The Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-11-20, Page 1Combining The Goderick Signal and The Goderieh Star
GODERICK,ONTARIO, %THURSDAY, NOVPUER 200, 1941
,
ATE VASSMORE OF USBORNE
CHOSEN AS WARDEN OF HURON
County Council Proposes that Alexandra Hospital, Goderich, Be
Renamed in honor of "Tigei" Dunlop, First Warden of
Treasurer Forecasts Surplus of Over $10,000
.e True to *diction, T. Percy PaSse,
•
more. 'Reeve oftriboene Township, was
eieeta Warden at Tuesday Afternooe's
,
•
oPen-Ing meeting' of the November ses:',
Wolk ef.PlrOn Cieun'U teeninell, sucepea
• Aug.. the late: James Leiper. He Will
bold office until a ne,W 'warden is elected.
at the January session
The'Lilferals were not long in eaucus`
before they returned with the name
of " Mr. Pasemore, ruuner-up to Mr.
Leiper, last tJenuary, and Council in
open sessiOn made it unaniMous on
motion of Reeves Redenotiel• and -Doi:-
• ranee.
- Reeve Bownien of Brussels, aa ex -
Warden, escorted the new *chief naagis-
trate of -the County to jus chair on the
• dais, introdudieg 'him; as a goed
executive and a Xaleminded ad-
• Ministrator, ° •
• Judge T. XI:Costello administered the
. oath of office. His Honor said the
present was not the time ,for light ref
° marks, He said et was a nice gesture
•- for - Council to appoint the runner -Iv
to the late Mr. Leiper, to whose memory
Ise paid tribute, extending condolence
to the bereavedfamily. •
In estpressing his thanksto his cons
treres for the Confidence they. had
•plifeet '711-111bWardelf PaSsraOre alg •
• offered condolence to Mrs. Leiper and
, family, also te the- faraily of the late
Fred. Livermore, Reeve of 'Clinton. Be
• expressed pride tlurt Captain R. S.
Hetherington, torn:Ler reeve of' Wing -
ham, ••had joined the active tfighting
'forces. One minute's 'silence was ob-
'served for Me,ssrs. Leiper and Liver-
more.
The New Warden
,Warden Passmore has been ten years
in municipal politics, sit -aS conncillor
• of Usborne' and four years as, reeve.
A comparatively young raan, he farms
-three hundred acres on a -,big scale,
feeding over seventy-five pigs and
• one hundred head -dr cattle. Himself
an expert plosiman, he has alwaYs
• taken a keen interest plowing
matchee, both he and his Two sens
competing. Ells youngest son, Ebner,
• has been on the county tractor team for
two years in Provincial and interns-
,. ,
• .tional competition. As a member of
• the Agrtcultural. committee he ha,d:
•much to do with securing the Interim-
• tional match for Iturcin county next
Year. Before her marriage his wife:
t• 's Was Edna Dunning. Besides his two
!Wife and Ebner, there is one
• daughter, Alice. 'The .fanaily attends
..Thames Road' ;United church.
County Clerk Norman, Miller pre-
sided over preliminaries. He welcomed
Reeve j. Evans of Wingisam and Reeve
INV..Trewartha to 'Councils---VheY
succeed diggsys. • !Hetherington • And
Livermore respectively. He noted the
!absence through illness- of Reeve, A.
* Alexander of 'Grey and's:Reeve Bober.
•°:„Turner of Groderich, from both of whorif
• timely letter's were read. Mr. Miller
,• said that Mr. Leiper was the first
warden to die in office in -the County's
_hundred year is of incorporation.
. Motions Adopted.
• Motions passed included,:
• Bowman Trewartha: That the
• namee•of Reeves Alekander and-'2Urner
. be placed on the pay sheet for this
session. 'Carried. , ;
•Grain—Weirs That the sympathy of
• (Innen ,be extended to the family of
e - late James Porter, former 'reeve
Turnherry. Carried.-
Gamble—Weir :, That the name Of
• Reeve Redmond be anbstituted for ,that,
- of Reeve 'Hetherington on the executive,
. police and Children's Aid committees
and the name of. Reee Trewartha be
subetiteted for that the late 'Mr.
Livermore on the etecutive committee.
Carried.
•
-Rathwell—W-ilsenss -That the name
"Huron Conity Home" be Isubstittited
for "Huron County 'House of Refuge"
In that institution'e bank acconnt.
-.Carried. -
Tuckey—McDonald: That letters of
condolence he sent to the families of
-• late Warden ILelper and, Reeve Fred
Lfsermore. !Carried.
There was a heavy list of COYrespond-
ence, but most of it WM: in aeknovvledg-
anent zof previeus letters and resolutions
sent out and was ordered filed,
' • Winter Road Plowing
, A motion that is bound to provoke'
einueh debate came from Grey- town,
Ship brixiich of the 'Federation -of Agri-
culture, asking_ the cessation of Winter
rsade plowing. ...With the nioneyr that
would he Saved the resolution suggest
that a r'esei've • be_ set • up., for ; publi
works after. the- war to give employ-
ment to returned sOldiers. It was re-
• fer"red -to-tlee roads committee.
