The Goderich Signal-Star, 1948-01-22, Page 1After .a four and
trial; rredfori0:14,ittl9eli11r4 was
freed : of a Charge :Of nrarde'r on
Friday, .afternoon Vviien the
41.ftar. • an 40Pea''' deliberation, x07.:
ta:_444. a verdict ,' of.: .."pet
Iittiichild Wah.Charged With, the
• , tintrder of -Charley Bell at "00. "Littlett-
41/ICI U*ei Street, Goderl0h,
On ,September.:15th, 1047. • '
.•*•Att0r -ordering Litti&lifld to
44414 itror Mr, ,4nstiee, Schroeder
• In stern And ,.memoired tones told
hiralthe jury had takon ..Lvery
'7)-0111.0iit'Vertif. the er1den-e0 -,-•
• "TOO May .LeettainlY eonflidet:Your-",
. ;elf a:lortimate .niaxi that ,thejnry
, • did4pot at 1eat findr,Y014.011tk of
maf1l1aughter47-(The' 'rather -so'rclid-
story incliehtehthe'depths of degrad-
ation .ta *Web, flquor has brought
yonr t:,wife and, children,"' the
trial judge, continued., • "- • "
"Let -this 46.-•.a-maraing te_you.4..
. Jet this be a vva.rning, to ,411,...Others.
.136-a---better`irliSbAncle..andF,-4-better`
...father to your, children:" • .• . • , '
Intense silence pervaded the court
room as the foreman ,of the jury
pronounced 'the • verdict, and while
• the 'judge Spoke:, to the., amused: • .1
Defence Counsel 'Frank Donnelli,
SSImd for the .(lisCharg9:,OS,., ._UP:,11,q-
cused, and Idittlechild, stepped - out
of -the box ,and started to leave the
Court room. , -11e.turnetand walked
•„,her,k-,-,aa,C*,,Was Joined •PY'^'Ilewife
and- the SalVailini Attiilyieffil'cem.vvho-
had. Visited hIni -during hih inearcer,,,
._atien„,,:mo and ,Mrs.. LittiseChild'14P
immediately:- for
'
nvi ,r.excs' ON-
iogiuga OP
-:-.-----7-----The-ease--Intdranfold.e&a_ ad and-
741",vg."‘"!!sortillt'stOttylvit,,„ irlitfrioiffitythr "---'A
.• ground- Jitittlee'' Schroeder observed
in '-hildreSSing-,-the,-,jurY,----.after''in.-.
-4,-stiticting.:41uomon,--ppinta--of „law:,_
"We :find liquor fir the background
of SQ many- of ,these - unfortunate;
. 4aseS,",:he added. ., . . ''' , . ' ..,:' . :, .- '
' Ile, explained to- the Jury ;that,
they could return one of three ver -
diets -guilty );,'of mInurder;•'•guilty ,,,ot:
manslaughter, .or not -guilty.. •,'
• He. described the evidence ofMrs.
Belt 'a.. 'rather Congusing.. 'There
was. no., direct' evidence , Of stabbing,,
.
and no witneSs.Whe -stiFitte:prisoner
---: 4,iniliet-the-wound..... • ..,-',"•- - ,
"Yew. have" no . doubt as to „the
Cause", of death -the „severance of the
left sUb--claviiin ititerY"..' ,.._? It vies for
the, JurY, to. be sat:100(1i,- where the
evidence ,• Was .eireurestantittli, that 15'. Noble -.presided.' 'The &Initial re,- ^Helesic ;, interni.ediate girls, Violet
„,-..-.,it, was consistent," Justice Schroeder:. ports .•.were .-. very • interesting an :Mite-Adani-1,interraediateboys,:)3rtice
, , ,.. . ' ,. , showea.A successful year. The 'sun -i_ •McCuliongh;;,4 junior girisr. ' silver
The 'Friday; 'morning session . of ..,,,of • $702.0 Wail * rat:Skit* during the . ,medal, Mar,ilyn. Williams.
the court' was up'.•witli hear- year, • .. , • , ,'' . t - :'• , ••' • The address ,^of the -evening was
.= ing argument ',.b.Y ' counsel; •.. paph. :of Rev:. Gi W.'c',Cope:, conducted the 'given bY Rev. C., Wesley :Cope, :his
- whona,-"-atidreSsOd-the ' jury ----ter- One installation OVoificers,,f(w).9.48,., ha subject • • being ,. "Laying „, a., ; :Goed,
b.Qur - TheAU-dge'S--,..address.• in, .the :e.re as f011eWs'i,IfonorarYpresidents,...tioundatiiin.".
afterrioen occupied nearly two' hours. - ki,:ira4 : W.;* Naft',. • and ' Mrs,: ,:doPe* •Q iss 1' Florence Hudsbn sang: *"The
:
.
All Week, 'every seat gi the-colirt President;Mrs','Don• 'Aberhart ; -1st Hymns a . the Old Church' Choir,",•
room was occupied by spectators, . via -president,. rS. Geo.. Bilis; 2nd with accompaniment; by her sister'
. • , ,
and ,each: daY_LinhusriPersons....w.P.Re vice-president, Mrs, .A... Haniliton,;•• Cira„ce. Violin 8eiecrions. Were given
'unable to oht.' ..entrance 44arge. *Ss "D`1,..' -...070-0Pek2: ;-ass, elpt.71,.. wifla,planO
---- 1------iiiing-r- .1 : women:. and_girls were trediurer, lira; ir:.330ttgef r'tecord- accompaminen by Catherine 0.14.
