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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-04-12, Page 1•*,= '�=.u'u:r�ua _.---�_.,�';il`�-ira�uC,�.�'>Rs�[;;»-•x�ra.,�. 0. PREMIER PROST ° will officially open new Court House on 'May 29. Changes In GOOl Staff Two resignations from the teach- ing staff were accepted and two new' appointments made by the Goderich Dilibrict Collegiate Insti- tute Board Tuesday night. Miss Patricia Cooper, who has been teaching 'girls' physical educa- tion, is leaving to join the Sarnia staff. The board also received the resignation of D. Bt. Holmes, who has been teaching physical educa- tion, guidanwee and sortie social studies. He has accepted a teach- ing position at St. •Thomas. • Mrs. Irene St. Michael, who has been living in Chicago, Ill., has been appointed to replace Miss Cooper. Mrs, St. Michael -will re- side in Blyth. She has had six years of previous teaching ex- perience in .Ontario. yetoepe select- ed tolacMrHalmes.In the meantime, however, the board appointed an additional teacher, Wilbur Brown, of Hamilton, to bring the teaching staff at G.D,C.I. up to 20 members for next year. Mr. Brown, ;who is attending On- tario College' of Education at pre- sent, will teach physical education and Junior English. It was decided that the (board will sponsor a 4-11 Corn Club this year under the supervision of James Stoner. ss • .r 1r Yearo.1b - CODE: I+CH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 12th, 1956 Grain farriers Clear Winter Berths; Expct Active Year Many Inquire Re Pensions ,Many inquiries have been re ceived by Town Clerk S. IL Blake concerning the additional old age pension of up to $20 monthly an- nounced by the Ontario Govern- ment recently. The clerk explained at last week's council meeting that the province will pay 60 per cent of the cost of the pension, but the municipality must pay the re- mainder. "Indian givers!" snorted Mayor J. E. 'Huckins- He said that the publicity he had seep had led him to 'believe the provincial govern- ment was paying the whole cost itself. Council did not come to a de- cision on whether to go along with the Ontario plan, but referred the matter to the special committee for study. One application has 'been filed with the town already and Mr. Blake predicted several more ap- plications if council decides to adopt the plan. The forms on which people must apply for the additioniaipension are ordinary xelie£ forms. Mayor Huokins stated: "As Coun- cillor Waikom said, -it could snow- ball into quite a thing." Yet, the mayor added, he would hate to think that certain people,--vw,ho- need the assistance badly, would be depriived. "Any amount we pay is recover- able from the estate if the person dies," council was informed by Mr. Blake. KAITTiNG FUNERAL Attending the funeral Thursday last of the late Mrs. Arthur T. Kaitting were persons from Tor- onto, Mallon, Hamilton, Maple, Brantford, Zurich, and Varna, Council Hesitates On Recreation Requests �3 dtatraiii fee` vnetCsduncil"" meed here bast Friday, took no 'name ate action on a Recreation a Arena Committee letter 'whi .su . ..-x.-l�awn...,$,4-.,.at!*.:, w."d'.•'.X>, ,r-•;e-°z,.�y--.U� ......-v^ . ng epee M. Berry, for a buildinger de mit was held in abeyance by caun- nd cil. Members of council decided to visit the area concerned to see I ch if the present situation is con -1 pom•ted_eut the need for' iname ate funds to cover a S2.500 ba overdraft and pay $2,700 in in anee bills. The letter came on the heels a special meeting between council and committee on Mar 29. . The committee showed coun a 1956 recreation program wahi would, be dependent on a tow grant of $14,000—an increase $3,000 over the amount aubhoriz last year. Council has anade no official de- cision on how much it is willing to ear -mark for recreation this year, .but the matter will most likely be discussed tonight. A meeting is being held tonight in an effort to strike the 1956 mill rate, The letter read to last Friday's council meeting was signed by John G. Berry, secretary -treasurer of Goderich Recreation and Arena (Committee. The letter stated: "There is no doubt there is a better understhnding between Our- selves and council after reviewing the situation. We all realize that financing this work is difficult and is