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County Coimeitors'
Eng Lake Breezes
eeseer,
4teminis0eneess, Speeehes, GameS
and Supper liffaice* an
B)1jO3rable Day
4.444.4.11.1444114.44
• There was a large and. eepresenta-
tive attendance atthe »nnLaL County
oolanell pi1 lield at liarloot4Parlt
• Yesterday, !when the 'reeves,and depotsiVeves, ex -wardens and ex-aneinibers,
gelnity anti :court eoffateiale,In many
eases with their wives and families
Or -friends, gathered for, a happy after=
noon 4,Ind earl/ eveningof tvVitolosenie
furteand;, in the- ease of the, eider pie-
.. nickera, remiulaeing. weather wati
ideal. - „. . •
During the afternooetSa lengthy list
of contests and foot' races wits rrun
Wit, end ',hundreds enjoyed' he coo,
breezes of Lake . Huron with a boat
trap on a daarteredlauach, a ..feature
that Was partieulaaly' enjoyed by the
ehildTen of inland Munielpalities, ond.
at ther.eappereheur..two hundred or
:more eat* dovvIn to the plenie repast in
the pavilion and listened to therspeeete
making..
.Patriotism and good.' civic manage-
ment were the kepotets of the toas,t
list, "presided over. by 'Reeve', R. E.
Ternee; of GOderieb, ehairanan of itlae
day, Mayor Brown gave the, addreer
of welcome,
•lesson, .frelii.,an
f
Practise the sound economy of your
predecessors, the 'kind of-eeonomY that
put 'Huron county in 'the enviable
finataleial shape it is in today," the
veteran Owen 'Geiger, an exeitairden,
---adnaanialied_etile-seYOnnOeflatMeis. - •
IL.. E. Cardiff, M.P., sitressied the re-
sponsibility •Miich had b.eee, placed on
;--aluraisreeyeS rhy,, reason
of the . Oar, .
diaplayi.ng leadership pairlOtle'
en-
deavors,and in railer ways. He patitiscl'
the County% war 'recortleto- date
Ex -Warden J. (NI, Eekert !urged ea
eonttinuanee of the Ceunty?6 pay-as-you-
go 'policy, ,but ex -Warden 'Robert Bow-
man „warned that the 'CO-tiiity's Toadis
chid institutions mut not be sacrifiq d,
but -kept on the same high level- coil-
sistent with reaaonable economy. '
Warden James Leiper "said he was
enjoying his terra_otoffir immensely
anct tilutt.hee"itever worked with a 'betr•
-- ter bunch of boys."
Pb ,veteran "Sandy!' Young, of Cel
-
borne • township; inhis eighty-ninth
year, , the oldest. -man at 'tip?, picnic,
• .talked of pioneer dayg harkeu.
back to the time when HurOn 0ounty
, was fore -some years under -a commis-
sion formof goverinnent. •
Other -.speakers Were ., ex-Wardensi
George- Pettya of • liensall,
linateke and George Peagan";
, Merritt, of Blyth; Reeve, Pied Watson,
of Stanley township; Mrs. P. It. Rect.
dill for thepress, and Mrs. . John
- ;Jacobs, ..mateon of \the Goinity
• To many the reminiscing session of
. midafternoon twas the most intereA-
:ag.
.Ohr-Opponents , Shake -Hands--
highlight ,came'When ,the veterans,
Owen Aleiger a-nd George 1.'ett17, oppon-
ents for the reeveish.ip of liens:ill for
, many years, • on one , occasion •contes',.-
log 'the offil.'e three times, in 01111 year
• shook •hands and ladled the
hatchet. Both are eighty -Six years ot
age. Beth achieved their ambition and
le,caeoe warden.
In typical fitallion, whiltrtikThg a
hand-straking• pose :with, ;Mr. l'etty,
the , side -whiskered, derhy-tepped Mr.
Geiger[ addreSsed his fornter
adversary: .."Geerge, we've inid • our
times, both good and bad, and i- tone
we hoft are spared to enjoy waits
more." '
• To the aecompaniment of the laugh-
ter unit plaudits of spectators, Mr.
..,l'elty replied that in his considereo
'minion, politically speaking,. -he Still
was tops.
Both gentlemen are still sprigbityy,
Mr. Geiger' is a well-knewn Huron
County, figuTe anti alitaagrower and
was warden in 1911. • MT. Petty, a
butcher by trade, was warden in 1920,
the, year the County built the Grand
Bend bridge, he recalled.
A Signale,atar rePoalter met with
scene other personalities.
Turner, of iGoderich, for inStance,
serving his twelfth year in Comity
Couneit and is the (lean 'of that body.
-)Saving Gasoline
Asked bow he was saving gasoline,
L. E. Cardiff, M.P.; a County camtivil-
lor fie' eight yearn, saidhe had just
got off a horse-drawn blialen to Nene
to the Weide, hayingput his traitor
•
in the driveshed. '•
- John Farriale who was Teel -e of '1:a -
field in. 1926, 'the year homebitter tar-
ent made an equalized a,sessment and
ale a good job," said that wheat tbreali-
. ale. in Ashfield would consmenee on
Priday on George 1)rennan15 • 'farm
with Lloyd Stein's new diesel-poCeeriel
outfit doing the job. 'The crop twas
eomparatively lightij Few fields would
average forty- Imahela to the acre, lie
said. •
Dr. J. NV. Shaw, to the
Cornbinirig The. GodertehSignd and *T/ie Gqdertch Star
GODERICH, ONTARIO,. THURSDAY, JULY 24th, 1941
Orchardists Take
a Day Off for Play
seases _
During the past week IlearlY 60000
bushels of grain passed into :the GOO-
eiehelevator. Areival.s Were: Insatiir-
, .
day-Str, 'Mantade0,, with 243450 1)Us.
