The Goderich Signal-Star, 1945-10-11, Page 1•
Police to. Tighten Up
on Traffic Rules
NtaOltay Hall 'to Be Reroofed.---
•Periuit Aslied 'for a
Public OtwaSe
Tilt) COunell inet on. Friday
.nightk with all the mentherS .prepent
excePt Reeve Attridge.
Mayor Mooney •read a letter :Croke
one of the Passenvrs on the "South
American." in fts all at Goderich last
mann" expressing appreciation. „of the
hospitality extended and mentioning
partieularly the Locknow pipe band.
Tax Collector Sturdy . reported
• $5,954.68 c011ected. in September.
On application of the local adviaory
• board of the Canadian National Insti-
tute for the INtads Perraisi:On• was
given bag a tag day .on Satarday,
• October 13th.
Charles 3. Bridgwater's application
for permission to hang:a Sign 5 st 3
- feet over, the sidewalk in front a his
shop 031 East street wag referred to
the public Works conamittee, as -was
also Campbell. Tweedie's appliction
for permii3s1on 'to put a cement drive-
way• from his garage at the •bottling
• works on Kingston street to the road
on St. David's street.
An application frem the Women's
Hospital Auxiliary for the use of a
room in MacKay Hall 'for its monthly•
• meetings was granted. •
-Applications for Building Permits
Gordon S. BanniSter applied 'for a
'Permit lb build a public garage, of,
cement block cOnstrtiction,rat the north-
east corner of Victoria Streefand Elgin
avenue at a cost of $3,000. J. A.
s
Straiton_proposes ttstucco is house
on Nelson. street:- Os-McSatunis es So-fa-
applieation wall for an addition, to their
dairy on . Stanley street.; Robert C.
Good's for a simporch at. his house
on Victoria Street and W. W. Hill's for
a garage at. his- home on. Bruce street.
Other applications, for resiiiidgling and
'other minor jebs, were frosts PerCY
Barker,. Bayfield road; •Chas. Carey,
Brock street; Mrs. P. Finn, Brock
street; 11,. P. Warrener, Brock street;
J. A. •Nivins, Cameron street; Wilbert
Prouse, St. Patrick's street.
The matter of "zoning" the town, in
order to preserveresidential districts
from .being invaded by, public garages
. or, other business properties, was dis-
cussed briefly, biA nothing was decided
upon. ' ,
.Ken. Alibi's offer of $1.2 for three
steam radiators.'stored at the - TOwn.
• 'Hall was sent to the public works
Committee. -
Applications from Wilbur Rs Stewart
and Walter -J. Taras for, the position
of caretaker -at MacKay Hall were set
aside- until the vacancy IS advertised.
Roy Brecketrilbs..,,e ...k.quired if .Mag-
- Kay 'Hall wtsule be available for
dm:tees on one or two nights a vveek
-during the winter. The Council de-
cided that no action be taken.
Interested in "Time"
A letter from a lady at Birmingham,
' addressed to the Town Clerk,
was as follows: •
' "Dear Sir, -On our recent, visit to
Goderich we were very much intrigued
• by tlife faseinating Place just outside Of
Goderich indicated as 'Time.' Would it
_be too mneli-trouble for you to advise
me whether' this is- a Meniorial (and
. if so, of what), Or - whether it , is
•public or privately -owned,„- and the
„significance of same? '
"'In, -any -event', it is. a very .attrac,
five addition tO and, very much in keep-
ing with the general air of refined and
well preserved antiquity of your much
'admired coranfunity." •
This letter will be turned over to
Mr. Harry Mebreath, owner of "Time"
residence at •Saltford.
A Communication from an official of
the Department of Municipal. Affairs
at Toronto, in reply to an inquiry from
the 17•:iwn Clerk with regard to a
• transient trader's license, statedss-`,Vhis
Department has no authority .to inter-
pret the statutes; our Department ls
.more for, administrative. purposes,
would suggest that you give your bylaw
'to your munie-iPal solicitor and allow
him to 'interpret the statutes and your
bylavv and be advised hY.Iiis decision."
E. R. 'Motto's offer of $566 • as
rental of tile Skating rink for the
coraingyinter (the sameas for last
winter) was tiecepted. • -
In this connection there was some
discussion regarding ;the rough con-
duct of some of the frequenters' of the
rink and it as thought better
dis-
• ciphne should•be maintained, posSibly
_ with More police supervition. • • .
Walks in the Cemetery
Andrew> 13reekenridge, Chicago,
wrote asking that the walks in the
old part of..Maitlitad Cemetery be pre
_;served. You make some- rule
Prohibiting lot -owners or anyOne inthr-
fering by Oiling In or otherwise
thee grassy,carefully lowered
markings, the beautiful vista of Which
Is spoiled When broken by• someone
extending his plot into the AVIA?",
Mr. Breckenridge, well-known&lode-'
rich. old boY, asked. - .
•The Council, howeVer* decided ,to
continue the,newer custom. of. •doing,
aWay with Winks in the cemetery.
