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The Seaforth News, 1940-11-14, Page 2PAGE TWO axameauummaraimaau TIIJ1, SEAFORTH NEWS A BIGGER CAR —A BETTER BUY! NEW Big Bodies . NEW Massive Beauty . NEW Faster Acceleration . NEW Heavy Rigid Frame . NEW Interior Luxury . NEW Stabilizer Ride Control . NEW Soft Slower - Action Springs . NEW Roominess . NEW Vision (glass area increased up to 33%) . NEW Wider Seats . NEW Longer Wheel- base and Springbase. YOU CAN BUY A'41 FORD FOR LESS THAN ANY OTHER FULL.SIZE CAR IN CANADA Let's look at the facts on the new Ford car for 1941, Body? Entirely new and bigger. Wheelbase? Two inches longer! Seating width? Increased as much as seven indoles! Better vision? 22% more vision in sedans, 33% more in coupe. Ride? Completely re -engineered for amazing new comfort.; new soft, slow -acting springs; new ride stabilizer. Acceleration? Already famous, now ((stepped-up" for even faster pick-up. Add these to new massive beauty and luxury that matches the brilliance of a V -type 8 -cylinder engine— plus'all-around economy—and you get just one answer. Arrange right now with a Ford -Mercury dealer to inspect and drive this bigger car, this better buy! CANADIAN CARS FOR CANADA. No cars sold in Canada utilize a higher percentage of Canadian material and labour than those manufactured by Ford Motor Com- pany of Canada, Limited, FORD GARAGE, SEAFORTH Awarded Scholarship— Forrest Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Rogers, Windsor, and grandson of lIr. and Mrs. Jolm Rogers of Zion, is winner of the first Carter scholarship, this year. in Essex County. Lorne Rogers is the principal at John Campbell School.— Mitchell Advocate. BUS TIME TABLE Summer Time Table Leaves Seaforth for Stratford: gaily s.SL a.m. and 5.15 p.m. I to es seaforth for Gnderirh: 'undra_a and hal.. 1. and 7.10 pm 3 F 1 1' 1 431 ,a,d F mf Agents: ilue.n.. (',munerria! Di,0 n.m Will Rebuild Exeter Bridge It is estimated that it will take from a month to six weeks before a new bridge gets under way at Exeter to replace the one that recently fell. Mr. Brownbricige, a surveyor from the department of highways, is now making a survey which will take sev- eral days. Following the survey. plans must be prepared; tenders caIlerd tog' and a reasonai>le amount of time allowed before at contractor rat get hil..w, Hens Lay Blue Eggs— ill R'. U. Whitney. who owns and ,e -tell.. quite an extensive polite:. 11", 1114 lar from town. has a 11,.1. .>I a robin '= egg bin. rlonbt t'e-,e !uglily ,olo,:-i = d„ . G . k0 SGARAG SEAFORTH Chryslet PIgmouth and Fargo Dealer Gone in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We alar) have a `service Truck—if you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly Electric Welding Done by an Experienced Welder, Ken Campbell Work guaranteed. The portable welder can be taken any place vett or without Hydro PHONE 179. All Repairs Strictly Cash: SEAFORTH We Aim To Please DEAD AND DISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT — SEAFORTH 15. EXETER 235 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD. wormosetwaragrEtordessimisaserzsmegantas eggs will dud a ready market at Easter time but at any other time considerable explaining might be necessary every time the eggs are taken to market. We may not have the information exactly correct but we understand Mr. Whitney received three eggs from a friend in the lJnit- ed States last spring who was of the opinion that Mr. Whitney might be Interested in this particular type of hen front Chile which lays blue eggs. Two of the eggs hatched and the hens that grew out of these chicks sure enough lay bide eggs. --Milver- ton .9 m1. Cummings-Hugill.— ;,rrsou,t., „ North street uit,,,l church, 1, i r -ai on Saturday . rt .r.ut•1 e9r nrurv1 r ceremony no- it'n;:4- Pearl t;irtr nolo [111;;111, danghter \1 r. ;cad i\ir,. lonatihan Ilttgill of l : i ket-smitit. iiia Frani. J ,01111 Coln' nri ng,. ,on of ,\Ir. and (Mrs. Edward Cumming,, Blyth. The young couple Ill reside oil the ,bridegroom's farm n'\]orris township. Highways Dept. Fitting Up Garage and Storehouse at Goderich.