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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-06, Page 1,k•o• .1^ • • •e, ON THE OfIPYAR • „„ rp P 9. 0 0 0 0.0 .0. ,07th .Year—No 18 GODMIK, 014 Subertion infrue.4.1o5024.0 • 40 - • . . • .. .. 494 -AND....gERB AND THERE This week we move off "The Square" into the "Here and There" territory. • • Specifically; it's into Goderich Township where a somewhat mys- terious situation has, developed. tart roun Work It took definite fond Monday night when, at a meeting ..of the three commissioners of the Giale- ' rTeVTownship Murnitipal Telephone- SAtein, it was decided by a two -to - One vote to advertise for a Secre- taaryTreasurer to replace Charles X. Wse of Clinton, Who has held the post for over 30 years of the complete 45 .year history of the System. It wi.0 be , a year or more yet before the present administra- tion is replaced by Bell administra- tion. For some time now the share- holders of the Goderich Township Municipal Telephone System have been divided into two opposing camps — those who blieved- the System should be sold to Bell Tele- phone since much repair work was necessary and would be quite cost- ly, and those who believed the System should net be sold because rates wciuld eventually be boosted. After several spirited meetings of the shareholders, the commission- ers in 1953 decided to sell to Bell. The vote was 'two to one in favor. „• ---e. The annual meeting of the System in February of this year saw W. R. Lobb replacing 0. V. EdWard as commissioner, the latter having served for 27 years in that capacity. There is a feeling on the part of -many that the change in the -personnel of the commis- sioners has caused a change in majority opinion regarding the sale to Bell. But Bell trucks are already busy. throughout. the . township .on the take-over program of the System in accordance. with the agreement reached with the 1953 commission last July. The move to replace Mr. Wise as Secretary-Treasiter is pie tured by some as a rebuke to the group which favored selling to Bell. eq worked with the group in favor of selling to the ell Tele- phone Company because I 'felt it was inihe best interest of Goderich •,.Township to do so,". explained Mr. - A -;Wise -to Mit column. "Now, ap ae • parently, I'm being niatie the goat. Nevertheless, I believe the influ- ential men in the township are on the side of the group Which favor- ed selling -to Bell." At the meeting on Mentley eine_ eeramisSioner protested that • he saw no reason why Mr. Wise sliduld not remain in office. Another said Mr. Wise had "gone a bit too be' in favoring the sale. The third commissioner said nothing specific- ally but favoredeadvertising for a new secretary -treasurer. • .•.• , • Mr. Wise has. been described by several residents .of Goderich Township whom this column quer- ied as "most efficient and highly regarded." We do not presume to know the answer to' the • underlying causes of the aforementioned dispute. However, it seems only reasonable that the shareholders of the Gode- rich Township 11unicipal: Tele- phone . System are entitled • to an explanation - �f the move made by the commission- ers at the meeting Monday. night. As things stand now too much mystery surrounds the affair and a little light from official sources might helpoll Concerned. • Area Experiences Cooler Weather Spring took a back seat to snow - flurries yesterday and Tuesday as Old Man Winter suddenly replaeed Spring. After a balmy week -end which sent wouldbe Izaak _Waltons out to their favorite fishing. spot angling for front, temperatures suddenly took a sudden drop, with snow arriving on the scene Tues- day. Then again yesterday morn- ing snoW made a reappearance. But, fortnately, it melted as fast as it hit the ground. During the mild spell last week many "Goderich resident:buSfed, thernselVes removing s t orm windows, but this iv'eek many of them Were wishing they had hot been so hasty. Seeing the snow on Tuesday, One citizen remarked that it reininded hitn of an instance' bTak in 1944 when he get lost while driving near Plaint in a blinding snow- ' torn. GET P.iltIONS - Several petitions Mr curbs and sidewalks have been tfiled.at (Town Hall, according to Tow4 (Clrk S. 11. Blake. Each year, Town Coun cil, requests citizens •Who wish curbs, gutters, sidewalks to sent petitions. It is planned to draft a by-law later this month covering the petitions, that .