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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-10-14, Page 3eaeeeeeeeei..e•ea..••,i."ee.,ae•••,aei•aee,....,•;.•:;•-•;•••••.,...;:e•'' , . •geee";', ••••;,,,„, •••••••:',Neg.liieee, .ea All in a matter of seconds—You can cash a cheque 'or bank your money without leaving the seat of your car at the curb -teller which the Bank Of Montreal has installed as part of its newly opened main office at London, Ont. It save., endless time and trouble looking for a parking space and queuing up inside the bank, and most transactions are completed in less than a minute. The, first curb -service banking unit in Canada, this neW installation was designed by the bank's chief architect in colla- boration with the manufacturers', and is the only one of its. kind in the world. Picture shows London's Mayor Allan Rush, an old customer of the bank who cut the ribbon signalizing the opening of "Cana- da's most modern banking office," making the first deposit in the new bank. Serving him at the tel- ler's window is Gordon Ball, B of M president, who 30 years before was teller -accountant at the little Ansa Craig branch, 17 miles from London. Standing by the curb -teller are Broadcaster Ward Corn- ell and B. C. Gardner, chairman of the bank's board of directors. Personal Mention daughter, Mrs. W. J. MacDonald . and Mr. MacDonald and family at • - Weston. Mrs. Reg. Tufford, of Strathroy, and Mrs. Ernest Rouse, of Norwich, have been visiting their mother,., Mrs. John W. Bell, Huron road. Mrs. Bell is returning with Mrs. Rouse where she will spend some time. Guests with Mr. andMrs. W. H. Doak over the' week -end were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Doak, Paul and Wayne, of Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. •a , Chas. Lockhart, of Chatham; Mrs. OUR APPRECIATION, TO 'YOU • of Clinton. Abie •Taylor and little daughter, , . . s .• .•.. • . •. ...• , .„ • • . • Mr. and Mrs. Alex ButleSharon WIIEN YOU SAY ON 'BUYING:YOU ,,,;.:;And Darmy, of-Torontoyvisited with P - -Mr: • 'and Mrs. „Alex Butler, sr., Montreal ' street. „Alex, who is fieeSAIT I ' HE SIGNLSTR manager ofDack'.os head o WNTA-AKingstreet,TorontiasreceiVed ' word that he has won the high sales award for his firm in Canadae Mkasieaaeltikmm„ Upon the return of the president of Daok's from the British Isles and the Continent he ,will be pre- sented with She award. „ Mr. and Mrs. George Ross are holidaying in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sillib were rece.nt guests with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Free at Dungannon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Johns of Watrous, Sask., visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sillib. Mr. and Mra. Frank Lowe and family, of Kincardine, were week- end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilkinson. ' Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kilborn and son, Bi1lie, of Tbeedford, visit- ed with Mrs, Elizabeth Sitter on Sunday. Mr. and ' Mrs. Harry Babb and daughter, Mary Alice, of Belle River, spent the holiday week -end in Goderieh, guests of Mrs. G. Bannister. 7 r Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Rundle en- joy0 Thanksgiving with ,their HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AT HOME 'PROGRESS RAPIDLY LOW MONTHLY PAYMENTS ALL BOOKS SUPPLIED If you send your name and address now we will send you a Free Sam- ple Lessen and 44 Page Book. Write AMERICAN SCHOOL, 1175 Princess Ave., Dept -6-9 London, Ont - Council Decides On Debenture Issue For Balance Of Court Rouse Money • The balance of $300,000 neededl ient costs, Mr. Erskine told coun- cil that tne home operation next year would, be nigher with more patients and more staff and Ma - gent costs would also be higher. The -indigent rate was boostea tor the last nail of tnis year, be point- ect out, and the boost would apply to the whole or next year. -in- digent bars ' run from $8,000 to $9,000 a month now," ne said. to finance the erection of the new Court House and County Building in Goderich will be raised through the. issue, of debenthreS over a period of five years, necessitating • an annual levy of 1.2 mills, Huron County Council, decnie•d, tro a' special session here last Thursday. ,Councet gave first and second readings to the