The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-11-27, Page 1t`Single Copies Five Cents.
With Which is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News.
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27th, 1030
.MORE RATEPAYERS PRESENT, BUT LITTLE
ENTHUSIASM SHOWN AT NOMINATION
The annual Nomination meeting to
;pick those who would stand for elec-
tion to govern the affairs of the town
.for 1931 passed over very quietly. Be-
fore the nomination there 'appeared
to be a feeling that a lively and heat-
ed meeting would be in evidence, and
'possibly that is the reason why a lar-
ger number of the ratepayers were
ipresent. However, when the oppor-
tunity was given " by the Mayor,
Reeve and Commissioner, to ask
.questions, those who had a grievance
were either absent dr a little tumid,
no questions being asked at all.
The Town Clerk, W. A. Galbraith,
'called for nominations and in the al-
lotted hour, a fairly large list was
;presented, as follows:•
.1 Mayor
I.1. B. Elliott, by F. L. Davidson
.and A, Tipling.
*Thos. Fes, by C. R. Wilkinson
and F. L. Davidson.
Dr, Redmond, by E. J. Nash and
W, G. Gray.;
*-qualified.-;
Reeve
J. W. McKibbon, ov C R Wilkin
son and H. 13: Elliott.
C, R. Wilkinson, by J. W. McKib
bon and D. 1VIcDo5ald.
Commissioner
W. H. Gurney, by A. Tipling and
H. B; Elliott.
A Cosens, by :1. W. Hanna and 3,
McGillivray,
Councillors
Jas. McGillivray, by J. W. Wilson
aand J. M. Graham,
Fred . Davidson, by A. Tipling and
H, B. Elliott.
Amos 'Tipling by H. B. Elliott and
C. R. Wilkinson,
*C. k, Wilkinson by A. Tipling and
R 13. Elliott.
Wesley Walters by Fred L. David-
son and C. R. Wilkinson.
Henry Diment by C. R. Wilkinson
and F. L. Davidson.
John Porter by D. McDonald and
J. W. McKibbon.
H. 13. Elliott by ,j, W. McKibbon
.and. A. J. Walker,
A. 3. Walker by J. W. Hanna and
J. W. Busltficld.
Herb: McKay by C. R. Wilkinson
:and J. W. Hanna.
A. C. Adams by' C, R. Wilkinson
and J. W. Hanna.
J. A. Mills by W. H. Gurney and
C. R Wilkinson" I
John Hanna by A. J. Walker and.
J. W. McKibbon.
FredFuller by W. VanWyck and
E. J. Nash.
Arthur Wilson by Fred. Fuller and
J. Hanna.
Public School Trustees.
'Ward 1 -Jas. Isard, by W. H. Gur-
ney, . and C. 12, Wilkinson.
Ward 2-5, M. Graham by G. L.
Baker and L J, Pattison.
Ward 3-5. 0, Habkirk by J. S.
Isard and John McMichael; C B.
.Armitage, by J, W. Bushfield and: J.
M, Graham;®F, J. Hill, by R. A. Cur-
•rie and J. S. Isard; W. VanWyck by
W. T. Booth and E, S. Copeland.
Ward 4-W. F. Burgman, by J. W.
Wilson and Wm. Holmes.
Following the nominations any
candidate who wished; was given. am-
ple time to address those present.
Mayor Fells was the first called on
and stated it had been an honor to
serve the town of 'Wingham for the
past five years, He had given about
seventy-five per cent. of his time to
municipal affairs and was prepared
to do so again next year if re-elected.
°'There hasn't been a council meeting
Meld in 1980, when every member of
the council was present," Inc stated.
A change ought to be made,i he said.
either a commission be appointed to
run the town, or each member- of the
council be 'paid, he recommended $5
for each regular meeting attended, no-
thing for a special meeting. He thou-
ght this. would create a greater in-
terest in selecting a council each year,
I3e mentioned the reduction in the.
tax rate this year of 1 mill, but held
mut no promises that in the iinitiediate
future it might still be lowered. Next
year he expected the County would.
