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Coinniencetrie
.GOMRICI-I, ONTARIO, TIIIJIISDAY, AEWL 26th, 1046
at the Collegiate
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,' The agsetribiy reent, of the Collegiate
Institute *held sail interested.' audience
Of students .on Friday afternoon for
the annual Comniencement exercises,
at which Principel*At"Seott
• • s.
pre-
sided. • • . •,•
eft.,,d0e4 not Seem Very long : since
I etoosl here ,at the Opening Of school
1.:11• 1.0$0, eed• Spoke to.Ahe student
body," Mr. ,Scott Stated in ix short
addrese.. "PeW- andents then realized
- the Seriotriness of the eontlict ,-that
had Just commenced, There have been
, 121 *keine in the forees_in addition
:two- and --
'Mr. Simpson. Five ..)..haye given their
• lives -111 the -serviee Of their. ,country.
Where are ..rattny of you who ,.can
seargely JAW backete. the time when
. we .were eief-acTiVar; 11--nd4-w-lie.Tare
wondering what WaS.in the newspapers
and on the radio before the war. • .
Mr. Scott announced that Jim Bleset
and .Margaret Ittnidle had been an,
pointed, by the StUdents'. -Council to
represent . the sclujol on the committee'
appointed at a recent public nieeting.
to, consider .suggestions,,medeo regard-
ing,* eomnitmity reereatien:centre.
..__Prolonged apPlitutle was accorded
luiirgaret -Rimdle--..when, it-
neurteed thatshe had been chosen to
leve her name. Placed on the ..Dr. .J.
A. Grahant, • shield; awarded tothe
student adjudged .as havi.nuthe•highest
Ataild1147.1n,*:. character. : And .leadership
• acedetnie and- athletic activitieS in
the wheel. She: is • tir.daligtifti. ;Of
3r -v.. and Mrs: Boy Bundle, -Gbderieh
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township. • -..
Rev. --Jos. Janes •.en "Success"
An excellent. address • on "Success":
was given by Rev: Joseph Janes...
While industry ..and tbe power- to get
money -should' net 'he discredited, .the
mere pessession 0 • wee • e nee A on -
does net. *make for real: •success,
Janet's stated. ;Storing and ,crises of
life . will reveal ,character, ' .al-
ways expresses a degree of success.
True. success, be: stressed, can be.
achieved only by bnilding• Character
'..611- f0114dati,011 of faith. in Gbd •and
• Willing oleectietiee to Iris a worthy
'ideal .and faithful vv.)* well -done,'
Most failures 'in, lice are tine .not to
hiek of , but lack of .good,"
boneSt;.". faithful w9rie. 'Setae 'peonlei
bluff through life,. but Wehat the world.
Wants.is..egicieney and enthusiasm,:
••A: double trio compelled of PatrItiti,
Church, :Eunice Milne, Berbera •Ctitti.;
Victoria Bawl:deg; Warrener and
Yonne • SbeardoVvn. ndelight,g0Y.;
an „junior and sealer ..girt4;.-kettorinteS.
ere 'beautifullY rendered „unclei• :
e .efficient direction of. Mrs. Ciayton'
EdWar.d, mitsic,instructoe in the sehoOl:
•...: _Presentation of Awards .
• The presentation of the gradnatiblf• ,
diplonias arid' .athietie • awards was
nade-by*:kir:--.Scott,-Whp-statect-thatall-
the students of last. year's .coinmercial
• elaSe were now. eiccupYing positions;
and others of the school doing,
**farm work. • '‘ - • 4 ' '
Those presented with diplorees•were:
. Secondary - ...Scheel •• 'Graduation
Diplomas 1340,n
--• 13egie, Lorraine Ferguson; -Jobe - Gra-
ham, Franklin.' Hawthorne, CaYley
• Douglas Holland, I;illitte Irwin,
'Willa Jam'es,- Pauline la.ssaline,
brine McCabe, • Shirley 'Marv -Vick,
• Douglas . Massey, Ronald .Patterson,
• Doris ,'.:Iteed,;Xdsi. •Shackleton,
• Ethel • Torten; • Da.niel. Walter, peter.
Walter, Mildred Westlake. , •
Honor •"Graduation •DIplomas
• Bisset; 'Margefet Brophey;10bria
. Chisholm, Evelyn - Crith; Mary Feagrui,
Verna • Miller, , Lueille Patterson,
'Margaret •Rundle,,Charies.,Tyielall. • •,'
Commercial Diplomas -Phyllis
_Baena prant,
Kathleen "Iteuidle; ' ' TtaWiite' TIMMS,
Helen Young.
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The presentation. Of -.Medals_ and
ehevrons won, at the annual field day
• was matle•AS follows:, • • ' ".•
'Boys--7Senier 'champion, Gordon- Sut,
eliffe; rfinner-up,!. JerrY. Ginn.; *ter -
runner -Up, JIM Bisset; junior . champ-
, 10A, Jim Donnelly;;; runner -lip; Harold
.Warren (tied) Gir1S-Seelor.. ehamp-
PAuline Patterson; runner-up,
Victoria Baethier; • • interniediate
chanipioi*.rMaridri Preetli; runner -0
" Gertrude • Beattie; junior chamPie, ,
"Mary Laithivalte; runner -Op, Elisa-
beth' Chisholm, • . •"L'A
.Chevron•Vinners--Girls-Bita
holm, Eugenia' Brindley, Grace Hay.:
• deil, Evelyn DustOW, Miodne
Betty. Craig, ,Dorotliy, names, b111olly
Bisset; Mothy .. Bradley, ':'L6r,rairte
Fergusort," Audrey' S*ith; Ntiney
Arthur, *.Tune D'aechler, • Elaine , Lomb,
Doris • Reed. Boy & L-jehn Graham,
Douglas Liolland, r'eter Mitellwan, Erie
Moore; Bob.Diggon flarrey Wightniati*,,
Bill Craig, . Bruce '11LaeDonald, Donald
Warren, Ronald, .Barker, Smyth-,
• Kenneth Wilniot„ Prank MeKtelrifiej
peter Spain. .4;4,
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KA'• 1
Aloseph•`..0. Kellyof,NeW York is
g his father, Mr. J. B. Kelly. °.
