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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-04-23, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, ■77T7 Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO; THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1936 Subscriptions >2.00 Per Year TOWN HARD-BALL LEAGUE THIS YEAR Mrs. Theo. Mundy Killed In Car Accident Near Elginfield LOCAL HYDRO HAD GOOD YEAR Three Teams Already Entered—May Be Four Entries. . At a meeting in the Council Cham-j ■bers on Friday evening it was decid-' •ed to replace the softball league with' •a hard-ball league. It was thought by many that by doing this more I -players would be developed for sen ior company and that an opportunity would be given the boys to play hard ball which has been sadly missing this last few years. There are three entries for this -league already, Lloyd’s, Western Foundry, Gurney’s, and it is expect ed another team will complete the en tries. t The officers for this league are the same as for the softball league of last year: President—R. A. Coutts. Vice Pres.—N. Williamson. Sec.-Treas.—Lloyd Hingston. The Executive will be the above and the Manager of each team enter ed in the league. BRUCE LEAGUE HELD ANNUAL The 14th annual meeting of the Bruce County Baseball League was ■held in Kincardine Thursday evening with five clubs entering the intermed iate “B” series. The entries are: Ow en Sound, ChesleV, Wingham, Alien ford and Kincardine. Goderich was sent to play in the Huron-Perth League, and Palmers ton’s application to play in a “C” •group was held over. Walkerton and Lucknow may also ■enter the “B” series. The Bruce League will also operate a junior series in “A” and “B” groups. Owen Sound is to be classed as an “A” team; the others will be in the “B” group and their winner will play off with Owen Sound for the right to enter the O.B.A.A. play-downs. Officers elected were: Hon. Pres., Fred Bowman, .Southampton; l’rcsi- ■dent, William Dobson, Walkerton; vice-Pres., W. H. Gurney, Wingham; ■secretary-treasurer, A. A. Perkins, Pt. Elgin; executive committee, W. H. Carson, Southampton, and Howard Agnew, Lucknow. The meeting to adopt the schedule was set for May 11th at Walkerton. Gpspel Meetings Come out Sunday and hear these Gospel Messages. Song service will start at 8.15, preaching at 8.45. 3 p.m. “The Church” in Ephesians. 8.15 Flesh Pots of Egypt. Orange Hall, No Collection, George Lowey. Had Car Stolen Sam Burk, of Wroxeter, had his Pontiac car no. FW-246, stolen from in front of a Zurich Hotel on Wed nesday evening last week. -Appointed Brussels Official R. S. Warwick, eldest sen of Dr. J. D. and.Mrs. Warwick, has been ap pointed Town Clerk of Brussels, and •secretary-treasurer of the Morris and • Grey Telephone Co., and secretary treasurer of the Hydro Electric Com- : pany. These positions were made va- .cant by the recent death of A .H. , Macdonald. WINGHAM LEGION ■ ANNUAL MEETING . Major Ken. Weaver, M.C., Re-Elect ed President. The annual meeting of the Wing/ ham Post No. 180 Canadian Legion B.E.S.L., was ' held in the Legion! r rooms on Wednesday evening last* week with a good attendance. Fol-, ..lowing the usual business period the following officers were elected: I President—-Kenneth Weaver. \ 1st Vice Pres.-—J. H. Currie. 2nd Vice Pres.—Geo. Williams. 3rd Vice Pres.—W. W. Armstrong. Sec’y.—H. Browne Sr. Treas.—H. Isard. Chaplain—Rev. J. F. Anderson, Committees’-— Investigation—A. M. Forbes. Visiting—-W. VanWyck, F. Sturdy, * T. Y. Smith, P. Harris, t>r. G. How- son, H. ToWhe, C. Coultes; Teeswat- ■ er and Kincardine members to ap- point their own representative. Social—P. Harris ,T. Y, Smith, G. Williams, H. Howard, J. W. Smith. House—L. Hingston, Hr. G. How- son, W. VanWyck, H. Browne, JT. W. * Smith, p Scott Kennedy. £ ■ Mrs. Theodore F. Mundy was in- ' stantly killed about 9 o’clock Mon- 1 day evening when the Ford delivery truck in which she and her husband were riding crashed into an Epps’ Transport truck, about a mile north of Elginfield, on No. 4 Highway, at the corner of St. Patrick’s Church. Theodore, who was rushed to Vic- otria Hospital at London, suffering from severe injuries to his back and chest, was also .cut about the face and is suffering greatly from shock. Latest reports from the hospital state that his skull was not fractured as at first reported and that it is expect-, ed that he will.rjec.Qyer. i Mr. and Mrs, M-undy left for Lon don about 1 o’clock Monday after noon where Theo had an appointment with a specialist who was to examine his ear. They were returning home when the accident occurred. The Epps’ truck, which was being driven by Mr. Epps, the owner, of Clinton, had motor trouble and stopped on the highway at the corner of St. Patrick’s Church. Visability was poor as it was raining and the highway was slippery and just before the accident