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The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-06-09, Page 1With Which is Amalgamated The Gorarie Vidette and Wross eter News. Single Copies Five Centn;, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 9th 1932 ,.3. , .HOME OF H. TAYLOR FAREWELL MEETING BURNED TO GROUND HELD BY W. M. S. A large number of Iadies were present at the June meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church on, Tuesday after- noon. The programme was in charge of Mrs. Robt, S,potton and her group. Mrs. Dinsley gave the Scrip- ture Lesson, following which an ap- propriate reading "Each Day" was given by Iylrs, Bowers. The chapter of the study boots treating of the youth of Korea today, was present- ed by Miss Powell, Mrs. Greer gave a brief report of the London Branch Executive meeting held recently in London, showing that Huron is well. to the front in all lines of the work; particularly that of the young peo- ple, Mrs. Coutts reported that the supply allocation had been purchas- ed and prepared which included sheets, bed spreads, 1 dozen pneu- monia jackets, 8 bath robes and sec- ond hand clothing. The Mission Cir- cle also contributed a complete lay- ette: A solo "Come Unto Me" by Mrs. Beattie, and a piano solo "Abide with Me," by Miss Celesta Carr, were greatly enjoyed. An interesting feature of the meet- ing was the affiliation of. the 20 members of the Wo -He -Lo Group of the C.G.LT. with the W.,M. S. The girls, dressed in their uniforms, grouped themselves on the platform to form the letters W. M. S. Then, led by Mrs. Davison they took the obligation which made them a' part of the •W. M. S. of the United church, promising to study missions, practise the Christ life and contrib- ute to the cause of missions. The President . of the W. M. S., Mrs. Willis, received and welcomed the Group into the senior organiza- tion. As this was the Last meeting at which Mrs. (Rev.) Davison would be present, the members of the W. M. Royal Service Station Booth S. expressed their regret at her cle- Ice Cream (Bricks, Cones, Bulk) parture, and on behalf of the Auxil- -Soft Drinks — Tobaccos, — Cig- iary, Mrs. Morton presented her .ars — Cigarettes and Candy Bars. with .a Life Membership. Pin, voic- Phone 174W. J. E. Homuth - T. R. ing the appreciation of the whole Bennett. church for the splendid work which she has done and the great interest she has taken in all phases of the church work. Mrs. Davison thanked the ladies for their kind words and asked for future leaders for the C. G.I.T. Groups. At this time, the President of the group, Miss Hazel Armstrong, read an address to Mrs. Davison and Miss Thora, and on be- half of the group, Miss Mary Orvis presented Mrs. Davison with a silver bread tray and Miss Leah Robert- son gave - Thora a leather-bound birthday book. Mrs. Davison was the founder -and has been the leader of the C,G.I.T. Groups in the church for the past five years, and her departure will be a distinct loss to these young peo- ple. Lunch was served and a social hour spent. Direction of Wind Saved Barn and Other Property The home of Herbert Taylor, at Zetland, was completely destroyed by fire about 10.30 p.m. Monday ev- ening. Mr, and Mrs. Taylor were .acrossthe road visiting, with James •Godkin and family when Earl Hart, step -son of Mr, Taylor, noticed the smoke coming from the rafters near the chimney. He called Mr. Taylor .and Mr. Godkin and they thought 'they had the fire out, but a short time later it broke out again, and made such headway in spite of the :assistance of a great many neighbors that it was impossible to save the "house. The wind, fortunately, -drove the flames away from the barn or, no doubt, Mr. Taylor would have had a much greater 'loss. Very few of the household effects were saved as all effort was concen- trated on trying to extinguish the blaze. LOCAL GIRLS NOW GRADUATE NURSES Four local girls were successful in ;graduating as nurses this past week. Miss Gladys Robertson received her .diploma last Thursday from the. 