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Council Asks Vote_ SPORTS SERVICE AT .
° %MORI& 8T. CHURCH Auburn Has 'Profeet
. .._ , .
. for Commuliity Hall
on Sehool. Question , The minister and 'officials of 'Victoria
street United church are reserving Sun- . -
Ratepayers Should: 13e Consulted day evening next for the second. annual
. Mella•Orital to Kell Of Bala WOrld.
on -the PrOposed Large "sports service" in the'church. Special Wars and to the Pioneers
" of the District .
Expenditure . guests_ will be the membera of the
------• bantam, midget, juvenile and junior
The Town Council at .its regular AUBURN, Mar., 10. -Organization
hockey teams of the town. By special
meetieg on Friday night last asked that
request of Rev. L. 1,1. Tueper, Connie proceedings in connection with a new
a plebiscite be taken before the expefidi-
, Smythe a Mapleleaf Gardens, Toronto, counaimity memorial hall for the
ture. of a third of a million dollars is is sending as "goodwill ambaasadtirs" Auburn area 'lye progressed well , to-
undertaken by the Ptiblie„School Board. three star hockey defence -men, "Bob" ward completion., 'The officers ap-
Goldham, "Wally" Stanowski and
Court. Huckins, :who submitted the pointed are: President, Harry Sturdy;
Garth Boesch.- At the conclusion of .
motion on the matter, said that no the service these idols of'the younger vice-president, Bert Craig; secretary,
doubt the members oethe Schopl. ,Eloartl heakey see will be introduced by "Tory" Charles E. Asquith ; treasurer, Alfred
had . spent a good deal. oa ° time in Gregg of Wingham, after which, teams, Rollinsou; finance, committee, Charles
planning for sa new school and he dfd and visitors will repair to the church E. Asquith, Harry Sturdy, Bert Craig,
parlors for an informal get-together.
Gordon Taylor, Dr. B. C. Weir, Mrs. W.
not wish to do anything to 'embarrass
. Messrs. Gregge. Goldham, Stanowski
them, but the expenditure in question and Boesch willbe Sunday supper qr. Robison, Mrs. Albert Campbell, Mrs.
was a large 'one and he thotaght it guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Turner Bert Craig, Mrs. Ernest Patterson, and Mr, encl.:airs. G. la Baxter?, of Gode-
.,
aghoutd not be: undertaken without a at tile Victoria-st. parsonage. airs. Edgar Lawson ; building COM- rich, recently received opeeational
mittee, Dr. B. C.. 'Weir, Bert 'Craig, wings and. eertiacate, awarded post-
yote of the ratepayers. The $325,000'
Harry Sturdy, William Craig and Keith Inunously, in recognitiOn of gallant
proposed would stretch out to $400,000, FLYING TRIP TO N.Y. STATE Arthur; site committee, Gordon Taylor, services rendered by -their son, the late
which would mean- another five, six Leaving Goderich Saturday noon, W. T. Robison and Edgar Lawson. . 'Pilot Officer Leonard A. Baxter. Pilot
or seven n4us-on the tax ra.te. If the Lou Lane, With Mr. and Mrs. Fraser The new haat is intended to be a Officer Baxter was lost during oper-
Sehool Board's : plans were not sub- Patterson, flaw to Schoharie, New York, memorial .t those from the Auburn ations over Germany. .
'ported by the plebiscite ether plans about forty miles from Albany, • It took area who served in both World Wars, .
ceuld be made. theeu 'about four luaus flying thue and also to the early pioneers. The ECHOES OF THE STORM
Mr. Ilnekins pointed out that the A stoP at Buffalo was necessary fo? first settlement was made here in 1848.
Town Council could not spe,nd such a custoans inspection.• They returnea to
The objective is tile raising of a
sum without .a vote of the ratepayers. Goderich Tuesday after000n. In the sum of ,$45,000 over a period of five The snow blockade which' tied up
Colin. Moody. asked if it was nedes- Nev York State town they visited years. At. the end -of such time the this district for the greater part of
sary to put lite proposal to a vote of with Mrs. Pete': Beuek,•• formerly of connnittee hope that building conditions itee1.1-eek was gradually lifted, and at-
. °the people. , • ' Lucknow, Oht. It was the first air -
will have -become stabilized .sufficiently though some 2ountry roads are still
The Clerk stated there wee:ma fixed plane ride for Mrs. Patterson, . who to Warrant,The commencement of -build- blocked,- and will be until the spring
rule; it was a matter for the decision stated she enjoyed it -very much. ' , ' ing' operations. ' The campaign will
of. the Municipal Board. _ • . .. . thaiv gets in ats work,• all, uiain lines
begin with a concert in the Foresters'
. :Deputy Reev.e.litithieson_ge- Ye ..ftur0. . AT:LREEVE-:DALrfk:_FuNERAL .
