The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-03-05, Page 1�T-
106th Year—No 10
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G.ODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 1953
Flag Presented to Goderich Boy Scouts Astions Club Honors Them
Sponsored by the Lions club for some 13 years, the Boy Scout movement in Goderich -was honored by the Lions at a meet-
ing at the Bedford Hotel list Friday evening. On behalf of the Lions club' president Gordon McManus presented a flay
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seen in picture above, to the ,soeond •Goderieh Lions,Club troop. Back row, from Left to right; Arthur Lee, Joy Craig, Ron
Nice, Harry Thompson, Clare Harmon, Lion .President Gordon McManus, George Thompson, Norman Glenn, Bob _Mus- t
grave, Fred Mohring. Front row, from left to right ; Leroy Ryan, Raymond Cook, Peter Allen, Scoutmaster Les Riley Lion
John Cory,. chairman of Lions scout committee, Assistant Scoutmaster Jim Stoner, Douglas Wilson, Sandy Naftel,
Signal -Star photo by Henry
Subscrip tionIn Uan $ q50
Single Copies 6c
Now It's Tiger Dunlop W.I. Because.
Hdqs. Said "Nix" to Colborne, 'Carlow
(By Mrs James Horton) Ambulance Corps granting Wo-
LEEBURN, March 3. —"What's men's Institutes associate member
in a name?" That's what the Col-., ship was read. There will
borne Women's Institute are be- be further discussion on this
ginning to wonder! By request at the next meeting. Fur-
tront headquarters the name was ther plans were made for the
changed to Carlow W.I. Now an- Spring Festival to be held this
other letter has been received bear- Friday evening, March 6, in the
ing information that there is an Hall. Several pot holders were on
already established Carlow W.I. in display so it was decided to let
North Hastings. Hence the name each member make one of her own
"Tiger Dunlop" Was chosen. A choice. These are to be handed in
little history in explanation of the before the Area Convention. The
chosen name will clarify the de- "Penny Round -up" bags for the
cision for those unfamiliar with Canadian Mental Health Associa-
Colborne's history. It was on the tion were distributed among the
recommendation cif Dr. (Tiger) members and are to be returned
Dunlop, who -had previously visited next month, if possible. The main
the mouth of the Maitland, that feature of the evening was a de -
Mr. Galt, superintendent of the monstration put on by the girls'
affairs of the Canada Company, sewing club, "Colborne Cotton
determined in 1828 to plant a Queens," which has been under
settlement at this point, later the supervision of Mrs. Lloyd
Goderich. A road to the proposed Young, assisted by_ Miss Florence
settlement was a prime necessity Wilson. Each girl modelled the
so a group of surveyors and. axe- dress she had made. Miss Annette
men gathered at the town of Galt Young explained the work of the
and . under the ,direction of Dr. club and Miss Rosemary Clark in -
Dunlop surveyed and cut the Hut- troduced each girl and drew at -
on road. It was from this time tention to the outstanding feature
that Dr. Dunlop's settlement at of each dress as modelled. The
Goderich dates. "Gairbraid" the other girls were Misses Shirley
home -of Dr., (Tiger) Dunlop was Bean, Doreen Treble, 'Carol Aliin
the first home on the Colborne side and Bernice -Bean: Miss_ Thelma
if the `Maitland River. It was Good was absent because of ill -
built of solid oak logs in the form ness but her dress was on dhad en-
isplay.
of the Teter II on the top and to Mrs.µ Young told how she
he right of what ila now known joyed working with the girls and
as Dunlop Bill. This house was how this demonstration would pre -
hared with his brother, Captain pare them for Achievement Day.
Dunlop. On the top of Dunfop Mrs_ Frank Allin moved a vote of
fill still stands the cairn which thanks to Mrs. Young for her
"Collegiate Capers
With a remarkably "finished*
touch" for teen age performers
in so many phases of the produc-
tion, "Collegiate Capers" last
Thursday and Friday evenings
nonchalantly danced right into the
hearts of thoroughly appreciative
audiences and sent some 1,500
people home ` completely happy
with what . they had' ,seen and,
heard. It was the first variety
show of its hind for students here.
