The Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-03-15, Page 1GODERICII, ONTARIO,: :4-tURSDAY, IVIARQIT 1,5,th,1951
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Inquest .Decides
Cause of Co. Clerk
N.W.Miller'sDeath
. .After .delibeeating,- ap, • hone and
aehalf, the juisey at the eaqUest on
Wednesday "Inoraing int e the', death
•oif cioun'tY Clerk N. .W.Miller
.brought in the •following :verdict;
"We. find :that NernmaW.
-Miller • Met. death while eagaged
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Ids duties as Clerk of Iluron and
secretareetreesurer . of .11 u r On,
County Health Unit due to injuries
received in a collision. .between a
car driven by beef and a Depart-
ment Of Highways -grader when
both were proceeding northerly on
Ilighw.ay 21. on Mareh 3rel,
'We find that deceased Pulledein
behind the grader and. met.- his
•• death- due to hie Obienro vision of
the road ahead . when • he hit the
grodereeresaleltig in • heaccidental
death."
The inquest was held in the Conn- comr4de. s3,14onds,.
cll. chamber of thp• Town: Hall and -
ZONE, 601VI, HOyLE 'TO
VISIT 'LEOION
Theeregular meeting of thoj,egion
Auxiliary WU held in 'ale Legion*,
Hall on TueSday• evening, with A
Pe'ed attendance.. °miracle ',Shear'.
down was in the chair and' con-
ducted the opening. • ceremonies.
plans were made for a card party
'
and dance. The iittielal visit , of
oile Commander Hoyle, will be
•the next meeting..
A donation Of $50 was made .to
the Legion 'scholarship fund. ',Gen-
eral , busineSe was discussed and
one new member. was initiated. .
Two letters from servicemen
were read pankitig the A,exiliaey
for parcels, 4 gift ifeiem the Aux -
Mary was taken to Mr. J. Bell by
Mrs. J. Adams for his cooperation
at the Auxiliary dance.'
The meeting was then adjourned
and asocial hour enjoyed, th.e cam-
initte.e in Charge being Comrades
Anstay, Bissett, Simms, 'Symonds
de-Barker.---Aeleketsoweee-seld.„-on
a mystdry prize, which WaSwbn
was .conducted by Corner Pr. W.
'F. Gallow. ' Crown Attoeney. H.
Glenn Hays, K.O., acted for the
Crown.' , . •
, The jurymen: were Fred Mul-
holland (foreenan), George Feagan,
.,Itobert.„ McIlvvoin; Herb, McAdam
and Harry ' . • , •
Williani• • Benjtunin, eperator of
the •Provinciol :Highways • grader,
Stated he was driving north on
".highway' 21 at four or five miles
an hour. An .1ale• mirk& he saw. a
• ear 200 -feet- intcle-turn-out-to--th.
LIONS PAY TRIBUTE, .
TO LATE 'NORM.AN MILLER
Dr. R. M. Aldis, director of the
Huron oounty Health Unit, gave
an outline ofethe pierpose, and wor.k
of that organization before a meet-
ing of the Lions 'Club lagt Friday
night. •
In 'introducing r, Alas; Lien
ftitY. Hugheo• explained this , was to
ye been...doneoley_the...eate;Norm'
'left,' and did nett see it again until , Miller. Members :Aped for s
after. theeaccident,• when be saw it* Mentes silence in respect' for . the
. at . the rear of the grader. He departed member VVIni had given un-
opened the door ttnd savv Mr. Milier at -Intl -ugly of his time aed talents
„ seeiedi at the " ,on 'behalf ea Liens preJects. • -
, • • . Robert Barnes.. and ' Rein:
Medical 'Evidence
hart were duly initiated into the
to Dr..A. 11. Taylor. who was called
club,. the ,ceremony *tieing perfeeneed
the seenee 'stated -there was no
evidence •cif intoxication, and in hisiehY Lien ,- •
Lion Walter- Little, noiv u
opinion death was caused from en -
surgeon' lieutentuit •in the R.C.N.,
juries received in •the'. accident.
Dr. J. M. Graham, the was pregente accoinpanieel...by Lieut.'
physician, .ststed that he had never 'Commander .A. 13. '9nesalivey 7retuirtint
charge of .tt-'-in-Wie
treated • Mr. Miller 'fee any heart
• unit..
• condition. • -
County.. Treasurer A. H..eEyekine •
:testified that during • eleven years VACANCIES IN •COITNTr..f.
the only absence of Mr. Miller. frem OFFICES:FILLED -PRO TEN;
his ellite: a t the Ceurt • "Rinse was
caused eby "flu."
Kenneth. Miller', Son- of deceased'
'stated he had never :heard
father . complain' of . any heart
• trouble.
Hugh - Me.Ka y, hot elkeeper -at 3 -
field, gave evidence that Mr. Miller
had -stoppedeat .. the .hotel 'overnight
.in order to interview Pro.spective
nurse for the, County Health limit,
of -which he was., secretary-treds,
'mere and also - because' .of •car
trouble. Both he and Walter West-
er- lake,e.garage propkietor; 'Stated. Mr.
oeliller't condition' was minuet:le in
all respects. ,
• Dr, Pen•esten," Stratferd, Pee-
vincial- pathologist, gave his .opinitin
that death Weee due to injuries re-
egived • in the accident. These •in -
eluded a- rupture of .the aorta', frac-
tured '• breastbone and five_ ribe
cracked. • .. • •
• P.C. Fox.-Investi'gates
'Provincial Constable . Fred. FoX,
'who ini•estigated- the aceideut, said
the road Was .freehly-• &tided eouth,
O• f the place where the _accident oc-
. curred. Tracks of the . 'car
for 225 feet were on the West...side
of the road end „eroeSed over grad-
ually. to the east side. *There is not
a full view of the downward grade.
