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• 101st TEAR,
*iron Liberais
ame F. Fingia
Clinton to. ObeSen Ete
$%•Candidate 111 lune • - •
° Election
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HENSALL, April 28 (London Free
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Press report). .11ngland,
• K.O.; of Clinton, was., acclaimed
• 'Liberal candidate , to contest the
June 7 P,rovincial general election
in the ridnig, efHoten, at ft nomin-
ation'„conVention-,. here tonight.
Mr. Finglaild, contesting liiS first,
election, ' received a unaninious en-
- dersation-of the conventionattended
by mote than 300 personS,;;`. when
•seven other. nomineeWithdrew,
-In acceptingthe' nomination, Mr.
Fingland defied Preihier George
Drew to reveal the contents the
„report of-the,-"Boyal CoramiSsion, on
education, which, Mr. Fingland
claimed,- is uow ready • and is lying
unopened in Queen's Park,
.Deintnds *WS • ,
-I defy Mr. Drew,'.' he said, 'to
make -known- tha.,„ findings of this
, commission, which, he appointed him-
•. tele, before june •
• In paying :- tribute to Farquhar
Oliver, Mr. Fingland said there was
One plank ih the Liberal Platform
which , he adniired greatly. That
...is, he said, Mr. Oliver's pronlise, to
co-operate vVith :the King 'Govern-
ment at Ottawa. •
"Are we a country, or a bunch-
.•./o17-Vallrary---P,i.eVincesr . he asked:.
‘'The .King . Government • has done:
" more to unify Canada• than any
Government Slate •Confederation.
Mr: Drew's chief delight is to
• at the King-Gevernment.-At-a-time
when•ce•eperatien 'is badly needed.
' Hydro' Not Issue •
"it is my opinion:that the real.
Issue in this election: is 'rqit hYdro.
conversion,' but Whether or. not -We
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are a country .or a bunch...of Balkan
. provinces." • ----- •
• Others nonlinated were „Albert
Kalbfleisoh, Zurich; Roy Ritz,
Stephen
Stephen township A. Y. AfcLean,
• Seaforth; Mayor A. J. ,McMurray,
Clinton:, J.: Kenneth Hunter, Gode-
rich ; Gordon MeGaVin, ,MeKillop
township.; arill Benson Tuckey, reeve
of Exeter, wE was defeated .1:)y,
Thomas Pryde in the Huron ridifig
• by-election last Fehrufkr.Y.
• 'tendon 'Speaker ,
C. J. F. Ross, a inembet of. the
executive of ...the Western Ontario
Liberal A.ssociation, and a- promin-
ent. London Liberal, was guest
speaker. Mr. Ross dwelt at length
- on a recent -address by Provincial
Treasurer Leslie Prat, in which
:Mr. Frost -said the three -tent gate,
line tax Collected by the Ontario
Government ,is being paid to muni-
cipalities in. the 'fbrin of • larger
grants.
Mr. Ross said he had investigated
these grants, and found they were
• either smaller or exactly -the "same
as previously. --He-also referred.. to
condition of highways in the
district, terming them "deplorable,"
and expressing displeasure that SOBle
of the -money collected in gasoline
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tax was not used for road repair.
•• Alma at Ottawa '
• The speaker said that .Mr. Drew
is constantly ainiing for •ligher
things, claiming that; he 15 now pre,
paring to mote to Ottawa, and take
"ciVer the leadership of the national'
Progressive Conservative' party.___
The Huron riding candidate -has
been a resident of Clinton 'since
. 1936. 1 -le is a .graduate of Univers-
. _ity_ of,...*Torento. in 1922,and is a
f, native of Ilullett township. 'Ile is
•a ::,World.',Vitar....One. veteran, andis,
at ,present chairman of the Mita
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High, School Board. He is married
and has two children, a .sen, who
isa law student at 'University of
Toronto, and 'a -daughter; studying
at Clinton Collegiate. . • ,
'• MAITLAND GOLF •
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• CLUB IS BOOIOHNG
The season at. tlae Maitland, golf
:.eourse has already ,develope'd great
nativity. in addition :to- the lectil
alpmerathirgawda,
• personnel of ...the Clinton Radar
. -School•Infite. Joined
yeaterdt0"nearly fortY. fromXiiiiton
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were Ort-th'eb conrse. „
_ The program of iinprovement With
.9 -en the. ground a and in the club
'louse IS still in progress, and: if
• ,tlie preSent. activity' continnes and
lrieteases as eXpeeted the setisOn
Should be the best in the elub'S
. history. •
Ow. StindaY the:re Was recerd
registration of seventy-five, and the
,grounda-preSehted a gtrY and livelysunamerlike appearance. , .
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klitACTERES WRIST•
Mis j. ,14.1.11ne suffered a frac-.
• tured-.-Wrist -when She fell near her
home on -Saturday night She had
Just, left- thehouse to attend the .
theatre_ when theIteeldent occUrred.
