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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-10-04, Page 9rr • 'i•.1 SIGNAL -:STAR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00, Anywhere in Canada $5.00 Anywhere In U.S.A. 115th Year -No. 39 GODERICH ONTARIO,THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1962' 4tri Provides Benefits For everyone In Family Two-thirds of a century ago, at a,• banquet' in ,honor ,of a dis- tinguished Goderich citizen, a speaker praised "the good old town by Dake Huron," and said "there's node like "-her." ..That opinion has been evidenced throughout the years by her people, native or .otherwise. Many come from afar to spend here their later' years; others employed elsewhere in indus- try, commerce or the - profes- sions are drawn to Goderich yearly with their f"*nilies, and tourists in in/v.-easing number enjoy its lakeside attractions. So wrote W. E. Elliott in the Town's, brochure on Goderich; Continuing, the article says: "There's none „like her" is accurate at least as regards the wheel -like layout of the streets, with the county courthouse as .hub. The wide streets shaded by great trees, are admired by visitors, who come from almost every province and many states of the Union to enjoy Lake Huron's refreshing breezes and. ,spectacular , sunsets; to bathe :froze its sandy; beaches or spend vacation in summer cottages all along ,the shore,. north and south., Decades, in advance of the automotive age, the-tbwn's founders provided for streets so wide that to this day the park- ing problems of many other municipalities have no counter- part here. Excellent retail stores occupy the central octa- gon, the Square, and parts of the eight radiating thorough- fares. A supervised tourist camp is located almost on the bank of the lake overlooking the harbor and public beach, and adjoin, ing Harbor Park, which has facilities for picnics. The town's parks and playgrounds have 'been kept up with great care by the council's parks con it - tee, headed for some years by Mrs. F. May Mooney, and even the small "islands" which the street layout creates at inter- sections are bright with flow- ers in season. Harbor Hill, long a jungle, has been cleared out, and,, the Horticultural Society assisted in creating a rock gar- den\ on the north side. 'For Bathers At Judith Go_ oderham Park (Victoria street at Nelson) are a wading pool, swimming. pool, swimming instructor and guards. The Kinsmen Club operates a playground and wad- ing pool on South street. At the public beach, provided with playground equipment, a life- guard' ifeguard' is on duty in .summer, and there are picnic facilities. Snug Harbor, a mooring place for launches and sailing craft, also has barbecue •and picnic facilities. Almost every imaginable var- iety of recreation is found here: golf, at the Maitland 9 -hole course; bowling, indoor and on the green; volleyball, basketball, tennis, badminton; at, Agricul- tural Park softball, hardball,. soccer and horseshoe pitching; fishing and boating on lake and river; hockey, skating, figure skating. Goderich .has an Art Club, a Little Theatre and Sen- ior Citizens' organization. There are two motion picture houses in the area; Goderich public library provides a wide selec- tion of books. Harbourlife -Inn is available for dances. At the intersection of High- ways 8 and 21, visitors will find a competently staffed inkerm- ation booth, where assistance is given those requiring accom- modation. - . In or near the town are a half-dozen hisai-class mo- tels, and there are many com- fortable guest homes. Hotel Bedford, on the • Square, is one of the most highly regarded in Western Ontario, and the "town has an adequate number of good restaurants. Farly Settlement Goderich was first settled 15 years before organization of Huron County, and was incorp- orated as . a town in 1849, only a few years after legislative union of Upper and Lower Can- ada. After a century of slow growth, it embarked in recent years upon a period of expan- sion in so many respects as to affect .all aspects of community life and made the town more widely known. Its population, increasing each year of late around 120, reached about 6,500 in ° 1962.. Mazidition was 'CoWFipleted, pro. ing six 'more classrooms, a cafe- teria and board room. Roman Catholic separate schools are located in north and south