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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-04-05, Page 1104 h year—NO. 14 . GODERICH 'ONTA.RIO, THURSDAY APRIL 5th, 1951 aut)seripltion En' Ucoeisaa $2#6.0 $400 • :Public School Board Requires 14 -Mill Levy for '51 ..„„ All the members' of the Town Cintncif were 'present at ,the meet-. , ng on Tuesday niglAt, when, in ad- ditIon to the ordinary businesS, a "delegation from the Collegiate In§ti- tute Board was heard and matters in connectign miith the proi)osea new scheol were TdiseusSed, •as re- . ,..paz•rted in another column, •The request of the Legion, for use of Court House Park for their annual carnival on June 9th was sent t� the parks committee.. A petition for 'a light on St. PatriOk's street between Waterloo street and St: Patrick's Park was referred to the .'water, light and harbor conansittee. A plan for improving the lot owned by Alexondra Hospital west of the laundry building was sub- mitted "bv' the business manager, John van D,00rnick, who asked for ,the Town's assistance by way of obtaining about twenty-five trees ' for ,planting. • Refer,red to 'public works committee. , A. request from the 'Commimity • Nursing Registry for permission 'to hold a tag day on June 30th was referred to the special -committee. For the Junior Chamber of Cem- merce R E Barnes " wrote stating that this-organizatiOn is seeking • 1.ineo ration jjnder the name o er c •un -017Tcd—Kg' sociation," as the naine "Chamber ' of Commerce" is denied under the Board of Trade Act. The -consent of the Connell for tne use of the proposed , name . was requested as neeessary for incorporation. This • WAS* referred to the special com- 'mittee. — 'Public School Levy for 1951 The Public School Board sub- mitted a requisition for $62,470 for the current year. This would ;As require a levy of.14. The estimated receipts and expenditures of the Board .for 1951 are as follows: ,REOEIPTS . • On 'hand Jan. 1st , Providdial grants Town levy • Other- revenue • $ 1,2b6 29,000 62,470 200 $92,926 •• EXPENDITURE'S ' s4Advance on 1.9a1 levy 7,000 Teachers' salaries (lesa . superannuation) 46,000 Instructional supplies • • 5,000 Administration • — 1,500 . Plant operation- and main- :--terfahee 12,000 Auxiliary- 'agencies • , 200 Debentures• 21,234 $92,084 - * The Board operated on a 'deficit • in 1950. ` • ,Riereation ConunisSion Ask a $2A00 , The Recreation Connnission sub- mitted a 'financial . statemeet for 1950 and its estimates for 1951, and -asked for a grant of, $2,500.for this ,Diabiirsements in .1950 amounted . to $2,000.96, of which -1,470 wile for directors and their as.sistants, • Oh .',Istnuary 1st this , year.; the Commission had a bal- • 'once on hand ot$1,839.64. ,Estintat for this year call for an ,expen tate- of vai580.-.. , — • The statement Was. seat to the finance committee. Building Peimits •n. Phe Clerk reported,. live'bUilding ,perintts issued,,..with a total estim-• ;- ated cobt of.$7,600, Of this amount $000 is. for an *addition to- en ' office of Dcirnixthin & Chemical Co. Ltd: Othei.pennits isSued were -to Gordon. Mellami§, Stan- ley sfreet; John Vickers, Cobourg streetl-Wr-MugfOrdi-Newgate-street, and Mrs.` Elizabeth A. 'Hunter, Market street.” Applications refer- , red to the dire committee were from Harold Harvey, for a dwell- ing en Mary street, to cost. $2,500,, and Lloyd 13radley, for as.house on MOry street,: to ',cost A letter from 'Thoura&.°. Pria) M.P.P, acknowledged recelpt• of the • Councirs resolUtion 'respecting -busi- ness asse,ssnient (for County tax- , ation): Mr. Pryde, added,: "It looks to me. as •:if you had a pretty good argument, and I will be pleased to discuss it A.