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Combining The Goderich.Signal and The Goderich Star
Judgthent Against.
eQuntymfoy $4,625
Nr Justice IVfakiris iiandS Out
Decision in Jrowiolt
ase„
Vinding the Oounty of 'Huron
. negligent in maintaini.110,„ the Bari
• bridge,' over the Maitland' River, in
• Howick ,tovvaship, in a state,.q non
-
repair, justice 'J. a makiiie”en satur.
day assessed damages of $4;62545
against the 0ounty.. The Plaintiffs had
asked $19,500. The judgment grants
a sixteen -day stay in case of appeal.
The action arose out of an aceident
-Oa July 7,.1940, When. two ,girls were
,
killed and. other passengers imured
a ear accident ,on the bridge. The ac-
• tien Was tried at London,' and one wit -
mess testified tlie, ;structure rattled so
much the noise could, be heard 'three -
miles awdy.
'Thedecision wa's given in TOronto.-
Jaraes A. Edwards and his . wife,
who sued WI ateount of the 'death of
their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, aged
sixteen, are given ludginento for $600;'
Mrs. Clara Ritchie, . who sued on.
&runt of the death of her daughter,
Ida, eighteen, for for 1$Ed
750; Miss • ith
Ritchie, injured, for.$507.75; Miss Rita
,Galloway, eighteen, injured, for $975;
her father, throughphOm she sued,
for $225.; Eleanor Carson, 'sixteen, in-
jured, for 81,125, and Everard. Clarson,
through .whom She .Sued, for $882.59.
The -Carson'slive in ,G•orrie and the
-ttIiers in Howiek townsh,ip,
The 'amounts awarded would bave
been twenty-five per dent, higher bad
° his -lordship not ',found' that 'the- driver
.of, the ear, geing sity males. ansbOur
On the 'way from a dance, was' twenty-
,flve per cent. negligent in not keeping
a proper lookout. •
"The bridge," • said Mr. Justice
Mains,. "I 'roust And had been. badly
, out of repair before the accident for
. • some, years. The neighbor up tO a
' distance of three miles aWaY.tell •of
1.he noise of shaking of the bridge *hen
' a vehiCle. gOes-over it," •• •
NATIVE_ OF PORT ALBERT
P0fRT &AMAIN, .Mich., Aug,
Mrs. Maud B. Kragelund, sixty-one,
,wife...of Louis N. Xragelund and resid-
ent of Port Huron tWenty-four- years,
died' this' morning in her borne, 2118
Stone •street, _after an illness -of three
weeks. A •
. Mrs. • Kragelund was horli. July " 8,
1880, in Port Albert, 'Ont. 'She 'and Mr.
„Kragelund were inarriedNovember 24
,.1906, and Caine to Port Huron from
Nits:late. She Wes h inembee ef. the
LadieS' AW, Society of Westminster
•Presbyterian church. . •
• She is survived by • her husband;
four daughters; Mrs'. "Richard Helms
and Misses Eleanor, Helen and Loretta,
Xrairelund; •a• son, Harvey J.. Krage-
•----elsa, all of Port Huron; her mothei,
Ars. Jhn Steioneou.- Lenon, Ont.;
ffve sister -S, M31"ary
• Florence Stevenson, both of Lonclon,„
MiSs Mabel Stevenson, Thorbld, Ont.,
Mrs, Terrance Doyle, Toronto, Ont.,
and Mrs; Henry Juhl, Windsor, Ont.;
a brother, John Stevenson, London, and
• It grandson, John S. HoppS, .Part
• .1Iuron.
The iemaius are in .the McNinch:
)tipp-memorial home, where funeral
:services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday.
Rev. 'IL n. Davis, retired pastor 'of
flr.4t- 'Baptist
ial,will be in Lakesidoeemetery;
• ACCIDENT -VICTIM BURIED
The white casket bearing the body
f• Jones Preeth; eight-year-old vic-
• tim of an accident on Thursday after-
noon, was borne tO the grave Sunday
afte'rnoon by four school chums,
• Charles Smith, Gerald Hamilton,: Wil-
liam Mohring and Buddie Oke. Six
children oarried the profusion of 'floral
offerings- ' the±tuneral_service,- which
. was held from the home of the boy's
parents., Sapper Williami'Fr6eth and
•Mrs. Freeth, -Huron road, was largely
• attended. Rev.. Dr. -J. H. 'Barnett
brought - a message of condolence to
the Ja.reaved relatives. Interment:was
• in 'Maitllind cemeteil. • • .
• jIAS -LUNCH WITH ROYALTY
• Mr. and Mrs; George ldaeVicar have
h letter this week - frok their san„
Alex., heed of the Metearolo,,,oical Sex:-
the air training statioil-iP'nt
• Bran.lian,) Mane in whieh lie tells of a
visit paid to the',station on Friday dast
by the Duke of Itentea His Royal High-
, xieSs inspeeted the station and .had
lunch at the ,officers' mess. Alex.. was
• present at the lunch and was Intro -eh,
s .duced to the Duke along with thlr
officers• --the •first and 'probably the
• last time, he says, he'll have a chance
• to lunch with royalty.
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CARNIVAL NEW4400
LiOnS Frolic Continued On Exiday and
Saturday Niglits °
The Ilkons carnival waS Continued
on Friday night mad there was a large
erovvd in Court louse Park to take
part in tbe various games and the
dancing 'Proceedings were brought to
an abrupt close, hoWeVersby a sh,ower
of rain. at 11 o'clock,
Mr's. Walter Hodge made the draw
for the prises of war savings certifi-
cates. The winners were sFirst, $150,
James COultes, WinghaM; seeandl $50,
3Irs. Therese ?trimmer, Goderich;
third, $25, N. Inwood, 'London;
five prizes ot $5 eaeh, r. H. atobertson,,
kGoderich, Mary.Graham, Nelson
.street, G. E. 1Sn3ith, John 'Graham, all
of Goderich, and J. Howard Thompson,
Lit. 2'Auburn. •
• The lucky 'ticket for the bicycle, was
held by Marjorie Hays.
