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ONE-11UND1EDT TEAR.
WALT JMSNEY VISITS HOME OF HIS
FORBEARS IN GODERICIEDISTRICT
11',enews Acquaintance with Hi0s
Old Friend and Ite1atiV6,.°
P. J. Cantelon
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The - internationally -known Walter
Disney, creator of ".Mickey Mouse" and
other screen characters, on Tuesday and
Wednesday visged the .'land of bis
forefathers"—Goderich and Hohnesville
, —and expressed deep seutinient and
joy as he visited the place where his
pioneer ancestors lived kind Worked:
it was his first visit• here; in act, his
first visit to Canada.
Accompanying hint were , his wife,
his wife's sister, Mrs. Wm. Cottrell, of
. New Xnrk, and Mr. Cottrell. After a
'trip to .New York from -their, Los
Angeles hoe, the Disneys, accom-
intnied by the Cottrells, - motored
through New York State and the New
. -
England States into Quebec, to Toronto,
Niagara Falls and thence to Bluevale
where ancestors lived, and thence to
Goderich. They arrived her at 7.30
p.m. Tuesday .and stayed at the Bed-
ford Hotel. Thepartyleft Wednesday
afternoon for Detroit, where Mr. and
Mrs. Disney took a plane heading back
,hoine to California.
on Tuesday evening a representative
of The Signal -Star acL'ompanied Mr.
Disney to the home of his relative,
Peter J. Cantelon, Lighthouse street,
%vb. will be ninety years pf age on
'June 28t1i. There he spent a pleasant
hour chatt.ing about relatives and of
the tinie, eight years ago, that Mr.
Cautelon visited. for three months at,
..11011swmid with "wAlter Disney and his
father, Elias Disney, who once Lived in
Goderieh. and attended Central Public'
Sehoel here... "It was the happiest
three months I eyer spent in my life,"
• Mr. Cantelon said. •
The Disney Movie Enterprise
Mr. Cantelon reilalled. when Mr. Dis-
...ney,began conStruetion of his studios—
utaN' of the largest individual.. movie
°tants in Hollywood tOday. Disney
lagighingly related hovs4 his father was
/quite "worried about the borrowing of
money required to tint -Luce the, stupend-
ons outlay: "I guess niy dad • and .his
folks • were so trained in. their youth
that they couldn't see going'into debt
nye'. anything," said Disney. "You
yan't irt big businesstoday the way
it is done and not be in debt in one
way or • another. 1 was always in
debt, and if lever arrive .at .the day
that I am out of deht, that will be
really something:"
Prior. to going to. to. the: Cantelun house,
three Goderich girls, Dianne. Christie,
Elizabeih . Taylor' and Sheila .
spotted_Disney coming out 'of the Bed-
ford Hotel and asked for his autograph,. -
'which was obligingly given. During
the • evening he, responded to other
requests for his -autograph.
Where Grandparents Were Married
tot Wednesday morning Mr. Disney
picked upi Mr. and Mrs. Cantelon and
• headed for Hohnesville. On The. high-
way just west of Itohnesville, Mr. Dis-
ney ‘vent into the old Goderich .town-
ship cemetery .and took pictures of
.graves .of relatives, despge the fact
that growth of brush and trees in the
cemetery almost f _prevented moving
about it. From. the .cemetery he pro-
ceeded to the farm of Robt. Richardson
on the 12th Concession, County • road,-
Grodet•ich township; wher6 he. saw the
ruins of an old log eabin, the home
in -which his grandfather MAI grand-
mother, •Mr. and Mrs. Keppel Disney,
wenr,married. This leg house, accord-
ing to Mr. Cantelon, was built in 1852.
`Here many pictures were taken both by -
Mr. Disney and by by a -Toronto Itewst
, ,paper photographer. •
Next, Mr. Disney went off the high-
way immediately north of Ho.imesville
to the Potter farm, where (We a family
of Ifisneys "Wed,and enquired as, to the
- fen -of -a grist mill and-itunber inili
run by his great -great-grandfather. He
was informed it was just about one
mile frow the highway, but when he
learned that it had long since disap-
peared, and even the demon the creek
.vi'as-no longer there to mark the exact
spot,• he decided not to visit. it; This
great-great-grandfatheir was reported
to live operated the., first grist mill
in the district., Ile was born in Ireland
and whon,Me came to Canada he settled
at Holmosville. Likewise, Mr. Disney's
- great-grandfather lived- at Holinesville,
and also his grandfather. The grand-
father subsequently moved from
•Hohnesville to Bluevale. and 'took up
,10( ovres I Mr. Disney also•viSited this
8P(t..0 Tuesday). Mr. Disney's.father
was horn at I Ineviie. but farming was • 1 1.)eiroit oh moodily.-
not 10 his .grandTather's liking, so he • ------ •
& P. MANAGER -
K. ,J. stenton. tate of the new &
storo u the Kingswny. ')1'01i 1). firrived
_(;,,deriell 11 sat ilmas 1i asstune the
inanavership -74' the :1_ ;Ind 1'. store
IV A LT I) I SNEY
who visited central Public School,
which his father onep attended, and
delighted -the pripi1,1 with. cal -Wens .of
Mickey Mouse.
