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The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-07-28, Page 1OZONIIMINIKNANNISME Single Copies Five Cents, With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 28th, 1932 ONTARIO PURCHASES ABITIBI CANYON POWER PROJECT $18,000,000 Are to .be Exchanged for $20,000,000 of Ontario Pow- er Service Bonds Details of the transaction under °which the Abitibi Canyon project :may be acquired by the Provincial Government, to be operated by, the :Provincial Hydro, were made known -over the week -end in a lengthy statement issued by Premier George :S. Henry. Hydro 20 -year debentures to the amount of $18,000,000 are to •be ex- changed for $20,000,000 of Ontario Power Service bonds, on condition that 90 per cent. of the Power Ser- vice bonds are deposited for ex- change. The debentures of the Hydro Commission, which will be guaran- teed by the Government, will be dat- ed Oct. 1, 1932.. They will be pay - .able in Canadian funds only, and in- stead of bearing interest at 5; per cent. in either Canadian or United States funds, the interest rate will :be as follows: 3e- per cent. for five ,years, 4h per cent. for five years, :and 5 per cent. for ten years. The Hydro Commission will retain the Tight to redeem at par on any in- terest day. G. T. Clarkson and Strachan John- ston, K.C., are working out the de- tails of the exchange, and a detailed advertisement will be published giv- ing complete information to the. bondholders on the effecting of the •exchange. "We have gone into the transac- tion thoroughly and are satisfied as to the arrangement under which the project is required," said Commis- sioner C. Alfred Maguire of the Hy- dro recently. "If we could not op- erate successfully we would not have touched it. However, to protect the municipalities of the Province now composing the Commission in the .case of an eventuality, arrangements have been made that they incur no financial responsibility. Win 1st Prize Bowling Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Harrison form- ed the rink that took first prize in the mixed rinks at Atwood on Mon - clay night. The men • carried away Waterman Fountain Pens, and the ladies, Tea Sets. Will Open Fall . Fair Word has been received by the Sec'y of the Fall Fair Board; W. J. Greer, that the Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture in the Ontario Government, will be present to open the Fall Fair on Oc- tober the 8th. Old Home Week Horse Races At Stratford, Saturday, July 30th, The Five Hundred Dollar colt stake for three year olds, 2.19 Trot and 2.30 pace. View the 30 Aeroplanes in stunts and see the races from the Grand Stand. Guelph Jazz Band. Admission 556 . Grand Stands 25c and 50c, The Opening Day and Best. OBITUARY Mrs. William J. Scott The Township of Morris was greatly saddened by the passing on Wednesday last, of Norma Mc- Kague, beloved wife of Wm. J. Scott in her 39th year. Mrs. Scott was exceeding well and favorably known in this community having lived her entire life in this district. She was an active member of Ebenezer United Church. Beside, her sorrow,ng husband, she leaves to mourn her loss, three dau- ghters, Mary, Laving and Evelyn, and twon sons, Spence, 3 years of age, and an infant son 1 month old. She is also survived by her ,mother, Mrs, Andrew McKague, one brother, Wilfred, lst con. Culross, and two sister, Mrs. Quay Hilborn, (Eliz- abeth), Wiarton, and Mrs. Robt. W. Thompson (Agnes), .Guelph. The funeral was held from the residence on Saturday,July family restd J y byRe 23rd, and was conducted v, A. E Mann, Pastor of Ebenezer church and Rev T. 