The Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-05-22, Page 1Combining The Goderich Signal and The.Goderich Star
GODERjetl, ONTARIO, TIIIJRSDAY, MAY 22nd, 1941
inv&tigatiois. of
Rentalsvite4
Council Acts .ao 11438alt of
Comple,ints:—Estimatea or
.0Urrent, Year 4Passeel.
In reply to an entettiry trite" the War.
• time Prices Board at Ottawa, which
had received eOmplaint of increased
Telltale in Goderich,:. the ToWn,*000,31.eil
at ite meeting last Friday night invited
the 'Beard, to eend an inveetlgator here
• to look into the atm:doll. While !there
as been a great deal of talk aboilt
Priees being asked for renteef dwellings,
reel estate melt sae' that rents us.oiv are
not -higher than, they should haee been
may be able to decide the rights, of the
•
question, - •
Councillor Attridge *is the only
absentee from. the Council meeting.
Mayor Brown spoke of the launching
eX t.the cor,vette t`iGodertch." " and. ex-
Pteseed appreciation of the honor done
to the town and of the heepitalitY ex-
tended by the Dufferin ,Shtphutidieg
Cempany.
In a letter from tlfe °aut. iuperin-
tendeat, it was pointed out that the
mineral spring et .the Itarbnr 'N'yttlit
'fortunately situated,"'for develOPment
:as a tourist attraetiont but it was
suggested the Town might lease the
site, with*ta view to carrying. out it's
own develepment, This wes referred
to the cemetery and parks •commitetee.
•)-
Building.Permits
Applicationsfor 'building permits
were received • aS tollovte Prim tent
perial .011 Cto., for addition, to ware-
house at harbor, 20 x 84,frame with
galvanized siding and 'roof t H. J..
• Sutherland,. for theatre 'building on. the
&mere; B. Burrows, for one-story
dwelling on Ndilliem, street,' andosfor
_ „garage on'Elizabeth- street; W. S.
Beteden; Keays street; Reseal
MC-
Creight, Mocks street, and Graham
Inglis, Brace Street, 're-shiuglingt Fred'
• D. Watseet tool -house on st.Dettid's
street.
The 2let Field Battery, WhIgham,
asked for •the loan of the ad German
field gun which has been ins ,Conzt
,House Perk since the last war. It is
proposed to nee it fortraining purposes.
The request was 'premptly granted. ,
P. A. Zirnmermati's application for a
license to sell ice cream, sett drbuks,
etc -eon the streets, with. peemiesien. to
do •business on, Sundaes, was sent to the
special Committee. •
The aPplication of Alexandra Hoe-
pital for .the annual grant was refeered
- to the finasiee committee. • ••
... The omen's Hospital Auxiliary was
" green. WtiterfalftelOtrttrrdWatitartlitrttn,
Saturelatet ,Ju1y,5th. • • .•
The City Colleen of Brant/toed pro-
poses that eoldiere be 'given a special
transportation rate Of one-quarter -the,
full fare. The special committee was
asited to -Consider endorsatitta of this
proposal. -
Estimate" tiler 1941 t •
The finance -committee reported the
estimates ot-receipts and expenditures
for 1941, ceiling for a tax Tate of 35
milts on, the dollar for Public school
supporters and 36 mills for separate
school supporters. The taxes will he
payable -let tW(;-installmentse-the first
half on July /5th and the seeontt helf
on December 15th. , Discounts are al-
lowed for prepayment and penalties
previded for slow payment.
EXPENDITURES: •
I GIRLS USHER IN
BAHING
SEASON
• Mideummer Seenee were in evidence
at the 'bathing beaeh on Taesday and
Wednesday aftenon. when the 1941
ewberning seeson wee opened. TWo"
rOting girls, Avis Warrener and June
Baecitler, were the field to, telke tile
Plunge, 'bat.they were eoon followed
'by *them A few Efigliett etirmen
donned bathing ellits for the dote. time
In Canada. Bert McDonald hastStoeked
the ,refreebment booth 'in the bathing
house and the _Annamtte hoe eoramenced
her eegular rUns. It was not a record
early 'opening," but there were more
present Oen in Othe' years.
•weather was hot 'uptown, but a cold
windblew from the west and the water
is still eool—about atty.:two,
Every Canadian to
Be Asked to Ilelp
4.44.4.444.44.4.44444
HOUlfeet9,4101/80 00.11V0.08 . ter
VictoryLoan--Munieilial
Chairmen Named
The ratilSi objective In the forth:
st •
tinning Victory 'Loan aftlItbe t secitre
'a'S large an erely •ef sniell eubseribers at;
possible. -
• ,
With this end in, view, the 'Victory
Lo'61 carappign will be a house-to-house
canvass =dap. official proepectus atld'a
letter from •the Minister.of 'Finance will
be mailed to every home in the eountry.
