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GODEItICH; ONTARIO,
THURSDAY, APRIL 25th, 1940
COUNCIL DOINGS FORESHADOW
AcroarnEs, OF COMING SUMMER
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Opliosition to Waterway Seb.enie
to Be Organized at
0011ing'WOOd
PreSeedings .at, the Meeting Of the
Town. Genell on Friday night last, re.,
'vealing house-lsailding projeets, tolvn
• band activitiessand tree -planting, Sewer
extension and sidewalk eenstruetion
'Proposals, 'indicated .asclearly as the
calendar the epPreach 4e.f The sup.Iner
. season. Engineer Archibalds=wase-On.,
hand to confer further With1he
.cil ,vvith. regard to the harbor rtia,d)Sre-
ject, but the dismission took pipe in
e'oirunittee and nOrePert =Amami' tteds
All the members of Council ,were pre-
sent, ^but Councillor Iiuelsina excused
himself at. 9 o'clock ,en'' aceount a an-
other engagement and any discussion
a the Chief of Police'aituation waS Put
ever to Another meetings
Three tiPPlica,tiona for building -per-
- rafts were presented ;''Prom Mrs. 0,
Hetherington, for a glass verandah. on
' her neWIY-Ptirehased dtvellieg OnsWater-
loo street; from J. B. Reynolds, or a
,•• garage On Claiborne street, and from
'Mrs. A. D., McLean, for the re -roofing
of a portion .ofsa. house en Elgin evenile.
J. A. .011iSholnee application, for the
-removal of a tree in frent a his .re-
sideace on Bruce street was sent to the
eemetery and perks :committee.
A letter from the secretary -treasurer'
of the Blue 'Water 'Highway Association
at Sarnia ?acknowledged receipt of the
remittance of $390 to cover this town's
contribution . to Association sexpenses
for 1940, and expressed appreciation of
the promptness shown.- -
' A Dangerous Washout• .
&letter from G. L. -Parsons, of the
-.).Goderich Elevator 'Cot,: infertile& the.
Council* a efforts made to lave .either
, the -Ottawa -Department •of roue
Werksor the OanadienNational Rail
ways make needed rePairs at the east
*en of the harbor; wherethe water has
ashed litvay the earth right upto the.
1 reilway, tracks. . 'Phetographs aecrOM.-
, panying the letter showedwhat looked
like a very dangeraus condition for
heavy trains patting over the tricks, -
to say nothing of the ditnger that un-
wary pedestrians. , might fail into the.
immense hole. ' . •
S,:'MaYor pointed out that the-cave-
sinIS At the end of a town Street. The,
, :railways he said, had' had the use of -the
-itieetLeuct, for Many years •without
• 'charge aid the least it Mild do was
to keep it in repair. •
- Asked at� whether there was arty
agreement between the railway and the
town as to the Use a •the_ street end,
the Mayor said he did not, know -it
would be too far box% Seventy, years or
more. .
. The water, lighe'and harbor cora-
snittee was . asked ta investigate and
report.
' The Town, Band .
W. H. Blackstone, Harold. Neweembe
and George James formed a deputation
..from •the Musical Society asking for
ithe iegular grant for the town hand.
The, COunelj was Informed thatsRo
Breekenridge had undertaken the lead-'
ership of the band this Year and that
as scam as the summerseoneertt were
.o,ker Mr. Blackstone would begin the
instruction"of A Mass* of new playera.
New instruments 'would he required, as
well as other eqaipment, and financial
support was needed.; - • ,
The deputation departed with the as-
• surance that their request vvould re-
•ceive due consideration.
G. W. LaithWaite and 'O. 'Harrisen
were Present to ask'for the extension
- of the sewer-systeni-tosStanierstreets
Mr. Harrison, who:conies from Detroit;
has ,acquired v. dWelling-house on that
street and intends to make extensive
imProveraeatess
'
The matter was left in the ,hands of
- the public soria ecomnaittee, '
A ,communication frothe Ontario
Depmrtment of Highways advised that
the Department vfar faking over hate
the Provincial road
r
Y
the Maitland River bsridstQl
gegirte-bialdo end
ofsCambriti road. e •
A resolution from Kitchener with
reference, to working hour e for feinale
labor -id factories was sent to the spec-
ial committeee. . •
letter from A W Laver* Of the
Toronto 'dcliltr resen—Vor_ public: welfare -
'advised the CO ncil of a tonference on
.social Wsetk tO be held .in thAt _City
May 20stel'23 and intrited attendance.
*This too was Sent to the special corninittee, s • ' •
The Men ef the Trees, Toronto, `La
buttery society of lovers of trees,'
ote stating that it had•aTemisiderable
nu7mber 'erten to twel-ve-fot trees for
free distribution for public planting:
The public works and parks committees
were given power to aet in this matter.
