HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-05-24, Page 10
THE PAST and THE FUTURE
109th Year—No. 21
Photo by Harold,, W. Donahue
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SS. Photo by R. H.
The old town clock- on the tower of the century -old :Court House,
destroyed by fire in 1954, held a sentimental attraction for generations
of Local residents. Above is shown 94 -year-old Gavin Green standing
in Court House Park, the year before the Court House was burned
down, with the old clock in the background. This picture now belongs
to the historical past. Below is portrayed the future in which 11 -
year -old Gary Feagan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Feagan, and grand-
son of George Feagan, a former Warden of Huron County, stands in
the same park with the new Court House clock in the background.
The new Court House clock is a link with the past and will serve
generations to come just as did the old one.
GODER1CH'S OLD TOWN CLOCK
(Written by E. IFI. A. Home in memory of the clock atop the old
Huron County, Court House, destroyed by fire in February, 1954.)
Farewell, Old Clock! For you there's no tomorrow;
Your long, long task is ended, and you've won
The right to rest; yet, even so, our sorrow
Is keen, and henceforth we shall greet the
Less heartily as we walk in the Square,
Withyou no longer there, no longer there.
Some of us now are- old, as you were old,
'And we remember—how could we forget!—
Past years in which we saw the leaves unfold
Upon the trees beneath whose boughs we met
To spend ahappy hour or seek the time,
When we and you, Old Clock, were in our prime.
The scenes you looked upon! Had you a voice,
The tales that you could tell to willing ears!
gales, many a one, to make the heart rejoice,
And some to sadden even unto tears.
And it may be that at the last you'd say,
"Time flies, so gather rosebuds while ye may."
Farewell, Old Clock! Lake Huron's sunset gold
For the last time has gently touched your face;
For the last time; and we who now are old
Must soon go each to his appointed place.
But to the Square, through many a future Spring,
The homing birds will come and sweetly sing—
In their own wondrous way remembering.
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Prizes Won At
Ahmeek Bridge
At tables g- aily decked with
Spring blossoms, the many guests
sat down to Ahmeek Chanter's
dessert bridge which was held] in
the Legion Hall last Thursday.
The regent, Mrs. Gordon Hender-
son, and Mrs. C. Dustow were at
the door. Tickets on the lovely
Kenwood blanket were sold by Mrs:
B. Goldthorpe and Mrs. Reg..
Bridle while chances on the des-
sert were sold by Mrs. C. Gibbons
and Mrs. Geo. Stokes. Winners
were: blanket, Mrs. Pearl Abrams;
dessert, Mrs. F. Hibbert.
The serving of dessert, was in
elt•ge of Mrs. Robt- Johnston, Mrs.
AO! .Erskine, Mrs. J. McLeod, Mes.
J. -,Robin, Mrs. A. Cole, Mrs. F.
Hibbert. MrS Lorne Webb and
Mrs. (' I)ustow.
Conveners for Bridge and "500"
were: Mrs Kncehtel, Mrs. C. A.
Reid, Mrs W. G. Macllwan, Mrs.
T. (;la?ier•, Mrs C. Gibbons, Mrs
W D,olak. :sirs. 13- Goldthorpe and
Mrs. Reg Bridle.
High scores for bridge were held
,hy lies. G. O'Brien 'and Mrs W. A
Maci,aren and for "500" by, Mrs
Paul Bedard and Mrs.:N'---Miller.
POLICEMAN 'S OAR IS
RECOVERED BY POLICE
Four hours after it had been
stolen, a car owned by Provincial
Constable D. H. Whitfield, of
Goderich, was found abandoned
near Clinton Radar School.
The vehicle was stolen shortly
after .gtinday midnight from in
front. of a Britannia road residence
where Constable Whitfield was
visiting friend's. It was recovered
about 4.30 a.m. Monday when Cpl.
R. Stewart, of RCAF service
police, became suspicious of a ear
parked on a side road near the
Clinton Radar School.
Ironically, the ear was spotted
by Goderich Town Police as they
raced to answer a fire call about
12.50 a.m. Monday. The town
police almost stopped the officer's
ear., to ask why its lights weren't
on, but they decided to continue to
the fire instead. ).
The investiration is continuing.
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''ARMY VISIT
As part. of a three-day scheme
for traininc; dispatch riders, 15
i rrrnhes; of the 9th Signalling,
Regiment, of London, under com-
mand of Lieut. J. C. •Bailey, visited
Geder rh on the week end Thce
were travelling on motorcycles.
