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UODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th 1947
Board of Trustees
for Blue Water Band
'Council Decides on Five -member,
oard, with 'Unions '
Represented °
Band' matters were discussed at the
regular meeting a the. Town Council
on Friday, night last, wheu a deputa-
tion* was present including Arthur J.
Curry -and Harry Witmer, representing
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the Blue Water Band, ttnd F. j. Ma -
Hardy and, D. Harmon, of the Trades
and Labor" Comicil,
Mr. Curry stated that - the support of
the Town Council was desired for the
Blue Water Bantle w,hich would include
members of the Boys' Band. "We'
don't want any boy left out," said Mr.
Curry.
Mr. Mcllardy spoke of the origin of
the Blue Water Band under the spon-
soradp of the local unions, but 'said
it had got to the stage -where the unions
aould not further support it and the
Treace and Lahr Council was in favor
of the foreatetion of a board of trustees
to take control.
Reeve MacEwan asked for a state-
ment as to whether it was to be known
ate a fusion band.
Mr: MeHardy said it was not, that it
was to be the Goderich Blue Water
Band. It would not be necessary - for
the bend uniforms to carry theunion
insignia.
Come Taylor stated that this did
niead that the unions would have
hothing to do with the band. The
etttiienseehettttntt-deesreeonaielerahle-eine-
vestment in the band and their interest
should -be protected.
* A general discus,aien feitowedeesin
which all the members. of the- deputa-
tion took part, as well as most of the
members of the Council.
Cohn. Huckins; who is Tiandmaster
of, the Blue Water Band, pointed opt
that the unions had done a great deal
for the band. In addition to their
e' original contribution they had provided
a. room with. light and heat and were
now obligated for $2,000 for uniforms,
_ .It was going to take a bit of hard work,
but the town was going to have a .band
of which it could be proud. The unions
Should receive credit for their. share
In the ergeanization of the band and
tot their contributions to it. es
Mayor Meoney said the unions de-
served .credit for startiug the Jiand.
The Town Council and individual
citizene also had enade contributions. '
r -W a s I -CR -irked
committee of the whole COuncil and the.
deputation withdrew.
Later . the •Co'uncil ,received and
adopted the report of the. committee
recommending that a board of trustees
be formed; with one member from the
'Town Council, \one from - the Trades
and Labor Couneil, one from the band
itself, and two Citizen.s to be' selected
by the first three: Mayor Mooney ,was
- mimed as the Conneil's representative.
It was decided itirther that -members
of the Boys' Band- be asked to meet
Bandmaster Huck* at the Union Hall
on Wednesday niglAte with their instru-
ments and music. Members of the
Boys' Band 'Who Wish to do se may
join the Blue Wsiter‘Band. •
School Board, Proposals
F. Kershaw, of the Public School
Board, was present and asked that the
• members of the Council meetthe School
Board at the conclua'oe of their meet-
ing and see the plane for the new
school building. The Connell -wag so.
late in adjourning, however,. that ad -
'vantage was not -taken \of. this invita-
tion. ,
Mr. Kershaw asked foe\ an assurance -
of the C'oancil's co-operation in the
• planseof, the Sehool Boatet,
Coun. linckins said tha peopleof
.Goderich should be. made \ acquainted
• with the Board's proposals. The people
of the town would have to put up the,
money and there were complaints that
they had not been allowed.' to knosf
mach about what was propoSed to be
done.
Mr. Kershaw saidthe School -Board
was preparing a statement ter the
press.
An application from Roy Scrimgeour
for •_the. 'lee of three stalls at_the..shoNv.,
grounds for the training of horseswas
sent to the cemetery and parks (i.in-
mittee.
• Light Needed
A request from the IIigh School Dis-
trict Board that a light be placed On
PiciOn streetedirectly opposite the Pi• ci•
ton street entrance to the school- waa.
referred to the- water,iight and harbor'
committee. It was Stated that a light
Ao placed would light the dark recess
between• the gymnasium, and the main
building in NvihiCh the fire eseape is
situated. Advil ntage was taken of his
"dark recess" and the fire escape 4n
e the recent robbery at the school.
Also to the water, light anal harbor
-con-aittee was sent a petition from
residepts ot Wilson street' and vicinity
for a light at- the corner of Wilson
and Thmnas streets.
es ---The seeretary .ofe•ahe Community
;Nursing Registry wrote esking for a -
grant Of $100 •"to assist in cOntinuing
the community nursing set -vice." Re-
ferred to finance cominittee.
