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GOMRICH ONTARIO, TIIURS
NO. 0
Penitentiary Term
for -Witidsof Mari
Judgment for $1220 in Favor of
Horton gstate at
County, Court.
Albert G. Hodges of Windeor was
sentenced to four years in ingston
Penitentiary on each a two chargee
On which he' Was » tried before judge
and jury at the County Court and
General 'Sessions of the 'Peace which
opened on Monday afternoon at the
Court House.
Judge T. M. Costello imposed the
sentences, to run emseeterentln, when
the petit jury rettened a verdict of
guilty en both counts after only twenty
eteirattes4-otsdeliberattionsee-e--resee
Hodges was charged with unlawfully
carrying on his person a revolver with-
out permit, and with carrying a weapon
dangerous to the public peace.
Chief witnesses for the Crown were
County Constables Reimer Snell and
john Ferguson, whoetestified that about
4.30 a.m.' on April 27th, -while patrolling
highway No. 4, they came upon a car
parked one mile north of Exeter and
turned e spotlight on it. Hodges came
around 'from the ditch side of the car
-And-When asked what the treuble was
• said he was "out of gas." When
searched by the policemen, Hodges said,
"The jig's up, I might as well tell
the whole truth. There is a revolver
on the other side of the car." When
asked by the police for the keys to
the car Hodges told them -that the
ignition wires were crossed, enabling
the car to start without the key.
Hodges was 6rought te Goderich by
Constable Snell and Constable Wear-
ing of Exeter_ and lodged in the county
Jail. An examination of the revolver
was made by -.Provincial Constable H.
Gaul and was found to have five
cartridges in the cylindel.
aodgee, testifying in his own de-
fence, said that he had set out frem
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the tope of hitch -hiking to thehome
of some relatives. lie was picked up
hy two men, whom he knew as 'Burton
Edwards and "Billy," both,of Windsor.
The automobile ran out of gag and,
according to Hodges,- the two men went
in search of a gasoline station. It was
, at this stage that the police came along.
He claimed that he did not know the
revolver was. in the car until he
brushed it off the seat when getting
out a the car.
He admitted, under cross-examin-
. ation that he had told the police a
different story and adnaitted using the
expression, "The jig's up. This is a
hot gun and a irot car."
• Before passing sentence Judge
,Costello asked that the Crown Attoruey
enview the aecused man's past record.
This revealed a series of crimes, be-
ginning at Buffalo in 1939, and con-
tinuing at such centres as London,
Goderich, Stratford, Milton and Ham-
ilton. Hodges served four years in
Kingston Penitentiary for his last Of-
fence .and ws»re1eased on» February
9, 1946.
In passing sentence Judge Costello
expressed the opinion that Hodges was
beYond the- stage of: 'reforming and
sho.uld be put away to protect the
public peace. aq-- am afraid that a
man like you at liberty is going to get
bete farther trouble. You could be a
useful citizen, because there are plenty
of jObs available to- you."
Horton Estate Awarded Damages
Damages of $1220 were awarded
Edmond Thomas Edworthy and James'
Harvey, executors of the estate of
Hillary Horton, Exeter, in a judgment
handed down by Judge Costello. Ed -
worthy and Harvey » claimed damages
of $5,125 against Kenneth and Dorothy
Weber, Exeter, for the keep of the
widoW' of Hillary Horton.
Kenneth and Dorothy Weber were
the driver and owner respectively of
(Continued on page 5)'
WIDE OBSERVANCE OF
SHUT-INS' DAY ON JUNE 2ND
Shut-in's Day, noVe a Well-established
institution, was observed more widely
than ever this year. In Goderich, Kin-
cardine and other towns, and especially
In the cities, was the day brought to
the . atterition of _the people by official
proclamation. This was so in Brant-
ford, Fort William, Kitchener, Mont-
real, Moose jaw, Niagara Falls, Que-
bec City,eSairit Johri, N.B., Saekatostn,
Swift Current, Stratford, Sudbury, 'Thr -
Onto, Victoria and Winnipeg. Un-
doubtedly there were many such official
endorsements which have not as yet
come within the notice of the As-
sociation here.
