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-GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY -4901 1.945
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EQPLEOF AUBURN AND DISTRICT
GATHER TO IIONOR TIIEIR, BELOVED
1-1YSICIAN AND- FRIEND, DR. WEIR
Fine.. testimonial Presate,d 131
Appreciation •of Forty
Veen' Service
AUBITRICI)OCTOR HONORED'
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• .Nevo In the history of Auburn .Was
such a tangible .tribute ' given to a
citizen as was tendered to Dr. 13,,, C.
Weir on Friday niglie'last. AlMost.
, OW people gathered tO do honor to
the doctor upon his. edmpletion of forty.
years of faithful service' as physician.
The assembly, was arranged . on the
, .40c lawn of Dr. • Weir's residence and
the grounds of, St. Mark's Anglican
church. . Two, blocks of Main street
were roped off to make acconnaodatien
for the large uniaber 'Who eame from
. points as far east as Toronto to lie
present, for this outstanding occasion.
A loudspeaker .systein was installed
and shortly after a o'cloblc the, pro-
• gram eenamencecl, .with pilules E.
'Asquith as chairman. -,,, •
The evening's activities began. with
--.-a inarCh-Dast. - a ;a0,00-wiraateliE 'zoo_
-.children and AiliTiTta 'whom Dr. Weir
had bright into the_world. " The
parade was led .by four members of the
.Lucknow pipe band, Roy Mackenzie
. and Malcolm; Kenneth and D. 4- Mac-
Lennan. Mr. Ted Mills. and his tans
_headed this group, followed by William.
Anderson, -Son of Mr. and Mrs. -Oliver,
_ Anderson, "Wlasf „rode an_imitation...stork
.en a tricycle. - '
An .Early Ambition
Mr. Asquith An his opening remarks
. introduced Dr. Weir *to the audience by
. giving some facts,regarding the doctor
previouste-hiS coming to Auburn on
June 19,' 1905. . He was born at
' RemOlta, but *spent. his boyhood pre-
viVqs . to. '..teen age in. Delaware, Ont.
fi.Frorti -his eterlies,hoyhootthe.hattalongj
:`' 14 tn bebbfrie'li-lihYpelan;-and W set lip:
an oflicein his , own' roone-with a sign,
:* . .on his door, -.140r.-, B. O. ,Weir." •.- Di.
Mitchell, the family phySician, learned
,of his '%!iew "opposition." but instead
of competing with hina took him in as
partner, !ii.rna 'Bert Weir; became his
,protege. ' :tie:accompanied Dr, 1Vlitchell
on his trips, ' took the pulse of the
patients, read the thermometer. and
did ntaiq ether things- pract4sed• by a
physician.
When he was thirteen years of age the
fatailY moved to Strathroy, - where he,
• , attended the Strathroy High School,
• which at that time Wa.s wader the prin-
cipalship '' of Mr. J. E. Wetherell, one
...of, the then best principals of Western
Ontario. Among the Doctor's eras*.
,rnates was Sir Arthur Currie, com-
' wander of the Canadian forces in the
first Great War. ' After taking out a
certificate, he attended model school -
and taught School near Xerrwood, In
31etca1f township. 'He then entered
the University of Toronto and gradu-
ated -in 'medicine in 1903: '. After two
• yearsof locum tenenS practice, .,,he
located in Auburn. Among .• tiff:5Se'
graduating with 'him was Dr: W. E.
•"' 'Galli -et - now ,deatt-ef the Faculty, _c.,)f
Medicine, ,University ' of Toronto.
Continuing, the program .of the even-
ing, Mrs. A. M. .Rice,', of -Caledonia, a
termer Auburn resident when Mr. Rice
was manager of the Rank of Coni-
, name here, delighted the audience with
soloS rendered in a_ rich soprano voice.
t• ' The Presentation . •
Mr.' J. "J. Robertson, the -oldeSt
, Acquaintance and friend a the ,Doctor
here, addressed air. Weir, speaking PI
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glowing terms of the Unstinting service
he had rendered, particularly—under
. ,di,ffietflties which the eneeuntered dur-
ing Vs .early. years 'here. Iti• express-
ing the ,community's high appreciation
of their. beloved ' practitioner, Ur.
Robertson asked ,the Doctor to accept
a gift from the grateful - citizens—a:
purse containing $1,30,9: The Present-
ation was •made by little' Shirley
Turner, daughter , of ...Mg.. and Mrs.
Robert Turner.. This was followed
by the singiag of "For He's a jolly
Good Fellow."