`tith ,the Minister of Municipal Affairs in •the :We)? that someittetion might be taken.' nsideration of 0.01. Levy ., • " - • Asked . ' The.' finance. committee, recom- Mended that the request' from the Goderich. District .Colleglate Board _t ttoV274t64951 referred .back • te them' fer, Tenets - sideration, as' the request ,.repre- seats a 100 per, cent. iticreaSe, or -$10,000, "over . last year's levy, on the Town of (.1rodeeich. 4. 'Another recoMmendation was that 11'11(1100n - el insurance of $in,opo be :plated • on the Town Hall. The public, works committee re- commended that 'the Women' e • Hos- pital Auxiliary advised that no change.has been made in the rental fee ef, $3 per Meeting for. MacKay Hall. Tho, special comtnittee recoms :mended that alterations be made to the shed at the rear. of' the Tetvii 8411 providelt dog. pound. - The parks eommittee recom- 'Mewled that the 1-ilue 'Water 13and comml tbe.granted use of AgrirulturaPPark i on july 4th far ,a tattpo and:tbat,. the Saddle •club have the nse of the park on July lst: The. 'c.ommittee reports were adoPte,d, .• • ' • , , Zoning of Town. `Proposed „ A motion :0 Councillors, jackaon and 1Valzalt, that the..Toewn, In order to' be prepared for Indristrial .expanSlon, arrange quieltik_a's possible for theAoning me twit,' *Vets .8ent, to the indtletrial• eoM- 'ante& , ' It Moved •bY CounC1110148' Wal- Ak And Allatris, and minted, that the -Public Iltfilties .CommisSion be I requested inSt1111, an water 1 4.0:'S PRESENT A1t.W.Etal GIFT TQ , LI Lt" , Five inember'S ot the . South Waterloo Jitnier Chamber. of :,'oni- merce an1 two members, of the KitchenersAvaterloo Chamber were. gtiests •of the Goderich J.C.'s their monthly diener meeting_ held at 'the. BritishsExelninge 'Hotel on Wednesday 'evening., After the- 'introduction 'pr' guests rice -President Mel Culbert °fin:lolly Welcomed them OiA •behalf of the Goderieh ehamber, • • Gerry East, of Kitchener, regions al viee-president Q clisthet 2, out- lined the agenda ter the regional 5 convention to be 'held at Hamil- ton or Apri1V7, 28 and 29. At least six members Of the Goderich' ;Chamberplan to attend this con- vention. President Walter ;Attie, 'win) left Goderich.' sev.eral months ago to. go into actIve service with the Royal -Canadian Navy,was unable to attend the meeting as tied been hoped. He. was to be presented kAttne meetingwith a' doetbes travelling bag,' as' s a gift • of the Goderich J.C.'s. Instead, Vice- -President Culbert and members of the executive • .will present Dr. Little 'with the gift at his home this (Thursday) evening, when he 'will be in goderich on his last leave before being transferxecl to Ross Sparks, Si. ,Patrick's street, ,Was thd. winner of thelucky draw conducted- as t Monthly feature of the "The _Thin w a ver is , urned out to be • a loVely. radio. BL'U'E 4 WATER HIGHWAY ASS'N TO _MEET HERE 'Plans will be. laid Friday after- noon for . the annual meeting. of the Blue Water Highway 'Associ- • ation, to'be•held in Goderich tiring the latter, part of •April, at which the guest speaker will be Leo Dolan of Ottawa, chief of Canada's tourist trivvel bureau. Floyd 'Rumford of Forest, 'president of the 'Blue Water 'Highway., Associations and Carl Manore of Sarnia, secretary) Will meet With the following Goderich mee on Friday to arrange for the annual meeting:- C. L.- Parsons, Stan PreVett, George Ellis, John Thorpe and john Stilly. • I ANNVAL MEETING - BOARD OF TRADE 'Connueneino• the seventy-sikth I.year since it received its charter; • the goderich. Beard of Trade is hording its .annual • meeting at lite Bedferd, Hotel on Friday night at ' 8 .o'clock. A buffet lunch is being . served 'dnd the- meeting is 'open to everyone. Guest speaker, will hs C. A. Pollock Of Kitchener, Presi- dent .0 the Ontario Chamber of 'Commerce, who will be •aceompanied by the Ontario ,seeretorY, Mr: Buck- ley. .Plans for „ next year will be laid kind reports are to be heard from the, following committee chair- men: James: Carapbell, „George -Par- „sons, John Thorpe, . J. K. Sully, R. M. Metizies.,: Terence Hunter, S. Shenton and Malcolm Mothers. AIR -CADETS VISIT CENTRALIA STATION ' • e Pride ci oder'ich A4SEpSIXG,,,p17XCERS AT NOTINT FOREST Iluron County. 