The Goderich Star, 1936-05-07, Page 1P*9
AdvivAdes. IMMO**
: Forflio.e on Relief.
setatfOn ot the Toe% Council
wa enUveied or a laW" ratoMentSOfl
4VtrkWar WOO larliOnt Coin$0111or Broava
aekett the chairman ,0C the rolto works
Committee When, the Jwork. -on t1l0 %Walt
kroinV to start. "I believe the werk
.ishould be doue It is at alt pees -Otte, V
LIQ one else vette it done, tt do," declar-
ng tne goVernment o Pase "legi4atio4
Ifher'*$ *4.bi shliSq Peron Who is elAro=
xPIR Xesfeensblo.. tiring is roomy
with toilet recipients must poprlaati to
the coat .of ttlaa* rolie& Thelettet was
Sent to the SW14 •COnaoalttee„
That cominitiee Witt deal with a re,
solution from OintOrt, •teWrt eauncil, to.
petit -kin the iDomtinion Government to
gtve eOnalderatiola th uetion Of
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;ed Mr. Brown,' sirlie Stetted that the„etstie I eeeepeog eep the coal mining areas, !with-
mateci mit Of the. vault (Was about ' in the Pombolon, on „a More extenstire
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411,000; alt/leugh he felt that pante of the beats, . ."
council were of the- egtinton,that -the ex. The liVorkmen% CoMPenaatien Board
Periditure Would itn lato • eSteral thou.:, nivoOte reerhydba the town that 'under
,aantt deotalt. - ,.. $dbodule 2 Of the A* Ow are now
lOottrieillor cralgie agreed fifth Court. I obligedto iPay4.10` f=alienesititm set by
• *icialor *own that the (malt slantld lbe . the 530s14 ler ininrites amitained . by
- built and Pointed out that the otast would1WorkmenAtlitired while tin the employ' of
•be nothing .itt,aeotoparleon to the loss a nrunicipality. The _letter also advised
that. Would be sustained Were li.re
breiik out and deetroir 'the now. ainpro-
tedted`recOrds, • Ite 'Odell: that, he did
mit think the construction would east a
lot ut mow.
• Hem loser telt that. the streets ought
to be looked *net (Indioatins �unc11-
ir he mkt, "Hes tryisg to -eut
the money oft thePublic "sk'Vorks allot-
-Peat it 41e 'wants to' look after it him-:
self;larig-1%-butlria the one that TaCats
' the blame, tor it."
The reeve remarked that the tourist
trade must be taken care of and that,
the_sbreets ehono be in. good shape:tort o0ak
theme "There are a. late people on the 11 Jl.uppvt.
For liudson
back streets Who live irt mud the wear Capt.-
that beam an' Ogreeinent is signed with
a, eentaactor,' it .sholildbe aScertaincd if
the contractor NO WS bis assesament
fee. trcr he has Peit One So the town'
(vaill also be Wale (for las hare of ccan.
Permitter' fees Mace The ,letter was ret
tented to the public Wotiris• ._
ate Depart:0.ml of lataillic Welfare
'wrote askhas -for leo-operation by the
toi
viii 1.1 1. P-14010 tal.n on . faa71.1s, .,if.11 re-.
lierreeigent 'is Pialced-on-a dritrin-bialde
the ormicipality, the letter states, thaL
(continued on page '2)
:round., While X am bn My feet," he
conthnied, "/ think we ought to try two
or three chums of that road. material
(Teeming to a brand tormenting WIWI
company representative had interview-.
ed the counel earlier in the evening).
"The longer Yon leave it the more money
It swW eoet in *the end," he said, refer -
to' the fixing of the streets.
