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104th Year: -.-Nos- 20
C.N.R, Gives -.-
Consent to Harbor
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Road Project
tirq.'•ae,sday night thes,Town
.Ceuncil had one of RS longest and
most interesting sessiens'so far this
year. (That part of the meeting
given to discustaion of pollee affairs
is reported in another J)Oluinn.)
'A letten was° receival froin the
junior Chanaber of Commerce stet -
hag the Chamber's plans for Beauti-
fication Week, and ofrering tit paint
and repair the bandstand in Court
House Park if the -Council would
%lapilli the paint. and material for
repairs.
The offer. was accepted by the
<nun -cal. Mayor Huckins congratii-
lated the J.C.'s on their effort and
Council authorized is."problamation
declaring the week ef May 19 to
26 Beautification Weelssin Goderich.
B. Symonds" and L. Wakelin ap-
peared before the Council ,to tender
thanks on 'behalf .of the Curling
Club for the donation .of a trophy
for the bonspiel held in•April.
'Archie Hadden was heard -regard-
ing the condition of the building
at the corner of St: Andrew' and
. Hamilton streets, stating that
brickssweresfailingsancl--eonst4tatti
.a danger.
was- passed_that _the
• owoers be requested to Wake -re-
• pairs at once.
To Cohsider Zoning -Bylaw .4
*Mr. Hadden had. asked it the
sTown'had a building inspector, and
• it was decided. that the chairsaan
of •the fire committee' should call
a. special meeting • 'to- ,consider: a
3 zoning bylaw and the -appointment
•,of a building inspector.
,The Clerk repotted seven -blinding
,permits issued, Wtih estimated costs
totalling. $4,625. Prank Donnelly
• preposes to remodel the'ground floor
of his bisilding.at the corner•Of the
Square and Colborne, street " (the
former Hydre office); ,at a cost of
$3,000. Permits for repairs were
issued' tc1713:1). ,---Messney, North_
street s Dr, Sherwood Fox, Cobourg
• street; • Grace Robertscin, •Quebec
street; Pearl: L...Finigan, Victoria
Street, and M.; Bell,-*Brock.street,
and. for a garage.' to Percy -Harrison,
. Huron road. •
Petitions were..Spresented for • a
, curb on, ...Victoria street; east side;"
'between Brock •and 'Nelson 'streets,
and . as curb on 'the southssaides of
Lighthouse street, from Waterloo'
to Wellington. street,' and for one
on the . south side of St. ,Patriers
.• street,. from Colborne to Waterloe.
street. • •
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A • request from, 'airs: Alice E.,
• Moss for a license to sell cold Mire Thorpe, -Goderieh resident
manager of Imperial •Oil. •• .'More
than thirty were present, including
Mayer John Huckins, Cooncillor J.
E. • Drennan; 'Provincial ...Officers
Trumbley and O'Hara. '•
• Prank Pollard,. London division
manager, -presented avyards for
safety and. efficiency to the follow-
lust-elite:salesmen : Stnith,Tim_
Davis, Reg. HnekinS, J...Westlake;
E..Craig, Harold Black, Robt. Mc-
Leod' and Wm.• Wilmot, the last
named for . 150,000 • miles Of safety -
free driving and ten years without
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an..accitient. •
Two pEROX-1 p,tB,BY pRins
Go TO NUOIIIGAN AtTGURS
Two Xichigau anglers won half
the weekSend prises in the Lions
pereb. derby. Leo Reid of ,Inkster,
Michigan, won first prize, while Ed.
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'Wilk, also of Inkster, -placed thirds
In second place was M. R. Roberts
of St. Thomas and la fourth, A.
Calder .erf •Seaforth.
For the second successive- week-
end dold weather and wind...pre-
vailed? whieh resulted in poor fish-
ing. Several hundred•anglets came,
•some from distant points, but they
went home.. disappointed with the
pranks Old -.Man Weather plaged
on thems
If the weather is farable this
coming week -end a big turnout is
expected and, also for May 24t1i.
-Chairman "Skil" MacDonald has
arranged for .a big, distribution of
prizes on May 24th in, anticipation
of many anglerbeing here that
day. • .
Veterans from Westminster
Twenty-eight veterans from sWest-
minster Military Hospital, London,
came to 'Croderich on Tuesday to
take part,in the perch derby. They
were' in charge of Capt. Art ,Mann;
recreation director, and Dr. B.
Guyatt, a member of. the staff. At
the conclusion f the day's fishing
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1 11.
sadian Legion Hall with the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the Legion in charge
e 7/1. „ genie . .
sOr 'caught the biggest Perch and
was given a fishing red and reel,
hooks and sinkers by the Lions
perch deity committee. '
Two veteran retired weekly news-
paper pnblisheth will be among
those .taking part In the newspaper-
men's ,perch derby at the harbor
,Saturday. They ate.,,G. E., Han,
former editor 'of The Clinton News
-Record, and "Frank Irwin, former
editor of The Durham Chronicle.
