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GODERICH ONTARIO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1940
Council of 1940
Holds Last Meeting
sewing 1Vlaywc Ezpresoes Grati.
tude for Oiroperation
Extended to Him
,
901.te T,own (Connell eaet..!on FridaY
night last Tor US 'fiat r4au1ar Mee.ting
$31 MO. Befereeatliearnment Mayer.
.Miteigwate 'who Is retirlegetenderedIUS
e.
tb.anka to .the mentbere. ,the 'town of.
fieials and the preiO for their eteoPer-
atiou end !iIourtesy at all timee.
shall miss the gatheringes" Said
Bt Wo1iIp,eend X shall 'Watch with
"a great deal e titereet Ith.e OVOOeecling13
aeof-thae,bleganing.,'Oreilreelie..!..... .
Referring -to theAt thattairiCaltiris:
'Oraigle .,and Bingham, as Well as him-
self, were retiring, he eaid 'that all
three 'Were bora in Goderich within- a-
' few hundred aarils of one another, and
e' ---with their retirement there weuld be
' only two netiveG4exIcI 1t the
new !Council (Messrs,- -Baker' 'end
Sproul.) Ile preclicted „that the tWo
counelliors who are dropping • out
wobarl be back ia the Comma after a
time. Ite leatteratulated the men3ber8
elected, or 1941 ana wished them eveey
Succese. • .
Deputy Reeve 13.roWn,•.'•inaelor-elect
for 1041, said it !wee unToetttnate that
when (me man "eteps uP" it meapl that
another "013os-emit."It was a real ,
regret to him ,that Mr. -MaeNivan• Was
'retiring. Be had served thelown with
a. faitirfulneee that was appreeiated ha*
the -.people of .Goderich.: Theretire-.
ment of Councillors !Oraigle and Ping -
ham. elee was •Matter for regret, said
• the Deputy Reeve..Cuncilloe Creigie's
intlin.ate kaowledge of the townhad
been of great ra1ie, and 'Cortneillot
Bie,,g4ilea was ,"tbe Moat efficient public
weeks •-clallemen. the Town • bad r bad
fere-mane year% ,aThe Deputy Reeve
. conetaded lest ,embarks by W,Iellirage litre
and iMrs. MatEwan good health and
ppine'ss ul the yeare to coMe.
Ali tbe membees were pteeeet except
Reeee" Turner. ' ' ^
Dog Taxes Collected .
The tax collector. submitted a state-
-meat of deg tags eold r the years
1037—to-040,, art followeei 1937, 199;
41W38, 1O 1930; 77; '3-940a-245.-- •
• An eipplicatien tram tee C. J. Iflarper
ateeforealmildingepermitafore-en,
arging a garage on West ,street was
pent te the firecdiloipittee.
The draft lof ui agreeMent by' the
trustees of MadKay Hag, the Ahmeek
and Maple Ie.at Ohaptersofthe laiD;D.
r • ES and, the Town Colleen, with re0r-
, ence to teer.nee •bf ;die' auditorium
ae, satacHay Hall for refreshment, awl
recreation eoonisfor eniisted Meta was
submitted aud refereed 'te tommittee of.
sthe.vairolea _ ‘" •
The applicatiatet dfA Rottgvie for
a.p,pointanent as relief Officer .for tite
winter of 194041 was -.sent , to the
se special ,comMittee. • . • e. • ,
e To Keep Tab on Street Conditions
A leter from: the AnglealSecitlish En
surance Company presentetra request
that a 'deity reeord be kept of the
' Weather each day at 8 a.m., 12 noon arid
6 P.m. and also-- a the•condliteon of the
sidewalks, tile informatioa to be ,avail-
able- in. casts of elaimgatest" the
xxtunicipalittsa tfee, 'accidents on . tile
streets. A loose leaf binder was sent
for :the keeping of these -records and
was handed over etb, Street Iugeeetor
Posfelethwalte. • ,
Councillor Cralgie remarked; ehat tide
system of recordhad its beginning In
Strarforke where previoiSIT-there had
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been sv manyaecldents the 'city eobld
not get insurance.
,A, reeolotion from the Town of 'Kliegs -a
Ville asking th.at the Government stip
fey members df the ;Canadian Active
Service Forte with railway passes
While on official leave Was sent tat the
special. eonanittee. '
A resolution from, the TOWn of
Ntipanee .aeking legislatioxe from, the
OntarieeLegialatuie to- proeide for a
more •equitaible method ictf aewssmont
a municipalities .withifti a county, and
also. to de away with.business asseee-
ment, was referred to the .same :Own:-
mittee.
ComMittee ReportS -
Theltinance committee passed a large
number of aecounts, also the firemmes
•Payr411 for the year, amounting tO $810.
:It was reconixnended that no attion • be
taken on tire request on behalf of the
Proudifoot estate for l'entiasion of penal-
, ties and intereet on overdue ,taxee.„ Ac-
counts for two imrialts were recone
'mended for payment, and the -committee
recommended that •the three' local
undertakers 'be notified that hereafter
only the fee of '$30, aceording- te -the
Aet will be paid In such eases.