occured a car proceeding south passed and it is believed that the lights of the ap proaching car caused the visability to be worse than ever. The Mundy truck had its right side \torn off and is what may be classed as a very bad wreck. Mr. Epps was rjot injured and was not detained by Inspector T. G, C. Lucas of the Wes- •fern Ontario Traffic Police who with Traffic Officers Howard Jackman of .London and Robinson, of Exeter, in vestigated the accident. , Coroner Dr. W. T. Banting, Lucan, prdered an inquest and the prelimin- |iry hearing was held at Lucan Tues day. I* Mrs. Mundy’s maiden name was jBertha Blackhall and she had lived ’practically all her life here. She was born in Wingham, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Blackhall, of Ed ward Street. Fourteen years ago she was married to her now bereft hus band. Two small sons are left to mourn her passing,' Norman aged 12, and Robert aged 6. Also surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Black hall, two brothers and three sisters, Clarence of Toronto-; Basil in the State of Michigan; Mrs. (Rev.) A. C. (Jean) Riley, of Marengo, Ill.; Mrs. Wm. (Annie) Brackley, of Graven- hurst and Mrs. Wilfred (Elsie) Con gram, of Toronto. Mrs. Mundy was a valued member of John Street Bap tist Church. At the time of going to press fun eral arrangements have not been com pleted. Net Surplus For 1935 Was $4,333.50 During the year 1935 the local Hy-f dro had an exceptionally good fin-» ancial period. The net operating sur plus was $4,333.50. This large surplus is due to the fact that cost of power from the Hydro Electric Power Com mission was reduced by $5 per horse-- power per year ,and the local plant was operated to cut down the peak load by approximately 200 horse-* power. The local commission is very grati fied on the financial standing of the Wingham Hydro, and will be sure to have further good news for the customers very shortly. OBITUARY George Spotton, Former M.P Dies Following An Operation Citizens of Wingham and district were greviously shocked on Monday ’ evening on learning that George • Spotton, ex-Member of Parliament, who had represented Huron North ; from 1928 until the general election of last year, had passed away in the/ Wingham i-........... A away in 1920. In 1922 he was mar ried to Catherine Taylor of Wing- Iham. [ He leaves to mourn their loss be sides his widow one daughter, Glenna, [Mrs, T. C. Raumn of Mimico. He is also survived by one sister and three brothers ,Mrs. Frances J. Strong of i “MEET UNCLE SALLY” TO BE PRESENTED 3-Act Comedy-Drama, Tuesday Even ing, April 28th, in Town Hall. ILLUSTRATED LEC TURE ENJOYED A very instructive lecture was giv en in the United Church on Thurs day evening by Rev. T. Bruce Thorn ton, D.D., on his 3-year trip around the world. Dr. Thornton calls his lec ture “Around the World with Note- Book and Camera” and those who were privileged to hear his talk spent a most pleasant and profitable even ing. Prior to showing his motion pic tures and beautifully colored slides he told of the customs of the different countries which was most interesting. The Doctor was for 18 years a Min ister in Winnipeg and, due to ill health, took this extended, trip. He visited Australia, New Zealand, Eng land, Scotland,' Ireland, Italy, Pales tine, India, China, Korea, Japan and Egypt, and he showed pictures and slides of all these countries. The big money-saving event, Rexall One Cent Sale at McKibbon’s Drug Sotre, April 29, 30, May 1, 2. A. Y. P. A. The regular meeting of the A. Y. P. A. was held in the basement of the Church Monday evening. The meeting opened with hymn and pray er. Miss Fells took charge of the Shakespearean programme. Miss Isa bel Nortrop read a history of Shake speare, Mrs. Hutson read a descrip tion of Stratford-on-Avon where Shakespeare was born. Portions of some of his plays were read by Mrs. Armitage, Mr. Spittai, Mr .Hutson, Mr. Mundy. The meeting closed with a hymn and the Benediction by Mrs. Roberts. LARGE CROWD AT PLAY AT EADIES’ Eadies’ Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity on Friday evening to see the presentation, of the play “Aunt Emma Sees it Through”, pre sented by the young people of the congregation. The scene is in the home of Aunt Emma, who has living with her two nieces, Louise and Kath ryn. They have grown tired of the straight-laced old aunt and Lou ad vertises for a husband. The applicants arrive and in order to mislead the old aunt they are treated as butlers look ing for a job. The situation becomes rather complicated and humorous, but in the end all three secure a husband. Rev\ J. R. Greig introduced the caste: Aunt Emma, Mrs. Leslie For tune; Neices, Misses Jean Wilton and Edna Hasting; The Applicants, Wal ter Woods, Chester Gilkinson, Ivan Haugh and Hartley Smith. Between acts, Misses Sadie and Ruth Stokes favored with vocal solos with