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Nils*TRZISHCOND 'Van. WO, 10
SEAMEN'S STRIKE FAIOLDS WINTER
FLEET IN GODERICII HARBOR
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rt$ to Settle Between Men ind
PROM THE LOOKOUT
00131pallieft Solar Have
Palled John Simpson, (m.u. Organizer as-
' es-- signed to Goderich for the duration et.
Members of the Canadian Seamert's the strike, ors *Wednesday expressed
Tinton Went on Strike at the (*Mai
°Petting of the navigation season at
midnight Sunday. The Strike -affects
nearly all -Qte Canadian,steamshiP 'COM*
Pal*S from the head of the Great,
.1:akes to Quebec Oily. The men asked
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a wage inerease of $15 a Month,' three.
additional men each ship's Crew".
' And reeognition of the Union. It is
understood they have since 'medilied
/lieir demands' to $10 a Month increase,
one additional man, and the "closed
-.I'hW'Ir-IS-Sards'thtttssthesoriirs.een
eesSion_tho-companies_haveL-pade Is
an offer of a wage *Crease at $5 a
month. At any' rate, the strike is still
on and affects 'about -5,000 eeaxnen at
the various ports.
At Goderich harbor the fifteen VOS-
s- -sells" of the winter fleet are affected.
Crew Members who had been engaged in
tatting ,out the ships for the coming
season walked off their boats at mid-
night Sunday and inexteelately began.
picketing the Vessels.
At Union Headtplarters
The CIS;TS. has ."ser up -Jewel heads
. quarters 41 the Marine Club' roods on
North street .and over 150 sailors have
• made use of .the eating- and sleeping
provided Or them there by
the Union. The striker& are Pielteting
the ships in crews of four, • with g
captain for each picket' guards Each
picket crew is on. duty for three hours
and-ls-then-off.dutY for hours,in,
hieh time -the men are at liberty to see
be sights of *Goderich, eat,. or get
eaught up ,on their Sleeps ,Sleeping
quarters are, if •,nothing 'else, over;
, <crowded, especially at night whoisall
the off-duty men attempt, to crowd Into,
the rooms* eat Once- P111110,...tablAk.
chairs, shelves :and any, other solid
pieces .of furniture are used: iv- the men
in lieu of beds. •• " _
Obtaining rood at the lowest possible
, price is one of the chief problems fer
those assigned to the dining -room. It
is reported that on Wednesday 100 lbs.
- of hamburger were bought for dinner.
• alone. Most- . of the strikers are . with-
out funds, but the Union will'notallow
• them to accept remuneration from the.
• Ship captains for the,: work ;they. have
done in outfitting • the veiseis during
the past two weeks, as this would make
the strike illegal. '
On Sunday night,. just before the
strike went into effect, John Sinipson,
• C.S.U,-headquarters • representative as -
•signed kis this port, •told a large crowd
•4 sailors, gathered at the Marine Club,
not to listen to tadio or press reports
• but to take their instructions from
-._Union officials in charge... .•
• Early Sunday morning an alleged
attempt by Captain Wendell: Brown, of select and on the foliioNving evening a
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the str. William Schupp, take out
• his . shiP. before the deadline for the
strike was reached .was frustrated
'when twelve' members. of the ere*
jumped off the Ship as it was about.
W leave the pier. The same •ship was
successful in beating--a-Strike•two years,
• ago, when the mooring ropes *were cut
• as the crew slept. .
Two Vessels Ready to Leave
The Sahuppt.tind the A. A. Hudson
were the only vessels prepared t.to sail
immediately upon the opening of the
navigation season. The 'Hudson has
2,000 tons of salt as its cargo. -Other
ships,..almost completeli fitted out, but
which would not. have sailed for several.
day, aret the Algorall,sA,IgoeenisAlgo-
• steel; .Mantadoe, Ontadoc, Prindoe,
Anna c, .Minch and Bayton. Those
only Partially fitted out. are the Bricol-
• doe, Starrvell, Saska.doc, James P.
,GeiStinan and Riverton.
There 'are rumors, disconcerting to
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the strikers, ' to the • effect that the
steamship,' Companies do not Intend to
take their ships out this week because_
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of tne trouble they. would encounter in
breaking throngh the heavy lee -field.
wnich fringes the lake shore.
,NURSES' ALUMNAE DINNER.
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The -Nurses' Alumnae held: their an -
10 nual dinner at therPark HOuseson April
'10th, in *honor of the 1940 'graduating
class, which includes -Miss Lenore
Stothera, Miss 'Betts' Bissett, Fei-xt, Irene, Pellows-The-•bride:eleces.
