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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-07-13, Page 1Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year: jingle Copies Five Cents jf ENTRANCE RESULTS Wraps Rugs Over Oil Burner Which Exploded in Dungannon House Arrested After Crash in Which Wife Killed er. !»<■!■ Wingham Car is Only Slightly Dam­ aged In Second Accident CARRIES BLAZING STOVE FROM HOME ft J, With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 13th, 1939 Wingham Centre Adams, Lois Anderson, Bernice Allin, Kenneth z Armstrong, Craig Armstrong, John Brophey, Frances (Hon.) Brown, Lorraine (Hon.) Brown, Norma * Brvdges, Beth (Hon.) Buchanan, Donna Burke, Frank Casemore, Harry Chittick, Robert Cook, Elsie Cook, Norman (Hon.) Cr-uickshank, Gerald • Day, John Hastings Falconer, Marjorie Finlay, Doris Finlay, Margaret Fitzpatrick', Mildred (Hon.) - Fry, Douglas Galbraith, William (Hon.) Harris, Ruth Hastie, Donald Holmes, Perrie Hopper, Muriel Hutton, Wallace Kelly, Lois (Hon.) King, William (Hon.) Kerr, Marjorie Ludwig, John MacLean, Isabel (Hon.) Manto, Blanche (Hon.) Mundy, Lloyd JMacEwan, Isobel (Hon.) MacLean, Margaret (Hon.) McLaughlin, John Parker, Grace Pletch, Ernest Powell, Frances (Hon.) Powell, Mary • Seli, Alvin (Hon.) Small, Grace Smith, Amy Thompson, Verna Wade, Dorothy (Hon.) Wilkinson; Gordon "Wylie, Glenn (Hon.) Young, Elizabeth (Hon.) Certificate granted under regulation 10-5. Reginald Collar Roy Dark Brussels Centre Armstrong, Margaret Helen (Hon.) Blake, Johfi Blake, Veronica Bowman, Isabel J. (Hon.) Bryans, F. Idella (Hon.) <Coutts, Earl Davidson, Eloyce (Hon.) Earngey, Dean Elliott, Evelyn • Fogal, Emerson Fogal, Leslie .Jewell, Edith ■ Kelly, Myles M. Lake, Carley Lawless, Ross ZMiller, Jack Riley, Ferguson Riley, Oliver Sellers, Helen Sanderson, Imogene Smith, Greta Scott, Graeme Thynne, Barbara Jean Turnbull, Dorothy Turvey, Helen (Hon.) Yuill, Jean M. (Hon.) Watson, Gerald R. Wroxeter Abraham, Betty; Abraham, Merle (Hon); Baylor, Lorna; Bell, Irene; Brown, Norville (Hon); Chambers, Roy; Denny, Thelma; Durst, Alma; Parrish, Bower; Finlay, Harold; Gal­ laway, George; Grant, Elizabeth (Hon); Harris, Maxine; •Heinbein, Jean (Hon); Henning, Muriel; How­ es, Alice; King, Glen; Montgomery, Fern; Mulligan, Olive; Mulligan, Or- j)ha; Neill, Muriel; Strong, Janice; White, Allan; White, Pauline; Wylie, Allan R. (Hon). Fordwich Corbett, McKee; Dane, Frederick; Douglas, John; Fleet, Geor.ge; Gib­ sort, Jean (Hon); Haines, Elizabeth; Harding, Margaret (Hon); Hutchison, Isabel; Huth, Edna; Lambkin, Irene; McLeod, Marjorie; Ruttan, Anson; Sangster, Harvey; Shoemaker, Lillian W.; Williamson, Keith, Blyth • First class honors Edna Arch­ ambault, William East, Jack Merrill, Doreen Phillips, Jean Shepherd, Phyl­ lis Shepherd, Donald Snell, Doreen Vincent, Shirley Wallace; second class honsor — Frances Johnson, Helen McGill, Jean Wethery; pass — Rob­ ert Arthur, Leona Betin ger, Edytli Bentley, William Craig, Margaret Crawford, Clifford Kelly, Margaret Nesbit, Elsie Patterson, Edmund •Pol­ lard, Rose Radford, Thelma Snelling, Jack Tamblyn, Clifford Walsh, Jack Weston.- Nothing but prompt and heroic ac­ tion of Gordon S., Kidd, principal of Wingham Public School, who was vis- ting next door, prevented a serious fire when the coil oil stove in the home: of Miss Letitia Dreany, at Dun­ gannon, exploded. With nothing but a rug thrown over the blazing stove,, he carried it outdoors’where it burn­ ed itself out without doing any dam­ age. Miss Dreany’s dwelling, which was one of the first buildings erected in Dungannon, and- of frame construc­ tion, would have been an easy prey to flames had the fire gained much i headway. Mr. Kidd received some burns to his hands, but is to be con­ gratulated upon his good work. Miss Dreany, who