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• ,NINETY0SLOOND YEA.R. la
AYOR DEMANDS RETENTION OF
GODERICWS ANNUAL FALL FAIR
'
a
Police Chief Pestelethwaite
Conth/led rn MS, .
At the Meeting of tile Town Cenneti
etteltriday. eiget last the raii, Fair
aireetore were "given soaiething Moidi
than e; hint that if.tlieY ettiatet manage
the fair they .eb.ould Make way for men:
who can. Mayor MacEWan, was otlit
apolten in his tefeetnee.to the reported
decision ofttlte board to abandon the
annual exiatbition. '
'
Tho requisition of ,the Collegiate
erinatitutetBoaril-toreteliftetfea,19.0...rate
aceepted after the Board aad Cut its
eatimates by ' alp* • or tathet had
agreed to carry over this 'amount as a-
• deficit. Instead Of *18,205.33 the Town
is to provide the•Boartawith 07,295433
• this year. • ,
The ratepayers are to have an op-
Portunity of , voting onthe question
• of extending the Coupeil term to two
years, as proposed .by the Provincial:
'
Government. A ballot on the question
will be sil,bmitted at the next municipal
election!, and- If the -majority should
be (favorable the 'Council then elected
will ale for 194.1 and 1942;
•The aneveinent to .eitelve Cliief. of
Police Postelethwalte Came to a vote in
committee, and, as -a result the•Obif
• will -stay. The vote was 6 to 3.
All the member of the Council were
present.' *
The tax collector reported collection's:
of $2,148.0 In April.
Four inte.rraente an the „entnath of
April were reported by the sexton of
Maitland.,temeterta , „
Thos. J. Aedersoils application for
renewal ot his license to tpeddle coal
oil and gasolineetonethe usual terms,
was..sene: to , the ,apeciel committee, as
was also Mt N. eacieDenald's ittpelication,
Lor 4 license to operate a junk treed on
Nelson etreet - •
sse
INST/TWE OrriCERS,::
Mrs: 11, Tlehbor;Weleited President
. Building reeieeta
Applications for building permits, as
follows. were referred ,to ,the dire com-
mittee: J. (Love, 1 -story frame
dwelling on Bitten street; Arthur Gra-
ham, frame suminer cottage on Eliza-
beth rareett• •,Citti.,..,Harrieontelmittovet,
Meats: .to dwelling on Stanley street;
J. Gravelle.-improveMeirts to . dwelling.
on Albert street; John Itaysen, re -sid-
ing dwelling on Gabbana street; Mrs.
Ellett -Nichelson, reehingling dwelling
on Nelson street; Alex. MeNeVan,
stuc-
eoing dwelling on 13ittek, street
An application from Clayton Edward
Lor a- taxi itemise for three bays was
Sent to the special eopaniitteee•
C. Ka Naftere atablication for. the
• rez.uov.itl of a 'tree on the ,boulevard op-
posite his property on . Napier street
was referred ateatirdeparksatand public
works committees jointly. * _
The application of El.. Pierce for per-
mission to erect a hanging sign on
North street was referred to the public
works commit*.
Committee Reports
' The ;Seance •committee recommended
that the 'request from the, Collegiate
Institute Board for the suth of 07,295.-
33 for the year 1940 be accepted and
the sum placed, in tbe -est-Mates.' Wel-
fare accounts -amounting to, $891.70
were recomelendea for payment, along
with other accounts.. ; • ••
The pu.blie works Committee recom-
mended that the engineer be instructea
to bring in a report on the .coet of con-
structing a sanitary : sewer on Stanley'
'street; that Nerth street be designated
"through etreet" anda bylaw be
passed/or ,sabmission_te:the Provincial
Highways Department for approval;
that ne totem be taken on the offer of
$25 for lots 65 and 66, li.s., *Warren
Street ; that . the offer of ' $45 by Dan
Reihl for the old house on let 269,
•at the corner of Smith street and Elgin
avenue, be accepted; . the building to
be replevied by May 15th next; that a
' tank truck -load of bitteaute road -patch-
ing Material ba ordered from the Cali-,
adieu Bitumuls Company; thatthe-
of a12.50 be accepted from E. R. Wee-
.- tonas balance in full of rent of the
skating rink to date, after making an
al1owanC of12.S0 for Mr. 'Weston's
sekvices .eonnettion With repairs to
the rink.' ' . •
eTh( special .coinetittees reeemmended
a grant of $400 to the Goderleh MUSICal
ISOCiefY for 1940 0.11•the same 'conditions
as in previous years; that the chairmen
of the special committee, the chaltitutn
of the *welfare board, and the relief ad-
amlnistretor be empowered to ettend
• the convention of welfare officials in
Toronto Afast 20 to 23; ,that the ques-
tion, "Are yeti 'in favor, as a waltinte
measure. undet the Local Government
Extensitie Act, 1040, `of the Municipal
Council elected for 1941 holding Mike
for the term of two ,years?" be pub -
netted to the ratepayers at tee next
annual: municipal election. •
Tlie' water, liglat and harbor ewe-
* mittee reported; "With referehce. to
the letter dated . April 19 from. the
Gotlekich Elevator and Transit Co. Ilea,
urginea that the deck at the north eiul
of 'Walla:Igoe street be repaired, we
recommend that a letter be written
to the Canadian National ItailwayS ask.
