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GOD R C ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 18th, 1940
Y ENLISTMENTS FOR ‘‘C' CO.
BUT NMI FOR MANY MORE
Q
Overflow Audience Sky Harbor More
at Capital Theatre than Ralf Completed
Reeoiptg for riveting $350
T Ottusda's
rffort
- °moony Drilling Two Nights
Weelt.-Liot of
Recruits
Tliirty.three Men trent ooderleli and
district haYe enlisted with 4'4" 00)3t-
PanYclittren-Middlerlex ItegtMent, Since
reerviitinifer the.unit began to Week*
- age', 'Theft additionbrtug "0" COV.-
PaliY to 4 ktrength of ever eighty, but
lieut. B.E Twaniley, wile isin charge
Of recruiting fOr the toinPni1Y, Stres008,
• the' fact that there * room ter eiaventy
;Itiore Men, In the toMpany. Drills are
held fOr two hours on Tueaday, and,
ThursdaY everdngs, With Day, at 30e an
Tbe, hour.
, new yolanteera for "0" 0Mrt-
Pany are WWtam It.„ Hayden, Lealie
$4. Jervis,-Bruoe M BloOrofield Glen
CI Lodge, John Brown. Citil ikr"Ander-
son, Osborne. H.' Serrys Jackson L
;ferry, javirson B. Jerry,
_
tvOoune11, William W.
Reid, Joseph.
*P. Andre, Eric.,at jelinaten, John W.
Mugford, Harry Shackleton, rhiliP E.
Carter, ,William R. Bell, Donald 11.
MacKay, Daniel J. Itiehl, Clarence 0,
• , ,Miller, Robert H. Wilion, Norval T.
'Anderson, Fred A. Bridle, CyrlI Robin-
son, William l'Ireith, 'William. J. Biehl,
Frank Pett, Harry B. Williams, Haiidd
S: -Murray, iiiiarrit"L..-.Henry,'-ltiehard
G. Parker, Walter 0, lioltZmani Floyd
104e.
TO Attend, Officers' 'Training School
Four young men from "0" Company
lett on Monday for London, where they.
• will take courses at an officers' training
- school.iOne of them, Franklin Calder'
, is takincou,se to finallfY as a
•second lieutenant, while the remaining
three, Arthur' Itirkey, Harvey McKin-
non and Fred Whittinghani, are Jak-
ing •eergeant's courses, The courses,
willbe completed by August 2. -
'
For
Five young men from this distriet.
Jellied the Royal. Canadian Regiment at
London on Monday. They are: T. A.
Listowel; Leonard Bowe, Kin-,
eardinei. C.' L. Smith; R.R. 1, North
Bruce; 'John. W. Sunderwood, Gode-
rich; and Russel It. Rathwell, Trow-
bridge. Twelve tradesmen also have
gone to Zondonstroni this district dur-
, the*.papt Week. • •
„A Correction .
The permanent recruiting staff estab-
lished - here Under Capt. P. P. 04rqy
acceptssapplieatioussonlyfor army and
trades .service, not for air and, naval
service as Was inadvertently -'stated
last week. '
4tZD ORON REPORT
POTE-440LIGH1LY
The marriage,ot Isabel 'Marie, daugh-
ter of Mr. ,and MO. George GoIightly,
of Monktoni to, Lieut. Sohn Pote, of the
-Queen's York Rangers, son of Maier-
erly of Goderich, Was solemnized re-
cently at St. Chad's Anglican eliorch,
-Toronto. • Rev. F, J. Nicholson of-
ficiated. The bride were a frock Of
blue lace With white accessories- and
corsage of white roses. She was ae-
----tende,k1-by Miss Dorothy Farquhar, who
wore ii.dusky Pink lace froek with blue
accessories and ',matching, corsage,
Lieut. Norman Bennett was the best -In view of the above thewomen's
man. A reception followed .• at - the work cononittee'liave deelded to confine
home' of the bride's sister, Mt Charles their work to one day a week, and it
' Taylor, and later Lieut. and Mrs, Pote was agreed ,that therooms would be
left on a short trip to, 'Western Ontario. -lipen every Tuesday, from' 2 to 5 p.m.,
For ,travelling the bride wore .a blael4 until further notice from, Toronto.
suit with white aceessories.
The tollowhig letter has been re-
cetved at
a()uteri° Division Melidglaar-
ter' trent Mrs. WaIhtee It. Campbell',
national clialrelen. Of Weraen.'S War
Work:.
'In view of the preaent eituatiOn
overates, and of the Uneertainty with
regard to what will be the most urgent
needtobe eovered, by the whole Bed
Cross program in the launediate,future.
and in order to :tarry on this depart-
ment with the greatest efficiency and
economy, .it ibi again necessary to revise
our schedule of work.' ,
44The urgent appeal for, suPplieg
*stied May 23 has been 'met. Our
warehouses in itugland are re.
plenished With tremendous_q_aAn.
