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GODERICH, ONTARIO,, THURSDAY,. FEBRUARY 5th, 1953
0.0Maali MOTORISTS
DOING O.K., SO FAA
Filling a long -felt need at Maitland Cemetery is the recently constructed mausoleum, an
ex`teriot view of which is shown above. it is situated about 150 yards inside the main
number to the cemetery on nubei 8 highway. Note the plate glass walls. Thai date
Marion E. MacPhail, a 'lifelong resident of Goderich, who taught school for many year€
in Goderich Township and who died several years ago; left $10,000 for the building of
the mausoleum. It 'is in memory of her parents and a plaque to that effect will shortly
be erected. She also had :chimes installed in the -Presbyterian church at Winghain and
lei�t money for an annual scholarship at the \Vingham Public School, all in memory of
her parents.
Sale of 1953 Ontario vehicle
and- drlversf licenses in the
Goderich area is "quite a bit
ahead of .last year,' according
to Ralph Blackstone, local
issuer. -
.However, there are still
many motorists who have not
yet secured their 1953 lic-
enses. J. P. Bickell, registrar
of motor vehicles, has aa-
a,ogtncsd Saturday, February
28, as the, deadline for the
purchase of them.
Deplores Exodus
of Many Talented
Young Canadians
Mrs, Nicol Named
Regent, Maple Leaf
Chapter, I.O.D.E.
A .beautiful bouquet of daffodils,
the gift of the Goderich Kinsmen
Club, and an attractively decor-
ated birthday cake graced the head
table at the fifth " annual dinner
meeting of the Goderich Kinette
Club, held in the British Exchange
Hotel on Monday evening. It was
attended by,25 members.
Mrs. Harold Hibbert, president,
presided, and Mrs. " Frank Skelton
introduced the guests. At the
head table also were Mrs. W. J.
McGrath, Mrs. H. B. Such, Miss
Mabel Powell and Mrs. F. R. Red-
ditt. Valentines were place cards
and lighted tapers decorated the
other tables.
Miss Mabel Powell, of the Col-
legiate staff was introduced as
guest speaker by Mrs. Charles
Bridgewater. She discussed the
loss to Canada of many talented
young people who are moving
away from the country to seek op-
portunity in other countries.
She viewed with alarm the fact
that 23,000 are lost every year.
At present, young Canadians are
leaving at the rate of 400 a month.
They are trained professionally or
as business executives.
In the business field, Sir Ernest
Peacock, an expert mathematician
of Glengarry, felt the urge to go that $1,848.59 had been raised from Thurs., Feb. 12 ---Mt. For
farther afield and chose England, the various activities. A long lista Goderich boaMrs. rd.
where he ended up as President of institutions and worthy causes Sat., Feb. 14 = Goderich at Mt. formerlyL re ler el at tSud
of the Bank of England. was mentioned to which donations I Forest pe Park
George and W. G. Chaffey, King- had been made by the Maple Leaf Mon., Feb. 16 — Mt. Forest at House as a bookkeeper, gave
ston brothers were interested in Chapter of the I O D E- At Christ- Goderich •evidence.
engineering and horticulture. They -lt
their knowledge of both to
work on a system of irrigation in
Australia which resulted in a
desert being turned into farmland.
Charles A. Eaton, .a Nova .Scotian
minister of the Baptist Church,
went to New York, became a writer
and Roosevelt called him to sit
The annual meeting of Maple
Leaf Chapter, I.O.D.E., was held
at the home of Mrs. Stan Prevett
on'Tuesday evening with 31 mem-
bers present. Mrs. J. K. Sully
presided over the regular meeting
and also the annual meeting until
Mrs, A. A. Nicol, the incoming
Regent was asked to take the chair.
The officers' and conveners' reports
of the various committees were
read and adopted and Mrs. Frank
Curry, convener of the nomina-
tions committee, presented the fol-
lowing slate of officers for 1953:
Regent, Mrs. A. Nicol; first vice-
regent, Mrs. R. Hughes; second
vice-regent, Mrs. George Ellis;
secretary, Miss Evelyn Cooper;
treasurer, Mrs. Futcher; assistant
secretary, Mrs. J, H. Kinkead; as-
sistant treasurer, Mrs. F. Noble;
educational secretary, Mrs. Clayton
Edward; Echoes secretary, Miss
Josie Saunders; standard bearer,
Mrs. G. Mathieson;' film convener,
Mrs. Edgar,.Pridham; immigration
and Canadianization, Mrs. G. Hays;
Empire and world affairs, Mrs. J.