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GODEEJCH, ONTARIO, THURoIDAY, MAY 24th, 1956
JNCIL HAS
Get Your Family Facts In
Order; Census Taker Comin
Counted up the family lately?
If not, you'd better check now,
Then you'll have all the answeis
ready when the Census taker calls
on you sometime on or after Fri-
day, June 1. ,
E. Snell, of R.R. 1, Clinton, who
is census commissioner for Huron
riding, reports that most of the
enumerators have been appointed
and they will attend a training
school in Seaforth today and Fri-
day.
There are two supervisors assist-
ing Mr. Snell. They are William
Elston, of Morris Township, and
.Dennis Bedard, of Zurich.
Why ,.is the census being taken
every five years now, instead of
owe in a decade? To keep pace
with the increasingly rapid ex-
pansion of this Canada of ours, say
the officials.
subscription Yea Canada' gr�,6i°
� Q3a ;a.ap
OUTIN
During the last five years, Can-
ada'spopulation has risen by two
million people, it is €stimated.
This means that the country's total
population is approximately 16•mil-
lion persons now.
An agricultural questionnaire
has been mailed out already, and
Mr. Snell says that it is hoped
fanners will have these filled out
and • ready for the census enumer-
atorsto pick up when they call.
The agricultural questionnaire is
similar to forms distributed
through the schools in previous
years.
On this form, there are ques-
tions about livestock, crops, farm
labor and expenses. Mr. Snell em-
phasizes that all personnel of th
Dominion Bureau of ' Statistics,
which handles the census, are
sworn not to reveal any of this
information to anyone else.
CleanUp By Week -end°
Or Face Action --Mayor
If certain residents of Goderic
do not take action to clean up
their unsightly properties by this
week -end, the town will take ac
tion against them, Mayor J. E
Huckins warned at last week'
Town Council meeting.
He pointed out that he had bee
authorized by Council to 'procIaiin
the week of May 21-26 as eePain
Up -Clean Up Week." This actio
had been taken, he said, as th
result of complaints about unsight
ly yards and buildings in certain
parts of the town.
"We hope that by next Saturday
May 26, these conditions will have
been rectified by the owners,'
said the mayor. "If they are not
the town has the authority to take
the necessary _steps_.__to_ rectify
them"
t hers. Qf council agreed
parrieutarry fres?radre'to'Irabe
the town looking its best for the
forthcoming Court House opening
which is expected to draw thous
ands of people to the town.
Zoning Bylaw
John G. Berry, secretary -treas-
urer of Goderich Area Planning
Board, told of the board's progress
in a letter to Council.
"At the present time we have
almost completed the zoning 'by-
law," he reported. "This bylaw
must still be typed, reviewed again
by the board and then presented to
the publics It is our hope to have
this bylaw to the public by mid-
summer. •
"Following presentation, the by-
law must pass council and the
Ontario ?Municipal Board.
"The future requirements in con-
nection with this board would in-
volve a number of items such as
are listed below:
1. Official Plan, designating new
streets not necessarily construct-
ed but planned for the future.
2. Bylaw to be prepared designat-
ing areas for subdivision control.
3. A building code would be de-
sirable in connection with future
planning.
"These items as listed above do
not necessarily have to 'be enacted
but they are desirable in conjunc-
tion with the zoning . bylaw and
would be most helpful in enforcing
said zoning bylaw."
Council passed a bylaw at the
meeting to appoint Earl Rawson
to the Goderich Area Planning
Board to replace Walter West-
brook, who has moved from town.
Two applications to the town for
employment 'were referred to the
next meeting of Council.
Consideration is being given to
trading in the town's 1948 tractor
on a new model. The matter was
left in the hands of DeputyReeve
E. C. Fisher, chairman of public
h works, andCouncillor James Don-
net/ye-chairman of - finance: -
Permission wasgranted for a
tag day to benefit the C.P. & T.
Fund of OddfelIows and Rebekahs.
• Mrs. Stanley Mollwain, secretary of
s the fund, informed Council it was
planned to hoId the tag day on
n, the„ first Saturday jn August.
A request from Goderich Kins-
t men Club to hold a circus in Agri -
n cultural Park on Thursday, June
e 7, was referred to the parks com-
- mittee.
Ryan and Son informed Council
that the firm is erecting a lighted
sign in frontof the premises on
Newgate street.
Council endorsed resolutions
from the Councils of Long Branch
and Sioux Lookout, urging senior
-governments--- to .givenicipal-
it'es-more`lien.�1) T.ii _financing
� b erluca-
t
ti r
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Mrs. RCornish
Heads G.H.S.A.
