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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-03-07, Page 1t) 110th Year—No. 10 oio ta a, GOD.lRJCH, ONTA R I t ➢, THURSDAY, 1VrARCH 7th, 1957 114 Suberipainnfine in Y1. �" dim tie 4iiligle psi 7+ Bill Haysom, the Goderich Queen's Scout who will attend the World Jamboree of Scouts in England this year, proudly displays the birthday cake which the Second Goderich troop of Scouts had made far them. The cake was shown at the father and son .banquet of ,the Scouts at the Legion Hall Friday night. It observed the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lord Baden Powell and the 50th anniversary of Scouting. From left to right are: Les Riley, Scoutmaster of the 2nd Goderich Troop of Boy Scouts; Jack Cory, Cubmaster of the 2nd cub pack; Bill Haysom; Crown Attorney C. C. Middleboro, of Owen Sound, regional commissioner of Boy Scouts; Ernie -Crawford; Doug Carswell, district commissioner for Huron. S.S. Photo by R.H. GREY COUNTY CROWN ATTORNEY ADDRESSES LOCAL BOY SCOUTS Tjie Goderich Scouts, Guides, i Cubs and Brownies celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lord 'Baden-Powell and the '50th, anniversary of Scouting with a father and son banquet and a joint church parade. JJ Jack Cory, cwb7rraster, presided at the first annual' father and son banquet held 'by the S`eciond Gode- rich Troop at the Legion Hall on Friday evening. After a turkey dinner served by women of the Legion Auxiliary, Douglas Cars- well, c imimissioner of the 4Huron District, introduced 'Crown Attor- ney C. C. Middlebaeo, of Owen and and .regional commissioner the Blue Water Region of the Scouts. Mr. 'Middleboro traced the two successive lives of Baden-Powell, that of soldier and later founder and Chief Scout of the 'Boy Scout Movement. He explained that hap- piness does not coupe from wealth or success in your profession but rather from helping others, and urged the boys to live the prin- ciples of Scouting in their daily lives as they .grow to manhood; to get outdoors and enjoy hiking and camping. Other leaders taking part in the program were Scoutmaster -Les Riley, Assistant Culbmasters Don Stemp, Norman Coates and Derain " Steep. There were about 120 pre- sent. The second event of the Cen- tennial celebration was a church parade of all of the Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies to North. Street United Church on Sunday evening. An account of this ap- pears elsewhere in this issue. The pennants of the twoBrownie packs were dedicated by the minister. The 20 Roman Catholic members of the groups attended church at St. Peter's Church on Sunday morn- ing under the leadership of Assist- ant Cubmaster Donald Stemp. After the Liberal nomination meeting at Clinton last Friday, the trio shown above were discussing policies. Prom left to right: Finance Minister Walter Harris; A. Y. McLean-, Lib- eral candidate; Hugh Hawkins, President of Huron Liberal Association. Obituary 0 40t5li W. J. McBRIDE A former Goderich resident, Mrs. William John McBride, of Strat- ford, died in Alexandra Marine and General 'llospital here on Mon- day morning. She had 'been Con- fined to hospital for six weeks prior to her death. . Born in Cairubridge, England, she was the former Minnie Annette Green, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Green and 4 ad been a resident of Stratford for the past 36 years. She had been a beautician for the past 32 years, She was a meunber of St. Paul's Anglican Church' a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the East- ern Star, Radiant Chapter, and a' member of the Mussiness and Pro- fessional Women's Association. She predeceased by her husband, lliam John McBride, by 30 years. Surviving are otto daughter, Mrs. 'Willard (Phyllis) Knechtel, of Owen Sound; one son, Cecil, of Goderich; two grandchildren, Mary Knechtel on the Kitchener teach- ing staff. and Cadet Donald Me- I3ride of the. Royal Military College at Kingston; one brother and two sisters in Cambridge, r n Land. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McBride at. tended the funeral in Stratford on Wednesday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. R. A. E. Ruch in St. Paul's (Thureh, and interment was in Avondale "eeme- tery. 0 NEW OFFICER BEGINS DUTIES Goderich's newest police con- stable, Bartlett E. Bradley, 27, of London, assumed his duties last Saturday night. He replacesa Bud Watson, who resigned to accept a position in Toronto. The new officer has just com- pleted three years in the Canadian Army, with /which he . served as a physical training ,instructor. -. He - _married oand has three children. He was hired at a meeting of-- the fthe police committee here last week, and the appointrr`ient was later ,confirmed by Town Council. The starting salary is $2,800 an- nually. When the announcement of Bradley's, appointment was made at Friday night's Council meeting, Deputy -Reeve James Donnelly in- quired as to when the responsibil- ity for hiring men had been shift- ed from Council to the police com- mittee. Councillor James Bisset suggest - 4 Truck Overturns Injuries Slight Two Goderich men escaped ser- ious injury when a pick-up truck overturned in Amiberley last week. Damage to the truck was estimated at about $1,000 by ,police. The vehicle. driven by Barry Whetstone, left the road, stritsck a rock and turned over. The driver was takend to Kincardine_ General 'Hospital . With a concussion - anti head cuts. He was released from the hospital after a share stay:- -. A passenger, Doug Cruickshank, was not hurt. ed that the ansryer was that resig- nations had been coming so quickly that it hadn't seemed feasible to delay making appointments until the next regular Council meetings. -..The deputy -reeve then suggested that policemen be hired by Council, rather than just the police com- mittee, in future. ew Subdivision Planned Haircuts Going Up; Taxi Fares Next ? Judging 'by recent announce- ments re increased prices of goods and services, 'the cost of living is con,'tinuing to rise in Goderich as elsewhere. Within the past few weeks, prices of most soft drinks have gone up to eight cents, though one popular brand is still selling at seven cents. An increase in the provincial tax sent the price of gasoline up 'two cents a gallon. Starting Monday, haircuts and shaves will cost more in Goderich, it is announced by a spokesman for local barbers. --"-And local taxi operators have asked Town Council for permis- sion to increase fares. The increase in barbers' prices is , the first here in seven years, according to their spokesman. It is stated that the barbers -feel they cage no longer absorb the rising coats of supplies, etc., and must pass a portion of this along to the public. Haircuts will go up from 65 to 75 cents for adults, and from 50 to 60 -'cents for children. h. shave will cost 50 cents, an increase of a dime. . Ask By-law Change There has been no increase in taxi Blares here since 1950, accord- ing to the operators. Their re- quest for a change in the by-law governing rates came before Cpun- eil Friday night. It was referred to special committee for a report. The request said, "Conditions at the present time make it almost „impossible for us to operate at the -present rates due to the following increases: cars up in price - approx. i $500,. maintenance 25 - percent, labor 20 percent, tires, 30 percent, insurance 80 percent." -The operators also noted that the .general_ cast .szf _.liuiaag- has in- I creased. 'Phe request was signed by Ron- ald R. Glazier. Donald C. Oke, Bob McLean, Kenneth Oke and L. Overholt. o-- --o 0 95th BIRTHDAY Mr. Joseph D. Wilson, Cam- bria road, will celebrate his 5th birthday on Sunday, arch 10. Despite the fact ° that he has been confined to his home for some time he is enjoying fairly good health. New GDCI Pay Scale $3,800-$7,000 Board learns Of More Provincial Aid Increases ranging from $400 to $1,000 in minimum and maximum' salaries were granted teachers at a lengthy meeting of Goderich Dis trict Collegiate Institute Board Tuesday night. The board learned that it will benefit to the extent of $5,870 from the changes in grant structures as announced in the latest provincial budget. The teachers' minimum salary j figure, which has been $3,400, was i increased to $3,800 for non -special- ists and $4,000 for specialists. The maximum level, which has been $6,000, was increased