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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-08-29, Page 7■ GORRIE OBITUARY Whit- the Mr. BORN Meets September 4th NOTICE Gov- telling you, NEWS WROXETER Bruce T *I couple of days last week of Mr. and Mrs. R. Mc- married life and sincere Hart- called storm two Baker, 11th fine heavy and three season’s crop is said to have been lost and the cause of the fire is con sidered the result of combustion. tea and was assisted by Mrs. Wm. Wright and Miss Vera Wright. with the order. Isaac Gamble, of Howick Township. HAYES — In Western Hospital, Tor- , onto, on Sunday, August 25, to Mr. and Mrs. L. Hayds (nee Kay Wallr er) a son, Leonard Frances. overseas service in the present strug gle, has announced he is now with drawing from the scheme and sever ing all connections with the propos ition, to be. Norm special U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, are shown, RIGHT, in the President’s car following the con- History was made at Ogdens burg, N.Y., when President Frank lin D. Roosevelt .and Premier Mac- all, dear, but when have that Ntrs. H, Waller is spending two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Leo nard Hayes and Mr. Hayes in Tor onto. Master Douglas Mowat, Orange; ference and agreed to form a joint board for mutual defence of Can ada and the United States. Presi- Clerk Fordwich, August 26th, 1940. kenzie King held a four-hour con- dent Roosevelt, Premier King and ference Commander-in-Chief of engaged in the nation’s Wggest and'General Hugh A?Drunx the armies of the United States, .___ President Roosevelt was in New LEFT, the PresideiU is pictured York state to in<mect 90 000 trnnns Wlth Secretary of War Stimson, vorx state to inspect »o,ooo troops Gov^or Lehman of New York peacetime war manoeuvres, At the with Secretary of War Stimson, Mr. and Mrs, Archie Miller and /baby' daughter, visited on Sunday at thp home of Mrs. Agnes Earls, Wrox eter. »iMr, and Mrs. N. Kargus of Guelph spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. King who returned with them to Guelph for a few days. Mr, and Mrs. E. Welsh of Drayton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. T, Shera. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright, Mrs. R. F. Edgar also Bobby Black, spent last week-end at the former’s home in Walton. Mrs. Dowdell and daughter Audrey -•of Toronto, visited last week with he; .parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hyndman, .Miss Margery Hockridge of Guelph is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Grainger. Rev. and Mrs, Copeland and son Donald, have returned from a two weeks’ vacation at Port Elgin and .Southampton, Mrs. M. Ross spent a few days last week at the home of her son, Dr. N. J. Ross and Mrs. Ross of Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. V/allace Twamley .and daughters, Hilda, Alva and Fern •of Dungannon, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coles. Mrs. Hemingway was a Toronto •visitor on Monday of this week. Mr. and iMrs. K. Hueston and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Edgar ..and sons Bobby and Jack, spent the week-end at the former’s cottage at .Amberley. Miss Isabel King who had spent three weeks with relatives in Toronto, ..returned home' on Monday. Mrs. Geo. Day and Mrs. N. Hastie spent a few days last week at Wing- iham. Mr. and Mrs. David Eedy and sons of Glenannan, spent Sunday with Mr. •and Mrs. E. N. Whitfield. Mrs. Ellis and Mrs\ V. Shera visited on Tuesday last with friends at Drayton. Miss Mary Green of Guelph was a visitor for a at the home intyre. Institute The September meeting of the Gorrie Women’s Institute is being held one week earlier which will be September 4th owing to convention area being held in Guelph on-regular vday. Meeting to be held at the home ’•of Mrs. Chas. Lawrence. Roll Call “A .Place of Interest I have Visited”. Bride and Groom Were Showered On Friday evening last a large .number of neighbors and friends gathered in the Town Hall, Gorrie in .'honour of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chaip- .*man, who were married recently, to ^extend to them their best wishes. Mr. .and Mrs. Chapman were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts. The following address was read by .Miss Bernice Day. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Chapman: We, your friends and acquaintances have gathered here this evening to •start you on the sea of ■in a ship of best wishes ■ hopes for success. We do not hesitate in Mr. Chapman that your time spent in ■our midst has been of real joy and pleasure to us. To you both we extend the heartiest possible congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy wedded life. We therefore ask you to •accept these gifts which we hope will strengthen the tie that binds you to this community and may God protect and guide your lives with many bless ings is the earnest prayer of every one present this evening. Signed on behalf of your friends. Mr. Chapman made a fitting reply in a few well chosen words. The ■evening was spent in dancing which was enjoyed by' everyone present. Week-end visitors at the home of Mrs. J. A, Day were: Mr. Wm, Mc Cracken, Misses Amanda, Eva and •Carrie McCracken of Brussels, Mrs. Agnew and daughter, Sault Ste. Marie, Mrs. Wm. Lowry and daughter, Miss Velma of Calgary and Mr. and Mrs. J. McGill of Belgrave. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Isaac Wade is confined to bed and hope that she will have a speedy re- MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the mbst modern machinery fot the exe cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import all our granites from the Old Country qUarrtes. direct, m the -rough. You can save all local deal ers’, agents’ arid middleman profits by seeing tts. E. J. Skelton & Son M West End Bridge—WALKERTON Thursday, August 29, 1940 HISTORY MADE AT OGDENSBURG MEETING OF PRESIDENT AND PREMIER Heavy Wheat Crops Among the many fine fields of wheat in Carrick this year, it is prob able that Enoch Russwurm’s crop took first place in the amount of twine used. The binder used 46 pounds of twine in cutting a ten acre field on Mr. Russwurm’s farm. George Ruland. north of this village used 43 pounds on ten acres.—Mildmay Gazette. I covery. , Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Newton, Tom, Shirley and Betty, spent Sunday with friends at Port Albert. Mr. and Mrs. James Small and daughter, Patricia, were Sunday visit ors with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. field. Senator Hartzell and Mrs. zell of Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Rev. and Mrs. Copeland last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison and children spent Sunday, with friends at Listowel. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Gamble of Waldempr, were recent visitors with old Gorrie friends. Mrs. V. Shera spent Tuesday of this week in Guelph. Mrs. Ellis who had spent a couple of weeks with her daughter also returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of Toronto, visited recently a't the home ofBMr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison. Mr. Albert Vanstone, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore and daughter. Elaine of London, called on old Gorrie friends last Sunday. Mr. Thos. Vittie, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Anger and daughters, Misses Annie and Helen and Miss Blythe Under- doow, visited on Sunday with friends in London. WHEREAS The Dominion ernment has provided for the regis tration of all rifles and shotguns,-on or before September 15th, 1940, under the terms of 'the Order-‘in-Council and in accordance with established prac tice in effect for some time, regard ing the registration of pistols and re volvers, The Province, acting through the Attorney General’s Department, is providing the machinery for registra tion in Ontario. Therefore take notice that the un dersigned, as Clerk of The Munici pality of The Township of Howick, has been authorized to register all rifles and shotguns within the Said Township. The information required is as fol lows:— Type; Make; Model; Calibre or guage; Action and Serial Number. Registration may be made at the Clerk’s home, Lot 24, Concession 4, Howick Township, or at his Office, in Gorrie,, on Tuesday, only, of each week. A fine of $50.00, or imprisonment for two years may be imposed for non-compliance Miss Muriel Jerrard of Winnipeg is enjoying a most delightful holiday at the summer home of Misses Elsie and Marion Gibson. Mr. ad Mrs. T. G. Hemphill have returned from a holiday at their sum mer home, Dyers Bay. Fractured Hip Mrs. Douglas Fraser, who with her daughters, Mrs. J. Lovell and Miss A. B. 'Fraser was visiting relatives at Ridgetown last week, had 'the mis fortune to break her hip bone and is now confined to Victoria Hospital, London. At latest reports, Mrs. Fras er was resting more comfortable. Her many friends here will wish her a speedy recovery. „ ville is holidaying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton, The Wroxeter Public School will open on September 3rd, while owing to shortage of farm labor, the Con tinuation School will not open until September 16th. Mr. Neil Carr, Londoh, spent the week-end with his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wal ler. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming, Tor onto, spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown. Mr. Geo. Brown V. S., who lias been relieving at Mildmay, the prac tice of a Vetinery who is ill, returned home on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. P. Lobsinger, Mrs. Lobsinser also Miss Prass all of Mildmay, were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Brown. Dr. and Mrs. Bryer, Toronto, are' visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stocks. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. W A Mac Donald during the past'week were, Mrs.^J. Beatty, .-Seaforth, also her a“^hter» Mrs. J. Brodie and sons Bobby and Douglas of Toronto. Dr. Bryer Preaches United Church morning service was of special interest on Sunday last, when Dr. Bryce of Toronto was the guest speaker, and preached a force ful sermon on the words “If any man love Me let him take up his cross, daily, and follow Me.” Rev. A. M. Gr.ant is expected to return from his holidays this week and will take charge of the service on Sunday next. Paper Salvaged From Sea Mis. H. Waller who regularly re ceives a copy of the “Overseas Ed ition Illustrated,” called the Daily Mirror, only, last week received a July Uth edition which was soaking wet with salt water, and had been rescued from the, sea. Women’s Institute The September meeting of the W. I. will be held on Thursday, Sept ember 5th, at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. J. Allen, Mrs. Vern Denny will be in charge of Current Events. The roll call to be answered by a beautiful thought in poetry. Miss Margaret Thompson, Fordwich, will be pi esent and will give a report on Achievement Day, held recently at Clinton. Mrs. G. A. Wearring will give a Topic on “Music as a Hobby.” Tea hostesses will be Miss MacEwen and Mrs. Rae. Turnberry Farmer Injured Painful injuries were suffered by Mr. John Nicholson, B. Line, on Sat urday while engaged in harvesting operations. Mr. Nicholson was on 'top of a load of grain at the top of the gangway it struck the barn floor with such force that a whiffletree was broken, throwing >the victim with some force to the ground and causing a broken collar bone, bruises and head injuries. The patient is resting comfortably in Wingham General Hospital. His many friends wish Mr. Nicholson a speedy recovery. Trousseau Tea On Friday afternoon, Mrs. Allan Munroe entertained at a Trousseau Tea in honor of her sister, Miss Irene Wright, whose marriage to Mr. Wm. Lowe will take place on Saturday next. Mrs. J. J. Allen met the guests who were received by Mrs. Munroe her mother, Mrs. Alex Wright and the bride to be. Mrs. J. H. Wylie, Mrs. Sanderson and MisS Box, were in charge of the Trousseau, linens, china and gifts. Mrs. j. N. Allen poured Doris McNichol The sympathy of the community is extended to. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McNichol whose daughter, Doris, passed away to the great beyond on Saturday morning following a few days illness. Although Miss McNichol had not spent very long in her par ents home since they took over a business in Wroxeter, those who knew her held her in high esteem. She attended the United Church. The body was taken to Stratford on Sunday from where burial to'ok place. SWEEPING FOR MINES AT CANADA’S PORTS RISKY BUSINESS Most monotonous -job in the Royal Canadian Navy is performed by the stubby-hulled‘little vessels that buck the gales of the Atlantic to keep Can ada s harbour approaches free from mines. Hour after hour, summer and wint er, they wallow and strain through the seas dragging their mine-sweeping equipment behind them. Their crews know that, at present, their chances o.f snaring a mine are small, but they also know that a crop of death might be sown beneath the surface of the sea at any time. On the Atlantic coast these minesweepers keep clean some of the busiet shipping channels in the world, channels that carry men and material of countless value to the Motherland in her life-and- death struggle. The day of a minesweeper starts shortly after the first rays of the sun spread across the chilly waters of the North Atlantic. Even during summer days the ocean winds are cool enough to make necessary the wearing of heavy coats and mufflers. The skip per -had already a chart telling him which channels must be swept during the day. The sweepers usually work in teams of three and four. The sen ior ship takes 'the lead and the others spread' out behind her in echelon, so that each sweeps part of a wide chan nel. The mine-sweeping equipment is so arranged that anchored mines are nip- ued from their moorings whenever the long drag-line comes into contact with their