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nopERIAL OIL -
'AWARDS PRESENTED
• $ • - $
The Insperial Oil trophy for "good
-heisSelseeping and . safety' tor "tie'
LondOn. division •of the company,
which comprises the greater part of
Western Ontario; was s presented to
the GOderich branch at • a -banquet
meeting at the Bedford Hotel on
Tuesday night.' In' winni4 the,
trophy for ' 1950,- . the Goderich
branch seored99.30 ,per cent. Pre-
sentation- of the trophy was .made
ky_y. G. As Bell, of Toronto, On-
tario division Manager of Imperial
;Oil. The trophy was accepted by
FL M. Riehardaon,• Goderieh sales
agent, on • behalf of the .Goderich
branch. '
Cliarman apf the meeting was
,"ineat at her store at 77 East street
was sent to the sPecial eonimittee.'
Daredevils- Not Wanted
Conne.,i1 tabled a letter froin the
"Congress ;.of Hollywood • Dare
.Devils," Montreal, who proposed to
put on an "automobile thrill show"
at the G-oderich race track.
Mrs. George Beacom asked thost
some redecorating he done at ie
hougse adjoining the :Toms Hall and
the matter was left In the , hands
of the public works committee. Mrs.
Beacom said no .redecerating had
been done for nine years. •
The North Harbor Rbad
A letter .from Town Solicitor
Hunter enclosed a copy ofa. letter
•from N. A. "Walford, C.N.R. general
superintendent, with reference to
• the proposed north road t� the
' .harbor, part 2s. follows:
"The question' of installing this
. roadway on railway propesty has
received our :farther attentibn, the
location having .been- staked out,
in accordance with the plan pre-
, pared ,by Mr. R. W. Code, your
Town engineer, and for. your in -
'formation wottld advises that the
Railavay Company ate prepared to
go along with the application of
the ToWn in resPeet to the pro;
posed roadwa,y ahd the use- of
Railway' prePerty, and we have
requested that the necessary agree-
ment -be prepared,: which will be
submitted to you in due „coubse."
The 'letter pointed out that • the
installation Of ...a, crossing on the
'railway tritek wduld be .subjeet. to
the approval Of the Board of Trona -
port Commissioners, and that future.
mainteoance and any autotaatio
protection would be at the expense
of the Town,
ASsessor Sturdy was authorized
to attend a eonvehtion of the As-
sociation of 'Assessing "'Officers of
Mille on Tune 7; '8 -and -O.
"A cheque for $100 from • J. C.
Hindinarsh, Baylfield road, Goderich
township, for the services of the
Town fire brigade at a recent , fire
• at his psoperty, 'was sent to the
finance cominittee. • ,•
TO Set Vp Industrial Commission
On recommendation of the in-
dustrial committee, it was deeided
that a meeting be tolled for June
.' 1st to set 'up an industrial corinniS-
sion, and that •tWo representatiVes
from the Board of Trade, the junior
Chamber ,of Commerce and the
Town Connell attend., )Councillors
Allaire and Jackson are to be the
Town's representatiVes, •
A complaint of damage to the
-Rolf -Club property ' from w4ter
dila Ian -go from Town property Was
diseusSed, and 4t •was deelded to
obtain the SNeitor's opinion as to
' tbe TONOWS • liability before having
• special meeting of, the Council
to look over the orbs -testy. ,
The proposal .6f the Dourini4sn•
Road Machinery Conipany to pu
• chase .the lot, at the rear (if ti e
CS'»nparty's Victoria street plant t'S
discussed at 'considerable length.
Members thonght it •wotild be a( -
visable fo. retain this lot for a righ
of -way between Brock and NeWga.
streets, and the matter waS
vvith the ilnarlee e0Minittee to el
tain advice front the TOwn Solicit°
Bylaws NOS. 15 and 10 of 19
we'rc adopted., ttylitW NO. 15 levi
GOI)Eltiq; ONTARIO, THURSDAY,, MAY -47th, 194
ife;) Memberships Awarded
Subscription in Canada $2 SO
, Single Copis eentl•
LEGION INITIATION.,
stT FOR JUNE 1411
alis Amelia McLean and Mrs, F. R. Redditt i"ere honored' ;
with .certiticates of life membership in the Goderich Women's
sllespital AuXiliary -at the annual "birthday- party" held by
the Auxiliary at. the nares' residence on Saturday afternoon.
e ure s ow ,fooness-preside
the Women's-HoSpital Auxiltary•, •Mis8 Met,ean, for Many years
-----geseskientsaars and moving -spirit, in_ the_ Gederich Townishjp_
' Auxiliary; Mrs. Thomas Tyle, president of the Hospital Aids
Assosiation of Ontario; .Mrs. Oliver W. Rhymis, past president
-aod now :public relations administrator of the 0,•11.A.A.; Mrs.
Redditt, past prthident of the Goderich • Women's- Hospital
1.yanssay; 'suss . {talon N: -seperintendent ••
• Alexandra 'Hospital.
—London Free Press -engraving.
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At the stionthly.meetingo Brunra
1.00, Canadian Legion, held in the
Legion, Hall on ThuredaY evening
last, it' Vas announced tlaats :.the
branch would. Sponsor the sapper
for the patients of Westminster
Hospital, London, on their annual
fishiug outing to Goderich on Tues
day, May 15. The Ladies' Aux -
Mary of Braach 109 kindly offered
their services for the ceeking and
serving of the het' Supper. •
Blilloting for two delegates .to
represent the branch at the Legion's,.
