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URSDAY, MAY 22nd, 1947
Fifty More Wartime
Homes Needed
Says "minion Road IVIaohinvy
Co. --School Board Submits
Plebiscite Question
The Town COuneil, meeting on Fri-
day night laSt with all members pre-
sent, honored the memory of one who
for many years served the town in
innnictpal affairs, the former Mayor
E. Douglas Brown,' whose death had
occurred that morning. -Mayor Mooney
spoke of the regret felt 111 the los
of a citizen- who had given such valued
service and who would bp sadly missed
111 the community, and the members
stood for a minute in silent tribute. - A
letter of condolence to Mrs. Brown
was authorized..
On application of 'Ernest Barker,
secretary of the Shut-in's Day Associ-
ation, permission was granted for the
holding. of a tag day on May 31st to
raise . monext„. towards the expenses of
this year's Shut-in's Day 6auipaign.
The MaYor was authorized to issue
'a:Proclamation in sup -Port of Shut-in's
Day on Sunday, June lst..
Building Applications
Seven applications for building ,per -
wits were reported: G. W. Laithwaite,
for es cement block service station- on
-Britannia road, between Victoria Lind
Toronto streets,estimated cost $2,5.00;
and for minor conStruction to T. M.
'Davis, West street; Walter Rathburn,
Huron road; J. Gravelie, Albert street;
Warner Cousins, Albert street; X.Irs.
II. I). Van Arman,' Cambria road; I.
Cutt, Victoria street. H.
-P. 4. Zimmerniah's application for
renewal of his license for selling re-
freshments from a wagon was left in
the hands of the special ssommittee.
Requests from F. Beeyers, A. W.
Gillespie and Cities _Services sOil co.
permission to 'erect signs were re-
ferred to the publie works committee.
An application from the fire depart-
mentfor two pairs of rtibber boots was
sent to the. fire ctimmittee.
A petition for a cement sidewalk on
the north -'side of Angleseg street be-
tween Victoria and Napier streets was
referred to the public works committee.
The request of J. C. Peters for the
use of MacKay Hall on May 20th and
30th for an exhibition of Canadian
handicraft was left with the special
committee. •
The application of the Public Util-
ities Commission far permission to-
-•-pliiee- the new waters -tower -at the north'
east corner, of Harbor Park was re-
ferred to the cemetery and 'parks com-
mittee.
The. Public School Board,. requiring
a second' classroom OUrsids. of the
public scisoel buildings for the term
commencing_ in September, anquired if ' -Rural Schools
.4Leonard Jenkins, Doreen Lamb, 4 MacKay Hall or the Town Hall audis
Gnint Linington, Marion Huckins,
torioni would be available. This was
Dorothy McCabe, all of No. 6, Colborne.
referred to committee' of: the whole
Collegiate Institute
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Victor Kadonaga, Pat Church (2 proposal from Alex. Butler for posters), . Araty Chisholm, • .Barbara
the purchase of twenty-five feet of land Henry.
adjoining -his present property on Mon-
treal street was referred to the public. The winnings posters are on display
workscommittee. at the campaign :headquartets -on the
.
Proposes Another 50 Wartime HOUSf'S`-Square.
. Dominion Road Machinery Co. asked
that the Council make urgent applica-
tion for the building of another grants
of fifty houses in Goderich. The letter
from .1.. A, Sully, president, stated that
• $0111e skilled, employees were leaving
li-ecause theyo could not • secure •Iiving
accommodation here for -their families,
'whom they had left in such plates Os
'London, Hamilton and Toronto, and
• that the lack of housing accommodation
for workmen wasa very serious matter
in the operations of the company.
This letter was referred to committee
'of' the whole, as WaS also (-letter from
the legal firm of Haines & Haines,
.Toronto, with reference to Marvin
Durnin's action against the Town for
damages for injuries received at Agri-
cultural Park on October 8, 1945.
- A writ in the damage action Of M.
N. MacDonald •against the Town and
Harr Y C. Babb for injuries received
, at the skating rink on January '6th last'
was referred to the ToWn Solicitor. '
Committee Reports
The finance..committee. recoramended
• • a giant of $100 to the Canadian Cancer
Society ..; that the Board' of Trade -be
asked. to have a deputation meet the
Council in connectiolt with the pro-
posed purchase of copies of ,a booklet
advertising Goderich; that the balanee
of SolicitorDancey's Recount of PO4.05 ness.
for legal fees in eonnection With the Bylaws
conveYance'Of a portion of Court House Bylaws Nos. 18 and 11) of 1947 were
Park to the County be paid, and :the adopted. _
conveyance held until required .by the No. 18 amends byliav No. 10 of 1939
Gounty. Accounts recommended for by the addition of clauses providing
payment included "'one of $313.34 for *fluit applicAit for a license to
jackets' for, the. junior "C" hockey operate a• taxicab shall have insurance
tenni. covering property damage, personal.
