The Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-05-08, Page 1410
Cotrzbining The Ooderich Signal and The Goderich Star
To Procure 7,000 11
Trees for Planting
••
POrtion •' Ark Qraft • Vactory
Leased—gent Control ju
. Goderioli Propdsed
• A.11 members were present at the
Meeting of the Town Counci1 on 'Friday
. •
Mayo] Brown expreseed apprediation
ofthe honer Ilene ito "one Of our Gude-
*rich hopes' .(Pilot ,Officer Jaek Calder),
in being eeeelved at Windeer Castle by,
Their Majestiee, as e'epOrted, In the
press. .
,..The Mayor evoke ale° Of the reeent
-meeting-Of the 11-luee'WetereHigirwaY,
, •
Association at iliincaedine, which 'he
•Attended. 43" Oliver, Proviecial-pa-
licity male in addressing:the meeting
s
urged that tvisitare be reeeiveif with
eeurtesty and that coxiditions .be Ina&
as attractiee as possible for the. It
ewits a mistake, Mr. Oliver 'Said, for
•stores to close on any afterebon'iii the
summer when etisiters are .coming
through.- Smite person shoeld be in at-,
tendanee-in eVerY-sPike of-huslaelss tor -
the acconimodation of tourists.
The tax eollector's statement showed
collections of $2,186.52 in Moll, and
the cemetery sexton ieported, five inter-
mentin the raonth. .
A -circular letter from Preraieellep-
, burn urging support of the Dominion,
war loan brought the comment from
Mayor Brown that it was strange to see
▪ the Ontario Preniek favoring any-
thing originating at Ottawa.
Rent Control for Goderlick
The Wartime Prieee 'Board at Ote
tai,v a. -wrote_ staking the Comacil'ssopinion
as to whether 'rental' conteol 'Nebula be
"" advisable ig Gesierich, •and requesting
-,leformation as to the situation here.
- The Board', •iteffording'' to- 'the-slettel;
has received complaints -from" Goderich
•'of increased rentals. Tlessinatter was
referrectsto the special eorainitteee
'Natilicatien of the -annual ,meeting
of the National Fire PrOtectiot Associa-
tion, to be held at. Toronto, /day 12 to
16, was sent to the Are committee.
eNerv Dairy Building on West Street
C. A. Baxter 'aPplied for a permit
• for •the erection ofe-a. dairy !blinding,
milk bar; on West street, 'Other
applications ,were -fiten W. J. . Gal-
lagher, ,Cambria road, for a garage,
and from A.' Macfie,;Victaria street,
Fred Seabrook, ;St. David's street, to.
4. Curry, Britannia road, and Mrs.
J. J. Aitken, 'Cedar stre4,„ for repair's
• and improvements. to). dwelling%
Thos. Amderson's epplidatien "far ro-
newel of •his license to -Peddle coal ell
and gasoline wt S sent to the efinance
eeominittee. • . •
The propssal, of the 'British A,mericen
Oli Co. te'alteitike„ gasoline P)Ifelkak
•equipment at the 'Rouge * Bell garage
at Victoria end Kingstan^Sireets. was
. sent to th,e , works eonimittee.
A Petition for :a Sewer 'extensitea on
St. David's street frora Albert to
'Horton stre-et-fient-tolhePublieorke,
committee. • '
Breaking of Street Lai:ups
A communication from the Public
Utilities •Commission was, with refer-
ee* to the breakage -of street lamps,
presumably by 'boys with 'air rifles or
slingshots, and suggested that the police
take steps tostop it. The cost of re-
newing the lamps is charged by the P.
-U. Commission to the • Town. The
epeciel committee was asked to look
into the matter.
The City Cotteeil of Stratford, asked
endoreation of a resolution: -Petitioning
• the, Deminion• and Provincial dovern-
'inat.4 to amend the old-segespeesions
Ij legislation by increasing the amounts
payable, and -reducing the age limit
from sevettyyears to sixty:Ave years
for men and sixty years for womete
This was eeferred to the special com-
mittee.
Committee- Reports.
• The ,finanee, eeminittee. recommended
payment of a number of accounts, ins
eluding relief accounts amounting, to.
•$337.98.* • _
• The public week@ eonneittee reported
that new drain was being constructed
' • • along the .fferVor -411117:-ForailWaWirti'd
recommended that an estimate be pro-
• cured from the County on the cost of
eonetrncting a bituminous sidewalk on
_ the north side of St. David's Street, be-
tweee 'Carnbrii road and Victerie
•'street, • ' •
• The special committee recommended
that no action be taken With regard to
• The Sarnia 'Observer's adtvertthing pro-
PoSition ; that a telephone. be ,iiietalled.
in the residence of A. C. Roes, 'apPeinted
• ehief of police; that an extengion tele-
phone from the tax eolleetor's offige be
installed in the police office; that the
• police clock and :wiring be repaired and
. installed in the new polieeeoffiee.•
The cemetery' and Parks committee
erecommendedsthat--5,000-redepine,e1-,000
•
Scotch pine •and 1,000 white '4spruce
• trees be seeured frbm the 'Ontario
• Forestry Department for plantingTe that
•a new verandah be 'constructed op. the
eeesteryesexton's dwelling at a price, of
• $1445.80; that the. Humane, Society be•
permission to eeect two dog
• foubteins on the Square,, and that the
• chairman look into the nintter a place
fag wastepaper basket e beeth.- Parke
• awl tortriat ciente •
4,
• The water, light and harbor eorn-
E1GITH
,A.IVLONG LIVING
GRADUATES OF ,QUEEN'S
. It is of ,literest to learn 'tltat J. P.