• Fevery householder will a1e6" receive
taiteillueteatedebookletedeseribing-Cans
adieus at war and in addition the banks
and trust Comptude,s, Are co-operating
Goderich„Well Up
in Gram' Tra
Second among Canadian Lower
Lake ports in .April —
Receipts
Readers of this paper have noticed.
the activity in the grain traffic at
Goderich harbor this spring and will
not be surprised to learn that this port
handled More grain' in April than any
other 'Canadian lower lake port, with
the dingle exception of Midlandseyhteh
has an elevator capaeltd three times
that of 1Goderieh. •
The following 'figures are from. a
bulletin of the Lake 'Shippers' Clear-
ance. Association showing the amounts
of grain shipped frorn Fort Wiltiam and
Port Arthur by vessel during the month
of Adril, 10411
Canadian Piorts
Midland
-bODERICEI
Sarnia "
Kingston•
Tiffin
Owen Sound
Port MeNicoll )
Montreal
Oollingwood
Quebec .
Depot Harlsor.
Humberetane
Toeonto
Port 'colberee
Sorel -
Walkerville
!Buffalo
Erie -
Oswego
•Ohicego
Salaries
Printing,' 'advertising, st
tionery and postage
Law costs and audit
Fire department
Public worles and road oil
Rink ote.e.t.
Charity, relief and Asylu
patients
Public Library
$ 8,00000
a-
1,400.00
• 2,500.00
bushels .
t4,444,(190
2,Ka,214
2,801,4%.
• ir -,- :2,489,599
9 193 717
se ,
2,089421
** 1,789,896
1,523,049
956,931
868,26,
747,213
63803
562,829
2510351
103,836
' 20,000
tr. • S. .1'orts • •
• 4 3,836,045
t. 844;959
252;000
..... . 114,176
1;500.00
13,000.00
ligoo.00
m
2,50(tt00
2,000.00
.09
.00
.00
.00
.00
,00
.00
.00
1,520.00
17,264.21
300.00
.00
.00
- Grants . 1,000
Discount ' and .interest on s• •
taxes , 2,500
Bank, laterest , 100
Elections • 250
t Parks . • 1,500
Park Hidisee.-.4,,,., 306
Cemetery s et eel., ,. t . 1,400
.
Public. 'Schools - '' 21,400
Separate -school ..
Collegiate Institute .. .
Board ofeHealth
Itieerance ,, ....„. 1,200
Market 50
Debenture account (less
. water, light toul school) 11,814
Celinty rates . , . ' 12,104
Street lighting 5,000
Town water account 3,000
Role. MacKay cemetery
i, fund . 500
Beserve for uneollectible
taxes
to their fullest extent by sending letters
all of their depositors, urging them
to buy Victory Loan bonds.
Most 'recent hgures Show that tile
savings accounts in bauks at the
present time are tremendous and this
lotte ShoUld be tux overwhelming
saccess.
It Is understood that the bonds -Will
be iss-ued in $50 and $100 denominations
aS well as .the larger denominatiops
and they may be paid for over a period
of from ,three to .eix Months.
During theefiret Great War each
tewnship in the county of, Huron de-
monstrated its loyalty tby .over-stibecrib-
trig its allotment for War Loan bonne;
and it is to be hoped that thisteeputa.-
tion ivIll be tatthatained.
The organization neeessary fore 'the
successful execution -of this loan le
being; Set up at the present time in;
Huron county and Alia cheir.men, totethe.
different municipalities, so far -as ar-
ranged, :are as follotes '
Ashfield, Alex. 'Hackett, Lucknow ;
Wet .Wetwataosh, Thos. Webster, R.R.
No.' 2, -Auburn ; East Walvantish, Alex.
Porterfield,. Belgrave ; Colborne, Gordon
Bisect, iGoderldhe town of-Goderich, D.
E. Campbell, 'Goderich; township of
'Gode-ric'h, W. Haacke, RR. No. 1; Gode-
rich; Grey, Harry Fear, -Ethel; Wing -
"ham, J. 'W. McKibbon, Winghatil
pwick, K. j, Huestoet 'Gerrie ; prus7
sels, Robt. Bowman, II russ'efi ;. Hallett,
Ross MeGregor, R.R., No. Seaford' ;
McKillop, Jack (Eckert, Seaforth;Olin
toga, F. Fingland, Clinton; 'Seaforth, F.
G. 'Mullen, Seaforth ; "Leslle
"Hilborn, Blyth; Ida.y and Hensall, Dr..
A.. R...0ainribell, Hensall ; Tuckers -midi,
E. Chesney, Seaforth t Stephen, H.
beo Crediton; •Usbattie, F. Daweent•ThR.
No. 1, Hensel; Exeter, M. •Oeeech,
„Exeter. .
, Each Of„thetabove chairmen- will be
-responSittle for his territory an it
Will be, his responsibility te 'obtain •as
large a total of subscriptions as
possible. '
IN 134i0v4kox Errowr
ASSISTANCE ASKED
. • .
The next pick-up of saleege in Gode-
rich. will take place On the Orst Satur-
titty Injune, bat befere thie canbe
done to tuiventage it will be necessary
beget the eXhibitien building cleared up
for its, ereception, All the material
gatb.ered early In May hes, thaulte to
the assistance of Several eitieens, been
sorte1. into separate pIles except the
• KNOX CHITRUK WM.'S. •
"• the WoMen's ,Miesiteutry, Society et
Knott' charch met lbi the leteture roam
on Tuesday . afternoon, with a good at-
tendance. Miss. Mary McKenzie read
the ,Seriptitre lesson from .Acti' 11, and ZD, 7NIOR MINE AND. • •
•led 'in „weever.. Mrs.
