The Wingham Advance Times, 1929-12-19, Page 1With Which is Amlalgarnated The Goxile Vidette artd Wroxeter News.
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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, :THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19th, 1929
Subscriptions $2,00 per year.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
APPOINTS OFFICERS
'.the annual meeting of the North-
ern Hockey League, which is •cons:-
prised of clubs in towns and villages
of not more than 5,000 population,
was held in Palmerston on Tuesday.
All entries must be in the hands of
Secretary E. L. Buckley, Southamp-
ton, not later than Dec,19, and the
executive meets on Dec, 20 to ar-
range the groups. The O.H,A. play-
ing rules were adopted andthe seas-
on is to get under way on Jan, 1,
It is expected that 40 teams will
enter, and amongthe newcomers are:
Shelburne,' Orangeville, Dundalk,
Grand Valley, Drayton and Owen
-Sound junior league.
The officers:„President, Eugene
Murphy, Mount Forest; vice-presi-
-dent, Dr. Marcus, Kincardine; treas-
-carer,, J. M. Edwards, Palinerston; se-
cretary, E. L. Buckley, Southampton;
-executive committee:. Dr.. G. Howson,
Vllinghatn; C. 13. McKenzie, Paisley;
'C. Whitmore, Harriston; W. S. Shenk
Walkerton.
Locally things are getting down to
:a solid. foundation. A good many of
last year's players are ready to enter
-the fray, who with several new Yuen
should 'provide some snappy play.
The boys have extended themselves
a few 'times on the ice, and now await
;the draw of the N.H.L.
Palmerston and Listowel have join-
ed forces for an intermediate. O.H.A.
steam.
NEW SCHOOL OPENING
The new school of S. S. No. 5,
"TurnberrYwill be opened
, officially P
.on Friday evening, December 27th,
•with an entertainment which includes
.addresses, euchre, music and dancing,
Ad.mission 50c, Lunch served.
W.C.T.U. MEETING
At the December meeting of the
'W.C.T.U., an address on "Our trip.
;to British Guiana" was given, by Mrs.'
A. E. Lloyd. Curios were shown;,
-which made the talk very interesting.
Mrs. Geddes 'contributed a most en-
joyable musical nurnber, and little
Miss Mundy gave an appropriatere—
citation. Motions were passed to
send Christmas remembrances to
some of our local friends, and a don-
ation of $20.00 to the disabled sol-
diers in Toronto. Miss Lewis was
'hostess of the afternoon:
P.. J. O'MALLEY PAYS
$500 FINE N,
A jury brought in a verdict of guil-
ty in court at Walkerton Saturday,
inthe case of P. J. O'Malley of De-
troit, who was charged with criminal
negligence as the result of a fatal
auto accident on the Teeswater-
Winghain highway on the night of
August 5th last, in which Miss Mar-
garet O'Callahan and Mrs. Samuel
Jamieson, sister, passengers in O'-
Maltey's car, .were killed.
The verdict was returned at ten
o'clock and a strong recommendation'
for mercy accompanied it. • Judge
'Owens sentenced. O'Malley to a fine
of $500 or six months in jail. The
fine was paid immediately.
The trial, which opened in Walk-
erton Thursday morning, has created
an enormous amount of interest in
the district where the principals were
all well known. Tlie defence coni -
P
leted its case Friday night and De-
fence Counsel Campbell Grant ad-
dressed the jury for almost two
hours. Crown Attorney W. Free-
born also addressed the jurors and
Judge Owen's charge consumed about
40 minutes. Court was adjourned at
1:0,30 p.m., and the jury was, instruct-
ed to bring in the verdict Saturday
'niornin
g
Campbell Grant counsel for the. De"-
fence, made a strong plea for :acquit-
tal, contending that the fatalities were
-purely accidental, that the defendant
had always had an enviable reputation
and was fully competent to drive the
car. There were not wanting path-
etic incidents in court to touch the
stoutest of hearts and wills, for just
across the court room from the jury
sat O'Malley's young wife and her
10 -weeks -old -baby. Not once did her
, fortitut'de or confidence betray the
:heart waning..
