The Goderich Signal-Star, 1950-07-20, Page 1t•Ni
103rd /EAR
Thousands Visit
Minesweeper at
Crederichilarbor
•
The atinesw'eeper. Portage., Lieut.
. Erie I.ilarnshaw comesancl„ ar-
rived in Goderieh harbor on FridaY
morning, . about tWentysfour • hew's-
.earlier than' expect& 'She had.Ieft
.cr • -
. Pert 'Arthur -in e 'dense fog*and en'
eduntered rather beaVysWeather.,in.
Lake Superior, and bypassed.
iVittratlion, .where .she had expeeted
to. make A call. The gale ,en. Lake
Superior. was the first she had en-
-countered since she left her base
at Httlifa"x ..iute 2nd.. • - - •
H.M.C.S. Portage is. on a.,goodwili
and training cruise. Atter stop-
overs at .Quebec and Montreal, and
calling at Kingston and Toronto,
• she -arrived at Sault 'Ste. _Marie,
• from whieh port he sailed to
.Chicage. There.. the,...„OiliCer,i and
• Crew were ,the*guests •of the CRY
- for a week.- They . visited the
Chicago •n50 JUly. it,
when. Canada Day was. eelehratect
with Hon.„ Lionel Chevrier, Canadian
* 'Minister ofTransport, as the guest
sneaker. s'rhe 'Portagesen this oc-
casion, :represented the Royal Can-
•adian Navy, and; with an
• Vampkre squadron ;the Canadians
Put on a deuionstration, to "show
the Amerieans_ how Canadians. van
celebrate their •national: anniverss
• ary," as "Olficer Of the Dey..Smfth
Anformed The Sigeal-Star.
From...chi(..!ago -the ..Portawn
--7•-•UP -Lake Superior to Port kithur,
her. "borne as )wa there
-slies-ivaS- built -1n 1043. • • *
— Thou§imds. . -
During her stay here, 'which, ex-
tended.: to- early Monday •morning,
• , 'the. Ship .was visited. by thousands
• of peoPle, particularly on undtty.,
• , .:wheri • it great many from the sur-
reunding district seized, the eppor--
- tueity-for thetts-tirst ,oppoe,
tunity---,of •seeleg and.. •gbing2 •on
• board a naval. vessel. " Sit, great ,was
• the crowd en .Sunday that it • was
difficult -40r m.etorists to find, :park-
ing spaee • en the leirlior fiats.
' Visitors • wrre received . with nn-
• • , .eaurtesy.,,' and' the .uses of
the various articles Of equip
-
went were ()sleuthed to queStioners,
, At noon on 'Saturday a -.CIVIC re-
1 AT THE, *ATERFRONT . :
ArriValtt the Goder151) elevator
,thd,paSt eek:wFridays-A. A. Hud-
son, 145,000 , bps:. atm, flax and
_barley. Monday-liarge ..Portacloc,
201,000 bus. outs, wheat andsere,en-
ing.; quedoe, 1,16,000„htts. oats (1114
,6ereenings4 Tue,sday-,Nytthemidah
' buss du x sand, wifeat, Wed-
nesdays, - Walter Inkster, 105,000
bps. oats. . Tipirsday (today)
Barge OVvendoe, 108,000 'bus. oats
and .wheitt. •
• The Oyeendoe was in .tolv of the
str, Priridoe, -which, went on • te
Lake Erie With a cargo of 'ore.
The Faiirmile Prevost, from'Port
• Stanley, • cadets from LontIon
elf. a • training cretse, was in • port
from 'Friday to Monday.
The Imperial Cobourg on Menday
brought It ,carge •of gasoline from
Sarnia for thesImperial .011 -depot,
•• There have been •an unusually
large number. of private yachts '14
the harbor .this, week. On sine, the
°uncle waS Benson Ford, grandsai.
of the great Henry Ford, with
party on a lake ernise. Mr. Ford,
inspected the town, said' be liked
.and would he back next year.
,Another yacht, „the Maid Marian,
• had on board- Mrs. Bliss, daughter
of one of the*Nashes of the Nash
car •corporation.
APPEALS AGAINSIr •
COUNTY •Assgssittra
• . •
It is enderstood that the appeal,
of the Town. of Goderieh against,
_the_ new County assessment ,opees•
the 'Way for a judieial,conidertition
of the aesessments ..of all • other
mueicipallties the 'county which
InaIr • desire • sueli • consideretion.,
In *addition to the Town- of Code --
rich , the '.Towieship of Grey • hag
entered an iiPpeal: I'pon what
grounds •this appeal is.taken,i-A not,
knewn, t'S'the. assessnient of, GreY
1,4 redneed under the new-,assess-
'neut. •
y • ."eUrni011 . WaS tendered' the officers
• and ,men. la t -he .absence 'through
_ 4 ill-hea It 11 of Mayor sMathipson;
RVeve ';f: Baker did the-honorS
- and Liet'it. Earnshaw was present,ed
4v1th a pictUre of the harboi:' Sev-
eral 'members. of. the Town Couneil
'teen) present' arid* were • recerved• on
• boardsthe sliip• with,typival naval"
leispi 1 . • , .„ .
• Tbe (Sea n 1 ineSs and .'the • ceoth-
modatem of tbe harbor were highets
sssselonneteled___ by (Akers or _the
• rortage.
, A • tea m from he Portage and
one frOn" the lOcal. branch of -the
'Vanadiau Legion played a softball
game • at;fudith Geoderinfin Park'
on Streurilay •evening, • The` sailors
pat bp a good game bet the eoeals
were on the tOp eed af,the .seore.
Most of • the offieers etew
attended divine service on Sunday
inorning• at St. George's Ariglivan
"Church, Knox Presbyterian or Pit.
Peter's Roman Catholic Chuseh.
• Employed as ,Trainink Ship
• The Pertage ha ,s diSplacement
1.of 1;000 Coes,. is 335 feet long with
3i3 -foot. beam, and, ,is painted in
baftleship. gray. • She .is •being, ene:
ployed _the R.C.N. as a fritining
ship 'and has- a' eomplement ornin-e-
officers and 100 then.• .