Mr. iNtillek turned .eut, and his na-
tural reaction -wotild .be to pull in
. .the - grader.
. Foe said his assumption was
that :Me. Miller did not ,reali2e how
• slowly the grader was .going, and
when he did he. niay have the
gas" in error rather. than the
•trakes.,. There wag considerable
'danittge to the -front end of the
.Miller car e the steering column
and :gear. eit'ift were heaL
The • Coroner's' Summing-up'
',Coroner Dr. .Gallow in. suniniing
• ep.the,eiridence said Mr.• Miller 'had
" been in '.Grand I3end the previous
• .ditY..Ou County business, And alsoto
. , a .nurse about County work.
The nurse wee -away. and he deeided
,to vend the ,night- in Bayfield. HIS
visit to the garage showed the ear
was in „perfect condition, but the
' battery down. He_ had. not
•compla.ined of illness, 'There were
rumors .,that he seff,ered .from a
'heart eo4dition, •btet the •farctily
physician •eald this was Pot so:,
Dr. Gallw, in ,pointing out that
•Mr. Whet evas. in pursuit his
dutiee when nee •accident occurred,
hilY MAIL, kit, it!' Seemed that
, every, organizatibia • in,' town that,
needed a, secretary.. or guidance,
. chose,
YO -ung ladies from •nine to fourteen have been
learning elementary. figure skating in. the classes held in
the GOderich Memorial Arena. Mrs. John K, • *Sillily, a
former member of the Winter Skating Club, Ottawa, .i
the voluntary instructress. The junior class is shown..
above, left to 'right, Elizabeth: H,arley, ,SankI.ra Wakelin,
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o ''VASHION SAM ,
In the report in this paper ofethe
Fashion Show . sexineored by the
Community Nurses Registry' a few
names Were inadvertently ()Witted.
Mites. Marilyn Batler and MIES Rose.
Marie Chiideelin were models, end
Mrs; Whitfield Mrs. Geo. Par-
sons were responsible for the pleas
Ing effect and pretty faeial colorings
., all the :model& Mrs. S. H. Blake
was the ivinner in the draw for the
Right nee lea of Beatify COunsellof
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FIRE IN • FikRiVI HOME
The lire beigade' had a, 'ran to
tlie Home of JOhn 0. Hind-
mareho Bayfielel road, on •Feidtte
afternoon. Fire hadi spread hem
• 41 stovepipe into the .wfill "of ab, up-
' Stairs eoom and wag' ,estiligtilehed •
with some ditliculty.
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. The ' - Warden's - committee f
Huron Counts': Council has ••.ap-
Poluted..County Teel 'urer-, Erskine
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seting County OCIV ' At nd ., • John,.
Berry,' of. the...Cowry, ikhveays of-
fice, acting deputy elerle and depety•
'tretisurer. ' The vacancy created by
the (With of, clerk"_ Noonan •Miller
will; be filled ..at the June Meetingl
of ' the County 'Connell.
Mr. Ers.kine. has also been. ap-
.pointed secretary -treasurer of the
'County Health Unit to serve until
a pernmeent appointment IS' made.,
This also wee, a 'position 'held by
the late Mr.' lVfiller.. • .: ,, •
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• RELIANCE , Sit;RVICE DRAW .
Relinnce Service Station -has peen
conductibg a draw fele which tiekets
have been ,given 'With purchases Of
gasoline, and on WednesdaY: meerale
ing the Winning. tiekete'. were' •draivn.
The lucky plies were J. A.loDonagli:
with 'ticket No. '24, winning .$5., and
lies.. -. Vesta eShut, holding 'ticket
No. Teand Winiiing V- - • .
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. YOITR -HELP NEEDED . -
FOR • GREAT CAUSE . •
MRS. IIITSSE'it •
After a long illneks Mrs, Jo*lin
, passed. away this
daY) eVening in AleXttpdritVospital.
The funeral serviee will be held
(111 8t., Joseph's Chureit, Kings-
'. bridge, on Monday leineliIIV Pext
10 o'elock.
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Directors Nanie4.
for Siiiiiiner Season.
,at Playground
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, The Godeeich Reereation Coin-
1711SaOtt, meeting at, the Court Ho:bee
on • TuesdaY • evening, appointed R.
G. Emerson as President to fill out
the unexpired terra of Rev'. 0.- W.
Cope, who tendered liee resignation,
as he 'le leaving' town. , . '
Mr: Emerson, reporting for : a
cennenittee. sunnier recreation ale-
tivities,. said that three 'ladies °and
four' .men at the -Univensity of
Western Ontario had been Inter-
viewed. Miss Key Meredith, who
was a director at the playground
last pummer, will riot be available
thiS year, and the eommittee recotio
mended that Mioe 'Craft ,.and Jim
Carroll: of • theeUniversity W,est-
ern Ontario, be engaged as 'directors
at salaries. respeetively or $40 and
$50. a week, their ditties to , com-
mence May 24th., The Meeting en-
'dorsede the recommendatien. Mrs.
