The Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-02-22, Page 1•••
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104th YeareeNts. 8
Taxi Operator
Ask Permission to
Increase Rates
'Iji tne =named "absence of
Mayor linickina thrOtighs illness,
Reeve Elliett was again voted to
the chair: At tie meeting , cif the
.Town Otntiaell on, Tuesday .niglat.
All the other members were 'pre -
tient.
A, request tron the ,gin.smen Club
or the use on Gooderhans. Park
for Abe Club's annual carnival on
the eivic holiday was referred, to
the parks'eoMMittee.
Ivor Increased Teild Fares
An applicattien was received
fromthe :three licensed taxi taper?
ators of* the town. fon a change in
the lacensing bylaw.' allowing them
to charge increased , Tates, ae fiet
out nn the application. • :
metion was adelatnd that aebna
lane • be prepared amending the
neeefeng „bylaw, pasSed in ' 1939,
'permitting tbe inereesed tharge.ne
There vias considerable diseus-
eion, on the matter. Councillor
Buck expressed Vigorous dissent,
and Reeve Elliott augeested. refer-
enee to a. committee, but the motion
was ;carried on a show. on Inuads.
' :44:•letter Was reeeiven froth Thos.
• pude, exnreesing bis con-
currettee in the resoluta passed
:the Village of .Chesterville, and
endorsed by the Council, at
" previous,: meeting, • petitioning the
Provincial Government to, ' sub-
sidise the iestallation lay towns
• and villages of sewers, disnosal
plantand waterworks, to the extent
of 38 1/3 per cent. •
A motion , was passed asking the
Department of HighwayS for ' the
, statutory grant on read expentli-
tures of 1950 totalling .$22,734,
„. The purchase Of a tractor fey use
at Maitland ceineterys was' left in,
the hands of the chairman of the
cemetery committee.
' Explanatien Accented• •
Ln reply to the •Cseinell's request
• for an . explanation of. the account
, for $3,090.56 presen,ted ny the North
sAinerican Life Assitranne ComPany
e In connection With, the pension plan
for Municipal • ' einployeea, two
lengthy .communicabions were re-
ceived from,- thenCoannaltn, • • The
explanation wa.s acceptedann the
eceount ordered- paid. . •
,The. finance' ennegittee'reported
that, . the ineurance coverage ' on
Town' buildings had been examined
and no increase*, Was .censidered
necessary , at present.„ , •
XIISTETTES CELESRATX
THIRD. ANNIVERSARY
The member's ee "the Goderich
Kinette Olub observed the third
anniverary -of its organization .by,
entertaining at a" 'turkey dinner
at the Park House on Mondareven-
ing,
Mrs. S. 4I:T. "Shetteen presided.
With her at the head table w'ere
the .gttests. a honer, Miss DorothY
Wick, public healtl. nurse stationed
in. Goderieh, 'Who in charge of
the pre-school children'e.clinic spen-;
'pored by the Kinette Clan, and
Mrs. F. R. Itednitt, press repre-
sentative; Past Presidents Mr.
J. Patterson and Mrs, W. J., Me -
Grath; Mro. Skelton, .pres,s sacra-
tary, and. Afro, Kenneth Pennington,
secretary. „
The, table.s. were attractively ar-
ranged in a. 'valentine scheme. Grae-
lug the ceirtre a the head table
Was a beautifully decorated birth-
day cake, on *Ida.. 'Mrs. Shenton.
lighted three =idles in honor �f
the occasion.
• Among the tnientystive members
present .Were two new members who
were wseleonien by the president.
After' dinner all adjourned. to
the living -room, where the evening
was spent playineeourt whist. Sev-
• eral Members 'who were a.ssisting
thesKinamen in the presentation a
Phiees" left early after
dinner for rehennaal at • the
Pa vilioe. •
BE WITH THE CROWD
!.!AGGING. PLACES!'
• The. ten-scmie inusieal etanedy,
"Ginnie places," •presented by the
Kinsznen„ Club of Goderach• fon the
benefit a the leinemen-.sponsored
childrenle-playgeound, opens a . two -
night .run •this (Thersday) evening
at , the :Goderich pavilion. .The
•ee'cond performance • of this •.cos -
turned fan-sbovv is scheduled 'ler
tomorrow (Friday) •night at 8.03
•• With the cononatien, of the "Royal
Family of Goderich," to take„pla.ce
In the kidtlies' scene in the Friday
night performance, 'capacity attend-
ance'les expected.
