The Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-02-07, Page 1" er
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GroWirg Industry ALL ITEURANS ThivireED
Tio 11.4Alt THESE OPPIttirkERS
Seeks ItiOre Space The Canadian', Legion, Dialect 109,
,itidefereeonanethieeelseeti.of t1ic-9111.11t
thieenn WeialtlieS6rVieefailk9$ that voterapoo Ooderichefted diet -rid
-Propositiori—TQ Arrailge, on their return. to civilian Itfe atter
liarbor Deputation • War Service ere net eolith:Jeeps,' fam-
Mar, with- the rehabilitation program
s The eeats were, all allied at the and the bensallte to be olitained there
-
meeting of, the; Town CoMacil on Fri- from.
day night last and Mayor -'MeoneY Many soldiers, airmen and .sallOrs
wise upon: reaching a release centre, with
welcomed Ccnnicilior Brereton,
only the thought of obtaining a dis-
was looking well, after a few weeks charge on 'their mind, pey all too little
spent at Westminster AlilitarY Hos- heed to the informittion available to
mute Leaden, them there OP. rehabilitation, end
Chief a Toliee• Ross reported. on afterwa.rd, wheel they encounter
weights of loads _of coal checked in) problem,. do not know where to turf
January: for the proper informatioe.
Town ConinanY To assist theni a veterans' Older
Seale Wettr'llt was appointed last July to the local
Edward °eat Co. 4,:i•ii.4250 lb. -1.goo,i1b.t unemployment Ineurance office of the
Dean Coal Co. 2040 lb. Alb. Department a Labor, to minister to
Saults Coal Co. 3150 lb. 48O ib. veterane, rn addition, the ,Canadian
C. c. nee 'Estate 5080 lb. ' 5730 lbvOetttiOnal training department recent
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Seabrook Coal Co. - 48t,30 lb. 48$O ib. ly appoluted a local veteran :t.o. handle
No complabats-for i'change,"- was their, Week in this district. ' s
Clerk Blake'response to the Mayor's However, too few returned man know
call for the. next order'of business, Just what assistance tbemencan
"Petitions, requests and coMplaints." be to them and what iufeeTneittion: they
C. C. Loggie, C.N.R. division engineer:, *can provide.
at Stratford, wrote thanking the It is with this thought in mind that
Council for the permission granted for „thee local branch of the Legion is en -
the crossing of Albert street with 'a- gaging three officers, with a thorough"
siding. He paid, however, 'that it knowledgeof veterans' problems and
would not be necetisary to use it, ae the solutions provided by rehabilitation
Mr. Baecbler had decided to have the coMmittees, to address the general
railway inattill a sidiug with, a very meeting of the Legion on Thursday
sharp turnout and a sharp curve be- evening. February 14th. Various sub-
yond which: the railway could not jects pertaining to veterans' privileges
operate over, but nahiek he would under- the' rehabilitation peeightm, in-
• operate himself by the use of cableseluding edueation, vocational training,
When this is done the switch will ,be reinstatement in civilian _employment,
loCated just east et Albert street and the use of re-esta.blislunentsistedits, and,
It Will not be necessary for the siding other Work benefits, hoepital treatment,
to encroach on Albert street at all. gratuities and housing, will be taken.
Huron Ifaigineerg & ReSeaffie CoS Ian by the-opeakiirO: • •-• • -
wrote accepting the Town's offer to The speakers have assured the
, 'sell the ---Victoria street foundry for Legion _that •all speeches wil/ be _brief
*5,000 and enelosing a cheque for $500 and to the'point and'they•ask veterans
as evidence of good - faith until to bring their •S:twa ..problems for, dis-
negotiations 'Should be completed,.with -cession. Legion bilideese will 'be kept
the Dominion Road Machieery *Co, to an absolute minimum. All 't &kraus
regarding their equipment and supply- Of the War, whether Legion members
ing them with eastings- or not, are urgedtoAttend. This is
Another letterswas from the' Dinnin- a matter of-eimportahce to every vet -
ion Road, Mashineesero. requesting an eran.. If memberahip- in the Legion
option ott the foundry -property at a ts desirede it may be obtained Thurs-
priee of. $3,5o0.• - day eveniek.
'Both these, communications were'
referred to the industrial „committee. LONDON (ENG.) -CHILDREN
welding Avnike EiPantling ENJOV GIFT PROVICANADA.
Geo. Matheson, of the Mathiesoi
Welding Service,' 'Wrote submitting
Mrs. F. B. Riley has received copies
an
of December isseee of The Stratford
Express, a weekly ateedepaper publisned.
in Lender', /413gland, with references
to a gift of £500 sent :TOM The Toronto
Evening-Telegrant•to theet the cost of
Christmas Parties for richool children
44 Barking', tendon' East End. One
of the patters has a Picture of a large
groupof-ehildren enjoying °Ile Of geese
Christmas parties, The Mayor Tand
Mayoress were among those present
and the childreivevidently were having
a great time.
