The Goderich Signal-Star, 1950-08-10, Page 1103d
'CiODEMOH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; AUGUST 10th .195CC'
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IitteteSt. 4.40Vina.
1)1 Presence Qr Many
linottoTs,
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• The efiiest pest -war internatiOnal
air meee-ne eke—Harbor,. the
cleric 'holiday, Monday, August 7th,
:Wee . held under • perfect 'Weather
conditiole-e and „with. ea, estimett'ed,
three thouseed een attendance. •
• de.s a .peelede to the air show was
a rock.et-benibing 'denionaqatiOn at
the lakefronteat 11elem. .Participat-
ing were feur Hareiteds fromthe
CitY- of London Squadroft No. 420,
X.C.A. 'reserve. The four air-•
craft each mitee feeir target runs,
each time refeaSing a rocket .which
. could be. follewed witi theenaked
eye, until. , it diSappeared into the
green waters of Lake Huron. Al-
though the target,• a raft. of oil
drinns at the seuth end of the
breakwater area,"was not destroyed,_
owing to the eack of direct' hits, the
demonstration gave -the.- aneetateire
some Idea of .,the 'fire power Pos-
sessed by modern, aircraft. s The
hundred -of spctatore who lined
Liglathoupe reitit end.other vintage
peints 'eleng „the lakefront were
treated to a ;spectacle which will
. lin-ger long in- their yeemorieee-----
. • At the, AirRort .
The Scene hanged to Sky • Harbor
airport at 1.• pan: 'Vice -Marshal,
J. A. Sully,. ofliejallY
opened the show, and there followed
four hours-ot aeronautics: which
thrilled the large :crowd.
Highlight of the show was the
appearance, overt .of a
Vampire -jet, aiecraft- piloted by
• ;Flight -Lieutenant CellinS. of Tor-
onto. • This •fiyerewho isnn aircraft
eleS,Igner, thrilled- the. :•peoptasL
.sembled with his speed and _daring,
• as well as With his-skillfui handling
of the seieedy aircreft. _.• •
A helleePter, °belonging ' t� the
Hydro•Electric • „Power ,Commission
of Ontetrio attracted much atten-
tion mechanically, as •feel1. as when
it was in flight. - Wing. Commander
Haylert of the City s of London
fignadron, along'With Flying °dicer
,Lung • ef„. Terento, pleased."' the
- gathering With thelr handling and
:stunt dying,of Abe Harvard aircraft
which, is •'wiceely, .used , throng:bout
. ‘ver•Id AS a trainink slap for
,fIghter Tarots. Al ' 1)(5iV of London,
outstiiiiding Canadian glider expert,
display:61 Itis ability- to the
'• wonder and. rinflizenient
ervers. "-
tau Visiting AliTraft
Not ,only R.C.A.F. 'Wailes. from,
Torento. Londen.- and. 'Cetattalitt
'wereeyesent, but.also well over
-one hundred civiletn p1 :Ines. were
registered, including fourteen -Am-
erican, ships. • Model aircraft ' be-
longing fo. student of the,„Radar
• School' at Olin kin' Were oftPitifecular
entereet to the. younger,, spectators.
present. •
The Goderich• Girls' Trumpet
Band was in 'attendance and enter-
tained with their.precieion 'drill and,
• marching during tbe the.
prograin. Members of the GOderich
Lions, Club,. sponsors' of the kir
meet, were essisted be members of
. the Ieureet„ Wing of. the ..R.,C.A.F.•
Association.. Proceedswill be used
in welfare • work in •Goderich and
cominunity., . •
During the entire •program • a
Royal, Canadian Fairmile „under the
cemmand of Lieutenant Wilkinson
of,Windsor patrolTectifearby on the
lake' ready to eome . to the succour
• of any aircraft which might have,
trouble overethe'vegter. ,
EIOW$L?ROUJ WIN
ir.i•mSTup-NBAjtEit'00
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The. caraleat, Welt wee Tame/ant
Judit•le 'Peatederhera • *Memorial
Park On MOndey evening, when the
kinsmen -Club befd a successful
"Alitrell Gras," heeded by President
(foretell Bapaister. •
The Mardi, Gras parade headed
by ,the Bine. Water Deride was ••e
ealorful 'nue. The costunied par-
ticipants entered* bate; -the spifit of
what they represented: "].ears" and
Other anlmala walked Scores of
childien were . in costume, and
grown-ups were, dandies of 1900e
be2rille ladies, cloWns, teameee,or
"just .dressed up'' for the occasion.