YouNg PEOPLE'S SEAVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
–
Members of.. the e.xecutive of .the
Middlesex -La in bton B.Y.P.U. conducted
the eVening service hi ,the Baptist
church on Sunday. ' •
Tia President, James W.11. Worrall:
of London, was in charge, and eon-
ducted•a song service before the regular
worship,. which was, oPened by, Rev.
G. W. Medley, pastor of the ,church.
.M.iss Marie. Raithby welcomed the
_visitors.
Rev. J. E. Williamson, of the Lobo,
Poplar Hill and East Williams
churChes, was the preacher, and'gave
an inspiring address on the 1st
which he said was an introduction
to t,ind synopsis. of all the Psalms.
Miss•Muriel Ronson, of London, gave
the invocation and read the ScriPture,
and David Medley, of Goderich, offered
prayer. Miss Mary Chaleraft of Lon-
don presided at the organ, and the
guest soloist, Miss Natalie Doherty ,the
London, sang "The StranOr ;of
nd Aather Ha ve-Jesus."
The, visitors were. entertained after
the service in the Sunday 501001 room,
\viler& tea was served.
•
CONTRIBUTION'S FROM
FORMER RESIDENTS
COntributions frian funnel...residents
of Goderich to the campaign for the
new Goderich arena are coming in.
Donald :helve'', of Winnipeg, along
with a cheque for $25 sent a letier
which read in'part.: "As secretary-Weas-
nrer of t he Ai rst hoekey club organized
in Goderich tbe year 18115-6. I have
followed wit!' interest the success of
the various hockey teams front time
to time _and esbeeially the very line
record made last Winter, which was,
a good advertisement for The prettiest
town in Canada.", -
In addition to contributions previous-
ly recorded in these columns the fol-
lowing former resideuts have. con-
tributed: II. Earl Elliott, Toronto, $25;
Mrs: E. Ruston' and daughters, Mar-
garet and Alice, Waterloo, Ont., $15;
Mrs. Flora Cameron„New • York, $25;
Dr. James MeGlint(m, Timmins, $5:
Benson Case, Torbn to, $10; Mrs. G. E.
Colborne, Toronto, $1 0; 'Thomas Page,
Sarnia, •$1 ; Walter Dalton,.Dearborn,
ich., $5; Imperial Oft Ltd. (ler Sohn
Vickers), $50; Minnie Blabber, Tor-
onto,.., $2 ,• W. J. Pasmore, • Chicago
Heights, Ill:, $10; C. M. .Fleming. Tor-
onto, $25.
MAKES HIS FIRST
SOLO PLANE FLIGHT
Bill NN'ood made his first solo f1iht
SI:y Ilarhor on TnesdaV afternoon,
going up for tivse minutes.. for one trip
and for lent' an hour later in the after-
no4,11, lie cenimenced instructions in
1\lay with- Sk.y Harbor Air, Ser\ -ices,
tal:ing a 0401 of about eight hours' dual
instruct ion.
211 r( irk, of Detroit, hilided at
Sk\- Harbor on Saturday and took off
rented 1,10, farm. vid \vent to Bothwell,
where -he became engaged in drilling
for oil. Litter he...moved to Gaierich,
Where. as an employee 'of the late
. Pen! MavEwan,. he drilled for, oil at.
Saltford. Instead of. oil.. the drillers
hitI 11, an(l thus wo
s born the' salt' 1)')''.. the fornier manager, 2 P. Riley,
uh • s.
bas sinep having- t•esigned to operate his own
htst•ry Goderich wh
)ecome of large proportions. While
Walter Disney's grandfather lived in
Goderich. his 8011 (father. of Walter
attetuled-" Central. • Publie
8(.11001. The family Moved from
Goderich to Kansas aml later to other
Puint" in lno United States, including
Chicago, ,.',where Walter I)isney was
bot,
Walter -Disiiey attempted to 10111)01
Itis inoxie career -in Kansas, but It was
a failure. Only after moving to Cali-
fornia did he eventually "hit the jack'
Pot" and move up to fame and fortune.
Friendly and Unassuming
With a youthfulness belying his ad-
niitted forty-1We years, Walt Disney pos-
ge."Ps n mostnfriendly and unassuming
perSonality and he was inimpliately
laherled "a real guy" by the various
amspapermen who accompanied him
on his visit tot Goderich. Of compar-
atively rAgged build and about five feet
-eleven inehes in height, he poeisesses
a:keen senSe of humor and a marked
"eg,roe Of considerateness for others.
. AfterServing in the first Great War
ne experienced the period of unemploy-
!tient which folloWed it and it IS said
IV bad to depend considerably on econ-
fableal beans to food hintsolf. Often
116 bial to get busy and 'dra't picture
story. recently purchased. at Hens,'
Mr. Stenlon's home town is Chatham.
Inn. 10' is -single.
