HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-04-19, Page 1Walter Westbrook
To Kingsville
With F. C. Clbiieisch and Son
Limited here for the past ten
years, Walter Westbrook has join-
edthe staff Of Conklin Lumber
Coanpauy, Kingsville, Ontario, and
left on Monday for his new post.
"---"hnsa—sa His family will
Join him a t
Kingsville• a t
the end of this
month.
Bona in Gode-
rich, Walter
'w a s educated
here and , also
at the Sudbury
Technical
School.
Interested in
sport, particul-
arly hockey,
Walter was coach of the Louzon
Flyers the year they won the Jun-
ior "C" championship of Ontario.
He also coached the Goderich
midgets s ; al ears ago when
they went provincial finals
against Newmarket. He was coach
of the Goderifih pee wees the year
they won the grand championship
of Young Canada 'meek. 'For some
years he coached numerous minor
hockey teams in Goderich.
During the last war, he was with
the 'Polymer Corporation at Sarnia.
He will be missed in Goderich
for his active interest in sport.
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Raises Given
Town Workers
Nine works department employ-
ees • will receive an across-the-
board wage increase of 10 cents
an hour and their work week will
be reduced form 48 hours to 45.
This was decided Friday by •Gode-
rich Town Council after it had
considered a request from a dele-
gation of the workers.
For the average _laborer,. the in
• crease works out to $1.20 weekly
on the new 45 -hour basis. It will
give • the men a five-day week.
Pay rates will now be $1 per
hour, $1.10 after three months on
the job and $1.20 after six months.
The foreman is paid $67 per week..
Council took no action on the
men's request for an additional
week's holidays with pay. The
men have been receiving one
week's holidays with pay plus eight
statutory holidays a year. •
George (Joe) Chambers headed
the five -man delegation which first
approached council last Thursday.
Others in the group were Casey
Hudson, Stan Meriam, 40. Glousher
and c teeth.
When Deputy -Reeve E. C. Fisher
asked if the men would be satis-
fred• with a reduction to 45 hours a
week but with the- same pay as
seolefo behartin' ted:; SI
the rn;oriey we're atter.
In his argument, he pointed out
that most of the workers are Max -
payers and would 'be in a Utter
position to pay their town taxes
if given a raise. On the other
hand, Reeve J. H. Graham pointed
out that there are otter taxpayers
who are out of work and in a much
worse position than the town
workers, who are steadily employ-
ed.
mployed.
Reeve Graham estimated that
the town workers' hospitalization
plan is worth nearly four cents
an hour in addition to their basic
pay.
Except for the introduction of
the hospitalization plan, there has
been no change in the pay scale
of the works department employees
for the past two years.
After consideration, council de-
cided on the following night, Fri-
day, to approve an across-the-board
increase of 10 cents an hour and
a reduction in the work week to
45 hours. Mayor J. E. Huckins,
who made the motion, made it
clear that he would insist on get-
ting full value from the workers in
return.
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VICTORIOUS DODGES
HONORED AT BANQUET
Members of the Dodges, the
team which triumphed in town pee
wee hockey league playoffs this
year, were guests at a dinner here
Tuesday night. Each boy was pre-
sented with a picture of the team.
Ted Williams, coach, and Reg. Mc-
Gee were present at the get-to-
gether.
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Miss Jean Ayling, of London,
England, is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. H. D. Hobbs, here this month.
Mr. Roy P. Lehman, geologist of
the Phillips Petroleum Company,
and Mrs. Lehman, of Wichita, Kan-
sas, and daughter, Doris, student at
the Presbyterian College in Woost-
er, Ohio, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Kaitting recently.
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109th Year --No. 16
CORD
Over Million
Bus. Of Grain
With the shipping season, .only a
few days old, over one million
bushels of grain have been deliver-
ed already to Goderich. First ships
to arrive were the S.S. Mohawk
Deer and S.S. Windoc. The Mo-
hawk Deer brought 265,000 bushels
of wheat to Goderich Elevator and
Transit Co. on Thursday night,
while the Windoc carried 251,000
bushels.
