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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-04-18, Page 1* V c WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 18th, 1940’ Single Copies Five Cents Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year With Which I* Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter Newt.* a REV. A. L, BUDGE HONORED TUESDAY ^Received Degree of Doctor of Divin- 6 ity from, Knox College Rev. Austin L. Budge, M.A., of Hamilton, who is well'known in Wing ham and-throughout this district, was honored on Tuesday. evening by his alma mater, Knox College, Toronto, with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Dr. Budge spent his early days in .East Wawanosh'and was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Belgrave. Last. year lie conducted services in that church in connection^ with their anniversary. . During the past few .years he has preached in St, Andrew’s Church here, and at Eadies'. Prior to -attending college and entering the ministry, he taught school in Colborne for three years. For the past 15 years he has been clerk of the Presbyterian Synod of Hamilton and London. He takes a .great interest in things historical and Is considered an authority on the his tory of the Church. Several times he has contributed articles to this paper, -the last was written about the late Peter W, Scott. They spent their boy hood on the same line,, in East Wa- -wanosh. CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND When Lloyd Ellacott was driving a Ford Car from, the factory at Wind sor on Thursday, an American car "banged into the rear of the car doing some damage to the back of the car. Lloyd was not injured. Due to flood conditions near Thamesville it was ne cessary to detour and as it was snow- ■ing very heavily Lloyd stopped to do .a bit of adjusting when the car from -over the border plowed into his car. WEDDINGS* Moffat - McCrackin The marriage of Vera Marguerite, •daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McCrackin of Bluevale, and Stanley Hamilton iMoffat, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Moffat, Bluevale, was quietly solemnized at noon on Saturday, April J.3th, by the Rev. J. R. Greig at the Presbyterian manse, Atwood; The bride was smartly attir.ed in a. spring .outfit of rose with black accessories. The young couple, who were unattend ed, -left immediately on a motor trip. Upon their return they will reside on the groom’s farm-in Morris Township. Lott - Wilkinson . The marriage of Jean, daughter of "Mrs. Fred Wilkinson, 69 Norfolk street, Stratford, to Mr. Kenneth » ‘Stanley ‘Lott, son of Mrs. George Lott. •of Wingham, was quietly solemnized at the parsonage of Central United ■Church, Stratford, at one o’clock Sat- -ur^ay afternoon. Rev. David Wren officiated. The bride wore a lovely -frock of heavenly blue with matching .-accessories, and carried A bouquet of pink Rosehill roses and lily of thq valley. Mrs., Violet Martin wi}s mat ron 6f honor, wearing a navy tailored suit with dusky pink accessories and a •corsage of Rosehill roses and sweet -peas. Mr. William Timms was. best man. A reception was, held at the Op en Door, where spring flowers were used inr decoration. Mr, and Mrs. Lott left on a motor, trip, the jbride wearing for traveling a "black suit with 'white accessories. SCARLET CHAPTER ELECTED OFFICERS W. T. Miller Heads Chapter At the April meeting of Turnberry District Royal Scarlet Chapter the fol lowing officers Were elected for the ensuipg year: Past W. C. in C.—Sir Knight Geo. Hetherington. W, C. in C.—Sir Knight W. T. Miller. Deputy C. in C.—Sir Knight W. J. Peacock. ‘ Chaplain—Companion Carl Johns ton. 4 Scribe—Comjpanion Ross Smith. Treasurer—Companion A. D. Smith. Marshal—Companion J. A,. McDon ald. ' 1st Leet.—Companion Alek. Robert- Son. / 2nd Leet.-—Companion Sam Tindail. 