IM11111)GIE T(bUIZINA1111ENT .1tT SUNSET
Hotel Sunset opens for the season
tomorrow and for two days., tomorrow
and Saturday, it will he the scene bf
the eentra(•t bridge tournament of the
Goderich Bridge Club ;tad' the Toronto
1,ovn 11,7•eived from .innin'Y
Vl'hist Club. Entries for the event
points
in Cnnadn find the T'lliti3d States.
in order to rustle up enough money to
get a haircut. .Referring to the afore-
mentioned time, Mr. Cant -010n said t hat
while visiting the Disneyin Hollywood.
eight years ago _Waiter Disney at that
time laughingly reealled the "bad days"
and said he wondered if Ile wasn't
hapPier then while trying to get along
than later when he assumed fbe wor-
ries end re4on14ib11itie8 of big-time
movies.
While at Holmesville discussing:his
ancestors waS mentioned Mit his
father was named "Vtlias." Turning to
The Signal -Star,. Walt Disney smiled
and 'eonfessed that "Elias" was his
middle name, lidding, "But 1 bide
•'• •
McLean raa e
Action- Dismissed
Lambeth Woman Wins Judgment
of $8,900 for Death of
Her Husband
The spngs of the Supreme COurt-of
.Ontario opened here on. Monday after-
noon' with Mr. Justice LeBel presiding.
Ile Was welcomed on this, his first,
(Alicia' visit to Huron, by Frank Don-
nelly, on. behalf of the HurOn.„Bar
As-
sociat4on. The membees of the bar,
Mr. Donnelly assured hint, would fol..:
low, Aith intereSt his (career on the
bench and he concluded by extending
(to his lordship an invitation' to a dinner
at the British. Exehange Hotel in the
evening.
Mr. -justice Leliel replied graciously
to the welcome 'and the:invitatioil.•
The action of Mrs. Ismay McLean
against the Town of Goderich for $2,511
damages fnr injuries received when she
suffered a hill on Elgin avenue on
.April 16, 1946, was the first on the list.
Dr. J. M. Graham, who attended Mrs.
McLean, testified that she had suffered
O painful fracture of the wrist, and
that the use' of her hand would be
limited from five to ten per cent.
Mrs."MeLettn, who is the widowed mo-
ther of eight children at home, ranging
In age front eight to sixteen years, stated
that she was returning .honie about
midnight from N-isiting a friend, when,
as she was walking on the south side of
Elgin avenue: the toe of her shoe
in a crack in the. sidewalk,
throwing her to the ground.. Her arm
was in it east until May 27th, and it
still bothers her cous•iderably, she said.
She has not sufficient wrist motion for
typing and fancy work, from which
she 'derives some income. To' Mr.
Haines, counsel for the Corporation,
she admitted having seen the crack
befere. -
Roy Mei-lane town,,foreman, said he
had examined the sidewalk and did
not consider- it needed repair. The
-crack was threes -quarters- of an . inch
deep. Ile had - never had any .com-
plaints about it and in an.swer te a
1 AT T WAs.l'ERFROliT
Five grain cargoes reached this port
the past week. The- Algorail arrived
on Saturday with 210,700 blIA-oats and
wheat; the Bricoldoe on Monday
brought 296,000 bus. oats, barley and
wheat Both these cargoes were for
the Goderich. elevator. The Altadoc
pante in this wonting with 203,500 bus.
wheat • far the( •elevatoi' and had the
barge Portadoc in t9w with 181,000
bus. wheat for the Purity Flour mill.
The Superio. r also arrived today and
is waiting to discharge 101,000 bus.
barley and oatS at'' the elevatoi..
The .A . • A. Hudson, is en route from
the lakehead and is 'expected at the
ele.vater on Saturday night,
the .R.C.M.P. hoat Cntknife was in
Port on Thursday last with a GOvern-
meut inspector who gave Bert Mac -
Donald's launches, the Alinamac and
the Captain John, a tfiorough,oxtunin-
ation. Everything was pronounced 0".K.
and the inspector declared • that both
launches were thoroughly equipped.
After a. long wait for the water to
defer, anglers are beginning:to get
some good catches of perch.
Harrison Reunion
at Harbor Park
In Spite. of Wet Day a Good Thin
Enjoyed—Winners in
the Sports
•
The annual -Ilitrrisen reunion Alas
held on Saturday, June i4th, at Harbor
Parki Goderieh. 'Owing to the very
rainy day the .attendance was much
smaller than usual'and the sports pre -
gram was much ,'Shorter. Following
were .the winners hi the races and
other contests.:
Girls.and,boys five years.and under—
Ralph 11-arrison, Betty Harrison.
Girls(o and boys ,nite and under—
Olive Atkenhead, linnuie Harrison.
Girls andboys, fourteen and under—
Chester Hackett, Lorne Hackett.
