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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-11-20, Page 3• • • I D' stisiness irectory LEGA IRUDLEY p.'nor.aas •„"Earrister, rOffices-CoUrt House, G-OdenWin Telephone 55. W51. 4 SUTHE;LAND Barrister n4Solicitor First Mortgage sSeenrity. Urban Loans Available. .010cen,--Nonth Stntludnrinbn"--Phone-*•750- ACCOUN'TANT 1111ONTEITII 'and MONTEITH, ' Chartered. Accountanta 77 Downie Street, Stratford Toronto Office: 302 Bay ntreet NOM& igool.111101K •INIIMONIMI ....--................--...... . ...... - VETERINARY SURGEON _ DR.,G.-. S. ELLIOTT •'' VETERINARA •SURGEON •inione.203 . • •Olinton. nouR wataas FINANOES Stateniniii ...Patent Tanen Illesialln InereaSed rn Two Vas • •'Unnt.neal, Nov. 16.--:(00inposite aults of Int. Lawrence Flour" Mills, Lane of the Woods Milling, Ogilvie -Flour (whose lineal years end August '31), Wentern inlanada Flour and Maple Lean Milling (W)iose fiscal years end July 31) sow 'at,Vegla te net opez:en. ing proilta of $4,087,343, an increase §1540402 over the previous year a»4, of, $1,398,810 two. nears earller: TA:Ttnnfl elnfigen nedi income was, moderately lower at $1,906,298, against $2,o42otgap a year before and $2,054,436 two years earlier. • Excleding Ogilvie „Flour result's, eneabined net income of tne other four companies advanFo41,153,5(ni in the %latest period); against $4142,142 the previous year and $1,182,050 two Years earlier. _ Aggregate income tan provision, rose to $1,4017a40- in the latest iseal k•- iods against $1,1415,656 one year befere and n514,180 two years earlier. Ag- gregate depreciation' ',provision ad- vanced to $969,345 against 1680,821 the year before and n576,515 two years earlier. • Only one company, Lake sn the Woens . i11ing increased common. dividends (to $177,227 against $73,- 845 the • year before and none two. years earlier). Western Canada Flour and Maple Leaf still were not in a position to pay dividends. DAIVIAGES AWARDED The civil Count Y Court action of J. L. Parsons and his mother, Mrs. Hattie „Rai -gene, Goderteh,versua .Andrew. Smith,formerly of Port Elgin, now a munitions worker at Niagara Falls, Ont., occupied Most of a -daY • at Walkerton on Friday last ,before Judge 'Cochrane of Peel county. The suit arose out of a motor accident on the • approach' teaanridgin on -highway 21, near Southampton, on June 25, 1940, in which Mrs. Pennons was slightly in;., Pared and both cars were •damaged. -th was found w -holly neglige.nt and_ • orderedsto pay Mrs. Parsons $.50 for -innurien , received: an1 auitif Earum,s. 1-1,R. W. B. COXON • VEITERMAittLAN Small and Large Animals Telephone 96. • Zurich, Ont. anseneeeneeneeee=neeeseeneassseeememee AUCTIONn,'IntlING 1911110M4S "GUNDRY, GODERICH, LIVID STOCK AND GIENNya, . AUCTIONEER •Telephene 119 - Sales attended • to anywhere and every effort made tb* give -satisfaction. --Farmers'neale notes disnounted. ..—............- ... GORDON 5f.‘*':GRANT, LICENSInIn ' A,n, JPTIONEEIn FOR HURON • COUNTY -' .4 satisfactory, courteouti service for -4111 Farm, Property or Hounehold Sales. Rates Reasoniblei tialthnD pKpoisi : • • • SPECIALIST., IN 141ARM2' • AND tystintoLD SALES. i4ah •_,....., _i:ei,ce1Ise,c., _inc.ounuaree_ • _and tai a Prices ‘reaeonable; eatnsfaCIU $267•10 fOr damage done to his car, both . •- guaranteed. -• - . judgments with costs. F. R. Darrow •nFor informatien„ etc., :write or acted for plaintiffs. phone HAROLD JACKInON, 12 on 656,• •aeseenee r.'n* Seaforth; R.R. 1, lnyurcelield. -- .... t...."1""•n""W"""• -• STRATFORD - 60DERICII. GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th,4941* Charges Against Prospector. Fad IVIagistrate. • Holds 'Security Frauds Act Not • ApPlicable A. prospector licensed under the laws of 'Coterie' who sells or attnIVIAS to sell an interget in is .prospeet to the public and calls at private homefor the purpose of