The S.S. James B. Eads arrived
Friday with 1185,000 bushels of
wheat for Upper Lakes and St.
Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd.,
and the S.S. John Ericson docked
Saturday morning with 194,000
bushels id screenings, two grades
of wheat and No. 1 feed oats.
Sunday morning the S.S. Star-
buck brought 95,000 bushels of
'wheat to the Goderich Elevator
and Transit Co.,, and the S.S. Star -
belle was scheduled to dock here
last night with 122,000 bushels of
wheat, oats, screenings and rye.
Two more boats ---the S.S. Que-
doc and S.S. Bricoldoc—were sche-
duled -to leave their winter berths
here this week after undergoing
repairs. The S.S. Fort Wildoc is
not expected to leave the harbor
until Tuesday of next week.
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PIERSON'S 1VIEOTEL SOLD
TO CHATHAM COUPLE
Pierson's Motel on the Bayfield
road has been sold to Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Israels, of Chatham, Ontario,
who have already taken possession.
The Chatham couple were formerly
in the dry cleaning business at
Chatham. They plan an extension
to the present motel in the non -too -
distant future.
The former owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter a Pierson, plan to take a
two montthsh holiday trip to the
United States for . the present.
-Their tour will include visits with
those people in the States who
have stayed at the motel over the
four years during which the Pier -
sons -operated it. -
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T:• � , <. •� , E.. % Grpt1,.,. of ..HOS t:.;.
4llan visited ' a
v e•d or few drays last'
week with her father, Mr. Kenneth
MacKenzie.
Mr. Ford Cunningham, of Sarnia,
spent the week -end at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. D.
Cunningham, R.R. 5, Goderich. Mr.
Cunningham is- employed with the
Polymer Conporation in that '
Mr. LaVerne Cunningham left
last week for Collingwood where
he will join the crew of the S.S.
Soodoc for the sailing season.
Miss C. McClinton had her bro-
ther, Dr. Jas. McClinton, Mrs. Mc-
Clinton, Patricia and. Christopher,
of Timmins, as .her guests last
week. -
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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 1956
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bubocr pt on fat' .N.09
O Here are the members of the Goderich ' ''dget hockey team which
brought the first 'Ontario Minor Jockey . , r,
Band Concert � �ciation title to Goderich
in 19 years by eliminating Aurora in t e provincial finals. Shown IVIany W
1
Shows Talent
Music lovers enjoyed a special
treat at a concert presented by
the Blue Water Band, Junior Bois'
Band and the Harbouraires here
on Wednesday of - last week. A
crowd of over 200 people heard the
program in the auditorium of
Goderich District Collegiate Insti-
tute.
The Blue Water Band, under the
direction of Frank Schubert, did
an excellent job of playing indoors
with well controlled volume and
tone. A duet was played. by two
trumpet players, Jimmy Jackson
and Dave 1Vlediey.
Another talented young artist,
�ziiii'�,Uatiii-e; oistTwoti
control over his violin with four
difficult numbers. He was ably ac-
companied by Ed. Stiles at the
piano, and by the senior band.
Though the Junior Boys' Band,
composed of some 30 boys, was
organized only about a year ago,
it - displayed very- commendable
.talent.
To the delight of the audience;
the Harbouraires contributed
seven numbers under the direction
of George Buchanan. The mem-
bers showed outstanding volume
control from a whisper to triple
forte ' with sweetness.
Master of ceremonies was Arn-
old McConnell.
Music Festival Has
Total Of 632 Entries
ODD KINDS OF VISITORS
AT PT. ALBERT OF LATE
PORT ALBERT, April 17:—
This village's population has
been swelled twenty fold of
late, the greatest.influx being
noted about. an hour after
dusk. Reason, for the sudden
population increase has been
smelt. Anglers come from
great distances and some un-
usually large catches of smelt
have been reported this spring.