'Wellesley Hospital and three others, Miss Grace M. Mitchell, Helen Po - .cock and Evabell P. Rintoul, were members of the graduation class at Grace Hospital. Miss Pocock had the highest standing in examination for three years and this year, and Miss Rintoul, second highest stand- ing for three years, and this year. We congratulate these young wo- men on their splendid showing and wish them every success in their chosen profession. - -C. N. R. Earnings The gross revenues of the Canad- ian National Railways for the 10 day period ending May 31st, 1932 were $3,664,195, as compared with $4,655,- 757, for the corresponding period in 1931, a decrease of $991,562. Mildmay Man Injured While helping to load a car of cattle at MiIdinay Mr. Nichol had the misfortune to fall, breaking both bones of the ankle. Misfortune seems to be trailing 'this fancily as his wife, ncice of John Grey, town, had a limb amputated last fall. Injured. Playing Lacrosse In the lacrosse game played at Palmerston last week; Harry Town had the misfortune to get knocked out by the ball hitting hinii over the heart. Harry was around again as usual but the effect of the blow kept him but or the game with Harriston last Friday, - Hospital Bridge Party A bridge and euchre party willbe held on the lawn of the Wingham General Hospital on Thursday after- noon, June 23, commencing at 3 p.m. under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary. Refreshments will be ser- ved and everyone is invited. The fee will be 50 cents. As the proceeds will be used to purchase some nec- essary furnishings for the Hospital, a good attendance will be appreciat- ed. WILL THERE BE HONEY IN THE HIVE? Bees will be Bees. A swarm of bees gathered on an apple tree on Dr. Colborne's lawn last Wednesday but later in the day decided to move along; The finally settled on the top limbs of a cherry "tree in Bob: Allen's back yard. It seems nobody wanted the job of removing them until till Clarke decided that honey from the hive would be a good thing. He gothim- self a ladder, a box, a broorn and a pail and succeeding in sweeping the bees into the pail and then piling thein in front of the box. Slowly, but surely, they entered the little slit until none remained outside the fold. 'They are a healthy lot of., !tees, so, 13i11 will likely enjoy honey la hive y v this year. BARGAIN FARES LONDON AND RETURN Once again the C.N.R. is offering the public a chance of cheap travel, This time the cheap fare trip will be London on June 11th and the return fare is only $2,00, On the whole, these week -end cheap fares have been a success and no doubt many will take advantage of this opportun- ity. The train leaves Wingham at 6.34 a.nn. and the return can be made the same day or on Monday morn- ing. Mailing List Corrected Our Mailing List has been cor- rected up to June 2nd, Please ex- amine the label on your paper ,and if there are any errors or. omissions please notify this office. Ladies—Attention! Mrs. Burkley, Expert Corsetierre, from the Gossard Company, will be at our store on Friday till 3 p,nn,, when she will be pleased to - help you with your corset problems, Kindly arrange to see Mrs. , Barkley as ear- ly as possible. King Bros. 3 a a a St., Andrew's W. M. S. The regular monthly, meeting of the W, M. S. of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church will e held on Tuesday, June ,?-`+uht at-p,tn, Mrs; A, M, Carr of have ch rgeof the topic, "Oar � s �:or4t in Jap n," Il,eport df the Presbyterial held t Lucknow will be given by the delegates, REGULAR MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL Horticultural Society Given Use of Town Hall Free 'fox Lecture on July 7th. Crushed by a horse in the stable at his home late. Monday, Thomas McMillan, M,P. for South Huron, died in Clinton Hospital, on Tues- day. Born in Hallett Township, and at- tended public school at the village of Constance; Other education he secured was byexperience and he night well be called a self-made man. As Councillor and Reeve of Huls lett Township ije commenced his political career. After being defeated in 1917 and 1921 he was elected to the House of Commons in 1925, be- ing re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Following in the foot -steps of his father, John McIvIillan, he took an active -interest in politics at an ear- ly age, when as . young man he took the stump on behalf of his fa- ther. The two -brothers, Robert and Thomas, contested the same seat in 1925, Robert as a Progressive and THOS, McMILLAN, M.P. WON FIRST HOME PASSES AWAY IN CLINTON HOSPITAL Injuries by Horse Prove