sections of the town. St, Mary's, a four-rodm elementary school, was completed in 1961 and occupied at the fall term. With the older school, St. Peter's, the teaching staff eotn- prises two Sisters, three lay teachers and' a music teacher. A handsome brick operating building is now in use by' the Bell Telephone Company, which toward the end of 1959 changed over from manual to dial sys- tem. A downtown business of- fice remains on West street. Financial Institutions The British Mortgage and Trust Company, of Stratford, which in 1962 established sev-. eral 'branch offices in Western Ontario, opened one in Gode- rich in rented premises and soon afterward began construction of its own 'building, of unusual design, on Kingston street, at the junction ' of Highways 8 and 21. The town's oldest financial institution, the Bank of Mon- treal, announced purchase of store properties on the Square and East street, as site for con- struction of a bank building later. The Canadian Imperial Bank of "Commerce and the. Royal Banc: of Canada also have -branches. Yobng Canada Week in Code - rich has became possibly the largest hockey tournamentheld anywhere. Sponsored by the Lions Club and sanctioned. by the Ontario Minor Hockey As- sociation, it was started • in' 1949 for young players in this part of Ontario, and has been car- ried on every year since. From about a dozen teams in the first event, the competition has grown to 86 in 'recent years, and attendance at the week- long contests runs around 10,000. From as far west as Winnipeg, east to St. John's, Federal, provincial, munici- pal and industrial projects have come to fruition in greater number than during several de- cades previous. Familiar now to motorists of Western Ontario is the curved and beaked $1,326,000 bridge over the Mait- land River, formally opened June 17th, 1962. Also' on Highway 21, the Blue Water Highway, but south of the town, is the new Ontario Hospital, Goderich, completed and placed in operation in the latter part of 1962, with Dr. J. N. Hagan, previously of the Ontario Hospital in Toronto, as first superintendent. The build- ing, erected on the westerly,, or lakeside portion of a 3007acre site in Goderich Township, in- cludes a residential unit, admin- istrative wing, laboratory, X-ray unit, occupational therapy wing, chapel, auditorium and laundry. Patient accommodation com- prises 300 beds, approximately half for active treatment` pat- ients and the remainder for patients whose illness requires a longer stay. The active treat- ment wing is the only. .twcufioor•. building. First of its type,, the hospital represents a new ap- proach on the part of the On- tario _Department of Health to the treatment of mental illness. Complete services are also provided by the Alexandra Mar- ine and General 'Hospital, a long-established institution at which a large and well-equipped addition was constructed in 1958. It is a 95 -bed hospital, this number including 24 for chronic patients, and there are in 'addition 22 bassinets. " Pat- ients come from the rural area about Goderich, so that the hos- pital serves a- population about twice that of the town. . New Water System Goderich- sdnn will possess one of the most modern water systems in Western Ontario. To be completed by the fall of 1962, the new construction re- presents an • expenditure of $900,000.00, including a new in- take in Lake Huron, a well con- structed pumphouse with latest type of equipment, and a 16 - inch pipeline for the main sec- tion of town. In addition, ex- tensive renewal of .laterals was EDITORIAL - NOW DO YOU RATE. GODERICH? Ilow do you rate Goderich as a town? Most of its who live here ore ,happy with it -we think'it's the best in a wide area... Even the most loyal, however, will admit it's difficult. not to be' predjudii?ed. Recently. we came upon ,a town rating quiz which ran in this newspaper several years ago. Some of our readers ntay re - ,member it. \Ve thought, it worth resur- recting. •.• TheI c uiz •originally appeared in the Town Journal, a magazine devoted to life in small urban centres, with the challenge, "I)o you 'dare to rate your town." The journal suggests a• score of 30 or more "yes" answers indicates •you can he proud of your community. Obviously, this is not a serious criterion since it's diffi- cu1t. to answer straight "yes" or "no" to some of these gnestidns. Nevertheles, 'give it a try. Tick off a "yes'.' or "nom'' to each question and' total your ``yes" answers. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22, 23. 24, Service' veteran sv% and women's clubs team up on projects.. Yes ❑ No ❑ There is an active ,well organized Boy Scout troop. Yes ❑ No [i A modern hospital is within your trad- ing area. Yes ❑ No 0 All streets are paved and sidewalks are in good s Tape. Well -sucked stores the town. keep shoppers in . Yes 0 No There 's a hotel or motel you'd enjoy if you were a visitor. Yes ❑ No ❑ It's easy to find parking space in the business section.-- Yes ❑, No ❑ At leat one restaurant serves outstand- ing. meals. Yes ❑ No The . sewer• extension program keeps pace with new housing. Yes ❑ .No •❑ 25: It's• easy to .get volunteers for any worthwhile project. r Yes ❑ No 26. Public toilets hre provided for visitors shopping in town. Yes ❑- No ❑ 1. , io5t high se�hool, graduates stay '• m'.-7. `�'rompt; •easollabl,y� grit cl §Lnpl�tt�lanc e 'V c'e is av a • e. es t �I `?. Getting 'a .loan on.,: a sound business 28. Good zoning'- ceps fa'c Dries awe., frpa venture is easy. Yes' ❑ . No ❑ .residential areas. • • Yes ❑ No ❑ 3. The local paper constantly pushes civ- 29. There's an annual. 'Clean-up, Paint -up, is improvements. Yes ❑ No ❑ Fix -up week. Ye$ ❑ "'No ❑ 4. There's a Chamber of Commerce with 30. Streets throughout the eomipunity are a live-wirenlanager. Yes ❑ No ❑ well lighted. Yes 0 No ❑ 5. Police enforce the laws efficiently and 31. More than half. the church congrega- impartially. Yes ❑ No ❑• tions are under age. 40. Yes ❑ No '❑ There's a place to swim. within easy 32. Shade trees lute nearly all the streets. \ , \ • • ^ town.' �, , Y'q � �] „No Ci d• � la�l •�\, ❑ ,�\ o f. p '`VTn es No•�. a �.n+ �h E a bY .t i' rt� .��_ .,No.,. in a place to live. Yes (] No ❑ ing water. . Yes ❑ No 0 8. The head of your government is a "get- 34: There's a recreation centre where things -done!, ppm~' Yes ❑' . Np ❑ young, people, dafee. ,Yes ,,,„No 0 3 . The business in s section has v� a s e e n as a modern pros - shacks Town entrances a e free from junk, � p shacks and ' billboards. Yes 0 No ❑ perous look. Y+ YP> x: r' r�wA Wr� rte.,.. .. ' ' nr ��us.: .� '•,.: :. ' t.-� . . " • ull , Y` 3;3 �` 1'r �1 oli x s � e trout e fi ri sari eti I hf`g aim �Uirinli o � � p p ily g' Yes ❑ No ❑ 10. Teachers' salaries are better than av- 36. There's as much interest in local as na- erage. Yes 0 No 0 tional elections: Yes 0 No 0 11. There's at least 'one doctor per 800, 37. The tax rate is attractive td new in - people. . °Yes 0 No ❑ dustry. Yes 0 No 12. There's a library with a good collection 38. There's an active industrial promotion of recent books. Yes 0 No 0 committee in your town. Yes 0 No 0 13. Newcomers quickly feel -they are part 39. There's an active Home_ and School As- . of the town. Yes 0 No, 0 soeiation, . Yes, ❑ No '❑ 14. Schools have ,enough (room for stud -40. Firemen niust take regular training eats. Yes 0 , No 0 courses. Yes 0 No ❑ 15. Fire insura.nee rates are low for your Well, how did you score your town?' - type of town. Yes 0 No 0 Did it pass the test t ♦ry necessary to bring the system up to date. The new system also supplies the Ontario Hos- pital, mains being laid for two and a -half miles ,south along Highway 21. The pumphouse is situated on a large beach area south of the public bathing beach and C.P.R. property, on which mueh fill has been placed and which is expected to assume greater im- portance in connection with plans for civic improvement. Goderich housing, greatly in- creased ,in recent years, has been augmented by the con- struction at • South -and Pieton streets of a three-storey apart- ment building, costing with the site approximately $195,000. The plans provide for 29 units, including four offices specially designed for .doctors and dent: istsr Natural gas, which until re- cent years never reached' this pant of Ontario, has networked ,the area as a result of Trans- Canada Pipe Line Construction. It has been distributed in Gode- rich since October, 1958, by fhe Union Gas Company, serving residential, commercial and in- dustrial- customers. Beautiful Court House - Huron County Court House, of distinguished • architectural lines and situated in its park, was erected in 1955 "to replace a century old predecessor de- stroyed by fire: - A stone from the