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The Signal, 1924-1-3, Page 11 fait • A New Year's Resolution A good resolution for the New Year is to resolve to read all of the adver- tisements in The Signal regulaily each week. F:NTI-EIG11111 1 in NO I Every Dollar you spend in Goderich helps to make a better town and the better your town is, the more valuable is your property. GOI)ERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, -JANUARY 3, 1924 1..=•••• THE SIGNAL PRLNITLNG CO., LIMITED, PubUabors. Year s• assi.ttsi by Rt Wor W ork Reviewed ,sr..r.AillA MASONIC /INSTALLATIONS t" '.'""'" 4" I wilt.,11 M of N4rth roa ili,m•Ussillit. lits• all „present r!..ing aj,I. the N41 filorlco No. dobt Cooni•illot Mio-J: oo 11 h i 11"ie hi it Joint Cere ny for.ttai nand and tionat Atithioni. Messrs. 11 . 4 ' Dunlop At omination eeting -,,.„,.. at 5 per ...art than from tt..• 'Ili,' Joint lusiallntion ..f afire!, sfrof liAlr..1 Wilison and It J. Mega W 1'1.1;1'. A% irte lame since it %%wild loe ..heap - ..a to money through deben- anti A. S. ehry.tal replied to the toast MorningStar Lodges al Carlow "The Orsini !Amble- while 11. kink at I: per 4.4•111 . a With I....1ge. No. 3:I. .1. F. & A. St. In ...114,. (raft" were •,r.o•t. ine4 r ter -.I itaiocitdosi li.5 Mayor W. F. Callow, Deputy ReOve B. C. illu inings and Six Councillors Are4 . ,,„ •o,orio p 1,1. ,411111C11 11, 1,11,11 by Acclamation s. -Reeve Knight Drops Out H. J. A. o.o.wo .4.• of !Nixing re.ekv.1 a . loson• 4.4 Nforning. Star IASIC1.. N... 39. A. y• -Nev.ly El.s.t..1 I ffivers and .1 NI.. which wa, heht tr.,. Jireihren- in ,ratspouse 40 renovated Ni,•sopie ut ‘'fl Istosslies were Made Nlioo rs. 'flirirsday night of last we,:k. was in. It. 1. ,Nieillertnikl. A. J. MacKay..I. iirty Vati.iticr. A T. Emmen...in. T. 11. Lit• hleinher- of NI:Orland 1..„Ige ...r.• .,hetr. ii,dmes. \Vet Mollie and at t at 't 1,, •;:ert Tororiro. ./ ..4 . . . .I1 31. .41 ' • • MacEtvan arid R. H. 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R.N. aid Kra. .1714111141.1111!an'ilnitt(Itiol.wn this week Mr. Lawrence Reid.. student, at the col- '• "f a "11 trikriu.4 ..f tlr.• plant r•pinin,.: into .."11 • S CV. Itro. 11, ,i,, Wilson; .1. plaee the '44 5844545 flail, leg.. of l'harranioy. Torpato, received a warm welcome from his many twin- er friends here. Wee Hazel Rollinson •1'etuienai to Teerroit on' Thnroelay\ atter dipending the holiday. at her 6011141 bent Moment. (leo. MeLeod \and Drank Robinson were in Torontiaciaring tbe' rioristms. holiday's. Mr. Frank Martin. of Detroit, wale in .town this week on a Aloft Thit to hie parents. Mr, Joseph Finn nf Detroit. Chrietroas and New Year's With parentn. Mr. and .Mr. Patriek Ipon hie return he watt seeosipsakil by ilk mother. who will spend AMMO time in (Wo city of the Straits. Mien Marlon Dialler: epenttbe (Sole, ma. 11011days at her 'home in flus. garnion. _ Ilr. .1. Priolhanee many friends will reiret to learn .that he is a !indent at Western Hospital, Tomato. Ile wan on a visit to Toronto and while there was taken. III with beast trouble which neemtaltated his fe- moral to the hoepital for treatment. "" "'". ' ..• ' -e 1'• Was In ,s'rY 1),"‘r 3 t It" al..1.• to ahead and sell tire imolai.- hI 45' 1. 4:. !ion .141. -.r,,•. 1,, 1,, A : .1., 1.*:11 t,... prop- 1.. 14(4-44 (44e hike iei el had fallen ss, • , .•r.) rr, tur•iit ., tll•••11 C114121/1,4- IOW 11 W.1". ill11.1"1-`1111, "114figh 14:01 a r. 14. 144,11, .- t•1•,‘ pii.,..•1111P.11 or e11 : 1.11••1 ,o111.