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The Seaforth News, 1939-03-16, Page 4PAGE FOUR. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939 THE SEAFORTl-I NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers DANCE (MASQUERADE) ' WALTON COMMUNITY HALL Music By Arthur's Orchestra Friday, March 17th' THE FOLLOWING PRIZES are given: Ladies Comic Costume; Lad- ies Character Costume; Gent's Comic Costume; Gent's Character Costume; Best Couple (Character or Comic). Admission 35 Cts, Each. WALTON The W. M. S. met on Mar. 8. Fif- teen members were present. Prayer was offered by the President, All • sang hymn 380. "The Church of the warm heart," was the theme. Scrip- ture passage 3latt. 05x3:1-416 was read. Harry Bolger, Mrs. Humphries, Mrs. B. Anderson, Miss J•. A. ?Diger and Miss Beth Shannon. A reading en- titled The Isle of Prayer," was also given by Miss Beth. Shannon, The Guild, with the new ,president, 1'Lrs, Humphries, in charge, then held their meeting which was opened by the singing of a hymn followed by prayer by Ret, Mr. Hendry, Business was discussed which iltcluded .plans for the atrtateur contest. Committees were formed to arrange for date and so forth, The W.A. :then .held a short business nt%eting after which grace was sung and lunch served by the hostess assisted by her daughter. The next meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs. H. Shannon when there is to be a miscellaneous shower. The many friends of Miss Mary Humphries will be glad to know she is improving after her long illness. and will soon be able to be •out again. The .allocation for 1939 is $400.00. STANLEY Letters of appreciation for flowers Miss Annie McEwen— were presented. The group on the 6th of Morris related Ch. V. in the study book These ladies were Mrs. J. Watson, Mfrs, jE. Watson, Mrs, McCallum and Mrs.Kirkby. Reports were given by the treasurer and the temperance secretary. Mrs. Radford from near Palmer- ston spent over the 'week with friends around Walton, Mr. John Balfour of Lead'bury is. spending a week with relatives in Grey Township. Mr, Robinson Hamilton of the boundary east, left on Monday for London where he has accepted a position. The Ladies' Guild and 'W.A. of St. Geerge's Church met at the• home of Mrs. Hoy on Wednesday, Mar. 8. Because of illness the world day of prayer program had been postponed and was carried out at this meeting. Mrs. Hollinger, president of the W. A., presided, and 'led in the responsive readings, assisted by Mrs. ,(Rev.) Hendry. Prayers were taken by Mrs. In the passing of Miss Annie Mc- Ewen who died on Wednesday, \far. 8th in her i7t3rd year, Stanley Town- ship lost one of its life-long residents: Miss 'McEwen suffered a fall •on March 2n'd and sustained injuries to her, hip. Following the accident she had remained in a semi-conscious condition and failed to rally. Miss McEwen' was born on the homestead where she died and was a daughter- of Alexander McEwen and Margaret McDonald who settled in Stanley Township some 92 years ago. She re- ceived her education in the public schrwls of the section and since the death of her parents had lived with her brother, John McEwen, Bayfield Road. A member of the Brucefield Presbyterian Church until the time of Inion she had since been a mem- ber of Clinton Presbyterian Church. Being of a quiet disposition she had spent a somewhat retired life devot- ing her time and energy to home and NOW ..GARAGE. SEAFORTH Chrysler.Plyntouth and Fargo Dealer Come in and see' the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck MVe also have a Service Truck—if you have car trouble, phone.179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. SEAFORTH All Repairs Strictly Cash, We Aim To Please church circles. Surviving relatives are three brothers: 'Jo'hn, on the homestead; Dr, Pefer McEwen, Lon- don, and Alex. of ,Clev'eland. One sis- ter, Mrs, J. Pearson, also on the homestead, survives. A private fune- ral service was hard