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GODERICH ONTARIO, THURSDAY/ JULY 3id, 1‘941:
AIR MINISTER '
MOVES QUICILY
Mullen -"Missing
40.and Ptesumed Dead
Articles Found. .on. Lake Shore
Preetuned to 'Befroin -
.Loot 'Platte
The feur It.A.F. airmen frera Port
Albert, amipants of 'Vile Anson train-
ing bomber that 'plunged lute Lake
OtirOn on the night of 'June 19-20 as
It `neared its bean, are now posted as
'missing and ,presumea dead" They
are e' Sgt. J. G. Jones,' Cpl.. 0, A.
Bradbury, 'LA.C. Clarkson- and
LAC. D. O. Evan, a11 of Englaila ex-
cept Cpl. Bradbury, whose home is at
Oobour,Ont, •
Another flying suit, another eushiou,
and pieees of wreckage etrewn over
Lake Huron'seoastline. freni Rawer-
dine,to near Rayfield have been earned
in to It:A.Fir"officials at Port Albert
since The Signal -Star was last pub-
lished, but no official statement has
been issued as to whether all or any
-• of the 'plane parts or equipment came
from the missing aircraft. The second
flying suit was found by two body's
four miles north of Goderich last Sat-
' urday.
Searela by boats and dragging were
abandoned last Friday evening after
ten hours had been •sPent nalaagling
- the area near Where the first flYing
suit and tushion were 'found. At that
time it was stated that larger boats
and heavier equipment would lia:ve to
be secured if this work were to be
ematinued. UnoTheiallY, it was said
this area been' referred To Ottawa,
'Tliere are many !theories, but noth-
ing definite, as to the location at whicli.
tbe missing 'plane and its crew *went.
' to their doom, .but ,expert opinion
''-------irplavo-rs--ansrsq-r-ea--of. Take mot
more than twenty or thirty 'miles from
• - Port -Albert '
•• .LOST AT SEA.
OPITUARY
4ips. c. cap.A.nolvr,
The death occurred oz Wedneedae
morningiit the borne if her •(laughter,
31Ies. Fred Toole, ea Margaret Rudolpin
Netelow of IQ. W. O. 1Pareill. The de-
ceased woman had been: in failing
health tor eome thme. IShe was in her
eightY-eighth year and Wes a. native Of
Waterloo 'county. Seveuty-one years
ago she was married to Mr.:Paean), and
twenty years ago 'they moved to Gode-
rich. 'Her huSband predeceaeed her
six yeas. •She was a member of N'orth
street 'Jutted church, Surviving are
One 'son' and, three daaghters, C.. 0.'
Persille'gf gdmontOnv MrS. D. R. Pol-
loek, of Drayton, Mr. R..Byers, a E4-
1outon, and Mrs.'Togle o Glotlerlell,
'also one sistereMrs. Wrn. Miller, Fenn-
ville, 'Michigan. The funeral will! be
field privately ,on 11'rialay afternoon
from the Toole home, Elgin avenue, the
service to be conductedRev. C. F.
Clarke. • Interment will be in"Maitland
cemetery- • ,
MRS. 4100:IN BEADLE
The death occurred in Alexandra
Hospital. on Monday, June 23, of Mrs.
•••••••••,,,•••••••..
I• MOTHER DUCK WITH
Twosoova Dumatros
John 'Beadle.. Mrs: Beadle had been
in poor health since coming east from
her home in Saskatoon last Febraary
te TiSit her invalid mother, ars. John
Mills, who died on March. 4th. e She was
fornierly ,Catherine May tbraig, daugh-
ter of the late Edward ()raig and Diana
Robinson of 'West Wawanosh. She was
in her fifty-third year, and went to the
West after her marriage some thirty
Tears ego. She Ls survived. by her
hesband, three sons, Jack of iGoderich,
_Russell Of -Itadissena Sask., and Frank
of Port Elbin, 11.10.-; also by two bro-
thers and two sisters, Ernest Craig,
Goderich, • Win. ,Craig, Auburn ;. Mrs.
Evexgett Allin, iGoderich, • and Mrs.
--itobert--44haintter,--Denny,brooke--Th
funeral took place from the Cranston
Funeral-Allome-on.-WedifesdayrJune
with iRoy. A, J. MacKaee offiejating.
interment -w415 in Doiliaybrook cemetery.
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Parents an tioderIch TownshipeReeeive
Word-of-Their-Hero•SOn.
140DFARtICielaTOWNSCHIleeJline 30. --
The ,seriousness of, the world coliflict.
was brought- be foreefullaf laSt 'week
whenektrand airs. George -Hopson se-
ce.ived ;word that, their eecond son,
Robert, had been lost at sea, the result
of enemy. action. • •
Robeat David ,Hopson, aged twenty-
one„ was ,.the :first in the district • to
enlist,being accepted in the original
7th Fld. Co'y, 1R.C.E., when warewes
first declared.' , Ile' received honor-
able discharge because °of 'defective
vision, so then joined ethe _drat anti-
• aircraft corps to be organiked at Dart-
mouth, N.S, 1h February he sailed
.,aboare the SiS. Umpire Blanda,etind
mord was not received since then, until
official notification of the boat's
-0 supposedly shortly after sailing, ar-
'Robert, who had lived.in this com-
munity for several years, was well
known and '-liked for his cheery and
kind-hearteddispogition, Though his
'death- isea-shoeketo eliamilyeethere
is satisfaction in the knowledge .that
he gave his rife' unflhichinglk the
cause of freedom: (Besides his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hopson, the ;former a
veteran of the first 'World War, he is
• ;survived by his brothers, Sgt..,Arthur
Hopson, 'North Bay, and •Oliver, at
rived last week:
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•
- 'A parte in a ,sroall boat in search of
plane wreekage along, Le'ke Huron's
ehore line, ,north of here, last Friday.
