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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1940-03-07, Page 1„ Combining The Goderich Signal and The Gode,lch Star 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. - , 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. - • 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. _