A-- present 'each. py. --- • ' ' lag secretary llisa I); Westbrook; Other intisical numbers' were a 'sole
, , • • - .• ,
The Supreme Court sittings before
Mr...-IiiStice Schroeder" were con -
eluded T3,4e4day, afternoon" when
• theEie•
sittings resulted as the two preced.,
ing'Aet.tantS had. resulted, 4, verdict
Of not ,guilty..;
• -The, ,trial, ,of. Wpm , Clark,
18 201er:3i:111th,, and Hareld:Wolff,
1.7;8tati10.Y At*, shi charge o n
ly with raping a44 -year-old woman
in Tnckersniith, was Cemmenced at
the -afterno4LAeSsion- On Monday;
,
'CrovW,*ttOrneY liohaes). ita; in.
antlitling. the, case. gaid Crown •
'evidence Would be that a child Wa.$
born to the. woman; and, allegedly,
..one.:.DLtue_avousgs), was the father.
!The ease came. to an abrupt end
Tuesday -• .-Justiew
Schmieder' allied' that', part of .the,
Crown evidence was .ina.dmissible:.
Lordsliip-histructed. the Jury to,
bring' Verice acquittal, its"
there was, not sufficient evidence to
seonVict. , The, :jury.; brought in a
,yeyc4ct accordbiglY.•,:
COX' Actiona •
In 4 non-juryq,blotor 'damage ag-
don of Pdmund Matthews, laborer,
•
Thepresentation ;ordipleinay and
prizea tbe.:hig13. ,iSchdel •entrance
-clash , 1047 , the.- ontstanding
feature of the nteetingief
terib, 'Home and School Association'
held, at Victoria School on Thursday
evening last. -
'The, medal for higheSt standing,
donated DY „ YXeter LauriSteir, ,was
'
Leitch,. by Di. The:
prize for Second.,,liighest
donated by the Women's -latittite
Went to. Helen. the present-
ation• being,.made bY. Mrs.
"tither. awards were . In math.e.
malice, to Kenneth '4utobius, don-
ated by Eilsinger's jeweliery store,
presented WO M. Mason; in
spillin,40 Kathryn Thorpe,
by Victoria ,I1Ome,ancr,Sclio.ol :Club,
presented, by•,./VIrs:0. Sanderson:
Mrs*. Sanderson also ,presented to
Frances Brereton the W. H. Aobert-
'son .for •composititin .and
grammar; the •Smi•th'S' Art'- Store
prize to Albert :Clement ferlart,.and
the .11enderson book store prize to
Helen-Williffr for *Witting The-liieture---sliaw's,-, -netf-steels;trieboat • on,
ViolaILeiteli: tnceivedr the .liter its way to Fort Goderieli, ''•where
attire .prize donated by"the Ahraeek • - it'. was built the.:Mathieson, :Works •on
1 "I
1 a meeting Of Liberal OPOOtter
,01,,litlehartv1:1:- 487,0,44,p eY1P' 0 ,' go4ravt. 84v 01°0; 11, : vT'irt• is rofttile:fi: Vor ,Orrat•BPpoital-es
, • , . . , . . , ,
to B
• ,dpdfhefollovidng,stpdirig.eXeCtigvt.• ..,...„ ....iw, • t 1.40,..,
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Was, .eleeeed,tot 3,94fti'Q'Ser*--P the . •' '4' w'l,'"`
V44,#P4tY.,, .1,,111-00toegiBts$rirto,r0:0,0; tho',...;Pir ettleialrt '.4-t,...-Titiiirliat_. ro,z,',' 004,";,. 0, .. _pa, 1,440,1 .3os
twenty -
secretary, , NY,' 'nk.'A.. ,Satf,004,4;
E. ,TPMterl, ..:Viee-thairMen):: Mrs, On 'b'" .4"0.... , Gardner, • **1-,,,atik
*ani '- q.',•1/..: ParSOn'af•-chairtOane J. last if: 1 01:9 :::: : .4.0 lo,v7L-Milgs,:v„to%ii, ,,,
jolAn '.liewrie ' MoWar, 'McDougall; he might prirCliagie or take 4.!.;tive4
et
treasurer, XX 4' aOhnetolki advisory ; land•!..„,n4-$91iin; iiit, garage on y
Meniliers„ Mr's., F. 110131140n,, :.xto, ,-, ..P • •
X.. 1403.1airei*' D. M. 01,Brien,- Xtert :teria Street; AftCr__SPA9',.41140trt$491-!.; ,.
MeCreath * David • SPreid • Clare Conneli.ded4Cd ta,0004.1der t41xt
Raecbler; anditers)*,Aoivatd MellVe): positionIn',4„ommitteei , .., '
, IlalPh:IfCeOetscOL •* ' , ' - . ''' '. `Awl est8 for traits froWA the
• ,Delegates tainr-triutsportation, to, -.... • .-,.: ,„.., _
the Hensall' nominating. eonventIon• •-•P'', ay14,4411.,e' th•C 'C' all, , ,11,014, ""°01°
. , quarters
ote_artep.t arrangede'ercat ttmth-.e.i. g pa:odyc 441 ilt ,. Ix 14Wioat Hotel,
401!d: e: _ohead-eladu le : : , . ' a.,,d,irnna: decfe:tathe ,i,So4ita n:.ien-t.itte,1*.;:,:1_1, ,E,:,:e0'' ''filsftrti;; Ile! .1Oreito b;", 044 4:,•,.,
iltOn street, vdth, Mr. P. '',"Pritebar4' . . , ,
1 A In, . Charge; ....assisted by. Mr. . W. ' • - ,,,..3. •
Buchanan - and -Ur. 1s77314nrieii.; Per • 'Ali. 4P040,ticoi* '‘F.91' Geo. Gni ..