•Wheat ; Monclay-Whidoc, 'with I.9kl,000
ha% wheat; iTuesday-413'. V. Massey,
With 49,000 bpsoats and'. 72000 ilus/
wheat. . • •
Qx 14ursd4ty the atrA ,Selkirk arrived
,from Fort Walla& for salt, leaving tire
same day for Montreal.
tanker-Petrolite-came in frOm
Sarnia on Thursday, Teturniag .to
Sarnia •the next day aftee discharging
her cargo.
The stk. Superior arrived from, Sarnia
en onday withPaokage freight, and
left early Tiiesday foe Port: William.
The steamer Georgian madeher
usual calls. She had 150 passengers on
her utibound trip on 'Sunday.
,FIRE INVADES APIARY -a
George'Leitch suffered a Severe loss
on Sunday at noon in the destruction
by fire a part of his ardary on the
Mill road. It is believed sparks from
a paasing C.N.tit. tritin, set fireto the
dry grass near the hives, The flames
spread to The hives, resulting hi com-
plete destruction of efie hive and the
loss eef• several hundred- pounds of
•hopey. • The bottom boards, of several
other hives were burnt, but the honey
.. was not afIfected. Some of the bees
ie retuierbag to the hives had their
wags 'Scorched, anti 'this 'Was a fur-
ther loss. The tire brigade w,as called,
and. soon quelled' the flames, but the
swarming angry bees impeded them in
their task. Leitch had no insuranee.
-ttiteldeartattks-
have, been Idled by town girls, Freida
Barbour and Catherine Merray are
aFtlee--aRayalr Banks Lorrainealsielmi
iinel•TTedia- sSehaefer. havearjobiedeeth
ti:tai e of the Bak of Commeree; and
Rutli Nicol is at the Bank of 'Montreal.
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AliflU4 Picnic Reid Yesterday
at . LaithWaite Parra
Drav/4 May
The.chief speaker at the anuual. vat-,
ing of Pie Huron V.:mit OroWers' As-
sociation, lied on Wednesday at the
of George Cfraithwitite, No. .
highway, ,Glederiell township,, was Mre
'Ciy. J. 'Vatalaarlena, of the Vinelensi.
tExperimental Station. .111a. .Wesley
,Joynt of LucknOW was chairman of the
gathering. ,
Mr. \Laithwalte, 'the ,ho4t, peke
few word s of 'welcome to those Present,
an invited theme to wander about' hio
farm at their Will. •
in his opening remarks, Mr. Van
'Haarlem eeogratulated Mr, Laithwalte
on th.e beautiful appearance of his
farine "We have to pay tribute to the
proireers," said the speaker, 'Vet:asset
they laid the Itaindationrfor our fruit,
crop." $1588.74, the residue of the estate,
The speaker strongly advocated sod
cultivation - in erehards: He warned Bel:Pests oL$25.eaeh to. the Redeems
units of James -street and Main street
against plantinpotatoes or alfalfa i
g n
"(Inchurches, Exeter, also are listed
the orchard, as these crone coax the n&
in the will, which has just been Idled in
baffalo tree hopper .and also steal the
Surrogate Court for probate with the
minerals which are so essential to tree
growth and productir. He recom- registrar, Nelson Hill.
mended leaving a six -f ot strip of sod
around each tree, or cultivating, such
a strip on each side of the trees This
would Stop- competition from other
growths. Timely epraa:ing and pruning.
also were aecommenVed. Heavy prun-
ingaof young trees should, however, be
awoided. ,
Mr. J. Gordon Blair, of stile Niaghra
Brand Spray any, aBeelingten,
-pokeehr4eflysaalle--r-emarked-hovaefore
tunate 'Canadians are in havilig• a foot
over their heads, plenty of clothing and
.nourishmentr in calitiast to ,,the condi-
faliArfietiPle,fi-4therittarder sea-
.31-et4.114=brrlinttinl'Iltlf-a&-
dre`gsed .the 'gathering briefly. •
Sports eonducted Stewart Middle.
ton, and Wesley joyataroused much
'amusement. The results Of the raceS
were: Boys and girls. under 5, Apieer
lehisholm, Bobby Reid; boys 5-8, Lloyd
McDowell, John Middleteur girls 5-8,
Barbara Middleton, Lola ,Ginn; boys
8-12, Kenneth iSowerhy, Edward' John-
ston; girls 8-12, Isobel Kernighan, Lole,
Middlettin'r•-•' young ladies, Dorothy
Ghee -Ruth Middleton;" young men,
Fraser ,Middleton, Douglas grea.rling;
three-legged r0e, kathleen Middleton
and Bob Rathwell, Dorothy and Bob
(inn; soda biscuit race, Murray Me -
'Dowell, Lorraine Lasse.lbae; ladies' roll-
Jeg-pin throw, °Mrs. Benson Sewerby,
Lorraine •Lasaaline; married eladieS',
apple race, Mrs., !Stewart Middleton;
M. T. J. Salkeld, Mrs. A. McDowell ;
clothespin race, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Shearer:
A picnie lunch was served on tables
erected on the lawn, and afterWaids
the distribution of prizes to the win -
of the afternoon% was conducted
by Stewart Middleton. Piper McKim
of Lucknow with two young.lady danc-
"ers entertained, the gattierlag and there
were a • few brief speeches.
The evening was then givee up to
bingo and other games and dancing.
