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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1949-12-08, Page 9.3.6*.2nd, YEAR. Council to Raise $60,000 for P.U.C. • Debentures to Cover Cost of Watertower-Santa to Be .He,re Deoember47. Goderich's" comtnimity Cliristmas party will be beld, at the/fire 411 en Saturday, December 17th, at 2.30 p.*,:asllecid-a- by -the ToVFn Conn - *ell at its, meeting on Tuesday night • the. recongmendatiori - of._ the special Committee. Ccirtnell received a request from the Beard of Trade that TnesdaY. December 27th, _ (Boxing Day), be proclaimed a' holiday. There was some difference ef opinion aboilt thisancl tbe matter was left over to the next meeting of Council. All members were pfesent except. Coup. Sturdy. • The Clerk reported two building permits issuedone te E. T. Pfrim- mer. for an addition to the laundry building kn Hamilton street and one to Nelson Plastics for 'enlarged clo•ors on a , storage' building on Bruce street. ' A „cheque for $699 was received from the,. Provincial • Fire Marshal's . Office at Toronto. This is a grant from the' Province based :upon fire department oits of 1948. The customary- letter from the • .Canadiaii Underwriters' Asaocia.tion urging attention to winter precau- tions against fire was received and sent to -the nifire7corremittee:: -- • A Motion' Was passed authorizing the Mayor and Cleric to pay to the arena . Committee the sum of $74,516.94, representing the pro- ceed'a of .the sale of $75;000 of lientures voted by the. ratepayers. .A letter from the Workmen's • .Conapenlation Beard advised that volnaiteg firemen can be.eovered to the amount of $3,000 at a,premiurn. of $4.50 'per year. Council passed a Inotion-that-from--Jauttary-ast-the- Members of the brigade be ineluded for conapen,sation at the ne,*' rate. The . fire Committee reeeMmended that the &Ones received fram_th West Wawanosh Fire Insurance 0o. .fer services rendered by theh fire •brigade at Albert 1VIeGee's• and Harry Mitchell's farms be tunied over to the •firemen: • These were two .cheques' 'of $50 each:. • Bylaw No. 44, to lease the West street rink .for the month of- De•- •cem.ber to William Garrick at $50, was passed. The lease is to in- clude a •clause -to the •effect that the lease may be renewed on a weekly basis, at a- -weekly rental of $25., .• . • At the request of the -Pu,blie ities Commission bylaw No. 4*, •authorizing • the borrowing of $60,000 Upon debentures for the cost of th,e Commission's new water - tower and, connections, was given two -readings. • The 'debentures are to bear interest at PA per cent. and to run for fifteen.. years. Third reading will follow approval by the • Ontario Municipal Board and Board of Health. It iiianderstood that these debentureg will be met from revenues of the • P U C water . de- partment. • VICTORIA ST. W1VLS. ELECTS OFFICERS The Deceinber meeting •of• the • Women's Missionary Society of ' Vitoria° street Church wan -held December 6th at the home of Mrs. E. Hardy, Trafalgar street, with a good- attendance. Mrs. B. Wilson • opeeed the Meeting, nand •a-- short •- Christrdas progrinn as given, bk_the 1VlissiOnary Monthly Was used. The, president,' Mrs. Baechler; took over for the -business 15eriod. 'Good re - Torts weic given by the heads.. -of the different departments. , Rev. L. H. Turner took charge df the eleetion of officers:* for ..1.950, .•whiCh resulted. as follows; Honer- ary preaident, Mrs. B. With.an; • president; -Mrs. G. Briechler; lst _v4ce-president, Mrs.` B. Wilson; •2nd vie-preSident, • Mrs. ,Aiden 141%. AIMS S6)11 ; repording secretary, Mrs: . . corresponding secretary, Miss M. • Tabb; temperance secretary, Mrs. . Cranston; .Missionary .Monthly sec- retary,- Mrs." E. Hardy; mite box •secretary, Mrs. Win. jew,e11;, liter-, • attire' secrelffy, Mrs. B. Wilson; press and supply secretary, Miss M. Tabb ; les. Connell and Mrs,, 13aechier. • .Rev. H. Turner closed the -.meeting and lunch °was served ..1iY • the ihostess and :her aommitted. IPOLLING PLACES FOR' TUESDAY'S ELECTION'S Theeleetors of Goderich on Tues- day net WM vote for six. members of the Tpvvia, 'Council and" fer three members; -of the -Public -Utilities CRinmissibn, They will also vote on the question; "Are you in, favor of a bylaw „being _pa:seed by the M nidipal•Connell, of the Town of erich• increasing the-anumber Of me hers of Goderich Public •Util- ities Coremission from three to fiver • - •polling places in tbe twelve sub- (I/Visions of the town are as fl - lows; . . No. 1. -:--Gardner's garage, corner Victoria street ..and. Elgin avenue. • No. 2 --Gordon Bedard's •resid- ence, corner Bayfield road and Britannia road. No, 3 -Mrs. Wm. Birnie's resid- ence, East street. ` No. 4 -Bert kohring's residence, corner; OxfOrd and Cala-ridge streets. No. 5 -Town Hall, East street. No. 6 -Town Hall, East street. No. 7-Stothers' wagon shop, Victoria street.. • . X 8 -Fred ItObinson's residence, • olfe street. No: 9 -Cornish Electric store; West street. • No. 10 -Fred Beevers' shop, West street. •' No. 11-E. 