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Mrs,. A, L. Cote has' returnek
hwue after visiting her sister,_
Miffs.
T. .G. Calms, :<ort Dover,
lite past -month. JL .a.
Mrs. E. SSmith o the Blue-
water^Morel, 'left by planee.Mon-
•day eV'ening, upon. recekeing
• word of the deathof her lethal.,
Mr. W. W. W. Wilson, ltixlsseil,
Manitoba. He was a s'o11eitor in
Russell. ' During_ his hfetime.
she
vas Membereln`the--Man,i o'l a
House for 20 years. He was an
Honorary, Member of the Win-
nipeg Curling Club, takiiing, part
in 52 bonspiels. His father and
mother were from Sltratferd,
going Westin 14791 as
bride
-
and groom.
Captain and Wires. Cherie's
Stowe have returned from a
visit with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. •sand Mrs. Jim
Howie, in Manitouwadege, ", On-
e tario.
Miss Mary ,Alen B.e-ttger_spent_
the weekend in London . with
her c9»sin Rtes. Elize beth. Har-
ley.. •
R. S. Atkey of Arnprior
visited at the, weekend with his
mother, Mrs. George Atkey, and
hie sister, Mrs. R. W. Hughes,'
Dr. Hughes and John.
Miss Shirley_ Mallough of
'Toronto spent the .weekend. with
Iier paits .
el"M
rs: Alex
Mallough. .
..Goderieh Square
means, a lot to
Mrs. Ben Cray
In renewing her subscription
to The Signal -Star, Mrs. Ben
Gray of Binscarth, Manitoba,
writes: "I found lotseef changes
when I. visited Goderich, my
home town, in the summer of
• 1963. The town is certainly
growing, with its new develop-
ment area and' different, big"in-
dustries. B4 the Square still
remains the same and I love it."
and
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This week I'M' supposed to
speak to our honor students.
and their parents , at a banquet.
Dull topic: "Good Beading
Habits."
:u * *
Choice of •speaker was a •hil-
aricrus piece of miscasting. 1.
think, 1 ,can 'state,`' not
proudly, but with I,ittle
.fear cantradicti�au, _that emit.
personal treading habits are the
most .atrQeioua in Canada,' may-
be the world.,
• * *
Thirty-five years ago,, my mo-
ther was saying anxiously,
"Billy Smiley, you'll; be blind
before you're 15 if you don't
stop reading in dark 'corners!"
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We -CT ain't blind 'yet, ' and
I'm still •readi�t ark c
orn-
ers. No:�o�n�i n bright
corners, on trains, planes and
ships,- in bathrooms, libraries
and restaurants, before' break=
fast and after ' going to bed,
walking to work or watching
television.
By the time I was ten, I had
barreled : through the Rover
Boys, the Tom Swift, series, the
Horatio Alger pap, and was
gnawing on the massive his-
torical novels of G. A. Henry.
By 15, I had gobbled Zane Grey
and• Max Brand, along with
most of the detective stories
available.
At about 1.6, 'I was devouring •
books,. historical, poli t t.
travel and biographical, with
wild; swinging exCUfsiohs Int!
the fiction of Dickens and De-
foe, Poe and Proust, at the rate
of about one -and -a -half. volumes
a day. '
Then came the acquaintance
with Hemingway, T th o rn a s
W-rrlfeeand-Evely r-Wa•'ttgh; -!with-
heroes . haunted, wild, and so-
phisticated'. Heady stuff'' fqr' a
teen-ager. Then came the war,
�i *
While the other pilots played
cards, •or• •talked about the giri
they met in the pub last night,
read.
* *
Th real-� lie d- .
The n lost wbe�-•
r�
yond recall, never reads any-
thing remotely. Connected with
•real life,, as it's being lived:
He's a pure escapist.
* *•.
helives the prairies,
If 1 ve on a ries
pr
he ..reads__ -about..
mountain climbing. If he lives
in a fishing village, he reads
westerns.;, If he's' a 'shy boy,
he reads about bold men. If
he's a •detective, he reads love
stories._ tf he's a politician, he
reads about detectives, If he's
Making history, he reads ro-
mance. If 'he'sin the, middle
of a rove affair, he reads war
novels.- -
o ,r *
'The alcoholic and, the drug
addict will sink pretty low,
when money, runs out. They.,
will 'lie- and cheat and steal to
get the goods. The alcy will
drink shaving lotion; rugby -dub;
or put a tin of. canned heat
through a loaf of 'bread- to get
a smash. 'The dope addict will
resort. to prostitution or arrned
rolbbepy to obtain a fix. '
This is kid', stuff. A book
fiend, when cut off from sources,
-wilt---sinkµ~-t'o—unepeakabte- -de"-
gradation. ' Itbegins when he
picks up discarded newspapers.