— The Provincial IDetpartinent of Highways has purchased the !brick building on East street, near Knox church, Godericb, as a 'garage and storehouse for graders and other ma- chines used on the Provincial roads in the district. The building is now undergoing alterations to fit it 'for its new 'purpose. The ,front is !being re- built with a door 116 feet wide ;by 110% feet high to give clearance 'for large machines; the door at the rear is also lbeitrg enlarged, more windows are tbeino put in and a Beating :plant in- stalled. The ifornier owner of bhe building was Fred Davis, now of ICaI- gary, It was originally a livery stathle, with Jas. Hays and later ,Jonathan Milder, ,both now deceased, as proprie- tors. It has !been a wholesale (grocery warehouse, an autonidbile garage, a dairy,. an auto .parts ,warehouse. and an auto repair shop. Native of Beechwood Dies.— The funeral of LSlrs. ,Margaret Klinkhaninler took place from her sons home at Xipissing. Cent., to St_ Joseph's Church cemetery, Powassan. Mrs. Iilin'khauu»er :was 'born in '11863 at !leech amid,. 'Ont. Her maiden name was Margaret Purcell. She was united in marriage to 'Theodore Klink - hammer in 1,882. Her husband 111511 in 1935 in Kitchener, where they then resider. She is survived 44 two sisters and three abrosllcrs, Mrs. Frank Ken- ny, Dublin; Mrs. Paul i.onlgewa3, of Guelph; Jahn, Sean.rth; Patricdc, - of Stratford, and William, Detroit. 011e sour, William. of Nipissntg, also sur- 0155-, \Irs. t' liulohannnu r tt' a in her 70th year and was well and favorably known in Guelph aid Kitchener where site spent the major part of her life. More Airmen Reach Port Albert School— A. large ..contingent of British air - Men who are to be trained by their own staff independently of the Com- monwealth air training scheme, ar- rived at Goderieh Monday morning and were transported to the Port Al- bert Air Navigators School. The group, which required 15 coaclies on a special train, had arrived in East- ern Canada on Sunday and came di- rectly here. It is understood that they are advanced fliers and will complete their training in night flying and navigation here and then return for active service in Britain. The party was in charge of Wing Commander H. IYI. Groves. With him, in addition to the large class or students, were instructors, engineers and mechanics. Equipment for navigation study was also brought from England by the group so that the equipment at the Port Albert school will be available for the commonwealth air training students as they reach this iitage. The British airmen arrived here in a - downpour of rain. !susses had been provided and. immediately loop then, 10 their quarters at Port Albert while 1 a galls blew and dill some damage 10 hangars, but little in the ltutinents that will hints° the puny. This is the second party of Britishers to arrive at Port Albert for air training, the other being under the commonwealth training scheme. Stock Salesman Fined $300.— 'Stock salesmen who offend ' 1115 law are ibeing given sport shrift Iby IMalgistrate Illadcins, Last 'Thursday lie fined .Angelo Reginald Fraino, heavily !built, Swarthy -complexioned Toronto man, $300 and costs or three :months for calling at the home of Mrs, Mary Ann Pipe, Elgin avenue, $Goderich, With the olbject of trading in secur- ities. He iileaded guilty and paid his fine. It is story illegal dor stork- sales- men to "isit ,private 'homes to tran- sact flimsiness, The maximum fine for as -offense of .this nature is !.1,4100. ;Tail terms also are provided, Eli Senica, an Indian. '15140 sentenced to three months when the 'pleaded !;tips to ibunglarizing the summer house of Gr. Moffatt 101E London.. at V'area. Fender Music,— :\ nu•rehant 0) the :Square looked ,n1•1 of his •t,'re tvindott last Friday to see a live -year -0111 thins hammering the fender of the merchant's shiny new automobile with a steel hamster. The boy ran. the portly merchant in pursuit, along.the suet and ftp the stairs nyhere ;apartments arc located. Tho 'hoc, cornered in the hall: .was asked what altont it—!shat the idea wuas. "I wanna ,ploy the .band." he re- plied. The lad hail slugged quite a fee - fenders along the street, dinging some and .knocking ware !paint and nittoh nuts off others. Ile- was reliort- ed tn> police, 10 0110111 she was not a stranger.