. • Hall, Auburn; - on --F7ridays. .evenings of traffic ere opens
- "The -ttaartaaa'aR: 'payseager train -to.
showing that the nudiber of pupils at Judge Costello, County: Clerk Miller, March 14th. One of the special artists
Victoria School was larger in 1916 than County Treasurer Erskine,and County of the evening will be Auburn'S Harry reach Goderich since Monday of lest
In 1947, while attendance, at Central Engineer Patterson were at Seaforth Lauder, Mr. Harvey McGee of North week arrived during Thursday night
School- had increased. a • . on Monday to attend the funeral -of the and normal traffic (was resumed tile
_Mae who has not silage ins his home
' Motion Asks-.Plebiseite late Reeve J. F. Daly:, Warden Smyth- town for several yeats. following day.. . •
a -The -following . motion.. „ by.. Comae. and tither itiernbera•ofethe_County, Coma, The, Godeeich delegation to the Hydro
nV'entivii:tif tiaonto'aetaitaied'fo'timn
Huckins, secofided by Coma Elliott "awas 'service
also were in attendance at the. ;*
WOULD LIKE TO
carried without opposition: service. on Friday, iifter a -tedious wait in
, "That the,Council of tae Corporation, -,. „, - RETURN TO OODERICH Stratford since the previous Monday
afternoon. Members of the party were
' ef the Town of Godericli, believing that * ' BOWLING ,,,,,,
mayor Mooney, Dr. W.. V, Gallow and
' the estimated Cost of $325,000 for 'the . SiLt. D. A. alcNaughtona who took
Mr. J.•B. Kelly. Public Utilities Com-,
construction of a new public school 'is the last course given for Fleet Air Arm
much too large an thauut of motley to MARY 'EVANS BOINIS Pilots at Sky Harbor, has written a nsissioner Keith Hopkinson also was a
be spent ciiithout first receiving the A SENSATIONAL 711 letter from his houre in England W member of the, delegation, but he re-
turned to Goderich on Wednesday by
cpnsent of the ratepa0ers: Be it there- Mayor D. D. Mooney telling of the .
airplane aud 'made several air flights
: fore resolved that tee Council of the "deep impression!' 'which Goderich.
Wath the regular -schedule in seetion from Sky Harbor conveying milk and
Town of Goderich do recommend that
."A" of the Inter -Church Bowling made on hint while here and express -
other necessaries to outlying mints.
the Public Scheal Board perition the ing -his desire to return and live here.
Letigue drawing to a close, final stand- The other delegates did not get CO the
Council of the Town Of Goderich to He has asked Mayer 'Mooney to try to
ings Of the various teams' are becoming convention at all. A blockade at New
. submit a plehiscite,to the ratepayers of locate a job for, him, adding- that he
apparent: St. Peter's with 24 points Haniburg prevented their progress east•
the Town of Goderichsbefore any fur- can fly aircraft, knows the :various
-Thia-fa'ffetidnalaalaketas4natheantatteae-of. hakeu,aemahold on hist place,. Nortli
-pha.qns..0.f-4Thatograpi_14-48-„an:airtist, and from. Stratford„.and: the line West- from.
St. Vnited NO. •T --i,cm- 18 -points- are. 'Stratfard --also was 'blocked. - the
. building a new • school.," , . was it journelist before enlisting. He•
practically certain of second place. At tedium of the enforced stay in the
All the members were present except is at present a teacher in a training
. the present time St. George's:held third Classic City was iclit \( (1 S0111( NN hat 113
Come Taylor. . school under a British GoVernment re-
.' place with 14 pOints, but are closely calls - from former Goderichites tind
—Reports and Correspondence 1 . hapiiita,tion_program, is aged twenty-
' -r -Ta xes colleeted--rir "FeTtrurtrys..accorti--lullomettatwILF".axaeLuds-enet,
'iota, and is married; Wath ezie garfm-----other friends living in the citv •
of whom has 1- p 1, - y .
9 Oh V., ' And only a
were $287.90. .. •, .
the North St. No, 2 team, with.10 points —
ing to the repOrt of Collector Sturdy,
. miracle of major proportions can save and a-Cialf years of age.
Reeve George C: Ginn of .Goderich
township was, taken seriously ill last
Chief of Police Ross reported as
to their credit, from finishing out of . PERSONAL MENTION week with au attack of pneumonia • and
- . follows on weights of loads of coill.
*
hecked iii•Yebruary: -• .,
. Town Coni.pany. the 'dap:ifs. -
In Tuesday's games at • the Royal
•
. with considerable difficulty- waa brought
OR GALLANT SriaVICE
Rev. C. F. Nagle Dies-
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after LonOliness
-Bishop' Kidd to Conduct Solemn
equiem laws
Saturday Pflornind
V.O. LEONARD A. BAXTER
Rev. Charles Franc* Nagle, -parish
afest ,of St. • Peter's church, passed
away at the rectory phortly after 6
o'clock on ,Wednesday morninga in his
siEt y-seventfiYear.•
For the, past ten years Father Nagle
luid been in poor health, more serimiely
during the last year. He suffered a
stroke on Thursday evening,' resulting
hi hi,s death.
He was born. at 'St. Marys, 4 acil Of
the late Thomas Nagle and his wife
Mary Inn Glavin. He received his
education at the St.- Marys High School,
the University of Toronto' and Aiss1,1W-
-Gen College, •Sand5vich, and wae, a
graduate of the. Grand. Seminary at
Montreal. s.•
His- first charge was Ste Mary's
parish at Simcoe, and afterwards he
served at Tillsonauag and Woodstock,
before returningsto Simcoe, fed -nu -which
place he came to-Goderich twelve yettrs
aga. Surviving relatives are three
, brothers, John and Thomas, near St.