Provincial convention at Cornwall,
beginning August 19, was held; re-
sulting in .the choice of President
W. 3. McGrath and Corresponding
SecretarY Gerry O'Brien, "with
'Clarence MacD6nald. and • Bruce
Stewart as alternate deiegates..
Presidents McGrath and Joe Juck
were named as delegates to the
meeting of district C, to be held at
Stratford On Sunday, May. 20.
Requests trews. the Ahmeek Chap-
ter, LO.D,E., and the Goderich
Nsinses' Registry, each for the use
of the Legion Hall for an afterneon
tea in lVfay, were granted.
Owing to the illness of PercY.
Johnston, chairman of the initia-
tion coMmittee; the initiation cere-
mony scheduled for Thursday even-
ing was cancelled. The ceremony
June 14.
Police Mallets
Aired at Meetink
of Town Council
A liVely and prolonged discus -skin.
took place at the VIW1)., Council
meeting- on Tuesday night • with
reference to the local aletaehment
of the Provincial police.
Councillor "Jackson -stlitted. the,
ball 'rolling with a proposal that
--a- eotporal-b-e-placetls-inssehargeof
the police, so .that one matt .shotild
Pe responsible in case of complaints
:or enquirie,s, Before it was through'
the discussion had hicluded nearly
every Meniber of the Council, and
in tern a motion, an amendnseiat
and an anaendinent to the amend-
inent .h.ad been submitted:
.-Couneilier Drennan 'proved te be
the sentral 'figure of the discussion.
He produced a little notebook and
Proceeded to tell of an: evening
on which he had kept his eye on
the police Wee at the Town Hall;
He noticed that. `the light was on"
-(referring to the red light indicat-
ing a can for the police), laitStbere
,Was nobody in the office. He took
a turn in his car around bY
Hamfl-
ton street and -saw .two pencensen
in as car' parked at a gaSstations
He then Went. back to Past .gtreet,
and watched whiles a man came to
get the- police and found nobody
in the Office. The police were away•
for batty minutes, according- to ,the
tintes--noted bv the 0(nm-eine-Vs little •
book. •
'Colin. Drennan said the police
should do more Rationing instead
of driving ,-around in their car.
Anyavhere .else, in Toronto, or Len -
don, oi• Stratford, .or Clinton,' or
Seaforth, or Wingharce policenien
were on the street to give direc-
tions; or answer enquiries of
strangers — but in .Goderich • the
pollee were -not seen on the streets.
Various estimates; ranging from
$200 to $400, were given of the -
extra cost of having a corpora). in
(*barge. • • . .
The first motion was to refer the
Matter to committee of the Whole,
Mayor' Aucleins 'insisted that the
discussion be in open eounell. Net
was an amendment to send the ques-
tion to the special tommittee..This
finally Was adopted, but net until
A third proposal, that the 0.P.P.
be reqnested. to place a senior officer
in charge, had been defeated.
Brief addresses 'were made by
Ted Plante, Erie Puller and Norval
Andersen Of -the Toronto office. A
pimple was • pregsented to Norval
Anderson, now safety' supervisor at
Toronto, for his 250,000 miles of
safe driving while a route sales-
mansat Goderich.
Grand Bend. Votes
to
, Grand Bend voted Yesterday to
join the County Litnabton. The
vete wag 262 for Lambton and al
for HurOn, voters num-
bered 008, but many of these live at
a distance. and are only summer
residents.
The main iSsues, were 'taxes and
liquor. ;What the outcome will be
with regard to the latter was a
•matter of. doubt, but there was no
denying the weight' of the argu-
ment againstsguron in the matter
of assessment,.sinee'Huroo last year
adopted a new assessment whieh
inereased taxes'-heaVilY•.
Warden Nicholson "of Heron and
aeting County .01erk A.*H.- Erskine
'were . at Grand Bend for the day
at &when .the_result was 'annonneed
erlirdok -IrdtlfsIsans-Witi-Ts•
warden\ and. clerk.
Tlea result was ..no surprise to
Huron officials. They knew long
before the vote the,•trend of • feeling
hi the Village,. .'"
Port StMiley Stays 'Dry
Another auminer, resort, Port
'Stiltiley,, voted' on liquor questions
the same day and 'turned dOwn-
propestils for thejale of liquor in
lotinges and dining -teases.
VICTORIA tali' -SPORTS
• Thursday --next, May 24th, will be
opening day for the season' at the
-Maitland' golf course. The program
for morning, afternoon and 'e'en-
ing. Is announced In the adVertising
eolumns.of this paper, .
The lawn' :bowlers also' are look-,
Ing forvvard to Victoria Day for a'
Well -attended game on the Picton
street greens.
taxes ,in the amount of ,$238,47`1.28
for 1051. No. 10 provides for the
lieensing and regulating of dogs,
Solicitot. was requested to
prepare a ibylaw appointing a
pound -keeper. •
Eire' Protection for Colborne
Iteeve Snyder and Coutieillor
gerniglian of Colborne Township
were present and COtiticil W,ent into
cOminittee Aiscuss' the.:;'iniitter
of ilte„ protection for the township.
