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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-10-16, Page 1, arii�ckU�me _frpni Great liritain Served Seven Months on, a Canadian Corvette --In a London Raid Mr..Prank-Warnock, who,enlisted in the ileYal 'Canadian Navy last winter,, arrived thiS week to spendehiso.annual leave With, his pa„rentsi. and4.Mrs. Warneelt, Wolfe street, Mr. Warnoek ,wd$ first 'sent' to 'Seotland, 'Wherehe was giVen n eOufMe bi field ▪ •and' rifle training, after which- he- was • .stationed, as leading stoker on a Can- adian:. corvette then in British waters. During the seven months he. vvas on the corvette, he spent leaves in London,. Plymouth anti Coventry, which had all been heavily bombed: , Zxperiences Bombing Raid On the night of April: 16th he hap- Pened to -be at the Union Jack Club, a popular service men's- club in London, when the heaviest air "blitz" of the „weir, up to that time, Took place.. As I stood in the club and watched, the' raid," said Mr. Warnock, "high 1 TWO MORE BUSIikiESS •PROP$RTIEfil SOLD , Tiie ale of two business propdties on tlie. east) side of the 'Square was reglaiitered in recent days. F. E: Bibbed -has- disposed of the store ,oc-, eiipied for nineteen years. by 1.41. C, Robeitson, jeweller, to 'Mr. Robertson, and the. adjoining store,'oecupied by the Fashion SlaoPpe of 1. 'Papernick, to A. L. Cole, stationer. 'rile combined front- age is abeut •fortY, feet. This fs' the third ibueinees properCy to change hands this fail, E. Cranston' having 'purchased tAie properly occupied by Forster'e bakery, which he, is now equipping ae a furniture store, • CENTRAL -HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB • Miss Pauline McEwen Speaks of Her Work with the Opportunity Class - The regular meeting of 'the Central Home and School Cltib was held on Thursday 'eveuing, Ot:tolier 9th, with a good attendance. Subscriptions Were voted to two magazines for the sehool. Mrs. McDowell's' room Wthi accorded explosive, incendiary, • and ' oil bombs the prize for 'having the greatest num- rained down • and , at o•ne Uncle there. ber of Parents present. were dozens of 'fires burnineball • .a.rond me,. and a land mine ex ioded ,a block or two down the street causing seich a coneussion that all the windows on one side of the club were shattered. Five hosPitals,. and manyprivate resi- dences suffered severe danktge during theeraid, ;but sit wag, "amenntrkable how quiekly and etlicienSly the London fires fighters brought the ifires, under- con- trol.; Anti-aircraft lire Was heavy dur- ing, the raid -and several Genhan planes Were brought down. As seen As the Auld was over, everything quieteddown and people went •on abent their affairs' • ae before the lead, demonstrating the unshakable morale of.. the British people After a" raid like this there is . sncha qnantityof broken glass lyings about, owing to coneussion frons.".the bombs "exploding, that tbe damage ap- pear to be .greater than is actually the case. . Balloon; Barrages ImiiedkItaiders -There are quite extensive halleon barrages around London' and industrial centres which compel the -German bombers te fly at end' an altitude that thelealm is greatly impeded, and they . have more Or.lees to trust to hick for direct hits. An example of this is the fact. that ,some of the larger eleetriCal Power plents_iii Londen had not' yet been -hit, .in April, although. many at- -tempts had been. madetodestroy them and 'bombs had fallen on. non-military olYjeetlis,.in the 'near. vicinity. "Cigarettes and chocolate are vefy scarce items in England and any which are sent he everseas Itoxee are greatly appreciated. Onionset60, are a luxUry, as very few are eultivated doniestically.. As a resnit - of paper shortage, the - numher •of.• pages in magazine.s and newspapers 11;le, beep: 'cobsiderably re- duced." a • , After a four menthe' stay in, Great Britain, the 'coreette returned to Hali- fax; where Mr. Wernitek was one among :he number who were drafted to barraeks to take a naval course for advancement. After a three months:, stay in -Halifax, Mr. Warnock earne tosGederich on his present leave. :. ARRESTED AS VAGRANTS, . Two Strangers Who Failed to Give Satisfactory -A-ceounts- -of Them- selves • After receiving complaints that 'a range man was hanging around Agri- cultural Park, apparently making his home khere, Chief of Police Ross visited the spot at daSk Monday. and, 'parking _his car at a point ofsiantage, waited •for somethine•bto turn up. It wasn't • long before Mr. -Stranger hove into • view arid proceeded to bed down for the night, th,e proceedings being interruptedv by the 'Chief. The stranger • couldgive no atisfactoiy account of himself and was jailed as a vagrant. Pending trial„ his ease is being in- , vestigated. 