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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-05-02, Page 1-'--_._ __._.--f-.. ,.—•...-.. ,may 110th Year -o. 18 it North Street United Church building, shown above, was built in 1905 and officially dedicated in 1906. Cost of the building at that time was estim ated at about $26,000. • The old brief,, .building of the Goderich Methodis t Church, which preceded the present North Street United, was erected in 1859 and dedicated in 1860. North St. United's i25t1 Anniversary This Sunda A century and a ,quarter of ser- vice to the spiritual life of Gode- rich will be observed by North Street United Church on Sunday. It was away aback in Jape 30, 1832, that a hanalfid t art �x "' ' gathered in the office of the-Cauk.. „ Company here for the first record- ed meeting of the group from which the North Street United Chureh congregation ,originated. The long period between that time and the present will be recalled on this occasion. Many former members of the church from a distance are ex- pected to be present es well as the present congregation for the 125th anniversary services. Guest preach- er for the occasion will be Rev. Charles R. Durrant, of London, who was interim minister at North Street during October, November and December of last year. Special music will be presentedby the anniversary choir which will be, on this occasion, The fiarbouraires. Following the Sunday evening service a social hour will be held in the church basement- at which time former members, of the con- gregation from a distance will be renewing acquaintances. An 'historical booklet, containing much interesting information, and also many pictures has been pub, fished for the occasion of the 125th antaiversary and will be available from any .of the ushers at the church following the services. This booklet will also be found of real interest to many former members of the church, as well as the pre sent congregation, and may be ob tained by writing to Mr. J. A. Snider, Essex street, who was re- sponsible for assembling much of .xhe. Material_- •'Tfi ` iedicated In 1906 Fifty-one years ago—on March 18, 1906, to be exact—the present North Street United Church build ing was officially dedicated. Tell ing of the opening ceremony the Goderich Star said, "From early in the forenoon many from the ad- jacent country drove in, and every seat was oecupied for the morning service some time before the open- ing hour." Taking part in the service were: Rev. G, N. Hazen, pastor; Rev. Dr. 'Carman, general superintendent of the Methodist Church in Canada; Rev. Joseph Philip, {president of the London conference; Rev. W. H. Graham, pastor of Victoria Street Church; Rev. R. Nott, of Goderich,..k Dr. Carman's Sunday Morning service at that time lasted 50 min- utes and the entire service, .includ- ing the receiving •of subscriptions to the building fund, did not end .until 2.45 o'clock that afternoon. The evening service saw 1,500 people -crowding into every foot of the auditorium and even the' gallery steps, were lined with those who could not Mind seats' else• where. The choir was under the direction of Mr. A. Roy ,Adams and solos were sung by C. H. i Humber, tA, Sutherland, Fred "Beeper, 11. M. Carson, R. N. Morritt and Miss McVittie. _'he corner stone of the present church building was laid on July 1, 1905. It was the third church built on the same lot on North street in the history of Methodism in Goderich. Cost of the present church was $19,026 but because material from the old ,building was. used in erecting the present churef- building, contractors estimated the present building represented a value of about $25,000. GODERldi, PP1TAR O, ■HTK DAIl,• MAY Driver Unaware As Nephew Dies Beneath Vehicle Ronald Maples, 21 -month-old `son. of Mr. and Mrs. l.enneth Staples, died 'beneath the wheels of a truck edriven by his uncle, Donald Ives, 27, on the Ives farm near Rolines- ville Wednesday. The uncle -drove on to his wort without realizing ;he bad struck the little boy, said Provincial Con- stable Ross Balis, ,of Goderieh, who investigated. M.S. Staples, her" son and three daughters had been staying with Mrs. Staples' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy !yea, on the Maitland conces- sion, while Mr. Staples was away sailing. When Donald Ives left the house Wednesday morning, his young nephew was eating his 'breakfast. The man loaded some equipment on his truck, then backed the vehicle out about 15 minutes later. The time then was about 7.30 a.m. Apparently the little boy was play- ing in the driveway by this time. Net knowing he had struck the lad, the uncle continued down the road to the place where he was working. The tragedy was discovered about half an hour later by the little boy's grandmother, Mrs. Ives. The boy was rushed to hos- pital at Seaforth but was pro, nounced dead on arrival. 