Those who : attended the sparkling
performances in the naw Goderich
District Collegiate Institute's spac-
ious auditorium realized there
were many hours of - careful prac-
tice on the part of the actors and
much work and . clever direction
on the part of the teachers who
planned the show.
As master of ceremonies, David
Evans did a semi-professional like
job and 'snapped the various acts
through in a manner which left
no dull moments throughout the
entire show. _ Presiding at the
Hammond electric organ was Alex
Clark, whose well-known musical
ability - and experience lent a
wealth of color and action to the
entire show. Lighting and sound
effects - in charge of Bob Currie,
Graydon Symonds and Ted Turner
added very considerably to the
performances.
Prior to the commencement of
the show and also during inter-
missions Alex Clark played a num-
ber of much appreciated selections
on the electric organ.
The program opened impressive-
ly with the "Hallelujah Chorus"
sung ' by the -following massed
' chorus: Mary Alexander, Jeannette
Austin, Betty Bowra, Sylvia Chis-
holm,. Marilyn Crane, Mary Curry,
Ruth Docxstader, Barbara Gauley,
Kathleen Hill, Doris Johnson,
Eleanor Lauder, Marilyn Love,
Laurine MacDonald, Gwen Mc-
Dowell, Keith Mathers, Janet
Mohring, Marion Orser, Ruth
Peachey, Ann Pinder, Ruth Reed,
Betty Rutledge, Jeanne Snyder,
Betty Sturdy, Marion Taylor, Bob
Volland, - Nancy Wilmot; T "Carole -
Young, . Marylin Anderson, Shirley
Bedard, Malcolm Campbell, Mary
Clark, Doris Cunningham, Frances
Dalton, Eleanor Driver, Colleen
Grist, Pauline Hill, John Kane,
Elizabeth Lauder, , Kathleen Mac-
. .Di • +r i. ' Mat : area MacDonald,
Richar ' '' a . ge, : e y ,
Violet Morley, Ruth Orser, Sylvia
Peachey, Beverley Proctor, Doug-
las Reid, Marion Scruton, Marlene
Spain, Bill Sturdy, Charles Towns-
end, Joyce Webb, Barbara Wilson,
Donalda Banter, Shirley Benjamin,
Yy
Is Sparkling Success
NEED ANY ADVICE?
if parents or their collegiate
.sons or daughters have any
students' problems they would
like to discuss privately with
the teachers, Friday evening
is the time to do so. Goderich
District Collegiate Institute is
holding "Open House" at the
Collegiate and every member
of the staff will be • there for
private" discussions on such
subjects as study habits, par-
ent -teacher relations, scholar-
ships available, further train-
ing in such fields as technical,
commercial or university, or
any other particular problems.
,0;.brook, Bob Dockstader, Elizabeth
Lauder, Keith Mathers, Betty Rut-
ledge, Bob Wood, Malcolm Camp-
bell, Ruth Dockstader, Eleanor
-Lauder, Laurine MacDonald, Rich-
ard Madge, Isabelle Moore, Donald
Overholt, Charles Townsend, Nancy
Wilmot,
"Local Yokels"
Agnes Chisholm, Roseinary Clark,
Lois Cunningham , Bbb Dockstader,
Marilyn Elliott, Beverley Haggitt,
Jim Jackson, Barbara Larder,
Laurel Lodge, Catharine MacDon-
ald, Jim McArthur, Joan Mallough
Ruth Millian, Fred Moss, Donald
Overholt, Ann Pentland, Joan Ral-
ston, Ruth Reinhart, Bill Smith,
Gwen Stewart, Pamela Taman,
Patricia ° Videan, Ruth Westbrook,
Bob Wood, Jeneane Young.
