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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1948-04-01, Page 1- • •,, - „ •••4 - • • . 441st XE. • , - pi • ,. • First Arrival * f 1948. Season. • Navigation' Opened Today by Tanker of Impel:la. 011 Fleet • '.Tho traditional "ping" hat for the eaptglin of the first VesSel into ,Goderifulgliti3Oer, ter, the,,,504SPA Was. • pregaiited teVJapt. II, A. ',IyieLelland of the ;Uaperial,,Stpacoe in a cere- • nanny at the Town gall thik (Thom- doy) .afternoon. • Capt. McLelland left Sarnia at -aan.„.,and docked. at Goderieh at, 1 pao„-: bettering the record of ,last year's first 'boat by more than two, weeks.. Last year Infperliir Windsor was the first boat in, on April 1.6th. In 194$1 'Capt. MdLelland Piloted the first boat in on March 23rd. The, Imperial Colipurg Was' sche„ duled to 'make, the first trip from -Sarnia to "Goderich for Inaperial Oil, but because of the 'damage to Goderich barbel. this -spring the Imperial Simcper-with-r-less -draft'y- wai sentImperial Sinacoe lias a. draft of sixteen feet . six incheS. See carried 22,000 barrels of oil. On her was a Goderich 'sailor; 131,11y Vickers. 4-, . • .Mayen' George,MacEwan extended a. civic welcome, to Capt. McLelland. Members of the 'Council also were present as well .as M. Ainslie,'presi- dent of the Poard'of Trade... In the absence of . Councillor Reg. McGee. chairraan of, • the water,- light and barber committee, the presentation • was made .by Deputy Reeve glayton Edward. " •, ' Capt. McLelland . stated he saw little ice- on the way up; but. that visibility: was -net good. John. --1,111orpe;--cliStrict--manarer of Im- perial Oil, accompanied -Capt. M. Lelland- to the ToVa. Hall. 'FAII,RWElag- GIFT "•*rolt-ivmsti-c,iB-Ax-TER, • nriror ei Home ;and School Club was held Tuesday ‘' ,Oyening, March 23rdat • Central School. ;The riveting was Opened-, with the singing -of - "0 Canada," followed, by prayee-led by the president, Mrs. Eater.-• • The Club voted to give an aWard. : for "second place jtinior boys' • vocal in the •Mtisic Festival. After the buSiness meeting, Sane PON played "Minuet in "G," by Rach, and Diane Elliott gave an excellent - rendition of "The Elf and the Mr. Peters, recreationaldirectori_ • conducted a panel discussion by 'Miss 31acDowe1l, Mrs. Anderson and • M-rs. Peters. The diseugsion covered eight questions concerninje school;•age-thild;• nd:4-eveToifdd. into -a lively depate.• •' --.-A-n-ornmittee, wasappointed th nominate the Club officers Or the coming; year, It, consists of Mrs. • Hill, Mrs. Craig, and Mrs. Jenkins. • As :Mrs. C. Baxter is.,,moving out_ of town the • Club presented her with a gift. Mrs. S. M. Graham made the presentation .speech and the presentation was. made by Mrs. John Cory. Mit. Graham expressed the Cluh's_.regretat- tirgTiffi - Baxter and -Its appreciation of her •!work, _ The Meeting closed- with "The King,". after, which 'a delightful tea was served. ;4 • ..' Wii*X GASOLINE? SET, .COFF, THE FIRS , •. a • Here's •a 'neW Why of:"ronriding 'PP a, garage man in, the Midge Of the night to get 4 supply of gasoline. Turn iirthe fire. alariu. • That Is just '"What ..a•cluartette of young fellows from,',..LneknoW did last, $undal.,...•„MninilAg:„ found themselves.twentr miles fro home with. an almostenipty tank. However, they id net .intend- to disturb the ganniberg; of the Members of the fire brigade. -111 fact, it was quite by tiecident .they set off the alarm. •6 ?..„ • About -3--VerC;tk-Iii- the morning,_ after'teuring the town in search, of a service station that might still be, °lien, for business, 'they sought the aSsiStance of the ,.police.. •:•Hieing themselves to the police OM& in the Town gall, they ;,slannned. -the' door so hard as to' set off the delicate mechanism., or the fire alarin. . • The siren &Minded,. loud and in- sistent, and one by one members, of the fire brigade arrived on the scene and inquired where the lire wars. When explanations -were made the jfiremen thought, it waS, suet' a Amid joke -en themselveS or on. the boys from. the Sepoy Town -that • they refrained from berating - the"quar- tette for getting. them out of bed so early in the morning -and Sun- day morning tao.., • The lads Were: introduced -to it garage mail who supplied the neces- sary - gas.. W.. J. BAKER 130ARD - OF: HEALTH CHAIRMAN . a. Baker -:iias:chosen 'chairman Of the lodai I t • J. the first meeting of the. Board for 1948, held on Tuesday evening. Ather.ineinbers-p-reqUayar-MacEWan; Q: •4dYsi K.C.., D. E. Campbell and,Pr„., were pre`sent: Matters in connection with the erecticth Of an abattoir to serve all the butchers of the town engaged the attention of the Board: An application by the Goderich Abattoir Co. for a building permit Was