-have been sufficiently thgned,, MOVING FROM SUDgORY W. C. Breekow, owner or the vacant store Oil Kitigt11 ^,stteet, formerly occupied by lien's 'ru1 Marltet, state rente"& it `ito N. ArmandY of ndburyIVIlo Plans to open. a jewelry dere lard W4ttt repair there this Month., Young Assistant A fouryarold Goderich btly had a novel method of collect- ing Wades for the cripPled Children's Fund on Tusday. Playing on the sidewalk on the Square, he found a poster for the fund drive. He fastened . -4heposter-aound-hisnek2ind proceeded td• make collections from passersby, and took in over 80 bents. When • the youngster's dad came home from Work in the afternon, he discovered what had been going on and took the money to Cee Hoffman, chairman of the Easter Seal campaign. for Crippled Children which was sponsored by the Goderich Lions Club. Table Swimming Instructor Bid Goderich Recreation and Arena Council received an application for the post of swimming instructor during the summer months at the new pool in Jdith Gooderham Memorial Playground at its meet- ing Tuesday night, but decided to table it for further reference.' The application was from David Holms, teacher at the Goderich District Collegiate Institute. The recreation group decided to inform Mr. Holmes that it had no juris- Exton over the pool at the present time: • The pool is being built as the gilt of Harry W. Knight, of Tor- ontO,, former Goderich resident, with a committee from Town Coun eil supervising the work. ' It is expected, however, that operation of the pool will be turned over to the recreation council. Mr. Holmes gave a list of quali- fications in his letter of application, including swimming instruction to the blind in Toronto and at other pools in that city and supervision at -stammer_ camps. He supervises a number Of sports activities at the collegiate. Mayor J. E. Iluckins, commented that he thought the understanding of the recreation council .was that the recreation director would supervise Operation' of the pool. Gordon Banaister, council- chair man, said he felt the letter of ap- plication should be- answered since the summer -vacation Period for school teachers was close at hand. Workmen Plant - 100 New trees • Town Council's move' to keep the streets of Goderich well -lined with shade trees swung into high gear this week. 7 Each year a number of trees which have 'beeonie decayed .are cut -down and these arereplacedwith. new trees, although not neces- sarily in the same spot there the old ones have been removed. This week, town 'Workmen start- ed to plant 100 new maple trees along streets in Variouliartt the town. Mr. Henry Hunfalvy! 'of Detroit is visiting his mother, 'Mrs, Susan Grigg, Eldon street. Sidesaddlef7... Replad00- By : Tow s- started yesterday for construction Of ,a building at the, Kinsmen playground on South street to house washroom faeilities for the kiddies who use the play- ground all summer', Yesterday morning and after noon a trench was dugor • the foundation of the building and an- other trench made from the build- ine'site ,to South street 4.or the sewer and water lines. Deiision to go ahartiithblll ing plans was made by the Kins- men Club in February. Log Cabin The building will be a log cabin style with a cement floor. There will be other rooms in the build' in addition to the washrooms. It is intended to use the house as a playroom for children on rainy days. Members of the club plan to do the construction work themselves, and it is expected that the build ing will be completed by the early part of stammer. North Shore Area Prepared Theorth shore at the Goderich waterffont has received• a face- lifting as the first step toward establishing more bathing beach rea. The section of the harbor, little used in the past, was made acces- sible last year when the north shore road was completed. Town Council in its estimates this year set aside $500 toevard construction of the beach. A bull- dozer went to work on the area and levelled it off. In addition a section that contained only scrub- by trees was bulldozed and levelled off. • Before the summer season, it is planned to take the. ,new town grader to theheFeto further level the area. Town officials anticipate that the new beach will receive considerable use. Raid„ Anchor Club • Two charges were'and be- twen 40 and 59 cases of beer and ale were seized when policeraided the Anchor Club on Hamilton street -aturday afternoons Charged with bringing liquor into Huron County encl. keeping liquor for sale,„ contrary to the Canada Temperanee Act, was Ray- , mend