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Two Policemen •and a .Cemetery
gezton---To Purcliase $21.„000-.
Victory loan Bonds
The
'Town. Oon:aell at Its regular -
meeting on Friday 'night aPpointed
eeraeterr„sexton end two police ,,core;
stables. •' Joseph .N. MacDonald, was
41ktery, (3tieceeding jam, W. Bell, resigned,
" engaged. as*sexton of Maitland. eeme
" and the two appointees 00 the ,•police
force are Colin 1),' AuSterberry, Brock
Street, and II,j Therapson, NeWgate
street. Ail are returned SeLvicemen.
The police constables _were -chosen from,
seven applicants •
Thompson is fortY yeara a age, „ha/f-
an-inch over six feet in, height, and is
Married, witit-We children. He• served
over five years in the array, three of
- these years overseas.' His 'former home
was at Auburn. •
Austerberry is twenty-five..years of
age, six feet in height, unmarried.- Ile
was in the R.C.A.F. over feur years.
• Their salary wee set at $1200, with
a car allowanee - of $300 ea. The
matters of -arranging b,ours and bbtain-
ing uniforms and eqUipnient were left
to the chairman of the special cora-
mittee and the "chief of *0 -aide;
This means an -addition, of one man
to the Town's police* force, &leg 4W5 -
with the long ten-hour night patrol,
A bylaw al/proves:1 by the Provincial.
'authorities was passed providing -for
the purchase of the Odcifelloive' Hall
and its transfer to the local branch of
the Legion, and the Mayor, the Treas-
urer and the chairman of- the finance
committee were Appointed to •act with
the Town Solicitorin.the transaction
A letter from the Ontario Depart-
ment of Mines, with reference to the
ownership of .gravel and, sand at the
.river, was referred to tlie• Town
Solicitor.. • . •
A letter from the General Accident
Assurance Company, with reference to
a recent accident Over which a claim
read and d; '
With a view to reviving the, treat
for children that was. a fe.ature of the
Christmas season before the wartphair-*
man Sanderson ` of the special com-
mittee and Clerk Blake were appointed
to see what could be done' in this way
for the coming season.
For an "Equitable Assessment"
On motion of Councillors kluckins
and.Mathieson, Council passed a resolu-
tion 'recommending that the Council of
1946 Consider. -_the matter of re-asseis-
ieg the whole' town, "with a. view to
placing the assessment on a fair and
equitable basis." ,
Coun. iluekhis gave severel•instances
of what he considered ineqiiittible as-
sessment and.,said:he intendeato make
the matter an issue at the forthcoming
election._ ' . • '
There Was considerable . discus-
sion over tire locationr-of a telephone
'vole at the north end of Victoria street,
and finally a motion was passed that
the Bell Company be asked to move
the pole at the Cempany's expense, so
that the pole will be opposite the pro-
Perty Of B. H. Goldthorpe and the
,anchor opposite the property of At.
Kennedy. .
- Building Perniits
Applications for 'building permits ,in -
eluded one from George Jbhnston for-
a storage and • refrigeration building,
40 by 65 feet, of cement blocks,, on
Kingston street, at an estimated, cost
of $3,000. One from H. Clements as
for a frame garage with fireproof
shingles and roofing on Stanley street.
Frank Helesic propose:3, to make . int-
provements to his dwelling on Britan-
nia rain at *a cost Of $500. Other ap-
plications, for reroofing or other im-
proVethents,were from H. Kretsinger,
St. George's Crescent; W Maittie,
Pictett street; James Foley, Wolfe
street; W. R. Harrison, Nelson street.
The CWT. Council of ,North Bay Sub-
mitted two resolutions for endorSation.
Ole recommended that,. the cost - of
care and maintenance of Indigent child-
ren and deserted 'children be borne by
Ahe.„Provincial Government Tinder direc-
tion of the Children/5 Aid and. local
,Inanielpality. The other asked- that
laws with regard to gambling games at
inidways lie enforced, as "many ser-
vicemen who will be returning home
with back -pay will be a target for
their games." : •
Both were sent to the. specialinittee. • •
letter •from an, entertainment
bureau at ,Torohto, °kering a floor
show; for a welcoming reception• to re-
turned servicemen, was referred to the
special copmittee. -
The Goderich Mfg. Co. wrote asking
that the Council close *the north end
of Albert street from the north side
9f Wolfe *street % to the present siding,
. in d'rder that the ..N.11. may put in
another siding.: Referred to the public
works committee. ;
Branch 109, Canadian Legion, wrote
asking that in 'filling positions *In the
-employ, of .the Town ex -servicemen be
given preferente.