LIBERAL oAttoiDATEs
•Ift3.1,WIT-Il1tliCE
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ODERICH, O1
454'; Kettle ,.,Uped. `•
IVIAnnfActIlre Pr• • '
Salt
4.charge against:Wilfred Gra,hain
and „Daniel ‘pitinado ,e2 the theft
of .an, iron kettle valued at less
than $20, but rad as a museum -
piece, was withdraWn • in Magia-
trate!S :CO:tut 'this aftetnoo,ii, -at the
•request of the &Oilers Of the kettle,
/1. •J. A. and 11. X, MOEN:Van. ,
. *The kettle was -usedin the. early
dayS- of Salt manufactilre in . Code.
xich to bollthebrine in One Of "the
salt plants established on the bank:
efthe Maitland Itiver.by the gesistsz,
Mactlyan's 'father,: 'the late • Petei
MacEwan, and -was valued as.a. relic
. of the salt .business: of thee days;
'It -lad been left on the site `of the
-Salt 1,plant ; iititli theintenfiel "Of
having it placed in a mused:Li, Made
of wratight • iron,..,,, it weighed 620
pound, and • was -valued fOr . its
lifataieliitereSt..-"'' ''''-i " -":". .-
' Alt. 11, J. A. MacEwan stated be
last saw the kettle on *the MacEwan
property a Month ago, It bad been
standing out• in the open for the
past •thirty years, and when he. laSt
SaW..ilA,Was f-ority„feet ftWfly from
the .Douglas Graham property, also
on the river Wink. •
.,
•. Harry McCreathrwhose Property
adjoins the Site, testified that he
missed the. kettle two weeks lige.
'Ile beard. -pounding of iron and later,
saw the two, accused driving flit'Ongh-
Saltford . With 4 load' of wrap iron.
J. C. Stewart, market • Weigh -
master? stated' he weighed ,thcen-
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tents_of_a truck.'_onpril 20t • nd•.
Charles Levinsen$Itifir-4.1te -dr,
stated he bought .620 Pounds ,of iron.
slinilar to. pieces Put in as -exhibits.
.John 1Benoski, Saltfork swore he:
saw -the accnsed break, up the kettle
andttake it away.
_ .Grahain, who was not represented
by counsel; ' asked Benoski : "Did
you net tell" me to drew on Hitler's
hat?" (meaning the •big kettle).
"Noic'
G' laid a the staid said that on,
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,April •20th 'he had a plow on the -
flats , which he had partly loaded
on ktruelc when lie called •Benos -
-who offeted to -buy the kettle which
he :(Graliaml later broke „A:Fir:and
sold for 87.25„• Pitblado was work-.
ing•for him, he said. ,,, • . •
The court was puzzled about the
.spelling or Benciski's name. The
Magistrate asked • him to write it-
• and -Was :still -puzzled. Then ex,.
claimed, "You ha3,--e been forty-one
years in this country and have never
fead out, how tospell it 1"
. Mr. . McCreath ,and 'Crown At-
torney D. E. Holmes each gave his
version of itand court records
showed "Benoski." .
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Ilugh -jail', well-known 'Colbdyne
township"`farmer, -Was' choSen" at•
the Liberal convention at Wingliam'
on' Saturday night as the party
candidate_ .for. the Legislature in
Hilton -Bruce.. • •
BAROE'GAPTAIN
PERFORIV/S',RESCIIE
Prompt Presence Of mind on the
part of Capt. J. Greenway, of the
barge ,Delkote, .probably -saved the
'life --of -EdWin-lieWett,;"22;-.--or-Cree,
'more, . Sunday evening; , •
Hewett -wits climbing a ladder to
board the barge when he slipped
and fell int() -water between -the
boat -and the wharf; striking his
head- in, the fall, ; , '• 1:
.-,Captain .Greenway, who was at
thelop of the ladder, slid down and.
with .1,Vheelsinan Glen • Stevenson
holding ,him by the feet, he reached
in, caught Hewett by a finger as
he came to. the surface, then. grasped
his hair and pulled him out.
Sam Argyle , applied artificial
respiration for a short time before.
•tbe nian was removed in an ambul-
ance ....to*,the • -hospital in an un-
conseious condition. During the
night, he' regained conaelbusness
and X-rays showed no serious in-.
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Shortly after --the—accident .-the-
barge cleared for the head of the
Lakes, towed by the tug Sulphite.
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AosAxv. CRUSADE AT -
- ST PETER'S 'CHURCH
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St Peter's churcli was filled to
•capacity coi-Menday evenin when-.
h arid
ar • Rev.
ROman 'Catholics -of •Goder
district, assembled, o
"Pat"' Peyton, Irish- orn-priest who
has been cOndticting a crusade .to
secide pledges of all members- of
• families -in the London ,Dieceseto
take part, in farnily prayer. The.
-Rosary -Crusade-r-which- -has been
continent -wide, concludes on• May
1st. .• .
