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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-02-21, Page 1f%. -777,77,17'i • • IngellrXerialeradOP:01:41:4614.461, - `.' 4 '..Y1';,,,;.;*4,4" •WAMIgifrASIK60111as _.,_,,,,...........A.NrAekea:10:41261Kas • 41410 , y - ,:.e,bo.. p'10:41•%116.4%etriOrdieN:41019401, ,4* p. '14,..aningg="MgatiltHeiat 1,4 4 Vi:a0,401"..t .404004r.dh;NIK, ' IP qW ~ o agmleatare. it' AO: • „ • 1,10thear--No. 8 - .Sttbseriptien 18.C•aiiik tt;Clet'; GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY•91 f 1057 Seen crossing the, bridge at Saltford is one of the types of trucks carrying a load in excess of the ten tons gross weight limit called for by the Ontario Department of Highways. It is feared that one of these days a heavily loaded truck will crash through the antiquated structure and hold up regular traffic for a , lengthy time. During the summer tourist season, it is not uncommon to see a line of cars waiting at each end of the bridge to get over the narrow, 75 -year-old bridge. See editorial on page two for further details. New Yacht, Club Plans Base On Ship Island Seeking a temporary home for the newly organit ed Goderich Yacht Club, Bruce Sully, the com- modore, )(appeared before Town Council Friday to enquire about the possibility of leasing space in a town -owned freight shed at the waterfront. The request was referred to the water, ,light and ,harbor committee for a report. S. H. Blake, town -clerk, said he believes that. the centre portion of the green freight shed is unoccupied at'present. Commenting on the large num- bers of US. yachts which come up this way in summer, Mr. Sully stated: "We're losing money we could have in Goderich. This port seems to be a good place to come in for gas, then get out. I think it would be a ,good thing for the town if we could get these visitors to come in and stay for a while." This was one of the reasons which had prompted the formation of the Goderich Yacht Club, he tar........'"*c".*:.." r. Sully ontinued, "We have -- --- - - ---lettsed---Ships-Islands(ins-thessineers- harbor). 'We 'plan to put some dockage up and erect a club house eventually. We would like to im- prove our own mooring because Snug harbor is getting congested." �II• Inquiring about the •possibility leasing part of a freight shed, said, "We need space for boat storage and a base of- operations until we get on the island. We eventually hope to get our own boat sheds on theisland." Teach Safety Besides. providing a place where U.S. yachtsmen and their families can be welcomed and entertained, the new club plans to teach water safety to the younger people of the town and_district, . With more:and more people be- comirtg interested in boating, water safety is becoming ' more of a problem, iMr. Sully told The Signal - Star later. In the hope- of pre- we.nting possible drownings, the new club plans to teach "water responsibility" to the younger set,. Construction of a suspension bridge to Ship Island is one of the first tasks facing club members, the commodore said. After that, the little island must be cleared and docks built. ' Besides Mr. Sully, other club officers are: vice -commodore, Gor- don McManus; secretary -treasurer, . 1_ .making announcement, CLal"iltr;-:'41tr-eCtrir51.":1 .HOn. W. - man,. Bud.„Watson, Con. • Baechler of azicultnre, said that, Mr. Miles - -.tfeW—ililtin -"on The club has applied for a pro-; April 1. S.S. Photo by R.H. Sixty Men ! • The Dominion Rock Salt Company Limited has nounced that there will be 60 employees ehen the $6,000,000 rock salt mine goes into pro- duction here this year. This will be on a single shift basis which is normal operation. It is pointed out that the number of employees could run up to• SO later on provided that con- ditions demand it. The an- nouncement is made to clarify a former rumour estimate that the number of employees would range "from 50 to 250 _ men." Construction opera- tions are to definitely start in the spring which means either •April or May. 0 --- Name Replacement For G. Montgomery Douglas Haig Miles, agricultural representative in Frontenac Coun- ty, will be transferred to Huron County to succeed G. W. Mont- gomery. omelet charter. In summing up his case before Town Conned, the commodore said the club members believe their program ,will eventually result in increased tourist business for Goderich. A graduate of Ontario Agricul- tural College (1942), 'Mr. Miles served for some time as assistant representative in Price Edward and Frontenac Counties before he was appointed