'W... McLeod's residl ence, corner Elgin avenue and' Wellesley street. - o---4-Mrs. W. 'J. Jewell's resid- ence., 13ritalmia road. - • P011ifig places will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PAT HU1VIE gTILL'O.LUVIBING THE SCHOLASTIC,....LADDER A former G.C.I. student, James N. P. Hume, has been .successful in his examinations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at University of Toronto. • • • —Pat-Humei-as-he is known to his. friends in Goderich, graduated from Goderich Collegiate Institute in 1941. Entering .I.Tniversity as an _honor- student. in -mathematics-and physics, he received the degree of M.A.• five years later. ;While at- tending the School •of ,Graduate Studies he was engaged as in.= structor in the department of mathematics until this ,fall, when he accepted a•position on the staff cif Rutgers University, New Bruns- wick, New jersey. • - " 'Dr. Hume is a grandson -of the late 3. P. Hume, former G.C.I. - principal, and of Mrs. C. .A.• Nairn, Keays street. He has manY friends in Goderich who will learn With interest of .his brillient Scholastic .attainments. - CHRISTMAS MEETING r OF NORTH* ST. W.M.S.. CHRISTMAS 1VIEETING • OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ' • 111tiektlY Hall, gaily tidearated with etergreens, holly and,lighted candles, . was filled With the spirit of ' Christmas •htst 'Thursday after- noon •When' the VVOmen's Institute held the December Meeting, with the president, Airs. George Mumby, • In the.. chair. There. WAS ,a large • attenclalice nieinbers and ,visitorSo The telt call was 4nsweted by eaCh.Inenaber's donating articleS, for the Work' Of the blilldren's Aid • . Society. Donations of money wor0. voted -to the; Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and the CJiikl- ren's War Uettorial 'Hospital at _London, _tinder the .eonirene"iship of Mrs. • 11. Maerhee; a delightful program WAS, _preSefited,..'cinting which, Rev, CL. W. Grope gave 'an; ,.irtspiring• meSsfige. With the room • darkened, a titbit of ten members,. eaelt holding a lighted. , taper'. entered 'the roan, and sang Sev.Pt41 ••••01111titillag carols, aeetiMpatied at the piano by MU, Wilsen, MrS, also gave a tOkling 'Which '$aa greatiir. appreciated. Milne :told hOW,, site Made her4elicious hornetrilide OAS and .brought along Stkilielent to tier1,0 ' at:the tea henV •ttfter the , meeting, With Other %Christina:3 daintieS,1 • • • At the December meeting of the W,111*.S. of North street United Church. on' Tuesday afternoon with a large gathering:fa ladies present, the Cbristmas spirit • was enipha- sizecl throughout by the singing of Christmas -hymns and carols. The business session of the meeting was presided over by the president, ,Miss. Campbell. "Thank you" letters were read by ;the correspoRding secretary, who .i•vas asked t� send Christmas card S to all the sick . and shut-in members of. the Society. A motion was passed that a letter of .appreciation for - her splendid service •to the Society be sent to Mrs. W. F. Naftel, now residing in Exeter. It was- also decided that the first meeting Of the new year be held on fjaaauary 10th instead*Of. j.antuity 3rd, on •acceunt= of the holidays.- An, interesting report of the sectional meeting held s in. -Dun- gannon on October 13th was .given by Mrs. T. Dougherty. , • Fifty-tiv calle on sick and shut- ins for the past two months were reported. Mrs.. KershaW took charge,.of the deiotional period, in which the Christmaseatory from the second Chapter of Luke was read by Mrs. J. Vincent and prayer was bffered by Mrs. C. M. Robertson. ing -arid instructi„ye talk -dif a •ehaptier of the, ,study book. The meeting was closed with the Migpah benediction, followed by a Social half-hour in which Christ - /alas cake and a cup of tea were served by Mrs. Kersbaw's group. IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT A fide of $5 .thicl costs was Int - posed on William*.Porter Goderich by Magistrate Holmes in vveekly court en Tuesday aiterne. 