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NINETVSF,CONID =Alt. NO. 38
qoDkigcki, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SkIPTEIVIDER 19th, 1940
.PEOPLE ASKED TO SUPPLY
CAPITAL FOR THEIR OWN AIRPORT
Huron, County lolling Training
School, Limited, Amnounces
Financial Plan
Tie appointment of Jolin Douala,
Of itehener, .to the position- of firing
training manager a the elementary"
air school at Sky !Harbor WaS an-
nounced :yesteiday by O.: .Parsons,
tret1Preitlan of the Previtit
.••dlreetort; of HifrOn. County Flying
° Training School, 'Limited, whichrietatet
operete the air)port.
Oftleer Itobe, ran R.O.A.F.,
• Was•tlanted to-theetewlyereated.,pesteor
•fteld isecretary-treasitrer." Thle -eptt
peintment, however, is Provisional upon
Mr. Inobert,e' aan
ceepting the positien d.
also upon the coMpany'e Secaring for
liini lerive tot absence from the 0,0..A.P.
totkappointees are natiVe$ Of Huron
county _Mr t Pauglas was born in bcald.s• • but we realize now what we -are up
Brussels and is at presentvicePresident, egainste-a-ruthless feet -determined atid
of the XitchenereWaterloo Flying Club. .11A,VE BEEN WORSE ,aggressive The British people are
avioter himself, lie hare bad attach' ' fignting a great bettle, but if they
experience' ln, directing . the trainbag ot Two ItiliseEseaPe-With Their is go down, we in Canada will certainly
pilots; Be 'will etaine the flying jr- . Bits Automobile be in a precarious position. _ It, be-
sonnel-some •fifty-seten nettabete MeOlureeof Duagannon, and. licertes us 11 to; do our, very atmoet.in
including -thirteen. instructors-attaky ' 'William Watson, of near Carlowhada the War effort", It; Heys declared.
Harbor. • .• • „narrow escape frora. death or serious. • Mr. Hays warmly praised the ladies
.As is generally known, tir„, Itoberts injury last Fridity What an eastbound of tbe local. branch, both in town and.,
is recognized a's the originator of the Qt-P..,B,..frel-glit train strutek truer -in -hoxh---dt,voted-tr--ntneh,
idea, of a HoroneCounty.aleport. -Long :which -they Were riding, MeQlure driv; effort to the work of the Bed Crosst
.before he war the talked airptirt to the hag, at O. level crossing close to MeGew tie pointh,thth
d Out at e territory to be
Chanty 'Colleen, in, eetteon. and. out, :station. As it Was both. mentiwere .covered by the loeal 'trench is more
s
reiterating time and again that the brought to Alexandra Hospital with, clearly deelned .than it was last year
neit war would be fought izt the air numerous lacerations -and bruises, Wet- , so that in tbis' canvass there wilit)not
and tha,t 'Huron County leouldtmake no 'km With a severe forehead cut, • re- be the overlapping of districts widen
better eontribution to Emedre -defence ceived when his head went ;through the prevailed. a year age, Mr: Haya ex.
.thatt he' providing faellities for the windshield., The accident occurred at pressed •confidente iri the efforts which.
training of:pilots. Sky Herber, was his 4.45 p.m. ateClure was discharged from the lathes of the Society will make in
"baby." Skeptiet tallectlt a, dream.„If hospitalethe same eveniag, Watson'. on keeping up their splendid work of the
it was, it is now on'the eve of coming -Sunday. , past year, but -had some fear that the
true, . e • ' • e' Ati eye -witness• -op the aceident told people 'Of the town might fall down
The directors of the -operating. coin- The Signal Star that the train, travel- in their contributions toward the cana
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caner are pursuing- a policy of main- ling at 0.kt-fifteen miles an hour, was
taining cloeeldentity with 'the, project appeoaching the station for a stop. 'Phe
for aufon County, the Couneil Which lever crossing a -out; ' said-the-
hae. alreadY expended inach.naoneY and truck• approached- the crossing. down
effort over a peried at year&" The ap- grade and *neared :to stall on. the•
Peintmentae,,,,efeateegese Douglas ,ene. .traelts, as though -the- drive, sOught to
▪ ; Roberts are in keeping•vvith this poliey, ehange gears. eTie eogine appeared to
So' fax As is practieable it is going to strike' the cat of the teuele °in which
be Huron Comity's 4`show" - the men were seatea, .sWinging. it
OPPoktimity for 'mestere around, and throwing. the men out. The
, . At 4 Meeting of the 'provisional truck was loaded' witlesix tons of cone,
directore 'of tile operating company on macial fertilizer loaded at 'Clinton for.
