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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-01-09, Page 1t; X I h, With Which It Amalgamated. The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter New*. ■ J. Single Copies Five Cents ’ LOCAL CUSTOMS OF­ FICE WAS CLOSED Closing of This Office Was a Com­ plete Surprise. Wingham and district is now with­ out the service of a Customs ’Office. ns the local > branch was closed on Thursday last week. The' closing of this office came as a complete sur­ prise to the officials of the town, the manufacturers and all other interest­ ed parties as no word had been re­ ceived here that this office was to ibe closed. - The first intimation that anybody had that the office was be­ ing closed, was on Thursday morning when the sign was taken down and all the effects of this office were pack­ ed to be shipped away, That the Government saw fit to •close this office is a great disappoint­ ment, is putting it very mildly. Some time ago there were rumours that this office was to be closed, but interven­ tion on the part of our then member, Mr. Spotton, was the means of hav­ ing this service continued. At that lime we understand,that the amount of business which this office was do- ding was a great deal less than it has done since that time. The Government, no doubt, clos- •<ed this office as an economy measure' but they, no doubt, overlooked the fact that the closing of this office is a great inconvenience to our manu­ facturers and our merchants. In the columns of this papei* we 'have offered the suggestiem on sev­ eral occasions that where the Gov­ ernment, as an economy measure, saw Ht to close the customs office of a ■smaller town, they combine this work with some other office, such as the •post office or with some other busi­ ness so that this service would not be lost to the community1 so affected. The people of this community pay plenty to customs department.either ■directly or indirectly and are deserv­ ing of.better consideration than to have this service cut off without warning. The Government, like the Arabs, closed up the office and sil- - ontly stole away. That the Mayor of our town was incensed at this action, goes without ■saying and he immediately wired Hon. Mr. Illsley, Minister of Nation­ al Revenue, protesting. Protests were also wired from the local Liberal Ex­ ecutive and the Retail Merchants’ As­ sociation. The Chamber of Commerce immediately got into action and des­ patched the following letter to the above named minister. The letter to Hon. Mr. Illsley from the Chamber of Commerce was as follows: January 3, 1936 Hon. Mr. Illsley, Minister of National Revenue, x Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada. x Dear Sir:— On behalf of the citizens and busi­ ness men of this town and district we wish most emphatically to protest the removal of customs clearance facilit­ ies from our town. The change in tariffs coming into effect at the first of the year cannot help but have the effect of increasing the imports into this country, and as we have several manufacturers locat­ ed in Wingham, all of whom import raw materials, we feel that it is a ser­ ious injustice and discrimination to have these facilities removed. Wing­ ham is the chief trading centre for North Huron and South Bruce, and is commonly y acknowledged to have' the best stores of any town of sim­ ilar size within forty-five? miles. The merchants, as well as tln^ianufactur- •ers, will be continuously annoyed and handicapped by the additional delay and expense following the necessity of making clearances at some other point. If the Government does not think that the new tariff will sufficiently increase customs revenue to maintain a Customs Office in Wingham, and sufch other points as have been sittiil- arly deprived, without notice, of these conveniences