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Clinton News-Record, 1946-07-25, Page 1WITH WHICH S INCORPORAFED THE cwrrox NEW ERA ecor No. 30 -68th Year; Whole No. 6211 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, 'JULY 25, 1946 The Home Paper With The News Richmond Hosiery Plant to Resume Work Within Short Time Heavy Damage To Stock In Early Morning Fire Goderich Township Girl Drowned From Rowboat Through an unfortunate accident, in which a rowboat croesing Lake St. Francis in the Laurentians, was struck by a motorboat, Mrs. Hugh 'McCabe, Goderich Towaship, has been doebly bereaved in the death of a daughter, Miss Eileen A•stels, 20, London, and a brother, Merle Walker, 42, New Carlisle, Gaspe Peninsula Quebec. Mrs. MeCabe and daughter, Joyce Astels, left by afternoon train Tues.- dey, for Montreal, the body of Eileen Astels having been recovered at noon - that day. Bmial was planned for Gaspe where Miss Astels' father died 15 years ago. Miss Astels, Mr. Walker, and Don- ald Sherritt, 21, Montreal, were drowned when a rowboat carrying seven persons was struck be, a motor- boat while crossing Lake St. Francis in the Laurentian Mountains on the way to a cottage at Montfort, Que. Saturday•night, The four otherman- aged to reach shore safely._ On Vacation The- ymeng lady was on vacatitin at the time, having left London Tilde --------- • — day of last week for a •three -weeks' holiday. She was empleyed ag et MISS DILEEN ASTELS Drowned in Laurentians stenographer at the Uptversity .of WesternOntaeio alectithi School. Miss Astelseinoved from Gaspe to Goderich Township in 1983 and at- tended school at Taylor's Corners', Later, she. attended Goderkh Col- legiate Inrtitute, and moved to Lon- don, where she gaadwated from Wells Academy. She was emeloyed with Underwood Limited b fo e acceptine a position at the Medical School. Besides her mother and sitter Joyce. Creek in a Lcralon 'bank, de- ceased is survived by her stepfather, Hugh Merlabe. and helf-brother. Lon- sild McCabe, both .of Coderich Towle ship., • • ' Perth Regiment Vets Plan First Reunion Veterans of the Perth Regiment Who fought so gallantly in two 'theatres of operation, are planning :their first reunion in Stratford. For mer officers and men of the Regiment hope that it will be the Bret ie a dries of annual events. ; The first meetieg to form a re. union.eommittee wale be held in ford Armoury Armoury Friette evening, July 26. All veterans are invited to attend and to lend a hand with reunion plans. Lt. Col. M. W. Andeew, DSO., will preside at the Friday 'evening meet- ing. The meeting will open at 7.30 It is hoped that eve atually Perth Regiment Clubs will be formed in all communities where Perth Regiment veterans live. 20 -year-old daughter of Mrs. .Hugl 1VIeCabe, Goderich Township, who was drowned while crossing a lake in a rowboat in the Laurentians Saturday night. The body -was recovered Tues clay. Mrs. IVIcCabe's brother, Merle Walker, 42, was drowned in the same accident. o Trinity Church 13ayfie1d, Now 98 Years Old (By our Hayfield Correspondent) The ninety-eighth anniversary of the founding of the Parish was ob- served by spatial services in Trinity Church; Hayfield, on Sunday. Holy communion was celebrated by the Teeter at 8 am. At 11 a.m. the service of Matins was in charge of Rev. B. H. Flame Teeter of $t. George's, Goderich. Mr, Farr took for the suhjeet of his heart-searching addred, the story of Jacob's ladder and dretan of stairs to heaven. He pictured the church as the gateway to heaven and pointed out how many people are forgetting it in this age. "How many," he asked, "would like to live in this community if the churches were tak- en away, and ,yet what are they do- ing about it?' This carelessness, he pointed out, o— could not be blamed on the young people but was the result of neglect on the part of parents. He went back to the time of our forefathers and reviewed the Vetting of God first in their time, the worship in the home and the urge to gather for public worship which had prompted them to build Trinity Church, in many cases, at a great personal sacrifice. In the services they felt the bond of their loved ones in the old mother country, knowing that they, too, were in church. tario Division Red Cross. This has The Bible was read in those days RED CROSS NOTES First Aid Instruciot Women -n the isolated communities of Egieau,''Whe.baley, McLennan, Hil- ton Beach and Richard's Landing, have availed themselves in large num- bers of the opportunity of learning knowledge of First