Hume A .of this tOven foriner prin.
elpal of Gederich Collegiate Inetitute, is
eighth in the list of living graduett,�f
• Queen's " 'University., Kingston. Mr.
Hume iiiacluated inarts frcetie, Queen'e
ha 1.881, • with double, gold medal in
science and.„mathematice, attheage of
twenty -me years.
The senior living graduate of-Qtieen's
is WO,' Dr. Hugh Oftraeron of •Ottavva,
whot.gradua.ted in eats In 1876, he
iistis given in the Queen's 'Review, in
.1(4_ P.10'
Kingston institutien. Of learning.
•
Lawn Bowlers Ready
for Ne* Season
W. Baker President . of Men's
Club and Mks. Wheeler
of Ladies1 -
At, the annual meeting of the Gode-
rich 'Lewn Bowling Olub, held in the
s'eteneseteng Canoe 'Club rooms on Mon-
day night, W. J. Baker was elected
president, succeeding Fred Hunt. Other
;office* erected are; Vice-president, J.
Johnstone treasurer, Welter Hedges
secretary, Harry , ,Sanderson ; lotal
tournament committee, Peter Bisset
•)(chairenenie_ Nell MacKay, Geoege
Atathiee.oneit E HUokin, Stuart Robin-
son; epee tournament connnittee,
„NelsoneHille-Leheirnsteel,...414)319:ed 'Ake
Nee, Peter Bisset; grounds :committee,
J. W. 'MacVicar (chairman), T.
Derraott; M..3', Ainslie, Weifiteitman. •
A very sueeessfifi year-In:194T was
xepcirted aed the" cluh is looking fee-
• ;ward to an equally guccessfill season.
f-Theigreen.s are To be officially opeeed
• torethe season on May 16th.
• Mrs. J. R. Wheeler Heads Lanes
0
AtArc
Tax Rate for1941 Is
Goderich's Low
The Ladies' Lawn -Bowling Club held
their annual meeting in' the Bed Cross
roomson Thursday .night last. Mrs.
13,. Wheeler was -elected. president
for -the coming year and, other eleetions
were: Past president, Mrs. W.Hodge ;
'vice-president, -.Mrs. W. J, Baker;
secretary, Mrs.' _Arnold' McConnell ;
Dress secretary; Mr. J: Calvin cittt;
beastlier, .1.1is,e 'Dorothy Westbreok ,
auditors, Miss 3X...0araPuel1, mrs•
Warrener; social..Committee, Mrs. M.
•J. Airtslie, Mrs. Jack Johnston, Mrs: E.
J. Pridhlim; Msg. ,C). -McManus, Miss
Mark MacVicar., Mrs. Earl -.Allison;
Togal Tames, committee, Mrs. Harold
,MueneSe• Mr.e. M&Ivin 'Cranston, Miss
•Dorothy Johnston; outside girgesecom-
inaittee,. Mrs. ,J. Lee, Mra...W. P. Abell,
Mee. Rouse;Mrs,Fred Pike;execu
tive eemanittee, Airs. A. R. Scott, *Miss
G. Shore, -Mrs. Nelson Hill.
A. social evening was enjoyed after
the meeting. The high scorer at bridge
was Mie. Mary Henry, and ethe low.
scorer • was,Mes. Sack JOhnstone Mee.
J. Gibbons won a name contest.
Presetitathin to,
Flt -Lt. &M. Roberts
Recognition of Splendid .Service
in Establishing Sly
Harbor Airport
'Over seventy fellow -citizens of
Fit. -
Lieut. J. M. Ite'berte from Godericla
and Huron County, leaders
business and military life, 'gathered at ,
the Bedford Hotel last l'iriday evening;
tO pay 'tribute to the man.'evhO: in. civil
life, had played ti .leading role in the
establishing of Sky Harbor Elemen-
teryerlying Training .School and, in a
lesser .degree, the founding of tho Air•
Navigatione School at Port Albert,
• The event:- held under Board of
7ritidelftiSPieek'Wag-off Mee -ie. -of line
Lieut. Roberts' transfer to 'Winni-
pej as
ehlef of the It.0,"A.F. recruiting
'''eentre-at that point, he having held, a
„
similar position at London almost since
the outbreak of war, with ma.rked, suc-
ces. High light of •'the evening, was
-the presentation of a beautiful large
silver tray to the guest of honor. -
• George W. Schaefer,epteeident,of the'
Board of Trade, who presided, Stated
that nothing en. matey --years had -made-
.