The 13C. entomologist* reported
that corn borer damage in Huron
had degreased. frOm 46 per eent, in
• 1940 to 19 per cent. in 1941, eyving
chiefly to the dry .sprihg and slimmer
• seasons this- year, • . •
Ceuncil was reminded In a letter
from. Hon: 'Harry .Nixon, Provincial
igeers!ttary, that. the Sheriff .had tern-
plete , charge spf. the county Jail and
,that salaries of all.offieereemployed are
• fixed by the Lientenant-fGovernor4e-
Council. . .•
The Minieter of Welfare wrote that
Se-Ciovernment will Pay 75 per cent.
I the fuel bills of women on niothers'
allowance, sabiect. approval of• the
localrelief officer, '
Appreeiation was expressed to the
,C,ounty for . the work It already had
done on 'the road from No. 4 highway
leading' to .NO, 42 Centralia,
• end.. asking further •to -operation Witla
eentractors. The letter was signed by
Evan'g, (aipervitang
•'engineer. -
Oran& Seticited
A Clinton deputation-, composed' af
W It Whyte,-vresident of the Lialifi
' Mb; AleX, Ciladdy, Vresidenta of the
Clinton post a the Canadian Legion,
and i8quadren Leader Warrington' of
No. 31 Nadi° 1001001, asked for $2000
1 0, OUNTY ,`,COUNCIL
•,, ,. MAICF., S GRANTS -
County Coencic, this ('Phursday)
morning approved"- of cash ' grante,
recommended by the Warden's ,cora-
mittee,° as follows:
• $1600 --Radio Technielans' School,
Clinton, for equipping the theatre.. CA
similar grant was made to Port Albert
school early this year.) ,
— Sky Harbor Elementary
School, for providieg conderts in the
lounge room of the hospital.
$100 To assist. in steCking the
'canteen of the corvette ."Goderich."
$1700 ---To the Navy !League of
Canada.
No action was reported on the
request ofthe Junior Red Oross of
the IGoderich Collegiate Institute.
It was recommended tc„ the Depart-
ment, of National -'Defence that a de-
stroyee be built in Canada and named
"Huron."
with ,which, to equip the theatre at
the...airport. It was pointed out that
a grant, had been made, to Port Albert
airport for the same purpose, amounps
ing to $1560. • , „
In his remarks SL. Warrington
said 'that the. had 'been all over thes
world and that he had never „found
people more willing to help than in
this area. • •
Reeve "I'uckey of Exeter warned
Connell that the new sehool at Cen-
tralia would- likely be after a similar_
grant. .
Rev; D. J. Lane, chaplain at Shy
Parbor, asked for a grant or. the
elementaree school To provide sOme
things that regulations prevented a
private company from buying. kle
emit:aerated twelve writing desks with
limps for the airmen's lounge roots
a Washing Machine,' refrigerator' and
two hot •plates for the hospital, a
bookcase and -a coupleo1easy chairs,
fewsSit bgerWitiOns to magrusines and
a small., radio for the hospital. He
asked for $360 and. as much more as
Goiiuoil eaw fit to •give.
eeefuests were 'referred to the
Warden's Committee, which administers
the $27,500 patriotic fund representing
one-half mill of the County tax rate.
The following statement on this fund
was issued to members :
• Disbursements fOr War Effort
Navy "League • Of Canada
(grant )
$ 300 00
Greek War • Relief Fund
('grant) • 100 00
exss-re-----•, • -
child guest to • Toronto)- 400
Grp. Capt.. P,, XS. Robertson, ,
(grant R:Zik.F.) 1560 40
'Canadian War iSeeerices Fund
(grant) ' '2000 00 ,
'Salvation. Army (grant) '2000 00 -
Toronto Telegram (grant to
• War Victims' Fund) 500 00
War.; Service -Executive
(grant)
0000
4Squad.sLeader, Dean (grant '
te 11..A.F, Hospital ).. 1 200 00
Red Cross Society 10000.00
Clinton War !Services (grant) 500 00
Hensall and Exeter Legion •
(grant) s. • 50000
Empire 'Service Club (grant) -490 00
Queen'S Canadian Find
(geani) • 300 00
99th Battery recruiting cam-
paign (aecounts) ' 78 05
•lreTal 478504 25
•.,,, Motions
Motions passed *Wednesday morning
were:
Bowmairs-Trewartha : • That Messrs.
!Scott and Erskine bo, a -committee to
• purehlase a suitable memorial gift or
Mrs. Leiper, widow of the late war-
den. Carried.
GaMble-:-Rathwell: That $100 of
the $125 honorarittna' of the late 'Mr.•
Lelper be Paid to his widow and the
remainder to his •successor, Warden
Pasemere. Carried.
