Press Alt + R to read the document text or Alt + P to download or print.
This document contains no pages.
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-10-13, Page 3.,tr
The September issue of "Curren
Account," personner sna& zine of
the Canadian Bank of . •Commerce,
pays tribute to the ,memory o `the
!etre John Keith Saunders, native •
of Goderich, with' the following
article:
The death on 14th June of John
Keith Saunders;' Personnel Super-
visor of the Ontario Region was
a great sorrow to all who knew
him and- a great loss to the Bank.
Keith Saunders, ' -son of Mars.
Oha:s. K. Saunders and the late Mr.
Saunders, was born at Goderich,
Ont., in 1915, and joined the Bank
in February; 1934. He served in
v'arioua Ontario branches until he
entered the Royal Canadian Air
Force in 1042. He weenit overseas capable officer who showed great
in March, 1943 and made 36. oper- w*promise in everything he under;
ational sorties over Germany in took.
No' 78 (Bomber) Squadron and No. o o 0
"635 (Pathfinder) Squadron. LEGION MAKES PLANS
FOR POPPY 'CAMPAIGN`
• He was appointed Assistant Ac-
eauntarit at Yonge and Queen in
April, 1948, and Accountant in De-
cember of the some year. In Sep-
tember, 1949 he became an Audit
Officer, and in May, 1950 went to
Toronto .branch as an Assistant
Accountant. He was appointed
Accountant, Toronto branch, in
February, 1951, a post which he
occupied until his appointment as
an Assistant Inspector in June,
1953. Hebecame ill .shortly after
his appointment as a Personnel
Supervisor last March, and died in
June.
In February, 1953, he was mar-
ried to Helen Marie Evans, and he
leaves a son born in January, 1954..
Deepest sympathy is extended to
Mrs. Saunders and his family by
all who knew Keith. The Bank
has lost an always reliable and
Plans for the annual poppy cam-
paign of •Branch 109, Canadian
fogion, are being made and frater-
nal organizations, clubs, schools
and local merchants are being
asked to assist in the purchase of
wreaths which are' to be placed
at the cenotaph in Court House
Park on November 11.
The public will be given 'an op-
portunity to support the campaign
'when poppies go on sale on Satur-
day, N9vemiber 5. Proceeds , de-
rived from the camrpaign are
placed in a trust fund within the
local branch to be used for wel-
fare work among veterans -and
their families in the community.
Poppy committee chairman this
year is John Cameron. -
eseeemooseasoetbeeeetwootatmeeeeeeeetteeseeetteese
® AT TELEPHONE ' 2
• the
r 1150 • Bedford Hotel on Thanksgiving
et
• • , day. The reunion was planned as
At TOP SCREEN FARE IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT a surprise for Mr. MacEwen, whose
•• . • _ birthday fell on Thanksgiving day
• • this year. Among those present
,® Now—Thurs., .4 Fri. and Sat.— • at the party were Mrs. Ghowen, of
e Three days .left to see the most -requested picture of the year! * Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Forbes
Town Council aired last Friday
night7that it should teke some
action to curb a speed menace on
Blake street, espes ially in the
South street area.
'acesent as a one -swan delegation
representing ratepayers in the dis-
trict was Watson Sheardown, of
Blake street.
Mr. Sheardown ,bold council that
a danger has existed for some time
and .has increased since stop signs,
were erected on .South street at
the intersection of '$lake.. street
recently.
Celle are proceeding along Blake
street atfairly fast -rates of speed.
"They just barrel through," he
said.
He pointed out that Blake street_
f South t C streets,
GODERICTI, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th; 1955
Group .bas ral ce
A group hospitalization and life
insurance plan for Town employ-
ees, both salaried and hourly, will
'be provided by Town Council; it
was decided at the meeting of
Council last Friday night.
•Council decided also to have its
finance committee investigate var-
ious group plans and bring in a
decision at the next regular meet -
October 20,
where his home is located, is very DeputylReeve Ernie Fisher said
narrow. There is a -50-foot right- that et the request of council he
of -way from McDonald `to South had polled Town employees and
streets, but then it narrows to 20. found that they favored the pro-
should
for the next block. posal.
