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Two grain boats, the Starbuck and the A. C. Bennett, unload grain
elevators of the Godertch Elevator and Transit Company Limited. A
pouring into both the Goderich Elevators and the elevators of the Upp
portation Company this spring from the Head of the Lakes. Note the.
down into the ship's hold to bring the grain up into the ej.evators.
into the 3,000,000 bushels capacity
heavy volume of grain has been
er Lakes and St. Lawrence Trans -
"legs" of the elevators reaching
Stream Of Big Trucks
Carries Grain Inland
Since the opening of navigation
this spring, 30 boatloads of grain,
carrying over 6,000,000 bushels --
twice the 3,000,000 bushel capacity
of the Goderich Elevator and
Transit Company,— have been
brought from the Head of the
Lakes fa Goderich. Elevators. T 's
Was the figure recorded after-
Owendoc was unloaded on Monday.
'This means that plenty of grain
is being trans -Shipped from- Code -
rich to inland points, both by_rail
and by truck.
During the past two years,
trucks have been playing an in-
creasingly impartant part in the
&hipping of grain inland. Some
two yeats ago the Government
equalized the subsidy on the de-
Ifvery of Western grin, whether
it was by truck or by rail. Pre-
vious to that, the railways were
_ the _Meet economical Means of
skipping and tiontinue ta5- he on_ the'
long hauls. But on the shorter
miles around Goderich, shipping
of grain by truck is (growing by
leaps and bounds.
Trucking of grain started last
year and this year the number of
trucks' has more than ,douhled.
For four days this spring there
was an average of 80 trucks early -
every week day. Right now the
average is running from 65 to 80
trucks a day.
Where do they, come from? From
a radius of 80 miles from Goderich,
including such places as Elmira,
Listowel, Plattsville, Woodstock,
Mt. Forest, Hanover, Exeter, Lucan,_
St. Marys, Ingersoll, Drumbo,
Waterloo, Bridgeport, etc. &Miler
grain trucking from Sarnia and
Owen Sound cuts into the area of
grain shipments by truck from
Goderieh. The longest distance
from which a truck has come to
get grain from Gederich is Blind
River in Northern Ontario. How-
ever, this truck came to London
River and made a call at Goderich
to take back grain. Another truck
came from Cobourg, Ontario.
At first, snost of the grain going
inland was for the feeding of hogs
and cattle. Now, however, increas-
ing IfitelOs Of_ &lame Mkt Ins feta
have come into the picture and
Vain being consumed on Western
Ontario farms. The flow of grain
to these Western Ontario centres
keepa up in a fairly steady stream
and tapers off only when the On-
tario crop is harvested. 0
Over a million bushels of grain
were hauled away from Goderich
Elevators by trucks alone during
the months of April and May.
Town Paving To Begin Monday
3 -Day Job Will Cost $16,000
Work is to begin next Monday
on the paving of Highway No. 8
from Walnut street to the -Square
—a three-day job which will cost
$16,000. Half of this amount will
be repaid to the towo by the Pro-
vince of Ontario.
It was announced at last Fri-
day's Town Council meeting that
the job will be handled by F. A.
Stonehouse & Son Ltd., of Sarnia,
This firm has a plant already ,set
up at H,olmesefille for the paving
of the Clinton-Goderich highway.
Due to this fact, the town contract
can be completed far $2,400 less
than would normally be possible.
--After some discussion, Couneil
decided to hire B. M. Ross, Godei-
rich engineer, to oversee the local
job. He will be paid $75 per day.
"Seventy-five dollars will be a
lot of money if we run into some
°wet days," commented Reeve J.
it' Graham. "I think all it needs
is a good inspector."
Councillor James Donnelly re-
plied that Council hadn't had a
happy experience with its road
work in the past. Said he: "We
need some,body who has something
more' than fave fingers and five
toes and can count the loads. If
be saves us an eighth of an inch
of asphalt, he'll save his pay."
Deputy -Reeve E. C. Fisher, chair-
man of public works, assured
Council Mr. Ross would be paid
only for working days and the job
should be completed within three
days. He understood that the
engineer's fee was a standard
charge set by the profession.
Mayor J. E. Huckins, who favor-
ed hiring the engineer, said the
chairman of public works deserved
some protection 'in view of the
faciihe gets "called down" for the
holes in the town streets, "despite
the fact he has nothing to de with
the weahter that makes them."
