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ONE:HUNDREDTH, YEAR.
Locals Eliminate
New,Hamburk, 1742
Sa'ittrat,y's Gaie at Stratford
FiniSh.es Another Bound
in Flyers' Progress . •
At Stratford on Saturday night Gode-
rich Luzon Flyers moved into the
Junior "C" 0.IEI.A.. semi:teats by trim-
ming the New Hamburg Transports 8-5.
:This victory, coupled with the 9-7 win
on Thursday night, gave the Flyers the
round by the score of 17-12.
Coach Walter Westbrook% sextet loat
no time in establiating a conamanding
lead. At 2,32 Newcombe opened the
scoring by slamming a loose mick past
A. Weiler with D. Warren's help. Four
minutes latex. Bisset drove" Doig's re-
bound home. On a return rush, Ginn
Stopped Meeker at the goal -mouth after
the flashy left winger had picked up
a stray puck at the Goderich blue-liue.
A. Weiler, the° New Hamburg starting
goalie, left the game nridavay in . the
period aid was replaced by the regular
net -minder, Jones. The latter's debut
was spoiled when Bisset scored on a
.three-way • passing play with Hayter.
and Doig. Giving Jones no respite, the
ylyers, continually bombarded him with
shists fromevery direction, At 14.15,
Newcombe counted his seeded goal of
the period with H. ,Warren assisting.
A -cross-checking penalty tb Mero
caused some anxious momenta 'around
he 'Goderich-cage, but Glens work and
inaccurate shooting by the New Ham-.
burg. forwards-prevented-aany. aeSeearae
,The period 'ended with the score 4-0
in favor ofaGoderich. _
In the Middle twenty, after several
mleutes of ,scoreless, exciting- hockey
by both teains, IIayter and. Doig col-
laborated with the- rainier denting the
tanite. Ninety sesamds later, Mero
spearheaded an attack on the Trans-
ports' goal with Doig scoring. IIayter
was credited with an assist on the
play. Makiag ,a determined hid- to
break into the scoring column, New.
Hamburg retaliated with two fast
counters, Dick and Leis were the
snipers, As the period ptogresaed, the
Play grew rougher, with IteretiSe Steil
handing , out three penalties to New
Hamburg. The score was now 0-2.
lareasheetie--thiralaaier4oilaslAahratialts,
leg' was quite evident.- .Six penalties
were -handed out, four to the Flyers and
isvo to New Hamburg. "Blondie" Mac-
ladnald' received' a •Uileor penalty for
slashing. It was the first penalty of,
stireastarsorraina-OTILA. -rompet-itions for
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Ja. O. RAYS, I ADDRSSES
LIONS ON liOSPITAL.AFFAIRS
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Uoderich Lions -at their dinner -meet-
ing on Friday ,evening last heard an
interesting talk by R. K.C.,
On the history and present plans of
Alexandra Hospital. The speaker, who
has taken an aetive interest in the
operatien of tile hospital for many
years andwho is vice-president of the
Hospital Boaral, sketched the develop-
ment of the hospital from its opening
eerly in the century, paying a tribute
to the public-sPirited women who
spite of, discouragement toiled' to estab-
lish a place in Goderieh where medical
and surgical treatment could be given.
After dealing with successive stages in
the history of the institution, Mr. Hays
told of the present plans (already re-
ported in these columns) to add to
'the accommodation now provided by
the purchase of the hospital building of
the Port Albert air station and fitting
it ,np in connection with the present
hospital equipment.
Some time was spent in discussion
of the community recreation scheme,
and a committee was appointed to give
assistance in promoting the success of
the project, initiated by, the Lions.
With Mr. W. H. Wickett at the piano,
Mr. George Buchanan -led the siegsong,
and three young" vocalists, Cynthia,
Shirley and Jeneane Young, daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Young, sang
kveral songs which 'earned them en-
thusiastic applause.
President J. W. Coates presided.
PERSONAL MENTION
. Readers are invited to send us
theA.mines,of :their lotsftars„pr...any _
other items suitable for tht
sPersonal Mention ..0h1L.14, -
Mr. David alcIlWitin Newgate street,
is seriously ill at- his home, suffering
with brenchial -pneumenia.
Mrs.. Darold McIlwain, of London,
visited with Mr, and.Mrs. Harry Wat-
son at Nile for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hutchinson (nee
Marjorie Miller) left' by ' motor on
Sunday morning for Paradise 'Valley,
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Alberta. -
Re\--. and Mrs. John Pearson were in
London on -Saturday attending the wed-
ding of their J;tiece at the Penteeostal
Assembly there.
W0.1 Arthur and Mrs. Keays and
daughter, Katherine Ruth, returned to
.Basaloaastaa Sartairday afters apendings as -
Week with Mi. CITFe7 if,' Arthur Street-
' Miss Blanche Watson returned home at all aetivities of-. 4555 hasaeen re- Prelude -"Easter Prelude" Ashford
on Monday after_spending three months corded. 'Of this total,. Industrial,
Processional -"Come Ye •Faithful"'
Hospital,'Lond'on, for treat- Inter -Church and Bank BoWling „Light's Glittering MOrn Bedecks the
went_ of -a frwatured hits- Her frieeds Leagues acesnint _foran attendance ef .
