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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1960-08-04, Page 14,3490 -b41 � 1 A • e r Sf°fib t: c:�*v • 1 Hospital For s.axent`�;� Call Teners Tenders have been called for the first stage of construction of the Ontario Hospital south of Goderich. This will provide ac- comnzodation for 300 patients; the hospital when completed W neeeee_ ee20.0 . ,ghees, stage s ts include uw reela n, laundry, an administration wing and sewage system to serve tee completed institution. These will bring the cost of the'initial slap to about $3,500,000, ac e peer --apse+, tteeleeblieseliornseeenaese eenee ter T. R. Connell, wlia . with Charles S. MacNaughton, MLA, announced ,the calling of ten- ders. Construction will be started this fall and carried on through the winter to provide employ- • ment for district tradesmen, the minister stated.. Mr. Connell, with J. D. Millar, deputy minis- ter.,tengineerina) visited the site on July 25. They. were aecom- 47 ��IM.�..���`5�%:�'bn:.�?.:is.".�1�.is�•i�.�kM�F':.un.�FA;A panied by. Warden John Duren, Mayor E. C.• Fisher, Reeve W. J. Forbes, of Goderich Township, Reeve Frank Walkom of' God,e- rich, Clerk -treasurer S. H. Blake, Goderich, and County } Cleric -treasurer ..Join el3er :.. , Police Building , The minister announced chat a provincial police building will be erected on the hospital pro- perty, as reported in the• Signal - Star some weeks ago. It will =. hee, at the uneth,east corners aL,.:..... the junetyipn .of No. 21 highway and 'the'sideroae which i$ to be the main road for the hospital. Mr. Millar said a lagoon sew- age disposal system will be in- stalled, "to see how, it works.:' If not, he added, "we will have • to tie it with "' thee. Goderich treatment plant. It is working well in Western cities, I be- en, lieve." Mr. MacNaughton commented •v ' that a similar system at Ipperr, wash is "working like a charm," and 'that one is being built at Mitchell. Mayor Fisher said he understood there will be an- other at Listowel. house--•ne e-thee,es en- 'tenth. entleofeleseentetteperty will likely be used as an office dur- ing e'onstruction., Occupants of a bungalow. farther south may remain, it is understood. Members of the staff of Mae - „c ,Lagen ac-rr::GLa&en AssopkateS,Wocontoe. eons, suiting engineers, have begun the first stage on their work on the waterworks system linking up with that of the town. Water must be available for the very firS"t' construction work,, A -250,000-gallon tank is to snore water for the hospital, • and a booster Hump will augment pressure for fire hydrants. Plans for the hospital are based on studies of. the Tate hospitals in Europe and the United States made by Ontario mental ,.health experts. `Mr. Connell said there will not be one "long corridor” in the building, a break from tea- -seliielenal}.',,institut j nw..,ar.chite ;,. 'twee.. --^.el eteed' ' 1h• [Hero elIN.ents. ee. single -storey .!`cottages" with two-storey wings. Easy access by 'the patients will be provided ,,to two enclos- ed courtyards 'from the. small wS �41+Lts:: v" s ,. st:1w ids y:,'t!.',. .. •A''L YIG'1' ,N7', Long Lake Frontage Doors will also open directly from wards' to thegrounds which include 3,000 feet of lake frontage. .Last of the property needed there is "in process of being acquired," the deputy minister said. Most patients will be those whose mental faculties have de- teriorated beyond the point where they can look after them- selves in a home for the aged, yet who still do not need full- time bed cafe or protection from themselves, Mr. Connell said. A home -like .atmosphere will be .created; with, domesti,; pastel ,neetinse .in: eenteriee flet l with , .si'c-Itse of glasstt vision 61 more day rooms and more recreational facilities. Use,' of bright colored vinyl tile floor. Ings._ t.heoughout will reduce nese. (e �. e/ �' 1 enTneesae-meniete be a central two-storey block 1'and will include the , active • SRC • trea.tment wing, kitchen and dining room sections, an audit- orium, occupational therapy and chapels. The infirmary seetion will, include male end. female patient wings and a third see - tion will provide services such as laundry, trades and