cables, and guides them to the special cutting apparatus .When they boib to the surface after their line has been severed, they may be destroyed with rifle fire or perhaps taken with extreme care into port for examination. Each minesweeper carries on its forward deck a gun capable of deliv ering a severe blow if the necessity arises. At the stern are carried a num ber of depth charges. They are thus prepared for encounters with sub marines whether the latter be on the surface or under water. Stout little ships, they operate in all kinds of weather conditions with the exception of dense fog, when a mine might be cut adrift without the knowledge of the crew. Possibility of collision is another of the factors keeping the minesweeper in port when the fog banks roll in from the At lantic. When weather conditions are fav ourable, the sweepers labour up and, down the channels from dawn until far past the setting of the sun. Not until actual darkness has arrived do they point their blunt steel noses homeward. There they wait until sun rise for another, trip in se'arch of the black globes of destruction which may be lurking beneath the surface of the sea. 90-Year-Old Brusselite Passes There passed away at her home in Brussels on Wednesday night, Miss Jessie Halliday in her 90th year. Of late years she had been an invalid,, having fallen a few years ago, break ing her hip. She was taken to the hospital where she remained until she was able to go around on crutch’es,. Not long ago she fell again, breaking both her legs and had not been able to get about since. Her parents were among Brussels earliest settlers. She leaves to mourn ,two brothers, Will in Calgary, and George in Regina. EXCURSIONS TO .ALL STATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA Going Dates DAILY SEPTEMBER 13 to 27, 1940 Return Limit: 45 days. TICKETS GOOD TO TRAVEL IN COACHES Excursion tickets good in Tourist, Parlor and Standard sleeping cars also available on payment of slightly high er passage fares, plus price of parlor or sleeping car accommodation. ROUTES — Tickets good going via Port Arthur, Ont., Chicago, Ill, or Sault Ste. Marie, returning via same route and line only. Generous op tional routings. STOPOVERS-will be allowed at any point in Canada on the going or re turn trip, or 'both, within final limit of ticket, on application to Conduct or; also at Chicago, Ill., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and West, in accord ance With tariffs of United States lines. Full particulars from any agent. Canadian Pacific Him: “Well, I suppose yo-tdre plenty angry because I came home with this black eye la.st night.” tier (sweetly): “Not at You may not remember it, you came home you didn’t black eye.” of the DISTRICT “ HiniiiiiiiHiiimiiiiinimiiHinimmiitimtuimitiiiiifitiiinT 70 Yeear-Old Clock Has Face Lifted Cardnno’s clock, which for nearly seventy years has kept time for the people of Seaforth, last week under went a face lifting operation which leaves it looking like new. The four faces, hands and numbers, have all been repainted, and a number of nec essary repairs completed. — Seaforth Huron Expositor. Had Arm Hurt Threshing During threshing operations at the farm of Mr. George Hopf Sr. on Friday morning, Mr. John W. Yost suffered painful injuries to his right arm in an unfortunate accident. He was attempting to put the drive belt on the pulley when his hand got Caught with the result that his wrist was badly cut and the arm burned to the elbow. Medical aid was sum moned and several stitches were re quired to close the wound.—Milverton Sun. Senator Donnelly’s Barn Is Destroyed By Flames On Of the largest barns in county fell prey to flames when the big structure on the farm of Senator J. J, Donnelly on the 18th concession of Gteenick, west of Paisley, was burned to the ground. Much of the Feed of Alfalf Kills Cows The Clements Dairy Farm here was recently depleted by the loss of seven fine cows, which were found dead in a field of alfalfa. The cattle, all pure bred Jerseys, were out in pasture on the night. During it they made their way into the patch of alfalfa. From overeating the succulent feed they died. This discovery was made by Mr. Clements the following morning when he went to bring the cattle to milking shed.—Kincardine News. Bitten in Face By Dog- Marietta, Mitchell, daughter of and MrS. Harold Mitchell, of London, while visiting at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mitchell, of Centralia, on Friday last was bitten in the face by a dog. A number of marks were left on the child’s face.