guitar accompaniment; and Don ald and Jack Fortune played the guit ar and violin accompanied by Mrs. Reuben Appleby. The programme throughout was well received and provided a fine ev ening’s entertainment. Young Men—Sec the Fashion Five and Richmond Oxfords, New Spring Styles—Greer’s Shoe Store. Miss Ella Millar The death of Miss Ella Millar oc curred. in Wingham General Hospital on Thursday, April 16th, in her 57th year. Miss Millar was born near Southampton and has been an invalid since she was 15 years of age. For a time she was confined to Walker ton Hospital. Twenty-three years ago she was brought to Wingham, being- cared for in. private homes until she was removed, to the Hospital here 8 years ago where she has since been a patient. She is survived by one brother, Richard Millar,, of Southampton. The funeral, was held on Saturday afternoon f'-om R.. A.. Currie’s Fun eral Parlours. The service was- con ducted by Rev, John Pollock,. Min ister of Whitediurch. Presbyterian Church assisted by the Rev. J. F. An derson of the United' Church. The pallbearers were: James Carr Sr., D. Rae, David' MacDonald, Or ville Taylor, John Murdock and H. F. McGee. Interment took place in Wingham Cemetery. General HospitaSMr75Td The Late George Spotton “Meet Uncle Sally”, a three-act comedy-drama, will be presented in the Town Hall, here, at 8 p.m,, on Tuesday, April 28th, by the Seaforth Collegiate Institute Alumni Associa tion under the auspices of the Wo men’s Auxiliary to the General Hos pital. This Seaforth caste have sev eral times presented this play with marked success and a capacity audi ence should greet this presentation. The play deals with the troubles of the Blayme family in representing their cousin, Sally, a. young college student, as their rich Uncle William Hawkins. There is action every min ute. When Sally agreed to imperson ate the millionaire uncle she little knew of the rocks ahead and the fact — oh, well, you will see this play next Tuesday, so there is no use tell ing you all about it. The admission price is 25c. Reserv ed seats are 10c extra and the plan opens April 25th at McKibbon’s Drug Store. Be sure and see this worth while play. The proceeds are for a worthy cause in our hospital. BASEBALL DANCE GREAT SUCCESS Mrs. about home Spotton became ill. about 6 p.m. he was removed to the Wingham General Hospital where an operation was performed for intestin al trouble, but he passed away at 8.45. Native of Huron County He was the son of the late Arthur Spotton and Sarah Jane Johnston, of Howick Township and was in his 60th year. His boyhood days were spent at Orangehill and after graduating from Harriston High School and Clinton Model School, he taught at Wroxeter and Arthur. About the be ginning of this century, Mr. Spotton came to Wingham and shortly after opened the Spotton Business College. For a number of years he conducted I a chain of such colleges and at the Spotton had been away for three weeks and on returning Thursday evening last, Mr. On Monday See and Drive the New 1936 Ter raplane before you buy. Now on dis play at Merkley’s Garage, Wingham. Attended College Council Rev. J. F. Anderson was in Toron to on Monday attending the Council meeting of Emmanuel College. Transferred Here | Mr. W. T. Simpson, of Staffords# ville joined the local staff of the Cans .adian Bank of Commerce on Mondays Mr. Harold Kitchen, who has been onf the staff of the branch here for five'* years has been transferred to Tavi stock and left on Wednesday for lite* ‘position. * Huron Presbyterial W.M.S. To Meet in Clinton The tenth annual meeting of the Huron Presbyterial of the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church Will be held in Ontario St. United Church,. Clinton, on Tuesday, April 28th commencing at 9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. In the morning, reports from the various departments will be received and the special feature of the afternoon will be an address by Mrs. Jas. McCrea, President of the Lon don ConfertnCc Branch of the W/M. S. Delegates from missionary organ isations throughout the country are expected to be in attendance, Underwent Operation Jack Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Day, Josephine Street, underwent an operation for appendicitis in Wing ham General Hospital Wednesday morning last week. We are happy to report that Jack is getting along splendidly. 