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• Combining The Goderich Signal aid The Goderich Star
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turday's:Water
Sports Pro,Frain
10 'Variety' Of iv:exitsto Suit ,A11—
Swimniing, Polo Match,
Beauty Contest,
What must be regarded as one of the
,r00.9t ambitious aquatie gale events
ever attempted in the vicinity will
take place at Goderich„ Ilabor on
-Saturday ;text, when, swimming teams
,repraseating the Royal ,Air Force, P.ort
,Albert and Clinton, tile Royal.Canadian
rOrce, Sky illarbor, and the 'United
' States Marines and Vnited 'States Air
•,„ CerPe, both of Clinton, will eompete.
The first event is timed for 2 sem.
,and from -then until '5,30 there will
be ,an unending sequence a races and
specialty eventwhich should Provide
for the taste of all,
• In, addition' to the inter-statiim
events there will. be a special [tounn-
ament for the Port Albert R.A.F.
championship and in these events six
swimmers will compete in each a .the
heats, over 50 yards, 100 yards, and
400 yards, -the 'first two competitors in
each race entering the finflA•
An 'attraction for non-sereice
entrants are th.e open events, and of
these ptobably the most interesting
is the men's mile race,in 'vehicle it In
, eatpected competitors from all parts a
Western Ontario will take part.
• As' a foil to the afternoon's, sport
will 1)e a beauty contest th which a
number of bathing belles are expected
to "math their charms for the dis-
tinction of earning the title of "Miss
bake Huron" for the coming twelve
nionths, , • - •
' Novelty races, lighted candle races
and -a fully -clothed, race should provide
pinch fun, while" the artistic will' be-
. entertained by a high diying display,
and ale° by two exhibitions by the
"Mermaids,"levy of clever giri.
swimmers who hail from Torento.
Apart from the fixed races which
are aimed to attract entries from all
classes &f swimmers, a number of
evente have 1)een s aside for last-
minute entrants. These include a fours
style race -which cOmprises 2.5 yards
each breast 'Stroke, back sttoke, side
stroke and free. style, while of course
entries will also be 'aeeepted for the
novelty races right to the last minute.
It -is obVious, therefore, that one
does not have to be a high -class -swim-
mer to carry off One of the many
Prizes the meet offers.
To cap as •grand 'a f tern eon's sport,
a water ,polo -match has been arranged
between the two RAF. stations at
Clinton and Port Albert, and es both
sides' have play-Zrs Who have id wide
experience in the game in the Old
Country the fixture should provide
plenty of thrills. ,
Entries' for. all openevents should
•80HOOLS TO REOPRO 1
ON T U E SD A Y .NT
Cential' 'School Will gave a New
Prineisial and 0.40.11, a New glossies,
Teacher
Schools; will reopen op TueedaY,
next after the sUMmer holidaYs.
'Opening exerc4ses ut the Collegiate
Institute will be at 9 ceelock; when
Brincipal Scott pill address the whele
corapany of students in the assembly,
ball in the various e,ourses available
.to tbem. There 'will be only one
change in the Collegiate state,
Helen Iiisset, dahter of ,Mr, and
Afrs. Rupe$ Bisset, Saltford Heights,
succeeding K. 31. Park its•teacher
of classic's. ,
•'Principal Stonehouee's staffat 'Vie,
torte sellout will be the same .as for
last term, but at Central schoOl there
is •a change o principal, erie H. M.
Shackleten, whO' has joined the
Royal Canadian Air Force, being
succeeded by :mi.. Harvey Bryans of
Walton.
OBITUARY
MIS SPENOE
•The -remains of the late .Miss •Alnla
Spence, of Kitehener, were interred in
Maitland cemetery on Tuesday after-
noon. Rev. A. gill, of Carmel church,
Kitchener officiated at the grave, find
the ,pallbearers Were &.S. .McLean, R.
Walker, H. L. Watson, O. W. Sturdy,
11. C. Young and E. Roschman. flss
Spence was born thirtyf
eaire,years ago
in Kitchener, a daughter of Francis 1-1.„
Spence and eZede .M. Marlton. She
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spent -soyears in [Godericb, her
father being Inland Revenue °Meer
he. •She had been ill•fortwo months,
find death took -place in Kitchener
General HosPital On Sunday. She is
survived by one sister, Airs. Eugene
Roschman, of Kitchener. Two sisters,
Zeda and Mrs. -Harold C. Young, died
in 1910 and 1940 resPectivelY• K •
e
MRS. .R,OSS JceHNSTON •••
UChe death of :Mrs. Ross 'Johnston
,occtirred on .Thursday, August net,
at ,her home at Blake. .Mrs. Johnston
eves in her -severity -first. year. - She had
been in failing .health for the .past
lour years, but had been soinewhat
-stronger the last few weeks ,and her
,pasteing "came as .a ,great shock to her
Xamilyeetnd friends. She had ,been a
resident •of Blake ,41.11 her life: Mrs.