• and -14Ofe are en
route. We have only to plan for assist-
ance to., great Britain, -since nothing
-carthe,sent into Fantope.at the...moment,
and for our responsibilities to our
-0W0 troops here ana abreast. Every
division and branch hag been working
at top speed for the past We months.
There are long montlor ahead, when
all one's energies will be taxed to the;
sitraosts It seen* to your committee,
:therefore', that this is the opportune
time to slow down, so that many things
long ,eelayed eau De accomplished, and
that other duties eau be ,eleared away,
in Preparation for the 'autumn. ••
'It is therefore suggested that: 1.
. All Work -rooms arrange 'holidays,'
how-
ever brief. 2.'. Mutt as little ordering
of new' material as possible be done.
8. That all the materials on hand be
'used up for the ptirpose for Which
they were intended.
• "Refugee 101.0tlaing--Since European
refugees ,,pannot be assisted . through
the .1Canadianstleil 'Cress -SO-Ciety atpre-
sent, and 'since large quantities a
clothinghave been shipped to England
for distribUtten, under the direetion of
our overseas- committee, It has been
decided: tofinish- up _clothing new in
the Making,fbut for the future .to make •
'only such clothing as British, children, •
evacuated to !Canadaunder the Gov-
ernment schem4; May, require. • .This
ineana the IOW PrObleM Should be care,
ttilly considered' and -only clothing re,
, quirea in the :area of ,eaela branch, he •
made ulissueli clothing to be held in the
.branettes for '-the present.
*"Kiiitting.-4There should be no slow-
ing down :lu knitted _
,followfxig. ;articles are especially neces-
sary in large quantities Soeks,,.. all
'tYPeaskot, .eapg, .and helMete; .gloves,
-sea' boot ."Stirekings",,•'-aii*all the.
needa of the Sailors,. Do not make.
wristlets.
• "AWord to All Housewives. -Be
mire to111l every jarand haile }n your
cupboards with jams :and preserves.
• Help conserve 'our fruits and vegetablest
fOr--rtSedIffs•seli
'-munitieS. This, is a patriotic duty to
be observed by all women."
Sincerely yours,:
• (signed) 'GLADYS E. CAMPBELL,
• National Chairman
Women's War Work Committee.
(signed). ALICE HOWE, -
Chairman,. Ontario Division
• Women's War Work Committee.
The nut instalment of time* was
di* on Monday, and 1C-e11ector $441
atavNey reported 02,000 reeelved that
day from ratepayer* who hati. net a1.
ready made payment About.08,000 of
this year's taxes had previously, been
PAW, making Oka* paid of a total
levYof *111,000. In 'addition $14,000
of arrear e hat been collected thla year.
This ire a very satisfeetory showint
and is indicative et healthir ilutuielal
eenditione in the town.
THE NEW BXNOTIES
Improved Accoennodatten for terogigent-
era of Court liouSe Park
..Seniewhitt •belated but nevertheless
welcome, tweaty-tour 'handoome, eopi.
$ortable and substantial beilehe0,.:bave
made their appearance along the walks
of Court House. Park and :Wive been
°the tcubJeCt of much favorable 'comment
thepart---efe-many-s-wliohave-smor
than Once cursed 'the straiglitAaoked,
narrow -seated, dela.pleated affairs on
Whichi members of the municipal parks.
committee rarely sat. TMs committee,Iike John Bull, maybe a trifle slow to
move, but once they roll. into production
ther 'mem businesS
An overflew audience gathered at the
Capital Theatre On Monday Algid for
the aPeelal Proftraan arranged by ...the
loyal Ilizertime Oitlaens' 100Mmittees in
co-operation with the Capital Theatre
managements tO Promote tile sale of
„Canada's war savings starolai and
eertiffeates. The special perforinanee
Was given as a part of the nationsWide
projeet of, th,e motion pletnre indtlatrY,
with perforinenees la theatres through-
out Canada.
Mr.P J 111eirele conducted emu-
mUnitY. singing While the andiente WaS
assembling in the theatre. Patriotic
and other songs were sung vigorously
as the audience restemded to the leader.