'ask for a larger taxation, and only
by rigid economy would the local
rate reinain the sante.
Mr,. Fells complimented the town
clerk on the efficient manner in which
he looked after the town's interests,
Showing that only $$467.67 was un-
paid out of approximately $63,000.
Mr. H. 13, Elliott was the noxi; call-
ed on but hadn't made up his mind
as to whether he would stand either
aas', councillor or mayor. He has a
y a
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long record of about 25 years in ser-
vice to the town, three of which were.
served as mayor.
Dr, Redmond, the other nominated,
was, not present at the meeting, hav-
ing not expected to receive nomina-
tion.
Reeve McKibbon in the absence of
Conn. Diluent gave a report for the
Cemetery Committee,: stating that the
Cemetery is now on a paying basis.
He also gave a report on the work
carried on by the County Connell,
The ladies, he thought, should take
an interest in municipal affairs, and
should be repnesented on the .school
board and possibly the town Council,
Conn. Wilkinson spoke next but
was undecided as to what he would
do.
Commissioner Gurney said that,
while the Electric Dept ..was going
satisfactorily, something would have
to be done in the near future in re-
gards to the Waterworks Dept. Too
much water was being used, in the
summer it was let run to get it cool,
While in the winter it was let run to
keep taps from freezing. He thought
the sooner the users were put on
metres the better, then they would
pay for what they used, The Town
uses some 575 horse power, 450 of
which,are purchased from the Hydro,
the remainder generated from the lo-
cal plant, a saving of some $600 per
.month. The electric rates this year,
he was pleased to say, had been low-
ered. He was again in the field, the
work interested him, and if again
chosen was prepared to give equally
of his time:
Mr. Abner Cosens -when called said
he carne up to the patform as a mat-
ter of form and offered the only crit-
icism of the evening, and asked why
the calcium, chloride couldn't be put
on the streets early in the year. He
objected to the way the trees were
being destroyed by either the hydro
or telephone company. These mat-
ters were explained by Mayor Fells.
Out of fifteen nominated for the
council only one, Coun, Tipling, had
anything to say.
W. T. Booth, sec'y of Public School
Board : gave a report.
General Hospital Auxiliary
The regular meeting of the Wo-
tnen's Auxiliary to the General Hos-
pital will be held in the Council
Chamber on Monday afternoon, De-
cember lst at 3,45.
Huron Old Boys' Annual
The annual meeting of the Huron
Old Boys' Association of Toronto,
will be held in. Hygeia Hall, Elm St.,
on Friday evening, December 5th, at
8 o'clock sharp, for the reception of
the officers' reports, election of offic-
ers and for the transaction of general
business, at the 'conclusion of which
the meeting will be given over to
Progressive Euchre and Bridge.
Gorrie and Molesworth
Ministers Called ^ y
At a meetingof the congregation
of Knox Presbyterian Church, Monk -
ton, held • on Monday of last week, an
invitation was extended to Rev. J. A,
Pritchard of Molesworth and :Gorrie,
to become minister of the Church. It
is !expected that Mr. Pritchard will
accept, following which a call will be
moderated through Presbytery. Rev,
T. C. Miller, the former minister of
Knox, resigned some time ago.
Pastor and Wife Honored
At the close of the Mission Band
conceit in the. Melville 1?r•esbyterian
Church, Brussels, Miss Margaret Mc-
Dougall, president of the band, voiced
the regret of all at the departure of
the Pastor, Rev, F. G. Fowler and
family. On behalf of. the Sunday
School, the Y.P.S., the Mission Band,
the C.G.LT and Bey Scouts, Earl..
Moore presented Mr. Fowler with a
club bag. Catherine Walker present-
ed a silk bed -spread and a linen table-
cloth to Mrs, Fowler. On behalf of
the congregation ,William Speir read
a suitable address, while Walter Yuill
presented Mr, Fowler : with a well-
filled purse.
ellfilled"purse, Mr, Fowler made a Stilt
abbe reply, expressing his regret at
Leaving Brussels, and thanking the
congregation,
FRIDAY NIGHT
"Ye Olde Time .Musicale" Whig
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halt
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haat United Church. Old songs in
costume. Everybody welcome, Ad-
mission 25e and 15e.
