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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1949-08-11, Page 1Band Tattoo a Ruge Success Zuthuiastio MdieiiceSiowS ApPreciatioi'ef "Spierlifia . , gtani• •"7.' . . Lovers • of* band • music Jaad, • Splendid treat ,011 Saturday .114111 at the 'tattoo arranged by :the e.•-:; ,ecative of the 13111e Wathr• Band, The program-,--gener014. VuiAtity as well as superlative "nr. -was . given.. at 'Agricultural. _Park before an audience of 2,000 persona who demonstrated • their approval by_prolonged and. enthasialak 4P- platise repeatefftline after tnnc as the various' bands perfornaed- • Seven bands tOok part 71.11 the tattoo, including two (4 the best •in •Canada-the^balid 'Of ..th'e Water- loo Musical Society and the tr.umpet- and drum .band.--- •of. the Second Division Signal 'Corps, Toronto. ',Others were the Kincardine Pipe Band, the ,Kitehener Accordion. ' Band, the Blyth Boys' and Girls' Band, and last but not least Gode-. rich's own Blue Water Band .and the Goderieh Girls' Bugle and 'Drum Band; and to lend additional riety to the program *as the perferniance of the Juvenile ,Drill Group:,of Goderich. As the Windt one by ^one marched up the track, with George .James as Marshal, to , take • position before the gtandstahd,"they• were introduced by Arnold Mc'Connell, acting as announcer.„, Dac1i.7-5-aa- receiVed;a, hearty welcome, ' Selections by Massed Bands • The.,;. program .,„opened.., )iTith Canada” played by the -ifiaSsed bands under the direction of Prof. C:• F. -Thiel, the distinguished con- ductor- of the, Waterloo Musical . Society Band. .Other - selections by the -,-*assed. ,bands were Sousa'a "The • Thunderer" and ".SeMper con,cludinbc, with "Neater, My God, to Thee "ehe last xiti,m,ber being directed BandmasterA. „ C. Robinson of London, well-known .conductor •of,, the Blyth Boys' and Giils',Band. - • Mr. -Mcdonnell then turned the program over to Protease'. Thiel, whr aCte'd as Ifinteref cerefalnitea' for. th-e. remainder of the ,even' and interspersed the selections by •the various*bands 'N't•lth pungent and sometimes witty, .cOmmeat. • Among the'.•''' highlights of . -the eVening's performance were the precision &MS and music by the crack trumpet and -drtim band ei the Signal Corps, Toronto, under command of Capt. Reid and the band leadership ,,,or George Nev- min. Their appearance in scarlet . tunics was, exceedingly . smart, •' while the Precision of their Mardi- ing and: playing ' al...eased 41mMense. enthusiasm on their every appear- ance. Their. instruments- were triunpets, bell iyres, cynibals• .and ()rims, creating effects,' that were almost .intoxicating. thider -"Professor Thiel, the Waterleo Musical Society Band, pre- • -sented an excellent Series of num- bers. for -besides ,beautifullyplayed band selections' there. were Several 'excellently rendered 'sole. • nimbers. These inclnded a cornet solo, "The Carnival . of • Venice," by Bob 7Wrig1it a • cornet solo, "Caprice • r. Helena,' - by' fourteen -year -old, -Jerry Knipfel ; a euphonium sac), . "Oki Home Down_ on the Farm," with variations, by. JinuoY UndetWoed; and a piccolo solo, "CasSiopia," . by litevvard Underwood, wh•o." also a selection. on the flute. • Urges Support for Bands - Prof. Thiel stated that It Was .1115anfbition to bring: many -y mpg- lada in Ontario to. his Waterloo camp.. "We don't need , to go to - the United States for band talent, • for we,. have it right here in . On- • r tario." frequently urged that municipalities give every support . to their bands, and expressed high appreciation: to 'the:management of the tattoo for its fine. organization. A tattoo would tot, be coinpiete without a Highland. band. This place was filled by the Kincardine Legion Pipe Band, under the direc- tion of Pipe -major James Irwin. The pipers were givena line re- • passed the grandstand AO the Skirl • of the pipes and the swing of the kilts. • For the #rAt time • In- cioderich music circles, an accordion • band took its' part in the tattoo-. Under the' direction of Mrs. C. L. Craw- ford, the male of the piano -ac- cordions of the playerd trona Kitch- ener WaS sweet and clear in quality. Their •first selections were "Atter the Victory" and "Aeroplane (*i•"°- -Mara." • • A's the Waterloo band played the "Blue Danube March," four-year- old Dennis Duckworth, stood out • in front and twirled the baton, and was accorded an Ovation. • The Junior Niajorette8 "'Junior majorettes are becoming . as epidemie-Its-Lthe--Mertslee--Prot' ^•7,0_1111_,.ir7e4 ttrtir!!.$-..,01 UAW a drill by Goderichs navVeSt-organ- itation, "The Junior Majorettes." They Were organized by President „ of the Bine -Water Band Association,*and trained for •drina, by Mrs,J. LelVfaire, and 'ha baton twirling by the seniorMaJor- ettes, Olive Davis .:itbd Gretta :Arbente. The nineteen children 'ereattractive in, royal bide ,satin tunics,, white Pleated skirts and • ,pillbox hap., They .Wen the „l'earta • of the -audience. "TWO -Year -Old Betty MakPlInelli daughter , of Ur, And Mrs. Arnold McConnell, altiOat stole theshoW, as she put on •own performance with thq group. The Goclerich, 131110' Water Band's perferinanee WAS. 'eonithied, to Its Inarch ,PttSt and its participation in, the•seleetions by .the' Massed bandS, „• The band was', headed by :instater,CharleS Woods, • • tinder the leadership of Thomas tilid A. Butler, the .60derieh '01DIS'" trumpet" ttianSt was eighttSt- (Oentinnei1 'On pa•g( 4) Dozens of 00derich girls eitket are majorettes or • woula like to be. Here is • 'Sylvia -Fgeachey 11 years Old training to wield the • stidk., 1, • • The Girls' ,Trumpet and Drunr,liand has it*-ty-fiv. o meinibeirs. Three of 'the drummers are Marion.. Reis, Joan. Me'nzies, .and, Jean Irwin. Council Rear of *Water Pressui Petitioners Seek Action Keep..0134 4.0$41440 Buildings.1,1 except CoulacillorS •:,1111ott an dsatuyvnoig,ht 1th all,..)4.747.1"4.147$0.4 . the ToWa. Council inet on/ 'T13 '..,Sa,l•1tatly.8P.eeterPr..•0bsi SUbmittgd detailed repertsof big 11spt9tioil.,4,:04tIaros,1e:ta:x, ants, and someprivate 4Welling9 about WhichcomfdtkInt. had been: &Ade, These Were referred , tO2the -s-P9TehlgeLTCOrlegitrPeep'(.:-441":****-thirt-ifi-i-e,- building Permits issued, ,with, estim- ated costs totalling $22,760. These were mostly for repairs, mitapt _ improvements * or garages.. J. W. Cook obtained a permit for :a'stOryt and -a -half frame *dwelling: 'Oa New- gate street, estimated 'cost ;5,004. 4fOrPartilointe4rsstIldreY'a.°Iftnitra;e1cluWre°1117413ilv:04: . Orititanha ,:road; • 'estimated .eost $2,800. ,.1vigs. J. 1,, Whit9lY's .pet., mit is for a- cottage on NiNter1,00 • street, at,. an- estimated, eeat • Of '. $4,400; Mrs. IVInriel- CamPhell ,IS erecting ii, frame bungalow en .St.' David's street aka coat' of A petition from property -owners. ' in the. Mary street district , asked -' for a system of zoning,witir regard ' to type. Of dwellings permitted,. for . the protection of citiftS who have'•: erected dwellings ,O -f,,'- ;creditable type. This met With considerable:, yMpitthy-from-trte-eouneklinCtlie matter Was, passed on te--,POPPlittee of , the„w.11.wele, w•faotr0tt -ir,,cornscsidsei4,,raetiOni,,, . Lo •.