The secretary, of the recently organ-
ized Goderich Dramatic. Club asked
that the club be allowed the use of
MacKay' Hall the second Wednesdfty
. of •every Month from 8.30 until mid-
night for the club's' regular •meetings:
• Referred to ertiblic works cominittee.
The request, of the Parks and Recre-
ation Association of Canada for the
flflDUfll inemberthip fee of $16 was re-
ferred to the cemetery and parks coin-
- mittee.
• A proposition from. Lonis IC. Taylor,
tha t ref tfrei-folatlik. thanlatte the Town -
of, a' strip of land ten feet in depth.
along th'e front 'of his property on
Thongs street the, Town tweet ft new
fence along the new boundary of his
property, was sent to the public Works
com init tee.
Robert Maelitty Trust
• A stathanst ,from the National Trust
' Company of the Robert MaeKay estate
• MO $howed` a payment this year of
$259.94 to the trustees of Hael-Cay flnll
OX `CAR °SHOW -MGR
1FELT IN GO ERICH
s Goderick industries have felt tlie
pinch of' the critical railway box cae
shortage throughout' Canada.
Goderich Elevator Co. report they
are from seventy -live to one hundred
cars short every week. Not for years
have they felt a shortage like the pre-
sent tale. As a result, shipaaents of
grain to mills west of Toronto are be-
hind normal. It is pointed .cut that
many ears are snowbound in various
_valets of Canada and that there are
quite a iiiiinbefiffrimadiaft carsebeine
held in the United States, where there
is also a .shortage.
While the supply' has been "tithe)"
both Goderich 'Salt Co. and Purity
Floor Mills report they are getting' by
so far their railway sbrinnetita, •
WINTER AT. NINGA, MAN.
Mrse.eL A. Stirliag, Ninga, Mane,
writes: "Have had four months •-of
winter, and about two.. more ought to
do us. At time of- writing, have been
In for four days, with the world's werst
blizzard, • but hope to renew our --
activities, mainly curling and ice sports,
soon. No -we don't make any Maple
syrup out here in January. .We enjoy
the weekry issue of yoUr paper.';
This letter is dated February 4th
and has been overlooked. We hope
one more more month of winter from present
date will setisfy our Niuga friends.
We seem to -get most of our weather in
winter-tiine from the West, and for
our own sake we trust that Manitoba
will soon have some balmy breezes to
send on to us in Ontario."
MEN TEACHERS OF HURON MEET
Male public, schoolteachers of Huron
_county held theireieunnal dilinereineet,
ing at thy Bedford Hotel on Friday.
evening •lirst and ,discussed matters
relating to their profession. School In-
spectors J. H. Kinkead and R. 0. ,
Staples, were present and -extended
greetings-to.the teachers. The speaker -
of the evening' was G: Sleightholm of
Stratfoed,, who" outlined achievements
of the Teachers' Federation And urged
loyalty, to its policies. Officers were
elected as follOws: President, Donald
Lawless, Walton; vice-president, Peter
Moffat, Seaforth; secretary -treasurer,
George 'McNichol, Brussels; members
of executive, M, •J.: Snider, H. M.
; -
A. W.' Smith, Dungannon s George Jef-
ferson, Clinton.
TO VISIT DAUGHTER IN INDIA
rz-fliniard; sreVett t'S'n 6:Tertr--•
old medical practitioner or WaterlOo,
One, had his first aircraft journey last
week, flying from New Yerk . on the
first 'leg. .of a trip. to India to visit his
daughter, Miss Delight -Hilliard; a mis-
• sionary nurse ot the. United Chorch of
Canada. Dr. Ilillierd is theltfather
of Mrs. (Rev.) R. II. Trirnbull of Gode-
rich; Iier sister.' Miss Hilliard,. has
been in the' missionara field ie India
for twenty- years.- • ' , •
acie for the Lat ueen Victoila Five Actions for
.1iode1 Now in Goderich High. Court Sitting
Two Damage Claims to Be Heard
• efore a Jury -Court .
Opens Monday
BOWLING .
TH/S YinEEIVS, REopup
IN "A" SECTION
Defeating North St., ':United NO. -1
team by a score of 3075 to 2820, St.
Peter's on Tuesday night stretched
their winning etreak tse eight etraight
The spring' sittings of the Supreme
games and toola° a sixepetut lead in
tourt of Ontario .will open here before of teltegr-t=hbatn-,
Mr. Justice Genest on 'Monday next. is,aegeti.Ve:gt'e.tavviniu
,There tre no criminal eases on the North Street pup up a very strong
thicket, but live civil actions are listed, genie and _served notice that they, will
vo--with-jury-,
be strong contenders in thel playoffs.
