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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1944-06-29, Page 14NETX-SIllTENTH nununity Mourns, Death : of J. S. Platt For Many Y.Oar' WeglinOnt, in Ohurollt-Oivio and. Other Affairit. • trae of, the best-known 'Citizens. of John Saranel P.latt, Passed ” avii0 In .4.1eXandra Hospita). On Satur- day Morning. • Mr., Platt had been In .failhig health' fdie oyer ti year, , and more Seriously ill the last month. % ,He wOuld have reached lus eighty-tourth year on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Platt'S nalae is indelibly, written into the history of this town and county--terit-waS ills' father, the late , Samuel Platt who lira discovered salt . . in 1866 while 'drilling for ow on the Maitland, flats. A sample of the brine -wa! hotted doWnr-ili-IiiirtnTother,7.result- WEST WAS ,EAST The iate itntlyardtKipling Was wrong when be wrote:. "Neat is 'east and west is west' and never the twain, shall Ineete" Thia is brought to tight, 10r - haps not for the first time, by eqkest local news -item. Mrs. West, school teacher at S.S: No. 17,• who. looked out .of a schoolhouse window Tuesday morning to', :witness an air- piluie spiral dizzily; . the 'ground. with its tweeccupantos'wasrbefore her marriage, Miss' Sadie East, Of Clinton. NO charge, Ur. Ripley. , FREDERIGN, ARNOLD' DIES SUDDENLY AT 04T/IP BORDEN San; of Mr. Beatrice Arnold of TOWO - - Was •of -- Council _ Mrs. „Beatrice Arnold, St...David's street Was called thia,, week to Wind - • rick which. occurred-.-VVit4 traaiC suddenness at -Camp Borden' on 'Mon - clay; , -Mr. :Arnold, who was an man of the City of Windsor, had gone to Camp Borden as one of a group of eight Members of the United Autot mobtle Workers of AriteriCa on a good- schools to the greatrallitary train- ing ,centre, much of whose equipment was mannfactured • by Windsor work- men. -• • ' . . On Monday Mr.- Arnold complained f; si pught,,,eto.f.A.mlfgestion and waS' advised .by a medical. offee-i- to acconipanY the, party to the 'armored' fighting vehicle cannon range, ford, but -to spend the day resting. He died; . however, shortly, after the departure- of the other MeraberS of the Party ' for Meaferd. Coroner W.- C. of Barrie pronouneed, death due to coronary Ahrombosis,! • - • Mr. Arnold was the Only 'son of Mrs. -Arnold and, the 'late mark Arnold, 1 1 : ing in Particles of • the finest salt; an this was the'ileginning of WI extensive manufacture in thiS locality., ; alder - •A son of the late ..$anauel,and Mary Fennell Platt, John 5. Platt was born and haat lived Goderich all his -life. Atter receiving bis:;educatiOn. in the schools' here, •he was ,associated. -With his father in the manufacture of Salt. Later he .contliieted,7a, coal and, .wood busineSS and still later •• Was tor -rteen---yeara4hippiligh the Western- Canada Fleur Bum, an ter twenty-five -years,. titer- to - his reat - n� tirement two years ago, be yap the Government Weighing inspector' at the Mea- Goderich Elevator ',and 'Transit Com- pany's;elevators. • • Possessed of a ,remarkable verthatil-. jty of character, and intensely. inter- ested In 'Omni:pity -Mr,. • Platt - have wr.iparingly, .0e,hie-itecipts .to ilis chnrch ,and' to 'civie, recreational -and . fraternal Orgies. of his native , town.' ile was • an. ardent supporter and faith- ful member a ,$t: George's: Anglican, .-• . church practically all life; serving - as peoPleis and asrector's,vigraon- tit- . many. years; and as a valued Jaeniber •Of the select vestry • he interested Wm- . self_deeply in the Observanee, ot the, ...popular and was elected to e city church's centerinialz-*st-YeP,r- c. 0. in-Deceixtber-lastLin-hisAirat one ,of the ' oldest meml3erslcif -Maitland Logo, No. 33, A.,m, 1,734., and ,s,ts nict for municipal honors. •• He had an 'Oddfellow• of long stftsd'11.--g .for twenty-two Years and was Vice - been employed by the Ford Motor Co. Huron Lodge, ',No, 62, He interested resideht of the Windsor branCh of the himself M municilkil affairs' and served. PP „ as a member of the TOVW....COUncil . and IThlt, d AutomobileW k Besides .his raother an,d sister, Mrs Q.„ eitsy., In his earlier years 'le took active- G d • M • Of the Public :Sphool Board. •:- , ordon e ratten' , (Beatrice); „ of • interegr ..