Was- attracted by e moving dark patch
On 'the Water a., short daetance Out. On
investigation it Was fond to be aaw-
bill with no fewer than forty
ducklings -arouad het. •The mother
duck was on -the alert, all aflutter, on
the qui •vtve for attacks fromseagulls,
but the ducklings were padtilialefull
Steam ahead, looking neither t to the
right nor' to the left nor behind. How
the ,mother gathered so many ducklings
about her is something that students'
of wile, bird life perhaps can explain,
The, boundless gratitude of the people
of Canada shard grout to- the mem-
ories of suchaboys as he, who, hearing;
the call of their country in its need,
tread gallantly the Paths of danger,
owing full well that death may be
may re*erd on earth.
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CAUGHT UNDER BRIDGE
Big Steam Shovel Blocks 'Road
Several Hours
A peculiar accident happened at the
C.P.R. overhead bridge on Dtinlop's
-4111....last Friday morning when the
roof of the cab of a steam sEovel,
• Mounted on a triter, became Nvedged
on an 'aerheild St,eel. beam , and no
ainount of pushing .or pulling would
dislodge it. Traffic wasblocked, for
four heurs, during which time Traffic
Officer Culp detoured: all vehicles
around the 'back Way:' behind- ,Salt -
ford., _
Variono ideas were canvaggek,with
a . vieW to freeilik. the big machiiier
well as lettifig the air tint ofethe hig
dual dreg and taking OM' the wheels:
Finallyrit was decided toAdismantle the
"top'of the eat) and this wasdone. The
loose end of a one.4nela steel ,;ctable had
'become (*aught in the wedge and was
cut clean in- two, so great Was the
paeseitre in trying to work the ma-
ehine free ,under its own power. The
driyer quite innocently. misjuddthe
height ofthe oteel beam: ellis cab and
tbat.' crf the Steam shovel had". passed -
safely under the first beam but ea:light
the second as the interreningegrade
ehortened the elearance. coUsiderahle
damage was done.
The steam shovel Was` being taken
from Torolate to Dungannon by the
•Boyre Cartage leo. to dismantle the
•rock-erushin-g machine- wed in •the,
construction of Port Albert airport.
. MRS. MARY. JOY
•The, death ocenrred on *May -.25th,
1841, of Mrs. Maty Joy, widow. of the
late Henry Joy, at the home'of her on,
Next Collection'
Saturday, Aug. 2
Assistanc�Neededl in Connection
with Salirage Campaign
"' -Who Will Help?
• 'Though several shipments a 'salvage
have -14n pade from the Exhibition
building, there are still high piles „Of
material to be handled 'before more is
Tholnas Joy, at Grover, Wisc., where
• she made her horae. The late Mrs.
Jby was in her eighty-fifth Year. She
was- born in. Bedfordshire,. Eng., and
•came to Canada at the age of three
with her parents. !Forty-nine years ago
she went to Peshitgo, Wisc., with her
„husbankl. !Survivors are two Sons, Wal-
ter and Thomas, of Grdver. two dangh-
ters,. Mrs. Mary' Covey,: of -Chicago., 111„
• and Mrs. ',fettle Drennan, of .Luekno*,
Ont., and two sitsters,' Mo. John IShields,
of • Ashfield,- Ont., and Mrs: Emme
,Walters e of Groderieht 'One. ;alsoF-tO
teen grandchildren and ten great-grand-
children.
The funeral was -held from .her, late
residence,oli Wedileday afternoon, May
28th, to Harmony church, where ser-
vices were hele,,Rev, Merrill R. Abbey
offigiating. The pallbearers were grand-
sons of the .deceased, Kenneth Joy,
anJ.oyHowardJ4w,Renee neent
min, Nsa Weed and Alvin (-Vinson.
The beautiful floral array was in charge
of the granddaughters, Miss- Audrey
Joy, Mrs. Asa -Weed, rs.' Harold
Elligson, Mrs. Aubrey tCollins, Mrs.
Wally Anderson, Mrs. Chas. Schneider,
Mr's. Alvin Collinson and Mrs. Delbert
Henquinet. The remains were laid in
a steel vault in Riverside cemetery at
Peshitgo, Wisc. • '
Thoae attending from a distance were
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oovey of Chicago,
Ill.; Mrs. Wm. Pre'nnan and soli 'Henry,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Collinson of. Luc
now, Ont.; Mrs. Harold Elligson..and
Mrs. Aubrey Collins of Stratfqrd, that.,
and Mr. and Mrs.' Peter fBarcher- and
for
Iluro0 Final Loan
Total Is $2248,500
Amount Is 160'per cent. Qupta,
• -subscriberg in County
„ Number '4.428 -
The final bulletin a. the' 'Huron
County Vietory 'loan coramitteee iseued
early 'ethiS regords that 4428
people in the county parehased
500 worth a rhontls,, or 100'Per eent.'ef
the quota a. '41,44o0oo ifixed at' the.
commeneement a the earapaign,
•
For Huron county the final, figures
mark another war job well done. All
throligh the drive the county was lieted
among the first• 'aevexe municipalities ha
*Ontario. ••
IMie final total is812,200 over 'that
• publlehed • in last, vveek's ,Signal -Star.