No decisiot., was reached,
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I—AT- THE WATERFRONT •
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s:s
With better weather activity at
th, 'lakefront, is "increasing. The'
contractors are .milking good pro -
with their work on the south
NORVAL ANDERSON Hospital Worliei
— !Honored at Annual
"Birthday Party"
.VALEDICTOVAN OF CLASS . -• g
- A signal honer was conferred. - • •
•upen Norval Anderson, of Goderich,
While attending as two weeks'-eourSe
for driver -trainers at State eluirming atniesphere -of
Pennsylvania, when he Was elected
gracious hospitality pervaded the
pier. anglers „are having better luck by his Colleagues to give lila vales • , • •
nurses' res.idence of Alexandra Hos-
- pital- on Saturday afternoon, When
banquet'. Mr: Andersen is moniter
-the •Woinen's Hospital, Auxiala
with' their fishing; the harbor hill 'dictory addsess at • the graduate).
road. belqw the" uridge betng're-
sukaced by a ..C.15.R.. gang,. and
other signs of renewed activity are
apparent. • •
mail (nigh, Bon
Bushell and Donald pert McAdam
L-htid their first plena% between the
piers on Tuesday and found • the
water. stil 'pretty chilly.. ' •
• 'There' were only two arrivals at
the GIOderich elevator the past.week
-on 'VI-Y(1;1y' the Starbuck, making a
five-day `trip to the Lakehead and -
return, with' • 83,000 ,bushel.S of
wheats and --today • (Thursday) the
Howard -Hindman; With 107,000 bus.
'Wheat and oats.
The tanker f'anperial Cobourg was
in froni- Sarnia . on Sunday after-
noon and left • a part, 'cargo of
gasoline and filet Oil for the Im-
perial 011. depot, crearieg hi the
.evening. for. the "Soo" „With the
.retuainder of her cargo.' . • •
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IiINETTE CLUB. ELECTS OF-
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Medina). 'of offi-eers.. Wa.g held at
the latt meeting' of the Kin,ette
Club,' with -Ws. Frank Skelton
being elected as ,president. Other
'oflieers.'are:: Past president, Mrs.S.
H. • ShentonS 'vice-president, ,Mrs,
Harold Hibbert;' see"tettry,
'Max Cutt.;' treasurer,. Mrs.• Lloyd
Reiner.; registrar, Mrs. B. F. Hill:
In thes, abs,ence. of 'WS-. .'Shenton,
Mrs. N: J. McGrath .will, act as
past President. • • . , ,
alembers• are inisy 'working on
,their' annual. doll draw and on
Wednesday and Thursday, May 30th
and 31st, the Club Will present the
Robin ;Hood Cooking School in the
Rublic'School auditorium," at 8 -p.m.
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AIIMEEK CHAPTER,' LO.D.E.
. At the May Meeting of Ahineek
Chapter, Mrs. A. H.
Erskine presided in the absence of
the regent, • • •
-Letters' of appreciation were read,
one from • the winoer of the Drama
Festival award .and one from the
winner of the scholarship awarded
at the Music, Festivals Mrs. N.
Clairniont won the $5 prize - which
the Chapter donated for the best
supporting actress,' and Linda Sims
of Sedforth took the $25 Ahmeek
cided to forward her aLso adiplouni•
as a memento of the occasion. ,
In the matter of the $460 sehelar-
ship which the Chapter' has estabs
lished for the most worthy 'pupil
entering Normal School, it was left
to the committee to look ,into the
qualifications of the pupil.
A gift of $50 to the slioSpital
Auxiliary was svote,d; to be given
for the'birthday party and tea held
at the nuges' residence.
s The fiftieth anniversary- of the
Maple Leaf and Alaneek Chapters
will be celebrated" this year, prob-
ably in the fall, and' the occasion
.be marked In ' Some, way. ..
Approximately $76 Was realized
from the rummage sale held recent-
ly. A report prepared by salisa
Cleaver on the convention held 'in
Hamilton was read and showed a
sueeeseful meeting.
• THE „WEATHER
.fielillieriffnies of the Past wee
-Goderich; with those of the
corresponding week a year riko, fiui
officially recorded, were as follows:
r, 1051 1950
Max. Min, Max. Min,
Thurs., May 10..52 36 56 41
Fri., May 11 ...,t5(1 .4(1 54 37
Sat., May 12 • *130 • 69! 113
..Atay 13 -.50' .44
Mon., May 1.....70 .50 71 87
Tues., May 15 ..70 ria, 40
Wed, May 16 .70 ,51. 87
EARLY COPY NEXT WEEK
Because of the holiday on
Thursday 'Itext, May 24th, we
have t� ask that advertise- •
merits, news items, everything
intended for publication 1n The
Signal -Star next "week, be
handed in as early' 'possible.