Fatal The regular meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday even- ing with all members present. His Worship Mayor Willis occupied the chair. The inintues of the last regu- lar -Meeting were read and adopted, with the following change. Moved by Couns. Elliott and Davidson, that the grant to the Horticultural Soc- iety be raised from $20 to. $45, the extra $25 to be spent on the im- provement of the Bell Factory grounds. A . communication was received from the City Council of London re- questing that the Council ask the Provincial authorities to give coun- cils greater control of expenditures by Public and High School Boards. This letter was - filed. A letter from the Dept. of Public Works and Labor was read asking Municipalities to prepare ground and supply seed to unemployed men. This letter was also filed. The Finance Committee reported a number of accounts ,properly certif- ied and recommended payment. Moved by Coun, Elliott And Reeve McKibbon that the report of the Fi- nance Committee be adopted. Car- ried. Coun. Davidson reported for the Street Committee that about 11 tons of Dust Layer (Calcium chloride) had been used so far, and that there was in stock a sufficient supply to again apply the dust layer which would be done about the 1st of Au- gust. He reported that 250 yards of gravel had been used on road im- provement, and that an adidtional 500 yards would be used before this work would be completed. Lights have been installed on Josephine St. at the Railway tracks and the work of cutting grass had been done. Coun. Baker reporting 'for the Property committee, stated that the work of repairing the roof of the Town Hall was completed. He re- ported that the eaves on the Town Hall needed repairing and the metal parts painting. Council decided that this work should be done and in- structed the 'Property Committee to go ahead with this work. Reeve McKibbon reported for the Cemetery Committee, stating the grounds were in good shape all ex- cept the road ways and recommend- ed that 50 or 60 yards of gravel be put on these roads. The Committee would like to continue the fencing at the cemetery, putting up 50 or 100 yards of fence this year, and that there is still 232 yards of fence need- ed to complete this work. Trees are being donated which will beautify the cemetery grounds, at 'very little cost. Moved by Couns. Baker and Hanna that 75 yards of fence be er- ected and that up to 60 yards of gra- vel be used on the cemetery roads. —Carried. Coun. Wilkinson reported only one fire during the month, this occurred at 1VIrs. Finlay's, Very little damage was done and fire was practically out when the fire dept, arrived. The fire- men had requested that Council grant them $20 additional per year out of which the firemen supply their own uniforms. The council had con- siderable discussion on this matter, and the feeling seemed to be that our firemen should have uniforms, but the matter was left over to the next meeting of the Council. Mayor Willis reported the new el- ectric pumps will be completed, in- stalled and ready for operation at the waterworks pump house in about 10 days. Mr. W. Galbraith, representing the Horticultural Society, informed the Council that the District Flower Show would be held in Wingham on July 7th under the auspices of the local Horticultural Society, and ask- ed council for the use of the Town Hall on that date for the use of an illustrated lecture on flowers to be given 'by Mr, Clarke. Moved by Reeve McKibbon and 'Coun. Wilkinson, that the Iorticul- tural Society be given the use of the Town Hall on July 7th, free of oltarge,—Ca rried, - Moved by Reeve Mc1C.ibbon and Conn. Wilkinson that Council ad- journ to meet again Tuesday, June 14th, at 8 p,m, Carried, The next meeting of the Council on June 14th will be an important Subscriptions $2.09 Per-legisr, LACROSSE GAME Poor Attendance at First Home Game. Score 17 to 1. Wingham Lacrosse Club played their first home game in the Three - County Lacrosse League last Friday evening. Harriston were the oppos- ing team and were no match for the local boys who won going away with a score of 17 to 1. Wingham has the malting of a good lacrosse team and when the next home game is played on June 17th against Palmer- ston, are expected to chalk up an- other win. The game lacked interest