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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-10-25, Page 11115th Year! No. 42 1 • A-! GODERICH, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2; , 196/ QWn Council Doings In the fall of last year, The Signal -Star com- pleted the construction of a new building to house a new newspaper press. The build= ing is located on a lot facing Lighthouse Street, opposite the Public Library, and is immediately to the rear of the present Signal -Star plant. The entire one end of the building was left uncompleted in order to move the .press in on the reinforced one and a -half -foot deep cement floor. The press, weighing about 14 tons, was moved to Goderich from Chatham on is o trailer trucks.' Above is shown one section of the press being moved in. The picture above shows "re press now i1t operation, It 'operates automatically, no hand feeding being required. Mr. Bob Henry is shown checking on the press run which is more than twice as fast as the old press. The press is capable of turning out - a twice a week newspaper if -and when the occasion arises. The above sceneisone corner of the new building. Also located in it are the newspaper folder, the electric addressing machine, almost a carload of newsprint and the Scanographer, a machine used to make the engravings of newspaper PHOTOS BY R. HENRY Four -Year -Old Boy Hurt In Traffic Accident Four-year-old Peter Duck- worth suffered a fractured left leg, lacerated left cheek, minor abrasions and shock ., when struck by -a car near his home at five o'clock Wednesday after- noon, October 17. He was re- moved to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, where Peter will' remain for the next few weeks with his injured leg in traction. - No blame was placed 'upon the driver of the „vehicle,- Mr. Dymtro 'Pysaniuk, who was pro- ceeding' north on Victoria street. after . turning off Elgin avenue. The lad spotted' 'his sister, across the road, and darted from between two park- ed cars directly into the path of the Pysaniuk automobile. The moderate speed of the car saved the. boy from more serious in- jury. earlier the same afternoon, a car driven by Norman Co1- clough, Lighthouse street, was involved .in . a collision with a boy en a bicycle while travell- ing, along Newgate street. Mr. Colclough was passing a used car lot when two boys on bikes came out onto the street. The car driver was able to miss one of them but collided with the other. James Russell, nine, suf- fering from minor bruises to the chest and right leg, was re- moved to the hospital' for treat- ment and later released. Con- stable Ross Crawford is in charge of the investigation. An -'accident at the:.stop-•light intersection, Kingston and Vic- toria streets, Saturday after- noon, caused a total damage of $250 to the vehicles involved. A car driven by Douglas An- thony Bourget, 20, of the RCAF Clinton, had stopped for a red light when it was struck by another ear driven by Barry' Arthur Scrimgeour, 18, of Pic - ton street. The Scrimgeour car was proceeding east from King- ston street and allegedly cut in too close to the other vehicle. Damage was confined to the left front fenders and dodrs. Serg- eant H. Calvert is investigating the occurrence. The worst storm on the Great Lakes, in 1913, wrecked 24 ships and drowned 300 seamen' JURY RECOMMENDS ANNUAL INSPECTION BEACH LIFTS ZURICH.—A coroner's jury recommended placing all beach..iifts u''n' der the juris diction of Ontario's Elevator and Lift Act and called for annual inspections to ensure - their safe operation. The recommendation em- erge.d from an inquest held as a result of the death last August 7 of John Samuel, 62, of 132 John street, London. He died in St. 'Joseph's Hos- pital of injuries suffered when he fell- off a lakeside .cliff? while repairing a beach lift. at his summer cottage. The lift was used to trans- port persons, hp and down a steep ,embankment that separ- ated the ,cottage from Lake Huron at St. Joseph. MT.a u , S m el fell when a cable slipped on the lift. He • struck his head on the lift's concrete' base. • Dr. J. C, Goddard of Ex- -ter represented the Crown.. Jury foreman was Lorne Kleinstiver of. Dashwood. ARENA IN FULL SWING FOR ICE ENTHUSIASTS Goderich Memorial Arena is in full swing for the '62-'63 season. Ice has been in for the• past week with a sizeable ,crowd taking part in the first public skating session -Sunday night, The Siftos Junior "B" 'hockey team is holding regular prac- tices and the Goderich Figure Skating Club turned out for its first practice session Sat- urday. . President M. S. Sutherland, oi-the-Fi urt--Skating 'tub, • an g t nounces•75 'registrations for the instructional classes and adds that there are a few vacancies left with the final date for reg- istrations as Saturday, October 27, at 3 p.rn. • ' Mrs. Sylvia Brady, club pro- fessional, will start her instruc- tion classes at the above time and date. There are practically no age limit's in the figure skat- ing group, youngest participants at last year's classes were Cathy Reick and Marnie Mills, both four years old. Both youngsters progressed well 'enough to, take part in the a season's wind-up carnival. The club's season runs until • March 31, 1963: Try Signa(Star Want Ad outification For West Street Municipal Build A planter, or a garden -like II. 