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. REEVE SHADDICK OF tiuNsALL Cub AircraftPlan'
0(in FOX NEW couivi o'svu Council Gets
• ClIOSEN AS 'WARDEN ..,FOR 1#46 for $4.1,Fiarlior E‘Y.us *NPIRmED,' I to 111,01.xli 19i 1946
A enOtio by Iteeve.-E4v r3; eecondeel I ,r,„
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'reeolutiOn-tif flifl045 Coehell for the Mayor Brown Favorfl OenteterY
by R'eeve, eexaroler,;e6iinfietnteg rill
vie tariees Poott • Shape -x.
ereetien „of a new, .eourt /mese *as „ • s aurnThiSsion
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voted up°on by. the 0..0,114.tY COunell this es
ItgilaWToVeFtiAVcOe'Yto1191)31': etreel The Town Co▪ uncir og -194,07."got
County Courtol.I Roicling Its Initial. ,Se$Ala Ws. Week—Lively
,Disoussionon 00,11rt House Proje.otr-Yolige`Mattors Disoussed—
Want_ of $2,000 to Plowman's .4;cioiation for 'Provincial Plowing
*toll
Reeve ,of Baceter 'Reports
'County Council on the
Negp‘tiations
, The dispoeition Of the Huren County
liensalte *ao seleeted as Warden- of crease in the ParliaMantary indemuitY up at the County* Council on Weclnes.anAevr.701:17a"sraiii9''''on the business of tlae ear at
_Richard - lq, Shaddicleejeseeve of reSoiution 'for the request were Visi,e' in. airp6rt (Sky. Herber) , was' brought ,
as folloWs; ' - . - 1.1. - the e inabgural meeting On Monday.
. Huron' for 1946-byeeie-caucue 0 eleven day and Reeve Teickeyeewhe 'wase!en. Yea -Alexanders esgeeer,ofteele 0y,, -The neeetingeoPened at 11 okioekewith
- Conservative 'members at the opening the Warden's committee lest year, /ce- Coueins,,Evans, Parrish, Ginn, Machan, all members preee,nteeeecept Couneilloe
Nicholson, Pepper, Shaddick, Smyth;
session of the .1916 Huron ' County vealed that they had been approached Wilde!Woods-1613rereton with is at Westininster Mill -
Tuckey,. 'Wheeteet , . — se. -
Colmell. The ' forteetive-yeer-old by the Cob AircraftCopanY a Ham e Nay-.Aany, Armsteong, Bainfon, Dor-
_ s er
- !serving histent
°, h, tus etary Hospital, Loudon, for a few weeks
Warden is ,
litelaeseVeral times lea falleand con- eanee, , etaugh, , Johnston, 'AlacEWan,1 The -Swearing in, a the Council' wee
'reeve ,Of. Heneall. Reeveellugh11,erry siderable 'iltiecuseion had taken place. Nott, -Rau, Tuerier, Watson - 11. i conducted. by J. Norman Xernighan:
_Ree,yee_galy. of Seefoeth was absent., Jae, and the oatheof calico was."_taken
of lisborne also stood for election to The Huron Cotinty ,plying -Club wished
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the -Office: , , es_ • - to retain the airootte but it would be iby Mayor D. 1.}."-Alooney, Reeve Robert
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The new Warden, WaS born In Hul- Today's 'Police. Court '
,_. neceSsary forethe club to meet the cost E. Turner, Deputy Reeve Geo. G. Mac-
of-emaintenteace, which in insurance , Ewan and Councillors.deo. Mathiegone
lett tow/sahib, one mile north of Ma.
alone would exceed $1000. At -one time ' " —. ' . • le :IR. G. Sanderson, A. T. Iiaittleg, Thos.
• eke, the spn of the late Mr. and Mrs. A, resolution by the County 'of _Wel- it had been ,hoped that the ReCA.F. At Pence couet this ,afterhoon, seeeltaylor and Joseph Moody.
Thomas Shaddick. Ile hes been a, land requesting • a • revision .of the„ 014-
'1 would train its reserve pilests.there,•but youths, remanded froni last week ean s
I Mr. Kernighan _congratulated the
- ref3Ident --ofe-Hensall fore thirty,i.eig Age -Pension- Act, -w-hereby._epenelons-_members. on theireelection ,altel, though -the -Government -had given -no -indica-
Mrs:- Iles is a veteran of the Pirst would be granted at the rate of $1: the,-Cliati67 'of ' -dainaging 'Prt:',Pert.--y-of
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-tion of doing this. The CuV-Aircraft the eleetion of mine ' new men -along
- Great- War, having served for two per diem at age of sixty-five, was re -
Co. wished to buy the lanU and estale-• _Norman MacLeod On the lake shore,. with some Old, -onies was probably a
es - years with the . Huron Battalion.. He ferred to the „legisliative committeelish a manufacturingplan there. ' 'were given suspended sentence en. good indication. The powers of muni
u, a ineMber of the Church of England A resolution s'irock the County of • . After - coesiderable eliscussdon: the bonds of s$100 to keep the peace and • cipai councils were beingconstantlyand also of the Oddfellowst the LionS Laxabton respecting the Children's Aid -Warden's eonmaittee felt it advisable to pay damages and eosts amminting curtailed:, and he thought the Council
„CIO -and the Canadian Legion. Ile ,113 SOeie1Y asked that the Department' of to sell the laed. to Cub Aircraft, .Which to $18.80 each._ They were also bound should take action to cheek . this en-
-Married, -withe t,wo erhildren,' Judith, Health aid ' Welfare be erequested -tb would make use of the buildings for its over to keep off the in -edifies uf lete ' croachment on .the part a the '''higher
. -'8, and William, 2, ' e , • • permit the familrellowances for ehild- ma.nufactering pnePoseet. erelthore time eetcLeod, . -est, es - • - • ". -ewers." He urged encousagemetit of
Tile new 'Wardeh has on 'previoue
- drete In ,cere of the Children's Aid 4.tve .them. tem -dbwn. -At tite same To be a sportsman srets-ba•Vel-fie the young -people and assistance e to
----- Councils served on ethe- County Honig, Society .to bepaidto general funds time Cub Aircraft would. allow the respect' other ' people's property," Lreturned servicemen in fitting them
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committee for two 'years, .ontheegoOd pf the Society and used for keneral Huron county Flytiev'TClub to use the Magistrate A. F. Qpok tole 'them, ',awl t selves-slifttiefiiiilan . life. ...