theft we suggest that the Government Departments work in co* operation so that customs clearances could be made at such Federal Gov­ ernment Offices as the Post Office, Should this suggestion prove imprac­ tical, most Bown Clerk, for small re* tntmeration, would be amply capable bf making customs clearances. We have nc> quarrel with the idea of the Government cutting out all UiineceS* sary expense, but we do most veh<B< mently protest the unnecessary1 re­ moval of facilities which add delay, tiulsancd and expense to the already sufficiently heavy responsibilities testing on business men to*day. i FORMER LOCAL MERCHANT DIED AT LONDON William Grant Patterson, former loacl jeweller, passed away in Victoria Hospital, London, on Thursday night, January 2nd. He was in his 65th •year. Mr. Patterspn was taken suddenly ill at his home, 432 Clarence Street, London, late Wednesday last week and was hurried to the hospital for an emergency operation from which he failed to rally. For many years Mr, Patterson has been engaged in- the jewelery and watch making business. For over 30 years he operated a jewelery store here, leaving hefe to go to London in May, 1924, where he continued the busines of watchmaker, During his stay in Wingham, Mr, Patterson was a popular citizen and for several years around 1915 was a member of the Town Council,* He was a member of Wingham Lodge No. 286, A.F. & A.M. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary’ Patterson, one son, F, O. Patterson, Chicago; and one daughter, Mrs. R. M. Hunter, London.- He is also sur­ vived by a brother, George, and. four sisters, Mrs. David Gibson, and Miss­ es Elizabeth, Eugena and Alice Pat­ terson, all of Brampton. The funeral was held from the Oat­ man Funeral Chapel, London. The service at the chapel was conducted by St. John’s Lodge, No. 209A., A,, F. &.,A.M. of London, and the serv­ ice at the graveside was conducted by members of Wingham Lodge No. 286 AT. & A.M. The pallbearers were members of Wingham A.F. & A.M.: H. C. Mac- Lean, John W. Hanna, Fred Fuller, J. W. McKibbon, George Fowler and E. J. Nash. W. T. Booth, Master, and H. Sherbondy, Secretary, of the local Masonic Lodge, were also in at­ tendance at the funeral. OBITUARY Mrs. Charles Albert Rintoul The-death of Janet Shiell,. widow of the late Charles Albert Rintoul,- occurred at her home, Josephine St., late' Sunday evening, January 5th. Mrs. Rintoul was ill but a short time. The.Tuesday before her death she de­ veloped pneumonia and she gradually weakened until death brought relief. On Monday previous to her death, Mrs. Rintoul did her shopping about town as usual and retired that even­ ing feeling as well’ as usual and it was a great shock to her family and friends when she was taken suddenly ill on Tuesday. The deceased had a cheerful and loving disposition which endeared her not only to her family but to all -with whom she became ac­ quainted. Mrs. Rintoul, who was in her 73rd year, was a life-long resident of this community, having been born on the 1.2th concession of East' -Wawanosh. •Fifty-one years ago she was married to Charles Albert Rintoul and they continued to farm in East Wawanosh until' 1901, when they moved into Wingham. Mr, .Rintoul passed away in June 1928. She leaves to mourn their loss four daughters and one son, Mrs. Fred L. MacLean qnd Alex., of Town; Mrs. M. W. Telfer, of Crediton; Mrs. H. Ross of Detroit, and Mrs. “Fred Stap­ les of Stevensville. She is also sur­ vived by one brother, John Shiell of East Wawanosh and nine grandchild­ ren. One daughter, Alberta, prede­ ceased her in 1905. Following a private service, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Fred L. MacLean, Shuter St., on Wednes­ day afternoon, Jan. 8th, a service was conducted in St, Andrew’s Presbyter­ ian Church, Of which she was a mem­ ber, The s.etvices