. The pnhlic works committee recom-' jury and personal liability. 4'h is pro-
- mended that th0. petitien for 11 side- vision does not apply t(i "drive your -
walk on the east'side. of -Huron. road self" cabs.
trolls Britannia road -smith he returned In 'accordance , with a new require.'
• .for additional signatures:- that Gra- liana of the Ontario IlighWay Act, by -
11(1 1(1 Inglis be granted permission to law No. 11) appropriates the SUM' of
-erect a light •stdmlard on West street $1 1,500 for expenditure on road con-
. in front' of his property providing the struction and maintenance in the. town
necessary bond of indemnity be signed; in 1047.
that the tender of R. II. Goldthorpe to The bylaw for the regulation of
'
' saississandssehips 'eating- places Is -1D.. be- -referred--444,--the--
-Provincitil Board of .Health 'for ass -
rate of Me per. yards be accepted.
The special comMittee recommended proval.
that no actiOn be taken on: tinCresolu- The matter of granting 'renewal of
tion fram the (7ity of London otT lin- taxi lieenses was left with*the sieeinl
rnigra (ion
committee. • -
,
The. cemetery and rfarks committee , Committee of Whole Council
• recommended 'that the molter of in- Council resolved itself into eoniniittee
stalling a heating -system in the Park of .-the whole and upon resuming
House be left with the parks emmaittpe, adlipted the following, reconimend-
' The fire'committee recommended thit ations:
the letter -front lhe Dominion Road That the Publie School Board be
Machinery Co. with regard to water givers assurance that the Council will
pressure lip referral to the Piddle 17ti1- • <'o -operate with them regarding Wa-
llies Commissions that. the Matter of (Miami] classroom accommodation, and
installing the -new fire siren be left th-at the property committee °(of the
with this eriminittee.
School Board) be asked to meet with
-The School treject the eonneil at the next ,meettng..
• The' Piddle Sphool Board submitted That Haines & Haines- be advised
pins for the proposed new school and that the Council does not, intend to
the .qnestion to be submitted to the have the Town Solicitor assist in the
ratepayers, in this connection. The\ defence of the •Durnin action,
question is as follows; That a wage fnerease of ten fifer
"A0 yon in .favor of the Town Of 'emit. be .granted to mimicipal eni-
Goderieh issuing debentures. for VIM- places*, effective ,May 1st, 1947, and
000.00 for; tht- ereetion and equipping •that ear allowanees of pence offieers be
of n new .sehool and far neeessary lin- inereased ten per rent.
AT THE WATERFRONT 1
Arrivals of grain cargoes at the
Goderich 'elevator the past week: Fri-
day—Starbuck, 88,000 bus. Wheat and
screenings. Saturday—Algorail, 22A-
000 bus. wheat and oat Ss Monday—
Canadoc, 247,000 bus. wheat. Tues-
day—Bricoldoc, 282,000 bus. wheat,
oats and barley.
The Algorail is expected -at the
elevator' toniiht.
Hook -and -line fishing was fair17 good
on Sunday, and there were a number
of anglers on hand from out of town.
The water is clearing gradually and
if fine weather continues there should
be good catches on the holiday.
Commercial fishing was good for a•
while, but' has slackened off again.
Bert MacDonald's refreshment stand
is open again for the season.
Three New Teachers
• forCollegiate
The GOderich • •High School Area
Board has appointed three new teachers
to the stuff of the Goderich Collegiate
Institute, the appointments effective in
'September. .
-;Sliss Irene • Foster, of Campbellford,
will succeed Mrs: Tettinar,,reSigned, as
head of the bQrae economics depart,:
ment. Miss Bernice Blake, of
DungannonS' who has been teaching at
Lanibeth Continuation Schosils is being
added to the staff. She will take a
-summer course and will assist in the
home, economics department.
• Mr. G." W. Aymer, who is leaving for
Torouto,sWill be succeeded by Mr. L.
Hartsvick, of tSrathroy, in the boys'
health and physical training depart-
ment.He isti recent graduate of the
Ontario College -of. Education.
POSTER COPErST WINNERS
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Awards have been made a8 follows
„in the poster contest sponsored by the
Goderich recreational committee:
• Urban Schools
Grades 1 and Smith, Mary
Ann Overholt, Grace Marie . Turner,
Grant Townsend, all of Victoria School;
Frances Aim Dalten,)'4•St...4%ter's..
Grades 3 and 4—Kathleen Hill, Bill
Longmire, Teddy Turner, Lillian Mc-
Lean, all of Central: School; Janet
Bowler, St. Peter's.-
Grades '5 and 6—Catherine MacDon-
ald, Barbara Schutz, Bill' SChaefer,
Ruth Reed, all of Victoria School; Jim
Pickering, Central School.