- Committee RePortS-
. The finance conimittee • recoMmended
\eloquent of a list bt tiecounts, Relief
accounts -for4eptember. amounted to
$178.21. • • -
The public. work§ eommitthe recom.
mended that Earl Westbrook be en.
gaged *to rtroof MacKay Mtn as per
'specifications submitted at a price of
$570:
The speeial'eominittee recommended
that Yl0 action be takenon4he emii-
munication from the Otinfidian Sea
i's Union. .
. The Cemetery end parks . committee
recommended that applications for 'the
position ef cemetery sexten be called
for. '
The. water, light and harbor cont.
Mittee recomniended that the Public
lltilititaComilaisidoir be asked t) lnst4tll
it street light at the Obriier, of Eike.
beth end Thomas streete. •
Committee of the whole reememended
that W. A; Smith be Offered five lots
on. Martha 80007, Nott. 49 'ter 58, for -$5
ARKEEK CHAPTER DONATES
*100 REGISTRY
11rs T I Lauder president of the
Graduate NurseSe „'AssOcia-tion, ad:
dressed the regular. smeeting of tiaQ
A.Itineels Chapter, '1.0.D,E.,,ois TueSdaY
afternoon in', kappOrt •of a. request for
a grant to the recently established,
emninunitY Nurses'. Regi4try. Miss
Allbra, Cleaver, pnblie health nurse
and convener of the welfare depart
-
"flea of the Chapter, also Spcilte. Both
described • the , serviee given by the
RegiStry to the cOmMunity and asked
for financial assistance.
The Meeting voted a donation a
$106, toward the financing of the
begiStrY. . •
Mrs. A.. sH. Erskine conducted an
interesting "quiz" on the history „ of
Canada.
Mrs. G. Emerson reported she had
received eighteen .subscriptions to
"Echoes." Mrs. Eraerson spoke of the
difficulty being experienced la secur-
ing competent _leaders for „the ,Girl
Guides,
Mrs. J. Lemaire, war services con-
vener, reported that twenty-fiv'e per-
sonal conifort bags had been• filled.
She anno.unced, there would be no more
Legion, bingos -in the ToWn Hall; but
they wouldbe resumed,in Oddfellews'
Hall after it was taken. over by the
Legion. She expressed her thanks to
the committee for the assistance given
her in filling the bags, and stated she
would receive donations to the na-
tional clothing collection at her home.
A donation of --$25 waS voted to the
I.O.D.E. cigarette fund.
Mrs. F. R. Redditt, educational•secre-
tary, was. given permission *to order
four subscriptions to the National Geo-
graphic Magazine. for the Goderich
schools and to buysLO.D.E. ,calendars
for distribistion to schools, the health
centre; etc. . •
• Mrs. B. B. M. Tichbolore and Mrs.
Dodds took- their- affirmation ,as new
members. , • .
There Was a good attendanceat the
Meeting. Mrs. -,C. A. Reitl, the regent,
presided and read -literhture she -had:
reeeived from headquarters.
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TOO MUCH AP.EED. BRINGS .
FINE IN WEEKLY COURT
In. weekly Police ‘Court today Stir-
ling Habkirk, .Seaforth, pleaded guilty
to, speeding on No. 8 highway,• west
of Holmesville, on September 26, and
was •fineel'$5 and costs.
Provincial Traffic Officer JarlieS ;Q1111)
told the epart• :that he- had followed.
'the HablEirk1 vehicle with • thepolice
car,whiehsregistered seventy miles
an hour, andeighty on the down grades.
He caught up vviththe speedster in
Goderich.
Drinking a little too much and not
realizing the speed he :was travelling
were the reasons given- by liabkirk, in
answer to a question sbf Magistrate
.a„, P. Cook. •
. levYin,g the -fine the Magistrate
'took' into consideration the fact that
the accused is an R.q.A.F. returned -
man, but warned him that returned
personnel „must live within the law,
and that speeding will not be tolerated.
This was the only .case on the Hat.
• FIRST SNOWFALL '
° Goderich• had a slight snowfall on
Tuesday night, the first of the, season.
-The snow melted-asssoon as it reached
the ground.
per lot, and that inq• uiries, be. made
from 'Walter _R. Pierson and Harry
Bosneli as to what use they intend to
make 'of the •property on yvhich „they
submitted offers to purchase'.
Dr. W. P. Gallovv submitted, along
with the MacKay Hall Board's hank
books, an inventory of furniture and
equipment at the Hall; and, the TOVvn
Treasurer 'with the Mayor or chair-
man. of the Ariatice committee • was
authorized to sign any docuinents -in
,connection with the hall.
The members engaged for a *bile in
an „ informal • discussion 0 various
Matters. Regarding the proposed
liquor store, it wair decided that noth-
ing could be 'done at present pending
a decision on the effect, a the Canada
Temperance Act. • Celia. Seabrook pro-
posed that a 'money bylaw be submitted
to the ratepayers at the forthcoming
elections to, authorize construction of
the proposed. road to the mirth side of
the harbor. Any decision „in this Mat-
ter was held over to a special- meeting
of the COuneil to be held as early as
possible. • •
The Kirkland Lake Convention-
Thd• NIttyor called on Reeve baker
for a report on the meeting, of the As-
sociation of 0.ntario Mayprs and Reeves'
at Kirkland Lake,. at Which Goderich
was rep.resented by the Mayor and
Reeve. .
