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NlitlEtitY-SIXOND YEAR, No.
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Music Stotler&
Give Fine Program
nnUal Itoottal Of IX jOseph!a
‘.P011601 of" MUSie ReVettl0
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The annual nuisieale of St., JOSeplits
'Convent School Of Music wag Presented
.tite,ove,givig of February 1st, in Me- •
Xaytalell,tie a largo and appreciative
auaience, , The stege :Was beautifully
decorated with laree -floral boaquets
gracefully 'arranged in baskets,*bleb,
gave 4-oleitsing and Artistieseffeet, he-•
..eldeereating tfert tthe taudiente an •
Atmosphere receptive to .beauty atel
harmouy. The program displayed a
wide variety of artiatie features, each
one of excepthmallY high standard as
to choice and tiecomplishmeot.
butstautling among the -numbers per-
. farmed were two Italian grand' opera '
arias "Sulcidio," frora-La Glacoadatt
by Puccini, and '"Intermezzo," from
Cavalleria Rusticanat by Maseaguis
sang by Miss Madeleine Lane. Alis$
titatete rendition of these, also of "La
Villanelle," by, del Aqua, evidenced e ex"
• c lent nautical and dramatic intent:re-'
statteit tag well as- attiterior train*.
eamniiiets' "Ave Maria," Sung by Miss
Marjery. Hoye, with rtOlin obligate by
. Miss Mare A.111, vas exceedingly. well
rendered, laud Abetted for bet)i young
ladies -decided, promise for future
splendid 'musical accomplishment, A
vocal trio, ."Niget Hymn at Sea," .by
Misses Al. Lane,„M. Buchanan, and fis
Taylor, that displayed excellent .hart
-limey anti tone totality was • received
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with much • -applause. - Miss Eileen
. Bogie; who is already well known as
. an. exceptional „pianist of talent, came
t totexpeetettone of her listeners by
tthealelightfultandtdiflidult "Romance,"
-Ui1EEIL Or E
. C. A. liOltERTSON,
WI* was carried from his Itintie•in Colt
'borne township when fire broke' out
Wedaesday morniog.
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VALUATORS TOWN ,
Messrs. IL G. atom ated E. X. -quips
late *hose repkt on ate, eaualized, as-
sessment of . Huron County was csz.
firmed by the County 'Council last year,
were in towe this week on their tra,y
to Blyth and Ilullett, wherethey, have'
been engaged by, the respeetive inuoicis
palitieS to revise their •assesements,
They repOrted that they had contracted
with the United Counties. of Stormont,
-Dundas and Glengarry to equalize their
assessment at a price of $00Xtts
»y ihellus. Miss, Mary Buchanan.- •• -
411fewise a talented pianist, performed singing course of the isablicsand separe
'Xwith
Miss 74116e11-11°gie ft tillie-11. presente(1 with ' duo ---Fritz ate schools, . The three numbers, which
tartiattietleterpretatAteundt.
4119.§A and:. eth 'esSienr•,:attel,eteltstetetOldettt
t'-''''Tgrue.que.- • • "
ably to the'varletyt. and 'entichmeni.'*
,(5,1 ',h..,
• ()flier eheice idane numberes.weret • the enterfaimitent. e • .
' the qualitettei "Cornish May Dance?" At the close, of the Pregramteertill-
stay Eckstein, performed "with unusnat. .eates tandrstatedalst were Areffient.e&-t9 _wader tile publid Health „Atet- was -re-
taste by Miss aileen: Bogie, L. Taylor, fortunate •recipients by ;Ref.:: Father ceived"froatthe ProvincialDepb.renent
B. Smith, and B. Cutt ; a'solo;-"Gaietv." ,gall.on of ',St. Peter'e ehurch. ,Before tHealth and sent on. to, the setedial•
well rendered. by Miss Barbara's0,titt a the di.stribution ,the reverend father
• due,. -Good •Schaefer, Pert Made an: appropriate seotnimmentarY
formed by Mollie Bisset and Barbaratstadarese to the • follow:Ing whiners -of,
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Henry,. two Vers.. talented ehildren; a tile awards: • sti
' duo, -Dance of the Lolliptips,", by'.Bil.. Certificates- Presented to 'Puoilit
bro,:presented by Jimmie Iteynolds and . Sevier, vocal lirettelase hefierSst-Mtes.
Donald Scott witht,Nleedid execution; • .. Lane. t ,
ODERICII, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1940
IN THE WANZ or I Blocked Roads
Wfli J. C. Sheardown Askg
Block Police tourt
Damages from To
STORK -
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ZHi ,Seivades •tg the' yesteryear : Last
,
etaXbd4rt "DUIllpettrttatterweeend CAttorney .,
teitted three eOmplaintst 'groin Mother's
k-teown orney Ittilr
mes e-
, ,. Reratimodatimeiat.sulurnt:nito:riworvi.B.eiclgallie. Of.
before Town connon
to the effect that their ebildren alai'
At the regular meeting a the Town- narrOwlY ''c'e43?-'ed 'being 211'1 4I\4 by
by
ttotintii on ittitlay ,evening la s t; , tiip, , horses and cutters stleaking up oottliere
without blosVing. their 'horns, er rather
rigging their belles So he ditsted off
the rtld statutes and sure enough, the
section' Was Still there tequiring that
each horse drawing a sleigh or cutter
must swear at least, two bells ou the
martingale, hips or elsettbete. Ile has
asked lithe Signal•ISter, to bring this, to .
