HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-12-06, Page 9ColnPlete Results
'of last Monday's Mnnicipla
Election 'in HuTon ,County
- "on page 18.
' 104th, 'Keay -No. ,48
'Three Seek Post of Deputy' -Reeve,
Five New Councillors a Certainty
In Monilay's-ilunicipal Election
Goderich (voters will go to the
polls next Monday to choose, a
'mayor; deputy -reeve and six coun-
cillors. Voters in.fils David's and
St.' Patrick's vvards will also be
called upon to select public school
• trustees. Deputy -reeve John Gra-
ham received an acclamation es
'reeve for 1952. Mayor. J.
snackins is beteg oPposed by John
IS,pain in his attempt at re-election.
The :contest nrousing, the most
•speoulatien •.is -the three -cornered
.fight to fillthe adeptity-reeve'ss elair
left vacant by Mr. daharn'releva-
tion to reeve which 'office has' heen
left vacant by the redrenient-Y,Of
Reeve Earl ,Elliott from municipal
politics. Another, point of interest
is that there will be,..at least five
'new faces on the council in •thet
Councillor. Leo. Walzak has also
retired from municipalspolitics, and
three other members of the 1951
•Council are contesting the .office of
'deputy -reeve. They are Council -
:401.s .Allaire, 'Drennan, awl '.Jackson.
.List of randhlates -
The following arelhe candidates
for• municipal, offices in. Monday's
election::
la4Y011--4. • E. Huckins, John
Spain. •
RDEVE-john IL Graham (accl.)
D'E'INUTt-REEVE Joseph AI:.
laire, Elliott. Drennan, Raymond
Jackson."'
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,(00IINCILLORS (Six to be elec-
ted)-1William AnderSon, Robert E..
JACK STODDART MAKES .
pgRAcmous RECOVERY
.Jack Stoddart,referred to as a
"miracle man" by his (lectors and
nurses, is visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Irene McAstocker, ,Kingston
street, following his discharge from
hospital where Ire Was confined for
more than two months following a
'fell frera the mast of the Stasbuck
on September 25 while the vessel
was in Port Arthur.
.• The accident dceurre.d when Sted-
dart was comingsdown feom fixing
the range lights on the after mast.
'He •suddenly lost his grip and
plunged to the steel deck below.
He was rushed to 1St. Joseph's hos.
pital in Port Arthur where x-rays
revealed that he had a fractured
pelvis, injuries to the left shoulder
end elbow, a broken noses slight
coneuesion and' a cut left Oehrows
. • Blacked :Out
Stoddart says that he. fortunately
blacked out as he tell so that lifs
niuseles were sufficiently re)trse.d to
prevent more serious injury. • On-
lookers told him afterwards that
he "crumpled like are accordion"
when he hit the steel deck. • His
doctors sa,y that they don't under-
stand 'how he remained alive:
•While he is recovering, Stoddart
can't put any weignt . on Ills left
Side and ' may have to have his
nose broken again to straighten
it out at the Workmen's Compere
Barnes, .Ernest Fisher, William sation hospital in Malton. Just
SEEKS "FINAL TERM
'Kenneth J. Pennington,
C. M. Robertson, Johns Vincent,
-.William R. Wood. •o. •a'k•
P.TJ,C:---Dr. W. F. „Gallow; George
MacEwan (amis.).
ISCII1,00/_ TRUSTEES ,-r St.
. David's Ward, William T. LiniThy,
'Harold W. Shore, Jelin Thorpe;
• 'St. Andrew's Ward, Donald .Aber -
hart (accl.); 'St. deorge's, Ward,
• Mrs. S. C. Anderson (accl.) ;' St.
Patrick's Ward, E. G-.• Kershaw,
Joseph Moody, J. J. Morris, with
• Carleton •Worsell by acclamation
for the unexpired term of W. E.
Dockstader.
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Towx 'WILL CONTEST
ASSESSMVTT, APPAL
s The town of Goderin will contest
the appeal to the, coanty, judge of
Mirton Kilpatrick against the de-
eision of tbe court of .°Tevision CiiI
.an aPpeai against the assessment
;of Kilpatrick's Windings on parts
of lots 215, and 10, it Was decided
at the town council meeting Tues-
day night. Kilpatrick complains
that the buildings havebeen over -
.'seed bY $325.,
Two appeals to the county judge
against the decisions of the court
s of revision have 'been filed,. Mr.
