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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-05-15, Page 1ONE-HUNDRJLIIT To Sp41.(1 100,000 on T9wn's Water System Improvements to Include Filter Plant, Nett Water -tower, 1.2-inoh Main The go-ahead signal has been given for the enlargement and improvement of the .town's water system, with a filtering system, a new 12 -in. main traversing the town, a:hd a new steel water -tower, which if permission 'be . granted by the Town CQuneil, ,will be erected' in the. northeast corner of Harbor, Park. This decision was reached at a meet- ing- -ef the Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday evening, with all members present, and E. H. Darling of Hamilton, the Commi'ssion's engineer, was given authority to proceed with -the work. 'The new 12 -in. main will: run f.om the top .of Harboa Hill to Picton street and thence to the east end of • the town and will prOvirde additional pres- sure for ail that Part of the town. The proposed flew water tOwer, or standpipe, will be 125 feet in height and will thus afford pressure for large portion of the; town. , The present standpipe at Albert kltreet will be retained and is said tci be good for many -years yet. The entire program will cost, it is estimated, $190,000 or more. Credit Note $10,844 At this Meeting the Commission re-' ceived from the Ontario Hydro -Electric Power Commission a credit note of $10,844.64 .fpr the . year ended October 31st, 1946. This is the largest credit ever received by -'the focal (commission. It. represents the difference between the twelve m'd>iithly power bilis paid' by the- Commission, totalling -$63,894.46, and • the actual' cost of power for the same period ae calculated by the Ontario Commission, $53,049.82. The salaries of the 'P.U.C. staff, in- cluding thirteen employees, were ad- justed ads from April 22, 1947. • The account of the Provincial H.E. P.C. Or power supplied the town in Marchi \vas $5,396.90. LOCAL DRAMATISTS AT ONDON DRAMA FESTIVAL. Cytn Wednesday .evening the monthly'. • meeting of ' the Goderich Dramatic -_ . Club was held, with I reeident-Ken-Le- ulni>ie• in the chair. Mrs. Peters, 're- ported that tweuty,feer of the members had attended the Dominion ° drama festival at London' last week. A constitution was presented"by Mies _Mildred Anderson and was adopted by etc, Club. A committee headed by Itay Nelson, Ray Cooper ,lad Len. .Gidley was .are pointed to investigate the possibilities cif open-air - presentations •during the summer, with the. purpose of helping - the new• ,arenproject. a, ` Several new members were accorded a hearty-wele'ome by the president. - A short program in pantomime was presented by Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Gill and Ray .Cooper, which was followed by lunch arranged by Mrs. Lemaire, Mrs. Gidley and Mrs. Peters. SOFTBALL SEASON OPENS ON TUESDAY EIVENING NEXT The Industrial Softball League gets under -way on Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m., when the.Purity Flour team takes on the Legion, The second game will be ons Thursday, May 22, when Frpsty Cops play Dominion Road, Machinery. A complete schedule will appear in next week's ,Signal -Star. Games are being 'played at Victoria Park. ' CLEAN=UP CAMPAIGN IS ON • The grounds of Goderich residences are scenes'.