Mrs. R. Cornish was re-elected
president of Goderith Home and
School Association at the annual
meeting held in the auditorium( of
Goderich Public School Tuesday.
Other officers for the coming
year are: vice-presidents, Mrs. K.
Aitken, Mrs. R. Bentley, Mrs. I.
SkeoGh and Mrs. F. Young; record-
ing secretary, Mrs. R. Venus; cor-
responding secretary, Mrs. G.
glousher; treasurer, Mrs. R. Rae;
executive, Mrs. M. Bell, Mrs. G.'
Curren, Mrs. A. Gliders, Mrs. N.
Sale and Mrs. B. Worsen.
Mrs. F. Bowra gave the report of
the nominating committee and the
officers, were installed by Mrs. H<
Dera it.
It was 'annot1nce i that the Gode-
r'icih Ilmne and School Association
now has a membership of 176.
Committee reports were given" by
Mrs. Dorothy Venus, Mrs. C. Wor
sell, Mrs. G. Glou.sher, Mrs. G.
Correll, Mrs. E. Rawson, Mr. M.
Powell, Mrs. N. Sale and Mrs R.
Rae.
Attention was drawn to the
achievement of Miss E. Hume's
class in winning, the attendance Twcw Goderich girls try out
award three times during the past
year. A ba, tory of Sliealf'er pens
GETS 22 STITCHES
Police estimated damage at $300-
$400 iii a two -car collision near then
SaItford bridge Saturday night.
Carol Loiselle, 16, of Goderich, re-
ceived a forehead gash which re-
quired' 22 stitches. She was a
passenger in a ear driven by John
Kuik, 17, of R.R. 4, Goderich, when
it collided with an auto driven
by George Million, of R.R. 3.
Auburn.
JOINS O.P.P.
A former resident of Goderich.
Constable Lloyd Bradley, will
transfer from the St. Marys Town.
Police Force to the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police, effective June 5.
'flaTrs,> t?
Copies of the 1956 edition of the
Bell Telephone directory have just
been mailed to Goderich telephone
users. Miss Carole Bateman is
seen above, holding one of the
copies. Note the picture of the
Perth County Court House at Strat-
Close Call !
ford on the front cover. The Sig-
nal -Star trusts that the 1957 edi-
tion will have a picture of Huron
County's new 'Court House on the
front cover. The new directory
lists Stratford, Goderich, Listowel,
St. Marys, Tavistock, Clinton, Sea -
forth and surrounding territory.
Late Spring
1
._ Goderich missed out on' get-
ting
et
ting a multi-million dollar in-
dustry "just by a hair's
breadth." This statement was
made to the publisher of the
SignatStar179' 2t"rel able squMe
of information from Amherst-
..1,rkxjry5 ')Teo—.cele,. u... ..�y..: N>� •,,,!.�, v:.
• vention of the Ontario Week-
ly Newspapers' Association at
Windsor on Saturday last.
The informant stated that -the
big chemical manufacturing
plant of Brunner -Mond at
Amherstburg was "very seri-
ously considering" locating at
Goderich and sent a delega-
tion here on several occasions
to look things over. At one
time, it looked as if Goderich
was "going to be it for sure"
but this decision was later
changed. Brunner -Mond is
now ' building an $18,000.000
addition to their plant at Am-
herstburg. They employ sev-
eral hundred men.
Baptist Church To Observe
50thAnniversary Ceremonyhave in mind. sat feel that we
will be able to satisfy both you
The company which took the
�. •a
ri for C<. t ct _._ r av the he 5 care
last year is vtt aitirr . until warmer
woodier 1U jnish the<iob..
At a meetlitig'p-f"T'own Cottne,t on'
May 4, it was decided to contact I
the Warren Bituminous Paving Co., 1
Ltd., of Toronto, &bout its pians.
Mayor J. E. Huckins said it was
his understanding that the firm
would' lay an additional half inch
of material to finish the Square
job.
In response to the enquiry from
Council, J. B. Waterhouse, presi-
dent and general manager of the
company, wrote an assuring letter
which was read at last Friday's
meeting of Council.
Said Mr. Waterhouse: "Due to
the very late spri
had; we felt it
foolish to go up
do any repairs to
present time.''