Atchi*.e Sket,ph'
ew Knox Church
lasCsneda, $2.50
StiblieriPtion Len, Snaz413
BROUGHT TO 'NATIVE'
•TOWN Fa BVRTAI4,
The funeral service for tile late'
Walter A,_)3aelia.uau of Toronto
was held at: the latrOPhey finteral
home on Monday afternoon, and
was attended by • relativee - and
'friends frcgil Toronto and, other
_Pointe an wellsakhy old-time friends
in Gederieh. The service was Ccon-
14311e'teladter 1:07f .BIrthv'unaGet. Srdtleut :)34111:ilte0111'
Churcb, Toronto; ot whien
tipaulecillaall" awnarwmastrlabume7alte rgaliBduebhe-
Lilian for 'his loyalty and•helpful at-
etifyitfri• einudtiihnee:s. eshavvrebbic'ailn:dbethealewpair
it
sys
howed. The interment Was in
'bittitigaW314aleeterliejt!l3r4u*Ohttnear olfbeaOodte're-s
Ross and Donald Armstrong
and n. Tugwell, ' all 'Ng Toronto ;
Franic liosnell of Seaforth.andtMr,
Darragh_ of London.
Mr Bilehanan's death on Thurs-
day of last week awaited frena g
fait wh.ile visiting at the home of
hie nen • Leonard XL B11047140 at
• W CTU' MEETING
• • • •
The February .meeting of the
W.C.T.U. was held lit the home
of Mrs. Dougherty, Nelsen. street,
-with a good attendance a members,
and one • visitor.' Mrs. DoughertY
was in charge and opened' the meet-
ing with. a• hymn and prayer: • The
clip sheet. Fr,ances Willard was
taken by the-sneinhers. Mrs," George
Johnston took• the denational period
and read/from 2 Timothy 2, giving.
A congregational meeting ofKnox
Presbyterian. Church. 'on Thursden
litet,„„approned in general the
plane'""fer"h new, church as designed
by Pbillp-Chetee, Johnson; London
• anchited: -
The meeting was• held in the'hell
of North. Street 'United Church,
Which was fine& to capacity. The
plans as presented by 'the'plitimieg
"inmenittee under. the leadership a
the nain.ister, Rev. R. G. afaealillan,
• Were shown, on. the 'screen, with
Glen, Lodge in charge of , the pro-
jectere• s' • . . • „ •
The planning committee was
th-
appqinted ,to s.erve butIding
corninittee tuttil completion of, the
work. •. •
, The plan approved provides for.
a church bending with .septing
capacity Of 7204 with full basement
for -Sunday -scbool: -claskroesasse-st
50 -foot tewer • for the carillenie,
bells ; a separate ,Ssunday sthool
banning ' and assembly hall, 34 It. lc
62.,ft., and 16-footsteilieg,. which. will
acconanaodatesseatine
fjivaiots-
for 3e0; a - chapel' with:. seating
capacity a 'to; ie ladies'. parlor'
20 ft. x 32 ft. ; ,a kiteben, ministers
-
study, •and„ enbrch office. Provisien
is 'made for a reine,yable stagelain
the' aseembly „Innis• •
Quebec People
Are Hospitable
• Says Spellier
• • *••••••••-••••••• • • •
'The turkey dinner held at North
Street United Cburehlty the Men's
'Club on 'Wednesday evening was .at-
tended by About- 100, • Stieelal
speaker for the 'occasien was Dr.
I -I. E. Jenkin, profeSsor of French.
at tbe, University of WeSiern. On-,
On recommendation of the special taxies end 'directin of the Frencbs
committee , the Recreation 'Conn:Ms-a helpful talk' on the fame • and English snit -neer nehoot•
it 'Isois
seen is to be advised that,its.request. !Ile° offeeing prayer. The closing
Pistoles,, Quebec.. • Chairman of the
• . for a grant will • be. conside• red on Prayer was given Lty Mrs...lo.S. Crain meetieg was. Kee Beattie, president
Pointing eut that there- are • two
Tetten nulteree.'•- s -Catfadre.S.
.Ienkin -mann for , better, _under.
stannizig between Fnenchanisnadians
and '. the Engliekspeakhie people.