power plant. ,r/ iI3th Year ---No. 30 ELLIS IN WONDERLAND '.Ebitnr'i Zi]ur rrrir • - (8y Geo. Ellis) A 'cherished ° dream of 20 years' standing was fulfilled by the writer when he com- pleted a sentimental journey to • the wonderlands -that is rural England . including the picturesque village from 'whence came to Canada our grandfather about a century. ago. ''fSince time is an ever- present factor in the pressing life of a newspaperman; we were obligated to make the 'return ',trip by jet plane, .a: anode - f travel 'which in the coming ,years is destined to become much more common- place than it is at present. Today, the streamlined DC -8 Jetliner - of Trans -Canada ._Air- ways whisks you across the 3,030 miles from Toronto's 'Mel- ton Airport to London, England ,,Airport in seven tours or less. Five years 'from now it is ex- pected the time will be reduce 'to, a mere three hours. An there is a possibility that the fare 'will.he just about 60 per cent of what it is now. -A rapidly increasing number of holiday visitors to Britain be air counl"see`••-the presen u•me tripled or better' in five years. But don't take our word for. it. Take the word of ex- perienced air travel observers.. 'Ye Signal -Star editor's trip to Merrie England was via BOAC on, the way over and' TCA 'back. Since our last connection with blood rela- tions in England is 80 years of age we have yearned to make contact with him before she passed „to ,_The Great Be- yond aid' he evould be no longer available in the flesh to show us where our fore - (fathers came from three -gen- erations back. (The other side of the family sprang from the potato fields around Kilkenny, Ireland). The visit was richly rewarding. 'Accompanying us was an old friend, John Thorpe,,of Imperial Oil, now of Toronto hnd former- ly of Goderich. After an ab- sence of 36 years, John revisit- ed for the first time his birth- place at Eastbourne on the south coast oaf England. And he shdewed the naives 'how he had learned to enjoy smokieg a good cigar r,imce he came out to the colony. One saw few people smoking cigars In Eng- land. Our BOAC Comet 4 Jet .soared from ,the airstrip at Mallon Airport at 8.30 p.m., Thursday, duly 7, on _a direct flight to climbed steadily, twilight over Eastern Ontario gave way to little patches bf tw.inkline lights far below. At '33,000 - :<';• .,;;;C'1" ': ^E til: F A�4wA •feet no land was visible— only vast stretches of white, •billowy clouds 'were below us asfar as the eye could see. Although neither of us is a Scotsman, we both travelled oh I he Economy lare. Aotually, the "difference in comfort is very little' for the price spread be- tween it and First Class. As we ap,oached the Atlantic.'we 'wondered "What - would the• weather .be like in England?" Over Prince Edward Island, the plane's Captain gave us the an- swer—"Showery. And it was! In fact,,. ffor three weeks there was 4eOsidera!ble spotty rain, 13u.t the showers were brief and We seldom went about 'without carrying our raincoat at the ready. Englishmen said it was the most unusual July weather in some years. July of the pre- vious year, on the other 'hand, was• the driest and warmest in 60 years, it was said. Over Newfoundland We had a 120 MPH tail wind with the' result that our normal speed of 550 MITI was boosted to t20?VIM 'But we could never tell the difference. As our noted that the surface of our tea was as calm as a mill pond. ;Not a single ripple!.., ,Outside, the temperature was 55 degrees :below zero, we were informed. Inside the temperature was such that we took off our Harris tweed snit coat. . We tried to doze in our seat but thoughts of seeing England for the ,first time made us too ek'cited to sleep. Time seemed to pass quickly. Then 'came a' sp'e'ctaele---the sun coming up - over the Atlantic. With fleecy, white clouds under us and a' rich blue sky forming a panel wall around us, the sun came up„in all its •glory. 