HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1959-12-17, Page 1, DRMCOYuIetide,
For Children
Five hun4ced turned tout to'
greet Santa who arrived bearing
gifts at the annual children's
Christmas party held „Tuesday
night by the Dominion Road
Machinery Company for its- em-
ployees and their families.
Harbourlite Inn was the scene
of festivity as the program open-
ed with a grand 'march around
the hall by the children. A
varied program of entertain-
ment included a clown, complete
with 'illuminated nose, red hair
and antics and capers who in-
,
.•.._ trigued the youngsters. The.
Mills sisters, of Auburn, har-
monized in song, followed by
Mr. Charlie Woods with his in-
imitable verses and songs which
ably characterized many of
those present. June Bisset, Dol-
ores Gauley and .Carolyn Gra-
ham, dressed in Highland cos-
tume, accompanied by Bill Mil-
ler on the bagpipes, danced the
Sheppard's Crook and t h e
Sword Dance. Young Allen Reid
delighted the,,audience with his
tap dance routine. Mrs. Martina
Schneiker accompanied the sing-
ing of Christmas-carelL.
Elgin Fisher had warned the
audience that because of lack of
snow, Santa might be delayed
A hush fell over the audience
as the jolly ,rotund form of
Santa himself appeared down
*•. the chimney of the fireplace
in the centre of the stage. 'Mob
bed by kiddies screaming with
delight; Santa handed out •gifts
to all the boys and girls.
The ladies draw prizes were
distributed by the master •• of
ceremonies, Elgin Fisher. The
lucky winners were Mrs. Ernie
• Fisher, Mrs. Sam- Wain, Mrs.
Edwin• Lee, •A1rs..Grace Mugford,
• Mrs. Yvonne Chase, Mrs. Don
MacKay, Mrs. Earl, Maclaren,
Mrs: Walter Daer, yrs. Rita
Chase, Mrs. Phyllis Todd, Mrs.
Kay Graf, Mrs. C. Garvey, Mrs.
Ira Dickey, Mrs. Gordon Craw-
' ford, Mrs. Arvid Nordahl, Mrs.
nnie Graham. '
Mr. Bert Squire, ' president
of the Locallodge of the Ma-
chinists Union, thanked the
Company and management oil
.-...behalf of all the employees. :.Air
Vice -Marshall J. A. Sully; presi-
dent of DRMCO, in 'his response,
.n o t e d the ever increasing
growth of the DRMOO family
and the fine spirit of good -will
and fellowship.
A hearty luncheon was, nerved
Background music on the piano
' aaeordian was provided by Bob
Paige. The evening entertain-
ment concluded by the` singing
of the national anthem. , -
LOSES CAR CONTROL
IN COUGHING SPELL
When his car went out of
control 'on Highway 21 about
. eight miles south of Goderich
'Monday evening, Mr. Ivan Kalb-
fleisch, of Zurich, miraculously
• escaped serious injury. He told
police that he developed a
coughing spell and apparently
blacked out. He only had a
scratch on his nose as the result
The .
through two fences and crashed
into a telephone pole.
The youngsters at Goderich Public School prepare for the
Christmas season well ahead of time. For some time, now
.they have been engaged for a portion of each day in making
suitable Christmas articles to decorate their class rooms
or their homes. Here is shown the afternoon , kinder-
THE SIGNAL:STAR OPEN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The office of The Signal -
Star will- be open. this Satur-
day afternoon for the benefit
of those who wish to send a
Signal -Star gift subscription.
This ...is particularly for the
convenience . of rural resid-
ents, many of whom are ex-
pected to be in town on Sat-
urday. ' . .., ,.
Next week'sissue the
Christmas greetings nunber—
will be published on Wednes-
day in order that readers
might have it in time for
Christmas. Those menchant . •
or others who wish to place
a Christmas greetings adver-
tisement in this issue•are re-
spectfully requested to do so
by. no later than this Satur-
day in order that the issue
might go to press on time.
garten class of Miss Esther Hume proudly displaying some
of the articles which they have made. Many of'the rooms
contain many colorful creations made by the pupils under
the direction of their teachers.