Cranston and NOSS Irene Tailor.' .The lovely- trousseau and ninny ,bettuti‘ul
stable decorations of spring -flowers were giftt-were snow* 'by ..several of her
,SsellWrs•_sfsrte.LuAssMiesm Mary B'aechler,
Alma O'Brien, Audrey- Dowker, Marg-
aret- Sanderson, all of town, and -Miss-
lietty Taylor of Montreal.
The W.M.S. of •Presbyterian
thatch met on Tuesday afternoon In
the lecture, room of the ,church, with.
itedclitt .charge. The Scripture
was read by Mrs. Dedkie, followed by
Prayer by Mts. Itedditt. Mrs. Taylor
read a paper on "The Ministry of Heal-
ing in Italia," based on a chapter of
the -studs, book.' Mrs; Hill. and ..111rst
rendeAd a very pleasing 'duet.
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Combining The Goderich Signal and The Goderich Star
GODERICII, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 18th, 1940
RURONPE&TH LEAGUE
LUe44111 M.044 ehotireitt rrellidtat IPA
Autti,41- MOWS; Ttleit10 Nigbt •
A.rn01(1 1!,/eConnell, Goderich baseball
entiansiast, was reeleeted treasurer Of
the Huron -Perth Baseball League at
the AuttUel meetiug held at Masan on
'Tuesday night, A. new president was
named, Harold liodginsbof.Luefin being
'elected to this office, Other °filters
are: First vice -President, K. Fahnere
Crediton; secone vice-pre,sident,P.
Son, Setiforth; seeretary,-,1. R. Butler,'
Clinton: • ,
- Representatives were present from-,
liensall, Exeter, Crediton, Lump, Olin -
toe and Goderich.
Mr. McConnell represented the Inters
Mediate club of Goderich, and Ur. Nel-
son lila rePresented the eloderieb. Lions
Club, whieh is interested in sponsoring
both junior and juvenile teams.
Altisough six lawns have signified
their intention of entering w team in
tlie-'3trv-iiiirelleTgue731-4ee-freveMat
,Goderich Is the only place considering
the entry of a junior team. It it is 'ina-
possible to obtain 4 juniorgrouping in
the Huron's -Perth League, itis expected
that th.e Lions Club will negotiatewith
the Bruce League, in which a junior
group is being formed. .
The Huron -Perth League seliedule is
to be drawn up on May 7th and all
teams have been asked to Ale their
entries with the league secretary as
RED OROSS IMPORT
Tim Goderich Red Cress is grateful
foi the follOwing additional donatiOnss
kit Peter's Separate School
pupils ....., . $ 110
Red Cro8s. bridge, and "500,"
weekly . 48 00
Isimeelf as raOst ApPreciative of the Taylor's Corners Red Cross,
libidnesS and - generoeity Per Mrs, Calvert sins 17 16
41°1"ich A. T. Kaiting,, proceeds, of
eitisens for their contributions of food .ss,...„„ . .............. 00
tobacce and in some cases money. Ile 11'47;7 , ... "s';'sss 00
said ssas 'sees ship cooks,- :working' in Red Cross eiectrie Iron fand....03 50
Shifts, were, feeding 135 Men at the -0,7„
ior s Corners. Bed Cress
1‘1441/6 V1°' r"1314.. wer"/"Qingssit ISOCia .. .. .... . .... .. . . 15 56
cheerfully and. voluntarilY. ,...,,ssess. Fossils . .. „. ' 1 00
-Other strikers, he explained; -were stay-
ing at their homes in Goderich.
Picketing' eight positions on beth aideS rmeillts dath „. . . . ........... 30
of the harbor. The shifts are changed T{:`tail 'exPend4I've-s ..... ' . 2873 13
every threem
, hours. . Three' en are
assigned to aeb. pe•
_sitfon. ----ses ------- -Balance-414'.""4. 0430' 17
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With-the-se.amen'trfstrike in progress, iShipment_to Toronto, headquertere
bringing numerous vessel executives April 13th Hoipital gowns, 18; "T'.1-
anto Goderiell, local` hotels bandages, 18; hot water bottle covers,"
were :filled to overflowing Monday and 5; sox, 150; scarves, 17; gauze wipes
Tuesday nights. prospective guests (large), 500; gauze .wipetipmall), 509;
were turned away In the early evening PY5amaSs 6; sweaters, 7.
