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GoDERIcH, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, MARCH I3th„ 1941
Cameo)? vs.Eegy
Action Dismissed
.C. C. Lee Appointed Two „Assessments
to P. IJ. Commission 'Upheld,Two Reduced
01110t.POStelathViaite Retired from . His ., Honor .Judge Costello today
. - .
, .pouo Duties.,4F0roe,,0 Be , handed out :judgment in four
Reorganized lannicipal aseessinellt appealheard
. by him in January.
Tlae Town Colwell ineoFrielar night The asserement of the WeSterit
last, IA coMmittee of the wherleedece !Ode, Canada Flour Mille Co., $150,000,
I: ,s',and. that, of the Goderieli Salt
on a cb,atige in the. Town's- 1)01100.ee, -. Oree * ,comparseo eg0,000,-are (*affirmed:
Ohlef Peeteletliweite, Who ilea grown •The _ 6ederich mo,nufg.etininiT
geay in the ,serviee of tae Town, ie to ° COO asiafisneent, $20,000, is re -
be relieved' of pollee duties, but will ' duced to $14,000,, and .that of the
. vrand in, '' Doinktion Road Maehinery Uo.,
he retained ae Street inePecto
$20,000, is reducedto $12,400.
other -duties' -with his present stilarae ,In all four Cases each part)/ PAYE+ ,
and the 00unei1 will 'advertise for 4- • its own rosts; ' ' ' '
,-ellief..of -pollee „11(1.'..a.1)01.1ce sqg_e_4,..i.4s,
and extra 11011) 011 eveninge end on -
special oeco,sioner Sergeant !, Ross is BLACK ETES TELL OF *
even. permon. to •applye for " either ‘,. BeirDEBeio Rormsivi
P°,,Desitipa(lyeit'eete'e erearoo,• hod:. aesoraee ,Ass,aillt Cbargeg.Bef. ere the Magistrate.
What' different prepeetel„ Whiels he inacie , r o -Witnesses in 'One, Cesce'Net in
iti- °mulch on presentation, of the report shape to Appear., .
ef'the eteeial-eommittee This Wgke AO .,-*__
- -.--It issaidthat "war breeds wa.e,-,and
retain' Chief ,POStelethwaite for day,-
„ perhaps it is the fighting spirit en -
time duty /as at present 'and toengage gendered by the troubles in Europe that
au ,edditiogal men *heavies ;Sergeant is .responsible for the epidemic of black
Ross Would ',make - twiranlea nn duty eyes and ,disfigured eeentenanees,. that
during- the late 'evening -hears when lies developed. in Goderichlnd that
polking is most requIred and at the , tame into pablle view at the - Vii-4aelaY
same time delver heere In wiliele .tho ere Pollee 'Court sitting on Teersday. last*
IS now no Petrol- - _' A icharge 'of assault arising from 11
Tee Deputy Reeve sucteeded, 1.n hav- altertatien •im e Hamaton street ' garage
ing the report of the ePecial'eommittee on the Morning of Mareh let occupied
referred to committee of tbe whole; but ,„
the atteetion, of The, eou.et for some
there he had the s•uPPCTt -"IY of C'knin- thee. After hearing eeseral witnesses
elate Sproul for big proposal. • the afegistrate imposed a due a $5
The vacancy on the RubliC Utilities e
Commission created by . the death of allu °s'ts'
Another assault ease WAS adjourned,
,dbineaisolmer ,E. at. Wigie was. 'filled 'eor two weeks, the -tomplainent and •
IV the apoPintment -0 Obas. al, Lee,
es witnesses net being in shape to, give
Solicitor DanOey laving .acklied thata',0eidence atter what. Is eepoeted to have
the • Council hat.1 authority 'under the been quite 4 melee. '. ' ' • '
Municipal Act to make the apPolutramst. Earl T. Williams, ;Goderich township
All members rofatlie Council Were ,„,ouno, esee, .....theeele of •-eireeearr. svelte•
s . e .
'Present. . f .. . ' ,• on Christmas Eve struck...a •horse and
The tax eallector ;Deportee collections buggy at an intersection; on No. 8ligh-
ef $5,087.7,1 'in releruary. . ; , - way Dear101intou kialiug Mrg. Huwiatd
• 11. O. Witmer, . Sexton - of Maitland Kirby, of 00,441a, and setion4y. in.
eemetery, eepo,rted, eight interments in
,. ineasg her father, Harry Thompson,
.., February. "Aet1/4041$1114-ing, Ills . rewre .was again emnended on a, dangerous
was a request for an increase of salary driving ;charge, this ,titue weal alateh
to $90 a month. He has lield the , 27., The. 4,,ed, mg. .Thpmoson, import -
position for thirteen years and is get -
ant Ore= 'Witness, has nots yet fully '
ting $,75 ,a .month. This' was xe-
oerecovered froin. his iratiolee and it was
ferred to the cemetery and Parks err,Sa• 'thought inadvisable to move' him, 'Ion
•mittea , e the rough roads. Beth he and his
The reisortrOf 'De. W. sr. Gallove, al. deceased 'daughter were occupants of
. OM., on Awaith eon -Otiose of the town the - . buggy - Williame baa was re -
during 1940 was presented and referred . . . , .. . , ...