'Beautiful woollen blankets were
awarded to Miss Hazel Hawkins and
Mrs. 'Ernest Oraig for selling the high
winning tickets on Wednesday and
Friday nights respectively.
To make up for the time lost on Fri-
day evening and to dispose of the prizes
left. over, the carnival was partially
continued on Saturday night. The
bingo- game was particularly popular
and other games" had fair patronage.
The net proceeds for the three nights
were slightly. over 81400.
DRAFTED FOR INDUSTRY
Carl Clark, son, of Mr. andMrs., W.
J. Clark, Canibridg,e street, has bees
drafted from the navy, which he joined
a year ago, and pat back by the Can-
adian Government in industry, in
which; with . his previous experience
he , will be able to make a valuable
contribution to the Can.adian war
effort. fle was stationed at Halifax
and haS received an honorable .dis-
-charge.- • -
Mr. W,. J. 'Carter is in Alexandra
.Hospital with a badly injured arra' and
shoulder. -While working at a shaper
in the Goderich, Mfg. ,Co..'s factory he
was struck by a hoard which- flew
hack from the machine ,and inflicted a
sever?. wound.
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PEIZSONAL MENTION ,
GODRICIII ONTARIO; THURSDAY; AUGUST 21st) 1941
DunlopTt. lbert
to )3e Black -topped
0• 011t1'9,0 AWarded to R. J.
• Are*er by Department 'Of
'Highways
While in town" on FrldaY afternoon
last .!Tanaes `Ballantyne, 11.?„?., ma -
flounced that a eMitract for the hard-'
Surfacing of the Blue Water highway,
from Dunlop to Port Albert, a dis-
tance of eleven- miles, had been
aWarded to R. 3. Brewer of Goderich
by' the Ontario Department Of High-
ways. 'Mr, Ballantyne .Said the • con-
tract was an extension of theigravelling
job Mr. Brewer had flyane on this high-
way this season. The road is to be
black -topped, the 'same as the Count
road between •Groderich and Lucknow,'-
and it fis.estiniated it will cost 0,000
a mile. Work is already in progress.
have doubted and redoubled my
efforts to have this ' portion of the -
Blue Water pernianently paved," the,
South Huron member said. . "Two
weeks ago.,Mr, G. L, Parsons; president
of the glue Water Highway Associa-
tion, and.myself went to Ottawa in an
effort to have the Department of De-
fence bear a share a the cost,. because
we felt it was partly a military pro-
ject. Then I went back to Mr. Mc-
uesteu and, filially 1 was successful
in secaring a blaCk-top surfdce. T
haven't let any grass grow under my
feet on this project. It has Alyea me
much concern."
The contract calls fon,completion
the Dunlop -Tort • Albert stretch. by
September 10th. The • Dungannon pit,
has been re -opened. s • •
,•
Miss H. J. Buchanan of Paris,
Ont., is tht guest of Miss E. Wiggins.
Mrs. E. R. Veston and•Mrs. Percy
Johnston spent a few days in Sarnia
• st week.
Mrs. J. H. Lauder and , two young
daughters are spending a few days
at London. •
. Mr. Ray Lawrence of-LondogeLe the
ghest of his pares, -Mr. and
Frank Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ramsay of Tim-
mins are guests with Mrs. A. Buchan-
an, 'Elgin avenue. -
Friends" of C -apt. jtod.• _Morrison are'
glad. to eve him oet again after a long
and serious illness:
• Mrs. W. H. FarroT ois TorontO' is
spending a ,few days in townd_With his
son Roy and
'Martin of (Maple -dui -Out.,
is ifl Own twills reneWing.a.equaiiit-
-aucerwith old friends.
Mr, and Mrs. T. Taylor and daughter
Betty are spending their -vacation -at
South Bay, Manitoulin. - •
Miss jean -Crosby', of Toronto, is
spending the week in .town, the guest
of Miss 1.1stirer Hume.
T„ D. Hume, of. , Toronto, is
holidaying this week•at the home OP
his father, Mr. J. P. Hunie.
Mrs. J. W. Smith is vjsiting in Tar-
im 0, the guest -of her daughter, Mrs.
J. C. Beatty, -and Mr. Beatty.
Mr. and Mil. W. •A.. Adams .of Lon-
don) were week -end eeiests of M. J. P.
Hume and Miss Esther IIinne-L
-Mr. and Mrs- N. Sparks of Detroit
were weeketid guests with. Mr. and
Mrs. Geo.. Mumby,• Iliticks street.
Miss Maxine Arnold of Windsor
Spent -the week -end with he grand-.
Mother, Mrs. B. ,Nrnold, Victoria street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. A.. Acheson and
children, • of "Lindsay, are' holidaying
in their summer cottage at the Jake
shore. . •
Misg- Shirley Currie, who Was.sli-
daying with her aunt, 'Mrs: J. D.
• Thomas, has rettrned,„to herhome .at
4
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Mises de and M. 'Mawson and Miss
K. Butler of Hamilton Were weele4e(V
Visiiors with Mr.' and Mrs., J, . D.
Thomas:
M. Rom. Nicholson has .returned
to her home at St. Catharines after
tisft of two weeks with her, went's,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert.-Sbore..
Me. Ray Lawrence of London,. Mr.
Geo. Parsons. and P.O. Leslie Naftel en-
joyed a nibtoe' trip through Mffskoka
last week. •
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Sprott of Barrie
spent several days in town as the
guests of the Misses yacVicar and Mrs.
