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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-01-23, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter Newt. Single Copies Five Cents —————mb———wmiwiw I '™m'7 WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 1936 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year ' His Majesty Died Peacefully Few Minutes Before Midnight Monday -.IT,nd Was Painless as Well-Loved Monarch Succumbed to Brief Illness. King George V died Monday night after a sudden, four days’ illness. He ... ■ was 70 years old. Death came at 11.55 p.m, (6.55 p.m. E.S.T.). A bulletin issued by his .physicians said: “Death came peacefully to the King at 11,55 o’clock tonight, in the pres­ ence of her Majesty the Qu,een, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, _ the Duke and Duchess of Kent," It was signed: “Willans, Hewett and Dawson.” The lowering of the flag that flut­ tered above Sandringham House gave mute announcement of the end. It was only on Friday afternoon 'that the public learned the King was • confined to his room with a cold. A ‘first bulletin issued on- the King’s condition that night disclosed that he had suffered an attack of bronchial •catarrh, accompanied by heart weak- • ness. His strength slowly ebbed and?his heart action slowed down. The King died peacefully, without pain. Knowing the end was near, the Royal Family remained up through­ out the long evening. Just before midnight the doctors realized death was imminent, and hurriedly summoned Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales, and the other mem­ bers of the Royal Family. It was the twenty-sixth year of King George’s reign, through an 6v- - entful period of world history, during which he won the love and respect of- his 450,000,000 subjects. The King’s last official act was the signature of a document transfering most of his authority and duties to a Council of State, at a I/rivy Coun­ cil held a 12.15 Monday. The King had just passed through the year of the Silver Jubilee pele- bration, and had spent Christmas with his family at Sandringham House. The strain of the jubilee and the •death early in December of'his sis­ ter, Princess Victoria, undoubtedly "had taken toll of his strength. * * * Telegram of Sympathy; The following telegram was .sent by Mayor Hanna on behalf ,of the Citizens of Wingham, on Tuesday:' • Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General, Ottawa. " " Deepest sympathy to His Majesty and the Royal Family from the Cit­ izens of Wingham. John W. Hanna, Mayor. No Cribbage Monday Owing to the death of our beloved Sovereign there will be on cribbage on Monday next under the auspices of the local Legion. HORTICULTURAL SOC­ IETY ELECT OFFICERS Has Successful 1935 and Plan Better 1936 The 14th Annual Meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society was held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday' evening, Jan. 15th, at which the 1935 officers and commit- • tees were re-elected for 1936, and are as follows: President— Mr, T. Fells. 1st Vice Pres.—Mr. N. F. Fry. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. H. Angus. Secretary—Mrs. E. J. Nash, Treasurer—W. A. Galbraith. Directors—Mrs. T. Kew, Mr, N. L. Fry, Mrs. (Dr.) Connell, Mr. Spittai, Mr. T. C.‘ King, Mr". H. E. Isard, Mr. J. M, Graham, Mrs. (Dr.) Ross, Mr. FI. Campbell, Mr. J. H. Crawford. The delegates to the Annual Hor­ ticultural Convention to be held at the Royal York Flotel, Toronto, on Feb. 13 afid 14 are, Mrs. T, Fells and Mrs. T. Kew. t The President'wished that the‘ap­ preciation of the Society be extended to all those who, during the year, as­ sisted the society in any way, and specially mentioned, the grant from the Council and the care of certain flower plots-by Mr. and Mrs. Kew, and of one bed on Victoria street by Mr. Fraser. The .statement shows a successful year, and plans are being made for. a better 1936. Flower shows are be­ ing planned under the direction of Mrs. T. Kew and Mrs. (Dr.) Ross. Statement for 1935 Receipts Balance forward from 1934 ...$ 2.63 Memberships 1935, 159 ......... 159.00 Grant, Town of Wingham ... 100.00 Grant, Prov. Treas................... 25.19, Sale of plants, bulb, etc......... 84.70 Bank interest .......................... .10 Rental Horticultural plot......... 35.00 • $ 406.62 Expenditure • Shrubs, bulbs, etc., bought ...$ 181.58 Supplies, printing, etc............ • 8.78 Payment on note ..... 190.00 Interest-paid •........ .'....... . 12.82 Fee, Ont. fiort. Assoc........... 