,
The public works- committee reCOna-
Mended that t,tie fender of Frank %1e
Arthur at 01.00, for the Inetallation
of electric service to the aiew _rooms
under the east pert a the Skating rink,
be aecepted; also itho matter e of the
`Inetallation of I:tearing In the east end
of the rine abasement, the repairing, of
the toilets, and the proeuring a a stove
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for the hockey roOM, _he left ith the
chair -Man of the ecentaittee. Another
recommendation was tho:t the attention
of the Lions Club be drawn to the fact
that the skating rink •on the town lot
on St DavidYte'etreet'was tat be for the
U se a the children.
The special eonunittee recoefinendel
no action on the request of the Van -
adieu' `Mothercraft 'Seciety for a grant;
no aetion'on the resolution presented by
the Township of Stamford suggeetine
that the alovernmentinangarate a plan
for Tree Medical care and hospitaliz-
ation ; no action on the kequeat of jerzy
Healy that the Town agree to pay the
Township
of N'orth York for relief
givercto Jr; Itealy and hi family.
'Reputy Reeve alrown reported that at
a raeeting of the Count,y Councire pro-
Perty committee the projeet of a lit aa-
torflit Court Itoitee Park, to be heated
from the Cettilte 'building, Was favor-
ably receivifsl.
th IIYdro 8 Mins
r Ibtekina •referred to the
last week's ,•,"eignalletar on
eititPlue and eald be agreed
Aro rustoinetw were entitled
IANOTHER ItEMINDER
There will be another h.oliday next
week, and Tbe, Signal Star must again
ask itet diStriet eorrespinallenbs 'and
others lablug Metter for publieation
to wad it in early In the week. To en -
*MN puNication it Amt reaCh this, °dice
by TueSday.
SI.INDAIC MORNING ALARM
A *moldering uSIVICiolic n4. back room
of the Junehrefee crewel, Parloron Wet
street almeet led ••to l'Odritaus eon-
Sequel:wee wh.ei it etiartea a floori'board
Underneath it tieurniug early 'Sunday
morning. The ere might have gained
Seat headway that' it eoald not have.
13eeee Chatted had. lalot aParturent
Fatal Accident
on No, 8 Highway
Mrs. john Kirby' Instantly Killed
a Mile West of -Oliute4
. ChriStmas Eve
A feeling ef Sednese inleg over
Cheistmete celebrations mai* Godea
rich, township ixonsea title year ae
result of the, CleriStmaS 1lVe aceldent
which eirtimed, tile life of ',Mrs. John
Kilter, of' Ossbaava,daughter of Mr.
and airs, Harry' Thompson, 1.4th eon-
eessfol, Goderich, towneitiP. Mrs,
Kiel* Was inetatitly earlY13011e4.--1
day evealne whoa the 'buggy In which
LLL VW"etlia'-rnitelDrarth•gre'Orerillid-brotified" 'Shes wee- -with eber -father-wale
the proprietor end the iire'dePar4nellt•
The proprietor, V. Gibbs, Was, on „the
seem evithba a few Minutes of ;beteg
called and soon had things under con-
trol. The only damage reisulting wee
a Jeep ledele, in the pear-imexel.
FRITZLEY-JOHNSTON
A quiet but pretty weelder,ftook place
at the d3aptist ehureh manse, Gtoderieni
on, Saturday, December 21, ;when Reel
X. A. Milliga.n: united in marriage
Aelema. ;Mildred, eldest daughter. of Mr.
and Mrs. Ilemer. Jolausten of Xingu,
Mau., and Percy 'McCormick,- second"
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. rritzley of Gedee
rich. The bride was charming in a
navy diess and Wearing a corsage of
roses with 'fern. The bridesmaid, Mrs.
K. .11, Johnston, sister-in-law 'of the
bride, looked lovely in •tie auSky rose
drese, also wearing a corsage of roses
with !fern. Mr. K. 11. Johnston, eldest
brother tbe 'bride, was best man.
vAfter 'the cerem.ony a reception was
hela at the home of the groom's Par-
ents,Mr. and Mrs. J. Fritzley. The
young ccitiple will reside . on South
street, Godericia„ e
struele by at c ear driVen byleer], -
liame, kioderiela teiveteltip, on No. 8
highWay, a mile west or Cliatonl,
. The father and daughter were
front Clinton. after Gempletiag their
Christmas shopping and were ',driving
wet when the buggy was tetruelt froxa
the rear by a. ear travelling in the
same direction. Both passengers of
the buggy° !Vvexe thrown to the pave
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anent. Mrs. -head was badly
crueted and it is believed She died
instantly, bits her father escapedwith°
mile an lejuired: back. Ilo was removed
toathe Clinton bespita-1 and was later
allowed to go home. Tee -buggy. was
eomagetely demolished, one of a-09
.shafts being driven through the eody
of the:, hoise. The animal Was lire
destroyed,
Traffic !Officer Fret* Tayloe, Of Glin-
tore 'who investigated, placed Williams
Wider arAerefe a .charge of dangerous
driving., Williams Was later released
ext,iyail. -and will appear before
trate J. A. Makins in •Goderich Police
Court on• Fricley afternoon.
