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AU/OVARY METING
IAS GOOD ATT
, . .
The regular monthly meeting 1f
the WLS. finxijiary. o., North
Street United Church was held •bi•
the sehoOlroem of the 'church on
Tuesday afternoon Of last week
wi,th a good Attendance. The
president, Mrs. a S. Turner, -pre-
sided fiver the business session.
A eommitte was., appointed to
assist the supply secretary, Mrs.. D.
Worthy, in arranging for the bale
of supplies for W.IVIS. work and in
preparing a bale for overseas re-
lief, for which donations ,of •good
used clothing were asked, At the
suggestion of the Missionary
Monthly secretary it was decided
that the Auxiliary would give, the
'Mission Band a number el -sub-
scriptions, to World Friends, the
children's missionary 'magazine. It
was also decided that the roll call,
which was introduced at this meet-
•ing, should be answered tiy a verse
of Scripture at the next' meeting.
Mrs. E. J. Pridham took charge
of the devotional prograntiri
-
which the worship service arrang-
ed for the February. meeting was
followed with various parts taken
by Mrs. Earl Westbrook, Mrs. F.
E. Hibbert, Mrs. Hodgson and 'Mrs.
Calvert. Mrs. Hetherington gave
an interesting outline of the chap-
ter in the study book. The pro-
gram also included vocal solos by
Master William Stiles and Miss
Ruth Westbrook.
Thike, a seven-year-old springer spaniel, figures he'' old enough to smoke a pipe: Owned by Benson
Kassel, a' Toronto pipe salesrnan, Duke p?efers' a corn cob,. but from time to time he's tried a briar.
pipe in his mouth most of the - day, (Telegram Photo)
,OFFICERS ARE NAMED .`Donna Horton, Margaret Lee;
social committee; Bill Smith,
Maurice ,Loiselle, C. Woods; lunch
committee, Shirley Rean, Do.nekla
Banter, Isabel Morris; placement
committee; B. Kethpster, C. Woods,
Mrs:, G. Currell; representative, to
the music committee, H. We.stlake;
auditors, 07-LBreckow, Shirley Lee.
MlSSION 1BAND
Shirley McCullough, first vice-
president, presided for the regular
meeting -of the Victoria street Un-
ited 'Church Mission Band. Roll
.call was answered with. a Bible
verse. 'was.,
Squire received the
offering and the offertory prayer
was sung. After. the story from
the study book a craft period was
ess'Ared :and the ;dosing prayer
BY 'CHURCH CHOIR
Harry Westlake was elected pre-'
sideilt of, Victpria .Street United
Church choir at a meeting held
.at the parsonage.
Rev. -D. W. Williams conducted
the ,election. s_Other . officers -aro;
Honorary president, Mrs. W. G.
Westlake; past president, Charles
Woods; vice-president, • Donalda
Banter; secretary -treasurer, -Anne
Pinder. Conveners and members
of standing committees wene :also
named. •Rev. and, Mrs. 'Williams
were thanked for their !hospitality. •
Other officers and committees
are:: Librarian, 'Sylvia Skelton; .ass
sistant librarian, Maurice Loiselle.;
JACKPOT of, $45.04) for full house. in 55 mils.
If not .won on Saturiay, value of jackpot and'also ,
number of calls -will be raised each week until it
is won.
15 GAMES $1.00
.,$),t0.
4 SPECIALS—Share the - Wealth
JACKPOT WILL BE PLAYED FOR 4,PTIMES
Jackpot -- "25c or' 5 for $1.00
Regular extra cards 25c
DOOR PRIZE -45, $3, $2.
Doors open at 7.45 P.M.
1st game starts at -8.30 p.m.
oca ion o
"Meadowlands"
SeVeral Signal -Star readers have
volunteered information as to the
location of "Meadowlands" in Col-
borne Township referred to in a
eapy Of a letter Written by Daniel
Lizars in 1836 to his brother In
Scotland, Which was reprinted in
the Signal -Star in the issue •of
January 27th.