• H.lashehowlees-4er-theeSte--Peter's team
Joseph Herbert Neill, harnessmater were Joe Baker with 650 and Mary
residing in Gorrie, is. seeking damages Evans with 538. For North Street
of $5,703 from yeter Diekett f pain Laueie Clemens with -758 was high man
and suffering and expenses incurred Ind Doreen Williams with 476 was high
eine, an accident at Gorrie when the lady.
plaintiff was allegedly struck by "Playing a postponed • game- against -
driven by - the defendant as he was Knox No. 1 team, North St: United No.
standing on the shoulder of the road. 2 won by the score of 2858 to 2440 and
In the other jury action, Radford Vs; took over fifth place in the league.
Canadian Oil Company, Limited, St. George's moved into -a tie for
George Radford, gravel contractor of third place when they defeated North
Blyth, is claiming total specitieadamages St. No. 2 by a sc(11-e of 3078 to 2820.
of $9,406.28 and general damages of The win put St. George's only fwo
$5,000 for damage* by- fire to the points back Of the skond-place North
-plaintiff's garage caused, it is claimed, St. No. 1 teaM and in a position to
by the defendant's truck driver, D. G. Wake a' real challenge for a favorable
MecDonald, in failing to measure the Plaeoe position. High bowlers for sr.
amount of. gasoline in the tanks at the George's were Bert Medd as high man
garage before starting to. fill them and with 601 and Hazel Wilmot as high
leaving the gasoline running from the lady with 505. For the losers Stan
truck tato, %no of the underground Snider and Mary Thorneloe-were high,
tanks while he went into the garage, mau and high lady with 628 and 531
and for lack of supervision. eesspectively.
..,An action' is entered by James The game between the two Knox
Mickey Turnbtill, Tuckersmith town- teams W0i.W postponed until Wednesday.
ship farmer, for divorce from Laura
May Turnbull, of Woodstock.
..„--einelliaAlPsialalrel.allaieletkaoLUMEA01),As
Ritchie, Seaforth, vs. George A.:- Jack-
son, Egmondville, the plaintiff seeks
epeaific _performance ofan agreement
for the•sale of lands iii-MMillorteis-an:
ship.
The •Settlfortle Golf Holding Corpor-
ation, Limited, geeke- kfh injunction to
•restrain 'George A. JiTeleson from sell-
ing, , disposing of. „trespassing ou, or
interfering with the pliSintiff on the
lands of the said Corporation.
--Signal-Star Idiot°.
This model of t he world-renowned "raj ' Mahal. made by • expert
eraftsmen- in India floxu alabaster. is painstakingly perfein every de-
.
tail. Although it does not show in this- picture, theres strikingly
beautiful small color bordering around the replica which further sets
off- its impressive all -white harmony.
To Enforce
A remarkable reproduction hi mini- liviin is otursing her invalid sister, •
ature of the world-famous Taj Mahal, Mrs. R. J. Phalen, at the Weet street
considered the world's most beautiful cottage. .
• Mrs. Garrison became friendly with County
.4*-74-F-o01474-ataily- _.-.ICio--u-- n- c:ir-q_Knuttee,eAlill- o._ ts
4lkroagbeingia •- .r----•o_:E•rt
worldwide 'lecturer on the Arthurian m,ii0'J ortui•
•-
Legeml and the Holy ,Grail. Mrs. Gar- Officers
risoli. was a daughter of ,Senera Inez
in hi elle:front room etit eettege en de Guzman, who Was related to the Meld enforcement of, the bylaw' re-
-Weet • St a:Cf.----6-Verliellit ---tiliereritIr sitarpre•'s..e-4-Ingintiteeef Frenwee.-4,1,atei the-.Hstri!,,11,44,....m.}44,0414441,g.Lt..1.w-cutting,..ht..,
onservation Bylaw
•
building, tind,• constructed o t Agra,
big twenty years on orders of Shah
Jehan, stern ruler of India, to im-
mortalize his lovely young wife, is rest -
'harbor.. • . - . 'i s Empress and Senora -de G nzinan wore , .
This remarkoble,replica of the non- descendants of tin. old Spanish fami1y. i trees in Huron County was decided. upon
St. George's. were -Bert Medd and IV.rs.
committee. of Huron County- Council
the reforestation and coneervat•on
cols 'tomb, ' supreme • achievement of II
r.,:ois•lovely piece Of work was made , by B. II. Farr. For North Se United Mel
Oriental art, was made in alabaster by. the natives for Queen Victoria for Cranston bowled 633 as high than and
by nativeS .in the bazaars of Agra. presentation to Sir Edwin Arnold with at ,its meeting last Week. :The enforese Muriel Casey with 509 was high lad's:.