'Mrs. W. F. Ntiftel returned to -her
laoine here iaet week after @pending the.
minter in ,Beetern Ontario. -
° Mr. J. T. Newell 'Of' Toronto wee a
visitor in • town •mi, Saterdey.
n
inittee recommended' that it be em-
powered. to have the bathing ,beach
cleaned up and the trees trimmed, and
that the board sidewalk be put down on.
the ibeeeh,' for the simmer.' . •
.The 'fire eommittee reported tieving
ordered a firenanis rubber coat as re-
quested by the brigade. •.. •
The Industrial committee recoin-
mended that a portion of the Art Craft
ibuildIng extendi-ng a distance of 135
feet ,from the. ',front • be leasede. to
Mrs. Hazel W. I'Iodgin's of Toronto at
a monthly* rental .of. +$60 payable in
advance, -• .
• Garbage Collection Pyoposed
•.0otin. Attridge saidi the metter ,of
garbage tollection had been. brought to
hie atteution several times. He himself
'had art Open rabid en the question, he
'said. People are paying $3 to $4 sa.
year now for garbage remove, and. a
man has offered to do ;it Tor the ToWn
for $2,500, a sear said the Councillor;
whit .suggested that the Council might
advertise for tendere. ••
•
• After it brief discussion- the • matter
was referred to the 'public works' com-
mittee for consid'eration.
Deputy Reeve.leaker brought 'Up the
question of iniprovemeetseat the bath-
• ing beaeh, including the extension of
eanititeve‘coneeitiences. .Coun. Graham
suggested the,, plantfng tifienare- trees.,
such. rig raapfeS, atthe beach. Referred
to water, light and harbor committee.
•Bylaw No. 10, to • lease 4, portion of
the former Art-C.10ft /aettory to Mrs.
IlaZel W. dIedgins fee. $60 a montli,
'was passed. It Is Provided that the
Premises so leased ate to be vacated
.itt any time oft 'sixty days' notic frok'i"
the Town. • . • •
The Council adjounned 'eh.ortly before
9 ceeloe.k.
35 Mills,
est Rate for Decades
r Ata special meeting of the Town
Council on Taesday night, the tax
ware for 1941 Was struelc at 35 mills.
Thig representS a recletetion of 101h
•atilltefrom latt elear. and Is ,the lowest
rate Goderich has bad for it quarter of
A oentury or mere. The reduction le
i55tie4oggib1e by a surplus `,o2 'about
, 4116,060 front 51040-4he,reettit manly Of
ft fortunate bit of ilnaneleg in cote
ineetion with' the Ontario West 'Shore
Railway fund aceount. There la aleo
' 'Ta • i'edliction, of *about $2{00 In tlie
46.4
,
4Seafcirt4 Mau, to. Fill 'Vacancy; in
County Police Force
Chief `Of Police Helmar Snell of °Sea -
'forth was laet Friday appointed to fill
the vacancy in the Cottaty 'police ecu-
;;tabulary eauscd b theoresignation of
t. Iii.'.1'enuinge: The police vommittee
'of county claunell, headed by Chair-
anan R. S. ,Hetherington, KV., of 'Wing -
bad, with Beeves Benson, 'fuckey Of
Oxeter and Gilbert Frayee ef Ashfield,
eat most of the afternoon hearing ap-
lilleante in Person. Seventeen of Huron
scountee Attest applied ,for the job; but
'Mr. "Snell, owing to hie, ekperlignce and
fine record, had the inside temple: ' LIe
was 'hem on a Hullett farm near
d.iondeSboro, Etit pf • Hnzaphrey. Snell,'
'and has lived in Huron county all his
lite. Ile elle lets been, on the Seafortle
force for eigirC years and is 'efiff-virelt
On the aunny side of forty.' In his
'spare time he knits Socks for,•soldiere,
but tiiieof eourse was not a qualifica-
tion for the police job. He wili con -
/thine to reside at Seaforth and took
(over his new' position on Monday, of
'tide week. ,
DRAMATIC TRQPHY '
COMES .20-GODERICII
•
St. George's A:11.P.A.. Wins in Huron
Deaneey Contest At Beigrave Last
Night
In the Huron Deanery dramatic
festival held in the Foresters' Hall at
•Ilelgrave on Wednesday evening, St.
• iGeorge's A.Y.P.A. •Goderich won the
teophr with the presentation of the
farce_ e".1tecket7Tears" (by • Dudley
Xenkins). 'The' play. was direeted .by
'Harold •F, Taylor and the .east in -
eluded Harold Shore, Hazel Boyce,
(John MicIclanon and Hilda Stewart.