retie cemmittee for three years, the purposes of the. Society. 1Vefeered to airfield and Whatever. hulldings -were - if at anytime you are -in trouble int. After the Mayor's address (pub-
---- deuce eeffneefteefor one, year, and the legislative committee, - .lish.ed' on another page) Reeve Turner
°necessary, g a $:elk,r1Y , raltal of $15 the future you an be brought back -
....jeep, • Werden's committee three yeats, have A 'resolution 'from the Cathay of a plann. - • ,. ..
ing • Wee .etairi,i_ltof 'each, comixditee to court and • sentenee imposed for congratulated His Worshifies"uPon it
. - 1 and -Moved- thei it be laid on the table
Brant requesting the use .of mobile , _The 'offer for sale Made to the this offence." , . -
at one Ntime. . ------: '7 .-- - ' .
• dental tinits by .county health units eniaxiiitecturing. ceimpstnye. was --$5000. DOntild Jones, remanded from last ' for .future reference and, action by the
At .:the opening, Of the session on Council, - ' '... • -
was referred to the health-, and hospital Ville 260 ,3aces leought by the County week on teifIcharges,or vagrancy • is to......'
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Tueridar afternoon, County Clerk committee. . • ' for -Sky Harborwould also be . soldbe placed with a Colborne township I 'The Mayor, the Reeve, the Deputy
Normau.Miller swore in the new.Cohn- t Reeve and Councilloee Matlaieson and
Applications.for the position- of cern- The .outlying . strips belong to the farmer, .whO wishes to give the -youth
cil and .weleonied both the .old.eiem-s
bat -ere -inspector were-- receiVed frorei; Federal .Geteertiment. -- -•-• e -another chanee. He is on one year Sanderson were appointed as the cam-
tbete back to the Council Ind -the. new . -: smittee to ,strike the standing cone
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members to their'first s.ession. - . George Ashton, Gtenn Eckmier and Cub -Aircraft, Reeve- Tuckey stated, suspended,sentence. ' -
the year, and after an-
JOhn Bennett. Referred to agriculture' ist-eonsidering. the offer and 'has repret . Williara ' Ross 'Cribs and. Jogeph 'tattoos for '
--:- Retiring WarcleneAlexandereescerted e adjitarnment of about hall-anehour the
copiatittee. . ' . ; . ' • , • , - .... eentatives at Ottawa to determine the Prokopsky, charged with entering with
Warden Shaddicii s to the Chair. Ile committee ° presented the follovving
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t con tulated the* netv Warden. on his e In a eomentulication from • j. P. the
of the buildings. end to teembiate intent the 'creamery at Brussels owned
slate which was accepted - • •
. he, lease whichesthe' Government-7.AM by Reeve R. B. 'Cousins, were . re- .. ,
election to the office'aed aresured him Coombs, SUpervisor of the Provincial has on the field from the County: •N • emptied to jail unttl next 4ThStanding Coniinitteos
,ursday.
-there Weule be plenty of - wer*,,eohe Department ''..of Municipal Affairs, the reply to the offer is eXpected for sevt „ i Finance .. Cpromittee-R. G. Sender-
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.- . nected with the position --r-".1- 01117 hope Writer stated that in- his opinion fox eral weeke. .
GAVIN GIMEN'S ARTICLE son; Ce G. Meclilifitn, Geo. Methieson,
. the Council gives you as _ niuch. help' bounties Were handled only by local , e ....e..• R. E. Turner, A. le Brereton.
.as they gave 'me while' in office." . munleiPallties, • Referred to legislative WIENTRY • m • AT INSTITUTE MEETING,- ' Public Works Committee - R. E.
CHARGED TH
After swearing the new Warden committee. • . •, • -
.• , Turner,- R. G. Sanderson, J. Moody,
Into office, Judge .Te -M. CoStello, con- A letter from Rev . -C. 0,. ;Anderson, - AT Int1/15841-43 CREAMERY BLUEVALEt---Mes. Edward John- G. Mathiesone Thos. Taylor:
,gratulated him On his appointment to CLietton, chaplain of the County Heiner < . .....____
'fiatry early wednesiuly maning of ston as hostess to the Women's Special COmmittee-A. T. Keating,
the wardenship of; "the finest county •requesting an increttie in his present Institute. The President, Mrs. Joseph It. E. Turner, R. G. Sanderson, A.'L.
in tb,e Province." The County, • he salaray of ;250; was referred -e-to the the creamery at Brussels, owned by H. Smith, praided, and gave the re-- Brereton, G. Mathieson.
said,. was° fortunate 'in the calibee of executive committee -es ' - ' • Reeve- R. B. Cousinseevvas, thwarted port of - the puvehaeing committee, Cemetery and Parks Committee -G.