11. G. Arbour was reappointed as-
sistant. - •
From letters received from Var-
lone .organizations relative to sports,
eittitude was , -that spoke should
-
remain un•der the direction of ex-
isting Sports'orgabizations. •
- The.. following direetiers. were ap-
:pointed': Director summer ..sports,
Judge T. .M. .Costello; director of
eutruner activities, Mrs. 'C. 11...Ilek
land ; director of •Wititer sports, L.
0. Whetstone; directoy of winter
aetivitieg,'11.1.rs. 0. Emerson. '
reply to letter 'from the
Town 'Council. the executive was
empowered , to consider' requ 1 rements
for various 'activities, grants, can
.qtitittion and operation of the play-
ground, and td send a report to the
Connell,
Miss M. Howell, 'Mts. F. rt. Red-
ditt and R. Cory were named
pehlicity ememitteee • ' '
The treasurer, R. Cory, re-
ported , .balance .on hand of
$1,889.01. • - ' '
Mrs. Arbour reported. an agire-
wire itttendtince of 840 at the learn-
p-skaye, eine:Seal „Daily attendance
from January let to Math 13th,
was trent 18 to 89. Mrs.- Arbour
snake of the veined. assietnnee given'
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by Witkelin, William Medd ,and
HoWard Carroll and the twenty-
four latilee who•stesisted her. • .
The 'eecrefttry authoriml to
send an expression :a ,gyntpatitsr to
Mrs. Norman' Miller in the passing
of her MIAMI:id, Who had -been 'a
valued metalyer of the. exec:ative. .
Your contribution to the Red,
Cross well help to improve condi-
tions,•• perhaps to save Aifee some
corner of the world. iWherever
there , dietee,ss ..,,t.hat, can' be eal-
leviated the ministrations of
the Red' Cross, there the, Red Cress
has. its ' messengers of hope and
help, • comfort and :infiTee.
Thes..urrent _drive Canada for
4Ve dollars seems to cull
for e lot uf money, -but Canadians
are generous, of heart and liberal
ofassistance in great cauSeS,' and.
Gederich eliould not be behind other
towns in its resnoaiSe to the appeal
of the, Red Cro.ss for. funds required
to carry on its node work.- '
,caLlt riblitiims will be reeei d •by
any ''the bank branches in (lode,
rich. pe soar • .best thee haute of
h mon ity 1
PERSONAL MENTION
• Mr., Gavin II. 'Green on busi-
nees tO Toronto. this week. '
Mr. Elwin R. 'Doak ,was Lu Tor -
ante east week, retterulieg home on
WednesdeSe eighteothree years egain Southampe
Miss Gracie •Dotik has return•ed ton, ,where he *wag earriage-maker,
and twenty-six years ego retired
to live in Goderith. He was twice
Married., first to Sarah Fenton and
later to Alice Red:more, both now
deceased... ;,Survivieg are one 'son,
Stewart, Of Stratford.; eiyo •lieotheree
William- Robertson, ofe Saint Ste.
Marie„ and 'Donald, •Rathwell,
Man, end one sister, Mrs. William
Irvine,-' Detroit. , The funeral
'service. was condiected' .at e Bre-
PheY... Inner -el .'heme e on • .Sa ierday,
hy. Rev. le. Pare, of St.* George's
Ang,liettn -"chassis The ,pallbearen-
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&a/4n. Saehs, Judith Mathe)* Patiricia, Boutelier,, Mar-
,
garet 'Du.ekWorth, Lilian Anderson, Judy, MacKay, Jan.et
MacKaY, Katherine An.de,rsoil, Irene King, Nangy Hughes-,
Martha Jackson, Penelope Thorpe, Dia,nne McConnell,
Ardith Elliott and, Mrs. Sully. • - •
Photo by R. Henry ---London Free Press' el:WI:evil).
Obituary
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W. He JOHNSTON
William Henry Johnstone. Goele-.
rich township,. died suddenly at. his.
Zaome, Clinton on Wednes-
day, March 7th,. in_ his. seventy-
eighth year... •He.-liadeferraedeall
•life in .the wee.teiriee,
married, 'first to Charlotte Marshall,
Bayfield, Who died in 1925; and -
later to Alma Blanche :Jennings; of,
the Blue Water HighWay, who sur-
vives,. Also 'eutviving are four bro-
thers and :two slsters, Heiner, of
Ninga, Man.; Charles, .of Brandon ;
Macklin, Saskee Reuben;
.0f Reno„. Sask.•;...Mrs: Grassick,
Exetee, and Mrs.. K. ;Shepherd,
Sask. The funeral- service
on 'Friday was, conducted by, Rev.
R. M. P. Butted., of St. Paul's'
'Cliterele„ CI hi ten, and •burlal wag en'
the Clinton , cemetery, ..the pahi
bettrere being "Clarenee, and Art:her
Sterilf, -James, Corkin, . Bert Tre-
werthii , e1eidiew Both es eand, Oliver
Peeeck.
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ROBERT ROBERTSON
Robert Robertson, 'William street,
died- on Wet:Wee:dee; night, March
7th, in Alexandra 'Ilespital, after
a short illness. . He was born
liame after spending • two weeke
holiday's at Barrie and Owele.Scaind.
