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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-06-20, Page 11116th 'Year --No. 25 obertc When the weekly newspaper editors from the United States visited Goderich 1ant week they were laud in their praise of the hospitality extended to them in Goderich. Their 1,600 mile- tour of Ontario was ar- ranged by the Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity, headed by Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart. Among the spats they visited in Goderich was the Huron County Museum where. they found .many exhibits to fas- cinate them. Above are shown three of the editors hobnobbing with some wooden Indians In the Museum._ From left to right they nee: Duane McCall, Ocnnto "County Reporter, Oconto, Wisconsin; Sam Gear- hart, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayet- ville, Arkansas; Russell W. Bryant, News Herald, Italy, Texas. S.S. Photo by R.H. Heat Makes Beach Popular 0 Barad Concert The popular Sunday even- ing band concerts will get Boy Saved From Drowning uner way for Harbor beach became a popular spot Monday and Tuesday of this VOnne 'dui ng :u s easonaible hot enell vl+ath : raver-` i.ng a few degrees away from the- ` -"'$JO "` neenloann Tuesday the temper- entreathe water off the beach was 76 while -between the piers it was 72. - . _ d - A rain Tuesday night brought re- lief from the heat and humidity and considerably lower tempera- tures followed on Wednesday. boat oat arrivals have not been as numerous of late. Last Friday, saw the Hudson in and on Saturday the Qiiedoc came in after the barge, Portadoce On Monday the J. R. Sensibar rr'ame in with a l old of coal for iSiftSalt. o Among the youngsers seeking relief fromthe heat Monday-everio ed between uag was °nee the piers dw tube. When the inner tube Court House Park this Sunday, commencing at 13.,L5 5p.m. The band will be ender the direc- tion of Bandmaster Charles Woods. These concerts will, enneemtirme every Sunday evening for a period of about 12 weeks, wig a,guest band coming in, r several occasions. . The Blue Water Band will be aug- mented by several members from the now .defunct Girls' Trumpet Band. neat Saturday, June 29, the Blue Water Band will go to Waterloo to take part in the famed Waterloo Band Tattoo. Still ,-n Running,, ed from under him the youngster was in difficulty. .Bruce lMMaeDonald noticed the boy in difficulty and, junvped in to rescue him. When he was brought back safely to the pier the youngster scampered off before it was learned what his name was. Repeated warnings have been given to youngsters not to go in between the piers°`unless they know how to swim. Despite these warnings, the youngsters con- tinue to flirt with possible drown- ing. RepIacement Cost Up; Board Hikes Insurance In view of a jump in the cost of replacement, Goderich Public School Board has authorized an in- crease of $50,000 in the insurance (arried on the school. of Britannia e bbons street.. Arvwxs., - ;-the Canadian Appraisal. Co. Ltd. set the replacement value cuf the school at $560,750. The ]board learned at its meeting last 'week that an ufp-to-date appraisal places the replacement value today at$6122,225. • e 4 tic ti Principal H. M. Shackleton's lat- est report showed total enrolment of 794 pupils. Average attendance last month was 703.11, for a per- centage of 96.39. One accident repprt was brought L, t• _the board's attention and "was fled. Scott McTaggart, on of William McTaggart, suffered a leg injury when she was run into while boys were practising jurnping at the old collegiate building. The lad was attended .by Dr. J. W. Wallace, according to the report. pare Piaygr�unds For Summer Season Plans are proceeding for the eu.mm,er opening of Judith Gooder- ham Memorial Park and the Kins- imen playground. Though a definite date has not been announced, Judith Gooder- ham Park will probably open about June 28, aceording to J. G. Berry, .secretary -treasurer of Goderich Re- creation and Arena Committee. The Kin_smen playground, which now boasts a wading pool, is ex- pected to he open by July 1. Swimming classes start on July 2 at the pool in Judith Gooderham Park. John Kane. swimming in - ',erector, will again be in charge. The park supervisor, is Auleen Fisher, who will be assisted by Dene McConnell and Clara Wilson. Life guards this summer will be John Sully, Bill Gallow, Paul Wil- son, Pauline Hill and Eleanor Emerson. Mrs. ,M. Rowed will act as cashier. At the , Kinsmen playground, Percy Garrick will be the super- visor. Gordon Bannister, chairman of Goderich Recreation and Arena Committee, recently told Town Council that the wadffi pool at Gooderham Park needs a new bot- tom, which :might cast around $900. The floor has a tendency to give way under the weight of water. So far, no official action has been announced by Council. A' recently installed abrasive cutoff machine at the Dominion Road Ma=chinery