Mr. Ralph Jewell now lives on a
portion of the'700 acres referred to
As "Meadowlands." His land is
part of lot 6, all of lot 7 and part
'of lot 8 in Colborne Township.
'The building on his farm faced on
.concession. three OD the Benmiller
road. The Jeweils bought the land
in February, 1923, from Howard
Edward, Before that time it was
'owned by a Mr. Harris and there
may have been other owners be-
fore (that since the original aWner.
'Other present owners in the entire
block which made up the area
known as "Meadowlands" ,are Bert
McCabe, Arnold Lamb, Harold
Walters, Wm. Long -Estate, and
Courtland Kerr on which the old
brickyard is located.
Mr. Ralph Jewell brought to the
Signal -Star office a 'copy of the
book, "In the Days of the Canada
Company," in which. 'appears a
lengthy. reference to "Meadow-
lands," with regard to what was
done in the,Gotierich area in those
days.
"CLEANING' COMMENTS"
, AND DRAPES will dis-
integrate from atmosphere and
acid deposits unless they are
cleaned at,, least once every six
months.
• GODERICH FRENCH DRY
CLEANERS
Phone, 122 West St.
"Your Cleaner Is Your Clothes
• Best Friend"
Goaeram ONTARXO TmBSDAY,
'Industrial Night' Spiker Stresses.
bnportance Of gxpansions By Plants
'Besides attempting to attractliying away from the big tentres.-1
and the exodus is just starting.
new industries, Municipalities
doe't mean etheeamte-Tgtore.osntto.town'al,
1;1°1:sutritSk, 'ePPEi:n. "Tihlim'd' Teurxinstbillglgl, hol; IbMnotntinregstrwiiells bnot
requiring heavy
the, Trade and Industry Branch, transports are'tir rii ty.
moving o e
Ontario Department, of Planning big cities."
, .
and Development,Zoning Plan told an In- - ' `
dustrials Night" meeting in Gode-
He describecL briefly the Pro -
rich on Wednesday night of last vineial Government's plan to zone
week.
Ontario into nine economic zones
.
with an industrial ma-nager in each
The dinner meetin•
Zone. The plan is .a purely volun-
British Exchange Hotel, was under
, held at the
Lary one n othe part of municipal -
the sponsorship of the Goderich ities, he said, and the .i,
Junior Chamber of Commerce and nanager's
was attended by about 75 men,
job would be to "sell" industries
locating in the zone.
including municipal representa- on
tives from ut he emphasized that it would
Clinton,,ntenSeaforth, Wing. ham and Exeter: still be up 'to the individual muni -
"The salvation of a .
of On. ciealities- to do the final "selling"
lot
tario communities," Mr. Turnbull
ja° on getting industries to locate-
in
said, "will be the branching out their communities.
Turnbull was introduced by
of existing plants." ' .
Need Co -Operation Mayor 7. E. Huckins and thanked
hythe Jaycee industrial committee.
Peter MacE'wan, chairman of
between municipal Councils and
He pointed out that co-operation
Head table guests included A.
civic -minded groups was most im-
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portant in industrial promotion. W. Baker, who is a Department of
"This is an efficient town,"he Planning and Development repre-
said, "and the co-operation • be-
entative, and Councillor James:
tween your Town Council and J - onnelly, chairman of Town Conn.:
un ''
cil'sindustrial committee. Jaycee
ior Chamber .has been excellent."
A Chamber of Commerce • or a
Junior Chamber can do much that
a council can't do inthe way of
promotion..But itis council's job
to try to convince the people *of
the need to spend money to attract
new industries, "It's a hard job
and their efforts often fall by the
wayside," he said.
He noted that there was no
"glamor" attached to industrial
promotion. "It's a straight busi-
ness proposition—either you sell a
prespective industrk on„..your. cam,
LUCKNOW 'COBBLER
pfc..4)Es TO RETIRE
Effective on Tuesday • of last
week, Lorne :Reid took over the
shoe repair business at S, C, Rath -
well and Son shoe store in Luck -
meeting of Goderich Women's In.