'So is that of Francis A. Fischer, an- other alleged vagrant, taken*into eu ,ss • todY on the Square on TuesdaYnlgbt Ile gave his address as INiagara but other than tharlittle is at. present known of the man. c Both of the alleged vagrants are emu:- - Paratively young Men and apparently sound physically, at, least sound enough sleepin the open these chilly nightg. • BIRTHDAY .HONORS alul. Mrs. fast • kl erect, entertained on Sunday 4tt•e/i4 family dinner in honer of Mr. Birnie's eighty-fifth birthday. The table 'Was. prettily (k•(orate(i 1II pink and white and centred with a large birthday eake deeoiated with birthday greetings and • Mr. Birnie's age. His youngest daughter, Mrs. Hazel NIurray •of Ray- field, gave a toast to her father, to • whieh he responded t, in a viTy • ing, manner. During the„„day Many friends and neighbors gathered wish Mr. Birnie many years) of b.appi: new and health. The' afternoon was , Spent in sAcred musie. Guestg were avegefit- fiom Belgrave, Bervie and, . Bay -field, including 'Mr. Birnie's great- granikqpn. T4T11/0" fraYlOr. •••40•••,.....a FOR B.e..ELECTION • In •connection with the Provincial general election inotIlritisli Uoluxnbfa a lion for vOters of the Coast Province among the .airmen at the various air echools in this county was held at rt'Us former Carey brokerage office. West stiket, on three days of 'this 'week. Mr. Th04. J'riteliard was the .returning officer. * JUNIOR' FARMERS tT LONDON' fitrinere a,flturen won Several awards at the Juniorralrheld at Lon - tion last loriday and Saturday. EX-efer . sgoetw,-Nub WaR ifirtst, in Single animal e1itc2,-Nr second', in' pairs, an't third In gronpb. Gotierrell 'Swine, Club Was • fifth in'Rrotips. liunn lioltstein Calf Club WAS ceVent.th in groups. Mrs. Ilaxter named many things for •whieh members of the elub shraild be thanldul and a., Thankegivind hymn was ,sung. • e Little.. Ann Reihl in pretty sailor Costunie....did „some • tap-dancingt_amtim- panied by' her Mother, and a 'group ,Of-ebildren- frem grades 7 and -8- sang "Santa Lucia" -•and -"The Xing "Is Still in tondort.'._ .'Mrs. G. L. Parsons, conveoer of war Work, said' a great deal had been ate poneplished ,by . 'a few. he thanked the- feutinee cOmmiftee•for the denatien of -money :received from a rummage sale- convened. ,by alre. Fred Price, secrefarfjof the finance • committee." The -following is the list of° clothing for the first shipment: • Girls' --;Seven sweater es 2 blousese-7 skirts, 3 dresses, 3 coats, I set underwear, 7 pairs Socko. and stoe.kingss Boys', --Four pair py- -jamas, 0 suits, sizes threeto fifteen • year; .4 sweaters, 2 'pairs -trousers, 3 shires, 1 coat, 8 pairs socks. Babies' —Two knitted crib coverS done by. pupil's' of Mis.._Thorneloe'S room; ,1 bonnet, 2 pairs. 'bootees, 4 sweaters, I nightgown. • An- informative—addeess was given by Miss. Pauline .MeEwen, teacher of the opportunity . class at Victoria • school. 'Opeech and eyesight handl- eaps should be corrected early to. over con* the defects, ,She said. Poor hearing' and shortness. . of mental etattire also • are • handicaps to be 'reckoned witlf. "If your ghild has any, handicap, be sure to tell the teacher, so. tha-t shemay have a better underetandieg of his' special needs,". she .urged. •!Mrs. Warren moved a vote•of thank to the speaker. • GOING INTO POLITICS Rev. W. Finland, Huron OW BOy, • Seekhig Nomination in Welland for -the Ottawa Seat- • From 'Niagara Falls, Ont., comes the announcenfent that Rev, Willfani, Fing- land, eninister of- St. Andrew's United •church there, will be te.eaedidate for. • the gaiberal .nemirsTircOn for the bye -- election', in 'Welland riding :for the Huse of Fommens. The nominating vonventioa is to: be held at Welland an •eta te rdey' afternoon, (Writer 25th. Three others, one of them a woman, 'have- -31finounced their initention seeking the nomination. - • Rev, Wi1l1ani Fragland is au well- known huren old boy, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John IFIngland of Londesboro, formerly of Auburn. Ile comes of good Liberal etoelt and 'undoubtedly if gete to Parliament will make his influence felt there. 