F, it4ledditt.
(Mae. Personals on page' 4)
AT 'TE WATERFRONT
Arrivals at the 'harbor the past week
werei- Saturday, .A.uguist 16 --George
!Hindman, 67,000 bus.,barleY and. 50,000
buswheat; str. Vdndoe, 250,000 'bus.
wheat. Monday,, A.ugugt •18-13ftrge
Ethel J. 1718,000 bus. wheat. . The
cargoes were all for the elevator. •
The Georgian. Called Sunday Morning
olv• her upbound trip with an alMost
record passenger list of 200. Among
those en board was Chris. Speaker, an
outstanding baseball player•of former
days,. •, '
• Lake Huron wasfairlY rdugh on
Tuesday, being whiPPed be a miniature
northwest gale.. The blow kept three
Detroit yachts in port, -also the tug
Margaret N. with tbe barge ,Etitel'J;
For twot or three days the water
-at tb harbor' was warmer than the
air. On Tuesday the water was 68 on
tbe beach, 66 between the Piers, while
the air temperature'was
TAG DAY.FOR WAR, VICTIMS' FUND
. In connection with -the a(pfatie meet
and carnival on Saturday,' August 30th,
in aid -of th.e -British Wer Victims'
Fund, there will be an additioeal effort
• for the same purpose in the form of a
'tag day!' 13oy ,Scouts .will make a
house4o-hotise eenvas.s of the tsiven,
in- the morning, and in the afternoon
and evening 'a staff of girls -will take"
over the job. It is hoped Ahem will
be a generous response- to this first
sTeneral organized effort in ,Goderich
for the war victims' fund. •
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• REPORTS FOR NAVY DUTY
Douglas Graham, youngest of three
sons of Malcolm 'Graham to join the
Canadian navy this .summer, spent the'
week -end with, his father here. He
came from Sarnia, from which port he
has been sailing, for two: s`easons, with
.Capt. Earl Jenkins.4 a. Goderith-born
skipper, on an Imperial' Oil tanker,
and reported for duty at Landon on
Bewildering Variety of Uniforms -
Seen on the Streets of Goderich
Not since the outbreak Of hostilitieS
in 1939 have 'the streets -of iGoderich
. ,
taken on suet' a cosnfopplitat war-
. .
time appearance as they did last Sat-
Urddy night, withseenes unprecedented
ein• this inland lakeport town, Seesses
•usually witnessed only at a seaport.
Ikhere yvere so many different kinds Of
army,' navy and air foree uniforms
they had civilians popeyed trying •to
figure oat which was Willa,
'Old Countrymen, 'of course, are ac-
customed to such scenes and cannot
-understand .wily Canadians, especially
Huron County 'Canadians, Goderieli
Canadians if you wish, are to inquisi-
tive. Some of the It.A.h men ellide
casiesliitps for •being "snoopy' ---so
nnoopy, indeed, that they „profess eveit
to know who'a Who In the 'planes up
in th& air --and perhaps' some of, them
lint on Saturday 'dome of the R.A.F.
mon were asking .oateations, They
,wanted to know tiaix why and wherefore
of the. presenee„ of American ,sailors,
marines and airmensin towns- Then,
too, there were members of the Royal
'<lamellae Navy, the R.C.N.V.R„ most
every lieitneh of the Cantellen army
a.rtid of the R.C.A.V. The oaf Polish
or Netherlands uniform also was to be.
seen.
Airmen's Wives Anive
1 on Monday, wives of ten members,
of ihe R.A.F. reached Goderich on the
noon ' train • lifter a nineellty boat
and- train trip from England. They
said •they had been warned by their
husbands not to talk, but they vol.
unteered that the seven -slay ocean, trip
Was "exceedingly quiet), uneventful,
tomfortable and even pleasant." Not
'''singte German submarine .or any
indleation of enemy aetivity ,marred
fife voyage. • . ;
Nea/rIy all of the F1nglislf matrons,
florae With thildren, will take 'op resi-
dence Goderich, but one is reported
to have . chosen hayfield and one
SeafOrth, •a
Monday. • IIIis brother s, already methe
navy ' are Anges and Jimpay.,'„, •• • .
•lre entering. teams in all the water
and Walker, was brrde.smabl, searing Wilite' Plains, .N.Y.; also bY on hro-
6. a.
•- SUDDEN D.' EATH AT CLINTON ' events. - .) 1- ' ••• theilw'son Norris ,:ire ,t i'. for 41 .
- dress of dusky pink .bubble crepe • and ' UHT; 'Illitoe 1-101n1( ts. of,Po t Wiles
. - - r • ' 1'. m.
.1 ttmes' :Hedges orToronto, engineer 1 open events for • men and women, wh,ile in 't;`)(,Iell'1'•1'2",rt: ",1aki»g'..,1-1„Peir - . '
carryiag a nosegay. Mr. Cad Eghoetz 'The 'funeral took. place on 'Sunday-.
Of Toront0 is 1- oroorn,...inin The whers, afternoon, when the servi(p at St.-. • --..,...:
f. . • • •' ,,,•-e . j, m . 'auni. • 1. f permanent. 11o1114' at d..donoon. iierore
Toronto. Beauty kontest for the title °Ie.'. left Ripley some forty..young ',.‘„,,,,, :qr.. Jack ,ptit,:14:16 and Mr. Fre..d.,„
s_ - :. -I 1 .
(Am 1 ge's. eliiirch. Was contim•ad 441. the
people ofselektspistreegatlesree ut -the,:
of Miss Like Huron for silver cup..and • Dawson 0.! Trit-iiliTii:--.4-A'-reteption'frd-i-r7-441%-.Re-v---ri 1" •(**1 1110.1* P...teSent be-'. • •
oddfellows''. Hell .10 hid hireWell to , t representa five ell' l7.(15,
.owed the cereal() v qt the home of the s'Idy' n"141.."
