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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-04-19, Page 1sSfsagl'e .Copies, ,Five Cents. With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter Nevirs. WINGHAM,' ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 1928 WEDDINGS Vernell-Edwards A very quiet Easter wedding took place at the First Presbyterian Church Manse, Rumson, New Jersey, on Sat- lerday evexaing, .April 7th, when the Rev. Potter Varxtries United in mar- riage Miss Elizabeth J. Edwards, eldest daughter of Mrs, Margaret Edwards • of Gorrie, Ontario, and 11/Ir. John R. Vernell of Ruanson, New Jer.. sey, The bride .and groom were attend,- ed ttended by Mr. and Mrs, Charles Vernell of. ,Middletown, N. J. Ur, and Mrs. John Vernell will reside in 12,umson, New Jersey, IsardsMilner Themost brilliant wedding. of years took plaee: in. St - Paul's Church Brampton, on. Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Doris Mildred Milner, daughter of ex -mayor.. A. H. Milner and Mrs. Milner became the bride of CharlesEdward .Isard, London;' Ont., son of Mr. and Mrs, J. S. Isard, of Wingham, The church was.. beautifully decorated ,with "Easter Lilies,,palms and: ferns, and the ceremony was performed by Rev, H. M. -tanning, grandfather of the bride, assisted by Rev. Dr.' W J. Smith, pastor of St. Paul's. The bride was brought-in.by her father, and was wearing a period gown of white lace, with veil' of laceand tulle, white hose and silver shoes, and shower bouquet of pale pink rases lily of the valleys and orchids: She was attended. by Miss Thelma Taylor; as maid of honor, who wore a period frock of pale blue taff- eta with 'hat to match, silver shoes, and bouquet of.pink 'roses. The bridesmaid;. Miss Myrtle Isard, sister of sthe groom, was in a yellow taffeta period frock, hat to match and carried Sunset .roses, Little Miss Marjorie Treadgold, neice of the bride was flower girl, and wore a frock and hat ofpale pink georgette, parrying ' a basket of sweet peas. The grooms - roan was Mr, Stanley Burns, London, Ont, and the ushers, Messrs: Roy Robertson and Harper' Bull, London, Ont. Miss, Jennie Milner, aunt of the bride, played Lohengrin's and Men- delssohn's wedding marches. During the signing'. of the register, Mrs. R. I. Blain sang "Because". Following a reception at the home of the bride's parents, Main Street north, Mr. and Mrs. Isard left by motor on a trip to.Montreal and New York, the bride travelling in a navy and gray ensemble, Preisieh blue hat, gray shoes and platinum fox fur, the gift of 2 he .groom.. They will reside in London, Ont, Among the, many gifts received by the bride -•were silver tray from the Sunday ' School 'class to which Miss Milner formerly belonged, and a chest of silver, from the Willison Bond Company,• London, Rintoral--Pollard At the manse, et Forest, on April 4th, a very ;pretty wedding was. sol- emnized, when Margaret Lattreta (Reta) Pollard, second daughter of Edward James and Mrs. Pollard, was united in matrimony to Chester Wil- fred Rintoul, son of the late Chas. J. and Mrs..Rintoul of Morris township, The ceremony was performed by the groomis brother, Rev. A. G. Rintoul, B.A., pastor of St.. James Presbyter- ian Church, Forest. .After the cere- mony, a .tasteful wedding dingier was served at the manse. After spending a honeymoon' at Forest, Sarnia, Port Huron and 'Medford, the happy coup- le .returned to reside on the groom's farm in Morris twp.