4SSe6S01: .A tUex ander presided at a 'Meeting -of district No, 4 of the ProiiinCial 4ssociat1on of. Assessing Officers • held at Mount Forest' on Wednes4 day, March, 28,th, When there was a registdred f4tendance of 108. 'illayor Treleaven of,Mount Forest gave an address of welcorae. The guest speaker, 14.3: V. 1Lebonrn of Owen -Sound, pyeqident of the PrO. vipcial Association, revieWed, the work of the organi2ntion, Other speakers and their subjects Were: Ray. Astiten, assistant coni. 'City of London, en bIs eXperienc.es in, assessment of Lon, don and suburbs; Wl1iam Oliver assistant commissioner of Galt, on "LinsineSs ASseisment ;" Fid Cade, representative 62 the Departatent_ef Munigipal Affairs, •Toronto, on "De- partmental Regulation§;". A: Mail., of The 'Municipal World, St, Thomas, on "NeW tegiSlation and the •AssessMent Act;" Ed. .Engel- wood, on assegsraent Of farm lands.. ' J. P. Coombe, 'Aeci'etary of the Pro- vincial ASSociation, led a discussion period, • A. W. Blowes, Perth county, Will eleeted eltairnian, and Harry Strang,- Usborne, secretary for 1951. The next•annual meeting will be held in Listowel. The team that won the Peewee hockey chamPionship of • Marvin Wolff, 13i11 Robinson.. - Ontario last week, playing and winning five games in five Back row, Mt to right: Mrs, D. il'Atiooney, Bob Fisher, days. - " " ' . -Lorne Wakelin manager; Ed: Scudder Clare Harman, Bill . ""''''"VrtetalMiirritit•TtrAritirtTlttrittirIViikiwittsirr7evvrernw""--"Iritgfr;gtiNtriteettraturt,-.11t u mg on, -, • Doak, Ronnie :Williamson, „Art P.eachey, Frank Miller, Howard Carrol, trainer; Walter Westbrook, coach. Goderich Peewees Ontario ChampionshiP Before nearly '1,000 enthusiastie fans. at the .arenkt, on Friday. night, 'Goclerich's plu.cky -.Peewee hockey team 'left. Lindsay Peewees an the 8hort. end of an 8-4 score and skated off the ice ,Otitario 'Peewee hockey champions., It was • their 'fifth straight win in 'the ,.Young :Canada Week liockey tournament •,Whielt saw nearly 000 -players • of sothe twenty-six •teams competing from' Monday through to Friday tight -in the three different series • Goderich• edged •Walkerton, to 2 on Thursday night :to, eme e victors -of the :Western Ontario Con- tests and in the right to • meet LindShy, Eastern Ontaido .,chktnip- ions, , Friday night •for the all - Ontario title. .! • In the .game • against Lindsay,. Billy Smith spearheaded Goderieh's. attack with four Goderieh, -led Lind -say 4-0 at -the end of the !first period, 7-2 at the end of. the second, and added one More' goal in We, third, period to make the I finat...score 8-4. • 'Ronnie Williamson, gotiltender for Obderich, timed in, superb per- formance• and was -carried -off • the - ice. at. the 'conclusion the ;game •on the shoulders of athiiirers. -The line-ups' Were: - • • LINDSAY--,0-ottl, ;Pearson ;•. de- fence, Barhe, Hutto.; centre,. Mit- chell ;- wings, Preston; Lifeas; subs, Dart, Jackett, Horton, Sielth, Lock- ,-HarrisenT-Coinell,• Arnold, . son:, defence,. 'Doak; Stubbingtort ; Twenty-seven boys of the Mait- land AleCadets visited the R.C.A.F: station at Centralia on, Saturday last.' Mr. ' Al. Huffman, command- ing. officer .of the Maitland. Cadet Unit,. and Mr. • Gordon Ferndale, adjutant, acconApani'ed the Cadets. The R.O.A.F. bus met the•group in Goderich at 1 o'clock and drove to. Centralia, where Plying Officer Robertson, one of the Air Cadet liaison. officers; condueted-the cadets radar equipment and control tower 041 a tour of the station. 