In meting out the penalty, Judge
*Owens pointed out the high charac-
ter oj`, the J accused and'he referred
,i
'to the jury's recomir�tendat non
of incr.
cy .
1
REV. W. G. MARTIN TAKES CANADIAN CLUB
THROUGH PANAMA TO SOUTH AMERICA
"Through' Panama to the Land of
the Incas, the members of Wing -
ham Canadian Club journeyed last
'Tuesday evening, with the Reverend
W. G. Martin, 1VI,P,P.,' of Brantford,
as their guider Mr. Martin and his
wife• returned from' this trip. only a.
short time ago, so he proved a very
efficient and entertaining conductor.
His travelogue was illustrated by
moving, pictures.
In passing from the Caribbean Sea
into the Panama Canal, it was inter-
esting 'to . note that its Atlantic en-
trance is twenty-five. Miles west of
its Pacific ,entrance. Some idea of
the vastness of the comparatively un-
known continent of South America
may be gained from the fact that it
is made up of thirteen countries, ten'
of which are republics, and three, col-
onies. At its widest point, it measur-
es five htindred miles more than our
own continent measures from Maine
to Washington. Wu steamed through
the Pacific Ocean; crossed the equat-
or, and finally sighted the coast of
Peru. The seaboard of that country
is a waste of shifting sand dunes, and
it is hard to realize that farther in-
land, it is a country rich in mineral
wealth and fertility of soil. Our
guide told the story of the finding
of silver in Peru. It is said that one
night, centuries ago, Peruvian ihep-
herds who were watching their' sheep
built a fireto keep themselves' warm.
In the morning they noticed many
tiny globules on the ground on the
'Spot where their fire bad been built.
These were found to be silver. Peru,
i i cop-
per
well as Chile, is also rich n -
c p
per ,and nitrate. Its, chief export,
however, is guano. Lying off its
coast are the Chincha Islands, which
yield guano in vast quantiles.
It was to this country that, Pizarro,
the Spanish adventurer carne in the
early part of the sixteenth century.
He 'found it governed by sovereigns
called Incas, and 'its inhabitants in a
vary advanced ,state of civilization.
The. Incas were put to death, and
their subjects became the victims of
unheard-of cruelties at the hands of
their conquerors. The bones of Piz-
arro may\e seen in one of the cath-
edrals in , the city of Lima.
Leaving Peru, we followed the
coast of Chile down, passing Antofa-
gasta, and disembarking at Valparai-
so, two of the finest harbors in the
world. Santiago, the capital of, Chile
is a city of great beauty. The Santa
Lucia Gardens, in the very heart of
the city, are built upon a rock which
rises to a heighth of fifteens hundred
feet and are said to be equal in charm
and wonder to the famous hanging
gardens of Babylon,
After crossing the Andes Moun-
tains, and experiencing the uncom-
fortable sensation of mountain sick-
ness because of the great altitude, we
reached the heights overlooking the
colorful city of La Paz, in Bolivia,
Here, we saw many unusual ,sights—
the traffic policemen, dressed for the
tropical weather at mid-day, for tem-
perate climates in the afternoon, -and
wrapped iri' overcoats at night. We
saw the women in their peculiarly-
shaped hats, their gay shawls, and
theiro oluniinous petticoats. We saw
also the half-clad Indians, who, with
their Llamas, carry the burdens of
the people of La Paz. 'The inhabi-
tants of Bolivia may be divided into
three classes—the Spanish, who are
tine ruling class, the cltolos, or half-
breeds, and the Indians, of Aymara
and. ]Peruvian descent,
A story of Queen Victoria.was told
by _Mr, Martin, One of her' ambas-
sadors to Bolivia was subjected to a
serious .indignity in the city of La
Paz.. Upon hearing of it the Queen
called for a map of ' South America,
and with her pen, drew a stroke
through Bolivia. "As far as England
is concerned, that cottntry ceases to
exist," she said, and for nearly •;Sixty
years this word held good.