Inetaat they repair this (leek, as their
use tomes Wellington street is causing
f!he damage."
The -fire conenittee reported that
price: were *being obtained on a larger
lite siren.
• at Annual loffeeting
At the eanual meetbag of: the «ode-
richbraneh of the Women's Institute,
held on Thursday lest, 'Mrs, H. B.' ad.
Tiebborne Was ea -elected preSident.
Other officers ate as folloWs: fpnorary
president, Mrs. W 1 H. *Price; vice-
presidents, Mrs, Girvia •Young, letra
;Chester-Jautstont secretaryttreasurea
aare Jamett 'Bisset ; .auditors, Mtss
''Sa.lkeld, Mrs. NV, Abel; district
GODERIC,H, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 1940
ven Ships Bring
Cargoes of Grain
441
^
omoutuvriow
InaTzKnie
thne by the forelock 'before'
the eetetmee became firmly entrencaed
in his new summer ,pealtiens, 'Cbief
rastelethvralte on Wednesday Lmorning
led a, ,onelnan raid on the "Cedar"
gad other spots along the 'banks of the
Maitland 'River where knights f the
road are wont to establieh solitary re-
treats walla the great outtleera. -
The operation was envied. out with
vlgor; The "enemy" Wast eurprised
while in the actatiP digging in for the
beautiful weather that is to etame. An
active building proerani was in Pre,
gaess. "Bungalows" Made with ais-
carded grain CAT doers, tarpaper and
what lumber was available were going
direetor, Mrs. J. Bisset; planista_Mte., tape eStoveptpe ceineeeita „were tattegint,
StaGiatelialadatlittrs. C Thomas; flower
fund treasurer, Mrs. JW Newcombe;
Red Cross representative, Mrs. Girvin
'Young; breach, directors, -Mrs.' G.
Malltieson, Mrs. F. Witte, Mrs: A. Mac-
aulay, Mrs. NeClaremoet, Mee G. Bis-
set and Mrs. C. Cutt
The repoet of the secretary for, the
past year shewed'e membership Of state
and an „average . attendance of thirty -
aye 'at meetings. Total receipts for the
year were 028.83; expenditures,,
$89.45 ; balm:wee $38.88.
The district annual meeting will be
at St. Helens on May 31st Ala mem-
bers wishing to go are asked to notify
efree Gordon Biseet or Mrs. Geo.
elathieson.
,D01,14.11 DAY,
PRIZE -WINNERS
-=2-TheAGoderich '• Dollar •Days,t Friday
and Saturday last, brought mane shell,.
pets to teem In spite of unpropitious
weather, Friday was a beet*. day, and
the special merchandiZieg event reached
its Peltit.on :Saturday night., o
'The prieeevtnners; with their ticket
numbers,were declared as fellows':
lste-Lounging their, Mrs. 13. Walters,
It.R. 1, Goderich-No.„ 4290. - . .
,
2nd -Occasional chair, A. H. Erskine,
,(40detitheetett 2027. *' .
, '3rd -Par shoos, Mrs. Bent ,Allen,
Godericht-No. 1853. '
4th -Blanket, Mrs. Robert Good, 41
Bruce street, Goderich-No. 1519.
5th -Rug, Duncan Million, R.R. 4,
Goderich-No.-3881,---
e-OtheePairealitteerafreteA. Craddock,
R.R. 2, poderich-No. 1308. .•
7th-Ilandniade ttable-cloth, tetra.
Robert Bean, Itate 5, Goderich - No.
3320: . • - • .
8th-Ironleg board, Thos. Glazier,
East street, ,Groderich-tNo. 677.
FtheeTentgalloes gatitalee, alrat 0. P
Graham, R.R.'3, Goderich-No.1177.,
• 10th--rWardrbbe, Argyle 'Lockhart,
R.R. 1, Goderich-4N0.. , 1463.
. 1101 -Parse, Mrs. aired,. Seabrook;
neag to rear their heada. Even Ore -
places were being built All were, de-
Molisbed and the hoboes scattered
latber and thither. • .
Official word .hai gone forth that
this sort of thing is to be damped down
on this summer It was more or less
tolerated .during depression years, but
now there is 'a war on and "there is
Work to be done in the harvest fields,”
The eemetery and parks committee
reconunended that no actiou be taken
eon 'the reoiest of John A, Chtsholm
to fieve a tree cut down on Bruce street
enefrotit of bis propetty t and that a
furtfier supply -of "perpetual eare"
markets be ordered for Use at Muittaud
• ceineterat
• These reports were all adopted with-
out discussion. ;
Directors Should ROO
, itleyor alachavan, referring to the re-
porteti, intentiou of the 'Agricultural
Sotalety Board not to hola 'the faX
tait-11114 year, painted tint that the
Teal). had a a30,000 investinent ha the
ettfr grounds and buildings and maid
that if the 'Prevent directorliad not
•
Goderich---No. 881-43. .
• 12th -Box chocolates, Mit. E. Mutt
ray, Cambridge street, Goderich-No.