3.77 Postage, Etc............................. -86 Balance in bank ...... , 8.81 $ 406.62 ,; Liabilities ’ ’• Note Dominion Bank *........393.66 Shirley . Temple -'at the Lyceum Theatre this week. LONG LIVE THE KING Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Wales, Who Succeeds to the Throne of Britain. AGRICULTURAL SOC­ IETY OFFICERS 1936 U ,C. WOMAN’S r ASSOC. ELECT R. J .Currie Re-Elected President. The annual meeting of the Turn­ berry Agricultural Society was held .in the Council Chamber on Friday af­ ternoon, January 17th. Despite the fact that rain spoiled the attendance at the 1935 show, a spirit of optimism prevailed throughout the meeting. The dates for the Fall Fair for 1936 were not set at this meeting, a com­ mittee being appointed to look after this detail. The following are the officers for the ensuing year: Hon. Pres.—Richard Wilton. President—R. J. Currie. 1st Vice Pres.—Benson Cruikshank. 2nd Vice Pres.—Richard Proctor. Secretary—W. J. • Greer. Treasurer—J. R. M. Spittai. Auditors—Robt. Cruikshank Robt. Hetherington. Directors—J. D. Beecroft, David Fortune, Robt. Coulter, Thos. Moore, Frank Thompson, Harold Proctor, Mayor Hanna, Adam Robertson, JnO. Taylor. ..Associate Directors—Joe Brandon, Frank Henry, John Gillespie, Andrdw McDougal, Wm. Wellings, I. J. Wright, Roland Grain, Geo. H. Ter- vitt, George Cruikshank, Herb. Camp­ bell, Arthur Wilson, W. A. McGill. Lady Directors—/The. Wives of Of­ ficers, Directors and Associate Dir­ ectors, and The regular meeting of the Wo­ man’s Association of United Church was held in the Ladies’ Parlour on Tuesday afternoon. The opening ex­ ercises were in charge of- Mrs. A. Coutts, Mr. J. F. Anderson took charge of election of the following officers: Hon. Pres.—Mrs. Geddes. President—Mrs. Coutts. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. Garlick. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. Moffatt. 3rd Vice Pres.—Mrs. Halliday. Secretary-----Mrs. Burgman. Assist. Sec.—Mrs. Habkirk, Treasurer—Mrs. Isard. Con. of Social Com.—Mrs. wood. Assist.—Miss Bolt. Organist—Mrs. Robinson. Press Reporter—Mrs. F. Howson. Con. of Flower Com.—Mrs. Stewart. These officers were installed by the Pastor and the meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Wilson. Well­ m E. House Entered On Friday night when Miss Bolt and Mrs. Gemmill were attend­ ing the concert given by the Victoria Jubilee Singers in the United Church their home was entered and tile draw­ ers ransacked. A small quantity of money was taken. See “Our Little Girl” at the Ly- deutii this week. MORE IRON NEEDED IS DOCTOR’S ADVICE Doctors know tliat iron is a great strength and energy builder—-that lack of iron makes you a slave to “'tired feeling/’ headaches, nervous­ ness and other ills. Once this iron is restored strength tomes back quickly—and you feel like your old self again. Put be sure that the iron is easily assimilated—like the iron in Peptdna. Get a 20-oz. bottle today, at McKibbon’s Drug Store, I Proclamation I Owing to the death of our beloved Sovereign i King George V., I here- i by request all our citiz- | ens to close their places ! of business on Tuesday* Jan. 28th, the day of the i funeral of our late King. I John W. Hanna, j Mayor. i ite'il MMi'Ii ,mii ;"iiiiii< ii ii.i. q wn.1’ Prince Becomes King as Death Claimed Reigning Monarch Has Been No Interregnum Since Days of Henry VIII Centuries Ago. Instantly upon the death of King George V the Prince of Wales auto- .matically succeeded to the Crown, which is the legal link between the peoples of the British Empire. He will assume the title of King Edward VIII. Ever since the days of Henry VIII the cry “The King is Dead, God Save the King!" has signified there is no interregnum. The new King is the first bachelor to succeed to the throne since George III who, however, married years later, As quickly as the new reign began, ritual laid down by constitutional law and tradition set in motion the pro­ claiming of the death of the former monarch and the accession of the new. Formalities connected with the pro­ clamation of a new sovereign have been set in motion but it will be more than a year before they are conclud­ ed with the coronation. In the case of King George the sceptre was pass­ ed to him May 6, 1910, but his cor­ onation did not take .place until July 22, 1911, in Westminster Abbey. Court mourning, according to pre­ cedent, lasts for 12 months—and six months of full mourning follows. ' * * * * From the cradle upward, the life of the Prince of Wales was a kaleid­ oscopic succession of events. Here are some of the principal ones: June 23, 1894—Born at White Lodge, .a Royal estate near London. July 14, 1894—Christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury while Queen Victoria held the infant Prince —her grandson—upon her lap. He was given seven names—Edward, Al­ bert, Christian, George, Andrew, Pat­ rick and David. . 