'Consider- able interest was hown in the activities. Cadets were divided into small groups and had hill oPportun- ity to see how one Of Canada,s largest flying 'stations cs operated. - THE WEATHER Tempera tu reS of the past week in • Goderich, with those tf the corresponding week a .Year ago, as officially recorded, were a'S. follows: 1951 195Q • Mix. Min. Max. Min. Thurs., Mar. 29..56 40 '36 28 Fri.,. Mar. 30 ....60 37 33 22 Sat., Mar. 31 -.38 33 37 10 Sun, Apr. 1 45 36 36 23 Mon., Apr. 2 ....JO ,"32 33 10; Tues., Apr. 3 36 32 • 36 • 21 Wed., Apr. 4`' 38 33 34 23 ' In the'obituary of William Henry. Johnston of Goderich toWnship ap- pearing in thispaper an March 15th the name of Reuben, Johnston of Reno, Sask. was given,.by, mis- take • among t'he survivor's as a brother, main to serve theplant of the Goderich Mfg. Co. at- once, and that Present supply of pipe on hand be used for this purpose. • Other motions carried were as • follows: • Allaire—Buck: That the matter of. proper '4111 'for the 'boidevards 'Where curbs have been constructed be referred to, ,the public works 00, Allaire—Vineent: That the -.re- quest of the I.0;t0.1t, for aft ex-' tensjon of. their lease on MacIpty HallSOI,that they may proceed With construetion of a rooni be referred: to the phblie works eom. 'nrittee 'to report at •.the next meet* • lirennan—Vineent: That the don*, talon received from Mr., Pisuer, .13einniner, -or the servTees of the dre brigade be 'referred to the ° * r fin- ttii committee. . Buck—Allaire: That the Town Porobase lavicets for ‘the Peewee Itockey- Club .for filer sum of ;•;111.00, 'Under The Supervision of the tin, once 'conimittee. FISH' FISHER/MEN •'WAITING FOR TIIE D.ATE v Although the. perch, dei•by . is -of- ficially ,scheduled 'to get. under Way on' Saturday, the. weather is silI too •,cool and the water too'-unirky •for it mile or -.•so out -held; shore for the perch to come in. -Nyhen they. do bead for Goderich.'harbor and start biting, 'word Will be .11t - out ,to numerous neWspapers and radio stations. ,• • .1n the meantime prizes. coatinue to come itt. from Various. 'sources kind later • on a 'Window display Of thein will be, set pp.' ' Tickets are now on sale .at• various places in town and by the. niembers of the Lions Club..' - • • centre, 'Buddy Williamson; . Fiaher; Subs, Scadder, Rob- inson, Miller, Anstay,. Wolfe, IMe- Arthnr, Harman, .Pettelley, Garrick. First Perio&— • • •---------- - Iss-Gederich—Fisher (Biddy liamson) .5.00 2—Gederiens--Scudder 7(Robit sp,n) .•-• 11.16 - - • 3s--GOderich—Smith7-,( Buddy Wit-. liamson) 12.25 .•• • ' 4—Goderich WilliamSon, 19.00 Second Period— •5----L.indSay-s.-Lecas.; -343 . 6-Goderich--Doak, 15.02. 7—Ooderich -eRobinson),, 10.35. • •.- • • 8-;,--Isindskty ---,Preston •(Lu), ' , 17,36 0---Goderich ,Serith-• (Stubbing - ton)., 18.25 • • Third Period:.=: ..1.0-1...ilodtrieh—Smitli„ 1.59 -1-1--Lifid.say—tueas; 10.1.3- , 12—Lindsay ---. 'Midas .( Jacket t ) , . 18.15 - • . AT 'Tyi WATERFEGNt. The .freighter Algoway ,was the first vessel of the winter fleet to got aWay, Clearleg at noon s.ester- day for a Lake Erie Port t� take on coal. She is ein charge of Captalif ,J, A. -Sykes., •kted ber chief • engineer is. a Goderich man, Verne Tne Algoway Was the fast Nesse+ to make'. this „Port at the elpse of navigation 'Au Dec61nber. Other freighters .pre 'expected to get twily• vext week to commence the season's: sailing, •• , , .This mornilegAhe' tug MeeeraY, which wietered here, cleared. for'. Lions Bead, where .she be in the aishieg •busine'ss this - summer. • A. ,eoal 'cargo for the Purity Flour nilil is expected this week, and ,at- -Imperial • Oil tanker • is due 111 the• next •feW • days. • The sound ef the pile-driver ,will .soon • be heard again. The con- theters, for the -steel sheathing on the, ..sonth pier •are getting ready to.ominence.their job. 