R-RPhntnbyR T
NATIVITY SCENE IS
A STRIKING DISPLAY*
One of _the most striking
Christmas season displays in
Goderich is -).o be seen on the
side of the Salvation Ariny Cita-
del, corner of Waterloo and
Lighthouse streets. The 'scene
khat of The Nativity and it
is set off under soft floodlights
and surrounded by evergreen.
Members of the Men's Club of
the Salvation Armyworked' for
many hours erecting it. .The
main scene was provided -for the
• .-Army bycourtesy of
C. E. Marley and Company,
London: ; •
The Royal Canadian Air Forces
' Association (No. 425 Huron
Wing) has presented., the Can -I
adian Red Cross Saciety 'with
two wheel chairs for use of pat -I
lents in Goderlch and district.)
Above is shown Mrs.• Fnnk
Curry, Goderich representative
of the Red Cross Society, and
Mr. L. B. Graham, president of
the Huron Wing of the Rqyal,
Canadian Air Force. • Anyone in,
need of these chairs may Set,
the loan of them free of
el► contacting Ss. Frank C
at the Bedford Hqtel.
The Huron Wing of .the Roya4
Canadian Air ,Force, Association
has also presented a wheel chair
to the Cancer Society in Gode-
rich and one to Alexandra Mar,
Inc and General Hospital. Funds
for the purchase •ofhe. ohairs
were raised through the Nation-
al Organization Service selling
magazine subscriptions. The a-
forementioned organization was
sponsored by the Huron Wing
of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Aasoadat on. •
H9d 91.1 F Today
OfMagistrate HoImes
The funeral service for. Mag- 0
istrate Dudley -E. Holmes, Q.C.,
third generation of his family
to serve Huron County, will be
held at 2.30• p.m., Thursday, at
St. George's Anglican Church,
where his grandfather was once
rector.
Magistrate ►Holmesdied in his
85th year...at Clinton -.General
Hospital at 7.10 p.m., 'Monday,
having been there since Tues-
day,•December d•st. He had not
been in good health for several
-months. c
The body is resting at his
residence, corner of .:Wellington
and West streets. Funeral ar-
rangements are in charge of
Stiles funeral home. The ser-
vice at SL George's Anglican
Church on Thursday afternoon
will be conducted by the rector,
Rev. Dr. K. E. Taylor. The
active pallbearers will be mem-
bers of the Huron detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police
and of the Goderich Poli De-
partment. The honorary pall-
bearers will be members of the
Huron County Bar Association.
Born at Goderich-'.in August,
1895, he was the son of the late
D. E. Holmes, a former Huron
County Crown Attorney who
later was appointed a" judge in
Simcoe _County,_...,and__.� Mrs.
Holmes. His family moved to
Wingham when he was seven;
and he attended public and high
school there. ,.After graduating
from Osgoode Hall he started
practising law In Goderich in
1920. In 1931 be was appointed
Crown Attorney, in which cap-
acity he served for some 17
years. On August 10,-1948, he
was appointed Magistrate. Later
he was also named Judge of the
Family and Juvenile Court here.
The Holmes family had a re-
cord of four generations of ser-
vice to Huron County.' His
grandfather, Dr. W. J. R.
Holmes, was Htfron County
treasurer. His father, Dudley E.
Holmes, was Crown Attorney of
Huron and later°was appointed
i judge in'Slmcoe County.' Next
was Magistrate Holmes and fin-
ally his daughter, Helen, now
Mrs. Rdbert'Barnes, of Windsor,
who was deputy sheriff of Huron
County before her marriage.
Nurses To Buy
it
Orthopedic Bed
The Goderlcn Graduate
Nurses' Association held a well
attended and much enjoyed De-
cember meeting in the Nurses'
residence on December 7th.
