The Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-05-16, Page 9Tri f 5" S .. . MAY: 16th, 1UM
In the corning ter
vwemay expect hundredi
tD ViSi tQIS from •.the
. Si. tatets... rev' Many, Of
thenl. a gond. trine xreans
loth ®f leisure for hikes
-visits to historic sites,
pcenic bea> ty ;vets.,
'Let's ° give tla.em
friendly weleo e- -be1p
made .their stay• aq
mei uorable 4 it ean,ber
iT'S EVIRYRODY'S SUS1NESS ... 1iicuar+'r f
Ontario profits - ,. st Every tourist dollar
as much from tourist is shared this way;
business as from gold •1. Hotels; 2. Retail
rax e't'airpt to _ni t iregvai.3 atn:i r(i#ts' ..;
one of us to -keen-this— 4:Taxes, etc.; 5. Amuse-
business growing. meats; 6, Garages.
"'Let's make- them want to come back!"
PLANNING A HOLIDAY?
Tuno In ,CFRB
10.30 p.m., Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
PUBLISHED IN
THE PUBLIC INTEREST
BY JOHN LABATT
- MOW
THE bODERICD• SIGN
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
Q'OLUORNE ' OWNSHIP
The TDwmtsltip Council wet for its:
regular meeting T¢nm( a -y, May `i tlr,
with all me bap present.
The naei,cutes of the last segtadai and
sperfital meetings were adopted a,Q read,
on motion' of Ross Fisher uu1 James
.only..
Correspondence --was read from the
following: CIKNX1 asking co-operation
in a new series Oil prdgrams to he
linowu as "Civic Report" In this pro-
gram the Reeve • and heads of
various Council (oiumfttees will report
to tltea,r communities,
letter fa'om the Association of
Asses? ifrrg Pfiicersasking Council for
memliershipi The convention to start
in Toronto, June Loth, '
Jr.iWm. Thom appeared before the
Connell and stated there were. two
daiagerous places on the'sideroad lead-
ing baela to his place and he thought
the Council should come up that after-
noon and lookver the situation. He
thought it a fire idea for the Oouneil'
to go over the Toads at least once a
:year.
Moved" by J. IIorton 'and II. Squire
that Mr. Bert • Willis be notified to
appear at the next Council meeting
in regard to the weigh scales at McGaw.
gloved by Stanley Snyder and Ross
Fisher that we notify CKNX stating
we will co-operate with then'r in their
new plan.
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Air. . Orville �(.)11.I.� ixiia bad )1i3 LepheR, �-
Air. d� Diam2n, ��yy
ionto, :visiting WWmaa 4 turAd ay.
Visitors at the borne of Mr. awl
•i 'tSfss :' 11$. DtttIrni ,:S:a tc]ay w u
Mr,. al1(11. MrR.. kla.rry Ilalb, iiss IsSId fan c r
and Mr. Bensons Whitely Of Oo(ler~'teh
and:Ar. lUill, Dtnrnin from Toronto.
There was alta esia eptio_naany good at-
tendance at the play, "(loalad Uxaclous
Grandma," pra?senteal: by the Port Al-
bert DA"un itie ,Society, in LUcknovr'
Town, E aU on Friday Iliglitr sponsored
by the W.A. of trey/0.. •
'Meeting, --,The., Crewe Wo-
men's Missionary Society met . at the
home of 'the liresident, 19Erz). Eit. Ci1-
petr:lek, on Thursday, .May o. with
an attendance of ten. The program
COMITY TO XXP NT,
Ir ROAD 11111,011ZYWIT
The experimental ental e(^nDatrtt°tllar i of a
-,section of ar e,. :ipperi reed in t ,. • ,-,:
.Qn•,,: part of the. CODUty was a C,proye(d
at a' meeting of the County, road conn.-
xnaission; held here On Thura($ay after-
noon 14st.
A wider right-of-way.' will .be pro-
vided to mali9 =tore room for construe.