"I thought 'that your attention Ho said that on an hourly basis,
should be drawn to this situation," the cost would an•%ount to about
he told council. "There have been two to two and one-half cents per
some accidents in •the area and' hour 'pers,man.
Most councillors agreed that the
young children are liable to be row plan was a good, prolp•asal.
hurt." ,,He suggested that since gawp
the street was in a school zone Opinion was that most factories
the speed limit could be reduced.. had plans, in force.
Another solution offered by . Some members of council felt
councillors was widening of the that the workers were being treat -
street in the narrow block. ed quite fairly •at present, but they
"The Town has tried to purchase agreed that institution of a group
property to widen the street on plan would be falling in line with
the north side, blit we have been what is being done by plants `'and
unable to do so," Mayor J. E. manufacturers for their employees.
Huckins reported. , DECLINE IS RECORDED
Council decided to investigate IN LEVEL OF HURON
the situation to see if something
could. be done. The matter was
referred to the public works cQm- Level of Lake Huron et Goderich
mitrtee. took a slight drop' during Septem-
o ---o o ber, figures reported by the Can -
FAMILY REUNION
adian Hydrographic Service at Ot.
Members of the MacEwan family tawa show.
held a fanily reunion and birthday Last month the lake level was
party for P.. J. MacEwan at recorded• `gat 580.57 feet, or 61,
inches lower than August; 101e,
inches lower than September,
1954; 36 inches lower than the
highest September since 1860; 323.,•
inches higher than the lowest Sep-
tember and 3% inches lower than
average.
PORT ALBERT
PORT 'ALBERT, Oct. 12. --- The
'ladies of ,Christ Church, Port Al-
Joert, held their Guild meeting in
the home of Mrs. Elton Draper.
Mrs. Roy _Petrie opened the meet-
ing. Mrs. A. Foster read a. portion
of Scripture. Mrs. Petrie and Mr:s.
Draper were appointed to ;'buy
brocade to cover -the linen cloth
on the communion table. Mrs.
Jennings gave a reading an the
Bishop's M•e'ssengers in Manitoba.
Mr. Jennings closed the meeting
with the benediction. . Lunch was
served by the hostess and helpers.
It was decided to .have a
HalTowe'en party on Monday,
October 31. - `
Bert Cunningham,' of Toronto,
visited for a few days recently
at the home ofhis sister, Mrs.
Charles Crawford, and family.
Fred ,Dickson, who has been at
Banff, Alberta,- Or the past few
months, retuned` last week to the
home of Ms grandparents, Mr.
incl,. Mrs. Jfarry Ledaror. 'Douglas
Athill, of Guelph, visited.' .°!last
week -end with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur •Tigert and
family, tPd St. Catharines, visited
relatives here last week -end.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Martin' visit
ed last week -end with the •former's
sister at Kalamazoo.
•Mr. and Mrs. Albert McGee and
daughter, Delores, visited over -the
week -end with relatives in Wind-
sor.
14r. and Mrs. Harvey Crawford
and' two daughters, Patsy and
Madeline, of Toronto, visited last
week -end at the home of the form-
er•'s mother, Mrs. • William Craw-
ford, also' Mr. and Mrs. Bert Craw-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tatenhaden,
of Defiande, Ohio, visited • over the
hoiiidey withthe Tigett relatives
in the vieinity.
Earl Martin. and friend, Mid
Dawn Edwards, of London, • spent.
last week -end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stonehouse
and two ehildxen, of Guelph,. visit-
ed over the holiday week -end with
Miced Mrs. Percy Graham.
s. John MacPherson, of Tees -
water, is visiting at the home of
her brother, Howard 4uaid.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tigent visited
last week -end with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Tigert at Sarnia, and with
other relatives in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crawford
visited relatives at Hanover and
Walkerton last Sunday.
At the world-wide communion
service an October 2, Harvey Bogie
and Art Dickson were received
into full membership of St. An-
drew's United Chproh on .profes-
sign of faith. The congregation
presente4i , thepn, with Bibles.
�` }j and 'their son, Peter. of Canning -
"A. 'MAN. CALLED PETER" ® ton, Ont., Mr. a.nd Mrs. Lee Scott
lei • and family from Sarnia, and Mr.