Marys, and Michael, in Alberta. .
Father Nagle was considered one
of the most eloquent speakers. in tile
London; dioeese, and he was highlysre-
garded not only by. his parishioners
but by _those of other den.omktiatioes
who came in contact with him. On
„alericlay '4144 at a:diocesan ditmet in
,tend-o-se:--IfightsiTKIshens-anfoilsed:
of Father Nagle's serious illness, paid-
,„asugnIgovving
Solemn requiem' high• mass will be
by Bishop -s -John T. 'Kidd, D.D.,
tribute -Jo his life and work..
on Saturday at 10- a.iii., a .
chant. willatake..placsa,ataSt.
Marys.
;
Faults Coal' Co.
- Dean Coal Co.
Jerry Coa4 Co.
Seabrook Coal Co
-Edward, Coal Co
.
The requisition of the Pnblic Library
Board for 1947, as reported by the
secretatry, Leo Walzak, was $3,000. Re-
ferred finance committee.
The secretary of the ,fire brigade-
. wrote, asking for an inerease the.
firemen's alloWance. This was refer-
red to the. fire committee.
Proposition for Lease of Rink
E. R..Weston & Son submitted a pro-
position ineregard to _the West street
rink. In return for a -four-year -lease-
of the rink they would put a cement
floor over tile entire ice serrate,. which, ,
they claimed, would be a great hell) in
making ie and would also give a clean
floor for public gatherings and for such
'sports as tennis, roller -Skating, bad-
minton etc. They-estimated•their out-
-lay would be $2,500, and they Weida
- also do any Minor repairs.
This proposition Was referred to the
public works committee.
An. offer from Richard Shelton of
$50 for the old gravel pit property at
the cemetery was referred to the ceme-
tery and parks committee.
Carl C.. Mienore, secretary of the
Blue Water., Highs -Vey Assoeiation,
awrote thanking the Council for its con-
tribution towards the 1947 expenses be
the Association and stating (hat within
the next few months it was intended
to issue a pew and informative booklet
for the tourist trade.
The Jest! of MacKay Hall was aelsed
for a play school proposed to be estab-
lished for pre-school c.hildren. The
play school would be held two morn-
.aings a week, Wednesday and. Friday,
a'frorilia39 to 11.30, Meier the volunteer
leadership of Mrs.. J. C. Peters, Mrs.
R. King atel Mrs. J. 11..Kinkead, and,
rt-wit.R eXpeeteal, with the medical super-
1;1Mo-it of the publie health nurse.
• This communication was referred to
the public works committee with power
td act.
Comniittea Reports
The finance „committee reeommended
grant of $100 to the Cominunity
-ursine, Registry.. Relief accounts for
•he month of FebrearY were reported
t. $393.5a. .
' The public. works committee -recom-
mended that •the Goderich Drametic
Club be granted nermisaion to. use
MacKay Hall on the second Wednesday
of each month for its meetings.
. The cemetery and parka conamittee
reeommended that Roy Serimgeour be
allowed to use three stalls in the show
ground stables, on condition that. he
vacate on receiving -two weeks' notice
froM the Council.
The water,. light and harbor. Cotta
mittee ,recommended that Mei Public
Utilities Commission•be naked to install
a street light over the Pleton street
entrance to the Collegiate, and also a
street light at Ilia tornea of Walsall
owl TIMMS streets.
These reports were adopted.
Miss Verna Miller, of -Elmira, spent to,Alexandra Hospital. County snow -
bowling alleys North St. No."1 defeatJ
the week -end at her home here. plows were used to clear the road for
Scales 'Weight
9400 lb. 2470 lb. .North Ste No. 2 b5:, ili. .score of 2995 to Mr. W. J. Baker has returned after the ambulance from Sanford to Ben -
This game Ns as cloee. all the w0y.
spending a couple of Months in Florida. miller, whence the journey to Mr.
4010 lb. ,40001.b. 273 -is
foe- the wineang team
Mn'.. W. F. Naftel has returned to Ginn's home on the Goderich township
5110 ib. 5080 lb. Ing'h bowlers
were Ray King with 695 and D,oreeit
Goderich after spending several months Side of the river Was made, (Jeer the
950 lb. 800 lb:
Williams with 461. For thelosers the
500 lb. 2490 lb. it Perth and Ottawa. ' fieltls. Mr. Ginn was brought to the
high lady was -Mildred Anderson with
Mrs. Don. Croft and little son. Barry, hospital: where he is• making geed.
438 and the .high man was Stan Snider of Brantford, are guests With the laalY.',a
with 590. . Parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Robertson.