is over 70, lives alone. WEEKLY TENNIS WELL ATTENDED A larger number than usual took part in last week’s tournament at the tennis,, club. Mrs. Wright, a visitor, and Ken. Jackson, went through the evening, undefeated to win the first flight'while Ruth Hamilton and Ross Thompson won the consolation brack­ et. If enough of each turn up this Thursday, ladies’ double and men’s doubles will be played. There will al­ so be a tournament next Monday ev­ ening, the nature of which is as yet unknown. Summer Footwear — Real Bargains in all summer shoes at Greer’s. Pictured above is the Ontario Hyd­ ro-Electric Power Commission’s new showroom on wheels. The unit will be in Wingham in connection with the cooking demonstration and the de­ monstration of electrical farm equip­ ment to be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, July 18th. The trailer will be set up here and a pole line tapped RUNNER-UP IN REVOLVER SHOOT T, W. Platt Eight Points Behind the Winner. GIVEN ONE YEAR FOR CAR THEFT TWO ACCIDENTS ON BLUEWATER * to give a complete demonstration of exactly what Hydro will do in the home and around the farm. Installed in the unit are a range, rangette, and refrigerator, flat rate water heater, and other miscellaneous household el­ ectrical appliances. Ijor farm work there arc two grain; grinders, two pressure water pumping outfits, a util- ity motor, and other time and labor saving units. In all there are two and one-half tons of electrical appliances built into the unit and the demonstra­ tion of these in the trailer itself and the cooking and farm demonstration in the Town Hall, Wingham, are free features that everyone should see, re­ gardless of whether you are “electric­ ally conscious” or not. Pleading guilty to the theft of an automobile, Adam Park, Walkerton, appearing in Magistrate F. W. Walk­ er’s court Monday, was sentenced to one year in the Ontario reformatory dating from arrest on May 1.- This term will run concurrent with a six- montli sentence received by Park in a Toronto court a week ago when he was convicted of fraud. Three months ago Park figured in a motor accident a mile south of Wingham when his car crashed into a large tree on the side 'of'the high­ way. His young wife received fatal injuries, while Park, the driver, suff­ ered a fractured skull. He was con­ fined to the hospital for several weeks and upon his release was arrested by Provincial Officer O. McClevis and charged with the theft of a car from Mrs. C. Harris, of Walkerton. HURON SCHOOL FAIRS ARRANGED WEATHER MARS CHURCH PARADE Local’ Orange Lodge to Parade at Brussels To-day HANOVER TO PLAY HERE ON THURSDAY No Home Game in the Bruce League This Week Two auto accidents on the JJlue- water Highway Sunday afternoon sent four persons to the Kincardine Hos­ pital. A car driven by Walter Straus-, berger, 42 Willow Street, Waterloo,, collided with a car driven by Allan Eardman, 229 Barker St., Hamilton at Amberley. The Strausberger car cut off a gas tank at a service station as it careened down the road after the accident. Mrs. Allan Eardman . and Mrs. William Eardman, passen­ gers, are in the hospital at Kincar­ dine with head injuries. The second accident occurred five miles south of Kincardine on the Bluewater highway when a car driven by Reginald Campbell, of Lucknow^ with Lloyd Henderson as a passenger sideswiped a car driven by R. A. Din- sley of Wingham. The Campbell car knocked out five fence posts after the impact and finally came to a stop in a water filled ditch. Both Campbell and Henderson are in the Kincardine Hospital with head and internal in­ juries. Mr. Dinsley’s car was only slightly damaged, one fender being crumpled.. Traffic officers E. A. Webb and P. C. Rutherford, of Goderich, investigat­ ed. . . Prize lists and rules are out for the Huron School Fairs, to be held