The Seaforth News, 1938-03-03, Page 1Tick -tock, says the clock;
cBlrth-death, says 'Life;
And all the stars in their courses go
To the tune of that nighty to -and
fro,
The pulse df the ahiverse, 'cast or.
'slow
Tick -tock,
'Rbb.fiow, says the Sea;
'Winter -spring, say's the Year;
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COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER i
So, with alternate left and right,
The Spirit marches in the night,
'Onward into the i:ii$nite—
Tick-tock
Time -space, says Taste;
Good -evil, says !God;
Ior so it is the World contrives:
It is the pendulum that drives,
Until the changedess hour arrives—
Tick -tock,
—Tire Clock.
WHOLE 'S'E'RIES, VOL. 60, No. 9.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1938
Phone 84.
$Ila year.
OXYDOL
1 Large and 1 Small Package
25c
AYLM•ER PORK & BEANS
3 Tins 25c
SODA BISCUITS -
2 lbs. 25c
CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW
CAKES Q 15c lb.
IRISH STEW, 2 cans 25c
'STANDARD TOMATOES, Large
Tins 2 for 19c
PITTED PIE OHERRIES-
2 Tins 25c
ORANGE PEKOE Flowerdale
TEA—None Better
half pound 38c
BROADWAY COFFEE—
with prize 37c Ib.
MANYFLOWERS SOAP -
3 cakes 11c
KA.RBOL &OA'P—
One for lc when you buy
3 .for ,..... ............... 15c
SNAP HAND CLEANER -
2 Tins 29c
CLASSIC CLEANSER, 2 tins ...,9c
NORWiEGIAN COD LIVER 'OIL
$1.10 gal.
A. C. Routledge
Phone 166
E.L.BOX
PHONE 18 or 43
North Side United Chtirch
Rev. T. A. Carmichael, Minister
411 a.m., Morning service.
7 p.m., Evening service
�"S S at 2:30.
Egmondvi ie United Church
Rev, A. W. Shepherd
10 a.m.—Sunday' School
11 a.m,—Devotion to ditty brings its
own reward.
7 p.m.—Evening Service.
A meeting of the congregation af-
ter the-morningservice.
St. Thomas' Church
Rector, Rev. R. P. D. 'Hurford, D:D.
01'. a.m., Lenten Series: "The Chris-
tian's Life" I. The Christian Layman.
7 p. m. Lenten Series: "Saul. the
Hero who Failed."
Wednesdays, 8 p. m., Some Last
Scenes in Our Lord's Life.
Sunday School at '10 am.
CONSTANCE
Mr. Lawrence .Taylor and his
niece Betty Taylor 'front Berkley,
'California, and Miss Florence Tay-
lor, R,N., of Kirkland Lake, are vis-
iting their mother, Mrs. Henry Tay-
lor, and •sisters Mrs. Earl •Lawson
.and 'Mrs. Verne Dale. -
The hockey game 'played on Tues-
day night •between 'Kinburn and Dub-
lin was a very close game, score 1-;t.
All Success to ,the boys as they play
Dublin again on Saturday night.
Mrs. Will Leming of near .B•ethel
in M.dKillop, is spending a .few days
with Mr. and airs. Ross McGregor.
Mrs. J. Riley's circle 'Group 'held 'a
quilting at' Mrs.'"Riley's, home on
Thursday• of.•lest'week. also at Mrs,
Ross .M'cGregor's on Tuesday.
.The W. • M. S. .held a successful
quilting -bee in the school .roost of
the .church an Wednesday anal' q'uil't-
ed two 'quilts
The W..M S, 'wild• bald the world's
day of prayer in the •sehoo!lroom nn
Friday..
TRAVEL TALK
An interesting talk was given •by-
!Kiev. Samuel Kerr of Sit. Pauls :in
JFirst Presbyterian Church Tuesday
'evening under She. auspices of the
union Y. IP. S. IA sole was given by
Sam Scott ;accompanied Sty;Total
Mills and a piano nua79ber by 'Miss
J.
Pdge.
REV. A. W. SHEPHERD TO
RETIRE FROM NITN,ISTRY
On Sunday Rev. A. W, Shepherd,
who ,has been minister of IE;gmond
ville . United Church for the past two
'years, notified his congregation that
he is resigning from the ministry 'in
J'uue. \•]r Slhephcui has thirty-eight
years of service. He cane here after
fire years at Chatham. Other charges
Mir Shepherd has had include Leam-
ington Ahuhston, Parkhill and Mark -
dale, \]a: and Mrs. Shepherd have not
decided yet where they will make
their home.