• I r.r.i NIeKt•Ilrit• J. S. Tiro. E. r'''' the Aear tivit now sinter to pritup 11'.• haA.• plenty of 1.1 . . "14 1" M114•110.11 tyler. Jiro. Arthur Clark: It. 1. : • • 11 .1 •"' .1 i'••141A'1. ,otrtrole tin- entire o • .204.441 .0. ... .1411 1:4 • • -.411114, O. .111.1 1. 111 et us,s.ition .ots,r nominco k 111144 10 l'14.• 11.4-4• • .4 •4 Omit iri 24443' way they rr ,. a . fit. 'Ite male of the plods or II. :less -1..• .,4 arty will tie ••• Ilert.or• I 1,ra,rs r 11.1r r,..1 -1 4 • •••f• rtmilt against the Corn 11 1!.It114s./1, , • 4,4414 . to t11.• tovrfl. ar. and Ito.. 1 .r r,,try.••• 1141''tf11.•11 r• 1.• • • • I .1111•. • 11....r.• 1' ,•• it r r. 11 11, 1.• .4, had sl, • ex 1..ra s• ti•• fl • 1•••• • .1. •. •1 %V . • I.... T6A1..r rAe•irt•-• ic a • .rii tern. r... .1. 1 • 111 1" •4 111.•• '..'''r and rigr,- "11.1.1. .-of1.10,0•IP113 1..• 114•••11.1fOr..1 0• Ile 1.er..1,11, • ••• ?nit Chairman M/trne, %I ....r 41444,14 ami 1 ,nornis.oner Tac oor r'1` ••••• 1140.4 1.4111111. pirosl s ere 61! r . 1 1.4 to...lama ion Thsv. • A• it J 1. h. soli. .Ve't 44411111o1,'", 11141 .1 'lin Cratgle. Nomination fleeting the' !nets -men; ..-.• .er ,Atitch prevailed on Monday there wa. Al very fair attenda•pe ..1 b» ratepaycra at the noneina'1"11 :Reefing of which Mr. Jam., orno::y meted as chairman. having Ns.% v•tel the chair on motion of r it %%silk rad 'Thomas Anitere•- Mayor Gallow's Adders.' it the erten of his oddrese Mar. r 1;allow polates1 "tit •iA •he no.ti, rte. flirt the town's '.,4. .45 ha.? o14'rea..m1 during the pas- sear. that 'he .....ssed value of th•• 1.rrp s in the corponitism hail iti. ren Forel ?bat this your's 41/1104'11 had '4.'.'I, at:, to redly+ the of.own's bank "s bv isTnon all of wIllet, V1,04 T•-ry rto- council bad taken up f, o of 44. con.solidatIvrn of • • •Icloo 611.1 had the fotsirre-s. •1,31.• that a hill was, •.. hrotight before the 1.wielaturi• :r).• corning tOP•44.14 • h.•14.45y /11, .044 1.I pertutwion • , date :he ti, -be for the .um A.".•141 consolkinti.,n rc .1i1,s. the annual hank ••1•4 ttuat u I(.14 , -r 1111 •• •••! •1 • .41 looked for. The coonell alto p,i. :•• '3 1114111 the machinery Ash..res S1 3011r'• coun.-11 mold ev.11ee/ rat.. •t 1"4,. • yrvir if they saw f • rueserlon of a gereor!,1 come lip early in 14." year T'..• •• cil, hovicier. .0114.1 net A y ,'lea r to halve an /4114111 •1 .••••-• ..f gifsso aro? 114:01114 !ka•' .rly Esc., tr, the year rhe ran *an F 1•11144 Milk 1.1C1 .1)./1111 /1,11,14i 11101 Cer1111. : t•ao a street which bisected •he• prooerty in order that 5444.7 ntigh• :trice their elevator capacity Th.. • ..,i «11 took the step. If. 4114. OtTeel WO. 11 here Brow the yieslion of damage. in future sH. n.dcht or ni.glit no: run into of dollar. council .se.H awaUrne the rerri.mmibllity 4.14 the eotnpany did not thlril. it 1. ,1 and an the l)lt, 4.4 f 1 t.• eounell Ian r secured a ruling 0. m 110 Lietrtenant-llovernor 141 0. It .• street le cio...1 and the town, 1. -hape to dlopo.e of the !and .1•1...tio54 10 4?,,. W F. M rn or 111 ...• .• eh.. I think that von win two s . not he long before propopition ter forward in thl. connection. re- nirked IRA Worship Referring to the type of road eon- •••rneted on Victoria atnect the Mayor that type had been de. hied after consultation with ),orb, ...11.,•y and Fr...incial engines -fa The ..oirolar type toted had t.••.‘ recom tn.-sled hecaur. of the pieuHar sub- •-•,-st4 of lull' throughout the town tn.-tuber. oust4 Mayor t:altow, that it not the entinty that 1. heeding • ! mail IT 1'. 