332. •
Vitae who 'lave not already re-
ceived their priaes •are asked to -call
for them at the Brophey furniture
store, West street.
GUNNER PONT NOT DEAD
Although' the. report in laSt week's
Signal -Star of the death of *inner
Stanley Pont in England was published
on what was coneidered good authority,
The SignaisStee i5. now informed that
a letter has been received from htm-by
his wife and that kie is alive and well.
MISS HELEN SZIAL -
sonorAronur WINNIOR
REPORTER'S JOTTINGS
Three tutreniles pr 'teen age were
takea in. hand by Chief Postelethwalte
on Monday :charged. with stealing brass
from !Western Canada Flour A
stern lecture WAS given and a parental
-spanking recommeed.ed. :The present
craze in ,Goderielea-which now has five
Junk yards -to gather various metals
and thus make a few easy penuies, is
blamed for: the boys' straylag from the
path of righteousness. ..e"
- All little girls and boys ten' years or
under whd 'wish to elltrieS,411 tim
,
doll • parade whiehe club is
sponsoring on Saturday afternoon are
asked to form ,for the parade in, front
of the Hydra shop aag,30 t
Tae Are brigade Wee -called out to exe
tingeish, grasatfire in a vacant lot on
MacDonald. streettathiatteaThitrsday)
afternoon. At ei . less than ,thirty,
minutes"' tiorlt the bleze .tvae under
control. . "
• Tem efanjoUris, of the Venus Cafe,
was this week reminded la a unique way
that war clouds hover over the Mediter-
Aileen eh& his native count*, Greece.
His, btother had just been„„xnereled in
that country and he smight to send
eongratulatious, in Greek, • by clable.
This was tot accepted, as. only cables in
English and Frazee may* now be sent.
Then Toni, ought out the. Bell Tele-
phone, but overseas telephone- service
to Greece has been 'temporarily discon-
'ended. So he returned to the tele-
fraph office and ,5eilt, „IlieSiage in
English.
Mrs. Ralph jeviell, of Colborne towu.
waetthe winner of tletee Congoleum,
rug at S. R. Wheeler's. Her guess was
2097.4 The coticealed flambee was 27d7
Tbe bed of hyacinths in. Mr; D„E.
}Wines' garden on West street ltas
been greatly admired thist-tveek: The
welt -formed flowera of white,. deep pink
and shades cif blue make at beautifill
sight ,
carry on the eillibltion they should 're-
sign and nitece way for -others. There
_might be something in teetplea of lack
of public support, but fairs- Were sues
tessfertin toettertplacesteaTtrealtandont
the fair after a Melded years of eta
istence' would be a backward step.
Something should ' be dene.
t Deputy Iteeve Browit eel& the ex-
hibition wasairintarily the affair of the
farming certiniunity and when the two
adjoirang teyoishipe ccaltribeted only
e2$ each to its support he, did not See
why the Town should' giveta grant of
several hundred dollars yearly, 'If
the townahips are not antereated *I do
not ;see whyW sheutd be," said the
Deputy Reeve. • .•• -'
Coimeillor:Blnglialxt attid. 'a proposit
tion with relation to the fate tvotad
shortly be placed ,before the Cotinell
and he suggested.• that nothing be' thine
Until the next nteetbig. - • •
The: matter was referred *tee -com-
mittee of the whole Council,
' Tho Collinglivoed Meeting •
• Reeve Turner • eave a brief .001 ret
port of the meeting at ,Vollingvvood With
reference to the seaway propesition,
which tie .• eakt had. been 'pretty well
covered by Tee iSigual-Ster. , He said
he had .ervited the gathering' to Godea
rich .for ti future Meeting. •
Mayor' Maeltwe,n said that with the
country at ;wae the 'project was bound
to be postponed for some years. ;
Deputy Reeve- Brown advanced tthe
idea that the iindertaltiag might be
used to .absorb labor after the war.
,Couneillot Huckins again brought .up
.the mater of the (thief d Pollee, for
whose resIgeation he and Councillor
Ryanthad moved. Ile thought It was
time the matter alieuld be settled,
he suggested that. the Cidef be ,invited
to present his ,side ok tibe ease' to the
Connell.
Award for nth **Wing in Course at
„ Victiris Hospital -
'Miss Helen tMae ;Carruthers Bell,
waose home: le tn Goderich townaltila
was announeed et Lendort•this week de
the winner of tae Victoria, Ilespital
Auxiliary 'acholarehip for 1940, The
'scliolarelilp,. whieh ,Wate forInally pre.
'seated. at the baspitta 'greduation exer-
cises on Wednesday evening, by the
auxiliary Piesidentt Mrs. Houle Volt.
latt, is for a poet -graduate course in the
divielott of study for graduate' unlace,
University of Western Ontario, and is
awarded- anterally to the student in the
gradnating year whe, during her entire
emirse, hes timintalnea the highest
average in botli theory and prattice,
MiettaBelle-Who Is"-te'datigliterttef
j-aines W.' Bell,. SM. -2, ,Goderich, was
.onn the tendon public school te . 'ing
tstafteprior to entering training a le -
taiga' and was given a year's lea of
abSenCe softhat she might return to the
teaclaing staff if she deckled net to.