Probably some contributions to the
Telegram fund went feomegoderich.
These Copies of The Express are of
patticular interest to Mrs. Riley and
her eieter Mrs, Albert Shore of town,
for they lived in this distriet before
coining to Canada: It was the first
area in London to be bOrtibed in the
terrible year- 1946. A slater; Mrs.
Claire, lived,. there -through the war,
sleeping in bomb shelters for five years
and having •some narrow escapes.
ROAD ACCIDENTS
The 'hazards of winter driving were
again brought to`, the fore by a chapter
of highway accidents Which occurred
during the. week, all of which were
Investigated by Traffic Officer James
Culp. •
On Friday eveningelitet-Mr. Culp Was
caned to St. Columban to Investigate
an accident which took place there,
Involving two commercial transports
and a -light sedan. The automobile,
'driven by John G. Wallace of Seaforth,
plowed into the rear a one of the
trucks, both of which had stopped be-
cause of engine tremble. Willima
Sutherland of Seaforth, a passenger in
the automobile, received severe head
and sface laterationa, his note being
almost severed.
On,. Saturday night two Goderich
men, M. N. MacDonald and George
Leitch, „came Into collision on No. 8
„highway, four miles out of Goderich.
The Leitch car, which was proceedin
west, becalite stack in a snowdrift
and the didvek dimmed the lights and
shut off' the motor while he went for
assistance. Mr; MacDonald, who also
was -proceeding west,. failed to see
the ,stranded Leitch car in the swirl-
ing snow and plowed Into the rear of
it. The grill and. radiator of the
MacDonald car were damaged to the
extent of'S250. There was only slight
damage to the , rear of the Leitch
automobile. Insurance covers Most' of
the demage. , • • '
When he failed to see a Provineial
snowplow ahead a him hi time,
Michael O'Neil ofenningsbridge 'skidded
into it, causing slight daneage tb the
frpotteen, thetaitinobile hesayas dretvingt
Thet-itettellr'oceiiireif Tueeday
evening on, No. 21 highway, Aciuth of
Dunlop.
GODERICIWONTARIO; TIRMSDAY, VEBRUARY 7th, 1946
Fanior* e Sorvice Club
, . . GUI.DANCE FOR StDDENTS
'STRATFORD NAN trli4ES
(3.0Sq$ J4s Itecora sh'..164,sist Yottug-PeePiel to Find
Their' Place in Life
director of gitislanne: in ine Stratford
lioard of Trade David 'N.' goon B.A., net keep correct thaw. %.`P meet people,
tile aps, a difference Of a few minutes
Crhi
Under, tile auspicee of tbe Oodericit Sigiutt-Stir that the town clock does
one way or another doe a not •eau
seitools, gave an addre. so in the' Town very much, but to others' wito work
Hall on. Mouday night. He WAS in,e•on time it is very iraportant ann. they
•teedemed by IL K. Wurtele, chair in depend on the town clock -or would
a the,. induetrial committee oe
f th' if it were dependable -to keep them
Board of Trade. , right. Knowing ($o they say) that
"Guidance --sometimes called voca.- the clock rls usually -several minute*
furniture gratis. A letter from the tional guidence-us not a mere ep- out, they have to adopt other meens,
Town Cetmcil. was read suggesting that pendage be - our educatioeal syst" at some inconvenience, to observe
‘ mid 'the sk. "It is au integraem,l correct -tnne. The Signal -Star has
tne kitelienie left intact and that tne peaer
Countil did not svish the setae replacea. part of IL No school can truly per- been asked ' to bring the matter to
public Attention so that sometbingmay
The ub ilonated- to the Canadian form its real function in the commun-
Cl
Legion a large proportion of the fur -e IV be done about it.
if it is merely a dispensary of facts. '
nieure, including two chesterlields,, Time tables are not so sacred, nor are. -
fehveral chairs, floorelamps and tables, , subjects ,,,s9 important, that the de- ENGAdEMENTS ANNOUNCED
a pingpong table,,a twO-burner electricvelepment of the individual ehild can Mr. and_ Mrs. Jed= ' C.. J3elley of
plate and various other articles. be sacrificed for either." . ' Lambeth announce the engagement of
To the recreational committee of the'
1 The speaker described guldance as their younger daughter,' Edith 'Annie,
Lions Clitb who are in charge of the a scientific Tatempe, -to help the ineetve Mr. Gordon. Williams, son of Mr.
organizing of the "Teen-Agers," a don -1 dividual examine hinteelf, explore his and Mrs. Harry T. -Williams of Godes.
ation was made of one radio-victrola, natural resources, and make an invent- r1Sht the wedding to _take place .in
records and record stand, a , pingpong ory a his 'aptitudes, skills, interests, trinity Anglican church, Lambeth, on
table, which they had previously asked and abilities. , Saturday afternoon, February 16, at
Guidance in the qccupational in- 1 o'clock.
formation course provides the student Mrs. Robert Good, Goderich, wishes
with the opportunity of enlarging his to announce the •• engagement of her
knowledge of human endeavor, and of nephew, Lloy,d Merton Good, son, of
the potential,e1lields of erciployment; Mr. William Good and the late Mrs.
and also gives kit undeestanding of the William, Good, to Ila.. Jean Boyce,
qualificationa necessary to achieve euc- daeghter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyce
eeee in any field of erapleyment. • ..of Varna; the vredding to take place
well-balanced guidance -Will provide an on March 9th in Victoria street United
7cleurch, . ..,
• offer $1O0o:1br additional apace
adjoin , g 'his plant on Newgate street.