LOUIS BLAKE DUFF
SPEAKS HERE MARCH 11
Seaforth Lecture Club are happy
in •being able to secure Louis 'Blake
Duff as their Mauch speaker, The lec-
turer is a former newspaperman but
now president of a security and in-
veetment hothse, the 'Niagara ,Finance
Company.
Mr. Duff has lectured extensively in
Canada aact United States and is al-
ways in great denoted. fie has a par-
ticularly effective platform attack and
adds enough huitiodr to keep the aud-
ience alert and expectant.
The speaker has agrees to speak on
a subject which has a great local ap-
p'ea'l anel one with which he is well
equipped to deal as he Inas made an
intensive study of the early Ontario
history,
Any persons who are unable to at-
tend on March 11th will miss not only
an entertaining lecture but an intel-
lectual treat.
DISCUSSES PLANS
The regular monthly meeting of
the Collegiate 'Intitnte Board was
hell on Frirlay last when the plans
for the addition to the collegiate were
studied. Several changes in the orig-
inal plans were discussed including a
slightly wider building than orignally
proposed.
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES
lfrs. Johu Mot:ennnn of town this,
week received word of the passing of
Mrs. Robert Black of 'Owen Sound
at the home of her daughter there.
'i'he remains were taken to Wroxeter
for burial, With the passing of airs.
Black, Mrs. ildurdic McLennan of
Toronto is the only surviving memb-
er of the Thompson fancily Who lived
on North Main street a number of
years ago.
PASS WITH HONORS
The following pupils of Mrs. M. R.
Rennie were successful in passing
Grade T!II, Piano, Toronto Conserva-
tory of Music exams recently hell in
Stratlbrch: Lois Wright (honors),
Joyce Carter (honors), Donald Munn
(honors).
JUNIOR W.I.—
The Junior Institute will meet next
Wednesday, March 9th, at the home
of Mrs. John Hillebrecht. The -topic is
to be Canadianization,'to be given by
Mrs. Mae Doig. The roll call will be
a Canadian tree.
FATHER PASSES
The .death occurred in. Strathroy
on 1Feb. 25 of \'fr. Charles Beckett,
father of Mrs. H. C. Box. The late
Mr. Beckett had resided in Strathroy
the ,greater part of his life, where he
conducted a book and stationery
store and was a former councillor.
Mrs. Beckett predeceased him seven
years ago. He is survived by 'three
daughters Mrs. H. C. Box, Seaforth.
Mrs. Brown ofhisddlemiss, and Miss
Beckett of Wadkervilie. Also surviv-
ing are three sisters and two broth-
ers, all residing in the States. Mr.
and firs. F.I. C. Box -were in Strath-
roy attending the -funeral which took
place on Sunday under ,Masonic
auspices.
LIONS MILK FUND
•Drieing through one of !Ontario's
most fertile areas we ,passed a farm
which was producing a very poor and
tli.in crop. Inquiry as to the cause el-
icited the reply: 'Tluvt is siinple, it is
not feel, gets no fertilizer." Arad so it
is with the chiildiren •wilha are under
fell and under nourished. They cannot
he well, do well or 'look ,well.
So that they may be .fed with suffic-
ient milk, which is a vital necessity for
a child, we appeal 'for your support
for the Lions Milk Fund.
Thank you.
Previously acknowledged ...i..„„$91&12!6
IE, and I. ..,...., ....... . .... . esto
Pound gooney`
to Lion ..i. ..'.t• •:. 5:f10
$106.26
J. W. Ortwein President of Bible Society
Abode is a picture token by The News this Week of
\'i r. John W. Ortwei1, 88, of I1ensal 1, who was elected
president of the Western Ontario Bihie Society at the
annual meeting in London on Saturday. -Mr. Ortwein
was in business rt Seaforth at one time.
John W. Ortwein, mac of the oldest
workers in the Bible Society in the
province, was elected president of the
Western !Ontario Bible Society, aux-
iliary to the:British and Foreign Bible
Society in Canada and INewfouuilland,
when the annual meeting of that org-
anization was held in London on Sat-
urday afternoon.
lir. Ortwein has been president of
the Hensall -branch of the ilible Snr-
it'ty for twenty-eight years and has
attended the anneal meetings wf the
\Vestern Ontario society (luring that
period, For the past ,ix years : hc
had
been a director.