`••farleUS-sports: He played 1Goderich he -leaves his wife torinerly *DI* s Marion Fraser', 'and three child - baseball and rugby on local teams; a prominent niereber: of the Cir., ,Cycle Club • of •fitty. years ,go-,jind--- stilletirlier-ilays. was a; ChitniPlolf *rider of • the high. •bicycle and won many awards :;in* ritebag• events. He Who a lover of good bothes, 4and in, the horse -and -buggy days' pos- sessed a One .driver and carriage, He. . Was fond Of flowers- and --his garden, at .hiiinhome on Victoria Street 'Presented proftiSion of lovely bloom. The first private telephone ,Goderich was in- staned in his home, and when the Bell Telephone Company triangulated the new autoinatic Service a few years ago Mr, Platt virter-hottore&Vatli-411-6-lirst call. Kindly and genial, .116 Will long 1)0,7reinetabered • by a,'Ittist.''et,triendS, In 1883 'he married Miss- ,Ellen ...Welsh, of Goderich,"•WhoLsurvivess''with , sOn,,,,Ernest;tif Fort Colborne,- and two • dieughtersi Mrs. • • A. Downing , (Ethel), of Toronto', and lira. o. Reid (GlidisYs of , Detroit'', Huron County W.C.T.U. Meets llere -PcillrilIttOn• (4 1 ilro*on, Temperance WOrItOri-ilit. Baptist'Ohurch , Mrs. IL A. Brooks Of Was e,. • president of the 'Unroll/County, W,G,T.V, it, the‘ annual, hieeting, , 'held in, the Daptrst church on Tuesday afternoon.• •' • .Thougli the „attendance Was not large, owing to shortage of gasoline an.d. the intense heat.- a ;eel - Ing Of enthusiasm 'Prevailed 'through- out the•convention, at which delegates were present from Exeter, •Heusall,and Geplerich, Brook sneceeds Mrs. tOL -NW-Wirt-8de - of --Exeler.--whe: named advisory President.,, After the singing of "Stand 11, re, 'who mitcle4ile !Oreille Mcrifice in the last .Great War -1 was ,•born*ili London, England, forty-four years ago and earn to Oodericit with -his -parents In -early • . - Be had 'risen .to a position. ottirOM- inence, in Windsor,- Where he- was . 7 • I , T RS 7.1AT THE ..vtaxt4trum • • ArtifalS at the 'week a, e Goderich Elevator CO.: Friday, Superior, 81;000 bus. vv.heat and , Scree:A*0a; ikk A. '11lidsOffr 142,000 , bus. oats, -rye, and berleY,1 Thursday (today)°, :140ward Hindaiati, 100,000 bus. • wheat Massey, 11.0,000. bus..wheat Old screen--• Ings ; •Teakbay, 110,000 bus. wheat,. , • The fiiihlioat Rainbow on Monday brought '4%000 tont try. from Scsa ampton•and they Were-depOaited'in lake off this rt • condueted-tho Alevifie'iiVSeriod Spokeer the .leadership of Moses and Joshua,' afteh wnich. .prayer was Of- fered by 'Miss Jean- Murray, of tiensall,' khicouraging reports Were given of the •work -done in the county by •the varlets superintendents, with., Mit. 13., W. P. •Beavers, of, Exeter pregiding. . The • „reports were read by Mrs. , A. Brook, Corresponding ,pecretary, whp also gave those 'of evangelism and kIhristifin .st.ewardship_;Lantknarcoticiit -bytAirs. W. C. Pearce. of 'Exeter ; moral education and reothert3' meetings, by Mrs. B. W. -Beavers of Eiceter E -29t14 , or the' Summer But for Noy' Boys aiut ftirls ,Trial$0./tuk a (lhauge, " of Work ! . - The:more. thany,_six „hundred children of the pUbile• and rseperate 'schools of Goderich today„,paelted -their ,books to ; • r eminence "the two months' holiday0. These are Ancilidecl in the OW at- tending Huron county schools. who are going to forget readin', .writin' and Some men from the crew of ;the 'rithmetie for the months of July and. A. A. Hudson..borrowed Captain Hud- \,August. Many of them --e. veil °I:12...e Son's .motorboat while they were in of the smalleatr--Will hello the war Port here on Friday last and in seine 'effort by working on farms or by way Jost the outboard motor in. •the taking, other jobs, " , • Middle ,of• the harbor. They could •not „ the., North.Huron Inspectorate ate-Atr-bitt-ou-,Sunda# -Harry -Fritz-,-- halt ,,-,-the-,;,10k-schools-will, have .new ley and Jeff Peachey went to work teachers when the fall term • opensln with grappling irons and by' good luck Septh ; and.* South Huron there picked it up. ' will be thirty-five. new teachers. -fstpftAtttssuse, _to -raj- hPa.,4 Wednesdalt_s13- Jargest_ crowds of the season were at proximately 2.4.0 pup s. la- 'bah - tile bathing --beach -tin -Tiresday and Spectorates\, began writing • the big' so he Sought the a-Wryt- Wednesday. The Water on the beach iScbobl enttanCe examinations. This third citizen, Who called the Wing , • yesterday registered 78 degrees, ' tween the piers 74, while the air temperature was ,.