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The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-11-24, Page 1Single Copies Five Cents, With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie' Vidette and Wroxeter News. WINGI-IAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932 Subscriptions $2;00 Per Year, TEA AND BAKING SALE, SUCCESS The Ted and Baking Sale held in the Sunday School Room of St, An- drew's Fresbyterie.n Church • under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid was most successful. Donations of all :kinds of good things to . eat were. quickly sold, as were various other .articles which the ladies of -the con- ;giegation had made for the sale. Af- iternoon tea was served and this ;proved an attractive feature. The 'Sunday School room which 'lias just been redecorated, presented a splendid appearance and this soc- iety is to be congratulated on rais- „ing the money for the purpose. BLUEVALE ,United Church W. M. S. Holds Meeting. 'The regular monthly meeting of 'the W. M. S. of the United Church was held on Thursday afternoon in, 'the school room of the church.. The 'President, Mrs. C. Hetherington pre- .siding. After singing a hymn and re- 'peating the Lord's Prayer in unison 'tile president read the scripture les :son, Ps. 23, Mrs. (Rev.) A. E. Mann ;;gave an outline of the lift and work of Dr. Oliver, Ex -Moderator of the •church, before reading the first chap- ter of his book "Hie Dominion of "Canada", which was dedicated to his smother and wife for their sacrifices. 'This chapter speaks of every nation- ality in the world being represented in Canada. Mrs. Joseph Breckenrid- ge read the devotional leaflet on the life of Dorcas. Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Curtis lead in a season of prayer, The society decid- ed to pack their bale for the needy district in southern Saskatchewan on next Thursday. The president clos- ed the meeting with prayer. Young People Hold interesting Meeting The Y.P.S. of the United Church =et in the school room of the church .on Friday evening,. the President, E. Hamilton, in the chair. The principal business was making arrangements for the play "No -Account David,".to be presented by the Y.P.S. at the Christmas entertainment, to be held on Friday, Dec. 28rd. The subject for the evening "Are Leaders Born or Made?" was taken by the Liter- ary Vice Pres., Harry Mann. • The Scripture lesson was taken by Geo, Hetherington. Mr. Charley Johnston gave an interesting talk on the life of Sir Walter Scott. ' The meeting .closed with the benediction. The re - attainder of the evening was taken up by the recreational period, under the leadership of Harry Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Desjardines of Eth- •e1, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Falconer. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Edmunds, Rev. William Patterson, Mrs. D. J. Fal- -cover and Miss Olive Scott attended the fowl supper at the Presbyterian ',Church, Ethel, on Friday evening, Mr. Patterson delivered his lecture, 'Scottish Life and Character". Mrs. W. J, Duff is visiting with. Mrs, Geo, MacDonald at Clinton. In -her absence, Mrs, Will Hall, of Brus- sels, is attending ' the: business. EAST WAWNOSH Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wightman spent Friday with friends at Atwood. Mr. Atex. Robertson and"Mr Cyril =Canning' spent a few days at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. The Young People of Brick Unit- ed Church held a social at the home of Mr. and Mrs, James Dow Tues- day evening. Rev. Grant put on a demonstration With lantern' slides of a world tour •fast Friday evening. It was both in- •teresting and 'educational. Mn and Mrs Charles Shiell and family visited friendns at Ethel on 'Sunday. Many from this locality took in the dance at James Coultes' last Mon- . day • evening. Misses" Aileen. Broomer and Mary •Dow viisted the former's sister, Miss Velma Broosner, of Toronto,' for a -few clays last week, Brick United Church and S.S. No. 11, East W awanosh, are contemplat- r:ng putting • on together a Christmas; :entertainment on December 20th. "You say you were in your last lace three years?" "Why did you leave'?"" eI .was -.•pardsined," FRES. OF HURON Y. P. S, HELD HE "':E Meeting Held in the United Church Well Attended, About'. 