BEQUEST TO ASUFIELD
Issilat)le 'Leaf Fete
PRESBYTERIAN' ORUituli
Will Of Late Duman YfaelKay Leaves • Clears ,Over $700
-ogrottowooliutrot;_,
All the rest,andreeklue Of My Pre* Carnival and 'Ditte%411 ThuisdlY
perti land effects, -after payment --of Nig4t Pept11104 0,4114'SnoceSaul
penss, give' aid bequeath to the ROMA
debts, funeral and teatimentara ex-
Vresaytertan church near Lechalsh, Tlae carnival and dallee in CroUrt
Ontario, in the townShip of Ashileld," dicillee Park On ThursdaY night, Spore'
KO reads a paragraph 'in the fast w&11 ored by4 the Maple Leaf Chalker,
and testament Of Durleall ,MaegaY, wael a gratifying eueeeaa. The
forineiat5bh41dfanner and resident perk, was teronged and, t1ie. various
of Goderichafamiliarly known to h,und-
.reds of Huron coliiitY neoPIe for inanY • •gamea and booths were well patrenized,
yearsas Piper MaeKay," because, of 40 IA the latter Part of the eVerlitig
the enviable reputatiOn he bad earned the ,dance 20Crr was croWded. Musit
during his lifetime as jt liabiper. It fel- the dance was prov,ideclibv the Real
-means that, the Aslifieid Presbyterian 'Air Force 1,Band. from Pert- A•lbert,
church will receive a gift of about under the leadership a. dr Gerald
$2500. A brother, Alan MaeKay, of dierg, 'A,C. The ,net proceede of the
Kintail, and a siater, Mrs. Fletcher, of event, ever $700,,#.111 15e devoted to War
,Godetieh; also a beneficiary under the effort and the ." regular .1.0.1).E.
will, are exeeutora. Mr, MacKae died activities.
on March 25th of this year, First priee for costumes in the child,
In the will; of Miss BeSsie Hartnoll, ren's class was awarded to. Katharine
of Exeter, ,who 41Ied. on June 20 last, and Margaret MacDonald, dressed .a.S
the Queen's teanadian Irund for British little Red Cross nurses; Second prize to
Air Raid Victims is left the sum of Peter Sturdy, in •SoittiSh costume; third
to Helen 'Wilson, representing a frog,
and feurtle JOYee,P•reekow represent-
ing a penguin. -
In the adult section the prize -winners
were Mrs. J. G. B. MacDougall, repre-
sentiug an elegant old lady, and Mr.
10harles Cooper, a nineteenth century
gentleman.
eith 'the R.A.P. here,
Flight -Lieut. J. 0. 'Greenwood, from
Annual Tebbutt British Columbia
helei the lucky stake for the bidden
family -Gather . no. treasure; which was a $5 war saviags
,
IA45 certifleater- ' -"
• - •
County Home, was at the loot.
ing as dapper as ever.' It was his
eightiebb birthday .and as he shook
'hands with Warden Leiper lie re-
minded hira that he.had• taught hint gt
sebooL
, •
'One of .the liveliest childten at the
picnic was tittle "Miss Huron" who
was adopted by the,County six 'years
ago, at the age of two. At that time
. ,
she weighed but nine pounds. Today,
at the age of eight, she is,..of normal
weight for her iheighte.sews and knits,
and next 'week she will begin le*ons
on the sowing machine and - in. 'cook-
ing under the eareful tutorship • ef
Mrs. V, Stewart, who .hasthad the child
since • her adoption by the .•County.
Tfie Sports r •
County' Clerk 'Miller, Treasurer Ers-
kine and Harry Edwa lead charge
of the sports. The results: - - •
Girls '4 3 -ears. and -under-Ann Pos-
lell, Lois' Webst er, Jean
Boys 6 years and under -flat Car-
diffi- -Douglas- MeNall; George :Gill'
MIAs' 6 years and under -Lorene
'Good, Helen Good, Janis Morritt.
lloys 8, years and under----,Sterifinv.
Silver.• - • •
Girls 8• year and under-Berntee
NtriNtill„IsabolI,Wcrd, Isabel Peagan.
• Boys 10 years. and under -Bruce
,Erskine, iSterling Sibver, Bobby Culp. •
GititS 10 years and aunder-Delores,
NioNall,; :June Kennedy., Glenna Maehan.
Boys 11 years and. tertderL-Eugeri
Prayne, Brave Erskine, §terling
Girls 12 years end, under -Betty.
Craig Delores Mall, June Kennedy
Boys 14 years; and under -Eugene
after. hearing more than ten holies of
Firayee, Beate ,Daskine,, Jack Ei-skine I
ndR.-Kennedy (tied). argument from Prank Donnelly of tona,
and E. al Thompson of 'Stratford.
ee_
War Demands Call
.Sailors from Lakes
Tilt& Red 'Crtaritiridge and tea vaara-
ilions were eon:eluded thin ..wee.0;t
tettil amount realized being $34(1.5.7),
eontributed an follows:
'teas, $i24.10,3; five hundred,
OUiritt,t; donations, 4$20.60. . •
-1.1.1ite highest, 'tame in . the bridge
maratiten ware held- ,byMrs. Vnana
Ourry, 24,02.0; second, *Ls* Olive
'TiebbOrne; 23,60,01; third, Ma'S. File*
.MeArtliur, l40, tourA zA\UUI 24,2O
. A.
Airs, W. •Itelt,Woil the highest honors
in five hunda-ed with a (mere of 11,10.,
A. Nieol in the funnel: mara- meta 1LOt A.,hig faelgater dela atid-
thin], wee xourtn pliece, and turned in land tix. other day short eight or. It'
the prize. By a 'citaineidenee, She, re- tad )crew, and ti iudteri.iJ alior !novae
tained-her p1au r a few days said iu heat,t big
amouat realleed in the fireit 'ere carrier, 44c/w4 •elei'en. of its 'tali
marathon Was 440,1.73; and in the first, quota. P.,akiee tile orientate of auvikra.-
Year'a ,social tacitly:it/es of the 'workroomUQJLxiremen had been '.utiangied tiairtY-
comanitteris brought ba, $434:32 fir la cue tinica's, •ttie sada, •
weekly hrtidge pdrtieS, etc "IT auy beat Was 'to get into trouble
More ladies intend having t!1e. from etreiss of weather en for awn!,
but were unable to hold them withjil other reason ,we 'at drown aike
lirait set. IT.Phe aineunta, raised by rata, beeause there aren't sufficient
these will he ;Credited to the anaratbou experiented araen to laumiltea lifeboat,"
next fall.' „ _ -one saiptserrsaide
The iooal bautateh of the Red Orm Another eajtain °Warred that ut
gratefully acknowledges the gift of Western Canada the Government Had
$75,50 from the R 1 ectio1l of the thousands of +men on reseilve Of,' the •
Maitland Golf Club, and $19.00 Pro- R.C.N.V.ft:, iwaiting to ibOiealled. Ile
ceed's of °golf and tennis toarnamenes, eirggeatea that many ef these 'men he
respectively, 'held .rerrenibly under alie 0.i'ited at one end, 'plated on Great
leadership of •SqUadren Leader W. Lakes thouts, 'where ithev, would not
Lyon -Dean, of 'the R.A,P. station It only 'relieve the :acute ehortage of -
sailors, •Ibut also receive a valuable
EIRAINAGE CASE
Eiglity jArtinbers Enjoy rienip A •beautifut British war relief
cigarette ease, donated , let Mrs. D. E.