—Post: MARRIED FOR SIXTY YEARS (Lucknow Sentinel) It does not come to many joined b{ wedlock for life; to celebrate: the sixtieth anniversary of the day on which they were made one, Such, however, was the good fortune of Mr. and Mrs. Alex, Ross of town, on Sat- urday of last week- (April 7th), There were no "doings", the day being spent quietly at their home: Friends of Mr. and Mrs. ,Ross will be .pleased to know that both enjoy a fair measure of health, andthat they are about ev- ery day—Mr. Ross taking a great in- terest and assisting in the gatage bus - 'epees of his ,son-inslaw, T. W. Smith, and Mrs. Ross still doing her house work. They walked, together .to the Anglican Church to attend the Easter service; in spite of the blizzard which Induced many to remain' indoors, John. Deer demonstration of .farm implements at Wingham livery barn, orx Saturday, 'April 26th. MANUFACTURERS AND BUSINESS MEN UNITE FOR EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK The patriotism and Imperial scud - .Ment of which loyal Winghaniites boast will be put to the practical test when Empire Shopping Week open on Saturday, April 21st, Under the patronage of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, himself a Can- adian land -owner, and the Presidency of Hon. 'eines Malcolm„ M.P., Minis- ter of Trade and.Commerce; the sup- porters of the movement have com- pleted plans for a Dorninion-wide ob- servance. The basic idea and aim of the week is made clear by the slogan adopted: "Empire Buyers Are Empire Build- ers." The duty and obligation ofev ery British, subject in Canada to tlx Commonwealth is the foundation. Its appeal is simple'. It invites th citizens to demand first the product of their own country or of some na tion or dependency sof tete Empire And the purchasing publii is remind ed that Empire buying begins at hom Preparations are'nowcomplete fo ,what General Council declares prom ises to be' "the biggest merchandisin event in the history of. Canada," From one end of Canada to the oth er, and froi+n one end of the Empir to the other, Empire -made materials will, be presented in a manner never ve before attempted. .Business men ha the hearty co-operation of manufac- turers in displaying the products of, what you see to the front next week their factories during this week' So will either be Canadian made, or Ern- pire made. Nor shall there be any doubt` or misapprehension about the products. They are, not surpassed in any way by goods from; any other country. Wingham business men are to make it a real .affair, and an at- tractive occasion, On Monday 5,006 4 -nage business announcements go through the mails to every ratepayer e within a a radius of to miles of Wing - ham, offering special inducements to e buy during Empire Week, and listing s many Canadian=rade goods. In wadi- - tion every business.place in town will be appropriately, decorated. - This is a very special occasion, one e that deserves the heartiest co -opera - r' tion between manufacture, business - man and' purchaser; and this willno g doubt be realized, Buying Canadian- made, or Empire -made goods, is the first step of patriotism and protection e to our country, CHAMBER OF COM- MERCE OFFICIALS Few of those vitally interested in a Y cry necessary organization in the town turned out` to the annual meet - ng of the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night 'last, It xnay be that many of therfunctions usually falling to an organization of this nature are eing done through: the Business Men's Association, and hence' the poor'at endance. In fact, Past President, T. C. King,.` dropped' a very good sugges- ion that there' is need, of concentra- ion in different organizations in own, which:; have a more or less corn - non purpose, This may yet nutter- alize. The following officials for theyear ere elected: - Hon: Pres.—T. C. King. Pres, -T. J. `McLean. est Vice Pres. -J. W. Hanna. 2nd Vice Pres.—N, L. Fry, Secretary -W. T. Booth. Treasurer—C, P. Smith. Councillors—Ward 1, W. H. Rin- oul, W. H. Gurney, A. E. Lloyd; and 2, W. Stewart, J. M. Graham, in. 