'continue her nursing mime. That she
liked her first year Wes evideneedby
her formal rmignation from the London
public school teaching staff' at the end
of the year, and that- she continued
to' find it the reed to her chosen pro-
fession is shown in the high standing
On a show of hafidsahowever, it was
decided' to take up the matter in tom-
mitte( (with the press excluded).
By-law No. 10' of 1940, authorizing
the sale of let 10 in Iteldts Survey,
Eldon ,street, to John Love tor the 611111
of a00, wag adopted.
By-law No. 11, to provide for the
licensing of auto wrecking Iola, was
introduced anti referred to the.epeeial
committee for consideration.
Majority Favors Pollee Chief
, Tbe Coencil then Went int° cone
initteedwhere a motion tailing for Chief
rostelethweite's resignation Waf4 de.
felted, Reeve Turner' kbthig the only
Metaber to -support 'Councillors Making
and Ryan.
The palate works committee WOW On-
poWered to go abeatl with the tutting
at harbor bill to widen the road to the
harbor.
alto attaeatt-tained*
Wiles Bell will teke her post -graduate
coerse.arWestern in the. 1041-42 term.
Om One and a41nrd Million
SW:tea iiniVe the
Past Week -
Grain traftle to this port contintlea
•to be heavy attring the past week, as
Ito leaver thee seven 'vessels aischarged
their cargoes here; The arrivals were
. FOR THE RED SIHELD FUND
, There was e splendid gathering at
the holm of Mrs, Larder, Sr., 011,P,April
26th, for the "pot-luelt supper" inaid
of the Red Shield fund of the Salvation
Ante. Games were played throughout
tae evening, .until the guest's were . ready
for supper, The President then thanked'
e otstesse-for her hospitality. The
Red- 811101(1is.. grateful to all who
brought ,reftealtments, and helped .to
Make tae party a -success, for a sub-
stantial gem 'Wes made, and will be
uaea, to buy more wooleto-he knit into -
seeks and sweaters: for, the soldiers-
- Since the organization of 'the. lied
'Shield auxiliary of the Salvetion. Army,
on November 10th lest; the ladies have
nmee great progress in their knitting
efforts.- 'atp eo May. 3rd the 'shipments
torwitrded froreacr headquarters
consist -ed of .190- Pair -socks, .41 pair
wristleta. 21 scarfs, o 'sweaters 4, pair card to the officialwof the company that
and scarfs Were kntt, by the ladles for . ,
the..loca• tRed Cross; - • -
they may have it put, away as a
'souvenir. What •this card should turn
."ITINO*BEADIf r6R` G°114' up at this time is quite a: eoincidence.---
.-Jary Taylor, 'Popular golf _ pro for. Winghttin Advance -Times. --
*tae Maitland Golf cbitt has .returned to • - .
Goderich after several months Spent, in LIONS HOCKEY BANQUET
London playing for the Mohawks of the .- As announced last week, the Lions
Micatgan-Ontarioilaoditey League, jarv Club hockey banquet wile be: held on
ittrivedin-tatweaeir gbialay' alta began Wednesday, May 15th; when leek
getting the golf course in readiness for Adams, manager of the Detroit Red
;what is expected to he a bumper sea- Wings, and Ebbie Gooefellow, captain
son. Tile, club *ill have its ,offiaittl• ofthat famous team, will be dreeent as
opening on May 24th and preparations guest s)eakers. th
for' he e events to. be held on that, day - -although the -banquet is being held
are hlready under way. - primarire for the junior and juvenile
cluhs, the members -of the winning
as follows ; ; , ,
43tarwell, Thursday evening, 02,800
bus. wheat; Algosteel, Friday, 306,100
bus. wheat; Easton, Sunday, 93,500
bus, wheat; Saperlor, Monday,' 36,000
bus. Wheat, PAO bus. barley, 8,325 bus.
screenings, 7,300 bus. tye; liticoldee;
Tuesday, 44000, bus. wheat, -50,000
bus.. sereenIngs; Fort Wildee, Warbles -
day, -250,000 bus, wheat; Aigocen, Wed-
nesday, 345,000 bus.- Wheat. , •
All these eargees were for the
elevator exceet a portion of- tbe cargo
of the Bricoldoc, which, was diachargea
at the rnill. • '
The Str. A, A. Hudson came in Sat-
urday evening from Sarnia and Cleared
on Sunday morning for Fort Willie.%
after taking ona cargo of salt here.
'Commercial fishtlig has been better
the pest weeks several -good catches
having been taken, mostly of perch.
Aboard' the Ream ,as she 'cleared
for .Fort -William on 'Monday, was a
40 -foot gas boat which was hoisted
lama the pier with the Ea.statu's boom.