Dr. Weir in Reply • ,
In making his reply, Dr. Weir 'Stated
lae knew of nobetter words to express
his gratitude than "I sincerely ' thank
you." Reminiscing, .he reeallied cer-
tain vpects of Auburn in 1905. 'The,
gement- sideirtilkS were in the process
of being ]aid;•..tliere :were more places
of -business; and there leaS a two-.
roonted School. Other clitufgeS in the
last forty years he mentioned were
the disappearance ef the cooper shdp,
the 'hetet, the implement shop -and
- ' the tuhurn brithS band. Ire- regretted
4. -4"
"I that the ceinitlimity Spirit which ex-
• isted forty. years ago seemed to be
. lacking, chiefly owing to ' the ' auto -
,'biles, /and he continued by stressing
th ought that It ,would be a good
-th g to recreate OAS Spirit,- ! The
Doctor 1181(1 high tribute to,the.pioneers
of the community. "They were really
sterling aaracters. • We miss them;
but such is life.' We are the better
for their having been , here," he said.
Ile spoke 'feelirigly of the little tin-
rentenlbered- ttetis .cif kindness rendered
'),to 'him', Whieh he gave as his 'best
rept for remaining in the commtinitY
foe;1 imost half -a -century. - ,
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, related hote 1Vir. Virni. Campbell,
' ItOty' eighty-nitie years of age,, was hi•tt
,first patteitt—and he was so please
to have a patient that he charged Mi.
• Campbell Only 25 cents for services
rendered. (Mr.' Campbell, vvtts On the
platform Friday .tilght.)
,Ali fol' statistics, the Doctor digured
he had received abont 2,000 babies
, from the stork, ..among them eighteen'
. - sets If twins. , The first baby .he re-
eeivedr.was born to Mr. and -Mrs. Sacob
" wagfier, and the. most recent to Mr.
and 'Vr's. Theodore Redmond.
Prit Westfield junior ,inale qtiartette,
ttn-41 sed of Lloyd Walden, ,Douglas
compbell, Norman ','.ItieDowell and
na,rvey:t MeDoWell, were next heard in
a nuisleal number, after whieh the
dean IV ••the medical profesgion ln
"broil . ('ountyi 1)r. I, NV. Slut* of.
Clinton, „spoke. Dr., Shaw reetilled iiit4
lengSten(ling tleqtfaintanee With 1)r.
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COMPANY N.
Rom FROM CAMP
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YX4e -Getlerich squad of Com-
pany men who ,had been •hi, .carap at
ThaineSeValley for two weeks made the
return trip on Sunday lila heavy down-
pour, of ram The weather' on the
whele, .howeverwas rather fa.yorable
during the two weeks, rain eonaing
mOstlY at week -ends br. at other thnes
when, it did not interfere with . the'
training program,
'Training included the driving of
array: vehicles, and •at the ranges, be-
sides ordinary target practice, the men
handled Bren and Sten guns -and the
Plat anti-tank weapon:
The "C' • Company men at eanap
were Lt. W. A. Sutherland, CS111,
Harold Allin, .A./CSM, Harry Williams,
CQMS. Bert Medd, Sgt. Norval Ander-
son, Cpl.'. Garfield:13011e, 'L/Cpi. Reg.,
Jewell, Ptes. Don 13axter, Don Me-
Leod; Fred Newington, Macpherson
Roberts, Garfield Westlake and Robert
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• THE WEATHER
Temperatures of the past Week in
Goderich; with those of the correspond-
• ing week a . year. ago, as officially re-
corded,- were as follows:
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ThursjulY 12 ,...73 ti4, 80 03.
july 13 ' 70 61 68 55
Jnly 14 71 62' 78 52
Sun.,. July -15 67 50 89 57
Men., July 16 70.46 67' 55
july-1-7 .—,74 51 71
Wed., *July 18: 81 • 58 83 57
-Weir; for which he would be .oternally
!ivititi°efsul.„4a;3; '.11Yousto'n'-'"ga':Ve: a .teadil?g-
tit this4,juncture, on 4:0ur 'Country
Doeter," after Winch the chairman an-
nounced the receipt of a letter from
Dr. Maoklin of Goderieh expressing his
keen: regret at being Autaineto attend.
Tellow-Physicians Pay Tribute
pr. W. P. Gallocv of Goderich was
next -called' upon and spoke in kindly
terms of the honored doctor. ,.-`:Alre
knoW him for what he is—a real than.
It's no small tiling to retain the respect
of 'a- conmaimity," Said the Goderich
doctor. Continuing, --he stated, • "You
have learnedwell..-Adia it good friend,
counsellor and .physician he is. We
in the mediearprofession recognize him
as a capable, industrious,. competent,
**skilful -workman," and eoneluding his
eulogy, Dr. Geneve -said, "He is a prince
among nien. You'll never get another
;like him." ,
The.`Lucknow nine band was then
heard in two numbers; after' which
Dr: Redmond, of •Wingharn 'made a few
remarks. Dr. Redmond is Dr. Weir's
senior in Huron by a few nionths,
coming to -this part of the country in
January, 1905. He ,expressed his
Pleasure at: being present for the
niehaorable oeettsion. He thoughthe
knew of nothing better' in the world,
than for a. whole cominunity to honor
an individual in such a manner. He
could not help 'feeling that herd' was
an instance of Where "the people Who
know you the best love you the hest."
