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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-01-24, Page 1• 0' .... . Lions „Entertain Cogpty.:C0-gici.11ors Prof. Fred iandoxi of isOndon Western Ontario • Thursday night ittat veep a red-letter occasion for, the Goderich who were loot* to the members of tlie County CoUieeil and ale% to ielting mew) exem Clinton, and 'Wingham at a tutritey dinner in • the parish hall ef St. Geoege'et elenrcbe • ' Tete nett ores dlied to capacity, abont 120 men being seated" at the table*. A. euniptuetee• dinner ", Nita nerved in eXeellent fashion by the ladies of the Clench, and the program which lolloWed waS fulJ,, eft interest. The •Connty fathers present were introduced to the -gathering by County 'Clerk Miller, .and the visiting ,Lioriff also were introduiced and made their bow. Pins for perfect ettendancelet 1a45 were presented to Lions W. J, Baker, "Clayton' Edward, G. Emerson, A.- el, Ershinee" W. A. Hay, Nelson e1111, W. J. 1:1•34gq, Ed. Jessop, J. H. Knikead," W. Legg, G. G. Machlwan, Arnold ?de- ' Connell, D. D. Mooney, Bence Tennant and J. W. Coates, nee preeentatione were made by Lions liodge and Coates. Lion Gordon Brown, who earned a pin, has since left town and the phe is to be sent to.him "tit -Welland. A quartette -Messrs. W. MacLaren,, C. Kemp, Harold Shere-- and Glen Lodge -sang several nunibers and were enthusiastically. encored. Mr.- T. G. Jones played the piano accompeni- „ ments. tie Lion G. Einerson presented a report . on hockey And -Lion Coates -told ef the formation of the Teen-age Club. *President Bruce sErsititie stage turned the meeting over to County Treasurert A. H. •Erskine, who had made the arrangements for' the evening:, . Mayor D. '1.) Mooney weld -Pined the visitors in 'behalf of the To'wn, -hoping they would carry away. with them pleasant bnpreesions of Godericb, and Warden Shaddick replied for the County COun.C11 with thank e for the banquet and. wished the Lions every" • success. • Lion A. R. Scott introduced the speaker of the 'evening. Professor F. 'L. Landon of the Univergitee of West- ern Ontario, whose subject ws '.Sideliglts on Western Ontario." •• " Prof. Landon's Address• • Prof_ -Leal •Goderieheentite a-leng wirile_, fte . 1 1 3 11 • -.------;trre-uor--m e rs ago n une o . report a• Methodist Conference for • The Lendon Free Press, and along with reporter for The Toronto Globe. ceeered, a real_aold-fashioned heresy ial. from which the accused mistister erged "triumphantly. , Referring to the papers and records aken from 4h' -attic of the Court House here Some years ago. and con- veyed to London, the speaker said they were perfectly safe in the custody, of , tbe' University there and in days to come would be availablefor refeednce by -those .who might wish to learn of the beginnings of Huron county. Prof. Landon went on -to ° speak of the racial origins of the people of • Iliiron and of other distriets be West- ern • Ontaria and dealt interestingly with the radial. enenacteristics- Which - persisted for generatione in this new land. gpeaking of -the pe,oplewho came. from gutherlandshire, Scotland, and settled in Zorra, .0xlierri• -coon •• -„,-Where Sutherlandehite family names • still predeminate, bespoke •of '• the -18change ephysique- ‘Which ',resulted from the transplanting to Canada. In ,their- native northern ,eSecotland, bleak, barren country Where they wore . tenants of the landeholders.. the people were poorly- fed and uncleisized ; but in Canada their families quickly gained stature and a team of Zorra men won the tug-of-war at the China 0 Ex="*- hibltion ._ „ The most „significant enange ' tbelf-elindition, however, , was eiliat from being tenants they 'became land, owners- in Canada and 'in achieving this independence they considered it • no hardship to work hard in clearing :e . the land and making their new hews here. • •. -1 -• Prof. Landon. went 'onete-espeak of the rebellion, of- 1837. and- of Other episodes and of outstanding figures in the history *of• Westerit Ontario. -He spoke also of the early_ Mabry of • London, a hamlet when it was -founded in 1826 and now a Prosperous city.. He was heart* applauded on con- cluding his address and a Vote of thanks was moved by It. M. Menzies. • P.U,O. _ The first meeting of the Public Ut1l- Itiee•COnatnissionelag'1946einae held at the Hydra °ince on Tneklay •evening. Dee W.