„Reeve, Baker. Spoke enthnsiastically
of the' convention !mid said the people
of Kirkland Lake were to be con-
gratulated on the generous nospitality
they extended to their visitors. The-
Goderich °delegates didn't iniss a meet-
ing of the convention, said the Reeve;
andhe Produced 4,a. formidable sheaf of
;papers containing the resolutions that
were adopted. Ile outlined briefly the
Most inipbrtant matters ,brought up At
the convention„ineluding developnient
of -tourist trade, assessment Matters;
hospitalization posts, 'housing, 'ete. The
convention was, he said, a very in.
struCtive One, and the.. delegates had
"a real good .finie." Among the
Speakers were Preinier Drew and sev-
eral other members o2 the Provincial
Cabinet. ' •
The Mayer, continuing the report,
'Spoke of the sight,seeing trips .enjoyed
by the delegates, itieluding • slang to
Vimnales and other neighboring points
and to tile Mines." •'
Bef.ore adiouriling; COM:Cell Went Into
eonunittee of the whole and on resum-
ing adopted reconnnendations of the
eoiniiiittee as follows: That the ehair.
irian,of the special committee instruct
the Chief of polite to entered the
traffic regulations Of the Towte;.' that
the police take action to eliminate the
eonstuning of, and , selling for that
purpose of, bay rum, ribbing alcohol,
And Iprepittatioue of a Iike nature."
.GODERICII, ONTARIO, TIIURSDAY, OCTOBER 3945
"A Ministry Greatly
Blessed of God"
Archbishop Seager's 'Tribute to
the Late 'Rector of
St. George's' Church
•
"In all his parishes, his mhilstrY was
!nest acceptable: and, he was; greatly
blessed of • God. He gave .to,hia work
a fine interpretation of the brother,
hood of ,man, and he tontribitted*Much
effort te the spreading of tlieKingdom
of God tbreughout :the world," Arch-
bishop C. A. Seeger, Metropolitan of
Ontario, , stated during a reverentlrib-
ute, to the late Rev. W. H. Dimbar,
beloved rector of St. George's church,
at the' 'funeral service held in the
church .on Saturday afternoon. In.
cotikluding his address, His Grace
added:" "L feel. I have lost a personal
,friend." - •
- The sa,cred edifice was thronged with
citizens, representative a the church,
civic, business and professional life of
the community. The casket rested in
the chancel, and a profusion of floral
tributes was massed on- the chancel
railing, Among thee tributes were
those from the following organizations:
The hoard- of management and mem-
.bers of St. George's ehurch; A.Y.P.A.;
the choir; Margaret Seager Club; the
Woman's Auxiliary; Chancel Guild;
the ' Churcliwoman's Guild ;_ teachers
and scholars. 'of the Sunday School;
Nerth street United church; Public
School Board; staff of -the Public
Schools s St. John's Ladies' Guild of
Tillsonburg; T. D. audit staff of In-
epme Tax Department, London; mem-
bus of $t_ George's Anglican church'
Oweu Sound; the Board of, Education
of Owen Sound. s.
A- full ,choir,'under the direction of
Mr. C. P. S. Carmars, led in the singing
of the beautiful hymns, '4ertisalein the
Golden" and "I Cannot ,Tell Why Ile
Wbdm*Angels Worship," and Mrs.
Clayton Edward sang as a. solo '"The
Lord's Prayer," as Archbishop Seager
said, °sweetly and with significanee."
Assisting in the service Were Arch-
deacon Townsend and Rev. Dr, O'Neil,
principal. of Huron College, both of
London; Revs' H: Crops, Warwick;
-Rev. J. H. L. Henderson, Blyth; Rev.
T. H. Streeter, London, and Rev. M.
A. Hunt, Exeter.
After the service, which was impres-
sive in its reverence and simplicity, the
clergyffien led the recessional •from the
church. They were- followed- -by, the
choir, .the board- 6f management, the
mourners, the pallbearers, and- the
members. of the various church organ-
izations who had :occupied the pews
in front of the lectern, Outside the
church, the members of the board of
management, 'carrfing the floral'
tributes, and the choir fortued a guard.
of honor through which the casket
was borne to the b hearse. The pall-
bearers were Messrs. H.M. Ford,
Robert Sowerby. Harold 131ackstone,
jr.', Joseph Juck, Howard MeNee 'and
Reg: Johnston. The cortege moved.
down North street to the Square; and
Kingston street, and thence to London,
where„ the remains were laid to rest
in Woodland cemetery. The cam-•
mittal service was„eonclacted Are -
bishop Seager, aisigted by London
clergymen.
During the hour of the funeral se' -
ice in Goderich, businesS places were
closed. Out-of-town people present at
the funeral were from Port Dalhousie,
St. Catharines, • -London, Lambeth,
Woodstock, 1Kitchener, Owen Sound,
Toronto and Kincardine..