-
at Harbor 'Park' On aiolmes, was won laY...Ws. J. A. Mac -
Tuesday Lean a Winghana 1 '
The' judges were Mrs. -I). H. Downie
. an d-NTE7Xfn''It'-fW,-,"--r7----a- -
, -
On Tuesday afternoon eorae eighty Feature daieing, under the direction
membe-rs of the Tebbi4tt fa,May., from of Miss Madeleine Lane, was heantiftav.
,Scour Townships About Godeij,Fli,
for Ifyip 'Withoiii Muer'
Itesuit •
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Captains of grain boats Oiling, 4
(Gtodit'srieh in recent days •neiated an
aente shortage of sailers on the ,,G,reat.
ljakren. . („iffieern .of the V. v. Massey
scouret AotleilLh, lOolixjrue and 4'h.
field townshiPs for be ,While ±u port„
One firenalan 'was' secured. '1e dee left. here :Tuesday morning ;three
..Baisingt.014_,Beasorutpsavtitrboilito___ .4ene•hy groups of Goderich Collegiate
- • • , and eplo dancing bY
Trffgath%red
Flitt#4"'leat Lit.t1FereeAnineantiFeeleiV.larrugeehri4cetifigLhietedtlie
,ut.
nual picnic. .
spectatOrs. The girls were
•
The sports were directed by Lewis Dorothy MacDonald, T,.,_orraine
Tebbutt and the results of the „keenly
'Mary Gallow, .Joan'Brichanan, -Donna-
, .
a Drew:a Gralrealltsset: Elviite,Vorthy and
contedted races were: •Girls' and boys' 'Pauline Johntton. •
race, 4 and under-,,Kerwood *hite, The success of, the carnival was due
Nelson Dow, Marlene Jervis; girlSand to the kind ' assietance. df naana in -
boys 7 and under -Joan White, a Wis dividuals and organizatiOns and the
Tebbutt, 'Gerald Tebleutt; girls, 1 • and generous co-operation -,ef th7e• public,'
under ----Madeline Cox, Leola wtibe ; and the ChaPter would like to thank all.
boys, 10 and -euildee-ealack Teh utt, who helped lin any' way 'towards the
Billie •NleFarlane; girls, 12 and under-Ilareesr of the evening. Mrs. - R. J.
Audrey Jervis, Jean Nediger ; .girla 16 Mt -Mellen is regent of the i0hapter and
and under -Mary Jervis, Beknice ,
the 'conveners• Of tire various acom-
White; boys, 16 and utider-Jac mittees"'were Mrs. E. C, „Beacom, %Mr.
-
.1.111, Delmar Potter; time race--4Mrs. J. limes -Crump, 'Mrs. Harr Ford, Mrs.
W.M. Merrill, Mrs. Minnie Cole-; boYs'
A. H. TaylofeNliss Hazelli rtwell,,Miss , gathered to do honor V°, Mr. II-. NI.
'I
three-legged race -e -Carmen. and l yine Aline Wurtele and NlisS lltelie Sau.nders.r earaeltleton. Mr.. Shackleton has' ye.
Tebbutt *; girls' three-legged r‘i oe-
Alary Jervis, - and . Clara Nethiger.;
.PIRLS' tAPIIP A KINTAIL •
1
cloihespin race-sarvine Tebbuttl,:and - .•„
-Violet plumps; soda itiscuit rCe,:•-
Walter J.ervis, Boy Patter; er.„kijig: Seventy-flvie Girls la A,OendaiFe from t,si,hei0vieneiniligrAINN:iltib.. , aWiw.ll
jai.. ailetupcs.zerlt141Orsc14',
.slipper, girls ---Mary Jervis ; 1,-,i.diieg . . ....Many Points he Ontario n et Ili
Severitystive girls are:iin .attendanCeat on tieh,,lit of .---"those present. My.
slipper, .hoys--,‘Tack Merrill ; most rtace- a
tne -iris' 'camp now in prbgress'at the ,Snackleton made a fitting reply. . A,
l'ful coupke-•Lewis Tebbutt atitIllras • . '•'' • • • • i ii
David l'er rie Nieman:V. -,1 resoYterian dainty lunch was served by the bostoss.
Wm. ,Merrill. - .
PortAlbert.
„. The .werkroom_ comaniliteg• 114ve !IC'
nated supplies for lt,he RJA.F. host4tal
at various times, and it was in recog-
nition of these that the generous gifts
Were made.
Attention is directed to ..irs. Ertni•
litt.Siraffirivrind.057.:WesttnAdref
Square, Where may be seen a fine dis-
play of saMplea of the artieles,swihich
will compose the quota �f566 qirtic1e4
set for July, = August and Septeniber,
and made in the local.„Ited Cross rooms_
Tbe following splendid scontribut-0,1
haS'beeni revolved frons the Gode ieb
11(011'sbliip-North Brancie-ofelted 'Oros*,
Ofwibiat- E. al kaki-- is • the-
prealalenta 5 suits vombi n at ion u n der -
'wear ; 5 snits , eerie'. underwear ; 5
'nien'is work Atilt's, size 1:'i; -5 women's
flannelette, night dreske; 4 Beemilier
crib blankets; 1 quilt.