Councillor-Oraigie uskedeif tIte•-cotmty ' •
do_awthinv 000 "If .you gentlemen think you're going
War Road. The reeve replied that be to hear a 6Peechlm are all wrung," said
lied spoken to them on the subject dui- Captain\ Dalton kudson, skipper of the
ing Past iseasions Of the County Council azookage freighter Superior, with sailor -
and they had refused. [like torevityas he sat In a chair at the
Deputy -reeve Turner Oserved that as • '
-town hall on 'Friday afternoon. The 'Cap -
lex as the vault and, the expenditure on
the streets were eon:mated he 'didn't
think '• the publie works expexxlitUre
should be cut down. "The !people. on
the back streets aren't getting what
they shotild' as it is. 1 am not in favor
-Of „spending four dr five thousand around
King 'Winter still tetatas biz 10 grip .frostY blookatle tfor esverett_daya in' the her "way through .tO °Pen tWaters were the
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on the waters of take Erie and poet' lake waters near roft'Oomorne, Ont. The freighters released.' Veteran skippers Saki
that the alsilly monarch has -ie tight ifitt•ice Peek was the 'woret in these busy the pack iseemed to extend to the bottom
is given here. This ice-impriscmed fresh. lake !miters for several years and not un. of the lake in some seetione.
ter is one of 15 caughtlast week in a til the Thunder Baty Quarries smashed
Honored by Town 'for Bringing
Clinton Lions
Ghren Charter
• First Boat of Seasm.i, Into
‘: Port •
, THE SUPERIOR
thin, who brought the first boat into
Goderich this year wad present for the
presentation of the traditional' sille."top-
per," by Ilds Worship, Mayor MacEwen.
Captain Hudson said that wheis. he was
leaning the boat that afternoon, someone
had said, "Jill your afraid to go over
here big a good vault should be buht tner..!, BIB alp** 1:441 been, "Por a good
It. can be done at low cost. X don't hat {I'd lot *44 :401au ,gternoon.n
'think any Wel/lets man -would want his
rnle ,..04010101"et0Olg'03 tars of Salt and
33vnli releez‘cle to be as IIPPII"eted. it'6 the/ two cara of beati front doderich and she
laft here or IN'yandlitte, where her
"We must look fortmrd to the year'a
expense," said :Councillor „Haat:bar.
-"There Is likely to be a, big relief =and
1 dont think there shouki be a lit*t a
money spent. I am, 213. tfavor of thesing-
gestion of the deptityeeeeve but I am ao-
' - Dalton Hudson has won a hat for bring'-
. peeed to the closing of the alley." eke
----- fng the first 1)04 int° port ter a season -
Cording to tentative Plans ler the, build- ,rhe Other. * oeeesione_ewers, at Wal-
ing Of the vaulteevhicle were sub/netted, laceharz . ,
the alley between the town 'Taal and thel cat vik;rship, mayor 4. J. A. jereoeleeth
ilti'e station would 'have to be el or -
0 tra timial topper to-
Partielly eloeed. "We •anuetdown
and 4., gether (with the new hat bought tor the
tome place or put the tax rate up -
'`i 99airr, offered congratulations, and de-
wouldnt.trote tor that," IVA*. Humber ele- '
dared. ..• dared it a, real honor, and a real test of
The delrutY-Teive move& that the seamanship, te bring in the first boat of
the Seaton. I. am glad it was the Sirpe-
-once CoarmIttee bring in cut estimate caret zezkage lfreighter we have had, in
GoderiCh Art a good many irearn. "We
tried various times,`with indifferent sue -
Cass, to have a package freighter call
'here, and we are glad your boat Is leouv-
ing. The merchants and labor men are
, . betientting." -Mayor Cilfatelliwan expressed
.Cotei:iller Hinriber, continuing' turae`r the etvish that more than, one paidleage
the heading a imfinished. busineds, Said freighter would oeix here.
that a motion had been passed at a pre -
"As that captain to arrive here',.• said
vious seqion that a certain let of furni-
ture be sold and theeeess,. je hut been ad-
vertised in'the paperS, "Mie people will
went to fr.nOW the diSpositioll a that
----farilitare,!`- be isaW`----411e_eakt, AThere-
' was nothing in'. the ritience• Conittittee
report to show that, end 1 think there
should be something shown."
