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Annual Field Meet
'0i:tester 1401441 'Holds �r
' Boys' 04mpionolt1p' -
for 'Second:Year
.The annual Collegiate Institute field
meet was hem on Friday afternoon,at
the ;Agriettltural , Park. 'The "'weather_
was el(3-utly and cool, but fortunately
no rain fell during the 'afternoon., to'
'spoil an interesting meet. There was
a fairly pint attendance, and '
CQfli-
ptition was keen, espeelallY • among
the boys. .
Ribbons "were 'given to the athletes
wining first, eecond an4 third in each
Ity.gnt. Medals will be presented- to
runners-up at the Colregiate conl-
mentement. .
Mallet's of the meet were as
. Starter, A. Siinpsems clerk of
eourse; Robert Taylor; -senior hops'
judge, A. It. Seott ; interenediate boys'
judge, G. E. Payne; junior boy' judge,
F. K Walkom; timekeeper, G. Beau-
enont ; esirlst, judges, Miss i31. ISaue,
Miss.11. Bisset, Miss A. Charbonneau,
Miss M. Ackerraan; aseietants, •Nora
•MePhise, _Lillian Young, Wen. Robert-
son, 'Ruth* Reid, • Alice Irwin,; Mary
Ahl and Catherine 'Graf. • -
Winner of the girls' senior chains,
pionship Wan Dorothy. Ginn, with 21
points, the runner-up being •Mexine
Sturdy, with 19 points. ° •
. 'The girls' tinterraediate •title wen'eto
Maxine Sturdy, with. 22 points, • the
runner-up being Eileen Astles, With, 19
THE 1111ATER0VROST
• The str. Fort Wildoe arrived Friday
evening from For ,William with. 2,53,-
1151 bus, .wheat for the elevator.
The A. It. diudson arrived on Sat-
urday morning with 5%044 buss elite'
and 19,26Obus. barley for the elevater.
'The Hudsonleft for Windsot. Sunday
night with 60 tons of salt.
The Wm, Sebum) arrived Monday
morning with '101,895, bus. wheat, also
for.the elevator.
• .The yacht Myrtle X., from Detroit,
left for Tobermory on, Monday morn-
ingafter a brief stay' in the ,harbor.
On board were 'Mr, Kennedy, ,president
of the Detroit Yacht Club, and a cress'
of four.
The tug John R. Stover arrived
'Monday afternoon from Chathasn to
jin the: tug Dorothy May, of •Cealerich.
They are awaiting minable weather to
transfer the dredge from. .Goderich to
Lake Erie. ,. „.
• The T.. V. Massey arrived Thursday
morning from Fort William. with 70,000
bu-S. wheat and 40,000 bus. barley, for
the Western Canada Flour Mills.
Last ,Week -end the Western Canada
Flour MiliS remixed two cargoes of
coal -the R. E. Moody, trona ' Toledo,
• with 4,000 tone, and the Glenelg, from
Sandusky, 'O., ,with -2,3Q0 tons., -
Farewells Said to
Retiring Rector
Presentations to. Rev. A. C. and
Mrs. Calder by People of
St. George's Cluu-eh
The girl' jollier champion wag'
nner-up Victoria 13aechlert with 15
Alas. -
• Chester MeNall "was the outstanding
bey of, the meet, - his last
year's title of senior champione_with,
23 points. L. (Willtains seas the
run-
ner-up, with 19. points, ' • •
The boy.s' intermediate, title went to
Vincent ,Smith, with 21, , points.. Vhe
runner -un- was )(Jordon evith
19 points. • . .
The junior boys' chaeirdhelvaS Reg:
Huckints with 21 'points, and runnthee
up J. Graham with 19 points.
Winners' in the- various events were
as follows
• . Senior Girls
100 -yd. dash -Dorothy 'Ginn, Doris
Beattie, Maiine Martin., •
• 75 -yd. dash -Dorothy 'Ginn, Doris
Beattie, iMaxine Martin-. •
- •Reinning high lump-L-Mait.ine Mar-
tin, Doris Beattie; Doreithy---Ginp-and-
° Arthemise Lassaline tied for third.
• Running broad Punp-Dorothy Ginn;
...Doris Beattie, Maxine Martin. ,
Standing broad jump -Maxine Mar-
tin, _Artheiniie Lassalinee Doris
Beattie,
Baseball: 'distance . ',Dorothy „Ginn,
Arthemise Lassaline, *Maxine Martin-
, Target throw -Maxine Martin, .Doris
Beattie, •-• •
• - -
_ 100-1-(1. daeh-Maxine Sturdy, Epeen
Astles, Mary ;
• 75 -yd. dash -Maxine ,Sturdy, Eileen
4etles, 3Iary Gallow..
Running high jump --Eileen Astles,
'Maxine -Sturdy, Phyllis MacMillan.
Itunnieg broad jump --Irma Thomae,
Dileen Astles; Maxine Sturdy arid
Maxine 'McGee tied for 3rd.
Taeget throw•2- ' Shepp'ard;
Ginria-elliehelne,A.C.noreSeMbiteIsees.
ianding.broad jump -Eileen Agnes
'Maxine Sturd.e tied Air 1st; LOr-
,•4 me Allen 3rd.
Baseball diStanee Joan -Sheppard,
• Maxine -Sturdy, )S'hirle.y Medd.
Junior Girls .