All deadlines are advahced
twenty-four hours. 4'
and ,safety supervisor 'for Iinperial - " • •d
Oil at Leaside (Toronte). . • . thew a auceessful birth ay party
The courses at State 'College was in observance of Hospital pay, .
the first Of, its .1cind to be held on Though, the weather was. Cool,
the eontifient. and Mr. Anderson %bright sunShine beathes1 through' the
was the ',Only, representative from eviedows -uf •the sunporch . where
Canada attending.' Fleet super isers guest's were reveived bY the presi-
spelled but le daffodils across the.chases,' $3,550,14; Ice. Follies.. ex -
awl safety engineers 'Were -.present 'dent,. '11,rs. 14. 1.): Mooney, assisted frotit,
of.the robin and further deco -r-- penseS, $039:55sk;. Peewee- hockey .ex.--- •
from .niany States in the 13.'S.A.' i by' Miss 'Helen. BI id 'hosnital
. , . • , . [talons- • consisted' of ,baskets - of. ponses, '$130.88; advertising • signs
*The trucking' intlitstrp has grown superintendent. .
!forsythia ind- other Spring *blossoins purchased, ,$339.00 ; • advertising,
against' a baeliground of evergreen, t-iekets and '.posters,..- $707.28; un- .-.
a replica. Of the :sorority, crest andl'eatplostnent inimranee, $32•91; this- '•
also of the.toreh, -and tin individual celtaneous • expense, $116.73..
. The arena 'Showed , a net loss of '....,
., $497.3S for the peridd ending De-__.
ligercial motor ',vehicle nuist be a- piesent pu lie las a ions. 4
exeelynt .daneing.•nmsic, and sorors ember 31st 1050. This period_ in -ss
professlooalS 'it is necessary, *that tor, Atho .tame to .Goderich to honor ,,
nietlibers 'and! their . escorts eludes the•timephen the arena fiT,t '
1:O a . Welcouie l'unch of coffee,. opened ln. . March • of . MO' for • tbe- --..
skill tests and sa...f..7,-drivins- .prac- two IlosPital' Aux'iliary werkerA';
tices . be Constantly - studial and Miss Am6•h-L Ilelrean' •wilo was.r.t..11.--and-saindwiehes, during •a short in-' .tall -end of -that Season and- Welt •
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resutuedoperations in the.fall.. The
total're:venue was. $14,589,05 and the .•
total expenditures, $15086.39. From_
hoseitill to help finance the - put-' March, 1.950, rig13-t . up ,to . May 1.,..
latest -methods , in 'driver -training and public relations secretary of. the
. : . . . chase of some much needed equip 1051, tiri,,,financial stateintnt slums -
Meat. . " • .
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs.- Gorden Orr 'an-
nenuce the engagement of their
daughter, --Barbara .Elizalletlis -to.
Gederich Auxiliary. . , . ,John Wesley Meriam,. on of Mr.
• With:everyone assembled for the and Mrs. •Roe Merlon' of ClOderichl
presentation, .lirs. Money asked the k.iedding.to take place the latter
part of -May.
Mis.s 'Etta. Satits, .member of • the .. '
Provincial Aavisory Colwell, to in-. Mr. ••aiid 'Mrs.' Wins Wright of
troduce Mrs. Rhynas. -Miss Saults, Crediton, ,wish to . 'an:no:unee • the
spoke of the latter's continued inter- engagement of ' their daughter
est in the • Godertele* hospital over
many , years. ,". ' . -
. "I am terribly glad Si be' back,"•
Mrs: Rhyna.S. declared. "it is very
fitting that the birthday- Of Flatence
Nightlugale 'should, be remembered."
She. informed the" audiettee, that the
anther of the Florence Nightingale
pledgt, Mrs. isystra GretterS was a
nettle of Huron, *born . near Bay-
field,.. Before her marriage to .a
doctor of philosophy, ' she was
Lssstra Eggert,'.and Was associated
With Harper Hospital, Detroit,. and
died last February • in' DetrOit at •'
-ing. Members' from Goderich ;Who
attefided•the parade were A. D.
dean of Michigan College. She
-1klm. Rityntas stressed the Tim-
portance of "auXiliary membera act- 6. Farndale,
adjutant; Instructors
ingsin a public relations capacity be- P. 'M. - Wood; Max Cutt .and W.
of the Maitland A,Ar.Cadet sponsor-,
Legg; aild J. 'm. Roberts,•chairman
Ing committee.
tWeen the hospital and the - com-
-of- --hospital -- Visiting --during such .
munity. She urged discourageMent
times as the recent "flu" epidemic.
Stating' that the Association Was.
the -oldest volunteer organization in
Canada,. she said ,the first volunteer
hospital. workers in Canada were
organized in Quehee .in the year
.1042 by Jeanne Mattc,e„ who fOunded
the hospital. 'destined td becerne the'
Feat 1 totel_Dien-ut .,MOntre.al, . , ...:
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members retired to the lounge and
games rooms•, where recent improve -
menta in the furniahlog of these
rooms met wirh the wholehearted
approval of all members,
I le• • . • I_
Arena Conunission
Reports Surplus- -
on Operations
Over the ses-On naantlis oPeratiOns
al • period frons" geteher .1, '190, tf
April 80, 1951, the Goderich Mem-
orial Arena, 'according to the =fins ,
aneial statement presented by the
Arena Conuaission before the WW1:
'Connell on TueSdayszagbt, slUMV4
a net ,Profit of $2,165,68. The.
ahditer, W. C. AttrifigO, Points 94
In a prefttee to thesfittancial'states
Went that, "It .would afar that
most of the profits are realized'in
Febrnary and' March during :the
final plaYoffs of the hockey teams?'
