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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-03-31, Page 3s ti di r:+••:fir;:::`.• edf �rr�,•r �°�c ............, .._ .,..,,:..•mss: ....... .. Winter is making its last big effort to stay with us for a while, but it won't be long before youngsters like the, boys shown above will be able to get out and do a bit of fishing. The • Ontario Department of Lands and Forests believes that youngsters are the conservation leaders of tomorrow. Interest is growing in the formation of Junior Conservation Clubs. PLANT A HEDGE Odsher' Net�the proper planting time. FREE—$ Perennial Baby Breath �!e E Plants four EARLY orders. °Best Quality Only" CHINESE ELM ---Easiest and ,Fastest Growing -inch size, 100 for $2.89; 12 -Inch size, 100 for $4.50: 15 -inch size. 100 for $5.50: 18 -Inch size, 100 for 56.95: 2 -ft. size, 25 for $3.98.or $15.00 per 100; 3 -ft. size, 25 for $6.98 or $25.00 per 100. PRIVET— "Aznurense" varlet y, medum growth—the only hardy kind; 18 -In., 25 for $3.98 or $15.00 per 100. ' ROSA MULTIFLORA—. ..Nature's Hedge ofHE r y Roses '-•-- 8 -in., bushy, transplanted, 25 for $3.49 or $11.95 per 100. RED BARBERRY—Maroon - red ' all season -9- n., 100 for $12.95; 12 -in., 25 for 55.98 or $22.00 per 100. PAEONY ROOTS—tExhibition size) ed, wh to or p nk, for $1.98. E With Every Order With Finest Colored Garden Guide FRE Nrookdale-Kiegsway Nurseries BOW]SI1iNVILLE, ONTARIO Phone Day or Night: Market 3-3345 Wife—"I think, you might talk • to me' while rI sew." Husband—"Why don't you sew' to me while I read." First• Actor—"I can't get into my shoes." Second Actor °— 'What! Feet swelled, too?" v eve BREAD --- FREE ERRING CLINIC HAVE YOUR HEARING TESTED FRIDAY, APRIL 1, at Bedford Hotel- 2p.m.to7p.m. For anyone who needs a hearing aid. It provides a facility that makes life more worthwhile. It's fine to hear them say— IT'S WONDERFUL TO Hear Again -and my brand new_ Acousticon • Cost me only Yes, that's right! Acousticon, the world's first and oldest manu- facturer of electrical hearing aids, now makes a popular -priced aid for folks like me =- who can't afford a higher priced aid. And am I thankful. One- piece, small, and lightweight, too—this aid is wonderful for me. Why don't you drop in,, or write to the Acousticon people lust like 1: did •t?r phone Digby 44708 , • ASK ABOUT OUR PAY-AS-YOU-HEAR.PLAN ACOUSI !;.ON 152 Victoria Street;. car.., Please Sena Information " NAME ADDRESS CITY 7-13. Itriet O C�ndUcts Eiee ion -Mrs. Derain Phillips, of Dungan non, the District. President. was guest, speaker at. the March meet- ing of Tiger Dunlop., Women's In- stit'ute held in the Township. Hall, Carlow, 'Mrs. Phillips spoke on the Institute work ' in;. the district and on - her recent trip to Wash- ington. ashington. The yearly reports 'were given by, the standing committee con- veners: Donations were given to. the Huroi County Music Festival and to the Canc;r. Fund. Mrs. Phillips conducted the- elec- tion of ',lacers for, 195556, which resu ed:as follows:: Past president Mrs. Tait, Clark; president, Mrs. Stanley' Snyder; first vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Harold Montgomery; second vice-president, Mrs. Toyn- bee; Lamb; third vice-president, Mrs. Terence Hunter; secretary- .treasurer, Mrs. James Horton; as- -sistant secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Ray Moore; district director, Mrs: Tait Clark; alternate district direc- tor, Mrs. Frank Allin; branch dir- ectors, Mrs. Girvin Young, Mrs. Ernest Mitchell; Mrs. Ben Chis- holm Mrs. Rod 'Bogie, Mrs. W. Quaid;" pianist, Mrs. William Treble; assistant pianist, Miss B. Long; auditors, Mrs. Elmer