The Huron Expositor, 1940-12-06, Page 1-E110-4tY'flr8l Year,
Wlhple;. Number 318
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0I,D. A.
INTERMEDIATE
Beavers, Last Year Final-
ists,
inanists, Are in Four -
Team Group.
SKATING FRIDAY
Seafortrh. will have an entry, in U.^
H.A intermediate, hockey again this
year, -the ,Athletic • Association• decides
ed at a meeting this week, and the
team will, be :griouped with Waterloo,
•-Tavnstack and Highland Light In-
fantry of , Stratford. Tavistock will
Include New Hamburg players. Wa-
terloo will, play its 'home gashes. in
New Hamburg. ,Bob Rudy, of Tavi-
stock, is group convener.
• Seaforth. Beavers who last year
fought their way to the Oortario7 fin-
als. only to be eliminated by Whitby,
have lost a number Of "men, including
Tom Sills, Bob McCallum sand Van
13e11, all nn the air force. Johnnie
Walker, manager for the past two
ytears., is- also in.. the R.C.A.F., while
Leppard is in Chatham. It. is expect-
ed that a number of Clinton players
will play here bringing the team to
fall strength.. For the first time in
Many years Clinton will Jhav'e no 0.-
ill.A. intermediate entry.
Grouping of teams in this- district
tame .as somewhat of a surprise. Lt
had been 'expected „that. either\ or
both ..oderich and W'in'gham wbuld'
play in Group Six with Seaibrth, but
inntead theyr:'play.•in a northern group
which, int -lodes Paisley, Kincardine,
Lucknow and Southampton.
Skating commences at the rink on
Friday night and will continue each
Monday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Rink employees began to mate ice on
Saturday.. and already have an excel-
lent sheet, the management states.
The Beavers will• start practise the
first of the week.
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RED CR .SS
,$u
The Red Cross work rtooms. will be
closed on December 20th and 27th.
No work will be given out or receiv-
ed on these days. Extra supplies will
be available beforehand', so that work
,P393' "be carried on at home.
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Again the call comes ..tor workers
to make surgical dressings, on Decem-
ber. "6th said 13th. Your help is need-
ed if the dres's'ings are to "be com-
pleted.
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The monthlymeeting of the Sea -
forth branch of the Red prose will be
held; in Carnegie Hall on 'Monday eN e-
ning Detemhdr 9t1t, at 8 p.in. Nolo
that it is Mvrnday, instead `bf the us -
nal Tuesday-. Come- out and hear what
the Red Cross is accomplishing.
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During the month _of November. 930,
articles,„. :of hospital- supplies haven
been completed; 383.' knitted artielesl
have been made, including 286 pairs
socks• and seamen's stockings) There
have been, 2401 surgitial dressings made'.
Ta October the refuge domanittee ' re-
ceived a quota of 300 articles. From
October 19th to November 30th they
#brave shipped 417 refugee articles.
This includes 46 coats and the report
is still ineommplete.
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It• was necessary for taxation •pur-
poses to decide on ,which side of the
Canadian and United States border a
farm which an elderly lady had just
purchased, actually lay. Surveyors
finally announced that the farm was
en the American "side of the harder.
The lady smiled with ,relief.
"I'm . glad to know that," she said.
"I've heard that winters. in Canada
are terribly,eevere"
tire
F.o'ers'
New ,Cou•
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Reeves
Of the 29 members comprising
Huron County Council, "15 have
been elected as°the result of early
elections. These are as follows:
Ashfield—Alex McDonald, Gilbert.
Frayne (Deputy).
Colborne—William Thom.
Goderich Twp,?. -Ben Rathweli.
^HuIlett—James Leiper.
Stanley—Fred Watson. 4/
Turnberry—Roland Grain.
E. Wawanosh—Raymond Redmond
W. Wawanosh—Thomas Webster
Clintoft—Ben jemiin Livermore.
Goderiah—R. E. Turner, W. J.
Baker (Deputy).
• Wingham—R. S. Hetherington, K.C.
Blythe ---W. H. Morritt.
Hensall—R: E.
. Shaddic k.
