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We ,hope the ratepayers of Ggdeiickwill be as satisfied 1,4
or 20 years from cmw as the Town Council appears to be today
with the Town H'a11--Post Office swap, which is just about
finalized. -
The Town Council, and particularly the special committee,
dealing with the .swap, has done a very considerable amount
of research in coming to a decision and is to be comfnended for
its conscientious effort; But sometimes we wonder if all the.
'meabers; were' completely conscious when they. were impreg-
nated with the obviously. fertile seeds of what we believe to
be false economy propaganda.
We find no ,particular fault with a new Post Office being
built on East Street. We have heretofore refrained from "any
editorial comment in the knowledge that our opinions might
be considered biased because of our location on West Street
where . the Post Office now is. Actually, the location of the
new Post Office makes little difference to The Signal -Star
personally. Evert if it did, it is only a matter of four or five
years until there will be house to house delivery, according
to Postmaster Homuth, when traffic to the Post Office will
decline . by ' a very substantial degree.
What amazes us is the Town Council trying to kid then=
selves and the ratepayers that the old-fashioned, inefficient,
70 -year-old stone castle, the present Post Office, will make a
suitable Town Hall for the future. We have even heard some
government officials express utter 'surprise that Goderich
would allow itself to 'be"taken in" by such a deal.
Could 'a smile of imagined triumph be detected as, the
C<itincil proudly announced it is to get $14,000 to boot. So
what? The amount they can lose in the long run on the deal
could make that sum look like peanuts by comparison. To
(begin With, the Town has to look around for temporary ac-
commodation in which to "camp out" its various departments
until the Post Office vacates its present building. That in-
volves rent and moving expenses. The Past Office has no such
'. inconvenience financially; or otherwise. The only estimates
mentioned so far to put the old Post Office "in shape" for a
Town Hall is $3,700 the sum of $3,000 to store the Town
Police Department yin the basement and x$700 to put a new
floor on the first floor of the Post Office. Is it riot tonceivable
t t, like trying to fix up any old building or house, one runs
kinds of expense not originally expected? Ask anyone
who has had experience 'in this. The electric wiring at the
Post Office is "practically shot," according to a reliable elec-
trician.- The old fashioned plumbing is far from being ac-
'ceptable. There are so many problems and needed renova-
tions which will rear their ugly•'heads in the future,that it will
' be exasperating. Heating the three floors of the building will
run high. There will be no -town hall 'auditorium, ' As arrange-
ments are now planned,, ratepayers will be required to climb
one flight of stairs to get to --the second storey to pay their
tax bills, e `"There eventually•will be poured into an old
building many th sands of dollars and even after this has
been done what will it be—still an unsuitable old building.
• And the time will come—but soon --when there will be no
other alternative but to build a new, one. ' •
It is ,true that if the Town were to retain the present •
Town Hall needed expenditures for renovations are imminent.
But it is also true that, in the swap, the Town will be obliged
to build a new fire hall, to build a new' public works building
at a cost of at learnt $15,000 and goodness knows what else, too.
The main, reason for the switch is• given as the possible
capital expenditures facing Goderich in the next few years—
approximately a million dollars, including $600,000 for a sew-
age ,disposal plant and $400,000 for a new town water system.
True, those figures are frightening. But what connection is
there with them and the idea that the Town will save money
by taking over the old Post Office as a Town Hall?' Such a
move can be nothing more than an expensive stopgap in the '
long run. Like an ostrich burying its head in the sand and'
" ' refusing to face realities! ,
No, we think it is'quite possible that this swap is one of
the few cases where the Town Council is making a mistake.
We feel there are many ratepa ' who think likewise. We
' betieve�that ince•-no public -vote- the mutter has--been-calk d
it would be to the advantage of ra payers to express their ,
opinions .without any delay; That opportunity will be pro-
vided on Friday night at the Town Hall.-- Will there- be only ..
conscientious objectors present or will they say what they
really think about it?
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111th Year—No. 47
Goderich Native Installed As R.C.