1st Conductor—Companion O. V. Hayden. • ' 2nd Conductor—Companion Fred Seiling. s - Herald and Sentinel—Companion ' joshtia Scott . NORMAL STUDENTS TEACHING HERE This Is A Part of the Training In Connection with the Normal School Course , ... ... fr As a part of their training in con- neettomwith the world of the Stratford Normal School the following students of that institution are teaching and observing in the public school here this week: Verne Walker is in Grade 8, Mr. Gordon Kidd’s room; Margaret Coulter is in Grade 7, Mr. G. Wheel er’s room; Dorothy Golley is in Grade 6, Miss MacDonald’s room; Ileen Gal braith of Gorrie is in Grade 4, Miss V. McLaughlin’s room; Jessie Little of Brussels is in Grade 2, Miss P. Johns’ room; Marie King of Brussels, is in Grade 1, Miss A. Williamson’s room, LADIES’ BRIDGE FRIDAY EVENING Prizes Will Be Awarded at This Ev ent for Hospital Marathon Bridge Everyone who has taken part in the Bridge Marathon, sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary to the Wingham Hospital, during the past few months, either as a player or as a substitute, is incited to a Bridge and Euchre par ty in the Armouries on* Friday even ing,- April 19, at eight o’clock where the prizes’will be awarded. There is no charge for this event and the Aux iliary is anxious to have all players present, 'So, come along, you may be among the prizes-winners. Mr. Isard Much- Improved , . -We are very pleased -to report that Mr. H. E.. Isard is making; very satis factory progress. It is- expected that he will be able to be removed to his home from Wingham General Hos pital the' end’ of this week’. W. C. T. U. The April meeting of the W. C. 'I. U. was held on .Thursday afternoon at the ho'me of Mrs. Tiffin, with the first vice-president, Mrs. E. M. Loney in .the'chair. Mrs. John Anders-on led in prayer, after -which a hymn wass sung. Adjutant Goodale read the Bi ble lesson, Matt. 9, and gave a very helpful message on “The Compassion of jesus.” Mrs. Donald Rae then sang very beautifully “Have .Thine Own' Way, Lord.’’ This'was followed by a lovely solo by little Miss Jean Hisel- er “Somebody”, after which Master James Loney sang ‘lJesus Loves Me.” Mrs. Abner Cosens gave a reading en titled “The Brewers’ 'Slogan”, which was followed by a lovely violin solo “A Beautiful Land ,On High”, by Miss Leila Wild accompanied oil the piano by Mrs. Ernest. Mrs. Loney, assisted by the mem bers present, then read a most inter esting Clip Sheet entitled “The Dan gers of the Cigarette.” Excerpts are as follows: “Roger Babson, one of the most intelligent Americans to-day, has said ‘When America’s keenest minds are us.ing the newspapers, magazines, movies and radios to entice youth to drink whiskey, smoke more cigarettes and make heroes of criminals', those youth should have the other side from some one.” Col. J. M, Gthlliams, now 83 .years old, tells of belonging to a gang of thirty boys in Indiana 70 years ago. Four of them never Used liquor or tobacco, three of the four are still alive. Of the. 25 who used both liquor and tobacco, only 2 are still alive. Sonja Henie, the world’s cham pion figure skater, was asked to en dorse a certain cigarette. The public ity agent pffered her $2,500 to allow him to publish her picture in a cig arette advertisement. He ;reply was, “I don’t -smoke. I won’t take your $2,- 500. I. am ashamed of womeii who .smoke,” Herbert Hoover wrote to President Coolidge as follows i ''There js no agency in the world to-day that is so seriously affecting the health, ef ficiency, education, and character , of boys and girls as the cigarette habit'.” Dr. D. H. Kress says “The cigarette tnay have a slimming tendency, but it will be at the expense of health. My advice to the girl who has an ambition to be slim and a desire to keep a clean skiti, pure blood and a healthy body is •*-when tempted to reach for a cigar*- cite to- reach for an orange- instead. Other acid and sub-acid fruits will serve the same purpose and if used ■freely, Will lessen the craving for cig arettes.” • . , The meeting closed with a hymn- and prayer by Mrs. Gemmill. BACON BOARD HEAD SPOKE AT CLINTON Hon. J, G, Taggart Was Guest Speak er to Clinton Lions On Friday night the Clinton Lions held a Farmers’ Night and 200 were present for the banquet at which Hon. J. G. Taggart, former minister of ag riculture in the Saskatchewan govern ment, and at present Chairman of the Canadian BacdU Board, was the guest speaker, He was introduced by L. E.