$9. Today the temperatures Were 72 • on the beach, the same 'between the• piers, and 68 the air. '• That Is, theshallowwater cooled' off six degrees, -the deeper water, between, the piers two degrees,..wbile the 'air temperature t dropped 21 LOST.WAIXET.REM,O,R,Vi., Wing COMMander itOberta, wlw With Mrs. Roberts and 'their son Jimmy, of 'Toronto; itati' been iipending bolittays Goderiek rrhlay luta A /IOW °egad= to "reallirin .0tovildenee in the' honesty Of ' the ettlzene of bbi atlopted-towk.----During the late -atter!. neon's near-cleudbarat he tu !011ie Man- ner dropPed hii3 Wallet on, the Square.' It contained his ration books; registra- tion antomebile driver's permit, 'Military,Identitleation papers, etc., and A SubStantlaI -Sum of money. Pedes- trians scurrying to shelter innet have kicked: it about; for the wallet and its contents were soaking -wet when .an old -age pensioner ,picked it up..9, The old -tuner didn't' have Ids "specs' with him, 00 he ,turned it over to an ae,./ rquaintanee,„on-the_street.--,Mg111.*-there- and then the two men checked the contents and 'agreed •as to the amount of money. Hydro suddenly- failed at thfsjuneture and the second_nan could represents bent '• one -belt of .the Commander • on the, phone and he, students, 'in rade VIII, The 'other gre'atly relieved, was soon on the spot, fifty per eent, aye been passed on,the The -wallet Was handed over to him year's work, an a. large majority of. M the dark, but it was only a matter of - Oldie were let o t weeks •ago on farm minutes-untlIthe lightS carae on. Every-; ,• thing was found inthet. The old -age Twentyofive . pup s public schools are examinations., 1 „of the Goderich. pensioner was rewar.cled., with , live - BATH. reward. . he :Donations . iting the entrance spot, after Seine Protestation that had net "done a'nythin. g but the right L'egaey 'ffem",. • thing • and was -net deserVing a any ge President c4ntafroo# • Made Governor nin tawny* Lien Walter Hodge, was .1004101 as•PreSident' ef 'floderieh Lima it6the1r Meetbig on Friday Wet litst. ;atone- teeeds Lion D. D. IllOoneY, Undef wheels pmsideney, the Club has had,. an aetiVe and sheeerign1 Year. Other officeife for the- epraing year ar'e ,First vice-president,• ..Bruce Ten nett; second Yice-president, 444' Cates; third vice-president, Baker; - Secretary, Cliir Emerson; treasurer,, 3.. MacDougall;";,••Lierk-tWer?_ • Frank Curry ;:tailLtwister; Harry Wet- - son; dues secretary, G.,.G.•"Maawan; directors-,--One_Yearl E. E.' eraristeN,„ V. J. P.ridliam; two years, $. Prevett, _ Finanelid-atmittmie_ Treasurer j'.,,Milaloongall, presented' the financial statement for ,the Dalt year (July, 1943, to June, 1644), Tbui • showed' receipts • of ;$2,810.42 from public 'sources as follows; Sale of tickets, Mary Piekford' ' bungalow ,,,,,,,, • $ IMO 1943 carnival .. • 2,089.40 ; 12.00 " estate • 360.00 ' •Christmas . . ;r-"17,7-41 Refund from Sea "Semits' • 48.92 • Football, baseball, hockey, etc. 112.54. 1 4 ••• • -,,- • 13ASSETT-•:-Mt REV. A. J. IVIoICAYESAVS ' • - • wabaaltie '4Pstetsirgtefolar.r.a'..ch, travellers' by 'Mrs. g. W, ,Howeit, FAREWELL .'10 ERICH of • Goderich ; temperance in Sunday. • • - ,r„ schoolss. by J. S. Murray ' of Rev. La-wrente turner Takes Charge of Heitsall; Medal contest by Mrs: George, Victoria Street Milted- church Johnston et Goderich,. Little White •.Rev,.. A.' J. :•-ivicKaye on Sunday Ribboners, by MisS Lewis of Wing- , ••street Tutted eh -arch. A.t the evening Brook. . „ , .Rey, R. A...•Brook .of "Hensel, was •servile he gave a fine address in 'which. • the guest -speaker; and he. give . an he bade an affectionate farewell to his mrs. ,p.reaclied farewell sermons in _yictoria. faun; . -war. service 'work, informative address on the, present, temmance laws.. During the afternoon, Mrs. TOseph• Janes and Mrs: Charles Pennington Of Goderich • contributed . much ap-• preciated solos. • •• ---An:intpressivememorial service was conducted by Mrs. George Johnstenidn remembrance - of departed members, Mrs.. S, Allin, Miss' Alice Andrew and Marie 'Paynes a Little 'White Ribbener, all of Goderich. • . • • • • , Walter Hern,. county treasurer, reported retelttstof...