Not included in the .9.1).0104
Atateent but Oxen as a tree ,sers
vice to The community are the 51T
hours a free ice time. 'Ilse Arena
Commission pointsout that figured ,
at the regular renting price of se'Vela
dollars per hour this would &Mount
to $3,619, but that MIS service
was given free for town and rural
children's skating and hockey teanz
practice. The Commission further
points out that, while the net profit
shoivn to date is not large, any sur-
plus shown during the first year,
of operation, aIvyays a ,difficult
period, should be considered an
gratifying. •
Figures for Seven IVIonths
•
LARGE ATTENDANCE, ••
AT "SPRINQ FANTASY"
70n-pri-day, May Ilth,--elese-to
couples attended and thoroughly en-
joyed •the. annual Beta Sigma Phi
"Spring Fantasy" formal .at the
Mayor .and Mrs. John
Huckins, Mr. and Mrs. John- S.
,•Sully, Mr; and Mrs. Frank Curr,
'air. and Mrs. S. C. Anderson and
Mr. and ' Mrs. J-olin Cory were
patrons and patronesseS, and Mrs.
Ddnard Thornton was dance con-
vener. The theme of the•dance was
1111
operational period. was '$23,063-90
aid. • the' expenditures, .$21,167.53
e e 1 1
broken- down.aS follpws: Hockey, ,
$11,063.90;• 'sating, $3,73128; sub-
scribers, $296.00; sIce Follies. and
opening night, $2,224.914 rentals..
and practices, $363.40; -Curling
Club, $565.00; advertising sign
rentals, $525.00; CKNX barn dance,
$120.10; canteen sales, $4,533.62. '
The expenditures during 'the
-seven months .period were: Paidste
hookey teams, $4,941.12; paid to
OJH.A, $324.49; referees and lines-
men, 109_4.85; salary and manager,
$1,080,00; wages, help, engineer,
ticket sellers and ushers, $2,177.48;
'insurance, . $1,115.00-; 11 y dro, -
$1,784.38; heating, $755.09; tele- .
phone, $152.77; repairs and • sup-
plies, $530.17; ice and cost of first
freezing, 4571.74; planing ice vest:- ,
hice, •.$115.00; canteen direet pur- •
to such huge *proportions across , Distinguished guests,piesent, Weie
the border that it new ranks SL and •lars. Themes Lytle, -president of
in the cOnntry, esakseing over the Women's limspital Aids 'Associa-
*ight million drivers. • • , , • tion o ' n -i , 1 M. -., • •
'bOrapiet at clieh • table: ' Johnny
'Since •the 01)01 tot ,W. Rhynas,' it , piist president and
• • Downs and his orchestra provided
.operators of minor', trueks-are.reeog„,eueigetic pies' e or • y .
aized as the safest drivers on file 3.4.131.6 of the tiodericirs Tow
roads. issaip termissioti., Roth the lunch and the
decorations were planned and pre-
• . 11lospital Auxiliary, and- 11-11-8.'V. R.
Imperial Oil Ltd..i well,known for Itedditt, a former taetsurer and
lp.hro'eeed. 1‘.111 .'1).memdonated to• -it'hhe when the 'arena. first- opened , iu
its, progressiveness, Is emploYing the president and the present press
technique. ',eat. year 26. drivers- boderich Ltospital Aux ip3 an
Ontario .(livision of the '.2ompany former 'neither of the - Hospital
qualified for .safe-difivinss, aWards.: llbard- 11 is believed- 31.iss MeLeall
with the -Ontario Safety League. . j is the 'only octosenarian in Ontario
eveissto receive Flie honor. All=four
FAB ACCIDENT TO taking part in the* preaentatiens
— FIVE-YEAR-OLD" GIRL "re eorSages, ', the gifts of the
. .
Five,year-old Jean aleVittie,
daughter of ?Ir. and Mrs:. Mel-
bourne Mevittie, Blyth,- was
breaght •,to Alexandralloepital on
Tuesday, after. an accident on the
farm of her 'parents. Because she
wanted a ride on a,„,horse's. back,
Jean was -placed by her nsether on
the back' of one horse of a , team.
which Was Propeeding from one
field to. anether. The team was
drawing' di,sc., When. the ' team
suddenly becanie 'frightened they
started to run away. Ifle disc bit
a bump and went flying up in the
air. Jean, fell to the ground be-
tween. the tWo horses. Luckily, the
disc was still- in the air when it
passed over the ground on Which
jean' bad fallen, with the result
that she escaped with • only ' body
hrulses.
Blue Water Bandsmen at S.A. Festival
Twelve 'efithilailistic members of
the Goderieh nine Water and -at-
tended the Salvation Army S-pring
FeStival of Musie in Varsity Arena,.
Toronto, last Saturday evening.
This ,was the fifth annual presenta-
tion • of this impressive Musical.
event and the. local .bandsraeo rate
sassaatiencestliesswillsanasess
forget. . • •
Featuring the FeStivai -was' a
massed band of 450 boodsmen, con-
sisting of five crack S.A, bands from
Toronto and Hainittoo assisted by
various Winsieal Organizations
identified with the Salvation •Nriny.