Another letter from. the Legion re-
quested permissipia for the ,holding of
• he animal Poppy Day campaign on
aturdaY, November 10th. This Was
granted. ' .,, • .1
A communication, from• the Depart-
ment of-Publie Wotits, Ottawa, *king
to a renewal for another year of the
lease of the armory • building on New-
gate street, was sent to the industrial
committee.
(Contributed)
On Am:dale° Da/ we remember these
who have given •. their lives in two
world wars. Is Ibis two minutes'.
eilenee long enough /or us, to think of
our 'friends and relatives who have
died. for • us? For twenty-one years
be.tore World War II 10,000,000 Cali -
Adkins Celebrated ' Armistice, Day;
7,060,000 hours ef gratitude for courage
and Sacrifice. The gratitude felt •In
this silence challenges us to use' all
(Mr energies of heart, Mind and Spirit
to build a sound and lasting peace.
As the days go by, events happen
Which mould the future. They may be
email ' events, a prejudice Which' is
caught up and built upon by the next
person until it becomes a government
policy,a national powder keg. Every
man, woman and. child in Canada is
ro.oulding the future of, our country.
How slow we are to realize -"That
means • me!" When we do see it we
can fight to creat that mould out of
our strengths -courage, hotteSty and
bard work not out of our weaknesses -
prejudice, greed and fear.
How' can we do this? We can put
an end to personal wars. We can keep
our -hearts Open' and let -affection - for
lost loved ones be used for those 'around
us, As one Canadian mother whose.
Richard Stewart welecaned the audi-
Conunittee'RePorts
The finance eomMittee 'passed 0,e,
eounts and reported' that a refund of
$1170.10 on street, lighting for 1944
had been received...4o.
The public. works ° ebninfittee re-
ported that A. n. Townshend had been-
,
granted the use of Agricultural Park
for a sale of cattle. Recommendations
•
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Lqrge Audience for
Lot Nighfs.Congert
musiq.ot 0001414 and Ireland
' -• A splendid treat of $Cottish and
Irish. music was given to a. apa.city
audience in thojecture hall of" Knox
Presbyterian • church. on, ' .VCreditesda,r
'evening, when, group 3 of the Ladies'
Aid Society entertained "with 'a.pro-
krani,directed by Mrs. J. Willis Fraser,
The stage neltrer. 4,00lre4 more ' at-
traCtive'With its Wog:Olen' of flowers,
lamps and pretty ,draperies. The pro-
gram of old song d ` of Scotland and
Ireland, tbe pieturesque costioning and
hiunorous mambers won the enthusi-
astic appreciation of the large audience.
Mrs. 'Fraser and giss. lqary Joyee
Straclian„ who were the accompanists
of the evening, were presented with
beautiful bouquets ot chrysanthemums
and roseS, respectively, in appreciation
of their services. The presentions were
made by Airs...James Bisset, .leader of
group 3. ,
The skirl. of the bagpipes playgd: by
riPer_Herold Bogie, who marched up
the aisle from th,e' rear to the stage,
appropriately opened the concert. Rev.
husband fell at Dieppe writes: -
"r11 thank the Lord who made him
Tearless, though raler claimed WS
life. •
Like him I'll be a fighter ever, and
'Conquer in the strife. .
I may not raise a cross of stone to
hallow the place he fellr
But forhis sake 211 fight to build
the land he loved se well." ,
We can live as we want our
to live. We can. begin to make the
other fellow, the other nation great.
Then Canada will have an. inner
Strength, a dignity and authority as
she takes her place among the nations.
Her dealings will be fair' becauee Can-.
adians are fair. Her olic w be
forthe good •og- all .nationf3,-because
Canadians have learned tocare for
each other. She will be.honest because
Canadians have nothing to hide..,
adti, clean, strong and free -=-a country
whose people have '.discovered "the
things that belong unto peace."