.tiozi, pole lines and tree -planting for
enewdrift
'lie road will be raised higher and,
deeper ditches w311.,bq la d farther from
thio road, and the side slopes will he
sufficiently flat to provide safety., It.
is • not expected' that th() ' work wi1l
confluence until fall.
Tne' Toad• will be consi`c eral)ly
proved by "the tree planting, which
will seriie' as a windbreak ata,. well.
They^road 'will, be Surfaced with gravel
and later with. a bituminous lop.
MAFEKING
1MA1?i:KINU, May 14. ----The Blake's
W,M.S.. held their May meeting at the
home of Mrs. H. Horton on Tuesday
afternoon, with fourteen present. A
(guilt was_ completed for the bale.' Plans
were made for next month, when the
graudmotl ers' meeting will he, . field
at the parsonage.. Contributions for
the birthday box will be received.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fitzsimmons,
Arkona, spent the week -end with their
"inghaam's t<'a rate for 1010 is 50
t,i11J, the sante a4 last year, I'opula-
tion of the town is . ',20'd, [ami. ineream
of 49 over . last 'ye&r.
tiss • Ruth Middleton, Clinton, hat;
been engaged. d on hietratford public
school teaching staff. Misys Margaret
('oultet,, ('diuten, IS. appointed ,to the
staff of the Loudon public schools.
after, za two nnont hs' from, :heart
trouble. ( Vve.Six-Os-eight 3'eats of
age. He dc.'avQ3 A widow, . R. daughter,
Mrs.-„ Edvsaard HarriiS, . Tr(lwus%iliel and
`a. son, Folin, 'at hart.(,. Mr. 'taar(bie
lived 1.110 entire life' on his fai'lJ on the
4th concession of I:Iowiela.
Stanley Pioneer '
Dead .at 96 Years
in charge of Mls. Benson Shackle- Walter AieIleatb, laaSt Surviving nem'
was The nineam'i..tie stretch of higl vay be;n' of the oldest` pioneer family in
ton. The program in the Missionary I o. 4 betz'i•een I'ingi�ata and, Tees- Stanley towml$lzip, died• on I,ionday' a't
Monthly with the theme ".The e Christi n water Is ben u in shape or )av the home Of his au 'ht .r Mt<s. ,�. Via.
Hlofee" was -followed and a temperancebeing put ap f paving. d G e'
„ The roadway being widened' and IMurdoc, Hensall, at -the age of n netyy'
reading �vits ,ven by MTS. Rogers.
telephone and' hydro poles,, also some, six ' years:, A native - of , IPer'thshire%
The last chapter in he study book
he farm fences, are bein moved . bank. Scotland, Mr. MieBeath came to Canada
was taken by 'Mrs. Treleaven.. The ' g
meeting closed with a hymn land Rev. The people of Grand. Bend are busily With his parents •tn infancy and with,
W. J. Rogers pronounced the benedfc- preparing for the coining tourist season. the exception of a few 'yearns spent in
tion. Several hooses are in course of erec-the `West had since lived in Stanley.
tion, also stores, • gas stations, and a He is survived by a son, Walter, of
theatre. Most of the cottages' have Aruceileld, and a daughter,." 3rtrs..
Murdock.'-
Ellwood -„Haring;
At lit. Paul's Anglican church, Clinw
ton, on Wednesday; May 8th, Janet , Sunday with Mrs. Mathers patentr� at (sled suddenly on �itttiaclats `(t the Margaret, daughter of ,ilirs, _J, W
hones of h°er da lighter, Mrs,. Donald Marquis, St. Marys, and the date .
Dashwood. ('lurl;e, Ilaitiiiton. Ht�r husband, a ,flaring, was. umtited in marriage to W1l-
:Mr, II. Baer erected a windmill for lawyer at Brl1ssels, died in 1935, Sur- Baru Franklin Ellwood, son of Mr, and
Mr. Iiarold (rood last week. viving are two daughters, Mts. Clarke Mrs. J. Ellwood, Clinton. Rev. 'it M.
