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The Seaforth News, 1942-05-28, Page 2PAGE TWO THF SWORTH NBWS THURSDAYt MAY 28, 1942 Outstandingly Good "SALA TSA VARNA VARNI'. SCRAP BOOK "The Mystery of a Pack of Cards" A private soldier by the name of John Or",<; was taken before magistrat • for playing cards during Divine 'Service. It appears that when the minister had read the prayer:, and took the text for his sermon. those who had Bibles took out, but John Orton had neither Bible nur Common Prayer book. However. he pulled out a pack of cards and spread them before lino. The serg- eant of the company saw him and said: 'John, put up the cards; this is no place for therm" "You don - understand, Sergeant," •said John. When the service was over the Ser- geant took John before the mayor. "Well." said the mayor, "what have you brought this soldier hero for "For playing cards in church, your worship." "Well, soldier. what have you got to say for yourself?" 'Much sir , I hope.' "Very good. let us hear what you have to say for yourself." "I have been," said the soldier. "about six weeks on the march and therefore have neither Bible nor common prayer book. I have nothing but a pack of cards and I will satis- fy your worship of the purity of in- tentions. When I see the ace it re- minds me there is but one God; when I see the Deuce it reminds me of the Father and the Son; when I see the three. it reminds me of tnw Father, Son and Holy Ghost; when 1 see the four spot, it reminds me of the four evangelists who preached— Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When I meet the five, it reminds of the five Wise Virgins. who trimmed their lamps. When I see the six it reminds me that in six days ti,e Lord made heaven and earth, When 1 e,> the seven it reminds ne that on the seventh day He rested from and hallowed the great work He had created. When I see the eight, it rt - minds me of the eight righteous persons who were saved when God destroyed the world --that is Noah. his wife, their three sons and their . When 1 see the nine, it re - me of the nine lepers that ,:ere cleansed by our Saviour. • 'h=•n I see the ten, it reminds me of the ten Commandments which God handed to Moses on tablets of stone. When I see the queen. it ra- minds Die of the Queen of Sheba. who . visited Solomon. When I see the king it reminds Die of the King of Heaven, who is God Almighty. The greatest knave I );now is the man who brought me here. When I count how many spots in a pack of cards I find there are 365—the nrniber of days in the year. 'When I count the number of cards in a pack I find there are 52. the number of weeks in a year. I find four suits. the number of week- in a month. I find there are twelve picture cards in a pack representing the number of months in a year. On counting the tricks I find 13—the number of weeks in a quarter. Su you see. sir, a pack of cards serve me for a Bible. a common prayer book, and an almanac." Case against soldier was dismssed. —From Varna Scrap Book. Back To Former Owner— The old -established hotel business kown as the Collison House, Mitch- ell, after being conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Yetman since last Novem- ber, has once more been taken over by the 'previous owner, Mr. John Iatn^ey. Late Edison Wright— Leonard. I Inspector Beacom Leonard Edison Wright, son of To Go To Stratford Mr. and Mrs. Tames Wright, former- ly- of A'litche1I, died at his -home in Windsor early Saturday morning in his 40th year, following an illness eaused by an injury 20 Wears ago while playing hockey in the Mitchell arena. Since that time he had b ecu an invalid and f or the past nine years had been confined to bed al- most continually. The late Mr. !Wright was born in Seaforth on May 6, 1905. Twenty -One .years' ago he moved with his family to Mitchell and nine yearsago they Went to Windsor to Drake their hone. Sur- viving are his parents, three sisters. Mrs. .Albert Cook (Pearl). Water - loo; Mrs. William Rodger (Opal), of 'L.citell; :Mrs. Perry