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The Huron Expositor, 1933-11-10, Page 1a it c. ii f3 iii 1tihaw M a i�* y dwfr;k`, v, � I . "l ij4p(kN +*.onuumw:m��•�w..n..wr Seventy-third Year • Whole Number 3439 • SEAFORTH, FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 10, 1933. • Harpurhey was a Busy Place Sixty Years Ago; Seaforth then but a Struggling Village • Powll Reminiscences About Early Residents and Happenings -Of the ' Thriving Harpurhey. HADA POST" OFFICE AND FINE SCHOOL (Harpurhey had the jumps, and when it alighted was a mile and a quarter from where it started, at what is now Seaforth. Harpurhey jumped from the frying pan into the salt pans•- ' before my time. ..Bat the jump was not a clear jump. There are still habitations—II/cry few—I re- calI of my school days in Harpurhey school. When I attended that school 1 had not cultivated the corncob. I may have attempted an old clay. Oh, boy, were you ever that 'way from wrest- - ling an old clay loaded with black - strap. Harpurhey post office still stands— rather the 'building that housed it. Malcolin McDermid was the post- master. The post office building—a frame—is at the turn in the Huron road, a few yards to the south of Colonel Anthony VanEgnvond's cairn. Ben .Eden's home and weaving busi- ness is long since gone; the old Hand- cock home is across the road, moved from where it was directly apposite the post office. So was the Ballan- tyne home—disalipeared—as has the home of the Twiss family. All these were on Station street. To the west of it's end was the railroad station in the Harpurhey that was. Say, couldn't old reran Ballantyne hoof it --,"250 lbs. flying start," Ask Bill Brine about the Hallowe'en four of us annexed his front' gate. Speaking of Bill, the Brine brick cottage stood the other way when young Bill whizzed .Maggie and Lou 'leurschuetz, his mother and yours truly on the way to ,my brother Jack's place= -+known to me in that other day as the Black farm, on the Hul- lett town Iine. ,East from Jack's farm, across ,Me- Dowell's acres, was the old swimmin' hole, popularly known as "the brew- ery." There was sorneone's brewery there at one time. Sixty years ago beer "barrel bungs and corks floated ('Continued on page 4) • Poppy Campaign Financial Report The following is thy statement for last year's "Poppy •Day" campaign in Seaforth: Net'profit from sale of poppies and wreaths, plus a donation from the Collegiate Institute Scholarship fund, $127.72. The rnoniee paid out since last Remembrance Day are as fol- lows: Groceries and meat, $46.31 ; transient veterans, $25.60; coal for veterans, $37.80; and to sick and be- reaved veterans, $101.13; total, $210.84. It will •be readily seen that every cent of Poppy Day fund was expended in ex -soldier relief. The excess expended was ,realized from the various social functions puton y the Legion... .• PURCHASES STOCK Hon. Robert Weir, Dominio�1in- ister of Agriculture, who made 'a tour of inspection in this • district last week. DOMINION MINISTER VISITS LOCALLY Hon. Robt. Weir Purchases Pure Bred Stock in Hullett.) • Hon. Robert Weir, Minister of Ag- riculture, 'who has been motoring through Western Ontario, was on Thursday last 'a visitor at the home of Win. H. Armstrong, '1]1u11ett. Mr. Weir, during his trip, was in- specting Shorthorn herds in the dis- trict, and purchased ,from Mr, Arm- strong a pure bred 'Scotch -Shorthorn l heifer. It will be shipped to Toronto, Seeing England at'the close of the Royal Winter Fair to join Mr. Weir's show stock, and thence to Saskatchewan, where he maintains a large and well estab- lished farm. • In talking to Mr. Armstrong, the Minister mentioned that conditions in the West appear a little better, but it will nevertheless, be a long time before times are back to normal. •He -hopes that the NRA will be success- ful in the United States. Its failure, he said,' would have a tremendous effect on Canada. MAYOR SUTHERLAND ELECTED PRESIDENT BEAVER HOCKEY CLUB Enthusiastic Annual Meet- ing Discusses Hockey Situation. TO ENTER INTER. O.H.A. If the enthusiasm which prevailed at the annual meeting of the Beaver Hockey Club on Tuesday evening is any indication of the .suppn,•t the team will be givenhen the playing season starts, hockey 'n Seaforth this winter will be a popular attraction. With ,an attendance bigger than any seen at an athletic meeting here in some years, the Beaver Club is assured of a good start. 