Practieally half of this,. $6,000, eame
from Stephen toWnehip, .where 'there
has•been an ,infiux of summer visitors.
• The final -figures are as follows:
TOIWNSIIIPS
take e in. An aPpeal.is made for help,
and any men who an are asked to
meet at the Exhibition building at 7
o'clock neea .Tuveday evening to assist
in arranging the material. -Mr. J. E.
Huckins,, chairman of • the salvage
committee, will be there to assist any
•who will •donate their serices to this
war measure.'
• A quantity oflilial.oillatt:lazien
eedTelaute-bateer
lesa .it is free from paper. Possibly
wiIithg some, women's__Degallieatleee
to aseist in'doing this. If ay
person; or orgeeization, will; comMuni-
cate With Me ,litieltine or A. P. Wilkes
(phone 71), arrangements will be xuade
to euit the- convenie•nce of those offer-
ing their help. .• . 0-1
The next tollection of scrap iron,
rags, bones,- cigar glass, rubbers, old
tires, Papers andemegazines, will be on
Saturday, .-AnguSt
PROGRESS AT RADIO SCHOOL
iii7ork,Golat Ahead Rapidly -Boom
•• Conditions in Clinton
Construction of the new 'Radio Tech-
nicians Sehool at 'Clinton is going on
"full speed ahead," governed only by
the arrival of building material and
labor available. ;Carpenters and paint -
es are still he demand. •Some farmers
who. heve been emPloyed on the. Joh
have been released temporarilyto help
With 'the haying. In an Asolated case
or two the hey, so far„has /been' left
uncut, just as some 'crops were :left
standing in the fields of North Huron
last fall .when Port Albert airmlet was
being built. • •
Already nearly' twenty buildings of
an estim a ted- one lurtudred-awl-twen
four have been competed, or nearly o.
Some have been paintefi. Diffeiting
from other aerodroMes, all sleeping
barracks are one- and a -half stories,
side'd and roofed, with fireproof asphalt
shingles. .
The -laying of a six-incb water main
from the • wells' that supply Clinton;
over a distance of approximately two
miles, is now under , way. A Hydro
gang ie busy building a transformer
statidn near the Property end a high-
voltage • "inner 'fence" 1s being con-
• structed enclosing the buildings which
are to house the technical ' equipment,
much of which is necessarily of a secret
nature. '
Aslefield
tOolborne
Goderich
Grey
Hay
$ 45,850.
45,350
02,150
„ 66;50'-
71,200
151,400
66,100
42,050
' 54,900
51,850
82,700
70,300
• 41,850
70,60e)
32,850
• 47,350
• 134,400
333,900
167,650
-Wlngbamere...nee-4 .
VILGS,. -
Feat Workl Hen. 0. p. rowq,,Min-
iSter for Air, wes 'to pay Slty Harbor
,his firsteilisPeetaon visit last Friday
Morning at 9.30 -o'clock and the' camp
and, ita personnel were all .shinetli Up
for the eeetteion. Tile Minister );44
ben at 1st, Thomas and Fingal ea
TbIrSday, but hie visit her wee eali-
celled at the laet minute, "for unknown
eeasons.'' Radioiisteeerein posseesioe
of thew fieta7vveretherefore much sur-
PriSed to -bear that eon. Mr.. Power
was in Lendom. England, and was
present at tile Victortorch cereinoPY
at +Canada 'House on Dominion Day.
Howick
Hullett
McKillop
Morris •
'Stanley
Stephen -
Tuckeremith
Turnberry
Usborne •
Wawanosh I.
Wawandsh W
TOWNS
Clinton
God itch-
orth
•t1
.4.••43.• '19•20,410
russels°, , 61,900
Exeter
Hensel),
152,200
67,500
_
- 4 2,1e,ao
.seRiol.A.L NAMES ' •
1•
Goeerich TOwn_$ 115,00
,Seaforth *10,000
•Exeter .• 2,000
Through Banks, 9,100 136,100
.$.2,248,500
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IlaNS' ANNUAL FROLIC
Wednesday, August 13, and Friday,
• August 15, Are the Dates '
• The Goderich Lions .are making ige-
parations for their nineteenth atinu.41
frolie, which will beheld at the West
street Arena on two 'nights-Wedtes-
day, August 13th, „and Friday; August
15th. In eohnection with. this event
wp,r savings certificates will be offered
as Defies-, the -first prize 'each night
being n $150 certificate.- It is. Ifoped
the public will give generous suppo-t
as in thepast, in order that the Lion5•
may have funds to carry on their ehil-
dren's welfare -and wa.r *service work.
Dominion Dayiu
Goderich Was Quiet
Many Visitors .Seek Relief from
• the 'Heat , the
•' •Waterfront
lbataing h and n. p aces along
beacaray_tewdic
Dominion D off quietly in
•Goderich, eld ge els visited the
the wa,terfroiet.--Tbere were tile usual
eliildreu's games at Court House Park
in the morning, and in the evening the
!Stratford (Boy's' Band provided en ex,-
cellent concert in the Park. Phe • day
was evithout accident.