• the attention Of the •puhlic.
writ oVer Maiiitenauee of
Clerk submitted a ` Writ servelsupon
the Town at the instance a X01111 10,
Sheardown, asking •unatated,'cittmageg
for injery to hts property front' thei
maintenance. -Of a garbage die* 4(1-
Jaeent-therete, and, also 'seeking an ha,
junction against further Mallltenat4P
Of the donfle
Me. 4hetirdown._ 1uL re_peatedir coml. Itis year *IMO the old hotel shed
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plained to.the COuncil about this tbmIP• was U-D°1)41t°114-it' 1148 beetk 'during markedeffeet on the size of the weekly.
reer!, court docket, remands bone *
The matter was considered Om-
- the .pest few weeks. , different spots atolt
,
inHuroneatutty tedio
ty, particularlv at Jelin iSprenle ".pleatledSt"not
iiaSe;f:tritalltibrtewihs retfueba,at*teritiot4shaoftueS tleeit'e' 4- Dto...Aho. nAriointige;,,,aavset„tesottireaert aertoe nwa
on tockey*Matelt nights. The hostler, aiteze /gad the was, prepared to go on.
if • there is ''. any lefL, has. of eoultte.k The Crown was not prepared, so' the
takei„..the horse 's to the barn• to be case sVits edit:tamed one weelt;" z •
watered and fed._ , ,
, I The Exeter man. :with the, distin-
guished name)fjohn Collingetood, who ,
last'weelepleatled guilty to two charees
of breaking and entering in Exeter,
was ready to take, his medicine, but
Crown Attorney 'litanies said there
Were, itieret chargeso±the Same natifre',
to follow. :Tne'police, lie said, had •St,
big -Joh- on their' hands,. to (find the
owners of a pile of etolen articles -es
•heueehold. attic/ea, eariteittere' and gar-
dert.toolso etes found ina barn rented
by Cellingweocl. The stuff Wassevident-
ly stolen. There was even 'a ton • and
a -half • of coat, carted away' by head,.
„stele:Art.4ot trips beingSmade-in ,oue
night, It was explained. SoSanothseis
remand waS italten. .
Given three, weeks. in Which to make
j1() itestitetion toS•Gordon Harrison,
whom he was found guilty of defrauds
ing, and to pay •the costs of the -court?.
Martin Lowdent,appeared to report that
asstsatissiotsbeents-Ablesetot-stmakesthe.
grade?' His only means of locomotion
were his fret -arid I'vith a start:erasing
it was 'a tougkjob:gett'ing around, his
ceuusettsFranlittDontellyt added., .-
Lowden. was given Audi March -7th
to make things right and was told thit..•
vas his last c hance,
; Harold Sproule, eharged with atria.,
The present stioWbonnd tondition of
the concessions :and sidelines bas
county police bo tie" it is readily
admitted, although' farmers and -others
are not eomplabling.- Partners now
park their cara at Auburn end other
ceutral plates, and walk in .and Out to
their hoineit, but police assYet haven't
begun serving eubpoenaett in time
4"Flionrert.1,14,t very • reason several 'cases
.hatte been hangleg-fire for some weeks,
and generally the storm bas had a
,mtetette•of the whole, and it was ,.decided
to leave it instbethandg of the, tPubtte
works committee, ,•
- An thetmembers of ;Council Were pre-
sent. • • , • ,
• The sexton of Maitland cemetery re.
perted six interments in January.
• The tax collector•reported collections
'totalling $25,312.95, in January, $20,-
84-6X0of-thie being 1940 taxes prepaid.
The Salvation • Army. asked for ,a
grant for is rescue work ,at ,London,
.and Alexandra Hespital applied for As
annual grant. -- These requests were
referred to. the Inutnee 'eomMittee.
trlord asked permission to put
uP A sign at the bowling alley, and J. j.
iktggarth asked, permission to remove
the sign' in front of his garage on
Hamilton street and erect a ne* sign at
the. edge ef the sidewalk. Referred to
public works committee; _
• The ,Race -A.ssoclation requested the
privilege .of'•holding the annual. eille
h,oliday meet at Agricultutal Parkt-elsit
the useeft_thegrouedt fer.4 week prior
t� t theseteer and for one week' efter.
Referred to public works •couraittee.
The; Canadian Federation of Mayors.
lod Munieipaittleststreqapsteassstliet
TT,Own's membership , feet $lit, sfor '1940.
'.feferred to finance committee. '
- coPy oftreginitilinis recently Made
an . interesting "sexte te, 40-ob1ifig Prititary • "hear first-class ;11am:ire-slat
perfect tittle and tharinonat PlaYeid*i-bv p'Brien, • .
•,-,skrtimarittvoealstaretteatisathotiorst-Sef,
• J. Reynolds, D. Seott,,andAttptithatott-stisitys-ts.---• • „
also a duo, fiGountrty-Dititee,"•-by:Eekt Elementary troctit_honerS'-.V, ,Baeels•
st,,,etein,„settarmhigly reutlered. Itileses ler; • •• - -•
M. Daechler and Ar assaline. • Elementary
• , ,zuntor,tytithvi forrot$-4.4
The violin selections, -Were .of eta:este .Primary piano; honerst-tB,-Cett.