Bishop
Of New
t. Catharine
Dio'cese
The Roman Catholic Diocese o ' r of the bishop, Mrs. Earl
St, Catharines was officially erected Laren and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
on Tuesday morning when its first Sch o'ker.
bishop, Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc-
Carthy, a native of Goderich, was •
installed in services rich in color
and ceremonial splendor.,
The centuries-old customs were
performed by Most. Rev. Giovanni
•Panico,• of Ottawa, the' apostolic'
delegate to Canada, and His Emin-
ence James C. Cardinal McGuigan. , There Was an attendance of near -
The apostolic delegate said it ly 200 at a campfire session held
*as unfortunate that the announce-
ment of the new diocese came at by the 3rd Goderich Rover Crew,
the same' tirne as word of the death Scout Troop and Cub Pack ,in the
of Pope , Pius ,XII. "The shepherd auditorium of Knox, Presbyterian
and flock of 'St. Catharines will Church. '
have thus been in the thoughts Rover Squire Jim Lodge was pre -
and prayers of saintly Pius • XII sented with a bushman's thong.
during the last days of his earthly Rover Scout Jim Gillespie received
.pilgrimage," said Archbishop, his rambler's badge,,which he earn-
Panico. ed by hiking 100 miles on foot,
Some 400 priests attended the napping and reporting on the
installation .ceremonies. There country through which he passed.
'wer'e over 550 guests at the dinner, He slapped tleJ,00-mile route over
among them . being Federal, and a perioid of a year.
Provincial representatives. Les Riley presented Rover Squire'
Attending the event from Gode- Clarke Chisholm with a Queen's
rich* were Miss Helen McCarthy, Scout badge. -
Awards Presented
To three Rovers
GOPERICH, ONTARIO, ,THURSDAY, NOYEMBE.R 27, 1958
all Deal r
rands Town
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Single. 'copies 7,
20 Ye�rs for (.less) Hence
a.
'01 "I think we're taking the townlp•
back 60 years by 'taking over a jcil chambers, auditorium, fire' hall«
equipment shed for town vehicles,
and also a house.
Originally the Federal Depart- ,
merit of Public Works indicated it
would give $6,600 cash difference
to Goderich On the swap. A coun-
cil delegation went to Ottawa last •
.week,. asked for $25,000 difference'
'arid was offered, $13,500..
Major General Young, the deputy
minister, agreed to .up this slightly
to $14,000 in a telephone Conversa-
tion with Councillor Sully Monday
afternoon. As Councillor Sully put
it, he ' pra tically had to . get down
.on his kiees and sing Mammy to
get this extra $500.
J. K. Hunter, town v solicitor, ad-
vised council at Tuesday's meeting
it has authority to erect a •fire hall
without' the assent of the ratepay ,
ers. , But the assent of ' the,
ratepayers would be ,needed, he•
said, if council intended to issue
debentures for a public work
garage or any other construction
project.
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At a regular meeting of council
held Friday, it was suggested that
council build a public works garage
with the cash difference which will
be paid the town -by the Federal
Government. Debentures could be
issued for the $11,000, fire hall,
By .following this procedure, the
council would not need to get the
assent of the ratepayers.*
Land For Fire Hall
'One condition of the swap is that
the town keeps a 30' --by. 70' • section
of Town Hall property, facing - on
Newgate street, for the new fire
hall.
A. telegram from Major General
Young' was received by Councillor
Sully, Tuesday afternoon. • Accord-
ing to its•contents, the town should
receive the $14,000 within- one
month to six ..weeks, after .the date
a final agreement ' is 'reached ..be-
tween the two'parties.
Tenders 'should be called about
six weeks after • this agreement is
reached, and the- building will be
completed within 15 months of the
date. o1± the agreement,` the tele
ities. gram indicates,,
Many of the follow-up details ' "Hesaid, he. would do everything
will necessarily be left to the 1959 to get the 'job rolling right away,"
and later councils. coiiirnented Councillor Sully. As
Must Plan Action an added precaution, the councillor
Councillor Sully and the mem- suggested council ask Elston Car -
hers of the special post office com- diff, MP for Huron, to use' his in°
mittee now will secure specifica- fluence to speed the matter along.
tions for -a new fire hall, estimated The town-solicitor,stated that the
to_ cost $11,000, and a new public 1958- council, after nomination
works., garage, estimated to .cost night (Friday), will not be 'able to
$15,000.. Both these projects must ; commit the 1959 council to spend -
be undertaken as soon as final ap-;, ing any 'money. ,.