Since coming to 1Teahsall nearly
forty years ago, \ir. Ortwein has been
a member of the Official board and
stewards of the Methodist and later
united Church. He was superinten-
dent of the N•fethndist Sunday School
for twenty-one years and also two
years after union.
On Christmas Day Mr. +Ortweie
celebrated itis eighty-eighth birthday.
He is enjoying good health ;end leads
an active life, whirl/ includes a daily
walk. Born near'Shakespeare, Ont..
as a young ratan he learned the mer-
cantile business in a ,Stratford store.
He was in a store in Delimit for a
time. 'returning to go into business
For himself at St. Jacobs..\\'hen his
parents retired to Heidelberg he
bought a store there and was post-
master and telegraph operator. Near-
ly fifty years ago Mr. 'Ortwein .pur-
chased tan shares in the Dominion
Life company during the first year of
its existence and has been connected
with the firm ever since.
He had a store at 'Zurich for a
time and while there, on Nety Year's
day, 11sS90, was united in -marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Wagner, daughter of
Mr. and .firs. Conrad Wagner of •7ur-
rich. Mr. and Mrs, Ortwein are look-
ing forward to their golden wedding
which is less than two years from
naw.
Mr. 'Ortwein shoved to Hensail
where he conducted a general store.
For about -Three years he lived in Sea -
fortis, owning a grocery in the block
beta Sen John and aloderich streets,
and at lite .same time is dry goods,
milliuerg anti wallpaper business in
the• ('arilnw building. After that Veil -
III' reunited to I lensall •,There he
has resided ever ;ince.
\bnlii 1nc•nfy y'u•, ago he sold lir.:
general acre iu 51:en:a11 1,1111:
o
Milton, who leiter sold it to Sir, Thal-
er and it i, note Cook's. Upon retir-
ing, Mr. Ortwein devoted his time to
his iiisttrance and real estate 'husin-
ess. free owns several 11ensall resid-
ential and 'business properties.
Mill ,Ili \I r O c' leeve • • ii'
]n Ito m teas I� cit t
liens:111 and Incl served on the ....mitt-
en for nine year, previously.
Ills activities included poultry ''ais-
ht{ as a hobby and he asa, a director
of the Medan County Poultry ;.\ssoc-
iation which held its annual silo -Ws at
virions places in the county about
twenty -live years ego. :\. treuse re(I
possession i, a sofa pillow covered
with silk prize ribbons won at poultry
show.. Flrs wife recalls one oc-
casion ' Reo he loaded up a light hra-
gon with his lairds and drove with a
te:nu to (loderich to exhibit, That was
in the days before aut(Is,
1-1e 1, Still is keen baseball elides: -
last and misses few genies, honkie or
:hasp•: he nearly always accompanies
the team wherever they go. \tr. Ort-
wein is a lawn howler, ;thin—mall for
the last year or sa he has not clone
much howling. He is an enthusiastic
snotorist anti drives his nw•n new car,
.Mr. and .Mfrs. Ortwein have a family
of four daughters and two sons: Mrs.
,Tames :1. Petersen and Mrs, \dark
:Drysdale, of Hensal: llrs, Jacob
Brcnknit (,Rebecca) of 1'itclhener:
Sirs. Guy Hassell (Carrie) of Altoona,
'Pa,: Alonzo 'Ortwein, of Detroit, and
Milton Ortwein, of London. (inc
daughter, 'Miss Linn 'Ortwein, of Tor-
onto. passed away on March ,St.h, 4937.
Three years ago Mir. Ortwein',
twenty-fifth anniversary as president
of .the Hensall •Bible Society was ob-
served 'by the presentation to him of.
a handsome Bible on behalf of the
society.
JUNIOR FARMERS PLAY OFFS
Winthrop 2, 'Egmandville 11
Dublin 111, IKinburn 1.
The double header on Tuesday
night in 'the 'Junior Farmers play
offs for the McMillan Cthp resulted
as above. The ice was pretty .heavy
going and the teams battled for all
that was in them, 'In the first game,
lEgnhondviile missed their valuable
defense: man, J. Nicholson. Bob ,Rlan-
:wry scored in six minutes of the first
period .on a pass from Blah Gemmell.
Winthrop tallied on a clear rush by
Dale who fell but beat MdGeoch for
a 'counter, F
In the second period a' goal by Far-
quharson in a'high-off in 'front of
IE'gmondville net ended the scoring.
