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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-04-29, Page 4REPORT Or, ait'hhoU:gh not ideal 5 Seeding, hasbeen suit - ter Many farmers to start Preparations for spring seed - t is reported that the land ,'tiled particularly fast and els Pre conditions are not ering as prig t � .e petted. FaJj Wheat is reported to -.Wave O le through the winter in an ex- teltent condition, The higher pas- tures ate greening up very rapidly and it is expected that some live- stock will soon be out v graziifg. Late inquiries for cereal seed grain are quite ff'equent, H. R. Baker, Assistant Agricultural Iiepresenta- 'tive for Huron County, says in his weekly Crop Report. 11/Ir, and Mrs. L. H. Zinn have arrived home after spending the winter months in Florida. BUTAL RIDE TOO mum FOR °:1YIYS'TE tY PLAN' Goderxe• h Imperial Q'I"pTerminal Gets Safety Award For Third Tim The mystery of the man who "brokehis back" trying to ride Big Sid the Bull, has finally been• clear- ed up. Recently at the rodeo in Gode rich, $1,000 was offered to anyone who could stay on Big Sid the Bill for ten seconds. Among those who tried _it was one gentleman name unknown, who took quite a spill and had to be carried off the arena floor. The unknown gentleman disap• peered from 'view -and there was a spate of rumors that he had suf- fered seriously from the encounter, and even that he had broken, his back. The fact that nobody seem- ed to know who he was or where he had disappeared, heightened the mystery. • Tuesday, afternoon of last. week Harold Kemple, 21, of Greenock, was admitted to Wingham General Hospital• with a case of fractured ribs. On his report was a notation, `kicked in left side while trying o_.ride a bull in Goderich arena.'i ---Wingham Advance -Times. Goderich Marine Terminal of Im- perial 011 Limited_ fax the third - tune received the cormfany's Good I Housekeeping and Safety award at 1' a banquet held Wednesday night of I last week at eche Hetet Oetlford. , , --The trophy was presented to E. M. Richardson, Godericlip, Plait Superintendent, by R. F. Harris, of London, District Manager. Mr. Harris also presented awards to J. A. Smith,' of Gaderich, for seven years and 200,000' miles of !safe driving ,and J. H Duckworth for two years and 25,000 miles of safe driving. The good• housekeeping award is competed for by all Imperial ®i1 plants in Western Ontario and !plant inspections are made by the District Supervisor to determine the winning plant which must have Ia total of at least 99 per .cent in order to be in the winning class. + Among the guests attending the banquet were. Mr. Harris; E. F. Pollard, of London, District Sales Manager; W. A. Tipple, of Gode- rLoh, __-sates •.represen'tat ive;• -Mayor J. E. Huckins, Reeve J. H. Graham, 1 Chief Constable F. M. Hall, and Sgt. C. N. Anderson of Goderich Detachment, Ontario Provincial Police. TeachingBlind ��]jr In Hu iron C®tp • J _I,.APE'R 1 Rl-V-E - If you're - housecleaning,- don't throw out that waste paper yet.( The Kinsmen .Club is holding a aper drive on May 12 and would be glad to 'pick up your waste paper. See details in Signal -Star advertisement next week. Mr. and :Mrs. W. H.e Robb and baby, Richard, of Stratford, were Easter guests , with Mrs. P. J. Cantelon. Canadian Builders From it he reaps o hard harvest of food and medicine -giving oils. His 'name could be Crancz. Or Scott. Or Le Blanc.. What is important is that this man, and the men in steel, paper, mining and construction, are building d greater Canada. ft'is to serve these men and their-families-that•the 'modern con- sumer finance company exists. Emergencies do not respect a man's wages, nor do opportunities wait. In these times„ an additional source of money is essential if they are to continue ,the healthy growth of their families and their nation. Household Finance 'has pioneered in ,providing a sound and intelligent answer to the money problems of hundreds of thouscinds of people: MONEY WHEN YOU NEED IT ee „CANADA'S LARGEST AND MOST ,RECOMMENDED CONSUMER FINANCE COMPANY Home teaching of the blind—.by the blind—is underway in Huron County this week, one of many ser- vices provided by The Canadian National Institute for the Blind from the $5,400 raised in the