The property- desired would have a
s frontage -on Victoria street a ninety
;Ieet to -beteg it In line with-Wpresen
buildfxig On Newgate street' and would
hide the warehouse used 'by the
lic Utu1tle 0Petimiision. The
tmission could have the use of the
perehouse indefinitely, as it was the
land that Mr. Mathieson, required at
. present.
This matter also was referred to the
industrial committee.
It was decided: to pay the . County
• tax and- secure a diScount of $489.21
-- on the levy of 114;070,30.
Committee Reports
the finance committee recommended
•
a 'grant of $75 to the Salvation ArnsY
home at London and the renewal of
membership in the follOwing rASsoci-
ations Ontario, Assopiation eof Rural
Municipalities, fee $5; Ontario GoOd
Roads Association, .$10; Ontario Muni-
eipal Association, $25. '` ,
Thespublic works conimittee reported
that the neeessary stop signs had been
ordered so that all streets intersecting
Cambria road and Victoria street may
be marked ata stop streets. Arrange-
ments had been made for the Junior
hockey club to one the dressing rooms
reserved for the Lions Club teams.
• The cominittee -tecommended that no
action be taken on the offer of R. J'.
Doak to- Purchase the main betiding
in Agricultural Park.
The industrial committee recom-
'n -fended that the Dominion Road Ma-
chinery Co. be "adviiiedethat. a priceen
$5000 cashinid been set on the found-
ry; and that •ti
_th.e. afifer ,Of . theal
_ Rure
Engineering& Researeh Co. to,purchaee
the foundry be left With this committee
for further consideration.
These reports were adopted.
-John Tinder's price of $237.50 for
the inetallation of a bathroom in the
caretaker's apartment at Miteiftty Hail
was sent to the public works ceenraittee
witb power to aet. .
• Alberta Coal for Ontario
'The Mayor reported his attendance
•at a meeting •in -Toronto at which
speakers•advocated Government action
to -bring Alberta coal to Ontario. It
Was stated at this 'meeting that Alberta
et.. had a billion tonsof coat equal in
quality' to U.S. Anthracite which could
be delivered-tiQntario at a price four
dollars belt)* whet IS now paid for
the U.S. coal. Government assistanee
was asked for the construetion of a
railway Spur to bring 'out the coal from
sesesethe-1.1.11439esses-4... vras,seseiessiged- to• Ada
meetings threligirout Ontario to bring
the matter .before the people of this
Province.
• The Council agreed that if a meet-
ing's- Id be held in Goderieh in coil -
net' with this campaign the Town
11,,'4 aid be made available.
Lt!11 ad of Tracie Overtiaing Pro -
posit fl was refereed conimgtee of
the whole.
• Bylaw No. 5 of 1946, authorizing the
. borrowing of money „from the Bank,
• necessary, to -meet current expendi-
- tures before taxes are paid, WaS given
•its three'readinge And passed.
; The- Council adjourned to gointo
coinmittee of the whole And on resum-
ing adopted theneommittee's recom-
' mendationo.
'Through the die rict engineer o( -the
Federal Public Works Department at
Dondon Mayor Mooney is to seek an
uPpointment for ,a deputation to Ot-
tawa on 'harbor inaprovensents. Reeve
Turner is to be aesoeiated with the
• Mayor in making arrangements for
the deputation. .An entienditure up to
t,50 'wart authorked' for advertieing
veep In 'The Lolidon Five Treee,
irstart*- Drgamzatxoxt Dub=
after Spleilditi Work fdr
Service Personnel
On TieursdeY, January Wait; tbe Ern:
pire Seevice Club held its flaal meet,
ing in MacKay Hall, with Mrs. It. C.
Hays wedding..
A vote of appreciation was extended
to Mr. Arthur Curry for storing the
UNUSUAL VISITORS._
Mr. and Mee. L. C. Chapman on
Monday morning reported a flock Of
canaries outsidetheir home on Cambria
roAd. Mr. Claapman, who noticed them
first, counted live, and when Mrs.
Chapman went to the window the
ftock had Increased to ton. It is sug-
gested they were probably goldilnehes,
which winter in Southern Ontario but
are noteoften seen Exeter north an this.