'Signals at • ,LighthoeSe Point no • longer . will. warn sailors of ,coming stone. .As at 'other ports along the lakes, these signals have been dis- cOntinued. Vessels 'now are equip-. -pea- . and Ihns /1,t1 tly in .touch .with' weather' in- diCations.' According t� records of the AtaeViear family, the 'Goderich -lighthouse was 'built in 1847 bp Adam MacVicar, grandfather Of the present MaeVicairs of town and it is probable -1that the storm -Signal:- equipment ,has Theen Tin use ever since . that tiete,•• over, tt. century , . ago. Bishop Luxton .Cooducts Service Confirmation The *Right Refereed G. N. Lexton, Bishop of 'Huron, confirmed a• class of. fourteen candidates at an im- Pressive servh'e in St. ..Georgg's • *Cliu rell on •WednWilay - evening'. • The Candidates ^presented by the recter,• • Hew. .13. H. Farr, • were Jacqueline See, , Carolide„ Naftel, Diana Speaight; Eleanor 'Lander, Co t berine 'and , Paget, udion and, 'Arthur Richard ' Holyer, Edward •Leggett, .Peter' Sturdy, -Lillian . Harrison, Mrs.. ,Merjorie hittnore and Mrs. Ettkubelle Brad- ley. • ' • Assisting in tile service were Rev. E. 1, •Lancaster; ,of Winghani, rural dean of. ihiron ;•.0, Rev. • Herbert 1.Yebb, BaYttield, aml the Rev. ,C. • L, Harding, .Luxton addressed' the' (..elidiellttes, impressing ,upon , them the solemnity4'of ; the oceasiOn. and the importance of their iF.tep in , iiighiing themselve with the •J builders of ChisiW:s Kingdom • Under the' 'direction of Mr. ' A. W. 'Anderton, 'full choir sang the • anthem "Goil Is a Spirit." large coligregation waS Present. • • A IlUTOR GET,TOGFACHER • Nearly 200 former Dutch young people now • hisidents of Huron county will hold. a big gathering at ( buton on Monday, April ,23rd.• A program- of 'seventeenssiteinss -has been . ajsranged ,to 'open • with. "Samensang" and end with "Shift - lug." • Mooney Pro<rit8 -Trophy •S o• Carmen, Doak,, captafn og the team, accepts from. Mts. D, D. 1Vr0047 the beautiful trophy embiematic of the Peewee championship of Ontario. The trophy *as donated by D. TV Vidoney. The presentation' was rnade immediafely after the game ' with Lindsay ori I4-tridtly night when enthuSiastie sOportors of Goderich alinibed 'the boards and went on the ie to offer ,,tongratulationit Ilte , • tirrir hut happy Goderich players, The (lode -rich team eliminated- Seareirth,.Ingerscill, Stratford and Walkerton in it ot le of sullyise wins to fl0 into the ,qntario finals' against TAiiidsay. The memb'ers, of the team were seleeted from four* different teifinS ,o a loeal Peewee League, originated. by Lorne ,Wakelin. • ° • . -COLUMBUS BOYS"-OHOIR PRESENTS FINE CONCERT Council Gives "Go Ahead" to New Building • Chief business of the Townicloun‘ > ell meoting on. ,Tufsday..night was the, hearing of a delegation froxa,* the Godericli District Collegiate Institute Board arid the discu4S-sion of the request presented/ bY the delegation 'for .tile pas. -Ing of a debenture .bYlawin the amount' Qt" $020,000 for a The chairman.of the board, R. D. ,Munro of Auburn,. .introduced .the pilbject, and 'was Supported lig 0. M. Ford, .J`udge T. M. 04stelle, principal .A,: Scott and Xn- specter J. 11. • Kinkead. The board received two tenders Lor the, erection of ..thebuilding and has tebtati.vely accepted that of Ball Bros. of, Kitchener nt• the.. arm price of $516,484.50, subject to aceeptanee of the- tender 'within, thirty daya. - • -Thetotal cost of construction, equipment, etc., is estiInateOE by the board as follows: . Building contract - .$516,484:50 4.rehiteet's fees, 6% of ' -,eontract 82,000.60 Site '6,000..00 Cot of dehenttire. issue with legal fees 1,700;00 Furnitur--and equipment 40,000. 