The annual pot luck •supper
TipArestdoalys, .1grs.„-Rathwell-, whoswillsbe •84-- on -
now, ending 68 years at the cob-
bler's bench for ML_ Rathwell. -
ostitaninuteg.7:Lasi,-
ebruary 12, was born on. a farm
were -in charge–aiads:thesliallsaraTthintYurgsis.ries'grroissTurnbtalsi
lilleel.dbratseth
business at Varna 60 years 'ago
siannity_or you don't. Wishful
aze,arsaaAek „-'ss-40.-.•Qtagned.,)lissaw44
for the occasion in red and white
tables were attractively decorated I
for St. Valentine's , Day. The siono,3,
said:
"Industrial promotion costs
and every citizen in the pair trade in Clinton, Ailsa Craig
.
after having learned•the shoe re-
lighted red candles added bright
, town benefits if you either expand
ness to the tables. an existing industry or bring in a
new industry. We at the depart-
ment feel it's the taxpayer's.rnoney
that 'should be spent. But you
Following the supper, the buse
•ness meeting was conducted .by the
president, Mrs., D. Reihl. Two
minutes of silence were observed must set aside a consistent amount.
in. Memory of a deceased member.1And it's no 'good disbanding •an
Thank -you notes were read .and industrial Commission because it
the legislature grant was received has not been successful
for educational -purpose& ly: One year on a trial basis isn't
,was read from the Hospital Board enough," he said. '
asking' for representatives at the He pointed out •that industries
boyfardrs..mpeet were coming to the Department of
Phiflips,•district presi- Planning and Development for as -
dent, was guest spe,ak-er. She out- sistance „ ever increasing num-
lined a day's activities at the bers, seeking information on new
Giielph, during Institute locations.
holiday week in July. :She also1 "Sheaffer Pen is' an - example
spoke DTI the travelling school, P-01 that a, big industry can make -a
railway car equipped for teaching,
travelling in Northern Ontario.
Mrs. Phillips told of her visit to
Washington, describing many of
the beatitiful 'buildings and the.
Arlington cemetery. A vote_of
thanks was given Mrs. Phillips.
The- remainder of the evening
was spent in playing ,games and
contests. The branch directors
were thanked by the president for
their efforts in making a very
enjoyable event.
WINDSOR, Feb. 9.—E. C. Row,
president and general manager of
Chrysler Co • oration of Canada,
Limited, li-Vstnnounced that the
company's output of passenger cars
in•Janilary was the highest for any
single month in the 30 years that
the conip•any has been established, ford, on Friday, on her 83rd birth -
in Canada. day.
MRS. MARY BISHOP
Mrs. Mary Bishop, Stratford, -a
Well-known former resident- of
Goderich, passed away February
1 in London after a lengthy illness.
'She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. •Habel and was born in
Colborne Township,
Her husbands Frank Bishop,
passed away'two years ago. They
had lived on Bruce street in Gode-
rich . for over • 50 years, having
moved to Stratford in 1949. She
Was a member of North Street Un-
ited Church, Goderich, and while
in Stratford attended 'Central
United ,Church.„,
She is survived by several niece
and nepliew,,s.
. The funeral took place in Strat-
• Automobile preduction, he said,
is being maintained at a rate of
more than 2,100 units per week.
This represents an increase of bet-
ter than 60 per cent over the' peak
maximum outeut prior to last De-
cember.
•
In the average year one out of
four 'Canadian 'manufacturing com-
panies operates at a loss.
DANCING EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.
IN 1955
SATURDAY NIGHT—PAUL, CROSS' AND HIS ORCHESTRA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS SQUARE DANCE NIGHT
with cLAR.ENce PETRIE and the NIGHT HAWKS.
The Pavilion is available for afternoon and evening rentals.
The management caters to luncheons, banquets, wedding.
receptions, etc. Phone 675 or 7119.