--: .the men who are in ite 'Council, and A resolution ., from Tuckersmith when the wife of ethe owner, liVing .a whose purchases included a stove for -G. MalcEwart, G. Mathiesone R. e_E.
he suggested that some of, the larger. Township "Council requesting consider - shert distance away, became disturbed the kitchen 02 the ,community hall. . Turner, Thos. Taylor, R. Q. Sanderson
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centres should take a leaf - out of atien of the possibilities, and advis- by the sound of a aviator car in the It was historical eresearch day and Water, Light and Harbor Committee.
, Huron :.§3oupty's book -lir -the manner of ability. Of taking over the hospital at vicinity . and turned ' in an 'alarm to roLl call was answered by accounts of -0.- Mathieson, A. T. Keating, A. L.
selectingethe men. who hitee the eunntng the ()Linton R.C.A.P. SchOollor County the...police. 'County Constable Gordon •the first wedding each member -could Breretone-G. G. Mac -Ewan, .34 Moody.
of • netuelcipaleaffitirs - . ' • . _. -Home- oontralestents, -yeas- referred • to Deyell of. Witighem- drove over fourteen rememb-er. Miss Olive Scott read ex- Fire. Coraniittee-.-Thos. Taylor, A.
Rev. H. T. Patron of St. Peter's the health and hospital committeemiles of 'snow-covered roads to answer tracts from Nellie •McClung's -auto- L.' Brereton, A. T. Kaitting,,J. Moody;
church added bis words of congratula- : the calts-and a short time after.arriv- .
Reeve ' Gripse--(Cioderich. township) biligraphy. - R. E. ••Turner, •
tren to tho,:.9outety Couneil. telEfeveal. eitig_tinselernssels he lied _arrested two e mese „mary--Duetes-- . er• . 0 , t. , Ind I .: - 0:. ,t`' ee- .-- 0 -o4 I y, .
that the--v&ys fact -the ;cattricilture •were w ateeOloted -to the-goefferoada- &tin- ni-eil, He accosted Ahem, on the street Gavin ,Green's Christina .1
elittee--feeeve Berry El -Atter in The Taylor, G. G. MacEvvan, It -G. Sander,
_elected to office prayed the had the iti, short distance,from 'the creamery
•(Usborne) was epp.ointed a merabere Goderich Signal Star -aboutehls life at son A. T. Keating,' _''' • •
onfidence. of theirsfellownien. .. -eutl.,afterIerief questioning took. them - Coprteof Ilevieion-A. L. Brereton,
of the Criminal. Amdit noard for 1946: Sheppardston seventy years ago.
,- ,Ward -en Shaddick took __ into eustodY. Footprintsein the snow_ ' , - , ........1.0•••••• ..1-
. Moody,-Thos.Taylor, A. Ir. -Kaitting,
thanked 'the, Council for his appOint-- On Wednesday morning Mr. Alfred led back fro xn the men tollre creamery-• ' CHURCH.• wa
G. 0: MacEn.
KNOX W.M.S.
• meet. The hist time a Warden from. Sparks, represeeting the C,anadian told a Set of burglar's tools was found It was decided to hold the regular
Heneall had -served was in 1921, he re- lnetitute for the Blind, delivered . an in the vicinity. The .men gave' their - 'The -first meeting • of the year- wa meetings, asetn previous, years,. on the
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called:- The Warden introdueed each interesting and s informative , talk ' on names as William Rpss 'cribs and held by the W.M.Seeof iCnox church first and third Friday's -of -each -month,
ot the neWetetettalieree'ortliCOOilikil-fa theevvorleaWleith the Institute is 'carry- JOsePh Prokopsley, bothofToronto. on Tuesday afternoon, with a good
the old members and expressed • his Mg -911 in s Canada - •and particularly It appeared that after making entry
pleasure at 'seeing:such a -good mixture ,in. Huron county. Mr. Sparks, himself to th,e creamery the men- became
of • old. einC'ne,weeonneilioes,, He -cora. -blind 101' ,okrel4y-eight years, extended Alarmed nutitlied witheut touching any
. mendedellieT health nursing scheme the- thanks eft the Institute efor the of 'the 'contents. • -- •••t. ---,-
which is hi operation in the -county grants , received in past years fronee- They were held on .charges of enter.-
- and spoke well of the organliatiotial Huron. He stated •there were 13,800 eng with:entent and after appearing
, meeting for the Provincial plowing eightlese. 'persons in ,Cauada, - thirty before W:A.:*:Ortlbraith, J.P.elit Wing-
metchs held ilrinton.recently. • of them .,tn Huron county. : The Can- ham on Wednesday, wern brought to
Correspondence udittn Government has asked the ,Insti- the County jail in Goderich. They
. •County Clerk Miller- read the cor- tute to take care of all men Who lost appegred here before Magistrate Cook
° respondence and it was, disposed of as their sight in *tie -service. 'There were this (Thursday) afternoonand were
follows: •' - 191rof these in the first ware' but im- remanded • until text Thursday.
esolutioe Ifrpm--•thee °minty o -eyed-exiled-lea-1aid redueed--thetenu.nie . Reeve- Cousins --as a -residents of
- Lanark, requesting the Department a ber to 90 in the second tear. One Witt. Gotlerichfor some tire several, years
and tile lucrease in the cost° of livings
Resolution from ` the Comity of
Waterloo, requesting a license fee for
persons transporting fowl, was read.