Donations of food toward a
needy family's Christmas were
given. After reading. 'of the
minutes by retiring secretary,
Mrs. Baxter, and the. treasurer's
report given by Mrs. John Evans,'
the slate of officers for 1960
were installed. They are: pre-
sidentr'tMrs. John Stringer; 1st
vice-president, Mrs. Jas. Bisset;
2nd vice-president, Mrs. Wm.
Lumby; treasurer, Mrs.'lI. Hib-
bert; secretary, Mrs It Enzens-
berger; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Wm. Dean.
During the business . part of
the meeting the members voted
in favor of buying a reversible
orthopedic bed for the hospital.
After installation of officers the
meeting closed with exchange
of gifts between the members,
games and lunch. •
Mrs. F. R. Larkin, of River-
side, is a guest with Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Chapman.
Mr. Gordon • Wong, formerly
of Goderich, and in 'recent years
operating a restaurant at Hull,
Quebec, is in an Ottawa hos-
pital. He has been suffering
from an eye infection. ' ,
Holmes," said Mayor Fisher,
who as chairman of the Police
Commission was a colleague of
his worship. "His keen observ-
ation's, brilliant deductions and
loyalty will be missed• by all
with whom he worked
- the - -Children's • Aid Society
has special reason to feel the
loss of 'Magistrate- Holmes.
Members of the executive, in
session Tuesday at the court
house, recalled many, instances
of his co-operation. The direc-
tor, Mrs-• Mary Chaffee, said:
As judge of juvenile and fam-
ily court, he took personal in-
terest in every case before him.
Straightforward in his judg-
ments, he was Most understand-
ing in dealing with those in
trouble and always ready to give
them another chance. He was
invariably interested in seeking
to learn the causes of delin-
quency, rather than 'merely mete
out punishment"
Santa Claus—with honest -
to -good. egs, . real, live • rein-
deer—will visit Goderich on
• Saturday!
Re- will' arrive at Saltford
At tett o'clock in the: morning
pnd dill Wafted to the
• square ' at erich ver a
lout('bf a erlch treets.
Santa -Will Court House .
'ark • some • time before the
-noon hour where hh will hand
• out gifts to all the children.
Originally, Santa was to
have handed out the ' gifts at
•the new, Fire Hall on Water-
loo street early in the after-
noon. However, plans . have
been changed now; The •id-
vertisement in this issue of
the Signal•Star telling of the
visit at the. Fire Hall Went to'
press • before the changed
plans were Elven to The Sig-
nal -Star. Now, Santa's' place
to hand out ' the gifts will be
in Court House Farb — and
some time •before noon on
Saturday.
Following is the route Santa
Claus will take after his ar-
rival at Saltford at 10 a.m.,
Saturday: From Saltford •up
to Victoria street in Goderich;
turn off Victoria' street and
go down Haenilton street to
the Square; around the Square
to West street; down West
street to Waterloo street; turn
left on Waterloo street to
Picton street; turn left on --
Piston street to South street;
north on South street to the ,
,Square; around the Square 'to'
Kingston street; along King-
ston street to Victoria street;
then; left on Victoria street to
• East street; west " on .. East
street to Square; then, arobnd
the Square, and finally turn
into Court House Park.
GDCI Students On Walk -Out Strike
n Morning CBackernoon
Chanting "We want Ducky!" •p • p thew students what the School
several hundred GDCI students a. i Board decided to do. He said
boycotted classes and paraded
~' 'r ''' �'• the students really didn't de -
around the Square Wednesday �' �a:: > serve any explanation but finally
q .' decided to give one. Dr. Jackson
morning to protest the board's i r F said he wanted • it distinctly
decision not to renew the con- ! " x '•' understood that the students
tract of Wallace G. Duckworth, 4;_ " would not run Goderich District
school' custodian. �: £ n Collegiate Institute as long as
Questioned later, some mem- he was chairman of the board.
hers oi` the board said the stud• F a He. said „-that, some-32-applica-
ents' strike was all over a mss• •' tions 'had been received in re -
understanding. ' j c ,reponse to advertisements for a
The students, some carrying , ,, `� janitor at the Collegiate. These
placards,. marched from GDCI i= '`� `"+ ::4 �`.. applications were reviewed on
to the Square aria then down
Tuesday evening and the selec-
to the residence of Dr. N. C YC f * down field
nine, dbeen
one these narrowed nd
Jackson, board chairman.From rp..,;w ;
there, . they returned to the -
Square
being. Mr. Duckworth, he said.