Dr. Redmond drew a justifiable com-
parison hetweeff A‘ docton and a war
hero. Just as a soldier . who gives
his life is a hero,, so is a doctor'
who gives all his energy'toMinistering
to the sick a hero. "So here is a hero
who: ' ha's been laboring titeong you
for, forty years;"- declared the, -Wing-
ham, physician. He cited Our events
in one's life: birth, marriage, death
and a testimonial, "A testimonial
Such as was presented to Dr: Weir is
a rare and didinct honor," Concluded
Redniond. ' • .
• Other :•speakersi were Dr. 4 M.
Graham of "Godetich,- who felt the
gathering Was a great, and' distinct
honor Well deserved, since 'Dr. Weir
had served in virtue and in deed; Dr.
t.;C, jackSon of Goderkh, who al-
though acquainted with Dr. Weir , for
some eleven years Said it hadn't taken'
him long to gain .respect for the
'Auburn physician, both as a• man and
as a Medical practitioner; John
John W.
Ranna: M.P.P.,, of yiringham, L. E.
Cardiff, M.Pt; of Brussels, and Mr.
W. J. Parks; a lifelong friend of Dr.
Weir.' Mr. Hanna was intredifeed by
Harry L. Sturdy' and. Mr.. Cardiff
by Wm. 1T. Stewart. Those' attending
registered in a booklet,
A. pleasing feature of the everting
was the presentation Of beautiful
bouquet, of rosebuds to Mrs. Rice by
MiSs Marion Taylor, Two lovely
musical selections- were given by a
group.!•of -young ladies, Misses Shirley
and Emma 'Robertson, Ila and Betty
Craig, Jean.. and Joan McPhee, Maxitia
and Roxy Ball and. June Marsh. A
reading was given by Mr. jam Bach -
811811, and.the program concluded with
the National Anthem, Accompanists
,for the evening were Mrs. -It. J. PIi1l
lips,' Misses 'Vivian Straughart and
jean Cpok, •
The' 'Weir Family.'
Dr. Weir was married on Stine 120
1912, to Pearl janaton., of Colborne
township, who died in 1937. He has
one spri and one divaghter, Sack, of
'Ottawa, and josephine, well-knownl
.soloist, : at honie. BothrWere' present
for. the unique e.,vent. Dr. Weir also,
has tWo sisters, AlisSes Annie and
Margaret Weir,. of Strathroy. He is
a. member of • Krum 'Presbyterian
church, a past nutster- of Morning
Star. Lodge, A.,r. & A411,, Carlow, and
it*Pagt grand steward Of Grand Lodge,
A..P.
JtiSt as he has .SerVed most, falth-
fully the past, and the -community
'hae, been 'enriched by his' preSence as
citizen and Servant, it. is the fervent
hope of it heat of Metals that he will
he Spared many years to enjoy good
health and continue attending to the
physieiti needs of the people of Auburn
and outlying districts.
Picture by cdurtesy Stratford ,Beacen:Herald
DR. If. C. WEIR ,
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who On Friday nightjast was presented With a purse of 81,309 by
the people of Auburft and district as a Mark of their esteem and
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appreciation.
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Farmers fromWest I
Placed in Huron I
Will Assist in Harvesting Here
until Returning West
Late August'
National -Selective, Sert!ice stated
today • that approximately seventy.
farmers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and. Alberta have been placed on Huron
'county farms within the area governed
by the adderich office. This is :almost
three times the: number placed last
,yeai,. and, with a few exceptions, takes,
care of all, applications for help re-
ceived by the 'Goderich office and ,by
'the agricultural representative of the
Proyince of, Ontario at:Clinton. The
applications from farmers that were
left unsatisfied were reeeived: too late
to share in this movement of _farm
labor from West to East.
• Mr. Hill,„ manager of the Goderich
office of the Unemployment Insurance
Commission, remarked particularly, on
---tWehtse-co.- op eratiorrbetwe Keit-
cultural Department of 'the Province
representedby Mr. F. K.. B-Steveart
at -Clinton and National Selective
-Service.
• The 'Western men arrived in batches
over a period of two weeks, almost
entirely on the late night train, which
had, to be met and the men •despatched
immediately to the farms. As Clinton
is the Moat central point for Huron,
this work- devolved lagrely on Mr.
Stewart.,.
• The Men will remain in the East
until the middle of August, when they
will •begin returning home according
to the Province they came from—those
from Manitoba leaving first—and. -the
return movement IS supposed to be
completed by August 31st, when it is
possible , that movement of farm
worters will begin from East to West
to help .with, the Western harvest.