Next thing you know he's `avidly
perusing public signs, match
books, and empty toothpaste
tubes.
•
But that's only the beginning:
'One day in Algiers, just after
the war, I met an old air force'
friend, a Sikh, 'from India. ',He
was a book fiend, as I knew.
One look at his red-rim�.ined,
vacant eyes announcgd At. He
was leading an old lady by. the
hand.
Asked him, where he was go-,
in'g, who she was. Turned out
she was his aged mother. He
'Was„ on his way to the slave
marI50. "1 . IEnow , •what- you
think,•' he slavered;"'but 1,can'f
help it. 1 'gotta getta book,"..
*
I heard later he got,
$i9 for
her. Or, to put, it in realistic
terms -38 pockeet . novels.. • -
d
•Receipts .fox 1968, in the •gen-
eral fund •vi+ere $20,565.48 .as
.compared to $18,744,90 10' 1962,
in the ntistionnry . and mainten-
ance, $8,296.72. scampered' to
$7,686.06, .and in the ,building,
fund; $14,039,-82 a$ compared to
$15,991.62,, the cgnlgregation of
North Street United Churoh.
learned at 'their annual meet;
i rig
-er--Saturday-night.- 'This
is a healthy sign and , inter pre•
tive :of the attitude of the work
of the chitereh` as a whole," said.
Rev. W. J. ten Hoopen, rho
presided.
,The minister led in devotions
with- scripture readings and
prayers,.,- r•-emembeying those--
who.
those_who have passed on. He theta
spoke, briefly on the work of
the Church ,and its nature. "It
is not imperative to keep the
status quo, rather it is imper-
ative to move forward, daringly
and courageously," he said. He
tthanked the conga egation for
their splendidh• co-operation in
thus-taskeand•-forethe.. ne . re1a-
Con t% in working .iagelher
for the good of the Church.
The_, secretary of... the Oficial
Boalyd, Ripert Smith, read tide
minutes of the last annual
meeting., ' .
embershi'
M p Up
hey -report_, :o£- . the • session
showed there was a total mem-
Iberslhip for the year of 748, an
increase of six over 1962 •A
total of 43 were received into
membership by ,'profession of
faith or by certificate,, and 37
were 1emoved •by death, certific•
'tate or otherwise. Thereevere 470
families under p'as1~ora1-care
with. 1,650 persons under pas-
toral oversight.
Baptisms numbered 27; bur-'
ials 15, and marriages, six., •
Mr. Harold Turnere faithful
efreasurer for 30 years and who
has hinted he wishes ^to' retire,
presented the -financial picture
from the printed reports. He
stated he is in possession of a
set • of these annual reporte
dating back to •1934 which pro,
vide .much information- • en
names ' and statistics. Deaths
average' about 14 per year-, he
said, and over• that •30 years it
represents ,about 450 persons,
--wh •-eon-gregatian•,.a2.... ----
Bank Indebtedness Paid
In reference to• the 1963 re-
CHARGED WITH THEFT
A Port Albert youth, Kenneth
r Calhoun,' 21, was brought to
teoderich., fr=om Wip.deer Satur-
day and charged with theft'of
a motor .vehicle.''•
A truck owned by Goderich
implement dealer G e' o r g'e
Wraith was recovered in Wind-
sor. Calhoun appears in mag-
istrate's count today.
port be noted It had been a
geed , year •,but envelope offer-
ings. weree datien a b
it. 411 in-
debtedness tathe bank
on the
Wilding. fumed has been paid
off, he said,' and the debt -is
now ib.the bop:ds and coupons.
These they wish to redeem 'as.
-funds are ,available.
Mr. ' Turner. referred t& the
late' Mr- A,: _ M. 'Robertson crho.
Was -closely associated with the
missionary and maintenance
work of the Church for ••many
years, He said Mr. Robertson
had looked forward to the year
when 'the givings would reach
..,7,000. "He'd be very ;pleased
if he were here too:ay to see
if "a7'mgset $8,800,"._fie sai•d:.' '_...
Explaining the Are m o r 1 a,1
Fund, Mr.., Turner said that
money had been ;Left by two
former members with which to
buy something special: Among
the purchases ' were the chairs
in
,the auditorium and the' two
tables In the. vestibule. Plaques
are' in place to arknoyvledge
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t12E1�.E'r.�� lte'"°�ad:"" �"i" '�2�'�u'7.`
�, a
t
rneem ended that the money:
remainilig..ixe the feed be used,
R►ebekarh .lodge,
Iatis7-:.-february,
card party
Mrs. George Morley, Noble
Grand, •presided for the meet=
in•g of the 'Rebekah Lodge held
on Tuesday, January 212 'in Mac,-
Kay Hall, wh;:i a large number
of members were present.