'We immedi- ately thought of the beautiful onsets over "Lake Huron at Goderich. IBut it seemed dif- ferent up here — 35,000 feet Thrive the Atlantic Ocean. —Qs p had the feeling of being in a. maenificent, heavenly cathedral. Such an experience left one thinking how insignificant • any one human being is. • Next, our plane seemed to. drop altitude. Suddenly, through the odd break iri the 'clo'ud,s one could see some- thing far. below. ' It was a patchwork of little Melds that looked 'like a cr> zy�,quilt o'f many hues of green. You 'guessed it! Be jabbers if it wasn't Ireland. /We expected potatoes to be thrown up at las t a time. f1rlowcer, up into the ott s e e `cc enf agrtff and no water did we see. When we say(' land again it (Continued on page 2) - Lavis Awarded $25,776 Job On 3 Streets GODERICH, ONTARIO, HOLIDAY VISITORS lu[r. and Mrs. Cecil Cartwright, Lo esboro, Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Cartwrinht, Goderich Town- ship, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyce, Brucefield. honored Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Boyce, Goderich, on Saturday night, July 30, by Lavis contracting Co., Limit, holding..a_surprise buffet dinner fare3Deeetmeszt.thenFreseinBeeee home. The honored couple ,marked their silver wedding day on August 3. -Those attending included Mr, and I rs. Earl Cart- wrightn Sudbury, and family. 1vIr. arid -Mrs. .t W. Eno, David, tions by Engineer B. M. •Rose. Elizabeth, Gordon.,aed John, of Acepting the Lavis tender at a Drumheller, Alta., have been the guests of Mrs. Eno's aunt, Miss Rose Aitken. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. •partment of Highways. The G. H. Sams, Pin Street, for De- partment had already OKd the amount. of expenditure. work"" p Bribed• ley council for 11>_is yeer; At $25,776,: the firm was lowest of three tendering onereeonstenetion work on Well- ington, South and East streets, in accordance with specifiea- special meeting on Thursday eyening, council specified that work is to commence at once, subject to approval by the De - CROP REPORT Winter (wheal harvest in the holiday, week end, were: Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Scott and son, Bradley; Burbank, California; ,Mrs. F. M. Burke and Mrs. D. Kerr, Ingersoll; Mr. W. ,S. Scott Huron County is in full swing and Mr. John Logan, Brussels; with many combines in thenelel. Mr_ and Mrs. M. D. McCullough Spring grain is ripening rapidly. and daughter, Louise, Waterloo; Showers last week aided most Mr. and Mrs. George Beattie, of crops, but pastures in particular Chatham. • are still needing moisture. Mex- Mr and Mrs. Sam Harding, of !can Bean Beetle damages in Humber Suenmit, are spending events• --weans; ha-sebeesencheeked:. Sefeiss-dansesiaritheeersennelneers, nd. cnntroi hasbeen gai ed _in Eel Doer in God—each—arid M i cases where spraying was war- and Mrs. Don Plunkett at ranted.. Auburn. AUGUST 4, 1960 ,atitland 9 • ese Single Copies 10e ge Contract Is Awarde Fined For Being . A -"Litter Bug If Signs warning against litter- ing the highway, mean what they say—that offenders are liable on a first conviction to provided &or in Section 47 (a) of the Traffic Act. On the docket in magistrate's court. here on Tuesday was a charge laid by OPP Corp. Helmar• Snell against Robert Mercer, Of Hanover, who was fined $10. Another case is Pending. Bottles reportedly were the "litter" in both Instances. of -Blind River, spent their' holi- days with his parents. FROM SCOTLAND ceari Going Vessel.is ekomed At Goderic John E. Huckins, chairman of 'there from Saginaw, and proe was the fact that the entire crew the Goderich Herb& Conamie. ceeded from here to Colling-'of 22 are from Scotland; and Goderich is traditionally Scot- tismh.r. Htickins presented Capt. MacKenzie with a pen and pen - She ie.capable of careying about cileneet, suitably inscribed, on Scotland; iri a remony aboard 90,000 bushels of grain and her behalf of the citizens of tee "th I F 'el tonnage is about 2,200. It is town, The chairman said: "We wood. From there she will go w no the head of the Lakes, after clerk, welcomed Capt. JohneMao- which she 'will trade in the Kenzie, comfnander of the grain Greet Lakes and Maritireie ports. carrier, Abbetseprd, of Leith, expected that she will trade at hope that the arrival. of the • t ,,reat, &Altos pOrts until 'some Abbotsford may be the begin: earrier lo come into this harbor time in September. ing 'of what the future holds in since the opening of the St: One thing that