The Seaforth News, 1934-09-20, Page 1Ever upon this stage
Is acted God's cairn• annual drama:
Gorgeous processions, songs of birds,
Sunrise that fullest feeds and freshens
most the soul;
The woods, the stalwart trees, the
slender, tapering trees;
The liliput countless armies of the
grass;
HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
The heat, the showers, the measur -
less pasturages,
The scenery of the snows, the vvixtn '
free orchestra;
The high dilating stars, the placid..
beckoning stars,
The moving flocks and herd's. three:
plains and emerald meadows --
The shows of all the varied lands. arid.!,
all the growths and products -
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 56, No. 38
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934
DINNERS and SUPPERS
Regularly
HOT LUNCHES
at all hours
OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES
Prices Reasonable
The Olympia
Confectionery and Restaurant
Laundry
Soap
10 BARS FOR
25c
PALM OLIVE SOAP,
3 cakes for
.14
SODA 'BISCUITS, 2 pounds for 25c
CHEESE, 1 year old last June, real
nippy @ 20c per Ib.
MALTED CHEESE, 2 packs for 25c
BEAUMART CHEESE, 10c per plc.
CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW
15c per pound
STONE CROCKS, 1 gallon to six
25c per gal.
'STONE CHURNS @ -.42 ..$2 to $2.25
MASTER RED HEAD LAYING
MASH @ $2.40 per cwt.
Eggs -11c extra for Trade.
A. C. BouHege
PHONE 166
OFFICER HERE
Provincial Officer McCoy of God-
erich has been here this week in con-
nection with a routine investigation
of a case, and on Wednesday was
awaiting an autopsy report.
SCOTCH DOUBLES
The Scotch Doubles tourney ,at the
Seaforth Bowling Club on Wednes-
day afternoon and evening for the
Tip -Top trophy was a splendid suc-
cess. There were forty-one entries;
the weather :beautiful, greens excel-
lent. The winners were:
IW. H. ,Ralt!h, F. :W'hiteh'all, London,
4wins plus '25.
IDr. Bechely, W. G. Willis, Sea -
forth, 4w plus 1117.
!John Logan, Robert Downing,
!Brussels, 4w plus 1115.
Fred Morgan, Witiliano Morgan,
(father and son), Kincardine, 3w
plus 28.
IJicthn Beattie, M. MclKellar, ,Sea
forth, 3w plus 2L'.
J. Muir, P. 'Myers, Galt, 3w plus 1S.,
(Other scores in the final round
were: McTaggart, siw plus 115; Baker,.
4 losses -1119; Beauchamp, llw plus 1.0;;
ID.dbis, 4 lasses; Blight, 2 w pins 8;
Jeffrey 2 w plus 111+; Brophy, 2w ,plus
113; Broderick, live plus 'S Nahrgang,
'3w plus 113; Sills, 3ev plus 112; Mason,
12w plus 116; Sproat, 'w plus 9; Bonn-
thron,2w ,phis 1112; Andrews, 3w ,plus
:The third round: reselted as follows.
ID, McTaggart, I-Ieusall, 2iw plus 11.
Baker, Listowel 3 losses minus 114,
IH. Robinson, Blyth, 21w plus 9,
Beauchamp, Preston, 3 losses min-
us Mo.
'Jahn Logan, Brussels, 3w plus 6.
IF. Debis, N. IHlamlburg, 3 losses -115
M.
tiiitchell w plus
ll,
'1. E, Willis, 3w plus 20.
iEd. Schmidt, Seaforth, 11 w pins 3.
IH. MciNee, IGoderich, 1'w plus d10.
I'II. Jeffrey, Seaforth, 11Gr plus 110:
(Continued on Page. Five)
NORTH SIDE UNITED CHURCH
Rey, 'T, A. Ca'rmi•clua•ed, Minister •
(Sunday, ,Sept, l31,3,--1Su'b'jects: 111, a,m.