Wallace; services at home and
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Subscription In u "$3.50 O
abroad, Mrs. H. Ford; press and
publicity, Mrs. J. K. Sully; mem- ----
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bership convener, Mrs. G. ' Mc- Goderich Samis Pontiacs will
Manus.I meet Mt. Forest in the W.O.A.A.
Mrs. G. Hays moved a vote semi-finals for the group "A" title.
thanks to the retiring officers for
their efforts during the past year. First game is at Mt. Forest next
On taking the chair, Mrs. Nicol j Monday evening. The two teams
e the members for the trust a total of nine games
North Street United Church Etpr ,
Gratitude for 0}��stariding-Ieade:
REV. R. C. McCALLUM,
of Clarksburg, Ontar*o--.fot'mer
pastor of the Free Methodist
Church, who returns on Tuesday
of next week for a series of meet-
ings at the Free Methodist ChUrch
here.
Goderich to Meet
Mt Forest in ``A".
Group Semi Finals
"The past year has been the
finest in the history of ' North
Street United Church since I've'
been here and I think probably
for many years before that," said
Mr.' Frank W alkom, chairman of
the annual meeting of that church
thanked will play
and confidence. placed in her, and (best five out of nine games) that
assured thorn of her best efforts
and co-operation. - I will run to the end of February.
Mrs. Brian Ainslie was nomin- 1 Winner of the above . series will
ated as the Chapter',s represepta- I meet the winner of the Forest -St.
tive to Girl Guides. Mrs. Bert j Marys series for the group "A"
Baechler moved a vote of thanks final..
to Mrs. Preyett for her kind hos I Following is the schedule for
pitality. 1 the Goderich-Mt. Forest series:
Action Dismissed
on Wages' Claim
In presenting the annual repdrt Mon., Feb. 9—Goderich at Mt.
for 1952; Miss Etta Saults revealed Forest
which `was held in the church 1..
on Friday evening last. • li[r.; Jour
Thorpe was , appointed
tary
of the meeting and pointed
that every department, had shins
marked progress. He paid tribal►
to Rev. 11 A. Dickinson and voiced
the feeling of the congregating
that the minister had. shown omit.
standing, leadership which had
been reflected in all department"
of the church.
The,. church- treasurer, IL S.
Turner, revealed that in spite of
considerable expenditures than
was a balance in the bank of
$938.78. General fund receipt:
amount to '$10,922.44.. Receipts
for the missionary and mainten-
ance fund were $4,156.69.
In a special session of County
Court, Judge T. M. Costello dis-
missed an action entered by Kelly
Ritchie, Goderich painter, against
Dymtro Pysaniuk, proprietor of.
the Park House, for the payment
of wages allegedly owing for work
done in the hotel.
Ritchie wak a resident of the
Park House from October 3, 1951
to June 20, 1952, a period of 261
days. He claimed he paid his room
rent and any casual' meals from
October 3 .to 16 and two weeks
from November 25 to December 8,
On the balance, 33'/4 weeks, the
plaintiff received full room and
board from Pysaniuk but during
that time.. he claimed he worked
as a painter and decorator for
10881/2 hours.
He said it was agreed the work
week should be 40 hours; $16 for
room and board and that he should
receive either 85 cents per hour or
45 cents per hour with room and
board.
He claimed $925.23 at 85 cents
an hour .less 33' i weeks' room and
board at $16, and less cash of $15
or a balance of $378,23, -,„or in=
the alternative,, 1088 1/2 ` urs at
45 cents, less six weeks thorn and
board and $15 .cash, leaving a bal-
ance of $378.83.
Austin Fuller, of Goderich Town-
ship, employed as a carpenter at
the Park House from October 2
to the spring of 1952, stated that
he heard 'Ritchie inention 45 cents
iu u ere was
nothing said about room and
Mr. W. A. Hay, chairman of -tot
committed" of stewards, gave-'" a' 'te
port of successful endeavor all -a-
long the line.
As a mark of appreciation for
some 17 years of service to North
Street United Church, many of
them in the choir, Mr. C. E. At-
tridge, now of Lucknow, was pre-
sented with a hymnary. The pre-
sentation was made on behalf of
the congregation by Mr. C. IMC
Robertson. Mr. Attridge express-
ed his deep appreciation for the
gesture.
A' report on the 'work of the
Sunday school was presented by
the superintendent, M. H. Ste-
phens. Mr. A. R. Scott, clerk of
the' session, spoke of the netessitty
of having a visitation of the fans-
ilies of the congregation by meiia-
bers of the congregation. Mr. J.
A. Sniffer, one of the churches
representatives to the Presbytery,
gave_ a review of that part of the
,church's work.
