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NMETY.SECOND TEAR. NO. '80
HOLDINGS ARISING LIKE MAGIC
AT PORT ALBERT AIRPORT SITE
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ADofti on Several et the New
' Ituildings at–Sky
.dieing,hall that • Will. acetellta0-
trate 720 airaten.a 011e $itting
raptclty taking ghape at Port Albert
APPOrt 'Ott sleeping barraeks,' eact
xe whiele will take 'Mite of.. 139 altt
are now ,up with Note on atv'alt-
teterior finish. The Gott .steel for
the 11e x 160 foot drill tail was
6Winag into the air, ana 3;ilaced„
positiOn by' a ,iposterfut bleerane Yee-
' :terday afteleto0e.
, Maw* and many other things have
• takea plate' 'at Port Albert 0.24 Wry
Haebok airports since The Signal -Star
. 'events are a daily greminder t.o ithe
'people. a Huron County that Canada,
where elaetilar developments are go,
• ing.,On armee trim, eoast to coast, is
to play, a. leading role In the liuge
program designed to ba•Ing nikirna
viatoryover Hitler - a� 1usofln1,
' At Port Albert, ati told, eighteen
• of *e twenty-seven buildlitgs .being
L erected by the W 0 Breen.= Con.
iracting Co. TAIL, wre nov Under on
struetion. Ground hap been broken
, for -the e-othere. Only. thettetardr
• " arrivat' of in:other and -other itte.teritits
preventitag. more. rapid progress,
according to a bigle official of the
ooMPany, who said yeSterday he would
double his -force of 110 carpenters and
their' lietpere if he eoutd get the
"tuff" to Work with.„ But Canada's
-, planing mills tot& „other, , industries
are today, taxed as they never Were
• ,before . • - "
Waiting For Lumber
Yestertiiietti4ie °Brennan' - OtincianY,
4 ,
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WAIERFRONT---
Tile fait raeleof grain to this Pert IS
beginning, fear veSsels having artived
witlx eargees within, the past week end
two more being due, ,
The ste. Fort WItioe eame in on
Saturday evening with 255,199 bus. of
wheat awl. the Priudoe arrived Sett:a-
day at. midnight with 142,0tri bus of
screenings' and 87,9et8 hue. of wheat.
Both cargoes vyere for tbe elevator.
The str. City of Witalsor eatte it early
Sunday evening from Montreal with
75,000' bus. of torn for the mill. Tbe
A, A. Fludscm arrived Monday,
afternoon with 22,000 bus. of wheat,
28,887 bus. of rye and 27,307 bus. of
reenings-for.,the,Aovatoremult45,009
bus, of wheat for the mill. She -took
on 120 tons of salt and cleeted. early
Wednesday morning for port Willett.
The ,str,. Windec. is due this (Tlitiret
day) evening with 266,000 bus. of
wheat for the a elevator and the
Superior is due on Friday- morning
with 'mow bug.- of 'wheat andtecreen-
Ingo also" for the elevator.
EAST WAWANOSH PICNIC
large Gathering 'Enjoys Program At
Outingeon Maitland River -
Owing to the uncertainty of the
weather afternoon sports at the an-
nual East Wawariosh picnic had to
be eancelled ont 'August,--28tht Hp -W-
eyer, the evening peefornignce 'was, ex-
Ceptionally .,attended. Reeve
Raymond Redmond of East "Oirwa-
nosh, as master of. ceremonies; wel-
comed all and expressed his regrets at
baying to postpone the afternoon per-
formance. "At male chorus • of ,twenty-
five-voltest-all from-Easte-Wawanosie
turiloatte& 'twelve ears of lumber „at opened the progratn by singing "0,
••Menesett So far the company t his un- Canada" and "We'll Never Let the Old
loadedeeweet. tYtA,Vft--ectrr-seiat---.ealret' •
1ah". GorgetFaegan, Warden
• -but. it ' is • stilt "short. • 'Were-evill need of won County, made fitting' 'remarks;
one and a half Miltlionfeet of lumber congratulating the Reeve and ,his
Oe. We are through," • 'said the Council upon., carrying out such a
efeleial;'and t.hetracker: tee get • it splendid - eirening's, -exitertainnient,
lithe sooner. this airport wilt b&:in Maitland -Henry sang "There'll Al-
• operation." There are • Plenty of ways a' Me An England," :John -nu-
Oilman gave a tumoroue reading and
• gooid earpentere 'welting for •jobs, the
Harvey: 'McGee favored witk several
reporter Was ibid. Scoteh' lumbers, aecompanied by Mrs,
Besets, 'the Six 'sleeping tlourraeks
and (the drill hall, where steel riggers quartette, Alva, 'John L., and William
are Working -in Midealr, construction
MeDowell and Maitland Healey, sang,
*is well advanced ou' the'etipply.depote
atecombanied byt .'efrs, William Me -
°facers' mesa, beadquaotere staff"•!:,•1 Dowell. Josephine Weir, of Aiibure,
!netieettet__ the hosPital, sand .9,ther: sang Short - speeches
•eutiteetge, not .to .mention. the tour were given IV Alexander Porterfield
• big tailgate beteg- erected jolin- and L. E. Cp.rdiff, M.P., of Brussels.