Mr. Gavin' Green as .a "corn
doetor" .captured. the prize for the
hest • men's: •fancy costurae. He
etrode eloeg efa.. :the parade as if
he were -sixteen instead of eighty-
eight.
Mrs. William Metell and. 'child-
ren Won: the. priee for the_ largest
family in costume. They 'rePree,
Sented- a da•rky 'mammy' and been
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Other prizes, were awarded as
follows: elea's cantle, 'Claire
Tweedie, jr.; ladies' elency, • Mrs.
Clarence MacDonald; ladies' Comic,
Mrs. HoWard Fowler; boys'. fence.,
Sam' ,Vincent; boys' . comic, Tom,
•Dick and Harry . Wilkinson; girls'.
fancy,. Diana .Vincent; girls' .comic.
CatharieeeeMaeDantelele . _ •
The Mardi .Gras was. under the
direction of Kinsmen L. D. Wake-
lin- and S, H. Shenton, The judges -
were -D: M. Menzies; N. -We Millet:,
'George' MacEwan and canipbell
Tweedie. e,. , • . •
At the pail, inuale was provided
by,the Blue Water Band, under
Badmaster W. IL•Bishop, and the ,
Gires' Trumpet •13end„ conducted by
Bandmaster George ,Tamese Large
meets applauded after each selec-
tion.
.T.Tnder the noodll'ghte, the e gaily
deearaled booths gave 'color and at:
mosPhere to the. carnival. - Bingo
and ether -games and -ref:resin-tient
.stands were in, charge 'of menibers
tit the Clith,'! nhly aSsisted ...by the
, • • • •
Howard §:protiL„. of Atiburp., field
the inky ticket' for ..the Studebaker
Starlight' coupe, the major •pri*,e
a Ilk(' 0N:enin5: •
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it was ga,y,.. colorful -itn."„a huge
Success with fun' rd.): everyone
MRS. 'WARNOCK 'OBSERVES'
' .BER 93RD BIRTHDAY
A • visitor always welcome among
e wide Circle of erelatiVes , and
. friends in ' GOderieh • Mrs.
'• Warnock; a 'resident tof,. this toWir
• for manyeeeareewhoenew makeshee
•home with her daughter • Geace,,
Mrs.- Speheer Gueste.he Winnipeg.
. She bas spent ..inost•of the .semmer.
this, 'year: with -her daughter Iris,
• Mrs'. Roy •Spaelixtg,• at:. Woodstock,
e' and hasalso '.sPent some time eie
• .‘004er1che .visiting her . daughter;
_Mrs. 'L. Ge *Warnock, .alei her grand'
daughter; Mee.. W. R; E. Parker,.
' This 'Visit 'Was- marked • 'by -the
,celebration --on July 31st -of her
iiietx.filird birthday,with a party
j- -eat-the- honee.of Mrs. L. -G. Warnock.
reebOugh eshee has reached an .age
' that few .• attehre and hes 'twenty-
three • grandchildren and thirty -
thee grette-grandehildien, she • car-
• riee • her yeaTS^. very lightlY,. has
perfect health; and rpm her appear-
ance aid manner might be thirty.
• years yoenger 'than she is. , Not
'many • of ,her conterannearies_i'eee
•eilieeSent 'artheepareyr htft detighteit
• of "old 'friends were there, end 6:
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pleasant hour was event- together,
after Which a delicious lunch' wile
served he her daughters Mrs.- War-
' ;nick and Mrs. Sperling:, her. grand.J.
