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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-01-21, Page 1• e+ • 4- 1 4 r if RN 3,1 q f.� l�y siihetet Ninety -Fifth Year *hole Slumber dii • London, Blenheim Fall As Juniors Continue Wires Seaforth Juniors won two more victories to make secure top posi- tion in the Junior `B' series. Lon- don fell before a 12-1 onslaught Saturday night, and BIenheim took the short end of a 6-1 score Mon - slay night. Seaforth 6, Blenheim 1 The league -leading Seaforth Baldwins handed Blenheim Wild - eats a 6-1 reverse at BIenheim Monday night in a fast and rough Junior `B' O.H.A. contest played before a small crowd. Seaforth scored- two goals in each of the first two periods to Head 4-0 at the end of the second period. Blenheim got their lone tally at the 13:17 mark of the third period by Harvey Picker:" ing. Denny Larochelle, Kelvin Bell, Jack Mcllwain, Harry Chalk and Gary Vena scored for Seaforth. Seaforth 12, London 1 The Seaforth Baldwins halted the London winning streak in Sea - forth Saturday night, as the locals defeated the visitors 12-1 in their 0-H.A. Junior `B' contest. The trio of Jack Mcllwain, Ron Muir and Harry Chalk was the big threat for the Baldwins, as They fired seven goals behind Bob 'ambling in the Lou Ball nets. Chalk led the scoring parade with time goals and two assists. Ron Bourne spoiled Ron Salter's Shutout at the. 19:00 mark of the second period, when he notched London's lone goal, . r _. - Orangemen Plan Blyth, Goderich Gatherings _ _ A special meeting of the Coun- ty of Huron Royal Black Knights of Ireland including Woodham, was held in the Orange Hall at Clinton on Wednesday, January :32, With Sir Knight Robert Hib- berd, of Fordwich, County Mas- ter, in the chair. The hall was tilled with delegates from every part of the county. The meeting was called for the purpose of se- iecting a place for a ' celebration this coming summer. It was unanimously decided to celebrate. at Goderfch on Satur- day, August 13th, when all Black Preceptories in the following towns and cities and the counties in which they are situated, have decided to celebrate in Goderich: London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Chatham, Sarnia, Windsor, Kin- cardine, Owen Sound, also the Preceptories of Port Huron and Southern Michigan.. The Orangemen of Huron and surrounding districts will celebrate The 12th of July this year in Blyth. Joseph Caldwell, of Grand Bend, Deputy County Master of the Loy- al Orange Association, who is now representing the County Master, D. L. Stephenson, Clinton, now in Florida, will make his official vis- it to the Seaforth Lodge -en Mon- day night, and the Winthrop Lodge on the following night. Mr., Mrs. Webster Married 49 Years Mr. and Mrs. Lorne S. Webster will mark the 49th anniversary of their marriage on Monday. Mrs. Webster, the former Ethel Ada Lawrence, was married to Lorne S. Webster, on January 24, 1906, at the home of the former's par- ents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence, McKillop. The officiat- ing minister was the late Rev. A. K. Birks, of Seaforth Methodist Church. The bridesmaid was Sar - abet Daley, now Mrs. Wilbert Webster, of Seaforth, and the groomsman was Daniel Hender- son, Lucknow, now of Chicago. After the marriage the couple farmed in Ashfield township, near Lucknow, for four and one-half sears, then moved to McKillop in October, 1910, where they farmed snail retiring to Seaforth in May, 1946. Mr. Webster has been a rural mail carrier out of Seaforth for 25 years. Their five daughters are: Mrs. E. J. (Mae) Holland, Toronto; Mrs. William (Pearl) Dodds, McKillop; Mrs. Clendon (Audrey) Christie, Brucefield; Mrs. A. W. (Freda) Babcock, Toronto, and her twin sister, Mrs. Robert (Lulu) Watson, Seaforth. Seaforth. There also are four grandchildren and a great -grand- Son - W. J. Sims Marks 82nd Birthday The many friends of Mr. W. J. Sims will join The Expositor, fp extending heartiest birthday greet- ings to him " on the occasion of his Bind birthday, which he eelebrat- ed on Saturday. Mr. Sims, a native of Blyth