'Ile is a brother of Frank Fingiand, KIC., Clinton, ' ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT .Contra,et Said to Have Been Awarded • to Brantford Firm • Aceording to advices' •which 'have reached- Goderielf ottawa,-optiang have 'been taken on rand for the -pro- posed air station' at it. Joseph, a .landing (field with•one hangar and several small buildings auxiliary to the new service 'flying school, now under construction at Centralia. • The acreage of thiS field is as yet unk'noWn. There is said %to have. ben some ' diffieutty in securing the land farmers being dissatisfied with `the price offered, but this was expeeted to be ,ironed out. In a few days. , The contract is said to bave already 'been It to Johnston Bros, of Brant- ford. CAR, ACCIDENT AT BENMILLER 0.11 Thursday •night last a ear oc- eip1d by- two Goderich boys, Kenneth Porter' and Leonard Squires, and - three girls, strut): the +amid (beide at the approagli to the Benmiller bridge, broke through the guard rail and con- tinued on dowt the:embankment to the river bed. Kenneth Porter, the driver of the ear, suffered leg injuries and was linmediately brought - to Alexandra Irospital, where he -1..s progressing satis- faetorily. Leonard Squirm -and the 'girls' suffered only minor injuries. The ear was lotelly damaged. „ BINGO Jiingo,.spOrisored by the LiOne Olub In aid of their -war services fund, will ,he played in ,0/kife11ows" Hall on Fri- day, October 17ttlir beginning at 8 p.m. harp. Valuable prizes, as well as •ehiekens, ducks and' turkeys, will be • given. No admission charge. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Alin ',Nab announces the en- cagetnent:,..ef 'her. Youtige.q .41anghter, VeSta lean, Reg, N., to Mr. f, 'Harold Livermore of Ct. eatlutrineff;tini marriage,to take. place in Toront,o on November 1st, cornbining .The GodericliSignal and -The Goderieh GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 1941 Eiiiinent Son of IPROGRESS IN PAVING n 0 - Aslifield-Pass=es _ . Port Albert-ReadsrdaVe•-glItOPMOIC Co tract rs for North,End.of Dunlop- - on, the _Ground • - The Sterling Construetion Co. Of Suddenly ,,.. 1 preparatory to paving the .lodd italles'• WindsOr has moved in raucia. equipment in Ontario at the north 4.1141. •of the 1)tualop-I,'ort YAINIOG,TIVER,. (jet 1,3..— Chief Albert airport road. once everything 4 Mr. Walter SaunderS, of OttaWa, of ., austice ;.VIalcolm; A. Maedonald, of the is In readiness for the laying Of the the -144°4° DeP-Lrtilieut of 1•11.01144LYs, , Was, the 'guest speaker at the regular British 'Oplunibia Court oflApPeal died hot asphalt it is expected that one- - . L-- . , ., , meeting of the Goderieli :Lions qub at sudd4nly. at his hOme l'iere today, 1-1 third •.9f a mile Per da cin b'done' the 4ctiford Hotel an PridaY evening. The Sterling- contraet aruounts to wt* sixty-six yeal's of age and had been , — . Mr. Saunders, member of a' well-IFnown 100, according.to Jantes liallantYner Goderich fiimily, has travelled exten,4 • Walter Saunders se • Addresses Lions . • Chief JustiOe M. A. Macdonald 'Gives Illustrated Talk on of British , Columbia Dies Highway Construction - in. indifferent health for some months. Born in IIuron county, qntario, he was edueated at tli.".theardine aml Gode- rich sehouls and later 'graduated from the University. of Toronto. lie was called to -the Ontario bar in 1900. M.P.P. Total cost, -taking into ' ate count workand material" provided by the Department of Dighwoes, • $67,000. Wife Sterlingeontract has re- cently beets extentled and now includes some of the mileage Which the Depart- ment originally intended to do itselts Mr. Maedonald came to • British but which it has given up Owing to Colunibia in 19(17, .settling at Cran- the Itheer"ti"t3' • • ' • of the weather The Department's cold -mix road" brook, where he, was junior artner in uortli from ,Durilop has now been com- a lay firm *until he came to Vancouver t i poste(' neerly to Sheppardateneaudewill Ile entered politics and was ap- '•. ' - be -finished in a few days. Latest advice Is that both hills approaching -pointed Attorney -General of the Pros Port Albert village and the highway vince In MO, :but resigued from . the s.,within the village'is to be paved. . Legislature the next year to return to The Sterling Co. has leased the private practice., e . triangular Garfey preperty at the Mr ,Macdonald was elevated 'to the northwest corner of the Blue Water Court et Appeal in 100,4 and became highway and the 4th.concession of Ash- (2.4inf Jimtiee in -1111y, 1940. - field, next to the airport, for two years. In 19134 ' the Provincial Government It has set up its plant there in con - appointed him as a •one-man commis- templation, it is said, of paving the siofr to' investigate coal and petroleum Blue Water to Kincardine, seine of it prices in British lolunibia. , Three this year . years later his report was tabled in the Legislature, noting that gasoline should. ---s— ,"(''' W -Cheaper in liriti.sh 'Columbia thh an Wat- Abouitbe- -elsewhere-in. Canada -and that Vin- - couver motorists should pot have t� • pay more thiiira8c.a" gallon for the G.C.I. Centennial. motor fuel. - — • A Provincial 'fuel 'control board /Ole Mr. Editor aud....,p0107.,citi,?4,,,,,e4 lowed and after a ,number of unsuccess- ask your attention to an „article in fur court actions brought by oil corn- ,pniessatackifig • the boa:rd's validity Tuesday's Globe and Mail. Principal to control, prices the oil distributors U. C. Wallace of Queen's University agreed to reduce gasoline •prices' Was outlining over the air the high. - gents .a gallon to the purchasing public. lights- of the centennial celebration r The late enief austiLe was married' 'being.heid in Kingston this week. He twice' first to 1Leatt, (laughter 'of ,G. T. :Baird of Andeveri N.13_, who died`tr"(;'''.