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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-03-11, Page 144+ ON TUE AND. , ..HERE AND 'ERR Wanted.—Several new furnished apartments,, chose to $quare, for pigeons • now • forded to vacate.: Qmes in'old Court House building, ePfal me o Mayor In Hospital Three meo; two „Of' theM 'mail clerks from Goderieli, suffered Minor injuries when a Goderich- etwe TkeS Cha.i.siding switch and rammed into Stratford CNR train jumped a coal Combined excise and !sailese;tax on' an average four:door -seden iii foUr loaded coal, care :at Sebring - 1939 was $61. Today -45 ydao . Mayor ..J. E. Mieldns was absent ville jtiet before seven o'clock Mon- ' lateite-combined excise and -saleS from hie chair tor the fiest time day morning. . Fred Currie, 'who suffered a cut tax on the average four -door sedan in_gnit,e, ,a: while_ at last Friday over his. eye, and C. Ilayistard, who ir : - ;;ijght's Town Council ,eilon. *-- sustained a knee ininry, *eke:taken Although a considerable number 'The Martr s ere . a leeert at- to Stratford sGeneral Hospital for Of WO copies of's last weeies Sihs Utah' aliel*# :n 0. Alexandra treatinent:aleng with James Doug- naisgare (containing' Pletures and- Xarine .and General Hoepital a las,. Of 14ttehell, who wee Phhaken up. Mr, Mitchell *as a passenger. sleety** County Court House fire) couple of •weeks ago. were rinted in anticipation of ex- In his absence, ReeVe J. H. Gra- Most of the Vispassengers abOard, al tra s' Osolemand indicated that at ham took over the reins to conduct ly, were taken tceStratford by taxi least po more copies were needed. the council meeting. 1 to make eonnection with the train Sorry Yihe miscalculated the de- se , , for Toronto. Mail oh the train was also taken to Stratford by taxi. - each' week, take out a year's sub - everybody talked about.the weather Shift -Upheld tiPoDnr°aatchaifrbigut t hi -5 n6ilitelsIg•;Iie h Z.. Mark Twain once reniarked that 'When Engineer Joseph Lowe saw but no oae seemed to do anything peateellteelf las-rweek as the snow By' . Sheriff was heading. along the siding. He the switch. set for the main line. about 'Ate Histery must have re - The next thing he knew the engine -ieltealrCreged in this district with 'jammed on the emergency brakes, ' hie Ories Ole ' check 'it- very, much: -. ,Agreement with recommenda- but the engine .rammed into fout bons on jail administration made loaded cars on the siding. Fo 'r, 'lex:Odle-a on Wednesday of ia$ . ''n'ew all-time high for , in the Legislature on ,Monday was The engine and the end of the lOo0":'t 1, e' call in any one day i expressed here by Huron County last coal car 'suffered extensive wai ,get damage. " The engine was knocked' Even this, record was b.eaten, the Among the . recommendations offaitnhee. truagitiolys.the impact, but re- t The rest of' the next daY when last Thursday's tend . a of local calls hit 43,226 over the made by the Legislature's Select train, two passenger coaehes and Goderich" switchboard. • ss two combination mail and express Coinmittee on Reform Institutions cars were still on the track. Two -- ' was that sheriffs be relieved Of all of the windows on one 'coach were "You can't win" said a grocery 1 traveller from 'Kincardine in. e powers, direct. or indirect • in con-) broken. West street restaurant the ether" nection with jails. • I Stratford CNR Officials were ori Sheriff ,Hill said that at the an- the Scene shortly after the derail - day. He related his personal triumph ,of giving up smokmg,after ' years of spending more than acy.,iff'S .Aspociation in January,. the It was not known whether some- nuel meeting of the Ontario Sher-ipaent to make an investigation. recommendation had;been put be- one had tampered With the sWitch cents 'every day on cigerettes; fore the Select Committee and or whether the train had simply Since then his wife makes him mit trientheis of the associationeheld "jumped" it. '75 cents into a household eXpense bowl in the kitchen every day. The Fergus News -Record Editor' tells of a "trial balloon" sent -up by the Ontario Government recently. In the interests of,"conservatio4e The Legislature reommittee aleo,,0 'someone wanted to charge a fishing recommended that the Department 0110W 'Storm of Reform Institutioes aseume eon - license