The Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-10-04, Page 13s4.5. Million Program at Salt Plants
To Step Up Production Facilities
• The two Sifto'Salt plants, at
Coder*, are presently engag-
. ed- in a $4500,000 program de-
signed to increase their pro .
duction• facilities: The find salt
plant, on' Oxford street, is cone
mitted to a $2,000,000 • new
building and renovation pro.
gram whiLe the Sifto mining op-
us,—
p•
us, - « crabber), at the 'harbor, will
spend $1,500,000 on the new
shaft, now sunk to a' depth of
650 feet, plus an additional
$1,000,000 on a new screening
and :.•torage building. The new
shaft eventually will reach a
depth of 1800 feet • and, pffm
arily, will be used as a, ventil
ation and escape shaft.
Up at the Oxford street fine
salt plant, the machine shop
and laboratory building is near-
ing completion and Will be used
as a storage depot pending com-
pletion of the new' screening
building. ,The machine shop.
formerly known as tfie National
Ship Building, has been com-
pletely ,renovated and naw is
receiving the final touches pre-
paratory to its new adaptation.
Number five brine well, drill-
ed during 1932, has been plug-
ged with cement to within 350
feet from its top level and will
"`” n filled with gravel and a
cement cap when the job is
finished. Three amore of the old
wells also will be plugged as
the brine is now .being drawn
from the two new wells extend-
ing into the new salt field to
the west 0 the Mill road. These
wells are drilled to a depth of
1540 feet: • . -
The ew mill and warehous-
ing ldi'hg, being constructed
• t rte south •of the present pro-
perty, has reached the founda•
tion --stage and eventually will
rise, t9 a height of 146 feet;
within, bur feet of the present
• high stack. A large Sifto sign,
' atop 'the building and illumin-
ated; at night, -will be visible
-from all highways in the Gode-
rich area. The construction is
in charge of the Ellis lion Con-
struction Company,-,.' under the
supervision of John B. Parkin
• Associates, architects • for the
entire project.
'New Office
A new office., bugding, also to
the youth, will complete the
renovation of Goderich's •oldes,t
" ' industrial establishment. Oper-
ation of the newly designed
plant is expected to begin late
in 1'963, following the period
• of time necessary to adapt pre -
.sent facilities to the new plant.
4..,Down, in, the north dock area
r
the southwest. section - of the
Sifto ruining property is busy
in all' directions as the new
coestruction takes shape. Un-
der the guidance of minim; en-
gineer Doug Hosking, the Sig-
nal Star toured the scene Mon-
day afternoon. Mr. Hosking is
a Cor nishman, resident in Gode-
rich for the past year -and -a -half,
who has engaged in his profes-
sion -as far away as the gold
mines .,9f Africa. He also has
worked underground in Can-
adian uranium mines. He is
married, with a fancily 0 two
daughters and a son.
His present concern is the
new shaft • at the Sitto mine.
Some idea 0 the problems was
visible from the loads of
slushy rock and clay being
brought up from the scene of
the shaft sinking. ., Drilling
through water -bearing rock, the
miners drill straight down for
100 feet, leaving 20,.tifeet for a
working area, and then proceed
to fill the drilled walls with
cement to seal out the water.
This procedure continues to a
final depth of 1,860 feet.
To the west of the new shaft,
construction of the new storage'
building is nearing completion.
This building will be connected
by conveyor with the present
sgcreening building, which it-
self will be extended 40 feet
higher than at present.
A little farther west, two salt
storage '.silos are beginning to
climb -to their eventual height
of '120 feet. Expected to be
completed by late November,
these two silos, each 40 feet in
diameter, will accommodate an
additional 7,000 tons 0 crushed
salt. Combined with the new
storage building, the new facil-
ities are expected to double the.
storage capacity of the mining
operation,, now operating at
10,000 tons.
.Ready In 1963
Coincident with the end of
the current navigation season,
some time in December, con-
struction at 'the, mine will ac;
celerate. At present, salt is
shipped by railroad, by :trans-
port and by ship. During navi-
gation, ships arrive at the plant
as often as three or four times
each week, taking on , loads of
up, -to 12,000 tons each. With
the cessation of this shipping
activity more time will be de-
voted to construction and adap-
tation of the new facilities. This
is expected to be., ready for the
opening of navigation early in
1963.
