The Seaforth News, 1939-04-06, Page 1O King of Kings, we Hail Thee now,
This Resurrection Morn,
The %victor's crown upon Thy brow
Replaces'one of thorn,
That Thou didst wear in. agony,
'Upon a Cross on Calvary.
Thy Hand is still outstretched 'to
save
Thr '
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HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
With power from above:
The. Hand that bridged the awful
grave.
Is still a Hand of love,
•Where nail -prints once were • made•
for me,
Upon a Crosson Calvary.
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 61, No. 14
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939
Phone 84,
a year.
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Northside United Church
Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister,
l0 am, Sunday School.
le am: "Christ is Risen"
7'p.m. "The Risen Life."
Special 'Easter Music.
Egmondvife United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B,A., B.D.
30 a.m., Sunday School,
I11 a.m., "'What Does Easter Mean
to Us?"
7 p.m„ "The Great Companion at
Emmaus."
St. Thomas Church
Rector: Rev. Dr. Hurford.
Good 'Friday, :1.I a.m., Rev. H. Jack.
Easter 'Day, •8.30 .a.m. Holy Com-
munion, 111' a.m, Holy Communion,
Easter Sermon, 7 p.m. "The Risen
Companion."
Sunday School at 10 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
18 a.m. "The Power of His Resur-
rection."
7 p.m. Easter Cantata, "The Living
Christ," by the choir.
S. S. at +8.0 can,
Bible Class at 3 p.m.
McKillop Charge
Easter services
Bethel, '1'0.30.
Caven, 11,30
Duff's, 3.115.
Baptism will be administered.
R. W. Craw, Minister.
ALERT MISSION BAND
The Alert mission band 'held their
meeting on Tuesday after school with
a good number attending. Hear the
Pennies Dropping, was the opening
•hynrn, following which Mrs. Barber
led us in prayer, Barbara Russell and
Gladys Hopper sang God Sees the
Little Sparrow Fall. Eleanor Weaver
read the scripture. Donna Burke sane
an Easter song. The story was Doris
and Jahn visiting Sidney, told by
Mrs. Christie, Harold R. and John
Robert sang a duet, All the Birds Are
Here Again. The meeting closed with
the mission band hymn and the M.iz-
pah 'beneclictfon,
WIN FIDDLER'S. CONTEST
In the old time fiddler's contest
et Cardno's Hall on Tuesday night
night, Frank Kenny'af Dublin won
first pride; William Hyde, Hensall,;
won second prize and Frank `McCaw -
third prize.
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Bessie, youngest daughter of the. late.
Mr. and 'Mrs. John 'F. iMacK'ay . of
T•uckersmith, and 'James Howe Jr.,
sort of Mr. and Mrs. James Howe of
Cromarty, the wedding to take place
Thursday, April 16th.
JUNIOR W. I.
The •annual meeting of the junior
W. I. will be hold at the home of
Mrs. Wiil`ram Oldfield, on Wednes:
day, April 1112th, , at 2:310 p.m. The roll
callwill be answered by "A Program
Suggestion for the Neev Year."
Y. P. U.
The regular meeting of the Y.P.U.
was held .in Northside United Church
on Tuesday evening, April filth, with
Miss Edith Hoag, in the absence .of
Miss Vera Mole, the devotional con-
vener, in change. Meeting opened by
singing hymn 1210, "S'tand up for
Jesus," after which Miss Edna Rob-
freitsch led in prayer. Miss, Agnes
Wilhelm read the scripture lesson.
We were favored with a vocal duet
from Misses Irene Workman and
Alma Lawrence, •accompanied on the
piano by Miss Winnie Savauge. Af-
ter repeating the pledge, 'Blest be the
Tie that tBinds" was sung. Mr. Sam
Scott. the president, then took charge
-.af the business meeting and the min-
utes o'f the last meeting were read
and adopted and the roll teas called.
The meeting closed by repeating the
Mtizpah ;benediction, On Wednesday,
.April 19, the Brucefield Y. P. is pat-
ting on a play in the basement of
Northside Church under the auspices
of the local Y. P. U.
MRS. PETER BALE
The death occurred on Tuesday,
April 4th, of Mrs. Peter Bale, Ord
street, at Scott Memorial Hospital,
after an illness of some months. _Mrs.