• Tuesday -evening a .drive was lauached delivery', at Dungannon. The eye -wit to seU 3,500 prefeered ellaree'ef Huron ness said that a . cloud 'of dust Tose'
County 'Flying • Teaining •School, Ltd..' forty or fifty feet in the air as the load
stock at ten dollen share, to provide of fertilizer was jolted and sPilled all
the .prescructed, 05,043o -working capital over the road. The train t arried the
•-foi• the Company: I Thoma 'IS thick. ' only - about e thirty feet ..andr
, campaign. chairman and -other,. can- dumped it over, an embankment, brit
mittee members are tlt C.' Shearerelin- tte oc,cupants heel beealhrlown to. the
ton; TECMILIS 'Exeta; W. L ground by this time.P'eople ,the
Whyte;tSeaforth ; Hugh, Hill, Colborne' station- ran' to tier ,The tinelt
toemehip. • Was badly damaged. tiost of the ferti-
At a eonfereete yesterday • Mr. lizer Ayes later salvaged, :
Tlionnti said the - people- of -Huron Some years ago Mi Watson suffered- County 'were being asked to eabseribe ,the -less of te hand 'in a eutting-box
eeti-t-theestite-enatt Ittratritkie-eaccident, thatethee'fierne. but it did not
gesture, but also on the gtoned that happen on -Friday, the igit'tits'ilidt-ta
'it was a sound Imisiness investment.
Furthetinore, 'he said the eorapanY
Would expend aboat $22,000 a month in
▪ the eeenty, irrespective of the monthly
• Pay of fotty-eight students. ite
revenue would come from the Doniint
Ion Government.
Mr. Parsons, reading from the
charter and the prospectus 'of the eon?.
pany, ...explained the set-up Mid the
contraet Whieh had ..been signed with
• the DepartMent of Defence for the con -
duet and operation of • the school for
instruction and training in 'flying In
conjunetion with the Bei•tish Common-
wealth Ali Training Plan. In the con-
tract, forwarded to Ottawa yesterday,
dulyesigneci, the openipg of the School
is set for October 14th..,
• No Coniwis' sions-te' Be Paid
Both Mr. Thome and .Me. Parsons
emphasized that in theettale of stock
no conunisslon is to be paid; nor are
salaries to be paid la the organization
Mthe eompany. • '
• Meanwhile , construction of some
el '
hutllngseat 'Skyt. Harbor has reached
the stage wnere plumbers, electricians
.and painters are playing a big part, al-
theugla much carpentry Work has yet
to be done and the hangars essembed
and raised into positioe.. ' •
- Af' ter a: visit of Governmeet land'
agents here last week it was reported
that clearanee rights had b.een pure
cherted on twenty live additional acres
,
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., A .ravir MORE MILLIONS '
!
NEEDED FOR WAR LOAN
, At a publienteeting In Meciray Hall
OTTAWA, -Set. 18,-Caele sub- on TharsdaY evening last, plane were
-sceiptionm
e to the eeconet war loan '
' to -night totaled $283;'040,000, lees- ad° f°r i!le''.eallvassijag. *• e C4QUer°
i
lug 4116,060,000 te be eubSeribed 111(1 the deeteict in the f• orthcoming
' before the total ot money needed, national Rea .4F.ps, , !eaxitriopi, .wb,i.eb
for war .PexPOses is reached. Re- be,gins on Monday, Septenitle.g.,Z3v4 -
\-, —,e.---. - - ••"-r=
ports inaiaate a gtahlereaPetitee fronee e-etteteeeleayst peestaetetreereeneteleaeelen
' "eoast to coast on the part of peivate branch of the Red 'Cross ;Society; opened
Canadian intestors, but Many more, .
„ stiseripo(ma are ueeoed. w the meeting witb a cempreliensive re-
flaiivieof the work being doee by the local
,•_, *auk Prleate arid' corperation eubt. .hreench as well as by, the parent Society,
-ticribeit, halite - , litere-etsed:'-tbor • - a gave eitiesient into Whet iittY be
earlier eu ecriptionse an s ave expected of the Canadian -People
indieated mthrough ore people are : e
reugh the Red. 'Cross 'Within the next
• tailing advantage of tae special . 3,tat. , t
.. berxoteirig facilities available for . ".W.nen we aganized last year we
, pexchasers . Of second war loan liardlY lefew what to expect in this war,
Preparations for IN ACTIVE SERVICE
Red, Cross Canvass
Statements Given to Public
Meeting of WhatWas Done
in. the Past Year "
tar
11DOINGS ON SUM IN
Presentation of
Swimming Awards 0100.01I0ONER DAYS
Members of Last Yea's Class
Receive Medals and
Gertificateg
,
'Presef'etation d Royal. Life Setting
Soeiety ortifieatee and medallions to
eight Goderiett events' people, was made
at the meeting a the Itionte Club at
the Bedford Hotel on Ftiday evening.
The coveted awards were Wen bY tttaing
one. ••• „
e
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TEMPERANCE FEDERATION TO
• MEET •
The annual meeting of the Huron
County Temperance Federation will be
hela on Tuesday; Octdber lst, in the
United ehurcb, Blytli. The principal
speaker will be Dr, George A. Little of
Tortnito. W. G.' Medd of Exeter . is
president of the Federation and Rev.
'W. A. Breninertof Seafotth is secretary: don-. to the conveners and their assist-
ants in the different departments .of the
Red . Cross work, the township units,
business. girls' branch, Junior Red
°roes; and individual members for their
ekcellent work „and their loyal support
throughorit the year.:, •
"We have labored together faithfully
and harinonioesly in a united effort to
give comfort to the suffering and help in
a 'small -Wet to win the war," eMre.