Knox 'No. 1 team threw a satire into IVIiSs Claire Reynolds has . returned
-the league -leading St. Peter's when from Chazy, N.Y., where she spent
_they _ rolled up a .score of 3179 end
the winter as the geest of Mrs. W.
forced St. Peter's to•extend themselves
H.. Miner at Heart's Delight Farm.
to the.linfit to score 3326 and win their
Miss 'Helen. 1.31ack arrived home this
tenth straight' game. High 'bowlers for
week after spending the winter with
St. Peter's,ewere Joe Baker with 598
• frienas at Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
and Mary 'Evans with 711. For Knox
and has fesuined ber work at Alex-
-Nos 1-Baent -Nelson wit10498-wax -high_
afidta HoSpitat- - ---- --- --
man • and Jean Schaefer with 488 was
high lady.. .. • .• _ • Mrs. II. E. Worsell has returned to
her home at Becton -after ii . week's
Trying hard fp break their long
visit hi Goderica, her old home town.
losing streak, Knox No. 1 could not
Willie here she Was the guest of 'Mr.'
quite make the grade and lost ,to St.
. and Mrs. Carl .W. Worsell, Keays street.
George's by a, score of 3049 to AO-. . Mr. Frank Taylor, of Saskatoon, left
High man for St. -George's was Tim
on. Thursday last ou his return home
Davis with_ 667 and Hazel Wilmot with
atter attending the funeral of his tiro -
489 was their high lady. For Knox
ther, the late William Taylor. It 'was
No. 1 Doug. Maundrel was high Man
forty-six years since he had last visited
with 627 and Beth Govier was high
lady with 453. --Goderich. . -
Mr. Fred Jewell, of Hamilton, wes in
High man for the evening was Brent
Goderich for 'the week -end visiting
Nelson With 698 and high .lady for
relatiVes and friends. For the last
both the night and the entire season was
three years he has b,een attending
Mary Evans with a brilliant 711. McMaster University With a view •to
The, la -ague standing after Tuesday's
entering the Baptist ministry,
games ,is as follows: ' Mr. and Mrs. John Parrish of
a W(m-- Lost Pts.•
. Listowel are in town today' to attend
'St. Peter's • ' 12 3 24
the funeral (if the late • Melvon R.
'North St: United No. 1 9 . 6 18
St. George's ' .. . • i'' 8 . 14 Jewell. They are accompanied by Mrs.
KnoX, N. 1 6 9 12 Mary Ellen Farrish and Mrs: Wm.
Knox No. 2 6 9 12 Furrish, . who are visiting relatives
North! St..thated No. 2 5 10 , 10 in town.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr.'nnd Mrs. Harry Jenkins (ff Col-
borne t ownship wish to announee the
engagement of their, only daughter,
Evelyn Gloria, to Mr. la W. Boulger,
laCom., only son Of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Boulger Of Toronto; the marriage to
take tilnee the lfitter pert ef arnreb.
.;••DRAMATIC CLUB
LEADERS STILL' -
- At a meeting of the Cloderich
' TIED IN sEpnox ' .B' ' Dramatic. ,Club held at the 'home of
_ s____ , Mrs. R. C. Hays, North street, a letter
Eech winning its game on Thursday, was read ' from , Dr. Allan Skinner,
March Otle.Victoria 'Street United and vice-president of the -Weatern. Ontario
SL Peter's remained tied for first place. larnina' League,- in which he ex -
in section • "B" or the IptersChurch tended- best :Wishes to ' the -: club
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Bowling League. . ...- . and promised his co-operation in •the
Bowling against St. George's, the future. Miss Mildred Anderson headed
Vietoria team outscored its opponents a committee to draw up a constitution.
2789..to• 2651. High bowlers for 'Vies Mrs. R. C. Hays iin.c1 Mr, II. Watson
toria were Mervin -McCullough with 592 were appointed stage managers. for it
and Evelyn Breckow with 439. sFor annul festival to be held in the latter
St. George's Sid Leggett was high, man part. of April, Mrs. J. C, Peters will
with 039 and Mrs.. B. H. Farr was convene the coMmittee for this • oc-
shigh....1tidt. ,assithe.3kil--_-. , casiona. 4: _vote of ...aPIPT,eiatteneevas
Defenting the Baptist No. 2 ten'in accorded the Town .•C•Puncil forilie i7i,e-'
by n score of 30 to 2670, St. Peter's of ..maeKay hall for meetings. The
scoredr their fifth straight win. Leo highlight of the eveeing was -an artistic • •
Baker with 723 was Se Peter's 'high 'presentation of an -origleal skit on Fifty Years in the Tailoring Business
man and Marg.• lavana with 549 'Was married life. By expert character de- _.-a__.
their high lady. For the Baptist team lineation •Mrs. Hays and Mrs. Reyell . , , a,
Roy Breckenridge *as high man with sticeeeded- in tb'ree brief seenes in VMS' i years ago in Goderich you reminiscing on the changes that lied
555 and Maude MeMath was high lady portraying with charm. the -developing could buy a new suit ef clothes made teken place, he stated that approxim-
with 1525. ' Trom honeymoon bliss through disillu- from the vPry best imported worsteds ately sixty hands were employed in
North Street United' moved. WO a stoned middle age to retairn of devoted for only $18. This was amongst , the thp various tailoring businesses in town
tie ,for fourth' place with the Baptist tenderness ,,in later -years. Refresh. items upon whieh John Nivins refleeted half -a -century ago. These businesses
No. 2- team. bY virtitc _Of tileJr victory anente were served by Mrs. Graham, this week (sn the occasion of his fiftieth included. A. P. MIT 0111 F. -J. Prid-
---- antrlaereaay.-•in:the tailoring business. Wu's; Hugh. Dunlop'e. Levi _Card's,
over Baptist No. 1. For North Street Mrs: Lodge and. Mis's 4.11(Teirgen.