(He said that basically the two
peoples were quite, alike and he
regretted there- wad so .zench„, mis-
un.deristaeding between them,: He
told of the 'summer ,school at Trois
Pisteles winch •he, said is doing
great. work in cemeneing. a better
reletininship.. Here EnglielS-speak-
ine .university students go each
summer .to learn to speak -the
Hain eh' Thuistday last to organize Feeneh, language, living night, with
a, ainbt•aganat the proposed Curtail- French-Canadian. famines who treat
ment :of railway service , -on •the them . tie guests :rather -than an
O.N.R. branth lines, from Pannier- boarders., He praised the hospital -
ton Knicaithre and Palmerston ity these Frefieh-Oanadian sfain-
suet is flies and • wondered..•
receipt of a fimincial statement, for of • the Men's Chili. • •
the past- year • aed an . -"outline of
the 'program ' tar 1951• _
A motion waspassed allowing
the Kinethein-Clalistbe use 'of ' the
•'St. Patrick's street park • for the
Octogenarian Club, for as long as
required, -so that. 'application for
•t3uela use may not have to be Made
each .year. •
„Reference • Wee made to • news-
• paperleft on the Streets and blow -
nig about at places Where the news-
-boys pick up the daily papers for
delivery. ' Tlie publlc worke
coun-
mittee 'Wes .asked to do something
abont.if. • . • '• •• •
•' Voun. Buelt presented a. sample
of house nunabers. made by, a Ham-
ilton firm. Two. thonsand Or ntore
• ' •be needed and the price
ston. A tasty • tench was served.
There were twenty-eight home „can
and.-11Vehoipita1al1s refo-rfelf and
four baeliets of fruit sent.
unicipghties
Organize to fight
Itailvva,y Propcsal
Representatives of sixteen muzii-
i1itip in Bruce. Perth and
"Huron met in the Winghana Town
to of iaiIway
quoted was .,$140.40 per thousand; 't° S" an** '
plus sales tax. have ' advised' municipalities along
The Armory Site • the two blanch lines that 11 is pro-
, . 195,1 was pre- nosed to abandon paenengee and
BylawNo. 6 of
, sented, authorising the- conveyance express services pit the two.
to the Crowe: of the property on branchand to subetitute buses
es,
South street acquired by the Town and trunks. : • ' -
as an annory site. The consider- The night urban centres and eight
alma is, tbe slim of one doller. eural toanisbips represented at the
s .An agree
• tnent is to be executed gathering agreed unaniromislY to
set up a "co
et` some future date for the re- mmitt'ee of -mayors and.
c -of - the property to the reeves to:campaign for the retention
onteyance
Town when no ' tenger required for of the passenger trains. on the two
' .. branch lines. Mayoi-WAW. Gurney,
prawn ,purpose..
.. The bylaw was given- two read- Wingham' was named elialtalall a
' Ings, third reading being held over die , committee; which .is to inettide
for • a claeckbig of the' ' description the mayors Of towns and the,Orttes'
of the, ,Property. :. • '
PLAY W•
ELL PRESENTED ° . The. majority of , the nannteliial-
•
et Villages° and townships, iiinthe
area served by the tent brattelaeffe
•
Ides repre,sented at the meeting are
BY ZION' BUSY BEES in - the area serve# by the 'Kin-
' • cardine branch • Urban placee repro-
: • '
The planers of1." ion tansy "Bees, eeeted were Lietewee Harriston,
,
•
Ashtiekla presented their three -act Southampton, .Kineardiee, Brussels,
'comedy, t'A Pair of ,Conntry Kids," Winghane, Ripley and Palmeintoe.
nt Victeria Street •United Churcb nierrik, Eaet. Wawanosh, 'West
on Wednesday' evening -of la-st.weelt, Town'shina represented were Cul-
- .under the .Sponsorship of, the Will- ross, Grey, Turnberry, ' Ashlield;
insf.Workers plass of the "church, A Wawanosh, and 'Elma.