B �t NMILLER been 'rented and the hotels fare well:
booked.
• BE NM1LLER, May 14.7! -Mr. and Mrs, Grace Maude Sinclair, widow
Mrs. `has. Mathers' and family spent of the late W. M. 'Sinclair of Brussels,
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Moved by James ,Horton and Ross daughter, 31rs. Cecil Johistuti, and Mr. and mis. Elwin Yuuu of Gudeand P.
Fishe'r' that..the Reeve see Mr. Wm.,rich have purlhased lir. Flick's ,fu m, i.Ii'auiilturtt, andduan son,
Ronald, of Godelicli1s sister 02 the br degrogmutva
r air. Johnston. •
and have moved oxi it. k� e welcome The t
Kerr 'about fixing chimney at the hall. lir. and Mrs. Thos. Hallam auburnMiami, Fla. lli( rernatius were brought matroi of honor, and Mr. W. Johnson
Moved by S. Snyder and R. Fisher visited at the home of their cull Mr. and Mrs. Young to 'our couuuunity. I ,
that road. vouchers and other bills be . � C Iself H f()r-:. Iterin.eut.
Charles on Mother's I)ay,31 r. and Mrs. flick 1 mirk of Dun- , ('fern OT Hollis* '
paid: Road' vouchers,$416.80; rent of ' 't th • Kaye and Stephen, gaunon visited on Sunday, with 'lir.
•
Township )Passes
Mr. S B. 5 u e2., k
weigh scale site, C.P.R.. freight vfIlce; j and John 1 - and. Mrs. _C. A. Vanstone. - ! The death of "Isaae.Gamble, towrtship
Goderich, $5; `�'m. Watson, salary as uot<13rS self Saturday ati the �fafmLuck g
Mrs. Straughan and .lira. Howard i clerk. of Hawick, occurred on Monday
tax eo1leetoi•, postage and phoning, . Sturdy Goderich :.. calledon
I �.' lir. and Mrs, H. Ilorton attendeu
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pairs- to�-ee-ntclter• mower;, 1 a the Iu S
s -Mins 'Maede had '�� y� G 1 bl )resented U It L I
0 BRIGHTEN THE SQUARE
The Public Utilities Commission is
, arranging for the illumination of the
Sgnare with colored lights as befare`
the war,' but' with a mote permanent
construction. -Ir"on poles are . being
er'eCted' to carry the wires, which dorm=
erly were strung on ,the trees. As
with . so many things these days. the
1- Work has been delayed by shortage of
material, but it is hoped the lights ; will'
was best man. The couple will matte
their home - in Seaforth. 'guests at-
tended the wedding from Stratford,
Seaforth, Goderich, St. Marys and'
Toronto.
ar ow, a y presen e y Rev -
Produce, grass seed for cemetery, $1.10; Crouhielm, on Wednesday night. _fail and sprain her wrist. At present t, Ireland the previous week . and was
Tom Morris, Saltford, relief ac•couiot, and Mrs. Alex. Thompson and she is staying with Mrs. A. Milli. .let by Keith. We welcome Mrs. John -
B4 ; George F:' • Bean, Compensation i 11 Ilandi Mrs. Jack .Smith, Highland The ball game played betwden Gode•stuff to our midst.
Board award, '26.72; County of IIuron,''Patrk, Michigan, Mr. find Mrs. Louis rich tci(vnship and Beniuiller last week 11r. and Mrs. DuriCzui MacDonald and
Colborne's share indigent patients, I resulted in favor of I3erluriller, thane, of Flint, Mich., spent the Week-
11cDonald..-Paisley Dr. A. N. and Mrs. end aft the Johnston Bogue. 11rs. Mac -
134.85 ; Wm. Westlake, salary for ' n rkill • C derieh were guests on Mr. and Mrs. Fred White and John,
of 'Goderich, spent Sunday with „Mr. 1`�oiiald and Diauie are remaining Por
and Mrs. Harold Good. twoweeks.