dur­ ing the month of September. The ser­ ies opens at Belgrave on Sept. 11th and will continue through the week until Friday, in the following order: Fordwich, Sept. 12; St. Helens, Sept, 13; Currie’s Corners,‘Sept. 14; Carlow, Sept. 15. After the week-end, Hensail Fair will be held Monday, .Sept. 18; Grand Bend, Sept. 19; Holmesville, Sept. 20. Crack revolver shots of the police forces of the Province took part in the annual shoot of the Ontario Police Association at Guelph on Wednesday of last week. J. H. B. Macdonald of the C.P.R. Police, Toronto, carried off top hon­ ors. Macdonald, who won the indi­ vidual championship for the second successive year turned in a card of '332 out pf a possible 360 to nose out T. W. Platt of Wingham by eight points. Provincial Constable D. H. Darby of Beamsvillp ranked third, The three officers finished in the same order in the 1938 shoot. I Bride Showered A kitchen shower was held at the home of Mrs. T. C. King on Thurs­ day evening for Mrs. Henry Jensen. About forty of her friends were pres­ ent and spent the evening playing games. A delightful lunch was serv­ ed at the close. Transferred to Goderich Mr. Frank Gillespie, who started his banking career in Wingham, but who has been Manager of the Avenue Rd. and Dupont branch Bank of Commerce been transferred as Goderich branch. of the Canadian at Toronto, has Manager of the White Shoes—Enjoy ..the cool com­ fort of White Shoes—Reduced prices in all lines of white shoes at Greer’s. Save Labour Day September For Wingham Lions Club Frolic. . Sunday School. Picnic . Over 150 of. the scholars Wingham United Church and members of the c'hurch took in their annual picnic which was held at Harbour Park, Goderich, last Wed­ nesday afternoon. The children en­ joyed a swim in the lake, and lunch was served. 4th ' Annual of the Sunday YOUTH ELUDES POLICE IN SWAMP . Stephen Stetz, 18-year-old alleged automobile thief, has,given the slip to police and a posse of fifty farmers who surrounded and later searched ,a swamp near Walkerton in which he was thought to have taken refuge, Provincial Constable Robert France said Friday night. “He has managed to get away,” said the officer. “The search has been abandoned, for it is quite definite he no longer is in the swamp. Probably he has headed back to Toronto. In any event, we will get him eventually. We know who he is and what he look's like.” Three of the young fugitive’s com­ panions, including his brother Joseph, are in* custody on charges of break­ ing and entering and theft. They were captured Wednesday in a wild chase, during which police officers fired at the stolen car containing the quartet. Bruce County farmersf> left their fields to take part in the manhunt when it was learned one of the four had- escaped’ into the - swamp area. How young Stetz managed to get out of the swamp without being detected in the'’act is puzzling the authorities and the farmers. The area was ring­ ed with men, yet the youth succeeded in slipping through. It is believed Stetz is unaware of the appeal made by his mother in To­ ronto that he give himself up. Pro­ vincial and municipal police at Lon­ don, Kitchener and other points have been warned to be on the watch for the boy. \Alttended, Picnic at Springbank Mr. and Mrs. Mac Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carmichael attended the Bell Telephone picnic at Spring­ bank on Friday. Although the ther­ mometer pushed close onto the 90 de­ gree mark the afternoon program saw good entries in all competitions, Hugh being a winner in the balloon race. New Provincial Officer Begins Works in Huron Lloyd Rutherford Jias taken over his duties as second provincial police constable for Huron County, station­ ed at Goderich, in accordance with At­ torney-General Conant’s policy of strengthening the provincial