Friday night as Harriston were outclassed, but in spite of that, flashes of good lacrosse were displayed by the local team and these games deserve much greater attendance than the number present. If this game is to become popular it must be kept clean, and players and referees must bear this in mind. - Wingham Citibens' Band were in attendance and rendered several fine selections, which were much apprec-, Thomas in the Liberal cause. `"`c1' He always had the interests of the Harriston—Goal, Stewart; defense, farmer at heart and lectured on ag- McDonald and Elliott; Rover, Dav- riculture to farmers' institutes all ov- tdson; Centre, Campbell, Homes, F. er the Province and Dominion. He Dickson and Richards; Alternates, also was a regular contributor to i B. Dickson, Davey and Foster. agricultural publications. ` Wingham—Goal, Wild; defense, Although a staunch Liberal, he en- joyed the respect and friendship of all parties, and- the news of his death was a great shock to the peo- ple of this community. FLOWER SUNDAY IN THE UNITED CHURCH The Sunday School Anniversary and Flower Sunday in connection with Wingham United Church, will be held on Sunday next, June 12th. In the morning a special service of story and song entitled "Out in the Fields with God" be presented by the members of the Sunday School. The Junior Choir will pro- vide the music, which will include a duet and quartette by the children. In the evening the members of the Tuxis Square will conduct the serv- ice and Mr. Kenneth Lott, who was the representative to- the Boys' Par- liament in Toronto, will give the ad- dress. A male chorus will have charge • of the music, and groups of Tuxis Boys from several neighbor- FALLS ON STAIRS ing towns are expected to be in at- tendance. Everyone is invited to these very interesting services on Sunday next. McLean and VanWyclt; Centre, L. Brown; Rover, M. Smith; Homes, R. Smith and B. Brown; Alternates, R. Rae, Carr, Williamson, Groves, Gus-, ney and H. Mitchell_ SPECIAL MEETING OF C. O. F. COUNTY PAR - WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ADE AT GODERICH A special meeting, of the Wingham Wornen's Institute, will be held in. the Council Chaniber on Friday,, June 17th, which will be addressed by the Departmental Speaker, Mrs, Clarence Hayes of Georgetown. Mrs. Hayes brings to the work the expreience of a public school teacher in Northern Ontario where she was of value as a community leader and Institute worker, Her interest in In- stitute work and activities has con- tinued since moving to Old Ontario. Her keen sense of the value of worth while things, her clarity of thought and vision, her grasp and vivid por- trayal of the vital things of life, makes her an acceptable speaker while the earnest quiet force of her message is augmented by her sym- pathetic attitude toward her fellow - travellers. Mrs. Hayes will have a real message to give in a pleasing and acceptable manner. All ladies, whether members of the Institute or not, are cordially invit- ed to attend this meeting on June 17th. A.F. & A.M. No. 286 ELECTS OFFICERS At the regular meeting of Wing - ham Lodge A.F, & A.M. No. 286, held on Tuesday evening, the follow- ing ofifcers were elected for the en- suing year: W. M.—J. McMichael, 'Referees, Harry Town, Wingham, S. W.—Geo, Fowler. and Dickson, of Harriston. J. W.—T. A. Currie. lst Period—Wingham 2; L. Brown and R. Smith. Harriston 0. 2nd Period — Wingham 4; B. Brown 2; Groves, M. Smith. 3rd Period—Wingham 6 B. Brown 2, VanWyck, Rae 2, M. Smith. 4th Period, Wingham 5; R. Smith, L. Brown, M. Smith, • McLean, Van- Wyck. Harriston 1, McDonald. Penalties: Wingham 6, Harriston 1.. In the game played last week in Palmerston the local boys lost by 15-6, and the Palmerston Spectator states the score was not an indica- tion of the play so we are looking forward to a real game with Palm- erston here on June 17th. OBITUARY Wendelin Roth After a brief illness, the death of Mr. Wenderlin Roth occurred at his home, Lot 20, Con. 9, of Turnberry, on Wednesday, June lst. He was born in New Germany 72 years ago, and for the past twenty-five years has been a resident of Turnberry, Besides his sorrowing wife he leaves to mourn his loss five sons and four daughters, Sister Henrietta of the Ursuline Order, Sister Gerald; ine Therese of the Dominican Order, Dan