avlayor takaziElwan •said that he did not
feel that a matter of that kind should
be Made pulilit, ' •
Finance Chaltinin Brown reported
that the furnittare was said to ii private
Individiral tor 4125. Only One insertion
of the advertiSelnetit .hatt_been-put
the local paPerst end that no Potters 130 tiote in, eiteot vork !we might Tan MVO
UUVU
been Put on in the various.ivarde of the
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txml3' ' loounctillor liktekine, Chairman et the
Di/cuss*/ lbedlime 1;t116r Os`ted at %%ter* tight' , And Barbor 4keMinitAiee,
this pohit, dounienlor tfumber :elpeclaring uyauctisd the oh* Ilviehett
that'll' 4.e"t-'ellettla*:' be mu - the bilit,s, siiacesitur Sesaidn: iVe aPlitWaKe
matter because the ,pepplets.heAneeigitalidi -tbo boo online awe; al4d,"30, Hookiree
being dealt with and they ahead ltrioss rid im doh% *sot to he "Attie with,
are here." '
lead was eompleted. • The Superior had
-rather a hard nioYage tiowirtlielake, -the
skipper saici, but as soon . as the frost
came out at the te, it rwasn't bad.
Wills Is the third time that -idapalin
'chairmen of the Public 'Wbrks and Pin- rior, said the moor, ,heosirse she is the
of the east of building the vault, taking
into consideration the mat,erials on.
'hand. „rtfhey are 'also to consiciat' ritte
locatien of the' proposed St/rue-bum The
motion, teconded by Councillor litickint
was carried. •
Hie Worship, dwe preterit raw with tile
handeme' _stirabolical hat." The •chiet
magistratqf comniented upon the hand -
seine kipearance of the aVapta,ira_ wiho
Md defined the hat and then trarte hhn
the Mal hat tvivleh he hoped iwtould keel')
Captain kindttion in mind of the people
Of poderiellinel would bring hint here
early! and often. •
ReplylngOaPtain al -actual thanked
those present tor assemblinrend for giv-
Godefict C 1 u b Presents ,
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Branch With 'Gong'
LARGE GATHERING
The reception of their charter was
the occasion for a highly successful
celebration in Clinton, en Thursday
evening by the Lions Club of the
town.
It was in the form of it banquet
with Deputy district governor, Harry
Griff of Goderieh,.as chairman. .
Reppresentatiies of clubs from
W)indsor, London, Stratford, Toron-
to, Sarnia, Petrolia, Seaforth, St. -
Thomas, as well as from Goderich
were present, the total attendance
:nearing 150: Short congratulatery.
addresses, interspersed with music,
were rande by Member% trent eabli of
the 'outside clubs.
Distriet Governor Reid, 3turdoc,c,
resented the charter to the Cl ntun
Club, which was acknowledged by
the president, Frank Fingland.
Mr, Harry Edwards of Goderich
presented the Clinton Club with a
(gong, 11. „Monteith, 'vice-president
acknowledged the gift.
Several musical numbers were
contributed by different visitors.
About twenty-five members of the
Goderich Club went to Clinton for
the banquet. • -
Tile Clinton Club
- The Clinton; Club is composed of
the following officers: Frank
land, president; M. Montieth, first
vice-president; Thos. Churchill, See-
ond vie-preSident; Jae. Clancy,
third vice president; A. M. Knight,
secretary; F. Pennebaker, treasurer;
11. C. Lawson, Lion Tanierr Ken.
Waters, Tail Twister,
Directors: Rev. G. McGoun, Geo:
Jenkins, E. A. Fines, J. J. Zapfe.
-Members: A. D. ,McCartney, Ian
MacLeod? Edgar MeGuire, Rau,
Marry Bartliff,---Corneliusa-Bomb
Fred Ford, Geo. Lavelle, Vernon
Franks, H. A. McIntyre, Leonard
McKnight, Walter A. Okes, D. D.
Itoberton, Luke Lawson. ,
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Truck Drivers p.
