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GO,DERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER' llth, 1947
Four New -Men on
Goderich Council
Elliott Had the Poll ---:Band a, d
School Proposals" Both •
Given Majorities
There v11l be fOur new face e at
the Town Council of Godesieh next
year—those'of Councillors -elect Sturdy,
McGee, Waisak and Graham: The
Council as elected on Monday will be:
Mayor—George °G. Daticlilwan.
'Reeve—John 1. Huckins.
Deputy Reeve—Clayton Edward..
Councillers — Earl Elliott, Fred
, Sturdy, Reg. McGee, Thomas Taylor,
i'Leo Walzak and John ,14. Grishara.
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A large Vote—perhaps the largest : Aehfield—Cecil
tne Scripture lesson and `led in prayer.
ever polled in Goderich at a municipal The secretary and treasurer reported Colborne—Staul
CH ISTINIAS TREAT •
SATURDAY OF NEXT WEEK
Santa Claus will appear on the
Square in Goderich on Sa.turday after-
noon of next week, December 20, at 2
o'clock, to bring asChristmas treat for
tlae children. All the young boys and
girls are invited to, be on hand, to
welcome Santa.
NEW OFFICERS OF
W.A. INSTALLED
The. annual meeting of the St.
George's Women's Auxiliary was held
in the parish hall on. Tuesday after-
noon,. with Mrs. B. H. Parr, president,J
Charge. The meeting was opened
vrith carol singing and Mrs. Farr read
Several Changes
i
in County otuncil
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J.Ohn McNabb Cornea 11:awls fro
Grey Township—Stephen..
Township Sends New Men .
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There will be Auites a number of
changes in the Huron County Council
for 1948. Several municipatitiea have
,yet to hold th.eir elections, but as a
iesult, of the elections already held
eight seats at the 1918- Council will b
occupied by reeves aid deputy reeves
.who are not members of the 1947
, Members already elected for '1048
are as follows (those marked * are
tie* member):
Goderich Towns
election—was recorded. This could be a successful year. The rector, Rev,
aecounted for by the large number 13. H. Farr, conducted the installation Stephen—Elmer
of candidates and the strong organiz-
ation of the Public School Board in
support of its new school proposition.
There was no organized opposition to
the new school proposal. Supporters
of the band bylaw also were out in
force and rolled up a majority of 217.
The public school plebiscite showed a
-majoritY a 110 in favor of the new
of 'officers for the* new yeat: _ Hon.
presidents, Mrs. G. C. Hill, MrS. E.
W. Carrie; hon. vice-president, Miss
Burritt; president, Mrs. B. H. 'Farr;.
vice-presidents, Mrs. F. Hunt, Mrs. R.
Needham; secretary, Mrs. H. Dodd;
treasurer, Mrs. R. Needham"; press
secretary, Mrs. A. Shore; envelope
secretary, sMiss M. Menary ; prayer
school. partner 'secretary, Mrs. -Staniforth;
A feature of the polling -was the large Dorcas secretaries, Mrs. Staniforth and
number of rejected and blank ballots. Mrs. F. Riley; social service secretary,
As there were only eighteen of these in Miss Middleton; extra cent-asday seere-
the poll for councillors, the most cam- try, . Mrs. 13. R. .Munday ; "Living
Beaver*.
Hullett—John W. Armstrong.
East Wawanosh—J. D. Beecroft.
West Wawanosb—Everett Finnigan*.
MOrrIS—Ilarver Johnston*.
Grey—John McNabb*, Clifford Row-
land*.
Turnberry—Walter H. Woods.
Howick--;--John Winter, E. J. Farrish.
Goderich Town—J. E. Lluckins*,
Clayton 'Edward*.
Seaforth--rF. S., Sills.
Wingham—Murray Johnson.
Brussels—R. B. CousinS.
plicated of the five ballots, it is evident Message" secretaries, Mrs. A. Shore and
ston.
'nyder.
Geo. Ginn.
aw'Son*, Llenry
Blyth—Frank T. Bainton.
Heasall-LA. W. Kerslake.
that many' Voters were unable te. make • Miss Middleton; tea convener, Mrs. F.
a The Eight Changes
decision on the other ballots and .Riley; calendar .comnaittee, Mrs. J. In Ste hen township Reeve Roy:
EKTOBIAL
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THESE RUMORS SROU BE_
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deposited them Unmarked. Whittingham and Mrs. 11. Dodd;.
Ratz and Deputy Reeve Arthur Amy
Details of the vote are published Junior Auxiliary leader, Mrs. B. Wil-,
p. retired, and their places are taken by
elsewhere on this age.
A Remarkable Record
Polling sub-diVision 7 made a rather
curious record. On both the school
question and the band bylaw it wiled
a tie vote -53 to 53 on the band by-
law and 4.6 to 46 on the school questiOn.
In the poll for reeve there was a
difference of only one vote -87 for
HuckinS, 86 for Mathieson. The same
poll vas also the only one that put
Mot ; telephone convener, Mrs. II. 'rich -
borne. After the meeting, tea was
served by Mrs.. F. Riley and Mrs.
Tichborne.
Elmer Lawson and Henry Beaver, the
latter elected by acclamation.