Single ladies—Betty Woolley, Amy
question by -the Judge said he'thought Aikenhead. -
"the sidewalk was O.K. I Married ladies—Mrs. Peter Harrison,
John Farncombe, civil engineer and mrs. 'Harold •W'illert. _-
surveyor, of London, gave evidence, for Singh', men—Bill Adams, Erie liar -
the defence, that the crack lu the side- risou.
Walk is rhe same today as it was when Married 110417 -Harold Willert, Stan
the accident happened, except that Collins:. •
•
grass isgroWing in it.' in reply to Three-legged 'race—First, Stan Col-
a -question by Mr. Haine'S, he said tins and Harold Willert second,- Amy
that sidewalks stich as that at this
kikenhead and -Joyce Willert.
particular sit -tit are seen everywhere I .Bean guessing contest—Mrs. S. Col-
in other towns alld that such a Crack lins, Lois Harrison, --
'icking the slipper—Amy Aikenhead,
Anna Scotehmer.
- Clothespin contest—Mrs. S. _Collins,-
Herbie Harrison..
The oldest person present was Mrs.
Isadore 110 iTison of Hohnesville and
the youngest was Leroy Harrison,
young Soli of Mr. and Mrs. l'erey Harri-
s -On of Goderich. Mr. Elliott Harrison,
coining from Guelph, was the pen
coming the greatest distance.
A peanut scramble- for the small
children concluded the sports. A ball
game and a bounteous supper 'provided
by the ladies concluded the day. The
picnic will be held next year at the
same place -,on the second Saturday in
June. Mr. ..Jack Aikenhead was ap-
pointed president, with MO....Peter
Harrison as secretary -treasurer for
1948. •
MeLEAN BUSINESS SOLD
Melvin Cranston has pureihased the
grocery tind feed business of the late
Wesley McLean and is now. in
possession.
would be left unrt,paireff.' '
Other witnesses caned were S.. • IL
Blake, Town Clerk:. P. E. Hibbert and
Gordon Henderson, photographer. (ourt
.was adjourned at 5 o'clock to allow.
the trial judge to view the sidewalk
ievolved in- the case.
e Mit Dismissed
on TueMny morning after hearing
arguinent AV. A. Sutherland. eounseig
for the plaintiff, and E. L. Haines. for
the Corporation, Mr. Justice Leliel 111
his summing up ,said. "This• is 0 Very
unfortunate case from the standpoint
that the plaintiff is a widow. An im-
portant principle is invol" d, It is
not for me to do as 1 like .or
as the Town would I to do.' • . .
Airs'. McLean had back and
forth several times. he'had observed_
the craek before e night of the ac-
cident. The sti were dry; she was
alone and hu • ng, and as she walked,
there WaS a elorlt forty feet from
the crack. ,
"If aAtinicipality stieli as Goderich
,is t'eqj,ted .to keep _a perfect stateof
reinek to all sidewalks" it would incur
= (('ontinued on page 4)
KINSMEN CLUB
A dinner meeting of the Kinsmen
("nth of Goderich will be held on Thurs-
day, June 26th,. at (130 p.m., at the
Kinsmen club rooms. The nontinating
emamittee will bring forth It list of
recommended names of officers 'to be
voted on at a later meeting, those
elected to hold Office -for the ensuing
year. .
TABOR, DAY CELEBRATION
it is announced by• the executive of
the Goderich Trades and Labor Council
that plans are going forward for a
huge lot lar 'Day celebration for the
third consecutive year. There is t() '114'
:1 ('(0111)1(0' change in the day's program,
dmportant speakers. from the
Dominion Labor Department, and no
effort 1 being spared to make this
evelit continned Sllece8S.
COMING. TO GODERICH
BEN% C. W. cope, RA.,
of *FloiliNnee, Ont., win) has aceepted
the call to North street United Church,
MOTH], and will assume his new
post on Sunday, July (ith. During July
Victoria street United and North street
United congregations will hold cOM-
billed services at North street with
Rev, Mi% Cope in charge. • During
August the serxices will be held at
Victoria street. 'Unitedchurch with
Rev. Lawrence it Turner In barge.
May Cali for Tenders HURON COUNCIL APPLIES FOR
for New Court Rouse PROVINCIAL POLICING OF COUNTY
County Coundil Acts on Advice
of Architect—Eight
Negatiye Votes *
Li, U. Bridgman of London, the archi-
tect who prepared ,plans for the new
court house, ,was present at the meet-
ing of the C.ounty Coaneil last week
and addressed the Council.
It Is the general opinion, he said, that.
the peak in costs of construction has
been reached. *From all information
he had gathered, he predieted that dur- _
ing'the summer mouths there Wonld.be
a change„Steel coming through more
freely from the United) States. (Tenders
can be called on short notice Pend he
felt -an Opportunity to do this M the
summer ulOnths shoulttnot be allowed
to pass, and as a matter, of routine
it was •-it. good -dime to ask -for them.
Little lumber would be used in the
new building. If the , committee were
given power to use diSeretion, it might
be a good way to get Menne tion for
another session if tenders were called
for. Letters had been received by his
firm front highly accredited contractors
expressillg interest—iir the job.