'C Wilkinson, a former pastor. Interinetit was made in the family mausoleum, Wingham ''Cemet- ery. CHAUTAUOUA WAS GREATLY ENJOYED Programs Splendidly Received, But Deficit is Large, and, Will Be About $450.00 There is no doubt that the pro- grams, supplied by Chautauqua were greatly enjoyed by all who were privilepd to hear them. The deficit this year is not as great as last year but will cost each guarantor 'consid- erably more money than last year as the number of guarantors were but twenty. "New Brooms," the comedy which was played the first evening, was well -staged and.' proved most enter- taining. Sorrentino and his Venetian Strol- lers, who` provided the program . on Wednesday afternoon were well re- ceived. The scenery portrayed a Venetian scene, and the 'musicians were garbed in colorful costumes of that, country. The solos were 'great- ly enjoyed, also the duets and trios, but most delightful were the selec- tions in which the perfect blending of all the voices made beautiful har- mony. On Wednesday evening the same company again delighted the audien- ce with another excellent program, Dr. Vaughan's lecture on the Econ- omic Situation" was very instructive and he left with his audience many ideas that will be useful and helpful. "Government by Gangland," the lecture given by Attorney C. Ray Hansen on Thursday afternoon was a vivid story of the ruthless manner with which the gangs of Chicago op- erate, and left the feeling behind that it was good to live in Canada under a proper judiciary system. The Scottish Musical Comedy in the prelude of the afternoon and their presentation of "The Cotter's Saturday Night" won the hearts of all. The Scotch dialect and Scotch songs and jokes made a decided hit and the excellent h rniony of their voices was delightfully pleasing. The Artist Trio presented a pro- gram of distinction on Friday after- noon and to the lovers of music this was a rare treat indeed. Hugo Brandt, whose technique is faultless, thrilled his audience. Leola Aikman's crystal pure soprano voice of rare quality won her way into the hearts of all, Vladimar Lenski is well call- ed master violinist. He held his audience as if in a trance during his solo numbers. Again in the evening this Artist Trio presented a prelude which captivated the audience. John i.. Ratto was billed as Impersonator, Humorist and Entertainer, '' ..nd by his clever and versatile impersona- tions he supplied an evening which will long be remembered. Saturday afternoon the children were entertained by the Marionn- ettes "Hansel and Gretal" "The Three Bears" and "Goldelocks" were pres- ented by the talking and walking dolls and not only delighted the children but formed a pleasing en- tertainment for the adults as well. The play "Merely Mary Ann", ; the last program to be presented, was well presented. The cast is to be congratulated on the . splendid por- trayal of the characters. This play, which, most of • us have seen in the movies, provided a fitting closing nuinber to the splendid programs which were presented during the week. C. N. R. Earnings The gross revenues of the Canad- ian National Railways for the week ending July 14th, 1932, were $2,661,- 638, as compared with $3,376,180 for the corresponding period in 1931, a decrease of $714,542. Jitney Street Dance Friday Night A Jitney Street. Dance' will be held Friday night, July 29th, on John St. from Josephine to Edward Streets. Music by Jack Carr's Dattce Band, and Arthur's Radio Orchestra. Danc- ing 9 to 1. Held under the auspices of the Wingham Fire Department. Local Bowlers Win 3rd Prize At Lucknow on Friday night the Lucknow Bowlers held their Mixed Twilight of Rinks. Eighteen • rinks from the clubs of the district com- peted. Arink from here composed Mr. andMrs. W VanW ck and of, 11� y Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Williams, were suciessfuI in winning third. prize, If Chautattqua had not been presenting their programs ; here, inatty more rinks froiii the local club would have been at this Twilight, FIREMEN'S STREET DANCE, SUCCESS Two Orchestras Supplied the Music as Dancers Thoroughly Enjayed Themselves The first of a series of three Street .Dances' held ander the auspices of the local Firemen, was a real suc- cess. Two orchestras supplied the music which kept those in attendan- ce constantly in the mood to dance. Arthur's Orchestra supplied the mu- sic far old and new dances at the western half of the dance area while Jack Carr's Dance Band inspired the dancers in the area nearest Josephine Street.