In - West WaWanosh Reeve Brown;
, Smyth, retired after his yearsas warden
,of the county, and in the election which
-ensued Everett Finnigan was., chosen
as reeve. .
Morris tOwnship sends a new .man
in Harvey . johnsten. He succeeds
Cecil Wheeler, who 'rayed after five
t years in the reeveship.
-i, 'the six councillors who were elected public affairs of the northern part of Grey township has two new repre-
r the Council, both .as reeve of his towrnilaip 'sKentatives, John McNabb and Clifford
order of the total poll in towu fo
at the top of the poll and in the exact Huron county. He sat ie the County
successful candidates. Polling division Rowland. After many years in the
and as a COunty commissioner', waS Council Ex -Warden Alex. Alexander
10 had .the successful , candidates in warden of Huron in -1907, and in -1908 retired from the reeveship and Deputy
order except that•it.tied two candi
dates waS the Liberal candidate for the
Legislature in opposition to -the' late to
Reeve Stanley Machan was nominated
A. II. Musgroyes M.P.P. H.wifeis ife -died succeed him John., McNabb, who
.years ago was a member, for several,.
In ;1945-. and he is survived by 'four tern's, opposed him and won on a close
Islington; James and William, of East
"f !_
sons and five daughters: - Elgin, Vote. In his appeal to the voters Mr.
McNabb pronosed to "stop the bUild-
Wawanosh; Robert, .01-. Turnberry ; ing of the Court House at groclerich and
save the ratepayers of Grey - townshi-p
thirty or forty , thousand dollars."
Clifford Rowland • Was elected, deputy
reeve.
. For the town of „Geddich J. E.
Huckins and Clayton Edward succeed
DEATH OF JOHN T. CURRIE
The death of John T. CiirriZ! of .East
Wawanosh, which occurred on Novem-
ber 28 in his ninety-first Year, removed a
lifelong resident of tho toWnship who
for many years was Prominent in the
for second place.
'HOG: PRODUCERS AP' NT
— T.HEIR 'OWN EXE -C TIV.E
The annual ',meeting of the Huron
MIS, John Aitken, fsrf Saskatchewan;
County Hog Producers' Associatien Was
Mrs. Nelsen MeRitchie, of East Wawa-
h'eld at Clinton on Saturday afternoon, nosh ; Violet,' of San Francisco, Calif. :
•townships rePresented- peing Colborne, NIrs. T. K. Bibb and Mrs. Mary Gal-
.' aoderich, Hullett, Eastl'Wawanosh•and braith, bf Detroit.
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West WawauPshi ,
Charles Coultes, Belgrave, , gave a TO EAT ..TURREY AT HAYFIELD Reeve MacEwan (elected to. the mayor -
report of the last directors' meeting A cavalcade of cars; will, gather at alty)- and Deputy:Reeve Mathieson.
of the Ontario- Hog Producers' A.s- the British Exchange Hotel at 6,30 p.m. The municipalities still to choose
sociations and said it was owing to. on Friday to transport members of their representatives are Stanley; Hay,
-' negotiations-- by a committee of the the Goderich Lions Club to Bayfield I7sborne, Tuckersmith and McKillop
hog producers with..the . packers that for their 'annual Christmas party. -A townships, the town of. Clinton and
hogs did not fall below .$23 per 100 for turkey dinner is being held at the Little; the village of Exeter.
"Al' hogs delivered at Toronto. Inn at Baytield at 7, P.m. Included in 1 ' STEPHEN TOWNSHIP ,
" There was some_ discussion as to • the program Will be Christmas songs I Stephen Township ou Monday elected
whether the association should con- by the recently formed Goderich male Elmer Lawson as reeve, .with a vote of
Untie as a' unit of the, Huron County 1538 ;to 478 for James 11. Dalton,. Co -un-.
choral group.
Federation of Agriculture or break , _ . .
—4cillors elected are .Roy Swartz, Willis
away and form, a -separate organize- , „
Gill and John A. Morrissey. Henry
ducers would choose their three cora-
the. Federation, but that the hog pro- To Establish a
‘G.'C.I. Scholarsh
. . .ipi,acclamation.
GREY TOWNSHIP
• . tiutr: It was decided tP remain with • ' !Beaver was elected deputy reeve by
mittee members who form the execu-1 ., - 1 John 'McNabb was elected reeve of
• ° f the association rather thlia have ' • .
• - -I Grey township on Monday, defeating
SETTLED
Disturbing reports are afloat con-
cerning the condition of the victoria
School building. It is said that a
sump -pump is kept Constantly at work
to dispose of water that collects under
the building; that tAtp building shows
Signs of damage from the boggy nature
of the ground; that the ground in the
intraediate vicinity, on which, it is pro-
posed to build the new school, is
similarly boggy.
We have been inclined to discount
these reports, but they have conae to
as from such different quarters, and
with such. particularity, that, we be-
lieve they should receive official notice.