to the %seethe' committee. Tee town '—
The Godeeich Seat Co. brought two
had a very good health record for the truekers from out of town .before the
•Year, " •1 ' . court. They were charged 'with triad,
The secretary of the Public Utilities the giving of worthless thecpses in pay-
ConMissicee wrote asking that ,the ,enene for load; ofsalt.ait
alt.erThompson.enwar
e
Council tange to till the va.coancy .in er. T., wine.. ..and
the .niem reldp' of,,, the' ..00131,133413e4(41' Vollett WAS gtvenesuspencted sentence
c .used by' deata pf .thelate. Mr.. on making restitution and paying court
Wigle.. This was .referred. to committee veva,. eatich ,4 404,,, tbompsoix 3.0,41i
of ehe whole. , * ' - • ,, • able to show thevourt that he issued
RobeitePerrieh'e application for oft his 'cheque in geed, f,alth, his, bank book
taxi license was _referred to tile:special showing that at times he had been al -
committee. lowed .to • 'overdraw his account' for
_care of Parkettes for 1941. _singli 41-merrintq The_sliarge against_
The secretary of theoGoderich aortreelian' wee (1151111550(1. He ies made
.. cultural Society " wrote 'asking the geodethe che4ne. . . ,
CounciPs Wishes, in connectiOn. with the . A Finlander without a. home, Gust
care of the town dower plots and the Heliti,, aged fiftyrnine, presented aeprob-
rockery for the coming summer And .leni. He was charged with vagrancy.
-suggested 4, _.-Ineeting _between the -parke Helin told the court .in broken. English
7aimmittee and the "Isioarileiiiturar So- that, although .after leavinghishis native
cloy executive:, • The, matt& was refer- land he came first te•Canada, he had
red to the cemetery and parks coni- never token . out citizenship papers. yre
mitteee' • a, er e, . . , had spent some *ears in the United
J. G. J -,i, endeticat, :P14.40g1k4Pheri• 'States, where 'he took out first pelves,
wrote asking _.that his - liable be taken but wog eventually deported to Canada:
from the , early 'dosing petition. lte-; Ile was remanded to. jail to pernalt an
ferred to special eomMittee
1 - investigation into hi -record:' He- has
A letterktroin F. Donnelly regarding been roaming' the countryside begging
•
the estate of Lee Ilan, Chinese laundry-frrnia PIM to ;ranee
man, was sent to the taialice—etimnaltteere _ ., . .
' R.' J. Brewer, who was negotiating
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE BOARD
volth the Council last year roe a halt;
At tile monthly meeting of the Gode-
let on Elgin avenue, wrotestating that -
rich collegiate Institute Board, held
he did not have time to build last ever,
at • the school on Friday afternoon,
but intended to do so this, year and ofe.
Principal A. R. Scott reported that, as
fered 8150 for the full lot .(instead Of ,
directed at the aeceding nieetilig, le
, $75 for the half -let as agreed upon last
, the ere. had conferred With public school au.
pear). This was reberred to oritiee with regard to a proposal by
,ance committee. ` .. the Safety 'League of Ontario to pre -
A comm.unication from. the •Goderich
Salt company with reference 0, the pees sent 4 Noticing": film sen•Public -safety
and that the: matter Was" still: under
posed lever crossing for the projected
_sent te confederation. Because , of the early
north road to the harbor. was elositig Of the 50110015 this year it is felt
the water, light and harbor and public
Vitt the Students should not take time
works committees. ' off from their studies for matters out -
A letter from tile Provincial Govern,
side the ,eoureer • • .
maent steting that the Province will pay Permission was granted to Mother
a One -vain subsidy this year and de-
Majella to ,hold.the annual =Isle free
tailing regulations in this eoneection
Wel of St. 'Josephie :Convent schad of
was5011t to the 'finance committee, music in the Collegiate assembly hall,'
A letter from lee E. Cardiff, M.P., with
t ,,,, The date 'for the' musicale has,aot yet
regard to, a netiotial ealvage earn/Pa-ea , beet -decided. , *
was sent on to 'the special committee, The preparation of the estimates for
It is proposed Oat an. organizatioe be 1041 t� be presented to the Town Cotm.
cet UP In each earaielpality, on a voian- ell was not completed arid' a special
tary basis, and a list of articles' that
Meeting wag arranged for. that purpose
can he advantageously oalvaged *was
to be heel on Thursday eieeing, March
la: • , t' .-
Aecourito were pasted amounting to
nearly $200.
Two Other Detroiitge emelt Settled
Out of Court—Mr. :Justice
Kent Preside$
The only ease to go, to trial at this
week's eession, ef the Supreme Mart,
that of 'George R. Canseren, Goderleb,
bus delver, in, it damage action against
Aircraftman 'Then:eon Eed'oe
and his fataer, Veber Eedy, Dungannon
baker,' was last evening, disnalseeti 'with
cots by Justice !Kelly. The jury lacer-
ing tae' ease found, that Cameron heti
notsuffered, injuries, by reason of -the
ear in - 'which- he- was -a Paseenger betur
mmed from behind by an .autemiblie
isv,en by Thornton. Eed,y, ;but owned by
his father. The jury found that
Caniermi had .euffereal back injuries, as
citianota he had' sustained Thera- in
pushing cars out of snowdrifts Aesbort
time before the. collision; ,
Tee aecidoot, <wearied, in theearly
inernieg of January 19tle. 1940, during
one of the worst storms 02 <1 'Stormy
ivinter, on, the eoenty road three miles
south- or 'Dungannon. At The tim.e,
Cameron And awe friends were Deturn-
ing to Goderich from a wedding re-
ception bold itt Dungannon.
