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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-02-06, Page 7okoitiMOVAL PORT AraBBItT, Feb. 4; ---The joyems ring of those s,yedding hells has eel- .4Meneett to sound, again in the vicinity of the Port. We are gladto report that Mrs. T. Dougherty, Who Was taken Serlotisly ill last week, is nmeh improved and we all hope, he will Seen be Up and s- around again. • ' , . There Will, be A social evening•in the basement of the ;'..)•United ellurch this Friday' even,ug, in aid, of the Sunday • ho1. erokinole with !be • PiaMr 1ryfleiz• The two old -rivals, 'Itingsbridgeand- Port Albert, are at the hockey again. .Last Friday evening a game was Played in the Lucknow rink, and Kingsbridge • eame out en, top 5 to 4. A. Wend mime was played on M'OntlaY night, at 'the eame piece, and this, time the Port team ' 'Won 4' to 1. ' The Ashfierd Patriotic Society will hold their' monthly meeting next Tues- day afternoon at the home of Mrs., Chas. Crawford. All ladies are heart- il/y• welained. • . IPORTgICS HILL PpitTaws Euix, yob. 4—he Red Okoss euchre partY at the home of . John. Torrance on tridainight last was attended: .All reporta. very en- , joyable 'eiefling and over $.11 was taken in. • On Tuesday afternoon a quilt'for the: " Ladies' Aid was quilted at Mrs., john' -Torriinese'Asbomess,.. :vs!: • 31rs. Reg, sFuller.is 'a -Saab -1'g at ;the borne of 3.fr. -and Mrs. Harvey Fuller,. .•-while they; have a holiday in the city. 'Mart Fuller, who liaS been confined' - to the -house with:measles, is out,senel° enjoying the sunshine again.- • ' Miss Kate Williams; who sPelif the past two years in O1mton 1 4gain with -her sister, Mrs,. J. Torran& , "Mr irvn Oke, who ha's been -under the doetor's e•fire -With 'pleurisy,- is able to he out again. ' A.W.B. • TO an aged, good neighbor I WAS relating a recent visit DM to tire doctor for a thorough 'medical examination, and bow the result 'wita thcot pleasing to me A* be gave the elear eertificate of health. %%IS Set the old man going about himself. Ile said that recently, too, he 'had 'been irver to the floctor'a get some medicine tor his sick slaughter. This daughter, together 'with a So% hail been wanting iiina to have Medieal examination for seMe time, but be had' not heeded their Counsel. Evidently, on this particular visit for the medicine, the ilaaghter and son had by telephone given the family physician w bint'that when he appeared at the doctor's 'office advantage might be taken by the -doctor in a taetful way to 'cheek up on his doubtful heart eon- dition. So on this occasion, when the medicine bottle hail lbeen. tiled the doetor aid:s"How Omit that little pain in your chest these days? Hadn't we 'better take the., oppertunity?" So the doctor, got Ids stethoscope and ap., plied it, and so gici what his children was so anx1013(8.- should be done. , He went 'home and be paw they were look- ing for some Story- of this, but lie never broke silence about it. until their curi, osity utsoine1aterii4eal tifine ceulcl-nee longer be stemmed. One broke out with, 'Well, YOU had a medical exam, ZI'VtmVorerovre you?" He smiled and said. '"011, he found a' 'little knock inside my chest, hitt said if I had the accumulated. .4? England miseionary to el* .Arabs, Ot whose life and work I read in it strik. Ing book some time ago. Ile bad a habit a leaving things 'behind, lle was a travelling ifeeretary for eon* church Work before be went to North Africa on bis eelf-denying mission. Dr. Tat- low, who ,kneve him so well, said: °Every garfnent 41e poesessed Num biek to the ellurelt offiee through the midi 'while be we/ in this secretary work. Shoes, Bible, epouge, pyjamas, tooth- brush. Vest, and I know net what, fol- lowed -one 'another in. an unending stream, greatly to the ' 'delight of the grinning aloe boy." ^, We live in WOnderfill timee.