$124,...70, with a balance on band of sig.7o. This..is apart from the•ainount -raised for war ren„ the eldest of • whom, Robert, * serviee, to ieh the Goderich 'Union now serving in the armed forces over-' contributed . 280.50. • ' seas;. Maxine and: *Kenneth are at Refreshments Were served by the home-- - •- --ladies of "-the- GoderielY-1,Union.--and_ tti.eascoucitl was enjoyed over the THAT BALL tIAME •014 --“THE. - • ' " rich Union- and.. the board- Of the 1ST' '" SHOULD BE A REAL ONE Resolutions of :thanks 10 the Gode- In _preparation tor their exhibitien B ptist churgh., for their hospitality game with the Kitchener midgets an re endorsed -heartily. . • ' Saturday afternoon, Goderich `Midgets • ' Officers for 1944-45 . had a good, game - on Monday night Officers appointed Tor 1944:45 are with - the up-and-coming Juveniles. as follows: - • They lost the game 3-2 in .six innings; Honorary presidents 4.-- Mrs. Geo. but if they. hit as well on Saturday Johnston, Gederieh; R. J. Tyzi- as,--the,y . did on Monday° night, they dall, Wingham; Mrs. E. Lloyd, will' make it very interesting, for the *Ingham; Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Clinton; ener ,• , ' • „. „Mrss J. S. IVIurray, *Thanks are due those WisrlitvCpu,r- W. Christie, Exeter. chased tickets' for Saturday's 'gable,. President -.MrS: A. Brook, thereby helping to. keep ibaseball a Hensall.- - • • . 'going 'concern, in Goderich. , The • First vice -president -Mrs. go John - Midgets of tc)dity . may be: the Inter- ston, Goderich. • mediates. of future years. True, they Sedond vice-president:7-,-Mrs. B. W. SiSter -Miffs Clara 'Platt, of 'San Diego, •have_no_professiohal coaching --"Cue- _ California. Another .son, John Rep'', ald, passed away in 1929, •,? • -`„ • '• A large tabout of ,inembers ,Of land Lodge was pre -Sent on Monday afternoon •al the funeral service in pt, GeOrge'a. church, which followed private one at the residence on 'Victoria street. • Bev. W. .11. Dunbar paid a glowing. tribute to Mr. • Platt as mone of 414 -oldest members • of Huron Diocese, and bite of the oldest' and. best Members of this 'congregation. 11c3 was a pilgrim in' his whate life,' a Pillar in -the ball" ,McConnell never,. even played., in an organized baseball game and doesn't pretend, to be' an expert; 'he . has ' just kept •slygging:,alcing with one idea In mind, that Goderidh 'have a' bail club when the War is over and more attention can be 'given to sports. In the . meantime, baseball fans and players- should get behind Arnold- and Meg baseball. alive- in this town.' The • Juveniles are practising in earnest and will have their . chance in -the playdowns to show. the results. f±hey . will •practise Monday; Wedries; cijmmunity, in'the fraternity and in, day and Friday of next week, the 4n•seh.,k • -„ • Midgets ,on "Tuesday and Thursday. Floral tributes adorning the chaneel. For the .Julyastgamo-f-Jiminy,"Bisse Were . earitedby the honorary pall- and Donild"Scsitt wili be the Gocleriel _ _bearers: „It, 0....33aYsy K.C., R. J Ache- battery, "Fat"'Spain Will be on firt; 'son, .R". C. WhateleY,..TV,M.- Johnston, Fred Dike and 3), Holmes. .The active • pallbearers were "Stanley .Prevett, Col, H. o. Dunlop, Dr. A. Graham,. M. Monteith, E. D. Brown and M. Ford. . ' • Ynterraent took: place in the family ;plot-in-lVlattlane cemetery with ,church, and 'Masonic rites,. the latter 'Whig ,Conducted P:W.M. A. R. Scott of Maitland. Lodge. • . Mrs. Downing- was unable to be resent .at the funeral, as she "had 0- saffered an 'injury' to her. spirie•!.and.• will be confined 'to -her-torcte in Torootii , for some wee -kg -11ii:-Eredat Platt -and 'Mrs. Reid- *ere here, . WOMEN'S ilosPLieAt AUXLIARY The Weinen's Hospital A.uxiliary, held its Monthly meeting at• the 'rublie, Library gn; Monday; When -final ,ar- • Taneements were 'made for,:gie „annual 'tag day on Saturday, )1u1Y4.13th:,,,•c,Triie proceeds of this wll bo- used fa' :the. • hospital and war work and it is tOped- there. will be a .genorons response from the citizens.. The representatives *to hi Legion bingo. were appointed, for uly: Miss Saults, Mrs, Campbell, rs, McLaughlin. And Mrs.