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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-01-05, Page 1-Z ;," • , , , 7.,•.".4*•rf tofr‘f,7, • • •••••r• r .04 ""•''". • •••••••••• - : • „ •nr, ..4GICZUR MITIV,ra Ng. s • , • „ 4 -.4.-'7,IT't•••,4."•-' • . .d..r.. ,, .....,4,0 --▪ ' s"• -:S:1:...: ..**-•.'.....47i''''.:**'"'•••4,41,' ,..• •,' "k: ''.1"'11,•:7• t:•":).' ft .,'1:.4.i' •, • , v'',..• 'Ait.:4,i, ...,7,71::::, • ,, r ., . ., •• ' 4 . ,,Hr -r-‘,........-,/4 ,,, .. t, '• 4.-r-,4* 444-- ..„:„.,. ...,,,,,, • ,..,,,; .., .... ..,,,..,t.,f.,•:::: .. i .. , . ...t,..t..:-,..,, ,, r.. .,•:. „.L.,,",'1.. 2 : ..,_.„.101..,,,,:,4,•-'h -. . ' ' ,. ..,... -...,..;.4.t..2):,...‘_::..f.,.j:_,,,L:t....., :,34.44,.."';4:1't , . . ,.1 ... ‘„,.. ..,., .,,,.• . - .,..... ,i, 4,, • ,, ; 4,. 1"1 DR. J. M. GRAHAM for whont a memorial is Tanned in the new wing to be built at .klexa ndra Marine and General Hospital. - 0- — 0 — • 109th Year -No. 1 40' Old Railway Name To Go - Operated for nearly half a cen- tury under lease by Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the' line from Guelph to Goderich, may soon become non-existant as far. as its original name of, "Guelph and Goderich Railway Company," goes. A CPR application is expectedto be presented to the next session of parliament. Notice ot the ap- • plication appeared in a recent issue MemonaloFor of the official Canada Gazette. Under the requested legisla- tion, the CPR ll would take over a Drs. -Grahamito'rt powers, assets and liabilities hGuelph and Goderich Rail- way Company and .another 12 such (isiotier 12th.,1955, the whole oCtIo‘1n and countryside-- Wai Sadden- vd. he death of Dr. John Mpre- - dith Graham, skilled physician, llrgi-On and trusted friend. At once. there were many who ex- - pressed a wish to have some part " in a memorial' which would be a • fitting tribcrte- to the memory of one Who giV6- himself so unspar- ingly for the welfare of others; if a memorial which would in some way Rrizpaluate his mem- in the -very place of so much of his labor. Although no ap- - peal or announcement was made, .everal gifts to this end have been made, rnost notable of which. is that made by the-Goderich Nledical Asociation. Such spontaneous action has left no alternative but that a com- nuttee be set up and a trust fund established to receive gifts, large and small, for this worthy' cause. /she committee consists of Mrs. Douglas 'Mooney. Mrs. John Hind- nursh, Messrs. Howard McNec. It. C.' Rays. QC, and Re% 11 A bick- '-'inson. • Donatiops will be received at once by the appointed treasurer, M-114% Evelyn Couper. the hospital or Mr. Howard NIcNee The Board of Governors of Alex- andra_ Marine and General Hospital have agreed to c:i-operate with the above- eorrirnittee. and although it ,• is difficult at this stage to deter- mine the exact nature of the mem- -orial, the tentative objective is the complete furnishing of one of the • two -bed rooms in the new wing fiti:be* built at the hospital other companies, some of tham being as follows: Georgian Bay and Seaboard Railway Gompany; erton and Lucknow Railway..Com- pany; Campbellfor(L-Lake Ontario and Western Railway Company. The CPR already owns alt the capital stock and bonds of these companies and operates the rail- ways under long-term leases.- - Should the application go through, it would mean no differ- ence whatever in the operation of the present CPR Guelph to Gode- rich line. local officials stated. -0 RECEIVES CERTIFICATE FOR SAVING BOY'S LIFE Alex "Sonny" Ma1lough was pre- sented with -a 'certificate of award by the Royal Canadian HuTh-sine Association, here, _Saturdays J. A - f McConnell presented the certificate on behalf of the Association. I, The award was in recognition of ' the south's bravery in -rescuing. Ronald Lyon, a,.L4-year-old London lad from 'drownf-ng, here, May 28. Young Lyon had slipped from the pier while fishing with some friends and was spotted by Mal- lotigh and -Bert MacDonald. The two raced down the pier in Mr. MacDonald:8 car and Mallough plunged into the• cold water, fully clothed and pulled young Lyn to safet 0 0 - \ Mrs W. F. A. Naftel spent the Christmas season with_her relatives' at Toronto. • _ GODERICII, TEILIRSEV, JANUARY 5th,1956 ._, _„,,_. ....::„. .'