Mr. , and Mrs. • Harold W. Doak
aird •eon, Carman- event „the week-
end with friends at Owen Sound:
Mr. W. J. Hale of Lemsford,
SaSke and his son, HarOla, of Lon-•
den, visited on Sunday with Mr.,
and Mrs. Gordon Smith, Britannia
road. , * • ,
Mr, and. Mr's. Harold Breckiew of
Dutton were 'week -end, guests with
the, former'e paedlits; 'Mr. and Mrs.
Cha•s. 13reckowosr.. and his brother;
W. C. Breckowi • , were . • , aind
gean sons, nee ,
Roberi, Robeetsen, of :Stratford.
Entombnient took. pine*. in! Port
Elgin cemetery., . .
J. P. GALIAGHER •
John Patrick 'Gallagher; Victoria
street, passed teeny •In:Weetteineter
Ifeespital, London,, Oil Wednesday
nig.ht, March: 7th, • after a 'three
weeks' illness. , He was 'in • his
gLity-iiintli year. A native of
Donegal, ••Ieeland, he eame to ..Can -
'Ada at hie age :Of two years. Nyith
his parents; Patrick and Annie
elulhearn Gallagher, who .settled at
Parkhill, Ontarite. He lived - there
until eoming toeGoderich, nineteen
years ago'. He! %volt overSeas with
the 'first --Canndian contingent in
'Mr. and Mrs. T. -G: Caley of Jolm
Port Dover have been rieiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Cole...,and Mrs.
MeNally. .Mrs : McNally 'has been
quite for some time.
- Mrs .Ethel Miller and Mrs: W.
F. It' 'Price have returned home
from Owen Sound, where they at-
tended the Wootton -Fraser wedding
.which took place in 'Westside.-Uniteir
Church on March .10th.e.
• Mr. Barry .Doak, son Of Mr.. and:
Mrs: Harold, Doak, has returned'
•from Toronto,, where he took •4 two
Months' •couriee -.at the ,Electrical
Institute. Barry came first in a
elass• Of fourteen, stlidents.
Dr. Frederic T. .Egener, who • has
beep, orgailist 'and choir direotor
,of St. Andrew'fs Presbyterian
Church, Sarnia,: since last fall, is
returning. to 'Teoncion, to becoine
organ.tst at 'St. James.' (Westmlitl
ster) 'Anglican Church: •
.Miss Sybil Courtice, ,of
well known in, .Goderich - a re-
turned •tniesionary to Japan,. heie
left on an extensive trip to Western
,OAnada,. where she 'will speak af
'various points in the interests of
the missionary „ movement the,
United Church of • Confide.
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Oet.o.%-eINefe,Vlnre'sf-YjfiWesee—
Thomhs • W. Bell, a former reel.
dent •'of Goderieh . township, _,•eind
bitterly of town, died in AieXandra.
Hospital op Wednesday. in his
ninety-eecoud year. The funeral
service Will be held at the Broplfey
funeral home. on Sietueclay Tp.m.
aud interment will. be in Maitland
Cemetery. • .
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News 'items reeeifed
Ili) to Wedinesday noon. Pub-
leatitritt• ',cannot be gun ea nteed
anything not In loind by Chet
time, Distriet Corresp!ondents
are reque4ted to send lit their., •
floWs badges as efirlsi. in the'
- week as, posible. •
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World War I, and after serving
three years waS invalided home.
He was a member of St. Peter's
JOU:tech,' and is survived fi'y his
wife, formerly RAchel Alorrison ; •an
doted Mrs. Ernest
Welker, of Winnipeg, mid a sister,
Mrs. Maud Brown, .of London:
The funeral was held oe Monday
morning from the Brophey fimeral.
Mime to $t. Peter's church, Where
requiem ,high mass was sung by
Rev. J. P. Gleeson. 2dembers of
4-fiettic Weelanadreinselee.gWe--74e
teeded; find/burial he the Roman
Catholic teey. in .Colborne town-
ship took place ivith `Legion rites.
The pallbearers Nfore Willie m .eetig,1
ford, ViSeph Finn, John Evans Leo
Clusholm, T. J. Deennan and Jose
O'Brien, • -
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MRS. ADA •WALTElliS.
Mrs.' Mare Ada Walters, a resi-
dent of Goderich for Many years,
paseed away in the WoOdstoek hos-
pital on Monday, March 5th, in her
eighty-third year. Mrs. WnIters
was ,born at. Zellainl, near , Wing -
ham, n daughter of the late,Mr. and
Mrs. Geoege Thoinson, and eame to
Goderieh with her parents over
fifty years ago, Nrr. ThomSon oper-
ating n sawmill nithe hnrhor. Her
hueband,,,,tabtin V. Walters; had
d iod at:Tide-let ally. her three. months
lifter their Marriage. A brother,
Rev, lle,.• Il. M. Tlennsen, D.D., of
eft,T,hid'eeir, fs„ the, ,onv membei? of
he fa in ily now snrviving. Mrs,
Palters, who had been. in ,failing
health, was spending the winter
with her Alster-in-law, Mrs. nenrY
Thomkon, at Woodstook when, she
was; taken with the, final illnesR.
Sin; Vile a devout member at North
StreetitTnited Church, and the:fun-
eral service' at Ate' IVrephey1 Niteroi
home, Goderit'h, on Wednesday.
afternoon' was eondue&4E bslter
meter, 'Rev. 0, W. Gape, eesieted
by. Rev. 1). 'W. Williams of Victoria
Street United Ohpreh. Besides her
,brother, nieces and nephewS and
othei• eelatiVes Were present front
Detroir„ Winker; Lenden -and
'13tuevele, , The. interetept. was in
Maitland cemetery, the pallbearers.
being j,. A, Snider, ;Ed. Iterney,' H.