WM .10. glad to -knew thatthe treatment 2474, nallairting--the high---clegree-ef-
Oh tne • is ikL(;1* p"oanie'an. rioi"
' form f recre- :41-411-14114 Gardee'LL--
-0, Sons 'and Daughters, Let us Sing"
"The- King of Leve My Shepherd Is"
Soprani() Solo -"I Know that My Re-
. deemernVoth" G, 'F. Handel
ReceSsional-"Rejoiee, the . Lord Is
' King"' •
Postlud(----"My Heart Swelleth with a
Gebel Word" (psalm 451
Arranged by C. J. Whittington.
VICTORIA ST. UNITED CHURCH
MORNING
GO ERICH, 9NTARIO, THURSDAY APRIL °id, 1947
Dungannon Family
ourns lAciss. of Son
Body of Roy Jones, Sailor, Found
in Kingston Ilarbor-Son pf
Mr. and Mrs. Frank JoxieS
(From Our Duingannon Correspondent)
' •
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones, of. Dun-
gannon, on Monday receiaed word that
the.body of their son, Roy IL Jones,
had been, found floating in the harbor
of Kingston, Ont. It is believed the
body had been in the water for several
months.
Mr. and -Mrs. Jones had been quite
worried about their still for some tine.
The last letter they received from him
was e,arly in Deceinbet and there was
a parcel at Christmas. Letters since
sent to him were returned.
Roy was in his twenty-first year.
For four years he sailed on the Great
Lakes on -the steamer Superior and
on the ocean liner Aquitania, and lat-
terly on the, steamer Maple Heath out
of Kingston. He was horn at Dun-
gannon, his -father being a well-known
harneasmaker e,re, and he attended
the Dungannon public,aini continuation
schools, and was a member of the
choir of Erskine Presbyterian church.
„Besides his parents, his mother being
the former Lulu Stothers of Dungan-
non, he, leaves three sisters, 'Mrs.
Stephen IIelesic (Doneida), of Gode-
rich; Lt. Bertha Jones, Reg.N., on the
staff of Westminster Hospital, London,
and Pauline, also. of Londbn.
The body arrived here on Wednesday
and a private service at the home im-
mediately preceded a public funeral
service at the Preshyterizen church with.
Rev. 0. II. MacDonald officiating. The
panneam..5.,)ye re W. Stewart, jr., Are-,
- Old SIst•thers, Wm. raesr. Allan
Rohs ,Eedy and Oliver Wean. The
beautiftil 'floral „wreaths were carried
by Thos. Young and John Parks. Inter-
ment was in Dungannon cemetery. -
RECORD (5F COMIVIUNITY
RECREATION PLAN
Eastrr noir
NORTH ST. U.NITED CHURCH
MORNING.; •
Prelude-"Cavatina" Joachim Roff
Doable Quartette -1n Joseph% Lovely
Garden" ilaickinson
'Soloist, Mrs. 02 Wilkin.
Offertory -"Meditation" Gounod
Violin Solo, Eleaner Driver.
Junior Choir -"Easter
Pustlude-"Unfold. Ye Portals" (from
-The Redemption") Gotuiod
EVENING
Prelude -"Chanson"„
Frederick Groton, Op. 70
Anthem --"An Easter Ciro''
Frederick J. Foust
Offertory -"An Easter Flower"
, P.-0, Worrell
Solo -"Alone" Price
Mr. -G. Buchanan.
Postlude-
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
MORNING
Prelude --"An Easter Prelude" Egerton
Offertory -"Spring .Song" Hollins
Postlude-"An Easter Alleluja"- Slater
Anthem -"Christ Is Risen" Maunder
Anthem -''By Early Morning, Light"
arr. Dickinson'
Solo---"Resurrectioe" . Shelley
Miss Betty Smith.
• EVENING . .
Prelude -"In Death's Strong Grasp the
• •Sayio.ur Lay" • . Bach
Offertory -"I Knew that My Redeemer
Liveth" •Handel
Postlude-"Easter" Offertory" Deshayes
Anthem -1n Joseph's Lovely Garden"
- arr. Dickinson
MalelQuartette-"Jesus, Saviour, Pilot
-Me"
Solo -The Lord' S 'Prayer" Malette
Mr. Ralph Henderson.
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ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
11.00 A.M. .
Prelude --.."Easter Jpy" A. Phillip
Processional -"Welcome, Happy Morn-
ing"
Anthem --"Christ Our Passover Is
,Sacriticed!'for l's" .
Jr. 'Choir Anthem --"Morn of Joy and
• - -Morn( of Praise"
A steadily growing, parttelpistPonin ,
her iAnthem-7-* Christ Is „Risen" -
the Goderich Community Recreation • E. Turner
plan is indicated by the figures released Choral Communion in G. by Maunder
laetersa---recreation direator.