to $6,800 for non -specialists and $7,000 for spe- cialists. Teachers salaries' will be , in- creased at,the rate of $300 per year until their maximum level is reach- ed. Certain adjustments - within the frame -work of the new sched- ule are still being worked out. The change in the provincial grant per pupil from six dollars to $25 means an increase of $7,870. But this will be offset to some ex- tent by a loss of $2,000 because the average attendance here now exceeds 400. The board plans to meet again on March 11 to consider estimates for the coming year. Teacher Resigns The resignation of Miss Joan Allen, who has been teaching home economics for the past two years, was accepted with regret„ The staff relations committee was auth- orized to advertise the position and secure a replacement. The report of High School In- spectors E. R. McClellan and J. F. 'Swayze on their recent general inspection was presented. The re- portnoted a 56 per cent- increase in attendance in the school since 1944 and an 11 per cent increase 'since 1952. Unless there is in- creased industrial activity in the 'district, the prrent building should provide accommodation for the next few years. "Satisfactory time allotment for the various subjects was provided and teaching duties divided equit- ably among the staff," the report stated. "The teaching observed was for the most part of a commendable 'standard, and some of it was ex- cellent. "The school is well organized and capably administered by the principal." The secondary school district has a total assessment of $10,939,- 593, an increase of $113,865 over last year, it was announced at the meeting. After considering various means of providing a rifle range, the De partment of National Defence, through the district cadet office, has approved the construction of a range in the upper storey of the ;barn. j Cost of this range will be around 8150, which is considerably less t ian the previous estimate of $1,000 to build a range against the back of the school. OVER 500 HONOR DEPARTING p C<'UNTV AGRICULTURAL REP. Lush Resi enti ..a1 Area On the eve of their departure,for Toronto, Gerry Montgomery, fad er Huron County agricultural reo presentative, and Mrs. Montgomery were honored at- a gathering of about 500 friends an Seatforth. Mr. Montgomery has accepted a position as agricultural agent in Ontario with the CNR. The' farewell party, headed by a committee representing agricultur- al organizations, was held Friday night at the Seaforth District High School. William Jewitt, reeve of Hullett and chairman of the agricultural committee of Huron County, was master of ceremonies. County War- den Harry Gowdy spoke briefly, commending Mr. Montgomery as "an excellent agricultural repre- sentative," and thanking him for the co-operation and friendship he has given. Other speakers included Thomas Pryde, MPP for Huron. A farewell address was read by Gordon Greig, former fieldman of the county federation of agricul- ture. "The presentation of a wrist- watch was made by Robert Allan, and a gift was presented to Mrs. Montgomery by Earl McSpadden, president of the Huron County Junior Farmers' Association. W. J. McLEAN DIES William J. McLean, 74, of Salt - ford, died Wednesday in Alexandra hospital. Funeral service will be held in the Lodge funeral home Saturday, 2 p.m., followed by inter- ment in Col+bor ie cemetery. Full details in next'week's issue. Proposed For Suburbs. VICTORIA ST. WMS OF 25 YEARS AGO IS RECALLED O A lush layout for better -tom homes on a landscaped mea over= looking Lake Huron abont half a mile south ofG oderith is nchedulcd The March meeting of Victoria Street W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. J. Cranston with 21 members and four visitors present. The president, Mrs. Frank Wil- son, was in charge of devotionals. A Scripture passage was read by Miss Minnie Tabtb and IMrs. Eva Horton. - Mrs. Aldin Allin led in the discussion period and Mrs. Mamie Sutcliffe gave a reading on the W.M.S. of Vittoria Street Church of 25 years ago. The study book on Malaya and Indonesia was taken by Mrs. Betty Williams, Mrs. C. Feagan and Mrs. Myrtle Barker. Books were distributed for read- ing next month. There were 35 home calls and. 95 hospital calls far March. Lunch was served by Mrs. J. Cranston, Mrs. :Darold Larder and Mrs. Mamie Sutcliffe. 