Grades 7 and 8 -7 -Audrey Cranston,
J-ean Litithwaite, Joe 'McAdam, Gladys
M-eLt-?an, Aim- Bwifford-,-all of Victoria
School.
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HOLIDAY ,DOINGS
. .The big event of Victoria Day -s ---Sat-
urday, May 24th—in Goderich will be
the program of sports at Agricultural
Park in the afternoon in aid „of the
arena project. This will. Include base-
ball and softball games and a series
of events to be put on by the Goderich
Saddle 'Club. • .
The Lawn „Bowling.:Club wiu open
theseason with a mixed' doubles
tournament at the .Picton street greens;
entries to close at 2.30 p.m.
• Another event of the day will be the
official opening for the season, of the
Maitland Golf Clubs, With a program
of morning and afternoon 'competitions,
anddancingin the evening in the_ new-
ly -decorated club house.
• Postoffice hours for the holiday -Will
be from I.& RAM,. tO 2 p.m.
provsonent to Victoria School at such
tithe as the School. Board- finds ex-
pedient?"
Ististruelions were given for the pre-
paration of the necessary bylaw.
Towns sQlerk Bloke was 'ppointed
acting ifsT§essor and tax collector in
the absence of Air. Sturdy through In-
OBITUARY
ELL OF Hat.C.S. "GODERICH"
MILS, W. D. ALEXANDER
. There passed away at Cleveland,
Ohio, on Tuesday, May 6th, France/s
Ida Alexander, wife of the late W. D.
Alexander, in her eighty-fourtli yekir.
Mrs Alexander, born in Goderia, was
the eldest dasighter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James IL. Williams. Slats is surs
vived,:hy two sons, Verne M.'of Ander-
Son, Ind., and Roy II., of New York
'City ; by two brothers, Rev. E. L. Will
hams, of Cleveland, and George, of
Chicago; also by two grapdehildre,h,
Richard B. Alexander; of New York,
and Airs. Frauces Moody, of Cleyeland.
The funeral took place at Cleveland
On Friday, May Oth, the service being
conductedsby her brother. .-
• FREDERICK H. SOLOWN
A former resident of'Goderich, Fred-
erick II. Solomon, died in the Stratford
hospital On May 13th, after sufferin
serious injuries 111 a fall from Ltroof
the previous day. He was working
on a house near St. Pauls when the
plank holding him broke and he fell
twenty-five feet to the ground. • He- was.
sixty-seven years of age. For a few
years he lived in Goderich before mov-
lug twenty -live years -ago tos%ttSttford
where he worked as a carpenter. II
is survived by his mother, his wife
formerly Miss • Margaret Pritchard
three sons, Clayton, Lorne and Gordon
all living- in Stratford, and two' bro
this, 1ti1iar1, of Stratford, an
Atistin, of Lucknow.. Burial took pine
at Stratford on 'Friday last, after
service in Parkview United (Imre
conducted by -Rev. J. W, Magwood.
HORACE HORTON -
Horace Horton, of Colborne township
died,suddenly at his home on Tuesday
in his sixty-ninth year. He wa
found dead in bed. He was born if
Goderich township, a sell ef the lat
joins and Susanna Osbaldeston Horton
but had lived -.practically all his
in Ciilb-orne township. His wife, forni
"GODBRICH"
Named for 'the Town- of • Goderich, this Minesweeper was
launched on the 14th day of May, 1941, at Toronto, Ontario. She -
was commis-sioned on the 23rd day of November, 1941: and paid/
off on the 6th -day of NoveMber, 1945. - •
During her period of service in sthe Royal Canadian s'seav'Y,
"Goderich" was sponsored by the Town of Goderich, Ont.,
thi•outgh xhich generous eontributioith were made to Oise/ comfort
and welfare of those who served in this gallant ghip.
- The record of 11.1.1.C.S. "Goderich" is a •poud45ne, and her
Bell Is presented 0.s 0 in.einento -and as a- token f gratitude to-
.
s ss, those who gave sp willingly of their 'time and /stibstance for the
benefit or the. 19hip's Company. May they share' with them the
6 satisfaction of a task well done. s.
, -BROOKE VLAXTOX.'.
Mi-nister of NationalDe-fen-ee for Naval Services.
• is, -•
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ONE DAY'S .5L7UP FRom
SCOTLAND TO GODERICH
Mrs. J. R. Venus expects to meet
her mother and eousin, Mrs. R. M.
Tait and btiss Betty Tait, this (Thure.•
daYt evening, on Abeir arriVal frotu
Scotland. Mrs. Tait and- Miss Tait
planned. to leave Piestwiek, Scothind,
early this morning by air, and to ar-
rive at La Guardia airfield, NeW York,
at approximately 2.30- this afternoon.