--ede%-.0 Ohm wee re- eleete4- tditidr- utatr rov the year; the other Members are Mayor Mooney and K. Hopkinson. It was deeid41.1 to continue holding the -regular tneetinge on thesecond and foUrth Tuesdays e1? q4,414 month, at 7.3Q p.m. • Routine business was transacted and IACCQURP, passed. The ILE.P.O. power bill for December was $5,879.06. Goderich Airman •Home :from Burma, Flying Officer John, Rolland Has Seen Many Strange • Conntriei • • The •oilier Goderie4 boy to By in the Burma' theatre of war, 'IWO. John Holland„ returned to Chnadit, by the Queen Elizabeth last week, after al - meal two years of overseas senviie in wblcli be saw almost a dozen foreigu ceuntriee. 1,70. Helland Was met by• his parents, -Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Holland, St. George's Crescent, and his • younger brother, Murray, upon his arrival at London on Thursday. .afteenoon otiest "week. He arrived in Goderich that evening. • John spent over a year in the.Far Eastern theatre and during both his operational service there and his train- ing in England he wrote interesting letters to his mother wilich Were pub- lished in 'The Signal -Star. _ He enlisted in the fall of -1942 'and graduated as a pilot at Hagersville, Ont, in September, 1943,.with the rank_ of -plicer. • For several months following gradeatiOn he trained at Canadian east coast flying stations before proceeding to England in March; ,1944, to begin eneentioneledlities with Coastal_Conailynel. ,However, in -Miff- land he Was 'switched to -Transport dommandand trained on tevineengined ,Dekotasa 'While on leave in EnUland was a guest of Lerd Courteld Thompson of Dorney. Woods. near London. His Lordship phowed the Goderich boy and his friends around the grounds of Windsor Castle, which was adjacent to his own estate, and John sew the King and Queen -frone a dlitance. •-• , - In August- WO. Holland left England with the rest of his squadron, to take utie-inBu eceefe,Gibraaree,. ripOle, Cairoand abana, Iraq,- to frarachi,Andia. Dure ing the brief stops- at these Variong places John hint an •opportunity to pick up information on the custoins and living conclitiome. of the natives and to view, for himself the cities, steeped in •antiquity, ahoet 'Which he had, often read but which he neve dreamed he woeld • In India -and....Itureaa Again in India there was training to undergo, this time .for the squadron nienibers • to ecelimatiee themselves both to the heat of India and to the new .conditioneeunder, which they were to fly and rive. .Finally, in, late 1944, F/0. Hotline& was posted to Burma, ,where R.C.A.F. • Squadron .436 Was ODERICII, ONTARIO; THURSDAY,JAHk;TUARY 24th; 194 Prizes Presented at Central School V1cto_P1aimiston.:144aLWon-by 'Donald' 11012101.eS-Adctres$ by it S. Tllielegt" , " There wate .a pleasant' funetion at Central 'School last yriday, efterhoon, when, prizee and deplenane won through the year were preeented te the winners. •The 1945 graduating claes was present, as well as representatjyes from tia.e Public School 130Ard and various other organizations. ra • • _ After "0 Canada" was eung, MUM. Glad,ye McDowell, principal, welcomed tlae .graduating Wiese and the visitore Un‘d then called Oneilr. II. S. Ttirner chairman of the Public School Beard, to preseht some 'Of the prizes and certificates. Before making the tore- sentations, Mr. Tutner speke briellYe drawing: a paeallel between school life and a veCation trip planned for climb- ing Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper Natiohal Park. • Such a trip, he must be planned and prepared for, and se; must ones education t ; o reac the mountain top 'takes energy and fortitude, whicli are required also to reach: the top of ohe's elopes; at the top the -climber takes pictures of the wonderful view to shovir to friends, and in school work the:,winning of diplomas certifies to the student's achelevenients. . Tile Victor Lauriston medal for high- est standing in the entrance class was presented to Denald Holmes, son of Mr. and__Mrs. D. E. Holmes. ' The members of the graduating class, to "whom...W.0mM were_ pre- sented, -were Mary -Ann Erskine, Den - aid MacEwan, Agnes- Witmer, Eric Hohnes, Donald Holmes, Bill 13eticom, -Edith Jehltins, Joan Menztel, Sally Sharpe, Markin Bogie, „Leanora Beadle, Raymond Cutt; 'Beverley. Brown, aid Verne Porter. . - Miss Wuetele, • on, -behalf • ef the Mean, Leaf' Chapter, I.O.D.E., pre- sente4 a prize -to • Bruce Erskine for •his essay on ."Wbat the Enn• of the War Means to 4e." - Mrs. Frank Curry, representing the neeeeie Bottit, presented certificate for perfect attendance: Norma Good, seven years; Elmer Schultz, four yeas; Cynthia Young, • three yearse, Teen Menzies, JEvelyn Mc- Cartney,' John Hawthorne, two yeass; Evelyn Huckine, Eric Holmes, Railed Hanna, one year. Mrs. Redditt, on behalf of ap er, . presented a Prize -to Donald-Holmese for the highest mark in English literature: Mrs. Redditt also presented the School • The National Anthem closed the with a renewal •subscription- to the Prbgreea• . . BAGS WIN 0R10,41 xis, G. L. Parsons, comforts con- vener Of theloeal -conunittee of the _ Wavy League,'Ime receleed the followTv in acknowledgeaent freln A. 14arriese chief °Ulcer o1 atnieven," for dittY beige; - -el' am writing to thank you, on :behalf of, the crew-entembere and nay - self, for the very welcome Christma'S ditty !ba ge which were placed aboard this veesel by ' your. organization. I can assure yoti they were very much appreciated by all, ande„I personally would like to thank Yeti,. and .Mrs. Nairn 'and Aire. Sele le particelay fop their, "We artived in Saint Sohn, N.134 at -5:80 p.zn. on Christmas Eve, so we , _ere among .the fortunate few of the 'seafaring - fraternity ,to enjoy this pleasure, and this was considerably enb.anced by your very kind thongli14 and Wiehes, for whiel we say a verp s1ne6re 'Thank you.' Next' week We sail- for Australia, and It would MO to. convey' to you all, our yery 'beet for a %happy and prosperous New ...Year, this Our first year of peace." NEW STORE ON ,KINGSTON ST. " W.1 G. Lumby & Son, ,-Kelvinator agents,. fife opening a store on ° Sing - sten, et -reef -for the sale ot refrigerator', and other electrical goods. National Geographic Magezine from the Ahmeek Chapter, and made the folbewing peesentations: •Eric Hohnes and. Mary Ann Erskine (tied), prizep fro ui the Women's Institute for setonn place in general proficiency; Donald MacEwetn, prize, for proficiency lo mathematics, given' hY E. J. 'Pridham; Joan Menzies, prize for Writing, giveo be J. G. Henderson; Bevniley Brown, prize for art, given by'. Smith's Arg Store;Mary Alan •Eiskine, prize for science, given by -Miss Sharraan ; 'Erie Holmes, prize' for _spelling, gleen :by Miss -McDowell: ' Mary Ann „Erskinee on• behalf, a the, geed nit tilik eta Str, thanked the teachers for their efforts ire -the -wee. ests .of 'the students, and spoke of the many happy memories they would carry with them. • Mr- P.ridhaen presented the medalS won at the sports events, to - jon-n White and, -Albert Leech of grade VI; -Cynthia •Young of grade VII, and, Jack Price of grade VIII. Mit. Kemp, he_nreesident_of_the Central- -Renee-and- Scheel Assoeiation, presefited the shield which was -won for the setool- by Cynthia -Young. • Ai irt a. • being formed. Feone. then until early August, 1945, .he was in eperational .duty, transporting supplies and bring- ing back casualtiee ,froin the front lithe to the rear. While in Burma he was visited by another ..Ged-erieh bey, Fred Whatingionnen. -attached- to„. _another squadron On, -greunderew. duties. Also our- ; Fred's • squadron was "Whitey" Weston, well-khewn -local young man, but *John and he never managed to et together. All three boys are now neck in Goderich. - FrO. Holland Completed his lour of 700 flying hours _lest before the Jeeps "threw in the toWel" in th-e Fax least. He arrived back In 'England ip Ontober and 'ivies at the R.C.A.Fr em- barkation. depot at Bournemouth until he boarded the , Queen Elleabeth at Liverpoole to complete his long and varied travels. • ••, He Is at present enjoying- a well arned rest with his parents end his plans lifter discharge frOn the Alt "Force are iiidefiniteeelle is enthuSiestil Otellirrne stay 'With lt-if he eould -land-- the right position. Ile may -return to his foriner riosition with the Royal Bank here. • Mr -John E. JohnstOn will celebrate his eighty-ninth birthday • on Friday et the home of his siker, Mrs. Entity -Graham, Baylield reed, with whem he • enneth Hunter, War 'Bride Joins Iler Husband in Goderich A war bride. whose eonaing to God . rich has been awaited mith much interest, • Mrs. Kenneth, Hunter;, was re -united with. her husband, Lieut. • Hunter,. here, on Thuroday afternoon . last. , . •Mrs. Hunter arrived in Helifax on , the H.S. Bayano on Tuesday and ex- . peeted to meet her husband in Toronto -ewereeersday. However, Lieut. Hunter ereeeelnately was ,eonfined to,bia home Oki nif •ating from a eerious 'Wiese and w'e 'nable to meet!, his bride.