India, for the late Queen Victoria pi' nmeh V\penditure of time, care and went officers who a1e. to enfore,e the The second close game of the even -
England, who gave it to the late Sir skill and with striOt fidelity to, the riS'iaw in ihoir resPeeiive are" are': ing was between the two Bantist teams
Edwin Arnold,- well-known English original: The chief difficulty was to Nelson McLarty, in .ashfield, Colborne, and again the fillaiWinner was in duubt
author told journalist and one-time convey the delicate Model from India Goderich, Hullett and We,t Wawanosh until t he- Very end Of the game. Winner
principal of Sanskrit College, Poona, to the home of Sir Edwin Arnold in townships ; Martin G ra s by, in East of th'e game. 11 Is the Baptist No. 2
. -Iudia, in appreciation of his work in Englend. Since.• then. hn
owever, it has Wawaosh. Turfiberry, Howick, 'Grey ,team a by score of "484 to "430. High
•: r it
u mc UTILITIES COMMISSION /licliti; 1101• veiled, many more , tbousa nds of oowiers for Baia is t No. " were ftoy
and Morris townships: William It. , ,
'The •Arnoldfamily .s'ome time ago miles--foin England to Chicago aud' 1)0111, ill ill MeKill“P• Tuckersmith. Breckenridge ,q11(1 Monde McMath With
Routine business Was. transacted. Stanley, Hoy, Stephen and Usborne ,
atIgave this outstanding pieee of WO•rk- theliCe to Goderich. . 139 and 4,60,respec,tively. For Baptist
°- ---le ---)u---e manship by the natives of Agra to a The doors of the Tal Milialp itself, ttrwnsiliPs , No. 1 Norm Easterbrook was high man
the regular meeting f the 1 rill
Utilities Commission on Tuesday even- resident of Chicago, Mrs. Isabel Gar- tit AgraeIndia, are built of solid silver.• ' .1cconling to the bylaw 1f0 Cedar tree with 530 and Mgs. C. 1,4o -e waS high
71-kloarljakcs
w J4it en the Stae
Comedy Prodnea by North Street
P1ayer0 PleUe$ a
• Large .A.utlienee •
The thtreeeact comedy "Billy's GOatf.,-,
presented Under the auspices of the
Young Adult Group of North al-ekt
United church. on Wednesday night,
was one of the moSt successful awatetur •
Performances by _004er1ch_ personnel
seen here for some thine. -"A ;ea-paciity
aualience tilled the churel) hall, avtd
showed its approval ky..,purst atter
burst of applause, '•4s theetory, filled
with humorous ,ineidentSa was unfolded.;
Each -character... was • well placed' and'
the merubers of the cast gave a well-
balanced performance, with a natural
ease in the parts they represented.
The performance was -directed by
Mrs. R. 11.Turnbulland Mrs, t. Jing
Others on the 'production &toff- ,were:•
J3usiness manager, It. King; stage ,
inanagees, E. Jeseop, B. Catchpole;
make-uri; Rev. R. H. Turnbull.
. The play, which was introdueed by
Rev. Mr. Turnbull, had. no dui! 'Me-
ments, aspthe interest in the story was
well sustained by the cast. '
"'Retry Carter,' a thiencial_ giant,"
played by Carlton Worsell, decides, in
the play, toetake a holiday -Lowly. from!
his extravagant fetidly, and the oppor-
tunity for someone to take his place'
in his. home and • business presentselte----
High bowlers for. thee evening were self -when a traveling salesinan, .
Laurie, clenavus" with 758 and Mary Hay," is offered a bonus "to change
Evans with 538.
games is . as .
• Won Lust Pts.
Steareter's e3 -20--
North St. United No. 1 7 6 a14
St. George's 7 12
.
Knox No. a 6 '6 , 12
North St. United No. 2 5 8 10
KnexNo. 1 4 8
CLOSE RACE IN "B" SECTION
• OF INTERCHURCH LEAGUE
Exceptionally close competition fea-
tured tWo ofs the three games played
on Thursday, 'February 20, in "B" Sec-
tion of . tbes Inter -Church Bowling
'League-.
„ Closest egameepfathe eveeing sVas.lae-
tvk'eeif "Ste George's* -and Nerth Street
United. This game' was in doubt until
the last ball had been bowled and
when the scores were reckoned up St.