-1-,1 tat '-"mia"°°611'1) in 1913Tree years laterhe mar- ttaii an,d-gown," and added that the b.uiluay for tee men in uniform was : he ried 'Ida Williams of .Gagetowe, 'Carporation of Kie'gston is_ to be hest, sa VA,t11" Sl1ee_.1'.U1 'affair and .w4s at. whb survives hine There • are four at a -banquet Friday evening . When the. teneeti by slisty-tive men from the 'Harbor, Port Aleert, and Clinton speakers weula einpheeize •the proe bky children, Mena ,(Mrs. Refinald Arkell)5 sietioes. gress of thought in these years auring'dil Alexander, james and Malcolm. His Mother, Mrs. .koh.n Macdbnald, resides which Queen'shad been doing its part ..11aelietyHalleteis beautifully decor ated fur tile occasion under the 'con- es an inetittition of higher learning. In Toronte, and\ two brothers and three 'Sisters also stfrvielexander BWe in ,Goderich and vidinity have yellerM -ship-of. rs. J. A. ;Graham. Miss. s" w: A. -Macdonald, Of Vanceuver; Mth ur- — come to knew at. our ,ColieJosie atmdersas the convener of the giate testi- doch Macdonald, at medicine Hat; tute also is one hundred years old. tea and musicale. • Iteiresintents were donated by the Members of the Ahmeek Is anything being done to -titark the Mrs., F. R: Charles and Miss Madge anti- Mapie ;Leaf ‘Citaptere theei:O. event other than the splendid work Macao ald, of Vencouver • Mrs , by the Literary Soeiety In issuing -D.E. • Oilmen) an(l!,4Miss •Katherine 'Mtiedoie d°11e Ildit a special Review"? Mrs. I). J. fLane " and• R. k, Torpnto. Chief Justice Macdonaldade hiLt not for the. Work done hi poured 'tee; assisted by M.rs. s! , Were last appedrance In—Court here oil n'-nr see6ndarY schools there could not W. P. iGallow; Miss ,Hazel Hartwell Oer , Mrs. . . ., , :e. . RPhelan, MrsCWebbMrsl ctob13rd, When he presided obe univensities to hold ver lel We have a board of trusteee7if line staff 6. tilowrie, Miss 'Etlith,AViiiianas,,• .Miss • Edith 'Weems and menthers of the trial in Admiralty Court. of teachers, a nuMber ,of ex -teachers, The. funeral Will" take plat* here •on 'Junior Red Cross, Miss Betty Falser, Miss Gail Saunders,' :1Iise Madeline Shat'ikleten. Miss Mary Gallow,. Miss "1.'atricia Craig and Miss--K.athleen Mac- • Ewan., • Those taking' Part iiUitt unesicale'. were Miss Niece. BogieeMess Madeleine - Lane, Mrs. W.-17:' Situndens, Mr. and Mrs. Sara Walter, Miss .Marjory Hays, Mise Claire Reynold, Mrs.. J. J..' Mc- Dougall, Mr. -J. F. Gillespie, "ilea Miss Pauline Me•Ewee, The Program con- , eltultel whir community singing. " I, • SCOUTS' . APPLE DAY BRINGS $136,34 sively in 'Canada and also in Europe. Ile was introduced to the meetiug by Lion W. Attridge:and the as the subject. of his ,address 'highway, Coif- etruction in Ontario," in vvhielt he dealt with the deseriPtion aedconstruction of the different types of roads.through- put Optario and their value in the •c o tin try's commerce • and in aiding the - war effort. Be also. spoke briefly ,ef the highways of Germany,- whicb he had the opportunity et seeing during his visit- to ;that Country in 1930. Mr. Saunders' said that he was' surprised to findmagnificent super -highways, twenty-nine feet in n'idth, all of which• Must have leeen laid with great care and ,accord,ing to, a very .delinite plan of construction. , Slides illustrating the modern high- way system of Ontario and of places of interest throughout Canada accom- panied the lecture. , At the (ewe of the address Lion Attridge moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Saunders on behalf • of the'Club for IBA very informative talk'. the 'winning Juvenile baseball team -and the junior team will be -the guests of the Club at dinner, and the players of all teams will be Mvited in after dinner in recognition of their participation in t 'games sponsored by the Club. AIRMEN*ENTERTAINED • • Thanksgiving . Tea and Musicale_ at gien by the •E'rnpire, Service'Club MacKay Hail On -Sunday • The inaussgiving , tea and musicale ,, residing in town, and not a few pupils