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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-09-16, Page 1T'" '11.• .," ) • ON THE SQUARE ^.1 107th Year—No. 36 GODERICH, ONTARIO, THIJOSDAY,,SEPTEMBER 16th, 1954 AND... :HERE AND THERE By G.L.E. The banner agricultural county of Huron has been spotlighted for a marked increase in population by Dutch immigrant farmers and statistics already reveal a definite swing to it by the hard-working, thrifty, Dutch people. Kent County has seen• a• mass immigration, to it by the Dutch who are interested in buying cash crop farms. But the farms .for sale in• that -area- have -reached a saturation point, with the result that Dutch eyes are now, focused on Huron County farms. While most of the Dutch prefer the warmer climate of Kent County, they find the prices for farms in Huron are lower. And since com- inghere they have found the climate considerably milder than they had imagined. • - One can see no better indication of the swing to Huron by the Dutch farmers -than to visit Clin- ton on Sunday. ' There, at the rapidly growing Christian Reform- ed Church, one will see some 500 Dutch people, representing at least 175 Dutch families in the Clinton, Goderich, ,Kintail, Kingsbridge, Lucknow, etc., areas attending church. After the service the minister moves on to Exeter where another service is `held. Another such church may shortly be start- ed at Lucknow. Latest indication of the Dutch immigration into Huron is .the pur- chase from Cecil Johnston, R.R. 7, Lucknow, a former Warden of }Wren lebunty, of his 400 -acre farm by Adrian VanDongen of the Blenheim district and a native of Holland. The Johnston farm is actually 'three farms in one with three different sets of homes and 'farm buildings. But accompany- ing Mr. and Mrs. VanDongen will be three sons, one of whom ' is married. Another married son in the Blenheim district may move to Huron ' later. The deal was put through by John Bosveld, Goderich farm real estate agent, who has [been responsible for numerous Dutch farmers coming to, .thiron and who will undoubtedly be rez • sponsible for many more coming. lust recently Mr. Bosveld was esponsible for a Dutch farmer is anitoba moving to Huron and uying the JOhn Freeman farm near Clinton. The Dutch farmer found Manitoba too cold for his liking and wanted a warmer clim- ate. For years Mr. Bosveld was located at Chatham in the farm real estate business but moved to Goderich this year when he fore- • saw a•big swing to Huron by Dutch farmers. He moved here to look after business deals for his fellow Hollanders. 6 That the immigration of Dutch farmers to' Huron County will be a boon torelluron im the years that lie ahead is certain; despite the erroneous feeling of some Can- adians who resent the influx of people of foreign extraction. Huron County can well stand the coming here of the industrious Dutch farmers. There are far too many vacant farms as it is noW. Take a drive from the village of Dungannon for a distance of two township lots east to what is known as Prosperity ,Cornerse It's a distanc,e of some three miles. Count the nuniber of families there are onathat stretch and you'll find about seven families. 'Do you know that in bygone years on the • same road there were at least 25 families? And yet, you will find people who are not in favor of haring the Dutch come in ad populate an area that needs popu- lating. Ridiculous! 4ust-xecently2_._alady__frgrn the Economics Department of the fed: era. government at Ottawa visited Huron County in a survey of all • Ontario to find out how the Dutch people were being assimilated by the people of Ontario. Her un- official finding to date has been that Ontario people are not pig. - ting themselves out as they should to welcome' the Dutch and make them a part of their respective communities. Ontario people are more inclined to criticize the Dutch newcomers than to try and make .them feel at home in their adopted country. Among -the criticism is that the Dutch people speak their native tongue too much and have their own churches. -For goodness sake; give the Dutch people time to learn the English *language. Night • schools in basic English, conducted joint- ly by the departments of agricul- ture and educntion, have been held sit Seaforth and, according to re- rts, have been very largely at- ded by Dutch people anxious to learn English. Another such night school has been scheduled fox' Exeter. In addition, many have attended night classes at Goderich District Collegiate •Insti- tute and other places. As to hav- ing their own church, what ob- jeetion can one have to freedom of religion. As a matter of fact, many Dutch also attend Canadian