One of the amazing facts of
the Sifto mine' operation is that
all salt crushing, in the four
main sizes, is conducted under-
ground, at the same level °as
where the salt actually is mined.
Down at the 1,860 -foot level, a
constant scene of industrial ac-
tivity goes on, day and night,
as the salt is mined, crushed
and transported Up the shaft to
tp'ound level.
Among the problems to be
countered is the condition of
salt erosion, especially upon
metal parts in the conveyor sys-
tem. To this end a new metal
paint is being used.experiment
ally, the paint containing epoxy
resins which are resistant to the
effect of salt.
During the Signal -Star visit,
a deputation of 15 visitors from
the Canadian Steamship Lines
traffic division, Montreal, were
being conducted on a tour of
the mine and plant.
• AT UNIVERSITY
In .her third and final year
at the University of Toronto,
Miss Dianne McConnell is maj-
oring ,in philosophy withthe
aim of securing her B.A. degree
at the end 0 the term. Dianne
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
ArnoRd McConnell and a former
graduate of G.D.C,I.
.Tim_ Sale, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. 1±'. Sale, has entered his third
year in the science course at
the Toronto University.
In• his fourth year at the
University of Western Ontario,
Bill Blackstone has changed
from • the business ,administra-
tion course to the general arts
and hopes to get his B.A. degree
in 1963. Bill, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold 'Blackstone, is a
graduate of G.D.C.I.
•
-SPEEDIER-MAIL-,SERVICE FOR
DUNGANNON FROM DEC. 1st
DUNGANNON.—Mail service
between Goderich and Dungan-
non amid certain other ,rural
areas is to be improved effec-
tive December lst.
Tenders have been called for
this new service and the dead-
line for tender's is Friday, Oc-
tober 12th. Complete details
are to be found on posters dis-
played in district post offices..
The present service ' has the
ilman leave Goderich 'each
week day and return to o . e -
rich with the mail from Dun-
gannon the following 'day: The
have the mail
a
new schedule will
leave Gotlerich about 1.30 p.m.
(E.S.T.) for Dungannon with
the same courier returning to
Goderich with the ,mail from
Dungannon about 4 p.m. the
same day. Dungannon will
also receive a morning mail ser
viee from the Auburn Post Of-
fice each week day in the ne
schedule.
On what used to be R.R. .6,
Goderich only, now part of
R.R. 5, Goderich, will be served
by the same courier on the .way,
from Goderich to Dungannon.
This will be from Dunlop to the
10th concession of Colborne on
No. ,21 Highway, and also east
to the ' Carlow -Nile road. On
the way back the afternoon of
the same day, the courier is to
serve part of the present R.R.
•1'
1, Port Albert.
The total distance of the
route is placed at 25.8 miles.
Break -I% Is
'Investigated
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. J. C. Ross, of Goderich,
staff physician at Huronview,
Clinton, was guest speaker at
the Clinton Lions Club recently.
BADGER
-BARN CLEANERS, •`
UNLO"ADERS,
BUNK FEEDERS.
Instal{ed by
Experienced Crew
Contact
Goderich police are investig-
ating a break-in, Fri., Sept. 21,
at the garage of William Roope,
Bayfield road. Forcing a rear
window, the thieves stole a sum
estimated at between $30 and
$40,. from the till and the coin
box of the pay telephone. 'The
telephone was- torn from the
wall. A quantity of cigarettes
and other merchandise formed
part of their loot..
The premises had been check-
ed by , a patrol officer ' at ten
o'clock, the night of the rob-
bery, and .was reported as se-
cure.' The theft was discovered
,by Mr. Roope when he opened
his establishment at eight
o'clock Saturday morning. The
marks of a screwdriver, around
the frame of a ;tear window, is
the only clue left by the mar-
auders. es
Gordon M. Grant
BRUSSELS
Phone 89
37-48
55th ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rut-
ledge, 69 `sNapier street, .observ-
ed quietly their 55th wedding
anniversary and also 'Mr. Rut -
ledge's 79th birthday on Tues-
day, September 25th. They
have a family of three child-
ren: Mr:,. 11e3s (Muriel) Harri-
son, of Goderich; Roy, of Strat-
ford, and Lloyd, . of London;
eight grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. Both are
enjoying, fair health and are
looking forward to their 60th
anniversary.