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tuility,antl offered with exeellent taste. ,Prinlary. piano, honors -13.
'Robert Bisset tdisplayed unusual talent tEleinentarY •Plart-e, first-class boners
in his renditietr-tefttf'Andantinot"---by• tetar. Diseett. -
• Lemare, a's die Miss -Mary ,A.b1 In her , Elementary piano, •first-class honors
"Mazurka-S:01)y Henry, • These' two. per- Henry.• • • .
formers 06,4 offered a twee, "Serenade Bleneeittary piano, .bonorat'-'D. Stott,
by. VonB1911,-Witit excel." '1%. ThiYIS, J. Graham, • M. J. Strachan.
lent taste. • Violin ensembles, "Country ' Junior ylelins. first-class thonors-M.
„Gardens," and "Canada's Omit". by • tt,hl.
• Beyer, also ,:.'Valsette" and "Follow the- Junior violin, honors -R. -Bisset. .
Flag," performed by Ittehert,BIssett V. , Primary violin,: honors -V. Smith, J.
Smith, S. Graf,. M. Ahl and Lt- Taylo,r, Graham..
Ambrose Brophey, Of ,near $t, Aalgtiat
title, speedingsat holiday, in 00(1o:telt
after 121-tellIg. '8°411'1'9u:0'in hisline new
home, for thme week*. •Ile ..tells Of an
exeitiog runaway 'On; the county road
out oftStuburn'laSt 'rhursibryt--,-A horse
drivels by 'William Craig, mailman on
.1.t.R.2, Auburn, took.frightsat a -pestl-
ing snowplow, became umnanageable,
upset. the cutter . and scattered *gis
Majesty's malt the snow over a con-
siderable distanceonhe road when -the
cutter upset., •Fte mad -Matter wt.1.4;re-,
covered with much effort and patience,
but the mail was late that
,
,Turning, -over tpay sheets in this •A1e-,.
the other :days •Countst Ectineer T 11
Patterson cOmmented Oat -the January
-storm, hnti cost .110r04,, County '$4;500'
fortgoittyplowtograndstitatsttlilettigtif,
ma not in -etude depreciation 011 t1e six
plows w4feii .w:orc +in 'contaititsloti. Ile
said .the last important' county, road,
Arthern--,tet-91-intoet ladslieeeprewed-
out Itiondeje, 'ditty seventeen of the
, , -'385 maps- of county - roads remained
committee. • • • • ' unopened one these were little travels
A edmmunicatiot from. the secretary lee. Roads had been ptoWed•en town=
of the Blue Water Highway, Aseocia-
s,„ ship roads for quite a .nUmber of fan -
tion enclosed the-ltudget't; fer'lutse eitals and. for this, lho ehayge had been;
caning: for" $300 from Gederieb. and made, ,Nor had a • oho/re been made
adjacent townehipet This Was sent to for 0-bening townshio--roads arouo,
the sPectal committee. • • thtsee :sides. of the proposed airport site
•. • .Committee Reports: '
• The '" finance t'earainittee • recta&
teended-the--issuing--of-note*lo..teaverli.
.the balance due on the .fire .pumping -
unit -recentlYpareliased' for tire pro-
tection . this harbor -$600 'due •Febru-
ers.,,IttAtl, and, 08.rt trebritarysles
1942. Another recommendation „ was.
that Miss MaciCaYt the Clerk's office,
,be. paid *a:Le week. Aecounta-,pafised. •
included relief accounts amounting. to
lt5R16e9cci.m'm:e' inlet -ions' tee' Of 7;re
ublie
works ememittee inrelnited the foliate-
Itig,:ahat 11: D. raiser he giventtere
rattSion to erect -a' Sign, in front of his
Store on West streetsween the neces-
sary . bond of indemnity is provided;
that the membership fee the sent- to
the-sOntario Good Roads tAspeciation
and, that a delegate attend the 'convent
• were enthusiaatical1y received' lin eorY, rSke aSS titit • 4064 that -the matter of •r'epturing •and
•1 The 8E. Joseph's School . choir gave .Italle. • --', ',- - ,., ' ' 'i reneWing. the flooring in the skating rink
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.i,two, very • pleasing'. offerings -"Ave MetlAlis .I.Presented, by St. Joseph's Csiv. be left , -with the chairman of this cora4
Maria,ii bY 1Prne, and "Trees," ' by ; s - Vent Sehoor of Musk. Mitteel 'Mitt 'Geo; Beacon be paid $30-
aoyce Kilmer -with fine. bane. and ex-. - Geldmedal for first-classhonorsIn Ter, week, he to provide the team and
• pression. : Also; the s juniorsinging ssenior voc41-4110 Madeleine Uwe. ' all 'etiltiPment for felt time The Om-
• class 'gave , the selections "Grams .. -Gold medal ' for -Orstselass 'henOttritT mittee reported ' :that the •Town lots
mother's -Darice"-an otd. folk, song- violin -Miss' Mary Ahl. . - .. , south of Victoria 'salmi- he'd been
and, ItlenuOttr'''•bY Mozart, with. fine* •. -Silver medal for highest .etailding in rented. to -Wilfrid *Glousher Or the year
• choral rendition.; , ,.. - .. ' . ' junior vocal -Mips 'Evefent.O'Brien.