_Geolge's_enierged the r;ictorahy a sepres
of , 2787 to 2143: • High fioWlers for
me:Aimee_ from a madhouse to a real
greatly 'tOe il'IcT:tikibitty,44-61,s -
wife and daughters, a poet,, his secre-
tary and the maid.'' The Bevy. "daddy,'
• takes drastie.-Measttres-to-esttbdue-aonee-
daughter, •to the delight, of the .!iisevie-
lovesick" maid. The story- moves fin •
the time. when, to discourage the (laugh- '
ters' suitors. "Billy Hay," nicknamed
"Billy Goat- by "Mr. Carter," an-
nounces. their father is "broke." The
"experament" is interrupted when the
father • unexpectedly returns to find.
-his wife and daughters are searching
for jobs. •
The play abounds ip amusing in- .
cidents. The title role of "Billy Goat"
was splendidly taken by Mr. J. Morgan.
I Miss 'AIL „ Bettger, as "Vielet Carter,"
tied Miss I-'atricia Church, as '-Madge
Carter".--7---"Wlfe- CoTre.Cra'a
clever interpretations. Miss M. Smihert,
*Susan Carter." was charming in the
role of the sOcially inclined and ea-
travagant wife of "Henry Carter.7.aftreas'
-Keelaetinear4t-taieresleasetheemovieeloving--
.maid, and Miss Mildred Andeeesana acted
the part of the secretary with ,eatilral
ease. , Geurge Parsons,. as "Arthut-
Angel," a poet, who soared- to the
heights in Poetic fancy, to the disgust
of "Billy Goat," and Mr. F. Williams,
as an Englishman; also gave pleasing
performanoes.
The scene of the play was the librery
of Henry Carter's home. The costurees
were appropriate and pretty, and, from
the comments heard after the performs
allCe, the play from .6tart to fl/::sh--wi-as
a linge,success.
The performance' is being repeatef •
, rison; teeently deceased, who, •in tutu, The entire Koran ("Alohaminedan Bible) of a diameter_of less than live inches lady. tonight- (Thursday).
Ing. The ILE.P.C. bill for power
gave a to Miss Kathleen Sullivan, who is written .in jewels- on the interior or no'other tree of a diameter of less
ter winning seven out .(f t
Supplied to Goderich . in January, • •
PRIZES IN INDUSTRIAL
$5,17563, was ordered paid. 'has been a residentof Goderich for the walls. Legends tell that the Shah than twelve inches, measured four and games Victoria United. were finally &-
last ten years. , At the time Miss Sul- ordered -the architeot flung over a cliff one-half feet_ above the ground, shall f(„a,ted
kv St. Peter's by a score of 3981
BOWLING,LEAG
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• liVa11 Was given this replica she .was te his death, atilt never again might be cut within the county of Huron.
Person er 1; igh man With 50s
-to 2505. Ewan Ross wes Victoria's
and Evelyn Breckow A smoker will' be held. about two
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Alexandra Hospital, Knox church, and: member, of the original Chicago Press is• described es., *A Dream in -White- shall
In (1111 0, or removing trees. no
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so conduct his operations as to wee. their high -Indy with 527. High weeks after the schedule' of the 'D-
ana payments' of ehnilar amounts_ to teaching school in Chicago and 11 05 a be plan a building sotnittgnificent., It
the Muskoka Hospital. for Consump- Leape, • of which 'Mrs. Garrison also • .1 I -
-vvas a member. . told The aignal-Staf .inje.ire or damage any youRAL, tree:
adjacent thereto; no person 1 I cut
[721 and ktta. Iltirtney;,, with 530 Vi'.01S to wind. up the season. 'This was de-
;emieefor St. Peter's Was Leo Baker -with dustrial Bowling League is completed,
Three. - • - •
A letter -from john Pinder to the When • Aliss Sullivan came • from 'that a number of Goderich residents treeR tir---fffrY-rtn---intabernig on ..L111d_titigh.. _
i ti
• 'llei ( 1111t V Or
• - --a-seieeisleel-upO44-444-4111 exeeutiVe ineetinealeld
adjacent to Provi , High bowlers for the night were Leo Ilaeteweek.