From New York another plane 'wOuld
briiig them to Malton, Ont., where
Louis Lane of Goderich .would meet
them with -his aircraft and bring them'
to Sky Harbor.
Canvass for Arena
Opens on Monday
Goderich Citiiens to, Bo Give
/ Opportunity. to Support
the 'Proj'et
Bells will ring/and whistles will
sound in Goder1e4it 9 o'clock Monday
Mornisig. • Th)
the Goder"
centre co
of an '
has J3een arranged by
cemmunity 'recreation
ittee to mark the launching
tensilied canvass throughout
-
Goderich te raise funds for the new
ar a. •• ' -
Comtnencing Monday, scores of can-
vassers will circulate about town
soliciting subscriptions for the 'fund.
Although the campaign has not yet
officially opened, nearly $3,000 has al-
ready been subscribed. In addition,
various organizations 'are planning
events to raise funds.'
Big Program for May 24
Goderich baseball and. softball clubs.
and the Goderich Saddle Club, for
example; are staging a celebration on
May ,24th to help in the drive for -funds
for. the new arena campaign. The pro-
gram is to commence at 1 p.m., with a
parade of floats, led by the Blue Water
Band, from Victoria•Park to Agricul-
tural Park by way of the Square.
erly•Sarah Tichborne, predeceased him The hell of ILALC.S. "Goderich" was in /aillision with a Merchant skip Three games' aresScheduled -during_the
two .years. . He is survived by three presented to the Town on Friday -even- NxIvember 17. 1942. - Assisted in search afternoon, thescompeting teams itO•ndi
sons, Thomas, Benjamin and Frank, ingld • W k 'I 'Id •
astsbv C'onm
n •
in, ei .„ 4 . ( u s,. 4111(.1 salvage of U4S.S. Bulli int Jitnuary Ing tile Lucknow hardball team 'and
all or Goderich; four daughters, Mrs. , 1943. Assisted S.S. S.L. Fulton Kincardine
ladies' softball tm
ea.- The
peterjlarriSon and Mrs. Thomas Cant- R.C.N. ' (If ), of ItiAl-C-S-. "Prey() ,'" February 17, 1943. Searched for fish-- Goderich Saddle Club has arranged an
well, of Asoderieh; miss. ,.isudoi.„, g Loadop, and W:f8 accepted fla' the ing vessel March 3, 1943. Was on exhibition of hurdle jumping, musical
home, and Mrs. Fred Horton,•ofWood`-' 'Town lky -.N.1"Y°r Mooney. yeu . A. B. minesweeping dufy at east coast in chairs, tug-ofswar and wrestling on
stock ; also by a. brother, Henry, of Cost, of 11,M.C.S. "Prevost,' I resented June, 1943 ; on convoy . duty at .east, horseback, and running races.
Dungannon, and two sister's, misses an illuminated SC -ran, Wit1)/Abe:Zord- coast, to July, 1945. Assisted s.s. ' Campaign headquarters have been set
Edith and Elizabeth Horton, of Col- In, as above, .signed by /the Minister Egbert BenSOn Ottober 23, 1043. Paid riff in the vacant stOres next to Mayor
borne township, and by fifteen grand- Of National Defence foiss-uval Services. off -for disposal 1 (ctola.r, 1945. Turiced Aluitney'S_ Office <111 the Sotiare .
children. •. The presentation >vas__ madesat the_
The funeral service at the Brophey' reguitir meeting " tl.''''' ST("T" "'Pens
funeral home this ,(:ThursdayY after- Cmdr. (muds/Tea-a the record of
ILAI.C.S. "Godefich" as follow.: -
noon was conducted by. Rev, I,. H.
Turner. The pallbearers were Jas. "II.M.C.S., qloderich,' 'Bangor- mine-
Chishidan, Jas. Horton, Mari- Sbaw., sweeper --.,.' Linnehed -May -14, 1941.
W. T. SallowS, Wm. Meyer and Geo. Commissioned' ..in Toronto NoVember
Fulford. -Interment was in Colborne 23, 1941. From Torouto .proceeded to
cemetery. . . s• 11011(11 x, alai was on 'convoy .duty oh
. • the east coast until June. 1943. Was
A. A. NICOL,
After a 'lingering illness, patiently
borne for seven • years,' Alexander A.
_Nicol, formerly manager of the,. (lode -
rich branch of the Bank of .Montreal,
passed away at his home. West street,
on Mentlay, in his sixty-first year.
He was a native Aberdeen, Scot-
land, and coming ttyCanada in 1909
he occupied positions in the Bank of
Montreal in several Western Canada
branches before his removal tO-Gode-
rich. Ile- was. keenly interested in
various activitie-s of the tOwn; served
on the board Of governors- of Alex-
andra Hospital as treasurer; was a
member of North street United church
and of the Lions CM, the Board of
Trade, the Menesetung Canoe Club and
the Maitland Golf Club. Surviving,
besides his wife.' formerly Jessie A.