After a hearty vote of- thanks
had been moved to Rev. Mr. Dick-
inson
ick
inson for his splendid leadership
in the past year, the minister was
called upon to speak and expressed'
his thanks to God fore the sup-
port given the church during 1952.
1e mentioned that 92 people had
'been brought into the membership
of North Street United Church
during the past year.
On the suggestion of Miss Esther
Hume a moment's silence was , ob-_
served in memory of those mem-
bers of the congreg tion who had
died during the past year.
The meeting was preceded by a
pot luck supper prepared by the
ladies of the congregation.
Mr. C. W. Anderson was named
to the committee of stewards.
Number of persons under pastor-
al oversight was listed as 1,250,
Total membership at the end of
December was 642. .
an hour to Pysan' k b t th
in on the Marshal Plan as adviser.
• Successful Canadians
Other Canadians who won suc-
cess in other countries were de-
__ _ shove i shown the inter' r of the mausoleum Maitland. First interment _in the new scribed; interestingly by the speak -
C' """4 o -- c sin St`e�c t"" Who gleet at his home on New er. They ,were--.CVr-usa„Eaton who
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fnattsoleum: was tie to o ane on basement into became a steel magnate; Saul
Year's day. Funeral was held on Saturday, January 3. There is a large, bushman, General Electric Re -
which the coffins are lowered by
bodies remain. until spring when
mausoleum are considerably more
tery proper during cold and wet
t11e lowering device seen ,,•in' foreground. There, the
the ground is more suitable forburial. Services in the
comfortable than were the graveside services in the ceme-
weather. •
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MOTHERS FAITHFUL "SECONDS
FOR SQUIRT HOCKEY PLAYERS
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The seconds who look after
.every little need of boxers in the
boxing ring can't hold a candle
to the manner in which Goderich
.mothers look after the needs of
.members of the squirts hockey
teams at the -Goderich arena, ac-
cording to Howard Carroll, the en-
thusiastic coach of the squirts.
Not only have the mothers at-
te.nded to outfitting their young-
sters with shoulder pads, stock-
ings, caps and, indeed, every part
.of their equipment but they go
right along to the arena toee
that, their boys get their eq ip-
anent on right and get it off after-
wards. The squirts lack no at-
tention in preparing for practises
and games with , the mothers al-
ways on hand to see that they
get .attention.
In the .meantime, the squirts are
blossoming forth into aggressive
litlJe hockey players who will be
Goderich's stars of tomorrow.
Three .afternoons a week for -half
an hour they are coached by
Howard Carroll. They have Many
admirers in town. For example,
members of local 192 A.F. of G.M.
° at the Purity Flour Mills have dug
down into their pockets for enough
money to buy two pairs of goal
pads for the teams. -
Two teams of squirts performed
at the opening ceremonies of the
Exeter arena on January 22 in a
scoreless tie and won the hearts
of the more than 2,000 spectators.
On Saturday last they played
an-
other exhibition game at Seaforth
arena when the Samis Pontiacs
won 1-0 on a goal by Gerry Gloush-
er. Once again the young hockey
players received a big hand from
the crowd. Plans are being made
to have them play in Clinton in
the near future.
GODEIbLCH PULLS GAME •
FROM FIRE—AND HOW!
With the score tied -at 6-0
and only one and a half min-
utes left to play, "Babe” Ar-
bour rammed in three goals in
straight succession to • give
Goderich a 9-6 victory over
Orangeville in a W.O.A.A. in-
termediate fixture at the Duf-
ferin County town Tuesday
night.
Nick Dubick was another
Goderich sniper to perform
the hat trick while Williams,
Allen and Mariam each col-
lected a counter for Goderich.
Orangeville led at the- end
of the second period by a
score of 5-3.
PERSONAL MENTION
OBSERVE "YOUTH WEEK"
AT .l KNOB. ON.:•SUNDAY
mas ten" aged' shut-ins were pro- - Wed., Feb. 18—Goderich at .
vided with baskets by Mrs,. Fred i Forest
Sturdy and Mrs. Malcolm Mathers.Sat., Feb. 21 — Mt. Forest at
A gift. was given at Christmas to I Goderich
each patient at the hospital. A Mon., Feb. 23—Goderich at Mt.
Forest
25 Forest at
Goderich
Goderich at Mt.
Forest
search executive; James P. Norris,
of the Detroit Hockey Club; .Dr.
Charles Carter, 'who established
T.B. hospitals across the United
States and also drug addict hos:
pitals and became head of psychol-
ogy at the Mayo Institute; Lord
"Youth Week" was observed on
Sunday evening, in Knox Presby-
terian Church when the Young
People's Society was in charge of
the service.