Minnie liabkirk of Seaferth is
•"vi idng Mrs. Wm.,11111, sr., East street,
Mrs. Wan. Tait has returned to her
P Urne her after twin' ding the winter
ith relailves.at Detivit."' ,0
Miss, Able Htitchhison, of "tVindsor4";
has been spending threevveeks''
Vaca-
tion With Mr. and Mrs. 1 tenaire,
Nelson street.
Mrs. D. :Viihritely Visited', with her
Parents, Mr. and Mrs, j. A. Snider,
over the week -end, before leaving on
Ionday for Montreal to join her fins
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band, who IS stationed there.
. Mr. and ivIrs„ George MaeViear
Ceived' a cable on Saturday, from their
son Alex; advising themor his ar-
rival •In England. ile f4erving as a
meteorologist and before, Icing tians-
ferred overseas was statiened at air-
• porta Rt. McLeod,Alta., Lethbridge,
:Alta." Brandon, Man., and for the
;last, three. year at Geode* New-
foundlaiul:
OlArt •X':,01$X0 RINIO IN THE .
' 'Tapiii! 14111E IN 00.14E0ANE:.
,T13p eighth "Victor y; 'loan eari;paign
in Colborne tOwnShIP WAS latinched
with some tereinemy -iie ',MOnelaYs after-
noon atrATime" "the home of Mr«
Harry «McCrenth at ._SiVitfOrcl,,, ,
!"41:t old eaStirOn bell,..:the tongue of
Whieli Tice belonged to the bell of St:
Andrew's. ellurelk- (kuown as "the
Gaelic church") On' NOISOn street, rang
In -the. sale Of the•,,tirst Victory ponds
in the. township. They Were pur-
chased by Mrs. Archie HaMilten," and
Miss Kathleen' Williams. Gavin - Green,.
native'. son. and historian of 'Colborne,
now in his..•eighty-third year, was given
the. lemor of ringing. the bell, which.
:was suspended ficeil the •exles of twe.
wagen • wheels .whien, lied lieen. sal-
vaged -from one Of the earliest salt
blocks,. on ..the site of ' Which Mr, , Mc-
time:thy,- - .19e,tabire zliame.,ii.e.W.,,77.sta
:The CereraonY vVitS' attindeithYth
school ; children; several residents of
the yillagei Mayor Mooney and Reeve'
Baker of .Godericii,,and representatives
of the Victory loan committee.' a' ta
- lier, Richard Stewart, who dedicet,ed
the bell, , spoke briefly to the :,*school.
children on the uses or bells. '' They
are made Of true 'metal, and he likened
them to the men ,Whe are fighting for:
'freedom. , He hoped that ' When the
people of the :community' . hear, this
bell the higher and nobler' things of
life may be brought' home' to them'
and that its notes would -record the
..C.Oniing,of,,,an..ere...Of Veke....... ..........
dismantled, many years ago, 1 bell
After the old 'Gaelic eh -um); was
was recast and placed in Knox' Pres-
byterian • ehureli,_ with, _another
lapper7-. ' ' - ' ' - "-- "-- ":----
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'LA X I 1,.. , „ WALV-4P ARIC
•,• AnnountenientA ..reemate • of the,•illarr
liege of Helen Genevieve•SParr, daugh-
ter •of Mrs. ' • Barbara Snarl: and the
lite John Sperr, of ..0ederich, to Noble
Clan:away, oeGoderieb„ on. Tuesday,
:April 17th. Mr. and Mrs.,•, 14anawAY
will reside at the Gallo* apartments'
Nerth 'street: -. - - - -- -
• iirxii,--warr,_
Wesley ...United.---churelii, -Calgary;
Albertai; was the setting on Merck
2+ for .the mini e of Maxine Stephen-
son,1 daughter of r. and Mrs. C. W.
Watt of Milo, JO', gt. William P. Hill,
only •son of Sher and 'Mtg. Nelson.
gill of '..Gaderic14',Bev., .L It Morden
offielated. ,•The bride; ',. who was giVen'
*• Marriage ibY:' l4er. father, Imre • a
gown of, white.. sheer._ . _... A 'wow 'of tiny
covered" Ibuttolle".'inallLeci the • front of,
her .gOveil from 'A ri*eet....eart, neckline'
to the .waist, and -her ifingertiP -Veil was
held in. ;place Withi .:a .gaienta.: She
carried a .bouquet of ,tea roses. Mrs:
Grace : Slieane. was •Ilibe bride's •only
Attendant and 1.0.'1,. -it.A Sheitne. was
best. maxi. .Sgt.' T. Metiartan :mid
,S/Sgt.. t. Gelds' were Ushers.
-"" :A mece,ption, was . held In tthe',, Spanish
Boom of the Palliser ;Iota, where
•Mrs. Watt assisted the bridal party in
receiving the Orly' guests. •-
_±...agt:_and _Miss .- - 14 ill left for Banfri
the bride trav. . :. In alurqueise suit
With hie& acee:oriee. Her only
Ornament .: was a lin, a .gift of the
.'bridegrocubt ;Sgt. .nd Mrs. Hill will
reside in tOttigerY.