re- • sides with his daughter, Blyth, Lorne Dale, and Mr. Dale. "We're lucky to be `alive after that collision,". said driver No. 1, producing .a flask. "Sure Shook enc up. rifle! drink?" ` Gee, thanks, you're a pal. I sure needed that. Aren't you go - in to have one, too?. `Not. a11�eatter the- pollee bane been here; SEAFORTH, ONTARIb, . F AY, JANUARY 21, 1955 Membe-s of Seaforth Council got down to business last week when the inaugural meeting for 1955 was held. Shown here are, seated left to right, Reeve N. Scoins, Clerk D. H. Wilson, Mayer E. A. McMaster and Councillor, E. H. Close. Standing, Left to 'right, are Councillors B. F. Christie, H. H. Leslie, John Kellar and Scott Habkirk- Councillor J. T. Scott, ill in Scott Memorial Hospital, is absent. (Photo by Phillips) Report Encouraging Progress as Congregations HoId Meetings NORTHSIDE UNITED A largely. attended congregation- al meeting of Northside United Church was held in the school - /room of the church Tuesday eve- ning. • Chairman for the meeting was Rev. J. W. Stinson, while Mrs. R. Murdie was secretary. Encour- aging sepals €E2:li.every - dep�- ment of the church WO present- ed. Details of the meeting will appear, in next week's edition. First Presbyterian Church The annual congregational meet- ing of First Presbyterian Church was held Monday evening in the schoolroom of the church. There was a good attendance. The meet- ing was opened with devotional exercises by the Rev. D. Glenn Campbell. F. E. Willis was ap- pointed .-chairman.. of • the meeting and J. A. Murray acted as secre- tary. Encouraging reports were read from the following organizations: W.M.S., .W.M.S. McKillop Branch, Barbara Kirkman Auxiliary, Go- forth oforth Mission Band, Explorers, C. G.I.T., Sigma C, Church School, Christian Education Committee, Young . People's Society, Ladies' Aid Society, Flower and Gift Com- mittee, Fireside Fellowship, Men's Club, Choir, Manager's and the_ Treasurer. The treasurer, C. M. Smith, was re-elected, and the following, to have retired this year, were re- elected by acclamation to the -Board of Managers for a three- year trem: Scott Cluff, Jas. Keyes, MURRAY TYNDALL, wide- ly known Brucefield gladioli grower, who has returned from the' convention of the North America Gladioli Grow- ers' Council in Lansing, Mich. Two of Mr. Tyndall's entries in N.A.G.C. test gardens in 1954 received council awards. "Conrad" received the high- est rating of any seedling en- tered in the test garden, and in addition with "Blue Radi- ance" won a council award. Mrs. J. MacDonald. 93 On Monday Mrs. Janet MacDonald will cele- brate her 93rd birthday on Mon- day at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. C. E. Smith. Mrs. MacDonald, formerly Janet Beaton, was born at Crieff, Ont., in 1862, of Highland Scottish par- entage. At the age of seven she moved with her parents to Kin- loss. Township. In 1882 she mar- ried Thomas MacDonald, of Kin- loss, who passed away in 1932. Of eight children, four are living: Jack and Garfield, of Lucknow; Lorne, of Peterboro and Seaforth, and Kate (Mrs. Clint Smith), of Seaforth, with whom she makes her home. Mrs. MacDonald has 15 grandchildren and 11 great -grand - Children. With the exception of 12 years spent in Algoma District, the family lived in Lucknow or vicinity until 1939. Mrs. MacDonald's interests are many. Although at home most of the time, she enjoys the radio, getting hertwo sermons, regular - Ey each und and d thenews adcas�ts' daily,. She,roads 'fs and eedr bo` ka,: the Bible befog herfeat compo lion. K. I. McLean and J. C. Cornish. Iii addition to increased finan- cial offerings during the year, it was announced that the budget allocation had been exceeded by approximately $400. The Board of Managers an- nounced that the repairs and re- novati$ps of tern years were IUceessfully completed. New el- ectrical fixtures had been install- ed, the church was insulated, and the sanctuary repainted and dec- orated: During July and August successful congregational work bees were held and the pews and floors were cleaned and re -varn- ished. The donations of