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Learning To LL�dy Crashes;
Another Gets Fish Hook In Back
Five persons were hurt but only
two required hospital attention in
week -end- accidentts in Goderich
and district. The most seriously
injured was Earl MacDonald, 59,
of R.R. 7, Lucknow, who was7rush-
ed to Victoria Hospital, London,
after a car -truck crash at an inter-
section on county road 23 two
and one -'half miles north a Kin -
tail, Saturday afternoon.
A Stratford lady, Mrs. Roy King-
sley,
ingsley, had a fish hook removed from
her back by Dr. A. H. Taylor at
Alexandra .Marine and General
Hospital on Sunday. She had been
fishing with adgroup of companions
from Stratgord when the hack
caught her accidentally.
It was an unlucky day for an-
other out-of-town lady, Mrs.
Frances MaaPiherson, of Windsor,
was being taught to drive by her
husband When the ear went out of
control and struck a fence. There
was $200 damage to the car, plus
minor damage to me fence.
Police said' Mrs. MacPherson was
%eking a right turn from Eldon
street onto Rich street and failed
to straighten the car out in time.
In the accident near Kintall, Mr.
MacDonald suffered severe concus-
sion, abrasions, depressed facial
fracture and a broken ankle. After
treatment at the scene by Dr. J. A.
Corrin, of Luck-110w,MacDonald
was removed to Lonon in Stales'
ambulance.
Provincial Constable' Harold
Highton, of Goderich OPP detach-
ment, reported that MacDonald's
truck was in oollission with a car
driven by John McKim, of Luck -
now. McKim was unhurt. There
was about $2,200 damage to the
two vehicles.
A charge of careless driving was
laid against Mervin McAllister, 37,
of Farmington, Mich., after .his
car left highway 21, five -riles
south of Goderich, Saturday morn-
ing. McAllister was slightly in-
jured and his car was extensively
damaged in the process of shearing
off three mailbox posts. '
The driver told police he fell
asleep at the wheel.
Alb -out $600 damage was done to
BINE
LEGION HALL
GODERICH
Saturday, August 4
JACKPOT OF $75.00 FOR FULL HOUSE IN 57 CALLS.
st .GAME STARTS AT 8.30 P.M,
GOING FISHING
OR ,ENGAGED IN SIMILAR PURSUITS
AS FROM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
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CLEANING PLANT CLOSED.
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MON., TUES. AND WED. --
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n Cinemascope and Technicolor—a mirthful mixup in which
two burlesque queens, marked for murder, take refuge
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"RED SUNDOWN"
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Tells of a saddle tramp who turns sheriff's deputy to tangle with
a despised and ruthless landowner.
Uta Baron, Rory Calhoun and Martha Hyer
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a ear owned by Jacques Godin, of
Stratford, when it struck a tree
lar Goderich Township, two and
one-half .miles south of town. The
driver and a female passenger
were slightly hurt but did not
r-.,uire hospital attention.
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their paper from week to
week rather than by a yearly
subscription through the mail, et
Signal -Stars are sold at the
following stands:
Craigie's Tobacco Store
Signal -Star Odice
Goderich News Stand
.(Formerly Wood's)
Dunlop's Drag Store
P Store
Lau�der's Drug Store
Dungannon—Eedy's Store
Auburn --Alf Rollinson
Nile—Nile General Store
Holmesville—D. E. Gliddon
Bayfield -- Weston's Drug
Store
Saltford—Tom Morris Gen-
eral Store
Kingsbridge—G. F. McKen-
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Port Albert -= Roy Petrie's
Store
Kintail—W. J. MacDonald's
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Big ORacing Bill
Here Labor Day
The trotters and pacers go again
at Agricultural Park here on Labor
Day, Sept mber 3. _ For this, the
third big meet of the season, the
Goderich Trotting and Agricultur-
al Association is offering purses
totalling $2,000.
The two top rates on the Labor
Day card will be three-year-old
trot or pace and a free-for-all
event, and in each case the purse
will be $500. There will be three
other races as well: 2.21 for $400,
225 for $350 and 2.30 fox $250.
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These five young Canadian Army Cadets are learning the basic fundamentals of the rifle and what it
means to the soldier. The scene is the Central Command 'Cadet Camp at Ipperwash, Ont. Taking
aim, from left to right,. Doug Tanner, Walkerton, Ont.; Garry Thomson, Tiverton, Ont.; Bill Haysom,
Goderich; Maurice Dalton, Goderich, and Bob Anderson, Goderich. They are among 1500 cadets
from all parts of Ontario who are training at the army canip for seven weeks dining the summer.
1 JOHNSTON--McCARTNEY
Kinsmen Oct e n a r i a n 4 .. The marriage of June Madelon
McCartney to William H. Johnston
I was performed by Bishop W. A.