•large audience was well pleased • Representatives' fivom Huren,
• with the performance, all the parts Representatives of Huron muni -
tieing well taken.' Members of the cipalities attending • the , meeting
• cast were Mrs. Jim Hunters Miss were Reeve John McNabb of Grey
— • Itsillin,J.teare:-„,...EndtTwoot-7
CecilGandner, Mrs: Lloyd Teineerry, Iteeve • Ebner , Gran=
•Hunter, Chas. Wilkinn, Iia1 S Wa n, azicl ToWeship Clerk C. E. M e -
Jack „Ritchie, Bill Hunter and Jim lentitglf orS,.:51itleld, Reeve 'A. 13
Hunter. ',qrs. Frank Ritehie intro- Cousins of BrueselS, Reeve • Harvey
&teed the play. • ,Jolinkon •of •• Morris' tonnshile
'Mr. Chas. ••InreCkonr was. (111111 Reeve Eeerett 1jnnlgn of West
man foe the .enening. Before the Wawanosh,. Township- ',Councillor
• play airs. Geo. .Cunrell eptertiiined Alex. Robertson of MU.; t'W awanAstio
at the -Oahe: The male quartette and . several from' Wingliane •
'kif Victoria Street Ohneeli eang Reeve Fionigan of West Wa W41:
• seyeral spiretetalsn linemen:wanted, nosh said he believed that farmers,
between the first and second „ace's' an well the towns,': would be
" and were well recepted. Mi.' Sinn. InjUred if rail shippibg facilities
' Argyle and Mrs Harry' Westlake were not available. "hipping
• • played their &Wire at the seeond ides affect the Values of farm
. intermission. ,• •• lands," said Reeve Finnigan. - He
speaking familien tin Ontario. would
show as much hospitalityto their
French-Ctinadian fellow-citizetis 12
they 'should come to 'Ontario from
Quebec to attend such a' school,'
Habits and' traditions' of the
Feenen-Ciuntdiana were related so
that the audience Might have
better understanding of them.
The , speaker was introduced by
fflurold Bettger and a vote Of
thanks was .moved by John Walls:
Greetings were extended . by Itey.
O. W. Cope. 'paying 'the evening
numbers were sung by pie "Tyro
Boys,'! , Donald Payne,. ...names
'Brewer. , `Eddie Stoddart, Raymond
, •
•
ODDFELLOWS, REBEKAIIS
JOINT .PARTY
,
'-..200r4r
• IOU G 40:rt
•
• Theuehurch and the chapel will be
of anodern Gothic design of concrete
and stene, supported by lantinated
• weed. trusses; w,hich will Obviate
the use of steel.
• The--aesembly hall will be -Of
stone with: fiat roof. The It1114n
entrance to, the church will, be off
Vietoria, street.; bo the . hall apd
chapel, off East street., The front
saf---thenizaterien-aitstne umaz.
witl be in the Presbyterlais'ehancel
deign. rPhe wirttleers will be of
cathedral glass.
• The fine quarried stone in the old
fignitNlation will be used in. eon-,
• ,
•
struction• of the new churcb, after
the stone is cleaned.
The nest of the new buildiegls to ,
be approximately $275,000, Meted-
ing furnishings.
•The plans also call-fer, the land
-
seeping a the church garden, which
will include all,the trees at present
en the site.
• Members of the planning eommit-
ten were accornensa_na
•of appreciation of their work.' They
had visited many .churches .end
travelled many miles before preeep17
ing the approved plaeeto the eons
gregation:
-London Free ..Prests .Engraving,„
. •
. s„,
• Lodge,' No. • 6.2, I.O.O.„.F.,
and, Goderich Rebekah •Lodge, N.
89, held an elljnyabin et-noine in
MacKay .Hall , on Friday 'evening.
The winner S - "500" erere'
Everett Harris afid Mr. Max Fritz -
ley.' After .a.:bountiful ninth, serned,
by ales. Riley' and her ,committee,
nanning to the ..music of Irwin's
orchestra wits 'enjoyed. • The prize
for the spot dance went to Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Barker, who , chine
_up 'from' London 'for theat-home,
end':it.epecial. prize 'Was' WOli by
Mrs. H. Sertnagentin ,During the
,eyeasing,..-ticketa,„'we-tn:saandenneenc'
'chit:fen cake, the ProceedS to go into
the -."cancer,. polioand tuberculosis.
fund." Little_Cbarlene Stowe made,
the dreats and the lucky tleket was
held. by Mr. Frank Bemire. • • '
'
LOCAL CURLERS TO
401,D BONSPIEL
`
he ,Goderich Cueling Club will
hold- a local bonapiel with the ganrs
to be played op February 28th •and
March -4 7th, both Wednesdays.
Entries are to be. made to Lorne
Waleelni by Monday, February 26th.