• . A refreshment booth between the dance area's appeared to do a thriv- ing business. The conduct of the crowd was splendid and no doubt the succeed- ing two Friday nights, July 29th and August 5th, the Firemen's Street Dances will be well patronized. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs, W. J. Adams and Alton are spending a few days in Toronto. Master Norman Nichols, of Park- hill, is visiting his friend, Jack Hare. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amos are vis- iting. with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Misses Harriet Sutton and Luella Hopper are at present visiting in De- troit. Mrs. J. W. Turner and daughter, Phyllis, are spending a week in To- ronto. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Campbell and Mrs. T. Gregory are in town for the summer. Miss Agnes Cowan, of Sarnia, has been visiting her neice, Dr. Margar- et Calder. Mr, and Mrs. M. W. Telfer, Cred- iton, visited with her mother, Mrs. A. Rintoul. Miss L. Taylor, of Detroit, *as a recent visitor with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. MacLean. Mrs. Rose Bowden, of Windsor, is spending her holidays with Mrs. E. Lewis, B. Line. Mr. and Mrs. W. J..Fleuty, Oak- ville, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. David Hamilton. Miss Donelda Fixter is visiting with her friend, Miss Anna McGill- ivray, in Kincardine. Miss Caroline Wellwood is visit- ing in Blenheim with her 'friend, Miss Thora Davison. Miss Marie Allan, of Lakelet, has returned home after visiting at the home of David Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy and little boy are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrse. Fred Johson. ' Don't forget the Dance in Blue - vale, Monday night, August 1. Music by Irwin Edwards' Orchestra. Miss V. M. Dinsley, of Detroit, is spending her holidays visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MacLean. Mrs. Alec Murray .has returned to Toronto after spending three weeks the guest of Mrs. David Currie. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Spence, of Palmerston, were week -end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Spotton., • Mr, R. Gerry Willis, Toronto, is spending a couple of weeks with his parents,•Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Elliott and family, of Norval, are spending a week visiting relatives in this dis- trict. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kerwain, Mr. and Mrs. W. Penman and little dau- ghter Bettie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Day, Dairy Farm. Dr. and Mrs. Redmond and Mild- red, were in Toronto July 18th, at- tending .the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Redinond, 200 Dunn Ave. Miss Amy Lovegrove, B.A., Am- herstbarg, Ont., motored up tb spend the week -end with the Misses Grier. Miss Catherine M. Grier returned wi h her. vtiss Patricia Parker passed her Introductory Piano mid -summer ex': eminations with :first class honors. She also had the highest standing in her school year. ie Mr. Byrne r l . Black and B{`acc Mrs. y son, Jack, also: Mr, E. L, McCabe, D;D,, motored from N,apanee, and visited with :Mr, and Mrs. T. j. Mc- Lean and family, Diagonal Road, Mr. Black and Jack represent the King stoii Whig -Standard, Subscriptions $2.00 Per Yeast., THORNTON RESIGNS. AS PRESIDENT J. Hungorford, Vice -President, Will Carry On For Present —May Be Elected President S. Sir Henry Thornton has resigned as President of the C. N. R., and will sever his connections withthe railway August let. S. J. Hungor- ford wil carry on as headof the rail- way until a new President is select- ed, and it is thought that he may receive the appointment. Samuel J. Hungorford is one of Canada's best-known railroad oper- ating officers. His experience has ranged, in more than 45 years, from - the humble position of machinist's apprentice, where he commenced in. S. J. HunOrford 1886, to that of Vie President in Chage of Operation, maintenance and construction of Canada's largest railroad system, the' Canadian Nat- ional Railways. Born in Bedford, Que., sixty years ago, S. J. Hungorford entered rail- roading as an apprentice with the Southeastern