A • number: a the pupils •• of Ste t • Silver medal for highest standing 'for 4 10, , •-. ' s • • • - Th „.
e. special eontloilitee ireetintesende&
•Joseph's : Junior ttelocation---chtsait orPlaritr-tOt'-1048-Ittartateerallett „ •_..., that time eepy , of the .19.40, edition of
rayed • in picturesque quaint costumes, - , Silver medal for highest standing', tn Make's; ' Handbook be ordered, • and
recited With 'pleasing 'expression and piano, for .1.939 -:-Mollie llisset. •"' ---., - that the -inventory from the .Goderielt
• appropriate --dramatic ' ,geStures.. "The , ; Gold' medal presented by. Stratford Musical • Society of, equipment ,and sue-
-, Knight's-- Toast," and received Warm Musical Festivalte-Miss,lrfollie Bisset.,. Pliea 'on .hand be placed on, file.
t'aPPlaUSet These performers also 'neg. :. Inver medal 'pr.egented .ht .
the 10411,' •. These reports were adopted. '
with taste "Smilint-ThroUgh;" ' by adian. .3/fuslea1 FeativalteMlass.,111e..4 , Deputy IteattttsErdien, chairman of
.upils sang' a -very pretty -pert.,..atIneitl' :
, . -Silver meei;Presented*bYtfttratford.
Arthur Penn, Seven -, young vocal- -3:11sset.. , • L ' ' -"' (be • flintecescommittee,' asked ' that all
.-spendingt boards,,, such••as the wheel
• "Nasturtiiims,"' by H. Nicholls,- also a 'Festival-Wsise ,Elieen 'toilet ,._, b -oar" .anci boun library board, ..be re.,f
• unison -song, "Lullaby," ' by Bury.. t' .. Thet, musicale concluded With" .tne- quested to submit their estimateS for
Perhaps the Most attractive number • singing. ef itGed Sive the /tine -• - .1040 as soon as Possible.
Was. that Pretteuted. by the little folks. The whole program was Of 'refined . ' What About the Town Band?
ft had an especial -appeal because eftitet -high standard, „bud Showed the excel' . Reeve Turner said ' it Should* be de.,
ii6j, , ,youthftdnegs of the PerfOrniersr their lent training Which the. performers had teidedt'Valiat:Wits tb'Ise "dvlielthinir the -
IF appreciation Of rhythm, and'the beauty ,,reeervntintder the guidance of Mother town band this year:" if the town,,WaS..
-of their eoetentest The children were M. 1VIOJellat superior and directress Of to have a band this coming sulimer it
jauntily . arrayed . in white and rose, music of st,' 4*eph,Ef .-00nyent. • Its wo Aline It was getting into shape.
•with the exception of their:four-mit.: eucceestwas thie in a major 'degree toGann. auckins recalled , his. term , of
. old leader, Allem:. Phelan, who was hertPresteMinen 't-mnsicianaltht• drain eWiglirp-toMerobandete-wethz,4rent-thte_he said,
distinguished by her blue mantle and. and artistic interpretation and teaching it includedslIftyttmelil—
helinet, and by the force with • w4ibb ability.- Vliose---Who were sotfortattate.. ingstoft one of the finest 'coneere bands
•". she Wielded slier baton. 4,Iiit'ebildien es, to enjoy the program will a..wa* in Western, Ontario." i Ile was sorts It.
gtiv0 . a- dramatie- recitation, , "The' with Items antielpation future`Preseutee had dwiedleil,to its present proportions.
Crust,' by Bertha' Tamblyn,T also two done of the .like high standard from A, tirsttelass, hand's he said, .*as thes
fk; actionsongtt Trent , the. boolesentitledsthe--pupilssof;ttSts-sjoseptres-,ehoottof finest attraction 4-1Mirge`-tOMi .eould
tiRs- "Stnging. Period," which is used In the Alusie. --st • .
. have. but such a 'ban" conic'. not be
ing in a manner. dangerous to the pub-,
lie; bad his ease dismissed. HeSeet a
curve too sharp just south of the C.P.A.
overhead bridge on. the Sanford -Hill
.. 0,11. tie„ cianned:esalrippeeedul'ehintto. 1)11..034'4v 8I:t 7s,Wlaaris ,a:.
13ortaij;:wPaartett, liAiltb4ev:rti;b.,,O:d,e.,rio_ri,'.7
trate MakinS thought pen shment di-
TABI? °ROSS ..1:EP013.t• ready absorbed was, sttliteent. „t„., •
' t . ,t,-, 7 '•' -
-,..._..•., ' Several other . traffic ehergeg were:
• arned, aecosed-failletatP:shit, W 411•17 1
ta• tarkifteS,i'lltroitt.tSilteadPSikkquan4e'l,seojr FebP'
rttary 3isl, 1040! Hespitalttgowns,: 36 ;
triangular bandages, 24; Haropton bed Pilot Offied E. -Lynto Davies the
pads, ; '‘tte" baridageg, 12 ; Pileumonia. • Son' of "a• Foimer GoderiehttGiel -
jaeltets,421-hettwater bottle eoverss24; Goderich 'readers will be interested
'pyjamas, 24; .sox, 120; sweaters, pt.;
scarves, 39; wristlets, 80; also 199
articles of clothing for the evacuated
'c4Tikihreeno.uts'ide units of the Goderielt
Red Cross bran'ch are credited with the
following work: '
Ashfield-L-iScix, 27 pair.