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$ 14782,
iSiropson explained that the union was ini
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SERVICE FOR MARINERS
Sunday Evening rvkc. at linOX
Churth Ian% ' Attended ,
A large tongreg ion attended at
Knox Church on Sunday, evening lasts
when a special service Was held tor
verifiers. A large nuniber of warden
were preeeirt. °
. The minister, Rev. I). J. Lane, read
the account from the27th chapter' of
Acts of Paul's shipwreck while on Isis
'Way to Rome, and took 'as 'his, sermon
text the words of Peter, "I go re:dabble
< (St. John 21:3). The disciples,walt-
ing for Jesus, were disaPpointeds'and
diSeceiraged when He did net appear
and Peter decided to, turn to his old
craft as a fisherman. So today when
people are discouraged, inclined to des -
Pair, they may lind solace in, attending
to the everyday dutiee of life. Jesus,
however, had no intention. of deserting
Peter and, his companions; He appeared
to theni in the morning. When life
_Alees_notsive all we look for,we can
-beslehif,L_an.d.ifeetiffe 0,044.119.Wer-Wd-
find that the faithful discharge of duty
day by day, Is the MY to finding Obrist.
A full choir sang the, !anthem '"Great
Is tbe`Lord:' Miss Madeleine Lane and
jr. Glen Lodge taking the solo ' parts,
and Miss Lane also sang a:solo, "Hear,
0 My Lord." The hYmus sang during
the service were appropriate to the
od'easion.
, After the Service the seamen were
entertained in the lecture reoessot the
church, where the ladiee served refresh -
meats.
OBITUARY
and boarding andlodging u°uses were
pressed into service, The -influx of
commercial .men te`thelown on account
of the springlike weather was particul-
arly heavy. Some were fan
faced to tur
baek• to Clinton to geta room.
, Two .1i/omen cooks, the ')/isses May
Boulton apd Kay Misener, arrived in
Goderich Sunday to find the, seamen's
strike in full, pregress. For two days
they were .persuaded not to Join theirs
boats, but on Wednesday, with the con-
sent of union officials, , they did so,
after niakieg application for stilton;
membership. ....The ladies ...took their
Plight philosophically, . • .
• The offir-klek-ligard--fronr-strildng. -
seamen le about the bard planks and
'.'shakedowns'n sonae have been required
to, sleep en` between 'picket shifts, Others
complain of cold bedrooms in boardin-g
houses. 1°At the Marine Club strikers'
were sleeping on the hat and coat.
racks itiii-sene on top of a plane, all in
rather perilous positiohs. All say the"
food Whig -Served Is good. -
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'KISS G. WHEELER, WEDDED
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'TODAY' AT VIOTCERIA'
McisBOD—HERVE
riniet wedding at Port Colborne
'rresbyterian church on Tuesday, April
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2, Ethel, daughterof 4rS. Herve and
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the late L. Herve"of Port -Colborne, bes
mune the bride of Burke McLeod, of
Kincardine, son of Mr: and Mrs. N. K.
McLeod; .Kincardine, formerly of
..Goderich. Rev J. Walden- offipiated.
For the cereniony the bride wore an
afternoon dress of dusty crepe, with
corsage of roses. Her accessories were
naV.iblue, in - smart contrast to her
dress. AS brideshialci, her sister, Oath-
erine,-*.orepoudre bleeswieh-blaeksa
cessories,and rose corsage. • Mr Waiter
:Bunn, was groomsman.., „After the cere-
mony ind a liMeheonclar. and Mrs.
'MeLeod left by motor for.a short trip,'
They will reside in, Kincardine. ° -
• OLMFEELB-L-HART
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The :home of Mt. and Mrs. Harold
Miirney, Britannia road, Gocleriele was
thesseene on April 5tb. of a (inlet but
pretty spring-Nedding-when Mlss 'Lulu
Many Functions Ileld in Her lionei
Before, Rer Departure
Miss :Gertrude .Wheeler; daughter of
2,4%!•,,aantki4iFs;„4. It. Wheeler, ./eft on
TneltiO'fer .Malton airport, where she.
tonk5 Transcontinental airplane' for
Viettria, ,B,C.SIo'becenie tliebride of
Owen Itointid •1$411itb,
/wedding, ,a military affair, was to take
place this (Thursday) morning. •siesseseth, sse, ssese prows -use, .ess.._
I3efore .leaving town • the - Peninar ther of the more, was best'inan, The
yeting lady was the guest of :honor at bride wore a queen's -blne,erepe frock
several seelal• functions and was the. avcorsage of Columbia •-roses ,. and
recipient'ofsinany beautiful ;and pPro- small navy hat. The bridesmaid Was_
priate gifts. On Wednesday night last attired in coral sheer.and,wore a black
weekMiss Delight Matchentertained -satin hat and a corsage of 'white ear -
at a miscellaneous shower for the bride - nations.._ ,
,;••'•,After-sthe .cereMony, diener
was served at the British Exchange
Hotel to immediate friends and rela-
tives.. efissandsMrs. Oldfield left on a
honenifoorr trip to New York, the bride
travelling' in a navy blue, bouclecoat
with royal blue aecesseries., They will
reside in Ecorse, Michigan. •
Olive, youngest daughter of the- late
Mr: and Mrs..Wms Hart, Seaforth, and
aster:oilm,*uiney,becaine the bride
of :Mr: Richard OldIfield, 'sou of Mrs.