Lawn bowling and golf tournaments
provided interest or devotees of thee
sports.
Despite the •faet that. there was no
celebretien in !Goderiola larger crowds
than were expected by eating' places
visited here. This was due Probably to
he extremely hot meathet prevailing
1111EitAN-hING
A quiet earaVer 'wedding took plaee
at St. Peter'e rectore On Saturday Mom
in, when 1Rev. Father IL' Vailen
United biMarriaee Margaeet, datighter
of Mr. and Mrs. Itueeell Kiug, AnbUrn.
and Mrialierry Phelan,' son el 51ra and
Xre. J. +Phelan, eaoderiele, The bride
Wore a dressof aeala Aver, with White
acceesorieie and a eorsage of roses and
\Sweet 'peaee Mae Verne Phelan was
laridetataid, 'Wearing brown- chiffon. with
white aegesserieS and a corsage 4)f.
reeee:, Mrs.Gortion Ryan attended the
bridegroome The bride Wore for
travei1inz. navy and 'white bolero (fetes
With white acceesartes. After a ,short
tell) 'Mr. and 31es, phelan reside in
CaOde.r.iche
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310OREaaelfUNKING
4*. pretty but quiet- wedding 'took
place on Satarday afternoon at 3
o'eloelt, at the parsonage ef Londe*.
boro United ,chureh, , when Rev. A.
Menzies united in. marriage, Helen
Fern, dangliter of gr. and Mrs. Har-
vey .4iunit1ne .•Haillete township,
and William 'Bissett :Moore, son of
Mr.- and • Mrs. Wallin% !Moore, ell
ereeerien. 'rahe bride looked lovely ill
a freek of rose eheer, with navy and
whi,te acceseories. Mies aiazel Hun;
kin g ttevas her 'ste-if's fbridesmaid,
wearing a preateeeseliite dress with
NO. X
Farewelk3 Said to
Retiring Pastor
Rev. W. P., Zane Cosies Ministry
•of Seven Years at North
.13treet United Church
"••••••
Sunday last xalitrkii ed„ the eleie Of the
Seven aver's' 'inixiistry of :Rev. W.„
Lane in NOrtie etreet United •ehalrele
Before delteeriag his, nieeedng Sermon
Mr. Lane eXPreSeed to the tengregatien
breaPpelatiOn Of tile Many kincineeaeal
shown, him dui-114.1de paetorate *lid of
the warne friendehips formed., • He
sPOke in kindly ;terms et his seeeessere
Rev. at., Ttirubtall, and bespoke or-
hiih
sYmPathe' and eteoPeratien in hie
work.
Jest. befOre the eleee of the eereiee
Reveal lr,-/Clarke ,aseended the pal*
platforta and eleeke regretfullY of •the.
approachtag departure of Mr. 'Zane.
Meeere.3 P 4unee and 3. W. Moore
eame forward, and the fonner,addressa
lug the minister, :thanked Ulna In the
naro,eof••the.congregation, ler the faiths
fulness of hie Ministry amiang thena, *
and, the, 'tinning toMrs Lane, spoke of
her efficient, • willing service in the
varioueNirgailizations ot the church. Be
asked them to aecept the accompanying
gift.ae aelight token of the eStent and,
Pink trine -*After the cerernony tae .good-vvill of the con .gregation- Mr -
wedding dinner was served at tne Moore then presented to- 'the Paetor 'e
home of the bride's parents, immediate purse, which Mr. (Lane accepted and
relatives of ,the bridal pair,,beeng pres- handed to Mrs. ILane, •
ent. Mrand kin: Moore left on a In resPonse Mr. Lexie said, hnmoa-
short wedding trip and on their return °lisle, that if be hadahad any inkling
will reside in Goderieh.e., of what was to happen he could havn
reserved, the remarks he had made
.....
•
"Thank you" for the gift and the kind
earlier in tlie eeevice and used „them'
tin, reply, butit only remained to say
words that. accompanied it.. Mrs. ;PAO
said feelingly, that :elle too caald only
• CORNISIi1-1110MSON
A pretty June wedding took place
at the inan-ee of Carmel Presbyterian
uhurch, Bewail, on Thursday last,
when Dorothy E. M. Thomson,' da.ugh-
v from_laer_Xeart e_eingereeeeyeleank
ve-rethe district., --14-was-hotehe-Gode----tereorearaire-triefeMeseaeltebert Thomson):
t you." ' • , • .4 •
riche too.. Weatheranan J. E. Mutch.
-glee the high- Spot as 88.a' degrees.
Bert . MeDenald gave_ the. air-temper-
--Ature at the'harbor 'as 285, the beach
Wittet teninetature as 78 and ,between.
the, piers 74... The met4orologist at Pert
Albert Nevigation' School ,bureau. said
87 degrees and at 7 o'elock promised re-
lief Om- the. heat, by midnight.. He
kePt his promise.. '
-Caught 'in the Squall e
- A sudden. squall: 'about .8.30 in the
evening treated some concern.for small
craft still out on the lake. Nearing
Midnight an alaem wee sent out for, an
airman and his. companion; .a
Goderich .yotuag lady, who started.
from Bayfield about- 6 o'clock' in,
evening in a skiff with outboard motor
to return to Goderich.. Luckily the
Wind was on -shore and drove the small
craft on the beach, where the couple
remained ;wail the blew wq.s ere;
reaching Goderich shortly after mid-
night. - •
. The Children's Games
Results of the children's sports.; in the
marntilg were . as follows:
BOYS
Running ince; 4 years And .ninier-
Billie McDonald,. Jack 'Moo, Gordon
Walters, Kerwood 'White, Ray Mitchell.
aelemining and
Freeth,I'ack Reis-, Bobby. Gard-
iner, Donaid:_lbarler, 'Donald Sallows.