doixij, isrliOt a otga Itioathan, and is not subjela to the pl'o- nislatua of the Security Frauds Act govetniftg the sale of (stock., o ruled Magistrate 'Manins, in eV feet, last 'Illureday when he *dismissed two charges, ntgainnt Truman V. Dillon, 'of Leamington, one of selling eveurities without a license and one of tailing at private holies. The -trials lasted, two and a -half bolus. The evidence disclosed that Dillon had under lease 1900 acres of natural gas Janda in linehestertevananip, Essex eOunty, in whit% he was selling royal- ties in Huron, Perth alai ether (*mitres to raise money with which_ to develop his properties. The Magistrate held that laillon was a bona.'prospector, that he was selling an interest in his gas properties in good faith and did not need a stook salesman's license to do so, and that the proposition had •been fully ex- plained to customers, who went into the speculation with their eyes wide open. He refused to allow Lorne C. Sharpe, counsel for thenSecurities, Commission, to go into Dillon'a past record. • At the very outset.E. C. Awrey,K.C., Windsor, counsel for Dillon, offered to waive all evidence, admitting that his client had -called, at private honieseand .sold. or exchanged his oil royalties for other, but argued that he had a per- fect right to do so,. quoling tlie Act at length. , • • • 11R. F. J. R. PoustzEIR, EYE, BAIn "h" • NOSE, THROAT - Late ••• House .Surgeun New York Ophthalmic and Aural- Hospital,r as- aistant ftt Moorefield Lye Hospitarand Golden Square Hospital, lion don, England. • a. BYES TESTED, GLASSES • SUPPLIED 53 Waterfoo Street 5:, Stratford. Telephone 267. - Next visit Bedford Hotel, Godricn, •• Wednesday, November 2Uth, from' 2 p.m. tin 5,pan. DRUGLESS PRACTITIONER • CHIROPRACTOR AND DRULES3 THERAPIST 'Goderieh, ?hone 341 :Office hours -1.0 to. 12 a.m.,- 2 to 5 and Ir to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Ftiday and Saturday. • 10 to 12 a.m: only on MednesdaY. Monday and Thursday at Mitchell. ' "Mineral fume 'bathe by appointment • onlY. A. N: AT,ILINSON •51 South St. • tip.-10111.11.1........."1, INSURANCE • 1 lifieILLOP 4,trrifAL pgtE IN- st.IRAN,OE • Ob.---Frm and iso- • lated town property in'sfed. Offiears-WllSin Kniax PVesident, Londesborb;• W. R. Arellibald, Vice - President &stolen ; M. A. Reid, * Manager and Seretary-Treaurer, Sea- - forte. -Directors---Wiro--Knox, .Londesbore ;- Alex. Broadtoot, Seatofth; Itoonhardt„Dublin; JI. J. Treartha, Clinton ;-,Thos. Moylan, ,Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth‘Alex.MgEwIng, Blyth; Prank McGregor, Milton; Hugh Alxande, 'Walton. • • Agents -B..4. Yea, R.R. 1, Goderieh; James Watt, Blyth; John. In Pepper, • R.R.. 1, 13rucifield ; R. F. McKereher, • R.It, 1,. Dubli; :it F. Prgeter, Brod- ngen. • , , • Polley -holders ealti 'make all pay ments and got their. cards receipteci ht the noyaiBank, Clinton; Calvin Outt's • Grocery, singstonrstreet, Goderieh,-or H. Reid % General Store, Daseid. 4 COACH LINES 3aily 7.30 a.M.;-71.Z5 p.m., -Leaves Goilerich for.Streford, Toronto, liamilton, Buffalo, London, Detroit, Tavistock and • Woodstock. Depots Bedford, British and Royal Hotels. none hotels or 305 for information. J. W. Craigie INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE • • Get Our Automobile Rates Phone 24 -Go'dericb Geo. G. MacEivan Fire,' Accident and Motor Ear /NSURANCE° Office :-:-(Mionic Temple: • West Street, Goderinh • Phone 230 • GODERICH • P. J. RYAN iteai Estate and Insurace- Office and Residence: 11 Trafalgar Street • Phone 663 • se. •• FOR (SLE---Ilouses of all kinds and choice building lots. • • • rota RENT -The "Glengowan" oneCobourgSt. This house has twelve rooms, ,five furnishe, seven unfurnished. and wpuld make a, very desirable hpuse for two familig. • oirmoolimmelootide • CAPITAL THEATRE P114°7141 THE Now PlaYing-Harry Carey in Harold gen 'Wright's "Shepherd of the Hills" in Technicolor , Mond* Theiday & Wednesday—Double reatire ,Pram Gloria Jean—Nan Grey—Robert Stack and stuartErwin 211 Which quaint. and captivating-. little Gloria sings like a lark "A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN" VictornMeLitgien-Nrairjorie Woodwortb—Dennis'O'keete and Znsu - Pitts A train1o14 of hilarity aboard a crack streamtined train "BROADWAY • LIMITED" .., Thursday, Fiiday and Saturday GEORGt rfilt/VIY, . ,. tngland's latest and hteatat leontribUtion to the cause of screen merriment Pais the navy for a; ribtous eruise„. ., t r: 'LET GEOltGE'DO IT' Matinees Wednesday, *aturdayt and ,lloildays Ttt Cooling—Man, Martin -and Muertein • • "Kiss the Boys Godbye" • -The whole question revolves on whether or not we have a right to sell an, interest in gas leases which we eiva," he said. - Lawrence, Tyndaln- who lives two miles northeast of Clinton, quoted Dil- lon as saying iieiiiad puta$0,00Ceinto' the proposition himself, but it wasn't enough, ;promising him (sTindan) thibt he would have ,his Meier bacli in wo_ years. yet all said, he parted with. Dominion oil royalties worth $1'376. He said that his son had been engaged in developing oil properties in -Hullett tewnship. .Margaret L. Sterling, Goderith,town- ship, told a similar ntory. * She parted with both 'pominien and. Stan_dard royalties in excha-nge -for Dillon's royal- ties. A total of 35;500 shares ofseil royal- ties had, been Sold -by Dillorf through a Troront.6 brokerage house, 'Arthur Vern ity, Comniission• investigator, ---testified.• The sales had netted hinas$1357.54,- it was stated. Dillon, .the accused, , said .he had a prospector's license, he had secured twenty-three leases totalling1900 acres, and merely sought money, as do other prospectors, in selling an interest in his property for development ,purpoSes. on new sow you are going to stop this silly thing (of People parting with their money in the hope of getting rich quiekly), -but can see no fraud in this casea Dillon, aceording- to Crown witnesses, made his propositien char and his customers took a chance. The sales were made,in good -faith. The charges are dismised,." „ " . - The name fate met other similar charges originating 14 'Huron and Perth counties. -,Crowia coupsel in t imated* an appeal would be ,made., • • Moines'. ,Bloonifield*pinaded guilty to stealing a purse containing sixteen dol- lars in cash from: a bowling alley. He Was -remanded one week for sentence. ...Hallowe'en Doings On Hallowe'en night, for • a *tinae, there appeared to be spooks hoverithg the summer residenceof Clarence W. Illodginsnen- the lake shore, offthc • Blue. Water highway south of Baylffeld. Sports from 'Goderich, -Kitchener and elsewhere had ghtlieren *for a partY, enehreafowl raffle, etc., :with a goodly Supply of refreshments. The spook • turned out -to -be' policeinen, and after they had-nonie-d he party .more guests INJURED DEER SHOWS ' WONDERFUL ..13TREIIGUI 'Provincial ConstalgeIrrank Fax teiln of an unusual incident that Occurred ,One and a -half mics "%vat of Dun- g:Ain:ton on Sunday „morningnast, ZI received. a iclayedneelephone message from Chief ot Poliee-Itoen that -a _deer had ,been run oner .* that .area by' George I -lodges when it suddenly ran In •frent of .Hodges' ear, the deer enaernin. freak a ditch. -Both hind legs of the animal bad teen broken elean off, but. the animal got away. Constable Fox Investigated and found that the de;a a fell -grown, buck, land travelled threes' qoarters of a mile on the stumps of its hied legs and had swum the Maitland •'River., It •was Still living %Mien Vie conatelne caught up with it. A fe- volver shot put it out of misery, Ilodges said that despite its distressing namin • cap the deer ran so fast across a field that he was unable to keepup with it. . WALKERs, .s.„.