IN PI4TURE WITH ROYALTY
in Goderich have been inter-
ested in seeing a formeo Goderich
girl, Miss Diana Cameron', in a picture
publisted a few 'days ago in The Tor-
onto „Globe and Mail showing Her
MaieSty Queen Elizabeth inspecting
a unit of the Women's Division of the
-Bond Canadian Air Force in command
of Squadron Leader Ceraeron. Mks
Cameron, who bas been -ovetsetts since as performed by liertraM McCreath,
as the minister, • Mrs. 'Melvin Bell, as
encs, and Harry AteCreath was a
genial master of.ceremonies. •
A group of ladies wearing`plaidsend
,Scotch bonnets and another group
Wearin' the green of the Emerald Isle
assembled on the platforin and each
contributed choruses of the countries
they represented. Then, as they saw
"Dear Old Ladies Ain't - What They
Used to Be," Mrs. A. Fowlie and
Mrs. D. M. Johnston, in caps and
Shawls and "Silken gowns„entered •t4e
stage. The Scottish ladles- Were Mrs; -
George Sanderson, Mrs Gordon Bisset '
Mrs. J. Barton, Mrs. Thomas Sandy,
Mrs. Girvin Young and Mrs.W. Mae -
Laren ;. and representing Ireland Were
‘mderst-
Mrs. ,Wilson,- Mrs. W. J. Baker,
• AL ,
Mrs. • Charles Bieck and Mrs. M.
` ,
A pretty tableau was presented with
Mrs.. Gordon Henderson singing
"Mother Alaehree" and Frances Brere-
ton singing. "Little. Town in the Old
County Down." ' The 'latter also con-
tributed aflutter. solo, "Jeannie with
the Light Brown Hair," in. pretty voice.
"Did Your Mother Cane from Ire -
Sara Walter Fos* 'wrote : "Let me brilliante ,of social lite, nor from the
live in a house by the side of the road
and be a friend to ,innu:"
citthos ! 04104 Mr. Oarrys' McCreath,
owner- of "Time °Wake" on thebank
of the Maitland River* near the road
at the Colborne. township endof the
1)114ge. A gravel road not over, eight
rods long leads treat the highway.,
Near the cottage it Makes a loop around
large petunia bed, With its profusion
of flowers from early spring till late
fail.'" • , '
On the river . side- of. the road la a
acme:11401,0n of wealth, desirable as it
mope, 'but rather they stealopon. us
In our irfere secluded retreats aS echoes
of our own good deeds and .kind • words..
Xt you want to Andy hYdre dynamies,
see the oVerhead' waterwheel • at-, the
face Of the river bank, kept eonataxitlY
it motion by a area% of 'water PiPRO
from a spring,laigh Up in the secondary
riOr baulk, , ,
In the .yard is a large hell ntonitted
on anaxle and two large cartwheels
'firm In 4 tenient base. This bell caiiie
trete, the r belfry of the old "Gael,le
•
'Arrivals at the Goderielt elevator the
Past week' were: 14444Y-1-I1oward
Zaintlioan, 108,300 " bus. screenings
Avhea,f.; and barley; Heron Bay, 194,004
bus. wheat. Tuesday -- Erjcoltloc,
272,500 bus. wheat and oats.
• The. F. Massey, •,'Aigeritil and,
MantaclOO are due at the elevator With-
in the next few 4a7S- "
The Altadoc arrived On Monday with
205,000 bug. wheat for tint Purity Flour
mai. • ,„
land?" and "Waiting at -the Gate for
Katie" were splendidly rendered as
solos by Ralph Henderson.
' IVIock Wedding
' A "mock weddine was well pre-
sented and created gales 'Of laughter
an 'early period of the war,. is the
daughter of Mrs. Cameron of New
York aid the late Judge M. G. Cameron,
former' member -of the Legislature for
West Huron..
•
TEMPERANCE TALK TO STUDENTS
Rev. Albert Johnson of Toronto,
representing the Ontario Temperance
Federation, was in Wynn on Tuesday
and addressed students- of the C61.