4,14p.444heexkerilett,WoOnduOtior.-- --------
hisUwah"erlehile'arliedAa',pplirrttoc2vavjlaelif thexelliarlat
.-Which the inotienpicture industry had
employed to raise money for Canada's
war,effort. Ile stated that on looking
over the audience atsembled before him
he felt sure th,at the 0,000,000 obieetfte
The ends of the new benches' are of of the Canadian theatres • would be
eoncrete, and. the seats and backs are realized.. He urged each person tO, do
of British Columbia fir. There is not his part in whatever way he could to
a nail. in the -wonderful Saving aid his ,country, and mentioned AS one
on tvrasers-:-.1?"dtzt Pegs being
w1rde InsteatiiPss iwbiethpannryeb:dsdinmg e'tew. avnsisavWinogrs- Account of the clay sod formation.
TA.
made for thheirtTYotne"tyesna„nitt.°1'Wd'eston ship _extended a civic weleeme .to the duck. was Jp3peoessaryat, Sky, Harbor.
United States visitors in the gathering.' • The Warren Paving.Co., contractors'
Tint Nome Undo sad Tikes
, Off from "'booted
section
To a Brantford Student -pilot WOWS
a trosiovoinitry teSt Sight goes the
iliatinetion of being the first flyer to
laud and take off front the finished sec
tion a Sky Harbor airport, new in
eOurse of eonatruetion. Tide was done
On. Welineaday, Withetit incident,
• 'Sky Harbor to now sixty per opt.'
,eompleted, an ,offielel ef the eontraetore
Said teat zdg1t ruit trees have
been ripped out by the relate during the
Paat week and about thirtyacrea of
swamp cleared.. Practically all bInat
alee ilea been 'felled, but -the grribbing
has Yet to be done. ° Thia await* the
delivery et meehaniscil stump -Pullers.
-----ThUirOrHYdrtrandiSell-Teiepteine
officials made final' arrangementwith
the airport committee of the Cennty
Connell for the ;burying of nearly a
Mlle or pole lines and this Wok is JO
begin at once.
OPerittiOns at Port Albert
At Port Albert u big elevating Wader,
or dirt remover, 'delivered ZeSterdAY,
this morning; comnienced 'eenstruetion
of an Open ditch,'two-feet deep, around
the trianguiar4haped. rtmways. ,ThIs
is -necessary for drainage purposes on
at • a cost of $8 each. Six are to be
placed in the 'cemetery. The new
beeches:are heavy alitl,are not supposed
to be lugged around, as are the present
ones, a great boon to the grass aua• the
bark on: the trees of the most pieturs
esque.park in Canada, so visitors say:
• P.U. 'COMMISSION
At the meeting Of the Public Utilltles
Commission, -on Thursday night laSts.
Mr. W. J.'llodge, local manager for the
Bell Telephone Co., With several other
officials of the •Company, waVStesent
to take-up..with,...the;:.,Commission Vhe
matter of the joint Use ot poles by the
Hydro and the Bell Company under .an
agrempent to Mapproved by the Board*
of Transport Commissioners of Canada
alid the Hydro-Electrie Power Com -1,
mission of Ontario. After discussion
of the, proposal it was laid •over. for
consideration "
Several applications fer'electric light-.
Ing, -range and water 'heater service
Were received .and
A representative of the . Paterson_
Engineering OoniPanY was present and
'disettssetrwitb the Commission the.mat-
ter of a neW:_eitiOriuttting plant., :This
Was?laid-over for further Consider-
ation.
.'VAGUE--:-CASSAD'Y
WAR EN THE StIPXS -
:The United church at Caparose, Al- ,„,,,„_,..,„„„rk of a nob° Castle
't Chief Pestelethwalie and His Vonipany
.berta, waithe scene 6ADona1nion Do 0 °Hun', irvu
of a pretty wedding, in wbieh_the_prin- Still .another..,"castle" _on ,the banks
- tipals were Anna Bernice, eldest datigh-' of the Maitland fell Prey to - chief
ter a Mrs. S.'Cassady.And the late Mr.
CassOdy, of Camrose, and George Clem: Postelethrites1.a/ZioelodtestazbeFinrig-
ent, ,youngesir son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred do morning, a 2 x
Vague, of Kingman, Alberta'. The cere- •levelled to the ground m jig time and
mony was perfOrmecl by Rev-,..Dr,,M. S.
Kerr. The ,bride's mother -is" a niece
a Mrs. 3. Tiffin, "Brock street town.
The bride Wa gien itt marriage by
• her brother, Harry Cassady, and was
attended by Mrs, Allan Ernst As matron
of honor and her sister, Miss Doris
Oassady, and Miss Karen. Sorenson . of
Viking as bridesmaids. Mr, Harold
. •
Vague of Halkirk was his brother's best
Man. Over a hundred guests were in
attendanee. Atter a Month motoring.