Strange as some of the oddly
garbed visiting anglers might
appear, the two strangest visit-
ors for the past two weeks
have been of the bird variety.
They are two, large white
swans which have been living
on a field of wheat close to
Bert Crawford's barn. They
appear to be quite tame.
Three Giris Join Boy Entries
Ian Jaycees' Teen -Age Roadeo
The second annual Teen-age
Roadeo to be sponsored by the
('.►oderich Junior Chamber of Com'-
. pierce will be held at Sky Harbor
Airport on Wednesday of next
week, beginning at 2 p.m.
A committee eomposed of Jaycee
members, Bud Watson, John Graf
and Bill Anderson has drawn up a
series of tests designed to chart the
ability of the ablest teen-age auto-
ist.
Eligibility is limited to the ages
16 to 19 years, but girls are eligible
.as well as boys, three having filed
entries to date. While most ent-
rants are students at the G.D,CJ.,
non -students are welcomed and
may obtain forms from any Im-
perial Oil station in the vicinity.
Sgt. C. Anderson, Cord. II. Say -
eau, Constable D. Whitfield and.
Constable Watson will judge the
driving tests. Principal �A7 R. Scott
and Jack Seaman of the G.D.C.I.
staff will direct the written tests.
Trophies to the Goderich win-
ners have been 'donated as • fol-
lows: 1st prize, Sif to Salt Company;
2nd prize, Harold Shore Insuranee;
3rd prize, t se1I's Hardware
Store. v
Sponsors of the roadeos through-
out Canada are the Imperial Oil
Company and the Federation of
Insurance .Companies of Canada.
The winner of the Goderich
event will be sent to the • regional
finals at Kitchener, which will
have the same sponsors and be con-
ducted 'by the Kitchener Jaycees.
The regional winner will 'be sent
to the national final to be held in
June at some central, but as yet
undecided, city.
Prizes in the nationar event will
be university scholarships of the
following denominations: first,
$1,-000; second, $1500; third, $250. •
A total of 632 entries have been
accepted for the 15th annual Huron
County Music Festival, which be-
gins on the evening of Thursfday,
May 3, in the auditorium of Gode-
rich Public School. The festival•
will end with a concert of winners
on Friday, May 11.
This year's entry list represents
an increase of 60 over last yeer,
says Mrs. Clayton Edward, presi-
dent of Huron (,county Music Fes-
tival Association. The increase is
principally in the urban school
section.
The first evening and following
day will be devoted to piano --
solos, Bach section, new sonata
and sonatina section, piano trios
and duets. The adjudicator for
the section is Boris Berlin of the
Royal Conservatory of Music, Tor-
onto.
The following Monday,.May 7,
will he devoted to the urban school
section. The violin section and
vocal. solos for trained voices. will
be featured Monday night. Tues-
day will be given over to urban
schools, :but rural sdhools will
come into their own on Wednes-
day. Wedn day evening will be
devoted to The brass and reed
section principally.
On Thursday, the morning will
be devoted to rural school music
and the afternoon and evening
to secondary school competitions.
The adjudicator from Monday to
Thursday will be Earle Terry,
supervisor of school music, Lon-
don, Ont.
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Mrs. M. J. Ainslie spent the past
week-erfd in Detroit and while
there attended the Parke -Davis
Company musical review presented
Eby •6O personnel Of the Company.
Mr. .Terry Fran'kl'in Shields acted
as the producer of this year's fine
musical which was held two even-
ings in the main auditorium of
the Detroit Institute of Arts. Jerry
is a nephew of Mrs. Ainslie and
a former Coderf'eh boy, receiving
his early education here and gradu-
ated in 1949 from Wayne Univers-
ity, Detroit, with a t+aehelor Of
Seienee degree. He has spent four...
years with the Parke -Davis Co.
a so are members of the Goderich Recreation -and Arena Commission.