0 o o County T.B. Has Annual Elmer Bell, Q.C., Exeter, wa named president of the Huro County Tuberculosis Associatio Monday night at the annual meet ing held in the Town Hall, Clinton He succeeds Gordon Knight, Brus sels, to this position, and will b assisted by He Glenn Hays, Q.C. Goderich, Crown Attorney fo Huron, who has•aecepted the posi tion of vice-president. Judge Frank Fingland, Clinton is honorary president of the organ itatione H. C. Lawson, also of CIinten, serves- as honorary treas- urer. Mrs. J. B. Russell, R.R. 2, Seaforth, is secretary -treasurer. The Huron TB Association has a balance am hand of nearly $12,000. With this64 mind, and the recol- lection of 'having given grants to each of the other hospitals in the county for help in their general x-ray work, Judge •Finglandsug- gested consideration be given to offering similar help to the% Gode rich Hospital. Board, now in pro cess of enlarging the hospital there Grants to other hospitals have amounted to from $4,000 to $5,000. Considerable attention was given education, and that committee, headed ,by Mrs, McRae, was author- ized to spend up to $500. Mrs: Itusse11 noted that in the last sur vey, only 111 Huron people be tween the -ages of 80 and 90 had taken the x-ray. She considers that this was not enough and .suspects that many people in that age bracket are suffering from and spreading TB. There are 12 Huron County peo- ple in TB sanitarium at the _present time, and two of them are in the 80-90 age group. One patient is a six year old child. 0 0 0 Constable add Mrs. Hugh Feagan and little daughter, Wendy, are enjoying a month's vacation with Mr. J eegan's.'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester F'eagan. Constable Feagan, a member of the R.C.IM.P., has been stationed at Aklavik, North West Territory but has been transferred to Fort McPherson, N.W. Territory. 2, 1957 Mrs. Maude Frernlin, Auburn, who does oil paintings with her left hand, is seated beside one of her latest paintings. Stroke paralyzed Her Right Arm; Now She Does Portraits With Left . (By Mrs. Wes. Bfadnock) AUBURN, April 30. — Des- pite the handicap suffered as a result of a paralytic stroke several years ago, Mrs. Maude Fremlin, elderly widow, is a shining example of courage and inspiration in this village. 'Her cheery smile and radiant optimism spreads far 'beyond the 'bounds of her little cottage on Main street which is stir- ; rounded by a profusion of ten- s derly cared for flowers. n ( A noted artist in her young - „ger days, she was forced to 'give up her hobby temporarily when a paralytic stroke made her right arm useless several e , r Ask Consideration Of Land Assembly Following a special meeting last', week, Town Council voted to ask federal and provincial authorities to consider a land assembly poo- ject, cotprising 20 to 25 lots, .in Goderich, The plan under consideration would mean that Council would acquire the necessary land, then sell it at cost to a government agency, such as Central Mortgage Housing Corporation. CMHC,, in • turn, would recover its own in -1 • vestment by selling individual lots to persons wishing to build new homes. The land assembly plan would be tied in with a plan to widen Blake street. Council already owns most of the laird involved and holds an' option to buy the property of Mrs Rose Willis for $10,000 to complete the parcel. Council has conferred with 1 E. H. Brady, assistant directors housing branch. Ontario Depart- ment of Planning and Develop- ment, concerning the proposal. P.S. Pupils Here Are Superior To Average Quitting School—Principal When it comes to quitting school before entering high school, pupils of Goderich Public School have a better record than the average Can- adian record shown in a Tor - data 'Star editorial reproduced in the Signal -Star last .week. So says Principal H. NI. Shackleton of the Goderich Pul)lic, School who dd 'up records to show that in the past five years only six pupils from grades six, seven and eight quit Gcdcrich Public School while .in any one of those grades. The Toronto Star editorial said that of the average 100 iCarledian pupils in grade six, 15 of them drop out of school before they finish grade eight and thus do not finish their elerrtentary education, The records at Goderich Public School, according to Principal Shackleton, are as follows: 1952• one out of 221 pupils in grates six, seven and -eight quit. In 1953, 1954 and 1955, none quit. In 1956, out of 242 pupils, three quit. In 1957, out. of 222 pupils -in grades six; seven and eight, there have been two quit .so far. This mattes, a total of only six Goderieh Public School students quitting grades six, seven or eight in the past five years, The C.N.R: Station was a busy spot at ti"ain arrival times during Young Canada Week. Numerous teams arrived from a distance by train including those from Winnipeg, St. John's, Newfoundland, and Et. Lambert, Quebec. In each case they were provided With a mator'cade escort downtown, headed by the Goderich Pipe land. Above is shown the arrival of the team 47mi St. Lambert, Quebec. -s-Telegram years ago. Undaunted, she taught herself to carry on with her left hand. This she has done •with marked success and has just completed a striking oil painting of a waterfall (seen in picture above), meas- uring 22 by 30 inches which is to go to a -home in Toronto. In addition to carrying on her oil painting with her left hand, Mrs. Fremlin operates .her sewing' machine