• daughter ' friA- and great -grand
.• daughter Gall. • Therooms were'
bright With levely .floWers-, the gills
of relatives and friends.
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SCHOLARgIIIP AT,TORONTO
, Ge6fge II. Morrison, eon of Ili.
,and Mrs...T. 0. Morrison, ,ot.Xin..
kerdive and undergraduate in the
faculty of medieine at the Univers-
ity of ,Thronfo, has been named one
of the wtenere of The Wflt mem-
orial srholarehips 'am/tided by the
• etnivereity"'Almani Assoelatioa. The'
"amid IS. beced on stoudingein 'the
eourfee' relationehip to .aetive ser-
vice in the tinned forees, merit
hoivil by perticipatiop and interest
In extra Zlirrieulor and undergredel
ate, Activities and malt othee •quttlP
'Orationsas may eommend thein-
•SteIvee to the Alunmi AAsoeiation.—
Kineardiee NOW'S, ' '
The 'wring man is the son of the*
former Agnes namilton of node -
rich.
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MEKCHAPTER'S,,:
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
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Despite inclement weatliei;. a fair-
ly Ittrge attendance Was .• present
ut the carnivnl held by Alimeek
Chapter, I.O.D.E.,.in Judith Gooder-
ham Memorial Park 011 Wednesday
evening, • August 2nd,' . under the
leadership ef the regent,- Miss
Atilera Cleaver. ' •
Bingo and ether games' provided
entertainment; and,a .childretes
game ender the eovenership of
Mrs.. E. J. Pridhant • and Mre,'• C.
Webb And 'a fishpond in 'charge 6T
Mrs. T..pluzier, Dorothy
Wu -
brook• and IVIrs. EarI Westbroolt
were well pationized by the .child-
e•Rain in the afternoon „prevented
the .decoretion .of the booths, and
the weather was eool in the . even-
ing. I.* , • 1
The following were charge of
the booths: ivfrs. A.' L.. Cole, Mrs.
P. E. Ilibbert,e•Mre.' G,eorge Pater-
son, Mr. and 'Mrs. 0. Whaley,
William Roees, Mrs. , B. Wilmot,
Mrs. C. Steniforth, Mrs. • B.
Tichborne, Mrs. Calvin. Cutt, Mrs.
0eorge Stokes, MISR Hazel Wilmet,
A. A. 'Erskine, °Mrs. N. Clare,'
Mont...„
,egr. Kea ieenniegton was the an-
nouncer. for the binge game.
Lia.D.t..s•Otoiangaip•
TO 'MARY AN E4sici*.
The •Atutneek• Chapter,' e.0,1).E.,
seholarship of $100 to: be awarded'
‘student ,registering for Normal
Schoel treening.. WAS weeenehy., Mary,
Ann Erskitte„ daughter of. Mr, „eine,
II.. Erskine, This- 18 the
Orst 'of. these .Sehola-rships to be
•given and its butpase••is.Io. encour-
age students to 'enter the teaching
profession. •• • -- •
ENGAGEMENTS .ANNbliNCED
„ The .efigagement is .announced: of
Verna Catherine, cleUghter of Mks,
Ethel, Miller and the late George
Miller, to n,J:fitnesNelelon, yeiing'eet
-.§oereed-etMre_71natteeerseeWerelteeleabb-e
.eelinton. • The nairriage . will take
:Place Angifet 30the .
Announcement is made -. of the
engagemeet 'of ' • Lorena Pollee,
daughter df Mr. aed Mrs.- Wallace
• Twfunley, -te William'Colin
'Coli
Crozier, sea of Ars, 'Crozier, .Lon-
don, and' ''the „late • William' °P.
'Crozier :of Ashfield; the wedding
Jo _take' •plaea
Church, Lend,on, Atigust 19th.
LOCAL MARICS1VIEN AT ST.