• 'Sten 'Bros., Brantfited. The singing of 'God Save the King",
A neat little building has gone nit brought -the program to a dote, after
in the past_fett•elttei to tome the R.C. Which free dancing was enjoyed until
• A.F.. ,Witietetittietli.ng staff now located the ,wee: •smit4 hour of Thursday
• in the termer Ditkediat• house. Morning, with Arthur's Arthur'e orchestra of
--orittelatferelynileins0,.- building-torn-doWn
• intmedlatelee .Other .firrae. toildiegs
are in the process `of „deintilitisna.• The
• McGee, touse has been sold to 'Elmer
Black, -2nd concession of Ashfield.
Mrs. , ,Collinson efeKintalI purcbased
the McGee bar.%
„ Another, month, or perhaps : five
.weeks,' depending on the weather, will
eee the corapletien of the rttowettg at
Port Albert it Was etatedi by a splikes-
GODERICH) ONTARIO, THURSDAY) SEPTEMBER 500 1940
D
GODERICI1 COLLEGIATE
imoss itspowr I
UPPER SCHOOL RESULTS
WOMen'ti work committee of the
,Gotleriet, Red -Masa-
10i000,, 1,101.,:.-4700., 'party in the paeota
tall of St. George's chureli on !Mara,.
day,' .Austtist Tbis '‘ Party,
through the kindness of Rev. A: O. and
its. Calder ,and tbe wardens of the
elturcin wee a groat $nocoss, 'the sum
of $03,90 being tealized;
The prime for bid ge and ‘WX)"
(four war Stamps) were won by Its
E. Litt and. tIrt, P. Graf, respectively.*
The winning ticket on a tea set waS
he'd by Mr. Albert. Shoee, i'gt, and en
tte luncheon tact by tars. Bruce •Sinith.
The 'draw wee emaditctial lty' Miss A.
•c• -
The fealawlag-titudents of Goderich Hawthorne, ori Eng coMP.
luttittite taie-oebtailied Eng••••TitTWft-tattlf•tVt ' tt-t•-•'
- -11ollated, ItoyeeEug. gee ,
ittaier Settootteetkatii.it• tne *WOO* Mcgie, tjenteeetEnetttetitiltreteA'Engt
shown, either by xecommendation
the staff or by writing tbe Deliart- Johnston, Paulite--Eng. eotula 11.
ileental exandeatien. ' johnietna' ,Williantealing. lit. II,
I indleateo 14 per, cent Or oVer; ele
II indicates; 99 to 74 per cent.; Lassaline, Armaxid-t-Engt comp.LI
zee, jndleateet 00 tte (tee per cent,; • Macdonald, Ewalt -Eng: I,I,
el indicates to`50,per exit. et,eoen. trig. 0, 001. tO, Lat,
Abell, Jame*---Engt comP. ,0, Eng. autle II, Lat. Mop, Jrt aittle II,
lit. 0. , Fr. comp. '' • °
Andersen; Alma --Mg. IL
MeNall„ Ohester-Eng, eemp.
Anderson, Varl-Alg, II, 'geom. XI, lit, ,
chem. IL • • • „ e, 'elutro, Mary -Mod. hist. III bet
„ , 0
•Wurtele and Airs. E. Evans. - ' ' 'AtOultho Bettye-ealgt 0, trig. III, I, zool, II; :Pr. Otitht 'p.
boroe. Mts. Albert Shore Was in atith. 0, 14t. ecielro '0, Pr.'••antio• 0, -.N1001, Thath—g4 ooniiv- lx 'Eng
The bridge committo was tont:Posed ,eliem. (3. 'At. ;Win I, Lat. comp. 111, Newcombe, Betty-Alg., I, - point I,
of Mts. A. A. Nicol, Airs. Neil McKay, 11r, autit. II, Fe. tomP.'0. ' 1, -et . trig.' II, .zool. C, Lat. 'mitt. II, Let.
looked efts the prepaelug of retreat- BaWden, ' SUSanne--U0d- Unit, I, Pfietamer, Grace -40d. 'hitt Of h0-
cltarge , et, "";9.0.!! Mrs. F. B. IllleY VA P>P1P. et-- '. ' • lit. IL ' • O* • _11
Mks. E. Dean and Mts. II. B. el.Tich— BarteeloOatherinetalEttg. lit. 111, Lat. comp, 11, Fr.tautle II, FL comp. IL
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-nienfatit:Mits:Ww-oaniikelrAia"mir Latratitivellt-Latevorapt-Oo-Frteatttle Cetteeoitelfeetet-tteett•.•-
J. ,Barton, conveners, were the *o.- I, Fr., comp. kt : t . 1 Rodger, Leslie -44g, lit. C. . •
' hostesses, assisted by, members: of the . Bisset, Itettod. hist. 0, alg. 0, . Boss, Donald -Eng. lit. 0, Fr. autIL
o n's, work committee geom.' 0,, Lat tatithe III; Pr. auth. 0, 0; ''' '• •• . * . r
1 ILI 1
•
. R. Phillips at the piano. A male
NY Ate, , ,
Dunlol), .ehairinan of the Fr. gong). O. :
Woments work committee, is grateful Blackstone , Relph-GeontetrY11,
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to those wit° helped make this affair Physics 21.
NiteCei$sl: and for the olendid ,ce-- 'BOurinau,, hist. II, alg.
operation received. The tt work- done II, geoei. bet. I, comp.Z.
Bradle josephine--E g comp.
up tableS was much appreei ted ng. •
,by the Boy Seents in assisting to p t n,
y -F! • Burns, WilIiam-Mod. ' Shearclown, •Donald -En. II, alg.