ap- proved, subject to the requirements of the Provincial Department .of Health. The Town, Council will be .asked to appoint aqpialifled sanitary inspector to • inspect sla,tighter:, honses, 'restaurants ., and , ,,Other PIA`aes. • . - -Reports on laboratory -tests of milk and ereiun, samples were pre- sented, and where a' E. con count is indicated the dairies will he asked to --submit an explanation in Was presented anti Dr. Callow was- c,ratulated upon its contents. - Regular. nieetings Of the :Board will be held on the Second Tuesday of' the month •at 4 PO:n, HON. DANA PORTER TO SPEAR AT TRADE BOARD arbor oun OuinneI ot B1cked VoiselS, of the Wmter 7'71eet Getting Ready for PePart114:e- Allis•aetivitY' at, the harbor;, preparatien.', o1 the. :fesS-,e1$ " of the *inter „fleet for aoother SettSineS 'business. , The .last of 'the ',grain cargoes :hag been. discharged,4Stean 'is up on inoSt.of the vessels, and the work of outfitting is going On , 'Fear that the entrance , channel might he lileeked4te s'ame extent by the. washing out of-a,portion4 the north pier. in the recent flooding Of the harbor have been largely re- moved,. The Government engineers who have been here looking ,over• the situation 'and taking soundings report that the mass of concrete, - instead of being washed into the channel-,---simply-settled-in-theline - of the Ater and present&no obstacle to. navigation. The oil tanker im- perial Siincoe came in today vyithont any trouble: It was drawing only 10% feet., but it is believed vessels of considerably greater draft will be. able to navigate the channel Soundings are still proceed- ing., ' , • ,. The harbor • is clear of ice and today ,no ice' was visible on the lake. MUSIC 'TESTS OF ; . RURAL SdHOOL PUPILS : At. •Reznniller „churn, on Wednes- day,,.. March 2.4th,; Mrs. J. G. Mc- Dougali.,-,R I1 T an Mrs C; Ed- •, -7W7C3f.:,--u Goderich, were adjudicators •at •a cenibined -school in tigie_festiitah- -,The-wihriersw ere . were:- , solo, '9 years arid -under-, Hon. Dana, H. Porter, K.C.- Pro- vincial Minister of Plankingand_ .-Dev61eputent; v7-iriff be the speaker •at the Goderldh Board of • Tra:cle, meeting en ;Monday, April 5t1 The meeting, at- the, British :Ex- change 'Hotel at 8.15 p.m.aid the, public -1s welcome. • • , • - • ' 6 EASTER JOYOUSLY OBSERVED IN GOIDERICII- CHURCIIES Despite overcast skies the Easter, s rvices'in Goderich- plutehes.,Were 11 101611de:41nd 'the joyous 'story .,of the Risen Lord was trionapliantly _-suurbY full' thoire.-and told.in• pressiite serrtions. • •-• . Easter at St.'r George's • The glow of :white tapers' over the cool...Virgin- white of. Madonna arid Calla :lilies on. chancel rail • and ,altar, . coupled with the .stin'S rays pouring through stained glass ,windows, complimented the heaUtY 'which is already -v -accorded • --St• - George's on • Baster Day: Climax- ing a series of midweek Lenten ser-, Vices, the sorrow of the Good -Fri- day ;tale saw itself. ,disselVed in the' joy of Easter Day, When well ever three .hundred comnionleants .brated ":the resurrection of ,.tlieW • • Lord and ; Saviour Jesus 0141$40' they partook, ,o tile * Of; . Amnion. ! ' • • .A4 the first morning ,serviee,' • the -rector, '.Rev. B. H. Farr, W40,1 as celebrant. the . Right .11,everend A.; sbripii8 illness wa-i. officiating at.hiS first service In sixteen montlik The 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock serirces,' in charge of: the ...rector,. were Ith- preSsisze• in their. Sinc,eritY. • Mr. those as the basis of his; Ser - Men the tipprepriate* words froat the Paster yam 'The Day of Resur- rection." . • - The -.little People, too, had their speetal Easter service; at .3 :in the and friond.saw•tne Story of 'Christ's rising front the dead revealed -to thern On colorful .. At 7 o'clock -a' arge congregation. -wasprivileged ter, hear as guest, speaker , the Rev. T. Dale • ' ;tones, padre_ of the 11.C.A.F.. at ; Clinton and Centralia. 'Padre ,Tone' quiet but forceful remarks are al-, ways :.welcomed by • the. people of St. -Georges, Sallie Of *tont- have "• heard. hini.:.speak 'before 'the lkfen'S Cluband the.