. Father Peltton, in the course of
his earnest address, illustrated it by
telling incidents in, his own life
where he won through, by prayer
and faith. Convincingly he de-
• clared, ..`The family that prays to -
tendered -,his, resignation, and, an,
gether,,stays,together, and At 11
of united families is a nation of nouneement as •-made of his ap-
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pointment„ as reterning. officer for
the Huron riding. _
Election of' officers was held, with
results as' follow.:. Hon. president,
H. J. A. MacEwan; president, W.
H. Blackstonel- first- vicepresideri ,
D. D. Mooney ; second vice-president,
Mrs; Harold,Arbour:;_secretary'rRW,.
tild'Pride, •
Arrangements were made for A
large dele'gation to the progressive
COnservative• nominating convention
at Hensall" on Wednesday evening,
of _next week. Thos. Pryde, mem-
ber for the riding in the Legislaturejuit..dissolved, was present and • in-
timated his intention to stand again
as the party eandidate, if nOnyintited.
Committed • roonis--• hive been
opened on North street. just north
PRO. CONS. ORGANIZE FOR
TIM JUNE • ELECTION
• Progressive •'Conservatives of
'Goderich prepared for the ,election
campaign with a meeting :at .the
Masonic Temple -OW -Tuesday even-
ing: Frank , Donnelly, K.O., was
clinker -Ian:" F. It Darrow, K.C., who
had been ,president of the local"
Association for fifteen years or more,
strength.„and 'power."
• Assisting in the service were Rev.
J. P. Gleeson, parish priest, Ret.
.T: P. C. Donnellan, of Kingsbridge,
and Rev. F. Brigland,' of Wjngliam
ORANGES IN :GODERItir—
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• ' ' 'CO.- OFFICE '
;tie• office of the Goderich Salt
CeLtd., is to continue in operation
indefinitely, although there will be
some personnel changes, Tlie Signal;
Star is informed. .
Mr. 13. Wurtele continues as
president of .the Company, but will
be leeated at Termite. 'Mr. Bruce
-Tennant, who has been works man
ager -Goderich; goes to Montreal
seine time In May to become works,
managerf palglish ChemiealaLtd-.-.44--the 4. & P. store • •
Ni.auktumwmatik _•
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to Goderieh early in May as works Atum1 ior-or—
inanager7p,f_the ,Vdderieh Salt Co.,
H will be tiecomPanted by
Grimmage,--of.. IN:WOW, Who
will join the accountancy Staff here.
Miss' Al Stowe will remain in Gede-
rieh for some time. Later she''.will
'probably be.--transferkW-te the
Toronto or Montreal office.
LIONS ][..AriitS! NIGHT.. .,
The anneal ladies,' night 'of the
Goderich Lions 'Cliib was held at
the British. EXchange Hotel 'on Fri-
day last. Lia Bert7,4Safiderson was
chairnihn. FolloWing a bancinet,
entertalinhent was put on by the
Happy Coming Concert Company, .of
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Elmira, tinder the direction of 0.1Y.
Welch . Thils ;was followed by
dancing to the inhale .of 'Eric Scott
and hi erehestra, of Wingliain.: '
,Parties in. Hurofi. Getting Set
for.the Provincial.Eleetii*s in June
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Merida , are *already 111...the The *first intimation of 'any C.C.F.
• i,o Htlron for the activity in this , county' comes" in
1 titnia jarie 7th, on Saturday a report' that the •C.C.F.• executive
, :night at Wingharo 'Huron -Bruce of .the Senth,riditig are 'planning to
, Liberal's selected ningh Hilt of Col- hold an open convention early In
• borne teivnahip to ,,cOntest: the "rid.' *May to consider placing a candidate
ing; and yesterday tit Ilenahli Frank in the field. '
* . Vingland, was named as thei.
party candidate in 'the south riding. •F. R. Darrow; K.O.. ,Gederith, is
--Htiren-Brude •Conservatives Will: 'the returning •otlicer 'in the litiron
•,meet In convention: at Winghein this riding, and okf000 Ruttle, of
evening,, and on • Wednesday nett ley, 1 the 'appointee -0 the similar
, • the Conservative, candidate for the otlice . •
• (Sottl)tY' • laitron riding will be Notite-Of --the sittings of the re-;
Alitilled at llensalk It IS folly qt. rjslng oiticers In the • various
pected that" the meMbersin the twit ninnicipalitiesy in preparation of the
rkgisititge. J. Uannti for the
'north and Thos. Pryde for the sotith„
will again be the,chOice.
. A DETAGIrrruti -slum
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Avith—g. good-- in of
adult age, who -attended • tliedinirion;
ette show, produeed by the Mayjcourt
'Slarionette Club, of London, and
sponsored by the Maple. *Leaf
Chapter, LO,D,E.. on Saturday
niorning....were thrilled as they ,,5.0-Vp
the beloved story of "Cinderella"
.pass;- before 'their eyes. The stage
setting for. the marionettes was ap-•
proprinte in all the scenes. .. The
costuming was charming, ond the
dialogue. was realistic. • . • '
"The ehildren Were delighted also
With the performance of the Milli:ills
Iii "The • Circus." An elephant,
giraffe's, a' tiger, Monkey, and last,
but 'hot least, a teddy ,h‘ear, did
their . Santa „like experts „of the
-•,...*ketrieanViRM
Nita. T. G. Wilsen, ,London.