Dunlop said in her statement. "Whether
the task presented was doctoring the
toes of socks,pr laundering' sheets and
pillowcases before phipping, each one
was willing to do her part",
Since the opening of the work roonie
the comtnitteeehas purchased 2008 lb.,
ri5 oz. -of wool, at a cost of approximate-
ly, $2;500,' mid has shipped 3,406 pairs
of sticks and sweaters, and other
woollen items numbering K2, a. betel
of 4;218 knitted "articles, and 12,6833/4
yds, of inaterial :have been. perchased
for the making of hospital supplies;
numbering 17,695 articles.. When thee
eniergeney eame for' blankets, the
response was most gratifying, 122 being
,forwarded. .
•
• Workers „
For refugee elaldren 521. articles of
clothing ,and 44 'quilts have been for
warded and Mrs. Dunlop exprested her
comniittee's gratitude to the laCeb who
have vndertaken this work. The com-
mittee hes on hand4I0 to purchaee
Material. for warm dresses and reoats
for older boys and giriS in Thigland, an
urgent need. ,tit the present tithe, and
the. ehairman oftended a welebme to
:experleaced workers. to assist tbeedom-
mittee in supplying this need, e
Weekly bridge and "300" partiee were
held in the work rooms last whiter, and
.during Jtily• and August ladies held
Private parties in their homes': A eery
.successful Party was held in the parish
hall of 1St. ,George's el:Larch. -From'
these aetivities and raffles of doilated
articles' the Work eommittee was ,able
to handin $463.17 to the local treasurer
-PTL HERMAN 'Cliett,
son, of Mr. and Iles. Robert haninei,
lt,R. • 2, Auburn (West Wavtanosh).
Pte, Cleamney joined the.Essex'Scottish
-Regintent ie Februarriaet-andelsenow-
le Exiglaed. •
• IN THE CANADIAN NAVY
In a recent letter to ale father, Mr. -
Herbert iGreerretood,-B'ailleld road, Wil-
fred Greenwood, whoisistationed in the.
Royal. Canadian "Navy barracks at an
Eastern Canadien .port, reveals that
he is at present, faking a course in
anti-aircraft gunnery. • Wilfred was
among . a groupe who volunteered for
this duty recently. 'Ile :realizes that
this branch of navy work danger-%
Tbe air, around the new flagpole.
Court liouee Part: was filled with the
language of scitooner daye on. Menday
afternoon as tile edd 'firm of **Ited"
tieltozeild and ""Zeftellie" Meteor' got
together •on. a job fora vouple ef imare
e -the first tim,e innfty yeare according
to **Beachie:' 'Red" was aloft paint-
ing the' flagpole ana "Iteacide wee
handling, the halyard, raisieg and
lowering the painter Iri his' swing seat.
•
swimmers a year ago lat tette eeneacted tt"ited" Was telling "Beaco
thbtoe:ateersi otifiattit:
at Londou, following .instruetionStits
i'164•4607,-,Awkoloy
life-saving given by, Claude Warner: ,yesteryear, namine, theni' off .Z3 Mitt
GaodericLions athletic director•in-1039, istomweaspeoritluyaliYieostte, rodtayp. aitutritgoldL,ibewrittylt,
Owing to the feet that they are „ an
_Old,'Country award and. are net among. _Palein litiffelo and Masonie TemPle
•the thiete,s most vital to the war effort .-dolinveithinatthilitetaxgolnwoliirelepeer%i usahtiotioeulegarovw.e.:
teey were late in arrivingle That theY
did arrive' le, this country at all was, ''Iteachle," MS Pal eef schooner days
grant° told of leading a TobetMory „bear (lOwn
as stated. by President Harvey
ilitst another inStanee Peove the; the mate street of Milwaukee, wItit
Britain carries, Ore" lloPtieclier,inticolnusHeg
d.14g police, asfescattering back
uttebt'aing oin
Lion Bev, A J. Late reviewed the a
hSlosetitrt; sQlittce %,hteS in -1r 0Yreler Lite
arI8inOt. • rtliePeeist(tr"raPPevredwietnbeaeliti'sbuP:talthljeda'r'. eaTlieltd•
Thete.hief patron of the Society es gia iihtu sibaaidek iiethl(filortyhevtabsena'rt
Majesty King George V.I. Several
Tobermory. arta turned himloose. Three
smaller life saving societies oPerged
snetaaa ateene time, but in leee Years later he met up. with,' Mr: 13ruhe
me the Bruce Peninsula. The bear eV -
they were all, inc orated the °tie
society, tailed 'the 'Swimmers' Life Sate membered "Red" and gave hitti a great
„navaieg attnootweshort tibira0,4% i ter- ite Inweal• neyomteim. Z,Aeoiasat vibe, edarmyauti,lesaaicigotoh:
1Saving Society. The- Society has ere eran Oft-sehooneWedays-andet-Thenr
couraged the forrasetirie of elassee all
over the 'Empire, and an•Ontario branch
was formed in. 1908 and for the first
time a. class was farmed in Goderich
in 1939. Mr Lane praised the instruct-
1ne efforts 'of Mr. Turner and advocated
the continueoce ot life-saving classes
iii4oderich.