In the mountains Mr. and Mrs. Vague
will make 'their home on the bridegroom'S. farm in the _Kingman distriet
-,The bride, one of 'the- most popular
young ladies of the town of Canirose,,
• ,.was nmeh feted before the wedding,
four strangers to work sent looking for
a no* home. The quartette,: by the
-way, were not transients, but resid*ts
ef Goderich, two of them married men,.
matrimonially and temporarily in the
"dog house."
The Chief used a different technique
on these men: He served .an ultima-
tum, giving the occupants fifteenmin-
utes in which to gather Up their furni-
ture -a table, stool, bunks, blankets,
cutlery'," dishes and tin cans ---also their,
personal belongings, before the work
of demolition was proceeded with. The
Chief says he is deterMined to make it
so hot for these gentr/ that they Will
besharaedinto work' ita time when
the country is crying for men. - •
Picnics at Harbor Park Yestrday,
'Almost one hundred people ittenOed
the annual, ,Straiightin- farailY' reunion,
held at Harbor Park on' Wednesday
afternoon. Games and races were eir
Joyed during the early Part of the afters
noon,"after whicbolunch was se3yea in
the - •
The results of the races were aS for
-
lows ; Girls 0-10 Tears, Mildred° Earqe-
bar, Joyee Lampman: boys 0-10 years;
Bobby Moore, Charles liawtherne ;
girls 1044 years, Annie Ball, Mildred
Farquhar; boys' 1044 years, 'DotigIas
Farquhar, Billy NeWcombe and „Tea;
stiAtighau • (tie); boys over 14 years,
`jack Clegg, Lyman Sardine ; ladies
throwing rolling pin, Mrs. Harry
• liams; men throwing stone, Tom Jar-
dine; lacking slipper, Mildred liar-
quhar ; Coafrace, Mr. and'Mrs. Thomas.
-Jardine; blindfold race, Mrs. Bob Jervis
and Lyman Sardine; paper snowshoe
race, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sardine;
youngest child; Bobby' Allen, Peight-
eionaisold son of Mr. and Mrs. P.
lOodericii; coming greatest dis-
,tauce to attend, Mr. and Mrs; Alec
Orson and family Of Dayton, *Ohio.
Officers for next yease.,were elected
after luneh. They are: President,
Arthur •Straughan, Goderich township;
secretary -L,...-.., WillianiStraughan
'Sturdy, Geiderielifartsh‘; sports eon-
mittee, Mrs. Aldie Holmes, Clinton.
Fireinen's Pierdc
Ninety-four people enjoyed the second
annual' Goderieh .firemen's pienie In
Harbor Park. on Wednesday afternoon.'
Games and 'races were enjoyed by .
young and old, tinder the leadership of ,
'Mrs. Mitch and -mrel.,;,--GoVier: -
The results were as follows: Ifean race,
Mrs. Geo. Beacom ' and Mrs..' Noble
Young ; balloon race, Mrs, Noble
'YoUng; doll race, Mrs. J. Burrows and
Mrs. Don, Bisset.; peanut race, ,.Mrs.
Archie Johnston,• ball game, Mr& Har-
old Murney and Vr. Fred Bridle': hunt-
ing Partner, Miss M. Millian and Har-
old Young ;eating tereal,,grs, Harold
Murney and Cliarle5 B1sset4 driving
• nail, Harvey Webster.; member serving
the longest tette, Noble Young. The
eehildren Were.bountifully Supplied vvith
• peanuts, eanity, lee cream cones and
pop. Supper was eerved in the pavilion'
in the evening by the ileinhers of the
lunch committee, gm, Noble Young,
Mrs. Charles Beacom and Mrs. Charles
Bissett
Auburn ;..!lungli. Co ittee Mrs. HoWard,
j.ML STIRLING ET...EbTED •
.-
.Tc; Council of Goderieh Township in
nue of Litte-IL---0-„±Vox °
James=atirlingssiss:Ahe----nervirtem
of the ''''Goderich Township. Council,
elected by acclamation to fill -the
vacancy" created by the recent death
of Councillor Herbert C.. Cox. ,The
nomination •nieeting „, was held at
Hohnesville on Monday. evening, when,
besides Mr...Stirling, Ex-Reeve.Haacke,
Harold Montgomery, Prank Powell and
George Sowerby were proposed. Ail
but Mr. iStirling, however, withdrew.
The pew councillor is Et well-known
faiiner and fruit -grower oh the 4th
hondession of the township.
AT THE :iiiVATER1,1tONT
The last seven days saw the heavieSt
influx of, grain for any single week -in
the-6.st ;menth, with' the-- arrival a
three grain vessels
The Kort Wildoc eame Won -Friday'
evening from Fort William with 245,000
bus. of wheat ter' the elevator' and
cleared, light, Saturday afernoon for
Vert -William. The-Vandoc arrived
early - Saturday morning from loft
William with, 250,2OO'bus. of wheat and
left again, light -that evening for Fort
William. The A. A: Hudson camein on
Tuesday morning from, Port William
and Unloaded 10,408 busof oats, 752
busof wheat, 27,940 bus, of barley
and 20,420 busof feed at the elevator.,
She took on 300 tons ot salt and eleared
Wednesday afternoon for Port William.