Tbe ..first ,sixteen entries •will be
accepted for the Jionspiel. The
rinksentered asiest be composed of
the same personnel:as • are at Pre-
sent allocated to the various. elips.
No different personnel or "packed"
rinks will he allowed. The entry
fee is two dollars per rink. Prikes
veil be .awarded *inners an the main
event, and arso In the consolation
event. •
•
GIRL GUIDES
• WELCOME 'MOTHERS
,
.11;nrsdilS7,- •ening last the
Girl Guides' weleonte'd .their mothers.
and members of the local Assoeia-
Alen 'to their meeting at MacKay
Hall.,The •Guides fortutat teeir
horseshoe for. the preseptation of
badge. A tiretniass letage was
•presented to Margaret .Insiersen„aed
saneona-class badge. to, ',Jean
W11-
kiunon. IlosteaS badges' were given
to al,argaret Einerson,, Diane El -
:note_ Jean , Wilkintion • and Jean
yenn. Diane- Elliott and • Colleen.
Grist received singer, badges.
• 'A. , relay •.garae was Plea -ed.,. then
•eAGUides, divided. into •geonps, •to:
'd�mon.strate semapheren,eignalline,
first aid bandaging and avtilicial
respiration, and making 'an first
aid .1c,its for .hikee. . •
' The Guides gathered around the
campfire to eirig.severalcanip Songs,
then closed- the • Meeting . with the
Guide eve.neong.
"Cook, ,Bobby Feaster, -Ronald. Ham-
ilton, Frank • Miller, John Sachs
and Fred..11/foniling. • s
A •membee a the Men's Club ex-
ecutive,' Joe Snider, was chef -de-
luxe and was edmeliniented on the,
fine, dinner Alen he arranged for
the occitsiem".
• RED CEOS& CAMPAIGN
Mr. John .Anderson aCaptain
John Hunter of London, represent-
atives of the London territory in
the fortbcoming Red • Cross national
campaign for funds, were in Gode-
-rich on •Wed.nesday laying plans
for the campaign locally. • The cam-
paign's objective for the • London
territory is $65,000 and •Goderich,
•as a part of that territory, is being
counted on for 'considerable help.
Rev. C. W:1e
Resigns Pastorate
of. North St; Church
At a .special meeting of the . con-
*egad:on of North' Street United
.Chureh. held , at the close of .,"the
thinning service, last Sunday, , the
members .asked. the 'fitinister, 'Rev:
C. WneleY • Cope, to reconsider the
• resignation which he had. submitted.
A. further- Motion. • directed the
secretary to inform Hurting Presby-
aery ol. the,„Uraiten. Cleureh of tele
aetiee on tire esart • of :the •con-
THJ WEATIIER• ' •
Teinperatures of the past week
ip Goderich, • with those of , the
corresponding Week a c'year ago, as
officially recorded, were'ns follows:
1951 1950
•• Max. Min. Max. Min.
Thurs., Fee. 15..35 16 35 24
Pins Feb. In ....38, 18, 34 26•
Sat., Feb. .17 .....37 33 36 19
nun., Feb. 18 -.35 33 37 24
Mon., Feb. 19 ..40 31 32 5
Tues., Feb. .24 -37 32 • 9 7
Wed., Fete 80 ; • 12 0
•
.gregietion:. -nes,
ahauking tbe -congregation fer.i.sce'neeew
' acquit i helms& with , hi,s old
their .sueport„ Mr. 0,ope expressed
Ole wish te,a,t the „resignatiom bei friends, aud the news of his ,death
iecvei.v
allowed to • stand. Arrangements sSitaan_tv•e, edth' rewith
fo.rwniler
Mabel -Me-
were "made for ,'the nemenation of
a -pasteral relations coininittee, the Kenzie Gotlerich, died hi 1944,
appointment of this committee le
be made by the congregation at
meeting this coming ,Sunday.
Rev. C. Wesley Cope has .been
the minister of North Street. (0)11- Those Offending the funeral from
out of town, in addition to
mentioned as pallbearers,. were Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Buchanan; ef
Lambeth, Mre-,-,Ilarry Stowe and
Mr. nee, of Toronto, andMr. Jaen
Hughes; of -St, Thomas..• '
BIRTHDAY PARTY OF
SUNSET. CIRCLE
Girls Molested on
Dark Corner in
East End of Town
Police etuisers AV: e:bini:
rien streete , every night atter mid;
'melt In an, intetleified Oeferel,, ST •
suspects following, twl:: different at.
ndenearienta 41Y' 4431"" -
'huoWn man between' nildnight and:
.ititus46' atintal 131)tbktlt tit0;
Cambria road between ViVtt .00080
and St -David's street and, 4e00311,
4pg to 114)0104On „given tc. Pag%
were abQllt•IliWen, X01111,1teg
• eaeli, Other. • IA, each Cate 't40'
girl was walk-in& hone from SW
atrday night's' hockey games. efter.