Lion W. J. Baker4 ehairMan of the
„boys' and girls' committee of the•Lioes
Club; presented the certificates and
medallions Intermediate eatificates
Osborne Crawford, son. of Mr. at S.
ve
were the days," put in "Beach.le." basltetS ef beautiful peaehes, the done-
, . tion ar Stratford. frait - merchant.
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED Most of the boys got their ehare of the.
• ,
„lir. and Mre. Robert E. Turner, Elgin fruit, but some .ettal that -14Y the. time
ave, anneunce the engagement .of their the baskets got to the'm ail that ,veaa
daughter, .I'Vladge Gertrude, td John W.' left -Wes
Eldereson of Mr. and 'Mrs. James Elder Several members of "0" 00-raparfY
of 'Stratford. The marriage to take were dieappointed. when it was PI-
P)* thee, latter part of SePtem.ber. flounced that, 'becaese •of the carte:A-
-Air. and Mrs. J. It. Robertson, Gode- ment of the. training period by two
aemonuce the engagement a their -days, there would be no, field day -
daughter, Hazer Irene, to Mr, Clarence Walter Westhrook and. .1.1ra Garriek,
both faxner Collegiate track aerd field
.champiene, were among thesetettio. had,
"eounted on doing something in' the ,
eiurloite events. - eWalt's speeialty Is the
jumps, and is the sprints,
The ":“C" Compaq staff b..as epee
more s'ettled down . to normal routine,
nut with, the advent of cooler days, ha.Ve
changed theie tottices the open
downstairs floor to the More elielterad
upstairs roonis at the armeries• .
Rifle Shooting Pratte
"0" (Oompa,ny was given -plenty of
rifle shooting practice while la tamp,
first with the .22. rifle 'and. later with,
the heavier ,t303 rifle. Among 'those
who registered high ayerages In both
shoots were Lt 01 C. Dunlop, c.o. -
Sgt •11. A. 'Gibbons, "C.S.M: jeAllent-
Lance-Sergeant A, -F. Down, Corporal
J. IL MurPhY -and -Pte. A J. RIela.
1The .en „leadine marksmen with the -
1 .
•.22 rifle were :
*. A, Aiken 18;18 20 17 18-111
2 1 20 20, 18 14-110
01114121-AllON 0,12,
'Welcomed Home
from Militia Cartkp
.000.0000,00010
°Wee& 144n in Vine Oonditiolt
after Twelve Days
oi'
f ,Tairdb32
OV er three hundred t wuepeople
leaned out at tne kaitaak
lt. *dation o
Sunday afteramee to welcome bon* thet
Goderielemembers of "0" 44 y,
seXsHuron 'Regiment after their twelve
days' etay at Tliainee ValI4y cantle peer
Leaden. The compauy rained =aft
o e station Platform and eaerebed,
"IttatiltetAitttalult tbton$dtiW
East street to Victoria street kgria.•PY
Newgate street to tile artnerieslwhere
they were, dismissed by Lt-Ool. n 0.,
Dantop.
-MoSt of the neeli had aettairea a tale;
seine had added weight andtetbetu bed
lost Weight In, their twelve days et -
strenuous training, but 411 appeared 1*t1e very pirdeof cOUdttiOn.
The entire IttiddleSex-Hureoi Regi-
ment broke eamp, about 10 etcloek Suet -
(ley merlin* and raarelted into Lon400,-
three miles distant There, "C" and
"D" Companies boarded 4 Speeial train
for this district, while "'AtCompany
entrained for Stratliroy And "It" Com
-
pony ,of London marched to their arm,
ores for disinieSaL-
- Stratford, while. epginee 'were
being switched, the "C"' and e`D" Cone.'
panyebleyreweretife--reelpieef
and bronze medallions were presented
paign, unless the ,trexnendons import-
ance of the work *which the. Red Cross (MS 0110, but deela.res thatelee wants to to Miss Helen 'Hennes, Terry Costello
.4e..,etteeetne en is brought to theirminds, be in on the eXelteMent when. it comet ,,,etinfide,ates
were awarded to titisrl'ettY
Donald 'MUM. Intermediate -eerz'
A m11213)=711' of $6,000 must be raised' in The Earl of Athlone, tGlovermer-tten
this districts� that fifty per • cent. of •the eral of Canada recently, inipected the. •
°Duckworth,
central oreanizAtiont- leaving $3,000 l'S stationed. " ' ' • • 'INT.eilt Black and Pte. Don-
, aid Thompson. The last w not
three were
Duquette, Airereitsman Bill „Hill, Jack
'choelrlee,e„twiohttiesizn.taaiyon'bge wtjuir:eodtheorveeront,otritbhue. tbarracks wilicla the , G-oderich bey
It is up and eat of' the hammocks at
present for the presentation. Pte.
tions, totalling probably $2 000, . may 6a,m. in 'the navy, Wilfted writee, He
Regiment
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is he Engleed with the Essex
- TiTtiPslisvRn
Haye explained. to the Wino:Imola-which is the customary :
is inSt, beginning: to acciistom himself Sco
Lion. Baket extended hist congratula-
be used to earry on the local work, Mr.