The ceee wee first tried at the antnens
sittings of the, ;Supreme Court -at Gode-
rich,- but on, teat . occasion, the .Jury
failed to agrea, • .
. The case got under way on Tuesday
afternoon eater all other cases; had
been adjourned or settled out of:eourt.
It lasted all day "Wednesday. Night
sittings were held on; both daps'.
. Cases Settled Out of Carla' •
, A settlement out of, court was reached
in the motor damage ease of ,Alex. and
William ,,laieteica, ditchers, ,of ,Stephen.
j,r., painter, of Exeter, for injuries' and
damages allegedly sestained in a motor
accident an the -County , highway bee
•tween, 'Mount Carmel and DasawOod •
on evening of Julie 27,th, 1940s The
endorsement en the record read: "The
defendant, William Btakwell, jr.,. con-
sents _to judgment being eniteeeti against
him_ en -behalf Of the plaintiff,
Dietrich for v000i and. on -.baler of The
plaintiff Alex. Dietrich, for $a,000, atel
'the eosts of the action, bed at -
Anotbet damage action was that of
Mar, Ada Eyelet' Pritchard, operator
of a, tourist Desert , of Grand
Bend, who sued- 'Gordon. and. W. J. P.
McFarland, farmers of the towassliip
of London, ;Middlesex county, for in-
juties .and ,demageo totailing 3,300.
The settlement' Jiggle.. was net an-
nounced, but was -said to be a 'sub-
stantial; sum" iit favor p2 the plaintiff.
The accident in qnestfon- tbok place in
the r•,,Tivere, ensilage 23, 19-10o -Aare".
Pritchard spent a month in hospital.
'Another .dtimege ease, Howe -'vs.
Martz, was set over because an 'impair-
ent Witness was' ill with ocarlet•fevee.
TURES ZNJUZZD IN
AiJOKOBll Avonnza
Car SIdtla on P41700100 and Collide*:
With Telephones Pole and Tree
Don Johnston and Twe Soldier
Ceespsuliona ,Taleen- to noel/ital.
Donald johnetoa, tWeeteoseven-years
old eon of Mr. and. Mi. Oliver John-
ston, Raglan eireet, is in 'Alexandra
Ilospita'l recovering, arem ;e-eere inr
juries sustained 111 an automobile tie-
eideut on No. 8 highway, 'a tinOrt
ths-
t1i1('e' ontsiae' 'The town limits, ,early
Friday evening. Two other occueaute
Of the ear„ Robert 'Ye/ate, 20, • of
`Itllehenee, and Jerry -Stirling, 20, 'of
'Stratford, ,'both of No, .10 Trainiug
Centre,„ Kitchenee, also Were badly al-
lured seul are now' resting an Not-
444.4.4ea.MilitoorroEfosPitair Loridone-to
'Which piece they were removed On
Sunday morning after being eared for
•at the hospital here. -
ereaohnotoie *he lias been working at
Brantford, Wee on his way to, ooderick
• to epend the week -end with his parents
and had picked up Yanke ,S,tirltug
at Stratford_ en route. The accident
,occurred in front of ,the property of
Gorden Great,' !Goderich township,
when the car eladdeacon g piece
hurtled to .the • Ode of aVementi
struck a telephone ! e and e tigued
on to crash into a Maple tree.
eedupents were thr wn from the ear
and the top ef the machine .,Was torn
almost eempletely off„ so great was the
force of Sae collision. The .ear was
badly damaged oloo about the grill,.
fenders and body and is easiest a total,
wreck, •
Dr. W. F. !Gallon- was, hurriedly sum-
moned to the seeee and the injured men,
were removed to Alexandra !Hospital by-
ambelanee. .aohusten was foursi to be
Suffering. from heaa and neck lacera-
tions, 'bruises. and concussion. He is,
'repbrted to be slowly improving. Yanke
eoeffered'reefracturederightsier and it
number of abrasions as- well as slight
concussion: Stirling suffered from
severe coneussion and an injured left
'leg, but escaped abrasions.
.Tbe 'accidents' was Investigated by,
Traffic Officer Culp and Chief Post-
elethw„alte. . •
MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER
given. Tale, includes bones, bottles),
rap, scrap iron, bras-, copper, katl,
and -othermetals, waste paper, old tires,
old shoes, tin eans, metal tubes, Was.te
oils and fats, et'.
Commfttee Reports „
The ifineiice committee ;recommended
that a grant of $200 be Made teethe
Blue Water Highway , Association_a
requested, reported on a number of tax
adjustmettth, and •recommentied that
TOWUSolicitor Daneey be asked to
reduce leg -charges in the case a the
'TRAINISG •
Th additiot to the three Gederich
boys mentioned in thig pater -last week
as attending 'the Galt aircraft school,
three ..--Others.---betve --eneolled.' -at. -the
school; -bringing' ;to -six the total at
present eegistered there from this town.