Increased support was noted in the
churches last Sunday as ministers re-
minded their congregations that they
should mark the day be ,visiting or .in
other ways remembering the sick and
disabled. The daily and weekly press
made many references to tlie day,
while on the radio an -increasing num-
ber of programs were carried 'appropri-
ate to the ocicasion, one of them, -from
a Toronto station, featuring Mayor
•gaunders of that city in an appeal to
- the citizene of Termite' to observe the
day fittingly. '
Successful Tag Day
p people of Goderich are to be
ended. for their very generous
port of the Shut-ins' Tag Dar which
-
- wl held last Saturday. The total
proceeds amounted to $115.02. As no
one connected with the Shut-in's Day
AssoelatiOn receives any ilnaUcial re-
muneration, the total proceeds will be
used solely to carry on the work of
promoting an international day on be-
half of those who .are laid aside. The
motley is used in -circularizing Canada
frotn eoast to coast, and a percentage'
- will be set aside in a reeerve fund to
• help extend the organization to other
countries.
The officers of the Association wish
to extend their sincere thankti and ap-
preciation' to the people of Goderich
who have thus made It possible for the
Association to meet all current or-
penditures and provide a balance
War& next»year's eampaign. .
LIONS 0141,111 SPONSORS
CLOTHING COLLECTION
The war services committee of the
Goderich Lions Club are »tbe local
sponsors of the national. clothing col.
lection, .which will be held prom
June 1,7 to June 29. . —
One of the features of the campaign
will » be a free show at the Capital
Theatre for boys and girls on » Satur-
day morning, June, Jab. for which
the admission charge will be a bundle
of clothing. Cash awards Will be» made
to those» bringing the three largest
bundles, and » a free movie ticket will
be» given for the next fifty -largest
bundles.
' June 32 wm'e the day on whielrthe,
Lions will put on their big drive, al-
though donations will leeseeneeelell re7
tiveraiirbirierday Vf-the campaign.
Clothing committee headquarters
will be at Allan's grocery store_
the Holeproof Hosiery factory, East
street.
The, committee in charge is com-
posed a D. J 4,liap, chairman; Tico
,Walzak, secretary rArnold McConnell,
publicity man; Chas. -Kemp, treasurer;
Con. Baechler, collections; •Jos. Le-
mairershipping ; Eb. Ross, reports and
transportation.
uron-Perth Cons.
Meet at Hensall
Federal Government Assailed for
Its Stand at Dom. -Prov.
Conference
Elmer BeU» of Exeter was elected
president of the Huron -Perth Progres-
sive Conservative Association at the
annual meetingheld at Hensall Wed-
nesday night:" Other officers, elected
are: First vice-president, Carl Draper,
Clinton; Second vice-president, Alvin
SelIery Seaferth ; third viceqiresident,
Europeans in Great
Need of Clothing
Hon. Russell T. Kelley Asks
' Every Outarian tQ
Co tribute
TORONTO, June 3.—Health Min-
ister Russell T. Kelley, Provincial
chairman forhe • National Clothing,
Collection, appeals to evory one a
Ontario's four million men, women and
children to begin saying clothing' and
bedding for the coming campaign,
The drive, scheduled! for June 17th to
23th inclusive, is being sponsored by
the Canadian Aifted Relief Fund to
aidrathe edeatitut -nnineeMliedeneu
principally Europe.
"Here. in a nutshell., is why we must
have -e -the help- of everyone in this
Province," Mr. Kelley said in his state-
ment. "Unless Canadians and others
of the world's more fortunate popula-
tions -contribute at least one garment
per person more »» then -130emillion
People, including 25 inillione children,
face deatb, from cold and exposure
next winter. These are staggering
figures and they are accurate, for they
are the 'conservative » estimates of in-
ternational relief agencies."
The Minister explained that all kinds
of used, serviceable clothing are re-
quired. These include suits, overcoats,
uniforms, work clothes for men and
boy; infants' clothes of all types, coats,
dresses, aprons and smocks for girls
arid women, shoes in pairs (tied secure-
ly with string), caps, felt hats, knitted
headwee.r, gloves, woollen socks, under-
clothing, piece goods, blankets, sheets
and linen,.draperieS and revenants.
Mr. Kelley added that all washable,
garments and geode should be washed
but need nOt be,, ironed. Other gar-
ments need not be dry-cleaned. Clothes
eIfithout buttons are acceptable; as sup -
nes of buttens are noW moving into"
AT VIE WiTERFRONT
.out4 Amprican,
Makes Two Call
Orung, -Parties Atm 9144, 491
PaBJ414104, by Big
Paasenger Ship
The -el. zens 0(400,0h turned out
in goodly neanheea to Waleetne the
passenger ship S. South Ameelean
two mile here dell:beg- tlie paet WCe
The palatial shill), Wined bY the, .