-;oge activity • these days as e ,the e irl of lea><1C1-up is in full swing. The afr ... .Tradd in an advertise - mei t el$eW ieie in this issue draws at- tentiaxl ,teethdo'lact that the Canadian beautificatiotl campaign is from May 12th to 24th. This campaign calls for all citizens to clean up unsightly and unwholesouie debris about their homes and, in general, make their grounc'ia more attractive: Debris at the rears of Goderich places of business should'also• be cleaned up where neces- sary' to 'make for a healthier and cleaner town. ees X-RAY CLINIC. OPENS SATURDAY More than 95 per cent: of the citizens of Goderich who have been invited to attend the tuberculosis detection mass X-ray clinic et MacKay Hall from May 17 to 22 have expressed their willing- ness to attend. The, committee has expressed pleasure with the splendid response.' Some citizens who were in- adver• tently overlooked have sought an appointment, and telepfloile calls have been coining in from country residents seeking an appointment. These latter have been advised there are no bound- aries and ,all are welcome on any day, but preferably on May 22. The clinic opens at 10 a.m. Saturday, when the first twenty-five appointments will be handled. It is hoPed to K -r11.37 citizens at the rate of about one hundred an hour: CENTRAL HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB yy ELECTS OFFICERS Central 1T me and School Association met. on . Tuesday evening for the an-. nual meeting and installation of officers. Owing to the illness of thh president, Mrs. `Wilmot presided an conducted the installation ceremony. She pre- sented a beautiful gavel, the gift of Miss Mary Howell to the Association, Mrs. P. Hill receiving the gift, " Mrs. D. D. Mooney spoke, on ,behalf of the Goderich community recreation centre. A motion; was passed in sup- port of this project, but as this was the closing meeting of the year further steps will have to be left with the new executive. - e. • Another - $50 was voted for six months' support of 'the two adopted F,.ui pear_ ehiidren. A letter of thanks was read from the French girl for 'a box she had received; a pretty Easter card was enclosed. ' In reporting the high lights of the Easter convention,-. Mrs. . C. Baxter an- nounced that$11,529.30 had been given to the Save the ,Children Fund by the, IL.. -& K. Associations in Ontario last year. A picnic for tlllk children will be sponsored again this year, on June 20. An invitation was extended • to the kindergilrten to be present on .this oc- casion and -Miss Hume graciously ac- cepted. Mrs. MacDougall entertained with several 'enusicfll numbers from the Festii•al as 'foilowp : "Vocal solos. by Pauline Hill,, Kathleen 11111 and Tenney' She,ckIEfun'; 'eoea7 duet sty Cynthia- -Young and Lois Ca'iupbell ; piano solos by Jane Graham ,and Lois CaltlpbelL • Officers for 1947-48 The 1947-8 officers are: President,. Mrs. II. Shackleton ; vice-presidents, Mrs. F. Noble, Mrs. J, M. Graham, Mrs. ('ory ; recording secretary, Mrs. P. Hill ; corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. Wor- sell.: treasurer, • Mrs. John Craig; elected members, Mrs. G. Filsinger, Mrs. Moss, Miss H. 'Videan, Mrs. C. I:Iolland,-\Iree Ifeman. - GODERICII, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 15th, 1947 Mother's. Day:in Goderich Churches HURON CREAM PRODUCERS VOTE ,IN HURON -827 The total vote in Huron county on the proposed cream marketing scheme waswtu-e 827. This is considered low, in view of the fact that there, are 2815 cream producers in the county, who could have registered and voted.. ,The ballots will be counted at Toronto and results will be Announced later. • By townships, the number voting was as follows: McKillop 109, Ashfield `86,. 