Front row, from left to right: Percy Garrick, Art Peachey, Stan Fender,
Bruce Scott, Don McArthur, George Pickett, 'Bill Gallow, Ron William-
son. Centre row, from left to right: Mayor J. E. Huckins, Bill Fritzley,
Ross Pennington, coach Ted Williams, Larry Jeffrey, Marvin Million,.
recreation committee chairman Gordon Bannister. Top row, from
left to right: recreation committee.member Bob Rae, Frank Miller,
captain David Leeson, Buddy Williamson, recreation committee mem-
ber.,,Leon Black. S.S. Photo by R.H.
Over 500 Pupils .Given Polio
Vaccine Shots Here Monday
Salk polio vaccine shots
were given to 510 public atld,
sC az iic+Z INta `ate r_ • n
}7uCyl'�iba SYai-�I'cyt1C,'
rich Monday.,. The shots were
administered by a team head-
ed by Dr. R. M. Aldis, director
of Huron County Health Unit.
Students in the rural area
around Goderich are receiving
injections of the polio vaccine
today. A second shot will be
given to the children sometime
next month. The third and
final shot will be given next
year.
The exceptions are pupils
.v? eanngee Oeg'rades la- 2a� d fl
last year: They received two
doses last year and are getting
their third and final shot now.
Dr. Aldis expressed himself
as pleased by the attitude of
the children toward—the in-
jections. "They have ' been
calm, cool and collected."
:Pupils in the town of Wing -
ham received their shots on
Tuesday, and Clinton pupils
take their turn on Friday.
COLBORNE COUPLE ARE
HONORED BY DODGERS
A surprise gathering of four-
score people at Crystal Inn, Dun-
lop, on Saturday evening paid
honor to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc-
Caibe in celebration of the 25th
wedding anniversary of the pop-
ular Colborne Township couple.
In addition to the celebrants' fam-
ily, other relatives and neighbors,
there were present the merrlbers
of the Dodgers Softball Club, to
which Mr. and Mrs. 'McCabe not
only have' contributed two playing
members but also have been gen-
erous in extending the hospitality
of their home.
After an hour's dancing a series
of presentations was made to the
celebrating couple. From their
family they received a silver tea
service c f -five pieces; other rela ,
tives and the neighbors presented
a beautiful chest of silverware;
from the Dodgers Club was a large
SNOW SNARLS SPRING!
Just as the early spring flow-
ers- were getting all enthusi-
astic about cheering us up and
'the natives were returning
home from Florida to be in
on the coming of spring here,
snow started falling on Mon-
day., A repeat performance
(with no "encore") took place,
no Tuesday. Heaviest snowfall
was on Wednesday. However,
the snowfall was slight and dis-
appeared soon after hitting the
ground, It has been unseason-
ably cool, and those farmers
who have done a bit of seeding
on the higher and dryer land,
have done so with mitts on,
in same cases.
silver tray, and other friends con-
tributed individual gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. McCaibe made suit-
able `acknowledgments and an ap-
petizing lunch was served before
the gathering dispersed.
THREE BIG BARGAIN
DAYS HERE NEXT WEEK.
Old fashioned bargain dos come to Goderich with a
bang next week. Down come prices on hundreds of desir-
able items, but for three days only—Thursday, Friday and'
Saturday, April 26, 27 and 28. On these BARGAIN DAYS IN
GODERICH nearly two dozen Goderich merchants art, com-
bining to stage a three day bargain feast which town resi-
dents can not afford to miss and which will very definitely
pay residents from many miles away to attend.
Watch For Circulars c
At the 'beginning of next week,
the big circular listing the bar-
gains will be placed in the Gode-
rich Post Office for distribution
and will also be sent to all resid-
ents in a widespread area around
Goderich, as far away as about 25
miles is some directions.
Only those stores displaying the
colored "Bargain days" pennants
will be the spots at which the Ad-
vertised bargains may •be Secured.
