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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-03-29, Page 1• 1.1 .0.-• . 1.1000 tear -711o. 1,3 GODEOCK,ONT4RIO, THIJitSi:Ve MARCH Z9,1902 our Up On, President- Ed Rowlands of the newly .formed Goderich Rotary CIuJ at far left, is Presented with -the club's charter -at -the capacity attended -meeting Tuesday evening ituruaikAratbouriMeiliegwittaktuvittkeznnresentationgAtirdar, District Governor Herb 'Farrow, of London,. In the cen- ' Barrie,. the guest speaker. - * * * " * Rotary Draws 30 To C arter Nig t . The month-old Rotary Club, , of Goderich, was•showered with gifts, on its„Charter Niglit, Tues- day, 1,\41en ,Michigan -and On- tario clubs in district 633 pre- sented a great variety of .valu- able equipment, and 26 cheques to help the 'new organization get away to a good start. There was a large represent. ation from Stratford, 'the spon• • soring club; headed by Presi- dent Mervyn Sibefry. Presi- dent "Mac" Pratt brought .16 from Listowel. Other Rotary Clubs represented were Ches- . ley, Sarnia, Barrier, Southamp- ton, Tara, Owen Sound, Han- over, Londen, 'London East, London West, Kincardine, Wal- • kerton,' St. Marys, Petrone (a 'busload), Wiarto n, Forest, Markdale, Tavistock, Port Elgin, and from Michigan Clio and )4,,r , Nearly 300 were served a turkey dinner at Harbourlite Inn. Paul Johnston, Stratford, • presided over a program of speeches and entertaintnent, the latter by the Harbouraires, dir- ected by George Buehanan. A special grace apPropftiate to the occasion was said. by Rev. Cecil Dukelow, a 'Member of the Gude- rieh- club. •• With chairman Johnston and Mrs. Johnston at the head table were the guest speaker, Eldon Greer of Barrie, and Mrs. Greer; District Governor Herb. Ferro* and Mrs. Farrow, London; El-. ston Cardiff, M.P., Hon. Charles .MacNaughton and Mrs. Mac - Naughton; Stratford president Mervyn Siberry and -Mrs. Si - berry; Mr. and Mrs.' Al. Sinnett, London; ,Lions president John Stringer .and, Mrs. Stringer; President Ed. Rowlands of -the Goderich • club, and Mrs. Row- lands; Mayor Ernie • Fisher; Kinsmen president P. J. Mc- CauleY and Mrs: Mdcauley. "The dynamic qudlities. that make a commnnity good," said Mayor Fisher in a welconaing, speech, "lie in the interests, ,purposes--andactions of all the people. :I am proud to say we e Government One local; citizen has per- fected a system of defeating rehltant . vending machines. Having sorne difficulty in re- trieving -APS .postage stamps, after depositing his quarter, he swung a right hOok at the machine and was rewarded with four 'quarters and his , -booklet of stamps. Asked if the coins would be returned to the government lie claimed any such intention. This viewpoint was possibly 'inspired by the imminence of .Income Tax payments. have 'in Goderich•!'diversified organizations which through their. connnunityspirit and debiiild - votionatorduty'do. muc liqrinti Goderich as we know it 7 atirstr-'*W,;„...._compintzt_iio, L1- WhielifO First Iri.Huron • • Mr. MacNaughton noted ithat the Goderich Club is first Rotary Unit in 'Huron.. -"From what 1 have known about_ Rotarians alf-Riy: 11E67 h'e said, "rarn pre: pared • to say Rotary will be good. for Huron and Goderich, and that Gederich .and Huron will be good for Rotary." "Your organization is doing 'a great job, and we need them all," Said Mr. Cardiff-. Past District Governor Har- old Lang, Stratford, introduced two past district governors who have been directors of MA:dry International: Geoffrey Wheable, London, and Gordon Beaton, Markdale. Mr. Greer, a former mayor of Barrie and past district gover- nor of district 701, was. intro- dueed.,by District Governor Far- row. He presented new and old members with certain chal- lenges. "Accept office when asked," he advised, "and put your heart •and soul 'into it. Rotary de- mands and deserves more than a