coun- ty campaign for funds last st fall. Miss Susan Miller, member of ONIBf s• home teaching staff, has been helping a blind, deaf brother and. sister ste Dungannon, ratD u cannon, a lady on a farm north of Goderich, and a boy at Seaforth. The, Seaforth boy is receiving pre-school training in preparation for his formal education. Miss Miller, who is almost com- pletely blind herself, is attached to the St. Catharines CNIB office. She is spending two weeks An Huron County on this ,visit, teach- ing` braille, handicrafts and other. skills to county blind. Huron County gave $5,400 to ONIB's operating fund campaign early last fall, $1,500 from a Coun= ty Council grant, $3,900 from pub- lic subscription. SHAND— -FISHIER Zelma Alene, daughter of r. and Mrs. Aaron C. Fisher, of Go e - rich, became the bride of Ro James Shand, son of Mrs. Shan and the late William C. Shand, of Toronto. Dr. Andrew C. Lawson officiated in Timothy : Eaton. Memorial, Church. The wedding music was played by Mr. Ouchterlony and the soloist was R. Heel. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose an imported gown of blush satin, dewed with pearls andbrilliants. The fitted 'Basque bodiee featured a draped portrait neckline. The full sweeping skirt was caught up to reveal a pleated panel. Her fingertip veil of tulle9 illusion fell from a bandeau of matching satin and pearls. She' carried a cascade of -Star of Bethel white hyacinthe, centred with orchids and ivy throughout. The attendants, Mrs. J. Knight matron of honor for her sister, Mrs. F. Francis end Mrs. E. 'Mc- Guire, wore orchid -gowns of net over taffeta, carrying talisman roses and freesia. Dr. William Shand was grooms- man for his brother and -the ushers were Clifford E. Shand, brother of the groom, G. C. Cooper, J. Knight and D. McCarthy. Following the reception at the Granite Club, the couple left by plane for Miami. Magistrate 11. E. Holmes has a problem. Why was the courtroom de- •- serted last' Thursday after- noon? • At two o'clock sharp, court was opened, but only live people were resent—the mag- istrate 4 hi secretary, one policeman, one lawyer and a reporter. 'This is the -first time I've ever seen this happen in Gode- rich," commented the magis- trate. "But the part that puz- zles me is •how even the spec- tators knew that there wouldn't ,be any cases heard.", Only four cases were listed on the docket. Two were ad- journed by the magistrate and personal service of summonses was ordered in the other two. ON BROADCAST Canadiali and American 4,H Club memlbers attending the annual -Jun- ior Farl'mners' meeting at Guelph, April 25-27, will be interviewed on the second broadca t of the CBC's new Junior Farm Program for On- tario and Quebec on Saturday, May. 1, at 12.15. oaAL WM r.BRAN= Rotas REctuuut Atm The April meeting of the W.C. T.U. was held at,the home of Mrs. M. Ohler, Cambria road with a good attendance and several visit- ors. Mrs. Thomas Graham, the president, presided and opened the meeting with a hymn. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Marlatt in memory of Mrs. Stevenson, one of the mem- 'hers. The roll call on, love had a splendid, response. The Scripture was read by Mrs. Kneeshaw and ' prayer was offered by Mrs. Cante- lan. The discussion period on love was taken by Mrs. 'Peters. The p sheet on "television was take▪ n by the iuemb ,rs, ` Thirty calls were reported and $3 given: The meet- ing was clii,seed with prayer by Mrs, Graham after which lunch was served.. AT WESTMINSTER A veteran of .W,Crld, War I, Job Bicknell, of Saltford, has been in Westminster Hospital, .London, for the past month and would welcome visits from Gaderich .distriet vets while conifined to hospital. Anything to sell! An t in ? a classified -ad in The d Try Signal -Star. rale Chitiib crater' hi, "un' va, ,,:, ,' ' • The snowshoe have QE.north rn ore than two miles in diameter, Canada goes through an unvarying was created by a falling me.t&Dette ten-year cycle from near extinction some 100,000 200,000 years ago. tfl- super abundance, When ltidncys fail to remove excess acids and wastes, back- ache, ackache, tired . feeling, disturbed rest often follow. Dodd's Kidney Pills stimu- lite 'kidneys' to normal duty. 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