expensive. Perhaps, through council, matters such as Hydro agreements or other means of cut- ting expenses can be arrived ,at. "We should have same immedi- ate funds made available to use at the present time. We are $2,50 overdrawn at the bank and hav on hand insurance bills amountin to some $2,700 -which must be paid Would you kindly give some con siderattion to an advance as soo as possible?" Landscaping Landscaping of court house par came up for discussionwhe Charles B. nay,Of Zurich, appear ed before council to offer his ser vices. He quoted a price of $3,000 but -'aid he would do it for $2,50 • if the town agreed to supply 40 yards of top soil. Mayor Huckins pnintcd nut tha a committee of •counci] is to mee with the 'property committeeofof Huron County �ot,ncil re the slat. ing of the cost of landscaping. Noting that the town tax rate can- not be set before an agreement is reached on howthe 'landscaping omits will be divided, the mayor suese ted that the meeting of town and minty officials be hurried up. Consequently, no action was taken on Mr. Hay's offer. sestneillor Charles Robertson sig'*cited that the town's own men mi'eht be able to do the park land- seapin'e job, but Deputy -Reeve E. C N'i.her and 'Mayor Huckins 'ex- presoed some doubt as to whe,„ther there was proper :supervision avail- a'bl e Reeve .i. '11. 'Graham suggested that some county equipment might be harrowed for the project.. Mr Hay estimated that he could complete the Landscaping of the court house park in tiwo weeks, if given the job. There are four and a half acres in the paref9 to be landscaped, he said, though Councillor F. Waltman later ex- pressed some doubt about this figure. Building Irormito An applieation from atm. Flor- di- dupeh to good health_ nk Mrs. Berry applied for a permit mi._ to remodel a dwelling on the west side of Martha street, betweeh Wal- S of nut and Bennett streets. She also , j the plans to erect an addition, 10' by ch 17', to be covered with insulabrick. ci4 ch n of ed Some of the big grain carriers have already left their winter berths at Goderich and more will be steaming out for the head of the lakes in the next few days. With the export market for wheat picking up, there is good reason to believe that there will be more employment for sailors and work- ers in related, ,pecupati-ons this year than has been the case for the past two years. First ship out of the harbor this year was the S.S. Starbuolc, which left on Wednesday of last week. Since then, tire steamers Superior, Mantadoc and James B. Eads have also cleared port. While prospects look better in the grain transportation business, commercial fishermen in the dis- trict are not so happy. Fishermen operating out of Goderich, Bay- field and Grand Bend report' light catches of whitefish and perch so far. Fishermen were hampered by ice for several days before they were able to set their nets. O O O Festival Of "Nip" Whetstone, centre, who first visualized Young Canada Week, congratulates team captains after East-West challenge in which Winnipeg Mustangs defeated Goderich Pee Wees 7-3. Left is Buddy Robin- son, 12, who led the home team with two goals. At right is Freeman Asmundson, 12, who performed the hat trick for the winners. The Winnipeg lads took home the challenge trophy presented for competition by „Winnipeg pee wee hockey boosters. --S.S. Photo by R.H. Drama Here Going To Dogs? "Heaven' on Earth," a -. Phili Johnson play and directed by A -,Saunders will open the Dram Festival Wednesday evening, Ap ril 25. The play deals with a yawn daughter (Gail Sully) failing i love with a nature minded suito (Tony Merser) ;; much against th wishes of, the parents (Virgini bodge and Harold Brennan). Th play has comedy but it also ha touching scenes before the ro- mance is broken up much to th happiness of everyone. Bonni Graham plays the maid. The other local play (The Rec ognition Scene from Anastasia will be prese sled Friday night an the cast includes Marjorie Macfi and Jayne Ford. Mr s. Moone will act as narrator. Anastasia is a new play, having been pro duced in New York in December 1954. The scene is Berlin around the year am an(1- Anastasia --is- try ing- to prove to her grandmother, pro c.u.•�: ai , ',� i ��. .��,��.,,�,�•��?