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4,
NINETY-SECOND YEAR. NO. 10
OPTIMISTIC REPORTS HEARD AT
BOARD OF TRADE ANNUAL MEETING
Oppodtion Ited0r4ett to Deepen ito The StratforeBeacon-llerald and
St Lawrence and Great The -London. Free Press for their cte
Lakes Seaway °Ietati°1L
"X have outlined very briefly Sonepf the* aetivitiee of • yoUr Beard. In
Axt active , aira progressive year in pre:It:1n% tis:tv*eit we are conacious not
19,30IVag. reviewed, 'President Geo., W. so f t we nave done but of
Selmeter 'and, other Offieers Were ree what there is to -dot and while our first
elected, and a forward-1°04*g Progrein 11111st "d d° g°. t° wPming
the war, yet there is a definite Work
for 1940 was discussed at the annual for an otganization suel as ours to
in the. British -Exchange lietel last' the beet of our ability."
• oissIsiog, tee Board-0,f.,Treee, 171,4, and we must contillue to function to
• Teursday , evening. Withomembers' TOuirtat Secretary's Work
ebip of nearly 150 end a siibatantioll Reportingfor Tourist ,Secretary
beak' nalanee, on the rIght-side of the 11. Downie, who is in Toronto,' Viee-
ledgersvarieufs committee reports. added president .1, De ,ThOraWCOngratlOated
conelusive paid that the orgapiztitien President Schaefer on his fine report,
•,hate seldom" been go. healthy. Daring the year 1687 pieces of indivtds
Treasurer 3. J?. Gillespie presented italiked, literature* had been
the financial statement. Receipts were =woe included pieces of illustrated
s' $490t,ineluding mesiaberghip fees $202, ,literature sent out • and Inquires from
alonatitinssiront _local - induetries $52, the -United States (40) answered. In
.grents $1.90 (Town Of tiederieli $W* addition SW letters liad'sbeUitteii
'rettneitip of Goderich and Township by 'Mr. Downie,, : 'in appreciation of
of Ashfielti. each $20),and sale Of whose serviees-aettiotioa o ftbanks was
.tickets for "rural nigist."•`banquet $46. passed. .
Expenditures included Parinent of a VicesPresident Thomas predicted" a
• deticit ott $36 from the 'Pretiotie year, bumper tourist business in 1040 .and
grant to Blue Water Highway Amities urged that greater attention be paid"
tion 4,16-0, .0*St of banquet $08.14, and this year to business over highway No,
operating exnenseasto 'make total- Of 8 from New Yorkifttateandstbroughthe.
$362.59, „leaving a balance on hand of Niagara, Peninsula. He felt . that this,
$127.41, • 1. gouree of teilrists business heals been
-PresitletiefiT'slidilrefis neglected in the past. Mr. Thomas said
' ...President G. W. Schaefer, who pre- that with the limited Outlets for U.S.
sided, expressed his appreciation of the tourists this year, on account of the
co-operation . given by the': nie,mbero. of war, plow the added attraction Of the
• -the execettie.in the work of the year. ten per cent. pretalum on that fiOner.
Noting with gratification the improved ,GenerlehswitkeR of Canada Was bound
•financial position of ttte'Board,:he to
• tendered thattits to the Townships 'of Mrs -Tbetnas having mentioned the
• Goderich and tIshileid for their dent- ehatige::_of schedule of the passenger
steins towards- the eXpensess.rin eonnec- 'steamer Georgiatt-forsthe coming peti-
tion with the Blue Water highway and son, President Schaefer coretinented that
. expressed the hope, that this year ttat the change warnot.just to the liking -of
_Township of CeleternesalsO wield join *Goderice Merchants, but be eayelittie-
hi- the comnion' effort:- • • : prospect of having it improved-
. -The president referred with -*regret G. L, Persona Confident
to thejaigl.41 death of two valued mem-
bers of the Board0.1r: Willard Knechs
• teL and Mr.' Joseph .tirophey ; also to
. the, remerals-fonl''' town last year of
•
rss'its•-"'sestliIrtirssat-ItittleltithferirtretiareF
•• •
the Board. Mr. • Js F. Gillespie, hats
come t� take Mr. Little's Place as:titans
ager -of the BankofCommerce and
:
also Succeeds bint as treaseret of ,the
„Board, and the_spregidentj_velcomed him
and his 'Wife and; fehrily.-ititetheslife'
of the town." 's - • - ,•
The 'president continued:Veined
meltibersefetheexecutivehag•reSpoaded
to the:seal 'for' Zing and estentrY In
,the Petsea MT. itt:"ROberts anti, is
new, as you know, serving la the Royal
Canadian Air -Force -at Ottawa.", I am
sure you 'all. joie evitth me in wishing
nitir Cheerio, sgood"..lueir and:a ,speedy
• " reterS,,tooursmidsti." .; •
"Daring. the Year there Were severer
things Which received outt- interest. and
supportss-Otristou'rist -committee „wider
the chairmanship of *Mr. J.. D., Thomas
- • did a grand job. The Splendid report
sfromssmistouriet'secretary,, Mr. D. H.