Bill Melick presided at the lec-
tern and gave the call to worship,
announcea the hymns and dedicat-
ed the offering. Prayers were of-
fered by Ruth Reed and Grant
McPhee. Margaret MacDonald read
the lessons.. The junior choir led
the singing.
The C.G.I.T with three leaders,
Mrs, J. McNevin, Miss Dorothy
Wick and Mrs. Arbour sat in the
elders' seat, until their candle -
lighting service took place when
alt the girls assembled in the
chancel and repeated the C.G.I.T.
purpose.
Boy Scouts acted as ushers and
took up the offering. The min-
ister, the Rev. R. G. MacMillan,
gave a sermon on "Youth and its
Mr. Lorne Wakelin visited in
Toronto on Wednesday with rela-
tives.
Mrs. George Atkey has returned
to town after spending six weeks
with her 'sons, Richmond at Arn-
prior, and Maxwell at Cooksville.
Mr. D. I. Walker of Toronto,
president and general manager of
Purity Flour Mills, Ltd., visited
the Goderich plant on Thursday
last. -
Mr. Carl Manore, publisher of
the Meaford Express and former
secretary of the Blue Water High-
way Association, and Mrs. Manore
were visitors at the Signal -Star
office on Friday. Mr. Manore was
returning from Bay City, Michigan,
where he attended a meeting of
the Northern Great Lakes Area
Council, a United States tourist
promotion organization, of which
he is secretary -treasurer.
x�. CORONATION DAY, .TUNE 2nd -
WILL SEE RACE MEET HERE
Coronation Day, June 2, is the
date of the first harness race meet
in Goderich for 1953. Five races,
of two heats each, are scheduled
for purses totalling •$1,500.
The Goderich Racing Association
set the classes and purses at a
meeting on Tuesday evening.
The events scheduled are: Non-
winn'hrs of $200* or 2.30 class; non -
winners of $500 or 2.25 class; 2.23,
2.20 afid ,Free-for-all. All heats
will be one mile dashes for a purse
of $150.00.
Secretary Bud Jerry gave' a re-
port of the annual meeting of the
Canadian Trotting - Association,
held in -Toronto last week. Other
delegates attending from Goderich
were: President Ben -Goldthorpe,
Bill Gardner, Reg McGee, Len
Overholt and Gerry O'Brien.
Beaverbrook, who came -from New
Brunswick, and went 'fo - England
and, became publisher of the Lon-
don Daily Express and minister in
charge of aircraft production.
Authors are attracted- to other
countries because of • lower rates
for publication, .the speaker said,
instancing Bliss Carman.
Other Canadians who sought
other field s were Edward Johnson,
Beatrice Lillie, Norma Shearer,
earer,
Marie Dressler, Mary Pickford.
A nurse, Monica Hammill, went
to New York as head of an eye,
ear, nose and throat nursing
school. Every doctor in that hos-
pital was waited on by a Canadian
nurse.
Elizabeth Arden
She told of the phenomenal rise
to success of Elizabeth Arden who
as Florence Nightingale Graham
was a native of Woodbridge. ,By
combining -materials she establish-
ed a salon in New York and (rom-
a small beginning she now has a
60 million dollar enterprise.
Canadians are beginning to real-
ize that Canada has a future. Un-
employment insurance and Old
responsibilities." Age pensions are providing a
A dedication service followed security formerly lacking. Pro -
when all the Sunday school teach- duction is merely starting; there
Christmas party was given for new,
qanadians-at Christmas under theWed.,
pervision of Miss' Josie Saunders. I
Numerous other public spirited Fri., Feb.
activities were also mentioned. k
Feb.
ers, C.G.I.T. leaders, • Junior Con-
gregation, Mission Band and Boy
Scout leaders were dedicated to
the work for another year. , tunity.
An `tAt Home" was held in the The speaker was thanked by
lecture hall on Monday evening Mrs. Stanley Youngblut.
when parents and friends were in- A business meeting was held,
vited to'see the work that is being after which tea and birthday cake
are better working conditions;
Canada is being made more at-
tractive for those who seek oppor-
done in the various departments.
The Boy Scouts had a display of
their activities. The C.G.I.T. show-
ed gifts they had made for the
church nursery.