Opposition -4a Waterway Scheme
A •communiCaticat front the Coiling
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wood Boerd of Trade advised of a'
meetingeto be held at CollingsVood on,
Wednesday evening or this Week to
initiate a definite campaign' In opposi-
tion to the Great Lakes deep avateewey
Pr6jeel. • , •
40 VALI, FAIR
Boarl D eeities rep the Annual
This Near
At a meeting of the direetors •ot the
•Goderiels.Agricultural Society, held at
Ute Town Halt' on Saturday afternoon,
it wag deckled not to hold *the fall fair
this . year, The depision followed, a
recommendation 'of the, finance eoms
snide% the reasons given being °lack ,of
publies`elijaport and the' Uneatistactery
condition of the Society's finances..." In
place of the fair, Which has been an
annual event for isW4V1Y a hundred
,years, it is proposed to. hold a held day.
Another decision was to proceed with
the field crop, emapetitione
number of faniters having made entry.
The 'eettpetition this year will be in
Vanguard oats,
PORTER,--011,A11BERi
The Holmesville ehlirch par-
sonage was the, scene of a quiet wed -
(Ong en Wednesday afternoon, April
17th, when Rev. H. Wilding united ill
marriage Alice Adeline, elder daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.. Roy Chambers a
Goderich, formerly of Taylor's Corner,
and'Ilr. William Kitchener Porter, son
of the late Mr. endeMre. Richard Porter
of Porter's Hill. Theebride looked
eharming in a navy blue' tailored, suit
with matching accessories. ,She was
'attended by her sister, Miss Doris
Chambers of Goderich, as bridesmaid.
The groomsman, was Richard H. Porter,
bWin brother of the bridegroona. After
the ceremony Mr. and'ISIrs. Porter left
oe a motor trip to Detroit. 'Prior to
her marriage the bride wasthe guest
of honor ata kitchen shower at the
School at Taylor's Corner. She also:
Was' tendered shower by friend -A -in
Goderich. -
. • • • SHITii-WHEELER
Holy Trinity e Anglican church,'
Patricia Bay, B.C., was the seetieg for
an interesting military weddieg on\
Thursday, April 18th, when MISS
Gertrude Ida Wheeler, daughter of Mr.
elle Mrs. J. R. Wheeler,,Goderich, was
married to Mr. Owen Ronald Smith of
Patricia Bay airfield, Vancouver Island;
B.C., son of Mr. and. Mrs. Olaude R.
'Smith of Windsor, N.S. • Rev, • %I'. R.
Lancaster officiated,. and Mit. Butler.
was at the organ., iConimanding Officer
R. Begg, Reeek,r„ geve the :bride
in marriage, and she wore a navy blue
suit' With white accessories and cor-
sage of pink roses.- Mrs, Geraldine
Hodge of Patricia Bay, her attendant,
was gowned in black with passionate
pink accessories and corsage of. carna-
tions: Mr. A. H. Smith, et.C.A.F., Pa -
Weld 'Bay, was groomsman, and the
ushers were 'Flying Officer *Diamond-
and-. Sergeant Rusher, Patricia Bay.
Te wedding was attended by all the,
airmen stationed at Patricia' Bay air-
field. After a reception at the Domin-
len 'Rotel, the 'bride and bridegroom left
for Victoria, and they willlive- at
Patricia Bay on their return. „
fhe' Mayor stated that he 'would be
imahle to attend, and the Reeve was
appointed to represent the Connell, With
the Deputy Reeve and any councillors
who may be Able to go.,
orinnittee Reports
The 'finance emennittee passed a num-
her' of accotents and recommeeded that
the 'Collegiate leetitute reqttioitioe of
$18,29.123 for the year 1040 be laid
weer for furtift eonsideration.
The public :evorke committee recom-
mended, -with reference, to the •proPosed
north Toad to the harber, that the solic-
itor .and -the •engineer. be asked for re-
ports- on the application to erose the
tracks, ana that an application
be mettle to the Doteinion Minister of
'Transport for a lease of land between
4lie north' pier and the river break.-
wetee,
The pUblie work o committee also :m-
eaner:celled the sale of a lot on Eldon
street at $.60 and, of two part lots on
• Elgin aven9 at $75 each. Tlie Pur
FOR INTEReilEDIATE BASEBALL,
•
In order. to determine just what pros-
pect there is.of putting ansintermediate
baseball team on the diamond this year,
it is asked that players and all others
• . s •
interested gather, at Vieteria. Park next
Monday 'evening, at 6.45 teclock. It is
believed there it suffielent good Material
in town to make a good team, if players
are suffieiently Interested to turn out.