f 11/ h G I .rich have seen and admired the fasc no ng . i
Town Clerk: was as o ow, s : Chicago to make Iscr olia 1 o«
those who1110in charge of the streets •eee. see the present time Miss Sul- Chicago t(r Goderich. . . PoWnship roads except on a belt of
trees fifty feet in width from the limit I
"Allow me to express to yon and she brought her prized replica With model since she brought it frail
and roads department my appreciation ' of the 1(1 id allowance. from 1111110 nim'
of the good job they have done ahd . .• le.' removed only 811(11 11(5 as mabe
y
are doing in keeping the snow cleared.-"- - -THE WEATHER
W.H.A. PURCHASES approved and -authorized. Dead. broken,
fication, the Mayor observing that it Ooderieli, with those of the correspond- •
- 'MACHINE FOR HOSPITAL stunted,'Iire-damaged, diseased or in-
- 'sect-infes•ted trees may be removed to
This letter was received -with -grati*-- 'Temperatures of the past N'Veek in
was seldom anyone wrote the CO-Uncil improve growing, (..unditions: -
in this.strain. - ing Week a ,year ago, as officially' /ye -At the meeting of the Women'S' Hos,.
COnstable C. C. -Austerberry seb-
corded, were 'as follows : • pita' -.Auary on INIonday it WaS :There tire other' regUla lions thC°
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mitted his resignation, to take effect Max. Min: Max. Min.
1 947 19 Hi- decided to purchase an ele'ctric machine ,:bylaw. eontents, of Whh 11 V% t ph 1
f • t •ictini; juices and cutting uti lished in this paper in a 0(0 it issue.
March 31st. 'Referred to special
mit teecom-
• Thurs., Fele 20 ....23 5 2s 15
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On Motion nt Reeve MacE-wan, chair: Fri.; Feb.. 21 90 0 23 -
Man of the finance committee, the Clerk
wag asked to.. communicate with all
those bodies that usually receive -grants
froin the Town and secure from them
as eeion as possible- their requisitions
for 1947, so that the estimates maybe
meth. up and the tax rate struck. •-
• Cominitte,e Reports .
The. finanee coimnittee yeemmtended
a grant of $250 to the Bine Water
Highway Association and one of $75
to the Salvation Army, London. .
The public works committee reported
that J.- B. -Mills had been engeged as
caretaker of MacKay Hall; that Im-•
pedal OilaCo. had installed .ft
gasoline tank in the Town Hall yard.'
Recoannendations Were that an order
lw.placea for cement required for side-
milksto put in on the local improve-
ment plan during -the coining .summer ;
that 'Geo. Beacom he paid $30 per week
and filet his, ditties come under the
supervision of the' Clerk. e
.The special committee recommende'd
that the membership fee of $5 be paid
to the Ontario Association of Mayors
and Reeves; that the Navy League of
Canada be grahted permission t� hold
O tag day; that the appointment of
Dr.' W. F. Gallow as M.O.H. . for the
Year 1947 be .confirmed with the be-
partment ol Health, Toronto. •
The fire committee recommended that
the chairman be,authorized to purchase
tire extinguishers for .the apartment in
MacKay Hall.
These reports were adopted. •
The Mayor oald the Comicil should
look Into the matter. of adopting 11 con-
tributory pension scheme forsCortor:
a t ion workers. e
Clam. - Taylor-- suggested- - that -the
members of the fire brigade should be
inch-RW(1,in any shell scheme.
The Mayor was asked to obtain' in-
formation as to what other' towns have
done along this line.
Bylams Nos. 0 and 7 of 1947. were
passefiglaw No, 0 gives the Bell
Telephone Po. , permission for work on
Cathhila road. No. 7 authorizes tikc
sale ofthe east half of lot 251, Elgin
avenue, to Douglas Wilson for $115.
Sat., Feb. 22 90 13 30 12
Sun.; Feb. 23 - 91 15 33 25
Mon., Feb. 24 '12 20' 29 20
Tues., Feb. 25 • 31 26 21 11
Wed., Feb. 26 97 24 • 22 14
Zero was registered on Friday last
for. the first' .time.,in Goderiell this
winter. •
E, Ntritch, 0111(.1111 observer, reports
that up to •February 26-the'1o1a1 snow-
fall for the Winter wits 09 'inches. Last
winter .to the same date 10-1 IncheS of
snow 'had fallen. (1f this 48 inches
fell in December, 1945, and a thaw
in January. 1946, probably,' took most
--
of thaay.
is w • --
A 'HAPPY PARTY .