The figeres cover .the period from the
inception of the plan in November,
1946%. loatheaend of alnaela
--nnting this' period a total attendance
1tereasianes1 "The 1-Saa, ada-Resu r
. 0011".,
Postlude-"Ile Lives Again" ,
• H. -von- Berge
.7.00 r:M: Serviee of theSevenLe-ssons
Thousands follow
Flyers to,Stratford
No
n
ports outscored- the winners- '3;2 ie. this will hope to see Miss Watson out again
stginzie At ,9.-16. Dick counted on a in a- short. time.
scramble s .but this tally was nullified
by Hayter, wl,i1) netted his second goat HOME FROM THE ATLANTIC.
Of the game with help from 'Bisset. - Captain John Vickers arrived heme . .
and Mero. With the Flyers two men on Saturday from the east coast on a Pre -season - • hockey - trebling .
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- teis -and Dick garnered goals. •
month's holidays.- He is in command . (Junior. Juvenite and Midget) 199
SatUrdai Iftb.V8 Wi Mialtes
• - 1550key HiStOry
f or' 0.0deriCh
A considerable portion of the popula-
tion of Godericla and, district moved
into the Stratford arena on Saturday
night for the epic New Hamburg-G.0(1es
rich ''de or die" hockey struggle.
Despite reports that King Wintee was
in the process of stirring up a mini-
ature blizzard., enthusiastic hockey fans
by th.e hundreds disregarded the warn-
ings and either climbed aboard. the'
C.N.R. "hockey epecial" of seven ears
or were in the cavalcade of some three
huadred or more motor cars that
headed for StratfOrd.
After the game was over and reports
spread that there "wasn't a chance"
of getting back to Goderich on the
highway because of snow -blocked roads,
many niotorists parked their cars at
Stratford and returned on the speciar
train or else. remained at Stratford
over night. .As a result, the special
train was swelled to thirteen (lucky
or unlucky) coaches. Scheduled to
leave tStratford at half -an -hour past
midnight, it did not - get .-away until
-about twenty minutes to 2- o'clock and'
arrived at Goderich about '3.30 a.m.
The train carried hundreds of
gloriously happy hockey fans whose
joy - was unconfined with Goderich's
victory. The band played in one of
the coaches while hockey fans sang,
danced, shouted and what -have -you in
celebration of the-vietoiy. • Selosednet-Sts-
community singing, exhibitions of danc-
ing and everything pessible in the
crowded -ears- -were- participated in. be-
cause "it was a famous victory." ,
, it , was obviousthat hundreds of
-Ireekey fans along the line turned out
for • the genie, since many got off' at
stations on- the way .back.
On arrival at Goderich the -band
headed a parade of fans who marched
t� the Sqtiare, where their. ringing
cheers let slumbering Godefich know
that something had happened to, oc-
casion eensiderable-celebration.
A.number_ of motorists took a chances
of returning--Tiy ct-Tr and inituagedato
break •thrbugh the had eut' near Sea-
aorth and were then tanved ofit- • of
another said -near --ClintonS Betathe
great majority of motorists didn't take
the chance.
Many were- the inconveniences 'suf-
.fered by the hockey ,fatiS that eight
becattse uf -the--sterth;butatbei r
was such thet any inconvenience W•a$
as nothing.
THE LATE FRED. G. WEIR
in memory of whom a tablet was pre-
sented and dedicated in Knox Presby-
terian church on Sunday, March 23rd.
ation has enjoyed in Goderieh•during
,the 'winter months.'
A ,break -down of. the attendance
-
figure's reads as follows:
Attendance
snort,
On his return to"' the' ice, "Blondle"
MacDonald gave Doig a perfkt paw
at centre ice and, the -always dangerous-
eentre-maii was able. to ,register ejle
final goal of the game by going in on
Jones unmolested. The Goderich de
fence, though without the services of
Ainslie, turned in a magnificent per-
forthance, :Mem checking we/I and
Westlake using his *eight to definite
advantage.
The teams,: .
NEW HAMBURG. -Goal, A. ▪ -Weiler;
defeirce, Gasehos Pennie-; centre, Dick,;
• wings, Leis, Boehler; alternates, Roth,
Meeker, Eckstein, R. Weiler, Welcher,
Honderieh, Atbrecht, Jones (sub -goal).
GODERICH-Goal, Ginn ' defence,
Mero, Westlake; Centre, Doig; wings,
lIayter, Bisset; alternates, B. .1. Mac-
Donald, B. MacDonald,
War-
ren, D. Warten, Newcombe, J. Stoddart.
RefOree-Stan Smith; Stratford. '
,BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
• APRIL 7 TO 13
April 7 -to 13 has been:designated as
Be ,Kind to • -Animals 'Week in both,
Canada and the Celled States, and
Miss Ann -Wurtele, 'inspector for the
Huron, Counts' Humane Society, sends
the following message from Vietoria,
B.C., where' she -is -visiting her --father:•
IS it Mir trite- - that this-avorld sof -
many. distractions we are inclined to
▪ take for granted the faithfulness of the
horse who -daily delivers Our milk and
bread, and the understanding compare
ionship of a dog? _Yet in the human
world these particular •qualities,
wherever found, can„ scarcely be over-
estimated. I would bring to your at-
tention, too, an leatance of animals in
theservice of man such as Dr. Bent-
ing% little terrier, Margery, who was
used by him in early insulin tests so
that millions of diabetic humans might
later ifaVe hope. It is said -Met Dr.