original building, erected in 1854, is embedded in an inner wall of the new one. Huron Court House has been inspected from time to time, by delega- it's time to trade tions from other counties plan- ning construction. its (appoint- ments are of the most modern type, but increasing need four space necessitated in 1962 ex- tensive remodeling and read- justment of office accommoda- tion. All 'the courts -magis- trate's, county and Supreme Court of Ontario -are held in this building, and County Coun- cil holds five sessions annually in its well-appointed chamber. A fine war 'memorial to the men of Goderich and 'district, stands in the park at the east side of the building. It was designed by Hamilton Mc- Carthy, noted Canadian sculp- tor. A new Federal Building' (East street) was occupied in •June, 1960, and is 'on the site of the former town hall. Town offic- lals took over �•the4or .ost office on West, street, rennddel- ing it to fit civic requirements. Police and fire departments, which had, been quartered in the old town 'hall, now occupy more• adequate premises at the corner of West and Waterloo streets, immediately west of the municipal building. One block south on Waterloo street is 'the new Salvation Army citadel, for which ' the first sod was turned by Mayor Fisher on - July 24th, 1962. Each year at least one of the• principal streets is paved with asphalt. The highway links and many other thoroughfares have a first-class permanent surface, and in accordance with council policy the &tilt -'is -met from current revenue and not deben• - tured. Goderich. is served by two railways and Western Ontario, Motorways, with a summer ser- vice by Chatham „Coach Lines. Railway passenger service ° is provided only by. the Canadian rational; it was discontinued August 6th, 1962, on the Can- adian Pacific's Guelph and Gode- rich line. Good Schools The town is well 'equipped with schools; primary, second- ary and business college. Aband- oning many 'years ago a ward system, it centralized public school grades in Victoria School's 12 rooms. Subsequent rise in enrolment necessitated the use of classrooms for senior pupils in the former high school building, named Victor Lauris- ton for a Kent county author and netvspaper man who spent boyhood years in Goderich. In .19C;2 . the public school boarci decided that it could no longer postpone expansion, and plans foran eight -room school on a site -previously secured obtain. - ed council and departmental approval. The former high school was re- linquished as a secondary school when the present collegiate was completed in 1951. • It is a dis- trict' collegiate, accommodating students from several tpwnships as well as the town, This school also became overcrowded with- in a few years, and in 1960 an • ---ds•-1 eVfo inl iiid, ante fib\ ave Detroit and Port Huron ;in the U.S,, players and coaches gravi- tate to Goderich in Easter Week to the number of more than 1,700. The games are organized into live groups, .according to the population of the places from which the teams come. Most of the teams come by motorcar or bus, except fpr those from such distant. places a Winni- peg. For the 1962 tourney the Fort William team flew in. Play begins on Good Friday and con- tinues through Easter Week in Memorial Arena. All the young players are billeted in local homes and these and other ar- rangements require the con- tinuing attention each year of a `special committtee of the Lions. L. 0. (Nip) Whetstone, one of the founding fathers, is still active on the committee. -The organization seems to a real ntes; i't .to1i1 .: thepee wee players without the benefit of organized play, and after Q.MVI.ILA; sponsttrahip the number of teams increased rapiciy. Young Canada Week has been paid the ultimate com- pliment in '`that similpr ,events have been organized elsewhere: The Museum Huron County Pioneer AO eum (Noxth street, two block from the Square) is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • in July and August; 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 p.m. at other times. In summer it is also open on Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday • evenings - from 7 to 9; Sundays 2 to 5 p.m. In fall and winter it .can be visited by appointment. ' Name of the curator, Mr. J. H. Neill, is in the telephone direc- tory. 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