Earlier in , the evening, John
Spain appeared before Council and
said the town streets were in bad
shape for the beginning of June.
It's a wonder, 'he said, that
Premier Frost didn't lose his false
teeth going over the local bumps
when he was here May 29 to open
the new Huron County CoulLi
Councillor Donnelly had a quick
answer for that one. "He'l a
Tory," he quipped, "he has all his
own teeth, John."
Deputyaeeve Fisher said that
the "learned gentleman" had ap-
parently been all over town, and,
if he had been in the west end,
he would have noticeil patching in
progress there. Patching will be
completed/ in other sections of
town within a very few days, he
added.
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Is Celebrated At Benmiller
,BEINTMTLLER, June and 'District and P.C. Supt. Royal Areh
Mrs. Hugh H. Hill celebrated their
Golden Wedding anniversary yes-
terday (June 6) at their farm home
Their wedding party of 50 years
ago was present to help celebrate
Hill and their family.
the occasion with Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. Hill is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill and
was born on the farm an conces-
sion 1, lot C, Colborne, where he
still resides. He attended school
a t S. No. 4, Colhoene. Farming
hag always been hie occupation
but for a number of years, hia
father and he operated a eawmill
at Ben,miller and Haliburton.
Mr. Hill has, beefi noted as ..se
great breeder of purebred GueriP-
aeys and is past president of Can-
adian Guernsey Cattle Breeders'
Aassgeassen of Ontario and also
peat chairman of Canadian Nation-
al Stock Record Beard, the only
person in Huron County to ever
hold this position. Hoeis a mem-
ber of Benmiller United Ohurele
oleo a member and past master of
Carlow, Moen
Mr. frill has held Many prom-
inent offices in the county. He
was a school trustee for a number
of years, a member of the town-
ship council and reeve for 'n few
years as well as gerving on the
Good Roads Committee for two
years. He has always been inter-
ested in the Farmer's Federation.
He has been very active .
politics being a staunch supporter
of the Liberal party and wasa the
party candidate in the riding in
several elections.
Mrs. Hill was, before her mar-
riage, Sarah Selena Bean, daugh-
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bean, of Colborne Tpwnsh ip. She
attended achool at S.S. No. 1, Col -
They were marries) at the home
of the bride's parents by The lote
Rev. J. L. Small, I3.A. They were
attended by Arthur Culbert, of
Dungennion, and her sister, May,
Mrs. William Doak, of eioderich.
The wedding mak was played by
a main, Mrs. Bert Jaekson, of
Blyth. The attendants of 50 years
ago along with an aunt at Mrs.
(Continued on page 4)
The automatic printing press of the Signal -Star rolls out 40,000
order forms to facilitate Goderich Elevator's handling of grain
orders. These come off the press at the rate of 5,000 per hour.
Miss Beth Anstay an interested spectator, watching harms go
through as the foreman, Clayton Nivins, checks the impressions.
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Above is shown a line-up of trucks waiting their turn to be loaded from the shoots at the West end of
the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company. As many as 80 trucks a day from widespread parts of
Western Ontario call at the Elevators for grain. While the procession goes on all day as many as 25 trucks
are lined up at one time. The new office is seen in foreground. The old office behind is being torn
down to make more parking space for the grain trucks. S.S. Photos by R.H.
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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,, JUNE 7th, 1956
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AIR FORGE DAY
Persontiel -of the RCAF,
Clinton, will parade in Go -de -
rich at 9 a.m., Saturday in
conjunction, with Air Force
Day to be held at both Clinton
and Centralia that day. The
parade will consist of a band,
color party and armed guard.
At Clinton, the program
starts at 2 p.m. with a parade.
At 225 p.m., there will be a
low level fly past by CF -100
Oanuels twin, jet fighters from
RCAF Station, North Bay. All
afternoosa the Clinton station
Will be open to the public with
many in,teresting_ and enter-
taining demonstrations taking
Concern Over
Sliding Bank
Members of Town Council plan
to make an inspectien tour along
the North Shore road's bank, which
nearby,. residents fear may be de-
teriorating with consequent danger
to their properties.