pre al of -the swap is received frorn- . - W we-- f+'r:st started talking.:
Ottawa. about this deal, we had a petition
• 'Under the terms of the deal, the ; frolic )West street merchants,"
town would lease the old'post office I Mayor T "C, Fisher reminded coup -
back to the Federal Government J cil. ' The' petition" 'was signed by,
for 15 months, the approximate`' I 23 businessmen who objected to
time it will take to construct the the proposal whereby the po ,-cif.
new federal building. The rental j Tice would be moved to East street.
charged would be one dollar., This ' Deputy -Reeve' MacEwan said he
,
savein
petition hack
• rfc the ct t on
arrangement will the Federal had signed. p
Government many thousands of dot- March, though he has since moved
,ars in Imot'1r1, expenses and rentallits ow'n officfrom West ,,street
of temporary quarters. North street.es
'i-ea-rrwhi e, municipal ret:Ncrt Convrneed-.
could be naovcd into temporary ."1 still don't think the deal is.
• quarters. in a one -roost auditorium the heat for the town,"the declared -
in the old high school, council has Some merchants may logic busi-
been told by the special post office ness .by the post. office moving,
Committee. This accommodation but the benefit to' the town" as' a
would be available at a monthly whole is more important, contend,
rental 'of $50. , ed Councillor William Tipple.
Temporary police offices might "1 (1011'1 think we could possibly.
he established in the ('`R frel..hl 0)01'0, a bolter -deal any tiine in the
office at the end of East street at 0 fors Table future," -Stated t'ouncil
menthly rental of $25. lor Tipple.
When the new federal. building ' Ile felt the move was espeelally
has `he•en completed, 'municipal of• wise in vlew of other large ex''
fives would he set up on the second t penditures--a water plant, sewage
floor of the old 'post office. Police disposal plaint, etc. - which- the
headquarters' would be set rip in town will likely he forced to under -
the basement of the post office. take soon.
Includes A House • It would he ridiculous to spend
The present .Town Hall property ,much money on the present Town
on East street includes offices for Hall in his opinion, The police -
the clerk, assessor and staff: co
ffup-, (Continued on page 5) • .,
building the federal government,
doesn't want," declared Deputy -
"Reeve Peter S. MacFwan.
He was the lone objector present
Tuesday night when Town Council
held a special meeting to give
three readings to a by-law author-
izing an exchange of the Town Hall
and Post Office properties.
A petition from 23 West street
businessmen, objecting to the
move, was filed.
Under the terms of the deal ap-
proved By council, the 78 -year-old
Town Hall on East street will be
handed over to the Federal Govern-
ment in exchange for the 70 -year -
Old post office on West street, plus
$14,000 cash. •
Major ,General H. A. Young, de-
puty minister of public works, Ot-
tawa, has agreed, to these terms.
Official approval -still has to come
from Works Minister Howard
Green, but it is council's impres-
sion that he will have no hesitation
in approving the recommendation
of his deputy.
After that, the proposal may
have to go through the federal
cabinet for a final check,. said
Councillor Bruce Sully at Tues•
day's meeting.
fps Sully's Brainchild
The idea of swapping properties
was . Councillor Sully's. brainchild.
It was born. in March after council
heard that. the Federal Govern-
ment was -planning to demolish' the
post office and construct a new
$250,000 federal building on the
same site on West street.
Under the terms of the agree-
ment council approved Tuesday,
the Government will demolish „the
Town Hall buildings on East street
and'ponstruct the federal building
there.
Work could get under `way by
mid-February or the end of Febru-
ary, estimated •Councillor Sully.
Botb Councillor Sully and Coun•.
cillor William Tipple, who also
championed - the- swap, may not
seek re-election to Council due to
increasing business responsibil-
THE 1978 GODERICH, -COUNCIL SPEAKS
New '. Sergeant
Brings F�rce's.