-- eer- • rai feeAente Were ramie for his sjster, lilt& Neebitt Oliver of WorontOr• to greet Airs. .Hunter, but in the eon - fusion -of the Union Station at Teir- ,. onto the ladies failed to meet. .1tra.. Hunter came on to London by train ' and MIS. Oliver journeyed there by automobile, and the' two -finally ...got tOgether to ehd ?Ira. Minter's worries at being unescorted in et tettange land. • Mrs. Iltinter wile the • formei Margaret Mitchell of Sheffield, 'York- shire, England., Site ifiret Met Lieut. minter in 1941 and was engaged to him at the time lie wee taken priconer * • in , the Canadian raid oh DienPe. Ai - meet three yeara of waltingand,vvOrky. leg had to be endureduby the, Sheffield ,yourtg wiimen before her fiance ilian • libeented from 4, Germgn prieoner-of- war camp abet V -E„ Day. Lieut. "linnter fetUrned to England �y plane nn May Oth and for n shOrt while was Under...hospital care at-AldershotreEnd- land, evitere he 'was visited by his bride-to-be. They *ere married a short. time niter in Sheffield. •,Asited by the, Signal -Star reporter what her impression of Canada was, Mrs. Hunter replied that she had been reedier perturhed.""during the railway trip' through the Maritime Provinces, ahd-Eastern Quebee. She theught. the land through 'Which the kiiilwny runs very bleak, and oleo very vast. She was relieved,- however,' Nby the sight' of Montreal Eastern Ontfiflo and Tee - onto' , and thinke Weetern Ontareoewith its gently rolling fields and fair1y. well popula:ted areare is very mtteh like her Make Yerlishire. She says Goderieli Is a very prettet;etOwn, froni-Witaf she has seen of it, and Would like to ktniei` the people here. She has been mimed at _the• variety Of goode nvailable, in, local etores, and especietily at the fad that :Most thingo are- not rationed. liter reafiOnse to the querns tb what - she ;thought o'f Canada ao winter climate was; "I'm too eoid •onteide the home and too hot iniade:" - • ,Servicemen in the News Another Goderich township bey. Cfn. Maurice W. Harwood, arrived home • froth overseas last week on the Queen _Elizabeth. Maurice enlisted •in Janu- ary, 1943, • going" overseas Aughst of ...the same year. He was ,plei at -London by his wife, of Thiimesvit his father, Mr. Gordon Harwood, his brother,, Melville, and his sister, Mrs. Benson Sutter, of Clinton. His mother has been seriously ili and waneunable to. make the trip. • Dietrict, Veterniesetrintard- the elaure- tania,-which docked at' .Halifax on • Wednesday morning, are: Sgt. H. E. Chambers, Goderich Sgt. G. C. Greer, Lucknow ; Pte. T. W. Cnstle, Baytielde -Cpl..• A. "B. Cortese, Clinton; Pte. G. A. gentle, DungeenOu ; L. -Cpl. H. I. ManCrOkie, R.R. 2, Lucknow ; • Gun D,, A. MacKay, Kintail; . Pte. K. J. -Simmons, Wingham, and. Capt. Wank R. Howson, Winghame: , , • _ Cpl. Jack- Videan, -ton - of- Mrs. Videane St. Patrick's street, and. the late Harry Vielean, is enjeying four Pfc, Clayton 'Weston, eldest son of weeks' embarkation leave with leis and Mrs. Ed. Weston, West street, family after three years overseas; dur- Wing Commander 'W.' Miss Thomp- wherIas beee at R.O.A.P.' head- quarters. in 'London, England, foie five _years,' is spending a •leave of ,a few weeks here with hie. wife (the former Ruth Maeten)-aild. two young- sons, and will return to England to- finish neis work there. . . .Lieut. -Col. Eric M. Wilson, a former Publisher of The Stayner _Sun, bas. reeeived his third decoration. *since entering the service. _ "1 Before .going ,overseas theefirsk time in 1942 he was :0-ardeeeetite•_Eiticieneyereecoratiote _In June last he received the Distinguished' Service Order from Kine: George •at a Buckingham Palace investiture. Be- fore' leaving Holland he was one oi the Canadian officers decorated by the Netherlands Government with, wee of the varying degrees of 'the Order of Orniegee Nassau. LieuteCol. Wilson re -- turns as commanding offieer of the Fort. Gerry Horse Reghnent of Win- Collingwo.od 1.-NrirPOn is the son of the late" Mr. and Alm A. E.:Wagon of' Saltfolde ing vehich time he was wounded ,once •andementionede inedisPatelies- -anOther Jack reeeived -his wound while' seee- nag with -the R.C.E.M.E., during the eNseeneendy break-out, abota the middle of August, 1944. He wase sitting outl. In the (melt behind the lines, drin'king in the , Warm August stinshine and writing it letter. home,- "When- out of the blue sky • a German aircraft swooped low nnd dropped -a stick of t bombs which exploded near 'him, i lieroweirg bomb, fragmenta_Into his hip and:leg. -He was •remoVed ter a hos- pital in England by plane and after I recuperating transferred to the- Algon- I quin (infantry) Regiment, which be i joined in Holland they fall of that year. It was- during the cappaign- 11 Ing with this regiment in Lrollaxiii that he, along with other men of his coin- „I party, received nation-wide newspaper h •lenbileity for theetr-work during it night E .patrol among tbe icy. Holland dykes. w Thirty-three men went Oirt on this b „dangerous patrol and only tithe, nein, eluding Jack,. eeturned Uninjured. I Jack, joined the *army in December, .n 1941, with- -tht -ILC.0.0. at London, h is-Visiting with his,parents after WO Years' overseas