1Cinhurn and Dublin -played to a
1411 tie in the second •game.A pretty
brand of ,'hockey was Ipttt on and the
goalies made some good saves.
These four teams play off again on
Saturday night. Winners will then
meet in .the 'finals.
BRUCEFIELD
Mr. and \Mrs, Ronald McKenzie and
family o' Detroit spent a couple of
flays with relatives,
.'\Pisses Anna Aikenhead and Mar-
garet (Henry spent a few (lays in Lon-
don.
Miss Trete Snider of London spent
the wee'k'end at her home .here.
Mr. and Mts. H. ,Z'apfe are visiting
in Detroit.
Mr, 'Ross 'Grainger of London vis-
ited at this Home here.
iVa s, 'Margaret McKenzie and Mrs.
L. McA la left, on Sunday , for St.
Louis, 'U.S.A., where they will visit
Mr. ,and Mrs. F. McKenzie
..Mr. and Mrs. T. Schil'be of Zerich
spent Sansiay with lir. and Mrs, G.
Swan,
Miss !J'.aihet Watson of Western
University, London, spent the week
end at herhome here.
We are glad to see Mr, W. Hill'
lionme from the hospital, Toronto, and
DUBLIN BOY ENTERS
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY
A magazine in Providence, R. 1,
has the fallowing write-up of ,ohne
Crawford, who is playing with the
Rhode Island Meds. He signed a pro-
fessional contract this year, and will
n all probability, be playing with the
biz League htcxt season, That is Bos-
ton Bruins,
Johnny was born in Dublin, and
the family also lived at Clinton. 'Hi
many friends in this part are glad to
know Johnny Crawford is getting
along so well.'
'•Johnny Crawford. The .season's
;rneetint;•s to 'aur bright young de-
'enaenttn, Johnny Crawford. Johnny
as were most of the Reds, was born
in Canada. Dublin, Ontario, October
20, '1191(1, was the time and place,
Johnny has quite a bit of experience
in the amateur ranks behind hien
which has stood hint in goad stead
with the ''Reds. •IEe played with the
Marlboro Hockey Chrb from 1930-
59.312 as a juvenile. The season of '311-
'32 saw him at right witag with the.
Humberside Collegiates. This Junior
year was the only time J. C. did not
play defense. In his other ;Junior
years '314-'35, he played with St.
Michael's College and '35'38 with the
W. Toronto Nationals. The latter
team were winners of the Canadian
junior Championship that year. The
only time Johnny played with any
but a Toronto team was '316-'37 'at
Kirkland Lake withhe Lake Shore
G
Mine, this being his senior year. For
his first year in pro hockey, George
Army assures us, Craw -ford has taken
his share of punishment. This season
he has already had 5 stitches taken
and Johnny insists we give George the
credit for the expert way in which
they were handled, Crawford, a new-
ly -teed, married only three months.
trill return with his wife to Lake
Shore Mine this summer, where he
holds clown a mining engineer's job
'till next hockey season,”
DUNCAN CUP HOCKEY
By Donald Scott
The Rangers received an unpleasant
surprise when the. Beavers handeci
tleili a 2-0 defeat, Iat the lirst period
there was no score. But in the 2.1.1
period the Beavers really went to
inu-tt 'iiy .coring two goals, 1. 'Mc-
Iver and 1Tarry 'Earle were the goal -
getters, Penalties S‘ ere given to Mc-
Iver and Bannon. The ,game was fast
turd well played. In the second game
the mighty Redwings trimmed the
Bruins 4-3. in the 41st period both
teams counted twice. Woods and
Smith were the snipers for the Red-
wings while Coos and Dale counted
for theins, At the end of the 2nd the
Bruins had a one -goal lead after Doig
scored, iMnt in the 3rd period the
Redwings rallied and tallied twice
Elliott and Woods accounted for
these iotas, This was a close game
and ii appeared all the way through
that it was anybody's game,
In the third encounter the lowly
Canadiens sank 'lower when the high -
Maroons shellacked them 6-1,
The Maroons out -skated and outplay-
ed the 'Canadiens. In the dist period
Powell and Hab•kirk scored. In the
2nd, Phillips, isfa'cLean and Case
scored. The Canadiens' only goal was
made 'by Coots in the 3rd period.
Case counted for Maroons in the 3rd
period also, This game was very clean
bst ton one-sided for the Maroons,
The hlackhaw'ks .pulled a big esr-
prise by defeating the mighty Tigers.