Mr. Ivan and Mary Jervis, cif r
Holusesville, visited their grandmother, , PIONEER CELEBRATES
flys. Walters, on Sunday, HIS 92nd BIRTHDAY
April, $90.
Moved by Ross Fisher we adjourn
to ..meet June 4th at 1 p.m.
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rich. Kil-
patrick. •
W11. SAL�OWS, Clerk. Visitors with ;Mr.' and Mrs. Herb
SHEPPARDTON
Curran- at the end -of the week were
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Misner and Nola,
Stratford, Mr. Weldon Davis, Detroit,
'be t'urned on in good time for the (Intended for last week) and Mr. Joe • Ward, 'Beaumont, Calif.
SHEPPARDTON, 'May' 7.-1L1r. Jack
Another good rule for motorists' to Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Melotte
CREWE,
seen 'and not hurt.—Kingston 'whig-
of Essex visited aver tha weeknd
summer season.
observe is that pedestrians ,should be and family and Mr. Frank Paisley ' •,
wir. s. . Thlso Toronto -'eoo May 13 Dr. Pearlman of
visited at the home of Mr.
th MChaJoneseq .a
visited Mrs Jones at the home of her Bert Treleaven on Tuesday. •
CREWE
Standard. -
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The "isms" demand sacrifice of the
individual. Democracy .. depends on
individual, sacrifice.
A Pon pkk ,.Covered; Face
. I(i s Man a Romance
The lives of many young people are made miser-
able by the breaking out of pimples, and you probably
know of cases where a promising romance has been
spoiled by those red, white, festering and pus filled
•ser-es.:on the face.
The trouble is , not so much physical pain, but the
mental sufferingcaused by the embarrassing disfigurement which very
often makes the sufferer ashamed -to go out in company. •
The quickest way. to get rid of pimples into improve the general health
by a thorough cleansing of the blood.
Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood and with the blood
cleansed the connplexionshould dear up.
Tho T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.
daughter, Mrs Harris of Goderich. P/O. Elliott Rivett, returned home
We are , pleased "to report Mrs. Jones from overseas by plane on Tuesday.
is progressing favorably after the fall He begat :'.lira41,01.4aNa Breswick,
in .which she broke her collarbone. Sttotland, thence' to Iceland, from there
Mrs. Pearl -Bogie and Mrs. Robt. to .Goose •Bay, Labrador, and then to
Bogie visited on Monday with lir. and RockclitYe, The . remainder ” -of his
Mrs. Dan McKenzie, Blyth. , _. I --journey was made by train.-
Mrs. McCabe visited recently 'with I Mr. Homer ' Durnin of Toronto was
her sister, M.r-s.-_.Catlin,. Detroit a visitor in the vicinity on Thursday
and Triday.
JUDGE IAN •MacRAE
Ian MacRae of Strathroy, a native
of Ashfield, who °since 1041 has 'been
a magistrate in Middlesex county, has
been • appointed jiuiior county judge
of Middlesex•, filling a vacancy created
by the death of Judge A. A Ingram
last fail. .fudge MacRae was born
forty-three years ago in the Lochalsh
'district • and iafter graduating at
Osgoode Hall practised law itt Strath-
roy. His wife is the former, Winnifred
Elliott of Lucknow.
Mr. Wallace Twanlley, the Misses
Elva and Fern, of London, Mr. and auction. salsa last Friday. Mr. 'Bob suet by their uncle, John Barbour.