Cowan, of Yorkton, Sask.; are two'
daughters, Miss Margaret and Ruth
(Mrs. Jack Mtl,rphy),, of town; also a
sister and a b'rother 1.11 -Scotland. •
The funeral- was held from the fam-
ily_residence on Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. R. H. Turnbull officiating. The
Pallbearers were F. Donnelly, K.C.,
.W. F. Saunders, T. R,1 Patterson, .F.
Curry, Jfis. Kinkead and P. F. Qarey.
The honorary bearers were C. F. Chap-
man, H. a Helstrop, Judge Costello,
It. C. Whateley, Mayor Mooney, Alex.
Smitif,-R. J. Acheson, Bruce Smith.
Gorden McManus, Don Mason, Geo.-
Parsong and Jas. AkerOyd also acted
as flower -bearers.
MRS. C.;. "CLA.RICE
A beloved resid t of Gederich, Mary
Ethel Creighton, widow of' the late
Rev. C:' F. Clarke, passed away at
her home late Tuesday night, after a
lingeAng illness. A daughter a the
late Mary and John. Creightan, she
was born at Mildmay, April 21st, 1875,
and moved, with her parents •to Brus-
sels when a. child. As a milliner she
returned to Mildmay and held positions.
.at Nelson, B.C., and Winnipeg, She
was married in the latter city to
Charles Sherriff, who (1Wd in 1921.
Returning to Brussels, she resided
there until 1920, whep she married
Rev. C. V. Clarke and came Gode-
rieh, where her hnsband was the min -
Istel of North street United, church.
M r. CI a rke was transferred to ,Beecher
United • church, London, inc* 1931,
-ands- thoy resided-- there, --Mrs-
Clarke's retirement in 1935, when they
returned to Goderich to make their
home. Mr. Clarke passed away in
March, 1940. Here, Mrs. Clarke again
toOk an active interest in the work
of North street chureh, particularly in
the Women's Missionary Society and
the Women's Associathm. ,. For a
time she was in charge of the priniary
department of the Sunday school. She
was a valued member of the Goderich.
Literary Club.
Surviving Are three stepehildren, Dr.
Douglas Clarice, of Toronto; Stanley
Clarke, of Montreal, and Miss Mary
Clarke, M.B.E., of Toronto, director of
welfare services for the Canadian In-
stitute'for the Blind ; two nieces, Mrs.
E. P. Hansor, of Hamilton, and an-
other in California; ,and a . neplew,
L. C. JaCksoli, of London.
The funeral service will be held at
her home: c'm Elgin avenue on Friday
at 230 p.m., and will be conducted by,
Rev. R. 11. Turnbilll.,, The ititernient
will be in Maitland cemetery. '
uiuorne 41 P
Girl Is May Queen
Chosen for High Honor by Fellow
,Students of Stratford --
Normal Schbol
The annual ceremony of the crowning
of the Queen of the May took place on
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the lawn of the Stratford Norn•ial
School on Friday last. The lovely
Queen, chosen by the students' council
of the school, was Helen Audrey Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred L,
Smith of Colborne township. Her at-
tendants were Mary • Leone Chisholm,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Leo Chisholm,
Goderich township; Phyllis Evelyn
Gibb, R.R.2, Stratford ; Pearl Lyla
Reid. Milverton, and Ruth Mary Wil-
son, Brussels.
" Dr. H. Bowers, principal M the -Nor-
,
mal School, in addressing- the gather-
,
MISS AUDREV SMITH
ing of students and others, observed
'that "Our 'reigning Queen, like tlw
:kitty Queen of all the years gone by. is
Chasms by, thesstudeats..sass their -most
worthy feminine representative."
.The crown of gold 'and purple flowers
waS 1)141ced,;(0pon the head of the Queen
by J. Fred Edwa rds. member for Perth
in the -Ontario Legislature.
A feature of .thessoccasion Was the
811e1i011111. Of. 11 number of ilonated
articles for the benefit of the sehool's
war memorial fund. The auctioneer
was Seience Allister E. ('. Beacom,
formerly of Ooderich, who succeeded: in
bringing the proceeds to over $1 00.
GETTING ;i't NEW FACE
A smart new vitrolite,front is being
built on Pridlram's. men's Wear store.
When this 'is- finished, 'approximately
by June 1st, •Pridhatn's will be one ,of
the most modern sstores on the Square
and a, distinct asset to the boginess
seetion. While the work is being:done
there is a temporary Wooden front to
the store.. However., liminess is being
carried on inside as -usual, afl :Mange-
mentS have been mtule In tithe care of
the temporary criangps.