Vanstone ,Margaret • Windsor; and three brothers, Emerson Wright, • Strat- ford; Ross and Harry Wright, Mit- The funeral was conducted at the Morris Funeral Hone, Windsor, on Monday afternoon with Rev. Scarth Macdonnell, minister of the Presbyterian Church, in charge and relatives in attendance from Brus- eels, Seaforth, Brucefield and Mit- chell. The remains were laid to test in Victoria Memorial Park, Wind sor. Pallbearers were his three bro- thers, Ross and Harry Wright, Mit- chell; Emerson Wright, Stratford; his brother-in-law, Perry Vanstone, Windsor; William A. Wright and William Wright, Seaforth. Present for the obsequies also were his sis- ter. Mrs. W. Rodger and Mr. Rodg- er, Mitchell, and Mrs. Albert Cook, Waterloo.—Mitchell _Advocate, Successful At Pharmacy • — Arthur Walther, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Walther, Mitchell, was successful in passing his second year --(nations at the Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto. Arthur was chosen as one of aiet young men to take a six weeks' course in explos- ives after which they wlil be placed in positions by the Dominion Gov- ernment. Steers Bring 5115.00 Each— Good prices were realized at the. auction sale of Mr. S. Lawson in Stephen on Tuesday, A pair of steers weighing about 1100 lbs. each --ere sold for 5231.00. That is a high price for beef cattle.—Exeter Times -Advocate. EN THE 1,000,000 HYDRO -ELECTRIC HORSEPOWER NOW USED IN ONTARIO'S WAR TIttW PRODUCTION — This is a war of Steel ... and of Electricity! Ontario's wartime plants now use over 1,000,000 hydro -electric horsepower. And still more hydro power must be harnessed to steel to produce guns, gun carriages, tanks, corvettes, cargo vessels, etc. Over half of Canada's wartime weapons are "made in Ontario". Your Ontario Hydro System must and will supply the electric energy to produce them. Now, you can see why we must all save "Hydro" current in every way. Such savings will help to win our Battle for Freedom. Everyone can help—in homes, offices, shops, factories and public. buildings. Not a single unit of electricity, for Tight, heat or power should be used unnecessarily. RO- U MIR Dimer veins rr too COU NIUNITr oePLNoS R rr - � row. SUPPORT NR,fUSM 6rNOH0 LPA'i/� 21_R.._ slS{ti LSM 0 OfieV: 3 - Remember, too, that wartime production must be paid for. Save all the money you can and buy more War Savings Certificates. THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC SAVE HYDRO IN THE HOME Turnoff di electric lights when not In use. Switch off your range elements promptly as soon as food is cooked. Have your ;electrical dealer or local Hydro Shop keep your appliances in firs, -class order. POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO wi Mr, E. C. Beacom, public school in- spector for South Huron, has been notified by the Department of Educa- tion of his transfer to Stratford, where he till be on the staff of the Normal School in charge of the de-: pertinent of Science and agriculture. The transfer will not take effect until. next September and it is understood will be forme year only, after which Mr. Beacon will return to his duties here. For the year the South Huron , inspectorate will be in charge of Mr, E. H. McIone, of the London Normal School staff,—Goderich Signal -Star Mrs. W. 11. Anderson— On Sunday, May 17th, the death was recorded, at the home of het son-in-law, Mr, Ed Dougan, of Mrs. W. H. Anderson, in her 73rd year. The late Mrs, Anderson was born in Tuckeramith Township in 1869, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adana Sholdice. In 1899 she married W. H. Anderson of Gowanstown, and following a two-year period there moved to the 14th concession of .McKillop, where they farmed until 1934, when they retired to Walton. For the past two years, Mrs. Ander- son has resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Airs. Ed Dougan. Mr. Anderson died in Octo- ber, 1941. Mrs. Anderson leaves to mourn, one daughter, Eva, Mrs. Dougan, and one son, Bert, on the old farm. Three sisters