Kilpattick's and one by Mrs. L. K.
• Wurtele who complains that she
has been over -assessed on both land
and' buildings on her property on
St. Vincent street and Gloucester
Terrace.. The appeals are to, be
heard on December „.1.8.
Town Solicitor,
Town Solicitor Kenneth
limiter appeared at the council
ineetieg to enquire :whether the
council wanted legal reaesentation
at the hearing. He pointed out
• tbat when s Mr. Kilpatrick had ap-
pealed against his assessment last
• year the ,judge had said* thee the
----assessnient was too, high on Mrs
testpatrick's, house alone but that
th4 towil-itiseetor had -taken the
• _view that this' applied to, all nets.
houees.
Councillor Jackson ,said that the
judge had • expressed the opinion
that assessments on all new helms
Were too high. The _mayor said
that 10 per cent; had been taken
off the assessment of all new Ifoneeti'
• but that Kilpatrick's house is much
Targtr than hiost new 1iouses4 ,
-,Mr. Hunter enquired whether the
evened wanted to put sMr. Kit-
'Detrick- to-the,expense- of appealing
awl lost his assessment every' , year.
"Dide the .judge, go throngli the.
„Kilpatrick ' Iniuser naked the
mayor.
.4Ile didn't. go Through any of
' the homes," replied Mr. Hunter.
Opillien Not as Good
.."Then I don't think. the judge's
opinion IS as good as that of the
town assessor wile Atnlic:es lils gs-
sekstaent ateoialing .te _the regnia-
• Timis Speclifted' by ',the provincial
geferlintent,'"-said---MrAltieklne, -
Is it my, understanding that `you
Want to .fight this caSe On the
••grounds that your assessment is
fair?" Mr. Hinder asked.
.-.."That was the opinion' of the
court' of: reVision,!'. Said. Councillor
'„Incicson. , . «••
A inotiOn by Reeve. Elliott, Set-
onded by Cooneillor, Witizak that
a legal defenee to contest the appeal
be prepared was earried.
limy, hesis "taking things easy" but
rest ets tiffit he'll. be unable to play
II
ey
.h,os for, teen 'years.
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STEVE STO'THERS FETED
' AT O.A.O.'(GATHERING
Mayer of 'doderith •for 1951 who
will be '''Seeking- re-election, in next
Monday's s municipal • election for
'What lie told*. Friday night's nom-
ination meeting Would be his Onal
term. Ileis oppbSed by John Spain.
CORRlOeTION
An announcement in last web's
Signal -Star concerning the signing
of . employment contract's by the
Goderic.h Manufacturing Company
and" the Goderieh • Organ Company
with' the International Union of
Operating Engineers, Lecel 798,
said that e basic Wage increase of
from five to 10 cents, an hour had
been granted.. This should hAve
• read from two to 10 cents. .
RECEIVES ACOLAIVIATION
Knox Men's Club
}folds Big, Auction
for BuilOing Fund.
More than 1500 people ,:yisieed
'MacKay Hall on !Satiudayssafter-
noon and evening to purel„,nise a
total of '05 'articles at the anction.
sale held by the Men's Club of
Knox' Church in aid of the 'building
fond for The ne4' church. he
sale netted $1251.50. ••s.•
Auctioneer Ed. 'Elliott, Clintnns
worked without remuneration .from
1.30 to 5.00 in the afternoon 'and
from' 7.00 Until almost 11 o'clock
in the evening, knocking down AO
items of .value, „donated Iby chitreb
members, asa a • power chain saw
that went- for1,145 and hn antique
French clock of blue china for
$27.50. ,Buyers of antiques froni.
as, far•aWay hs Seaforth Ind' Tees -
water 'attendedthe sale and" pins •
chased a number Of articles. • • •.
• • JOHN IL GR•AHAM . .
One someWhat Unique feature was
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Thursday night, last was,' .Stev'e
Stothers Night' at the Ontario Agri-
eitstsral College,terpli; when 600
frien0 of. the for er agriceltural
representative,. for Wellington coun-
ty met in CreelmanUall toi bid
farewell to him on hie retirement
from .the service. Among those pre-
sent who speke in praise of Mr.