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ing Wei the -reception, they had, 't '
.,10/ baling' here,. he •stiki. "We receive the
'greatest„eatilistante •Aront the people 'of
and .fd 'we bad that "tune asite.i,
what was behig done. - Other enembers !ILI* ote boo, loontog.sa
* thing
- the icceinell deolared the*, Ws *se lie hope to -develop, that ;wet -1141)
%business which' Shona not be bade .10obt. to -an to beton* more otiospeguar
A mcdm 111 63/114°M4* 11"ter* tor,' .000fain atceee btkithit." 4*We,
""nded 1,2ft'Arutitt. lebs0 Well4nown *MOM tiodcii and
'• the Mance litho; gas btitu eerieelelY !.11, ter noble tkne,
rellett,,-ee..eet" t4 the 41i1P°6t11'' ct"he' At, 1448a*Ylail, eidehed sileettf
furniture , -
'atiebell that h WIWY4* —
Delmt14*:4*14titlibr Comfdike` Craig* 0akt that he Jaw*
felt Beene elietbei 'fie:w6r Oki tatek zikikevi wow*. !Amite, tiolto
for the =Ade ihoulid lett With him to „None *woe acquainted with him
1:41116686 "4"Int tt° tri 'butl tct tat: eibetilse,"Mr. *Ogle, stosa-iti the ice And
mediate use.' Thig was agret41 t(), alb pima** Ho etued at that
tinae he Used to' Imo* semoet the
A letter from the local Armen *Sired captains that' tat& here.
for louder Weems' thdee nee befog Atter offering Itengnitalatione, Mr
too Teak o heilrd an" • distaxte. Mica ailo* "We Walt we bine cise et the
4. The aorlerattft yrok dftt Trith the .ffneat tra*ont tin Ole Wu*, and eire are
:I:natter. *kid. that it WO our own best, fOt* Is
Alexandra areweitel Board Vottitie, likti our 'Crern boa. good Cdtatidian boat."
Iry that. net* grant ithonki net be i0Ouociiickuo Baker and Bingham also
4 OverlOOked in• the drawing tip ot the diked 0008ratlibliorla to the Ca**,
pear:sestimatet,-. It event fo the rbiants` Baker Stating that as iiiesam
ceouttittec , bOati Men, .eliaptein Melon end his *44:
•Mr . lerank"Donnelly by meter aeltedlm ther were 'unbeaten en the Oreat
WAN' wet, town** that en lice. Nett .faletitatit spoke and the
open- drain he Visited on isitou °trot to best krimtsa. boy In GodeAcli; oktaie *no
keep ranter tron flooding Ur. Longinilres, s was odied on, and Wave a mot troditAblot
property. The , letter eclat" kit WW1 ttee addreas.
Pliblie Works "06111stalttee. rtigeo seere.Ppassed about !recta and
tine "Oertinittee eniOYeble few Sennienta *tot Spent hp,
a letter trent Mr. 'T. those vit the terra
atked to hare hie tint* and intidentia. •
'flawed atiti the kind taptain Ittebon eiftuntered
' the ,'21tai after eAblng
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kcal cOlatietE ;to eve
lic.• • •
ffM Worts* entatteeed. hie tytnpathy
wttli
'who
Hard Hit
r vimiwonlmar4.4114.4
one Ovilleit COMPelka to Pa)?
Over Six Itualred Dollars
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OMIPADIria
It IS estimated that • about $1,000
;Sit bee* paid Zit) Department Of
ifighwaye by truck -Owners in Gode-
rich and vicinity; W110 were found to
he overloading their trucks. i.e. the
loads being carried in the truCkii,
at' the tirkte they were -apprehended
b+, Mr. 1,.. G. Pabiah, Apecial Inspect -
2; of the Department of Filthy/4P% et
Toronto was, greater than sit•411otv.
ed by, the license on the truck. One
Man *loner paid over $660. of the
*belle aiim. Tbe tinier -licensing o
bias rot over -loading (whichever
you prefer) hew Apparently been
icomknon practice throughout the
torintry, and many,track owners are
being hard hit, now they are forced
,to oat/ an ainount Ivliith should have
been included in the original pay.-
inent.,
`Mr, „Fithian etrested *the fact that
Ali drivers should lieitSess andcarry
operator's or chauffeur's , permits.