The craft, a small pleasure boat, was
the property of Captain Scott Misener,
owner of the Easton. Captain. Misen.er
had had the boat broeght- here by ortiblie School Pupils to Ilave Their
CAR ROLLS OVER IN DITCH
Percy Lark, le Palace street, London:
escaped 'unhurt 'last Thursday,after-
neon when the autoinobile ,hetwas driv-
ing rolled over. twosand-a-half 'times
after ittiking a car driven by James
Foley, The aecident, watch took place
on the Blue 'Water highway *flee miles
north of ;Goderich, came about', it is
alleged; when Foley made a left-hand
turn into a driveway as Lark Wats at-
tempting td Pees. t The Loudon Maclaine
caught tate corner of Foley's ear and
wea thrown to the ditch, where it rolled
over, treceivin-g considerable damage to.
.theebodyt-Foletaseear-Went-irt
.diteh but remaieed upright, so that it
received little damage.
^ Officer Webb intestigatee. •
44411X13 BOWMAN'* DZA,Tri
Member of House of Coasimmot at Ot.
taw* for Ten Years, 1911.1,21.
The death a Janie* BoWeartn, ex.
31, Pe of Brussels, *Web. oeeurrod ou
hureday morainic Of Itett Week, felt
toWed peotracted period • of tailing
health. Mr. Bowman was in Ida seventy -
'dealt year. .110 snot a native of Morrie
township and before enteririg the aleld
of eatleital polltitst ate serVed for *Vexed
.
yeart as a Member of the 'Township
and County Councils. In 1904 be was
warden of Heron,
In 1911.* was elected as the Cent
servetive tuotater let the House of Centa
atone for the old riding Of East Huron,
aeti In 1917 be was re-ejeded for the
newly constituted riding' of North
.Huront- - Heeretired In -1921e,
• He is survived by bis wife, one son,
Robert J. Bowman, at present reeve of
Brussels, and three daughters ; Zara j.
Re -Wheeler, ofe Godericite, Mrs. J. II,
•Galbraitlit a Brussels, and 31fri. U.-Gt;
Scott, et Bohcaygeona A. brother,
viJoveeesp,la lactwatilittot Vineland, also Sur
-
The funeral theta' pace on Saturday
te the Brussels cemetery, Rev. S. Kerr
beteg the *Lactating elergypian. Amortg
those in attendance were Mr. and alre.
J. R. Wheeler and alias Irene Bowmen
of G-oderich; Warden Geo. Feagan, ex-
Wardell:a-It Es Turner end W. Haacke ;
CountY ' Engineer T. R. Patterson, „Mrs.,
Patterson and Mrs. S. V. Thomas of
aloderielt,
0
High Dignitary
Ohm* X31011M
in (IOW&
DENTAL SURVEY
trailer from Grand Bend and is taklug' Teeth .Exanithed
It to Port William, whence he will send
it by truck to the sunnier borne Of bis
atm -hi -law at Veltipipeg. •
POST CARD. . •
• SIXTY YEARS LATE
-
When he watt doing some rummaging
aritilea prior to some sprint:rake eleaa- tof a talkiegpicture eraphasieang safety
ing; Mr, . J. F. McLean, postmaster' att rules for _ 'children. The board was
Whitechurch, toned a one -cent Postcard, favoraaly impressed with the proposal,
addreSsed tki Alex. Maleolne Ulster, and but decided to take no ;action onit at
dated December 31, 1881. By the wily, the present tittle because of the al -
Whitechurch used to be called Ulster. proach of exeminatiOns.
The card was from the 1V'est On application. ,titg.,44.,Ine of Mrs.. Rod.
Wawanosh Mutual Fire 'Insurance Cot Ellistee. town was placed on the list of
At the monthly meeting et the Public
-Scheel, Beare, held. on Monday . night,
the scheol inaeagemeat aommittee was
aetaiirizea to make arrangements for
a dental survey -of the pupils of the two
echools. "
'A proposition was received -from the
Ontario Safety'League foe the ebowing
aild WaS iotification thet orapany's tupplytteralietee,
7th, 4882, •Ntr. McLean is seedieg the `Petted' for April.; Fatale- on roll, -340t
Dr. J. Graharn,
average attendance,304, tor, 90 Per
cent.; Penny Bank deposits, 056.34.
For • 'Central sehooI the report
showed t Pupils an roll, ..211; average
atteildaneee 196, or 93 per cent.; Penny
Bank deposits, $94.00., '
BJ01.11s.s7:tt.,!alla Nyro;
Trustees present were Mrs. Geo,
kt
Craig Stewart, sixty, E,Alskopal, Bialas
ot Chicago end one a the outstandiag
*
elergrateri of, the United States, di
tenaigist after vollapsiag hia ituteatet•
buei.I1C4A.00., May at. Rey. Geom.
ne was teken to blepital, vaulty a
are „department resette Squad working
over bim in, a vale eitort to revive.
- He bad•been bithop of Chicitgo sleet
November, 1930, and preview!, to OW
had been -biatiot) voadjutor of the
•Chicago DiQeeSe and paSter' of the sub-:,
urbamENianSt0a parisb, one'of tbo
est in the linite4 States,
During the firet Great War he served
as che.plaiu ,of evaeuetion boalatei NO.