!'Thrust Out a Little" ,('H'o1y Com-
munion), 7 p.m. `'The Healing Pow-
er of Christ."
Y.P.S. meeting Tuesday night, so-
cial evening,
ST. THOMAS' CHURCH
(Harvest Festival, 'Sunday, Sept. 23.
Services, Holy Communion 8 a.m.,
children's service, 110 a,m., morning
service .111' axe, evening service, 7 p..
in. Canon Edward A'pp:leyard, Rector;
assisted by Rev. Canon Austin Cmith,
McKILLOP CHARGE
Bethel, 'Duff's, 'Winthrop. Special
services, -Go to Church Sunday" or
"Visitor's Day." Sermon topic: Keep-
ing the Perspective. At Cavell church,
Winthrop, the choir wild be assisted
by the omen's quartette, North Side
United Church, Seaforth, \t Bethel
Church the !Winthrop choir will ren-
der special anisic,
EGMONDVILLE CHURCH
Sunday School at 110 a. m. The
morning service will be Communion
Service. Theme, "Live Thy Creed:"
Evening service, "The Story of .tate
Lame Ilan at Betheeda,"
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sfr. and Mrs. W, L^', Kerslake an-
nounce the engagement ,•1 their
daughter, Dorothy Agnes, to 31r.
(Howard Lionel 'Purdy-, elder son of
Mr. and Mrs. John IL. Purdy, Tc -
roma, .ube marriage to take place
quietly October ;111th.
ANNOUNCEMENT
-lir. and Mrs, Wiliam Kruse wish
to announce tate engagement ,of their
youngest datighter. Winnifred Lou'sa,
to Raymond E„ only sal of -lir. W.
J. Nott and the late Mrs. Nett of Eg-
moisdville. The marriage will take
place early in October,
"GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY"
IN McKILLOP
'Sunday, ,September 23rd, will be a
special day in the church life of Mc-
Killop pastoral charge. The day is
"Go to ,Church Sunday" or "Visitor's
Day" Special .services will 'be held at
all three appointments, Bethel, 'Duff's
and Caven !Church, 'Winthrop.
In the morning at 111 'o'clock D'uff's
United 'church !holds its service, A
message :suita!ble for the ocassion twill
be deliyered Iby Rev, 'G. IE. 'Morrow,
13,A., pastor of the church. The choir
will have special music.
1295 p.m. is the hour of service at.
Caven :Church, Winthrop. The choir;
will render an anthem The men's
.quartette ,of !NOUhside United church,.
ISeeforfh wild assist the local choir,
rendering special numbers. The 'past-
or's subject will be "Keeping the
!Perspective."
The. service at Bethel Church is at
3:130 pee. The Winthrop choir twill be
present at Tethel to offer their serv-
ices in song and praise.
The day promises to be one of spir-
itual .uplift. The sessions of the three
churches and members extend an in-
vitation to alit the ,people and friends
in the com'm'unity to worship with
'item doll tthis. day, "I was glad when
they said undo us, let nus go into the
House of the Lorca,"
BIG 'SPUDIS
Mr.
M. '
J.b'Robertson.
brought
The News office several hug pota-
toes a -
toes grown in his
garden. We hope
to have a picture of' these .for next
week to show what kind Of 'potatoes
are grown in Huron.
WEBSTER-TURNER
A charming wedding was solemn-
ized at the Baptist' Church, White -
vale, which was beautifully decorat-
ed for the o0easion, on Saturday af-
ternoon, September the fifteenth,
when Marjorie E,, second daughter of
Sir. and Mrs, 151. E. Turner, became
the 'bride of Earle J. 'D„ eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs, T. j. Webster, Seaforth,
The bade was gowned in white
gossamer silk with bridal ' veil and
orange blossoms and carrying a
shower bouquet of Sweetheart roses
and baby's breath, was given in mar-
riage by her father. Miss Gertrude
Webster of Seaforth sister of the
groom, was'bridesmaid and wore an
orchid and yellow- costume and car-
ried a Colonial bouquet, Mr. Kenneth
Turner of Toronto, brother of the
bride, was groomsman while Mr, S'id-
n'ey Pugh and Mr, Hugh 'Michell,
cousins of the bride, acted as ushers,
Miss Marjorie Kayes played the wed-
ding music and Miss Elsie Harniby of
Hamilton sang "I' Love You Truly,"
very feelingly.