Last year about onehundred Eastern
farmers were despatched by the Gale-.
rich N.S.S. office to Westhrn Canada.
•ABOUT THE BAND
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JOditor The Signal Star
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811 —I have read with great ii..terest
the:letter from...Bandmaster Woods In
your paper.- I believe Mr: Woods has
been* •paid. by the town a monthly
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salary, for •the past three, years to
train a, group of boyS t who Would be
bandsmen. Surely after three years
of practice these boys should be able
to giVe an 'evenIngts prograin' of at least
two • hours witlimit appealing to tile
ratepayers for more assistanee to make
•a successful "ams.ture nite." I think
the park committee, and the band coat-
inittee Should' get ,together on this
subject:. 'We people Wit() come to
'Goderieh everysurnmer love your park`
in the Square and always eitio.yed the
pleintant Sunday evenings when Gode-
rich had -an Outstanding .band, who
have- been told received no pay what-
Soever.
• LOOKER-ON.
NEW RESIOONTS FOR GoDERIell
• On Saturday fifternobn 'Defunct Blue,
audtioneer, ..condueted sticeessful
auction .. sale at:- the, home -.of Mrs.
Margaret Xelleher. The people of
Ripley. Will regret to learn that Mrs.
Kelleher Is leaving the Village to take
up residerfee Goderieh; having sold
her home to 'Charles- --tiltier.--RipleY
Express, * •
Mr. Darold Vodden has purehased
the property formerly owned.. and 00-
'cupied bY Air; and Mrs. Sohn Foster,
and will take possession August 10th.
Mr. And' 'Mrs. Foster are moving -t�
`Goderich,, where they have purehased
honte.-4Alyth. Stalidatd.
PALLS PROMMAY.-,-IIRKSIIS BACK
Ed.% Maskell, well-known Colborne
township farmer, had an unfortunate
accident -this (1011108day) afternoon,.
falling froth a load of hay and Suffering
a broken back.lie is WI Alexandra
IT WAS WET—OR
DID.. YOUNOTICE :IT
Eicnkrittites" at
Popular Harbor Park
'Mee '-itatiterings. Enjoy
(Wing at the Lakeside
AT THE *A,TEROROST-
Yesterday
Large elAv xato er.arvgoheesy. .0, .wf e r gre.p:ai:t :tirc4iwvesti: * tierxl, ,
past week, • all- but, one part -cargo
being 4.1i§cliarged at the Gedgrich•
0 a t t h e C r i e la family reunion at'Harbor ldie2aY77iiod°6nsaucie,te‘e/I'':147t4s47:11(11)°:4er'adwil'a,lielaiuncl' 4111daitaXiy:
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riirlt on Wednesday., These were only —Ontadoc 194;500 bus. wheat for the
a.•part of the 100 living descendants -elevator, 4000 bus. wheat for the Mill.
of John Crielt, who came- to Canada M°11(laY---/I' V. XasseY' 129P° b";
from' DeVonshire, England, in 1837 to oats and Wilea" S9ert°34 1°1'99° bus'
Settle on the second cenceSiden of. Elul- Fort Wilailtdoaen. d2507010atb*u. SW. ewdlteastd.4Y—
Ietct township, the plaeo'new owned by Yesterday the yach.f4,Tifree B's" was
wa 0. rge".ulinlisbQinei tij'G- biffe9prid,eseenrtieUhe'catts?tthheery! ituo Gii°rratn.d°1113eintsd.w4it ilsr°aIntr°inaweat-foulitera,
were in the midst of harvesting the nower-driveni and is 'to be operated
haayy eatropt.hei
Thettic. beisgiae,ti
parbtyoaenko,vim-yefiliteboounaBend.Y'jreeBrenner .on ploasnre :trips, Out
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Ming, playing games, and participating The fishboat Rayn-Bovv II „was in
in it full prograint of sports; Melvin harbor on. Tuesday after '' depositing
Crich, of Clinton, was elected president, tish-fry from. the SOuthaniPton batch -
and MIS. James Manning, Clinton, nry in the lake off this port. -
-s"rheetatldY*
Test man present was Joseph
woman was Mrs. Joseph Crich, also 72: '
Crich, 72, of London, and the oldest Getting Ready ,for
Goderich Labor
Over ninety members Were present
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Goderich hailed same dismal week-
ends this' year, but the latest one
broke the- record._ A rain and
wing 'storm on Saturday night brought
a deluge which, continued all Sunday
morning and even then seemed re-
luctant to quit. , The, wind strewed
broken tree limbs and twigs, on the
streets and . in. Court- House Park,
gardens 'were • damaged, .cellats were
flooded, and in the townships fields
of grain were -.battered down. 'Church
congregations were slim, even many of
the, most faithful lacking the fortitude of Blyth ; and for the oldest lady to
to venture Ont. , Mrs. Thomas Anderson Napier stre,et,
• Some people remembered that it Was Goderich. The youngest person pre-
-Swithin's Day and recalled the sent was John Arnold Clark' Straughan,
old. traslition:
infant son of Mr; and. ,Mrs. Andrew
"St.-Swithin's Day, if thou dtp-st rain,
For forty. days it will•remain.”