Mr. Bridgman stated that the'soldlers'
monument in the park would not be
reaehed by the new ,building, -which
would extend only to the.present inside
curb.
• Included in the specifications is the
:-otivaging of the present building, he
told an inquirer.-
.
After some discuSsion for and against
it, the repont of .the property committee
as follows' was endorsed by standing
rote, eight members registered
negative votes:
"'We ,recommend that the County
Council at this session emPower this.
cvmmittee and the architect to • use
their discretion as to the proper time
to call for tenders for the new court
house and County building. The said
tenders, when rettiThed,. to be Aire -
setae(' 0, this Council for their con,.
sideration.
Tax ate Increased One Mill to Six Mills foie 1947—Adi ti.o al Grant
of $15, 0 for Extension of Alexandra lidspital—Me bers 'Object
to Proposals from Ontario E,ducational Association--Sky,Harbor
Airport Again under DiScussion—W'arden's Committee Maws
Several Granis
TO ADDRESS MAS
1
NS
DR. A.A. BRACE, If.B.G.S., TORONTO
It (V. Dr. Bram js,,111„,42e,elipi ne,.41(0441-•
of North street United cliurch next Sun-
day -eyening, when the -members of
Maitland Lodge, No. 33. and
Goderich, and Morning .Star Lodge,
CarlOW Will attend fox their annual
ehierai''service. Dr. Brace has an in-
ternational reputation as 0 traveller
and speaker. He spent many years in
China and. has a long record of 'unitary
servic•e, ineluding _the Ptocir War - and
.both ,••World Wars,. havim, been con-
neeted with the Canadian Y.M.C.A. in
the .last war.
PRESENTATION BY W.M.S.
'For the information of the County
Council we beg to advise that the' • TO MRS. sA.LBERT 'TAYLOR
architect's feet -4'; which are established
under .the Architects Act, have been ' The regular Monthly meeting- of KnoI
paid as providbd by this Act. That church "(vas hein at the', honte
is *IQ Say,•GO per cent. of SC'(11cent.' • •
of the estiunited.. cost of the building; • • „ • -
\y,7%. AlocLwan, with .•t he
home heipp itS- special guests. The
which amounted to $14,700, of which
$4.500 was Irani last year, and, th.e IATI(.'ss.hl
:Ince; $10,200:- this year."
prayer .was offered .14 Miss Wiggins.
"BILLY" PASMORE SENDS - A. duet, "The I'reCious Name of Jesus,"
- (fon WISHES, CHEQUE w.i.is k(....atitiftilly rendered hy• Mrs.
•• ftevell, and Mrs. N. 11141. Mrs. 0.
Bisset go ve the address of welcoine
Mr: W. J., -Pasmore of" Chiettgo to the "home helpers." Mrs, Henderson
IIeight,•(,•• Ill., who remains as, much wa•s. the guest speaker'and her theme
interested in Goderich affitirs as if ,. „thaw.- 'rho rt,,,,,,,, 1,1.1 tot, of 0
he hadn't been away from the town for lovely:. 1,,,,,tii,,,g- to mi„. Albert Ta).ior,
over forty yea rs,. sends through 'Inc 1 ,... -,-,
woo waves shortly by -plane to Visit
Sig/WI-Star a vont rihntion of $10 to the friends in England, was made by M1s.
fund for the new aretni, with the hope itodditt mitt m,,,,. DooLop, 0.5 0 token
that the 'campaign Vill be successful. of appreciation of her valitable work in
Ile suggests "stadium" ' instead of the. society. At the close of the bitsi_.
-arena'. ls tile 1.,"11"e f" the new Aiess, refreshments were. served and a•
NiNh'i.111.1g... noting a picture in a 'recent •
(,1•ey requested Hutt COatit y weed in-
sociill half-hour WaS spe11t.
tss 110 ur this plIper, observes thereare • .- _
FARM CONDITIONS ' , NT y. i (1:20cit ‘.1.,:,s„.(12(ei
"10tS (1.1 good-looking girls in your ball Ii11111siiiteects(1,1riswi.:.nitscrst 11111ivtertifatlyl
clubs." And NV. J. is no Mean judge.
per cent. of the•cd,st he paid I.)- the,
IN HURON COU 11
, ______
I)epartment of Ilighways,:---Agricultur-
their only daughter, Verna Iona, to Mr:
Goderich announce the engagement of •
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'arm conuitions is iss • • , • - •
Iii."wil. agri"iltliral 11.1)1."''"It'Ithe: ., ! 1 ions r0gardilig
Tlit: folloWilig 10111;(1 in 011 II 111*(01
Cyrl 110(110' l'e-toti, effier son of Mr. Gr(41vtlt uf Ini'‘ ' Pnsi ILl'e affil v111.1Y 1
ad t ha t rural _Hydro electritica Hon be given
(-t;Mrs. BeIt l'eytoa, (q (1sliawthe hs
a ; oW11 spring gr;lin is quile Pu'd priority second to that of permanent
marriago b 1:1rke place lato in Junc ! throughout the county. ' Some "Ch"
in G(homes (not summer cottages') required
010.1413. t holed to sow barley up 1(4 the middle by yeterans;, that the proposed change
1 ,,f J 11 lie.. A la rge a e re'lge 0f beallS from ,( 25-e;t•ele to uo-eyele• power
Goderjcii Collegiate Institute ,. „..,i (.,),... is in preparation. and will be be withheld for „..ttt least t hi I sown when the weather 'permits. The
PROIVIOTION LIST' — , set of cherry and pear bloom is nioder-
The County of ,Kent asked endors-
yen rs.—AgricultuTal commit tee.