75 -yd. da,s1r-P5uline Patterson.' Bar -
tetra Cuit, Tietoria- •Bneehler.
-.50-yd.. dash -Victoria B'aechler andJune ;
liaechler .,tied for int; Pauline
Patterson, .3rd. • • • ; • •,_
Banning high junap-Maxine wat-
, son, Barbara OM; Alberta Gallagher.
R111311111g broad jurnp---WCIZirra
• Biteclitler, Barbara Cutt, 'Clarice Le,e4e
• e.
• Feline.
t
,Standing broad •jeffey-nita Hart-.
ney, Jane Iliiechler, Victoria Baechler.
• Baseball distatters---june 13aechler,
Vietoria Beet-111er, Barbara Outt.
. Sentor*•Boys
•
run ----L. -Williiiths, 0. Mcestalf.
, alf411e--Cl1esit er McNeil, Le w-
• rem•e 'Williarne. •
• e -e-440° yds. -Chester •MicNiall.,-,•Toni
Patton and _:Oharlie Tyndall. tied for .
2nd.
• 220 yds. -Chester MeNali, ekus..
e -Tyndall.
100 -yd. dash-Chestex-Maall, Doug.-
'MaeDenald, Chase TYndalle • .
ShotliPtite-Terry 'Costello, Lawrence
Williallls,'Bill Thorneloe.'ft,
iglr jump-1mi- Tli o rtt el oe, -bas,
Tyndall, Chester
„
'Pole •vault-4eiwrence
- Hop, Atip and limp -Tom Patter -
Chas. Tyndall, Bill Thorneloe. ,*
Interihediate Boys .
MaeDonalde Edgar Prid-
leuteliffe 'Vincent
,Smith.
440. yds.-VinCent •.Elgar
Pridhane
220, -ser., dashe-Vincent Smith,• John
,flelmes,,• " • • ' ,
100 -yd. dash' -Vincent Smith, Jahn
IM'es, Edgar Pridham. • -
• Sliot-Put -Vincent, !smith, bi. Prid-
ham.
Itigh jump-- Bill Mad/01141d, (401,-
. (ion .Driteliffet ' „ -
role* SlacCD'Oh.1(.1, dor-
don ,Suteliffe.
jjypAcip and 'jump----Clordon Sut-
cliffe,. Bill
Broad 'jump-44orton Suteliffej., E.
rridham, ZilaciDonald.
Junlor Ras
Ilalf-mile-4teg..11tielcins, Pete Mac -
Ewan, Jim fllaaet.
440 yds. -John Graham, O. Ilan.
220 Graham, 1191,
,Peter Whitey. •
•'100 -Yl. daoh-40lni Oraliam, Reg,
„es
Lerge congregations were present at
St. George's Anglican dearth on Sun-
day, -when harvest thankegiving ser
vice s were held and the rector, Rev. 4.
0.; Calder, delivered his fareivell ad-
dresses befere'reaelug to take charge
of the :parish' Of Owen Sound. °
• Mr. Calder spoke in wariest terms
of the -kindness which had been exe
. ;
•tended to'himself and hiS"farally during
their Six Sears in Gederieh. He Com-
mendeaChis succe.sser, Rev: Vi7. H. Dun-
bar, to the congregation and bespOlse
OCTOBER. 2nci, 1941
onie and School_
Should Co-operate
,
Keynote of Conference of the
Home and School Club
Delegates
11 • MOTHER
Day in 'Colborne RECEIVES
I
*EMORTAt. 9g0S8
Successful Field
P, Schools Take rut in An.
Foul Program of Athletic
Contests
for hint. "a: cordigl welcome.. He felt
sure they would be loyal and faithful
to their new reetor as they had been
in the past. ,,
In keeping with the thanksgiving
services, the church was beautiffille
decoroted. witiestlowers.and thelruits of
the harvest. • •
-.Aftex stlate-evenhag-seresiee the eon-
gregatien adjourned to the parish hall,
Where farewell _Presentations were
made to the retiring rector and Mrs.
Calder. Mayor E. De• Brown, • who
acted as chairman, --expressed the regret
felt by•-• the inerakers of the parish in
the removal 'of the. .reetrerzba'nd his
family. 'Mt,- Grovese• people's
wardent spoke In similar strain, and
presented to Mr. Calder a:substantial
clieqne ,as --the- girt of -the Men. ",ef the
eoligtegations Gifts. frorathe_ women
of the .church were- made to Mrs.
Calder, Miss M. A. Burieet presenting
her with a purse containing. a cheque
and Aire.' ,J. Murison. presenting a
lovely bouquet of red roses: Mr: and
Mr& Calder made fitting, replie.se Re-
freshments 'were served by members
' f the various church organizations at
table.e decorated with flowers and,
candelabra-
• Miss AudieS-DoWker wee, hosteA* at,
.a fiirevVell Yartylnhonor of the Mises
-Marjorie and Mary Celder at herthome
on Monday evening. Gifts were pre-
sented to the Misses_Celder .hy their
-frie,ndseas remembraneee:Lof their six-
year stay in •Goderich. •
-Colborne toWnehip schools, had,.*theirl
annual field day oa Friday last,. at
Keith gardiner'ss fatale near Beneniller.