and John, of Detroit, Mary of London, Frank of Turnberry and Teresa, Joseph and Harold, at home, also four sisters and three brothers, The funeral was held on Friday morning to Sacred Heart Church where High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. McHugh, P.P. Interment was made in the family plot at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wing - ham, Rev, Father McHugh, again of- ficiating. The pallbearers were:— Robert Sproat, Alex. McKinnon, Hugh Mc- Kinnon, Joseph Gibbons, John Gib- bons, and John Morrison. School Teacher Re -Engaged Miss Gladys Ireland, teacher at the Junction School, was re-engaged by the school board last Friday without reduction in salary. Engagement Announced Mr, and Mrs. W. T, Miller an- nounce the engagement of their only slaughter, Verna Isabela, to Mr. Ken- neth George Lee, son of Mr, and Mrs. George Lee, of Peterborough,: the wedding is to take place the lat- ter part of June. meeting as 'estimates for the year will be dealt with, and the tax rate for the year will be decided upon. AND STRAINS BACK An unfortunate accident occurred last week. Mrs. Jack McKay, while hanging a curtain on a window at the top of the stairway fell off the Eastern Star, which is being held in table upon which she was standing, London. landing on her back against the edge Week -end visitors at the home of of the step. While no bones werestir, and Mrs. Jack McKay were: Mr. broken, Airs. McKay severely hurt and Mrs. W. B. Thompson, of Tor - her back and she will be incapacitat onto, Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams and ed for a couple of weeps, Mr.B. Thompson of St. Thomas. Additional Locals on Page Four Chaplain—A, J. Walker, Treasurer—J, W. McKibbon. Sec'y—G. L. Baker. S. D.—W. T. Booth. J. D. --A. W. Irwin. I. G.—Thos. Gilmour, Tyler—W. J. Elliott, Auditors—G. L. Brackenbury, 0, Thompson, Installation will be made at the regular meeting, the first Tuesday in July. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Special—Lyceum Theatre, June 9, 10, 11. ,Mrs. J. R. M. Spittal is at present visiting friends in Toronto, Mrs. Ross Boos of Chesley, is vis- iting with her• sister, Mrs. Jack Mc- Kay. A range of New Sample Dresses on sale at Isard's. See them at Bar- gain Prices. • Mrs. J. A Nilson and Mrs. Geo. Olver are at present attending Grand Lodge Chapter of the Order of the Special Sale of Hats During the month of June we are offering all our Hats reduced prices. Styles and prices will be sure to sat- isfy you. Grier & Grier, next door to the Brunswick Hotel, Whitechurch Anniversary Services Rev. Duncan McTavish, of Exeter, will conduct anniversary services at 11 a.m. and 7,30 p.m. in Whitechurch United Church on Sunday, June 12, and will give a lecture on Monday evening, June 13th, also an anniver- sary tea will be served on the church lawn from 6 to 8 o'clock. Admission 35e and 20c, NATIVE SON SPEAKS AT AUBURN Mr, Ilen F, Wilson, of Erie, Pa,, a native of Auburn, addressed the people of Auburn and district its the Foresters' Hall, Auburn, on Tuesday last, Mr. Wilson has been prominent in. United States politics for a quarter of a century, has made several lec- ture tours of Great Britain and took part in a British election campaign a few years ago in behalf of the La- bor party. He has made a study of social, economic and labor conditions and speaks. authoritatively on these subjects. • Rise wife; formerly Miss Leila Agnew, was - born on- a fart-- ' near Belgrave, and afterwards moved to Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are making a visit to their native places, Fortner Local Boy Promoted Mr. Charlie Mason, former Man- ager of the Dominion Store here, and in Chesley, has been appointed Manager of the Dominion Store on Wharneliff Road, London./ His many friends will wish him every success in London. Anniversary Services at Knox Presbyterian Church, Bluevale On Sunday, June 12th, Rev. Dr. Andrew S. Grant, Toronto, will con- duct services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p. nt,. A Garden Party at the Church Monday, June 18th, Supper served from 5,30 to 7.30, Jamie Reid, Scot- tish Minstrel, and Miss jean Simp- son, Toronto, and local talent, will provide a good programme. Admis- sion, adults 35c, children 25c. WEDDINGS 500 Visitors Expected at Celebration, To- Be