Iiiegianing next year it will be imper-
ative for art applicant to give the
number et their 1147 driver's per-
mit before *her vain be Able to obtain
their markers.This new method is
being put intoptietiem In an effort
to stop ear Wieners from driving on
the highways without the necessary
driver's permit. ,
NORTH HURON'S MEMBER ,
BROADCASTS ON MONDAY
Deaelman, speak
vet CXNXF._,Wingliarno,,,14.40"..tioutit
'MandaY,T; MaY llth.- Ire Will Attal
tsith,'"ansine** and the Boiltet57
AREliirrS' PIIESENT
IHUNTSVILLE, May 1--ReV, Win,
Weir, B.&, on of yr, and Mrs. V. G.
Weir, Coderich, vas on Orkillir even*
Th Ortistitiad into the Oita* ofillie
PreahYt.rifin chn.reh in Canada, and
1114440 As sinister of the 11Unts-
Ville .rtatb erian OtOrch. Where he
iltba: past
ryeeikr, Stntient minister for
Roektir J. 0, AlOtono M.A. Of Pain'
Sonnt4, who is interim Moderator of
.the Oharge and Rev.,iferhert J. Scott
of th Bay; officiated at the spe-
cial Wing of,ilve Presbytery of
Isfort10(-1)*Ot ariW,,,,TiMiSkitining, at
•whielta.the" **nation service was
heltVZ ,,
Presicitatit-lattilic 1930 'graduating
class- of Knox College, Bir.. Weir is
w011aknoWn at the University of To-
ronto 'ter, his laterest in student ac.
tivittea and in athletics. An allround
athlete, he played intereollegiate soe-
cer for the U. of T. , and played inter -
faculty hockey, lacrosse basketball
and indoor baseball for 'Knox Col-
leges. ' 1;flet, Yearlie was elected head
of the House Conimittee of the Knox
,Collego Undergraduate& Aseociation
.and for the pan- tra-years was -Sec-
retary of the Knox College *lesion-
ary Society and in Charge of student
Supply. Mr. and Mrs. F. Ga. Weir
parents of the rowdy ordained minis.
ter, attended the ceremony.
More Insurance,
On Court House
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POST OFFICE CLOSES County Property Committee May
I.Chee ng -up. Replace Locks and Beds
2 P.M. WEDNESDAYS
Truck Owners
lai.ozwit
June, Jute„ Most, septem-
ber, the ooderich Post Office
will close at 2 Nu. on Wednes-
days- •
All. outgoing mails will be for-
warded as usual and box holders
can get their mail at the cestorti-e,
_arf time, but the 'wickets will close `
at two o'elci.k.
POPULAR PASTOR
GOING TO PETERBORO
Rev. F. NV. Craik, pastor of Vic-
toria- Street United Church, has aq-
cepted a call to •St. James United
Church at Peterboro, in a straight
exchange with Rev, A. E. ,Moorhouse,
pastor of that churkii, who will come
to Goderigh,a0.)nnifSter of„ Victoria
Street Church.
Mr. Craik is now completing his
fifth year in Goderieh, and as a
friend of a very large 'Munber of
people in town, will be greatly mis-
sed here. The church to which he
is going is., rather larger -than Vic-
toria Street Church, and has the see-
orid *largest Sunday School in that
city.
Mr...Moorliouse will likely:. occupy
his Goderich• pulpit on the first Sun-
-day •In July.'
Weights, Traxisfers, 0 w nership
Subject to Inspection
OVERSIGHTS EXPENSIVE
About 40 truck owners in Ooderieh
and vicinity received a rather =pleasant
surprise JAW: week -end when L. 43_ Pa-,
bian,Special'. Inspector of the Depart-
ment of ellighways, ,arrived itt Goderich
and began checking up, On trucks _eend
their loads. A. number Of trticks Were
found to be =vying loads some tons be-
yond their license.