A bylaw was passed enumerating a
Ion g list of permanent CountY em-
ployees, road worker, stenographers!,
pollee court feporters, etc., as eligible
under tbe Unemployment Insurenee,
Act, ' - -
The Children's Aid &elier•ty report,
which was acceptetl, commented on
the saving effected: by the closing af
the ;Shelter, and 'stated thut by the
raising of the .grade from "D" to
"O't th:e Society wortld earii $1000
grant this year instead of $500 last•
'year. Thle year there bad Iheen four-
teen legal, adoptions of weeds, a verY
high percentage. Three had been
married and -ether 'wards were 'now
,earning their own living. •
, 9
• 'The report commented : "Huron
Comity hag; a 'proud reCord, Our
soldiers' famiflea have •carried on at
home without the Moral support of a
father• in a steady, normal manner.
ThIR has not been So In many other
cotintiee where ward actien has been
neceSsary in many eases 'where chit-
diten have been • neglected.. • or 410.•
Serted." - • 4,
, Eelvvards and Mrs. Mary
Chaffee 'both spolte to the report and
answered questions. '
' There, is. a movement on foot. tb
change the name of. Alexindra.4arine
and 'General ilospital to "Dr. Dunlop
MeMorial Itoepital." ()Minty -Council
has Peat the following resolution, un.
aninunisly adopted, toi the prolier
4fithorilies "
11 Daker—Alowmart:' We rAggey.t as a
Mark of .1Ittron County'S ,centenifiall
#
Tlf4 )".)9NEY RITAL
11. Notable Musical Event of • the Near
Future• in Ooderieh
If Goderieh has :not *eared ,on
the musical map of Canada heretofore,
it will, assuredly tae it prominent
position there on NOVember 28th, svhei
jean Haig." Dorsey, and rite -Lt. liarVey
limey of Termite wilr give a, .,..eong
reCital in 'North street -United chnrch
under theauspices of the „Godericia
Music Club, 'Sine taking overduties
as .M.O.satSlry. Illarber -F1ts(14. (Drc),„
Doney has taken a :keen interest- 1W
the muSical !affiairS of Goderich, giving
generously of his art Upon many
casions and extending tangible helwas
well as encouragement and inspiration
to our local talent. Prior to joining
the It."0.AN„ Drponey was solOist at
Sherburne street'United chnrclis*Tor-
onto, and he is known to, radio
listeners . thiCrughout the ,Prevince.
• Mrs. Doney., at present giving weekly
broadcasts over (.5144,4 has a radio
futile to equal that of her infshariti.
She is also soloist at Rosedale Pres-
byterian church, Toronto. The pro-
gram will comprise art songs, popular
operatic excerpts, light comic songs
and rousing duets, not. to forget the
good old national !favorites of the
Scots, Irish,' etc. There -will be piano
and organ interludes by"Mnsic Club
members, Mervin tSnyder will he the
acconipanist. .
The Goderich Lisie 010, has risen
very rapidly to prominence and is now
affiliated with the Ontario Music'
-Teachers' Asneiation. It -has unde -
SIONALSTAlt* BROUGHT
titriOX RESPON13E
From the oMee of the Consul 'General
of Chile at „Ottawa4, •
Feliu C'oasul General.
of Chile, is very ob4ged, -Indeed for -
The, ISignal.,Stars reproduction :of
Chilean Press .'$ervics'S „item On Mr.
!Tolin*Longworth„,
is pleaSed to extend bis con-
gratulations to the tditor for the re -
lits be immediately obtained. We
now have particulars on "1r Long-
sworth's death '(.1!.83) Sent int` one. a
The' Signal-Ster's readers. They heve,
been sent to Mre. Longworth Brower
(insehile) and she Will undoubtedly
thank The Signa14Star as the writer
d es. Three cheers for The Signal -
Star and Goderich
"Ottawa, -November 17, 1941."
MEMORIES OF OLD LONDON
Address bY Rev. R. , TUrnbull- to
° Ceara' Home anti School Club
TheAtlentriti Horae and School Club
met in the school on Thursda.y evening,
November leStli. Bryans'
room was aceorded the prise for having
the most motheis present. In the
absence of Mrssrarsons, convener of
the war work, Mrs. Baxter thanked the
ladies for their generous support and
help. Sile also readen letter of thanks
fr.bm Toronto tor the last box of cloth-
ing sent.
The clothing made and donated since
-the-previoue, Meeting eme, on -display• in
-taken -a -policy Of'inntrical. crusading the library of thechool.and was as
in Goderich and in all Huron- county..
Plans are being 'made for sponsoring
t 7:tests and other activities to .stianu,
interest timottge young Music
Students, It IS hoped that the resPonse
of the communier will encourage7 the
Club to -further its activitiee and
.bning Goderich :the reputation of
•"a =sisal Own."
,
•
w.comy.- -MEETS
The regular meeting'of the W.C.T.U.
was held at the home. ef .Mrs. Green-
slade, Brock' street, on Tuesday, with
a good,etteridance. The opening hymn
was followed NT,L She reading of Psalm
34eby• Lieut. Davis, who also gave .a
fine address on • the .Psalin: ' 316.