Will the chairman of the, School
Board make a publie statement in the
matter? s -
E:XPIRY OF TRAINING
GS FOR VETERANS
Of Word' War II are
at December 31, 1947 issthe
PRIVIL
Vetere
warned t
deadline date te register the eraining
under the Veterans Rehabilitation Act,
or to obtain trade tests for recognition
under the Ontario Apprenticeship Act,
and veteran interested should apply
at once to allow for. counselling and
*time required to make arrangementS
fbr training to the National Employ-
ment Service Office nearest the
veteran's residence.
A recent 'report issued by the De-
partment of Veterans' Affairs shows
that, althouglt final figures are not yet
available, it is estimatedbythose close
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to the training picture that. probably
more than 100,000 47eterans will have
been trained on the vocational level
as a result of this training program,
while perhaps another 50,000 will, have
entered university. - •
Concerning the matter of employ -
Went, this report further states that
although all told more than 1,000,000
Canadians word the uniform in World
War II the figures of the National
-Employment Service for the. month of
Octobtk. showed that there were only
16,000 'vekerans of World War II
registered • and unplaced in employ-
ment at that. time. Of these it should
be recorded that only 9,000 had been
unplaced more than fifteen days,
actually less than one per cent.
ST. GEORGE'S :NO. 1 LEADING
thein chosen by.. the Federation as form-
erly done:
Committee Appointed,. .
The committee for 1948 vs, as the ap-
pointed by the members as follows:
C. Coultes, chairman, Jilts. Smith, R.R.
2, Brussels, and A. Warner. • Bitylield.
W. -Victor Roy, Londesboro, was ap-
pointed secretary -treasurer for a second
term. •
A resolution was drawn up stating.'
that in view of the hog situation d !
and because the -hog producers have :
no support outside of Ontario a -Domin-
ion hog producers' organization should
be formed and a Dominion marketing
Scheme'be established.- This resolution !
will be, presented at the next meeting
of the County Federation. •
Yorkshire Breeders .
This meeting w•ae followed -by a
meeting of the Huron County Yorkshire
Breeders. The officers of 1947 were
, chosen again for 1948. They are: A.
Betties, R.R. 2, Bayfield, president; !
LeRoy 'Brown, Clinton, secretary; ;
William Turnbull, vice-president;
directors: 114 Johns, Centralia; Jas. '
Lobb, R.R. 2, 'Clinton; John Povvell,
Seaforth,- and' A. Warner, Bayfield.
Messrs. B, rown and Betties were ap-
pointeds't b make arrangements with
the Agricultural Society of Clinton
for thespfize„list for the 1948 spring
show Or the showing of hogs;__At
the show the' breeders are planning'
to hold a sale, if possible, and hive.
for more entries than there have been
in the pas. The age limits for entries'
In ,the- sa. e were decided upon. For
1.vred stock: born on or* after July 1
of tli ybear• for boar stocks October
1, and for open sowei October 1.
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MUSIC, CLUB HEARS .
HANDEL COMPOSITIONS
Will of Late- Miss • Eliza Fraser the 1947. reeve,. ,Stanley Machan, 383
, Leaves Trust Fund for. I to 381. Clifford Rowland was elected
. This Purpose deputk reeve, and the councillors are
MORRIS TOWNSHIP
, Bert Johnston, Kenneth 'McFarlane -and
"'The Goderich High School District Percy Ward.
received notice that, by the will of .usleti Councillors elected in Morris town -
Board at its meeting on _Friday la
late Miss Eliza Simone Fraser, the thil.) are James Peacock, Bailie Parrott,
Samuel Alcock and Charles Coultes.
residue of hers -estate, approximately
Harvey Johnston Wil.b elected' to the
$5000, is 'set aside in trrist to establish,
reeyeship by acclamation. ,,..
a scholarship to f• be- known . as the .
Donald Fraser and Fardily scholarship.
The income from the trust fund is
to be paid annually as • a scholarship
tothe student of Goderich Collegiate
lostitute whom the trustees ,of the
fund deem most deserving. .
The present trustees(Zf the fund are
F. • Donnelly, K.C., and A. H. Erskine. the University of Toronto. Miss Atkin -
The will also provides that any vacancy -son has also. achieved the -unusual
In the board of two trustees of the distirfction of 'being .the only student
fund will be filled, by appointment by at the University who has ever eb-
,the county .judge. The trustees have tained a Master's degree at the same
stated that it -will probably be two tine ; as a Bachelor's degree, being
years' before the estate can be settled 1Am:tilled the latter from Queen's Uni-
and the scholarship become active. . 1 versity, at 'Kingston. To accomplish
, Reports of High - Sehool Inspectors this sinardar attainment, _Miss Atkin-
! II. M. Matthews and Miss M. A. Clarke son has taken four years of :University
lin shopwork and home economics were work in two years." ,
received. The reports .Vere higbly 1 The above is from The' Beamsville
. complimentary to the work being done Express, the elever young student being
, by Mr. Walkom in shopwork arfd . by the daughter -of the former Miss Fanny
; Miss Fo,ster , and Miss Blake in home Brackstone, of Goderich, now Mrs. S.,
.-eeonornieS, , Atkinson of Bearasville. '
A CLEVER STUDENT
"Miss, Doris:. Atkinson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. Atkinson, was one Of
a group of six -students who are the
first. to be awarded the 'Master Of
Social Work' degree in Canada, re-
ceiving this at the fall convocation of
The monthly meeting of the Goderich
Music Club was held onIliesday even-
ing in St. George's parish hall.