NOW IM&JOR D. R. NAIRN 11, geInn" I, bot. II, zool. II, phys4I, geom., 1, trig. I, chem. I, Lat. auth,
11,
Goderieh Mitarrir Man IReitelves SPeedY _Calder, Philip -Mod, Ce Lai, Stewart, Aleetta-Eng. eonap. I, Eng,
Salkeld, Eititett:Hirettttetititp.
alg; II, ge0m. II, teig. II, physics
chem. II, Lat. euth. Lat. mote
III, FL math. Pr. total). 0.
Scott, toe-Alg.:It geoint'L ttig;
;phys. -II, • °tem, I, „Lat. -With. Lat.,
comp III Pr auth II Pr. einnta IL
client. Litt, comp. I, Fr. mitt. 1, Fr. eomp.
Promotion in Elgin Regmeet
and well-deserved promotion
Jags come promptly to (laptatn, D. It.
Nairn, a the Eight ateeenent, C.A.S.P., comp. 0.
rank of major. Citizens of Goderleh .0, mod. hist. 0, alg. .geom.
Who has just been proinoted to the
will learn with' gratification, that the totes. II, chera, 0, FL autt. III,' Fr.
Farrant, Gladys --Fr. eaten. C.
FergusonioStewert--0,heen. /I..
Plenniket, Williamt-Alg. I, geom. /,`
erig. I, phys.,I, chem. I, Lat. authe I;
Lat. comp. II, FL a.uth. I, Fr.. comp. I.
et • • es
eGino phyllig-Eneesomp mod.
hiet. II, a1 11, II, 'geom. II, chete..-0,,,
Luait: lar comp c!. comp. I/, Fr. anth.
ituth. Lat: comp. C.
Cooper, Pegge-Eng. comp. C.
Craig, 11a -Eng. lit. III, mod. hist.
0, alg. Ce tont. p, Let. auth. III, Lat.
comp.' III, Fr. auth. 0, 'FL comp. C.
Durnin, Alan -Eng. comp, Eng.
ability of their • Towle Solicitor -on -
leave -of -absence .tas • been speedily
recognized.
, _Major Nairn joined the Huro*Regi-
iitent in 1023 "as signaller e He re-
ceived his commission as lieutenant
in 1027 and was prometed to captain'
In 1937: -Junk.-1-Sf last lieleined'
•Ithe Elgin Regiment, an active service
unit, as commander of "Ir Company.
On: September int he received iris ma-
jority. And now it is Major Douglas
R. Nairn. „ Omagratulations.
_
attan for !Lite Warren Pavitg iVeLLort-.
tractors. Already one .aatethe three
runways Ititi been eutlfadede awaiting
seaaing Coat, while 'gravelling has
been finished on two ofthe runway's.
' (letaber 70 is the offielal date, set for
eompletion: of this end of the work.
" Heade Congested
.
At ' the ' holiday' week -end', • wilkn
motor .trafAc was partieularly heavy
on the itive Water highway and 4th
coireeteient, eruckers -complaited- that
their operations were seriously ham-
pered by the 'steady' stream of sight-
• seers. tSrundaY-was a particularly, bad
diiy The trueltere issued a Warning
that senieone is going to be injured
or killed lf soli:letting is not done at
on9e to regulate traffic on' the 4tli.
------ez&cessionety tainting all but essential
Title , road. le_ partientaris
dusty; in, fact, the dust seldom gets
a chance. to settle and visibility is
• New Telephone Trunk Lines
A. One of the most important develop-
' meats of the pest week is the eoin-
mencemerit of work by the 33ell: Tele-
phone '00, of 'two ueve trunk' lines: frePt.
Coderielt to London, to handle' the,
extna, loeg.dietabect calls that,already
- 111fIT apParent and Wil1?. become much
more so. ,With 'the, comPletion 02 ete
an0rt Wt Pott •Albert and Sko Har -
The Bell Telephone CO. .also 18
..laying underground table line e to 'Sky
leiartier and all the way te Port,Albert.
. A ditching iniacbine 'ha e been. at +work
on the Blue Water highwayfor see&
ral days. The ,servite wires to port
_Albert evil be enfficient rte. theedie 309
telephones with a' Ontrale Siitrii01-
..boalrd and ,Operatore at the airport It
• 'self. The original proposal to 'use a
joint pole lane 'with. the Goderich TtUraI
' rTeleplione Co. has been abandoned,
Hydro Busy, Too
Title Ontatio ittairo Power Oen-
aleo liee bad Many ofileials' on
the pound, during the week and gauge
are already at work striughig heavy
voltage cable' to both airpette. These,
of eouree, Will he buried' hi the rteittle
thorhood of the flying fielde. A time-
' looter atation is being* ereeted not far
' tefrom OunloVS Tomb, These, two
•operatione alOne ate .giving employ-
ment 'Wen: great 'Iteny' mete " Poe in-
etanee, the Bell Telephone tate two
gange operating at. Goderich, one at
;Minton, two at Exeter! and *one at
Ducat stringing, the two new trent
telea front ttoderieli to London.
Operations at Sky Harbor
• Vapid rogress also has been Made
-011 beildin geolotruetion at Sky liar-
bor elemettary airport, Where oil
nine buildings lire 'in the mutt* of
eteetion , Itive02 these buildings lute/
tI
'toOokenteSintgletingetOeellgeteanneice
Despite -the coca,weather ethe 're-
freshment bototh operated by Elliott
Ilarteliffe, Clinton, and 4. J.