�. }rte It cost Mayor J. E. Huekins p eight cents to learn that "people are getting fed up" a because Goderich is going to - the dogs. gTown Clerk S. H. Blake ex- plained that the mayor paid eight cents to get an un - e stamped, unsigned letter out e of the post officee The en - a velope contained a clipping e about deg control legislation s being enacted at Byron. The anonymous sender also en - e closed this note: e "What's wrong with Gode- rich having a taw Iike this? - Do' our children have to be ) bitten first? Do you ever drive d about the school yards -or out e in Strang Crescent or the new housing , u n i g on Blake. The people are getting fed up!" Said Mayor Huckins: "I hope they don't all copy that and put letters in there that cost eirt ee-nts per dog." 0 0 'iMac e) bat she is indeed the Grand Duchess, only surviving child and heiress of the 'Czar. Six other entries Blyth, Exeter, Chatham, London, St. Thomas and Galt will compete. Mr. Leon Major, of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Major of Major tures; Goderich, will bs the ad- udicator. CANCER BLITZ IS SET Councillor Robertson wanted to know tiv'bat jurisdiction the town has over cases where a building permit has been issued but not adhered to. "There is fl t" enough detail in thepermit we issue," commented Mayor Huckins, He said that a building inspector is almost need- ed to make daily checks to see that 'builders are following speci- fications. Once the town planning bylaw has been passed, many of these troubles will be eliminated, c he expected. G There was some discussion con- + b cerning a former suggestion that a park be created :n the area where Mrs. Berry has her property. A request from Ronald R. Glaz- ier for a taxi license was referred to commnittee for study. Mr. Glazier said he was prepared to operate a 2S4 -hour service with two cars, employing one man full-time and one man part-time. The taxi business would be operated from his gasoline station on Huron road. e g n n 0 0 FOR NEXT TUESDAY The objective is $2,500 in a blitz campaign to be conducted in this district next Tuesday to raise funds for cancer research The one -day canvass will cover the town of Goderich and,Ashfield and Colborne Townships. The canvass is being handled by the Goderich and District Branch of the Perth - Huron Unit of the Canadian Can- er Society. Robert Sperling, of oderich, is president of the ranch. A large turn -out is expected for a meeting of canvassers in MacKay Hall here on Friday. o "BERT" RECOVERING The many f'rie'nds of "Bert" MacDonald are pleased to learn that he successfully underwent an operation at Victoria Hospital, London, recently and has returned to his home here where he is mak- ing favorable progress. eseeessivanigketiverewreteesess There was a very good attend- ance at the annual mariners' ser- vice conducted by Rev. R. G. 'Mac- Millan in Knox Presbyterian Church here last Sunday. Special music was provided by a male choir and a quartet composed of G. Lodge, F. Mcllwain, R. Hender- son and G. Walter. Council Rejects insufficient Offers Made .For MacKay Hall Two offers for MacKay Hall one for $10,000 and another for $5,000—were rejected when Town Council opened sealed tenders here last Friday night. A reserve bid of $30,500 was entered an behalf of the town. Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle submitted an offer of $10,000. acs co+mpanied •i;y a cheque for $500, five percent of the tender. The offer was signed by Richard J. Green, pastor, on behalf of the congregatian. A bid of $5,000 was sutbm:tted by Huron Lodge, No. 62, I.O.O.F., over 'the signature of J. G. Bannister. The lodge proposed to pay $1,000 down and $1,000 annually for four consecutive years, without interest. i "They don't want to buy it, they just want 'to rent it," commented a councillor, .The reserve bid of, $30,500__ we' • signed by S. H. Blake, town clerk; Alex. ; e a epeet.e assessor, an O. Stut'rsy trop as`eor: 4Mr. Blake explained to council that the reserve bid took assess- ment figures and building costs into consideration. Council 'wasted little time in passing a motion by Councillor F. Walkom, seconded by Councillor Charles Robertson, that no action be taken on the tenders. A letter from North Street Un ed,,, Church, expressing interest th .purehas.e_ of__a.Idt. at-_ the_regia of MacKay Hall,' was referred the public works