new doors for the sanctuary from the Fire- side Fellowship Group, and new floor covering from the Ladies' Aid completed the work of this year. The meeting adjourned follow- ing the benediction by Rev. D. G. Campbell, to enjoy a social hour with lunch being served by the Ladies' Aid., ST. THOMAS' CHURCH The annual Vestry meeting of St. Thomas' Anglican Church was held Monday evening in the Par- ish Hall. Members of the congre- gation assembled at 7 p.m. for a pot -luck supper. The rector, Rev. J. H. James, presided and opened the proceed- ings with prayer. After adoption of the minutes of the preceding vestry meeting, the reports of the various church organizations were presented and revealed much activity and financial progress. The election of officers resulted as follows: people's warden, Jno. Earle; rector's warden, T. T. Jackson; delegates to Synod, E. C. Boswell, J. R.. Spittal; substitutes, W. E. Southgate, Dr. J. W. Mc- Cabe; treasurer, W. E. Southgate; envelope secretary, E. C. Boswell; vestry clerk, H. G. Meir... In addition to the above, the fol- lowing were elected to the board of management: Messrs. G. A. Wright, H. Palin, George Flewitt, Robert Archibald, E. Larone, Mr. Brown and Gerald Snowdon. The vestry authorized the board of management to proceed with plans for the celebration of the Centenary. Plans will include a campaign for the liquidation of the mortgage. A vote of appreciation was giv- en to Rev. and Mrs. James for their leadership. DISCUSSES HOPE REPORT AT HOME, SCHOOL The president, Mrs. Frank Kling, presided over the -regular meeting of the Horne and School Association, held in the auditor- ium of the Seaforth Public School. A good attendance was present. The meeting opened with the singing of "God Save the Queen," followed by the Lord's Prayer. The minutes of the two previous meetings were read by the secre- tary, Dr. J. C. MacLennan, and adopted. This was followed by the treasurer's report. The prize for the "mother of the month" was won by Mrs. Peter Christensen. A motion was carried to buy the prizes for the annual public speaking contest for the pupils, t6 be held in February. A number of musical selections played by John Grummett on the Spanish electric guitar, and Jim Hopper on the 24 -string electric guitar, were very much enjoyed. The principal, John Talbot, in- troduced the speaker of the eve- ning, Gordon Allison, on the staff of Seaforth District High School. He spoke on "The Aims of Edu- cation," based on the Hope Re- port on education. It was most interesting and constructive. He was ably thanked by Don Morton. Mrs. J. A. MacDonald and Mrs. R. Boussey's classes were tied for having most parents of their pup- ils present. The president an- nounced Dr. Earl Zeigler. Educa- tional Director of the University of Western Ontario, would be the February speaker, and a good at- tendance was hoped for. ' The meeting was adjourned and a cup of tea served. McKILLOP ELIMINATES PATROLMEN; MAINTENANCE METHODS CHANGE Changing times have resulted in McKillop Township eliminating road patrolmen, it was revealed at the inaugural meeting of coun- cil. For many years patrolmen were responsible for short sections of road, but with mechanized main- tenance this system is no longer practical or economical. In addi- tion, lack of farm help has cre- ated difficulties in obtaining ser- vices of patrolmen. Council Sworn In Reeve Dan Beuermann and Councillors Earl Mills, Jerry Doerr, Wilson Little and Albert Siemon took the oath of office prior to the inaugural meeting of council in the Carnegie Library, Seaforth. Forms were not available from the Department of Highways for making estimates of the 1955 road and bridges program. Four new bridges are' planned — at Mac Scott's, the Matt Beattie, Godkin and Hiram Blanchard bridges. The following appointments were made: clerk and treasurer, J. M. Eckert; assessor, James McQuaid; truant officer, John ,Leeming; drainage inspector, Clarence Reg- ele; weed inspector, Albert Har- rison; auditors, Monteith and Mon- teith & Co., for the township, schools and telephone; poundkeep- ers, William A. Ryan, Jos. Car- lin, Reuben Buuck, Percy Taylor, Peter McCowan, Charles Kleber, William McSpadden; fenceviewers, James Nolan, Joseph Ryan, Wil- liam Boyd, Joseph McLaughlin, William Shannon, Robert Camp- bell, Boyd Driscoll Thomas Mc- Millan, Robert McClure; livestock and poultry valuators Alex Smith, Frank Bowman, Robert Dodds, Antone Siemon; building inspec- tors, Archie Somerville and Itobt, Scott. Council applied . for the roads and ,bridges .su subsidy on $6k,8U4,6?, for .