Atibiffn, was, eiceptionally. well patio-
' The setting for this picnic was ideal
on the Oth concession of East Wawa -
hash on the, .fiats of the: -Maitland.
River. t
C'EST 1.4 GUERRE
No '`fewer than three members of
The Signal -Star's mechanical staff are
away this, week on military duty. So
If readers should' notiee any errors or
,omissions in this or succeeding Lewes
.of the paper, they will have to charge
them to Hitler. •
MISS JEAN ' ROBERTSON RESIGNS
At the meetlxig of' the .Publie,Sehoel
-BoardeoneTuesdayeevetrirtge the -Joel
nation of Mies Jean \Robertson as
teacher at Central school was received
and accepted with tegret. The' r'es eine
. nation is to take effect on November
1tt.
have roofs 'dotting' the sky line acres
the Maitland Bier froni Glederich.
The foundationsof the, 'big hangar
have jest been completed, and with the
arrival' of more lumber and .other
balding material the Work. thee
taken on a. nett ,tempo.
Itere the Aatnasteeng "Cio- .l complete
lug its work. 'Semite on the twenty
„acres of bush removed at, the north
end of the ,fiela are now being bowled
over like ten -phis tape a pore -eau)
"bulitiozeet and drawn • away . by
caterpillars and dumped, in' a nearby
fifty foot, gutty.. A sawing outfit Is
euttine the mailer 'Wilbert -Into four-
, e
foot leogths, is being draWn
away', bot a eonaiderable, amount of
merchantable timber find Its way
to the , The drainage scheme
is stlU under way. illuth quiCktand
eneountered Old has eleWet1
doWn the work. The.* wire fencing
Job te.nettely tfirdsted, but the tett:n-
ate fate of LVIeneeetting Pack 'ig stiU
hanging in the balance. The 't eporter
vets told 'that negotiatioue for clear.-
•Onfe right' in this area are dead-
locked on „the question) of 'values. -
• , EverYttliere one goes be hears ex
preesions of gratification, that in Huron
eaunty today is to be found practieal.
evidence of .0anteltee '?iea.t effort, par-
tieulaely so le a biteneh 02 ithe serelee
that is now plaYing a vital Part in
the.e,truggle and play an. ewe'
more vitel, part in the future.
Impossible
An oetogena.rinti grandfather who re-
sides' with hie married.daughter aeross
the road erota the,. Port Albert air-
port wee taken ol a• tour the other
day. '
• "Collie 'along, Grandpa, and.111
allow you, a mettliiee that temples in
inebee "litf eed and automatica.11e loads
inte moving truck, a ton every
*testy eeeonds," ,eaid tseort.
• *1 ',do/A bellete it X wontt- go,
Grandpa, definitely.:
,, .._-.... . .
Wilson MeCreath, who semetime
ago made application to joie the
R.C.A.F. as an electrician, eported at
Toronto on Monday of week.'
' '-7—it r ' ' -
. Frank Warnock, a G oderich boy
.tes been ' Working at the Hollinger
Meet rginn,ninS/ has ,i,line4 the Royal
Canadian .Navy as a 'stoker. He was ,
home.at• the '.'•Week -end • .vlsittiat hie' ithildrea's t Aid ' Sotiette The ` two.
parents, leaving' for Ilallfax to join girls, Agnes ela,&ertlear, aged four -
his boat.. Frank sailed ,for years on •teen,' of Glasgow, Scotland, and Bar -
the Great t Lakes. •' hare •Lancaster, aged thirteen, .of
• --•..t. • Brighton, England, wereinemeditttely
.,, FOR THEMENOVERSEAS • ' located and ,_ m .. ,
ade conatortable in
tteGoderichtepeople -sail-tare eholdieg- te-geitee-e--eeteeeroot ate-. rM,"----1h,st-klit-Ax--
lit. I, mod. hist. I, al& I, geom. I, clime
I, Lat auth. Lat. comp. I, Fr. autia.
I, fr. comp, IL
Thorneloo, ,Mary -Eng. comp. 111,
Eng. lit. 0.
' Toll, Amy -Eng. lit 111, mod. hist.
,o, gig. II, geom. I, bot I, zool. I, Fr.
auth. III, Pr. Comp, .
Tyndall, Ruth ---Eng. lit. '0, mod.
:hist,. 0, Fr. auth. 0, Fr. comp. C.
Videttet • 11fildred--Eng. comP. II,
Eng. lit, °I. • ,
Vincent, Ray -Eng comp. C.
, Watsoe, Staart-Alg. C, geom. II,
trig. 11, phys.4J, Lat.auth C, Lat• .
ponant
Wightman, Elvin -Eng. comp.
Eng. lit. II.
• WAR wogilt .0.Ratry$
Two Girls foil Ohl COuntry..Reae- h
New Home at ‘saitford Heights
The first' children from Great Bri-
tain to arrive in Huron county poder
e evacuatiott plan reached
Goderich late .eaturday afternoon
under tfie•care _Mrs:- Mary Chaffee,
secial service W.Otkett Heron, County
their war -time home at Sanford
•
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TRANI:SOWING DAY
OCTOBER 14th
Monday, October 14th, has Wen
owed A* Z,luttiloigletegelltgee ena
annotintetatetIO from Ottalwa
BAND CONCERTO PROVED
Two Buono* Orptairatione ‘romi
•kitratterfl Visit Ctederieh
•The visit of tiot Stratford Boyar Band
)
to
Goilerielt oo Sunday was greatly
eltpreciated. by. the toivnapeople, large
number e of veliton tUrned out- to hear
the bays. • • •
The 'hand, Oeer tweeeore etrong, ine•
der the direction 'Banda:teeter II
M. Brett, geve, progeam at Harbor
Park the 'tiftetnoon amitanethet in
Court Hi:taw , Park in the peening.