'Thompson; Ward 3, R. Van- one,tAmos Tipling,• J., A. MacLean; Ward 4, A. J, Irwin, H. E Isard, T: ,'Gibson; Ward g, Robt. Allen, Geo. arr, C. P. Smith. Auditors -W. J. Greer and A. H. usgrove. Board meets on second Tuesday of ea month. �i b t t t t • x i w t W s H C e 1- NOTICE OF REMOVAL C. Templeman is open to receive his old and new customers at his new cleaning and pressing rooms on Main St., opposite Mr, Nortrop's Butcher Shop, .SOCIAL EVENING' Thefe will be social evening in the R. C. Parish hall' on Thursday ev- ening, April 26th, under the auspices of the Altar Society, all invited. Steeper's Orchestra in attendance. Cards to commence at 8.eo, sharp. WEDNESDAY HALF -HOLIDAY Wingham Business Men have ag- reed to observe the Wednesday half holiday this year from May est to October 31st. LIONS' DANCE ON FRIDAY EVENING To -morrow (Friday) eveningis the date set for a dance in the Armouries under auspices of Wingham Lions Club, to raise money for play ground equipment. It is proposed to erect three or four pieces either in the pail, or on a property close by, where the children will have an inducement to play under safe conditions, and to keep them off the highways. This is an affair that should appeal strongly to those who have a real interest; in the kiddies of the town, and in pro- viding them with very necessary e- quipment ?To alI those who, take en- joyxnent in a dance this affaair will be pleasing for Arthur's Orchestra will play, Mrs. Theodore Holland The funeral of the late Mrs. Theo- dore Holland was largely - attended. Mrs. Holland was a former resident of 'Morris 'lwp, and a daughter of Robt. Stewart. She was born in Mor- ris Twp. in 1870, and moved to Eg- rondviile while quite young. In xpo2 she was united in marriage to Theo- dore Holland, and had resided in Win- throp' until her death, Mrs. Holland suffered a stroke about four years ago, and had been confined to her bed most of the time since. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and a son, Moody, two sisters, Mrs. Mc- Nichol ' of Oregon, and Mrs. Knight of Cypress River, Man,, and one bro- ther, Samuel Stewart of Rokeby, Sask, also survive. The pallbearers were: Moody Holland, Edgerton Roe, John Campbell, Jos. Dulnage, Geo, McKee and' John Shannon.—Post. Wellington Produce 'Co, Ltd. 'have started their cream trucks and want your' name as another of their satis- fied customers. TURNBERRY LOSES LIFE LONG RESIDENT ' IN 'HIE DEATH OF ANDREW HARDIE After an illness extendnig over sev- tral months, Mr. Andrew Hardie pas- sed away at his home on Diagonal Road, on Thursday night last, in his 67th year. Deceased was a son of the late John and Mrs. Hardie, who were pioneers of Cuirass township. De - teased was born at Clyde, near Galt, and carne with his parents to Culross whets three years of age, His early life was spent on the homestead and after his marriage to Miss Margaret Henderson of the Bluevale road, they moved to the 9th concession of Turn - berry, residing their until two years ago when they moved to Witigluatn. Mr. Hardie was a ratan highly es- teemed in the community in which he lead so long resided. He for years being a member of St. Andrew's I>res- byterlan Chturch,and a member of Maitland Lodge and Minerva En- campment of the I.O,O.F, Besides brothers and three sisters, viz. John of Turnberry, Thomas of Wingham, Fred of Culross; Mrs, D. J, Marchi son of Wingham, Mrs. Arthur Snap - son of Culross, and Miss E. Hardie of Culross. 'To the bereaved will be extended the sympathy of the com- munity, . The funeral was held on Sunday af- ternoon, The service at the house and grave was conducted, by Rev, Dr. Perrie, members of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows attended the funeral in a body and the service of the order was rendered at the grave. The pallbearers were Jas, S. Carr, Wtn. Stewart, Geo, Olver, S. Piper, O, Thompson and kt, B. Els liott, A.,,M. Crawford Back from Florida, where they spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Crawford arrived home last week af- ter an enjoyable season and a long. motor drive. Mr. Crawford, enthus- iastic bowler, and all-round ! good sportsman, this year added to his laurels in winning the Irish Trebles, open to Canadians,; getting' a silver Water pitcher; and also won the point competition, a new feature. Each. player uses two bowls on two full; length ends, the end marked -off in a six-foot circle, with two smaller ones enclosed: Scores count z, 2, or 3, .de pending on which ring the bowl rests. In this he found the keenest of com- petition, but won, for which he re- ceived a combination silk umbrella