John Frankhotiae, of Ecorse; Micnigan.
The Marriage took place 'before the
.fireplaces decoratedwith baskets: ef, ,
hydrangea and bouquets of tulips, Snap-
dregons„ and carnations. Rev. A. C.
.Calder,. 'officiated.. The bride was at -
,tended.° by Miss Labelle Hawkins, of
Rev. Dr. A. L. Budge
a iiilron Oid Boy
Well-known Presbyterian Divhie
, Honored by Knox
College
• The degree of Doctor of Divinity was
conferred 4)11 IteNC AmStin Budg,
IlamiltOn, at the ninety-sixth
annual 'convocation Of Knox Celine,
Toronto, on Tuesday „night. Dr. Bridge
was,. the only one so honeeed at thiS
,convoeation.
W. A. WILSONs--
Friends in Goderich learnedvvitlfre-
gret of the death of W. -A. Wilson, Of
Wausau, Wisconsin, who passed AweY
in his sleep at his home in That city
'rert1ir'fittrn-or7tIghtrth*-7earess-M
Wilson was born at Betment, Oat; but
, spent the great part ;" of .his life' in
Michigan and„ Wisconsin, being, con-
nected vvith lumber and paper inill.in-
terests. His wife, who survives, was
Miss Jennie Porter, member
-ofStsivelIsknoWn GOderielr
whd"ffi--he was .niarriedshr 1890. Mrs.
Charles G. Hooker -Of Wausau is their
daughter. , •
similar party was given by Miss Bar-
bara Thomson. Each of -these showers
was attended by Miss Wheeler's 'many
younger.- friends, who presented iher
with a variety of lovely , gifts. Liinch
was served and court Whist enjoyed
On each occasion. • . '
• On Friday evening a dinner party
was given in Miss Wheeler's honor by
Miss Irene'Yellow In Abe dining -room
Of the British 'Exchange . Hotel, The
morn was attractively decorated -in pink.
anti white,Atter a delightful dinner
the 'party adjourned .to ;Miss !Pellow's
home on South Street, where the,brid4;
to -be was, again "showered.” TheeVeii-
ing was coneliadd with several „games
ofbridge.' On Saturday afternoon- Mrs 'J. A.
Wheeler entertained at a trousseau tea.
The hostess was :attractively :gowned
in a black lace dress, and'MiSs,W,heeler
wore a tourquainbine chiffon with a
Corsage, Of pink roses.' Mrs. Sohn U.
Galbraith Of BrasSels;. sister of .Mrs.
Wheeler; aSsisted in. receiving' the
guests, wearing a black fidress with
weirs gamins., MIS's Irene BowMan at-
tended at the door and Mrs. Walter
Hedge invited the guests to.the
room, which was prettily decorated in
'pink andyy.hite. Miss Florence igooney,
and Urs; Ce.',F.-,Clarke.poured tha and
the guests were.,served.by Mrs. Z. W.
Moore, Miss C. 'McClinton, MiSs.Ptggy
Parsons, Ansa Frances. Thomson and
carriK.put in purple and gold, the
'hospital coleys. After the dinner 4'500".
and Chine,se -Checkers were played, Miss.
Sowerby being the winneisstt "500" and
Miss White at Chinese checkers. Miss
Black won the lucky prize,
Mrs, E..W, Carrie bas „returned home
after spending the winter at St. Petrs-
burg Flozkla„
. Dr, L. M. Mabeeshad a pleasant visit
*al Sunday from Wililam Dickson'and
so • John., Durham of Galt, members of the
hunting partfWith•Whoin he has,nititle
many °trips to Northern Ontario. -
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A. Pleasant Outing for May 18th in
Connection with Forestr Meeting
It is announced that a gathering for
Zone 1 of the Ontario ConServatiodand
Ileforestation Association ewhieh in-
-eludes Huron county) will be held -at
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Zte. Williams, NOrfolk scolinty, during
the week -end of May 18th. This meet-
ing will be in connection With the Boy
(scout forestry camp which is being
- held in Norfolk county at that time,
• On this oceasion one hundred Scouts
will telce Part in the planting Of a
siety-acre traet of condi/. land owned
by the County of Norfolk. In the last
tea years members of the +Scout camp
•at Angus have planted nearly a million
• trees, anti the prOgrern for the May
•18:thsweek-end ie an eXtenelon. of this
seheMes
Thomas of `Noderieb, who is
vice-chairmatt of•Zone.`kNo. 1, otate that
tee, Association will Weleome to this
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ANNIVERSARY SERVICES •
• AT NORTIVST. UNITED
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Anniversary, services will he cons
ducted. at North street United church
on Sunday newt at 11 a.m. and -7 pm.
by Rev:. W. .E.3•111ael.fiven,. B.A., 1).D.,
of London, Ont.
