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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-10-22, Page 3EDITORIAL. THE NEED IS CERTAIN Early Saturday morning a ear accident occurred on Number 8 Highway at Taylor's Corner, pietured above, which took the life of a 19 -year-old airman from the R.C.A.F. Sta- tion, Clinton. Police say there was no evidence of drinking on the part of the two occupants of the ear at the time of the mishap. • It was also pointed out that the airman was com- paratively new to -this distriet and not com- pletely acquainted with the road. What the Signal -Star would like to em- phasize, however, • is the faet that this is not the' first ear fatality to occur at this dangerous corner. In addition, dozens of persons over the years have been injured in Gar aceidents there. Anticipating the customary list of motor mishaps at this corner, the Signal -Star ,took the above- picture of it early this- spring. -The newspaper .cut of the picture was in readiness all summer long waiting for the inevitable to happen. When nothing happened up to Sep- tember 17 the Signal -Star published the' -picture on that day pointing out the dangerous curve. Now, one month later, a fatality has occurred. The fatal- ear, travelling towards Clinton, kept right on going to the right of the checker- bOard sign shown in picture and did not veer sharply to the right, -as required, to stay on the highway. Visiting Goderich last week, Ontario High- ways Minister George Doucett, meeting with County and Town officials at the Court House, promised '`early consideration" of work on Number 8 Highway between Goderich • and Clinton. The Signal -Star has frequently -men- tioned the urgency of the need for work on this road. It is realized, however, that there are so many demands every year from so many dif- ferent districts in .Ontario that the Ontario l)epart•ment of Highways just hasn't funds to meet them all. It is encouraging to learn, however, that_ there is a strong possibility of the Goderich-Clinton stretch of highway being given a major face uplift next year. 'The Signal -Star sincerely hopes this project will be carried • out next year—not only from the . standpoint of eliminating the dangerous curve at Taylor's Corner but also 'to provide a high- way entering Goderich from the east that will be worthy of the name of "highway." - STREET LIGHTS Two requests for street lights were received by Town Council last Friday and referred to the water, light and Harbor committee for consideration. Residents of McDonald street made one request and the Goderich District Colleg- NEW SALES RECORDS BY DOMINION SPORES Dominion Stores Limited estab- lished new sales and profit records in 26 weeks enCed September 19, 1953. Sales Were $68,019,392 and net earnings $1,330,161 or $1.05 per iate Institute board asked for a share against $57,787,919, $1,002, light jn front of the" collegiate 709 and 79 cents respectively in building on . South' street. same period of 1952. Income taxes Buy the Coalthat outsells' all others Discover for yourself why More people buy 'blue coal' than any other !arid coal. For the world's finest anthracite plus $lie town's best service, CALL Edward Coal Co.. GODERICH PHONE 98 v ArsRAA'CI °''44"34' .:N."yr Juice/889 NEADODrf/OEIVATER100.O1/74R/0 E. M. ROSS • P,epresentative Goderich EBB ROSS Says: Think of life insurance as a "Gift" for your child. , It is as good in money value as stocks, bonds, or real estate and, in addi- tion, it encourages two essentials of suc- cess: thrift and economy. Ask me about our Junior Security Plan for your child. Ontario 109th Year --No. 42. GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER ,22nd, 1953 BRUSH Vj L DAY 'Ontario Dairy Farmer Captures. First j=AR� 1 World Tractor Plowing Championship Sponsored by. the Engineering Department of the Ontario Agri- culture College; ,Guelph, and the TORONTO. --- A modest, almost shy young Ontario dairy farmer, Huron County Soil and Crop Im- who placed second in both ppro- provement Association, the first Oficial and Canadian champion - Huron County brush and thorn ships, is the first tractor plowing control day was held at the farm champion of the world. of Ernest Brown, northeast of Clin- ' In fact, so modest is James ton on Wednesday of last week. Eccles, 34, of Brampton, Ont., More than 400 farmers from ' about