Bantings Wes' not ashamed to weep open-
ly when in the course of events 'this'
little creature died.
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'AR things bright and beautiful,
All creatm•es .great and 'small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord Godinade them all': ,
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IENGX(4114ENTS' ANNOUNCED'
Mr. and Mrs. 11,Ie1vin ItItynard wish
to announce the engagement of their
°. second d-afigliter, Gertrlide Elizabeth, to
BOO Edward Blackstone, youngernson
of Mr. W. II. Blaekstone end' the late
Mrs. 131ackstone_all of Goderiche Tile
wedding is to take place in paid -April.
Mr. and Mrs. (4. W. Hindle, Toronto,
announce the engagement . of their
eldest dartghtet, Isabel Carol, to James
Ernest Abell, son of Mr's. Abell and
the late Mr: W. P. Abell, of Goderiehi
the marriage to take place at Fairlaarn
United church, Toronto°, April 19th, at
7 p.m.
of one of the new ocean-going ships of
Imperial Oil, running from HalifaX• to .
Atlantic seaports north, and .sonth. His
ship- rias the latest 'equipment, gyro
com iass eehometer (for sounding),
I ,
• . S • 130.2e
lts
es
He has been as farnorth as Goose and Grade ch.00D ,
library, individual rooms for the crew, 'course39
,
etc., making it -a literal floating palace. Basketball instruction (Scm
Bay and as 'far' south as Barrenquilla, Miscellaneous (Play ,rehearsala,
C ommittee meetings
.Bowling Leagues . ,
Dramatic Club meetings
Mertantile Hockey League
Recreation leaders' training ,
474
0474 `
• 120
390
Columbia, also to theWest Indies. sleigh rides,' etc.) 557
NEW LIGHTKEEPER AT.PT. CLARK
,
The Point Clark lighthouse 'will have
a eeka keeper at- the opening of naviga-
tion, but a mite of the same name.
Jack Campbell, bt Lecknow, has been
appdinted to sue6ed Tack Cainpbell of
kmberlev who has been the keeper for
eight years -het has reached the retiring '
age: .
Prelude -"Theme" --:11endelssohn
•Offertory -"Sonata Pathetique"
•
Tscheikowsky
-Postlude,-:--"Trumpet'
Purcell
Total
".,,4555 Anthems ---"Alpha 'and Omega"- Stainer
'
are for the most . EVENING , ' .
as part of the -
Prelude----"Cantilene in B" Grieg
-, -.
plan. They do
ablished groups Offertory-"Voix Celeste' 131llbti
Hockey' League, Postludess-"March of. the Noble" •
Strickled-
Anthems,----The same as for the morning
. service.
The .above eet iv ities
part newly 'organized
comniunity recreation
not include such est
as' the Grade School
Teen Town, etc.
Bowling Trophy
for Signal -Star, Team
Presentation Of Industrial League
Prizes on Monday
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Night
Presentations_ Of trophies and prizes
to the varions winners'itethe Industrial
Bowling Leegue were made Monday
-
night -at- as -smoker held -ins the British
Exchange Hotel banquet room. More
than seventy bowlers were present.
:• Jack Little of Royal bowling alleys
presented the Royal Lloyd memorial
trophy, emblematic ef the championship
of. the league, ti) • Clayton Nivins,
captain of the winning Signal -Star
team.
Mayor D. D. Mooney presented 'in-
dividual ,trophies to the members of
the Signal -Star team, as well as prizes.
'Mayor Mooney also preselited prizes
to memliers Of the Imperial Oil team
whietr won the consolittien series and
to the winners Of individu01 high scores
tor the ' season. In a -brief address esseicese on monthly afternoon. the
Mayor MooneY expreissed pleasnre at serviee'Veing conducted by .Itev. It. II.
Turnbull assisted by -Rev. L. II.
Turner. All the children were present,
nlso Mr. Elmer Shea rdown of
Windsor. The pallbearers were Reg.
looked 'forward to seeing thitty-two woes, -Geo. Fulford, Marr, Shaw,
tetinis nextsselfson playing two nights a
week. Daring the past season there
were siSteisa teams. ,
George Buchanafl. led a singSong dur-
ing the evening's program. -He was
nseisted by- K. Lemaire, with Joe Kelly
IIS pianist.
Shenton and "Bob" Rae were
presented with gifts by Harold Beftget
on, behalf of • the Bowling League far
the splendid work done by them in
operating the league.
The entertainment committee who
arranged. the program was composed
of Bois Venus, John Walls, Herold
Bettger and .Bill Wilson.
W. T. YATES DIES AT TORONTO
• Williem Thomas Yates, member of a
former well-known Goderieh 'family,
died. on March ‘,21st at the hoitie of
his ,son in Toronto. Mr. Yates was
born in Goderieh, a ison of Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Yates,v and spent bis
early life in thift town. For some time
he eonducted a grocery business at
Winghatn, but be had been a resident
of T6ronto for many years before his
" den th.
"Christ Is Risen" Morissey
.4) 7,40; 1_
D.4.1YI. Co. tionor§,
Mrs. Earl MeLOren.