agricultural represent- ative in 1949. Mr. Montgomery resigned to be - Legislature -71s -Given for the j3NR. (-) come -Ontario agricultural agent de FIGURE SKATING STAR TO Huron Lesson By .Pry FEATURE "POP" CONCERT In Making the address in reply supply and are handicapped in Former Canadian junior champ- . ion and 1955 gold medalist, Wanda to the speech from the Throne in attracting industry. Beasley MacDonald will be the the Ontario Legislature on Febru- ary llth,' Tam Pryde, M.P.P. for Huron referred at some length to the County of Huron and its pro. blems. In this same address, Mr. Pryde made his plea that the pro- posed $10,000,000 School for Re- tarded Children be located in Huron County. Details of this plea have''been published before, but other re- marks made at that tiose, as con - Legislature of OntarioDefts tained in the official repobates rt of the Ontario W. Newspapers Will Honor are reprinted as follows, being extracts dress: here and there in the ad- Signal -Star's Auburn Correspondent from "If you consult a map of the province, you will note that a point Mrs. Wes Bradnock, Auburn -m.1.-0 • ;between Goderich and Grand Bend respondent of The Goderich Signal is about equal distance from Owen Star, will be honored on Friday Sound and Windsor, the extremes when ;the annual meeting of the ss in what is known as western On • Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associ- ation is held at the King 'Edward "'ss tlotel Oronto. . The Association will present an "Honorable mention" certificate for Mrs. Bradnock in recognition of her outstanding work as a rural weekly newsper correspondent. A trophy will be presented to the correspondent selected as the "Best Rural Correspondent" in Ontario, whose name will be announced later. The fact that Mrs. Boodnock will be given an "Honorable 'men- tion" certificate means that she was among some four rural cor- respondents for weekly newspapers in all Ontario from whom a final selection was made for the honor f being the "Best ,Rural Corres- pondent" in Ontario. The Signal -Star is proud and happy to congratulate Mrs. Brad - nock on -the recognition to be given her by the Ontario Weekly News- paper Association. She has been Auburn corespondent for the-Gode- rier Signal -Star since July, 1955. In that time she has displayed coni- complete a coverage of news as petent and aggressive qualities it would like to from the Port necesary to make a good corres- Albert, Benmiller and Goderich pondent. Township areas and •would be The rural correspondence in a pleased to hear from an aggressive. weekly newspaper and the rural potential carrespondent from each correspondents who write the news of these areas. Not only does it are much more important to a help the readership of the Signal - paper than some readers are in- Star but it also gives the area clined to think. The rural area publicity which it should get and which the SignalStar Serves is in which it should have a pride in every bit as important tb the paper having. as the town of Goderich itself and We salute our rural correspond - the Signal -Star is anxious to serve ents who, week in and week out, those areas. Not only are.. the rural chronicle the happenings of their residents interested in ihe rural respective communities. It is not news but also town people who an easy job getting -this news each used to live int the country or who week and rural people are urged have relatives there. Then, there to give their correspondents all are many people 'whd live in other possible help 'in providing news parts of Canada and the United items for their correspondents. Stales -ollo take the Signal -Star You like to read the doings of and who look forward each week other people. Remember, too, to reading the rural news budget that the other people ----both at from the area in which they used home and former residents—like to live. ' to read about you. Won't you The Signal Star is not -getting as" please co-operate? Despite the difficulties being en- countered by the Water Resources Commission in dealing with the problem of various municipalities, I think the very number of pro- jects placed ;before it in the first year of its existence serves to prove the statement I have made, that its task is monumental, and on its success depends the pros - (Continued on page 4) feature performer when the Gode- rich Figure Skating Club holds its "Pop" concert at the Goderich Arena on Saturday evening. The program, which will com- mence at 8.15 p.m., will --include a Mardi gras, games, races, danc- ing, 'broomball, skating