He added: "We
you and go over
you and explain
ng that we have
would be very
and attempt to
the work at the
will be up to see
the matter with
exactly what we
Services marking the 50th an-
niversary of the laying of the
cornerstone of the Goderich Bap
tist Church will be held` on Sunday
and Monday. •
'Rev. Benson Jones, B.A., B.D.,r
of Burtch Baptist Church, will be
the guest preacher at both Sunday
morning and evening services and
also on Monday evening following
the anniversary supper which
starts at 6.30 p.m.
On 'Friday, May 25, at 8 p.m., a
special missions' night will feature
Rev. John Hart, BA., who will
show pictures on mission work in
India.
The cornerstone of the Baptist
Church was laid on Victoria, day,
May 24, 1906. The pastor at that
and the Town of Goderich with
time was Rev. H. W. Wright. what we do;''
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Among those also in attendance
was Rev. W. E. Norton, superin-
tendent of Baptist home missions
in Ontario and Quebec. Among.
_the items placed in the cornerstone
w e copies of the Goderich Signal,
h Star, The Globe and The
Mail and -Empire. t
Taking up of a collection at the
ceremony was introduced by Eya
Keene on behalf of the Sunday
School.
The building committee was
composed of: J. E. Lewitt, chair-
man; Rev. H. W. Wright, Charles
Lewitt; Charles Keene; Alex Mc-
Coll; Alex Clutton; James Robert-
son; J. L. MacDonald; E. Drink -
waiter; Fred Stokes.
TEACHER PROMOTED
H. Reginald Fisher, son of Hor-
ace J. Fisher, of town, and a
graduate of Goderich Collegiate t
Institute and the University of
Western . Ontario, has been ap-
pointed principal of Medway High
School at London. He has been
on the Medway staff for several
years. r
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Pinkney.
and family, of Toronto, were
guests of Mr. Pinkney's , mother,
Mrs. J. W. Pink rey and Mr, and
Mrs. A. M. Homuth, 91 Welling-
ton street. Mr. Pinkney is Mrs.
Homuth's brother.
Single Copies It
Future Intermediate
H�ckey Hotly Debated
Over the objection of two of its members, Town Commit'
voted Tuesday night to back Intermediate "A" ]jockey, within
certain limits, for another season.
Tempers flared as the fate of the team was debated at a
special meeting between Council and representatives from
Goderich Recreation and Arena Committee, Goderich Hockey
Booster Club and the team. ,
0 Vote Is 6.2
Pass Exams At
The meeting concluded wheTh
Council voted 6-2 to approve of
the Recreation and Arena Com.
mittee and the Booster Club oper-
Universities ating the intermediate club again
next year. The motion stipulated
that the team must be operated
within the 1956 total budget 'of
$11,400, which was allocated to
the recreation and arena commit-
tee
ommit
tee when this year's tax rate was
set recently. �;�
Councillor E. Drennan, who
figured in a shouting session with
Mayor J. E. Huckins, insisted that
the town should get out of the
hockey business entirely and let
the Booster Club or some other
party take full responsibility.
"If this hockey is as good as
the Booster Club seems to think,
why does the club come to the
town to back it?" he asked.
-Council-tar C. M. Roberton, �vhe
sided with Councillor Drennan,
didn't feel that the motion covered
the • situation adequately. He
challenged the claim that inter-
mediate hockey didn't cost the- -
town any money Last year.
When the motion came to a
vote, Councillors Drennan and
Robertson were firm in their op -
Several university students from
Goderich and district have receiv-
ed notification that they have been
successful in spring examinations.
More results will be announced
within the next few weeks.
Miss Leslie Leitch, daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. David E. Leitch, of
Goderich, has graduated from Uni-
versity of Western Ontario with
first class honors in mathematics
and physics (mathematics option.)
She departs for Metz, France, on
June 5 but will be returning in
the fall To study for -her"' M:Sc-`
degree at Miami University.
Ted Howell has graduated- from
Victoria College, University of Tor-
onto, and plans to enter Osgoode
Hall next term.
Miss Marilyn Turner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Turner,
has also graduated from Victoria
College. ,tier parents are atten-
ding the graduation ceremonies in position. Those who voted in
Toronto today. favor of the motion were Mayor
W. M. McLean, son of Mr. and Huckins, Reeve J. H. Graham,
Mrs. Stan McLean, of Goderich, Deputy -Reeve E. C. Fisher, Coun-
graduated from -the business ad- cillors F. Skelton, J. Vincent and.
ministration course of University F. Walkom. Absent was Council -
of Western Ontario. for James Donnelly.