Fr•oit? La ,Paz we journeyed• tip to
Lake 'Titicaca, which is the highest
navigable lake' in the world, and is
about one-quarter the size of take
Ontario. The steamers which
PY`l. its
waters were built in Great Britain,
and steamed across the Atlantic and
around to Valparaiso under their own
power. Here they were taken apart,
carried over the Andes on mule -back,
and .by nen, to their destination, re-
assetnb'led arid launched, on Lake 'Ti-
ticaca, The boats used by the natives
are like canoes witll a sail, and are
made entirely of reeds, These be -
cone water-logged within a short
time and have to be discarded;
We went northward into Peru a-
gain, pausing at Arequipa, or the city
of the Stars, so-called because it is
remarkable for its view of the heav-
ens. Until a year or so ago, the Har-
vard Observatory was located 'here.
We journeyed on to Cusco, an an-
cient city, Here we saw many walls
of Inca and pre -Inca structure. It is,
worthy of note that the latter were
even more carefully fitted together
than those of later days. 'These walls
and other articles which have been
found, prove the existence at a very
early date of a high type of civiliza-
tion with advanced methods of work-
manship.
Crossing the .plain, we climbed for.
three thousand feet through, a dense
jungle to the'deserted Inca city of
Manchu Picchu, built in one of the
remote fastnesses of the Andes. This,
was a "lost city until 1911, when it
was re -discovered by Dr. Hiram Bing-
ham of Yale. Its history antedates
the Christian era.
In. bringing to a close this most
intresting travel -talk, Mr. Martin con-
ducted us through the tunnel under
the Andes from Chile to the Argen-
tine Republic. At a certain' point, a
bell is heard to ring, and the passen-
gers know they are crossing the bor-
der. Far above them, on a peak of
the Andes, stands a huge- bronze fig-
ure of the Christ, with a cross in one
hand and the other outstretched as if
in blessing. This statue was moulded
out of a cannon belonging to the Ar-
gentine, and at its base is an inscrip-
tion to this effect: "Sooner shallthese
mountains crumble into dust than the
people of the Argentine and Chile
break the peace which they have
sworn to maintain at the feet of
Christ, the Redeemer."
Rev. Mr. Martin was the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. Redmond.
FROM NORTHERN SNOWS
TO SOUTHERN SUNSHINE
Zero weather has its appeal to the
winter sports enthusiast, but the ma-
jority of us like the fine ;warm days
with bright skies and sunshine. It
is therefore small wonder • that so
many Canadians .at:this time of the
year wend . their way south to enjoy
the sunny days and wondrous -nights
of Florida.
The popularity of this Winter Play-
ground is well established, for there,
at any of the famous resorts along
the East or West Coast, you can en-
joy a real holiday. Numerous inter-
esting sports and pastimes—golf,
fishing, bathing, 'polo, etc.—contri-
bute to the making of an ideal va-
cation.
When planning your trip, consult
any agent of the Canadian Pacific.
He will tell you of our excellent ser-
vice to Detroit, connecting with such
famous trains as the "Royal Palm,"
"Ponce de Leon," "Flamingo," etc.,
and willrpbe glad to arrange reserva-
tions, tickets, etc.
A number of Listowel citizens are
coitsiderably alarmed over a $100,000
investment in Lake Shore properties
near Toronto. Their investments date
back sortie 16 years, on which inter-
est has been regularly paid, and in
some cases Payments on principal of
Mortgage. Attorney -General's, depart-
ment investigatecllthe company res-
ponsible, and found no houses on sap-
posedly built-up lands, insurance pol-
icies on non-existant buildings, and
the whole business in such a mess as
to cause arrest of two leading Toron-
to financiers.
Buyers! Aittentlion!
Scarfs, Gloves, English rli Socks and
>a sls
Neckwear for the particular man, Big
display at King Bros.
BLUEVALE
Get your: supply of Christmas Goo-
dies at Bluevale Cashetei•ia,
p lth ' election . of officers for L. O
I,"' 766, Bluevale, .iresulted 'as follows:
W, M,, Jas .Masters; D. M., Wm, Ma-
gee; Chap,, J, H, "Smith; Rec. Sec'y,,
R J. Forrest; Fin. See., Gordon Hall;;
Treas., Wm. Peacock; Marshall, Geo,.