The . three. .additionalo ,members are
Arthur • Kirkeye son of Mi. and Mrs.
JHoward Kirkey,, Cambria road Fred
Rose, eee of Mr. Charles Bosse:Elgin
,asre., and Jaek leastter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Baxter, Albert street.
Pea. Welter - Johnston, son of Mr,
-andesoMege—Williame.--Johnseon, - Park
'etreet„ is now gtationed at Royal Can-
adian Navy baeracke at E,squimalt,
13,0-_Walter_enlisted. _with the navy -
In January and received his prelimin-
ary naval trainino• at 'London. •
•RoberCIGroves, who is see
itioned at the Ebea1 Canadian Naval,
.Reserve.barrack e London, visited'
with his father, Mr. a E: Groves
Renal street, end 'fkleildein town at
the week -ewe •
Bambartller oderard Deter, . who had
ou ,longleave visiting vs,71th
azidlriends. in Ashfield and,Gode-,-
rich, returned toehis battery a.t Wood-
stock and on Sundae participated in it
"farewell parade" of' the unit through
Woodstock'si main streets. The bat-
terY aro in full battle flees.% senie wore
respirators, and motorized eannoli were
In liee. '
viniom Craig and A.C..Willard
Legg, stationed with the It.C.A.F. at
St Thomas, ,spent the week -0d visit
Ing with their parents and friende here.
Pte. Frenk: Mere or the Elgin Regi-
ment, sta:tioneti' at Toronto., is epending,
e two weeks' furlough with:bis parents,,
entealre. Albert Mere, Bruce etreet.
A.0. James stationed at, the
Manning Pool; Toronto, •epent a forty-
eightrhoute. leave with his 'Parents,
• "COMPASS NEWS" Sergeaeit and '\r5ArtRoss,over the
The second issue of the airport' aewo- week -end. '
Paper came out this Week"in.,enlarged Jan Thorrieloa stationed at'
form and with the Appropriate title Trenton, was bome at the •week-ead.
"CoinPaes'Ne.ws." The .paper aeseiwes'
much snore Imsgth.y notiee than we can THE WESTMINSTER 'GUILD
give it this week, pressure of atleertising The regular meeting of the Presbye
severely limiting the apace at bur d1s terian young people Was beta In the
Town vs. Goderich alenufa.cturing Coe Posale but we shall hope to be able to lecture .room, of Knox eleirch on 3.1one
whieh wag settled eilt f etairt. Mr. review It in some detail' at a later day evening. The meeting was ''in
Deeeesae bill wae tor 431050. The eee date., 'Suffice to ,say; that Compass, therge of Miss ;Mary WIay wbe also',
port was adopted•, , Newe is it blight, readable publeettion, ',gave the Seripture reading. . rpfeeer
The special committee recommended ereditaale • to ite editors and cove .was, led by the secretary, \L *t
that airePertelethtvalte be relieved of tribgtors. - McKenzie, and "the' ,businese on
is dutieo: as thief of pOlieee but re- ducted by 01112 Lowery; psesidente. •
tained as street inspector, weed In AN iNiptigritiOus 1N1!FTE1 AtI excellent tolde entitled '''The
opeetor, etc., at ;the same celery as ta One of the most industrious knittere pito, xts (Magill and GroweliZewao
present; that Sergeant Boss be ap. In Goderich 15 Ur8, David Sproul, given by Jim Abell. In line Witii?-'ehe.
pointed Old, of police at the same Who since the oiitbreak of war has topic, the roll call was answered With
oalary ao paleMr. Vostelethwaite, and made over one 'hundred pairs Of eecks ae'erse front the Bible. 'Miss Madeleine
that the eoMmittee Advertiee for. a for members of Canada's arnoed forces, Lane, accompanied by Miss „.Elleatior
cergeant er tight policeman. This averagoe better than one eair•per Snider, eang •two lovely numbeke-Which
ast motion of Depute leeeveleneer week and, Is an admirable reeorde'ldrg, were much appreciated by her 110422025
this report was mearred to committee 'Sproul contributes through. the Red Next week, the iregiair meeting will
of the MielSieeld of the Salvation .Atety. be' diopeneed with iti 'view of •the
e.
•The water, light itua lielabor eomtale to Seaforth for .Tuesdar evening.
mittee ,recommended that the Public - SEATING CARNIVAL (lays Will be leaving the qturOt not
Iltilities (Commission be 'requested to Goderieh rams Club, is staging an later than 7.30, and those expeetilig to
install it fire by,drant et 'tile harbor at lee carnival in. West street rink on -go ere requested to uotife Miss Marg,
the foot Of Wellington street. Adopted. FrititlY night, the Proceeds to 'go to the MelCay or Miss, Donna Bell. The «ode.
rauncilier 'Mooney eaid Traille Of. Iirltisli Chita War Vietims' ',Fundrich young PeaPieare to Provide :the
.erer, caw had erresee 1115;t4LATIets1± 8tratford „Skating Club is presenting devotionel program; so thernbers tire
any 'assistaeee Were required, in eta*tae program, in whit -11 are three Gode. 11.'404 to remember. Their roll call
trafile 'In the town-10ridingrich agate ektitete, Ernie lereekenridgeo aier n yeese, trent. Mt Irish song or
(Continued on page 4 Peter Zinonerman and' jean tubby. poem.