Tatrietie and other' airs and t:sued
masic weie -Mingled in the programa
and were played with elm Preeltion
audetexpressionoteTbettiargetteudieneet
at the park in the evening gave par-
ticitlarly hearty applause- to. a eortet
.solo by Jack Davis and a baritone solo
Playee by jack Bellavel. Bandmaster
Brett .aiso was wareelY entail:tided
when, addressing the audience, be ex-
preesed appreelettoan,_.,of the reception,
given Ilia band arid biti hope that they
woad he able -to visit GoOerteli next
Year earlier In the season. • ,
•• Salvation Army Band
• Goderich `hada visit also froM the
'Stretford Salvation Army Band over
the week -end, This - 'excellent eitgani-
zatitm gave a program in the 'Square on
,Saturday night which was much en-
joyed. Tte presentation of a leather
billfold and. keyetise combine was made
to Bandmaster Vietor, Who is leaving to
go to Ititlgetoven, Bandsman Ted Coul-
ter taking, his place., The • band took
part in the regular Sunday morning
service at- the, citadel and spent the
afternoon at Benmiller .,and Anbfina.
After the evening service at the cita-
del. the band went to Werth :street
United church,;wliere their,. program
was heard by an appreciative audience.
• ENGAGEMENTS ANNOVNGED
Mr. ancletfrs.Arthur Berr of Blyth
amount* the engegement of their
daughter, Annie Sarah, to George
Kitchener Flunigan, 'son of , Mr. and
Mrs. Ittehard Finnigan of West Wee
wanoslat The marriage to take place
in September.
, •
- Mr: and Mrs. Will Crawford,' Port
--Alberet-announce•-the engageoaeut
their eoungest daughter, Margaret
• Grace, to Mr. Robert Oleo son of Mr.
and Mrs.. 'Richard -Oke of 'Godetict ;
the marriage to take .place the letter
part of September.
• Mk. and MrS,.-John Whitten, Eldon'
street, . wish to announce the 'engage-
einententetheir obteeteemreittereeE
beth, to -William Westbrook, thir4 son
eat Mr. and Mrs. Geotge.. Westbrook,
Trafalgar . street. The marriage, will
take place on Friday, ..September 20.
' The engagement is announced ' of
Jessie Elizabeth, eldest daughter. of
Mrs. II. E. Schaef and;the lete Dr. H.
E. Schaef,.4.ff London, to Lieut. Alfred
Buxton Sturdy, 'only son of' Mr. and
Mrs. H. 0. StUnly, of Goderich, the
wedding to take Place quietly. on
Saturday, September 7.
back on their . contributions , towards snail ehildren who are to be gneAs Of
parcelsas. of good thinhad gs tor the men
the Bisset brothers and their wlves
overseFew Items tieell re--
ceiVed at any of the stores which have
agreed tol accept them, Y to Wednes-'
day 'evening. One dohation of *5 in
cash was ' reported by Mrs. Walter
-Newcentbe, secretary of the overseat
parcels eoramittee, but more than that
will be,required to pay the postage
alone, if people are as generoug at is
hoped andsupply enough of such art
tides as laalf-pound 'fruit bakes, fruit
juice in ,cans, Coffee, chocolate-, bars
and the ether little luxerieg which
are lieted in all shops in town. , -
The next" shipment iS planned. for
Monday, September lath, if possible.
eitikens are •urged' to remember the
boys when doing their Othopping. As
small an outlay as fifteen cents
made by -each houkvvife during 'her
egular-shOpping would More than fill
all of the eleven paicela' wtich the
committee Wishes tot send this month:
Schaefer% • MadViear's, Dunlop's and
Herb Sine's placei of business are
willing to look after the purchases ,if
they -are left or sent there.
and Mr. and' Mrs. P. Walter.
Agnes and Barbara, ,after their long
ocean, rail and motor trips froaaa Great
Britain' to Goderick were tired. Shy,
a tittle bit ,..frightened -and hungry-
. r
when they reaelted here, ihey man-
aged a wan smile and seemed greatly
pleased that they were at the end of
their journey. . No, they didn't see or
hear of any submarines. But • they
had seen many thousands of strange
'faces. and mewl new scenery in o etew.
World. . • . • , •
"They are just real nice girls," was
the continent oe Mrs. Chaffee, after the
motor trip from Toronto. Other chile
dreerwere 'to Come, but were una tale
:tcp dd so • because eufficient, time had
not -expired after typhoid inoculation.
H. T. Edwdeds, • Children's Aid In,
Spector, said one hundred Liuron.
tounty tomes ° tad so far been
approved for ' evacuee chiblren. Fifty
more homes were aWaling inspection.