'Stoners was Hon. Thonias L. K.etis
nedy„ Ontario Ministersof, ;Agricul-
ture. and ethers prominentlit; On-
tario agrietiltiire tidded to the .'gen-
,
eral' tribute. On behalf of, all the
agrieulttiral group S in •Wellington
county Mr..Stethers was presented
with a handsome cane and a leather
wallet and Mrs. Stothers with a
bouquet of rose.-•
On the preelous' Tuesday even-
ing Mr. and Mrs.j'• Stothers were
guests of honor at, a banquet of
the ,Arthur L4ons1C1ub and after
complimentary, addresses were
with .a beautiful, silver tea-
. . ,
a carton -of gasket • handles which
Gordon, McManus, presidentof the
men's_ 'club, said "sold • like ,hot
cakes." The., Auctioneet told. ,bis
Customers that the bandies were for
garagedoors and he ,couldn't get
rid of them fast enough. , • -.•
' .Special Assistant
'‘V,AIXable, assistance .was given to
the auctioneer by Mrs. Elliott who
'distinguished rticles 'of 'china of
lm
unique value. r. Elliott's book-
keeper, Danny_ olquhoun, also gave
his time, and'services to. the sales,
while 'Harry ealeCreath spelled the
nuitioneer off.
Probably one of the most ap-
preciated donations to the, sale was
•a water -color p.ainting ' of • • th-e
elevator by Philip, 'Carter Johnson,
erehitect of the new church. The
picture was purchased by ' R,."', M.
Menzies of Purity Fleur eStills. , '
There were so many items don-
e red to.the sale that they. were not
01.1. sold, and so•the Metes Club 'de-
cided to.bold another session last
•night : '' , '• - ''
pot. • .. , •
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As already noted in these col-
umns; Mr; and Mrs. -Stoners have
taken up residence in IrsiicktioW, not
far from the farfn 'home In ,Asheeld
where Mr. •Stethersspent his early
years... -
Save Time and Money! Here's How
0_
• Goderich merchants have
tried to lighten the load of, you
ChristMas shopping by making'.':
many gift Suggestions in this
issue of, The Shift al-Sthe
,Christmas shopping number of
20 Pages. ;
You can . help, yourself by
going through these advertise-.
ments carefully and making a
selection from them of suitable.
gifts for persons on your list.
Keep this issue on hand and.
refer to it Just.before you leave
• on a, •Christmas shopping ex-
iieditionf., You will find it will
'save you"bOth time and money.
Try it.
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AT: JHJ WATERFRONT."
Two vessels arrived at the harbor
Jost week 'with • grain sfor winter
storage.. They were the. Mantadoc
on Noveniber 29 with 239,000
bushels 'of wheat and the Port Wil-
doc on November :30 with 299,000
bushels of oats and wheat.
Arrivals at the Goderich Elevator
and Transit Company during the
past week were as follows; Decem-
ber 1, Starbnek, 104,000 bus. -bar-
ley s December 2, Laketon, 295,000
brie. barley.
• CUBS' PARENTS NIGHT
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Deputy-Reeve,Of Goderich for 1951
Who received an acchlanatien as
Reeve for, 1952 at Friday night's
nomination Meeting in the town
hall. •
Candian Artists
• Thrill Audience
in Second Concert
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Retiring ,Members
of -Town Council
Criticize Apathy
Two retiring members of the 1951
towncouncil urged the public 'to
take an.increased interet
cipals affairs at , the norainatiOn
meeting on 'Friday night. ,• Ree':
par]. Elliott Said she thought 11.
would e a. good idea Ira lot more
, people came out to council meet-
ings, remarking on 7the. fact "that
the • junior hamber ef ,Cseineree•
sent delegations to attend
the early Vert of the. year.
• "As .the saying goes, If you don't
Attempt anything, you don't aecOnn--'.
plish anything," said retiring poun-
cillor Leo 'Walzak. • • "Few people
at-
tend 'council meetings' and tonse-
(silently a lot of misinformation gets
around. 'How many people,. for ex-
ample, know that, according to o1: -
ficial • standards, we . are ander-
polteed.• • As for the salary .,(fues-
• tion, 'Mr. Baker Was, not' alone In re-
questing pay for Outwit Members.
'An old-fashiened town Meeting
might he ,the Way to get 80111-eof
these questions :answered." .
• • 'Increased County Rate .
• Reeve Elliott Was calledsuPon, to
answer a number 01: 'questions front
the 'floors including one .by C. M.•
Robertson, *candidate for council,
who wanted 'it ,explained why the
assessments Were increased as was
the rate And yet there was _no sur-
plus, at the end, of the sear.. *
ite wahr reaSon '. for increased.
taxes was • the inerease in the
courity--rate over Which 'we have
no control," „ answeeed the reeve.