Pop ar 015icer f Company
Resigns aftvr Long -
Service.
Mr. 'and Mrs.. Earl maeLaren,
David's street, were pleasantly Vara
prised .9n Friday evening wheat the
members of Che staff a the Darainina
Road Mezehinery Co any and their
families visited their lome to tOnor
Mrs. MaeLaren, w.ha reeentltr resigned
her position witIV the Company after
twentydour -yea' service as secrptarY-:
treasurer and 'accountant. °
During the. evening Air Vice -Marshal ,
Sully, On behalf of the manage-
ment and staff, presented Mrs. Mae -
Laren with g corsage and a beantifra
sterling silver tray, suitably engraved
to mark the occasion.
A pleasactit evening was enjoyed 'by,
all in .singing and dancing, and de-
licious. refreshments- were sttpplied by
.the Company. ,
Mr. and Mrs. MacLaren returned re-
cently from a trip through the South-
erri-.States. Previous to their de -
COUNTY COMMITTEE ASKS partpre, Mrs. MacLaren -was presented'
FOR PROVINCIAL POLICE 1 with a set 'of matched luggage by -
Mr. II. T. Barker on behalf a the em-
ployees and management committee of
the- Company, and also with a eilver ice
The Huron County police) committee'
at a meetine-,,,on Wednesday authorized
bucke,t and tongs by the girls .of the ,,
a reconimendation to the Pollee Com -'1
office staff.
miseioner of Ontario that the county
Mrs. MacLarenleaves the Dominion
be polioed by the Provincial force;
R d Machinery Conipany to lend her
co to the business of her bus -
o is agent forsthe Conipany
'strict. e
and also recommended that the Police ,
Commission be requested to absorb the a1 -sista
County constables in the Proyincial 1?"(1';
force. The Provincial Police' Act has m this
been-s.sehonsgeds-ekndsethess,Provinee,•wAl
assume the policing of counties itt ne
&)st to them.
a - - -
DRENNEN--4.LITTIIEWS
- A quiet' but pretty wedding': took
Place at Unitedclturch- parsonage,
Benmiller, ou Saturday, March 22nd,
aChigh noon, when Rev. 17. E. Cron=
hielm united in marriage pernice •An -
June, eldest daughter Of Nil% and Mrs.
Henry Mattbews, Nile, and William
James ,Henry, Drennen,..only son of
Mrs --Iirennen -and the Jute Wil -
ST. PETER'S, T. GORGE
- TIED IN "A',' SECTION
. Tuesday's playoffgames in "A" see- °
tion of the Inter -Church Bowling.
League found 'St. George'smatched
against North St. No. 1 and Knox N.O. -
1 'fleeting St. Peter's. ' Both games'
were close, and hard fought and both ,
resulted in important changes in the
liam Drennen of Kieran. • The 1 Playoff picture.
hride sves becomingly attired in tur- St. George's by taking nye.•poinkp
qindsi. raiw .Niltri blaclr accessnries and 1- fisenallortii_ St• moved into a tie for
first place, while KnoX: by. taking five: *
corsage of red Jeanna hill roses inter-
-Irk:4011V S'entinient wag. the grooni's
versed with white "hyLteinth 'petals. Points .from St. Peter's crOgied a farst '
'.; ' :
- place tie between St. George's and St.
gift, a double _strand- of -pearls. r The •IStitersand theinSetves movedjute
bride was attended by Miss 13dt:11,1-lily- thii•O ,position Only, ,one POint. behind- .
den o'f 601ericht dressed in turquoise' the tilague leaders. • • - • •
blue with nitvy accessories and -con- Playing against Nerth St. No. 1' $1c.
George's -took the first game by a score -
:sags-. -efe-94-itieseiernat-ions etud.. red rase -
of 1-139 to 1123, -took- the secon.d. gansP,...
buds. Time groom was attended 'by Mr.
Wray 00
0 10( erie 1.
dro •ed
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•
girt - to ilie-- bridesmaid was 01,A-only:es the last •,.aiin to
,
STE0
. Cf1;GE'S GUILD Ow three games was St. George's'
. and to the best man a tie 'set. After 'fur
The April, nreeting . of 'St. George's! .1
toe cet'eniony dinner was ,,;•rved at the 3343, North Si. 3170.
Tuesdey, the president, Mrs. II. IL M. Pnrk House. Goderich. Later Mr.. gind High Oowlegs for St. George's were .
Mr-. Drennee left oe a wedding trip George Leeth as . high man - with 527
Chins,•11,....Women's Guild Was -held ' on
. and Hazel Wilmot os hig'h. lady with'' .
' • ' • ' • 1 T • t (41 their .
OBITUARY
SAMUEL 1.:ME-ARDOWN.•
• A widely-knoWn.and respected -citizen
of Goderich,' Samuel Sheardown, .St,
Andrew's -street, died suddenly :dm•ing
Thursday night, Ile had retired in
apparently good health, and was found
dead -in bed on Friday' morning,S,. Mr.
Sheardown, who was in his seVentieth
.year, was born near -Crediton. He
came to Goderich forty-nine years ago,
and for forty-two. years operated a
laaeksmithaehop on Hamiltou street.