plant speeds up production in the cutting of steel. The plant is operating at full capacity these days. Operating the mac -line i`- Wiif Krnahan. Says Huron .MPP • "We're still Otheruhningl" said 'Thomas Pryde, MPP for Huron, when questioned a few days ago about the possibility of the pro- vincial government locating a hose pital for retarded children in this county. �112r., Pryde said that the govern- ment has decided to construct such an institution in the Chatham area, "but they're only building half the size they intended_" This lends support to, the belief that the project has been split up and another hospital school will be built in another part of Western Ontario. Several counties have campaigned vigorously to have the institution built with -in their bound- aries. U_. -- -o U "ALL SHOOK UP" Bandmaster Charlie Wacaneneen Goderieh, calls the tune in elet tions, too, it seems. He now has in his possession the original art work for a 'Ting" cartoon that appeared on the front page of the London newspaper the day follow- ing the federal elections. Inspired -by some words from one of Elvis Presley's hits, Mr. Woods phoned the cartoonist, who had been rack- ing "his brain for an idea to sum up the election. Mr.'Woods' sug- gestion was the basis for the Car- toon that appeared next morning. It showed a saddened Louis St. Laurent strtimming a guitar on an island ftirrounded by .the Progres- siva Conservative tide. He was depicted as singing "I'm All Shook Up. . " o--- — HOOKS "CHANNEL CAT" That adient fisherman, J. E. Huckins, is still reeling them in. Last week at the harbor, he caught a 12 -pound "channel cat" which t took 15 minutes to land. At first, t he thought he had hooked into a f log. GODfl iCH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, .JUNE 20, 1957 Cardiff Majority Is 3,453 In Final Count Final figures for the results 01 the Federal election in the riding of Huron gives Piston 1Cardiff a majority of 3,3. Returning Officer J. K. Mint- er reported a total vote for Cardiff of 12,323 and .for A. Y. McLean a yote of 8,870, These -figures include the re- sult of the armed service vote which was ,1(6 for Cardiff and 317 for McLean. There were three rejebted �b$11ots in the armed service vote. There Was a total of 192 re- jected • ballots throughout the riding of Huron. Ila The total vote amounted to 21,36 5. In order to get the percentage vote, the 426 bal- lots of the armed services is deducted from the total vote since these are ,not inccltaded in the list of eligible voters in the County. Thus, the per- centage vote in Huron was a little over 811,1 per cent. In the final tabulation it was revealed that there was an error of 40 votes toof'many for Cardiff in ,figures first given out by one polling subdivision in the town of .Exeter. Suit For $375QOO To Start Here July 8 .• A Thedtford doctor's suit for $3761,000 in cleavages will be aired in Huron Cou`aty Court House, Goderich, at an Ontario Municipal Board hearing which is slated to commence on July 8. Seven muni- cipalities are involved in the ac- tion, whish is being brought under the Municipal Drainage Act. The plaintiff', Dr. L. G. Hagmeier, Thedfot'd, is represented by Frank Donnelly, of Goderich. It's been estimated that it might cost as much as $800,000 to remedy.the flooding situation on which the doctor's, claims for 'damages are based. Dr, Hagmeier is the owner of about -7-00 acres of land in the Towns-h.ips of Stephen in Huron County, Bosanquet in Lampton County and tMeGillivray in Middle- sex County. When the doctor filed notice of action against McGilIivray and Bosanquet. _To�wee t ; ;; se town- ship,i added five other municipal- ities as "parties defendant" The other municipalities are Parkhill, East Williams Township, West Wil- liams Township and the two Huron County townships, Stephen and Hay. .. SOME METER SOME `tet er The proposed 'been 'vvoter'' tuft for Goderich will likely come up for discussion before either the committee meeting on Thursday evening or at Town Council Friday evening. - Town Clerk S. i-1°. Blake has sent. out questionnaires to various muni c palities in an effort to - get de- sired information about water ser - 1 vicein those municipalities., Among the information secured is that out of 18 municipalities which filled in the questionnaires. nine of them said water was riot metered in their towns while in eight it is metered. In Seaforth itis partially metered. Municipal- ities where water is metered are: Orillia, C.lintenr:. t��;u , 3ramp- ton, Preston, Wallaceburg, London and Acton. It is not metered at Mitchell, • (Milton, Leamington, Sarnia, Wingham, Southampton,' Thorold, Owen Sound and Exeter. do With the exce � e of the aferementione ies, the water supply comes from' wells or springs. The supply in the five exceptions comes from lake (3), a ship canal and a river. O r0 0 The Ausable Riker runs through the doctor's property and he al- leges that there