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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-08-08, Page 1110th Year_NQ, t�1 e 4,4 Members of the Wingham Women's Institute were guests of the Goderich Women's Institute when the latter held their annual picnic at Harbor Park on Thursday of last week. Above are shown three members of the Goderich W.I., helping to serve those attending the picnic. They are, from left to right: Mrs. Ismayb McLean, Mrs`. A. Alexander, Mrs. Graham Inglis. S.S. Photo by R.H. Penny Carnival -Queen is Lynn MacCuspey, 4 Lynn MacCgspey,-four-year-old ed and presented w1,th a red -letter- ed satin banner and a bouquet of flow ers, donated by Goderich Flow- ers. Janice Carroll drew the winning ticket in the doll draw. Holder of the lucky ticket turned out to be L. Derbyshire, of Brantford. About $150--x$30 more than last year—was raised at the carnival. Fifty children, who had been making preparations for several days, operated the 20 booths which were set up in the park. The children also made many of the prizes, applying the skills they had acquired in craft classes at the playground during the summer. Many Attractions On of the attractions was, a fortune-telling booth, where Diane McConnell and others did the crystal -gazing. The House of Hor- rors provoked the usual quota of c -jarring screams. Crowds were also drawn to the bingo, "spill the milk," the candle shoot and the "kissing" booth. Other booths and games Included: hit the clown, grab bag, weight guessing, fish pond, beachcomber and dart throw. Hot dogs, orange drinks and free swims were given to the many children who helped make the carnival a big success. Proceeds of the carnival will be used to buy craft supplies used in the play- ground 'program. refreshment booth was one of the busiest booths at the carni- val. Members of the Kinette Club graciously volunteered their servic- es in running thii, booth for the 'bight. 0 o 0 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mac uspey, was crowned Miss Carnival Queen at the penny car- nival held at Judith Gooderham Memorial Park last week. Nearly 1,500 persons visited the carnival staged by the children of the playground during the after- noon and evening. Lynn was chosen queen from a field of 15 contestants- Judges were Mrs. George Beacom, Mrs. Carl Schneiker and Mrs- Gerry Smith. The youthful queen was crown- ' Once lived Here, ,;'Engineer Makes His "Last Run"" A diesel yard engine honked a farewell salute as steam locomo- tive No. 5568 hauled the Stratford - bound afternoon train out of Gode- rich CNR station last Thursday. As the train puffed down the tracks, engineer Theodore (Ted) Schaus, 64, waved a final goodbye from the window of the locomo- tive cab. He was making his last run, closing a career of 40 years and eight months with Canadian Na- tional Railways. At his side, acting as fireman on the occasion of the last trip, was his son, Howard, who is also a qualified locomotive engineer. Mr. Schaus, who resides in Strat- ford, once lived in Goderich for a year. He has been operating stead- ily on the Goderich, Stratford and Toronto line for the past year and a half. Over his 40 -year career with the railroad, he has been in and out of Goderich many other times. Asked how he felt about retir- ing, Mr. Schaus smiled gently and ,said, "So far it hasn't bothered ime• I don't know how I will feel after it is all over, though. Some say the first few months are the hard- est." Born near Clifford, Mr. Scharis started hand -firing for the CNR for $2.90 per 100 miles. He has been an engineer for the past 17 years. Most of his career, he maintains, was uneventful, but he recalls one narrow escape in a derailment at Georgetown, He came out of that 0 one with a sprained ankle. d CASE DISMISSED BUT MAN NOW -FACES SECOND CHARGE Magistrate D. E. Holmes last week dismissed 'a charge against an Auburn district youth of hav- ing illicit relations with a girl between the ages of 14 and 16. Immediately following dismissal, however, Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays announced that a charge of contributing to juvenile delinquen- cy Was being laid against the youth. This chai=ge will be heard in juv- enile and family court, not in regu- lar police Court. Giving his reasons for dismissal of the first charge, the magistrate said he found that the. man was not wholly or chiefly to blame for the happening which led to the court proceedings. He found that the girl had several oppportunities to leave the company of the man n the night in question, but she id