Mrs..Harvey Fuller gaw.e a re-
port •on the World Eye Bank
project and told of the splendid
response, by the local members.
A dkonalti•on was sent to the St.
Joh'n'.,Am)bulanee,
Plans were made for a ,card
.party to be held in February.
At the' next.' regular meeting
on February, 4, a.pot luck lunch
and social evening will follow
the ,business session. Members
are asked to bring a friend.
Dufing" the Social hour, Mrs.
Ellen Murray • and her commit-
1ee`-heldeieTeney ereireev 1 icer
proved very successful. Lunch
brought the evening to ,a close.
-
toward thee. piane 'in Vie- ell eb
;parlor or added to the-11iejs-
terlal, Student Ad ,l und,
Tribute -a •
�iaut Paid d
,Tribute: was paid by Rev. Mr
ten 1 oepen oa• ..t�ehaif of the
congregation to Mr. Turner for
his interest, enthusiasm .:and
understanding of the well; to
the choir Men -then' .for their
voluntary— 4•airthfulrieee-a p1'ae
tices and on Sunday, including
in „ this the Boys' and Girls'
choirs, anti to• Mr. L H, otter•
er, .organist, in the s icq of
praise; to the lead' s of girls'
and •boys'° groups for their en-
thusiasm; to the United Church
Women for theirr tremeedous
'heap; ,..?o. _ thea-aanday _Schbol
suiperineendents ' enci teachers
for their 'devotion and,to -Mr.
and Mrs. ACharres- Mill, care-.
takers, for their willingness to
help:- at any time. '
:.-The C.Q.I.T. report was' given
•ley _Carolyn.-Wa-ttores-••-indioating,
a full and rewarding program
of activities. Larry-- Paperni k
e ot, n..h v -
r o t e Hi -C a les-
repot, c
under the leadership of Bab
Shrier. ' "
U.C.W. Report _
Mrs. R.N. Hughes, president
of the U.C.W: stated that "this
new organization has been„ in
"operation 'for two years now
and is proving successful in our
church."' The printed report
showed the women had receipts
of $6,902.60 for 1963 which fife
eluded a bank balance of .$2,-
407.72
$2,407.72 from 1962. During the
budget report, Mr. J. Britnell,
finance•chairman of the..Board
of Stewards, expressed appreci-
ation to' the U.C.W. for the'
$1,600 which they received.
It was announced that Mrs.
Jean ..Paperniok • was retiring
from the Messengers and was
being replaced by .,Mrs. Bob
Shrier. '
Mr. Stan Jones, superintend-
ent of the s_enior_Snnda,y..,sehool;
reported, the expenses in his
department would be increased
next .year. because of the 'new
Book form for Sunday seho•ol
material. It was explained that
$20-" hracl been, budgeted for,
this department for 1064.
Chairman of the Board of
• t elvrrrete eefor' e the-•- rant t hie
years, Earl Rawson stated it had
been "an enlightening exper•i
.1
ewe and paid tribute to Jun.,
riti?6etl, fimanee eha'ir an, fir-
don - Muir, Wilding at nan,
"
aandJeek H'offmely'or, prOPe?rty
ehaininalLe
'Budget Presented ,
Mr. Britnell presented the
'1964 budget which, he • said,' is,
"essentially the sante as '63.1•'
H g • 1 that receipt are go-
ing up every year but warned
that o spenditures art rising
each year, also. "The Building
Fund is slipping somewhat," he
said.
Elected to 'the Board of Ste-
•waras for three years were: J
W. Cook, J. W. Frith, Dr. R.
ughes,`'Fi f J .1<pssnn;
J. Mills, W. G. Muir,' E. Rawson,
J. eReiniegton, D. D. Dorthy.
Elected. -for one-year terms as
replacements were H. • B. Hib-
bert and J. E. 'Westbrook.' Elect-
ed for one year from the"tJ.C.W.'
was Mrs. L. J. Westbrook.
Dt was decided that .when
each member of the Board of
-Stewards completes- his—tame
he is 'ineligible for re-election
for two •years.
The •'Y espeit -and ap!-preeiatitri
of the leadership and guidance
of time' minister and _ le • •wife
was 'expressed by •Mr. S. Jones
on behalf• of the congregation.
Rev. ' and Mrs. "ten Moven re-
plied stating they were very
happy here,
- Following thebenediction,
coffee and doughnuts were serv-
ed by the U.C.W.