"Another item was,the arenas"
in enswer to another question,
Mr. (Elliott said he would hate, to
think that 'anyone would -fail to
make inipeovemesits on his property
liecaase .of the very small amount
that the assessor might add. fie
•reminded his iitrdltq)ec, that the
:ISsessiOnt ha• d been entirely _gone
over. . , •
s ' s$iinple Figuring
• "As far fts the town's !tinanee8
are concerned it's a simple -Matter,
to tigare it out,*7 said Centicillor-
Walzak. 'Pll•grAnt you that there
may be errors . here, and:"there in
the assessment 'hut, everyone knows
that ,there were, glaring 'inequities
in the previmis a ssesswent and We
are getting it straightened out."4 •
,stistais
.4. • DOE HEARS PETITION *
' It waS an appreciative audience
• s
'which was present at-'ne second
*concert of the • Canadian Artists
series, arranged by the Department
of Edgetition and, presented, by the
•Godeeich District Collegiate '4nsti-
• FertYsPare'nts who atteeded Cubs'
"Parents Night" were intensely in-
terested andsentertained by verious
groups tit the.26 boys who, are being
s.
•instructed•In the • work of the, Godes;
rich, • cubs, •under their eubmaster,.
Bushell,- Who Was asSisted
byhis son Ronald; a King Scout,
in •Monday night hi MacKay Hall.
ince 'withdemonstrations of Nth
work and its Meaning was ex-
-Wined by Mr. Bushell, who, at the
opening, Of. the meeting welc•onted
'the parents. The boys -went through
the aliening -ceremonies, the mean-
ing of which was described by the
cubmaster.s • .
• Mrs. John K.„„SuIlY, -Ineitilref
.the parents, .expressed *appreciation
of the splendid . work Mr. Bushell
is doing •fer the cub's., • , •• ' •
- The' •meeting was opened mien
the Lord's Prnyer and was closed
with the grind hotvl and prayer
by Mr. Bushell.
liot chocelate and cookies were
enjoyed by •all after the ineeting,
the ,choeolate- being • made by • Mrs.
Bert 'Mills andSMrs.'
tute on ThUrsday night.
The concert Was a rare musical
treatand that the audience enjoyed
it was shown the enthusiastic
Illegalise accorded enc,h artiSt. The
proiram 'was introduced: by Mr.
Ralph _Marro, . chairman of tbe
Goderich:' District, Collegiate inste-
tuteslioard;! in the alisence, -bee:time
of illness, Of -Principal A. It. SOU:.
Altjthe alists were talented Cap.-
aditins.
French Songs
Miss lerdnia Skakune soprano,
was bein in -Calgary,' Alberta, of
l'kranien parentage and the .concert
was 'opened by her singing a groaii
ofsskitench songs Which gave full,
play her lovely voice. They
were "Arabia" by BeZet, "Chem
Keith Hopkinson, lierco President;
Purchases Godericb Organ Company
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One of Gbderich's oldest industries, the 62 -year -Old lEtode--;
rich Organ. Company Limited- yesterday was sold to Mi. 3Co.
Hopkinson of Goclerieli, who also head.s the Iluion Ungineering
and Research Company Limited,
Mr; Ilopkinson.plans to .keep thesame name the,Pocleriell
.9rgan Company, for the newly acquired plait old to make )14.•
changes An the staff which at,„present number about 25, The..
• The boys entertained their andes•Nuit".by Bachelot and the heauti-,
fully sung "Les -Mies' de Cadiz':
by Delibes. •
Mary' Nay Sehleehtifig, violinist,
is a student from the ,Royal Con-
servatory of Music at ,Toronto and
at present teaching in • London.
Sire •played "Praeludium and 'Al-
legro" by Kreisky, a lovely .melody,
which she •followed • with lalasort-
'Kreisler's lively "Rondo," for •which.
,she was 'accorded en ovation.
• With charming effeet, the pianist,
Miss 'Thelma Ahannes, played two
lath century sonata:C-15y .Searlatti,
And Weber's 'Perpetual Motion."
She ,is a popular perfbrmer on na-
tional 'network -broadcasts and was
chosen tostOur the Prairie provinces.
Baritone Soloist, .
'a
Pleasing In variation nquelity
of tone were a group of songs sung
TOWN COUNCIL BRIEFS
Thumbs Down
Of 125, letters sent out by the.