Hunter, Mrs. W. Smith; standing committee conveners— agriculture and Can- adian industries, Mrs. E. Montgom- ery; citizenship and education, Mrs. A. Reihl; community activities and public relations, Mrs. T. Hunter; historical research, Mrs. T. Clark, Mrs. F. Fisher, Mrs. E. Montgom- ery, Mrs. A. Straughan; home econ- omics and health, Mrs. Robert Bean; press secretary, Mrs. E. Bogie. ree ie SELL IT THRU THE •. WAN �,.. I� =r. si 108th Year ---No. GODERICH ONTARIO, • THURSDAY, Y, Average Daily Cost To Keeps inmates Jail o d Thur • In Huron Ja 1 Rip ted d Highest Average' cost of nzaintai'uing 'each prisoner per day apt Ion County Jail in Goderich is. $9, third highest average among , the province's ails -according j rovince's 45 ; to the annual report of the Depart- ment of Reform Institutions pre- sented by the minister of the de- partment, Hon. John W. Foote, to the Legislative Assembly.' ; The report shows that for. the year ending March- 31, 1954, the average. maintenance cost per day per prisoner for the entire pro- vince was , $4.06. Highest average cost was at the Dufferin County Jail in Oraege- ville, $11.10. Second highest was 'at the. Fort Frances District Jail, $11.02.' r Six Per Day Considered as likely a contribut- ing factor .in 'the relatively high cost here was the fact that•,the local jail had an average of -Only six prisoners per day --third lowest in the province. - Carleton County Jail in Ottawa, with an average daily population of only 2.7 was the lowest,, and FrinceEdward County Jail in Pic - ton ,Was second lowest with an average of five prisoners. The report shows that the local jail and the one at Fort Frances have the least accommodation for prisoners. Huron County Jail has accommodation for nine men and three women, while the Ebrt Frances jail can accommodate 10 men and two women.' , Greatest number of personas to have been, housed at any one time during the year ending March 31, 1954, at the Huron jail was 14, •••••••••••MNM•NN•••••••••••••••••••••.••••• • •• FIST OUR R • ' ' • iOiJen Housiand Flower Shott 1 mmommo•••N••H• N•••••• • • _•• PALM SUNDAY. APRIL 3• • •• • • :lto5p.m. • COME AND' ENJOY lAS•TER. FLOWERS AT• THEIR BEST. •• • • • `r Everyone Wellcome. (No sales will be made). • • • GODERICH . FLOWERS •• • • 99 BRUCE STREET _1S : :••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••: • • AR1?;70VEp te, J36 SSSS The MAJOR STORE PRESENTS'°'THE EXCLUSIVE • ROYAL YORK ' TAILORED -TO .YOUR -MEASURE by W. R. JOH?'tSTON $69.50 2 pc. For those gala little luncheons .. , -for those many holidates ... for the times. when a man says, "Stay downtown and meet Me for dinner" ..,. Its a chic ~'Dressy Suit" tailored to your exact. measure by W. R. Johnston. Today, see our select Johnston Tailored - to -our -measure-' styles and shades for Spring '55. MAJOR STORE MEN'S WEAR Court House Square GODERICH PAVILION DANCING evyggY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. IN 1955 SATURDAY,NIGHT--PAUL CROSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS SQUARE DANCE NIGHT with CLARENC'E 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 419. AT TELEPHONE THE pAR. 1150 TOP SCREEN FARE IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT Now—Thurs., Fri.:and Sat.— "P Judy 'Holliday, Jack. Carson, itiirt -N viik oen4 Jack Lemmon A perfect comedy 'cast in a 'riotous roiantic-comedy: about a marriage- that went awry and a couple of romances that fixed it. Strictly for laughs! Mon.; Tues'a and Wed:=- • Anty 'Steely $tieala Sim Arid Edrit: Connor Ivory sttiugglers and the Galena tribe of West Africa set the scene for a thrilling jungle adventu`e. enemy "WEST OP ZANZIBAR" -- lciirried •in 'Africa and in ' Schnl'cO1or -r- Com'inp--AtVWeek starting.,, Apri•i lith. CHRISTMA5'H.Telhr+icolor. Bing Croitby i leanly ICtiiy*,' Reisman, Cjoortiritr :� rawkroja AT PHONE THE CAPITAL 47 ADVENTURE STORIES AT THEIR BEST. Now—Thurs., Fri. and Sat.