However, between 8 and 9 o'clock in
The youngest child was Shirley Honer,
infant 'daughter . of Mr. and Airs.
Sports Results
• Gordon Day Celebration
Honer, of Varna..
The results of theraces were: Boys -
and. girls„ 5 years and unger--Douglas • Preparattons for the Labor Day
ciark, Jerry ---ckieh. celebration in Goderich, under the
Giris„, -9 and under—Marjorie Cart.. auspices of the A.F. of L.,lecitis,- have
•wright. Boys—Ronnie Hugill, Joe
been progressing quietly, and from
(rich. Girls, 12 and under—A.rdeth now on Art Kaitting, ehairnaan of. the
Crich, Doris Cole; boys—Jack 'Owe; celebration 'committee; , G. IVIabllaran
Young ladies' race—Helen Crich; secretary, and other committee men
Anhia Got,. Ethel cote; 'you/lg.:then, will blib•s-.. arranging _the details"
Donald Crieht married wenien---Urs. of yvnat is planned to be the •principal
Ray Cartwright, Bernice Hugill, Jars. Viabor Day event in this part of
Frank Cumming. Married men—RaY Ontario. •
CartWright;Tlaroldilugill, Oliver Cole. The program for the day is out:
Slipper scramble --Ethel Cole, Helen linedas follows, .details to be filled
Crich; Lois Crieb. Kick -1 he_supper_ in later as the big day approaches:
Helen Crich, .Toan Crich, Anna Cole. Itt the morning; floats and' trade pro-
„ Grandparents' throwing—Mrs. Ed. cession, with threc or four bands.; to
be • followed by children'S sports in
Ball, Mrs. Anws Townsend, Mrs. Gif-
Tora,ctim Court 1ionSe.„.1)tirk and sDkeehts by 'a
-- STRAUGIIAN REUNION ' riqtaitsnrbideet!::.po:ii.no, prominentItabon
The descendants zof. •%•-, ?,G1eor
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Stranglian,' Who came- to Canada' fratit.-:t.':41tql3toon-±-bilKebtaltatitralier Sports
Northura:berland county, England; one
at` A.kricultdral Park.
Evening—street carnival, bingo, etc. ;•
htindred and six years ago, nunibered—•
dancing on the Square. and at Odd -
eighty -five at the family reuniou'plcnic
fellows' Hall. , •
at Harbor Park- yesterday.
man present went to- George COWail,
Committees have been appointed With
Mr. Straughait and his wife, .Tane
chairmen as follows : Advertising,
Gates, settled in COlborne townshin on
the tith concessitm, where now the
C.P.R..• bridge crosses the Maitland
niVer, the farm at. present being Oc-
cupied .11; .John • Patton: -
MemberS of the family were present
from Ooderich, Detroit„ s• Brantford;
chathani, Colborne, Auburn, and other
points. The honor -of being the oldest
sYwn ittfePtluorwehs'asnef'ill
oQuocii Decideis Ackuye t
rroAerly tor the irs40,
,./t1rz.x-gpsirvioelitOli
With all' members 'preSent, . the Town
COunell held al special meeting on
•FrldaY night List fOr further eenSider-
ation of the prOposal tO actt,tfire 'Odd-
fveettlet.ans's,.... jtian. t. h. ", uSe of war
A -point stteSsed lay 'some of the ,
members was that the privileges of the
banding not he -COrtfined to. •
niesinbets ef the begion• but shOuld be
for,„all menaberS of the servioett- _Or
the other hand,. it was held that there
Must be sonie rettironsible organization
to have control of the property. After
considerable discusSion it was decided
to purchase the building, subject to tbo
approval of the Previneial Department
oletAltuonitchliejalocAfeal tirrasn' chnUodf tthoe tioeunigioint:
with a stinulation that, all ex-serlice-
men shall lie entitled to its use aid
privileges.
The motion as unanimously adopted° t
was as follows: • ,
"That the _Corporation. of the Town
Gederich. purchase the Oddfellowg'
Hall for a price of , 00,000 cash for
the' pirrpOse of providing ,quarters for
the Goclerich branch 109 of the Can-
adian Legion', including. all ex -Service
personnel. This hietion to be :Sub-
mitted to the DePartittent of Municipal
Affairs for their appreval. It is
agreed that -an a-greement•he.arawn -up- -
with the Legion as to terms of oc-
Tupancy, lepairS and management." .