and has made many dozens of beautiful aprons which she sells. Her life is a daily example of looking for the silver lining in everything, despite the mis- fortunes of life. "DANCE OF THE WOODEN SHOES” OPENS FESTIVAL When 8 year-old Louise Clifford, of Godericn, sat down at the piano at 9.30 o'clock this morning and played, "Dance of the \V ooelen 1 Shoes, ' it mai kuti Inc number of competitions of the Huron County 1Iusic Festival now under way. Five other's aged eight -or under were scheduled to -play 1 the same test piece for this open -1 ing piano• solo class. held at the Public School :auditorium, the Festival will run through untii Subscription, . D g Ar ADA 06 Sine& Copies Add Nine Deputy -Reeves Give Town extra Votes 0 Huron Counter'Council :will how nine additional naeberryear due 'to. a change in the Mon cipal, Act, smites lie.. 11. iirrline, counts clerk treasg er. • Nine municipalities which not have deputy reeves now, 'Wig have them in 1958. "It is also expected," says lam. Brsit~ine, "that the reeve and de- puty -reeve of the Town of Grew rich will,/�A� each have two votes Cs County Council." The change will send the eitenz- bership of Huron County Counelil from 31 menthers up to 40 mem- bers. The legislation will give depute reeves to the Town of Seaforth aud to the Townships of Ashfield, Gode- rich, Hullett, Grey, McKillop, Mor- ris, Stanley and Usborne. Thus, commencing next year, these municipalities each will have two representatives -- and two votes—in County Council, instead of being represented 'bar just.. th municipality's reeve as is the situ- ation at present. - Ashfield Lost Deputy At one time, the Townships of Ashfield and Grey both had deputy - reeves, but they were forced to drop them due to declining popu- lation. The rule has been, that a anaii cipaiity must have 1,000 voters order to have a deputy -reeve. O;nr property owners have been count- ed up until now in determining a municipality's representation on County Council. Under the new amendment :tie the Municipal Act, wives are count- ed for the ptarposes of determin- ing each municipality's represent- ation on County Council. On the basis of population, A. A. Ales: ander, Huron County assessor, estimates (here will be nine ad- ditional ditional deputy -reeves in this county in 1958. Rather than give Goderich extra representatives because of its larger population, the reeve and deputy -reeve of the town are ex- pected x pected to have two votes each. The new legislation was appar- . ently enacted to clarify a situation- .ti - which arose in Grey County a while ago. There it was charged that wives were being cpunted legaily An determining -County Council representation, with Me result that several deputy -reeve were holding office illegally. 0 0 0 ANNOUNCE NEW MAIt HOURS As a result of Dayaight Sav- ing Time, now in effect, there are changes in the times of arrival and departure of mails at the Goderich Post Office. Postmaster A. aa. Homnuth announces them as follows: Mails are due to arrive daily, except Sunday, at 7.15 a.m., and 1.25 p.m. Mails leave on Monday through Friday at 2.30 p.m., and 6.50 p.m. On Satur- day, however, the only out- going mail is at 2.30 p.m. And on Sunday the only outgoing mail is at 6.50 p.m. All times mentioned above are Daylight Saving Time. Closing tames for receipt of outgoing mails are orae -half hour before the departure times mentioned above. You will find it convenient to clip -this item out and post in a conspicuous spot for ready reference. 0 o 0 Salvation Army To Hoid Blitz May 14 The annual Red Shield Appea of the Salvation Army will be con ducted during the month of May and the objective for Goderich an •district is $3,000, Lieut. Howell officer in charge of local Arm operations has announced. Chairman of the Red Shield Ap '-peal for Goderich is H. B. Such who has announced that a blit campaign of the town for funds will be made on Tuesday evening, May 14. Goderich has shown gen- erous support of the Salvation Army in the -past and it is ex ectcat that this campaign will be no exception. Oilier members of the campaign committee are: F. A. Waters, treas- urer, and G. L. Ellis, ' publ city. It is a well-known fact that no human being, no matter how seein- ingly • hopeless, appeals to the Sal- vation Army in vain. The Army's ministry of mercy, ranging from the cradle to the grave, encom- passes every phase of human need. The cause of the Army is a de- serving one and merits the full support of Goderich and district, 0 ROBERTS oFUNERAL Funeral service for Mrs. Martha Jean Roberts, widow of Ernest Roberts, was held at the Lodge funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m., followed by interment in Dungan- non cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Owens, Frank Glen, George Caldwell, Wesley' Mitchell, Oliver the main parts of this report. Kargus and Oliver Smith. d Y z Friday afternoon of next week. Theclosing concert will be at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at the Pualic School Auditorium. 