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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-04-28, Page 1r. IIr4L � OODERIOH, ONTARIO, T IMSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1955 When the conductor sang out this warning . Saturday afternoon for the last C.P.R. passenger train .leaving GroderiCh in 48 years of service, one large group had been comfortably settled in their • seats for about- a quarter of an. thour prior to train departure time. They were the quaintly garb- ed Mennonites from down the line-Wallenstein and Elmira districts. For many years they have been coming in 'groups at various- times for a day's outing at the Lake. On Satur- day the group was unusually large, as if to participate in the ceremony marking the close of regular passenger ser- vice. But Tuesday of this week served notice they intend to keep coming. Despite the fact that the keep, mixed train service with one pas- senger coach—arriving when it ar- rived and ,_ ving when it left-- was in effect, another group of Mennonites visited Goderich. In their quiet way they have enjoyed visits to Goderich for many years. It is nice to note that—despite .a mixed train service—they intend to keep coming. They are a people who are not insistent upon any speedy, efficient travel ser- vice—moving leisurely and en- .. joying life in the same way. -How could they! How could those in charge of the Newmarket overage players in the Young Can- ada hockey tournament here guilt- ily watch their team in action and at the same time read the inscrip- tion over the press box at the Goderich arena. It reads: "When the one :great scorer comes to write your name it''s not of what your, won or lost but how you played the game." • A total of 57 canvassers has been lined up to date to assist in the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal in'Goderich on Thursday, May 5th. On this day a house-to-house canvass will be made. In order to make .this canvass more thor- ough and more speedy some 25 more canvassers are, need- ed. We know of few more worthy. causes than the work of the Salvation Army and we feel confid'en't everyone real- izes the unselfish human to ch and understanding heart dis- played by this organization. 'Can you spare an hour or two on May 5th to help in this canvass:` so, phone in your name today to Ed Stiles, cam- paign chairman. The number is 399. ' 54 0 0 ,_ 0 w • . � w End of the grain handlers' strike at the Lakehead last week brought an influx of shipping into Gode- rich harbor during the week -end. First of the fleet of 17 grain carriers, which wintered here to arrive back from the Lakehead was the John Ericsson, which came back into port late Saturday night with wheat and barley for the Up- per Lakes and St. Lawrence TranS- portation Company. It cleared again on Monday night, Arriving early Sunday and clear- ing the same day was the George F. Rand with a cargo of coal from Toledo. Four more of the winter fleet arrived 'back from the Lakehead on Monday. The Fort Wildoc brought wheat and oats, the Sup- erior brought wheat, oats and screenings and the Mantadoc brought oats and barley. The Al- gorail also arrived back. The Fbrt Wildoc was unloaded first at Goderich Elevator and Transit Company bins ,and cleared again on Monday night. Expected 'yesterday were the Bricoldoc and the Canadoc• Earlybird anglers were on duty at the harbor yesterday morning, and reports were that the perch catch was good. Anglers were making good catches last Satur- day, but poor weather during the week -end slowed down the fishing activity. Winter took a bad swipe at the" new cement walk built last summer around the west end of the bath- ing house. One entire corner of the walk has been knocked down by the winter's heavy ice, ' -, 0 0 0 No, Town Council Slated This Week With two meetings held`already this month, Goderich Town Coun- cil won't meet this' Friday night First regular meeting •for May will be held on Friday night of. next 'eek. Council meets regularly on the first and third Friday nights of each month. This month, how- ever, there are five Fridays, giving :councillors a three-week break be- tween meetings. . • An astounding feast of bargains gets under way today in Goderich and lasts three days, closing Saturday night, as "GODERICH BARGAIN DAYS" shift into high gear for Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29,and 30. Goderich mer- chants• offering the bargain It,uys for these days may be quick- ly spotted by the colored "Bargain Days" pennants displayed on their front 'windows. 