The Christmas program' was in -
charge of Mrs. Clayton Edwai'd, 'who
gave an interesting paper on the life
and work of George Frederick Handel,
dealing in particular with his great
oratorio, "The Messiah." The folloVV-
ing Selections from "The Messiah"
were sung: "Rejoice Greatly, 0 Daugh-
ter of zion",ohy Mr. Edward; "He
Shull reed ITis Flock," by 1tra.ciordon
Knitting; "Come unto Hita," and "How
Beadtiful Are the Peet," by Mih's Betty
Snaith. Biblical quotations 'used in
"The Meesiah" were 'read by several
members of' the Club.
"Where'er You Walk." ftom* the
opera "Xerxes," was Used as ail, et-
aniple of the beautifttl'ineloclies penned
by Handel.
The sibject the 'nod meeting,WM
be "The Polk ][)ane."
1. Mr. W. C. Attridge was engaged to
Women's Institute '
Entertains Husbands
Members Contribute to Gifts for
ritain—Musical
Program
IN INTER -CHURCH LEAGUE
Continuing the excellent bowling that
has carried themfrom last to first
'place the -league in five .ganiels,
George's No. 1 team o14Tuesdity night
defeated Baptist No. 2 by seven points
to none and lengthened:their lead 'in
the Inter -Church Leagne4o four points
Members of the Goderieu ,vvortii0:1'S
Institute ehtertaiued tieir husbUnds..
at the Chriamas meeting held in
MacKay' Hall, on December 4th. :The
men folk played a friendly 'game of
"500" while routine business of the
organization was carried on, joining
the ladies for the musical part of the
program. -
Mrs.' Wilkin presided and thanked
all who helped to. make the bridge
and "500," held recently in the Legion
Hall, a pleasant and financial success.
Mrs. McPhee, firmer convener, re -
Ported on the sick and shut-ins, and a
suggestion by Mrs. Mtinaby that a
shower of cards be sent to Mrs. Mc-
Kinnon, who Is ill in a Detroit hos-
pital,. was favorably accepted. A letter
was read from the Recreational Coun-
cil thanking the Institute for the gift
of $1011 for the fund. Five dollars was
voted to the Children's Memorial Hos-
pital at London, Mrs. Holland spoke
briefly on the Recreational Council.
Fifty -live members answered the roll
call by placing their gifts to Britain
in a huge green Christmas stocking
which was tilled to overflowing. Six
visitors were warmly welcomed. Mrs.
James Bisset gave It helpful ;demon-
stration of Christmas cookies.
Mrs. J. Lemaire presented the presi-
dent wiiti a gavel' and Mrs, Wilkin, on
behalf .of the Institute, thanked Mrs.
Lemaire• for this thoughtful gift.
Smile of the more dramatically in-
clined members enacted a hilarious skit
entitled -''A Box of Trouble.", _The cast
consisted of Mrs. Lemaire, Mrs. B.
Mrs. Price, Mrs. Claremont,Mrs.
1Vi1kin, Mrs. Higginson, Mrs. H. Doak,
Mrs. Tichborne, Mrs. Mumby and Mrs.
Jewell.
Mrs. Jewell. was, .mistress oc. cere-
monies during the musical part of the
program. A duet, "A White Christ-
mas,"' was sung .by Mrs. Claremont
and -Mrs. Jewell. Solos, "Silent Night,"
and "It Caine upon the ;Midnight
Clear," were sung by Mrs. Jewell,
aecompanied'hy Captain Sinith-"of the
Salvation Army. Presentation • of a
•
gift to Mrs. Jewell; a recent bride,
was made by Mrs. Wilkin. MIS. Jewell
reiiiied with .a happy little speech'.
The program ended, with the singing
(it 'Obristmas choruses and "God Save
the King." .
A delicious lunch was, served by the
committee, Mrs. 'Barry, Mrs. Larder,
Mrs. .1.1umhy.' Mts. J. Bis,set, Mrs. J.
Ada ins' and AI rs.- ( aremon t, a ssisted
by members of the executi‘e.
over Knox 1\7). 2 and North St. No. 2, ' •
their elosest
With the Baptist team plating up an
excellent -fight St. George's had to
HURON MEDICOS HEAR
AT T E WATERFRONT I
The winter 'fleet has been increased
sinee last we), )ek's report by the arrival
a the strs.-Briculdoc, It'ort Witklue
Lind Algorail, all with storage cargoes
for, the Goderich Elevator Co., vut the
Starbuck, which will go iuto wintqr
berth after discharging lster cargo at
the elevator.
The' Laketon and Bayton are ex-
pected to join the /Wet, and the A. A.
Hudson and the Superior may be here
if they can be loaded at the head of
the Lakes and get away in time.
Including the three barges in harbor,
there are now eleven freightere here
'for .the winter, with tlae possible ad-
dition of four more. •
Cargoes discliarged- at the elevator
the past week: Friday—Howard Hind-
man, 96,000 bus. wheat. Wednesday—
Starbuck, 06,000 bus. baeley, rye and
screenings. The' Starbuck will remain
here for the winter.