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• vegetables,' for the diet kitchen. at . Poplar Trees an Leepti0fl.
tIt hospital. at a cost of $75. ' The committee ogreed to allow cut-,
A donation of $5 was voted to the Hug- (if all. poplar trees regardless of
Aid to ('0 inn Fund. ,Miss AI. Dickson sizeexcept in the lifty-foot belt along
e an excellent report of the On- the' roed allowance; else to furnish
"
'I II tit 11 kssociatiqp inseting in prizee . for school competition lo 18
Toronto laSt Oetoher and urged that conducted by the zone forester, W . A. i-
repOsentation he sent to the meeting G. Thurston. in the townships of Asli- 1
at Hamilton next month. - - - field and Colborne. ,
-.Airs. E.. 1/.. Brown was appointed 'Mr. Thurston 1101111(1 '011(1 committee
• • ' ' i ‘r•-irc r committee Ilia t it was the intentbm 01' the Depart-
•
Baker with 721 and
536.
Len
ague stad
2(11 11 follows:
Victoria United
St. Peter's*
$t. George's
Baptist No "
Rita Hartney with
Mg 41, of February
Won Losi Pis.
7• 2 14
3 12
North St. Vtilied
Baptist No. 1
5
1
4 10
4 10
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FUNERAL OF WILLIAM TAYLOR
The funeral service for the late Wil-
liam Taylor was held at the home of
his. donghter,- Mrs. Fred Hunt, Market.
street, on Saturday afternoon. RON*,
13, H. Fiirr, of St.
conducted the servive
were \\ 111(1)1 Tetom
1111(1(1 Blackstone,
Fred. Robinson and
0
( 1
and new mendiers'11111 - be sought to -ment to.plant the County reforestation
assist with the sewing at the hospital, properties in.Colborne and Ashfield this
There a It ' t wen t y- th rev -paid-up mein- spring.
hers 111 - the. Aoxilittry. Mrs. - The enforcenteut-, officers have been
Campbell, president, Was 111 charge of instructed to enfoi•ee the bylaw with-
out any regterd 1114 to how, when or
where the lots were purchased.
the meeting.
REV. (CAPT:) G. W. IL MEDLEY,
of Ailsa 1108 accepted -the mill
of the Goderich Baptist church and
will begin his pastorafe here on Sun-
day. April 13 1 h. Mr. Medley was in
the army chrtplainey serviee six
years, Aree .pears of this period 01
England and 1.ta1y.
A happy eveniug was_..enjoyed on
Friday laSt when. employees of the
Road Machinery Co. With
their wives, futilities tont friends met
111 the Masonic Temple. • The evening -
was 51)((11( (1(1(1 by the ,11.R.11. -C6. em-
ployee management eognmittee, under
the chairmanship Of Mt. John Grace,
CKNX . Golden Prairie
Plied the tousle for.,,,both modern and
Old-time dancing,. and lunch was served
late in'the evening. 741155 Phyllis Scott
Was the winner of • the door prize and,
.Mes. E, ( Jeffery and Mrs. I). R.
Sizer won spot donee -prizes.
AT THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
Mayor Mooney and Reeve Geo. Mae -
Ewan were at Toronto this week to.
at,tend the annual convktidn of the
Provinelal Good Roads Association.
The Cormty• was represented at the
convention by Warden Brown Smyth,
County Engineer Roy Patterson, Reeve -s
Geo. Ginin. John Armstrong and W. H.
Woods, of the County road vommittee,
-111I11- seVer11.1- -ot her -reeves -from- varions-
parts of the county. •
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117:1'4GAGINMEN1' ANNOUNCED
" Mr. and Mrs. Andrew* Gode-
rieh, wish to antrnnee the engagemen1
of their. yfiIingerdanghter, Andrey
GindSs• to Elgin Ross Fister„ younger
son of Mrs. Greenway and the late' R.
Fisher; the marriage *to take 'place in
St. Peter's R.C. ehureh the 'latter part
of :Vomit
OBITUARY
MRS. DUNCAN "3.1(e1AY
-l'here passed away at Fort Fronees,
late in January,Asabelle Inennan, wife
of Duncan McKay, in her ninetieth
3 oar. • Deceased Was ;1 daughter of
the We' George Drennan end Agnes
Bairded Ashtield. She was a Member
of the Presbyterian church. Left to
mourn their loss are ehree daughters
(
George's church.
. pallleeirers
tt, I1arohl Shore,
jr.. Ford.
Normn aBowler.
Tliji interment was in Maitland eeme-
tere.
- -, • -
EIN911EN'S CLUB- FORMED
.11 Kinsmen's Chth S 18e11 formed in
(;oderind ffio
ch - aocers ppointed pro
tom. • A meeting is being held at the
Pork li(mn
,e ext Wednesday nif.Tht at
which Members of the 8101121(1(1Kins-
men's be present. •Thn
e ew-.
club hos More than'n
twety-five charter
„ members. It is awaiting, its charrer,
which is expected in the near futnre.