- Redditt. There yIl1 not be a meeting in 3:0y or August, OLD iv10Nuit IN SALT#01tn Geo. Symonds, while working among his dowers in, bis- garden at Stafford, dag-up an American 2 -cent piece eighty years old, and George says it looks as 'good ath when it was coined- In ' . F. Beavers, .Exeter. • • -Corresponding 'Secretary -Mrs. P; , Cantelen, Goderich. -Reeeraing secretary -Miss 'R. Consitt, , , . . Treasurer -Mrs. W. Hern, Goderich. Superintendents of departments -- Evangelistic •" and. 'Christian steward- ship, Mrs. Pennington, Goderich-; anti- -narcotic and medical 1•thniperanee,. Mrs. W. C. Peitree, Exeter; flower taission, Mrs. (RAY.): Lutes,. •Winghtito; -Sab-,- bath obServanee - and legislation; Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Clinton; Little White Ribboliers,. 'Mrs:- -R. Lewis; Winglitiih; • medal . contest; Mks.. G. Johnston, Goderich; press, AliSS Louise arter, WhiglfaM;_ temperance_le_ Sun- day- sehoolss 'Ilia J. S. 3turvtiy,- Hen -- salt; ;Sdientitie - temperance in , day :schools,. Miss,Murrayi-Hensall-;. travel- "PorbY" Newcombe arid - "Forme W:eftlatter.Will take .care Of• second ind::lert.s -aid' Ms. licoell) Goderich; .world short, and ."Ticker" Mero will be in nlin Call4dinn ,thiSSIOnal, work, Ma- - the hot eorner at third. ',Tete" Patter, A• E. Lloyds Wingbank; Soldiers and scat, Jimmie Donnelly: and"Pete" sailor's; Mrs. (Rev,) Janes; Goderich; • . War service work, Mrs. ‘' Xt. A. <Week; Walter ar,e Slated for outfield positions, and "Gil" -OilleSPie; "Tiny" Bond, Read". congregation. • .1:11e choir sang, -“God - will take care of, Jen," and the -eon-- cluding:hYmn of the-iservice, was "Blest be the tie that bieds.t' 7 , 'Mr. , Mcliaye 'mentioned with par- ticular gratification, the fact that,.the' electric_ organ. purchase(f.not quite two years' age al a coot ef about $1000 had, all -been pa' for !and the. congregation is now in e Limit financial condition. Mr: and' • . McKaYe and their family left yesterdayr for 'their new charge at StraffordVille, -in Elgin Pres- bytery. ; , Mr. MeKaye. has hqe,31 President of the local Ministerial, Association and. has found time -to assist In community Gederich„ with those og the-corFespond-• R. R. Gordon, Rev'. 'K.. G. McMillan, efforts' Ouch as the VictorY. loan:cam-, ing =week a year -ago, as officmUT re: Misses' MacMath, Howse, Mrs. ' reil, Teronte, ' ' ' Vening Cere- `KINTAT,t,, cAmi: . . DIOnY, on Saturday last, ,When Rev: rmt,tts luist. RD .,„,,,,,,.., . Joseph, Wasson officiated at,. -the mar- . . . . riage,. of Miss Mikis, june'lleCreilth, _ ---"--- - - '• Already 150 campers, , from widely daughter - 01! 'Mr. ." and Mrs. Bert O. scattered Points in Western Ontarle; 111cCreaths: to John :Aar* Bassett,w.are; registered for ''' the Presbyterian Hamilton, son of Mr. and 'Mrs.- 'Er 7 church - camp. to be , held, at -Kintail, Basthett„ all of Toronto. Wear c„.• julY• 3rd to 13th, for boys 'and *girls classic gown of blush, ivory satin 'Sc- with satin: cording, the bri, e '''' ag90, nF1P'' to fourteen. -.. • . Bev. Richard . Stewart of Goderich Carried a cascade of ivory roses an - will be director of . the,. camp, TIM stephanotis, - Her-, long ven---woo.s -held '1i ss s Margaret Wehster. of -Tor.'onto as -w-ith_a -cOrded calot. Miss ,I.oeuise, Me-, ectoro-z-7Xisli--_,Marion--MaeDonaid Ciellit MSS --bridesmaid -fOr"'--fier t ucknow is registrar and the 'staff. sister, Wearing .,erphicl net In 'benffant incl des. Rev, K. .G. McMillan, Niagara style, 'croWnlesS 'halo hat. of stiffened ,.m.,„ . , u Rey. ".R.,_ R. Gordon, London.; Orchid net, and earrying-flowers. .' Fa lis'; sitter -1Viaeltlatlis ',Belie: Divert * Mr. S. A. •Wrhittaker, et -Welland was . v., _ P. Stuinders, •Goderieh ;, i•MrS. groemsman, and, the itsliqii wrere,,Pt ' :-`' Alegi"' lien, Niagara •Falls,;. Mies Hugh' Bassett, Mr, Norman Bennett, , 'le . pbtne , Nit. ., , ir Auburn; ltliath Janet and Mr. R. L. Cavanagh, Hamilton. A •," Howse, rristoit; , Mrs.. • Richard garden. reception followed at thelhonie Stewart, Goderich; Miss Givendblyn of the bride's parents. .The couple will Jackson, Torohto ' Mrs. Wm. Douglas, live in Hamilton. - , • 1VIrs. A. mei 1 1 • Mowbray, THE .WEATIffillit • Leadership hi? alt- of .. Temperatures of the -past week in Voned a f llo' and.: .1VIiss Helen 'ucknow. tivities is elver: Rev. paign; Itt leaving Goderi•ch he. istittee eorded, were as folloWs : • . Stewart, -:=Mrs.. --AteMilla and ' tikallio_reml„.„0"jOyed„.'llis_sojoarty.,.,Irt...,:..._. „, ;'..-1. „,.....• I.P.4444..