Des,pite rather cool Weather there was
it good attendanceilnd the veitiOns On-
., •
teas Provided an rinteresting program.
loot schools took 'Incite No, 1, teaeher
Mies' Na, 2, Miss Geraldine Me -
wen; No, 3, 'Mr. White,; No. 4,
Aliss A. J. Sallows ; So. 6, •Miss ,garion
Porbes; ,No. 7, Mi.ss Dorothy Wilsen;
No. 8, .);fiss Edwina Allen• Union-'S.S. 1,
Nile, Miss Corabelle Diek's•on.
The committee in Charge was cona-
•poeed. of 'flurry 31,0Creatii; Frank Wil-
son, James .Feagati and, -NVillianerWat-
sou. . Harvey Btyears, fOrinerlY
teacher of No: 3 school, now principal
of Central school, ,Godertch, actedees
Sports director. 3.1r. 'C. Shearer,
Huron agricultural representativeLetleo
was present and assisted In carrying
ou t's the program.
Benmillej. ladies had a 'trailer on -the
grounds for •;the eervingef tefresiements
and dikt a good business: The pro-
ceeds are for the Red Crese. •. •
- Senior Girls' Events-
, Throyving baselnill-:-1st, Nancy Mc-
Arthur (No. '6)1' 2nd .Noreen Fisher
(No. 2), 3rd Isabel liernighan (No. 4).
4th , Marjorie 'Million (No. .3), 5t11
Bernice Mathews -(;Unien 1), Oth
Katherine Hill (Net.• 2): ,
Running broad jtunpe-lst Bernice
Mathews ( Union, 1), 11' 2"; 2nd Noreen
..11Isirer 27.;-•--ard.--isabei Kernign
... 0. 4 4th Nancy_MeAkt,1111reiNo.
Oth Mae Garrett --(NO. .7), Oth,.Eleanor
Willis (No, 2), e , •
Rtanning high Jump --let Bernice
Mathews (Unian 1),3' 7"; 2nd Nay
•Mc..exthur (NO. 6), 3rd Marjorie Mil-
liao. 'lleiepugall (No.
3); 5th E,ILtine Lnib (No. 61, Oth
Noreen, Fisher (No...2)• .
Running hopestep and Juenti.--1.st
Bernice Mathew.s.:(Union 1), 24'
2nd Nancy :McArthur (NO., 6), 3rd
Kernighan (No. 4),4)th Marjorie
Millian (No. 3), 5th Noreen 'Fisher
(No. 2)-, eth Christine Leishman, (NO,
(i).
*-
75 -yard P dash -1st, fsabel Kernighan
(No. 4)', 2nd .Bernice Mathews (Union
1),' 3rd Noreen Fisher (No; 2), .4th
Dona MOPhee ',(No. ea), 5th Nancy
MeArthue)(No. 6). ,, •
Ffnal eetondinge,e- 1st • Bernice
Mathew, 2nd Nancy McArthur,' Isabel
KereighanelNoreen Fisher tied for
sthirdesplateeent*--Marjorie-mil
Elaine 'Dinah:
• Jundor Girlo,. Events
- Running high jump -Jean Clark
(2' 10'.), Gwendolyn Evelyn
Hill, AndreyeThoms, Shirleyeltobertson
(tie), Jean Kirkconneli, Jean 'Willis.
Running broad 'Pim:yes-Evelyn- UM
(9'.10",), Jean Kiretconnell, Grw end oly n
Millian, Lois Mugford, Virginia Me-
Oabe, *Annetta seetssaline.
Running hop, step end- itimP-e'levelYil
_11111 (20',), " Gwendolyn 'Million, .Vir-
ginia McCabe, •Jean *illis, ;Shirley
Robertson, •Helen Willis. • -
Ball throwing -Shirley Itobertson,
Evelyn Ain, Gwendolyn 1201-i11ian, lIelen
Willis Jean Willis, Audrey Thorns. •
Final Standing -1st' Evelyn :Mlle 2nd
0-iwendo1yn Millian, 3rd Shirley Robert-
son, 4th Jean Kirkconnell, 5th. Virginia
o
McCabe, Oth Jean .Willis.
Junior (rhea' relaf----Ist •No. 6, 2nd
CEMETER,V CARETAKER'
'Colborne Township Council Appoints
William J. Westlake of Saltford
The Colborne Township Counei1 has
appointed William J. Westlake, of San-
ford, caretaker of the township ceme-
tery, at the salary of $1,000 per annum.
Mr. Westlake is well known in the Cora-
thimity, having lived here with `his
• wefe and; family for some time. Ile Is
a farmer resident of the Gorrie
dis-
triet, *here he and his brothers were
famed for their record in the last
war. ;rive Westlake brothers enlisted'
In the/ 1)61st Overseas Battalion and
seived overseas and 01 returned.V the
concluSion of the war.
`4B04RD OF.14EALTH
.At the meeting •of the Local Board
of Health on 'Monday reports on milli
from local dairies were' presented. A
few of these shovved conditione not uP
to standard and were referred to the
assistant Raniettry inspector. .RePorts
fronS the -Provincial Laberatories on
*water taken from different taps' in town
in each case.showed the water to be
.!`grade,Ar-the highest rating.
ASSISTANCEAUN-14WAVOKI
Patriotic Society at
Port Albert are helping the war work
and have sent to the Salvition Array
here various things to go overseas.
This past week five quilts and a nuxn-
ber of eoelts Were received from this
group ef ladies, or Which. airs, John
Bennett, -R.R. No. 1, Port. Albert, Is
the president. Thank you, ladles.
3rd !No. 3.