The str. SOlkirk arrived from Wal-
liceburg with a cargo of sugar on Tues-
day everting and cleared on 1Vednesday
for Fort 'William. • ,
The,pasSenger beat -Georgian was in
on Friday evening and again on Sun-
day morning on her regular run. She
had a passenger list of -eighty on the
upboUnd trip on Sunday. • '
1 The big, attraction in yachts was the
luxtrious Delphine, but there - were
several other handsome little craft in
during the week, including the Dories,
, Mr. Charles aleakins sang "There
Will Always 1* an England" and "Land
of Hope, and Glory'," the hudtence join-
.ing ha the chorus. „MrS. ,Meakina ac-
temPauledoGestureat the poitantoysdo, te; '
. Mr. J.- D. -Thomas, president of the
Citizens' Committee, tendered the "cow-
thittee's° thanks ;to Mr. 'Sutherland and
the personnel of the theatre for placing
-ibe-anditallitio,-at the disposal ofthe
conunittee and expressed "gratification
and "' appreciatiOn for the tangible,
gesture..of loyalty." which the people
(1-A1110r:by-their attendatee, -He also,
extendedthanks to ioi.Dtinlop,
and the members -of his sub -Committee,
who organized the: gathering.
„ Mr.' D. a Campbell brought applause
Vein the audience When he declared
hat the Empire would win . the war
in spite of what 440efeatists* might say.
Mrs 10alliPben 1VVIlt On .to ,"e• -plain how
Money 'might 130 invested profitably in
, war savings sten:1W and certlEcates.
Many citizens. of Goderich, he said, had
taken -the- thildien's:money from their
penny bank and put it in War savingS
certificates, Which •iitiseVen' and a -halt
year. might --, Abe
education. •
Patriotic and Preittairle
"Phe purchasing' of stamps is your'
Clipper, Uestless IT, B+minyPII, and
Mistermac.
opPortunity fo give -the Otoiadian sold-
iers half a chartee to Meet the Germans
on an:equal tooting. By buying the
stamps you are being both ...patriotie
-and- putting:7yotnc-rtihhe-y--in---a--Sotmd"
Investment,' Mr. "Campbell col/chided.
Paramount News and a cartoon
"short" along with the feature picture,
"Wife, Husband and Friend," rounded,
out the prpgram, which concluded with
the -singing of the National Anthem.
Receipts for the: eveningwere An
as $350, one-third Over the
quota seelor this theatre.
ON
A deaation of $00 was reeeited at
the Cagltal liteatre on Monday sight
at tha pestorassace jives there in oat -
Meth* with the national witr wrists
eitsaPilin,iu eturn for wields the
donor, a Goderich lady who wishes
her ranee to be • tteknoWn, etthed 014
two tereaty-dive-eent stamps. the poles
o ealarleake to the performance. -
The revert for the generous donation,
as Om by the lady, le that Shia had
• 014oetio4' to twrog,the pieturos oisowx
en Ilanday, ast wet originally itleaMed.
and to *Xmas. her appreciation of the
,chairge tO Monday she gave the Moue71
.which to her mind wa at Privilege.
for the Port Albeit field; have installed -
a big gasoline shovel at the Dungannon
gravel pit, . which ,is to , supply the
croshed gravel for the more than two
miles of paved- runways, . 150 feet ' in
:tchtrrittituraePowararte,nrtihTilaliwbaeyl n, gwhere bt Li l o f fa: -
operations started today Were 6it the
Richardsen farm at the Atitith-Weet
. not • be,-, in full swinguntil remaining
,AeldS,of hay, and grain* crops are .re--
gw:t traioasdv:teeihili.n. we. II. puhu emi c).p ed.. .ohrmaa swp. a i ibn e eay on d- ri nac svhte ceti :beUeddi::a. h4ne. , ,
section of -' the iftear-Opeliititins will.
office on the McKenzie- farm on the 4th
concession,- past which the', crashed
HE "THREW IT A rizox"
.„
. .
'A • proud Goderich father, of Irish
descent, is ',more than ever convinced
that,wit and' humor are hereditary and
is quite worldof his eight-year-old
son after an incident last Monday merlin,
Ile tells this one: -
• The butcher bey had just delivered
the m100' meal supply of fresh meat,
'Placing, it on-theT-table. at Willett- the
boy "waS . eating -his breakfast. The
_family cat, Scenting the- meat, 'was
clawing, --at the tablecloth, and, was
promptly :reported by --the ladtohis
father.