'Manning race, 8, years and. ander-
Barrie " Grist, ,Bobbie .• Bell, Jimmie..
Ieeh,. Morley 'McLean, John Haw-
th'rornte.
Running race, 10 years and tinder -
Gordon. ,Overholt, Dollard MacKwan,
Billie Bond.
• Running race, 12 years and under --
Entry Beattie, Jack McDonald, Jim
Saunders: • °9.
Running
15 years and under -
john. Holmes,
Beittautttn.il'ecn'i
Srace, race,ee,.jack Bans, Harry
•
..•ears and milder -Mar -
ray Holland, Frank Motelinalde
McLean.
' !Sack race, 15 years aud under -Philip
McKay, Harry Beattie.
Rabbit race, 10 years and under -
Bruce Rutherford:Bill Bond,' Charles
Hawthorne. ••
Rabbit race, 13 years .and under --
Kenneth Prouse, Philip Willis, Harry
Beattie.
'Bicycle rave, 1e years eed under-,
apek McDonald, Philip Wiliis,*Gerdon
Thomas. •
• Bicycle rtup, 15 years and under -
John Holmes, Ronald. Welikter, 'Prank
lineeshaw.
diniLs
Running race, 4 'r•ears and under --
Agnes PhislipIm, Janet MeWhinney,
Margaret Einerson, Ruth Allen, Pauline
Mohring. - •
Itunnirlit• race, 6 years and under-
.410an White, Mary MeDonald, • Varol.
Sander•son, Jean Laithwaite, • Gladys
Hutton.
,son of Oshkosh, Wiac. . At present -there areaheat 450 men
„ • . at work at the new air school and
,
,GrLEs RIM ilq NI Sp , , f . . . scores of Clinton homes are now tem• -
After an illness of about four weeks, porary boarding hoesee. An hotel has
Giles Jenkins of Pieten street, Goderich, been obliged to add an extra dining -
'passed peacefully aWay on Friday last room.. In short, there ia a mild boom
in his ninetieth year. Deceasedwas in , progress_ in. iClinton ane vicinity,
born Noiember 9, 1851, near Toronto, with an 'extra $13:000 to $20,000 per
his parents having . come to Canada week in circulation. .
from Devonshire, England, and settled
at Pickering, Ont., A man of pleasing 3. H. KINKsEAD IS
personality and -sterling character, Mr. . LIONS PRESIDENT
Jenkins was the last surviving inember .
•af the family .af seven of the late Mr.
• PRESENTATION TO MISS PARK
• Teaehers' on the 'Collegiate' Institute
• staff. are holidaying at their Various
homes: Mis's Mabel Powell •a,t Pr•escOtt,
Mergaret Aekerzrian et 'Campbell -
ford, Aiss Evelyn ateNatighton at
Methane Wee ,reathryn irark,at Lan,
Miss Audrey Charbonneau at Toeonto
and Mr. Alvin •Simpson at Iliarniltoe.
,Shortly before the holidays,‘ In eta
predation of her nine yearsa.work here,
'Miss Park was pre4ented 'with, a. beauti-
• ful silVer bread tra.y, ant vhornioe
made the preaentation, and Iliss Park
• graeiously Site has resifnied
from the staff and 0,ilz49 Iielen Bisect
iias tb-e,en appointed in her place.
WAEREItTON ON SATURDAY
Walkerton will be here for a game
-
he the Bruce ilaseball Teague on Satur-
day, July Wit at the Ageleulteral Park.,
"Game called for 0 pan.
.......-.__.
and Mrs. "William ,tenkins, except one Presentation to Retiring District
PIMP'', Mary, ' Mrs, Frank Gorrell, of Deputy Governor Hill
Oxbon,,,Sask. ,lle was the oldest of the Goderieli Lions elected their 1941-42
family. The late William Jenkins and bilkers at the: semi-monthly luncheon
Mrs. Harriet Lavis, both of Clinton, held at the Bedforp, Hotel hist Friday
wre brother and sister of the &reds -ed. illght• J. H. Kittiteada public school
On May 24, 1877, Mr. Jenkins niarried inspector, succeeds A. II. LIrskine as
Miss Anna Jenkins of Clinton, Ont., president. Q ,(Other officers are: First
Who predecased him in "Xliiell, 1929. vice-president, T.,R. Patterson a' second
After their marriage they lived en vice -pi i s'dent, E. E. Cranston ; third
their farm neardtlyth until 1913, when viee-president, b. D. alooneY- secretary,
they moved.to iGoderich. In 1027 they A. H. Erskine; treasurer, J. F. 011 -
celebrated "their golden wedding an- lespie; Lion -tamer, Frank Curry; tail-
niversary. 31r. Jenkins was a devoted 'twister, George:Jen/1er ; one-year direct -
land honored member of North .street ors, A. B. 'Hockley, IIarry Vord ; dues
United church, and had been an elder of secretary, Bruce Tennant. '
the 'church for many years. ;He was a At this meeting Lioh Nelson nil],
genial and likeable man, of the most •vvho hits just completed his term as
kindly and friendly disposition. Of dattrict deputy governor, was presented
home -loving habits, he took great de- with a silver sugar .and cream Service.
light in his garden, which was, a modelThe preeentation was in re -cognition
of neatness and meticulous care. 'also of the twentyafiath anniversary of
Sheriff and Mrs. Hill's, marriage.