00 Paving 'driveways and 1 Considered One of the ifinest .and Most charming concerts_ Of the series'. of community .cen.certs4 pre- sented; in Goderich ,under the 'auspices•,of the Commuuity.Cencert. Association, the Columbus Boy' Choir thrilled' a canacity audience hi North Street United Church (nr ,Tuesday evening. 'Under the' direction Of; Herbert Huffman, assist:ea by Ddliald Bryant itt the piktno, the program .of the. forty -member • choir. 'Was a rare treat in choral "wOrk,. 'presented with' preeisionand perfect d iotic COncerts to Be Diseontinned •01. 'Contingency items 18,815.59 .. .4620,009..0Q The last itefif Is to Provide ,for . .. a -clerk of Works and for extra, costs that may arise froth 'unfOre- „seen difficulties in secttring• satis- • factory footings, etc., for the blind-. hag. ' . . • • . .0n the -present . 'basis' of grant, . the bepartment •Of ,Education will . ‘....• pay 75• per .cent. on $570,000, . or; • approxinuttely, 70 per cent.. of. the total estimated cost. s , . - -The cost will be spread cover the' • municina.lities. Compeisbag • the .dig- - — 'the "Corinnunity ,Concert AsSociation, Goderich town 1 4,321,518 • -welconted . the large .tuntience, Ashfield township Mr. ,It.- M. ..-Menkies, president.' of is $9,537,830, made sip' as follows:' . . triet, the totaVassessmeet of which • 1,,, ''• '' 1,16%525 , thanked the executive' and others Colborne township 685188 • . 926,380, who had assusted, end antaiunced Goderich,.township • 240,075 ' .255,400 • able place 'the coneerts”, would 'be, S\ au -.East that Owing to the laek 'of a suit- Millet!: township diseontinued• until sneh tune as an Wawanosh .West ,., • 948,250 auditorium was available. . Deducting from . $02000 . the „ .. • ' '• ... aanstint .of the 0oVernment grant,. • - NATIVE OF INDIA TALKS , ' $427,500 0'5% on .$570,000)., leaves TO BETA SIGMA KI $102,500 to he. carried.by the dis- • ;. . . P . . trict,- and the board 'figures that ' , On WedneSday, April•4th, .Mrs, , •-- - ' this- will-inean-a-levY"of 1.17—idli1i. '7 -- 'mini • palities. . on the present assessment of 'the . . . . John 'Cory mis hostesS' in het' home • The debenture bsiaw. prepare _. and their guests for "a social, even to the :Beta Sigma ,Bhi sorority 7 Iti gn7e.c.le.'sthstet.r3?.101iWg'llivees0,'Unbeuil Iiianek, evilew'sopaoef : ing.. Mr. Kishan Mathur of Delbi, 'them' fact that some of the township ,India, was the guest speaker, and .• - the ,,si;heohhi, • Amu of municipalities. might'. be woiting, • gave a ,.most interesting talk which until Goderkit, • as the ' senior part- •doseribed govertietent, •• and ' some of ,the its bylaw, Council went oxi, record tier in the. undertaking, should pass customs of India. ,lle told of his. journey to •this continent, and of his ,reactions.- • on some. ef -Ouri,cowistiti_ota_ :{31.2.esaioolouQt:<„,aluspfaqevi-oaci, strnction Of the new schbol Lat a ., of how they are being solved• and Couu. Jackson •,asked *not . the 7mgeee°ti:g--------.-.. customs and, our foods. lie_speke j to he 'called within, a -few ,days to ' of some of India's problems and,' adopt the bylaw. • their largest cities. Miss Hazel described .their climate and some'of . Lite Board had' -done in, the • Wilmot presided at a buffet IniTch'-'440-11.9.t eo. o making • its plans, known eon table, to complete a successful _ to' -the _public, and it is nilder_StOOd ilnd enjoyabit evening.. - a LEGION AUXILIARY CARD, PARTY• A ' card party , and . dance sPon- sored by tile Legion Auxiliary was succeSsfully,•held in the ,Legion blue room on Monday night. Eighteen tables, were filled for euchre and `five hundred, and- the following were prize-vinters: Enchre high lady, Mrs. AGeorge; low, Mrs. A.. -Schram; nign low, Mr. at "500," high lady, Mrs. Orr; low, Mrs. R. Need- ham; high man; 0. Ginn; low, . Glenn. Mr. J. 1301 was floor mans ager for the cards, A dainty lunch VMS. serVed • and the'renutinder, of the evening was spout in, 'modern and old-tnne-danc- ing, to the =sip of the MacDonald orchestra, with Mr. H• Seeman as floor manager. Mrs. Z. Adams was. convener of the. evening. • • ST, (-4.30RGE'S • WILD The Monthly Meeting. Of the. St. George's Chnrchwomon'i •Guild was. held on, Tuesday' offernothi.. with the president, Mrs, Dodd, in • the their: The Scripture was read by Miss Harrison,. 