• -
Junior boys' relay -1st No. 1, 2nd
No. 6.
Senior. ,boys' relay'-Ist .No. 6,. 2nd
ero. N-ose3-
,.„
*;ezaior girls'relay-ast" No. 3, 2nd
No, 6, 3rd. No. 2. ,
Senior Boys •
Running high jump -e -Arnold. Fisher,
Maitland Moetgomery, Ford Cunning-
, ham, Bert Peaga0, George v13‘rgton,
Ilugh Feagan. •
Running bread juniV-Arnold Fisher,
Maitland Montgomery, Mac. Wilson,
percy Mcllwain, George Bolton,
Gordon Matthew's.
Running hop,- steY and jum,p-s-e A.rn old
Fisher,- Maitland'- Montgomery,- Mac,
Wilsnua, Hugh Feagan„ George Bolton,
George ;Miter. • .
s Pole ,vault -Arnold Fisher, Jimmie
McPhee, John Paul Lass,aline, Mac.
Wilson, B. Good, Gordon Feagan.•
Senior boys' race-Deniel McPhee,
Arnold Fikther,' 31 -ds unknown, Percy
,MellwainS Hugh Yeagan; John Paul
LaSsaline. •
Pinal etanding-lst Arnold Fisher
29 .points; 2sed- Maitland Montgomery,
18 poinfs; 3i'd Mac. Wilson, U points;
'George Bolton, 'Percy McIlwain and
thigh Fedethe 4tied), 0 points each...,
'Junior, Boys
Ruining high jump -Prank ' Mc-
Kechnie (No. 0), «go. • Peagan (8),
John *Wilson (1), Donald Kernighan
(4),• Jim Mugford (4), Bob Fettgan
(1).
Running broad jumpsselrelin Wilson,
11' 2". Donald Kernighan, Bruce Allin,
ieraise-Fkagaree-J-ime Mugfordr_Frank.-
McXechnle.-
Standing broad jump -John Wilson,
5' 2"; 'Brum Allin, Bob Ikagart, Frank
McKechnie, Donald Kern igh a n , Donald,
Lamb. •
Hop, step and _Pimp -Prank Mc-
Keehnie 23' 6'; 'Bruce Allin, • Bob
Feagan, Douald Aernighauf, ,Donald
Lamb.
Pole vault -Donald •Ke,rttighan, John
tAtiledia, Gerald .Ikagati, Frank3.1e-
Kechnie, JIM Ilugford. •
-Dash - Prank MeKechnie, Bob
reagarr Bruce .Allie, J. W,Ilson, D.
Lamb, 1. Lamb. . • 9
Pine' eta nd haw -1A Frank M e-
Kechnie (No. ()), Z; points; 2nd, John
Wilson (1) - 24- pointe; 3rd I)onald
Kernighan (4); 19 points; 4th Bruce
Allin (7),21§,,points; 5th [Gerald. Meagan
s(8), 10 points; Oth Bob reae,an: (1),
10. poina
The events eoneinded about and
•
Itieleins, Ronald Patterson
.Shotsputee'Reg. Iinekins, C. Hill,
john Graham.
. High junip-7,Pete? NiaeiNwan, Reg.
Hueltins, Jim Bisset.
• Pole vanlf-jinimy Ad ams, Don
II -fop, "skip and jump-itim Bisset,
Jim 'Adams. ' •
A refreslim,ent booth was in (+Arm
of (Miss. I& -maelqaughton, assistf4 by
girls of the Athletic Association, Mil-,
dred Videan, Eleanor MacEwaii,
irav.4 W1lmot Iratialeera
rlxyllla.1so1ac1)0nald, Marjorie allies -7:
pie and Mary .I1U1110,-,
• ,e „ •
7
Mrs. Thom= BIllott.,4 Wellesley
street, is recelpt,of,a memorial silver
erase from Hon, [C. D. :Howe, Mini -stet/
of Traasport, in honer of tlie.inemory
of het son Lewis, who died, on May
24th last in French ,Guinea,:an the wt
coast 62 Africa, [ •where I* .had been
interned after' his boat had been ter-
pedoed, The Croes is embossed in the
centre with the letters "G.R.," and ou
the J.baelt' 10 Inscribed; "Lewis 211iott.„,
second englneer, 5.S, Portadoe.6 •An
accompanying card reads,
orial Oross, is forwarded to you by the
Minister of Transport on behalf of the
•Government of Canada in memory of
one who died In the service' of his
COuntry."
Several Changes in
Airport Personnel
Sky- Harbor Graduates Making
Good in Advaneed
•• StudiesL..
There has been a change in super-
vising officers, at !Sky Harbor. Fite -
Lt. F. W., Ball, who has been chief
supervisor for nearly a year, hes- been
posted to the service ,flying school at
Brantford. He:41s succeeded by Flying
Offigr Thress of St.- 'Catharines, an
R.A.F. man, veteran orthe 1014-18 war,
vetch 'several decorations. • Jeltelst.
Jordan, assistant supervising . officer,
aselieenepeeted....to_11nnervilleeservice-
flying schobl and has been suceeeded
bseeleltselete -kartagareWlee -comeseir
fi•ont Dunnville, " • • - •
Theze 'also,: has- b'eeti • a‘ change in
Medical officer at Sky Harbor... Flt -Lt.
Tuieler. has been posted tei Western
Canada* and; is -succeeded 'by° IlteLt.