- ' • ems - W. ter )010
Bette Ali:7d Nor.ris and present them , bride., .
were „members' of the beach andbar,
mother, AV110,- WilleontPd 'her ...
I
heen et 'Clinton for -seVeral- weeks. C•arnival in the evening in the i._'-ourt
with parting gifts. An address also,
:4,141,,,4, (114 (1 in hs 14 bine „rep, ..t.' r, ,vineial and (*.ouilty police, and
Ile is. serrviveilf by his wife and two House Park. Proceeds to Whitis,,k•tiliP,
SolIS-: 'The body was taken to •Toronto ' Meet me in Goderiche s• .' , .presiseed es them, speisse. 1
Vt. JR' -n-,4igb 1 and I )ulionner --hat- - The bride-rmal-s!Pwinbe-i's 02 11111011 L'Hig.Q.' N`'• ii")
, 4.,•••tvem in which' they of WniCh_ the deceased Judge
'..4.11. 114'1'l l's 1 mother wore a pink sheer woici dress. 1,().4).F.,
for- b•urial. ' . • ,. . ' i
• was a meniber. .
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their Ripley friends. ' 1 with pink• felt hat." The diningroom
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.GROUO CAPT. 'ROBERTSON
GOING TO THE.° COAS1'
Appointment of Successor at Port
Albert Not Yet Announced.
Group Captain I'. D. • Robertson,
A.M., who has been .O.C. of 31 Air
Navigation ,School, Port Albell, -is at
present on holidays and., it is under-
stood, will shortly be transferred to
a post in British 'Columbia. -The high-
ly esteemed Group Captain has had in-
different health' since.Caming to Can-
ada last October and is seeking a
milder 1 climate- The .official announce-
ment has not yet been raade, but it is
currently.reported that a successor has
already arrived froin • England. • At
Port Albert it was stated that a formal
announcement would shortli be _made.
Seyeral ,other changes of officers have
also been made or are pending.
Willa dsor Youths
Receive Sentences
:it„.04.10. noiturntio,:,lizaT,
- ,r0 BE IN Towg#IDAY
Will Wetly° Applicants at CoOrt Ru
from rtu 8 pan. ' '
Terni a frOrn, --iiiiee Ido'n
. tbs to The It.C.A.V. Mobile recruiting mait DbleS0 of Several NOntbs Endit
- Two Years On Various frtnia Letlden will be In Goderieh, On in Deatill 4 nova*" Here--
,
' ,q, barges ' --. !Friday of this week from 1 to. 8 . A; Nan Of Varied Irttereitt/l.
o'clock jo.m., and Wilt be stationed at
40iNioeaua
gisturatx,. oa
eiaio,aged
ne,,,sAteliaaeoclia9Y; 71- the court eoisin ta'intervieW,prespeetive After an. illness of about six,months)
,
Air Forte reeruits, give trade test ex- Dudley Winless. 'Se1;110t,' JUdge of Ole
1a1l)11 J. Delduca,- sameage, ;to tWO aminstionS and diseuse enlietnientrseios- eauntY, ot Sinieve, WO at "t,t1'andro.
sibwilietiesu.n.it , will, consist, of an into. HOSpital, Goderich, on ThurselaY night
R
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seonnTeyear
il'xi Tala:.ieu-.0aingtaeri.0v , , '
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attempting to escape from , liuron lviewing'efaeer, 4 medical, .0fileer MI) a TlaSot'U:ht thenoag
t 'aileoatifvr o7iGlit371o(-etbrireehee4
, yatarg$4;
County jail and one 'Year each 404 a tradestest. sergeant. ' ' ' ' ;Holmes,ePesst some years of hie early
ebarge of car thettothe terms to run, The ever-inereasing need is fer young lire here and this ton bas alwaYe
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emasepetivelye 'They also Isere givenmen snitable„fOr air crew, Itscluding
te.tnas of two to ,fsbt montbs on four plias, obserVerS and Wireless•oPeratOre ,clanned 14.14 as ita *W43. aid f911(>Wed
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charges of robbery Or "atteMPted .r4b. c(laeirrk4elittlineergrs)a.PjerrS4,4e:r41:rtisnin,delueldainlIdg litalaryelgifirerndin'in$70rits'itie•Sillit
Wli4;tilelim
llatelirt
bery, these to run
longer terms. • standard general duties may expect est due of tbe i.°w11, "ti.ce-cul-
lin conetirrentle with al,theraoraent, ' while men enlisting as
charge, and from two to six months on duce Proof of age. Proof of education !I:3:1;1;1s jealli"ettettili%ueilreldgeees:t sleinlEtsPlvnazdrirt:,..t:
• Ernest Itupert," aged, 18; was On- early eislistment. .
tencede-to one year on the • ear theft All applicants should be able to pro -
the robbery charges, to run concur- and letters of reference are no lengef
. 'Robert Enright, 16, Was given one year ants will, however, be reqUired ste
rently. ., Apoe., father was.\john iliolmeS, one Of the
pioneer $ of the county, after wheat the.
required except for air crew:,
.
will serve three months in jail on the dreSses of four responsible persons who village of 'flOinieSvilleseraiennined. Dr.
suspended sentente for car theft, but fernish the names, occupations and ad -
give refereace of charaeter and 14-'urer6sliCiens:18418its aiaGPn0P(Iddienthritilicl!ak":1111:31:YetUTf°uIrtualirsi
robbery charges. Francis A.rpentiguay,
EsSex. IScottieh. • and 4SlichdegoelHan°1dmUesppaelrte'njrna.'ilIGagilCo.erliltglie°aield
19, also was given suspended sentence a lity. Married ' applicants should
for car theft and four months in jail' have their °marriage •certificate
for robbery. Both are members Of the proof of age of children.