She is operated by:. twin-screw
*penes. In the davits IS a whaler,
used as a rescue ship and manned
• by six oarsmen, .:Also. Liberty boties
operated bY •motors.. with accom-
.1nodation for thirty men, are Used
• •te carry the wen ashore when the
ship is at ',anchor:, :Her main ditty
• On aetive ' service is minesWeeriing
rine wark, and 'dur-
ing!' the wa r. She patrolled. the At
-
battle seaboard from Newfbundland
11) Hallfai and .New York. •
• • The. Ieirtage clehred af 5.30 Mon-
• day morning to eoetinue her•cruiees
ST, JOSEPH% SCHOOL
• ,
•• • or muva
Jrkollowizig. are the resultS of ex-
aminations of the Western „ and,
• Royal- Censervatolles of Music:
A.W.C.M., vocale-Virst-class hons
• ors,,'Mrs. Bert,. Baechler. • • )
. Grade •X %0(i11-HonorS, Gloria
• almer.
--Grade VIII voeni-lienots, • Char -
Joffe Maguire, •Enima Robertson.
Grade V.1 11piatto Pirst-elass
• • honors, Fyn:n(41 Tyereton.._ .
; Salkeld
• -e- '
„ 0 efie e s', pia no, •fl rst-cl a ss ,, boners
-Jayne Ford. • * • . ,
• Grade IV. pialM, fitsaselass honors
--Mary -Curry ; homers, pelen Wit=
lis, Kenneth Wales*. „. • •
• Grade 1 piano, first4lass hotiOrs-.-
' •:Keith Salkeld.
s • , •Grade III violifi, first.eltiss hon-
.
om-jlelen Prfaham, E. Driver:
'Grade 1, violin, first,elass honors
- , , (0 A er. .
•)Pupils of Aliss' Runlet*. ;Milne,
; A,R.C.T.: •
.
Grade. • III piano, honors -Billie
Worse'''.
• Grade II pitillio;' firsteciass honors
-Lois Crawford.,
,., • . . „... ..
NEWS FROM SHY HARBOR
Two more „students • hate' ' Min-
! /doted their course of pilot training
tilt
\. • C. Stockall. of- Centralia; and Neil
, . a t -Sk'y Harqin.. They tvie, genneth
.. „
' 0. 0loin, of 'Woodstoek.• Thege pets
sons are now lieensed private pilots.
_ The,.latest student 'to ,enrol. -with-
- Sky Harbor Air Sprviees is Mr.,
Donald MeNa 11 of . Myth. . .
. Visiting aircraft to Sky Harbor
• include a (Irmtunan. Widgeon
piloted le' "Mr. W. G.- •0 tint eg .1 a
Piper 16 piloted. bti 0. b. ,Sehinidt,
=mid R.• floral Munn 'PlIOte'd ItY-8'.-
Jones of .Shell 011 Cion1PabY.
REV. D. W. WILLIAMS '
WEDDED' AT GLENCOE
• •
Council tilys
New Equipment
for Fire Dept.
ty.
GODERIOH, ,ONTARIO4 ..fliURSDAY, JULY 20th, 1Z
Lthe Pet, Parade
At &Special meeting of tile TO4ii
Connell on Tuesday exvning tenders
for, neW Are eqUipment were con-
sidered and. it was decided '0 pm:
chase, a Riekle-Setigrave triple e0111-
binfltion fire -pumper,: at a cost of
$8,378, and also kens• Reg. MeGee
& Sons a three:tOn Dodge thick,'
•comptted, with Deluxe cab,. beater-
ddro ter • and electric . Wipe*, at
$2470.
Ten‘year debentures. -for ,1-10,000
will be is.qued to cover the 'cost of.
this equipment. • , 4
The, Mayor , NOS 111101011Zed to
iseue a - prochttnation declaring
Monday, August 7th, a civic hbli-
day. •
Bylaw No, 15 of 1950,,ettuthorie-
ing• the barroiving �f. -$10,000 -
debentures for the purpose of mak-
ing -ft, grant for the .COMPletiOn
the new arena was given two read-
• ings before .19e'ing Submitted to the
•Ontario Municipal Board. This.
grant :Was passed at the ineeting
of June 20th.
'GLENCOE. The marrtage of
Margaret Eddie • and Re. • 44. W.
Williains was sOlemnized the
' Preslisterian Clouse' • on
Monday: Ph! bride the dattehters
.)1' -Mrs...Ed-die.; and the' latj David.
Eddie." Rev. 4. 'A.' ,Botting per-
formed the •e-eremony;lind wedding
11111811 Wa played bv •Miss •
f•A ipi
' s
After a reception sst the bride",s,
tonne, .the couple left on 11 trip to
the' .(;•1 sla4 'le be d•feliowed by a
tlro-We stay at •tles groom' cot -
+age at -ThiunterAlay' Betrele - • *:'
• Mr, and Mrs. Williams make
their home at Goderiele where Jhe
former , coinetenchig a term
as .minister of :Victoria, Street.
1.1aited Church.
•
AN ANNUAL EVENT
• FOR OVER FIF,TY' YEARS
Sellle • 115 years' sigo *there 'emi-
grated . from Northumberland
County,. England,. 'a young man
nailed. George Straughan, • with his
wife and 'young Son, Edward. After
eress.•eountry• journey they settled,
on the 6th concession Of Colbor4
township, • where, now .the
bridge. cro seslhe Maitland River.
To- tem were a7ITIRT7eir-elrlITIrelt
and -these with their descehdants
gathered on. Wednesday; July ,19,
at Harbor .Park for. their family
•pienie, which has beep. an annual
,event for over fifty years. •;
Owing .th iiiclement 'weather and
the ritsji of fii,rm work, the gather-
ing,,was not se large'as akual.„
' Those 'present enjoyed theesselees
In trite' pienie 'faShisM. A- slate .ef
rzfees. was. run elf. •' There Was lee
• erq11111 for . yOung and. old. .• WS.
With Sfraughan Bemniller, 'the
sole • :remaining member-. of • the
pioneer 'family, ninety-four years of
age, 'Wits, present. • -
,It was decided' to 711old picnic'
again at- Harbor Park„ -next,, year,
and the ,following •Ofileers were ap-
pointed :President, 'Wm..Stratighan;
seeretary-treaSurers ,Mrs. • Cloth.
Strankhan; sports committees Wm.
Cowan and lItirrY Williams; 'lunch
conYener, Mrs.:, Harry Williams.