mediocre job. Work for the betterment of your .community by giving -service where it is needed, and be sure the work is done by Rotarians, not hired-. You will -get to know each other better and develop a friendship q*Coft.tintred on page 5) ° 'FORUM -AI 'cLINTON Taxation On Farms For d E ucation is Debate Schools may -he vividly seen, he said, in the following schedule of costs in both schools: In 1646 the average cost per pupil in Public Schools and High Schools 'was •$95.00 and $206.00, respectively. In 1958, it was $242.00 and $524.00. In 1959; it was $268.004in.d $580.00. This cost Can be met, only by taxation, he reminded his audi- ence. . , Mr. Middleton outlined the sources- of taxation and suggest _ca-some----possibl A—solutions—to be considered. They are: Seine kind of fixed assessment for educational purposes or taxa- tion upon ir percentage basis of income; ,or the removal of edu- cational • taxation frOm land and/or buildings; or a systein of 'taxing land and/or • for 'services' and "Axing Special to The Signal -Star • CLINTON, March 27. -§even- • ty-six representatives, Men and , women, including township councillors, assessors, and tax- payers of • the townships of Morris, Hullett, Goderich, Tuck- ersituith, Stanley, East and West Wawanosh, Howick and Grey, • 'met in the auditorium of Clin- ton Collegiate last night 'Under the auspices of the Federation of-Agrieulture. They heard Mr. ponald Middleton, the Director Of Pro ,erty- for --thederatisui, of Agriculture of Ontario, dis- cuss "Taxation For Education." Mr. •Elmer Ireland, Of East Wawanosh, chaired the meet, hag and welcomed,those present: Mr. Alex McGregor introduced' the special, speaker. • •• Mr. Middleton stated, that in • the dying days of Premier Leslie - Frost's regime, a seleet 'commit- tee was appointed to study the Municipal Act and the Taxatiog .Act, and `had even requested to make a shbrnission froln farmers in this connection. The purpose of this meeting, therefore, is two -told; he stated. First, to get comments from farmers on the seriousness of 'taxation upon them in 'Ontariii Second, to help politicians make their- policies -,frorn-the-express- ed attitudes of the people. 'He mentioned in this connection that it is the people's voice that leads governments in democia- „. will say .tonight,” the , speaker • said, "is not the Federation of Agrieultureis pol- icy, but A presentation Of 'the problems facing farmers con- • cerning taxation for edgeat,ion,a1 purpoSes," ant tb get ybiir thOUghts On the virhole matter." He stated .that in' Ontario in the next len years,*great num- herd of schools will be eretted arid many 'class rooms *replaced, and the ceSt of thiS progonn has bee ll," and will'continue to rise. .The ifVerage' eeSt;iii the .Province for educatibtili§t pupft in Public SCheola, and in High Change Made inNews Type Notice how. much easier it is to read the type in the, new columns'of The Signal - Star this week? -A .new format has been in- troduced which provides more space between the lines and 'ffilis snaked fliiiTieVe!eolisigifi- easier reading. Whope that you will like it. • - Other changes made • make it essentlit* to have all copy CLASSIFIED ing pagO in nolater than 6 p.m, Tuesday. please do not be disappointed if you 'phone in a Want ad, a for sale ad.; etc.. on Wednesday .mcitning and be told it is too late. Insertion of the 'ad 14.