•leglate Institute in the assembly hall,
and also the -pupils in grades 7 and 8
of Victoria and Central Schools at
their respective schools. His, subject
was "It's the Brain that Counts," and
he- set before the students the results
of scientific investigation into the
effects of alephol upon those who in-
dulge in it. -
- MOVING A HOUSE
The moving of a frame house from
'the northeast corner of Victoria street
and Elgin avenue to a lot on Picton
street .1s being watched with interest
by people- in that part the town.
The housei7whieh- formerly belonged to
Mrs. E. Hoggerth, is being moved to
make room for • a new service. station
to be bull -Von the site by Gordon Ban-
nister. Hydro -electric wirea and a tele-
phone cable at the intersection Were
obstacles that made, sloW -work of the
moving, Wit faster progress was raade
after the intersection. Was passed.
were that L. C. Chapman be offered
iot 122; Wilson street, for $50; that.
bylaws be passed to over certahrtair,lf.
by the • tell Telephone Co., and that
the chairman' - of the committee look
over the heating system in MacKay
Hall with a„ view cof obtaining a stove
for heating the lodge room..
The conamittee of the whole 'reported.
'that H. Erskine and R. Patteson
had outlined a plan of the Lions 'Club
for -lraproVIng Victoria Park, and re-
commended that the Club be granted,
permission to have the park levelled
and seeded and to remove any 'trees
in the park.
Bylaws Passed
Six bylaws * Were put through. By-
law .No. 10 •authorlzes the purchase
for $10,000 of • Oddfellovvs' Hall, to
be 'given to Branch 109, Canadian
Legion, for the use of any personi. who
served, •in the armed forces of His
Majesty or His Majesty's aliles, and
on certain conditions set out in the
conveyance.
Bylaw No. 11 authorizes the sale
of $17,900 of C.N. Railway and Do-
minion of Canada bonds and the pur-
chase of -$21,900 of ninth Victory loan.
bonds (16,500 for the. cemetery, pert
petuity fund, $2,500 for the Charles
Blake fund, and. $2,000 for the Robert
MacKay cemetery fund). • ."
Bylaws Nos. 12, 13, 14 and 15 give
penal:44°u for EcU Telephone Co:
Work : One pole on Cambria road; two
• ,poles on Cayley street east of Wright
street and one pole on Wright street
at Coley, street; seven poles on Mill
rottd%'-iitit' of Huron road; one pole
011 Saliferd road. "
uron Gop:Ove.r,
the Loan Objectivp
Target Now ,Set at $0,600,000
Records ,
Beaten
The ninth Victory loan in Huron
county is meeting with splendid sue
-
cess. The County's initial quota of
$4,220,500 has been exceeded by three-
quarters of a million, passing the all;
time record of $4,459,559 marked'up in
the war loan of 1919. ,
With the first objective left in the
'?•"Vhe raeMory o2 OaptalA‘KOISO john-stori •
07;r8V1%0:441:111.1•Li4thlge*IlbiPthiattiLertuverni
lotint-eiHS;40,0•04ftre.), itinueor:irlfeco-tuttegnmadednypsyriont.
the: other churelieS • Of 'the town.
Aderning ' the PUIPit WAS a -beitotiftd
baSket 01 white reeetk and ha, either •
side of the, choir WO a large bouquet
Of garden •chrysanthemums. 'in th.e '
••congregation were young veterans 02
the last war. And representatives Of the •
•Cederielt Book Club, of Which. Mrs.
George Johnston IS a member,
Seated With •Captain Johnston's par,
'wenetrse'' MMrrs', KallelsotAILIM* lte:nt,g•oet 3.0,°Od'hnerteLl:‘
Wm, • 3. • Zolinston,:vand Mr. an Mrs. •
'Archie Johnston of Windoor.
Bev. Joseph japes, :•pastor of the
church, was in charge of the servie‘ •
.and preached the-4aemprial ,Sermon;
The 'hymns •chrieen't were "The Lord.
;Is My Shepherd," "Still, 'Still With
Thee," -and "Peace, Perfect Peace."'