This group -of Proficient ninsitifins
Performed under the direction of
Dr.sEdwin Franki'Goidanan Of New
York Cit, recognized as the most
molerful and accomplished band
performed the variations' in triple=
tongue, liSing this difficult technique
in faultless unison. • • --
-Other impressive items en the
program included Mozart's "Love
Divine" (Ave Verum), "Joyful Wit-
ness," a three -movement autte by
Catelinet, ."Exodua," a descriptive
epic' by • •Wallace .Ball, and, . as a
ler_.--th_e___ronsingtralif's
Itandel's "Hallelujah Chorus" from
"Tile Messiah," presented by the
massed bands and cherns, his
closing reinarks Dr., Geldinan stated
eiliPhatieally • that better Mlle&
never Was heard and his only regret
Was that 'more people were not
present to hear it. The bandkifen
-tending from -Goderich agreed
-With Dr. Goldman's opinion.
On ,Sunday morning the Bine
Wate%r' group. attended Service at
leader in America. His precise and the Afro Church presided over by
complete command of the band; in
ail 'its harmonious, shadings. and
varying tempo, "was a revelation to
the Blue Water boys -and perhaps an
;inspiration in their own endeavqrs.
The • program presented Wil43
inasterfel and distinctly impressive.
The martial -religious theme, em-
blematic of the S.A.; was. predomin-
ant, yet was vilrled and enlivened
by unique treatment Narible Was'
the addition of a vocal. choir con.
sisting of 350 songatersr, •and it
timbrel group from North Torent•iis
The tithisrel -is the well-knoivn Sal-
vation' Army tamboorine as
handled by these thirty-six per-
formers, contributed an outstanding
novelty to the program. 0110 un-
forgettable riuMber was „thehytab
-
"What a Priend WD Have in Jests,"
presented ti.8. tholie tvith vat's
atiota. During this Onerous pre-
sentation of the ;Popular old hymn,
forty young eornetists stood and
A •
Rev. C. A. Stewart, who is known
locally. The Rev. Mr. Stewart is
:sinterely interested in the welfare
of young peoftle and his chureh W-
elt -ides reereation room, slug -song
room and a eraft room, where the
young people are , taught, as.sorted
crafts./ There is/ also "rn "Shovver-
room for the bossa• and a self -con -
Wined• ispattment in the base-
ment, the latter for the use of
any unfortunate family_ needing
shelter for a short time. To' thpee
egoderich who contribute to the
work of this- church the writer
offers his assurance that the Weary
is, usefully. employed.
Included in the Blue Water group
'Wert': Art Ottiny, Ofirl Anderson,
riloYd 'Wadley, Charles Woods,
+Howard rOteler, Jimmie Jackson,
lkflo;Leggett, Prank Sehubert,
Harold Jeffrey, Graham Triglis,
Lorne Young; Lionel . dathbertson
and. Charles Week° '
it net profit Of $1,461.33.
.a.lAtisyseitsstr 1051,
d051ftabcaliipititiesal
ere listed_at 4181,936.66, ak - -
as,sete
Arena building, $97,144.00; architect
-fees, $1100.00; painting' building, -,
$1,888.3.1; artificial ice . piant,
$29,950.091 auditorium floors $1,254.-
46; equipment, $1,989.89.
The liabilities shown atiMay 1st,
1951; reveal that $3,004.09 is stiff
owing on the arena -intilding.
Listed under 'liabilities under' the
Donna Janette, to Gordon Kenneth heading of capital :stirphis ares
Suteliffe; only son of Mrs. Mary .Donations, from individuals. and,
"Sateliffe, of Goderich, and the late firms, $35,820.36; -bond and bank
Mr. E. G. Sutcliffe; the marriage interest, $1,240.40; grant from Pre-
to 'take place In the United Church, vinee of Ontario, $10,000.00; grants
Crediton, on Saturday, Rine Oth, from town of Ooderich, -$84,516.94.
at 2 -o'clock. , Of the $2,105.08 profit shoWn. from
„. October 1, 1950, to April 30, 1951,
SEE PARADE AT CRUMLIN the canteen /1Z...counted 'for $974.44,
Six members of the sponsoring and hockey, skating, etc., for the .
comreittee , of the Maitland Air remaining $1,191.26, .
Cadets attended a parade of the The 1950-51 season showed a total
London, Air Cadet squadron held at, attendance, at hockey games of .
2G6o,(.619eiric1;°fLiotnlisis,Inililtemrinbe%ria9te03g0a/taew-
Crumlin airport on Tuesday eveni• games.
colts, and 3:712 saw Peewee hockey
8,621, saw. games , of the- Clinton!
From October ,10,, 1950, t� -Alai%
14, 1951, -there Avas a total attead-
/ince. at the arena of 05,451
as folloWssHockey, 26,691; -skating,
11,840;. Ice Follies carnivals, etc.,
3,549; •Goderieh public and separate
school free skating, 11,7921 Colborne
toWnsbip rural schools free skating,
2,300; free practice for minor
hockey clubs, '3,090; free Practice
for Intermediate hockey - clubs,
1,240; Goderich townShip free
hockey praetice, 010; Celberne
townshipoxitrfree,,:_,_.iskarrilhoT7.43:m4;ey
Goderich Recreation skating 'doe% •
1,290; Goderieh Curling 010h, .