Tile resolution asked; first, to provide
for licenses being granted by each
county in which a person transacts
business, rather than only in the
county In. which,he resides; secondly,
that the couoties charge a license fee
not exceeding $2$ per annum, in place
of one dollar yearly as at present.
Edecatiorr-to amend the Act regarding from thts county is -neve -eat Beigeave ago, being a partner of J. A. Snider
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teachers', salaries. The County is, ef being trained and shortly will set up in the deity business.
the opipion that when the Department a poultry fArm. Another veteran,
• Is' intending- toeinerease teachers" sal- from God,erich, wilt begin a course' • ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
aries it should' notify the differeht there next spring. ° • • - e. Mr. and Mks. F. Ta Dyck, Bladworth,
school boards, .as. the rate IS' struck in.
• August and the County has not suf-
ficient funds to meet the extra ,outiay
and has" to' borrow,. • Filed:
- -. A eregolution-from- the -County - of
, Elgin reeuesting the ceeeellationiof the
•franchise • of all American truckg
travelling through. Ontario.- Legisla-
-t-ive -committee
e From the Department of Munitions
and Supply't "To the best of our know-
ledge, there will be no directive issued.
,
by Washington for4,brooder coal in
•••st,..4,p,Auture. Poultry associations. have
• _heenerenetinually .urged -to- get brooders
coal induring siunnier mcdths."
A copy of a resolution from Went-
worth County'for an amendment to -Abe
Municipal Act to provide that fax
bounties be paid by_theecountiee. Agri-
culture committee.
• TheeDeparttitent• Agrichlture aelt-
novvIedged -receipt of a resolution con-
ednieg the initial T.B. test under, tbe
restricted area plan for eattle in Huron.
t While no assurance could be given
that a' general test will be commenced
in fiscal year 1940-7,- assurance was
• given the Council that work would
be undertaken when possible., Filed.
- Resolution froth the Courtly:Of Peel
• regarding the liasintenAnee of, children
while wards -of The Children's
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Fired. sett.
Letter from the County of Sleacoe
• requesting that ihelWar Assets Cor-
poration turn over to schools staples
equipment. Legislative "comesittee.
•A resOlutioa from the Couoty of
Th Act was r3ubmitted to the legis -
e committee. The feeling in sthat
y Is ; that the Province ,should
• ", part -of the tfinan'cial and. fnaral
responalbility of illegitimate children.
The Lucknow toard of Edueation
requested the appointment- of a cobs.
efittee to Cofisider. high i3ehool distriete.
Lucknowewishes to be the Centre of a
high school diatrIetsand plans ate. ad-
dition to, thejeresent school for ac-
• commodatifig home economics, and
• shop work. • Referred to legislative
committee. see-teetes •
resolittioo from the County Of
• Wentworth regarding the °"Cliildren'a
• Protection Act Wife- referred to. the
legislatige eetinunittee; and tinOther
fora the tiarae.,e6unty to ° the P4deral
Governnient Seking exereption frOieein-
come WV on remuneration of t)sami.
•tipal 'conneillors' and eonunittee feee
was, reed, The ,reasonaegiven hi the
• Mr. Sparks. answered numerous
questions concerning the blind and
matters relating to the Institute's work
which were put VI him by the-Coen-
cillors.
A grant of 4500 for the Institute was
proposed and passed by_ the Council.
Standing Committees tor 1946 .
The following -standing committees
were appointed -on Wedeesday morn
ing, the first named in each coMmittee
being chairman':
Executive -J.. J. Evans, '0. 0, Mac-
Ewhn, C.' Wheeler, W. II. Woods, R.
_Bate. ---e
. 'Legislative -B. 'Smythe G. -W. Nott,
R. E. Turner, Winter. A. J. Amy,
Pinancee-IVE.:•Turner, E. J. Parrish,
G. -W. Notte F. Bainton. C. Johnston.
• Education-JeD. Beecroft, Bt Smyth,
JL J. Parrish, S. Maehens
Cousins. . . ••
• Itroperty-A, Watson, J. Pepper, J.
Daly, G. G. MacEvvan, S. Meehan.
- County Hdine-B. Sm,yth, A. Nichol -
eon, J. P. JeJ...EVans, §.-Machan.
Agriculture -A. Alexander, A. Wat-
son, J. D. Beeeroft, J. Winter, p.
Johnston. •
• Children's- Aid -R. Rate, • W. 11.
Woods, IL E. Shaddick. - ,
Winter, B.. TuckeY. 0.
Wheeler. et
Warden's ---B. Tuckey, Alexandert
It. E. Turnete J. J. Evans-, S. Mullane
Equalization -W. littughj. Pepper,
R. Smyth, J. 'Winter, J. J. Wang.
Library ---.1. Beeceeft, c:•Wiseelers
P. •Itainton. '
,eton tegrieditig the-Claildrenire-Prot• Health and lIdispital-A. Nicholson
We• Haugh, 0. W. Nott, A. Amy, R.
11. Cousins.
. Criminal Audit Judge T. M.
Costello, IL Berry, N.„,W.
Good Roads -N. 4. Dorrance, G.
Ginn, 3.- Armstrong.