1'shorne 83, Howick GO, West. Wawanosh 59, Hullett 58, Stephen 56, Stanley 56, Pest Wawanosh 45, . Colborne 424 Grey 34, Goderich 32, Morris 31, Turnberry 26, fifty 25,.Tuckersn)ith 10. -• 24-HOUR PRAYER SERVICE HELD AT ST. PETER'S A service of continuous prayer from midnight Monday to midnight Tuesday was conducted by _Father H. T. Fallon at. St. Peter's chinch., this week: Prayers implored God's help in bringing a just -peace to a troubled world. These prayerreervices are being held by two different parienes each day in the Roman Catholic piocese of Loudon during the period from Maty 1 •to June 15. For twenty-four hours en Tuesday of this week the two parishes conduct- ing the services were Goderich and French Settlement. The Home, with the Mother as Its Ce tre, the Foundatio 11: Of National Life PRENTATION OF AWARDS AT HURON FESTIVAL OF MUSIC Monday Evening, May 5th— • Silver medal, first prize, donated by Huron County. trash $2.50, second 'prize, dowdy(' by Dr. J. M. Graham, - Goderidll, For girl's vocal solo, class 42. '' Viunei•s---1st Claire Taylor; Wal- ton ; 2r',d .Lois Ann Somerville, Walton. Silvers cup, donated ley Goderich - Meretor- Tro nett Co. nr-gir1'e. vocal - solo, cl 's 81. ( The entry in class 80 withtiv.) Winner ---Jane Graham, Goderici. Cash ,_$5.00, 4irst prize, donated by RebekaJ,Lodge No. 80, Goderich. Cash -$2,50, second prize, donated by Iluron County, For girl's vocal solo, class 61. Winiio1 —1St. Kathleen Hill, Goderich; '2nd Atidrey .Walsh, Hensall. Tuesday Evening, May dth— (_".ash' $5.00, 4 donated by Huron County,. first prize. Cash $2.50, donated by Herten County, second prize. Cash $2.50, clnaf.ted by Goderich Mnsic Club (for eeond prize tie). For girl's vocal solo, class 44. Winners ---1st Betty Rutledge, Dungannon ; 2nd Charlene Corlett, Clinton; Joan Somerville, Wal- ton. Shield, ,(ionated by Goderich- Board of Trade. This is 6 new award, pre- sented in 1947, for annual competition, unison chorne. For rural seboola with enrolment undet 20, class 50. Winner X3,'3 Nqf 3, Goderieh. , • l�llve enp, donated by Huron County. For,,church solo, class 90. Winner---C.oronna Wendorf,'Clinton. Edue)ttional picture, donated by J. Catj)bel'l, Goderich(,'ForitGrade VI Mother's Day was observed on Sun- day in many of the local churches and gratitude for the great gift of mother love was expressed in sermon,: story and song. Rev. Richard Stewart at Knox Pres.- byterian church took as the subject of his morning address "God's Great Gift." "This day," he aro. "should be one of gratitude for all the love and sacri ice put forth by mothers." Spiritual values 'should have their place in the home, and Christian .mo- thers should- have tlxp love of truth, goodness and beauty. Appropriate music was a feature of the service and included a chorus, "Praise to the Mothers of the World," by the C.GII.T. choir, and the anthem by the choir, '`O Blessed Day' .of Motherhood." ' The rite bf. baptism was administered by Mr. Stewart to Mary Gail, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Thom- son of Kingston: • Attendance Awards Presented In the -Sunday school service awards foe attendance in 1946 were made as follows: Diplomas—Linda Blake, Donald 1lc- Arthur, Lorna-Prrltt,'Mat"ion 5crlrton, Marilyn M'cVittie, Jane Stowe, Sharon Peachy, „ Ray mond Mallough, David Stewart, Bob Sanderson, Charlene Stowe, Bill BO Judy MacKay, Sandra McLean, Janet MacKay. First seal {second -year)—Andrey Allison, Dick Stewart, Ardith Elliot, Teddy Horton, Martha Jackson, Ann Pinder, Dianna McConnell; Billy Straughan, Mary Ann Newc.on.ibe, Lois ,Campbell, Jackie Clements, Jelieane Young, David Leeson , Marion Bogie, Christine Bogie. Second seal (third 3-ear)—Arthur Peachey, Yvonne McPhee, Beth Anstay, Gerlild McPhee, Lorene Mac -Donald, James Beettie, Grant - McPhee. Third seal (fourth year)—Deanna Mallough, Cath,}int MacDonald, Mar- ilyn Elliot, Margaret MacDonald, Bev- erley I-laggitt, -Ruth McN_evin, Cynthia Young Joyce Mallough, John Haw- thorne, Shirley 'Voting, Clayton Straughan,, Joant Fitvpatrick. Pottle ll (.ti.fthyear )-e•-Don Haw- thorne, Ruth Peachey, Donald Straanghan, Sylvia Peachey. Fifth l;eal (sixth year).