tservlce with. the U.S. ermiyee--Pfe. WestoneeliTtliblegli' Gode- rich- old, boy, had: beeit living in Chicago. befOre.: the war andennliste,d for eerviceewith the American ainey shortly after that nation entered the• War. He saw service With the, famed U.S. Third Army, both as an efigineee and as an Infantryman. He was ivitle: the American army of occupation.itt Germany until- his return to this cop- inent litat ponthl Pfc., WestOit's WIfe e„ ,nleo witheeleine_in Goderich. . .. • es -se. • , The Elgin Regiment, which is ex- iected to arrive at Halifax aboard the le dee,France • on Saturday morning, e 'scheduled to arrive on Monday morning art. Thomas, where an of- cier reception is being planned. Originally the- Elgins were eipected n. Ste Thomas on Sunday and a bus 'ad been chartered to leave' the British xchatige Hoter(Videriell, at 8.30 aan. ith all former Elgin' Regiment mem- ee8 "in this distrkt. • . 11 is now expected 'that the.hus will ea Ve at 8.30 Monday periling, but o Official, word of the change in time is been received by Capt. Sturdy.. 'Ont.- After training at Barriefield- and' llemilton he was transferred to the n.o.E.m.E, and wept overseas with • this unit early lia He landed in Prance shortly after, I) -Day and fotight throngit that eam- paigh,uhtil wounded. Ile received his, Pro/notion, to 'eorporal Holland. Ile watt only a few miles °Weide of Wilhelmshaven when the war in West- ern ,Burope 'ended. retnained with the occutiatIon force there until the middle of Decembeie when ,he returned td titian& far repattiation. Ile re- turned ' to 'Canada aboard 'the Manre- tania-and was in Goderielt one week' after leaving Liverpool. • Jack atatee la none the . werse for the wounds ,he received, only sears remaining. Ile left on Wednesday for Detroit to Visit his brother Jim 1,1flean there. The Stratford Beacon -Herald in its eport of the hoinecoming of tete Perth eginfent last "week had the following. eference to Rev. J. N. II. Mills, a rnier rector of St., George's church, oderich; A former arieletitet rector at St. aure chum'', Rev. J. N. II. 'efille, nov- ector. of 'St. John'e Anglican (thumb, itehenet, came to Stratfard "CVednes- y priMaillY to greet his returning n, Ca)t. A. J. le. Alias, but found he while here to renew a' few equaintances. tie still has tt-Viarm ace in 1116 heart for Stratford, as a sultL 'Of the years he spent at St fo • da so tii pl Paul's eiritreli, and deelared; ""Strat-• for, la the niceot city Outario to live, in." Alec) to, veelcenie CaPt. r4iIst' ere )0.1 ;11)th.q.' ,1(1,1;e bi'othOr and sister, Peter and Diaha. ,Say$ dElt, N$ ST PASSES 811.7019ENI417 en s n Gotierteh learned_ with ar---Lordslt-4.- „Declare- OeithSetiled Once for '..111 0 regret of the death of Earl Erriae„ een•-in-law of U. J. •Sutheriand of the Capital Theatre, which occurred and- donlY at pt. Marys on Thursday og good health 'for Some dine and had re-, centl spent several weeha,in hospital 'at 1itchener, but e'vae• supposed to TORONTO,:Jran21.-The validity ef be on the way to recovery b tho the Canadd Temperaeve Act hes bleu. Sutherland frem tC4111. further qiartteulare have. not been ... upheld in .a. Judgment of the Privy secered, but ".a furtherereference vvill COuneil in London, the OnteriO Goveen, be -made in our laext week's issue. , Toextliti:wiir4m vasinf„or, me4. today by its Lon- • '.' - - •. of Ofitarie and al Staff W • in" s LoF - The Governments .. , • .. . . three Other Proriinces-Alberta, Swat- penal Oil Award a,chewaiL„And. New Briniewich-con- ----,-. tested the validtty 'of the act in t,lin„own an- . y 011icialllere for appeal eliteard by ..the Privy Council last December,. The ProVinces eon- Presentation Ceremony. Friday Zvening tended that a Privy:Councildecleion •. of 1883 -declaring the act Valid was . ,Iamely" gathering of he Goderich t orroneoue and -that the .att , itself was not pP,,re-enin 1927. 'hsta:1: t f the Imperial 011 Limited was , Throerly e judgia" ent recaacted lled that the 'Privy the Bedford Hotel "lege kriday Council upheld the validity of the Can- even . The party had been ievited. adaTemperanee Act in 1883 and to di ner to -meet the Ontario officiali adde'd : "In the opinion Of their lord- ships, the decision Janet be regarded' . of' the Company, 'and to receive the embedded Comnhousekeeping and safety tional law of Canada. It isempossible contest award fel. this district for ae Y'S' i e. !firmly in the constitu- now to depart froth ie." -* ' ' the:'e ar 1945. "Cleenlinees and court., Thenudgment raised the question of eay" tre the requirenients' in this cone the status of hotel !overage room Control Board -of Ontario in the 96.2 points, with