Aid, announces Miss Margavet Dulmage, Director of Home Nursing and The Reserve, On - been accomplished through the travel - lig First Aid Instruotor, Miss Helen Anderson,' who returns to Ontario Division Headquarters next week af- ter spending six weeks in each of these communities. Miss Dia/nage, with District lead- ers of the Reserve, has presented 135 reservists with the pins which, signify that thp wearers have completed six months, course fitting them to give nursing caret. for volunteer service in aivilian haspatalg and to assist with various Activities in health agencies. Aanong the centres where Reservists have qualified during July and Jeme have been 'Toronto, Hamilton, Burka Falls, Caledonia, ,Sault Ste. Marie, Sherbet Lake and Timmins. ' a Thanks From Overseas "Dear Members of Ontario Divis- ion," writes Agnes B. Ballantyne, matron a St. Leonard's Nursery, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Please accept our warmest thanks for your latest generous gift, that of tomato juice for the Nursery School children. The children loved it. It is a great pleasure to see their happy faces when the juice is served and to know how much good it is doing them. "You, our -Canadian friends, have been so constant in your friendship and so active in Your help' that we can never forget what we owe you. There was always the strongest bond between our countries and ' it is stranger now because of erour kind- ness in these trying and dietetically dull times." Becauee it was impossible to obtain stager for jam last year, funds raised In Ontario Red Cross Branches for this purpose, were used to purchase infants' fnod and concentrated orange juice for British children. During the war years the Rad Cross Women's Institute Jam for Britain project fur- nished 1,285,024 pounds of Jam and honey for Canadian servicemen' in hospitals and children in British nurseries. but today it is more than ever a closed book. He stressed the need for daily Bible 'leading and urged that the cherch be put first and not neglected to second or even third place in people's lives as it seems to be in many instances today. During the Offertory, Mrs. Emer- son Heard sang; "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Ceiling." Evensong was concluote0 hea the rector, Rev. R. C Holmes, assisted by Rev. J. Goeghefan, Woodstock, who chose for the text of his stirring appeal to public worship, Genesis 28:17: "How dreadful is this placet this is none other but the House of God, and this is the gate of heaven." Ile pictured three versions of the concept of God—that of Jacob, Solo- mon and Jesus Christ. Our fathers, he pointed out, laboured to build thie ,church to gather for public worship, besides the daily worship in their -homes. They put God first. Today the trend is to put pleasure first And he left the question in the minds of his hearers, "How Call we expect to build a new world if we put pleas_ ure first and God second?" Mvs. Emerson Heard sang, "Breathe on me breath of God" dur- ing the offertory. Beautiful white lilies were placed on the alter by Prof. L. C. Hodgins, and "baskets of White lilies and other flowers adorned the nave. SEVERAL PERSONS pUFFER INJURIES IN AUTO CRASH • The intersection of the Morris - Hulled boundary and King's High- way 4, just south of Blyth, was the scene of the second collision within a few months, when a car driven by E. E. Sanderson, traveling north on the highway, collided with a cae crossing the highway driving east, owned and driven by Isaac Currie, Nile, Other occupants of the Oldie car were 1VIiss Mau ,Currie and 13/Le. John Faegan, both of Nile, and Mrs. Mary Burwateh, Toronto. They were taken to Dr. Hodd's office, Blyth.' Miss Currie suf- fering from head injuries and a fractured rib, and Mrs. Faegan with a broken collarbone. Mr. Currie and Mrs. Burwash 'were not seriously in- jured. .0therpants of the :Sanderson car were Mr. Sanderson and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer' Graham, Clinion, and Miss Kathleen Hanley, Toronto. They were taken to the office -of Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton. Dr. •Fergefson, Toronto, who 'Vas visiting ,ateBlyth,•happened to, be .at the scene of the accident and render- ed valuable assistance: GOderieh Marine Band Plays•Here Sunday Night , The"weattiermari did not show at his beet when Stratford Boys' Band gave a splendid'eancert in Community Park Sundae' evening. At various times during, the concert the ;ain 'came dc wn rather seeeate hes Inc boys kept right on playing. It was ve, v meth craoyed by 111: WOO braved the elements to be pre,ene The concert was under the direction of the bandmaster, David Brodhagen, The excellent programme Was well planned, era accordieg to one . mem- ter of r r, Clinton Legion Bk1,11 was one cf the best player! roncerts OAS SC115021. Bandmaee e, -Morgan J el gnew fobbed The NEWS-RECORDethat, he has...been able to. stealth Goderich Marine Band to give a concert this ,Srunday in Community Parte at 8.30 pan. Mr. Agnew stated that he hoped the weather would be better this week and that a much larger ero.Wd would be peesent to bear this concert. 