-=li.trhin Straughau, William Bell, Betty Taylor. Sixth seal(seventh year) --Ruth Reed, Donald Stokes, Bill S Reefer, Bob Bell, Jimmie McArthur. Special diploma (eighth • year )— Brownie Milne, Lorne Rivers, Marilyn M(•Cabe.. . Second alumni seal (tenth year)— Bruce Erskine, Mary Ann l':rskine. Third alumni seal (eleventh year)— Catherine Cutt, Ruth Stokes. Fourth alumni seal (twelfth year)— Donald MacEwan. Fifth alumni seal (thirteenth year) —Fred Stokes, Jim Saunders, ' Mollie Bisset. Sixth alumni seal (fourteenth year) —John Schaefer. school choir, class 70. Winner Central* School,' Goderich. Wednesday Morning, May 7th— Educational picture, donated by Iluron County. For Grades I. and II, school choir, class 66. Winner ---Vic- toria School, Goderich. Educational philtre, donated • by theme- Counts:. i,''or Grade 1_II.. school choir, class 67. Winner - Central School, Goderich. Educational picture, donated by Iluron County. For Grade IV, school choir, class (38. Winner -- Hensall :Public School. Wednesday 1 v®ning-- Silver medal, • first prize, 'donated by Iluron County. . Cash- $2.50, second prize, donated by Dr. J. M. Graham, Goderich. For girl's vocal solo, class -59. Winners — 1st Helen Pridham, Goderich; 2nd Pauline, Hill, Goderich. Silver medal, first prize, donated by Huron 'County. Cash $2.50, second prize, donated •by Dr. J. M. Graham, Goderich. For boy's' vocal solo, class 58. Winners—let Beverly I3oyes, C'lin- ton ; 2nd JYmrny Jackson, Goderich. ' Cash $10 ($5 each), donated by y(:. J. Pridham,p Goderich. For vocal duet, class 64. Winners ---Jean McDonald and Gloria Sibthorpe, Myth. Shield, donated by Goderich Kinsmen "(flub. T1:13s is a now award, presented in 1947, .for annual competition. For unison chorine junior grades, class 72. Winner—Seaforth Public School (group T). p 'Y Pictures from the Music Festival Signal -Star Photo. Standing, left 'to right—Marilyn Butler, Frances Brereton (winner of Ahmeek Chapter scholarship for girl's vocal solo), Joan Scott. Seated. left to AMA -Rose Marie Hartman _and Margaret Henry, winners of Huron County silver cups for vocal duet. - VICTORIA ST.. UNITED CHURCH At the 'Illorning ,,service of Victoria street United church a choir of. mothers and daughters was conducted by Miss Mary Joyce Strachan. Thes mothers sang -"Lullaby" and the daughters sang "Mother o' 'Mine," The church was 'filled to capac•it5. Among•the flowers adorning the altar were floral remembrances placed by Mr. and Mrs. Benton Kerr in memory of the la•tter's mother, Mrs. Ilarriet Bloornfield,-and by Miss Love in .mem- ory of her mother, Mrs. Fred .Love, A service of baptism was held for the following children.: Evelyn Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs..Thonlns J. Cantwell; John Allan, son of Mr, 'and` Mrs. Edgar A. Stoll; Mitchell Leroy, son of ':lir. and Mrs. Roy R. Fowler; Edward Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ogle Miller ; Edward Allan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Barker--; John\ Arthur and Henry' Franklin, sons of.Mr. and Mrs. Harold Leishman. "The Keystone of -the Borne" was the subject Of the sermon preached by the pastor, Rev. L. H. Turner., who de- clared that as. the lulme, .with the mother as its centre, re vealecl its moral e1ua•lity se was the moral texture of the tuition revealed. BAPTIST CHURCH ' • Apt. the Baptist church a -children's •choir- sang -selections in praise of mothers, Rev, G, W.- I1. ;Medley's "snb- ject at the morning service wars ".home,., -Sweet Bone," and- 3n the evening, "Godley Motherhood." The music was under the direction Of Mrs, Ella Donaldson, A.L.C.M. NORTH ST. UNITED CHURCH I`aniily I)iry Was celebrated at North street United church on Sunday, with a good.. congregation gathering to wit- ness the unusually large baptismal ser- vic(;. .Fourteen baptisms were con- clucted by the minister, Rev. R. H. Turnbull, twelve et the regular service nntl two immediately after. Those baptized were : Ronald Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrig. Harold Young; Dauleen Sandra, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George Smiley ; Nancy Jane, daughter of I)r. 