Square andgathered around the`' On Friday night the Board will
bandstand in Courthouse Park f h V wY'I make its decision and plan to
A town• constable arrived, and hire three from the final list
then Police Chief Fred Minshall,
in plain _clothes, came en the
scene. Taking up a position ort
the steps of the bandstand, the
chief addressed the aroused as-
;sembly... ,
The chief noted that the stud-
ents had made their point, and
he now advised them to break
up and leave the park. He dir-
ected them to 'return 'to, :,classes!
in' the afternoon..
The proper course of action
was for the pupils to_tak_e_ theme
grievance to the school y board.
through their principal, suggest-
ed Chief Minshall.
"That's just ,the trouble,"
shouted one student. "We can't
get through.",
Following a hurried confer-
ence 'between Chief Minshe
and half a dozen student leaders,
one of the leaders -a boy—told
the waiting pupils to • disperse.
This they did, with little out-
ward protest. '
Long Service
'~Ducky. has been with us for
16 years,' said another student
leader. "Ire's part of the
school,"
He and other pupils requested
a reporter not to mention their
names, as they feared reprisals.
- "We warned the board," said
one of the .leaders. "This has
been going on for t'wo weeks."�as e e s but Principal Scott continued, "I do
" and resume their classes,
The„ deadline was to have the demonstration continued. ;not think you are accomplishing
been Monday, another pupil stat -I ,Mr. Duckworth himself had anything by staying out. In the
ed. But the situation erupted
o with the dp^�^^
kids. have got. the • wrong im•several other people at the
Duckworth be retained as care
• • pression,"said Mr. Craig. i school. If there is a new janitor
taker, has been signed by 475 When about 100 boys .con -hired in Ducky's place, G.D.C.•L
pupiisretatcd a student leader. gregated outside of the school is goi:_g to fie- a mess. Our little
There are two classes in which and refused to come in early "Tuck Shop" sells candy and
the petition has not been circul Wednesday afternoon, Principal potato chips. Ducky has seen
ated yet, he added. A.R. Scott came out to speak to that the wrappers have been
Two pupils stated that the ;them. "You can meet with the put in a basket and the school
principal refused to come out board on Friday night if you has been kept clean. If Ducky
of the school to speak with wish to do so," he stated. "h goes, we go because the students
them Wednesday morning bei I have never known the board to will not go to a dirty school and
fore the pupils paraded up to refuse a. delegation, said lrin- this is the condition G.D,C.L
the Square. 1 cipal ScdtC, will be in if DUCKY GOES."
Mr. Duckworth canle 6uf and'' Several remarks were celled (Signed) .Pauline Durnin
asked th students to come in out
Even after., Santa Clog
hands inn gifts on Saturday
morning, he will stay on far
a longer visit. He will remain
at Court Hquae Square until.
four o'clock in the afterndoa
There, he will !be available 91ar
all the children to come and
talk with him. •
And here's something spec-
ial! Santa's real live reindeer
will be with him in Court
House Park. And youngsters
will be given the opporttmity
to sit on the back of a read
reindeer. • So, parents should
bring a camera along so that
they can take a picture ell
their children sitting on the
back of a reindeer.
It looks like a real,
Santa Claus visit this year and
youngsters.shojid not miss id,..
A special invitation is extend--
' •ed to the rural children all
around Goderich to come • to
town for •this big occasion.
Will parents from the rural
districts' make a special point
of seeing that their young-
sters come to Goderitrh for
this happy event!
event!
meantime you can get a delega_
tion and a hearing from the
board, and' get •a report' from
.them as tp whether or ilot they
will hear you. I have never •
known them to refuse to hear a
delegation."