—Goderieli Signal -Star. 'Investigate Accident,— Huilett township council is taking steps to discover who ,placed a large stone in the middle of a township road on Hallowe'en resulting in dant- age to a car driven by \ir, Glen .Car- ter. The stone bent the front axle and in rolling tinder the car threw it out of control causing other damage. Native of Hay Dies in West,— The late John Fraser ,passed arras' in- the- 4rospital 111 'l'isdale, Saskatche- wan, on ()molter 2.1r4 in Itis 81si year, 1)eceased was fowl' in flay hrwuship and later moved to 1113th with his pa- rents .where they resided for a short time, following which they removed to lot br), 1conces.iou 1•, 111111ett, .on the girls now owned thy .31r. Russell McDonald. Fifty -,even years ago ho went to the \Vest, and prior to his death had lived on a farm at Potton - pine Plains, .Sack. ili.s m•ife, :who .uas formerly IJliss I\Iargare.t brant, of 11 nice field, 'predeceased hint seven months ago. ,He leaves to Mourn his loss one tl>rather,• Donald, of Cylpress River, Man., and one sister, ,31rs. Benjamin '11orrit, of 11134h, also three daughters and two sons, all living in Western Canada insist Standard. Hear Accident Case at Goderich— On Friday morning at Goderieh, Justice Urquhart refused a motion of defence counsel, Campbell Grant, to bring in a verdict or not gttilty of manslaughter or t'ecicless driving in the trial of Lorne Jardine, Ethel. The 1110111111 was made at the -conclusion of the case for 1110 e0*0wl1 011 the grounds there w•115 n0 evidence 10 show that these charges Ind been committed. Tho charges arose Ont 1/1 au accident 011 July li when a ear driven by Jardine crashed into a bridge 011 11 county road near iioi'rie, in which Betty Edwards and Id:, Rit1,llie, Gerrie, wore fatally injured. 10t'ence evidence taken Saturday morning was largely technical in an end)avor to show that impaact. is ,,. bridge ltnct not caused the aecld,'a1..1 mechanic named L'oditru, who was over the bridge a wee.lt before the accident, testified the structure al- ways seemed to hitt to he a little west of the traveled portion of the road. IIe did not think 11 possible that the lights of a car coating down the hill would pick out the bridge. John Allen, blacksmith, and Sgt, Reginald G. Newton, mail carrier, testified to the condition of the bridge. Edward Jewell,, Brussels, who had had expeeienbe in the erection of steel bridges, also 'testified. Reginald Newton, Gorrie, 'who was driving from Listowel to Gerrie, testified that the Jardine car had passed hien at Molesworth and that he did not hear the roar of the engine more than ordinary. To Crown Attorney Holmes the witness said he did not hear the crash nor see who was in the Jard- ine car when it passed hint. I -Ie stop- ped his ear twenty feet from the bridge. Eleanor Parsons, passenger in the front seat of the Jardine car, and who. was injured, had no -recollection of what happened. She had paid no attention to the speed of the car, but. thought' it "was not very fast." Miss THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940 Rem Galloway swore the ear wax go- ing at an ordinary spoor. )tendered tuconach'nis in the accident, site had no t',ecollection of the accident, She was in the burl; seal with Belly Ed- wards and Ida Ritchie. Lee Allan Wlu•dlaw, also to the back seat, 'who suffered Concussion of the brain, had no recollecting of the accident, hav- ing been unconscious for three weeks after. The- court was adjourned at one o'clock Friday afternoon until