6e Ameriean Expedcm,ary atones *
Fraace. In 1021 be was a delegate
trent, the Eplecopal Chureh int. the
United States to the Lausenne Confer-
ence on Faith and Ore; and in 1,937 .
iwas .a delegate to a similar Cenferenee
In Edinburgh, •
For years lie had been considered kale
of the outstanding •preaeherit tilt
United States and MIS listed among the
first ten by several aattorities,
)3ishop Stewart was born in, Saginaw,
Aitaust 18, 1870, and was bap-
tized and reared a Scottish Presby
terlau. A.fter, graduation'Oom, North-
western' 'University, be entered tile
Methodist ministry and .tben turned te
the Beiseepal,Cherelefive Yattta later
11 ,.annualtsaneeting to be.. held January The principal of-ificterla seaeel re -
1
_PARACHUTE FOUND teams in the Lions sentor and junior
• Pollee report aaving.picked up a silk bantam leagues willalso hehonored
flare parachute- which came deft on during- the evening. The, captain of
the, farm of 'William.' Knox, Ilullett each teamwill be presented with a.
siteat cup, while each member will re,
townsliip.4 It Was about, egete feet in
diaraeter with a flare -holding apparatus' te* a V74.•
mounted atone. itS spread. It was pre- "
sehla,bly tirepped *during mock bomb- GODERICH TOWNSIIIP—TEACHEI4
On Wednesday, Aril 24, the Godes
Ing practicetend hits been turned in at
rich,, Township Teachers' Aesociation.
the proper place. It 'Wes- the first ever held one of its regular meetings at the
found In Huron county, but many more
may turn up before the present conflict home of Miss allav•a Elliott.-- Six of the
teit teachers in the township, were .pre-'
is over. - =-, . ' soft., Tee evening was spent in diidus-
'Aft& FRACTURED. sion of various educationalmethods
et • and the coming concert Some plans
Twelve -year -Old _Peter waiter wag were discussed regarding the next meet,
aferturtateev' ataftertwhicheaseocialehourewas-en-
which ciccurred as he was playing about ae.ete
the yard of his' home at Statferd "
Heights last Saturday afierneon. Peter OF.FICIAI4 .CARD FOR THOSE -
was chasing Ids brother eta.nny about 4
:truck , when , he lost hie Irate/tee and ACCEPTING. U.S.. CURRENCY'
fell feen the top ef the hooet(i the •
2 • NI •
PFRIMMER---HUNEAL'VY
The marriage of Mese Therese C.
Ilunfalvy, of •Goderich, aud Rose
Pftimmer, son of Mitt aud, Mrs.
Pfrimmer, of Xienmiller, took pace ip
St Peter's yectores, on Saturday itOrn-
ing at 10 o'clock. Itev. 'Father ration
officiated. The bride wore a navy blue
and whitd ensemble, with corSage of
lily of the valley, white hat and acces-
aorta.' -After, the *ceremony aewedding,
breakfast was at the home of
the bridegroom's parents, at Berimiller.
Later Mt. and Mrst-Pfriminer left for
Detroit.. On their return they will re-
side,in Goderich,
CONFIRMATION SERV/et •
The R1ght-Rev:0. A. Seag'er, -Bishop
of Huron, . on Sunday .morning ad
Ministered the rite of confirmation. itt
St George's eluirch to 'a class of sevens
teen end delivered an aheroprlate and'
ihapressive address, Those eonfinned,
were IVIrs, Harold Blackstone, Nita.
Paterson,Doris Vickers, Lillian Irwin,
Marjorie Haas, Shirley T. Meda, Clare
A. Pattereon, Shirley Elliott,' Betty
Newcombe, John Holmes, John Graham,.
Cayiey Hill, Hubert Wigle, Romad Pat:
tertoti; ''. Edward Themes, Donald
Thomas, Itobert Needham.
'UOEN$E PLATES FOR 1941
Automobile lieenae plates in Ontario
tar 1941. will have.a white background
with the figures in green, ttecording to
•anneencement from Queen's Park. The
,green, it is. saki, .will be of a clerk
aahade providing plenty or contrast, to
• the white baeltgrolinde
01m0ELLOWS Mc CHURCH
Members of Huron Lodge No. 6le
I.O.O.P., ,iittended service bit -North
street United ehurell on Senda" morn-
ing and were addressed by the minister,
Rev. W. P Iiane, who speke of the
heed of a greater Tooling of brother-
hood iti the world.
, A ROW AT SALTE0141)
CountY police were ealled itt to settle
neighbor' quarrel at Saltford en
Tuesday night, wheu a kiiife Was said
to *bave been brandished during a
Urn -dale John Ilernoske Itussiall, was
arrested and eharged 'With creating a
disturbance. Ile w1fl get las trial to.
day,
,ground, breaking his aria at the elbow, Ottawa, May 3. -Merchants and
An older brother, Gordon,. hae just re. others catering t�. the tourist trade
covered from a eroken leg, Susta.ined Who will aceept.Unitect States currency
early, this winter in a fall on -ice -near will be permitted to display an °fielai.
his home. • • -- card provided by the Foreign Exceaftge
Control Boatel. •
The card, bearing -the creit cif tee
Deminion of. Canada, will lie-Svollable
in two sizes :;11. x14 incbei„ and 5% x 7
inches. The larger card is suitable for
window cliepItty. Betk will t arry. the
same legend a ettafted Statescurrency
• Is accepted here at the official preinient
.• set by the Vereign-Excliange *Control
13oarci."