THE CR SADE FOR :C.HRIST •
On Wednesday evening, October 17th:$
•
at Victoria street United church there
will be held a regional conference com-
prising Auburn, Dungannon, • Holmes -
vile, „Myth; Nile-Benmilier, Bityfielcl,
North. street-. and Victoria, ,.street
churches, Gotterleh,'• t� . further the
Dominioh-vilde campaign of the ''Cru -
Sade for Christ and His Kingdom.",,
The slipper hour which -will be
in -the sform of i pet-lue.k supper
will begin .:at 6.8.0 p.m., when
varied . phases of church life will
be discussed with .a view tp the in,
tensifying of the whole life of the
churches ,individusilly and aire corpor-
ate body. Following the supper dis-
cussion, a seryic'e. of public worship
will be conducted insthe„anditorium of
the church by the minister of Victoria
street • church, the combined 'choirs of
North street and Victor* street
chfirches occupying the choir loft and
rendering anthems for the oeeitsion.
TO this service the publie is invited.
COUNTY- LIBRARY -EUS •
MADE RAPID GROWT1;11
Mks. Glenn Eckmier, Huron county
librarian, has just received- a consign-
ment of apprOximately 500 new books
for the comity librarybesides these,
a shipment a 100 books •for the-.Gode-
rich library has arriVed. MrssEckinier
chose the books on a recent visit to
Toronto. They inclade eon -fiction. and
fiction.
When the County Library Association
was formed -in the autumn ot,1041, the
organization conatienced witli a neat of
thirteet, books in each member library.
,This has gradtally been increaSed
until at present there are. 100 beoks for
each. unit. Three units are carried on
.each trip through, the eounty, and the
mentber library chooses from these.
ilewly purchased fiction and • non -fie.
Han books are evenly distributed to
the units by the .eounty librarian,
THE, WEATHER- •
Temperattiree of the past week in
Goderich, with „those of the correspond-
ing week a Aar ago as officially re.
carded, were' as follovvs:
a • *- • 1045 1044
Max, Min. Mat. Min.
Thurs.,.0et,'4,, ..-50 85 04 80
Oet: 5 . , 45 18 51
Sate, Oet. 6 ........02 51 • 71 02
Sun., Oct . -7 - 59 45 67 5/
ion.4 Oct 8 58 45 03 52
Tues., Oct. 9 58 88 53 44
,Wed:, Oct, 10 „45 82 57 44
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• AT THE - WATERFRONT.,
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Arrivals of the week: Friday -1".
islia§Sey, 108,000'hus. wheat; Sunday-
Bricoldoe, 240,000 bus. wheat, -oats
and barley; tug Sulphite, with *barge
SvVederope;* light. • • •,
The .*Swederope' berthed on the
north "Side:ek the harbor -and •with two
more barges to arrive latrvvill be used
by the Elevator Company for stprage Of
grain 'during the winter., The three
barges will add about 750,000 bushels
to the harbor's storage capacity,
The A. 'A. liudsoa is -expected in
tomorrow, ' •
The Sival tower sivas put intooper-
ation, officially on Saturday last*
October ath, The 0.rst vessel to arrive
on the beamwas the Brieoldoc, which
caught the signals off Thunder B'ay
Island, 110 miles away,' Cattail], Odeife
says it is the clearest station of all
'on the Lakes.
* 4. *
The dredge 1•&1Ias in tow of the tug
Guardian, which left here SundaYs
morning en route, te. Midland, arrived
safely at. Toberinory early Monday
morning. A wet wind that sprang
up made heavy gOing . for the. last
four or five hours, according to the
report that reached here.
4. * *
A • four -Wheel trailer belonging to
Tack MacDougall lies three fathOms
deep in Snug Harbor -the' result of
some 'complisated operations In con-
nection with the berthing of Jack's
motorboat for the winter. Efforts- to
recover the trailer by grappling have
so far failed; and the services of a
diver may be necessary. •
FINE RESPONSE TO'
APPEAL FOR CLOTHING
' The Lions Club-'cominittee i.0 'charge
of the- clothing collection are greatly
pleased 'with' the response to their
appeal. Yesterday fifty cartons, weigh-
ing over a ton, were- eolie.cted, This
was ,from household§ other than those
whOse donatiens are. made through
some church or other organization:
The clothing ',generally was in very
good condition, and a fine contribution
of new shoes from the shoe' stores of
the town was ,particaldrly welcome.
If any house was missed in...yester-
day's .collectiiin„ the. .committee Asks
that headquarters at •-Stewart'sflower.
store .(telephone .860S) be called. and
the ,committee will arrange to have the
goods picked sip:
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ENGAGEMENT. ANNOUNCED
' Mr. and Mrs. John A. Johnston, Port
Albert, -wish to announce • the engage-
ment of their daughter, ,Beatrice Mae,
to Edgar A. -Stoll, yonegest son of Mr.
and- Mrs. Amos -S•t011; •Goderich; the
maxiage to take -place the latter part
of October: "
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IVicNAUGHT-HAY
Effectively decorated with talbstand,
ards of white chrysanthemums, ferns
and lighted ..candles, •North street
United Church' was the setting of a
pretty. and interesting wedding at 3
o'clock Saturday • afternoon, when Win -
'lifted Margaret, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Alexander Hay, was
united in marriage to Mr. ' Herbert
Lewis ,McNaught, Kingston, sou of
Rev. Tomas McNaught. and Mrs. me.:
Naught of Russell, Ontario. The
wedding music, Was played by Mrs.