Subscriptions $2.00 Per,
TEESWATER WOMAN
DIES FROM INJURIES
Mrs. Jean Donahue, widow of Chris
Donahue, and a lifelong resident of
Teeswater, died at her home onTues-
day as the result of an, accident that
occurred two weeks ago, wheti the
car in which she was driving was al-
legedly hit by 'one driven by Duncan
McConnel, Lucknow. The accident
happened 1S miles south of Teeswat-
er, on provincial highway No. 4.
Coroner Dr, M. H. Gillies etnpan-
eled the following jury, who viewed
the body: S; R. Brill, foreman; R. J.
Mann, G, T, Redburn, W Free-
man, John S. Armstrong, William
Thornton and Albert Hughes, all of
Teeswater.
George Spotton, M.P., for. North
Huron, who was operated on in Wes-
tern Hospital, Toronto, has recovered
sufficiently to return home on Wed-
nesday.
Listowel Had Charge Here
The United Church was well filled
on Sunday evening to listen to a for-
mer pastor, Rev. E. F. Armstrong of
Listowel, who delivered a splendid
address. He was assisted by his bwn
choir and organist, who rendered a
beautiful service of song. Rev. S.
Davison and his choir had charge of
the services at Listowel.
"Let Georgie Do It"
Has been a common expression, but
let hien do what? Mr. George O1ver
has subleased the old Wingham Cafe,
and has been busily engaged in paint-
ing and remodelling it. In conversa-
tion with him we were unable to re-
ceive very much enlightenment on
what he intends to do. Many rumors
have been going around but as to
whether they are correct or not he
wouldn't say.
"YE OLDE TIME
MUSICALE"
Will be presented featuring beau-
tiful songs of long ago with those ta-
.king part in costumes of "Days be-
yond recall". Old time readings and
instrumental music will add to the
pleasure of a varied program. Come
and enjoy a bright and pleasing en-
tertainment in assembly room of Un-
ited Church, Wingham, Friday, eve'g,
Nov, 28. Admission 25c and 15c.
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SENTENCED FOR
KIDNAPPING GIRL
One young man was sent to jail,.
while another was released on sus-
pended sentence after they had plead-
ed guilty before the county judge ,to
charges of kidnapping a 15 -year-old
girl and forcibly , detaining her for
two days, in a house,- The guilty
pleas were entered by Wellington
Ronald, of Listowel, and Arthur Stev-
ens, of Gorrie, before Judge Killoran,
presiding at court in Goderich.
The former received the suspended
sentence, while Stevens was given a
sentence of one year determinate and
another year less one ,day indetermin-
ate in • the Ontario reformatory.
Campbell Grant, of Walkerton, ap-
peared for the accused, while Crown
Attorney Dudley Holmes, of Goder-
ich, handled the prosecution.
The girl, whose home is said to be
near. Harriston, was taken from the
house of a friend near Gorrie by the
young men. It is claimed that during
the two days her abductors held her
in the house considerable whisky was
bought and the viii forced to drink
with them. . This •much was admitted
by crown officials when questioned
regarding the story, which was not
generally known though the offense'
occurred some time .ago.
School Concert U.S.S. No.' 13
Howick and Turnberry will be held
December 18th. There will be a play
entitled "Above the Clouds" put on
by the people of the Section.
Returned Home to Ireland
Mr. George Teague, who for the
past year has been engaged on the
farm of Mr. Wm. Wellings, left on
Thursday for his home in Belfast, Ire-
land, sailing via the Duchess of Atholl
on Friday.