, will be rendered by
the -choir -and -assisting, artists-, .• • -
Morning-• .
Organ. prelude,-"Clianson de Matin,"
Many in Goderich and Huron county
are interested in and pleased at thie
'recognition a one who, though not a
native of Huron, spent hie early .years
in this county and Is claimed as elle
og Huron's aiStinguished Old Boys.
Teachar. in Colborne Township
--Avtivr-Tattnekaill-Budge- Avas-,boriL
near Hanilltein; TAW- atanearly ug
came to Huron tounty, Where the
Budge 'family hail Joined 'the pioneers
111the Beigr4ve dietriet At the ttge'of
eighteen he WAS principal of No. 3 pub-
lic school in the toWnship of Colborne,
remnining there three years, and in
1889 he matriculated at the University
of Toronto with honors in mathematics
and English. In 1893 he received his
and jn 180 M. and gradua-
tion from Knox CollWge.
His Ministry *is a chain of Ave
/inks: MandauminsIlanover, Oreemore,
'Hamilton and Hagersville. He has been
a figure of note in the meetings of the
Presbyterian' 'General Assembly for
many years. With a gift for historical
research, be was on the Assembly's, his
El giq.
Duet—"Come Where the Lilies Bloom,"
MisSes Shirley Doherty and Eleanor
Nelson, Stratferd. .-
Anthem—"Glorions _Is, Thy Name,"
Mozart.
Anthem (male' vices)—' judge Me, •`()
Gotl," Mendelssohn.
.PostItale-L4`fPlece Herbique," Franck.
Evenin' g. • ..
Organ recital at 640 p‘m. °
IShall _Feed Ills Flock;"
Ilandel.—Miss Shirley Doherty.
Anthem -,f Maddening. Light,"
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What of ,the
-" Night,!!' ,VOore
Mitchell and Mr, -Ralpit, lIendersan,
Postlude—,'Fantasia U,rbs 13eata,"
• Minikes.
gathering anYmie interested. in this
phase of Seout Work or in reforestation,
If a sullieieht number signify thelis
desire to go, a bull' may be chartered
for Huron county 4cottts or transporta.
don may be arranged With Individual
cars. It would' give the boys, aud thele
parents as well, a, pleasant and in-
structive day's outing.
Anyone interested Is fronted to egos.
municate with Mr. Thomas.
, Trees for rhuithig
The Ontario Forestry Branch an-
nounees that for distribution thissprIng
• it has twenty-four million trees, *elud-
• ing most of our eommercial species.
-These trees.are intemled for reforesta-
• tion and windbreak purposes, and any.
one desiring to take advantage a this
free dietribution should send his aj.
plieation as 60011 as possible to the
• Forestry Braneh, Torotte.
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-JosiDle-oMktN''
• In failing -health since. he fell and
sustained a pelvic fracture "almost a
year ago, 'Joseph Gibson passed away
at his holia.e on St. David's street. early
Tues -day evening: ,Hesbecitime seriously,
ill on Friday last and. failed rapidly
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until his death been
in the employ of: the 'Western Canada.
Flour Mills from the time he ,came to
Goderich itC1912.untif the accident last
year disabled- him. . He was. in his
seventy-sixth $-,ear, was born near .Tartl.,__
Bruce county, and- had-...-SPent ,all his.
life there until moving to Gocierich.•EIe
was a'ineiliber of St: •George's Anglican
church. . •
' Surviving, 'besides his wife, the
.former -Louise' Dabus,, are three sons,
James, Harold and Marlen, -of Goderich,
and. a daughter, Mrs. Roy • Rutledge, of
Dungannon; a brother, James, in
Calgary, and., two sisters, one
living in 'Regina and- ' the other
in North Dakota. -There . are three.
grandchildren, The funeral service will
take' place at the family hotne on St
Doyid's ' street, on Friday afternoon:
Ihtermeiat wili be in :Maitland ceraetery.
'ICAT11' MINE 'SMITII 'MILLEN •
The*.death occurred on .March 24th
of Katherine ,Smith Millen,.daughter 61!.
the late Solomon and Kitherinellillen,
pioneers trf Hullett township, . Miss
Millen was horn on lot' 29; concession
13-, Hunett, which was the site her par,
ents ehose for their home after .coming
fmrc.,--,.11ingston Iii the -d -os when-
the old Grand Trunk Railway came 'only
as far as .-.Stratford, }ter parents fol-
lowed a. blazed trail from Stratford to
the honiestead, whi0i ateithat time, was
only a• clearing. With them came six
of their family', the thred'younger mem-
'bers !being born the Isoniestead.,Miss
Millen was a home loving person and
had. spent her entire life on the 'home-
stead. She • ,was identified :with the
Londesboro 'Presbyterian (later United).
church, She had been In poor health
for some time, and When.,her condition'
became serious she ,was removed to.
iGodericn Hospital, where death occiar7°
red: Of tiltimily.`ef nine the only- -sur-
viving member is her sister, myu.15--.,
Annis. of Woodville. . The funeral ser-
Nleeswas, held- at the- 13rophey frmeial
pa-rlors, Goderieli, on March .28th 'with
Interment in the fammily plot in. Union
Cemetery; Myth. '
REV. A. L. BUDGIE,. MA.,, DD.