— "KID FROM CLEVELAND" The big league Cleveland Indians , provide thirty godfathers for a baseball -minded city Kid who needed befriending. George Brent, Lynn Bari and Rusty Tamblyn Mon., Tues. and Wed.— Karen Booth, Edgar Barrier and Mary Anderton A salty tale of tall -masted ships and men of the sea who gloried in rugged derringdo. , ' "YANKEE BUCCANEER" Conlilta---` •00,ELE + if OS$ BONES"4- A- fe*t sto ing l�or Itat O'Coun6r muticid and all of these were men. Great- est •number of women in the i, i stitution at one time was one'. - The. figures showed that there beentotal 144persons brad aof , committed during the year, 141 men and , three .women. This was the fourth smallest total of prison- ers committed among the jails in the province. There were 84 com- rnitted to the 'Orangeville jail, 126 to Prescott County Jail ine L'Orig- inal and 138 to the Pieton jail. About half of those committed to the jail here, .70 prisoners, re- ceived sentences under 30 days. Twenty received suspended sent- ences. But despite the "fact that the average cost of keeping a prisoner was relatively high, the figures show that the cost of feeding in- mates was about on a par with the average -cost of all the prisoners, and the cost of food was "relatively low. Daily per capita dietary cost at the local jail was .4459 cents, while the average dietary cost for the province was .4152 cents. Cost of food for the year was reported to have been $975.65. Only two places reported lower costs for food. L'Original,s food cost was lowest at $827.06 and Orangeville's cost was listed • at $349.49. 0 LIONS HEAR ADDRESSES OF COLLEGIATE YOUTHS Miss Jeannette Austin, of Gode • rich, only girl entrant, and Peter Lierman, of Kingsbridge, winner of the Goderich Lions Club's Ora- torical Contest last February, de= livered their addresses at the lions Club meeting at the Bedford Hotel Friday evening. "Racial •Discrim- ination" was the subject of_ Miss Austin's address and "The Cow" was the topic of Peter'Lierman. Chairman Of the meeting was Lion Mery Stephens. Several num- bers were heard from a musical trio composed of Jimmy Jackson, Jim McArthur and Don Overholt. JEROVAH'S WITNESSES PLAN SPECIAL MEETING A spokesman for Jehovah's Wit- nesses announced plans today for delivering a special message to the world. Mr. Fletcher, local presid- ing minister of the Goderich con- gregation, revealed some of the details of this ,special campaign, which includes sponsoring the public, lecture entitled "Christen- dom or Christianity --Which one is 'The Light of the World'? All eongregation•s of Jehovah's Wit- nesses throughout the world (there are. approximately 14,000 in 159 'lands) will participate. Mr. Fletch- er will deliverthis discourse local- ly, to 'which the public is cordially invited.. It will be delivered at the Kingdom Hall, 66 Hamilton street, at 2.30 p.m, on Sunday, April 3. After the discourse, a new 32 - page booklet containing extraordin- ary information will be given free to each person in attendance. Some 600,000 of Jehovah's Wit- nesses will then begin distribution of millions' of copies of this special message in many ^ languages throughout the world. -It is the desire of Jehovah's witnesses to ,.place a copy in every home. Mr. Fletcher said the contentseof this specially prepared booklet had not yet been made public, but its message was unique and' would be of special interest to persons