—Exeter Times. Advocate. Lost Part of Finger Mr. Jerome Wilhelm had the index finger of his right hand so mangled at the first joint by a jointer machine at the Bogden & Gross furniture fact ory, that it had to be amputated at the Bruce County Hospital, to where he was removed. About a year prev ious Mr. Wilhelm had the middle or the adjoining finger severed at the first joint by the knife of a shaper machine at the same factory.—Walk erton Herald Times Two In The Navy With Doug. Hyslop reporting for duty in Halifax on Monday morning last, brought Teeswater’s record up to two native sons in the Royal Can adian Navy. Doug, is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hyslop, while the other navy recruit is Gordon Scott, son of Wm. Scott of this town, who joined up about a month ago. We understand both our boys are at Hali fax.—Teeswater. New s Farm Stock Killed by Lightning In a severe electrical Howick farmers, Georye line resident,^ had two draughter horses, five years old, killed within a short dis tance of the barn. Kenneth Hastie west of Gorrie, suffered the loss of seven head of young cattle when they wer hit in an open field, about twenty rods from the barn, during the early fury of the storm.—Fordwich Record. Eighteen Months in Reformatory A Carrick youth, who for several years has been livng a life of villainy, was sentenced to serve eighteen months in the Ontario Reformatory. Some ten years ago a respected Car rick family opened their home to this led, who repaid their kindness by dis gracing his benefactors by his multi farious acts of fraud and dishonesty Finally a list of eight charges were piled up against him, and he pleaded guilty to three charges each of utter ing and forgery, and two Charges of false pretences. The accused, now 21 yeaers of age, was arrested at Kitch ener and tried at Guelph.—Mildmay Gazette. Drop Idea of Briice Regiment Major Andrew McLean Moffat, Who took an active part in the re cruiting of the 160th (Bruce) Bat talion in the last war, and who, with Capt. Harry Krug of Chesley, inter viewed municipal councils throughout the county with a view to getting their sanction And endorsement for the raising of a Bruce Regiment for Church Synod at Clifford The 41st convention of the Ontario, district of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other states are meeting at Clifford, Aug ust 27-30. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran church, Clifford, Rev. Wal ter A. Peiper, pastor, will be host to the pastors and lay delegates of the congregations of the Missouri Synod. More than 80 delegates are present. The joint choirs of anby and Clifford will furnish music. On Duty on 90th Birthday East Zorra Township’s oldest active farmer, Henry S. Krug, who resides- on his farm on No. 19 highway, about a mile and a half south of Tavistock, celebrated his 90th birthday, Friday, he had a crew of men getting ready to thresh wheat in the barn. Mr. Krug looks many years younger than-,, his age. He dosen’t believe in being: idle. He feeds the horses, cattle and pigs each night. During the haying season he assisted in the fields, as farm help was scarce at that particu lar time. Former Goderich Mayor Passes A former mayor of Goderich, Ben jamin Clement Munnings, 81, died orr Friday after an illness of nearly three years. Born in Markham Township, York County, he came' to Colborne Township with his parents and spent some years in Chicago and Minnes ota. Returning to Goderich he was engaged as a builder and contractor. Intensley interested in municipal af fairs he was in his day councilor, dep uty reeve, reeve and mayor in 1917. No Bluewater Paving Any hope that the Blue Water highway would be hard-surfaced from Dunlop to Port Albert this year went aglimmering with the arirval in God erich of an Ontario Department of highways oiling crew. Three tank, cars of oil had already arrived at Menset railway siding and the gang went to work applying the dust-layer By Wednesday night the road to the southerly top of Port Albert hill, over seven miles, had been covered. The highway through to Kincardine is to be similarly treated. — Goderich Sig nal Star. Injured in Run-a-way Suffering injuries which examina tion reveals include a-’fractured skull, John Lunow, Port Elgin district far mer was brought to Kincardine after he was thrown from a wagon. The team he was driving bolted, crossed a lawn, struck a tree and threw him. to the ground. Fell From Truck, Leg Fractured Alighting from a moving truck at the top of Harbor Hill, Goderich,, Thomas Squire, caretaker of Victoria. Street United Church, fell Under the wheels. One wheel passed over a leg, fracturing it in three places. He is in. Alexandria Hospital. Our 25 Point Scientific Examin ation enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Harriston