.Business Transacted at Monthly Meet-
ing—To Assist 'Ire Wae Services
'Dew° e -
At the March 'meeting .of the -Staple
Leaf; Chapter, I.40.D.E., held at; the
Puelic Liartiry rete ThAreaay last, an
IntereRing letter Was read from • the
teacher of the Cha.ptier'e adopted school,
in 'Alberta; thanking the Chapter for
new clothing „sent as repeated. The
I,10.43.E. magazine, "Elelioest't was sent
to the adopted seisool for the doge:lag
year. • ' e, •
The. - Melees's -see:Deady eePorted.
eight ,.new eubscriberg and gale • re-
-The Chapter voted $88. to complete
the endowment objective of $1,000 for
the nursery at eeleyaneraeotespotao..
Aletter wee read froin.the Provincial
office regarcling the meted arive, to be
heId trona March 24th to April '7.t1I, to
be undertaken in the name of "The
-0anadem War • !Services' Venda" eom-
bIniego, financial appeals for ,six- war
services. The I.O.D.E..Chapters of the
four Western Provinces, where it is
more :difficult to raise ramie, are par-
ticipating in thee drive, and the Chap-
ters in the East were urged! to give their
Support to - local* coniniitteee
project: '
The Chapter voted to purchase- an
$8' war eavings certificate. '
A committee of -two :were .e.ekerU
consult the Citizens' War Time Com-
„mittee regarding ,the salvage campaign.
Although this work had been a, very
successful financial Undertaking for the
Chapter, it Was felt that it seeeld ffe
it eommunity project.
NO. 12
41Yr.0 •
Organization for
Sivin-One Campaign
Huron (i.tounty Board FOrined
With T. D. Thomas as
Chairman
'Organization for The war servicee
r •
ealepaign le this (*lusty WAS .efga--
meneed at a' meeting held in 'Clinton ori
/*relay evening, when members of the
4I3uron board wereearned. Heading
the board is J. D. Tamales of Goderich,
Warden Leiper Is honorary' President.
Other °Mors are; "Seeretaryo 'Gs W,
Sebeefers Goderieli; trehourer, Meyer
E. IX Drown, 'Goderich; zee° ;chairman,
it.E. Pooley, -Exeter;, agricultural -con.
J. 0. Shearer,' Clinton pilbileity
men, 'IL Boyle„ ,Wiughem, and A. Y.
MeLetin, epaforth. .
The comity was divided into four
zones, with conveners as fellows;
No. 1--alloWieice,Tilinberry;
Grey, Wineharn, Brussels. II; Campbell,
Winghane, coAvenee.
No. 2e-A,ehfield, Cothernaeitest end
W t Wevoansesa, iGoderieb ana Gode-
ri tewnehire Hugh ' Colborne
eouveeer, ' '
No, 8—alullett, a/Willow- Tucker -
smith, Clinton, eeeforth, ?,31y-th.
Whyte, Seaforth; eenvener. ' •
No, 4---Ceboine, Stephen, Hey,. Stant
ley,' Exeter, ; Thos. , Pr,y,de,
Exeter,•convener.
Meeting This Friday Night
A emnity-wide meeting of represent-
atives of the participating organiz-
ations,together with munieipal officialle
has ben called. for ;Friday evening of
this ,week., at 8 P.m., in Clinton Town
mallaulnlicippfiltealeiSMM6ittteea.theW14rrig'4nhe4eaxtAlIGLeda
and the various aspects of the six -in -
one drive theeoughlyea'tscussea. The
...eempaigneepen .see• nellaecii --attire-re
. The six .organizations earticiratifig
•
- • 7 -
MARINE EUCHRE AND DANCE'
Approximately 175 people attended
the thuice andsetter sponsored' by the
Marine Oliib and held in the Masonic
Hall last Thursday night.: Eighteen
tables a euchre were played, . prizes
beteg awarded as follows Ladies' first,
Mrs. ato3r Merriam; ladle& consolation,
Mrs. George &sidemen; men's first
Mr. Fowler; men's consolation, Mr.
*Pay. Lunch wee earned at 11 o'clock,
after which decks Were cleared and
dancing -was begun, continuing for sev-
eral heurs. Jack Bell acted as floor
manager. Music -was provided by the
Monk orehestra. The Club vvisees to
e Press its appreelation' to the ladies
-wh so ably essisted hi Making tile
evening a success. • .
° aWOMENRS .IN'STITUTE
The monthly meeting of the Woinen's
'Institute was held 'last Thursday after-
noon at I1e.1Kay nail. Mrs. 'Chester
John.ston, viee-president, took the chair
in the .e.bsence of the president, Mro,
Harry Tlehborne. Miss Edith Taylor
gave an intereeting talk tm food values
-
and the importance of it varied, diet
The talk vvas Teter interesting and in-
formative.. :Vise Eleanor, Snider .and.