•i9 4 Week. 'Flea i re •a rkiV. 5 � � , bl� ed for Meinbet'al ap In the ,'Onto ib Good Roads Association, the Rural Municipalities Association and As- sociation of Assessing Officers of Ontario. A grant of $25 was made to the Huron Crop Improvement Association. Alt MEETING DISCUSS LD BOYS' BOYS' HERE A meeting of Seaforth citizens d representatives of interested Organizations will be held in the Town Hall Tuesday evening to discuss the advisability of hold- ing an Old Boys' Reunion in Sea - forth in 1955. The- meeting is called by Councillors B. F. ,Chris- tie and Scott Habkirk, who were named a committee by council to make a preliminary report on the proposal. The committee interviewed re- presentatives of neighboring towns in which reunions have been held in recent years, to determine the extent to which the reunions had been successful. It is understood that with one exception, reunions held in: Clinton, Mitchell, Wing - ham, and Goderich were financial- ly successful. In the case of Goderich, a small deficit, not at- tributed directly to the reunion, resulted. The committee has collected ad- ditional information which will be presented to the meeting, Coun- cillor Christie said, and which will assist in a decision being reach- ed. Concern as to the possibility of there not being sufficient time to organize a reunion is not a fac- tor in view of the experience of other towns. In each case, it is said, organization work was com- menced in the early winter of the year in which the reunion was held. Meanwhile a review of business places conducted by4lie..cl),Junher of Commerce, 'yin's" ievea-1ed a ma- jority to favor a reunion being held this year. According to Ross Savauge, president of the Cham- ber of Commerce, about 60 per cent of those interviewed favored action being taken. McGavin Heads S.D.H.S. Board ;Seaforth District High School Board organized for the year's Work at a meeting last week and re-elected Gordon McGavin chair- man. Vice-chairman is James Mc- Intosh. =The 'board, in- addition to trans-. acting routine business; instructed the supply committee to purchase a record player for instruction purposes, and also to provide blinds in certain rooms. A by-law providing for borrowing up to 150,000 as may be required, was passed. Committees named, with the first named as chairman, are as follows: • Property—C. A. Barber, H. Coleman, F. C. J. Sills, F. Kirkby. Supply—R. Bolton. C. M. Smith, O. Anderson, C. Martin. Finance—F. C. J. Sills, R. Bol- ton, C. M. Smith. Executive—G. McGavin, J. Mc- Intosh, R. Bolton. Agricultural—J..- McIntosh, O. Anderson, H. Coleman, R. Bolton. Bus—H. Coleman, F. Kirkby, J. McIntosh. O. Anderson. G. Mc - Gavin, C. Martin. Truant Officer—C. A. Barber. S.A.A.A. Names New Officials Because of the serious illness of James T. Scott, president of the 'Seaforth Amateur Athletic Associ- ation, J. A. Baldwin, a past presi- dent of the association, is a4:ting ; as president. Leo Stephenson is replacing Mr. Baldwin as manager of the Junior `B' O.H.A. entry, The changes in management were arranged at a meeting of the executive of the association held last week. Acclaim Earl (a Warden for Huron Co EARL CAMPBELL Believed to be the first occasion on which an acclamation has been given in the more than the hun- dred -year history of the County, Reeve Earl Campbell, of Hay Township, was selected as 1955 Warden of the county at the in- augural meeting of council in Goderich Tuesday. In addition to being the first acclamation of a warden, council for the first time saw a member of council cast two votes. Reeve John Graham. of Goderich, is per- mitted by the