0-- c ---0 BUSINESS TRIP A big Dakota DC -3 plane landed at Sky Harbor Airport on Tuesday afternoon, 'bringing here a - party of men from Cleveland, Ohio, on business. 0— 0 ---o Mr. Harry Colclou.gh has return- ed from a month's holiday in Florida. Little Theatre Pictur6 Is Featured Nationaily A scene from "Angel Street" by ' The article says, in part; "Goderich ti}`e= a' `wvi`x et4'. i 'i'Iteatre els--a group.,,tvho take their theatre appease ern -the Lout page of the, seri;at1s1P; are small in _number _'but. deserve -a very large `E' for effort. When _ their 4ay; --Angel--.Stee t'. was selected far festival competi- tion they needed funds to go on. These dauntless thespians staged a benefit performance, canvassed for new members, approached their local council for money, which they received; an excellent example of .the team -work needed to produce good theatre." current issue of The Nevus Letter, which-- goes -to- tubers- of -Little- Theatre Little.•Theatre groups all across Canada. It is a bl-monthly publication pub- lished by the governors of The Dominion Drama Festival. The picture was taken in the Auditorium of Goderich Collegiate Institute following the benefit per- formance staged by the Goderich Little Theatre there on January 24. MacLaren's Studio took the picture which includes five mem- bers of the cast effectively portray- ed in the impressive stage setting. Because the splendid piece of photography was selected for the front page of the aforementioned oublication, Goderich L i t t I e Theatre received a cheque for ten - dollars for it directly from the office of Mr. MacDonald, president of the DominionDrama Festival. In the sante issue, the Goderich group wins much praise for their recent fine work in "Angel Street." ff ° -Appoint Fieldrnan To Aid 4-H Clubs Huron County now has the ser- vices of a part-tifnc ficldman at , tached to the Department of Agri culture office. He is Tom Easton, 23, of Exeter, who began hi: duties this week. Mr. Easton will help .:'Arthur candidate left no doubt in the Bolton, assistant agricultural re- mind., of those attending the meet- ing that the choice was a popular and a confident one. After briefly outlining' his pre - `t ious period of service to the arily without the services of a Liberals, Mr. McLean said, "If, in senior agricultural representative. your opinion, that that contribution G. W. Montgomery has left to ac- should suit you, then I would be very happy and privileged to serve you again." Other nominations wore: Hugh Hill, of Gaderich; Hugh Hawkins, a of Clinton; Earl Campbell, of Hay to spring into being this spring, The proposed residential subdivi- sion will encompass more than 100 acres of land near Blue Waw Beach. • The project, already approved by Goderich Township Council and by the Goderich Area Planning Board, is being planned by Air Vice -Marshal J. A. Sully, president of DRMCO. Just as soon as the final O.K. is given the project by the - Ontario Department of Planning and De- velopment and by ealth author- ities, uthorities, work will proceed. Exact location of the area is north of the Blue Water Beach road on the Bay- field Road. The main street of the proposed subdivision will be 100 feet wide, tree -lined and- will be called "'Sal- keld Boulevard" in honor of the pioneer• family from that area. T.e whole subdivision will be called "Salkeld Park." Another street will be called "Andrew Terrace" in recognition of Mr: Andrew who established a farm on the site of the proposed subdivision some 125 years ago. Mr, Sully is planning on having the minimum cost of a house in the subdivision set at $12,009, which includes labor, materials, etc. He pointed out that numerous people from out of town have ex- pressed a desire to retire in such a quiet atmosphere as that to be found near Goderich but could see no suitable lots_ left on which to build. Mr. Sully believes that, his subdivision, when completed, will provide the desirable buildinn locations that numerous people; particularly -from out-of-town. would_ like_.. _. Two weirswill be drilled on the