and solo competitions. Numerousdoor prizes have been donated by 'Gode- rich merchants. tario. London is often referred to as he geographical centre of west- ern Ontario, and it is pretty close to that in many ways' Lake Huron is only 45 miles north of London, and in these days of swift travel any motorist will traverse the -dis- tance in • one hour.,I ani not strcoshing my imagiation very much when I claim that we are very nearly in the centre of west ern Ontario. "Why then is it that we are regarded as off the beaten track? I do not know, but that is my ob ject in returning to the subject FO often, so long as I remain the member for that riding, I will continue to repeat the story." "We have what areknown as 'high income areas' and low in come areas' and it is better when the difference betsvcein these two groups is narrow and the averitge high. The point I -wish to make is there—the high income group is not to be found in agricultural counties such as Huron. Finding a remedy for this condition is one of the big questions to be solved. We cannot have a healthy economy when one segment of the popula- tion is wealthy and anatherpoor." "All along the shore of Lake Ontario, industrial establishments ',increasing by leaps and bounds. , e southwestern 'sections "nf the svince, say in the Chatham, Windsor and Sarnia triangle, is highly industrialized; but from Sarnia north along Lake Huron in the counties of Huron, Bruce and Grey. we are still largely agricul- tural As a consequence, we are not sharing in the general pros, peritso of the country." s'Althoussh 1 will be unrelenting in my efforts to publicize Huron county. 1 will admit that, even with water at our doorstepsOsome parts of the county lack at) 'adequate MRS. WES. BRADNOCK ACTION- ON BSI:UTE. $ALTFORD Board Feels "Misled" By Agent Of Teachers A teachers' federation represent- aries paid in other district centres ative was„eriticized at last week's may be gleaned from a news re - meeting of Goderich Public School port from Exeter. It was announ- Board for misleading the trustees ced a few days ago that the board during recent salary negotiations. of Exeter Public School had set a When the board made a new salary maximum of $3,600. Chair - salary offer to the teachers at a man Mrs. C. H. Edward referred special meeting one week earlier, to the Exeter report briefly at last W. Davies, secretary of Ontario week's meeting of the Goderich Public School Men Teachers' Fed -"board. eration, had said that he would The board was informed that refer the board's offer to the local some of the local teachers seem teachers for their decision. to be unhappy with the way in According to information receiv- which the federations have been ed at last week's board meeting, handling the present negotiations. the local teachers will not have Commented Trustee Don Aber - the final say in whether they hart: "I think it's jolly well time should accept the offer or not. this matter was referred back to Chairman Mrs. C. II. Edward said the teachers themselves." she felt Mr. Davies had been mis- Mr. Shackleton said the teachers leading the board. had voted on the board's proposal The final decision lies in the but the ballots had been sent to hands of the provincial executives Toronto in sealed envelopes for of two teachers' organizations, the counting. The federations' execu- board has now learned. The or- tives would still decide whether ganizations are Mr. Davies' On- the teachers should accept the offer tario Public School Men Teachers' or not, theboard was told. Federation and the Federation of The principal informed the Women Teachers! Associations of board___that -it may- be _possible -to Ontario. dispense with the services of at Principal H. M. Shackleton con_ least one teacher on the local staff firmed this, stating that Mr. Davies due to decreasing enrolment. .It had told him that it would be up had been calculated the school to the Toronto executives to de- would have about 850 pupils this Gide if the 26 Goderich teachers year, but around 40 left town dur- should accept the board's ,offer. ing the summer holidays and a At the special meeting the board few more have left -since then. had rejected the request of the Trustee Robert Rae said he did teachers' federations that the local not think the new rock salt mining board ditch its present salary sched- development should cause any ule in favor of a federation scale. great increase in enrolment for Mr. Davies admitted that the fed- the next year or so. It will take eration seeks to persuade school some time to put