Was in charge of the marionette
show, and "Miss ;rage &widen:
regent of the Maple Leaf Chapter,
introditeed her, and itlao expressed
appreelation to Mr. Sutherland
the free use of the theatre. The
production'Was' in aid Of the little
folks of the Children's Hospital at
London. •
ELGIN ItEGIMENT QN. •
, Commemorating the Cali to active
Setviee in -;•Itine,. .1040, Of the tight'
Itegiment, reunion Of 411 fernier
niemborailittlid itt being planned
to take reein St. Thomas.on June
.5 ',And• Committee has 'been.••
tet for , the formation .of ;.-the
'Men' Regiment Veterans' Associ.
MOO.. And anyone whiy, Served. with
the Elgin iteg1iiient.is4thited toVom-
voterh' lists 'ter, the '00itiing election, municate iiinnediately With F. Z.
Is given b advertisement in 'this Stokes. 315- Talbot Street,
Themaa,' .
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LIONS' PEROH D
With. 01011,ring Wetter, In the laixe. •
,tli Lioni, Club's- lore)* derby" Ib
getting into W.:Sur:big.. The leader
to date 16 .grs, „Be*, 132 Cobourg
street„ Stratford, Vv1t13,
weighet1,-In at. 1 10,7" Oz. , •
. Ivan IpuZon has .geneionsly don-
ated a set of counter scales to ensure
accurate -weighing anCwith_.Aiss
Beulah Shackleton of the harbor'
'refreshment 'stand to superintend
Stille.rhlter4
operations. acenrate :weighing is as -
guyed,
The, latest group to Signify- their'
intention of competing in the derby
areMembers of St. Iohns Masonic
Lodge, No, 20,,, Laden. About
dozen. members...a this: lodge are
expected to viait'Goderich on Friday;
May 14th, to try their luck.
Provided the Weather is, favor.
ablei,it is expected that many fisher:.
men will be. visiting Goderich over
,the Week -end -tb launch the derby
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• This afternoon a telephone call
came •from enquiry
regarding the derby. •
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' 1..4 V: .KS*,:e14,1% •
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fick officially lanneh the "perch ,derbY," the 14101115 Club president, 'Guy Einersen, .donned fishing -
Clothes and armed hinaself with the hest , in fishing tackle. Claiming be was . not , a . good fisherman," he,.
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substantiated "the .claim •by landing, only' A small minnoW as' shown . in th& above pictnre. On the- other
hand; two-year-old :Michael • 'Crane, of Britannia rea d, is shown too -Wing on tightW to his "big 'One," 'even
though .his fishing 'equipment eolis‘sted of. only a tree branch an( a rope on a line, Miss Beulah Shack-
leton, seated beside Michael, points in • amusement. at .the Lien president's catch, Behind, holding ' an
information ..sign; ' are ."Skipper"..-MaaDonald (at left ). oerch derby chairman, .arid 'George Ellis •ca.t. right),
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publicity ehairnian. r- •• . „......_ -0°,--'. - ... • •• ' (Photo by- McLaren)
Fatal Accident
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The Victim,, George Aberhgt;
• • Father of Don: Abexhart •
of Gocletich
-SEAFORTH, April 8. - George
Aberhart, R.R. 5, Seaforth, proniin-
ent townsnip farmer and
fathei. 'of Vim Aherhart of Goderich,
„died, Tuesday night about 11 o'cloCk.
fro)* 'injuries received on Tuesday
morning at the ,gravef_pit Och his
farm. He was apparently', standing
on -a- lead- cif .gray eL when his cloth-
ing caught in the shaft of a conveyor
be1t,f The clothing -wound around
1 -he 4d. ,aft anwas cempletely torn
trou, he ripper liart of his body.
Tlik only witness to tle accident.
was Wilfred Coleman, Tuckersnaitli
truCket, who' at the time was bring-.
big', -*ore grayel"from _the:pit. He,
-stopped-the Moter.ef..theleAder: and.
fiee,d,J; Mr. Aberhart, then sent for
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AAP Hhrrisen, a neighbor of the
infered inil, suinincined doctors,
who: ,glive first .tt-id and had him
removed to Scott Memorial Hospital
tit Serifertli.-Tyleed-Piiiiiiia. was ad-
miniafered for: shock, but X-rays to
,TetOrniltio•the eXtent..othis injuries .
were postponed. ,
Mi.,°.Aberhart Wil,S a cousin of the
late Premier William. Aberhart of
Alberta.: Born in Hibbert township,
lie.06.sa son of the late Mr. anti
Aberhart. His wife, --the
for* 'Miss Barbara ,McGee- .of
G-oderich, died several ,years ago.
Ire ,Wtis .a Member of Egmendtille
United cliorch. , Surviving hini are
three-...sehs :Georgef Wilton Gi•ove;
Donald, Goderich'; Robert. Kapris-
kasing and font ‘atinghters; Nita.
rak,Z.azilOgb_goronto ; riss
Betitriek-AlJetfiart-;Toron o;
(pa,ibtri-tr):, „Ilderten, •
and Mrs. Es Dttuphinee (Olive), New
•Glasgow, •Three bredlen.