Own clerk -to Goderleh merchants'
regarding extra polieing, only nide
replies were received. Town eoun-
eil moved that- the letter8* be re-
ceiVed and filed and the matter
dosed at the cobncil meeting Tues-
day night.
• The clerk's letter suggested en -
•gaging an sadditienal police officer
te patrol the Squere and business
'places. wlthin, the fire -Ilmits from
midnight nntil dawn. It panted'
out that in some other municipal-
ities the additional expense is borne
by be parties receiving -the pro-
tection and that if 100 merchants
were 'prepared to share in the coat,
it would :not exceed free centS per,
day to • each property. owner,
Threeijn Fivor' °
FEED frrOp LOOTED
Provincial police are investigat7
' leg °Saturday. night break-in of
the (1... R.Yalientid ,on feed store
on liarnilton street., • A quantitY•,,of,
eigerettee valued at $40 Wag 'stolen:
Bafrance was made by a rear door.
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NtWc0503141-4314A0It
Nirs, Win, Blaek, 404)derich-
notincoii the marriage of her (laugh,.
--fer; Itl1zabeth-tIelep,*to-Wm4. John
, Newcombe, on.. Xret..and Mrs,
aoim W. vIveoral*, Clederieli.,The
marriage took /Agee at Thorold on
• Aegtet 0, 1061..
:10nlysthree itierchante ;requested
the inuseuni, ,subject to the selec-
the addsaid, itional protoetien and • tion of a., suitable site by the town
More Police
• A motion that t Mayor 'declare
Boxing day, Dece her 26; a civic
holiday Was carried. • • '• -
The cetincil also passed as motion
by Councillor Jackson that each
committee chairman' prepare a brief
atuninarizing his .dutie'S for mObers
of ,the new ' cOuncil was carped.
The briefs are .to be presented to
the next meeting of -council in coin.:
mittee on approval for incorporation
into *the standing rules and regula-
Oehe.
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,Fire Engine, to Museum ,*
A reeommendfation of the fire
m
tomittee that the,„old lire engine,
ptirchased by the town In the 187013,
be loaned.' to • the Huron County
Museum,. on' the pliderstanding that
it be kept Indoors, was approved.
Council also depided to „grant a
pernlif "WV' a log cabin to
they vverd prepared, to par, for It..
-Ot'''tbtserOnes •steitt -he -w as,prepare
to pay not in extdsi-of :five cents
per day., inhere *as no other solu-
tion 'hiltthought that the* cost of
adequate protection should' be borne
by th&ratepayers at large. Ile was
of the opinion that a police officer
should be available at all *times -
night and' .'day -;•and that there
should be a large enough forte to
provide for this.
" One _merchant who said he was,
not prepared to pay for the ad-
ditiotial protection said to -"let the
few who Want it do the paying
or else hire a night Watehman.
"Almost' • 100, per cent aP41iy,"
remarked the mayor.
low -Rental big of a. road .to the north. side of
the town clerk reported that he the hailior . was refetred to the
had retelved fifteen enquiries- con- industrial committee.
telling the ,ailvertisement rgarding • iflotibt waireipressecity the town
housing under the' tio- solicitor abbiltthe possibility Of op.
minion.Brevincial` building scheme. Proval he* givenby the pepart.
A. motion by' 'Councillor Itiekson ment of Highways th bylaws setting
that the town 'clerk ascertain thow up tWo;20-ville-a.h.hour Speed zOnee
many. applicants ;would qualify in the -t9Wn. Bylaw 40 would
runder the prov.isions of the plan esta,I)IIsh 20-an-himr
and haVe the 'data.".ready for the male 011 1)ritannla•rottirtrom. Softth
1052 caitneit 'Was tarried.