the mine in pro_ boards throughout the province to thuction, he pointed out, so he does adopt a uniform scale, regardless not anticipate there will be many of local factors, extra families arriving in town for - cKr, public school teachers is $2 500-1 It is planned lb hold an ()pen $3,509. A feaeliet—With—o He- -lir -Wise - bt" ''GOderi eh -I rub it - School more special certificates receives during the first week in March, $50 a year more. the principal stated. Mr. Davies asked the board to The board decided to join a film accept a federation salary formula service being organized in the ranging from $2,800 minimum to county by the National Film Board. $4,800 maximum. The board Before the meeting closed, Trus - countered with an offer to raise tee Aberhart commended the mem- the maximum to $4,400 while re- bersof the press -on coverage of taining the present $2,500 mini- board meetings. He said he was MUIIL £sur�thaL. the publie_appreciated Some idea of how Goderich •knowing how their business was teaching salaries compare with sal- being handled. SOUR,. NOTES The 'bebovior• of the , old piano in `11acKay Hall is enough,to send- seasoned mus- icians home muttering to.them- selves, according to inform- ation relayed to Town Council by S. II. Blake, town clerk. He said he had been told of one guest soloist who recently had a particularly unnerving experience. In the middle of a number, three keys went down and stayed down. The problem was referred to the public works committee, of which Reeve E. C. Fisher is chairman. Councillor Joseph Allaire suggested that the reeve himself try the offend- ing keys and bring 'back a report on what happens, if anything. o- 0 0 Sees Liquor Cause Of Many Murders Excessive consumption of liquor is a factor in many murders, Prof. Joslyn Rogers, of Toronto, told a Knox Church Men's Club dinner _meeting here last Friday...night. The meeting was attended by about 110 persons,_ including sev- eral police officers. The speaker was introduced by Rev. R. G. Mac- Millan and thanked by Crown At - t H. Glenn Ilays. Rogers, who is attached to th orney-general's laboratory in ¼ capacity of analyst, has devoted many years to the invest- igation of the, more technical as- pects of criminal matters. Speaking here on "Technical Evidence in the Courts," he related many of his actual experiences. In many criminal cases, he pointed out, technical evidence may be vcry.bdplul to both, ticCrown John a n the-et/qtr.:1i. - Stringer, %elub presidenl. was in charge of the. ineelino: 0 KNOWN LOCALLY George Falconer, who was One of three men killed in the crash of a light plane in the Stouffville area 'over the week -crier, was a cou.sin of -Mrs. Alex. Butler and Mrs. Gordon Jamieson, both of Goderich. ,Jr. Falconer, a promin- ent -Waterloo elecOrical contractor. was the owner of the plane. Ile leaves a wife and four children. ospital Deficit $32 Need Aid To Equip in Operations of Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in 1956 re- sulted in an actual deficit of $320.45, it was announced at the annual meeting on Monday even- ing. According to the auditoessstate- ment, the excess of expenditures over income was $9,197.41. How- ever, the list of expenditures in- cluded an item of $8,876.96 for depreciation allowances on build- ings and equipment. It was explained that the de- preciation figures are used mainly to conform with government ac- counting procedures. At any rate, before deducting depreciation al- lowances, the operating deficit was only $320.45. Total income was $142,16941 and total expenditures, including de preciation all(Avancts, ' reached $151,386.82 last year. Referring to the 42-ned wing now under construction, .1. 11. Kinkead, chairman of the hospital's Board of Governors, stated: "Funds for furnishings and equipment are de- finitely needed. At present, we have sufficient funds to complete the building and provide some equipment." -Contract for the new wing was awarded last October to Qoinney Construction for $423,841.74.