0— Ontario Wheat Producers To Receive 14 Cent Jump — Trade Minister MacKinnon announ- ced in the gouse;a ,Contimons at Ottawa that precluters Ontario winter wheat in the 1946-47crop year Will receive an increase of 14 cents over the current ceiling price of $1.26 a bushel for No. 1 Canada Eastern winter wheat — giving them a price of $1.40 a buehel. Mr. MacKinnon seed ehis inereaEie will :be acciimplished by a special Government payment of nine cents and a five-ent payment representing a fixed and final payment out of the Ontario wheat flour regplation fund: The $1.26' ceiling itself will be main- tained and the Canadian Wheat Board also will ccintinue to maintain a "floor" of $1,25. The increased payment to produc- ers will have no taming On wheat ex- port contracts ma domestic consumer - prices. • , • , The minister said it originally had been intended•to raise ceiling on Ont- ario wheat to $L25 a bushel- for the crop year, beginning July 1, 1946, and permit a corresponding increase •in the domestic price of winter wheat flour and the products thereof, "but in view of recent developments in price control peaky this step is not being taken". • •••••••441.~.......1~.. 1 The Week's Weather 4,11:•••••••••••••••••....#04.41~........~. High Low July 18 90 51 July 19 94 66 July 20 79 57 July 21 83 54 July 22 80 59 July 28 80 57 July 24 76 61 Rainfall -1.57 inches Coun. R. G. Smith's Barn Loses Roof in Storni; Lightning Plays Havoc , What an experience to see the roof lifted clean off your barn and lodged otr the ground more or less intact? - That's what Court. Robert G. Smith, Goderiele Township, went through Friday afternoon last I during the height of the "twister" which pounced doevn ,upon this district about four teclock. Kind neighbors have been helping him get straightened away once agaip. A violent wied dorm, during which the sky ;became black as ink, was followed' by a heavy downpour of, rain end electrical steam. Telephone and hydro poles, trees and 'Small buildings, and growing crops; were flatten- . ed at several Pointe in` the dist- rict. Apparently, the storm wag- - • ed more violently closer to Tore ante! because telep,hone corn- mnrikation with that city was interrupted for -a time. Trains , were . delayed through .pelees fall - Ing the tracks. ' • •. GRAIN HARVESTING- ,NOW;IN;•pROGRESS ' • Bur ',An-13)ms vAid. Western .1:Coterie faimers report haying either completed or dn the verge of compeetion, but pasture con- clitions; vary ,from badly, dried up to the ^,worst in several years, the ,On- tario Department oe Agriculture an- nounced Tuesday in its 'weekly crop in many sections, harvesting of fall' wheat and spring grain,is in progress and the cutting of barley as quite general. The extreme heat and lack of moisture has resulted in a very early harvest. Swinge grain has rip- ened too fast and •the .quality awl yield will not equal earlier indicatiens. Corn and root crone are showing good growth but the laber situation he most areas is still eritical. In Southern.Ontario, heivesting'of the hay and grain crop is well ad- vanced. Brant and Elgin, Counties re. port a -record crop of canning peas. Tobacco plans show good progress. Prospectsafor :fruit are fairly good, but the honey crop is very light. Moisture conditions are more favor- able than in Western Ontario. Poultry Prospects Good. , Young turkeys. and .pullets in Lin- coln County are maturing 'rapidly, and sour cherries and a few del' peaches are alreadyeepining on eihe market. In Middlegexsedunty; feedee cattle are being purchaeed and young pigs are in fair demand at $7 an $8 3 qr thanlings: Haying in Central Ontavio is near- ing,completion and fall .wheat cutting is quite general. Rain is -needed badly in most areas with milk cows show- ing the effects of .thy pestureg and heat. ^• • Eastern Ontario haying is neavly finished, but the drought is beginning to tell on late crops and pastures with milk production