The Mayor was authorized to issue
a proclamation of the civic holiday on
'Monday, Au'gust
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LOCAL INDUSTRIES SIGN
AOREEIVIENTS A.P. OF I,
Straughan, Goderich. The persons'
coming the farthest distance were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Roberts, of Detroit,
the evening a .gorgeous rainbow ap- Inch-
neared- in. the sky, eying?' cheer •to, The following . officers were elected
obserVers and the promise a fair. days after the' picnic supper : PreSident,
to ecime—a promise Which has been secretary and . treasurer,
jt,..,14e,pietuant,weather_ suc„.4}..z,tmu,ghan. Goderich sports, vonvener,
ededuag days. Thomas jardin, Auburn 'Slipper -con-
vener; Mrs. Gal: Straughan, Goderich.
Games and races were enjoyed -after
'APPer the'Vavition.
ONTARIO -ST. CHURCH ,PICNIC will be made as far as possible from ,• •
Myriads' of small grey insects .were
The Sunda' school of Ontario street the ' ranks' of returned soldiers with 1 blown by a west wind off' the lake
United church, • Clinten-,t-came to Gode7 overSeas service who Can quality.:
inland along the shore on Wednesday
rich, in-' trucks and cars •to . enjoy the Mr. W. .J. McGrath of :Kitchener afternoon. They swarmed, over the
annual picnic at the lakeside yesterday.
InglAvays, causing Motorists to stop
Rev. G. G. Burton, pastor of the
church, was master of ceremonies, their ears to clean them of,4 the. wink,
Shields. Masses of them etti64„110fittt.
assisted by the'teachers of the Sunday
just -outside the 'outer breakWaWat
school., Harold Squire was the starter
the, harbor ,and :feinted '.what
for the ,gitmes, contests and races,
like an island. .In'the vieinity of Bay -
the resulta.of Which were as fellows :
field, the insects riddled the leaves
Girls---ClOthespin race, Jean Petrie,
of the maple trees 4vith holes thel,,
Shirley Proctor; knife and -spoon rape,
feasted.. Gardeners viewed t their
Alice Parrish, Marjorie Stanley; tootht„
patches of potatoes' with some Marna
pick and "life-sater eontest, Betty
as the bugs cattle to' rest on them,
Pater, Pegg*. Dippell;-• slipper race, Mr. ItleGrath served five years with ,
the armed forceS, with three year- and stayed there. .
NURSES' REGISTRY •
Kathleen Glew; 'Mary- Thompson ;
lighting the candle, Jean Mentyre, 'overseas. Ile will be joined by Mrs7.
• medred McGrath as soon as a hause or apart- Some People defined the bug at :the .
NOW IN 0:PERATION. Boys—Hands and" feet race, Clare ment is available. '
Maltby, Gerald Holmes; obstacle race, This* paper has been chrrying ad
The Nurses' Registry litts been estab7 Cameron 'Maltby, Murray Tyndall; vertisements .by the Civil Service Com-
lished the:, home of the Waal driv.ing nails, Jack Stanley, Roy Hab- MIS:4101i for applications for the pbsi-
registrar, Mrs. Clifford Webb,' Welling- kirk ; throwing bean bags, ItillY Gib- -tion of employment and Ztla•tinig' officer
ton Street. , ,Madeleine BaJ3rt., bings, John McIntyre. in the Goderich office. It is expected.
Proyinetal Registrar, 'was in, town, and Ilimary—BoYs, class 1, Gerald an appointment will follow shortly, to
liaWapted Mrs:, Webb and, her assist- Adams, Etliy Falconer ; class II; John take care of more intensive coverage
ant, Mrs, Knyvett •Naftel, lu their Holmes?, Clayton Groves. Girls, class .of the area governed by the local office,
drities. This week the registration I, Annette Townsend, Patsy Murch; comprising most of • the county of
was commenced of registered nurses, class II, Pauline Jervis, Marilyn Ash- Huron.
practical nurses and,nurses'for honey ton.
nursing, also associate ix/embers.. Hitting the • bag blindfolded, Mrs. P.
•
. ALLIN—BEAN
The members et the Registry Board Gibbings, Mrs. G. Falconer • pegs and . A pretty wedding took, place at the
aret. Chairiffan, Mrs. J. II. Lauder ; pan,. Moffatt Aikens, 0. *. Potter ; Walton 'manse"' on JU1 11 t 11_,
sedretaryr MISS "Fern Cranston ; treas- teacherSi spot rae0,- MIS: M.- NVIItSe,"
urer, .Mts. M. Henry ; public health Mrs. M. Aiken; time race, Miss Grant,
repreSentative, Miss A. Cleaver ; hos- Mrs. R. Mimes. .
pital representative,, Miss M. Dickson,
representative of Hospital Board; :•Dr. FOUR -YEAR -OLE, GETS SlEittICE
N, 0, Jackson,. private ditty 'repre-
sentative,- Mrs. 0.. Maskell ; Outside Pour-yetii-old8114CesKte'r MacDonald,
graduate representative", Mrs. George son Of Mr. and Mrs. Norman MacDon-
Mactvetutt registrar, Mrs. .0. _Webb; Watren street,. has had an ex-
assfstant, pro ten, Mks. it:41attel. perience ivhich might easily haze cost.