committee o motion of Councillor J. Vincer) seconded by Coifncillor E. Drenn The letter, signed • by G. Gardiner, secretary of the offrci board, explained that North S:re Church is not interested in buyin +s MacKay Hall but would like I purc'nase the lot at the rear of th hal to give access to the churc I from Nelson street. Councill Robertson said the church is co sidering an addit_:n. M acKat ti HaI] is cortin. g u monEy," said Councillor Ro�bertso As long as the town is keep' 'it, he said, a schedule of "fee "should be drarwn up and adhere to' so that there is no criticism about one organza -tion-- being charged less than another. agreed in principle, he felt tha exceptions should be made for non- profit groups such as the Girl Guides. Mayor J. E. Huckins added: "I there is an admission charged b any group, it should pay for th use of the hall. Or if there i something being sold inside th building." He said that the town had fol lowed this policy in the past unti the Little Theatre group came along and cla.aned that it had spen $1,500 on imlpr�oving the stage, etc. Some people think that the town is neglecting the theatre group in titbtoraptiou l 9`, " Single :Os. 7e Toronto Team Champs Of Young Canada Week Young Canada Week reached a roaring c1i pax here Saturday as Ted's Pals, of Toronto, scored a 3-3 win over Temiskaming, Quebec, in the grand championship final game of the eight-day pee wee hockey totnrnament. lit was the second consecutive grand championship for the Toronto squad, which was awarded the Douglas Mooney Memorial Trophy after the game. • The last game of the tournament was the East-West • Challenge contest between Winnipeg and Goderich, The Westerners won 7-3 over a Goderich team that never stopped trying. - A Challenger Among Coins Just when a three weeks' long flow of reports to the Signal -Star office of persons owning old coins had ended, Jima Farnshaw came up with a challenger. Jim says he has a Queen Vic- toria Jubilee gold coin of 188'4 The Vivo guineas coin, Jim says, is one of only about 2,000 such coins minted at that time. He adds that on the trading market its'value is about $6 whereas the actuaLgold in the coin, if it were permitted to have'it melted down, would be more than' $20. Its value as a se_ --ra-re eons from a collector's stand- in Point however, would be consider- abl more than this. Jim feels r _ certain there–is-We - danger `of to anyone else reporting to the Sig- !' nal -Star they have a coin like that, t, too, although it has been surpris- an- ing the large number of old coins a- reported as being owned by district et residents. Oh, oh! No, here's some more: to Of several interesting coins in the possession of Dr. H. R. Hall, of Goderich, the oldest is dated 1797. But it may not be anywhere near or as valuable as a 1921 Canadian n- 50 -cent piece which he- owns. It is•. sat d that only 13 of the n 50 -cent a -pieces issued in 1921 are still in n; circulation. They may have a value ng, in the hundreds of dollars if this s is true. d Mayors Trade Newfoundland Seals; - Goderich-Made Pens Mayor J. E. Huckins is now the possessor of two unique paperweights in the shape of miniature seals. They were sent him as a gift by Mayor H. G. R. Mews, of St. John's, Newfoundland, when the St. John's pee wee hockey team came to Goderich last week to play in the Young Canada Week tournament. Mayor Huckins informed Town Council that he has re- turned the courtesy by send- ing Mayor Mews a pen manu- factured in Goderich. The mayor added, "There has' been a tremendous amount of ,publicity from coast to coast on this 'world series.' That's what they are calling it. It may nbe stretching it, but it certainly is a national affair." It was noted that Town Council had authorized a con- tribution of $250 to the tourna- ment. Mayor Huckins also drew attention to the feat of Gode- rich Midgets in winning the Ontario Minor hockey Associ- Age does not have nearly as much to do with the value of coins as many people` think, points out Dr. Hall. The market.value of old t on the number issued or in circul- ation. Condition also counts for something. He believes that a club of coin f i collectors in London, Ont., issues Y a book- giving the market prices for old coins. s An interesting halfpenny, issued e in 1844, is in the