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+Gaderich Man Is
Sanitary Inspector
3 Putder, of Goderich, who
20 i NUl' U1'County Health Unit
wetseutlYe $as ii een appointed a
resident sanitary inspector for the
south part of the County. He has
already taken up residence in
Fxeter.
Dr. Reil. Aldus, director of the
unit, said the appointment was
necessitated by the increasing de-
*nalid for inspect:on work in that
area. There are now three sani-
tary inspectors on the staff of the
unit.
Mr. Pinder, a graduate of Gode-
rich District Collegiate Institute,
successfully completed a course in
sanitation at the Ontario Depart-
ment of Health, Toronto, last year.
He is remarried and has one daugh-
ter.
Dr. Allis ado announced the
appointment of Miss Ethel Tingley,
bringing the nursing staff of the
unit up to fulla strength. Miss
Tingley hails from Ottawa.
IEMSINES§ DIRECTOgY
CHIROPRACTIC
HERBERT B. SUCH, D.C.
Doctor of Cbiropratic.
Office Hours:
Mon., Thurs.-9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tues., Fri. -9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
7 pm. to 8 p.m.
Wed. & Sat. -9 to 11.30 a.m.
Vitamin Therapy
Office---:,orner of South St. and
Britannia Road. Phone 341.
A. M. HARPER..
C larterefd Accountant
Office:
343J
33 Hamilton Ste
House
343W
Goderich
A.). `Bert' Alexander
GENERAL INSURAN(E
FIRE — AUTOMOBILE —
CASUALTY
Gat Insured — Stay Insured
Rest Assured.
Bank of Comm. Bldg.
Telephone 268.
Stiles Ambulance
Roomy - Comfortable
Anyether Anytime-
PHONE
nyt.PHONE 399 t, ...
17 lilt*171rr?Ss ',��iT:, "fidas1ititi
G. B. CLl•ANCY '
Optometrist—Optician
(successor to the lath A. L.
Cole, optometrist)
For appointment phone 33,
Goderich.
HAROLD JACKSON
LICENSED AUCTIONEER,
HURON AND PERTH
Phone 474 SEAFORTH
P.O. Box 461
FRANK REIN
UNDERWRITER
Llannuities, business In-
surance.
Mutual Life Of Canada
Phone 346 Church St.
OIL
0. P. CHAPMAN
GenbralInsurance
fire, Automobile, Casualty
Real Estate
80 Colborne Et., Goderich
Phone 18w
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
Correspondence promptly an-
swered. Immediate arrangements
can be made for Sales Date by
calling Phone 1621J, Clinton.
Change moderate and satisfac-
tion guaranteed. -.
F. T. Armstrong
OPTOMETRIST
now 119A for appointment
SQUARE„ GODERICII
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
T. PPyde & Son
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OUT ON A LIMB
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WITH BILL SMILEY
Most of us cherish the belief
that we are unforgettable charac-
ters. We know, in our secret
hearts, that we have a certain
nobility of feature, sparkle of per-
sonality and indefinable charm that
makes a lasting impression on
those we meet. It is comforting
to know that even the fellow with
whom we .shared a ricksha in
Hongkong, the lady on whose gon-
dola we bummed a ride in Venice,
will never forget us.
4' 4'
I had just such a heart-warming
reunion with an old acquaintance
this week. I walked into a local
store to sell an ad. A tall traveller
was standing there, waiting to talk
to the proprietor. His face was
familiar. My mind went back ten,
almost eleven years. Yes, it was
Ted Gordon. Unmistakeably.
• *: #
Last time I had seen him was
May llth, 1945, about 4 a.m. He
crawled in through the window of
our .barracks in the prison camp,
woke me up, shook hands and wish-
ed me good luck, then crawled
under his blankets and went to
sleep. With another chap, I was
starting off on a rather precarious
journey. Ted, who had a little
trouble with his kilneys, knew he'd
be making a jaunt to the john
about that time, and had offered
to wake us up. Decent of him.
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Well, the trip turned out all
ri ht, and the next time I saw hiin
wa the other day, in the store in
tow With a big grin, I went over
to h and gave- him a punch.