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NO PETITION FOR
TWO YEAR VOTE
Time Limit Expired On
Wednesday Without
Any Action. ,
• No petition was filed asking for a
vote in Seaforth on the question of a
two year term for council, Clerk D.
H. Wilson said 'Thursday. The time
limit set by council expired Wednes-
day.
While til ths, council was not obligat-•
ed to do so, the members felt that
an opportunity should be given. the
ratepayers to express them'se'lves.
For this reason an advertisement ad-
'vis'ed that,. if a petition requesting a
vote'on the twosyear term was'..receiv-
ed, council would pass• the necessary.
bylaw. Since ao petition was receiv-
ed It is unlikely there will be a vote
on the question,, with' the result that
e . eoatiell., elected this year, will.. re-
main xn office two y'earo.
Similar action was taken by Tuck
ersmitih oouncii where the titre limit
for receiving a petition expires • on
Saturday. Clerk D. F. McGregor stat-
ed on Thursday he had received no-,
petritioer, nor did he know of, any • be-
ing circulated.
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PenriSr Bank
Deposits Down
Seaford] separate school "mails
with 52 per cent. dtepositing, and Sea -
forth public school pupils' with 49 per
cent., .stood well up in the list of
Penny Bank Schools for Septe.'mber
arid October. Total on.. ' deposit is
down from a year ago, the figures be-
ing $1,273.22 and $1,411.65,- respective-
ly.
Encore
A knightly touch that mean Should pen
A verse about his fellow mien,
And see the beauty of .the sun
As low it sets Where day is done.
John Beattie, lay not down thy pen,
But rather take it up again;
Write more of hemlock, spruce and
pine,
That grow from out this land so fine,
Write more of hill, of lake, of stream,
This •paradise, ,this artist's dream;
This place '?hare • romance fills the
mind,
'Where worldly cares are left behind.
A. B. H.
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May Close -66 Yea id
L. H. & . B. From : lznton
Notice has been given to the Clerks
ofAbe' municipalities bordering on the
Canadian Natlelial: Railways' right -df=
way from Clinton, to Winghaan that
action ie - being taken to shave ,this
portion of the s1oad tdosred•. -.
Started almk st d5 teals ago, the
Winalsamita Loiidoo, rood, then known.
as the Landon, Huro'nr and Bruce, Was
known as Nip "butter and egg train"
Older residents recall when the early
morning ruin would be jammedt.to ca-
' pac'ity, the engineer stopping. at each.
crossroads to piek up fanners' wives'
with their 'hampers of butter and
eggs..
Vile Tine waa always a quite active
sun, 'hilt inr 'resent years the bus, and
ttruclt lines droll tendon, up through
the Bruce' Penrnngula have cut in on
the ra;tlroad ret'eltie.
• SO tar not elletighAim,e has elapsed
to get a ki'clt-bd,cic e; I,tttrday's fuoti
ideation, but _ all thilke,centitteted say
that a Strong pretetit .t 113. be Made
etga1iist the'- goner Of the Maitroad in
+losing this ;Stefioit At the, to d& It
is fearedtjnat the olOSing of the ttrbkd
WOW nears serial d'e1ay iii then uradt
Clinton's Mayor, K. -G. Wa-
ters, is Defeated' by A. J.
McMurray - by . Majority
Of Six.
VOTERS OPPOSE
-TWO-YEAR TERM
Snow -filled roads resulted in . a
smaller than usual vote in Huron.
municipalities on Monday, despite
keen contests nn 'many of the eeu-
tres. ,
Clinton, as expected, provided the
closest battle when Mayor K. G. Wa-
ters was defeated by his opponent,
A. McMurray, by six votes. Bee
Livermore wan the reeveship' in•, the
same town by ' seven votes over W.
G. Cook.
Reeve Jamey Leiper was reelected
in Hulled by a substantial majority.
His "opponent was' Humphrey Snell.,
Reeve Leiper, veteran member - of
Huron county council, is expected to
contest, the wardensihip this year.
All Huron municipalities voting on
the question: decisively •defeated the
-tris" year .%council term. •
HuIlett Township
Reeve James Leiper Was re-elected
with- a .majority of 68.