Wednes•day: • • who have brought honer to our school. Chief Justice Maedonald was a 'Since the- (./e' ntennial Review came off • native of Ashfield, a son of the late the press one ,former teacher, Mr. John, MacdOnald, ,of the 12th concession Min the law courts; Judge-SWansen,' crassweller, and three men:, proininteft n of that township and Mrs acdonald ' S I new living in Toronto an advanced -Judge Holmeand now Chief Justice Malcolm MacDonald; have passed. We ii' -e. Ile attended iGoderich Collegiate' Institute and gave early promise of still have Chief Justice Robertson and •Bishop Seeger' with us and they no success in his chosen profession of the doubt. coUld be prevailed Upon to be law. Even in his y,outhful days he was ',present. should we find it, in. the few an ardent politician 'and, he -became a speaker et Outstanding ability and weeks still left, desirable to bolo some ••••• suitable function sueh as the banquet ES'e" held when "old boys and girLs"• Came froin far and 'near .; ' , . "A JUDGE OF HIGII ABILITY. todohonor to Dr!. Strang, in 1907: DT. " Wallace ended his talk wale:: .1 • ewe -gave a dollarI 1_, •_ Soine gave a dime, While -others gave a little sent— •'W a s -n 't that ;.-.;; Ise I hue : . The Boy thScoine and tile Cubs4desire.. to thank tlfe citizens of Goderitei and members. (If the Port Albert and Sky Harbor air • stations fore -the eupPort • • giveit them on their Appte -Day, drive laet Saturday. The to amounted tos1Ii44 gross, which will go a long . • . Vancouver,: Oct. It —Political lead -I -These are war years, and 'even when ers, intenbers ot . the ' bar and. the• we celebrate, We should do so in quiet-, pre'ss, 'joined in paS'Ing , tribute tAness and Simplicity, for the times are 1 difficult and will- 1*-- 4 -gills -mere difficult Chief Justice M. A. . Maedon a Id, who , as the 'dtfys go past." • Itewe fail to passed "away on on Monday. . mark thiseevent are we not:failing' in The Vancouver Sun says editorially : giving honor to, the memory of athose M. A. .Macdonakl, k'hier .Jus giving 'dideethe pioneer - Woxlc" that has tiee of the atel, Couie of Apiieal, died, given us dur fine..pollegiate Institute? at the week --end followinir career full' Re,s tf of action anti- dramatic interest Inth' • I his adopted Province. No raate loved ' British lOolueilda, more thafe by. NQ Man •was willing to make inelq; Per- sonal sacrifices ,Ter it. . • TWO-BM:EIS "R -Old "Coming' from,Ettetern Canada as' -it yoeng lawyer, he. quickly got Into AIWA- C. MINCH FOUND.' ,polities, where;he enjoyed a speetatee, la career, niarkedaisymore' than the PENTWATER, oet. 1:1.—A usilal number of stormy incidents, diver Inspecting the breken.hull of the During the years, 'pf. his membet)shie sunken Canadian grain carrier Anna Of the. Legislature, part of the time as -c• Minch. which foundered hi Lake _Michigan in a storra laet No4mher Attorney -general, he Was often •• the reported today he had feued two 'bodies 11, centre of some Sell of politicair battle° It was, here that his quality 'for intik- in the cetni Ttiniel.leilsltlm Iles In ing lasting. friendships aided his twa of •the Pentwater pier. ..Twentseseveli st natural gifts of oratory .and ilegged aboard the 'freighter lost their fighting :Spirit te make tmt-. -MT" ;Standing figure that he•beeanie. 1 4,0rip.PROBS" WAS RIGHT` —FVE „DOLLARS' WORTH ,. x. ' iv21.0 Vapernick is inure, 'than, ever convinced that a slweniaser should sties: to his last after an „experience he nad 14t Friday night Ano4 41 o'„elock trait night he was in "Mose' Robins' store. titiking_‘ over the eVen of tile day when a eellow-eountryinany 'Seleey, Bacon, here from England, with 'tile meteorological ,staff, entered tne stOre iyitn -1'11 wager nye dollars that it's going 14 ri,tin inside half 41.1 hour.' ' • 1Viitt, W1IU loves a Wager, went to the Trot door scanned the skieS, and re- turned te say, "The bet's o10 ' ,j -Che CWo men put Up their -money with Mr. Robins and waited, an eye on the clock. •Twent.y-live Minutes, passed and Mr. PaTerilleti was in high glee— but net for long. At • tWerity-seven minutes its began to sprinkle and at tweuty-nine minutes it was pouring. The weather man • collected the ten dollars and e,liortly after bid hie friende- . . good night. .._- 4,4 WHA.TELEY HEADS - WAR SAVINGS DRIVE ---- - Other Chairmen for Campaign Which . Begins October 20th l'ressure of business. has compe' lied Mr. .l. F. resign the chair.tuanship of the local war savings, N42 Had' Night on Ba.rricatied goad Cult Sark •,Disputants Can Settle the Case Between Theraselves AkOtorists drive en a barricaded road: uralecolastrUction4. At their Olin 4/44 -Magistrate Makins raled in weekly court last