. ,Carlow--11ospital gowns, 12; sox, 11
Pair; triangular- bandages, 12 "T"
bandages, 12.
• Benmiller--.Pyiamas, .12; • abdominal
bandagee,' 12; sox; i2 pair. • •
,Saltford-AbdOminal btindages, 24;
triangular- bandages,- 36;. pillowcases,
18; soxt-Tpair. . • ..
Goderich _Township -Sox, t2S pair;
scarves,. 9. ,
- the bridge. and .11500" party* in the
Red •CroaserootiaseensItteduestiay of-latt
week was most gficcestfel. The sem
of $14.10 was realized. The commit
Is desirous of thanking the ladies who
donated prizes and cookies. •
Ie -cutting Equipment floats
Way in the 'Lake“ on an Ice.floe
Operations .of thmint`Itywharvest
'orciJake. nuron, _south 441116 harbor
. -
came to an abrupt endingtErtday morn -
tote -When. twenty odd Workmen engaged
.1": IL Graham's .iceteutting oper-
ations reported for work at 8 o'lock
sthere was no icettatie no gasoline en-
gine, pike•poles, shovels, tonsa or
other eqUipment to be Sive. And abeve
all there was no ice.' During the night
a stiff" northeasterty gale had broken.
the lee away :from the shore line,
sMashed it up and driven it out Into
.the lake for a tlIstattee of tWo
:Something -had lo_ be done, and d
SIttartlY, So a rowboat wasrequisitioned
and earried over the lee between the
• plat " to the outer breakwater and;
;launched in opett 'water. In ••it were
Douglas Grahent, Bruce Volland. rrank
',Allen and (tenon. Hoy. They sterted.
• rowing for "peek" thelake which.
Tooked like a gasoline engine. The
temperatiire Wail five above zero and
a bitter cold iwitid was hievving. Pros,
gress wilt slow, ae the men at point
had to brt sk the ice with pikepoles.
lialf 4our after tbe departure of
the quartette Bert McDonald was told'
ef the exPeilitiori. Ile ecatelde.red four
men in A rowboat under the existing
conditions a bit too risky.. 'SO he
ittunelied another beat attd with niiivey,
Johnston. set out to join the 'others.
Finally they pulled up alongside the
block of 1e0. holdirig the lee -cutting
equipment. They ehopPed it down in
size to a:bout twenty -live feet square,
threw a nee over the gasoline engine,
froxen, in Melee, and made for shore.
it WAS 11 •tough job rowing against
the, wind with a heavy tow. They
were, borne oft their course' and landed
four miles -down, show. Later In' the
daY 4 team picked tip the equipment
and two rowboats and brought them
to the harbor. The men in the roW-
boats were chilled to the marrow, and
took hours to thaw out,
Mr. Graham, was greatly pleased and
considered himself forttitiate to get
his equipment, valued at nearly *750,
bai k. iee-eutting has been resumed in-
side the breakwater.
. /lett McDonald says It the first
time such an Incident has happened
here, Ais far back AS,Iw 'an remember.
at $400 a. lyear.,. kite bandmaster
and pIayers were.' not. receiving the
encouragement they •ehoult1 have, 'and
he Wiped -tee -Council. woind give the
matter serious consideration.
The Reeve said' it f.was to() bad there.
was not W1:66 'organization b1iiiitl the
band,' 'instead of to, being left to the
Council to look 'after It,'
'the,. matter was referred to the
speeial coininittee.
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• NO• QUORUM PRIE$ENT
Vbe second*attempt to hold the an-
nual Meeting Of the Goderich Agricul-
turd Societtt failed on Friday after
-
11,0011. President Hugh Hill wag not
present and there were not elloUgh
members on hand to forth a quorum.,
Secretary Groves Is eating another
meeting for next Tuesday In tut effort
to ',Pet somethiug (10110
WEATIIIER
The temperatures for the past week
and for the corresponding 'week lakt
-ear were as
1940 1030
.1t,tax. 'MAX, Min.
Thttrs., Feb. 1 -.II 20 28
reb. 5 '38 27
k'eb...4, 34 22 30 23
Sun., Feb. 4 34 10 " '25 20
!Wm.,. Feb r.. .. '27; , 34 17
Tues. Feb. 0 34 30, • 371 30
Wed,: Fob. 7 .4-33 28 • 35 • 27
• '
Jii knowing that a son of Mr. and airs.
T. E. Dayieet of Port. Colborne, the
latter fermerly 'Miss Beatrice -Harrison
of this town, iS sin England with the
Royal Air Force. - Pilot Officer E. Lyn -
ten Davies is •only twenty years of 'age,.
hilt is a full-fledged pilot officer -of the
force and is receiving advanced light-
ing and bombing training somewhere
ont the east etatst of -Eta-gland,
The Port Colborne youth Sailed front
Montreal on July 14th, expecting to
take" a three or four -Year course -0P
training. The outbreak of War, how-
ever;- changed his' `plans. . made tis
.„first flight on his tfirst day in England;
makle his first solo flight within a
week, and had his dying -license ,within
a month. In: thaii-iii,'Tinotiths-U
received his wings as a -Pilot officer.