Spending Winter in Florida
,r'?n Wednesday morning of last
week Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Crawford
and Master Kenneth, left for their
winter home in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Great things may be exPected of Alex.
when the bowling starts down there,
as he is the present tingles Champ..-,
ion. of "the 'United es.'" -"
Theswater Woman Burned
The residence of W. H. Logan,
village clerk, Teeswater, was detroy-
ed by fire Tuesday morning. The
cause of the fire was due to an ex-
plosion of the kitchen range. Mrs.
Logan was burned about the hcad.
and limbs, while the house is a wreck
and contents badly damaged by fire
and water.
Lucknow Man Wins at Royal
F. G. Todd of Lucknow was a suc-
cessful exhibitor in the market cattle
class. For a steer or heifer, 800 lbs.
or under, he took fourth and fifth
prizes. Ber!twin Blackburn of Ux-
bridge won eighth and ninth prizes in
this class. The Lucknow breeder cap-
tured first and sixth in the class for
steers, 901 pounds to 1,000 pounds,
and ninth prize in the W. A. Jenkins
special for senior calves, grades or
cross-breds. In the Inter -County
Baby Beef contest, steer or heifer,
pure-bred, grade or cross, Thomas
Todd of Lucknow was second and
Gordon Parrott of Uxbridge, fifth. In
the Aberdeen Angus section, F. G.
Todd took third place in the W. A.
Jenkins special.
MAYO FELLS 'AGAIN
GETS ACCLAMATION
Very little interest wtts shown in
the municipal elections this year, in
fact the conditions appear to be get-
ting worse. Last year six qualified
for council, but at the last minute one
resigned. This year sip till about one
minute before the allotted time to
qualify only three had done so, two.
more being handed in then, still leav-
ing a vacancy. Another nomination.
will be necessary after the new mem-
bers take office.
Mayor Thos. Fells
Mayor Fells is again elected by ac-
clamation for his sixth term of office,
with the same Council as last year
with exception of H. Dirnent, as fol-
lows:
Mayor -T. Fells.
Reeve --J. W, McKibbon.
Council -F. Davidson, H. B. Elliott,
5. McGillivray, Al Tipling, C. R. Wil-
kinson.
Coinrnissioner-W, H. Gurney.
More enthusiasm centred around
the choosing of members of the
School Board in Ward 3, and looked
for some time as if there would be an
election after all with four in the
field, namely F. J. Hill, J. O. Hab-
kirk, C. B. Armitage and W. Van-
Wyck, but at the last moment the
latter three got. together- and by the
toss of a coin J. Habkirk and W. Van-
Wyck "withdrew:
You Can't Afford To Miss
The Salvation Army annual Sale of
wort; and Horne made Baking to be
held in the Army Hall, Edward St.
this Saturday, Nov. 29th. Do your
Xmas shopping early.
Snow Plow Out Wednesday
The town snow plow was called in
to use for the first time this winter
to clear the streets of the heavy snow
fall of Tuesday evening. The snow
being about a foot deep on the•lev-
el, resulting in fairly good sleighing.
PROGRAMME OF 10 B.P.
Thursday, 8 to 10 p.ni, Melody
Market, with Jack Thyne "The Kan-
sas Farmer" and his fiddle, and also
other artists.
Sunday, 10.30-10,45. "Your Radio"
talk, 10.45-11 a.m. United Church
organ, 11-12,10. United Church ser-
vice. 4,15-5.15 p.rn. Sacred concert
by Ripley talent.
Tuesday noon 12.30-1,30, Record-
ed hour, 8 to 9.30 p.rn,. Melody Mar-
ket
ww.�a..uu
'quith Oliatto anb Cam unit (*Wallas
lifuttb
The. local Chamber of Commerce appeal to the public of Wingham and vicinity to gener-
ously support
ener-ously'support a Santa Claus and Community Christmas Tree Fund,s oitsoned
p under the direc-
tion sof their Treasurer, Mr, C. P. Smith. TheCommunity ututy Christmas Tree will be held this year
in the Town Hall on the night of December23rdand will be supported by a Christmasro ram
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arranged under the chairmanship of Mr. Herb. Campbell: All children will be recipients of a
small favor from Santa,
p be received at the Bank of Commerce, ,or the Dominion Bank during
Subscriptions will
banking hours every day until December 23rd, Some of the factories have already turned in or
are arranging lists of donations and in view of short hours this splendid support showsa foie
spirit and is highly creditable. It hoped that the stores in town will each arrange a list from
their employees and that the public generally will give as they are able. The Chamber of Coin-
coerce trust that receipts will be sufficiently large as to enable them to take care of Christmas
cheer and necessities in some cases where thete will be a real need this year.