Mrs.. George Walker; of 'Stratford,- pre- , •
sided -at 'the organ,.. and 'a eat), "The
Old- Janes
.Bugged Cress," mi.§ Sung- beauti-
ityer,v.,
retil, a ne-w-. objective. has .been --set- tillb..gn„-eganGicen40.4,0 tb, for
as
e text
his sermon :the words: "For here we
have' no continuing city, but we seek
ane to come," (Hebrews 13:14). Dur.;
Ind hi s• tribute to the gallant young
officer he said '
"We suffer not today as those who
have no hope. Our friend and brother
whom we mourn was baptized In this-.
church, and. was beloved and much
needed. We can never repay the debt
we owe to him and to others, who laid .
dewn their lives. We are „assembled
to honor his memory, and to ;comfort
--these-who--ntourir--Sonaeitarwe
understand the meaning of our sorrow."
The text," continued' the preacher,
`.'speaks of a ,..continuin' g cit h
er ,•. • Milder
,and.„.bellever.Js...03ter„raetring on. to
Eternal City.. Of necessity than must,
deal with material things; • he' must
not be shiftless • nor iinprovident, but
as a real Christian make preparation
fer the future life. Jesus said, 'I go
to prepare a. place for yea.' Letus-bg.
faithful even unto • death and as -
Christians hope to meet our loved ones
again, for the separation, thoUgh bard
to bear, ia not final." *
Nev • Organ Dedicated
At the evening -Service the electric
organ presented to the church . by Mr.,
and Mrs. George Johnston in memory
of their son was dedicated by Rev. Mt.
Janes with slinpIe but fitting ceremony.
. After the dedicatory pray0r, the Dex-
ology was sung , by the congregation.
On behalf .of the 3nembers _Mr. ,Janes
expressed deep gratitude for the , gener-
ous gift The Subject of his , address
was "A New Song," based on the text
"And he hathput a new song in my
mouth, even' praise unto our God" •
(Psalm. 40:3). The speaker .spoke of
the great influence that music has •
exercised m. the world and traced. back
to -man's earliest days on earth the
history of song and musical instrament.-
Beare. ;the ' evenin'g • service. Mrs.
Walker gave a recital of sacred music
on the new Instrunaent.
$5,500,000;" and from the way,sub-
scriptions are coming in headcigarters
is eonfident that it' will be reached be-
fore the books are closed. •
In Goderich, the factory canvass
has beaten all previous records, the
total subscriptions exceeding any prev-
ious total by fifty per cent. .
Two of the Goderich salesmen, Ned
Sale and Ted Plante, are over the
$100,600 mark, and the others are
running one another herd for third
place. Top salesman in the county is
J. II. Wylie of Howielf, with $136,000,
'and- Mertcpx-A: Reid of-Seaforth- is - in -
second place,
„ be seen from the figures
published elseWhere on this page, the
Zurich -Ha West d' t 'c
ou •t---tog-pesitieff,- but ot,her
diarterrIte7Makiird-11.7"intr 'for -the"
lead `And the final result will not be
decided until the last chip is In. •
.tiae bride, Mrs. Arnold McConnell, as
bridegroom,. Mrs. Clarence MacDonald,
as • best man, Mrs. George Stokes, as
bridesmaid, and Miss Ann McDonald
as the father Of the -bride. The bride
was hi traditional White gown .and
veil, and the bridesmaid in Sower -be-
decked hat and long flowing -gown of
pale green, satin, while the groom and
.his attendant wore black -tails, lop
hats and green ties. While the
"register" was signed, Miss Betty Smith
sang sweetly "Smilin', Through."
Mrs. V. Oakley won enthusiastic ap-
plause for her violin solos • of Scottish
and Irish -airs, and Charles Kemp and
Miss Marjorie Macfie, both, in High-
land -costume, sang and acted in line
style "Roamin' in the Gloamin'.."
"Biddy's Trials Among the Yanke,es,"
given as a, reading by Airs. R. E. Wilson
in her usual excellent style, was fol-
lowed 'by, "An Irish Lullaby,"slang
sweetly by Miss Aviee .Warrener.