his plowing abilities, that he was not intending Huron and Perth watched a dis- to enter this play, of bulldozers, thorn -pullers, year's Ontario Plowmen's Associa- wood-chippers and chain saws in tion International Match at all Officials He did so at the last minute only action over a 50 -acre area. O also conducted a tour of the' area at the urging of -close friends. to view results of chemically treat- Trailing ed plots"of thorns and a spray For the first two days of the machine was seen in action. four-day plowing match, *Eccles One which came in for plenty trailed behind 26 -year-old Robert of attention was the spray motor, Timbers of Stouffville, who came OAC Roadside Boom, used primar ; in ahead of him to win the Ontario illy for destruction of weeds along and Canadian championships. But roads. during „ the last two days, when The farm where the control day the world classes were held, it was was held is being gradually cleared a different story. of thorns and other brush in pre -Eccles was almost the last man partition for further crops. to get started, but when the final Before the demonstration, a 'score was announced he had beat - panel of speakers addressed the en competitors from ten other athering. G. W. Montgomery, of countries, and Bob Timbers as well. g Timbersp laced third in the world. Clinton, secretary -treasurer of the I class. association, and Russel Bolton, ©f Both Eccles and Timbers are past winners of the Esso Trans -Atlantic Class and have made the six -week's trip to Great Britain and Europe to compete in plowing matches there. Bob Timbers was silver medalist. in the Esso Trans -Atlantic in 1948 and Jim Eccles was gold medalist in 10,49. ' They will ltb,ccompete in the second world match to be held in Europe, early next fall. They will travel as "guests of Imperial Oil. Plows 19 Years Eccles, who has been match plowing for 19 years, is the first Dublin, president, headed the meet- ing. Speakers included Professor J. R. Scott, Guelph, who spoke on "Mechanical Eradication of Brush and Thorns"; C. G. Waywell, Guelph, "Chemical . Control of Brush and Thorns"; and C. II. Kingsbury, Guelph, "How serious is the problem in Huron.County." Soldier -Fined For Leaving Scene A soldier with the Royal Can- adian Regiment in London was fined $25 and costs or 10 days for f '1' t remain at the scene of ai ing o an accident and $5 and costs or are at a new high, $1,285,000, equal one week for failing to renew to $1.02 per share. Dominion's policy of low-cost, dis tribution was given increased pub- lic endorsation during the first half, J. William Horsey, President, states. Sales increased 17.'7%' and were . ajmost $4,000,000 greater than the entire year ended March 18, 1950 and more than doable the total for 12 months ended March 17, 1945. • The management is looking forward to continued pro- gress during the remainder of the current fiscal year. In the first seven months of this year the Canadian steel industry produced 2,381,481 ingot 'tons, an increase of 50 per cent over a full year's.. production prior to World War IL -Quick Canadian Facts. • FREE PYREX BOWL width: aetxal6' NOTHING TO SEND FOR! • A pastel -blue Pyrex Bowl is now packed one on duty in the office inside every Giant Size package of Pitblado. Chairman of the Oven; Princess Soap Flakes. This,�smart utility ing's program was W. V. Roy. times. bowl is guaranteed heat -resistant. Collect president of the Stratford and, dis- I � complete set. trict chapter. I About 63,000,000 nowt offered free so you'll try Princess— Guest speaker was N. M. Mar -are made each year the pure soap flakes that wash your shall, past president of the United clothes fluffy -white, yet are to mild they can actually he used in a baby's bath! Today, get the Giant Size Princess Flakes with the free Pyrex Bowl inside. his driver's licence when, he ap- peared before Magistrate D. E. Holmes, Q.C., in police court herd last Thursday. Charges of failing to report the accident and failing to give half the road to an oncoming vehicle were withdrawn. The charges arose out of an accident between cars driven by the accused, Reginald Morrow, an:; John M. Hobbs, of Holyrood on September 17 on No. 4 Highway near Kippen. Hobbs claimed he questioned the accused following the collision but the ..soldier refused to give his name and drove away. Hobbs, the third annual