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MAAGISTRATE'S COURT
Points Revolver—Joker
Remand OnMotortheft
"Mang holdups. have .. n.
tlr-toy' g'uns, bat
that ftoestet make a person at
*horn ;" gun is pointed, feel a
kit (better," said` Magistrate hays
*hen ,'counsel for Donald J. Mae-
F�hail ereVhasized ' that a small -
calibre revolver used . in a
"poin,4ng at" incident waif un -
bided and incapable of being
'Cil.
Gederi eh :.: called at a, home
n
Stephen Township on Sunday,
ehruary 21, and according to
testimony by OP P Constable J.
W. Mitchell, 'Exeter, "asked the
way to Goderieb." Then he
asked for `a cigarette, and, at-
tempted to expedite this by
pointing •the revolver, but was
overpowered ..by" :the thousehold-
er, ,John Jesnev Accused 'had
Pon and said ne ?Mica it as a
joke.
Charged with pointing a fire-
arm and with possession of "a
weapon dangerous to the public
Peace," he pleaded guilty to
the first count: His lawyer,
Daniel Murphy. said Ma''hail
had spoken to. a G'oderieh col-
lector. about the weapon, and
that a child of 10 at Crediton
had played with it for `Yhonths.
'It was a matter of drinking,
and nothing _'else," Mr. Murphy
j s ,4-, :, . -asked for a Uri%
Maahail "has no record .afid
should not be sent to tail." -
"This section of the Code,"
said the magistrate, "is design-
' ed to prevent leas of life or in-
jary a from possible aocidei tal
discharge of• firearms, and also
people being threatened by such
agadis�pllay}�,,as{ here. �y1 think the
nkAY
'Problem, and it may be that a
few more days' drying=out will
be ,to his general betterment,
and helpJhis umemory." * " * ` *
MacPhail was remanded in. We just chuckle bitterly and
custody for sentence. 'The "pds- give a ,vague reply. Out nofh-
session" charge was dropped. ing would pleasure me more
William Showers and John than to have one of those birds
Markham, sentenced the prev- follow me around for ten days,
ious week to jail terms for about this time of year. Before
abduction, appeared on charges his time was up, he'd be on his.
of break and enter, ;theft and knees, begging permission to
possession, and the former's return to the safe, quiet, dull
brother, Arthur J., 16, faced a life of the city. -
charge oL breakin and theft oaf * * *
a TV set. Articles collected by Must admit I am fooled each
police, and ranged on the law- year, myself. As winter, ap-
i '`t l ti an-'
kettle, binoculars, electric cord When the first snow falls, and
and many other things. the darkness comes early, I look
Daniel Murphy, representing forward with some eagerness to
Markham and the elder Show- those long winter , evenings:
ers, also took on Arthur Show- reading, writing,,listening to re-
ers. He told the magistrate he cords; good conversation with
understood there were further good friends by a cosy fireplace;
charges and that he would pre- pleasant, unhurried days at the
fer to plead to all at next court. office, when business is 'slow
"Although "there are some and the pressure is .off.
charges pending, I prefer to
have a plea and election today,
said J. W. Bushfield, acting
Crown Attorney.
"I understand Showers has
given statements to the police,
and I have no opportunity, to
see them," dbJected•Mr. Murphy.
,.r i agifi e ;ly , ,. • i e dingconncearts., mom a as as
guilty, but I we -11d .like to have" " * + ;" :��
a look at the statements." What I want to know is, what
Arthur was allowed to ac- do people in the city do all
company- his father to Owen winter? 1 know, 1 know. They
Sound. The a others were re- have cocktail bars and night-
manded in custody for a week. elubs and concerts and recitals
Wilfred R. Hicks and Arthur and art exhibits and theatres.
M. Hoggart, Goderioah, jointly These things soak . up a fe.
charged with theft of a second- thousands of the restless, the
hand motor from Goderich bored, the frustrated, the lone -
Motors, Ltd., South street, on ly, and the honest culture
October 18, pleaded guilfy when lovers.
the Crown ragreed to amend-- . " * * *
ment of the information to But what are aIf the other
"under- $50" in value. Hoggart hundreds of thousands of people
had been at the time a meth- doing'? .1 have a lurking suspic-
anic with 9oc],eri-ch Motors. ' • ion. 1 think about 90 percent
Chief Minshall, administering of these dashing city dwellers
the oath, to 'himself, testified as sdend'five or six nights a week
to investigations-' leading -toy-: ciis gawking at_ _their_ idiot box or
covery of the motor, covered yawning over the paper before
with straw in a .barn hayloft on toddling off to bed at 11. The
the. Hicks Farm. Both are are lucky bums:
married, with families, he'said. * '* *
".It_ - seems- reprehensible' to You just can't get away with
1 f S n a -n` Fn Sl t tl 'nirrrrrr�'a l -Mi :" L ac
istrate Hays said: "1 am going is killing. Take last week, an
to- remand both in •.custody for- average one. It started on Sat-
One—week,
at.-
one week, and we will get a urday. Daughter hard,, a",.,birth
pre -sentence report. If counsel day and wife had the 'fill, or
has any representations to said she had, so a birthday party
make, I think it would ''be bet- was out. To avoid tears and re -
ter a week from today." •criminations, Daddy sprang for
athe works. Took the kids, the
FAST REL EF FOR ld woman, and small friend of
small daughter, to the Saturday
COMMON matinee and out for a real
9 O'dinner in a real hotel.
* * *
Years ago, 1 swore I'd never
• ' again- go to a matinee. with the
"•6iMlp rin. a oW'ners p f after ea
OPEN =:�OWLIN
PERIODS
Wed. Afternoon
Police Seeking
ay Radio
X11' .0 ,
`.OUT'' •1 1i .�k• -L1
(wrrk BILI SMILEY)
Living in a tourilt area, we
hear each sumnier an oft -repeat-
ed question that causes untold
areund in . our Paradise, Say:
?certainly is -a- ioVelya-placeia
aummer. But what in the world
do you do in this little town all
winterr
Friday .Evening
Saturday Afternoon
and Evenjng
ift
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ow
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What a mirage! By this time
of year, I have realized again
that the smal1 town is a verit-
able wasps' nest al! winter. Life
is a gay, mad whirl of bingos,
hockey games, banquets, meet-
ings, social evenings, plays and
THRO on my daughter's 'Forehead,
where it's safe until swimming
mi oath and wrote it in blood
starts. „, I'd rather dive Into a
snake pit than enter a movie
emporium on Saturday after-
noon in a small town. In these
timet, they'd never throw
Daniel hit° a lions' den. They'd
L...
-send him Icy tht`t, Saturday mat -
Emerged un -scathed physical-.
ly but scarred within, from that
excursion. Home And got the
kids 'to bed just ih time to wel-
come uninvited guests looking
for a place to happen to. Un-
less we turn out all the 'lights
in the front of the 'house, lock
the doors; and refuse to (a.nswer
phone, it is a common Saturday
night cross to bear.
Or
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Chi& Minshall is "recommend-
ipg installation, in co-operation
with the public utilities com-
mission, of two-way radio for
the police ear. . The present
ayatein_,_ is not as satisfactory
since the dial system eaxaie into
effect; Since "t±h> re. are ho :longer
switchboard operators in Gode-
rich,
C i ti z e n s telephoning the
pollee station when no one is
there are •invited jim,the phone
c ireotory) to dial operator and
ask for the .mobile service oper-
ator anti give the ,number
W73436..
i,t 7Py .Aar.•., a-, ,1. r
�f�e, nia��'''ttrrtt�<r=rrnd��C?#
operator system left a lot. to be
desired," the thief states In .his
annual report. "However, it
was reasonable to assume that
if. a call came to the car while
the officer was away, from the
car, the red, light on the roof
would flash, the officer could
contact the operator and get the
number of the caller. With in-
stallation of the dial system,
unless the officer is in the car,
the call is lost."
The new fire alarm ar-range-
ments made necessary by instal-
lation of dial telephopes have
proven "100 per cent satisfac-
The fire alarm number, 7211,
rings seven telephones, includ-
ing one in the police office, and
another •in the fire .hall building,
where Gordon Bannister now
occupies an apartment. The
men listen in with the chief,
and he personally turns in the
alarm. These telephones are
for the one 'purpose, and out-
ward calls. cannot be made "ori
REGULAR
Saturday. Night
* * *
Totter to church --Sunday
morning, under verbal lash of
-No- who:As-altar Any
Mom still working the '.flu angle*
'so have Dad's special...grilled
Wife rests during afternoon. I
hear kids' '.history, geegraphy,
memory work and teadinsf, as
exaini progresi. Begin to
prepare dinner, quit in huff
when- Old Lady interferes with
plan to marinate chops in beer.
Have beer. Eat dinner. Rush
to confirmation class, thence to
band concert where son, small-
est guy in town band, tootles Among those' attending the
clarinet. - MgClinchey-Moss wedding re-
ception at Blyth Memorial Halt
Monday...Is work all•day, drive February 20th were: Mr. and
Mrs7-elraries- Mills and Robert
Mille; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Sheardown, Jill and Bonnie.
many features of the 1960 Canadian Nation -al Sportsmen' , Show
Selection of the "Outdoors Girl. of Canada" Will be ilne of
in' the Coliseum, Toronto, from March 11 toq9. -Here Nancy
Robson, chosen as the "Outdoors 'Girl of Canada" last year,
gets some pointers in archery from a chief of the Six Nations
Indian Reservation near Brantford. Archery Will be one of
many sports to be demonstrated by.ehampions and experts at
the big springtime exhibition this year.