•re
soon AS poesible. •
Ships'
Guests at Banquet
Entertained 1..,y Board of
Dr. W. W. MariAn Extols
Ute British 71set
Officers of the winter nett, at Oil
port were the guests of tbe Godarikei
Board a Trade'at a banquet at Hotel,
,Iledford w Tuesday evening, It via '
a, jolly payty and the wa4 Yeted
a great imeceeti,
The BoArd f Trede, as stated last
week, had despaired of getting enou
of the ships' officers together at a b!*
'fillet, but the ,strike whieh interim**
'held the Veseeia land their officers Ise
port and, gave the Board a Trade ex.
ecative an OPPOEUrilty Of Making httr.°
srieg.„arrengeStientswhich' seSulted.. la
-TUMMY riightI'ertithering,-IVIiieli
bered about seventy -ave.
In the abeenee from town of Mr. 0-
W. •Sehaeter, president of the Board
Trade, Mr. G. XA Parsons discharged
ILennduetri.es Of the chusualair .in hiS usual able
Ater-clinner speeches included ad-
dresses of welcome by W. C. Attridge,
ehairraan of the Beard .of Trade's ta-•
dustrial committee, Mayor ,E 3. A,
MacRwan, M. It Robertson, Chas. a
• Lee and Judge Costello, and respenees
• Prospects for an interinediate team in from several of ' the guests, =eluding
Capt. G. II. Shanks of Sault Ste. Marie,
euperintendent of the,Algonta Central,
!steamship Company, Captain Delta*
171QthuThel' :4)7(4' a. dpdrl the
ee si Captain%igboiiiiiills;4t:'asf A.ceeedthefiss:e'471114git°wIlas"--W41.
(Dr. W. W. Martin, in a rapid -ere
• eels- gavesa,s•worieleastuliss...conprelteas
`sive review of :the blockade bZ -thRt.---- -
'British fleet in _the Great War wide.*
crippled Germany and was, he said, the
most decisive single factors* winning"
the war for the Allies; that easelet
the merchant marine also Was e great
factor, as again It ; will be, said, the
sIn peaker, ID winning 2v,sroolliniirgestebies, Pe4re
rrsyenintg war.the
British' flag were at -sea at any --one,
time; with as many niore in port, and
there • was 'never a:British ship that
failed to sail for lack of a crew:
the present time similar*RrvIee was- ,
being performed, said the speaker, by
the ships of the neet and of .the Mer-
chant marine, and, the vessels of the .
Great Lakes fornied a`link in the great ,
chain of tritieh maritime supremacy.
The spirit qf Nelson and Drake wak-s,„..s,
still Alive, -said the speaker as he 're-
cennted the achievements of the
'ash :navy In the 'present war In re -,-
eluting the strength of the Gererart fleet.
by one-half with a minimum,of loss
33ritish-vessels,_ "We Must take off our
hats to the ja.cktarS1 They will Win '
this war all by thetaselves if we don't
look out,"' the speaker exclaimed.
"Germany is a long way yet from
being beaten, but beatetr she ,ra.u.st be.
She must be sqiieezed and squeezed apt'
squeezed, fought ,wherever Sbe sticks
her 1108(1 up, driven back into her hole;
until She learns to live like, human
beings."
Dr.' ,Martiti warmly -applaud
as lie concluded his stirring address. . •
During the even* familiar ehoruses
were sung under the leadership of
Chas. K. Saunders, with Miss Eilee* •
Bogie at the piano. Captains Hawman,
Dalton Hudson and Beattie and -Chief
°Engineer •Dryburgh contributed a quais
tette number, -Captains Bob Cameral
and• B. Mint sang g duet, and the
"Al go sextette" --- superintendent
Shanks, Captains Livingstone, Sykes
and Isougheed, Chiefs Myler and Ram-
say—won.„--enthusiastie..-applause.-/
their vocal -powers. Harrk Barna of, the •
.Saskadoe also gave several vocal selec-
tions.
• The singing of, ".Auld Lang, Syne.
brought the proceedings to a close. • -
Guests froia-the Harbor "Fleet"
Guests included the fellowing: Capt.,
E. O. Harman, str. Riverton; Care- •
,las. Sykes, Algorail; Chief A. .