Chicago, Duluth artd Geergian Bay
114rausit ComigalaY; made an onsOndUleil
cell on 'friday evening ' a penriel.;
rtn nd retterned a TUeSdaY On a
sc %lined
The toWnepeople and the Welenneilag
„ketunntitteess
off their guard when the Bends AM-
erican arrived on Friday evening, aft
the committee had been looking fore
ward to welcoming another passenger
ship, the North American, a the same
line, ,so that all preparations were well -
advanced.
Berne Cestefeleton
lioweVer GeOrge-gelittefeeniteilairmart
etf-theeeetail merehaatesection of the
el4Tratle, and lile-ehneraitteee'Vere
kept in uncertainty all day Fridaye'ast--
to which fillip they wonld- have to meet,
whether they vvOuld heye both on their
ds, or none at all, - •
Tire first word received from »the
North American was at 7.30 Friday
morning, to the effect that she would
be one and a -half hours late. Next
came a telegram saying that the South
American, ,en route to Toronto »trom
Clevelandehad been turned back at the
Wellend Canal, T owing to the lake
strike, and would call at Goderich that -
day, as well as the North American.
Lastly, word was received that the
North American was being held net in'
the Georgian Bay area by stormy e
wether and would not call at Goderich.
About 5.30 p.m. the SOutli American
appeared out of- the riaist -Whiny. was
blanketinge the lake andin a Short
time had made port., She carried 450
Akron, 0. 0.
Officially; Welcomed
The passengers, daptain Hatriet and
the ship's officers were officially wel-
comed to Goderich, by Mayor D. D. :
Mooney, Cecil .Attridge, president of
the Board of Trade, and Mr. Schaefer,.
vice-president, George Armstrong, Hay; Tre-mg widen- --cannutiee baled -au -eh tea
:fifth vice-president, Fred Carbout, .straw hats,» feather -ticks, pillows and
Staffa; secretary, T. Clark Fisher, mattresses -should not be .given.
Exeter; treasurer, 'Harold Blackstone, "Collection of the clothing will be
Goderich; auditors, Russell Bolton, done according to arrangements set up
Seaforth, and Peter EiSenback, Grand by. local committees," the Minister said.
Bend. "Collections will be made from in -
The Association went on record as dividuai homes or depotg, such as post -
expressing "itse loyal support and un- offices, fire stations and stores, where
qualified appraval of the» work ' of clothes may be left, as 'announced by
Premier Drew and his Government the local organizers. In all comraun-
throughout the Dominion -Provincial Mee except the larger centres, clothing
conferences." May be left at the local postoffice:
The resolution »also stated "we take Mr. Kelley urged eeontributors to
pride in his stand for Provincial rights attach notes» of good cheer to their
and his very statesmanlike efforts to donations. This, he believes, presents
co-operate with other. Provinces and to Canadians with -an opportunity to
attain Canadian unity." write to their Alies as an expression
August 21 is a tentative date for a of goodwill and, a desire to further
picnic by Conservatives of Huron, peace in the world on a basis of inter -
Bruce and Perth, to be held at Gode- national friendship among individuals.
rich, it was announced. This outing -ft is explained that the _reason for
is one of several planned by the West- advancing this year's national clothing
ern, Ontario Progressive -Conservative collection from October. to June was
Association this summer. to assure that the shipments overseas
Charges that Prinie Minister Mace will arrive before winter sets- in. Dur-
kenzie King is endeavoring tocreate ing the first campaign last» October.
an election .issue with a view to ex- Canadians contributed 12,000,000
tending his» own political career and pounds of clotlllng» and bedding, which
giving greater security' to» the fortunes was sufficient to clothe ,1,200,000 per -
of the» Liberal party were made by » A. sons with ten pounds of clothes each:
R. Douglas,. K.C., of London, in » his In this &lee, Mr. Kelley hopes to
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blee-laat sYeetea.-contrileutio
the tax proposals of the Dominion 4
Government taken to the conference MAJOR JOHN W. FOOTE, V.C.,
with the Provinces, together with the HONORED AT CLINTON
Prime Minister's unyielding insistence
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they be aecepted in total, could only Goderieh ____brancie 100, Canadian
indicate such a move. » Legion, wee represented by seventy
Provincial Governments were "as- members at a drumhead service held.
tounded" by the tax proposal made at at Clinton on Suieday 'afternoon, honor -
Ottawa, Mr. -Douglas -steld. At any 1 ing Hon. Major the Rev. John W.
