The Goderich Signal-Star, 1948-04-01, Page 1-
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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,
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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
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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
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Baxter and -Its appreciation of her
•!work,
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The Meeting closed- with "The
King,". after, which 'a delightful tea
was served.
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Wii*X GASOLINE? SET,
.COFF, THE FIRS
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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
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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
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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
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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. • •
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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$40'
they partook, ,o tile * Of; .
Amnion. ! ' •
• .A4 the first morning ,serviee,'
• the -rector, '.Rev. B. H. Farr, W40,1
as celebrant. the
. Right .11,everend A.;
sbripii8 illness wa-i. officiating at.hiS
first service In sixteen montlik The
9 o'clock and 11 o'clock serirces,'
in charge of: the ...rector,. were Ith-
preSsisze• in their. Sinc,eritY. • Mr.
those as the basis of his; Ser -
Men the tipprepriate* words froat the
Paster yam 'The Day of Resur-
rection." . • -
The -.little People, too, had their
speetal Easter service; at .3 :in the
and friond.saw•tne Story of 'Christ's
rising front the dead revealed -to
thern On colorful
.. At 7 o'clock -a' arge congregation.
-wasprivileged ter, hear as guest,
speaker , the Rev. T. Dale
• ' ;tones, padre_ of the 11.C.A.F.. at
; Clinton and Centralia. 'Padre ,Tone'
quiet but forceful remarks are al-,
ways :.welcomed by • the. people of
St. -Georges, Sallie Of *tont- have
"• heard. hini.:.speak 'before 'the lkfen'S
Cluband the.•&X,P.A.
-A ftirdhoir, plider the leadership
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of Prof. A. W. Anderton, organist
• 'and elmlimaster; wag in ,atte0d-
-- anee at both morning and evening
servites, . Matiiidert$ .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'
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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,
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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
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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 ' • • • ••
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- 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
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'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
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which evidently they had not
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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. ••.
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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 '
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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
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•Imposed egal,
-gutting ,of tree0.4(..;..
Weekly 001.1ft
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.0 a ladgineat,'11044.4 .4OWn
day (Thursday)Maglstrate J. W.;
lgoildYr .itr' ,weekly',, • Magistrate's
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$„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...-
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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. •, •
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..- 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 • •
•