of one dollar to- every resident of Ontario who wanted to ''trol of jails and that all jail per- eonnel be absorbed into the civil I Blocks Rural fish. "Th.e money raised was to phe i sereice with all civil service bene- I; ' • : used eo conserve the present fis -; fits. e , . , . I Mail Routes iMittraL a two-hour conference with the' An auxiliary engine was dis- committee. ,, -.patched to 'the scene from Strat- Sheriff Hill is president of the ford following the accident. association, having been re-elected to the post this Years, . • ing and improve it—probably in the- Own LOck-Ups the smile way the gasoline tax and r An6ther reeommendation was , — car licensee money IS SUPPOSED that ' municipalities and the One , vision belt:Peke-Ws and The snow storm 9f last week on tario Provincial Police make pro- w tam 0, Tuesday and Wes s•Isday. cut posing on county jails- to a partial ,servi il %Ohly th "" e usual Much AS possible insteald,*lif iiii- -ifaitliful delivery- i'it the rural mail. , under 4.11, present system, the cae-riers out ,of Goderich. S ow use the county jail in Goderich to ; were in sharp ,contras to Janu ry house., .prisoners awaiting a hear- ; of last yeer, when, es ,seen in Pic- ing. The Town police force has a ture below, Alden Allin was de= lock-up of two cells for,temporary livering the mail along Ret. 4, lock-up, but prisoners are usually Goderich, with not a trace of snow transferred to the county jell, , i in sight. ' ' "The counties own the jails awl At just abou ',Tee the accomp province," the"' report says. ineyitable result is overlapping of taken in authority and failure to carry Alden Al week fo through stiggestiOns for improving aceommodation and. efficiency of snow. operations There is a ,tendencie for the anthorities involved to shift resperisibility back and forth in perpetual deadlock." . Ahout the recommendation re- ferring to sheriffs the report' says, "Another cemplication is the tradi thine' position of sheriffs. The jails are their responsibility. The sheriffs, not the governors, are nonainally in charge., The com- mittee could find no Valid reason why (the sheriff) Should go theough the motions under present-day cOn- ditions.... Any governor who can- not handle the reeponsibility alOne ehottld never have be n appointed. to that PoSition." •*The report note cent -years in s23 Huron County was redueed to be used- for improving roads," said the Ferges Editor. Continu- 'The protest was inemediate and loud. Evidently, people nowadays will stand:olcinds-lif-reduc- tions to ilrelf-freedom: they -Will alloW, government inspectors in droves to come into their business offices and examine books and gen- erally waste the firmi time; they will pay taxes on their luxuries— , but they won't pay $1.00 to fish and carry licenses around with them. And why should they? The right to 'fish goes back thonsands of years'. Boys, still- in the savage stage, wouldn't know what to do with their time if they- couldn't fish. Fathers look forward to the first *May with the eame anticipa- tion that kidreount the days until Santa Claus comes. The reactions of .the Ontario Minister of 'Genie and fisheriessand of the Govern- ment were funny. knutediately, it was announced that there never was any intention of imposing such a, license. • It was just the stupid idea of. some,. foolish committee man. Oh, well, that's that!" During the heavy snow last week, snow shovellerse were in demand, At a local business establishinent at least eight husky youths, ap-: parently unemployed, were stand- ing around looking at the Square from the front window or else read - clerk answered -it. After 'a brief conversation' •he turned from the phone and- 'Yelled out, "Anybo want piob shovelyng snow?" The few horseelaughs and' finally "who do you think twe are; we're on pogy." This Occupation was Eames thing new to us ' but we finally learned -it was unemplOym,ent in- suranee. Others call it 'money from -"The Greeh Front Gift Shop." Call it what you want but.it. was Obvions the youths wonld rather get "pogy" than 'shovel' sn'ow during the temp- orary emergency for a -good wage; 'An observer coritmented, "It migh hurt their pride to shovel snow One of t Committ thur of Huro n. d that initiate lined during re - jails. -At the jail in Goderich, y of 12, the „figure for