-chasers- of the -two -properties .orrElgiii
avenue are to agree to builds houses* on
them this ssear and the buyer of the
Eiden street lot is • 'removing to it an
old littildiag from 'tt'sot-oh iSbith street
belongingto the Tops. 'These Various
properties were acquired .4, the...Tosen
at, tax sale. •' • . • •
Recoininendations of the special:corn-
mittee were that the Vievetake up
with...the COMO COunell, the Matter' of
hospital charges for indigent patients;
that the inggettion of the resignation;
of, the Chief of Police be referred back
to the whole •Counell for Consideration ;
that junk yard licenses be granted to
Frank Helteic, corner Peek street • and
Britetnnia_ road, Mike Kennedy, : Vic-
eteria etreet, and Max ,Frankei, kait,
landroad, that the solieltoi ,be 'asked
to prepare a bylaw for ,the licensing a
auto wrecking lots.
Timecemetery and perks .conernittee
recommended thanhe (Meer of the re-
freshment- stand on Cobourg street be
%teethed to remove' it at once.
The_water, light and harbor 'cone:nit-
tee eecommended that a grant "et,
be made to the Board of Trade towards
the.expenses of,.themariners' banqaet
of April .16th.• - • ,
!These reports were all adopted. e
New Style Of SideWallt
The north side of St. David's street,
from Kingston to *Cambria; is still with.
out a hard -surface sidewalk, and itis
proposed to put demi a tar or asphalt
walk, Whieh, Would be cheaper than
one of the usual cement type, doing
away With tbe necessity of issuing de-
henttnes. 'The public' works committee.
was asked to get estimates of cost and
report. "
" ateeye Turner complained of slowness
on the part" eef the Public
Commission ' in retiewing burnt-out
etreet lights. The Mayor thought that
anybody who notleed lights out should
notify the COmMiSsion, but the Reeve
held that the iCommission should make
Trequeht elieck-ups t� 8ee that lights
Were bunting,
In this eounection Clerk 1(210X stated
there had been no reduction in the
nydro charge for . street lights or
twelve years or :more. ,
The tire eommittee Was authorieed to
get prices on a louder tire alarm siren
:le requested' by the fire brigade.
The ,COmiell went into committee of
the whole to Older With Engineer
Arehibald with referenee to the Pro*
posed new road to the harbor and to
other in:there. ,
THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION
• On Saturday.rmorning Capt. a. Earl 'Tonkin 'brought the tanker
Acedialite, into. Goclerieh harbor, the firstarrival of the season, and ,
here he is shown with the ancient -silk topper Which is the traditional
gift on. this annual -occasions' The silk hat is exchanged for a new
- fedora. Members of the grottp .in front of,the Town Hall, left to right.:
Colin. P. E. Bingham, john Warren, II, Bel% Tichbernee A., E, Hockiey,
I). R. Nairn, X, D. Thomas, Coen. J. W. Craigie,e Omen. W. J. Baker,
G.' L. Parsons, Capt. Jenkin, MayerIT T A.-araeVwan,. le L. •Knox, •
Conn, D.. Sproul, N. R. 'MacKay, W. H. Robertsorte •
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
BAPTIST CHURCH
The annual meeting of the Goderich
Baptist- clutreh was held Wednesday
evening, April' rah, With a good mine!
sentatiOn of thesnlembershiP Presents
After SUPPer, which- was prepared
and Serveciby the Xoung Women's Mis-
sion Circle,' the pastor; Itevs A. J. Mil -
'igen; called the meeting to Order:. Re-
ports from the, various departments o
the, ehtirchwork were presented and
they reflected* great credit' upon the
membetiot. the differentsocieties, -The.
minutes as read by the clerk, Lloyd
Raithlay, recorded the leaving of Rev.
S.' R. McClung-- .to take hp.. his sneer
duties at Beainsville, and also the'coms
nig of 4ev4 A. J. Milligan fain Sher-
brooke, Que. The .statistical report
showed a slight- increase -in the member-
ship and the financial report' was rafist
eneouraging. ,
• The„ officers elected for the year are
at follows: Sunday school superintend7
Mit,. S. Greenslade; Assistant superin-
tendent, Lloyd Ralehby ; church clerk,
Lloyd . Raiteby ; financial, secretary -
treasurer, S. 'Greenslade; missionary
treaSurer,MisS Velma Reynolds; organ...
ist, Mrs. S. Greenslade; assistant organ-
ist, Mrs. W. Donialdion'; foe communion
table, Mrs. Geo. Jelinston, Mrs. A., Clut-
ton; deacons, Jas. Campleell, 4..Beev-
ers, A. . Wilkins, Hamilton Clutton;
trustees, Hunte • Glutton, A. Beevers,
Tas._ Campbell; ' :ushers, A. Wilkins,
Douglas Johnston, James Campbell, W.