The MacDonald launch Annamaediad
a bit of hard'Iuck on Monday, running
afoul of a sunken log in the harbor
which punched a' hole in her hull.
yhe men working on her managed to
get a cable from the pier to the launch,
but it teok several hours' work with
a winch to raise the boat to the surface,
and it was- a cold, rough job with a
gale blowing -and heavy waves rolling
in from the lake. The boat was taken
over to Snug Harbor, where repairs
were • made, and the staunch little
Annamac is now as good as ever, says
Captain 4,t ert. •
SPEAKER WARS
ON SUNDAY SPORTS
• IlOron Presbytery of the United
'Church of Canada met Su Caven United
• church, . Winthrop, . in charge of the
chairman, Rev. Wm. Mair.
In an address, Rev. Gedrge W.
Webber, general secretary of the Lord's
Day Alliance , of Canada, Said, that
conceSsionaires had violated the Lord's
Day Act at some of the summer resorta,
one of which was Grand Bend, in
Huron county. He also stated that
certain Athletic clubs, were agitating
for an„ open Sunday, with a view to
financial gain. •
Rev. Anson C. .Moorhouse; of, Toronto,
demonstrated the nuse of records and
sound iihns in missionary work.' Pres,
bytery decided to purchase a set- of
rrecords, and give full support to the
missionary edueation committee, in
promoting the use of sound films in
Huron,
eSbytery sustalife d. a -(1X-to It esS
8. 11. Brenton, of Ethel, from 'Londes-
!bur°, charge, at .a salary of $2,200 a
year,. four weeks' holidays', ardd moving
'sxpenses paid. Rev. II. 0. Wilson was
appointed temporary chairman of Ethel
, charge during the ljacanCy..•
Council Asks 11am;
for PlqgrOunds...
(ming Day a lioliday—Bylaw
Rootlet Building on Lake
and Brim Baas
The regular ;meeting 'a 'the Tovva
council was laeld op. 'rI6UY eveningt
with all members present except eptna4
J. E. Mutelt, secretary of the '..gre
lafgade, reported fifty -sine calls during
the, year. Five were for practieess one ,
Lor a parade, six were false hla\OE039
twelve were meetings, twenty were
for chimney fires, siX for other fires,
and one call Wt1,4 to thss villag.bf Salt -
ford. -The estimated tire less- for .tho
year was $8,804,
The Clerk reported six applicatiens
fur building permits, with total eStfm-
ated costs ot $1,740.. W.. J. Clayton's
application was for a frame toarist -
cottage and cabin. on Britannia road,.
north of Victoria street, estimated cost
$1,300: Other appliciitions were frona
A. It• Mohring, Cambridge street
(two) ; .N. T. Anderson, Keays street;
Gordon J. Kaittiug, McDonald street;
Arthur Fulford, Cambria road.
An application from Joseph Q. Kelly
for a taxi license was referred to com-,
mittee of the whole, -as was also a
letter from -Mrs, E, R. -Elliott requeSts
Mg. reimbursement by the Council of
her expense for repairs to her fence'
which was partly torn down on
ilal-
- loween. ,Her bills for repair were $331..
*olicitor J. K. Hunter wrote regard-
ing asrevision of the town bylaws and -
recommended that the. Work of Con-
solidation of the bylaws' begun by D. IL 4
Nairn some years ago be completed.
illTii=as 'referred to the special. coin -
A requestc.f" roni ;Mr. ;and. Mrs. J. B.
Mills, caretakers of MacKay Hall, far
reconsideration of their remuneration,
was, 'referred to . committee of . the
whole. Also' sent to committee was,
a claim of 'Victoria Hospital, London,
for care of a patierat-from Goderich.
A resolution frolt the Council of the
Town of New Toronto asking • for a
shange iu . the criminal code to deal
with se X maniacs Was sent to ,the
special committee. • ;
ACtiOn an Mr. Knight's Offer
C:oun. Iliickinssellquired 12 there'was,
any ,further information regarding Mr.„
Knight's offer for it children's play- :
grolind. Mayor Mooney replied in the
negative, but in- reply' to further .quen-
tiorringr'srared-tirat
quite aware that the Council was inter-.
ested hi the proposal.. However, a .‘
motion • was adopted to -the effect that
the Clerk obtain from the Department.
of .1.-dtication nlans tor the equipinent •
of a swimming-I/lot and . recreation
grounds, and that ,Mr. Kiljght be kept .
informed:of what the.Ceuncil is doing.
Council „also ,passed. a motion author-:
izing Mayor and Clerk to complete'
the option for the purthase•of property
on•South street •froni Mrs. ttose Willis •
itt:$2,100.• Th'4, purchase may be com-
pleted if the landis needed as the, '
site of an armory. -'
using Day a lflloliday
The Mayor was asked to proclaim
Boxing Day- j•Deceniber 26th1 a eivie
holiday. It. \vas also decilled.that the
Town should insure the property at
the Blue• Water liand.