Reeve—J, Leiper, 212; H. Snell,
144. p
Council (first four elected)—J,.hn
Armstrong, 262; George Brown, 186;
Jack Ferguson, '208,-, Fred picot, 166;
Ira Rapson, 164; Deloss Taman, 83.
Ror •Reeve—
' 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7—T'tl.
Jas. Leiper 19 35 9 ,66 12 83 32-206
H. Snell... -18 19 24 21 18 22'20-142
For Council— ,
Arms'tron'g 24 49 18 66 29 36 38.-260
G. Brown.. 14 37 15 59 7 81 23.--186
Ferguson • 47..32 25 .35 '12 40 17-208
F. Pickett. 11 26 23 54 11 27 14-166
Ira Rapson 11 23 1S 32 22 32 29 -162 -
from London -unless provision was
made to have the express and mail
'delivered from Clinton: to Wingham
by means of other transportation fa -
Cutting off of the railroad front
Wingham to Clinton' would also inean
leaving -such centres' as Belgrave and
Lond'esboro without rail connections.
It would leave Wingih'am: 'served& by
the C.P.R, on their spur -line front
1 ees'water and it would also leave
C.N.R. rail connections, from Toronto
by way of Palmerston.
The notification to mixnlcipal clerks
poinr'ted out that the C:N.R, had av-
ailed to the Governinent to discon-
tinue the railroad: line from Chilton
Junction ka Wingihain Junction, In -
Mentions aro .that if ,such comes
about Oho line will be entirely scrap-
ped With the railis ,takers, up.
Wii gham Town Mullett Meets' this
week and it is expected that the Mat-
ter will be presented to tartan in the
regitlai 'daurse of irhe Deoeiiiiber 4ia,ealr
Itig. Other toWnahip cannsiUa will` be
notified ssr d part of • : t>bis..f irbnt to
Bayfield
Councillors—William Ferguson, 70;
James.'$obinson, 63; Leslie. Elliott,
57. No vote ors two-year' term.
Clinton
. One of the cicsest mayoralty and
reeveship • contests in years resulted
in • .Meyer Kenneth G. Waters' going
down -to defeat by .six votes. to A. J.
McMurray and in the reeveship Ben
jam•in Livermore won from W. G.
Cook by seven votes. .
Mayor Waters polled 346 anld May-
or -elect McMurray had 352. •
In the reeveship Benjamin, • Liver-
more secured 349 votesr.and Mr, Cook
342.
C. E. Elliott headed the race for
the six seats on the town council with
a total of 482 votes and in' second
place was V. Falconer with 462. ,Oth-
ers in- order of their election_ are: J.
W. Nediger, 411; William Wacker,
384; D. Churchill, 372, and M. -J; fig-
new, 355.•
The defeated candidate was Fred
W. Joberest:1 who received 334.
Mrs. Lillian McKinnon headed the
polls -in the Board. of Education elec-
tion and Was returned. with, 518 votes.'
•Others elected """'were: Mrs. N. W.
Trewartha, 498; W. E. Perdue; 461;
G. E. Hall, 444; Mr's. A. McInnis•, 423;.
A. T. Cooper, 359, and C.- G. Middle-
ton, 354.
• Defeated• candidate tor the Board of
Education was Antoine Garon," with
130 votes. •
Clinton, electorate favored holding
municipal elections in January. The
plebiscite results were: "Foe". 330,
and "Against,' 304, a majority of 26.
The referendum on' the question of
two-year terms tor the officials elect-
ed this year resulted in adecisive 'a.n-
swer, There were 438' opposed to,
200 in favor, the majority opposed
being- 238. .
Goderich
Three new members, were elected
to the Goderich town ,council . in the
municipal elections when the 'elector-,
ate also decided that it desires.. to
elect its municipal representatives ate
really rather than have . the 1941
council (hold office for ta, two-year
term,- •
W. C: Attridge headed• the poll for
c'onael11ors with 633 votes arnd D. D.
Mooney was second witch, 596. In
third place was Dr. J. A. Graham, lo-
cal dentist, with 588. • All are new
members of the council.
The other three men elected have
previously eat at the council board
and are: P. J. Ryan, 529; J. E. Huck -
ins;, 498, and David. Sproul, 452.
The defeated candidates, Charles
Cogger and Mrs. Edith Tremblay,
polled 173 `and 104 votes,. respective-
ly.