At -any rate, they were it:pleasant sight
for these midwinter dare
Mr. and Mrs. Iteg. Ferguson, of
London, visited with their parents here
oVer the week end .
trent. IL 0. Ceawford. Itt,0.0.C.,
London, and Miee MariOn Watts, of
London, were Week -end guente of Mr.
and Ittra. A. J. McConnell.
re. II. M. Poed was ealied to I
tibsen
last ThorSday ovving to the Engem
and ,eleatii of her Went, Urs. A. a.
Meltrien. •
virluirs vakirr
TINA MISTVAR?
'for, and various games.
Siece*the Girl Guides also *ere in
need of music for their folk dances,
Mrs. E. McLaughlin very • kindtyeofe
fered her sietrola and records for their
-
use.
A- few . smaller pieces of furniture
were kept for MacKay Hall.
-A balance of $200 was donated to the
Town Council to assist in decorating' efficient placement service which makes
the upstairs in MacKay -Halle •The provisions -for a three-yeare fow
llo-up
mentlabrs of.the SerVIce, Club, leave felt of each student efter he leaves school,
Air some time the geeat need of an regardless of the grade at which he
attractive cemmunity centre in the leavea.
town;
Ss MacKay Hall with' its sseell
kite -hen should- -meet a real -need, -par-
tieularly for ' the women's organiz-
ations of the town, and it is hoped
that .theeereconditioning pi the -hall
• will eminence, as soon as tiossible.
During the war years the Empire
Service Club conducted a canteen and
recreation centre at MacKay Hall -for
service personnel and entertained par-
tictilarly men of the Sky Harbor and
Port Albert air stations who tame from
Britain, the, United. States, Australia
and 'other TountrieseetThe-Value of the
service rendered in providing' "a, home
away -MEI home" for thousands of
lonely izin is inestheable. The Club
was' made up.. from the members of
the two local chapters of the I.O.D.E.,
who spent incalculable hours hi serv-
ing food, arranging 'dances, and gen-
erally making things pleasant for their
Vesta , ,
V.•••
-TO—ADDRESS J4KETING-OF
HOME AND SCHOOL 014
"Guidance is „ not doing things for
• the individu,a1 but helping him to
do things for himself," Mr. "Rtiet
stressed. • He spoke of the large per-
centage of students entering th'e col-
legiate who leave before entering mid-
dle school; or mho leeve at--the-end
-sir The -three years. It is most import-
ant that these large -groups be properly
trained, to make satisfactory adjust-
ments in the community,
, Placement presents a ehallenge which
can be answered only by the co-oper-
ation of the conaraunity at large,e,the
tsineititellieetared. The' root-SYstem for
•this -starts tight le the enapleynoe t
service. "Unless the schools, throug
their guidance departments, and the
employment service utilize all available
information in the •best interests of
the students, how can Other agencies
be expecteet4o co-operate to help these
young._ men and women make satis-
factory vocational • adjustments? • ,
"All tilts rot about juvenile delin-
eney ie—raere---windew-drei3s1ng--
cheap veneer to cover tuf.glaring de-
sficiencies le our. society- as tit exists
•toda.y," Mr_ Root:declared. e
P.S. Inspector Kinkead •expressed
thanks to .the speaker, „toed R. M.
Menzies, president of the Board. of -
Trade, spoke briefly.
•
Mrs. Colin Campbell of Toronto,
president of the Ontario Home and
School Federation, will be in Goderich
on -Thursday, ,February 14th, tte guest
speaker at the• birtlidaY party of Vic-
toria Home and School Association.
. Mrs.' Campbell is a member of t
Torento Board of Education, and is
a. very See speaker- on all matters. con-
cerned with education in the beim
'or school. " -
LT-Wenty-three years, ago Mrs: A. C.
Courtice, founder of the Ontario Home
and School movement, came to Gode-
rich and organized a• group of 'parents
andeteachers at Victoria School. The
work that has been carried on through
the eears is well known, 'and has al-
ewaysi4$e -of benefit to the. community.
• Mrs. 'Campbell is the daughter of
Mee. Courtice, and Victoria 'Home and
.School members. are proud to welcome
her to the joint: celebration _ of the
birthday party and Founder's ;Day.-
' A special invitation is extended .to
all past president's and Charter mem-
bers to attend this meeting. It will
be a joint meeting with Central School,
and all, the members are asked to keep
it in mind. •
Further notice of the meetini'vvill
be found in the advertising colutnrie.
s .
MACHINIS-TS' DANCE
Local 1863 of the International As-
sociation of Machinists hbld a succeste
fut. dance in MacKay ,on 'Friday
evening. Severalemembers of Blackie
Denotense's orchestra were snow-
• bounrsouth of Goderich and did not
• arrive for •the :dance, but the four -
piece band assembled managed to pro-
vide plenty of -the right kind of music.,
.the old-time eumbers were the Most
popular with the guests. The dance
was eponsored by the recreational 'com-
mittee of 1863, chairmen of which is.
Steve lielesic and other members
• Shiekie Denomme and Itobena Schrtun.