Bylaw No. 49, to prohibit- the eon- •
.ADDRESS ON CANCER McALILIS'TERs---BELL
The inarriage • of,.
he at their best to take seven.points , Margaret Elaine, daughter of Mr. and
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The members of the Huron County
.1Irs. 'John II. hell, te Samuel Eric
with game scores of .970, 1080_1281,
total -3331, against the Baptist game
seores uf 947, 101, 1252, total 3260.
High bowlers filk. St. (*urge's were
Alma Davis with 507 and Bert Medd
with' 723. The high bowlers for -Bap-
tist • No. 2 weresRoxie Ball with 479'
and Mr. Fere-11AV with 529.
Knox No. 1 ant' Knox No. 2 met.each
Other fbr the first time in, the season
and Knox No. 2 -emerged --the victors
by seven points to none. Game scores,
for Knox..,No. 2 wei'e 916, 1029, 932,
total 2877; for Knox No. 1, 781, 783,
892, total 2456. : High bowlers for Knox
No. a, Marion MacLaren With 466 and
Doug Maraidrell with 590. Tor Knox
No. 1, Una MacDonald- with 410 and
John Schaefer with 421.
Upset,. of the even ing came. when
$t. George's No. 2 made a clean • sWeep
of all seven points froni St. Peter's
No. 1. Score by games for St. George's
was 1039, 1009, 1077,- total 3185. For
St,: Peter's, 964, 790, 1001, total 2755.
High bowlers for St. George's • were
Irene Mills with 563 and -Herb Mill
with 503. For St. -Peter's, Margaret
Evans with 527 and Terry Bedard With
-172.
_North St. United No. 2 defeated St.
Peter's No. 2 by five points to two
and Went into a tie in the league stand-
ing with Knox No. 2. Game scores.
for North St., 937, 960, 1150, total
3053. For St..Peter's. 996, 864, 888,
total 2743. High bowlers for- North
St. were Jo Ryan with 689 and D.
Vosbourg wit 682. For S. Peter's,
;Wilma Gaynor with 392 and .Isadore
Bedard with 055.
League standing as of Tuesday,
December 9th, is (is follows:
St. George's No. 1, 33 ; Knox No. 2,
29; 'North 8t. Milled No. -2, 29; St.
Peter's. No. .1, 19; Knox No. 1. 17;
Baptist No. 1, 16; St. ;George's No. 2.
16; St. Peter's. No.. 2, 12; .,North St.
No: 1,14.
i audit the' books of the Board for 1947. .
The 1948 inaugural meeting' will be
, held on Friday,' January 9,. at 8 p.m., HOW GODERICII VOTED ON:MONDAY
at the Collegiate. • -
C.G.I.T. SERVICE
An impressive service was held in
the lecture room -of Knox Presbyterian
church on Tnesday evening, Decem-
ber 9, when the Canadian Girls in
Training held their, annual Christmas
-vesper service. •
Mrs. Albert Taylor, a former C.G.I.T.
leader, eonducted the service and was
assisted by Joan •4'itzpatrick, Joyce
Mallough, Shirley, Young and Ruth
Reed in the eandle-lighting. Miss
Marian Reit; told the story of "The
First Christmas Tree." Seripture W118
read by 'Barbara Anne MoVittle and
Carole Sanderson and prayer was of-
fered by Cynthia Young. Prances
Brereton presided at the piano, and
the nshers were 'Marilyn McCabe,
Marian, MacDonald, Mildred Smith and
Jean MacDonald. Picturee of the
beautiful Aleskei. Highway were shown
by Mr. Harry Shackleton, principal of
Vietoriit School. „
Guests at the service were mothers
of the girls and members of the W.M.S.,
, the Arthur Circle and the Mission
Band. In charge of arrangements
.1were the group leaders, Miases Robina
Grant and 'June 'Sparks and Mrs. For
Against • 22 54 41 10 23 15 s,53 14 V4 35 .14 21 :132
35 53 /62 23 30 21 53 21 72 00 48 . .60 540
Majority "Poi*" 217. Rejected utunarlted 54
1 , 2 3
HUCK INS ..41 94 91
Alathieson %to:id 76 78
;Majority for. Hnckin
EDWARD _56 ) 91 83
••Kaitting 22 71 52
'Spain 2 17 29
!ELLIOTT 57 99 103,
! STURDY 56 92 88
1,kictiEr. o4 90 tai
! TAYLOR • 38 77; t18
INVALZA.K. 29 65 83
GRAHAM -31 84 64
Majority for Edward
•Medical Association. were hosts to their McAllister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
wives and other 1.,try guests at it ban- MeAllister, • all of Goderich, Was
qiiet in the dining -room. of the Ilotel solemnized on Thursday, Deeember 4,
-
Bedford tioderich, -on Wednesday even- . at. the manse of the Presbyterian
bag; DeCeinber 3rd. elturch, Huron .st., Clinton. Rev. D. J.