Murray s.Hetherington and the solos
-"The Lord!s.Prayer" and "At Dawning"
were sung by Rev. L. H. Turner ° and
Miss Marjorie Rays, respectively. The
bridegrocita's father officiated, asSisted
by Rev. fn. H. Turnbull, minister of
the church. s
rsi;lie bride, given in marriage -by 'her
father, was lovely in a floor -length
gdfrrt of white faille, her silk illusion
velisfailing gracefully from .a head:-
drOS of oiange blossoms and seed
pearls. She carried a cascade bouquet
of • Talisman roSes centred with a
sprig of white heather. The bride's
sister, Miss Catherine Hay, was maid
f honor, and her cousin, Miss Eleanor
Darrecli,.of Toronto, bridesmaid. They
*ore floolsiengtsissgtavnS ef.flastel pink
and torquoise bine satin respectively,
and matching shoulder -length veils. and
each Carried a cascade of pink -rases.
Judy and Linda .C.ahld, _Cousins of the
bride, •were charining 'little flower -
girls; gowned alike inlong full -skirted
powder bine satin frocks. with match-
ing half -hats -trimmed with a pink
rose. • Their flowers were old-tashioned
nosegays of pink and blue. Mr. Eara
McNaught was best ,Man and the
ushers vvere . Mr; John Hay and Mr.
jaines *Naught.
The, home of the bride's parents was
„beautifulli dedorated with autumn
flowers for the reception. -which fol-
lowed the. ceremony. Mrs. Hay," the
bride's mother vvas becomingly gowned
in navy blue sheet.with silver fox furs
and navy • accessories. Mrs. Me -
Naught, nOther of thes.bridegroom,
wore a hunter's green ensemble: As -
slating yaitEfir-rsi.,,Tanies C. Darroch,
Mrs. Jialtr-Hay.• And Mrs.. D. A. C.
*Darroch, all of Toronto, aunts of the
bride, an4 a group -of the bride's
friends. Later Mr, and Mrs. McNaught
left for a short trip, the bride travelling
III a rose Wool dress and queen's "blue
coat with hat in matching shade
trimmed with brown squirrel.. They
will reside in Kingston. • "
Pre4niptini Shower .
Nirs. Lawrence Turner and Mrs.
Frederick Noble -were hostesses at a
nacellaneous shower for Miss Peggy
Hay held on Thursday 'evening at the
hone of Mrs. Noble. Vietoria Street.
The • gust. •numbering thirty, were
friends, relatives and neighbors of the
bride -elect. After -the .shower Miles
and social intereperse were enfoyed.
Itefreshinente were Served by . the
hostesses„, asSisted by the Misses Cath-
arine Ilay, Mollie 'Bisset and Joan
Menzies and Miss, Eleanor Gardiner
Of the Collegiate XxiStitute Staff. .•Mts.
John Hay and Mrs, *lames Dam& of
TormitO were among the guest's. The
bride-eleet in her vette' graelotia man-
uer thanked All the friendfor their
gifts and good Wishes,
ociety Itegrets
oss of Or. Barnett
'Provincial °Mier Suggests Wider
Membership for
Board,
• , •
At the regular Meeting of . the Child-
ren's Aid Society held on Wednesday
•
afternoon the grading 'analysis Of the
Provincial Superintendent, Mr. B, ;W.
Heise, for the fiscal yeitr ending garch,
1940, was presented, It cOmPli-
mooted the Jnembers a the staff On
their industrYs and stated -that, though
they had worked under adverse con-
ditions the' standing' of the Huron So-
ciety wits unchanged and reMained. In
the lewer levels -of "B"_ category. The
report recommended that owing to
changing conditions in tile, social work
field- the inembersVp should be en-
larged to include as many represent-,
atives as practicable. of leading groups,
and organizations within the county.
It further reconuneinlecl that from one-
ird to one-fifth of the Beard should
be elected each year for a fixed term,
as this method woulcl tend to introdsice
a fresh viewpelnt in Board deliber-
ations, would broaden the opportun-
ities of members by contacts with other
organizations, and would generally
promote community effort and re-
sources.
Tributes to Late President •
The Joss of Rev. Dr; sl- a. Barnett
was referred to b'y several ' members
before the following resolution was
passed:
We, the ydirectors of the Huron
COunty Children's Aid Society, wish
to express and to put on record in our
minutes, our deep regret at the.passiog
of our eSteented-President, Rey. Dr.
J. H. Barnett; our sense:of ,losS at
his departures' our sincere syMpathy
for his daughter and relative's and
friends who mourn -his loss; and of our
appreciation of his faithful service to -
our Seeiety.
His interest in child .welfare was
based on his love- of children, fostered
and strengthened by his loyalty to his
beloved .11.1a7Sthr whose words were so
frequently on his lips, "Suffer little
children and forbid them -not tp' come
unto me."
Our Society is the richer- for his
presence and his guidance for- more
.than a decade. , •
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CENT.R.A.L HOME AND -SCHOOL
CLUB HAS A MUSICAL QUIZ
Robert Henry's Showing of Locol.
Pictures- Appreciated
In spite sof inclement weather an
exceptionally" large number of. mothers
turned . out for the meeting, of the,
Central Home and Scheel HAssociation.
