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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1958-03-13, Page 2Aria TW+ t!t1r (!k1il?rW11 Oigtta1- tWW 1_� ,� HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY 0 Established 1848. In its 111th year of publication. 4,(� cr /lilt, O Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited Subscription Rates ---Canada- and Great Britain, $3.00 a year: to United e7 • f lJ u Z States, $4:00. Strictly in advance. 0 0 Advertising Rates c*^ qde t Telephone ?1 �..��;._? . re s e 1, --�,;, �; „ :a,. rr -z _ _,,,... ti ' 4'.' 9 ' ►ate tees -mail, i!at Office Department. Ottawa. .. M ,--- u a.l Dut-of-Town Representative: C.W.N.A. 237 Foy Bldg., 34 Front St., W. Toronto. Over 3,000 ---Largest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron Counter—Over 3,000 *limber of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Clrcolation GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher. ' THE CODERICLI SIGNAL -STAR ti THURSDAY, MARCH 13th, 1958 �)J Mouse -To -House Mail Delivery? The announcement that Goderich is to get ,a new Post Office in the non. -too -distant future raises two points. First, it must he rememberedthere is a Federal election in the. •.offing and there are such -things as political promises. On the other hand., it is no secret that a new Pos Office for Goderich has been planned for quite some years now. Incidentally,, if and when the old Post Office is razed in preparation fof the b'iiilding of a new one on the same site, there will be objections from some sources. They will come from the same people who felt, the historic, old Huron County building should not he torn down, as planned by the County Council. You will recall that a fire ele'ared up this problem. Secondly, the announcement of a new Post Office raises the oft heard question, "When will Goderieh g•kt house-to-house mail delivery service?" That's a $64,000 question. - There are two main factors which deter- mine when a municipality is eligible for house- to-house mail delivery service, The Post OMe,e must have an annual revenue in excess of $5.0.000 and there must be at least 2,500 house - Vold calls .in the municipality. Goderich qualifies on the first count. The Post Office here has had an annual revenue in excess. of $50,000 for several years now. Bart it can not measure up to the second test. There are 1,850 household calls in Goderich, which is 650 short of the regttired 2,500. In other words, Goderich need nee& 650 more families hefore it .can have hoose -to -house de- livery. Just how long it will take to acconi- plish'thi is a matter of conjecture. The in- dustrial grow'th.of the community will have a strong; bearing on it. The plans for the new Post Office call for 1,400: boxes -(There are at `present 1,050). the lobby with 'extra panelling put in 'which can he removed and extra boxes added. Thio is expected to take care of the needs of box holders until such a time as house-to-house delivery is a reality. Wheii will we get that 650 families needed? Some believe in about- ten years time. Others think it will be ,sooner. When we do get 'them and house-to-house, delivery goes into effect, changes will be noticed. For exainple, the Postmaster estimates only about one-eighth of the number of people who now go to the Post Office' for their mail • will be making regular visits -to the Post Office. This will mean ,that traffic • on West Street will be considerably diminished. There are those people who wouldl like to see this happen --but soon. ' The whole picture belongs to th?fue and the passing of time will alone finist the proposed sketch. The Guest Speaker On'l the morning of August 10, 1918, at Ugiton Wood, France, "nb other man being available at the time," Corporal Oscar Weichel,. "went out singlethanded, under heavy , ma• chine gun and rifle fire•.and captured four enemy snipers .who were causing tie advanced outposts heavy casualties. Wounded -r' -arm, leg. Leg subsequently amputated." This heroism, While serving in World War I with- the First Canadian Infantry Battalion, won for Corporal O. W. "Mike" Weichel the Distinguished Conduct Medal. - On Friday evening this same man will he in Goderich as the guest speaker at the seventh annual inter -club 'meeting, with' the Goderich Lions Club as the host. He will not be guest speaker here primaridy 'becatiise of his fine' World War I record nor because "No other man was available." Sinee his World War days, "Mike" Wei•ohel has rolled up a list of accoinplishments in civilian life which far overshadow that of the average man, despite .the fact' that he has but.vne leg. Last fall he addressed a $25 per plate Rotarian dinner at g Toronto. The proram convener of the- Gode- rich Lions ,Club, Arn McConnell, noted this and concluded that . he should be top timber to address a $1.75 per plate dinner at Goderichr "Mike" was invited and last fall accepted the, invitation tea s leak hers _ on_ arch -14.... _ ___.__ -.