Sarnia the neareht test 'and- the Goderich staff .secured licenses issued by the Lawlor Authority 3 counties of Huron, Path and Peel, competitor With eje..02. The • western Where „ the Clina.da Temperance Act 'district covers .14g.n. d.9.14_3Y11).dsor, Strat- ford and all-antervehing 'placea and the fact that Goderieh won top bOiaors in such a large area was theesoliece ofeamitual congratulationt among those attending the function. Theyeewere W. C. Garbutt, -divisional manc-iier for Ontario; C. A. RobinsOn, Sales, -Manager, and Harry Wilkinson, operetionennehager, all of . onto; E. F. Pollard, of London, d let man- ager; .I. Thorpe, J. W. C ates,' 3. ' r• J3nrdge, MA,. Anderaon,• W. 1.e. Wilson, -Irwin Bell, G. A. Wilkin, 13. F. yVilniot, J. Henderson, T. P. Warren, Mayor 1). D. Mooney, and Chief of Police A. Ross, .all of, poderich. •A former manager of the GoderielP.plant, 'nee Gordon Jackson, who had been trunk feered 'le Windsor and later to Ot- tawa, was unable to be present and. wired his regrets. still is In force. Judge W. T. Rola,- cbairman of the board, said at Orange- ville that "it May mean the cancellaelen • f authorities" in the three counties. Some thirEfLene 'hotel L6erage rooms and six ,clubs are, affectede The judgment geld in part e • - "The decision has steed ler sixty years; under its peovisions liusittesses Must have been elosed, fines and an: prisonments most have been imposed. Time. And-, again the 4occaeion arisen when this board • eould have - overruled the decision • had they thought it 'wrong. "Accordingly in the opinion of their lordships, the decision., must be re - galled as firmly embedded In the, -constitutional law of 'Canada and it isimpossible now to depart from it." • Settled Once toed. for All , Their lordship. it Vtigi said, did not wish' t0discus the British North America -ACI's, provisions concerning Dominion and . Provincial pelde_ene -legislation, but, • said the Judgment, "Sci fasi1Cndapejhljie Act is concerned, 'the question must be consieleredeassaettled once and for all." • - The judgment continued : "Their lordships cannot agree that if the ant .of 1878' was conet4itutionally within thee -powers ,ef the Perliament it could be , centended that the aet whivires"it Was ultra vire" ' •Saying the B.N.A: Act -t tion of the Dominion of Ca not gine _power: to -the. D legislate dyen Matters r vvitirin the competence of th "because of the•existeece o en•ey,",.. the decision contim in their lordships' opini test must be fotmeleie the 'matter of the legislation. I that it goes beyond local or • Accident -free -Driving Record - Mr. N. T. Anderson' Was 'ptdsented with an emblemof m.erit for baying rock--125,0004ellese-a•eci free, during a perirod. ef four years. '--Mee-Pollarde -.the chairmane-stated that quite_ recently he had caught ,UP On ..u. narrow road, on -kis--way from Bayfielde with ah Imperial OR truck and of necessity •had- to folio*. it for several miles. Oneerriving at a 'wider , space in the road, the truck driver, 2.Theminion. who had not exceeded the 35-m.pna. successfully rate, drew cautiously to one side to ch-,repthieed let the auto driver pass, thug snowing ' er, l'e-bat consideration for others 'eon - he• constitu- tributed to the winning ef the trophy meda---noes and was chare.cteristic of . Imperial °minion- to e011etruek-men. --That particular driver egarded-. as was Irwin Belt of Goderich. . . i• e,Provinees, It was emphasized -during the even - f aii_emeeri e- ere., . that -.Amex-lc:inn would pew into ied : - - -. Canada in greater numbers -than 'ever onT., the truee during the coming summer and they at -subject.' were entailed to better accommodetion 2 it'iS suchlthan had been available in many cities e Provincial ' and towns in the past. Clean premises, concern or interest and must from ,1 such as stores, restaurants, hotels, sere its inherent' nature be the concern of ; vice and gas stations would add to the • the Dominion as a Whole, theneit win eemfort and pleasure of the visiteee, eon Within the ,e(inipetenee- of- " the- While- courtesy; both on the*ernerdr.4- and • Dominion Parliathent asea matter af. in the- businees places, wduld convince fecting the -peace, order - and good the visitors they were welcome and goeeennielteee 'Canada, though . it Maylwdeld induce them to come back again. in another aspect 'touch upon matters ' CoderIch having- won the, Westerne specially reserved to a Provincial Ontario trophy of 1945 for "good house- legisla titre."