__ s Elected 'President ef Western Canada Flour Milla ConspainY -Limited. • STEVENS-BAXTER fell ..1i7edding took placesset the home of air. and airs. George Baxter, Colborne township, on Sat- . FORMER GODERICH GIRL •WED A pretty wedding took 'place re- . November 15th, when. 'their eldest granddaughter, Erie •Leone I3axter, waa united An marriage W Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens, Mait-1 Jana concession, Colborne township. Rev, R. G. Hazlewood of B,enmiller officiated. The bride, Who was .given • • -cently in (Holy Trinite2chureb, Sud- •*Carman We , ington Stevens, son of bury, Ont., when Gertrude Antonio, a former Goderieh girl, daughter of Mr. and (Mrs. Jasper Antonio, became the bride of Joseph Dagenese, son of Mr. and Mrs. Themes Dagenese of 53-uf" in marriage ny her father, Mr.Wiiam falo. Father Ninptuski of Sudbury Baxter of London, was becomingly at - officiated at high mass. The couple tired in a street -length dress of dusny rose French tricotine, with a cornage on Briarcliff roses and a triple pearl ne'eklace, the gift of the groom. After • • - •the ceremony a reception with a goose • arrixed: The beer was in a rain barrel, 'dinner we% enjoyed by the company. and the game, or one of the games, was The 'table :ivas prettilinaet witlr the" Presumably a Modernization of the old- timer in which .the player, with his bride's dishes, a gift from the- grange hand's behind his back, sticks his nose parents, and the bride's cake adorned into a water -filled tub and tries te bite out inn apple. ,Only; In this game; if he was successful, he got a (bottle- a- beer instead of an apple. A pot nearby contained goodly sum of silversaid, to be for the Red Cross, sSalaration Army, er--sunuthin".--- Pro vincial Constablea Frank Fox and Dome. AutlIc.rfordLsaid, very •considerable quantity of liquor on hand. The raffle had not" begun. when police arrived, but the chickens were on hand, • Hodgins was, fined $50 and costs for having liquor in other 'than a privet?. dwelling. All Is Lovely The wedding of Marion Clara Wil An erring husband, who had spent liamson Raines, nnunger. ten days insjailsoteeklyspleadenguilty daughter 'of air. and Mrs,- ferny W. to a charge, of assaulting his wife, who -__ seeines of London,- formerly of Gode- also was on hand to say she did- not a s • wish fo press the charge and that she incli"• was an interatinn: event of wasn't badly hurt. The husband was Saturday last. 'rile bridegroom was given a talking to and also suspended Jahn Leslie Young of Terra Cotta, sentence. He also was hound over to Ont., son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Young • keep the peace for a* year The pair Of Georgetown, and- the marriage was solemnized at St. Matthew's enurch, London, by Rev. N. A. F. Bourne of Toronto, grandfather of the bride, assisted by Rev. A. A. /Trui3aper, rector of the cburch., .After' the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the to.ide's_parents the you y- ing later .011 a 'Motor trip before going to their home Strathkiness Farm at Terra Coda. The bride attended Goderieh cellegiate Institute and is a graduate bf the 1.'niversitY of West- ern Ontario. have taken un re,aidence in afterent-rip to Goderieh and 'Southern Ontario. t - WORD O APPRZOTh.TION • Faliter The Sigurth-Stars--The OOde- • rieli braneb, of „tne Canadian on. liaS ad me to' Morena its annre- , elation ,o1 the Ige,ladjni 'runiuner which no many publie bathes aalsted in bEn-nbser'nalanntn,ig•IteniM)*IinentIanItYS, Seventeen wreaths were planed on the Memorial, showing ready etnepetatien on the ,part of almost an ,patriotie bodies end organizatione in- the cOM- munity from the Town Vounen. /Welt .through to. even the ,boye alid* the ventre of the .table, • which was nicely decorated with pink and white streamers. The young couple left later on a trip to Toronto r the bride travelling in a promenade green dress with matching accessories and