'Mayor A. D. Sutherland ras in the chair in the absence of president Frank Sills. A financial report show- ing a slight deficit was presented by the secretary -treasurer, A. Y. Mc- Lean. In view of the fact that the busi- ness of the merchants of Seaforth— all big supporters of hockey—was seriously affected by games on Sat- urday night, the meeting unanimous- ly resolved that the Beavers would engaged in no Saturday night games. Arrangements for starting train- ing were discussed' and Trainer A. Ryman outlined his plans for the: coming weeks.' Training will com- mence immediately. The Club will enter an Intermediate O.H.A. team. Plans `for eliminating -the deficit and for securing funds to start with, were discussed and A. W. Dick and A. Ryman were appointed to look after this. The election of officers resulted as follows: Honorary president. W. J. Duncan; president, 1Vlayor A. D. Suth- erland; vice-president, C. M. Smith; secretary -treasurer, A. Y. 'McLean; manager, A.. W. Dick; trainer, A. Ryman: managing committee, Thos. Cluff, Gordon Muir and Lorne Dale. • HILLSGREEN 'Mr. W.Clarkson, of Grand Bend, is spending a few days here cleaning up his property and makieg improve- ments to the buildings. 'Mrs. Steacey and sons, Messrs. Fred and John, of Detroit, spent the week end with friends, ,Mrs. W. Love returned to her home after visiting her son, Rev. R. K. and Mrs. Love,. at Kintore. 'Mr. and Mrs. C..Seimon and son, Leaton, of Zurich, called on friends for a day. The service in the Hillsgreen church was withdrawn on Sunday afternoon awing to a number attending the funeral of the late Mr. Johnston, of Varna. . ANNIVERSARY First Presbyterian Church, Seaf orth Sunday, November 12th. For this Anniversary, First Presbyterian Church is fortunate in having as special preacher at both morning and evening services REV. G. TAYLOR MUNRO, K I T C H E N E R Bev. Mr. Munro is a forceful and .+interesting speaker and one of the outstanding rldinisters of the Presbyterian Church, and the people of this district will welcome the opportunity •of hearing him. The Choir, under the leadership of Mr. M. IR. Rennie, will give the following numbers:— MORNING ANTHEM—"All the Works of the 'Lord Are Good" iSoloists---+Miss H. Murray, Mrs. J. E. Daley. TRiIO—"Be'hold, the Eye of the Lord" ,Mrs. J. A. Munn, Mrs. W. A. Wright, Mr. J. T. Scott ANTHEM --"The God of Israel" Soloist—IMT". Gordon C. Rennie. SOLO "The Lord is King" Mr. Dalton L. Reid EVENING ANTBIEM—,"Praise Ye the Lord" Soloist—Mrs. J. A. Munn MALE QUARTETTD—."Christ Stilling the Tempest" IMessrs. J. T. Scott, R. A. Walter, M. R. Rennie, D. L. Reid. ANTI EMr. MI Will Lay Me Down in Peace" SOLO --,"Lord, God of Love" 'Mr. James T. Stott M. R. RENNIE Choir Leader. REV. 1<. B. !CAINE MRS. M. R. RENNIE Minister. Organist. .:nw..,.ma...,. London, July 25. Dear Jean: This letter must be the last gasp before we set out on ye grand tour to "the north" and all over—gasp, it will be too, because Old London is getting so hot that I am continually a picture of withered despair. The day's travel at such a dizzy speed that d have much trou- ble in keeping track of myself, but when last heard of, it seems to me that I was in the House of'Commons. iShortly after that, the next day likely, I went on a tour of discovery to the London Museum. On the way I passed • York House where the Prince. of Wales lives. but decided not to bother him that day. The Museum proved very interesting with Its Roman relics reminiscent of the Roman accupatione in Britain, In the cellar 1 actually got lost in the labyrinth of graphic pictures on the Great Fire of London. On the sec- ond floor is• quite a remarkable col- lection of period gowns, including the wedding and state dresses of the Royal Fancily. I wish I could take you bodily to the National or the Tate Gallery. I've tried to study the great masterpieces more thoroughly this summer, and I'in sure I appreciate thein much more. Twice I jouimeyed to the Tate to see Gainshorough's "Musidora." t love it, There are to be found as well, "Hope" and "Psyche" by Watts. Roxv and iT also went one afternoon to the Wallace collection to see the amazing jewelled swords and Hals, "The Laughing Cavalier." You would have enjoyed seeing "The Immortal Five," and the charm- ing escorts at '1Vlonico's, celebrating •Helen's birthday. Though the floor was the usual night-club postage stamp size, the orchestra performed to perfection. and we had a merry fling far on into the night. Yesterday we had the best fun at lunch. Seeking something new, we went to Shearn's, on Tottenham Court Road, which advertises "the basket of fruit lunch." There seemed to be every variety in the Garden of. Eden and then some, but I weakened and had the vitamin diet. Never did I feel -so like a stuffed oyster. That same aftdrneon took ane down Char- ing Cross Road, in and out of the countless book shops, which, with great optimism., parade their wares in'racks in various stages of mould, right on the sidewalk. I just love those shops. They look like those quer old fishwives, good-natured and" bulging with produce. The other morning bright and early fti%1nd us fairly running down Bird- cage Walk towards Buckingham Pal- ace, "where the Guard was scheduled to change at nine -thirty. It was a special day, the presentation of civ- ilian medals, and already big cars and little cars were pouring pint°. the court (bringing the honoured of the city. Though the usual hour for changing is ten -thirty, it was sup- posed to "i be nine -thirty this particu- lar day, but I guess they must have slept in 1Secause it was after ten when the big manoeuvre began. 