Mrs. Kirby e was eormerly Emily
Thompson . and was born in Goderich
dvaneelp 'thirty years ago. She wa$
reed: -last -$pring,la„statteeleirlbyeef
Oeheart, and had iin7ce lited in that.
town. She was borne 'Pets a Christmas
Welt With her parents when the fatality
isceurred. -Besides her husband and
parents, elle leavethree brothers, Rev.
J. 11. ThomIpson, rector 'a St. Paul's
.Anglican chureb, !Stretford; Rev. G,.
R. Thorapson, -of Keeteille, N.Se and
Harry° Thompson, at horne.
The funeral will take place from the
residence of her parents, 16th conces-
sion. otf ,Grelerieh totwnship, on Friday
afternoon.
Personal Meption
Readers are hi.,..vited, to" let 'Us
litrow the naives sof theireholiday
visitors for the rereenal Mention,
, eoluenz Oita paver.,
Miss Grace Mynas, of Voroato, spent
, Christmas in twin.
Herbert Green of Detroit Went
Christmas with friends here.,
!Miss B. T. Ma0Naught0n of the(0.0.1.
stair, is holidaying at (01;atham.
Clarence Bridle of Loudon spent
WHITTY—MeRAET
The marriage took place on Satuaday
afternoon. at Wardeville, 'Ont., of Rhea
Alexendea McBee, Beg. N., daughter
of the late Mr. and Mks. J. A. McRae,
to IMV. John Leo Wiattin son of Mr.
Teo Whitty andi the late Mrs. Whitty,
of Torinkto, formerly of Godeeich. Be
aerFergusba, of Moun,t Forest, p,er-
formed -the ceremony .in, a setting of -
ferrets poineettias, iina and ,eandel-
. abra. Mrs. 0. A. :Yorke, of RuSeemla,
Ont., played the weckliag 'Music, and
the soloist was Miss Ilelen Rush, of"
Galt. .
Mr, John, R. Y. McRae, a Toronto,
gave his sister In marriage. She wore
4 white silk Jersey („rown, an illusion
tulle veil arranged :ivith a halo; and also.
Wore a pearl surburt a ,family heir-
loom. Her bouquet vvats of American
Beauty roses. Mies*Lorine Henderson,
of London, maid a-iiknor;-vvasm tur-.
_qttoisetblue jersey, with matching -halo,
and. cer'ried Joanna Hill roses. Mr.
John Hickey, of Lone:tetra was the best
man, and. the ushers were Mr. James
O'llera, of Wardsville, and afr. Ross
Hickey, of St: John, el _
The- reception Was •held at -Six Pines
Inn, where the bride's aunt, Mrs.
Celaare, received, .wearing.: a Viking
blue gown and a, Joanna Hill rose cor-
sage. She was assisted, by the groom's
sister, Mrs: X, Ruld, of Windsor, in rose
crepe with corsage of iSunlbetext roses.
Also assisterg were MGwinethe
Turnbull, of. .Stratford ; Miss Agnes
Freele, of Woodstoek ; Miksr-Nora O'-
Donnell, Miss Kay Leddy, Miss Mary
Young and Mrs. Homer Hart, of Lon-
don, all classmates of. the bride.
„ On their return from a trip to East-
ern Ontario, the couple will live 'in
coreavall,e,Ont. The bride .went away,
•iti- ia--Vetietittit ted wool drese, with
hat and ateessories to ittatch, black
boucle coat withe twin silver fox scarf.
The bride is a '30 graduate of St.
jaseph's•HoSpital, Landau,and se''cur
ber 1940 instetietor of nursing degxee
from the University of Western Ott
taxi°. The geciom Is a menaber of the
Ontario, Provincial police.
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• Couacill
article I
the ib -
that 't li
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Christmas itere with his (parents'.
Mra. C. W. Carrie has gone to Tor
onto for the remainder 'of the.erinter...
Miss •Eileeta, 'O'Brien Of Breetferd Is
13..ek1Jding-tbe lua1idaY4ather-houie here-
, Miss M. Ackerman iseat ber home at
CamPhellford for the ;Cleristaxtes *Mel.
tion. "
ptes. igert and elerold• 'Moll -ring, of
the Elgint 'Regiment, spent the holiday
here. ; . • • •
. .A.ircrafttsman Ileetor Iini5We111 sta.
tfoned atilSt4 Thomas, spent the holiday
he):eise Ida *odgson. of Toron
1111te, it the
guest of tbe Misses ibobertson, Vietdria
street. •
Lieut. Fratdrlitt Caldereaf.Woodetoelr
Training !Camp is berai on holiday
iealve.
aliss K. Whately of Toronto Is Spenda
44 the .0Jaristraas holidays with her
1111,arYrir Mabel Powell, of the G.O.,1,
staff, is spending the holidays at her
home at !Prescott. • a
Miss Prances Thomsen, of London,
Is visiting at the home .of her mother,
Mrs J,11. Thomson , °
Miss Phyllis Raechier, nurse -in train
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bag at )St. 'Josephs "Irdspital, "London,
Was home for Christmas..
Mies Olive Goldthorpe of Toronto
spent Ohristma.s at the home of- her
sister, Mrs. W. G. 'MacIrtevan.
Miss Katherine Park, ol, the o.p, pi..
.staffe-is-epeadMgeta
he-Christmie-aeafi:'
days with her family at•taacan., s.