„...... 1.91.,Lwebgter-i;--:],„wot'shipr:.g--Ite --•Etatisr this town, had found OW •-pe.opie. hos- - Max' Min' 1/3*".` lati ateivart--;- ,..recreation,-,, Re Ick ---:-It. Pitable • and friendly, and Arnd .411a. Iiii:ae- tlicer.P9 June 22 ..80 ' 64. • .79 • Gordon, loss web4tcr; .3:04c, rs. W. mattliHgood Mends ;Without • regard to Fri., June '23, ...,78 "• . 65 '78 65 - . F. Saunders; ' handcraft, Mre: 'K. -91,, Church denoMinatiom .. ,Lsat-, _June 24 :-.68 , 51 89 ' 66 McMillan •and Miss. MacMath ; p.• • The induction -let the new minister, Sam; `June, 25 ....75 '. 51 85 . 7-2 craft and nature lore,. Miss. Hose, fRreovm, cLrae-wd irtet, e„,iv.';iliTurner,taeplacewho irnthees Tues., June June - 2267'.........9806* . 6698 ' :84, 'S75 dramaties,' - Mrs. 'Biehard 'Stewart; Miss Webster, and • Miss.. Jacks° church on -Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Wed., June 28 ....94„-- • 73 70 of the service, • assisted by. Rev. , 0-141),A-V-.,'SPOPOS,L.,44-•:--,,, • ----„,- ---..,,,,...1,- -,,•:-'-- -....44,----,-- • ' werld-friendship.,, Miss j...:_:Weir. . . first aid.and.nurthing, Miss G..Jacksoh; , . -Rev, 4. O-- ,..Illi, 'ffou'•4W.111:-:,ht0,e-ehar Atkinson of 13rucefield.,', '' -- The basebaii, lathe at Agrie-uleartil Walter • 3. 'bag -•-iii, t ho or, • • •• Park 'Iii'D'otnIon struc o,r of. t 'DO; between: -the- -elaths - -,fild,--which,4-recentiv-con-7. Kitchener and Goderich Midget- teams. eluded its course, announces the. re - 'is to be called at 3.30. O'clock.' - • .sults., All took' the; course were The. Lawn Bowling Club is having successful m attaining their awards. an 'open doubles tournament on the 'Those • taking the first examination holiday:- The draw is to be made at, received certificates ; these trying' a Mr. and Mrs. Jab. White, Cambridge _street, werethe, recipients, the -past week et . beautiful bouquet ofAm- erican l3eauty' roses from their daugh- ter, Nursing Sister Ida Whites, who 'was -recently transferred from Soutli Africa to Italy. - - • _ :Agra..' Brook of HenSall ,IVirs'. ",Pee wee •Alitetkonald. - .and .••• Willie Hem' of Gotlericli were apziointed .deler • „ ago also are counted On ito-,:appear. gamo. gates14the,,Provincial .e.On'Veittion. • the • IN4TICUOTO1t INJUItZD' , IN nog pitASII. : "COMPLETES 81171 YEAR aMr. Peter 4. 'Cantelon passed another milestone. In •hiSlife on Wednesday of this ...Week and has pow entered, on hie -eighty-eightb, Year:- . T-10...AEL not ,,al- lowing . himself to stagnate,. either mentally Or physically„ and as evidence of his • continued -usefulness he can aliow a-garge; moll -eared -for and pro- ductive garden at his hinite 'On Light- house street. A boat of friends wish; 4Y-11 '"Pi_allY haPPY reenrns." • .„,„ • . - r, ' .Pie'oxiiii* iigaikvi ' A. party "Of '' C.Pat: oi Cid*, , 'headed by , President D. D. Coleman; came in at Pon today `bY *special train- and • With his wife and faintly,his trailer, speed-boat.and full oamp Trailie ()Meer jamei Culp leaves at the week -end for Lavigne, on •the 'vest * arm of Lake Nipissing, for the annual 11 eating „Vadation. Jim 11M been getting repair for this trip for weeks and Xeivesbliill of pep for an all'-ent:•ittitek the Alio ttibo. • Pilot °Meer C:, Rtiisell, an th- structor at Sky Ilarbors was seriouslY 'injured •"and hisstudent; a Member of the Fleet Air -Arra, Royal: NaVST, 'Wils.slightlY cut When their training Diane, a' Tiger • lifeth, spiralled to .the ,greond, out etin;trei,A,kd cies*, �n.th6/P iftkrm JalinStOn, Ashfield township, twti: Miles sootteetist of port Albert Navigation. School, at 8.30 Tues- day Morning, Tile plane had Just -taken left for the east at 3.45. While %here, off on its first igight of the day. they made a visit to the Port.Alkert Air' Navigation School, 'accompanied by tile lotal. 