Goderich Loses
a Valued. Citizen
•
E. Douglaa frown Gave Many
Years to _Town's ServiOe—
' ,Was Mayor Three YOM'a
With the passing of En Mayor
•
Douglas Brown at Alexandra Taespital„
on Friday Morning last, Goderfch= 1°4' •
one, of its outst ding, citizens. .
-spirited to marked • degree, Mr..
.Brown had,' taken a prominent pa4 In
church .0,M1 Civic activities, and- wass.
loyal :otipporter of every patriotic egort.
wioly conversant with literature,- ho
wss ,pleasing Speak.er at public func-
tions, und a good debater in town and •
county affairs. Wriii3 an ardent -
churchman, and as a inember of St.
George's Anglican church be .was. a
Diocesan lay reader, a lay •delegateli.
to the Synod of Huron, a'former
.warden Tof the local church, a member
choir. •
of its board .of Management, and 'for,
twenty-six years he sang in, the church
Mr. Brown was born in the college
tovvu of .Eton, BuckinghamShire,' Eng-
land, sixty-three years ago. Later his
parents, the late ,,Richard and Claire
Plummer Brown, moved With their fam-
ily to Somersetshire and he completed
his course in Bridgewater Grammar
School, after which - he 'Majored in
chemistry at the City Guilds of,LondOn
Technical Celrege. '
-.111 1903 he came to Cafrada and ,set -
tied . on land near Shoal Lake, Manis
toba, where he remained .for eleven
years, during whiels time . he married
Miss Annie Harding, -of Bristol, Eng-
land, who was visiting friends at Shoal
Lake, In 1914 he moyed•t Winnipeg,
where ih Atignsti 1915, he' took. a
position in the laboratory of the West4.
ern Canada Flour Mills. In 1.916 he
went overseas with. the 1.1th Fiehlt •
Ambulance, serving in Belgium and -on
the - Minnie, and .for two and a -half
years_ was on hospitar? laboratory duty
at Folkestone and Shorticliffe, -England,
returning to .Cafiada late in 1019.
When -.Western Canada Flour Mills
opened.. a laboratory in the Goderich
mill in January, 1921, Mr. Brown Was
placed in charge as. chemist, • and ac-'
cording. to is sketch of his licf.f.! in the',
Company's. magazine "he .had worked
and lived, grown flowers and enjoyed
life for the past twenty -sir years,
'seeing not only the steady growth and•
expansiOn of every department • of the -
mill' ( now_ Purity Flour Alills), but also
over to NI ar Assets 1 94 5." , . committee is- still. neg,otiating thesglery •the -countryside."
Wilfred Greenwood acknow- and still has hopes of having Barbara
ledge(' the .presetitation ali bobalf of Ann Scott, Ralph McCreath , and Syl
haat men of, the naval services._ Apps visiting boderh!h during the cam -
Mayor Mooney thanked the offieers; .paign,. possibly .• on . W'ednesda'y, Mar
exprf.Assing'fipprociation of the present- 28th.
(ion On - helm If of the people of - Early -Contributions
' In Municipal. Life
In 1931 he began a•loag and
career in municipar life. He. served
for tkireen years'on the Town Coma-
eii : fbr seven years as a cotmcillor„
(yoderich and promising t hat the bell Contributions pion isetl.eVelbefore for three years as deputy reeve and
a member of the _l'oun'ty Connell, and
would he suitably placed and carefully- the. 'campaign has .apened include: r three 1) 18 - 19-I 1-'-'1 ss NIavor of -
preserved. " - . II uron Lodge sNo. 02, I.6.( 1.F., - , $090 ; (,se, -s'i, ' - -` -- ". ' ' • - ' ' ' ' '
McGee. $500: Federal Labor 1.7n-.1 u'is'i-,;.--s'-ix.-
..
VICTORIA H. -S. CLUB' HAS • -
.
I.?' No. *...:7:,,(;, $20(1 : A 1(1Tlkis::.;(;1:41: :1:1;ritiit)((;- ci.r:- •vv,,6. s,
1.ti.D.E.„ 81 OW Local 18;3 I
intnulier ot the loctil branch of the
: 4-.rown• was an executive °
\ ears (if- the second' World
- "INTERESTING PROGRAM -'al A.'s()ciallun-6f mac"lists' I- --
riph Lion, cloh, $1.5nti; Maple Issif Red• Cross Society' . Ile was a life
niemlier ;it' the•Fliiier Ctimula Bible So-,
. . - Chapter; I,(i.D,E., $310. • - -
The closing meeting of Victoria thane ' - ciety and treasurer of the local branch;
• , „ ,
also 0 member (if Maitland Lodge,' No..
sno ,senool 'Associative for this season „ SUNDAY . TTTXTIC, 1
1 501. . \\ it.11 the president, • Mrs. Geo. WLi, tiBuEv-4.14SHISIT'T'llit'S DAY brooch nf the council:In- Legion, and
was held on Thursday- evening. Alay . 3::. Ask'. & A.M.; of the Gotlerich
Sanderson, in the chair. - ' - ' 1 . -, • the Goderich Public Librar.y. Board.