872; Junidr 'Farmers' hoekey.
;c1n1)8, 300; district hoekey chil4 „
3140; 01d -timers Club, 250. • '
KNOX-CHURCH .M.S.
The -regular monthly meeting'
Knox W.M.S. -was held on ,Thesday
afternoon in airteKay Hall, 'witb a.
good: attendance. The deVsitigartal .
period was taken by 'arias Gordon, • '
Mrs. SfOltes and Mrs, Chambers.
The president, 'Mrs. °Taylor, con.
ducted the business. Mrs. IL Disset
reperted 110 boanital naltde
during the month. • Mrs. Watts ,
favored withi a delightful plank*
solo. The topic WAS glivon by '?.4r.s.
Itobt. Bisset 'who read a letter
from Rev: and. Mrs. P. Andrew„,
1141S6101111riv4 in British
ing the Goderich '1‘fwaslkiP room. ,. :kit's.' Thomas Donnelly, Miss Etta telling of their wort there in SU&
MrS. Redditt, Mrs, Iths-nas 'stressed J. C. Cutt, Mrs. George Stekes„ Prefab' enJoYedd,
wi8)8;111tbY4Itibt°1eT°:81riehlkittitt*' gTkvithl,
. In , making the presentation to ,SallftS, Mrs. N. C. JaeksOn,' 'WS.. an interesting
the qdvisability of having WOmen Mrs. George linel3wani *Airs. W.ImfIting close
membeiS on the nospitoi Board of aineVicar, Mrs. A. r.:Stitrdy, Mrs. i ra,ortrosrapei%rr isnlieunLportyer
Governors. She bad long,licen Fldwar(ls end Mrs. II, Rivers.
torested in the Goderieh hospital, Receiving the gifts Were Mrs. D. • -
and in Memory. of her bIlsband She 14-1:" Call1Pben; 10.- • Cnrrie VIVTOttitA 'STROM! ANSWERS -
is making dopatien to the *Aux- Mrs- 0. Meithughlth Among
illarytg PrOjeet, the purchase the (It 11 donations. totolling .$4221: 'Special service:4,1'd Vietoritt•Strcet
of a stiction pump for the, tverating , wore $74 froth 'Alhlite Lea Chapter, , ratted Charelx on Sunday next *ill
room. She commended Mrs. Red- :LOM.V..; *50 from Abineek, Chapter„ Mark the seventy-third anniverpats
hitt for her perviee.' Ana $2,3 tot the of -the clitireli, Oink • D. OA
Mrs. ttedditt,' ,esProssing her room from tho Ladiete. Auxiliary of Thlertoit will be in the pulp4 ant
thanI*,. spoke, of 'the wiirk done bY Of .the Partioutt Logion. tb6to,'Witi 1)6 MVO -WI ninAlt,
, ,.. .
the ladies who headed the Auxiliary
at its orgaoization; Mrs. M. '0.
Cameron, . as president, Mrs. W, L.
liortotrfls treasurer, and Miss I. E.
Sharnian as "lecretary. It was
exactly thirty years ago on May
12th, she said, that the. Auxiliary,
was :termed after Mrs. Cameron
tributst to the late Mrs 13. J. "Saults, ,Mthif-rst,.lutt(l611-beijerdel:s;;•ared''17gar'Clmthi14s-
. _ ,
11,1\eisits) b•Lohlgligtemaanwi.aitriowsipthherhe,eorf when Board
Pliapose at ii, publie 'meeting Of the
Board of .Governors. • Mrs: H. J. A.
attending the ahnual Assoolation-.11seEwan. and MTS., B. .L• Saults'
Imaeewatiyusgst;iits 3girii•ise.e13;,. IlAn't.i. Ctlotria•ine,otwuheor Made, and hung , till the eurtains
for the windows of the new' hos-
recipient of an henoinry life -mem- pital, and from. 1921 to 1923 the
bership from Goderieb, Mrs. A. D. AuxillarY raised $3,453. . .
McLean. , in, , Mrs. Redditt concluded by paying
•
1.,'.11;t1lres,.whRohi3.11-natalse IlittprrIsteari.etcal tiollIrtso. 1 trihnte to the fine spirit of • co-
ehe members, who
i oNration among
Mhq, MeLean, paying high tribute I have al -wars had the interest of the
to her service io hospital work, .
After expressing her appreeiation,
Miss. McLean entlinsiastically gave
a reaome Of the work done by dthe
metnbers of Goderich Township Aux -
hospital at heart: '" .7
'Mr. Lionel G. Parsons represented
the Board of Governors with Mr.
I). I). Mooney- at the party.
Tea Wf18 served from lace-eovered
ry. Beginning' with gifts of a tables, centred with bowls of floSsers
Coleman lamp and -a "goose-neek" and lighted tapers: Mrs. C. r.
ifinIP, that Asixilistry made the hos- Chapman was conVener of the tea ;
Vtal lly furnishing a solar. and pouring were Mrs. R. C.,Hays
istm and by, furnishing and endow. and airs. A.0D. McLean, aSsisted by