Among the guests present was Dr. • Lane otliejated.. Mrs. Betty Torak was,
Milne Harvey, Kiterielier, aistrj4 coun- lwr sister's attendant and Mr. 'Mervin
sellor„who spoke of thCgreat pleasure' McAllister, brother of the bridegroom,
in coming' to thiron _county. He idis- was best man. After the ceremony the
cussed briefly the new. Outario Medical c.00ple left- on 11 motor' trip and on
Servli'es and -1-'4s.i-cians" servie6s In- ! tht,ir return they Avill reside in Gode-
FOR REEV4
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
51 50 38 87 38 77 82 49 100 798
27 65 38 86 24 85 88 55 64 722
s—T6. Rejected or unmarked ballots— bo
FOR DEPUTY REEVE
31 '70 38 112 36 101 102 69 86 875
34 39 28 54 23- 47 '64 34, 63 531
13 8 8 6 3 .13 ° 7 2 17 127
in total vote -7217. Rejected or unmarked— dis
FOR COUNCILLORS ,
34 66 56 115 30 90 11.6 58 81 ;908
2i 63 47 114 41 122 99 63 09 861
26 b4 44 90 103 99 58 66 80i
28 56 30 87 32 61 85 54 93 769
14 42 37 9 21 98 7 1, 49 o2 646
43 49 24 tio 21 40 tb .30 597
Moody 28 66 61 24 59 25 67 26 52 75 29 70 :082
Ip'ennington 23 50 IA 26 34 18 36 13 46 40 ,;43 06 419
36 37 9 2o 15 45 12 63 t14 . 27 16 404
' Alma° 18 46 48 36 28 16 32 26 23 26 :GO 39 363
Cattlinertson 13 36 It; 1 12 9 12 7 10 11 20 161
irst six elected. Rejected or uninarkeois
—
PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION
Yes 29 62 54 18 28 21 46 22 62 60 31 41 474
! No 28. 45 36 ,21 31 16 - 46 8 27 43 30 33 864
'Majority "Yes" ---110.
Rejected or uniaarked— 34
BAND BYLAW
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colas,' at ed, which will offer complete : rieh, , ,' .„ structien of any conlniercial, industrial
.. . .
nn.,dical. surgical and physician's cover- : or business -tweinises on the river and
age. -this , plan,- stated Dr. -Harvey, . I.,,,°, 4, -Yrs ct 4- istli 614 4-11 Arh in
_4°. . . lake banks, \vas read and was referred .
"will gi \ e ,all persons insured security ' Qj Walk,' inntidel,HatIALUBli hack to the Sojicitor to clear up a .
against any illness, major or rumor „
d miner point.
hazaid. is a far-sWeeping and of Ylasanite Cers. committee of the whole. Council
treine.olous ondertaking on the part of •• •
decided Hurt .1 ftc.i should b*
the 0.. tors ..nd many details will have issued to J. U. Kelly thot netion
to be decided aftel;' it, is 'in operation,Large ttendance at Annual t„k„,„
iot t •s iasoiest
a•nd, v hope everyone in your county Ceremony Held:at Carlow— reinomn.:(41,ciit expense for thet
and b- various federations along. 'with Presentations Pilade . repair of lrer fence; that I.'. 1'. Arm -
your co-opel ation will give, this plan • • strong- be appuinted the Tewn's-second•
Dr. Ivan Smith, direetop, of the 1 Thc joint installation of, ofiit'ers of• ''''Prest4utati" -')" the District II4gh
8(1(4)01 Board: that Mrs. I. II. • Mille-
‘A•11014,11carted support:"
Maitland Lodge. No. :113, A:,11`. and A.M.,
pi, id it i he nite of $1.50 pin. 'school
received and stztted that he alwayii eal. , Nt40)•.(ivr(
si(1.1111 c a rhm
and Mornfug Star 'tidge, 3°
s.:ancer Clinic at London, was warmly,
day fl t M:1 (*K.:1 y Hall ; that no action.
jOyed coming to .Goderich and Huron was held in/ -be he taken on the claim of ;Victoria
Masonic Hall at i
Cirlow on WednesdaY
county and paid tribute toman)Hospital for (.:1 re of a patient from
our . early eminent doctors by readine itten
of s \ Cuing. December 3rd. There was an
;dancf over ei
e oghty.' , oderich , , • . „
one of 11S, Umsterpieces of Huron's wit ! Et.. won Bro. H. D. Munro „d R. After the meetieg the Members went
over to the Piddle Library to inspect
and wisdom, Dr: Dunlop's will. • , Wor..ltro. Ilugh Hill aeted as install -
the new children's tOOM. ,
In his discourSe 011 cancer; Dr: Smith ! hi g ma„tsrs, and officers were histalled _s___
_.
showed that.. Huron county has a very ! a, follows:
high caneer rate arid many cases arei. Maitland 1Aa02e \1 '4 1 rtnl 1"CRAB-T EE CORNERS
PD
walking . around undiagnosed. These I Walkoin I.P.M., () 1 Miller : S.W.. RESTMAS CONCERT
pers(ms have cancer. and do not know w. Ros, Tioya image ;
*
it, and y'et they are curable.• Ile hoped chaplain, I). M. JohnSton; treasurer, The young• people' of Victoria .street
to 1(04' the day when the clincerproblem H., t. Dunlop; secretary, Win. Bisset : ,United church; as the children from
would be controlled, as . diplitheric,,i
tuberculosis and typhoid fever,. which si;.1)..,0,8t(ii,!:. Prewtt;-.T.D., .11y,.., 13isset ;
R•obt. Bisset; 8.,So e• '1..'rab-Tret, Comers Sehool," presenteti .!