After all, he'd slept in the bunk
below me all one winter, had told
me his life story and listened to
mine. It was wonderful to meet
hirn_again,'by pure chance.-
* :% _# *
Well, sir, you should have seen
his face light. up. He punched Ale
on the arm, slapped me on the
back, and_ I punched him a couple
of times. "Well for . . ." "You
old so-and-so." "Where in the
world did you spring from?" "Long
time no see." "Great to see you."
And so on. I knew he was as
glad to see me as I was him.
*
Of course, I asked him what he
moismosimmir
Nursing Home
Pleasant surroundings.
Operated by Reg. Nursa,
Properly iba.tanrnci 4.e m.e.
c001ed maIS,~
Tray service.
Mrs. H. Earnshaw
PHONE 1593
53 NORTH STREET
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TELEVISION
REPAIRS
TO ALL MAKES.
Cwmplste`-}work bench of all
TV Testing Equipment.
TV AERIAL INSTALLATION
AND SERVICE—
ANY MAKE.
MacDonald Electric
Goderich
38tf.
Phone 235
Keep it-
tffidetlotiv hat,
The bright idea of a New York
Fire Commissioner gives us an
idea, too. He liked his dress cap;
disliked the regulation fire hel-
thet — but he recognized the
ever-present danger of falling
debris. So he simply had an in-
ner shield of aluminum made
and fitted into the cap,
And that's where our idea
comes in: A lightv'ei_rrt alu-
minum shield that would fit
under a wayward husband's
Walt and save him many a
skull abrasionwhen he sneaked
in'tate at night to a rolling -pin
reception by the little wontaaa.
Ah! aluminum, the usrrful metal f
ALUMINUM COMPAIt7Y,OV
CANADA, LTb. (ALAN)
was doing now. He started to =tell
me. And kept right en. Aild en.
And on. Every time Pd try to
break in with a w l' s! about the old
days in prison camp, whew a. turnip
booked as gid to tte as a T-bone
does now, he'd get a little more
enthusiastic about his job and his
wife and kids.
4' 4'
Finally I realized, that he was
embarrassed because' he'd forgotten
my name. It hurt a bit, but it
happens. So I took him off the
hook: "It's Smiley. Bill Smiley,
you big dope. What a memory
you have!" His face immediately
lost that strained look. "Of course.
How could I forget! Good old
Smiley. $'da known your face any-
where, but do you Think 1 could
remember your neve? I never
was any good at names."
4' 4 ',} 4'
Then we really got down to a
good gabfest. He asked me if I
was married, how many kids I had,
told about his daughter taking
piano lessons, his wife having hex
teeth out, and a lot of good old
wartime reminiscences like that.
u 4' 4' =x
After . about fifteen minutes of
this, I must admit I was getting
a bit fed up. After all, I can talk
about the kids and the old Trouble
and Strife anytime. What I really
wanted to do was talk about the
old Hardship days, and compare
today's soft generation with the
heroic youth we were in those
days.
1' '1' 4 4'
Finally, he started to get a bit
hysterical. The whites of his eyes
showed as he looked around fran-
tically to see if there was any sign
of the storekeeper. At last he took
a deep breath, looked at me with
hopeful despair, and said: "When
did you leave the bank?"
:8 =e * '
Now the only time I've ever left
the bank was immediately after
negotiating a small loan, and put-
ting up my grandmother, my hip
boots and other valuables as secur-
ity. I' invariably left as quickly
as possible, before the manager
changed his mind. I never worked
in a bank in my life.
* * * *
It suddenly struck me that old
Ted didn't have the slightest idea
who I was. That hit me pretty
hetet. After all, we'd spent the
best part of a year smoking each
other's Iast butt, talking about
what we'd do wnen the war was
over, and promising eternal friend-
ship, when we got out of the jug.
* 8 =e
In spite of myself, I could feel
my face taking on a. cold, rather
hurt look. "Dou you mean to tell
me you've forgotten that day I
traded my flying boots for half 'a
loaf of bread, and shared it with
you? I asked indignantly. "Are
you so interested in your blasted
career, with which you've been
boring me for the last ten minutes,
that you've forgotten the old pri-
son camp days?"