-,-, A letter from the Dadinion B94 Machinery Co, called attention,‘10 the litek ' of. sufficient, Water; pres- • sure on .Maitland road: and tho. difficult3r Which might arise inAnk ' Went "-- oV-Ii",fife----k-F-Tfie- comptiEre plant.. Dating the' sunaraer ma4614 when kafden'boaea alto being use extensively', .the water preasUre a the plant, it Was stated, vvas prAs tically nil. , • . , :"Although regulatiens :' are ' down for the use Of garden' hose "f(.?uni7th-leirl'..pliir:Ct4io:Y11-131s stfix'4'lliou*Idg4131be4t-allik:. eyening hours, .fire is ri6 regarder'' of schedulest and!' it .is -felt that to assist in the event of fire, par - tic ularly _during these periods.,2 ," ' this respect, it is .our suggestion, that a regulation be set Up,,,,that • when Ji fire alarm. Is sounded h011se- : holders are to shut off their water ontlets. ' Stich *a practice would . do .; -much to insure it niaxintum water pressure ‘vhen it is urgently needed." , • ,'" • .,. ' ' eonnbillor *" Moody endorsed, .• the statement with regard to low water -pressure, and after some discus- sion the ,letter was referred .to ' the , water, light and barbor coxmaiittee- ' A. complaint from Willard ' It: ' Legg of flooding tenditions au.- St- Patrick's street was sent to " the ' public .wOrks committee. A.n application by ' 'William- MitchelL.„for a ',license to peddle fillit anal potatoes from his truck• was granted. - . , A request froni -the Goderich • Trotting and, -Agricultural AsSocia- tion fer remOVal Of the ;poultry building at Agricultural Park froin". its present site was sent t� • the parks comroittee. ' • Mr. J. I'. Sully in it letter to the Council praised the Present „system - of garbage collection in. -which he ' T' noted a considerabi imprevement.- Bylaiv No: 33 s passed, ap- pointing Jack Wignall assistant to the...„assessor for the purpose of .. re-assessingthe prOpertieS-InT:the . ,town.• ;Mr. -Wignall • 18 to receive $720 for his • services from" Iii'ne •• 13'to October 13 of this year, :witit. an additional sum of $80 if the- ' work is completed by • the, last- mentioned date. The re-assesament. is to comply with the new County ' asses's' Gana:wont isttc4emofe. the ,Wito. le • , * The Connell Went into committee • of the whole to consider' Several ' matters which had been referred to it, and presented the following e recontiaendationa, whieh - Wet*. • adopted: - That the . Mayer and 'Clerk. be litItIrtffiXereltri , , the Town by the " tlepartMelltOt A :rant:I:port of. the 17,ads between the. horth pier and the river: break - That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to approve WO PlAng " for the new c.r.it. bridge' on the harbor ,road. . •- • ' * That, the-rborn in the TGWU hall occapied by the •health. nurse he ' rented to the County lealth,Ifiitit for $35 a month, to include *light, bent ansl any equipment. That the Town. Solicitor prepare a hytaw rot reneWal of the contract ' for PioVincial police' service at' the new rates. ToRgotwpoilopitixot,wgilts:t.r,oisipt,444,,, ''Sir.ednesclay next, the 1711ii will be anotAfer hig day in. GioderIch. The -loeitV•-ltnee----Associallen.' putting on a .program .W.tileh ' IS leiftaireilleisast°ractin6g.lf)rrilloulg. 11-411.,V. °Titegt,' ''‘)O t.4' Western Ontario, •• Already there are sitflielent entries to enallren good afternoon's , sport, And With the track in•first-elass condition sonic fast heats are Initorospeetv• .