and walking cane. PER sONAL AND LOCA Mrs, A. M. Bishop is spending th wveek in Hamilton. Miss Margaret : Lint later of Simco spent the Easter holidays in town. Miss Jatiet MacLean, nurse-in-trai ing in a Hamilton hospital, is hom ;until September. Mr. and • Mrs, Arthur Nay and chi of Sebringville, spent the'wveek-end the home of Miss H. Roderus. Jack Thynne, a Brussels' boy, po ular in the music -loving Set in To onto, received a club bag from of friends there, before leaving for D troit, Misses Frances and Ethelda Be nett, returned to their teaching dutie at Lions Head, afer spending East week with their mother, Mrs. Bennet of Frances Street: Congratulations are extended to D K. 'Perrie, B. A., son of Rev. Dr, Per rie, on passing his second year divin ity course,``with honours, at Knox Col lege, and'winning a $5o scholarship. The Ladies' Bowling Chub will hal their annual meeting and election a officers on Friday afternoon, Apri 2otlr, at 4 p, ne, in the Council Chani ber, when a good attendance is re eluested. Mr, and Mrs. Jos. Thompson of De troit, motored to Wingh°am to spend a few days with Mrs. Thompson' mouser, Mrs, Bennett. On their re- turn trip. they were accompanied by Miss Ethelda Bennett./ Annual Thank -offering of the W. M. S. of St, Andrew's Church will be held on Sunday evening, April' 22nd, when Mr. D', K. Perrie, B.A., will speak on his experiences on a mission field in the' Peaee River District, Al- berta., last year. Rev. r etre was in Toronto last week, assisting at the closing exercis- es of Knox College, where several promipent ministers of the church were honoured with the degree of. , D. Hehad u< d th e privilege 'n r ex t p g ofodu ing Rev, T. H, Thomas. The Wotnxn's.. Institute wilt hold their regular monthly meeting in the 'Council 'Chanuber, on Thursday, April 26th at :3.:p, rax, Don't forget Greed - mother's day. Directors for the month are 'Mrs, Geo, Cascmore and Mrs. Dickson L is e, n- e ld at p- r- e- - r- d e- Ben s r t d f s Subscription .00 per ear. THE MUMMY AND THE MUMPS DRAWS A BIG 1 -LOUSE AND BIGGER LAUGHS There is something so attractive a- bout amateur theatricals that when presented after any reasonable prepar- ation, the public warmly responds, ,. getting a rare evening's enjoyment,. Tuesday evening Hensail young peo- ple presented a humorous play"Th Mummy and the Mu The decid- edly clever manner, and in a a and, before a full house. Following is the cast of char- acters: Sir Hector Fish__ . .... .Rev. T. W. Jones Francis Briscoe _w.„. Albert Shirray William Laidlaw ._ yrs A, Houston Janes Slaxnnion (Recker) •- E,Drummond Perkins ...,.' David Shirray Anna Hampton „. _ _ Mrs.' Peppier Maude Mullen pP e •. Grace Stone. Dulcie. Duntble- ... .....,Louise Drummond Agatha Laidlaw _ -- ::, Mrs, Shirray Phoebe Beebe .,,,„„,_ .. Mb, A. L. Case Francis Briscoe drops in on his old school -day chum, William Laidlaw,, who is spending a short visit with his aunt, Agatha Laidlaw, head of a mod- ern exclusive school for girls. At the same time, Sir Hector Fish, a renown; ed archeologist, just arrived from the East, is expected at Miss LaidIaw's, who is an old friend. He was de- tained at quarantine in New York, through an outbreak of mumps, but evades the authorities by placing him- self in the mummy case, and going forward by express„ sending a tele- gram to Miss Laidlawivi g ng explicit instructions how to place the box on its arrival. At an exclusive girls' school men are not allowed bu t•t h e glimpse of Anna Hampton, and a few stolen words divided Francis Briscoe to remain with his . friend Laidlaw, who.also hav am equally y justi- able reasons for lingering around when Dulcie .Durable remained, To permit this Francis decides to imper- sonate 'Sir Hector Fish which 'Wil- liam thinks a capital idea,h ch especially as the mummy is on its way by ex- press from New York. Then follows one humorous predicament after an- other, rocking the house with laught- er, as the vain attempts of Francis at personation, only lead him deeper an deeper into an entanglement, that .e en