Lanaway sang a beautiful. solo, -4tfOil
Wil Wipe Away ile.'„Pear." Mrs. Lane
gave et splendid repert -of the Provincial
meeting of the W.M.S. held litet week.
.at .Broekville which Was addressed by
Princess Alice, wife of the 'Gavernme
General, and granddaughter ofQueen
Victoria. • An outfit for 1 boy of eleven
,years was shown, and will be sent.th
mission school in the Weit. The meet-
ing was closed withea hymn.
• A -NIGHT RAR
Thieves who operated tin Goderich
Friday night or early Saturday morn-
ing played no favorites. They stole an
automobile from the garage of ,Willient
'Craig on Victoria street and then went
acrosa the road to splash therlock on
the gasoline Purap at .Plante's sCevide
station and steal ten gallons of, gasoline.
The car was abandoned, in Ivingham,
its rod s burnt 'out, and Mat, Craig went
to that LOwn, on Saturdateafternison to
bring it back.
RETURNS TO NAVAL SERVICE
"Mr. ,and iMrs. Carl. Clark, tvlio had
been'. visiting . the. 7 former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. .T. Clark, Cambridge
street, left on Tuesday • for Toronto.
Stoker Clark is returning to Halifax,
„haytng pretty well reeoveredefrom the
effects of ins experienee on ,113.1.(lett.
•Otter when it was destroyed by fire
off the •Nda ttedsitien ootist.
;Clark will, remain inendonto, where
she is employed in a large . drugstore.
• AGAIN ON THE •GREENS
The laWit bowlers opened their season
at the Picton street greens on 'Friday
elidett teams of doubles took
pert* in the play," the prizetwieners
being: let, Peter Bisset and Fred
Price; 2nd, Albert -Tatar. and Welter
Iteitman. The greens were • in good
shape and 'the bdsylerS are looking for-
ward to, an enjoyable -sita.ten.
paper, and 'this will have to be baled
in. order •to provide the required spice.
, This le, of ecturee, a busy Seasou for
men who enjoy Working„ ia their
gardens, 'but it, is only basy men that
ever accomplish anything, and a few
of thiis'itaidtdd Weirdo- fartiie
exhibition building next Monday even-
ing at 7 o'clock to assist hesorting and
baling paper. Their 'assistant* will be
greatly appreciated.
-Remember, the next eollection will be
made on the 'first Saturday in June, 'bud
a few men are urgently needed at the
exhibition building tOr a 'Connie Ot
hours' on two or three etienings.
Begin today getheeine up the waste
materials around .yourbheitte. There
are thlegs that were possibly over-
looked-la,st timeeso get it„ready and be
prepared to have it on the boulevard,
before the motor men arrive,
. A market is available, under •Govern-
ment direction, for all tIlCr materials
asked for, .so help pile them up. The
proceeds are for war purpeees; every
(teller is needed, and every person in
Canada evui do something to bein.
- • .• • .' r
Radio Training
School irtar Clinton
COmstru.etion on. $6000000 Project
to Comm' enee Shortly on
NO.. 4 Iligbway
•
W. U. Golding, 3tr., Huron -Perth,
is, euthorttY for the statement that a
$900,000 radio eir School is to be built
for the Royal Air, Perce on. the Tyndall
and. Hanley farms on No. 4 highway,
0. •
.36
.59
.00
.00
.00
2,009
Water, light and harbor 2,000
Salt ,Cottite_Weltelse„_ MO,
• . , (Continued on page 4)
.00
.00
about to -Miles south of Olinton
, a,
Last 'night It.A.P. officials at It
Albert said .they knew nedting of ,the
project. Such,dministrative mattere
are handled' from Ottawae it Was stated.
Engineere,• however, are already on
_theegretuultelariatte011-dtuntwanteept--
Pertinent of Defence equipment hat)
been molted from dloderich to a.s.sist in
the work. M.1%. Tyndall hag advertleeti
bis auctithi sale -for ton:loft-ewe May 23rd:
eays he has to vacete the property
in two weeks. There are a house and
'barn and other .f3mall, 'buildings on his
farm, but fione on the tiventy-five acres.
purelmeed from- Mervin. Runlet( across
the road. •
When queried at Ottawa respecting
newspaper reports from Goderich' Mr.
.Golding said:
."I have no details of •the droject.
All I know Ls that it is supposed' to be a
radio air school and that it is to east
1900,000."
, .0flicials ef the Royal Canadian • Air
Force and. Department of Munitions
and Supply saide they had -no vtord.of
.plans t build. such a school.
It ,was considered possible that the
school, if it were 'built, ° might have
someconnection with,. the training of
radio technicians do man, British •de,
vices being used to 'iodate night bomb-
atit-YOUtlis recruitdtelty, the R.C.A41.
to serve overseas .in this capacieyeare
prepering to undergo courses of instruc-
tion at various Cenailten universities.
Confirmed from Ottawa
The folipwing speeial despatch from
Huron Young People
in Convention.
.United Church Y.P3T. ktolds
.4.1mual Gathering
af Benmiller
' The, stieenteenth. andnal convention
of Huron, Presbytery Young, People's,
U.nion was held in Denmill-ez United -
OAF CLUB ORGANIZED
Hurow Men Interested in -Calf Auction
at Brampton for 'War 'Relief
Purposes. . •
Junior Farmer swine and Holstein.
