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n Pr cla ation.
While the Goderich 'Business-
men's Association -will go along
with the full day holiday on
Aemern'trrance Day this year,
as proclaimed by Town Coun-
11,the orgaruzatien feels that
a full day holiday is unwarrant-
ed, in a )setter to Town Court-
ed, the Association stated that
next year, its members will ob-
serve only the two hour closing.
Contents of the 'letter to
Town Council from the Gode-
rich Businessmen's Association
read as follows:
"The decision of Town Coun-
cil to proclaim 'all day Novem-
ber 11 a holiday was discussed
at a recent meeting of the
Goderich Businessmen's Associ-
ation.
"We feel first of all that in
rudlaiming it a, full day holi-
Ito, people will tend to regard
it as they \do Labor Day, May
24, etc., aAd forget the true
significance of this time that
has been set aside to remember
those who .fought and died for
our freedom. May we point
out that London, England, has
just cause for proclaiming it a
holiday but does not.
"Actually, this point is sec -
The Goderich Businessmen's Association
met Iast Thursday night at the Maitlarid
Cduntry Club to settle plans for Christmas.
The Association finalized plans -for a major
Christmas promotion; the details of which
will break in next week's Signal -Star, Look-
ing at the front panel of a presentation
.made by the Associatioln President Bob
Shrier, are, left to right: Guy Emerson, Don
Brock, Doug Britton and Harold Hibbert.
Signal -Star photo
ondary to the fact that the
Goderich Businessmen's Associ-
ation felt that they should have
been consulted as a matter con-
cerning them and them only.
As, near as we can ascertain,
Competitive Prices Plus Personal Service
UG STORES
Specjpl Values and Reminders This. Week
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES '
Here's Where to Save
These SPECIAL PRICES End Nov.9
Alka Seltzer =5c1ec
COLGATE
GERITOL
KOTEX
FACELLE
DENTAL CREAM 1.09
LIQUID or TABLETS 5.49
REGULAR or SUPtR 12's -51c
"ROYALE;'
33c Value
4%c
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POLY -V1 -50L 5°_= 5=5 4.46
ffERAINMPOQj:299s
WILJUANIS, 65c Value
LATHER SHAVE CREAM 59c
l �J BABY OIG 19= Value 67c
I.D.A. Capsules
HALIBUT LIVER OIL 100•1.15 79c
FLASHBULBS. G.E. AG -1 o.M= 1.19
LIGHT BULBS G:E. 56c Value 2 for 49c
NiVE-A-14AND-LawaNLA2464,--89s,-7131.-.
Pepto BemaI 75c69c2001.79
TAMPAX w•.51= 46c
EXPORT BUY BY THE ICioRTON AND SAVE
IDAVITE UQUID
1A Fluid Ounces r5,.�
A vitamin supplement with a pleasant
orange taste, for Infants, Children and
Adults •
QUELLIDA Cough Syrup
.., • GOT A COLD 1
Take quick -acting Quellida Cough Syrup
•
for soothing control of coughs due to colds. .
PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEED
TO PR¢DUCE RESULTS AND
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EMERSON'S.
DRUG STORE- -
CORNER WEST STREET & , SittUARE . JA ,4-4212
WE DELIVER M •
there are no industrial plants
closing for the day.
"We realize that perhaps this
was an oversight an the part
Of council but we would like
it to be brought to their atten-
tion, We hope that, in future,
matters that concern Goderich
retailers will be brought to the
attention of the Association be-
fore action . is taken.
"We intend to abide by coun-
cil's, decision but in 1964 we
will revert to the standard two-
hour closing."
In the legends of the early
Norsemen, much meniton was
made of Mara. This was a gob-
lin which -seized upon men in
their sleep and look from them
all speech and motion. Hus-
bands will perhaps wonder why
Mara didn't leave the men
alone and make the women
speechless!
BINGO at LEGION HALL
SATURDAY,. N=OVEMBER 9
AT 8,30.P.M.
15. GAMES --- $1.00.
The prize for each regular game will be $12.00,
'' 4 SHARE-THE.WEALTH Jacktot Combined"
JACKPOT OF ,$80.00 IN 56 CALLS
.9ponsorad by Canadian Legion Branch 109
116th Year - No. 44
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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903
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Second Section Pages 1,1*14
SATURDAY MARKS 50th ANNIVERSARY
Gt. LAKES` MOST DISASTaOUS STORM
November 9th, 1913, one of
the blackest days in Canadians
marine history, will he vividly
recalled ,by many older resi-
dents of 'the area Who in one
way or another ' witnessed the
great storm of that tine and
the ensuing mass funerals of
the drowned victims..
On the 50th anniversary of
the disaster on the Great Lakes,
it is recalled that seven vessels
foundered 'between here -and
Sarnia and for many days after
bodies of sailors were being
washed up on the • shoreline
from Kincardine to Port H tironr'
An • estimated 200 men were
lost, many of them from Gode-
rich and nearby ports and in-
land towns, and some of the
shock and horror that pervaded
the district half a century ago
is conveyed by these excerpts
from the files of The Signal of
November 13, .1913.