• guaran- teed with pleasure if the copy, Is the *Olio by '.6' Tuetclay. thank you in an ticipatton of your, helpful co- operation. , Prim run of, the Sional,-tfar 005 WeO4 Was 3000' .copies. . At 44, persons per hotsehoId this Meant 12;956 readers. ' people for -people"; or taxing capital gain and ,relating tax- ation to the planning in muni- cipalities. Discussion Groups The speaker divided those present into groups Of six, for a ten minute discussidn in each group and requested the ap- pointment .of .a representative in each group to speak for the group, when called upon. Every _group representa- tive expressed the difficulty of Whifle v-TiffeWThe spoke. George Carter, Hullett Town- ship, said that for high school purposes, the sbc school sec- tions in Hullett pay $23.11 per capita, _against $10.10 in -Clin- ton per capita. His group sug- gested that the Provincial Gov- ernment take over 100% of costs, but did not, say how tax- ation should be made. Kenneth Scott, West Wawa - nosh, 'helieVed his groUp favor- ed a Capital Gain Tax, a pos- ,sibility to be explored', and sug- gested that taxation Ori a pro- vincial , level might help. He even thought an income„ tax might produce extra taxes. One of the .assessors rejoin- ed, that he would not enjoy ask- „ing-the:Aak.canc,rto areveal, • income knowing that people are loathe and often unscrupulous when the so reveal it. , It. Smith, of Morris Township, an tional Taxation on a Provinciar , Mr. Hanna, of East Wawa - nosh, believed that Capital Gain Taxation' plimildobe instituted. Thomas Leiper, of Hullett, advocated a fixed assessment for taxation, on landcwhich had no buildings. $traughiin, of the Howiek ,group, saw the inconsistency andinequalities of educational taxes, and thought in Biblical toatnS "that we ,eatet get away frof&bearing ene another's but. dens:" e said thd px4ce of (Continued on page 6) ' Spring Fever; Tots Disappear 'With the advent of spring fever, tot -wanderlust 15 inspir- ing the town's younger fry.. Two reports of mis-sing child- ren reached, Town Police Tiles - day. Mr., Russ Clark, Gibbons street, reported his On, .Ste- phen, years, missing at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday. Later, he was toundrifaithstpigatittekitheixAWItli wide world in his immediate man, Newgate street, told potice 1, his daughter, 31/2, and son, 21/2, Were. absentees. They Atere found 15 minutes later by P.C. lex Seller roaming around 'and Were: rettirned to their anxious parents. ' Parents are urged to watch for sign's of spring in their own young adventurers. • . • 4 - 4/4 • PC. CANDIDATE? Mr. George Joynt, of Luck, how, is being mentioned . as the likely Progressive -Con- servative candidate for the riding Of Huron -Bruce- .when a "provincial by-election is held. The by-election will :be necessitated by the death of John W. Hanna, of Wingham. Mr. Joynt was an active pall- bearer at the Hanna funeral oft Monday. •• Two Town Employees Injured A Ladder Jolted By Land Cave -In - Tyro 'town employees receiv- ed headinjuries, Tuesday morn- ing, while repairing the main trunk sewer at the side of the road along No. 8 Highway. Taken to hespital and released after treatment were Andrew Straughan, who required eight stitches, and Roy Armstrong, with seven stitches along, the side of his,, scalp. Both men returned towork after ,release Irom„ hospital. - A collapse in the sewer til- ing had nedessitated an e‘xcar, ation 14 feet deep and the men were working below ground when the adeident occurred. A ladder used for entrance to the hole was prOpped against the bank when a sudden cave-in of the clay and .quicksand threw the 'ladder Aviolentry. backward, striking both den on' their heads. Two other •workmen, Town Forenian. Roy 1VIeriam and George -Chambers, were also en- gaged in therepairs at the time. Chambers was buried to the knees in quicksand but was quickly extricated -by the prompt action of ,his foreman, who jumped into the hole and pulled Chambers loose. Complicating operations at the_ site were -Ab.e nearby gas Mains and a dangling high ten- sion pole, uprooted during the excavating. The accident oc- curred near the hydro ,substa- tion on the highway. Both men are reported back at werk and, suffering slight discomfort from an accident that easily might have resulted in more serious consequenceS. - -Huron County tax rate re- mains at 14 rails for 1962, but eight mills is assigned to roads, -six for general purposes.