LAB tritics, which are at present un-
dier-licenseet should be broughtup to the
correct Weight as soon as poseible. The
overfloading of.trucks is eovered in &sec.+,
tion of the Highway 'Traffic Act and the
insPeeters may stop a truck on the road,
weigh it by means of a loadometer
<Which will (weigh trucks antt their loads
up to 40,000,pounds) and if the truck is
overloaded the eilriver will be giVen ' a
ticket.
In one lekal case a •man had to pay
879 to have a correction made in his
license. He was carrying four tons over
the .amount, perniitted by his license.
'The oemraercial truck permit must be
carred in the cab elf a truck at ail times.
Traek speed Is set it 35 miles per hour
and flame and clearance lights must ,be
carried by -all trueke seVer 843- naelies in
width.tMl truelitt inust have the name
and address on each side.
Garages are being checked up on the
teangerring, of used owe. �t 12 necea-
sary rich.' the dealer to transfer a ear *0
his naine before selling it otit again.
This Is to prevent people from driving
cars that are not in the proper owner's
name.
Mr. Fabian told The Star that one
local garage had to take out license
transfers for 10 cars- that"were.not trars-
--4, _ _
Sometimes a drive Is put on the high-
ways, the Inspector stated. A portable
sign calling all cars to a halt is plal7e. d
en the highway and numbers of Gaiety
imeasuree are checked over. The trucks
are 'weighed with the loadonteter.
Horns, with length, double hook-up or
trailer typo; =safe 'vehicles, ,garage and
storage, record of -second-hand vehic;en,
light flares, etc.,- and ;natal, other points -
are thorougbily looked over by the In-
spectors.
(Inspector Fabian emphasized the fact
that the under -licensing of, trufzics is, in
no way the fault of the issuer, wile is
Obliged tell take the rardid of the person
taking out the license as to the weight
ot the vehicle being regkitered.
Check-ups in other towns show condi-
tions to be the same- as those in Code.
rich,
'Captaiii Dalton Hudson weAring
the silk topper presented to him by
the Town of Goderich, for bringing
the first boat of the sealon into tie
Port of Godetieh.
STOLEN IN WOODiTodit
RECOVERED IN ,GODERICH
A ipae blue Coach, stolen from Mr.
Gordon Matt- of Woodstock, was
found on Pridity. morning standing in
a dump ut the 'east end of the town.
The ear had * flat tire but was not:
dapusged Otherwise and there 143
dill Si quantity of gasoline, in the
tank. ithad been driven *bent 300
Miles from the time , it was stolen
from' Mr: Mart, in WoodstOOk • on
April 20th.
The person or persons Who had
st4en the ear had apparently 'been
t.4 Owen/ Sordid, and 'had removed the
markers front * ear there. These they
had plieed on,the stolen ;tar throw.
int the original markers from the
vehitie under the bug teat. While
Chief roSteithWaite wat bkving the
ear removed to garage Provincial,coneteige,.,Oteiost,,trikeee-theoVier4
ship of :the tar and Mr. Marti came to
Goderich imosiliattii to eta* it,
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PUBLIC. SCHOOL BOARD •
HOLDS SHORT SESSION
•
At a meeting of the Public School
Board on Monday evening, the to -
ports of the principals a Victoria
and Central Schools were presented
*as follows: Victoria School -Total on
the roll, 368; total average attend-
Ance for the month, 30639 or 86,82
per cent. Penny, Bank deposits, $01.-
55; Number of deposits, 478. A re-
quest for blackboard cloths was also
included in the report.
Central School -Total on the roll,
217., total average attendance, 181.65
or 86.05 per cent.; Penny Bank ds.
posits, $52'.97; Number Of deposits,
156..
Miss Jean Price taught five and a
half days, and Mr. Carl Worsen
tanght nine days for Miss Mc-
Dowell.
The supply teachers salaries We're
;ordered to ho paid and the request by
Victoria &hoot for blackboard clotoa
wee left with the supply committee.