Black Headline
On the front -page of that
issue was published a black
headline: "Awful Marine Dis-
aster On The Great Lakes." A
heavy stub -heading stated:
"Seven Freighters Go Down
and Scores of Mariners. Perish
in Watery Graves—Destruction,
Death and Damage Follow
Storm King." -
Part sof the news story that
hit the eyes . of the, readers of
The Signal that long ago day
follows:
"Not Goderich alone, nor On-
tario, but the whole of the Am,
erican continent, if . not the
civilized world stands aghast
at the terrible catastrophes fol-
lowing the awful storm of Sun -
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This sale is legitimate! What we are listing
here are floor sam es. We have sold an awful
raft of 'c]ieell'-d ` u f"es ""sate- "Iy ` of ART -T aTe
been custom orders and we are overloaded With
in -stock merchandise. Help us clear our floor
and help yourself to big savings. These prices
are only an the merchandise ' we have on the
floor. Separate orders • will . be at the regular
price.
BED CHESTERFIELD
This suite -has a heavy tapestry „covering, foam
rubber cushions and an excellent mattress.
Reg. 399:00
s215.0
CHESTERFIELD SUITE
Also a tapestry covering on this beautiful suite.
The cushions are foam and it has a fluted back
And flounce. ,
Reg. 330.00
$26 .00
2 -Piece -
CHESTERFIELD SUITE
Here is a hardcover woodrose chesterfield that
can 'be yours at a 40.00 saving:
Regi 199.00
$15,9.00
2 -Piece
CHESTERFIELD SUITE'
A beautiful gold suite with a goociipquaiiity cover-
ing and comfortable ;foam cushions. Save 50.00
on this one.
Reg. 239.00
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FURNITLRE
WEST STREET,
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A long line of hearses, containing the re-
mains of sailors drewned in Lake Huron
during the big storm "of 50 years ago, is
seen iris front of trophey's funeral parlors
on West Street, the present location of Lod-
ge's Furniture.
(Cut courtesy of Lodge Funeral Home)
day last, which it was said by
the oldest residents, was one
of the worst storms they had
ever seen at this time of year.
While other parts of •the coun-
try may be more or less affect-
ed, Goderich, being almost the
immediate scene of the' wreck,
and having so many of"her resi-
dents , sailors, the whole town,
is turned into a frenzy of ex-
citement which is perhaps un-
surpassed in the history of the
place. For a couple of days
after the first report of the
terrible disasters reached here,
men, friends and relatives . of
the sailors, gathered, on the
street corners or made a race
for the papers to disco% er if
their loved ones had been lost."
Although complete details
were still unavailable at that
time, some idea of the immens-
ity of the disaster had begun to
strike home:,
'Local sailors have express-
ed the opinion that when the
death toll is taken and all ac-
counted for, there will be in
the neighborhood of 200 men
lost in Sunday's gale. ,-It is the
belief here that seven „vessels
hac'e perished on this side of
Lake Huron. At the present
time, however, there are only
three Goderich boys missing,
Donald McDonald, Murdock
McDonald and James Glen. The
last twa have been identified
and the other young man is
thought to be amort., the miss-
ing.... From parts' of vessels
and other wreckage found .it is
believed here that seven -vessels
have gone down between here
and Sarnia. They are 'thought
to be the Wexford, owned by
the Western Steamship Com-
pany, the James Carruthers,
launched on May 22nd last, 550
feet long and carrying, 300,000
bushels .of wheat to .Port .Col-.
borne and owned by the St.
Lawrence and Chicago Naviga-
tion Company; the Charles S.
Price, owned by the Mahoning
Steamship Company of Cleve-
land, and the John R. McGean,
the Argus and the Star Doug-
las. These three last ,are Unit-
ed States boats and are not
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well known here.... The arrival
of seven bodies here last night
caused a great deal of morbid
curiosity and when Mr. William
Brophey arrived with his human'
load late last night his place
was almost besieged" Thi'
Morning his establishment pre-
sented a gruesome sight and
very much resembled the cham-
ber of death. Five corpses
piled up in boxes were inside
and fwo more which. could not
be accommodated inside were
left outside until room could
be made for them. It is
thought that they are those of
James Glen, Goderich; George
Scott. engineer of the Wex-
ford, of Collingwood; • Allan
Podso,n,,,,,address unknown;
Thomas Stone o d .; Owen• Soufid
and ,,l;ghn Owens of Cleveland."