Thursday. after he had heard the , 'evidence in careless driving 'good, POrt Albert. The clifiege • ew,ii,aa:gteusanglausis.u.sot, teapora1 1:Ya,Iton, Th744' telinionY of ,Jack ),"‘"11:,401.1, driver 'for atedwttrd.s Wa$ that Oh the , :night of,uetoher he was forced over on a pile .grasel On the ISlue 'Water highway, north of SiteliPardten, to avoid it head-on collaion With a, fiar driven try Thurgood, the accused. lie' sltid the rialurgokid car wos coming: _right at him, -on its wrong side of the youd. As It was, there was ..a Side- swl,pe and $.230 damage was eauSed, 813o of it to the taxi. Thurgood sus-, tainea a fractured elbow ancrau officer.. in the taxi eui.fered head :Cuts. . thar'Ctrahlat ethe()hipoeeinrt lof11414141) able portion of the road was nineteen feet wide: There was plenty Of room to pass, he said. Skid marks on the road showed that the taxi had • travelled tlfty, feet and the Accused' e:ertitteates campaign. Elis resignation. car twenty-seven feet after the inyact. ,was accepted with -regret by the Board ,..vritThhke.,,,bsuonneggestriouthearf its--4,21'(>1.(1po'rlvhito‘htljhoP'ea'1144.mpailiggLlaillVhglAic'eli ,regaesr etoh tthhemhltigthlievfaxhadl:eewspe4 heiol 4P0,4.11 -14v1.1. until NOvemba ,20th. • 7- - opens on .october 20th and continue, from the -Witness WU:ion. However '• Mr: R. 'Whateley, a former man- tthhee itgthert-oardAvraaityt,edasthhaet when Ji ohne .htti of, Montreal, has eonsented to- assume ager of the local branch of -Should slacken. his speed vvith the lights the -Bank. oecasio.n, he saw no reason ; why he the responsibilities Of 'the .chairnaan- of Another ear aPProaching. slily of we campaign. Outer enairineu are; Industrial, W. (.3. Attridge; house- The Magistrate cominented that,it to -house, 1). E. teampbell; publicity, A. was an unusual situation. • Neither P. Wilkes. Addressiog between .700 and 800 Qatari° deIegateS at Toronto on Wed- nesday, .ilon. J. L. Ilsley, Minister of Finenee, stated it was becoming in- creasingly necessary for people in all •Wapiti -ot life to curtaif their ordinary buying so that more money should -be' available for war savings certificates. ;Mose who are now buying' certificates will be -asked to buy, -and tho.se who Are not buying ,should do so, if. 'at all possible. -People of small means can, protect themselves against the lean years that are bound to come after. the war when there will be lees em- Ployment," sai,d•;tlie Minister. --31r.---11sley added that about 1,400,000 • The three Windso'r yOuths . Who -- escaped from Huron County jail on the night of Monday, !October 6, and weres reeaptured dive hours later, did not appear ,in court, but were remanded for one 'week to -appear in juvenile ••1 "'" cotirt this T,hursday • on charges - of escaping from- prison by violence ant assaultiug Governor, J. 13. Reynolds ,motorest had any right. on the bar- ricaded road, which wa.s open only to local traffic,' to people lifing on the highWay, withIo other way of getting home. in this case neither' of the drivers came under this heading. A good detour road had been *provided for them. In the absence Wit guard at the barricades during the night they had chosen to take a chance and slip through the small opening left for local traffic. • "You can settle this 'between your- selves," said ills 'Worships disraissing -the ease. Thurgood- was not .ealled in' his defence. Remand for• Windsor Trio People are, helping the war asavings campaign, either by working or 'by buying certiticatee, but more , Are needed, and he expressed 'the conlideut oeinien they would he fortheoniing. , "Save every dollar by tending it be the Government antlevery dollar will abe returned to you with interest at the causing actual baily harm end of seven and a half years.'' • • The - three fifteen -year-old boys, ANOTRER, BUSY WEEK -ND: Eugene Rousseau, Bernard Sts Dennis AT THE WATERFRONT , 1,:.ourNessels Arrive with Over 600(t)00 Bushels of Grain The str. Bricoldoc arrived from Fort William On Thursday, -night with 1.60,is40 bus. 'wheat and 39,375 bus. feed -,sci;eenings. ' AV° in on Thursday night from Fort William was the .ti. Windoc, with 99,2130 bps. wheat. lIoth cargoes were for the elevator. Tbe, L. V. 112.1S.Se,y arrived Friday morning from Fort William with 41,600 bus.- feed screenings, '17,324i hus. oats and 30.001 bus. barley for the elev'atur •al.so' 20,000 'MIS.- oats for. the Western Canada Flour Mills., , str. Alguway arrived Saturday 'mellitus inns -Fort William with 195,- 000 bus. wheat for the elevator.% iMonday night the S. Hudson i_ta(1).:•sit.:(11,,stItligt1.it, trout .st..onol,,, and lett tor NVindsor after taking 1,41. 