'agent, P. W. Thomas. WOOL SUNSET OPENED Sunset Hotel. opened, for the:season on Saturday,- The first large con- tingent of guests is expected for the coining . week-endi and. the bookings Indicate that the *hotel wilt; 136 well filled until. the middle of August at least. ' Prizes tor best, costume, deeor,„ 'Med tricyele, pet in decorated vvagon, doll carriage, pet in cage, *pet oniiIeash. at the 1.0.D.R. Carnival, jttly (ith. Assemble at CoUrt IIouse at .1 p.m., P0. Russell, who•is it patient in 31 A.N.S.,hospitalt Port Albert, is suf- fering from coneuSsion, a fractured leg and 'other injuries. Ills wife lives in Goderie,11.. The injured student also*is a patient in the • same. hospital. His* home 14 in England. Ills liable, was not released. .; Mrs. Sadie West school teacher, and 80016 of her,, stUdenth witnessed the plaut spiralling doft from the skies, for, sChool htid not eonverted -at the that. Mrs. West,, telephoned' the ,Port Albert airport and an =butane° and erash truck were quickly on the scene,. Luckily there was no Are. • • 'The eause of the aceident, is not known, nor is the height' from Which the aircraft descended. An investiga- tion being held,. int.-Lletlt. Swan. bergthort, Said,- when lsohing statement in the afternoon. • , • 1 o'elock:', •:••• • se nd examination recetved vouchersasIt: `. . Corson, Certificate; Z Charles Breekow,, voucher,, 3, Mrs. Agnes.Mac- Ewan, certificate ' 4, • John Martin, . voucher ; 5, Emerson Overholt ,'' -cer•:- •tificate ;. 0, Mrs. Mary Rouse, eertific- ate; '7, Mrs. Kathleen%SnIder, gertific- ate; E3, Stanley A. Snider; voucher,.'' 9, MrS. . Ilesthid-P&Strauglian, certifiefe ; 10, Charles WireCds, certificate. • . We; as a communifh. undertook to ca,re for the EXTRA needi ofg.ivi.03. "Goderich,.;! that is,. those small items . notyrovided by the Governrcieflt but which makei,life on one- , • of our ships so mueh -more bearable: ' • „ • Now, the - Officer,- inSommand of the " Goderich '2 has -aake4 for:• he Tamil. Council has try to get "them,'„aud the Navy League has agreed, to -pack And send, thensi. Off to "the ship • • •• ' 00 . • .$2,$19:42 „ DisburtheMents• for war SerVices: • Blood donors clinic .. .. 24.22 • Salvation 'Army .. -100.00 • Greek war relief • , 200.00 Mary ,Piektord. bungalow ' /0.00 . Centralia band " .. . • ' British minesweepers , • , 10910 Goderich branch. Navy,.14,eigue 10000 British .War Victims' Fund , 600.00. Canadian Legion War SerViees •••.' -Canadian •-Red--:---Oross--Soeietyi-42W.00 LO.D.E. Book Fund ; 25.00, . I•1;713.22 For boys' and, girls', Work • disburse- • merits Were -$286.90 and for 'crippled: children, relief and Welfare $209,66. • These ainounts 'expended on 'pnblic Services Make , a total. of $2,269,78,---.--. Victory bonds' to the attiOunt of $.5,60... 'Were. pitrphaSed..7. Club fees More. than Met the diSbursenients. for Mb. ex.: • penthes, and.a. ,balance of .3320 is carried forward for the win% of. . the eoin`Mg year. , , • . • •' District Convention .in. Muskoka ..The :Club. heard froin Lion , George -- MacEWAti. and' ,Others • of the ,rci_cont, -Lions district district convention at Hon*, Muskoka, at ".which Goderteli, Lions were. 'represented' by Mr., and Mrs: Maawan, Mr. alid Mrs. 'Nelson. • Tim; Mr. a.nd Mrs.- Bruce ...Tennant, Mr, and M -m. F., Curry, W. Fledge. and, Willard 'Legg. According re- rts, a . good . time was had •by all. • . A high -light of the -Meeting was.the'. 11,11.111-6f4CptuWiklien.LaniVd- .lio/foisN4elixg iiiiiie-W-LionS 'Kinkead .who . ,ab it to complete his t,e • in the , offic4 as ,• presented at e, Muskoka cony doh with a handsome and valuable s -•of Silverware. • District .Govern Hill thanked -the , members of the GO rich Club for the' support they had .gi „hire and told, • of the fgrowth of Lionistirin the -trice- ' over which he • has presiAeci,' which iticludeS.-ii -large ,Se,ction, Westefn. Ontario.- „Ttit good work done, •bY. ,the Goderich, Lions, he said, ,pad won the notice and approval ot Lions International. Lion Ribbert moved a vote of 'thanks • to the retiring 'president; Lion Mooney : thinked the members fel* the "• ,co-operation • given him during his op., CuPandy Of the chair, and Lioll Hodge,' in assuming his new office, expressed his,. confidence that the members iveuld give him their 'IOYal- suppert the corning year, FINED ON Lulto4 culAgoi 'William • Bossehbery, .Grand.„ Bend lptelkeeper, in last week's Police Court' pleaded guilty thro,ugh_his solicitor, Frank Donnelfy, of having -liquor '11 - legally,. and was' lined $100 and cests. The Ifauor was confiscated. • 1 0 , We ia"Ve 'a list of aceePtable articles in thispapersoine-- • - , weeks ago;-, but so far- alinOSt-nothing .has et:me in.. ' • , As a tOwn .we just ean',t let ,the 'ship. down. • " ,The•, boys request is a very modest one. They. don't aok •for NEW thingi. -They ask Only for the p1ionograph, the boxing gluiresi the chess,Sets which yoit have stored away and which you haste no iiitention of using. It QiS not very patriotic and it isnotvery loyal to,„,the to- let-them...rot or fin apart •fro.M. disuse ;when they "Cou1d-giVeL,SorZniuch.,p1eaSure_to-41•ic',4yq- doingso much for us.