I The 'corainittee hopes to held another
dance of a similar nature in the neer
future. •
VICTORIA ST. GROUP
. ELECTS OFFICERS
With the president, George Currell,
in' the chair, the Christian Service
Group Of Victoria street United church
met. in the churchemarlors.for the an-
neal meeting. The records revealed
a fruitful yeer ha terms of serviceeand
fellowship. Cards of appreciation
were received from the families of the
late Mrs. Bloomfield and the late John
'Snazel. Preparations were made by
the Group in 'connection with the ser-
vice on, Sunday evening next, the oc-
casion being the visit of Dr. Hobbs
Taylor, M.P.P., 'in ' the ° interests of
Health Week. -
The election •of officers- resulted as
follows: President, Geo. Cureell; -vice-
president, Harry • Westlake; treasurer,
Roneld Allin; secretary, • Charles
Adams; pick visiting committee, Percy
• Barker (convener), William Peters,
Amos Osbaldeston; librarian, William
Mew-; soelal and recreation committee,
Charles Breckow (convener), Asa
Deeves, Leonard Rodgers.
MISS LAWRENCE FRACTURES HIP
, Miss Fanny. Lawrenne, South street,
as the unfertunate vietim of the ley
condition of the streets when she slip -
Ted and fell on •the sidewaik on the
west side of the Square on Monday
evening. She was ennable to rise and
was removed to Alexandra H
"where -her injury was found -to be
.a broken hip. It is expected that she
will be in the Itbspital for at least
four months.
•Dan McLeod, Raglan street, had a
fall on Kingston street, breaking an
arm in two places between wrist and
elbow.
MRS. T. IL CARRICR.,--Thurfal rites
MUNICIPAL' ASSESSMENT Des., for the late -Mrs. Thomaa 11, Carrick,
'CUSSED • whose death occurred on Tuesday of
W. 0. Attridge 'and„ W. Sturdy at. last week, were performed on Friday
tended a ineeting at Hanover last week afternoon. Service was conducted at
of •persons ipterested- in matters per the Wheeler funeraf home by Rev. R.
Mining t� mUnicipar assessment from
Perth, Wellington and Oufferin. 4
the counties of Grey, Bruce, Huron
WO* Chas, Love, Harvey Stegleeritden
ha Maitland cemetery. The pallbearers
H. Turnbull and the interment was
'the matteri"chiedy disedaed-*as-that 14oYd Fergana, ;Lett- W2eir
of securing' uniformity in counties end brook .and Thos. ,Rivett. Thennas
larger districts in , the assessment of Steel, a -brother oft the deeeiieed. came
properties.
from Brandon, Man., to attend the
'funeral but did not arrive here until
Friday night
THE WEATHER
Temperaturee of the past week in
Goderich, with those of the correspond-
ing week it Year ago, as officially
recorded, were as follows: ,
, 19.16 1945
• . Max. Min. Max. Min.
Thurs., Jan.31.40 . 20 18 12 'Mrs: Roer McIntosh, Wolfe sttreee,'seet.
Fri., Feb. I ....Si, 17 2 17 in-law and daughter of thte;, _deceased,
Sat., Feb. 2 ......31 •16.n 27 23 to St. Peter's church, whene requiem
Sun., Feb. 3, 17 5 5' .6 high mass. was sting by Rev. H. T,
Mon., Feb. 4 21 0 22 8 Fallon.. The interment eves in , -the
Tues., Feb. 5 35 18 30 17 Colborne R.C. nemetery. The pen -
Wed., Feb. 0 43 30 28 20 hearerWere: *William Murdoek. nOle
berb Plante, Mai' ensieemoat, T. Siltib,
FIRE AT IILYTII• iteg. Fraser and,- M2Chit'61- Kennedy.
Fire bUrstiag out with sudden fury All Of the eurvIving relativee,
causteride tinaplandafogred eisttoimn,:teerdwiiiiittig$2001414
,000 in last week's, Signal-ptdria
, were ble
in
to be presnot at „the funeral to pay
at Myth on Thuroday last. Wilma efie their Mat reepecta to their beloved
leskee wee brought melee eoititoi, ottly father and brother. One eieter, Mus.
.the bare walls of the building were Dagene ',O'Loughlin. of TIMID:tins, WOO'
left. eta:alines Canoe' of the* tire le a I erroneotiely mentioned ao Mkt. Eugene Roots of Itaetimee, Undo, on Augest
Matter 2 '0iujc'eture. J Quinlan itt last week's paper, it, 1945. Ile is in teepee buavw hi
JOHN JOSEPH WEDIV—The
sOf John Joseph Webb, Who died
in Alexandra Hospital on Vtnednesday
*of, hist week, took place one$aturday
morning from the home ofeMr. and
ponoex. Battu]) ENCiAGES
FOIVE BLVEVALE
deputation 2fn enakers• of the
eettesetneelVed 'Ena-rd *ay= in To
'gait' two days lest week. ^loOking over,
Some of the Schools tnat - have been
built in the last few years, with the
porpiste of getting ideas and,suggen-
tions for a ew school building in
Cloderich, Who deputation visited -elle
Brock avenue ecitool and the SunnYlea
school, wittelt has ell the features of
a mode= echool. Other schools visited
were the 'Beneboroeigh and Ron* road
scheols ,of Leaside and some of 016
Forest. Hill Village schools.