police force in nearly all counties. .Ruther­ ford came from Kitchener. Howick M.O.H. Is Given Salary Increase Leonard M. Whitely, of Gorrie,. for 35 years medical officer of health for Howick Township, had his salary in­ creased from $75 to $150 a year, at which latter figure it stood before the depression. The application was heard by County Judge T. M. Costello on Friday. The M.O.H. had asked coun­ cil for $200 a year and it was persist­ ently refused. Reeve Gamble and municipal council contested the crease. his in­ Ethel Honors—Edward Benneweis Mar­ garet Kleber, Mary , McKay, Mary •Murphy, RobertRock, Pass—‘Stanley Bray, William Dobson, Norman Eg­ gert, Everatt Felkar, Anna Gjylin, Doris Hackwell, Jean Hemben; Daisy Mills, Roy Wilbee, Doris Hing, Charged with Leaving Accident After a 30-mile chase, police early Saturday morning arrested Stewart Mullin at his home in Lucknow, charged with failing to return to the scene of an accident; Mullin was al­ legedly in a sidc-swip.e accident on Dtihldp’s Hill, highway 21, just,out of Goderich, with another car driven by Keith Cutt. iMullin was said to have stopped momentarily and then drove on down a side road. Cutt gave chase and succeeded in securing the number, which' he turned over to the police, Xylio, took over the, chase., MuIHfjjs but? oh $SoO frajl, jp .appear |pjr, jtriaT Thursday. , • • Heavy rains on Sunday afternoon that lasted affected the Orangement parade. The Paul’s Anglican Church and instead of marching the brethbrn drove to the church.* By the time the service was completed the rain bad ceased and they paraded back to their hall. The rector, Rev. Bro. E. O. Gall­ agher delivered a forceful discourse, comparing democracy and the total­ itarian states, God js the lover of peace and democracy is founded on Christ he stated. Communism can displace capitalism but it cannot re­ place it. .Young peoplb should be tau­ ght democracy and What it stands, for. ■ • > . i ' ‘ * i Special music was rendered by the choir, including a solo by Mr. Biggs “O rest in the Lord,” and an anthem “Praise the Lord O My Soul,” with the solo part being taken by Mr. J. R. M. Spittai. To Parade At Brussels To-day (Wednesday) the 12th of July is being commemorated at Brus­ sels and the local Orange Lodge No. 794 will celebrate there.- until after cbruch time usually large turnout of to their annual church service was held in St. Next Monday, July 17th, the local entry in the Central League will have as their opponents the Clifford nine. The boys would appreciate your sup­ port. Be on hand to cheer them. Hanover Central League team will play their postponed game of last week on Thursday evening, July 13, at 5.30. The Bruce* League entry will play in Hanover on Saturday. The game af Chesley for to-day (Wednesday) has been postponed. The next home game is on Thurs­ day, July 20th, when Mt. Forest will be the opposition. Out-Talks Bandit ; Toronto police gave praise to Courtland Carmichael, drug store salesman, who argued with a revolv­ er-armed bandit in his store in Tor­ onto for several minutes until custom­ ers arrived and the man beat a hasty retreat. He is a brother of Hugh Car­ michael, of town. Not Closing Normal School at Stratford Stratford Normal School will be closed, it was announced by Angus Dickson, M.L.A. for Perth, im­ mediately upon his return to his home near Atwood. He interviewed Prem­ ier Mitchell Hepburn and Hon. Dr. L. J. Simpson, minister of education, at Toronto, not W. PICNIC ENJOYED BY HURON Y.P.A. Shoe Repairing—For neat work at lowest prices—try Greer’s with your next pair. Save Labour Day September 4th For Wingham Lions Club Annual Frolic. Underwent Operation x. Mr. Norman Hall, who has been visiting with his grandparents in Blue­ vale, underwent a minor operation in the Wingham' General Hospital on Monday. He