Watch for them! They will be the
merchhnts who are sponsoring the
event by active participation with
advertisements in the circulars or
in the Signal -Star.
Here are the Goderich stores
which so far are in on the fig
bargain days: P'ildham's Men's
Wear, Major Stores (women's and
men's); F. E. Hibbert and Son;
person Drug More; Gerrard's;
Shore Appliances; Ormandy Jewel•
lery; Culbert's Bakery; Brecken.
ridge Hardware; Worsell Bros.
Hardware; Tots and Teens; Lodge
Furniture; Filsinger's Jewelry and
Gifts; Geo. W. Schaefer and Sons;
'�Acheson's; Fashion Shoppe; Can
adian Tire Corporation ,,Associate r
Store; McLean Bros., Ross Shoe
Shop; Reinhart's Electric; Textile t
Shop.
Rural Residents b
You folks in the rural areas who a
haveebeen looking for a real spree , t
cif .bargains are especially invited
to come to the bargain days next
week. You'll find it well worth T
your while and the means of saving a
a good many dollars by really ;
getting in here fast to pick up t
the bargain buys. But count on M
doing it early, peeping in mind G
the old maxim that the "early B
bird yets the worm." Come to p
Goderich and meet your friends t
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
April 26, 27 and 26.
AtWMS Meet
Two hundred and nineteen dele
gates registered at North Stree
United Church here for the 31s
annual meeting of the London Con
ference Braneh of the Women's
Missionary Society of the United
Church of Canada. Mrs. W. J.
Moores of Thames Road, presided
over the sessions which opened
Monday afternoon ,and closed yes-
terday.
A financial report showed that
$174,800 was sent to the Dominion
Board by London Conference
Branch during the past year.
Delegates passed a resolution
ur lI�lg. the,,,,goVeent,40. C-0a1ilAU.
""cv • recuse • aover au ge' on hellion l
wine or beer on Canadian tele-
vision stations. It also. condemned
the serving of alcoholic beverages
on trains in Ontario, saying "it
works hardships on those who do
not indulge and prevents their
enjoyment of facilities to which
they are entitled."
Another resolution called upon
the government to study ways and
means of sharing Canada's large
wheat surplus with starving 'p op -
les overseas. A subsidy was Sug-
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31st
Council Deliberatetv
Over,•
onin
Costs
Toughest tssle in the towns .'history to .set a mill rate
is being experienced by the present town council, Two
special meetings and one regular meeting have so far failed
to produce a final decision. Another meetirtg is scheduled
for 'this Thursday evening and should no decision be reaehed
then:, it is hoped that a mill rate for 1956 will be announced
at the regular Friday night meeting. While nothing official
whatsoever has been said, it is freely predicted that the 1956
mill rate could quite possibly be at least 65 mills and maybe
more, which would be _a new record high mill rate.
O For Four Years
Fos the past four years, Gode-
rich's mill rate has held steady
at 57 mills while many towns
around have seen their mill rates
going up each year.
Now a number of projects spell
doom to the present 57 mill rate.
It is stated that if the present
terms of the Public School Board
are accepted this alone will mean
an increase of four mills: Two
more mills can be counted on, if
the terms of the Arena and Rec-
reation Committee are accepted,
it is said.
-It is also stated that one mill
raise can be counted oh for each
of the, fellowmg; paving--.of--the--_
Square; landscaping Court .House
Park; Goderich District Collegiate
Institute; one mill increase in
County rate.
Another two mill raise is pre-
dicted lo take care of the paving
from the Square to Walnut street
and also along Victoria street from
Bayfield road to the top of SaItford
Hill.
If the aforem rtioned items are
given the O.K. b' council the mill
rate could be as high as 69 anility
but every effort will be mace to,
keep it from reaching that figure.
It is pointed out that several of
the projects will' be paid for by
taxes this year such as the land-
scaping of the Court House and the
paving of the several streets.,
.One of the items which seems
to be bothering councillors mast
is 'the arena and recreation set -
To help opp the
V recreation
-w fi a+b
7a�d' aw:sv
.:7i,t.gr.