Acommunleatioon front the Dorni.
nion Appraisal Company Ltd., Gond.
ting the work of appraising tile
schools was placed on file. '
krequest for-supplierfor-.Victotis'
Sihool was referred the Properi
CoMmittee with power
IN COUNTY JAIL
_ -
hen the Property Committee of
tl e County Council met on Tuesday,
itk was decided to place another ten
thousand dollars of insurance on tile
Court House, through Mr. J. H. R.
Elliott •of Blyth. •
The report of the Inspector of
prisons, regarding certain improve-
ments at the local jail, was also con-
sidered, The Governor- was authoriz-
ed to secure. prices on locks for sonto
of the corridors, a steel door, steel
beds and other requirements.
, Recalling the necesity for careful
financing during the current year,
th,a eemtnitteo deemed' it advisable
not .te;bitV# the hell'on the ground
near et tb Courflouse redecorated
at the present 4 me.
Navigation Notes -
The 20 ships that sailed out of Port
Colborne last Thursday were stuck in
the ice for three days. The Donnatona
reported 30 miles of ice between Port
Erie, Pa., and Port Colborne. She was
earilying coal for Hamilton. The Bade
and the Sarnian were among the delay-
ed freighters. The Lemoyne pounded
her way through from Ashtabula oleo
with coal for Hamilton. She it\ the
lama freighter on fresh water.
anti mA
crowds of, people Were 41410PPOtated to
dlikbSir6eseett tr'Itieent"nttvirilthfroinwsetfetar:ding the Chrietenbill: '
ot rata,
IVOinsinaie." ,Howe'ver, a large ittailloar
ins of Bert CtfaisDonald'a iaaa! bolt ..t•he
of people were at the dOek deetilte the
inclemency of the weather and the
whole ceremony, with the exceptiOn
the actual christening. Wee carried out
in WI large bittinng-touse.
log w43 Indeed a }AMY One, . ArnOnit*
The inowd that attended the chrliten-
1 the people in the asathhouaet were repre-
sentatives elf almoet eve* orgaidastken
in Goderieh who had come to Ow tat,
bate -to one el the . best known and beet
liked eitiaens at Goderich. That man
ettod back out of sht is muteh as pop -
I able and when the ceremony was abotit
to begin, insiSted that le had to go and '
do some work on the dock and that Merl'
had better carry on without Man. How-
ever, he was not to. have his own way
because Sandy Damien, to whom the
credit must be given for orgenbeng and
making the christening* a suocess, ieth a
slight piresiral effort, persuaded 'Bert to '
stay on "Miocene. .
Bert's boat b a 30 -foot `launch power-
ed by a 4-cYlinder Gray marine' engine.
The Craft weighs two and' a half ton*
and is built along fast lines for a boat
of that epe. A small cabin id placed
antidshipa. painted grey and the hull is
black with red and green trimming,
whilethe gook is daright red.
It took the Harbormaster about two
and a half months to complete the boat,
NVItteh INSA on Saturday decorated with
flags on her bow and stern as she lloatee
giddily at the slip. Bert stated thit
,there were 50 or more people • had some.
part in the building of the boat, a large
number of theee having only driven r - ..
.-nall-:414---painted-a••Strip-ow-the-craft,..e.r........ -----_-_-!.„
iwishing to help. - .
'the name of the boat is .derived from
Mr, IlVtatDonaltre mother, the late Anne
MacDonald, and was suggested by* somr
person whew Identity wee not revea/ee
In the letter entered in the centest run
in `connectilm- With the naming 'Of the
boat. . .
Judge Costello, master of ceremonies
introduced Bert to the erawd and ex-
pressed regret that the day was not a
more pleasant one for the ceremony, "7
am a land -lubber and know nothing of
boats," said Rin Honor. "This is a nee
experience for me. When I was told
wliat the occasion was and when the .
name ltlacDonald was coupled vrith it, 1
couldn't refuse." .