other time the Provincial Premiers Foote, V.C., only Canadian chaplain
would have "put on their hats and ever to win the Victoria Cross.
gone home." Ile pointed -out that only The service, held at the Clinton Col -
one province accepted all the tax legiafe Institute grounds, was under
;measures suggested by Mr. King, and the auspices of the Clinton branch of
although others inade certain conces- the Legion: and was in charge of Major
sions the Prime Minister did not recede Thomas Morgan of Clinton. .
from his . position on any point. • In attendance, beeides the Clinton
The speaker said the Federal Gov- and »Qoilerieh _members of the Legion,
ernment wenn to the conference when were those of the Wingham, Blyth,
if was in a desperate financial position »Palmerston and Harriston branches.
and • was fully prepared to make the Also attending were the Clinton Col -
meeting an election issue. It was for legiate boy and girl cadets and the
that reason "Tory Ontario" was singled cadet band, the Clinton Legion Aux -
out and pilloried by Ottawa, and It iliary, the Goderich Blue Water Bated
was only the attitude of Quebec in and the Clinton Wolf Cub and Brownie
support of Premier Drew's views which packs. .
-upset ealculations of the Liberal party, Previous to the service, Major Foote
he said. dedicated memorial tablets in the On -
"Mr. King's two great considerations [thine street . United church at Cliaton
in life are his own poLitical» career land preached at the morning service
and the fortiaies of the Liberal party hit efe.
which make that career possible," the 1 Major Foote won his Victoria Cross
speaker declared. int Dieppe ne 1942, at which time he
Others who addressed the -meeting was taken prisoner pf war. He did'
were Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, Provincial not receive the award until 1945.
member for the south riding, and
Thomas Pryde, of Exeter. "
THE WEATHER
Temperattres of the past week in
Goderich,, with -those of the correspond-
ing week a Year ago, as qfficially
recorded, were -as -follows: . •
1946 1945
Max. Min. Max. Min..
May 30 .50 ' 58 36
-161./-May 31 • 76 47 59 37
Sat., June 1 55 43 46 '38
Sun., June 2 03 47 48 39
Mane June 3 60 42 . 47. 41
Tues., June A 63 41 48 • 33
Wed., June- 5 60 40 • 54 34
. HURON OLD BOYS' PICNIC
The annual picnic of the Iluron Old
Boys' Association of Toronto :will be
held on Friday, June 14th; at area No.
2, High park,. just south of Bloor
street, commencing at 4 p.m. All
Huronites ip Toronto and district will
be welcome. It will be a basket pichic
and the Association will supply coffee,
milk, and ice eream. There will be a
softball game, races for the children,
and special events for PverYone;. also
a lucky draw_ for hams and nylons.
Watch for the big Iluron banner to
locate .the area.
• ENGINEER RETIRES
After foety years in railway serviee,
Ernest Graham, (1.NA. engineer, re-
tired with the completion of his run
from Goderich to Fitratford on Wed-
nesday of last week. Mr. Graham,
who Is sixty -live years of age, intends
to continue a resident of Stratford.
Reorganization of
Signal -Star - Press_ Limited
A reorganization of the own.ership of Signal -Star Press
Limited has taken place this» week, A. P. Wilkes retiring
and George L. Ellis, of London, having acquired an interest
in the company. • •
W. H. Robertson remains as editor and Mr. Ellis will
be bisiness manager. For more than , three year with
Army Public Relations at Military Headquarters, London,
Out, Mr. Ellis is obtaining his discharge from the army and
_ will move to Goderich slao_rt_ly_ with his familior
serviCe in the arraYr,—he was with various newspapers in
Ontario and Quebec, including the London Advertiser,
The Sudbury Star and The/Windsor Daily Star. 1°
Mr. Wilkes is retiring after nearly forty years in news-
paper work, eleven of these yearS in Goderich.
An unusual fish calight at the harbor
this weeN vvas steelhead salmon
trout which. Was hauled in at the break-
water -Oh Tuesday afternoon by Stanley
Diamond of arifeburge. Pa. The Ash
was» one of the most beautiful ever
caught in these -waters, somewhat re-
sembling a rainbow trout; but Speekled
varions ,JaueS rather than striped.
Frozen minnow .was the bait vviaich
lured the bequtY. — •
FOr about half -an -hour on Tuesday'
eVentag Bert MacDonald and his
assistants at the bathing house re-
freshment booth did a roaring business
as a.philanthropic passenger from the
pleiftfure'bttith »elt1t
ahouted to a group of Goderieh kiddies
that the ice cream cones were "on
him:" Before the mad rush at the
booth had subsided Bert had handed
out eighty cones , to grasping hands.