have been several floods oods during the past•sev eral years. The portion of .the river that Rows through his pro- perty was dredged and enlarged in 1928. The doctor contends that Mc- Gillivray Township failed to keep the channel in a state of repair as required lender the report of the drainage P engineer. He also contends that Bosanquet and Me Gill'ivray have constructed a num- ber of drainage works ,bringing water into the river and neve failed to take this water to a proper outlet. The doctor alleges, as a result of lack of repair and increased 'flow of water due to these drainage works, his land has been flooded and his crops destroyed. The suit claims damages for six separate years. a In addition to the damages, the' plaintiff seeks a court order requir- ing the townships to take the water to a sufficient outlet and put the river channel in a satisfactory- i state of repair. It is expected that the action will be heard here by two members of { the Ontario Municipal Board. POWER OFF Hydro was off for a little more than three hours last Sunday after- noon in Goderich, Bayfield and surrounding townships. Besides permitting hydro workers to carry out general maintenance, the shut- off gave ,Goderich PUC employees an opportunity to make a connec- tion for the transformer that will be used for the Dominion Rock Salt Company's new installation at the harbor. OPEN SEASON Huron County Council, meeting here last {eek, approved a four - Jay ay oppen season for deer hunting his November. It. was agreed that he`use of dogs and rifles should he orbidden, and hunting should he with shotguns only. - Alerts Occupants As Fire Starts In Apt. Building The alertness of Miss Ann Wilr- tele, of London, and formerly of Goderich, was credited ,with saving from injury or loss of life some 100 occupants of the Jarvis Apart- ment building in London, when' a Sunday morning fire broke out. Warning was flashed to occu- pants of the building at about 8.30 o'clock in thy, morning when she noticed invoke. While the people fled to the street, lVfiss Wurtele alerted the fire department. An investigation was held to del termitic why the fire alarm system in the apartment, building failed to 'work. (Mise Wurtele said she heard a slight buzz, but the alarm did not work lobdly throughout the building. She smelled smoke and immediately called the fire depart- ment, as well as alerting occupants of the apartment building. Train- ing in the civil defence rescttre course, given in 1951 by the Lon- don Fire Department., was credited by Miss Wurtele for guiding her in what steps to take in the emerg ency. When the fire trucks arrived, the tenants, many of them still in night clothes, already were on their way out of the building. Firemen found a.small Mire had started in spite of fireproofing around the incinerator chute. Firemen .brought the flames under control quickly. A smoke ejector helped clear the building sufficiently to allow res - dents to return. Miss Wurtele resctkct her Scottie dog, Jemima, and a pet bird from her own .apartment. I Pan ar Subscription ua cAciA5aA 4 ai.00 N.a. 04.00 Dowry 437 Population of Huron Coun- ty decreased by 437 peroas during 1355, according to figures contained in the report presented by Alex. Alexander, county assessor, at the June sessions of Huron County Oourtoil here. Total popula- tion, according to the latest figures, is 46,966, compared to 411,403 the year before. The population of Goderieh was listed at 5,834, a drop of 76 $ersons from the previous year. Goderich Festival Of One -Act Plays Slated for fall Goderich Little Theatre will hold its annual one -act play festival this November, it was decided at the June meeting. The festival, usually held in the spring, was postponed this year due to lack of entries. • Mr. Barlow, of Woodstock, vice- president of Western Ontario Drama League, was -guest speaker at the' June meeting, which was held at Maitland Golf Club, where members enjoyed a buffet dinner. He said that the WODL would sure- ly give active support to Goderich Little Theatre if it followed through with its annual one -act play festival. Members later voted to hold the festival in November, rather than in the spring when many groups will be working toward next April's Dominion Drama Festival at Lon- don. A nominating committee brought in the following slate of officers, which was unanimously accepted by the club for the 1957-&8 season: president, Mary Ford; first vice- preeident, Ethel Hays; second vice- president, Janet Anderson; record- ing setretary, .Vit°ginia Lodge; cor- responding secretary, Wanda Mac- Donald; treasurer, Marjorie Macfie; directors: Jack Marriott, Gail Sully, Adelaide Lucas, Harold Brennan-; I nordrobe mistress, Margaret Ki -n kead; social conveners, Irma Gra-j ham, Bennie Graham; press and publicity, Gail Sully. • Chole Launching Of Arctic Boat .. Proves Suspense Thriller The " *nowfari," a 58 -foot, all - steel motor vessel