• Th.e drat *Veiling- of the Lions Club carnival Will •top off t11edaY,4 The 1,46na Will repeat' on VtIchlY eVening, and there 1010 be bit doings 'ea4. *Vetting. *ENGAGEMENT ANTISTOI*001) provincial, 'Clonstable and ‘ lqra'w Jas. S. 0111P annktinee the englagt4 blirtblit (1)4 athrieeljt, 41644'itilltit, °I)14sehl‘faal47'040'41°113t ,/erV%i 010 SOW of Itt., Alai ,Iira, tout, Iervig, UAL xo., a, nifitoz. 'Stitteuibpt The marriage will ' taki, Atare Frances. Curry, 7, is one of the junior *majorettes. , age 6f the girls is six years. .. . - Average The ,majorette craze stru•611 Goderieh two years ago ii . 'iane ' Betty MCConnell, 21/2 years, is the youngest of the kickers. ,. • _llartiSon-, 7, one of the, many ,young girls who !caught 'the 13:lg.'. Here she is standing beside one of the senior majorettes. '- _ -Pictures by Toronto Stat ednesday's Rain Eases Heat Wave 'Third. Heat Wave of Season Recorded for This"' Hot Summer Welcome relief from the stilling heat wave this week Was provided on es ayare n wavy rainfall, • which' .cainmended 'at 8.50 p.m., followed by another heavy downpour aliont 8.30 p.m. Hottest; day et the wee'''. was Tuesday, .when the high Official temperature recorded • In Gpderich -w1iS"‘89.• This wirs-f011owed by an. (-official high of 88 on Wednesday. The heat ;Wave this week marked the third one this year. There was one in jurie;.one the last week. of .July, and one this second week of August. For a. predicted -"Cool summer" . following ' the ab- normally: ' winter, this sum- mer has the wetIther experts gasp- ing in -itirmienient and .cenfusion. Even after the rain on Wednes- day, high humidity. .and '"sticki- -nessprevalleilmand---further-fainS- _for't9gtlr. to clear tlftr a moaphere.i The pumping station at the harbor 'was kept working at top 'Speed -daring . the. firsrlifilf this-. week to meet the heavy denaand for water for lawns, gardens and lieWer beds that siZZled in• the . therelless rays of Old Sol, Daring the after - toots Water was being pumped at. the .rate of 1;000 gallonsalninute,• In contrast With the normanat6 0. 000 to 700 'gallons a niInute.' • ice creitin . and soft drinks haVt:, been the order of the day to get` relief, tibial the heat* • Cartir.' %1Weedies • Coca Cola .prOsinCtion line has .been turning out .th, beverage' 'at A fast ;clip in.: order' tO meet .the heavy idenlaild In the Goderieh• district. PrOdUction has. been running.more than 80 per cent. over tornial; even for this' oine the year:.%. . - • , There hasbeen a heavy tnit•,011' ice, lob, One *Well -hauls :lee frein Straford 'brotiglit In tWo, •..eXtra, loads last Week -end And two. AT THE,WATERVIZONT I A -Arrivals of the week at the Gode- Hai elevater hi -Chided' the Saracen, on Friday; with 109,000 bus. wheat, and • the. Superior,- the. same day, with 104,000 bus. oats and wheat; the barge Alfred Krupp, .on Mon, day, with 191,000 bus. wheat; the Bram ton on Tuesday .Witli 100 000 us. w a , an e a ge • 1 wen oc, today •(-Thuraday),, with 119,000 bus. Wheat. • . The barge Alfred .Krupp was in tow of the str.- C. D/Secord (Capt. John *Felker, formerly of Goderich), Which. waited outside ',while the tug, Lachine,. from Sarnia, brought fir the barge. • The Secoid Avent ton down the lake without corning,into port here, . • The barge Owendoc this after- noon was- in tow of the. str. Quedoc, which . brought 457,000 buswhea to the Purity Flour Mill. The Bticoldoc is expected at the 'eleyator this week -end. -The Brampton, after discharging her cargo of Wheat at the elevator, •took on 108,00,0 bus. of bhrley and '..cleared Welinellay morning lot , Montreel„ THE. WEATHER .Temperatures of :the past week In Goderichr With- those of sthe-eor- respending Week a year ago, as ofitelally recorded, were as follows: 1949 1948 Max. ,Min, Max. Min. Thurs., Aug. 4..75 •' 7t 57 iirkt Aug, '5 ....Si 55. 