at the .hom+e of her 'brother john, on Friday 'after- noon, conducted by Rev, Gordon Ped- die sef the Clinton Presbyterian Church, Those who acted as 'pall'bear- ers were 'William and John A, Mc- Ewen; John McCowan; Ross Scott; Arthur 1McQueen and Hugh Aiken - head. Interment was made in Baird's Cemetery. There were many beautiful floral tributes attesting to the esteem in 'which the family is held in the community, Amongst those attending from a distance were Mrs. Harris and daughter Margaret, of Wroxeter; James Wylie and (James McBurney, of Wingham, and Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Holmes, of London, Rev. J. R. Peters of Varna, Rev. Mr. Wright ,of Brucefield, Mr, Art Keys, Miss Dorothy Peck and Miss Julene Stephenson +of Stanley attend- ed the temperance convention at Tor- onto last week. The Young People from Goshen and Varna .Society were entertained by the Brucefield Young People on Monday night. Mr. Campbell MlcKinley is having hie buildings wired for Hydro, Puree Johnston and Elmore Steph- enson purchased a building in Kippen from Mrs. Elston Dowson, which 'they are moving to their farms on Goshen. The men of 'Goshen congregation had a very successful wood -bee in Miss Sharp's bush (last week cutting wood .for the church, Mr. Alf Moffatt and Mrs. 'John A. Armstrong motored to Toronto on Saturday, returning on Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Bert McKay and Mr, Bert McKay. Mrs. McKay has 'been in Toronto General hospital for some time, tak- ing treatments which we hope will be beneficial. HENSALL Mrs. 'James A. Patterson has 'been confined to her home during the past week, suffering from an attack of in-. fluenza. Miss Bertha 'Bell has been nursing her, Mrs. Chas. links visited in Detroit and Windsor with relatives over the week end, Young People's Union Meets- The regular meeting of the Young People's 'Union of the .United Church was held on Monday evening with the president, Mr. Kenneth Hicks, presiding. The meeting was a miss- ionary meeting and was arranged by Miss Doreen Farquhar. The opening hymn, "A Better Day is Doming," was sang, followed by the ' Lord's prayer in unison, The scripture was read by Mr. Ross Forrest and after the missionary offering was received the business was discussed, Mr. Ken - co eaee N,uN eeWie ssoakoei vvove ttaN, ®ea se aerate. ai tCO Sa RI ® li-ValiES V ASTER %`tan MeadVict, Letril-VI‘ceA f/astAms vo vie tMPRO VE0 will give you 444 bioes(414 e, at regular gas price DEAL E R5 W. A. Wright, Seaforth; W. J. Hanley, Dublin • W. H. Dalrymple, Joe. McCully, Brucefield nett •Passmore gave a paper on cur- rent events.' Miss Gladys Luker very ablygave the topic from the study book on "Missionary. 'Boats ' 'Moss Kennedy sang a delightful solo, 'Lit- tle Lit-tle Star," After the closing hymn "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," Has sung the Mizpah benediction was repeated. Miss D'elp'hine Jackson who has been seriously 11i. in Victoria Hospi- tal, London, is improving and expects to 'be able to come home soon. 'Mr. George Jackson, who has been in Westminster Hospital, is improving .with the treatment he is receiving there. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him home, soon. Entertain Women's Institute— A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mrs. George Glenn, Highway 4, on Wednesday evening when the Kippen East Women's In- stitute had as their guests Hensall Senior Women's Institute: The Kip - .pen institute took ?charge of opening exercises, and Miss 'Beryl Phaff, pre- sident of the Hlensall institute, very ably presided over the following pro- gram. Roll ,call was answered with an Irish joke which was very humorous. The current events were given by Miss Mabel 'Workman and Mrs. Claude B1owes. A piano duet by Mrs. W. A. Young and Miss Irene Hog- garth was very much enjoyed. An ad- dress on "Canada's Coat of Arms" was given by Mrs. R. J. Moore by special request. Miss Greta Lammie played a 'beautifh'1 violin solo: An 'Lr- ish skit entitled "The Pecking Perk- ins" was presented by 'Miss Beryl P,haff, Mrs. W. A. Young, Miss Min- nie Sangster and Mrs. Claude Biowes. This proved very interesting and 'hu- morous. Miss Florence Welsh .favored with a beautiful vocal solo '" When Irish Eyes are Smiling." The special speaker, Mrs, R. Y. MacLaren, deliv- ered a splendid address on "A Caned; ian Industry." Mrs, G, Mi, Drysdale gave an interesting demonstration on :Ma'king a Sunshine Box." At the close 'a dainty lunch was served and a hearty vote of thanks extended to Mrs. 