is improving nicely. Bowlers at Exeter 1 ■' Four rinks of local bowlers took in the rinks tournament at Exeter last Wednesday. The rink composed of N. L. Fry, J. H. Crawford, D. B. Porter and Rev. J. Pollock, skip, won third prize. Fractured Ankle Mr. E. M. Snell had the misfortune last week to get hit on the ankle by a running shot at the bowling green. An x-ray was taken and showed a bone fracture. -The foot is now in a cast, and it will be some time before he has the full use of it again. Will Occupy Toronto Pulpit Rev. E. M. Loney and family this week for a holiday at Stokes Bay. During his vacation he -will conduct services in Ossington Ave. Baptist Church, Toronto. Visiting ministers will supply in the Baptist Church here during his absence. Fourteen Applications for Old Age Pensions The saturation point has not been reached in Huron County age pension list, for there still more names being added than are be­ ing stricken off by reason of death or otherwise. Fourteen applications were heard. Six were deferred. Five were for increases. There also were two applications for reinstatement by for­ mer recipients of mothers’ allowances heard by Huron County old age pen­ sions and mothers* allowances board. a. I Attended Funeral at Ripley ■Mrs. Ellen McPherson and Yvonne attended the funeral at Rip­ ley on Monday afternon of the form­ er’s sister, Mrs. K. Finlayson, Manitoulin Cruise $2 All day, non-stop of 185 miles on the Georgian Bay as far as Manitoulin Island, via C. P. R. flagship “Assin- ibpja”, from Owen Sound, on Friday, July 21st. Fare $2; children $1. Tic­ kets may be secured from Daily Sun- Times, Owen Sound. - Miss FIRST BOWLING TOURNAMENT IS GREAT SUCCESS Over Entry in Irish Trebles Twilight - Local Rinks Withdrew • > Odds Are In Favor of Election The #odds favor a general election in the “very near future” although there is nothing definite about it, Trade Minister Euler suggested at Finch, on Saturday during an address to the Stormont Liberal convention. “I can’t tell you whether there will be an election or not; it has not been, decided,” he said. “But if I were a betting man, which I am not, I would not want to give very great odds ag­ ainst an election in the very near fut­ ure.” left yet old are About 125 members of Huron Deanery Anglican Young People’s As­ sociation gathered at Jowett’s Grove, Bayfield, on Wednesday to hold their annual picnic. The Clinton branch captured the coveted athletic banner with a total of 34 points out of a pos­ sible 72. Goderich won the honors for having the largest representation with an attendance of 24. Points were distributed as follows: Clinton’ 54, Gorrie 11, Middleton ii'/'*" Goderich 8, Fordwich 4, Seaforth 3, Wingham 1. After the afternoon’s program a basket lunch was served at the finish of which the banner was presented to the winning branch and the general business of the deanery was discussed. A Athough the local bowling greens have been enlarged this year to nine­ teen greens, still it was impossible to accommodate the large entry on Mon­ day evening when the Men’s Club staged their first tournament of the season. Forty-one rinks entered in the Irish Trebles necessitating the with­ drawal of three local rinks so the vis­ itors would not be disappointed. Rinks, were present from Exeter 4,. Lucknow 4, Walkerton 3, Hanover,. Clinton, Seaforth and Brussels, 2 each and one from Tccswater, Blyth, Mt. Forest, Listowel, and 18 local. Three games of ten ends were play­ ed and the winners were, first, New­ man’s rink of Exeter, 3 wins plus 23; another rink from Exeter took second with. 3 plus 23 but lower aggregate, skipped by W. Moise; Sparling, of Clinton,, was third, with 8 wins plus 18; a local rhtk >of RosS'Harrison, G. Mason and Jack Masoh, skip, were fourth with 3 plus 16; G, Hoffarth, of Hanover, fifth;. 