;kitbag at a dowlitewni, restaurant.
Neither of the girls was injured te
any extent, the molester having run
away soon after his approaches,
, The fir.st incident occurred.abaiin
12.3a. nail, The man sought '410
liweirt,h askingthegihrlergPifd sWIlealkhea%, **gode
home• right. away, He is. reported
to have grabbed her the ,arm,
but when 'the' Wre.nchedniner
arm away' from his hold and ,ran
he did not follow. This..occurred.
ant the • east side of Cambria read:
near St. David's 'street...
TIthgeeolid 'Ineident ,jreported'
to haie taken at -12.40'
This young woman had. turned eft • •
East street' on to Catanria need at -
the Iloleproef gosiery plant: When
she notieed a elope ActoaSs the
street from the., Organ 'factory •
eornet: -Not -suspecting anything,
she • continued "sinith- on -Cfamhr$a:,
road and was about • nelfwaY be-
tweeze...,,Eant street and St. David*
street on the -west side of Cambria
load when the- man oeertoek her
a3id from behind placed, an arralock
around her. neck, choking off her
breath. She fell' to the sidewalk .and
.fainted, as a reanit of the shoek
and the fall on the 'sidewalk. ,Wnee'
she regained consciousness soon.
after, the l man had. fled . Without
making any further •approach.• The '•
young woman suffered nervous
ishock' and took -several . days oft!
from work to ' get over her - up.
setting egxipreisriengc4e tlie ' ,palice,,, a
description of the nespect, • an, fel-
Iowa: About 5 feet, eigne bin Janie
inehes in lieight, wearing a stades;
ino-argeeopbocoetast., no hat; and rubber air
No invert of the incidents was
made to police until 3 p.m., Sunday,
according to pollee.
• A ' -yetitlf returning f nth* ,
the hockey game .late Wedneecisin,s
night ,was leaking h ,short cut
a eras. the car pa rk 1 ng lot at the
t.-441zt,nitexneieournee;riNiVslleerll was.6ptuo,;t1.0i41.17t,
Thene. iirtIS a .brief questio*-
. • . .
questiohing,was unneOsars'•
Lo proceed when''tt ;was, learned the
mg, after whien nennvas ,•allevven
ever :pollee are leaviag. Stone
*ALTER A. BUCHANAN'.
Lambeth, in which he sultered
severe hip fracture and snuck. nlie
was in ins' seventpthina _year. Son
•of the late Mr.' end" Mrs. • James
-Bnchapae of Gederiell, he sewn4
hie earn,' years in this. town, and
'going to Toronto about fifty yeare
ego he became,. a partner and sales
manager. enth- II. C. Tugwell Si' Co.,
wholesale dealers „ire photograptfie
supplies. •• He' .was 0 menab.er
Masonic order and wa s: nromizinn t
in the littrun 4.s6veialio1i
if Torouto. ..-KregAeRt1$,.,'0,A,P4lg _44
lie .niaVe 'It' a -Point
and surviving are, two 'sone, Leon-
ard, of. Laineeth, aud Norman, of
San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. C.
IL Armstrong, "of .11orento, and
three grandchildren.
gregtitioe 'since July 1, 1947. ,Dur-
ing his 'ministry . there has been
evidence of consolidation and ad-
vance 111 every depertment of the
chnreli. Anincrease in attendance
at the "servieee of worship has been
noted. Mr. Cope has . also accepted
responsibility an community„ en-
cleaners.- He is the president of the-
G,oderich Ministerial. Association, �f
the Goderleh Temperance ,Federa-
tion. and of thesGoderich Recreation
Cennniesion. 'He has been • a mem-
ber of the board of directors of the
Huron. Coppty Children's Aid '
So-
ciety fer -three years and is at
present the first vice,president. •
. • •
•• IN TODAY'S ,POWE 'COURT
• Pleading guilty in weekly Police
Court today to a charge of careless
drivit in aloderielr on February
4th, "Thomas .Colborne
Town:ante was fined '$10 and costa
• and, hs driverlicense suspended
.for thirty' days. •
Local Mary Hastings Group Marks
Birthday
Members•and. friends of, the Sun-
set Circle', to. the .number of thirty-
five, gathered at the home* of •the
president, -Mrs, I'. J. Huckins, on
Friday .evening to celebrate the
fourth birthday of the Circle, which
IS one of the Mary Hastings groups
sponsored by The. London,' Free
Press:- .