William found embarassing, Mrs. Shirray as Agatha Laidig gave a splendid representation of t austere dignified superintendent of girls' seminary, and carried, off a r Cher heavy and difficult role with cr dit. William Laidlaw had the care free, easy assurance of the moder young man, comfortably situated, an whose voice and acting were a brigh feature, Rev; T. W. Jones show rare skill inhis peculiar place as man of science, so . deeply ixnpresse in his work as to be insensible to or dinars events, but with the English man's respectability. Albert Shirra was everything impetuous yout might be, ready to explain temporar ily anyembarassment, at least to In own satisfaction. Both he and M Jones, gave a really clever interpre tation of the feminine wiles, whe dressed for the part, even if the cle gyman did not know how to reach woman's pocket, To E. Drunimon must be given credit: for a really fin interpretation of an Irish 'servant whose accent, gestures and walls, con vulsed the audience. David Shirray had a good idea of a sheriff's import- ance and oft times inability to see the real point. Mrs,' Peppier made a charming schoolgirl, whose intuition sized' up, the situation of the identity of the real Sir Hector Fish, and after a two days acquaintance could call him "Heck". Grace Stone and Louise Drummond carried off their parts with very creditable acceptance. Mrs. A. L. Carr has the. modern reporter's idea of making an . impression if not getting all the facts, and, ruade a good hit ee The play was well staged, while the costumes were decidedly attractive, and lent inch to the delight of the Cyening. Arthur's Radio Orchestra rendered. number of selections while the aid-. ence gather and between acts, and a olo be -A. M. Forbes, were greatly ap- reciated. v - w he e- n a t ed, a d y h s r. n r a. d e a s p BAD MOTOR SMASH LAST SATURDAY ir At Victoria Street and Diagonal Road intersection on Saturday after- noon, two Ford touring cars disputed the right-of-way, and with rather dis- astrous results, S. Burke was driving up Victoria street with J. Lennox as passenger, when they met A. D. Smith proceeding to Bluevale. Both cars were travelling at a fair rate of speed, going up grades, and, both likely fail- ed to see the one another on account of the heavy rain,/While the. Burke car had the right-of-way it caught the Smith car a glancing blow just below the front door, damaging the fender, lamp and wind shield, and throwing Mr. Lennox out, He sus- tained severe cuts about the head, and remained ,unconscious until Sunday af- ternoon, Since then he has shown signs of`improvenxent, WE AIM TO GIVE THE NEWS The main aim of a weekly news- paper, as the name implies, is to give news of its own district. We have a staff of efficient correspondents throughout the district to assist us in attaining this end. However, we are always glad to have someoite'drop in- to the office and give us what news they may have, or phone or 'mail it to us, On Saturday, April 26th, a demon- stration of farm implements will he held at the livery barn, Wingham. Mrs. R. D. Mason who has been visiting with her mother, Mr& Chas, Barber, in Toronto, returned home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Steele visited over Easter at the home of the latter's sister, Mrs, James Cornelius, White- church. WEEKLY NEWSPAPER MEN VISIT THE DURANT MOTOR CAR PLANT, TORONTO MAY PLAY SOFT. BALL THIS YEAR. That softball may supplant _ihard- ball in this district this summer now seems altogether likely, states the Clifford Express, and goes on to say that President James Gilinertin, of Drew, who last season presided is authority in connection with the Cen- tral Baseball League, contempltes having Secretary Whetstone, of Har- riston, notify all interested partite - within the limited area to be present at the annual Meeting to be held at Harriston this month. Owing to the small number of hardball teams en- tering this league last year, it has been suggested that the league offic- ials admit the introduction of soft- ball, and already several clubs