Gretta Arbour, in pretty Highland
plaid; contributed a Scottish dance
and later ill the evening, in Western,
dostunie, a tap dance, both given with
-
pleasing execution: '
Glen Lodge was warnily welcomed
back to -the public' platform after four
years 'overseas. He sang in excellent
voice "Danny -Boy" and "The Rose of
Tralee." • • - • -. • -
"Take Me tip to the Ball Game"
was. sung with refresting and gay
ab,andon brMary JOyce„Strachan, Mary
Graham, mice Werrener and Barbara
Cutt. This was followed by a vocal
duet, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,"
in ...prettily blended voices by Mrs.
Elmer Cranston and tcrs. W. MaeLaren.
Bagpipe selections, by Mr. Harold
Bogie won tte acclaim even of the
English and Irish in the audience, and
the concert ,was concluded with a
medley of' Songs froth the ever popular
quartette, Mrs. W. F. Saunders, Mrs.
E. C; Dunlap, IVIiss Aileen Stowe and
Mrs, Goraon Keitting, and•the National
Anthem.
TELEPHONE CALL •
FROM LONDON, ENGLAND
Mrs. W. Ross Thompson, , had the
thrill- on her wedding anniversary, a
few days' ago, of havling a trans-
atlantic telephone call from her hus-
band, Wing 'Comniander ThoMpson,
R.C.A.F., it London, England. . Mrs.
Thompson' and her young sons, Martin
and. Timmie, and her parents, Mr, and
Mrs': Prank H. Martin, all talked to
Wing Commander Thompson and could
hear quite dearly over the long stretch
of sea and land.
Wing Commander Thompson is en-
gaged in an iniportant historical work
in England and will. net be home until
some time next year. .
Ifr.;
MARRIED IN 'TEXAS
Announcement is made of the mar-
riage ttt Dallas, Text(0, on October 10,
1945, of Vera ()dile Wiggitts,' only
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Albert N.
Wiggins (formerly ,of Detroit, Web.),
to Joseph A. Clarke, of Dallas.
This pleture of "Time" cotage does not show the bell -
referred to by, Atr.., Morrish; it is just to the left of the area
shown. The 'hill chimney is a relic, of the MacEwan salt-blodk
whichwas for years a prominent industry in what was then the
busy village of Sanford. •
small plot of *groun4englosed by a
cedar rail old-fashioned. snake fence.
• Some years agar. a small.
mill 'near - Tenn., whose
owners bought cedar rails or' Would,
put up "a 'nfodern. *oven wire fence
in exchange for them. These' were
cut into short lengths and Sawed into
thin boards from which, the wood
casings for pencils were made. The
sawdust and Other waste parts were
put in large caldrons, and .by a steam-
ing process the commercial, oil of cedar
was -extracted. No matter how dry
the cedar was, an astonishing amount
of oil was 'preduced.
Harry's cedar rails are not for sale.
They are there as a reminder of the
days of the reil-splitter and of the
hardy race 'of our ancestots,, Who with
toil and.. amid danger cleared and
fenced their little plots of ground
from which to glean -the meagre living
of those days. Their .field Of influence
was circumscribedtheir conception ,of
life often narrow, but they must , be
taken into account in writing the
'history of the nation, for out of, the
loins'. of this stilldy, persistent stock,
always close to nature, have comei the
brawn and brains, the stamina and
independence, the love of truth and
justice, that have left the- stamp of
"liberty without license" on the in-
stitutions of our_ nation.
Let us get back to the cottage again.
It is made of log's. from a building near
Auburn, has three copy, homey rooms
downstairs and it equipped with *mast
of the modern Conveniences' and. com-
forts. Atthe front, lacing the river,
is -a sunrooin from which- may be seen
scores of landscapes and water scenes,
unmarred by the handof man, to en-
thuse the painter, and inspire the poet.
In this environment the ltappy owners
live, takiiag pleasure and..delight in
the memories -of the pat, facing ag-
gressively the problems of • the present,
and planningthe future serenely •and
hopefully.