150 The tug _Ione Ross tCeptain D. G. arrivtel from Sarnia .on Tueseles 1,morninte towing a derrick which IA to be esed in eremoying loose resks from the harbor ba0n. •. 1 SAMIL OLIN ER IAM I I, PON,• • • .‘• • •S (1 UrllLg • Member...of the High 'School , tee present .1..eason. 'State 1881-188.5, • .. The -tally of eolies in the mousty-bextes A -good lawyer, heedevelopi et nto judge of high ability. lit wus le the -field where - politics and §tatecraft, • merged info legal theoey and sirastice that litesevelled and in thiu bis best work was done. With tremendous 6n- thusinsm lue thOw himself into the • inquiry --On•-tril and fuel initiated by , the Government .three years ago. Jle went deeply into that subjeet and his findings showed a trenfentlouse grasp Of the varied ramifications of a most c(impricated businea, 'It 7, --was not merely a legal that he turned out. What he atteWto produce was .avt/orttable sehedule that waild stand the everyday, test of operation of a great industry touching the lives • of numbers of citizens. Ile applied ideals of Iptildie reform ti,1 far as pose sible' to the legal poeition which he fon.0 exinted, paying as little atten- tion' as he eould to the techniealities of the mattk in hand. aimed' at •ale administration, of file law on basis .,of, the common good, so elearly and -simply stated that any layman could 'understand. he despised 55- anachronism a legal,,argument that might be teehnieally eorreot but was g UM questionable piddle, rlis mind and intention were legelistie ,enOugh, but he possemed a r6hust d0. are for the public good that over-, whelined- ntber eoneiderations. - "In ivlitiez, be had a great 6011se id loyalty to party friends, did this some- times caused him to be niVanderstood. But no Vablie man in British Ool- umbia during ifhl period wak) more • Two Goderich hose were lost on the • Anna (% Minch. The body of one, Sheldon (MaeMath, Was found at once. That of Dan Rose remained midis. covered:• a 7, MAGAZINEs° WANTED The 1.0.1).E. is laking for eurrent magazines, such- as Life, T.iberty., TimeS. 4.ifeLean's. Collier's, etc. (issue's not 'more than three months old 4. Fietion magazines, Red flook. Cos- mopolltan, DeeeefiTV--, I)i- gest,s and Geograp1ui'64 may be of any age, it in good ("4e-fdiffen. Please leave _the mtiozines in the basement (kf MiaeXtes Hall. • rPliey will be for - .warded to the armed forces. , „ • — 'ALLAN REOCH OF MANCHURIA • TO SPEAK IN KNOX CHURCH Dr. Reoeh, who has been in Man- churia, will give his educational and inspiring itteseAge, illustrated by • lantern slides, in -Knox ehureh leeture roomon Monday everting, Getolier 20th, at 8 o'clock, at the Thanksgiving meet- ing of the Arthur Circle. As, this is an 'open. meeting, 'all who4wish to hear Di. Reoch will begeordially weleome. . • Sillotbre in his desire to being 111111111-. lkift,WA: and prosperity to Ilia fellows. Ile IoV44,41 his 'adopted Province and was greatly Jealona. of Ito position in relation to the. .Canadian klon4tai0n- 1,vealth. fl±1itlah Colottukitt 111A better Provinee.for his,havine. lived in it and for the hard worklie' 4114 for it" " was as follews: 974 centers, 950 nickel, -491 gentles, 115 quarters and one only one -dollar bill. • „The Scouts would like to see nlore • silver. Tut : tut! a "AlcInto.sh Red is worth more than a copper: • , . FUNERAL OF LATE IL-GLIDDON AT THE "INTERNATIONAL" • Funi-eral services fir the late Richard • Glidden, whose" death occurred On 'Huron Represented at the Big Plowing' Thursday last at the home ofehls son,. Matekat Peterborough This Week . Alietrge Vinemount, Were held The international, plowing mateh is oe Sunday afternoon. 'A private ser- heingclicid this week ut.Petertiorogli conducted -by Roe H. C. Vernon, -and several young plowmen from Ihnem was held at the residence of his"daugh-, lily competing. George Robertson and ter, Mrs. S.- A. .liewitt, Mitchal, at I Billy hill, of Colborne townehip. are u'vjocks, V. fo1lowed'9e1er in' the in the .treetor. eltiee'; .Ilarvey tovie of afternoon by a public, Service in Vie (*milieu, Kenneth Duncan of leirkton toria street .United church, ,G'oderich, end Wilfred Me(jitaid ofeSeaforth are. where a large number of friends and eompeting in the siegle plow clas. fornte'r neighbors assembled. Arnong those from. this (=.0uhty -who Many betmtiftil floral tributes were are • spectators at .Peterborough this received, indicative of the high esteem •,eeek arie 3. C. 'slwarer: agricultural in which the Jare Mr. 'Glidden was representative, Clinton ; L. Cardiff. Ilrussels; J. I). 