'The offence was *failing to stop at t. stop Sign at the intersection 'of Britannia road and South " street, and as a result colliding with a car -on 13ritannia road. -4-, A charge of theft of tires, rims and tubes against4W.1.111S 'McDonald, Coderich, was withdrawn at the reipiest of the inforthant, Joseph Berry. • Crown Attorney' II. -Glenn flays said licwas infOrtned the tires, et0., were tqlten by the acengeel thinking Berry had abandOned the ears, Mc- Donald had been told he coUld take them by ,Soineone of than the °met,- , THE'WEATIfillt Temperatures of the pat week In abderieb, with those of the:eor. responding *eek Year ag6, uIllcIblIy recorded, "wpre as followa.: .;t• .1040 1048 - • Mar. Max. Thurs. DOC. 1. ,„87 a 84 88 " 31. Dep. 2 27 44 -26, Sun. oe, 4 * • * 8°14 'r 3'411 1?? t75 Moil:, Dec: 5 ....33 .«;.1.-.19 454 40 Tues., Dee. 0 -.20 18. . 5241 Wed.,. Deg, '7 ....28 20 44 .M • Rim* Church Sunday sehoo100111 • hold its thriAtiria8 entor.tainnient•on Pritla3Y, DeCember 16th at -8 pito.", Appeal in Grand Bend Sunday Case _ . aaara,,,alaaa 4dwarir•AV Odbert seeks to • U• pset Conviction by Maglitratellolmoil • An appeal b,y Edward A. Odbert on a ennviction by Magistrate D.. E.- Holnies; on August ,4•th on •the. charge of unlawfully tlerating a --roller skating rink on4unday, June 19th, ,1949, at Grand • nd, coetrary • to ---the Lord's Day Act, was beard, by Judge Costello..in a speCialisit- ting.'of tne County, Court: on Friday afternoon. . • . At 6 P.m. E. G. Th•ompson, K.0., of Stratford; defence counsel, said he had still seven witnesses to be called, and by consent the hearing was adjourned until' Friday, Janu- ary •13th. .. • = . n. - Chief. Constable John Cowan of Grand Bend said he. had • known Odbert since June, 1948,.and that he (Odliert) operated the roller skat- ing rink -rat Grand Bend. On Sun' day, June 19th, Odbort had given the constable -a membership card. He had visited the 'riek on. the Sunday afternoon accon.tpanied by Constable Lochner , and roller .skat- ing was in pro-• sS, ' with 150 1,. t,, skater. Odbert c, ' e over and spoke- to the cons ah es, who did not warn him when they were there. • Defence Olitection Spstained „ n At this-,point--.--einstable* Lochner was called,' *He ,enuld, not recall the queStionS -a..-4ked of Odhert" by th.e. constables. ..Mr;-Thomrlson' ob- jected to the admissibility- .of ; al- leged statements made to 'constabreS, arguing that the . constables went there te Inves4gate a suspected crime,' and, that no warning had been given: • The court upheld ' the objection, -after •*Crown Attorney 'Hays • submitted the ''sfatements' were v»auntary. • • . ' Jucige-- Costello said he...,,often .wencle.red .wny constables were not drilled, and instructed that on ap- proaching. suspected •• 'personr a warning- sheuld be • Wen. 4 • 'Oapstable-Ouvvrtti -adid,--w-lien ex-. amination.was resuniedi that tbe'ac- cased vvent over to- _a no.oth, took out ememberShip card and handed it to him (-Constanle Cowan).r. • Cross-examined by Mr. Thomp- son, the Witness said the aecused. man's ordinary calling. was oper- ating a skating rink. Asked if he would agree that the accused's &- CI:ligation was as a machinist welder for,,,twenty-one. years in the C.X.R. -Shopt lit, -Stratford, witness said h...e "did not know." ._He had seen 'Odbert at the. -rink dirring the week. He gave as his' reasoniqor believing that Odbert, wgs operating the. rink thathe had seen him in the booth. • Skaters Paid Mrs.Pdbert • : „. Constable Locnrier's evidence; waa that he had •known Odbert for a year.. Prior to Sunday, June .19, Odbert had operated a roller skat- ing rink -in Grand Bend.. The ac - used was always around the rink, seemed to be supervising it, and he had Seen him making repairs toithe rink. - Mrs. Odbert was in the office. - •-•Qn - -the IS-anday in • -question there -was -skating .•to -music. •Crd-. tert was standing.ai the south end of the rink. Witness saw money change hands when'taken•from:the skaters b3? MTS. Odbert. - Cross:examine-d by Sri.. Thomp- •son, the Witness said • he . never saw Mrs. Odbert outside the bOoth. He thought .Odbert was the oper- ator because ,he came over to speak. to the constables. He did not agree with Mr,,,,..,Titempson.- that the most active 'Man. 'in' the „rink was one ame.d Jordan: He hadseen. .the latter' Skating 'With, the' other skaters. • •_ . -1' • • Manager ,for Odbert- " • ' Robert jordtug, Chiropractic stu- dent, first defence witness, said„ he was first 'Appointed nianager. by• Odbert on' June 1, 1049. 1Lle gam he knew Odbert as , a• machidist- welder_din the C.X.R. shops in June and 1.11ily, 1949. The rink opened. in June. On Sunday, June 19; the Wonder Row Reller Skating Club was •operating the rink. The .club iiipoSe —clmo--=eitizeilaii-d-qte - tionists at Grand Bend, •and ,was formed' on ,.Priday, .june-17.'. - He was president. °direr was net' there untilk• the next' day, when a lease was •drawn • up and the' Chili took over the operation on• June 1.0th. By the terms .of the lease lietW7en Mr. and Mrs. sOdbert and the Club, the *lessees were entitled to .operate the rink on Sundays: . Te Mr. Elva,' the witness said he was working on Sundays priof to June 19th. 