60 members" of Y. E, 5, of Huron Presbytery, attended the con- vention held last Thursday in the Unitd Church. Harry SttfrdY, Presi- dent of the Presbytery, occupied the •chair. The Victory: Mission Circle entertained the delgates to supper. Following the supper, the gather- ing participated in community sing- ing for a short time, and was favored with a reading by Miss Mary Ingles,. Wroxeter, after which the members went into their different groups for discussion. Rev. T. C. Wilkinson of St. Helens, was in charge of the fel- lowship group; el-lowship'group; Miss Iren Brooks, of Mitchell, had charge of the mission- ary group. Citizenship, Rev, L. H. Currie, Wingham; Literary, Frank Wilfong, Exeter; C. G. I. T, group, Mrs. M. Pockatt,, Clinton, and 'Lead- ership, Rev. C. W. DeWitt Cosens, Stratford.. The groups remained in discussion for a short period, after which the gathering re -assembled and .a representative front each group pre- sented the recommendations they had arrived at for the furtherance of Young People's Work. Bert Culli- more, Whitechurch, then gave a read- ing and Mrs. J. M. McKay, Wing - ham, a solo, accompanied by Mrs. W. A. Galbraith. Rev. Mr. Cosens spoke on the ac- tivity of the young people, how that some were born leaders, and didn't use their talent, while others had to be made leaders. He referred to the ministry of Christ, how that. He had chosen the young people to assist Hirai, instead of being fishermen, He made them "Fishers of Men". An in- vitation was extended to every soc- iety to send members to their train- ing school in Stratford, which would be held the latter part of January, stating that a good many presidents of the different presbyteries were graduates of this school, Extra Special: Fresh Pork, Picnic Shoulders, Shanlcless, 8c Ib.; Fresh Pork Sausage, small, 2 lbs. 25c; Pea - meal Cottage Roll, 10c lb.; Finest Mince Meat, 2 lbs. 25c; Supreme Dread Flour $1.99 98 lb. bag; Domin- ion Stores, Ltd. • Firemen Are Grateful 'The members ,tof the Wingltam Fire Departinen are exceeding grate- ful to the members of the cast of the Seldom Fed Minstrels and all others Who so kindly donated their services or in any way assisted with the en- tertainment which was put on under their auspices last Thursday and Fri- day. Nomination Day Next Monday So far we have heard but little of what will happen on nomination day, but one thing seems certain, that the Mayor and all the old council will stand again. In some of the towns round about the political pot is boil- ing almost to the point of overflow- ing, while here the fire beneath the. pot is of a slow burning nature and unless some unforeseen thing hap- pens nomination day will be a quiet one. Lucknow Band Elects Officers On Thursday evening of last week. the Lucknow Band held their annual meeting. The following wereelected officers, Mr. George Smith, president Mr, Robinson, vice-president; Mr. M. Orr, secretary -treasurer. It was de- cided at this meeting that the band would disband until the first of the new year. Mr. G. A. Schatte, local bandmaster, has been leader of this band for the past,two years and it is expected he will ,continue as such afe ter the new year. Double Funeral Held For Accident Victims More than 800 people filled St: John's United Church Sunday after- noon in attendance at a double fun- eral service held for Jack McMullen,: aged 9, • and Jack Welton, aged 11, The boys were coasing on a bobsled Friday and the sled turned into the path of a motor car driven by Walt- er Roe of Meaford. The double fun- eral was the largest ever held in Flesherton, the basement and he au- ditorium of the church being filled by friends of the families. The two coffins, flower -Covered, were carried side by side to the graves in the fa- mily plots a few feet apart, HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY The regular meeting of the Liter- ary Society was held in the Assem- bly Hall on Nov; 18th, The meeting otietted with the singing of "The Maple Leaf." The minutes of the last meeting weredread and adopted as read. Mr. Brackenbury then took charge of the business. The Glee Club led the school in singing a Round, 'In the Springtime time P Comes the Robin," A reading wab then given by Jack Fortune. This was followed by a piano instrumental by Margaret MacNeilh Our new, Harmonica Orchestra favoured the. society with several lively selections. June Buchanan read the journal which contained much beneficial in- formation and was also very humor- ous. A vocal duet 'The Swallow' was then sung by Jean Mitchell and Reta Hastie. Miss McGregor acted as critic The singing of 'God Save the King' brought the meeting to a close. Off For Florida On Wednesday of this week, Mr. 