Cook, alleged manager of the "bottle club." The-elub was raided last July and in Marcleofethis year by police. Town policeanclamembers of the Provincial" Peliee ''•attached to the Goderich detaeliment participated in the kaid. REQUEST FROM B.C. Theme of Goderich's Yoting -Canada Week pee wee hockey tournament has reach- ed the Pacific coast, Last Week- end, the Lions Club hockey' committee received a request for information about the tour- ney from Kimberley, B.C. The big week had hardly finished when an entry came in from Gravenhurst for 'mkt year's tournament. Television is First Cousin To Phones, Collegiate Pupils ToId Students and staff at the-Gode-1 rich District Collegiate Institut were addressed-- Wednesday after- noon by E. C. Forster, a repretent- ative of the Bell Telephone Comp- any, on the subjeet of "Your Tle- phone Company and Television." He wag accompanied by F. W. IVIac- Beth anclArW: Haiesom a theBell Company; the latter the GoderiCh branch manager. Some of thecommunication facil- ities provide'. by the Bell- were Mentioned at teletype, mobile tele- phone service, wirephoto transmis- sion, the carrying of radio pro- grams by wire, and the latest; the, gcarrarmysn. igof television network pro Whenver you speak, Mr. Forster - explained, your voice vibrates' in the air to act upon the eardrums of those listening to you: The mech., anisin is a -telephone mouthpiece transforms these vibrations into electrical impulse S which vary with the different sounds and tones of your speech. These electaical ime pulses travel 'along wires t� the re- ceiver at the other end; where they are •translated back into speech vibrations, which your ear can hear and yo' brain can understand. - •Transforation, "Just as we tarry speech so we can carry photoraphs, printed messags, and telOisioit pictures," he said: "You.see,' all of them tan e transformed into eleetrical talses. It's just a Ingical dvelop /tent of the teleAcne business." In 184* a C-eA Man .scietist nam - d ?�i Nipkoveinvented the Ni koW diS'e With a genies of small Ilbles. through whichni light from; a picture ',could be translated- in "spot?: to ",4 photoelectrie Cell. The .pleture Was transformed by the -eellintbJelleetie Avulses and anapparittn$was hiVentd''.to to. the linpOlSOS at 'the &milt* eta 'fad enotrg.t oti,ceditl 110 sicatlie.hange frOm E. C. FORSTER one spot to another. Thus, the accumulation of '‘spot" lights from the origitial pieturwas translated into a: cOmpoMte *picture at the re- ceiving end. • Bask Principle Mr. Forster assuretrins audience that "even today with all our Mod- ern inventions and developmentql is still this basic principle that is used to gite you the clear' picture on yOur modern television: remit,- eet , • . , ItoWVer, he sld, it was not until 1915 when the vacuum tube was developed and electronie 'tuba Were brought intii 'Div and irh roved that •the teleVistott camira as We „knisw eake into bin: ICplekt-itifit MOO than Vittlatspilts tit 'hit it mins or lien an entireppietdge; Mayor J. E. Hiickins made the lucky draw at 10 p.m., Saturday at Blue's Super IGA Market second birthday party sale. ' Winner was Mrs, Reg. Williamon, Kays Street, whose number was 10,596 and who gets an automatic pop-up toaster. Mr. Howard Blue is seen holding, the box of tickets while a few of, the many customers who attended the birthday sale are seen in background. Announcement of the lueky draw to be made was contained in a full page advertise- ment in last week's Signal -Star, Peoples Store are also observing an anniversary, their 38th. - • —Signal -Star photo by Henry. Council Reviews Insurance increase ,Town Hall Policy d., Insurance on town -owned build- ings was reviewed by Town Coun- cil at a special meeting last Friday AT THE WATERFRONT night and increaSes were made in some of the policies. Largest increase was in the in- • • surance carried on the Toavn Hall. Shipping ,at Goderich harbor Previously covefed for $25,500 the Moved along fairly well during the Town Hall now has $35,500 cover Past week, although four of the age, which 'includes contents_ 0.e_eivinter storage fleet are still tied the huilding. • up in port. An increase of $7,500 was Simile The Starbelle arrived from Fort on the coverage for MacKay Hall, William last Thursday evening bringing it from $14,500 to $22,000 with a cargo of wheat and the including the contents. . Willowdale arrived on Saturday The grandstand at Agricultural with oats and barley. On Monday, Park,'previously covered fee the