'He drew the same money all. „summer for his servicea. In answer So it question by Judge Costello, -paid- $45 $45 a week -10r. 'lx -iiiiya- MAI 'end day for the, club,' • , •".. , This Is inderstoad to b� the firat appeal in re cburts against a Con; vietion !Ind r.the Lord's. Day • Act arising cat„of ' wide prosecutions throughqut the Pi•oyinWe- this year. DAIVIAGEOP $015.82 AWARDRD. In County Court on Tuesday judgment ( was given by Judge Costello awarding damages $275.82 and court •costs ,„ to, John Serttton, Cliiitott, against John Sell. ing, ,CtiritOni in action for Meta' daniages.--, 4eruton's was ,for .damages totalling' ,$285.82,,,the-out- como Of an accident at Clinton in which his car Was in eolliaion with o Vehiele drived, by defendant 8e110, ing highWay NO, -3, On February 2.1, 1040, counterclaim for .$99 entered by • the defetidant was disinissed w_ithout eosts. • , ARSil -4'.NOX, BREAKS Arts/ Mrs. L. MUM fell on the-,§trent troSeing near her home on lorlikk, last And broke her right arm at the wrist. She Was,: vernoved. the hospital, but on Monday re- turnedle her home, with the broken aria.. in a cast. ' Sixteen Pgges This Week Read Thein Al! • 47 `• -This• weeks issue of T e Signal -Ste' is sixteen pages. An unprecedentept =sit of Christmas advertising' has made • necessgrrthe omission of much news and other roatterintencled for :Nis issue r but..Christmas comes but once a year and at no other season' are the advertisements --s6 intereSting. The' merchants' ann.ouncements Will be of much -assistance to ')Christinas shoppers, who will Ind in them everything' needed tog' the„,festive and gift -giving season: Goderich."stores are tocked with such variety of goods that the people of town and, dil,strict can do •Slieir Shopping here whir assurance of -getting what they want in 'reliable quality and at reasonable . prices. Read every pag f The Signal -Star this week.' a AT THE WA.TERFRONT I 14 • • With the arrival of four grain "P cares the past week, the naviga- tion. season, at this harbor was ended • with the kossible 'exception of the receipt of one mare grain cargo at the Goderich elevator. 'On' Friday the • Algocen InOught 326,000 bus. wheat .t be 'held in winter kortige for the elevator. Qi Tuesday the 44. Hudson arrived, with 113,000' has.- wheat and .after unloading at• the elevator. cleared for 'Windsor, to go into winter berth, Tite Superior • today brought in hrlast.cargoOf,,:.0..e season, 78,660 wheat, 'and i "after unloading dt ithe 'elevator will go into winter enarters here. • • . The Altadoc'arrived at the Purity Flour .011 Thursday. . evening last with 264,000 bus. wheat, •,'She has joined the winter fleetIkvith her cargo along with the Quedocr•whie.4 arrived. at the mill about two. weeks' ago.• • ' ST. PETE.1_3,..:LAMAL CLUB HAS ,SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR -(3k, — • Festooned with -gtirlands o2 -red- • .and green &Orations and ever- greens, the: banquet hall in the* British Exchanotel on Satur- day afternoon and evening .was, the scene of -a suctessful bazaar and. tea held by the Social Club of St. Peter's Church...-• ! • • Small. tea tables centred with pretty • Christmas decorations were attractively placed, and sale tables linieg the rOom received such a TO SING WITH OPERdi COlYiPANY AT DETROIT Miss Marjorie Hays has -,been chosen to be a member of the Civic Light Opera Campany of Detroit, Mich. The selection came after a six weeks' course in the Theatre of Gordon Orr Wins in Goderich Township May Be Recintnt of Councillor Ballots to Decide• • Fointb, Man • Gordon A. Qtr was the winner in Goderich Township's three-ciarnered battle for the" reeveship on 111onday, Oefeating James • •Stirling, - the 1949 reeVe, and W. R. (Bert) Lobb., The vote was: Orr, 334; Stirling, 276,; Lobb, 190. Of the five candidates for coun- cillor, K, Merrier, 525! E. N. Grigg, 495; Wilmer Harrison, 422, and. Clayton Laithwaite, 404, were elected. J. W. Deeves, 'with 403 votes, is nnly. one vote behind the fourth man and has announced that he will ask for :o. recount. The vote by polling divisions was. as follows. 0 . BABBETT'E GIFT SHOP . GOING GUT OF BUSINESS After twent3r-four years in bUsi- ness 1)3. Goderich, the Babbette Gift Shen& Is selling- out eorriplete. stoek and going out Of buSipess. An advertisement, willbe feund elsewhere iu this issue •df. The Signal -Star. The entire Steck is to be Sold out by Deceniber 24th in erdisr to make way for the Out- of-town business, firm w4ie1i ' win take aver in the near future. This 'firm will occupy both the premises now occupied -by the Ilabbette Gift Shoppe and the adjoining •stor e on -the corner, ta make one large store; The- entire corner, will be com- pletely modernized. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Whalers plans:for the future, after selling out their stock, are indefinite. They wish to extend their thanks for patronage in the past. . • • . FOR REEVE - • .•1 2 3 •h 4 G. A. Orr .,...... . . ...... 128 86 • 52 ' -16 Jas. R. Stirling, .1.. 19 14 _ . 101 54 W. R. Lobb 98 17 13 • 27 FOR COUNCILLORS 68 •54 13.8 92' 103 63 70 100 66. 118 10 ' 70 97 •• 23-' 89 155 68 • 50 26 •dO 27• 53 101 70 93' Merrier Grigg • Harrison Laitbwaite 'Deeves Maple Leafs ii9St$ -yolk- 'Tillie .,at XsOgiQA ' )4 tO.Nevir .Canadidos ... . , . , , . ..... . Are Entertained ., . —,,,...„, all as Newcomers from 1.4041.7 411 # : Ne* CanadianS„ in (40derinb 444 ' district were hellored gneate 4t Al-• delightful °blastulas party at Whia members of Maple ifejit', dilal'Aeii• host- esses rat the Legion Hell on .Tnesdar ' 1.0.1.),B., were the gracious evening. The gay gathering, in Which na- tives of. ether lands Intermingled. with native Canadians, Was '-a,' pic- ture of, the pattern, being ,woven. - into the national life Of Canada, for among the guests were elope , to one hundred new citizens • who had •conie from Holland, Hungary,' Poland, Ukraine, Russia,' Estonia, • Latvia, Yugoslavia, Scotland, 'Eng- , 24 n , Total land and Ireland. • ' . • , The spirit of Christnias reigned 81 42 49 - • 279 24 '190 28 the mach desired friendliness, but - supreme, for not only was , there gifts. were distributed. and 'Christ- ' 70 , "'I language. Shining over all was the ...„. naas carols sung by each -in his .own 78 495 41 422 glow of numerous lighted' candles of red arkd green. To the joy of and. bright Christrnassy .deborations 45 404 the children present, there was a Christmas tree .glitte,ring.with tinsel and colored balls. Oely one little girl was in cosz,----- tufne. She was Degaita-Vegers,- who came to Goderich from Latvia ... Slippery roads resulted in a. car seven months ago. She -Was ‘a Crash at 5.30 pan. Wednesday On centre of attraction in. her native dress, and soon forgot her shyness licteiradw the hill north of the C.P.R.. over, ansei.Sphaertners in -the games was Hari-- ,. joined in the fun. „One of barsi7ddgnen:Yaagbeoave :thSatl,thfeoredx. t• e ntEachot *Gretier, little•Diftch boy, who with About $150, police stated. Re1v. O. The party reached ,its, zeniths for his Parents lives on the farm' of -- 0/ ceeding north around the curve B. Woolley, of Lucknow, wa pro - and won the prize in the -musical.. 31r. Hugh Hifi, Colborne township. . . . them when they extelled all ;others path of a. bar approachl in the on the hill when he slid 'ate the ren .of new Ca -ehairs contest. Other little child- • opposite 'direction ant riven b-3; too, and nhappiness , and interest - Gordon Sani so of Go ph, Mrti.. beara-ed-in their faces. ' Sampson su 'ered bruises and their Though, many Of the older ()nests thirteen-mouths,old. bey had, a bore traces of past hardships In cartilage in his nose broken. Mr. their faces, all seemed CO be deter - Sampson and their two-and-a-half- inined to forget them, and they par - year -old girl escaped uninjured. ticipated wholeheartedly, in the --.- Mr. Woolley-, was not injured but entertainment provided. was unable to proceed because of Aliss. Josie Saunders,. regent of. damage t'O his car and was brought the Chapter, was assisted by. the back to Godericb by Provincial Con - members, and Mr, Van •Doornick,. stable-Stottn-wno investigated the accident. . 'business manager of • Alexandra When Fred Armstrong, George natives of _Holland, helped to make Hospital,_ and Mrs. Van Deornickt Harbor Aires chorus, were return- Buchanan-andoe Kelly, of the the 'newcomers feel .at heme.' The nig last night from practice at Sky Of carols led 1)37-'n Mrs. W. _ F. _nregram 'opened- with -the singing - Harbor, they unexpectedly met--a- Saunders, with Mrs. E. H. Jeasop snawplow as - they were coming and °Mrs. Carl Schneiker At the through. ' SaltfOrd. The. car , was piano. ,A ,group of Hollanders'sang baill3' damaged,- but * the o&upants -Silent .Night" in their own lan- escaped with slight injuries. • " In 'pretty gold -colored costumes gunge very beautifully. ' four -littlo girl§ exeguted ' a tap • dance, and la ter in charming -white (tresses performed a graceful billet' number. They were Eleanor Emer- son, Laurel •Lodge, Corinne Cran- ston and Audrey Allison. They were in c,harge of Mrs. Elmer Cran- ..