Mr. Edwards said Went) tdeeotheie
More ehildren Weald-arrlre..-
"ELE0111tICi" .WIN 1? -9
Luchnoviball Team _Defeated in
• . Return Game on Labor Day
Skipper MateDonaId's "Illlectrics"•
maee" it two etralght victories atter
Lueknow softballers when they . de
-
fettled the Scotsmen by a 13(-0 scoreut
Victoria Park on Labor. Lett?' morning
in' 'a Wile -tailings, contest before a
goodly crowd ',of spectators. Lacknow
were without a pitcher when time for
the game arrived, but they were al-.
hawed le use hie Al. Pieter, the Salte
ford tpeedballer,, and later. _Newt
Mack, n Goderich bey. The visitors
took a tve.o-run lead in the first in-
nings, but the Eleetrics soon wiped It
out with five .riiret, of their own ane
were 'never 'headedi, from then to the
end of the game. t •
The batteries. wertit: .,Eleetriese-: W.
MacDonald, A, .Doak, W. Westbrook
and W. Webb; Lue ' vv -A. Fisher,
N. Black and rinlayso
'WAR GVEST FOR G
ON TORPEDO • ,yEsszt,
A war palest -a boy from Greenock,
Scotland -who was eeming to the tome
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Smith of town
was on the ship that was torpedoed by
Germttiestibmarine last Friday might
etible.was reeeived from the fetter
yesterday that the boy had beet taken
back safely to his home at Greenock;
Mr. and Mrs. Smith do not know(
whether another attempt will be made
to eend him to Canada or not.
PATRIOTIC RALLY AT SIDAFORTII
The Canadian, Legion and the, Iltiron
()minty Connell are co-operating in a
drumhead eerviee and patriotic, rally
to be held Seaforth on Sunday aft
ternoon next.„ Major the Itev. N,orman
Rawsela Ilatellton will he one of the
epeakers. Arrangemente tine beeti
made for the beldieg of the Pete -lee in.
doore case Of ram.
01.4001WIFIELD-L41ORRISON
A quiet' wedding was selenanized , on
Saturday, 1August 81st, at ftbStawa,
Ont., when Doreen Elaine tforrison,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. C.
Morrison, became the bride of Russell
xittlerick 'Bloomfield son of Mr land
. •
Mrs.' Wm, Bloomfield, of Goderich.
,The oftiotatine. minis,ter was Rev.
George Telford', of $t Andrew's Mafia-
ehurch. The bride woreea grey tail-
ored suit with navy blue and vtbite
caecesserks," and corsage of Talisman.
roses. •• The atteudantg were Mr. and
*Mrs. °C. W. Morrison, uncle o.hd aunt
a the bride. Mrs. tforrisen was
gowned In heaven htue crepe, with
matching, accessories, and corsage of
.Atnerican Beauty roses. Guests at
the wedding included Mrs. Je A. Mine
risme mad Mr. G, E. Morrison_ tik
Oshawa, and Miss' Olive V. Morrisen,
ot Midland. After a short motor telp,,
,Mr. and Mrs. Atom -Afield will reside
. apartment 4, 33Y2 -Simcoe, $t. N.,
,Osittwa.
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GODERICH BABY FIRST .
At the mammoth baby show held at
Queen's -Park; London, oa Labor Day,
Jerry Wayne Anderson, eon,,of MX,
and Mrs. °Norval Anderson,. iceay
street, Goderich, was the Winner of
first prize in the,boys'elass, three to
tvvelve months, and was awarded the
silver cup trophy donated by Notional
Cab of London.
IVIANY SHOWERS
Several Gatherings in Honor of Miss
Josephine Bradley' •
Miss Josephine. Bradley, daughter.
of Mr. and. Mrs.. Ed. Brad/ey, left on
Monday to enter theeStrattore Gen,eral
Hospital *hi'a1 nurseein training. Be-
fore her departure she was the guest.
of honor at several gatherings. .
On Wednesday of last .week abmit
twenty friends ,were ptetentt at the
japer of' Mit. T. D.tLiscumb for a sur-
priseabirthday party in tenor of Miss
Itrzfae. Many- useful and beautiful
gifts were cerrted in a gaily -dressed
basket deeerated with a miniature Red
,creset nurse. Mies liredlev thanked
her friends for their surprise and gifts.
Games lied contests were' enjoyed and'
a delightful lunch Was served by the
hostess, assisted by Mr. Ilotve, the
table being centred, 'with a White birth
..4-* mice with Phak eandles. The re-
meindereoftehe .evening Was speot in
old-fastioted -Square :dancing, after
which the gathering was bought to a
close 'with the singing of the National
0
. CRASH AT SAY.FIE0
ligured Michigan, People Brought
• " Alexandra" Hospital •
A' 4e -degree' turn at the southerly
entrance -to Barfield, on the Blue
Water 'highway, wit- the scene of a
serious motor accident about 2 o'clock:
Sunday meriting Whet a car, driven
'by Weeded 1U1e, 910 Southampton
street, Panto afich„ missed the tura
and plowed -into a big maple tree in
, ,
Clan Grtp Square, t wtth serious
consequen
Dtinean nald, »er0it street,
'Flint, •' a passenger in the front seat,
sustained a badly -eruShed cliest a.nd
fractured skull Ile waS reported
In a critical condition in lAlexandra
Hospital. Mrs. Sale; wife of the
driver, sustained a fractured femur
and head injuriesShe, too, is a
patteritt4t
daughter, Mary (Ellen, aged teverve, in
the rear seat with her -mother, was un-
injured. •-• She was cared for by 4.
Baytleld -.citizen,' awakened by the
crash.
A. charge of tlangerous driving was
lalde by Traffic Officer James Culp
against Kille, the driver; who was ad-
mitted to bail on Sunday afternoen.
The party were on their way to Owen.