‘ Cardiff, M.P, for Huron North. The subject of Mr,» Taggart's ad dress was “The Canadian Bacon Board and its Agreement with Great Britain for Bacon Export from this Country," The agreement price, thought by some to be too low, was explained. The amount to be exported by the ag reement which expires in October is 60,000,000 pounds annually; Whether the agreement will be- renewed on the same price and quantity basis will be determined- by prevailing market and war conditions at that time. At the present time the Denmark bacon ex port to Britain is cut off and unless that export is restored Britain must buy more from Canada or some other country. The outlook at present is for higher prices. Had there been no war, no trade agreement with Britain, pric es now would be at least two cents per pound live weight lower* than- it is at present, said; the speaker. c . The' difficulties that confront the bo^rd from .time, to. time in keeping Up a regular shipment program were touched upon. For instance, refriger ator cars may be loaded at, say some western point, scheduled to arrive at an Atlantic seaport at a given time to be transferred to a ship. They ar rive on schedule and no'shig is there to. take the lop.d. The unavoidable el ement of uncertainty enters into the situation. .Also in the first stage of the journey from the farm to the ab attoirs weather conditions often inter fere with the farmer getting his hogs out." The shipment schedule on the whole, however, has been well main tained. . “The standard of quality of Canad ian bacon has also been well main tained. When the time comes to re-, new our agreement we -may be con fronted with the question of present price levels and reduced amounts- or the present quantity at a lower price. That will be governed by- conditions at that time. By and large the -bacon export business for Canada should im prove. One thing we may be thankful for, that , is the shipping agreement. NOTICE TO RED CROSS WORKERS Please note that the Red Cross Work Rooms will be open only two afternoons a week, during the month of April, Tuesday and Wednesday af ternoons. Prevent Smut Formaldehyde, Government Stand ard, 25c lb., also “Ceresan” in lb. and 5-lb. cans, at McKib.bon’s Drug Store. Boys’ Footwear for Spring Boots and Oxfords in Calf or Box Kip. Sturdy shoes made to give long, hard wear.'All sizes in stock at Willis Shoe Store. Woman Admits $4,000 Theft Grace Stewart, Fergus Utilities Em ployee, pleaded guilty to the theft of $4,000 from her employers and was sentenced to 12 to 24 month's in Mer cer .reformatory. Tennis Club Held Bingo The attendance at the Tennis Club Bingo on Thursday evening was a disappointment to the sponsors. No doubt the snow Storm was responsible for keeping many indoors._ , _____ INSTITUTE MEETS ' THURSDAY, APRIL 25 The ^.pril meeting; of the Women’s Institute will be held ill the Council Chamber on Thursday, the 25th, at 2.30 p.m. As this is the annual meet ing, all reports of officers and com mittee convenors will be presented, and election of officers will be held. The roll call is to be answered by the payment of fees and an exchange of perennials. Mr. E. S, Lewis will give a talk on a'very timely Subject “Flants and Flowers.” Our District President, Mrs, Oster, will also address the meeting. The hostesses for the day are Mrs. Stanley Hall, (Mrs. George Scott, Mrs, Murray Roberts, Mrs. C. Lloyd.. * LOCAL BATTERY RECEIVED GUNS Arrival of Gups treated Quit!? a Stir The local Battery are all set for a training period as two guns arrived last week. The guns are 18 pounders and are -similar to the guns the bat tery previously used for training, and which were shipped to another place a few months ago. * In some' towns where other batteries are stationed, demonstrations have been given by the officers and men and it may be that at a latei' date the local battery will show how to swing the guns into ac tion. If this should take place it would prove most interesting. The arrival of the guns aboard a transport Wednesday noon last week caused, quite some excitement and ’many were on hand to witness the un loading operations. BOWLING CLUB TO ELECT OFFICERS Annual Meeting Will Be Held Thurs day Night This Week The annual meeting of the Wing ham Bowling Club will be held in the Council Chambers at 8 o’clock Thurs day evening this Week, April 18th. ’All members and‘others who may be interested are asked to attend as officers for the .year will be elected and other business transacted. . LOCAL ANDPERSONAL Mr. and 'Mrs. Elwell Webster were week-end visitors in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. H' Crawford were visitors with his mother in Brampto'n over the week-end, ‘ Mr. George Doubledee was in Tor onto last week receiving treatments in the General Hospital, Mr. < W. W. Armstrong and Craig were in Toronto over the week-end to visit With friends and see Mrs. Arm strong. * Sappers Frank Vanner and John ,Knox have returned to Queen’s Park, London, after spending the past two weeks at the former’s