DonaldSonsWin. Miller, Bert Campbell,
Geo. Johnston, Lloyd Raithby ; tellers,
A. Beevers, Lloyd RaithbysMisses Vera
e and Alberta Osbeldeston;
auditors, Geo. Johnston, A. Wilkins;
church board, A. Wilkins, Hamilte'n's
Clutton, James Campbell; A. Beevers,
Hume Clutton, S. Greenslade, Lloyd
Raitleby, .Gordon Lahti), Geo. :Johnston,
W. Donaldson. '
rixtsT.BpAT IN
Capt. J. Earl Jenkin Gets the Hate-
Aeadialite Arrives Saturday Morning
First boat to enter Goderieh harbor
this eeeson *as the Imperial Oh tanker
,Aeaslialite, which arrived Saturday
morning front Sarnia with a cargt;.ef
all 'The Imperials Oil boats carry non -
s
Union crews and So were not affected
by the strike.' • °
Strike Over and
Freighters Depart "ve Aett=e0"0:Zodso,""***
Five actions are listed for hearing at
A. Ai Hudson. 044, Away v4th the,- non jury Seesious of the Selpreme
.13keleton. Crew iwhile'
Strike Stilt On
CASES irp SUPREME COURT
The eeainen's6trilie which leafletted
up lake truffle for Six daye Was called
off on Saturday evening, a tentative
set_tlenteet having -been reaehed be-
tween 'the Seanien'e Uneen • andtile
steaenSbip coMpanies, .Ttee ComPanies
conceded an inereaSe of $7,50 a .month.°
in the parof each ai1or, arultheetlier
demands of the Union, notably the ad-
dition of one Man to eagh ship's crew
and the establishing -of a "closed shop,"
are tolee settled.by arbritation.
Over 150 sailors in OOderich gave
ventetietheir feelings, -when news of the
settlentent was received en Saturday
night, by parailieg around the Square
and down West etreetto the harbor,
the' while singing and shouting happily.
"They lost no time in collecting their
luggage and boarding their respective
boats.
Ships Make' Their Departure
Aelargeeeroved. of townspeople gath-
ered at the harbor to watch the ships
as they prepared to set out, but it was
not until after midnight that the first
vessel pulled away' from the pier: The
stx- Wm- SObuId) Was the first to depart
and she was e1.9sely. followed' by the
SaskadocsAlgocen, Algosteel, Mstntadoc,
Oatedoe; ',Dayton and Algorail.' The
*tr. .A.2 A. Hudson was actually the
first vessel to leave the harbor tide
year, having departed on Friday _Morn-
lage,for Windsor •with only a, skeleton
erewe of six men, including Captain
Dalton leadson, two mates, two.
engineers and a purser. The nucleon
carried a cargo of salt froni the Gode-
rich Salt 'Corapany, The Ars. Anna
CsAlinch, Starwell and Prindoc cleared
on Sunday afternoon. ----
The lerindoe-was- delayed.- for -several
hours by an gecident which occuri,ed
'in . the, galley. It was reported that
sannnonia had leaked -out of, the -ship's
refrigeration_ plant', the .funiet. filling
the engine room to such aii.. extent
that the engine crew was forced to Shut
ff steam and decamp until the fumes„
had cleared. The bow of the ship' had'4efendant. No defence has been filed.
just passed the end of the pier when Another divorce actin listed is that --
the difficulty arose. The shiP • was of Wilfred Ross versus Evelyn Miss,
packed to its 'original 'berthwhile the his wife, and'Ernest LeMay, co -respond -
refrigeration plant was repaired. It gut. The plaintiff IS a Stanley town -
was late „afternoon before, the ship shipefarineie His wife now resides
cleared„ . . near St: Marys. They were married
The _Riverton cleared on Monday at, Stratford on December 15, 1932,iby
morning and the James P. Geist:man Rev. Mr. Stanley ,tyf the United Chareh:
and Brieoldoc left •in the afternoon. The plaintiff asks custody of the two
The Starves*, Mantodoc and Ontadec children. R. C. Rays, K.C., for plain:
headed for Lake Erie, while the others tiff; W, B. Henderson, London,
set. -out for Port William. for defendants. °
Although rumors- • °of • impending , •
.PER§ONAL ' MENTION -
_clashes between non-union men :and •
Captain J. Earl Jenkin Was brought
up- town and givenac civic welcome at
the Town Hail, and was presented with
hat in token Of his 'aeltieVeraeut in
making.the first, arrival of the.. season.
Thepresentation was made by Mayor
eleibEwaii° in' the'breseigreir eIrthei-
ing of citizens, -includie4 several mem-
bers ..of the Town Couricil. His Wor-
;Shill expressed special pleasure in pre-
senting the hat to a Goderich old boy,
as 'Captain Jenkins belongs to a former,
well-knownelocal family. • s ---" s
Th.e Captain in returning, thanks for
the 'gift "said. -he was glad to see his
-
home port was getting A geed Shari -of
business ane hoped it would continue to
do so.,
This was. the second time Capt.