MARYS
*Goderich Gun Club ,attended.
five -man ,shoot at St. Marys on
Prieny, August 4th, and won hands
down. • Bill I3eck of the .Goderich
teeth Was ' high •Thr tii6 shoot, with
a :etraight 25 birds.. •
a
Seores of hist night's! shoot were:
Lumby 23, H. Preeee 24, °B.
Peek 20, A. eeinfield 20, A. Gilbert 20,
J. Gilbert' ,19, II. Wilson 20, G.
Creetle 18, J, Bacon 13:
"MOW° PICNIC • ' v.
The annual plenie, sten:Leered by
the Dominion Roed Maehinery„Com-
panyi for empleyees eied their .fetns
will he beld.at Jewett's firove,
near Ilayileld, .on Saturday, -August
20th. There wilt ,he progtam of
sport6r eveiits for young an_d old.
At t, ineetit7 of tile Town douw
Ailogurthe Od
F.tleert/: :'wpaitsts're
rte'
frt
Collegiate .lastitUte reTaest,
that applicationtdx! ,Pla4e 14'
,
•ethipea:riCoBuo4
netr11,to 111.4*-94tario
Mtni-
tor approval. o2 the
isshing of 4'xlebcntures tentatively
emSititnate:ted, $47,00°
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Was" referred .e6 'the •tineUde. be ee/ne
thee ef neW T
iAtriO
4A(1).'rnIontptiocsitiaalli)'3.clEavaredewilo46undl(viliste
:bheed r:t
to be tiled. by eaCh PinnicipalitY, In
the district with regard to its Aare
the proPosed expenditure,
eoliciter J. X, Hunter wrote
stating that the Department ef De-
fence was prepared to take over
the lend offered by the.. Town. FIS
an. aienory site, and he was In.
strneted to purchase the -Willis
propeety on South street an Match
the Tosen, bee had an option fer
aome years -with it view to its use
in this meaner.
Many Building Permits e
• -Glerkee.reportethe terentrebt7
building permits issued in July;
with estinaated ceete. totelthag.
$15;2Te. George N.-. Bruce s*
erecting a frame cottage ah Werren
street at an -estimated cost of •
• $3,300. A. Thomae took Out a per.
mitfer a :one-story ceinent
dwelling on the Huron road ;..estiult.
4ed ost, 40O0 Peo•
peiinirl:ee'f5r a ane-S-foiY 'd-Wellipg• • •
on MacDonald street, to cost $3,000.„
W.'Aleoek is putting up a elle-story'
dwellingon-. the Huron -road. at asie
'estimated cost of $2,000. Mrs.
. • eloteteomerY, R.R. ,4, Godeeicli, is,
improving a hauseon Chureh street.*'
North StreetUnited Clanecii in
plating „the, entrance' steps :at thee
church. , leen Papernick is making
alterations• to his store front. Chas. -
Woods ts---erecting-an. addition o us•
blending on East e•treet. • -
Permits. ,for reetaire and •Other
ekoject.s AV (k re issued to "Oordon
liceard, Nelson street; Jernese
Taylor, Cambria road ;.•
Ell W acid. Mary . street ' W., C...
iireekow, Kingston street;
McNevin, Brock street; H. P. Hole
till. I 'a rk street ; .Mrs. Johnsen,
Gibbons reef ; Fred Watson, -
St. David's street; ,-Hareld
• NelsOn .st root
rtaid ; W. A. ikleAlliSter,
'aitland timid ; C. Spain, Iforton•
st rept ; Tref :Ogee 'street ;•
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••• Stilpt'S W. Reiee Itrifee street; Mr. ,
:Pane. Johnston, Willialllstr-tiet,;. IV,: 2
J. Andrew, Brock "street; 1., R.
C11.1•81,11. St1 itia 1 t etreet;' e, eee,
A. Snider, Essex eit.eet.
application by Mrs. Lorene-
contrie fora license for a lunch
roihn on Kingston steeet was•-re-
..ferred 10 the. special, committee.
'2kii application froni Mrs. •Jas.