.....•,4-,:, ,''7-'4,.::::f.;''' ...............,.. • . .10, 4,.. . , •. • '.' . • ' t , • . ' ' Si- ' ,;',:';'!' ii • . , • . ' .1. ' ...4.4••,..1.111 ' • • a -,.. 11.1.'. • 4 • . P. ' i 6 r...- • . . '''''' . 1: . • ''.. _ • , Subacription ' Col3IeS,' 7e ; s.. Part of the beginners' class of the Blue Water Brass Band are sh own in a pratice session and,. hope they will be ready to join the senior Blue Water Band. At left is seep Schubert, to right: 'Dave Leeson, Ian Bateman, Kent Thorburn. Sicortd cow, from left to'Sight: Frank 'Brian, Turner, Ron Hamilton, Bruce MacDonald, Terry Young. Gerry Ward jr. Firsta • looking forward to 1956 when they _ band leader. Front row, from left Miller, Ron Allin, Brian. Bateman, S -S, Photo by Henry Anniversary Of Auburn.'$"Bridge 0 0 One year ago December 30, 1955, the $200,000 four span T itoy Pat- terson 'Memorial Bridge at Auburn was officially (zpenin marking this first anniversary, Charles As- quith, Auburn historian, writes, "We Auburnites were very much pleased that Mrs. T. Roy Patterson was given the honor of cutting the ribbon and declaring the bridge open." Continuing his story. Mr As- quith wrote, "The bridge has now almost reached such a state...of completion, with the sides of the approaches nicely sodded by the use of cut straw as asmulch-seeti- ing, that the County of Hurtin is about ready to transfer this fine, snode'rn structure over to Auburn as its very own, at /east in name and location. For ye -ars t� Mine 'it will be known as the Patterson (Memorial Bridge It was must Co-unty t0 trod inielrAS ELKIN.- otu .4 • i"ealai" - ler-T-trOditildeEear, in "whose dI memory the bridge at Auburn • Was.. nanted. Prayer Service Here "Too many Of os think we' can summon God a, we wou.(1 summon a bellhop when we are down to • our. last resort, said Rev Ralph W. -Hamby, pastor of London Gospel Temple. Tuesday night, speaking on "The Home That God •Blesss." Ile addressed a large con- gregation attending the Week of Prayer service in the Goderich .Baptist Church, Tuesday night. Rev. Mr. Hornby, who is affiliat- ed with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, outlined the various things we must and must not do if we want God to bless our homes. He used as his text the Book of Samuel to illustrate how the ark of •the covenant was treated in different households and by differ- ent people. "When crod created the world he made the home his masterpiece. and when sin entered the world God did" not abandon the homa,"! Rev Mr. Hornby said. "Instead» the home and the farnsly were ire strumental in passing the word of the coming of Christ down through ; tfr. generations. Since Christ's time, the home has been greatly 1 responsible for 'passing the Gospel down through the years," he said. "We must not think, however, that- the Gospel is hereditary just because our 'fathers believed in it. Everyone must accept Astor him- self," said the guest preacher: - "If we want God to bless our homes, it should be evident .,the moment anyone walks in the door that Christ is foremost in the house. We cannot devote just part of -our attention to God. for He will not stoop to compete with other gbds. We must give our whole selves to Him in complete surrender before Ile will -do busi- ness with us," Rev. Mr. Hornby said. The Isindon minister began preaching at the age of 16 and has had several churches in Sask- atchewan and Manitoba. He is heard Sunday mornings over the London radio station. The Week of Prayer services continued this week, at St. George's Anglican Church, Wednesday and will be