The decision to visit the area in
a body was made after Council
heard a letter from Dr. A. Harold
Taylor, who owns one of the pro-
perties on the bank above the road.
It was pointed out at last Fri-
day's Council meeting that the
problem had arisen since excava-
tions were .made in connection
with .the new North Shore road.
There appears to be a spring in
the bank. This was covered with
fill, but the spring has recently
burst out and has been causing
concern lest It and other elements
undermine the properties verging
on the' basjk.
"I thought at first a water main
must have burst," said Deputy -
Reeve E. C. Fisher, who was called
to the scene by_ a nearby resident
when the break-out occurred. The
flow has since subsided consider-
ably and the water is being carried
off away from the bank by a pipe
laid by town employees.
One house is only about four
feet from ithe edge of the bank,
and at this point there is a 30 -foot
drop, said the deputy -reeve. This
situation is unchanged from last
year, however, be added.
In his letter, Dr. Taylor inform-
ed Council: "I have again obtained
technical advice on the "eon,ditiort
of my property, the stability of
which was jeopardized by the ex-
cavation maffe at the time of con-
struction of the North Shore road.
"It is said to be obvious that
the removal of the toe of the slope
has upset -the equilibrium which
previously existed, unchanged, to
my father's and my own more re-
cent knowledge, since 1871. It is
also argued that the top of the
hill will eventually recede far
roughly the same dietance as did
the toe of the new and very steem
Among possible remedies sug-
gested by Dr. Taylor was a con-
crete drop wall along the street
allowance, the planting of 2,000
more willows on the bank and
grass seed where feasible. Fifty
per cent of the saplings which were
planted last Year have died, he
said. He also suggested taking the
tops off four large trees, whic,h
catch the wind and loosen the soil
around their roots.
White agreeing to survey the
problem, all Agreed with iCouneil
lor James Donnelly's suggestion
that the town should exercise cau-
tion as to what responsibility it
should assume in the matter.
PERCH_ BITING!
Perch are °reported to be
biting good during the past,
few days: The backward
Spring delayed the porch run
very considerably. Yeeterday
a perch weighing one pound,
13 ounces, wae weighed in for
the 'Aqua Club's Perch Derby
which. ends on June 24.
Rev. H. A. Dickinson Accepts
Call To Church At Windsini
0
Rev. H. A. Dickinson, minister of
North Street Uoited Church since
the summer of 1951, announced
at a congregatianal meeting fol-
lowing the Sunday morning ser-
vice that he had accepted a call
to Glenwood United Church, Wind-
sor. He will go to his new charge
on October ist.
”I have been happy here," said
Rev. Mr. Rickinson, in making the
growing feeling during, the past,
year alai- ita tiCv
tribtxtion I can make here."
He stated he felt he could be of
serviee in his new charge where
the congregation has not yet a
building but is planning on one.
It is known that Rev. iMr. Dickin-
son has received numerous calls,
some of them from churches con-
siderably largerethan North Street
and at a largerItsalary than he is
getting in Goderich.
These, he has turned down in
the belief that it would only be
"a matter of holding the line" at
these churches in contrast to the
challenge of a larger life of ser-
vice with the Windsor congrega-
tion. Rev. Mr. Dickinson will be
going to Windsor at a salary of
$1,100 less than he is now receiv-
ing at Gaderich.
Rev. Mr. Dickinson is an out-
standing doWn-to-earth speaker
who has drawn iarge church at-
tendances and his moving from
Goderich will be a distinct loss.
A native of London, he farmed
for several years in Westminster
Township after finishing Collegiate
in Landon. Later, he graduated
from the University of Western
REV. H. A. DICKINSON
Ontario and Emmanuel College,
Toronto. He served at Iron Bridge
and Thessalon in the Algoma dis-
trict and then at Deep River, On-
tario, from where , he came to
Goderich.
At the congregational meeting,
at the suggestion of the minister,
a pastorial relations committee was
appointed to attend to the securing
of a new minister.,,It is as follows:
Don Aberhart (chairman), George
Parsons, George Paterson, E. Prid-
ham, G. G. Gardiner, M. Stephens,
Mrs. R. W. Hughes, Mrs. George
Ellis, Mrs. W. Moorehead.
Landscaping Job Cost $5,737
Needed 935 Yds. Extra Fill
The bill for the landscaping of
Court House Park is $5,737.25.