- , - • ' " • - . , , • All you have to do is dig them out of the attic. or stoke: ' 1, • rooin and get them' -down :to the Town Hall. , Thi -Navy 'League will do the. rest.' , '4 • , 0 ,. ecallinj the Canoe ' rip- of t e Famous War. -Onesetuti Detroit in 1892 • „, • ••,- The •_.passing of John S. Platt - "Jack" Platt to his mimerous friends- - and the recalling ,of his athletic 41 prowess tura young man:in: the eighties,. and 'nineties,- has set, the 'oldsters of - the town to talking of the good old days and, of- the part they played in the realm of sport, as sports Vent, in - these days." They talk of baseball games at "Slabfe.wn," of high bicycle and horse races on the Square, and of the fahabus trip of the war canoe . maimed-- , by , thirten strong-armed • „Paddierth, • Who --fairly lifted the big- canoe oat of •the water, to Detroit in. July, 1892, to witness • the program of th,e- Grand Array of the ellPtieebtleter v;ho*b;li'eves'lle is now . the only survivor of ,that„:,CreW of" thirteen, recalls the trip well, but he: is shortsome of the names of members of the crew*and' Would appreciate otomehelp onthis point.. He remembers that13ob Wilkinson • a hardware flier- . chant ,vas emu:no:tore., 'There Were, 'Jack Platt, George: Priee, dock (a .shoenians Who latet removed to liensall and die4 in that v age), Fre ‘• others whose names. d not recall Nairn, • • Mr. lf, and five. to Vancouver), n. .ovuavi legr ) , ( 'IvEhd ece ' iitalnrwp.aatignd:e0; N:Testtollimat c,4,atitoath,,,,volie into: ntenottle, licate "There were thir,„ "He." "Everybody WS frig cause ot the tuft •. WeIctolo_ stands for ) 4ili -.1' .. 'Iiiltal DO IT: TOD,4:Y.`: 44 : : • , . si, •13,e/ow,‘falgrairi,..is a lit of tl,l,' things , the ship.' needs: , . .-MOSiCAL IN BUNIENTO •• MISCELLANEOUS % Phonographs and Reed:14s AsMahgaTrztuaIsfi.., 0 „aduthorgana ' . Cigarettes - Ageordibn ,,,, SPORTS EQUIPMENT - ,sseowaLg(lituullittfrir. or facial) Punch. Bag - .1tazor Blades • Baseballs 4 FOOD. "' . - 13Oxing Gloves * Candy (fudge and nut bars) GAMES- ' Soup ,i. Jigsaw Puzzles Darts . • Apples , 1 .4 . - :th. : aprrepraSechlitadted0i1.0161.18 also woidd ,I.?e enWs°971Y'haire ileV•r ,Sre't fallen down, on war 'Vcroi*., Let's , not start ,n,oW. .. '''', . • . ' . NO Ormagn TOTN‘ 00UNOIL • And TM NAVY MAMIE. ,. 4 municii•tion •' 'the news. of our trip spread, for at Sarnia We were met by • "the, Mayor 'and-- tendered .a eivie banquet at the Bellchitaller *tell," • Mr. Ilayki continued '14 typiesti en- thusiastic,. manner., . "Our next stop wag Port. Lainbton, where we stopped at Joe Bedard' s hotel were outer - tallied by the consul, who fixed. • up Or .papers and. saw' "us off. We towed „acipss Lake St- •Clair, brIll"tva' -.111e• also a salt- boat. 'AV Belle 'Isle we were greeted by,.-• a, gun salute, for the U.S. &Wall •at kort Likmbton had sent Word `ahead.• - We were flying -the 'Onion jae4 and 1-, well rentember the-wiseerack of 'one oftho.Party: Vullolewn;.the 'flag, Volii they're. shooting us.' At Detroit We Were allowed, to sleep .in die ' ot - • Parke," '''Daviar boat -houses ;and: 'we made our headquarters at The Michi- gan Paritier,, ;a -Weekly newspaper mike. It was inn by the -Gibbons brothers, nephews of, the, late Sheriff:, Gibbons. Jack Man, 'Goderich bey, vc:As ,,,foreraatt• 'printer. Ile took the vveek off to,, entertain, us, -It was as, week ,cif parades, a carnival Week, and i*e °high, old time. There was not a•cosualty, on the -trip. did we get home? That .was easy. We paddled to Sarnia and boarded the 'United Empire,' taking our canoe *I& us. Capt. Robertson was_theskipper. Ile charge tat ' anything, in fact, it was a Cheap trips A five -dollar MIL,' pert„,„man, . would cover everything," Mr. kfityt-rei:ated, is parting salute being: "I'll get4du - test.ot thooe namies.". .• ihesie names sug. thing ,to MI. -Harry Percy Sheppard, 111 greithtl epodL g be - the ter bliskfees of iti.t>b, Huron wasrP %,44esturo of good mainta n „ an how' 44, .t -.. Prt,11':A44, *losh-Calao• Ply' .