, ae.k Outt, attending .University or
Toronto, is spending the holidays with
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his parents,.Ur. and Mae Oakin Cutt.'
Willard Leigg, cleekwitlethe
at St Thomas, visited with his parents.,
:Sir. and -Mrs. Thomas Legg, at Christ-
mas.
!Capt. E4 Robinson is home for the
winter„---H4s ehipetheta Moyne-, Is -laid
up at Midland atter an unusually bety
season: , • -
Holiday guests of Miss Loretta Kelly
are her brOther, Dr, 4. C. Kelly of
Buffalo, 'arid sister, Miss Gertrude KellY
of Toronto. .
LaneesCorporal legle Aaderson,, of
the -Royal Canadian Beglietent, Who is
taking a wireleas °course at Kbaptoni
is ,home on furlough. - •
Coeporal Neil ThensPage and Lance -
Corporal limeefellwaiteewh.o are on the
SUM of the Woodstock Training Camp,.
•are home o11 five dlays' leave.
L.A.O. .Herbeet Moody,. having re-
ceived his wings and eompleted a bomb-
ting-eand gunnery tour,se at Uplands'
Tieining h'School, !Ottawa, is home on
leave. '
Raymond Dean, who la taking an. air
engineer's course at a elichigma whoa,
Is spending the 'holidays here with las
parents, Mr. andaYfrs. E. L. Delaaa East
street.
Rev. Chas. el. Humber, 'Mrs:Humber
and children; Charles and Anna, - of
Ilagereville, are spending -the Clieistmas
time With Mr. Humber's parents, Mr.
and, Mrs.:Clews. H. ,Thinatier.
Miss Pauline Maxwell, of the Office
staff of the Waterloo Mutu'al, Life,
Miss -Marilyn Maxwell, and Miss Ruth
Tilt, of Preston, were " Christmas
visitors with lir. and Mrs. Allan Mak-
well, Rayifield„
A.C. Garnet ("Bud") matlaieseii, Who home of Mrs. Thompson's parentsy. Mr.
has been stationed at St. Thomas for and Mrs. F. II. Martin.
several months, was home On live days' Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S,tirling, and his
leave this Week. Ile returned to St.
Thoratte 'Oils (Thursday) Morning with
the expectation of being immediately
transferred to sonie ether pert of the
Dominion. •
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COUNTY LOOFA AOTION
Judgmeat Handed Down In Citoe over
a County 110(eio Cow USW on Us
10$11w*3r by a Motor tor
jaek "Small of Guelph, spent Christ- In a written judgment given out last
mas at 144 'hone here. week Judge tlostellO dileuisoed the
, Miss Kate Hunter WAY3.' hente :trent,- aettion of the, County of diuron, agaluot
1KiEterhieenjoratutosrbolnhe.a,1M)1ctite•ayip,„h .tue ,.:ionooktpoherra;tstratr, ulvd'ulliibTrfueruidttyfxreAu, mtd
ijouttay vout.100, family Item Notonly was the suit of the. (tour:
ation for 4120 dismisSed, but a counter -
Alex. Butler lof '1$t. CatharinelS'visited
dam Of tho defendant Harland %Wuxi).
with his parent here at Christmas
Edlwin Dean of 1°D'gt°ri sPent' °ever' inlaoYt'Ill'e°rils4gult.t9o7rucobilainlaie tr eta0111:4140.114)WIlitt
al days at hts hoe* here this Week.
Donald I'Vjgg11119" 'the ita'n34awfalaQs lta,IlltotrwedSIiethTos't;''I)4oflh0,31taaYso'H.
3,1ontreal, Holman, was home for Chrit
s-
' * Telliaelfa3uodeMitrse."1.?re' rohraevy efro; r that
rat, ?Ore'
Airtraftsurata Harold Turner, sta.,
timed at Jarvis, was home for,ChriSt- rioeroon,v6attel:dieVporillvel ,c4chneintheeiESuse;broil;
,
eei4are e.
Training .,..•..Staff, Is' immeerel aye'
Miss Abnalcvarkv, of -Ingersoll etieedle the County Ifonte gate eeuth
AFTER SIX IVIONTIIS
Message Tossed into Lake Iluron at
Bogie's. Beach Returns to the
Writer, a Young Girl, at Stratford
STRATItIORD, Dec .• 24.---A. 'bottled
Message" toes.a ento the waters •of Lale
Due= last Artie 15 by a SteatfOrd
came 'back to her yesterday through the
mall, as part. of a birth'day greeting
from 4.,A. -Seaman of the Old t ,Sehool."
Beverley Anderson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.. II. da. Andersen, 72 Axon
street, found an -Old leottle at Bogie's-
Beaele north of Goderich, last summer.
She wrote a media& on a piece of paper,
pat the message in the erittle and thew
threw the bott3le into the water. The
message was picked up near Goderich
some days liter and today it eame ba.ek'
to het accompaniedby a:birthday card.
Abe ,Wae thirteen yeas old. On. Sunday.