, PRESENTATION TO MR..
' . SOAC.KLETON
A sodial time Was spent at the Ionic
of :alias tMargaret Irlason, Elgin avenhe,
TaCalay (arena's& ,When, 'members of the.
staffs of Central unki Victoria whorl, -
•aitreed the prinelpalship of -Cent Lai
8(.11,001' and is leaving .tals••we.e.k. foi
Toront0 to join the itIff.•.A.F. During
rguen Heard in Action against
Township of Hay
-The now. more or less famous Hay
township drainage case was again
given an airing in County Court on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week?
Judge Killogan reserving judgment
Girls 14years and undl.er-earl al, •
:er,tity Craig. Olive Craig.
•Boys alvei:' 14 years -Owen' Geigea
Eugene •Prayne, Jack Erskine and R.
Kennedy (tied).
Girlie over 14 yeart4--Pearl
Jane Riley, Alice Boll.
Ladies' raceNirs. Thom, - Mrs.*: .1.
Alice 'Passmore.
County Councillors' rave -P. Mtn -
ea Sh add ick.
Three-legge,d race -Ivan Hilborreand
Donny 'Cowan, It. Shaddiek and Pe
Duncan. ..
; •Iiiiheelbirrow race -Ivan Hilborn
and Denny Cowan, Shirley Silver and
Velena, JackandBruce Ere
kine. '-
,Olothe.spin 'race (men) -N. Watson,
It. Ratz. •
irlotheepin rare (wiimen)
Thom, Mrs. E. Kennedy, 'Mrs.. G.
Fel gran.
Ladies' slaw raceeelletty Craig, neat
MOT, Anna' Matz.
K icking i ;Tor ( lad i es) -- 11 el en
.%.reller, • V Elliet Alive P10-
mare.
The oldest man present wee Mr
Alex. Yorng and the °Meat lady big
sister,. Nies-. A. Y. Henderaon, both of
Collimate township. The youngest
And 'as Frapkie Miller, fonrteen-
monithssold eon of County Clerk N. W.
Miller. All received prizes. N. W.
Trowartta, of Clinton, won the draw
prize.
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Eggs, Cheese and Milk Unexpected
—Luxurieglor Arriyals-from Britai
"Can •we have eggs?" (Was) the 'que.s- ,in 1:r'itain ;these war days.
tion.of many of the R.A.P. Itiontingent • The train that ;brought the men 'to
of radio teelintelans flint arlived at the Cliiittin from an Elietere 'Canadian
new, e4hdoi liar Minton on eltuuloy port 'consisted of five eolonist coaehes.
Wait after ta long boat land train..t rip a sleeper and flat cars .eartying elosely
. from England. , retarded equipment, so lc...tomer guarded
PeAnd (-Mese, toe," the ' surprised .thar. 'even 'Clinton's station agent was
airraen exclaimed, as, tables were .set, gimped'
"and milk!" • • I . . At tifir hew Radio 1.`eelinleians'
Mice then aitnton etas has& 131P12 cl:(411001, ,the eonstradtion 'of whieb is
more Isandiwtelieg and served more now 'welt under we, everythieg ra.•4
Orem than they 'had for many a d‘iy. readinem for the rteeption of it.he
' The airmen, about .410 in numbev, inen. aaked .for shower baths
Lzaid wero tired. and -dirty, but 'forthwith. It was over itwe weeks,
not 'to dirty to pile into the ,egg siree they had lad their ishirite off,
wiebeg eheePe, 'aVafee cometurdities they said. „
,Since April, 1940, this ease has taken
UI) seven days:elf the ceurt's time, the
claims' Involving less than three
,hundred dollars.
William I'. Alexander and Duncan
Stewart; Hay township farmers, are
-the plaintiffs in the action aga his t the
Township itf Hay. They were signa-
tories to a petition in 1935 aSking that
a drain ,be built through their farms
and adjacent properties. Although the
drain Vas surt..eyed and. considerable
engineo-ing costs were incurred, it was
hewer built. After passing- the neces-
Gsary bylaw the Township, Council pro-
ceeded to assess,. the engineering costs
to the yarious properties. Alexander
refus01 to . pay his share, $96, and
ultimately the amount was placed on
the 'County tax arrears antl suf-
ficient .of AleXaader's chattels were
seized and Sold to satisfy the claim.
lile° now seeks the return of the $96
a.rid $125 damages for wrongful seizure,
Stewart 'paid his 'share, $1 -Al, under
protest.' Ike now is suing to.' recover
this amount. The plaintiffs. also are
asking Nista and the legality of, the
entire procedure on the part of the
Township (*mined in *connt4tion with
•the drain is at stake.
CAR AND COW IN COLLISION
At 2 °Vote: Sunday morning a 'taxi
driven, by 'Robert Doak, returning
from deliveriffg passengers to Port
Albert airport, was in collisipn vatii one
o.f William illogie's Durham. eowe.at a
point six miles north of Goderich, on
the Bide Water highway. The cow,
which is said to hai-e emerged from a
ditch in the path of the ear, was killed
-almost eleatantly by- thee-bnpact, al -
'though the driver swereed to miss, the
Animal and Managed to keep big ear
on the highway under control. It was
.damilged to the extent of otr $200.