Leo. Smiley was high man with 564 "Today the same 4nit. would cost yon alcalwain's, &Sam Grierson's. Today
500. ' - .. Temperatures. of the • past week in wonderful materiol to make a man's longer make atlas, but just repairs,"
_ THE WEATHER abont.$75-if you could even get such° only one is working at it, "and 1 no
end =Muriel Casey was high lady xvith
Ilaigh-Ifidy -for the.cseening wag•Mitrif4-Lflealerieh, .with -those -of • tbe-eorrespond- suitaaeald Mr,---alivins._ - ., , .. . _ said Mr, X i'v ins. Cent ra liz a t1011 of
Cases w;Ith 560 and high man Was Ing week a year .ago, as officlolly re- Fifty years ago this week Jobe °plants in the cities for the milking of
a 1947 Navias commenced his tailoring .ap- men's clothing hag changed the picture.
Leo Baker with, 711. .. corded, were as follows:
The League standing as of Thursday, ,.. .1940 - prenticeship with the late F. J. Prid- Fifty years ago girls. received ilfty
Mareh 6111, is as follows: Max. Min. Max. Min: ham in Goderich. At that time Mr. eents for milking n pair -of 1110115
. Won Lost Pts. Thnrs.,' Ma r. 6 .„...35 -, 27 ' 60 83 Pt -Whitt -it etnployed from eighteen to tronsertl and $3.50 for making I coat,
Vietoria 'United ---e al 8 . 16 Fri., Mar. .7 34 • 25 ." NA 34 twenty hands. Pay for the 0ret six Mr, grvins -said.
,
St. Peter's 1F4 .3 ' 16 Sat., Mar. k TI 23 '46 30 months of eppranticeship Waf4 A Suit - tie Worked at Owen Sound, Midland
St. George's 0 5 12 Snit., Mar. 9 ° 30 - 22' 40 26 of clothes, for the died year 8100 ,in and snail, iii additien to Goderieh.
North St. ITnited 5 0 10 Mane, Mar. 10 a°2 14 31 16 cash, and fot the second year. $125 in during his tailoring calmer. "Yon can
Baptist No. 2 5 c 6 10 Tums, Mar. 11 ii:..417 1-15 31 21 cash, „according to Mr. Nivilia. say that I anitill going strong," Vas
Beptiat No. al. l• i ,10' 2 Wed., f •Mor. 12 •q....41 19 1. 35 27 In 'oeitina weir ovilr the., Offrs 'Arid. Ms 'I'm ri hi • ' qlfirminit. ,
1 ,-
progress to recovery:.
Imperial Oil got three trucks of
gasoline into Wingliam en Monday,
the first that, had reaehed that town
since Marah ist.
Miss Doris Hoae-ywell of the Col-
legiate Institute staff, called away on
Friday, February 28th, owing- to, the
death -4of---hers-frither-aa-te.-13a-oodrooffe,
expected to return on the follotvimg
Tuesday,. Out on acComit of the storm
was delayed, until Friday.
SO 001e AOAAD, peojier Tell$.;of
EZUSE!S SALAtIE$
for, the eeeond tame had to pealpoae
Schoul Inssiectors MeClelland and GMy
their intended visit to -meet the (lode.
Owing to road eonditions; High
interaing Address by liff.tfa VOW
to .06 tral. Home a, d,
Sco.tlanci's Schools
011119
rich. High School. District Board. "They
A Scottish sentimeat -Prevailed ana
hope to be here Oh ,April 21.1d.
The Board held its mot:lady_ meeting
the
.-
e meeting of the C-entral alenne ad
on Thursday last. . chool Association on Tuesday eVen
,
All present joined in singing
The restgnation of Mrs. E. Tettmar,in
teah
ceeraor,asept
:of eaceOcaraeoidwiteg
csfotrithrelraest,tie Laarie," and Bobby FoWle
two
yr,
in a lovely kiltie costuine, entertained
and the Board s;v411 advertise for aP- with three numbers, aafesus, Tender
other teacher and for an additional Bonnie:,
•
Shepherd,'"In the Gloandif," and "yteacher of sewing and other lower
school Work, which was strongly recom-
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mended by Inspector McClelland Mrs. R. Venus, a war bride from 'When.