Railroad, later part of the C.P.R. at Farnheue Otte. Corn- pleting his- apprenticeship he worked as machinist at many points in Que- bec, Ontario and Vermont, and in 1894 was appointed Chargeman at Windsor Street station, Montreal. From 1897 Mr. Hungorford worked as • ° assistant foreman, locomotive foreman ' and general foreman at Farnham, Megantic, and McAdam Junction and in 1901 was transferred to Cranbrook, B.C., as locomotive Foreman with the Canadian Pacific. From Cranbrook, he moved in 1903 to Calgary as master mechanic of the Canadian Pacific's western divi- sion and in the following year was made superintendent of the Locomo- tive Shops at Winnipeg, becoming in 1908 superintendent of Shops. In 1910 Mr. Hungorford joined the Canadian Northern Railway, as sup- erintendent of roll stock with head- quarters at Winnipeg, and in 1915 he 'noved to Toronto in the sante position. In 1917 Mr. Hungorford became general manager of the Eas- tern Lines, Canadian Northern Rail- way, and in the following year was named Assistant Vice -President, Op- erating, Maintenance and Construc- tion Departments of the Canadian National Railways with headquarters at Toronto. With the taking over of the Grand Trunk Pacific lines, he became Vice -President 'its 1920, in charge of Operating and Maintenan- ce Departments of the Canadian Na- tional and Grand Trunk Railways, and two years later, in October 1922 he was made Vice -President and General Manager of these lines, with headquarters at Toronto, in which position he continued until his ap- pointment, in February 1923 as Vice President in charge of Operation, Maintenance and Construction of the Canadian National System, with headquarters at Montreal, Will Preach at John Street Baptist Church Rev. E. C. Sinith, of Toronto, will conduct the ser' ices in the John St. Baptist Church next Sunday, the 31st Inst. 'Wins Trip to Newark, N.J. Mr. Jack McMichael, local agent fo for the Prudential Insurance Co,, ai in winningtrip successful i t a to Newark, New Jersey,bythe given company toagents who passed their quota in writing ordinary insnrance,;� Mr. and Ivrs. McMichael left' Wed' nesday for Newark and will be till next Monday the guests of the com- pany. LISTOWEL REEVE RECEIVES HONORS Elected District Deputy Grand Mas- ter at Annual Meeting of Grand Lodge. At the annual meeting of the Grand. Lodge of Canada in the Pro- vince of Ontario, A.F, & A.M., which was held at Kingston last week, Reeve J. F. Vandrick, of Listowel, was elected District Deputy Grand Master of North Huron District, the highest honor his Masonic brethren of the district could bestow on him. The new D. D. G. M. has earned. the honor and. will ably fill the of- fice with credit to himself and hon- or to the craft. He is one of the most active Masons in the district and has given generously of his time to Masonic duties in this and other districts. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hopper at- tended the Stonehouse family re -un - ice; at Springbank on Wednesday of last week. Misses Anna Forgie, Margaret Copeland, Agnes Scott and Ena Cur- rie are spending a week at Kincar- dine Beach. Miss Dorothy Piper has returned from her vacation, having visited for three weeks with friends in Detroit and Toronto. Mrs. Harvey Nivins and Junior have returned to Long Branch, after spending the past two weeks with her mother here. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Linklater, of Waterford, and Miss Eva Linklater of Toronto visited for a few days with Miss P. Powell. Dr. Mary Cosens, of the State Board of Health, Indiana, is spend- ing a two -weeks' vacation with her parents, in Wingham. My. and Mrs. James Lickley, of Toronto, but rect etly of Jamaica, were week -end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Musgrove. Mr. and Mrs. James Scott and Billie, also Mrs. Revell, were in Stratford on Saturday attending the Dell Telephone Picnic. Miss Annie Irwin of the Post Of- fice Staff, is spending her vacation at Peterborough and Bewdley Sum- mer Resort on Rice Lake. Mr. Fred Fuller, who has been visiting friends in London, Eng., has