Provide $14,OOlT 'this'.. �,.. ,.� :. .
represents an increase eof $3,000 s
over the previous year.
Hockey Breaks Even
While the intermediate hockey
club is breaking even, council feels
it is a • risky business and might
show a deficit in future. Council
is concerned about the cost of
operating the arena and the
amount of ice time given to many
local organization; free of cost or
at less than cost.
The feeling of some councillors
seems to be this: from $14,000 to
$15,000 is a short step, and what
guarantee is there that recreation
demands won't reach $20,000 in
a few years at this rate? Council
would like to see some of the risk
taken out and a line drawn some --
where within reason.
It's no secret that council would
like to see the booster club take
over operation of the intermediate
hockey club.
Teachers' Salaries
Teachers' salaries could upset
the whole town budget this year
if , the public school' teaehers do
not go along with the $300 in-
crease which the board has agreed
to grant them. The offer was
definitely unsatisfactory to the two
teachers' federation represeata-
tives who recently negotiated with
the local public school board on
behalf of the Goderich teachers.
The federation representatives had
a schedule drawn up which would
presently looking after the
minty offices and public school 'give an, increase of about $800 to
lassrooms in this' building. edeeddo
most 1cal� Agues.
New desks will be installed URAL CORRESPOND
hree classrooms, the board de- ;Rural correspondents of the Sig -
fed. The property ccommittbe I Star are advised that their co
as authorized to have the sewer ; should reach the Signal -Star no
the school repaired or renewed. { later than Tuesday. This means it
fence is to be erected on the I must be mailed on' Monday. This
st side of the school and the week rural correspogrtdenee was re-
g pole is to be painted. a•eived from shfieIkl, Port Aubert
A letter was read from Mrs. and Sheppard on in the mail which
B. Hibbert, secretary of the was put in the Signal-Ste/email boss
ri Guide 'Local Association, ex- at the Post Office here early Wed-
essing thanks for the use of the nesday afternoon Correspondents
ditorium for guide meetings, are requested to please mail their
II. M. Shackleton. principal , of copy no later than Monday of each
oderich Public School, reported week.
1 pupils enrolled in March.
HOME AGAIN!
A couple of the world's most
footloose pets turned up here
this week. First it was • Jim
Sturdy's hound, who wouldn't
stay put, and then it was John
McGraw's homesick cat.
Mr. Sturdy, who lives at R.R.
1,-Goderich, sold his two-yeal•-
old fox hound to'a grain iner-
chant in Tavistock over a
month ago. Since Tavistock is
60 miles from the Sturdy
home, one -may imagine the
surprise of the family when
the canny canine turned up at
his old home again .the other_
day. The dog was a bit foot-
sore, but otherwise not much
the worse for the long trek
back to his old haunts. -
That popular song, "The Cat
•Came Back," has a special
-meaning for John McGraw, of
Goderich. Last May he gave
a cat to Michael O'Connelly, lives on a farm near
•-Sebringville.- It left there the
vent day. Tuesday the cat
appeared at the back window.
of the McGraw home again.
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AUBURN WOMAN DIES
IN LONDON HOSPITAL
AUBURN, April 18.—A. lifelong
resident of Auburn, Mrs. William
Haggitt, the former` Ruby Carter,
died Tuesday evening in Victoria
Hospital, London.
She . was a e late
a
survived by her husband and two
daughters, Donna and Rose Marie.
Funeral arrangements were un-
completed on 'Wednesday.
O O U
'Mrs. Reg. McGee was recently
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Elston
Cardiff in Ottawa. On her. way
home, she visited her brother anal
sisters in Toronto, Galt and St.
Catharines. Proceeding to Wind-
sor, she visited her brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law and also called at
Detroit and Amherstburg before
returning to Goderich on Monday.