Municipal Act to cast a second vote, since Goderich has more than 2,000 electors. Mr. Campbell, who is serving his sixth term as reeve, is the fourth warden to be chosen from his township since 1927. The three ex -wardens who are still living are Elmer Klopp, 1927; Louis Rad- er, 1932, and George Armstrong, 1942. Mr. Campbell has had five years experience on council. He is a life-long resident of Hay Town- ship and a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hensall, a INVESTIGATE MELADY FATALITY INQUEST JURY ATTACHES NO BLAM The coroner's jury, which on Friday inquired into the circum- stances surrounding the death of Maureen Melady, found that Miss Melady came to her death as a result of having been in collision with an automobile driven by Har- vey Baxter, R.R. 2, Goderich, on No. 8 Highway, east of St, Colum - ban on the afternoon of January 6. The jury attached no blame to anyone. The inquest, convened by Cor- oner Dr. E. A. McMaster, met in Seaforth Town Hall and heard evi- dence from eight witnesses. In- teregating witnesses was Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays, and ar- rangements for the inquest were completed by Provincial Constable Helmar Snell, who also investigat- ed the accident. Members of the jury were J. A. Stewart, foreman; F. C. J. Sills, M. E. Clarke, W. A. Wright and J. J. Cleary. First witness called, Dr. Carl Elliott, of Seaforth, told the jury that he was enroute to Seaforth about- two q'clock on the after- noon in question, when he was flagged down by persons adjac- ent to the accident scene. He found that Miss Melady was alive and completed arrangements for her removal by car to Scott Memorial Hospital. However, she was dead on arrival, he said. He described injuries as including a fractured skull and fracture of both legs. Sgt. C. N. Anderson, of the Hur- on County Provincial Police De- tachment. identified photographs of the accident scene which he had taken shortly- after the acci- dent was reported. Tells of Accident The driver of the car itiOilved, Harvey Baxter, told the "inquest that he was alone in the car, and that the accident occurred at ap- proximately five minutes after two o'clock, He was driving east at the time and the road was somewhat slushy. He described meeting a truck and as he passed the truck, a girl ran in front with ;her head down. He swung to miss her, but failed. When he first noticed the girl, she was running across the road from the north to the south, and was ap- proximately a hundred feet away from him. He was driving at ap- proximately 50 miles per hour at the time of the accident, and at the time of impact estimated his District Curlers Visit in Seaforth As New Curling Rink Is Opened The official opening of the new rink of the Seaforth Curling Club took place on Wednesday and fea- tured play by Seaforth and district rinks-- in the afternoon and eve- ning, and a banquet in the Com- munity Centre. In attendance were rinks from Stratford, London, Wingham Hen- sall, Goderich, Brussels, OriIlia. In addition Ontario curlers were re- presented by William Tudhope, of Orillia, President of the Ontario Curling Association. The large cement block build- ing, 50 feet by 180 feet, provides four curling surfaces; a lounge, ore's, 5nxrl8:, ;,overlooks the ice surf`- face, and members may watch play through large plate glass win- dows. Opening from the lounge is a kitchen, tuck shop and office. In the lower area are located dressing rooms and ablution facil- ities, together with a heating and work area. The ice surface which visiting curlers described as excellent, is maintained artificially and is op- erated in conjunction with the arena plant, immediately to the north, brine beinggpurchased from the arena commission. A rank ,Kling etas chairman for a theft • pro am which folio*- S. the et. inc1u'ded in !i an lI ;aY t h e program was a num- ber by the Oldtime Quartette of John Beattie, C. A. Barber, W. J. Duncan and J. E. Keating, the words of the number being writ- ten by Mr. Beattie. Solos by Mrs. R. Hamilton and F. E. Willis were enjoyed, as was also a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A: Stewart. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. E. A. Me - Master were accompanists, and community singing was led by J. E. Keating. Mayor E. A. McMaster brought greetings from Seaforth. Dr. J. A. Munn, president of the club, expressed appreciation (Continued on Page 5) member of the Masonic Odd Fellows and a Samaritan- He is _married to the fob Maggie May Munn and has :. sons and two daughters., He succeeds Warden WdIu Dale, of Hullett Township, w r„ had the honor of turning over tete 1955 key to Mr. Campbell. Others participating in the .serer - mony were Clerk -Treasurer. A. Ii Erskine, who welcomed the .coun- cillors; Judge Frank Fingland, of Clinton, who administered the',: oath of office, and the Rev. S. 11 Findlay, of Goderich Baptist - Church, who conducted the deet- tional. Only appointments made -at the initial meeting were Reeve John H. Graham and Mr. Erskine to the criminal audit board for 1955, and Reeve William Morritt, Blyth, to the roads committee for a three year term. Named as striking committee were Reeves Daniel Beuermann, of McKillop; John Durnin, West Wawanosh; Verne Pincombe, Usborne; Harry Gow- dy, Howick, and Cecil Blake, Ash- field. Dr. G. E. Hall, president of the University of Western Ontario, in addressing council. _-pointed out that Huron County enrolment this year is 81 students, compared with E 63 students last year. speed was reduced to about 30 miles per hour. As soon as he saw the girl he applied his brakes and attempted to swing his car to the south ditch to avoid a col- lision. When the vehicle was brought to a stop it was on the side of the road at a point op- posite to where the girl was ly- ing. He said that almost immediate- ly two men, who had been in a car which was following him, were at the scene. He left them there and went to the nearest farm to phone, but found there was no phone. However, t h e farmer there got into his car and agreed to get a doctor and police. When Mr. Baxter returned to the acci- dent scene, Dr. Elliott was there. Saw Children Skating In answer to a question, he said that he had noticed other children skating in a field on the north side of the road. He felt he would have seen the girl earlier had there not been a truck passing at the time. In answer to a question from F. C. J. Sills. one of the jurors. Mr. Baxter said that it might have been better to have attempted to swing to the left rather than to the right, but that under the cir- cumstances it wasn't possible to think of everything. The next witness was Roy Cafick of Mount Forest, who was the ' driver of the vehicle following the Baxter car A passenger i;: the Cafick car was Ed. Kehn, ra Sca- forth. biro Cafick told the fury 1':a' ne saw the girl on the north shoul- i der of the road and that she ap-; pea red to hesitate and then rade a dash across the road. He felt , that it would not have hecn po:,• sibic to avoid a collision. and im media .sly applied his brakes. He said tat he didn't see any truck at the time, and suggested that as far as he was concerned there was no reason why she had not been visible to Baxter earlier. When he first noticed the girl, she was standing on the side of the road. He was watching the girl, but noticed the Baxter car swerve to the right. . At the time of impact the Baxter car seemed to appear to continue directly east, he said. Queried by Crown Attorney Hays, the witness said that the girl was probably not more than 25 feet in front of the Baxter car when she started across the road. She seemed to dash across wi-Il- out any hesitation: In answer to a question from Mr. Clarke, one of the jury, the wit- ness said that his recollection was that the girl lay in the ditch at a point opposite the rear end of the Baxter car and about 15 feet to the south of the car. The wit- ness told the inquest that he wait- ed until Miss Melady had been removed to hospital, then proceed- ed towards Stratford. He stopped at the Provincial. Police Detach- ment at Sebringville to report the accident and tell what he had seen. He said that at the time he left