AA. Hudson came into port $12,000had its policy boosted by with wheat and barley and on Tues - $8,000 to •$20,000. The policy cov- day, the Canadoc arrived with ering the stables at Agricultural wheat, oats and 'barly. Park was $2,400 to increased from Still tied up are the Patterson $3,600. boats Quedoo; Fort Wildoc, Vandoc An increase of $509 was made on and the barge Kenordoc. the policy covering the band stand -After a long overdue delay, due in Court Hpuse Park. It was in-. to unseasonably cold weather, the creased from $1,500 to $2,000. ,,L,iens perch derbyeswung into ac - At the Meeting alSte council - 11" on Saturday when the perch granted permission to the Gederich started te., bite in earneSte It Tunior Chamber of Commerce to continued on Sunday but came to a standstill •the early part of this *eek vvitii cool weather sneaking erial Oil warehouse the June 2 date meets with the back again. The week -end prize for the larg- est perch caught went to John Icitat.planned a race meet for that White, 99 Beacorisfield avenue, • Lendon. Each week -end special prizes are given. In order to qual- ify for the special .week -end prizes, every fish entered must -be brought in to be weighed no later than 6 p.m., Sunday—the deadline. The anglers came from various • Western Ontario points and also from Detroit, the latter sending 33 performing at fhe Huron County Youngsters from rural schools fishernien. It provided a strange „ t Music Festival hcontrast when one Detroit angler ere next week Who weighing over 250 pounds waddled bring their lunches with them will in with a perch weighing a few do their ating. use the auditofium at the arena to ounces to have it entered in the e At a meeting of the Goderich contest. "Must have been, quite a tussle," teased a bystander, "was it Recreation and Arena Coimeil (In alive when you pulled it -out?" Tuesday night a letter from Mrs. C. H. Edwrd, festival president, His dignity ruffled, the annoyed requested permission for use angler shouted back, "Aw, jump in of the auditorium which has • been , the lake, willya!" p used in ,previous years by the rural has been razeThe old Imd and a modern build - children, The permission was., granted. ing is now being erected. •Works launched a 42 foot steel On. Tuesday the Mathieson Boat DRAIN, TAG DA l'boat which will shortly go to John BY LOCAL AIR CADETS Anglin,' harbormaster, at Little Cfirrent, Manitoulin Island. An- other 42 foot boat, now under eon - A draw for a mixmaster and a struction, is to go to John Lahti at Cadet Week for Goderiela Air successful tag' day concluded Air Sudbury while a third one is tagged for John Lowe at Owen Sound. stage a•• midway at the fairgrounds on May 31, June 1 and 2, provided appeoval of the Goderiph Trotting and Agriennuia AS -Sedation, Which Use Auditorium At Aren'a' For Lunch Cadets in No. 532 Maitland Squad- ron. The draw was won by Mrs. Willa Rivett; of , Bridge street, Goerich.• • • At present, the . cadets are pre paring for their annual ipspection te be held on ,May lat . at Sky Haebor airport. -„alasPtifig officer will be G/C H. C. Ashdown, com manding officer at the RCAF Sta- tion in Clinton. Practices are also being held for the annual drill competitions in Clinton on May 24 and in Chatham On May 28. Music Festival Openin Slated Next Tuesd The stage is set for IliKon Coun- try MuSie FeStival in Goderich next week with one cif Canada's leading musicians as adjudicator., lie is Cyrol Hampshire, director of„ Public School music in Hamilton, add a native- of Wakefield, York shire, England. • Ms 'early training was, obtained under the Cathedral Organist for organ and choir training and at _the Lee_ds Colleg_of Music for piano andtheory, whereli'becarne a member of the fauty. eano* Record In 1921 Mr. Hampshire came to Canada and settled in Moose Jaw, Sask., where he was appointed or- ganist and choirmaster of St. An-' drew's United Church. From Moose Jaw he went to 'Calgary and his 'record was so brilliant that he was next called toRegina where he became director of the, servatory -of Music affiliated With. the liniversity , of, Saskatchewan. He" later accePfd the stipervisitin of tht, publie scb,ols. - 1439,- Meirlilinpshite wnt to Hamilton to become director of The old town street and lawn roller, which the operator had to drive "skdesaddle," has been replaced by a mere modern macine. A familiar sight on town street S for rimy years, the old maghine was designed in sueh a Way that the operator sat sideways.' to