:Johnston- was Of 0, very kind disposi-
tion and was,wellethoug,ht of by all who
knew -her: !Those who survive are her
husband; .two sons, 'Harold' of ,1Zuriell
.and James. at home; two daughters,.
Mrs. M. Weido a bendon 'and -Mrs.
Fred Turner of Goderich; three grende-
[Children, ,Grant'Tiarner,.Mres Lawrence'
be fori:viirded to Mr: john Baker, chair- Bedard and Robert Johnston; also -her.
man ..of the Goderich gala cominittee,1 Mother, who is ninety _years of age;
Goslerieh, ,rigV up.eto -half an hour three sisters .and five brothers. The
.1sefote 'the eVente are Scheduled. funeral service was conducted, by Bs.ev•
Mr. lieckendorn of 'Zurlela and was
GIRL GUIDES IN CAMP largely attended, 'Interment. took
- , • , place' in.Bayfield • cemetery.
.Ei'ghty Spending the Week at. Kitchi, WILLIAM TIOHBORNE
gami under Command of Miss E. „
The toVe
Taylor n wes shocked to hear of
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:Girl 'GuideS of the Huron and Perth the sudden .passing early Monday
division, to the number of about eight Se .morning of William -Tichborne, Tra
are in eanip at Kitchigami thie week; falgar street. Death came after an
Mise Edith Taylor Of Goderich is the illness , of only three hours. The -de-
camp commandant apd other members, ceased was born sixte-one years ago
of. the .staff are; Group cominanda-iits: iii Goderich; the -son of the late Richard
England, Miss Gertrude Wilke, Gode- and Margaset'Tichborne, and had lived
• rich; 'Seetland, Miss Margaret,Wateon, his entire- life here 'With theexception
Goderich; -"Northern Ireland, Miss of twceyears spent at Brantford. .For
• Marjorie Doubt, Hastover; Wales, Miss the past _thirty-five years, .he was an
'Xenia Knechtels H-anovers nurse, Miss ,employee of the Goderich Organ Com -
Xenia Knechtel, Hanover; camperaft, pally, and was held in high esteem by,
Miss Louise Picton, Stratford ;• nature, all his 'coeworkensille attended Vic
Miss Marian. Sargent, Owen Souride;: toria etreet United cherch. On August
Miss Gertrude • - •WillseeeGode- '25, 1920; he marred ,Miss Annie
eteh;_eltieS Marjorie Doubt, Hinovere Knights, ef _Loewe who sSurvives him,
swimming, Miss Margaret Watson, with DIW - gozt.,• Walter, of Kitehetier
Goderich, _Miss Betty Rose Lucas, 'Technical School; also. ,one .brother
Hanover, Miss Helen . Manchesteree and elle sister, Victor Tiehborne, of
Stratford.; handicrafts, Mise Panline 'Niagara Palle, and 'Mies Lena Tiche
. %wee -weir. miss Geraldine McEwen, 'bottle, of _Toronto. The fitheral wafi
4
' ,GOderieb.. ' _
. .. , 'held Wednessley at:el:neon from his
The daily .time 'tables, 7, -riS'ing late reeidence, with Rev. A.B.. Ges.se,
• ' -whistle and morning -dip; 7,45e proems minister in charge of Victoria street
and .colors; 8, breakfeet 3 8.30, ordeny :United *church, officiatbag. The Pall.