The Kick Lina
Twenty' girls executed a dancing
number, .Kick Line, as the students
sang. They were: Charlotte An-
derson, Corinne Cranston, Jayne
Ford, Donna Harrison, Lillian
Popp, Isabel Tigert, Carol Van der
Meer, Shirley Bell, Margaret Durn-
in, Beryl Freeman, Joan Masse,
Helen Pridham, Jean Venn, Linda
Breckenridge, Auleen Fisher,
Patricia Longmire, Isabelle Moore,
Sylvia Skelton, Lois Webster, Jean
Wilkinson. These- dancers gave
the show a pleasing zip.
"The Circus" was a sho* within
a show. Bob Hays very real-
istically carried out the
duties - of the - "barker" for the
show. A clever exhibition of
tumbling was given by Patrick
Baker, Bob Dockstader, Bob Gard-
ner and Jack Hicks, but a lithe
and graceful- - performance of
tumbling by Faustina Banks out -
starred the boys and won enthusi-
astic applause. Magicians' tricks, -
dancing and tests of strength,
featured the circus: Others per-
forming were Lillian Popp, Frank
Stingel, Ronald Bushell, Margaret
and Tom Thompson.
A sacred selection, "Ave Maria,"
was sung by an ensemble composed
of the following students: Betty
Bowra, Jim Jackson, Jim Mc-
Arthur, Fred Moss, Ruth West -
The curtain rose next on a barn
scene, well staged, as "Local
Yokels" in which square dancing
was featured. It was an interest-
ing scene with appropriate music.
The performers were: Jeannette
Austin, Bev Bowra, Jim Clark, Lois
Cunningham, Diane Elliott, Marg-
aret Harrower, Jim -Jackson, Keith
Mathers, Irene Bell, ,Donald Chis-
holm, Doris Cunningham, Arthur
Currie, Beverley Haggitt, Kathleen
Hill, Mary Lee, Bob Volland, Barry"
Whetstone, Allan Wilson, Kenneth
Wilson, Bob Wood, Fred Buchan-
an, Grant Allaire, Joe Freeman.
David Evans, Ted Turner, John
Kane and Bob Wood, enacted, a
skit, "The Tower" in which a "girl"
was imprisoned by an irate father
and rescued by her lover.
Collegiate Talent
In "Talent Scouts" the sponsors
of a Television show called "The
Lysol Tea Show," produced some
gifted singers and instrumentalists.
Cora Driver. and Bill James were
violinists; Marilyn - Elliott and
Helen Pridham, played a piano
duet; Jim Jackson was a cornet
soloist; Jean Venn step -danced,
and Fred Moss sang a, solo. Others
in the cast were: Jeannetje Austin,
Richard Madge, Velma Stewart, ,
Barry Culbert, Judson Lee, Bob
Volland, Bev, Bowra, Arthur
Currie, Eleanor Driver, John Gra-
ham, Beverley McKenzie, Ted
Turner and Jean Wilkinson.
"The, Birth of the Blues" had a'
southern setting and the players
were darkies singing negro spirit -s‘
uals. The soloists were Betty I
Bowra, Ruth Dockstader and Agnes
Chisholm. Theorchestrawas com-
posed of Jim Jackson, Jim Mc-
Arthur, Bobby Fowler (Public
School) and Donald Overholt.'
Dancers were Sheila Gallow, Shir a
ley Leitch, Fred Skelton and Lorne
Rivers whose spectacular execution L
of the Charleston, a popular dance I
of the 1920's, brought down the i
house. The dancers, dressed in L
tune with those times, gave an
• 1 -otrt erformance and held no f
reserve ac 1K: ""'
"Escape by Moonlight"-- was a s
well -acted one act play performed a
by Malcolm Campbell, Zane Lee, h
Colleen DickinsiM and Laurel t
(Continued on page 4) d
Arena Floor and
Drainage Debt Is
Paid Off By Lions
On behalf of the Lions are
permanent floor committee, Li
George Ellis gave a financial r
port at the Lions meeting Frid
night which revealed that all ex-
pe7ises in connection with inst
ling the", floor and also drainage
the Goderich arena had been ra
ed and there was a balance of
na
on
e -
ay
contains the graves of, Dr. (Tiger) splendid accomplishment with the
Dunlop, his brother, his brother's girls. Current events- were read
wife and others. This cairn leas by Mrs. Lloyd Young. The collec-
become an important historical tion is to be donated to the Over -
site. seas Relief Fund. Plans ,were made
Music Festival for a card party, to be held in the
A Ietter was read re Hall in March. The ladies are re -
the donation of a prize for minded that the March meeting is
the Music Festival again this year. the annual meeting. Mrs. L. Scrim -
However; the secretary was asked geour of Blyth will be present.