= • —fin, •Cinernascope and Technicolor— '•" and" 1VIrs. Geo. G. MacEwan and
®A :biography of the life of Peter Marshall, late chaplain of the • their family, of Goderich. Includ-
• U.S. Senate and a remarkable "man of God." ® •ed in the gathering were Mr. Mac
• Starring Richard Tock!, .Bean Peters and Marjorie Rambeau ],Juan's .grandchildren, and great-
® 9grandchildren.
g9
• Man., Tues. and Wed,--• .
•
Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester .Morris and Todd Duncan
* As daring and • different a drama as has ever gripped an audi- 0
• , ence. A significant •
story of California's unbarred penal
institution_ "' •
• "UNC AINED" •
:
e and ns an added attraction the Warner -color featurette la
• "BLACK( FURY"—also — Paramou t News -stro-
• Coming—"The Seven Year - . Itch"—in color with Marilyn
a Monroe—ADULT. 0
®®®•o•.••a►®•••0®••••0••••®•0••••••••• •••••®
. "CLEANING COMMENTS"
GODERICH FRENCH DRY
CLEANERS
P
DON'T PUT AWAY DIRTY
CLOTHES. " The longer soil re-
mains in a garment, the harder it
is to get out. Have your clothes
cleaned regularly.
Phone 122 West St.
"Your Cleaner Is Your 'Clothes
Best Friend"
OCTOBER 9 to 15
D9n't,You BeGuilty!
Study These 'Rules To Prevent Fires
1—See that all *king extensions are carried out by qualified and exprienced wiring
contractors. This ensures a final check -Up by the wiring inspector of the Hydro -
Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
2—Never use fuses larger than 15 amperes on branch circuits in your home.
3—Don't "plug" fuses by inserting coins behind them. The fuse serves similarly to
the safety -valve of a boiler.
4—Make frequent inspections of flexible cords.
5-4Don't hang up any electric wiring onnails.- Don't tack extension cords to base-
boards •or walls.
6—Keep combustibles away from all •heating elements.
7—Keep, light bulbs away from clothing, paper, window curtains, etc.
8= -Never use an hem,' toaster rO! . lamps as bed Warmers.
9—Never use combustible cleaning ,fluids in your electric washer.
DON'T—under any circumstances use -a Portable Electric Heater in the Bathroom.
he Fuse
When too great a load is placed on a circuit, or when a "short"
occurs, the fuse "burns out" and cuts off the power. This is your
protection. BE SURE TO REPLACE A FUSE WITH CORRECT
SIZE.
elation of these 'rules resulting in fire, May, invalidate your Fire Insurance Policy:
CONTRIBUTED IN *THE INTERESTS OF FIRE PREVENTION BY
Huron Lodge No. 62
REGULAR MEETING
Mr's'• nday, Oct. 17
LEANS BACK WITH YOU
It's a beauty in style and
covering . . wit LA -Z -BOY'S
a,nconny knack of relaxing will%
you- No buttons, No ;evers,e1V
No controls. You just wish fan.•
comfort . . . and BA -Z -BOX
responds.
AT 8 P.M. AT LODGE ROOMS
D,D,G.M. Bro. Wm. C. Sinclair
of Brucefield will be present for
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
All brethren are requested to
attend. '
WEST ST. GODERIGH
DUNGANNON
DUNGANNON, Oct. 12. — Hon.
John Sturdy, MLA, Regina, visited
his wife's uncle, R. J. Durnin, on
Saturday. He was accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Johnston, Goderich.
Miss Maureen Knox, Kitchener,
visited her aunts, Mrs. R. Gardner
and. Miss R. ° Fitzgerald, over the
week -end. She was •-accompanied
by her friend, Miss Lyla Smith,
also of Kitchener. Miss Lyla 1
Irwin, Lucknow, was also., a visitor
.for a couple of days.
Mrs. S. J. Kilpatrick was visited
by Mr. and Mrs. H. Eugene Hanson,
East Tawas, Mich., and Ntr. and
Mrs. Palmer Kilpatrick and family,
Toronto. -
Mr: and Mrs. John Wilson, nee
Edna Rivett, T4peonto,,-,; Spent the
weekend at their parents' homes i
at Dungannon and Carlow.