.in Int nin htihe text of )37'y-�
led`a'w's' 1 toe 2 , ,1964, ' 's' county
council -ended' the Januory' ses-
sion. ' on Friday, No, .4 airth;
orized op
N of $7q0,090
on roads, bridges and machin-
.eryAnther-.provided--dor;-ae
ceptance by the .connity of the
Rae property, north .hallo lot
3 in the 18th concession of Grey,
for reforestation puxrpases.
Council confirmed Turnboraly
township's bylaw No; 8 of 1903,
tostop up and ',ald'se Elizabeth
street east to William in Blue-
ale,_neuee_openedeto•-traffic._,W.-
Warden Ralph Jewell ;called
upon all, seven new members,
and . they expressed their ' enr-
joyment of the session. Deputy.
Reeve Reg .Jewell of- Godevhth
recalled that he' and' the war-
den, a first eousin,ewere "Iborn°
a 1#0,,0 1't
ne " s
bt; •thy .,
d aim
,.. •tetr
D eeve E
wain me tit+ ? .
{ed. byy€per, ,fed prpcegve,•fb
4/; e.:'.C',, `lt:il'nt 1ri`z eije !GAY ,;,;r•e. ro:«-E;'!n. ..?
Townslhip, Grant •St r1•ingt
has--will+awed---cou?!i aiun`i'ix'
Pr r�f04 seve. 4.0r." z{
OVhers sea '
king " �'t
Reeves C'ardnn Sea o
Ain, 'West Wawanosh;, Eth
ton, T3st>Foxne; 'Stewart, Mc
and Deputy Reeve Carl Dalto,'
,of Seafortii."
Reeve w Glenn • Webb „ of ► te-. "'
ph.en,-minae-uivin,.tho..warden.
ship contes."t, congratulated` Warts ` ,'•
den Jewell upon the way he"had ?;
conducted the session, and the
warden expressed appreciation
or the support and .co-operation
given; him'by.'his two nplponenis,
Reeve§ , eb1, •an,d, A dair'.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY rsi
• , at 8:30Gy p.m.
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•15 GAMES,
$1:0()%
The prize for each regular game -Will. be 01200
4 Share -The -Wealth . Jackpot . ombined. a.
' . • . 1N ;57 '.CALLS
.• JACKPOT OF $$5,00
*SPONSORED BY CANADIAN LEGION- BRANCH '109,
home a •
decorator
,touch ..
are
rx
most eases
less
expensive
both to buy -
and install
than . letter -
slots....
OF. SHOES AND SHIPS
-AND SEALING. WAX-. •
tr;:virarcriotwallytalkittraboutillbes
and ships and sealing wax. ° As you recall
this' is a line from Alice in Wonderland and
just illustrates . that we have a number of } U
things to offer in this space this week. ~� '
Firstof.all we would like to inform your
success. We felt that we were offering mer -
that our January Sale was an -outstanding' "
• •chandise at -better than fair prices and your
patronage has given us tangible proof of this.
Many thanks for your business.
We were telling you a few weeks ago'
that we had to clear some of our 'me.rchan-
-d.ise as we had new stock on its way:..Well,
we cleared the stock and the neV stock has
, arrived. iLs�e .still;;. in _the,. itit
some new furniture, why, not come in and ,w
You get the complete set of.tools listed above
plus cleaning wands and double-stretc I>�, io$e.
for hard -to -reach places. And the Hoover
Constellation' has all the power you'll ever .
need for complete home cleaning. • ;
easier for your
For the entire family .'
SALE LASTS
DAYS
We have every box you
see' illudtrateel here. They-
run in" price -from expen-
., sive' to very inexpensive.
See them on ,display . in
our showroom.
This merchandise we ask you to see is'
'the ne*est oZ,the new. We had three or four
new 'suites come in one day and they went
-out thea same day....
Still at"`big saying sale prices we have.
one cheA terfield and one bedroom suite. We,
have -a c esterbed that has been in stock for
months And- no one seems to want , it. The
'reason; we feel, is that the coloris verylight.
The upholstery is the ,;highest grade and it
is selling for less than ,half the original price.
We did not actually order this chestabed for ,
ourselves. It came yin by mistake and the com'-
pany told us to keep it instead' of : shipping
it back. Why not come in :. and make is a
reasonable offer on it?
Our,,plaques have gone down to less than
half of our original stock. These will remain
at half price until they are completely sold
out.
To suni up we have a new product you
.igh...,,b .d in.isswill
might be interested It a pray. that
_.....�toti-~rugs from slipnng. You can apply it in�
seconds, it dries in minutes and it will last for
h
mon#,hs: •
FURNITURE
SHOES
• ?.
Footwear For The Whale Fancily.
Kingston St. (Next to Club Grill)
FURNITURE
WEST ST.