Calf Clubs were organized. at .a :meet-
ing held at. the Tovtn -Hall'here last
Friday night. The 'meeting, attended,
by over --twenty, was addressed by F. C.
Shearer, county agricultural -represent-
ative, and. 0. E. Groves of' Ginierich
on the., °Wets of the clubs: to create
greater interest in the • care,. and development of swine and cattle and to
• develop a better Ithewledge 'Of the
;breed type, with a view to better feed-
ing and management and gonsequent
improvement of the type and quality of
the cattle and swine in this 'district.
- Officers' of the „ Swine Club are:
President, William Oluttont vice-
president; • Colin McMillan; secretary-
tr4tbsurer,,Cti-ecage Ginn ; ' .ntembers,
George4. -..geponald, Harold Johnston,
George Ginn„ Robert Ginn; Murray- Oke,
Colin McSI itlan, 'Kenneth
I;oaitn.
n;id.Oke. Clutton; • Hugh
Fe
Officers of the Holstein Calf Club:
President, Sandy Bieset ; vioetpresideet,
W. 1.31 Roweliffe t. secretary -treasurer,
John Campbell; votrunittee. in eharge,
thistle iGoderich; L. Leeming;
Walton ;• Colin ttampbell, Baydeld ; mem-
bers,' W. Beedtoweliffe, IIensall ; Johe
Campbell, lett'etfield;' James Roweliffe,
Hensel; Robert Rathwell, Clinton;
Ityan, Sandy Bisset, Et' lward-
Glutton, Jimmy Bisset, George West-
lake, • Willie:el •Olutton, Goderich;• ROS.S
,Leeming, Walton, '
.. A war effort calf enetion, in whieh it
is hoped to Sell one hundred Holstein
heifer 'calves withthe eettre proceeds
g4ing for w-ar ptfrpoSes, has been taken
up enthusiastically by . the Holstein-
Itriesien Assciciation of. Canada and is
beingteepperte.d ity...1-folsteinAreeders_of.
Huron count. William Long and
Bisset 'Bros. of •Colborne township have
dohated ealves ; Dr. Jackson, of „Walton-
is- giving his, 'veterinary services, and
Itume Clutton has con.sented• to do •the
trueking, all grade. The sale Is to be
held: att. Braitiptdii on Tuesday, My
27th, and •the proceeds of, .this uniqtie
patriotic , effort will be sent' to • the
IIoltitein Association, lh Englaod, to
be spent • for 'war ,relief among its
members.
Many Real Estate Changes itepOrted—
Houses Are in Demand in Goderich
4.444.44
Five Goderich residencee have b'eett One. waiter said that tomtits are
' self' (hieing ithe Past week, ideal relators txthlg giNrett ;first 'opportunity to buy the
re . • 'tomes in which they are living -at
port.
J..E. 13.44 itr lute Purehased the pie- 1°384P ;figures'
Other proPerties. which. :liTive been
perty of the tette Albert Whitesides, sold, 'recently are the Gibson, house on
Victoria street; the Wesley Walker St. David's street, the perchaser Wing
house at Brdck and Albert etreete; th Fred) Watson, and the John. Drennan
, Kyle house at St.eDavidte and Albeete honse on, Raglan street, Whicb.
wa
and the home of.eltIrs. Anna itaechler, bought by A. A, Townsend for
Napier etreet. Mr. Prank Pox, who %%ere it a decided epurt in real
takes over his dut1e as rrovineial estate activity in Goderich, owing to
pelicemanon ,.lune lst, Will 'live in the the houSing shortage. Already about
Nithitesides home. ,twentystive per „tentof the totvn's
The Fred Shannon hone* on Olairch summer home e are occupied, some since
street
has been purehased by Alfred-thesfieet of May, some bdfore that.
Clark. • ' There le a keen demand for cottaeses.
1 ii2aboth Taylor, home on Vic. One owner -received four requests from
toria, near Trafalgar, • waettreported Londoners- in. one day. The weather -
'sold, but that has not been -confirmed. man lute been ex:trentely kind to early
It is seated thiettpricee are abolit mld oceupants :Cetteges".
, way betwee1i high and love levele. None In• the 'healing trade there Jo a. lot
of the owners la getting Ids original fie o reptiir work g'Oing'bat eo far few
:vestment out of his property, but Come hottatett ere nehedulleilt tor eltittlent
are getting e10.,,V to it, The White-- Carpenters and, Otber •tradettaen' are
&Wee lieuse, for' inetalicee brefight eettreeteIt 15, eittinaed, tide present is
elightlY le,te than $4,000. .1 all'eniefiSitte• thife to build.
church on 'Mendaye:MaY 19. 4. Phe day
was all thatcouldbe asked for. warm'
and bright—such a daY, as reveals all
the glory and 'beauty ot the pretty "little
village- of Bennsiller nestling en the
banks of the .madeetie Maitlande-beauty
that was enhanced, by • the large 4s-,
senahlage_of young people front _ter and
near. in Huron.'