... . • • ne ' keeping -and courtesy," the trophy was "T11.0._ Same ground is not covered -1)1'esented to -Mr. J. Thorpe, who dis- by Provincial legislatioe setting up a ; claimed any credit in winning it. and i" s 1 licensing sy stem and making the. sale passed it along to Mr. W. J. Coates, of -liquor a Government ., monopoly. who also claimed •ice was in no , way Moreover, if the subject Matter of the! responeible for tbe,distinetion 'won b,Y *legislation is-stieh that it etniee withinthe taff and handed It to Mr. G. A. The province of the Dominion Parlia-; Viedkin. Pm -snot entitled to this ment, that legislature 'Must; as it trophy," said Mr. Wilkin, "Wit I accept 'kerns to their lordships, have power rit in behalf of my nnates and I hope tof re-enact provisions with the -object we shell win it again this year." . id preventing n recurrence of a state I Meyer D., D. Mooney congratulated .,70f,t4f:alrs,._ix,h„riicihet_swatats dueteei.,:i.,,,e,c,i '-t.,,L,..!.e_c...,es.:2,t4th)f.retsv.41iiintille,..r,tf;()..a,, a t 61 1 10 ri. ei nT IV et tel rd'ait Le -0-qVi. erTle -67" - " To legislatefor prevention_APpears. bed the bhportttinity, .assuring- - them .l6 -be, on the same basis lis legislation of a waren welcome. for,eure._ .A. pestilence has been given Cliif of Police A. C. Ross also made as an example of a subject so affect- a few remarks. ing, or . 'Which emight so affect, the , Each guest was presented with a •iwitote'bominion that it Would justify pencil' bearing his name as a little legislat on., by the Parliament of Can - edit as. a matter concerning the 'order and 'goo " government of the Dominiohe It would seen' to follow,' that if the memento 02- the happy gathering. • ME WEATHER Temperatures of the past week in -Parliament could legislate when there eioderich, with thoee dr the correspond. was an actual epidemic -it could do leg lee_ek a year ago, as officially so to- preveta one 'occurring- and also to prevent it hrcppening. again," the judgment concluded. 4 ' KnOx Church itait • Another. Good Year evingregatioa ViItevIrtoresse• Salary ta the MiniStet Rev. R. Stewart Members 'of- -Knoz Presbyteriaa., emiurch turned out in good number e last (Wednesday) 'night or the ...aim `Congregational meetiii. 'After a devotional serViee conductesti by the J# inister, Rev, Richard Stemirt, George W. Schaefer, was voted to Um chair and 4. MadfAvanw aw. pointed seeretary. fs;10-ii.difsag to the report of yhe kb* essiozar •Mr.- Stewart spe0 o'f osorae of the -outSariding events Of the wit year and noted-therinereaee in the membership Of the congregation, wide)* stood at- 671 on- December 31St last, compared with 021.eat Decenabe'r 'Mete • . 1944. Families represented are 32. Mr. Stewart spoke of bis-coneern foe'. the youueg people of the congregation. The need a trainhag madeof the spjr18' ual develop:tient of the boys_anci he said, presented a 'challenge to the church for the Adoption of some pro- gram to meet preeent-day couditionre • Mr."' Stewart introduced briefly to the' meeting the project of the. Three-- byteelan, Church- in Canada for the reising of a thank -offering of two neic -lion dollars in connection with Spiritual Advaneeemevement. - • The report, of the Sabbath seltoOX was presented -by the superintendent Robert,Bisset, and recorded a success- ful year., - _ Mrs. Albert leaylor, spoke for , the-, Women's Missionary Society. The Slam $5,20 was feitwarded te4stlee Presby- terial treasurer, a slight Inere,ase Qtt last:year. The diamend Jubilee IA the Huron Presbyteriel Society was cele- brated here th September, on which °e- chelon ePecial nierdion was eaaade the' work of .Mrs. H. C. Dunlop, .whi- has given twenty-four „years. enf seise vice in:the Presbyt CriaLe-letree-QOrden Bisset is president of the Knox church society for 1946. •, The Arthur circle reported another banner year under the- Pieeideney of Mrs. Geo, G. MacEwa.n. The -suet of $335 Was sent to the -1resbyteria3 treasurer. Mrs. 'Ed. Seruion is prese- - dent of the Circle, fOr 1946, • - The Ladies'' Ald„.„.Society had an actiee year and has a substantial fume • W ec ts 40 e.- used fir remOdelleng the ehtlyell kitehe_nantr_ purchasit dishes and linens. Mrs. Alpie Straiten is the energetic piesidetit • The report of the choir Was ',pre- sented by Mies Aileen Stowe and re- corded the events and ehangee of the -- year. After a 'period of ,supply organ; is te • in the first • pert of the year M. s T:'0. Jonee, the .present oigeeist, wee' engaged. • • Other reports were thoPe of the Mac- Gillivray- efip-sion Band, the Men''e Club, the Young' Peopien Society, and e the Canaelien_Leirle"' _ in T,raining,„ The budget coriiraittee reported thee the allocation for 191n had been ex- ceeded, $a*,343.33 having been Initiated to headquarters. The sitrae committee was re-elected for another year: Wm.