Miss Jean Errington, who operat-
ed a beauty parlor at Gerrie for a
few weeks, has now taken a posi-
tion in that business in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Prtichard
and Mrs. A. Pentland, Toronto,
spent the week -end with the Tat-
ter's sons, Wilfred Pentland and
Frank Pentland. •
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irvin and
daughter, Betty, spent the. week-
end with former neighbors, Rev.
James—Bright and Mrs. Bright,
Fonth•ili.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren 'Bamford
and little son, of Preston, were
visitors with relatives here and at
Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sherwood
and Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Ritchie, spent Thanksgiving week-
end at Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Walden and
little daughter, 'Victoria Margaret,
of Kincardine, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Mole;"lfrs. W, R. Andrew and
Mr. and Mrs: Bob Mole. •
Mild weather lias been enjoyed
lately in this district and it seem-
ed almost like spring on the- farm,
,of Nelson Culbert; where the other
day a duck came proudly into the
,yard with a few newly hatched
ducklings. -
Erskine 'Presbyterian Church
next Sunday, October 16, at 11 a.m.
and 7.30 p..m. will observe anniver-
sary services. Rev. T. J..McKin-
ney, Teeswater, will be the speak-
er. Miss Helen Todd, St. Helens,
Will assist the chair and be guest
soloist at the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert McWhinney
managed the farm and household
for Mr. and IVLrs. Bill Wiggins for
a few days wh ke they were on a
motor ,trip nor .
W.M.S. Me -- The United
Church W.M.S. met Friday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. Clifford
Crozier. Mrs. George Hodges, pre-
sident, opened the meeting. Mrs.
Arthur Elliott conducted the wor-
ship service. The roll call was
answered by 15 members and one
visitor. A letter of thanks from -
Mrs. Gorge Harris was read. Plans
were discussed for an autumn
Tarikoffering meeting at which
Mass. T. C. Anderson will speak, -
Mrs. Otto Popp gave a report On,
the 'sectional meeting at Holmes-;
ville. Mrs. Robert the
read the
first chapter in the new study
boirk:- At the -close ef-the meeting
" Mrs. Crozier served lunch.
Mr. and Mrs, Orland Bere and
Mr. and Mrs.. Graham MoNee and
Donna •attended the Rilbey-Orr wed-
ding at •Clark's Church, • near Ripe
ley, on Saturday.
eMaribelle Dere spent the week-
end with her friend, Janet Farrell,
Ripley. .
.Jelin Bere spent the week-etkl
with a friend, Kenny Kirkland,
,
near Lucknow.
ms's: -.James S'prouI is a -patient
at Goderich hospital.
Mrs. Henry Horton spent last,,
week with her daughter, Mrs. Or-
land. Bere.
Little Eric MeNee, four-year-old 1
son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham MeNee
was rushed to the hospital in Gode-
rich for - attenti,on, on Sunday even-
ing.; .,Wbrile playing fh• the yard,
he fell and 'hit his forehead on a
sharp stone; Making n small deep
cut which severed an artery..
He is establishing his credit,
at the hospital the easy woe
—by simply showing his Blue
Cross Subscriber's Certificate.
Every month thousands'
of hospital bills in Ontario
are "Prepaid the Blue Cross
way". No red tape—pears
of mind..
TAL. ASSOCIATION
BC -505
BOY SCOUT
MEANS
EVERY USED CAR AND TRUCK THAT
RATES THE A-1 SIGN HAS BEEN:
• Reconditioned by expert servicemen for appearance and performance.
• Inspected and checked for safety. • Priced for outstanding value.
i Truthfully and accurately advertised.
• Warranted by your Ford -Monarch Dealer and backed by his reputation.
DANCING EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
PAUL CR9SS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
EVERY WEDNESDAY IS SOARE DANCE NIGHT
CLARENCE "PETRIE AND THE 'NIGHT HAWKS
ROY 'BRECKENRIDGE MAKES A SPECIALTY OF CATERING
TO CHRISTMAS PARTIES.
ENQUIRIES INVITED. .PHONE 675 'or 419.
From house to house Friday evening and on the Square
BUY A SCOUT APPLE
IIv `t1ll
CHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH-FARG4