0 -- TOWN FINANCIAL' REPORT The main items in the fin- ancial report of the corpora- tion of the Town of Goderich' for, the year ending December • 31, 1956, appear on panes 10 and 11 of this, issue _of the Signal Star. It is your report - --an account -of ho ' yitir tax money is spent --and, as such, should be of interest to you. Make a point of inot;silo over • Check Prowlers At Organ Factory Police searched unsuccessfully Tuesday morning for - the persons who broke into the idle factory of the Goderich Organ Co. Notified by a neighbor who heard noises. police went to the scene and found $300 it worth of castings piled tip ,!der • a window. Officers found no tree of the intruders but have reason to believe that they made a get away in a cal: 1 Provincial Police aided tow police in searching for the prowl- ers. Entry to the Jaauilding had been gained through a window. Town It was not known bwise- ther anything had been a een taken - o —o 0 1 PRIZES ,ARE WON iii .CAR® PARTY OF 1.0.1. NO. 182 Down 88 From 1953 List There are fewer electors in Gode rich new than there Vere at th time of the 1953 federal election. So stated Harold Shore, chairman of iGoderich Liberal Association. at an organizational meeting hero ,n the old collegiate building Tue, :lay night. A check made with J. K. Hunte'•, returningofficer, following meeting, disclosed that the tote number of electors in Goderich is down by 88. There were 3,559 electors in Goderich at the time of the last federal campaign, ifccoi,l ing to the 1953 revised list. According to the 1957 preliuiin ary list, there are 3,471 eligible electors in Goderich nowt Mr. Hunter emphasized, however, tha the 1953 list was a revised list while the latest list is preliminary A. Y. (Andy) :McLean, Libera candidate for lluron riding in the forthcoming federal election, ad dressed the Tuesday night gather ing and expressed optimism on the hasis of visits to various points in the riding. . One iterli of, business at the meeting was the election of eosin cillor James Bisset, of God"ric :r as secretary of Goderich Liberal Association. He takes the place of Gerry O'Brien. In addition to Councillor Bisset and Mr- Shore, the other officers of the local as sedation are Bruce Erskine, vwe- chairman, and Harold Warner, treasurer. It was announced that Liberal cortiltnittee rooms will be opeio about Miy 10 on the Square in he premises formerly occupied by :V1eCrreathi's Grocery. Hugh Hawkins, of Clinton, pres- ident of Huron Liberal Associa- ion, told the meeting that Elston Cardiff, Progressive -Conservative IMP for Huron, "has done nothing or us and can do nothing for us, don't think there's a chance that he present opposition will form he next government.7. Considered For !Cabinet? Assuming that the present gov- rt rnent is returned to power and . Y. McLean wins in Huron, it as been intimated by Walter orris minister of flnanee, that r, McLean would" be given in >re foto consideration for a eribinct act, said Mr. Hawkins, .Tr. McLean stated that Gode. 1 s 1 I At, e h M rig 11 rich "each year receives something in the Order of $250,000" from the federal treasury to maintain ::r.d improve harbor facilities. He defended the governme'nt's immigration policy. Noting some changes that the ceuntry is being flooded with immigrant, of an un- I desirable type, Mr. McLean stated that immigrants are carefully screened. Pains are taken to main- tain a balance of race-, and re ligions that is in keeping with Canada's present make-up. In the 1949 federal election, Mr, Shore Said, there was a Liber -it majority of 253 in Goderich. In the 1953 federal eleetip i godettee Mc - produced a i r'ogre isi -Conserv- { ative majority of 131. Mr. Mc- Lean attributed the 1953 change to a decrease in the number of •Liberals who bothered to vote rather than to an increase in P -C, votes. It was decided that efforts should be made to have a cabinet minister address a Liberal rally in Goderich near the end of May. Prime Min- ister St. Laurent may fly to Cen- tralia, then visit Exeter, but it is unlikely his schedule will allow him to reach Goderich, the meet - The draw for a pair of lamps WAS made at the card party an.L. Thursday night sponsored by L -O No. 182 at their hall on •Rai ilton street. These parties. were .held each Thursday evening and tickets m had onths, been sold during the winter Mrs. Ormy Cook held the lucky ticket and Mrs. Harold Allin, East street, wan the hand -made quilt The lamps were made and donated by Mr, J. J. Morris. 0 0 0 !Mrs. G. A. Dunlop has returned to her home on West street after spending the winter months in ing was informed. • Florida • When the Vendor of the Paterson Steamship Lines eased into Goderich Ilarbor at 4 p.ni. Saturday with a cargo of grain from the Lakehead it marked the first arrival here this season 01 a grain carrier. 1t was fol. lowed by three more boats that weetc-end when a total of elmo t a million bushels of grain from the Lakehead arrived here. Paying tribute iso ,tine feat g affil• ealfkier ill, Brian Ainslie, on. tDtlmlf tf Gedt'lt°kelt br,Islnct iincn, •pioaeut+ed (trtitain1 Don NVi '- ti of file Vgndot With a iaat. Al 0:present �st31 eet'e> iOny extending greetings oil hr half of the town was Councillor ` naive 13i6net, chairman of the llarhot' co tittee 4 iii sto --4, .11.