'•'SIO.NAL-STAR THE'
WEER AFTER NEXT
.accordauce with a grow-
ing ;custom :Wong w„eekly
newspapers,' and tor give the •
staff the 'statutory week's boll-
110Y4-411terec-will-hct.ato-issuervi...;--
The Signal -Star in the first
week of August; . •
that is, next week's issue,.-• •
Of date July will be the--
la,st 185110 until` August 10.
' Advertisers,- distrlict corres-
pondents *and: others conckrned
are requested to take note of
this: TheP are, -,asked also to'
have platter:for publication in
our hands early the Week of
ugust-4th* `,„
BOARD OF TRADE •
COMMENT ON REPLIES'
•-• TO QUESTIONNAIRE.
• •
111 i.eference to replies received
tO the -questionna,tre recently ,sent
out o *resIdbrits, oil -the; lee rals"fireu,
adjacent to Goderich by .the Bbard
of Trade,' the Board , makes the,
fellowing Cominentss: • - • s •
•
The' qUes.tiOns Of parking
• finsilities„rest rooms and pence ,
strotection. at highway crossing
:near scheoltt Were 'referred 'to
the. TOwn Connell, which •al One
can aet. these. matterS. ;
• 'The questions • of too . earlY
elbsing Stittirday night, hick ••
courtesy on the pare of.
• clerks, and. high prices were'
referred to the merchants eone •
• mit tee et'', the Beard of Trade.
. Rural children iire Mideubt-
etily entitled to ineke use of'
• 'the Judith Gdoderham
ground. •. ,
The. idea , of-, •:advertising
greater use :of. butter, is .good,
stet it should he, done, hut this -
• lies :Inbee with 4110 Fedora tibn
•of•Agrictilture. '""''
-The Board, of . • Trade' ..,
• appreciates -the. • replies. :that' •
lia ee ,,heee .received, an
' helieves that the publicitY -given
•, .1:08111•18, not ouly..111
' ,correeting" local. faults, lint t
letting, 'arty rpral friends 'know
• that---i+odel4eh is. '.'4incerel r .111-
_ sterested•ln _securing; their
, friendship as well as their,
business. ' 1
•••• ,;
-
• winner in the pet:parade • spfm,sored hy the Maple Leaf. Chigger,
1.0.3).E.. on Fridley, ,V\111111g iaSt was /11IS HOS1011 terrier, ati 11
(1111111 majorette, criTri--Actwo ,(Nirinne Cranston.
, • -----Photo• by Henry ----engraving. London .F'ree
_ •
Aftermath of the Manitoba Flood ,
Visitor Produces
Some Histoky o
Star Newspaper
The, Stgnal-Stur. had a visit:44i
week fro4 'Rev; JaS, A. Donaghyl.
ste franSeentsi Winnipeg,. a natiye
af bOderichr whose faller,.Wililulil
• Donaght, Was for some yeers the
ptiblisher of TiteOoderiek, Star.
• Rev.' Ai.r. Donaghy Wa's (slily four
yet:tr. when. .his family' „left
•.0htierich the is now in his 'eight -
%Mb year, and. this is his •first
-Goderich since, but • he
still has :sonic reconeetioes of• the
town, including the 'Court Hintet
and the.park surrounding'it, with
difisly.sf.ence and sturnstiles'• of those
He has a clipping trout The Star
referring to a visit of his father
to...,Gederich. sheet ,fertyssyears ago
; and giying some of :the early his-
t:tars:sof , the -paper. •
"Mr. %Vie. Donaghy, of Hamilton
• (says the, elippin.g) was town
this'andLiaSt week, and on Menday•
'night received his Oddfellowship
medal.. He is in his sixtpuinth
year, and sib, a conversation •with
the •gelitleman •sve learned 'that he -
was the real founder°.and. owner
of - The• Star to June, .1806;' know-
ing the Colonis and Empire news-
paPers.' Mr. John Butler' was in-
terested in the 'newspaper besifiess
• dn. these ,•days, and recalls, as well
as Mr. Danaghy;i: hoW theh
ington Was, .a...hand press
purchaSed from. The Seaforth Ex-
.positor.• My. DUnaghy , was
• vaned to duty durimrthe exciting.
Fenian •Raid in '66, and in his- Lie
settee The 'Star was eonducted .1.1y
friends in the- office where' -the
sliniegerooin of this dlotel Bedford',
now stands. in 1873 he joined the
Government EXcise • ;40rViee at
'Southampton (afterward Wiedsori,
ateneeillg• of The Star • to the late
•.14y Alex. McIvor in Its. stride as it luts„ tiiken others'
. •
'WINNIPEG. -- With this year's
great Red River flood .passed Into
histOry,and 1m:5114i Out of the head--
,DBM°140t.,RITZTUFIRING I Anc'estrall41111°
Saht °Swn in i r PicturesReunion
•
Tbe attractive green& 1Ilre
and, Mrs. Peter MacEwsin,,oa ;gaits
laud read ii,ide" an adttlirOlfi
setting. for the 'annual, -reunionthe, Of
Sttubiedrya:atenonnetteitoinson;:alde:
oon• 8t .
•
urdtty ttfternoon and' evening. Mae
11:18.4:1;e111:1'1)0:1)tienn;t1.::).'rs' tit:7e gr r:V1:4:S..erWYeedi:
Over sone leutdred persenS Were
'• at ter which. theselectton of'OttIceres, •
for the 1951 rennide tOok plaee,
George (Han presiding. Austin. .
,Skt,uti•id.y st‘su-arsay,ciaN?iseeen_prtetssiciperxletis;iditenuts,;
1etlilKyeireifeltre
itisuue.sr.ecretary ; Howard...
irdt
gratification was expressed *hen
Mr, Meat:Van. offered his). gronitilS, .
,
11 a.m.-M.0140i; morning. -
Arottirest-tigtlIg:ithc.ltiliti;(;14fhtt(1)1.11ticietr AtiPt
be,: given. by_four Harvard .air,
ot
JOIi1l011 111 '.A. 11. 48,;((h)tints deaLteyi4fi
t1i harbor 81011. un-
.stration can be, elearly Seen
from the. laliebank er 'harbor '
area when. ),the fOur , aircraft
wili diverbonab a Matting raft ,
seuthweSe of :the breakwaters.