'Mrs. Roy Maiieand Miss Kilda Twam- li'arrisli has purchased the farin. .;,They worked • with their ui'icles and
.ley, of Wing,ham, were week -end • Mr. John Farrish, sr.. left last week also for,other farmers in the cummun-
visitors with Mr. and Mgrs. C. Crozier. on a trip to the• West. Ile'acc(Iupallied ity. At the age of 3U William Barbour
Several in this community attended Mr. Dave Fatrrisii of Toronto, Ma) was married Miss Einem Ilabies of 'Wawa -
the Presbyterian - anniversary service driving a trali'k out to his former home I nosh and. }mrcliaisc•(l of 100 -acre farm
in Lucknow on Sunday. in Saskltthewalt: `from ..T11os: Miller. on concession 3,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. IIesson of Strat- Miss Pearl Janlisson, of. Westfield, ; Kinloss.. two1and a half miles north of
ford were Sunday visitors with Mr. and spent the week -end, at her home here. t the •village of Whitechurch. Ilere lie
Mrs. S. Kilpatrick...Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnston arrived I was known as a competent farmer.
.. Mr. and Mrs. -Bert Trleaven visited fit their home'. here last week. Mrs.,1 His crops were always of the. best,,,
Mr: and Mrs. • 7 Vernon Hunter and fans- Johnston • glad' lirrivel i11 oronto front a ne kept a large stock of Clydesdale
Mother's Day.—(.)n Sunday the
Mother's Day program seat out by the Mr. William Barbour, Whitechurch's
was followed throughout txt_,13enmiller',grand old maul, .c•eleb-ra-tod. his' ninety-
ciitrrah, A mothers' choir led in the 1second birthday en Wednesday of last
service of song... During the. service week., i. Ile was born'uit Ardossan, Scot -
six children. were presented by their land,. on may 1, 1554. - where he at -
parents for baptism. The .parents were tends d public school. As al lad of $f -
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walters,• Mr.. and teen,- he sailed for. Canada with his
Mrs. Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. W. Fisher, seventeen -year-old -brother, Archie, who
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brindley and -later-was- section foreman at Lucknow
and Mrs. Drennen. Mrs. W. Straughan, and • was a resident of the village -at
the oldest mother, was •presented with I the time of his death Atsveral years ago.
a .plant. Rev. C F. C'roubiellii gave The two brothers ,.lade the, ocean
an aispropriate address. 1 crossing- on one of the first„ steamships
to ply' the Atlantic:, Their destination
COURRIE'S CORNERS lin Canada was the horse of their two
uncle. - ie Wawanosh2, They came by
eott'().€Ien)--•t•he-res-te
_lir. Russell Reid "held a sucl•essful Belfast on the stage where they were
Ontario Religious Education Council
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with 'Goodyears for all makes rof
tires are not alike; not byo
Goodyear's greater experenceo ng shat..
ing millions more. tires. than any build-
ing
manufacturer makes Goodyeprs better
• better by far. They giVe you greater'
resistance to -skidding
out protection , . greateremileagreater blow -
Make sure of these / mileage.
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see your Goodyear d�aler� features .._.
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• out protection. a
walls--fat+gyeades�
strength. •
Self cooling cri'ss�
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treado.ss ventilating-- �, skill ander esearrce
rbir .els--toy. perienee
greater mileage. 'moa' long, *rouble -free
service.
Specify.theybest .;GOODYEAR •Te , slat
-- ... �'iyuf�pl®i�f car._
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IMPbRTANT: le ail tires toddy, s'a-
gardlvss of mak, cot, -
root inflar!ov cit . essioutial fors' mammon
nsil4£a a ands tires, (mods yours Good.
Wdrr Mole for 1.+i¢r+'pr,e. •'b
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$ a ¢/y�j,� . 7��4f,yt.f ��,;,.:, r� G'.:e, ��•"�t�� � ip;'�+h• a f tc.,
.Listen daily t(+��nady carw and-ramHomo .LO• -i. Ti*, ,:arroa,
064 op,
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horset3 and Durham cattle. " •
Mr. Barbour had a family of one
daughter, who along with his wife pre- .
deceased him a- numbeir of years, ago.'