The most comforting joys seldom
come to us from the empty, fleeting
COI/11TV COVNOIL TO
MEET NEXT TUESIIAN
Huron County Cbunct Will meet
on Tuesday next for the final session
of 1945. n addition , to the ordinary
business of. the session,- the Council
will hear seVeral 'addresses. qn
Thursday afternoon, prof. Marwick, of
the- Ontario Agricultural College, will
speak on agricultural matters, and on
Friday Mr: Earl itadbourne, assessor
for the County of Grey, willAddressthe
Connell on the subjeet ef cop -Cy as-
sessnient. 'The Couneil..,alsO-will hear
from the members of the County turs-
Ing staff how the health scheme . re-
tentiy inaugurated is futictitthing.
*MO GEESE GOING SOUTH
Loma ninarods have been making
great play vvith the wild ,geese that
haVe been flying south in large num-
bers the past week. It IS , the fIret
time for some years that wild g se
have made their appearance in *t is
district.
church" in Goderich and did its Christ-
ian duty by ,calling the neighborhood
to , *instil)when timepieces Were
scarce,: or In turn dolefully knelled the
final 'Summons, of a , church saint . •
. •
If you want„to know the right time,
look at the -large sundial and blush at
man's attempt to deceive by daylight
saving legislation!
The high flagpole, from which, on
proper occasions, streanisa the Union
Jack, and the large V ofcolored grasses
on the face of the river bank, testify
to the loyalty of the Time cottager.
It is a pretty good rule to have. a
'good -meson for everything,;you do:
it Savefi many regrets. Harry goes
farther and has a° good reason for
things he doesn't do. For instance, he
Will not put a telephone in his home.
One reason is his fondness for -Mrs.
McCreath's cooking, on which he has
thrived for thirty -odd years. What
with Harry's interest in township and
church affairs and in rendering services
to people in general, be is away most
of the time between meals; so with
a 'phone In the home Mrs. McCreath
would be kept so busy she Would have
no time to devote to her culinary art
in making -those delicacies that her
husband's pampered taste calls for.
Many Signal -Star readers will ,re-
member 'when heatemade mottaes hung
on nearly' every sitting-reoin wall,
These were made by working a colored
yarn into a mat base. I • remeinber
one that gave me. cheer 'as I entered
the front door of a _friend's, home.
It said:
"Come ih the evening,
Or come in the morning.
Come when invited .
Or come without warning." '
Such . a . motto on an„,areh over the
road' entrance to Time cottage would
merely announceto strangers what
the whole countryside already knoWs.
The record of. our Ahou Ben Adpem
Of Saltford iswritten in 'Heaven as
"One who loves his ,fellow -man."
•R. H. MORRISH.
gersoll, Oct.' 31, 1945.
Of thirty properties listed in the
County Treasurer's sale of lands for
taxes held on Tuesday afternoon, in
twelve Cases...the 'taxes were paid be-
fore the sale took plaee ; five properties
Were bold, and thirteen carried over
to the adjourned sale. •
.
The arrears of taxes involved in
tb,e wtole listamomited to $1,600. The
amount of $800 was paid . before the
sale: The Ave places sold amounted
to $340; and on the twelve remaining
the taxes are $460.
When it is considered that this list
covers sixteen townships and four vil-
lages, itis a :very small turnover, and
the lowest since 1930, County Treasurer
Erskine stated. •
ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE'
W. H. Golding of Seaforth, M.P. for
Huron -Perth, is named . as a member
of the committee appointed by Par-
liament to examine .'tvctr expenditures,
including operations of the War Assets
Corporation. ••
ENGAGEMENTS., ANNOUNCED
The following appeared in an October
issue of The London (England)- Daily
Telegraph:
?h -engagement is announced, ,and
the marriage will take plaee in Novem-
ber, between Sigmn. Kenneth B. Canip-
bell, eldeqt-son of Mr. and Mrs. W:
Albert Campbell, Auburn, Ontario,
Oanada, and Valerie, only daughter of
the late H. P. Stevens, N.S.W.,
Australia, and, Mrs. Stevens, White
tither, Crowboreugh, England.
• r. and Mrs. C. W. Tennant, Wood -
stalk, announce the engagement of
their .daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, to
Williana John Burns, of Toronto, son
of Mrs. Burns of Goderich, and the
late D. J. Burns, the marriage to take
'place at Old St. Paul's church, Wood,
stock, Noveniber 24.