at Knox Presbyterian Church, ThursdaY, and Worth Street United Church, Friday at 8 GDCI Board Re-elects Officers At Inaugural , The inatrgural meeting of Gode- rich District Collegiate institute Board was held in The CoNsepte on Tuesday evening. Alt members 'are appointed and the appointing bodies and their representatives are as follows: Huron County, C, G. (Gerry) Ginn; Godorich Town. .1 A Gard- ner. H. M. Ford; Ashfleld Town- ship, 0. Brooks; Colborne Town- ship, E. Robertson; Goderich Town- ship. B. Walter: Hullett Township, W--1----C•raitig. Wawa nosh Fsast Town- ship. N. Patterson; Wawanosh Wes: Township, R D. Munro; Goderich ublic School Board, Dr. N. C. Jackson; Goderich Separate School Board, F. Donnelly. .1. A. , Gardner was re-elected chairman without opposition. N. Patterson was re-elected vice - 'c'•" chairman. A. R. -Scott was re - 'Sprinted secretar14-treasurer. ,om mittee8 for -the 4year _were c,et -up as follows, the first on each being chairman: Finance and Purchasing - 11..M. Ford, N. Patterson, E. Robert- son, G. Ginn. ' Transportation N. Patter's° n, O. Brooks, B. Walter, F.. Donnelly. Property -Dr. N. C." Jackson, W. Craig, R. D. Munro, B.•Walter. Staff Relations - R. D. Munro:- F. Donnelly, H. ',M. Ford, 0. Brooks. Dr. N. C. Jackson. Agriculture - E. Robertson, 0. Brooks, G. Ginn, W. Craig. W. G. Duckworth wa's re -appoint- ed attendance officer and A. M. Ifarper as auditor for 1956. Regular meetings ' -were sche- duled for the first .Tuesday of the month at 8.00 p.m. Grand- Bind Village Council Plans To: Stop "Rowdyism'', Grand lend Council started in the ne*,year with plans to top "rowdyism" in the vitlage during summer months. . Coitneillor Norman 'Turnbull, newcomer this yeir..,--fouched' _off a long debate at the* start' of the reeetirkg by claitning police ex- : ' . 4t4DeTrgtt, 'gh- for -the size , 7 Re • ' ' iv Reeve J. • isj tO., • A. -permanent • "Two or dthree men k th.e streets all the time woirikYf&t&nn1y help," Councillor Turnbilli claimed. -The village 4 present ernpioys one provincial corporal for eight montIrs and five other provincial wll& constables in the summer.- The toStofrpolicing here fast year wM,sliglitly over $6,000. • '-- Reeve Dalton' explained:a survey ..has (proved t Grand Bend Lq revierataffee>64ru-infelYthtt1onths 7:• 7,'.14,4‘. '15,000 pierstps . • • FATHER OFJACK AND NIP" WHETSTONE• DIES Orwell V. Whetstone, of St. Marys, who died on Thursday last in the St. Marys Hospital, in his 75th year, was the father of Lloyd and Jack Whetstone ,bf Goderich. Bprn near St. Marys, ho was in business for many years in 'that town and . was a member of Town Council for several terms. 0-0 0 Mr. and Mrs. 'Ray Lawrence of London were holiday 'guests' with the former's mother, Mrs. F. Law- rence, Market street. ZERO ra Registtion -for veterans who wished to take)* even- ing classes at Godeficii District Collegiate Institute- in- home construction was deadline(' for Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. !Mi. R. H. Collie, of Stratford, the in= structor for the classes was , present and prepared to take .down the names of all veterans -----who planned to take the course.. But the' only one who showed up for registration was. 'Mr. Collie. 0 - -48TH ANNIVERSAIW' Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sandy, Southntreet, street, celebrated their 48th- wed- ding anniversary at their home here, New Year's Day. 