NOT ,QUITE.
;a4everarerrorgteria •into The Signal. -
"Star's report- lastaveek of -the accidentwhioh occurred to James 13. Reynolds
oxr Thursday,'Aitril 25th. The accident
toek plitee on Thersday' afterecton as
Ala Reynolds, was, coining from Varner -
net goinftliere-and Mt. Reynolds' car
dia not strike the MeGuire,atitomebtle
as it was -backing out of a driveway but
rather was struck at the rear as- the
care' came together at a eroesroosis• .
GARDENING LECTURE
• There was only a fair atteedance at
Maegaleatall on Monday night for the
'horticultural address aiul' exttibition of
gardeu pictures given by , **Dick the
Antateur Gardener," from Hamilton.
The pictutes, width, were in color, were
NTry fine, and the address gave many
pointers -of interest'and value td gard-
' • • •
eners.
.Geo. Bowra, president of the Gode-
rich Hortfoiltural Society, Presided. A
chorus of young girls from St. joseph's
Separate, &hoot, with •Miss Martina
Heasee as accompanist, added a musket
tone te the progrant.
Hilliera TreMblay, salesm'an for
Cornish Bros., was removed to Alex-
andra Hospital on Monday, with a
severe attack of sciatica. Ills father
also is a patient in the hoSpital; as
reported in last week's paper. Both
are making progress,. the hospital re-
ports.
THE WEATHER
The temperatures for the past two
weeks and tor the corresPentlief weeks
last year, aa officialle recorded, Were
as follows:
104() 1039
Max, Min. Max. Min.
Thum, April 25 ..40 30 • 71 al'
Fri., April 26 ....53 tata 69 ,53
;Sat., April 27 a.47 - 28 62 '41
lame, April 28 30 58 40
Mon., April 29 ....70 41 50 3•1
Tuese April -00 -10 51 43 33
Wed., May 1 ........ -40 52 a.‘i.is
Thera, May 2 ......44 33 47 33
Frig May 3. • 41 • 33 t 51 34
Sat., May 4 ,40 33 03 42
Sum, May 5 30 73 ,40
Moue May 6 68 40 70 56,
'TueS., May 7' .... . 50 40 80 57
Wed:, May 8, 51 39 77 43
RED CROSS REPO1
-• The Goderich Red' orossaSociety, are
holding it county meeting in Knox
church lecture room :on Wednesday,
May 22nd, when they will be .hosts to
the officer* ot all Huron county
branehes. °
Red Cross representatives from the.
different organizations in tow)l are re-
quested to be present on Tuesdey, May
14th, at 4 -o'clock, in the work roma for
a special meeting. ,
The Goderich Red Cross (gratefully
aelcuotvledge the* followings additional'
deuations :
Pledges paid $ 8.2.00
St. Peter's ;Separate ;School
pupils
Red Cress Brialge Club * ,33.00,
Orange Lodge No. 145, Goderich
Towestap . .. .... . ... . ,11.00
Ited Croett home musing eines. 9.35
Mrs. II. R. Nye, Orlando, Fie. -. 27.00
. ....a
and Mts. -James- Garrove -of
Hamilton, visited' -friende town at
the week -end. Mr. Garrow is now 'the
manager of the main office of the Bank
of Montreal at Hamilton.
• $101.45
Ladiet'are aelted to try to attend the
Rea Cr -os bridge and "500" pertleat
which aro being held on FridaY instead'
of Wednesday for the Meath. of May,
A PERSONAL MESSAGE
Two weeks ago Theforgnal-Star
sent out a number of accoents for
overdue , subscriptions, at' the
same tithe' suggesting ,that
tances should be made, if pos-
sible; by May .29th. The result
was a pleasant surprise, as near-
ly fifty per cent. of those to whoni.
notices were sent- responded.
21-` The Signal -Star is grateful tO
those who forwarded their remit.' ,
tatices, and would ask those who
omitted to give the matter their
. attention to be good ertmtgh to do
so before .it is forgotten for an -
ether ,year; -
The subscription,rat,es are $2 a
Year for Canada, and $2,59 a
year for. the United States.
Paying for a newspalier is just
.nutchof an obligation as an
account 'due your butcher, your
hakey.,4our,•grocer, your doctor
or any, other person with -whom
you do business. If yom. sub-
scription is in arrear, please con-
sider this notice as a personal
message to yourself.
Ut, _Rev. Qeorge,etaig Ste -Wart was'
the grandson of the late John tOrtidg
of Goderieh, who was an elder of 31110X:
Presbyterian church in this town. -lila
mother was Catherine -Craig, whe'Mae-
ried Robert Stewart et Saginaw, Mich,
Besidesahla tailfe7;t"tre former Gertrude
Clyde a Pennsylvania, he leaves two,
sons, John and George, both. prominent •
business, men in Ohiea-go» An only
daughter .died -in 1918,
In his early life the late Mahon).