sluties ; 9.45, ' inspection ; 10, camp bearers were fleens Westbrook, George
activities; 12, dinner; 1.30, rest .hour ;, Westbrook,_ ., Harry "Tielliferfae„„..,l'S:leii,
220; Guide .and badge work; 3.30, .MeteDbnald, ;,-.Wila. Elwood asasiels".0:`
' swimming; 5.30, supper; .6,30, Court Smiley. Mr& _ Chester Johnston an
of honor; 7, game; 8,.' campfire; 9, "Abide with me.", Interme.nt was 'in
New; iaa, Lighee oat, Englands,Scote„ Maitland cemetery. ,
• land; 9.45, -lights- out, Northern h.& , • i
la.ml; 10, lig•hte out, Wales. - 1/110WACD $41:12SSON •
Mitchell, Aaigust 27.--Talseu 111
, LOCAL PEOPLE'BEREAVED while altending a' threshing . at ts
DASHWOOD, Aug. 26.-1l'rank X. neighbor's farm, on Saturday, Howard
Geromette died .yesterday -at his .reel- Stinson, resident of Logan township
dem" in Grand illextd. In. his Seventy- since ehildbOod, died at hie: bonne lid
sOV( nth year. He *46 born in Alen- 15, concession 4,, rovenship of Logan,
. treat and had' resided. In thie municipeles ,;(eie Tuteelay afternooll' about' 3.25
ity for the past teneyeers. lie io 8.11X- ,
0 OW*. Ille.' was in his thirly-ntlith
e Owed by his wife; , tJaree d'aughtelSas year. BOirl In 'Toronto on Decetuber
Mrs. Gordon Turnbull, Mrs., Mae Oat,' 11, 1902„ he worked on the farm with
of arand need; Mrs. Melvin Dodds, • his father, Williism J. Stinsole •eince
Of Buffalo; our .sisters., Mrs. Al Jeaving school. Tie was a member Of
Etue, of Zurich; Mrs. Theodore Devine,
the Loyal Orange Lodge, Monkton,
of Parkhill ; ,Mrs. AbralitiffisDisjersline,
ee, and attended - ,Main street ,United
of Mt. Carmel; Mrs,- Pet 'Gooding,
rMll. ()n June 20 , 1034,
-Greenway; .Mrs. Randall, of Detroit ; - church. itehe
he was Married- to Mary McGraw of
two liTotherse David Geromette, of Mt.'
Noah Geromettes
Goderich, who, 'SnrViVeS him with two
earipel ; csf •Goderich.
oTrAwA, Aug.. ie___sweriem, ee H. &Netters, .Marion ' June, . 'aged
-"former chief elerk „;ot the and Grace , Eleanor, aged three.
Maine,
savings hank branch in the Post 'Office Other sutwivors are his father end
Department, died.• Friday atlais_ home one brother, Williain Stinsour-rie-
after an illness of a few days, ,lie began. Funeral ,servieee" will_ be held
eves in his eevaty-seVenth year, Mrs from the family home, Logan *town-
, eseems, a native of„flexton, Ont., who, strip, on Friday,. August 29, at 0.:30
'retired in 1933, is survived by 'his o'icbeek. Interment will be mode in
'Woodland eemetery, Mitchell.
widow; a on Victor ,,, -of Ottawa; and
sisterr Mrs. C, (1 Simpson, of iGode.
rich.
SOD TURNED FOR NEW AIRIIIELD
Operations, have been eommencedeby
eontraCtors at the new airport in
Stephen township. The Warren Bitu-
inincises Paving 'Co. of Toronto have
the e-ontract for the grading and. pa.v-
jug of the field,' and the. ArMetrefeg
company of Brampton are sub-contratt-
ors. The first.sod was turned on. TheS'
day of this week., e,
' So far nothing definite has been
beard of other new air floes,1n the
district regarding' Whieb rumor bas
bon busy for eorae weeks. .
TRUCKER NOT TO BLAME °
A coroner's jury ht 'tondon, inquiring
Into the death of 'Ronald Carter, four-
teen -year-old lbleKillop township beer
s1iodied from Injuries received when
his bicycle crashed into a truck at
LoMben on AtiguSt 12th, fennd that the
truck -driver was not to -blame. The
boy was visiting relatiVes lit London
at the time of the aceident.
''.gow it is, the hens Of IIttron that
'have 'become V -minded. On, Monday
Mrs. Wm, Dolton, It.n. 2, (ilinton,
brought an egg into tills Oleo which
'plainly bore a "V" on the end,
UODERI0411, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28th, 1941
Bine Water Minna'
Friday of Next Week
liferaSaga Beaoh reewle -Arranging
Entertaininent for Those
"no Attend
The'tWentY-''Seeond anyrnal meeting, of
the Blue 'Water IlighwaS .4.5s0elation
wil% be held at 'Wasaga Beach �n r
day,- 'September 5th. Officers and
dir.ectore for the,caraing, year are to
be eleeted and, the 4c'eg az ibusineas of
the annual meeting transacted.
• At the evening* banquet, at 0 o'Cloek,
the principal speaker will be --Major-
General 'La rleche, Associate Deputy
Minister of National Waervrees, who
isnow playing,an important:part in the
tourist development of Canada.
In •additien to, the business nteeting
and banquet, trn elaborate .progrant of,
entertainment has been arranged- for
the week -end, Thuredayto Stan -Way,
at Wasaga Beach, and free use of the
Wasaga lodges will 'be available to
those who attend, with 'their ladies.
The. only cost will be.theineesal chargs.