workers and for .voters whifse names t4i il, ,Ve.rmit fOi.a'.9.1104ster$.04lngt
do not appe:ar eit tlie,:present voters' 'tly4liii)i,"-'0,.„,i7liaTAeld'ioafVestil.4441,_,.':'
..iiiiwriteeolimir6,-40(mafflu.a.y:, be, ,cizgit,„44.Yuw,,1144p#2.ite * re•••.-
.);.gaell'qd; ,1): ..F. t; T1 e • APA 1-X :I:. 0' tir4 7F' X' a P II,' " '13' • bylaw1n.traders11111:65tret 31::$:h1;:li Solicitor
:4 lk?'d:Ii. nthawkers4:74.',, i11also'.::Hunter. . transientali.. le''(j'
, .L. N -o.. in ,•
, business the oection .ant'insta. 1- .'.b41 '1: Act.' ele4I;It1 4. t' X' e°' T' 6. r1r11:0 referred-
hger:4e:: Is '.4,:el ';1::;* '..'V.:t :4' 1%atele:41:hd.v;I:di t:61 1, ,1 tetet assessorte''.51 ia6.:.1 '((i':
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•
ferred tegOinMitt:ee Of t.h0,*hele*,
latreh of officers, for 1948 were :gen,- adotniti6dsiga"besoollie;etbro' i.nc;ta6ok::*lit)koth,ctaft,rh3,1.L4„H:lea., 1.4.:',.-.,
g 6E007. oey'---- •-
illigte4 by_Wor. Bro. .T. W. Bell, and
restilted--as.-followe.--,-4staaste
Asa Deeves-;_,deputy-master, Austin ------Mr- SturdY-:--has-returtied--1-6:hus
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lY , rden,•4_,. iiroft Purdy*,;.:recording ‘seerPtail, Joseph hconle. from the 'hospital and is roo.-
1011044711110117047-Mer..etzr37.71tOr' Ptqfq&-to''VO"npia.hing-,Z,0Qtt'17,rqrePa:.'""'"'
,13t440!_,,,tvirit rAtoiror.: Chaniber$ ; treasurer, David:, Sproul 7,L.: , A -letter from the ^011tarik,perfe,',:,,, •; •. t:- -VreoperPliTstalectif '010af‘.)-144149,4,odircitirs4;11 -
-if •.: "..-) ...
• 6,pyikt.*11.01403:k.:plan,prAcituti46104
-6p.Onliii:reetr ------' - za.: -1------teiall'ire.t17. .,,exnpuIeps,,, w..6.4,rw,rsod,49, 419:.sio
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VeinttY.Vbilneil: -•- -• Albert 'Reilli.;-'**SC:04P41:itteOlan,
icnsseil-MCOrelglit,; ,ledrinnitteeinen, 'IQ coniraitte,T,'±,*•:-.:*•-•'''' :' - •
• Ndrinah Miller; '''.E., .:,IJ.. , Cleveland, For Hospital Support
elected -warden, • :Of ..Huron at •the Wra. „MeW., -, f• :,,• - .' TO:Vviv Council of 'Seaforth, „wile' r
Opening sehSiett of 'Huren OtitintY •. : • ' - •
" Reeve Hugh Berry of irShoTrle w.4P Boi'• Young, .John • k/b•eGra,w, ;' •tyler, .• •A;t:rheasto.l•uthiti:_2,40::::::00 .0..:::::,,.,
and,.referred,.to., eroiainittee.,•Of4.
vvliole: • ,.: ' • .-- • i .
• , ,, , :
County Connell to impose, IL'rate
. ,
Newgate
,-:.•
• ' The annUal..ineeting •Of ,L•0•1-.{, 'NO;
t?aiisportation . to ••-tli-e- Lake: Superior port ,,atz , Oath:. - 18:2,,•• was held' at the lodge rooms,
.
•
'time* of year 'y11.8 :necessarily by freight and the Ifs- _North Street on ,Tuesdar evening,-
. boat, is. shown - here, Oil' a: C.N.11.• flat _car. It is ±.., •-•TannarY 20th. ", After the - regular.
'' *Street; -Lake • harbors :being- 10 ked in., winter :Ice;i. ' 48 feet in Ieiigth . and weighs '17 tons, ,
"Seaforth,r,- against -.John Steiss,7 Chapter 'and preSented., by 111rs, B.
truckert-:-of---Nitchener-,71.damages. . Wilmot, and Miss ..3"osie Saunders
1437.60 With ,eoSts.-- Were awkided • Presented7ITii-graiiii-Leaf thanteir,
ilie'-'01aintker*--7.4nter, utoli P4ze. -tor social' atlanea,-..to....10
.raent prize 13,1„SeiellCe,
-seSsinept---of-damages,-WaS,, asked -of., agrieul-
-zthe _court., The frotiOn aroSe out of. tural grant, also went!, to John
Walton and-. Settforth on ,ffulyt-, :High* entrance,-certigeatek
*1941.--,wharVeliicles-Were-hrebtlisi
An...,,,whick _the :plaintiff; SUffered^ head
ancl!iirm injuries. , '
• The damage.aCtien. of Co et at
v. Dennis was. transferred to the
neit •High, COurt sittings.
‘Wereresentedrtp-the-menibers-of
the graduating -class . by ',Principal
Slia:ckleton. ' • • - .