Ile . waa"•• a member of North 'street
ited reh Ile was twice married,
first to Miss Maud Treble, who. passed'
away thirty -000 years irgos and later
to Miss Flossie DObie, who enrvives.
Also surviving are five sons, Carl, of
St.. Marys; Charles, of 'Windsor; -Mur-
ray, of St., Thomas,; Walter and Harold,
both of GOderich; and a daughters
Mrs. Harry Fritzley (Ada ), of Gode-
rich. Ther e• are° three surviving bras
tilers. John,: of Goderich. Elmer, Qf
Witelsa„ and George, In Manitoba ;
two sisters, Mrs. Ira Bice, of Brampton,
and Mrs. Thomas r11VQS, of, Manitoba,
and. three grandchildren. • „
The fiineral was -held from his late
the successful operation of the bawling
league and at the large turnout of men
to the smoker.'
Clfilireaan -sid" ;Shenton stated he
-Thirry Voices.. Ed. 10-iart ,and .Hateld
Wnrrener. The interment Was in
'Maitland eemetery.
M RS'. ,NNIE ,IMEC KEN RIDGE
EDWARD •
natiVe and former. resident of
Goderich, Mrs. Annie Breckenridge Ed-
ward, passed away at her Inime. 182
Mar "Vista' avenue, Pasadena, Cali-
fornia, on March 17th. Mrs. Edward
went to the United States fifty -tiro
years itgi) and had been a resident of
Pasadena the last thirty Years. .She
is ',survived by her husband. James
Edward, and two daughters, Mrs. Alice
Edward Clark and Mrs. Grace Edward
Blair, and a granddaughter, Miss
Pntricia Ann. Clark, all of Pasadend;
and a brother, Andrew -Meldrum
Breckenridge, of 'Chicago. The fun -
end oh the following Friday from the
Lambafuneral home was largely at2
tended. A number of former (Goderiela
eitizens ,were,preeents- Interment was
in Mountain View cemetery, INS-1111one.
Mrs, Edward Was a daughter 'of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James Breckenridge
of" (-Udell* -
MUCH ICE IN ST. MAItYS RIVER"
A report on ice conditions in the St.
-Marys River, ree,eived hy the Goderich
Elevator Company, would indicate that
navigation to Lake Superior will not
be open for. two Week's yci.t, At White-
fish point' there' is 14 to 16 inches
solid lee, with no open water. Other
points report 20 to 30 irichea of Ice.
Tilts surveY, dated March 81st, is lesS
favorable than the previous one, owing
to 'Tow' tempereterea.. .
, a •
Orangeville Beaten,,
on Their Home Ice
•
Flyers Take Tuesday l'ight Game
inTheirStride-Play 'at,
'Stratford Tonight
e first game of the Junior "C"
0.1I.A. semi-finals was played Tuesday
night at Orangeville beiween the
•
Orangeville _Juniors and the-Ooderich
,Louzon Flyers. the Goderich team ern -
Tichberne, presiding. Rev. B. H. Ierr,
opened the meeting wipe prayer, fol-
lowed by thesSeripture reading Mrs.
D. J. patterson. Several letters of ate
sireciotion were read by the secretary:
Mrs. Palmer. At the eonelusion of
the business- of the meeting the presis
dent introduced the guest speakeesMiss
C. McGowan. who gave a mest inIerust-
.
10 . . ( . .
0311: For N'orth St. -lee Morgan was
return they will reside on 'the groom's •
high nian with 664 :111d I)oreen ,W11-'
feral in Aslitield township. ,
sileWt'r a t the -1101ne of her aunt, Mrs. Knox No • 1 1).‘• a scoro of 1238 to 1032;
1 In. glicst .1' honor at a miscellaneous.
•I 1111 Kerr. and was the recipient of 11'0.- host the se(*(wd gal" 1207 1" 1-016,,'
sPrier to her marriage the bride was liams
,
St. Peter's took their first game from. .
wes high 1::(1vitli (170.
N400., to
.-.gaKinne011
many useful gifts. . • , -, ;stsff4d. 0,115,:)11:11fisst(11,1h::s t‘iNt.i.(i•lc1.0
Having visited the Holy Land. Miss 'Mc- 1>Tt ii!ti*tit!irtittiliillatt YtW1107(1°I)Iti:OI7c°iVill;; 11:ril liligi511,1)(1:%'‘''t1(:'ir..: f3(1)1:1 -i.-. ii,ex were Doug
ing address. ber NIA(' 11(.411$ "I'rayer.
Geow:rn spoke el her, ‘ isit to tin'. Go rden .
of Gethsemane. her „talk -being -most
interesting to the ,theinbers. espeA•ially
at this season. Mrs. 11. Wilmot Moved
it hearty vete of thanks 0) the speaker
on behalf of the 'Guild. - Miss Helep
Videnn and Miss. Pasyllisaliddleton
sang sweetla as a ..iluet OW "hymn
"Bea lit iful Garden of - Prayer" • The
meeting; closed with prayer. Delicious
afternoon tea , was served .by the,
boStesses of the day. Mrs. H. -Videan.