Miss Eileen Bogie leave' two lovely
piano &0t5. • Mrs. 11.0. :Robertson gave
Aotee on eurrent, events. A eocial half-
heal- etas enjoyed.at the close of the
earei,hig- '
,
WPER tREs§tntrA
Water' ;pressure, was, turned off in
town • Oije, eeeral hours early Tueeday
morotog While welters installed
s1,.',111-slit42nt'ett ;Oxford etreet., The new
hi. drait 'replaced one which was broken
on, Monday when a truck from tbe
elotlerich Salt block baeked into it.
-THE,WEATHEIt
The ,tempOatures- for thte past week
and, for the corresponding week blast
year, as officiallyaaveordedi were as
follows: •s
1941 19-10 .„
Max. Min.. Max. Min.
Thera, 'March 0 ...ea 17 93 20
Fre, Mahal 7
Sat., Metall 8 ....24; 18 o 27 20
Stine a/firth 9 O.,33 20 21
alon„ Mareli -.Os WI 27 le
Tues., Mareh 11 .34 28 21 9
Weida •Merell 12 ,,241 20 5
J. D. Thomas, Huron Chairman
J. D. 'Thomas, well-known Goderich
businessinan, heads the Huron County
Board of the War Services Fund,
which opens its national campaign on
March 24th. A. meeting of represent-
atives of participating organizations
will be held' in. Clinton on Friday even-
ings-,
In this drive.are the Canadian Legion,,
the Salvation the Knights of
C,olumbeseaf.M.C.A.,, e.W.C.A., and the
LO.D.E. (See taticle on page 3 of this
issue.) Tee Ontario objective,eaniount-
lag to $2,554,29o,: was fixed after,
budgets of the various_ organizations
Were examined by prominent business
men and approyed by the Government.
r.fhe county and muttleipel quotes will
be announced shortly.
• OnlY 'Drive This Year, •
It is emphasized that this will be the
only drivepfor war services of a.nation-
wide scope in 1041. It was expected
that the Red Cross Society would make
its regular appeal in September of this
year, but Hon. James Gardiner, Minister
of National Services, announced in the
House of Commons at Ottawa a feW,
days age that the Red ,Crees would not
'be making its appeal this year and that
the only campaign to be pathotized
would be the .six -in -one drive now
commencing., ,•
Local Organization for Goderich
Organization of the campaign to col-
lect in Goderica. fer the Canadian War
Services Velma has been completed and
a 'strong committee set up headed by
Mr. Cecil Aftridge as chattel:tan.
Assisting Chairman Attridge will
G. 'N. Dowker as assistane chairmare
Hervey Erskine as secretary, -11. S.
Turner, treasurer, D. E. Campbell,
publieity, and a group of tivele Sub-
division ehairmen. These eagirmen are
as -follows: No. 1, 111oWard, MeNee ;
2„Jos. truck; No. covin cutt; o. 4,.°
W. Thompson; No. o, Jos. Snider ; No.
0; Frank Saunders; No. 7, Ernest Prid-
ham.; No. 8 J. B. Reynolds; No. 9,
W. A. Coilithuiet; No. riVA. It. Scott;
No. 11, Chas.;I Seueders ; No. 1,
Ernest Groves.'
. The town hag been -divided for eau-
vassing ,purposes intothe polling sub-
divisions, as has beme* found ueimily
satisfeetory, and all of the above team
captains are looking- for willing
volunteer workers. It is pointed outobv
the executive that much of the work in
petit campaigns has been performed
over anti. over again .by the same Men,*
and as this is to be the only campaign
of the year it is felt that it is only fair
that eome Who have beld ;back for
variono .reasons in the past shoula be
willing to 'offer their cereleee thto time.
No quota iras been, eisigged to Gstele.
'pith as yet. The central eommittee In
Ottawa has divided 'Ontario sleesarliag
to cities and eountieo, With quotae as.
*nett to them, the committeee for -these
Larger areas taking ofl the duty Of
elieting the colotas to 'the onialaer
munieipalities. '
An organization meeting is being
called by cbaiiinan Sttrlagq' tot an
ertilane Collision
Costs Seven Lives
. -
Two 'Planes front the Port Mbert
Navigation Sehool rollided this
nestr(Thil-rsdatheY)viliagernk*""lief ifendwilale 117hireed,
about forty Mile* nOrthwee4
of Toronto, and "se a. result seven
men were killed 'and two sett**,
*Jo- ulemirsetlialu:„"ellaY toaftethe!a, tbooerhe eon! sionand
ea,rrying a erew of five men, eir
WOO .and all 11,Ve men were 141,441.
The other' "plane had a crew Of
otne uf evhoM two were -litlitoliera
The two *lured Men Were taken to
Barrie hospital.
The men Were an from Eng-
TheYoare:
'Worth, of York, and Sgt.J. C. Oaf'
of buritant,, the Pilets Of the two
training planes, ; le.A.Q, M. Se
Solhard, .LeedieiteA.Co Deugean, ;
Sherwood L.A10 L W-Jaelmo
London; LI..0 St -Porter, Laver
Pool, aad .14.A.C. B. A.:Itundell,'I
Bristol.