A veteran rural mail carrier, Frank, Glenn,
of Dungannon, has many hobbies not the least
of which. is creating -unusual adornments for
the grounds'of his picturesque home just west
of Dungannon. On either side of the laneway
approaching his home are two stone pillars of
unique design. At the top, Mr. Glenn is seen.
standing beside one of them with the name
"Glenn" superimposed in bits of stone. In the
lower photo, Mrs. Glenn stands beside the de-
sign on the opposite side of the laneway. Note
its lovely clover leaf and the many bits 0
colored glass in the main wall. Other objects.
on the grounds include an outdoor fireplace
and numerous animal and other objects about
the grounds. —Signal -Star' photo
Sentence Airmen
for Theft Here
At "a special court hearing,
held Sept. 24 by Magistrate I
Glenn Hays, .three,. -members of
the' RCAF, Clinton,, were tried
and convicted on a theft charge
involving a value of less than
$50.,
Sentenced to terms in Huron
County Jail were Lendert Yost
deBruin, 14 days; John Douglas
Bowen, 10 days, and Sutton Earl
Green, 12 days. The arrest of
deBruin, at the RCAF resulted l
-
in summonses being issued for
the other two men.
The theft involved 23 feet of
polyethefyn hose, cut from a
service .line at the dock prem-
ises of MacDonald Marine Ser-
vice. An alert dredge worker,
who noted a car licence num-
ber, provided police with the
necessary lead. The stolen hose
e� entuall,' was cut into shorter
lengths for the alleged pur-
pose of siphoning gasoline from
other automobiles.,
• Arthur Nicholson, former
warden of .Huron, Mrs. Nichol-
son, and son Murray, Seaforth,
were recent visitors with Mr.
Alec Weston, Goderich "Town-
ship.
HuronNurses
Hold Workshop
A successful workshop .was
held on Saturday, September
15, afternoon and evening at
the nurses' residence, Clinton,
for the executive and comtnittee,
members of the newly formed
Huron County Chapter of the
Registered Nurses.' Association
0 Ontario.
Miss Irene Lawsso�n,,� field sec-
retary R.N.A:O., Thr nto, con-
ducted` the workshop on ° Chap-
teractivities and R.N.A.O.
policies.
The chapter plans to hold five
general meetings during the
year. There are about 150 mem-
bers of the Registered Nurses'
Association of Ontario in Huron
County and these are all elig-
ible for membership in the
chapter Association.
Huron 'County is in District 2
of Registered Nurses' Associa-
tion of Ontario and is the sec-
ond chapter to be formed in
the district. Oxford county or-
ganized about one year ago.
District meetings are held in
the spring and fall of each
year.
President, Mrs. R. B. McRae,
Clinton; first vice-president,
Mrs. M. E. Thornton, R.R. 2,
Gorrie; second vice-president,
Mrs. M. Platt, R.R. 3, Seaforth;
-secretary-treasurer, Miss Doris
Hawthorne, Goderich.
Committees, memb e r s h i p,
Miss Lila Youngblut, chairman,
Goderich; Mrs. P. Stringer,
Goderich; Mrs. M. Doherty, Ex-
eter; finance, Miss V. Adair,
chairman, Goderich; • Mrs. J.
Hibbert, Goderich; Mrs. M. E.
Thornton, R.R. 2, Gorrie.
Program and Public Rela-
tions, Mrs. Lillian Gallaher,
chairman, R.R. 1, Wroxeter;
Mrs. Thompson, Teeswater; Mrs.
L. Rowat, Seaforth; ' Mis?; Myrtle
Ninham, Exeter.
Huron -County also has two
representatives on the provinc-
ial committee of the R.N.A.O.
Miss Lila Youngblut, Goderich,
membership committee; Miss
Norma Westgate, Exeter, public%
relations committee. -
The Qoderiell oS. it nal-Sta
!ti
Thu 'scloA . October dtli,
�BITVARY
Flit,DER0c PTT
It''retierick„'Lotter, 76,., of
Orange street, '"Clinton, . diect
Wednesday 0 last Week at C1113, -
ton Public Hospita'1.-Id •was
Goderich Township farmer for
many tears, retiring to Clinton.