"Prison camp days?" he echoed.
"I was never in a prison camp in
my life. Say, W1120 . the devil. are.
you anyway?'' - The only- explan-
ation I .could think, of was that
TfIE GODGP.ICfI 3IGNN-STAR
DESPITE COOL EVENING, MANY
ATTEND GIRLS BAND CONCERT
Despite the cool weather Sunday
evening, a crowd of more Athan 500
turned out for the band concert
at Agricultural Parr put on by
the Goderich Girls Trumpet Band,
as isted by the lGoderich Pipe
Band. A silver cnlloction, was
taken up of $165 for which the
band is most graceful and pleased.
This amount, together with other
donations the band is hoping to
receive, is expected to:provide the
expenses nedessarY to take the
Trumpet Band to Toronto and par-
ticipation in the • Wairriors' Day
parade at the CNE on' Saturday.
Anyone desiringto further aid the
Trumpet Ban..6•nancially may
leave donations at Ken Penning -
ton's store on West street.
ecause of cool weather, only
about 100 people were in the
grandstand at Agricultural Park
Sunday evening for the concert.
However, there were almost 140
cars containing people circled a-
round the ball diamond where the
concert was staged.
Master of ceremonies was Arnold
McConnell. Conducting the band
was Ken Pennington.
An unexpected and pleasant ad -
Anion to the concert was the 155
Squadron, Royal Canadian Air
Cadets, of Sault Ste. Marie. Now
on a course at the RCAF Station,
Clinton, this pipe band came to
Goderich to assist in the concert.
They were under the direction of
Pipe Major Bob Smith and Squad-
ron Leader Dan Murray, of Sault
Ste. Marie. This band joined with,,
Goderich Pipe Band for a massed
pipe band number as well as rend-
ering several numbers on their
own.
Each of the bands played numer-
ous selections. The illuminated
drill of the Goderich Pipe Band
probed, as usual, quite pleasing.
Also on the program were the
DAtAY 14 11,13
SCIENTISTS SAY:
"MILK IS THE FINEST .
FOOD." AND WE SAY
THE WORLD'S FINEST
MILK COMES FROM
ANDREW DAIRY
following: Bobbie 1ewler, accord-
ion solo; Loissellq sisters, vibra-
phone duet; Carol Loisselle, vibra-
phone solo; quartette by Auburn-
ettes, composed of Gladys and Rena
MeOlinchey, Donna Walden and
arbaxa Snaith.
0 0 0
Joint Meeting Of
Two. half Clubs
The Dungannon and Lucknow
calf clubs held a joint meeting
at the farm of Tom Todd recently.
Barry McQuillan, chairman, open-
ed the meeting by having all club
members repeat the 4-H pledge in
unison. The roll call was then
answered by stating whether or
not they =were present on the 4-H
train trip to Niagara.
Af=ter minutes of the last meet-
ing were read everyone judged two
classes of Aberdeen Angus, con-
sisting of a class of summer calves
and a class of yearling heifers.
The final placings for the' two
classes were given bar Murray
THU•SO .A, ARdG-4ISt Fra p ,1q�►RR'
Gaunt and John Clark respectively.
Mr. Arthur Balton brought ilthe
meeth1g. to an end by showing a
very interesting and educational
fiilm.
Lois Webster moved a vote of
thanks bo Mr. Todd far so kindly
opening his barn for the meeting
and for preparing, the two classes
which were us ., for judging pur-
poses.
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1. Which of the provinces has the
largest proportion of its area
under agricultural cultivation?
2. In what years did the provinces
of British Columbia Saskatch-
ewan and Newfoundland enter
Confederation?
3. In direct taxation only Canadians
are paying to the federal govern-
ment $4 million a week, $16
million, $32 million?
4. Immigration to Canada reached
a record high of 40,000 in what
year?
5. Employment of Canadians in
manufacturing reached its post-
war peak in what year?
ANSWERS: 5. In 1953, when
1,353,000 were employed in- the
month of September, about 50,000
more than the present total. 3.
Morethan $32, million a week.