0 Circulars Thousands of circulars inviting people from near and far through- out Huron County have been. Os- cillated:and it is confidently exp petted that the Square in Gode- rich wil present a busy scene for the next three days. The circulars for the town of Goderich were .,placed in the Post Office boxes Tuesday morning. Those who pick up their mail at the -General Delivery wicket will find one of the circulars there for them. Or, you -can get one at the. Signal -Sitar office. Ask for • it! Go through the ads carefully and learn. for yourself the drastic cuts in prices of merchandise' that have been made specially for Bargain Days. Supermarket Opening The days for this sale were de- cided upon •by the Goderich.Retail Merchants Associationmore than a month ago. Since that time work started on renovating' the:, former Goderich'Bowling Academy on West Street for the new home in„,..Goderich of the A &-P Store Despite the fact that work has been progressing 'day and night for the past week or two, the stone will not be open in time forr Gode- rich bargain days. Flowever, as will be noted in a full page adver- tisement dvertisement in this issue, A & P's big, new modern Supermarket 'for Goderich will be formally opened on Tuesday, May 3, at 9.30. a.m.,, when another large stream of shop-• pers, not only from • Goderich but fa-om a widespread section of the County, are expected to be ora hand for the event. o ' 0 0 The regular meeting of the Gode- rich Home and School Association was held in the Public School Audi- torium on Tuesday with Mrs. H. Doak presiding. Mrs. Doak ,pre- sented a few of • the many topics that were 'discussed at the annual Home and School convention held_ in Toronto on April 12 and 13. Following the business session, Dr. R. W. Hughes spoke on "The Care of Children's Teeth,” and - presented an educational film stressing the importance of proper care of the• teeth •of children. Dr. Hugihes also spoke on the flourin- 'utic'r ' of 'water, discussing the ex- perimental work that glias been done, the results of this research,' and the benefits that are derived his it. He concluded h s talk by pointing out that to have good teeth, preventation is the answer. William Anderson gave an inter: e'sting talk on "Care of the Feet." He outlined the structure of the foot, stressing the proper care of the feet.. Proper care in child- hood, „he said, could prevent harm in later life. ' D. M. Ewing provided several musical selections sung by u the children who took part in the Music Festival in Toronto during Easter week. Those taking part were Elizabeth Harley, Marilyn Smith, Lorna Pratt, Margaret Hay, Shirley Rean and Tim Sale. . Miss Cunningham's morning class won the attendance award with 16 points. Alter Program For Festival A slight change in plans has resulted in an alteration in the prograan for the 14th annual Hur- on County Music Festival • to be staged for four days at Goderich Public School, beginning on May 9. Final program arrangements show that the opening day will feature piano classes along• with brained vocal solo competition.. The second day will be featured by classes for collegiate students and brass, reed and violin com- petition. Wednesday; May 11, third day of the festival, will .See stn nts from. rural schools convpetAi •in the various • classes. On the final day, music of urban schools. will highlight the .pro'gramfi Festival officials report that there are entries in 115- classes. Festival statistics show also that 27 piano teachers' are represented by pupils competing in •the fes- tival, 14 music supervisors in .the competition for schools, four band- rn;aste•rs in the brass and reed sec- tion and three violin teachers. O When the Canadian Pacific Railway's• last regular passenger train O pulled *away from the ,Goderich station last Saturday afternoon, it marked the end of a service that was instituted on August 26, 1907. ,Approval Is Asked A fair -Sized, crowd of interested citizens was on hand to watch 'pas- senger train No. 640 make the final trip. On Monday, a mixed freight was placed on the run. In• the top photo some of the people at the station are shown. In the cab of the locomotive is the engineer, Len West, of London. Others in the photo are, left to right, George Glen, who brought the final load of mail to the train; Mr. and Mrs. Tom 'MitBowler, their son, Nerm and John McGraw. The bottom photo shows here in 1907, and part of the Due to the generous response of Goderich and surrounding district, objective of tle Huron . County t of the Canadian Cancer So- ciety has been reached, the unit president, Robert Sperling, has an- nounced The campaign chairmen, Ed Stiles and Joe Moody, have expres- sed thanks to the volunteer can- vassers and those who assisted in making the campaign a success. 