Milligan led in 'prayer and the • de-
votional .period was 'conclueled with
• another hymn, , • The • business was
taken by Mrs. Phillips, ' Wiz an-
nounced that $25 had been spent Mr
blankets and a Gina and $25 had been
sent to the British War Viet' s' Fund
eration.
us meet -
the Red,
Id at Mrs.
and $50 to the Temperance •
It had been decided atare:
ing to hold , teas, in aid '6
Cross, the first one being it
Moierar's home. Palmenston 'street, and
$4.30 being realized. Skperts of the
Federation meeting held at Seaforth
recently were given by • Mrs. !Phillips
and Mrs. Milligan, who gave in -part
Dr. DeMille's address. Arrangements
were also inede to send Christmas cheer
to those in the jail. The meeting
closed with' the theme song arta_ • •
by .11.r.A, Freeman. -Testy,' refreshments
were served by Mrs. Greenslade.,
PRESS DAY TROUBLE
The iSignal-Star's mechaeical staff
struggled for hour's. on publication day
last week vvith a.,balky press, and when -
at last the mechanism „vvils righted the -
usual mails had been missed. ,Better
luck this week, we hope.
Flying Officer O. WE. Crawford of
-London headed 4 recruiting unit of the
witich 'visited Goderich on
Monddy. A. number of prospective
recruits were interviewed.
Mayor Brown is heading a party
ofeGoderich citizens who are, going to,
Toronto tomorrow (Friday) la. be pre-
sent at the departure; ktf, the corvette'
"Goderielh" xon stiv,lee. 9
Mrs. W. Ross Thompson..is in reeeipt
.dfe_a cablegnm from her husbantli
ThornpsdnAf the •11..C.A.
F., announcing his arrival in Great
Britain. Mrs. Thompson aid two sons,.
Martin and Timothy, are with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Martin:
that the name of Goderich's' 11o8pital,
which is Alexandra "Marine and Gen-
eral, ,;be changed. to Dr. Dunlop
Memorial (Hospital in honor of 'heron
Oeuntyte firet Warden.`) Carried. -
Wa ton IShaddick : That this
Connell recommends that all hospitals
receiving a vent. from •this County
Council" ha ve elteif aceountS audited fiy
the Municipal &editor or „auditors, in
order - that 511 liespitalreffortS be Coin-
plete. Carried.
, -County Finances ,
The financial statement of TreasUrer.
Erskine from January let to Oetober
31st and eetimates for the letfance of'
the year coneluded with the, 'follow-
ing "romment :
"48st:tiling that the County high-
ways will Live ,within theik estimates
and the deficit at the County Home is
provided for in the Otteral •account,
• It would -appear that there will be a
.surphis in excess" of $10,000. When
you consider that this was worn-
selished after droViding for a new,
Water system and Aire 411arrn &Mem
at the County Come that were not
• ineltuled in the estimates, it ewe been
it 'very good year.
. "Mogi- of the comMittees' have lived
within their estimates AdminiStration
of justice: has been lower than last
year—about $2,000. Hospitals will
exceed the estimate,ahant -$1,000, Tin"
Children's ,A,id igoelety Will draw Jess
than the estimate. -- •approximatedy
04100 less' than lasit year. •ThiR was
due to cloOng."the fOlzeiter and the
inereased grant ,,froni the l'rovince
throtigh higher rating. The toddle
vehool !,grants cotne through_
as yet, and we can only) entimate what
they Will be. The large" amount of
surplua aecouitted for by -the un.
egipended 'balance , War effort ae-
Count."' ' •
'follows: -Bablest-3 nightgoWns, 8
diapers, 2 bands, 1 dress,. 3 bonnets, 4
,jackets, 4 palrehoottees, 1 pair mittens,
1 crib cover, 7 wash .clothse children's -
14 pair panties,.2 nightgowns, SI pair
stockings, 11. dresses, ,4 slips, '10 sweat-
ers, 1 -pair slippers; girlst-1 leather
jacket, 14 skirts, 6 blouses, 0 sweaters,
2 pair 'bloomers;boys'-3 pair trousers;
1 ehirt, 1 sweat shirt, 1 coat, 1 pair
mitts; ladiest-2, dressee, 1 Knock.
Mrs:' 'Batter reminded the inembere
that' ae the need for .clothing was very:
great All who could help were asked
to de ao. •
: Helen Aikenhead sang a solo en-
titled "Jeanie" and Mary • 'Joyce
Straughan played a .plano solo, "The
Flower 'Song." Mrs, It. Wilson read
very effectively "The Soldier Tramp."
Rev. R. H. Turnbull was the, guest
speaker and ehOse as his Sopic "Itn-
perishable- Memories of 0,1d London."
Ile gave a _word -picture ef,importaee
places, in London, -from- the • tomtit
standpoint and also told of the great
destruction that had been caused by air
bombing. These old buildings that had
been. blotted.. out would Hee,- he said,
in the memories of the people of
Britain, as would also the men who
had fallen in defending them.
M6. Erskine moved a vote of thanks
...to the speaker and others who had
'taken part in the program and the
.leeeting wee, elosed with the singing of
the National Anthem.
NEWS OFTHE AIRPORTS
muddle. of Sky 11-Xarbor ,:veta.," called
to 'Foroato this week for consultation
on plans new under preparation for the
enla rgement . of • the.. airport. No .an-
.
