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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES Vol. 1. No. 42. ORONO, ONT., THURSDAY, NOV. 11 1937. Subscription, $1.25 Per Year. 1914 - -"LEST WE FORGET" - -1918 Six Children Compete To Represent Clarke In Public Speaking Contest Shirley Porter and Raymond Raymond Gilmer Successful Successful Candidates The Clarke Township Public Speaking 1 Contest was held in Orono Town Hall on Friday, November 5th, with only six contestants*, two from South Clarke and four from North 'Clarke. The; speakers from North Clarke were : Clarke Union--'Bernice Colville (Sir John A, Macdonald) ; Orono---/Shirley Porter (A Trip to Niagara Falls): No. 9--Ruby Gibson Gibson (King George VI.) ; Kendal --- Alex. Little (My Most Interesting Trip). The winner for North Clarke was Shirley Porter. The speakers' from South Clarke were : Newtorwille---June Ware (The Manufacture of Paper) ; Crooked Creek--'Raymond Gilmer (ISports in a Rum'. Community. Winner for South Clarke: was Raymond Gilfner. The judges were Mise G. Wickett, Miss HI. Morris and Mrs. Purdy, from Bo'wmaniville ; Messrs. Jordon and ARMISTICE SERVICES Rememibranc Orono on Th all the plaices from. 10.30 to to attend the hall, which w Orono Chaimibi committee heiini and W. E. Ki The service J. H. Osterho E. Beech, of the address. The service ing of "The by the invor-ai: the hymn. "< > past. Prayer. nte-' silence 1:1,08 Bugler Last Post "Blest be the sung, after w his address Birth," follow the National e 'Day was observed) in ursday morning when >f business were closed 12.00 a.m. to allow all services in the town is sponsored by the er of Commerce, the .g Messrs. Neil Porter ddcll. was in charge of Rev. lit, assisted by Rev. Xewtonvi !c. who gave opened with the sting- Maple Leaf," followed ion. 10.310, followed by God our help in ages At 11.00 the two min- wak observed, and at Tamb'yn sounded the lid Reveille. Hymn, tie that binds 1 ," was hiteh Bev. Beech gave Hymn "Land of our ■ I by the singing of Anthem and the Bene- Reynolds, from Port Hope. Each judge gave 'constructive criticism criticism and each child received a hook in appreciation of big efforts. The hooks were presented by Mrs. J. R. Cooper. During the intermission while the judges" decision was being ascertained ascertained the young men's quartette 'from Newcastle delighted the audience with several numbers. The members of the Quartette were Messrs: StaTir ley Rickard, Charlie Clemens, Wilbur Wilbur BaskerVilie ; and E. Ward. The directors for the township were Mrs: Fred Bowen and Mr. Herbert Herbert Scott. The two winning contestants will be competing with other children from all parts of the county next Friday evening, November 12th. in Orono. The winning County contestant contestant will go to Brighton to -compete -compete at the Tutor-County -contest. In the afternoon of Friday, November November 12fh, the Trustees and Ratepayers Ratepayers are meeting in Orono Town Hall. iSpeeial sfp-eakei's will be here to discuss educational problems and anyone interested in education will he welcome. diction. He Mrs. Charlie lie Morgan, o-i RUSSEtL AGERTON Deep regret was felt when word was received of the- death of Russel Ager- ton; in Oshawa Hospital, on Tuesday, Tuesday, November 9th. Russel was- well known in Orono and the surrounding district, having Lived in Polityp-ool, then' to the West, and back to Orono, later -going to O'-'liawa. He was a member of the Merrymakers Orchestra. ed) by his- mother, Mrs. W. Agerton, Hay-d-eh ; four sist-ers, Brotz. Detroit ; Mrs. (Dr.) Lorrimer, of Buffalo ; Mrs. Al- Oshawa ; Mrs. Elmer Bradley, of Hayden ; and three brothers, brothers, Mr. Wray Agerton; of Nether- hill, Sash. : Charlie, of Grand Prarie, Alberta, and:. )Mr. Edward Dean, of Orono, Thé funeral "will take place. today (Thursday), from the home of his sister, Mrs. Allie Morgan, Oshawa, at 2.30 p.im. Interment will be made in Orono cemetery, Pair Beg Ride Then Beat Up Lone Autoist Attacked by two - unidentified assailants assailants on a lonely stretch of road in Hope township, ten miles north of Port Hope, on Thursday night of last week, Clarence Beatty, Eliza- bethville farmer, received a severe pummelling which might have had fatal results but for the timely arrival arrival of neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Vernon Peacock, who frightened, the attackers attackers away. Provincial Police are searching the district for the thugs. Beatty, driving home alone -from Kendal, -was stoppeed by two pedestrians pedestrians -at the base of a hill. They said their car had! run out of -gasoline, -gasoline, and -asked for a ride to the nearest service station. Beatty picked picked them up, and 1 a® lie was driving away was attacked by the two men, being struck on the head several times with a heavy bottle. Beatty put up a strenuous fight and the