'and Mrs. William Wafters; Daniel Gordon, son, of Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Clemens; William Wallace., son of Mr. and'-:'tirs. Fred Bowen; Valerie Gail,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Garnet litathieson ; Patricia Glenne, daughter_ of Mr. - and Mrs. John Aymer ; • Leonard George, sort of Mr. and 'Mrs. John Baxter;, Beverley Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Alderson ; Jennifer Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. GeOr•ge Parsons; Kathryn Mae, daughter of 'Mr. and .Mrs.' Bruce Tennant ; Richard Bayne, son - of Mr. and Mra,,t.;lloy Pinder ; David Gordon, son of :�I,r: and Mrs. Vernon• Smith; i'Awrence Ronald, son• ��of Mr,,. 'Mid Vire. Gorden l Smith„ (4 olitinttr I fie 4) ,tl 1 %%le,'eililnistett t(lod I'11ti1 ills t'llex ite, —Signal -Star Photo. Left to right--('hristine Schutz, Miss Ann Wurtele, Eleanor Driver, Barbara Schutz. The ,Schneer sisters won the Lily Kellogg scholarship iiI violin- solo, ,donated and presented by Miss Wurtele. Miss Driver was the winner of this scholarship in 1946 and was therefore ineligible for the scholarship this `year. She received top marks in the iblin solo_ . ) tlri year. - • C'. --Signal-Star Photo. Festival Otiicers—Left right, standing; Mrs. A. Claremont, Mrs. Edvard,'Mrs. J. A. Snider, J. Sounders, Adjudicator Roy Feenwick. Mrs. J. Lentaire, J. A. Snider (president .Goderich M11sie Club). Adjudicator (_.' I).- Atkinson, W. IL W'ickett, Ralph Henderson. George Buchanan. Seated—Mrs. E.. Jessop, Mrs. J,. G. McDougall (Festival •president),, Mrs. John .See (Festival secretary ). 0 , D.R.M.-• G0.. DRIVE FOR • • BRITISH RELIEF FUND A clothing drive, sponsored by the employee -management committee of the Dominion Road Machinery Company in aid of the British flood relief cam= paign, has been an outstanding success, reports J. -G. Macdonald, chairman of the sub-colrinlit.tee set in) to c'arlvass every employee of the Company. In addition to large quantities of clothing, $248 in cash was raised. 'The Kinsmen Club of Goderich is arranging sorting, packing, wind transportation of cloth- ing to the campaign headquarters. to Miss AT TILE WATERFIWZNITL Three grain cargoes were received by the Guderieh. Elevator Co. thisveek Friday --Barge Merle H., in tc,w of tug W. E. Hunt, 200,000 bus. barley. Monday --- Barge Alfred J., in tow of tug Lawrence H. Shaw, 202,000 bus. barley. Tuesday—Bricoldee, 317,- 000 17;000 bus. oats, °wheat and barley. The Starbuelr and Algorail are en route with cargoes for the elevator. The tug A. M. Macaulay, which was in harbor' lases week for several days, left on Friday for Meaford. where she will die engaged in dredge dutyf The tug Sulphite cleared on Friday with the barge Swederope, last of the three barges -that wintered here and will -engage in the pulpwood trade for the summer. The tanker Imperial King• ston was in harbor on Sunday with a cargo of -gasoline for, the Imperial Oil Co. Last night (Wednesday) those at the lakefront could see quite clearly the lights of.. Michigan harbors, across the lake, at Harbor Beach, Point aux Barques and Sauilae, and could count half -a -dozen or more vessels on the other side of the lake. The phen- omenon created much interest among those who happened to be at the water front. Bert MacDonald is receiving so many inquiries as- to the perch run that he asks The Signal -Star to state that the perch are not running yet to any extent, probably becauee the water along the shore has not yet .cleared up after the spring storms., 11 •---Signal-Star Photo. h;dne Martin (Brussels), holding the Sherlock -Manning- teephy, the rose bowl, which -she wolf with the highest in:i rks-iniar11(1 .sent.L. claeaes..,�atl iskei, sine 1 Graham (Goderich 1, winner i)f Gode- rich Elevator ('(t. Silver cull for vocal solo and Carey & Chapman scholarship for junior piano solo. 