HOCKIN •
Ill)y-a 1 bowling alleys Monag-entent
donating a trophy to be presented to
the winning team in the league. The
league will supply miniatures of the.
trophy to be presented to each member
of the winm. ning teaThe leagne ',111U
also provide trophies for each of flue
following: high single, score; higheskt
three7games score; high average seere.
Games played on Fehruary 24th and
team standings will be shown on 111-
dividual score cards to he givffn out at
Ole Royal bowling alleys on Monday, ,
Alareli 3.
'Standings 1\f Jennie up to and in,'
eluding the ganies played on _Monday
February 17. are tts .follows:
A SI•:CTION • •1
Pointe.
Her(() ..... 26
Royal Alleys . 21
Purity Flour 21
Codericii Solt No. 1 .111
C.N.Ie. No. 1° 19
Goderich Salt No, 2 16.
I.,egion • 13.
I/roinc(') Burner
s-•
11 SECTION
I'oints,
C.N:it. N.). 2 ,,e7,•
-S'ignal-Suir 22 .
Goderielg Eleva tore 21
I mperbil Oil 12
Purity Engineere 12 .
lupine.) Sweepers .... 12
Iu•enwo Champions 11
Ilya n Collet rive 1. ei 1'
ItipN
le -r-•vertile, pla------_ -.y .111 "Goderich ,
i
r
toniorn, W I rid:1 I night Ilia the rt.- Mr. G. 174-. Selinefer tete retni.-.ras0
turn g. me is eeliedilled for Saturday home, after several weeks in Alevcialdr,e,
night -at 1111)1(3'. 1 lospita
Pad tWO sons, Mrs. Kerr Sarah), ofl.
Fort. „Frances; Mrs. Buttle• (Agnes), From California Corne's Protest Against
•
of Edmonton, Alta. Mes. Arthur .
(Martha), of Vett Frances; George. ofLoss of Our "Quaint, Rococo", Court liouge
Ino, and Kenny, of British Columbia.
Four • brothers also survive, ...John, of
Duluth, George and Thomas, of Ash-
field, and James, of Goderich, and one
sister, Mrs. Frank McIntosh, of Wind-
sor.' •The remnins ,were laid to rest in
Fort Fri -imps cemetery.
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAINED
At last week'S meeting of the Young
People's Union of North street United'
-eintrE41,--•the.-mendiers-entertotilled----44,
Yoring People's Societies of Victoria
street i'nited ehurch; Knox Presby-
terian church_ 81' Georges Anglican
church and. the Yormg,Adult Groop of
'North street -church at 0 'play party,
'Two eolor films, "Strange Ccode of
and The Ohl 'Silk litente,' were
shown hy Mr. Payne.. Games were
played tinder the direetion of Bola
Moorheadl. lifter which refreshments
Were soiled.
News ef She imminent removal of the
Iluron 4011110 Conrt 1 loUse and the
construction in its plaee of a new build-
ing lin, reached the farthest State of
the Union. We lave reeeived a clip-
ping from a Pi1snden!' (California
paper le whieh a eolin»nist, F. G, Run-
yon, who ImS evidently ,been writing
About the _value of old things. says he
hits been asked by n Pit-sadena- woman
"to enter 0 civicconflict in the little
hamlet Goderieh In On •.Canada.
(That's what he says- --"Immlet.”6 She
was bol•ti there," ,•the eolumnist eon-
ahmea, "nen] it SePtilS the. -'001-Huron
comity Conrt Honse, in the beautiful
town 8(1101) 14' about to be razed and
a modern strueture plunked 111 110
place. The 'building is a quaint, roeoce
krneture whieh rises maJejicany from
the square from whin seven or eight
streets fan out. To relieve this hull&
ing would he to sabotage the history
of a part of Canada, for it bas reareg
its clock tower over ,the landscape Fainek
185(0",
Mr. Runyon (the eolumnist),
ever. declines to engage in a "war with
ocen aa over the Court 111011Se .411102,
Hon : so perhaps the issue will be cot -
tied -right lwre influrowsoinity. '
eiden tapy we might remark 1001
it must 00 the "distatiee Mat len&
enchantment" that is responsible
the deseription of our Court lIou5-‘e cos
a "quaint, rococo structure." We
shall not quarrel with the lise of the
word quaint, eNeept that it doesn't Cena's
to jibe with "majostie:" hut to think
of (anything rovoeo or eccentric alatan
our dignified County building -AIX!),
121. Ithin,yon has not 8e111