'Present for the occasion were: Mrs. Homan, (Buelah), ,of Ridgewood }ark s Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sandy, of Goderlch; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Naftel; and , six grandchildren. •0-- 0 0 WATERLOO CATTT.E T LICENSE . .ViThaip 'Smith, of Keays-- stre t, was the.first in line for - his '1950 automobile • license Plates when -issuer „Ralph Blackstone opened his store' Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith's plates. will b'e 'number 716 091. The numbers allotted to- this • town for 1956 will range from Mr. Smith's number to dbout 719 100, •proyiding the same number_ciLtilites are selsi her this year as last. Mr. Blackstone reports there Were about .3,100 sets of plates' sold last year. The new plates are white with 'blue lettering. \ o --o- *-44—o Remove- 'Sand .4s From River otith Goldthorpe Sand and Gravel began work "this week removing the large sand -bar at the mouth of the Maitland River at Goderieh Harbor. . The work, which is expected to take about a' month to complete, is a preventative measure against sprieg ice -jams. These have been disastrous -to the piers in the past. Tho ice will be able to clear'itself more- easily. from. the 'harbor and river mouth- 'yhen the sandbar has been removed. A drag line from the river bank to the .pier is being used in the operation. 0 • r Shooting Case •Is Dropped The case --against. Norman , Tyn- dall, a' 55 -year -old -Clinton man, was dismissed in • magistrate's - court at Clinton Tuesday after- noon by Magistrate -D.-liSEilaresf liTEB-111. een this bridge at a tune which maned %ITN) r4e. 140-4-1, sere)ce, .-tcress1- .c. BREEDERS' PROGRESS- held over from two 'Weeks ago, Nfanehester in 1854.'1 ligence, causing liodily harm, as a Iht"errit'enalr-rellarlml"Thittlitirlsarinin., last. yttiou Ferry ServIcsii Mr. A.squith, then dealt with the past history of the spot as follows. "When this area was first taken up the settlers had to find their own -.a Ale vsie• N1 ,iretrar4,VVE•Iirhrillfat*el- 1851 until 1859 when the first Financial statement of the Wat- bridge was built. erloo Cattle Breeding Association for the year ending November 30, 1955, showed a net revenue for THANKS FROM C.A.S. The tot1owug Iettcr froxn th the year of $5,409.68. ' Adding this means of crossing the Maitland. (' A is ...if explanatory: but. when Eneas Elkin. in 1851, &titer, Signal -Star took up the farm on the north. Sir, -The Board and Staff of the west corner of Hut:lett, which is Children's Atd Society of Huron now t'b Arthur Grange farm, he -esthblihed a ferry strvice operat ed by his wife during the day Mrs. Elkin operatcd the ferry dur- ing the day becaue the men were ren throughout the County. busy clearing the Land or doing Special selationireis given to other pioneer work. Just where Clinton Radar School who enter - Mrs. Elkin operated the ferry 14 tamed 100 guetts and the reeves unknown, but we believe H would who tranicperted the children to be, perhaps, a Tittle north of where this party the dam was built. The east honk Sincere 1 y , of the river is not high herr and MRS 1ARY.,1' CHAFFEE7 (Continued on page 5) Loral Director. Courrty vriah to thank the hundred and more citizens and organiza- tion.' wtio hl'lpcd bring happiness at Christmastime to aver 500 child - to surpluses from previous years it gives an overall surplus as at November 30, 1955, of $$44,178.52. For the year ending that date the association had inseminated 46,577 cows, an increase over_the previous year of 7,790 cows. This is a 20.1 per cent increase. 0 0 Once Rector ere, les • +.14 1 ;7-1111.711411111.--`1tis•- ' "savor •=.7LL "t ir""21•3.41y...0. 4444 4 41...!t4; • • One of the most popular county museums in Wes- tern Ontario, bas- ed on attendance figures in 1955. Huron County Museum is expec- ting another re- cord attendInce for 1956. Curator J H. Neill is leaving no stone unturned in his search for added attractions and beforespring rolls around he will have more exhibits to add to the present form- idable array. - The death of Archdeacon James B. Fotheringham, which c5scurred in Toronto on Wednesday, Decem- ber 28, at the age of 76 years, revived memories of a" former rec- tos- of St. George's Church, Gode- rich. who in a comparatively brief incumbency made an -indelible im- pression . upon this community. Archdeacon Fotheringham, son-in- law of Archbishop Sweatman, Pri- mate- of all Canada; was