to write a letter to, the effect that The hostesses were: Mrs. Lloyd
a motion had been passed- last Young, Mrs. R. Bean, - Mrs. E.
ear to make it an annual dons- Bogie, Mrs. T. Clark, assisted by
Y
Wen. A letter from the St. John's the Colborne Cotton Queens.
Canada's Oldest Twins Marked Their
Alexandra ILospita1 records show that within exactly thre
hours baby boys were born earls S;,t;Imlay morning to twe
sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Miller of Goderich and Mrs. Harvey
Pettman, Nile. Above - is shown Noise (�'onstance� Davidson
holding the�pew arrivals. On the lett is the yon of 1 -Ir. and ir,i. •
Harvey Pettman and on fhe right tht• son of _Mr. and Mrtr.
Kenneth Miller. —Signal -Star photo by Henderso*
BLAZING GASOLINE ('� •
When a United. States _ car Stork Calls Twice
turned in to get gasoline at
the pump of Frank Rising, i In Morning With •
Sheppardton, about 1 p.m., i Sisters' Babies
Saturday, ice caused the car to -
slip and crash into the pump.
The gasoline ignited and a
blaze, threatened. The - fire
siren sounded in Goderich but
shortly afterwards a phone
call advised the Goderich Fire
Department not to come as the
blaze had been extinguished.
No charges were laid.
Two Ladies, Same
Narne, Same Injury
y
In Odd Incident
Being a Johnston in Goderich
al- has its difficulties because there
are so many of them. The phone
st 86th Birthday In Goderich On Sunday directory lists 28 Johnstons for
Goderich and there are, of course,
many more throughout the dis-
trict.
Alexandra Hospital had a John-
ston incident last week. When Dr,
A. H. Taylor sent out word that
everything was ready for Mrs.
Johnston to go into the Xray
room for her X-ray two ladies,
who had been waiting at the hos-
pital, • came in. But both were
Mrs. Johnston and both 'had a
fracture in the same arm. In both
cases a cast on the arm was neces-
sary.
One was Mrs. Winnifred John-
ston and the other was Mrs. Ro-
bert Johnston, Waterloo Street.
After both ladies had a laugh
about the odd incident Mrs. Win-
nifred Johnston related another
happening 'which occurred to her
while in another hospital. It
seems there were two Mrs. John -
tons in the hospital and one of
hem died. The 'report was sent
ut that it was Mrs. Winnifred
Johnston and she later had to
protest, like the author, Mark
Twain, that the reports of her
death were grossly exaggerated.
$156.80.
The Lions public appeal la
summer raised a total of $10,58
49. This sum Was itemized as fo
lows: Goderich industries, $1,15
donations from old boys and gig
$1,480; Goderich; Ashfield and Co
borne Townships, $287; organi
ations and clubs, $615; appeal o
Square Saturday nights, $158; d
nations through stores by citizen
$527.19; house to house canva
$1,035; proceeds from Lions bing
$271.30; Harry Knight, Toront
$3,000; Lions fund previously s
aside for arena flog, $2„057. Th
net proceeds from the lucky draw
for a new Meteor car at arena
recently was $1,782 to bring the
entire total to $12,362149, the larg-
est **'amount of money raised by
the Lions CIub for any one, pur-
pose todate.
Cost of'the permanent floor was
$10,921.04851tmake the and completegcost$of
$12,206.19. Thus, a credit balance
is left of $156.80.