falling off. Beef cattle in Northern Ontario ere selling better this year than in the lase few years with !pastures in ex- cellent ' condition. Haying is about 60 per cent completed. a Dependents Expected' For Clinton District - .On Three Ocean Liners BLAST THE STORNI! . Thomas Haggitt and Robert Turner, farmers of Hulled Township, had a hot, tiring job all for nothing last Friday. They had just completed stooking their grain before the storm, and after the storm was over the grain was all tat on the ground again. Some of it had even been blown some distance and was lodged betide the fence. TO PAVE BLUE WATER A,MBERLEY—eTwelve miles of the Bluewater Highway from Kincardine south to Amberley, only unpaved sec- tion of provincial 'route 21, has been surveyed and bridging and culvert construction is being carried out prior to paving, which is expected to start some time in August. FARM CHANGES HANDS WEST WAWA:NOSH — Mrs. Neil Campbell has sold her 140 -acre farm on concession 12, Wet Wawanosh, to john Falconer, who plebs to take the timber and wood off the property, which contains a large„acreage of bush. “There is No Place Like Home" Reports Nurses' Aide Miss Agnes Combe . "There is no place like home' said Miss Agnes Combe when interviewed by The NEWS -RECORD gime corning home last weekend after serving over- seas since Septenvber as a nurses' aide with the St. Johns Ambulance Cheeps. She returned on the "Georgic." "All our work was done in British Hospitals, not in Canadian," Miss Ciorabe said. "We looked after every type of patient from children to chronies. Some of the hospitals are very short staffed and this necessit- ated every one of us nurses' aides doing more than we were trained for." ' She stated that all their work had been done in emergeney hospitals which were just huts with few con- veniences and a ear cry from the ease in which they had trained in Canada. There were 36 beds in , a ward with two nurses to a Ward. When asked about the food, Miss Combe ,said: "Oh, that was terrible! We had -boiled fish and mashed po- tatoes and no vegetables and that was our daily diet with some sort of a creamy pudding." She went on laugh- ingly, "Just the same we all gained weight on it." She was finding it a real treat to once more enjoy good Canadian food. She found the Winter very cold. She said that the English people do not go in for heat the same as the Canadians do. When questioned on conditions in geueral, Miss Combs stated that con- ditions seemed bad in every way. The people seem to work much harder and longer hours than do Canadians. Everyone seems slassatisfied with the Labor Government. "All in all I think it is much better to live in Canada than in England eud I really am glad to be home", Miss Combe declared. TOWN FATHERS GIVE DEBENTURE BYLAW ITS THIRD READING A special meeting of Clinton Town Council was held at 4 p.m. Tuesday-, to give third reading to bylaw No. 18 for 1946. Mayor A. J. McMurray presided, and all members were pres- ent, except Reeve G. W. Nott and Cotm. M J. Agnew, who were un- avoidably out of town. Bylaw No. 13 for 1946—authoriz- ing the borrowing of $305,000 upon debentin•es for •sewerage purposes--, was given third reading arid prided. On motion of COun. Albert Shad - dick and Coun. Ernest Brown, Council approved the payment of $177.50 to Ontario Municipal Board, as the tariff fee in respect to the validation of the debenture issue. To Advertise Nationally Clinton Knitting Lines ''Marketing," ,a national weekly newspaper for sales exeedives and advertisers; announces a big national campaign for Clinton lines as follows: Recently aesointed to handle ad.- vertising for the Clinton Knitting Company, Limited, Clinton, Ont., is the Torontooffice of Russell T. Kel- ley,' Limited. (Airrentadvertisieg coneists of trade paper insertions CLIFFORD D. PIERCE which are ef am institutional cheraet- meesplas, Tenn., who was elected er. president of Lions International for 1946-47 at the annual Convention in Philadelphia, Friday • last. Walter C. Fisher,Queenston, Ontario, was chosen third vice-president. " Lions' President Dependents of servicemen are com- ing to Canada in ever-increasing numbers. This week alone there are three beats which either have docked or are _due to dock in Halifax, N.S., bringing British wives and children to their new homes in Canada. The boats scheduled are: the Queen Mary clue en July 23. the Lady Nelson due on July 25, and the Aquitania due on July 27. ea, Those corniti'g to thisr district are: Mrs'. Emily Pickett, wife of