"Throw it a piece and it will keep
AujeA".._ the, father acVsed_fronJ1,1e,
back yard.' , -
With that the eat Was seenhurtling
through the air, out thekitchen door,'
with angry raeoW accompaniment,
"The lad surely threw it a piece,'
the father chuckled. •
NO SALARY* CHANGES
Public School Hoard: Turns Down
Teachers' Requests for Increases
The Ptiblie School Board has set its
face against any Salary- litereaSei in
-wartime, and at a special meeting on
Thursday afternoon last it declined to'
accede to the request of several mein,
bers of the teaching. staff, expressed in.
letters to the board, asking special eon -
sideration 62 their cages- in the matter
of salary. • .-
A resolution was passed that, "Owing
to the war and the present •nncoertain
times and sehool eonditions," no change
be made in salaries
Mr, 'A. W. Anderton, music instructor,
alsowas re-engaged for 'another year,
at the same'salary as last year.
Tenders for Coal were received, those
accepted being the tender of Iltiekins &
Seabrook for forty tons of anthracite'
egg coal for Central school, at $14,50
per ton, and that of C. 0. Leefor fifty
tons of Red jacket 'steam coal for. Vic-
toria sehool at $8 a ton.
Principal Statehouse. reported the
number ef pupils enrolled at Victoria
sehool In 'June as 331; average attend-
ance, 300, or 93 per eent. Penny bank
deposits; $100.08. For the year the
average attendance was 91.44 per emit
average noniber of.days lost per pupil,
47, Penny Bank deposits or the year
amounted to, $1,234. •
liVOOLLCOMRE, HOUSE SOLD
-"The-Woolleombe residence On. Tra-
falgar ,street was sold at auction on
'Saturday, the , Purchaser being Mrs.
Frank Johnston. ,
rixoR or muiairrzx
Judge Clumiest's Report to. Snorter
. Clad' in Watts- 'VOW Coe
In a ' SON -word report judgment
Jni;t, tuade to the Supreme Court, hr.
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doeoapad silksr bat halaWle
iow-advoislatrators ot tiso le*, 12:
In attestant* is WV* =Oa* 101__
funeral servloe, et P. Mew, Mo.
Tindal constable, witielt was NM Milt
tbe fangir Nome oa avow
Friday aftersoos. The lords, sot
held prior to the reiereral eff t�
mins to, the 0.N& etationi, whims
they were eenveyed to ensohenfeed
for burial.
Vlore'. bouquets and Wreathe mar -
rounded the Casket in Met protnoion,
istr/king manifestation of the haillh
regard in which the deceased wsa
that -41* J34141".--.01%"'
late William Henry Watts, of. Clinton, nowen were meet's -J. Lea the 00004,'
`of" Unroll, Provincial Police, 0a0atit
was of sound ,Inind anddid* not lack
testamentary capacity, as clatmed- b
his son, Frederiej K Watts, plaintiff,
when the father made his will leaving
the family residence to a daughter,
Mrs. MInnIe Oadmore, also Of ClintOn.
In 'a previous will the late Wllhiam
'Watts had left the property to the son
Frederick, who -soright to upset the
.second Will. • . •
• The 'coots of the aetion 'else, are
assessed against Frederick K. Watts.
Other children, were parties to the
lawsuit, Willett hasbeenIn the Huron
'courts- for many months. s
Wililam Henry Watts, the . testator"
was an pnglishman who. came to Can-
ada in 1i1 late forties. He was care-
taker, of 'a•Olinton school and father of
five children, of whoin three reside in
Clinton,. The ',dispute, however, was
between one brother, Frederick, and
one sister, 'Minnie, ; Mrs. Watts died
in 1088. Mr. Watts died in May, 1038.
Wft-eflifeWife's death7ffe-lived-atirles
with three children, ' •
The evidence Is, reviewed at great.
length and is of a personarnature. The
report, 'of course,,, awaits approval-- of
the Supreme Court.
ENGAGEMENT 'ANNOUNCED
%, Mrs...Robert 3. nine, Hamilton, an-
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
ter, !Wary Olivia, to Mr. Themes O. I.
son Of Mr. A. _S.- Winlow,
North Vancouver, the marriageto take
Plate- quietly at. St. Matthias' church,
Terontos early, in "August, Ur. -iVinlow
was formerly on the ,stakt
Bank in Goderieh.-
Mid:IN GORRIE CASE •
County of Huron Charged with Negli-
gence by Defence Counsel
The County of Huron has been form-
ally served with notice of ,negligenee
by Campbell :Grant, 'counsel for Lorne
Jardine, -charged with manslaughter in
connection with a motor accident on a
County bridge near Gorrie on July 7th,
in which two were killed and four in-
jured: This notice, of course,' is a
,formality, but it -is Indicative of the
'trend the defence is to take. The
bridge was partially wrecked and rend-
ered- unlit for nse by the accident: It
is now 'leder repair.