Mr. G. L. Parsons of Goderich is
president of ,the Association and' it
is hoped there will be a good represent-
ation at the meeting from this town
and district. •
eSs
WORON .HIGHWAY 21
Gravel has. been laid 'elong - the
sides of the road from Dunlop to Port
'Albert for about half the distance,
preparatory to. hard -surfacing. Con,
tractor Brewer :states that mixbig
and rolling operations are tine tO
• start in a very few days.
• Thi\Blue Water highway -from
.Wintail to -Amberley .has been "stabi-
lized," providing," an excellent hard
surface.
be *Leerier bridge is segpleteed.
and the .approttehes filled, but grad-
ing remains te be done. It sihisuld
be opened in about 'ten days. •
Work has started ,on construetion
of a new bridge. at Bethel, between
Pine River and Wince:Wine.
.The Gully .bridge, between Goderieh,
and. Bayfield, now completed, awt(te•
only filling, Operations before being
opened for treflic. Wills on both sides
are to be -cut down.
itERIBIth..BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Donald -Patterson Passes Another
• Milestone in Life's Journey "
Monday, August • 25, marked the
eighte•-seventh birthday df. Mrs. Don -
_aid' Patterson, ,who visiting sv" ith
her son, County....E.ngineet' T. R, Pat-
terson, Cameron -street. •
Mrs..„Pat teisons eivhe is asitativeeef-
Lancaehire, •Englased, was • forpaerly
Eliza Laurence, daughter of the late'
Mr. and Mrs. Irenryseleauxence. She
came' to Canada with her starents when.
she was but sLe. MOnths- old and with
the exception of a brief .period *spent
ac,Toronto this "grand old lady" has
liyed her entire life in Huron eeunty.
On June, 20, 1873, she marriede Donald
Patterson, highlysesteemed Marmite,
and. formerly County engineer. Mr.
patterson passed away in 1020, and
sitice then .Mrs. Patterson has made her
home, with, members of her family.
Six children are still living: Mrs.
Andereon, Auburn; Mrs. Albert
Shackleton, Toronto; Laurence, of
'Sihbald, Alta.; Beheld..., pf Grand
.Preirle,• Alta:; Peter,' of Champion,
Alta., and :Roy, of Goderich."
DeSpite her advanced age, Mrs. Pat-
terson enjoys excellent health, and
takes a 'keen interest n present-day
events.
,GOES TO
NEWFOUNDLAND
Pitite—SLL
MISS 111AUDE HOWELL
Laughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Howell
or town, who leaves on'Albnday next
for se John's, Newfoundland, to take
the position of assistant principal of
the United Church College there.
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AT TRW, NiATERVILONT
Six cargo vessels arrived at the bar»
bur in the week August 2142. „ •
On„ TiMrsday. last the William
Stebapp arrived 'with 106,000 bus,„ of
' wheal lo:the mill. "
.rThe str. 'Superior came in on. Fri-
day with 50,009 bus. ,of g'ed sereen-
'tags, 74'740 buS..- of --Wheat and .0,500
bus. of barley.
Also on Friday the *tr. F. V.'
'Massey arrived with a cargo of
108,000 'bus. a wheat.. Both cargoes
were for the relevator. ,
Prile Diainf011d Alkali,' came in on
;Saturday with Nal for, the Goderieh
'Salt Company. She left on Sunday
after 'discharging her ear -go.
ISSerly this (Thareday) 'morphs('
,the str. Prindoe arrived with .219,904
bus. o•f wheat. Later this morning
the William Schutip came in 'with
197,090 Rms. of wheat. Tirse cargoes'
-are for the ,elevator. •
On ,Siantlayl the Georgian, called on
her regtilar lam north with 20t), pas-
, ,
isengers,
'Activity at the harbor has been
most nil in regard to ewinamitig and
boating .during the past cool week.
'JChe announcemeutthat Group Cap-
tein P. D. Robertson, A.M., offi' cer
commanding No. 31 Air Navigation
School, Port Albert, is bejne,
ferred to a post in British Columbia,
as reported in last week's Signal -Star,
has been. received with' sincere regret
by 'the people of Goderich who have
-had an opportunity - pfsne eetinthe
genial O.C. Group Captain Rohe'rtson
'has had charge of the Port Albert
Station since It was established last
and thus has had the honor, and
the responsibility, _of puttliig the
'organizatioe through its first and enost
stag4. Unfortunately hie
Picture by 'courtesy "Compass News.,"
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'health, has not .been. -of the -.hest, ee
the wish of ,the people of Goderich, and
-of this .entire district is that in the
milder climate -of the Coast Province
he -will find complete reinvigoretion.
It is understood that Group'Captain
'Robertson is leaving Port Albert this
.week. , ,
The new 0.C. is Group Captain R. L.