- .1 burst into a Toronto home, my sister's, at about ',noon , a week ago todaY, Sb was surprised to see Me; but 'voiced bei welcome. She remarked: '"Who would have expected to see you today'? • Why, I sat down for ehaltis.Our this !morn- ing; from to halt -Past, and listened to you on tlie - X •eujoYes1 that, Anitedid-not think to 'see your face." Yes,I bad beenbroadeneting, and jump- ing into a‘ear after 1 was through at Brantford. I was in. Toronto about wto hours later at herb deer, How we east '<WY' 41.atallee these days! onVwE, Feb, 2:‘,•,44r.bis being Candle. nuts Day, the bear 'would certainly see his shadow, 3So silt weeks moreswinter, s Carbon: clganed rOUt and my ValveS ground I would be all right:" . , . • 1 fr There have been some very slipperk Pavements' in, the city latoly. „On one well-filled bus the driver /was having diflicult time in stee,rin the level. ; When he, c prepared everybecil his vehicle on to a hill he r the very dif- ficult and hazardous ort of. making 4 fairly steep grade on the icy 'hill by saying; "Now, if you have never prayed beforeyouhad betterstart right new, that we may get up this, hill all right." A certain young lady told snei what trouble she had to -walk a distance on this day of .icy streets, She was com- ing dOwn a sidewalk on the ineline when she felt herself going and she simply had to go, both !feet sliding along, and 'couldn't stop herself. It so lappened.,,there was another person, a strange mans who.. was In thesssause predicament, taking a slide without wanting to. They Collided, She Setting him by the -waist to prevent herself from -falling. • They, both laughed at the collision. She quickly disengaged herself and said, "Thank you." ,He said, "'You're quite welcomer- and re- leased her gently. So '"ships pass in the night," and someone may add, "and bump in their passing." We had two young Men from the military camp to call on us the other Mr, 'Colin: Crozier of isieury and: MsS FranceCrozier of London were honse for the week -end with.their parents, 'also Lorena, Of TosicknOw ta.S. • --Foxes are beceraing plentiful around here and the local hunters are out 'after .them. Mr. Wm. Reid Shot one recently. The' !Sunday school and Y.P.U. spon- sored 'a wield on Friday night which was .held, in the schoolhouse, An en- joyable time was Arent. One amusing feature of the evening's program was a Pie -eating contest; two per.sorte bIng blindfolded and trying to eat the p1e. Try it if you feel In the blues-ri 14 lets o(in.. • -Miss Murier Quinn, spent the To end at her home in Kincardine. • A few of the ladies from _here at- tended the Red Cress meeting held in Dungannon United church on pridat afternoon last. • s -Mrs* Matt eklexhasgonet' Woodstock to attend the funeral ,Of Mrs.'Chambers, an.. aunt „ of 'Mrs: ;Sliatkleton.-. -• ; Mr. and Mrs. -Herb Curran of 1111afe- king made a flying visit to t'heir on, --AOC alSes -111f.- liferiar-y," -ear Wednesday last. - They say true 'love never runt; Smoothly. One of „our young men 'can subscribe to that, He thought old Dobbin mould be sure to get him there and back again, but lie says walking. day. We weleomed 'these friendly boys is °°':1 exercise' • • mintereaed_eiretill they hall- The fliers are making goOd use of it -is -no unusual -thing to tell us !about camp -life. They had -their-Hine an!' now to see .the green, red and wbite Tights- or to bear, the sound of, the motors as the planes'AlY' oVerhead. ohly one complaint tomake, it! seas, and the •Government can do nething ta correct that Wrong things they, suffer. They said 'there . were 'two Ifellow A in their sleeping lfut who kept them awake eonsiderably at night, They had the halsit of snoring, . and it wasn't ..the Medium kind; It was what one boy deseribeW as the two-way kind,!' and in aid of war effort in the third(week was yery.vannoying. Banter' and abuse I of February. The , definite date will and reproach administered gently or i be announced later. There will', be a severely ; evidently"' could not eorreet i one net •-eonsedv. "The ' Economical the annoyance. Wasn't it