Scotland, gave an hiteresting deserip-
heTahlesitseedaiteheofsctheoabelbeinrsposavieamraeiesr..
was tion of tbe educational system or Scot.
revised, setting the ininintura at $2,200, land, particularly in Edinburgh. She
with aa annual increase of $100 until a' did not compare the Scottish sehoole
maximum for male assistants "Of $3,300 with the schools here, but many differ -
and for female assistants of $3,000 ise -eaees can be noted. The elementary,
reached. schoolare divided into houses, -eacia
The saaaries of the present .staffa with a pecial name and competing,
were -revas.ed retroactive to January with • one senother for high aicademile
1st y 1947, granting increases of $300 stahaing. Compulsory school age in
to teachers with experience of three front live to fifteen years, with the
years or more,. and $200 to the others. ki
three
eergtentaking inhil
aanrdtoiaiftothre3d,oreanii,s froiret
Those who fail in their qualifying
-
examination at twelve years of age
are allowed 'to go to high school, but
have a class apart from those who
pass. The first half-hour every morning,
in every class, is spent in Bible study.
Every second week pupils visit an .art
gallery, once a monta a. museum, and
periodically the observatory. Expert ,
teacher,a.. direct,rhe attaches -Ale -theaa,
VtiriouS.. places. Organized parties of
children -iittend special plays to study
drama,. and musical talent is displayed
at.." music festivals. Before .the war,
epeciale_ezeenraieue to the. Continerit
ward held for children over twelve •°
Mee a ear :deintinslatitfeas of
the children'work are held, also a
flower show. Swimming, life-saving,
sewipg, knitting end home ecoaornies
also are a part of the regular studies.,
Altogether Scotland is alining to give
the lads ,and .lassies the best lIt
edTuchaeptionrob
lem of class distinction
'among 'children was discussed by Mrs:
Wilmot, who referred her audience -to
the consinandmear, "Love thy peighbor
as thyself." •
Miss Hume gave a, report from the .
-BACK FROM' CALIFORNIA
Mrs. H. J. Sutherland, accempanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Ernst, and grand-
daughter, Barbara Ernst, returned
home Thursday after a most enjoyable
'seven weeks' holiday trip. They visited
Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara
and New Orleans, where they were
ehrilledawith, the, 4i:talent Freneh _sec:
tiOn iind 'hiSterical - htic•k:gt.otaid.-,- also
the beautiful -4tuidnitide iron fences.
.They were entertained at the Walt
Disney studio, where they, and especial=
. t.._ ia a were much interested
REEVE JOHN F. DALY OF -.1,,in seeing the making ot a Mickey
'Madge Ca -MOM. 'It WaS quite•warurin
to the full -St. Marys Journal -Argus.
California and' they enjoyed the trip
.. SRAFORTH PASSES ..
. _BAPTIST MISSION 'CIRCLE
.
Hemp „Count? Council has lost a The monthly meeting • of the Baptist
A- .
poptilarinember by the death of Reeve Young Ladies% Mission Circle was held
John -Francis Daly „of .Seaforth, which on March 7th at, the home of. Miss
(lectured at his honie, in that town on Mende MacMath. The Bible character
Friday, March 7th, in his seventy-fifth :study lesson wes' in cherge of Mrs. E.
year, Mr. Daly had been in- failing Cow -an. The missionary topic.' was
taken by Mrs. LeeFerguson. • Mrs.
health for two months and was enable
Ewan Ross led in the discessian of elle
to attend the Jannary sitting of the
-County Counc•il.
.•..._13.orn...-at,',J441,noridville, Mr.' Daly _re-. .companied 'by Miss Maude MacM(ith, reereation -steering committee, s .. ......_se
study book. Miss Marie Raithby, ac-
... ., _ -
ceived his education at the Egmonoille
and Seaforth schools. Hewas in busi-
ness in Seaforth for 'fifty-seven years, coreributed - •aa. .plaasia.a, %O(. ti -"Mrs,..sfpr i 1 --1.1,-- Gaebnin, a
Lunch wes served bY the hostess. - Kesident, presided nt the meeting and
. ,- announced a bake sale hi the, near
future. e
first in jewellery aud later as Ford ARRANWMENTS .FOR FESTIVAL
earedealer- -Ile-wassase-i-ve-inethinAelssal T ti In
T'---.1-41.0-4 age...sr meet ing or., t. lit Goderichs - ----e'Rnit+A'-•
politic's' for fprty .yefirs and had oc- Music Cleb was held on e
Tnsda'y e".i="e"ci7 : -
(elided every munietpal position, in the ing tu discuss piens for- the.. Musle s
gift of the town. Ile was chairuma Festival to be hod: 'die week of May ra MISS 1' Bl BROCKLEBANK -
of fife Public Utilities CtImmissiou tor Mrs. J. G. McDougsill is Festival 1.A•esi.-. After being confined to hespitarat
eighteen consecutive years. ., is dela.. with :Mrs.:. J. SOe as secretary. 1 Medicine Hat,' Alberta, for. six weekS,
He took an active -part on all sosifa, Mrs. E.' jessop is in charge of awards Miss. Isithel° Braklebank passed away
educational and athletic committees and Mrs M. _Hethoringtun Of innsic on March '2nd in her sixty-seeond year.
of the town. Ile \VII,' 11 1/11:4 hi 11111111 for the adjudicators.‘ .Mrs. :I. A: Snider °Born at Cumberland, Englapd, Miss,
of the Collegiate 'Institute Board, past is advertising conveeer iliel Miss. J. Brocklebank s'ame to Canada thirty-.