churches of various denominations. Let's stop being small in our outlook and make the Dutch wel- come. They need our help and encouragement. A drive around the countryside where many farms are abandoned, as far. as active cultivation is concerned, -reveals we need them in our midst, too. Eight-year old Tinie Terpstra and her brother, Germent, 12, had trouble catching this snow white baby calf to pose with him for the photographer. The two children came to Canada .fr6m• Helland two year ago, lived for a time neer Clinton and now live just south of-Goderich on a farm with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Terpstra. They attend school in Goderich, and, typical of New Canadian children, they have learned to speak English rapidly. —Signal -Star Photo by Henry. John Bosveld, Goderich real' estate agent, points to a naap of Huron County dotted with markers showing farms on which Dutch families have settled in the past few years. 'Coming to Goderich from Ch'atham, Mr. Bosveld eays, the Dutch people like the Huron County area very much and are anxious to ,stay •here and establish farms. —Signal -Star Photo by Henry. !Nurse Graduates At Galt Hospital Members of her family and friends were in attendance last Friday when Miss Grace Pinder, daughter of Mr. and ,Mrs. John Pinder, Goderich, was graduated from South Waterloo. Memorial Hospital in Galt. Among those in attendance were her, parents, her grandmother, Mrs. W. R. Pinder, her sister and bro- ther, Anne and Ernest, and bro- ther Jim and his wife, and many friends and neighbors. An after- noon tea and a reception were held. Miss Pinder, who attended Vic- toria School and the Goderich Col- legiate Institute, was the first girl pilot in 'this area, having earned her civilian pilot license four years ago e at Sky Harbor. She intends to go to Moose Factory Hospital. • RIPE • RASPBERRIES Mrs. jen•nde McGratten told the Signal -Star she has, been picking ripe raspberries in her garden on Essex street this week. AT THE WATERFRONT Prest shipment of rock salt into Goderich arrived at the harbor' Tuesday afternoon when_ the Ben E. Tait came into port from Marys- ville. This first shipment of about 4,000 tons, which came from the Detroit area, marks the beginning of a, new venture in Goderich by the Dominion Salt Co., Ltd. In all, about 15,000 tons will be brought here before winter ar- rives. The salt is being stored on the north side of the harbor and will be used by the Ontario Department of Highways in melting snow and ice,' on roads during the winter months. Grain shipments into Goderich were very light during the past week. On Sunday, the Superior arrived with a cargo of wheat, •oats and barleyfrom the Lakehead, and cleared on Monday. Arriving on Monday and clear- ing Tuesday was the John Ericsson, which carried a cargo of wheat. A possible hazard at the harbor was brought to the attention of Town Council last Friday eight in a letter from the Goderich Elevator and Transit Co., Ltd. The letter pointed out that persons driving cars along the south pier near their property -sfaced the danger of goingoverthe pier. A number of driveras• proceed along to the company's property to turn around. Councillor Ernie *Fisher and Chief Constable F. M. Hall were instructed to contact com- pany officials with the possibility that a warning sign might be erected, PREPARE LEASE Town Council instructed Town Clerk -Treasurer S. H. Blake last Friday night to draw up a lease for rental of the four ground flow: classrooms at the old ,eollegiate buildieg being used for Public School purposes. Council was told the rental agreed by the school board was $50 per classroom per ninth. • Ted Williams Gets Appointment As Arena-lecreation irector Ted Williams, 25 -year-old starry forward with the Goderich Semis Pontiacs Intermediate "A" hockey team for the past two years, was named •arena manager and recre- ation director at a meeting of Goarerich Recreation and Area Council over the week -end. • The meeting culminated a series of sessions over thepastfew weeks at which applications for the post were' discussed by the committee. The arena position was made vacant in May by the resignafibn of Lorne Wakelin, who had manag- ed the arelee since it was opeiaed. The recreation post was resigned by Don 'Emms, coach of the hockey Sq.ead last year, whep the com- mittee decided last Month not to renew its contract with him. In a letter read at the week -end meet- ing, Mr. Emms requested that his contract be terminated on Septem- ber 25, and the request was grant- ed. Mr, Williams is slated to start his duties on September 27. His was' the only local applica- tion from Goderich received -when the committee advertisedthe