C. Morritt, Blyth, for a lieellse to
take orders for electrie light beibs
was sent to the same conaniittee,
Ait for a new sidewalk
on the west 'side --of-Jciugston street
was. sent to ,the public work e com-
mittee. • .
lejetice. was received of the con-
vention „ef the Ontario -.Municipal
A.esociation, to be held at Sudbury
August 31st- and ;SepteMber let and,
Suggestions from Rural 'Res. idents
A tette': from the Secretary ofe.
the Board �f Trade 'called attention
to several matters. withxegard to
'which oomplaint was made by rural
re.sidents in • their replies to the
quesnonnaire sent out recently' hy
the Board. These mattefie included:
'Leek of adeqmite rest room, facile
inadequate parking,' space die .
lack of names of streets at inter-:
sectious; improper - numbering of
houses ;` leek of police protection.
.fer children' crossing -the higlievay'
at Victoria Sehool; iticecle- riding
07ThsiedeBwoatilir%%'eo*mnaunicedon. •
Wes
referred to the publle works com-
mittee.
'Another letter' from the toned
of Trade urged consideration of the'
queetion Of a. zoning bylawe- This
was ssent to the fire •cominittec..
• To the fire' Cothinittee also wee •
referred the metier of a tevielon
of ' the regulations governing the
terfuldenlitetimrtteril4of it
present .excepf R?etliee'• Ceroititino* w.. e're
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A -sereaming...Vampire, To-arh-ig • Harvards, a whirling helicopter, and a silent
eider were a 14w of the aireraft 'which helped Make the Internatiohal An
Show'arSky Harbor Airport a.success. Part of the huge crowd is seen above
Fining the fences and sittingon army tanks,while they watehed the proceedings.
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. *epee e •
.e.,,eeeeeee...ereeee
.Six Eippeditors fly over othe. field in° two "Yie". formations
with sections- line astern. The aircraft were some of those
from the R.C.A.F1 sta4on at ,dentralia. The shim Was
sponsored by.the Goderich Lions ebb and. attracted aircraft
from all over Ontario and •the 'United States.
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•Aefeinily from 'Muncie, wlio'ftew .their 01111 pi inc 1 Cessna
195, to the show, wait.their turn for the tf,'Y-pst 4.4eft..to,r,ig,ht•larc •
Allen MeCormiekigrs., Cassins'iNleCorwiek: (formerlf Cl1iv Allen),
• wild'visite-d 'her inother Mi • Benjamin Allen, and Mr. Afeedr,taiek.
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%Ctinintonly referred to as, all "Eggbeater," an helicopter,
one. of the latest modes of flyhig, hovet"s over aJTiger 1Vfoth
training 1 ireraft used for, ti tininp.; pilots during World. -War II.
'1 ije helicopter' is lised tolocale trouhie.on power line rights-of-
way. —Courtesy laineron Free Pres.
Arriyals at the elotlerich elevator
the last two Weeks were: July 28—
HoWard.Rindinan, 127,000 bus; Oats
and barley. July 29, -Walter. Ink-
ster, 150,000 bus. eats and parley.
JUly 30:1--Superipr, ,95,000 bu. oets,
barley, sceeenings, and rye. Jelly
31—Barge ,OWendoc, . 221,000 bus.
oats and barley,. e. Aug.. 2—Pam
Schneidele.'215,000 bps. U.S. corn.
•Aug. 4—Howard, Hinthean„ 131,000
bus, oats and barley; yealicondah;
79M0.0 bus. wheet. Aug.. 8—Super,
ler, 91,000 'bus. oats, flax, barley
end sereenfiagee Aug. 10-•eJames P,
WalshI
, 324,000 nes15,8. coin. ,, ••
•The sti..Chemeng on July. -29th
loaded 84,000 °bus. a wheat at the
-Goderich, elevator for •transport to
Montreal. .
'Yah i Taken,Offs, the.Rocks
On Saturday, J-..1137 .29th, 'shortly
after midnight, a Message was re-
ceived bY 'Bert 'MacDonald from
Peint Clark to the effect that a
yacht was on the rocks. The Anna -
mac and the Captain John went to
the scene, with, MaeDonald' and.