AT -PARK
TELEPHONE
THE 1150
TOP SCREEN FARE 114 AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT
Richard Widmark
PHONE
47
These adventurer's help to resciie, a man trapped in a Mexican
gold niine- by ilativeS---=:OnlY one man can s survive—
Thrilling outdoor drama.
"ME GARDEN OF, EVIL"
Technicolor—Cinemastope
L.,
1 Now--Thurs., Fri. and tat—
'
Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, John Russell
i A Korean war veteran wins a mine by trickery—Then runs into
crooks who are after both his ,mine and his girl.
Mon., Tues. and Wed.—ADULT ENTERTAMMENT.
Ronald Regan, Dewey Martin, Steve Forrest
Korean „war prisoners suffer in Cominunist. hands—A true -to -
lire picture taken from official files. .
"PRISONER OF) WAR".
In Teahniaider"
Coming—"Ride Clear of
Mon., Tues. and Wed.— ,
flugo Haas, Beverly Michaels
A young girl marries a widower to escape from her dull
life—then attempts to v murder him'.
„Coming–.'the: 'Jew s. Billy the
- with Stall Brady„ Bette Sf. John.
JAMES WALLACE
KINGSBRIDGE, Feb. 9. — This
community was shocked to learn of
the death of James 'Wallace, who
passed away January 29 at the
home ofhis (laughter, 'Mrs. J. Reid,
11 Humbercrest boulevard, Tor-
onto, in his 74th year.
The high esteem in which he
was held was shown by the large
,attendance at the funeral held on
Wednesday of „last week.
Interment took place in St,
Joseph'scemetery here after Re-
quiern Mass is 5it. James' Church,
Toronto.
Mr. Wallace is survived by his
wife, Irene Soye Wallace; two
daughters, Reita. (Mrs. V.- Fink -lie),
Eileen (Mr's. 3. R6id), and three
grandchildren, all of Toronto; :two -
brothers; Michael,. et Chicago; Ed-
ward, of California; three sisters,
Annie,, of Chicago; Elizabeth and
Mary, of California. •
Rev. Father Van Vynckt officiat-
ed at the graveside.
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EXPANSIONS PLANNED
BY DOMINION STORES
TORONTO. —"The retail food
business this year has witnessed
'the 'gre;Itest expansion in its his-
tory,” according. to T. G. McCor-
mack, ' executive vice-president ' of
Dominion Stores Limited. -
"During the current fiscal year,
,pominion Stores alone will add
approximately 400,000 square feet
of new store •accommodation—an
area almost equardto the entire
Dominion Store§ facilities in ser -
Oleo twenty -aye years ago," Mr.
McCormack' told the annual meet-
ing of the Dominion Stores Quarter
Century 'Club. •„,
"Opportunities for a career in
the food business were never as
great as fhey are today. Every
new store we open creates more
than 100 jobs and many opportun-
ities for promotion of present em-
ployes," he added.
Thirty-two new members, includ-
ing Mr. McCormack himself, wprp
rtrwrited with membership in-
sigrtia in the Quarter 'century Club.
by Ivor ,CrMip, vicepresident of
the compatlY, 'The" new 'members,
the largest' single group ever t6
*come eligible for membership in
tiae iquaftef Century Club, were
weir mad by jl. S. BauSford, vice-
ber.
)
ipresi but of the company and him-
self 'Quarter Century Chtb MOM,
• ..,, 4.
, .1,,,,
and, Zurich. He moved to Luck-',
now in 191L
Mr. Reid has been with ylr. Rath -
well for 11 years, and courageously
overcame a handicap to became
efficient at the trade. For 13
years he has been totally paralyzed.
from the hips down after having
siglered from polio,
CLINTON MAN GIVEN
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
MRS. WILLIAM STRAUGHAN
who celebrated her '98th birthday
on February 2. at the home of her
daughter, MrssHoward 'Sturdy, on
the seventh concession of, Goderich
Township. . Over 25 relatives gath-
ered to spend the afternoon visit-
ing° her. Supper was served, in-
cluding a decorated birthday cake.