Mrs. C. Videan and Mrs. p. J. Patter:-
. . . . Standing in the plitoff sei (s a eir
see. . „
. 1 Tnesdity's games issits fellows: ' -
Mr. and Mrs., Elijah Drinkwalter .
,
Points .
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
$t. George's 9
A request from the To t
wn . ainicil , Celebrate in G:oo,d Health , " • ,st. i.eter s
for the instailation of a street light
and Spirits -
, Kees 'No. 1 ‘• 9
at ;the .Picton .street entrance to -the .8"
Collegiate -Institute and one at the ' • •
in the same house have birthdays on "rr 116-2:11 111(111 ern an
the same day -especially when 'that Buchnnan as high lady with 1;29. For
day is April 1st. Yet, :ibis was the ri't,'"r's .104' Baker Nvii high man
with 025 Morgarer 1-•'.v:111, was
:Ntilicirs.lni:Iru'rtfai(i'gr;111‘‘.:1:::iI1111-.1alvs-IN:RWl:11), high lady with 643. t,
lives With 1101'.• Tu(s(loy held more In tla, eonsolation series Knox No. 2
than ordinary niterest for this
2(ise5f(t'llittte)(12-N15(s".111TShte.YNN(-:•j121 ili?(‘N•1 ins(t•-•(:?.te
of
hold. -- • ' •. • George's' viC; section team, in the con-
.
Local- :Couple Happy soh,. final,. High bowlers
for, Knex were Doug Maundrell as
high man with 757 and-,eMarion Mc -
'on 69th Anniversary Laren ieS high lady with 421.
• •i, ft
_erging victors by a .6-4 scow. .The
seeond game of the two -game goals -to -
count series will be played -in 'Strat-
ford on Thursday night::
.In the first session, the Flyers shut
001 the .homesters. 3-0 and outscored
them 3-1 in the second. twenty. The',
Orangeville sextet rallied the. third
period to swore t h roe rin a n swered
1:11110s, hin'eost the race with the clock
and flu. Flyers were able to Skate
off the ice with their seventeenth
victory withinit a 1(1)s. in 0 scheduled
go 1110.
The hivenile fine nceminted for four
. of the six, genls, ,Newcombe . sniping
,two amt. Hole Wnrren tWiDti 0110 each,:
IInyter and J. Bisset were the other
marksmen for the vietorioes Flyers.
••
North St. No. 1
aps,
l*d hsts Cngratithpiovo, tifeSSaes ind gifts
camerofANilstnanTomasreetog' • -
was presented at 'the meeting of OW Well' reeeived by M r. allii Mrs. Elijah -ss-
„ .,v4CTORIA ST. UNITED . .. '
Public -Utilities Commtssion on llon- Drinkwalter en Wednesday, ,wheu tney
-LEADING IN "B'' SECT- ION,
day -evening, and the 'superintendent . 1 •
was instructed to have ,the lights in-- .
- , - • -- -• - - .
quietly observed their ,sixtymintli wed-
ding lig:Divers:ay at their cbritfortirkde.,
leen). on Victoria street. That their
es together, heeealfappy
S. Naos shbWn in ° their beaming
iidents
Mr. rn
w's health in his ninety-first year
s
wife declared they are healthy and able
to enjoy three good omeals a (ley. Bright
:Ind smiling.- Mrs. Drinkwaltdr' (Ides .net
look to be in her eighty-fifth
Exquisitely hooked and braided mats,
the "e•Wark of her busy bands, were
n the
shoNiSignal-Stnr 'reporter. .She
prondlv -stated fete- of them were sold.
strilled. - - ---,--- ..-
Playoff games in "B" section of the
The Commission reeeied an nqlong ar
veuiry' Inter-Chnia41--.Bowling-,Lea.gue-opened...
OS to.,whether the, lot on St. 1)011(15on
's on Thursday, March '2.'70,- at the Royalstreet which it purchased several yeacountenances ns they recallednc
rs bowling alleys with St. Peter% meet -
ago, hut, has not wle their careers.. Though nik-
ed,. 'Was' for, sale. The ing the Ileptist No. 2 teem and Vic-,
sew
cret ory- as hyetructa
ed to skalter
, -what toria 'United opposing North St-. Veiite
pct
..
,the rospective 'purchaser 'wouis somewhat impaired. both be and hild pay In tho. first game .St.. ' Peter's- took' :-
for it. .. ,two out om
f three gaes from the Bap-- -
t ist s and also had the highest. •total
LOOKING TO GODERICH
. spring Itipi TiiSiiglit Ityliiiries to the
GOderieh Board of Trade, from tonrists
and also from business men seeking to
locate in Goderich. Sonre two dozen
letters from people in various parts of
the. :United States and Canadn have
-
already been received by Secretary
Norman Miller seeking information as
to aecomnuelation in Goderich. One
Wain at Saskatoon 'lied another af
Kitchener seek information regarding
the possibilities of setting et) here in
certain lines of businese.
THE WEATHER
Tempere tures of the past week 1,,n
Goderieh, with those of the correspond-
ing,week a year nen, as officially re-
corded, 'were as ollows:
1947 1946
Max. Min. 'Mn Min.