Httrolti Donee.. of CamP *Borden. •
• Sk.Y Harbor "gradnates" have been
hitting the high spots in their
'talons at' serviee schodis re.cenTe"
ly. • Sergt.-Pilot Hines, who • trained,.
here, was high. man in4his cfass who
received their wings at' Brentford last
week,..and when ,,wings were presented
to a class . at Camp Boiden recently,
SergtePilot Nesmith of 'Wingliam, who
allo received hieeelementary training
h&e, topped 'the Hot. Manager J. .1e.
Douglas ts'juStIy ,proud of these boyet
aehievements.-No, better -'nesvi could
Fame te
_Everykody kat* about' the new
paved road into Sky Ilarbor. .it is a
migh•ty tine job anewas done in record
time, e It 'ebet eittle.over $2,000 for
the two-thirds of a mile, .•the cost 'Whig
split three 'ways betweeen the Prevince.
the Dephrtment of Dt..c.en:C9 and, the,
Township of Colborne. The Woils was
done under .the superyision County
Engineer T.,_11-.P.etterson. •
° •
Manager Douglas_is _getting •- his
maintenance plant. •in readiness, for
winter operations. Snowplows, tractors,
'rollers, etc., are being given the once -
acct.; The 'airport is in much better
shape to handle winter flying this
coming winter than last, for the reason
that inueh- of the snow -cleaning ,eqiiip-
ment did not arrive until .last winter
was half over.. ,
The 'announcement made from Ot-
tawa a few days ago ,by Heon. CG.
Power, Minister for Air, thatthe
Commonwealth Plan wee ,to be
doubled, in ee.epect both to the number
of training fieldseand to personnel, has
createdinueh Ititetrts locally. A drive
pest the 'new airport at Centralia eon-
s/Paces, one that a big drive is, on, for
there work is progressing night and
:day and it is expected, the airport will'
be in operation by EChristmas.
• Squadron Leader Lyon -Dean,- . Who
has been medical officer at Port Albert
Navigation School since its opening,
has been transferred, to Swift Current,
Sask. He has been succeeded by • Fla-,
Lt. Kent, who hits been one the medical
-
slat(' at Port- Albert:
Squadron Leader Innes-Ciump, of
the Port Albert station, has received
promotion to the rank of wing cone,
mander. -Ile is in charge of the eignaP
sectioh.
• Another promotion is ;that of Flt. -Lt.
Powell to the rank of squadron leader.
He is in 'commend a oneeof the flights
at Pont Albert.
Whittingliam; Of the medical
staff at PorteAlbert, has been trans-
ferred to a Station in. Eastern. Canada,
LindePitelet. Brewn, of the instruction-
al staff, bits been transferred to a
past in the .Klogeton area.
TAR WEATHER
The maximum and minimum temper-
atures for the past week And for the
corresponding week laet year were -As
follows:
'•
1941 tes. 1940
- Max. Min. Max. Min.
Thurs., -Sept. 25 .70 50 52 42
Fri„ Sept. '4:16 ....02 48 57 37
Sat., Si.ibt. 27 ....7040 04 48
San., iSept. 28 ....05 47 67 43
Mon., -Sept. 29 ....53 40 68 47
Tues., Sept, 30 G5 41 69 42
Wed., Oct. 1 64 53 • 07 41
Cardiff, M.P., donated • additional
stamps for the junior (tampions,
Fevelyn 111111, end Frank Meilteehnie.
Book prizes, contribute& by' the T.
leitton Co., were awarded to the senior
boy eh.ampion, Arnold Fisher, and the
'senior girl champlorteBernicer,Slathews.
race Tor trustees was won by Ress
Pishefe With Harry McCreath, seeond
and Tait [Olark third.
Horseshoe -pitching was an addtfil*at-
traction for the men.
after some speeial races, and events for Among the spectators was Mr. Alex.
the younger ehildren, the -prizes were Yonne'", who Wan celebrating his eightyr
presentedninthbirthilay ariniveraary. Mr. Young
War savings stamps Were 'awarded believes in keeping young by associat-
to the winners In each , clam E: big with the young felks,
•••••••••e••••••••1 •
inspeeter C. W, Robb of .rorolat:e, ad
dressing the. regions:4; , eenfercnee of
Home and ISehool Clubs at 1.71ctoria
street United ehttich en Tuesday even-
otated that at first he was doubtful
about tlae,home and school club moVe-
nient. He was 'then 'in ehdrge of a
school in l'oroxito, and' be did not.
want interference from outsiders, in
the runniug of 14s, school; but after
,Y.eiir's experienee be found how
valuable and helPfur the Uoxrie
School ,Club was '18 relation to the
REOttEATION GROuNDO IQJ
Fon ALBERT AIR $01:1001,
pearhornt
Mn Maiies. Nine! Acres‘ et
Lake Shore, Preperty Available
Nine acres of land on the shore of
hake Huron, diriectly? wes.t of the Port
Albert Mr Nirvigation School, have
been madeavailable lb the 401100i
through the generosity of the owner of
the property, Dr, -W, Mathews of
Dearborn, Mich„ and Will be used for
reereational 'purposes. It is proposed
:to have softball, ,baseball,aud possibly
cricket grounds, with a pavilion which
will include dressing' rootas and ,a
tanteen. The beach offers facilities'
for bathing, :and the prespect of cid•
ditional accommodation for sports is
weleomed by the personnel a the
school.