Thornton; lst. Lect., Robt, Shaw;
2nd Lect., Thos. Stewart; 1st. Com.,
Jas. Peacock; Corn., Wes, Thornton,
Conrad Goll, PIenry Thompson; Aud-
itors, A. th Smith, Geo. Thornton;
Tyler, Geo. Mathers; Sentinel, .john
Munn,
sly ,0'NO
ebrigniao
Once more we reach a ffieger post,
Upon life's broad highway
to keep a tryst with Father Time
Who comes with greetings gay.
Leave care and trouble to themselves
Let pleasure hold full away,
Mark to the laughter and the song.
All hail to Christmas Day.
The old folks and the youngsters join
In play and merry jest,
Or in the singing of the songs
That old folks love the best,
Because the mem'ries that they bring
Are like a golden ray
'Lumining all the happy hours
That crowd the Christmas Day, ld
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
There will be a Christmas Carol
Service in St. Paul's Church next
Sundaya evening
at 7
P.n The
order
of music will be as follows:—
Organ Prelude—"Pastorale"— Ash-
ford.
Carols:Processional, "Carol, sweet-
ly carol," "Hark, what mean these
holy voices." Soloists— Mrs. Jobb,
Mr. Templeman, "Stars all brightly
gleaming," soloist•'-= Mr. Nortrop':
"See amid the"winter's snow," soloist
—Miss Violet Mellor. "When Christ
was born of Mary free," soloist—Mr.
Templeman. "We three Kings of
Orient are", soloists, Mr. Nortrop,
Mr. Wilkinson, Mr, Douglas. "Holy
night, peaceful night," soloist—Miss
Anne Irwin. Processional "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing." Organ Pre-
lude "Joy to the World"—Handel.
On Christmas Day there will be
two services, at 8,30 and at 10,30 a.m.
Good Groceries
Dates, 2 lbs. 21c; Seedless Raisins,
2 lbs. 25c; McLaren Jelly Powders, 4
for 23c; 10 lb. sack Sugar 69c. King
Bros.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Christmas Concert and Box Social
at S. S. No. 8, East Wawanosh, on
Thursday, December 19, at 8 o'clock
sharp. Good programme. Adults—
25c; children -15c.
Celery King
From a recent announcement of
the Vegetable Growers' Association,
of North America, . it appears that
George Bycroft, who resides near
London, Ont., is the "Celery Ring of
America." Mr. Bycroft grows the
new Paris Golden variety and his cel-
ery, soil is a sandy loam watered by
an overhead irrigation system. A
good coat of mature Alas plowed
down in the spring and before the
plants were set out, 2500 pounds to
the acre of 0-12-15 mixture were
broadcast and worked in. When the
plants were a foot high they were
side -dressed with Chilean nitrate of
soda at the rate of 150 pounds to the
acre. This was repeated two or
three times, By giving his plants an
adequate supply of plant food, Mr.
Ilycroft was able to secure the suc-
culent growth necessary in high
quality celery, 'Tlte plants. were
bleached by boarding the sides of the
rows.
.? osiah Wells has been .appointed
care -taker of the-. Wingham 'United
Church, to fill the vacancy caused by.
'resignation of John McCool, who af-
ter 18 years of faithful and satisfae-'
tory service was conveyed to resign
owing to poor health,.
Men's Smart Overcoats
Just the thing for Christmas. See
the new styles, at Our low prices. --
King ,Bros,
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NEXT WEEK'S
PAPER
Goes to press on Tuesday at
two o'clock in the afternoon,
that the staff may enjoy the
Christmas holiday, some with
friends out of town.
To do this changes of adver-
tisements must be in the office
not later than 10 o'clock Mon-
day morning, and all correspon-
:lence, mailed Monday after-
noon.
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HOW IS THE LABEL?
The retailing lists of the Advance -
Times are corrected up to Monday,
December 16th. ,The figures at the
end of the month show the year to
which your subscription is paid and
have no reference to the dt.y of the
month.
Readers are kindly asked to fool:
at the label to see if proper credit
has been given for recent payments:
If not, just inform us and the matter
will be looked into. This is the re-
newal season and we would welcome
a prompt response. The Advance -
Times thanks its readers for many
courtesies ,during the past three
years, and at this time extends the
warmest greetings for a very Bright
and Happy Christmas.