IteforestittiOn-P. Witte= G. Aim -
(Along, It. Grain, 12 Sturtle; .A.:°Alex-
ander, P. X. 13. SWvtart. .
Gaoler's..RepOrt
Th'e report on the County jell, sub=
mitteil .by Gabler B.. Acynoldci,
showed . 80, prisoners baiting been
lodged' iri the jail during 1945. Sii
SN'Sefe.therki-at'the date of report. the
average daily coat of meals per prisoner
weo 19%c.
,COMity, Library AssoCiatiOU
The linaircial statement nubmittka
by the, Huron County Library 'de-
sociatioii showed rec€1k)ts of,,V,782.78.
and 'disburnemehts $2,00QA: bal.
(Conilnued on page 5)
Sask., announce the engagexiient of
their daughter Helen to LAC. John
Baxter, eldest sou of Mr. and Mrs.
George Baxter, Goderich; the marriage
to take -place-the-latter paTt of
January.
attendance. • The president, Mrs.
Gordon, Bisset, conducted the devotion-
al -Part -of the ,meetinge Reports_ from
• the- various secretaries were given,
sand the program for the year, with F. Te Armstrong, with- the Mayor and
the. leaders for each month; was - read Lite. W. F. Gallow, M.0.11e,- were again
by the seeretary, Mrg. Albert Tayfor.! appointed to consti•tute the Board'• of
Several of the melnbers who attended Health for 1946. •
H. M. Ford was re-appointed.to the
Collegiate lnetitute Board for the years
1946-7-8, end D. M. Johnston' to the
Public Library Board for the three-
, Mayoe.Mooney -Wee again appointed
the • Council's representative on the
board of Alexandra -Hospital for the
year 1946.
Miss • Phyllis MacDonald,- Bruce Financial arrangements were re-
ferred to , the 'finance- committee. -
The Treasurer's statement for De-
cember showed that the Town closed
•with the exception of July and August,
when one rueeting will be held pie, the
first Friday.
- Appointments
Geo. WeSchaefer, O. Emerson and
the Huron Presbyterial meeting. held
recently in Clinton gave their „hue
pressions of reports and papers given
at that meeting and 'a general discus-
sion &Bowed. The- pextineeting Nom -
be on February 19th, with' Mrs. Gordon
Bisset as leader: see
PASSES &N. EXAMINATION
a year of varied programs -and, the
spiritual enrichment of its young folk.
.Mr. Charles treckow.-suiserintes
of the .Sunday school, -gave a pletare
of the Wolk- of the pat. year. -An
interesting feature of Mr. Breck-ow's
presentation was the phetographing
of classes _with thetretea.chers and the
peojeeting 6f them,upoe tbe screen,
-• New OrganiSt Appointed
-Mrs. William sWestlake repterted
the interests of the".chotiee Mention
Was made, of the loss it sustained •
the recent -departure _of its leader and:
organist, salre. Leslie Hanna, and the
hope) was eerffiressed 'that the affeetions
and -encouragement of the congregation
would continue to be accorded the
songsters.. A -letter ,of appreciation to
he gent to Mrs was authorieed:'
sMrs. Reg. Arceee....-1,euprted'- for the
C Mitait,tee, revealing that Miss '
Bdrbara (hitt had', been • engaged and
wishing -for this -youtig and talented-
misician happiness and siteeess in her
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street, has received word' that she has
been successful in passmg her -examin-
ations' as a registered nurse. She is
a graduate of Victoria -Hospital, Lon- the year with a bank balance of
don, and was chosen with :one other $2,53090 and $13,QQOEIn Douilnion of
tri fromehereelasse to -try -her -e lliln;tJjjijadjt bonds -a total- of.$15,530.90.
ations with -the class previous to hers. The Treasurer stated that a .$1500
. • debenture dile In- December and not
Servicemen in •the N0WS
Capt.- A. 'B.- Sturdy, Of• Godeeich, has
beet' requested to • contact ail former
members of thee25th Canadian' Armored
Regiment eEigins) in the Goderich
area, and to marshal them -for a sp.ecial
reception parade -to -be eheldee'
Thomas •when the regiment - xeturns
front overseas at the end of January,
according to -an annelincement Made
today.
•
While no definite date is available
at present -as to the arrival. -of the unit.
in St. Thomas, a Department of Na-
tional Defence announcement this week
stated that the Elgin Regiment would
arrive In ,Jeleilfax ebOard the liner Ile
de France approxithately jettotery 25,"
Capt. 'Sturdy, wild- served overseas
with the reglineiat, Is 'earl* at the
request - of 'Lt. -Col. Iatt ,D. Cameron,
officer commanding the 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion Highs Regiment.
"A great maneememhere of the Elgin
Regiment Came from the ,Goderich area
and we o:re 'anxious that they should
have a prominent part in the reception
• ceremonies, thrat they march in the
Oracle and attendethe'reunion to be
• held in the St. Thbmnatitmorieajn
the eygning of the day theeregi
returns," Col. Cameron said:
"We are especially anxiotid to con -
relatives of the men, returning
with the unit, ainoe we plan on having
a, dinner for the Mee aid tlieieneXte
of -kin Immediately after the redeption
ceeemotriee."' '
Vise tentative plena for the reeep,
tion in St. Thoitnas will loplude° a re-
sinion" of the eetvieenien with their
,niket-o2-itin at the 'Michigan 'Central
Ra1Ir�ddotation, a parade along Talbot'
Street by inendiera of the 'returning
unit and air forntee membera 02- 'the
regiment alkcadY reliatriatod. a March
Peet! with' the salute, being taken by
the ilietriet officer edminandiess minters
didteict , No. 1, e .eivie reception at .tlie
presented before -the end of the month
Iwould reduce- the -surplus by :that
amount. - .