Mr. and -Mrs. Williatn Venus, of
town, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Evelyn, to Mr. Robert ESitwi
also of Gederich; the marriage to take
place on Thursday, November 15th.
`4
HoG PRODUCERS"-NIRETINQS-
Meetings for She explanation of the
Ontario Government's hog, marketing
scheme are announced to be held next
week at two points in .the coulity-,•-at
Belgrave on Monday; November 12,
and at Hensall on Tuesday, NoVe.mber
13._ Both meetings will be at 8
Hogproducers are urged to register
at once; with the 'county agricultural
representative so that they may be
eligible to vote en the scheme.
THE WEATHER
Temperatures of the past' week in
Ooderich, with those of the cOrrespond-
ing week a year ago, as officially re-
corded; were as follows: , •
. 1945 1944 .
• Max. Min. Max. Min.
Tilers.. Nov. 1 „Ai. 31 '71 00
Fri., Nov. 2 62 4067 65
Sat, Nov. 39
Sun., Nov. 4 '38. 33
Mon., Nov. 5 50 3,2
Tued„. Nov. 6 05 39
Wed., Nov 7 64 54
1
Officers of the • Menesetung Canoe
Club for the coining year are: Presi-
dent, Gordon Bisset; vice-president, J.
B. Wheeler; secretary', G. G. Mac -
Ewan ,• treasurer, W. A. Han com-
modore, Geo. Mathieson ; vice -com-
modore, Fred Noble, additional mem-
bers of exeartiii;-W. T. Saunders, T.
It Patterson; ehaplaie, Be-Rvyichard
Stewart; auditors D- D. Mooney,. G.
G. Maelflwan. - •
,Elections were held at the meeting
of the Club on „Tuesday night. 'rhe
membership of the Clult ehows an
inerease, and a good winter season Is
eortfidently expected. ,
AUCTION SALE AT AGRICULTURAL
PARK
IV 19v. glliott, Clinton atietioneer, is
conducting a sale of • cows and young
cattle, at the Agricultural Park this
afterttOOn for A. E. Townshend of
Goderich toweship. Quite a number of
buyerS are present
, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8th
District ' - Quota . ,To Date Percentage
Zurich end. Hay West $ 128,000, $ 241,300 188.51
Village of Blyth . 64,000 ' 119,850 . 18747
Village of Exeter . .•4 209,006 337,100 101.29 1
East WawanoSh Township' .,.. 97,000 . 152,300 157.01 '
Village of Brussels • 104,000 150,400 -144.02
West Wawanosh Township, ...„ ' 07,000- 137,300 . 141.55
Town of Seaforth • 229,000 308,100 ' - 1304*
Town of Wingham . .. • 265,000 .303,00 - . 133,.20
Gederich Township , 1,20,000 158;650 • , 132.21
ToWn of Clinton. 249,000 - 322,730, . 129.61
Henson and Hay East ,I42,000 18,0,100 120.83
Colborne Township ..."'" 93,000 114,450' 123.00
Ilullett Township `.... 142,000 174;150 • • ' 122,04
,'Ushorne TownShip ,, -142,000 ' 103,550 ' 115.17
'McKillop Township 142,0o0 ,,,, 146,300 10328
llowlek Townehip 314,000 ' 321,050 102.43 .
Turnberry ToWnship .. „ 108,000 102,700 95.09 I
Stanley sTownship - 144,000 130,300 94.79,
Town of Goderich 005,000 56000* 92.51:
Morris TownshiP 133,000 121,150 ' 91.00
Grey Towns* -, 161,000 145,750 • 87.28
Stephen West ......... .... . . ..„93,000 77,000 " 82.79
Tuckersmith 'Township ...'. 142,000• ''''''' 111,050 *20
.A8hfield Township .... . , .. : .. ....- 148,00(), 106,400, '71.89 ' *
Stephen East ....... .... -...„ .. . ... " 03,000 '.. '65,100„ 10.00
lIttron Cininty total ... .... .... . $4,170,060 $4,806,030
Air Schools ..... ...... ... . . . . . „. .... ' 56,300 - - 181,130 ' 320.62
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t,
Cembleed total .. . . . .. . -0..44;020,54 , ' • ,$4,987,800