•Speetators ie. all 'areas he
„ safe: This is the type of offen-
sive that - cerrently being
Used...against tanks .in Korea,
and it is one- of 11a; first times
it has been displayed , to the
publie,„ A similar demonstra-
tion will later be si-ven at the
Canadian National' Exhibition;
This will be a preliminary to
the air 'meet at' Sky Harbor,
OCTOGENARIAN PICNIC ,°4 tor next year's reunion, axid his.
-ON WEDNESDAY NEXT -invitation wtt's, -.accepted .witheut_.
"
' • hee41tat1o11: .
After .-_sotne. time was enioYablY
,.The-Goderieh .Rinsraen' Club-- is -
_Making ..ereparati-Oni-for entertain-- •Iiltekt- 04115;18g (11.----cenewing
11
qua With,' relatives: froth a
Inethe oldest citizens of: Goderich
when they' hod • the annual. summer
party for the members of the 0e-
togenitrian ',Club on Wednesday
afte.rnoon, The guest
• speaker on • -.60easion will be
Dr. W. Sherwood Fox. • - -
Octogenarians will •be taken
for „motor • drive around, town,
returning to ' St. .Patrick'S park
.for the. program which 'iS to 'open
•,itt 2 p.m. with 14.,1 Patterson' a• s
-chairnsaIr;•-•--Pfeiyer. willsbe said. b• y
Rev. B:' H. Fait, or George's
Cherch„and -0, minute's silence will
be ,observed*.in thertiary of. .`,j)ick!!.
Black, .faunder :Of • -4
distanee; screen WaS *set up ''osi
the lawn ,a.W. Miss.,-A.lice Stately,
of;), Los Angeles, California, shawed
-,--
•11,series of pictures taken on recent
travefs. Miss StUrdy'' iS the great-
granddaughter of OsWitld Sturdy,
-
one, of the brothers who enure from,
Ireland • in the early 1830s Wit • .
went to the:Statess'first llarper'S'':,
Perry, 'West Virginia,. and later, to '
Missouri. Last. fall .she • was in '
,Ireland and 'too- 'ealor' photos, of s
settisy ' of the .anceStral places, in:. -
131filyeennell, • County' Cava4.
she visited 'another branch of. the. •
Ra Nortb
MenifierS qt • the Kinsmen • 'and i.;1‘.911111'1;s:7- -'S1-1111(''.1611141311
is .4,,tuttsie diector
Shentou, and the' -Eighty-1 Schools, • She -.showed • her velar
onfe • of She IAS Angeles high• •
Kinetfe cnube; win be' introdneed 111
year-old. 'Club*,:. by .1. ..N1eGratis,
-Blair, •president of •the
Oetogenarian Nub; .he 'intro-
duce(1 by. I). .J. VA ft er0,n, unit the
filuis , with interestmg explanatiOns
rind ,eonrments, " thus° taking • her,
audimiee net only to., Ireland and.,
Wales -but ,to Scotland and England,
1 • ' • and contending • :some Venires .
• • Si unions Yesterday -mi. ogi ant to e. Nest -teed set ineltele •
' ,ertil strikes, destrstssions, .etc. ;While Denaghy. seas visiting relatives at
:mane are 18 111, reimbursed ifor, Ca rlow, and . he, • *lea ves today to
-damage there, 1:4 still the (leered- call son old -tittle friends at Strat-
i:that in the value of tlwiroroperty, ford. It is thirt,y-tive years. Sliii'e
.411ich svilt total an (11)1111011 0111 he -last. viSited Clodesieli. NVe blights
There are no 'figures a.yailaide yet add , to this 'little bit. of' his•tory
• . . , .
tts 'to hots-"Seueli Money has been (the clipping .0111.1 11 lleS 1 1:1,111 1 Mr.
, ••- .....,.._.,.. • .* , • . .....,.
pa 14‘1 (111C 10 date... There art...around 111)1 1(r 4.-furvived*, tee isnonist., anct
-ten thousand '-elaints to he dealt I sold the paper to one Alniddoeks,
\vide 'sr) 11. will Probably, be some w•bb failed. 011. tile Emilire' Plleer•
ail le • yet before 11113 lignites are re- Bub Campbells as life \vas then
. . • • '• •••1 !tamed. and still'_residing: la „ Gode- '
, 4 WnitiiPeg 'Clites •,1:heall-- Hob, and,' t he la tee, 4.. t`'. 1,7Sittmemii
• '1,;he ,, ' 1)14 (111 . ideal .. growing serve.(1 their' appeenticeship,•..... . .,
•w)atlier has -,givefr.Altinitolla • cropsi From -niftier's • 'Once. or' 'ritilier
;1 .I) 1) 1)00,1 nftvr •a late' start - lenetgley's.. The Skrir 44 1' removed!
Jr,- ,,i, 1
plenty of rain 'find not toe' bol,.. ',,, ,,4' •*, or near there.where tile,,I
I'lle're• is , quite a '101,. of • building II( '-1 'oddfellows* ISallnew stands..
goiegs4(0., Imperial (01 is building oil Kingston street. A .disastrous
a 'reit and alialf 1(11111 4)) (Inner re- fire. ;libels) wiped Mit the' ith)111,
tiaery, ;pet a pipelle'e .froin , Gretna 1.'hi.ongb• Inc. ,Intitienee" f the bite i
fte..conneet vt.1-111.the, iiip-V• Iiiie.benes, •ItolgS.• 'reels', • who was, thee 1011)
1411111frem Alberta to. the Great Using. law., and ethers: a um plant,
Lakes. Oil 'i, bein i drilled for in -was bought, and The ,star Again
'
11 few„ 01eserVt11 1011,s on l'he,
aftermath • to date might be of „ill -
Wrest. lt.ehaltilitationoiS tlie;•order
Of the dap :of' course, and it is
sarprising quiekly, 'at least
feom Outside' ;(4)1feet:tide:es, .1•1ils. is
being tieconeffished, . However, 01 -
side houses:progress-is not, so fast,
fir reasons, ',After the.