° The children left to mourn his pass-
ing are William T. of 'Myth; Mee Wra.
,Snell and Mrs. 'Wan. 'Webster! 4 of
• Tiullett, near Oaiondesboro, Mrs. Chas.
Barker and Mise Addle of Goderieb. A
daughter, Laura, died at tile age of
thirteen. There are ten grandchildren
and three greategrantlehildren.
The funeral serviee al the honie on
'Monday was conducted fby-Rev. wt. P.
Lane, pastor of North Street United
elturch, assisted by Rea'. 0. F. Clarke
and Rev. Albert Allis. Mr. Mervin
Snyder presided at the piano, using one
of Mr. Jenkins' favorite hymns, "Mato
the hills around do I lift up,my eyes."
Mr. aLane offieiated also at the grave,
side• in •Myth Union cemetery. The
pallbearers were ntembere of the se,q-
sion of North street Unitea church :
,lressrs., 3. E. IIttrnwell,,Wititer Ilene
3. '1". Hanle, T. $11. Wallite.Roy Stone-
hothae and Wesley lloore.„ Among the
• many beautiful floral 'tributes were
tokens from the grandchildren, eOusinSt
niecea, neighbors and friends.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE PICNIC
The Baptist Young People's rnions
of •Croderiell, Clinton, - Anburn an.1
Wingham held a piteniep at the 13lup
Water Beaeh on'• Dominion lkay.
About sisvent:V-Ave wore present. Rey.
A. J. Milligan of, Goderich was ir
charge of the races and games, with
the assistanee of Rev. A. E. Sliver of
Clinton and Rev. E. M. +Loney of Wing -
ham. After supper the rTarious groteae
gathered around 5 bonfire and com-
munity singing and story -telling were
enjoye•il. Addad pleasure was the
roastint: of marshmallows.
•-JOINS Tlig-•AIR FORCE
The eall to arms has been answered
by anpther local- youth, in the person
of Billie Joe Johnston, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston, Stan-
ley street. Billie Joe Joined the R.C.A.
F. a. week aga,..and is at present sta-
tioned at the Manning Pool, Toronto.
He is taking en _aerial engine machine
course. Tle had attended a technical
school in Toronto during the past year,
and had been extremely successful,
passing in all his subjects on his year's
Work. Mr.. and. Mrs. Johnston have
another „eon, Kelso J., in . -the array.,
He is etaffesergeant of the -Gzney and
Simcoe Foresters, stationed ' at Mal -
grave, Nova Scotia. .
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
,Mr. W. la Hick 011 P0)0\17111,4 .111.4
failbsCti" ion to The Signal -Star
week observed that The Signal had
been taken 111 bis father'' and his' 0W11
home e+'01' ailleecite multi remember awl
probably from the time the paper' was
• fir4 publadied, Over ninety years age.
THE CALL TORMS
A brief but impressive ceremony took
place this (Thursday) afternoon at the
Court Houae Steps, where Ills Worship
Mayor Broivn accepted the prot4ama-
tion of the "call to arms" from the
hands of Lie,ut. H. C. Dagson. The
69th Battery, from Woodstock was
present, in command of Lieut. Lawson,
and made a very smart appearance.
On receipt uf the proclamation, Mayor
Brown spoke briefly, urging that all
able-bodied young men take -Tim the
fight against Nazi tyranny. The
soldiers were served lunch at the
Empire rooms, MacKay' HalL,
BEGINS 8511i YEAR
(Congratulations Are extended to Mr.
I'. J. Cantelon;-.>who on :Saturday "last,
June 28th, was Ith!e to look back ' on
eighty4our years of life. Mr. fele-
telon eertainl doesn't look la is age,
and he says he doesn't feel" It. lAing
may he continue to celebrate birth-
days I
1, :AT T. HE WATERFRONT
The bettor Wjta the scene of Much
AertivitY Over the week -end, five
-freighters arriving with about 1,370,000
bushels of grain. •
The -St. Eteliers, lighthouse supply
boat, arrived Friday afternoon and left
early on. Monday..
vie Georgian arrived Sunday -morn-
ing at 7 °seta& with 175 paasengere and
cottimted upahe lake at 11 aen.
bn Sunday the str. Berryton aerived
with 338,000 bushels of wheat, and on
the same day the str. 'Prescott brought
In 305,000 bushels of wheat. 4
On Monday the str. Printlec brought
in a cargo .of 146,000 bushels of wheat.
On Tuesday the A. A. nucleon, the
B. E. Johnson and the barge Ethel J.
arrived,. the A. A. Hudson With 53,000
bushels of wheat, 60,000 'bushels of oats,
0,0011 'bushels of sereeninge and 80A0
bushels of mixed 'rain: the Ethel 3.
with 210,000 iniehels-of Wheat and the
Jolinaoti with 190,600-aa1she1s
wheat. , -
• A number of pleasure yaelits were in
pert over the week -end.