All the Youths come from Windsor, • . after a course at.-10sgoode Hall, Tor-
onto, wae Called to ..the bar. He was
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cerned over their fate. . AT EMPIRE SERVICE CLUB for several years with the legal tine
-- of •CameXon. & Holt in, GOderich and in
All, except Enright, appeared uncon-
On. July 31s1 last they stole a ear at 1992 moved to Winghaea',. where. he. _
Judge D. Holmes
Passes in 74111 Year
Miss Beulah Wbite, convener of the
Service Club' in London, addressed the
loeal Empire Service Club at MacKay
Hall on ' Monday afternoon. Miss
White advised the 'Club as to the pro;
viding of recreation and comfOrts for
.th4 men of His Majesty's forces. She
described the Empire:Club in London,
and complimented ifie •Goclerich ladies
-upon the splendid effort they are
putting forth. to make the men of Sky
Harbor and Port Albert airports feel
"al home." Her informal .talk whs
listened to with keen ieterest and ap-
preciated by her hearers,
. Mrs. Ter Canipbell, who presided
for the meeting, tendered thanks to
Miss White for her attendance and
practised his profession or twenty -Ave
Hensall and went on to coramit rob- .3,'ears. While still a resident of ode at Zurich, ‹eintons Blyth and rich he took an active intereet, in
Brussels. On August 7th Glassco and municipal affairs and was g member of
Delduca unsucceseftilly tried a jail
• breek, deputy..reeve for several' terms. , 44
the Town Council. for some years, being
,
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. .....___• _ . .. In' the.Provincial general: election 'of
. '',
GET WAGE INCREASE 191:9' he was the Conservative candidate
'LAKE!' SAILORS •
. in the old riding of West Har-6-n-aird-+-
. .• was defeated by the late Judge) M. '
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MONTREAL, AuguSt 18. -Wage in 0. Cameron. by a very narrow elargine
' Another flight •under the au.sprees of proVided in a new agreenierit, effective 44A,,Tnoottellse'r of judge- Holmes" iiitereets -
: FLY /FROM GEORGETOWN -creases of $5- to $10 per month are
the idoderich 'Homing :Pigeon Club as froth August 1, Iletween tbe'''.Cational was the Militia, in which be took an
tbok :place 'on , Siinday morning -last. SeaMen's Association of 'Canada' and a active part for many. years as a mem
-
Eighty birds. were releaset at George- nrimber of its contracting lake shiPping ber of the 333rd Huron elteginietat
town at 7 a.m. and the nese to •arrive companies, it was announced here' last- her address. - retleing 'with the rank of major. Ili
homewas timed at 1040..1 The 'flying night by James .Gibhaie
son, traan of
- - his earlier years he was a 'baseball
player of note and sviirthe"first curve.
e.-.
Iiistanco-..was- 105 miles. Percy John- the' association. • - , .
I • • , . ' MIDDLETON-WALKER - • - -ball 'plicher in iGodericif.
stoit'S bled came in first.. Ownere of .° New monthly rates, With the former
other early arriVals were:. Al Fisher, rates in brackets, follaiv: beekhand, ' Colorful gladioli decorated. Nielville In 1927 he wa.' appointed OunutYs
2nd and 11.rd, 10.41 and 1042; Bill $75--($(7„50) ; watchman, $82.50 ($75) ;. Pres.bvterian church, Brtissels, for the 17rown attorney oY Huron and again.,'
Baker, 4th and 5th, 1043.; Rad Jerry, wheelsman, $100 ' (po); 'coalpasser, marriage on Saturday , 'afternoon of became a resident of Goderich. Four
6th, 1044; W. IR. •Pithlado, 7th, 10.45; $75 ' (WI .5()) ; fireman, $92.50 ($85) ; •Cathernie Halliday, daughter of Miyears later' he waseelevated to •the
. •
Ernst Peachey; 8th and. 0ths -10.40; oiler, $100 ($90) ; .porter, $05 ($60s, s -atul'''',Mes. Thomas Walker, to MV. liegh bench as senior judge of the°aunty
Al. Fisher, 10th and ilth, 10.47; Bob second, cook„$75 ($67.50) ; cook an ' Sohn- -Middleton, Torohto, SOLI of Mr. af Simeoe.and removed. to Barrie. -
McLean, 12th; 10.45. eanaler„,$1:30.($1•22.'50); cook on upper and Mrs. CharlesiV.''Middleton• of Clin- In the same year, 1931, .he was
os , 4.' v. .
The fliiht.next_week-end will he from laker, $145 ($1tonRe*Samuel Kerr 0fficiated and bereaved by the death rlifwifethe•
'M
oronto
35)."
. r,.- William. King, orga.nist of the former Mary Elwood;daughter of Mr. '
- ll. _i_, , • , , _ . , , , , o . ..
-FA R kq yf ELL litATHERING • ieineels. played the weddine eausie and Mrs': John.Y. Elwoed of Gederich.
During the signing of .the register Miss Heels" s'iirvived ety, foureons and ori4's
MEET ME AT GODP.',RICH-. Mr. Bert. Bradford, who vvas* in MarY. etewart of (Minton' sang 'Until." daughter; „Dudley E. Holmes, ,who_suc-' -
.Goderith on Saturday afternoon, , ,.
tlipOsed of his business there and lias Tile 'bride„ -gli'en in Marriage by her ceeded tie ,fatlfer. as Ceown'-attorneY
flitter, wore an afternoon
wni be ,iieiti in ,' buslues4- it Ripley for two years,. has
A gala aquiitic meet
August..30, sponsored by the It.A.F. of '-'"(41 a bosition itith the (.:olemant _potulr.c.blue bulA)le crepe and carried -
gown 6f Of Huron: JelineOf N"--e'w -.,.441c Ciity; '
Patrick, of . Vied°, Ohia; Gavin, of •
t
I'PCirt Albert. The three Icieal airports'Packing Ct.IMpany at London. Mrs: a no, g.zt . , .
se y., Her sister, Miss MarT (rod‹.riell, and Mrs, Moore Kelly. of
Bradford, their (laughter Betty .