Downie, shows to some extent the scope
• eur work in thisspatticelar field tat_
endeavor. - •
Sky, Harbor Airport
-"As an organization we."haves-been
particularly *interested in the* develop--
ment et Sky Harbor airport. In times
of:peace this -would serve. as a trebling
(field for those -in .init town • or vicinity
• who desired to receive this training.,
Then with the advent of we were
anxious thae the facilities available
should 'be used by the: Govertiment as
. a unit-in-the-Empire.training scixeme,
' In this eennectiea..vee -were altly...Ann-
ported by thereemberset theStratford
industrittl dinnittission,• who 'on realiz-
ing what we had .offer were generous
in giving of • their whole -hearted 'sup-
port. I Ihope the valued contact Made
with these Worthy gentlemen will not
. II oweeste ,dropstut that -it May be
cuitivated-Turther air Mutual ad-
vantage. „
„ -The County, Council. in 'special sets
• Won. this, Week have offered to .co,oper.,:
ate - with Ilia •M' ajesty's Government in
the siieces011.' prosecution of the War
"and have to this. end .offered the facilis
ties of Sky Harbor as an expreggion
of the love and loyalty of the citizens
of Huron County. am sure -I eltpress
your tientimeet when I Say we approve
whelehreartedly . the action. of the
County Council. . • .
"Allaifsthis le:particularly gratifying
to es, as le' bas been the Board of
-['rade -who themselves WIPA
the ailport in ite,ineepticip, who helped
*puttieg, the air pageants in 1938
and 1939. r say- that Without the mein
sure of success Whiett attended these
pageants it is' doubtful if weewould
have bads.* this time an Airport to Messrs. Hoekley and, Gtillespie pointed
offer to the Federal GoVernment. out to the 'meeting that it is Slittv
CrODERICII, ONTARIO, TIIIJUSpAY; NtAlt0.11 7th, 1940
I' ItIA'VOR: ltlacENVA.2(
WELCOMES A VISITOR
Mr. J. Norman Itertsf niglian Toronto:,
who with his "wife le, spending the
winter in Gotieriehs was 4 viSiter at the
Town Cpuncil meeting on- Friday eight,
and was cOrdially welcomed by Mayor
11: J„ MacEivan, who reealled the,
days when he and. Mr. Aernighan Set
tosether las tee Colberne TOWnshiP
Council. • -
Expressing his asitireciation of the
Mayor's weleeming remarks,- Mi. Her
-
afghan ettid that lie had 04001 the
vvinter GOderich and after sttehig
°thee towns be had higher, eatimatlim
,of this one. Ile praised particularlythe, roads, stating that Whoever looked
after them deservedt'a great „deal. of
treait, ThOligh Many of the residellbi
of the town had contributed to it good
appearance, he theught coneiderable
praise mitoilld, go to ?gayer Mach:Wan,
who had' given go many years' service
to the municipality.
- A foist sninetee. before Mr, sCsgt Lee,
sPeakillg ea a Member of a Board of
Trade deputation, had. congratulated
the Public works department and tbe
-Council generally on the town's goad
"alin'st
ACouncillor 'Oates head of the
public works coniiiiittee, didn'teleok at
all displeased.
CALLED DI' FOR
SERVICE -
Goderieb Family Interested in Camera
of British Naval Officers
News of the meaning of seven Br1,
tish naval officers to actire service was
received with a great dal of interest
by -Mrs; C.9 J. S. Naftel, who resides
with her -son, Mr, Knyvett E. ilaftel,
on- Wellesley street. One of the Aalreil
officers, Admiral 'Sir Reginald Tyewhitt,
Bart, lest lirst cousin Mrs. Naftel.
He retired from the service last July,
after having spent fiftYSix years in the
navy. His being recalled to active duty
marks a- coineidencesaa another conga
of hers, Admiral. Sir -stinker Kayeett
• G. L. Parsons, who is vice-president ,Wilson, Bart., V.C., 0..M;
of the Blue Water Highway Associa-
tion, told of the regent visit,of a dele-
oasteeTorontastessaek the "Mtnieter
of Aighways-to have some pavinedtne
on the Blue Water. Mr. Parebns said
thorenirof Eton. T. B. *equesten.Wita
not asdisceuragings as, published re-
ports Made it appear and that he and
lether of 41$ Connuittee were
6i -indent, for reasons he watt -not ,pre-
pared to reveal, "that We are going to
get something."-
the absence 'of W: 0, Attridge,
:chairman of the : industrial committee,
-Sebretiver 4. Es:Maley presented his
report, Whieh gave information vegard-
$950 Awarded in
Ilensall Damage Suit
SeqUel to Accident Last *arch.
—Slid Sitting "
° Stiprenae Court
Conelutling a bearing • af i metor
damage, action lastingleart of Tuesday
afternoon and all day Wednesday, Mr.
Justice •Kelly yeStenitty "awarded MISS
Jennie Buchanan, Of liensall, $050 With
eosts,' as agaitest Dr. Alexander Moir,
also of Hensall. The plaintiff's claim
WAS for 5141 for injuries sustained
When, struck by defendant's car- at it
Ilensall intersection on Wiareit'20s 1039,
This ease eoneluded the spring's session
of Supreme Ctiiirts One of the shortest
on reeeril-
The spring sittings 01;the Supreme
Court opened before Ur, justice J. 0.
Kelly on TUesdify afternoon. At .the
outset Crowits::Attetnesssilohnes - 'airs
nouuced that there were no criminal
eases for the assizes and the traditiona
pair of white gloyeaievas presented ' to
His Lordship by Thomas Gundry,act,-
lug deputy -Sheriffs These' fornialittes
lasted but a_few Moments, justice Kelly
merely statitg, he was gladto near
the good news.