• In the message Beverley wrote that
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she was not Shipwrecked but was just.
writing for something to The
"Seaman of the Old •Sch•ool," who 're-
turned her 'Message, said he was -giall
to hear ehe was not shipwrecked, be-
aus g it *as a harrowing experience.
lie had -been nearly ehipwreekedeonce
while on a voyage 5,s, a member of the
crew of theaDoward D. Treop, • In -
chided with the birthday greeting was
a picture Of that fouranaeted barge
which was launched! in Glasgow 1$9.2
and held tin. international retard "for
fast passenger eervice, anaking a trip
from (Glaggew .teaNew Yerk..in thirteen
daye, The 'same ship "sailed from Yoko-
hama, 'Japen, to Oregon, iffeteven
days, anethersereeerd. _
Theefinder 471f the note said in his
letter to young Miss Anderson that
he pleked up her message at.latitude
33 degrees, 40 aninttes north, and longi-
tude, 81 degree,s, 45 minutes 'west. That
-bearing ifS 'hi the vicinity of GoderIch.
The "•Seaanan" told ,of ,being almost
ShiPwrecked• off tbe emit a South
Mrica.
(While the name Ot. the "Seamen of
the !Old Sehool" wile no signed, to the
liote, la believed- Ald. .A. Davis
might know som.ettatig about It. Ale.
Davie was once a member of the crew
of the Howard D. Troop and he spends
a considerable amount of time: at
Dogleg Beach ,andi in 'Gederisei vicinity*
(Wring' the •eirmener month,
Davis, wherigueationed, didn't deny he
.was the writer.)
to. e handsome rebate In &Ude form.
Ile went on to say that -it -was evident
Me 'interference" in Hydro matters
back -In 1934. had iiet had -the dire
result that was predicted.
Mayor MacIfflwan-obserye& that the
surplus. wife tite result of eittel manage -
anent of Ideal Hydro' Weirs, as it had
been accumulated -ander the rates set
by the Provincial 'Hydro as the lowest
at which the system could be operated.
His aWorehip said the matter Of dealing
with the surplus would doubtless 'be
taken up by the incoming -05-Miell.
naotion. was passed empowering the
finance oommittee to 'make arrange
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Molts for prepaYanertt of 1041. taxes.
. ,Bylaw No. 18 of1.940 was, given its
third reading and paesed. This bylaw
rePealtr bylaw. No. •31- 454 aS% embodY-
Ing an agreement betweert the Town
and the GoderIch (11(fg.-Co.
MacKay Hall Agreement
The Council:, went Into tommitte•e of
thewhole •ant1 accepted the a 'eement .
regarding l'aladICay Hall. t7 ? er this
agreement the. trustees of Ma - ay Hall
give a lease 14 the Aleneek and 13,,tap".e
we chapters of the I.O.D.11. a.t the
nominal figtire Of one dollar a year,
"the leage to 'be oubjeet.to termination
be either party on one month'et notice.
The triletees. will pay for the heating
and lighting of the building to the ee-
tent of $2.3 a montb for ax. raionths,
Novemiber tp April, and $10 a month
for the other Aix monthk orthe year.
The I.O.D.II. agree to (fit the aitolitorium
for use as a recreation amryett-Irment
, roam for the soldiers, to givo proper
care and dalpervishin of the hall and
equipmtent, and to hand them 'over to
The trustees in . good condition at the
expiration of the lease. The Town
agrees to give (financial supPort to the
amount of $100 definite and an ad-
ditional $100 for heating Purposes If
needed and as approved by the
Connell.
The leounklil agrod to install an ad-
ditional hithreom in the Park Donee,
whielt im to be letteed to Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Tattier, the, present lessees,
$65 a month.
days, leave, in the raulg of October just
Chriettnas With , her parents, Mr. aild ofGodOelilaitioatntoo3:1 inivieekghW..eal.aydNio;a4v.e vueorpoeu rbaol
Mrs.. D. M. O'Brien.. TrembraY-WaS driving front itiondion to
Alicraftsentin Jim Thorneleet eta-
tioneda at Trenten, was lame three oame ItPoa 'herd of toe 0°Sve
days' holiaay leave/es shepherded across the highway to tile
13illY144)e J°bItst°11' Wh°‘ isl4iteuding'bttlliu4)fekthatalfitirt9lailltit4e141401):IsYW-amlYa
be ik.
an air meehttales' school in Toronto, is ' Hestr
eetae ea beedayte , • flee Durham . and a prattle' Milker,
theeraging 02 pounti. Of milk a day and
Mrs. AL iSnazel is visiting her dangle-,
ters, Mr.. Agnes Clark' and Mra t'estrag 4.5 per teat- batter tat. as
: - testified by Bichard ,Teeobs, eesistent
teeVelyn Steels, of 'Stratford.
' ,
a-Mia,s Nora Costello who Is now.teach-
manager ofthe Home,
int' at -Ooehro.ne, OAThe Judge found there Was neither., is spending the
crattributery nor ultimate negligence ton
'Christmas holidays at her hmne bere.