were conducted by the Rev. Kenneth MacLean, Minister of the Church. Interment took place in the family plot in Wittgham Cemetery. ■ Boys’ and Chris’, Skating Outfits, slightly used, only $.1.50 to $2.50 at Greer’s Shoe Store. We Submit this protest and these suggestions for the indulgence of your consideration, and trust the Gov­ ernment will) See its way clear to make what provision it can to protect the town from the ever increasing pull of the cities in both manufacturing facilities and merchandising conven­ iences, We are, Sir, Yours very truly, Wingham Chamber 'of Commerce, . H« Campbell, President. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1936 BLYTH TO PLAY HOME GAMES HERE Group No. 2, Western Ontario Hoc­ key Association, Jan, Feb. 3—Brussels at Listowel 3—Winthrop at Gorrie 6— Winthrop at Brussels 7- —Blyth at Listowel 9—Gorrie at Listowel Blyth at Winthrop 13—Blyth at Brussels 13—Winthrop at Listowel 16—Brussels at Gorrie 16—Winthrop at'Blyth 20—Listowel at Brussels 20—-Blyth at Gorrie 23— Gorrie at Winthrop 24— Brussels at Blyth 27—Brussels at Winthrop 30— Gorrie at Blyth 31— Listowel at Winthrop 3—Listowel at Blyth 3—Gorrie at Brussels 5—Listowel at Gorrie * * v / Blyth will play their home games in the Wingham Arena. Visiting ’ teams furnish referee whom the home team will pay. theof Re-Elected Chairman of Utilities Commission, At the inaugural meeting Wingham Utilities Commission which was held on Tuesday morning, Com­ missioner A. J. Walker thanked the members for the honor of being their chairman during the past two years and vacated the chair but was again re-elected as Chairman for 1936. i Agricultural Society Notice The annual meeting of the Turn-, berry Agricultural Society will be held in the Council Chamber, Wing­ ham, at 2 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 17th, 1936, to receive reports of the offic­ ers and Directors, elect Directors and Officers, and transact other business pertaining to the society. R. J. Cur­ rie, Pres.; W. J. Greer, Sec. Moved to Mitchell- Mr. A. J. Robinson, who has been the Massey-Harris agent here for some time, moved to Mitchell Thurs­ day, where he and his brother, Mr. A. E. Robinson, have purchased a hardware store and machine shop business. We regret' that Mr. and. Mrs. Robinson and family are leav­ ing town but wish them every suc­ cess. Dominion Stores Sales Up Sarply In Final Period of Year Sales of Dominion Stores .Limited for the 13th period ended December 28th, 1935 were $1,575,089. This com­ pares with $1,383,769 for the corres­ ponding period Jn 1934, and is an in­ crease of 13.8%. The number of stor­ es -operated during the period was 489 as compared with 495 stores dur­ ing the corresponding period of 1934. Sentenced for Stealing W. Brown’s Car Clarence White of Dundalk, was sentenced by Magistrate J. A. Mak­ ins in Goderich Police Court to a year in the Reformatory at Guelph. He pleaded guilty to a charge of the theft of W. J. Brown's car on Nov. 26. White said he drove to Wingham from Toronto in a stolen car with two other men. The stolen car broke down and they drove on in Brown’s car, 1936 HURON COUNCIL Ashfield..............Murdock Matheson Ashfield .(deputy) .....Sam Sherwood Colborne ....................... G, C. Feagan Goderich ,Tp...............William Haacke Grey .... ......................... Henry Keyes Grey (deputy) ......... . O. Hemingway Hay .. ................................. A. Mellick Hallett ..................... H. , Mogridge Flowick ........... J. A. Bryans Howick (deputy) .... Thomas Lovell McKillop ........................ John Eckert Morris .......................... L. E. Cardiff Stanley................. W< Turner Stephen ........... W. Switzer Stephen (deputy) ...... C. McWhinftey Tpckersmith ....... . Wm. Archibald Turnberry........................... R. “Grain Usborne..................Gdorge Westcott Wawanosh E...................P. W. Scott Wawanosh W. W. J. Stewart Blyth ______ _______W. G. McNall Brussels............. .......Robt Bowman Clinton......... ......... G. H. Elliott Exeter .......................... Thomas Pryde Goderich J, J. Moser Goderich (deputy) R. E, Turner Hensall Owen Geiger Seaforth J. H. .Scott Wingham Bred L. Davidson J. W. Hyndman Who has been -appointed District Representative in gingham, by The Continental Life Insurance Company, head office, Toronto. Mr, Hyndman brings to his new't position, wide ex­ perience in the insurance field.-- • < LOCAL AND PERSONAL ■ —4—. Miss B. Reynolds spent the holi­ day in Toronto. | Skate Sharpening - For satisfactory work try Greer’s, y Mr. Harold Ross, Detroit, was a Wingham visitor “on Thursday last. Skating Outfits •+ slightly used, for sale. Real bargains at Greer’s Shoe Store. Mrs. James funeral of the in London, on ’ I Halugh attended the lat^ W. G. Patterson in London, on Saturday. Miss Fairy Fells left Sunday for Burnt River, after la two weeks’ holi­ days with her parents here. Mrs. Thos. Ellisl, of Brussels,' and Mrs. Wm. Watsonl of Mitchell, call­ ed on Wingham friends last week. • Women’s and Misses’ Fur Trimmed Overshoes - Bargam prices on Friday and Saturday at Greer’s Shoe Store.Oliver Fells anjj T. J, Brownlee have returned to London after spend­ ing the holidays atithe*former’s home here. Mr. Jas. FI. Currie had a New Year’s turkey dinner for a few of his cousins and the evening was spent in playing games. Miss Leah Robertson, nurse-in­ training at Toronto General Hospital, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Robertson. Mr, Arthur Henderson has returned to Denby where he teaches school, after spending his holidays with his father, Mr. W. James Henderson, Bluevale Road. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker attend­ ed the funeral of the late George Lo­ gan, of London,- which was held on Friday. Mrs. W. Dawson, the late Mr. Logan’s sister, returned home with Mr. and Mrs. Walker. Mr. and Mrs; Bidd and Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith, of Detroit, spent Christmas at the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Currie; Miss Mina Currie who accompanied them, returned to her school in Leamington on Satur­ day. Fractured Arm Miss Jane McGregor, Victoria St., fell oh the kitchen floor of her home on Thursday evening and fractured her left arm near the shoulder. The fracture was reduced at the Wing­ ham. General Hospital and we are pleased to report that she is progress­ ing- as well as can be expected. Attention Farmers! Dr. Lionel "Stevenson, Provincial Zoologist, will be in attendance at a meeting to be held in the Council ’ Chamber, Town Hall, Wingham, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening, January 14th. Dr. Stevenson will speak on the subjects, Contagious^ Abortion and Mineral Deficiency Disease. This meeting should be of interest to all farmers in this community and, no doubt, many will avail themselves of this opportunity of hearing these in­ structive addresses. Engaged by Business College Miss Dorothy Kingston, B.A., who was in charge of the Commercial De* partment of Campbellford High School Until same was discontinued, and Who has since been in Business College work, has been engaged by the Wingham Business College. Miss Kingston was rccommettded by tin* anlmous resolution of the Campbell* ford Board of Education, also by Principal Greig, who is an old pupil of ML Spottott. This yotmg lady' also had the practical experience being ift charge of a large office. has i of SUMPTUOUS BANQUET on Monday evening Mayor John W. Hanna,. Reeve. Fred L, Davidson and Commissioner A, J,' .Walker Were the Hosts. L JH7-, T /Tiyur-fv Following the Council meeting on Monday evening, Mayor John