- Dliereet Decree
Bessie June Pilon, of .Exeter, was
granted a. decree nisi ef divorce from
her husband, Charles. Cole Mont, new
of PeterboroT7sThe ease flit the plain-
tiff' was presented by J. D. Lawson of
London. : The action was defended: only
as to alimony by 3. D. Harrison, an -
Other youtbful London barrister. By
-agreement alimony was axed et $65 a
month, -Pins a down *payment of $100
to Miss Pion. Costs :also were assessed
against defendant, „
The. couple were married at Landau
on. July 16,-.1914,- and ere separated
by legal. agreement On January 25, 1938.
There are three sons to the Leslie, aged
sixteen, nineteen and twenty-one years.
'Damage :Mien
Miss Jennie,. Buchanan, Hensalt
spinster, was en the witness - stand for
over an. hour **giving testimony in: her
MOtOrditinagir itetleartfirs$51sisragainsts
. pr. AleVender Moir, also of 'Homan- ,
-Miss Bnchtutitii, forty,. told the court
thitt.slie'wee strueltSdOentsby an auto.-
•drivee by Dr. Moir while.:golng'
to aturch 'olt the evening of Sunday,
March 26ths-1939. ,, The accident hap-
pened it the intersection of King and
Albert- streets, 'Reitsall; a short dis-
tant* from tne, church. plaintiff said'
she was Walking on the pedestrians'
strip oftheIta wheis Dr. Moir, whom
plaintiff said she did not see approach,
ring in his mix, was -multi)* a rights
hand turn from -King on- to Albert
struck by the buniperlaint fender and
thrown fifteen, steet across the road,
suffering forehead, face, left shoulder
and right 'knee injuries, some of a
aiermanent nature. She, also claimed
her eyesight had been affected, internal
complications had resulted and rthat
she was in e highly nervous condition
shave the accident.
Dr, ManleysPeeier, general surgeon,
wire made :ansteramination of plaintiff
with the ;consent of' the defence; was
permitted - to testify so that he might
-return promptly to London. ' -
°Dr. Peeter said he found forehead
injuries Still visible, a year after the
accident There was a chinned trace'
ttire of the left shoulder anda knee -
joint weakness of the right leg, , The
-cartilage had been injured, he said, but
the ..innity was permanent only to the
extent that it made the knee more sus-
ceptible to _injury, Witness said that
he tonne the injuredleft arm had
shrunk one-quarter of an inch; owing.
chletlY te leek of use. „ He ..advisee
against continuing- tight bandaging of
the knee, stating that this did meth
Wirth and no pod. s'
'4 -Many patients have a fear' of gOing
holm, William .pirdintosh, of Goderich, without a support for an injured joint,
and George Faust , of Detroit. Those but tbe support is .barinful to recoveryt"
he explained. The surgeon admitted
ueder cross-examination that ...Miss
Buchanan's injuries were very' painful
at the time they, were sustained,. but
that she Should have recovered from
the arm ',injury in fair months. The
knee .needed no, operation as hatis been
suggested to him, he said. It was not
seriouS_Aisability, -
Kesithsititehanan, nephew of plaintiff,
who IS' related also to -Drs. Moir, was
an eye -witness, 'tie said his twat ape
=neared to beeitate, and step,. baCkward-
one. step after going forward with
qincitened,speed in an effort to avoid
heing hits Miss Buchanan had testi-
fied that she ran 'straight ahead to
avoid lieing bit.
IN/lessee heard on Vitteltiesdirwere
Dr. Moatagite Thomson,' totition. epee,
26 fetid, who examined Miss Bucbartan- as,
G.C.V.0„ 13,C.L., who retiree as •First
Sea Lord of the itentiralty.in 1917, also
• reeened for -con•
sultation 'late 18the, last:Great War.-
Mrs. Naftel, who 16 one of Goderich's
oldest residents, tan traee,her Eng-
lish ahcestty back to King adward.III.
On March 17th' she will celebrate her
ninety-lifth birthday, but destsite 'her
advanced' Years she is in remarkably
good health and is still able to pursue
her daily activities, which include sews
Ing and reading.. Mrs. Naftel is the
grandmother of Charles, James and
Leslie Naftei•of this town.