home here. ■Miss Frances Barwell, of Riverside, California,- is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Archie Peebles. -Guests over the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. Peebles were:'Mr. arid Mrs. R. T. Chipman also Mr. and Mrs. Livington Chipman of Orlando, Cal. • • FREE TREES A,ny person who wishes to have a 'tree planted to replace a tree.that has been removed from their property dur ing the past few years, please get' in touch with Town Clerk W. A. Gal braith, phone 24, at once. Supper Well Attended The Festival of the’ Season Supper under the auspices of the Woman’s Association of the United Church on Friday evening was a very successful affair. The tables, as per usual when these ladies cater, were nicely decor ated and laden with ma'ny good things to eat. MISSION CIRCLE HELD MEETING Twelve members of the 'Young Women’s-Mission Circle of the Bap tist Church met for their April meet ing on Thursday, at the home of Mrs. Falconer. - Shirley MacLean, president, opened the .meeting, by having ev'eryone sing “Blessed Assurance” after which Ida Kelly led in prayer. The Scripture reading was the first chapter of Gal atians and Was read by Jean Welwood. The minutes of our last meeting were read and the Roll Call taken by Louise Kelly. The chapter from our book, “Beautiful Girlhood” was tentitled “Dreams” and was read by Mrs. Lon ey. All joined in singing “My Jesus tI Love Thee.” Laura Collar took as her article fdr “The Link and Visitor” “OUr Work Abroad” which introduced two new lady missionaries for our for eign work, namely, Miss Ruth Troy- ler and Miss Matilda Elizabeth Find lay. Shirley MacLean read an inter esting chapter, entitled “Thank You” from the book “Crowded Ways” writ ten by the late Rev. William Allan. The topic for the evening was taken by Rosetta Dennis and was a letter Written front Vuyyurtt, by Doctor Ail-, eon Vining. “I am Thine, O Lord” Was the closing hymn and Mrs. Fal coner led in prayer, A delightful lunch was served. * BLUEVALE INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEETING Officers Named and Plans Made for Red Cross Work The annual meeting of the Wo men’s Institute was held on Thursday .afternoon at the home of Miss Mary Duff with the president, Mrs. W. N, McTaggart, in the chair, The roll call was answered by ten ladies paying their fees for the ensuing year and by telling some way they had been bene fited by the Institute during the year. Miss Jean Elliott, one pf the local leaders in Junior Club work, reported having a class organized with six sen ior and two junior girls meeting ev ery Thursday. Mrs. Joe Smith is also organizing a class. It was decided to hold two meetings each month on the second and fourth Thursdays at a cen tral place in the village for the pur pose of sewing, giving out garments, cut ready to be made and to receive finished garments and knitting. The treasurer of the War Work fund, re ported expenditures for the month were $45,09, and the balance on hand, $113.86. It was anrfounced that wo men wishing to sew may be supplied with garments from Mrs. Mary Rob ertson or Mrs. Wettlaufer. The Soc iety aims to have its first shipment ready before 'the end of the month and will be grateful to any one who will assist with the work. Mrs. J. Smith and Mrs. W. H, McKinney were ap pointed examiners; Mrs. R. Shaw, Mrs, W. S. Davidson and Mrs. Curtis, packers. Officers Elected Mrs. C. Tavener was chosen to pre side.for the election of officers. She congratulated the president and the secretary-treasurer for the manner in which they had carried on the work of the year. The report of the nomin ating committee was presented 'by Mrs. S. N. Gallaher and the officers elected are: President, Miss Jean El liott; first* vice-president, Mrs. M. L. Aitkin; second vice-president, Mrs. W. H. McKinney; secretary-treasurer, Miss M. Olive Scott; district director, Miss Florence Fowler; representative to district annual, Mrs. J. Wiickstead; branch directors, Mrs. Wettlaufer, Mrs. Joe Breckenridge, Miss Margaret Curtis, Mrs. Joe Smith; program com mittee. Mrs. S. N. Gallaher, Miss Mar garet Curtis, Miss Dorothy Greenway; pianist, Mrs. W. N. McTaggart; aud itors, Mrs. W. J. Johnston, Mrs. R. F. Garniss; press reporter, Miss Scott; convenors of standing committees, health and child welfare, Mrs. James Breckenridge; home economics, Mrs. Milt. Smith; education, Mrs. Jim John ston; agriculture and Canadian indus tries, Miss Dorothy