'Strengthening the home." Ile pointed out that the Church has always em- phasized the importance of the home as the foundation of society and that many of the evils of our present day have their origin, in Carelessness and in- difference regarding the •r-esponsibilitfes of the home. In the last analysis, he said, the respi)nsibilit.y of creating a fine home life rests upon the mother and father, and he pointed out how they may create 1111 atmosphere in, which there is a spirit of loyalty and geed fellowship and in ,which the moral and spiritual principles of life may ,unconsciously be learned by t.lie elhild- retl. The building of a better world for the future is dependent, he said, upon the creation, of a home environ- ment hi which children will cultivate a love of those things tthailt aro "trite, I to (est r lovely all\ of " ri'O(1 )or ." • NURSES AT SEAFORTH Nurses from Goderich who attended ;the Sumkay evening service in \ort11- ;51de United church, Seeforth, coai nern- erating tin' memory of Florence Night- ingale, we're Miss JI. • Dickson, elek C. Webb. 3Irs. Frank elcArthntr, Mrs. Charles Lockhart and Mrs, Olive Haskell 'I'hc service was under the auspices of the gradirate nurses of ,Scott aL' ►ciaL Hos ital, Seaiforth. . l..tu( P Seeforth.. you CAN STILL HELD Perhaps because there have been so many act vities lately to engage the attention ` of • the townspeople, the donations in Goderich for - British relief have riot been as numerous as might have been ex- pected of a people so generous as our people usually aro. It is hoped that in every household there will be a diligent search for anygar- ments that can bo--aparedl for the flood -stricken people of Britain, and that donations of food and cash • also will come forward to augment those' already received. For this reason the time limit for the cainpaign hal been e`.atended, and any gifts of clothinig, food or cash will be gladly received at the Town Hall. The "people of Britain have had eight years of hardship, wreck and renin, -topped by floods that$ have • aggravated the already serious' arCit. off Affood 4'1otliing 1,, .l l' � I�>tiItO I a, 1 KINSMEN GET THEIR • - CHARTER •.TONIGHT Telegran.il; of congratulation and best wishes have been received by the Kinsmen Club of -Goderich" froth Kins- men from Halifax to British Columbia.. The Goderich club will- receive its charter from "Bantu" Bantick, district governor of the national executive of Kinsmen Clubs,• at the charter night ,banquet being held et the British Ex- change Hotel this (Thursday) evening,, Approximately -100 members from vari- ous Kinsmen Clubs throughout Ontario are attending the banquet. BELL OF H.M.C.S. GODERICH . TO BE PRESENTED The bell of II.M.C.S. "Goderich" is to be presented 'to the Town at the meet- ing of the Town Council on Friday eseeningeof this weeke Commander W. A. • Childs.' of-'rr \t f-'. . Preel,et,,, Lon- don; with Lieut. A." B. ('ash, R:(. , will be present to make the presenta• - SMI'll`H—ELTERVOOG A pretty' we(lrlillg took .place at St. 1'eter•s rectory on May -14)th, when Erma Fre ilc•es I:lteryoog of Izlenheini r \vas united 111 I00I.1•iago tO Vill('eIlt ,Tohn Smith of Goderich, the 601.0111011y )111011y being performed by Rev. II. T. Palled., The bride was Ott i'recl in a long white -dress of satin and net, floor -length veilcatight with a halo of satin:1.11(1 pearls, anti -(iri'ying :1-, bouquet of Rapture roses :incl pin]: snapdragon. The bride's only attel1(1:int w:ts