,on Tuesday •eirening. The banner for
the rooin ‘having,s_the largestrepresent-
ation went to Miss's Videan. Teddy
Howell 'Very ,capably gave a reading,
"The Story. of Hallowe'en," ,and _Miss'
Videan's class delighted the audience
with two numbers, an actien,Song, "The
Corn Selig," and "Jest's, Tender Shep-
herd, Hear- . .•
The. prizes tar; the raus' ical quiz
conducted by Mrs: 'McDougall were
*on by Mrs. ' E.,,Pridham and, Mrs.
Coates. All. then joined in -a lively
singsong -of the selections usd in the
qui.
Mrs. -Sanderson,. finance convener,
preseilted-the-h-udget for therceming
year. To raise the required $80 A
bake sale and apron counter will be
held at the • school about the middle
of November,". The new couch is to
be graced with a knitted afghan.
Everyone having scraps .of -..yarn is
to knit a six-bacli' sqriare. .
In recognition of her two years of
*services the past president, Mrs, .13.
Wilmot, Was presented with a hand-
some hand -painted English' china. tea-
pot.. Mrs.- Thorneloe made the, pre-
sentation. • - - ••
Much • interest Was taken in the
moving pictures shown by Mr. Robert
Henrys , The .V. -E• Day- reel brought
back many memories of that glorious
dayand was a 'reminder of the Scrip -
titre verse, "Thanks. he to God • who
givetli' US- the victory:1° The colorings
and beauty *shown in the local pictures
illustrating Goderich; the prettiest town
in Canada, and "My '131rthday 'Party"
were almost unbelievable.: The • other
reels-Ugandrt-and Denizens o,f the
•Desert-werezot hn educational .nature.
-A sup of tea was served by Mrs:
Gallows committee and a social half-
hour was enfoyed.'
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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
• GODERICH MUSIC -,LOVERS
Under the auspice S of the Goderich
Music Club, ibe Toronto Junior Con..
servatory Trio will present a musical
,program ID Nor•th street United church
on FridaY evening,. OStOb.er lOthst Of
this trio The Audbury ,Star says
"The large audience assembled gave
early evidence of aintizentent at 'the
versatility of the Conservatory Jr. Trio.
After their first group there, -was an
ovationand at the end there was pro,
longed cheering by the appreelative
-listeners." •
The Orangeville Banner says: "It is
doubtful if 6ra,ngev11le has ever been
visited My a more talented 'group." •
, The Prograitt for, the • doderich
pearance '&1LT:fellows;
Trio in nb .Schubert
Rondo "
Group of Trios by Kreisler- .
(a) Londonderry, Air Kreisier
(b) Liebeslied .4. Kreisler
(e) Marche Vienne's . Kreisler
Plea° Solo - Selected
Trio GrOup of -Dances
(a). Two Garottes Biteh
(b) ,NOrwegian Dance ,Grieg
(e) Waltz
Violin 'Solo ..... .... . . .. . . . ..
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(a) Ave MariaSehubert.
1(b), Rondo Alla Tura ' Mozart
Celto 8010 .. . ........ ... .. ........... •Seleketed
Vies from Operettits.,-,-,
, (a) 'Faillasie ... .. ... „Strauss
(b) Gilbert and Sullivan '
(e) Vietor Herbert
God Save the Xing
Tschalkowski
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WED*XSP.47,, °MIME 17
Under .Anspi'res Huron,°r19waithi
.5Assooktion-v”etwovis **Niue
ooso
In Preparation, for the internattonal
plowing Match "to be held. hi ,Hureti
:ixext year, the Huron CoutitY PloW.
man's ASsoelatienis holding a plowing
.eomPetition 011 WednePdaY next,
October 17th, on the- farm ,of .Benson
'Sowerby, on the Blue Water, Highway
south of Goderieli. • - •"
Prizes will be ,given in nine different
classes: Oredn class, with Muter plow;
Jointer plows with slsimmers hi sod,
open; jointer plows with Skimmers in
.sod, open. only. 'to residents of Iluron
count, boys nineteen years-and:under,
also up te twenty -Dye years if haviug.
served in war; boys under sixteen
years, in stubble; tractor class for boys
and girls tinder nineteen years ;-tractor
class, open only to: residents of Buren
county; tractor class, open; sPeolal
tractor class fOr war veterans residing
in Huron county.- '
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'Cash prizes amounting to $350 are
offered.
Teams are to• be on the grounds by
fl-a.m. and, to start pipping, at 9,30;
finish at 4 p.m. Tractors all to start
at 11 a.m. and finish by4
'Prize lists may be had on application
to L. E. Cardiff, M.P., Brossels, secre-
tary, or Bert Hemingway, ILL 3,
Brussels, assistant. secretary.
_Refreshments and Meals will be pro-
Vided on the grounds. •.
George Feagan, Godericht, is presi-
dent of the Association. •
GRANDMOTHERS' DAY AT
THE, WOMEN% INSTITUTE
-Theregtilar'_meeting of the Women's'
Institute was held in MacKay Hall
on Thursday,. October 4th. Mrs. Mc-
Innis, thg, president, was in charge.