After that the big-hearted visitor
headed Bert four dollars.
_ Andelt stir 'wag-oreated
(m. -Sunday _eafternooneewhen.enoasi un-
teesit4-- w0Man reportedeto-Beri:Sfae-
Donald'ethateiser- 4usband. and anotherman had been missing since early
morning, after setting out in a' motor
boat from Port A1brt at 'tleybreeln
The Woman feared that some mishap
had befallen them and asked for assist-
ance. Bruce » MacDonald with the
"Captain John" and "Mac" MacDonald
with his fishing -boat. set out in search
of the Missing craft. It was discovered
several miles north of Goderich, drift-
ing in toward the beach. The „motor
had failed, and to add further, to the
danger bf the situation an bar had
been broken, so that the men had little
control over the boat Luckily for
them a northwest breeze was blowing,
which drove theuf-toward the shore..
ees. •
pREIJMINAEY HEARING "
IN MURDER CASE JUNE 13
Lions Addressed on
Stir at Harbor
Communibr 'Cehtre When Hudson Docks
010- Exautive to Confer with
Citizens' Recreational
Centre Commttee,.
The thins Club bed an interesting
meeting on Friday night last.' The
speaker of the evening was Charles
Austerberry, field secretary of the Com-
munity Welfare Council of Ontario,
Who gave an informative address on the
timely subject of community recreation
centree.
Explaining that the term recreation
Otalieerfw.,nreans'llmo,vzz,than.
athletic sports, but includes alsoT art,
music, discussion • groups,„,dramatics,
nature study, reading clubs, etc., the
speaker told of what is being done in
several Ontarie towns» in the establish-
ing of such centres. He advocated the
'formatThn of ' a comMunity recreation
council, to include representatives from
service clubs, churches, women's organ-
izations, as well as the Town Council,
tobring the project into effect.
Men were avaelable for the position
of director who would co-ordinate the
various activities, said the speaker, who'
ifdvocated the engagement of such a
director for a year before any building
is done,eso that there might be a better
understanding of what is needed.
The Provincial Governiaent, he
stated, will assist by paying part of the
director's salary and part 'of mainten-
ance cOsts.
After some discussion among mem-
bers• of the Club it was decided that
the Lions execntiye should confer with
the citizens' committee already ap-
pointed and at wotk on'the community
project.
Applause greeted the announcement
ozofateh.e election of Irian Walter Hodge
as deputy district director of the
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MISSION SERVICES AT
ST. PETER'S CHURCH
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Members of the -congregation of St.
Ileter's Roman 'Catholic church are
attending in great numbers the mission
services being held at that enure!" this
week. The misSion began with Higle
Mass, sung by Rev. H. T. Fallon on
Sunday morning, and will continue
through the week, until the coming Snit -
day, \Olen it will be ,concluded with
solemn benedicticth in the evening.
Rev. Father Basil W. Kenney, C.S.P.,
of the Paulist order, of St. Peter's
church, Toronto, is conducting the mis-
slob., Father Kenney served -five years
overseas with the Canadian army dur-
ing the second great War. ,
Services are at 5.45 and 7.30" a.m.
and 8 p.m. on »week days. and 4t 8 add
10.30 a.m. and 7.30 pan. on Sunday.
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ST. GEORGE'S GUILD ,
The June meeting of St. George's
Churchwoman's Guild Was held on
Tuesday in the Guild room. The
President, Mrs. Tichborne, presided.
Mrs. Chas. Videan had eharge et the
devotional period. The ,Scripture was
rend by Mrs. Legg. It was decided
that the annual garden party will be
held in July. The social Committee,
under the eonvenership of Mrs. Dodd,
eonducted a contest, ,Mrs. Staniforth
being the winner. The president elosed
the meeting with prayer. A- delirious
Icup of tea vs‘aiN served by the tea
hostesses, Mrs. Staniforth and Mrs.
Allan.
un.e , a mem er o
"Duenbells" organizatiee; was present
and took charge of thgi music for the
»evening, with Arnold McConnell an the
piano.- Mr. Plunkett A at present en-
gaged in connectiOn with the work of
the Provincial Highways Department
in this district and was invited to
visit the Club at other meetings.
The Club voted $100 to the Ontario
Cancer Fund.
FOUR CHANGES IN
PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFFS
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There will be four changes in the
local public school staffs for the neXt
term. Resignations have been received
by the -School- Bnard from -Mrs.