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Mk. and Mrs, 1. B. Miine, Waterloe
street,:_received...word last Friday_ •that
their son, Corp. j, A. Milne ("Sandy"
ha:d been severely wounded, and;.three
days • latex, was taken .rieriously, ill and
evacuated to Ihe'llifiteil.itingdonf. 'On
Monde,. another InessageradVised them
that he was progrerising favorably. and
was being removed• fromthe seriously
111 list. On their .receipt .6f the first
Message, Mr. "And Mrs. Milnecabled
• a 'nephew in, London, and received. e
'Inesgage, .from . hint that -hatt-'-•seen
Sandy,•that there wainothieg to Worry
abont, and he will: finite happy. '
Sandy IS -serving with an armored
chirps. .•
Lieut.. •Bertram Young McCreath, a
foriner ,Gederich • boy serving Overseas,
has been Promoted ;to be an 'acting
captain. : •
LAC. Sam :Walter, B.O.A.P., of Fort
William, left today for Moecton,.N..B:,
after a. ten days' leave, Spent ',with
his parents; - Mr. and Mitil"•,-R. j; P.
••Walter, .SaItford Heights, .. Ile had
'been stationed for ,some time at- Van-
conver.- His wife. and three children
are at present viSitinetheir relatives
at Saltford Heights; • :.,
LAC. 'Kenneth LeMaire; serving wfth
the ILCA.P. in England, 1n a ',letter
toJiis• mother, Mrs. .3. LeMaire, Nel-
son street, •expresses .his Appreciation
of a certon of cigarettes 1 sent to .hlin
by the..10etil brmieh Of tile Crinadian
.1.4egion. !I Was very lrnpplly sur-
prised," be *writes, "to receive the
eigarettes. from the Goderieli Legion,
Inasmuch as,J-had ney r lived there"
(in Goderieh). The. package 'derived
Jtist111 tiree, as he W right out Of
eigs." He 'whilied the Legion every
success intheir work; as they were
certainly giving a. great
,deal of .luip-
pineSs "over there."
TODAY'S roue comp
In Weekly Coed this afternoon,
Gordon* Tiedemann,of :Stephen
toWeshim was -remandeil, to ',jail for
sentence after he had:Pleaded guilty
to two tharges of brvkin , entering
and theft at Grand Bend. ietlemanu
broke into the sfuntaerLeotta eafelf, IVIrs.
Prank &Harley and Mrs. 1LA.
both of tendon, Steal* various
articles. Ile , had .already served; La.
term' in Jail this year on a similar
charge.
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andiflate . D, tiopRE orrriuriNct AT
Amiaouvruuri .orrl
"ling to
Pecorris;Attectufibffanwo
ttrorttBrit44,e1
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Alin • in. 0, King, Bruen* Vb.000,11 A 'number 'Of agricultural societies,
at Winillani' 0011:Irenti011 are again '8119)300;e lioM'fing
for North, Biding • club •work in Huron county.' Three
. • • • '''•new Swine clubS are, being organlied
, WINGHAX," APrii •,.#47 -At- fat: ell- In the : Bayfield, Ztirieli and Exeter
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thusia.stic iMaainating cOnven- districts, and loettl elub leaders report
tion here last, night, Willie .m King,- Splendidinterest from Alm jurdorSin
these eliMS., , * ."
In addition, the three, calf clubS, that
Were organized last year in the Huron,.
Blyth and Dungannon districts are also
in process of. formation and Prospects
itulteete a good enrolment. .
. At Preseut the agriettlture eMee in
Clinton is wit.hout-: en :agricultural
representative. • ,UovVeVer, 'the assist-
ant :agriculturalrepresentative from
York county, J. D. Moore, has arrived
In ton:ite.,,;0'iteojet.6.14.044h.%..ordyenaniv.-
erfi
girls' cubs.. He will remain iu Huron
county until the new 'representative
arrives; and (*deg this period he IS
tuitions to get in touch with as many
club.. prospects • as , possible., •
Membership Is open to •farraers' sons
and daughterS"frOMtwelVe to twenty-
one years :of lige, and Interested j union
are urged to einisult•loeal club leaders
or the agrieulturil.9th:ea le Clinton
as soon as possible. : • , .•
WELCOME' .TO • GODERICII!•
Mr: Norman W. Miller, who sineehis
appointment as Coeuty, Clerk had 're -
*hied hiS hone. at ClinfOn,- has this
week brought his family -or such of
themi as. are still Under the -parental
rooftree -to • citoderick and they are
• residing •itt", the-hOuSe-Off South street
• Whichlie:PurehaSed recently. • Aire aed.-
Miller,.•have :Our children:.Helen
'(Mfs. • Verne Wageer):.."14 Trenton,
Ont.; Kenneth, of the Boyd]; Canadian
Navy, at preeent lioine QII 4 fourteen -
day leave;, A/lbw-Pearl, Who has taken
a position ; in the : downtown
'office, and Frank, ..the youngest but not
least important :eitiher of the faintly,.
We believe' we ',Can ''SPealt' for all the
people of ,GoderiCh • in ' weleeming Mr.
and •Mrs. Mlllet and •' their :faraily to
.our town and .Wishing for ,then4 4 long
and happy :::residence ,here.
well-known BitteBelis. dietrict ftmaerv
was nerainated caildidate to'c'entest
the ProVincial election for WIrQll
Brnee. '' ()there neminated *ere - Dr.
Johnston * of Lucknow, and. Benny
Lantz, Carrick .township farmer de-
feated* in the last •Previncial, contest.
Bothwithdrew in., favor, Of Mr, King,.
Dr. JoheSton presided' wirer the nieet-
ing and Harvey Neirgarts was
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Special •.iiiPettittm'at tlii Cenientlint
was Joseph NoseWorthy, Federal • ex-
M.P. for South York. "We rand have
p. third, party • in this campaign," said
Mr. Nofgeworthy, "because there is very
llttle difference betweert. the other
parties, the Same dinanciel interests'
'backing both Tory. and Grits."