4011 who are Meld - o g 11 and had you not eprort It on y•orr own road It would bare been •42.'n1 ffir yoo fn more remote parts ,,f "o. county. Passing on, the Mayor referrer, hriefly to the condition of the cem ,sery, improvornents to the bathing accommodation at the harbour. con• renielice• at hsrtsor park. and Wants For prr.prirel try a representative of the Ontario Agricultural rolls -re. 4;oolph. for ti general whom, of beau tifylng the town by mean. of Node- sards and parks linly one !,yl*'' e•1 UP. beton. yon during yAsir and that the 1141/1111. wli.b did noi need with 4 our approval. The Mayor expres..s1 the 1 belief that defoot of the bylaw- hild1 ben.. not 4,0.5.?l'*' 4454. 416.01110 of the town were not in favor of a ho-oital. but Nemo.o the lioard'e plans were tiso indefinite and It was felt that troderich could not afford to holltt II city lospital on a town'. finances. The matter of eite had stl.o entyred into the question When the 110.1.1fal lioarol comes forw n 1.1 with sonie To the Electors 1 have served you fourteen years at your Public School Board, and three years at your Town Council, and now I ask your support for the Reeve's Chair for 1924. I was the first of the nominees to qualify. My opponent signed up at the eleventh hour after he made sure that Mr. Knight was not in the running. This accounts for the contest at this Ione el- ection. During my 28 years residence with you 1 have endeavored to help in all things for the wel- fare of our town, and had nothing to do with the West Shore Rail- way, or any other leg- acies for which we lire paying the Oa today. I intend to run this contest dean and above baud, and if elected will do my best to eon - serve the interests of Goderich as well as represent you at the County Courtal V R. H. CUTT AZ 4? s *sr A"INapt. tore' •-•.../ • 4444...4 prover if wc could get the %atter %Vhett the pr -..art t intake pipe 1414f. re4.1 IPelOW the lake level whIle now under mom fa% orahle .ireirnea a [Wee t 4, ,1114Y 1!1 r.'.' feet. Engineer Darling 4-,-.t I.,.1''. the eapaeltv of the ',remelt( intake gallops trer minute. A twenty-in.•4 steel tope wouhl pry /hrs... true. that amount rind a twenty four -111,h pipe four 44 half times. In CRS/. of fire 4544 111711•11•4elley 4.1/11111•4111411 4•0111,1 .)p'11414 10411 the harbor. which water, hov6ever, was not desirable for drinking purposes. The new intake i14 to he placed :oaf feet beyond the south -went corner of *no• breaksaterwater tsen43. feet deep The currents. do not interfere at this point onti therefore the water obtained will be as good as if the in- take were placed mile -s out In the 1,tke The estimated cost of the in- take which is to be laid next spring 14 gA0,000 for which debentures will ias-ued to be taken care of entirely from the revenue of the water de - rt ment. Some time ago 'I't).,- 1'mo-ire-tat ,lioard of Health insiorted upon the town Improving its. water 'supply by installing a new intake, rapid sand filtering equipment and chlorinating the waster all of which would have ..00t anywhere from $125.000 to $150.