'Crofton, A.F.C., and iti's
confidently h,oped that the pleesant and
cordial. -relations established by his
predeees:sor with this community's will
be fully maintained.
The above idcture sshows (left)
-Group -Ca,ptain Robertson and (right)
Group Captain Crofton.
Saturday Will Be
ala Day m Goderich
-sees- - 'eseeseesee_e_s,S•es
Saturday "'next • wiE Goderich's
"big day" of the- season.- The R.A.F.
aquatic.eventir-at the lake (announced
in detail elsewhere). will occupy the
afternoon, and in the evening the pro-
gram will be.continued in Court House
Park, with the "finale" in the beauty
contest; games and dancing. The
Luc -know Pipe .Band will be on hand,
and the popular R.A.F. orchestra from
'Port Albert will furnish music foe
the dancing.
During the day citizens will be
' tagged" for the beeelit of the Britieli
War •Victims' Fund, which wEl be the
chief beneficiary, of the entire day's
proceedings. ,
EXPENSIVE SPOB,T.
-
Boys Make Targets of Range 'Lights
, at Thytield,--prerats Pay •
- -Once again young boys have been
"pinging". the hinge lights. (IT Bay-
field harbor with air ..gung .and„, .2e
rifles, causing considerable damage.
Police Caught them in the th•t' at 1 lte
week -end and although Hwy were nor
I)rose('uted they lost their- ,guns and
were severely,- reprimanded, hy hota
police and rentc, On latter paying
it • rather steep 4:filing4' ttial;‘`
last 'Sean • 'a Windsor -father wiw-
vaeatioin0,at Baylield had to lhiy
Dominion' Government :•,;',•-0 for sithiltir
depredations° committed by his. sou.
.COLLECTING ON THE SQUARE.
On ..Saturday., September Oth, an
organized effort will 1)0 made by the
salvage coinnalftee of the Board' Of
, Trade to collect the newspapers, maga-
zines 'and other, secondary • matetiale
rom the stores and, business places_ on
the • Square and the nearby _streets:
Merchants and others. are asked to
itave their. papers; send magazines
securely fled in order tohelp the driv-
ers load their tracks as quickly as
possible.
This is a good opportunity for .the
/merchants- mid others to clear their
Isteseanent of all, waste paper. It .will
redelm, (heir fire hazard, and. protide
estates for their wiliter fuel, but above
.all it will lie coptributing to funds that
wilJ ho used in behalf of the boys and
men 'in the forme.
A general collectiete of salvage lvill
be made throughout the town on" the
first Saturday in Ilkoher.
BIGGER AND BETTER MAN EVER
The latest iseue of Compass News,
the Port Albert Mr Navigation School
paper, published this •weelts is par-
ticularly good. For the first time the
paper is of eight pages. and each page
• faili of interest, The Mid page
bag planless of Group Captain Robert-
son and hie successor as , and,
.other pages are brightened with, pie,.
tures. and „cartoons,' sports featnres
bellies ,espeeially prominent.
Contributors to the paper and those
concerned i». its editing and ,.makeup
are to be congratulated upon the ex-
cellence of their work.
MOTORISTS FROM MANY LANDS
Vlititors from ail parts of the world
are corning to see "the prettiest town
In 'Canada." On Tuesday afternoon,
a car bearing, it Puerto Rico licenee
Was parked on the SqUare. On Sat-
urday an automobite with an Ontario
license at one side of the fender and a
Bombay (India) license on the other
side.was on South street. Practically
everil State of the Union has been
represented in •Goderieh some time
RED CROSS NOTES
The afghan donated Ify Mrs. IL
A. Macklwan, for which the Businees
and Profeeeional Womenl,s branela of
the Red Oross ii1 tielette, was won
•by Miss Eva ,Scott, South street, Gode-
rich. The proceeds amounted to $18.
The following shipment. was sent
forward on August 21st:
20 boys' blazers; 20 boys- shorts; 20
boYs' shirts 20. sweaters ; 20 pairs
socks; 15 windhreaters.
Army :ink Air Force comforts -12
eeatees; 12 alternative caps; 12 tvo.-
way mitts; 12 turtleneck swdters; 50
Pairs soelts. •
Hospital supplies -80 snits Pyjamas:
9 extra fluito pyjamas; 9 extra pairs
during the summer, 1 pyjama trousers; 12 wash cloths.
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VISITORW FROM SEAFORTH
Members of Presbyterian W.M.S. At
tend Meeting of Knox Church
Society
On Tuesday afternoon members of
the Seaforth Presbyterian W.M.S. were
guests of Knox W.M.S. ata meeting
held in the schciol, room of Knox
church.