not do so. SCOTS TELL JOKES ON THEMSELVES AT LOCHALSH Nurse. Describes Mobile Clinic Work In India ODERiCH, QNTARIQ, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1957 The August meeting of the Wo- men's Missionary Society of Knox Church was conducted by the presi- dent, Mrs. G. W. Schaefer. The Scripture reading by Mrs. James Thomson was followed with prayer by Mrs. R. G. Johnston. The president then introduced the guest speaker, Miss Pauline Brown, teg.N., at present on fur- lough from her mission work in Barawni, India. Miss Brown will return to do public health work with the mobile clinic for the Presbyterian Church on the Bhil field. She showed colored slides to illustrate her talk. It was interesting to learn that Miss Brown's co-worker before leaving India, was Miss Ida White, Reg.N., ,daughter of Mr. and Mrs James White, of Huron road. Mrs. Gordon Bisset expressed the thanks of the audience to Miss Brown for her informative address. Miss M. Gordon and Mrs. It. G. Johnston were in charge of the meeting and served refreshments, assisted by Mrs. Wm. Bisset, Mrs. W. G. MacEwan and Miss T Math- eson. A few slides were shown of Rev. Robert Bisset's church and con- gregation at' Three -Hills, Alberta; also of the W.M.S. picnic held at the home of Mlss E. Somerville, Meaford. U o 0 Town Publicized Through Paintings The beautiful scenery of Gode- ,rich and district continues to at- tract artists from far and wide. Seven' members of the Palette and Brush Club, of Detroit, recently spcsit a week in sketching and painting at Goderich harbor, Ben - miller and other district . beauty spots. Mrs. Malcolm C. S'weezey, pf Menesetung Park, who paints under the name of Lillie J. Swee- zey, was hostess to the group. The visitors, all accomplished artists, were Mrs. George (Mamie) Robson, Mrs. Alex. (Elinor) Bartholomew, Mrs. Hnrolxl 0. (Elsa) Goodman, Diefenbaker, Mrs. Arch .(Effie Dill) intoe, o- o- o Mrs. William (Emily) Fox .. "r Mrs. B Frroa�k L. (Jessie) Desmond. All The CBC Symphony Orchestra is to make one of its few public appearances at the Stratford Feetival of Music. It will be at the Festival Concert Hall on Wednesday of next week. Above are seen some of the members of the orchestra practising. Set Date For Appeal Against County Levy G The town's appeal against the county assessment will be heard in Huron County Court House start- ing .September 26, Town Council was informed at its regular August meeting. Decision to appeal a $186,386 jump in the assessment figures, which form the basis for county taxes on the town, was made at the July meet:sa of Council. 'It was revealed then that the county assesses Goderich 10 per- cent higher than any other town in the county. If the 10 percent was taken off, local taxpayers would save about $12,000, it has been estimated by members_ of Council. The appeal will be heard by Huron County Judge Frank F:rng- land. Transfer Land Town Council has approved a by-law authorizing the conveyance of - a parcel of land near Maitland cemetery to Huron Concrete Sup- ply Co. Ltd., a firm headed by George Radford. Whip 6f the Progressive Conserv- The property, sold for $200, has ative party by Prime Minister John a frontage of 145 feet on highway 8. It goes back 644 feet. -A report from the town assessor's office showed collections of $275,720.92 so far 'this year. The total includes $509:50 from sale of dog tags and $122 from building permits. William J. Elliott, 85, of Albert street, gave notice that he had re- ceived a broken elbow and other injuries when he fell on the side walk on East street tri July 2. He stated in his letter that frost ( had apparently raised the sidewalk at the point where he fell. Council was informed by the clerk that the matter had been referred to an insurance company for investiga. tion. Estimates were received from an office supply firm re cost of furnish lig the Council Chambers with up- holstered chairs to replace the old wooden chairs now in usc.but �o action was taken by Council. ELSTON CARDIFF, MP for Huron has- been named Chief Government except Mrs. Desmoad have painted here before. Goderieh has been publirieed in Detroit and many other U.S. centres through the paintings of the group. Paintings of district scenes have often been exhibited by club mem- bers in the J. L. Iludscia store in Detroit. The. Palette and Brush Club, to which all seven belong, has a closed membership of 175 and always has a waiting list of artistic people who wish to join. _ CORRECTION Due to the illness of Rev. A. E. Eustace, the funeral service of the late Mrs,. M. Breckenridge