'and Mrs, A M. Crawford and Ken, neth left for St Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend the winter, Back From Winter Fair Geo. Henderson, Bluevale , Rd, ar- rived back front the Royal Winter Fair on Monday evening. George was the representative of the .local Calf Club at the Fair and was a guest of the Ontario Government while in To- ronto. Geo. reports a very interest- ing and wonderful time. Grand Master to be Present A special meeting of the Oddfe.i- low Lodges of District No. 9 will be held this Wednesday evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. This district com- prises the lodges of Wingham, Brus- sels, Blyth, Teeswater and Wroxet- er. Rev. Cummer, of London, Grand Master for Ontario, will be present and address the meeting. Attended Golden Wedding Mr ,and Mrs Joseph Gamble and daughter, Evelyn of Wingham, also Mr. and Mrs. W. Garton and daught- er, Jean, of Leamington, attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mrs. Gamble's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tho- mas White' of Holyroocl, on Tuesday, November 15th. A large number at- tencletl the celebration which was an enjoyable event LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. W, B. McCool and his mother were week -end visitors in Hamilton. One -Finger Muleskin Work Glov- es, the better cuff 17c pair at The Hub, Mr. Norman Taylor, formerly of Wingham, visited friends around here recently. Mr. Norman Butcher, of London, visited with his mother, Mrs, Butch- er, Victoria St: Foster the spirit of goad will. At- tend the dance in the Armouries, on Friday, Dec. 9th, Miss Irene Sutton has returned home after spending a month with friends in London. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Henery and fam- ily, of Clifford, visited on Sunday with their cousins; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Day, Morris. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. R. ,Spittal mot- ored to Toronto last Sunday Mr. Spittal . returned Sunday, but Mrs, Spittal will remain, there visiting her sister for a week. Rev. Father George, of Cormac, near Ottawa, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gibbons last week, while on his way to see Judge Costello, of Goderich, who lately un- derwent an operation. Specials Thursday, Friday, Satur- day, Domino Baking Powder 15c lb. tin; Fry's Cocoa, 21c e lb. tin; Seed- less Raisins; 2 lbs. 27c; Oak Leaf Sockeye Salmon 29c Tall Tin; Pure Jam 29c 40 oz. Jar; Salada Tea, Brown Label, 23c a lb.; Blue Rose Head Rice, 5 lbs. 28c; Valencia Rais- ins, 2 lbs. 25c; Currants, 15c lb.; Cit- ron Peel 29c lb.; Orange and Lemon Peel 19c lb,; Glace Cherries 39c lb.; at Dominion Stores, Ltd. Can. Nat. Railways Earnings The gross revenues of the Canad- ian. National Railways for the week ending November 14th, 1932, were $2,689,017, as conipared with $3,642,- 708 3,642;708 for the corresponding period of 1931, a decrease of $9u3;691. District Meeting to Honour Grand Z. The Grand First Principal, Most Ex. Comp. C. W. Haentschei, of Hileybury, Ont., is to pay a visit to Huron Chapter No. 30, R.A.M., on the evening of Friday, Nov. 25th. This will be a district meeting and it is expected that the various chap- ters in the district will be represent- ed. ODDFELLOWS HOLD SUCCESSFUL EUCHRE Last Thursday evening Maitland Lodge No, 119 LO.0.F`: held; a very successful social evening for the members of the lodge and their wiv- es. The evening's entertainment took the form: of a euchre and was greatly enjoyed, about eighteen .tables taking part in the play. The contest for the ladies' first prize was very keen, three being tied for tate prize, Mrs. Win, Stewart, Mrs. A. L, Posliff and Mrs. D. Bene- dict. In the cut for the winner Mrs. Posliff came first and Mrs. Benedict second. The winners of the Men's prizes,,,were, first .N. L. Fry, second, W. H. Haney. After the evening of cards, supper was served and a most enjoyable, ev- ening was concluded. United Church Sunday Services Next Sunday in the United Church the Minister will take as his subjects. 