Other entries were from Blyth and
•Gerrie. IGOrrie presented The Bishop's
VencileSticks_n;„Blythe . the esontedy "
Little Mistake." • -••
Jeck Musgrove, enatrman a the
dramatic conimittee, made the presente-
d -a -Of the trophy to the Goderich
•branch: .,•___•,
-
An Active Life
Brought to an End
Ex -Sheriff Robert trohnston Parises
Away Amid General ,
*egret
A:fter a protracted' illness Robert
PrOhnston, formery Surrogate Court
Ategistrar, and Sherifeof tHuron, paesed
• away en :Monday At his 'home on Water-
Aoo , street:• °
Mr. Johnston was born In Goderich
.1,township fiftysalne years ago and when
fin his, teens moved to LuelteoW with
'hie mother and other, menibers of the
fardily After the death of his father in
toeiiship. beeftMe ,inter-
-estedeinenumieipereaffaieseerfeleeeneg
ireeveeef • leicknow• for over, ten. yearS
and• Warden of 'Bruce eepaty
d.n 1,927'he was appointed clerk ,of the
iCeunty C.ourt and registrar ok •the
4Surrogate-Cour of Huron. and later to
:these offices was added that of Sheriff,
..Taking his residence -in Goderich,
he soon identified himself ectieely- with
the town and Won for himself a prom-
iinent Owe in the community. He
was _president 'for ajerm .the „LAM,
/01uh„ presidient of the Lawn Bowling
!Club, a m,ember of the Maitland Golf
(Club and of the Meneeetung Canoe
Club. He was an official Member of
North Street United churele a past
master of Maithied Masonic lodge, a
. • _
• J.. •TROMANIIAUSER IN TOWN
J., H. Tromanhaueer, of Toronto, well
• known in Goderigh for many years as
tontractor and engineer in cheep of
. the coestruetioe of "graineeleVatore at
the harbor, was in GoderiCh last week'
• and visited the Waterfrent, where he
T. M. noBEitts •-.had a look at his handiwork. On his
Jn conunandr of R.C.A.P. Recruiting return he reflected satisfaction .as t�
' Centre at - Winnipeg. ••, it, had stood up ',under the weir
and tear of the.years, although he said
•••• nothing. It Is understood that wJaile •
so important a centeibutionsto the cone
-inercial, and social' ire of `Godericb. and.
Huron County as had the e,stablislament
of the -two airports. This just didn't
°happen, • ,saict Mr.. Schaefer. It *as
the culminatioe a much- effert, labor
• end plannieg- by'Mr. Roberts- and those
• who were associated. with him lathe
project' in 1938 and 1039, the:efforts of
Mir. 1G. L. Parsons .being Mentioned in
this connection. • At 'times the enter-
prise had, looked hopeless; It seerhedi
folly to iittempt to carry on. There
were m,aily discourage.ments. But the
entheelasm, fight and determination of
Mr. Roberts had won the day. •
,
• A Public Benefactor
• Mayor E. D. Brown called the guest
of 'honor a public benefactor and Hugh
Hill contrasted the former barren •PleauL
ing farm with the stireingesceoaes of
activity at 'Sky Harbor. today. Ex -
'Warden. Wilmot Ilaacke • spoke in
similar vein. .
Telegrams of regret at their inabilitY
.to_ attend were read from Oa Joy,
director, of 'Civil avia,tion, and Cass
'Hough, Payinoeth, Mich., manufacturer,
'who was associated with early Sky
Ilarbor
A me.ssage was read from Ex -Warden
Turner wishing Mr. Roberts•every she -
Oasis: in hie new field at Winnipeg, and
Ex -Warden George Feeigan and J. C.
Shearer spoke ealogisticalls of Mr.
Roberts' ,fine efforts, ageellid TheroaS
'Pude 'of Exeter.
,leslie Naftel, Goderich boy, who just
reeently. received his Wings, and who
Jia ibeen primate& to the rank ef pilot
afficer, was inteedneed to the gathering
ladewassegleen•-a bigslaand_ Hes
'referred to as. a protege of FiteLient.
,Itoberts, whet • modestly admitted
'having had Something to do • with
Leslie'e joining the it.C,A.P.
• Mr. Roberts old hie efforts to estate-.
lish a . Coramonweelth school at Sky
Hatter Would assuredly have been
fruit-re:Si Withotit the ,ective And. en-
thusiestic support of the group of met
With •whom, he was assoilleted. He
said he would have liked ' to remain
with Sky Harbor:. but ' he level his
present job and felt. he could accom-
plisheenare in It.
"As soon as the war is won, I will
come back to Huron 'County.," said the
guest Of honor; feelingly,
W. L. Whyte, 'president and •seere-
tarYetreaeurer zux.on,...Coltrnty Flyieg-
Training Sehool;;Limitecl, extended con-
gratelatione' on behalf of the direptore
and shareholders of the company and
•introducelelome Of the exegutive and
flying personnel i.of the echodi, • Reeves
of various townships were introduced to
the gathering by County Clerk Norman
.Miller.-- The presentation to Flight -
Lieut. Roberts was made by Judge TM. Oostel'lo..
•
• __re
amount of debenture interest to he
paid 'this year,
Some ineinhers of the Council, lock
Ing forWardeto anether year when thfere
twill not be a. :$10,000 surplus 'to wOrk
'upon; were in 'favor of a slightly higher
ettte.than 35, milia this year in older
tolikle tine toWn'e ileancee in such pone
dition thatelt would not he 'neceesary
ito inerettee the fatreharply next year,
'However, the 85 -mill rate W410
adrofited, and ea' far as We have heard,
4110 taXPaAV aro not (Meeting.
THE WEATHER •
-----Theetemperatufeseforeiheepest-etVe
weeks and for the corresponding Weeks
last year, as officially recorded, were
as follows: •
•• . 1041 1940
. Max, MIs, Max. Min.