• KNOX CHURCH W.M.S.
• Knox Church W.M.S. auxiliary held
the July- meeting at the home of the
• Misses- macVicar, Ilincks street. • It
was an outdoor meeting, for :Which the
members gathered in the lovely garden.
Over seventy were in attendance, of
Whom nineteen were Home Helpers.
mrs. A. H. Erskine'Ei 'group -had
charge of the program, which was
kesented by the president, Mrs. D. 3.
Lane- .A. most helpful address was
given .by Mrs. T. Wardlaw Taylor,
whose subject was "God's care and
help for those who trusted irt ,Ilim itt
the Old Testament"
• Miss Margaret Reddite gave -a brief
paper on "Ottrrent Events." The /30th
Psalm was read by Mrs. .A. a Erskine
and prayers were offered by Miss Ann
MeDonald, Mrs. D. S. Lane and Mrs.
3. H. ,Barnett;
• At . a prettily arranged tea table,
'Mrs. J. IL Barnett and Mrs. C. A. Reid
• poured tea, and a social lhour ' was
enjoyed when refreshments wereserved
by the members of Mrs. iErskine's
• group.
RIMED INACTION
• A ,eahle on *iidaY alineulleed that'
PiIt Olheer Mandan* Hewittliad.--been
killed while fighting In the E.A.r. The
young soldier -11a41 beeitattending school
in England for about three years and en-
listed on the outbreak of war *the
R.A.F. He was an outstanding. ex-
ample of the men who compose the
-Britl$11--armv„-as,,lie-liad..sueceeagilsin-
liringing down eleven enemy machines
°before being killed himself, one of these
being while on his first fiight. His par--_
ents, both of whom served in the last.
war, live in New Brunswick. He wa..t
a nephew of Mrs. Ellis of Goderich,
whose husband, Rod Ellis, is the
route sales Manager of the Imperial Oil
Co. They came to 1Gederich from
Exeter a few months ago.
Police, root 3.00 of the 0inadtait
Legion, JO/44nd Lodge, and
and the Court Ilotate otaff,
After the *Orrice, which via to*
ducted by Bey, A. C. -Oa/der ot
George?S ...Anglican church, the casket
was borne through 4 guard of horn;
eonipesed of Provincial .and County
polite, Members of Post 104 tont -Mew
hei:V.: of .*.he Masonic Lodge, to ta*
hearae; : "As squadron of polleemen to,
charge Of Provincial Pollee Inspectors
W. ().. Oliver of Kitchener and 0,
jorda.n of Londonlell into line behind.
The police in order were: ROO Can-
adian Mounted Police Officers Xittrow
atutRamsay of 'Sarnia; PrOyintial Oone .•
'stables' .01dfield• of . LiStowel, Bother -
ford -Goderich, .of Galt, Me-
Oetrick„ Cook , and Whitesides et
,Kitehen' er , Douglas of Stratford,
Wright ofFergus, lilaele Fiestiertait.
Sibert of Traffie Officerii ()Or .
lender -of ',Mitchell and ,LeVer-ift 4011.1is'
ton; and ConstableS 'Snell and ,Ourrite.
of Seaforth and Norey'of Exeter. Thor
war veterans 'and' members of •Die
Masonie ,ilaalge followed ttke
ainv:OfOoers- Webb of -clorierieli .4, -
Taylor of ,Minton rade on. their motor-
cycles " ahead of the • 'cortege; „which
• moved along Elgin. avenue; down 'Caine
bria road to 'East Street and thence. V)
the railway station. •
The 'pallbearerS were Captain P. F.
'Carey • of the MiddleSeviluren
Regi-
m1nt, Major A. R. Sane, and County
Constables _Arthur Jennings, ' job*
Ferguson' William 'Gardiner and jOhn,
..Stewarts _ :Constables J.---0allander-anor.
T. W., Oldfield accOnspaniea the res
mains to Carapbellferd, where Inter-;
sinentloalt Place on SinaciaY. , •
-Provieciat• '0Onstalde Oldfield
re-
turned to Goderieh on Monday, and he ..
win temporarily ell the Vacancy here
caused by Mr. XeCey's 'death.
.
Burial At Camphillford •
Campbeliford, 'July Conatable
Percy Mcceoyt, who died at Goderich by,
Wednesday, was buried here yesterday..