_
Sound: •• -
Traffic 'Officer Culp told Tee Signal -
Star. that; apparently travelling,
.at a high speed, saw the turn too
late. A large checkerboard sign,
•after much clamoring, was placed at
the turn by the Department of, lligh-
sWaysonly two weeks- ago. Strangely,
elere had been other aceidento at this
turn before this' sign was placed there,
but none as serious as this. . ,
Latest report from the bospital is
thet McDonald is improving.
to
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Thium
WO -two Met !ma Gedimielk
wed Clinton UM" far
-....0,-04.0*Imp ?molar
Niaety.two 2i1e411 lucludiut
gde up the unit 02 -on *
Middlesex-III/rust Iteglinent,
totblehe eatrttioed, for London *WV
Tueiiidity morning and is Dow mkt
eauvati at Thomee Valley 0***Ite
Eighty per tent. of the isett are bona
Moderic1i and diStriet and an -
palmier from Clinton ' and digtrlet.
The rank* InelUtte Mete from sill walks, '
of life, mercltuts, bankers, carpeatoVer
oface workers, clerks, tali -drivers, ffw
ton' entPleYees., printers and gauge
atteuelauts. All in all there As de-
linite deplettoa, in the untieber Of YOU**
4111011 to bo soon about the •Nuare md
AV dance Ixellteat night.
The personnel •of the •unit now at
,Tliumet; Valley Carat) to as folloiegt
*Lreiffeittitett-St- rretteettrateyet •CirritPsott rtt
Sergeant-Major da. J. Alexi;
St Shawl; Sergeant O. E. $ateh;
Lance -Sergeant A. V. Bo'vvn,; Cor-
porals ttf. Giblean$, J. II. 'Murphy.;
Lance-CorPoral W. W. Retie Itelvates
X. W. Edwards, J. J. Jerre', tik-'1ftet
Ponnell, W. it. Bell, IX J. Blatt, M.
teJJridle,, C.. D. Itoltinsan,
1.100Per, W. It Paperntelo.
N, Itaeehler, J. E. Neftel,
Lawson, G. A. Walker, U. E. flivka
J. N. maintlou., A. X. Weisser. (4, U.
XOY*, Steett•D; B. Kennedy,
Iloyt G. T. Lawrence, W. N. Aosta Wet
Initley, IV, 1). Lyman,' U. D. Par-
tratt, IL J. Webster, W. It. Legg,A J.
Grist, D. W. Oatmick, T. W. OttaPmane
11. W. Itarneet° -IC. O. Elliott,
Adams,K. O.' Cutts C. „S. Carter, K.
Cutt, W...4. 'Plante, W. Vt. Riley,
G. E. Lodge, W. U. MacKay, J.
Shore, 0:.11. Gardner, A. II. Purdy,
W. E. Westbrook, D. A. Deek, W. 0.«
Needham, C. H. JEdward, 11. W. Pole
tock,. W. J. Westbrook,, L. E.
X.. 0; MacPbee, W. W. Boas;
Graham, R. T. Ilenry, W. Green, •It;
C. 11. ,.0smond,' 0, F. Durgte
J. 11.-Titylor, B. Boyesie J. Meaty -
Manus, M. E. Bloomfield, D. R. Bittiet0
•W. A. Moneings, E. 0. Anstay, W. G.•
Doak, IL A. Robb. R. It. G, "Truss; XL R.
Wieland, C. T. Sheardtriftt *11-13- •VIV•41rt •
eell,'"0. A. Bezel, Aiken; A.
Anthem.
Abouttliiiy friends gathered at the
home, ef Mrs, B. Munday on Friday
evening for a ehower in honor of Miss
Ilradley. The nutty lovely gifts were
arrangeda.
on a white' satin umbrella
-decorated in blue and white and' pre-.
eented the guest of honor, Who.ilt-
,tingly expressed her appreelatiou.
Games and dancing were enjoyed Or-
ing the evening and refreslinaente ,were
served by the tostess, assisted by Mrs.
'Brownlee and Miss Evelyn tftiiittay,
Another delightful shower wee given
at the home of Mrs. -James Johnston,
Etsex street,. where some fifteen girl
friends were present to enjoy ,an even -
lug 02gamee and dancing. Many
susefid gifts, Were presented and Miss
.Bradley eePressed appreciation of the
thonghtfuhlegs„ shoWn by her friends.
'Refreelmaente were served by Mrs.
johnstonle•tiesisted •by- Margery and
'Glenna.
gellio virZtinunt, .
The temperatures for tile past week
and for the eorresponding week lett
year, p,i offieially -recorded, were as
follewe ;
1910 19*
Max. Mixt. Max. Min.
Thurs., Aug. 2•9471; 62 70 62
Fele Aug. 30(.79 67 ' 62
Sat., Aug, . . ... ..78 90 73 40
Stitli, Sept. 1 110 50 82 58
Moil., 4ept."2 .. , .. .100 att 8i ae
Tues., Sept. 3 '73 . 81)i- 69
Weil., Sept. 4 73 tit; 70 65
PUBLIC MEETING
It. 'C. Hays, ,X;(1., president of the
Otoderich linnet of the Red Cross,
Society, mementos a public meeting to
be held. in MaeKay Iran on Thuettlay
evening next, September it2th, tetitear
reports of the past Oeatte week and to
discuss plena for the -coming year.