Thurg., Apr. 24 ....45 35 50 r: 36
Fri,, Apr. 25 49 32 40 30
Sat., Apr. 20e • 52 32 53 20
Sun., 'Apr., 27 • 57 35 47 28,
:Mon., Apr. 28 "03 88. 03 • 36
Tues., Apr. 29 14 47 go 46
Wed., Apr, 30 • 72 48 . - 51
Thum, May 1 04 50 • 50 46
Pri., May 2. , • 52 34, 44 35
• Sat., May 0 54 • 37 -- 41 33
Sun., May 4 39 40 33
Mon„ May 5 02 40 • 05 ' 30
Ttiethe May •75 • 45 • 08 , 40
Wed., May 7 53, 50 40
here Mr. Tromanhau.ser lookedsoVer the
western, Qaeada Flour Mille property
.with a view to putting' valuation on
lit. He is expected to be ni.ck. next
Tuesday for 'the hearing of the w-, c,
F. M. .aseesement appeal .before
•Ontasio. Municipal Boar
• HISS K. PARK RESIGNS
At the monthly meeting a the Gods-
eieleCollegiate Ilastitute
,Pridityafternoenea letter _w_a_4,...res_ely.....ed_
'from , Miss K. Park tendering her-
eeSignation. Mies Park has been on the
staff for eight years as instructor in
classics. The resig,nation was accepted
and.• the secretary was instructed to
write to .Miss ,Park, expressing the
beard's appreciation. of, her work.
The board decided, on'the suggestion
of• the 'Department Of Edecatian, to
place a copy of Randolph Churchill's
ibook, 'Blood, -Sweat and ars," in
the school
. • •
• MeALLISTBR--D,RENNAN
A. quiet but pretty wedding took
place at, the -home. ofRev. Currie,
Bayfieldc on May 3rd9 _when Dorothy
;Mary,. oldest. daughter of Mr.. Gearge
Drennan of Lueknow, was united . in
• marriage to Harold Mervin MCAllister,
On a Mr. end Mrs. Robert McAllister
of .Goderich township. The bride was
attended by Alies Frances ,MacCreight
of Goderich, -a cousin of the bride, and
• the duties of best man -'were performed
by 'Walter Baer, of Colborne townshiA,
a friend of- the -groom. Mre and Mrs'.
McAllister Wiirresicle.in Goilerieh tewn-
ehlp for thespeesent, •
• .PARSONS--FERGU§SON
A ehirining cerenaony took piece en
Satueday,'aftesfician, .in .Ohrist church,
Deer Park, Toroutte•-when • Mrs. Andre
Eileen I-PorgOssoli, daughter of Mr., :and
Mrs. 'T.homee Gem -fell, became the,bride
.of Sohn Lionel ParsOns; son of Mr.
and Mrg.-0. L. Parsons, •Godierich, • Tux!
• church waS, beautifully decorated. with
candelabra, aid tall statelarde,of stocks
and yellow enapdragoue tied with pale
blue satin ribbon. Canon H. F. 1).
IV'oodeock offielated, assisted by Rev.
Cliffbrd Gosnell of Brampton; cOusie•
of theefiridee Given in marriage by her
• fitheelhe 'bride wore a gown of Magian
bide Ohant•illY lace, fashioned- with •a
longelieulded_boilice, :flaring...bite ;three
stiffenedstiers. Her wide -brimmed hat
wite'of the Same Mee and cshe . carried a
cascade of coral elarkie, beauty fuchsia
bloolne and 'Queen 'Mary" roses. ' Nine'
itenee Bellinger of London, Ont.; was
-
matron Of henor.. •Her dress of deep
pink geranium chiffonewas made- with
fitted bodice and Very full skirt. She
• *ore 'a halo hat' of matching pleit,:ed
thiffon rdade'fin.. the-stYle of a Dutch
cap, and. carried, a eaecade of pale
blue earauttions. Geo* Params of
Loder ah-setas'ehisehrothefee beet <man..
The eAlferg were James Parsons,- also a
brothee of the groom, and Bruce:11d-
linger. The mother of the bride was
gownedln violet lace with e,mall flower
hat ef violets and eilver fox eape. Iler
eorsarge Woe of. butterfly and chieftain
roses. The, groom's. mother wore a
dregs of Havane pink niosS Crepe With
plaihe tH3dice and flowing skirt. Her
bat was, of purple violas arid her ewe
edge of the eaitre flowers..
After the veremony reeeption. was
held at •the Granite Club. •The haPPY
couple left later far' a' motor trip east,'
, the bride travelling in a' gre.y glen plaid
atilt With black aceeteories, and corsage
of yellow troPleal lilies. On thele re-
turn, :Mr. 'oond,Mre. parsone Will live in
I THE. LATE. ROBERT J'OHNSTON
tFormer Ootinty Court Clerk and Sheriff
of 11-nrone,•
CORVETTE TO BE LArnomED
'NEXT WEDNESDAY
• Mayor Brown hae been notified' that
the aannelling of 'the corvette "Gode•
alch" is to take place at Toronto at
noon on Woblescley of next week The
Mayor will be .actompanied to Toronto
Airsrown, who is to ehriSten the
new vessel of the 'Canadian Nall;
001na MINIM jUDGE
Only Case Lis' ted Settled OUt et Court
• and Justice Platen Fids Attend.