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big the bllginesethesverious Indus -
tress 4the tee& 1039 and was de- RED
eidedlY cheerful in its gehera•ltenor. • : T, 1
Nk,,Devotkernoted thataio.referenee'
had been made to.' tee proposed road to
- ...-,„,,', • CROSS REPOR
the north side of the harbor to open The follOwing shipmen.t went- for -
up an. industrial atea there antbasked _ward, to Tomato Ited Cross headquart-
for an exinress.ion• of the feeling "of the 'erg 011March 2nd; 1940: Hospital,
Board on thls Matter. Several mem- gowask-12 ; pneumoniac jackets,- 3.; hot
that •bers stated at they did not know
enough regarding the Proposal to be
eXpreSs an opinion,- and the
Matter was left in abeyance. '
Opposition to Seaway Proposal
Unanimous stippert was .given to a
,resolution from Midland :13oard of
Tr,ade oppoetng; the $t. Lawrenee deep -
waterway ,scheMes , 4wssesseatated teat
it the waterway were built. it would
kiltlacal Shipping, -throw 'hundreds of
Great Lakes sailorg. Out of work and
face the elevators with stark ruin. It
also would, greatly Ware th,e-'• neer,
'milling trade and „detract from the
earilings -of the already hard -Pressed
Canadiairwa,ilways. It was stated that
between two and three billion &liars
inirested in•herbore arid -their industries
;was enclaogeted by the proposal,
W. K Robertson said that. in -his
alien :the. schemershould **be opposed-.Thespallbearers-were -P. J. Ryan, Ed2
rom the nationaltt athertimirtheslocat- Ward Lynn, D. M. O'Btlen, Leo Chis-
sbandpein.t. Past experience, ne
;had showil that estimates of the cast
were...not...to be takenat their face
value, and ' the geheme„ promoted by
Toronto and: alew other cities had by
other special hiterests, would -place an
enormous .burden on the taxpayers • of
the countryBe was doubtful, he paid,
If even the. Western farmers would
favor the scheme if it were thoroughly
discussed end understood. 1,
A. Ps Wilkes and E. 3. Pridha,m were
named as the Board's representatives
On tile HortkulturarSbciety.
decided to-Sehrtife-Associated
Boards' of .Trade and Chambers of
Commerce at a Cost of $1.0.„ Endorse -
Meat wee given and support-proinised
tee Salvation Army's forthcoming war,
and home servke campaign.
'water bottle -coverts-12s pyjamas. 12;
sox, .156; Sweaters, 10; scarves, 40;
Wristlets, 12; -sheets, 18,; ice bag covers,
48. Also clothing fee evacuated child-
ren as follOws Quilts, 3 ; bloinners 3;
boys' pants, -1; combinations, 4; 'slips,
2s boys' shirts, 1 ;. seeirvee, 12s eweatels.
2; caps; 14; dresses, 3; nightgowns, 9;
baby ztiglitgowns,, 8. ' ,
Ladies are asked to save Old leather
gloves,jackets, etc., And send same in
to the.,Red Cross 'work rooms, as this
leather is belng used for war work.
FUNERAL OF MISS LYNN
The funeral .of Miss JennieLynn,.
who died at Alexandra. hosanna Tees -
day evening of last week, took place
en Friday 'Interning at St Peter's
church, where requiem high mass was -
swig by Reit. Father Nagle. The inter-
ment was in Colborne . R.C. cemetery.
• . ."The Condition of the Ilitte*Water
highway. Particularly te tile 'south Of
us, has , been a thorn in the:elle:21h sand
ti _here_ Again I think can say that we
#id and are doing all Otir. .power to
.- Obtain an itneroved 6'01th:a of -this
road, .
."We Were happy this past year to
broaden the scope of our Work and to
• ,have had" withsus as our guests and ae-
sedated with us a number -IV our
friends from the surrounding eouritrY
in what we s called a , rural relations
night.
• Mr, DrurY's Address
"We were, extremely fortunate iti
, having as our guest. smelter tne lion.
E. 0. Drury, former Premier of On-
tario, who gave a most interesting and
inetruetive address on the subject of
reforeetatien. •The evening ..was ,stie-
cessful in every way and quite fro.
euently X am ,asked when we are going
to have another such gathering.
. ',It was also our privilege to have
address us At one of our meetings our
good .friend Mr. Russell past
president of the Assoeiated Iroards Of
iTrade, Mr. Xelley's remarks, as yoil
will, remember, were both intemating
and helpful.. •
,,,A)ur industrial committee has been
busy and has answered a number Of
enquiries and secured data and other
material. We hive had several pros.
eeete but n reoaction.
.4'We are debted to lour local press;
criminal offence for "Canadian business
houses net to pay American visitors
the exchange due them on •their 'nonce
It also wile an offence' to hoard, United.
States currency.
President Schaefer paid teitatte to C4'.
L. ParsonS -,fett his efforts in securing
a large winterfleetfor Goderich this
'Season. It meant that between fifty
and seirmity-five thousand 'dollars would
be spent here. The hope also was ex-
pressed that, the Oodaty Council would
make It beginning on its reforestation
scheme in 1940. -
. Officers for 1940'
Ottivers for 1940 were elected as tole
Iowa.: President, Geo. N. Schaefer;
vice-president, S. D. a•shonlas; secretary.
A. E. Ilockley ; treasurer, sr- 137. Gilles-
pie t touligt secretary, Downie;
couneil, the above officers, And W. O.
Attridge W. H. BlaekStime,
Sturdy, 'G., L. Parsong, j. Fraeea
0. N.Dewiter and elms. C. Lee. There
was no balloting, last year's officers he• -
ing re-elected with only one ehange,
that of A. V. Sturdy in place ef J. M.
Itoberts, removed from town on war
service.
DEATH OP BEIMONI) lVIeDONAW
Word has been_ receired of the death
at Ottawa ef ItedMond McDonald, son
of the late P. McDonald, Surrogate
Mint Cletk of IllirOn. The, funeral
will take pleee here on Saturday.
Wir
I,DOCTORS MK TELL
Standing on his profesSlonal dignity,
Dr. • liugh Montague Thomson, eye-
sight specialise, of ,Lendon, asked Mr.
Jt
ustice Kelly, during he Buchanan -
Moir motor damage trial in Supreme
Court yesterday, if be P.Quld be comptils
led to tell- 4 patient's secret's, specilleals
ly those of Miss Buchanan,' whO bsd
come to him at her own expense' end
had paid him. for his services.