Greenway; legis lation, Miss Margaret Curtis; relief and community activities, Mrs; Joseph Breckenridge; historical research and current events, Mrs. Roy Turvey; Canadianization, Mrs. C. F. Johnston; peace and international relations, Mrs. W. N. McTaggart. The newly elected president presid ed for the remainder of the meeting. Mrs. W. H. McKinney gave a read ing entitled “An Unfailing Cure,” pointing out the rules to observe in order to be A first-class member of any organization. Refreshments were served by the hostess and a social time enjoyed. “Drums Along The Mohawk” The Lyceum Theatre presents this Thurs.. Fri., Sat., the special techni- colour picture “DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK” starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert. Doing Well , Mr. T. Y. Smith is showing splen did /improvement. During the past week he has a couple of times walked to his store where he spent a short time. His friends will be happy to know he is doing so nic’ely after his long illness. WINGHAM MAN TO HAVE JURY TRIAL Charged with Theft at Tara Appearing in the Walkerton police court, Jack Radford, of Wingham, and Cecil Black, of Toronto, elected trial by judge and jury at a preliminary hearing on a charge of breaking and entering and theft at the Tobey gen eral store, at Tara, on February 15th last Both these men are now under sen tence of three years in Kingston for robbery ofe a Shelborune store for which they were arrested a few days after the robbery in Toronto. DAMAGE DONE AT TENNIS COURTS CJub Will Prosecute Anyone Found Doing Damage The children who have been playing about the tennis courts are warned that anyone found destroying any of the property will be prosecuted. Qne of the posts which hold the nets has been broken off and children have been seen throwing or shooting stones at the lights, The club have gone to great expense to set up these fine ten nis courts and equip them in an up- to-date way and they will prosecute anyone who destroys any of the prop erty. TOXOID CLINIC TUESDAY NEXT * This Clinic for Children Under Ten A toxoid clinic for the prevention of diphtheria for children under ten years of age will be held in the Town Flail, here, at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday next, April 23rd. Please have your children present before the time set, and children from the counrty must be in tlie hall before 2.00 o’clock. This is a splendid opportunity for children to be treated to prevent this terrible disease. Parents,- take advant age of this clinic for your children’s sake. OBITUARY John J. Johnston This week it is our sad duty to re cord the death of John J. Johnston, who was for many years a highly re spected business man in Wingham. About twenty-eight years ago Mr. Johnston came to Wingham and con ducted a harness shop here until three years ago when he retired on account of ill health. Since last fall he has been with his daughter at Lakeview, near Toronto. The deceased, who was in his 73rd year, died on Sunday at the home of his daughter in Lake view. He was born near Clinton and fifty-one years ago last October was married there to Sophia Specht, 'who passed away on October Sth last year. Besides his mother, at Clinton, he isurvived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Symington and Miss Mabel of Lakeview,u and Percy, of Detroit.. He is also survived by one brother and one sis’ter, both of Clinton. The funeral service was held at the home .of his mother, at Clinton, on Tuesday with interment in Clinton Cemetery. Richard D. Stalker The death took* place in Clinton Hospital, on Sunday afternoon of R. D. Stalker, of Blyth, following an ill ness of several months. Mr. Stalker was a resident of East Wawanosh on Highway No. 4 until he retired to Blyth three years ago.. He was much interested in muni cipal affairs and served on the coun cil board of East Wawanosh as Coun cillor and Reeve and was several times a Commissioner of the Blyth Tele phone System. He was a member of Blyth United Church. He is survived by his wife, former ly Jenny Laidlaw, two daughters, Mrs. William Nisbitt, Miss Ida Stalker, and one son, James, of, London. The funeral service at his late resi dence, Wednesday afternoon. Burial in Union Cemetery, Blyth. Misses’ and Children’s School Shoes New Oxfords in Black or Tan. Best values at Willis Shoe Store. To Preach Sunday Morning Rev. Harold Farr, of Stamford, will preach in Wingham United Church