O'Reilly drew the first 'blood for the
Ti doss Bet however Doig scored for
Bl tckhawks to snake it 11-1. In the se-
cond period"T-Tank" Scott shot from
the Nee line to put it past -Messenger
to win the game -for the 'Blackhawks.
Frasers Barry ,and DeCaro were the
hart men of the ,game,
.Minor 1-T'nekey—The Midgets con-
tinued their winning streak when they
defeated the Cob's 6-4 givieg them a
5 -goal 'lead on .the round, !Goals were
scored by 'Doig !05'.) and (Ryan (tlt) for
the Midgets, while Beaton i(4) and
Riley (13) 'w re the goal -getters for
the Cub:;. "There is one more game to
play. There will be a banquet on
Monday might for the teams. Both
goalies, Weil Beattie ancl- Fraser
Swan, starred,
are creased to say he is feeling much
better.
M:r, Lee Kipfer of London :spent
the week end at his home here.
We are sorry to report that Mr. C.
Reid was takers to Seaforth iH'ospital
last week: We 'hope he will soon be
better,
Mr. C. T-Ta,;gh spent a few days this
week with friends in Dush+wood,
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TUCKERSMITH
Council .Minutes.— '
The council of the Township of
Tuckersmith met in the town hall,
Seaforth, an Saturday,' Feb, 26th, with
Chas. McKay, Reeve, presiding. The
minutes .of last meeting were read
and adopted, Bylaw No. 3 was pass-
ed, signed and sealed, authorizing the
purchase of the Bell Telephone pole
line on the higltway east of the town
of Clinton, also Bylaw 'No. 4 author-
ing the :ale of a portion of the Tuck-
ervnith Telephone System in the
so:uh part of Stanley Tp. to the Hay
a{uniripal Telephone System. at the
rcctnest of the subscribers .concerned;
these transactions were recommend-
ed by the 'Telephone Commission,
The Council authorized that grants
of 5315 each be paid to spring shows
at Seaforth, Clinton and Hensall.. The
auditors, A. Finlayson ,and 'Earl Ley-
burne, read their report of the fin-
ances of the Township for 11937
which was presented to the Council
and adopted, and the auditors ordered
paid. The currant Balance sheet
shows as follows: .assets — Cash,
$7113.94; lases unpaid '(1119317 !$9074,6:3,
119316 528217.!511, 10315 ;:494,313, '119134 .$21,-
45 $112,4T6:811; premiums accrued on
taxes, flfr'IiIt03; property acquired at
tax sale, $11217.20; highway grant 19317
(esthnated) $317315,20; relief grants
1937 (estimated) $240,412; advances on
drains 4149.06. Total assets $20,7183,-
36. Liabilities- iAccounts payable (lhy-
rino .assnhts, '$11315'592, Ont. Med. assoc-
iation, 5111565, salaries '$501) 5197,1,17;
loans clue bank $10,5100. Surplus $d10,-
0196119, They report as follows: We,
the nnclersigned, duly 'appointed audi-
tors of the Township of Tucke•smith,
herewith 'submit a complete, general
audit of the accounts and financial
transactions of .the -said municipality,
The tax rolls and tax arrears ledger
have been completely •cheoked and a
verification of the arrears made. 'Voss
chers of payments have been check-
ed and 'all similar items grouped .un-
der separate headings. Statements of
receipts and expenditures and balance
sheets were drawn up, and all bonds,
cash and 'ban'k 'balances verified. The
surety .bonds of the treasurer, .collec-
tor and road Supt. aresufficient in
our estimation to cover all risks. We
have faand the hooks to be in good
order, showing a tnariked improve-
ment and with certain other ledgers
and journals the officials are starting
to use. the Township will have a
complete set of books which will sup-
ply all necessary information to •the
department of Municipal \Affairs,
Council and ratepayers at any time.
In our opinion .a'll transactions have
been within the §nrisdi,chtion of the
municipality and we also state - that
the 'balance sheet presents a trate and
accurate view of ,the state of affairs
of the municipality. IA11 information •
concerning :bo'o'ks, accounts and trans-
actions was readily submitted by the
officials. Dated Feb. 215th. Sighed Ar-
thur Finlayson, E. H. Leyburne: The
matter of securing :power for •the'7nu-
nicipality was ,discussed, lbutt 'tile' `de-
cision was deferred uitil a later meet-
ing. The Council .adjourned to meet
on Saturday, ,March 26th at 2 O'clock,
—ID. F, McGregor, Clerk.