conference of On marked down the licence number tario Association for Curriculum eve of the other car, however, and Mor Dlo Association to be held in T ►r row was apprehended in London p by Constable D. H. Whitfield, of the county Provincial Police de- tachment.' Morrow offered no' evidence on his own behalf, but admitted to winner of the Esso Golden Plow, the world championship trophy. He had. three clear points over his nearest competitor. In a field of 20 -champion plowmen the judges rated the, first seven as follows: Eccles, 154 points; Odd Braut, Nor- way, 151; Timbers, 150; Allan Helin, Sweden, 147; Leslie Dixon, Great Britain, 146; Olav Nedberg, Norway, 145, and F. T. L. Van Gallen, Holland; 144. Jim Eccles works a 425 -acre dairy and mixed farm, four miles west of Brampton. His farm has been in the Eccles family since it was settled by his great-grand- father .who crossed from the Brit ish Isles in a sailboat. He is mar- ried to the former Margaret Ford of Milton, Ont., and has two daugh- ters, Wilma, three and Heather Marie, eight months. Wins Trophy Bob Timbers, one of the young- est veterans of match plowing ;n Ontario, has been contesting O.P.A. Internationals since 1946. When he won the first Canadian cham- pionship this month he became first holder of the,Esso Silver Plow, the national championship trophy donated by Imperial Oil. Bob has been coached by his father, Wilfred, since he was nine. An uncle, Fred Timbers, won the 1946 Esso Trans -Atlantic award, and a cousin, Eugene Timbers, won the 1951 overseas trip. Bob owns a 100 -acre mixed farm, near Stouffville, where he was born. He .is married to the former Leatrice Nicholson. They have a son, Barry, four, who proudly watched his father plow his way to the national title, and a daugh- ter, Karen, five. CONFERENCES ATTENDED ' BY GODERICH TEACHERS The Goderich unit of Federation of Women Teachers Association held its regular meeting in the Kindergarten • room on Wednesday evening of 'last week with Miss McDowell presiding.- After residing-After the usual business Miss Frances Brereton delighted the Members with two solos., .. The round table discussions for the evening were led by Mrs. Thorneloe, Miss George and Mrs.Norris, the topics being "Citizenship and Mot - al Values as Part of the Curricul- um in School," and "The Role of School in the Common Learning s of Children." From the Toronto office, Hume has been appointed a reprt - sentative of F.W.T.A.O. to attend onto. October 22-24. Conviction Upset By County Judge A conviction registered at Ex- eter on July 7 against Donald Bruce Ray, of London, on a charge of driving while his ability was impaired was quashed in County.}. • Court last Friday in an appeal !Iectric Motor Service heard by Judge T. M. Costello. A fine of $50 and costs imposed WINDING & REPAIRING by Magistrate D. E. Holmes, Q.0 , at the time of the conviction was' INDUSTRIAL MOTORS ordered returned to Ray. • The charge arose out of a col- A SPECIALTY lision between a vehicle driven by . Ray and a trailer behind a parked Isar owned by Stewart ,Middleton, . L. D. BALSER, Phone 494 of Goderich Township, 'in Clinton on July 16. The accused maintained that he , -10-52x had consumed only one, bottle of ' beer in Blyth on the evening of •NN the accident. He claimed also that FOUR NZW DWELLING - LISTED IN PE .ltt'TS Building permit applications totalling $22,210 were received by Town Council last Friday night and referred ,to fire committee for consideration: Four of the applications were for dwellings. The applicants and dwelling locations are: Thomas Caldwell, Jones street; William Newcombe, Elgin avenue; Phyllis Hamilton, Mary street; Thomas Glen, Cambridge street: POPPY DAY Town Council at its meeting last Friday night granted permission to Branch 109 of the Canadian Legion to hold its annual poppy day on November 7. HEED TO REPCACt; AUTO GLASS? i►�• ��tAlIM �ir! 1i \ • Complete Saftee Glass replace- ment Service—Quick—Economical —Drive in today—Curved or Flat Saftee Glass. - Beevers Auto Supply Phone 295 Goderich D. ttU1TARD Stonework. Brickwork and Plastering A good job of plastering has no substitute Phone 482, Brock and Victoria Wingham. Miss L. .Robinson as a regional i the trailer was parked in such a a• convener, Miss McDowell as a de,e- way that it was protruding onto gate for South Huron Association 1 the travelled portion of the road and Miss George from the Gods- and collision could not be avoided, the magistrate that he drove away rich unit attended the regional ' Middleton testified that both his from the accident scene without conference at St. Marys on October 1 car and trailer were well off the leaving his name.. ' 17. travelled portion of the road. Con _ _ _ ; stable Ralph ..