W. Hanna, Reeve Fred. L.. Davidson and Commissioner A,. J, Walker, Chair­ man of the Utilities. Commission were hosts at a banquet held in the Bruns­ wick Hotel. _ Mr. A. J„ Walker was chairman for the first half hour of the gathering. Singing “Pack Up Your Troubles” led by ex-Mayor Willis, all took their places. Rev. J. F. Anderson asked the blessing and “O Canada” was sung. Then all sat down and enjoyed themselves to the full. During the meal Bill Davidson ren­ dered several selections on the piano accordian and Mr. J- R, M. Spittai favored with- a solo. The radio pro­ gram was also enjoyed under the dir­ ection of W. T. Cruikshank. Later in the evening Reeve L. E. Cardiff, of Morris ,also sang a solo. Following the satisfying of the in­ ner man, Mr. Walker welcomed the guests and called for a toast to the King, which was ably replied to by Rev. E. L. Roberts. Mr. A. L. Pos­ liff gave a splendid address on co­ operation. Mayor Hanna took over the chair at this point and after wel­ coming all, Reeve Davidson intro­ duced the Reeves of the surrounding municipalities. Short speeches were given by the Councillors and other guests and this most enjoyable occasion was brought to a close by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” Those present werC: the members of this year's Council; the retiring members of 1935 Council; T. C. King, Chairman of the High School Board and the Hospital Board; N. L. Fry, Chairman of the Public School Board; Dr. Stewart, Medical -Officer of Health; W. A. Galbraith, Town Clerk; Chief Allen; Nightwatchman Platt; ex-Mayor T. Fells; Ex-Mayor W. H. Willis; ex-Reeve J. W. McKibbon; Rev. J. F. Anderson; Rev. Kenneth MacLean; Rev. E. C. Smith; Rev. E. L. Roberts; George Spotton, ex-May­ or and ex-M.P.; A. L. Posliff, Princi­ pal of the Public School; W. S. Flail, Principal of the High School; W. J. 'Greer, Sec’y of the Turnberry Agri-; cultural Society; Reeve Robert Bow­ man of Brussels; Reeve L. E. Cardiff of Morris; Reeve Peter W. Scott, of East Wawanosh; Reeve Roland Grain ofof Turnberry,• Moses Brown, Brown Bros., and a few others. Mtt- Toronto Conservatory of Music Announces Local Scholarships The Toronto Conservatory of sic has just announced that a series of Scholarships based on a study of the results of the pianoforte practical examinations held in 1936, will be awarded in each of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, ^Saskatch- ewan, Mantioba and Ontario, to be applied towards the cost of the suc­ cessful candidates’ continued tuition with their own teachers. Auburn Pastor Fractures Leg Rev, G. W. Sherman, pastor of Clinton and Auburn Baptist Churches sustained a broken right leg while on a jack rabbit hunt near Londesboro, Friday afternoon with a party from Clinton. Having secured a good bag of game the hunters were returning to their cars’when Mr. Sherman step­ ped on an upturned furrow under the snow, twisting the leg and snapping the bone of the thigh. A truck hast­ ily summoned became an improvised ambulance to carry the injured cler­ gyman to Clinton hospital. DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS Teeswater Reeve—S. E. Jeffery. •Council—*G. Small, R. Thompson, H, Weishar, J. Porter, , Another nomination is necessary for Hydro Commissioner. Carrick Township Reeve—H. J. Lantz (acct). Council—‘Henry Hoelzel, Charles Shefter, D. Reuben and J. Fisher. Culross Township Reeve—D. McDonald. Council—J, A. Mclnhes, R. Colvin, B. Goetz, G. McKay. Blyth Reeve—George McNall (accl«). Council—William Morritt, Jasper Cooke, James Watt, Deioss Taman. School Trustees—A. Elliott, Wm, Lyon, Wm, Thud I. CHRISTMAS TREE ANU SANTA CLAUS FUND STATEMENT The following, is a statement of the receipts and. expenditures of the Christmas Tree and Santa Claus Fund. The'Chamber of Commerce is extremely grateful to all those who so kindly donated to the Fund and made- possible the sending of fifty Christmas baskets and the distribut­ ing of nearly 700 bags of goodies to the kiddies. They also wish to thank all who kindly assisted the committee in preparing the bags, packing the baskets or took part in the concert or in any other manner assisted. Receipts Balance 1934 .............................106.68 Donations 1935 .................... 