P i c n i c Attended By 90 Townshend, an °Id family friend,
in 'St. Pwl' Anglican Church at
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Largest attendance since the
Octogenarian Club was formed
eight years ago—about 90 people
over 80 years of age --thoroughly
enjoyed the Kinsmen -sponsored
eighth annual picnic at the Gode-
rich Pavilion on Wednesday of last
week. -
A total of 140 invitations were
sent out. Of the 90 who attended,
94 belong to the club. The men
present outnumbered the women.
During the past year 19 members
of the t'Itub have died.
The members of the Kinsmen
Club brought the elderly people
la) the Pavilion in cars and even
,ambulances, some nine of them
coming from the hospital where
some of them have been confined
for several years.
One of the addresses given was
by John Flick, who was elected
president of the Octogenarian Club
for the coining year. !Another
address enjoyed by all was by Rev.
D. J. Lane, of Clinton.
In charge of the entertainment
program was William Wilson, who
spoke briefly, after being intro-
duced by Ken Pennington.
The oldest woman and the oldest
man present were given „gifts by
Mrs. Pat Patterson," -wile of the
organizer of the Octogenarian Club.
They were: Walter Henry, 98, and
Mrs. W. Straughan, 99, both of
Goderich.
Al] of__t.-he ,ladies -wee- given
gifts arid The Men reCei�
d - ei rs
prize for the women was l
Della Rutledge, and for the men,
Walter Cunningham. As president
of the club, John Flick was given
a wallet. Treats were also taken
to those who were unable to leave
the hospital.
Lunch was served to all. The
Kinette Club was in .charge of re-
freshments. A large, beautiful cake
decorated with the words, "Octo-
genarian Club Picnic, 1956," was
donated by Canada Bread through
"Cy" Robinson, a former member
of the Kinsmen Club here.
-The program included the fol-
lowing: highland fling and sword
dance by Marilyn Leonard, accom-
panied onthe pipes by Alexander
Boyd; solo, "Road to the IsIes,"
by Dianne McConnell; piano solo
by Judy Patterson; drill by three
majorettes, Nancy Schutz, Shirley
Mallough and Dianne Bannister;
vocal duet by Bill Stiles and Bill
Bettg'er, aecompanied on the piano
by Ed. Stiles; recitation, "The By-
gone Days" by Arthur Beevers.
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ELMER J. WEBSTER,
of Varna, who died in Clinton hos-
pital last Thursday night at the
age of 56 of a heart attack.
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A member of Stanley Township
Council for 16 terms, he served '
:reeve for_•fiye -terms. Ms early:
life was spent near Lucknow. In
ss "ht~` crC e t-attteydraisigip,•
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to farm before going to Varna in
Brothers Win
In Junior Golf
The Younger set, ranging in age
from eight •to 18 years, had their
day at the Maitland Golf Club last
week. This year's edition of the
annual junior tournament was the
most successful yet, in the opinion
of officials:
In the class for golfers under 19.
Bev. 'Bayes, of Clinton, topped the
field, combining an under par 33
with 41 for a 74 total. The Vic
Elliott Trophy for competitors
under 16 was won by Bob Kinkead,
of
Goderich, who put together tWo
44's for an 88 scare. In the pee
wee class (under 13), only nine
holes were played. John Kinkead;
of.
Goderich won the Trude]] Tro-
phy with his mark of 53.
Bill Wilkinson, won the approach-
ing and putting contest with two
strokes.
In the field of 21 competitors,
,the fairer sex hau only two rep-
resentatives, Martha Jackson and
Audrey Allison.
Other players were Harry
Thompson, Bev. Boyes, Bob Kin-
kead, Dave Wilkinson, Bud Boyes,
Richard Worsen. Bili Bradley, Don
Rouse,. Bayne Boyes, Jeff Reid,
John --Schneiker, Bill Wilkinson,
Garry Tipple,' John Brennan, Bill
Moore, John Kinkead, Larry Paper -
,nick, Bobby Doak and Rod Reid.
Prizes and food were provided
by club members. There were all
the hot dogs, pop and tarts the
juniors could eat.
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results. -
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January of this year as road
superintendent.
He was active in many organiz-
ations which included: president of
South Huron Agricultural Society,
liensall; a director of both Bay-
field and Clinton fairs, County Pre-
ceptor of the Black Preceptory;
past master of South Huron L.O.L.;
director of Huron County Hog Pro-
ducers Association.
Surviving besides his wife are
his mother, Mrs. Robert Webster,
Clinton, a son, a daughter, two
brothers and a stepdaughter. Fun-
eral was on Sunday with interment
in Baird's cemetery, Stanley Town-
ship.
Clinton on July 21 at 2 p.m. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey McCartney, of Clin-
ton, and the groom is the son of
Mrs. A. F. Johnston and the late
Mr. Johnston, of Toronto.