Jenny Lind,' Tleornerens," :with a laugh • he -every the.famous sin*, whosused to fill her -ears with cotton wool on !retiring, so she could not hear trittle . and other awakening noises when she stayed lit hotels and' other place's where deep 'Sleep was generally at: a premium? That method mighthelp the unwilling listener !pilgrims of:the nights .Their motto and purpose, we understand, is . Defence. SO they had better commence there. Noise can make a very bad sort of liwasion. - • - • ,, . s • Isn't it easy to forget things, to leave things behind like umbrellas and even gloves where orieshas ealied? That has happened to me of late. A good um- brella and a decent pairofkid gloveS l - oth parted- comparry-Witlrireltecau mw mind on leaving plates was ,not • 'functioning on That line at that preciSe moment, and hemp was reached minus thee necessary article. The umb-rellit has since walked. back home, but the gloves, I am, afraid, -hare found' a. new • heane, or 'new hands, or' perhaps a garbage .can—who knows? Heppily 1 .am not so ba.d at forgetting. ,personal- thing,s as Was my favorite missionary, the . Rev. TemPle, Gardner, Church of. , NILE. • 'The Women's • Asso,elation of Nile 'church will hold' a Concert and Social Biliousnes13 is just• another name for a clogged or sluggish liver. It is a very common complaint, but can be quickly remedied by stimulating• - the flow of.. bile. This softens the • mass,.. the poisons are liverand boivele are tOlicved and toned up. - • Milt ern '0 1 wax 1 tvw, quidUn and enliven the 'sip/Nish liyeie open- • ing up every channel,":1:;Y" 'causing a' free flow of bile and thus 'cleansing • the liver 'of the clogging impurities, 's..They are small' and easy to take. „po not gripe, weaken or sieken, • Tho' T. Milburn, co,,.].Tartnto, Ont., line. as well as -other interesift 'intudeal and elocutionary numbers. The ladies will serve lunch at the close of e. program. (�vIf Man with SI NO44106k) As Thiele Silas would say, 0» bia to the cellar, "Today is Thirattlay." "Fitt epidemic feared." lAoolts like a late aneeweip. Italy's help to iGerdiany luta the eame effect es 'pepper on on onion. - Appearing 1beforii the US. louse foreign affairs -committee Colonel 'Charles A.,Lindbergh said "it would be a disaster tor Europe if either side won," yet it was to England that he went when be sought refuge for hle. ytnng soil from the threat of kid- napping some few years aga-ebut Per- haps his memory is no longer as goad as it, wee. • The Women are doing a grand job in this war, but 41tere still are some who prefer knitting their brows to knitting eecks. The Italians pot only have cold feet 'but their feats' are Cold, too. ' A 250 -pound woman savs she would like to take a erack at Hitler q if she were man enough. She at least :uis, weman enough. ' ' Edmond' TaYlor's definition -of An •enemy who is invisible when you are sitting ,next to .hlin atdinnerbut Whom on think" you 'see under the bed, .- • Ugionville' taxiderrdist has been stuffing birds and animals for more than tiiirtv 'Years. 'Quite unlike 4 eertain‘Nasi air marshal who has spent the last fifty years' stuffing himself. P, Wodeliouse, the.brifliant author and eteator of the matchless ;reeves, is iwriting story about gaanengsitnetrsr.nsrvnilet mprisoned In Germ camp, and the latest report intimate tlxat 'he, has found material enough- to write a whole series of gangster steries. 'Britain's war effort i.'costing ap- proximately_ $61,620,009 a day, and If you are anxious. to know -what the AI.t.'m will amount to at the end of this year you had better get one of your children at on sfigeur, sit out.. . We did. Her w $22,491,300,000 and it rests - - -- • As the wholetworld know, the humor of the-Obckney, is irrepressible. Ile can raise his Spirits with -a laugh in the midst of starkest tragedy, This frag:- Mentary 'peenis'frista-ilsseenteinpotery should denionstrate the point : The jerries dropped another Poor "Erbert lost -'is 'ead, . While sister Nell kot blown to 'ell, And maw -in -bre is dead, I've lorst three fingers ortme Get splinters- in me knee; But Vedist of all, down cum a wall d-spilt-melloomin' teas • .