,nouncement was made.
•
With the ...advent of fine weather
•work has been resumed at the Cen-
tralia; 'Grand Bend and St. Joseph air-
port projects, held up by rain anti'mud
for a! time • -At-{,e' ntralia the Russel
'Construction Co. worked night and day
this week. 'Concrete •foundations and
floors were, poured for six •hangars
while the •going was good, and rapid
progress hats been made on numerous
other buildings. The company hapes
to have its contract esompleted by
February. A start ale° has, been made
on excavation for water and sewer
mains.
The Lions- ChM of Clinton is tonight
tendering-a,r,''Thanksgiving dinner to
Rentals Fixed
by Judge Costellolill
Reduction in One Case—Irt ,Three
Others Increases Made as
IfeqUested ,
One, rental is reduced. and three are
confirmed 'in. Jadgmenta just handed
down by Judge T. Oestello, sitting
as a local committee of one for thg" Matheson,: of Ashfield, was elected
2. president Raymond liedniond 41-F t
rentals adminietration of the Wartime ' 0„-- s
i'riceS-an4 Ttaties Board. Gordon ot Blyl)th, treasurer
in
In rethicing.the rental of a heuse on Dr. Pinlayiion, fonnerly of Ripley, now
EAt3e3i street owned by Mr. and, Mrs; of the Royal Canadian eAernix Medical,
James Johnston of which the tenant 'C'uPs Toronto, was" the, former'
Is Carman W. Smithers, the applicant: Mrs. Robert Davidson of Dungannon,
His Honor comments that he made an first vice-president' of the Aesocietion
'home. (led • tie t° °
inspection of the premises, a stucco . •
pies' ovet e mee mg,
_
"It is a fairly large house and.
whether the -present monthly rate ($25)
is fair or not it is more than the
tenant canstfford to pay. • The house is
not in -n. good state of repair, No fault
was•found by the tenant with the fix-
tures and decoreitiou, he complaining
mostly of faulty, pluMbing, and a leak-
• ing roof and the condition a the floors.
There is a fair garage on the property,
two henhouses and A fafr garden. . A
good tenant could make the front lawn
•,lnuch more attractive.
"The landlord's -outlay, according to
evidence, was $2800, but the Property is
assessed for only $1000: It le, on the
assessed valne, the state of repair and
a comparison of rentals that I say the
rental of , this house should be -$20
-menth, start--NOVerdWr,..10t1i. and
lietals," to be shown at the Capital
this Is contingent neon the landlord'
these repairs net he made by December
rePaking the roof and toilet. Should Theatre,' tiederich, on November 24th,
25th and 26th. Along with an ex-
Ceptionally entertaining regular, pro -
10th the tenant can again bring the
gram, moviegoers will get 'a dramatic
matter rip fee reyiew."
"close-up" of the coniplicafed Machin -
In the remaining three caees the
applicants4were all landlords Who asked
s'er31'triViannga tsithiltledandmaditttp3o,Wteor speed
dich thi:
:th.ata maximum. rental be fix,ed. The
applicatibbs were ipot apposed:' ste.adY flovv of military vehicles to Erti-
• pire armies. Perhaps- the most spec -
The building owned TaY L. L. Knot on
East street, occupied by W. P. Johnston taeular of these modern wer-making
ae _haeber _shop sressidene%,jse. If), machines is the Universal gun carrier,
be 'raised .from $12 to $15 e month WIder-t-iiiireU-OVef
foadless terrain at better than forty
"to commence with the instalment of a
.bathteb requested by the tenant." miles an hour with a machine gun crevv,
Rental of a house on Gibbons street ammunition end supplies. The film,
occupied by Mrs. Gordon Murray and shows how these and other military
owned by Miss Eliza 'S. Fraser was vehicles are put through. gruelling
confirmed at $14, ale increase of two tests. en a. 'mock battlefield" 'located
• dollars a month. • A Regent , street at Windsor, Ontario:
house owned by the same landlady and
occupied by Robert Vitilliaras was in-
creased from $10 to $12, a month..
NUROli:BRUCk .LIBERALS'
Vaeant Offices 1,101 Set Date fe
hatimall Meeting
Liberals of the Provincial riding of
'Huron -BMW Will hold 4110"r -enema
Ineeting at Wing11a1n .on Fridey,
'November 28, at 1.30 pea.
a -meeting of the exeeutive of the
AssOeiation held at Wingtom On Fri-
day evening, thre vacant offices. in
the Asseeiation were Murdoch
president.