The:afternoon session opened with •a
Worship. service , condneted. Huron's
capable fellowsh&p et:wetter.' -Then the
'Inmediateepast-presidentetandeaetine
,president, . Mr. Claret:tete McOlenaghant
took charge Of the convention, and After
words -.of welcome and introcinetion Of
-group leaders by RevRG. Hazelwood
the conventien divided into groups. •
The theme of the conventiOn was
'‘`Ittieth....Piertaet'steunderheistif_Ttlie
greups and leadere-:•'Youth Seeking
the Abundant Life," Rey. ilareld Currie
of Bayfield; -Youth: Partners Sharing
in Building Ged's.-Kiegdentr- Rey. Hugh
Wilson of Auburn; -YouthPartners,
'under Guidance," Rev. 'Charles L:
Lewis of Brussels, and "Youth Partners
under Christ," Rey. Frank A.IGIlbert of
Walton. Rev. •Clareece. E. • Beacom of
Grand Bend' .led •the group for presi-
dents. Those participating in- the
gro.ups reported a most tlespiring and
helpful dis-ctiesion.
. The recreation period was ably led
by- the new recreation comelier jet
Huron, Mr. Harvey eBet7a.ne of .Waltoli,
at present teaching, school on the eth
concession of •C'etbdrne.
Per the "fellowship banquet" the- con-
Vention .members assembled 7 in the
recreation • -room of Itenmiller United
church, which, the young people of Bee -
miller had gaily, decorated for the oc-
casion and where' a bounteous, repast
was enjoyed. ••
• Officers Licked.
The, co,nATn,tion• re -assembled) at 7.15
to, hear -the report Of the 'nominating
committee. The members of the ex-.
eeetive of Huron Presbytery Young
People's • Union. for 1911-42 are 'as
follows : Honorary presidene.ReveR. A.
Brook, Hensall ; past president, Clar-
ence McClenagh•an, Luc W 1Yregident
pro tem., . 1,11arenee . MeOlenaghttn,
La ekuow ; 'vicespresident, Miss Verna.
Barbour, !Goderich; secretary; gheldon
Baxter, Goderich, R.R. 5; fellowship,
Miss Hilda .Finnigan, Port Albert; Rat.
; missions, Miss *Mabel- Fothergill,
Winghain ; eitizenship, MieS Jeanne
1)111111, Bayfield calture, Mss ,Alma
,Goderich ; rePreatien, Harvey
Bryans„, Goderieli, R.R. 5; publica time,
Miss (laroline WeI1sod, Wingham";
girls' wbrk, Miss Elsie, Franklin, Ethel;
boys/ work .Stewart NeGullin, Gorrie ;
_leadership training, Reit R." GI, HAels.
Goderich, R.Jt.-1-ft -
Rev. E. P. Chandler, chairman of
Huron Presbytery, eanducted the in-
stallation service. •
Xlie resolutions committee brought,in
a reeolution opposing the granting 01
anyslieense to pelt beer and wine in
theeditdnIty_of. the airports in • Huron
County. The resoldtioits committee also
recommended that, softball tourna-
ment be held in dletion Presbytery this
summet under the direction. not the
recrea t Ion convener. .
A feature of the evoningof great
interest was the moving pictures of
the eanips shown by Rev, A. IL Aekert
of Slonkt-A. .
The highlight of the convention was
the theme address :given Ity Rev. A.
ttleidaye 6i tdietoria eetteet, United
eiturele eGoderich. For the worship
Service concluded by the Victoria Street
Union, and the address, the Beardlike
church .1.k/es taxed to its limit, te give
seating room to all; in filet, 're large
number were unable to find room in
the ehurch. Mr, lieKase emphasized
the neteedtte* of young people definitely
eonseerating themselves to the Christ,
• and calla for a rededication a tal
thoo young people present -tit itaktitert
ehip With 'Christ. The cotaltention elese(I
on tide -high aote, all joinieg in the
singingof the' consecration hymn, '"0
deetis, I Have ProMieed."
OA•DET INSPECTION
nos Prod* APPeektture 418
- They rterte4tebefere Maim stitkep
01 140400 •
• 6
The anneal ia.cu., oct{Nt inweolon
“ereises, were held at Agriculttlral
Park on Monday afterneen, withideal
weaeher cenditioes prevailing. Major
4,itkee, Metal etaff Offieer No, 3, at
tached to MD. No. 1 headqUerters at
x.Ania6n, was the insneeting Officer,
'Owing to the favt that a considerable
number of the tattle students left school -
at Easter to ,work on farm, the cern.
pany wa,e Smaller -than in former years,
only two platoone, or approximately
sixty, bees, Parading. Nevertheless the
cadets), Under the comMand of Chester
McNeil, presented a smart, alePearancet
instheir neat khaki undforms. The oft
licertitettat.INte.1,2tdirwere'Vaidadtati ariny
unifornis. , • '
For the first. time ixi Omit a decade
'arms' were carried by , the. eadets..
- The .cadets attaejabled at the Col-
legiate atd o'cleck .and marched to
the Agrituttural Park. The eompaity
was drawn up on the race track in front
of the main grandstand and formed
open, ranks for inspection. by Major
Aitken. The mareh past in codliten of
plateon and column of roitte was ear-
ried out with Major. Aitken taking the
salute from the •bandstand. The eadets
performed various movements in COM-
pany drill and platnen drill,. including
difficult arms drill.