1)o you remember me telling you about last simmer's experience—when the Welsh Guards played "The Blue Danube Waltz" and the Queen drove through the big gates? This year • ('Gonubirmed on page 4) ...iuew.,wilaatc.. Y.u. wa.;..ai..iwrrnm • • • • • • The Lions Say "Thank You" Thanksto the generosity of the people of Seaforth and vicin- ity the Seaforth Lions Club re., alized a total net receipt of $800.54 from the Hallowe'en Frolic which amount is being applied to 'the crippled children's and community welfare funds. The Club extends particular thanks to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sutherland for their kindness in :donating the Regent Theatre and the Lions midnight show, for without this feature the net bal- ance would have been consider- ably leas; to Miss Jean Smith 'and the ladies who so ably sold tickets for'the show; to the mer- chants of the town who donated prizes for the children's events, and finally to the local public, who bought so generously of the tickets and who so liberally pat- ronized the booths and - attrac- tions at the rink. In point of attendance, this year's Frolic was one of the most successful in a long line of successful Lions Frolics. Nine hundred and nine persons paid to enter the rink, in addition to the hundreds of children who were admitted free; three hundred' and seventy-six persons attended the midnight show. . • • • •. • • 'GOLFERS TO SPONSOR BIG MINSTREL - SHOW Committee Already Arrang- ing. For Early Winter Fun Festival. The Seaforth Golf' Holding Cor- poration will sponsor a real old time minstrel show early next, winter, if present plans materialize. Searching for ways of raisin_" money, the executive have decided on. a minstrel show and a committee, in-' eluding H. G. Meir 'and, G. D. Fer- guson, has been working on plans for some time. Mr. M. R. Rennie will be in charge of musical arrange- ments and direction. 'Seaforth has had an en= iable min- strel. show record and this district remembers with delight many fam- ous shows of the past. Special at- tention will be given to the training and program to assure the public that this tradition will not be broken. • IN FLANDERS ..am. l Sullen and low the mists hang - o'er the field, . The crosses glisten in the drizzling rain; Its drops outnumbered 'far, by tears that fell From those who wept at home, and wept in vain. Tread rev'rently, for Manhood's flower is here, For this is inhere Canadian heroes lie; They are not dead, just resting here awhile, For spirits such as theirs can never die. The priceless freedom of our native land, More priceless is because 'tis bought with blood, By those whe eounted life as but a pawn, When pitched gainst honor and. their country's good. Down through the annals of time's history Their glowing deeds shall 'be im- mortalized, Shall be a growing nation's pride and pain,' As Canada accepts their sacrifice. Mary Wheatley .Adams. BLYTH •What might••have been a very ser- ious accident occurred at Bainton's Woollen Mill ahret 3 p.m. Monday, when Wellington McNeil, one of the employees, was caught in the shaft- ing while oiling the box. He was swung around several times nntil his clothing was literally torn from his body, then .finally thrown to the fico. He Was taken to Dr. Kilpatrick, who found one finger broken and his body badly bruised with indications' of in- , ternal injuries. His condition is fair. ' ORDER • STORM F WINDOWS NOW N. CLUFF & SONS ataff.n,Axatf1•r fi.t •e2Nre" $140 a Yea Axivnive0 McLean Bryatee kulbl i err '._ ALL MONEY RAISED' BY POPPY SALE GOES FOR ..VETERAN RELIEF Legion Has Always Issued Annual Financial Statements. PRESIDENT'S LETTER The Huron Expositor is in receipt of 'a letter signed by Charles P. Sills, President of Branch 156, Canadian Legion. The letter, which follows, is self explanatory: Seaforth, November 8, 1933. To the Editor, The Huron Expositor: iDear Sir: Once again we come to that day of days, November llth. i; fifteen -years ago this day was her- alded with pealing +bells and shouts of 'hilarious joy, scenes of delight and gladness overshadowed everything ; for? the great strain of hellish war, with all that it entailed, was over. As often happens, after a greet joy came sadness and the counting of the costs. It was then that we recalled our 60,000 dead, who must be forever honoured; then it was we saw those broken remnants, who mut be granted whatever joy re- mained in life for them; and it was then we began to realize how great was the number of dependents, wi- dows, children and orphans, whom duty