Public School Seeks
$97,000From Town
Goderich Public School Board 1p
is asking Town Council for $97,000
to carry one operations during
1956. This is an increase of $13,-
500 over the amount which the
board asked the town to provide
last year.
This year's requirements were
decided upon at a meeting of the
board on Wednesday of last week.
-Chairman Don Aberhart presided.
The board's total operating bud-
get for 1956 is $133,666, but it
expects to receive about $35,000
in provincial grants. Debentur
principal and interest payment
are not included in the operatin
costs.
lication, she has married Lloyd
Ortelli, of Goderich.
.An additional teacher will be
needed this -fall when another
room in the old high school build-
ing is opened up for a senior pub-
lic school class. Accord1nglk, the
board decided to advertise for
teachers.
Henry CIarke, presently employ-
ed by Huron County, is to be
engaged by the school board when
the county offices are moved out
of the old high school. Mr. Clarke
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At $80,030, salaries form the
biggest item in the operating bud
get this year.
The board agreed at the meet
ing to grant increases of $300 pe
year to all members of the public
school teaching staff, effective in
September. This will be in plat
of the regular annual increment
of $200. In other words, the net
salary increase will be $100 in
relation to the present schedule.
Present at the meeting were
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Miss Elizabeth D. Taylor, assis- 81
tant secretary of the Federation
of Women Teachers' Associations
of Ontario, and Winston Davies,
secretary of Ontario Public School
Men Teachers' Fed ration. Both
were from termite They appear-
ed on behalf of the local teachers.
Seek More
They presented a suggested sal-
ary schedule which called for an
nerease of $800 annually to most
of the public school teachers on
he Goderich staff. Their dis-
pleasure was obvious when the
oard announced it would up sal -
ries by $300 effective in Sep
ember.
The board also dec ., l to set a
minimum salary of ;2,500 for
cachers' College graduates and
maximum of $3,500.
With regret, the board accepted
he resignation of Miss Emma
aeDonald, who has' taught in
oderich for many years. Miss
eryl Kelly, of London, was ap-
ointed to the teaching staff, but
hat isn't the name by which her
charges will know her next Sep'
ember. Since subsnittint her ap-
Baby Catapulted Into Dith
from Crash Car Is Unharmed
•
Ei of
npersons were rushed to
hospitals in Goderich, Clinton and
London after a head-on collision
in which two ears were literally
demolished. The crash occurred
Saturday night at the crest of a
grade on county road No. 18, nine
tnilee southeast of Goderich:
Police say a blanket may have
saved the life of seven -month-old
Sandra Coin; •- d•aughter of Mr. andMrs. Raymond Cox, of RR, 2,
Clinton. Tossed clear of the wreck-
age. the baby was found in a ditch,
Mill wrapped in her blanket. She
was unscratched. A passerby tarok
her to a farmhouse and Sandra was
later moved to Clinton hospital,
. where she was reunited with her 1t
mother. rs. Cott vafrered facial
injuries.
Sandra's, father, Ray Cox, is e-
ccrverirrgs rtun severe head in jurft s
in Victoria Hospital, London.
Four other Cox children and
Wilfred Hicks, 19, of R.R. 2, Gode-
rich, mere admitted to Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital here.
Hicks Was the driver of the other
cat. He suffered severe facial,
knee and chest cuts.
At midweek, Claire Cox, 14, was
astill in hnspital here abut his three
sisters had been released. .hey
are 'Cheryl, 0, . Bonnie, 7, Hud
Patricia, 10.
Investigation by Prt vitt efal 'C ,
stable 'Morley Gxov s, of. fi'otlerieh
netael'itnerit, a:ovea1cd that nicks
+had beecn pruteeding Flet and the
Cox ear was ,travelling ctbt: whirl
they met lioa 2.sm at the crest eI -
the trade. 1iotIk vehicles Were
dam i cd bi roittt repair. Loss to
:Viz Cox Ion
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