operate the levers_ and pedals and had to turn his head to see where he was going. A roller purchased last week -by Tow Council -has -a -regular steering wheel and the oper- ator faces the front while man- ipulating the controls: It was on the jeba'early this week, painted bright orange, rolling the lawn in Court Heuse Park., Bin Building Progressing Construction of the $700,000 grain storage bias at Gederich har- bor is proceeding rapidly and work is nearing the stage for the pouring of cement. So far, floors of the bins have been laid arid a 150 -foot tower con- structed. The cement work will be of a "slipform" construction. Company officials recently obtained the con sent of Town Council to work a full 24-hour dey when the cement work is started since the "slip - form" method requires the forms' to be moved up the bin as the cement is poured. They. pointed out that to stop work for even one hour would cause the forms to "freeze" to the cement. The 24, bins, which will have a cabacity of 1,000,000 bushels of grain, are being built by the Carter Constrttction Company, of Toronto, for the Upper Lakes and St. Law rence Transportation Cortmany, Ltd. Goderich Meeting For Library CoOp Approve Purchase Of Brake Tester Plans to have a safety check on Oter Vehicles in-Goderichetook a Step nearer- completion at a met- ing of Town..COuneirs police com- mittee on Monday night. --Chiefeonstabl-R-Me-Hallevva authorized bY the committee to purchase a brake tester and ar- range for a free safety check for motorists. Dates for the 'check will be atinounced later. Mean -I while,the chief was authorized also to have windshield stickers made. The meeting authorized Chief Hall and Town Clerk S. H. Blake to make arrangements to engage art -time help for the police force for the summer months and the vacation periods of the regular constables. The committee also adepted a 12- day -per -year accumulative sick plan with a maximum of six months on retirement. Parentb whose cin tending Goderielf Piatracti age-, wel' have an 01*(410, meet teachers at the , Sen001:. pad' tour the modern building wi annual collegiate 'Opn llotaSeP':' held 'Fridy night. • • Being, laeld in connectiOn the , event is the Army ' Cadet spectiore which will start at 'LW on the parking let beside the selEacOL_ Tour Classroonos • Rather than have a variety tare- gam- of entertainment, echool, of- ficials have planned this year's open house as a naecliUM for Par cats, public school children, and Librarians from all parts of Huron County will attend thean- nual meeting of the Huron County Library Co-operative to be held in Goderich at Knox Church Assembly Hall,' May 13, at 8.30 p.m. Guest speaker at the event will be Rev: R. G. Boggs, of Molesworth. • Address of welcome will be given to the meeting by Mayor J. E. Huckins, of Goderieh, and brief addresses will be given also by Warden William J. Dale and Reevel Norman Scoins, of Seaforth, man. Mrs. R. G. Eckmier, librar- ill. give reporBerry, treasurer, or. Accepted' By `Recs Bou cal ian and John G. TOM PRYDE, who will lay the corner stone of the addition to the Huron County Home on Wednesday, May 26, at 2 pm. Mrs. J. E. isaechler has returned to her home on North street after spending the winter months at West Palm Beach, Florida. people who have not yet visited the building to tour the various elastreoms, meet the teachers; and see what is being done in the field of today's education. There will be various demon- strations and» exhibit- for the 'Yiit, ors to see in the elatrooms. In the barn behind the Collegiate, for instance, some of the boys takmg the welding course at the school will be demonstrating work. Girls at the collegiate havemlan- ned a fashion parade and an ath- letic demonstration has been plane ned for the gymnasium. • Shop 'Exhibts One of the features of the shop Work exhibits will be someof the articles made by ladies who during the winter attended woodworking classes . during night school at the collegiate. A new department at the .col, legiate, the guidance department will be open to • visitors and some of the work being done to ,assist students in choosing their vocations and obtaining employment will be ,•••• shown. , Slated for next Thursday and Friday is a trip to • Guelph for students taking the Agricultural Science classes to visit the Ontario Agricultural College. • The trip is especially designed for students intending to go into veterinary or agricultural work and for girls planning to become dietitians. FIRST