McLean and Miss .Norma. Dunbar,
teachers at Victoria School, and Miss
Dorothy E. Aitken of the Central
School staff: To replace these the
Board has engaged Miss Phyllis Mid-
dleton » of »Godericli. township, Miss
Margaret H. •Baechler of West Monk -
ton and Miss • Ivy Austin of Wingham.-
A. year's leave -of- absence has been
...granted to W. . Thomson, of the
'Central School staff, who intends to
pursue studies •at Queen's -17niVersity,
and the Board is advertising for an-
other teacher.
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
Mrs. William Walters, Colborne
township, wishes to announce the en-
gagement of her granddaughter, Eliza-
beth °Shortill Wa1ters,1 to Robert S.
Heath, the marriage •t.1 take place
on Saturday evening. June 15th, - at
8 'p.m., at Napoleon -ave. ,Presbyterian
church, New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs.' A. E. kundstrom, 55
Grace street, Sault' Ste. Marie, wish
to announce. the engagement ..,of their
elder daughter, Mabel May, to James.
Ross „Middleton, son of Mr, and Mrs.
John R. Middleton, R.R. 3., Clinton.
The marriage to take place on J1ine-
29that 3 p.m. in Central United church,
Sault Ste. Marie.
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No Trouble, However, Except that
- the Grain Cargo Is Not
Unloaded
Goderich harbor was the scene of
some excitement on Saturday after-
noon when word was received that the
Northwest Steamship Lines vessel A. A.
Hudson wag•-bringings a cargo of grain
to this port -from Fort William In de-
fiance of the Canadian seamen's strike,
-at present tieing ;ap mostkof the grain
vessels on' the Great Lakes.
croA'if-WriblirfaiiiiffelWraVIZ
ered at the Goderich Elevate'. Co. pro;
perty in expectation of trouble between
the striking merabers of the str. Algo-
rail's crew and the operating crew of
the Hudson.
However, nothing developed as the
green -and white grain -carrier drew
alongside the elevator Wharf and a
member, of the crew swung ashore on
a landing boom to make the ship -fat.
There were a few eries pf "scabs"
from the, striking Pickets lined up on
the pier with sticks in hand, but there
was no interference on their part as
the Hudson's crew completed the moor-
.
ing of the vessel.
The principal reason the strikers
failed to take action was that _they
had no legitimate grievance against the
crew which manned the Hudson. All
-were licensed officers of the Northwest
Steamship, Lines and as such could net
belong to the union. .
The Hudson was in command' of
Captain. Dalton Hudson and was
manned by a crew of twelve, all of them
mates and engineers, most of them
acting in the capacity of deckhands.
'Captain Hudson himself operated the
donkey engine and manoeuvered* the
winch levers_ in bringing the vessel
BLUE 'WATER BAND TO PLAY
Citizens of Goderieli-who have been.
expectingeanother museerd treat from
the recently . organized ' Blue Water
Band will be .glad to know, the band
will perform next Sunday evening in
the Square 'under Bandmaster Peter
Weir. Miring the evening members
of the ranadian Sedmen's Unionwill
take a silver. collectionthe
of which will be used toprovide the
necessaries of life for members in town
during the boat strike. This program
Is being-. -spenseted by Mg.., local
A.F. of L.
- LIBERALS TO MEET
• Liberals of the North Huron Federal
riding and the Hukon-Bruee Provincial
riding' will meet in 'annual meeting in
the, Wingham Town Hall on ',Friday
evening., June inst. Hon. Pahlliartin,
of the Tkilerat Cabinet, is expected to
address the meeting. ,
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The grain- hatches were uncovered
when the. Hedseiaelled up, in anticipa-
tion of '''' immediately. How-.
_ever, elevator workers, in sympathy
with, the strikers, refused to unload
the grain:and the heteas were covered
by the crew.
All extra men on the Hudson left
Goderich shortly after docking for
their homes or to report to their own
ship.
Coalfax Crew Join Strikers
The, number of Vessels tied up at
the harbor because of the strike was
brought to three with the arrival of
the stn: Coelfax ea rly Wee uesda y
morning.- The Coalfax,' owned by the
El,oal Carriers Corporation of Canada,'
K Brockville company, btought
tons of coal from Toledo for the. Purity
Flour mill -and tied- up at the wharf
shortly before 5 a.m. Pickets from the
grain vessel Algorall were_on hand to
'greet the newcomer and they im-
mediately. -demanded » that the Coalfax
crew leave their ship and join _in, the
strike. » The seventeen men of the
Coalfax complied, leaving, their be-
lmigings on the Ship. They are now
quartered in the- Union Hall, along
With the Algorail's . crew. All are
Members of the Cenadian Seanien's
Union and *ere signed .on the ship
early 41 the spring, according to
Captain Lorne McCartney of Goderich,
skipper of the Coalfax.