- clerk - treasurer John Berry reperted. to the March session .on Wed- nesday that 1961 operations 'left a surplus of $60,000, and that there will be $30,000 to $35,000 from the county home building account. An adelitional factor in road financing is the now CIGARS FOR ALL! At the beginning pf Wednes- day's session, members of Hur- on County Council, including Deputy Reeve May. Mooney, were treated...1a, eomplementarY cigars by the popular reeve of Colborne 'Township, Ralph Jewell. Reeve Jewell was cele- brating the recent arrival, March 20, of his first grandson, Kevin' William, latest addition to the family of Mr. and Mrs, Bill Jewell, the reeve's sorr MrsJeyeU jr., was formerly Clara Ann Fuller. u n officially' announced decision ' of the Department ef ,Highways to 'proceed with, a • 14v0-01)meitt road from 'Highway 8 in Sea.' fdrth to Brusselsp and that Con ty road 12 from Brussels , Highway 86 has been designate for pre -engineering, starting this year. The A development road will cost $750,000 to $1,000,000. For roads, $1,095,000 is in the' budget, coinpared with $1,022,000 last year. The roads committee, of Reeve Glenn Webb, of Stephen, as chairman', has decided, in view of the de- velopment road decision, to de- fer, presentation - of its five-year plan. Major projects for this year include grading '_betiveen-Car- low, and Nile, 2.75 miles; grad- ing of four miles on the•Middle- sex-Huron boundary, • and 2.5 miles on road 12, from pelinOre southerly. Bridges are to be built east of Varna, north of Holmesville and on the Hur Perth boundary. A bylaw has been prepared extending the half -load restric- •tions lo-May'15-this5year,,,,elt is. iBOOM, t , •S et t 4114 S ".„-AVBURN, March 26. Fire completely' destroyed one el. The oldestfarm' homes 1n - district, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Raithby, last Thurs- day afternoon. The farm is situated one-half milk east of Auburn in Hullett "Township and is noted. fOi its production of maple syrup. The fire was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Ted East, of Hul- lett Township, as \lhey drove to Auburn about 3.30 p.m. On investigation, •Mr. East found no one .at home and seeing the flames coming through the roof at the back of the house,sum moned the Auburn and Blyth Fire Departments.,.Raithby, FIGURE SKATING CLUB Two Hour,Ice Show et For Saturday With a membership list of 98 active -skaters, the Goderich Figure Skating Club is staging its ..first big time Ice Review,. in Memorial Arena, Saturday .night commencing at eight — Under the direction of club' Professional Sylvia Brady, the club'will present a two-part per- forfnance with a playing time of,, two hours. Featured as the first part is a skating pantcimime portraying the ever - popular story of Cinderella. The junior and beginner Members will be prominent in the story; 26 of them, apprOCriately costumed, deCicting the mice while .Vicki Needham essays the difficult star role of Cinderella. The local club, a fully quali- fied, member of the Canadian' Figure Skating AsseCiation, has had the production in rehearsal since early in -January, promis- ing a" well finished ice show to their, patrons. • A noVelty arrangement of specialties constitutes the sec- ond half . of the vrograrn, Call- ed-"A-Nrghr'"bf'aTO'klte-.-T Programa" it will feature_ such popular segments as "BOnanza," t'77 Sunset Strip" and -"Perry Corno'S Wale Hall." Girl Skat- Dental College Specialist Here On April 3rd • Head of the Department of Paddodonties at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Tor- onto, Dr. S: A. MacGregor domes to Godericp on April'rd on a t*ofoid nussion.-„, First, he will 'address some 30 rea.pective dental student's a dinner meetibefTri'llie GDCI cafeteria at 6.30 p.m. This meeting is staged by the Wingharn and District Dental Association, which serves Huron dGi--ebtilitieS7-getieral/St speaking.