There was a large attendance of mem-
bers and several visitors from Windsor.
Mr. Sparks,- -field Secretary in this
district -of' the National Institute for
the Blind, was introduced by Mrs., G.
Bisset, a' member of the board, and
ID a most interesting address told of
the training being given to the blind,.
mentioning particularly • returned
soldierwhohave been fitted to earn
their living and take their place its the
:world. Mr. Sparks was accorded a
hearty vote ofthanks, for his inform-
ative address.. s
Appointments were Made for bingo
as follows: October 13th, Mrs. Doak;
20th, Mrs. Whittingham; 27th, . Mrs.
Mafaby. • •
report of the officers' rally at
Clinton was given ,by: Mrs. Tichborne,
Mrs, Hayes had spoken on "Duties of
Officers" and many .fine Points were
brought out ,
As this was grandmothers". day, a
committee of grandmothers tinder the
convenership of. Mrs. Newcombe took
charge. Each grandmother received a
white floWer. bMrs. Jas. Bisset -read
a paper composed by Miss Salked on
the history of the Women's Institute,
and. a poem; "Farmer Grump at the
Women's Institute." • Mrs. Geo. Bean
played a selection on the violin, ac-
companied by Mrs, G. Bisset. A play,
`Much Ado," was given by Mrs. New-
combe, Mrs. Riley, Mrs..- Plante., Mrs.
Jerry,- Mrs. Doak, Mrs. Shore and.Mrs.
McPhail. Prizes were given as •fol-
lows: Oldest ' grandmother, - Mrs.
llowrie; youngest grandmother, Mrs.
MeD. Willis; Most grandsons, Mrs.
Grigg; most grandsons in'service, Mrs.
McIlwain ; oldest wothan with no
grandchildren, Mrs. Higginson, A poem,
"Grandmothers of Today,".,was given
byt".Mrs. Turner, and another violin'
sole, by Mrs. Bean, accotapanied by
completed f .
i'eentertain-
A Dutch auction on a loaf of bread
realized $1.65. Roll call wag, answered
with °A Grandmother's ,Hobby.".
Lunch was served by the committee
in charge.
MINISTERS ELECT •
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
The Goderich Ministerial'Association
met on ThersdaYs'Oetober 4th. Those
present were Rev. R.1t. Turnball, Rev...
Richard Stewart, Rev. L. H. Turner,
ali'd the secretary; Rev. Joseph Janes.
'All the members expressed their
-deep .sorrew at the death of the presi-
dent, Rey. W. H. Duni:air, fector of St.
George's church. Biblical instruction
ID the schools was discussed, and each
minister expressed. willingness to con-.
Untie to teach.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: * President, Rev.
Turnbull; vice-pfesident, Rev.
Richard Stewart;' secretary, Rev...L.
11% Turner. •
GERSHWIN BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED BY .MUSIC CLUB
The Goderich MuSic Chili 'held an
interesting and highly entertaining
'fleeting on Tuesday night, when' the
forty-seventh anniversary of the birth
of George 'Oershwin, outstanding Am-
ericaneompoSer, was obSeryed. IIe
and hi's brotherwere often spoken of
as the. -preSent-eentury Gilbert and
Mrs, J. G. McDougall read the,
biography of the eomposer, and ex-
cerpts from. his life 'history were read
by members of the Club. Piano and
voe'al .seleetiens by the einnPoser were
presented ' delightfully by Mrs; Me.
Dougall and Mrs. Clayton Edward, and
'singsong of' his MelodieS .was en-
joyed by the entire company-.
There was an „exceptionally . large
attendance. Mr. J. Snider, presi-
dent of the Club, was chairman. ,
Plats were diseuSsed for the concert
the Club Is sponsoring 011 Oetober 10th,
and 1111110118 eonvener$ gave reports.
TO OBSERVE '94th BIRTIMAY
Mrs VIhhiani SlcOreath, -who tat
present 18 visiting with her son, Mr.
II. A. McCreath, at Time Cottage, Salt -
ford, Will celebrate her ninet•yfourth
birthday on' Tuetiday, Oetober; 23rd,
the home of her on George
Ortothi In Detroit Mrs. litendeath
retains wonderful health and vigor,
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Saddle -Club Puts On
a First-rate Show
New. Organization Tangs VOA
the Piot
Attempt'
The Glederielt Saddle *Clith, made ts
9.6t bow- to "the..publie'*•with.. r eo$7"
Agricultural Park on Monday after
noon,
noon,. Seme 1500 people were present,
and those wIste Weren't there MISSed the.
best Show of the year. The ,afternoon
was full of thrillii* *With not, a few 'good
laughs'. titrawa' In, and' the members of
the Saddle Club, organized less than
a Month ago, are to be congratulated •
. ,
upon getting up so good and 'so exten-
sive it, program in sucli a short time.
With all the rain we have had lately,
the race track was heavy, but it didn't -
seem to spoil, anything, except perhaps
when a pony happened to ibe in an
especially naUddy spot when the Word •
"Go': was given by the starter.