Miss Colleen Dickinson, daugh- Councillor Walkom only agreed
ter of Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Dickin- to support the motion after the
son, hass addition suets sfull completed of the clause requiring
th, thiiii -year . sf tom= e nen auk etre geereation :an .�;.Arena" Cone
mittee to Stay within its budget. .
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Goderich Recreation and Arena
first year at Dalhousie Law School. 'Committee was represented at the
0__-. -----0--- —0 meeting by Gordon Bannister,
retarchairman, and John G. Berry,' see -
Famed Guards Hockey reaooste The Goderich
Hockey Booster Club was repre-
sented by Bruce Erskine, president,
Band Concert and Jim Wilkinson, secretary -
treasurer. Also present at the
__ meeting was Jack Evans, manager
The 60 -piece Canadian Guards of the Goderich Sailors hockey
team.
Band, rated as one of the top mill- "Have you ever thought any-
tary bands in Orth America, will more of home brew hockey?!"
present. a concert in the Auditor- Reeve Graham asked Mr. Berry.
ium of Godetich District Collegiate , In reply, Mr. Berry stated, "If
Institute next Tues�]ay at 8 p.m.Iwe did have a home brew team,
Earlier in the day, • the smartly we could only play exhibition
uniformed bandsmen will take part games with towns like Clinton and
in official opening ceremonies at j Winghhm, because of our popula-
the new Huron County Court tion."
House. Mr. Evans explained that teams
The band is scheduled to arrive would be bracketed according to
here Monday night after a concert home town populations and Gode-
in Kincardine. ;rich would not be allowed to com-
Mayor Huckins recently received pete with smaller district centres,
tong: mat ion of the concert ar- :except on an exhibition basis.
rangement from Major H. W. King, ; Reference was made to a re -
of 4th Battalion, Canadian Guards. ;cently released financial statement,,
At the evening concert, which which showed the Goderich Sailors
will last two and a -half hours, I Intermediate "A" team had a bal-
here will be a silver collection in !ante of $373.27 after paying ex -
aid of Goderich t=irls' Trumpet'penses of last season. In addition,
Band. there was a canteen profit of $1,500
o ---------__n_ - _ ._._c in the period from January
POPULAR TRUMPET BAN{• April of this year. From $1,009
-eceived many Goderich Girls' Trumpet Band en oto $1,200 of that profit should be
t participated incompliments
r her] big Victoria, credited to intermediate hockey
Ba celebration nights, it was claimed.
y ' e Woodstock
Commented Mr. Willi`inson:
Monday. The 59 piece band was "CVhen the team did melte mons
directed by Bandmaster J. E., y�
aid he thought
Huckins and Ken Pennington, par -'why is there such a big kick about
ode' marshal. Nlethers of several 'running it?
to Wcc,dstock� al•o made the trip'eVe
Bruce
one atkthe ine smeeting agreed
that the arena is a liability but
that hockey has helped to pay its
way. This was more than could
be said of oth'tr activities at the
'arena, he intimated.
1 By questioning Mr. Erskine,
Councillor Vincent revealed that
.the Booster Club -was seeking some
assurance Council would rescue it
should the hockey team operate at
a loss next season.
Hockey Needed
Reeve Graham said: "1 thine
'it would be a dead town without
'hockey. As far as I can see herd
it hasn't lost any money. I'm wit:
ling to give them another year at
'it."
Councillor Drennan, who vigor
ously opposed the present hockey
set-up, said that, if he were running
the team, be wouldn't expect help
from the town treasury. He said
that he himself had operated a
team for years' without asking the
town or anyone else to take the
financial risks. The Booster Club
he suggested, should have sufficient
faith in their team to take full
responsibility for r it,
Councillor Ribetson chaliengeel
the statement '; made by Deputy -
Reeve Fisher, Mayor Huckins and
others, that the '�•3tttertnediate •
hockey team didn't: cost the tows
any money last season. "If they
had had to pay for the operatfion ., c
of the arena," he noted, "they
{ wouldn't have comae out the 'same
n f its they did."
In the team's financial <;tit3ttn.
merit, there woi '110 'S pCnaittn'e
listed to rover the' .rr0ntint? of the
.arena
for� f;ameg dt�c? lar 3tii `0' 3t
(COntinue�a & 9,1iie,6)
in -psychology ,at Victoria College.
< t aerL'nradf5,' .oil di .Mt. l4v�lst
Mrs. R. C. Hays, has passed hie'
u
a committee room in the new
are located around the table.
House. Standing
seated is Pat Simpson.
SS Photo by ft. H.
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