IBale had previously undergone an op-
eration at London. Born in McKillop
36 years ago, she was formerly
Martha Jane .Brewster, youngest dale-
ghter of Mr. and. Mrs, ,Tames Brew-
ster of Winthrop. She was married
in 1906 to Mr. Peter 'Bade. For six-
teen years they lived at Chaplain.
Sask., and eight years at Windsor,
and about six months a't North Bay,
'before returning to Winthrop. Sines
last July they resided in Seaforth.
Surviving are her husband and a
brother, 'James Brewster, McKillop,
and a sister, Mrs. john Taylor, Tuck-
ersmith. The funeral will take place
on Thursday afternoon irons her late
residence, 'Ord street, at 2 o'clock,
Rev. R. W. Craw of McKillop offic-
iating, Interment will take place in
Maitland 'Bank Cemetery, the pall-
bearers being Ross Murdie, Wilmer
Scott, Archie Kerr, John Kerr, James
Riley and Andrew Houston.
MRS. WM. TROTT
There passed away on Sunday, a
highly respected resident of Seaforth
in the person of Mrs. William Trott,
following a stroke from which she
succumbed before medical aid reached
her. She had been recovering from a
brief illness and had been up about
the house again as usual Sunday
morning before taking ill about '12.30
o'clock. Mrs. Trott was before leer
marriage Emma Wright, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wright
of McKillop, and .lived north of Sea -
forth, where she was born on Decem-
ber 22, '11873. In 15.99 she was married
to Mr. William Trott of Seaforth,
and settled in Seaforth. They moved
to Heneall and after a year there re-
turned to Seaforth. Mrs. Trott had
been a partial invalid for some years
and though unable to leave the house
had been able to be active about the
house. Besides her husband she is
survived by two sons, Clifford and
Clarence Trott, Seaforth, and one
daughter, Mrs, 'William McKay, Sea -
forth, also by two sisters, .Mrs. Har-
ry Bowen, of Blyth, Mrs, Jacob
Whiting, of Carndiff, Sask,, and • one
brother, Wesley Wright, of Sussex,
Englan d,
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon; April 4th, from the home
of her daughter, Mrs. McKay, High
street, Rev. H. V. Workman of ,North
Side United C'hurc'h officiated. Inter-
ment took place in Maitland Bank
Cemetery. The pallbearers were Al-
lan Reid, 'J. A. Westcott, J. J. Cluff,
Robert Joynt, Ed Mole and Robert
Pinkney. Among those from a dist-
ance were Mrs. H. Bowen, Blyth;
Mr. and Mrs: Charles Pridille and
sen James of Tillsoniburg; Mrs. W.
Goetz, Waterford; Mr. and Mrs, Jack.
Hearne, Tililsonburg; Mr. and Mrs.•
Frank Ullman, Hamilton; Alrs, Jahn
Hamilton of Waterdown.
SPLENDID SHOWING AT .
SEAFORTH SFPRDN'G FAIR
Seaforth spring show was held on
Main street on Tuesday afternoon.
with a large attendance and an excel-
lent showing of horses. The parade of
animals, led by the Seaforth High-
landers Band, opened the show. The
weather was fine, although there was
a cold wind.
The Agricultural and General Pur-
pose classes were up to average, also
the Heavy Draft class was well fillet,
Altogether there were fifty horses ent-
ered in the show.. The light horse.
classes were not as good as formerly.
classes were not filled. There was
more competition than usual in stal-
lions, two or more being entered in
eachclass. J. E. Falconer, who has
moved to Hi'b'bert from Petrolia this
spring, has a large limber' of horses
and cleaned up on all the Clyde
stallion classes. He showed I-ochin-
var, grana champion at the. Royal
Winter fair for many years,
The prize winners were
Clydesdale Stallion any age, J. E.
Falconer, 'Hibbert; T. J. McMichael.
Seaforth.
Clydesdale, over h year, J. L. Fal-
coner and 2nd.
Percheron Stallion, Dan Ross, Hen
stntl, Wen. Schrag, Zurich.
Clyde sweepstakes, T. E. Falconer.
Roadster Stallion, \Vm. Govenlock,
Geo. Reilly, :Mitchell.
,Agricultural brood mare, Russell
Scott, Cromarty; Pearson Charters;
Fred Roney, :Mitchell. Filly or geld-
ing, any age, N. Schantz, Platteville;
R. Scott: W. J. Dale, Clinton. Filly
or gelding, 3 years, N. Schantz; Fred
Roney; R. Scott. Filly or gelding,
foal, 19937, W. J. Dale: Glen Cornish.