•&X,P.A. -A ftirdhoir, plider the leadership W of Prof. A. W. Anderton, organist • 'and elmlimaster; wag in ,atte0d- -- anee at both morning and evening servites, . Matiiidert$ .Cloinitturlier•C • servke'in ir VAS Sank giV the morn- ing Celebration, lig well AS the, an- them,' "Christ IS -Risen," by Turner; With 'Via Harold Shore as sadist.. In 'the evening, the words of -did' , -1 • 1 lessen.. taken, 'from Sohn. 20 Were- effeetively repeated 111 the; offertory anthem, ,"They have taken away my Lord" by Stainer; , Victoria Street Unitod Church -• Rev. L. Turner was in charge of the servieeS. in Victoria street U nited church, which was•effectiktelY decorated with _flowers. .Under the, direction of., the organist and 'choir leader, Miss Mary Joyee:Strachan-,-- the choir sang the anthems "Christ Js :Risen" and "I Am Alpha ,'and" Omega":iat•the=mornineSerViceL. • Di the evening the. anthem. Was. "Let Mmint Zion Rejoice and -Miss .Evelyn, Brecitotinig if Slo In pleasing'. voice. • - North Street United'. Church Easter music •for - the ' -first Aim 'waiAeard.:f.rontithe "singing tower" Of, North street United church. The juiior,elioir sang "Christ the Lord Anthema by, the lei, Char 'featured the 'evening ser- •84te,...'Yrif 'AIy :Heart There,'Sings.a ...0,0Y.,?antt, "jesus bi Calling;" 0.Natittlwrtrtiva,7ateiTta. .,Eticliartan;,• 4,1; Bettger. and 0. 'WorSeltb., , -•.001trist, Arose." "Cross no arowns, raid' "Th4 After- glow of Easter'? were,the subjects ' of IteV. C: 'Wesley C`ope's , sdimons:.* _The music t'vas Under the direction of MI'S. Murray Hetherington, **Baptist Church The innsie at 'the:- Baptist Church, :under the direction of Mrd. Dila I. _DonaldSon, consisted of the luitherrie_ "The Song of Engter Day:" •ft vocal duet, "Mane," by Misses Ctritee 'and Florence litulSon ; and a - solo, u13eautiftil LIlies otEaster," by MiSs, Clara ,Donalds-On. Rev. 0,.•'W. Med- ley's sttbjects were "The Mighty \lad Are"- and • "Let There Be _Light" • • • Knox Presbyterian Church Itev. Professor Dbnitld V. Wade:, P1i,1)4, of Knox College, preaelieci in ,71tnek- Prekbyterlan churchon Sunday. Anthems by the choir at the Morning 'serviee ,Were • It Regan to Dawn" and "'With a' IrOlee „or gingln +irt" and solo, "There' /,13 a 41Teen II1JI Vat' AWAY,'" Was sung by M.o. .Clayton tdtha'd(' At the evening service, the anthem. "Christ Is ittseri" WAS, sung 'by the ,and a enpitenifttra solo, 'The liOlY CitY,'" was played bSt' McDonald, Tr" Daana.---Herrisceit,BeVeriey-110ggItt*-2- -• Eoy s. solo, 9 ,years and Toininy McPhee, Jack -Thom. • •. Girl's soli), 11 years" and -under- • Matylin . Gardner, Jean Snyde'r. • Girl's solo, 14 years and under----. Diana Speaight, rerne Cidbert. •. Duet, girls or boysr-Ferne. Cul- bert and Diana Speaight; :Annetta YOung• and rxorence Wilson. - Boys solo,- 14 years and under -- Kenneth Wilson; Meryl Quaid. The ' sebools -repreSented-,were of Goderich, Cofixorne.and West Wawa - nosh townships`, of which. Mr.,:,Shel- don Baxter is -music supervisor. The winners Will compete in the, Huron County Festival-Of:Musk' to be, held in .Goderich in May. •• EMAN-1VIASON- Thffscrnagew of-Nictorire street United church -,-was the setting for an interesting wedding at 3 poll. on Saturday,'March 27th, when Ida Grace Maso-n, Reg., daughter of Mr. C. H. ,Mason, of, Goderich, was onited in marriage to George Cree• Freeman, -son of Mrs. Freeman, and the late George Freernan,e- TOol- _borne-township, Rev. L. H. Turner officiating' The_bride-ware .coming gown of delphinium ' blue, fashioned v,vith sequin bodice, brace- let sleeves and draped skirt, • and -a _halo_headdress. el.---w-hite -hyacinth& and. red rases. She .carried a white prayer -book,- -with -flower arrange- ment.Miss . Rita Dalton, Iteg.N., as bridesmaid, wore _a_ ,gosvn • ,of draped turquoise wool, with black adc,essorieS, and a halo flower head-, drese,- and carried,a matching nose- gay of spring flowersjack atissey, 11.R. 3, •Goderich was groemsman. CH, OIQ, Is• BASKETEALI; IL, 1St; 1.948 udgmerit Cases • • „ IttiPcetbali has been a leiding sports "subject" at GOderich.,. Collegiate Institute this term, and the boys'. team: has ,baCI a par- ticularly suecessful season.- The 'town ' • • • •• . .. - Front i•Ow (left to right) -Dong. MacPherson, George Harris, Eric 'Holmes.' (captain), Ron Skelton. • Rack; roW-7Jack Pride, Don Holmes, Mr. L. Hartwick (eoach), Barry Doak, , „ • • • • •„Rob 'Nfoorhead another mernber of the team, is n1ssing. • He was ill. when the photo waS taken. Two Boys Killed atitailw)i Cro'ssitig Grandsons of Ur. and 1VIrk.s. Iteub-eif •:Accident it Port ere i , 'the 'fatal. railway. rossingat- afternlbntn •brought7-griefto ir lode - rich home, as thetwo lads--wito were killed Were grandsons .of :Mr. and .Mie. Reuben '.Besse, Anglesea street .The two blethers,Doiiglas .aged goventeen,` and Donald, sixteen, scins - of Howard* Besse, Toronto township, were driving to Port Credit when their car was ' struck by a:-.C.N.11.-passenger -train ht a level crossing.. • They had waited for a westbound- freight train to pass' and drofe, right into the Path of an :eastbound .pass.enger train - which evidently they had not . „ . noticed. . ' •• • The •Younger boy Was killed in- stantly, -•••.