4800 Candidates in French Election In next Saturday’s election in France there will be 4800 candidates for 618 seats for the sixteen Parlia ment pf the Third Republic. This is a record number of candidates, nearly eight for each scat. Four years ago the number was 3,837. Preached At St. Andrew’s Miss Kate Campbell of Molesworth retired Missionary from India preach ed in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The ev ening service was taken by Rev. A. Leggatt of Molesworth. It was hoped that Rev. Kenneth MacLean would be sufficiently recovered to -preach next Sunday, but this is not the case and a supply preacher will be furn ished, Institute Annual April 30th The regular meeting of the Wo men’s Institute will be held in the Council Chambers at 3 o’clock Thurs day, April 30th. As this is the last meeting of the Women’s Institute year the yearly reports of the vari ous committees will be given and the election of officers for the coming year will be held, also the payment of fees. The lucky ticket on the quilt which is on display in King Bros? Store, will be drawn. A good attend ance is requested. James. A.. Edgar Following an illness of two months with a heart condition, James A. Ed gar passed away at 1,30 Monday af ternoon, at his home, Victoria St., in his 76th year. The late Mr. Edgar was born in North Dumfries Township, near Ayr. In 1884 he camejrto this district and farmed two and one-half miles south of Wroxeter until he retired to Wing ham fifteen years ago. Fifty years last October he was married in Elma Township to Mar garet' Forrest and last October they j celebrated their golden wedding at | time of his death was owner of the their home here. Fie leaves to mourn their loss be sides his wife, three sons and two daughters, Herbert W .Edgar, of Sty- al, near Edmonton, Alta.; Mrs. And rew Headon, of Strathroy; Arnold and Alvin, of Loudon, and Miss Fran ces, at home, He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Wm. Reid, of Ayr. One daughter, Edna (Mrs. A. Houze) predeceased him ten years ago at Mayrone, Sask. The funeral serivce will be held at his late residence, Victoria Street, at 1 p.m., on Thursday, April 23rd. The service will be conducted by Rev. J. F. Anderson:,, Pastor of the Wingham United Church, of which the deceas ed was a member. Burial will take place in Ayr Cemetery. Children’s Shoes at 98c, $1.39 up to $2.00, according to size. We well no trash in Children’s Shoes. Greer’s Shoe Store. MANY PLAYERS FOR THE MAITLAND TEAM Meeting Heidi Friday Night Last. An enthusiastic meeting of those who would like to play on the Mait land League team was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night. Twenty-six players have signified their willingness to try for a place on this team but only twenty names Wilt be signed up as this is all the league constitution will allow. An Invitation If there are any others who would like to tty out with this team, leave your name with O. Haselgrove or E. Wild without delay, meat ate anxious to have listed so if your name is list see to this matter at The Wingham Baseball utive will look after this entry in the Maitland League but the coach and manager for this team will not be the same as for the team in the Bruce League. (Canada Business College, Toronto, and the Wingham Business College. From 1913 to 1915 he was Editor and publisher of the Wingham Advance. Active in Politics From his boyhood days, Mr. Spot ton had taken a great interest in pol itics.. During his younger days he was a member of a political debating so ciety in Howick and was considered the outstanding speaker of the club. This reputation he^ maintained throughout the years and he has always been in great demand through the province as a speaker on Conservative platforms . His first at tempt to enter the Legislaure was in 1918 as Independent Conservative when he was defeated in a three-cor nered fight. He was also unsuccess ful in ’.another three-way election in 1921. In 1925 he was defeated by the late Mr. King but was successful in a bye-election in 1928 which was caused by Mr. King’s death . In 1930 he was again the successful candidate, but in the Liberal landslide of last year he was defeated. During his term at Ot tawa Mr. Spotton was very popular with other members of the house and his genial manner and booming voice was the subject of much favorable comment in the daily press. He was a great fighter for the rights of the farmers and made repeated attacks on what he termed the packers’ combine. He also was instrumental in having the loss sustained by the farmers in their dealing with the Richelieu Com pany refunded to them by the Gov- e The manage- all players not on the once. Club exec- ■mnent. Active in Fraternal Societies He was a member of the United Church, the A.F. & A.M. and was a P.D.D.G.M. of this order. He was also a member of the 1.0,0.E., L.O. L. and the Black Knights., The late Mr. Spotton not only took an interest in Federal and Provincial politics but was for two years Mayor of Wingham and several years served as a Councillor. In 1898 he was married to Sarah J. Glenn of Listowcl, who passed .......................