'flidmas, God*, rich; NV. 1.: Whyte, Seaforth ; Gordon NleGavin, Walton; lItigh 11111, 1tiissell 11111. •; Percy kketer ; Elmer • Robertson, 'Auburn ; aml flowers were Also -placed in lilieoria street chureh by members of the, eongregatIon. Rev, A. J. MeXaye had, charge of the second service., andir the sermon W4IS preached by Rev -Mr. Vernon' of •Mitchell. The church choir ROh0141 Wflhianis, Exettereele- • „ rendered tWo hymns during the service. The pallbearers were George Feagan, VICTORIA STREET W.A. N'elson Graham, Harry ShieldS; Mari. The monthly meeting of the W.A. of Shaw, Thomas Bogie and George Ful- Victoria streOt United ehureh was held ford. Interment was'inade in the Vol- at the parsonlve. Mrs. Phillips took borne township eetnetery. Those Who eharge of the devotional peried. The acted as bear'ers at the privAte service Opening hymn was • followed by a were ReCurtis, James NOrris, Wesley Scripture reading by Mrs. 1±. Good Iltarrks, Ralph Dicks Clifford Chowen frotil Matthew 2:11.8. Mrs. Vraig read and Dr. ac. W."McLandress. Relatives from Hebrews 7 A -S. Mrs. Phillips and friends 'were in attendance from gave a reading, follow-tol by prayer by Goderleh, Clinton, Ilbalmesville, Vine- Rev. A. J. MeItaye. •• Mr. Meltaye also addressed the gathering en the work of the chureb. Tile two groups under the leadership of Mrs. 11.,Good and Mre. E. Craig gave their reports. The W.A. has decided to cancel the hot fowl supper previously -planned. The Itie14 meeting .will 1* held at the home of Misl. It. Good. lIoste:eg,---Mrs. It. Good. Mrs, E. Good and Mr, 1. Adam. The meeting closed With the singing of the National Anthem, followed by, prayer -by MeS. treen. Mrs. MICaye, Mrs, Miatch and Mrs-. Baechlerservellunch and a .social hour was spent., mount, Stoney• Meek, WoodStoek, Mitehell and Detroit.. • THE MH ATER. The 'Maximum and minienum temper- atures for the -paq week and for the etirrespondinft week of last years were: • - 1041' I940 • Thurs., Get. 9 42 4,14 Oct. 10 50 40, 04 4t, Oat.. (bit. 11 ' ' 65 31 Oet.. 1254 60 57 Mon„ Oct. 13o 394 44 Tito„ Oct. 14 GI 49 62 -.43 Wed., 00. 15 „HAI' 91 O" and Orville West011, are already on remand for sentence In Comity'Judge's !Criminal Conef en charges of car theft— ; and robbery; to -which they pleaded' guilty. They, are to appear on Ottober 2.2 to hear ,their faleand it is „likely that' alt. offence.s will he dealt_ With when the difY of reckoning come,' Liquor 'Confiscated- Theodore illoey of Lucknow was ,fined $10 and costs' for having 'liquor other than -private dwelling, to wit, a private home in Goderich. As as: result -the Toivn 0± Goderiel 'has, on • hand 'a 4etbiek of sixteen quart 'bottles of whiskey. two gallons of wine and two cases of, beer. ChiefRoss had it su.picien the bboze was to be - used for bootlegging purposes, but the Pollee arrived teo soon to, prOVe, it. It was unopened. • ••, In the Seaforth court William Rell. 'of Clinton was lined $20 and vests for the theft of an electric light ;fixture froth the Dick. House, Seaforth. It waesrecovered- from his car outsidethe- Just-another souvenir, but an expensive one. • Nelson Westcott of 'Clinton was fined .$20 and'eoste for "having liquor itt other than his private dwelling. OgE ASSESSMENT APPEAL Goderich Salt Company the Sole Ap- pellant/ to Court of ReVision councillor J. A. Graham, chairman of the municipal Cotirt of -itviion eame mighty (-lose to getting l'er him- self a pair of, white gloves' in "his first year bn the Town COunell. VVhen the d%adlibe fax receiving appeals against the 194.1 'assessextent was readied On Tuesti! night only one appeal had one appellant, with two complaints. The Goderich Salt Co., Limited, 16 the lone applicant. This company lit appealing that its assessroent,'Iovvered la.st year frem $100,009 to $80,000; in still to() high. The Conapany ate complains that thb assessment of the Goderich Elevator Co., Linaited ($200- 000), is tee low in comparison ,With its) own. - -The Gate of the- sitting of the Court ' of •Revision has not Ian axed. W 'E,.STMINSTER GUILD The Westminster Obild • of Knox Preqbyterian ehureli met in the lecture room of the ehureli on Tuesdtq eVen- lug. Mary MaeleaY (115e1tk:A41 the tapir* of the t ud y 'book, "Little Stories of JOSAIN," and eonducted 4a Ilible quiz. Arra gesm t were made to meet at the church at p.m. on beenli ed. At least there Was only .4.14.tobt,r ?list for the purpose of atteful- ing a young people'is rally 'at Clinton.. Meniliers offered to • assist the fellow - NMI) committee, in gettinp: new mem- bers. The itIVOtinft clowd with. ate ;National Anthem. 0• •• -LONDON MASONS 'HERE • Porty members of 'Union Maconle Thmlon, were guests at the meeting of Maitland Lodge en Tueisd** 'evening at the:afasonie 'Ample. After an enjoyable banquet for Ow vigitorst there was community f31nging led bir 'Mr, 3, . calla*. ,