111 a.m., "Making • Goodness Attrac- tive"; 7 p.m., "The Success of De- feat." The morning service will be br..adcast over the Wingham station. Change in Dominion Bank Staff Mr, B G. (Dinty) Moore of the Dominion Bank staff has been trans- ferred to the Sarnia Branch. Mr. Norman Brodie of Sarnia, will fill the position left vacant by Mr. Mo the position of teller left vacant by Mr. Moore. Income Tax Interest It has been announced by the In- spector of Income Tax •for this dis- trict that all unpaid Federal 'income Taxes, as estimated by the taxpayers are now bearing interest at six per centain per annum, together with an additional rate of interest at four per centum per annum. This means that unpaid taxes are being penalized an additional ten per cent. New Series of Postage A new series of Canadian stamps will gp on sale on December 1, it has been announced. The issue wil com- prise seven different denominations. The 1 -cent, 2 -cent, 3 -cent, 4 -cent, S- cent and 8 -cent values will bear the portrait of Hiss Majesty' the King, while the 13 -cent stamp will be a double size pictorial. Remaining de- nominations will not be changed. London, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Windsor are the five Ontario cities to which collectors desiring first day covers may write. 'Pull. MmMM"M".M at tial Tottuttrtre n. unity Xmast> attb att. tang If You Can Help Spread The Spirit of Christmas Subscribe Now Help provide a bag of goodies for every child and a basket of food for many. Christmas, Concert for Everybody, No Admission Charge. Every- body � ,y y y hod "VUelcolne. A special invitation is' extended to the rural communities. Expenses to be defrayed by public donations. Subscriptions received at both Banks. Be as generous as you can, Auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, ,r -. s,><. Miss D Fells, Z -i, Cantpbeil, Chazlnan;ln ch�e. , Treasurer. r •Ir. ,t• MINSTREL SHOW , MUCH ENJOYED Local Cast Gave Two Very Enter- taining Pero£rmances Seldom Fed Minstrels, which was played by a local cast last. Thursday and Friday evenings was well receiv- ed by the audiences of both nights. The show was under the direction of Doc. MacIntyre and his wife, Es- telle, who also acted as interlocutor and was given under the auspices of the Wingham Fire Department. The attendance the first night was very good, but on Friday night was some- what disappointing. The ' end men: Jack McKibbon (Singing Sam), Gordan MacLean (Pete), J. M. R. Spittal (Bones), A. M. Bishop (Samba), R. Douglas (Misery), . Doc. MacIntyre (Nigger- demus), kept up the tradition of end men, giving the audiences many a laugh. Although all did well, special mention of Gordon MacLean (Pete) is in order as he surely had the aud- ience in fits. The Balladists: Mrs. C. Armitage, Margaret Copeland, Jack Reavie and Harold Kitchen, all did exceedingly well and their `efforts added greatly to the success of the show. The Pony Chorus of Lillian Peterman, Muriel Campbell and jean Mitchell, was also a pleasing feature, The Dancers: Jessie Menzies, Ev- elyn McKay, Dorothy Piper, Grace Fry, Agnes Scott, Vesta Fox, Irene Ellacott, Velma Orvis, Margaret 'Cur- rie, Agnes Louttit, made a hit with their chorus dance to the tune of The Minstrel Strut.' As Pianist Mrs. Wm. Currie was a decided asset to the entertainment, The Puddle Jump- ers, mouthorgan band, received much applause for their selections. The singing of the choruses was much enjoyed and the hearty manner with which the audience received their endeavors repaid them in part for their diligence in practice preced- ing the entertainment. The chorus. was as follows: Mrs. G, Williams, Mrs. E. Armitage, Mrs. J. H. Craw- ford, Anna Forgie, Lillian Hopper, Jean Christie, Mrs. Spittal, Vera Fry, Ella Rae, Dell Walker, Rarvey Bur- gess, R. S. Hetherington, W. Gurn- ey, G. 'Williams, E. Wilkinson, Ilruce Fox, Grace Ireland, Mr. Davidson, Harry Fry, M. Christie. The second part of the program was also well received by the audien- ce and was as follows: Irish dance and recitation by Kenneth Crawford, Miss Tena Reid assisting at the pi- ano; Scotch dances by Anne Van- Wyck, her mother accompanying on the piano; solos by Mrs. A. Forbes nes and Gordon Buchanan, reading by Mrs. E. MacIntyre and crayon sketches by Doc. MacIntyre. • Get Your Anti -Freeze And tire chains at the Royal Ser- vice Station. Homuth & Bennett. "The Other Man" Is the new story that commences in this issue. It is a new serial by Ruby M. Ayres. It concerns Paul- ine, Dennis, Barbara and the Other Man. It is a story that teems with action. We are confident you will enjoy every instalment. The Dance of the Year - Do not miss the Dance to be held in the Armouries on Friday, Decem- ber 9th. A. six -piece band will fur- nish the music. Proceedsof the dance will be given to the Chamber of Commerce for the Christmas Tree and Santa