I give as I ease bad knee into
bed.
*
Wednesday is work all day,
back to Work at night, home at
10.19, .write-volunnt-untit 42:3
entertain friend leaving for
Florida, answer , four calls re-
garding mistakes in the paper,
and accept invitation to take
picture of old lady 20 miles
upcountry who is 90 next week.
* * *
Friday is work all day, to
high school play with family,
herd grouchy kids, to bed at 11,
dissect play over coffee until
1 a.m, deciding they Can't: wit
'em on as good as we useta.
Saturday is work noon, skate
with kids; bridge party in even -
-That's a typical Week in the
-vegetable existence of a
small town. in winter. And in
there someWhere I missed two
hockey games, a social evening
at the LegiomHall, and a chance
to be ues_L§keaker at a rural
The only thing that aaves
small-town people from going
right around the bend is the
occasional week -end snatched in
the city. There they can rest,
mend the frayed edges, revel
in the knowledge that they have
two whole days with nothing to
do, and charge their batteries
for ,the next do-sf-do.
CARD PARTY AT CLUB'S
13TH ANNUAL PARTY
The '13th annual birthday
party of the Sunset Circle Club,
Goderich, was held in MacKay
Hall on February .19th. E‘uohre
and crokinole were' played',
Winners were: Euchre—high
lady, Mrs.. Rlva Thompson;' low
lady, Mrs. ,Helen Jewell; high
man, Alex McMichael (Clinton);
low naan,-Percy, Blundell. Cro-
kinalez-high lady, MTS. M. Mar-
tin; low lady, Miss Vera Goad.
CMichael (Clinton); lucky plate—
Mrs. Jean Baechler; two baskets
Blitndell, 2nd, Walter Baechler.
Mrs. Robt. Good presented
the past president, Mrs. George
Morley, with a gift. Refresh-
ments concluded the evening. •
FOUR GIRLS RECEIVE
Misses Patsy Mcalwain, Shar-
'and -Betty Alton received their
eertificates of achievement at
the 4H Club Achievement Day
held recently at Clinton. They
each received a siLver spoon as
well in honor of the project
"Clothes Closets Up-to-date."
Mrs, Don Riehl and Mrs. A.
B. Straughan were the leaders
of this -project sponsored by the
Goderich branch 'of the ' Wo-
men's Institute.
140 miles to see special movie,
,,bed'at 1 a.m. Tuesday is work
.1all daY, spend evening at night
school open house, home at 11, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Green -
think about writing • column, wood and Nancya Mr. and Mrs.
have coffee, read paper, think John Mots; Mr. Paul Moss and,
about writing ,column, read Miss Barbaaa-Beindleya(Mr,Freel
novel 'til 1 a.m., lurch to bed, Moss and Miss Shirley Stevens;
cursing becauSe column nof Mr. and Mrs. Warren Janies;
'written. Wife, sleeping since Miss Marilyn James and 'Mr.
owly when' wakened by yell ) Art Hoy, .
ARMY STANDARDS
LONDON, Ont., Feb. 22.—The
Canadian Army announces a
raise in the enrolment standards
fCenersv-Me,r4g&41-the Regular.
;Arn- -- Effective immediately
the maximum age tfor enrol-
ment' is 25 years and all applic--
ants must be single. The level
of aptitude and mental. require-
ments has also beem raised.
Could be accepted if he was
married or single and between
the ages of 18 and 35.
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PHONE 24006 'CLINTON -8-9
Pursuant to the Ontario Dog Tax Act:
Every person in each year, on or before' the
1st day of May, shall procure from the Clerk or
in the municipality or which is habitually kept
such dog is owned by some other person.
Dog t,ags for 1960 are now due and available.
094 t
•
them. The systeni"has thegreat
advantage preventing the
siren sounding by reason of a
false alarm, dialing of the num-
ber in mistake •or, as accasion-
hapPens, use of the number
by 'someone seeking inform-
ation.
There is 4. direct .litte -from
the Alexandra Marine and Gen-
eral Hospital, and a similar one
from the Dominion Road Mach-
inery Co.. plant. Several other
indusfries are said to `be ,atedya
ing the matter of direct' tire
alarm- connection.
•
Captain H. Crosslaed of the
Salvation Army has been in-
gormed that the Red Shield ap-.
Deal will take place from May
GOttericii 'atilt 'Territory. The
actual, blitz for the town will,
be May 2rid to qth. Mr. Earl
Rawson has accepted the chair-
manship .for the ...J960 drive for
.the Tome
ZION CENTRAL ADDITION
At a special meeting recent-
ly, 'Colborne Township Coun-
cil approved an 4pr/lice:ben from
Colborne Township School
Board for the issuing of deben-
tures of approximately $70,
to finance a four -room addition
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GIBBONS STREET,
GODERICH JA 49465
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