• "Thlis mart is not concerned. with
doctors' ethics," answered the Judge.
"Yon eannot refuse to answer proper
questions."
Dr, Iltigh Montague 'Thomson then
proceeded to testifi that Miss, Ihwhau.
an's Vision was nermal for a woman of
her 'age and that most people over
forty years require glasses. Miss
Bitchanan. has just turned forty
L. to CARDIPT 4i- TOWN. -
Says Attendance at Campaign -Meet-,
Beth -Sides, is 'Small *
Mr. L. E. Cardiff, National Conserves
iveseandidate in North Hurons, is, nit
and around, again after live tia:Y8 in
beds with a touch Of nneuktbnirts and
was in Goderich yesterday, . He spoke
at Clinton.Tuesday night. when Holly
Acre, M.P.P. for Carleton,' was , the
beaddiner. • -
-Mr. Cardiff spoke of the rigors of.
winter campaigning and said he had
been told- by hisdoeter to slow down
a little.. He has lost ten pounds since
the campagin began. Ile could not
give the date of his Goderich meeting
or the name of the eneaker. Word was
awaited from central headquarters,
-Crowds attending all political meet-
ings „in Huron are small, Mr. Cardiff
said:, Only three-quarterhouses
greeted Hon. James Gerdinet. Ond M.
A. MacPherson at-Wingham. A little
over one hundred heard Mr. Gardiner
at Kincardine and a similar crowd
heard gr. Acres at Clinton. All are
front-line speakers. .
.•
BLECTION PROCEEDINGS
The official nominations for North
luron will take , NAM:
Town Hall on Monday -afternoon next.
Judge -Costello will sit on Monday,
Tuesday tatd*--WWtiesday next, 'Mara
•11.th, 12th and 1,8th, ter- the revition of
the voters' lists for the town of Godes'
richs----Application for any changes -in
the lists (other than additions) should
be made to the judge on op before
Mageh llth.'
Question of -Nationality
The question of nationality arises in:
connection with the election as there
mays-be-per-0ns otherwise perfectly
qualifiedto vote who are disqualified.
AM- theground ..of sttatiorkelity.The
most common Case is that of a Woman,
wflor although by birth a British sub -
Jed, has married an. alien. in which
-case she acquires her husbanifi-Stt-
tonality. and Is ineligible to ir'ote.
woman who in sea eircuinstancessee-
gires to retain her British nationality
Must within a certain time make tu de-
claration of such desire and obtaina
certificate of British nationality.
item out flown attending the funeral
included 1,/r. and Mrs. D. B. Faust and
son George and Joseph T: Ln, of D&
troit ; Mrs. Kate Nevins of Danbury,
Iowa, and William, „ jamee,.,apctsJehn
Ileffron, of Blyth. .
• 1.
3 THE WEATHER
The temperatureg for the past Week
and for the correspoiscling meek last
year, as officially recorded, were -as
follows:• '""-
• liA0 1939
s' Max, Min. Max. Min.
Thurs., Feb. 29 30 22 ,
Mar. 1 ss -1,5:',-e-18 38 '22
"Sat, Mai. 2 ...ISO 16 33 15
'Sun., Mar. -3 ......87 . 42 ' 28
'Mon., Mat. 4 - '85 80 .4g, 36
Tues., Mar. 5. ss...35 80 43 • 24
Wed., Mae, 6 33 • 2e, 84
oolltettirned Men 'ratify to Value
of Salvation my Services in Grea.
When asked by The .Signal -Star fot
expressions -of opinion regarding the
,services of the Salvation Army Miring
sss
the last war, veterans 'of all ranks ,did
not hesitate: opinions. were mail-
imoug and the following from nien who
speak from persoilal experience shoeld
encour•age those who can so to give
freely. to the Salvation 'Array funds,
during the campaign whieh ottene ea
March lltii.
_ Efforta Were Unceasing .
The Work -45t theSalvation Army dur-
log the Great.'" War is too, well known,
to require AnY detailed description.
Their tuiceitsing effort to ass*: the
War -tired soldiers, without thought of
• Persental comfort or Isafety. tvont the
praise and Admiration of all veterans
• and merits wholehearted Support. of
their earapaign to raise. funds to enable,
them to render shriller service to the
soldiers of the new S.
Turner, Prete, Brant% No. 100, Can-
adian Legion, Goderieh.
First on the Isla
The Salvation Army drive for funds:
to eariT . their work among the
ar
4
soldiers hi the presencWar should 'meet
with the ready reSponse of the 1)111)110
hi general as well as all returpeti men
"of the last -milli-et. They 'earned an •
enviabl'e reputation for beintr the first
on the job with coffee, sandwiehes and
comforts for the troone. The ,Salvation
A.riny bete igaie a 'welcome to any
soldier with or without money, IsToone
Was sent empty away. ---A, V. StnrdY*
Lts0ol.
Always In Front Areas
The Salvation Army work among the
troops 'during the Great War, 10144018,
eannothe too highly eonimended. Not
only were tb,ey to be found in the base
and haek areas supplying religieus and
social programs and comforts, but they
were else in the forward OreaS oupplv-
jug bot drink", etc.. te the men going to
and' coming twin front line ,positiong
where no other faellitiett Were avails
able. .