• This price does not include most furn- ishings and equipment. The board now has about 5427,000 in sight. This money Is drawn from the following sources: Town of Goderich, $125,000: sur- rounding townships, $30,000;. Coun- ty of HurOn, $35,00D; ptovincial and federal grants, $14000; avail- able hospital funds (built up over Approve Mobile Phone For Local Police Car Installation of a mobile tele- phone in the town police cruiser has been approved by Town Coun- cil. The move was made in an- swer to complaints .by Crown At- torney II. Glenn Hays and others that it is extremely difficult to get an answer when one phones the police station. When the now equipment is in- stalled by Bell Telephone Co., tele- phone operators will divert calls to the cruiser when there is no answer at the police station. The system is to be installed shortly at an initial cost of $50 plus monthly rental of $38 and toll charges. A' heavy duty gen- erator must be installed on the cruiser first. Earlier, Council had received another offer from an electronics firm to set up a two-way radio system which would serve both the police and the Public Utilities Commission. It was suggested at Friday's Council meeting that a request from Goderich Recreation and Arena Committee for a grant of $12,000, "about the same amount as last year," 'he referred to fin- ance commit•tee. "I think that that should be re- ferred to committee of the whole Ceuncil, said Councillor C. M. Robertson, "so we can -find out What they're doing:" Councillor Joseph Allaire: "They want the money; we'll have to pa it anyway." "Right To Know" Councillor Roberton: "I claim that this Council has a right to know what ihe arena corronittee is doing for the coming year." On motion of Councillor Robert son, seconded by Deputy -Reeve Donnelly, the $12,000 request was finally referred to committee of the whole Council for, discussior at a later meeting. A letter from Harrison & Co., Toronto bond house, informed Council that it had found a quick sale for the $125,000 hospital de- bentures issued by the town a few weeks ago. Council passed a by-law confirm- ing the appointment of George W McIntyre to the Town police force at a salary of $2,800 annually. Requests for use of Agricultural' Park were received from .Goderich Pipe Band and Goderich Trotting and Agricultural Association. The band plans to hold another tattoo on July 26. The racing group expects to stage meets on June 1; July 1 and September 2. Both re quests were referted to parks com- mittee. Parrish & Heimbeeker, gra in dealers who sought to lease office space in a • Town -owned shed at the harbor, have now advised the Town clerk that they" expect to secure space in the CPR sheds. • several years), $117,000. Narrow Margin That shows only a margin of about 54,000 between available funds and cost of constructing the unfurnished building. During the meeting, George Par- sons,. chairman of the building Committee, revealed that it may cost $25,000 to make "unexpected" (Continued on page 5) DELEGATION, AFR OF ACCIDENT ALLE A delegation from Goderich and the Townships of Col- borne, Ashfield and West Wawanosh will go to Queen's Park to press for immediate action to replace the ancient Saltford bridge and rebuild the approaches. Frankly "fed up". with waiting for the Ontario Department of Highways to start con- struction, a group of district residents approached Town Cpuneil Friday night to suggest that district interested muni- cipalities join forces in an all-out effort to get action. The Personnel 0 Members of the delegaVon which ested, or more interested, than our approached Council were Gilbert Frayne, of Kingsbridge; Cecil own municipalities. Blake, reeve of Ashfield Township; "There isn't any doubt it's in the offing," he added, "but how soon it's hard to 'know." Reeve Kernighan, of Colborne Township, said: "We have some construction work for some of our ratepayers that could pYobably be brought along sooner if we !mew where the new road is going to go." "Accident Alley" There would be even more ac- cidents on the Saltford road, he suggested, except that special pre- cautions are taken. = Both Reeves Blake and 'Kernigh- an thought that some pressure on the ' provincial "-authorities might help to hurry up construction of a new bridge and road. Reeve Blake pointed out that Highways 'Minister Allan is a busy man and probably hears many re-.. quests from various parts of the province. His department might be a long time getting around to action on the Saltford project un- less district people are. insistent, he pointed out. Councillor .Frank Walkom: "There is supposed to be a 10 -ton load limit tTh that 'bridge, but I've for a period of perhaps several, been told that 20 -ton transports. " weeks. It was stated at the meet- are going over it! He wondered what -would i hapaen ..t ha _ s o jcs_resing_ltie. 20'tons, twice the legal load. bridge—ft re a rry -"as. 1711161--".:Irthrltrug6hriht-heleMb aenacvYienvtlihr!trntewturenct--77—'—'- • tO.155b1y---rar,onibm “Gaderir-11- '''wvaid—tii en. * tir-eut— off calling this delegation here to- from the outside world even more - night," Mr. Frayne said in opening than it is now, he stated. ' liscussion. • Councillor Walkom recalled that s Ile stated, "We're interested there was considerable delay and in that part of highway 21 from the inconvenience to district residents north end of town through Salt- several years ago when new plank - ford up the other hill. It .hassobeen ing was installed on the bridge. surveyed three or four time, but Hume Clutton; another membez nothing done." of the delersation, commented: "It .A delegation_had soine from Kin - hit PaciGovernmentellsliggestedmthightt thnoet hParvie- cardine to To:•or.