Robert A•berbart, .Seaferth ; Harry
Aberhart, Washington, D.C., 'and
Dr. 'Prank- A.berhart, Meaford.; and
one sister, Mrs. John' Elgie, Sea,
forth, also survive. :.There , are
thirteen grandchildren. ' •
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SUMMER PROGRAM AT -
GODERIOli PAVILION
The: Goderleh Pairillon is intro:
ducing.-41. special,' dancing'. prograM
tonnuencing-Saturday. May 1st; and,
Will 'have dances,, every .Saturdity
and Wednesday, and uts.d.-oti holt.
daY8 throngh ;Tidy, And August.
Bobby Downs' orchestra will be
the Aavilion!s_sninmer band of 1948,
tilid7lbtlietattteriteciatelieStrila- will.
:appear during the Season,
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WEATInillft- •
Tehapgrateres of the past week' in
Godetich, 'withthose ,of- the ..cor-,
responding -week a yearago, as
ofllelahlyt reeorded,. were as folliiws:.
1948 ' 1947
\tnT Min. Max. Min.
Thurs.. Apr. 22 38
Fri., Apr. 23 4,8 50 41
Sat., . 50 ,
Sun., Apr. 25 ' 51 40- 85
Mon., Apr. 26 ....78 5/ 42 33
Tues.,' Apr. ,2/,‘,.-.,76 47 89 •-•"' 33
Wed„, Apr; 28 ...,60.- .31. 53, 28'
The engagement is announced Of
3011-414,10§; dittightef Or Robert 4,,
:Scott" and the Mrs.., 'Scott.
Auburn. Thomas Mier, son,
of the late gr. and. Mrs. :T.
ZlIer, Ontario* the wedding
to. take, plate early n ow • •
ANNIVERSARY'. SERVICES
- -ORITORTA ST; VIIURCII
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Anniversary services will be held
in North street 'United church next
,
Stinday„. with :Rev. ,Ray McCleary,
BA SLB.E„ an the preAcher at
:both -morning- and..evening services.
MGeasy„after, his gradu-
ation
, from Emmanuel College in
1931 was, .associate minister: of the
Metropolitan churchin Torbnto and
later minister ef ,Woodgreen Chtirch
iiithatcity. He has been intimately
associated with boys'. work, social
workers and community projects.
During the war hewhsin. rhe Can
„adian chaplain_cy. .serviceand was
overseas for. five years. In Silly,
1043, he , was .decorated by. His
'Majesty the King ..with the Order of
the British Empilie. He is. now a
Member of the .Ontario. Rehabilita-
tion • Committee under •the chair-
niatishin of General•Bruee Matthews.
•• Mr. Ronald ,Stewart Toronto
wili lie.the guest -soloist for t
day,. Singing at both serviceS.
The 'evening .serrice of Vitoria
street United; church will be with-
drawn in _order.- that the merabere
of that 'church- may worship with.
the 'North -street coirgregatien.”
INIPERIAL OIL .11!ROPIllt
.. - 01VIESAF6-7GODRION
The Goderiehl.qanch of Imperial
Oil Ltd: bas won the silYer challenger
trorly in. the " "good bons'elteepinff
- and menaber 'of. the Stratford •City
and ,safety ,contest" of the conipany Council and stk. grandchildren. .
in. the London ;:district for 1947, Mr. Moore has two brothers, Wea-
The' trophy will be presented At a .1,3..., Of • Saskatche-wah, and Owen.
.banquet on Thursday eight at the :of Colborne township, and • two
Bedford Hotel; Joe. Loftus, on 1 Sisters, "Mrs. Percy- .Waltera aiid
,Intlf,:of flie Goderieh .eniployees
MrsWardGledhillboth. of 3103.
Imperial -'011 ttd.; will ,accept the iller. Mrs. Moore has 110 brothers
m.. ' ,- -
trophy. .. -- •• . • . or. sistens.
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SILVER 'WEDDIN-QP •
MA. AND MRS. JOS. CRAIG
Mr. and Mrs Jos Craig' were at
-hdine to their frierids on Monday,
when they. celebrated their silver
Wfdding anniversary at their home
On St. George's Crescent. During
the afterniion the door' Was opened'
by little Marion.Suther10,.a grand-
niece_ _of the hest And hostess, and
Mrs. Craig received -her Ignests and
shoWed-theraLto the-. dining -room,
where Mrs: -D. J. PatterSon pouted
tea at a table centred' with a. bou-
quet of spring .dowerS: in a silver.
-basket Which was one of the many
gi -received. -table. was
covered with a lovely, hand -crocheted
table cloth, 'MISS •Etta. Sauna
and Mrs. G,Prdon Bannister, Assisted
by Mrs. Harry tabb,.served a dainty
'il-tutn,NicyCil;nadSot and.have lived Gode-:
nd Mrs.'Craig ere niarrled
rich ever since. Mrs. Craig is the
former Edith. Flatterlr -.Of Durham
county. England.