One of the tasks which _the Can- eeduiPment for a nigbt's sleep en the
, their, success and to Mr. Turner for the'
. tions to _the members of the elass on
adian Bed 'Croes is undertaking is to canadiatt navy. '
look after .5,000 British prisoners of ' ' .; .
.splendid way in which lite had. in -
war in Germany.' Also, the Canadian •Williain McInnis, sop a Mr. and Mrs. structed them. ,
'hosting one million .dollars ande this Norman.- Melina& •Weet street, has re-
ported to Walt for medical exerainatien ''
Terry Costello expressed appieciation
,
Red Cress has in England a hospital On behalf of the life-saving- elass
Iffiest beliteked Aftereapel financed- .One. and if successful in passing the tests
had given them and also tenderedeMe,
to piovide, socks for . all the Soldiers- training' school' there ',. -;
will be 'accepted in tli,e-R.O.A:F. .aiF of the entatert_whiel, the LW/4 Calle
Ttirner's regrets at not bein,g. present...
task falling to the Goderich branch is
Mr. Haye expressed. the belief that tielven, Snyder,. eeterwas on the pub -
Turner was *finable to attend, as he is
the war will be a long one and stand- -
ith school: teaching et-a:ft:at Clinton end 'I't itli° b.41141.1et altd. Xesentation. Air.
who had signed -for actiye Service with
',at present taking military training.
from this dietrict who Are oversees.
eras of Bybee ie, this country -may 6 the R:C.A10.; reeeived. arders at tfie . .. . ,
Crawford, and the, late Mrs. Crawford,
of Winnipeg; the marriage t� take Place
the letter part ef September. • -
vic 'engagement is announced of
Roselle. Elizabeth, youngest. daughter
of., Mrs. Laura S'heiton • end the late
:Richard 'Shelton, ot 'Goderich, Ntr:
Frederick Stewart Steven, son of Mr.
Williara 'Ihven.of Itippen and the late
Mrs. Slaven; the ntarriage to take
place the latter part of September.
down, but if Staziim and Faseisra can week -end to repert for duty -at Trenton,
be wiped off the map a great deal'rivill and immediately resigned his ppsition ,
have been accomplished and, for this on the School staffe He is 4 brother '
reasmenlarge ‘eoleteileitioneeteateettute of the Misses Eleanor axidelitty:Seyder-
Made to the RedtOross. . • - fetoweeet------
Ladies'. Work Couuhittee Aircrafteman Jack Henry, son of s.t-
efrs. H'. C. Dunlop, chairman of the and Mrs. Stuart Henry, 15 111 Alexandra
local ladies' work committee, to whom Hospital recuperating f rein an opeta-
Mr. Hays paid the tribute "oe accom_ tion Performed here last week. - Jack
plishihg more in the past year than he has been stetioned• in Saskatoon since
had •thought possible, gave an account joining the R.C.A.F. several Weeks ago.
of the work done by her committee since He• was • granted • six weeks' leave of
it was organized last 'September. On absence and allowed to come beme for
REV, M. J. DALTON OVERSEAS
The Windsor, Star -publishes 'a letter
from 'Captain the Rev. M. J. Dalton,
Roman Catholic chaplain of the Essek,
e"eottateleeliegintentateow_eyerseas to
the men of . the Holy Name Society of
St. Mphonsus 'church, Windsor, where
hither Dalton ' was formerly assistant
pastor. Part of the letter is as•fellows
'With the assistance of prefects in
every platoon,. almost all the men have
registered in the Holy 'Name Society.
We need your prayers that all will'be
faithful to 'the two simple, tilt obli-
getory, promises. •
'All are in good health and spirits.
The best entertainers come out front
London, Trettitently. Softball is. still
popular with the boys, even if we have
to play on eridket fields. No ' one is
downhearted ' or discouraged, but
anxeous to see the crusade through to
a -successful conclusion."
Father Dalton is a well-knowilnative
b h if f the 1 1 Mrs the 'operation.
e a o oca executive,
Dunlop expressed thanks and apprecia-
of bush, twenty &ekes Menesetung
Park and five acres of the Allen farm.
There were varying reports, none of
thent official. •
On Monday ' official inspection
R.C.A,F. party of six, traVelling In a
beautiful ' nine -passenger monoplane,
landed, at Sky klarboi. The party spent
the greater, part of the day there and
at Tort ,Albert, to which they went by
motor. Some Old Country offi ,cers were
in the party, also .some engineers. The
visit' was said to be routine and„ no
statement was issued. • The 'plane, a
twin -motored Beechcraft, was one of the
largest yet to pine* down at Sky.
Harbor. Three. ether student-treitting
planes vieited the airport the same day,
but die not*landt---They bPPearedet
en a' sight-seeing tour, viewhig the
airport from about , one hundred feet
•
up.