Mr.- and Mrs; Walgate Tebhut! the part of the driver, Corporal Tremb-
t,of
Druid,. ;Sask., , are -spending .the winter lay. 1."11s '119110r-eanunOlted that at ebe
time of tee accident it was net yet
with friends in Goderich and distriet
daelight and the weather was miet3e
Captain and Mrs. Donald firtataDonald
and son, of Detroit, arevisitingwith
with poor 'visibility. distant friend Or relative. Postmaster -
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race. ' e e
Captain 114' 'Mc'rri°11.' Caledonia fet.' ino"teitrirt t'onloomk°fPeor eelVatstib°0menarYthehIeL-1142:: ' Tink:roliasii:ylivise:se:st.lite°,rtallluneeirtextithtrit:;:eti,').wilkeele.1.1,:it ierevliteeliti:
A,C. dill Hill, who is stationed :it VV49 at Iligh't than It .., is 'to. 1°°:k
Trentoniaited with hie parentstichildren near e School'dpring summer . business in express, 'telegrams and
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holidaye," the judganeat reads' In Part. cables "the ,heamiest they had ever
and 'Mrs. Nelson, Rile over the -week,
end. ictoixlainItoterlipn, B.A., Oxon,
or . • mi t. aivteass of of utnhde tinhasto.tthurtih:ar,dsnitamen9n, rocanin.; ahandiuti.,riedem, isTecrbeitpcp;70.xatin. :tifiory , soe.:c.t..ovoeurt.. .
the Universitek of Toronto is spending lnalterne, and lhad not. been Instructed
is to their, duties, and that, according Christmas and the Caelt. oftlee 840
seas, cables In the %air days • before
1.411!cirighctrelexitemb?! a; egsen with; his. relatives as
the evidence of :one, 'it saw- .he melee in. the week Ipreceding ChfistnitOr.
'Mists aetai•-l'failho-areeee-ea-ernesapeaelalight4--eet..4..t..44Fesi-4.CtY. r9-415--4:9041 and _Tbest_were,,Of otutse, prterchlanges ot
1. thought a .could lieet.--if." IreiliciargiWtliigs-RtWeeiktlieleti '
Farrant, by training- At the JStratford
On aceorunt-efethe :ell -lege of County airnien stationed at Port Albert and
• General !Hospital, spent SOlirlirtines at
• . ,„•Solleitor R . : ._,..klayS, .-K.C., 'William their relatiVes and friends in hingland;
their homes -here.
4:alr. and Mrs. W. 3. Donee -100e arta
autaFieteate eaeawNe his first, appear, Selcaland and . Ireland. Beth exPreeta .
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children, Charles andDavice of 11=11-
na te, in. a Huron county etheffi
frt, Pleaded eee reported. telegrams, received and
ton, spent Christmas with their tele,- the eas fel*.tbe Plaintiff" V* It Dar.- sent Out; were up aft/ Per'iceia, t, over
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three' in toevls. row appeared for the' clefeedaote. last Year and express deliveries Were .
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Mr, and Mrs, E. G. Pridhem and two i„.„,. ,„,.,,,,.' •nrnvir,,,, pni„,4rplivinv. VI''''Y IteallY At flY0tU onateS. -
children -, --of Peterbortiugh, are spending meT,'""a‘-a-L--e*"*T-"ew--/eae"'"eaLeaea4 -'0Oderiela hoineeesParkled-naOreatintli-
Christmas with Me. Pridhanes parents, At the duet rdeelteug of the County ever
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pridhata. .
RI:I.:tn. :eineeer°kirtm,mitiikt•wteaees'o°wdfeesi4litodeeted,:itlee4.tee'esu6thantiCheelel light. Uptown
fravgtuiret•e040,10no'Fileranbroalie?'fatclthestreetoo)als;spb()walii4eebtyhste 1:11efttu: j'''
, Mr. and Mrs. Jahn tNiviuBsotturceovriasitinang,
their daughters, Mrs. O. depleted milk supply at the institution. .aglit*....',The, large' lighted evergreen!
Miss ,S,hirley, -at Windsor: They. will
The grand jury..„ report recommending tree in, 'COurt;Efouse Park- gleaMed with
be ',away until after New Yesiioe: .
- ;Vise Jean "Lawson spent Christmas inlProved fir*hghting ' laeilitit's Was lhtg,lnahtsdeeiada.s;defurieed,w"gteMx-iudowb, blali5et eurioadrytyel,loaare
with her sisfer, airs.. 11. Pc 11(1011 eit•neelf. (''''vrIteie°riene,pexeteetrth'se.°°buenieonlie '21,Teevli
St. Thomas, and! will. continue on to the, busineSs places had .soriaethi ." •
Detroit to visit her sister,. Mre. R. F. stables and root house nisi expressed the way of Chidstmhe deco, patioa. -ie
AlAilreraftsin
. * an 'NV' 'Milian). lewn.bY, Jr., -ati4teti°13* with 'them. . •
°Iettlirrbiediiand'ustwtehreaspetuxtrdlof °g1;odavva'611zalltt°byll°
local branele,of the L.Qgien,. theItto
stationed. nt Camp' Borden spent Doings I) ' Christmas -
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presence of elf
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Christma*, 1940, is now aolo
ory, tot to the pewits ot
distriet ls a partieulltrit
Seldom has the town wee Woes.
• proimerity,,auch excitereeet lad Ho*
itOot Wit
• OP(04413,01,* feeling
4ingnig th0 pee& AO
the itdvzo Ohristma
days preeedi* the
:OPOUt t'4tb4i, hi
eralL assiociatedWIth /41.441-* was
eOndueiVe, 'to`free; UnliaMpixe4 traVel,
and many people who 'n*hit. not aim*
been rwith. theirifamiliea for the day bad
'there beea huge .drifts &new blocking .
the roads were able to be'llecie for the
ba•PPY'' etecasiora TralaS and lelettete
were -jammed: .to eapireity 'with happy
homegoergioa Monday aud,,Truesaisy.