Jenkin had Won the hat -here, as he
brought in his- ship 1» 1932 for the first
arrival ° at. this port.-
Town Clerk , Kn.ox7.delved into his
memorandum leoiele.,anti• came ;up with
the informatioli that the dates of ar-
rival in 1932 Was April 5th. Firet ar-
rivals in other year .were as follOws
1933, April 23e 1.934, April 27; 1935,,
April ; 1936, April 29; 1937, April -
8 ; 1938, April 5; 1939, April 20; 1940,
April 20. • •
A panoramic picture of the -harbor
with the _ large winter fleet of 1928
also was presented to Captain Jenkin.
The Simeolite of the Imperial -Oil
fleet was the second 'arrival of the
season, coming in • Saturday erxning
with gasoline. * The ' master Of the
Simeolite' also is aeGoderich boy, Cap-
tain Davidson:.
. •
THE TIRE RECORD
A 'light sedan, the, property. of J,. W.
Petrie, Clinton, was almost totally de-
stroyed -When e fire broke out init
early iSbiada.y, morning as it stood
Parked above- the Maitland River, -about
three miles east Of Goderich. Mr.
Petrie, along ,With font comPaniorts, had
left -the automobile with the intention
o ettingthrtu-few, hours' -fishing. "One'
of ''the inen 'in (the party chanced .to
glance . up the hill and saw a thin
.stream of smoke coming ‘from the back
of the car. A 'phone call .was sent in
to the •Goderieh fire department' from a
VICTORIA STREET W.A.
. The W.A. of Victoria stre.et United
church met at the homeof 1)),Irs. 0.
Sonley. elree Phillips took charge of
the devotional period: The Scripture
reading was given by Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs .• Brown read an• old poem from
,White Tidings. eThe -Obligations of
Friendship" were read by Miss Worthy
and ',an appropriate reading was_given
be Miss elaedel by memory. Mrs. Phil-
lipseofeered prayer. - Mrs'. Thsecidetsrthe
president, theist took eharge of the busi-
ness part, Arrangemeets Were made
for a music recital, to be held shortly
by theschurch organist and tWo soloists
and for -an anniversary slipper on May
27th, when. the guest. speakeivill bee
Rev. E.V. era* of Peterboro, aeformer
pastor of the church here, Mrs. Phil-
lips closed the meeting with prayer.
Mrs.. Smiley and her assistant hottess
•served.luneli and a socialehalf-hour was
,well spent' by the members andetheir
friends,
s
Pte., 'Rosi Pennington, of the Essex
Scottish. Regimeet, returned to.Windsor
on Sunday after ,fourteen days' leave
Which hespent viaitiag hie parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Charles .Pennington of town,
and . friends at 'Wlughain and 'Carlow.
Itoss it the lad who. metoreycled to
Windsor eatly 18 Septemberlast to en-
list; thieetime he travelled by bus and
train.
"
Marmlionee several hundrethyards
:Eat. Chemicals were used to put out
the blaze, but only the' engine and to
front wheels of the ear remained un-.
damaged.- The fire is believed' to have
been ,started by eitherea short Wrenn
or a lighted eigarette earelessly tossed
in- the back seateofethe ear, -
On ,Saturday when fire from a lighted
rubbish heep threatened -to sPrea.dto
the back shed at the home of Elliott
,Drennan,- Britannia road,' the's" lire
brigade was summated,. and all danger
was soon removed.
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efr. Arden Aitken was up frorti'Lon:
don for Sitnday laccompanzaiigitev. Dr.
Mae:Nit-en, sell'o preached at North
street United chureh. •
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FIRST ARRIVAL' Or 1040
eeeesaises of the Imperial 011 tanker fleet:Wluieh brought it eargo
of oil to the Imperial Oil depot here on- Sattirdae' morning, APrit 20,
the first arrival of the 1940 season at this port.
Court for the Countyof Huron which,
open' here next Tuesday, APril 30, at
2 p.m, Mr,. "justice Nieol Jeffrelf wae
to Preside, but he` is reported 'ill:
substitute has not yet been nalne0.
Wading the list, in point a intereee
Is the ease of Vere D. Cunningham) of
Colborne tieeetehip, who is suiag the
West Wawenosh Muruat Fire Insur-
ance Company for 0108,55 for less and
•
damage by lire elaiined under a lire
insurance policy. 'Interest of Jive per
cent: per annum from September 20,
1039, also is claimed. '
Tbe ease of Frederick William Watts
versus Minnie Cudmore, S. J. Watts, r.