0 0 0 FLYING VISIT Mrs. C. ,D. McCormick, of.. Muncie, Indiana, litei"ally made a flying visit to Goderich over the. week -end. Flying alone, she piloted her small plane here, landing at Sky 'Harbor airport on Friday. ShG left for home early this week. A former Goderich resident, Mrs. McCormick has flown here sev- eral times. Het husband, also a flying enthusiast, sometimes pilots his own plane on a trip here. dormer Goderich Resident Marks 93rd Birthday May A native Of Auburn, Mrs. Isa- bella Anderson, new residing with her son in. Brantford, is looking forward to Monday, May 2, when she will celebrate her 93rd birth-' day. , • Isabella E. Young was born in. Auburn in„ 1:P2. After her mar- riage to Thomas Anderson, they went to•Northern Michigan,. where they 1iv'ed far 11 yeara. They ed'iurned tO live in Gode- rich Township, ,where they fanned, , for a few Years, 'llhey moved,tdi; Goderich in about 1918 and residedi', on Napier street dere She no lives with her son, Elwin, . • at Nel on ,Ati` E, rantforda Mts. ers. Anrde'rsc n enjoys; • readin newspape h>ti 5, ' n a sit 'scriber to•;Thi:Signe tar'oll he life. Her helth',i'; aril sb, enjoys knitting � a t .6 ing ',,X..Sh e is a ;.. a � % � eirlbef' "d � ti Church.c, c 4 She ha +�itlijtliv�t�� r��iirk Maud, .v0,14''' di : i1 archl' 932; Mrs. Rob r lc mia i G1 , n Abbey, Sask.�.�,, ''� r vV'..� +�erstil�;: of BBrantford, And JAmex' . Ande ,;: the first regular CPR train which left large crowd which gathered at the station for the momentous occasion. (Signal -Star Photo by Henry) By spital Board Sketch plans for the proposed addition to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital will be submitted to the Ontario Department of Health for approval, the hospital board decided at a special meeting on Monday night. .Flans submitted to the board by Dunlop -Moore Associates, Toronto, were approved thus far. The Tor- onto architect firm was engaged by the board last month to prepare sketch plans of the proposed buil- ding. At the March meeting, the board was told that the Depart- ment of Health had already ap- proved of draft sketches. A r' ,1 o...,h ete aye and 18 greet husband died When Conductor J. E. "Boss” $rowne, of Guelph, called .out "Allaboard" at the Canadian Pacific Railway station here on Saturday afternoon, it marked the last time that he would give the familiar call for passenger train No. 640. After 47 years of continuous service, the CPR has discon- tinued the regular passenger run from here to Guelph and replaced' it with• a mixed freight -passenger once -a -day run. Started in 1907 0 It was,on August 26, 1907, that will include one passenger car for the first regularCP R passenger the Goderich-Guelph run. Under train Was given a royal sendoff by the new system, CPR express be- tween here and Guelph will,, be harried by truck and mail will be' handled only by the CNR. According to the ,new schedule,• the CPR train will arrive in Gode- rich at 1.45 p.m. and leave at 10 a. m. the following day, Standard. Time. a large crowd: at the Goderich station. Only a fair-sized crowd, how- ever, was on hand last Saturday to watch the locomotive, bearing a black wreath on the front, ,pull the coaches away • from tie station for the final time. On 'board, the passenger coach had a full complement. And included among the passen- gers were Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hoy, of Anglesea street, Goderich, who were passengers on the, CPR regular passenger train which arrived• here in 1907, making the trip here from Walton. Mr. Hoy was a workman oh the construction crew which built the CPR line. On its completion, he was employed as ,a section man eight years and as section fore- man at McGaw for ,27. years. Fol - .lowing his 'retirennent in Novem- ber, 1940, his sons William, suc- ceeded him and its now station fluff Cfl rand tra inrna n at McGaw. . Browne the conductor made hns,.fiirst trip into Goderich onthe Rin May, 1909, and has worked ph the simile run : right up to the ' En- gineer ,fih ci��n� ion 'Saturday. M. Final �L w� othe !. t ..Len r • • West, ' of Lbndon. . e i%Mirig Mi Monday, a mixed frreiit run was instituted, which Initiated Into Wolf Cubs He won't be able to take part in hikes and sit around a campfire for a while, but 11 - year -old Bill. Bradley, of Glou- cester Terrace, realized an ambition last Thursday when he was formally initiated as a Wolf Cub' in No. 2 Goderich Pack. Bill has been in bed with his leg in a .cast since last August, when