'rho kotiogsmante grandinether;
S; t. Harrison, was a well-known
resident Goderich for platy. years, •
bettIinew-tegiding at Port Colborne.
01110U14114314 SIM afit
CALLOW .TO OTTAWA.
RoltEltTS'
organizer of Shattliarbor Airport,
appehatett Pilot ()Oleos
" stile& Robert's On Tiles -
day received. a telegram fiont-R,C.A.F.
hetadquarters attOttawa tef•ortniiiklaiet
That. he- had beere;tteeePfed into the
..Canaditin,, air force wItli` the rank Of
officer and-erdering hiSA to report
to ittttaWa. at once. . •
Soon after war was; dee.lateal jr.*
ItUiterteeptittiiipplieataerteand at
last Neyeineestst session of Oran,
Couiieil ete was granted leave: 'Or
abteuce frein his civil poeitlotetin-the
event of lis.atmlicatiOn being.aeeePted,
In 'the -Great War of 1914-18
-Roberts saw ACtilile Service as, an officer
With on artillery unit•of-the C.E.P., in
-Itralice. Late in --the' war he trans-.
House Sprayed by Water frOm
Standpipe Soffit Encased in Ice,
oij
• ::-.4FIRE
•
eg A. Robertson Carried from TitoiSe-:-
Neighbors ,Form 'Bucket Brigade,
Fires which broke out in the home
of C. A'. Robertson M.P.P.t inteelborne
•township yester-dtorning at •
o'cloek forced the removal of the 'ailing
legislator fent). 'hiattlted_ to a, place. of
sta,fetts---While volunteer ere -tight -Os
fought the flataes Which had • broken
out under the 'floor of his bedroten. Mr.
Roberts.ons was later.- removetI2,to the
'home of his, brother-inand physi-
cian, Dr. B. C. Weir, flat ,Auburn. •
Dr. Weir was at411;$ Patient's bedside
whaapthe fire alarm was given. People
driVtEg had" riotleed snioke- emerg-
ing from under. the eaves and hurried'
to tell the titunates of the home. • .A.,
Smouldering:are apparently twas 19eated
betyteen the living -room ceiling and „the
floor of the upper story and the luiusef•
emu:began to tall with smoke.
Dr. Weir, with the aid of AIM Wil-
liam GaUley, the ,housekeepos-And- her.
son Albert, quiekty wrapped r'ikir.
Robertson in -,blankets and carried
hen. downstairs to the kitchent
pr. Weir later driving him. to Auburn._
The fire alarm over the rural tele-
phone quickly, brought help, forty or
fifty neighbors responding.. ifoards
were ripped front the Ilea of the bed-
room. A Inacket brigade was formed
and with the aid of an electric puMpit,
constant tatpply of water was pOlired on
the joists until alindanger had passed.
- „Although the'imme was made partial.,
ly uninhabitable, the damage -mostly
by'*ater-----Is not ,heavy. The cause of
the tilre WaS not determined, but 18
thought, to be' defective wiring. Re-
pairs are already under way. °
"Mt Robertson is not very well,"
was the response given to a. telephone
Inquiry as to the Meths
ber'm eondition. Nis bad a lengthy
,Illriess following a paralytie stroke in
1934. but has been able to carry on
until a few weeks ago. •
sidetorlittheuse on
Januar?produced Many lietistra'l
sights aboet towtetwhile, it W14 with
us and new February bids - twell to;
slutilicate or 'even ovesshadow .pre-
decespor in this., resPeetti.,
Last Friday inorning passersby wete
Albert '-eatireet cenipletely covered with.' a
ferred to the air,tbrancli of the service
and when tfie armistice -came he. had
over'lwo huhere'd .fiying: hours to his
credit: _ :1 •, .4*
• A dying:CTIthuslaSt Of the first watery
.Pilot °Meer .Roberts played A lead '
road' in the' eettiblialintOt Raid Malta
once of. Sky , airport, an(was
waS
the mainsprieg Of an orga ,ation
`Which is seeking to liavet, a' raining
t„rtttee;ieforg-ttnatlers 'Empire
sehethe ...established fa, if on. -county,
thick ,Coating-of,lee,---Winde**---;-doors
and steps alike were coated over. ,
A tree on the side lawn had also re..
caved its share • of the .ice and Was
hent ,and intekeii under its burden. Sev-
eralteleetric light wires had .stiapped
under_the Weight of the lee and the
d'post supporting the,. rest of the thickly
coated Wires letmed at something Jets
than an eighty -degree angle with t the.
ground., ,* • • - -
-The kghail • almost coMPletelY
formed over„."'a wire fence, so that the
fence looked soxnewhat like a glass'
wall. SmuII bushesstete-bortie-totthe
ground, probably never to riSe again.
The (511180 of .0.11 thiS Wag an overflow
from the tovvn Eitandpipe.during TItUrs-
day night 'and early Friday morning.