on Sunday morning next, April 21st. Arctic Year A technicolor movie of the Eskimos on Thursday, April 18th, 8.15 p.m. in the Masonic Hall. Auspices St. Paul’s Church. Adults 25c, Children 10c. Competition Program Thursday, April 25th The Ladies’ Aid of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will hold a pro gram contest in the Sunday School room of the Church -on Thursday ev ening, April 25th. There* will be two programs given, an Irish program and a Scotch program. The captains have secured high class talent and you are assured of a* splendid evening’s enter tainment, A .good lunch will be serv ed at the close of the program, Ad mission 25c. Program will start at 8.15 sharp, Everybody welcome. ST. ANDREW’S W.M.S. THANK-OFFERING Rev, F, G. Fowler, of Bluevale, Told of British Columbia Mission Work The Easter Thank-Offering meeting of the W omen's Missionary Society of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday last week,' The president, Mrs. Rae. presided, and op ened the meeting with prayer,' The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs, E. Harrison. Mrs. W, Barbour gave the Glad Tidings prayer. The reports, of the secretary and the treasurer were then read. Short prayers were offered by Mrs. W. Hammond. Miss Beatrice Graham and Mrs, W. J, Henderson, After the receiving of the offering Mrs. T. C. King gave the dedicatory prayer. i The guest speaker, Rev. F. G. Fow ler, lately of British Columbia and now of Bluevale, told of mission work carried on in British Columbia and especially of the work among the Chinese in Vancouver. He stressed the difficulty with which the work is carried on in outlying districts, the mission stations being great distances from each other. This work is among Indian and many other nationalities. Mrs. Kirby Williams sang a beau tiful solo “God Will Take Care Of You.” A.t the conclusion of the meeting lunch was served and a social hour en joyed. NO NEW CASES OF RABIESREPORTED Authorities Hopeful No More Cases Will Develop -------- if1 Since the death of a dog with rabies here 'about two weeks ago no more cases have developed and it is hoped by the authorities since so much time has elapsed since this case developed that there will not be any more. I is expected, however, if another case or cases do 'develop that the ban on dogs running’ at large will again- be put into force. People are again requested to keep a close watch on their pets and if they act at all perculiar or act differently than usual that such cases be reported for observation. Such steps would be of valuable assistance to the authorit ies in checking what might develop into another epidemic. Farmers — Be Ready For Spring Work with a pair of our new Work Boots. Our stock of Bauer and Williams Boots is complete. Try a pair of our new Arch Support Boots. —Willis Shoe Store. WINTER MAKES ANOTHER STAND Will Last" Week’s Snow Storm Be .The Last? Winter made a determined try last week to hold the fort that it so suc cessfully held throughout the last number of months. Thursday’s snow storm plugged many roads -so that shovelling or plowing was necessary in some places. About three or four inches of snow fell and in some local ities the drifts in the cuts previously made by the plows were most unusual for this time of year. On Saturday two storms again made things very wintry .like. Saturday morning there was a real flurry and in the late even ing quite a storm. To see the plows pushing back the snow in the middle of April is quite an experience but this condition exist ed not only in this district but to a greater degree in the area between Ar thur and Orangeville. The highway in this area had a na'rrow road sur face between the snow banks and as late as Sunday the plow was operat ing in an effort to push the snow back. It was necessary in this strip to stop and wait for cars to pass and, one might easily be stuck if they got off the used part. Snow like this and around Vinegarhill, near Clinton, will long be talked about by those who passed that way. In May 10th, 1923, Mr. Levi Lott drove his cutter on Josephine Street following a snow storm. Here’s hop ing he does not get the opportunity to do it again this year, Flood conditions righted very quick ly this year, probably due to the cold, nights and cooler weather,, following the break-tip. It was fine that such was the case as warm weather and tain last week would have caused set* lous floocl conditions without doubt*