It. Watson and. May Lawson, all of
Clinton, for possession of a house in
Olinten, is a family °dispute. It has
already had several adjournraents. Two
wills of the litigants' father 'allegedly
existed when he diede Undue influence
ts.claimed to have ,been used. at the time
thesecond will was drawn. Frank
Vingland,' X.C., for plaintiff; L. E.
Dancey, ,K.C., for defendant.
, Jacob Brown, gay township farmer,
brings action on behalf of himself and
all other creditors of -one of the de -
fondants,. Luella Browiree 'Orville A.
Witmer. and Anetta Simeon also are
named as defendants. They: live in
Zurich, The claim is for $010,25, matinee
loaned. to Luella BroWn,.and a declare -
time that conveyances which •she made
were for the purpose of defeating the
plaintiffeend other creditors in theeteole
lection of their just claims. L. E.
Daneey, K.C., for plaintiff; 'McConnell'
and ll'afee Seaforth, for defendants.
Mrs, jettn Morand, of Goderieh, seeks
a divorce,from her husband,. Real Mar -
ands �f- Three Rivers, Quebec, formerly
of Goderielt. The couple were 'married
sat -Three Rivers -on- Mae-48,103re by
priest; whose name the. plaintiff is 'unr
able to state., They hivedi as man and
wifessmntil August 1,.1936. Theresar
no °children. .Rose Gingras Of -Three
Rivers Is named as coereepondent Ali-
mony, also is asked. * L. E. 1)ancey,
K.C., forplaintiff; R. C. Hays, K.C., for
the strikers were rife all last week,
-nethirig came of them. Provincial Con-
Rev 4 Dr. MaeNiven
at North St. Ch
Large Corigregalions
Stirrii4 Addream by
Isondon Kixdster
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The anuiversarY eistrIvea
street United clihreit en Sunday leet
were attended bY large eoUgregatloom
The visiting preacher yea* Bey. W.
efaelseiver, Delee,, of Metropolitan Vaitet
Church, London, whe delivered WO
strong, forthright sermons that wen. "
heard With rapt attention,
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At. the raerning eereiee 1)r- *.a-k-Niveit
took as his Subjeet "A Great Iteeolve,*
bis tiptt being from Joshua 24:16-4,4
Lan 'Mewed -my house, we will Serve th.
Lord.' 'The eeratent Was a -plea fur ths.
revival of religion he elle home. ' xg
the homes- were Christian all wottletee
be well with the church and 'with teee
world, said tlieepeeacher.DeserIbing
a:picture by Geoege Reid 18 the chapel ,
of Victoria „College, -Toronto, , entitled
"Family Prayer," the speaker said that
Reid had plethred eee . venereal whelk
Robert Burns had pictured In. eTbe
.Cottar'e,Satueday Night." --a family at
Christian worship, a Scene that engels
might envy. Parents Who waeleed *
the way of light -end led their Children •
in that Way were leaving to them A,
Matchless fortune, a beritage that ex-
ceeded in value everything else. If our
land were filled with homeof this kind .
there would be different Ontario and
a different ehtiech.
The ' preacher said he lied spent
twenty-six years in the 'West,, and on
reternin4 to Ontario a year. or ,.t.We'
ago. 'he had. noticed a tremendous
change; the old moral and epirituar e
landmarks were ,silently but stirele.
Passing away. , With the family, altar
gone andnothingbut the bridge table
to take its ,pmace, we werem great
edaegee,- It. was tiiii.e; lee deelAroor; '14
make a determined effort to •etem tine '
tide .of paganism that - Challenged, the',
old "*.eilliefale: -andeeelilieritar stead -4144i. —
rat ets and Mothers 'should rpause to '
reall are and egtoete preserve - them
Ir
resolve reel) eider What the .values , of Wee
Lan their children -Atte forcoininggenet-
aliens. The home was the finidamental -
institution. of human society; and the '
teaching- of the home were what deter- .
mince the morel values , that clirecte4
the children of the home. teiroughout
their lives. ..
"Inevitable Restate" :
In the evening the service of Victoria
street church was withdrawn and many
menibers of that congregation were at
North eteeet, their pastor, Rev. C. 36. '.
Brown, .assisting Bete W. P. e'Lane, .
pastor Ot ;the North street Church, , in .
conducting the service. .
Rev. Dr. ,MaeNiven's subject was "In- •
,evitable Results," his text, being,frover,
Galatians- 6 f-'7, 8 -,;."Be not detierveds
God Is not mocked.; for whatsoever a _
man seweth, that Shall he als0 VW).