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NO, 40
Proposal for Local
Air Cadet S:or
Pr Ojeet r resented to' Lions C1413
-(11 S. Officer Gives- An
Interesting Talk
An interesting program Wa.* karriN
oat at the luncheon meeting Of, the
140ns Club on ri4ay evening last. The
president, Lion J.11. Kinkead, was, In
the ehair, and With him at the head •
table were three Tinned States officere
from The Clinton Radio School: Lieut.
Brandon, in charge of. the U.S. Army ,
detachMent at Clinton; Radio Eleetrie-
Ian- Beandinl. U.S, Xavy, anlic .2unior'4
Lieut. Foley, U.S. Navy Medical OttepS.
Lieut, Brandon •waS the speaker ett,
the ev,eoing. elle Wasformerly with
the U.S.' air force Lint he gaire a thrill-
ing And at tunes amusing account of
M s, experiences as young recruit at
the San .Antonio (Texas) dr training-
ceistres T1118 is a very' large- training
area, the, terrain and 'the', clear skies
of that part of Texas, making Ideal
eenditions for flying.
At the conclusion of his addresa0.
Brandon was presented with a hearty
vote of thanks on motion of Lion C.
Saunders'',
Another feature of the meeting was
a presentation to Lion ,Harry 'Edward's,
in recognition of his recent marriage.
Lion D. D. Mooney :Conveyed the
felieitatiims of the Club, and, Chin W,.
J. -Baker presented a silver pitcher ns
a Mark of the Club's good wishes.
A vote 'of thsenks was passed to the
Club's, baseball coramittee for it good
week during the season just concluded. ,
Air Cadet Scheme
Lien G:' L. Persons introduced 'a
proposal for tla.e formatiemeeleaneeiresees„
eadrtd-erieh and gave an
outline of the scheme, iteeeejeneesand
Inanner of operation. The scheme le
s,ponsored by the Federal lGovernraent
and endereed, by the Premier of On-,
tarto. It. proposes to give its merfibere
a, three yearscourse in physical train-
ing, theory of' 'flight; first aid,
mathentatice, medelsbuilding; and
signals.' It IS suggested that schools
mig,ht uspend the present cadet course ,
and take on this aer cadet training to
their limit of- time, or that 'training
Might be carried on miteide the holds
of schnel study. -
The plan provides for two groups dY
cadets, junior from' twelve to fifteen
years -of -age -and seniors from fifteen te
eighteen. Units thight be seetablished
ateether centres in the county and the
whole fOrna a Squadron; which Might.
Pitt on massed programs of deinonstra-
tions, drills- and fieldsports. Another
Outcome might be the bonding up of a
good band. s .;
'eeeertainleettseeneitided-sLien.•Parsoiw---
it behooVes us as Thona,,in'eur ,several
Huron dens, to ehew Canaddeihat thin
banner county •of the Province, in inore
ways than one, but certainly with it's
having in operation and under pro-
jeetion seven of the finest types' of
schools and • areas under the British
Commonwealth Air Training Plan, iS
fully appreciative of the opportunity ctf
developing the air cadet training plan.
in ftiet, we wig* even, later on, Show
eneouragement to a 'braneh of the
Navy Cadets, a body Which is 'finding
favor at 'lake- ports. TO this end we
could reasonably be assured of assist-
ance feom mariners who winter a few
'months in our midst, at Bayfield,
doderich, Kintail and elects -by Kin-
cardine." ' •
Lion ,Seott, Yrincipal of Goderich Col-
legiate Institute spoke favorably of the
propoeal. but sant ony decision as to
any part to be taken by the Collegiate
Institute, would be a matter for- the
trustee board. Membership in the
corps would have, to he on an entirely
-voluntary basis, he pointed ante
A committee was named to -Onsider
the proposal and repoet at anOther
meeting.
ARRIVES N. GREAT BRITAIN
Miss Mary MacKenzie of Pert Albert
has reeeived, a lteter frOrn, her brother
Alex. announcing his safe arrival
Great Britain -Ulna a „contingInt
Canadian troops.° Pee.'MacKenzie
seA•tel four years in the last war with
the Princess Pats and has again heaed
the' call. Ile enlisted at Vancouver,
13.C., where he ,had ,.been living, and
is with a Canadian Scottish Regiment
COUNTY FRUIT SHOW
At kineeting of the executive,of the
Huron Fruit Growers' Aesociation, lit
was decided to hold a fruit show in
the Town. Hall at Clint.= on November
28th.' Committees were arranged' to
attend to the various detalle. It vvan
decided also to affiliate with' the Duren
County Federation of Agrieulture.
The, ground is banded over to tile
school for the.duration of the war and.
six months thereafter, at the nomitial
xi.ntal of one dollar a year.
teaching of childree • •• ,
The tton-ference LIS addressed also
by Mrs. A. B. Sitcox ef, Toronto, presi-
dent of the Ontario 'Home and School
Club Federation.
Mayor E. firoi,vn extended_ehe
civic vvelcoinee and spoke in praise of
the work of the Home and 'School
Clubs of ,Goderich. e*
'nut ses6ion was Opened. with 'a
period of community singing led by
Pauline McEwen, with Mies .Ellen
Bogie Lit the piano. Mrs. Albert Tatylor
presided. - •
Inspector' Robb in his opening „ re-
marks referred to'his former connection
with Ilueon county Lts.a teacher on the
staff .of Clinton Collegiate Inititute
twenty-five years ago. _Ile, described'
teaching as "the most ill paid and the
most highly rewarded of all the pro -
fes -,ion,," its, rewards being in the
knowledge of 'results _nichieVid by the
teaTher'S' IsfirtieneeTnperflitaqii-e6-5r
'pupils.