A motion expressed thanks to
the Lions permanent floor - com-
mittee and to all Lions who had
aided in the drive for their ef-
forts in putting the appeal over.
Thanks was also expressed for the
publicity given by the Signal -Star
o the cause.
Lion Guy Emerson was appoint-
ed as Lions representative to a
meeting in connection with the
Girl Guides.
International Counselor Nelson
Hill was named by the Lions Club
s its nominee for the position of
Canadian- representative on the
Lions Board of International Re-
ations. Lion Jim Kinkead 'stated
t was the desire of the Canadian
ions Clubs to have as its repre-
sentative on the board a Lion
ram 'a town club rather than a
cit.,...one.--_.ion-.Nelson..Hill cures:
ed his thanks for the nomination
nd stated that if he was elected
e would do his best to perform
he duty of the office to the best
f his ability and to uphold the
ignity of the Goderich Lions Club
which is considered in Lions . circ-
les : as one of the best clubs in
Ontario.
, Twin ladies who celebrated their
st birthday on S nday have read with
0.- amusement news despatches out of
1- Toronto last`' ek--which claimed
0; that William and Robert Smith of
girl
Toronto, originally of -
1- are Canada's' oldest t
they celebrated their
z-
11' day, Last week.
Mrs. John McPhee, R.R. 3, -Au-
S, burn, and Miss Mattie Mcllwain of
S, Goderich, twin sisters born on
0, March 1, 1867, unhesitatingly lay
° claim to be Canada's oldest twins
et at the age of 86,
e The twins celebrated their birth-
day at the home of another sister
Mrs. John Tiffin, Brock Street, on.
Sunday when a number of relatives
gathered` -to offer congratulations.
Many cards of congratulations
Teeswater,
ins because
82nd birth -
'Here s the i(iisk Line of "Collegiate ('a. )ers." Front row. left to right : Linda Bre'e ze .
€� 1 � 1 ttt td,,,e,
Beryl Freeman, Jayne Ford, Lillian Papp,' Joan Masse, Isabelle Moore, Helen Pridham,
Margaret. Durnin. Back row, left oto right: Shirley Bell, Jean Wilkinson, Carol Van der
Meer, Lois Webster, Charlotte Anderson, Donnfi Harrison, Patricia Longmire, Isabel Tigert,
Corinne Cranston, Sylvia Skelton, Aitken Fisher. —Signal -Star photo by henry
Citizens Bee to
Clean Up 125
Year Old Cemetery
' were received by them. The fam-
ily also had twin brothers, William
and David Mcllwain, but they have
since passed away, There - are
seven boys . and six girls ‘is the
family but today only three mem-
bers of this large family are living.
The parents were the late David
McElwain- and the former Jane
Johnston, who lived on the first
concession of West Wawanosh, one
mile east of Nile.
Present at the Sunday dinner
in addition to the guests of honor
were: Mrs. J. Tiffin, Miss Vera
Tiffin, Mrs. Agnes Mcllwain of
Brockton, Montana (a sister-in-
law), Mr. and Mrs. Thomas - Mc-
Phee, Mr.' and Mrs. Cliff McPhee,
Harvey. McPhee, all of R.R. 3,
Auburn, Ralph McPhee, London,
and Miss Amelia Mcllwain, Auburn.
--^ 5
IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.- .- o
ARE STAGED BY BOY SCOUTS
Interesting demonstrations in
scout work were given by members
of the second Goderich Lions Club
troop at the Meeting of the Lions
Club last Friday night. Scouts -
showed various methods of tying
knots under the direction of
George Thompson. First aid
methods for a person who had
nearly drowned were shown oy
scouts under the direction of
Scoutmaster Les Riley. There was
also a demonstration of signalling
by flags.
The scouts repeated their oath
in unison. _Various members each
recited one of the impressive scout
laws. Lion John Cory, chairman
of the Lions scout committee, was
chairman of the meeting for the
scout portion of the program.