post wet vacant. On Sunday, however, an application from Mr. Wakelin was received after the committee decided at a meeting last Thursday night to ask him to apply, On Probation The new manager, and director will be hired to the end of April on probation, the committee decid- ed, and at that time a contract would be drawn up if the commit- tee was satisfied. A . brief period of dissension broke out during the Meeting over the application of Mr. Wakelin, • when Mayor J. E. Huckins, a mem- ber of- the committee, said that since the 'committee had received 25 applications, he "didn't think we should ask for another one." Explaining why the application had .been requested, Joe Moody said he had learned Kinsmen Club officials Ken Pennington end Frank Skelton, also members k3f Town Council, had asked that Mr. Wake- lin's application not be tendered when the committee first opened applications a couple of weeks ago. Chairman Gordon Bannister said it was thought there might be "friction"? in Town Council if the application was considered. "If it comes down to the point where an organization wants „to run the arena, then I dbn't want any part of it," Mayor Huckins said. "We'll be criticized if we deal in Altai kind of tactics." Deputes Reeve Joe Allaire, also a member of the' committee, pint out that Town Council had al- ready granted the recreation,graup $11,462—$5,000 earlier this year to pay off bills' left by the old arena eoramiSsi,on, $4,000 to offset an- other deficit, and a $2,400 grant received recently from the Pro- vincial GOvernment. Members of council were "jumping us," he said, pointing out that the commit- tee must economize. The mayor skid also that he did not went to vote on Mr. Wake- lin's application. "I want to he disassociated with it," he said. "You considered a man from Kincardine who didn't file ah ap- plication," Kingswell said, "But his high salary request elim- inated him," the mayor said. "Wel, it's just a question of procedure," Mr. Kingswell said: • er Leon 13lack, anolher„ committee member, said that le had made inquiries, about the arena operation in the past and he did not think blarne for faults could be "laid at - Mr. Wakelin's feet." Give Time He said he felt members should give as much time as possible to helping in the operation of the arena. "If he (Williams) can handle the job with help from us, I'm in favorof hirn. That's the way I feel at this time and the feeling is based on a limited amount of research. I'll go along with the committee on its choice," he said. Robert Rae said there were "a° -number of people who think Wakelin got a raw deal, and a number who think Williams could do a good job, especially with hockey.?, "Ile (Williams) • ,had as many good qualities as many of the ap- plicants," said Mr. Kingswell, "but I have nothing against Wakelin." The motion to accept Williams' applicatien was made by Mr. Moody and seconded by the mayor. Mr. Moody said he felt "in view of -the fact, that Wakelin had asked for a considerable increase I would move that we hire Williams on probation," • After the motion had been pass- ed, Mr. Bannister said that Mr. Wakelin had -offered to 'give assist- ance, in helping the new manager get started in the job. The committee decided also that, ft would not hire a full time assist- ant, but would employ seasonal help. 'Club' Charges Slated Today „ Charge's- against four persons laid ixi connection with raids made recently on three bottle clubs in. the Goderich area by Ontario Pro- vincial Police are slated, to be. on the docket today in magistrate's court heee. In connection with the raid at the Crystal Club, at 'Dunlop, Nor- man Hamilton has been charged with keeping liquor' for sale and bringing liquor into Huron County contrary to the Canada Temper- • ,ance Act. .Clarence Simmons, R.R. 2, Gode- rich, has been charged with sale of liquor end bringing liquor into Huron Cetinty, and his wife has been charged with keeping Iiquor for sale. The counts were laid after police raided Club 21 south of Goderich on Highway 21. Roger Bedard, of St. Joseph, faces charges of keeping liquor for sale and bringing in liquor, as the result of the raid on the Bayfield Social Club at Bayfield. TEACHER LEAVES FOR SCHOOL -IN. YUKON Miss Margaret Salkeld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Salkeld, formerly 'of Goderich and now of St. Helens, has left for the Yukon to teach this term at Watson Lake. Miss Salkeld, who has been teaching at Duncan, B.C., was over- seas recently under the teacher exchange arrangement. Her sister, Dr. Helen Salkeld, returned re- cently from a trip to the West Coast and„ spent some time with her parents. MORE COINS Still more people are