Innes, Algocen ; Chief L. J. Dryburgh,
Irlantadoc ;' Capt. A. 11, Simpell, Prin-
doe; Capt. E. .W. Baker,- Mantadoe;
Capt. R. A. Cameron, Saskadoo; Capt.
A. B.'nuufrontadoe ; Chief L. Muttler,
Ontadoc; Capt. M, AssLougheed, Alg'o-
steel; Capt. AL A. Livingstone, Algoceat..
Capt. Jas.: Walton, Geistman ; Cjiief 11.
c. CroSs, Prindoc ; Chief. Bert „lifyle,t
gosteeli-Capt. Win.z -Stinson, PV-Indoe,;--
CaPt. C. E. Robinson, 'Lemoyne; Capt.',
„Dalton Hudson, str. A. A. • IludSon;
Capt. .11, J. Wilson, Paterson tieet;. (31.
II. 'Shanks, superintendent Algoma Cen-.
tral Co.4-Capt. adesse, Bricoldo4..
Capt, Jos. Glass, Dayton ; Capt. Mar-
tell, Starvvell; Capt., Kennedy, Anna,
'Minch ; Capt. W. Brown, Wm. Sehupp;
Ill. J. Ball, M. MacDonald; J. N. Lem-
Jews:, E. N. Itainsa•y,Ceell jaMee
Houghton, J. B. Sylvie, C. T. Beatty, E.. °
Somer.
Goderieh this year are indefinite, Only
eight persons turned out at the meeting
ealled for Sunday afternoon, but this is
not considered a true. Indleation Of -the
Interest 'felt by players and fans. There
Is Old to be Some good new material
ID town; and, an effort is being.euietiY
made to 'round up A.,tham.
FRED. BUNT PRESIDENT
Lawn Bowlers Met Officers and .Disr‘
cuss Plans for OM Season '
4At . the annual meeting of the Gode-
rich Lawn Bowling Club, held on Mon-
day° evening -ire-khe-- Menesetang Canoe
Club reams, Fred Hunt, for years a
leading inember Of.She town's bowling
fraternity, was re-elected president for
the coming_ season. The other officers
erected were: ,' Vice-president," W. J.;
Baker; secretary, Marry Sander8011;
treasurer, Honiard-MeNee. Comthittees
were named as followsr-Outside:tourna-
mentS, W. J. Baker, Nelson Hill, W.J.
Hodge siocal tournaments, Peter Bisset,
Fred' Price, Frank Wood, jaek* John -
tion,. MeKar, George: maid -own;
grounds, S.W.:11.1acVicar, M. j.
George MaeDwan, T. MeDerraott.' A
report for the past year was given and
Nags were discussed for -the coming
seasons- The tinb will be .represented
at the district meeting to be held at
MitChell next Tuesday night, at which
Uates for district tournaments_ will be
"decided.. °. Lunch Was served at the
-conclusion of the meeting. '
teribal. 'committee for years ; in 1925 he
was made the Assembly's convener.
For fifteen 'years he has been clerk of
•the -Synod of Hamilton,and,bondon and
or the same 'Period clerk of the Pres-
bytery of Hamilton. In 1935 he was
moderator of the Synod. • The'following
year he retired from the actAve ministry
after forty years of service.
• Writer and Lecturer
Bis intereet in historic Presbyterian-
ism has been shown in the holding of
many conventicles and services after.,
kthe ,"old form" of worship. These have
ibecome features at Presbyterian- an-
niversaries throughout the -Province,.
-He has niade many contributions to
the press, incluning Genera Assembly
sketches, under the pen-name."Cleric,'
and -Tis written numerons articles
-
an historical nature for magazines and
other publications, On theleeture plat-
form also he has Made his contribution
to instruction and entertainment; and
Huron 'people knowliym as a delightful
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
EEV W. K MaeloilIVEN, ML, D.D., -•
et Loolon, whO will conduet anniversary savices
in North street United Church (na • Sunday next.
conversationalist; '
DR. GALLI/IV INJURED
• Dr -_,W. OR:115st_IV.0.11.; 'received
Painful injuries to the hqao, and fade'
when the car which he was driving
collided with one being driven •1)y Hs
Montgomery, of Saltford, /on, Monday
eening. The accident occurred at the
corner cif Trafalgar . and .,Vieteria
streets. - InssGallow iasbellevea to have
suffered the ,injuriesi when the inipaet
-threAin hi head4tgainst the- steering
wheel of hti 'car.-Mr;-Montgemery re-
eeivedi only a slight shaking uP.., 33etli
care- were dainTfged, Dr. Gallow'S, a
1939coupe, the more extensively., •
A.IiE YOU. ONE
Of those who.ha,ve been intending
to send in their renewal substrip-
tios to The Signal -Star but have
not done so yet? , .