possession of Miss Ethel Austin, of R.R. 3, Gode- s rich. Apparently it is a Bank of Montreal token. t 0 O o Another B.C. favor of other recreational ;actio- TeamConiingPg i 1t es painted ed out Councillor Wal- kom. He denied this, saying, "We are subsidizing. them (the Little Theatre group) to the tune of sev- eral hundred dollars a year." MacKay Hall rental charges in the past have been $3 for the use of the basement or ledge room or meetings, $5 for the upstairs n the afternoon or $10 in the even r A fern years ago, when the town rst considered selling MacKay Hall, there was a difference of pinion as- to 'wether or vel, the own had the right • to do so. This cleared up after an examin- tion of the title by J. K. Hunter, cwn solicitor. The examination showed that in 945 a certificate of title issued (Continued on page 6) f ation '"B" title in their recent final series with Aurora. "We are very proud of this fi young hockey `.earn," he said. "It is a product of Young o Canada Week. This is practic- ally the same team that won W pee wee honorsa.in the early a days of Young Canada Week. ' t He asked council to consider some form of civic recognition 1 fpr the young champions. Being confined to a wheel: -chair didn't stop Kenny Burgess, in photo at left, front coaching the Clare Hatt Pee Wees from London ai the seventh 'annual,`''o`ung Canada Week Tournament in Goder'ch last week. Urian Lapthorne and Ross „Holmes get last minute instructions from Coach Burgess. A crowd favorite, Theodore Mayhew, 1e -year- old Temisicaming goalie and captain, proudly displays the Cardiff Trophy in centre picture. His team won it 'by defeating Mitchell 17-0 in the "C" series ficial. The trophy was presented by Elston Cardiff, M.P. for Huron.- The uron.nThe St. John's, Newfoundland, team brought along a new East-West Challenge Trophy which was taken ff'om then by Winnipeg Mustangs, Picture at . right shotes presen- ta'ion of the trophy to Freeman Asmundson, right, captain of the Western team. Representing the donors are .Stephen Bragg, captain of the Newfoundland club, and Lorne Wakelin, former Goderich arena manager who is now manager of the Civic Stadium at St. John's, New- foundland. ---Toronto Telegram Photo A Ietter to the Signal -Star 'from the home of, the famous Pentictsr"h Vs, who won the world's hockey 0 Highly Pleased, "Nip" Whetstone, whu firs visualized the Young Canada Week boys' hockey series, expressed him- self as highly pleased _with this year's tournament. Starting out seven years ago as a one -day affair in which a dozen district teams met, the idea grew to an. eight- day tournament in which nearly 1,300 players from 74 teams com- peted this year. Pee' wee hockey teams` entere�iil the tournament from as far east as St. John's, Newfoundland, and as far west as Winnipeg, Mart. A team from Trail, BC., has express- ed interest in coming to Goderich next year. "The crowds this year were eoa- siderably better than they have ever been :before," reports Guy '- Emerson, Emerson, busy secretary of.Young Canada Week. The average even- ing attendance was about 1,2134 daytime Mem- orial Arena were not as large. "Plans are already being made , -tor next year. Tourirainent ode- ials found 74 teams a bit unwieldy this year and Mr. Emerson ,says, "I feel that we will definitely go back to 60 teams for next yeah Our set-up will be entirely differ- ent." In regard to a rumor that steps will be taken to control or limit the number of entries from Tor- onto and Hamilton in future, Mr. Emerson declined to make a direct comment. .He did say, "After Apra 15th, will have a statement. We are trying to work nut some kind of a deal with the Toronto Hockey League, but it is not of- ficial yet." - Grand Championship Asked if tourney officials might abandon the grand championship series, which h r 0 dune F d one of flus` few discordant _notesy�,yinw�Young l'GG' Ck srete dike. �'l]� iete•1.t,'1te 3 *�'m' i4,_'- yes plied: "No, I hardly think so. Aftea all, that is the climax of the tourna- ment." Cliff Simpson, former NHL play- er, withdrew his Aylmer elu from, the grand championship round after winning the "B" seriescreamSimpson is reported to have said, I don't want my kids to platy against a packed team like 'Ted's Pals. We don't want any broken skulls." Ken Gough, of Toronto, coach