Referring, to the speech delivered
here by the Hon: Mr. 'Chtillies,
Noseworthy said, "We 5)0proudOf the
fact that Hydro Is publicly owned!
But Mr. Charnel; and his party are 'Ye*.
eriticel of ' the policy which
would exteriel4his.. principle of public
ownership to erither 'enterprises that are
Just as important . to the people. as,
Hydro. No one, net even the hardest -
shell Tory, wOuld -suggest returning
Hydro to private ownership. I can
-reeiill.:When, those same interests that
are.now.supPorting the Tory party and
opposing the O.0.17.i; taught to the
-bitter Leerl. againSt. Sir Adt,t4„,,B".
his • atter:ant to establish
owned Hydro .systenL ' • •,
• "Mr.-Challies premises to bring: the
advantages: of Hydro to the farmers
of this ,riding. Trifles and Liberals
alike have hltd ample ,oproortueity In
the paet-to-;Make- this- boon "Available.
They'vealWaysbeen lavish with their
promises before •elettion and sloW to.
fulfil. _their proraises • after' eleettorn
if You.really want the adv•antages of
Hydro in rural areas elect a party that
really believes' in , public 'ownership, -
not one that • is forted into nubile;
ownership againstIts will. -
, "There is no ,raore justification for
a .privately -owned 'peeking, tome in-
dustry in this country than for . a
privateir-owned illydro system," the
speaker said.
HOLSTEIN BREEDERS .
1YLEET AT ()LINTON
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The annual •spring meetitig. Cif- the'
Huron ' County Solstein Breedeys' Club
Was 'held In .the Town Hall, -Clinton,
on the evening ef &pril 10..; The ',Club
president, Leonard; Leeming of Walton,
was chairman.. • ..
After a full, .discusqien;the meeting:
decided by• unanimous vote to accept
the invitation ot,theAllyth-F1111- Fait -
•Board, to hold the ,Black and :White.
Day thiS ,year in conjunction with' their
fall. fair. No definite date ..has been
set, but it is expected to be 'held •about
the middle of •Se,ptember. A hearty
Vote of thanks was tendered the •Sea,...
forth Pair Beard for .6e -operation in
making' the Bleck and White DAY of
the two pre:v.1°ns year's •sueli a splendid,
success. • • .
° Lt was .also eecided to unite -with -the -
Federation o1!.4 Agriculturefor field
day at •the Lions Club Park, Seriforth;
june at.h• . • „ •
Gordon Bisset, who vvas
to the annual .meeting of the Xfolstein«
Friesian Aseociation held at -Toronto
In FebrUary, reported on the 'business
of the meeting1Le made special Men-
tion of the splendid address on !Wan.:
aged Milking" given by Dr. W.• E.
Petersen nf the University of 'Min-
nesota. - • •
- A. V. tittiglee, chief -of the ettension-
service for Ontario; introduced Ake
guest speaker„ Prof. 4. .1,1._.Rtmiona.of
the animal husbandry department of
the 0:A.C., • Guelph. Prof., Itunkins'
subject was ,‘„."A Breeding Program
for the. Holstein. Breeders of Huron
„County," • It was an Interesting .and
'instructive address and should be of
partienlar--Value • to the • younger
'breeders and those Just -starting to
build up a Ho/stein herd. • He em-
Phasized Perticularly,. the Importance
.of having or Securing good foundation'
females,: and the use of, bells 9f out:.
standing type from, high production
dams with good udders' and, good type.
, Mi. Langten and Mr. Tem/,
WeStern Ontario tfleidrettir, reviewed
.the activities Of the Association and
-
spoke of plant for the year's 'we*.
A hearty • Vote Of thanks was 'ex-
tended, to the speakers. , .
.A lunch Was served at the 'Conclusion'
of the ineeting.and a sociable- time was
'enjoyed by, all. ' Before :leaving Pro-,
feasor Bunions was asked to be. Judge
at the 'Black and White Day -
and ex-
pressed his •vvillingness- to 'aet.
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AT , THE .WATERFRONT
,Arrivals at the Goderich elevator
the 'past Week were: C. IL Henson,.
PridaY, 112,000 bus. Wheat;„ Vandoe,
Tuesday, • 210,000". bus, • wheat ; F. V.
Massey, Tuesday, 123,000 bus, oats'
And barley; Prank II; Brown, today,
123,000 !bus, Oats; herIey 'and flax;
Mohawk Peer, 'today, . 208400 bus..
.wheat and, harloY'.
Thd tanker' Ottawalite was in' yester-
day frenr -Sarnia •with gasoline for the
Imperial Oil depot here.' •
The Ontadoe arrlved on Friday last
with 250,000 hies. Wheatfor the -Purity:
Flour Mhl..'
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BF:TOWING OrtiCURS'
Returning 'oiLicere for the Provincial
Vote on ;rune 4th are Clark Fisher, of
irsborne towaship,,for (South) Amon,
and Gideon Ruttle, of Ripley, for
Unron-litnee. .
For the...ft. leral eleetion ou Zune,
lith the rettulding
Pisher, of Goderieh, for .North„ Apron,
and Keith MeLetna, Of -Seaforth,'`for
Iltretiallrneet
WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AUXILLtRY
lrlie regular meeting of the Women's
Hospital Aexillary wake:he/4 on Mon-
day afternoon, With., the-- president,
Mrs. D. E. Campbell, in • the 'chair.
Final arrangements Were Made for the
annual birthday party,: to. be 'held 'at
the hospital • on May 12tk . 'when • the
institution willbe, open for ;inspection
and gifts will be received. The fol-
lowing were appointed to assist .at the
Legion binges..daring May: ,Mrs. D. E.
Gatepbe.11;Mrs.- H. M. Monteith, 'Mrs.