• • A minister was questionin his Sun- day seliool.concerning the story of the young man who, listening to the preach- ing of the Apostle Paul, fell asleep, and, falling, was taken up dead. "What," he said; "do we learn from this very solemn event?" "Please, sir, ministers should learn net AD Preach Mc; long sermons," replied ilittle Dorothy.- It. J. BOWIAUtil of ilruiwele is :the Pew preeldeat of the East Huron Agricul- tural $oelety., ,The Cricb restaurant at Seaforth, which wits gutted by tire the leet daty of December, 14 being rebuilt. Rev. joira Pollock., Presbyterian minister at Whitechureb, Jia', ben famed by ill -health to give up preaph- ing for a year. " Tile seed fair under the auspiceif of the South Huron Agricaltural 'Society will. be held at Ilensall . on Febrnary 28th, and tbe spring,etok ellow• April Fire in the general store of T. If, Johnston .FordWich, on Wednesday of last wejk . destroyed the store and contents. The Listowel and Harriston flre brigades, responded to. the. vall for !help and v saved, adJoining prblierties. TO origin of the fire is unknown. Margaret McDonald, 'widow of Whit- field Crich, passed away in her sleep on SaturClay morning last at the heme • ,her Sen, 'Howard' °deb, toWnslup of Tuelsersznith. She waS .in her seventy-fifth year. 'Sins resided for some earsin ,OlintorS where:Mr. Crich died In TWO. William Coates, who was president of the, Outer Agricultural .Society tor some years, -has resigned, and at the amival meeting of the Society Dr; E. S. $teiner was elected president. In spite of wet weather, the annual fair last fall was successful financially and otherwise, showing a surplus of over towushio IDtU Tetirluit to ItrUiniStlit In 1921. Mr. itobb died nearly four risers ago. iOne deughter, Mrs. Albert Jaeit- son of llerristore eurviveie Soilthe-Morroll The marriage a Marion Chrlifthia, second daughter ot 'Mr. and Mrs. Her- old Morrell of IIullett townettip, John William 'Smith, eldest Wilk Of mt. grs. John tr. iSmith ef Varna,.took plate on Tuesday evening., januarY 14th, at the rectory of lIply TrinItY ilanrela; Chatham, Rev. 'Mr, Latimer fillielating, The yowl."' couple wili re - Side on the groom's fa;in at Varna. Peanut Remota 1Iarold, the two -year -Old' 6on of Mr. and Mrs. (*rant Ford, of Hewitt)), has been brought 'back to his home after several weeks in St. Joseph's Ilespital, London.. The ebhld choked.), while eat - lug peanuts and'when an operation WAS performed it peanut VitleAcTnd adhering to the windpipe. Tbis-Was ;removed, land , the child improved safliciently to leave the hospital, Leg Broken by "Car William O. Smith, a Seaforth painter 114-.paperhauger,_.:16,,,twAlity2t3g,p1Orth hospital with a broken leg, the result* of having been $truck by a tar driven by 1Sgt. ' Clayton Mitchell of "1:0" Com- pany, Xhidlesevilluron ,Regiment, on Saturday evening lest. Mitchell pulled but to pass a sleigh Parked at the side of the road an Egraonflville, and the bumper of the ear evidently struck Smith just below the knee. sow. . . . lioggarth—Clufr The death of Mary .Alice Maaeod, widow of John Anderson, occurred in An - intereetiug: .matrimonial event the viringhahl hospitaloil Jamiftilt 2114. tools ,saaee at the United aurch parson - Mrs. 'Anderson • was born in g the town- tegIse,xac.‘"wt,011' ettr daIu' gw4teern ,Iselizse‘ft- Ship., of Turnberry And after her mar -on F. ,Cauff and ihe late Mrs., Oltiff,..Seas forth, became th.e bride of L.A.O. Lloyd chester '1-,Toggarth 0 the R,O,A.F., ;Carop Borden, sou of Mr. and Mrs,. Henry -Iloggarth of Seaforths ,Alter a reception at the 'bride's home, the couple left on a trio to Montreal, GODERACII TOWNSHIP. ' : .—... GOMRIOR .TOWNSIVIP, Feb. 3,— 'Mr. and Mrs', Bight 'Porter and family, of ,Staniey township, ilsited-on Sunday • with the Porter brothers. i M . • he;. ra. Harvey .FalIer accompanied r siker, Miss Mary Bogie, to Toronto for ' c,t-1,1:Mrweee. Gk*eeon!.