Beelike the eltizentoof Goderle4 resit
dents, of 'Colborne find etodetieli town
ships and of other communities"of the
distrtet are urgently invited to, Attend
this Meeting,
, FIRST MEETING OF SEASON
' A meeting 'of the Gederich Board of
Trade will be held in the TOW13, 1001121t
eil Chamber at 8 o'cloek (ni Monday
evening 'text, Septeinber -tith, when
kveral matters of special interest to
the town- and dietrlet will be -discussed.,
It Is hoped every membeit will make
a point of' being en hand.
LOOK FOR A SHOWER OF
LEAFLETS
In eonnection with the Dominien War
Loan campaign, it is planned to drop
leaflets from airplante flying over the
Province on •Monday next. It will be
peeeeful bombardment, not Ilitler's
Inklete• N. 'Perdue, A. A. Wbeeleet*
Bartltft, Murcia R., N.
Weston, *T. u; dY,
E. Doak, N. ,
" •The Goderieb contingentreeetveds.
kfiendid, send -oft ,O the, station.ttn Tuesday . morning. Over sixty '
,reladVes- and .friends arose eatiot Ole
see them off and short addresses were
delivered :-from theepintfeenoilkY L,.
Cardiff, M.P., 'Warden George negate,
Mr. J. D., Thonotst! President of the ••
0itizenst° War -time Committee, and
Me. G. W. Schaefer. president of Nag
109, Canadian. Leatton.
, The •Meralters of "C" CempanY whop
hive either u.ttlergone. their tWO
NeekeY-14:--taMk-tra*hm`otettereenttet.
able to leave their worlato attenti thits"
camp, timbering iteet Gode-
rich and over twenty in Clinton, .are
receiving their tegula.r two -nights -a --
week training at thele • respective
centres, The 'etodetich men are
bag their in Court House Park; ,
as the arinories are closed present.
Lieut. J. Salkeld geld SergeantsA.
KirkeY and fit. L. ticEitnon are titet
strueting the men. '
BEexISTERING "IRONS" '
Authorities made a Poor -guess when
they sent to 1Goderich only fifty form*
fert-othe -registrationeof firearm's by
Chief PostelethWatte. These were°
used up in a few days and 1,50 more
have been sent for Some 'Of our ar-
dent ninirode had six` guns to Vegletert
provincial Constable Oldfield state*
thatelt is now coinentleory, to secure
permit to purchase -or transfer .04 -
guns or riftee. The Permits may be
secured from him. '
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THE FLAG FLIES :AGAIN '
The County ..flagpole`in Court House
Square, which met disaster in the
windstorm of Apkil 3rd, is again in use
with a new 39-2t. cedar fop,making
a total height of abont '19 feet ' Cottiltit
Officer George_ James flew the, Hew
again 031 'September 3rd, just 'five
months after the pole was put Out Or
eontmission.
The Saults Coal Co. wish to .1*-
nounee -that during the absence or
Mr. 'A, P. Sturdy the business will bo
'carried on as Usual. 'Jr. John .
Platt, who is an experienced teat iniavi,
will be pleased' to look after the"Waattl
of the customers.
Incidents of• the Week -end ass
Work at the Airports Progresses
Last Felafte, s morning was the
second half-day lost on aecount •-of
Weather, at both Sky Harbor and Port
Albert airports, which is considered a
remarkablytgeod ie. cord in view of the
fact that in, eounties to the peat it
rained every day last week. There
was a downpour all Thursday night
antl part of Friday. meeting, Gravel
trucks continued veark etall they be-
came Mired on the soft spots ofi, the
airport 'field and had to be hailed out
by trettors. Wokk on the tunwaye
was tailed oft all day Priday, but at
noon ..carpentere . and ground workers
resumed operations.
On Saturday it bright pew 1,2x10 -
foot sign, tetanal to 'that at Sky Har-
bor, was erected at Port Albert by the
11 0.A.P. It Is lorated.iiiiciWati in the
balding area fiteinit West and markt
what will bellietnialli
Trucks Wrecked
Oii Tbeitttley night or early on Fri-
day, Morning' a '1014.led grog truck,
atteMpting to olakeetlte V4tirtt from
the 4th eoneeseiou on tos the .-Ithitt
Water biglivtiiy, took' t� the tenth end
ploWedi Into the fenee. The lett
„, •
both lind wheels, its. box 'made loatt
What is , reported to have 'hem *4
head-on crash oectirred on the, Dine-
ganzion-Nile road _in the rain tittle' tee
Friday morning. 'A gravel trot*
driven ,by 'Wesley Brewer Was dam-
aged gad towed to a garage for ree
pairs, t•A. late model passenger car
which tad just been pureliased the
day before by Len Caldwell of Lon-.
desboro was deitiolishett and sold tO,
tlie wrecker. Brewer escaped too.
injured, 'Caldwell vvith. a bruleed ant
tut face. Roth atten are truek-iirivent
at tlae Port Albert' airport,
Sight-seeing Spectators.
On Sunday a Steady' tereant of eat* •
plied tip atd down the Blue Water
highway, their 'occtipants bent on Pee-
ing the airport tinder tonstructiOn sot
Port Albert „ There were
tlaeusantle or TiOltors ,trom all over
Xuron eeinity and beyond, and water
expressione of eurprise at the mew-
aaltiade of the undertaking were heard,
They saw six s1e3fing barreeketeriebag
as if by Magic., Ilnildingtt whieh twit
only foundations and floors laid oat
Sattiolay Were nearly Teed,' for thit
roofs by tlantlfir
eet