by-law necessary tOr the issuing of debentures aria it will be forwarded to the Ontario MUnicipal Board for approval. Three weeks ago council let the contract for construction 'of the' new building to Ellis -Don Limited, London, at a cost of $640,261. that: time, CierkI'resu1!eri A. H. Erskine explained -that tftie,. county had $400,000 in cash set aside for the building fund. - He explained fatWeeirthat the special session was necessary since it would be impossible to go on with the contract for building un- less' arrangements were made for all the money needed to complete •the project. - At tne Meeting the property committee reported it had investi- gated methods of financing the balance. Bank rates for a .tem- porary loan would be 414 per cent payable monthly,, the committee's report said, and to raise the money in three years on a temporary loan would require a two-mill'levy. To raise the money over a five-year period through debentures would require an annual levy of 1.2. mills, lvir. Erskine- explained that the actual levy wouldlikely be about one mill, with the other one-fifth of a mill being 'absorbed in the county's financial structure. The schedule for borrowing the $300,000 on three per cent- deben- tures for five •years, would be as follows: Principal Interest $ 56,000 $ 9,000 580007,320 60,000 5,580 " 62,000 3,780 64,000 • 1,920 .$300,000 $27,60'0 $327,600 Two bids for the debentures were received and council decided to aceept the one from McLeod Young, Weir and Co.,- at $9961 per, $100 --,,Subject-tb; the approval -of- the Ontario Municipal Board: Answering a question on County Home operation and indigent pat - c 5 v g te a c la D Members of the family of Mr. nd Mrs. William Finnigati,, 03' icton street, gathered at their one on Saturday to honor. the o -1.41e; .who will celebrate:thei Oth wedding anniversary to - ember 23. ; Present at the gathering' were heir •, four children and. 11111c randchildren: Mr. and Mrs.' Wal - r Wailis, Norma, Marilyn, ithnny nd Edith Wallis, of RR. g,' Sim- oe; Mr. and Mrs. Merlon Buck - lid, Gordon, Bruc'e, Beulah ar,d ouglas Buckland, of R.R. 3, Wiar- n; Miss-. Hilda Finnigan; Mr. and rs. Carl Finnigan and Donuy, of sion10, Ashfield, 61 years ago, and amilton. continued to reside in the Town. Also present was Mr. Finnigan's ship until moving t.o W'ingharna rother, Richard Finnigan, 'and few years ago. He was educated rs. Finnigan, of Goderich; Mrs. at S.S. No, 9, Ashfield. innigan's sister-in-law, Mrs, Levi In Dungannon United Church Snyder, of London, and. her bro- on September 28, 1929, he married er, Norman Snyder, of Wood- Eleanor Hasty of Dungannon, who k SUNSET-DRIVEIN — THEATRE, GODERICH 11/4 Miles East of Goderich on Highway No, 8 , fifie••••••••••••••*44,0****0•••••••••••••••******st FRIDAY and SATURDAY OCT. 15-16 "Pa and Ma Kettle On Vacation" MARJORY MAIN, PERCY KILBRIDE 'CARTOON . COMEDY •••••••••c000ec0000seetoseseeemoseessesso**,•••• Also Portable Fool -Proof Sound. Service Certified Radio Technician Call at Widder St, Goderich or Phone 598 29tf OBITUARI: MRS. THOMAS McGRATTEN The death occurred. at her home in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Oc- tober 6, of Jessie A. Green, wife of Thomas lieG,raften.. —Ste 'wts-sbo=riptfrt;ottorne -Town- ship anu was the youngest daugh- ter ol tne late ivir. and Mrs: ean- arew Green. Surviving besides her husband is One brother, P. James Green, 01 Goderich. . Funeral services were conducted on Saturday arterno•on in the Lodge funeral home by Rev. R. iviaciviiilan, ot _Knox Presbyter- ian Church, witii interment in Col- borne cemetery. MRS. JOSEPH GEROFSKY The death- occurred in Stratford on' Wednesday of last week of Mrs. Joseph Geroisky, mother of Sol Gerofsky o.t: Stratford and Gode- rich. airs. Gerolay was born in Latvia anu was a reskient or strat- foru practically all ner rue, She was 68. isesiues her husband, she is sur vived ey five sons, tnree aaugntefs 1 granacmiaree„ one orotner and tnree sisters. The iuneral was held Finclay from the ileinbuck funeral home Stratford, to Kitchener where private service was herd and ulcer anent inane m Betn-Jacob ceme tery. MRS. J. W. 