- We do not propose to publish here the long list of accomplishments of "Mike" but merely say that he is perhaps best known provincially as being the president for,, two years of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association ane a past executive member of the O.H.A. Since "Mike" was invited last fall to speak at Goderich, things have happened., At his home town of. Elmira, he was unanimously elected to carry the Progressive, Conservative banner for North Waterloo in the Federai election ,on March' 31st. Aeceptanee of the no1ninati'on required, of necessity, the resig- nation of "Mike," now 64, from the` position 'of Postmaster. This post he . has efficiently held for more than 35 years and had only one. more year to go before retirement. Members of the Goderich Lions Club, KinS- men, Jaycees, Legion and town officials will enjoy the address of "Mike." While the sub- ject hag not been announced it -will not,, oi' course, be one of a political nature, 'desite -the fact that he is a eandidate in the forth- coming Federal election. An "Industry" Knocks At the in -augural Meeting of town council, -Crown Attorney 11 Glenn hays noted - the growing number of persons retiring ,glider pension plans, many of whom hope to leave large cities to reside in smaller places. (rode- rieh, he pointed out, has attractions for such people aryl should eater to this..potential "in- dustry." in•dustry." quite uric, as shown by the number 6r " people who ,,.have- clfosen Goderich for their retirement years. One Toronto man removing - here wrote the Signal -Star that he .had been interested to find how many of his friends knew Goderich and praised it as a place in whieh . to live. From North Bay one friend wrote : You have 'chosen .a fine town to live in. I onee spent two weeks there when my firm was building the Western Canada elevat- or." A- Goderieh businessman recalled that he carne here to work, IoSt his job but meantime had come to like -the. the, town, so stayed and ilt " due course made good.. - Neweomers have to have places to live, and mostly they want to buy houses. It would be of no use to publicize the town and add: "Of course; we cannot offer you any great ehoiee of houses, and if 'you lack a substantial down payment, better forget it." Goderich real estate men do a valuable • Down Memory's _.lane ii.�7.<z.�+A_w �:r:is.wr.e4•w:.:'r r 45 Years Ago The public school board petition- ed Town Council to plant maple shade trees on Gibbons street fac- ing the school. Dr. Harold Tay,lor, who had been on the staff of Toronto General Hospital for some time, was ap- pointed superintendent of the General Hospital at Calgary. He was a son of Dr. and Mrs. Alex Taylor, of G9derieh. Mild weather forced cancellation of a masquerade carnival which was to have been held. at the' rink. George Laithwaite, of Goderich Township, was appointed a govern- ment immigration .agent. Thomas Wallis sod his ,100 -acre farm -on - the Mayfield-- road to Thomas Anderson, of Goderich. Mr. Wallis retained the old. home- stead farm of 160 acres just across the road from the place which he sold. - -26-Years Ago _-_ .. The "Goderich . Star observed: "Things are picking up in Gode- rich and Old aian Depression is in retreat. In February last year there were twice as many 'deaths as there were births. In February, 1933, the figures are reversed," The Goderich Welfare Board dis- tributed 30 pounds of venison to needy families. The deer was shot at Kingsbridge by Game Overseer W. A. McLean- after the animal became entangled in a fence and broke a leg. • Boyd Taylor, a former GCI stu- dent, was making a survey for copper in Northern Rhodesia. He was a graduate mining engineer. Due to the closing of banks in the United States, many USS. -rest- dents wired relatives here for cash. A number of U.S. residents' kept savings accounts at Goderich banks and they were ,now attempt- ing to draw on these. • James 1VlacVicar succeeded Joseph Brophey as president of Goderich Bowling Club. 15 Years' Ago Owing to . the almost impassable condition of the roads, shipments of fat cattle from Goderich to Tor- onto had been negligible in recent weeks. It was announced that $3,600 had been raised so far in the Red Cross campaign. The Godericht objective was $3,000. Fred Armstrong was appiiiiited to the Goderich Board of Health in place of Pr. J. W. Wallace, who was on military service, In --an- exhibition basketball game, the GCI girls' team defeated an ex -students' team 17-2. 10 Years Ago The Board of Governors of Alex- andra .Hospital was hopeful that a _ 2 bed wing; -now -und-er-•-con• struction, would be ready for oc• cupancy by May. Dozens of aircraft were being ferried from Port Albert, via Sky Harbor, to various seaports for shipment to Holland, Sweden and Ethiopia. Major Douglas R. Nairn, form- erly of Goderich, was engaged in the practice of law at London. Players and officials of . various local hockey teams were present at Victoria Street United Church for the third' annual sports night service. .fter'four days' confinement in 'eell ' 774 of Huron County Jail, a black Persian kitten was, released to its joyful owners as a result of a "lost'-'• classified ad in The Signal -Star. The kitten wand- ered from the home of Mr. and Mrs.. It. C. Whateley. w �s Projects o Take Advantage I 1 4 .