‘Douglas Was taken to a hospital, where he died Shortly after. _Survisting„.beside,a their pariints,.are TriMiitifeirilif`d776-11-s-reirs:-Tro u las was the *eldest of the family. . News of the tragedy •was received by the grandparents here that after - neon and ,they immediately l'eft for the stricken 'home, accompanied- by their daughter, • .Miss Helen Besse. • The funeral takes plaee_, at Port Credit •to.day -1 (Thorsday).'. The Besies` liave. been residents of Gode- rich only a few months, Mr. Bease. b-eing-Pin-ProPfletoof_the._West,st_. .dairy • foimerly , owned by Cecil Baxter. ••. -WARY - , After:the ceremony a receptiOn was. held at the, Thome • of the .bride's grandmother,- Mrs. Mary Elizabeth' Jewell. • • Later Mr, and Mrs. • Free - Man left for • a• honeymoon in Lon - den, the bride traveinuein a figured silk jersey dresS, grey wool toPcoat, and a sinart • off -the -face hat 'with black twee/saw:les. On their ietuin. they will reside. on .thegrochri Cfarm in, Colborne township. ,Out-of-..tostn ,guests were Mr. GordOn Mason and his_inother, Mrs, Mabel Wallace, of `Detroit 1ich antl Mr, -G. 1C, Mc- ' Clure,..bf, Ottawa. • 'qUI4BERT---tEATON •A pretty Easter wedding -took place at the. hoineof the ltride's,par-• erits,'"4.11%, and Mrs7-lames,•Reaten, ,..Lucknow, when their --datighter, Rebecca'_Anne, _was united,in mar- l'iagel to •IlitrValr :William Culbert, -Serb of Mrs. Ruhert Rere, Dungan, non, and.: the rate Arthur( Culbert. Rev. Willitun Matheson 'of Cheater officiated:rind traditioaal Wedding music Was played by Mrs. Harry 1.•Ar ' ' R0,13ERT J. BULLEN A resident of AshflId praeticallY allJiis life, Robert J. Bulleri, :Times 'street, passed-- away at- Alexandra Rospital . Thursday_ . fdternoon,' rarcli.,25th; 'after 1a long. illness. Ile. was _In .Jais Seventy-eighth Ile was the son , of -Robert .-Bullen and 'Annie'. liwtn,'• early pioneers who settled on the -12111 concession Ashfie1&--416 had farmed. in his • native township -until five months ago, When. -he, retired to live -111 •goderich...- 'He was a Member of TAshfield Presbyterian church, and: .of the CanadiarrOrder'of Foresters. ,His wife, formerly itebecea Mac- Kay,' survives,, With one son,' George, of.•'I!_pronto, and two grandchildren , ' The . -funeral' Serviee • at • the Brophey funerallame on. Saturday afternoon' Avas„ conducted '-hy Rev. Dr. Mead, of „Ashfield Presbyterian church.- • Intern -lent Avaa ill Green- hill cemetery, ,Luckpow.- „ The pall- bearers 'were :Neil 7 G. MacKenzie, Murdeeh MatheSon, Jelm•.31cLeed, John Octivani Gordon and 'Alvin Robb., • • .• DAVID MeGRATTEN ' • David .31ce(ratteit, filkseg- street,. ,re-gpeeted -resident of Ashfleld for -- *most ,of. 1t, -life, . and- for,. the hist Arthur Rowe, also ,of ICineardlie4 sang "I Love Von Truly," duringthe signtwg of the regiSter. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore: A sethite•.goWn, fashioned , with brecadeil satin bodice buttoned down the tack,with yoke of Whin net, with,Jouble net bouffant skirt and ]be -sleeve. Rer graceful veil of floor -length embroiderdeV.net fell froin a eorenet of orange: blossoms, lilies and pink carnations; She wag. attended by her sister, Mrs. Florence Eeaton, of PreSton, &Tied in tar- t-09,1Se net over satin.. Ilfr *Avera. were sweetheart roses, The flOwer., 'girls* Were Jean and Margaret Ante fileteS of the ''bride, who were frothed inhioe pink-taid earried nosegaYal of pink roses. ,titivrenee •Culbert, ofkOoderieli, greorni's,' breather, Waa best Man. After the ceremony, a bate -lint), WaS Seeved, The bride's Mother ehose a gown, of .1)Inek and geld, Jerky. With 'corsage Of •garden108,, The groom's mother was gowned' in rust crepe With:corsage of elirysati. Mei/Aims,. For. tthe weddliig‘ the bride &mile& a „tallbred. brown Suit with • ttlrqoolse topcoat •and floral „lhat. On their retarn.the young couple will reside Mac- un-, gerinoti. • 0, eserve • •Imposed egal, -gutting ,of tree0.4(..;.. Weekly 001.1ft • .0 a ladgineat,'11044.4 .4OWn day (Thursday)Maglstrate J. W.; lgoildYr .itr' ,weekly',, • Magistrate's . $„Court, .,:convieted 'N.,:„..Neripttoldk ,of Brussels„ -ea a eharge of • unlaw- £ully cutting demi, trees,: contrary to a `Iiitron Countrionsertatien by- INDUCTION OF -NEW KNox . Rev. 'Robert • G. .MacMillan,late. of. Atheistan, 'Qiiehee`,- arrived in town -with -his-,fam-q--thiS-week.-and •tomorrow (Friday) . evening will e indueted-as-L-minister-of--Kno Presbyterian church, • The induction seryice will iie-at 8 o'clock and will •be followed.' by congregational:re- ception ancl. social -eyening in the lecture- hall of the. church. • Mr. MacMillan will oecupy- the pulpit at , the serviees' in Knox- church on Sunday next. , PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. D. R. 