•
EssayspriZeig for grade. work-
hY. Clarence Carrick and Dick Clark;
and di:bated'. by the ,,Maple " -Leaf
• The 'action' • of, Moody et, al. v.^-.• ChaPtet,'W.D.P., _were -Presented.by,
1Vialoney et al.- for7damages Was, set" MisS Saunders. ,
over to the next non -jury sittings. • Certiffeates for perfect: attendance
. ' -and. punctuality were presented DY
NORTH ST..., EVENING AUXIL- Mr. I. B. 'Milne to Fred Vincent,*
• ; IARY - • fourth, year; Marilyn: Turner, second
• The -regular meeting of the Even- .year; Linfield, lirst year,
-ing,Auxiliary-of-North..street Milted -And Barbara -Fisher, trt year..L••
-church was, held' in the , church h. all ,The medaiS won at the elemental
On .Monday,; supper was Sehool. sports in October " Were 'pre-
'Seryed' after which'. the iented,„Zby, Et Jackman:: ,The
regular meeting: took' 'pitted. • Mrs. winherS were : Senior boys, WilUarn
14. • •
assistant, . Mrs. 11. •rovvier ; press -"Where My ,Caravan Has Rested,"
• Dr. Wallaze'i ,Evidence secretarY, Mrs. Geo'. Mathiesoh • cor- by• Praneds Brereton " and a sole,
• • Dr. John Wallace was ,the' first responding- secretary, ..Mrs. LeW,is • "Senora," by Helen ,Cathertne-
,
*iffiest 'called on Thursday morning.
• •
• On his arrival, . Belt was lying
in.A. poor of blood ,on theflOor the
back kitchen, motionless...,:TheWart-
had. stoppe'd ;7 -breathing was's-M-1W
. - .
.0hisistianteWardship-secretaryr- -01.itt....acepnapanying for both. '
Mrs. 11. Turner; Month- ,-..Mrs:.*Geo: Sanderson Prepided:fo '
ly ;secretary, Airs.. T. Donnelly; the in'teresting-- program; and
literature' Seetetary,L,MISS L. Hod: hearty ,Vote Of thanks•,,Was tendered
gins , asSottate -memb the, pajtieipants.
A stimulant was given, but he-faileti- -M..-fleaceni; temPOrance--
• ambulance were called witness as, ity-Irfendship secretaries, Airs;
to rally heAftearothe. coroner and atisecretary, Mrs'. 8. Snyder; eommun-
11.
• sisted. t p e search forBaxter, , and-.; p.,:.7.IV,.estbi'oOk;•
;-,,..a."4eaptur but,were,:unsuccPSif_dt'" pianist, MISS Al." Ruche:Alin ;,.aesiSr
-The accused" was lAng. on a conch, ant, l‘irel. --
.apparently:Taleeprlie-Was--walteried
and WAS ..ASSISted tO„itisleet by the'
witness and 'Constable
Ston;', --i and outside pockets were
*searched, T without result. Mrs. Bell
Was slumped in -a plight beside the
cough. ',.!: . • -
Crown .Attorney "Holmes;
"What actions ?"
airs.7-Mrs. then leek the chair
and •in a few • Well-chosen words.•
•*expregseddier hope for 1 sufeeSsful-
and_profitable year:"
-Mrs. 5. Snyder read -the • Scripture
and 'Mrs.„,,,Bettger offered. PraY.P.
Mrs.' ,OOPe,..7,gave. an. interesting.
:resume Of 'a chapter 'In. the, stadY,
'book, - •
"He, :began- -to -.wonder, why -the- - After - a.--short-busineis cliSeirs*Sion-
,
poliee
were there, 48 be said he :the meeting closed. with: a hymnand
- had done nothing. wrong:; was the -.1,11zpag" benediction.' _
„ ,
. •
' mumbling." :" . • ,
• "Wag -an3'tlhing done with. •-• 'qrs.
"thejonrch?"
"We looked, in. her Clair; but
.can„ recall nothing'_else."; ,
- "If 'the -question -before. the etitt.
was Whether the Miin..„ Was drunk
10Jer not, What, would.' you .the•
judge asked. *
"1 would ' say he was drunk, or
,the influence. -of liquor; his
• speeeti ° `Ikas not -"normal,. voice
04 ,
San w1ien;Ale, sat;.up, and raved
^ about rhothIng Thp
effect. of ',drinking Upon : him ,was,,
considerable," 4.6 •
Pr, vv.. z.GallOw# coroner,' In his
evidence,.*gave. his opinion N that . the
acetisell'was-'..tVerY drtiniq' and riv:ati,
piite--dttink"-hir'hour-after•
Rafe Found in Accused's Coat '
• -,.Corrforaix:, Johnston, whp,.Wak
called to the. Littlpellild 'hen*, ar-
rived • at 12.45 p.m. -Ile:. told of
searching the outside Rockets of the
accuSed'S Clothing, •Withent. • reside,.
'At 2.30 pan. a knife withthe blade
open Wak, found in 'the,
--pockets,e0-rtecused*064tri;MirtielV
" - did nott'e*hibit :4nY'slgns, of
con-
seiqusness vv.„1410-witneSs was 4there,
In the opinion: of the constable).
"Littleehild Ivaa„,„ "Very definitely
and dturilqer some, hourS,
after. 4
Evidence for the Crown was eon,'
ehided Itt 4,45 on - ThnrsidaY. after-
noon, 'WitneSSekt Were . ProVinelai
Constables Herbert- $totf; Wililain
,i-gaviner) ROY, Buileli Ana unaotit
ctap. .v.0: Culp testified, that Mrs.