Thurs., Mar. 27 ....36 10 61 32
Fri., Mar. 28 , ....38 25 72 43
Silt., Mar. 29 aa38 28 • 71 47
Sun., Mar. 30 ....34 27 67 34
Mon., Mar. 31 ...89 2644 26
Tues., 'Apr. 1 40 3a • 49 33
Wed., Apr; 2 re 34 61' 41
The OntarlO Hydro Commission
wrote stating that the need of value-
tflry conservationof power had passed.
The Ontario Commission's account
for • pow(ir supplied le 11-iis- -town ir
Hie 111011th of February Was
DOUBLE ANNIVERSARV :111(1 she has started :mother. She has
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Nediger.,(1f Clin- had a full life wit•h her household
ton, pnrents of Mrs.. C. ICHolland and ditties. 'and ns the mother of a large
Mrs. II. Ss Turner. 'eelebrnted their family.
fiftieth 'wedding anniversary on Surnlab ' Their 01:11110 0' took place on April
with a flintier -at the British Exelionge 2. 1878. at Port Perry, at the ,home
•Hdel. rehe family of sixt children wes• of the bride's- parents.. Of their ,home
Present. 'The 0011910 have sixteen children.' five are .George, in
grandchildren -, and two giTat-grand-. r alifornia ; Gordon.. of , Windsor;
children. Sundaywas also the oe- Abigail (Mrs. Fred Watsonl, d(ides
elision of the 1-Wenty-seventh wedding rieli; Minnie (Mrs. Maleolm Trump -
()lir ). of KitChener 811(1 Lome, of
Receville. Miela
Mr. Drinlmelter was born at Bloom-
field, PKince tdward eontity. of 1.)eli-
nsylvaiiin Dutch parentage. and lived
at ,Port Perry and Wierton. As an
engineer on taiga and later' passenger
boats on the Great I4altes. he had a
,eolorful. cereer.
Mrs. Drinksvgilter is a native of.
Devonshire. England, and eame OR Pi
child with her parents to Oshawa.
Both ,are niemberS of the. Goderich
Baptist Atwell: and have 'been bighly
esteemed residents, of Vroderieb since
1900,
anniversary of Mr. lied 1rs. C. R.
Holland. Guests ‘)rere present from
London.,Itamilton and other centres.
KNOX CHURCH LADIES1 AID .
TheTe was a tine attendance at the
March meeting Of the Ledies' So-
t-iety of Knox 'elinrch on Friday last.
with Mrs. Norman McInnis presiding.
-
Mrs. af ReV.1 ,Stewart eharge of
the devotional part of the Meeting gind
also,gave nu instructive talk on Easter.,
'Aliss Gail' Saunders sang sweetly -Be',
neatli the ('t'oss." in eonjtinction with
Mrs. Stewart's fhenie. -Plans were emn-
pleted far a rnmiliage sale, 1111115 „ware
)4hown by Rev. Richard Stewart , or)
the scenic St. Lawrence TITN'er. •
lkir. Walter (1,10(1(1' hi, pis( at Mnithind
Golf Chili last season, will not return
to Goderieh this summer.. as be, bas
been engaged to go to the States. A,
new aro, however, will he appointed minister of Trinity Iinited---ebureh,• her -home a tel spo .
here. Port Arthur. 'Stratford.
score, thus. giving them five of •seven .
points. The first game went to the
Baptists by a score of 905 to 913. St.'
t•allied t6_take the second gain°
by score of 1044 to 899, and eon- •
'tiniest on to will the third game by a
seore Of li175,.to 954. St. Peter's thus ,
outseored their opponents 1037 to 2818.
High bowlers f(ir 84. Peter's vae.re 'Leo
wtg1,.602 and Rita Hartney with
508, For ihe Baptist, No. 2 team Norm
Easterhrook was high wan with 61A -
and Isah Breckenridge waii high ledy
with 452.
Ili the !=asco'nd mateh Victorimi tafii11
clean Sweep ,of their -three ,games
North Si., taking seven point s and
leadership in the playoff series..
In their 'first game ,Victoria• seored
1085 ,to North, St.'s 979. In the second
game Victeria scored 1155 and North
St. 900. The third game also went to
Victoria by a slaire of 11113 to 878. A
Total score for the three gaines IVZ1C3
Vietoria 3358 and North St. .2823.
Iligh bowlers- for "Vietoria mat)
Harry Westlake With 680 as bigt, Man
and Roxie Ball with 353as high 1,11,01
For North St. Geo. Smiley wan wgh
man • with, 697 and Muriel 'Casey with
495 was high lady. ;‘)
The playoff standing after tbelird
game is as follows:
REV. ,J. F. REVCRAPV ILL Vktoria 'United .
, IleV.I.' IT. laeyeraft of Port Artinir, St. Peter's ,
forinerly minister' of Victoria. street . 'Baptist No..2 ...... . .. ................ fa
ltethodiSt..(nOW l'Infted) church. ,C4ode. North Si. riffled
rich, is riTorted to he., seriously 111,
after suffering 'two stroke:4. Tie is the -• Mrs. .J. H. Whitely has returned te,
,
Points