Tuesday. Admits d Attempt A plea Frauof guilty was entered at Walkerton by Gordon Sawyer, of Glamis district, to a charge of at. tempting to defraud the provincial government of $40 in gas tax by raising of invoices for gas obtained from dealers in that district, He was remanded by Magistrate F. W. Walker to jail for one weep for sent- ence, Counter slips received from the dealers for the purchase of groc- eries and gas were stated to have been used by the accused. The charge was laid by an inspector of the department for the province. Sold Prize Horse— Mr. L'laytnil 'Fryfolge of iiringhwu lies sold 1118 line show horse "David Oily" to 3Ir. Keith of Collingwood. '1'itis tine animal bas 4100)1 prizes at almost oviuy fair in Ontario, includ- ing the blg rates at Termite. Suspect Rabies— - .A stall collie dog belonging to M's. ttohert Iiendersou, Leopold Street, died on $auu•day and l)r. J. McKague is very suspicious that the animal has had rubies. The heard was 5i•nt to the department at Toronto. Monday morning, for inspection, but word has not yet been received front then, at the time o1' going to press. Last year this whole district was under quarantine on account of a rabies epidemic and It is to be hoped that this condition will not happen again:—\Viugham Advance -Tinges, CROMARTY The annual fowl stopper given on Tuesday night in the !basement of the 1're hy„erian Church w -as irery 'largely attended. Many came from the sur- rnun(11ntg disn'ict and others were -pre- sent from !Mitchell, Seaforth, Dublin and Ilensall. The ,people waiting .for stepper were entertained Iby lantern' slides rN Western places, • conducted by WWlr, ilantieson, and Several well received ,election. by the !home choir male quartet. with Satoh \IaeKcller at the organ. The monthly meeting o, Croutarty Auxiliary of the W.M.S. was on. - 'l'harsday afternoon 'with a very go .1 attendance although the weather was. stormy told -cold, '1'lie :president, Mr:. \Cilliaut Ilantilton, conducted the meeting. •1lrs. Tho,. Oliver read a passage .,f Scripture Ihearitng on the roll call topic "Peace" and also an article on 'Peace." The president led in ,prayer after :which the roll call -was responded to thy 1'4: members. 'The secretary's report and the report of the treasurer were rears and adopted. The tiled Tiding. prayer :was giverillIF by Mrs. Thomas Scott Sr, Business matters .a ere also discussed. Letters were read thy Wes. M. 'B. _:Currie and Mrs. \'4'iiliam Houghton and 'Mrs. 'Phomas. Laing which had been rec- eived from three deaconesses manning Home Fields in Canada, 'giving most interesting details of their !work. which were greatly aispreciated b3" the W.M.S. members, as was also the very interesting talk tby-'Mrs. Thomas Scott Jr., formerly of Northern Alberta, .who told of the early missionary. \conk carried on by her mother. t31rs, Moore, when she .first settled there, Now- the same district 10 in a prosperous state. Airs. George Wallace read current events, iiad after the closing hymn. and National :\ inherit, Mrs. !Jamieson closed ,with prayer, and all joined in the Lord's swayer, .1 euchre and dance will the held at Statffa town hall. 017 Nov. Ic.5, the proceeds to go to the Red -Cross Society. Thomas Cooper, who is training for the Air Force in Toronto, is spending a few bays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. '11, '0ll5n and with .other frieuiis, "The Windsors' Own Love Story" .\dela lyo ers St, 'johns,- celebrated author, after spending 10 days ,wish the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, has smit15n a most illuminating series of articles reieea,ling the Windsors' own story of 'their- romance, "The \\ nidsors' Own Lave ,Story" (begins in the November 17 issue of The De- troit SundayTimesand continues ill the daily Detroit Times. "An aged well-wisher approached a friend to congratulate him on his election, adding: "It's for the dura- tion, isn't 11?" "Yes." "E-er," quavered the well --wisher. "I hope it isn't long."