S. Turner, John tind•Geerge
eon and „I'll 11108 BrOW4ling.
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JOSEPH. 13. 0'•LOUGULIN
'-Father Ralph. • O'Lengidin,
was,eelebrant of the soleem rectelem
nuiss ror biri ftalfee„Joseph
O'Lotegblin, ou February 17th in
st. Agnes Churchre*Deteeit, • Mich.
leather M.. J. Dalton was deacon
and Father •Edwin Garvey,.
subdeacon. Father Q! E. '1,013e1,
C.S.B., preached the sermint.
was, :in the Holy SePulehre cedie-
tery, Detroit. Pailbearere were
Chester O'Reilly,. Melvin "O'leeeley,-,
Myron, , 0' Re illy, Jas.• •Grillin,
RY1111 Abel Joseph ; Sullivan.' • • •".
, • Mr. 0' Len ell I in „ w he died Febru-
4-ry: 1.4111.Pwas barn: in West Weeve-
fieeh...e.Voecantber. 2e,' 1860e. eon ef I
Pfitelek tyLenghlifi -and Mary -Me-
Cann. The family moved ' toeAsito!
field 80111e twelve years' later unite
settled On a farm. on the nth 'con -1
-ces4ou. Mr. O'Lotighlin Mewed to '
Detroit in 1807, operating a:grocery
bust:twee'," and in .1002. -his matiefigel
to May Griffin, daughter of . Joeeph
C. Griffin of Goderiele, took. place,
In 1904 and • .MrS.-. O'Loughlin
took toi residenee au a -farm. in
Aelifield, , re te ening • n 0.027 • to De,
trait, where Mrs. ''.O'Loughlin pre-
deceased her husband • in 194V
wee a highly yespected
Lunchadmired forehis quiet diernity,
and esteemed, gentiennin who Wale
imassumitige kindneee and his
graciouenese ..hoet in hie- own;
home,' where ' friends were always
welcome and hospitality was ever
present.. IHe was, a parishidner of
St. ...leieeph's .Kingsbridge,
and. in -later years of St2AgneS;
, ,
.Detroit: • -
• Surviving, are three •daughters,
Mts. Johni W. Kinney, "Detroit, Mrs..
latteery • F. Selonidt, , Philadelphia;
Pa, and Mrs...Edward ,• Shea,
DetroitT tone sobs; J. Len, Nornian,„
. Albert, .6,11 of Detrolto and Father
•Ralph Mexican' Mission
Centre, Rosenberg, Teiagee also a
brother, Martin, Vieneouver; B7C..;
and four -sisters, Mrs. eente Leeman,
Detroit, Miele rlirs,. Theresa Ilya')
London ; jontee Noy, .Gode-
riohe and Mrs. Matilda Sulltrani
Chicago, --• and. thirteen grand-
children.
.U.C. Receives_
bit”1-$M-7-2(4n
Power Bilis Paid
Alit,ERY prEno DIES •
,pRom. SHOTGUN WOUNDS'
,
4,144tt itere; Vrttee Stre0t, (tied in
41041134ra on iThesday
eveping from wounds 1 ehe
abdomen and right ieg received the
previous night, when he was 'te.st,
lug a Shotgun in the basement of
hie .11eme. , was alone at the„
time, and was fountl later by hie
sixteen -sear -old .so John.. lie wee
in his sixty -Mirth. Yegr- , '
After copeultation: with Crown,
Attogney H. Venn iIays, qoronet
Dr. W. 10. Callow mid no Inqueet
Would, be held.
.Mr. ;Meets a 'son of the late •Mr.
and Mrs. Joeeph eler, was born
at Drysdale, but had lived most
of his life in Goderich, where he
was employed as a packer.with the
Purity„Flour Mills..•Since the death
of his wife, . formerly Laurette
Martin, a year ago, he had'been
In poor health. Ile was a member'
of St. peter's Roman Catholic
Church. •
Surviving' are five sons': Earl % of
Exeter; Frank, 'ef TeindOn ; alter,
Gerald and John,. of Goderich, and
three daughters, Mrs. Donald•Chase,
of Gel:leek:1i; Mrs. -•,John Scruten,
of Clinton, and Mr. Gordon Witr-
reneie• ,New Brunswick, 'also two
brothers, Adam Mero, Seaforth,
and Charles, of Port Colborne, and
a sestet, MrsoMary Hickey; of Sea -
forth. There are ten grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held
on Friday morning at6 St. Peter's
Church, where requiem' high mass
.will, lee sung by Rey. J, P. Gieesien.
,Interment will. be in the Roman
•Cathelic Cemetery ineColberne to
il Tauker, to
pen Navigation
ere on Friday
Affer the long nter eetn7.
parative inaetivitr. at -the. Itaxliori*
things thee, aro begiuning tb move.