'CRANSTON The beat thingS in life are still free, but the tax experts are work- ing overtime on the problem. SR far, there's no tax on you phoning in personal mention items to the Signal -Star. Since we are glad to „jaave them and people are pleased to•read them,' do not hesi- tate to phone in the names of people you have had as visitors or the .names of people out of town you have visited. In fact, if you run across an unusual news item let the Signal - Star know about it. Help --to give you an interesting newspaper. OPEN DOUBLES PLAY AT LOCAL GREENS A. Townsend and C. McManus won the open doubles tournament at the Goderich Lawn BoWling Club last week, each winning a suit of clothes. • Other winners were: W. West- brook and W. Moore, Godericfa M. Telfer and W. Larkin, Parkhill. The tournament was sponsored by the Clinton Lawn Bowling Club. LAST CHANCE Today is the last day on which Goderich taxpayers can appeal against their assessments. Town - Clerk -Treasurer S. H. Blake said that a date for the court of re- vision would be set at •a meeting of Town Council tomorrow night. Some appeala have already been received, he said, making a sitting Saskatchewan has nearly twice the number of miles of railway track as „has Quebec. Word has been'received by Mrs. J. E. Crari.ton, Gocierich,• of the death in .doociiands, Manitob4, of her sister, airs, J. t%. Cranston, on, August 1.11,1'S. Cranston Was born in Luck- riOWIri moved to Mani- toba in -i906. She was married on' Decembea, 20, 190b to Wesley Cranston. She was a member of the United Church and, in later years she and her husband were postmaster ^ and postmistress of the Croodiands post ollischeel is silirvived by her husband, ..„ one daughter, Mrs. L. Edinonds (Joyce) and two grandchildren, of Brandon; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Cran- ston, Godericheand a brother, Sam, Sherwood, Lucknow. Funeral ser- vice was neld Goodlands United 1 Church with interment in Good - lands eemetery.. WILLIAM E. ALTON William. E. Alton, a native of Ashiield Tewnship, passed away at his home in Wingliarn on Monday, September 27, after a lengthy 111- ; Tress. Mr. Alton was born on Conces- oc . After the • family • dinner, the , grandchildren entertained, evi th vocal, piano and piano acc:trdian 'solos, ballet and tap dances and 'recitations. Mr. and Mrs. Finnigan plan to be home' to their relativ,sis. 'and friends on November 23. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST. SHOWING THIS SEASON. THANKS TO ALL OUR PATRONS, WE'LL BE OPEN AGAIN 'EARLY IN THE SPRING moesempeoesootimposommesommommeopeimmommilese BOX OFFICE OPENS 7 p.m. -- FIRST SHOW 7.30 p.m. CHILDREN UNDER 12 IN CARS FREE GODERJCH PAVILION DANCING WEDNESDAY AND .SATURDAY NIGHTS EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT -- PAUL ,CROSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS SQUARE DANCE NIGHT with CLARENCE PETRIE and the NIGHT HAWKS. The Pavilion is available for afterroon and evening rentals. The management caters to luncheons, banquets, wedding receptions, etc. Phone 675 or 419. survives with one son, Wendell, at home. Also surviving are two brothers, Elmer and Walter, of Ashfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Lill ban A. Reid, of Toronto, and Mrs. W. W. Sherwin of Brandon. The body rested at his residence until Thursday, Se,pternbee 30. The funeral service *as held' at the Currie funeral home, conducted by Rev. D. J. MacRae, of Wingham United Church, of which he was member. He was also a member of Wingham L.O.L. 794. Interment was in Greenhill cemetery with nephews acting as pallbearers, Russell and Arnold Alton, Bert MeWhinney, Lorne Hasty, Gordon Johnston and Clif- ford Crozier. Floral tributes were carried by friends afid neighbors. Friends attended the funeral from Port Arthur; Toronto, Cayuga, London and the surrounding dis- trict. An address on Iran and the de- 'velopment of its oil resources, given by Sam Andersoh, exoderidi, featured the monthly Meeting Wednesday night of, last week of the Goeleridi Junior Chamber of Commerce. He told of the development of the country's oil industry from the time that the ffrst,' oil ' yell' was found in 1907 up to the present time. It was after the First World War, he said, that oil became a commercial development and the industry has progressed tothe point where the Persian Gulf area now supplies about 20 per cent of the world's oil. He said that ha _his. opinion the Iranian government's decision -to attempt to- , try operation of the industry without the aid of other countries, escia1Jy , not make geoon The government found out it couldn't handle $1* job, he, said and now the oil operOon;h04 bees turned over to international combine. ''• In his address Mr. Andersen aJs stressed the,- itrocntanee ,oatth Middlc East Oir.fiejds•30 the Wesl- ern world oatupw,.. 