Held June 14th The officers and members of Court Goderich, Canadian Order of Foresters, are busily engaged making- final akingfinal arrangements for the big coun- ty celebration to be held in Goderich on Tuesday evening, June 14th. A large class of candidates have been. secured throughout the county, and they will be present to have the de, gree work conferred upon thea- by th Past Chief Ranger's degree team of the city of London. Invitations• have been sent out to all Courts, of which there are twenty-nine in the county, and also to many others out- side of this county. At least 500 vis- itors, which will include a number of High Court officials, are expected to be present, The celebration will take the form of a street parade, headed by the Cit- izens' Band, starting from :McKay Hall and - proceeding around the Souare and back to the hall. Motor cars will then convey all members to the Pavillion, when the degree team will initiate, it is expected, about 100 candidates, This will be followed by a musical concert and refreshments. Everything is free to all members. S.S. No. 11 East Wawanosh To Hold Re -Union A re -Union of former members of S.S. No. 11, East Wawanosh, will be held at the school on July lst. Will all former members of this school please communicate with Mrs. C. Shiell, R. R. 3, Wingham, giving names and addresses of former pup- ils and teachers. District Meeting of Horticultural Society A district meeting of the Horti- cultural Societies of this district, about 30 in number, will be held. in. Wingham on July 7th. A meeting of the Societies will be held in the morning and in the afternoon Mr. J. F. Clarke of the Dept. of Agricul- ture will give an address. This should be most interesting and in- structive and all who can, should be present. PUBLIC SCHOOL CADETS INSPECTED At 3.30 p,m. Thursday last the pu- pils of the two senior rooms of the Public School assembled on the campus to give demonstrations in physical culture and platoon drill. Several intricate formations were exemplified together with Swedish exercises. The climax was an excit- ing relay race between the two class- es. Dr. Field, on behalf of The Lord Strathcona Trust, complimented the pupils upon their efficiency- attained under the direction of their principal, Mr. I'osliff, pointing out the benefits derived from physical training, and the development of • athletics. SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY On Saturday evening, June 4th, a number of relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. O. Thornton, ga- thered at their borne, the occasion being the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, Dinner was served on the lawn to about forty guests. During the day a number of phone messages of congratulation came to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, and in the evening they were pleasantly sur- prised when Mrs. Roy !Buchanan, of Harrow, an old schoolmate, called upon thein, adding her best wishes to those already given. The witness es to the marriage were both pres- ent, being Mrs, Blanche Costello, of Montreal, and Mr. Henry Matliers,. Seddon - Newell though Rev. Mr. Baker, the officiat- A quiet wedding• was solemnized ing clergyman, the parents Of both by Rev. Weyburn Smtih at the Rap- Mr. anti Mrs. Thornton, and -Many, tist parsonage on .Wednesday of last: of the ,guests have passed to the week when Agnes, daughter of Mr; great beyond. The beautiful array of and Mrs. Harry Newell, betaine the silverware testifies to tate' esteem in bride of Wilfred Seddon, youngest which the bride and groom cif twenty son of Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Seddon, ty-five years ago are held its the Miss Gladys Newell was bridesmaid, community. After an� .avenin spent and Mr, Harry Merieley was grooms- its music and reminiscences, the gaw man, thering broke up by ail ;singing `For After the signing of the marriage they are jolly good fellows,' and roll a reception was held at the wishing Mi, and • Mrs. Thornton home of the hridegroont's :parent', many more 'happy and prosperous The ,happy couple left, as : a wed • years of wedded life,` Oee of the ding trip to Toronto antd,po`tnts. east groom's most cherished Possessions and on • their return will reside On is the florae he drove. on .his wedding Josephine Street, day,