At the mentbly,me,eting of the Board
on Tuesday night it was decided to ask
the Department of Education to send
a representative to Goderich to look
over Victoria School and its grounds
with a view to making 'additions and
renovating the present school.
• The Board has engaged Mies
Dorothy. Aitken, of Bluevale. as a
teacher on the Central School staff, fill -
leg eke *twang caused by the resigna-
tion -of Mrs. B. .R. Robinson. '
Principals' 'reports for January
showed: Victoria School -pupils en-
rolled, 3.85; average attendance. 323.17,
or 91.76 per cent.; 'savings stamps pur-
chased, $170.75. Central School -
pupils enrolled, 238S average attend-
ance, 211.62, or 00.88 percent.; savings
starups purchased, $78.43.
,Misses M. R. and M. E., nlacVicart
have returned from attending the mil-
linery displays at Toronto this week.
_
Servicemen in the
Cp. Cyril '("Cy") Rainsoe, Ben- of
'Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson, Wolfe
" r -
street, arrived le pOderich on Monday
evening, returning from ehree years'
• overseas service. "Cy" was met by
his wife and father in London on
Monday evening and motored to Gode-
rich. • He evaa,ankious to -see his fur -
year -old son Ronnie, who was a one, -
year -old tot when he left foe overseas.
Ronnie, of eourse, did: not recognize
his father,' but lost no time in making
up to him. •
Cpl, Robinson wqs-a...transport driver
with the Perth Regiment during 'boost
of the heavy fighting Whiseh that unit
went 'through ii Italy. Heesenlisted
July 3, 1942, at London, but did his
training in Western Canada find was
originally with the Canadian Fusiliers.
He saw several. •months' service' in
British Cerembiaewhile the Japanese
threat was op, and then in February,
1948; went to England, Where' rolned
the Nabs. -Ile Tended in -Italy With
that unit „ie .Nevember, 1943, and saw
his first action with them on January
17th, 1944, when the Perths were at-
tached to the British 8th Army.
In November, 1944, • Cpl. Robinson
was injured hi the hand 'and •was
convalescing in Italy when the Perth
Regiment went to Holland in the spring
of '45: Later that spring he . was
transferred, to a repatriation depot
in England, where be did duty on the
regimental staff until the depot was
closed.. He left England at the end
of January and reports a rough cross-
ing. '
A brother,. Ernie, ssi!v.- service' with
the U.S. Third Army in Europe, and
is now discharged ens' living in De-
troit, after spending several weeks
with his parents here last fall.
An older brother, Charles, ,was killed
with the 71st Canadian Regiment in
the lirst World War.
Cyril will report to a release depot
for discharge at the termination of
his thirty days' leave.
Back in Goderich after •ever three
years' overseas service, during which
he was severely Wounded in the lea,
Pte. •Donald (Bud) Paquette, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert _Paquette, is
being royally feted Sit the family home
on East street.
,Donald received his wound during
the• heavy fighting around Bergen -Op -
Zoom in Holland, seven milea.from the
German border, on October 29th, 1944.
As a tank driver with tbe 2nd Armi
ored Regiment, he was bedding down -
for the night with the, rest of his crew
in a deseerteLlaatch farmhonee when,
a • mortar .shell burst on his side of
the house, scattering shell fragments
into lils opper leg. - Wounded as he
was, he 'made his way to the other side
of the large room and a moment. later
a second shell burst on the,spot where
lie . had been killing a corporal of
his crew. Alter a hurried dressing,
Donald was removed to a hospital in
Antwerp,- where the lest nurse to. 'at-
tend him was Nursing Sister Grace
Ma -son of Goderich, He did -tot at
first recognize her, 'as he was in too
great pitin, nor did elle recognize him,
because of his heavy growth of beard.
It was some tinie before esith realized
eaho the _other was and then reminis-
cences flowed freely.- -
Donald ---was reraniitistatintanspitutnre)
England,- where severaleperations
% leer° performed to yretnove the Shell
fragments, and wan still hi a con-
valeeeent depot .-in England wiaen the
war in Europe ended.
Donald first enlisted in the army in
March, 1942, and trained at Chatham
and Camp Borden before being ast
signed te, 'the 22nd Armored Regiment,
with which he , went overseas in
September of that /ear. The regiment
landed -in France on July 4, 1944, and
went into action atound Caen, which,
in his opinion Was a terrine baptism:
of fire. 'Prom the time he first went
Into action until he was wounded three
menthe later, Pte.. Paquette was almost
eontinuonsly ID 'the' front line, tnithent
relief. - Once, during the heavy fighting
itt..Franeoe. the taint which be, was
driving wee etruelt by a ehell and set
on fire. .The entire crew managed tO
elaraber tint bf tile blazing taentelnah
had to crawl a mile back to their geisha
lines. , • .