1310, are right on the main air route:SAO'the Ast, he Said, just as Coneda'S.•'04 elds in Alberta are on the main air routes •to Europe from 4* United States, Mr: Andersen was introduced Jim Brophey and 'thanked by Max Cutt. During the business session„ President Bill Anderson outlined 0. traffic safety program which the organization plans to put into op- eration in the near future. Of Ottawa's total annual fee, -venues, nearly three dollars out ice four come from sources other than personal income taxes. This Canada of ours — is ours to enjoy at a price— the price of constant alertness. We cannot take for granted our freedom, to worship, to vote, to educate our children, or to order our home life 05 W.e All these freedoms are ours only as Ion as ,we are willing td do everything necessary to maintain and defend them. All honour then to the Canadian Soldier — the steadfast guardian of all our free institutions. Without men like him, the Canada we love might cease to be. We have so much to protect. Let us all do our part, without let-up, whatever way our duty.,lies. .SERVE CANADA AND YOURSELF IN THE ARMY To be eligible you must be 17 to 40 years of age, skilled trades'nen to 45. When applying bring birth certificate or other proof of age. Apply right away — For full information write or visit the Army Reeruiting Centre nearest your home. ' • No. Personnel Depot, Wallis House,. Rideau & Charlqtte Sts., Ottawa, Ont. — Tel. 9-4507, Canadian Army Recruiting Station, 164 Wellington St., Kingston, Ont, Canadian Army Recruiting Centre, 90 RiChmqnd St. \I., Toronto, Ont.—Tel. EM, 6-8341—Local 276 No'. 7 Personnel Depot, Wolseley Barracks, Oxford & Elizabeth SU., London, Ont. — Tel. 2-3261' Army Recrukting Genire, 230 Main St. W., North Bay, Ont. — Tel. 456 CanadianArmy Recruiting Station, 1-84 King St. E., Hamilton, Ont. — Tel. 2-8708• 027W-0 Work in Your Interest One of Ontario Hydro°8 major contributions to safe electrical living is through its staff of Electrical' Inspectors. They protect Hydro customers by checking and inspecting electrical installations for fire and shock hazard. Throughout' the province 155 inspectors are on the job, to assure that wiring meets the requirements and standards as laid down in the publicatiOn, "Ontari611-1-ydro Regulations." Please make sure all nesand rewired installations are inspected by an authorized Ontario Hydro Inspector. WORK FOR YOU AND YOURS Information concerning Ontario Hydro can be obtained by writing to your Hydro Chairrnan, 620 University Avenue, Toronto. DO YOU KNOW? DOing 1953 Hydro Inspectors made 626,690 electrical inspec- tions in farms, homes and ids - tries in in Ontario. oesommiesoommommommossemmem, Bedroom Suite BUDGET TERMS 11 WEST pARK 'TELEPHONE 1150 . TOP SCREEN FARE IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT Audie Murphy, Lori Aelson and Chill Wills Filmed in Technicolor and packed with actiOn: a swift -paced of the Yaqui 'Indians and of a beset w,agorr-trhin. •• Al"CAPITAL P,ErE • THE ADVENTURE STORIES AT THEIR EST. • • Now—Thurs., Fri. and Sat. • Cainqon,,,Mitsbvl, Amanda 'Blaisnd ca!! Benton -Reid A romantic tale of high adventure with a rollicking crew. "SillUqGLER'S .GOLD" Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb A stark and realistic picturization of, New York's waterfront: filmed on location in Manhattan. Paulette Goddard, Marilyn Maxwell and Eva Gabor daring and exclusive Parisian evening gown provides motif for a bright romantic cOmedy." Coming—"Corky of Gasoline Alley" Based on the comic strip. T.aeri-ager Toby' Tarnow is a pretty and talented young miss, who, while still attending school, is developing into a professional actress with a .very bright future. Currently he is playing Anne in a OBC Trans -Canada adaptation of "Anne of Avonlea," the second volume of L. M, Montogmery's famous "Anne of Green Gables" series. I 3piece Suite $252.00 . 1 3 -piece Suite •$235.00 1 3 -piece 'Suite special $156.00 smo. ossoorommose'vbempowsoommosemmesmorm;sieiiiiresommosompee WEST ST.