Some "Frills" Have V-alue
There had been' some change af
recent yeers In edueational valuations.
said. the ...speaker. Net so mach - was
heard e- against the -teaching, for -in-
lstances of .Latin, _which ander the new
treatment had taken on a new poptalars
ity. Nor was so much heard in.' ote•
jection to -frills"-the value or some
of. the --frills", had been realized.
fusicopens ,up ea new and magic land
't'o the student. TS -5-61111 studies' have
taught how we are to live with and get
along with our neighbors.' • Health,
studies were teaching- boys and girls
WILL HEAR. Rgiv CASES',
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Judge Costello to Sit as -LoCal Rental
Administrator maOctOber 20th .
Judge T. M. Costello, as local 'rent
adniinietrator, will hold his first ..sit-
tings 18 this --cayaelty on Monday,
Octobe* 20th, ^at the. Courtelltsug-e,
So- far there are four applieLitiOlas
listed for review. Three of then' were
tiled by landlords asking for an in-
ereaee in rent. In _one, of these Con-
sent already has been, filed by ;Able
tenant. Thee are cases in which im-
provements made tofeaidences are
claimed to justIk a greater rental,
but increases anusi be formally ape -
proved by .. the _local administrator.
One increase asked is from' ten to
twelve dollars monthly, a second front
el-ye-Otourteen-dollaitl-, and -a -thirds
froth - twelve to fifteen: dollars. -
.n •t sing e
tenant he is asking that a maximum
rental be. fixed.. An increase of rental
fer this hones* has been in effeets-fot-
some months, but anychanges since
Januery ist, 1941, must,. approved.
A *boolilet On Rent Control" in- .Cane
aa, erabodying:questions and on-swere
on,thaximuin,rentals,-;renewal of leases
and evictionsriSsuee'by the Wartime
Prices and Trade I3oard, 18 a-v.41110de
et' the, office of --Nelson Dili; County
Court 'clerk. •
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RED CRSS WORK AT
no.w to take care of their
Mr. Robb urged that teachers .seek I ' .
COLLEGIATE -.INSTITUTE
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the .cp-operatioa of the churehes in - ' --- '
their community and see that . church Junior Society Organized with Eleanor
and school march side by side.. The ' MacEwan as President
:Condition of Germany, today, he Said,
.was due 'in no small part te the divorce-
ment ,of. the church fromeeducation.. '
-Tee.ehers-sheteldenot be eat-eel:led-with
present ceeditionS, but should welcobie
criticism, which would hep-- them .to
aittain to the maximum of effectivenesS
in the work of the scholds. .,
Stating that onestkrdsof local' titx-
a.tion was spent on schools, the. Sneaker
i
said that school training should net he
devoted to students for the unfversities
but, should be an aid to younepeople
in taking their' part dii the life of the
community; and he -asked, to - What
A Junior Red: Creee iSeclety has been
organized at Goderich Collegiate -InSti-
tute. The officers of the, Society are
foliowee--Presidente Elea -la -o' -Mae -
Ewan; vice-president, Chester MeNall;
secretary, Mildred Videen; treasurer,
13111 Thorneloe; Chairmen memhership
cOmmittee, Marjorie Baectler; chair-
man- work committee, Marjorie Gil-
lespie."Ihe .form represeptatives are:
OA, -Unice Milne, Albert MacTavish
9B, Bill Sanderson, -Richard- Carnish ;
10A, Madeline Shackleton, Ronald Pat-
terson; 1013, • Marjery Hays,' Grant
Johnstone 11Ae Claire.Bgset,'Yranklitt
extent are the schols helpieg young Hawthorne; 1113, Mary Russell;, 12,
people to meet the problems of,life'll Ettabelle Webster, . Dan Walters; 13,
Parents, too, should ask themselves i Patricia Craig, Chas. Tyndall; com-
if they were prepared and fitted to mercial, Hazel Wilmot.
help their children •in meeting life's ,31iss A. Charbonneau, instructress iii
difficulties, in making good citizens. home economies,' has been authorized
The boys and girlsof the present by the Society to spend $50 on meter -
generation ere a'pretty sound let, said i.iale for. knitting sweaters, scarfs, caps,
th,e speaker --especially considering ' and ankle,socks for girls eight to twelve
their training -and _would rhe to theirl years of age.,. The girls ' of the home
responsibilities if rhe challenge were collard s elass are using the better
presented, to them.