The church was decorated with
white gladioli and chrysanthemums
and Mrs. Theo Fremlin pro''tided
traditional wedding music and ac-
companied the soloist, Mrs. Pamela
Saddler.
The bride, given in marriage by-
her
yher father wore a waltz -length
gown of white Chantilly lace over
bridal satin offset by a frilled net
skirt. " A Bertha collar of hand-
-clipped lace framed the neckline
and was fastened with an heirloom
brooch. Her finger-tip veil was
arranged from a cap of lace -and
net studded with sequins. She
carried a bouquet of white roses.
The bride's sister, Mrs. Peter
Schulha, of Edmonton, as matron
of honor and Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Cartney, of Detroit, as bridesmaid,
Wore identical gowns of blue
crystalette with matching jackets
and headdresses and carried bou-
quets of roses.
Kenneth R. Johnston, of Sarnia,
was best man for his brother and
ushers`were Ford Little and Chris
Johnston.'
Receiving guests, the bride's
mother wore a dress of dusty rose
with matching accessories and a
corsage of blue carnations. The
groom's mother chose a grey print-
ed costume with matching acces-
sories and a corsage of white
carnations.
For Ntir=ih8rri' On;
tario, the bride donned a taupe
sories. The couple will reside in
Toronto.
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GODERICl;1, ONT.
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Many
Pupe
K. acromo
Mese lines: 4011/4-,40
to hen trying
ftt tj2011. You
breath for the
you =tart."
One call imagine
pressed that
would have been,
opportunity to
Pam in Godeauela
While here
exactly "a hundred
total number
far from it. And
hearts out for
people who Barre
the first all pipe
held in +G�a�leric%.
The stirring
rendered by the
tisk, iLucknow,
Palmerston Legion,
and Goderich.
tions and special
rich Blue Water
rich Girls' Trumpet
rich G the program.
The good attendance
encouraging to
Band, which organized
Proceeds will
forms and accessories,
rich band was
years ago under
Major Bert McCreath.
president of the
more.
One of the most
of the tattoo was
drill of the Goderich
Another impressive
six massed pipe
one at the beginning
the conclusion
There was heavy
Attend First. All
Band Tattoo Here
..&Tonle
once penned
bargtgpeo appear
instrument to per
have to get en9U h
whole tune begore
how deeply aan.
well4 riown writer.
,had lio had, axt
be in Agricultural
last Friday nigYt.iful
may not have been
pipers," !the
couldn't have .been
they piped ,their
more than 1,000
to see and hear
band tattoo eyer
Scottish music was
Kincardine Seat,
Brussels Legion,
Exeter Legion
Pipe Bands. $elec-
drills by Gode-
Band and Gide-
Band inter-
was most
Goderich Pipe
the tattoo,
help .,buy more ani?-
The Gude-
formed, about two
the direc o -n of
The active
band is Ed. Prid-
unusual features
the illuminated
Pipe Band.
sight was -the
bands playing as
and again at
of the concert.
applause for
doderleli Blue Water Yard, wh d
; laycd: a medley (l: airs. Tlata NW
Tata Viand, under the °killed
thre �u�n of l`',jonk S4''haibc, t► top
ed its elas:a in the reecnt Waterloo
and Festival,
'rho smartly ,unifernx4 Oalet'iell
« s' 'Ira t et, B40 a in• deli)
ell 'eydth at Pi yun , and u
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tlu'ila . ,
It was oxidated by Mayer J. K
xdn ,, who xUU0 Ho4ezay sf
i tae crow', e ' eongratul,
atwtl G ruerieu r -IPO 841t i, which'
he 3aitl, had IMO an 4`;upllu
fight and. could well 1)0 11"114 1)/
the remits. Parade 1Wa1'wh l: O£ flit
rir1�' Trumpet Band is Ken Pen°
lningttrn.
A�Iaisn:ed as one ,off North ,r'
erica°� foremost I�ipexs, Sandy"
Boyd, a member of Goderich li'ipe
iland, lased a seIeetiart 'a 3
and reels ,for the audience. Ue 7
tax o '. The wandering , P'iper,
'Willa]. Pilm 'Board.
In the draw fora television; set;
the winner was Harold WarreneR
of Hamilton street..
street..The draw t
'made by John MacKenzie, now lid
ing at the County Rome, Clinton
a member of Goderich Octogena,r-
an 'Club.
Bert Such. was the capable mast
leer of ceremonies for the evening
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My little brother Ronny happe--
ed to hear me mention the distance
in kilometers •betweeen two Europ.
can cities. Noticing the interested
expression on his face, I asked
him, "D:o you know what a kilo -
meter is, Ronny?"
"Sure," he replied, "it's the
thing people put outside the door
to see what the temperature is."
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