Spending the day with her were
her family of three daughters, Mrs.
Howard Sturdy and Mrs. D. Rodges,
both of Goderich Township, Mrs.
H. McKie, of Toronto, and one
son, A. M. Straughan, of Benuiiller.
Another son, Benson D. Straughan,
of Minneapolis, was unable to be
present.
HELPING HANDS
During the month of January,
all social evenings were cancelled,
and the members met only twice
se_wh sad casions -the. -Scripture-.
wag taken by Mrs. I. J. ' Jew 1.1.
Readings Were given by Mrs. '''
'Etaerisiers, ands prayer••• was-- offered.
' by Mrs. W. Burroughs. In remem.
brance of Mr. Jewell, his favorite
hymn was sung. Letters from
overseas were read. Two• more
food boxes were ,forwarded over-
seas.
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'flew •Of water from 14041401:149410. ;••
The mayor said thciV4o0s, '"11.0
anger" in a 15-ineh drop, but if: -:-
'the drop` was any Reik_f6r
Mead extrA dredgi4 el4ra
Cost, '
"At present there 4S-'046t4tfeeiref
watel. in the harbor and we. tan ;
take the -largest boat on the'lakes
with n6 diffteulty," the Mayor sald,
David Ross, harbOrmagter at
Sarnia, said that A 4' 4. :4re* • •
a larger drop could 'mean extra.
dwdiroffeu:11;lei
dredging vaiOeffwffie :cll •i ball: -a
Wes along Lake Erle; )16wver; had
drop would be 'rea threat -toisship-,
ping, while others lbacked4hewritw
oPJ. W. Murphy, 4114' fer,Lambtaa
wouldWjetblievitboeneffiecitialiliaiheetaut 47e 0.f "1,431)
lake levels •causing- damage id
storms
Mrs. linji4ErTiljetRI\INISaftell?,,reitMEuRned to
her borne a week ago -when her
son, Charles •-went,0.
ton to bring herhome., Alm. Va
ell
had been .yisiting .with ',her Ann,
Leslie, and Mrs. Nafte!„-and Vitae
there she had an Accident Nigel
'Confined her to the house for live
week3s– She attended -4W -service—
at Knox Presbyterian 'Church at
Walkerton when Leslie Rtiland
-Matt LaWais,
church.' Mr.„ Naftel visited this
mother and Ix -others the ,past
week -end
dionxryide ll'f' is 'solidified carbon
A 21 -year-old Clinton man, Alvin
Fo*Ier, was given a two-year sus-
pended sentence by Magistrate D.
E. Holmes in court here last Thurs-
day after having been convicted
at Clinton earlier in the week on
a charge of assault occasioning
actual bodily harm,
He was ordered to posea. $500
bond on his own recognizance,'
pay the costs of the action and
$125 damages to Elden Gliddon, 22, !
of Clinton, and to keep the peace
and refrain from drinking alco-
holic beverages in Clinton on the
streets or in a public place.
Fowler was charged on Novem-
ber 27; by Clinton Chief Constable
Joseph Ferrant as the result of a
disturbance when Gliddon suffered
a fractured skull, He was repre-
sented ,by Frank Donnelly.
NAME OFFICERS
J. E. Buck, Kitchener, was
named president of the Waterloo
Cattle Breeding Association at the
annual meeting in Kitcheher re-
cently, with Everett Oxby, Rothe-
say as vice-president. Sandy
Elliot, Exeter, is, a director of the
association, • representing Huron
County, and is chairman of the
promotion and advertising com-
mittee. '
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CANDUES
All beautifully wrapped
for Valentine's [Day.
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LIVING ROOM- DINING B0410
BEDROOM 'KITCHEN
Valentine's Day is 1altaq-Er MAW
11 WEST
February 14
And you know you could please HER with
one of these suggested gifts.
Breakfast Set Reduced
5 -pc. $55.00
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