The plebiscite "Are you in favor,
es a wartime, measure, under the L2'.
cal Government Extension Act, 1940,
of the Municipal Council, elected for
1941, bolding office for a term, of two
years?" went down to defeat by a
majority of 32. There were 419 who
said "no" and 387 who said "yes."
'Mayor E, Douglas Brown, Reeve R.
E, Turner and, Deputy Reeve W. J.
Baker were all returned til office by
acclamation at the recent nomination
meeting.
'Colborne
William Thom was elected reeve of
Colborne Township in Monday's, elec-
tion. He homed , 1,62 votes tc , Nelson
McLart3^'s 91, gaining a majority of
71. ,
Tih'e. cbun>61.l16to elected by acciasn
ttd'n .rrae'enntiy were Alex Watson, Jas'..
Fem,gan, 'Wi:il am Clark ianr'd. Winton%
(Coautintted on Page 4) .
WINTEI PLAY
Merton A.. d is. Elected
President.4!t Annual
Meeting.
IS WELL ! ATTENDED
ct
Seaforth ourleT,kprganiked for the
coming season, gtr a well attended
meeting in the Town Hall en Tues -
da' evening of tl ,. week. It was the
:sixty-fourth amnia) meeting of the
club. :
Committee reports showed the past
geasomoto thave been a most success-
ful ogle, which was; ?emphasized in the
'treasurer's report which, showed a
substantial balaucd;,'
The following pfficers were ap-
pointed for the y+ ^''r: President, M.
A. Rend; vicerpresident, R. J. Winter;
secretary-treasehe ;e. E. -C. Boswell;
committee; Bev, Christie, J. M. Mc-
Millan„ Dr. F. J ;pechely, Dr. J. A.
Munn, R. J. Sweat, W. J.' Duncan
ams G. D., Fergusli*,
Weekly Wednesi!ay bonspiens will
be held during iher,winter, with din-
ner served in the'club rooms. The
date of the first o'8, these will be set
by the executive
The Club also donated $10 to the
Seaforth branch, of the Red Cross.
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BADMINTON
I
E
F
•S
There has 'been no inter -club match-
es in badminton, this year as yet. Ac-
cording to the president Emily •Les-
ter, the Stiratford club has, seat an
invitation, ..'but • it V mot -known whe-
ther or not then club w=ill. accept the
inrvitation before Christmas. ' •
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We .are sorry to •report, that ^ the
Goderieh club could not -find, suitable
rooms for this winter sand will have
to disband. Too bad; we liked those
Goderich racqu'eteers • -even though
they did cause us a little worry now
and again by imitating the Swiss Bell
Ringers.
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Quite a little interest was shown
in the challenge match. between Stan
1)orranc.e and Sergeant Harold Free,
cf the R.C.A.F., on. Monday evening.
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We wonder who the youag. gentle-
man Was that made a passat the'
bird sand missed, and then made a
Motion as if to break.'his racquet ov-
er his knee. , The funny part at -4t• is
that he did break hip racquet over
alis knee. That's tough luck, Frank.
It was a nice racquet,, too;
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The Air Force Boyg'of Port Albert
and Sky Harbor will be getting a let-
ter one of these days, extending to
them a hearty welcome to visit the
Seaforth Badminton Club whenever
possible.
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The membership list was posted this
week and shows more than 40 names,
with a few mare to be ;added.
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As the snow gro*sdeeper the ins
terest in badminton increases,. That
seems to be the picture at the mom-
ent. Every night brings' more and
more out to play. Even some; of the
stars of a few years ago are trying
their luck again. Come on up some-
time acid meet your friends:.
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An executive meeting was: held on
Wednesday evening during the tourn-
ament. It was decided to have the
usual Christmas party on, Dec. 180h.
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The Membership is ;now due. Will
the 'membe'rs please pay their fees to
any Of the membersthip committee—
Bill Hart, Stan Dorranoe, Sally Wood
Or any of .tie executive,
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The round robin, tournament took
place as usual Wednesday evening.