The Junior Congregation showed
their methods -of teaching.
were served. -
DRAW FOR NEW METEOR
CAR TO BE MADE SOON
The Lions Club is. on the hone
There was also a display of red stretch in selling tickets on the
and silver hearts which will be at- 1953 Meteor car for which there
tached to bags of candy for the will be a draw made on or about
inmates of the County Home on February 18 at a hockey match at
Valentine Day. About 100 bags i the been on the ena. The - front hass
Will be filled so the congregation (been
Park Theatre
e Square this week for
was invited to provide the candy. , public inspectionProceeds from
Scrapbooks compiled by the
children were also displayed. the draw will go to pay balance
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On Tuesday night a Fireside � owing on the floor installed last
summer at the arena.
MAIL CARRIER ILL
*Mr. Alex..,.McNevin, rural mail
carrier. out of Goderich for almost
two score years, was rushed to
Victoria Hospital, London, on
PRIZE WINNERS Saturday morning, for medical
Miss, Elizabeth Tobin of Gode- treatment and a possible operation.
rich 'won the Micky, door prize and His many friends hope for a
Leonard Collyer, R.R. 4, Goderich, speedy recovery.
the membership drive prize at the
first annual meeting of the Clinton Miss Anne Marshall of Tilbury
Credit Union at Clinton Thursday is a guest with Mrs. K. Stowe,
night last. East street.
service was held by the Y.P.S.
to which teen-age groups of other
churches were invited. An address
was given -by Dr. Kenneth Taylor
of St. George's Anglican Church;
and a social hour was enjoyed
after the service.
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Mt.
Myron
O'Reilly estimated it
would cost $373 to do the entire
job in three weeks,
The defendant stated he never
heard anything about 85 cents an
hour, and Ritchie•'left on June 20,
and never said anything about
moving- The next he heard of it
was when he received .a letter
from plaintiff's solicitor.
ircrafLDofJQrn1fl1011 Road Mjy°
Is Largest of Its Particular Kind Ia All Canada
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In a former airplane hanger at
Sky Harbor are to be found many
weird looking contraptions that -
look like framework for' some
mysterious rocket ship being built
to fly to the planet Mars. The
utmost in care is taken by experts
working on them to see that the
most minute detail is correct to
the "one -ten -thousands of an inch."
It's precision work of the • very
highest order.
Actually, the reconverted han-
gar is but one of three buildings
in Goderich in which a, particular
type of work is being carried on
by the largest outfit of its kind in
Canada. It is the aircraft division
of the Dominion Road Machinery
Company Limited with number one
plant en Maitland road, number
two plant on Victoria street and
number three plant (iii operation
since last September) at Sky Har
bor. General Manager of the Do-
minion Road Machinery Company
Limited is J. K. Sully.
In charge of the aircraft division
is G. Martin, who, during World
War II, was chief of the technical
staff of the famous British firm,
Vickers, producing the well-known
Wellingtoh bombers. Altogether
there are about 150 men employed
on the. aircraft work, -and 90 n,f
these are at plant three at Sky
Harbor, the final assembly plant.
There is also a staff at both the
Canadair plant at Montreal and
also the A. V. Roe plant at Mallon,
Ontario, which is in chai"g'e of
final set-up work at these plants
on certain phases of tooling on
framework forwarded from Gode-
rich.
In the engineering and process -
1 ' '••fes' Y fa
ing department are skilled tech-
nicians from. Canada, England and
Europe. In the inspection depart-
ment are some top flight personnel
experienced in aircraft work from�
both England and Europe. Includ-
ed in the staff of skilled tradesmen
such as machinists, tool and die
men, jig builders and bench fitters
are men from Germany, Austria,
Denmark, Italy, Malta and Yugo-
slavia.
,And what do they make? They
make aircrafttooling equipment,
chiefly air frame jigs and fixtures,
by which parts are finally manu-
factured at Canadair, Montreal,
and A. V. Roe, Toronto, for the
making of jet aircraft in which
production Canada is assuming
world pprominence. The Goderich
plant ;tlscrmakes aircraft handling
equipment and production parts.
Standardization .of parts for jet
aircraft is - the theme behind Elia
whole show and the tooling equip-
ment made in Goderich is the basis
for the manufacture of these stand-
ard jet parts. Incidentally, about
40 per cent of the work done by.
the professional technicians, is
Goderich is of their own design
It is now one and a half •years
since the aircraft division of the
Dominion Road Machinery Comp-
any Limited started in a most in-
auspicious and, indeed, secret,. man-
ner at the number two plant nn:,
Victoria street. Since that time
the staff has increased from about
a dozen men to the present 150
men. It is growing all the time
and there is every indication that,
considerable growth still lies
ahead. The work iNheing done in
Goderich is an important part in
the manufacture of jet aircraft is
Canada. -
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