-11011-4voke
,Oat.tinle she Intd..eXhibiteil no sign
-of life,
With
ON THE ,11041" •
with 1 • al Weather conditions:Prez
va I ng, EF -001:1016g Ski Club hild
afracti'Ve 'Week -end at the isfaitiand.
ropettY, which is located two, miles
past a .0tvii, on'No.,-$-highWay:
thousand -foot • ski; pull is 'notv.In
operation and' skl enthusiasts• are
lookink,ahead for n very successful
season. Anyone, novice or veteran,
wietihg to ski is invited to see Mr.
Via4
_ .
• , • •
used had 'a 'snaalt..cut on..the side
of the nose. r • " . ,
•
Mr. Donnelly' announced that ,no
,evitlence:would be, Offered lot' .the
(lefence', '
"?
/nsp0for..Irratile lcelly of. the
'Dol)s-rttemit,
blood,said found • a large' arnount ,
11frS. Bell's legs daliSe4A1P•'
: pAreutly from 8111,4811111g. The ac*
doted VAS not :present wlifle hp i0010-
nt the: Littlechild home. .„"'Iliere
were bleed' 80.10 leading to the
- backkitehen, atd fresh, Stains -on
the door ,',4041. tablecloth. The,
ne-
LIUSBANR:-+
pretty 'winter wedding^ took
-.place at, 'Victoria' strO,et ',United
chui7ch on. JanuarrIOldi-irvvhen'-tRev:-.
L. .11. Tulifers united' marriaie,
Marion Elizabefuilid, danghter
of Mr:• -and Mrs; Wilfred• Quaid of
Goderich; and George erbert
ilus-
band, son of Mr.. an rs._,Robert
IL Husband of Regi Saskateh-
ewan.„,,..:, The bride wa attired in, a
'--str'ret•-length..dress of h faconne,
circular Perfium- at distline ' and
siieetheart 'neckline. She Wore the
groom's gift,. a Silver (Oct, 'Alia,
White .'sheulderLlength,--ivell:t -13er.
corsagewasrof' red .reheS, and white'
heath : M Mabel .1t§e8 sister of
, _
heather. • Mrs. t; Is ,
the bride, „ Was brideinand, In a
atreetr,length , dress of pink 'silk
jerse&-. Her coriagewah-Of -pink'
carnations. Mr. John. Quaid,--hrk,
_ther ,Of _the' lifideptvas groin:n=0.n-
. and,. the . ushers • were. 1\fik"-dgelviii
Dickson of Dtingannon and 1),fr. \Cecil
Gardner of ,LucknoW . Miss , Mary
Joyce .' Strachan , presided, • at -_,the.
organ.' A reception . Was ,held later
at the home of the .-bride's paren,ts.
e7grocon4s..a-4mediedi-,ordeply,a
the'hospital. pf* the ."plinton Radio
.•
T Arnistrong :it attending
the Mid -winter]. OPternettiCal Con-
gress beyie held, la TorontiO', MIS
'week.
* KINOMEN,-P/sAIMG..
VALENTINE .0•AWV.A,L
Oderteh:.,7Kineffien:, Club -hp- ,
t(Lf4.+3
,
Ortell -e'
Reeve of-lbreteilo,
By-election -
The-rBiberal 'Convention. at Hensall.
on -Ftiday-laSt Chose ItdeVe ,Benson
GW. Tuckey of -Exeter ,AS' the partes'
'candidate, in the by-election :for -the,
of 'Vtiren. '
•••••'OnlY-- one other name Was' plheed.
before the "cpnvention,.1.that-..Of
hertEalbileiseh of Zurich, WhPlater
i-edLthat,Mr.:thtickeY's6apininittioill
be. unaninitcus...: • •
• Reeve Tuckey was the unsue-cess..;
Liberal Candidate opposing the ,
'ate TiVtor in the election
of • 1943. • . ' * • "
":- - Altholigh snoW-blecked. roads. pre -
:Vented the :attendance, of delegate's.
,
ce
illebrUarY '14th. 7.414
jamboree"- -is 1:° be held :at w est:
Street arena and an-adiertiSement
In 'next week's Signal -Star will give
a detailed 'list. of the; manY. prizes
to be givep. for the various events..
The proceeds are to go to cenununity
'service.
'
MINISTER OF 19!EALtil c9mnsx
Victoria.street 'United church will
again- welemne to its pulpit •Tion.
Russell •T. Kelley, Minister of
;Raab. in the Ontario Govertun ,
who will • be the second- speaker in
a series of three inidei•,the general
thenie 'Ube Relevance 4 the 'Christ-
ian: Religion to . • ."' . Mr. • Kelley's
assigned 'subject will be "The Relev-
ance a the -Christian' Religion to
Health," ' and the date, -.Sunday,
February 8th. •
-
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Henry-Jlawfence, of Zurich,
, .
•sfisli0S. to antionnee kthe engagemett
of his. dat1ghtert-A4iceL-41argaret;
to. Frederick Lloyd Brown; soh of
•Mr.. and .Mrs; George Brown of
grew' ,northern, 'portions of $he.,
nig* tbp conventionhall was liIled
to. eapacity. ef Abe effiCial beaVd, Was, elected • Old and. new. memberh, and assured
Farquhar Oliver; IVIa).P„:PrOviii.= -the latter they -would Xiid....•-the
'leader, *.'addressed. tke Seciations •pleasant. .
conVention, -and" peonaseil lively •Regret • • WAS expressed •.- by the
contest; • •' " " deatife-f-Erk:Ward
.7-7 ,The Retuning Officer- , •
W. Edward-SOuthgateV Seaforth
is -thereturning officer -for" the by-
election. -.4. • .! •. • ' •
Cludes,.:',ViT47:,tpWriShips or-Gederielf,-
'Stanley, 'Hay, Stephen. -1-Thborne,
Tuckersmith;Hullett and McKillop,
the 'towns of Gederich;„ Cliritorrand
and: the village's. of •Exeter,
turd. HenSall; • - • '.