MISS IN DECADE Bert Johnston of Whitby chalked up his first mtss in ten years wheat he failed to put in an appearenee at the SignaleStar office on Mkv 1... , . Every May 1 --his birthday—for eine yearspast, Bert •made it a , -Ft point to visit Goderich and tiie • .ii Svgnal-Star, On his birthday. Ey spent 66 yeers in the printing trade beforeheretired. On May 1 lest he was 87. Larne Wakelin Resignation WORK ITEARINq END AT SWIMIVIING POOL Finishing touches to the new swimming pool at Judith Gooder- ham Memorial Playground are ex pected to be made before the end of this month. • • The pool, a gift of Harry W. Knight, of Toronto, a former resi dent of Goderich, was started last fall. Major portion of the work was? eompleted toward the end of November, when win -ter set in. Still left to complete is the pour- ing of a Cement apron around the outside edge of the pool. After that is completed, the land around the pool will be landscaped. • Modern in every respect, the pool will have underground light- ing and a special filtration system, In „aildition to the. building of the pool, the wading pool at the play- ground was 'enlarged and connect- ed with the filtration system. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McManus and son, Billy, have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Don Mason, Houston, Texas. Resignation of Lorne Wakelin, rthis summer. . • recreation director and arena man- -Whether Mr. Emms will be nam- ager, was accepted Tuesday night ed officially to the job will be de•-• by Goderich Recreationeand- ena-i-cidedat a meetinglater this week • Council with little comment., • at which he is eiPected to be ,in The resignation will be effective attendance. July 31. Meanwhile, he Will re- Chairman of the recreation coun- main as arena manager until the cil, Gordon Bannister, told - the contract expires. It was understood that the reasop for the resignation was that Mr; not work •Rabe they were two Wakelin felt he could not handle different jobs. Ile said he had cone e' the supervision of both the arena tacted 16 municipalities in Ontario. and recreation. and none of them had the two Dual Position positions combined into one. • .4, He was named to the dual posi- Disagreement to this was- voiced tion last October, but has been by Mayor J. E. Huekins, whosaid manager of the arena since its he thought there were "dozens of opening three years ago, coming places with such a set up." here from Lindsay. Deputy -Reeve Joe Allaire said Meanwhil, the recreation coun- he thought Walkerton had one man cil is planning to name Don Ernms, as recreation director and arena assistant arena manager and assist- manager, but Mr. Bannister said alit recreation director, as recrea- that this set up does not exist now tion director. He was engaged by in Walkerton. the council last October with his Town Council formed the Deere duties also to include coaching of ation and arena counell last fall in hockey. As recreation director, order to qualify for grants on rec.,' his job would likely include .super- reation expeases from the Provire vision of the new swimming pool cial Government. Prior to that in Jtidith Gooderham 'Memorial time an arena commission handled' Playground which will be opened operation of the arena. meeting he felt that the recreation - arena duties under one- man would • the Hamilton Conservatory of Music, Ten 47ears Ago he became director of public schoolifiusic in 1142atre1ty M.Hampshire is a Fellow Of the. Trinity College of Music, Londdn, England, and an Associate of the Toronto Conservatory of- Music. Opening class of the festival will be at 9.15 a.m. next Tuesda with e performance of Goderich Public. • School choir from Grades VII and Clog*. Concert • Conclusion of competition will come on Friday evening and climax Of the festival will be on Monday, a ' 17, when a closing- concert Will be reSnted. All classes and the .final concert will be held at the Goderich Public Schal audi- trium. Meinbers of the administration. oj thelestival are: Honorary presi- ent, 'Mervin Syder; past presi- d nt, Mrs, Z. R. Jessop; president, rs. C4 71. Edward; vice-president, W. C treckow; -secretary, Miss ances Aroistront reeording see- Stary„ Miss Helen Videan; treats, firr, CeOrge Rtichanan; aWrdS. Olivera Mrs, Roy ttreekentidge.•,• ,SK..•$(4, , . a.eaaeare Youngsters partifsipatis Ming took seriously the verSe Painted Ott the' •"played the ••game' tii)t ef th06" are Wayne Zander (left) of 'drat • ••„„ . • • . • ,^1 • • ,.