It iS not our practice to render
accounts for subscriptions alone,
owing to the'expense such a pro-
, cedure . would ,involve, but as a
Wilber were getting into arrear
we did send out.a few last week,
and the response was very gra*.
fying.lhere aro others who have
• not yet replied, and itis to them,
.as well as • all other subscribers
whose papers are not„ paid loa
advance, this request is directed.
• The date on your label, will
show the date to „ whieh your
• Signal -Star is paid up. .
The rate is $2.00 a -year in
Canada And $2.50 for the- United
Statea.
We could reneat the old, story
about the increasing -cot- of pro-
duci'ng a newspaper, the import -
twee of paying our °eat liabilities
° as they mature, or the foolishness
of issuing Cheques 'Hutt bounce,
but hitelligeot people know ail
about sit& thhigs.
We therefore ask you to look
at the date on your Signal -Stars
label and let is hear frontyeti,:
W 1I1 appreelater your consider-
atkass
THANK:OFFERING TEA
•
•
The annual thank -offering tea. of. $t
George's W.A. was held in the parish
hall on Tuesday afternoon, the pre-
sident, Mrs.' ,Calder, „presiding.' There
was a lar,,,r,e attendance. .
Mrs. Calder opened the meeting With
prayer, and then introduced the guest
speaker, Mrs. Gilbert of -London, who
isthe corresponding secretary of the
Diocesan W.A. srs Gilbert chose' for
her subject ''Thank-effering"* and
pointed out „the many Nays in which
women could Show their thankfulness:
by.'contentment and' cheerfulness And
by being leas critieal of others. St.
Paul: was pointed out as an -example
of.: one whO was always able to give
thanks, no' matter what .difficulties r.
.dangers he encotintered. The Speaker
gave a.brief Outline of how the thank -
'offering .was'first started and of how it
15 used, wherever needed, throughout
the Dominion for..W4. „purposes.
•' Miss Brown spoesered, a vote . of
thanks to Mrs -Gilbert -for her interest -
ins°. address and the president -closed
With prayer, after Which a social hour
was spent! The tea table was taste-
fully decorated with tulips and other
• -spring flowers adorned the room. Mrs,
• (Canon) Hilband Mrs. Gabble poured
tea. The tea -arrangements were: in
the:pliable hands of Mrs. Riley and
M,rs....Mundy.,
TBE WEATIIER
The temperattcres- -for the Past"
and 'for the 'corresponding week1a$
year, as officially recorded,. were as
follows : •
1040 1939,.
,Ma Min:- Max, --Min:
Thurs., Aprif 11 .438 • 26 40 32
Fri., April 12 -.31-s , 30 22
Sat., -April 13 -33 23 43 28
Sian., April 14 -.34 25 38 sa
Mon., April 15 ,.,.52 • 33 43, 32
Tues., April 10 28 48 . 31
Wed.; April .17 4..48 35 44 36
ed
Duogatinon"s Wild West' Gang
End Up in ..juvenile Court
Two Dungannon boys) both in their sawed off .22 rifle, with holster and aa.
early teens, appeared before Magistrate .munition. The boy, so .the story goe%
J. A. litalcins in juvenile coart here on had paid 'fifty cents for the gun and
Thursday' last, ' one', aged.; fourteen, had offered it to the Wild West gang •
charged 'with contributing fiv: the ,de- for one dollar. When they pleaded
linqUency of, other miners In the vil- they had no money this boy is said
lage, the second, agedtwelve, charged to havesEluggested they rob the p•ost.
with the theft of, money from a stores office, where, it appears; 'most evens._
The cargo against the older. boy was body knew there were plenty of ,copperew
dismissed. The other ease was ad- in a cigar -box. The robbery took place'
journedsinslefinitely, the parents being in due purse, but there was no proof "
given a chance to take charge of the that any of the StOlen, copper' had been
future behavior of their sonpaid oversto the boy who owned the
.
The prosecutions came in the wake min. Thif theft, of a E:ihall amount of
of the postoffiee robbers? at Dungannon silver from another store was admittecl,
on March 20th last when a rear door As a result of these juvenile court
was forced awl 300 cgppera carried caws strict diseiplinary measures ate
away. A third . boy is now on sus- said to have gone litto effect in .feverillt
pended sentence for this offence. Dungannon homes, with a threatened
In their investigation police learned liberal use of the' strap in prOpeet,
tbat a youthful "Wild West gang," but it is expected that it may not be
with headquarteva,,,in a hurch shed, allied now that the lads can get out
had been operating in Dtingarinon this into the wide-open spaees instead of
winter. The oldeA boy, whose ease being hemmed in by snow in a (tun*
was dismissed, waS saki to posses a &nett