and two bro- thers. also survive, Mrs. Muldoon, • Brussels; Mrs. McIntosh, of West Hope, Dakota; Mrs. McLeod, _Ala- meda, Sask.; Jim Sholdice, Seaforth, and Adam. Sholdice, of Manitoba. Two brothers and a sister are de- ceased. Funeral services wereheld from the home of her son, Bert, on Tuesday, May 19th. Rev. John Gra- ham, of Bayfield, a former rector at Walton, conducted the services. The pallbearers were, Messrs. Harve Wells, George Watt, Harry Bolger, Wilfred Shortreed, John Watson and Lindsay Stewart. Flowerbearers were, Ford and Cros. Sothern, both nephews, of Fordwich; John Hislop, Earl Mills, Cecil Oke and Fred Scarlett. Interment was made in Brussels Cemetery.—Blyth Standard Ail interesting interesting May wedding was solemnized at Londesboro United Church parsonage, when Miss Jean Ealeen Ball. only daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Norman Ball. of Clinton, became the bride 'of Dougal Hall l Campbell. youngest son of Mr. and '_1irs. D. S. Campbell of Holyrood. Rev. A. E. Menzies, the pastor, of - 4 ficiated. There were no attendants, ;the only witnesses tieing the parent; of the bride and groom. The bride wore a dress of tropical blue, with 'white accessories, and Dixon tweed coat. Her bouquet was of sunset roses. The groom's gift to his bride was a gold bracelet with ruby set- ting. Following the ceremony the wedding party went to the home of the bride's parents where a wedding dinner was served with the immed- iate relatives of the bridal couple present. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will reside on the groom's farm near Holyrood. Move To Shelburne— Mr. Kehneth Elliott, who has been with the Canada Packers here for some time was transferred to their branch at Shelburne last week and on Monday Mrs. Elliott and her sis- ter, Miss Jean Powell, removed to their new home.—Clinton News - Record. Huron Presbyterial Annual Meeting The auditorium of Wesley Willis Church, Clinton, was filled to capac ity for the sixteenth annual meeting of Huron Presbyterial of the United Church of Canada, on Tuesday, May 5. The president, Mrs. R. G. Nay, very capably conducted the morning and afternoon sessions. "The Way of Love" was the theme of the morning worship service led by Mrs. H. Powe and Mrs. E. Toll. Mrs. J. G. Chowan, Clinton, extended a cordial welcome to all. The roll of the various organiza- tions was called by their leaders. Keen missionary interest was shown by the fifty-seven afternoon auxil- iaries and two affiliated societies, re- ported by Mrs. W. J. Thomson. The report sent by Mrs, W. J. Greer and read by the secretary, Miss Milne, showed one new evening auxiliary, in Wesley Willis Church, Miss Gertrude Worthy took care of the Mission Circle department. Miss Caroline Wellwood pointed out that the CGIT Groups. had devoted a large propor- tion of their meetings to the study of Missions. New Mission Bands at Dungannon 'and Thanes Road were reported by rf; Successful is your baking When ROYAL makes your bread On loaves sweet, ROYAL tender, tasty Your family is well-fed INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED Made in; Canada Mrs. H. Kirkby who also said that 12 Bands qualified for the Standard of Recognition. These are: Auburn, Bluevale, Brucefield, Blyth, Clinton (Wesley Willis), Exeter (James St.), Exeter (Main street), Goderich I(Vic- toria street), Winthrop, Walton, Wingham and Whitechurch. All Mis- sion Band leaders in Canada are ask- ed to pause daily at nine a.m. for prayer for guidance. Mrs. J. M. Southcott told of a marked increase in givings in the Baby Bands and as a result an extra "Special Object" has been underta- ken. , As the story of the year continued the treasurer's report given by Mrs. H. G. Steinberg, showed an in- crease. $13,116.28 having been rais- ed. Miss L. Young gave an inspira- tional talk on Christian Stewardship, pointing out that its principle is shar- ing our possessions, our talents and our time. Mrs. Colclough stated that our full supply allocation had been suet and in addition