--$110$4 Town Cou til is waiting for ap- proval of a p ,ogram designed to tale advantage/ of the 70 percent labor subsidy which the 'Ontario Government 'is -offering to stimu- late employment. Councillor May 'Mooney, chair- man of the parks committee, told Connell Friday night that she has a list of six unemployed' men who are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits. The govern- ment grants the subsidy only on labor done by men no longer eligible for unemployment insur- ance benefits. Councillor • Mooney suggested that these men could be employed in painting 'the fence at Judith Gooderham Park, painting, part of the grandstand at Agricultural Park and tidying up the beach at the harbor. Two men might be r ` >� summer, she stated. The 70 percent Ontario subsidy applies to labor only, not materials. A letter has 'been written to the Ontario Government fir its ap, proval of the Goderich program. The roof of the grandstand needs to be repaired or re-covered, said Councillor Mooney. She recom- mended that half the roof be look- ed after this year. She also told Council that she would like to see some new paint applied .to the signs at the en- trances to the town. In answer to an .earlier request _ c THURSDAY, MARL= lath, 1958 from GoderichOttikig and Agri, cultural Associatiell; Ngted $200 to help iinahge ennOrttetion on barn No. 2 at :Agricultural Park. The association told CoUticil that it had spent about '$415 on the barn. Since the association plans to provide toilet facilities, Council also agreecga moperpttwe[ inro- BRIDGE SCORES - The winnersat the Goderich Bridge Club were Mrs. J. V Thomas and Mrs. J. R. Wheel with 051/2 points; Mrs. F. Saunders and Mrs. A, -A. Nicol 'with, 64 points; Mr. and ,Mrs. . G: Gard- iner with 58 points atad 1Vlrs. C. Paterson and Mrs. C. A. Reid with 57 points. T'ive° tables of players participated in the game. A classified ad in the Signal - Star brings qutk results. Phone 1066 Progressive Conservative Committee Rooms West Street Automatic Washers and Dryers . to make way for n. w _ models . __ _ . SKELTON'S, Goderich's foremost laundry equip- ment v ment specialists; announce a one-week clearance of the ' outstanding line—of Inglis Automatic Washers -and Dryers at unheard-of prices. FOR EXAMPLE: 1 pair only, Inglis best-selling superb Automatic Washer and Dryer ata fantastic $200.00 savi'rg" QUANTITIES LIMITED - SO BE ON HAND EARLY ! Skelton's Appliances "IT PAYS TO BUY APPLIANCES BACKED BY SERVICE West Street Phone 89W ,job i'or the town, trying the year 'roue d to I;i�>cr conplesor families desiring to come here, but they need more properties. Sonie house-° hol,,lers. are "thinking of selling," but refrain from listing because they don't know where they would go. Perhaps, including sorne dup- lieatuons, . only 16 houses were offered in, last 1 week's Signal -Star. Builders do not. find it pays to construct houses on speculation. People coming here usually expect to buy cheaper than in the city. Often, especially if they have- been renters, they have no large sum to pay down.- Public funds have been made available in 'vast amounts for new housing, but millions daily are absorbed by apartment projects in. the larger cit ies. It is on record that funds .lent through Central Mortgage and .Housing Corporation ehiefly aid .people earning more than the aver- age inmratvof industrial workers across Cars oda. Ineome and down payment requiremenhs effectively bar those in 'lower-income brackets. Goderieh has indeed a potential industry, promisilig new business for merchants, a.rtis• ens and utilities, and sfiking no eoneessions,• but it will never operate e iensively until those with savings of $2,000 or $3,000 e•an buy, ,a house and No'htain the necessary loan on fav- oraHle terms. .i .Prime ---Minister Tatks To Weekiy News'paper Directors "I have been fully aware of the He at'ured the president and mem. value and the importance of the weekly newspaper," Prime Min- ister John Diefenbaker told the semi -"I nu'al •meeting of Canadian W;eekpy Newspapers Association directors-atix..Ottaara recently. The Prime -Minister, accompanied by Allister Grossart, National Director ; Aho, .ropes eve, 'Conservative,. Party,.meati ' an animal' 1 "`at tie . n eetl�n1p 'he in , .. the Chateau er • 1M ief batter said'that one of his fiat 'aedo. On 'bototning Prime Minute, .of;iCanad wet -to contact. all ;del >Thtent5o , government to make sure ,hey, Weekly., rte'wspaperi received, u� deserving, place in de- par�tmetiial advertising budgets. • bers of the board of his continued interest in the welfare of Canada's weekly press. The Prime Minister was welcom- ed' by CWNtA President Cecil Day who briefly outlined the function of the weekly newspaper in Can- ada. President Day pointed . out that the combined paid eirculat#on of, . a 1 w „ s se 1 &'1 m million -readers. The establishment of a Public Relations Department -wag "the main item of business discussed BY the C'WlYirectors, It was unanimously agreed that there was a vital need tor increased Public Relations on behalf of the 530 members of the association, Wm. G. James, D.S.O., was 'appointed the Director of Public Relations. This new department will oper- ate from CWNA's National Office: 34 Front street W., Toronto, and will be associated with Wm. Telfer, Managing Director of the group. Vamtiswg mai; John Die!enbaker 'has liven you an Agricuftural Prices support ,.Program Based on Costs Of Prodikti�n * Support prices determined by a committee of practical farmers. MMMMMI AUBURN, Mar. 10. -.-Spring is )use ,around , the corner. "able syrup ma"hCers have started to work --err the maple bushes in this district. In a ew more days the flow of the precious liquid is expected to commence. Of approximately 280,000 im- migrants admitted to Canada last' yetr, the largest group was British. • Floor prices related to .production costs on ALL farm products. ..........._... rrners * r� Support prices announced well in advance of production period. "Carry_ On, Elston & John". Published by Authority of Huron Progrespive- Consertrathve Association