Coats and cape were doffed and' the
cadets gave a- short demonstration ef
physical training exercisee under the
direction of Mr. A.. G. Simplon, phYsicel
lustruettor et e4C..L_
Major 'Aitken in his address to the
cadets said that the eompaey had not
Perfertned up' tie the usual standard of
the school but eoneeded that the loss
of meny of the boys who are now en-
gaged' in fatin work had had a 'detri-
mental effeet on, the eentire eompanet
He expreseedetheopieion that the eadet
training was good for the beets and
pointed out that if any of •the boys,
should join •the army' in the next year
Air Fatality Near.
Listowel Yesterday
Vying Oilleer Wiens, of Port
--A)bert ICA P. School,
Instant17
When an R.A.F. USW bentber trent
Port Albert eXPleileil *Ad
eaught Are five miles UOrth. Liefeetel
.ae 140 Yeeteedity, ettereeeree, V17141
•Oftieer Rated Henry Vilenfi. Ian**
Seek., as the *Oliatthiue
Created. '
Three others Of the erew, gt
MeOl'elland tend Sgt. A. 14, lalektton•
nevigatorse and eltirerattniall At El.
Rovelette Wirelered diterator, baled out
ettfele.. • ,
The allnotmceraent Was Made -late
yesterday afternoen iGroltn :001411.1t
P. D. Robertson or the Port Albert Air
-Navigatkvii School,
The bomber 'was On a routine naviga-
,tiellalletraleing flight When the fatal '
accident occurred. it Was the :Wird
It.A.F, bomber to crash $11,0aterhe tattee
the eeittedit Wite' oPenett last. 0.0,0ber;
It was the tenth fatality. bliying Offiiiiste"
Wier, -however, IS the, dint Canadian
• to- be killed,
A court of inquiry into, .the aceident
WAS held het nigut at Port.- Albert,
but ne etatement as to the "cause was
issued. • , -• •
The rensaine are being , eldPeed• to
Saskatehewa.n for .
• Fought In France
Flying Officer 'Wiens, son of Ur.- and
Mrs. H. N. Wiens, Off Janette •Saeke Wee
in -his• early twenties. While still,. in
hieetteenselle. was one ofea- group ef
edventurotle young Westerners to travel • •
to England, before; the present War and
dein up with the Royal Air Force.. • He
fought in •the .Battle of France, wait
wounded, and spent months in tiOsPital
before coming to Port Albert at '
INOvember "lest. was a single. men
aed was well plows it) Many civilians
in Goderich and vicinitY.•
He was an efficient' pilot. ele ws
highly re.epected. and -well iikedelies his
feltodeofficers in the camp'et his .0.0.
told The •Signal -Star lot night: .
,
TWENTY-FIVE MEN .
NEEDED FOIt% THE 4.‘EI.C41N13".
Y. A. Hume, the Signal -Star rept-meat_ ee. two the eatt training t
SHARPE—CAPPADONIA
At St. Peter's keetory, Landon, on
Monday evening, the marriage was
selemnized of Virginia, only daughter of
Mr, tind Mrs, Anthdity Cappadonia, of
Lendon, to Jaelt Sharpe, also -of London,
•SOn of Mr. aria Mrs. David Sharpe, of
•Goderiele Rev. rather W. S. Morrison
officiated. The bride watt shah:sing in
her Street -length gown 'of powder blue,
with matching hat and.aeceseories and
Net:age °teased. Miss Sally Losehlavo,
tousin of the bride, attended' her,
gowned in dingy pink witheblue acces-
sories and Corsage of roses! Arthur IC
Palteadonitt was best man. After a
smell reeeption And a family dinner at
•the homeifif the ihrifiell parents, the
young couple left on their honeymoon,
the bride going away in a navy costume,
with. Mtnavy aceeesories, They etill
live in London, on their return,
ative at Ottawa, is at- hand as we ,go
to mess,:
OTTAWA, May 22.-tt0'datructiott of
$900,000 Radio TrainIng- School .1y
British Gotvertunent isto commence
almost immediately near Clinton, it was
reported unoffieially here today, J. M.
Piggott, 'Hamilton, is -.understood to°
heyesbeen _awarded the con.tratt- for
.beildings and idtdield. . It is prestuned
Otis school is to providI necessary
facilities forcompleting training of
radio- technicians, of whom twenty-five
hundred are now taki=„n.spreliminary
eourte at thirteen...different Canadian.
universities. Thesettradio •technicians,
eft whom tr ethetteand from Canada
'
are now in Britain, are to 'operele
secret devices now beliett perfected by
the Bititish against ertemy -night
-
bombing. All 'kinds of teepensive radie
and teehnical- -equipment will be re-
quired fee the school.,
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'TUDGMENT -RESERVED
Damage Action Against ,Copinty. of
Huron over • Fatal .Accident . •
London, :May •hearing of
.;eVidenee and arguments by codnisel in
the action' for $10,500 against the
'County of Huron Arising. out of a fatal
antomobile accident at Earl's- bridge,
south of the village of Gorrie, last
"July 7, was completed 'fate yesterday
afternoon in Supreme Court and jus-
tice 'Makins announced that he iwas. re-
s0.-criug his decision. • • --
N. F. • Newton, counsel ,fer, the
dounty. of !Huron, called the last of
his • sixteen witnesseS Who had fol-
lowed twenty witUesses called 1)y
Campbell ; Grant, Wa 1 k ert on lawyer,
counsel for the several plaintiffs„; dur-
ing the four Kla-ys of the trial.