There is little doing .so far, on the .
freighters that :have wintered, here,
as ai great' deal of lee is „reported
still op bake Superior and'Pe-glault
few weeks yet " , '•
ea,Tnah: eivaislpl.Invointdsbeh a ovp ee
bevn the
ice away from the lakefront here,
mid there is clear water 4s. far an.
the gy� 6an see. , •
Navigation here will be opened ber
the arrival of one of ,the' Imperial ,
tanker from Sarnia, 'It wee% . an-
nounced that the Imperial *ingston
would beehere today, but. word was
received this afternoon that the'.,
tanker would not leave Sarnia until '
?hi:Tare tedialy( aYpr).e. babel7eaell*e0U-lants•‘-
for the- delay, The foghor,n-and
.harbor lights were *lit An commies-.
*ion yesterday in anticipation of
the „first afriVal,,and.today the,
horn is going steadily. ,
Capt. 'Bert MatDonald lee takes/
hie steel boat "Skipper" out a its
Winter berth. *in Snug Harbor and
the sturdy little ship is ,ready. for
service. Ab. Leonard' has'made.hiti
first net -setting trin for the season.
Ile went oter eight' nines and en-,
countered no ,
A substantial :guard fence ire •
lbein ut 'a on both eleissoofjeloo
roa.,belofw ' the new C.P.E..bridge,
Th.e Public , Utilities Commission
has received A statement fronr the
Provincial Pewee Conanieeeliett show-
,
, credit of $6472.58 the
Past .years oneratione.
Meethly'accounte paid doring .the
year :totalled $104,895.,10:, The cost
Power is calculated by • the'
. E. P. C. w a s $ 8e374.10, malting a
balanee ofe$6,431 ein. favor of the
local cominiSeion. To this ie added
intertot frein January let, $41.58.
'.The .cast of poiver 'for the ,past
i'etle was, -.V.12,140.31 in 'excess
The cUst,' for the Previons yearr
which was $76,233.79. The increase
114 aecemnted for para by increased
,conetunption .of pewee. :led' partly
by an increase in . wholesale
rate
StandPipe. 'Sold
' The' old 'set/10.01)e . 1 the heed
of St. David's) etreet, supereeded by
the' water', tower, of increased capac-
ity, has betel 'purchased ley a Water-
loo firm, 'who will keinove it. The
price was $300 as it sionds„
. • •
GODERICH BOYS READY
FOR DUTY . IN ,R.O.A. .1%
•
• • ", •
JanieS Roberts, ,eighteen -year-old
sem of" Wing Commander and Mrs.
Je, .11; Roberts, has ceinpleted his'
application • for air crew duties- in,
the ,R.C,X.F. • • He expecte -to be
, early in May.
James, R. Wood, sen of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Wood, Bridge, street,
has. been accepted fon service as
flight cadet in 11.C.A.F:' air crew
And is called for -March
,These boys lire 'sone" of • member,
of 425' Huron Wing, 'R,C.A.F.' As-
•
' e •
' St' GEOR4E'S COURCH W.A.,'
The monthly meeteng eef. St.
George's Church Woraan'S
one held ,on 'Tuesday afternoon,
,„.veith the president; 'Ales. Pied Hutie•
'prosiding. The Scriptere, from. the
•2ad chapter ,of Hebrews,. was. read
' h Mrs'. May, Mrs. Farr, as Doyens
CODVP1ler, reported, on the outfit
for the. boy .at• (he W.A. residential
school eiteeferdsteinoO_Allierta. • -A-
Inter ."FiraTlirtlie st4Trtary stated,
tha t flie dn te for the' epring Dean-.
7ery meeting, whieh is to be held in
Ceolerich, wonld be Mey .25th, if
that metwith approval. The guest
speakee'. was Mrs. Farr, who,
hronghta MeSsage of the Lenten;
season leading up to the glorious
eeietertide, after whieh the meet -
dent closed the Meeting vi1h prayer,
A MARK ,Or ,APPRECIATION
At the regeler kinOnn 11 dimier
meeting at the Park House on 'Mon-
day, Mr. Joe Kelly 'was it gaest
la honor, 44e 11115 preseetede with
a S111411110 gift fel' eervicee rendered
at the 1)18 )10 nt efie.•Kinstiren 'play,
"Going Places," pres:ented• recently
r the God eel ell on e • • -
„
• THE ivnAirnErt,
, fates of elle. past Week
Ooderich, with thoee of the
fcCerresponding ' week 11 year ago s
effichflly :recorded, were"oe follows:
4 •
1951 • 1050
Max. M111.' Max. Min.
Thum,' Mar, el ..31 '25 42 15.
Fri., Mar. /9 19 20 9'
Sot, Thii 'fp -.34 12,„. 25 15
Sine, 'Mak. 11 -48 -.424 li 25
Mon.; Mai'. 12 -.40 22 '30 19
Owing to illpees, the official ob.
server W11A 1111111110 to 1,V00111 t01111101.
atures on Tur.sdny and WednesdaY,
flOME FROM .CALIFORNIA
Mie. and etre. John .Nivins ..re.
turned honie this, week after' spend-
ing the past five .months at •Long
Beach, California,: With their son-
in-law and daughter, . Mr. and Mts.
H. 0: .BouffOrd., opd family. While
.in the Golden. State, they had tile
pleasure of calling on qeite a nuM-
bee of. former GOderiehiteSi, thie
Of the, big events at which they
were present Was the Tournament
of Roses at Pasadena on New Year's
Day; and the same day they were
the, guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Reg.
Black, eformeely _pi Goderieh, itt
theirhome at Paeadena: - ee
MARINERS' ,SERVICE
The annual' mariners' service of
'Knox -Church will be* held on Snit -
day afternoon, At 2 o'clock, at North
Street United Church. Rev. Ite G.