•
of airport 'construction for the. Federal
Government„ die& .suddenl at Clinton
'.fferfday affernobii. Tie of
about fifty-five years of age rand had ,
• LOSES A DiiiIT
1111SCELLA,NEOUS,,SHOWER .
The 'flowers .aceompanying the c‘a sket
was decora ted wit h giktdiell for the'
• 1,42:1 'MacKay, '.s ho is with the Im- 140S -a' AND- FOUNI) 1)EPARTNIEN't ()evasion. The toast to the bride, pro. Mel u d(el tributes from t he .-,eirle.0e
In honor of 'NfasS Irene .11411, bride- perial Oil fleet, selling mit of -Sarnia, •
, Som. strang • 'I..' • t 1 ' t ' 1 1 It • -s K e()1111.1•Y 1-11,‘V rt ebul4S 02
_e•ar lc es ore mute( ni (4,, pose( )y anal(' err, wa.
elect • of the week, Mrs. Wallace Duck'. is, hohie -for tt--f,w th4s. on ra t her 4. tho stat,ion after being found.1 spomled to bv the brideorroom For ow, ; Huron County Court
worth and Mrs: Albert MacDonald ent
tertaihed 'at a._ -Miscellaneous shower
at •the fanner's home, Bayfield road.
A beautifully decbrifted basket of gifts
Was preseetedeto the bride. •dainty
lunch was served by the hostesses and
an enjoyable time was had by'all,
OBITUARY,
.1.1ItS. FRED CALyElt
Mrs. Fred Calver died suddenly on
Sunday af9che 1>01110 of her daughter,
Mrs. Nell MilcDronald. Trafalgar street,'
her sixty-sixth year...7 She was
forniNgy 'Mary •. Ann COok,- and • was
born England, Coming to Canada
some twenty-eight years ago. •She
residee in 101inton for twenty:years,
but .liad lived in ,Goderich for the
last fourteen months. She attended
North street l'nited church. She, was
Predeceased by her husband'ei*, years.
Surviving are one son d- anthree
daughters.; 4arry palyer, of Sudbury,
Mrs. A. MaeKay, of Kitchener, Mrs.
Neil- MacDonald' and Miss Glady.s
yes*, Of 0.4derich • nisei three briehers
and one Oster. living in England.
The funeral' was held Wednesday
afternoon from. the residence Of her
son-in-law, Nen MatDonald. with Rev.
11. Ib Turnbull offielating, Palibearera
were „Wm. Mew, Wm, Johnston, Igiv.
A. Allin, Jas. McCrackenM
., John ae-
Donald, all of Goderiele and. Reiteie
Smith of Wingham. Interment'
in Clinton cemetery.
JOSEH C.PMcCANN
A lifelong resident of Colborne town-
ship, in the 'person of Joseph
Cann, died at his honks conce,ssion 12,
oe Sunday. He was 'born • seventy-
seven years ago in Colborne' tawnship,
the son of George McCann and Eliza-
beth Castle, fratiree° of Ireland". He
was a "suecessful fanner; and wae held
in high esteem by all vslia knew
Ile was, -a member Of '-Nile United
church. Over fifty years ago' he Mar-
ried' I -Rachel Fielder, of Ashfield, who
survives him, with three sans end four
daughters: Reg, ofealifornia ; Harvey,
of Detrain 1%111.1am, of Colborne ; Miss
Olive, of New York; Mrs. •
Chester
Brown, of Detroit ; Mrs. 'Ernest
of Toronto, and Mts. George TwamleSS
qf Ashfield. .One son,• Lloyd, prede-
ceased. WM. The funeral serviee, which
was held Virednesday, afternoon at,Nile
Meted chureh, Was largely atteeded,
Rev. D; Pomeroy of eondueted
he
tservice,. aesisted by Rev. John' C.
of. talfinaom, Maryland. A
• profusion of dotal tributes 'surrounded
• the casket. Pallbearers were George
• Milli* !George . Wagan, Geo. ,Ityan,
• Walter, Reg: and Thomas naMilton.
Interment was in and,
Cemetery.
unportan't but Unpleasant mission. On but perhaps the strangest of' all to wedding trip to Gaspe the bride (termed ' staff; County officials of Simeoe;
'AtonagY lit -had the-44ftle litrg'44.--44 his da:„.: -is a full set of false, teeth pieled , a 14I11e ‚.1 (41 dress, with 'matching acees- Hirt -on Lodge, No. -1;2, 1.4).().1.: Pro
left hand amputated. It wits injured up by a citizen 00 Britannia road, on ; series. on their 'return 31r. and Mrs. vhacia 1 , and , Huron County -police ;
a year ago' in an accident whfch rend- weam,,,1,13.. The man who is missing midaietou will 24,„,1,14, 11.1 Toronto. ,Cotintk arid District Jridges":,Associa-
eied it ,useless and, as Lin put it, '''in his T-bone t( 11 should illterview Guests were present from -4 oderich. 414(11, Orangeville : staff of the Canadian
.11i0 Way•." . Chief .1-10SS. 1 lnk of Cominerce. New York • offieers
, , ciinten„seaforth, Atwood, Montreal l' - - , -----
.." -4 . -A panoramic photograph of a group' and Toronto. : and crew of 13.8e. ,Superior.