,
protection of school thildren. Pen-
alties for infraction of the speed
limit would be not •less than five
dollars and,not more than $50 fii.
the first offence and not less then
$10 ands not more than $50 for
plant now makes toildt seats and drain boards. •
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by the_ baritone soloists Robert
Foster, 7who was born. in Sasktiteh-:
man and •was a former member of
the R,C.M.P. The songs were
"Alma Del Core" , by ' Antonio
Caldera, "Poor Peter," in three
pa rts, by ,,Schumann and "De
Proven'/.a Il Mar" by Verdi., ,
After singing,"InVictus" by Bruno
"Preach Not TO Me, Your
Musty Rules" by, Dr. Arne, "Hills.
of Home," and "Rolling Down to
Rio" by German, Mr. Foster was
heartily applauded and generously
game back tosing magnificently the
sabsequent offences. - ' • stirring "Yeomen of Englend.1"
, Bylaw' 47, prescribing a -speed Miss letonia •Skakiim was re -
'limit of 2o. miles an hour on the peatedly recalled after singing
'Square,•provides a penalty for the "Cloths of Heaven" by .Dunhill, "My
first offence Of not less than live Heir from "The Chocolate 'Soldier"
doilairS and nOt •more than $50; and "Spring of MY `Heart" by
or' the seconi ortence of not less Strauss. • ,She responded • with a
'than- '$10--Aild not more- than 4000 and syinpathetie slnglng- of
and snspension of the driver's "Bless This House." ' ,
license for not , more than three , Roumanian.' Da*ees
months and for any .euheequent ,Of.1 Exqnisitely pleyed SeIettions in
fence 'a penalty og not lets than • „seeond group by,MleSSchlechting
$20 sand not more than .$200 and were Roumanian Dances by, Dar-
ospension of.,license for not More- tole; "Humoresque and, Brahms
than six months. ' Artingarian Dance." She responded
e Only in Parks • when' recalled with "Banjo and
"I am. very _doubtful • if these by- •Piddle."- . •
laws will be *Preyed 1)3' the De' OBrilliaall'gxecut,ed,‘piane'lZI:OP
iiient of flighwAyS," Mr. Hunter by TIreinia Johannes were e.
jileas-
801(1 In a letter to the toWn•cleseh, Ing Annie to the program. Her
Art -selections were----"The-elutse",‘''bv
-specifically states that bylaws MO Kreisler, - "Spanish Dani -'e" by
be pasesd by local municipalitiee-•,Grenados and '"fiiiprOmptu in sA
Only in caSea where the -.roads riin 1 Plat" and ' "Waite Opus 42" by
through a pubile park. ...Tills clear- chopith
ly does not apply to the School zone!
bylaw. • TWO ACCIDENTS BIAME
"It .may be that the 'department'
will treat the Square As being pal
Of the Market Stellate within the • ' •
' ON SOFT SHOULDETtS
definition of a park," the letter Hitting a soft Shoulder* On the
suggested. .tli concession road of ,Colliorne
'Connell refused to pass a byleW Township on 'Saturday II fterimon
prohibiting the parking of vehicles, etciiied ft ear driven by Peter
from November to March inciusive.t"ettt -Clinton to rollover
between the hours of two a.m. and, eleVeral times" resulting in $800,
SeVen ans. on any street exceptingdamage to the car. Thedriver was
the outer 'elvetunference of t1f.6 ( 1111,L midnight on 119ured.
I , quart frOln KitigStOtt street A.
to
fontretil Street and on genth street dtihip thick*, driven 113'iSattirday,'
r (Urchin Nei -
between the ,Square • and Bight 4504 Of Clinton, hit a soft shoulder
avenue. the bylaw weitild have Of 'the „read on the Put Line ,'of
provided for'theIemotil of vehicles 004er1e11 Township and turned over,
from the streets at the times spec)... etcasing41100Ydamage to the vehicle,
ficti by the town forpnian, the•owner Nelsen suirered minor face and heed
„ 40, • thel'Ofu,Atudrde, Nueote7,011Zt is ex -
petted' that new lines will he added
to the present ones Whiela
neeessitate en increme 'igs.staff
the plant. °
There • will be no connection,
whatever, between the -Psi= .Ens
gineertng 'CorapanY Limited ,mtid.,
the Goderich. Organ Company, the'
latter being run by Mr. flOpkinSok.
as n separate. and distinct indostry.
Manager of the' Goderieh .Organ
Company has" ,been .Mr. Frank
Saunders, who is retiring because
of ill health. • . •
The 'exact date of U10. founding
of the toms:nosy sis Mit precisely
known but , part -of the present.
property was deeded to the coMpAny
in .1880 by the Canada 'Company,
In" 1892 the -Company' - sens - ipur-
eliased by a syndicate inchiding
Jim MacKay, Jim Clark and Jim
McIntosh. The president of the
company. at that time was J. T. •
•
Garrow and the' secretary,
Menzies. ".