•• During the business meetinga re- . (41 81110111 y. June lst,_ Camida ww. - Surviving, besides his wife, are il
quest for 11 S101iition to the Goderich • 1"Ly 1 11 1"").• i" " s1":1"1 -"•.'0'• t" 11).,r 'ister, Aliss-•Elizal)eth Brow'll of Godes
seessatitmat 4.(mimit.tee was pliteed m.o. , sick _tifid disabled. young and old ttlike,- rich, and 41 brother: Cleve, (if England.
until fall. An inVitatioir was. ,extended 11110 1i1e confined through illness or : The Funeral . , - •
from. the Stratford association to be (lisabilitY to (heir homes. hospitals (.0. ()n Monday afternoon the last rites...
Present at their meeting -on .May 29th, ! other institutions, This is 7 the Day af;the Anglican church were combated
at 8 p.m., when In.. Laycock will be , whel411011niblic :it large win remember: by the rector. Rev. Beverly H. Farr,
the speaker. 'The 1ll111U1LI reports of will' 1118115. letters and gifts, those -who sssisted by 11 former rector, Hey. A.
the various committees -were read and 111i'0 Illii fiside- '.1"1iese. people. the sick C. Calder of London. at the funeral ser -
adopted. , and sant-in. are an histdra 1 ion to eve.ry- vice in $t. George's church. Represent- .
,Airs. .J. G.,Meliougaii isid charge of. (me : by their ability to meet adversity 111 11'e citizens and the members . and
the musioal prOiS:rain and presented with cheerfulness. they earn our admir- (s,(ii,iiI(t.1.-11 ;.sTo(N)tin tVD(.:.uillic jot
:4nne of the contestants at the .recent ,ation and regard. • IsT11(i!i•ntli)1(., nAn'.enr'es pre -
some '
Music Festival. These, munbers con- ' I
' lot realeIlibr111100 a precious 1 bing -54040 t 1( 01 '01.01 1 4e C110rchwomen7s Guilt '
sisted of a quartette_ IYY Juan Murray, ! in Itself --should. also be a pract•ica I occupied front pews iin the church.
Betty Bowls', Grace Doak and Christine , 1 hilig- ' In this connection shut-ins Representatives of the Cal adian Legion '
Schutz; ts' violin solo by . Barbara • should be gellen.1151y 1.0111(.1111Wred. also were hi attendance.
their one desire is 00 he, accepted as
Schutz: \meal solos' by Geo. Atillairn, :
am, , members of • the coinnuinity—to -feel
Betty Bowra., Donald 'Bert- AlcAd
Friinces.Brereton, Janette Graham, and that theY are 11(.4 forgotten. Shut-in's
Day is- an opportunity to revive old
0 piano solo by .1ssin Irwin. Aluch
praise was accorded' Mrs'. McDougall friendships. to make 'new. friends, and
1 to gain a fuller appreciation of their
for her work with t he children.,
The speaker of the evening Wati Rev. I Problems and abilities. Recognition.
consideration and affection are as,much
R. C. Alc("allura, who gave an inspiring !
address- on the subject, "Religions in. desired by the snut-ins---and valued
struction Fneonjined." A hearty vote 1114111---thall 1)Y any. other g1'oll1).
of, thanks was tendered Mr: McCallum, So unlike June ist a day of reinem-
and the president thanked all the nieni 'lir:ince. 1111(1 1 11e11 1111Cke every Sunday
hers •for their faithful attendance and glint -11).s Day. •'
support• during the year and hoped for "l. • -- - .
bigger and better sIi
.uecess in the fall .
N(fEk: .. frHI'R('H W.:111.S. ,
term. • The Mfly tnectitig of the NV.AI.S.
,• Lunch was served and after‘a social 41,., Klass church was held :it the 11411 1i5('
time tile meeting was adjourned.
FOUR THOUSAND ATTEND
AT -X-RAY CLINIC
The Inherento,i,-deteetion N ray,
A. private serviee at the Brophey
funeral home preceded the -chills% ser-
vice. A profusion . of, lovely flowers
was expressive of the part Mr. Brown
had taken in many of the town's organ-
-izations and of the sympathy felt for
Mrs. Brown in her bereavement.