, Mrs. D., E. Schultz, --(2tiebec street4 of catiaaian soldiers in England, left -.. H The honorary pallbearers wore Judge
thinks even the tomatoes are going on a bench in Court House Park on, .1'. L. Killoran, Stratford: Judge theens,
D -
- UCKWORT11-11Ia Walkerton; Judge Robb, Orangeville;
, The Ileumiller United church, decor- ' Judge T. •,;‘1.,..COStel 10.14, E, Dantiev, "
.V-wkse, One in, her garden had a de-
sign, green on red, plainly marked,
Saturday night, was (1,itimed on Tues-
day by, Mrs. Grace Taman of Toronto.
• ''. ated for the occasion with gladioli K.C., F. J.. Naftel, Tho. M( Dermott,
•)-- . "7,-. -THE WEII
ATER BRIDLE-,-GLOUSHER Jind other flowers, wa--e-stlie„scene on Dr. L. M. Mabee; II. j. A. macEwan,
The temperatur(s.i for the past N1.04),
and for the. eorresi}onding week lust parsonage.. of ',North street Utilted:
A quiet .AVV(1411ng tflot ' Place et .111e .titurday evening, August 16fle- (.., f 'the i It. J. , Acheson, Ch,as. C. Isss. • John
wedding of Irene Grace, ,t'isingest , ;Cameron, all' of Goderich. The actite
,...0
.sf0;;ra Q,wsofticialle recorded.; wore '1>, elnirili on. Tuesday morning. Ci•lien Rev(lau
.
. - ghter of Mr. anil Mrs. Hugh 11>11 1)111)44 pallbearers 110( 'Major H. 41: Mac-
. / It. II. Turnbull united in • Martgage ,Colborne township, to Aiicraftmaii L)tqin,•Wingliani ; I1..4101. II. C. Dunlop,
• 1941' 1040 •Violet Glousher. (1 (11,11141 of Mr. and Rexford Grant Duckworth, of the R. i J. B. Reynolds. .)E._ II. 'Hill,. J. F.
. Max. Min...Max. Min. Mrs. John Glonsher, of Goderiele and ,C.A..F.,. St. Thomas, seeond mirk of Mr.; 'Gillespie and IL C. IN 'Blanks. At the
Thnrs., Aug, 14 ..72 . 51,,'
Pl
t
:R(
Mon.; 'Aug. 18' -70 51 79 66 ..‘,.fter a brief honeymoon. they will
Fri., . Aug. 15' -.09- ' 59 Sri 57 Beene, also of town. 1114, eonple were riels. The ceremony was Performed -at., Inirin1 titPS of 'the 1.0.4).F. Awns Al .1),..:-.
Sat., Aug. 16 ...;.67, 59 , 84
Sun., \ A.ug. 17N....68 48 .8rt
) 68
86 , 67 Reg', Bridle, son of Mr. and Mr'. W. T. and Nits. Wallace Duckworth, Gotie-I graveside in Maitland vemetery the
08 attended by „Fred Bridle, brother
he groom, and Mrs. Wilfred Glouslie
r
,,,, „. ..()f, pastor of the church, and the \Wading,' Among those attending the funeral
7-6'<:lock. by' Rev. Gordon,. liazlewood,, serVed by the members'of Huron Lodge.
music. . MILS i)lnyt,(1 by Mrs. Clare were Mr. and Mrs. Moore Kelly, White
Tues.,- Aug. 19 __Os -62 67 (11 I II.111er, Goderichis
Aug , 'ster of he bride,” ajas, N.Y.; John E. Holmes, Herring- .
Wed., . 20 .:..74.; . 41) 62 32. relside-in town . '
., . .—.....,..-,......d. During the signing. Of the test,ister Miss, ton Park,' N.J.--Patrick E. Holmes,
"7'
BRECKOW-ADRIAN Freida Barbour saws --I Love YonToledo, 0... Misses elaresret stet' 1
'4, .
An interesting,. eVent of Saturday Teuly."...., eVrcraftman Colin Cluirlesi. MacLean. Wingliani-; Hilton Holmes.
Austcodierry' MIS.- teSt man and Mr,' Fort Willialri • Judge Merlev 4)1 •
last took place at the- hoine of Me. mid
..
. ,
MAdM
rs. N. Il. rian of uirkW
irk. heti Jack Ducks•eorth, 440de-rich, ,,aful Mr. Sound; 31,49.•.Yistrate J. A. MakinS. Stria-.
their (*meet datiglitIT, E'va Belle, w•as James Wiggins. Detroit, were usbersf f4-01"; 31(r. find Mrs. Harold Hmeen
marrhs1 to MrHarold AL Breckow
Given in marriage hy her father, the' and the misses Mildred andeMargaret
younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Charle-s bride wore white brocade taffeta, fashe Ilovell,, Onondaga ; Dr. -J. W. Sham,
loned on flowing lines with' a traiii,,Clinton. .
,DIertnaids of ' Toronto Will .Give
.. , Breckow, of Gotierich, by ; Rev. O. P .
was
and twin Sweetheart apekline and
ion 1, ince ' REV. DAN MerVOR RESIGNS
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, TVV0 Exhibitions -Ma -thing
'• - ,j3ear.tCan e
y ontest
. .
4. 114)>'.i( of Highssite. The bride ''' wore
mbroidered gown,of pink ilr
sve.
flooreength veil of gloveIler tin
embroidered net .,short 1)1)4>444>114rfly sleeves. an(I
s. g-er-tip veil -e)tught Rev. Dan MeIvor,
by . a 1.);:irliind 'Of white gladioli and in G a r 1 e 2 i e 1 1 , has resigned his.charge of
._..-
m.P., -well knovsn
Proceeds for War VietiniS
of ti
. , .. ny pink floweie., IR"r hOtiqut t,'.'.as with a `kdiirred headdress and wreath
fern. and in the centre Wn),) a' fiimily , First United church, Fort 'William.