• ;wee Unnecessary
Tuesday efternoon's session of 'the,
non -jury spring sittings of the '.0sprenie
Court, of Ontarie was short-1ive4. 'When
Mr. justiee Gordim Plaxton failed to
arrive at the appointed hour, or for two
bours afterwards, .eourt was formally,,
pjened 132"...qa.nrtStrier. OePred- ZOles
and promptly adjotiiiiaiintillWeirneS--
IdaY at 820 p.m. Later adviee ,,eante
from Toronto' that Justice Plaxton,'
'scheduled to mate his Arst visit here
_since his recent ieleyation, IOW& not,
cm e to Goderich, as it was considexed
liis presene-e was net needed, There
was only one case listed and it had been
,settled outof Court,: alewever, the set -c
tlement required,' olUcial endorsement
iaPd „court littendar6 And eoussei were,
in their places. The formalities will
now be attended to by mail. ,
'Member of • the °Luckneve Oldfellows'
/ledge.. He .served a•Iso tor • e term as
'president ,,of• the. Ontario Good ll'oads
Association. - •se.
He married 'Miss -Mary Ja.neJeynt ef
Lacknote, Nene etirviSes hdm, with two.
daughters,. 'the Misses Itelerta. and
seiVISete-survielt g- -.ea re --- t hree
sisters, Mrs. Harry Logan, Teesweter ;
Mrs. *Haigh, Seaforth, and Mrs'. •Bus.
Roherteon, •Lucknow, and two brothers,
,William, Hamilton, and Gordon,' of
the Bank of Montreal, Kiegsten.
• Wa§, a matter „et geeertel- regret
that continued illness. compelled Mr.
..Jblmston's-- retirement from his official
duties some months ago, and the course
of his illness was follewed with sym-
pathetic eoricern. •
.After a private. service 'at•Ilie family
r-esidence, the ,public fueeral (service
was held at North street United elniech
on 'Wednesday afternoon, and the place
that the deceased man held in the
•community and in, a Wide circle outside
was attested by the large attendance,
4whach ineleded' • DIA Only' friends 'of
town and vicinity, but plea many from
other pointe in the Province .end from
%the .United States-frieiids who • had
been a t t reefed by Mr. Johnston'e warm
etenialkty and kindliness. Tile slergy-
men .offieiating kt both fervices were
Rev. P. Lane and nese C. F. Clarke:
1.13eeutifOl flowers in, great ,Profilsion
surrounded the casket. In addition to
theeneany priest° -eta tei
evieeths •iiilet sprays from. the Mene-
lsetung Canoe • Club.; otheials ot the
Court House andsCaleaty Jell; Gederich
Lawn Bowling Club ;• 'timid, Vodire,
No. 33, A. F. & A.M..; Huron...Law:As-
eociation ; LucknOw Fire Convexly
membere of North street, United
(church; •Gbderich Lions Clubs' girls of
ithe .Geeduate Houge of Toronto Uni-
sersity • members of (lode -
rich dollediate • Institute; Lucknew
iSilverweods Dairies Ltd.
Rev. Mr. Clarke delivered the sermon
end Mrs. G. V. .Myere beautifully
(rendered "The City Fehrequare." The
pailbearerg were A. L. (701e, It. Stone -
;house, William Bisset, 11,.•Hibbert, Feed
Armstrong and A. R. Scott. The honor-
on• ,e.••GeergeeStePhens
SWalkerton; Herbert I:fiber, Credit
ton ; Judge T. M. I)r. J. 14.
iOrahani,' A. A. Nicol, Charles • Black,
L. 'II. Cronk end.J. B. Reynolds,' all
Goderieh.••••- • '
Meenbers• of Maitland Lodge were
present in a body under the direction
• WM. Fred Toole, and the rites of
the Masonic order were perforMed at
the graveside in Maitland cemetery.
I Friends' and relatives were pegent
at 'the funeral from Lucknow, Walken.
Tine Se Themis Toronte, King,stine
Minn. and free). many towns in the
cueiglawring counties:-
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A large number of Lueknow citizens
,attending,„The funeral hie:hided Reeve
Nelson Bushell and other members of
the Tillage Connell, J. ' mexab,
president, and other members' of .the
Ilueines's lien:e Association, and Mem-
belee:Of theeLneknow Masenic lodge.
"WINS TABLE SERVICE •
Met Itoy• Melriane Bast street, Was
the •vvinner;of the handsome :18-p1e
Petelivare table eervi6e in the
aneicy (1ettw ti1T, I). Palser's hardware
store on Satoarday evening. The draw
Vau 1,11 connection with a Nepto-Lac
Enamel demontltration.
Fishing Is Great
• Sport These Days
Hundreds of, :Anglers • at -the,
Waterfront --Many Grain .