attackers took to their heels when other cars approached. He was found partly unconscious, hist head cut open in several places, The thugs had travelled to the scene in a Car which was left on the side of the road after an enterprising resident, sensing trouble, : tampered- with its mechanism. A check revealed! revealed! that the machine had been stolen in Oshawa, At the time of the hold-up Beatty had about $6 on his person. He does not believe his assailants -carried firearms. firearms. A.Y.P.A. MEETING An executive meeting of St, Saviour's Saviour's A.Y.P.A, was held- at the home of Mrs. W. W. Harrison on Monday, November 8tli, to outline the program for icotning events. The first social event; is set for November 24th, for which the committee are anticipating a new venture. The date for the following meeting is December 15th. Watch for further notice of these two dates' in next week's issue of The Times. H. AND S. CLUB MEETING The first meeting of. the Clarke Union Home and! School Club for the season was held on Tuesday, November November 2nd. The meeting was opened by the President, Mr. James Nixoh, with the singing of "O Canada," followed followed by the repeating of the Lord's Prayer. . , The main event of the evening was a public speaking -contest to choose the pupils to represent Clarke Union school -at the contest to be held in Orono. BerneLce Colville was chosen first, Jack Colville second, and Henry Nixon and Orville .Chat nylon 'third and fourth respectively. Between these speoehôs were pipno .-solos by Colin 'Colville, vocal numbers by Mr. Sam Castle and Mv. Harold iSIhuttle- worth, and selections on the apdo-r- dion iby Mr. Mortson, of Tyrone. -Judges for the contest were Mrs. G'.nspeil, Mr. March, Mr. Mortson, all of Tyrone. Each -gave a sni table, comment on the.. speeches, praising the pupils quite highly. The rest of the meeting was spent in games, followed followed by a fine lunch. fit 1H to fe fit to to to to $« Sltmbna 3Ftplba In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place ; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid 1 the guns below. We are the dead. Short days- ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved 1 and were loved', and now we lie In' Flanders fields. Take up- our quarrel with the foe ; To you from failing' hands we throw The torch ; be yours to hold it high. If ye break, faith with us who die We shall not- sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. --John AlcCrae to to to to to to to to to to to to to Horticultural Society Will Give Prizes For Home Project Project Plan In Agriculture COWANVILLE Mr. andi Mrs. W. A. Reid visited Mr. and 1 Mrs. George Henderson one evening last week. Mr. II. Mill son's hired: man is in Bowmanville hospital with blood poisoning poisoning in bis hand. Mr. and 'Mrs. !.. A. Befeee were -Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson's. Mr, and Mrs. Westol Stringer and Mrs. Burley were-Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burfey's, Port Gnmdiby. Several from this community attended attended the goose dinner at Newcastle on Wednesday evening. All report, a good time. Rev. R. M. Patterson from Sunderland Sunderland will be [preacher in Clarke Church on Sunday -afternoon, November November 14th. Mr. and Mrs, E. Farrow, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. W. Stringer, Mr. T. A. Reid and Mrs. W. E. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Orossley and Mr. J. Baril Baril ess, Mr. J. and Miss M. Simpson were at Mr. -a ud Mrs. George Henderson's Henderson's to the wear-ever aluminum demonstration dinner. (Held over from 1 last week) Mrs. Robert Reid is visiting Mr. and Mrs: R. Hollingsworth. Miss Marjorie Porteous is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. Parnell, in Port Hope. Mrs. W. A. Reid and daughter Barbara spent Friday with Mrs. Jack Stapleton-. Misses- Ada and Dorothy Hollingsworth Hollingsworth visited at their home for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin F arrow attended attended anniversary services at Newcastle Newcastle Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin, Peterboro, were Sunday visitors with. Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson. Mrs. Blandy returned home to Her- iii' el on Thursday with Mr. H. Mill- son and mother, Mrs. B. Millson. /Several young people from here attended attended the dance in Newtonvilie mi Friday evening and all report a good time. The goose dinner at Clarke United United Church was -a great success with a large crowd and lots to eats with a good programme following. Mr. and Mrs. George White and ston, Mr. Wilfred White, of Toronto, were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. R. Hollingsworth on S-aiturdlay evening. - The regular monthly meeting of the W.A. met in the Sunday School room o-n Thursday afternoon with thirteen ladies present. It was decided decided to hold their annual meeting in December in the Sunday School room. Miss M. Simpson, of Cowanviiie school, attended the teachers' convention convention on Thursday and Friday. Thursday she spent in Bowmanville and Friday in Belleville. While in Belleville she saw the Ontario Home for the Blind 1 . Seats For Fifty More People -Over five hundred sat down to the fowl snipper held in Park iS^reet United United Church on Wednesday evening. Over fifty geese were roasted 1 and carved carved which was served on platters, thus eliminating the old method of bringing individual plates of fowl. The crowd was so large that some had to wait three hours- in the church before before they were „ admitted to the-basement' the-basement' of the cam-ch. .The tickets were numbered and you were supposed 1 to await your turn, but it is said many in the three hundred -class were eating eating before -so-ine who held! tickets in' the one hundred class. After the supper a concert was given in the church which was crowded crowded to capacity. The programme con- .siding of ducts," solos-, quartettes, musical numbers, and the main rom- ber was a very interesting talk given by 1 Rev. Wm. White, on 1 . M-s trip through Ireland. He described] the many places of beauty and of interest, interest, and also told o-f the conditions in that country. The programme: was brought -to a close by singing "God Save the King." Remembrance Sermon On Sunday Last At the morning service Rev. J. H. Osterh-out preached a special sermon oil Remembrance Day, taking as his subject •"Peace." He argued that every Christian should do his or her utmost to. create, a peace consciousness consciousness and a goodwill spirit in community community national and international relationships-. relationships-. He intimated that the. war spirit would not die without a terrible struggle, because of the profita profita . in war material made by many firms, and because o f political and economic rivalry -among the nations. The so called dreamers or idealists who put their dreams into reality are the men who have fulfilled: humanity. They Called- Jesus a dreamer, but His ideals are world wide today and His power is the only thing that can save our world and humanity. At the evening service Mr. Oster- hout took for his subject "The Nevy Patriotism:," -which he defined as Love of -Fellow. Countrymen rather than love of country. Love of that .abstract .abstract thing called: country is cheap and easy. We talk, said the -minister, -minister, about rocks and rills and 1 meadows- meadows- and mountains, but these things are but the frills on the holiday dress of patriotism, alright for 24th of May or 1st of July -but; patriotism mean® love for and service for our fellowmen. Jesus summed up our duty by saying Thou shall love the Lord .thy God with all thy heart, and soql and mind and -strength, and, tliy neighbor as' thy seif. The text of this sermon which was a thoughtful thoughtful discourse, preached to a good sized- -congregation-, was who-soever s-a ( ys "h : e loves' God and loves his fel- lowiman is a liar." Suitable music was ' rendered 1 by the choir. Would Urge Children To Draw and Colour a Flower Bed The regular monthly meeting of thé Horticultural Society was held Tuesday evening in- the Assembly room of the High School. The minutes minutes of the former meeting were read by the Secretary, Mrs. Harrison, Mr. M. H. Staples, President of the Society, then discussed 1 business matters. It was suggested that principal principal .Rosborbu-gh discuss with his students the idea of designing a flower bed in colours- for their Home Project in Agriculture before ; December's December's meeting. The Horticultural Society to give prizes as they have in other years for essays produced by the studtemts. The evening's program: opened with an enjoyable piano duet by Mrs, Ros- borough and Miss Galloway. Mrs. O. W. Rolph and Mrs. John Tiunblyn then took charge of the meeting. Slips of paper were handed handed to each person -present, each with a question concerning house plants and their care. Considerable information information was given regarding different plants, whi-ch was worth while learning. learning. Mr. M. 11. Staples exhibited some of his choice apples, one in particular looked and) tasted; - delicious, a new apple Mr. Staples is growing, called the Winter McIntosh, 1 n the vacancy made by Mrs. O. Drummond, substitute; auditor, Mrs. A. A. Drummond was elected to assist assist Mrs. Rosiborough., The meeting closed by the singing singing of G-od -Save the King. -- ' O - Hon. Earl Rowe was given his old riding of D-ufforin-iSinicqe in the Federal Federal House by: acclamation, Mr. Rowe's -acclamation makes the House standing as follows : Liberal-, 178; Conservatives, 39; Social Credit, 17; others, 10, and vacant, 1--Total 24)5. The vacancy is in Victoria, B.-O. ;