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GEO. 1.. •ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9th. 1958
ROYALTY INVITED CENTURY. AGO
Residents in Great 'flakes ports, it has
been pointed out; would like to see the royal
ship Britannia in these waters next year with
the Queen and Duke oi` Edinburgh. Whether
or not such a tour will be arranged will be for
some time only a matter of speculation.' Fail-
ure to do so should not result from lack of a
pressing invitation, for which there is an in-
teresting precedent almost exactly a -hundred-
years ago.
At the January session of the council- of
the United Counties of Huron and Bruce, it
was moved by John Valentine,' reeve .of Green-
ock, and seconded by William Rastall, reeve
of 'Walkerton, that a petition be sent to - the
SUMMER -: COTTAG
Colborne and Goderieh Townships, judging
by the voters' lists' now being printed, have
increased in population by several hundred
'people since a year ago. A closer look at the
-picture; however, reveals that thin -,mere e t�
not due to new permanent residents but rather •
to new summer residents.'"Both townships, have
considerable lakefront area and it is in these
areas
considerable
the names of additional ,persons
"entitled to vote at both municipal elections
`arid -erections to-t-lre- begislative- Assembly" are-
. appearing:.
From London cone -tire -majority of people
who own summer cottages `on the• lakefront in
this area and' who, t,lherefore, become' eligible
voters ori the townships' lists.. Next largest
group comes from Stratford and from there
on from Kitekl.euer, St., Thomas, Sarnia, Wind
.sOr, St, Marys, Toronto and other Ontario
Governor-General by the warde•ta (Robert Gib-
bons, of Goderich) "requesting his Excellency
to represent to her gracious Majesty the de-
sire of this body, as, representing the loyal
feeling of the inhabitants of tJiese united
counties, that in the event of a member of the,
royal family visiting, this province he will ex-
tend his tour to Goderich and the ~Western
Lakes."
The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII,
did visit Canada in 1$60, by•, which time the
Buffalo and Huron Railroad was all set. to
eonvey hint, but he did not reach Lake Huron.
Neither did the Duke of York, later George V.,
in 1901, or subsequent royal visitors. It ought
to be our turd.
ERS AND VOTING
centres. Whenthe municipal elections of these
townships are held, usually ir1 •-Noveinber, these
surniner residents 'seldom if ever take the
trouble to 'drive up 'from their permanent
hordes to the townships in order to vote.
:__ - �TFieir Tagaiii;there are the United States
citizens who own summer cottages and they
„.number several hundred in the two townships:
But since the vast majority of them are not
British or Canadian citizens they are not en-
titled to vote except on' money by-Ia,ws. Even
-_- when �, -- Money by-law does• come up, few of
these United States land owners exercise their
voting privilege. Thus,. the two towhships
have, in the United States cottage owners,
many . people not interested ,in voting, at any
time on an issue. But their cousin Canadian
summer cottage owners, who have the right
to vote on •everything; show only a slight
interest in exercising this privilege.
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Council recommended a tax rate plied for a transfer of employment,
of 22 mills,;ineluding six mills fpr to other places because they could
not find accommodation here for
elementary schools and two mills their families.
for Goderich Collegate Institute Ray Mulhern came, from Mit-
purposes. The cotnmtttee alto sug- shell to 'act as organist and choir-
gested a grant of $500 be made to master at North Street United
Alexandra Hospital. Chuttrlaini Goderich.
G. P. Smith, factory superintend- The Robert MacKay scholarship
ent of Sidway Mercantile Co., ,of of $200 cash was awarded to Robert
,Elkhart, Indiana, was in Goderich Bisset, who took the highest marks
to , look over the Goderich Wheel in upper school examinations at
Rigs factory, which the U.S. firm Goderich Collegiate Institute in
was taking over. The new owner 1943. The Dr. J. A. Graham shield
planned to manufacture baby car- was awarded to Eleanor MacEwan
riages and go-carts here. for character, leadership, scholar -
Rev. John Pollock resigned after . ship and athletics.
three years as pastor of Goderich F1/Lt. (Dr.) J. W. Wallace, of
Baptist Church. His plans were in- the RCAF, was posted to No. 12
definite but he said he might 're: air school at Sky Harbor. He sue -
turn to McMaster University to ceeded Fl/Lt. A. E. Gibson as
conclude his studies. While he medical officer of the station.
was pastor in Goderich, the debt 10 Years Ago
of the Baptist' church was. reduced Goderich Collegiate Institute's
by $1,300. cheerleaders made, a special hit at
Whether it was the poor .eon-
dition of the roads between Gode-
rich and Kincardine or the fast
driving of the chauffer, four prom-
inent local men had anything but
a pleasant trip to Kincardine, on
Wednesday. With blowouts and
delays, they did not get back to
town until Thursday morning. It
is rumored that they went to make
some arrangements regarding the
Ontario West Shore Railway. It
has also been said' that they were
attempting to travel over the here-
tofore unused but rusty rails of
this now famous railway, with the
object in view of demonstrating to
their friends that the road so far
as it is, constructed is of material
benefit—for automobiles,
25 Years Ago -
Paid attendance ,exceeded 1,500
at the 75th' annual Dungannon Fall
Fair. Officers of the society in-
cluded: honorary president, Wil-
liam Bailie, ,Goderich; president,
James . Lyons, Lucknow; first vice-
president, - Ross McPhee; .second
viee president William-rumpson;
secretary -treasurer, Charles W.