of Ted's Pals, denied the packed team allegation. He.' said his club had added only one outside player for the tourney to replace a boy with a slipped disc injury. "We all feel sick about it," added Mrs. Jack Abel, wife of the team's sponsor. She was referring not my to Simpson's charges, but also o the seemingly hostile attitude f the fans toward the Toronto oys. Mrs. Abel's son, • Ted, is aptain of Ted's Pais. She cans- hasued, "Our boys certainly do not have a worse penalty record than any other team. They have been taught to play cleanlq" Ted's Pals received four penal- ties in the final game while Temis- kaming'picked up two. The plucky lads from Temiskaming, a town of 2,700 population, led 1-0 at the end of the first period. Btit the bigger Toronto team wore theay" down, scoring two goals in the second and going on to wins••�essee There were 16 penalties handed out in a Saturday morning game which Ted's Pais eliminated wen Sound by a score of 5-2, he teams collected eight penalties iece. No -Profit From the financial angle of tha rnament, figures are not avail - le yet, but "We won't make any oney," says Guy Emerson. About 500 meals were served to the e wee players by "Ma" Prnder d her willing helpers. The cost fond has to come out of the urnament treasury. Arrangements for this year"s 0 championship in 1955, has been 'b received from R. J. Hays, 457 c Woodruff avenue, Penticton, B.C. P Mr. Hays refers to hearing a radio sports broadcast telling of Young Canada Week and the desire of its sponsors to receive an entry from British Columbia for next year. "I have enclosed a picture of the team I managed this winter," writes Mr. Hays. "Needless to say I would like to build a team to compete in your tournarnent next year if I receive an invitation to participate." He asks the SignalStar to pass on the letter to the Young Canada Week officials and also to send copies of the Signal -Star with the news of this year's Young Canada Week in 0T ap Editor's Note: 'This has been`' tou done, Mr. Hays, and it sure would ab 'w nice to have a team from B.C.! m next year to give the event here . 3, coast -to coast representation. pe o--_ o- - o • an 1ospital Aid to From DRMCO tourney were headed up by ('orn- rntttee Citairmah Whetstone, Sec- retary Emerson, Ken Penningtxrn an A letter offering to furnish a df' 'cubic room in the new hospital he in at a cost of $1.000 has been co -'eeivecl 'from- the Dominion Read cit 'tr's`L�rr " _ ti, + ; I's,'ehy .the Board th 'f Governors of Alexandra Marine ho rod General Hospital. The offer Pia Vas acknowledged gratefully at his week's board meeting, ch The board approved payment of ref '41,700 on account to Dunlop -Moore ksseeiateaa areliIt ets for the ad- 'itinn. Cost of building and fiurn- i wa d Nelson Hill. of Goderich. prc'r.. n t of the W()AA. Leo Wail,, aded the hard-working billeting mmittee and scores of oYhc'p izen.s contributed their time if. e tourney, and openrtl their mer to the hundreds of visiting yers. The games were handled fres o1 arse by about 45 different erects. Wednesday Games Tlteshighest scare of the :series s chalked up in the final gafne of the "C"'series when ''Temielrase- ing blanked Mitchell 17-0. trite victors from the Quebec town o;T' 2,781 were awarded the 1lstot Cardiff Trnphy, which a'1 -e rented to .thein By Piston Cardiff*. ` P% for f iaai<nn. The smooth sitatirrg, eteuratt4 passing 'l mist:ar ; fig fills. , Pew- pletolf dcmornliketin the " giellC> 1, bays, }light tvin,ler' r'loyd Cowper rapped in three goals for the wir vier to brin3 his F'.1!!t'i total for hie first foal' ;1-": .a(i the t(rttrna. Ment to 1',. Another Temiskaming !:ar; i&ng terror, : the *Lyes of appmakig players, 4 °anttiinttei on 'page 7) •hent; the new section -of :18 beds, iIus operating roam and ease from, IN expected to run in the icighborhond of $425,060. - Tenders will be eallt'sl as shote as detailed plans are ready, prob- -rbly in the latter part of May. Members of the board are 'holding meetings with the architect; every two weeks to decid ° t h"`•'mategials and other aspects. Much of the board meeting was •levoted to. discussior) el a pivgr0cs eport by the ebairinan of the ')wilding committee. The report 'ovei<ed rimy (letnils, t mil to the ype of iloora to be in talle 1 iii gine .tew wing, ,;