Strenjt1io 6
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Goderich, Police Commission has
hired a sergeant,•Harold J, Calvert,
37, who has had seven and one-half
years of experience with Kitchener
Police Department. Nye .begins his ence on Tuesday evening when the tion is an enlarging experience 1.9
duties here on lleceember 8. students of the class of, 58 received that each one may give to the
'Hired 'at- a salary or $3,$00 a their pins and awards, world the service of which he is
year, he will receive annual in Prior to the • meeting, a buffet capable. And so he advised each
creases of $200 until the maximum supper was served under the ci�p student to apply himself to school
of
$4M00 is reached, able,.eonvenership of Mrs, Ned Sale, work and fit himself for life's work,
Married; he has two children, .• i • .. graduating. •At .. -.•Cook
and is a member' of St. Matthew's- With erseasgr gists in " pupils and thanked (the 1 speaker f iviihis` in
Lutheran Church, " During his teaMrs. Cory's room won the at- spiring addressp
career with the Kitchener police tendance award and special awards Pins were presented by the Home
force, he attended a, seven-weekwere presented as follows: arid School president, Mrs. Bert
course at Ontario Police College in The Park Memorial or Victor Worsell, to the graduating class of
Lauriston medal was awarded to 1958.
Martin Hurs.t.and presented by M.r, Those receiying pins were as fol,
Robert Rae. lows:
Ahmeek Chapter, LO.D E. award Miss McDowell's , class: 'Marie
went to James Driscoll and ,was Adams, ,Raymond 'Black, Mary
presented by Mrs. Gordon Render- Helen Blake, James( Boyes, Nancy
son. A Boyce, William Bradley, Sherrill
David Neville received the, Wt- Carr, Margaret Cousins, Donald
men's •Institute award which was Curren, Joan Davis, Dennis Duck -
presented, by Mrs. N. Clairmont, , •worth, Gwenda Eckmier, Gayle
Pox Business The Maple Leaf Chapter, I.O.D,)J. Feagan, Sandra 'Fenner, Kenneth
award was' presented to Bonnie Hartman, Cheryl Ann 'Holtzman,
Is Very Brisk- Allen by Mrs, Keith Hopkinson, Ronald Homuth, Beverley Johnston,
Athletic awards were presented Frances Kelly, William Moore,
.by Mr. R. Moore to the following Diane Morctril, David Neville, Garnet.
pupils: Junior girls' champion, Picot, Barry Prouse, Norman Red -
Allison Ryan; Intermediate girls' ford, Wayne 'Romig, Allen Reid,
champion, Victoria Williams; Sen- Robert Scott, Dolores . Taman,
for girls' Champion, June Slater; James Willis, Cheryl Williams,
Junior boys' champion, John Pirie; Peggy Young, Terry Young,
'Intermediate boys' champion, Vern Mr. Stephens', class: Bonnie
Skeoch; Senior boys' champion, Allen, Robert Ball, Sharon Bacch-
Bill Sudman, ler,,Sharon"Burgess, Sharon Clark,
The school valedictorian, Martin Shirley Cook, Dickson Cummings,
Hurst, spoke briefly on• behalf of Allan Durnin, Barbara Ellis, Shir-
tlie ' graduating class and thanked fey Fowler, George Garrick, John
the teachers for their help and Gower, Terrence Griffiths, Donna
also the ,Home and School Associ- Henry, Anita Higgins, Everett Hor-
n f.in, 'ton,, Martin Hurst, Gerald Hutchins,
Thennfor speakertheir geof theerosityevening, Mr, Shirley McCullough, Robert Mit-
David Root, guidance director for chelt, Ronald Moore, James Murray,
Stratford Public' Schools, was im Nancy Peers, Jennifer Prest, John
troduced by Inspector Tien Gard, Ross, Arlene Schram. Vernon
iner, Skeoch, Darlene Stoddart, ('rath-
Mr. Root frequently.gr.foted Lord erine Suplat, Shirley Wilkinson,
Tenn,yn who said " am a part of Mr. Moore's' class: Dwight Ald-
all thatsv'I` have met"I and this ap- harp, . Barbara Alexander, Norman
plies to the studenas education is Bell, houglas Bosveld, James Cous-
the sufn and totalof all our ex- ins, James Driscoll, William Greg-
per'iences, both real and imaginarJ. ory, Norma Hamilton, Ivan Harris,
he stated. One of the great men Michael ' Helesic, Shirley liuckins,
of our time, General iviontgomery, George Hudson, Sandra Jewell,
had momentous depisions .to make Garth Picot, Heidemarie Schmidt,
and these were based on accumul- June Slater, John Walter, Judy
Winner.
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Sgt." Calvert is keenly interested
in sports ail(' youth organizations.
His appointment will bring the
strength of the Goderich Pollee
Department up to, six men, includ-
ing the chief.