Spr, IL II. Pickett, Clinton; Mrs. Doris May Adams, wife of Tim J. R. Means, and their daughter Pauline P.; ,going to her father-in-law, R. Adams, R.R. 2, Dashwood; Ws.Elizabeth Me - Whinney, wife of Pte E. T. Mc- Whinney, going to her mother-in-law, Mrs Nellie McWhinney, Dungannon; Mrs. Violet M Tierney, wife of Pte. H. L. Tinney, R.R. 1, Exeter, coming on the Queen Mary, Mrs. Valerie Mary Campbell, wife of Spam. K. B. Campbell, going to her mother-in-law, Mrs. W. A. Camp- bell, R.R. 2, Auburn.'Mrs. Helen Hoggart, wife of Pte. r. B. Hogged, going to her father -in -Taw, W. Hog- ged, RR. 1, Clinton; Mr. Minnie Maria Garniss, wife of Sgt. IL P. Garniss, going to her father-in-law, M. L. Garniss'R.R. 3, Wingham, coming on the Lady Nelson, Mrs. Edith Simkins, wife of Pte. J. Simkins, Blyth; Mrs. Ann Sprung, wife of Pte. J. W. Sprung, and Mrs. Kathleen Saundercock, wife of 1.0/Cal. J. C. Saundercock, both of Londes- boro; Mrs, Margaret Henderson, wife of Tr. W. G. Henderson, Wingham; Mrs. Daphne Maude Myers, wife of Pte. D. C. Meyers and her three-year- old son Robin M. L. Hopwood, coming to Zurich, and Mrs..Ivene McDowell, wife of Pte. M. B. McDowell, Brus- ' sels coming on the Aquitania. On board the Aquitania also are a number of sevvieemen,two of wliem are coming to this district. They are Pte. B. Baker, Zurich and Pte J. M. Johnston, Seaforth. Research is under way to give a. Marketing background for a compree hensive national campaign to break in the hear future. To date the company has -made many lines 'df hose under' Separate'nameg. ' The plan now, 121 progress, is: to set Up ' a simple theme name "Weerwelle for all lines. For example children's hose will sell under thename' "Wearwell. Chips," a premium priced line for men will be cailed "Weaewell Scottish," :and a women's line • will thew the name "Wearwell Wool -Cott." ' New, distinctive characters are be- ing created for each line, new pack- ages - are being designed, and labels will be , changed, aecording to present plans. 1 Governor-General Opens Victory Plowing Match His Excellency Field Marshal Lord Alexander, Governor General of Can- ada, will officiate at the opening cer- emonies in connection with the Inter- national Plowing Match to be held at Port Albert, near Goderich, from Oet- ober 15 to IS, it is announced by J. A. Carroll, Secretary -Manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Adociation. The first day, October 16, is given over entirely. to plowing event con- fined to Huron County farmers, so the official ceremonies in which Lord Alexander will take part will be held on Wednesday, October 16, the first day of open events. ; The International Plowing Match is being revived this year after having been suspended for the last five years on account of ;wartime conditions, and this yeav's event is being announced as "The Victory Match." , Applications for space for exhibit- ion penposest MT. Carroll also ann- ounces, exceed all past records, and with ample space available on the former Port Albert airfield of the R. C. A. F., where the match is to be held, this feature pf the match will be of large proportions. . ALL-STAR GAME In aid of two players who have been injured during the season — Archie Hedging, Lucan, who fractur- ed his leg, and a Mitchell player—the Huron -Perth Baseball League is stag- ing an ell -star game at Heneall on Monday evening next, July 29. The "North" teain will be picked from Clinton, Mitchell and Zurich, and the "South" from Hensel], Exeter and Lucan. • • COMING EVENTS 3c a word • Minimum Charge 50c ' • , • . , • BABY GAINS' WELCH I' LUCKNOW—Elizabeth Bell, $16- week-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. aames• Methers • is gaining weight slowly but steadily•and has now pas- sed .the •three -pound annex by one ounce. The 'little tot whea born pre- maturely '111 •Wingham- Hospital on June e(), aerviredthree poeetle three ces. . --o START VETER.ANS' HOMES Gametal' •Representatives of Ryan Home Builders Co,, Windsor, who were awarded the contract by Wartime Housing Ltd. or the con- struction of 50 veterans' home .here, Canadian Lion To Be President In Three Years' • Clifford D. Pierce, Memphis, Tenn- essee, is the new president of the In- ternational Association of Lions Clubs. He was unanimously advanced from the first vice-presindecy to the pres- idency at the annual convention of the Association which closed Friday 'Jules 19 in Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Pie- rce succeeds retiring president Dr. Ramat Collazo of Havana, Ma. a