182,50 Expenditures C. Hetherington (Trees) .......$ Mrs. VanNorman .................. Mundy’s........................................ Bondi, Fruit ........................... U. F. O.................................... J. H, Christie......................... D. Rae & Son ....,.................. A. J. Nortrop ........................ H. E. Isard............................ F. Watson ..................;........:... T. Field & Co....................... E. S. Graham......................... Dominion Stores........,........... T. H. Gibson .......................... Walker Stores ........................*Geo. Olver .............................. King Bros. ................................. Mitchell’s Meat ..................... Geo. Mason & Son ................ Red Front Grocery .... ........ Wingham Utilities .........~....... Advance-Times ..................... F. Carter................................. P. R. Biggs ........................... People’s Florists .................... Mundy’s........................................... E. P. Dawson.......................... Excise Stamps ........................ Balance on hand Jan. 4, 1936 8.00 2.00 25.50 23.00 58.19 6.25 4.15 4.00 5.00 32.50 7,00 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.44 6.00 6.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 9.60 6.99 5.00 5.00 1.00 .15 .50 .78 39,13 Donations; E. S. Copeland $2.00, J. W. Hanna $1.00, Fry & Blackhall Employees $7.50, C. H. McAvoy $1.00, Miss'M. E. Adams $1.00, J. Wells .50, A. Cos­ ens $2.00, Wingham Utilities $5.00, T. A. Currie $1.00, Wingham Lodge A.F. & A.M. $5.00, W. A. Galbraith $2.00, Miss Dorothy Kerr .50, Rev. J. F. Paquette $1.00, A. Lockridge $1.00, E. Seddon .50, G. Skinn .50, F. Collar .25, J. Colvin .50, S. Campbell .50, P. Campbell .50, G Lcdiet .50, A. Hammond .50, W. Seddon .50, Bill Lediett .25, W. Monk .50, H. Wells .50, E. Wilde .50, C. Tofting .50, J. A. Fraser .50, J. Ellacott .50, S.. Van­ stone .25, W. Sturdy .50, A. Dark ..25, H. Calvert .25, H. Merkley .25, D. Hamilton .40, C. Lloyd & Son $10.00, M. Brown .50, Miss V. Fox .50, Miss A. Swanson .50, H.' F. McGee^l.OO, A. J. Walker $1.00; W. J. Greer $1.00, H. A. Davis $2.00, Triple V Bible Class $3.00, Isaac Walker $1.00, W. H. S. Staff $6.00, G. T. Robertson $1.00, A. M. Peebles $2.00, H. S. Chit­ tick .50, Miss A. Carter ,50, E. R. Harrison $1.00, F. R. Howsoti $1.00, Western Foundry Employees $14.75, L. Zulauf .50, J. Gilmour .50, H. E. Isard and Employees $5.00, U. F. O. $2.50, Mrs. D. J. Hutcheson .50, Joe Gamble .50, Mrs. J. A. Currie $2.00, Wm, Stokes $1.00, Mundy’s $3.00, Miss M. Graham .50, Women’s Insti­ tute $2.00, A. L. Posliff $1.00, O. Has- legrove $1.00, G. H. Tervit $1.00, F. Watson $1.00, T. H. Gibson $1.00, R. J. Galbraith $1.00, J. E. Reavie $1.00, J. F. Murray $1.00, Can. Bank of Commerce Staff $4.10, S. Bennett $1.00, Rev. J. F. Anderson $1.00, Do­ minion Stores Ltd., $2.00, S. Fishman $1.00, Machan Bros. $1.00, H, Camp­ bell $2.00, Wingham Utilities Com., $5.00, A. Rubin $2.00, Geo. Olver $1*00, Henri Jensen $1.00, A. T. Shiell $1.00, W. W. Armstrong $2.00, J. Gal. Braith $1.00, Dr. G. H. Ross $1.00, Miss M. MacLean $1.00, W. B. Mc­ Cool $1.00,. Wittgham Legion $5.00, cration for the removal of his tonsils A. B. Mitchell $1.00, Dr. A. W. Irwin $1.00, T. C. King $2.00, Dr. R. C. Redmond $2.00, W. C. Adams $1.00, Walker Store and Staff $5.00, Miss M. E. Fisher $1.00, Mrs. C. A. Fothergill $2.00, J. R. Spittal $1.00, F, Sturdy $1.00, Burk’s Store $1.00, Buggs’ Gro­ cery $1.00, W. A. Miller & Co. $1.00, Mrs. E. A. Vanstone $1.00, Gurney’s Gloveworks $7.26, A. J. Nortrop $1.00, Miss K. Bringle $1.00, Dr. H. W. Col* borne $1.00, W. T. Booth $1.00, J. H. Crawford $2.00, J. Mason $1.00, Dr. G .W. Hewson $1.00; Total $182.60. • Subscriptions COUNCIL HELD ITS 1 INAUGURAL SESSION 4 Committees Named for the Year and / Officials Appointed, w.H. French and H. L, Sherbondy Named. Auditors. The inaugural meeting of the Town Council was held Monday morning at 11 o’clock, All members were present and all signed the declaration of office. His Worship Mayoi- Hanna was fat the chair, Mayor Hanna welcomed the new members as well as the old members to the board and expressed confidence that the business of the town would be carried on satisfactorily by this year’s Council and for the best inter­ ests of th'e community. Rev, Kenneth MacLean then offer* ed prayer tfor Divine guidance-for the year 1936, The Mayor thanked Rev. MacLean for coming to the meeting and for his helpful message. On motion of Reeve Davidson and Coun. VanWyck, the Striking Com*' mittee was named as follows: Mayor Hanna, Reeve Davidson and Coun­ cillor Thomson. The Council then adjourned to , meet at 7.15 o’clock on motion of Couns. Thomson and Hetherington, The Council met at 7.15 o’clock: with Mayor Hanna in the chair. The minutes of the morning meet­ ing were read Aand adopted. The Mayor had sent a protest tp Premier Mackenzie King and H. B. • Scully protesting the closing of the local customs office and telegram re­ plies were read. The Premier stated; he had referred the Mayor’s telegram to the Minister of National Revenue and Mr. Scully stated that due to the small amount of business the office had been closed and cannot be re­ opened. On motion of Couns. Crawford and Thomson, it was decided to get in; touch with Mr. R. J, Deachman, M. P., protesting the closing of the cus­ toms office and rgvqye§ting thgt thj§ office be re-opened. A letter was read from the Ontario Municipal Association soliciting mem- ‘ bership. The fee is $25.00. On motion of Coun. Crawford and Reeve Davidson this letter was filed. .■ Committees Named Reeve Davidson reported the/.f°l~ lowing Committees had been selected by the striking committee; Executive — J. W, Hanna, Fred Davidson, J. H. Crawford. Finance — J. H, Crawford, R. H,. Lloyd, R. S. Hetherington. Streets — H. T. Thomson, R. H. Lloyd, Fred Davidson. Property — R, S. Hetherington, W. VanWyck, H. T. Thomson. Fire — W. VanWyck, J. H. Craw­ ford, Elmer Wilkinson. Cemetery — Fred Davidson, Elmer Wilkinsort, R. H. Lloyd. The report of the Striking commit­ tee was adopted on motion of Couns,. Crawford and Thompson. A By-Law (No. 1079) was passed on motion of Reeve Davidson and Coun. Wilkinson, authorizing, the bor­ rowing of $40,000 at a rate not ex­ ceeding 5%%. > \ • Official Appointed By-law (No. 1080) was passed on motion of Couns. Crawford and Thomson, appointing officials for the year 1936 as follows: W. A. Galbraith, Clerk and Treas* Geo. Allen, Chief. T. W. Platt, Nightwatchman. R. G. Mitchell, Pound Keeper, John Dennison and John Morgan,. Fence Viewers, (Continued on Page Four) On Trip to New Orleans Mr. and Mrs. C? N. Merkley and Mr. andMJrS. Harry Elliott, of Blue* vale, are on a motor trip to New Or­ leans. Had Tonsils Removed Dr, A. W .Irwin underwent an op* in Wingham General Hospital Stitt* day morning. We are pleased to state that he is recovering satisfactorily* Horticultural Society Annual Meeting The Annual meeting of the Wing­ ham Horticultural Society will be held in the Council Chambers, oft Wednesday evening, January 15th, al 8 p.m. The annual election of office ers will be held and other business will be brought before, meetings. T. Fells, Ptesi4®^ ’■ *■ C • V I'