built here for Arctic travel, defied all efforts to launch her at Goderich harbor' on Saturday afterneon., The boat provided some unsche- duled excitement when she turned over on her side during launching operations, but she finally gave in Sunday and was jerked into the water with a tow rope attached to the Ian Mac one of the MacDonald Marine tugs. The actual launching took place close to 24 hours after the boat left the local boat works on a trailer bound for the harbor. Ef- forts to get the vessel in the water were watched with ipterest by Vehicle Careens Over . Lawn Just After Kids Leave Two men were hospitalized with slight injuries following a two -car collision one and one-half miles south of Clinton at 9.30 p.m. on Sunday. Damage to the vehicles totalled $2,000, estimated Provinc- ial Cpnstable Jack Parkinson, of Godetich. One driver, Hugh MMGuire, of Goderich and London, was taken to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital here but was ab -le to leave Tuesday. A passenger, Charles Gervais, of London, was taken to Westminster Hospital in Landon. The other driver, Charles Proc- tor, of.R. 5 � Clinton,was unhurt. According to police, both ve- hicles were southbound. 'Che Mc- Guire car pulled out to pas., at the same_ time as the Proctor auto started to make a left-hand turn. After the collis.ion,,, the McGuire vehicle continued across some lawns and came to a stop between two -houses. - -Child n whop -had been playing in the area had been called in just - a - feat minutes before the happening. Imany people over tate wee! -cad. The Snowfari was built by Mathiesort boat Works, 01 (40t10' rich, to the order of Dr. Josep4 .Moody, of `3nnitowaning. The' craft is ' prlswered. by twin Mercedes en- gines, which develop 200 h,p.9 and has accommodation for from nine to 15 persons. The vessel weighs somewhere between 24 to Set tons. At midweek, there was still a small amaunt of worn to be done on the craft before s:heA left port. After leaving ' Gaderieb, the. Snowfari will sail through the Great Lakes, up the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic and then on to Hudson Bay. It will take her from 20 to 35 days to reach the port of Churchill on Hudson Bay, it is expected. The Snowfari is one of four vessels in the world licensed to carry passengers into the far northern waters. Shoring Give's Way Hauled to the harbor on a large trailer, the craft was eased into place on the skidway and launching efforts started around 3 p.m. A tow rope was attached to the Ian Mac .and a truck was used to help push the boat into the water. After one of these bunts, some shoring gave way and the Snowfari turned on her side. Fortunately, damage was neglig- ible, but efforts to launch her were given up temporarily around 8 p.m. Once the rboat had been jacked up next morning, it took only about 20 m i n u tes to "!baptize" her in the waters of Goderich harbor. A good stiff jerk on a tow rape at- tached to the Ian Mac did the trick. Jim Reid gyri at the controls of the tug. The Snawfari will be used to transport scientists, sportsmen and travellers. In tale far northern waters,. she will sometimes .carry Eskimo pilots on her trips. Though not equipped with radar, the vessel has radio and two-way telephone, • plus oche -sounding equipment. Officials declined to comment on a report that the craft is valued at $50,000.. The ship .was constructed at the local works under• the direction.. of Ralph -Kingswell. For the first time in many years, Goderich District Col- has a Year Book. It is profusely illus - and many interesting articles. Now in of publication it will be ready for dis- tribution soon. Shown here are members of the Year Book staff responsible for the assembling of the mater- ial. Back row, left to right --Bob Anderson, Murray Wilson, Hilton Wilson, Judy Mathers, Diane Bannister; M legiate tra•ted its Institute with final pictures stage Sharon Peachey, Pat Boutilier, hark Chisholm, Clare Harman, Wayne Meek. Centre row, left to right—Mr. Giarrocco, Gladys McCl.inchey, Anne Morgan, Marie Johnston: Marilyn Smith, Shelagh• Lucas, Pauline Hill, Elizabeth Grange, Linda Breckenridge. Glenda MclIwain, Carl Allin, Mrs. S. Ogg. Front row, left , to right—Bill Blackstone, Karl Schmidt, Paul Richardson, Roy Reinhart, Art Peaohey, Ron Moore, Bill Robinson, Bill Haysom. - The halls of GNI will 50071 no, more resound to the shouts of students as another acaderruc year comes to a elose and students and teachers alike go on rummer holidays. Seen above is the staff of teachers at GDCI during the past year. Back row, from left to right -- E. W. Oliver, N. Shaw, L. J. Boyce, W. 1'. Walkorta, 3. H. Stringer, W. A.... Tucker, k , J. F. Stephens. .e ti dw left to right= -R. S. Ciarrorco, W. Brown, 11. '. jlt ylt 3. A. Seaman,'. l;{. liner, S. Ogg, M. 3. r`aci'al. Front row. left to right.--, Ogg, Mrs. Moloney.. Mrf r. St. - Michael, A. 11. 2'ott:Mrs. Diggon, Joan Alliei;r.