EMPIRE FIGIVIING
1VIACItINES ON THE SCREEN'
Canadit'e interest having been in-
trigued by .glinipses of fleet gun car-
riers, squat artillery tractors and other
military. vehicles speeding aromed
countryside • and through .the roto-
gravure sections, the National Film
Board has Produced a timely, inform-
ative min release which shows how
,Oanadian workers are eturnieg out
"fighting. machines for libipire fighting
men." ° This fast-moving revievv of an
importariephase of Canada's war effort
is featured in the current "Canada
Carries . On" release, "Strategy of
VICTORIA STREET W.A.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W.A. of Vktoria,-street ;United church
. ,
§01E4YXVIS'$ •I*11:.PDRES$-. ••wa-s held atethe hone of Mrs. R. Geod. -
'A Splendid address on the Keswick • '
miss Dee Mrs. R.' Phillips had charge of the
'Conference Was given' by
Somerville at the regular Tuesday devotional period. The meeting opened
•meeting of ;Knox church young people.,etwitli . the been'il i"Dwelling in -Beulah
Mis,s Somerville, explained that the iLand." A .aumber of readings were
-main purpose of the vonference is to gaVen: "A Message for! Every Day,"
provide spiritual 'as well as physical' by Mrs. Byron Wilson; eltesponsibil-
,eefreshment for as'. many -people as it y and- False 'Gossip," by Mek•M.-cKaye;
possible during elle' Monthe from June- -A•Good Deed," Mrs. E. Craig; Time
to September. Exeellene accommoda- and theyraper.Mements," Mrs. Beeen;
tiOn. provided for al/ guests in the -Air Raid Victims," Mrs. George
lodges at ,Ferndale on 'Lake RoSsean, Baechjer ; "Wit and 'Wisdom " Mrs. R.
.Muekoka. .Dr. Bingham, who spoke in Phillips. Mrs. Phillips offered prayer,
•,Goderieh two years ago, iscsthe founder_follewed shy a _hymn-. The_ president,
Mrs. Breen, then' teek over the. business
part of the. 'meetichg krrIn ,einen 5.
were mude for a rummage sale, and the
ladies" planned for a erokinole party
on December 4th, Mrs. Phillips closed
the meeting with prayer. The next
meeting. will, be held. at. the, cburea,
when there wilt •be an election of
officers. Mrs. iGeeti and her hostess-,
served a lovely lunch -and a 'social hall-,
,hour was spent at the tea table.
of the Canadian Keswick 'Conference.
Miss Soxnerville's address was_ II:
lustrated with colorful -lantern slides
and movie 'pictures. Miss Mary McKay
add :Miss Gertrude Haist sang one of
the . favorite* hymns :of Keswick. A
solo by E. Castledine', 'LAC., was inuch
enjoyed by those present. - The meeting
(dosed with the singing of the National
Anthem and prayer by Rev. D. J. Lane.
'An invitation is extended to the young
People to attend next week's meeting.
•
.BROTHERS IN Ant, FORCE
The Montreal Gazette of recent date
has Pictures ,of two brothers, Pilot
'Officer II. P. Kerrigan Atel Pilot .0fficer
‘G, M. Kerrigan, sons of Mrs. 'Harold
-eKerrigan, 387 Roslyn . avenue, West,-
• mount°, who. are- 'both serving in. the
EmPlee's air forces. The youngsiiien
are grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. 0. E.
;Fleming of town. PO, . P. Kerrigan
reveived• his wings and eommission on _-
July s4 and. then took an advaneed
navngatiort course with the at
Americans new at -the---Radio Schoel,
(harlottetown. He is going oversea8
today -being the Thanksgiving heliday
•
-
'HOLLAND—MILNE' • ,
A, pretty wedding; took place- on Sat-
urday afternoon, November '15thi at
2.30 o'clock, a tt.the 'home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Milne, ,