The following was the result of the
play:
Clare Reids: and Mary Hart defeat-
ed Dr. Bradly and Besaie Meir, 22-7;
Rosedale
AIbertaCoai
Means ct refree
comfort
hours 24�'t s A day
YOUR ':R
PLACEORDER NOW
N. MUFF SONS
'Be ori 1' .a .e
800 Children Will Receive
Stockings a n d Attend
Free Show at Regent As
Guests_.ef Lions Club.
PLAN SMALL TREES
ON EACH LAMP ' POST
-,With less than three weeks remain-
ing until Christmas, arrangements in
connection with the festive season in
Seaforth are well advanced. Decora-
tions on Main •Street will be ca a
larger scale than in previous years.
Merchants are co-operating with
the P.U.C. and Lions Club and plans
call for the large •Christmas' tree to
be erected at the corner of Main and
Goderich Streeta•, Smaller trees will
be attached to each Of the 31 lamp
standards on Main Street and, all will
be gaily decorated with electriclights,
The larrge decoration on the top of
the Town Hall, which excited so much
favorable comment last- year, will
again be, in place. P.U.C. workmen
are getting the equipment in 'shape,
and it is expecteld most of the decor-
ations will be in .place by the end of
the • Week.
The committee in oharge of obtain-
ing a Christmas tree are experiea:c-
iug some difficulty la obtaining a
suitable tree. The tree should be
about 40 feet- high and preferably
near town. Airy one wishing to offer
a tree may phone 3. F. Daly or C. A.
Bather.
Committees of the- - Seaforth Lions
Club are at work completing arrange-
ments for Santa's' visit here on Fri-
day afternogn., Dec. 20th. Over 800
stockings.will be given; to school chil-
dren 'of the district. by Santa, and,
then the children will be guests of
the club at the Regent Theatre:, In
charge of the visit are G. D. Fergu-
son • acid N. C. Cardio. Christmas
baskets will go out Christmas even-
ing to 'some 100 families of the dis-
trict. The committee looking after
h" C activ-
itythis £eatu>��.•SZf �ta�.., 1}7ris�rnas
ity includes E. C. Chamberlain; Father
T. P. Hussey and Dr. R. P. D, Hur-
ford.- -Lions Christmas carder will go
to nearly 400 sick and shut-ins of the
district, with J. M. McMillan and H.
•Gle:nn• Hays in charge.
As in past. Years, the Liens Club
will visit Huron County Home on Sun-
day, Dec. 22nd. Arrangements are in
charge of J. G. Mullen..
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Give War.
Stamps at Xmas
. Endorsed by the ,Seaforth War
Stamp Savings Committee for those
who wish to .give a practical and pat-
riotic gift this Christmas, the Post
Office Department has suggested
either War Savings- Stamps or War
Savings Certificates, :registered' in the
names of the recipients. Special
Christmas greeting cards, iholly-trim-
med; with space for the stamps, are
available at the post offide fort those
giving ,stamps, and,appiication folders
and presentation cards; for those who
.give certificates. Stamps are to be
used by those giving up to $4.00, cer-
tificates for $4.00 to $400.00,
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Brother Instructs
At Carberry -
Mr. E. C. Boswell, Manager of the
Dominion Bank here, received a wire
on Thursday morning announcing the
arrival of his brother, Flying Officer
H. G. Boswell, D.S.C., in Canada.
Flying Officer Boswell served in
the last war in the original. Princess
Pats,later transferring, to the R.N.A.
S., and for the past two years has
been training officer in the R.A.F.,
Ea'gland.
He is now on his way to Manitoba
where he will be attached to the new
Flying School at Carberry as 'instruc-
tor.
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Frank Sills and Mite Reid lost to
,George Hays and Gladys Reith, 15-21;
Jolie McKenzie and Zetta Dunlop de-
feated Frank Case and Isabelle Flame
nigan, 22-15; Clare Reith and Alice
Devereux defeated Frank Si•ils and
Peggy Chesney, 22-8; Bessie Meir and
Frances 1Vlatthews defeated Gladys
Reith and Alice Reid, 2'2-9; Clare
Reith anti...A1, Smith defeated Dr.