°thew in charge, and the yacht,
Apache, Was pulled oft the focks
and Was able to proceed under her
own power,. She, followed the
:Godeffele-elabIlelleaee-efeeetWitarbor
here and eafter taking. on gas left
for' Detroit,,' with 'the owner •Well
pleased that ,he" Jane got off . with
ee Men° trouble. . • ,
A Mild Goose" Chase' ,
.Late'Fridayafternoon •last word
crane' from Kintall that •a cottager
there had seen an overturned boat
With •two persons clinging to it. A
thoreugle
Bert' and,' Allem „MacDonald with
le •nnania • pee d the*
lake nearly es Tar as Point Clark,
but found no boat. Keith •Hopkineon
flew Over 8 wide area, and two,
other eirplanes joined in the
search, and .they toe saw eon slgn
ofl boat adieft or of anybody in
tronble.• 'After' about Me hours of
itruitles snlliiig end flying the
'searchers concluded it was a wild
go•oser ehese and quit, No Orson
has been -reported -missing. The
folloWieig mprnln g Pi'ovls einl yOliee
made further' enquiry antoug the
cottagers at Rhea% but no further
light Was* .hod on the i»eitlente
Tile "Skipper" Launched
• ,Another Mathiesoiltbuilt swot
holl'et, Was, lapelled at the harbor
on Ttlesday mottling. It Was befit
for Bert MeeDonald AA aia addition'
to hiefleet of Winches, It is 42'
feet in ,length, 12% •feet beam, 'with
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REV. C. 0. WASIIINOTON.
ministeii• of '1<no1ii.11nited Chnrch,
Auburn, wh.o will conduct the, an-
niversary services of, the church
on Sunday •next, Augnst 13.
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Cbresler Rokal Marine *engine.
A powerful towing wineh is part
•of its equipment.
The launching took place in the
presence of an interested gathering
41)144,1P1.:J.I.,*11*-6-f tho-,-new-jgattiver
much admired,' • „ . . .
„e%e 11r Craft named "Skipper,"
foe eleert Mael)onald's youngest
brethee„ Wililam, popalarly known'
as "Sipper" MaeDopalde.
A handsome new, plywoodcabin
is being eater for 'iSkipper"- be
Norman, el a ere on aid. .
'Waterfront Notes
Work -hase et* last begun en• the
construction of .the new bridge on
ni ter r .
takes motor; ears [trona(' by' the
road to tPe C.P.R. station alit' •back
again across the trackS. ' •
"Hopalong", Cassidy, the popular
Hellywoorcharacter, was a visitor,
atthe harbor on July 29th. '
was taking t eraise on a yecht be-
longing to another H011ywood man,
And they were here only long
(et (nigh ,to „take' on pig.
.Thider the direction of the De-
parlinent of Lands -end Porests,
a trey for innepreys Is being eon-
structeet In • the river between 'the
C.P.R. • and Saltford bridges. A
channel Was hollowed., out kid logs
plaCed itereee and :epiketteeto- the
bottom. Later`wthilis 'ecvtll be set
,A , sham' deviee to prevent the
spawning of the deStreetive
lamprey is lieing'.placed-in other
rivers floWing ibto' LAO, Heron,
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• The monthly report • on Maitland,
cemetery stnininitted b Sexten Me -
Donald for 'the meeting of the, Town
'Council on Atietist ist ehowee no
intermentiii the month of July:.
Neither were , there any *cemeteey.
lots- sold in that mOntle •
Mr. McDonald said this 'wits the
first time lie •had made such a re-
pOrt in thefive yeaxs he had bold
the 'office..of sexton. •
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)31'..VE WATER BAND
HAS NEW LEADER
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A change has 'fatten place -en the
leadership of the Blue Water, t and,
Chas. NVofid retiring and being suc-
ceeded .by W. Bishop. • The
new bandmaster is the organist
of Knox Church and hits.. had, ex-
perience as a bawd conductor,
The, .firet:'eoheert by eehe band
under the new leader was presented
in Court' Souse -Park on Sunday
evening ane was 'received with ap-
preciation.