--E. ale: oiler.' ..-ts Visiting ,sVitls. . alr: and Mrs. Janes Horton.. at Leeburn. Mrs. Oriels of 'Clinton visited last ,week with her brother-in-law and steer, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.'Oeeper. de Tuesday evening iRiverstonlsidge, 1j.O.f4045, sponsored another 'dance which ,.as well attended. iMr. T. bren. flan, of ;Godeerich was •fieor manager and the music- Nliras snpplied. by . the Monk °i.t1;nedh-Fs?ead' aBes4411.iste": 317;ce-iii . The executiveA ofoith:elinrD.:106aniainwd:sset:iesoresoCri.vluoejs:d. 1 day evening to plan of the Junior line in the 'eci (31.1°1f :811w; ago. Surviving are a son, William Eartara Orr, Mary Jean'IFulIer; Aead- riage-She and,' her , 'husband- 1 ved for some years at Arcola, 'Streit., returning to ,Wingham in 1912. She was in her 'sevTlinet\dY-third ofY.eMaarigare‘ t Brown, "w1dow Iof Tilamas ' Oatneron, occurred on janiOrY'28th in Grey township. atrS: Cameron Niles- .in her sixty-fifth ye*- biniSeullo,seletthe'awhansta;cOilbAin:ernm,f‘,e'a.enuneittgahie,Qter4ilzaini;lier,ei:rnko,lnivaf:.cla!liutveee:11" at lion*. and a son,. John, of Brix\ssels,'surilVe; • • Clara Ann Roberts', witIOW, of Dunean Alexander Fraser, died. ,at $'4taforth on 'Saturday in- her , eighty-fourf?. year. She had lived .in Mitehell and rkter-?n Stratford'-before-corthing-to live•''svith- her .slaughter in 'Seafortii. Mr. Fra 6,,,r,\ died forty-three years ago.- , Survivin' are a son, Malcolm Arlington Fraser, Blytb, . and a daughter, Mrs; Frank W- WillislefiarriSefrthS;hadd. ick, of 'Stanley township, died on gaturday afternoon in his his fetywar-third nn:vaTair04. t 7,....7,,,ved,, :„. iii,,, , despite this ,handicap carried On farm- ing operations: !He is survived-- by- his wife, formerly -Rae Nellans of Clinton, Ntt and two daughters; also by .his father, Met at the -11,4111 Thomas Shaddiek .iaf Hensel,' three Tichborne on Thur ,brothers* and a sister, , - .. - the year's 'activities. Yatie• Garrett, Widow of, the late by the hostess. Charles E. Bowden, passed away orit The regular Meetin january 27th &O'er homein Wingham. ,Red Cross was held in •,She was Ifiv her •sevenry4iintli year. Friday, 'With Clarice La i a ns ne n an had , there , since. Mr. Bowden died twelve years • Caller: "I'd like a few words with the lady of the house." !Maid "'Well,- you'll 'aye 'to Wait yer turn. Pin in the middle of 'aving few with 'er„ myself." • . 'Mildred Boyd, widow of thelate John solo, "Bobby Shafto,"- by Vera Wilso-. natwIlell.lieme ,i1of -Mr. and Mrs. 'Gee ---3! • • Despite the weather,' there was good :turn -out at Union ehureh on Stine_ day, erhert the pester, Rev. A., J. Macy . Kaye, delivered an. impressive Sermon froin the teit,"nce fLord Shall light for (End....11#.14 44). you; and ye. hold your peace" .school jhe;third litnee r d e'iiidFlisri°dreaYd eveningbb in. Taylor's 'Corner .school with a good attendance, , • -Red Cross Deneillts.-04 Friday evening,. the iltayfield road fOlks held' a progressive euclire party at the home 02 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fuller, with fifty present. Nine tables of 'cards were played, honors' going to arrs. Sowerty and Norman Fuller, Consola- tion prizes were awarded to .Mrs. P. MeClure and E. H. SomersalL Lunch was served and the Oerting closed with the National 4-Anthera.'sf !On Friday evening the -folk on the 3rd and ail concessions hehl their „euchre party at -We' horde- of' Mr.' and Mrs. Wileman Johnston, with a good attendance, High honors earilSi Went to Mrs. Gordon Orr and Mr. John Porter:7' Consolation prizes were awarded to Miss .Elva Orr and Mr; Lorne Porter. Lunch was Served and the evenieg elez' "*"'"1 Ant -bent. Born a Bristol, England, she came .to r. • The protr RI co Wi train i 1913 dh e hied quartette The Junior Sons," by Doreen Orr,, Wilda witli the Royal Air Force in England, ing The Pineit