a daily, average 112 Ans-1949- ete-4-.4 sire he,members of the Select e, which last fall made a jails throughout, the pro - is Thom§ Pryde, MLA for 4 POWERLESS Rooms at the Public School during the Open House on Monday,. night may 'have seem- ed a trifle dull to some par- ents, but there was a reason. Principal HarrY Shackleton explained that *the hydro New, lishint:Boat transfdriner 'on a pole eutside. the tittilding was not capable ---t li-LatatehedIlAr,„, of carrying the load -with every we a' seligliteturriedeonsiteseverrele — When a 'Fend new' all.4eirrilr, —411,_ emlighls-ill-ea -1136111-zwere' ing boat for Mae and Norman Mat-- used. , _ .. DOnald was launched at -the Gode- rich Harbor Wednesday afternoon it rang down th curtain on the • fishing days, of their old wooden boat which for over 20 years Was operated out or Goderich harbor. The new boat was built by the IVIathieson Boat Works of Goderieh add is'39 feet, six inches long with Over 40 ,cases of heer, 'about 25 a beam of 13,feet. .1t is powered Of them full, were seized by police NQ name has been given to the In !when theY raided the Anchor Chib the Royal Ilbtel on Hamilton 4't t the same spot be- d and Bemniller anying 'picture was January of last year, in on Tuesday of last und himself stuck in the Only after members of the 7 curling *lied .1,the customers in e title seriea coginileted -recently at Hamilton Thiatle Club. This' style of the roariri' game isn't exactly recommended for old boYe. vITP,th. creakY joints and ostfiftLesp iansetism, beu. t for the youngsters Ws the color part AMUSING! Clinton's resolution, asking House be built there got a quiek "thumbs down" from Goderich' Town Coencit last Friday night. For the benefit of ' members who were not familiae with all parts of the resolution, Town' Clerk 'S. II. Blake read it through. e. Comments Were few. "That's most amusing!" eaid Deputy -Reeve Joseph Allaire "We appreciate their letter, but- our thotights at this time are that the Court Hou e will ,be .built here ineGoderich. But the Clinton Council should- be courage to send such a resole - tion to Goderich."- Town Clerk Blake suggested „that council c uld. have "re- . grete" typed on the kesolution ' and return it to Clinton Coun- cil. "I think it' mightlie best if we took no action On the re- * solution, ' said Reeve J. H.• Grahani. And that's what coun- cil deei ed, too. Council Names Members Of Town Plannin Board ROPEP DUNGANNON, March belI, Dungannon' is without a 'fire alarm mtem. • `from the nearest fire Iiiigade, the village's quickest' rilea#ief fire protection is to summon' residents -.with handtextinguish- ers bys telephone to. help out in an emergency. Many will remember when Jehn Ryan, local blacksmith, rang the old fire bell with daily time signals at 7 a.m., The first call was, an urge to k.,4,4 ',a lime signal to those who were already out of bed and doing chores by that time. The noon bell" was always eagerly awaited by school children at their desks.. Many hoped their- teacher's watch was "on time" with the belt so they wouldn't be late -getting home for lunch., , Beck- Te School 'sees Since classes resumed at 1.15' pan., the pupils knew 'that when the vellage bell rang at one o'clock; it was time to start wandering back to school.: • And the six o'clock bell vvas a signal for children at play to scamper home for supper/ *The bell ringing was, a ser- vice, we believe, which ‘\ Mr. Ryan rendered for $15 es year. The money whehollected and given to him by an interested citizen, not as wages, but more as a gift. 1- T.he bell also had its proud /: place in social activities, . Many wedding couples were greeted by people riinning out of their houses when •they heard the bell ringing to an- nounce the nuptial event. 'In later years, however, the ring- - ing for weddings was stopped. No Maintenance Some time aho, citizens be- ' came a bit reluctant in their maintenance' of the bell and ' ' in making the annual "gift" to the bell ringer. But Mr. Ryan, though no sign of remuneration was in the offing, faithfully rang the •bell Morning, ,noon and night, even though \ the rope had . rotted and broke and had to be replaced with a mended piece of rope. Now, apparently the bell has been outdated: It doesn't ring anymore, and many people miss the sound of its peal echoing through the air. We grew up with the old bell and look back on it with iptereste If it were brought back into use it would be a definite aid, especially. in summoning peo- ple fer help at the scene' of a fire Perhaps some benevolent organization or person 'could donate the price of a new rope for our old friend. 