'Thank tott" let- tei's were read from members who •had been, .111 and bereaved. After „44nc1heitiblii,V-Wer;e_Tde.,; igh tflt entertained bY' Mrs.' Speaight and • pupils of Saltford public school, Mrs._ Bannister Moved,ti ••,ote. of thanks tb teacher and puPfis. 'The meetieg Closed with a 'hymn and, prayer, after wflich11 delicious lunen was served by I‘Irs. Patterson,- WS. Bitlinistei; Mrs. Craig, Miss Harrison kurd Mrs. Mundny, W. J. MatAIILLAN DIES SED- ..DENLY 'rhe final call '('0)110 sUddectily' 011 Wednesday morning to William John Macliillan of town, who passed away while,..,.up town on business. .TIe was Si Xty-seven, years .ef age., 110 'had been living with his sistef, Mrs. Jean' Babb, - Elgin avenue. funeral serviee will, ' held on FridaY aftertibon tit the lirophey funeral home, Rev. Tall (1, Itlitd 0111(1011v; and burial will he in the Colborne- eenteterY. ' Dolald II. Wilson, who has been., nssoelated, with I'eopje".s Store in Goderleh for: almost three years' 1)5 stoe.kman and lissiatata manager, has 1001 it to •thotbost• tiun iinornum and asistant non. tiger of the Owen Sound iinit of People's ,litores. Ile 4' wilt take 1111 his new duties on-.‘tonda, April 0. Work lf; ,,,1101V •prOgreg itt enla-rgirig and remodelling the Owen Sound -Store."'" that the board will iestie it letter for this Purpose. •- CARNIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT AT ARENA • .Goderien Township Connell and Colborne Towfiehip Connell 'Will be passing more ,than resolutions when the members of these two councils tueet in•a challenge broemball tante at-Jhe Goderieh—arena -On. Yridaj •night. They'll be passing the ball from one end of the rink to the ,other aud probably even taking a pass at' one, another with brooms in a hilarious free-for-all contest'. It will be just one item In a large Program, details of which appear. in 4'an advertisement elsewhere In this issue, for a. monster carnival. on Friday night. In appreciation ' of What the arena has done in the .waY of providing hockey and skat- ing for Goderich towdship residents, the Goderich Township Council and • School Board ars staging the event fer the benefit of.the arena. • DRAMA FESTIVAL obi TWo vE14-111Gs 1NTExT WEEK , - Mrs. Blahche'llagg, 1111 entstand: TOW 111ffinhOlt-Tif thr1ibik1on Elte Theatre, will be adjudieator t the Goderich Drama . Festiva' of 1951, to be heldson Thursday and, rriday of' next week. • •• The ograin will ,i)e as outlined* in this'viper last week. ton day night plays will be presented by the Goderich Winnen's Institute; Holmesville Y.IVC., Ana the Bay", 'field Drama Club. • On Friday. e1ee1ng,ISTorfh.J4treet_ •Thatig—Adults and the St. 'Marys Little Theatre, group will Marie ' thetr presentations. Adjudication will be given each &ening and, on Friday night trophies' and and, win be Awarded. KNOX otinten LADIES'. AM The Ladies' Aid of Kink ChUreli met in •SineKay ITS11 011 Friday, with l'eter Mactwan, jrcat dent, in the chair, Mrs. Aleit.' i aiton. eonvener for Marcht-Anid • charge of the meeting. 'AirS, John Long tihd Mrs,. Walter Ilawthorne assisted with the devotional period. Rey. IL O. McMillan gave an hi.- $piting .taik on ..'Tboughto tot Otliers,.," A. one -Act play, ititled "Pot Luck," followed, with ntetallem ok the ,Koeiety . toting Alex. Straiton. :Am W. Maetaren,. It 13Wilson, Atrs. iiatabe,„ 'Xrs 0 Stokes, 11:Xtv4. 11iSsot awl tr it..iihambers—ant/ was muck enjoyed, Att. ItaelSetillttu, (gest-41' the' rooting With.proye.t. • -