„Kippen, ,a graduate. of .the University
a _western: Olitar 1.0„, becarae the bride
of gr.. Ricbara Hepernish ef
soir of Mee Cornish,:Eeter, and
the late John •Coenialirsei'Mr. Cornish
is on thestar. of No. 12 Elemelatare'
Flying -Training School, • Goderich,
Rev. William -W. 'Weir officitite,d. The
bride wore 'a •street-lenertli, dress. of
*white crepe with 'white aceessNeries,
trimmed With blue, and tarried Tails-
manroses and beuvardie: She was
attended loy her sister, Miss Blanche
Thomson, -.who' wore a White dress
with pink accestories. The bride-
groom, who wore his air .sehool .uni-
•. „
form, was attended-bY Sr. Hilliard
Tremblay • Of' Goderich, After the
eeremeny' a reception. was held at the
horne of the bfide's patents. • Mr. and
Mrs., (Cornish. -reside, in Goderich
.alter . a 'Wedding tri U to oronto and
*pciinte east, e-er:•--,70
riL
.STEWART-EAGLES
The marriage of ;311.se Doris Blanche
Eagles, daughter of Dr. and -Mrs. Allan
8. ljagles of Meaford, to Mr. Robert
Ian Orde Stewart, Goderich,son of Mr
and Mrs. John L. Stewart of Toronto,
took 'piece on !Saturday in Christ
-churen,-Meaford,
yard officiated, and Miss Marjorie a1c-.
Kim was at the organ. Mrs...E. Newton
Cooper sang. Given in marriage 1}37
her father, the bride wore a graceful
gown a white lace and net, in bouffant
style. Her heirloora veil was, canght
with a Wary Stnart headdrest, andshe
carried a white bouquet. Mrs. Arthur
Marron was matron of honor for her
sister, wearing aqua net with large
matching hat of taffeta. Mr, Joan L.
Stewart jr., was groomsman for his
brother, and, 'the, ushers Were Mr.
Murray Eagles, Mr: A. Gordon Burton,
Toronto, and Mr. Robert W. Mitchell
of. 'London. After the feceptien at
home of the bride's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. 'Stewart left for .MuskOka, and will
live-in Goderich.
a "
ftunning raee, 8 years and Onder--
MargaretIllewittOynthia Youv ;.4., Joan
Baeehler, 'Betty Webb. '
Runtang race, 10 .years and under --
Gladys Mi41Atan, (Betty Taylor. Joan
Baechler. „•-
'Running race, 12 years lerul under,-,-
elara 'Martin, Mary Joyce tStrachan,
Initothy Holmes. .
Runningepee, 15 ,years and under-.
Bernice:White, 'Patricia elinrelL Agiles
•Thinakerchief race, 8 i -ears and under
--Jen n welder, ° -Norma Beatty,
Frances, Brereton. "
,llandlterehlef race, 15 year and
tuIder-Gorrraine ilen, .11erniee
Doris 3farien. •
Nest and, toe rare. 9 years and under
--Gladys litateati. Gloria Bloomfield,
Marjorie Overholt. •' 9
Sluio rftee, "10 years and under -Rita
Gretta 'Arbour, Elizabeth
Shoe race, 14 years and under --.---
IMO Merean, Norma Good, 'Marion
Freetha
; Itticycle rae, 14 years and ender--
ltaeeritmliesee: White, June Itaeehler, Dorothy
°
EriGits:GMEN'T ANNOUNCED
• 'Mrs. R. A. ailiott annoinaeee the;en:
gagement of her daughttfie Ida Eliza -
heel, to John Murdoek MOLean. Meal-
toh, eon of Mr: ant'VMrs, liakan,
Southampton; the marriage take
place in Jule,.
Durieg recent daYe'sonie-of the wo-
men's organizations -to which -Mrs. Lane- -
has leatehee able -assistance held gale- •
erings in her lienor. The girls of, her
Sunday school -class presented het wita,
a pair of _book -ends': the'Evening'Aux-.
Mary, at a ,„earden-tea held at Mrs.
Holland's, gafe a handsome cameepin,
and the Book Club, whose - efficient'
secretary Mrs. Lane had been, presented .
a -copy (if -The ISodaig Sisters." " Mr.
Lane wasthe recipient 0.4 handeoane
gene from the YoUng 'People's Union.
. Mr. and airs. Lane have left to 'take
up theer residence in Toronto.
McKAY-:-WEBS'I'ER •
TORoNTO.--Rev. William Johnston
officiated at the marriage on gaturday
DIES IN WEST AFRICA
Lewis Elliott Succumbs to Illness in.
• Distant Land • -
Thainas Elliott reeeiVed. weed
Tarsday 'that his son Lewis. second
-
engin,eer on the
ill-fated steatite Poeta-
doc„ had died IA pneumonia in French
:Guinea, West. Africa., where he had been
'interned since the sinking of his hotd by.
a •Germanaraider-Off the African coast,
five hundred miles „eolith, of Dakar, on
April 9th last. • The news came from
Mks. Elliott, Wife of the • degeased, at
Port ,Colbonie, she havanebeen advised
by the Deparement of-Nerval-Affa4rs at
Ottawa. •
• The letter. .stated that mSecond
Engineer Elliott had been Ibuled with
full military honors on May 25th, bis
fortieth birthdae. His fatal illness' is
believed to haw been caused' by ex-
posure at sea. Lsfather states that
his son had twice survived pneumonia
'attacks during his lifetime.