a fitted blacks coatn_Gneetatrom _a_diRtance were U•r: Harold Stevens, brother of the groom, from Toronto ; Miss Graee Pfrimaner, of Stratford ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Baxter and Mrs. Gilles, from •Londe", Ontario. YOUNG:•,RAINES left •the court room arm in arm. Mrs. Ethel Branstene of Exeter was Riled $25, anda casts for havirtg liquor in other than a private dwelling. She is a boarding-house keeper, and her nrivatenoarters were deelared a public place. James and Alvin Drennan, of Ash- field townshlp, were accused of stealing an ond farm inewer, valued at $1(n from their allele, Thomas Drennan. Theyadmen they had ibougbt it from tbe informant's son. • Th1s is little more than a niix-up,". said Magistrate Makins after hearing the evidence., "Ill give you a week to stririghten this out between yourselves." Max Frankel, junk dealer, who pur- ebased the mower from aecused, was assessed $5 and costs for failing to register the deal in a book Au,pplied by police for that purpose. William T. 'Williams, driver of a 'Clinton bakery truck; and Regieald Shepley, who delivers daily newspa-Pers in towns between Kitchener. and Strat- finan inclusive, were told to ,get toi • pother and settle who was responsible sn,stlie entsh between -their vebielee No. 8 highway, just out of Gederich, 'on „October 23rd last. A careless driving charge against Willitune waindismissed. Frank Drennan, ,/ charged with • sainting Wilfred Gnaham, was re - OUT OF THE ORDINARY She waS a visiting •teacher, attend- ing the recent state „convention of teachers in Indianapolis. She was y01111 g and a tt ra et ive and when she. noarded a crowded street car she fully expeefed to stand. Just then a young man got up, bowed' and gave her his seat. She sat -down --nand- sighed. "Now," she said, "rye ,seen eveny- thing."-Indiauapdlis, News. it's reported that, most women wlii . smoke don't likeit; tliey. just do it no show off or are afraid to be thought - a "softie." Many would 'give. 'TIP smOldng if they had ,a legitimate ex- cuse, it's also said. Thies a good nx- mantled for a week. Bail of $100 was cum,; I'ni sending my smokes to tlid • girls in the Onbs -aod Brownies, aid izwluding the Royal Air '5orce aull the. Iteyal,(Ninadian Air Forne. inie incident, however, Windt seemed 1 to make it desirable to write-a-lettern instead of just a formal note, Was,the appearonce of the band, ,contabaing, as It did; so many of the older members, • some of whom had. long since Con- sidered their days as musicians ended, buts -who,* to uphold the eivin- liennin -turned. out on an espeeially disagnee able day and gine us ,soine particu- larly tine music. • • A ,,o Many-vomplimentary ieferennes have been heard, both as to their playing and-na to their publireapiritedness, - It has also 'been 4.unnested repeatedly that here, possibly, is the solution of the _problem vihieh- has vexed Public bodies ever since the war -atarted. It is lieped that these same alien will consider it a part of their war job to take the,places of the regular band, so many of whose members are serv- hes with- the colors that It ban beeo impossible to get a band together or menthe. - In we bad, known that the "old boys" Would turn out, it wOuld never ,havenoecumed. teethe Legion to send put of town for a band, excellent thouginthe Luekoow pipers are.• • At is strongly stispeeted- that those who slid turn; out to nlay enjOyed themselves every bit as much. as the public _enjoyed seeing and hearing, them. One or two of them na•ve- pointen Out that they ought to have a couple more cornet playern to naund out . the music., If this need becoma- knownit is not impoSsible' that such players oan be secured from among the many strangers who are now in town, once they know that they are meened. Failin,g that, it is possible that cornetiste can, be borrowed, pn „occasion, from the- R.A.F. In any event, I am certaint that moat people hope that we shall see much more of the rejuvenated' band in the future. : .