0 pen House Held At Public School Goderich Public Sehool" auditor- ium was crowded arthost to capac- ity en' Monday night 'when Public School teachers staged their an- neal Open,House. s -- Parents were welc6ined to the school by sPrincipal Harry Shackle ton, who acted as ehairman 'for the Mr. Shackleton also showed a film .dealing with the education of 'children. 'Other teachers partici- Wing in the program were Arnold solo; Miss Helen Videan; Who sang two solos; , Miss Videan, Miss Feaoces Brereton, George Hareis and Mr. IVIcIntyre, who sang a quartet selection. Accompanists for the evening were Miss Brere- ton and Miss Kay Holmes. , Following the entertainment', parents were given oan opportunity to toitr the building mid to meet the teachers in charge of the vari- ous classrooms, Tonight, the school Will stage its animal Spoils' Night, when pupils will give demonstrations in basket- ball, tumbling, dancing and other gymeasium activities, McCabe and Buchanan families shoved his car out- of a snowdrift did he -manage to get free from al half hour ,blockade and headed back••th Goderich knowing it was futile to try. and go farther. "If it hadn't been for the help of those McCabe and Buchanan children,' 1 don't know when 1 would have ever got out," said who has the R.R. 5, Goderich;' mail delivery found himself unable to get into Goderich to get the rnail for delivery. Walking to McGaw station he be:larded the C.P.R. train he-. cbuld -ate-least esorteeliehern— ,thethe--peopleseen---his-•-eurateroutel eVen though he could not get it out that day. e ark Anniversary With Family Here The family of the late Mr. and Mrs; Fletcher -McCartney met a Mrs. McCartner on Saturday to celebrate the 30th wedding an niversary of Ernest J. • and, Mrs McCartney, of Deuid, Saskatch (swan, .Who, have been visiting rela fives. and friende-for -som'e time. Those present were: Harvey and Mrs. McCartney, of GoderiCh Town- ship; Mrs. James. Howard (Lillian), Cartney, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Anderson (Mayetta), of De- troit; Clifford ahd Mrs. McCartney, and son, Cliff, Jr., Detroit; Lorne and Mrs. McCartney, and son, Itonnie;' their uncle, A. D. and Mrs. McCartney and aunt, Tillie Nay, of Clinton. "their uncle, Walgate Teb-• Erned is the youngest of the family- —ease -wife was formerly They have , a son and daughter, both married, also one grandchild. It IS zirstan Tefileeettrefernilystrae together. Meny gifts and con- Fletchei. McCartney passed away hi 1904, and his ,wife, formerly Angelina Tehbutt, died in 1931. They had lived on the Maitland Concession, . Goderich Township, one mile from Holinesville: • CADETS SEE :FILM „. Tuesday night's regular meeting of Affaitland Squadron -of the 'Air Cadets was highlighter by films on. fire fighting and a talk by Goderich Fire Chief J. J.' 'Hoggarth. The boY's are leaking forward to a Father and Stin (banquet to be stag - d on March 18. At preSent the oys are drilling for honors in an - rid flight competition hoeed to be An eight -man plannieg board was named by Town Council last Friday night with a view to zone Named to- the board were Wil- liam Anderson, Garnet Mathiesone Cec Hoffman, Malcolm Mathers, George Ellis, William Wood, R. .0. Hays and Clayton Laithwaite. Mayot J. E. fluckins is an ex- offieio member 'of the group. Setting up of the hoard, was authorized last fall when the De- partment of Planning and Develop- ment of Ontario,declared the town a Planning. Area. Mayor Huckins, in his inaugural address to council in January, urged, -that the board be set up quickly. Once the board was set. , and operating, "We can pro- cee,d to concentrate on a program of •selling our town," the mayor Names Suggested' Names of prospective members for the board weie suggested to council in a letter from' TOWil tele: icitoe J. K. Hunter: ,Mr. Hunte said he had approached the Men named to ascertain if they Wete willing to act on the'board. Mr. Laithwaite, who is 'Council- lor of Goderich Township, will re- preaent the township Op the board since Town Council feels- that at some future date . parts 'of Gode- rieh Township* toad ineluded- in zoned areas. e Mr: 'Hunter had previously should be nainedse He had sug- gested also that Gederich Township be asked he join. with..Goderich in the Planning area, but council took ne action on that suggestion. The township has already joined ,with . Duties of ehe board will include zoning the.' 