• The prospects will be Crade '13 students from high schools in these two counties who , are considering going into dentistry. Two of thern will be from Goderich. At 8 p.m.,. the same evening, br. MacGregor will be guest speaker at the monthly Ineeting of the Goderich Home and School, Association to be held at Victoria -Public School, • A Specialist in dentiatry for child, ren his tole will be along th1.4 viell as -011 -the 'Prevent- ative aspects. • ers in cowboy -costumes Will take part ' in the "Bonanza" story. Also featured in the latter half are Paul Wilson and John Murray, doing a comedy routine eitle'TheItodrhrg Twen- ties" They will be accompan- ied by a chorus •of 12 skating girls. With Mrs. Grace Sale in charge of the costuming a full dress appearance of •the entire cast' is assured. While most of the costumes are being rented, a considerable number are the result of ingenious contriving on the part of club members. All the props of the Cinderella legend will be -in evidence. The big pumpkin, the ponies draw- ing the silver coach, the silver slipper and the romantitally searching prince, all will -ap- pear as the pleasing story. un- folds. • Shirley Ann Homuth, as the Fairy Godmother, will be busy at center ice during the first part as she does her wand, and transformation-scenes=ehoree- graphy for the entire,show has been under the direction of Sylvia Brady and some new and entertaining routines will grace this sparkling" carnival. Admission prices for this at- traction. are only 75 cents for adults and 25 cents' for- the - children. Ice.-fanS,of Goderich and district are urged to so the phow, Sattitday night, and add their suPport to an up -n - coming local organization. with his son, John, were in the bush at the time li?oiling maple -SYrup •and were11d Of t ieir fire by .a neighbor boy, Calvin BiSback, who ran through the snow to the bush to tell them. This 90 -year-old insul-brick coveted' house, 38' by 80', was burned to the ground but neigh- bors and friends , rescued the furniture from the first floor of the two-storey home. A• nearby building and garage, which housed a tank of gasoline and the tractor, was saved ' by the Clinton Pushes For A Bigger Hospit• al Grant ire 4Eemen• with water • pumped LI frem_a_aearby pend_by. turn pumper' Mr. Raithby took his stand on the high barn roof and watched for'flying embers while the blaze was at its peak: The cause of the fire is unknown but the loss was estimated at over $12,000. Some insurance was carried but all the furnish- ings on the top floc:if- were de- troyed. Mrs. Raithby was de- livering maple syrup in Gode- rich When the fire broke out: -TIPs farm- home was built in 1872, by the late Thomas•Erratt and was bought by the late John Raithby in 19,4 from the late 0. E. Erratt. Several years later, Frank Raithby took over the farm from.. -his father.' Mr. and ,Mrs. Raithby and John moved into the home of the former's' sister, 'qrs. Mary John- ston„ in the village, that even- ing. SeVegal Mem of the corn; munity and neighbors Wok turns keeping watch over the smouldering embers, in • case the wind blew, towards the re- maining buildings. Many neighbor ladies, friends and members of the . Auburn Women's Institute 'gave • Mrs. Raithby a generous shower of fruit„„pickles,_ jams, bedding and linen on Saturday evening to help comPensate for her loss. A grant of $40,000 to Clinton Public Hospital, payable in 162 on receipt' of approval from the Ontario Hospital Services Com - Mission, was the leading item in" County Council's executive committee report, presented by Reeve Ralph Jewell, of Colborne. It is in connection with the building program. . .Reye, Morgan. ,Agney,...Clin,- ton, at once "requested". that the committee increase this to at least $60,000. The change would require a motion, he was advised. • "We makethe bylaws and can change