was con- ducted by Rev. S. H. Findlay. owling Tourney Has 48 Entries Mr. F. Jackson, of Lucknow, and Tose Baechler, of Goderich ,placed first ill the mixed doubles ourna- ment at the Goderich Lawn Bowl- ing Club on Monday: They had three wins and a plus of 24. In second place was Mr. and Mrs. R. Janes, of London, with three wins and a plus of 23: Others were: 3rd, P. -Bisset and Mrs. C. Cutt, three wins and a plus of 22; 4th,• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Price, three wins and a plus of 19; 5th, Dr. Hall and Julie Westbrook, three wins land a plus of 7. ek To Spur Housing 22 Serviced Lots Planned A land assembly plan, whereby 22 serviced lots will be made avails able to persons wishing to build new homes, was approved by Town Council at a special meeting Tues- day night. After inspecting a draft agree- ment submitted by the Ontario, Department of Planning anti De- velopment, Council decided to take up the option it held on the pro- perty of Mrs. kto,se Willis on South street, near GDOI. Under the plan, Council pays Mrs. Willis $10,000 for her pro- perty, which contains a horse and barn. However, the town will get all this me ney back very voon through provincial and federal government agencies. There is more town -owned land next to the Willis property. This land, together with the Willis pro- perty, will;: b0 divided up into 22 residential lots. Under tl,o agreement with the federal -provincial par'nership, the town must install all necessa'y ser- vices. When this is done; the gov- ernment corporation Will pay the town $850 per lot far 22 lots. The total price Of $111,700 will cover the town's costs in acquiring the land from Mrs. Willis and 'nstallieg .ser- vices to all the lots. It is expected that the building Coming Of MacDonal . s 1,, 184 Recalled Af28th Annual (By Mrs. A. A. J. Simpson) those coming from a distance. given to all contestants. .ASlIIiE1IFILD, Aug. 6. ---- The Bill Harris gave a story about A group picture was taken "MacDonald Cedars" at Loch- a Jews whose characteristics by photographer and the photo- , alsh, a peaceful nook on the Were similar to the members graph of the first retnion in farm of David MacDonald, on of the clan. Speech followed' 193() was passed around. Saturday vibrated with the en- speech, reminiscent in nature. Phe youngest children pre- thusiasm of the chii Macfon- A sad note was sounded when sent were Ann !Pottier, of all which gathered to eele- the president mentioned those North Bay, and Blain Thomp- brate the coining to Ashfield who had passed away during son, of Tillsonburg, each three in 1844 of their forefathers. the year,' Sadie Matheson, Mrs, months. Fear was felt that the vet- Russel Johnston and Dr. Dun -Among those present from a Bran, Dan A. .MacDonald, can 1tJaeKenzie. distance were: Mrs. Bell Camp- would not be present as he The piper, D. A. MacLennan, bell, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Camp - had just returned from hos- dressed n full Scotch regalia, bell, Rose Mary, Mr. and Mrs. pitad, but to the delight of all was heard merrily skirling Pottier, Mrs. Eliza MacNaugh- there he was seated comfort- throughout ,tie day, enjoyed tr.i, Mr. and Mrs. George Blue, ably with the register and pen by all. A.leat MacDonald, noted Dr. John Munn and Mrs. Munn in hand, : nxious that everyone violinist of the clan fiddled and children, Mr. and Mrs. Sit ri. They did, to the number his lively tunes and played for Ross Thompson, Louise, Salina, of 1,33. the square dancers and High- Mabel MacDonald, Darny Rose, Early in the afternoon, lad- land fling. Some'oldsters took Bert Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Pot - dies and lassies began to come part with Tom MacDonald tier, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth to this 28th annual reunion- of "calling off." • MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Bain the elan where tribute is paid A great deal of excitement Stewart and David Grant Stew - to their forefathers, who came prevailed dur'ng the young art, Mrs. ()males and family, here in 1844 from the High- folks' program of sports, con- Mr. and Mrs. ,Hueston, Mr. and °''' lands4A.Scotlanrl1tlhe brothels, ducted by Bill Harris eel' Alex Mrs. Li rid, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle, Murdoch and Donald l action- draw. The `Older "youth" all the Lennie family whose ald and sister, Christy Harris. eXercised themselves with mother "Aunt Jennie" Lennie -Robert .Simpson, president walking the stilts, including was the promoter of the elan. for the year, _extended a wei- Finlay (Dan), Jiro, West aYid As the deepening sbadotbs come as chairman, especially John Cowles. "Treats were si nk, info darkness and with the s'riging of "Good Night Ladies" and the traditional "Auld Lang Syne," all parted till another get-together next year. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. David Mac- Kenzie, Mrs. Sadie MacKenzie and Ethel, along with Mr. and Mrs. Jaekmt n, Were on a trip north to the Soo and Sudbury last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacDon- ald visited in Detroit for a few days. Mr. nd Mrs. Rinse Wiersma, of Oshawa, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Van der Ley. Miss Annie Mae MacDonald has returned to Hamilton after spending three weeks at her home here. Miss Catharine MacDonald, of Toronto, spent the week -end with Miss Margaret MacLeod. Mr. and Mrs. l a'n Stewart and David av d Grant visited with Mrs. Elizabeth Rose. Janet Lowery is holidaying with her aunt, Mrs. Duncan Simpson. lots will then, be offered for sale to prospective home ,bd,iilders by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. A call will probably go out soon for tenders to remove the .build- ings now situated on the Willis property,' - - ,ry `2,.. _ The land is close to schools and the move is expected to speed up development of the area. Bus; Car Collide Damage $1,400 Three Men Hurt Three persons wore injured and several others were shaken up when a bus and a car were in collision two and one-half mites south of Goderich, c ri an open stretch of highway 21, Thursday afternoon. A charge is pending, say Pro- vincial Police. Bus driver Raymond Moore, 23, of Chatham, sustained a fractured wrist. He was admitted to Alex- andra Marine and General Hos- pital but was released during the weekend. Treated at the scene` were the driver of the car, Samuel Mak- novick, 19, of W:ridsor, who receiv- ed lacerations to his arm and hack plus a .sprained ankle, and a pas- senger in the car, Robert Mayne, of Windsor, who had facial abras- ions. Jack Lafreniere, of Windsor, who was also a passenger in the car, was uninjured. Nine passengers aboard the bus were shaken up., Damage was estimated at $700 to each vehicle. Provincial Constable Ron Du brick said that the bus, owned by Chatham Coach bines, was on a scheduled run into Goderich when the crash occurred. After the im- pact, the bus enntinued for a dis- tance of 235 feet before cowling to a stop in the west ditch. The left front corner of the bus was damaged, while the ear was damaged on 'the left front and side. 1i1•1 OROS 4 tar Subscr tion r eQsa�ae cec0o � rr� oa..00 Sjnzfle Col]rtQe PARADE TO OPEN FAIR SEE RECORD CROWD Thank You ! The Sigpal-Star would like to express appreciation to its readers for their response to an appeal in last week's issue. This- appeal was for co-opera- tion from readers ii -i tipping us off on little incidents which occur about town which would make good news items. It was pointed out that'The Sig- nal -Star is not staffed to be all places at all times to get all news items. Just give us a call at 71 and we will be glad to follow up the news items you tell us about. Numerous have done this the past week and we have appreciated it. Keep in mind, too, that we are always anxious to have person- al mention items. Let us know when you have;isitors at your house or when you visit out of town. Thanks, again ! o--- u. o Kids Show Dolis, Boats And Cars In Competitions Continuing the round of special, summer events, a boat and ear con- test and a doll contest have been held recently at Judith Gooder- ham Memorial Park. • ' Prize winners in the boat com- petition were` John Pirie and Bill Mathieson, while winners in the car section were Gordie Fisher, Wayne Bissett and Malcolm Mac- Donald. Prizes in,; t( boat classes were awai• delesrat , r "_ ",,t small- est, the best Mase and the boat sailing the farthest distance. In the car section, prizes were award- ed for the largest, smallest, fan- ciest and the car travelling the farthest. In the doll contest, class win- ners were as follows: largest, Mar- tha Cook; smallest, Mary Duck- worth; prettiest, CIara Bedard most original, Jill Sheardown; best dressed, Susan. Barlow; most cared for, Nancy Greenwood. The special prize for the best doll buggy was awarded to - the entry of°Mariene lljiller. - — n.fl Mrs. Barbara Beatty, of London, England, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stokes, West street. Mrs. Beatty •is a sister of Mrs. Frank Stokes, formerly of Goderich, now of Toronto. Q Heralded by a wild west parade of small types in cowboy and In - Man costumes, the fourth, annual Goderich i.'rade Fair will open its gates next Wednesday evening. The parade from Judith Gooder- ham Memorial Park to the arena will be staged by the children of the playground. With increased exhibits and a big midrway assured, the fair com- mittee hopes that the 1956 atten- dance mar:; of 5,000 persons will be exceeded next we. The fairwill run for four days, closing Saturday night with a vari- ety show and fireworks. A feature of the Saturday night program will be the draw for $1,000, or $100 monthly for one year. Music for the fair will be pro.