For he that soweth,to his flesh shall
of the flesh reap. corruption;. but be
that eowetheto the Spirit shall of the
Spirit reap .life 'everlasting." ee .ee
The preacher said the age was reek-
ing with moral irresponsibility. e Maze
however,: was the Maker. of his own:
diny ; in common parlanee,' he "ease* '..
pais the. buck." The Moral law 0.Per- •
a ed as inevitiablv in thespiritual
world as ' did the natural law in the,
agricultural world: "whatsoever a mare
soweth, that shall he also rearCr These
words, he said, Shaaldbe written on
the walls . of 'every eclassiooM in't
'country, trete the.primary classes to
the'-uttiversitye ee,e-' " •
. The speaker deplored the 'gambling
senrit that has taken hold of the people;
it cultivated the idea that man eould
-reap a hareetheemethotitesowingeat- a& -
Dory hunaan being,' he saide,ereated ail,
atmosphere that infiumiced thoseeehom
sta,ble P. E. McCoy maintained a patrol
returned from a two weeks' trip to New,
Mr. and Mrs. G. G; MeHarcly have.
-of policemen whenever trouble threat-
ened, and no difficulties were eX-
perieneed.'
NOTES OF THE STRIKE ,
• Provincial ',Constable Lorne Ruther-
ford -saw so much of sailors last week
,that he raust have looked andfelt like
one by .the time Sunday rolled around:
e'a . hpha-
andii cep,which, by te way,. em
he was able to don eivies and
pa
sized his boyish-couneenance.
"I say, mate, do you want a
a senor said to him on Suietlay after-
noon.
"Sure,?' answered the conetable.
"Well, if you can wheel get dawn to
thaJGeistman right away 1 Jot quit
the job, -e the sailor said.
:•fe: kay,"• !came back the M
llinion of. th
mawe
The-sallorl- a Sarnia, boys wasSinshots
pita], twenty-nine days with pneumonia
last: winter and after a night on the
boat he decided he "couldn't take it,"
the lake weather being too cold.
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"The old -man wes at the wheel and
the chief was stets& -her," was the
manner in which one sailor described
the departure of the Hudson on Friday
raofning with a licensed, crew of Cap-
tain Dalton' Hudson, two mates, tveo
engineers and a -purser.
• Captain Hudson advised his crew on
the pier not to attempt to board the
boat, but to -follow It to Windier,
where a cargo of motor cars would be
,added to the. 1700 tons of salt etbeara,
and by the time the cal% were loaded
the strike wouldlikely be oyet, Most
021 the crew left for Walkervele • by
mOtor the seine day, , The Iladson
cleered at 9.15 letiday' rooming," the
ffrst boat to. leave poet this seaton;
, It was aPeolient to all on Seturdey
morning that the strike Was moving be
a cliniax, one way or the other. Two
autentobile loads bf Strike-breakers ar-
rivee from Penetangeishene and Mith
ilea.° to 'Masi the -Ontadoe, Vat -they
turned back at the foot of the ladder to
talk to 'Union. Veltets and after a shert
talk they decided to joinethe.estrikers.
They were given three dicers ane a
tiger. -
Although it was announced over the
radio at 0.30 p.m. Saturday,. and the'
telephone andtelegraph had breught
news of •a settlement to the eaptains of
the boats before tJat, It WaS not until
8 p.m., that Unions headquarters at the
Marine Club received official notifteaS
tion to withdra* the pickets. BY that
time only a dozen men rein:abed in the
hall for the reading of the efficial an
nouncemeet by John Simpson, Union
leader in charge et the strike here.
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'THE WEATHER'
.'11ic temperatures for the met week
and ,for the corresponeing week of laot
year,
as eflicially recorded were as
follawe :
York. and Detroit. -
Miss Claire Reynolds' returned' home
last week after spending thewinter
mOnths at Mazy, NS., the guest of
Mrs. W. R. Miner: °
and Mrs. Bill McGee and daugh-
• ter, ofToronto, end kr.. and' Mrs.
Clarence Purdon, of illamiTton, visited
on -Sunday at he herae Of ithe latter'
Parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Brown-
lee, ,..Anglesea street. .
Mr. Harold K. Turner of the It.C.A.F.
, Technical Training School, St. Thomas,
spent the week -end with his parents,
Mr, and Mrs.. Robe E.• Turner; "'Elgin
avenue.- - •
Rev. Dr. A. E. M. Thomson of Ottawa
-Visited with his sisters, Ili's. Walters
and Mrs, Hern, this week on his way
to Windsor and Detrele. •
„Mr. and Mrs. T. 11 Miiiion, of BO-
Nere • were the guests of Mrs. :E:
A. Million, Victoria street, over "the
Week -end. .