MacMillan will be in the pulpit -and
there will be special inueic by a
mete eirt7rite. • '
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SIX "ENTItIE§ FOR
DRAMATIC, *FESTIViAL
•
Six entries, 'four 'from out-of-
town groups and two from • le(tal
groups, have been received by the
Goderich, Dramatiee Club for its
festival of one -act plays. on April
'Ilth, 12th and. 13th, to be held in;
MacKay Hall.
'Plays Will be 'presented by the
Bayfield Dramatic Group, Holmes-
ville 'Y.P.U., St. „Mary's Little
Theatre, Blyth ..Y.P.U:,,, Goderich
Women's Institute, . and North
',Street Churel Young Adult.
the.7.englifeentelel-igeotAlefF
denghter, Marjorie Jean, to George
Meal(' Holland, son of Mr. and
Ars. Clifford It. Holland, of Gochf-
iich. 'The afteriage will take place
at 3.30 O'clock on Saturday, 'March
31, in ' Maitland Street. Baptist.
-
ENGAGEMENT ANNOVNCED
Mr. anti Mrs.: Peter .1, McGintes,
•Williane%lreet • north, •London,, an-
Chneele London.
„ - • . . • his • Mixer° -era titude. Ile said be
;71%1F8Tr'"1:gmetT14.15.8171-7t the branch and expressed regret
, --,--,- leTide-eeltiOTRIe--112-eliSeVelatliffi
The following pupile • were sue- at eeaveng Goderich and •Beanch
vessful in . paeSieg the recent ,Royal •109.' He as -mired the gathering that
,eleneerva tory •of Music Of Toron•to [
ovritten'examimitions held tr
in Sut- he' wotild viSit (oderich as eeein and
ford : . • fte Often as poseible• ' , , :
A• beide:cc ',Per He a Jolly Good
• (3111(1°: V l'ik-n"Y` -lb"' ) ShirleY
c. Robertson, MeF
Gliddenellwas%rendered by the mem-
et) . , bees. ,
'Grade v folia- -(114"1•) shirieY,:(:'•' The'
Roberteonevening was • romnied out
., •
. , •
• - .with the • showing - a' MOVAOS on
• e• ... • •------ ' ---- ' . ., eporting•eVente, after whIeli a tast
o11y
• .0E WAS ENOUGH' einiffet luneh NVI1g :enjoyed. _ Prepar-
, . ....._ ' .. I Olen of elle lunch IVOS in the, cap-
. An advertises, who a rrang,cd for able halide .of Mrs. Bert eitinday,
11.10 1111(011 eons: of flfl a d verteeement Mrs -line Sheardown and Mrs, 'Phil
in. The • Signn NNI a i'A chissified Bissett. ,
volume ( those ..little 11(18. 011. „ the Legionettes Present *Gifts'
hack J) I,( ) writes': , ' ; On Friday evening, Me. Miner
' ,"It will nbt be necessary for WItg the guest of the Legionettee
you to insert itNir ad. in your : softball team at it , gathering held
next issue,. as I had .stteh , at 1 ho home of Mr. and Mre'. 13111y
, prompt results, '' My brooder • , 400, Jelinstoo, East street. I
wale sold on, Saturday ,nf 'the, fro ,,how thole appreciation of the
' sonno, week 1117 id. appeared. time Mr. 'Miller had dev,oted to
'Thank you, for goodservice, and einiching their totim, the Legionettes
. kindly send Me my account." presented lihn with a eoitee table
The same day.- this totter Was 1111{1 ft 11.:i1g0, 'Cake: Leona Wileen
reeeived nnether 11the11tiser entied delieered the farewell eddreee 'end
In the offie'e And neked as to .ivith. Violet MatAtiftni and jean Fuller
dra w ' his a n nounce men t . of n 1 falfa presented the giftS..... '
seed for sale. It was all sold, lie Singsongs and 'mull wereen-.
said, in a very short time after The Ijoyed.
Signnl-Star n»( ared. laSt We elt, ,. l' . Additional, guests of the 'Legion -
These are just samples' of the re., eties were. Isresident McGrath,'
sults from edVertisinc. in The., Manager M. N. MacDotnald and tpe
Signal -Star.
authorities . promise to. have
theroad reeurfeced,.a,s.eeon assone
detbees vvill. ellow. . •
Former 'take. Captain Dies -
;
Captain R. g, Chapman, .foimerly
skipper of the .Patersort line .
freighter .Fort' 'Willdoe, and, (well'
kiibien. here, .died' in the Sotithamp- •
-ton hospital.en. March let, wan
only fifty-five years of age, but
had retired: a year or „so a,go and .