With two of Canada's best radio
stations hooked up with the big Am-
erican radio trust, the question ivay
well be asked, "What of the future?"
Persistent rumors are afloat in Tor-
onto and New York that American
interests are conferring over the es-
tablishment of a new 50000 watt sta-
tion in the former city, for the pur-
pose of handling the output of a great
United States Musical organization.
13,etween all this talk about Airier -
monopoly getting a foothold in
Canada and the proposal on the part
of the Canadian Radio Commission
to establish. Government ownership
of all existing radio stations, the ow-
ners of Canadian radio stations, who
have spent so nisch time and money
in bringing their. institutions to their
present state of development, can-
not be blamed for wondering how
much support they may expect in the
future from the Canadian listener,
When the privately owned Canadian
radio stations pass out, we can all say
a fond good-bye to further develop-
ment of distinctly Canadian radio pro-
grams sent ottt from Canadian stud-
ios, and our musicians and artists
might as well pack their grips and set
out for •New York or Chicago, if they
wish to continue to make a living
f:roni radio perforinances. An that's
that.
LIVERY AND FEED 13AItN
I have opened for the winter mon-
ths a livery and feed- barn at Dr.
I+'ord's stables, Patrick street. John
A, Currie, phone 196; res, 211,
SOME REFLECTIONS LOCAL AND PERSONAL
To the Editur av all than
Wingham Paypers.
Deer Sur:—
Me dawter-in-law was afther 'cam -
in in frump the, ould farrum wan day
lasht wake, bringin the cliilder wid
her, an thin, be rayson av the bad
roads, cudden't git hslzne agin an,
shure, it has been an ; ixpinsive • visit
fer mesilf, fer she an the misses do
be goin down town iviry afthernoon
av theer loives doin Christmas shopp-.
in, as they call it, whoile 1 shtay at
home an moind the chiller.
Bein as they are good childer, not
naidin much attinshun, 1 hev toime
to tink out a lot av tings, meditatin
as ye moigbt say. Wan afthernoon
I got tinkin av what a quare wurruld
it is intoirely, an av how wan fellah
does the wurruk and another fellah
gits the profit.
I got to rernimberin, how us ould
oidintities cleared the land, an tuk
out the shtones an shtumps, an put
up finces, an built barruns an houses,
an schools an churches, an paved the
shtrates an roads, fer the prisint gin-
erashun to enjoy. An, shure, 'tis the
same wid iviryting so it is; a fellah
buys a car tinkin av the pleasure he
will hev out av it, an thin his missus
Full line of Fancy Box Chocolates
at MeNab's.
Distributor for Philco Al1Electric
Radio Receiving sets is W, C Ad-
ams. '
Mrs. Quay Kilbourn, Owen Sound;
visited at the home of Mrs. Wrn. J,
Scott.
Fancy Cedar Chests full of Choco-
lates and large fancy boxes of choco-
lates at McNab's.
Let us store your battery for the
winter months at Young's Garage,
Wingham and Belgrave;'
Walkerton Herald -Tines now ap-
pears as an eight -column 8 page pap-
er, a very decided improvement.
°;Celeste Carr of Toronto, isspend-
ing a couple of weeks with her par-
ents, Mr: and Mrs: George Carr. •,
Miss' Daisy Brawley of Orangeville,
is visiting at the home of her.: broth-
er, W. E. Brawley, C.P.R. agent.
Don't forget the Christmas Concert
to be held in Currie's 'School, S. S.
No. 9, East Wawanosh, on Friday
evening, December 24th.
St. Paul's S. S. Christmas Tree En-
tertainment will be held in the Parish.
Hall on Friday evening, December
sits in the backsate and tells him 20th. Admission 25c and 15c
how to droive it. In pollyticks 'tis Frank Clark, assistant agent at the
no diffrunt, fer 'tis ,the luck av us C. P. R. is relieving second hours at
Tories to hould awfice in Ottawa Orangeville,•, for a couple of weeks.
whinivir tonnes are harrud, an thin Wm. Brawley, jr,, is filling the -vac-
whin we hev iviryting cleared away, ancy while away.
wid lashins av money beginnin to
cowl into the trisury, we git defaited
be thim Grits, an they hev the shpind-
in av it, an takin to thimsiives the
credit av allthe proshperity,
Yis, an tink av the byes who wint
oversays fer a dollar an tin cints a
day, an av the fellahs who shtayed
at home an got rich makin mtnishuns.