not re- presented last season have signified a willingness to affiliate if such a move is approved by the executive. Practically all the officials are will- ing to adopt the plan in order that the majority may be satisfied, and such places as Ayton, Neustadt, 'Moorefield, Drayton, Arthur, Grand Valley, Mount Forest, 'Holstein, 'Dur- ham, Fordwich, Gorrie, Wroxeter, Teeswater, Wingham, Palmerston, Fergus, Clifford, Mildmay, Belmore, any other places not interested in the playing of hardball would be given the opportunity to engage in their favorite sunnier sport, What action the local lovers of this pastime will take cannot be definitely stated, but will undoubtedly rest an the decision of the : league officials when they holt) their annual meeting. The Iocal softball enthusiasts have called a meeting for Monday evening next, 23rd inst., to arrange a locat club schedule, and all those wishing to enter a team in the town league should attend this meeting. Consid- eration of the above project will also be made at this meeting-. Mrs. Wrn. Irwin of Belmore, spent last week visiting friends there: Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gibson, Misses Billie and Yfarjorie were in Stratford on Monday. Mrs. E. J. Jackson and Miss Irene Jackson of. Toronto, spent the week- end at, the home of Mr. R. E. Jack- son, a. +(Miss Elsie Blackhall has returned to Crediton, after w'isitiug her parents, Mr:. and Airs. C. Blackhall, Diagonal Road, the past week, / Misses Dorothy Willis acid Mary Mcl:Citrick of Toronto, have returned. home after spending the Easter holi- days with Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Willis, Mrs, Kenneth Weaver, of White- church gravel, on Monday received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Albert Arde of Mountainside, Man. She was born near Bluevale, and is favorably known by many in that dis- trict. x''•Mr. John Galbraith was confined to the house the last week, from an in- jury sustained' by a heavy roll of oil cloth pinning him to the stairs: The roll slipped crushing his legs and in- juring his back, For a, few days he suffered considerably but is.now-int- proving cely. /' The Eniaster thank -offering mng of the W. M. S. of $nick Uneetiited Church, East Wawanosh, was held at the home of the president,' Mrs, Robt. Coultes on April 11th. Mrs. (Rev.) Davison' being the speaker for the oc- casion, and spoke on "Missionary work at home and abroad Lunch was served bythe hostess,. An airplane view of the plant of Durant Motors of Canada, Limited, at Leaside, on the outskirts of 1orott to The plant covers nearly x5 acres and has approximately half a million square feet of floor space., It is nrodw' erti•in every respect and has a capacity of upwards of '175 cars a day, An event of special interest the members of the ' Ontario Division of the Canadian Weekly: Newspapers As- sociation was held in • Toronto, last week, at the Plant of Durant Motors of Canada, Limited On the invita- tion of the Company, between fifty and sixty :newspaperman visited the "home of Durant cars" and saw how these cars are built, On arrival its Toronto, the ttews- papermen met at the King Edward Hotel where luncheon was ser've'd in -a putting room reserved far the access ion. They were royally welcomed. by Roy D, Kerby, general manager and Ph l J. Duggan, sales manager, and were told that it was solely for ac- quainting represetative citizens of On- tario with the methods employed in building Durant cars that the meet- ing had been called, Mr, Kerby spoke briefly on the im- portance of the automobile industry. to Canada and gave some very inter- esting figures on the capital invested, Ile `stated th ;;the Durant company bought Cana ade materials from more than ediati Sources of (Contin• w ge 5) WINGHAM UNITED CHURCH Rev, Sidney Davison, Pastor Tel,—Church x40, Parsonage x83 Sunday, April and rq a.m.---Prayer and Praise. Morning Service:- . "'The Look of Longing” Evening 'God's Ligh't'house” 4.41.4 WEElteNIGHT SERVICES Mon., 8 pen.—Y, F. S. : Wed., p,tirx. Brayer Service, WE OME