At the con'clusion' of the marriage
ceremony, Rev. Mr, Wilson, the of-
ficiating minister, presented the
young couple on 'behalf of the mem-
bers of the church with a beautiful
Bible as this was the first wedding in
the church since it was erected aver
sixty years ago.
Mrs. 'H, 'E. Turner in peach geor-
gette and Mrs. T. J, 'Webster in bine
lace received the guests at the bride's
home,
:Mier a buffet luncheon the happy
couple left cm a motor trip, the 'bride
travelling in a becoming ensemble of
brown. On their return they will rc •
side in \Vhitevale where Sir. Webster
is principal of the Public School.
NORTH SIDE W.M.S. MEETS
:Che regular monthly Meeting of
North Side ;c'nited Church \\'.M,S.
stet in the school room on Thursday
of last week. The meeting was open-
ed with prayer by Mfrs, R. Archibald,
-Hiss A, ,Ferguson and Mrs, J. C.
Laing were appointed delegates to the
Centre Sectional meeting to be held
In Egmolda'ille Church on Tuesday.
Sept. 15;h. The lieutenants who were
present reported on the supply work.
'25,ea was given this quarter. In the
absence of Mrs. .George Black. the
captain of group titres, -Alis. :Annie
Ferguson, presided. 'Mrs, R. Coates
:end the Scripture lesson and the de-
votional leaflet was read by Miss S.
Govenlock. Miss A. Ferguson led in
prayer, The topic, "Following Mis-
sionary- Trails," taken front the fish
animal 'report of the blue book, was
very effectively given in the form of
questions andanswersby seven mem-
bers of the group: Miss J. Alexander,
Miss M. Melville, Mrs, S. Darrance,
-firs. J. Finlayson, Mrs. J. Consist,
Miss J. Ferguson, Mrs. F, Kerslake,
which proved to be very- interesting.
The _Auxiliary regrets the loss of one
of our valued members, in the person
of Mrs. Seip, who attended the meet-
ings so faithfully as long as she was
able, and since her short illness help-
ed in a Very tangible manner. The
Auxiliary extend's their sympathy to
the bereaved husband, family .and
friends,
HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB
The foll'owin'g officers were elected
at the recent meeting of the Home
and 'School Club: 'President, Mrs, E.
Chapman; 1st vice, Mrs. .Moore; 2nd,
Mrs. Ed. Smith; 3rd Mrs, Moffatt;
rec.,sec., firs, iBechely; corres, sec.,
Mrs. •Russell; treasurer, Mrs Hay;
pianist, Mrs Munn; assistant pianist.
Mrs. Keating; membership convener,
Mrs, W. A. Wright; socia'! cin., Mrs.
SMdkellar; ways and means con., Mrs.
Weedmark; welfare eon,, Miss Har -
try.
IA bridge in aid of the Home and
School Club will 'be held in St. Tho-
mas' parish hall on Monday evening,
September 214th at 8 =o'clock,
Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin of Oshawa,
president of the Ontario Federation
of [Home and School Associations,
will give an address some time in
October:
Y.P.S. TO HOLD TENTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
'The tenth annual convention of Hu-
ron Presbytery Young People's Un-
ion is to be held in Dungannon on
Friday, Sept. 28th, Registration pre-
cedes the morning program which
begins at 916 when there .will be re-
ports, business and discussion groups
led by :he various convenors, Special
features of the afternoon are an open
forum, conducted by Rev. S. J. Ma-
thers of Toronto, formerly of Grand
Bend, and an address by Rev. F. W.