"We have to go together or
not of all," called out one of
the boys. Finally,. they • gradu-
ally funnelled through the
school door to classes.
Later, Principal Scott said,
Qf nine applicants being con- "We have a -normal attendance gr
siderQd,...h� said, "
this afternoon.
Ste -Ants Write
In' expressing their feelings
on the subject a number of •
GDCI students came to the Sig-
nal -Star and asked that the fol-
lowing signed letter be publish, ".-
ed:
After 15 years- of�• hard labor
to keep the school clean . and
warm and . presentable to the
public on occasions such as com-
mencement, school dances, etc.,
Before it was known that Dr.
Jackson would be back in town
in time to address the students
,Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Wil-
lliam Craig, of Auburn, vice-
chairman of the board, and Mr.
?t. D. -'.Munro, of Auburn, a vet-
eran memberof the board, came
to Goderich;' to meet with the
students:. On their arrival, they
found that Dr. Jackson was al-
ready there:- Mr. Craig told the
Signal -Star he believed the th.e.principal'and another teach-
trouble was caused by misunder-(
standing on the part of the (er have asked for Ducky's resit.
students. He said the recent ad -have set a nation because
bad example ford the
students. We don't believe thief •
Ducky has been our, friehd and
adviser for years. He has no
more set a „bad example than
dation to the school necessitated
a revision in the handling of
the janitor services—and that
. this was now being done. "The
by some of the. boys. Then, Peggy Linklater ,
Catherine Suplat
Doreen Buchanan
• Mary Kirkconnell
'nothing to,d
with Wednesday morning's de; i WARN
monstration in which the.•major-!boar• on, it was confirmed by POLICE
ity of the school's 525 pupils board city," ere and others.
took part. Ducly, as'he is called by
mosts everyone who high r pect;COUNTERFEIT $10 - BILLS .
- Petition
A petition, asking that Mr, is regarded with respect
RE POSSIBLE
by all students," it is noted in 1 .
the ...-•185657--••GDOI •-yn+b
eaook;O
a---.-wners of -business• -estab
which contained a special story, lishments in Goderich and
and photo of him. 1 clerks . have been warned by
When the students rettirnetl
1.to school Wednesday afternoon,» the Goderich Police Depart -
they were called to a general) ment of the possibility of
assembly and addressed by Dr.I counterfeit ten dollar bills in
:, C. Jackson, chairman of the circulation. Thg...auarning. has
GDCI Board. Dr. Jackson had come from the R.C.M.P., who
been out of town in the mord-' say these bilis are currently
ing when the walkout strike . being passed around in On -
VETERAN HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE
GETS GIFT AT STAFF PARTY
It was the annual staff Christ-' Mr. George Parsons, chairman
mas party on Tuesday afternoon of the hospital board. Mrs.
for Alexandra Marine, and Gen-
'era'
en- Johnston expressed her thanks
eral Hospital and merriment amid the loud clapping of the
reigned supreme.
But one item on the program
was a little different. It was a
presentation to the long tt em-
ployed member of the hospital
staff. She is Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnston, who -has been .in
charge of .fisc• laundry depart -
"A very good magistrate, and ment for over a quarter of a
I think very fair," said iMagis- century. On top of that- she is
trate Otto McClevis, of Walker• known as one of the most oblig-
ton. "I• have known "him for ing and.kindest persons on the
about 30 years. When R was a hospital staff. So, to • her were
provincial constable, working given 25 silver dollars and also
throdgh Exeter and Wingham,
he was my Crown Attorney.