Meeting laet Friday, Town Council
approved payment of 80 per cent
of this account to the -contractor,
Charles Hay, of Zurich. The bal-
ance is to sbe paid at the enct of
a 60 -day period "after the grass
has had a chance to grow."
This is to come out of the $6,000
budget allocated for Court House
Park when Council, set the 1956
tax rate. Figures are not avail-
able yet on the cost bf 'installing
seven sidewalks in the park. This
work, which was done by town
employees, will be cherged against
the same budget.
Originally, Couneil agreed to pay
men to cover the coat of fertilizer,
levelling, seed and other labor.
'floe contract authorized up to
1,500 yarda of top soil.
Soon after work atarted, it was
found that more top soil would be
needed and Council -held a special
meeting, to authorize the purchase
of 500 additianal yards at $1.25
per yard.
More Soil Needed
This etaill was not enough and
it was found necessary to bring in
35 more yards, bringiog the total
used to 2,435 yards ---935 more than
the amount originally authorized
This, plus the additionel labor,
brought the cost to $5,737.25.
Asked how the erase was com-
ing, Councillor John Vincent,
chairman of parks Committee, said
it seemed to be growing all right,
though it was "just a bit patchy"
in the first section sowed.
Council also approved payment
of $94.50 to George and Benson
Feagan for materials and labor in
conneetion with a property Ad-
joining Imperial (lit Ltd., near the
slack. The account covered 60
yards of top soil. at $1.50 per yard,
and di Re ing,
It is intended to turn thia area
into a picnic spot with arking
epace for ears. A number pi picnic
tables are to be set up,
Fieher and Councillor Vincent
were delegated to meet with Code -
rich Recreation and Arena Com-
mittee to discuss the possibility of
apening the easterly part of Judith
Gooderham Memorial Park.
Two Months Only
Reeve J. H. Graha,m said there
had been considerable criticism
to the effect the park was only
open two months in the year.
The mayor explained that until the
pool is filled it presents a hazard
ehildren. There was always the
danger of some child getting push-
ed into the empty pool and euffer-
ing injury. It is quite deep at one
end, he pointed out.
Council approved a motion by
Catimicillor C. M. Robertsen, sec
ended by Councillor Vincent, that
:Vfiss B. Bradlord be engaged to
operate t he local information
It was decided to notify Donald
Patterson that his services as
miarket clerk would be required no
An 'application for the position
of Town Hall caretaker was re-
ferred to a later meeting of Coun-
The May report of Police Chief
F. M. Hall shewed that Goderieh
Police Department laid 17 charges
under the Highway Traffic Act, 10
charges under the town's dog by-
in,a1 Code and one charge under
the Canada Temperance Act.
ST. GEORGE'S TO MARK
122N-9, ANNIVERSARY
of St. Paul's Church, 'Toronto, will
he the guest speaker al both morn-
ing and evening services on Sun-
day when St. George's Church
holds ite 122nd anniversary.
Known as a "youth worker" and
a "builder," Dr. ,Laritionth, rector
af St. John's Shaughnessey, Van-
couver, led his parish in buildifig
and paying for a lovely, new
Church. Later, he become Dean
of St. John's Cathedral, Sukatoon.
"TRULY BEAUTIFUL"
"Pm most impressed; this is
truly a bea.utiful building. And
that court room is rightly
termed the most beautiful in
the Province." So stated Allan
F. Stewart, Wentworth County
Clerk, on a visit to Goderich.
.The visit was made in connec-
tion with the plan of Went-
worth County to build a new,
million dollar County building;
atsHamilton. The Huron Coun-
ty Court House embodies many
of the features planned for
Wentworth County's new
Court House.
riction
Ashfield Area
First and second readings were
given St a meeting of the Ashfield
Township Council on Monday night
to the by-law granting permission
to five schools to secede from the
Ashfield Area School Board.
To complete its approval, the
.A.ahfield Township Council must
give the by-law its third reading
before July 1. To do this, the
next regular meeting of the Coun-
cil, normally scheduled for July
3, would have to be held some time
before the first of July. This would
be necessary to have the 'approval
sent an to Toronto for necessary
action in time.