• D. E. CAIMIRBELL,• ....• ISec'y Caliadiali Legion. Goderiele Nov. 17. BEN*ILLER GUNS AND AMMUN:TION (Malt he if? IE twided se:./ttaij . .11 •••-, 4-• • 1 • "` - 4 ---144 • • • 4A, e2gia, WAR SAVINGS LEEBURN LEEBURN, Nov. 17 ---Mrs. Wm. Mc- Clure of Parry, hound was .1aere last week for a brief stay with her mother, Mrs, H. M. 'Beadle. • I - Mr, -and. Mrs. Charles•Moore of Pres- ton- Were eallers in out burg on Sunday. • Miss Blanche Shaw returned, to Tor- onto on Saturday after spending two weeks with her brother and sister, here.,• Last Sunday. was Missionary.Sundai in tile chinches. of the.Urenit. Rev. G. Haziewood gave a fine address on the verne• "The lepers are cleansed, the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear and the poor have the gospel preached unto them." All tbese things are being done by the • United. 'Morph. A raissiOnary collection i11 b given next Sunday. ' BEN,SDILLER, -Nov. 18. -The mem- bers • of the Womou's -Ass-tklattaii-of Benmiller United ''hurch- are invited to attend a Meeting at Nile on„ clay. Mrs. Pearson will be the speaker. Mr. and Mrs. IHazlewood of Kirkton ASHNE ASHIFWLD,' 'Nov. 17. -Plying Of- -flee? Donald MacKay, of_ Brantford, spent thin week with his parents, Air. eon Mrs. John IlaeKays Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wnlietnadnon Jimmy, of Wroxeter, were Saturday guests at the home °fair. Earl Howes. Mrs. John MacKay and Duncan, at- tended the funeral of Mrs. Thomas Mackenzie -In Clinton on Sunday: At a joint meeting of, the "A.shfield and Ripley Presbyterian eongregatiens a call has been -extended to Dr. -0. W. It.hoad of P.E.n , visited with Rev. R. G. and Mrs. Hazle- wood, ,,on Monday.' 'The Y. P. Society met on Sunday, eveniug. Miss McEwen was in charge of the meeting and gave a paper on the life of Schubert and his ,compositions. and Mrs. E. -T Pfrimmer spent the week -end in Hamiltons, Mistg Grace Pfrimmer a -Stratford Normal visited over- the, week -end at her home here and also- attended the iStevens*Baxter wedding on Saturday. Mr.. Italph 'Million and family, of Straffordville, spent Sunday with Mr. R. J, Moore and other relatives here. • MacDONALD:---GENN fMr. - and IMrs. Brock' street, wish to announce the r r age of their son, I.ieutenant T. M. MacDonald, to Miss Jean Adelaide Gunn, daughter of the, late Dr. and Mrs. Gunn • of Edinburgh, Seo t land. The wedding took plane a t Sit. Cu th- bertne, 'Memorial :,chapel,- Edinburgh, on Oetobnr arn,t1+ Rea, Dr. Barnett officiating. f '11.1•11=11.11.1111.111.111.1111111•111 , TIME TABLE • CHANGES -• effective SINDA34-NOVEMBER 30, 1941 Full information from agents Canadian Pacific iIdren Love to take it. Dr. Chase's Syrup st:7 is pleasant to the taste and remarkably effective in the of Coughs, Colds, pronchitis, etc. • COMPLETED. • "! • Universal Carrier Every Month—for the duration r . This is Goderich's objective_ in the National War Weapons Drive We've nearly done hl Our community is close to its • objective ire the War- Weapons Drive. But more pledgd are urgently needed. Our soldiers, our sailors, our airmen • are counting on ui..A More regular purchases of War Savings • Certificates mean more weapons for our faces. Each 'of us mu• st do his part not one of us musshirk his duty. Let's all get ,,bel!.ind this drive for the last push to success. Rczneinber--our present objective is Just a start. Our job for the,war is fai'. from finished: We must do better and better °until Victory is achie'ved. Tills means larger itive.stments in War Savings ertifi tes — month id,' moults out, for the duration.," Let's rnike altr effort a power drive for Victory. GODIERICH :WAR SAVINGS OMMITTEE r Buy more and more WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES REGULARLY A S.7 • • o •