Craik of Godertch. In the evening
there will be an address by Rev, !S', J.
Slathers and an illustrated lecture by
Rev. J. A. C. Kell of Toronto onMis-
sion work in Northern Manitoba.
Dinner and supper will be served al
the church and a sing -song will be' ed
by Rev. C. W. D, Owens of 'Clinton,
There will be short recreation periods
conducted by Oliver Anderson, the
recreation convener:The worship ser-
vices at the three sessions will be led
respectively by Dungannon, 1St. Hel-
ens and'Godericlt Victoria St. societ-
ies, All societies should plan to be re-
presented at this annual rally.
October 5th, 6th, 7th, the tents an-
nual convention of the ,London Young
People's 'Conference will he held in
Leamington, Conservation of time,
opportunity, God-given gifts, etc. will
be the themes. Departmental discus-
sion groups will he led by the confer-
ence conveners. The guest speaker
will be Dr. J. Kelly of Scotland, a
young people's worker of internation-
al renown. Other speakers will be Dr.
Frank Langford, 'Toronto, and Rey.
301111 11. Hafth, president of the Lon-
don eonference,
ANDREW DOIG
The death occurred on Friday,
Sept, Nth, of \1r. Andrew Doig, of
Sfintondvil:e. The funeral, which was
private, was bell en Tuesday from the
home of his brether-in-law, Mr.
C'ratfor l Simpson, Egm' ltdville, 1„
Iru
tttirl9 cell v
1 etc r Rey. I D. kaine,
assisted by Rev. Charles Malcolm,
conducted the service. The millhear-
ers were Alex. Li::ico, John MacLean,
Barry :Stewart, William Finnigan,
Rohet't Der, Ross Doig, Scott C'luui,
R,,y 3l±Geoch,
Mr. Doig was the son of the late
Jr,l,n Dnip and was horn on the home-
stead on the 4th concession, Tucker -
smith on :Sept. 20, let75. Two .hroth-
ers and one sister survive, Killian!
Doig on the homestead, Alex, in Dee-
trua, who we here Inc the funeral,
and Mfrs. Crawford Simpson, Eg-
ntondyille Deceased was of a kindly,
retirime. cif s > ,sition liked by all who
k,te,v hint, He spelt, his whole life in
I u..ers!111t11 and was unmarried. For
many years he had made his home in
E.gnrondvil:e with his sister.
BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED
A miscellaneous shower was held
at the home of Mr, and -Mr, G. '\V.
Nott on Monday evening, about fifty
present, Little Bobby Irwin and
Joyce Carter dressed as bride and
groom drew a decorated wagon into
the room laden with the gifts. This
was followed by a very nice program,
consisting, of music and readings, so-
cial evening and lunch.
CHANCEL GUILD
A meeting of the Chancel 'Guild
was held in St. Thomas' parish hall
on Tuesday evening, 'Sept. '118 at 8
o'clock. The meeting was opened by
the president, -hiss Clara Pinkney,
who led in -prayer. Roll call was an-
swered by a very good attendance of
112 ,members, with "your favorite
psalm," The minutes of the east meet-
ing were read by .the secretary, -hiss
Josephine Edge, and adopted. The
treasurer, hiss 'Annie Smith, read
her report, showing a substantial'bal-
ance of 5170.129 on hand. A short Tetter
was read, from Miss Margaret Case,
who is training for a nurse in Strat-
ford hospital, ,thanking the Guild for
their gift. The meeting was closed
with benediction by the .President,
TO HOLD CLINIC
The annual clinic for crippled chit-
rlren will lee held next Wednesday,
September 26th at the Alexandra
Hospital, IGoderich, tinder the joint FALL FA
auspices of the Golerioh and Sea IR
forth .Lions Chubs. Dr. Ramsay o'f
London- hull conduct dale clinic. An
eyesight
s eciaui
specialist will A be
• resen!t -
P
as
-
London
rack'
Y .Macklin of urs.