First Airplane- Landing at Port,
Albert Wednesday Afternoon
An off -tile -record landing -the first Pethaps not the most important, but
ane kind-wes made at Port Albert the mot noticeable progress made 'at
airport Wednesday afternoom The Port Albert dyeing the past week is
light ,training plane, with two aboard, shown' in the erection by cranes of
including the pilot, eame down on the about half the tresses of oneof the
one ptared runway that is eompleted, four big hangare. This work will move
't tailed several hundred feet, turned sw'iftly now, the assenteblye Work of the
around and took off before anyone could creosoted, timber having. been done on,
get near it. The identity of the pitha tile ground. •'
and ale companion, thought to be it, s • Dig Drill Hall
Student, could not betteerned. . Some The --Itear,ding in (If the big steel
said the pilot's 'face looked familiar„ as framed drill hall ie else well under
did his take off in something less than, way and witb the hangars the building
one hundred feet, • t IS the first to eateh the °eye ot the
On Sunday ' the -posted visitors. Buildings with th.eit„exterlors
• guards at Port Albert. Slue° then the completed are already being' painted.
. guard has been Maintained both there Other buildings, less essential to a
and at Sky Ilarbor.' Registration cards partial opening of the sdhool,.have not
of .all worletteu vvere examined en risen , beyond the foundatien Stageleaving cash on hand, $21.50. An ad
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Monday morning and each morning exn- In centrast was the start made on ditional bridge Party was 'arranged to
„ .ployment eards are punted at the Monday of fencing in the airport. Steel Meet the expense' of seeding, a repre.
gate.S. ' posts are being used, Anothet contrast eentative to the Red Cross nutrition
Motkade on Sunday Was the delivery of refrigeration equip. course, held in the 0.,&40.,
Ing the month oft,Jety. • 'Miss , Edith
So many were the visitors to the input.
Port Atbert airport on Sunday after- Paving Was held up for three days- Taylor attended the tfeetures and is
noon that traffic was at a standstill on Saturday, Sunday, .Nionday-by rains. Planning on giving it series of helpful
the Blue Water highWay for miles. Two of tile' DunWais have now been talks to the ,Godericii Ladies in October.
The reateen wae 'the blocking of, the hard -surfaced and 'Work hat. begun On In January a elass of forty.five Young
road OpPosite an airport entranee by the thirdrovintiation gravelling will women rtttended it series of twelve "lee-
. two big eianes, too high to clear the be eompleted this week except ,for the tures on health and home nursing under
telephone Wires, They had to be un- t-axi strips and aProne. These latter the supervision of the Red Cross So-.
'loaded front their trailers ” and the am quite a job in thenvelves, abaft eiety, ably presented by loeal graduate
, cranes loWered under their OWn power, &Dial in area to ono of the runways, nurses, doctors, 'dentists and dietitiane.
erosstvise of the highway, before enter- which is 150 x3000 feet. Tile draining llarly 1» June the tommittee assisted
ing the airport. Lumber and gravel at Vort Albert will he 'finished this 'with a Wabasso demonstration 3,vhieb
'trueks, almost every once.ivrible kind of weekt't netted the sum of $30 to the treasury.
supply n "vehicle, and 'hundteds of Mud' of the work at this airpoit now 1 ()11 behalf of the women's work tom
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passenger ears 'Waited while Traffic seems to haye4.1ettled down' to a race mittete Mrs, Dunlop expressed eineeee
Officer Cnip tilitatigled the blockade. with the weenier Mete
(Continued' en poge, 8)
Of the four •Goderich young.men Who
went to Galt last Week. for medical
examination, iprior to being accepted at
the ;Galt- air training school, three
passed the stiff test e and are now sta-
tioned at that city. They axe Jim Ross,
son of Constable and Mrs. Art 'Rost
Hoggarth, sop. of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Hoggarth, and Rex Dackworth,
son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Wallace Duck-
.
Worth. Iffie last is the third in his, fam-lof Kin sbrid e
llyeto enter active_serviee., A. Younger
brother, •William, is in England with
the Essex Scottish Regiment, and an
older brother, Harold, ,ie at queen's
Park Lmidons Ont., with the Elgin
. • a ,_
Regiment.
• Frank. Heard has been accepted in
the dental corp e of the Royal Can-
adian Air Force and is stationed„at
Toronto, Where he will begin work as
311 aseit stan
George Fletcher, a ,Manitoba boy who
late 'beettewortting here -for the- last
fear ,xnonths, began. taking instruction
in ten weeks' welding course at the
Galt air training school on Monday. •
William, Hill and Leslie Neftel, two
Goderich boys wile recently Were ac-
cepted in the R.c.A.r. as aircraftsmen,
and are now stationed -at St. Theenas,
were home over the week -end, 'looking
resplendent in their trim blue Uniform.
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••LOSES -PART OF FINGER
Elmer Robertson, Colborne township,
loet part of the index finger of his right
hand in a peculiar threshing 'accident
at A. J. Goldthorpe farm last Friday.