, 7BOth PartieShave their comatittee
Trdoins' in GOderich on Hantlitea-
8treeti Within a few yardS, of each
Itifer,'**Thrtttit eliVirtfOrlit.M11*
Beg: :_lAcGee's, old- stand and the:,
Liberals* have a room .in.,11,0
, • "- • .
, It is expected • that the leadersof,
both parties Will address' ineetingS'
GOderiair the • eampaiga:
fernier, bre* ,is..to he here 'on
Friday, February • 18th. • • No air
for Mr: .0liver's meetingAiere • has
,heen announced. '
'
Cannelton Tuesday .afternoon,',*, The ANNUAL 'ivigoxiiio, . .
culoe,:tii,iiiig,„,,,,,::::::::1:::,:tit,e1.7e,,r6:...)...]::, liv, ,aaniiiti ,iii,,,_,,4,,,,one4partervtlr iirazoi. ttientott4
as the rooni regularly Used, as the ^ -.V.10.1.rOlt,IAT'Sr, CHOIR
assessnient to be distribute
was
,Deingazebviei, by .tbe .suor6, , , of yletdria, _strwi.ng o, tne choir
'thd*'etfurcil on a. per bed basis:tuniingsttlie.'•hesi.,,
was held on TueSdaY night January pitnio. in Huron. county, 0 partiiii4, ;-
C4ionr:t.t.. jw_xy_v•
of ConServative . members, with Atilss \i U\ JOYCe Strach n. . .,. '
its_ a -00,..1 in an timdtia 13th. at the 310t4e'',.of ,1'....ts.. organisti niropita-tilita',f-"lict001:iilleurreoli4entbr,pau;ihn et ,
George' Ginn, of ,Gederieh townshiP, ' .0ffIcers were elected: s: ollOws :. and' that :.a copy ,:of this 'resCdiitiOlz.
as the runner-up. Reeve Ginn Spon- Honorary preSident, Mrs. Tonis.,, be soit t9 yvingham.; . canton:, aix
sored tl•%41101014.eecaded by Reeve ,,GraY ; President, Mrs. r. ra, Wes-. 'Croderielii" , , • ,..: - , '
„Frank sins' o1!, Seafort14,, electing lake: .vice-president, ' Miss': ' B.telY*ri A; • motion waS...Iiiths.04: 'Oat -th0-.*.
mi., .-B ekry, , ... • , Brecif„oW; secretarY-trea urer, alisa frown,. 41)1)13i , tir tbe„,..Departeaent,
the chair- by Ex -Warden Brown
The, newlVarden was escorted- to HAftle,),,Ine"C:yilsitostisiL:lialtrtai,r_iiaino, i.,. ,t6.--Gr.,fixrc:on.45g713;07,4,-Is...010..,;patiastaxtu'vteRnzydera"00' tt
3,xytil,. of the • 1047 Connell; ...,7t9so, malsirfir.ft'W-LBegisarltibk:".:1:**s;DO're,ep„,-risnecdr,eztoawrY._ 41,t.hu. 2e,:llrybeee,:,nr..iii,o idf I:4 4caccountst ..eon 1 i t t ea and reported
t i I l, s s a .__, : _ , ‘
:committee -Mt, Will. We tlake, Mss
:CIT.:ail' Battt,IrLI•at°311'a-',gt9tir'sei.-LnM:4 ' '8C:4VC1' .4C'Ataidiss's-. liftwanted to -103.(30. , NO aCtion-Pil$2 •
thqt relief -accounts for --De*i.b.ek.. '
nAwitiotteoteldiei-scl,a1A':11ss. IlL,vn.ld;e114.T; place eeeerkn;tolly,re.,:im°*.P2Cr,-; :adian36,deration i:_of ,._nwialoi. ,,.,it,nd.,,,
is recommended -on ithei:equest fer ,re- -,...
It
riewal--ok''Ineicb.crsiii/)in .the. Pan- - *
asked to subniit a reporti.:On 'ten,-
. .., .
-.--11,111,,nhiee.iPpalitiublits.l'vora, .e.„0,#,..,,rai. 't•.te-e .,-','---
commended that the . engineer be.
-,
8j4rtleCOtinialh..:1441ciroeavidit-iltirO'lliii'Bthaeld''61Winilt':''
_tlies_ lad n
streetsouth, ialo.1; aid that ...lhe'.- the L • .workengineer --bi:be".
included when other sidewalks Are
ensely.. .-.': asked :',:t -Or,' submit h report ...on.% the
installation. --of 4-a ',sewer .'0111,•:›fliAel;'
. ,
s ree etween,Huron ,an.d.,AlaitIttud.''''
roads;" that the Matter' ot. la*Ing ;
. . . ,
proper - suPerviSion- at --the skating..
wiShed for him, a -banner year, and
presented ..h.lin,•with the "key'''.'of
the county, • •. •
ndke Cestelle,:jp•-a_brief addres,s,,,
said lie had always considered every
Coun,tr Council as an impOrtant.