he was stricken with Perthes Disease, which crippled his hip and prevented li.im from walking. For over a year, Bill has wanted to be a Wolf Cub. The pack, however,` had a full reg- istration when he made his application to join and his name was put on the waiting list. Studies Tests For the past several weeks, after he received ward that he could become a member if he passed his Tenderpad tests, Bill has been studying the Wolf Cub Law and -the various other tests. Last Thursday was the "big . day." He had passed all his tests and was ready to be re- ceived into the pack. When Cubmaster John Cory' . initiated him, he made his ' promise before other cubs in Plans for Goderich's second an- nual trade fair to be held in Aug- ust are moving along at a good pace. Dates for the big fair have -been set at August` 17, 18, 19 and 20. Underthe sponsorship of the Kinsmen Club of Goderich, 1 fair was an outstanding •.success the pack to "Do my best." bast summer. He won't be able to get out Attempts are being made •tohave to pack meetings, but the•ather. Wolf Cubs have a standing in- vitation,' to come to his place,,, to hold a session at any time. When he's up and around again, Bill intends to take an active part in Wolf Cub work so he'll be ready to graduate into the Boy Scouts when the time comes. "He's always been an active boy," said his mother, Mrs. Henry J. Bradley. "In cthe summertime he was almost al- ways at the golf course caddy- ing or finding something to keep him busy. I thought there'd be some difficulty keep- ing him in bed, but he's very easy to manage and certainly enjoys having company," .And Bill hasn't forgotten about school work. Cubmaster Cory's wife, a teacher at Gode- rich Public School, has tutored hiim since last, fall and he's keeping up his Grade Five studies and doing his home- work regularly, a Federal Cabinet Minister here for the official opening on the first day. Midway During the past week a contra& was signed to bring a midway here for the event, and plans,call fm. a card of harness . races on the final afternoon, Following a pattern set last year, booths will be placed inside the Goderich Memorial Arena .and on the parking lot outside the buil- ding. The Kinsmen committee in charge of the fair reports that all outside space has been bought and about half of the space,in:siide the arena has been sol. o eichibitors. l,r The tentative p ts, am lists a stage show fon three of the four nights and another entertainment event . is being planned for the fourth night, ,• In connection with the fair, the service club is .planning a draw with a $1,000 bond as first , pria+� and a television set or 10 -day tali to Florida for two people as the second prize Rev. Alexander Nimmo, of Wing- . .. ham, was elected 81st moderator of the London and Hamilton Synod of the Presbyterian Church at the opening session held in `London on Monday. Mrmmo won the approval o,f the ed on - the sec- ond ballot. Among the others who were nominated were Rev. Richard Stew- art, of London, a former minister of .Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich. Mr. Stewart is now pas- tor of New • St. James Church where the session is' being held. Two of Goderich's Young Canada Week officials will go to Toronto this Saturday when the OMHA plans to hold a hearing into charges that the Newmarket entry in this year's pee wee hockey tournament used at least three over age players. "Nip" Whetstone, chairman 'of the Young Canada Week., 'committee and organizer of the tournament, and Guy Erinersop, committee secretary said they would both be at the •meeting. Aurora Charges 0 • The charges 'against Newmarket entry in the Young Canada Week arose at a recreationmeeting in tourney 'field in Goderich during Aurora last night When' Easter week. Thursday gh Aubrey Holmes, recreation direct'` Possibility that more than the he for of Auroras Andrew's Col, thr a Aron ImYs may be involved lege, ral: dthat three A ttr ors was , ct this week when Jack boys, ail over the 12 -year-old rig , litnit, -had played . for Newmarket Christie `tperetaty of the Ontario (iso cued on page 4) • I M4: ,. . ' v.: ., ;_ r •, ., i ,. ,cue+• �'#�+•^:i•. ,. ,r,,.,, Wearing his new neckerchief and green cap, 11-year-dld hill Bra+ lei It master Jahn Cory at a ceremony duringwhich the youngster w s xhdttcte 1 Cub 'Pack. Bedridden since lest Au urtt, Bill is' t, victi Of Vt es lila ' owbt he Nho s r, t r. , long two, Mild'• and prevents him from walking. a svaned tt► bea Wad CO,a• ing,. �rY Mei ,P - filled his dream. Now he 'just ,cahnrt wait to get mit vial the Oho tubs Oh 1i3oy a recovered.