, • of roses: and bonvardia. Mrs. John heirloom pfil of emeralds awl pearls' He was inducted there in 1929 'havin
Si-xteen teams are entered from the eteouat of Cottam Was her sister's Willell 14, 1'. Worn bY the ltfi(1e's greet- 1)(411 called from NerWOod truittid
yeith ts,randmother on her wedding day. Her church, ,'Winnipeg. At the farewell
three airports in Huron Tenuity for the .a t ten (1 a ni, in i u rq teal e sheer ,
,416Ffes neekpiece was her Thoftier's pearls.' service the ehurch Was crowded to.
August 30th, at proatnich harbor. The
water sports on - Saturday afternoan. silver embroidery,. Me. ,..„
Breekowjr., of Goderichwas groom's- She carried a lose -fan bouquet of; hear his last- sermon. on •"loight, 7 tbe .
events include swimming, diving, relay man. MiSs.•Matiorie McArthur Plaeed garden flowers With . white stretimers, (Goad 1 ight.1 'Mr. MeIvor has been
knotted with 'flowers.. :Miss Audrey zi.' member of lthe House of Commons,
races', and polo. There at+ Open events the wedding' mush, and Mrs: Harold
Evei -,I1 Coleen Feagan, -niece of the bride, was i !drlee 1935„ and it is supposed that he
for ladies .and nien and a bathing, Adrian of Fenwick sang.'
bridesmaid. wearing pale pitik orghnzat•found his Parliamenthry dutiee a slat -
beauty 'contest for the title of Miss
with devil -cif pink triul Niue (lots, trini-j *lent eletrge upon his time and .
.......—..,,,,..y....... -4..x.,........
Lake IIiir(iii, for 'which a silver cup
'TIES COMMISSION
_gees jo the winner, •willi $59 to be
diviila 'among the three first fisContest -
a
ants. Entries stre
will be accepted ' from halo boneet to match, With sky blue I
amers to ' 'her WaistlineIIer P
.' I umice vta.,
1114(1 with elsy blue ribbon., 'She wore energies. -
Ireart.shaped lienortet was of sweet peas l ,,The Public Utilities Cominission held
the territory bounded by Southampton,
Stratford and. -Grand Ben(1,-., .,L „ , and bouvardi a . The 10(41)1 14>11 ivas t its regular meeting on. Thursday flight '
lodged receipt of the 1'0611 -mission's re,.
Two exhibitions:of diving and SWIM.
ileing dec,woted with pink and white I
Is at -the bride's home, the roomS 1 la4t. ThelLE:P.C. of ontario ,aekno,w.,.
sseeee)e! power rate, for (.;Ioderieh' and prOinisealt
ming w>11 be g,iven- by fourteen mem-
streamers €0141 garden thevsee. ' The (3110.t for a reduction in the whola i
P010121
4)
brides' •eonstlawation. A note of thanks was
nr.
o.'
Is ,or the famous MermaidsClerof
' ,,
pink 'candles,
received front the Maple rat 'Chapter,
provide, ' lots of thrills for the'
Port Albert and Clinton aitetorte will
A polo game betweett teams f rom the
,,,.. Mon, and Miss :Millie Lockwood, Nar-
wrighteefuirkirk, Mrs. Vernbit Emile), eake and
Woodstock, 'Ml.es Fltpliel German, Ham -
ter Nuterlseamington.. .Mrs. 1101(1 table was centred with the
aceessoriee and a corsage , of coral,' -ation "le
motiu,T 14(4110(1 111 hertven blue crepe!
with =telling felt left. with whiteF T -0.1).R7 for the 'Ooninsissioree cooper-
,
!arranging the wiring for the
.4j1Petator8.
mither of the bridegrMun, elinSe navy '0durt name Park. A communication '
mu, ,..,11.4,,,,. with, mese 414 wee £110111the Provincial Minister or Ntlini-
silidioli and fern. Mi.Ce pirekwortle (Thaptees carnival held recently in
I Tn the evening a 'monster carnival of
fun and frolie will'be"Isea''iti Court
II0uSe Park, where there wil1,1wAanc. ei
i..qdoy ‹,d feseetnes0t4
eeo 41'0 beise(11)111l Affairs at Toronto advited tile
Ing to Illtitlie, bY'f110 rt.A.E. de644raa co
:
vardia. Tbe.bride and.hridegroom left icommission of liia, oliinion that munl.,
as well as 'games and'the finals in the
beauty ontot
ohort trip, the'.bride trav.14iing in 4.ipalities, Meal boarda and commit .dong °
. c. h a s
Proceeds of the day are for the
a gold itrea 'w.ith matching accelaoriebt aro not ;subject to the provisiong of. the
British War Vietinas' -Puna. ' °
' ,
and a corsage of gladioli, i Federal' Unemployment Insurance Act
Gala Aquatic Meet
• and Night Carnival
•
Ilreckow, little niece of bridegrooki
played a violin Oda to piano accom-
paniinent by her mother. Mrs. Charles
Beeekow, jr. Mrs. N. Adrian received
in navy -sheer,' ahd the bridegroom's
mother in a redingote of blue sheer.
A lmffet hinekeon was served for sixty
most's, with 'Mrs.. William 'turner,
Windsor, Mrs„Allan StrathroY.
M-r„v„,„„Liorl Adrian, Canning, Mrs. WO-
wich, assisting. +Later the bride and
bridegroom left On a Motor trip to
(ottani and • Ckoerich. ,, The bride
travelledin n printed eilk froelt of navy
and,pon&e blue, with rialiy accstorica.
Mr. and Mrs. alreekatv will 141.340 in
Port Perry, wheee Mr. Breckow is a
member of the teaehing mail 02 ,the
secondary sehaol. °
ses