____________AL. Gorrie; William J., of Palmerston; Arthur H., of Toronto, and Robert A., of town. The funeral is being held from his. late home, corner of John and Skat er Streets, this Wednesday afternoon. The service conducted by the Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of the United Church. The annual Baseball Club Dance held on Thursday night, was well at tended and a most enjoyable evening of dancing was had to the music of Norm. Harris’ 10-piece bad which came here direct from the Palais Roy al, Toronto. The orchestra will be welcomed back here at any time as their music was greatly enjoyed. The Executive of the Baseball Club are exceedingly grateful to all who helped to make this evening cessful, especially the ladies kindly lunch. donated sandwiches Public Meeting OBITUARY few late Sol- Mrs. James Maxwell Following an illness of but a days, Agnes Ross, widow of the James Maxwell, passed away in diers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia, on Wednesday, April 15th, in her 72nd year. Mrs. Maxwell was born at Bruce field and as a child came with her parents to Wingham and she contin ued to reside in this community until 1926 whe she moved to Kingsville. Since a year ago last July she has lived with Her son, John, at Orillia. Forty-two years ago she was married in Wingham to her late husband and they lived on the Bluevale road, Mr. Maxwell passing away in 1903. Mrs. Maxwell then moved back to Wing ham where she resided until she went to Kingsville. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving to mourn their loss are: three sons, Ross, of Detroit; Scott of High Point, North Carolina, and John of Orillia. Slife had no brothers or sisters surviving, she being the last surviving member of the family. A Kiwanis service was held at the McDonald Funeral Home, Orillia, on Friday evening, and the funeral serv ice was held in St. Andrew's Pres byterian Church here, on Saturday afternoon. The service was conduct ed by Rev. J. R. Greig, Minister of Bluevale Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers were: Robert Max well, William Maxwell, David Mac Donald, H. F. McGee, D .Rae and James Carr Sr. Interment took place in the family plot, Wingham Cemetery. Friends and relatives from a dis tance who attended the funeral were: and Mrs. Ross Maxwell, Detroit; Scott Maxwell, North Carolina; and Mrs. John Maxwell, Orillia; and Mrs. Robert Maxwell, Learii- Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. ington; Mr. and Mrs. William Max well and daughter, Mrs. Cord Fagan, of Kingsville; Mrs. Hugh Ross, of Kingsville; Mr. Olivet' Turnbull; Mr. Wilbur Turnbull, Mrs. Joane Hender son, Mr. Wm. Ireland, James Moses, Oliver Smith, all of Brussels Berry, of McGregor Brucefield, and Mrs, of Clinton. Meet Mrs. Neil Invited to Wingham High School has becti in vited to attend the second annual Waterloo College Invitation Games which will be held at Woodside Park on Saturday, afternoon, May 2nd. so suc- who so for the A rally of all North Huron Public School supporters will be held in the Wingham Town Hall on Friday ev ening, April 24th at 8 p.m. The guest speaker for the evening will be Mr. L. H. Saunders, of Toronto. Come and hear about this new piece of leg islation regarding the division of school taxes fully explained as Mr. Saunders has made a thorough study of the situation. Teachers, trustees and school boards arc cordially invit ed. Everybody welcome. The Big Event, Rexall One Cent Sale, April 29, 30, May 1, 2, at Mc Kibbon’s Drug Store. Young People’s Service On Sunday evening next the Young People of the Baptist Church will as sist the Pastor, Rev. E. C. Smith with the service. Everybody welcome. Just Like a Letter from Home Mr. and Mrs. I. Davidson, Detroit, Mich., when renewing their Advance- Times this week, wrote as follows: "We just could not get along without our old Home Town paper but are always sorry to read of the passing on of those we knew so well, as Alf. Posliff,' Garf. Vanstone and others just in the prime of life. Our sympa thy goes out to all their loved ones,” HUMANE SUNDAY OBSERVED HERE Rev. J. F. Anderson Gave Splendid Address In comlpiance with the request of the Ontario Humane Society that Sunday, April 19th be observed in the churches as Humane Sunday, Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of Wingham United Church, chose as his text* Prov. 12:10 “A righteous man regard ed: the life, of his beast.” He spoke of the splendid work of the Humane Society and told many instances of needless and thoughtless cruelty that people carelessly inflict upon both, domestic and wild animals and birds, A special feature of the service was the christening of George Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. W, S. Hall, and of Helen Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Machan. Little Helen wore a long christening robe, 63 years old, which had been worn by her mother and her grandfather, the late Hugh McDonald, of Teeswater. An appropriate anthem was given by the choir, Miss Margaret Parttt* shek taking the solo part,