. letter is being sent' out ' to all him his life. As if is, he has a pair
doterS in the County advising thein of very * scn..e hands ,and it is feared
of the organization of ..th,e 'registry in he may lose sonte„ fingers. The ;lad
Goderich. All organizations are being climbed a tree on ..the street in front
nottfiedalso. of his home, and :to support hiniself
Miss Baker and the members- of the took hold of an Innecent-looking "wire
beard were entertained by Mrs. 3. IL that ,passed thrOugh the tree -top, It
Lauder at her sunarber cottage on Lae proved to be it guywire attached to a
Ilurson.
polo carrYing a Hydro line. and the eur-
, rent knocked theothoy out of the tree
TRAfTIC ACCIDENTS. for a fait of eight or ten feet, tore a
boot off one of his feet, and burned
his hands severely. Chester was a
very unhappy little boy for some days
tmtil the first stok or thcraccident
pass.ed o!„
J. E. Muth, Official weather ob-
server, reports that the rainfall for
twentytiouf •hours ,was 3.55 Indies.
Total rainfall this month is 4.35 inches.
Preeipitation in May .and „June, as
already reported totalled 14 inches,.
making- over 18 inches gime the be-
ginning of 1VItty. This means" that in
two and allialt months we have had
one-half th'ttnthrnaal precipitation. of an
entire .fearid
Even 'Ohl Probs, cannot -keep ap..with
the vagaries of the weather tilts -seasen,
as,,,the .gorecase for Saturday gave no
Indication of what was coming. '
Hovvever,•• here's hoping that the
worst is Over. and /hat we shall_ have
some fine • Summer —iveather before
September edifies.; ,
'; • Viiterg„Afftetals- aturounee---arimp
-ant,;:-workingt,ag ..teinuent! completed ,:an.
. Signed and--rtOw elka:40100.--TUritY
Flout Mills. This affects the mill
workers only ; agreement affecting the -
engineers,' maintenance men and salt •
block Operators is pending. ,
Application MIS made to the Region --
Thos. Taylor ; hands, Kaitting; al War Labor Board A.pril for wage
increases, and the Union has been.
advised therdecisiOn Will be handed 7
down within the next ten days. ,
Substantial. increases in. bask wage
rates have been granted . to union.
workerS of the Goderich Manufacturing
Co., and the Goderich Organ Co.
Working agreements • and wage -in-
creases :are pending at ' the Galeria.
Elevator and Transit Company and the
Goderichs?Salt CO. The union Member-
ship at this latter 'plant •does not in-'
chide the engineers or vacuum pan
operators.
At the last regular meeting of Local
No. 798, the following executive Was
re-elected for 1945: Thomas Taylor,
president; , John • Marwick, •:s. ,financial
secretary ; Art Kaitting, ivice:President
Roy McIntosh, treasurer; Forest Mc -
Hardy, reC.-cor. Secretary; D. Jr„ Pat-
st
thandecrease,idse
teadnii.to;(;illitehrtl,seendratling- terson,, concduct7r;
staff appointments are being made. , ANOTHER PEST MAKES
.
Following the policy of the civil Ser- ITS APPEARANCE
vice Commission, these -appointments .
•
floats, W. A. 'Dunlop; sportS; Chas.
Ruffell ; booths, W., A. Dunlop.
From now on each, committee is to
meet every 'Monday evening. at • 8
e'clock sharp,' at the 'Union rooms,
North street and the Square., All
members of the locals are.cordiapy in-
vited to attend, at these meeting and
give their asgistance towards 'Mang
en. the celebration. t
STAFF INCREASES AT
LOCAL ILI:C. OFFICE.
W. J. McGrath of Kitchener Illas Taken
Over the Duties of Veterans'
Officer
With the closing of $ the war in
Europe, activity in the local office of.
the Unemployment Insurance Commis -
has been appointed and has assum&I
the dales ....Veterans' Officer,- a post -
tion created to •ensure the most com-
plete service 'possible in . placing re-
turned soldiers in 'civilian employment
and rehabilitation:10 ciV.Ilian life. Re-
turned men will be -able to consult Mr.'