They were the recilnita of many
niessages of . congrat 1 Was' and
good wishes On, their. twenty-fifth
anniversary; -
50thAnnivisary JUBILEE.. SERVICES
of Local Couple TO BE.GI MANT-9t4,
I TJ
Sunday, May •,.9th, wid, introduce
Mi. and .11Irs: Richard Bloore:---rumontb-70i-jobileco- OS. at Vic-
,
• Obser4;16tthiy,
the Day • • tei•ia street United ciiiireh," and
former miniaters of the -Congregation
will occupy the -pillpit 'op, :socossive
- Sundays. On Ma 9t the visiting
• . anff• Mrs. Richard Moore. on
•Wednesday, April '21st, quietly oh-
,
served, -their fiftieth weddilig.
niversarY at *thefir •home on Cam.•
bridge street. . -
Mr. Moore was bOrn' eighty-three
-years ago ih Deyoushire, England,'
and came •Canada with his par-
eiitg; and ,tirs,
in 1872. :when be was a 'young. boy.
The -lamily .'spent _two years. in
Darlington township, near Bowman-
ville, befm•e settling in Colborne
township. •
• Mrs. - Moore, the former Ruth
Akin, Is. a native cif Colborne town-
-slip, a -daughter .of the.- late ••john:
itrol-.Elizabeth.* - She . in 'ler
eightieth year. '
'The marriage •.tmOok plaCe April
21st.1,180S, at the Benmiller parSon-
age, Rev. Mr. Oliphant being the
-aid a t g eTe rgY to an• :
After farming in Colborne totkii-
ship -nail 1927, Mt. and Mrs: Xibere
-retired,40 .Goderigh:tind have made:
their home here .since. There are
tWo Sons, Mired, 0. the heine-
stead at BenmilIer, .and Alin,ri well
known business.' Man of StiatfOrd
The London district Includes • St. ...utz:49,110/04:zyj
Al''''rmtdM'etire'sl'ktIM, held zty the family hone with the
S t re tf ord, ,Ch fah a , Windser,' sons 'and. „their children present;
Sarnia, etc. The trophy is won by 'Many niee githi, flowers- and other
• remembrances -were -reeeited---from,
friends at a distance -as well as from
nOghbors. COngrathlations were
received from Victoria street chureh
011(1 .Rey. L. Turner called.
Both' Mr. And Mrs. Moore are
In good health and their. friends
wish far them many • more years* of
comfort ' ogether. , They have been-
lifetithe leaders of, .The Signe and'
latterly .The Signal -Star•
1 -
the 'branch having the most orderly,
layout and- drivers with the best
Safety recordS. John Thorpe, resi-
dent manager in Goderich, 'will be
the ' chairman. Amongst th6se: who
'Mille Present tilre•Mr. E. A. Fuller;
mana/ger • of cost and eperations
Mr. W. Coates, assistant to the
cost and. operatiOns mthrager; Mr..
•Greatrex,_ Ontario, di•visional
engineer:. Mr. lir Wright, auto-
motive asSistant to the diyision
engineer; Mr. Pollard, London
'district manager.
Reptesenting the.' TOwn Connell,
Reeve J. Huckina will 'extend coh-
gratalations to the Goderich branet
of ImPerial Oil Ltd, en winning the
trephy. , • "
AtrthrA-'46 IV .
• 1NOOMA, TAX ItEIVOS
Probably %11; 'good many ih thia.
district as well eliewhere read
with pleasare ahd ,rellef the an-
nonneement from OttaWa of the el-
f -elision for one month of the dead-
line for ineome 'tat returns. Di,••
returns maY be Med tip! to
Mny 31$1, instead of April 30th,
The • annetmeement was made at
Ottawa„ yeiterday,
• - - •-• ' '
MAIMS llit AT. LIICHNOW
The Lueichow, Sentinei„last4viteY
,said 4 a play produced in that
town by Ooderich yonng peoplet,
"A full ban -greeted North- street
rnited'ehurch ,Xoung 'Adults when
tliey prOented their .side•splitting
playi 'Mint Abbie. Answers ati -Ad.'
it the Locknow.Town 'Mil en
Frh-
day nigitti,-,The. :patty , waa, ably
-iitage'd'hynt. Made whiff hit° " • "
. SMALL .RESPONSE
Owing to tbe small ri.sponse 02
tiliderieh houSewites Jo the 'call
for donations. of unneeded artieles.
about the house. the Goderteh Lions
community auction ' sale; ,schedilled
.for Saturda', May 1St, has been
Ilo(14.....„141,114.1).e:
(lateNte be announced, later.' when
sofficienf articles are 'Aeented to
make the Sale' the big. one it is
intended to be. An fitivertiaenieht
elsewhere in this -18S00 gives tele-
phone nombers to eall should anyone
desire to donate articles -0,0 sale.