'Glenn and the Kippen institute for their .hospitality. Dr. Ed MlcAsh and Mrs. McAsh of London visited on Sunday with the former's sister, Miss Mary McAsh who has been confined to her room during the past week, suffering from arthritis, Mr. 'Wis. L MacLaren, 15110 has been confined to his room during the past week with an attack of appendi- citis, is somewhat improved at date of writing. 'Mr, 'George Frock suffered a slight heart attack on Sunday, but at date of writing is improving. Miss Grace Brock of London is spending a few days at her home here ,owing to the illness of her father. The services in Carmel Presbyter- ian Church on Sunday were very well attended. Rev, W. A. Young deliver- ed fine sermons at both services and the choir sang two excellent anthems, "I \\'ill Extol Thee." and "'Phis Holy Hour." The many friends of Mrs, S. Tudor will be .pleased to hear she is improv- ing in health. after being confined to her room for the past week suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis. Miss Helen Moir spent the meek end with her brother-in-law and sis- ter,MIr. and Mrs. Laurence Baynhant in 'Exeter, Mrs. Steer of 1MIt. Brydges, who has been in ill health for some time Past, is spending a few weeks at the Ronne of her son, Dr. D, G. Steer, in the interests .of her health, 31r. E. L. Mickle visited last week with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. T. Mickle, in Ridgetown, Miss Edith Parkins, who has ac- cepted a position with Middleton's Bakery in Exeter, spent the week- end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Parkins. CONSTANCE The W.A. and W. 'Mi. S. held their regular meeting Thursday afternoon, March '9th, Mrs. Lindsay in the chair in the absence of the president. Op- ened by singing "Blest Be the Tie that Binds " Silent prayer for the sick and lonely was observed after which Mrs, 'Lindsay led in prayer. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted and the business transacted, Mrs. E. Adams in the chair for the W, A. hymn, "A Call for Loyal Soldiers" was sung. Prayer by Mrs. E. Adams, followed by the Lord' s prayer in unison. Minutes were read and adopted. Mrs. R. Rog- erson then took charge for group 3. Hymn, "I Ant Coming to the Cross," was sung. Instrumental by Mrs. George Addison, reading bty' Miss Viola Dexter, 'The Beggar Boy." Reading by Mrs. E. Adapts, "Neither Black icor White," Bible lesson was given by Mrs. R. Rogerson, Hymn 77 and 'Mlrs. Rogerson closed the nneet- ing by repeating the Mizpah benedic- tion. Lunch was served by Mrs, R. Rogerson and Mrs. C. Hoggart: Miss Edith Stewart is spending a few days at the homes of Mr. Charles and Austin Dexter, • BLYTH Fumes Endanger 18 People— A isearecatastrophe was narrowly averted at 'Blyth when eighteen peo- ple, adults and children, were nearly asphyxia•fed by coal gas during the progress 'of a mission band supper in 1 the 'basement of the 'United Church, The furnace, a hot air system; is lo- cated at the rear of the room in which the supper tables were laid. i Two ladies, Miss McDonald and Miss Fairservice, who were supervising the j, children's affair, lapsed into tn1con- sciousness at the scats of the banquet table, and had to be carried out to fresh air, A third Mrs, Grashy, got as far as the sidewalk when she col- RGEN THEATRE NOW SHOWING Tex 'Ritter with his famous white horse Flash -In "The Mystery Of the