-The -separator had become pluggede the
engine wae stepped and the drive belt
thrown off the pulley as, a precaution,
-Mr.-Robertson' had hie right hand in the
eatter pulling, out straw when a. fellow -
workman, Elnier. Meclinchey, on top
of the separator, accidentally fell off,
,erabbing the drive pulley to break bis
fall. The knives moved just enough
to engage a strip. of the flesh of Mr.
, Robertson's pager, lacerating it so that
iteiradeto -bee-anneutated -tater lit:-Alex—
andra, Hospital. Given first-aid at the
Goldthorpe farm, :Mr. 'Robertson in-
sisted on driving his own car to the
nospital. and did so, unaceompanied.
PIGEONS FIN FROM 1.PORONTO
W. Baker took first, third, fourth- aud
fifth places with his birds in the Gode-
rich Homilig Pigeon 'Club's flight from
Toronto 'on Sunday. The b•irde were
liberated at 7 a.m. and the first -arrived.
home shortly after 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. Si. McKee' took second place
with one a his. birds. The next flight
will be from Port Hope on Sunday.
20 D. S. Reild .
J. H. Marphte25 16 12. 20 18 9-100,
H. J. Allen 20 18- 13 15 18 08
B. Boyes • 20 19 6 20 13 -16- 94 '
A:F. Bolen -20 19 10 20 18 93
10 5 ,2Q,. 10,11-7-,
W. R. Bell .... .15 20 -12 15 15 15- 92
IT A. Gibbons 15 '16 14• 15 17 11-, 90
H. 0. Dunlop 20 18 11 20113,_ 88
• The ten tote marksmen with the .3ozt
rifle were.: • ,
Sgt. H. A. Gibbons, 25 20 9- 51
Lte061..11. C. Dunlop 15 17 18-50
H. W. Pollock• 20 14 13e-47
H, W. Barnes 20 lt. 10L-41,
D. A. Doak,. 15 15 10-40
D. J. Riehl 12 15 12-3$
E. R. Weihniet .. - 15 15
f Sgt. A. F. tBown 20 10 1l-34
C.S.M. H. J. 4lien,10,17 9.-46
Cpl. j. le:Murphy ..... .,..,1.5 11, 7-e,33
• THE WEATHER
The temperatures for the past week
and for the corresponding Week last
year, as. officially recorded, were as
follows:
1940 1939
• Max. Min. Max. Min.
Thurs„ Sept. 12 ..58 50 ' 66 54
Fri., Sept. 13 e67 53 -. 78 53
Sat., Sere.' 14 ' 55 90 - 68
Sun., Sept 15 ....07 57 93 - 71.
;Mon., Sept. 1-6 ...t6,7 -52. 82 ,69
Tues:, tSept. 17 ..e70 49 68 52
Wed., Sept, 18 ..;72 • 52 62 38
Ip the past nine days 3.01 inches of
rain hat;failen.„
GODERICII.11'0WNSIIIP TEACHERS
The first meeting of tfie new term'
was held by •the 'Goderieh Township
Teachers' Assoelatien ma Thursday'
"eyening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Pearce," Holmesville. A full at-.
tenriance of teut, members Was rec,ordecl.
nee newcomers Were welcomed, Miss
Vera' NiacI.,eod, . of Taylor's Corner
school, and Miss Hazel Wilson, of
Porter's Hill tichool. Under the leader-
-ship of Mr. Jelin Martin, retirilig pre-
sident, numerous items of tbusiness and
genexal interest were diseussed. Officers
tor, the ensuing year were eleeted as`
follows; President, tiles -Grace Hellyar ;
iviee-president, Miss Laura Dell; mere -
tar', Miss tether' Macttath ; aseistant,
tfiss Hazel Wilson. • Before dispersieg
the gathering'was served an attreetive
lunch by the bostess.
" 11AS• OTtiV4, rA POSITION
• OTTAWA., Sept. 12.-R. J. Deach-
man, former TAberal member of Parlia-
ment for North ituron, is engaged' in
special publieity work with the muni-
tions and supply department, it was
learned today from a department
offlelal A. former journalist, ttr:
Deachnian-lield the Neeth Huron sett
from 1o35. to 1940. •1'
I
11,11t4 PRANCE RESIGNS _
Mr. 3, -Prance has resigned his post:
tion aS ',organist and choir -master of
North. street 'United eVureli,, Mrs. 3. A.
Snider *as at' the orkin, for last Sun-
day's services.
There is a letter at the Signal -Star
Offiee for Mr. and Mrs. -J. W. Graham
of Dettelt.
'The first prize et the Wednesday
night Red Cross carnival, a $25 war
savings certifieate, has not been
claimed. , The winning ticticet is No. 297.
MORS BIG- GRAIN
• CAROBS ARRIVE
.Shipping at the harbor contiiined itt
it steady pace dnripg the past -week.