Contribetions to the Salvation' Army
fund, / feel eure, will provide helpful
asoilgtance Ottr-iieW *TOM and re.
eelve the, undivided Approval Of Wise
Nerved itt the last war. 11. Jane, late
161tot and 47th Nut, C.E./1".
REV, DR.PARKER4IERE
Goderich is to have a visit on Friday,
March 15th, from Rev. stuart Parker,
D.D., of Toronto, moderator of the Pres-
byterian General Assembly who will ad-
dress a public meeting in Knox -church-
at 8 o'clock p.m. This is an official
visit to the Presbytery of Huron, and
it is"expected that th.e gathering will
include members of other congregations
la the -Preebytery. The mederator is
to visit Kincardine, on *March 13th and
Wingham on the 14th.
Mr. Gerald Elder, who- has-been a
member of the public:: Sehool- teething
staff at Tillsonburg, has been aPpointed
01WitlL4TIO,N
GO! ERICII HARBOR, 15 A BUSY
PLACE MESE LATE WINTER DAYS
Pre
=time Bowe Made ter an
'Early prating of
Ilavvation,
• Snutrt Watie on the part of Captain.
Walton of the Steamer John P. Gei»t--
18 raiiitiPulating his boat through,
,
,front 'twelve to lifteen inches of solid
ice, while shifting froin the north-west
corner of ' the harbor to the Transit
elevators, was accomplished Tuesday
mornings
The ten large steamers' Wiiieh. had
, held. 2,200,000 bushels ot grain en the
seuth side of the harbor, as storage sup-
Plementary to the full eapaeity of the
8,7150,000,busite1 elevatere, bad reeentlY
diseharged their cargoee, most,of which
had, been railed througn to Seaboard
ports for export. The py9SS Of $hift.
°hag these boats had been to Cut the re-
quisite_ ice-fteld With a gas -powered
elr-
eular-- and 'diaeliarge 'the two to
live -ton blocks into the river bed, SOO
feet -distant, by endless tonire-yor. In
all, some 20,000 tons Of ice were re-
moved. The Forrest Dredging Co.'
tug Dorothy May , manoeuvred the
steamers and the whole operation was
done under the direction of Captain O.,
E. Robinson who has engineered this
ettacting-pattte of 'winter shifting for
many years: His largest job was • in
handling tvgentsittwo steamers here in
tile winter of1.928-9,Swith total_ cargoes
approximating, ;0,000,200 bushels of
grain. •-..
The cargoes on the- south Side of the
harbor having been cleaned out, a de-
mand arose for those at the north side,
where five steamers had wintered. The
operators of thesaelst.man and.Bayton
(Colonial IStetifirehip Co. of Port tad -
borne) decided to steam up one of
theSe-t*oats in an endeavor :to 'break
their Way teethe elevator. Both were
lying heads to the lake ' and the plan
was to bave them make a semi -circular
turns 1,000 feet to the oPPealte tide
.of the barber. The Geistmart, with her
wheel well down below, the fifteen -inch
rnpsv SIMOIrinalrlf7AT— "- •
'VICTORIA: STREET CHURCHTwO Sennoni arielvion:akv Ev
- ' Lecture by Visiting Evangelist
TI:0014 -attending Viet/wee etrots
United church on Sunday last enjoyed
two splendidd-seermone byGipsy Simon
'SnlitteSattd ite..,,aaleftra. again on Mon--
dey evlOnntitSballislainous'Ottantauqua
leeture,'"From Gipsy Camp to Pulpit."
. On Sunday evening the theme was
`-.4dod 18 Love."- Mr. •Smith said lie
believed '18.3treAchitg glfAuss -51thet°
tharriadlinggsliteretred te-taitt. about
-heaven rather than hell, and to talk
about how to rive .rather than how to
die.'•
God's love tar the _world citusedsHim
to*send his only Son Jesus to save the
World' and to preach the way of. re-
pentance. - Love ghee its best, God
gave leis Son, and if we are to be ,child -
rep of God we will give our best to
Himrsaid the speaker, • °
Jesus' love,also ninst. have been great.
Be never attended college, but He
spoke as never Man. snake: He never
Wrote a book. but many books have
been written, about Him: -Ile -never was
more • than two hundred miles from
"horae,'." but all the world knows Him.
At the time of crucifixion He had 170
followers; Welty He has over four
hundred million. - -
Mr. Smith _rendered -solos and -,the
audience seemedspellb.otind as he gave
forth his message in song.
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THE BOYS IN KHAKI
Ross Pennington and Cop Stapleton,
two ,Goderich boys with ,the Essex Scot
lsof the public seined at Np-r:i fish Ite'esiment of Windsor, Spent the
Wieh. -Mr. Elder is a nephew of Mrs. • week -end with relatives and friends.
Geo. Mtunl3y and Miss E. Elder of tam TheLboys_are_still sporting tlie pleated
-
and also of Mr. Ver Cunningham, Col -
depth of barber iee *tad it bead who
out, to induce a swing 'while ,baeklia
Virlab Sileeeiatil in gett in across in fox
liOusa, ' ,The action of entreats, Metal
by 'ttlie propeller, was respoutribis ter
weirage and heaving of the lee, will*
Precluded the necessity et Htmodaar
the ice -field. The tielittroatt thee atm*
as a facility in shillisg light heats beet
the elevator berth, as well as in brio.
jug the Bayton alongside the elevatom
for discharge.