CALL SUSTAINED
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,ehe etal 01' Brantford Preebyterlan
Ann+ •til Rev. Reynolds Pelee, nriais-
ter of Aslifielil Prealeeterlau ehurehe
Was approved .by Maitland Presbytery
at a Meeting, ,1101! in teak:new on !rues -
day of • this week; Mr. Iialer will
plateveh hie farewell sermon on the la •t
Sunder in August. A young men. sery
Capable, and piipalar with hie teonarat„
thete Is lintel' regret at WS
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catnogrounds KintaiI. The Ivaders,1
The:sIate of officers was presthited
(11(1 lit approved. The officela for - -. . e, ' . a, - • ' , Pic:sacs AT it.,%RB,OR l'AgIi: .
a, I
,,. "erector, Mrs. la. es. 'Robertson, Strat- . -
Miss Hs- 'Iiiirrie. Toronto; firSt aid, itienic's. 011 NA,'saluseadaY '
1t11 01 Park aceointn,Idated severztl
1942 are: I'resident, Lorne Jervis p.viee- ,
ford; ascitant director and handiTaft,
president, Carmen Tebbutt ; e-ecr.eiary- , afternoon in
tTeasurer,' Mrs. Wm. Jervis ; Managing
Miss J. Todd, Toronto; raiIsie. Miss M, ,atldition. to the, County Couiwil pith -
Potter, lsebel Oke, Mrs: O. Itodg(r:,and
M rs. c J . G ihson ; sports comm.ltteeallyVaa: weld,' or ;w,iiiprr,eltt.,•,:ass.,',Ni,...Jttek-son,•
.“-.-•, ... COrnish, (11 1(1 Miss E ,smi-th, illyttn. Claud elute -tit iitrought about
eying.' Tire -S.up114is 'school pivi..ip, ot
one iu . ,...._. . •-• • • . .„ .
committee, Howard Trewarthaeaym. ,Ingles, Stratford ; . dramatics, alias M.
AL, land sports ,
and swum lig, . 1:4S 4 . (- ' 1 ... '
I mired member, Pho'se in oharge
.Jervis, ituth Potter, Willa 1-ottene, rs. • • i, sa- E ,f tii. -ports were George Cowan, Miss
J. Howard and Elwin Merrip. .-,
A picnic lunch served in ale jilti'llion. ICruiekslianks, Cornelia ; sivinimillg- and •Allicirta itiehanopel, ,AIrs.' Frank ali,.:tr•
banderaft; 11 sS-11.-..-Tkelfrian, Brantford. shall and Mrs. ErspollaThr 7- ---,---, ..
concluded the day.
, of the ,T011 is are:
" WHAT OTTAWA SAYS
OTTANVA," ;July head-
quarters said today they" had no men
available to reliese- aleartage of,
alleeseeeethe-aircot
.111 the men We have On our listo,
with any experience are eanoiarkett
for jobs (air niassis' headquarters
said. -it is true we have in+431 On the
waiting list to* go into training atibiltlYs
but these. nie,n are • withont experience
and Would be of no. use' for lake steam-
Shipabeate.'_!, -• ,
isiaeuesang, a ..Goderieli •Tiaport,....tralfal
&la department eoffieialseicsaitti. -they- ,
knew of 110 taees of eerious crew "
61.10114%es.
only 6.-erioale inhat
tilts been brought 10 our ,aittentien was
early this season when asheat sailed
from. Buffalo to I'Teseett, but itswaS
q1Aelosed tate were„unusual attendant
elreu•nastancesi" officiate deellared,
alf there. tree any dangerous
of under-marning our inepeators would'
be -glad_ to investi•gate them. A boat,
however; e---1-fiagi `r, cettitleated for a
crew of 25, and yet without tbreatkina
oar regitatrations could.issail with a erew
of 22 if it were shown the, safety ...L„
the ship would not, be
alereentile 110atS 'werle, suffering,. it.
shortage of engineere., transport de,-
partment °Mewls a.draitted, nnany
of-thenti Dad eigned, up with the.
in recent months 'because of the higher
pay they 'would receive.
. . ' Whose regl, tercel for • the week are : The • 'Et hal Unit ed 'church .'Sunda y
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HETikERINGTON-SNIDE
The -,wedelleg took place quie
Pridair last. of Eleanor -Mae, da
of Mr. and Mrs.. Jobe Snider,. to
[Lawrence -Hetherington, son 0
iGeOrgia Se• fTeritIrt004,1-4.te-a Mington : '011001 :t 10 held 11,, a nu 11.1 , pH. 1 ( .
y 011
• ." rMarptret Sinelair. Sarnia ; •Eleatior Abont eighly .. were ,present, the
ghter •
!Reid; Helen Jeff(n•y, Lea m 1 n gt on ; 11 it 1111e:111g ' commit t eZ7 m. a s 11 oy 11111
Patricia Ill:Inc-hard, Brantford.; Dore Mrs.. tlir.i Wardlaw. Mrs. Wm. Brent
array othy Mc-ItoblelIele4r Foster, St. Marys; tier a 11,1 Mr.s ,S1:11ilesy Pervia
Hetherington and the•late .Majek Iaaac
':itrs- MarionNalarke, London ; Gloria Arnottl, The C.IN.It. p11111 which. 7'. 1' to bz.