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• ROYAL TOUR PICTURES
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With Musical Program at North Street
United Church lOnday Night '
sArt entertainment of .note will be
°given. at 'North street, United Church
next Monday night, when The Toronto
Star's pictures of the royal tour of 1939
will be shown and 4n addition there will
be a program of 'musical numbers.. A
silver deflection will :be taken at the'
door. .The musieal Program will in
-
elude vocal solos by Miss IViadeleine
Lane, Mr. C. "Meakilis and Mr W
,Attridg‘_a_viorinArabilier b Mrs. Oak-
ley, a Medley of Sottish songs by a
'ladies' quartette (Mrs. Saunders, Mrs.
Dffelop, Mrs. Revell ,and Mtge Mister,
a, trio number -by -Misses E. Allin,
Howell and M. Buchanan, ehoruses by
the church Choir, an organ solo by Mr.
J. $. teranee and a piano atid• orgau
deet by Miss A. Howell and Mr. France.
he met ;. the .choice ef words, the One.. .
ef voice might 'affect Ohio person for
good, 'or lIl through a lmfethne„ Oe
might radiate joy, or gloom. -One's at-
titude, one's, words, were busy • tlanige
that _went on influencing those who save
or heard them, No Man, was clever
enough to ' outwit the enteral mw 'or
shrewd„ enough eo deceive God.
Both morning and evening the choir. •
?Under the direetbart of Mr:I.:Trances ,
organist, gave splendid'eleadershipeise%
the service of ,prae. At the Morning.
service a duet, "Mine Where the Lilieo
Bloom.,” was sung by Misses Shirley
Doherty and. Eleanor Neleon. of Strat-
ford, In • the !evening Miss Dte.hertt
sang a solo, He elittll reed Me Mocksang
aier a duet, ."Watelimetn, 'What of the
Night," -was contrihnted. by Sergeant
P. Moore- of eklitehell end- Mr. Ralph,
Henderson. An "anthem, was rettlered
at each service by the feel -choir and e
at the morning .service there Was also
aix.anthem 'by the Ingle voiees. •
Smelts and Suckers Make Great Sport,,
The secomr annual harvest"
is in full swing here and et Port Albert
and other points on Luke *Huron. ' Lit-
erally latrshels of this delectable fish, a
neweonier to local waters, have been
("alight duringthe past few 'days., °.
News that eatell eleee7e, were catching
smelts with bare baridr18 fliikeNinee
Mile River at Pore Albert spread like
wildfireramong Goderich sportenien and
every night sinte *Parties have' been
erganized to visit the liohing grounds.
The catch, per tingle..a.Veraged about
two hundred an hour. As many as
fourteen Goderich automobiles were
counted at Port Albert at one tirae4
Pair results also were obtaineesin day-
time. 'Smaller catches have been made
In tile Maitland Vtiver, near the golf
course„ high water Mailing fishing, dif-
1040 1939 fleet%
ifax.'Mine leta.00mere Last holt, at 'Port Albert, it Is
Thurs., Apri1,18...43 32 50 40 estiimiteel that 150 from all parts of
Fre, April 10 „,,.es 31 ,• 34 Huron county caught about half a ton
Sat., April, L'a 38 51 34 edyte,m,v,ocraentestiaii
'°I.i.iirantfli:uhtlitogin7s.:6(°f:138am.ivaleek.ltest.6
Some ot the 6portcmen who haVe hee'
putting Port Alb6lt Oi the map theee
Sun., April 21 e..44
Moe., April 22,,,...34
Tues., April 23' ....4
Wed., Allele ft4
efe 62. 10
31 54. 39
28 , 53 42
ao 14 02
ditYs are judge Costello, George' Broivrs;
It. Os Hays, Ned Sale; "Bud" Stardy,
"Bud" -Wieland, !'Skipperl McDonald:,
Biil Itennister, hththo lvens; Perey,.
Gliddon, Eiterett e'llolee Elliott, • Pere*
aleCoy, Jack Lauder, Doc 1Vallace,
MeLean. Ed. :Webb, Archie Jolieston,
eCooey" McDougall, jalzie aleDougalk,
Ilarvey Griffith, R. Storiehoiise and °the
ere. There Was muchliooting and •elling
among the ouciter lishere es they waded
in with netsded quite a few of there
got a ducking when they missed their
footing. Mamie; the at,11110terElf" EOM*
of whom lat've 'already developed it
landing net stroke more Scientific tint*
even that of the best golfer, many
pairs,-; of waders and long eubber boot!!
were illied with water. This morning
the wife of one sneelt enthusiast told
eer husband that If he ever weitt smeIt.
fishing to Pert Albert again he eoul4
stay there. IlVeryelt6 'MSS be hae
goad. tillIN
One party of five from teeolerieh get
:eV- pounds of smelts AS well as SOO
pounds of suekrs In about three holm
Vounelllor John9lon i4 Aqh004
tirlother of the INhers and to*
away ilve bran iacks.ltm.of ;meters. I,