ARTI1ieft;t1ttei4E PLAYERS AT-
- •CLINTON •
The Artbnr- Circle ,iiIttVers pre-
sented , their ploy, "Campbell of
•Icilnaoltr." at the Clinton Town'llall„.
on Wednesday under the tins-
-Wes of .,the Y.P.V., of Ontario street
rnited• eiturcit.,•,, The comedy '")iro-
thera.in.tirme also ms,11,91 stogi4,b,'
the Clinton young people. D'oth..of
these plays iVere,..predilOd tit the
-recent Dramatic Festival Code.
Mr." and Walter Ileltman
are away en a holiday trip, to the.
Southern States. 'tates. • •
Y:
preacher will be. R -Anson E.
Moorbolise. Therewi 1 be K.:jubilee
slipper eir My - 4 •
Beginning with thew .tpealal ser-
vice, the,. Sunday s'ehool • sesSion,,
• will . be in .the aftemeon at 2,30
o'clock. ' • , ' " •
The evening, service of . yictoria
street will be .withdrawn.next,sink
ning",- "Se -ffia t meniberS may
join with the North stiPet-people
-in their annivetsary Service:.
•
PRESENTATION ., H. S• .
TURNER AT KINCARDINE
,
• •
• KINCARDINE„ April 25. -- Zone
C-1 -of :the Canadian _Legion "held its
siiting.. meeting /and .dinner here
With nearly _100 represehtativeS. Pre-
sent from twelveof the zone's- 13
branches. The gathering took'Place
ini_Knox -ehurch And...was_presided
over by; Zeno Commander , W.' M.
McDonald, or Kincardine. • • •
; The meeting- fa vOred- adeption of
a burial ..ser,Vice.feritlifor. the entire:
Dominion .C_omniand, based on that
prepared fO.li • SieDon aid' bra ncli„ Kin-
eardine; by its chaplainof last
Year. Rev. S. M. Scott, now. Of
Strathrey. A resolution, to this,
effect is being passed .on to Pre-*
Oficial and Domlnion.coMmands..for
consideration, .
• H., S. -Turner, of _dotterith, zone
secretary•trensurer for t*rity years,
was presented with a certificate' of
merits. the zoneeommander making
the presentation folldwing. an ad-• •
rchk4i,,,U.W49,090=01.41.0.01.4,4
More interest in sports was Trig-.
gested .by D,istrief-SpoitS Officer I.
•N. MacDonald, of Gederich. .
Several!rain
• Cai'goes Expect
Dtedg# rreparA,
Work' in BMW
Entrance
.:,The freighter, quedee,ie;etpectetil
te,morrOw (Friday) M'Orningtobring
tite,fixfiC#41.4 _
-the-,Qoderieh elevator.- The •QUedief
•Wil1' f01101'04 by the Superir
and the, Algerall: on: Sittn.r4gri#00.
. , .
)341cOldoc. is expected.. on $110114 •
and. the Vandoc . MendaY,..
r .
••+-. On her_retnrn. to .the_,/aend.4.-Of the
:Lakes _the _Quellec.. Will....take„ in. yr
,the bt1;rge Portad0e,, the ;last th41
three barges •that brought ' 'Winter
Storage 'eargoe$,, for the 'Ooderlick' s'
Neva -Cox* CO. ja,SV'Ailt''
_
The sWimming season at the :
'w.a$ inallgurated on Saturday, Wh.01.4.
four boys of twelve and and , thirtees, ,
S'eari, made the plunge.. The .0,110r.
tette were .MalloUgh,:-.,Dona14-, -
Bert' MgAdam; Billy' Bowra anj
George Willis, 'Though. the temper-, ,.
atnre" was 1:.a. 52; *,boYis, -
were in and out 02 ...the water, .
afternoon. , • •
•The. McNamara* dredge, haa, been
'conducting tests- the, .entrance
"channel preParatiox...
.for,dipping;and is expected to begia
digging next Week.,
- The tog .$.niptlitte..,ivas port at
'the -week -end and cleareci.-et Sunday
• ,
with% the barge. ,PelkOtg, for Lake .Lake.
Superior. . • • , • ,•77
The Water is Clearing And, angleris-:
-should- have , .good
week,end if the ;weather is 'not. too
'cold, -
Speaking Of the ‘aeld,, '&3.hn.x.tv
;Baker ..hatt
tillS Week that 'will:last,'
'a -while.- , you IvAnt.t6 knew. abi)-nt.
it, •aak
Sunday was- , fine .,,Snnpy day,
ancl•-the harbor, ,precincts
summerfEre" appearance, score
of :cars bringing. People -fro* put:,
of town to get their -lira look -nt, the • , ,
big ivatet for the season Of 1948..
The launch Annamae was busy Witli
trippers, and • owners :Of ninnetong,
small craft were
tryout, while the. adrith--"Tiler.:Was..--:_.
.crow-ded With. Sightseers.
• Quedoc•in Trouble it LakefieS411
PORT _ARTHUR,' April 28. -The
fr011•hter-•
Steamships, .Ltd., sailed for the ea
early. thla morning after leing•freedl:.„ •
froni a' clay • bank in Port "Aitinfr
harbor just outside the old maio.
entrapee to.. the • 'inner breakWater.:•.,
Slie-had.....gener-agroanid.MOnday---.4fter-,,,---
noenr, An examinatiOn.„slioWed that
the 000 -ton - Ship 'bad' --net
'damaged. . :
Two tngs . and: -a harge of. the .