- ' No Ice in SO*
,
No ice is visible In Lake Huron he-
yond the thin slushy area between the
pierWay eut,rante,and the breakwaters
wbielt assures an otrI.Y. 40Perturo et
the ftSirtuir fleet to ,, t net*. Imbed
there should be no 1 in opening
general navigation• a the upper look ,
by -4Pril lst, if present toilittions foola
tinue. Insurance regulations are tise
controlling factor,. but .with heavy -do-
nutlidslor coal-LandLiren- ore shipmeatot. ,
at IT.S: Ports, and a similar deals*
for grain to move- eastward 000 the:
head of, .the Lakes,,, it is quite Pose**
that the Motel April Ian start4say bo
stepped, tip this spring. Present ladled -
tions are that_ lake _freight. _,willhe
considerably advanced for earlystrtps,
-, -tersonalities,st thin Harbeir
Several of the steamers in ?Oft ire
ear:taring 'out extengive repairs to ea --
glues, Wets. Winchessbilges and ligbt.'.
ing equipment, requiring quite an sem*
of medlar:deo and • laborers s and oyertiMe work at inachitteseWipte
''Captain .W. 3, Moles, of the Ooloni0.).'
StearashiP Co.,' spent! 4,4 few days' bk
town' , aSeletteg la, the' movement of
theirEtearaerS lir:Al/Al Ott '31000%
Captain Robert Wilson,18super- .•
intend:eat of the Paterson feet, Is Safer
visln.g repair WOrie,eft ',kis dye 6040.
Captain 41, D. Ventgeitttery, Auto*,
„metals& of Patergen'•Steatrisitsipet .Spent
a day or two in town this week shaping
plans for an early fit -out of 'their miner -
lake steamers. ' , _„.: '' ".
Chief Anglis , :•MacInnes, 7 et . , the .
steamer ..Algeseen, and advice** superin-
tendent of mechanical work of. the . ,
three ,,,eigipma OentraLsteeM'.104 - '
arewinteringsbere, is a ,bunk,-aaaet-es.-- ..:-.
i extensive' shop repair work :,t1410 '
Company is having clOae here. "Xle
is well known in GOderia from-. his -
early tontact \while engineer of * the
steamer tleKee, hating n1441e‘ kilt'rst
•tripi_ to .._Goderieh On that steamer in _
1908. So enamored was 'be with . the
beauty of the town that he took ulv
residence ,, here, in, 1919 and sweet, is
the recollection of 'his -children, ginsa2
lindBarrle, who' were born here,- • ldra,„,
Mae -Imes etifigliiiried la Maitland. eeitee- S -t-., s
tery • in 1926,, and though Mrsitaelnateie
earriesiesons.14.:.eariter s on the -greet' -
Lakes the. ''ehilaren 'departed, while- .
quite young, to take up residencelelth- ..-
their 'aunt in , Harpenden, England,
where eye eSt_ bus visited them -.Whew -
ever possible .
: Word eomes• that Harvey Yount.
;formerly a resident of Goderieh; hail
experienced a sonseivhat lengthy coas ,-
finement in ,Wellesley Hospital, Tor-
onto, but is now reported to be quite
recovered. . Harvey, it will be reCol•.
lected, endured a sordeteliat hasardente
experience While _. engitieer. -on .the
steamer Kaministiquia that will lewdn
deep-seated in his memory for 0103,
years. - At lc 'o'clock on' the me/sift
of. November 9,-19.13; bis steamer, date
tabled- by E. L. ('Bay) Stephen,. left .
Goderich needed for Fort Williahe, .
Aboutl.in the afternoon ef that 14*Mike
te-be remembered gale, , they met sthe '
steamer Wexford then . heading for .
Goderieh, svidele ShOuld have brought'
here about 4 pm. This • was the last
ever heard of bet, •although the bodies- '
of sailors from the steamer were
washed aehiire . between Bayfield . 411141 ..,
Grand Bend. While Many 'other steam-
ers foundered in the.ylelniti of. Goode..
rich, the XaministNula4t44:'-tbi'
gale, arriving next afternoon..• at, Pint 1
. Huron, her fuel exhausted, and as, a
,•
ilmt _resort doors, furniture: and .401,..,,,
:barrels and anythbig inflammable lutts .' '
ing been Usedto bring her, to taifety;
'Captain Mac Livingstone of.,Collieg-
wood is in port- again this week, super-
vising the shitthigand remoorIng of
bis company's ship, tile Algosteet Cap
tain, Livingstone's fmst command ietc, '
Goderich Was the steamer Thontas, X, '
DrukomOild in 1913, but lie lies‘been, a.
frequent: visitor since. lit , charge of
Paterson fleet and I Algoma Central
freighters. ___ ...: ss.. --
-, _ ._. . :;:s„...•
lilatblesell's Welding Jitha
•
skirts, which makes strong men sirude
der at -the thought of wearing there in
Winter's frigid weather.