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WILLIAM G. FREETA •
RECRUIT IN U.S.-NAVY
William G. Itreetli, ire' -son , of
Mr, and', Mrs. Valiant G. Freetli,
Park street,' G:oderieh, is a seaman
recruit with th'e finite(' States Navy
_Atpd, is un•dergoing training..at'the
NA•saFe'Vraninente---., litTntieeetet---Gri-eate
Lakes, TIIinois. cn1d . to 'be the
world's -.1aegest naear training
centre. Upon completion • of iis
training,. he will beassigned eithee
to a unit Of the U.S. fleet ‘Or to a
service school 'for speeialir:ed, train.
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HONORS FOR
REV. D. W. WILLIAMS
Before -his depaiture from. Wel-
larebueg to take 'over the peetoral
charge oil .Victoria strbet United
Church, Gonerieh, Roe D. W. Wit.
.11a1118, B.A., was leonored by organ-
izations of Trinity 'United Church,
Wallac'elm•rge at a supper In the
Shnday eehoel. hall. He was pree
senfed • with gifts from two of the
rennet elubs and also with a bill-
fold eonta ening n mo1i present' from
the eeegregation. During the even.
ing there was a program of MUSIC
and the showing of .motion Wtures.
CLINTON'S. BIG TIME •
Our heighlior:tsma of Clinton has
heen7.WITJOy1l4told'Imese reenien,
With 8 variety of epees and other•
entertainment whieh has attracted
large crowds. The-•fiVeelay, pro-
grmn was 'Concluded yesteiday. •
•
Annual Reunion
of MacDonald- Cla,n
• Held at Lochalsh
LOCHA Aug. ' 9. ee- The
t1\enty-41.4..111111ml MacDonald re,
union was held in the •'Peautiful
grove'on• the' farm of ,AleX.,
Douala en Monday, when descend-
ants of of Donald and Murdoch Mac-
Donald, who caine to this district
nettle Itosshire, • Scotland, in 1844,
gathered from near and
It weeeh' ideal summer dw.e'lwith.
welcome warmth. and 'stmeeine. The
rnien Jack-an(l • the historic • Sedt-
tiehneg. waved in the. breeze.' I).
A. MacDonald,' registrar, always
alert to,have the mune and 'address
of everyone in •attendance, was busy
. „
with ,109 registerihge . •
•George lifaeteod of Hamilton,
preeldent, extended a ,rig,ht High-
land Welcome: to the • lassies end
laddiee, and sold, .ehat as the •re-
inlion.had now reached its tweety-
firet, birthday the ties Were stronger.
He :paid tribute ' to the -worthy
ancestors of thoee Who had gathered
'together; ene, conveyed,° greetings
froth hie aunt Jennie Lennie, who
was unable to be present.
The skirl of the -pipes was heard
through.ont the afternoon, .played
by D. A. MacLennan, Sandy Mace
Donald • and Alex. Ma6Lenna.n. The
sweet strains of Alex. MacDonalds
vielhi eweteelreard .againeannd: again
as the -a -oldsters' stepped out the
sqeare• danceef Alex. MaeLennen
piayikl. for the Scotch' reel. ••
A' program of snorts for Young
and old was. •enjoyed under the
direetion .of, Alex.Andiew and Nee
'Stewarlt.' The prizes were Ilherally
,handed, out by Tom :MacDonald.
Little SliIla MaeLeod wae champ-
ion -414110fig the young folk. ;Lionel
Munn, Harris and Bob Simp-
4---wirtheone anothere-hie-p-
ting the tie -lb. ohne . •
A. sumptuous supper was served
by the -ladies. Mrs. Noble, Johnston
plisvp firbund the twenty-first
birdidey cake, and eee cream wee'
in nbendance. •
Some of those present .fram.
dieteriee were:. Mr. and efie. Leelle
Coffee, Centralia; Mr. 'tied' Mrs.