Waterloo street, when their daughter_
Lilias 'Robertson became the bride of
Roy Clarke Helland, son of.i, ,and
Mrs. Clifford .Holland, •also of 09de-
rich. •Rev: 'Lams pastor of Knox
Prwisyterian chnreh, officiated'. The
iiride -Wore • a bitte Wool dress :with
Matching hat and her corsage was of
Talisman roses with bronze enturis and
forgeOme-nots. She was a t tended by
Grain Traffic of
° 1941 -Sets Record:,
This Yeses Receipts Heaviest
Jn ilistory of Goderioh o
Elevator
Congestion" at seaboaed volute is
aaing' up the flow of traffic thug*
Lake and Bay port elevators and Wesel
arrivals are not so frequent at .00de-
rich, although eninth elOmestie grain Se
going through- the lecal-eleveter On -the
Federal free freight moVement to pre -
timers of cattle, hoge,•slieept etes for
British contracts,
Cargo deliveries in the PuSt 'w• k
Yaw' !F'riday, 1$uperior, 114,000
bas. wheat and oats; Ituesday, Prindoe,
214,000 htteewheat eloday--(TeursdaY)e
F. *. Massey, 106,000 bus. wheat; Sol.
kirk, 5(000 busl-wheat- •OVite &OM),
Flour '
u-A000lNiskeis a the Prindoc's cargo
was unloaded at the Western 'Oaneda
Grain. deliveries at the Transit
elevator. in seven months this- Year,
from. the opening of navigatitha, April'
14th. to November 15th, were 10,09,101
bushels, exceeding the result of any
previous year in the Company's forty-
three Years of operation. The previous
best years were: 1022, 17,459,040 bus.;
1024, 18420,340 pus.; 1040, -16,285,802,
bue. -There is stilk ,Another three weeks
or more, to go before navigation closes,
N'vhich; with winter cargoes' to be stored
afloat, should Pet the year's reedit well
up to 21,000,000 bushels. • -
Excavation of the shattered ,portion
of concrete wharf abutting the west
side of .the Western 'Canada. *Flour
Mills' marine tower has been completed
down to the water's edge; Abe old
portion being replaced with a heavier
type' wall and base. Similar ;. replace-
ment will be effected at. the ,ettaterly
side of this tower-' The work is being
done by a. Federal Government crew
• under the direction of Reg. 13'raeer,
lotaleforemari. "
The new range lights recently in-
stalled by the Department .of-Maritte
are, pronounced a vast improvement
over the old' discarded type. OaPtain
Frank MeCarthy of the ete. Massey,
.who has delivered twenty-one cargoes •
at Goderich already this year, reports
the lightseto be excePtionally penetra-
tive and visible for at least ten miles
from shore. • •
Shelter for Small Craft
A, petition. has' been -.directed to the
'Department'of Nrblie,Works at- Ottavva,-
asking that a charieel be provided.
tbrough the gravel ramp which affords
PedwiLsft.ellaronmaccethsse.tot otritteh wheinateerh .t.no mooring
petitioners Are fishermen and motor-
boat -owners' who nee the sheltered
ha.sin at that locality for rodoring their
• craft. ,•It has also ;been used for moor-
ing seaplanes arid with prevailing con-
gestion' the desire is to make available
en area north of She ramp as large as
that now a-failable to The south. The
Government engineers look favorably
uponethe_ requestebut see a bettex_Plaea
of accornnapdating these craft if -the-
idea can be worked out. This. would -
be to level off and straighten up Ship
Island -at the northeasterly corner of 0
the harbor, providing sips and land-
ing.,wharves . around its area. Whe
knows? -sit might be the nucleus of a
yacht club4'' Zornparible 'to, those_ at
larger cities where sportsmen avail •
themselyes of wafer facilities. •
A'Little Dog Is Grateful
That patience is a yirtme was prat.,-
tically evidenced Ai, the harbor on Mon-
day night when Ilarold1Varrener, night
guard at the Transit elevator, rescued
a small brown 'pup from the harbor..
,pis attention had -been • drawn to a
whining and occasional yelnirem Some-
where along the ,wharf fronting the
flour'. mills. Seareh was continued for
-four •nouns, notwithstanding that mill
.employees maintained :the sounds of
distress were likely, from ,A wounded
seagull. 1.7crt until the str. PrindOc was
WarPliag info The deck at midnight
•could the sonree of the whining be
located—a small spaniel in the water
clinging to an aperture between two
wharf tirebers. • With the assistance of
the steelier crew Meer Warrerter
landede the spaniel- on The • wharf,
whence it departed with •yelpino• grati,
tude • Infotihation• reveals the dog' to 4
have belonged- to on of the water-
works employees', who had missed it for
several hours that evening. It is pre-
sumed the loettl Umnane Society will be
pinning the customary here medal on
Harold's mdoggY" eliest 'due course.
Noe many nien,, would have persevered
so relentlessly in rolling dp.wn a clue
which' could have been dismissed with
the thought that it Might only be '
seaetill or---WelS! what's one less slog''
•
'
in the "United States. ......... ,•• _,... s. short e- to serve with the Coastal !Com-
mand, PO., 'G. M., Kerrigan got his her -sister Irene, who wore Iv 'dress of
blue eeepe with &ft:sage of pink ear -
commission sin September after -t,aking
The Blue Water highway, from Port nations and White 'mgums. The grown
a radio teehnielaWs.• eburse for three
Albert to Kintail,' has. been staked out was attended by . hi.s !brother John.
Months. .fle is now overs, eaS with tire,
for' paving and there are rumors' that The luecheon was served at the 'Park
the ,eterling COnstruetion Co. Will pro- --I.-Y. '• House, fellowed by -a receptioe •at, the
ceed ,with the Work '*t, •ence, -weather , home of tiro brides parents?. The
_
perniitting. This road is preauinably bride's mother ,were black crepe with
to serve the new Anything area just red faimmings,' 'and, her 'floWers.' were
,
avest, of Kintail. red ,roses. 'Mrs. 'holland wore teal
i •
RD MOSS NOTES
_ M.C.C. OFFICERS .
• The Menesetufig 'Canoe Club has
elected , officers as foillow's •for the
corning year: , President, Peter Bisset ;
vice-president, T. R. Patterson; seefe-
tary, R.' 'MacKay ; treasurer, Howe rd
McNee; commodore,,W.o.l. Baker ; vice.»
commodore, AG. L. Varsons;''
Rev, D, J. Lane; additional members
executive ceinmittee, , (1. Beacom
and E. Ji Pridham ; auditors, 0. D.
Mooney .and 'Geo. MacEwan. •
The club is looking forward to an
active winter season. 'The weekly
'500's" hare alreinly been conatheneed.