P11 sident of the Seaforth !Turf Club, Saunders- is convener of ushere. Mr.. five years ttgo, and in 1928 she eame.-to
Agricultural Society, Lions Club z_ind C. BreckOW 1..1•1S; appointed to arraag:e Goderii•O from Indhlie Head, •sasaz., and
Seafoth Golf Holding- Corpoyation. He for the use of the titulit_virmi and hall became known zinc' respected by many.
ciet v and Knights of Oolumbus. ,. the County Council for its generous. 1(tisizetl:dat,Inili,:isf Ili
)))1.1‘;
NVIIS 11 member of elle Holy Name SO- A leiter of thanks is tO be sent to She was a member of Ste George's
omenjitesa dGei4ilhdipanodf
ln 1901 he married -Mary ph(lan, ofe gimlet tosettral Festiyal awards.
Hamilton, who • survives, with one Mr. Glen Ledge, accompanied °by Mr. 'the Junior Guild. She was a member
daughter, Miss Alice, Senforth : three W. Wiokett. charmed'his itulience with alsi-i of Princess Mary Lodge, L.O.B.A.„, -
sons, Edmund, Seaforth.; Georoo: Tor_ t to, . solos -Thew ..uone.:- rr,„, Eileen, 111(1 was a ssec ki ted With the Red
(alto ;p4ohn F., Edmonton : three sisters, hy Victor Herbert; and "Pani,s' Shield, doing a great deal of knitting
theti(i) i3,111e- healthdloioe ,
Mrs. James O'Connell, Detroit ; Mrs. Angelleus," by Cesar ,Franck. ii.10111,1tolieuiN)s(-401r
heY'erali'le ,we."1: .
F. DeVeretiux and Mrs. Frank S, Sills, ' .
Hat to visit her sister, Mrs. Hodgeson.,
Seaforth. B. H. McCREATH HEAR'S
who survives, as well as another sister,
• The funeral set -rice was held on
• • HURON OLD •BOYS -
, . -Jane, and a brother. Harry, both in .
alonday morning inseat: James' - R.C. ,
. -
church, Seaforth. Res'. T. P. Hussey
Fate-landThe
1)05 celebrant of the Mass, assisted -TORT
ONO, Mr
ach 6.----11. II. Mc- MedicinM
e Hat oh arch 4th, with interfuneral was held. at,
.by Rev. F. J. Odrowski of St. Columban Cre;Itn vc-.is this week eiecred pre:,ident men 1 ,in the Anglicsin section of 11111
and Rev..1. B. Foulkes of Dublin. Thei !-sithecemetery. .
ief the Ifuron old Roys AssciCiation for
Seaforth Town Council and. Public
the foitty=seventh year of the AssOci- r' s• '
MRS. WILLIAM 1:1:',.:,',S'INOIIAM ‘
County Council were in attendance, and
Utilities Commission and the Huron
:Won's existence. Other ollicers,,repre- ITLT:ootillei!git 1(1,11 t osolkindll:1;1,Clm'' asiti.tdlidyjnili: of , senting all sections of the county were .'
' T'l s
Daley local orannizations were repre-
'elected as follows: Honorary president, \tartlet Williams, widow of the late .
sented in the congregation. , - F
r
ed Elliott ; 1st vice-preident, li,, Mae- '
William Cunningham, formerly of -Col-
HURON'S CONTRIBUTION • Konzie; gnd vice-presith‘ne --Miss.Vera borne, township. Deceased, who was
TO CHINA FUND $14479 hpth1: :is,i,m1„r
. • crardiner: seeretary. Mrs. C. HollingS-
seCiptary, Miss Mary borne township as a bailie. and iiVed '
in her eighty-fourth year, cfuee to Col -
McGregor; treasnreri E. Hunter; pub- there until ber relies\ al to it farm nea'r ,.
licity, M. Cook, Wes. alcCutcheon, ..W. •
Waltim twenty-nine years ago. Two
Buchanan : membership, (1erald
years ago she removed to Blyth. Her
Stewart. Mrs. J. 13i 0(111 Miss S. Walker husband passed 111 1, sixteeh years -
and E. Floody. • .
, ago. She is survived by three sons, -
- The Association will lead 11 bringe s
Vere, 'of- Colborne -toenships Earl, of
andeuchre at the Ilidaseeian Clyde,
the 1;.s., and Harold. of Blyths and by
one daughter, Mrs. Ir. C. Elder, of
- 1
Tillsoliburg':'n1S0 by a half-brother,
Mr. W, • (1_ "Nutt of Clinton. The
,funetal wile held on • Seturday after- ..
mune March 8t1i. from, the Brophey -
, funerol bones thl• service heing••C011-,
dueted hy Re'v. A. Sdinclair of Rlyth. '
Many old ,fr.iends of l'olhornewere
present, also relatilEMS fr(1111 (0115141
plill I,:. TII(` P0 l 11100 revs • were Arthur
Fisher. Wesley Ksher, Robert Bean,
‘
(le4,rge lititledgi‘. Mel 1 in . Tyndall and
Georgb Milinhy: Th.. interment s'S as in
Colborne cemetery.