arrived home and reports a very pleasant sojourn in the 'old land. Mrs. Geo. Spotton was in Ottawa attending the opening of the Empire Economic Conference and the Din- ner of Welcome to the delegates. Mrs. Jas. Edgar of Victoria St., is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Headon, at Seaforth, and also with her son, Mr, Alvin Edgar, of Lon- don. Mr. Jack Cottril, of the Bank of Nova Scotia Staff, Brussels, who pitches for the Wingham baseball team, is spending his holidays at his home in Port Elgin. Miss Theresa Gerry, Infant Wel- fare Nurse of Fort William, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Wills, for the past four months,• has returned to Fort William. Mr. R. Brooks, of Toronto, vis- ited over the week -end with Mrs. Margaret McLean. Mrs. Brooks who has been visiting with her mo- ther, returned home with hits. Mrs. Ricker and Betty and Billie, have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. James E. Robinson, of Kather- ine St., returned to their home at Pt. Dalhousie, with Mr. Hecker, on Sat- urday. Mr.° Thotnas Ford, of Ridgetown, who has been visiting with his dau- ghter in Wingham, has returned to his home accompanied by his dau- ghter, Mrs. David Finlay and two children, Doris and Bobby. Ms ,and Mrs. Thomas Richardson and daughter, Margaret, of Carman, Man., visited their cousins, Mr, and Mrs. Oaks, and also renewed old ac- quaintances in town. (Mrs. Richard- son was a Miss Pettypt ere. ) Recent guests of Mrs. W. A. Mill- er at "Kumanrttffiit" Cottage, Kin- cardine Beach, were, Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Posliff and 'Harry, Mr. and Mrs. E, R. Harrison and Irina, Mrs, Jack Mclay, Mrs: (Di°.) Geo. How- , and ,Mrs. G. L,. Baker, A VOLUME OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS 4 Motor Car Accidents on Monday Chapter 1. A Chevrolet car from St. Thomas was approaching town on the Bel - grave Road, about 5 p.m., and as it reached Victoria St,, ran into a truck driven by W. C. Lepard, Apparent- ly the truck failed to stop at the corner and the man from St. Thom- as could not avoid hitting the truck. The truck drove away none the worse of the bump, but the Chev, was bashed up a bit, the lights and front fenders were damaged, but no one was injured. Capter 2. A Kentucky car, a new Buick, was proceeding along Highway No. 4, about three miles south of Wingham and as it reached the bottom of Shoebottom's • hill, a horse driven 'by J. Salter shied, and the driver of the car swerved to avoid a collision and the car turned a complete circle and landed on. its side in the ditch. No glass was broken but the driver hurt his knee against the dash, and his lady companion received a nasty cut near . the knee. The car was repaired and proceeded on its way Tuesday morning. Chapter 3. • Two cars collided on the Teeswat- er road about three miles from town. Mr. Cummings, London, was driving a Graham -Paige sedan and was pro- ceeding toward Wingham, and Mr. Parker Campbell, of Wingham, was going toward Teeswater in a Chev- rolet coach, when loose gravel caus- ed the cars to side -swipe, and they both landed in the ditch. Fortunate- ly nobody was hurt but the cars were considerably damaged, The Graham -Paige had the running board and fenders on the left side badly crashed, also the frame of the car twisted and the radiator badly bent. The Chev. has a twisted frame, bro- ken axle and the running board and front fender on the left side were damaged. Chapter 4. James Kirby, of Teeswater, was called about 10 o'clock, Monday night, to get the Graham Paige that was in the accident mentioned earlier in this article, and with his mechan- ic, left the garage, and before they had got out of Teeswater the wreck- ing car hit a hay wagon driven by Bill McCrea, 4th of Culross. The wagon had no lights and before the accident could be avoided the wreck- ing car piled into the back of the wagon and drove the planks onto the horses. One 4 -year-old horse was badly hurt and will likely have to be destroyed. The mechanic who was sitting beside lir. Kirby, was thrown from the car and badly hurt but just how seriously