E. .Metanghlin and, MISS A'. Cleaver.
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.OBITUARY
• amis. W. ,C4NTWELL
hly••,esteemed •resident
-borne township,-: lure. Vginiaul Cant-
well, .paseee away in Alexandra, Hos-
pitalAast_Thursday morning,- after a
long' illness; •• ;Formerly Miss. Mabel
Edith McMillan, the :deceased . was
born fifty-six yearsage,. in,".Goderich
township, the daughter ol'ilitsinor -
Milian and the*: late Mrs, MQMzUi.
She had- lived in 'Colborne township
since her marriage :twenty-fenr years
ago: She was a .member, of 'the Pres-
byterlan church at Carlow. Surviving,
besides her huaband and -aged father;
are: three -brothers,«:-John7aud.-s.Tenies
McMillan, of: Gocieriele township, , and
Leslie MeDifillari, of Loudon. , There
was a large attendance at the funeral
service hew at her. tate residence, 8th
concession, Colborne township, 0I1 Sat-
urday afternoon., Rey. Dr. J. H. Bar-
nett of Goderich officiated, assisted by
Rev. gobt, McConnell of Auburn. The
pallbearers s were Fordyce Clark,
Gordon • McPhee, Eimer .Robertson,
%Viliiain.Marsh, William Watson and
Melvin Tyndall. The lintrnieet was
in -Colhorne•-cemetery.- • - •
MRS.--PREDERICK
. The' honie of Frederick Stirling; 4tili,
genceselou of Goderich township near
Porter's 11111, has been bereaved by
the depth of the wife and. Mother,.
Whielk,peaurred anddenly•-ole•Siturtlity,
April 14th, as the result of a heart
condition. Mrs.. Stirling was in 'her
Mtp•lifth year. • She was born in
Stanley township,- her maiden name
being Plorence May Making. Since
her marriage thirty-one years ago to
Mr. Stirling she .had lived in GoOdrich
township, -Surviving,• besides the hus-
band; are three sons. and tie° daugh:
ters ; .George ane Dopglas, of Gode-
rich township; Lloyd; with an artil-
lery. unit :in Europe; Mrs. Gordon
Jewell, of Colborne township, 'and
Arise Dorothy Stirling; at home ;• also
three giiindehildren; There are two
brothres, James Makins of Clinton and
LIoyd. Makins of .Bayfield; and two
sisters, "Mrs, Edward. Graelis of Clin-
ton and Mrs. Elmer Webster of Varna.,
The, funeral took place. on Tiiesday,
April 110, from the Cranston 'funeral
hoinei where the service Was conducted
by Itm 0. TaVener of lloiniesville.
The palihearerS were Wilmer .Harrison,
Thos. Sowerby, Colin Macdonald,
George Hudie, Oliver llt7eish and Allan
Betties, while Reed 'Torrance, Ivaii
Turner, Leslie 'Cox Keith Stlrling
acted as flowerhettrers. ',The inteiment
was in Maitiand.eetaptery, . •
• Airs. R. Henderson, Lighthouse
street; is visiting her daughter. Anse
Dorothy *Henderson, at Washington,
D.C. " '
TifiE,IVEAVIIER '
Temperatures of the past 'week in
Goderielt, with these of the eorrespond-
ing week 'a Year ego, as officially re-
corded, were ale follows:
• 1046 ,° 1044
A. Pr:10 ...1.4194*.' '31.1111'.17x* -1412118‘
PK, Apr. 20 ..,.47 38 158 82
at., Apr. 21. .„.43 33 67 , 43
Snu, Alii. 22 ....43 31, 58 30
Mon., Alit 23 ....00 4 .37 63 16
Titea., Apr.: ::?,4 ..,59 44 to: 44
Wed., Apr. 25 ...;57 •• 42.
Legion Banquet
a Fine Success
Major Magole;ClerveirYcii MenenSiejaroSPt the
Mina Of 'the Organized
Veterans, of the list Great War end
Many of those of the present .eontlict,
With their pleats, numbering in all 120
or more, enjoyed ti.sPlendiely arranged
get,:tegether dinner In Hotel 'Bedford
on PrideY.' 'night 7:Under-the " auspices
of the Ideal brunch of the_ Canadian
,
Lekion., The guests *eluded repre-
sentative, , Menof the district, ,,and
Meng them alsomere two lathes who
served as nursing sisters in ,the last
war, Mrs, D. E. Campbell and Mrs W.
Buehanan: ... • • : •.., • . ,
, Ther4-eblini&-'4••••';the7Wal braneb.of
the Legion were placed ' behind the
head table,: and bouquets of golden
daff.odibi 'decorated the long %Wee, .."
;After grace said by Major the Bei,
Dr. - j,-.11: .Bartiett, anCithe.-teast to
the King, two • minutes' • silence, in
:men:tory of fallen heroes. and .of the
late President Roosevelt Was observed,
with: impressive ceremony. As the
;first, netes. of.. the Last Post Were
sounded • by Robert Henry, the' room
was darkened and a , White cross
covered with the"..Union,. jack was Un -
Veiled and. revealed WO flood lights.
The silence was broken by the,: Re-
veille;-:, • after- :--which 1/'; •,E. Campbell,
president of the Legie branch; intro-
dueed 1.1.p.yor D.' D. Mooney, •who ex-
tended :a 'genial . civic,. weleorae. " •
During ::,the mare, ;;'',: of • his chair -
4,
men's:: addresciAfri:i...,0 : ,pbellz.reViewedt-
Setae -'.- Ofethe .11,-etivit:1:, •,:?.ref...the,-;19.caL.
braneh' :1:Itiriiigi'ii,,,the ,:••:4eSt five nitre;
Through: 'the,'.irtediniii;I:Of the :weekly:
bingos over .$4000" • had been =raised
In the .14St two years, and from all
Solve& .?*.a ;total of *8,000. •lad been.
realizee. I The oyerseas pare'ele, com-
mittee' bad. been given assistance in.