-Chisholm, formerly CREDIT UNIONS MEET TO MEET OFFICIALS !on the Clinton police force and TO MARK ANNIVERSARY' ON ALARM QUESTION , now chief constable " at Mitchell, � said he had passed the parked car. Town Council last Friday nigh 'and trailer a few minutes prior to Four directors of the St. Peter's s -authorized, meeting of the s ecial the accident and the trailer was Parish Credit Union .`met with re f. p not protruding onto the traveled presentatives of five Huron County committee with Sheaffer Pen Com- portion 'of the road. -- Credit Unions at Clinton last pany officials to determine setting ' He maintained that when he . in - up of an alarm system for the vestigated Thursday to celebrate the 105th the -accident, Rays eyes anniversary of the Credit Union firm's new plant being built here. were bloodshot, his breath smelled Movement. They -were --Mrs. Carl The firm requested .that_an alarm of alcohol his speech was thick Schneiker, Miss Margaret. Evans, system be set up from the plant to and he was slightly unsteady on Miss Elizabeth Tobin and bink Les the;police office in town with some - .his feet. . His evidence was cor- 44 95 roborated by Chief Constable • JoyFarrand. 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"The GREAT SIOUX UPRISING" — IN TECHNICOLOR — Coming --"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE." At CAPITAL,W est The Street PHONE 47 Now—"ROBINSON' CRUSOE ISLAND." Laurel and Hardy in a'Great fun -show. Mon.-Tues.-Wed.— "SERPENT on.-Tues: Wed.— "SERPENT OF THE NILE". — Filmed in Technicolor — Thi spectac'tilar historical drama depicts the final episode irk • Mark Antony's yen for Cleopatra. Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Raymond Burr Thurl,-Fri: Sat.— George Montgomery, Angela Stevens, Doug Kennedy Biographical drama about the post Civil War gun -slinger who had a bit of a do with Wild Bill Hickok. "JACK McCALL, DESPERADO" — In Technicolor. -- Coming• --"PARK ROW" FORERUNNER OF THE' LUXURY TRAILER,THIS SELF-PROPELLED °HOUSE CAR"WAS BUILT IN 1903.IT TRAVELLED ON SOLID TIRES AND WAS SAID TO GO 60 MPH. OF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PREMIUM - QUALITY AT REGULAR PRICE, THE torney H. Glenn Hays, Q.C., con- ducted the case for the Crown. Past Presidents Receive Gold Pini j The monthly meeting of St. Pete s P.T.A. was held in the , school, Wednesday, October 14, with a fair attendance. The presi- dent, Mr. Wisser, presided and' I Sister Alexandrene opened the meeting with prayer. The secro- tary read the minutes of the pre- vious meeting which were adopted; as read. The treasurer gave het , report which was approved as given. I Correspolidence from • Father Pruster and Mrs. M. O'Brien, feder- ation president, was read by the ' secretary. Sister Cornelius' room won the book prize for the largest parent attendance. Sister Ale:;- andrene thanked everyone for their help regarding tickets on the doll , draw. The lucky winners were as follows: first prize, doll, Miss Joan I Offer; second prize, $500, Mrs. Patricia O'Rielly. DELUXE AUTO TIRE BY GOODYEAR Alter the business discussions, Mr. Wisser gave a brief talk on IS THE BUY FOR YOU! SPECIALLY BUILT work and accomplishments of Mrs . W. Reinhart, charter president, and Mrs. H. Simpson, immediate past president. He then called them to' the front and .Mr. Carl Schneiker , presented each lady with her gold past president's pin on behalf of the association. Both ladies re- j plied fittingly and urged members to work and cA-operate with the , president and executive. --While lunch was being prepared by com- mittee in chargo, Miss Agnes Chis - ••GH $ION•• holm, accompanied atthe piano Of QUALITY by Mrs. Schneiker, favored those x -el present with several vocal solos.1 Mrs. Walzak thanked Agnes for singing and a social half hour was spent over a cup of tea. FOR ADDED BLOWOUT PROTECTION AND EXCEPTIONAL MILEAGE AND TRACTION, THE GOODYEAR DELUXE 15 YOUR BEST TIRE VALUE ! 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