67 50 Sat., Aug, 6 -56 •(18- 51 $011,, Aug.Z ;,...81 05 11 54 Mon., Mfg. 12r. -.57 tiles., Aug, 4) 4..80 ,..73 • * to Wed., Aug. 10 448 68 • 75 .58 • more'today. heat; or possibly the •falling Off of ready: cash, has had its .effect on coal orders, with not Its much coal deliVe,red as•.is Usual for this timey Of the year. Evening' and night dips in the lake have been pornilari during the heat. waveaind ”bed colleting itt tight has Elven. More oriess. ignored.. THE DRUM MAJORETTE 'CAPITAL OF CANADA The' Toronto Star had a ..staff correspondent , Godetica on -Sat.- urda y 1 e take in the band tattoo, and Nionday's Star' bait im- presSions, as fellows - GODERICH, 1 ng. is the. (444•144..144.1JAW-44.4 There are three senior drum major- ettes, three - intermediate and 24 - juniors. There are -so manY baton - wielders there aren't' enough hands to go • around! The small fry are on their oWn: -"It started as a plan to give teen- age girls s'amething to do," said Mrs. Joseph LeMaire, director of the *junior section, alefore we knew it, the idea mushroomed.NoW we have drum majorettes 1111(1 'more drum majorettes.„ Still, the phone rings. Other anothers W11 nttheir daUghtets to join the parade479-.. ,.rt Curry, a Goderich, taxi man - 'ager, set thefirst baton spinning tWo years ago.. Ire thought it Would bd nice if, the Blue Water Band; a man's, organizatidn, bad 'three -kickeri-k-to-lead-- the -way. - "These original,three -went Over:So hekt band. started. Naturally, they had to have ' majorettes, too," said Mr.. CnritY. ''The Junior section was in- evitable - everywhere we looked, five and six-year-old girls virere twirling brOomhandles ancl „sticks: They'yanted'to be majorettes., Average age for the Junibr- sec- tion is. six, ."Some are older," conceded- Mrs. teMaire: 'Tut most are just staff.; inrichooh-The-youngest 01! aJ11s BettyM0onne1l, who is tiro,' She Is as tall as the average. baton‘and she IlitS her. 'ow* uniform.- $lie' NveaveS and marches and 10c.§.0.11er tricks," ,• " • • , \*. • • Iletty Was °mit Saturday night when the juniors fllacie their Mb% at the Coderich band tattoo. They 'stale the Show, doing three rontilieS, '---connter-Marching; forming a eross And plisaing alternately . between •rank. .•• 'They' learned these' fituilts*ibt ,practispg one hour a weVit, from MIS a ROBERTA JOHNSTON TO TEACH. AT MCI. • Miss Roberta Johnston has been engaged ' as an additional. teacher at -the Goderith Coneoiate Institute s tul. .) have been installed in the assembly romn,.for mirn, extra class, made necessary , by the iocreased enrol - meat expected. • • WILL INSTALL ,CEIVIENT CULVERTS ON HIGAWAY New thatthe roadbed has settled on highway No. j•21..between (lode - rich . and about four miles north of Bayfield, work vvill • commence Mend0- on the installing of cement culverts. Looby & Looby of Dublin -44Ve the contract for thework. The service in 'Knox Presbyterian church on Sunday morning next *fit be conducted hythe_ Ve-rs, trO. of. Luck - :710w; 101rnIer.zmOderat011-of the:'1?..rest.: byterian Church in Canada. • Seven to eight at night, at the high school. • The ni'others paid for their. Uni-- tonna, Which eoat $15 each. ' • Cuety and I are convinced that learning to handle . a baton, for it Young girl, is an eattcatioit, itt Itself," _Said Mrs, LeMaire. 4V1i,ese children acquire ,eolifideneet„ They,' *ant- 'teatawOrk. One mis- t:A:Ise by anybodr aPoll 'he 1110(81' rod tis 1.1.