11111 iii1 .4-letin-lip of the awful muck
-t-reind. tin- inspection has es, he
lbe health authorities as
to the fitness of the 1v04t, tor oc-
Alpalicv wow:3 time. with
the. thom.stuo,.; 0 • homos or-feoed,as
the stair of- inspectors --is • limited
'FUN FOR EVERYBODY AT
KINSMEN 1VI2iRDI 'GRAS
The. Kinsmen Club will hold a,
Mardi GraN ,on the evening 1)1 civie
holiday, August 7tbs to provide
enterteinment after the nir 'Meet
at Sky Harbor. 'The Kinsmen's
Prograni will be et -.1ti4ith„ Gooder-
ham ,Piirk Wad the fen win einn-•
thence with n eestume parade at 7.
o'clock,with. •prizes . for • the heSts.
costumes: Proceeds,will be. for
:tanburunity welfare work. •'•
'GP:OWE 1IS1N HOSPITAL
Mr, fle4,ite ilfti, ef•Tlie
gtar,t is,ein 'Westminster Hospital,
tondettr.,witere, he' underwent 811
'operationlast week. Word from
IbSififfit fS-tittit'''he-W111,-111tAY'
be there SoV,three Weeks yet,' •
•
PERSONAL MEN TION
• „ , n
11155 Audrey• Crawforu a re-
turned- froin a Penelang.•
Miss Aubra 'Cleaver has returned
froM:a.fw6 Weeks' visit. to her bothwe
at Burlington. • s". •
'M kildMrs. S. Cade had 11.1,1 t
recent -1Y' fr eel,. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Walt on , and son, of Bar rie.
• M ie and .Mrs 4J. rid e nd fa in-.
fittYe• returned to Ottawa :after,
spending holidays 'here. , • '
•Mr. and • Mrs. 'Ted- Wells ad
sans, of .St. Marys, reneYeed ae-
s1,11411,testeessisCstewns.lasts,Weeks,S,_
• • Mrs. Mary 'Walters and grapdSOIT,
Milli Smith, have returned from
a visit to •Owen Soend and
Mr. George D'Eye. • Toronto
was a week -end guest with .his
Sister,' Mrs: T., IL Bradley, 'Huron
asstd. e.
7Me Wi1i1arn1. ,'Istees; of Detroit
-spent the past Week With •hi, sister,'
Miss Mary , Lacey, ,•_"ambridge
Strot,
.Mr. and Mrs. My Finn of Venke,
(alifornia, • visited the former's
,sister, •.Mrs. Mary Walters Waters
loo street,,r
„ Mr.; and Mrs. Kenneth" Stawie.left
yesterday for 1)etroit 'to 'Visit for
a Teiv 'days with their. danghfer,
Mrs. (1, •
Mr. and. 'MrS./Harold Breckow
of Dtitton sPenf.a few days in:tows
visiting, 'at the ,leime of ..Mis
Breekow's earents, Mr,' aed , Mrs.
Charles F.• Beeekow, and also at
the home of Mr. wed Mrs: W.
Charles' Breckew. .
, Archie and Andre* McCormick
of Muncie, Indiana; arrived • by
plane en -Sunday to ' visit) -their,
granchnother,,,xfre Ben.' Allen, Vie'
totht streets-, Miss Marion Trow of
Stratford .01sso te guest :her
Guest's with. Mr. and .Mrs, Wm.'
• Hill tbe past week 'were Mr. and
Mrs. Alex. Maedel of N'IctOria, B.C.;
Mr.'.1ehn Snell and, his'sister,
Mrs. Wrentha Turner,- 4, 11 ra ndt'iti;
They.blive all left this. week
fOr their respectiVe homes.
• Mr., anti. Mrs. Thos., L. Prest have
moved te town astd 'are' occupying
a house on Newgate street, Their
eon; 'James,' Presr, 'hes taken over
'on REV' concessigh
of •Colborne, where he.is condecting
his •electricni service* buitiness.
Week -end •giiests ',with Mr. and
Pete,r •MacEwan Mr,,and
Mrs. Arthur Phillips,- er PlusIttegs
Miele, Dr. and,' -Mrs, Romer Phillips
and deughter,• Miss' 'Pytinees Phil;
lips, af Saginaw. Mich., Mr. and
Mrs. Perey perfttle, of Toronto, 011(1
Mi. and ISTi'S. ('bus. Thompseio, of,
Hanilltee, •
Two Visit OM in town a t t110
week -end. front, Pasndena,e
forniti, werP ,Frederiek Gf14,11 a.nd
AnguS Murray. Air._ _Green In-
fortnedsne,,flignol-Stnr that he %Vas
n ''grainisan or the lett. William
Orem') of Colborne tawnshrp, while
Mr. Murray lit a graudson of Mal-
001111- Merienll ef OPtieriell, who, he
said, died . at the age of 300 years.
They tvereserling
places of thNt' grandfathers.
Then appraisers Must survey the
flitmoge'1fe owne1'4,ca n • t hen •ti If
a claim to the committee in cliarge
and itny latrain .inade wilt' :1 'cow
tractor' tatiA he approVed, Exery
effort is' being imele' to swateli slut
for ehiseling. policy 'tieing
followed es •announeed by the. Pro-
yincial 'Government Is for fun Ness
of repairs to a inax1m11n11ef $3,000,
This 114 exclusive .of lost or damaged
fureiture, etes Iiieb will f•orm.
ot. the" relief Ned. This lurid is to
be
tti .(1:11-1•01:1.(1 1 i01()iiIn 4%1 (sh
rd '
The dikel; are practically all still.
standing. However, the Lyndale
dike Protecting '^ NorwoOd' is being
partially reinovetl,, as about thirry
houses •)on .the riyenside were in-
s.orporated .in the secondary dike.
1.saw,some' of ,the_ ioterier of:these
li.onies alley they surely 'were a
mess • of doff t 1 ng Sum:11'11:re; -1)1401111(1
floors„ etc. These owners, will, 1
believe, rt.:yeive full ('01111)01010111)11,
its" the $3,000 mash -nem eon be ex-
ceeded in exceptional -cases.
• Manyowners., in coAtly homes will
suffer' coesiderable Money hiee
the maxinmm of. $3,0(,)0. 1 hetird
•�f -one with a, dehrste basement that
cost $6,000„te repair.