"The n.ante (MacDonald," he contin-
ued. "means. a greate deal to the people
hare., Capt. John MacDonald, Bert's
father, was, T believe, one of the best-
known seafaring men and most favor-
ably known on the Great Loa.kes. ,
In the four or five years I have itved
in Goderich I had never met Bert Mac-
Donald until a short time ego. I am
one of the few people who has no'.
known him. To the boys and girls Bert
Is the last word in what a man levels
-
be. I had imagin.ed Bert to be a mar
something ' cf the_ build, or fai-masor Lee
In act -I had heard of Itm as a super,
(Continued on page 5)
[HIGH LIGHTS OF CANADA'S BUDG-gf
Additionai, taxation on corporation initomes to yield 86,000,000 additiona:
revenue.'
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Sales tax increased from 6.to 8 per cent. to yield 823,0010,000 additional reve-
nue. In ,prosperity days the sales. tax wan only 1 per cent. It never before ex-
ceeded 0 per cent.
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Of 110 tariff changes, 104- are redactions and 12 are increases. British Em-
pire gooda will be admitted free of duties under 700 of the 1,400 items in Canada's
tuneems ochedulee.
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Lorin or----trffitecir States gazolhie reduced from 2 1-4 cents per trallon-W- T
cent per gallon. . • "
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Tnity on American agricultural implements -425 per cent. last year -tut to Va
per cent., 'effective array 2nd.•
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, Canadian visitore- to tinited States or other cotOtiries May import duty-free
8100 worth of goods once in each four-month period"
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Proderence increased on unmanufactured Empire tobacco of Turkish type
Preferenee- to favor of Australian raisins and currants restored to 4 cents pe:
pound, and +countervailing Oates imposed on eggs, eut flowers and potatoes
This means Camila Will impose seine duties on Vpose commodiere as United State:,
or other countries from which they are imported. - • .
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Excise' taxes on automobile radicallsr. changed. (Preliminary verdict of manu-
facturers is production of lower-prieed models will benefit at expenae of higher
priced cam. Duty on completed cars reduced to 1716 per cent.. etxepared witr.
1114 per cent.. Watered with ,17 1-2, 22 4-2 and 30 per cent. ag formerly.
• • • •
Tear' on cigaret tuhes is reduced from 3 to 2 cents.; excise duty on Canadian
bretwif.10000.0111.4eim 1.4 to LI a gallon to equalize vtith brandy hem Austalis
11
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Suldatantial Oorkedisions to British products and new trade agreement with
the 1Vizst providing ter comprehensive tariff reductions.
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constructive policy to stinnaate Oanadlen mintog industry. ettemption from
15 per eent.' tO any. metalliftirOus :nine oaudng into pro -
and Jai. 1, IMO, It time yews 01 produetion.
• ".
eitts sl t4}„$1,000 annually to a4jmn*01* exempt tam gift tax.
• • •
Tariff Board recommendation of change" in Witt rate e 30 per cent. on
American turnituee, adopted.
O 0 6 • 0
gredUCtiariS itt ditty on Irish Fite State products.
• 0 0 0 0
Net debti of ,Canada increased
$3,008000,000.
114 last siX Ware by $367,000,000 to
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Grand total,delleit for the year is 8102,00000 including special expenditure At.:
atneraploymeat and railway deileit of 447,000,060.
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Peoarable trade balance for everk year ended Via*h 31, was $210.006,000, Phu -
S112,000,000 fOr gold bullion. Including tourist tram, favorable balance attains
the world It $443,000,00 for the pct 1 ew%
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Tri my oPinian," Vinance Miniater Durtniag allot "it Is not tcasrble teitis t;
oohleve a complete hatanOlgi of oits midget ininkediatett. That word(' Involve de-
ftstfon, and t� a degree that '0,610 probably prove intoteoikc. Wo moSt make az
iimikdiate apprcelahte appcoach to a Wince nudiget."
.triacuiplquient reef, vista and Oet.ea5tall ,110.401X31, itonsto%
marked as the Otto veatett tarrletv to a hthiteed Ottdset-land, ga
dian people a, litipe.inspititig /picture of a eitiolvet11 and
. Vitie,rtiost-eWeicottatFteeitureiz
been tediestion* of "at inotement toward )rtocevery." not rek.vretV.,!.
merit"
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