The Tlx Collector reported collec-
tions'. for "December were $6,261.93.
• For the twelve months ended December
31st total • collections were $95,944,21, -
City Hall, a. dinner for the men' and an- increeee of .$3,799.61 over 1944
•
,
thet next:of-kin,'and a reunion of all collections. '
seftihmen 111 the armories in •the Chief - 0f Polfee---Ross rep6rted. on
eveoing.
• weights ok loads of coal checked in
.'
The Proposed program, with H -Hour December:
representing 'the 'actual time of arrival' Town Company.
-the -train at the -station, --4s asefol
__Scale. .1 -Weight
C. CteL- ee Estate 1970 lb. 1980117;
H to Plus 10,---aTroops detraining. Sault; Coal Co-4050 lb. 40901b.
II plug 10 to II plus 30 -Reunion of
men with their next-of-kin. • _
II plus 30---Fa11-in of regiment.
Et' plus 40 -Move off from etation.
11 plus -45 ---March past saltithig
• plea .50 ---Arrival at City Hall for
civic reception, e.
° 11 plus 65 -Address by 'Lieut. -Col."
C. Stewart, • O.B.E., e.Eae, officer
cOmmanding.
II plus 80 minuteee-Drettnieeal, and
gathering of men...witb their neiteof-
kin for dinnet,,..-'
lows: . 1 —
• 4,
A pleasent eVening was spent at the
Orange Hall, Goderich township; on Accidents, 7; persons drovvriette 3; doors
Thursday evening last, when the eora- found not locked, 6;"' pergolas given
triunity welcomed and honored one shelter, COI bast children feinnd, -7;
of its boys home fetoil service over- Complaints invstigated. ' 311; total
Sea's. lip was Robert Oke, Son Of Mramount of fines,.$266, • •
i
and Mes. Richard Oke,Baylield!road. , Building Permits - s,
After -an hour or so of card playing, Applications for building permit
with Arra. Harvey Puller and Mrs. *ere from 'Otaham Inglis, for a cement
Robert McAllioter, Robert SoweibY anal block garage and t el:vice station on
BIR Tichhoroe as winners, RObert was,' West etreet, 05 x po rt., estimated cost
called to the febnt and presented wfth145,000; t. L Walt6r, for a small barn
an' Oceasional ehair on behalf of the d On .Ioneo street; and II, Bosnell, fora
community and d elub bag on behalf 1.0116:etore frame theelling on ,Napier
of ,the Township. Reeve Geo. Ginli ',streets estimated cost $1,800.
gavesa short address of welcome and1A letter feom. the C.N.R. .divinion
the gathering sang "role /le'a a jolly i engineet et •Strafford eeplaibeit, With
Good- Pellow." "Bob" thanked the reference to 3. E. Disechler'e ,appliea.
eastliering for the gifts and for their tion for the eloeing of a Part of Albert
kinduesa too while lie tV113 awaY from I street, that this Would not be nem;
Iiia/laOme. •luein for a dance Whieh eery if the Council ivonid grant per=
lege enjoyed after 11111011 WAS provided 1 MI591011 10 trOM • Albeet etreat . with
by MecorBe
Bell';aa' vielifilotor and "Caste's MaCipublie works co suitteee'
a. flet McDonald and Freda sidingThis 1Tas refered to
! . rhe
'guitar. , -
MeDanald, .-and Chester ateMill on thei,rhe.14.110Wi4 C.si°,311,10goloee4iilivir'olitiektc;:ttigolusieiniT of
• ,
Edward Coal Co. 4.840 lb. .47,0,1b.
Dean Coal Co ° 3520 lb. • 35001b.
Seabrook Coal Co. _2060 lb. 2000 lb.
The Chief of Police also reported as
follows for the year ended DeceMber
31st: Number offences reportede-or
-known', to police, 142; No of arrests,'17;
• Nb. of Suratfitinses, 88; No. of prosecu-
itiotis before magistrate, 68; No. of con-
victions, 58; eases before, Itivenile
Judge, 24: parer_ r?ported -stolen, 3;
cars tetoyereds ; bicycles stolen, 9;
bicycles recovered, 9; caresaccidents,
39; persone 'refuted in automobile ae-
cidents, 2; persons inbred in other
•
RVIrolt. $TMITART, spriAxsvo
WIRISIANOgRif*ON .641,0UP
Tuet43(diacy evening in, Vietvrie
Street' thaPted eleareh the Melee Obelet-
SeetneeGreup eonveesed Under the
PVC•ieitleacy of 'Mr. George Curt -ell, With
Mr. Percy Barkee seeretaekreate
,
urer. Thie eettng a the year
was•.largely atteeaded Lead etVere
fneulittedetti "Veld& the "group a neepe
Of AsefedneeS. • .