Born in Dungannon and educated
there and-in-Coderich after the family
moved here, ttiewis' ("Smoky") Elliott
had been Sailing on and off since he
was sixteen years of age.. Always an
adventurer, 'even as a boy, when the
Dominion' Government, took over -the-
Portadoc-for ocean service early this
year he joined as sedond engineer. In
January he. visited relatives twee ,and
renewed adquaintance with scores a
school. chums in Goderich and in.Dun-
ganaion,
Surviving are his wife, the former
In Eglinten United ehurch of Zylda iVinniffed Hackett of Aehfield, and
Elaine Webster, telarendou are., (laugh- seven children; hie fathef and mother,.
the latter at present a patient in a .
Fort William! hospital, and sie-brothers
and ,sisters, Mrs. Albert, Pruder and
Percy Elliott, of Port Co-lborne ; Harry, '
on Atte -Great Libks 1tvcrett,Mr,
phinifim decorated _the church. and Mrs. Annieileui °and Miss Lottie, of .Goderich,
Mitten played the wedding Musk, Dee.
Ing the signing or the register Miss CLARK-LAWSON .REUNION
Glada-s Reynolds sang. The bride was
ter of Mrs. Webgter anti the late Jelin
Webster of ILucknow, Ont., to Claude
Edward McKay, 'son -of ,Mrs. 'McKay
and the late Edward McKay. Tall
standerds of pink peonies: and del-
givethin marriage by Edward Smith and Dominfat Day Gatherin 1e1d
--
wore A frock of ;Rothanee rose faconnc
r4c e . -
sheer with a large, picture hat and Harbor Park
The .tifth annual Clark•lLawsori fam-
carried a shower bouquet of rose,4 and.•
ay reunion brought about aeventaefive
delphiniuM. 'Miss A. Iiorine Webster .persoqs. to :Harbor Park 'oft Delnition
Wes her sister's only atteildant , and
y were frem Londe9oro,
1AiTheturn, Clinton, Toronto, Braufpton,
a matching halo hat and. earried pink
wore a gown of heaved bine Sheer with
SStratford, Kitchener and
Weet twee' and forget-me-nots.. • Ross L'41(1)edkeirTicIliv: • ;Specially honored members
MoKay was best , man. The ushers 'of the. gathering were Mil.4. Jane teach
were Douglas JCooPer and -Arthur
of",s9mton, oldest member in the Law -
Barber. A reception Was,held in the
sty). grolip, and ‘Oliver Clark of Grode- ,
cherch parlors, where, the bride's ino- nein eldest 'ofethe Olarl? breech.
tiler received ,wearing' a dress of black
Officers for next Tear's reunion, to
of white carnations: -
and White prin ted erepe w,rritheh,zc_rozaml 13;
[ThompsonAuburm
li.eld at .A,uhurte en July ' lst, are
mother, who also received, wore a gown 1.-re"lq't, Wm-
;
of blue and white printed sheer with 'a
corsage or white sweet pas. %Aftee a
wedding trip, to the 'Laurentiane, the
mut& wille reside in Toronto. For
travelling the bride ' donned ° a French
blue sit with blue fox trim, and lilac
•aceessories.
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FIRE ON MAITLAND BRIDGla
The fire brigade was called out on
the afternoon of Dominion Day for •t
Man lire on the g, bridge spannintthe
sMaitland River. Evidently ° someone
had thrown away a liv,hted cigarette
which set tire • to a tarry plank ond
4401e a few inihos wide- was hurtled.
rvinen appl 11,0 e1.1 i To and
litth damage was done.;
MANY U.S. 'VISITORS
The toivtt swarmed'. ;with rnitcd,
States visitors over the week -end.
Mieb igzl 11 Aras particularly well repre-
sented, while tOrtrists (t111( also ifrom
Pennsylvania, Ohlo„ Illinois and New
Yorle. Iterbot 'raft was a little
Aanerfatt, colon 'in ,WOC,
secretary-treasueer, Mrs. Edgar Law-
son, Auburn. •
• BISHOP SEAGER TO MASONS
• salemiters MaitLend .Lodge, No. .13,
A.,„ la mit]: A.g., to the number of -
•almittone hundred, paraded to
George's Church on 'Sunday evening
and were addreesed by. let. Itev. (e. A.
Seager, Bishop of Huron. Rio Lord -
,ship spoke impressively Of ma1i'6 de-
pendence pilon God. The root of the
world's, ticitildes, ie .sai41, is the ten
(1011(9 'of men to .tt.y. to maws' diffient;
ties without referente to Mee -
• STAMP, AND 4C0IN1004.ECT0R
.Qtwea Alexandra ISthfatorium,
• ' London, June 'Mile
Dear31r. Editor, -I came here from
the 8.(1.A.F., and have been sm bed for
over a year. • aty chief diyetnion is
c Meeting etampe and coins. Do you
think that etene of your many readers
would like to help ,my ,collecting?.
Thank you very eauCh. ,
le W. ORAWIPORD.,
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