His Wife, the former Clara
HolUhauer, died in April of
this year. A 'son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Potter,
he lived most of his life near
I3olmesville• _
Surviving are three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Edward (Norma)
Grigg, and Mrs. Lloyd (Ruth)
Bond, both of Goderich Town-
ship, and Mrs. Wesley (Clefs)
Holland, Clinton; two brothers,
William Potter, Lucknow, and
GlaroncePotter; Clinton,
do funeral .*ervtce wits held%
at the Beattie, funeral home.
Clinton, •en, Friday afternoon.
Burial was; :in Clinton emote**.
NAME DIRECTORS -
LITTLE THEATRE PAY'
Mr., John Burton, of Londono
will direct the first Nay to..be
presented b +Oodericl :bitty
Theatre in November, He will.
not direct two 'plays, as pre
.,viously reported': Direetot' of
the musicale, "Where's Charlie,"'
to be presented in. February;
will be Jack Marriott. The d�Ir•
ector of the last play of the
season, "The Breath ,of' Spring,"
has• not yet lbeen-announced.
Many people never seem to get a good
night's rest. They toss and turn in
bed—and then are,dull and listless
throughout the day.
All of which may be
due to a temporary
toxic condition which
calls for the use of
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Healthy kidneys filter poisons and
excess acids from the bload.•If they
slow down and impurities,stay in .the
system, disturbed rest, tired •feelfung
and backache often follow. if you
don't rest well at night—if you
haven't that sprightly step of health
in the daytime—use Dodd's Kidney
Pills. You can depend„on Dodd'st
si
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VISITING QUEBEC •
, Mr: and Mrs. J. K. Sully left
Sept. 29 on a ten-day trip to
Ottawa and Quebec Province,
returning their son John junior
to his duty posting with the
R.C,M.P. , in Ottawa. John has
been visiting at home during a
brief leave of absence. -
Following the Ottawa visit,1
Mr. and Mrs. Sully attended
a meeting of -the Canadian Good
Roads Association, to be held
at the Chateau .Froritenac Hotel
in Quebec City.
ONTARIO
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS,
ONTARIO
NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS OF DIESEL FUEL OIL
GASOLINE AND NO, 2 FURNACE FUEL OIL
SUPPLY CONTRACT NOS. SA -62-2089
• TO SA -62-209I Inclusive'-
Separate Sealed Bids marked as follows:
Supply Contract No. SA -62.2089 -Diesel Fuel Oil
Supply Contract No. SA -62 -2096 -Gasoline
Supply Contract No. SA -62 -2091 -No. 2 Furnace Oil
will be received .by the District Engineer, Department of
Highwdys, 580 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario until -12:00
o'clock Noon, E.S.T.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 1962
Specifications; .Information to Bidders, Tender Forms and
-Envelopes may be obtained by calling at or by mail addre-
sed to the District Engineer, Department of Highways, 580
Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario.
The lowest or any Tender not necessaet accepted.
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
.
DEPARTMENT OF. HIGHWAYS.,
ONTARIO
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imported from the bulb
basket of the world
We've just received our annual ship-
ment of the world's finest spring •
flowering bulbs'. Prices are reason-
able. Bulbs are clean and healthy.
For a beautiful garden next spring,
come in now and select your favor- r
ite varieties.
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Agent for:24.hr.•
FJLM DEVELOPING
awn&
NIGHT , SCHOOL
Goderich District C�IIegiate Institute
MONDAY or TUESDAY
7.30-9.30
COMMENCING OCTOBER 23 '
COST OF COURSE $10 •
(plus cost of ttraterials)
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ease rillThico�ipo� • 6eloa7 e�td` Wig to rt' t7. •Zr Da'Si;•� Principal, ^Bok S20y - Cr d ,
you are interested'in a course listed below. If you wish to suggest another course fill
in the blank spaces provided. Be sure to mark the day most convenient for you to at-
tend. Look for a further announcement in this newspaper ifr 'the October 18 edition re
the registratiorf night for the courses with sufficient enrolment.
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Conversational French
English for New Canadians
Keep Pit Classes — Ladies
Keep- Pit Classes -- Men
Millinery
Typewriting
Welding (Elementary) and Metal Shop
WaodWorking (Monday Only)
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