his home and family against emer `caries. fOR . FARM M R TELEPHONE _��SERVICE .E • Fortunate . Routes and Barn Modern and od r Well -Kept uu 111 J i . yllllll -1;;;;;i1' cash,to to iiz up our hbusee wad• .71 Wins, ou:.can:. borro• , y w the, W.hat ;an`air" oofor., ne ' 8d cessary funds; under, the • tune is• presented c • ^,. •p d o the passer- ' Honig Im •rove�eaC Pia ' we'll-conziitio.ned ;;,' available it .way one of our newly' painted; modernized. 0 P 5 0 branches.. We .are co-op- farm• buildings: "-They add. erating heartily a n : hamc; and ; fin' sacral i Lai: e5' _farm m lin .row ' .emenr . The .t - P erns • to • farms: .,•are. convenietit.. Ask for: our IP you have. . bapklec on' Home • • P Im rows • ., :riot'. thebeady meat Loans. y AHKF MONTaE, ESTABLISHED 1817 "a bank.where .ma!! acrouair.are welcosit odet8, Experienced BankingService'; ... the Ouay., o, 120 ,Years' Stuceuful Operation • • When you drive, too slowly ;your attention wanders—so does your car. When you're on a main •high way f-- keep moving at 'a steady pace. If for any :reason you must •: drive exceptionally, slowly— keep. well over to; the ' right so that .normal traffic Can pass you easily,. and without danger . or use the Side roads leaving mainhighways unobstructed. A slow, inattentive. driver is often' just as dangerousas a recklessly •-. ej)Aeding driver. ' . ONTARIO. _ :. DEPARTMENT OF' 'HIGNWAYs Motor Vehiaee Brame,. I II •