McGrath regarding benefits, grants and
all matters, pertaining -to veterans'
Welfare, as. well hs possible '1'4abs and
bpenings in •civil life. ,
liarvey Cutt;' Victoria street, Suf.
fered a Shaking up, bruises, and the
loss :of Ilia glasses when. his bicycle
anti a car. driven by, Ross Feagan
eollided At the intersection of Cambria
road And Nelsen street On Monday
afternoon.: The impitet threw Mr. Cupt
off his wheel.,and .in the fall he lost
his glasses'. A charge of faulty bakes
is being laid against the 'driver of
.the -ear by Chief of Police A. O. 'ROSS.
Raymond MurPhY, Of the. Lucknow
'district,. While backing hia Car from.
Paikitig Mae°, the Square, eol-
tided With. it, ear. driven by Citarles
Pennington. The drivers eseaped in- talons be known', tel tU Town
jury, and slight ,damage WAS' done to Council with. a. view to the passing
the. Pennington ear. Chief Rosa in- Is of a bylaw. for the housing of 'such
vestigathd. plants.
TO LICENSE COLD STORAGE; •
„ PLANTS
At the Meeting of the toed Board
of Health on Monday evening adViee
wit; reeeived,.from the ProVInelal De-
partment Of Irealth that municipalities
aro required to 'license cold storage
plants used for the storage of food;
and it Wa4.deeldeil. that the new toga-
-
-spittle inseet, or frog -hopper,° and,
Webster's 'dictionary describes'the
adult as *wandering about on herbage
and trees, which is a , characteristie
•of the'swarni of grey flies whleh swept
over Goderieh.
Boys BREAK INTO
•
STOR1.1 'AND FAOTOBY
Three juveniles broke int O the store
of J. C'alvin Cutt, Kingston street, one
night last week and helped ,theniselve,s.
to a qiiantity of groceries, - They
climbed to the roof .of a one:Story
b
o'clock', i'Vhen- Rev. R. G. Ilaileiveod 'ettiltiaelriendg the
-aiin'e4lartnolfdinthge:tt tore
eglinti
ii.a
second -story window,. 0
4.,ater it was found that the same
three boys . had, entered the Misner
Manufacturing Company's building,'"on '
Waterloo street, .by :Cutting the,, wire
netting ona windetv:" -various artieles
were taken. .The loot was recovergti
in ft tent in which the boys Were sleep-
ing. Chief of. Police A. c). Ross in-
vestigated:
united in marriage Phyllis Thelma,
eldest daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. DaVid
Bean, and Clive II. Allin, son of Mrs.
Anna and the 'late Chas. Alin, all of
Celbonie township. The bride was
lovely 'in a, street -length dress of
powder' blue eelanese • -chiffon ;With
white hat and accessories: She wore
a- corsage of roses "and snapdragon.
Mr. and Mrs. • Lawrence Snkdet .wore
'the attendants, Mrs.- Snyder' wearing
copen bine' With white ,hat 'and ac-
cessories and corsage of roses.and.snap-
dragona. Afterwards the bridal. Party
returned to the 144 of the ,l)rtde's
Parents, where a dainty luneheou was
served to twenty-eight guests.
;taws were laid With. Uwe elotlis and
'trimmed with pink .and white, the
dining -room being decorated with pfrek'
and, white streamers and bells. The:
eottple left on a wedding trip to South-
ampton and OWen. Sotind. For
travelling the bride chose a gold two-
piece suit witlt fotn coat.. On their
return they will reside -on the (3th eon- YOUNG—CULBERT •
eession, of Colborne. - rrior to the • A quiet wedding took place at tht
marriage Airs. A. Stoll entertaitted at United Pinireh parsonage, geafOrtb.'
a ton at which titi neighbors presented Saturday, IulY 14th, when Mrs; Fjl
the t able with, ft" lovely living -room Young, the former Ella Sproul, dangh-
'titbit!. Mtg. Stnytit and Mrs. 11; .Clark ter of the late David-Oproul of West
gathered the young' ladies of the.-conr- Wawanosh, and Arthur Eldon Otilbert,
munity ttt Airs. Smyth's and presented son of Mrs. Rebert itre of Ag1at1614
the bridb with a pantry shower. Mrlt. and the ' late Artlair Nibert wore
.1ean entertained at it trousseau tea laniard in marriage. Rev. A. V.
In honor of her datOter and on Mon- Workman officiated:, Aftera,,,„ ochort
day evening at a eommunity gathering, honeymoon the young couPle '
in the hall she -WAS presented with reside on the ,groom's farm noor Dv*
it miscoliattectia abower. ittliften.
. "HONOR, CAMPERS" •
The Presbyterian' Church =ton* for
boys at Itintall eoncluded on Wednes-
day of last week and au interesting'
Closing event vir4i$, the selection of four
boys as "honor camper:Vs' •The boya
were elected'. for their qualities of
leadership, cooperation, sportsmanship
and for their contribution to the camp'
life. The boys ,sohonored are JIm
111eXentief Setifortht Largo Vire ti
14istowell 13111 Thomas,. Niagara
and Don Nrre, Port Erie.