'Nairn of Lon- don Were* week -end visitors with relatives Ili town, • - • Miss Almeta Steepe and Mr. Fred Wakerell London spent the Leifer weekend with 1r. and Mrs. Wm. MeTaggart. Mary ,street.. iMrs, Athol .3.1cQUarrie- and 'Mrs. j4s. Hume; of Toronto were Raker, gets With their mother, -Mrs. •C: .Nairn,".. • • . _ • Guests With Mr., -and 3Irs. T. R., Rundle over. the Easter week -end were their daughters, Miss Kathleen Rundle ef Kitchener -Waterloo: Hos- pital, and `Mrs. W. J. MacDonald and Mi. MacDonald of Teronto...- . . Easter guests with Mr. and Mrs. CI K. ,Saunders wereMt, W. A. Siumders of Arnprlor and Mr. J. E.Saunders of Toronto.. The latter ha S just returned • froni a three- Trionflis-I-WiPTO- 'Trinidad; Ilarbades, Jamaica -and Florida. •, • • • ..- Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Rutledge, of _Ingersolly-spent the holiday' week-end--ih-thelrraer'spairentr. .and Mrs, R. IL •Atitledge; Napier. street. . *- • Mr. and Mrs.• William Raker • and sem ROPY,. of St. Catharines, spent *the. baster holidays With. Captain and Mrs. Lorne McCartney; Colborne street.- • •- • •' • Mr. Gee: Symonds, of Saltford, returned last week from Xew York after Spending the winter with, his daughter, Mrs. E, A. Elliott. George Says -he feels fine and he looks the part •, • Mr. and Mrs. Fiancis Leve.ck and family,. of: 'Tweed.; :andMI% • Don Larkin of Stoco spent Easter week- end' ivith MrS. Lefeek's. parents, -,Mr, and Mrs, J. 'Craddock, and at the .110mes of Mr. and. Mrs. Jim •Mair, . Clinton, •and My. and -Mr& • Leo_ Leveck, „Goderich.. • • Constable L. • 9., .Stewitrt,l'it.C.4 Police, Aliss-Zella Wiebe, of Tor- onto ;_ Mrs. Geo. Rahn, Mr. -And MrS. flilliard-Rahn, and George, of Han- over; Mr. and Mrs. -Alex. I3oyes and Phyllis, • of Seaforth, spent t Easter Sundar with •Mrs, •Donelia BOyeaTer the • Salkeld apartments. *Miss „__Margairet • cralg. friends in _Toronto on the 'holiday.. 31tr. .W. A. Hay,, manager attire local branch of 'the Canadian. Bank of-;•.0ammerce., is at the Bank again after; an -illness of 'Several _Week. His son, • Dr. John Hay 'Of •Toronto, • away suddenly- on *I'hursdai• morn- ing, Apr& 25thi. In his seventieth yearHe was on his .Was to it dentist's' office-ivhen he vvits taken With a 'fatal heart attaek. He had been in. poor health ,,forT the - past Six menthe. A son of thd Lite 'Nil.. and Mrs Wililam McGratten; he was born 111 Ashileld and' had lived all his life Joitil doming to Goderieh three years Age, when_ he ,• ro ng .1 gannon. 110 wai a member nnet odor - of Victoria street " tinited Ile is survived by his'wifer t▪ he--former-Sennie...11,yan.--of-Dtin;- gannoo three.. Sena,Chester; (V AYliter; 001'clerl and Stanley, of Goderich, anti three daUghters, Mrs. Eidetx Johnston of Goderieli; Uarry'Agassecar.•og Delhi: and Mrs. Wililam•SilV„erthorne, ofiqlennont; by a ,brOther. Thomas, of Via- 141i0g, 18t0r, Robert: Hoggarthi of woodstook The hinotal servIdo, was held at the .13r0)01 timorat Mite .011 Sat- urday afternoon, mondueted by Et. *Turner, af Vleteria Atreet, United chureb. The Jibearers vete. Arthur Elliott, Walter Pe tman, Iferbert Stealers, lames Joli1nston. Clinse.11teckOW, 'fr., and Wm. 'West' lake... InterMent WAS 10 Dtin,-'• tinnon ceinetery, , ' Ilitffro,AtttAvitrilVtati his illness., Mr. jaek' Cuff, of the University of Toronto, was an Easter, visitor With his parents, Mr "and Mrs. S. Calvin Cutt. Miss Olive Robertson of Ilainilton spent the'Week.end with her Mother; Mrs. . Robertson, and .31its Grace Robertsoht ios Miss Claire Rey'ltolds has re- turned-'-holne_tater_spendlim_the -OtarZyricrir.r.TEP gods' of Mrs. W. II -Miner: _ Mr. and Mrs. EmmerSon D. Willis, Of Waterloo, were guests of the for the Easter week -end. Mr: and Mrs. Al. atitVitit, of Lon- don, spent several days in town at 'the week -end, the.gttesta of Mr. and, Mrs. J. E. Antelf. ttay Lawrence. spent Easter with his niother, Mrs.:Fronk Lawr- ence. Market street. ,Ray has re - 0. promo,tion aild is hew' confidential elerk of the Hydro' Mee! triC Power geliairtISSIOtt AV,Torento. AlsiNtVERAARt SERVICES North. street United cloireh wUl hold annti.-erSarY" services on Sun- day, May 2ti41, with Rev. Ray Me- uietry,.of Toronto, as pre11,,41 Ronald 11. .8toworti of Toronto,;a1 guest seleist, law,- and impbsed. a.,„Ibio--"„-ot; 400 *fib, costs of $34.50, .The trees cut Were on a 25 -acre lot On concession 0, township .13.f Morris: DisPectors, according to the evidence, found thirty-six ninple trees,,,twelve ,IneheS' in diaiiieler;.,inearniring fotir and halt feet .above the ground, had been cut- , • • ' „ • .Careless .Driving Charge Disinitsed , charge of „c;ireless driving against Murray Hetherington Gocle, -rich, Was dismissed: ••11arold Glew, patrolman •urItli. the Departraelif::of IlighWaYs,• 'gave evidence • that be bad been badlysPlished when the accused, after a warning, laird -driven his car over a water -covered high- way, two Miles east of Clinton, on March 9th. He'Said there was eight inches of water on the ;road and claimedthe. accused did not drive slowly as warned. Col -reiterative evidence was given by Douglas Ken- nedy: • Mr. Hetherington -testified 'that he saw three, vehible* drive •.