Makes Purchase •
A. little later, the 'late Alex. •
•
Saunders,. father of 'Frank Saunders
and the late Charles Saunders, put -
chased. an Interest' In the husineei
and eventually* bought the bueine
outright in 1903. • Mr. Chefle
Saunders eventually, headed ' the'
btxsiness Until his death in • Detent-
ber, 1950, when Mr. Frank' Saunders
carried on.
Originally, the company made
organs whitii= were shipped All
over CAnada and to Great Britain
o Iso. Mr.. Prank S. -a -tinders • recalls
that many of there. Were - sent to
Glasgow, Scotland. In '1930, the
nitrunfasture of organs wag discon-
tinued •and the company ;continued
,in making pitunbers' woodwork:
Peak • employment at the .plant ,
was6 during World War ;I wben
shell boxes W'ere made.sfor war
lall(lrt)ele.2s0 eeitliidphityneees:.staff -numbered
, KEITH °HOPKINSON • ,
Pl.'esitient and, .denetal Manager
of the Huron Engineerings and Re-
searen Company,, ,wbose Purchase
of the d'oderich Organ Coinnaey.
was Announced 'yesterday afternoOns
FOR CITIZENSHIP
A, petition for citizenship • for
Margaret Jean Ljangsten, Gbderich,
was presented by Crown Attorney
H. Glenn- llaysf'K.C., before Judge
,T, M. Costelleln County Court oh
Monday. The applicant was form-
erly Margaret D. • Bryant apd was
born in San 'Francisco, California
in 1928. Her .husband,Nor;
mad,Ljanggren was born at Manys
,berties,` Alberta.Her application
will be recommended', • '. •
, Mrs. Mary Helesic of doderich, a
native of Ciechoalavakia, • took, the
oath of allegiance, ea her, citizen -
shin papers have been granted. •
• Special, dates were - set for • five
civil actions listed. •
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"-A .recomUiendatien7bY the -fifiltiftte)
committee that the question of the
bylaws tovering salarieS for the
maker' 'and' eoUteillork be referred
to the 1952 council Was. approved,
. he following apPOintrnents were
made t� the neNviy constituted Mait-
land Cemetery Board George Mac -
Ewan and fl. , 0.. Sanderson, for
three years; 'George Mathieson and
Ployd Lodge for tivo :ears; Miner
Cranston, for One year.
:A- letter fro& the towinolicitor,
J. •K. I-1Utiter, saying that 'there'
wits nOt likely to be a hearing by
the Board of Bailway torarals-
sioners on the request for the build-
Joy -riding Airmen
• Released on Bail
-44-ourT Members • Of the -RCF.
Radar School, Clinton, • pleaded
guilty to a Oarge bf • joymriding
'before Magistrate D. • E. Holmes:,
K.C., hist •Thursdascs" They.. were
Edward P.. Johnson, Yvon
court Valilan-
(ir:ih1 C. MeNathara and
Charles (4 Hu1.t ,
Grown Attorney H., GlennrHays„
K(1, 4014! tile. (111)11. that.• the guar,'
tette took 0 tail. belonging „to Roy
Mane, Clinton, from a perking let
'at the station and went into Clinton.
After a round -about seseela by Pile
police the car was fennel behind a
theatre in Clinton. ' • •
• They were released on their own
bail of $200 each, to , appear the
following •week. • They were told to
pay the taxi artverlive d011arss and
bring the receipt, and beprepared'
•to make over an amount of money
Thursday next:
Left Hand Torn°
Ford Cunningham' pleaded guilty
tosSitteking '4- . left 'hand turn, bn'
Tomtit° setrect' Goderich, ii
front of a 'ear driven by Prpvincial
Cdestable Parkinsen. • i}le-was fined
five :dollars and • costs, or seven
(1ays.
.& charge of careless 'driving
againsto Frank Haines, Tnekersmith,
was dismissed.
et; to the Day/field ratittor the.:
te paY Charges in tonnettion With injuries. •4, •
1
tlie removal and be liable to' a rrovinelal Constable' 1)000.141
fine of .not ,less, than two thIllars• Trunibley* IrrOatigated hiith
tifid. net • Wore than $10. ° cidents:
I
o
WHIER T TO VOTE
Polls will be opened at •the following places on
Mondayi•December 10th, frinn. 10 o'clock a.m. to 6 o'clock
p.m, for'Goderich•0- munitipal elections:
• .