6 Brig. John Relburne Lawson, eom-
tnanding the Canadian troops which
landed .a few days ago at 'long Kong,
is married to the former Nliss (lassie
'Wilson of nusdon, 'ost., a '.grand-
daughter of the -litte •!Hon. C.
Carneron of Ooderich, and niece of
.Mrs. (Dr.) 'Illentef of this town.
THE VVEATIIER
The temperatures of the past Week
itt,Goderieh and of the Corresponding
week of last year, as officially reeorded,
were 'vas followe : - • t
1041 1040
• Max, Min,
Titurs„, Nov. 13. ....4t) 35 '30 • 24
Fri., Nov. 14 ....50 42 40. 27
• t., NOv. 15 "41 , 80 20
Sun., Nov. 1,d':...48 30 83 27
N104., NOV. if/ ....47 29 40 30
irkkeS., NOV. 15 ...AO 40 '42.
Wed.r, Nov. 10 ....a 45 • 49 29
Db. WV fool with freedora—huy War
favingl Certificates. •e
BLANKET APPEAe
Previously reported—Blankets, 38.
Cash, $73.50. Further donations—cash,
$10; 1 blanket, 6 !_pfilts, 2 crib covers.
First shipment of relief blaukete. far
British air raid victims, collected in the
drive by the Canadian Red Cross, is
already on the high seas, accaedibg to
Dr. Fred W.'Routley, national commis-
sioner. Donations of blankets and
quilts, or money for their purchase,
are still urgently needed.
A communication has been received
from Toronto- headquarters attaching
an tip -to -date list of •firms who have
received the permission of the Govern-
ment to eend books, cards, etc.,
to prisoners of war and eivilian in-
ternees. .These may be sent by rela-
tives and friends without restriction as
to next of or frequency of mailing.
Tobacco and ciarettes may be sent
through • the firms listed and can be
forwarded by rtgatives of prisoners of
•war without restriction as to next of
kin or 'frequency of mailing.
For further particulars apply Reg.,
Cross Work meats.
•
•
ThS-BusinesS and ProfeSsional !Girls'
ifect icroi4s will hohl it Adele/ • 'evening
and rally at the .Park Mouse on. Tees-
day,',Neeenther 25th, *hen; members
and their friends will enjoy bridge,
tiooi Laid other gainescommencing at
8 o'clock. .Refreshmenta will be
sem4. Former membera and Mem-
bers of the nenior auxiliary are in-
• vited to attend.
-blue crepe- and lrad a corsage of bronze
and yellow 'mums. After the reteptioe
Mr. and:Mies Holland left on' e motor
For the present they will make
their home in Gtelerich.
- A SAD BEREAVENIENT*
piti.her for Croderich and other :teams No definite information le yet aVall- -
baseball, matter any wet
The Winter Fleet
Gordon Irwin, veteran
over a long ,tretch ;of years, was able as to how many' storage. stearaerD
bereaved last Saturday morning by the will .winter here with grain, although
detail, of his wife under dittressingi expected the usual threeavill be
eircumstances. The late Mrs. Irwin; required by -the 1,Vestern Canada Flour
who had not been in -good health for mete, The Elevator Company 'advises
some time, was missing' from hey home tliat, with eastern seaboard, 'River and
when the family 'rose on Saturday Bay porteelevatore now crairaned.evith
moming. After a search her body WIIS grain and many Canadian bOrtt.q being
diseovered in it cistern insix feet of used to augment movement of iron ore •
water. . The hs,thand----;:and three to Lake Erie ports' nothing definite
children survive. The funeral WaS will be known untilthe 'second vveek
held at, Lucknow on eentesday in Ieetember. Iloveover. the tug • -
from the • family home in West Stover has again been engaged to
Wawanosh. Alt auction sale had been lesndle winter stetimers in this barbtee,
hal at the Irwin farm the day before (thrills° the proeess of ice -removal and •
thetragedy and •the family was pre- Phieting.
paring to move to 'Mitchell.
*
CAIRTEit AWARDS
AIRPORT CONTRACTS . Announcement of the award of the
Aniong eontracts recently awarded, Carter Seholarships for Ituren county
as announced from Ottawa, are the la Made: James ‘JIunte, of Galeria,
folloVving: is. live winner Of the first Teresa A.
Relief landing 'field, orando Bend ),XeIver, 'Sea`forth, ef thi44,ceoral, while
10."-entralia). (Int., $3000, ground ei tile third gees "to Anne W. 1ilorgan of.
vices,•Sterling, VonstruCtion 06., •tliteter. Vat." as he. Is bst kaotvn,
Windsor. '
. won the first position • by obtaining
•Serv_iee !Plying Traiiing School, Itighest standing in the (Imlay on ten
t7entrnlia, 6164,000, ground' itapera -in the upper ,gellool eanun
Arinstiong Bros. Construction, IlrampL Itaii1133 WOlk 41t5tinet3on 'lit
tam brilliant eour,6e at tr;roaerich Collegiate
Institute, witich he concluded by win.
•ning; ,f4everal cebolarships, he Is now
attending the ritiver6ity Of TOrente.
Christmao seals are here
them liberallyfor ci p,o041
,
gain. Me
aUSe.
6