'assembled group. was in progress but returned in tario. If a counterfeit Bank
The hospital has been beauti• time to speak to the student of Canada $10 note comes
fully decorated throughout with body at the re•opcning of .school your way, you are to notify
a Christmas, theme. In the room Wednesday afternoon. the Goderich Police Depart -
where the Christmas party was At that' time, Dr. Jackson said ment without delay. Try also
held there was a gaily decorated it was actually no business of to remember a description of
tree. .And Santa Claus came to
distribute gifts. z
A feature of the program was
each one present having to wear i •
a hat of his or her own creation.'';'
This brought out some strange
outfits, some looking like birds'
nests, bakery productions and :;
what -have -you. Prizes were
word that a 25 year pin will go awarded for the best hats.
her way when it is obtained. The party was concluded with
His maternal grandfather, the Two years ago when I was sick . The presentation was made by a big Christmas dinner.
late Archdeacon Elwood,. was a he relieved me for two irionths, -
former rector of St. ,George's and this last_September he re- - •
Anglican Church. lieved me again. We liked him MERCHANTS' W SEEK Al
tenlisted Ch c •.s... 161st trig_
• much here. He .was good -
talion; Canadian Expeditiorlary� hearted and would give' a man
overseas as a lieutenant. Later, him."
_ .he---person.-from whom 4aw-.._4w
note was received.
Counterfeit notes have a
dull flat look. Inks tend to
break down,beating a smudgy
general appearance. "'Serial
numbers are dull and flat.
Some will smudge •if rubbed
with a wet fingertip.
The portrait on genuine
currency is lifelike while .that
on counterfeits is lifeless, dull
and smudgy. The background
lines on counterfeits are in -
Variably broken and appear to .
blend together in one dark
color. �1.
Force, in World War I going a ,break. It is too =bad to lose OF -THE TOWN COUNCILTO
he 'transferred to the Royal Fly -
e. was "all that a ma istrate
ing Corps. Wounded, he was '14.� g
invalided home with the rank of lhould be, in the opinion of REMEDY PARKING PROBLE
Surviving ,besides his wife sident of Huron County liar A committee meeting on Mon- part of the resplrnsrhility for
the former Helen MacLean, of Association. day everting lined- up details the lack ,of parking facilities
Win : ham, are: two daughters, "We found him an excellent which were presented at a gen- was due.to the fact that much
captain. Etnier Bell, QC., Exeter, pre- •
Windsor, and Mrs. Charles (Bar- was a good lawyer, to ata ' wi , rich merchants held rs
bara) Ferguson, 'Terrace, B.C.; an excellent counsel and very day evening at. the Bedfor
hree sons, Dudley, of •Listowel; fair magistrate. He was par- Hotel. This committee. wil
John, of Ottawa, and Donald, of ticularly able. in, dealing with mike its presentation -to Tow
Sarnia; two brothers, John; of young people, teen-agers who Council on Friday evening.
Goderich, and Patrick, of Fort got • into difficulty; in that re- Following is the statement re
.Wayne, Indlanna; a sister, Mrs. sped he was a master, and very leased to the press by the mer -
W. , Moore (Sydney) Kelly, of kind to first offenders, especial- chants which tells of their idea
Hardwiche, Mass., and 15 grand- ly young people. I hopes his regarding the parking prdble
ehildren. • successor will be as good." in the business area of Gode-
'The follows` tributes have J. W. Bushfleld. Q.C., of Wing- rich: •
been paid by p tic officials with ham, vice-president of the Bar "At a meeting of merchants,
whom he camr'in contact -in his Association, had knpwn the late the matter of parking ?acilitie
work:magistrate intimately since 1927, on old near - the Square wa
;'The town "o? G o de 1.1 c h as practising solicitor, Hien thoroughly discussed.mourns . the loss of ' JAI - trate . Continued on 7 '
was occu-
pied by .cars that
Merchants themselves;
"It was farther decided that
n order toreservethe parking
spaces for the .use of the • gen.
eral public, that Town Council
be requested to pass a bylaw
restricting parking to two hours
on and In the atoms .adjacent to
the Square.
"The merphanta will.be repre-
sented at• EarCoUndh meeting
on Friday, 'i9eember 18th, by a
committee whish will present a
petition. signed by the mach -
Standing beside a gaily decorated Christ- •irtleies them; vie #
MIS tree, fear pupils 'tKAlas Grainger's - • right` are! •Grrjehy,"
grade. three class at doderich ;Pubik Knight, Louana tl