The, automatic shut-off had failedto
operate properly (Luring the night and
4t, a result the Water rose over the
rig of the ebe-hundred.foot-hi,gh stand-
pipe anti tvas tithipped by 4t etrehg,
nerth.east .wind down an to the •house,
trees and wires below, where it froze;
The'oWner of the ;house, Mr, Thomas'
Itutikb*, not having, a phone of his
ONVII, roused a -neighbor at. 3 o'clock in
the morning and a, call was put in to
,the powerhouse to tell what WAS. littP-
PeillEig. The Pewee. was • Inuitittliately
ti•toitont0
rite,sd44eilan. d the overflow: of water
busy eheenting the leo nw,0 from big
.The nekt morning Mr. Ottlikilig WAS
back door and fence. ire will have
to wait for the heat of spring to melt
the lee front tt berirMai '"i1;ork.
men eut the-iee from the eleetric lighf
Wires and repaired the ,brOken °nee on
Friday „afternoon.,
'a project nib* hae etter tharean
events once o mee ine/w su
Warden 0-earge-Fewgan has ealled
Meeting of the Warden's committee to
deal With the:TS1tuation. caused by Mr:
Roberts' joining/the colors. Either a
temporary clerk will be appointed o
the duties will be delegated to'Treas-
urer A. II. ErskIne;'cwho may be given
power to engage necessary clerical help.
On . the 'eoromittee besides the Warden
are Reeves R. J. Bowman of Brussels,
N. WSs_Trewartaa of Clinton, W. J.
Gamble of Howlek, Francis Duncan of
1.16rris and BoV Rat7 of' 'Stephen
1
• THE LIONS/CARNIVAL '
-It is texpectecl that over twenty-five
members of the Stratford •Sketing Club
will. participate ih the Gocieriela. Liens
skating carnival bein,g held at -the West •
street_ arena On Fettlay nights: .
The memberehiP Of the Stratford
,qatb,ia...teadettiP,-eftaltaters fyom Tavi-
stock, Goderleh and.St. Marys, as. well
as performers from,Stratford. The two
„itienthete from 'Gcrderiehttere, Ernest
Breckenridge and Peter 4iinraerman,
both of whom have been ,peeorming
with the club' all this season.
Antony; the special. features the
skating :performance will ite waltzes,
and other, eance numbers, A'noveity on
'
V,OlfLOWing the figure seating perfornitt
nee will be a *retitle 0.15,A,ItoekeY
game between the ,Goderich ,Cubs :and
Exeter. • These teams are . evenly
matehed-and both .a're fighting to :get
into the group playoffs: This game Is
.4 important one.
•-s
Annual
• North
Reports Presented, Moen Meatall
and Plana for 11411
Dimmed
The annual tneetias of the eosins ir
• tion of North atreet United church Was
the Sunday echool rem ot
eltureh on Wedneaday evening, '.14.nuouzy
:a. There vies a large attendant* sad
satiefactory reports were ,stosiit by the
preekled And Air. W. Hein aeted
svae(rlittetttaar:srganittations. Rev. W. La -
nom Paretotr'S report sere the chureli
membership aa 547, repreeentins 211.
f,analliess Eighteen deathe stud eishit
haptituot wexe recorded the pest yaw.
,Tiet eleetton " of stewsrds reoulted all
follows: Et Turner, C. Wors41, A. Z.
Scott, L. C. Olutpumne litalkom tot
Webster. J. Warren watreleeted to -
complete the term of the late J. 14.
Taylor. •
Wt Hodge ttroposed the 'fotanathelt
a a trients erganizatierfand after
euSsion 4-ttrOMMittee waScritlibtilitted Itt
consider.the matter. It WAS detided. te
_have a titterer Suntley, the. date to be
deelded union later. ,Febrattry' 26' was
decided upea for the annualsepper,for •
the Sunday Scheel, North streettelairele
has ailoitted this, idea of reeent Yettra
ientertain the school Member*, Matted
proved Mere pOpplar :With the *meg-
of a piettle In the sinning); time. It hag
seasoo.
stets, who van Anent" tittles a
The tollections for ciarteuttexPenses
the „ pastt' year We):',0" -*approximately
.'$4,209. Important undertttkings. Were .
the pitrelaiSireg Of -Storm •Stladtearte,44
steel,' frames at AA apprognitAte; , et* _
of t40Kt. ,antl the . replacement Of.
atatssonage etift„Minett, whittle r
a severe storni e.itriy,"lasts'Ate .
-ifTretie°ainit5isAvsille.an-tter'sy btergruriationa re- I
mitted-to the- Preebyteriar treasurer the;
.sum of $9222 Tlietrecelitts of the •Witt
`111.111.1*:fri:Ats)A4IP(41:,.:NilPre. .
...11Selieironndole.44,009eLs. Hi$2040::*;40:601-leciriotiona., fe",'
The „reports, were given' htt t toter'
lewings The official, hoard,. Ws erns-
, that session fled ebony stt, • rts
• son ; tWomates Asseplation, Miss •111t.
9amitheliSs.W.Alt'Set Mrs. -Jots lakmarti
-and.Mtse.I. ,Sharnaitat; Beetling Aux-
iliary, Mrs.. It. ,Stonehouse; SUntiatt,
echool; George johnstores:Misaiontiteral,
Eleanor jehnston ; benevolent fund, W., ..
Miss Josie Sauttdernt'.
"CeptraillOwer fund, Miss -M. CaMP11017, .
'Missionary, and ,nittintetiabeet fund, A..
l. Robertsoh; treasurers report,.
.Robertson; auditor's • 'repart,'.0.tst.
Robertson.