Mrs. F. R. Redditt presided for, the
first half of the meeting and eon -
ducted the business for the local Society.
Miss Mare- "Gordon read the Scripture,
and Mrs. Jas. Bisset offered prayer.
Miss DvaSomerville was appointed
delegate to', the 'annual Presbyterial
meeting t� be held in First Presby-
terian church,. 'Seaforth, on Tuesday,
September. 9. •The transpontetlon cora.
mittee appointed for this Pf41)eterial
meeting is Mrs. We J. Baker and Mrs.
J ass 'Bisset. • ,
The, Seafortir ladies, under the
leadership of Mrs. T. B. Govenlock,
then peevidedthe program. Mrs.
Bickle and Miss 'Graham led in prayer.
.1.treeGovenloek. conducted the busiiaess
period, and Mrs. Freeman had charge
of the devotions, in which Mrs,..lkell
offered prayer. Mrs. Neil. Gillespie
gave an exceillenNalk on - current
events, and Mts. Frank Kling rendered
a pleasing 'solo. -A- splendid paper on
Sersiee" Was read by Mr, el, C. Greig.
4, The Presbyterial president, Mrs. Hugh
• Jack of Seaforth, was present, and
BENITO ON FOUR T.FiGS spoke briefly, urging all the ladiefs to
• • be present arSeaforth on September 9.
•
: eln town on - -Friday ; attending Li
meeting Of the C allay 'property l'e'Om-
mittee.• Deputy RaTz of
,
Stephen.--faCvnshiP • told of possessing
ealf /that looked --and 'behaved like
Premier Benito - Mussolini and wow-
bied to 'bring photographs 00 his next
visit to. tiodenich. He had his fellow
committee men: in marts •of lauAlter
ins he described the likenessel•!• between
_11 Duce 'and the . calf.
The calf,Iie was square -
headed', a characteristic of the Here-
fords. • It was horn with a receding
upper hp. and a' broad, tiat nose. that
made_ 1E6 lower_law :,tick out a la
Mussolini'. The calf was blti ck, wit
ssohlo yellow - spots becoming more
prifininent eveoy day. In behavior,
too, the calf was much like Mussolini.
It bawled longer and louder than ail
other ealves in the , barn -combined,
and was first in line at feeding time
and was the best feeder, -but a coward
at-heart.Mr. Ratt, of (nurse, -Palls
his ['tat "Muss." .
A MIDNIGHT -MISHAP ,
Threeyoung Goderich • Mon, re-
turning from a dance at Kingsbrid4
on mouday uight or early Tueschly
morning, had 'e• narrow escape from
injury -when the Car in whiell they
were riding suddenly took to, the
(Well a short tlisthllpt, south et Port
Albert airport.- iStriking . a pile of
gravel on the side of the road, the
car got 'out of control -wad- wen -ton
-,?-41 fell a teleghone pole with dis-
astrons results to the automobile, al -
enough the youths eseaped with a few
seratefies. Tiles went into a ffirm
house to telephone for a - wrecker,
„only to" find that the vollision had
di srtipt ekl • fin, telephone serYfee:
Finally they ,' prevailed upon • the
farlDer to• get, dreseed and hitch a
team of horses to pill the, ear out of
the- ditele and "when mothing came
only 'the horizontal telephote pole .1P-
/twine1 to tell the tale At last re-
porte the identity of the young inen
was unicnOwne 'The -farmer, neg1ect,0•1
to ask them their names.
• PIGEON, PLIGHT
Another race in tile series sponsored
by the ._Gaderich Homing Pigeon Club
wae held on .8undaee, The birds were
released from Toronto ft 6 a.m. , The
first arrival home. was Bud Jerry's
bird at 9.34. Other arrivals were:
P. Johnston's, at W. W. Baker's, .at
9,6; A. Fisher's, 00.37; W. Pithlado's
at 0.38; E. Peaehey's, at 9.40; ',S. G.
McKay's. at 0.43, and B. Jerry's, at
9.51 and 10.12.
The flight next week -end will' be
frflin port (Hope. -
Two youths are to appear 11)
Juvenile ,Court "to anewer • charges
concerning the theft. of a battery,
ellegedly etolen from* en automobile,
tlie property of Frank (allow, salvage
dealer, Mel eold to Max Frankel,
junk dealer, at w1ioe premises (lhief
of Pollee Ross revoverede the. battery.
William Ross, ltleytield road
farmer, Irah reported. to Provinvial
police the theft of twenty-kal";:en hens
from hie premk,es. A sharp re.
duetion in the number of. -.eggs Mr,
Rosa was 'gathering prompted him to
take stock of <his poultry, this leading
ithe discovery of the theft.