Ihniald was married to Barbara
liousitig Shiiitae hi
This Ton Is dots
gion As* PAR° Aasidanee th
Vinding Houle0 or
Rettirlled Men
wife bere with him within a month.
Aside from a bad scar, he reports his
leg almost as good as new and is
looking -forward to taking an active
part in this community, to which he
moved with .his parents in 1939. He
ie at. present on thirty slays'_leavesat
the teinnination of which he will re-
port .to London foredlicharge. -• --
The troopship on which he came
home. was the Queen Elizabeth,- He
arrived at Lo.ndon early Monday even-
ing and was in Goderich jaat a little
too late to see the Junior 'hockey team
sponsored bY his brother-in-law, Mr.
Pete, Louzon, play. .Be renewed tic-
quaintance with the teain later, how-
ever, in Mr. Louzon's apartments.
, •
Cpl. Ernie Fisher, recently WS
-
charged from the elt.CA.F., visited
with hie motherekrs. Mary Greenway.
East street, during the week. -Ernie
was stationed at the R.C..A.F. base at.
0.4,0 e ...., •
The housing shortage in Godnrintin
whfch .it ' was thought woniti` he rie,
lieved when the Port Albeit -and Ow ,
Harbor air stations were elOseitand a
,
number of faMilles left Goderiele;41p- ,
. ..
,
pears to he as severe an eve; aud.
with eervicemen, returniag from over-
seas and not a Za-v7 0. theni (leaving
to set up laousentolds 0? their .own- the
eituation, hant becoi serious.e• $o
serious, indeed, tbatj the local branett
of the Ctuaadian,lee on has taken -40,11 -
itself the responsibility of fee -ening a tee
committee to investigate the entuation '
and, if ponsible, to tind vveys wan
means of alleviating the shortage.
' During the past week tne la-Oushog
condition was brought ehateely to ats
teatton when a Goderien veteran tax-
peeting a wife and family herefrom
overseas within a week eor ten days -
complained to the Lngioettthat he bed
searched around town fora house for
over a month, but to no avail. The
prospect of welcoming his wife to hi's ,)
home ,, town without SO inueb. as a,
room of .his own did not appeal to -
him. The Legion managed- to procure
et place for this veteran oir Tuesday„
but „there arenothers ina similar pre- •
dicament, and there _ will be many
more - as -servicemen- return-sto *town
and war brides come to make . their
ironies here.- --. - -,-
The citizene of. Goderich are re-
quested by the Legion to consider The
• situation seriously and carefully, to .
see_if there in not some .way in' wincla -
they can help as a duty to tbefie men
and their . families. Tbere appear -ID
be quite 'a number of houses and apart,-
ments around town which are' at pre-
sent locked .or boarded up but which
could easily be made 'available fer .
occupatien. When the airport *son-
• nei were willnig to pay big reatals
for a house. Oi astaklenent; in Goderick
-Ziffiiiis man,aged- to And aceommodtte '
tion for them. The Legion asks the
people of Goderich to treat their OrWal
home town boy e with as much eon --
sideration as they gave to butsid_ers.
Anyone willing to rent a house or
apartment is, asked to get in touch
with J. Kenneth Hunter, Victoria'
street, or El.' Jane, Colborne' stOet, •
members of the Legion, housing cows;
mittee:
R. M.:FORD CHAD:M.6f-
• . OF GAI.. ROUX
Goose Ilaye-Labrador, fol over a year_ At_ _the . inaugural-meeting-ofesthe•
hang Pm eantrol tower -operation at Collegiate Institute Board. held on -
the huge drome there. Last month he Wednesday evening, reorganization for..
flew out ot- Goose Bay,' landing at the year was ecoinpleted as follows:
Halifax,. where he remained for a few Chairmae, H. M. Foul; vice-chairman,'
days before coming west for his dis- J. A. Snider; secretary -treasurer, A.
charge. Ernest was in the R.C.A.F. R.e Scott; , purchasing agent, C.
for over three 'year% training as a Saunders; property committee,
wireless operator at -first, until foetid MacEwane W. A. • Coulthurst, R. 11.
medicadly unfit fon aircrew. 'Cpl. Munro, C.• •K,• Saunders, finance con*.
Fisher is at present visiting' relatives mittee, J. A. Snider. IL D.- Munro, Cle
at Drysdale with his wife and family. Ka Saunders, W. A. .COulthurst, P. J.
- MacEwan, H. M. kord.