Goderd h
c
ri.
Anyone desirous of attending may get
in touch with Dr, IEecholy, Iloca'1 SEPT.chairman, or H, S. Griff, �.7i i �O
, Ggdlerioh. , 21,
Phone 84.
$'L a year.
Now on View
We are showing the New Canadian Dinnerware in
95 -piece sets for the first time. This dinnerware is ad-
mittedly of the finest quality and most durable that is
on the world's markets to -day. Furthermore it is
Canadian manufacture throughout and made from
Canadian clay and Canadian flint, exhaustive tests of
which have proven both to be of the finest produced.
These Dinner Sets are of particularly fine decorations,
all of which are permanently protected 'by a very
heavy glaze overlay.
The edges are of heavy gold and platinum trim in
band and stippled effects.
We confidently believe they are the finest on the
market to -day
32 piece sets at $4.95 to $6.95 per set
95 piece sets at $22.50 to 525.00 per set
It will be a real pleasure to show you' this new alI
Canadian line of Dinnerware.
SSTOP AT
AVAUGE.»S
HURON COMMITTEE
MAY JOIN IN PROTEST
About one hundred representative
citizens from the various municipal-
ities of Huron county met on Mon-
day, 'Sept. '117111, in Wesley -Willis
Church, Clinton. to make an emphat-
ic protest against the issuing of auth-
orities for, the sale of beer and wine
Si -Huron hotels and other places, ,by
the Onttn'id governutent.
Messrs. Ae E. Lloyd of Wiugham,
and A. T. Cooper. of •Clinton, brought
to the attention. of the delegates the
vagi u. .tsps that had been taken
since 1855, when the •Canada Temper -
anis.: Act (;Scot .\ct) was first car-
ried in the County. This Act remain-
ed in force front h)45 te we, when' counties,
it was replaced he -,use of the divid-I
joint action is to be taken 'whereby
these three counties will present theiir.
claim to the government showing that
because the C.T.A. has not been gee•
pealed no sales of liquor can i'egall_--
take place in these counties. L\: repre-
sentative calnntittee consisting
Howell, IGoderich; R. J, SI•clAMff-
lan,
Seaforth; C. J. Moorhoase, :S!t-o•s-
sels; C. iI), Barrett, 'Blyth; 'X. . G.
Medd, Exeter; :Frank ,Towson, Whig- -
hatn;
V ng-
hatn; N. W. Trewartlta, Clint..,
A. Williams, Ethel; A. R, Sind:air.
Hensall; 1 •:
fl.. W. 7 Bunt, Gude t-
hiss
jean 51^irrry Exeter; and ele. 1"x
Cooper, 'Clinton, as chairman. ! m...,
committee is authorized to proece•2
whatever manner is thought advisable
by the joint committees of the three .
ed jurisdiction he,we.'n the reiteri,,' DEATH OF FORMER
and :Dominion go'vernm'ents, neither
one accepting responsibility for it -
05 fsret'nien 11. From 19;1'5 in 11012 Iocai
option eatupaiene were inaugurated h1
must of the nntnicipelities and suc-
cessfully carried in the '(lawn of Clin-
ton and eleven townships. Hensal'
carried local option under the three-
fifths majority clause and afterwards
defeated it with the three-fifths. (,,1-
crich township and 'West Wawanosa
were under no 'license. In the yea
1013 after several of the towns an
tillages although giving a <naiorit
fur local option, but failing by a ft
e.
to get the necessary 60 per an
the temperance people again took a
vantage of the Canada Temperate
Act to stake the county dry, whit
could be done thy a majority vote. Th
vote was taken on Jan, 20th acd th
Act adopted by a majority of ?fit)
The C.T.A. remained in effect n!111
December, 1920, when it was tcntpor
anily suspended 'by a 215 per cent, pet
ition of the electors in order that tb
county 'might secure the advantage
of the Ontario Temperance Act or
accautt of its more severe penalties
13y au order in council the C.T.A. wa
to remain suspended as long as the
Provincial 'lacy Was as restrictive ,as
the C.T.A.