'towns cheating resi- dential 'end industrial areae. : Council decided to enstruet Mr. Hunter to draw up a by-law making the list of board members official. Women . in five-minute Goderich have probably, heard Ruth Harding's cornmentaries on the CBC every week -day morn- ing and her frequent reports oe"Trans-Canada Matinee" in which she •discusses everything from the baby's formula to s,..e`when sale is sale." Here, Miss Harding, who is CBC consultant on consumer buyihg,, casts a critical eye on a piece of mellew cheese., • National President Cites' --:Activity.Of Local Jaycees Goderich Junior' Chamber of ship Training •program„they have Conthierce was commended for its organized, and are operating," fie activities last , night by Harry F. said. "It strongly—supports the 1Smith, of Toronto, •national presi- main, objective of the, Junior • dent of the Jnnior Chaniber of Chamber of Commerce which is, • Coinmerce of Canada, speaking at of course, Leadership Training. _ the annual intek-club meeting of "The other main objeetive, Goderich service clubs. munity Betterment, is exemplified - Mr. Smith,- speaking, to Goderich by your Industrial Coinmittee, Lions,,,Kinsmen, Jaycees in attend- house numbering program„ Street ance at the meeting, also cOmmend- sign project in which the Jaycees ed the locaLservice clubs for stag- and Town Council are to -operating, ing the inter -club meeting each and others. I have also beep- veey yeah -Such a gatheringsehe said, pleased to learn of your new week- does-aegreat deal to peornote ly radio programs." ship among service clubs and the Mr. Smith pointed out that of the exchange of ideas that results is more than 25,000 'Jaycee members inealuable. ' in Canada, about two-thirds were Elected to the top post 9f the English-speaking and •the remain,. Jaycee organization in Canada at ing one-third French speaking. the annual meeting last ,year,; -Mr. Clu,bs in Canada, he said, extend Smith has •made a cross-eountry from St, John's Nfld., to -White- tour elute lest Septeniber, visiting horse: - elle spoke of Junior Chem- varioue Jaycee clebs in all 10 pro- her Internatienal, established in vinces: • 1946, • which has been growing Finds Enthusiasm repidly and is ,now in `more than "I have found," he said, "a great 50 countries, all acress the eouptry." He the Jaycee organization, which -is Canadian. Jaycee 'clubs embracing spopsibility, Canadianism and Taken on a tow. of the, town The meeting veils arranged lens yesterday br Jaycee executives, he year by the local Jaycees end head, said: that he Was pleased to see table guests included executive the progress that is being'snade in members of the local Lions" Club Goderiek add Kinsmen Club. ChairMen of "1 Would like to congratulate the the Meeting was Cec Hoffman., Goderie.h JayeeeS for the Leader- president of the,,local Jaycee unit. Two Charges Laid After Police Raid 'Bottle Club' as Yet but Mac has intimated t street, SaturdaY afternoon. will probably be-ealled manyl 'Town Polite 'and Members of the different names until one is decid- I County detachillent of the Ontario ed upon." The old boat, used,,,Provincial POliee Stationed in since 1931, was called "Mae's" Goderich took part in the raid. which, "Mac" MacDonald said; svas .Poliee said thwes -of ,keopin for "all the Mriebotialds betiveen-liquor-lor sale and bringing 'liquor here and there." . , . lint° Ffuron„County contrary to the, ing at clubs. • proVisions" Abe ?Canada Ternper- in the past totre weeks, two family MisS Barbara Wilethi Of pintail- Anne Aat 'had- been 'aid against squabbles have been:heard eohrt non and- bouglas SetttireS of Nile LYle Ptolentyk'allegedlitoprietor entrwitnessea injaCh ease told Of have been notliled-that they haee the club. drinking being deice et eleibe. One, received''firsklass honers in -grade It Was the first raid on a abottle ,Of the stitiabbliti was referred to as 3 HarniollY.