The Vietorions eleared tight -On Satur-
day evening, bound lip the: lakes, after
disch.argtnee 250,000bus. of wheat at the
elevator. The Priteloc eame in from
Fort William Saturday noon with 215,-
000 hue. of wheat for the elevator and
left on Sunda Y afternoon for Fort
William again:: The Mantadoc arrived
from Chicago on Monday Manlier; With
244,000 busof eorn, for the elevator
and eleared, light, on Tuesday after-.
noon for Port William. The Superior
came in on .:1.tonday evening from Fort
Williain with 50,000 bus, of grain for
the elevator and 13,000 bus. of wheat
for the mill. She took on 145 ,torts of
ealt and- cleared on Wednesday after-
noon for Fort William. The etr.
Iterate came in on Wednesday evening
froln Up tlie lake and loaded 1,30 tons
of ..salt here. She cleared early ThurS-
day; 'Morning:for-NI ontreal.
The Ontadoe, with a -cargo of grain
for the elevator and the mill, from FOrt
William, and the Vendee, with 264;000
bus, of eoru for -*the elevator, from
Chieago, are expected this (Thursday)
evening.•
FROM TiiEPRESIDENTOETffl
ROSS -SOCIETY OF. GO
To the Citizena of Goderich; •
Next week cenvassers will call upon
you soliciting your subscriptions in the
intereses of tb,eaCanedian Red Cross.
These' canvassers will be your own
friends and, neighbors; They have
.volueteeted to give their time and
labors freely in a grand cause.
their shoulders rests aegrayeereepon,
bilitY, that ot upholding the reputaion
and honor of the town at u time:when
there are so many and, suet. worthy
calls op. the purses a an of us.
This year we -are asked to contribute,.
as our share of the national contribie
tion; the sum Of $6,000. This large
amount can be eilised only if there iS
complete understanding,: and apprecia-
tion of• the work of the Red Cross and
a -spirit a co-opeia.tion. among all of
us, based upon a determinatioa to make
eaceilices, if necessary, to make good
Our toWn's promise to the parent Red'
Cross Society: It means that almost
'all of xis will have to increase our On-
• tribution over that of last year. •
. Those of you who know the -work
of the Red itrots,-Thoth at home and
overseas, know hoe' worthwhile, how
indepensable, that work is. Supplies
sent from. Canada, possibly supplies
sent eight from ‘Goderich, have aireade,
been of the utmost value In the present
horrible siteation arising eat of the
hrutal bombings of London. The een-
tral London relief agency called on the,
Canadian - Red Cress in that stricken
city at once when tlie first eitieens -were
blasted gut of their bailees'. Blankets
the hundreds, eltildren'sclothing-
new clothing, all -of it, made with loving
eare by thousands. Of 'Canadian women
• hospital. 'supplies, socks, in fact some
of almost all of the Many things made
here and in every town, hamlet and eity
all over Canada were rushed from Bed
Press warehouses. in London and in a
Matter of a few hoerS Were clothing
the destitate.
These destitute, It uust be remehr-
bered, arefighting, mitering, enduring
for us: They are in the real -front linee
Not soldiers, Mitred to hardship and
eountine it txart el' the eest, 'part of
their duty, but tender ehildtext, old
matitere and young, men in' all walks
Of life but many witae few, poor posses-
sions had been obliterated in the flash
. •
of a bestial bom15. .Such areinstanUy
penniless. They have little motieY
none. Without the Red Cross, or • te"
similar agency their lot wetild bs Mee
bearable. Because . it is there, with
vast stocks of supplies always on hand,, • .
the lop of our civilian defenders itt
piteous, but 'infinitely better titan if it
idetot ,
'Stour money Of last Year, yes, and the -
efforts of many of you during the pest
year, have already made many helpiese
people happier.
That is our doty:- It is also one
privilege. .. •
Our spleedid • airmen and the •eenallet
fine men of the navy hate So fax pre-
vented Hitler's hordes 'froth effecting at
landing in Britain. 11 is a certaintk
in the minds of all of us that they
will continue to hold the shores
Britain inviolate.
• But that does' not mean the •a,d,
the war. .
It merely means' that we have un ad-
ditional breathing space, an additionalt .
period of precious time in which to pre-
pare More planes, 'more ,iguns, more
tanks, More oteverYthingt.with Wkieh
our soldiers mug be equipPeti. befoet „
they Can turn their eyes back to Itrancee
over the Rhine to Germany, itt that."
great smash ,which eventually - must:
crepe before we ean hope win the
war.
• In the meantime, we in Canada mast .
prepare for the ea,sualtiee which art
certain• to tome. We inust have more,
supplies of all "eorts, more 'Warta 'clethe
Ing for tire ehildrea who will be bombed(
out of their homes this winter, MOM •
bandages, More dressings, more tockst
itt fa.et, the Red Cross must be stoektg,
always for the emergency Whieh alwayr,
eomes.
To prepare .141.tese things nrOneYI
course, is necessary.Beeause it is our
war, our freedom, our liberties, our s
wity of •life which is being fought for,
we must make saeriiiees, if necesSary,„
to make tertain that everything that
Is needed is there when it 18 needett,
When the eauvassers come next week
be feady for them. Make their vittit
pleasant, if brief. Let the world know
that, ilcoderich will keep the faith.
It. (I. HAIM,
Premiden