'A
Mrs. Silcox rt 6f Weir eonentice periods to da
this *ork. Funds will be. raieed
• Mrs. A. 13. Silcox, *president of the thrOugh bake sales and party catering,
Ontario Home and, -School Federation, sponsored hydthe home economics class,
lit: opening her_addles:L.1mM_, f, tribute Isand , through the _Sale 'of =fides made
to the work pf,Mrs. Albert 42)r in by the boys taking shopwoek.
the 'establishing of home aped_ schael.
etnbs in Huron county. • ..The war had KNOX CHURCH LADIES' AID •
made difficult, codditions .- for the The regular meeting of the Ladies'
otganization, but these • difficulties had Aid of Knox Cherchesyas held. Friday,
to some: extent been eovereothe, and Septet:tiller 26th, with a fair attend -
there were now 430 asSoeialibns, with ance. The devotional period wae, con -
others coming, , There was greater ducted by Mrs. Doak eied Mrs: Bean.
need than ever, she 'claimed, for tfAa*, Plans were made for a rummage sale in
,work,aeld induence, •for -moral 'stand -I Octobee, also for a fowl supper on the
el.& must be -preserved and patriotic 'first Tuesday of November: Mrs.
people must recognize that the home Shultz rendered a delightful violin
Od _school training af today Is _n_solectiefiTaccompanied be Miss Bogie.
necessity, for the preservation Of to- The meetingeefosed with, the National.
morrow's demoCraey. Children' mustAnthem and the Lord's 'Prayer. •
be helped today to develop strong
-
characters to face the obstacles ' GEMENTANNOUNCED -•
tomorrow., r. and Mrs. J ohn W. ;Bell, Huron
• Mrs. ;Silcox urged the election to road. Goderich, wish to announce the
school boards of persons who have ale engegement of their youngest daughter,'
interest in edncation and 'deprecated Donna Maya., • to Mr. John. Edward
poor movie films and poor reading Patterson, ,eon ef my. and Mrs. -James
ma t r for their iniluenve upon' Patto.-son, !_n ono bee read, Pet ce-
children. e borough, Ont.; the wedding - to -take
A. vote of thanks to the Speakers„ place quietly in late October. -
was moved by Inspector Beneon), who
said he 'would, nue toseemare home
and school asesociations in his inspector-
ate.
Vocal solos by Miss Madeleine Lane,
with accompaniments by MISS Eileen
Bogie, were a much • appreciated con-
tribution to the program ef the even-
ing.
The National Anthem brought the
eonfer4nce to • e lse. _
.Over 100 Delegates,
Over one hundted delegates a t ten &el
the regional conference of IjOme and
School Clubs held here en Tuesday for
Huron, Perth and North Wellliigton.
The sessions were held in Vietoria
street rnited ehureh, Mrs. Albert
Taylor, 'member of the Home and
Sehool Federation executive, presiding.
Delegates were present from Strtitford,
St. Marys, Listotsel, Myth. Centralia
and Goderich.
At the afternoon sesSion Mrs. J. 11.
Mequarrie, Toronto, Provincial con -
%seller, spoke of the Courtiee Memorial
lAbrary. established in memory of the
• founder of the Home and 'School move-
inent in Canada. She advieed that
where a children's; library is not avail-
able In the public library, a travellin'g
library under the ,flepartment
Education is a marvellous sonree of
supply. BUyers of books should have
,a knowledge of 'books listed for child-
• ren. The Courtice Memorial Library
Offer& an easy way for dubs to [build
up libraries in the sehools. The Nolo
• (00tinued mi page 41 ,
Gasoline Rationing Is Getting
• Tighter and Tighter, Pealeis Say
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Gaeoline serviee stations in Godilrich
will have no trouble in selling all the
gasoline they ean get in October, 'but
there slumld• not lie an te shortage.
ili ()thee words, there will be enough
to go roend if it is handled judieloue-
ly, but (sae]) month the Sglienl, is being
applied more an(l. maiz'o tightly. Titre
MIS, the view expressed by several
Goderieh deliors • when interviewed
this week,
During' illetober loeal vendors will
twelve eighty per (put.of the amount
of gasoline delivered to them in
October, 1940. In addition any dealer
who has shown aneimtretiee in sale in
anly of tido year 'over the same month
last year will be' gis:•en special ,on.
.Intritow much no one- yet
knows. rAll 1441eVieli deale-rs will be
affeeted by this la tterruling*. for gaso-
line sales here this summer set a new
all-time 1110r.
In September, just elosed, lova'
(dealers received ,s'eventy-live per (Tilt.
of their gasoline cedes hi 3u1y :of tlig
year- It was enough, but just enough,
A few 'dealers ran out last ‘Saturday
night a few hotirs-befere eld'sing time.
Others vf,.,7ere terviir*°regular eusto ors
only. others Were doling ,ou
few gallons to transients. The same
situatitin is -said to have existed
throughout • the county. Sonats of the
more popular. pymps 'waft dry, but
there *as plenty at out-of-theewav
station S to *eke up the defieirney.
Motorists have,' adapted -themselves's ".•
pretty well to the new order of thiteass.
There are no ,more lasteninnte selling
t,p1urget---b0 line-ups. Service stations
still 'lget the odd teltsphone call on
Monday morning for one 'gallon of
gasoline with whieh to ffet the bld btu;
to the ileareet pump, but even theee
calls are now -rare. ',31otor1stA liate
1,arned to ratiexx. themselves just as
have the retailers.
• In future there will W. only ,titsve
grades of gasoline, o. 1 'and No. 2 -
no 'so-called high-test for Ithyh
The oetane rating has been reduced_
Automobile dealers report that the
new ears be on digplay in thechow
rooms early- this nionth. Deliveriee
will Ite Jetts than,•half thoee alast
year, although the amend it),s., everi
greater, bemire moreAnoney in in (iv,
eulation. A. 'new pleasure, ear thi$"
year will cost over $400 more than be,
fore the virtm. There are 110 rff liti41100C
on .commereial vebieiea
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