- ston. ' They won % prolonged ap-, plause_ from the andience. - - - Lovely vocal solos were con- tributed by Mrs. Bert BaaChler, who- was recalled after each. Her accompanist ' 'was Mrs.' Carl Schneiker; Amusing Games . Gales of lough -ter filled the rooni :is all joined in a series Id games. A balloon game, directed by . Mrs. R. .W. Hughes, Created myth nier- riment and prizes were won by Mrs. Leo Walzak, Stan Olech and. Dagnita Vegers. A Contest in Ivrapping il Christ- mas parcel NVI,th one hand, in charge of Mrs. R. C. Hays, was won by Mrs. Czipo. . Eight couples eng\Tig0 a contest hi dressill-A"' -a model •i red, green, .and -yellow crepe paper. They were watched with interest as men sewed, cut• and fashioned the .ea* - Wales. The •winning* couple voted by the a ild fence's._ applause were 1111 .1.§11 Lein and Mikolay Dyricoer; 'in second place were Stani Olech E.,,,, Airs. E. A. Dissett. Delici.ous coffee, SitnOw. febe% and „....),„ : - ',,,, 0 • Election Night. Meeting •p, On election night, .in pursuance of a traditional dustoin in Goderich A BRACE OF „township; candidates and electors ROAD AdbIbiNTS • • met at HalmesYille to receive the returns and talk over township matters.- • - - . - After Clerk Thompson had an- nounced the winners., Ex -Reeve Geote Ginn, was chosen as Chair, . man, and ali, the candidates, win- ners • and losers, spoke -briefly. Reeve -elect Orr thanked. the. Voters for their support and proinised his best endeavors in the corning year. Ex -Reeves Wilmot Haack° and Ben Ihrthwell also addressed the meet -0 trig •and -others whn spoke were old- Montgomery; of Colbdrne toivnship, Road Superin- tendent .Roy Tyndall and D. A. -Stirling.-- The crowd, estiniated; at from 150 to 200, were treated to "smokes" and candies. MAilf1TORIE HAYS • Detroit. _Tne coMPany ' opens its season on, Christmas 'night with the. well-known • musical comedy • "Showboat." Marjorie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hays, Goderich, *and is a graduate 'of the Royal Conservatory oy .Mpsic, Toronto.• . ready patronage that at ,, the end. ,NATIVE 'OF COLBORNE, . of -,, the afternoon • very 'little was . . MS LN CALIFORNIA • left on the well -stocked triples., The • •• •i tntal proceeds amounted to ap- •• . proximately, $850. , ' Mrs. Josephine Chisholm, .presi- dent of the Social 'Club, and Mrs. Con Baecialer were in charge Of the arrangements; th'reb-tier,Christrigas cake made anr-ac.nated 1. by Mrs. Charles Mc- Laughlin, on which tickets • were sold, realized $107.25. Mr. Chris, • Brownlee 'held the lucky ticket on the cake; and blankets were Won by Mrs. Murray ,Sheardown and Miss Edna Hogan:, • • Conveners of the various booths were: - Home -baking .- • Mrs'. G. Plante,. Mrs. Frank Donnelly, Mrs. J. • E. 13aechier. .Tea -Mrs. 0. 13ridgwater. Candy -Miss • Margaret Evans and, Mrs. Bert Bitechler., Fancy work--4Irs. Charles Gibbons,* -Mrs. Herbert,,SimPson, .Mrs. Tony *laser, Mrs. L• Chisholm. Country ; The death occurred Hunting- ton Beach,;California, on November/ 27th, •of Charles Franklin Kerr, in Itis seventy-fourth year. Mr. Kerr. was born in Colborne township and lived. in GOderieh before leaving in 1906 for California. Thei.e hb en- -gaged, in business 14, -Huntington 13eac.h and for more than tWenty. .years operated a service station. Re was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former jerrnie Wilson; one -daughter, • Mrs. 'Sophia Gertrude Erwin; .of Huntington 'Beach ; one son, Charles Hilton Kerr; live sisters, • Mille May Thompson and, Elizabeth Andrews,„ Huntington' Beach; . Florence Smith, Chicago; Nina Drummond, Seattle, • Wash.; Frances' Pugh, Long 13each, Cali- fornia.. Burial took place -at Hunt- store--L•Mrs. 3. Sherrntt, Mrs. T. J. uxgt6T1 . Beach, Rev. Luther A. Artinir of First Baptist Church con - Drennan. Childrentsc surprise pack- ages -Mrs. Dolena Carter, miss 'ducting the ,fuireral service. The:• oni--" wa4.4,41.02, Carrie O'Neill. Decoragtitiali :ORD CASE • • , with, people for the 'evening games. • Every available space was -occupied David McConnell of Saltford. on with ."bingo" tables, which ,were Wednesday morning served notice filled all evening. The prizes were of appeal against the judgment of groceries and chickens. Binge was Mr. Justide Schroeder in the action in,„charge of on Baechler; and of, Clarke' vs. McConnell :heard in other 'genies,: were conducted by Frank Donnelly, ICC., arid Charles 22n4. Supreme Court here. on . November ;Gibbons. APPEAIS The trial judge ruled that_ the .