••thro-ugh- the •water and he went through at a moderate rate Of 'speed.. -,,,---J1--•_+.-R-T.Hunter;i003111#111710-1ZreilW' WWII, ^submitted- that if the patrol- man was s Ia lied A- ke Might have • expecte& . Crown ..:,,AtterneY D.&•k.- argued that ica___Inan-41-rives,--a,:ear- he Juust:do so in accordance:with. „traffic la -NO, and a patrolman' 011 the road should •have eery „consider,= The Court expressed. some , donht that Iletheriiagten, was aWare' -of the splashing. He said if he thotight it was done • deliberately, he would conviet hint of careless driving. The charge was' dismissed. ..• Charged under C.T. -Act Judgment was -reserved after hear- ing of a charge against Robert Good, Victoria street, Goderich, of bringing liquor or causing it to be brought - into .Huron county for other ill -an personal or fainilY user -Contrary' to the Canada 'Temper -once Act, • .Joseph Allaire, , who operates trueking service under a p.c.v, per- • in t he t we en Strtifidird. and Go de rich , •Stated that from Jitotiaryt. 17 to -,-.1.1tare1L221the_accosed• had, purchased , 1420 eases i11 ieeT-877.-1175firtrr-w- whiskey and 18 of wine. Provincral ConstableS K. McLeod, H. Stott and 11:Busch gave evidence of a search made of „the prelises and *the, selzure of a quantity of liquor, and testified that they, had 'observed -at va rains times cars around the premises., They had not observed any parcels being carried ont. I 1 • ,1 • Crown .Attorney_Holines submitied 11 VOeVletiell should he registered; as the evidence.,showed that there -were-43924ic4tleg-of b eer-p are ha s e d lienSehold•• consisting" -of ,fie 'pei-Sons. .bottles -were seized, leaving 1220 to be donee:riled from January 1.7 to March 11. . J.. K. Hunter. -counsel for the casedarguedthat the house vvas • A tourist 'horde, . that motor traffic would be .there, and that there was _ n'o evidelice thirt the liquor Was not for personal or family nse. Judgment ..111 TWO Cases Reserved, ;It Waraireed 13y. Crown. Attorney Holmes and Frank Donnelly, X.C.,' that the axgoinent in the Good case: would-be- taken into considera_tiolf; mi a •similar,charge against Stanievl • ,Fowler, Gederidb, andludgnient Wit cases was reserved to, 15th.• ' • * The hearing .of. a. Similar charge against Henry Kerr,'Goderich, was adjourned a week: •• , • LEAVING GODERICH . cecii Baxter, formerly" Of the: West street • dairy,., bas • purchaSed. a small farm • near Aylmer and is leaving oit•,,, Saturday,' with :.Eitxter and 'Children, to 'take pos,,• can.1 LOST,, --AND FO1IND , • four-year-old daughter of *I% and,*1T.;"44110$ Lee, ,#nglesea; ;Street,. wandered .1•WaY , hPile on her tricycle last' Thursday after,t) ,disceyered the asSistanee ''`the, .n9011;,,. and' when • her 0,1)S01100,F48 Police -wa's enlisted In the search 'for her, About flve hour& after she had left lionie -She was found over it Mr$-.. Levea, Iihron road:, ;The mile away 4t the nOMe ;and' -little "girl ha4 been .f.01Uld crying and had .been kindly taked.-f4ri-She was restored to the. distracted 'Par- ente, who are grateful to all ,who assisted in. -the search. In her Wanderings the little girl loSt,„.her tricycle, but it was later recovered. • , •ArzciroAlA ST. piRts1DE. FELLOWSHIP. GROUP: last two :meetiags of the Victoria- street Fireside Tellowehlp Group have •maintained the high degree., of interest which bas .dis- tinguished them throughout: the -- Winter. A .suggestion that ,they be terminated• for this season was turned down with enthuslaSnp; ,so .they wil. be continued until further notiee.- On March 21st, Mr. and Mis. !TQS. Allison opened their home to the group, and over thirtywere present. A fine program in charge of Mr. and Mrs. • George Chrysler wag enjoyed. .Ackrs: Claremont, who contribtrted trweaodpinleo4U1eg,,nsfk_orAi solos, and Molly Bisset and' Eunice Milne, Who.treated their laidience-to-piano-dnetsr-were-gues *hose ,„iiumberswere nancli appreci- ated. A solo -14), Mr. -7_11-so was, received with pleasure. Group singing with Frank Bissett at the plata), two interesting ,contests, and lunchcainpldteLthe.eveningJ On March 2Sth more than forty motored to the lame of Westlake, Saltford, where many the • older nabinbers of :the Victoria street congregation joined the group. With Gordon Argyle as chairman, a_long and varied program was held, much of it being impromptu. Music. was ;provided by Mx. Chas. Woods With his autoharp. A reminder was given that next Sunday the youngpeople of Victoria ...street • chure-trr will be. hosts to the young People from the other Gode- rich 'churches which belong, to the Fellowship Group, Mrs, Westlake served lunch and the gathering •dis- Persed. * ' , ' Organization of the 1048 Festival of . Music for Ottrni, ^county, to ;bi held hi flodericir,,.'begAn,14. May .17th, is progressing tavoial*;,';, ver,' Iarge, nninher orentries in Iaades in Festbral, YeaA.,,,Pavtle4,04 'from rural area" necessitated` 0. eahtinuatiOn of the..,• Iresti'valc for; five-day-STand.' entailed- muCh• " expense for' adjudication,. trarispFirtatroo; ete.., • a.nd 'also ',re - salted. in ninny- tired children. '•Th0•;. adjudicators -.and the Fest/var.