Clinton; Harvey Turner, Varna. Filly
or gelding, foal, 1038, Geo. Coyne;
OWL. ANNUAL MEETING
At'.the anneal meeting of the Cath-
olic 'Women's League, held in the
vestry of St. James' Church, a suc-
cessfiel year 'was reviewed, .donations
having been given to national, dioces-
and and parochial work. Several
crates of eggs were shipped to char-
itable institutions in London .at Eas-
ter, Our social service committee sup-
plied 'needy. families with clothing
and treats when necessary. Prizes for
Christian doctrine and highest stand-
ing in entrance examinations were
awarded the children. A .generous •da -
nation was ,given toward a beautiful
painting for our church. In the ab-
sence of the treasurer, Mrs. J. J.
, leary, the financial statement, read
sy Miss Margaret Kelly, showed re-
:eipts of $449,98, expenses $•10340.
ntlance $45,89,
Rev Father 'Hussey was present*
Ind complimented the league on it,
splendid work and wished those
about to he elected every ,uses;,
\fre, F. Devereaux, the retiring pres-
ident, expressed her thanks to Rev.
Fr. Hussey for his kind assistance,
and to her executive and members for
the co-operation received during her
term of office: Votes of thanks were
also extended to the retiring offic-
ers and to the retiring president, Mrs.
F. Devereaux, for her untiring ef-
forts, its the interests of . the league.
Miss Loretto Faulkner, convener
of the nominating committee, presid-
ed during the election of officer.,
which resulted as follows:
Chaplain, Rev, T. P, Hussey,
Past President, llrs. F. Devereaux;
President,- Mfrs, \Vm, Devereaux Sr.,
vice presidents, Mrs. C. P. hills; res..
set Mrs. Wm. Hart; `car. sec., Mrs.
G. Reynolds; treasurer, Mrs. J. 11.
McMillan; traveller' aid, Mrs. T. D.
O'Neil; press sec., firs. Leo Fortune,
W. Schrag; W. J. Dale.
Team in harness, N. Schantz; R. J.
Scott; Fred Roney.
Sweepstakes, N. Schantz.
Heavy Draft—Brood mare, Jas,
Scott, Cromarty; Harvey Turner. •
Filly or gelding, any age, Jas,' Scott
and 2nd;' N. Schantz, Filly or gelding.
foal, 1938, J, E. Falconer; W. J. Dale;
Fred Roney. Team in harness;—Jas,
Scott. Sweepstakes, Jas. Scott.
General Purpose, any age — W.
Decker, Zurich; C. W. 'Kent, Enrbro,
and 3rd. Filly or gelding, foal, 1937,
1f. Hooper & Son, St. Marys; N.
Engel, Yankton, Filly or .gelding,
foal, 993'8, M. Hooptr & Son; L. Car-
ter, Team in harness, W. Decker, C.
W. Kent; Cosgravcs' Dong. Brewery,
Toronto: Sweepstakes, Wnt. Decker.1
Township Special -1. Blenheim (syr.
Schantz); 2. Hibbert ('J. Scott); 3.
Huilett (8/. Dale).
Boys' Judging
IL Edison Forrest, Kip.pen. 98 pts.
2. Wm. Turnbull, Brussels, 87 pts.
3. Cameron Shantz, Platteville, 85.
4. Cliff. Henderson, Clinton, 84 pts.
a: 'Jack Henderson, Clinton, 89 ,pts.
6. Ten Betties, Seaforth, 716 .pts.
7. Rob#: 'Kirkby, Walton, 69 ,pts.
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICE
On Sunday morning at Northside
United Church a large congregation
shared in a service inaugurating a
Young Worshippers' League, as a
method of relating, more definitely,
the children to the Sunday worship
services. The membership of the Lea-
gue already embraces the majority of
the children up to fifteen years of
age. Misses Helen Moffatt and Lo
McGavin, as directors of the League,
have charge of the membership roll
and ' supervision of the attendance
cards. A feature of the service was
the .splendid junior choir directed by
Miss M. Turnbull, The choir led the
service of praise, and contributed an
anthem entitled ."0 Worship The
King." A dtiet, by Misses Dorothy
and Edna Gallop, "The Old Rug-
ged Cross," was 'pleasingly rendered.
The minister, Rev. H. V. Work-
man, expressed delight that the
homes; the Sunday 'School staff and
the children themselves •had so fully
co-operated in an endeavor to capture
the iniagitiation, love and loyalty of
the children as the promise of the
future Of the church.