could not be learned. The old 45 McLaughlin car used as a wrecker, was badly smash- ed up, and its days of usefulness are likely over. Dancing in the Arena Thursday evening, July 28th, mus- ic by London Aces, one of the best orchestras in Western Ontario. Huron High Constable Is Being Moved to Waterloo Kitchener—High Constable P. E. McCoy, of Waterloo County will be transferred to Goderich on Septem- eer 1, there to become High Con- stable for Huron, it has been an- nounced. High County Constable Whitesides of Huron, will come here as High Constable for Waterloo, "Where's Your Light?" Is a query heard quite often, but, generally it is directed at some mot- orist whose tail -light has ceased to function, unknown to him, Howev- er, it is just as illegal, and more dangerous, for a buggy or wagon, to be on the highway without a light, and as the drivers of these vehicles go out, knowing they have no light, they should be treated just as sev- erely, or mare so, than the motorist. Silvertowns Defeat Monkton Merkley's Silvertowns, leaders of the local softball league, play,ed the Monkton softball team in Monkton, last Wednesday, and continued their undefeated. record by a win by the score of 9-3, Monkton will play a return game here at some future date and a good game should result Silvertowns only secured 7hits off 1 ton pBatteries were pitcher. the Monk Silvertowns, arditie and Groves;wns J Monkton, Snelling and Leppard: , 3 CANDIDATES IN S. HURON ELECTION Progressive Candidate Accepted, but Executive Have Final Say With William Black, ex-M.P., ac- cepting the nomination of the South Huron Progressive Political Associa- tion and the Liberal and Conserva- tive organizations with candidates in the field it appears that S. Huron by-election will be a three -cornered contest. However, the Progressives may retire from the field as Mr. Black accepted the nomination on., the understanding that the executive will make the final decision as to whether he will run or not.: • As published before, Warden L. Rader, is the Conservative choice, and William Golding has been ;sel- ected by the Liberals. NOTICE • Sarnia, Huron and Bruce Coach Line, Wingham Division, special prices on special trips. When ar- ranging your Church, Lodge or any society picnic or tour, charter our buses. Phone 331, Wingham.' S. M. Hare, Manager. Civic Holiday on. Monday Owing to Monday being a holiday all stores will remain open next Wed- nesday afternoon. Successful in Piano Examinations Betty Rae has just received word that she has passed the Introductory_ Piano Examination with honors. Sb" is a pupil of Mrs. Harold Moffatt. Get a Lucky Ticket —Proceeds for Charity The Women's Institute are selling tickets on a beautiful hand -made quilt, now on display at King Bros.' Store. Tickets can be purchased at King Bros.' Store or from members of the Institute. Lucky ticket to be drawn on August 25th at the Wo- men's Institute meeting. Tickets l0c each. Proceeds for charity. ENTIRE CLASS TAKES HONORS The music class of Mrs. George C. Hanna made an excellent showing again this year, the entire class re- ceiving Honors in the examinations in connection with the Toronto Con- servatory in their various classes. Primary Piano — Beryl Cunning- ham (h), Winniferd Smith (1). Entry Piano—Mary Elizabeth Mc- Kibbon (h), Mary Julia Preston lst class honors, Jean Cruickshank, lst class honors, Doris Armitage, lst class honors. Introductory Piano—Patricia Par. ker, lst class honors, Irlma Howson,. 1st class honors. Waiter, after customer has rung for ten minutes): Did you ring, sir? Guest: No! I was tolling the bell. I thought you were dead. * * * * An artist took the notion to paint portraits of himself and his wife side by side. He showed the finished pic- ture to his son, who said, "That's finel But who's the lady, dad?" "Why, that's your mother." After a Pause the boy remarked. "Well, in that case why have you painted her with a strange gentle- man?" Sail' a Say ea• .c d9i.1I,G 1X71'llle of th' year th averate l. o�" �"' lll'� wonder w' if C � C�1:1� W dllt' have &rote • better is ' g .I de '-M. an vzc a versa!, r