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CANADIAN CLUB LISTENS TO CHARMING
ADDRESS BY AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE'S.
A large and enthusiastic audience
gathered in the Council Chamber on
Friday evening, November 21st, unde7
the auspices of the Wingham Canad-
ian Club, to hear Miss Marshall Saun-
ders, the author of "Beautiful Joe."
The pupils of the three upper rooms
in the Public School were invited as
the guests of the Club on this ocea-
cion, and a number of the children
took advantage of this invitation,
The meeting opened in the usual
way, with the singing of a' verse' of
"0 Canada." For the benefit of those
in the audience new to the Canadian
Club, Dr. Redmond, in a few well-
chosen words, set forth the ideals and
objects of the organization, and ex-
plained that every Canadian citizen,
irrespective of color, class, or creed,
is eligible for membership. Miss K,
King played as a piano solo, a group
of seven short songs by Schumann.
Dr. Redmond then introduced the
distinguished guest and speaker of the
evening, Miss' Saunders' : vivacious;
charming manner quite captivated her
hearers, as she told of her early life
and upbringing, of the discipline and
the training in self-control, and their
influence upon the stories she was to.
write in later years.
Born in Nova Scotia; in the beauti-
ful Annapolis valley, the eliiest dau-
ghter in the family of a Baptist .min-
ister, her early education was receiv-
ed in a country school. This was
supplemented by a study ,of classics
under her father's tuition. To her ear-
ly teens, the family remoed to the
quaint old city of Halifax. At the
age of fifteen Miss Saunders was sent
to a boarding -school in Edinburgh.'
She described the deep religious life
of the girls in this school, and told,
also, of sitting . under the preaching,
of Horatius Bonar, and his saintly
brother, Andrew. At this time of her
life, too, she formed very pleasant
associations with many interesting
and well known people, among then
Thomas Nelson, of the famous firm
of publishers. After her school rife
in Edinburgh, site was sent to a
French Protestant boarding -school in
Orleans,"
Onher return to her
native hard,,
Miss Saunders taught school fur some
tirn,e, but sine never quite felt that taa
be Icer vocation, Actin upon the sug-
gestion
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gestion of her father's friends, ansa
encouraged by her sister she began
writing stories. Her account of her
first attempts and of the wonderful
tales which she produced at that time,
amused her hearers greatly. She was,
however, careful to point out for the
benefit of the young people in the
audience, the fact of her folly in/writ-
ing of a type of life of which she
knew l:ittle or nothing.
While on a visit to Meaford, On-
tario, about tis time, Miss Saunders
saw the original "Beautiful Joe" -a
dog who had been cruelly mutilated
by a former master. The intelligence
of this dog, and his devotion to his
new owners, impressed their visitor
greatly. Consequently when, on her
return to Halifax, she read of a prize
offered by the American Humane So-
ciety for an animal story, she decided
to compete for it, and to make Joe
the hero of her book. In complance
with the rules of the contest, the
scene of the story was in the State
of 1tfaine. The story was judged'
worthy of the prize, and was, after
some time, published. It has reached
a circulation of over 'a million, and
has been translated into several dif-
ferent languages. It is, because of
its American setting, never listed as
a Canadian book, though both its au-
thor and its hero are native-born Can-
adians.
Dr. Redmond voiced the apprecia-
tion of the audience when he thanked
Miss Saunders for her delightful talk,
and Miss King for her musical selec-
tion. The meeting closed with "God.
Save the King."
Miss Saunders during her stay in
town, was the guest of Mrs. C.
Hanna.