The ,eircumstanees. of the owner
are being taken into consideration
•
Ip, all cases.',.4
... Farmers in the •Red. River valley
are, pressing fOr los.s of crops thie*:
y,ear and 1' e111ew111' event ea Ily
retteive 'some coMpensacion, itA, en ly
a '.srnall part of „the .ffooded areas
,will havesany. crop .this year, , As
JlearlY 500,000 acres- were llooded,
ibis losS of acreage' will be *finite
Substa &la 1. - ,•• •- ",
Close to 'fetal ilieacuation
. Winnipeg was very , Close to. 40
Iota] evautitIon order -- so elose
that. 'another ,four -inch rise -•would'
have put the power -Oations out oe,
.husliress. and 41.1e. order would lei se,
gone. Out for, total- eenenatiori: •
History of past Red Rivet; Roods
.ssees -back. to, 1820.. ''That 3( r-' it:
-74eetnwThyrnrgeitiut-ituin- -enetrerwit,,-;
under fire feet of ,water. 'lint. there -
Wes 116; Portage, and Main then, .of
eourse, 'The then Settlement, had to,
retreat' •to high ground Stone-
.
mill, about twenty miles' out. There
have been many tiOodssince then-,
.Serions. enough -also, notably In .1 910,
when mostof Norwood and.part of
St: Buniface. bore • the. major, (11(01'
ago. . The 1048 ittood- also eaused
Meets' , of dainage in Winnipeg:A
SulTiTrieret-Firerailfey
-This year's flood of eorirse ex-
ceeded everything Previous An dam-
age, done, hut not in high water.'
Surprise leis been e.ipressed int
the shallownes's of the watetiat Jbe
month of the rimwhere it empties
into the lake, ItitOnt twenty-five'
miles .north. ilut„ there was . no
conges•tien, there and 'the4Ifike was,
free..efsie-es The Red River is not a
fast-runni‘ 511(1)81, "Ilio fall being
veils- slight:, If it , were ti faster.,
rpnning.stream the danger natural-
ly .wauld be • less.
_There. no_report frOm the eont,
ni1N8108 jon, .eontrol yet, but
there are lots .of, letters ro the
papers with spggestlons to eost
anywhere' frem 2,1 .to 2130 mniines.
One- Anteriedn e*pertleeturing. here
did not belieVe there Is any practic;
• ,
Winnipeg 1$ tifking% this setback
- I
'.4.011 11 w.ysterti 'Manitoba and Sask- isstted front the' 1)1e11(1se:4 on (\ (''.1
atchewan. with. good xpectations. street. adjoining ,a hver 4 he sire -
The ;1,-t not rsulte remain' to be Sent C 1) R offit•es. In 1880 Mt -
seen. _Three iteW 4.ostly' bridges .are Present sorime menthe'. of The Star
proposed for 'Winnipeg (If tlw rafe- 1:01,..Mr. Mitchell, .purchased the,
PO -ors ,f1Pltrarel--one across the Palter.. in Or Welt F. Carey,
Rod. at . i•aeli street : :two* 'ever t i11 f Goderich, was -paytor tor.
the ,Assiniboine 'to Fart Rouge at 'ai.,snort, tll ,
„
lia rgra reet 11m1 to . River (!t t 0(.1113', T011(1,140..):1111.1.ej411tii11
t1( 10)
r
Bank of •• 'Toronto .,1S- llailct .11:11:11:n11111(riii‘t,;;r*til ( 44
1 1
the. sitiff: in 1 8
a -reading hy Th' int MeLean, 1r11e11'111.
preeent".frtne a diStannewaS'
.'Amengs other 'Members of the
.st(fs,$)A. Amu, Non. the Hon. John IT. •Sturdy, Minister
m• an Opn• iinglitini and- John 'Tarn- of Reliabilitatifen in the'Pros...inelal
of .Saskatcliewan. '
Govermii--t
well_ all oetogenariatis. '
A. ninety -year -101d certilicatt. \e'ill'-' Pleitegrapher :SItteLaree was, pre -
1,0 preson, ea to. ..\\,„. .1.1. .1 1011 ry. by sent teal (4)4)1 1) A number Of .geonp, ...
President, Gordon Biesnister. 'Air. l'i('I.4•11!(''''' • . ' ' • ..
Pat te'ssan's speeell • a-nd praser. by . • he (k(1'1'14)11 "4s 1,104114 0/44):Yt11'
yfev., A,. 1.;,. Arno. will 0)84 1(1(15 ille . A nd ,nex't .S.1 -:It's 1(141114)11. will be
ivolt.ed forward to williseagerness...
1)1 11,1 NV httir Wiii he fonoWea hy
Ittecte screed *by the ri:iiett-(:. 'ow,. . ....., ,......_................_........________ : .., : ., :,,),. --
, peronix . iitiA;E.. lis . YO.U.T.H SENTENCED FOR.... ..
-The July .Ineeting- ef, the Ilelper. . •
• , - ',,-,DANG411,0ITS DRIVING',
. , ..
. . ,
(Ins::: of 1:icloria, strfet putted ' , 4 .
.. , . •
titre of $25 and, costs: and itis,.
1 'Intreli 'was held at t he home -of
Mrs.' lsnelY '11111 11 on •:\l'onday 1it.(qql.t.si.(;;',..1(14-\'.5.13'1):i
!,,;(led; rj)ni4)Fi.°11:as;.4 ..
e4e1)11.11.4.._ NV i I ,1,1 a ,,(U (1 a t 1(11(1) 11(1 ,1'.111 once Imp) 4,ed by
pto.e,..•,.
::,„,i)•(nti,o'
M.ra.ee1
is.tr.,:(i.fte ... DA !, ' n 1).0101iT1„111e:ttsttl:lTtts(11.-)i11ure1•
-1tii_0,Aas,014,andirt,,,,,11,,(1(a„,0),11111441:Ilrilltil:,I1Ii1s1)i11g111
eriod the 141451111)1 r, Mrs. MeGuire,:owhpliii:11 lty tO:a char,e
ok char,e of the businePlan01,ae:sesdrivin
...i,l:.14:1(0.11118
that at 110 0.ne.11dS:..