• i ate.. Mit indicatithis are that the appre „don „I• a (01.1,(,(int,stiii:z amerrth
Collegiate Institute have -,been promoted
The following students of Goderich-
man, Charles Ilawlliorne, I.:11(. Holmes, 'Crop w.ill .be heavy,. with the eXCeptio11
Ruth lloy. _Phyllis Johns:toil, Donald ' of it • few ekirly
it(17(-(1).1(1!aistlt:1(i'tin ' mid. urging- amendments t., the lliii•lway
ments to the INIunicipal_Drainage Act:
asking a voi-('. 4 I i 1 daylight •••41Villu: time;
10 _the next grade as shown, INinies are Itae1Won, (Joan Alenzies, nob .Moorhead Wet weather 'may v.t.!:truise(t(ie:ist.i
(It. 1, Marjorie Overholt. Jack Picket•- the :ipple «1 (1) infe'station... —The shiP-
Act pertaining to the consirtiction of
111 alphabetical order. Where a sub,- log, Al„rit, R„itithy, James Roberts ment of sows front the sounty to the
ject appears in brackets after any (shop). Shirley Itobertson, Con Syain _abattoirs has been exceptionally heavy
name, the subject; Must be repeated (Fr.). Stewart. Toll,Alatlie IVIghtnian, during the last two months. Recent
before being attemPted in the higher Iteta 'Wilson, Raymond Young, Glen shipments of clidice steers- brought
grade. Marks of the failing have yinighIFIL . 'cents in Toronto.• A limited quantity
already been mailed. Promoted conditionally from Grade of Imckwheat seed, which, was
Scholarships are awarded as follows.: •:.V. to Grade; .I1 Aea dem ic.---Eleanor L ported. is a vii4Table at Fergus: . a nd
Grace Hudson.' and John IltalSon 1)0111, 111 :Marietta Stingel.
(equal).;-
Veterans' .Metinorial in grade IN---- Fuller.. l::enneth, Grigg, Helen Alac- Woodbri.dg.t,e 0)-0.1)erativosi•
RTIII. R (1111(ij, ;
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Promoted - trom' -Giade X to Grade XI
Peter Adallisoll MelliOrial, grade, X— Commercial . Tile June meetin;:t. of „the Arthur
Myrna Boufford. . Eleanor -Andrew; Allan Buchanan Circle (ff Itiox church was -held at the
McKim Alemoria I, grade XI --John 4 shop ). Marion I )olighert, Marie John- manse on Monday evening, with Mrs.;
'Wilson. stun, Donald Kettitightin, Jack Ladd, Floyd Lodge's group ill (•liarge of the
Peter • Adamson Memorial, grade Hon .10.11113re,, Lois Mugford, :harion meeting. „ Tile seripture less,ni was
X11 --Donald 211oo10,3•. , ., Reis, Betty Sowerby, Ituth Stokes: read by M rs. Pea clley , followed hy
'J. A. Graham shield, for character, 1Promolcd from Grade XI to Grade XIII proy(t• by liss WiPxhis: Twt) vocal.
leadership, scholarship, athletics Don- . ' 'Academic. sots by 'Miss' Betty 'Smith. with 'Miss
1)1(1 Scott. Aim‘ord Aitken, Joanin, Baechler, Ala t...:t Joyce .Straclorn :11/4 ,Ict'011pnIllist,
Promoted from Grade IX to Grade X•• lo111114, ., 13:1 ker, Carly le Bannister very 11111(.11 elijoyell. Nit's. (;orilon
1)olie1(1a Andrews ( l'r.)', Jean Baech- 4 I list. ,. klollie Bisset. Madeline Bogie, lIender,on took charge id' the husiness
ler, Mary Baker, Elaine Bean, Margaret I.:dwa t 11 yin ton. Eyel it Dustow, Jack ,of Hie meeting-. 'Mrs:Cooper read inter
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Black (Fr.), Christine Bogie, Helen Eedy, c01r0 11 limiter. 1101) ,i,eniaire est ing comments on current event...,
Bridle, Kenneth Brown, Barbara Bull, .4 Hist. 1,. Viora Alaeltontild. Sall,v Mat•-• Tile topie, taken Ir.% Ail,. (011011 Kait,
Terence Carter, Alar.‘ belie ciiislndm, 'Donald. Jack Massey,- fleleti Mont- t ing, was front the Litt"rd ch:iptcr of the
Joan Clark, e'raig Ci),IellO, Mary Col- ,goale0. 71:1Xille Othe, Bertha, i )(J)1), stIttly hvok 011(1 was ea -A1 i,sious
hert, June Cunningham, Lucille Cottr- Arlyoe Rouse, Gwen 811)vart, Evelyn , Indin:" The meeting was closed with
her(som Barry Donk. .Iohn I )onaldson. Turton. Ajarie Wall. Harold ‘Varren. prayer 1r,‘ Mrs. Lt 1t', ..k. social boll-
-Elliott . -Jean Erriimtral, Br flee -Erskine-, -John, ..Witsorr.