In the meantime, there are aome
who are hoping the secession will
not proceed while others are push-
ing for it hard, There has been
"a lot of friction and disturbance"
caused by the first announcement
that the five schools would be
seceding, Reeve .Cecil Blake told
the Signal -Star.
A meeting was held by the
ratepayers of Ashfield (Zion) on
Monday night to decide whether
that school would transport its
pupils to Lucknow. Another meet-
ing is scheduled for tbe Belfast
school Thursday night and meet-
ings in other schools have been
or will be held.
HISTORICAL GODERICH
Goderich will be among the
Western Ontario centres featured
on the program, '`OUT Pioneer
Past," Which will be seen on Fri-
days -,at 6 p.m. commencing June
29, over CFP1j-TV, London. The
eight-week series will deal with the
histoey of the area.
First Court Is Held
In New Court House
The first court was held in the
richly appointed court room of
the' new Huron County Court
Hause on the Square last Thurs-
day. It was inaugurated by Magis-
trate D. E. Holmes, grandson of
the man who was instrumental in
saving the original Court House
when it was threatened with de-
st etion by opponents shortly
af r•i*apened in 1856.
Began -41g n16 near - fOrguttrn
story of the old Court House, the
10,000 Admire
Court House
About 10,000 persons have tour-
ed the new Huron County Court
House since its official opening
here on May 29. A. H. Erskine,
County clerk -treasurer, estimates
that 6,000 inspected the building
Monday. It was a school holiday,
in accordance with the suggestion
of Premier Leslie Frost, and more
than half the visitors were school
children from all parts of Huron
County. -
Grown-ups had their chance
Monday evening when County of-
ficials held "open house" in their
bright new quarters.
Eleven officers from the Mount
Forest headquarters of Ontario
Provincial Police helped to keep
things runining smoothly during
Monday. They were relieved to-
wards evening by four members
from the Gcxlerich detachment.
Inepector J. H. Kinkead person-
ally conducted several groups of
sehool children throuigh the three-
storey Court Houee. All teachers
in the county had been supplied
with floor plans and information
concerning the building.
It is planned to move the Huron
County Library into the Court
House on June 20, when the cur-
rent book exchange program has
been completed. The public
school inspectors, Mesgrs. Kinkead
and G. Glen, 'Gardiner, have not
moved into their Court House
offices yet, but will do se shortly.
taxpayers had strenuously objected
to the expenditure involved in
building the structiu-e. They ob-
tained an -order from the Supreme
Court of Ontario to have the new
building, which was then one of
the finest in the province, torn
This order was based on the
argument that the Canada Com-
pany had given the site to the town
with -theestipeletion +hat it -mild
not be used for anything eicept
then warden of. tne County 'and a
member of the Legislature, led the
fight te save .the Court House. The
result was that the Provincial
Parliament passed a special act to
rescind the order of the Supreme
For this reason, said' Magistrate
.Efolmes, it was peculiarly satisfy-
ing to himself, as grandson of Dr_
Holmes, to participate in the open-
ing of the new Court House facil-
ities on the very same site in 1956,
a full century later.
The magistrate made his brief
openin,g remarks after the court
was 'called to order by Court Crier
George James.
"I wish to take this opportunity
of congratulating the members of
County Council who are respons-
ible for this building," said Magis-
trate Holmes. "Without doubt,
everyone who comes inta this
building is amazed, and I am
amazed myself. ThesOhave certain-
ly built for the future."
He stated that taxpayers could
be ifroud of the building and
thankful that the members of
County Council had such foresight
Only two cases were tried at
the inaugural court session , and
they were disposed of speedily.
The walls of the new court room
are panelled in walnut veneer to
match the walnut furnishings. The
ceiling is of acoustic tile. Vertical
slat venetian blinds are attached
to the 12 -foot high windows. There
is accommodation for 120 specta-
tors.
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Miss Mabel Smith and Miss Edna
Driver spent the week -end in Tor-
onto and attended the Metropoli-
tan Opera at the Maple Leaf
Magistratt, D. E. Holmea held the first court in the new Court notte Oki Thursday bf last wcck
Magistrate's 'Court was held. Seen at the 11.4t is Court Crier qleorge James. Doth thc,e nffnn have
seen a long period of court service in the old Court House. The first, County Coat woo ou Monday with
Judge 'Frank Vingland presiding, Photo by Itt oflt fmnit
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