.__the_14.4rriage... to take _2g isinvapited_the. governma_tentr.iiosfst.8beectpiriip,loef,
early -lir February.' thonaa, in the Pi -ince. lie paid
a warm tribute to the ability of Ex: -
Warden Brown Smyth, and: con-
cluded his. address by huraOrously
reinarking ,Was glad the new
Warden was Irish!.Rev '
; -,Westey pipe, Of North
street. United' churel,,,-cifferefyi4et
and in -a. brief-uddress, said he felt
at home,. as he .was the son, of a
fortifernra-rtleirof-Larabton connty.
He said he •feleCounty-Couneils in
generalwereguilty . of ."passinge7the
buck!' to Toronto, until. -there wits
the- danger -that: Toranto might take
elihreh on .Tuesday evening for the over. •
anndal e'Ongiegiifird-nit ApPreciation %expressed- tboth,
.Devotional •.e-Xerctses , were eQ11-
• .
ducted: 3.)Y;L, the. 'Teti:lister of the
Chureh, Re. Lawrence 1:1. Turner,
..**,1 Mr...George Curiell, secret:11'k"
Bxcellent.::Reperflieard ati
4 Anima Business -
--Arreailig-7.
• The largest_gatbering years
assembled in the . Sunday school
Ai -Mrs et--Vietoria -street ' United-,
. ,At . the close. of the sineSs
Sion a' social, as enjoyed
by . _During the ',e ening Mr.
.1KP-0s:read a. poem' ich''he, bad
:composed.q•xid,,dedicath., o the Choir.
Luneh ,•was served, .acte... which all
thanked...the' hostess:fp' e_use-of
her: TiOnie- and decla e
enjoyed the evening
s -1
Gook:mien iit CLC -
Oh • Wednesday i Ja arY 14th,,.... a.
large number of members and .Inter-.
-ested friends met lin the Collegiate, , rink be- ,lefk- wity, tlie 'elialkineirel" 7
,Institute .auditerium- ter the ;Jinni- :_,
the special '-apd-pubble. works coni-
*ar.y 'meeting of 'the 4, Musid Club.'
raittees;-that-Alie:-hottrly.aate',
Featured -in the -:prOgrarn-• for ''.,the • publie works eniployeehlie_Oe ,a7a,
sfor
peakere was heartily end.prSed„. evening Was h group j2 beantifiilly'' that R. .xetiaha and -G. Beieent,•4ser .,
1Varde.n Berry predicted- d- busy executed folk dances '•performed -.6Y" anthd an increase.,of 5' eentss peg.,
year fof:the Council; and new„ fsinies Collegiate students; with lligii Alollie -?,
hour fipm • January 1St last: - '
to be dealt Zvith. ' He congratulated Bisset at th'ir,tirtio.:,' Mr. W. "H. .. The special •committee - recoln-. ;:-
'Wicketti aecoinpanied: Mr, . Ralph mended that the resointioni.of4the .
Henderson4a his twqSelo numbers. Town Council of Meaferil (opposing
'.
At .the close ''bf. the itaeeting, *Mrs.•
rpiniPosition-ef • price ' controls )' . be
•
Clayton.: Edward' lextended the all- .fileiA. .: , , • ' • • ..:, , .,
,
predation of llie-Alti401•Club to the .. The cereetetY and parks: _ ,peta....; ,
excess of • the preceding year, •Axi • john. T.. Currier, a .former Teeve •uf girls %who - perforitedl,so - ably, and the
76..i.lifesSieti7Of-8441-reelation--was-ilv-East,'..--WaVtiosh,_, and, --of--Dr.2-R.-, -t-o-IMILS s-....Lewlh-ofi,--tile.---4„,` - ''`a• -staff., 1111-14_1-4°.-t-trgaCto7m,„ru:t. 4Ertid_thl•ahte.t,.„_he'ati•ric.:, ‘
by the minister ,to lVlisS Wilsori and FlobbvTaylor, M.P.P., South. Hiiron;'
scribe for the 'evening, . •
The financial report subinitted by
the thureh treasurer;:MISS Helen.
Wilson, -revealed ,Ointributions in
Meeting again far' the lirSt.• tithe
Sinee , the _war, the bride - arriving
to"the eongregation fer this aChie'Ve, and"- he eonctudecl hiS address "b'Y'
and seenetarial 're- expressing his confidence in. -the .co -
ports presented' by the .fllowing operation of the efficient -County
organrAttlen: reirea1ed:I0ety busy, officials. , • *
happy and, prosperons* .yeaes" en- P. *Vitgertnitn, of, the; ll.avy
deavor : Woman's, ;Missionary o- ag ,orCanada spoke in support
ciety;-- ------------Missimaintenance :of -a. giant.-
Classt:- ',Workers* ing committee :. • n. .33, •,CouSins,
Victoria Helper Glass, Sun- < Gorge Armstrong, E. taintoni ,3.
day • school, 'and the 'Mission `0.0BerekerNOf.t,.wilT.1.1Einieace.',Paantdrisnhe.ove
. ,
The, .fitiancial iepert; of the-renev, themap
'tag ta*s rfett;,1 611 'I'iNrsTh‘PormesaealltGedrayll,s' anitd8
revealed iCtedlietion owing to ex- -- Mrs. Pborg.6 Morrison
tensive renovatiop. dining cardine,' W,a, a recent • guest - with
Mei and ,antunin, - This fund will -
henceforth known'„as the ',Jubilee
RenoVation 111-TIT"ltdItaiiAP-
age, of this' jubilee year in Which
. celebrates-, the 1. seventieth,
• anniVersarY ot-Ite erection;
The election of offieers-10e 1948'
resulted as follows: Treasurer, Mist`
wilsoft ; recording secretary,
from --England and the bridegroom ,.George...Cutrell; property eominittee
',.e'elected440143#1,e§,1_4-14.6144.