• ono The commissdoo. believing that till. expenditure was •Itoogether buo large for the town to handle. un- dertook to sink a ?'wt well which had been done at • cost of $1100. Un- fortunately the water had proven too hard and salty an well so that •11 hope for a water supply from wens had to he abandoned 'Meanwhile, how- ever. the l'rorincial authorities have Well fit tn *lour an order permitting the oar of a venture filter in place of the more expensive rapid sand fil• tering system which order meant a 'taring of $40.00010 $50.000. The chlor- inating equipment the commission had itietalled immediately at a coat of 11730. The only thing to be done la to extend the intake. declared Mayor &know, and we hope that then PI' will have much an abundance of water and of such good quality that the Provincial antherrItiose will not 454.4,4 upon the inntallation of the pressure filter. at leant for the pres- ent. In electing your entieell dont vote for a man Just berates* you know him and he's a good fellow advbovel Mayor 44,0,14. Elect the men who will give you the hest oi-rvice and he able to advance and go on up through the council to the Mayor* chair. It take* time to grump town coupon affairs for no coneern In town today la doing os mor'h bovines% or handling as much money as your town footmen. In closing Dr. flallow announeed tiia intention to let hi.4 name go before the people for another year as Mayor and Indicated that if elected he would continue to Nerve rhe nrtepayer. au he load served them in 1923. The NInyor, who was given a ver3 attentive hear- ing thronghoitt, took his Rent amitled hearty applause. "Fintietem In Apple Pie Order" Am the only other nominee for the mayoralty Councillor Hngh John A. Marto:wan followed Dr. Gallow, Mr. Maefiwnn easily and readily dinposed of hitt candldetture as tamper in re- marking that 'the present occupant had filled the partition so dhly during the past year 4444t it would not be fair nor in the tcritn's best Inter...is, to make a change at the present time." Mr. MaeEwan rnn rapidly over the Industrial situation of the town refer- ring briefly to the work of the West- ern Canada Flour 'Mills Company In enlarging tie It works and the floderieh Elevator A Tronalt Co its -elevator rapacity *.lid mention- ing the Goaerkoh Organ Company. Knitting Company. Planing Mille Ltd. Arteraft Furniture Company and Do- minion Road Maehinery (*moony. The t;odeorich IlannfatsturInit leompany. under the energetic managership of J. E. Besehler, In not blowing it'a horn very morth, he mid, Ant nererthelleea is mewing wood every day. An "airman of the finanee rem- nittfee the speaker commented upon the tax collectiona during the year a'. hosing very gond Mnee shoot 000 of taste bad been (*Betted nf which about 100.000 was nn arrear*. The target •roonnte of nrreara oot- atandtag were IDconnectinti with the Nat loaa I Ohl pbuilding Comps ny, Kennington Furniture Commay. and others whkit In the final analyst. Turning 1, the amounts spcnt by the various otontnittoe. the chairman of ri11.111ce 14.4111141 0ll1 4 hat 4 41,4- 1,111. etery 1111rIs ft... had ;044 !t- hing on !Ill of 81111:11n111.• for s•dretakiti • 8 and f • • knees at Imdur mirk Tio • fir, • • ton.- mitt... -pont #277.72 and the watel% light and littrhor Mittlo IMprolpplellts 1.1 the hathing 11.'1I'..' Rtssollodalitin /It 15 04,4? $410111. The market eonitirittee had 1....n no -ea economic,' 1 in spet111/111.: only lia‘ing charge of se‘eral mut- ter.4 thre a...solids of the special cons - mime acre not hove. enough to appear ''?'ler than among the 'ahem. items. The public wyrk. eon - mitre. tinder tbs. able chairmanship of Nir 11111111ings had done oinsider- able work, which was set forth in the statement In conaiderable Of the total of sin.s.-in.sr, vent by this department $(1f1114.71 had been re- turned from the county in connection with th... road tOI V14'101'1/4 Street Road rat cost A111105.67, of whieh 4411112 tan was repaid 'to the town by the people living on the street. rewiring t roe f merit. Thu. the public works expenditure really amounted to g..