Mrs. Freeman cilosed the meeting
with prayer, after which asedeticibus
lunch was served .by the social com-
mittee of Knox W.M.S. and an enjoy-
able hour was spent over the teatupa.
REEVE LIVERMORE. -DEA
Member of Clinton's Town Council and
Representative on County Council -'Mr. r. says there vi•ouid sbe' •
Plaintiff Repaid Outrot-poeket
" Loss--1,Inusual Divioion
Court Case
Judgment of $05 andvosts bas been
given againa the County of :Huron in
favor of D. F. 'Coughlin, Stenben %Ma-
shie) farinei, in a DiVision Court judg-
ment :just banded down by judge
Costello. The award Is :fk, clainageS
occasioned to the hybrid seed corn
er0P Of the plaintiff in '19,10 by the
County weed 'sprayer, the wind having
blown the poisonous liquid into Mr.
Coughlin's gorn field aS paSsed the
property located on the houndattroad
'between 'Huron. and Middlesex eountieS.
The jUdgment..reads pa.rt:-
The plaintiff, X). F., COughlin) ajia.
parently is more Or (less II -Pioneer in
this district in the growing of hYbrid.
seed eorn and his evidence; and more ,
patticularIT that of .Norman MaeKen- .
zie, inSpeetor of the 1Joininion bepart-
ment of 4.griculture'Is an "enlightening
description of the difficulties en.
'countered- in putting seed *corn on the
raarket. •
"The evidence of the plaintiff is that •
the county weed spraY'er, in operating
along the road bordering the plaintiff's
field, damaged or destrayed several
rows* of the groWing hybrid c'orn. SOme
of this ,the plaintiff Was able to bring
Back into fair 'condition by a •little
extra wqrk on it, but there 'iesene doubt
that serae permanent danciale-iVas done
.to the, outer rows of corn necessitating
that they be Pulled,. This was neces,-
sary in. the first place because the
cOrn wasedestesayed, and again it would
have slagged the, appearanee ef, the
rest of the field if they had been, al-
lowed to stand. The•plaintiff7-explaffis
that mush of his success in sellingehis
corn depends on the good appearatt.ce
of -the growing torn. Ile make:A:various
estimates of his probable loss, placing.
It much in excess, of the 412000'4o
which he is 11)32,i ited by the Division
Courts Act. . • .
In arriving at the'xiamages, think
es -should -be governedepretty_mikoh by
the e•videnee of -Mr. MacfKetizie,
spector with -the Plant Production d
vision of the Department ofs Agricul-
ture and now stationed at Chatham.
To my mind, his description of damages
as 'he found them was fair and im-
partial, and there -is •no reason why
shouldbe nrejudiced`for or against
either party: MaeKenie sayst,t/te'''
crop was damaged' for a cdrisiderable
distance in from, the fen,ee and the
damage' got sueces,sively less' the for- •
ther you went avvay from the fence.
Close to. the fence the cern was', bacilY
burned. He mede three...inspections, on
August 8th, ore August 20th, and again
on September ,18th, when, to use ,his
own words, "flie” Ilamagec-W.as stijl
quite apparent." Ig places value. of
$5.50 pet bushel on the eeed cern, and
says there were from 'ten to twelve
uelieliveleenz
Judgment on Claim
,foi.pamage to Crop
troyed. In addition to this".
News of the death of Fred Liver-
more, Reeve 'of blinton, carneasa
shock to his friends in Goderich and,
elsewhere. He passed away, in his
sleep early. Tuesday morning. He was
daniatie done to the plaintiff by m8011
cif The poor appea ranee of the 'crop,
1 earned venture a guess at 'the,poss-
eible -damage occasioned by • loss °
through poorThppearance Of -the crap
at bis work at the Wearweil iiosiery andelselieve that that ppor ,appearance
factory as usual on Monday • and re- WaS; more or 'less remedied when,- the
tired that eight apparentlyin his usual outer rows of corn were pulled up by
health. but •e -as found deed by • his the plaintiff and vehich the defendant
daughter -in the morning. is now askedeto-pays Certainly I' an
He was in his sixty-ninth year. A net going to burden the- 10ounty with `
native of England, he canae to Canada I any punitive damages ere-casioned
111
with his parents, when a child and hadwork for whiele it ',should be encour,
Reed the past .forts• -sen iears 111 ag-ed, namely, the destroying of weeds.