In 'Welling, to the twenty-niue law
;books. had Piled on the
eounsel table while addressing Iris
11) kv toe d e el a red he had
brought them jn "jut to impress in
1011 riled . friend.'
I -
Evidence that Lar tie Jardine, driver
of the ear in ,7cyt lob: two girls were
:::thelled of alcohol but was not
ditink silo:it-1y' after the crash., was
heard yeseekday. _
..Norman Lever, Ilurn County eon -
stable, 'who Investigated the. !leen' lit,
was called to the stand. .by. Mr. w-
ton- test ed tlni t• he had inter-
viewed -Jardine following life acci-
dent.
A se ed, about .7 ardi nes vomit t lon,
Lever replied : "Ile adthitted he lutd,
had twr, 11141:{b beers, He • 1'61 st
elwing giun; but 1 •C'011id Still .S41/1(111
1-11 b
'What effect 41-,11,1 it hall on „Mtn?"
inquirtql
• bad- not caffeeted • him at ,a11.
lTlr-speoeh-was „-good and+1- rn1ir
-
was good,' erepliN1 Ow -
"Was there any indleathm that he'
was diseet at all?" pursued Mr. New-
ton. •
"Na." . •
'Under eross• ovamination, Centel:1e
Teter told Mi.'. 'Grant, counsel for the
plaintiffs, that Jardine was unable ett
aceerunt for the taecidentt et
he eels questiOned by the officer. „
,
;
L.O.B.A.• CARD PARTY
e heyreceived
as cadets would- help them in. teething
army drilland would perhaps be the
means of their obtaining eommissions.
•Whether a boy goes into the ariny, air
force,, navy, factory -Of -farm, as his war
effort, • the discipline he received 'as., a
cadet .would.stow
Major silken .concluded his address
with'Ithe encouraging remark, "Kee P it
up; lads; you are doing a very good:
f t
4
. •
After dismissalt the ca4etS were
treated to 'refreshments at the
Ooilegiate. \\
The officers - and N.C.O.'s of the
eoznpany were ap fellows: Company
.eommander,--tChetker-MeN•alle---Net-le
platoon ecimmatdete diladitone;Elvidge;
No. 2 „platoon commander, :William
Burns; company. sergeant -major, Terry'
Oos•tello; sergeants•t-No. 1 platoon; Pat
Hume; No. 2 platoon Keith Parrish;
corporals, Vincent •Sin'ith, Jack Young,
Harold HibbertedWalttet-Barites,tDele
mar Taylor and john Holland ; 'drum-
mer, , Bill Thorneloe.
Prin joss Mary Lodge, L.O.B.A..
held a sueseesful card party- on Wed-
nesdity evening at the Orange Itall
Winners at t560" were Mrs. Noble
Young end Ernest K1100,S1111W. P011.
tzolnitions going'to Nem -Keith 'Colborne
and Jas. Adam. At euchre the tt..
neve were iMrs. Luek. and George
Brown, and consolation prips were
awarded to Mrs. Reid. :Muir •and In;
Leonard. A (11.:1W NV a ;4 made on 0
quilt, Mrs. ;Win Little. Lucknow,
being the winner. Piste: the sale ,of
ttekete on the (milt $25 was realized
and the money has 'been sent to tee
Queen's Fund for -Air Raid Vietime.
' Owing tie irdnsfers to othertserrvicee
and • .medtcal eretboarding, the Elgin
Regiment (A F) needs twenty-five men.:
.to, complete its establishment.. _Track •
drivers, -driver - aneelmnies,
Mechanics are 'urgently needed. •
The Elgin- Regiment is novt deing
advanced -trainieg • at Valeartiere
Quebec, andir recognized as One bf the .
finest tr 'abed infeetry battalions...de, .
Oadaiirfled the'retpliratidieme--de
of a 'dere& enft:" .•
Aonumber of local men are now
serving • wit,h. the Etgins and tills is •a
splendid opportunity or dietrict men
to join ari active service unit and serve
with their friends and pals., . •
-AtpplieentseforetheettliZgtns'ttnaustebeete—
between aineteeneand forty -dye years of
age; at least 5' 6" in height, of good
physique and good_ oharaeters
Recruits are urged to report im-
mediately to the Elgin Wing, Orderly,
Room, Wolsley Barracks, London'
Ontario.
BIG • ENTRY FoR RACE MEET
The iGoderich Trotting and Pacieg
Association held its monthly meeting
last night, to learn that 'a tiear-record
entry list Ilak been received. for the
annual race meet eel, civic holiday.
There are so mealy entries in the 2.2$ '0
pace that it may have to be run ilittwo
sections, making .five .races in an,' 'The
-list -closes -sherds; President Percy .