Alton. -
Town Council received a letter
from Rex, J. E. Ford, tendering
his • resignat'ion as a member of
Goderich Collegiate Institute Board.
, A catch of 600 pounds of perch
was reported by one Goderich com-
mercial fisherman. He had diffi-
culty finding a market for his catch
but finally Iocated a buyer in
Windsor.
A family of six, which had been
supported by the town • for two
,years, w,as deported to Scotland.
The action was taken after local
authorities, greW tired of the
father's refusal to work.
Harold Williams defeated George
Jenner in the final round of the
Garrow• Trophy tournament at
Maitland Golf Club. Royal Lloyd
won the Ellis Trophy by defeating
C. A. Reid.
15 Years Ago r'
• The ehildren of 170 rural schools
in Huron County had collected
-many. tons. _of -milk weed.._which_ was_
being used in the manufacture of
rubber during the war.
The housing situation in Gode-
rich, was the worst in the town's
history. Manager E. 1. 'Hill, of
EDITORIAL NOTES,
With theexception of Young Canada
Week, no other local activity has given QQode-
rich sup . -widespread *national publicity as have
the local police developments. Carried. over
Canadian Pres wireservice; details have ap-
peared in newspapers from coast to coast as
newspaper clipping services have revealed'.
* * *
Service clubs are finding it more difficult
these days- to raise funds from public -2tmetions
to carry on welfare ,work programs. The fin-
ancial statement of the Goderich Lion's Club,
for example, appearing, this issue shows
expenditures exceeded revenue by 03,199:32
during the past year. This was largely .titre
to the d�natlon of $5,000 to ,the -new wing of
Alexandra 1lacin.e and General Hospital,
e , • ,
'1'lre St Ma's Argus -Journal has publish-
ed ai,:peeial yell -illustrated supplement salut-
ing the progress of rhe $2,000,000 Hinde and
, 1)anch Paper•('ompan5• plant, iiow in its -fifth
month of operation in. that town. This indu-
t ry will inndoubtedly, make a substantial con-
tribution to the economic welfare of St. Marys
and dititriet.
For any school grade—
an unforgettable
`educational tour"!
Modern history, geography, civics collie
'thrillingly alive for students and teachers
when they take a planned CNR train •
tour to cities like Ottawa, Montreal;
Toronto, Quebec or Chicago. r
Teachers share the enjoyment with their
students. There are so many things to see
—so many places to visit in each
of these cities—that a tour can be tailored •
to the needs of each class,' A short listing •
-of "some* orthe available -tours• is noted
below ---there are dozens of_.others.
the Huron Secondary Schools
sociation track andfield meet. The
local cheerleaders were Cynthia
Young, Betty 1Vfecley, Marini 'RCS,
Gretta Arbour, 'Joan Menzies,
Fhyllis Johnston, Mar ' Knne
Magee wall litt'iirrnrleai '
To cut down on hydro consump-
tion, stores in Goderich started
closing at 5 p.m: daily,, except Sat-
urday when they repained open to
9 p.m. , Local residents had been
warned there would be power inter-
ruptions if the town did not keep
within its qutita.
Eric Holmes was elected' presi-
dent of the Students' Council at
GCI.
Albert J. Kueeshaw, who showed
some of his parlor tumbler pigeons
at the Toronto Exhibition, received
word that they took first and sec-
ond prizes.
A woman, holding her baby, was
fishing off the south pier, when she
felt something on her line. She
got so excited she dropped the
baby in the water and then im,
mediately jumped in to rescue it.'
Two men who were fishing nearby
dived in and brought mother and
baby to safety,
MITCHELL CIDER MILL
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If so, please attend a meeting at the Goderich Public
" School, on
Tuesday, Ott '14, at 8'' p.m.
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-an automatic electric
water heater provides
abundant storage capacity'
and quick recovery when
more hot water is needed.
For the lower grades—from kindergarten up
—there s a CNR "train trip treat."
Perhaps as simple as a ride on a train.
for a feW miles into the country,
a classroom -in -the -open with a, picnic lunch,
then the trip back to school.
'Teacliers and principals find it easy -
and pleasant to plan a•CNR "educational.
tour." Write now for more information.
Please address your inquiry to:
District Passenger Agent,
Canadian National Railways,
151 Front Street West, '
Toronto 1, Ontario
OTTAWA . -
Parliament Buildings, Royal Mint, National
Archives, National Museum, Dominion ,
.Experimental Farm, Kingsmere . , .
MONTREAL .
Mount Royal Park, Universities of McGill att4
Montreal,St 'J�o.�,�.e h's Orald'ry, Muse%m of Fzne
Arts, Cht4ltu�ttsft; amezay, Caughnawaga
Indian Reae"t'e....
QUEREc,,
The Citadel, Ste. An'di I3aaupre, Isle d'Orledns,
1latfta Of Abraham, Wol ,e's Care, • •
Quebec Parlfa lenU3uildifgs .. .
Ontarto Eariz'ament $ualdin a, University
.of 'oro' to, SOW ijl Ontario Museum Capt Loma,
.Art Grccrtl, Toronto, Subway, Stock Exchange .. .
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