,
POLLING SUB -DIVISION NO. 1
At 'Gardner's Garage, at corner of Victoria
Elgin Avenue. ,
POIIING SUB. -DIVISION NO. 2
At Mr. Skeoth's Residence, at corner of Bayneld Road
and 'Britannia Road.'"
POLLING SUB -DIVISION NO.
• At Mrs. MeGraw's..Residence, afEast street -and Victoria'
4 , 4
.Street.
Street ,and -
•••••
„ PO4LING SUB -DIVISION NO.4
At, Mr. A. R. (Bert) Mohring's Residence, corner 9x-
• ford and c ainbridge streets.
POLLING su13-Div-1810N NO.:5
At Town Hall, Wtst street.
POLLING S'6B-1MVTSION NO. 6 •
At Town „Hall, Bast street,
POLLING: SUB -DIVISION No. 7 •
At Miss E. Bec;Ik's ReSiden* on Victoria street.
• POLLING -SUB -DIVISION NO. -8
t'red, Robinson's Residenee, 59 Wolfe street.
POLLING SUB -DIVISION
At CorniSb. 4leetric, on 'West §.t.t.eet.
POLLING §UB -DIVISION ko: 10
,,At Mr. Chas, Black's' Residence, 'on Montreal street.
•
•POLLING SUB -DIVISION NO, 11 *
At Mr. E. W. MacLeod's Residenee, corner of Elgin
' Avenue and Wollegloy street.
POLLING SUB -DIVISION NO,
At44/frs, Vsrm„ 01. iteSidencts:: 0,411 Dritannia.'routl.
1
•
Visitors Throng
to Watch Parade
Croved8 of people' including
visitors from • as far away Sea•-•
forth, Amberley;
BelgraYeandf•L'Ondeshoro lined the .
sioaie and connecting streets last_
Thursday to. watch :the , colorful
•saitta clans painde• ,sponsored liy.
the Junior Chamber of 'Commerce.
when it was ' all ever More than
2,500 kiddies to•ok advantage, Of
the unique opportunity to sit on „
Santa's knee and tell hirn of their
most ardent wishes Os to-Christ/nag
gifts. •
The procession was led by afloat
ilontaining a huge replica -of Jumbo
th* elephant playing?his' one man •
bandfollowed by 13' other doats
of , shnilar .size depteting various .
scenesfiont fairy •tales and ."rmrsery
rhyTheS.These included the mouse..
who. ran' up the clock, Oinderelln,
Jack the Giants killer, • Old ICI'ng •
Cole, the old lady Who liv'ed in. the
shoes' St. (barge Itnd ilis:4,ragert ltTld
the teyland express. • (Behind. these.
floats, came 1Santa's •4)eeia1 .train
bearing Mrs. !Santa Clans and rhea .
•Santa himself with his reindeer.
Costumed Figure
,More than -80 charactors In A
variety of costumes took part in.
„ the parade, including turbanned
oriental potentates, °cowgirls. royal.
courtiers; court fools, Robin . Rood
and his Merr3r Mbn, -cowboys,- In-,
dians, ,Eskimoes, workers from
Santa'S toy- shop, raid the ytembtra
OrSailtirieonit. rn addition to the
recorded music emanating from -the
flouts,' stirring nutirtitii airs wre
rendered ,by., the Vroderich• Bine
Water ;Band. ,
Many families made A holiday
of the event Goderich' children
were given •.a _from
school and bus -loads: cif
• came Irani qut of town to view. 0*
s,proceSsion,...2•"
xi* Itort mum
OROP IttiblVli •
Two,,hundred and 4.glitY41Ve lers
sons are enrOi4 in rural edInninit
ity 'night Sehool, elasSes In tle.-
county and about 35 more elPeeted
to register on Thursday tverdpg,•
DeMtther 6.•
'Most et ,the toutside tall work
haS now been tonapleted with utmost
all cattle stabled for the Winter
and the, Majority art;in good cow
dition.-Vhero -IS atilt considerable
busking earn fo be picked. Most
farmers appear,' to ittrO'e twilit/Cut
supplies of roughage -and, Co0136.,
grains • in • storage .fOr the winter
months.
Arill1INT1,11) more ENGINtillt
IL, J. ()Ingres-a 8tretford hati
ac(el)ted the ',H)oiltion of mite oti•
Outer with the (Maudlin Tar and
Chemical- company: litte, Sr.
()Ingres hod fQmIly lurPeot to•loresk
Stratford itt the p-4 of thio.wg
to make their ,hotifte i.n (logivitdiu