Joludeton was in the chair. -
e AT THE 'WATERFRONT '
Vessels arriving at the ' harbor the
Vast week were the Heron -Bay on
Thursday evening, *ith -170,125 bW•
of 'wheat; the Massey, on Monday
morning, with 42,083 but; of feed and
71,273 bus. of wheat; the Prindoe, at
noon Taesday, with 210,255 (111.1'S. of
wheat the 'Superior, on Wednesday
evening. with' 37,591 bus. Of oat.,
18,446. bus. of fax, 7,257, bus. i'f
wheat, 13,815 bus. of feed and 17,924
'bus, of barley. All cargoes .were for
the,' elevator.
Tbe amount of _perch hong eased
off . the piers and breakwaters has
dropped off in tho last week, but lam
etitelms of herring .are still being
mado.
WAR CONTRACT
Mem= .etedraete awarded by the
Departuient of .1klunitivii, and 20ply-
at .OttaWa is one e the ft oderielt Organ
'Co. The figure nenled iqr $1501..,
ENGLISH RUGBY •4 •
'The 'first 'English rugby game to be
played - In Western Ontario in many
yeers was seen at -the .T. W.. Little
Memorial Stadium. Landon, on Satur-
day, 'elm a team from the, ItsA.F.
school ai-Port-Albert. representing Eng-
land, defea ted• a team of 'Nletv, Zealand-
ers from the Fingal air/training school
by a score of 6-3. Over 500 spectators
were on hand to' see tho tPilins in the
game whicli is the fathet of Canadian
rugby football. A ePmparison of the
finer of the two games natnrally
'took place. All the points 'seared by
both teams were the result of placement
kicks:
THE WEATHER
" The temperatures for the past week
and for the " eorrespandinr,"week last
yea r, .as. .oflici al ly reeordedt'owere, as
follows: . .
1941 • • 1940 .
. Max. Min. Max. ,Mitt.
Thurs., May 15 ....69,, 50 7'2 50
Fre, May e6 "11 . 52 ' 50 43
'Sat., May 17 08 . - 43 50 ' 45
San., May 18 93 33 56 41
Mon:, May 19 73 . 51 69 46
Tues., May 20 82 Xi 05 52
Wee., May 21 78 57 77 40
Various members of the Goderich
Music Clubs were heard in a fine'Mustcal
program 011 Tuesday evening in Holmes-
ville United church' ill aid, of the Red
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Former Goderich Man Reported
• Prisoner Of War in French Guinea
Rt.:lath-es ii theiieitielt, o.f Necond, En-
gineer beWis "Smok'y:'. Elliott of the
freighter Portadoc, reported stink bte
(many action off i he West . African
coast on April 1, are anxiously, await-
,
ing definite newS of his fate.
The Paterson Steamship''Co.-, owners
01 the boat, until two, years ago the
J. B. Foote,a frequent caller et this
port y has notified Mrs. Elliott, wife of
the eecondeengineer, and how a ettsident
of Port Colborne, that .lier huebend is
tuntreported."" There are eight ehlldren.
Sirs. Monists Elliott, . mether of the
second engineer, was notified when the
•bargitelt37,, on which sheik is cook, waa
towed into Buffale •118rf)17r on Tuesday
itelorO heientarriage Mrs. Lewis El.
nett, was miss Winifred Ha.ekett of
Ashfield. She was at on time a
member of the postoffiee 'staff in
Go derieh, • 1,\
At the ItIliott 'home .here, Thomas
Elliott, tattier of the seeeed engineer,
expressed the .belief that his boy was
'Ttlel father, too, has sailed most
ofhi life, as .has his wife. Both are
eookq. The father sabVhis 8011 Lewin,
Wasn1wttf1huI adi'enturer. Iir1d to
enlist In, the Great ,War at the ate of
fourteen and Went Minuet on the Great
Lakes at eixteen, „.4".!iditat et Lewis at
Dungannon, wher 1ie w45 Aron, and
le Gattericleetlso sae that. "Sritoky'
emne_throegh, as he (lid le four ship- set ere'
wrecks on the. Great Lat*t." ,
8,eVond Engineer Elliott, who will be
forty years of age tonearro*, Friday,
May tetril, spent a furlough in Goderlell
last fall, looking the picture 'of health
in his blue uniform, with gold braid
trimmings. Sinee ' then his brpther
and sisters here .have heard from hint
from different ports on both sidee Of the
Atlantie. ;The Portadoc is reported to
have been sunk ell'• Freeport, five ,
hundred miles sonth of Dakar, on the
west east of Afriea. •
Besides his wife, children, father and
mother, &pond Engineer Elliott hae
three eisters and three brothers :, MTS.
AM& DP% Miss 'Lk tte, tbOth of .Gode-
rich ; Mrs. Pruder (Lola), of Port Col-
borne ; Peres?, of the same town; Marry,
on the Groat Lakes, and Iitveretto of
stioderich. '
' Relatives Rel ed •
Muth eatisfaetion Was eepreested at
the Elliott home in Goderich datt night
when it was Juade known, that .the
Department . of° Transport had an -
minced, that gewnd Enginor Bfliott
was cafe, a pricener f wargit,vmtich
fteineaItt itt thought that the
Portadoe was Mink itt the 6.Ame location
aS the laaptian liner Zainzanii, probably
thoanae 413erman raider, the sink.
Sings being only, a few days, amt. °
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