f -St. George's for about five ' years (1911-1916) and went from here to Brantford. He left the Diocese of Huron in 1931 and lectured in homiletics and theology at -Trinity College, Toronto, -until two years ago. He was a native of Scotland, coming to Canada in 1905. Surviving are his wife, the form- er Gladys Sweatman, two, daugh- ters, Alga and Mary, and a son, Lt-Cmdr7 'James Brant Fothering- ham, R.C.N.. in England. Funeral rites were observed at Toronto on Friday. FIRST • MEETING. FOR *I 1956 • /4 • ,• ses First Town CoUnclivileetinr for 1956 will be held at aboV, Of 4,1..Rets4eljtekttVpfkilie„scel.StniktIon . given them Front left to' right: doutleillor F. Walkom, -Councillor R. Besse -reiht 'his, resignation ai councillor at this meeting) "'-'- Chambers on Monday at 7: p:M.;.,The group shown council, Will be ,tlie 1956 council also, with the exception the' • • .•'• "•. • . • 44, NI: 4 • we" * 'Conifer( IC M. Robert:4n, C4uncillor-J. Vincent, aunelilor F. Skelton, -Coun- the 1955 icillar J. M. pcnrielly. Back- row, from left to right! Crown Attorney ;Craharii Thum iferk S H. Blake. dr Councillor iH. Glenn Hays, (who will sweaTJ.he council in), town assessor O. W. row, from Slprdy, DeputyReeve E. C. Fisher Mayof J. E. Hucletns... Reeve J. H. (whO will Councillor ' • . ,•.;-,, N—,.„,;:t..,—;-.."....-. 4,.. W,`,..-7,,,,,,:,„».•:•!.; ; .. . :•'; . ..'',••• ;.,,', result 'of a. deer -hunting accident, in, which.two men were wounded. Four young airmen, two from RCAF Station Clinton, and two from Centralia Air Base, who were arrested Neer Year's Eve and lod- ged In Huron County jail, Gode- rich, were' charged with car theft. All pleaded not guilty. They were all released on their own,ball of $200 each. They will 'appear in Clinton court on January 17.- Marshall Young, Hullett Town - Ship, was fined $100 and costs when he -pleaded guilty to a chargd, of 'keeping liquor for sale. Testifying in court were Provincial Constable L. A. Westlake, Ichoralded Young's. premises, and Provincial Constable Donald Trumbley, who ' served Young with the warrant. Police, who made tffe raid on December 8, confiscated eight pints of beer, and part ofa-bottle of liquor. Crown' Attorney H. Glenn Hays, who was asked by Magistrate Holmes if Young had been doing a land-office business, replied that pthiaeirnets.had been' continued cm- , Unemploynient figures for the area served by the Goderich Office of the National Pinitleyment ' • • vice ShoWs •drop of 16 people . in, the number of unplaced ant.s.in comparison to about year ago. At the present time there 'fa a total of- 646 'unplaced app,11canta'• - • • whereas the- number was 662 a year ago. i During the month of Deceinber there were 527 men and women, registered fer employment at the.' ' Goderich Office of. 4the National'. ' -Employment Sereite. - - 01 the 646 unpldced applicants now, 139 are female and 507 male.- ' A year ago there were 71 female, and 551 male for a total_ of, 662 unplaced applieants. "These figures may be consider - cd as jUst another collector's item for. those who like quotincstatis- tics as they may be thought of as 646 people out of work,"- Mr. J. D. McLeod, manager a the Goderich office of the National Employment'. Service, said. . "It is people -v..re are interested in„and for that reason:we are going to do what we can to support the N.E.S. 'Do It Now' eatnipaign:" _ "This 'Do It Now' canipaign got under way last winter when -the help of the service clubs and mini-; cipalities was solicited; this- year press and radio are lending their support as'weil," said Mr. McLeod. ' "Winter unemployment is un- avoidable in certain oanpationes, chiefl9 due to climatic•conditions,."