J• a real, old-fashioned country -school-.
less than a generation ago caused so -•:---, stle Christmas concert. 011 WednesdaY,
many deaths, have been compered. Won Roope ;.•tyler, A. T. Knitting.
W„rsell; . LS., .R. M. Menzies; I G"
December 3rd, in the lecture room Of -
This ceuld be accomplished only by- Viea sittorireet 'eluireh. A large and
variou organizations and service clubs, Morning St ar Lodge—Win.. James,
apprecia 11 ve audieuce was on hand.. to
in Huron unitilig in an effort to pro - McWhinney ; I.P.M., Walter Washing-
ton ; g.W., Geo. Ilallam; .1.W., Elwyn 1 enjoy the program of chofuses,. skits3
mote education of the people and co-
nes. various musietil numbers and
operation of all. to stamp out this Piriminer: chaplain, James Feagan ; t,o,n i,og:
dreaded scourge of cancer. ' treasurer', ;Reg. -Glen ; secretary, It. IL
0 count ry schoiil - cOneert. Spersche0
11151 cVvrything that gol,s to make up
° In moving a vote of thanks to the •Allini.°:
Kei t 11 Arthur ; D. of C., Hugh Hill ;
S.D.,.. Benson Straughan ;'.1.D.,
were inade by the "school' trustees," S
speaker, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, Sea- Esther Ross, Frrivdc Itissett and Ronald
forth, voiced the sentiMents " of all ..., Nvt.T. Moulden ; .I.S„ 'Wm. Trebly:
Allin. the local "minister" from Crab- •
present in his. praise of Dr. Smith' and pfrii„nier. J.. Stothers; tyh,r. Russeil;
Tref(' Corners; Ewan Ross, and the .
of Dr. Paul Brady, president' a.. the 1
.
onclusion of the epretnony
Ilpron County Medical Association, for W. Bro. O. L. Miller. on behalf of the
kt the c•
one of the most instructive and en- 1 offiet,r, of
thusinstie• meeting's in the history f :Maitland , Lodge presented
. ()-* : their neWlv installed Master, W. Bro.
And Ron Skelton, who simply Aral
, .. i Frank Wnlkoni, with a -,Wer. Master's
know enough songs to keen the midi- „
the Association.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED .
• - 1 apron.
Mr. and Mrs. -James Leatherland ofl
' Anhilier presentation was to Wor. ea„ happy. When it was all ov
the -children had finally got rid et
a'
Londmi announce the ',eugagement of 1 isliln();.niin)Igivid' GreelL who, received from and,
their daughter, Claudine Edith, to Don-; beantifol cane in recognition of his
Star Lodge the gift of a
a Man for ti Christmas present,. btilek
their Old sehool teaeher„by giving her -,
-School teacher," Beryl Vastle. The
feature attraction Wa:Si a barefooted
male quartette „composed of Gordoiss-
Arg'yle; Doug Webster, ilud Cl Mein
aid George, son of Mr. and Mrs. George fifty years' membership. Ver. \
Baxter, Goderich; the wedding to take Bro. .1. J. Robertson gave the add
place quietly in Goderich the latter ; mid Wor. Bro. Frank Clark made
part of December. thep presentation.
Rt. Wor.. Rro. Hugh -Hill acted as
GODERICH MERCHANTS SET toastmaster at the dinner served iu
CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS the assembly hall. „!
• Audience and' east. went home feeling
s well satisfied that they had split a
most enjoyable eV'ening.
rhrtstmas shopping hours have
been by Goderich mereh-
Ante and, a listof' them is, iv be
found in an ailvertisement else-
swhere in this ISSUP. Stores will
„ not be closed on Wednesday after-
noons, December 17 and 24, as
usually done, but will remain open.
Stores remain open during
the eveningS of December 20, 22,
23 find 24. On Wednesda'sr,
December 31st, stores will lose
• at p.M.
Please!.
District correSpondents, ' advertisers
1111d all others' with matter for public-
ation in The Signttl-Star the next three
weeks ---December 18 and 25 anti jatni-
ary 1—should have if in this og'ice as
early ho possible in the week and at
very latest one day earlier than unual
To ensure ptiblicatiofa of display mi.
vertlEenIMAS, they 000& be handed
In not later than Tue8,day evening.
„ FORMER GODERICH ,BOY
The death of 3. s Iteghtsalds
only son • of the latfi Mr.- and Afro.
P. T. of Gloderieli. occup(d, fit
Ids home In Vaneonver on Novenaher
I)eceasqd attended school, in
Goderieh and lam'. Ankle4 a. cOnfitive.
Hon einnpany in w1t1t-41 .11is uncle- wa%
a partner. At the time of ,tis
he was, ednatruetion engineer for the
crutrai 'mortgage and 'flowing Clerpois
salon. lIe in survived, by ills Wife, the
former &ray Mareellus of Port, AtthUr;
fin fuucle, Prank Halls, of IVinnipetro
and tin sAunt, Mro. Peter (lartliner,,, Or
totulon, Ont. The funera1; took plater
at Pori' Arthur on December 4th.
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