Cards .ann other gamesnweie, en-
jos•ed In the , 'early Part of the
evening. :Winners at '500"-' were.
Mrs. A. ,Kneeshaw, Mr. Geo.,
Ohaniters, kr. vie Sims and Mr.
.Robt. Ginn; at euchre, Mrs. Abbe
Geed, ,Mrs. B. . Grand and :Alr.
Murray. ,A myetery prindsdonated
by Mrs. „J. 13. Adams scps:*on, by
Mrs. Robt. -Grand, A44474,
The main' attraction at the lunch
table tas the beautifully deeorated'
birthday cake, with pots of African.
'iolets and spring flowers adding
to the setting. Four tell white
tapers in crystal holders were each
tO IN, lighted. by .a past- pre.sident.
'Pile first, in the absence of Mrs.
Moder, was lighted by Mrs. Maud
Jewell; the „second, .in the absence
of Mrs. Frank Bowra, by Min, Rabe
Grande third by alrs. An -drew
neratighan, aud fourth by MessaA1-
---IneneAstarnilnininzinaTii"Witai
repeated the 'Creed."
Mrs. I'. .1. Hueehfs 'Welcomed the
itt ats. SIJC , epo,ke ' of • the lirst
oeganization meeting held January
2811i, 1947, at flies,hOme of Min..
A. Knee,shaw-, a.lapie street, ..ivith
seVenteen present. It Was not until
tIto • seteitel meeting that, the- name
Sinisan Circle wan decided lin .for
.the name nf Abe' Club. • '
Mr. Art Cartier, of The Free
Press; Mrs. Robt. Grand, flret vice -
President. of the central exeetitive,
and airs, V. Panther, senond vice-
president •of the 'eentrat executive,
.all of London, were then inirodueed;
Clitrtier spoke ,hrietly of the
Molly Hpetings grotipS anti the help
and cheer giftto shuOns and
Unforturiatq ,people.
.The peepentiftlen of. a ifeantifal. pot
of hyacinths W.11.8 made ter,„'etteli
;of. the London. gnrets. krs.."A,
.Kneeshaws past president . of the
Sunset Circle, *as presented with a
lovely rhino. (Oil) arel 'saucer.
A deliciolla hitch. Wan Served.
Mrs.. Robt. • ,Good' and Mrs. C.
.Straughan were, in- Charge Of. the
arrangements. The draw • for the
penny Sale was made • auti caused-
Mueb. aninsemeiteas the ppUes,Avere
given 41k; antith was in
charge. 'of .the'.pertify• stile,
s*
suggt sted'. that the Federation. of
' • TIVENING:.AUXILIARY Ageeultute might join in the Cigna
• The fltening Auxillary of North ization of protests against the pro- •
Street tnited -Charch met at the posed curtailment of rail service.
' home of Mn • R. 3. .13neWer on S.6IUe effert shonln be mede 95
Meeday (eyeing.' "• The devotional the protesting :organizatione, sups
Part, of the meeting' WAS' led 'b gestcd 1 McNabb, rOOVO of Grey
Nlia. 11.•Nii,!. Hughes, aSsisted by tewnship, tofind ways '4if •providing
I41S 14A;:Snider, Mrs. A. D. mitr• more passenger traffic fot the nail
-
men anti Mee. flild& Finnigan.. Sev.; Way.- •• •
eral• • ditt • Ilgtowd:- Uncertain •
ems o us ness were -
eusstd. A sectional meeting will A rather different note was, •
be held In the ehurch on renrintf$' etrnek at It ineetina-ar th6 Town ,
20. it was deelded that the Aix. Council a t,t§towei,tit witieh it
1110 ry spOnSor.itnother, eencert, this, Wee decided. t.o Witlihold'OpPealtien
time feattfring loettl talent. An en- to, the C.N.R. proposal until ntore
Joyable soCIal half-hour eoneltided. information was obtained. 8ome
the el'oning, :Slip.. a'. A,. Snider Of the Members. thought'the Change •
I I it in better erviee I
„
was pianist. g it reAtt •
trhe .SuriSe,t Cita& Club, ,oge of tlie oldest ami itiost •
active Miry. 11:1:sti1igs groups iuthe distriet,
ceiebrate,d its fourth birt,,,liday,3t the hoine of its iiresi(legt,
Mts. J: P. ilueklus, loriday night' last. PiCtured
arottli. the .1,)irtliclqy eitke are, left to Mrs. A. 13.