with the permis- sion of the Dominion Board sixty quilts had been given to the Red Cross. Increases in the subscriptions to the Missionary Monthly and World Friends was an encouraging feature reported by Mrs. W. Pickard. Mrs. E. McQueen's report gave nineteen auxiliaries having Associate Helpers. Mrs. R. M. Peck pointed out that ac- quainting soldiers' families with the life of their new communities is a part of the work done by the com- munity friendship secretaries. A stirring temperance message was given by Miss M. Stirling, who told that one-half of Canada's liquor sales last year was enough to have bought one thousand bombers. Mrs. Sperling. Clinton, had charge of the literature and gave a review of it. Prayers were offered by Mrs. Harold Currie. Bayfield, and Mrs. M. Aitken. Clinton. Mrs. C. Tavener and Mrs. H. Wil- son conducted the afternoon devo- tional period the theme being, "The Way of Service and Sacrifice." The memory of thirty-eight members who passed on during the past year was honoured in a simple but impressive memorial service, conducted by Miss L. Young. Mrs. E. H. Durnin, of Kitamaat, B.C., gave an interesting talk about the work among the Indians, which is mainly educational. There is a mark- ed increase in school attendance. Many Indians are outstanding as is Rev. Peter Kelly, minister on "The Thomas Crasby" Mission patrol boat. Messages were brought to the meeting by Dr. John Coburn, Tor- onto', secretary of Evangelism and Social Service, and by Rev. R. A. Brook, chairman of the Presbytery. Mrs. Oakes, Clinton, rendered n pleasing solo. Miss Wilma Gardiner delighted the gathering with the Story of her work as a kindergarten teacher in the Oriental Home in Victoria, B.C. She, told how Japan- ese and Chinese children have lived happily together in this home. Al- though the Japanese are now being transferred East, missionary workers are going with them. . Another speaker during the after- noon was Miss R. Duff, travelling secretary for the WCTU, who spoke on the Temperance situation. Pray- ers were offered during the session by Mrs. A. Page, Exeter, and Rev. A. Lane, Clinton. The report of the resolutions and courtesy committee was brought in by Mrs. Jas. Anthony of Exeter. The following committees were appointed for the ensuing year: Re- solutions: Airs. Roy Lawson, Sea - forth, Mrs. W. A. Beecraft, Wing - ham, Mrs. A. Lane, Clinton; Finance —Miss Maude Wiltse, Mrs. J. C. Britton, Mrs. Ralph Batten, Wood- ham, Mrs. C. N. Straughan, Auburn, and Mrs. R. J. McLaughlin, Brus- sels; Nominating—Mrs. R. M. Peck, Zurich, Miss Mary Currie, Nile; Mrs. G. Menzies, Ethel, and Mrs. W. Patton, Winthrop. Rev, Reba Hern of Varna install- ed the officers for this year. They are as follows: Past President—Mrs. A. W. Gardiner, Seafortb; Presid- ent, Mrs. R. G. Nay, Fordwich; 1st Vice president, Mrs. W. J. Greer, Wingham; 2nd vice president,' Mrs. Herman Paine, Centralia, R. R. 2; 3rd vice president, lies. Hugh Wit. son, Auburn; 4th vice president, Nlrs. C. Tavener, Bluevale; 5th vice president, Mrs. E. Toll, Blyth, R. R. 1; Recording Secretary, Miss Mary Milne, Blyth; Corresponding Secret- ary, Mrs. Fred Penwarden, Centra- lia; Treasurer, Miss Maude Wiltse, Clinton; Secretary of Christian Ste- wardship and Finance, Mrs. J. C. Britton, Clinton; Secretary of Mis- sion Circles, Mrs. Howard Robinson, Goderich; Secretary of Affiliated C. G.LT. Groups, Miss Caroline Well - wood, Wingham; Secretary of MI%- sion Bands, Mrs. H. Kirkby. Walton; Secretary of Baby Bands, Mrs. Pearl Priddle, Goderich; Associate Helpers' Secretary, firs. E. Mc- Queen, Hensall; Supply Secretary. Mrs. A. Colclough, Blyth; Commun- ity Friendship Secretary, Mrs. C. W. Christie, Exeter; Literature Secret- ary, Mrs. Ralph Batten, Woodham, R. R. 1; Missionary Monthly and World Friends. Secretary, Mrs. W. Pickard, Clinton; Secretary of Tem- perance and Christian Citizenship, Miss Maude Stirling, Bayfield; Press Secretary, Mrs. W. L. Wightman, Wingham, R.R. 5. 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