Huron county has always given
very large dry majorities as shown in
the plebiscites on the IO.TJA, in 119'119
and tl''9214, when the dry majorities
were 112,7177 and ,111,19tt15, respectively,
while the vote in ar9e11 to stop the im-
portation of liquor into the Province
the dry majonity was 19,1796, Since the
Government •Control Art for Ontanio
was introduced the counties of Hur-
on, Perth and Peel, w^Here the C.T.A,
had been carried :previous to .the in-
troduction of the O.T,A., were 're-
cognized as local option territory and
no government stores had been estab-
lished in these counties, Tie Liquor
Control Act as passed at•the last ses-
sion of the Legis'la'ture also recogniz-
ed these counties as 'dry territory, as
shown 'by Clause 14 of the Act. It
was therefore a great surprise to the,
dr
electorsi-
Yo Huron ton
when en the
On-
tario government started issuing au-
thorities to sell beer to some of the
standard 'hotels in this county.,
The .meeting expressed themselves
as emphatically opposed to' the sale of
beer and wine in beverage rooms and
SEAFORTH RESIDENT
The sad news was received H 7I,:.
'falter Murray and his515te±, Mils
Annie Murray, of the death of 'tiles
brother, James N. Murray, at Port-.
land, Oregon, on September 'IC:: 41,..•
ter three months'illness following a.
mastoidoperation. SIr, Murrayeta:-
employed
'a .
employed with the Gruen Ti,ncs arse
visited •his old home here about tees
r years ago.
dl lie was the eldest son of th,. !are
lir. and Sirs. Francis Murray, erre
w was born at St. David's in 11BT.I. come-
t ing to Seaforth when quite youOrrg.
d- In 1:890 he went to Woodstock, rater
c to Winnipeg :where he became a lira
h type operator and afterwards Brei'' in
e e rand (Rorke, N!D., before going t.-
e ISalem'and later to Portiamd,,:Oregon.
8, In 11900 he was married at Fargc•- ..
1 D., to Miss ?Elizabeth !Gaffney, torr_.
- erly of Mit'ehell, Oertario, who spur-.-
- ives gtirn, together with four brother, •
e and one sister, Thomas, 5lacramoeitte,
s Cal., Ernest, Regina, Sask., Joito,
r '.Preston, Walter and Mas, Annie n?
Seaforth,
. The funeral was ']nerd on (Sept iw_d
from his home, '35511l 'South East Tag--
gert's St., .Portland, and was Target
attended. The profusion of beantjfitg '
flowers showed the .hdgih esteem ice
which he was ?held:
ATHLETIC IMEET'-
T:he annual sports day of the Sea-
forth Oolhlegiate Institute wire be.
held on Friday, Sept. 28th, The crate
set :for the County Meet at 'Gocrericre•
is Friday, October 112th.
ATTENDING NORMAL
6A'm'ong those from this school ever
will attend Stratford IV:ortmar titsolo
year are Sant MclS'padden, !T.3'tsece-
Flilien, 'Frank Dundas, Gladys- Cofe•-
man,
IRobin on T-Iamtl'ton intends to enter
'Western University- to .specialize It
Mathematics and James Scott wirf et. -
ter medicine at Toronto University.
ROOM DISINFECTED.
As a precaution against spinal' n>:;:,
ningitis one •cif''yhe roosts ar the fedE-
lic school was disinfected on :t1'orarlay
the class being dismissed ' for the •
ternoan. The case ander dbselrvaizi
'has ntot developed any fdrtiter ,symp-
toms, it is understood,