TOO xrstroli Rotrarrom
Melee. on Saturday Night Ckals for
Special Police .Aetititi '
. Street figats and ,ether disturbances
_
were numerous in •Goderich last Satur-
day night and While rate people were
taken in by police for questioning only
two were detained and they were re-
leased' en bail on. 'SundaY. They face
'riraefderrfeerientseaai011ig-atiut
Regiment over who .was to escort two
young girl.r. • '
Fours airmen from Port Albert, and
one divilian were picked as ringleaders
in a.general freesfor all on 'South atreet,
in which, faces were bruised, eyes,
blacked and„,blood bowed. In this
case, too, the argument was said to
bave, started over "girl frienes,” stip
-
porters going to the aid of the trespee-
tive disputants. • - •
S•inee Moielay a spetial R.A.F. patrol
liae-ebeeur on flute inadedeeich in late
afternolins and evenings, and this force
is to be doubled on ;Saturdays and
-
special oecasieee.
Police said all hotels ,hadreeen visited
and proprietors sternly warned to 'Iceep
betel."
ED. MASON COMEl
HO= SMILING.
Alps Team to Victory in 'Curling now,
spiel at London -Want e Godekich
to Get into the Game with the Big
Stones
Ed. 'Mason, retired banker and now
automobile salesman de luxe, join'. neyed
to London last Saturday to participate
itt a bonspiel of the London Curling
Club, of which he has been a member
for years, and returned to Goderich in
late 7oyening with the bacon—some
beautiful aieces of Chinaware. ,
°J. E." learned his curling in*Slani-
toba, where ehampionship curlers are
'born -and made, and he loves the game,
'lir London on Sgturday, with an all -
banker rink, he skipped . his team, to
victory with little practice, but with
rare Western daring and skill.
•
For years Mr. Mason eats been trying
to revive curling in Goderich. His en-
thuslartnerfer- the eganseeeknow,seen
'bounds. 'He says it's the freemasonry,
of sport and is steadily growing in
popularity' air over Canada: There
are many here who think ag be apes,
bat so far there aren't enough of them.
• 'A FINE CONTRIBUTION
The sum of $40, the handsome cop-
tribution a :the Goderich Manufactur-
ing Co ,and employees to the British,
War Victims' Fund, was handed in, at
Ude office on Friday' lest and was for-
warded at once to The Toronto Tele-
gram. The Telegram ennounees that
the fund is now over the $400,000
mark.
Sudden
Albert J.
widgrknownoopporme
osa
'1"he peoPle of eliellerielt and tbe
trict were ellocked 'fr the; rwire, well*
'maimed, thein on Saturtfue atierniog tieet
Albert J Oolettlikonk, wel14tnoWn
bOrne township farm -i, ; ,Sad Pain*
away during tile night; 'Mr. ,Goldtherss
was,in town on Friday:and retired*
night ,aPparetitly usual' good
-health. lie died in las
Mr.* -Goldthorpe Wat, in his seventy -
Second year; ge was iborkon tile farm
on which he died- aiid which he
lived all his life:: Foe" Virtu berets*
an dutostataling figure ifs nOntelp4liffs.
townsiiiP C4)Uh1eII1i1 f.ar ::three /sank
1920-28, he was reefeelefslbe tireafehlIP
for e years, 440.34i'ltiii too* in
aeUvo part, during &Sloe 'year*
tranati 4ifaire.
*nether of higieiteseare was harness
'Ile 'tfdi:;0;',4*,iiej4;640r of
t140 Got1ereh .Trottbf# Peet* 44-
Seiel'eti4e from 11,1: 1,0011fen, "anai)re,*
$',..14,ent:forr theia, glad At younger
9-4YS.' ra.eea his elqs.lairses on Gan-
adiati,".4d *United
He isikaralae4 y i1it4vife, forieerre
aIlerstailmariSanititoe eirre -sons; Bea,
lOoderieh, saleorgeeeof Toronto,.
ildughter;'Mr.WO It. Wore
(reaebas)"; of Stratford.'• anis -eldest sea,
:tallier; died only it feieweeke ago at
.leserfii" tOoldtborpe„ 'Jot
'0414tithrbe, Ont., ig a M41%tier, andlthere
are three *Sisters,:-Mr4. II, J., A. 'Mae.
*vi,a,nt and Mrs. fliittfe VittzleY of 0We.
rich:and Mrs, Oliver ,0fieldeof OnSalas-
• Tife-tiltierateerViee tteik Piece et
famillY*40hie oa Monday Utergoora
A:. C.' ^Calder;_ rector' of' St. 'Gearge's • _
church, officiating: Theft was revery
large getendaneeS.ineltithilig fomet
sedates of the slecees,eaaaerablic effete*
• and -friends and.. acettaintanees: troin;
all walks of life. Irrembers of Maitland
"Lodge, A., F. -anti' A.M.,` ettended la
body and the 'burial Tito.; of ;the order
,Were conducted by. Fred, ...Tople,
Floral offerings lecludeft those from the
Huron -Os:runty %Council,. the ,Colborne
Towasalp Council, elate:if:ie.:II& Lodge,`
IGtelerigh, ftete. Selloole Club
of Falstefe, Seaeol, Stratford, •
and the Goderieh Teeitimg. andoirgelag
Association, as well, afeensiny pewees].
offerings. The pallbearerwere W,H.