Madeline Smith. sister .I of the groom, who wore a gold taffeta !and net dress will shoulder -length veil and carl•ied :I boncplet of Talisman roses :u1(1 mauve stocks. - .101111 Graf, cousin of the gfoo111, was greenisinan. .Atter the cert'nlnny a hu►cheon was held at the groom's home. where his mother, Mrs. Stahl, received in a• grey -dressmaker snit with 'grey accessories :111(1 wearing a corsage of pink rose- buds and 1)114e lily of the Nile, Later the wedding „party left for Blenheim, where 41 reception was held at the Blen- heinl hotel. with twenty guests present, Mss. (',heron. mother of. the bride, re- ceived. Fearing a hlacl: dressmaker suit with rose accessories and i1 co,rsa-ge of pink roses. Lat(:r the couple left on a trip to pei11ts enst, the bride attired in 41 grey 'dressmaker spit with black accessories with e corsage (if pink rese and blue lily. of the Nile. On their re - teen the (•i)11ple will ,reside in Toronto. REMOVED TO MALTON 1)r. 1cihu See, Mrs. See aln(1 two child- ren. Robert and :Hina Jane, have re- moved from Goderich and' tai . up residence in _Mono!). Their de t er Jalc(pleline, will remain here lint 11 -school closes is .Bine 1)r.:See, while practising in Mahon as a veterinary surgeon, will also he occupied as a Government inspector. BASEBALL CROUP A juvenile baseball ll group has been formed in the .V.().A.A. with teams from Kincardine, Wingbetn. T('eswater, Go/he-felt :lied Formosa. Goderich plays its first go me alt Formosa on May 25th and the first home game will lie on ,Tune 11, with Teeswater. THE Wi':AT11IIER Tempera t1(i'('s of the past week in Goderich. with tlitase.ef the..e+lri'espeed- ing week a year ag), as officially re- corded, were es follows: 1917 • 19,i6 Max. Min. Max. Min. :35 28 52 36 :11 .52 46 31 '40 :31 32 46 Thurs.. May 8 Fri., May 9 39 lit., May ,10 55 24 56 81111., May 11 64 41 Ei(i Mon., May 12 68 53 58 Tues., May 13 68 54 58 Wed., May 14 lib 44 64 11 n ,,,No. H6 - o Aetive campaign m for Arena Project Effort en Foot to Brim' Barbara Alei Scott tuid SyJ.. Appa to Godoi Plans are rapidly being completed by the Goderich community recreational committee for the ,launching of a ce, lie paign, opening Monday, May 26th, to raise funds for the erection of a new arena in Goderich. It is hoped to put oxt a gala day in Godernel on Zflay :loth to publieig,e the . start of the appeal for funds on May, 26th. The definite program has not yet been decided. • Phil Carey got in touch with Ralph McCreath of Toronto, well-known Can-° adieu figure skating champion, for the purpose of inviting.Barbara'Ann Scett, world's figure skating champion, elle,. SyI' Apps, newly-alignointed coremis- sioner of athletics for Ontario, to Godes rich's gala day on May 24th. Today B. H. McCreath wired that Ralph had arranged -with Miss Scott and Syl Apps to be in Goderich on May 28th, apparently being unable to ,come May 24th. The remainder- of the' tele- gram read: "However, President .Nor- man Gregory of Figure Skating As- sociation has forbidden her appearance on penalty of expulsion. Ralph is a member of executive and has protested the ruling, asking for meeting of As- sociation to clarify position. Will ad- vise you of progress." . More 'than $2,000 his already been definitely promised, to the campaign„ The donors are; Maple Leaf Chapter, '> I.O.D.E., $310; Ahmeek Chapter, I.O. D.E., $100-; Lions Club, $1,500; Local 1863, International Association of Me- chinists, $30; Goderich Bridge Club, generous part of. proceeds of annual. tournament in June: twenty-five an- onymous Goderich women, proceeds from series of'card tournaments. The Signal -Star is ,contributing two• half- page advertisements publicizing the campaign. ##� The slogan adppred, for the, campaign is, "Healthful Enjoyment Is Money's Best Employment.", Banners are being printed with this slogan to be put on cars. Many Goderich tnercliants in - *eluded it in their advertisements in. this week's Signal -Star. 