Packing boxes for overseas, and. thous-
ands oGeigarettes had been sent. over -
seas • '
"The 1.4egion IS without a home,.?
Mr. Campbell - continued. They could
have • applied for 'a club 'license; -hut
members refused to entertain • that
Method- of financing. "There are th'oSe,"-
he said,- "who. seem to feel. that any
home. the Legioik might get would be
associated with the sale, of beer." The
.Legion • did not .pilopeSeto,„ pin the.
boys :Overseas new to ariy,:specific pro-
gram, he stated. He visioned*. Legion
home as a place similar to that out-
lined :at, the recent public meetipg
where...gill:Ws( of young Men With -a
diversityof interests .eordd' Meet for
lithletie.; and cultural. activities.
Near. lyleinberallnitiated— •
..d" Nineteen new Members were initi-
ated with befitting ceremony, among
theni: two Young. ladies, Miss Mildred'
Leitch :andi Mrs. Bruce CatcliPole. They
weref*067Itti:i by thesergeaeVat-arnis,
It Needham, and the ritual of initiation
was reitOy. D. E. Campbell.
W. 11.: -Golding, M.P.- for Huron -
Perth, who was • introduced • by Col.
A. 17.. Sturdy, said that one of the
iinest-',:Phases of this .War will be
'reek the magnificentcontfibu-
• 31....7.,..yeung«,-peOplewiro
gaveup•"everything - for .frgfr
EVery, Member • of • .Parliament
antrevery orgekization should plan for
-their rehabilitirtion, asserted.
-061. ' H. C„ bunlep. intredee.ed.,„the,
. Federal -iii-e-inber7fOr North Huron, L.
E. Cardiff, who predicted that .it will
'be neCesSary for each Conenunity • to
give every, assifgtanee to returned men.
Seme have been - tairee .frorn school
and have advanCed to :officer's rank
and have heee receiving pay as •high
as $250 per month. Many. ef thein
will .not be satisfied with their former
positions. He felt that every man in
the services shoUld get a pension,. as
they .will never he thet same again
and it will • be difficult for them to
adjust themselves to•eivinanlife.
.t in his usual genial manner, Judge T.
M. Costello introduced- the 'guest
'speaker, •Major • Thomas Magladery,
president of the Legion's Ontario Com-
mand, whOM he had met playing base-
ball during his "Renfrew days."
-Major,..Magladeiy's Address, ......
• Major Magladerg emphasized that
the Canadian.Legion'is not a political
organization. Ex -service 'men are nbt
asking something for nothing, or feel-
ing that the World owes them a liv-
ing. What they ask iS a*fair oppor-
tunity to make a living and become
active he civil life: The Legion niain-
tains, their service did not Conclude'
With the ,end of the eonflict, hut eon -
tinned in times of peace. •
"I' welcome you young men arid
vvomen into the Canadian Legion, be-
eause you • Will. assrime the '
service we dew carry: You took our
places .11i the battle -line and created
a glorious name for yourselves, 'I
would say to the members of Parlia-.•
anent that the Legion'is not in politics
as 'a body, but is keenly interested in..
public affaiii." „. •
"The Legion will tight for. the *recti-
fyihg of injustices," the speaker • de-
clared. ' "It is interested 'in the pre-
servation of jobS in the dint service -4
temporary mad' permanent. Before
.43)13,:, permanent appointments are made
,the boys mtist be back 111, Canada,' and
positions left open So that they' will
haie" 411 .01tOrtlillitY to eompete for
them."' „
Under their war Services depart -
Ment, the, Canadian Legion sine() the
*V began, saitl the speaker, have sent
eighty.. million cigarettes. Overseas;
'fifty million, "writitig' pads and tblio
znillion• envelopes. Thirty nilllIon
people have attended Legion" showe and
over .seven million have. been present
at choral serviees 'held under the
auspices Of the. Legion. Thottsandb of,
young men and women. are taking
tee:Woes provided by the ugion etinea:.
Hood,' service, to themselVes into
civil life on their return 'home. Many,
14ELCIIIS PROM Ipt17,9
•OODERIOW
National Wstt,331kratlie -Colontattee, •
', ,,Goderich, Ont., _
••• the officers and men of 11,1$1.C.S.
"Godericit" send their best Walles
to the citizens' of '.60derkh for a
really successful Victory '4.1eatt
eampaign.,.. We are glad to S.:aorta
you that year ship, the ILIVf.O.S.
"Oederieba' alter only one
'eanl'assing, has SitrPailiked their
quota by ten per cent. after OUr.,,
• outstandling.suceess In the seventh:
Victory loan cunpaign which' Put
.11$ tell for our class of ship and
third in the ileet, We ran assure
that we are all in. there Pitching
and hope, to do even better. this
° time. Hest of luck to You,
• 141',„ J. E. TAYLOIti
CoMmauding, (Oilier? ,
„ •
WAR BRIDE,,ARRIVEs
•- ANTE'MIMS GODERIOR
. .
• 0 •
Can Buy Many Things Ave Not
' . Obtainable in England
Apother-L',424-oderich -wart, bride, - ?,Ira
Lorne Snell, arrived, here on Friday,
April nth, - and IS staying with her
husband's 3110thOrt Mrs. 'Robert . Snell,
CillirCh Street. • . ' .
.'