The fox business is booming
since the bounty was upped to
four dollars per fox. Wallace Mc-
Dougall brought in the ears of 25
foxes to the Town Hall on Monday.
Last Friday the same man brought
in 10 fo'xes,
Town Clerk S. H. Blake says that
$256 was paid out in the first two
days of this week for foxes. The
town is reimbursed by the county.
- MAY RESUME 'IN 1960'
County Music- Festival Is
Temporarily Discontinue
The 17th annual ,Huron County
Musical -Festival will not take place
111 in 1959. This ,was decided 'at a
meeting of the Festival Committee
on Monday eveta.ing. f However, it
is expected that the annual festiv-
als will he resumed the following
year, that is in 1960. -
When no one offered to assume
the responsibility. of the office of
president of the orr.,aniaatiolt, it
e ,dcd no to proceed with
a relic y ma 011
in May hut rather to await re-
organi7alion and resumptiorn of the
-festival in 1960, A holding cone
slittee 11,15 been appointed and all
propertoes are in their care for
any ether group, desiring to do po
to carry on. -
The move was made with great
regret but a number of factors
combilied to cause the cancellation
of next year's festival. Not only
was it found difficrllt 1"0 get a new
president but- it was also pointed
out that the festival went mare
than $400 in `the ted this year.
This was caused by increased. oper-
ating expenses, Although the num-
her of entries were reported to he
n•carly as large as usual this year,
ftwillTtfirR
county high schools for the first
time. Public support has been fall-
ing offals(3 in the past fewyears.
it was pointed out tit many
rural schools are largely satisfied
with their lo'eal township festivals Helen Videan, the man who ceases to learn be•
rather Chari the county one. School
inspectors are reported to have
said that possibly too much time is,
spent by some teachers in -prepar-
ing pupils for the festival. It is
also said that some piano teachers ated experience, "All experience
feel that students put too much is an archway and when the stud -
stress on festival pieces to the de- ent passes through, he has passed
triment. of their preparation for through a great adventure of the
conservatory examinations. learning process." he stated.
The Huron County Music Festiv- Mr, Root deplored the wastage of
al was started in 1942 -with Mervin brain power in our country, as so
Snyder, then organist at North many students drop out of school
izer and first president. He is now main reason for this is the lack
in 1\iw York City. Other presi- of a goal in' life,
dents have been Mrs. John Mc- Pupils should ht' trained to irse
Dougall, now of Blyth. 'Mrs, Erl. their talent abilities, "There is
Jessop, Mrs, C: Edward and Miss no end to learning," he said, "and
OPEN SATURDAYS
Normally closed Saturday
afternoons, The Signal -Star of-
fice will be OPEN every Satur-
day afternoon from now until
ststswirsioRteitItt
renew subscriptions, send gift
subscriptions, order Christmas
cards, bt y portable Smith -
Corona typewriters for Christ-
mas gifts, etc., will be free to'
do so.
printed in some spot in a
merclllant s display adverTise-
ment in next week's Signal -
Star it is worth $2 in cash to
you. Read carefully through
all the advertisements of Gode-
rich merchants in next week's
Signal -Star -=the annual Christ-
mas Shopping issue. Your
name may be found in one of
them. If it is your name, bring
the advertisement in which
it appears to the Signal -Star
o igiven a
Office and you ,.w I I be
two dollar bill. There will .be
five different names inserted in
five different ads. One of them
might be YOURS. Watch for
• it. It could pay you' to read
carefully the Christmas shop
• ping advertisements in next
week's Signal -Star.
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Members of Maitland Lodge. and their wives,
who took part in .the annual ,At -Home and Ladies'
Night at the Collegj?te Auditorium on Wednes-
day evening of last week are shown above.
Standing. from left to right, Are: Harold. W.
u;., ° ,t at`�. �. r.,.' .^ .�� ,, � ep �,, �..�, m, :cv -v�.r r+r.'i: e u.r:�rr ,..ri -r^, ,,,. r,yu •,i,*u` .t'c „ ��"%,�: .�,:,X, ,«a �,� t, �.- „ - p �. •i�*
Shore,' senior warden; Keith (, Cult, worshipful
master; Clarence 0. Miller, jtitior warden.
Seatetb '"frori'1 left t,p 'right, are: Mrs. Shore, Mrs.
(`utt and Mrs. Miller.
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SS' Photo by ]r .lf:l..'
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