The'aN.110 ran OPeeitit train 'out
of Idyll; on clittietmas '.e.ftentorel at 4$
o'clock 'to accommodate the peetple. wit*
wished to have their chtlatmas dinner
With their fainillea before leaving town.
'Merchants In every aveaue of bust-
aess reported gains la their sales over
preceding years. The Postof,lioe •stmif
was,'kept,.-rushbxg,'- for sixteonlalMk Of
pp day, efortieg a,nd handing' out Mail
and receiving packages tor delivery to
to perm%
nd during the
v. The relid,
kind ten- ,
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Christmas 'with, hia,,4arents,, kir. and ,
Mrs, William Lomby, Ste -David's
street.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. SchWeyer and
children; June and Grant, of Nellee
Corners, were Ohristimas Visitors with
the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. H.
HuMber.
&R. Lionel Clarke, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. 3. Clarke, deambridge Street,
Nebo is stationed ut anetaetern Can-
adian Port with the Royal Canadian
'Navy, is hmxte on twitk weeks' leave.
Goderieh boys training as airerafte-
' mot at Galt who are 'home enadve days'.
!holiday leave are: _Men. Thompson,
Wm. 'Carter; Colin Aliseerberry, Wine
Hogga,rth, Rex Duckworth, James Bess
and Wm. ,aferfainee.
Mr. W. R. Thoinpson; of Peter -
'borough, spent Christmas here with hie
wife and sonS, etartin-and Tim, at the
sister, Mies Mary IStirlieg, Roe -N., of
Goderich township, have returned home
after spending two weekS visiting rela-
tives at Sault Ste. Piekrord, St.
Ignaee and Bay City, "Mich. ^
TRAINING AS AIR PILOT
Leslie Naftel, -Sas of Mr. and
Mrs., Knyvet Naftel, Wellesley -street,
began • his elementary training - as a
pilot in the R.C.A.F. at Crumlin airport,.
near 'London, on Monday.. Leslie joined
the elleC.A,P. as an aircerefterean in
,August, but transferred to'' pildt'a
course in ,Novereber. Ile completed:a
four yveeks' initial trainieg coerse at
tfie Eglintonellunt Club on Thursday
laet, and swee twine' on a three days'
leave untit jblning his -elate Miinday.
M.C.C.- 'CHRISTMAS DANCE
• Invitations are issued for the Christ-
ana(s• dance of the alenesetung Canoe
Club, which wilt be held, at‘the Masonic.
TeMple on Monday night next. ',Zak; le
always- one of the most popular social
events of gthe season.
.d*tributing 'baskets to the More nee!!
Le in* Goderich Filteell members 4"1".
• Mistses Edith Taylor ,and Merg'aret
Guides ender the dai 'on. of •th
Watson added te the 3tuletIde spirit by -
Santa .Claxs Starts the B3,11 Roll- wending their way theough the streets -
ing with Appearance of the town and singing; karois
on Saturday Cinistmas Eve, A similar service was.
performed by it group ef singers from
Sailta Claus , took time Oic from the choir of.Northstreet,United eltureh.
urgent duties on 'Saturday to pay his Through ell the celebration, the fact
annual public :visit to the ehildten. of that the country is ,at war was strongly
G,oderieh and district and distribute evident The people Of Ooderich and
)jqg o caVi1i04 and ether dainties district: opened 'their homes to hundreds
attroireathem. The merry old-got:tient:in ef .ainnen feom Port 'A:beet and Sky ,
ini;red is reDorted- to have landed his Haffor and shared their Christmas
, airplane 'at Sky ;Harbor airport after dinners with -them by way a ehowing
flying here from the !North Pole. The their appreciation 'Of the saerifieee these
children, however,sere- not aware 0 /nen are raa.king. Other families ,wel-
his presence in- town until he -was coined sobs home from army and air -
•with fire-eiren going full blast. and on chrietraas• leaee. All' -agreed, that
evergreenbedee.ked -Afire-track. The town thronged aleo with local boys -lot
twheeled odt ,of the Town Hall in an force- stationihall, err _Ontario, The
ruck direled the ! Segue several' tintes the
trainingold
dtwiowtnh-atnhde 'ttiiweratoslee iedrveleacesdieMe
were Santa, standing in the middle a- it,
beckoning the ichildiren to follow him. Mighty .gobal eee and 'all Were eon -
At the Town Hall Santa began the en- scions that it might be the( last:thriat.-
joyable7task of handing out his gifte, xnas they would spend at home for'
Over tme thousand children, eatimated ePveral Years.
as the largest number gathered at any
similar event in. !Goderielf in recent
years, reteived the packages.. So busy
was iSfatta kept, administerillfg to the
large moved, that he had to call in the
assistaneetof.eeveral firemen and mena-
bere oe the Town iConnell.
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A drive about. town after dusk re-
veals many pretty Chrietinas decor-
ation.% eleetrie lighting (being Used
effectively in various ways. 'While
thee are many brilliantly'lighted trees
all about the town, the :Weeit end has
seine especially ifine, display. Mr. G.