Memorial Service
In the following issue of The
Signal, Dated November 20,
1913, one new story 'details- the
memorial service at Knox Pres-
byterian Church, G o d e r i c h,
when an estimated 1,400 people
of all creeds gathered for a
memorial service. A massed
choir. of 100 persons was em-
ployed and the town aricj coun-
ty councils attended in- a body.-
Elsewhere
ody:Elsewhere on the front page
was a story of the .con,tipuing
search for bodies all along the
east shore 'of Lake Huron from
Sarnia to Southampton. A
glimpse -of the activity is por-
trayed by the now yellowing
page
F which reports: j
--`{1 ' w +�of Teur.lb,.
-the bodies of the .dead 'sailors
is still being carried ,on with
great eagerness, but on account
of the dense fog which has hung
over the lake 'for the past few
days, the search parties have
not made the progress they ex-
pected. However, the fog lift-
ed this morning -and the pros -
PubIic Heakh
Nurse Course
Mrs. J. Evans, senior public
,health nurse at the Huron jaun-
ty Health Unit, recently attend-
ed a refresher cottrse on inter-
personal relations, at Searboro.
?Thirty-five other pu�bli.c,:health
nurses from various counties in
Ontario were present as well to
seedy and discuss better public
stealth nursing service to fam-
ilies by helping, individual
nurses to improve skill in work-
ing with people.
"I found the course most en-
lightening and inspiring," Mrs.
Evanssaid on her return. "Per-
haps as much was gained from
sharing -our - experiences with
each other as from 'the course
itself."
Mrs. Evans was particularly
interested in the experiences
of public health nurses serving
communities in the more north-
ern parts of Ontario. There, the
problem differ vastly - from
those which are faked by nurses
in this area. Tuberculosis is
rampant among the mining set -
dements around Kapuskasirig,
and Wawa (150 miles north or
Sault Ste. Marie). "And most
unfortunate," said Mrs. Evans,
"is the fact that the people
there are very reluctant to be
diagnosed or treated. They are
actually hostile"- toward the
nurses who try to help them..
"Working conditions in .these
areas are difficult for local
nurses to ° comprehend," Mrs.
Evans-.- remarked. "For , ex- #
ample, a child needing glasses
must travel 200 miles to the
nearest optometrist to l.�e pro-
perly
diagnosed and fitted; his
father mustw take a day off from
work to accompany him; and
more often than not, the only
method of transportatigp,,,s,,.by
air. Consequently,it is a cost-
ly and time-consuming proced-
ure4and the nurse must be very
sure of the need before. recom-
mending 'a child for an examin-
ation,,"
Mental illness was a topic
also discussed at the seminar.
The role 'of the public health
nurse in "detecting early cases
was emphasized.
petits are ,that several bodies
will be found today.. -
"At the present time there
are six unidentified seamen ly-
ing• iii Brophey's morgue. Those
are thought to belong to the
steamer Carruthers, and this
afternoon, Mr. Frederick Maw,
who was a member of that crew
for two months last summer,
and who now lives in Colling-
n"1Taa'rfir7d o' see ii"" he"
can pick out any of his old'
shipmates:..."
More tangible mementoes of•
the tragedy are now on display
at Huron Pioneer Museum at
Goderich, where an extensive
marine collection holds souven-
firs of this art?iother marine
tragedies on Lake Huron.
FARE PLAN
•••••••_•M•••••••••••••.•••••••*0••••.•••1••1
GODERICH TO TORONTO
$3.15 Red $3.90 White $4.70 Blue
GODER1CH TO VANCOUVER
$43.00 Red $47.00 White $51.00 Blue
(Parlor Car and Sleeping Car Space i`xtral
. These new fares, plus frequent trains, convenient
schedules and the relaxed comfort of modern rail
travel, are the reasons you should plan your travel
on CN's Red, White and Eilue Fare days.
Passengers holding parlor car or sleeping car
:commodation receive complimentary meals on
trains carrying meal service cars. Pick upyourcopy
r t .the Calendar of days,. - from _ CN.:.. - , --
Coach seats on Super Continental reserved in advrince at no
extra charge. -
For further information contact your local CN agent.
Canadian National
$4.63
;
Sprng isforthe b
Sure Spring is when the birds build. Kit is tl;:tt
any reason why w0 should do the -.rose .'
Winter's a far bet ter Dime to have thoSe rc_nov.1t-
ing and redecorating jobs done arol;nri your
home. Men and materials are more readil ..avail-
able for one thing.Fn• another, you can often :,ave,_
money through oft. -season discounts. To help you.
do it now, Home Improvement 14o,'ns under the
National Housing.Act are avaiL;ble througl't•your
bank. You may be able to obtain up to $4,000,
with up to ten years to repay. Your contractor or
building supply dealer can offer other extended
payment plans. Why wait for Spring? Spring is
fir t hr birch. Da It .Now., •
rt -r--"- 1hgtiireabout low interest rate Farm .linprove- _
meat Loans tft'your bank=up to $7,50Q with up
o ten. years to repay.
For advice and assistance call your
National Entployrr►ent Office.
.ed by auti ortty of HON. ALLAN J. MACEACHEN
MINIS rER OF LABOUR, CANADA