made her ar- store for Goderich as the result the Lawrence Seaway. She arrived ri al here like a homecoming of St. Lawrence Seayvay," Tragic Car Crash Kills 2 Youths, Injures Five Oe the five youths who sur- vived the head-on car crash neari Crediton about 9.45 p.m., on Wednesday, July 27, one of them, Jeff Reid, remains semi- conscious in St. Joseph's Hos-, pital, London, while Patricia I Boutilier is expected home from hospital on Friday. ePatricia fleoutilier, daughter of suffered head and neck injuries. Jeff Reid, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reid, suffered. cencuseion arid ether injuries._ , Joan Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mre. Ernest Davis, received a brokee arm and was released .from hospital after several days. Wayne Rumig, son of Mr. and broken wrist and was released from Victoria Hospital, London, after a few days. Gary Doak, Doak, was released seen after entry to hospital and suffered only brhises and shock. The driver of the car, Arthur Peachey, son of Mrs. Rose Peachey and the late Geoffrey Peachey, was killed in the crash. Had it not been for...his-alertness in avoiding a complete head-on crash instead of the partial. head-on crash the other ,youths in the car he was drevin might easily have suffered more ser- ious injury if not death itself. The driver of the other car • Pte. elecheel Ryan, 21, of RCR, Camp Ipperwash, was killed. • Both cars were badly damaged. The Goderich young people had been attending -a ewim 'meet Ste_Marys. They ,were on their way home to Goderieli Put heading, for Grand Bend for a coke and a hot dog as was their custom. Their car was proceeding along the Crediton sideroa , one and a half miles west of Highway 4 at a mocierate epeed. Suddenly the stolen car ithewrong side of the road and driven by Ryan swerved over to despite the efforts of Peachey to avoid the crash there was a .sudden terrific impact. Deep Sympathy The entire community of iGoderich was profoundly affect- ! ed by the sad rniehap ane the sernip.athy of hundreds of people Ivent.out to the relatives of the youths who suffered injury in !the erasitsenceudingeineseatality fof 'ea most promising youth who planned to enter the Preebyterian ministerial college this fall. . An outstanding athlete, Ar- thur Peaclieesseergaged in many lines of spert and was coach of fhe'Goderich Midget team last (Continued On page 12) Mani contrect ler the 'Wks.: • HEAVY RAIN HITS -- nand bridge job on No. 21 Triab; way here has bean awarded. by HAMILTON STREET SPOT ithe .Department of Highways tes Main effect of the Wednesday IFinley -W. M,cLachlan, morning deluge 1,1as the streetlFairbank road, Taranto, it is re - flooding at the east ended Ham-eported here. Tenders were open, ilton street. Backing up from'ed at Toroneo on Wednesday cif the storm sewer, tee rain water (last week. The suceesstful bid a in, some plaees. Motorists were forced to. drive well onto the sidewalks to reach business planes near the. highway 21 junction. ,This condition ex- tended from Victoria slreet to ether it will sublet any of the west of the Reinhart Electrical 'work in connection withs shop and is -said to be recurrent(very large fill required forsthe- when the rains are excessively bridge approaches. heavy. Let separately, last week', wax' a contract Ter supply, fabricn- tion, shop painting, delivery ante fineeetelie-custornary panel of 'Corporation; 'eLliniefecl:',- Oilt, re - 60 for the assizes in September. ceived this at $201,270. It swan Should there, prove to be ee announ'ced from Toronto at tile. criminal cases—none are enter- same- time that the Ceigral. ed at present—the sheleff's 'of- Bridge 'Co. Limited, Toronto' fice will advise the department had been Warded. a $1.6.993 cone Torwsto and receive instrue- trate., ler supply, fabrication. tionn to delete a certain number Mop painting, delivery and exec - of na.me,s. • For the county court, lion stnectural steel for the number. With him on the sel- J. C. Scanlon, vice-president ection board for Supreme Court of the Canada Machinery Co, jury panel are Sheriff Sturdy said fabrication work would and Crown Attorneer.Bus'hfield. start at once. The McLachlan firm has car- ried. ,out many