-for 67 Park • and. the., JAW
Stephen. -B. Park 4,41u11, England,
and Thonifts.ttanicater,*Son of Mrs.,
Inkster and the late Captaiir4aines
Inkster.' of. Goderieli, were United ,
In a (Inlet .bat: pretty Nedaing. at-
,conimittee, Voinari's 'AssoCiatio-n, following Were naMed a .str'ik-
St. George's Anglican ,chtireit, GOde,
*ricli, on Saturday, &Wintry 17. The
.rector, Rev. IL 11. Parr, officiated,
Alnattended.the bride ,was gowned,
in a •beautiftil new -length turqh63.86
tie Crepe dress, wlth h, torgage of
orchids and Whiteleather-, and
Wearipg.0,..gold:hracclet,_.the,gift,pt.
'the ',groom. After the detembby
'reception wai, hold at the home of
the . bildegroota'S,!mothet. The
'couple atterwardS left for '4 honey-
moon, in Now York and Florida,
the :bride travelling in a' Coat .-of
AmerleAn Beauty! ,COlor'4, 'With iiraWn
aecesseries, .
,Wotilthiist lo fttCbaplesu,
Man) Harvey Websters.-Mrr, red
Wilson -Brownlee. - This
committee tendered splendid 'SetVice
1.941' ,When .extenslite ,renovation.
to the: exterior, of, the church „was
-ctirriedvout under the supervision Of
Alt, Webster; It Is ?hoped:that the •
intoler,of .; the church wilt, be re-
decorated for the ilibilee°:$erviceg
inAtf*.,the Mkt seiwkeSlo embrace
foiir:r.Suridays, ,UtS, Fred Wilson
was elected Presbyter Y and.,Ofinfer4
Oncerepresentative, with*: Uri,
Robert ..Good•!as.tatertiate.
Sonley„ itrid Mr. Geo.
.Ctirrell Were re:.-elbeted as steWhitii,
their' term of °lee to conti4e ;to
1V,i1 lifelusiVe: 'Mr. ,.1-aine84ohntlton
was, tentinneir.hs an elder Of the
thufeh, amtlits. BYron.W,Ileon was
elected In place of the late Mrs.
..Ilannah Phillips. Mr; Chas. Woods
.w04 elected also .as an elder.
Mrs. -Thomas oray WAS re-elected
nt., where her sister, Mrs, Charles to ,adminIster ,the Iltaapjal Oral*
Ofigariii, pai:4$01-411,40e, 448tAV:COX, • (Contintted on,ags 10)
isS• E,' Vigini. --
Miss 'Gertrude Worthy, Newgate
treetl-hai'-heen-called, to, tondo
.towing to ,illness. • ' •
for the n1an hours of work required -
tug' .ifpAltijok
Temperatures of fi).h
111 Gederich; with th . the coy-
, responding- week - year „;ago,,;•hs
recorded,., were as, follows:
• • * 1048 ' ' 1947
Min.MASC.-ittn.
ThOrs.,. Jan.' 15 1$ '40 22
16. .42$. , 18. 82
Sun., an. 18
0.-• 4 4
Mon., ;lam 10 ,6 45 23
Tues., :Xan.' 20 3033
-
Wed.fr Jan. 21
Ir..and Mrs. Peter pattetson, a
Chnmnicin, Al rtn, utve been visit-
ing relatives itt toWt(nnd district.•
. . 4
system in 'the Park House be ad-
vised that it is not Werking
,and reques*.fte.ilars.te.
it 'nut in, good order,r-±.--;
The fire cotamittee reCatanhendok,
that a perniit be issned.AO C.
Argyle for the couStrtclon,'•• 4,1,„
double tourist cabin on the south. .
side of Britannia xnAai
Committee of (hp. Whole:
'C'ouncil Went ,Into 'coreatittet an
alt .restuning adopted* the
recommendations: ,
at the requestiof '4'aeli GariInet,.
for, 4. '46701Wrivessiffs.
adjoining:11S garage be refeiredto
,
the ..TOvn Solicitor that .04; Go.14'
1Lw..6 be interviewed by the 103'0*
regarding,re-appointinent as 14;4314 r
that: tite„,bylows .re lia*kers an41."
-peddieriT'anil:ttransient
left .with the Clerkand the ViWiti.
'Solicitor for review: ;that the
ell endorse 'the resolution Irom, i4ee.
finth propoiug a Ccitnity..2r4re
ohe'citittiter mill for th6 helVitsls,
cif the county; that 0. V7,7 Stur4y be
ranted eXtehSien of his 'leave if
alwenca
U. aterifiefi'Were ,PreleTtit,
MAITLAND 001;*.e.'CLUB
;:.xtiu*.,p0OV.:1604
Darrow, aok101.8, N.
,lackStin Were re-eletteii Drealdist
and vtce,;.pfeiddent,
the ,annual tneetrilg..ofthe Maitland -
Golf ,Club .11,riday last
directors are \Charles
"AtOotlei. Friink dors', 'Con. loot
ier, W. A. Stitherlinti 4041 $1...„
refett.:
, Coulthorst was re-ef
'peretary‘treaSttre,r,-- _
Carr. 'OeliAtiker•
liave Atm* •of club trvJ
$01)1)1100,otid ratoring hr t
season;,..
eportgIstesonted.sho
Mob h#tt a good' 'year' in
lodretrse& Menibet8h1P
:permanent • hClub prOpeti7.a