'Brady and Fraruk Sills, 2246; Joan
Devereux and Lsabelle Flanigan de-
feated Peggy Ches•niey and Zetta .Dun-
lop, 22-13; Gladys Reith and Al, Smith
defeated Dr. Brady and Frances Mat-
thews, 22-19; Al.Smith and Clare
Reith defeated Geo, Siddell. and Geo.
Rays, 22.3; Bessie Meir and Peggy
Chesney defeated Zeta. Dunlop and
Alice Reid, 20-15; Frank Sills and Is-
abelle Flannigan defeated George
Siddle and loan Devereaux, 22-8; Geo.
Hays and Mary Hart treated Fran-
ces, MkttlleWa and. Karry Steinberg;
22.8.
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Fewer Votez's
--Seaforth voters' lists, posted
last week by Clerk D. H. Wilson;
show a total of 1,328 voters on
the roll, a decrease from last year
of 25. Persons eligible for serve
as jurors, who appear on the list, ..
total 242, a decrease of 23 over
139.
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INSTITUTE PARTY
POSTPONED S PONED WEEK
Kippen, East Institute
Change Plans as Roads,
Are Blocked.
The Kippen East Wemen's Insti-
tute. euchre and dance which was to
have been held in the Town Hall,
Heusall, on Friday, December 6th, has
been postponed to Wednesday, De-
cember 11th.
The December meeting of the Kip -
pen, East' Women's Institute will be
held at the home of Mrs. Glenn Mc-
Lean on Monday afternoon, Dec ' 16,
at 2.15 p.m. The roll call will be
answered by "My earliest collection
of my Christmas toys)." •
Hold Trousseau Tea •
Mrs, Herbert Jones, of Kippen, en-
tertained at a trousseau tea on Wed-
nesday afte.rneon and evening, hon-
oring, her daughter, Mies Margaret
Jones, wihose m,arriage took place on
Saturday, Nov. 30th. The guests
were welcomed at the door by Mrs.
Jones and Mists t Margaret :tones,
whence they were directed to see the
trousseau by Miss Irma Ferguson.
The trousseau was shown in the . af-
ternoon by . Miss Katlileeoi Jones, •the
linens by Miss Gladys-Jarrott the
ss
china and silver gifts by Mis' ililan
Finkbeiner, of Exeter, The guests
were then -directed -to the dining
room where tea was poured by Mrs.
J. Wein, of Crediton, and. Mrs. A.
Keys, of Varna: Miss Helen Fink-
beiner, :of•Exeter, served. Intheeve-
ning the guests'were directed by Miss
Bernice Finkbeiner, of Exeter. The
trousseau was shown by Miss Lillian
Frnkbe4ner; the linen's by Miss Irma
Ferguson, the china, silver and gifts
by Miss Dorothy Munn of Heneall.
Those pouring tea were Mrs. Robert
Muun, ..af Hensali, . and Mrs. M. Fink -
twiner of Exeter. The dining room
table was centered. with the three-
storiy wedding cake and. vases -of
flowers. Assisting were , 'Miss S.
F:nkbeiner, of Creditor]; and Mrs. W.
Homey. '
Keys - Jones •
The United Church Manse, Kippen,
'was the scene of a pretty wedding
on' Saturday, Nov. 30th. at 10.30 a.m.,
when<.•Mergaret Kathleen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jones, Kippeo,
was united in marriage to Mrr-•James
Bernard Key's, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Art Keys, of Stanley Toir•rnship. Rev.
E. F. Chandler performed the cere-
mony. They 'were attended by Miss
Dorothy Munn, of Hensall, cousin of
the bride, and Mr. John Keys, brother
of nbe groom. The bride chose a
floor -length gown of sky blue silk
sheer, drape model, with, hisihop
sleeve and white accessories', and car-
ried a •bouquet of Briaraliffe roses
With maiden hair fern. She also wore
a coronet of orange blossom ands a
gold brooch which had been worn by
•-her grandmother. The bridesmaid
wore a floor -length gown of coral jer-
sey silk and white accessories and
carried a bouquet of yellow glory
mums and maiden hair fern. Follow-
ing tibe ceremony a wedding dinner
was served at the home of .Mr. and
Mrs. Jones. The dining room was
decorated in flowers and pink and
white streamers. Mr. and Mrs. Keys
left on a motor trip to Toronto and
other points, the bride wearing a
dress of desert gold pall mall crepe,
black coat- with squirrel trim and
matching accessories: They will re-
side on the groom's farm' near Bay-
field. •
Thieves Steal
Hens at Walton
Thieves stale 49 chickens from the
farm of Rudolph Fisher, near Walton,
on Thursday, night.