of all faiths." • Avance preparation and the world-wide scope of this special campaign give indication that this may well be one of the greatest religious proclamations in .modern history, Mr. Fletcher said. He went en to tell of local plans that hayeebeen made, stating that Je- hovah's Witnesses here are ready and ' eagerly loos forward to this special campaign. —This reader advertisement sponsored by Kingdom Hall, Gode- rich. OBITUARY MISS ETHEL FINNIGAN Funeral service was held in Sea - forth on Tuesday of laet week far Miss Ethel Elizabeth Finnig'ari; who died in Victoria Hospital, London. Born in Ashfield Township 69 years ago, she had spent Some years in the west, returning in 1930 to reside at Dungannon. She moved -to the Seaforth district in 1935. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Kilpatrick, of Macklin, Sask., and Mrs. Robert J. Elgie, Tuckersinith; and three bro- thers, William J., Egmondville, Robert E., Ashfield, rr„ � Franklin, -Seaforth. .;.' . The service was c �' '1``�• ed at the Box funeral chapel by- Rev. John Stinson, of Northside United Church, assisted by Rev. H. E. Livingstone, of Cavan United Church, Winthrop. Pallbearers were John Finnigan, Herbert Fin- nigan, William Reid and Raymond Finnigan, of Dungannon, Gerald Neil and Harold Finnigaei, of Lon- don. Interment was made in Dun- gannon cemetery. Friends and relatives attended • ' the funeral from Montreal, -London, 'Goderich, Dungannon, Sarnia, Galt, Kitchener and Walkerton. • SIMMIIIIIMISIMINsullilansymastWisateasse "CLEANING COMMENTS" PAPER SACKEfi BELTS are un- serviceable and cannot be cleaned. The paper dissolves. - ,,Gf iDERIC.H FRENCH DRY •' CLEANERS GPhone 122 West Ste "'Your Cleaner Is' Yottr Clothes Best Friend" Ji 1111. 11 C� �4 '•x'; RIS ,.. . COU2Fx TO MARK_ N D1041,8,4,RY Because. they 50th we dl'>* anniversary comes in the same year as the anniversary of a Montreal textile firm, Ur. and Mrs. Henry Leishman, Gode- rich received 'Congratulations, and gifts from the firm over the week -end. "May I take this opportun- ity of congratulating you upon the happy event of your Gold- en Wedding Anniversary as re- ported recently in The Gode- rich Signal -Star," G. S. Gord- on, president of Dominion Tex- tile Company Limited, said in a letter received by the couple. "This year is also the 50th anniversary of Dominion _Tex- tile Company Limited, which was established in 1905, the year you were married." 'Mr. and Mrs. Leishman, who marked their anniversary on February 28, also received a • Shand -stitched bedspread and a pair of pillowslips. GODERICH; 'CLINTON GIRLS HEAR LEADER The C.G.LT. of Knox Presbyter- ian Church, Goderich, and. of St. Andrew's Church, Clinton, met in Clinton to hear Miss Anne Mac- Eachern, regional secreatry for the Hamilton and London synod. • - The Goderich group under the leadership of Mrs. E. A. Videan, Mrs. Flo Macdonald and Mrs. Marj- orie McLean led the worship , per- iod, with Frances' Currie," as chair- man. The Clinton group has as its leaders, Mrs. Ron' McCann, Mrs. James Cooper • and Miss Mildred Farquhar. Catharine Blacker gave a welcome to the visitors and Susan Finley thanked the speakers. Those taking part in the pro- gram were, Mrs. J. B. Russell, Seaforth, secretary for girls work in the synod, Mrs. Wesley 'Brad - nock, Auburn, Presbyterial girls' secretary, and Mrs. D. J. Lane,' ,Clinton. FRED NOBLE RESIGNS • POST AT BIG MILL" Mr. Fred Noble has resigned as engineer at the Purity Flour "Big Mill" plant and will leave Mr Toronto about the first of May where he has been appointed- chief engineer fat! the E. A,'and S. Rob- inson Comany of Leaside, litho- graphers; etc. He is on