Moyra Donnelly. Leonard Durnin, Joan "P,Iennor Milk, Kenneth wilmot -4 Fr. 1, tiTlcosictiiiri oli: 1‘) ::••sotti,11::(1sot.‘sedarit7iltigrie.(1 1),: Mrs,
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Itobert I'eagit.n, Joan Fitzpatrick, Betty Promotted from Grade XI to Grade XII .
Lou Fritzley, Eleanor Glenn, Arthur(Comm. ercial RE('EIVE ILA. 11)EGREES
Griffiths, 1311 rbara Griffiths. , George :Leo' Baker (*sten.), Joyce Feagon., l'wo former Gfalerich and district
IIhrris, Donald Hawthorne, Catherine Grace Hayden, EvelYn Lynch, Isabel men received tin'ir Bachelor of Arts . licate for goneral protb•ienc,N. shunting
Ifay, Margaret Henry, Niurray Hol- Meliean: Don Rivers 1s ten . 4, , .111110 ..(41:;g1i1;1Prti,S0 :i1,1,11111.i1:,:.;111'iiii)iill'e::sni I ..ilitioify Ilyietsixt,orniti it4111.iizr:i‘ ii.t,i(1.-1 bit'11 ;;Inas:i.n(iSsiiiemiitiliss(1,1 t:,1,1,1,1( ttilliee
0111(1, Grace IIIHNoti., John IIndson, Ituttedge, Ntarg4?.(st Tigert. '
Ruth Irwin, Eleanor Jeffery, Helen Promoted from''Oride xII A Grade London. They are Ile\ . R. Gordon Elia Waller memorial prize for leader -
Johnston, Violet Lan hwal te, Gita ry - XIII Academie,. iinzi(wood, of Wa1001, and NV. 1 Tarvey 51111). Further awards
Leeson, June IkleCabe, Virginin Mertflie Itaniene Baer, 'Marjorie Baxter. Huth Itryans, of( London. Mr. Hazhswood lisheil y(1,11(1)111)gse 111a0(11,y ,:i ji\i‘til,t;telbeilitsi!::,):::11{:1:tillitl:tes
(Fr.), Alvin McGee, Donald McKaY. Bogie. •Alargaret Bowra, Dorothy Brad- was formerly the i'nit(01 Church min- 1,0011ard
Barbara Matthews. Brown Milne. ley, Bill Charmer, Elizabeth Chisholm, iste-r at Nile and lienthiller. Mr. double's tennis chainpioaship, '
aOrd0h Nbble, liti rim ra Orr, Grace Rita Chisholm, 'Lug!' Feagan (Fr.), Itryans is a former Principal of Cent mil , ,
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Pinder (Fr.), Gordon Pinder (Fr.), Mary Graham; Isabel Howes, Helen School, GoderiehilItIDIfil-TO-BE !IGNORED. '
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Jack Price, Winnifred Raynard, Clare Inglis, Mary Laithwaite, IlettY Marsh, .. •• The officials and 'staff at the Cou
Ruffell', Donald Squire, Frances Wat-' Harry Nlontgoniery (Eng., lat.1„ I)onald THE WEATHER
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House on Saturday honored Nliss (lath -
km; Wilma walson (Fr.), Douglas lloOney, Mary Pridhani, Emma Robert- TemAlratures of the past week in ;trine Graf with' the presentation of n
Webster; John Westbrook, Jelin Willis, soh. Jim, Saunders. (Toall Scott, Bedell' Goderich, with sthoge' of the correspond- (11:1)8a(siettnahs3t.er.rifun'rtvh.e rA.0:,:isseitlirteartionA. wills. ,
acEleanor Smyth. Lat.), Bill ing Week . it year ago , as Otheiftlly re -
Leona rd • Willis, Wilita Wiri4cm. 1.4hkletom
Promoted- eonditionplly from grade Smyth, Bens(in Straughan (geom., nig., cOrded, were as followErskine before .the assembled staff
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1947 . 1946 Miss Graf has resigned her position as
IX to grade X --Margaret Jackson, pr.), Donald Warren (Eng., hist.),
Allan MacI)onald, William Seers, Doris Mae Wilson.
Max. Min, Max. Min. stenographer in the office of Vrown
'Sowell:by.