`,a recently about v a road matter which was much money for this project, ,but I have noticed that cabinet ministers con less in;portimt than this, said Mr. Frayne. ' get .money spent in their own Why Not Now constituencies. "If anyone wants to know how "If. we don't start something," they are spending- money, they he emphasized. "nothing will he should take a tour of Toronto and done. It has to be started some - the cloverleafs. They're pouring lime. Why not start it tonight?" When (7ouncillor Joseph Allaite out millions there." Mr. Clutton concluded, "The only asked Mr. Frayne what the (tele- Iway they geeastt minunaeYlotspoefatcadsew hesitation in replying: s station wanted. Mr.Frayn.ewhead jurist° want the government to improve is pressure." - that road so we can come into town Three Liyes Lost without getting our necks broken!" Recalling that three boys. lost Mr. Frayne showed Council let- their lives on the Saltford stretch tors from John W. Hanna, MPPabout a year ago, Mr. Clutton sug- , gested that they might still be and L. E. Cardiff, MP, expressing their interest and support in cog_ alive if the road had been nection with an early start. on straighter. replacement of the bridge and the Ben Chisholm, who was also present, said: "A lot of ladies up around Lucknow are scared to come to Goderich to shop. I hear (Continued on page 5) John Kernighan, reeve of Colborne Township; Hume Clutton, of R.R. 5, Goderich, and 'Ben Chisholm. John Durnin, reeve of West Wawa nosh Township, had signified his intention of attending, but was unable to be present. Town Council voted in favor of sending a combined delegation tQ Toronto to interview Highways Minister James Allan. The date for the interview will be arranged shortly. During the discussion before Council, it was pointed, out_ that_ the narrow, 75 -year-old bridge has beeen the scene of "joo -many accidents." Rather than face the bridge and the treacherous, wind- ing approaches to it, many district residents go out of their way to go to other towns to shop, it was stated. Noting • that there is a 10 -ton load limit on the "horse -and -buggy" bridge, some members of Council expressed fear that an overloaded transport may go through the bridge anytime now, causing_ delay and inconvenience to other traffic • t,is se'soss approaches. Reeve Blake, Of Ashfield Town- ship, stated: "I really feel the Town of Goderich is as much inter - Manager World Champion Yankees Reads Signal -Star 1-4 Casey Stengel The "Scottish circulation" of the Signal -Star. in which the newspap- er is handed on from one to anoth- er for perusal, results- in the paper really getting arond. It even happens in faraway So Petersburg, Florida. Above is shown internationally - known Casey Stengssi, manager of the New York Vinkees, world champion baseball team, reading The Signal -Star. He is !teated on the patio of the 'this'll Hotel Soreno at St, Petersburg, Florida, just netore dashing off to nearby Lang Field to get the 1957 edition of the New York Yankees in.shape for the coming season. Inset pic- ture at top left corner shows Sten- gel in a more familiar garb --his baseball uniform. The colorful Casey Stengel was the very essence of courteousness 'as hr obligingly posed for the. ahtwe picture for the SignAl-Star. Baseball fans from theGoderich ,distriel who attend majo.r league games' at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, invariably make it a special point when seeing the Detroit Tigers playing it home game to be there when the powerful Now•York Yankees are the opposing team. Some baseball fans might find it a little difficult to recognize Oasey in his street clothes, as shown above, t° .accuttoined have become to seeing hfin -111 his bage-- ball outfit canntlk*sizin0:, upi. a situation on iht; prqiag '1141111- Or else telling an",uhi'p:Ire;,,his- think much`of Ma' But the Sign-Staret, a most °t's tinging "pe° kZ-idr:FV;tr4:*, thanks go to'him for his ness. —Sigpa14;