'The theft was reported to Chief of
Police Helmer Snell, who notified pro,
vincial police at Godeniein • Constable
Lorne Rutherford investigated, but no
trace of the missing poultry has been
found, -
"Wouldn't yon like to be so famous
that you had your face•,oi1'a thousand
dollar bill?" '
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EVENTS • POSTP
Main hfgihways.fgom .Seaforidi
open fihursday after a week long-
zard, which old-timers say wast'.
the worst early De.0embertb
within their memory,
As • the storm reached Its. peak
Wednesday, every -road leading.-filoin,:,::
town was blockeddespite "steady
work on the 'part of countyand
ansi
vinciai sn'ovrpiow crews. As thdratorm
lessened, during the night the 'plow ;.
were able to etit •their way tilmaugh,
the .drifts, but travel on any road ie
still ?hazardous. Concession roads are
completely filled,...many being trapeze
able for bosses.
Between two and three'4t eet of snow
has fallen during the past tea days.
-Strong winds have drifted thes¢row
to such an extent that it will be soxile
daysbefore plows have the highways
iu normal condition. No, 8 Highway .
west of Mitchell' was kept open until...
'Wednesday morxling under extreme
difficulty with a small plow --,the only
one available„ 'A broken bridge. at
Mitchell forced heavy traffic to de-
tour around a concession road and
twe large plows, supposed to work
tliis stretch, of highway, became
stranded on the detour:
The etorm 'indirectly led to' a fire •
alarm at midnight on Friday. A large
transport, after bucking drifts on
Railway Streetall afternoon and'eve-
ning, finally reached Main Street, and
.as it did a short dircuit„caused a fire
in the ergine. The brigade extin-
guished the fire with chemicals.
It took a transport from eight in
the morning until sax, at night tp fight
its -way from Mitchell to Seaforth on
Wednesday. On the huge transport
was a 10 -ton caterpillar tractor whioh
had to be ready for work at Port Al-
bert on Thursday morning. Wusen
the crew learned it was impossible to
go further west, • they backed . the
truck into a snots bank, ran the miter -o•
pillaaur. eff under .its own power and;
started' With it for -Port Albert.—
"It will go through the drifts: even
if the truck won't.” one of the crew.
remarked. The tra:nelsort was left'
at Seaforth.
The storm led to the postponement '
of a number of events throughout the •
district. The Kippen East Women's
Institute bad planned a euchre and
dance at Hensall on Friday night, but
this has been postponed. to Wednes-
day, Dec..11th, The auction. sale of
Joseph Carlin, which was to have.
.been on Tuesday, is being iheid 'en „
December 9th.
The thankoffering meeting of the
Neil Shaw Circle•of the Egmondrvilie
United Church, which was announced
for 'Monday evening, had to be 'Post'' ,
pored on account of the bad- roads
and unfavorable weather, and the _
Northside Young,? People's visit fa,
Wesley Willis • Church, Clinton. Y.P. ,
tI. was cancelled for the same reason. .
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New District
Manager Named
P. D. Wilson:, 'formerly manager of
certain exchanges in Windsor, ac-
cording to- this month's "District
News," was recently appointed Bell
Telephone manager at Stratfordl, suc-
ceeding J. M. McIntosh. Mr. Wilson
has .had over 20 years? service, with
the telephone company. which he
joined in May, 1920, is the accounting
department at Toronto. Three years
later, he was transferred to' the come
mercies. depar-tmetat,----He - went to -
Windsor in April, 1929. . Im' addition
lc Stratford, Mr. Wilson supervises
the exchanges • at Atwood, Clinton,
Drayton, Goderich, Listowel, Mitchell,
New 'Hamburg, Palmerston, Platts-
viile, Seaforth, St. Marys and Tavi-
stock,
Manager at Stratford •fo'r the past
ten years, Mr. McIntosh has, been
transferred to North 13ay.
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