Commercial Diploma.4' ' Thurs., June 12 ....WI 43 • 74- 49 Attorney IlollIteS,' Which she has held
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Promoted from Grade X to Grade XI Honors—Pat Church,' Audrey Ginn, Fri., June lil ' 79 51 117 [11 foil thepast four years. iier marritigt ,
Gretta Arbour, Gordon Argyle, Watson.
Acadefinie Ruth Reid, Mary Stracilan, Elinor sat.. June 14 75 ' 5g . '(17 41 t(c(X,et(rx%kEdawlaidrd tIcili.1,0ct(tiet:,ivitiusro,ta TolfdwIltarl.
.8un., June 15 ' 58 50 73 40
Marion Bogie, Allyrna Boufford, cath. pass___Rvith Allison, Josef, ptacebier, Mon.. June 16 61 45' 82 51 (lrocoeit of Brantford. Will .tahe'vatick.
erine eutt, Mary Anne Eralcirw, James Noreen McKay, Jean 'McPhee, Joan Tues., June 17 64 43 79' 59 to St. Peter's chutCh Were laleIt Elatur.
rellows, Giene I/amilton, Rose Hart- 31ePhee, Eleanor 'Martin. • . , Wed., June 18 (3-1 - 45 73 54 day ,morning,
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In order to cover the of a busy ,
June session, Harota County Cotmcil
opened on Tuesday morning, June 10th.
instead 1,)f hi the afternoon as usual.
As a member of the airport conl-
mittee, the Warden said he had visited,
Ottawa and. a report would be- given
later , iu- the session of the, result.'
had represented the Council when
Lieut. -Governor Lawson had • visited
Clinton, and -also at a banquet to -news-
papermen front the United States on
their visit to Goderich. He felt the
newspapermen had taken away a good
nitpression of Western Ontario and
Huron county.
An unusual number orformer County
enturenh,rs 'had passed away between
the sessions and Warden Smyth spoke
with regret of the death of Albert
Toner, of Howiek ; W. J. Henderson, of
Morris; Thomas Love, of- Stephen; E.
Douglas Brown, of Goderith; and John
haly, of Settfokh, the last-named a
member' •of the present Council who
had, won- respect aud affection by his
ability and genial manner. .A minute's
silence was observed in memory of Mr.
Daly.
mlrf7TE-11;V"77-siir
Reeve of Seaforth, was welcomed, and
was appointed to the finance and
airport committees.
Resolutions and Other correspondence
read by Clerk N. W. Miller Were refer-
red to the contain tees designated:
Correspondence
A. resolution from the County ofjp.
Sinicoe requesting from the Provincial'
Government a • yearly grant of
75' per cent. for 'the annual financial re-
m oirementti_of the Children's Aid .S0-, "
ciety °was sent to the Children's Aid
committee. In the preamble to the re-
solution it Was Stated that 8im8be .
-views with alarm the yearly'hicrease
in the cost' of providing -for the needs
of neglected chilren and places the
cause of the increase on the sale of in:
ting beverages."
. A re.solution from the County of
Elgin asked- 11 that a petition he -
sent to. the provincial GoSermnent to
amend the Assessment Act to permit
the imposing of a penalty ...of fo.jir.per_._.
ek1-.7 for non-payrnetTrOP _taT,es; (2)
that legislation be enacted to .permit
exemption of toms on ,woodlots;-.01
one acre in ten. under Single owner-
ship: (:-; reonesi-ing amendments to
the Public and High School Acts t0.
make it possible, where so desired, to
place tunic education under flier .
oontrol of the High Sehool. District I -
'Board ; (4) .that members of the High
School 'District Board be paid on 'a
ht 1 siinijar to that of members of
Township Councils,--LegislatiVe t•oin-
tnittee. •
.A resolution front the County of
undergTound b.\ the Bell 'ide-
1)11(10' Co. The ToNN tisdni, of Ilovvick
adviset1 this had reeei-ved its endors-
ation. 1
The '('otinty f Ontar'io requested the
Department of Game and Fisheries
to pay a ,ohstantial bounty mt foxes
and increase the bomity .41
t•oninit,ttee.
A t'ounty of I've! resolution re(lliested
tile Provincial GoNernineol 10 give
1111.11licipalit ies fv.ol‘ et* to pa,s a h3 baw
authorizing the elestructioo of various
1:((:)(1.1clitr1:11;:tte.
i‘ilregistry offices.- --1,.gislative
The county of MiddieseN sent •1 re-
selution opposing -the matetfactore and
sale of oleemargarir e. .1.gri. 11.1 urill
committee. •
- Echo of Illiamilton Trials
The coloo- of Weot(Nor; 0 :t.•••ked for
Coot uag_re
W1INS KO:(1'CIESS 111.1114:R6AL
Dr. .1or 11 \Tr,. T:Alor
110 1,1•,...,•nt :11 1 bit tcrin (Ayr-
(•iscs lithergal Tor„nto,
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\vti, 11411 .1110 11 i,t rn.ilitir of.
diplOmas in the seni,•1 s• 14001
look pi,o.e. Their (laughter.
W11,4 iillite 11S11 priZo-x\
She was dwarded the sit It form cert 1-
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