Tie.giSeset epeaker vide Rev.eitlebard
Stewart of sges4 Presbyterian Church,
who brought a meesage eineere ite
,preeentation and, inetsive in, Its chg..
lenge. "Tkne ' service," -Said Att:
Stewart, 'le net Alpe lelemanittulan,
_but something deeper, wider, more
searching. It le the service a ?esUfil.
whose final'priee for it'retention and
-Proltagation was the Cromi." The
speaker said that in some resPeets the
winning 4:if the peace of. the world
seemed to be farther away than during
the waging of the War Itself. Think-
ing was prejudiced by the streria Wort
-tilUa4tationatiSM, osineteleber.relation-
shipe were -More than tense,. and the
sacred tenets of home lifet many
instimees had been swept away by the
ieoding and. disintegrating influences
of secular life. Onty ,liv,es guided by
the spirit of -Jesus Christ could redeem
the world:- "Yen xiaust not be merely
known by Your name -be what your
name erepresente," the speaker 'urged.
'1%ft appreciation of the Group was
eXpressed by the president, Mr. Cubelt
HURON CHA.PTER —
.: OFFICERS INSTALLED
• At the regular couvocation of Huron
Chapter, No. 30, Royal Arch Masons
on Tnesday,...lanuary, 1.5tee the follow-
ing officers were installed for 1946
by Ex. Comp. Robert Bisset,- acting
as the installieg_ offigeree,First
Fbc., camp. Ja. M. Ford ; teensedi-
ate past first principalt-Ex. Comp.
,James -Bisset; second principal, Ex.,
.Cotop. John_ W. Watetin; - third' prin.-
cipaletrEx: Comp. Thomas. Taylor;
treasurer, Ex. • comp.. J. H. Vrooman;
scribe E., Ex. Comp. F. It. Darrow
scribe N., Ex. Comp. Robert Bisset;
P.'S., Comp. Edward Wells; S.S.,.Comle
Frank Clark; jai,' Comp'. James H.
Johnston; 0.0., Comp. Arthur T.
Keating; M. of -4th V., Comp: Howard
Battersby; M. of 3rd V., Comp. Walter
Newcorabe; M. of 2nd V., Comp. Elmer
N. Graham; M: of 1st V., Comp.
William Ross; trustees, Ex. Comps.
Dr. W. F. Gallow, R. G. Sanderson and
F: R. Darrow; auditors, V. Ex. Comp.
G. L. .Parsons _and- Est. Comp. Al -ex.
Smith. •
• oi•
S. TtlitNEA HEADS
PUBLIC SC -1100L BOARD
Trustee Harold S. Telmer is chair-
maxr--for--1946 Of the PublicesSch66I-
Boarde- whose inaugural 'nee wale
held last evening. J: A. -Snider was
-
'appointed to the Collegiate InstiGte
Board -and Rev. B. 'H. Farr -to the
Public Ltlerary Board. '
Standing committees for the year
were • struck As follOws:
• -Supply and Contingent -J. B. Mihee,
A. S. McLean, F. 0. Kershaw.. -
Finance -F. G. Kershaw, M ,J.
Ainslie, Mrs. Fe-Curry.--
Sehool Management -Mrs. F. Curry,
M. J,e,Ainslie, -• J-Pridham.
Property -A. S. McLean, T. • Roy
atterson, E. J. Pridhana.
NORTH STREET' Y.P.U.
•There-was-a-.-iarge attendance of
young people at the regular meeting of
the Y.P.U. of North street United
church -on Monday evening. The, mis-
• sions convener, Barbara, Henry, was in
eharge of the meeting. Miss Ida
White, R.N.,. who has recently returned
from Aerviee In Africa, was the guest
epeaker. A, negro spirituelle was sung
_
by Messrs. Worsell, Scott 'Finlay, and
Jackson. An African puzzle and huich
were enjoyed at thelose of the meet-
ing. The next meeting will be on
January 28, when ea camera contest
will be- introduced.
uctessful Yea's:
Work Repori
Victoria •Street Ilnite4 rtfiluresti
olds Annual, Business
The annual conteregational meetin
Vig
. • . •
of cteret street United eburch.evas
held in. the Outaley eeboOl parlorV
-on -Wednesday evening, with the Mire°
ister of the church, .xerev: Lawrence
Tamer, presiding. Preeeding the
busissess ot the evening ,the Woman'e
Associatient under their ea.pable lava,
dent, Mro, Harvey Webeter, eponsored.„
a church fimaily,euliper to ,whieh'about
./00 ineratiere _responded. 'no ladiee-.
were accorded the appreedation of the,
congregation tor the excellenee ot the
supperi•and4he efficient Way in whia
it was served.
After: a devotional period condieetel
'by 'the minister, Mr Geoege Viretell
was chosen aS secretary Of the meeting;
The treasurer, Ur. ReOnald Jewell,
gave ethesfinancial report, -Showing all'
obligations discharged with a suitable
balauce to begin the year'. • -
Mrs. L. IL Turner in the stead 0
Mrs. Thomas Gray gave the report -0
the mortgage and renovation 'ttuffd,
evhiseh revealed that in addition
the normal financial requirements of
the 0:stitch having been met Ian ed-
ditional FrOo had been raised, thus
increasing the total revemie of' the
church approximately $1000 over that
of the preceding year. -The eltUrch
now entire,,lv free of- debt and the
'minister and members look foteverds
to -the sunimer when a •ranch -needed
renevation project will be carried eut,
- The reports of thetorgentized'claesee; -
Eureka, Victoria Helpers an1Wifling
Workers, revealed a very-;-suceessful'
year and atesuf3talied interest • in- all
phases of tlieffelatirclatallf• eTeet, _
Mr. WilliaM-Westlake gave the re-: -
port of the -missionary and raaintenartie
fund, which revealed -a slight dedrease
from the preceding Year Which sit ki "
hoped. will be more than met- -by a
special' offering next Lord's- Day.