„ trick in itseif,„ *lee the baton never 'Ves ifs orlglnnl positiOff between, tlle thumb ,antl forefinger. The spinningcomiS from :Wrist action., Air,Z.;Curry has lined up a farm. to stymielDan. Cepid.., If a Sealer 'Majorette harries, as happened this stuurner,, she is replaced withan tdter,ifiediate. The intermediate is 'replaced by as.3to,lior.,, It goes iloWn* th• EXAMINATIONS OF UPPER, SCHOOL The following students of Gode- 'rich Collegiate Institute who wrote the June Upper School examina- tions :have obtained standing , as _shown: • .' Howard Aitken -Eng. comp- 0, physics. C, chemistry C. '• „Joao Baecbler-trig.' comp. 'III, Eng. lit. IT, geom..-II, Amt. II, zool.. hoar comp., C. Mollie Bisset -Eng. coinp. C, Eng. lit.' 411, hist. che1.4C. 'Madefine -111. 0, bot. 11, 7,00l. C,' Fr. auth: 0, Fr. comp. C. EdW'ard Clutton -Eng. comp. 0; EngIR. V, geom. III, trig. C, phys: I, chem.. II. William Craig -Eng. lit. II, hist. 0, bot. zool. 0, phys. 0, chem..0. _John Eedy-Eng. eoinp. Ill, Eng,. lit. 0, alg. 0, geom. III, trig. C, phys. 0, chem. I, Fr. aunt. III, • Fr., comp. C. Flora MarDonald-L-Eng. C�inp. C, Eng. lit. 111, trig. C, pbys. C, chem. • • Sally MeDonald--,--Eng. comp, IT, Eng. fit. c, alg. 11, trig. C, hot. I, zool. II, chem. I, Fr. auth. IL, - . - -,.T.Ielelv-411,04tgonlorY74;4g01441, 'Ir. Nag'. ' ale' 0-* trig. 11, bot. I, %dol. I, chem. lir, Pr. 114th. I, lor. comp. Ix. Bertha. lit. XI, Rig. xi, gtom. 11, thir.• III, phys. 11. chen:. I; Fr. auth. 'C, eomp. II; • Arlyne rtense - Eng. comp. c, Eng. lit. II, hist. C, bot. 2ool. C,' pr. C, Fr. comp.'004,,,,;41 Gwen Stewart -Eng, comp. 111, Eng, lit. I, geom. 0, trig. 0, bet. IT, zoo'. 11, chem. 1, auth. Pr. Comp. 111. .• Eng : comp. „II!, Zug.' lit. 1, geom. III', hot. II, physi,,C, ellen), X, Pr. wail, 111, Pr, -comp. 0. 14tieth Wilmot -Eng. comp. 0, phys. v.* John Wilson,.. -Eng. oonoi.XT, Nog. alg; X, geom. X, trig. IX, phys. X, chem. I, Fr. mull. Xi, Pr., comp. IX., 4. ,Douglas*.Niderhe,rs'011-:1(1)/4,, 00111t5. O. ' - '4401ea' Roberti- tog.' tomp. Xt. • AMU al Picnic of County Fathers Huron Councillors ..with Their • Wives and Families at the Lakeside Members of :Huron County Conn - (11 with their' wives and families "njoye •-4 flTl'HIiT Park• on 'Wednesday . afternoon. There was', a ,good ,representation Vf officials and, a fun .program of •sport s .was run Of in charge,. et, Clerk. N. W. Miller; Treasurer A. • 'Erskine, Warden' Sohn Arm- strong, County Assessor A. Alex- ander and Reeve ixogh Berry, -of Usborne. Mattbew Armstrong, of lIullett, a former „ Coftnty Councillor, and Mrs. Armstrong, parents of the Present Warden, were present, Mr. Afinstrong, 85, , was awarded a silver rose bowl as the oldest per- son present. - • Paul Gibbon, son of Ray Gibbon, Abe new senior sanitary Inspector lirtini-County-healtiran Cr -NV ft s -pre, •,,sellted--witht•-a-ailveri-4uP as' he Wil$ ' tlie-Y6iiirt,ktsT• Peraeirtire'Setit.-t-A" silver entree dish, prize ,in the supper draw, was won by• Di'. J. IX MOynnt„ 'veterinary. with, --the County health unit. Aldis and Miss Cunningham, and members. of the riursing'staff of the County unit were intro- duced. Warden, John . Armstrong vas ehairman -for, 'the' after -sipper speeches: Ile liked the'. get-together 'Spirit= -of -the-,.0.1eille,•-••• and feltthe yearly gathering -was' An' excellent .14011§ of 10140,Ing Sociability amongst 'the nienibets* After -supper stpeeeheii. Were *ade 'Ex,Wardens Percy George Arnastrong, ssmore, 13 W. Tuckey,, A. Alexander and *Hugh: Berry, and Piston, Mardi:it, M.P. .Tho SpOrt$ The races ,reaUlted AS follows: rtvee; 4 yearE4',Eatd. 'wider ' Gwen, Vander,. Lerna.Vaadflw • oir-itpago.t) ,