Reason given for the vessel's still
being in operation -ten days after the'
strike was hrolight on. is that it had»
been calling at 'small Lake Erie ports
during that time and, wit -bent Suitable
living quarters on land, there was no
,opportunity for the nr to join .the
strikers.
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The owners of the Coalfax are will-
ing to comply with the Union's- eight-
hour demandand carpenters 'have al-
ready outfitted the ship for extra sleep,-
itig accommodation. The carpenters
completed their work on the trip to
Goderich, gettiug off the ship. here to
return to their homes. e'
The Coalfax, ft is said, will hold its
load while the strikeeontinues, mill
waiters, in f4ympathy with the strikers,
being unwilling to help unload the
rgo. . .
RECORD SALE OFZUREBRED.
CATTLE BY BISSET 'BROS.
Bisset Bros. of Salt -ford Heights last
week shipped twenty-seven head of
eceredited, registered cattle from their
herd pf -purebred Holsteins, reeeiving
$7,400 for the lot: The sale was the
latgest .en metrd by eattle-breeders
in this part of the ProVinee?
. The eattle. an heifers, were sent to
Lindsay to forth »part of a shipment
to Great Britain tb replenish. the
milking stock of the rnttod xingdom.
Visset nros. for many years have
lsieen leaders in the breeding of Hol-
stein eattle and have had° an acCredited
'herd since 1833.
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-Mrs. art pse, orty-t ree-
year-o1d wife of Alfred. Rose,» Light-
house street, Goderich, 'Charged with
the murder of her sixteen-dayeold baby,
Sheila Lily, *as' remanded until Thurs-
day afternoonen•June 13th, for pre-
liminary trial, when sbe appeared be•
fore Magistrate J. W: Morley this
(Thursday) afternoon at the Court
House.
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SACRED DRAMA PRESENTED
.The 'Young People's Society of
Auburn United' church„ ..under the"
guidance of -Rev; Harold Snell, pre-
sented in an effective and dignified
manner the. sacred. drama, "The Rich
Young Ruler," in the Sunday school.
room of Victoria street 'Culled chnrch
on ,Sunday evening. The scenery was.
fascinating yet simple' and .the rendi-
tion of the 'immortal inteeview between
our Lord and the would-be disciple,
the rich young ruler, will live long in
the minds the large number, filling
the 'Will, who wei.jo_privileged to see
and' bear it. These young folk of
Auburn United church seem ' to have
b
-"started somethino." Which if copied
by others might- be instrumental'
p
leading God's people to thee heart of
the truth as revealed in the Bible.-
IAQUOR AUTHORITY CHEQUE
The Town Treasurer has -received
a`cheque for $837.09 from the Ontario
Liquor Control Board, being twenty
per cent. of hotel authority fees for
the past year. This is an increase over
last year's chequer -which' was $794.29.
This is the last payment to be received
bv• the Town on this account, since
the .C,T. Act is now in effect here
and no further authorities will be
issued..
" • COUNTY' W:C.T.U.
The 'annual convention of _the W.C.
T.U. a Huron comity was held 'on
Tuesday afternoon, May 28th,, in the
Exeter United church. About seventy-
five delegates attend -a the conventioe-
The Goderich W.C.T.U. was repre-
sented by Mrs. E. A. Maskell, Mrs.
Earl Raithby and Rev. and Mrs.
-Joseph Janes. • ,
GODERICH 'TP. SCHOOL PICNIC
The board of trustees 'of the Gode-
rich township school area bas obtained
Permission from the- -Stratford Rotary
Club to hold: .the school area picnic
at Kitchigami' Camp on FridaY, June
21.st. Ball games are to begin at• 2
P.m. •
The Lucknow -pipe iand in theif
eolorful kilts were on hand to lend a
Gaelic air to . the reception. Such
tunes as "Bonnie Dundee",na' nd "Road
to the Tele" were enthusiastically re-
ceived. `
The ship, passengers, • true to the
American 'tradition of generosity,'inssed
twenty -five -cent pieces, and in some
cases silver'd011ars, to the youngsters
who lined the wharf below the level
of the decks. Many Goderich boys
were • comparatively wealthy „after
scrambling for the coins for half an
hoer. ,
• The continuing rain failed to keep
the passengers from seeing what Godee
rich's shopping section had to offer, and
many. of the stores- 'we're busy with
custoinere ettelmeting to buy 'goods
'which in many eases are scarce,below
the -border."