Among the offerings Were those from
$t. George's church. the Churehwortian's
Guild, the Sunday school, the Town
Council, goderish Public Library
Board, AIr. A. Alcock and the labora-
tory titaff of Purity Flour 3,1 ills, Win-
nipeg; Goderich Music Club, .Goderich
li:levator and T-ransit Co., employees
Purity Flour Mills; branch 109 t'an-
adian Legion; 'Maitland Lodge, No, 33,
on I nesday afternoon. with the presi- A..F. & .1.AI.: board of management...
dent, Mrs. E.s,slone. 111 Hie chair. Ti„, of St. George's church; officials of
Stii 1111')'' 11:15 11.11(1 by Airs. *Jas. Thom- Purity Flour 20 ilis Ahmeek Chapter,
S 111 and p1113e1 wits offered by Airs. and the nlighborie
Stewart. A\ (((111 (1110. "Ca 11441 MO," 11111111 1 took • idnee in the sokliers' •
was S1\ 01113 sting bY lirs• Nelson Hill memorial plot in Maitland cemetery.
.1-1.a1 Mrs-. Geo. Sandisrsott. accompanied The' Imilhearer` were .T• R :Milne. R.
.1i. Menzies.'Geors-e Siniley, II. AI. Ford,
Dr. .J. Gralwin and R. C. Hays. K.C.
1 111(1at MacKay 111111 has lawn 1 husY ),3 mrs 1Irs. NV;ilter read
spot all week. By '0,0113' this '1 Thurs- „
( . m, a ". Nu! 0 (1 1111(40 5(1114' 3)0 1(0pie 110(1 sppaI, rt,):y
1
• been N 1 aye& It 11118 pretliet NI 143 1.111•14411g11. WaS trie guest ,:pett'kerand
olliehils .1 hat some 1,000 iti4)ple 110111(1 111
of der 111 the„ Childten's
he N-raed 14,1 Thursday night. when Ilona. at Ainkluit, central India, of
the .clini0 0,10,:e4 dwn
oand 18 111((V('(1‘N 111(11 „he Afar the
Wing-hani.
'1'0dit3 4 Thu.rsday I was 814(111 Ily set
aside _for °Fural residents, who are Capt. Ed..-Itobinson aw-Goderich Clearly
attending in sunexiseetPdly large mill -to
business- tlai.1),,!rieeting. ;1
lin If 11(1111. refreshments
ser, (,(1,
T(iday witnessed the largest at-
tendative of the week at the clinic.
More people vtsifed the clinic during
the evenings than in the daytime. There
were (1(4 X-rstyed on Tiiewthy night.
OM' St.14I0Y-11VV-S00r-01d 1111111 1111(1
his card the si.gautture of one of his
parents. 'Two men; both :Wed 11111013,
had an N -ray. A veteran of the Boer
wa.r.. eighty -five-year-old Win. McCon-
nell, NV:1s another visitor.
sss
TIIE WEATHER
Temperatures of the past week in
ril'oderieb, with those of the correspond-
r'rliN.4va:s officiallyre-
oor(1e(1, Were 115
it
. fi:
• 19-10
fax. Min. Mn. Min.:
Thurs.. "N I. y 15.68 42 7R 56
Fri., May 16 .02 49 63, 44
Sat.. May 17 02 48 68 43
Sun., Alay 1 ••• 59 44 55 40
Mon., May • 19 70 45 50 41
Tuetl., May 20 67 40 67 51
Mo;i:' 21 00 45 37 , • 49
from 45 Miles Across the Lake
Ili List week's Signal -Star it was
11»1(41 that 4)11' NYV(11iPS(Illy tvening. May
1 11 11.. the lights of .Michigan harbors
on the opposite side Of the lake were.
ilearly discernible from this. side, Ad
several vessels on the other side of
the lake were to be seen. -
Evidently one of these vessels 1108
the big Canada Steamship Lines Le-
moyne, of which Captain Ed. RObinson
of Goderich is the skipper, for on Tues-
day of this week Miss Lottie Robinson
of town had a letter from 'her brother,
the Captain, in which he says:
Sees Goderich When Off Harbor Beach
"We' were Pasging Harbor Beach on
the evenings:of the !4th, when I saw
something I have never seen in all my
years of sailing. nor, perhaps, may
ever hope to see again. It was Gode-
rich.
close that,but 0. short run would bring ,
us into the harbor. - (Inc could see the
banks, the harbor with its elevator,_
and milland even the smoke rolling
out (41' the mill chimney. '
We laid off Ole distance, and we were
at that time thirty-five zniles away.
It was still Mainly visible when we
passed Sanilae, forty-flve tidies distant,
but the 'darkness blotjed it out ten
miles below Sanilae.
"I remember seeing the ljght in the
sky when the organ factory Mimed at
home, and thinking it 'was a rare
sight to see at thtft distanee, but Ott
was different,
"One realizes that it was bitt a trieIf
of the atmosphere that owed it, but
stilt WM.% almost beyond belief that. -
stood and Watched the home town
across all those miles. 'Well, radar bab
"There lay the town, r,eomingly tolling 011 10 •
• it