• ",,... - ,_
Dr, john See, local veterinary
surgeon, had 0 new experience on Fri-
day, when he was flown 1)5,- Keith
Hopkinson__ to the Collinson farm fuer
and a -half miles northwest of .Tees -
water, to attend a sick cow. The near-
est veterinarian, at Walkerton, had no
way of getting -out Q11 account of snow -
filled roads, -and ,0 call was sent in to
Dr. Seeswho arranged with Mr. Hop-
kinson fe makethe trip by airplane.
The air travellers 'had some difficulty
in finding- the Bruce cOnnty farm and
made a landing Co:inquire. direction.
and a few minutes later came down
close tp the barn: The return trip
was made in fifteen - minutes.
REBEKAH LODGE PARTY°
Members of Rebekah Lodge spent a
Pleasant afternoon on Wednesday when
they met in MacKay 'Hall to play "500."
Fifteen tables took part in the game,
the winners being Mrs. 2, Lemaire and
Mrs.:4. Miller. With a toach of, the
'green ' in, evidence, - 1I1 SI. Po 1 rlek's
Hay tradition, 11111(.11 was served:" The
alai(/' was under the 1.011V enerShiP of
Mrs s C. Tweedie.
A number of Goderich inerchansts
Int V(' 1111(1 (I1' 11rO ill the process of
having improvements made t)1 their
places of pusiness. The Goderich Fruit
Market is lest ailing, modern display
shelving ,. and infinfing the entire
interior of the store in white. •rornish
Electric has had a large electric sign
friiiit -6r t rip -
. • • .
.The Goderich district has exceeded
its objective of $3,000 in the campaign
for the Aid to China fund, , having
raised .the sum of $3,100. , •
The total .,for Huron county is
$14,179, the amounts raised in the
various centres- being as followS : Wing -
ham, :3,512$: Exeter, $3,400; Goderich,
$:3,100: Clinton, $2.207 Seaforth,
$1.400; Count5' Council. $500.
In a ntessage from Ilev. W. A. Bee-
iToft, W'inglin m eounty elm irnlitui of
tho. campaign, it ' is requested that,
thanks be eXtended to all who baKe,
giV1'11 Illeir's11 111)011 t() the fund. Par-
ticular ineutio.n. is made of Mr. It. G.
sanderson,. who lea the ea m pa ign 111
this district and seared no effort to
make it 41 5111C055: also an, the
hankers of the di it rice \vim co-oPerated
so cordially.
- them and to every subscriber
ko the fund - 1 want to,„ e.wress, for
myself and for. the nationnl expe:utiVe.
warm 1ha111(5:7 saya.air. Beepreft. -The
spirit of charity that has been tenni-
fest has -Made another real ..success of
a en mpa ign t ha 1 sta rted out with 11
gneale Chart- - of - isgi ei ---••
THE MeLAREN MEMORIAL CUP
- •
35 Ilazelton avenue, on Friday, March
21s1, There will be the usual saecial
prizes for winners. A new feature
will be a competition to 'declare the
best pair of euehre players In the As-.
soiaiettott, A trephy has been donated
to be called tlie McLaren-. memorial
trophy. te honor the meMory of the inte
..1, A: NIPLaren: Two men, two ladies
or ICmixed pair inny NVill the cep.
NV11101 will be eompeted for am -11104*.
Entrants must V01110 from the' same
section of Huron comity. Entries will
be fleeepted rip to the time (if min -
pet it ion.
ReTreSlunentS will be served and all
Iluronites will be welcome.
Nephew : "Do you love 50171' cneinlen
Miele Ned?" rnere: "Yes, all tiffab of
latent tobileeo, wallet) mid whiskey."
•
MELVON R. .1 1:WEI,T,
Niel% Ith•hard Jewell, former
resident (pf Colborne t(iwnship, passed
away in Alexandra Hospital on Trip,
doy nowning in his seventy-third year,
after'a month's illness. 'Ile was helm
,111 Colbornetownship and lived_therie..
ti his life lin 111 his removal to Clelle-
rich two -months ago. A soh of the
late Richard and Eliza Mitchell Jewell,
he was. a highly esteemed .resideut of
his native township', where he operated
11 :100-nere farm. ile was a member of
North street United church. Surviaing
besides his wife, formerly' Vora, E.
Scott. are IWO sons.ft.*„ of (Thderich,,
and Robert. Of colborne townshirt: a
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Fisher (Phyllis);
a brother, Wesley Jewell, of Goderiela
and four sisters:..'Mrs. Maria lahlilaaa,
Mrs. Ed. Maskell aud -Mra. Pearl .P•riala
dle. all of Goderiele and Mrs, Robert,
Hodges, of Goderdch township. '
-The funeral se:rvice taa'a heldal 1111
Brophey fenvral home this (Thursday)
afternoop aturWifs Peaducted by Ker.
R.' II. Turnlmil, of North street Pulled
chinabh, assisted kby Rev. L. 17. Turner.
of Vietoria Perot. ellen-14i; The pan,
bearers were David Pithiado, and
Ernest Etoltzbanseti, Robert Blake, Wil-
liam Mugford and SamuelElieardolvta„
Interment wall in the Colborne, tOW13-
1410 ,Potaitory.