<121i. width included also some (*ant- ral expenditure for machinery. The town's sinking fond. Mr• Mac- Ewrin stated, si•ro. in exeellent con- dition. There RIO% already on hand quite sufficient inqady to retire a debenture issue of i3n500 which falls due in 1W24. A number of chances and transfers of bonds had been Math. necenaary in this fund Ito - CRU'... of the 1923 Victory bond'. har- ing COMP due. consider, said Councillor MaeEwan 111 eonclusion, that the town's finances are In exeeedingly good tilVIT1e. aPPie pie order. .4 to .w-ok. nod that they would 4•onapare favorably with those of any town of similar OW in ()ti- tan.. today. Much of this satisfac- tory. situation Mr. MaeEwan pine. -4 to the credit of the town'or offielaht. clerk and tax colletor, who, he said. were doing good work. twine effictent. 4 -apatite. painstaking and aeeurate in the ribscharge of their duties. 1 hi - speak for them. he said. your kindly help rather than erlticipm. Members of coontoil wbri emu.. and go expect criticism: Ws a port of the game. "A Worker Not A Talker." Reeve W Knightoreferred to hi. county council woii; !. II ITIPM50C of the property eommIttee which Nun - Mit IN' he said. had considerable un- pleaouint work to do IsetlitisP of the hal situation. A acttlement had fin- ally been effected which he • hoped woold prove euttisfactory. As ehairman the Court of 11i" - vision, Reeve Knight told fte hmee of the extra work for that particular committee arising out of tile preparation. for the eollectien the tIXI'S twlee a year. One antlisfae. lion to the members of the committee 14/1S 41111 f:111 Ilint irl covinneetion with the NM:N.111. 11111,14. 10 the ,indge the was room:tined In every In - Reeve Knight took up the cudgels on behalf of Courteillor Worsen, chair- man of the market committee, In stating plainly that It Wile not the chairman's fault that MOre money had not been spent and the Reales removed to the Pitt. at the rear of the town hail. The Reeve expressweet the- boo lief that had the lienlea been removed. In neeordanee with rhe plan'. as se - mired by Mr. Woreell on two dtffPr- ent nee/talcum. they mold hare heron made selfenataining. • The Iloopital bylaw tome In for NOW attention frnm Mr. Knight ,who explained the stand he had taken in voting in council for the bylaw to go to the people. He held that hla aos- Hon hari been in/stifled by the large vote entowenently areorded the It.rtivr even ehough did not receere a ma- jority of the rotes cant. In concluding Reeve Knight remark- ed that he wag a talker neither til or mit of the council, but a worker. He 1* - Roved. he mid, In doing the beat he could. and, should he stand for 11.-P1- ectIon, wilted the ratepayers for their Mop/sort The Chairman of Poblie %erica Deputy -Reeve 11. C. Mrohning., chairmen of public works dliveneved 110 -torte *Met at Nome length He re- ferred to the fart that the counci! had purchased a gravel pit from Mr Sanndern for MOO of which noirdt had been refunded by the eonnty for gravel taken from the pit for contraction work on Vktnria ntreet. The pit was (Oontlnued on Page 11) • . . . . . . 1 tert•Will neere- tory. B'. Bro. R. D. Munro: tr.sisurer, 11'. Tiro. A. C. Jack.on. NInitland !Andre. No. .33: 1. P. :tr.. Wor. lir. II. IL Ni. Tiehberne: W. Ni... BreJ. 4 fleEwen: 44. W.. Rro. T. 11. NIItcltell: 4. W.. Ero.. .1. MacKay: lohaplain. Br°, 1111r, R. C. Mt -nes -ml, S. It. Tins!' 4.41rey: J. Ti.. liro N. Me- Kny : I. G.. Itris .A. role: 14. S.. Bro.' Charles Robertson: .1. S. Tiro. Williani eturoly: tyler. JIro 4.. Knitting. D. of C. TV Wor, Bre. 41. C. mere- tory. Wor. Bro, R. 4. McCaw: troa.