claimed, must not .be, neglected. For this was •t.he Legion organized, and so also Armistice Day came at last to be declared a national holi- day. Quite properly was it named Remenilbrance Day. Dominion wide, this day, is devoted to honouring,. in particular, our Valiant dead, and in general, to keep alive in .the hearts and minds of Canadians, the glorious self-sacrificing -deeds of all members of our Canadian Corps, living and dead. It is strange, therefore, why there should be any indifference or the least hesitancy in fully observing a corn - unity spirit, joining with the Legion sponsors for the service and observ- ance of November • llth. Huron County, generally, ie joining whole- heartedly* in a full observance of Re- menbrance Day. A local paper at- tempted to explain Ian indifference of the public towards this holiday— makes a few misleading statements, confusing a day called "Poppy Day" with that of November llth. Amongst other things it refers to "Poppy Day" appeal as a "tinsel appeal," and "Blah" ,and further states that details of disbursements of the Poppy Day receipts are never given' to the public. May we say that reference to this paper's files of last year, showed a statement from the local branch of the Legion of just how much and where these monies were disbursed. The Legion as decency deinands, does not and will not pub- lish individual items of relief given to ex -soldiers. The Legion is con- tent to follow, in their case, the maxim, "Let not your right hand know what the left doeth!" Further- more, the officials in charge of the Legion, are surely men of the calibre to invite the confidence of the public, which sante, they do not at all be- lieve to be lost. With regard to the "tinsel appeal" statement, may ve say that men uttering such phras- es are quite in the class of those, who on the first Armistice Day, declared they were sorry the war was over. Dead and dying 'Canadian boys meant nothing to them so long as business kept going and the "flesh pots" kept full. When it is borne in mind that ev- ery officer of the Legion, with the exception of the necessary paid office employees in the higher commands, receives nothing for his work, we feel assured the public generally do not and never did consider the Poppy Day appeal to -be a "tinsel appeal" nor Wale.' i, Elsewhere will he found the pro- gram for' our Remembrance Day par-' ode and service. .Judging from the . great number of wreaths, now on, exhibition in a local store window, the Legionffi officials are quite satis- i fled and indeed, delighted with the i spirit exhibited'eby the public of Sea forth district. And so we shall all hope to gather at the appointed time, at our fine cenotaph, there to rever- ently- offer our memoriam to our 1oys and there to prove that the I! eople of Seaforth and district do. I make up a• part of that crowd of selfish ones, who exemplify, that � curse of modern society "man's inhu- manity to man."—Signed for the Ex- ecutive of 'Seaforth Legion, C. 1'• Sills, President. STAFFA Miss .Bernice Parrott, of Willow Crrove, spent the week end with her friend, "MiGs Jean Smale. Mr. and Mrs. William Sadler and daughter, Marzetta, visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller, Lo- gan. Mr. and Mrs. Snell and daughter, of Clinton, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Reed. (Miss Mary 'Drown has returned to London after spending a week with her parents. 'Mr, and Mrs. D. Parker an 1 fam- ily, Tha.m.e,s Road, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker. The Young People of the United Ohurch presented their play on Tues- day evening, but owing to had wea- ther the crowd was not as large as expected, but all present report an excellent play. elle. aJ rnE'. Waif:isb4wyti ee,A;i'�v.. Courtroom Crowded as Trial of the 1932 Huron Auditors' Proceeds at County Court • • • • • • Holiday Saturday, November 11th, Re- membrance Day, a statutory holi- day in the Dominion ,of Canada, will beiobsesved as such in Sea- forth.Stores will be closed throughout the day, but will be open on Friday evening, Novem- ber 10th, for the convenience of customers, • • • GOODS WORTH $1000 LOST AT BRODHAGEN • • Thieves Enter -W. L." Quer- engesser Store; Loot is Recovered. When thieves broke into his store late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, W. L. Querengesser, gen- eral merchant, $radhagen, lost mer- chandise valued at almost $1,000. The front door had been prie.l open and a- truck backed up to it, upon which the thieves loaded the stolen goods. - On Tuesday 'police discovered a light delivery truck,. which Contained the 1pot, abandoned after it had turn- ed over in the ditch on provincial highway No. 8, near New Hamburg. burg. • Former Treasurer Admits Giving Money, to Auditors and Also Says Ile Admit- ted Shortages of $500.00; Crown Charges Conspir- acy and Bribery. CASES AROUSE MUCH INTERESTED COMMENT The trials of Robert Higgins, Hen - sail, and Wiilliam T. Booth, Wing - harm, 1932 county auditors, charged with cons -piracy and bribery, got un- der way Wednesday, at the Court House, Goderich. The court room was crowded throughout the day with interested citizens. :Four crown witnesses had testified when court adjourned;•two more are to be heard.' A verdict is expected late Thursday. Those testifying Wednesday were County Clerk G. W.' Holman, Gordon Young, former treasurer; J. H. Tay- lor, bank manager, and F. P. Gibbs, special auditor. Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes is handling the prosecu- tion, while R. IH. Greer, assisted by R. S. Hetherington and. J. G. Stan - bury, is defending the accused. ' The London Free Press, Thursday, says: After being given the protection of the court, for the reason that his con- • current sentence of one year's ime prisonment has been appealed by the attorney general, Gordon Young, first crown witness, this afternoon testified that early in 'March of this year, when Higgins and Booth *ere conducting Police Learned that the truck be- an audit of the county (books for longed to a Toronto taxi company. 1982, they had come to him and told The thieves left the loot in it and him that was short in his. ac - stole a light model coach belonging counts. ooth, according to witness, to Harry Hamel from his garage at had said to him that it was nyrt nee - the. other end of town. It, in turn, essary for Young to make up the •was found abandoned east of Baden shortage, as he offered to do, but when it apparently ran out of vele_ that his time and that of Higgins . motor clogged due to vele_ worth $10 per day extra for the fast line. driving. thewithout water. - additional amount of•work that would Among the articles reported' to be required to straighten out the have been taken in thero'bbery were books. a number of men's and boys' leather "I asked the auditors where they coats, 72 men's shirts, 200 ladies' had found' the 8500 shortage they re - hose, 26 suits of men's underwear, 38 ported to nee and they told me it was sweater cats, eight large rolls .of cur- cash received by me and not de- tain material, 20 rolls of broadcloth, posited in the bank,'+ -'-•said Young. 6 rolls of -Shetland suiting and many "What did you say to that?" asked other miscellaneous articles. (Continued on page 5) . emembrance Day Inevitably, in the inexorable march of time, !Remembrance Day is upon us—a day of reconsecration. November lith is a day of na- tional sorrow. The spirit which in the first few years after the war celebrated this anniversary with wiild hilarity is happily- gone. It has been replaced with a spirit of reverence, one which insists upon due homage. being paid to our dead. Throughout Canada Remem- brance Day will be the occasion for brief but earnest ceremonies with the depositing of wreaths on Ceno- taphs and War Memorials. The service is dedicated in memory of the wren who gave their lives for Can- ada. an- '' m todthem, andk of as apreminderund r torect for all of the~sadearest ct flees mad6�PNAO/q �c not onlyLby duringothe`Grea War,ng lh tsinrithecir restle behalf,ears Yi EGION,V of the Peace. • 1n teaforth the service will be under the auspices of the Canadian Legion and will he conducted as usual at the Sol- diers' Memorial in Victoria Pai k on th-e morning of Saturday, 1 lth November. The parade, preceded by the guard of honour and the Seaforth Highlanders Band, and including the 'Town Council, wreath bearers, school children and.the veterans. will leave the Town Hall at 1(+.15 a.m. to Victoria Park. The usual service will he carried out, including the solemn two minutes silence at eleven o'clock in sacred memory of the fallen heroes of the Great War. ;Every returned soldier in the town and district is earnestly re- quested to be present. Dress—civilian clothes with medals. ORDER OF SERVICE 10.30 a.m. Victoria Park Invocation—Capt. Rev. T. P. Hussey. Hymn—"God Be With You Till We Meet Again" God be with you till we meet again, By His counsels guide, uphold you. ' With His sheep securely fold you; God he with you till we meet again. • Refrain: Till we meet, till we meet. Till we meet at Jesus' feet; Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again. God be with you till we meet again, Keep love's banner floating o'er you; Smite death's threatening wave before you: God be with you till we meet again. Ti11 we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus' feet; Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till ,we meet again. Amen. Address — Major Rev. Canon E. Appleyard, M.A., M.C. - Last Post. Reading of Name's of Fallen by President C. P. Sills. Two Minutes' Silence. Lament—"The Flowers of the Forest" - Reveille. Placing of Wreaths. "God Save the King" Benediction—Capt. Rev. T. P. Hussey. .a