Stratighith, secret4ary, Mrs, A. J. .Kfieeshayv, vast presi.
tient, Mrs. Robert Goott,..,soeitd comtnitteb, Mrs. Iluekins,
Panther, Uri: °halo's. tarder,. treastiver, Mrs.
, Andrew `vilee.president, Mrs. Ttobex,t Ilragcl, Log-
doiv and, Mrs. Maude jewell, the *eldet lady rwesent. •
----Lorglort.Pree Press.
•
unturned by questiontn' g any .13r.,
,sons not known by them •who are .
walking on bace etreets after mid-
night.
An 'additional street light nee
been iestalled on Cambria road to,
erighten, what has been an ad-,
mittedly dark corner.:
KNOX W.M,S. HEARS TALK
• ON, rassioN 'max
••••••••••••••••,.••••••
•
There Was a record attendance -
of nieinbeis at the. meeting. of
Knox • Preabyterian
Church hi .MacKay Hall en Tues. •
day afternoon.. The president, llIts.•
Alpert Taylor, presided..
„.
A talent table In charge of Mrs.
Nelson `Hilt and Mrs. Charles Black
realized $10.45 for the church build-
ing fund. Mrs. H. C. Dunlop was
appointed treasurer Of the talent
table fund, succeeding Mrs..Hectokr
Hays, resigned. '
A letter from Mrs.- R. II. Clitt,'
expresaing appreciation •.of the pre-
sentation to her of a life -member-
ship eertilleate; was read, and Mr*.
Con, Aissett expressed her gratitude'
for a similar honor.
Mrs. 11. C. Dunlop repOrted that: .
t. total of ninety : .hadbeen
made by het group on hoer/ital.
patients and shut -les nine* the last
ineetingi, •
Mrs. 'Taylor announced .that the
C.1,(4.I.T. would assist in the supply
of articles to the bale by Melting •
and "donating three dozen diapers
for a bany's layette, •
Articles of chitdren'S • clothing
made for tbe Children's: „Aid .so-
ciety of Hume' CoaritY were
played: Aniong them ' was an at-
tractively bloeked crib quilt, ritUtie ,
from serstps of flannelette by Mrs.
.Joseph ItteNevin and Mrs. tlizabeth
Atintay.
„--:11.-ealtintansentissnaltneS'e-
,
SVilJiani
nicareh presented an , Inter-
esting program (11.1.ring which Mac
Erskine described tbe towon nntatt
ef the W.M.S. in Canada « Toda
the noeietn i C0-ppertating
the Government in the operatiOn,
two residential Indian schools, /hM
aehieznociating 150, PUpilS-on 41t
Bertle, njan.,, and .the setlane at.
Kenprit. nire: 'Innakine ,referred' ter
the missinIl work tornterly done bY.,,,„
Miss Mary Gordon, . "One of Otifr •
moilhers," 111 a• Vitegtern
selmol now 'operated by t,be trittl •
rht.treh. °
Mrs. grakine,...alse gave an intkr.
esting word picture of' the WOrk
amongst the Chinese', treneh luta
Minions ill Canada.
The secretary, Mrs, Josepb,
Nevin, read, a et er,. from knew Th
P. Andrew,. wife a .41 .torinet
JLn-
Enit min4ter. now serving in tritielt
Ottiana acknowledging 'receipt
pf. 'a ,h;t3c o1 Sunday' tschnol paper*
400.bfwAtig
Urs. Wiul11dflfnrb priesiited for
.the program and "otTerecl ;•pittoi'etti.
' The teeter 'thank-ottering.
ineet-
iiig, be held," in Markli at
home of Mrs. 5. TI. 7irt411ii*.
bo at1drei'4('d bV Aft*.
orManktoti, retilhiat
StratfOrd 'Presbyterill