Hooded Horsemen" Mon. Tues. Wed., Mar. 20-21-22 The year's top sensation, Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You Starring Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Based on the Pulitzer prize play by George S. Kaufman Next Thur. Fri. Sat., Mar. 23-24-25 Gary Cooper Merle Oberon "The Cowboy and The Lady" Patsy Kelly Walter Brennan The cowboy meets a lady out where the men are men and. the Lady proposes COMING— "Four Daughters" lapsed. MI 'had to be taken home, and it was said that Miss' Fairservice did not recover until 1111 o'clock at night. Some are still ill from inhaling the fumes. The coal gas affected pea- ple in varying degrees, grown-ups mare than children, although they too, reeled as they made their way to the outdoors. A blocked chimney caused the 'furies from the hot air furnace to filter into the room where the supper was in progress. A slight odor was detected prior to the start of the supper, but no attention was paid. About half -way through the meal children and adults reeled in their chairs and several fainted. "It was pretty bad for a while," said Miss Betty Fairservice, ,who was helping to wait. on the tables. "An awful lot of gas must have come in. The first to take sick was Iona 'Johnston, who is about 114 years old. She complained of a headache and of feeling faint. Then the others began to stagger and • fall to the .floor." Persons outside theta basement rushed in and helped carry or assist the Runes' victims. Albs 'Ida McGowan, who had been helping to supervise the children, was taken to the office of Dr. C. -Kirkpatrick across the road and was quickly re- vived. The United Church Mission Band held their annual St. Patrick's tea on Saturday, March lith in the base- ment of the church. The decorations were beautiful in green and , white, the tables in snatching color and the tea was a decided success. Proceeds amounted to about $35.00, The \\-omen's Institute held a very successful meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Cole. There was a very go iN,, attendance. 'Mrs. F. 'Oster was aga -- appointed local leader for junior work for the spring project which will be sleeping garments. A nomin- ating committee was appointed Mrs. C. H. Murray, Mrs. IJ, Petts, MIrs. A. Taylor, Mrs. B. Hall and Mrs. Scrim- gcour,'to report at the April meeting. Another committee was appointed to make plans for a conundrum tea. This committee is the executive and Mrs. A. Taylor, Mfrs C. H. Murray. Ten dollars was set aside for a vac- cination clinic, Mfrs C. H. Murray, Mrs. H. Phillips and 'Mrs. S. Doherty to get in touch with Dr. Kilpatrick, 31.0.H,. Mrs. Oster, district presid- ent, gave a splendid report of the area convention held at Listowel and said each community should study its own needs and 'before providing funds for outside charities. She also showed health charts and explained the diff- erence in rats .and guinea pigs when denied or fed different vitamins, Mr. Murray read an article giving splen- did hints and said 'first aid is every woman's job. Mrs. Murray also dem- onstrated practical 'bandaging. The health committee are to see about a first aid kit for the school, iA ten cent tea was served, r WINTHROP • The euchre and dance held in the hall last Friday night was well at- tended. The prize winners were: 'Lad- ies, most games, 'Mrs. Lorne Webster. Lone hands, Miss Appleby, Men's most games, Mr. Thomas Pryce. Lone hands, Mr, Williamson- After lunch a few hours were spent in dan- cing to music by the Corn Huskers. \Ve were sorry to hear of Mrs, Hugh Alexander being 'badly injured, caused by the separator 'blowing up. She received bad facial injuries which required many stitches. We wish her a speedy recovery, Miss Isabel Betties, nurse in train - in at 'Victoria Hospital, London, spent the w'ee'k end with her parents, Mr. and 31i' . Theron Betties, 11 r. and Mfrs, 'Walter Eaton and Larry 'pent a few days with Mr, and \Ii.. Alonzo Sperling of Wroxeter-.