(stn. Patrick Page, a former-Gotle—':Meetings will be held On the first
rich bey,' is visiting with his atnite Thursday . or Friday of eech month
Miss Rose :McGuire of town, having at 7.80 pan.
recently returned Prone overseas,, Pat, A motion to organize a department
was with the R.C.E.M.E, during two of agriculture for the opening of the
years overseas, seeing service in Hol- school in September was carried and,
land and Germany. He arrived . in in' coneultation with Mr. Davies, • '
Goderich Wednesday morning and is 'specter of • agriculture for the'Depart-
happily renewing old acquaintances. ment of Educations plans will be made ,
A brother, Tom, • who recently re- • at once, mid the necessary inorganisee
ceived his discharge after 'several years tion of staff and teaching duties made.
in the army, -also is visiting 'in '{lode- The Board also discussed at length_
rich with him. '
• the introduction et vocational coun-
selling, and H. R. Beattie, director of
Sapper .C. C. Patterson, son of Mr. vocational guidance for the Depart -
and Mrs. C. Patterson, -arrived from ment of Education, will be invited to
overseas aboard the Queen Elizabeth. visit Goderich at an early date VC die -
He will visit his parents for most of cues the , question with the meta= •
his leave, at the end of which he will boaeds.
go to London for discharge. Before -
joining the forces he worked, at the GODERICH GIRL WINS
CockShutt works lif-Brantford. s SUCCEit ,IN LOS ANGELEE
Sgt. J. Clare Vincent, who returned Mrs. G. H. G •
reen has sa letter from
from overseas on the Queen Elizabeth,
her cousin, -Miss Edna Sallows, of
arrived in Goderich on Monday night leglewood (Los Angeles), Otiliforiikc'
and has been a guest at the home of expressing ber:pieasdre in -reading an •
his parents, Mr-. and airs. John Vincent, article by Mr. Green recently. pub-.
East street, Miss Ruth Capling of lished •in The Signal -Star. Miss Sal-
Initchener else; has been a visitor at lows is a native of Goderieh, a (laugh- .
e Vincentahomee ter of the late --Mr. and Mrs. John-
' Sallows. Although' handicapeoed faince
Ainong the servicemen who atrived her early years by an attack of -_ins
in Goderich this week was L/Cpl. fantile paralysis, she has worked her
Clare Bedard, eldest son pf Mr. and way
Mrs. Paul Bederd; -St. Andrew's street. up to a flne position in whichshe has been chosen from among three
Clare's homecoming was saddened by thousand employees for recognition ot
the death et a younger brcither, Gerard, the special ability shown in "her works
two days previous to his arrival in In addition to this recognition by way
Goderich on Monday night. Ere was of a presentation from the firm she
ID be met at London thet afternoon len
frihas received two 'increases in salary
were
and relatives but connectious within, about two months witheut asks
were mit made and it >was not until ing for theni. ., •
he atrived in Goderich ie ;the evening •
that Clare learned of his brother's
PERSONAL MENTION "
death.
Clare enlisted in the arm, on De- ,
ceinber 7th, /942, and trained at ..Mr. and Mrs. Russel Potter a 4eon
• Chatham and Censpr Borden 'before' Leroy, of New BeatireeLsand Mr,
ReeeeeneefteesteeeerseaseeeiaftgeSeptembereeand Mrs. Homer Bernard seitt'tten
1943, with -the 3r4 General Hospital children, Paul and Joan, of Detrolt„
unit. He went to Italy with the 5th visited Over tbe vveek-end wlth Ms.
Canadian Division shortly after ar- and Mrs. Wm. Mugford. nee
riving in England and served as a Miss .L. Macpherson left at tbe
stretchersbearer with that division week -end , to visit relativea at Finfell
theough fourteen mouths of lighting in and St. Thomas. She expects al
Italy. He also saw service in France, to visit Montreal and other feints
1,1e1gium and .Itolland, attached to the before returhing in May. '
field dressing station of the 1St Can-
adian Corps. Ile was in , Hogenburg, MIILDMAY PAPER A TAnLorb
.Holland, when hostilities olden. Ile The Mildmay Gazette has ehangeg
w
spent
it eek 'in Germany shortly after to the tabloid formand is noWaR
the conelosion of the war, but for home print. The 'poblisher is Barry
"the most part wee in Holland until he Wenger, who as a bon lived in tieden.-
waS sent to England for repatriation rich.
on January 15tb, Pc' left England
late in January aboard tile': ()neat •1•111,0*IST IIOSE
Elinalrettented after a rough erossIng, liVomen's nylon hosiery Which Se
diusing tenaleb be • and all tele ,.otbee expeeted to reappear on the Cananinit
passengeks Were .neaelek ,aost-ofvthe tnayitet some time this month ,w)11
thnearrived hi New York on Saturday be prieed at froze tli tente to 42:60
t.ast. Ipir, depending' .0n quality and.'
, Clare married, a NetherlandsgTri, MOP, aceOrding to an annonneenient
Wilitehnirat. ::Yeat Sehalk, Of APeldorn, hn the prlees and ctii4ly' repreteht,
111(01111nd, on /unlearn 5th, shortly before raise for the Western ethttarte ine,1414
leaning llolland. Iltee helve td* baVe ronh nnalitY gr44,des laave beat csta '
liohed and all uhut nvilmt Iltain11
iclth the W-ord "nylon" and trae ?eaugte,
4, I
her With itim its Gotlerleh by, the end
of Nlarel.
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