'Twas blood money, iviry •tett av it,
an the Governmint shud hev consh-
.Fresh Oysters always in stock at
McNab's.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
have prepared special Christmas mus-
ic for Sunday, December 22nd, at
both services, and particularly for the
evening service.
Cyrus A. Dirge, President of Steel
Company at Hamilton, died very sud-
denly on Saturday in his .83rd year.
He was known in Wingharn a few
priced it as fasht as it was made,
Annyway the resht av us are well (years ago, his second wife being a
enough fixed to see that iviry re-
sister of R. Vanston, K.C.
turned malt an his woife an family is Sc. Paul's S. S.' Christmas Tree En-
pervided for, no matther whether his tertainment will be held in the Parish
disability
is
physical, cal,
ars mor- Hall on Friday evening, December'
al. Legs an arrurns wussen't the on- 20th. Admission 25c and 15c,
ly losses the byes suffered in the war,.1=Glen Garniss spent the last few
It has'always been the way av the ,weeks in Toronto, qualifying for his
wurruld that wan man plants an or- certificate as embalmer, and though
chard an another man dhrinks the ,the youngest in years in the class,
colder, an rnebby it always will be, :came through honourably. He will
but 'tis a wrong oidea intoirely, so continue with R. A. Carrie, with •
it is. Iwhom he has been for the past two
Whin 1 let me dawter-in-law rade, years.
this she asked me if she moight add Bruce County Council gave Ward-
a few loines be Mishter Holmes. I en James H. Brown of Teeswater, a
asked her if she maned Mishted Bill !gold -headed cane, in recognition of
Holmes, the blacksmith, but she said' his courteous services during'. 1929,.
it wus a duffrunt man intoirely, so
1 tould her to go ahead, an here ye
are.
Must every coral insect leave his sign,
On each poor grain he lent to build
the reef,
As Babel's builders stamped their
sunburnt clay,
Or deers his patient service all in
vn
What ifaian?other sit beneath the shade
Of the broad elm I planted by the
way,
What if another heed the beacon light
I set upon the rock that wrecked my
keel,
Have I not done my task and served
my kind?
Nay, rather act thy part, untianted,
unknown,
Anl let Fame blow her trumpet
through the world
With noisy wind to swell a fool's re-
nown,
Joined with some truth he stumbled
blindly o'er,
Or coupled with some single shining
deed
That in the great account of all his:
days
Will stand alone upon the bankrupt
sheet,
His pitying angel shows the clerk of
Heaven,
' Tis foine oideas intoirely that gir-
rul has, bnt I don't hould wid thins
all.
Yours fer a bigger an betther
Canada,
Timothy 'Hay,
Let tis store your battery for the
winter months at Young's Garage,
Wingtiarn and Belgrave.
SCHOOL
XMAS CONCERT
S. S. No; 2 Tarrnberry will hold a
Xmas Tree Entertainment on Thurs-
day, December 19th. An excellent
programme is being prepared. Ad -
Mission 2.6c and 15c.
with the suggestion that he use it in
his old age. The tribute of worth is
well merited, but for an Irishman of
genial Jim's demeanor, what about a
shiIlelah?
Get your"`ha��,,rd mixed Candy, French
Creams, mixed Nuts at McNab's,
The Ladies of the Wingham Unit-
ed Church held a very successful sale
in the council chamber on Saturday
afternoon. There were booths of
fancy work, including a number of
fancy quilts, home-made baking and
candy and a country counter. A num-
ber of ladies 't -ere in charge of tables,
where afternoon tea was served. With
the exception of one or two of the
quilts, everything was sold, proceeds'
amounting to around $200.
Extra Quality Fur Coats
Stylish models of the best pelts
shown in many seasons. All at spec-
ial Christmas prices. King Taros,
UNITED CHURCH
WINGHAM
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Morning—
"A Christi Meditaticit
Evening—
"The Gifts of the Wise Mere,"
Prayer Service on Wednesday
y
at 8 p.m. ,