them," said . .Reeve Agnew, and he proceeded to write out a motion. Before it was presented, it was --changed to provide for reference to the executive, and this was 'approved. "The county is now paying the same 'grant per bed, as the Dominion •and Proyincial gov- ernments," Reeve Jewell • ex- plained., - "There is grave chance of an attatk and disaster;" Said Mr. Agnew. "We will not likely be bombed here, but there will be an influx of population and more demand' for hospitals." uded-$2;500-trth University of -Western ..Ontario for 'bursaries; $1,500 to • the Salvation Army; ,$2,000 to the Institute 'for the -Blind, -and $1,345 for county libraries. Smaller grants were made var.= iqns agricUltnral.. societies,. ,No action was taken on -requests from Mid -Western Ontario,. De- velOpment Association, St. Ontario,,. Ambulance' Asiobiation and Goderich ,Little Theatre but $50 was granted •Belgrave 'Music' Festival. Wage Dispute The Upper Lakes freighter MaunalOa, earlier' reported 40 be held up at the unloading dock -because -of a wage -dispute, has, regumed unloading. The 14 trimmers involved in the dispute returned to their jobs Wednesday, following an amic- able settlement with the com- pany; Another temporary hold- up occurred during a periodic government inspection of the weigh sca1e4, but uploading re- turned to .normal when the in- spection was finished. The Maunaloa carries a winter stor- age cargo of 84,000 bushels of No. 6 wheat and 129,000 bush- els of sample •"fire -damaged” feed grain wheat. The salvage wheat was „damaged during an elevator fire somewhere on the western prairies but is reported to be in gOod condition for feed purposes. LIKE HARBO URA I RES That the Harbouraires are a distinct credit to Goderich was amply demonstrated by the continuous applause given them at the charter night of the Rotary Club Tuesday. Present for the , occasion were several hundred Rotar- ians from all parts of West- ern Ontario' and numerous places in Michigan Who thought Goderich fortunate to have sudh a choral group. HULLET LIBERALS ELECT W. LEIPER AS PRESIDENT AUBURN, • March 26. -Several from- this district attended the Hullett Township Liberals meet- ing on Monday, evening in the LondesborO Community Hall when the officers were 'elected for the coming year. . William Leiper was again named president of the town- ship association With Hugh. Flynn elected vice-president. Poll- chairmen with their vice- chairmen were -elected for the seven polls within the township: No. 1 -Wilbert" Jewett, Donald -attertiat6s; Oliver Anderson, Elgin Nott; No. 2 -George Watt; John Mc - Ewan; -. with -alternates, Ken- neth Brigham, George Smith; No. 3, -7.-„Bernard Tighe, Tom Flynn, with alternates, Lloyd Medd, j.ohn. V/511P; Ng._ 4._ - John Armstrong, Dave Ander- son, with alternates, WS.- Joe Shaddicke Mrs. Carman Moon; No. 5-Claric Ball, Ivan Hog- garth, withalternates Jim Shell, Neville ',Forbes; M. ' Bert Shobbrobk, R talfm o n d INTER -CLUB'S RECEPTION.. Snell, with alternates, Bill Gov - Ler,' Lorne ,Hunking; No. 7 - William Wagner, Elliott, Lapp, with alternates, Mrs. W. Brad nock, Major Youngblut. Among the speakers at the Meeting were Andy McLean, president of the Huron County Liberal Association; Hugh Haw kins, president of the Western Ontario, North; Bill Jewett,' vice- president of the Huron County Liberal, Assodiation;'• W. • L. Whyte and John Armstrong. It was annonnced that the notnin- ation-meeting-wouldelth-o April. 6 in the Legion Hall, Canton, at 8.15 p.m. POLICE'S DEAD RAT "A rat as big as 'a dog," de- stroyed on the Square at -mid- subject tO•*1470vindkil,:_approVal, ,,"We.A40014 s giving g0h0.•. SideratioP;' Engineer Ames 13fitne/1 said, "to reinoVing*sorne. of our all -season reads frOna , • these halkload..reptrictiOns.'t Mr. Berry warned that in 1O& "we may ,be faced, with any im`.• crease.