_ said Mr. McLeod. "However, be- cause of habits of Jong standing the 'N.E.S. finds that winter un- employment is 'unnecessarily.' For instance, people are in tbe habit of having alterations and__ decorating done in the Spring. This is no longer necesagy. With up-to-date tecItniqu6s; odorless •• paint, etc., the work can be done Just as • smoothly in the winter when, workmen are more easily • , • "So let's 'Do It Now.' ''.We all have clean -Up, fix -up, light -up; or paint -up jobs to be !one. Now is the time to do thein while flualalled tradesmen are available. Help _yourself and he • the coirununity- • for ri t •D•o 3t ow ,' urge —0 ,zakrtr.o.tir/nrirncr."/ii‘roirs.rhu Faulty Wiring -Causes ,Fire Defective wiring has been bTam--'- ed for a $3,000 fire which destroy- ed the barn, now equipment, feed and hay belonging to -George Feagan, Bennett str&q, Tuesday evening. 'Mr. Feagan had been in the barli about' an hour before his wife nots- fied him of the blaze.-around10.30 p.m., and everything was -all right at that time. Seven - valuable cattle beasts and pigs ready for marketing were saved from the barn and taken by truck, td nearby shelter. The loss is partly covered by insurance. Fought by t•he Goderich Volun- teer Fire Department, the blaze lit up the sky for several miles around and attracted numerous spectators' Fireman Archie Johnston is credited with egsruing the farm cat from the basbment of the barn. Tabby received a good soaking but was otherWise unhurt. Six New Members •When County Council:Meets Huron CO-Unty Council will have six new members when the first session begins here, January 17. In addition to the new .members, two former deputy -reeves will be appearing in council as reeves. The new members are Herbert Strailtim, replacing Roy CouSins, of Brussels; Burton Stanley, replac- ing Melvin Crich, Of -Clinton; N. Trewattha, replacing Clinton de- puty -reeve Burton • Stanley; John Kernighan replaeing Terence Hunt- er, of Colborne TownShip; Valen- tine Becker replacing Earl. Camp- bell, of Hay TownShip; L. H. Radar 'replacing Valentine Becker as de- •puty-reeVe-lit 'Hay Township; Gor- don Raiz replacing Wellington Heist as l deputy-reAr've- 01 Stephen Township; claytion Smith,.'replac- ing Verne Pincombe, of Usborne Township. The two deputy -reeves who have stepped up to the reeveship are, Burton Stanley of Clinton and Valentine Becker of Hay Township. -The following is the complete list of Huron County Councillors for 1956: Ashfield-CXil Blake Blyth -William Morritt• .Brussels --Herbert Stratton , Clinton, --Burton IStenleY Clinton-(dep.) t. Trewartha Colborne -John Xernighan . ' Exeter77William McKenzie Exeter---(dep.) C. :Mawhinney • 1 Goderich-John H. Graham Goderich-(dep.) E. C..Fisher Goderich Twp. -John W. D.eeves. Grey -Clifford Rowland Hay -Valentine Becker , Hay--(dep.) II..Radar • ( Hensall-Williani Parke ' • Howick-Harold Gowdy Howiek-(dep.) Arthur Gibson Jewitt Morris:-Balile Parrott ' • Beuermann Seaforth-Norman Sco1ns a Stanley -Harvey Colearian Stephen --John Morrisse Stephen--(dep.) Gordon Ratz Tuckersmith--JamesDoLg Turnberry--John D. Fischer Usborne--ClaYton Smith Wawanosh. East -O. E. Taylor Wawanosh, West-JohnDfrnin Wingham-Roy Adkir Wingham--(dep.) Jesepth Cerr Birth Rate Is Don By One; 1,118 Births In 5 Years Ton of Goderich statitics iihow that both the birth and death rates =were lower' in 1955, Than they have been for the past three years. There were 219 births and 84 'deats a- -' compared with-22O'birthnd 01-. deaths .in 1054. .1n 1953 there were -238 -births nd. 84' deaths. What -is believed to have been the 42144me high fr . .. births in One year in Goderich - , wa. in 1952- when 241 births. • • ' ,:....% were registered. • . , 7 , • .'. This ycrar's figure •brings the • .1 v• tothl•-number of births rgisf- '-' ....Ated here in the past five' • --;.'.. ' year k .t�1 118. The numb& •r,.:,:',",`, of still -blahs reqordedan 1955 , - was thee, ascomparg10-1gur ..-•-• - --,,,,- ,,,,,:: rite 'pretious year •... 'Thre Itirefq-10 inarriae.lie. ____,„ -.., en sesIssut*difel'e 'i 1055. '-..- -----7 . . 4 " •. • • 't • . . ..• , • * /1.;. 44,4 ••"" **' Y''''';`;',.•"'.4