Hetherington of Goderich. Th„.(,..,c,,ere. Helen Arnott, St. Marys •,• Jean `Sinnel,- 10.1(1. at ilarbor Park last Saturtay
..,Tean Maekenzie, Wateiloo ; Jacqueline was postpoired for a week owing to
1110113'took plaee at ,t, Aildrewts chiirch. ilabkirk;' Barbafit Relesel, Seaforth;-
i.1.011(1011, at '.4- p.m.. Tlw bride. Wits the alit rie Niel v i lle. Laurette° Zurbrigg,
organist of Knox Presbyterian Oitir.cli, •harbara Reid, Mitzi Moffat, Margaret
Goderich, for. two years. '1 114 Hill, Exeter; Gentldine James, Shirley PLACING PHEASANTS
Betty Bannerman, Cora 3a1 -,don w
,'Strat- ,' Over eight hundred pleresant ,eggs
gaged as an engineer at the Sky • iarbor ,
groom for the past year has bllen eh- Cox, June walz,, Jaequeline (luthill,
Port Albert airports and nu has ere successfully mutated by.""the• '110r
and Po -
a similar position at punnville,•;,,,where foid ; Je ssie Nlaelntosh.-Marjorie Mac.' on Omuta? Pit,h. and Game Aareekttion
he and Mrs. 'Hetherington relit ' make 'Exeter ; • Marjorie Smith,- Ruth smith., mole lir olde will shortly be. pa reed on
intost, .Sarnia '; Barbara Harness, this. spring' tand„. the hire's, now tee,
their home .- Markin Smith, Joannre ' Valiance. At sptacially selected ltyeat ions fri 4111 parts
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wood; Jean Smith, Elizabeth Cornelius, ef the center.. The dry weather- lets
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BOSNELL-eyOLLANDr diet ty• Meath, -London ;, Jeall Purdy, helped 1111 t( hi' their rein ring.-
,micisonuniMatti
T ng don Jea
; n Itastinge, , Jean EWall. er;
At 6. o'elock •Saturd:e. evenin ii uly marian Wark. Tara ; Ruth .Gale, Lon
12th, :i pretty
a- be groom's ,j,,,iton a walker, -Maki.. Lon Wallace ' -
, . , 4 • DINiSION COURT BAILIF
took p1 1(1 at the honeof tF.
parents wan le leen, daughter of Mr. Nraliaeeburg ; Violet Coon, Rose Cramer, iaananel R. MacMath, East street,
and Mrs, E. volland of Goderich,, he- Edith Gennetto, Gertrude. Gallamore, town, has '11e4.11 appeinted bailiff of the
eame the bride of 'LAC. Harry ll'osaell, •EVelyn Stingier, Hamilton; Frances Goderich DitiSion Court and will take
It.C.A.F., Wm, of Mr. :led Mrs.f 4'. W. Jainderson, Shirley ,Kneetel, i)orothy over the duties in a few days. 1,
Mogan of NOW Westminster, Ii.l.i.i ', The %Welts, Southampton : 'Thiris O'Brien, .
'ceremony was perfo•rmed by filth., Mr. tbelerieli ; ' Edna tareeliree, ' Marion , ' I • .
illomas of IIoly Trinity chard. , The ThompSon. Kincardine; Jeanette Lock, "What Ar' e Yout Doirig to Save Gasoline?'.'.
iliihle was 1,47owrilid in mid -blue (Tel*, innerkip; ,Graoe - floulteri Wingham; • ,,
to • inatele 'the bridesmaid wire 'Miss Kw litteni, -Eva Martin, 'Nle ry Bradely, i
, . . May Be Embarrassing Question These Days
witli. white coat , batpure n
. sad shoes Mrat
'Betty Jonlan, June Kettles'. agre
Peggy. cormen, 'Harris:ton ; -Nlargaret 1
Bell, Mary Butterill, Jean Weleb, 1 ..wi,
tvill ta v e g‘t soli tie . r a t 10 0 ea‘rds doing to sa ‘ e gas:Ohne?" W.1.1X4 a most
Gladys Theobalcr,London ; Ardyss Ink- , , , .. , .
einalarrassing one. . ..
ley,. Clinton : 'Lean .Little.; Windsor; i
' Wil oil) VW° motitths.7_
1 Snell wa:,:' 111o .i 111111 of t 'o - • ' Now. , look here. 1 proinist41 raT
Ma reltrtg. Colquhoun. Clinton : Agues , 1 1,414,111 1i service 'station operators last nieee wetqt's ago, long before this r.
Laing, Doris 1 i1o4. liantipon; Bonnie! night after•three day's' traperienee with line business.: t'. 1. tdliteil of, that. • i'a •
.Thl 1111114" NN'iti te. W.-roe:Mar.-
Gilecon, Ni_ary, al_eahan,' 1,4_11111 Gileteree,e ,
' * i -withal it isliapeci-ecerai a ta I 11 a da ' s ga Si ) - 1101 it ki ye -q, .. Wirt (11 11 a fellow ta le a
er , ..„13v4V7 to 7 teeloek rag-nail-U.1ns by' would drive her to •Ganauoque for her
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tire- tiara orable weather.,
KNOX a.s. PICNIC
,
Annual Outing Yesterday Afternoon at
Jowett's Grove, Bayfiettb,...,.'-e
The Sunday school picnic of 11-nox
Presbyterian church was held Wednes-
day 'tif-ternobp.at Jewett's.oGrovei_ Bay -
held, where ithe afternoon's outing was
much enjoyed.
Winners in • the -sports program were
as follows: Girls 5-6, Barbara MeVittiee
toys 5-q, Donald Stirkes., Billy Mes
Doeald; girls 1%8, Norma-
Frances Brereton, Mary 'Me' Donald;
boas 7-8,*alroWnie Milaea Bobby', Bell;
,BettyTayloriXiretra Arbotir;
boys 9-10, Donald MacalWan, Edwin
Monk; girls, 11-12,, iGertrude Beattie,
Agnes Witnter; boy's 1 1-12, - Harry .
Beattie, Jimmie Saunders; girls (open),
Gert rude Beattie, Agnes Witmer; boys
(open), Billy Sanderson, Peter . Mao -
Ewan; throwing the .ball, Molly Bisset, ,
Gertrude Beattie;; soda 'biscuit race,
Martin Straughan,Fred Stokes; -girls'
shoe race, 'Shirley Grummitt, Nferilyn.
Butler; boys' wheelbarrow race, Edwin. •
Monk ond Buddy Yates, Peter Mae- '
ralewan and Billy Sanderson.; three -leg:
g -ed race, -Molly Bisset and .Mary Joys*. ,
Strachan, June SParks and .Buniee
Milne; ladies* race, Mrs. Arbour, Mrs.,
Bell; girls' kick the slipper, Apure •
Witmer, Molly . Bisset; 'kick the
Slipper, Mrs, Meriam, Mrs. MacDonald.