-ea* nilttee felt that -sone new plan sho.uld he tried. ; r• ,„.•The elnnitiatien' pane of the-, ioeal.'seloists seemed expedient and the following -ratio was 'Worked out and Inserted' inthe syllabus: , • Rural' .School Section, music supervisor in this seetielk,-, will be permitted to make, entrieg • •I.eaording to the f011owing ratio: , Ten classrooms or less, under supervision, one 014.6 in 040h S-614 class, one. entry in duet class, ".„ • ' Eleven to twenty classroom, tWo0.:". entries in each Of the classes tatmeiX • Twenty-one .or 'over elassroonaa, three entries in -each class ,n4ined, • Urban School.. ,Section, - Bach‘' • Inusic superyisorin tliis section will be _permitted te make from -004 „ urban Selma under his or her super- vision tWO entria's 111 eah :solo or duet class.- • . • _If-the-eareldenl,o exceeds .150 pupils, three -entries 1A1,-• each of the .above classes Will be•.'•' - I • II I 4* was .thought advisahfle that each _mimic super -visor- -sbould -be responsible for,ellikination �f entrien ac,cording to this .ratio. :, sOioox - elimination festivals are.keing.,10101fl1'i011s41reas 111 the-ounty.- The 7.. -66dneSill take 11h ' willee school p1 e e :4 1 e a,tloFriday, April,pt_b; a*.30.}4.1eiLTOWn- Hll 'a. .' • • , Should 111020. new elimination ar, rangernents. prove unsatIsfaetOrs'i- they, will berevised or discontinued next year, at the diseretion Festival eoinniittee. "•-• •• „ It is- holied-Tthat this year?' Festival. Will further iraprOye • the standard of music enjoyed-tlikeingli.. out the, county „ --„' „. • „ - edAndvs rtiaing should be counted on as an investment, noras an gxpenSe. Ads in The Signal -Star pay 4 • oderich's First 1Draffia Festival Gives Promise of Gratifying Succe The first. amnia' Drama ,Xestiva held--rinder:the a uspiees. of the. G ode - rich Dramatic Clob otened hi Mac- " - Fay •hall on Wednes ai_tright Jte fo're a capacity audienee, and .scoreO a distinct success. •. Mr. J. T. Gammage, president of the. Drarnatic tlub, after -a brief address in whien---hO•welconied the adjudicator, Dr. Robert Ilanilah of London and-....NeSv York.,, introduced Mayor George G. .11aEs.Vate. - who declared the two -night festival .of- ficially Opened.ile spoke of the • Wonderu fl talent- Which had been revealed in tlf Dramatie Chili since ferniation- by Mr. and •Mi8.. C. rkttl,s. ig was announeed by Mr. (JAthinage that 1)1'. Hannah would give his adjudication of all six .plays at the ' conclasion of • those -PkeSented on Thursday .and on the _baSis„.of his findings would otesent the awards for -,:best play," "pest actor," and "best adtress.", • Tile Adjudicator • x.Y.r. Hannah last night (Wednes- day") dismissed the general prin- cipals of draina fk.S. 4. He ,peintedout that an adjUdAcator .has to have 0,,knotyjedge of the theatre,of the .iritric:lties of 1 tbi g; n a fam- ilia r knowledge uf amatetir acting. tO -give all criticisnis ap- nearing too critical. •.140 Promised reasonable good humor i11--A117--ad- judieation. and his, continents would, ho to the) .sioold look for good teamwork. -A•ii endeavor should be made, he said. to bring alt up to `the standard eff the ` leading -wilds. Uncertainty ahd lack Of confidence should be elintinated aral- the parts .given 11 niitural • performance. 'Actors and actresses shotild '1)0 doing something morement on the stage must have a reagen. 'People in uhiform should 10)1 "slotah,',- Referring to amateur behavior in love scenes., he • said, "If you are 'going to kiss her,- kiss her and don't 1)C(1( !it her." The, mon:tents before the • rise and the fall Of the curtain are important and should be made vital. Marks :.of originality are noted in eostirming, Iii the latter eonnection, the ad. »10)'01'i4- lit "The •Spinsters Of Lushe," whose Plaberate eostumeswere madehY theniselVes. • The stage manager was Mr. W. A. Siitherland. AII plays Were pre- sented by Special arrengement with Sahniel French (Canada) Liniited, Dr; Hannah coniplinlented the Citib: on lie orrononiott ;of 11 balanced program. ; . ' The..First Play • . St. Peter's Draniatic Society Pre- sentefl ,the ;first piny, "The 0r01.1d Chain's Diamond," by Alan Monk- hauSe. dlrected 1)y Mr. Roif LrIee. TIie story tentres elass trignsh fniiJy atifferiag wllh f arguinent by her husband,: .Nt.. „Perkins". (Joseph- Baker) and her - daughter To113 (3 argaretEvans),- •• . decids to ' keep. the-. stone. •"k.. . - -stranger"--- I -Harvey ---Lassa:lin0:-.