Stewart was a frequent visitor to
Gode-
xi1i, and in later years also he had
visited this town, Where he bee a num-
ber of ,relativest-Atiew years ago he ea.,' .'
deleted , at the maxtriagea os James 4114
Mary Parsons, stir( and daughter Of
his cousin Mr. 0. L. Parsons of tows.
Mit Parsons attended the funeral Oit
Monday at Evanston, 111., where a'vert-
lazge- assemblage, including.
etergymeneof the Diocese of Otiicagie
was present In St, Luke' e Procathidral
te-witness the burial offiee.
Gdap TEA
'
'Tae Chureli Women's Gufld otaSt,
'George's. ehurch met 611 TUeSday, Volk
M. E SajkeId presidhag, The meal*
opened With a hymn and the Seriptiere
reading by Mrs. Carey. Community
singing was tfollowed b twoo
numbers by Gwen juclet A *wirer toe
-
test was won by tare Tiehboree. Mifie
Salkeld read an interesting paper
".Some Xevi Ideas for a Garden•rarty,"
and the meeting closed with the Lord'S
Prayer. The ladies then had their a*: ,
neat' tea. Lovely. baskets of butter -
mpg. pussy willows and daffodils added. „
to the attractivenese of the Guild,roome
and tea tables. -The rector and Mrs. ,
Calder both thanked the hostestes
the afternoon, Miss Salkeld, ears. Riley
lulu Mrs.' 'Manta for a pleasant after-
noon and a lovely suppere
SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER
A-liss Mary PalMet, Chaffee was thia
aft-am:foe appeihtedetoetheeposititintot
social service "worker by the Huron
County Children's Aid Soeiety, atlas,
Chaffee comes from Toronto • and hos:
had twentyttwo years of , experiences
• WE' HOPE SO TOOL
"Herewlai Pm seitdingila on my sub- -
acriPtion," wrote Mr. G. ,MeCreath ef
Dearborn, Mich., ,,on the Othinst. e add- '
ing "I have read the Gederica paper for
forty years and hope to read 'it for
another forty."
utuie of Sky Ilarbor. 'toott
aitt:aSubject of Eager '5trtinise-
'The fate of Ske. Harbor airport as tn the rumor class , was the report
respects its development as an 1±.C.A.11. that the development of tile proPosed
elementary training ,schcailt is till in Port 'Albert airport wee provisional
the lap of the gods as far is officials upon the adoPtilin of Sky Harbor.
dora-paiticulaily °facial 'ottetva-sels 'There is not a ell:1.4e ;obstacle in the
concerned, but 'events of tecent , daya way t of making ;Sky, Harbor an element!.
provide adequate„ proof that it still is ate training shol," saidtete offioual
a 'very live issue, with chalices of the "Ottawa hate been urged that leases and
project going through better than dienoptions heti/ held, be not allowed to
Bier eitice the Coaety Council tnet lapse.".,
itno sbPue;talakeyssigia.rilbeolt4aalldirpoltedm
ttif:()annedYNo Decisio
61 alietiCaer, there is evidenee atileate
n. ,
when," and especially sin.ee theelection „that Ottawa has not come to,11 final de-
, -
of alareli 26 (many people said it Was elision tespecting the deVeleputent of
an election,- dodge), little if anYthitag ;Sky Harbor. It has_ been repeatedli ,
ha e been said about the airport: Some 'said that Ottawa had definitely ProXn-
said ithe bubble had 'buret, but all the ised to give .an answer ()tie way .or
time setuitofficial reports were that the, another
Conerueiwearith Air rTraining ;Scheme ,Local people in closest *Atwell With
was on e time-teblc and Huron eoenty *the situation •claim that HIIVort County
would attire to bide attottline, The latter has its; ear to.the ground at the capital
Is the fact, it rebolVe of The Signal- and that a pretentious, group of brilid.
Star learned after •ti. day of "Doett lugs to be Mint on contract at Sky
quote nieta" iarhor IS, among the plans and hits
.•
Engineers Here 'This 'Week been eglimpeed" be visitors from (lode- -
Xesterdar„two affable and portly rteh. „
gentlementeentaitterst of- the Depart- Sharp air-figlaing of the past month
ment of Civil Aviation, Otteeva-visited in the N'or we gian theatre and likell
tSky Harbor and Went over the terrain hood of the war's spread to the. Italkans
with 'County officials:. ',Incidentally, are cited as other reasouf.4 why timip
they inquired' 'about 'the availability of Will_ be given the Corrimonwealth
gravel anti other tbeilding materials from noW, 001, There are said to t*
and made almost Incoherent remarks plenty of pilots and ground erewa avall
aboUt thetalans having, to be elianged, able and on the waiting list, but air
fixing new positions for the runways. 'gunners and *Wireless operators , are
"My friend, you, know lust asmuck most sought.
about it as we dotewe are simply here Vile ,SignalAStar has mfrained frost
to get Information for the Department 4Pr1ntitlg any news having to do wit/
ef Delenee." the , airport for some weeko MI sot
(It was the Departmeht of etivil.Aeit to build up false home but devoloe-
, atiOn that prepared and submitted plans merits of the last fete does 441111uOt
of Sky II:arbor and all ether iiirportel retnatdireerisy, evertooited In feirseas to "
to the Department Defenee.)
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