• Coffee was ,served in the evening plaintiff, .Herbert Clarke, service by Mrs. Carl' Sc,nrieiker and .11iss- station' operator at Saltferdi was Elizabeth Tobin. •'- . • • entitled t� judgment restraining the defendanti_Alsgelnell fro g 0 p ain s propel y, The marriage of Mary Elizabeth and to a mandatory order to- the Harrison, datigliter ,Mrs. Thorne- defendant to remove poles or other loe and the late Rev. Thorne-' bstructions lace p d by him on the loe,, to Mr. •Grant Ballantyne Mae; property. A counterclaim by, the kenzie,' son.of kr. and Mrs. A.. G. defendant was dismissed. Mackenzie of St. Catharines. took place in. North street United Cburch, Obcierich, at-moori on Sat- urday, Deceniber 3rd. Rev: C. W. Crape offidiated and Mr. Alex: Clark Was at the organ. The bride, given in marriage by .ner • brother, „Mr. C. Thornelod„. was lovely, ' in 11 graceful gown of4sapphire blue velvetnith hat to match. She .nar4 'ed - a:nosegay- of -red -rosettrid, 1)1110 atter/a:- MISS - -A.gnes-10-11.- Thorneloe,. . wearing Wine velvet •with 'Matching hat, Was bridesmaid for her sister. 11er nosegay was 'of pink carnations. Mr. Robt. Kenny of Waterier), cousin of the bridegroona, ‘VtIA 'groomsnaan and the ushers were. Mr. Gordon, ge- ,MantiS and Mr. 'Doti Mason. - • After a reception at the BecIferd Hotel, the couple left for New York. They will reside Kingsville,.,Ont. Before the niarriage. the bride-to- be Was the guest Of heath* at a mIs. cellanepus shower at stiie 'home of Mrs. tack Murpliy;• fit kitchen shower at the home of Mrs. Gordon ivie4anns, anti at a VerSanal shower at Mrs. lohn Sully's. The ehoir of North Street United Chin -641f their practice on Thursday night lastoi•tnade 'her the repitimit of a • LET VS TUVE REPORTS - 'EARLY — any sehools,-churehes and other organizations' will be.havIng,Chrikt- Mat entertainments this Month. telie Wgtial.Stat be,pleased to have itports of these .affitirs for publipation...Ent' let us have them' proinptly,4please'-not a Week after the .evetit. PRESENTATION/ TO . ELECT Choir practice wag a merry event last ,week for North street 'United Churelf choir when members met at the home, of the organist and choir leader, Alex.' Clark.. Besides; the regular practiee, contests, games and. a rousing singsong _were en-. •etef-r, .—Pa_r_itn„.--W.P.raell- table& with song in his own in- imitable style, affer vvhiel the president and vice-president, Mrs. F. Overholt and „Jack Murphy, made the presentation zof •lovely Silver relish dish to -bride-elect% Mary Thorneloe., A. delicious luneb_was- sarirett-lilider the convenership of Miss Marie Smibert and,Miss Neflie Colborne and their eaptible com. mittee. LA• DIEfft BOWLING LEAG'Ot Bowling on 'Friday night for the fsokicieonwdg:eri:s lir the.: ',Ladies* Soelal League left the team skandings as Holy Sockers .. . . . 14 eStrikeoutS 1Z Toppers32 WestSiders ........ . 12 Eine Eells 0 • White -Caps. 5 Loafers 2 • Kitty • 2. Happy Gang ,...... .. . „Pin Whaekers 0 • high scorers in single's were Niary and Mantle Nte0a1)e W. J. DALE WINS ' HULLETT REEVESH.IP A close contest for tle reeves ip of Hullett Township restilted in , he eleetion of William J. Dale wit • a margin -of. •five votes Over -J. R. •Ropson. • The poll was: .Dale, '325; Rapson, • BRUSSELS '13rus.sels re -.elected , Roy B. Cousins to .the reeveship. He polled, 224-vo1es and his oppo'n en t, W. E. Willis, 208. Councillurs elected are A. Mc- Taggart, Robert Bennett, R. W. .Kennedy- ..and Win.,._khieir. • TURNUERRY • Turnberry Township' on "Monday elected 9. N. Underwood reeve. for 1950.. Cauncillors were 'elected by acclamation. • • '-113LYTH Counciliors elected' for Myth are George., Radford, Harold .Vadden, Lorne Scriingeeur and William Riehl. • William Morritt. :MIS elected reeve 1)y acclamation. PERSON.AL MENTION Miss - -• 'Charlotte Linington,• Lon- don, spent the Week -end With her niotherr Mrs. •Lottie Linington. Mrs. -Fred -Morgan has returned home after. spending- a month•With her sister at Port Colborne., . GEORGE PATERSON. HEADS CANOE CLUB. • The Menesetung Canoe. Club has launched .upon -another winter sea- son with the following. officers: President, George Paterson; .vice- president,' Fred Noble; treasurer, W. A.,Hay ; secretary, George Mac - Ewan; Commodore, Wm. Marwick; chaplain, H. R. Hall; auditors, H. McNee and D. D. Money; riddttion- al members of executive, C. F. Chapman, Geo. Muthieson. . • The Club's weekly "500's" have been resumed; also the "mixed" parties held ,twice a month with the ladies in attendance. .