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MRS. JOSEPH KEATING
After an illness of ten weeks, Mre.
Ellen Keating, widow of the late
Joseph Keating, passed away at her
home on Church Street, Seaforth.
on Wednesday, April Sth.
Mrs. Keating, whose maiden name
was Ellen A. O'Keefe,. was a daugh-
ter of the late Michael and Margaret
O'Keefe, She was born in Hihbc•rt
Township, July 14th, 118(:8. On June
17, 1891, she was married. in St.
James' Church, Seaforth, to Joseph
Keating by Rev. Fr, Cook. Mr, Keat-
ing predeceased her in March, 1038.
One son Edmund predeceased her in
!larch, 11937. Surviving are one dau-
ghter, Mrs. Arthur Foreman, of Fort
William, two sisters, Miss O'Keefe,
of London, and Mrs. John Dever-
eaux, of Seaforth, and seven grand-
children. Mrs. Keating always took
an active part in social work. She
was presented with the life member-
ship of the Red Cross and was first
president of the Seaforth subdivision
of the Catholic Women's League.
The funeral will take place Satin,
day morning at 10.311 to St. James'
Church, interment at St.'Jamcs' Cem-
etery.
MRS. M. O'CONNOOR
:\ lifelong and highly regarded re-
sident of this district, Mrs. Michael
()'Connor, passed away shortly be-
fore noon on Monday, at the home of
her son-in-law, Mfr. J. M. Eckert,
McKillop, after a brief illness.
Mrs. O'Connor was in her
'Sth' year. A daughter of the late
J•aaeph Montgomery and Ellen Flan-
nigan, she wa. born in Colborne
Township near Benmilier. When she
she was '114, the family moved to Hib-
bert and in 187:5 she was married at
St, Coinmhan to Michael O'Connor,
who predeceased her in 1032. She re-
sided in Hibbert until December,
1937, when she came to live with her
dattghte1, llrs. t 1 art Three sons
and three daughter nr,li'e: Thoma
London, En,.; Michael, San Mateo.
Calif.; Joseph, on the homestead in
Hibbert: 11re. 11. J. Crowley. Sea-
forth; Mfrs. James McCluskey and
Mrs. John 11. Eckert. McKillop.
The funeral took place from St.
James' Church, Seaforth, on Wednes-
day morning. Requiem high mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father T. P.
Hussey. Rev. Father Danteer of St.
Coltnnban was in the sanchtary, 1m-
erment was in St, Columban Ceme-
tery. The pallbearers were Con., Jim
and A1die Eckart and John, f nee•ph
and James O'Connor.
PENNY BANK REPORT
Seaforth—Total amount on deposit
at end of February, 1939: $1,'5410.7-t.
Comparative figures of a year ago:
$1',370.191 .
BOWLERS MEET
The annual pre -season meeting of
the executive of the Seaforth bowlers
was held in the coancil chamber on
Wednesday evening. The different
committees were appointed for the
year, and the elates set for the big
open tournaments, The four dates
are June 21Doubles, July 10 Double,,
Aatgust 9 Doubles, and on September
13 the annual Tip Top doubles.
Charles P. Sills and H. E. Smith
were given charge of the grounds for .
the season. They have already been
active in this capacity and have se-
cured the former caretaker, Mr. Robt.
Joynt, who has been in the service of
the 'bowlers .10r a number of years.
The roller of the bowling club will
be out to roll lawns in the .town in
the near future.
There were reports nn the condi-
tion of the grounds and all seemed to
think that they were in the best of
condition. The crass at the greens 1125
wintered well and there is every in-
dication that the club will have a
successful season,
The club decided to enter the Pro-,
vincial Lawn Bowling :\isoc'n again.
The members of the executive were
in favor of co-operating with the (fife
ferent clubs around this district in an
effort to stimulate interest in the
game,
It was brought up that there should
be more local zone tourneys, so it was
passed that every Tuesday evening
there would be staged a local twilight
with no fees and no prizes. There
would-be points gii'en -for a win or tie
end the bowie- or bowlers having thi-
nnest
hemost points at the end of the season
would receive a prize.
Bang! Bing!
BINGO!
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DOOR PRIZE—SET OF DISHES. Prizes Galore, Chickens, Chairs,
Blankets, Case Oranges, Apples, Groceries, Etc.
THIS IS YIOUR INVITATION. We Are Expecting 'You.
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