- tirer. Itoo. R. G Remolds. Fodinwing the Installation coreniony pr. '.-t the gathioring adinurnell to, the lonneneting hall where Wor. Bro. C. A. Robertson presided during at i11ter.... ting program of tonods. speeelooe MIA 4)4444-1. the latter tieing given by Elmer , Robertson and M. Tyndall. The toast 1..ro. on I Iiiirolny evening of 111.4 week wirtsin the following offieers. were I -Ito:tatted: !CAI!, I.O.114.• W. NE. Tin.. E. Sander- -on: oviior aarilen. it. sopeit : Junior 44111.41ell. 401111 Sne11: ‘....uhir• deacon., .1a.. smolt; J1111i4111 1141144in. .1 Popple- -tone: inner guar.!. rolls! Vit:land: tyler. It. Newcomlie: direetsir Of Cert.- I ?Mollies.. 4.Vnr. Tiro. P. W. Scott : seere- tary. Wor. Bro. Pate: treasurer. Rt. Wor. Bro. .1tIMPs ehapiale. Rev. Bro. . •tinoards. t'arterand Bro. F. M, -}wars. Hallett Lodge - W. M.. Bro. Alex. Wells:- senior warden. Itro. lo:.I. Yount: - Nutt : junior warden. R. Townsend: senior den. -.m. Ilert Noir : Junior deaeon. T' fl000n: inner guard. O. Nie-, tyl.-r. It. Fadden: chaplain Bro. W. T.yon: secretary; J. Fingland :1 treasurer. T. Millar. senior o4. -ward. J. Harvey ; Junior steward. W. Moun- tain: dire( -tor of oteremonh... Wor. Rm. 'W Sampson. The ceremony wens performed by . Wor. Ttro. P. W. Scott. of Birth To the Ratepayers of the Town of Goderich Ladies and Gentlemen: - At the Nomination Meeting on Monday 1 was named as a Candidate for the Reeveship for 1924, and after giving the matter very careful consideration. I have decided to let my name go before the people for that position. For last year's Council I was Chairman of the Finance Committee and 1 think that I am quite justified in saying. that the statement we were able to present in regard to the town's finances, is the best we have had in years. We collected for the year, $105,000, about $10,- 4, 000 mor than in 1922. The Outstanding Loan from the Bank was re- duced by $5,000 and at the beginning of 1924 we have a Credit Bank Balance of $1,000 instead of a consider- . able debit balance at the beginning of the year 1923. We have built'Victoria Street at a cost of about $8,000 all paid out of moneys to our credit with the County- not one cent being taken out of the town's funds. This is surely better than building a narrow concrete roadway at a cost of $50.000 or $60,000 as originally planned. We shall now have funds from time to time to spend on other streets. In asking your support at the Polls again on Monday next, I have only to say that my record is be- fore you and 1 think that it has always been a clean one. 1 have been a resident of the town all my life having been a member of the School Board for ten years and having had six years Municipal experience both in the lout', Councils and in the County Council. 1 regret very much that the contest is for the Reeveship only but as my Qualification Paper was put in early ( Mr. Cutt and jualifying at the same time) our Town Clerk into me that there was no regal method of withdrawing or avoiding an election after it was found that the rest of the Council were elected -by acclamation. Consequently the fight is on with my friend. Mr. Cutt, and I beg, therefore. respectfully to ash for your vote and influence on Monday next. Yours truly, H. J. A. MacEWAN o a • • , .1 1 to • 4 • j 4-