1. P.E.I., about 85 per cent of its
area is cultivated. 4. In 1913. 2.
B.C., 1671; Sask., 1905; Nfld., 1949.
MILLION DOLLAR PARADE
OF UVESTOCK
COLISEUM --SEPT. STH
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fl4ote APPLIANCES
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FOR. SALES d SERVICE
GODERICH cm,,SQUARE <Na+'.L 586
CANADA'S SPORTS
HALL OF FAME
WEST OF
AUTOMOTIVE
BUILDING
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COLDSTREAM GUARDS RAND
Famous British band.
daily on the Band Shell.
GORGEOUS
FASHIONS
A new fashion show every
hour.
WOMEN'S BUILDING_
COLISEUM
WEST ANNEX •
DAIRY QUEEN
See the Dairy Queen compe-
titions in the Coliseum. Aug.
24 to Sept. 5th 6-7 p.m.
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CAIMAPIAN_
INIATIONAL.""..)oc tvol/e(!c--.uh' es/CrA/d1;45A-64-17.91lowl-k yaw./
INTERNATIONAL
AIR SHOW
Breathtaking aerobatics,
the world's most modern
aircraft. Sept. 7th & 8th
o C.N.E. waterfront.
-7tc-Ct•'.vLEJRGS�t.r - tCIIILLt'iL;. idaru
ten his -past. Gently 1 reminded -
him: "I'm just the fellow who slept
in the bunk Mean yours in Stalag
Luft I in Germany. Your name is
Ted Gordon, and mine's nil'
Smiley."
8 *
He looked at me with his mouth
open then fished a card from his
wallet, handed it to me, gave me
a cold nod, and walked out the
door. I looked at the card., It
read: "George Wilson, sales repe-
sentative, Wel-nit Women's Wear."
Temporary Plan
To Supply Water
A temporary one -inch water line
will be extended from the old town
limits on the Bayfield road to Pier -
son's Motel, it was decided at a
meeting of Goderich Public Util-
ities Commission held last week.
The new plastic line will be about
1,000 feet long.
Laying of the main, which should
start within a couple of weeks, will
relieve the situation at the motel,
where the pumping equipment
"gave up the ghost" recently. For
the past several weeks, H. Israel's,
.thd' proprietor, has been relying on
the generosity of neighbors for
his water.
It was originally proposed to
send a six-inch water main out to
the motel with a view to serving
other properties on the Bayfield
road and on Brake, Gibbons and
Bennett streets. This work was
to be done under the Local lan-
provement Act with the property
owners and the PUC sharing the
cost.
This proposal was shelved for
two reasons. First, Mr. Israels
needed water urgently and it ap-
peared that he might be a long
time getting it if the matter had
to go through all the lengthy legal
processes dictated by the Local
Improvement Act. Second, most
of the other properties in the area
are undeveloped and the owners
have no immediate demand for
water. In order to have the work
done under the Local Improvement
Act, the majorityof these pro-
perty owners would have had to
agree before the main could be
eat ended.
While the cost of the temporary
one -inch line is not ltrtown yet, it
will be considerably less than the
l7,500 figure that was mentioned
in connection with the original
proposal. '
The new line will serve the motel
adequately, but, because of its
size, it is doubtful that it could
serve many other consumers with
much satisfactioi. The water sup -
pied to the motel is metered.
Elmer Weaver, PUC manager,
emphasizes that it is only a temp-
orary plan designed to meet an
emerrgency.
TWO -BALL. FOURSOME
'Maitland Golf Club held a two -
ball foursome with a record of 40
members partie:pating. Prizes
Were given for first and second
Law net, and four novelty prizes.
Winners were: Miss Illation Gracey,
3. Willtinron; Mt s. J. Berry, W.
Thorripson, Mrs. II. Harrison, A.
Egan and, Mrs. W. Thompson.
New features ... new exhibits ... new wonders for
the whole family ... at the world's largest, the -
fabulous 1956 C.N.E. For the first time the' Inter-
national Air Show with breathtaking aero-
batics. See international exhibits from-.
around The world -. the newest -in science,
industry and the arts , agriculture
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-HIRAM E. McCallum, General Manager
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