3 plus 13, and an­ other local entry, R, S« Hetherington, N. L. Fry and W. A< Miller, skip;, pfaeed sixth with 2 plus 16, Had Leg Amputated About a month and a half ago John Hopper noticed a callous on the big toe of his left foot, and on removing it, developed a sore that would not heab It did not bother him much un­ til about two weeks ago when gan­ grene set in and rapidly gained head­ way,. it Was found necessary to ampu­ tate, and this was done in the Wing­ ham General Hospital on Thursday last,, the leg being taken off just above the knee. The operation was success­ ful and he is improving as rapidly as can be expected, Would Ban< Deer Hunting: There will be no deer hunting in Grey County for the next five years if the Department of Game and' Fish­ eries at Toronto accedes to the re­ quest of the Grey County Council. At the closing session the council passed a resolution' to be forwarded to the department, requesting that no deer hunting Be permitted in the county for at least five years. It was pointed out there has been an open season of two weeks for the " bast twp years and that during ‘that time deer have been practically cleaned out, ST. ANDREW’S W.M.S. JULY MEETING The tegular monthly meeting of the W. M. S. of St, Andrew’s Presby­ terian Church was held on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. R. Harrison. The meeting was in charge of the Home Helpers. The Sctipture reading. was taken by iMiss Farqti- hatson and the Glad Tidings prayer by Miss A, McBurney. Miss V, McLaughlin gave a talk on Dr. John Goddies, the hero of the South Seas, a delightful duet was ren­ dered by Misses Connie Fryfogle and Yvonne Henderson “Jesus wants Me for a Sunbeam?* The offertory prayer was given by Miss M. Anderson and the, meeting was closed with prayer by MirSi XWltiamson. At the close pF the meeting lunch was served. ’ Successful Students At the recent examinations of_ the Toronto Conservatory Of MUsiC,• Don­ ald Lloyd was successful in Grade IV Piano, and Joyce Walker passed in the same grade with honors. Ladies Bowled At Stratford Two rinks of Lady Bowlers attend­ ed a tournament in Stratford on Wed­ nesday last. They were Mrs. M. John­ son, Mrs. D. Rae, Mrs. F. Sturdy and Mrs. E. R. Harrison, skip, and Mrs. R. S. Hetherington, Mrs. A. Wilson, Mrs. Kerr, skip. Neither rink were in the prizes. Huron County Council Picnic The annual picnic of the Huron County Council will be held at Grand Bend at 2 o’clock on Wednesday af­ ternoon, July 19th next. All ex-reeves and their families are cordially invit­ ed to attend. A good program will be held. Bring your own baskets, knives, forks and cups. Robert Turner, War­ den; Chester Mawhinncy, Committee Chairman, Revived Beautiful Clock X/lMr, A. M. Crawford, who has been General Motors dealer here for the past fourteen years, last week receiv­ ed a beautiful eight-day clock in wal­ nut finish, in recognition of these years of service. Inserted on the clock is his name and the foliowin; appreciation of a cordial relati since 1925, J. J. Schuman Jr., General Motors Acceptance Ct tion, July, 1939.” Four Generations Meet On Thursday at the United Church manse at Belmore, four generations met together, Rev, and Mrs. W. J. Rayner, receiving a visit from his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rayner, of Listowel; his brother and sister-in- law, Rev. and Mrs. T. DeCoutoy Ray­ ner, of Lachine, Que.; Rev, and«Mrs. DeCourcey H. Rayner, Presbyterian missionary to British Guiana (son and daughter-in-law of the latter) and their infant daughter, Sally Ruth. This is the first time that these four gener­ ations have been together. Mr. and Mrs, W. Rayner, of Listowel,- cele­ brated their 59th wedding anniversary! on Wednesday of last week. C. B. Armitage and Mrs. J., y: “In onship Pres., Tpora* J IrtiminMMM........