Novelty events such as `the potato
race and "musical chairs" kept the
spectators en their toes, and the boys'
wrestling competitions were an exs •
hibitioa of dexterity on horseback' that
alone was worth the price of admi§-,
sion. Two young Merner brothers from
Zurich distinguished themselves in the
open hurdle competition. Their mounts
ere heavy farm horses, but they were
sturdy 'Jumpers, and one a the boys .
took first place in. faultless style.
Dick Sheltoitt gave an exhibition with
his trained hoe. -- •
.Leslie Smith, all the way from Cal-
gary, was to give an exhibitionof
riding a -buelthig--steer,- but hesswaSsoies -
in about ilve Seconds froth* the .start,
while the steer ran wild up the track
and was finally lassoed by "Bud" Oke.
It was Said Mr.. Smith broke a spur,
' ° • • A Few* Spills , -
There were a feW accidents, as might,
be expeeted a t. an affair of this kind.' "
Miss Pearl .Farrant was coming along •
ID first . place in fite girls' saddle race
when her mount bolteyor tbe 'stables
and she was thrown , ff, suffering two,
fractured ribs and a broken „belie in.
her ankle. In spite of her Injuries she
continued in the next heat of the rake
and won third place, In the ik*tato
race Eugene Ryan wospilled and had
a rib broken when a rse stepped n
s?
O
him. An event that asn't scheduled
was the sudden collapse .of the ;outer _
part of the judges' stand, giving -the•
officials and the press a fall of ten
feet to the ground. Miraculously, ' no-
body was hurt: s
The list of prize:Svinners. follows:
Girls' saddle race-1,Elaine Lainb ; ' •
2, Joan Menzies and Tisselma McDonald •
tied;. 3, Pearl Farrant 'and Gertrude
Beateie tied; 4, Maxine McAllister.
• Pony race -1, Graham. Johnston 2,
Jack Merili--n; 3, Prank •McDonald; 4,
Maxine McAllister. '
. Potato race -Geo. Sillib.
Musical chairs -Bud Oke. - ;*
Loeal Iree-forall running race ----4,
Alvin McGee; 2, Bud Oke; .3, Bill
Breen; 4, Reg.McGee. •
Junior wrestling -Ray Stoddart
• Trier horse -Richard. Shelton.
• -Steer riding -Les. Smith. .
Free -tor -all running race -'-'1; 2 and 4,
entries by N. -J. Lambertus, Walkerton; '
3, S.. Merner, Zprich. .
., Senior wrestling --- , Wm. Bonen, ,
Walkerton. , . .
Green hurdle competition -1, Bud
Oke; 2, Wm; Bolton.; -3, Ira„ Oke, •
Open hurd1es-F-1s Billy Merner,
Zurich C2, Alvin McGee, Goderich; 3, '
Junior Merner, Zurich; 4, Ray-Geisler,
Walkerton.
Sudge, Dr. George Elliott, Clinton;
-starter, T. M. Durnin„ Dungannon;
officials, Reg. McGee, R. -M. Menzies, - •
J. H. Lauder, AI: N. MacDonald, Ira
Oke, WI. Hodginson, M. Bell„ .T -Duck-
worth. s . • ----;-- '
•Massor. D, D. ,MoOney opened the
meet, meet, and R. iiir., .Menzies gave a brief,
address on the objects 'of the- Saddle '
Club. The boys' band supplied music.
SADDLE CLUB'S PIRST -
RODEO A HOWLING -SUCCESS
(An "unofficial" Report) '
There were thrills and spills 'galore.
The feature of the afternoon was not.
advertised, ' This was when "the daring
young man' on the flying trapeze" was
put to sharae by the executive 'com-
mittee plus the editor of -The Signal-,
Star and'a few others who went Vying
through the air with the greatest of .
ease, to land in a heap under the ruins
a the century -old judges' stand. ' • ,
The Muse of the accident Was the,
arrival of Mac MaeDonald with the
gate receipts. Reg, McGee and jack'
Lauder; the • treasurer, . took one loo
ft.t the pile o? gtee.nbacks. .and they •
couldn't ,stand it -neither 'weld.. the '
judges' stand; so everYbody fainted and
the greatest dive occurred. Wellrafter
Rome fell, berlin fell, So did Tokyo,'
and the judges' stand couldn't hold. out
alone, so it decided to fall too, Isut
among the debris-Dr„fl1iiott, stili on
his head, clutching iiirdrophone,
With. all the tiad1t1qn 0± the stage
hollered out, The show must. go MI,"
and immediately aimouneed, "We will
now have' fhe.fred-lor-all."-3.H.L.
KCHOoh SPORTS AOAiN
PoNED
Owing to the wet condition a the
groulids at Agricultural Park, the field
day of the public and separate sehoolS •
hits again been postponed. It vvill' be
held whenever 4 favorable day lesfound.
The G C 1 sports also are.awalting'a
line day when the grounds are
ficiently dry.-
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HIS 8911t RIRflD
Oue of the oldest residents of (lode.
Hell- is Mr. William Birnie, 'Nebo on..
lorid01, OCtober 12t1i, •Will be eighty -
little years, of age and will be looking
forward to his ninetieth birthday. Ile
has been 4a resident of •Goderieh for
seventy Years. Ile is Anne well, take*
great pride it his garden, and onjors
rt Walk every day,,,
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