CELEBRATION NETS
.GOOD AMOUNT
The financial statement of the Ar-
mistice Day Celebration held .in the
Arena on November 10th, which is
printed below, shows a nice balance
to be divided between the Band and
the Arena.
Advertising
Ticket sales
Net proceeds refresh. booth
Receipts
$ 96.00
259.60
12.74.
$ 368.34
Expenditures
Teaming (R. H. Saint) $ 4.25
Labor, (Zuluf) 4.80
Labor (Gamble) 5.60
Telephone calls ..... ..... 7.85
Entertainment 3.00
Advertising (Radio) 10.00
Advertising (Advance -Times) 90.85
$ 126.35
Balance $ 241.99
A. M. Bishop, Treasurer.
Dollar Bargains
Big values for one Dollar at Isard's.
Clearing odd Coats, sweaters, muff-
lers, Hosiery, Remnants and many
other lines for only one dollar.
Peacock Candy Shop Opening
Alterations and installing new and
up-to-date equipment in the Peacock
Candy Shop which is'located in Mills'
old Store, has been practically com-
pleted and will be opened sometime
next week. See their advertisement
on page four of this issue,
W. M. S. Election ,of Officers
The regular monthly meeting of the
'United Church W. M. S. will be held
in tate Sunday School Room Tuesday,
December 2nd, at 3 o'clock. Mrs.
Laidlaw and her group, will have
charge of the program, Election of
the officers for 1931 to follow: A. full
attendance is requested.
Rural Mail Carrier Hurt
John Walker, rural main carrier was
seriously injured in a traffic accident
as he completed his ditties on Satur-
day evening, His condition . is not
regarded as critical, but 'lie will be
under the care of a physician for
some time. The driver of the car
causing the accident said he was blin-
ded by a second automobile's lights,
and that he could not See the carrier
until he was right tip it hint,
HIGH SCHOOL
LITERARY SOCIETY
The High School Literary Society
held their regular meeting on Fri-
day, November 21st, the President,
Jack McKibbon, in the chair. The
meeting opened with a hearty chorus,
"The Maple Leaf," after which the
Secretary, Mary King, read the min-
utes of the previous meeting. A very
enjoyable programme followed.
The lines of eminent poets and nov-
elists are being studied at our meet-
ings. An account of Marjorie Pick-
thall's career was given by Ida Brill,
after which Ida appropriately sang
one of Miss Pickthail's poems "Duna"
which has ben set to music, Mildred
.Phippen gave a sketch of the life of
the British poet, Thomas Hardy, and
June Buchanan read one of his poems.
Our Glee Club selections were well-
rendered and full of the usual pep,
Reta Hastie favored us with a piano
solo "Whims" which was well given
and duly, ;r appreciated.
Ruth Robinson's medley of a few
of our popular songs was very clev-
erly done and received much applause,
Mr. Sperling read an inspiring paper
on the beautiful theme "Motherhood:
Kate Ring read the Journal, contain-
ing interesting and instructive sub-
jects, interwoven with High School
humor, This concluded the meeting.
Concert In Community Hall, Belmone
Commencing at 8.p,nr., Wednesday,
Dec. 3rd. The program will be giv-
en by a Listowel Male Quartette and
Beintore Choral Class under the. dir-
ection of P. S. Hoadley. Admission.
adults 35c, children 25c,
LOCAL MASONS
ELECT OFFICERS
At the regular meeting of Lebanon
Chapter No, '84, held in the Masonic
Hall on Tuesday evening, November
186, the following officers were el-
ected for the ensuing year: -
Ex. Comp. 13. A, Hiscox 7..
Ex. Cotnp, S. R. Brill H.
Ex, Comp. R; ..C, Thompson J.
I:, Comp, J, W. McKibbon; Treas,
Ex, Conip, G. H. Ross, Scribe E.
Ex. Comp, H, F. McGee, S, N,
Ex, Comp, Chas. Richardson, P, S.
There are two offices yet to be.
filled. Installation will take place at
the next regular meeting' in Decem-
ber.
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