Sipper brought the annual picnic
to an end. •
Ibilion Macan an.) the groom WdS
ported by Mr. Art. (ainninp.t,hata.:.The
aptly .couple wi'l make their hone at
resholm, tallgary, where theegeot
is now stationed. .1
MeLEAN-ELLIOTT .,
A quiet wedding took plaet, ,in the
Yeatry of Knox Presbytekianr ehurch
on Prides. when Miss 1(1:1 ElliottslaN.,
daughter of Mrs. E. Elliott, hey:title. the , 4;e0. V. Henry, Toronto; Mr. and
bride of Mr. Jaelt NII4Lean, sole'Sf Mr. Mrs., I,. Barns, Detroit ; Mr,,,,,,, and Mrs.' ... A r"1")!"'111'
and, m M. IN. .NIOLean.A of Smirk ?won. Ja Nagle; \V ‚.11 'Nfr-.-' and Mrs. 4 , .. e ,,,,,,,,, 4,,,,,,, i, er ie,
Rev. I). J. Lane 011(.10.44. *T1, tibride 'Peter Claodstr, Marjorie and Margaret' ' L'ar ' Well "" • "-" ' " ' " ' '. ..' '''''''s .--. 5
wore e tiirquoise triple sheer nil lagote, Utiea, 'Miele ; Mise A. Goodsir, Wind:
Vail, NVindsor; Mr. ing '-1 1110)1 tAll aahl there Weill se
-me rei:o,V :filled. a fie e -gallon IN1 n
made a tour of the yetel-
'feat iNlenv
it
street-Iength, with white 1(54 O1 sor ; Mrs. Doriq C. eith. ea -wilily on Stinday, the day be -
.11" 74(111 iiit4
and a corsage of pink ros?4,', and and Mrs.' Geo. Fite:lisle Toronto; Mr. fol 1 ' (1 ' . r,
41-sio-i, ovi.,.- J., and mr,._. shoppar,,,L ;It,wi,„;1,40.on. isfigit.: of the cers caery theee an and some
Mrs. R.' Fr Mannin
bouvardia. 'Thor tinlY
nada; wearina a rose -silk jers ';:..froek Chowen. Mre. B. aa. HtarNrrli,m1Mjsia(-1-fit'Ufb. 111'1111111(It'llil!Tr;'11:1'%.1(1.1(4)1n111):17-till'ill(1.'11'181:1(1kus:
10 rd Of iKincardine, Was thei' 'brides-
l'il „ . • . -
of •Latitarienge, 'Ill., are spending the
ftt.t.urx....IVitliatssttioinn: !it tandant sa id. .
with white aettessories and. a ;,',( Osage ,!rf::,rairmat,0,(;i1Niinitst; ,Ilkil.rsli.
of pink carnatiOs. Mr. Victor' 'Alton, S':11(1 naiither: "Mote and more are
greomem a n . - After a 811(1rt hen. Pnatan, Mrs. J. A. Ilarrty, trarolyn fIlla Mit 1i1 61 11111 i 111)71,(:: ; .NV 0 til I a nl(i''f'11'111g.'1111'{ ("":Ifi(l'1114111."!':;t:'
of town, brother of the bri was •St, Thames; 'Wm. A.' Kelly, Toronto.
Prior ttil , leer marriaga,..a. latat 'mini- suntiner at the "Park 'House. . A tal stilt ' another : "Ever:0)1)4' o.
the couple will reside in Hand .0p. ,
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCE'D to Min' tilbollt saving tetsolinti, ;[ ei.1%%
are it hinkititre about if , but few are
'her of, the bride's Meade .gaMziVil at
Mr. and Mrs. William Vrooman, IY`art praetieing if. ' Thee sales on slimulas.
the hospital mimes' residenc'e for it •
erastal and rolseellaneolk, shower in !Vales -day and 1,%;eilm,..-•,day „Were 11D fp
her honor. The bride' had 11(40%1 position Albert. antionnce the engage -Meta af a'Verl:Ige. $0, fur naluely line 1100a -red
an the staff ef the hosPital for the last their only daughter, 'Mary VIlizalletb, 11,4 Tor fv:i g4li inv. (easing . restrieted.
thrti Years': About forty gue..-.41s. were to Donald -Thomas. Only sett of Mr. and limits." ,
present, and during the evening the lire...elliyer Afolinstom, Goderiele -The ' A 40e)ss-stathil" OP motorists NV404.
gues,t of honor vvas presented With 101113' ,Awetigistit.g. will- take place early in ,,anvas..-,;ed and ',the reportem ikarte 1
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beautiful gifth. that the question,: ''Wkat are 31)1:
1.11t. 0011-autiption materially The 1.4 gu- ea,e of that kind ?ea dentici roped%
- AT THE' PARK IIOUSE Pition,4 went into effect on Mentday. "I OM now walking- to the offiee
On Saturday morninge after reatithine
the clay froin it week's 'trip." dna:et...red
a 0 minsercial traveller.
'I met slaty -two, trailepor't tine
between Kitchener and Stratford arida
1,10tning. There ere too wetter. of 411iicV
• I ,•110 rept led anoller,
A business Than „ roa. :from his, '1.3{111
liebaited
whether or not to ive de
for the mail, avealieual, drove liiserato
mobile Ito the, post ()Mee, and volt --
tingly 'walked hack. 'Two hones. Iterttr,
111igAIng the ear *OM ill T1'4)111°' or Uhl
114111(1'i of imehrese,lx beean to eve relia:.
and formal 41 it the Don ()filet,.
"T2a5s gettim:
down,." he tiAa 'a 1' 11(1111 pa!-:gbig.
\T 1114 peopie, INt1,1117.er, .ore
it realty Miwere ed7foit to vave, 450
Pomo nre mlidur: real .c.-atilfive2,
tont alt c.-Apein .40 be eteretall that .the
paving tbli far tlfeA-ted will 1aI fnn?
vliort of .1)e1ngc enou0
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