'United -Towing and' -Salvage, CO.' ,
were reghirecl to free ow Que0oc..
The tugs Whalen* and ;Strath.-
more attached heaty .lines to her
stern at' 3 o'elock yesterday, after- ,
neon.. They pulled for air.. hew..
•Ithout:bildging_h_cr.- • •
•
It vas- then cleelded. to 'unload"
• suflicipt,amount of theYQueclea!ft
150-,iiiI6-biShel grain 'cargo to. permit
her to float free. • The barge Great
liVestern ,was broughr,bitp„plaY.','The
• for
S.30 last „niklit, 1-000busliela
been reniod= and it was Seen that',
the Quedec had frsen- Slightly; Tug.
lines were Attaelied again and' the
Qnedoc. came slowly out Of, the mud,'
With the Quedoc free, the , barge '
began to transfer the grain baelt:.
The job was completed Z30t-thls
morhing and the' Quedoc stilled at.
• ,
,dawn • into a ba -y-- free of .ice for
the- :first •-time, this year,
,
. .
--AN- OLD.4-IME' TYPO
A visitor in tOWntliis week. is
Mr. 'Bert Johnston of Whitby, -Who -*
many „years ago learned the Printing ••
trade in Goderich. .11e.-•.wM have•
1118 eighty-first birthday en-kSaturday
of this week, and believing that a
man' Should hot work afl liis life
.he has :retired and intends to take',
It easy. Mr. Johnston's conteniper-
aries in the printing trade"..in Getle- •
rich* haVe long •ago passed fiorri-tbe
local scene. bur he enjoys Itioking-•;,
Ttr A4intfoothtitints-444,444s,,eazittuAtty*.i.,
An. this town- and inakes...nerkfrietulei
as -lie goes along. °
,••,)
ublic Works Minister Declines to
Provide Smooth Seats for Anglers
, Fred Ai•nott, columnist oil The.
I.oilden Free, Press, recelit ly-. maga,
joeular eomment frOm the angler's
standpoint (or perhaps ,we should
Say.' "sitting -point") , 'the rough
stirtace. of the, eoncrete niers At
Goderich hailer: and it :further
reference to -the-subject • in- Satur-
day's 'Free Piss witIS 115 fellOW.S
A fisherman pro,rides his ()Wu rod,
line and bait; and, So faras the
Pederah!..- •PLep,art. Meat .('2 Pitb1id
Wicifirile"&tee d ,
his .0Wij, seat if he doesn't „,iike the,
text -tire of Government concrete-
Hon: Alphonse re -artier; Ptibile
Works Minister, thinks the 1lni,1i 011
Goverriment flocks and pions is safer
the 'wiry it, is. it May hot be- the
concrete yoii. love to touch,. btie It
Is not ;is flaky as 4 SMOOth-aa-velvet
e ncrete• wouldbe. • '
Mr. Prarnier read 'Pred„Artiett's;
"toots and rabies" colunuriM ;April
8, in whieh Prod rnnde a suggestien
for what he thought would be aii
improvement ori• the Government
piers at-Godeirich, wherethe Gov.eyti-
ment may spend a little moneY"on'e'
of these days, "„
Vreilf-orecailed.'•that.he Sat. -on --A,
dock, at Ooderich for '81$ hours and
caught lots 0.1-fOreh t66, 11." when
he Teturned, hone .he •discevered that
the vineval Stirttiee of the :pier' had
matehes with .SUrprising ease, Ira
he also was efilbarrassed at • the
faint; rasping iininnts Ale -gave off -
when. sitting on it. smooth theatre
seat. 1, ' • -
Fred even. earried the contractor's •
Mono around.. with. him. On hit4
11 appeare,d as
'Ned' Suggested that 'who?. ,,eo* ••
tractors .are AniShlyig, the Atirliteet
of Government docks itte• tioPerii-- •
*ent might show, Seine
itt10/1,XOT fl$1,1errneri; and, instruct the
:iiir'prVMITaTeregraird plerril
• smooth, snrface,
letter to to trek Mr. Fournier
sttiti,he read the. column with great '
pleasure, He went rptchot tLan
that, snid:
envy the ...good "people,. of Orodot,„
rich who have been favored by
,nature and helped by the „Vederail
Department of Public, Vero; to
JoY
'9 will ponder- the reconniienda-
tions Made therein. but X might 'say
that I ton not inclined to AMeethonii •
tee unteh the stirfaees" of the, pito*.
os• -it would resnit, in wielippery
condition endangering the pafety
fishermen who might. then tor
the 'Zeal ot the Minister , of
Works tOid 'put In a 01Olitt agtii
Jim for titinittget'''.' *. • t,
Maher -Men, there you have
The •handWriting is on the" plot,
left its tivt: lit were. Take your °WA mead*
* Fred., put it, he cOuld light on the next frIp. •
,