bring- ing old coins into' The Signal - Star office as the result of a story published a couple of weeks ago. Ars. . • Walter Kingswell brought in an 1837 half penny bank token minted" by the Province du Bas Canada, end another one -cent piece dated 1850. Paper money apparently was looked down upon when an- other coha • owned by Mrs. Kingswell was made. Valued at one stiver, the slogan "copper preferable, no paper" was printed upon it, along with the words "Trade and •---Conaineree,r Sheehad another odd coin—a three -cent piece dated 1917. Dating back to 1685 was an Italian coin; which Terrence Hussey, of Goderich, found in the ruins of Monte Cassino in Italy when he served in the - Mediterranean theatre with Canadian troops in the Second World War. Mrs. M. Blok, of Huron road, also hassan 'Italian coin, dated 1765 and bearing -the likeness of Emperor Carolus Emman- uel. Mrs. Blok, who came to Canada about three years ago from Holland, had the oldest coin brought in to The Signal - Star so far. Inscribed in Greek, it bore the words "Ptolemy Basileus." She said she believed •the coin was minted in Egypt somewhere in the era 32347 B.C., when the Ptolemy kings ruled that country. 'Peg Hopes To Return Team For Young Canada Tourney Did we hear somebody. say it's too early to start talking about hockey? Well, it's not too early as far as Goderich is concerned, especially when the hockey in question is the 1955 edition of Young Canada Pee Wee Hockey Week. a Guy Emerson, secretery of the Lions Club committee in charge of the tournament, is all het up about, next year's Easter week event. 'Peg Set And already, he's heard from the West that the boys from Winnipeg are getting set to send a team here again next year. The 'Peg boys made a big bit here this year when they took part in, the tournament for the first time. And the Western yotingsters are still talking about .the good time they had in Goderiche According to a letter re- ceived by MrnEmerson from Vince Leah, night sports editor of the Winnipeg Tribune who accompanied the Western squad last Easter, indications are. that the Winnipeg team will be here. "Everybody still talks about Goderich," , Mr. Leah said, "and your town and people left a wonderful impression' upon us, all,' • "I think you can put our entry down again for 1955. We haven't had a meeting yet 'biat everybody seems to be intimating they want to see aGoderich next ,time. "As for the East-West trophy, some of the mothers feel that it should be played_ for between Winnipeg and Goderich, • regardless of hew either team fares in the tournae ment proper, if time permits." Speaking of the East, Mr. Emerson is planning a trip to Canada's East Coast in the near future and hopes to in- vestigate the possibility of, • getting a team to come to the tourney. He's going to St. John's, Newfoundland, and it's just possible that he may come back with word that the boys in "Newfie" are agreeable to the idea. Meanwhile, Guy and other member § of the committee are hard at work on plans for next year's Young Canada Week and anticipate that the show will be just as successful as the one this year. Rides Bike Here, Goes4lome By Cab Riding as a passenger in a taxi is a lot easier than pedaling a bicycle, a ro-ii'don man found last week -end. Chester Parkinson, 65, of R.R. 9, London, set out from home • last Thursday afternoon and got as far as Hensall before he thought he'd' better call it a day. So, he stayed at Hensall overnight, taking up the journey to Goderich • again in the morhing. After reaching Goderisle he de- cided he needed another rest, so he stayed overnight at' a local hotel. Next day, however, the urge to do some more cycling left him, he packed ..the bike into the 'back of., a taxi and headed back home— this time as a passenger: Mr. Harold M. Breckow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Breckow, sr., has accepted the position as head of the mathematics department of Leamington High School, He has been on the staff of the Elgin High School at West Lorne, • - I Comadak$2, SUbee4Pti°11 Inn 13.$ .38.00 'Home Badly Bama Barn Razed In ssilWe COPtelv • , The Goderich Fire Department had a busy time of it from Tuesday ‘eirening to early Wednesday morning. . 