yegetables in 4i4•.he and a daughter, Ifiss Elsie, at home. . . s 'The death •oecurred in the Listowel sRuth Shares Her Candy," by Bleano hospital on January 27th of Emma Fitiler; riddles- by Isobel Fuller, and Twe Communists were walking in the park. "Nice weather we're having," sad. one. "Yes," said the other, grudg:- ingly,."bet the.rieh are having it too." ILeef or Brussels, -' Deceased wag In The' meeting Closed with the Na.tionS ter set enty-sixth year and was a native Anthem. • . • Bly.th. After her marriage to Mr. The February meeting of the Dram- . Robb she lived on their farm in Morris atic Club will be held onsOriday evening Western Canada Special Bargain Excursion F40144 ALL STATIONS N EAST'EFItN CANADA GOING DAILY FEB 15-4IAlt. I, 1941 ° Iteturil Limit 45 days. TICKETS GOOD IN:— lCiOACIIIES AT natzs AIPII'BOXIMA.TELY 1-1/8c per inile TOURIST Aleeping, Oats at fares pproximately 1-1go per rnile STANDARD gleeping Oars at fares apprveimately 1-%c per niile Cost of acemnedation.ln .sleeping ears additional. ! DAGGAGB OI1E;OKI3p. Stopovers at all points enroute, going and .returning. Bxeursiene ,from Western to Eitatern 'Canada During ..Saine Period,. Tlekete, Sleeping Car Reservations and 411 inforrnation from any ,agent. ASI.0 F011t IIANDRILL ' T16 CANADIAN NATIONAL ONE mistake that a great many • home owners .make is in not _gutting enough coal on the fire. This . is a false econonly.-A thin, -skimpy fire not only burns up too fast, goes out more easily; and causes many unnecessary trips to the • cellar, but it also wastes fuel. For the most economical opera- tion, aIwaya put on enough fuel to keep the fire -bed 'level with the bottom of the fire -door. • • In rnild weather you can leave* . little heavier accumulation of ash on the 'grate. The fire will then burn very slowly, yet there will be sufficient fuel, in the process of . Deep RI% litind Shallow fire. vith bottom of Wasteful and fire door annoying "burning to preeide ample heat in casesof" a sudden 'drop in the out- side temperature. And 'remember, whenever ..you 'put ort fresh coal, always leave an eeposed spot of live -coal directly in front of the fire -door to net as a pilot light to ignite the gases arising frora the 'fresh coal. - • (5) , "Every. duty well and hor.zeidy done, is a contributiaii ta victory. TATE PRIM; MlISTER OFCAISTADA. ° Conforts of I:brim if they. eonsult their own interests by seletatirg their. from our stook. Living, Dining' Room and Kitchen require. Mats, as well as Beds and Mattresses. Our. Cooking. Stoves and Heaters provide both heat and. bomforte , • We deliver in town and within reasonable distanees of town. .PRONZ„ 210 WEST Sit Whea'boile start to break out on different parts of the body it is ,an evidence that the blood le loaded .up with frapurities. Just when you think you are tia • of one, nother crops up to 1. .!its place and prolong youir misery. 4,11 She lancing and poulticing you • may do will not 8tOp Mere cornieg. Why not give that oldeltable, blood purifying medicine Burdock Bleed Bittera chance to bardsh the bolls, Those:ads have used 'it for 'this purpose darink the past 60 7eartk. Take to3.n. aria get rid ef the bed bleed end the boils too. • ‘he T Unbent 06, ttd, Termite oso. 'Mitry is the "voice.with a smile"; 'IVIarlris: the efficient person generally known as a telephone operator. As an operator she knows much about telephone equipment '-- how it should be wiled and handled. • ButMary is best known for her" personality for her, coolness in emergencies — for 'the grand things she has done time and again, ignoring her own danger, intent on one thing only to keep tile standard of tele/lone service MO. We pay respectful tithute to Mary and all the girls w1,10 work with hetlier devotion to her job sets a standard of public service. Taetful, patient and courteous, Mary is the inedium ;through which . this Company and its public 04,4„We , are always in tou.;011. She plays a vital part in. Canada's war effort.