On behalf of the Lions Club,
iirr "'-P eeltient- Gordon ---.14 crams
presented a beautiful .scout flag to
the scouts which was accepted by
scout George Thompson. Thanks
was expressed by scout Thompson
for what the Lions had done for
the scouts in the past and also
for the opportunity of giving scout
demonstrations to the Lions.
Goderich Scout History
- The scout movement first came
to Goderich about 1930. Lion
Harry Watson was one of the first
scoutmasters and has served iu
various capacities in the interven-
Residents in Goderich Towns
will be requested to attend a bee
as soon ,as weather permits for
the purpose of cleaning up the
Holmesville cemetery. This was
decided It the regular meeting of
the Township Council Monday
night at Holmesville, .at wh ch
Reeve Edward Grigg presided. Ac
cording to clerk Ii. E. Thompson,
the cemetery is close to 125 years
old, and has been closed for some
years.
Bruce Volland, Goderich, was
hired by Council to have charge
of the warble fly spraying, while
Harvey McCartney of the township
will be warble fly inspector.
The road superintendent, Roy
Tyndall, was, instructed to call for
tenders for 10,000 yards of gravel.
Bert Harris, grader operator, was
granted a minimum salary of $100
a month- .
ing years. Lions sponsorship of
scouting started in 1940 with the
following Lions on the scout coin-
mittee: Geo. MacEwan, Frank Hib-
bert, "Doc" Cole, J. Gillespie, Wal-
ter Hodge and Harry Watson.
Troop membership at that time
was 53 scouts and 40 cubs.
During the war years scouting
declined in Goderich due to lack
of leadership. Five years ago,
Lion Jack Cory was appointed
scout chairman and has - done o
fine job in this capacity. With
Les Riley as scoutmaster, Jim
Stoner as assistant scoutmaster,
and Bill Bushell as cubmaster, the
troop is making rapid progress.
There are four King Scouts in
the troop. At the present time,
there are 25 scouts and 24 cubs in
the Lions troop with a waiting list
of 18. Last summer, the Presby-
terian.-ChurchKK--start the -.--.third_
Goderich troop, with G Lodge,
t; ,
formes assistant scoutmaster of
the Lions troop, as scoutmaster.
Several years ago, the- boys pur-
chased, with their own funds, four
acres on the lake front near Black's
Point. This site was then deeded
to the Lions Club, Last year, the
boys planted 3,000 trees to prevent
erosion on the Iake bank. Plans
are under way to clear and develop
the land this spring, (o make way
for the construction • of the cabin
to be financed by the Lions.
Township
Education Week Speaker Cites Lack
• of 'Students' Foundation In English
Miss Christina McKinnon
Miss Sarah McKinnon are in
onto this week.
Teachers .of Goderich District
Collegiate Institute and -of the
Public School, with pupils of
grades VI, VII and VIII assembled
in the Public School auditorium
on Monday afternoon in observance
of Education- Week,
After, the pupils had sung two'
selections, Principal H. M. Shackle-
ton introduced the guest speaker,
th,e.,rev. Kenneth Taylor. D.I)., of
St. George's Anglican Church.
*hose subject was "What is Edu
cation?"
He did not agree with the defin-
ition that education is training for
life. It is more than that for it has
a three -fold purpose: to enable to
make good citizens, to arrange
fe and to prepare for the fullest
and most worthwhile life possible.
and Nothing but good ran come from
Tor- a teacher who can fire the imag-
ination of his pupils and inspire
them by his wonderful love for
literature.
There are tremendous possibil-
ities in contacts with a teacher
who can arouse enthusiasnm.' mak-
ing school, work happy and more
effective.
A Venture
Education is a venturing into
the unknown, and can be thrilling.
"Employ your curiosity to spur
you on to adventure into other
spheres," ,
Dr. Taylor said English liter-
ature is the hest subject to provide
a good education. It is store-
house of the world's greatest
treasure. It is a cultural heritage
of the world as most of the classics
may be translated now into • Eng-
lish,
There is much concern in univer-
sities and the commercial world
(Continued on page 4)
Mrs. W. J. Craigie of Kitchener.
renewed acquaintances this week.