( - .The Club is '•in good -financial condition, and menibers are making much use of the facilities of- the club rowns. . • Mrs. J. W. Moore left at•tbe -be- FARM MACHINERY ginning of the week to spend four months witb her daughter at 1,)etrolt. . Mrs. J. W. Newcombe has re- turned home from Buffalo, N.Y., after vralting with .her son Reg and Mrs. Newcou•abe, Miss Claire Reynolds left yester- day to spend the wintei months -at. NJY., the guest of Mrs. W. H. Miner of 'Heart's Delight Lan. • '• Mrs. J, C. Wiggins has returned •411 -,-•\-Ta ' • • 'Wttr7.' rs. J. Ditzel, at Buffalo and with her son Don and Mrs. Wiggins at Acton. Mr. and "Mrs. W. 3. Mills, ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. Morley Paul& of London,' left on 'Wednes- day to spend some time, in Texas and 'Florida. • Mrs.' Sidney Lee and family, who have resided. in Goderich on Angle - sea 'street for about six years, have moved to Sebringfille, where they inive taken up. residence. Mr. Lee is an employee of' the C.N.R. tioned at Stratford. BIG MIST= OTION°— ° -- PLAN FOR CENTRALIA • The'l Central Mortgage and Hous- ing Corporation. Is callitc for .tenders for the,--'ercetion of an _eigli teen -classroom- stheol- - at -the Centralia airport, where a huge housing project Is tinder Way. Fifty housea- hirVe been, cOmpleted and occupied and 180 nfitire are .equrse 02 toriStrnetion. According to rumor' at least 600 henies are planned', 'two churches ar0. to' be ereetdd- and n business sect added. , . TEEN TOWN DANCE • Seve'nty•rilve young people.,,were present at the _Teen Town dance, held. in the Collegiate gyaltiaSitun "en. .night. MISs jean Mienglea is triay6f of Teen Town, whieh„..is spOnsored by the Go•ile.rielt. Llens. Club, - , FIRM ENTERTAINS W. G. Sininions & S,ons,. district agents- of the John Deere -Machinery Company, were hosts to a i;atliering of over 200 at the Towri Hall auditorium on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The guests were farmers and- others from the 'dis- trict extending frem Lucknow to Brucefield. II. Galloway And E. Green of Welland, 1:171.woc,evasenuxtaat_ive28: ofiefiohn prney avn new n I ran was meson et W1 hour reel. The topic was "Soil a genereusly filled paper brisket of Censervation," displaTing seine • of candy and Arf.,I.O.D.E. calendar. the new *products of the_sompanY Aninng the guests were Mr. and. in linproved farm 'machinery, Dur- Mrs.. Ruediger,. Tyne.... a re assistants afterpoon arid evening *draws at the Huron cetinty Horne. Their` were Mode by several' small girls were norn in Russia, and had lived jar prizes of motor oil and grease. th ee Years in Germany,befe-re,conr- . in to Canada in Arignt of 1048. MEETING OP -FEDERATED• . WOMEN'S INST. BOARD iii7pitpirt9Isi,ntv1..14ertsot_bg,nehtcrueit(4tthe Province _ Ttfo'Velferated Women's Institutes' :LigvviCe.Cels:t.d9'-'1Lak.t:1141:aftli;41fIlt Poa•sibilities of setting up holiday ,1,1‘b3-roel'ierwnh;.cs),e,til:ntoleieil,e)viroilitIold.iraferi•tsrlpf.:41)italc it 2*... Board held at the "Royal 'York. The few days to allow the Inortar to set committee ennsists• of Mrs. 3. 'R. in the building of the eefincnt Week Vutcher, . 31. 111101118 st Provincial walls. It is• necessary emnplete president, and 'Alias Anna P. Lewis' these walls, before. -ilinishing- UO7- direetar, Wothen's Institut('-Branek- -sheathing', on the roof for the tip.- OntatiffITcpitifinent of Agrieniture. plica Hon 'of •shingles. So far the Mrs.. W...1). Warner, 'Stamford sOuth, wall is about. finished,' the Centre, presented an outline, of mg- .west wall about half done and the gestions for the eoWang year's work east \Vail just nicely .started. in the'.fieId of dirnituritty activities Pipes for, the artipcial ice 'AMA and pnblie ,yelations. . arrived last, Friday._ it placed end Five winners of $100 entrance to end the "WoUld stretch • for it scholarships to Macdonald Thsti- flistance of about six tute, Gnelph, were announced..The names follow ; M. Yvonne 13allie, LIM' ktislegictioNs, Limn :stitchett; .Athn. .S. Creed,. gtoney Fon' the benefit . Of Chriatinas- Creek ;i" 'Frances X. Gosirll, High -.shoppers, the Hydro:Eleatic PoWer''' .,gate; Margaret j. Hamilton, Commisqlon 'of \Thitariti: 'has lifted Guelph ; 11. Lorrititie' Harding, store rvindow Jigbtlng restrietions- Xifellerier. These, awards v11f be for thee, Dist portion or the Vbrist- presetited tChatiquet to, be. 'held Inas shopping season. E. Weaveritt t• he "11)1i— I/lilt:741711f: C'IninithiesSio°11°I,Thlehiv'el:latifil: Immatisitio ANNOMRIC0 roliowhig.'telOrnr.a._:011 istousesaay GIRL GUIDES" EA Airs, :startup, liactionititi, Sarnia,. n..E.P..11:,:n: .4 .‘ d ow lizehange ir,etel. The, Wait 'was Mt, and Ural, joSePli TliOnar18011 of• irl Guides' bazaar wFliost1-11:8, t":441:147:117 tI,1:1116111:i'eni:8•1: 4411;4:tiolnettC":1)1.°0 1)0 eld on loridaY last in the lltitish. Thompson, • of Tillsonhult., son DeCember. ltith • to. December 24t1, Over $30 was' realized at the of her second eldest daughter, lighting- eltutiy:;:16all ln'1 'Langtoniatur- the ,Marriage ". take daY1 Peeeinberlittht and jaatiti-1100 .):411.co.,401110g, the *Yuletide season. DtecIttlier Nth. • •V• KING WINTER CRAMPS ARENA BUILDERS' STYLE '0 with ' 270 ,tind 2530 respectively:. h 1 tligh triples were Seired by Kitty 1, Chapman i,vvith 014 and Wan& u Overholt 'with 020. • " 0 nder .the' leaderslap. V&A` ertrude " •