Claus Fund, and will be administered by them for this or charitable purposes. Tickets $1.00 per couple, Be sure you get yours. Watch for further announcement. District Breeders Do Well at Winter Fair F. G. Todd and Thomas J. Todd of Lucknow were among the prize winners who won a number of awards at the Royal Winter Pair at the week end, F. G. Todd was the winner of the 6th and. 7th prizes for a steer or heifer 800 pounds or under, 3rd prize for three heifres, grade or cross-breds 900 pounds and under and of the spe- cial prize for senior calves, grade or cross-breds, Thomas J. Todd won the second award in the special class for senior calves, 3rd for threesteers under 1,000 pounds each and 5tle pri- ze its the inter -county baby beef con- test. Walker and McDonald of. Brus sels also made a good showing by winning the 6th prize in the class for finished cattle. LOG CABIN SCHOOL HAS AIRY TEACHE 5 Winnipeg .Miss Margaret Cadwell of Winnipeg, has gained the distinc- tion of being the first western tea- cher to be flown n to her school. She was taken by airplane from Winni- peg to San Antonio Gold Mines, in: the wilds, 103 miles northeast of Winnipeg. In a little log cabinschool-house, built by settlers in the district, Miss Cadwell teaches 13 children. Site 'has written enthusiastically of her work. Miss Cadwell is a granddaughter of Mrs, Isbister, Centre St., and the late William Isbister, Postponed Meeting of Women's Institute The Women's Institute meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 25th, at 2.30 p.m., in the council chamber. Please not change of day and date, Curlers Attentions The regular pre-seasdn meeting of the Huron Curling Club will be held at the curling rink on next Friday-,. Nov. 25th at 7.30 sharp. Everybody out Trying R. N. Exarninai.ons Miss Grace. W. Mitchell and Miss Eva Rintoul, two local nurses, are in Toronto this week and on the 23rd, 24th and 25th wil write the examina- tions qualifying them as Registered Nurses. Changes In. Commerce Staff W. Arnott who has been a mens ber of the Bank of Commerce staff • ltree for some time has been trans- ferred to Toronto, Mr. T. R. Mc- Fadden of Durham, has been trans- ferred to the staff here. Badminton Tourney Called Off The Badminton Tournament be- tween the Listowel Club and the Garrison Badminton Club which was to be held on Wednesday evening of this week was called off, as the Lis-. towel Club were leery of road condi- tions. First Baptist Church, Wingham Rev. E. C. Smith, Pastor. Sunday, -November 27th. 10.00 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., Morning Worship. 7 p,m., Gospel Service, subject, "Can One Know that he is a Child of God" Monday, 8 p. nt., Young People's. Weclnesclay, '8 p.rn., Mid -Week Ser- vice. A heatry welcome to all. Banks Feel Depression Two towns in this district will have only one bank in future. For years these two towns have supported two banks, but the officials of the banks feel the time 'has come to stop this duplication. The town referred to are Tceswater and Harriston and in each town the Bank of Commerce has closed their branch. BORN Procter—In Wingham General Hos-. pital, on Friday, Nov. 18th, 1932', to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Procter, Morris township, a daughter, BRUCE—In East Wawanosh, on Wednesday, Nov. 9th, to Mr. and Mrs Athol Bruce, a son. OBITUARY Mrs, C. R. Wilkinson After two years of patient •suffer- ing, Mary Catherine Grubby, wife of Councillor Charles R. Wilkinson, passed away at the family residence on Edward St., on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. 'Wilkinson was born in Eng- land and was in her 61st year. She was married at Heipringhain, Lin- colnshire, England, 81 years ago and five years later moved to Canada, and has since been a resident of this place. A member of St. Paul's An- glican Church, she took an active part in the work of that Church un- til her illness prevented her so doittg, Surviving her besides her husband, is one daughter, Mrs.. J. L. Basker- ville, of London; also six brothers. and one sister in England: Sarah and Amos, of Helpringhain, George, of (full; Walter of .Patiington; Freder- ick of Grantham; Harry of New- castle. The funeral was held from Si, Paul's Anglican Church on Friday afternoon. Rev.' E. Hayes, rector of the church, conducted the service. The pallbearers were: Reeve J. W. McKibben, Councillor J, 'Hanna, )'. W, Smith, A. J. Nortrop, J, MCDotte. aid. and T Fel sc, Interment was made Wingham etnetery, a��