„,la taxation if our read program- continues at the „sante Re -shuffle Offices jected a proposal for. an addi- tional .building; the property creeniHanna, ,anonfdr4erstnwee:wq4n0014 Clar- ence : brought in a program of.re= arrangements of Present accom- modation involving. Of ,economies, Ceunckl adopted the report without dissent. . The - caretaker IS to vacate. his apartment -and Be reimburs-' ed $700 aYear additional. The Children's Aid will Italie its Office quarters into the present. caretaker. apartment. The com- mittee room will Move to an ce now used by the C.A.S.," atIncelcairan will-beez4av aade, a a ' et�i -Sr2W-exaNr-, "nteirthanges.7,...bei'ina e Mic-r-CrobatiorriOttieergiaY- aSkpd to move back into court house and use his former office.This saves. $45 a month rent. The magistrate his agreed to pay rental for his office, effective at once, at $15_ per month. Request was made for $10,000 in the budget for these renov- ations. UncomfoICOIY: cold conditions. durifig . severe wea- ther, in cOurt house offices, are to be the subject of a liter report. -- • If Attack Come • anything unfortunately should happen to the warden of - Huron in a. nuclear attack, the niay or or reeve of Wingham will have to take over. This is provided in a report of the county emergency 'committee, headed ° by Reeve Scott Fair - service, of Blyth. t The report, carried without .dissent, recommended that the county -building be the head- quarters in event of- an emerg- ency, with an alternate site in Wingham. The committee re- commended adoption of the warning system dr telephone fanout basis as follows: • Goderieh: 'Colborne and Gode-'• rich townships; Clinton: Hullett and Tuckersmith; Bayfield: Stan- ley; Grand Bend, • Hay, Stephen and McGillivray; Exeter: • Us - borne; Seaforth: Melt -Mop; Luc - know: Ashfield; "Blyth: West, Wawanosh and East Wawanosh; Brussels: Morris and Grey; Wingham: Turnberry • and • Ho - wick; RCAF Staten, Clinton; RCAF Station, Centralia. - "The things mentioned have been apprired by the executive committee and. are just for your ratification," explained T. Mur. , ray MacDonald, co-ordinator. "This unit group organization is - really a planning orgeni;ation and, that is all. Itsan be•chang- ed in the future, but it is neces- sary to have some. organization that will the actual_ instru- ment. "If unfortunately our warden: beconies extinct, we have some- one else, and as. our prevailing winds are west we should get: as far north as possible 'with an altmmative location." The community grouping re- ferred to is as fi llows: oderich--..coMmunity-grotipr- - Ashfield, West 'Wawanosh, Col- borne and Goderich toWnships;, peculation, 12,006. Wingham- group: Elyth, Brus- sels, East Wawanosh,, Morris,. Tursib'en7. .. . glen 11,000. • group: Hullett and '''.. Stanley; population 9,000.. SeafOrth group: Grey, McKLI- lop and Tuckersmith, 8,000. groi Henn% 2utich, Steph \- vs ,7.4; ti tion ,11, 00. . RCAlts Clinton' s stu4 3,300; Centralia (less' students) • 2300, night, Tuesday, turned out to be a vagrantmusktat upon clos- er inspection. The animal is to be tested for rabies tolloWing the report that it "to6k after" its eiteutiotiery, The \beast was desVatched with\ a tit \Iron an is „at`preSent It,.I.P. ha , he store room at the Goderich Police office. , . • • ague • Goderich branch 109 ROYal Canadian Legion Plans to .ob- serve 'the 45th anniversary Of the Battle of Vito, Wage in fitting style.,. A -special Virny. Memorial • banquet is to .be heId at the Legion 1141 a Tuesday; Aril 0, commenc- ing At 6.30 p.m. , large turnout is .expOtotl and tickets for the, dinner, ..$4tocnV each,arotiialtadvaill'allibri101!1).4 ow- vet, At loetiodltief,o. Shop on •the Square or fr�m tome meitherit of the to 40141: sbeker.,,for.,the' 01, ca$100. will boi.-41e,, 'CAL, MacDonald,' 0dCh, who , wilt ,rel•te!,,sonie of. his w ' ekOfieni$ in the*,0 theatres 01 hattio;, the:. *0,0i0 served. `introjlucc itIiey