'The, slogan will be a keynote in the campaign. A poster contest is to be held which will be ()pen to pupils in. every school in Goderich and district. Details have already been snaffled to the schools. Contest ,.closes Monday, Ma,y • 19th. Prizes will 1.wawarded to winners for lersuitable drawings, sketches and eloganr 'the .are�n.t. -cnmpa-igil-. -. PROVINCIAL HEALTH • • OFFICIAL HERE • I►r. G. A. Edge, of t he Pro vi11cial I►epa11111(11t of Ilea lt le w:ts present •:1t :a 11'eeting of tele 1ec:il Board of 1lea 1111 1111 \Ioltday evening and dis- cussed wiih the 1ocnI butchers the re-' (i,til•e'mtonts fora the regulation of slaltghterh,ntsc's. - ' It was decided that the standards f„r slaughterhouses rccoimineuded by the Depa rtment--011c1 sit forth in the proposed bylaw of the Town of (xode- l•ih shottici he 11(4opted by the local Ieet rd. and after it period of three months the butchers hould be gil on an opportunity. of presenting any decision they may h:iVA' reached as to (091)1 legul:ttlons 511011111 he' -made effective'. - BAYFIELD LIONS. HOLD -CHARTER NIGHT T1ier( w:ls an .attendance of about 2,-(u :Its {1►e Barfield. Pavilion (11 Wed= nesday night when, the 'Bayfield Lions ('hili received its eharter. Visitors Were present from " Windsor, St. Thomas, London, .Pet rolia, Sarnia, Exeter„ Goderich, Clinton, Seafosth, Mitchell, Blyth; Zurich and other Lions club's. - 1 he -charter NVs: presented by Hal 3f;elr; of Seaforth, ilfstriet 'governor, and W11 accepted on—iSil1111f of the new Lions ('1nb of Bayfield by Dave -Castle.. The Zurich Lions Club sponsored the Ilaytield Lions ('1111) and provided the entertainment. Ceremonies were pre- ceded by a banquet end _ended with a (1:i neo. ICTORI HELPERS The .(lay meeting of. the Victoria Ilelpers 'class of Victoria street United church was held at the hopee of Mrs. ,T. Alli (ii on eletelay everting, with al 1111'g(' 41t((-14(1aMT. Hp(' the president, Mrs. NV. •Roopc, presiding. Mrs. W. I1aee1' re:i"d the Scripture legeon. One new nlembei' wa:: 110(1(41 to the roll,. The meeting /rinsed with a prayer and a vote of tbatrks tendered to the hostess. ifeNCAGEMENTS. ANNOI'NCli':D , 3it'. and �lrs. Langford C. Chapman, i;0dei'i('h: eminence the eIngagement of. their only daughter, Marian Elizabeth, to Ian Alexatl,cler .I3ntzer. only son of -She incl Mes.`• S. Fittittle"Tlutzer of Toronto: the marriage to take place on .Trine 7th in North streee llnited,y church, 31r, and. errs.. Albert Leitch, South street, Goderieh, viis& to anuounee' &11e engagenieni- of their `third da lighter; 1)110h lie Pea•r), to. Eug('llP George, son of Mr.' and ti'll's. George C. Ryan, Britannia road, Goderich; the marriage to 'take place in Jltne. Exhibition of Canadian Handicraft Coming to Goderich May, 29 and 30 ' An exlliblt1011 of-('anadian Handicraft gotllwrod from Newfoundland, Quebec, ,the Maritimes and the West will be brought to Goderich on May -29th and 30th, reports ,1.2C, Peters, recreation idi re('tor. This exhibition has appeared in num- erous Ontario io cities and. will be taken (directly 'from (I0(1et'ieh to the art gal- lery in 'Perot ti for exhibition there. Spota art tuent. () 1l 11. :. ion (► (+ 1 1) ' grid 1, (` t 1 1► t , 1 II i ring and Development 01' the Provincial (hi ermitent, .1- he 'exhibit includes samples of weaving, pottery, wood- carving and many Other handicrafts. The. exhibition sIl(ini:;or iii locally by the Maple teat Chapter tat the x.(>,1).P,_ and admission to it Wilt be free, fro that the people (af GotlerZek., rtelliy have every opportunity of seeing bet* the beci aniplen of�l°aynaada'a ,growing handicraft industry. Il