subdivision for water add all other conveniences would dg arranged, More than half a hundred lots are planned in the first project with a second project designed to fol- low at a later date. Largest of the residential lots are to be 140 feet wide and 209 feet deep. McLean, liberals` Choice Finance- Minister Harris Tells Of Canada's Costs In a surprising display of enthusiasm which saw the Canadian Legion Hall at Clinton packed to capacity last Friday evening, the Huron Liberal Association picked their repre- sentative to contest the forthcoming Federal election. Al- though four men' were nominated, three withdrew in favor of A. Y. McLean. publisher of The Huron Expositor. of Seaforth, Huron-I'erth before redist as one of Canada's rep - during his term of office. who represented the old riding of tfibution in 1953 and who served resentatives at the United Nations Popular Choice 0 The ovation giveetr to Mr. McLeanTownship and ex,warden of Huron': when it was, moved that he be Main speaker of the evening was given a unanimous decision as the Hon. Walter Harris, Federal Min ister of Finance. chairman of the meeting was Hugh illawkins, president of the Huron County Liberal Association. "We have a larger crowd here tonight and a ,moire enthusiastic one than at the Huron nomination -meeting of four years ago," said Finance Minister Harris. '`.I thin& we'll take the riding of Huron thi time," he said. "Aware of the audience's interest in the forthcoming budget and ,of the hope for decreased taxation. Hon. Mr. Harris pointed out that the Liberal government had re duced taxes since 1053 by some $260,000,000. He told of deficit]. in 1954 and 1955, which preced('( the -surplus of last year. He said he felt it was wise tif' use some of the tpresent surplus, - to reduce Canada's public debt of $11,000,000,000. He indicated `that some of the surplus wc'.dd be anseu' also to_ reduce taxes and to peen, ids, for neap social cilrvilees. Canada OR -owing He pointed out that. the number of people in Canada was ;growing; and the volume of services to be provided for them was growing. also. He warned against stretch- ing tre 4 h•ing our demand for labor and .ser- vices too high in the .f'ice of threat- ening inflation - "1 lhelieve, however, that von (Minns at present are not as bads as they were." he said. He felt that in the long ruo 11957 may prove to, be a better year even than was 10543 provided no nen ,strain are plaeed on the eountey economy. l�"inance :Minister Harris obviously favored the "ternportn'e vos-tponements" of i ome praject5 'tor the present time until it tree more apparent how things would tura out. i e , cited national defence, vest- ing, well over n 1)illit>t donor:, as ,fhe greatest goverantent evive4a. ture, with sal` ia3 nrvh'es r"e! t grdd they aid to t c' Ittu)ittra,itii'§ ; 4 all odxle4' , ° .e fuw 1 Ilan I t ct, hilli ililo tstd)l�t`.`> tc,,,F apt , ' 4�1fy,111v¢ypul�inIii`�i) � .;ri iii tz /��ty fa to cut 4.ft �w rYul s Crnt �k, dektkcc mcppatlitdeeA c5nt -1L7: (roil:ti ued inti 1tig presentative, in organizing 32 4-11 Clubs in the county. The appointment was made at a time when the county i, tempor- cept new duties, but his successor, Douglas H. Miles will not arrive until about April 1. ' ` :Mr. Easton, like Mr Bolton, is 'native of Huron County. Form representatives of the Students' Council of Goderich District Collegiate Institute are shown above. The form represented appears in brackets after each name. Seated, from left to right, are: Joyce Blake (9A); Mae Stdwarat (108); Atio Nfarion Sutherland (9E); Nancy Hughes (9C). Standing, from left to rig)it: Bill Straughan (11C); 8111 I ysom' (10A): Irene Pfritnnrer (91f)); Ross Pennington (9D). Apiearing after each name in brackets is the form which the student serves as a form rep- resentative of the Students' Council of (DCI. Seated, from left to -right, are: Shirley Bedard (Special Commercial); Auleen Fish(4: (13); Sandra Cowley (1IA): Patricia llloiitilier MO). Standing, from lefty to right, are: Bob Vinher (12B); Don McArthur (12A); Bob Fowler (WC). A Gl[CI 'Year Book for 1957 is now being preppred foil' villa - cation. It will beathc first ono for 'quite some years. as. 'Photo by �4,