She was married in England last
May. to . Lance -Corporal Lorne Snell,
aao4nOownanaaedaginageSdurraeW
ay. a 14hblriaeilinvaain
Lthe
latter post she Sayy many of the Van -
44
11emIttell II: rLvoineedmonellp
w'. as During
olisNblied, i
tHer
parents are net living; but she has
tl. brother with the Service Corps .in
Greece, and a sister on canteen duty
in England. • • • . ' .,
i er. sr,. . that:Rn4lttertorla
:::alt„,. A.c„,.Signaal-St4rd is
re-
, da
thrilled that siien'othi.-• uy.' rerYthiPg,
she 'wants- witheat 4_ eon ,•re
are many foodshere thqv 11,4ye
been obtainable In England" e
war opened. The voyage 1crp a
-uneventful, she . said, an'e,'sitrythin
:, ,
possible was' done for th' rt' of
the three .hundred' wives'4ekviee
!nee . ;be board, From t line of
embarkation in London . to 'her 'az;..rival
I.
' ' ,
in Aoderich, everycoUrteti eX-
tended to her by the oss.
."truselYasdtitglielyveriethellaargedli°,*. '', )4 ' •suun•-•-
,
ashni•Pe'Eatsrteeernfed Ctahnqmadiaaan Ihpeoir14 I'!"?11o'atibaert
sliiii brought one thousand wives ;and
children:Of service men to this Country..
She thinks she will . enjoy Goderich.
"There . is no . town like it overer
it is so unique!" she'addedi
. , .
1 1,1
LATE- PRESIDENT
VALUED MEND -0
:
At .Victoria. street:Did
Sunday last a tribute was1
memory of Franklin Delano
bv 'fife minister, Rey: Law
Turner, who observed - that:tli
,
paan was not only a ei.q.e*
'United States of 'America., '
valued. friend of Canada,]
truly :be said that he wase0
So sterling was his character;
mental •his poise; so universal
look, that petty politics fledi,
approach, and • hatred, ...aVar
selfishn.ess shrivelled inte...: not
MheiticonfrOnted"•.:-:"W- -.IA,'
'Prinalit Delano Roosevelt w
--because he-was-prirrfarily,_
is where all lasting greatA
The .Victoria' Helpers' cla•
--mrs.-8.----e.- •.-Argyje--is---pr
presented. to Victoria str
church in the interests Of t
Lund, a, --Substantial conti.
memory of .the late Mrs. I
a ;valued raemb:er..W40 ente
rest a year ago.
' SimilarlY Miss Mabel A
meinory of her late lathe
110.WIrinS, has,. contributedl
worthy project.. .. . 1,1; •:
The Minister received the': Om -
oriel gifts, expressing the appr el tion
of . the _ ehnreh and also, reteindm his
people of,,the :valued serviee43 :rendered
to Victoria street churclilty.i,her.de,
do -
parted Servants. . . • ':. ,-' ,•,•-,, •-•'-•• .' -
Thehighesteem and
affeetion-in which ' Viet
United church is held by li
I!
datighters has . heen ,f,e,
deneiRt-by. °An: -augioehtatt i
mortgage fund by Mrs'. Georg
in Memory of her late Ilito.t
TensleY, . ;
I
It I)
•
W. L MacKayN
foir7..11iironmant
Liberab ,C110000e. 'grew
armor, for the Provinelsl
746000,11
•
'Ile
•-•• At largely attended eouvention,
tinrOn.-Bruce Liberals held at liting-
ham on Friday.night, WhlJiam 3. Me
Kay' or ItiPley *wife .oheeen B the
patty's representative in . the. Pre-
vinCial election to be tte_ids en ¥ay 4111.
Four •names were piaectu ore the
convention these • of Ali. 'Alexander
or Grey township; ;Warden of Ilartat
county;- Wilfred . Anderson, ,,of Luck-
IlOWI;Ilugh Mil, of Colborne toWno4P,.
the defeated candidate in 'tbe election
or 1043, and Mr. MacKay, ..Mr. Ander_ -
son withdrew his name, and ea a•--.1-
baliot kfr. MacKay reeeived a majority
over the-e9mbined vetes, of the other
two nomineerf • ' 4
Mr. MacKay is a farmer et Buren ..
township near the village 01!- Bipley.
-1,fe-sat hi"' the Legislature for :OA
years, 192984, iv* 'the riding of South. •
Bruce; *Well disaPlieO„ ;red, i?!..';
the Te-
dlstrlbution of. seats- winch t,00/E. Place.
At'. that time, '
The convention was addressed. 14
Farquhar Oliver,. formerly OT . the
Hepburn.. Cabine.b.;14, eharged. Pretnier
Drew with :bringing, on the election In
such, 'a hurry that it ;would be almost
impossible for :aauli" soldier Vote -
be polled. 'The Opposition had assured
Mr. .prew' of cooperation in voting.
necessary' funds, but .the Legislature,
was °dissolved without pro'visi.on beluj
made ter -the.. publk services. '
Liberal l party, he -deChired, was 'pre-
setting a forward -40041g 'PolicY*-tinde,
the leadership. of Mr. ,Hepburn. OtheX
speakers were • Major R. 'Nairn "Ot
Goderielic,;' •L'ilieral..taildidate. for '
kederal.,• House, •vvho , gave a Tensing
address, and Carl 'Which**, candidate
for the'rrovineial riding et Witte.:
1.
on
Or tirhe
4'evelt
iec 11.
eat
eould
il)onu-
out-
ore
and
;er
ich
55
bited
age
1.1/1
0/),
4her
'in
Okaas
this
1.19 lasting
rig; Street
Sons and
r '
I n
s.
ENGAGEMENTS. ANNO
and Mrs. George w, an
wish ...to announce the eriga • of
their daughter, Grace me to, to
Andrew Lee Scott, son of AirPlind:Mrs,
Scotti-the marriage t 414tiee
Saturday, May '5th, at '2,3 .iti
Knox chnrch„ Goderich,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Har
rich township, announce
melt .of. their only
mildted ' Winona, Ro
oilly son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton; the wedding to t
oWiteeslaeytu-Wrdilalyl,s:i4Uanyite2d01)
o.