important con- trects seri the 'field of highway constructian and suifacing. IL is not known here as yet whe-• JURY NEL SELECTED tentran -boa Big Trade Fair Opens Wednesday Evening The seventh annual Geclerich,races. Among local cornpetitorg ' expected are Pete Graff, Doh Larder, Sam Argyle, Richar8 Harrison and Barry Whetstone. Drivers are also expected' Erma: Londern Exeter and Mitchell. Theie_ will be two classes • Every, evenin g delft ng the -fair there will te outdoor jitney (lancing. Inside , and nut side -the Arena will be a host of display& At the grand enale on Satur- . day evening .a speetkular, fire- works disfplay will conclude the evening's grandstand perform - Trade Fair, sponsored by the Kinsmen Club off Goderich, opens its 1960 edition on Wed- nesday, August lOth... Wednesday evening will see a parade of children to Agricul- tural Park headed by bands. The etage show that evening will feature t Mercer Bro- thers, of Haney r, and also.Slim Boucher and his Gang , from Jimmy Dean, all 548-nounds .of him, will be a feature on the wrestling card at 9 p.m., Thurs- day evening. There will be 'other outstanding wrestlers also "from •Mapie Leaf Gaidem Tor onto. Present, too, will be a. Thumbe, Billy The Kid, Dandy Moore, Bouncing'Burke. It's iChildree're-Dae from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday and that evesn- ing there will 'be excitin,g- Go - Cert races it 7.30 p.m, Officrefis from the "Midgeteers" Go -Kart Club of London will run the ,eowerby arid - and four 'children from King- ston, visited Mrs. James Thome Mr. and Mts.' Victor Ross, or Windsor, spent the holiday week -end wit r. and Mrs. Cae, mine TO BE MARRIED SOON hare The Wealth $500 on By Goderich Girl Winnerg of the 00.0 draw prize in 'fhe Share The Wealth contest conducted by the Senior Group of the •Goderich officially„preeented with the cheque on Saturday evening. They are Miss Ruth MeNeVin, of London, and formerly of Goderich and her husband -to -be, Don Seen from left to.right are: Stan, Jones, Association, and Ernie Breckenridge, an the doderith Business Men's Association. Clark, of. London. of the Association; executive officer of With these happy shouts, Miss Ruth Maelevin, 6r"- London, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Me - Nevin, Cameren -street, .Godes rich, unofficially announced at her mother's home last Friday eveningeshe had won the grand prize in the draw of the Senior Group of the Goderich Busine&s Men's Association. After sheae- ing through a pile of more than 1,000 draw tickets she found she held No. 438481, winner of the $500 in the Share The 'Wealth C,ontest. It was a popular win for/Ruth and her husband -to -be, Don Clark, 25, of 109 Grand avenue, London. They are to be mar- ried at Knox ,,,Pregrhyteriari Church, Goderith, on Saturday, wilt come in mighty handy. ' The bride-to(be and the morn - to -be had do 11 th more than $1,000 with the re - 'suit that they had many chances :on the grand prize. ensnetsere the lueireeefftaber was ennounced last Friday evening the couple proceeded to the Me - Nevin home on Cameron street to che,ck their draw tickets. Sure enough, they had it. Then, they proceeded down town -where their win was officially confirmed. The presentation was made last SatuedaY night, a pictere of which appears on the front page oit this week's issue off The SignaloStar. The +couple litetally jumped for joy when they,„lebrned they were the winpers, 'They held The tickets jointly since the purchases were made on a "They saved nearly $200. by, making their pitrehasesin 0014-, ne a ers opp ng rich stores rather than Len - don stores," Mrs. Joe MoNevin told The Signal -Star. 'They hati Price quotations to prove iL Their purchases. in Gaderieh in-, eluded 'eurnitere, drapes am* clothing," Mrs. 114eNeven-saisk nate efeG1301. She is omploye0 tenon in 'Cole:ton Township schools. Previous to that tauget at Churchill Scheel I* London Townghip, 'Her hue - band -to -be is at present a teach- er at 'Churchill- school In dork Township. He is a native of Wheatley, Ontario. Both aro taking their unfversity -degree haa Only feet we're tubjeCts obtain befde seturitig her OA. (legree-from the University .61 continue on vilth thtir