Cargoes . Arriving -
Hundreds ofeanglers „Rem outside
eentres; ;Stratford, eilitelieners 1,cstadon,
'St. Flihonaas and other ....Poirit.e_s_eyeu
-more' rennite;'-US- iveit.'are. 'many. from
, this distrive, threnged, ,tie ipiersT and-
Ibreakwatere &May from -early
-Leioreing till late.in the evenleg.., The
•oecuslon was the Sprints. ein ef- perele
„ dedividual (latexes were not 'huge,
Init,•• coneidering •the number who
were taking part in the opol.7t, a great
menber of tish, were taken -from, the
water durieg. • the day. Every day
there are in•any on hand with. red and
line, but the laegest• crowd Was on
Sunday. . .• • - ••
•• One lady, fishing from the break-
Wa ter on 'IlVedneeday 'afternoon ,tvitt a
'double •hook •en her line, pulled
herring out Qf the 'water. The fish
.drepped . back into the water just as
• she -was "ceiling It on to the pier". A
minute later she felt a heavy tug and
shis thee tfelled • out, the herring and
pereh Wit The marks. of .a hook
in its jaw 'showed it to be the heeriag
effiati had got awey the first time.
••• Vess11 Arrivals •.
The str.. Soodoc, whiche•game- in on
Thursday' eveling from Fort William
with 259,063 bushels of. wheat for the
elevator, cleared; . on Frida
evening.for the laeadeef •the takes.
The 'ISivAldiss on, Thursday evening
• 'brought iu 110,000 'bushels of Wheat
for theemill and cleared light Friday
kaftemobn on the return 'ies-lereert
William.
The Prindoe s• arriVee on 'Friday
afternoim from' Fort With
...215,W24 bushels' of sv,heat for the ele-
vator and eleared again for Fort
Milieus on Saturdey. afternoon.
The rug Stover, whieh. eleared the
ice in the harbor this spring, left for
dude& ou Friday, towed by the tug
Progress.
• Thesstr. came in on Saturday
eveeing with 110,000 bushels of yellow
core from Chicago fir the elevator.
She cleared, light, • early' • Sunday
afternoon . for up tee lake.,
• The Superior came in on :Saturday
evening from • Fort ' with
39,683 buShelts of • oats, 10,336 bushels
Of barley end -16,144, bushels' of wheat
for the elevetor. •She - cleared • fee
Wellaceburg Monday? morning.' • •
IThe Joseph P. Burke arrived ewe
igunday 'morning from Fort William
with -64,093 'bushels wheat' for the
elevator and 50000 when
the mill and cleared at noon Sunday.
The Superior 'arrived again on
Wedneeday • moreieg and loaded- 159
tons, of salt. ,She eleared that
Afternoon for Fort William.
.,The str: ,Soodoc arrived from 'Fort
William early this (Thursday) morn-
ing and began dischaeging 2,19963
bushels- of wheat et the elevates •
ENGAGEMENTS NiiN01,11VCED
Mr. and ',km. John. Craddeek an-
n6unce the engagement .O.f their daugh-
ter, A:dla Vallee, to Jellies Andrew Muir
of Clinton; the marriage ,to" takre Place
the latter part of May.
and -"Mrs. W. F.' H. Price -an-
nounce theengagement of ihefil detteee
ter Floretive Mae to Mr. tfiarence 0.
son'ofi:Mr. and Ster'L. TY. -111. er,
Cambria read,. the 'nulrilage te take
place the latter part of May.
- MUSICAL EVENT ,
As 1t first public event, the. Gaderich.
Music 'Club is presenting' a recital, by,:
outstanding, musical talent from the
1941 Stratford Mueic Feetival. 'Every
,perfermer is a scholarship or trophy
winner in the' xeeent festival. • There
Will -he a. vatted program of ,
piano, singing, solos and ,duets ---a rare
tsieate",trietteser-Theseeseentivesefeth
•Ontario Music Teachers' Association,
-including Eakin, president, and
Mr. W. M. Iteth•well„. president ,,of the
Festival, will also be in attendanee as
guests „of the -Club. Theeevent le to be
in North street United church auditor-
ium on Monday, May1.2th, at 8.30 pin.
`IBLOSSOM CABNIVAL".
Tire. beautiful grounds of ,Sloanerest
!Farm, eouth 6±. rorteeg HIM will be
'the setting for a carnival meet Wednes-
day .evening in old of the Bed .Cross..
The Royal Air Avec Dance Band from
'Port Albert will be a big •attractlefe
and bingo., and dancing also will pro
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elide eenterteinment. A laege attend.
anee is eSpelled.,
Saturday Devoted. to
rap in Goderich
Salvage Collection • Brings in
Great Quantity of
Waste Materials
• Goderiele householdere responded to •
the plea for eelap ifit all Janda with an
enthuslaien that took Oen the mein-
A;tere of the aoeal salvage ea,elpsign•
eounnittee.by.surprise. The iiratt ot the
monthly toneetlions, niadO Sitt,urdsx
ast., yielded a inaSSOt WaSte
,whicht will be iturned into Products
essential to the Successful eonduct of
the, war.
, "The rotunda, of the Million at Agri.:.
culttiral Park, obtained for aye PUrPerse
Of etOring the scrap, was ailed erom
ornereto-eornerewithematerialepiled,,Inee-
isome cases twenty feet high, ,:iGreat
quantities of Metals* PaPerfitt, raglEY:old
ibetlrn Oass, and to a lesser efitent
bones, ,were brought inby the tr1:10.1‘er$,
sorted and pla.ced sepaiate pileu.