Blackstone, Frank-Alleas Feed alarne.Y.
Johu Shea:Drown; William. !McLean and,
William Cantwell.-- Ixi eatendane% from
a distance were Mr. ati:d. Mrs'. A. R.
Moore, Stratford.; Geo, oetoldeaorPes.
Toronte; Mr, and eat% „Ce (Meld,
Driatdasi'jehit GLIdlaorpe,.:Hamilsonee
and Mr: and Mr's. C. C: efeNeil, Toronto..
TOO EARLY Mt BASEBALL?
The' felts evidently ;considered it a
joke to be asked to Think of baseball
while tbe snew Was still on the ground,
ansloonlreaeven- eseesons•turnedeueolor,
the organization meeting callea for
Tuesday night. The gathering (th-
ree's -sea without nannies another date for
4 meeting. •
eerly date, Team captains will attend
and the date for starting the canvas
Isere, Nv111 be decided Upon togetberowith
jest what is to be attempted in the wey
of publicity, -If a satisfactory speaker
tee be secured, it 18 probable that an
epee meeting, with it patriotic sing-
song, 3Wi11 be arranged to be hearth the
Capital. Theatre, on -a suitaleel date.
•
_
FROM THE ESSE2r. SOOT'TISit
Seirsewhere an kinglitid,”
Febroery 9, ;1941.
The ,,,Goderich Signal -agar, .•
Goderich, Ontario, :Canada, ,
Dear Sire,—We are Soriting to...yea
in behalf of all the O-roderieh boys
the Essex Scottish "ixl 1 h OAS to yo*;
for sending The Goderieh ;Signal -Star
to us. We have beenit every
week for the past twe months. at is
in a sense like it letter fronehome and
Is appreeiated, by all. We really misit
oup home town and the paper keeps no,
In close contact isrith the events at
home
'
would also lik
ove le take this,: op-
portunity to tha
rich and the 'different erganiz,ations fee ,
their gifts and letters' wheel we have_
reeeived. They are all appreciated.
very mucb.
uverything is going elono, fine over •
here. - We were inspectedreeently by
Sir John Dile coniniander-in-ehlef of
the General Stet?, Home Forces,. and -
hope that it , means a era& at the
for everything you beve done for us.
IIun in the ynoeue•rrsf:inti:41.,.{.4:231.5g
ifi elofeng we again thank all of yott
Pte. ToROS,S. SarLieriIier54G.TOle,
Pte. 'Wef. DijkICWOIVIII,
•
CENTRAL 11., AND S. CLUB ,
The larch meetifte, .of tee Central
Home oud Sehool Crab was 11e14
Tuesday'afternoon, with it splendid at-
tentlanee. “Chorugess were .glven. Ina thee-- -
students of Grade V. Recitations by,
Mary Anne Ereltine and ;terry Moore
were much eajoyed. After tile busl.
ness part of the meetmg, eounuttniey •
singing of oepular Irire songe w.aA bit
by Mts. W. P. Lane. Tee group then
aajournea- to the libtary, where. the
layettee were on (Heelless Tee. ele-
jective had been two laYettes t(or., The
March meeting, ;but o many soloveir .
knitted artieles were tienated that It
,wao decided to meant* this work*
finishing et leaet ,0114 114,-r month. A
delightful lench prep e witty the coelal
s
committee was enjoyed tyiL
War Savings Campaign Committee
Reports 990 Pledges for Goderich
Tbeeitizens o± Goderich have again
shoWre1 ine io unmistatable manner
where, :they tand in tonneetion with
the proseeutionof the Empire's war
effort. The toefileallota itt the war
savings certificate, coMpaigh was • 900
pledger arid to (late 009 pledges lia.ve
beeii received, with one diviolon to. re-
porte •
The lecai caMpaign was sponsored
by the Board of Trade, and the com-
mittee was fortunate in obtaining tee
services of • Messrs, C, K. ,Saunders,
W. O. Attridge, n. 11. earan-ston, D. 11.
(7amphell and D. D. Mooney as eitaiV
Men of :the sub -committees. To all
these, together with the tvoxlr.s: who
Made the' house=to,lionse canvass, the
local employers of labor who co,oper,
ated so ctive1y at4 the Boy Scottt,
under Mr. Olen Lodgel leadership, who
assieted in. running 'eeseRnde for the
campaign toncnittee, rejoh to eaPresa
eineere and appreciatoe thanks for It
good job Well done. A/po our thank',
ate extended to Mr. qi. J. Sutherland
for ,ais kindness in providing it corn-
mittee (room on the gs' ware, free 4
(41Tarhg:laana0miNit of The Signal-Fltav
-Rave been most kind in their t,o-oper.
1,atiosi with the Seitraeittete and thir
,of3s1sttince F< gthteffas 'e acknowledged.
'Owing to the' eceleatioos of the
country roads, the "s'auvaee for the
townships of Colhoritt, ad 14o4ter14,11 hag
betit pertroned etita-
J: F. O4i1iDEP/P1111,
Ch, airman War $:skyini.ls rout lg.&