6111 the car
driven' leY. l'ark .swervedson Wright
street, Britannia 'read, 'pool-hi...arid
Kingst on street's, not king leftliand, -
turns. .A_fter. being stopped, by
pence, and told to wall: thirty feet, ”
IV(' 1:1' made for •11 1111•iflar ,ansi hake
• and .Atigusi 14 Was, the. date
set for 11.picnie at Barka. i'ark„at
(t 11.111. At the elose of the fiteet--..
nig Mrs.- Meisel n 10r\-'(1 I IT ch. . •
,
110NOk RETHOINC; MEMBER OF
'
114, The ilmior rtme,r ,-„, „. • Pa rk st a kgered and his speech', teas
ne st.lti tue- 11.1,. of, C0111-
;.;1;1.1(.(' 1 f .1;1• 1 fit.11111";t '11/11.(Y)1 neti ffittt:':11.111110)1 .1tIlriti1(t:i.k:-ilowel,er, (wfis ossinisseu.swite.
,
Noreen Fishtr, `a 1U•ide of :this future. •
Ileitlits at Waverley street.
new:batik, building at portage And
Notre 1)0111(1,.. 1110 4.40 in._ hygiale
days of the -geeen's 'betel. • The.
ei-ty is:- gssidually being• t•rairsffirmed
'from Tgipeet- ears. to trelley *buses.
A Week ago the last street 'car was
run' . • -Osborne- ,streets after sixty,
ye'ars, this -being the• first electric,
car -run in 1890 to the then River'
Park, • now a residentiaL seetionS
'Trolley. buses 'are to operfite 111
future. 'All" all,• Winnipeg looks
ahead with plenty of 'eftinideme and
111114 '.fiood, •Setbaek win -be_ taken. tis'
aseal-. in its stride. '
Godhich, um pleaSed td see,
is' making a substantial l'ontribntion
to the . flood relief: fund - and can
rest assured the. money . is grate
fully reeeived will he 'wisely
tid 'carefully spent." •
XENNETH.STOWE • ,
..eGITTED" ON RETIREIVLENT.
" ° ' • •
After tit:fey- yeat:s: $ervice with
•
the Catiladian , National Railways.,
Mr. Kenneth Stewe..,:has retired„ and
on Friday evening last fellow -0m,
ployees from the Goderich, 'and
Stratford' disirict gathered at his
"
? •
•
BAPTISTS' ENJOY . .
OUTING AT'HARBOR,PARK
The. congregational and • Senday
echool Welty!' of the Baptist,Cherch
was held at Harbor park 011 141111r8 -
Any last.' Supper, with choeolitfe'
iii110.and ice erenni .alinadattee.
WaS.'s'erved and was followed.•Ity,
a ball game. There was a series of
races , and other 'contests, in which,
Winners were"its folrOV;':. •
, irdrelq 'under 6 years --Terry
Griffiths. • .
Children ,urtdess 1111 y.ears----EIsie
Niue. e • •
*children under. 8 years Ann
Nice.
',Telly bean .1s -tee -Barbara
Grave Strachap., •
Walking on pie plates Dave
Medley. •
Bag -breaking contest -Inn Chase.
Three-legged race' - 'Bill' Chase
and Dtivid. Medley.'
Proposal. eonfestMrs:(1. John-•
stens Bert' , • '
Kicking lady's Slipper - Don
Ciimpbeil. ,
Kicking, man's' Do'n
CA umbel].
home TIDO preselfted hitu • with- a 'Most 'graceful
4ittads•tone ha;.;,- and A ',sum of money, •Willtes.
MtS, Stoive was presented with -a argolol
handsome uiffitrella. The presenta- .1(11111(1)Y*
4,031§, , were made ess, m r, lissees ' •
-4-14.mst-oie • • -
Mrs -Stowe made .snitable
nOWleagnieut or thy ,gri-Ie4 on behalf
Mrs. Siowe•
iiNox ,enuRvit W.M.S.
The July tneeting of. Knox 'W.M,S.
was held in the church ,parlor
,Tnesday afternoon. The .president,
'Mrs. A. Taylor, 'Was in charge ef
the . letsfness :.f.part of. 'the rimeeting
sodslesselis-reperteesfrostestlessvas?issits.
secretaries. Mrs. Erskine ,took' the
•chair for the de'rotional period.
Mrs..1.10binSoti read .4he _meditation
and, M .1., W: Smith rend the
Seripettres... followed by prayer riy
'Mrs. 'Milne. A fine' paper.from 'the
study book, fel ,the tapie "'Koreans
in Japan," was'. given "by
Erskine awl° was espeeially inter-
esting. just 'tit this time whfrn .the
lioiqi•In war. is so. tinteb nund.
Mrs.onoblitson,elosed the tneetiag
with prayer'. • , ,
*
EisiOATMEFIr ANNOUNCEH
'Mr. and Mrs. Fred ,JI. Lynch,
Smith street, Goderich, announce
the engagement or 'their (bumbler,
Ida Evelyn, to E•ric James liar*
Son, Son of Mr. and . Mrs. 'William
Elliott Harrison of Stratford; the
iffarflitge, t
Anguet.
Walicer-Mfss .1 era
t eon test • Earl
liAN11,:-;-5-PREARV:
TER% '
At, 0 meeting '01' the iluron-Mait-
,tand Presbytery, held at Whighant,
assent' was given *to‘, the eall ex-
tended to -Rey. 11: IltIngins Stewart,
10nettrdine, bx,„ Victoria Presby-
terian Churele Toronto, s
• Rev. .1. R. Maclionald of Ripley
IVO 11 named ,interim 1118(1011) tor of
the Kincardine effereh. '
Presbytery • also agreed to the
stet rtutirreurscirtmrirrirbrire
401)11 1Ia.rdCvick of Knox, Church
Teesventer, end , this
month. Rev. A. Nimmo of Wing -
ha ) W111.1 appointed terini
f
10411143S CAUSE 'EXCITEMENT
There WaS keiiI0111,,e,111 1110'o1'1141 of Vietorie and St,. David's
street ,011 t tivdny 'when SWa
ing, hees alighted oe the wall of
Banker 2 Ilf•Vs residence.' • Thin
Sol \N't1 1144, NV110- luts 11 reputation as
Tr -he fv:f hi r. 151141 ea 1 red n
led ed t he swa ' while 0 crowd
of people looked
,
hon41, w of • he metubers, Aliss 44:11 U54 to ,ve.ry careful ,. in. .
ii,i,loin.yftirictlignif TA.0,111'1.1 ,(t7,1.1,(.'1.1sletilnli,tt.op,n, .N1j.'ils.)'!.;( nuJn.urN;(.11114:11.ugolinte.e;re., ;Tw.:(0)re(kInsibo,n,14v)aaSii,rri; •
E. • ('0811)11(11 and, Aliss., Sheila Ilill,
presented 'the .gifts, after 'vvItifei res
rye:lin:lents .'1501.0 'served. .