-.-i&" - rives toclaim.the stone of fabialcirat Wealth, -and desists only when 4,‘A.1-. • . bert „ Watkins" (Iiltrick . Spain): shows lis Scotland Yard badge; fin*,-;., UTS: Perkits clireaxes. 'the situation, , -hy throwing:the:Staid oot -of the*. window.. . Tlie,plet was entertaining-andthe-• .. Audienee .00111,0d -4e enjoy-,-,the-•playi: .., . which tite •adjUdicator - described', Ali - realiStic. Mrs. .T. •-.0.I.,eMaire,. watt ••••. " play manager, ,arid the ',scene ,wa,4-.:,,' theri erli4-1.1,1g.-reont .of .,•,7Mr, and • mri.i.i., Perk -ins," ,..;,..„ -Th"ellieSPSitiPStviins'te.srsaLM:LiftiSlikeh."' by Philip johnsonN.presented by the Goderieh Women's Institute.. was • described -1)y Ihe-ifdjiidi.FifOr . as li costunie-peri•od play, .its 'deliditeY,aird:. charni xemiodbig him .Of "Quality _Street" and- "Cranford,".The- cur:,, i rain" rose on an' attractive peried., i ' „furraished moilinig romn of; "Miss .. Clan lotte .13rig;hte" ( Mrs. R,„:„E', ,W41-„,%.. sOnr in .Lushe in .1810, The ,Costhm..- .. log W.4.9 attraCtiVey :Wit h hoops, foll. skirts and -peke,. be»aets; And., the scene was 'au annuateXt.411T•iiti"-thee" : n their.itesoms," gosii,-10 Id abont 6,4,0,2 ' 'spinsters, "who nourigrd a .viper,„ i .. of . their ; l'ilends who was sen identified aS 'the 11111111 of 'the one "walking- out With A fbilo-Wer,"lat r,• - accused. Interest afid tinnier In the"'-'. pitlY Were Well sustained: Others in.,,, Ihe caat were:4- "Miss Luetitia' Thar, -- , low," Mrs. J. 0.• Peters.; 4"Misa Alieia Prantley,'!. Mrs. 'A. 'Wilkin ; • "Miss :Rosie Prahiley," Mrs. Darteik ' burg : '-"MiSS .Ltle.Y Pernbertim," • Mi• -13.:' N. _Glax rho ifr,:--.41?.1ro ,it "„ aiiii.4.404, „ ,rs. . qr. iJJe p riy • directed. 'WY Mrs, J.C 'Peters:, PlitY manager, k Mrs. N. Claremont ';' assist:, ant, Mrs. 31 O. Le'Alitire ; cOStuMeS...- NiXst:- MeKlithoo, 31,-r.S; 144iiiiiSter,.: *:' • ' A Scottish Play., : A The -swirl of the..bagpipes intro- • elueed the' "Arthar Cirelo Players in I; A. Ferguson's "ealtpbell of 71<11- -mohry" a one.act tragedy`set in Mary,. 'Stewart's .cottage in the Ilighlancle. ,.:of 477-,.rialatlUirf-talik."--4,740.,-,----$116ittfy-- iir..• te-`9,-:- the../lottle. of -Culloden Moor vvVen „:.".., .Ilennie Prinee.Pliarlie,Wafrin hiding: and 'English seitlierti Searched: die .' Highland -St for him: The' play vita directed by Ars, 21410ai1e •Itevell, and revealed, the.: utisweeIng loyal-, ty Of the banally teVprino,CbtlAgeSt cause, resalting•in the deat1ifAt'.-8, son at 'the telmaiid Of Ciunpliell of Itlimohr. The title 'role WAS taken by Bay 'Cootiot. The .play, tonehing.:,. and tragle, held the ' audieneti riot tense' niterest: .Tlie players' Were- t'Mary SteWart"-Ilra, .F, losql•tei1404 , .1‘Morag - taftier6n;" .Margaret,,' .COorier ; libugald Stewart," -13itfee A,2_143,1; "ArchIpaid rumPbell,,,' Ryc 'oot; "vo,,nip$ UneltenileP Ilert l‘feereatt ; .."(1:aPtfiln -4;andelnht 'rts' Mon toilg:. ' NOldlers," 'oJin 'Schadot aiul lint , Sattadoig. • •.1111' ttl:ro'oomaottia.• g'es,F*a'6 iNit'$;,'.. Vora,* S S •, _. - ...ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED • - -Mr.-turd 3.s-. James- MeDoogall, Aohuni. wish toThnoomice- the en.f. giipoiolit thoir ;daughter, 'Aye; to Gordon Ernest Johnston, son f 11* gad Nirq Wilennui lohnstonl ' 46,414 -41414, to- ta 0 plate, early m pri $13.25 FOR s BASKET Of' FLOWERS • • • • ProeeedS • ' from the , basket of flowers' on which tickets W411 -e sold in ad of the Food for Britaio Fainnaign ' realized $13.241. Little Miss, Paul Ann Lowery was _holder of the lucky ticket Amid ,Taelson Viofists-delivered a lovely basket tosegtr&Wer, on4-Fattrid1W-',01000 , THE WEATIIER Temperatures of the paSt twq veeks---Irr"-Gdderielr,--with those of the eOrrespanding weeks 11 year ago, 11.8's &Tidally,. recorded, wile as follows: 1948, -1t)47 Min. <Max...Aria.; Thurs.. Mar. 18' 40 32 AO 18' Fri., 'Mar. 19„ ....59 •27 • :18 . 10 Sat., Mar. 20 . 34 SO 24 ,Stun., Mar. p. -da 413 ", *.M 25 Mon., Mar; 22 ....58 35 38 27 Tues., Mar, 23 ...:40 30 56 * 85 'Weth, Var. 24 ....47 ' .29 58 -10. %Thurs., war. 2351 80 • 40 • 18 Fri.., Mar, 20 -.04 30 25. 48 Sat., Mar, .33 8(1 19 Son., Mai, 28 ....25 10 38 '25. Mon., Mar, . 25 38 28 Tues., Mar, 3(r.,,A41 27 34. 27' 'Wed,. Mar,,31,,..50. 34 39 Wt. A lioredinh, la-hreken When ;tile Chaiii's diamond:is titiOwtt' through wii)dow of, Exelte. luelit la- arenSed wilen t1i inother; "Mrs'. Perkins." played by Vianeea' ilefertdney.- it tt11;!,4 t 41 11 .11tittVI • • •