: A-cellection-Was:taken„ for the flower
Allildeatrteurtting. to -40.-445tss-s-,
)111113Thir C'So'tirsEext:veen°oinNSinEaatinVg4,TcoinV-'vEe'
tion for the Ilurcar.Perth riding wilt be
beltesitsflensall trirWsetilay, February
latit.
A• sSecialitour foIliwed and -member*
of the Woman's .Association served
lunch.
• . LIBERAL ACTIVITIES
. • • '• _
North Huron Executive ExpreSSeS vela-
.-lidenee in Prime Minister Kin
At meeting of • the Liberal execrts
titre of •North Iluront held attiVinghatot
on Thursday last, was 'decided t•
hold the riding convention at NCI:Agit:am
on Monday afternoon next' at 1.40
" o'cloeletsarlieri a• candidate Will bit
' chosen for the eleetionstok,Marchsgoth.
• The tollowing resolution WAS PASSed:
.„
"Be it ,rdsolved, that the. executive
of North Huron Liberal ,..Associatiters „
places itself -on record as- being in com-
plete aceord With the Measures already
taken by - Prime "Minister Afackensie
and his Administration in the
_
proaeqution of the war, and We hewer ,
re-affirril our "CenlitlerWstre-the
.of Prime Minister King and the -come tr.
:Pete/lees-of -his --(levet:smolt; 10 adopt
till necessaryand adequate measurer
hi eteoperattonwith the British
erhment to bring. about •the stleeessf4.7
eoperusiort of the struggle in W11101 we
are now engaged.". '
• R.* 3. Deachntan, *lio. represented
North Heron nit the ,last 1,3Arliqueatit-
has arrived in .therlding front Ottawa
and was in Goderich (711 Tuesday. It ia
understood 'be will seek reuoMinatiOnt
• • -local -Liberals
Goderieh Liberals. Met at MONA,.
Hall on Monday night and appointed a
deiegtarantfor next Monday's nom.
inationtmeeting ' at Wirighanr. 0.•14,
Parponetteatiteleeted clittirmthr of 'the
local organization, 'With Mrs, .St
Howrie as viceehairmansoad-V.-PrItehe •
ard AS SO rot fy' 'Other tmetaberetat •
the executive are W. U. TtObertS014 74,
L. :Knox, D. M. O'Brien, D,..11. Nair*
J. W. Ctraigie, Mrs. j. A. Chisholm and '
Mr:. D. Sproul. '•
•
Soldier, at Toronto Appreciates
- Comfort: of Gotten& it Sock9
following letter reeeive(1 by, Alr's:
1). Sproul of town from an enlitfed
Wan at Toronto texPlairts itself:
Dear M. Sproul, --The writer ,was
fortunate erteugie tri_regetvie pAirtOf
socks at the "Sally-Anne.(Salvattort-
Armr (anteen) and I tvits agreeably
Surptised to find the note tickling nlY
big toe Soul to Ietirit who the lady waS
who so Itinely gave hertnne,and labor
to knitting them. •
At the outset 1 Must tell you that
they are 011 my feet thig. minute :and
tb,ey 'attend feel better than ay., army
iseite or any pair I put:dieted in- the
city cut of my $1.30 per day, 1 take
a No. 0 boot and the sticks you knitted
are 'eertatnly meant for a man Wearing
that size, shoe. They are really very
comfortable atid do not bind the toes
in any Way and Are nice, and 'sat on
the feet, -
I suppose • yea would like to knote
what battalion r belong to. Wen, I
enlisted 'SepteMber. 4t11 with the 48th
itighlandera Toronto, And 1 ant
Wearing 4 -kilt of the-Davitleon tertan.
Davidgon or Mulligan, yott eatt take it
from me that mY, knees get 'old Just
the ame, but my feet are "okey dokey"
right now, God h1ei ,ou 1 was ift
the 15tly General 'hospital anftVrins
froth 4 leg injitry and was left beithut
when mr regiment left for ,Englaud.
11.0/W on the military Pollee at titettt-
Iey Itarraeks, and will be leaving wit*
the neitt, draft -for oversease4bw eettle •
pill say. •tlloweversramatter 'NV
tittanstioglitiadetlArettetesetet --
1 win atwars, remember the name ot
Sproul and know that- Yolt- and good
wemeri -like you are right' behind AtiO
ana wishing us luek, and 1 eau itStAil*.
you,that the work yoU are ,dolitg sartt
predated by the soldiers. Why, I wike
as ,proud of tiaose seeks in' my poeket,
whenomemY watt liaek to barraeks so
Ida with a new toy gun, and 1 lost
no time In bathiug ray feet and gettime
into tthern. *
I want to thank you Again and hope '
you reeeive this 'hurried letter. If
tVotild like ttery met% to have. -11 pair'
of socks to mateh the brAOS you knitted,
se that when •I rhattge my soekit
feet would'still ,be as eoatitortable,
von could send me t pair 1 would ter.
tairdy be ever grateful to you1 kg: st4.-
dreaa la: )373163 rte. Waiter 'row**
A _Co, 48tix Highlanders, Stanley _
m14. 'Toronto.
It IS hArdli lifefAS4r7 to etlid that
Mrs. Plpreed At emee met to weak too
eomply_witis rte. tletirtate Imam* *pi
• another pelt of seeks No AIM*/ keg.
/011t to MIL
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