Clinton. For fifteen years he was with I believe the plaintiff is entitled to the
the Shersoeasmeneing all,no Company money he is actuallY out a pocket
and for the last eighteen yeas -with'
the Clinton Knitting Cemapany.-
was a member of the Clinton Town
Connell for seventeen years and for
three years, 1937-38 and 1941, was
reeve- .In politics he was a Conserve.- •
tive. TRIP OF " 1500 MILES
apd 1 place this at $65.00, for ,which
'there' 'should be j udgmen t for the,
splaintilf with his costs."
DISAPPOINTED AFTER
He leaves a widow, Tour sons, Earl, •
of Stratford; Clarence, of Harriston •
Percy ands Norman, of Clinton; and
three daughteel, Miss. Hattie, at home;
Mrs. Viola Lampman, Clinton; Mrs.
Donald Bisset, Goderich; also two bro-
thers and six sisters.
The funeral took place this (Thurs-
(lay) afternoon, With interment in the
Clinton catheters.
BANTAM BASEBALL
ON LABOR DAY
• ••••
Godericirs-baSeball bantams.wil4
their mettle against an outside team
on Monday ,. [afternoon, when the
champion litnitam t nine from' Wood-
stock will be here for a game at Agri-
cultural Park.
The local youngsters have been play-
ing during the holidays in e town league
sponsored by the Lions Club, and an
all-star nine has been picked" from
the tour teams to do battle, with the
vlsitore. .
The bantams intend to put up a game
that wou/d rival 4 ,BrOOltaylkit. .1,01118
'encounter in the big league, 'but they
are not , yet demanding, city 'baseball.
prices. In factreveryhody is welcomed
to eee the sperformance and at that
is asked_ is a generous response when.
the hat is passed. Like other haseballt
teams, the bantams' have expenses for
bats and bahis and other paraphernalia,
for which cash on the nail is the ink.
The game is called for .3 o'clock, and
don't you forget it
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A TOURING 'EVANGELIST
An interesting 'visitor in town this
week is avid Aitken, of Burbank,
Calif. He has r),(441 visiting his sister-
in-law, Mrs. 3. R. Aitken, 'Elgin avenue,
and other relatives. Mr: Aitken is the
son of ,the late Mr, and Mrs. Jamo-Lq
Aitken, and it is about thirty years
since he left. Goderich. However, he
has been an annual visitor hete for the
past five years. Mr. 'Aitken tist an
evangelist; and on, his way here he
conducted, evangelistic campaigns in
Missotiri and Xentnelty. ,Heoleaves to.
mono* (Friday) to begin covering the
3,000 -mile trip to hi a home.
I
oman from Nebraska Goes on te
Picton to Find. Her, ,Nephew'
'Saturday night's bus reaching: Gosjet`,•-•
. .
rich from Clinton had as; a passenger'
„e
Mrs. Violet Simons, of Omaha, '
'Nebraska, who had travelled ,1500
/Wiese rid Chissago; .Sarnie `and Lon-
don, for a viistalere with her nephew,
•
L.A.V. -Edward. • Itoyey, R.A.10.., Port
Albert, wheni .ehe• had never. sek: '-
What MI6 -hrrtiSappOintMelit -to learn,
on arrival here, that her•neltdhe
been transferred only a few • iltt pre. -
vious. to. Piton, Ont. Undannted,
she strnek out on 1:3unday afkrtoon -
for' Pieton, where thelieunion took
place. • •
'Airs. [Simonsen, •explained lo• The
Signal -Star that she bad come ,from'
'England to the United 'States in 1013
'meeting at iSionse •City, Iowa; and 'had
never returned. 'Her •nephew was
born after she left the Old 'Country.
Mrs. Slinonsen 'mid. her Pantile' on
both - SIT10s, of the -house lidd fought.
with the 'British' 'army - and navy in .
the Oninsea <Impale:see and every war
sleeve. At present-, she said, she had
two nephews stationed "at, Malta, A-.
widow now, she is anxious to get- 11t
the old 'lanici to see if she 01111 lie of
sonieselielp. Her visit to her nepheiv
In the R.A.P. was ehieffy to elnd out
how the folks are faring Melt lime. •
Ile eame deross the oeean only a few
months ago .and is shortly to return.
LOORING rOR RECRUITS
An R.C,A.,F. mobile recruiting. unit
from London was, in tovVri 'Friday after-
noon and evening 4ast for the purpose
of ,' -getting in -touch with prospective
recruits. The unit wee., ,conipked
011icer 'Crawford,. Interviewing
officer.;° Plying 'Officer- Webb, medical
officer, and flergetint. If. Ifiliiott, trade
-
test sergeant. These Men emphasized
that clerk stenographers hmt Cooks
were- particularly in demand nol,v, al-
though the Air lloroe-tivac, looking
for service, polIce,,air Yamand all
pther cervices. They. reported recruit-
ing -as "fair."