there had been no change in the position of the Baxter car as compared to where it had come to rest. Car on Shoulder Ed. Kehne, the next witness, and a passenger ih the Cafick car, described the situation as he had seen it and which was much simi- lar to that as described by Mr. Cafick. He could not recall hav- ing seen the truck at the time of the accident, but he did remem- ber seeing children playing hock- ey. He also saw a girl standing on the side of the road, and con- tinued to watch her until she dash- ed across the road. His recollec- tion was that the Baxter car was either travelling along the shoul- der of the roads or was near it at the point of impact. Nancy Kelly,,; 14 years old, told of having.been skating with Maureen Melady and of . havring left the skating area. "`She was about 40 r'o'ds 'Way to the east and saw the accident, She saw a truck 'Mang ;Irein, the .east' tuid Boundary Troubles A school area boundary problem was dumped in the lap of Huron County Council at the inaugural meetthg Tuesday of its first ses- sion of the year. A letter from the Goderich High School Area board asked the council to clarify the problem of the boundary line be- tween the Goderich school area and the Clinton High School Dis- trict Area, where the boundary line runs through Goderich Town- ship. Goderich is at the west edge of the township, and Clinton is at the eastern tip. Nobody seems to know clearly, the letter to council suggested, where between the two is the dividing line for high school purposes. The line which has been used for planning school,bus routes, the Goderich school bard reported to council,. does not agree with the line which has been used by township officials for dividing assessments. The county council referred the problem to its executive commit- tee, for a report later this week. Requests For Grants Among many requests for grants which were placed before the county council Tuesday, was one which surprised councillors by suggesting a smaller grant than last year's. The Huron County Tuberculosis Association, Which (Continued on Page 5) FIRST CHURCH °t CHOIR ELECTS The annual meeting of the choir of First Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening elected Mrs. Frank Klin, president. She suc- ceeds Mrs. John A. Cardno, who was named secretary -treasurer. Chairman of the gown commit- tee is Mrs. W. E. Butt, while Mrs. W. A. Wright heads the so- cial committee. saw Maureen Melady wait until the truck had passed, then saw her dash across the road in front of the Baxter car. She heard a horn blow just as the girl started across the road. She agreed with a suggestion by Coroner McMaster that the girl had had difficulty in seeing and that she wore glasses. Dr. Thomas Melady, an uncle of the accident victim. indicated that Maureen had worn glasses since she was five years old, but as far as he knew this had not retarded her in her studies or other activities. Describes Investigation Provincial Constable Helmar Snell told the jury of his investi- gation. At the time, fine frozen snow was falling, but the road was in good condition, and at the point of the accident was quite level. He discovered on his ar- rival that the Baxter car was on the south shoulder of the road, facing in a northwesterly direc- tion. The right front of the ve- hicle was four feet south of the centre line of the highway and 130 feet east of the point where it had gone on the shoulder of the road. There was no mark to in- dicate the point of impact. The shoulder -of the road was gravel, bait "covered with ice, and the grassy slope leading to the shoul- der was quite icy. It was appar- ent that the driver had made an effort to bring the car back onto the road. He agreed with a sug- gestion advanced by the coroner, that there would be difficulty in stopping the vehicle once it had gotten off the bare pavement. He had • made efforts to ba ate the, truek which had bee; Cat 'bed;.,. by witness, but witho t;'e Nancy Kelly was : t asked if she could,; truck which ,111" saidd that it truck, either a, that size Thejury lel ib ate minCies beiite Whig verdiot,