PrOftelar POIteetronnolioiningfeentivr
paid final tribute at „a.-- special service
held under the direction -of •Madoe
Masonic lodge. Itev. T. R. Aanit of
Christ church conducted the •service.
Interment was ie Campbellford
AnglI-
cnn cemetery. Among - police offieere ate'
tending the funeral were Senior Stift .
Inspector W. C.'Killing, Inspector F.,
Gardner of l3ellevilIo and Inspector
; Oliver of Kitchener,
• HURON'S FIRST
WAR ,GUESTS
° Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cooper'of Clinton,
With their daughter-in-law; Mrs, W. C.
.Cooper, and her. three .children, Eliza
beth,,aged seven, Peter, aged four, and
Janet, aged two, war guests from EngF
land, lunched in „„Goderich on Sunday
and -spent: part, -of ..the,_.tlay. here, , Mrst
W. C. Cooper, whose husband remained
in England, is taking a cottage at Bay-
field for the , remainder of the Season.
Mrs Cooper, it woman with a charm, -
Ing personality , and three beautiful
ehildren, took . the. war ViiloSophically
and in typical' English fashion, She
and her children were among,the °first
to be evacuated from their home four-
teen mires south :Of London. She does
riot think the German bombers -can
penetrate the balloon -barrage defences
of' the big city and the Industrial areas
More than one had ,come to grief' en
the aerial cables: For tbat reason the
Marksmanship of the Germans had so
tar been very .poor, because invading
Planes had been .kept .a.t high altitude,
,Another comment of Mrs. Cooper's was
that the laying- do -Mt of -arms by France
ha.dcome both' asa surprise and a
shook to British people, just is much as
it did to, Canadians. •
, Mrs. Cooper was here ten ykrs. ago
as a brides Iter husband, •Willis
'Cooper, Clinton -born, is an importer's
buyer and remained in England to
carry on business as usual. ,He is a
graduate of T'oronto University Mid of
au Al Country college.
•
WORKING FOR THE SOLDIERS'
4 FLOATING 'PALA°
ei •
Big Vatehirtesirinporto
lPhine.iP'wir:ilrida
il-)YDodge
A.,p object which attracted, consider --
able attention at the JAarba last Fridar
was the 202 -foot yacht Delphine, owned
by Mrs.' Dodge-Dillman, teernierly • the
wife of the late Horace G. Dedge,auto-
mobile martufaeturer.' The Yacht; a
witite,.._s_three-ileeked,..__•xlies.eltpovvered
craft, Made other yaehts and launehert
in the harbor look very diminutive. •
Many people who, wandered "down to
the harbor on.rriday e'v••ening mistook
her for the Georgian, which ealled here
that evening, so well did the Delphi)*
rival the passenger boat in size,
,The ship, besides being palatially'
turniahed, was well prepared for 407
disaater, with 'four' motor launcliee
swinging froin the davits and four large
lifeboats lashed to .the tipper dec..
She was fitted with it retractable land-
ing platform, , for the taking onand
off of passengers from launches while ,
at Sea, and was complete with wire -
Only ;our passengers, including WO-
.Dodge-Dillman, were on board. The
ship hatta crew of sixty4our, including
the captain and his officers, tngineera„
stewards, . Wireless operator, galley
crewe, engine trew and deckhands.
Delphine arrived here oxi Thum
day evening from Ohleago and eleared
early Saturday morning for Detroit-.
She last visited this port five years
ago.
• PATRIOTIC RALLY AT WINGIIA111
patriotic 'rally, under the sPonsor-
sliip of the CountCouncil, will be held
at Wingham. on 'Sunday next. It is
expected that -five bands will be pre.
sent to parade with ,the veterans of. the
istriet
The veterans of Goderich areinvited
to meet at tile Town Halt, Winghain, at
•2. ieelock sharp._ _ Dress -berets and
medals. All veterans are 'urged te
attend,
littGiSTRAILS FOR istOttnit HURON
Major E. A. Corbett, of rordwic
. and Major II. C. ItaeLean, of Wing
-
ham; have been appointed registrar*
f'or the electoral district of IIurmt
North In connection with the national
registration to be carried out next
month.
Red -Shield 11.Vomen'f; *Auxiliary members attached to the Go derich faIvation Army Corps have been making their needles _
tly, with the resuIF that already they have made generous con tributions of eoutftlry for the treops, Captains X. Farmer
and 1. Diagg are the officers in charge
DAVID -CANT.ELO'N 1)EAD
David Cantelon,- .of Clinton, know*
far and wideas. a buyer and shipper
e.)t livet-Itock and fornieriY as the "APPle
of nuron,"- diekt.tbis morning at
the age.aninety-threo yeitrs ite we*
active:4110.0st to the last.