33
Mr. Bert Johnston, G
and -trained Printer, now ,
in town this iredk
friends. and perhaps will
thing for reader:4 of The
in an, early issue •
t•y
on,
titter,
04 in
nton,,
,fr
universities in Canada- acknowledge
them and are px.exiared to graduate
them,. ••, . , - ' ,.. •
. "Btiild.: tip your ' Legion,",. Major
11-lagladery urga Make . it a strong
body, - "So that :when the Canadian
Legion makeS demands no govern-
metit. will have the teinerity to range
them. So ' cenduet yourselves. . and
Legion altairs as to:Win. the- high re-
gard of the people of this Country." ,
'. Prol itge(., applause was aeeorded
i ,
the Aker at the -,eronelusion of his
addie .s. , ,
The .presentation ' of a badge in
mtegieitieteet hi S faithful•services Was
prisoners of , war have reeetved de- .1i•,: -.111e by 'Major ,Magladerykle George
gree s ' from Canadian nniv,erSities. Blikter, past PreSident,of the Goderieh
PaperSoNe soul to theni through 'the hi•atich, after whieh • the intereSiAng
medium of the Red (!ress• and the evening WAS eoneireled with the tsta-
Voiversity in London. If Pastied there,' tional Anthem.
Neils lir. team' taunt=
ANNtiTERSARY SEA
. „
Dr. Antler A17.0463
• • and • Lecture,' • '
Large congregation were Prese4:
at North street United eburclq; on,
Sunday for the Servieese,.:
at which the speakelr ivaa" Bev; Dr. '
Archer '*Wailace of ":.Teron.W. notett
anther, preacher leetnrear,„
Speaking from. the texA-":1,Willl be as
the dew unto (*sea '0-0,,
the speaker explained that the. Speetre.,
of famine was never. far talOved '#•enty. •
the land. "I.,eng days of blistering
Made the earth. Weenie '-dit'f!Pa. retie
A -
and sterile, 'en- • the; •• Saving • ,ot-,
situatien,Was Ire the
the dew: 'It. redeemed: tbe "Hen'
we have the fiinctima religion -to
redeem life .from materialitim, barren-
ness and
There was to ,fear:
in- the nitirning, but there was .in the
late...afternoon. ',So in life, there .was
not -and.' to fear in youth,' but later '
when 'people settled' down tothe
stodginess of life. 1-10- deelared *there
was an absence of ..idealism and eat-,
thtisiasm. in middle age. described :
aS a sinister 'thing,that in the eourse
>, ch arra of life
'
•
Iteligffig--and, the • grade'' 76fod
'given. so that life .,naty bo r lovable 51111
.happy..: "Whew peeple -
titter -and mita, aria a -Sneer,. on their
lips; there is not much hope for'thein.
Keeping "in touch with' God. and«. His
grace will revive aq.-keep us' svieet '
And' free froin,, despair," the nspeaker•!'
concluded.. "
Dr. Wallace's subject at the evening,
service was "The 'Universal Love o
God." , . ' •
Under the direetion of :MA. Murray
Hetheritigtp,- organist); there was an
excellent inusicar service inOreing and, •
evening. The seloiSt'was Mrs. Man -
'Son, whosang"The Leta 14 -.Light"
-Tat the 'morning service, and at the 7
o'clock service "An Evening, Prayer."
At the mornb7ig„ service the..._anthent_ .
was "Let Mount Zion Rejoice'," . with
Miss Avis. iVarrener ae soloist,. and in
the evening -Miss Esther Annie Was the
Soloist, for , the anthem • "}lank! Hark:
-Mr ',Sault" ,-..,ladieef•,-sexteete-1,.-.....ktra..-
S. Brown; Uri.. ROY Pinder, Mrs.
Pennington and the •Misses Avis War-
reuer,Patridia Church , Barbera. •
'lienry-sang "My Paith",looks Up:0
Thee." . •
Dr. Virallace's Jt.ecture
On,. Monday evening Dr i Wallace
gave a lecture en "Britain .Today,"
,Illustrated ,with due eolored views
Stiewn- on the seree.a. There . Were .
views ofJrural England 'end of places •••
of historic interest, with many 40
Londoniand other„„hotebed cities, and'a
rtninink commentary in, Which. the
,speaker's personal qmovviedge, of the .
places -4itown . and a: fond .Of • Minor
and anecdote. eombined to make tin*
inforiattite; entertaining and tines
inspiring address,', • The piCturet4 ".4T
:bembed eities,lielped the viewer;better
to, ,realize what. the peePle" Of ItrAtibi,
:*eut through for live or Six, yearti
and -the andotaitahle whieli -the*
maintained • thretighent. There was.,a...,
cheerful note in the prospect that,The
thousands: of Wrecked- honies, • inatpr.,
in. 'unsanitary distrietS, will be '
placed by better dtellings for- ,the
The ,thairks of the taige mad kitalis
interested audience were eiliveYea. 10
the. aPealter by the ininititer et !the..
eltureli; Rev., rt. rx., .TEivoi?ou.
SECOND CAELOAD:4',SIIIPPED,
On Monday last' the °second earlead
Of :.Waste paper was shipped by the
Goderich salvage eommittee. The" tal.
contained thirteen tons. % Oitisens Are
asked toisaye as. unieh paper AO thVY
poSsibly van. Every round is needed
for war purposes.
..- A COltittAP11014
The Signal -Star • tooked 'to" Mate,
that the donation 4."..f Clyde! tiledbill,
riolunilitIt to the Red Voss in the
rerent eampoign was $5, not $2 a-* pub
liehed lit• the April lab Issue of feels
paper.
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