-. Bisset, • H. C. Dunlop, Alex. Seattle, Wm. Somerville, Frank' Illeesthur, W. J. Baker, D. M. Johnston and A. lite Erskine.. W. F. Saunders, secretary of tate hoard of -managers, reported for that, body- The eboa-r4 has e-estoblished-a - building fund with a $1,000 bond to pity for repair work _yawn_ labez_ and material are . avalfable, The retiring- membere of the beard .___Ny-(4eeted and Reg. Bell and George zgtoltes aie new members to take the places of James Donaldson and A. D. MeLeari, resigned. Mi. 118 - Lean' e letter of resignation, for nealth reasons, wag received With regret. He had beet' on the beard for atteut-efiftne years; half of thls time -ae It was directed that a letter be ..sent.. him expressing the congregation's ap- preciation of his long service. ' Besides those meritionede the MeM- hers or the board are, W. FS Saunders , - A. EL Erskine, G. MacEwan, W. ele Baker,. Earl- Elliott,- J. lee- Wilseree • Robert Bisset, Thos. „ Sandy, 3, FL crargio- and -Dr. fl. Th-fla1L • A. H. Erskine, church treasurer, presented the financial report, .showing Increased givings and a very Satz - factory financial tondition of the' church. Mr. Erskine was re-elected, and Chase Itenip and A. S. McLean Vvere appointed auditors. An increase of $300 in the minIsterb salary was voted, and the meeting_ ale° tendered a vote of thanks. to Mn. recorded, were as follow.s: and Mrs. Stewart for their Work. Mr.; Stewart in reply expressed" his deep 1946 1945 .; geatittede not, only for _theseemarke, of. • Max. Mil. Mex. Min. aprireciation but iiTSo for the kindeteSs Thurs., Jan. 17 31 15 , 20 .6 which -he and Mrs. Stewart had met Pre; Jah. 18 ....34 25 20 4 eonsta.ntly in , their a'Ssociations with TIME TO TAR -P. ACTION Sat., Jan. 19 8 28 3.8 the congregation. g. WiNGIIAM, Jan. 22. - Richard Mon., jan. 21 ....24 8 28 2,2 evening and after a ohort nenek.11 MIA. GIVE GOVER,NMENT Sun.; Jan. 20 -2 • 29 10 Thie concluded the bueinere of • the. Lloyd, presidenteof the Huron County I Jene• 22 ....23 12 32 25 program the "ladies served refresbe Temperance Federation, predicts that -an' 2370 10 31 21 r !Pents and 0. eoeial lime" wan spent.; the- organization will •chat ' to see - whether'the Ontario Gevernment closes beverage' rooms itt the epunty before Board of Trade Expects Big Tourist taking any further steps as the result of the, Privy Council decision. up- - Traffic the Coming Summ'er • holding the validity of the Canada Temperance Act which is in force .in j irmly convin Fced that- the coming Proprietora„ of tottriet cabins Meite - the taunty. e rioutisi traffic is likely te be alinor- homes will be asked te -get their He said that if .the beverage rooms mally hetiety, the various cotamitteee of premises into. shape as early In the are not ,..closed it is possible that a the "Goderich Board of Trade are de- season as possible. and -to-keep Abe* . petition will be pretented to the 'Gov- voting a great deal of,time to he eon in propercondition thronkhout the ernment making that tilde be donesideration of plans to provide raore summer. Courtesy to ViSitors *400.4. 'Ile saki also 'that there is also a and better accommodation for the ale° stressed, While overcharghw tot° possibility of private- prifseentions hoped-for visitors. • accommodation was vigoron4Y. .4)0st againal beverage room operators under I At a meeting of the tourist and pub- deraned,....instances ‘vere s6ecalled the C,T.A. „ Hefty Committee 011 Ttiesday evening unsuitableiii1C011511Reft,betag ' adverted Mr. Lloyd meld 'that ultimately perseveral ambitions proposals were 'sub-' as tourist camps or homes, anA-tAeme SobS• favoring beer sale- might - seek' thetted by Mt. S. 11. Prevett, the chair- steps intaY, be taken0 that t3ne11 13)Ia0.. a vote on whether the' C.T.A. should man. °These will; be preeented to the maY either he regniarlY imPeeted continue itt force in the ecrefily, exectitivie. of the Beard at it nieeting not permitted to eater to tourists. 1t .-e• this evening:- , in emphasized that the !royal ttosts. '11.1ise 3aeleson hes been taken The Lions (7itib e id in U1iO 19 0118 er g on the staff of the Registry , Mires Ide Whyard lus retUrned from Visit to N'ew Yeeek and-t6t4 r ipeuliiig *ti Week wire 'Mice Veld, yileon. avenue, has retUrned. to' Dungannai. &lune aggeessIve efforts in behalf of the conuminity and Mr. •Walter Hodge etated that the' two organi2ations •,,might thLin to,ether on that partieukr aeature of their work, the Beard of Trade ana the lr2km4o. Ciub, were, willing to spend thole *114 money to attraet mole Goderielk, but their best efi'erts could be rendercit IlFektrs if visitorswegr not give.* proper consideration. .