His parents and..six other .brothers -.all
emigrated from ;Scotland a few- years
after their two sons, William. and
Archie. Mr. Barbour is the only one
of this family now living.
in „,1895 the present brick Presby-
terian church was built,at Whitechurch'
and Mr. Barbour assistedin the- build-
-
ing. His wife was the first president
"fie Women's ' Missionary Society
organized in 1887.
Mr. Barbour recalled the excitement
of the "dark day," but he himself wag
not afraid. The "dark day" wag
caused by forest fire smoke shutting
out the sunlight.
• At present Mr. Barbour is able t be.' ,
up and- around his house each day and
is enjoying very good health, although
his eyesight has failed him. On Sat-
urday a birthday party, was held in
his honor at the home of his' son -In-
law, Harry McClenaghan, of Belgrave:
—Luelrnow Sentinel"""'" ." •
_.QI iO.RJNG _ 1 USS._ IVEL —.._—
Neighbors and friends met in 'Pine
River United church recently to honor_
Miss Elizabeth Welsh, who is leaiving
the community to reside in Lucknocis.•
Miss Welsh was organist of the church `
for many years. Rev. ;:T. C. Hutton
presided over au -enjoyable• program
which incruded numbers by the Pine
River men's quartet, solos by ". ifaSs.
Bertha Walden and Archie Courtney,
readings by Mrs. Thomas ,"Blair and
Miss ,Margaret McMurchy, mouthorgan -
selection by A. Aiken, duet by Mrs.
Ecknteir aid Mrs.' William Courtnby
Addresses were given by two elders
of the church; J. M. Beatty and James
('uurtney. M iss Marion McDonald and
Mrs. W. Courtney" were accompanists,
Miss -Ber-thiaa \Va:Ilieii read .an 'address
and' Arthur +Ilumphrey,' Bert Walden
and Lorne Reid prevented Miss Welsh
with as ruclio, a fluor laiuip and,a table ,
10111p. . .
ASRFIELD
ASIIP'IELI). May 13. --Miss -Audrey -
Snlith of Leel,uru spent the week -end
with _Miss Barbara 11ac-Leiinan. ,
• Mrs, •R. D. Macdonald of Toronto
was home for the week -end. .
i)r. Shortt •of Barrie conducted ser-
vice, in Ashfield -Presbyterian church
on Siurslay.
Mrs. Archie MacMurciry_ of Detroaft
spent a few days last week at the
home of Mrs. W. L. Francey.
Mr. Robert Boak of Luckriow ,was
a guest of. his uncle, Mr. Ewart •Jamie- .
son. last week -end... -
Mrs.Moore, of Owen Sound, is visit-
ing •with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Islack.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drennan .of
Goderich spent Sunday with Mr. and
Miss Elwood Drennan.
1'ARM LAND VALUES
• ( I)epartnient of Agriculture Bulletin)
The average value of occupied fare}
lands in Canada in 1945 is reported at
1 $30 Per acre. This is the 'same value
as reported for 1044, and -it is the -first •
time since 1940 that average values
11ai ve failed to -allow atn increase. How-
ever, in six • Provinces in the Dominion,
increases in value were reported, but-
t hese
ut-these increases were offset by decrelased.'
reported for Ontario and Quebec. As a
'largo proportion of- the occupied farm
lantls'111 Canada is located in these two
Provinces. the average, for the IDoiilin--
ion did not change from 1914. '
The values per Aare 'by 'Provinces
(with the• 1944 valib's within brackets)
' were; - I'd do t' Edward Irllaud. $48
,. 1;! t} i Nnvlt Scotia, (-S11) ; New•__-
P,rnnswic•k, $12 I 84► : Quebec', $57 .
Ontnrie. $57 ($5,S) : Manitoba,
'21 (`s()) : Saskatchewan. $18 .(817);
Albei ta, 8L10 4.819 i : British Columbia,
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Funeral Home.
Quietness, dignity with revereltee,
and au understanding of family
needs are ever present at
THE
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Funeral Rome
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