Pettier,: Mr. ,,end Mrs. :Tack Camp-
bell, Hamilton; Mr. Lionel Munn
and Albin, -Miss Ethel'
Bain Ste= rt. Toronto; Mrs.. Emil
Norgard, Chik;ago; „Mimes Selena
(ma, Mabel MneDdnald, Windsor;
Mery Edith and el. R. Blue end
Louise MacDonald, Detroit; Mr.
and , ,Nereee Taylor, • Toroletti ;
'Miler Off Kennet1U-Owee °Sotied:
Mr. mid Mts. Alet • NittetAintan,
Windsor; eV. and Mrs. Cowles and
,
'LOFTUS E. DANCEY,.E.C. ."
L. E. Dancey, K.C., ated,suddenly
this (Thursday), forenoon at his
home in Goderich at the age of
ninety-one yeere. The funeral, ser-
viee will be held .at his late reel-
denee, corner Waterloo and St. Vin-
cent streets, on Saturday afternoon,
at 02.30 o'clock. Interment Will be
in Militlahd. cemetery. ,
. • , •
GETTING READY FOR•
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
The lacelelabor• unioe,s are pre-
paying for the annual Labor Day
celebeetioh aila promise a day full
,of entertainment, eeenday, Septein=
ber 4th, is the date to keep in raintl.
• THE WINNIPEG STORM •
Teonald Penningtonhas just ne!e-
turned fromen.eterte-days', -vareatione
a week of _ which was 'spent In
ile....=s_inste :Hume
lell:Ve the city, on 'Monday morning
when ' the etoem broke 'which
(rented etieh great' damage. • In a
short time, ',Ronald 'relates, water
on the streees• Was level with the
curbs. • Trees ainfIeedeo poles *ere
blown down, glass in. windows 'MIS
beoken by the fury of the hurrieeee.
The' stormMeted about an hem.
Ronald's bus was an hour late in
leering tlie eity.
•
iTarriieiz, of Ripley, and 3Ohnstone
and, Maellopelds, of felekeloW.'
Th6 twin one, Tem _and (•,'eorge.
of. Mr. and Mrs, Pitlay 'MacDonald
were welcomed to.the .gathering.
°All at once' It Was Over; the
pipers were „ gone. ,the sun went
denet and the reunion ,tras.,over for
family, Tiondon;•the."Atuntis and *another year.
A CHEAP INSTITU,TiON
Judging from the amount of •free
publicity stuff thet is reaching The
igaal-star fienn thee ofeeIertif the
Torento Exhibition, the neWspaPe1s.
of the Province- (for po doubt °the
others are similarly, !`)avorecre Are
expeeted toadvertise the big fafl.
show, for :110flii pe the Pie they'
will .get tie free 'ticket if they • ask
for it. The Sign‘il-'Star is tired'et
throwing the"st‘tiff into the evaSte
paper:liasket and hae _notified the •
odiro to that Wect. The
flood ha,. tossemed, but *onie is stilt
-roirrittg-tlieifttgl ( is on 1 s Wfly
to tile W.p.b.
TO ORGANIZE 4UNIOR:'
OHAN/BER 014 COIYIIVIERCE.
A :movement le on foot for the'
formation In Obderich 02 4
Chamber of Commerce. One even-
ing last week a group of ,voung• ben
was,* addressed ;0 Preeident
of the Galt Sifialor Chamber: fe
mlt , •
Comeree and it "fivas .decidedt�
levee a meeting fOr orgalileation ;we .
eioinlay evening of 1teet Week. Tbni.
meeting will be „atthe leritieli -
,ehonge :,tiotel 8.30 o'eloek.
The Signal•Str is ineOrmed that .
,the Move' Is not elneollneettel with
a feeling that, the 1.30er4eo2 'Trade
hasnot s11ov.0.-sulnoont amivit‘
in ;industrial promotion.