L. Parsons' home on West sheet tands
out particularly. The outlitte a the
house is shown in 'brilliant lights and
in the centre is a large wreath of lighte,
while high ;above all Is a beautiful
star. In front of W. 3lacDonald's
house on Britannia, road a large 'Union
Jack blazes forth, the colors of
flag being faithfully reproduced Itt
•ored light bulbs. Those .who have 'net
yet seen it would, find it worth their
while to make a speetal trip to Mr.
eiateDonald''s 80,m* evening soon.
.'JUNIOR cants CHOIR,,
The North street junior girW choir
vvhieh was organieed only a month ago
,under the direction. of Mr: Mervin'
Snyder, gave a splendid account , of
themseeve.s both at the Sunday school
Christmas ceneert and at the:morning
servibe of North street United churcb.
Solo parts were sung by Joan !Stott and
Katherine Snider. The membership_ is
open to girls aged tea to fifteen, with
younger !girls aecepted gs probationere;
and the next °pradtice will be -on
January 8th.
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EARLY OR LATE?
„Lloyd Aikenhead brought into, this
office todayg dandelion bud which he
found, on the Maitland..,,Tolf! Course on
Chriettmee Day.
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Happy New Year"
This is ,the last issue of The Signal Star for 1940, and as the
old -year draws to a close and another year is about to dawn the
• publishers take the"Oppertunity of extending to readers and. patrons
their best 3,vishes for happiness and prosperity in 1911':'" Even in
wartime people may be happy in the consciousness that they are doing
their bit in the cause of freedo»t and decency in the- world;and true
prosperity in the coming year will be in the advancement' of the
cause for which. Canada is fighting alongside tritain and those
freedom -loving peoples with whom she is allied.
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Members of the choir of North street
Vnited church did, a gracious thing ,on
Christmas The. They ;visited the
b.omes of several shut-ins, singing
Christina's carolatyl,leaving cheering
messages.
Santa Clar.s is a Itardaworkinee.oM
gatleman." He made et least three.
public .appearetteee in Gaderieb on Fri-
day night !last, and was toe the job again
Saturday afternoon. How he doen it
is at my(stery.
The menu, eard for Chriptmas at the
Port Albert Ar Navigation iSchool had
an elaborate and appritpriate; dmioa
op4NSltet;chol for the odeasion
Corp. It. C. Jones, It:A.V. )jones
Ins done sena) clever ,workwiththe
ben GinCe eOlining to Port .Albert, and
hiisketchea have been much admired.
The ChrisliaasDaY menu by the way,
inanded, roast turkey, fl -1r, Christmaa
pudding, mince pie, Chriqtams-4akel,
oranges', ntite and applte end a variety
of drinlables,.. The men who speut the
day at the aittl)ort didn't fare &ko.lisietly.
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OBITUARY'
liRS. J. A. INIARINIS
Magistrate 3. A. -.Makin's, ofSteat-
ford, who presides at the weekly courts
th Goderiele bas been -bereaved by 'the,
death °this wife, who pessed away on
Tueaday, December ,at her home
in 'Stratford. Although she 'had been
111 for tame weeks, her death, from a
heart ,seizure, came eaddenlyand un-
expectedly. She was eixty-eight yeare
of age. -Besides! her Iruelband, 4 smr,
Ilegter W. Maleins, and a' daughter,
Mr 11. V. Swanson, -both of 'Stratford,
survive.
The funeral took place at 'Stratford
on Priday afternoon. ,Pimong thoee
from Odderiett wte 'attended was
Cream Atit•orney .Holmes. .
ill110),EAS JailMSTON •
111 only five days, Tlionble,Johnetos •
paeseil away at hie hora4) on Gibbon%
street early Monday emitting. !Ire was
stricken with' pneumonia early loft
week, ! Born inf)Goderier. township -Int,
1563, the son of Mr. amt 'Mrs. Robert'
Joinasten, Nti. Johnston farmed in the
township 'Der some years, but raoNed. tti
toavei fortythree„.yeare ago apal, Wets
well know -wee a teamster. Ito Is sure
vived by his wife, the .!former Phyllis ,
Bell; two vans, Oliver and Chester
jolnat4.on, both Of town; three brdtherte
John, janlea. and Prot of town, and ,
five eletere, Ida (Mr8. John, 1'reelon1),
,Pranees (Mrs. john Jane (N(ra.
*Robert Bel), Emma. (Mrs. D. WeSton),
all of town, and Annie ('lirs.;rowel*. .
smiNT), aetina. There are Alt grand-
children.
The funeral took *tee on Wednes-
day afternoon„from the family home
on +0..blv0ns street. A large namber or
old friends ofc'Mr. lohnsten, from both
town 'and the rural seetion% attraded.
OfferingS of flowers attrrounded, the
casket in great profasion, Rtbir. W. P,
Tinno% of 'North rotrotwit 110100 AIWA,
condnetkr41 the serwiees. pail -
bearers wort, Llevit
Sproyde,„Tlebert Doak, fllm
Thorno o *Arson awl Goon. 311100“...
tritiorimporrt vra• la entitle*. eierei.