Walter a Fisher, Queenston, Ont., a member of St. Catharines Lions Club and Past District Governor, and International Director, was elected to the key position of third viee-presi- 4014 and in tlae natural course of events will he elected president of Lions International for 1949,50 -- the second Canadian in the history of the Association. He defeated a member, from Florida and another from Calif- ornia for the honour, after a Virgin- ian had retired in his favour and nominated him. . Mr. end :Mrs. Hugh IL Hawkins and daughter Joyce, returned to Cline thn early yesterday after attending the Convention and taking a trip to Atlantic City: Lion Hawkins, official delegate of Clinton deions Club, re- eds "a. wonderful ,time" and a real honest -to -goodness campaign by 150 Canadian delegates to elect Walter C, Fisher to the third vice-presidency. With its interior badlydamaged by five early Monday morning, and con- siderable dock in the process of manu- facture cleetroyed: the Clinton plant if Richmond Hosiery- Limited on Al- bert St„ is expected to resume opera- tions within a reasonable peeiod of time. 'Harold P. Richmond, London, prop- rietor of the compeny, informed The NEWS -RECORD that the chief ob- stacle to getting under way again was the difficulty in securing building supplies, each as glass, and material with which to ^work. He contemplate eci, however, that shipments would he made from, the other mills of the firm, located in London and Mitchell - Insurance adjusters • were hero Tuesday adjusting the loss'which may run between -$25,000 and $30,000„ chiefly in stock and machinery, due to fire; heat and smoke: Damage to the building itself • was compar- atively light . All damage was cover- ed by insurance, The 'Philadelphia convention concl- uded one of the most successful years in the history of Lions Inteenational, according to the repoit made by the Secretary General, Melvin Jones. He reported, the formation of 686 new Lions Clubs and the addition of 60,932 men to the roster of the Association in the twelvemonth period ended June 30, 1946, which raised the total club figure to 5,400 and the membership to 279,116, which is by far the largest in the history of the International As- sociation.' He also stated that during the year Lions, Clubs had ,been estab- lished for the first time in three add- itional countries or territories — Ec• uador, Bermuda, and Curacao, NWI. Ies accepting the presidency, Mr. Thiene said: "Ever since its birth tw- enty-nine years ago, this Association has shown vigorous progress year by year, without exception, until Lions jnternational today is a mighty force for service and constructive action in every:one of the eighteen countrieg hi which Lionism flourishes today, unrivalled for its accomplishment and unique in ite prestige. I take my new position with humility, with unlimited gratitude, and with a view toward making this next year the greatest year in Lionism" In 1930 Pierce became a member of the Memphis Lions Club, which club were here making arrangements to is one of the fast 27 of the Associat- '• Tribute to Firemen ' "I want to say tribute to the work of Clinton's' volunteer fire brigade for the great week they 'did in fighting the fire .end keeping it under con- trol," Mr. Richmond stated. "Inside the building., they used particular care to get as little, water as possible on the machinery, which means that the task of getting the machinery, in ' shape again, will .note be nearly so great," • Struck by Lightning . Fused electrical connections and wiring offer evidence that the huild- ing was struck ber lightning during the storm which raged shortly before six o'clock Mend:ay maiming. It is believed that a' bolt of lightning ent- ered the building along an electric conduit and finally. spurted from the wire, the sparks falling into a pile of parley -finished hosiery piled against the wall of the stock TOM: Hundreds of pairs of nylon stock- ings, in process of manufaeture, were destroyed en the blaze. Discovered by Milknian ' " The blaze in the building was noticed first shortly before 6 aan, by William Murcia who was passing sciuth on Albert St. on his 'milk de- livery rounds: He notified Chief of Police James Thorapeon, who InVesti- gated immediately. • • Douglas .Bartliff telephoned the alarm and Elliott Bartliff got the fire truck out until the brigade ar- rived. .Chlef Thompson alto telephone • ed hoard the 'Carioni residence across from the hosiery plant. Both report- ed some delay in reaching the Operat- or, probably because