Mrs. Kenneth Miller, South
street. laughed quietly as her bus -
band took her to Alexandra Hos-
pital at 4 a.m., Saturday. One
hour and ten 'minu ers later she
gate birth to a bouncing baby boy.
She had laughed on her way to
the hospital because of a friendly
rivalry existing between her and
'her sister, Mrs. Harvey Pettman,
Nile, as to which baby would be
born first.
+ ., Mrs. Penman's baby was expect
caste arrive about nine days before
that of Mrs. Miller. Consequently,
Mrs. '�Z:Iler laughingly told;Mr.
Miller, --as they set out for the.
hospital, that her sister would be
rather surprised at the Miller baby
arriving first.
Less than an hour after the
Miller baby arrived, Mr. and Mrs -
Harvey l'ettman arrived at the hos-
pital. At exactly 8.10 a.m:, the
Pettman baby was born.
Thus, the. two sisters, the former
June and Merle 'McPhee, daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mc-
Phee. RR. 3, Auburn, each had
baby boys born within exactly
three hours of each other early
Saturday morning. Daily news-
paper reports erroneously stated
it was two hours in order to make
it a "two sisters—two sons—$w*
hours'' story.
The Miller baby weighed sit
pounds, 12 ounces and the Pett -
man baby, nine pounds, 11 ounces.
In each case it was the second
baby—the second boy for the Mil-
lers and a baby. brother for the
Pettman's first child, a girl.
Mr. and Mrs. George Filsinger
have returned from a holiday trip
to Florida.
Miss Janet Semis who has been
attending Goderich Business Col-
lege has joined the local office
staff of The Bell Telephone Com-
pany. •
Mr. and Mrs. Art Curry and Mr,
and Mrs. George Jenner have re-
turned from 'holidays in Florida.
Boy, 4, Gets Car That Works
With all these flashy new model
cars coming out in the spring, 4 -
year -old Paul Sampson figured it
was about time he had a flashy
new model—only a miniature, one.
His father, Gordon Sampson, Bri-
tannia road, promised him his car
would be ready, for spring.
Dad kept his promise- and the
results are shown in the picture
above. ' Both Mr. and Mrs. Samp-
son look on with prideas their
youngsters go sailing up the street
in their. car. Paul, of course, is
,.in_th ,driver's seat while his sister,
5-year-oldaC�-roT`"Anise;-_"1`iztes"`-F1tt=
the trailer.
Make no mistake_ about it being
a real car because it operates just
like a real car. Run by a 15 plate
battery, placed under the hood, the
car travels at the rate of about
seven miles an hour. The battery
is good for two hours running. It
can hack up, too. , About 20 inches
high and 40 ,triches long, the car
weighs "about 175 pounds. It has
a - self-starter. The motor is the
starter off a model 'T Ford.
The entire ear vas built by Mr.
Sampson, at a cost ..of about $25,
by a hammer, saw .and :a few other
tools. Only things purchased were
the four hard rubber tire wheels
The rest of the car is a collectioat
of "stuff" painted a bright red
The fenders are from a baby bug-
gy. The working headlights are
sidelights off an old car. The radi-
ator front is from an old car. The
back -fenders -•.are¢ -from --t e...-top._uL,.__
an old coal oil• stove. The car
even has a brake which works
It has just' about everything a real
car has—and everything works.
"I think my husband did a
wonderful job on every little de-
tail and the youngsters get a tre-
mendous lot of fun out -of it," sats
Mrs. Sampson.
r
Gordon Sitmhson, Britannia Road, -kept his hrttni.Se t'► his foots
year-old son Puttl, 41n(1 finished n new modal miniature ear for
him in thin to step sol for Spring driving. The ear Nrus niael'
out at odd bits and pieces with nothing mueh more than a hiiin-_.
mer Jaid saw. The ear 4101111111y works, travelling rborit seg► 't .
miles an hour by a ear battery, it will bnek up as well as go
ahead. . --,Signal-Star pboto by henry