The Woman's Missionary Societ,y "
reported a secceSsful year, .topping
their allocation.' . • ' •
Mrs. Percy • Barker presented the -.
financial report of the Woman's • As- ,
sociation, revealing one of the -hist
'years in its long and succeseful istory. •
•its -contribution to ,the thmtneiat, as -
well as-to.2...the....,..religious life'of the
.church received the commendation and
thanks -of theeongregatione •
The •report of the Yoting People's
Union was presented ,by theevicespresi-
eient,-Itese-liasiy-rliVeStiake-,-•revetabg--
THE JACKRABBIT HUNT IS• ON
Yesterday afternoon a party, of from
'thirty to forty huntsmen- travelled
north from Goderich to the Amberley
area in • search of jackrabbits.. .They
returned with about Any jacks. A
goad --afterididin.e §-part was reported,
although there WitS some complaint
that a few of the 'group Were a bit
too aggressive,invading the eentee of
the "block" in orderto get better shoot -
leg than those who etayed withe'ebe,
otganized _ •
BE
game. all the fans will want to nee
Is the Junior "C" 0.II.A4 fixture for
next Monday night at the.West street
rink. The Wingham boys will be here
to meet leenzon'e Pliers and a lively
game is -expected. •
THE WEATHER .
'Temperaturesof .the.eeiast week hi
Goderieh, with thOse Or the correaliond-
lug, week a year . ago, at officially
recorded, were as follows;
,1510 1945
Max. Min. Max. Min.
Thurs.. jan;10 ....35 31 1 17 6
Fri., ;fan. 11 28 --21 Id
Sat., Jan. 12-....84 ho 3.5 10
Sun., Jan. 13 -.32 15 * 30 5
Mon., Jan. 14 ....31 13 20 ata
Tues., lam 15 ....32 14 21 11
10.-.23 11 21- 14
•
the Town's insurance' on the „Park
House. It was deefiled to reinsure at
once fot"the Same amount.
The. secretary of the -Central 12od4,
and '''`Si!hiieleseleittelardter With :regard
to. three.- matters: Voting boy s And
girls 'frequenting poolroonio: enforce -
meet of the curfew; atiti_41te third ,a
suggestion "that a Sunday eehool Card
lie given by the Judge When it juvenile
is in court as part of hie. punisbeneilf,
This. Is to lie eigned by it ,Ostiday liehoot
teacher eat% Sunday for .0,. certain
period and the vet:turned to the eotart.""
It was etated that tide plan had been
(Continued or ,,page
work. .
, The 'property eommittee, ',composed
of Mr. William Brownlee, Mr. Fred '
Wilson and Air. James jobneteh, were
the • recipients of thanks -for thee
splendid work given' freely in -the
interese% the-Onr_ett evhen-reteeite•
wed alterations were neeeseary. Siteeir
rtiedrkeltrerepairieg'tbe efarsonege, and
making various improvements was art
example of. their practical loy_alty.
• The report of the -session was pre-
sented by the minister and revealed a
very busy year in. terms of pagtorah
visitation. Mr. Turner expressed the
hope that this important work would
he indreasingly shared in by the eiders
and others in the congregation. •
The followink' Statistical infornratloa
NV:1S given Baptiems 19, .marriegee
10, deaths 14 ;churehinemliership, 215;
reserve ltst. 22. Forty-six new mem-
bers were received, twenty-fotir. by -
transfer and twenty-two on profession__
•ofelasitte,T,7: •
The minister expressed appreelatittn,
of the kindnes6 grid cooperation af-
forded him And Mrs, "Turner by the
congregation this-qngstbe iyear.
• • - Election Of QIIkeers'
• A. 0. Simley, Harry Westlake end
Thomas Wan, were re-elected to the
board of stewards, their term' of =sedet,
to continue to the Lend of 19,40. Da1041.-1,
McGrattan' was, ere.elected an •eIder„
with 'William' Peters as an added -
elder, theit term of office to continue '
it •1948: 4George CutTell wart eketted
recordingeseeretary,,euceeeding Chariee
Breckow in Ids post. Reginald:'-''
Jewell, .who has served.,:the, church
faithftilly and i well us treasurer, tend-
'etedbis resignatibn, which -was re-
gretfUlly aceeptett It is hoped ° tielt
after 'it rest MrjeWell will Mid hie
•way into the offiCial life bf the (allude
in the not too distant future.
evWIllJamVetoes wan elected to fill ithe
post of treastiree. Mr. Peters .is the ,g
tehehee. of , the Aoreeeive Bible Clasie
and invited 'all adnito to avail then -
elves of the' folloWshiP efitNe-jeltag-t'.
• Mre. IlannabePhillipe was leseelOttM
eongregational rcprer'entgtie to
.bytery eiiiir'donferefies -Ogle Mitier
And Jamee 3ohnetonovefe re,eleeted
fielder* eieliere, with -pover to add to
their number., The auditoes eleetal
fer neer, yeas' are Charles kov
and Mrs. Themes; Gras.
i. motion of appreciation- to mrc
ant'iMc'Tigaierfor their ceeticea of
the elaet, year te4-ts preeented INIM
Phillim and hearigy etitiort:ell be all,
preicnt. ''.-The'Inc-Pting v. a ,eonelededeele,
prayer by the utiftiettse •