1914 to 1918—Served with the Brit­ ish Army in France, Italy and Egypt. 1919— Visited Canada and the Un­ ited .States. Bought a ranch in the foothills of the ^Canadian Rockies. 1920— Toured New Zealand and Australia after pasing through the West Indies and the Panama Canal. 1921— Visited India, Hong Kong, Japan and Borneo. 1923— Took a trip to his Alberta ranch. 1924— Made an “incognito” visit to the United States and called on Pres­ ident Coolidge. 1925— Travelled through West and South Africa, and crossed the Atlan­ tic to South. America. 1927— Again in Canada. 1928— Went hunting in East Africa ANNUAL MEETING OF LADIES’ GUILD Officers Elected for 1936 — Report of Year’s Activities Given. The annual meeting of the Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Church was held on Tuesday afternoon with a large •attendance of members present. The Rector, Rev. E. L. Roberts, was present and gave a short address thanking the ladies of the Guild and especially the President, for the splen­ did work they had accomplished dur­ ing 1935 and also for the .financial help they had given the Church War­ dens, after which he conducted the election of officers for 1936 which re­ sulted as follows: President—Mrs. F. Fuller. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. F .Johnspn. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. H. Mitchell. 3rd Vice Pres.—Mrs. (Dr.) Connell. Treasurer—Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Secretary—Mrs. F. Preston. Flower 'Com.—Mrs. Adam Johns­ ton, Mrs. F. Sturdy. Visiting Com.—Mrs. Thos. Fells, Mrs. E. Lewis, Mrs. J. Haguh, Mrs. Bernard Brown. Collectors—Miss R. McCurdy, Mrs. H., Mitchell, Mrs. E. Armitage, Mrs. W. Connolly. A gratifying report of the year’s activities was read by the retiring Secretary, Mrs. Richard Clegg, also a full financial report, was given by the Treasurer. A motion was unanimously carried that wc donate $400.00 toward the expenses of the church. After the business was concluded a dainty luncheon was served by Mrs. Fuller, assisted by Mrs. A. Forbes, Mrs. Dodd and Mrs. Mitchell. HIGH SCHOOL OPEN LITERARY JAN. 31st The annual High School Commen­ cement will be held in the Town Hall on Friday evening, Jan. 31st. The play to be presented this year will be “Nine laves of Emily.” The Glee Club will stage a Gypsy Fair, Keep this date in mind. Further particulars next week. and rushed 6,000 miles back to Eng­ land in thirteen days when notified his father, the King, was dangerously ill. 1932,—Opened a^ British trade position at Buenos Aires, Argentina* and visited Bermuda, Jamaica, Peru,. Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Gibraltar, Li§- bon and Paris. Wag made Air Com- modore-in-Chief of the British Aux­ iliary Air Force. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD INAUGURALJV1EETING Trustee N. L. Fry Re-Elected Chair­ man. The Inaugural meeting of the Pub­ lic School Board was held on Wed­ nesday evening last week in the board room at the school. Trustee N. L. Fry was re-elected chairman of the Board and welcomed the new members, Rev. J. F. Anderson and Dr. F. A. Parker. Committees for 1936— Finance—N. L. Fry, W. F. Burg­ man and C. B. Armitage. Purchasing—Dr. Parker, J. M. Gra­ ham and Principal A. L. Posliff. Property—J. O. Habkirk, A. Lock­ ridge, Rev. J. F. Anderson, J. M. Gra­ ham. Appointments Made Mr. T. C. King was re-appointed to the High School Board, term year. Miss C. Farquharson was pointed to the Public Library term, three years. ■ Receipts Bal. on hand Jan. 1, 1936 ...$ Legislative Grants ........— Town Levy ........................ School Concert ..-.............. Non Resident Fees ........... Sale of Refund Sale of Floor Polish ... oil $ Expenditures Cost of Instruction ...........$ Cost of Instructional Equip­ ment .—......................... Cost of Administration ..... Cost of Operation ............. Most of Maintenance ........ Balance in account............. ■■ ' $ 11044.94 Following the inauguraLmeeting, a. regular session of the board was held when only routine business was car­ ried pn. of one re-ap- Board„ 123.21 1309.41 ’ 9411.57 133.75 55.50 8.00 1.00 2.50 11044.94 8375.39 335.32 101.69 240.91 285.72 705.91 Centre of an Empire’s Sympathy The Bereaved Queen Mother, to Whom the Love and Son*- row of All Her Subjects Go Out in the Hour of Her Bitter Loss.