° mit:itn.ap vDstow, ovorating ift• GOcieri ,,,Sitice a c:drunkeit braVir", by 'the magis. 'conVerged on three clubs, ineludinh the Mellor Club, in a simultaneous raid. The clubs, have been Subject to eriticisin in court here during re - Only last week, Magistrate D. E. e Holines,, noted during the b hearing of a family •seietabible that n cipals in 'the ease had been drink- s Chief damage was 'from smoke ween a fire bitke out in an 'apart- ment over the .store of T. 1Vierris at SaltfOrd at 4115 lelottday...' The Getlerieh, rite' Department re- Jo committee '44%049 the eentAgyind fire tWO WeRhOshget see cO building and c(dinty. gradually getting baelt; tO• On Tuesday, a sessidn of rogate Court was held held in the TOM gall Om* chambers .last ThOrsday an& This week, the. bending t once stood as a landmark in hub of Goderich ,was.,.being, ;to The east section rif e part of the buildinge ha' knocked down and alinie pletely cleared out. On ' Tuesday, several 'it, Around the ,Square watched -ate.: crane. leaned for a few moments into a pile of bricks. Upstairs of- fices in the four corners ef the buildieg have been demolished leaving only the four grenrid fieoT. offices to be knoCked down. • The big crane with its grab: shovel has been clearing debrie steadily all thie week ant, kiting it int9 trucks to be hauled' , away. ton Town Clerk states that to. date have voted to take nci action. on sclinton's proposal to locate new Court House in that town.. the "no actiOn"'stand are Goderiche In Exeter, when the Town-Coute: cil considered the propoeale last week, Deputy -Reeve William Me - !Kenzie expressed the opinion tbat the leritish North America Acit WINNIPEG TEAM WILL Writing to ithe Signal -Star from the offihe of The Winni- peg Trsbune, Vince Leateasks for copies of the Signal -Star Jecording, the Young Canaha Hockey Week tournament ere last Spring. "We hope to have a team from the West I taking part this coming 4 'Easter and 'shall look -forward to visiting, your town." would likely have to -he'chatiged to The Heron EXPOsitor, Sea - forth, in 'an editorial said wag hardly feasible to move the Count*. • an Registry Office, already situated in Goderich. "We eloubV „sae editorial said, "that ther " any broad demand throughout county for a change in location of the Court Housee' The Clinton News -Record in air edi oriel maintained that the rate- payers of the county should decide the location of county officese - And The Blyth Standard records. . in a humorous manner that Blyth, • according tck old timers' inform-, ation, was originally picked to tie , the County Town site. Bht Hullett Township Council, at Huron County Council, being the body in authority, isecompetent to make all decisions about the latal- ing. NEW POSTAGE RATES When the new poetal rates 'go into effect on April 1 the cost f mailing out bills will be Considet= ably increased for those busitiesa establishments- with maristessritaft 'accounts. When the charged Man. ° 44 the cestomer is for about: cents and the invoice for saMe mailed put to that customer „three' times M. More before it is,paiff charged account becomes idere;, eekly Newspaper Con est For Rural Correspon e A new competition has ' been announced by tile Ontario Division of the Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. It is entitled: "Champion Country Correspondent Contest;"-op'en to rnral correspond- ents of member papers, which in- cludes The Goderich Signal -Star. Unsuccessful Attempt Made To Break Safe At Aubur Thieves who broke into the g'en eral etore at Auburn en Saturday side. The stole is owned by Ri Thii, thieves were believed te have ,gained entrance'llitongh, a door nt the rear Of the and dial With it 'hew latit VOW Omit essfui fife* Wen* to see Awards will be made at'the:„arinU convention in London On Jiang e and 12. Full details ef are nosh in The hands etInk. "The CliaMPlon-'Ceu pondent ,will be honor, convention in Juhe When -he Ore the weeklies, has agree Second and third.' ", ceive diplomas. e' man credits the. large tion of the wee„klie.g:in , the rural 'coritspOdents news they produce::•tr, bone of -th' of which he "bit The -On remove the door. . laken -were quantities of eke implementsand about $75 Werthtd:: The break4n Vas tiet.diScovel i:o.trie7g.t:.t..g, itethtifair tVe,Ofilt