0 • Tuesday Barn ny w Lee r veed ellcano. to• the ... „.._ Bilis For Service farm of Joe Chisholm, one and . . a half miles north of Dunlop on Protested To P110 the.b?rizliew::1=2.7101'far'd,votrde., Then, at 2,30 a.m., Wednesday thoy Protests from consumers over bills for lawn services were voiced last week to the Goderich Public Utilities Ccinamission. _The Do.ralailit4 ,camic from water users who had received bills for outside water taps which they do were galled to the newly.. built home of L. Doug. Holland near the Pillar's on the i•luron road, al- though the house faces on whatis now known as Picton street. - The Chisholm barn was Com- npletelysotiestroyed—aloitgeevvith a quantity of hay, grain and machin - not have. . ery. It is understood no livestock was burned. PUC Manager Elm,er eaver ex- In Hamilton plained that ,not many protests Mr. Holland. who is town clerk were received' and that bills for of Clinton but resides in a house outside services were sent to all he recently built in Goderich, left consumers receiving bills during on Monday with Mrs. Holland for the first week in September. It a visit in Hamilton. Mr. Holland is likely similar bills will be re- proceeded from Hamilton to Tor- e ived by residents who are noti- onto to attend a course on muni - fled of their hydro and water cipal affairs for several days at the charges in October. The charge University of Toronto. He was in for an outside tap is $4 yearly. Toronto when the fire broke out. Mr. Weaver said that the PUC Damage to the Holland home is attempting to find out how many will run up into severalithousands customers have outside taps. The of dollars. The entire i terior and PUC, he said, does not know the contents were quite badly ,dam - exact nuniber of such services and aged by smoke. with a number of people moving A neighbor said that at 10 p.m., each week, it is difficult to keep Tuesday she noted everything accurate records. • about the house was quite O.K. Persons who receive bilis for It is believed the fire started in a outside taps and do not have such storage compartment at the end service will not be charged if the of the car court, an outside park : - PVC ,is notified, he said. ing space for the car with an -ex - A number of residents known tension of the roof covering it. by the PUC, to have outside taps' Just exactly liow it started is not now pay for them with the "east known. spread over stile six bills for the year, he said. ' 11! LEFT 50 YEARS ACouncil To MeetGO, i VISITS HOME AGAIN ' Again Tomorrow An interesting visitor in town this week is Alex. McIver of Win- nipeg, former Goderich boy who 50 years ago was the 'champion long-distance 'bicyclist of Ontario ancl,wh'o in recent years contribut- ed to The Signal -Star a series of letters on events and personalities of the days of his youth. Alex. went to Winnipeg in 1906 to take a position in the big Purity Flour mill in , that city. He has visited his home town on a few occasions since (once for the Gode- rich centennial in 1927), but hav- ing now retired he is making a more leisurely stay and is meeting scores of old friends and acqbaint- a'reces.' One query he meets is, "Why did you not continue those inter- esting letters in The Signal -Star?" He has a wonderfully keen mem ory and 'many would like to read further articles from his pet. Town Council is ..slated to meet again tomorrow night in a regular session': Although council met just last Friday,night, the meeting was off I the. usual schedule.. Meetings are, slated usually the first and third Fridays each month. Last week's 1 meeting was on the second Friday, so to get back on schedule again., tomorrow night's meeting is neces- sary. . i Town Clerk -Treasurer S. H.. Blake said that there was no urg- ent business to be dealt with. BROTHER DROWNS AIlan Ellery, 27, of Fenelon ,Falls, brother of Lieut: .Joyce Ellery, formerly with the Salvation • Army in Goderich and now-ata- tioned in London, lest his life in Cameron Lake early Sunday when the boat in which he was riding capsized.• Ierich Boy Btwned Watching London Show Severe burns to the left eye were suffered by, a Goderich boy, 15 -year-old Robert Fisher, of Huron road, when he was watching a Hell -Driver crash through a wall of flame at Western Fair grand :stand show in London Tuesday !afternoon. The cornea of hie, eye was badly burned and Medical authorities. said there was danger the sight of the eye might be destroyed. The boy, who played second base with the Goderich Midget baseball team this summer, is . a son of Milton Fisher, an employee of the Goderich Elevator and Transit .Co., Ltd. and Mrs. Fisher, He was sitting in the front row of the ,grandstand more than 50 feet up the track from the g a'soline- soaked board wall when the speed- ing car crashed through it and a giant firecrackerwas set off for effect. A glowing ember was reported to have hit his eye. He waited until an, attendant and a St. John Ambulance worker led him from the grandstand. He was given first aid at the St. John Ambulance ;Station and admitted to Victoria Hospital, Lon- don, where he was treated by Dr. Peter Gettas, eye specialist • • • • , • •