An estimate of $500 is placed+ On the
fea,$11 value of the collection.
Trueks and drivers tor c011eeting the
"scrap were leontributed by the -follow-
ing. Goderich Salt Compaity, Dontinion
;Itea'a, 'MaChineri-COMpanY,..-BrailleyTar"
garage, Western Canada Flour '
1Goderich ,Man,ufaeturing oompanty,
Fred Mitchell, and J. E. -Mustard Coal
,Clompany. Members of tile Imperial.
'Oil Company gave their serviees.for the -
sorting of the scrap and 'Boy 'Scouts.
cheerfully accompanied the drivers and
helped load the scrap on the trucks and -
carry it into the pwvilion. .„
E. Huekini, chairman of the tom-
anittee, entitled _ ..eredit for the
'task of 'organizing and superintending •
the coneetion, whek was nbt aceom=
Oohed( wit,hout a great deal of prepara,
tory work., . • .
The_Goverumentlia.4-announced that ---,-
the salvage proceeds may be used for
any patriotic purpose sPonsored-by, the
Government, and the 'focal- committee
endeevoring -to- harm -a -pereentage-
for the proceeds from the material
gathered here go tostlie benefit.'ef the
crew •Qt Goderieh soon to be
aannVhed.
. 'flue eomtaittee in expressing their
thanks to ell those Vvho. eantributed •
mateeials on Saturday last would also
ask householders who „contribute to
ignture concede= to _have their scrap ,
inaaterial neatly bundled and placed on
the curb outside the hoese ta make the
Work of the collectors as light as
poggible.
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• NEW DAIRY; BUILDING
C. A. B,axter to Erect Medern Stricture
on WisiftStieet ••
•APlans have been 'submitted to the
Board, of Healt.h.by C. A. Baxter for •
the erection 02 11 inodern dairy building
on the vacant lot on West etreet next.
to Celery's bakery. Excavation. foe- the.'
building was commeneed ,on Monday. -
The .briiltlieg permit eauflp tor A
so x 69 foot two-story eoncrete block
building, the dairy with a milk- bar '
facing West street to occupy the graund
(floor, end apartmente above. The '
plans are 'subject to the approval of the
Provincial Boardof -IIIealth.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD
At the monthly meeting a tke Public
. .
Scheel Board, SeId llondds evening,
the estimates for 1941 wereconsidered
and passed and it was•deeided to ask
the Town Council for $21,400 for ;this
year. •"' ,
The secretary. presented a statement
which . shewecls the average cost per
pupil of public school maintenance in
1940 tobe $42.'73. . •• s _
Central school 'releirted for April:.
Pupils on roll, 203; average attendance, •
1189; or 93, per cent. :Penny bank de- s.
„posits, $46.93. :
Vietoria schVol reported: Pupils o•n • )
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roll,. 336; average attend'ance, 313, or
193 per cent.' ,Pennyi. bank deposits, •
$103.19.
Victoria school also iepoked the sum
02 $1,282,g5 subscribed for war .sesinge •
'stampe up to April 30,1941, • •%
Trustee Snider gave a 'report of •
esitee convention et Toronto of
the 'Ontario School 'Trustees' and gate-
payem'. A:ssociation,' which he attended •
as the delegate from the Board:,
'The Board xneet on Wednesday •
next to deal. With the matter -of en-
gaging teachers for the eoming, term. -
CONTEST WINNERS
"WinnerS' in the Coegoleuire.God
Steil rug •eontests 111 word -making
spoesered by Crangolsrum Limited of
'Canada iend held at Goderich .stores,
during she' 1)aSt week, eoneluding , en
Satardae, . were aS •13'.
IlibberteS, Mike Madeline. Chishblre
It.R, 6, • Goie6riele 43 .wordse, J. It::
Wheerees, ;etre. ti•larenee grieDoxmld,
205 Words ; W. Aehesee &Son'e, Mrs. -se.
tosseeTitirborms.- 3•47--enori1s
Seheefer's„ -Mrs. Neble' •Yquif,e;:' 631
words. „ , • .
PRINS 'WILLEIVf II SUNK °
The Prins Willem II, theNether-
lands freight vessel that put into Gode-
rieh harbor last fall, hag been emit in
the Atlantic by a German submaeine,
'despatches state, It will a* re-
membered that the (Toe of the Prins
Willem 11 mutinied' at Chicago and
were brought to iGoderich, spent oeverai
eveslereineeourttp here, . end_ were
eventually taken to an internment ,
eamp. ',Hundreds of GoderIchitee and
IIIttron emit:Ay people viewed the 'boat
vvitile she Was In port here,
--atAntiomts WITH TUMID
On a • warrant kilted:here on Tiles:day
Claude Iltueelentan, of Iriteltener,. was „
aereeted at that eity yestext1437' and
admitted to' bail of $4,000. toapPeat
'before Magistrate eeMakins • today
(Thursday). He is ehargetl with
fraudulently obtaining 14,090 Twin a
iltowlek teveueltip woinan b the &elk
of allegedly worthlese gold minitig
atoll*. in 1937, Beyond confirmieg, the
arril_kct, Crown Attorney Holmes had no
details ta make pubile pending trial.
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