- vided by Goderich Pipe Band and Clinton RCAF Band. An organ is to be installed in the arena for the fair and it will be played periodically. Ken Pennington is chairman of .the committee which is in charge of the fair, which is sponsored by the Goderieh Kinsmen Club. This year the midway and out- door exhibits will be arranged on the oval inside the race track, since the space between the grand - opening next Wednesday evening-, except for the parade of ehildrm Indoor display space in tike arena has been filled and there are also more outdoor elshibita than last year. More farm ma- chinery will be displayed this time. Construction of booths has start, ed already. Billy Meek will act as master of ceremonies .,for the Saturday night variety stage show. It is expected to begin `about 8.30 and last at least an hour and a half. The stage show will have "a bit of everything," according to Jack Marriott, who has been in charge of arrangements for it. The pro- gram will include the Skyliners,, a musical group. There will be a trampoline comedy act and other. performers. Fireworks, climaxing the four- day fair, will start around 111 o'clock on Saturday nght. Besides Mr. Pennington, mem- bers of the fait commi.itee are: Len McGee, seen ary; Keith Cutt, treasurer; Ken Miller ' and Jack Frith, publicity; H. B. Such and Stan Youngblut, booth sales; Jack Marriott, stage show and fireworks; Frank kelton and Bill Wilson,, midway; Gordon Bannister, booth stand and arena would not be large construction; Bruce Clifford, per - enough to hold everything. sonnei, and Bert Worsell, draws. Large Midway The ° midway will include 12 rides plus games and side shows, say officials. It is expected that Friday or Saturday will be set aside as "Children's Day" with rides reduced in price. There will be no special cere- monies in connection with the OPEN HOUSE ON NAVY SHIP HMCS Sault Ste. Marie, destroy er escort boat of the Royal Cans adian ,Navy spent Sunday at Gode- rich harbor. During the afternoon, the ship was open for public in- spection and many people took advantage of the opportunity to tour the boat. Last Saturday the grain carrier. James B. Eads, was in with a cargo of grain from the Lakehead. it is now tied up with three barges at the harbor awaiting a pick-up in the grain carrying trade. The Hudson was in on Tuesday with a load of grain. A fair number of -cabin cruisers continue to call here. Over the week -wend, the Darling, of Detroit, was in. It is owned by Dr. Zieger, a heart specialist from Detroit. He entertained aboard a number of the cast from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. W.I. Hold Park Picnic The annual picnic of the Gode- rich Women's Institute was held at Harbor Park last Thursday. The Goderich Bunch had,. as their guests 32 members of the Wing- ham W.I. Mrs. N. Clairmont welcomed the guests and Mrs. Powell, president of the Wingham W.1., graciously replied. Mrs. Smith, treasurer of the W.I. of Rye, I',igland, spoke, describing the wprk of their Institute. 'Plans were made to hold a can- ter cupboard shower at the Sep- tember meeting. Game's were play- ed with Mrs. A. Alexander in charge. Bingo was •n charge of Mrs. N. M,jller. A penny fair was held with Mrs. B. Mills and Mrs. Patterson in charge. Everyone sat down to a picnic supper. Mrs. Burrell, of Wingham, ex- pressed the appreciation of the Wingham ladies for a most enjoy- able afternoon. The cc,iveners Torr the. picnic were the branch direc- tors, iretors, Mrs. A. Alexander, Mrs. N, Miller, Mrs. G. Inglis, Mrs. L. Ban- nister, Mrs. I. McLean. Mrs. C Straughan. TENSE MOMENTS AT PENNY CARNIVAL GAMES 'rheic were some tense JYlorrtotits, judging by the expressions on the faces of the children above, during the games held in conjunction' with the Penny Carnival at the Judith Gooder- Ilam Metnoljal Pail on 'Wednesday night of ha. t ; Week. eaaT 1,514) persons visited t0 eayiaiwtl whielt was favored with fide weather. S. i. Photo by NIL