of the electrical storm. Several residents expressed -the opinion that more direct control should be had over the ringing of • the alarm in ease of fire. . . Large Crowd on Hand Despite the early -hour, a large crowd soon gathered at the scene of the fire, including many of the em- Ployees who ' were just starting that day on twoweeks' vacation. Some of the key employees may not. be able to take 'theirs, due to plant and machinery . overhaul necessary es a. result of the fire. R.. K Jenkins is Winner .. At Seaforth Carnival start work thie week. Twenty-eight ion. He has been secretary and pres- cottages arid 32 storey -and -a -half houses are to have concrete founda- tions CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations are extended to Mrs. Robson, who celebrated her 95th birthday at the home of Mrs Watt, Rattenbury St., West, on Tuegday. Clinton Turf Club Races, Comm- unity Park, Clinton, Wednesday, Aug. 21. New track, new standa. Bigger and better than ever. 27-b-tfb ident of his club and has served con- tinuously as a member. of its board of directors. He has been zone chairman, deputy district governor, govenernor of the Lions of Tennessee and vice-chairman of the board of governors of Lions 'International. He was elected a director of the Inter- national Association at the annual (Continued on Page 5) Ex -Warden Thomas Inglis, 83, Oldest Person at County Council Picnic Ex -Warden Thomas Inglis, 83, Howick Township, who served in that tenacity in 1929, was the oldest per- son present at the annual picnic of Huron County Council in Harbour Paris, Goderich, Thursday afternoon last. He received the prize presented by Warden la Et Shaddick, Henault Delightful trips on the lake, games and a program of races were features of the entertainment provided. :Supper was served at long tables M the pavilion at which Warden Shad. dick presided. Dr. J. W, Shaw, Cline ton, asked the blessing. The prize for the youngest child present, a silver mug, was awarded to baby Ronald Ernest Bethroft,'East Wawanosh, grandson, of" .I. D. Bee= crowd of 7,000 persons gathered in Seafterth^Park Friday night to at- tend the annual Seaforth Lions Club Summer Carnival. F. W. Savage, president of the service club, officially (Vaned the fair. Three bands—Lon- don Police Boys Bane, Lucknow Pipe Band and :Seaforth Highlanders Band --led the parade from the Town Hall to the park grounds. Proceeds of the show will be used by the Lions Club for work among crippled and underprigileged children, Dr. E. A. McMaster was chairman of the program committee. Prize winners in the draw were Beverly Evans, Stratford Mrs J. Neil- son,:Seafortha IL E. Jenkins, Clia- ton (mantel clock); W. Farrel, ' Mitchell; W. Atkinson, St. Marys. Following the fair there was an outdoes: dance to the music of the Mitchell "Teen-Agers" (ening which 1,000 persons danced on the open-air dance floor. Committees in charge of the "var- ious: booths were: Paddle booth, A MacLean; fowl booth, E. Chesney; ring -the -money, B. Duncan; crown and anchor, A Corby; bingo, J. Stew- ed; bird cake, H. Jackson; over -and - under, M. Clarke; refreshment booths, T. Johnston and A Whitney; checker game, E. l3osevell, Two Cars in Collision; Man Taken to Hospital croft, reeve of the township. The supper draw went to Mies Alvera Churchill, Toronto, who was presented with a tray. Among the guests present during the afternoon were John W. Hanna, MLA. for Huron -Beath; Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, MAI for South 'Huron; for- mer wardens Thomas Inglis, Howick, and Nelsen W. Trewartha, Clinton, D. D. Mooney, mayor of Goderich; G. Brown, agricultural representative for Huron County, and assistant, G. E. Nelson, both of Clinton. The committee he cluetge a the ar- ragements comprised County Clerk Norman W. Miller arid County Treas- urer A. IL Erskine. A motor accident occuered 2:1,1 nines west of Kipp:en about 11 pat Satur- day, when two ears collided. R. Bak- er, RR. 1, Zurich, was driving one car while Bruce Tyndall, Clinton was. the driver of the other car. 'Itsath Mrs. Baker, who was with her hus- band, and Mr. Baker, were bully shaken up, and 13. Lehi, the other oc- cupant of the Tyndall car, was taken to ,Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, for medical attention. A SMILE FOR TODAY One Up On Them One youngster was 'watching an- other swimming about in a pool The swinuner was wonderful and filled the onlooker with admiration. You swim lake a fish. e said, "Better," said the saimener, "I can swim on my back."