,
PERSONAL TrIENTION
':: iti.t(.71111:1e;1(r1 i 0 .:::1 tig in(iinin .0i nil s 10'
. ,sii till. Ho n ghey is-. eltarged4Ayrrieethed ..,
. - : • . ,-, ,
.i. ,.......,____.. them to pay C'n naditte Seamen's
.
'311:.. 1,1mlMl's!,:.Ai..Ilreikexi: rm!:7(11.``' .
ridg(.otliticigC, ii(itttlie.:u,k(1111(4)1) 14)11)11, noa
(111:0,4 eon -
1 1°117ef„)r'1111(".t1); • 41(10(1 4)1' vagraney in last week's
11.,s.i/.(;,.;bst01:1)-1(1 twills% („1, i (.44111.1, , voI,..: seetenced ((1- thias• ' days
$2110 on fivo charges of little.mPted •
intimidation and one, of eommon
,LIONESSES WIN AT IHSTII
Goderleh girlte.' *softball
team -defeated. Myth 111 to 0 at
Myth on ' Tuesday • night. ' The
-Ooderielt-giriS had- a- hig 1411111'1Se-1n
the seventh; seoring eight rtins. . i
Torontis are \Ott! Airs,
1'11(.11(.1.si,e:1‘.V181141Binil 1(11111:efinet.of 1 Thdntt THOS CULBER,T 013 SERVES
J;;tiglatid, is (S.guest with her dangle,' • g6TH.BIRTHDAY -
ter, Mrs. Frank stokes.
•
• Mr. • zind •. Mrs. R. „I. ,Carrie . of sips•NG-AN40,N, JulY 1 8.-Thdmas
,13e1levi11e were ililekg, w11bi Sirs, ovilh'ert
E:m\111.:;. (1;)::11)11(4'1,11.1'.)ASII.CIwN:10111'nlin.,6.1-' or 1:0 111-4
*gft::till•dne(dul, ‘.1.7sisit (\Jr'11 1.).aut.e (MMte.,
1111(1
I1.1141:11'11;1:t:N:11llinC::(1,i1.11(.Ar4.tt:r"1rdl7Y'l1(1::::I:11)1);•'11I40"1'etrdfi•A11•:1j1(1111.0.t...r.iri::.•ttirit t101l,t"0:11sNletItlPnL11.%I 111(1(11104 103eis(iltg(3113etA:°I1ih1sI1nid;is ha le 0nd hei;1'''vi11l(1tPl11Il11Aaiy%l1(1,61:11(11i,1)1(1'11('st;-re1(:hl1e1:.'A.l.itN-•111(1at1;11111:10,.1n(1nfi)CifIeae,'
•
lilekscitt of Stratford- visited -friends he mids with. twinkle,
10 :111°1:4,Ti,' 16'1111y1Sliist," Irt(11$11(Xld ock n d AI 11, Ohilketr llii11):0111hg:r i i'11.51-°11111; 111(i' tinglid N111(1.3-
, • of
Earl' Bannas, of Toronto, e.ere crostits 11 Tench ohler men of. nee r-
1.rue5.; s with Phyl lis' Pa rent S, M 113' .1101fa 411, wen t to New Zen land
1111(1 Mrs. Jas.. 'Rudd -oft. • • • via
zse71a
:0nn dYev)(11.1;::
it ten., days' visit. with his 0))
1t11( welt, _and, elaims it 114 11)1 ide&tl
Mrs- Sam Cade: Bruce St root, place to live for health 'aftd climate.: 1 • •
Mr.' and .Mrs. Albert ,,Vineenf and 111'. Culbert tha,s In;eti twiee 'Aar -
granddaughter, s Patsy . 01' ried. and of Ms tenrgiiii,dren all are'.
Be lam Vehave been vis itine,, i . myths- except ()fie. son; Arthur. :17E0
and 41:r,8. '4 111( wove, 4.„..„,,,,n1 '• Mrs, .Cu I bort died (1
4'! OAS
Arr. and 'Ali's. Predertvk Alc('11 sent%
and two eltildren, or Toronto, are
guest:4 With, Afeenrt's sister
Mrs. .To Iltoldoek, and .Alr.
l'44Mi', • and- MTN., .1. NI, Gordon and
sons .1011 ti and. Tally, Of 'Winnipeg,
15010 reeent guests, with gor-
doe's punt. 'Aliss. 14114 03 Gordoes
Lightlionee street.
Mr. and ,AIrs.••Maelfotialfl Gabe
of Sarnia and the lot ter's sister,
'Miss :Stay McLeod of Ihett7iit,..-ana
:1Iiss 'Carol Wriglit of Kingston are
spending the, summer months at
Mr, and Arrm. A. Goodman of
Ifresdeil, ccoinpa nievd
grandson, Master eraliieriiity
NVlientley are visiting' at , the
home of stiteir datighter.. Mrs:, John
Thome, sand Mr, Thorpe,
Mr. littd Mrs. , W1m9 TIM,and
ttecoinparlied by* 'Aires 11111's
SiSterR, Nrrs. itolx;rr 7IPti11e1 and
s, Alex.. \t 10(1(1 visited another
-sister, - Nits. -Pearl•-•firalutnt•
Of Fingal, 'Over the week -end,.
-
--- OBITUARY
JANE-CllitIlf(Y.LJ
The death of Mi.sA Jane ChIshohn,
a native of A.shfield toWnship, oc-
curred on MondaY at the hame of
her sister. Mrs. atteob MOW. Ham -
Ilion street, at „the, age of 'ninety-
two years. Miss 'Clil8b01i11 15115 11
daeghter, of •the f•late Hugh Chis-
holm and Annie Young, of Ash-
field. Site lived in Colborne town..
_
Ship berfire ethichig forty ‚40111 1'. Sig()
to Goderielt, where she' had dillee•
re8ided, tThe nittnber of ,
„13,(,,,ter18 Rontillt CaTholie•flnIuh
Iter sister, Mrs. Maser, is tikes only
surviving members ef '.her fatal".
'Me runera servive was 'held on%
Wednesday mording it St: Petre$
renulein Itigit 141088
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