.Walter J. 13uchanan, of thee-Royai
Caeadian Engineers, London, is seend-
In; a two week's' leave of absenee, at
hig honie here. ,
William. Lurobi, r, one. Of the tGode-
rich boys at ,the Galt air training
schosst,sspent the week -end at his home
here.
borne township.' 'm
to tier eyesight; 1)r. George Steer, of
lieusail, weo rendered nrst ale; Peter
Jac:queen and "John
:ledereye-witnesses, vr,, Ivan Siniiiie,
tap pentanes; pnysteutn, and Dr. -liar,
uie detendant.
ltimendant, on Stand ,
Dr. Minx said ne had ueen •drivingli
car for twenty-eigat Years, ;and Mut
present-autoinobile is- a -modern
model in good shape. On the night in,
quegtem he was driving to thuren trons
nis iumpital„ on the. London roads* The
night was dark and eioudy, with a
drizzling .tain falling. Tee one wied-
ehielti wiper of his car was Werkint
and provided tire only clear vision he
had of' the road. At the tuterse,etlen
ot King_ and Albert streets, at welch
the enureh as located', a datk object
suddenly lodmett, up in front of hint.
Itsseemed to-speed-upsat-nrot anti teen
back.,up:-Be sensed -something was
wrong, applied his brakeesand came to
a stop on the:crossing over -Which Miss
Buchanah, was waliting.„-Getting out oil
Isie ear he saw two •young, men picking
Miss Buchanan up oft the boulevard
He didn't think she Was hurt and after
being brushed,off thong& that she Was
going on to church. However, she
complained. of pain and he offered to
drive her hente. °
At the Buchanan home Dr. Moir said
he tried 'unsuccessfully to get DZ
O'Vwyets. of Zurich, and later he
secured pr. Steer. '
.. Dr. Moir said he, did not think it
devolved Upon him to get out of hie
ear and wipe the rain oft the windshield
and windows. Ile Would dmve to be
doing It over few minutes. Ile drove
carefully, having conditiOns in mind,
and at the intetsection he wits moving
at a snall's pace when making a wide
right-hand turn, made necessary by
perked lio dm not thirik be
Strisek Mies Buchanan, at all.
' Just before the noon recess justice
Xelly, intimating that be was ping te
award some damages, suggested that
eotinsel try to arrange a settlement,
The rontiting eonference was unsuceess.,
Ad;
- F. J. LITTLE AT BRANTFORD
Annouheentent is made of a change
of manager at the Brantford :bratteh of
the Bank of Commerce and of the ap-
siointtaentto the position of F. J. Little,
formerly manager .01! the Goderich
"brencit, Since leaving Goderieh last
year, Mr. Little has been senior inspect-
or at the head offiee in Toronto
INN. N. A. McLARTY•AARCH 15tb
A. public meeting in the interest of
Deachnian, Liberal candidate'for
NOrtiiTilfroli:Win be held fella -afar
Hall on Friday, March 15th, at 8
o'cloek, and will be addressed by Hon,
Norman MeLartys :Minister -of Labor in
the Iletieral Cabinet
ir
r-AI,V EARNEST OF SPRING -
Ernest Videan, .eistomelogiet of the
Ooderieh Elevator end Trarteit Cos re-
ports finding a full grown caterpillar
alongside the railway „tracks of the
C.Pat. on 'Wednesday of this week. This
Is said to be a sure sign of sprints
PERS. ONAL IVIENTIOIS1.4
,
Miss Verna Miller, daughter of Mrs,
Geo. 'Minos was awarded first-elass
honors at the examinations_ef the Tor-
onto Conservatory of Music held re.
eently atStratford. Yenta was a pupil
of Mrs. 10. IL Myers and received 03
marks ha seeond-grade theory.and 14*
sixth -grade piano.
Winghant Advanee418iess Miss Neb
lie Colborne, .of Goderich, leas accepted
a position with Iturina's Ladies' Shop.
Miss Colborne has had an eXcellent exs
perienee in thistype of business, A*
he Is a former employee et A. n Rae
&to, of. Washington, and the North -
War COraPaliy, Of Toronto,
I i ,
The'Patteesim Steamship Lines' ,shi
.111VVIOnStt,,ergIntgellSiliVe:eWealdreinilrendpearg°Irsh‘dgsmetrit ,
them in recent yearesseTiiesseentraet'
for the work is held by George Matinee
son ot Goderieh and, as it is, to be .0o*
Noted by s the Aniddle of April,. Mr.
matilie'son has eight men 'Working Alt
day and part of some nights in ordet
to hales every.thing in tip-top .shape
the time •the ships. are ready to sail,
The nett' are at*Present, 'Working lisk
the stacks of, the llricoldoc and grindoe.
They have been 'working tteadily on the
Dricolike for two- weeks and expect'
the job to take at least ,another 'Week.
The work on the „Prindoc, which is Stu*
bwe
tegukn, also is.eXpected itt.lte! three
Considerable work is to be ,Alont on
the boilers Of the Ontadoe, Mantadoe,
rrindoe and Sasiladoe.
Mr. itlatbieson also LS handling repair
work en the boiler -room floor of the
str. W1fliiu elkupp, of the link*
r.CransitLacergneotryi.tio shipweltes.
Grain ,shipments by rail ,this *inter
have been tile heaviest in many :Mere,
and 'have Vastly exCeeded Mote
1939, as shoWn by .the following tog-
parison:
4
Jan., reb., 10.39 1040
amt. - 21484 tons 28,072 tom
toeg 38,404 tea*
43,206. tons ' 04,4* *lc
Inerease 1940-49 per cent,
'The steamer Mantadoo, itetau**
of the Western Canada nour
winter storage, unloaded last 15a
and Sudsy.
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