Many ' of the passeegees expressed
their pleasure with the reception given
much impressed by the friendly at-,
titiede dispiayed to them during theirs
visit here. .
The -South Amdican lay' over in
Goderich until Saturday morning, when
she cleared about 8 &clock.,
Erie' Chamber, of Commeree Cruise n_
On her Second trip the South Am-
erican arrived here shortly after .530
Tuesday afterndon, with 250 members
of the • Erie Chamber of Commerce
»aboard. There were no lad; pass- -
r
enges.' The ship's itinerary included
Erie, Port 'Huron, Goderich, Parry
Sound; Midland and Toledo. .
The reception accorded the pass-
engers was much the same as that on
the first trip, with the difference that:,
instead of the rain,- old Sol'- beat- clown
in grand style.
•A new note was added by the visiting
Chamber • of Commerce producing a
three-piece band of its own, consisting
of twO drummers and tat accordion
player: The small band marched off
the ship and reSPonded to-severcul'
numbers which the Lucknowpipe band
accorded, them. The Chamber of Com-
merce band then invited the Lucknow
band 'members on to the South AmeriCan
to display the' ship. The vessel
cleared about 8 pan. -that evening.
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_Touring Goderich Pair Return ,
from Motorcycle Trip to Florida
Back in Goderich after five months
spent. 'in 'the United States, during
Which time they »covered most of the
I:ester-it Stateeseeities on one motor-
cycle, are John .iicLeati', Jtephew., of
A. 11... MeLean - -and Miss Amelia, Mc-
Lean of (ioderieb, e R.t.
Bennett, son .of Mrs. Claire Bennett,
East street, town:
The young men • arrived back here
last Week looking tanned and fit, after
a winter -ender the Southern suri: They
Were loud in their enthusiasm for the
South, .'Particularly Miami, Florida,
where they Spent the greater part of
the time.
A. Winter' in Florida had been tine
of the rembitioas of. both . ymmg men
for years and .on Deeember 23 Ink they
set out on McLeen's faitliful Motor-
eyele to fulfill their Amnia Both
wore several mitts ef old. clothing itt
the beginning of thik" journey and. they
simply disearded these 'as they
journeyed south inio warmer climates.
,They silent New Year's Eve among
a milling mob, of over a' million' people
on Times Square, New Solna and while
In That city McLean reneWed amen:tint-
lime withLyn and' Muzz Patriek of
New York I:angers hockey fame. John
Was a .boyhood Vivra ,of the Patrieks
wheh they attendedthe s1in6 schoel
Victoria, twenty years ago. Mc
says the.. 'Patrick brothers - made the
Goderich boys feel, cit. lunge' around
Madisim Square Garden, hothe rink of
tlje Rangers. 'While there, McLean awl
elinett witnestled "Ranger' genies
against Chicago and Canadiens and
went, skating on the Garden's ice sue -
face with ' Muzz' l'afyiek. They had
themselves -photographed with the
'Patrick-- boys- to Ve ISM:tj evidence
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of the occasion. —
Moving flirtber south, theGode.tricla
"tourists" visited Washington, D.C.,
where . they saw the:. White House.
They passed through Maryland,
Virginia and North and South Carolina
Before . reaching Miami .around the
middle of January.
While „ in Miami they saw many
famous ceeebrit lbs. "Everyone there
was wealthy," was 'elcLean'S way, of
putting it,. and the. cost of livIng was,
as conld be expected, very high.
On the return trip from Florida they
journeyed through TOnnessee, Ken-
tucky, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan,
entering the 1800 miles' from Palm
Bead' to Detroit , 11 tlfree-dayg, .
The prottieet Stave were 'Tenneeeee
rind Georgia,. according t� MeLean,'Whe
offered the tiPinion that the scenic
beauty of :their- Mountains was,» second
imly to that ortifiF' Canadian latoelacq.
Only mot'Ori,yele trouble eneount&ed
during tho„trip was, two flat tiro, one
tn "Milinhf-:)and one in Tilbury,, Ont.,
on ,the.return Journey.
„ Both young, men intend to nialte„th0
tripagaiu 114 .20,ine future year..
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