his 12th year in Goderich with the same company and came here from Tor- onto where he is now returning. While in Goderich he he's been active in`" baseball and hockey ac- tivities for boys in connectionwith the Lions Club and is at present "'chairman of the Lions Club hockey committee. He is a past chairman of the committee of Stewards of North Street United Church and a past president of the Menesetung Canoe Club. 0 0 0 The coat of the. Rocky Mountain sheep ,turns from brown to bluish - grey in wintertime. irfot T RAD E MAR' REG 'D Tilt SUPERIOR LATEX -,BASE WALL P4/NT Of County Arnold Alton,gB.E. 7, to. ow, BC ods was named president president of on County Junior Farmers Association sox „ n 'and.11�Lois Jones, Clinton, wag. rnelata� chosen presidentof theHuron County Junior Instituute at elections' held by the two groups last Thurs- day night in .Clinton, Others, named to the Junior Farmer, executive were: vice-presi-• dents;' Earl,•leSpadden, R.R.A, Sea - forth; Lloyd .Holland, Clinton; sec- retary, Boyd Taylor, R.R. 3, Wal- on the World .As$ . ton; directors, Jim Scott, R.R. 5, which he attended :• Goderieb;• Lorne Hackett, R.R. 7, object of • the 'pier t a1. past ori t J'unior'.F Will beCat Dublin. y��S.1 . Potsid'Y•nwR!'. ,.; .,. Cart '1 ,,t �:ntp�.� d . of fora . F : `! ers' Ass'oci ,tion w al at the meeting, and, g 0 • .t with the. use of.,„ 4'0 ;:• $li I i k ,I Lucknow; Larry Wheatley, W.R., plainied, was Dublin; 'Ken Campbell, R.R. 1, Dub- the 'brie ki ;a lin; Maurice 'l�a•llahan, R.R. 1, Bel-' peace. The. + enfere grave; Ken ,•Caster..R.R....5,,W'ing- three ,weeks .dur144,, ham; Glen Underwood,..R.R. • 1, some 350' de1egat f Gorrie; Stewart Broadfoot, R.R. 5, tries of the :world rnet. Ti s Clinton; Ken Armstrong, Londes- nage problem -was bora; Douglas May, R.R. .1, Cen- translations, , Love, The various • • r1►' fraise, ,and Maurice R.R. 3, v, I p ,�ctao, Exeter. ty association, as dir ctl, Institute old Baker, Assi+stan •Held In the Junior Institute section Represerntative for' Hv'o -. the following will officiate for the were reviewed by G. �l year; viee-presidentse Catherine ery, Agraeu tw-a1;_1 ureses t Campbell, R.R. 1, Dublin; Shirley Mr, Montg+ppery in. .yfn _����., McMichael, Wroxeter; secretary, to the work oef 'Mrs Ba nary � • :. ,•,^ Marion Brock, l xeter; directors, he did; not l liW of"anyone 'in }i Helen Little, R.R. 7, Lucknow; Lois Department of. ,Agi'ieullttre who Alton, R.R. 7, Lucknow; Joan Som- putkrth as much elf os't Or interest erville, R.R. 4, Walton; Betty ern either 4-H Club work ;or..J' Campbell, R.R. 1, Dublin; Nancy Farmer work as Mr. Carter, R.R. 5, Wingham; Mary said that it .is{ expeeted t111 '111P, Isabelle Nethery, Belgrave; Jean county Will'have a hinne..e0000nro- Lohr,, Gorrie; Patsy Thompson? • ist.by the forst week ;in .l+t' . K Clinton; Katherine Powell, R.R. 3, Mr. Montgomery stat t1t the Clinton, Mildred Ballantyne, Kirk county association •has i 31.0 tan; Jane Kykeman, Exeter; and outstanding. 'part , in , all . q oets— Audrey 011 rafka . Gorrie.• at the C.N.E., the Diva and Named as provincial director was International PIeWintalaiiebt 0 t '3. I t rg illi • I ti 1 LEGION HALL GODERICH Saturday, ApriI 2 JACKPOT of $41.00 for full house in 51 (13:1. If not won on Saturday, value of jackpot$ and also. number of calls will be raised each week until it is won." 15 GAMES $1.00 $10 CASH PRIZE 4 SPECIALS—Share the, Wealth JACKPOT WILL BE PLAYED FOR 4 TIDIES • Jackpot - 25c or 5 for $1.00 Regular extra cards 25c DOOR PRIZE—$5, $3, $2. Doors open at 7.45 p.m. 1st game starts at 8.30 p.m. DO YOU "GO FOR" BRAND NAMES.? 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