had been lieqeg. it Poet Elgin. His
son lost his life here' five years- ago
in a fall from a ' vessel inoored at
ethe wharf. . ' •
$153,000 Appropriation
; In :the estiniates presented iby
rleinanee elinieter. Abbott at OttaVve
en Monday Is -revote of $153,000
Goderich• harbor. Itis under-
tetood, this is to complete the sheet- ,
piling on Ole south pier from where '
it was interrupted last ,yeay. Steel
for the. job arrived lAst fall and
hes" been piled on. the. Welch all:
winter. , '
., , CREIGHTON SENTENCED
Legion Gives Fast , ON ASSAULT mum
Pres. Carl Miller a
Hearty Send-off
Members of Branch 109, Canedian
Legion, turned- out in large numbers
en. Thursday evening .last to pay
tribute to Carl: Miller, popular past
Preeident and past e secretary bf
Branch 109. „Mr. Miller,. who hae
for. the 'Past feai. and, a -half years
been a member of. the etail .or the
National Employment Service. here,
'.leaving GoderieheshortlY to take
' III • -
up a, pesitiou wi 11 the N. .S. o ce
at Leamington. Besides holding;
-theeetboeeementioned pesie ions . with
Branch 109„ 'eMtilleie. Wets- -for
-several' years . the. editor of the
branch's "Bnileytin."-.andothe coach
of the Legionetteer the Legion -spon-
sored ladies'. softball, team,-
. After the .business e meeting, on
Thursday eveeitig; MT.- Miller was
presented With: the • Legion's paste
Preeident'S badge (1950) by Leslie
itiley„4 who preceded. Carl in . the
president's- office. 4 •
• Mr.: Riley 'spoke highly Of the,
manner in whiela , Mr. Miller had
conduete.d. his Office and • had given
unselfishly of his time and !energy
to the branch. .• -
Prior ' presenting Mr. Miller
with goingasvay gifts, President
Bill McGrath. addreseed a' few fare.,
well words on behalf of the branch.
He paid Warm'tilbute .to the • de-
votion which Carl had. shown in
connection with Legion aetleitieg,
and expreosednre sincere' eterrorw
of the branch on' losing a valuable
Member.'
ojohneton • opreeeeet the
ibranc.hei gifts, a' handsome -SiiRiking-
stand for Mr. Miller and lovely
candleholdere for Mrs., Miller.
lie accepting the past-pres•ident's
badge. and . 'upon receiving • -the
branch's gifts,,Mr. „Miller expressed
. team treasurer„,,Leslie,
In i.e.eekly court :this afternoon,
•
Howard. e2reighton; 16, of Goderich,
convicted' lasteweek of eoinnion as- .
sa-alt. on Miss Mona, Spain, • 'Wes
sentenced by Magistrate Holmes toe
eighteen days in jail. • He has been. .
.hioiustbdy Terthe past twelve. den..
On. a second charge . against .
Creighton, that 'of cominen assault
on :Miss elexine 'Martin, 'sentence
was reserved fin- two weeks, when
consideration will be given to ex-
penses incurred by Miss Martin.;'
MISSIONARY FROM CHIN. ••
TO VISIT NORTH ST. Nry.M.S.
• • .. •
meeting
North /-
Chtiech was held in thee church.
parlor on Tuesday afternoon. The
president, Mrs. Howard Robertson,
presided over the bueineee. session..
l'eans -were :discuSsed for . assisting. •
the • by, donatioes of food-,
for their 'St.'Patrick's tea on Ma.reh
17th. Mrs. . W eeterrie read a,
letter' from Rev. -Norman II. !..VIe-
Kenzie, a Chinese -born miseionarse
who- is taking it course in agricill-'
turd' in Ontario in 'order to assi.'st
and iestruct the Chineee inemoderet •
west „yog •ftirming. •At present he
is ha Louden and in reply to a' *.
request sent him said he would be
glad ti address the' Easter thank --
offering meetiug of • North stree.t
.W.M.S. on the •evening of April 10th. ,
It was teeided to 'invite the xneitiii- •
bers of the, ,.'differen,t missionalee
eacieties in the town and 'Outlying
districts and also • the . men to the
meeting, ;which is to be held. In „
auditorium of ••
Twenty-four calls on the' sick and ,
shut-ins were, reported. Mrs. R. L.
lioward was appointed Supervi:sor
for the young people's , groups now
-being organized. A tommunicatioa.
allocation for 'North street W,111.S.,
as one quilt, one • &rat eize 'and.'
one coat size 10.: The' recording .
.secretfity read commatication,e reo
;gat:ding' tivo ,bequests of. one • bone
dred dollars each from the estates
of thelate L. E. Dancey,.&e,and
"Thauli Toe* „..
lettees reported ,.Weie 'from MTS. '
Norman Miller tend Mre. ' IL •
Kinkead.
M. -
ttnirperanee eonvener, 1'0 id • an ex- •'. .
Nora trent the t'hurel ObeerVer one •
"Why not Nude. outIptis , near
homes?" •Aiiss Rudd, christion
stewa-rdship seem th ry, , reported -the
allecation for the 'i•-zociety to be the
;quite as last year, end Miss 1,10(.1gints
still th Soeitteee seteehit-iniSSIon... '
ary for eraser. ' * '
Mrs. ,W. Currie took* eliarge
of the devotional eeereleoe. The
Seriptiire lesson. 'froth the .4111 and
Oth ellitpterie of LIP116StatiSt Witi#
tend by 'Mile T. 'Iningioertyeee.
Roio br Mrs,. N"... It. wo.s mach' .
appreniated. • Nirs,-;-"tiarY ,14114iP6--
offered; praYer. The, 4tb. „Amster
and excerpts from the eltaMers fol
towing en ',Potetterehli•in Church.
Work' from the 'study book, "The
Vatted. Oltureh "Ite-enters,
weie ably given !Str.J.. 11,
Nlooney. trhn....Mixpah benediction,
' following the...singing of a li,mt*
-brimght the meeting to a •elose.