'Robertson, - Roy Brecken- headquarters , for. it. Branch area in which to plant, ffower.i, etc., is to be located in front of the Municipal Building* can, West street: Town Council on Friday evening gave appro' al to the plan. It is also possible that next year flower boxes wall be placed below the window. to give a dash of color to the austere front of the building. New steps to the main clout are now, }teing completed. A humidifier is to be placed in the. Town Offices to prevent warping of the new wood pail' elling work. -On behalf of the Goderich Businessmen's Association, vice- president Stan Jones wrote Town Council ' seeking a dona- tion from the Town„, for the Christmas lighting of the Square. It was stated that a canvass of the business district will shortly be made for more funds also. Flans are in the making for 'a more elaborate Christmas lighting display this year than ever before. A Committee of Adjustment las named to deal with any ing complaints in Town. - Their duties= commenced October 19th. They are: W. Denomme and W. Schaefer . for three-year terms; Frank Bowra and James Anstay for two year terms; Frank Young for a one-year term. No action was taken on a request from The .London Frce Press for an advertisement from the Town of Goderich to run in connection with a spec- ial Free Press section [narking the opening of the new Ontario Government Hospital at Gode• rich. No action was taken on a request ,from Harold Shore in connection with the sub- division of certain lots. Assessment Appeals Assessment appeals were re- ceivedfrom the following: W. ridge, British Mortgage and 't'rust Company, Harold Sho: e rand George Baechler. A representative of the Lon don Humane Society is to be al the next 'Town Council mei. t• lug to offer advice re- picking up of stray dogs. Mr. Robert Holton was added to the three man committee ap point€d to study industrial' pro ,notion. yin Goderich and pre- pare. 'econ'rne;:dations to To n Council. . The Goderich Fire •'T)epart- ment declined with thanks' the otter of 'Town Council to place the bell from IIMCS Goderich' on the new fire truck to be de- livered shortly. It was stated that placing it on the truck. Would interfere with the flash- ing lights and siren. Branch 109 Royal Canadian Legion spoke of the phms of the Department of National De- fence to organize a Canadian Army Reserve Unit for this dis- trict. It was pointed • out that Clinton is seeking to' be the Standard Time Next Sunday It's going to, get darker more' quickly' Sunday even- ing—or seemingly so—be- cause Goderich goes back to Eastern Standard Time that day. Clocks are to be turned back, officially, 'at 2 a.m., on Sunday, October 29. However, most people will be adjusting their clocks before that time, most likely late Saturday evening just before they re- tire. The usual warning is given to church goers not to arrive at church an hour ahead of time trough failure to set the clock back. +1' 9 feels.,that the County Tdi,vn et Huron wopl'd be a =ell mare suitable location • and urged Town Council to write_ the Dc. partment of National D4fettcer to this effect. Value of Town Bldgs. . The Cooper Appraisal 'Cont- e:my has completed making ap- praisals of town buildings. They are as follows: Municipal Build- ing on West street, replacement value $154,816 and depreciated vatue, $121,164; Fire Hall, Police Offices etc„ corner of West street and Waterloo street, re- placement value, $99,676 and depreciated value, $76,233; Goderich Memorial Arena, ex. eluding ice making machinery, replacement value, $168,725 and depreciated value, $138,244. . Mr.. Ed. Rowlands, on behalf of British Mortgage and Trust Company, presented Mayor E. C. Fisher with a gold plated and engraved pair of scissors used in cutting the -ribbon at the official opening. of the nets Goderich office. The $300 set aside some time a for -the- R tar e - hilrrens•. School in Goderich is to be for- warded to the local association. A new light is to be placed on Mol street between Vic torra' ilr'e.�and Cambria road. A t r* Mng Iight is , to• be placed oil ZElgin avenue near where it joins'Huren road as a warning • to motorists .of the sharp turn there. Numerous cars have crashed from. the road onto the boulevard and against a tree at • that point, endanger- ing the property and also the lives of people living on the street there. The first Canadian school. house was built at La Have, N.S., in 1632 by the Francisan Order. THE, MAKERS OF BEATTY' APPLIANt.a MADE- A 'UNE, CALLED DOMINION ... THIS APPLIANCE L4NE WAS JUST EATTY UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME : .THE DOMINION NAME IS BEING DISCONTINUED AND WE HAVE BOUGHT A NUMBER OF PIECES FROM THEIR WAREHOUSE... UNTIL NOV: 3rd IIS SELL- OUT - P A o: i•`{Y �}v;. rd•. DOMINION by i WASHER BEATTY 'PEA whre\\\\ ‘A,,\ ‘‘\ 1mh\iiice , tJ 1 1 Nis assured �, b a vkw. rr+•�`Sv DOMINIONY b. _r ,•. DOMINION by k�.. � t i �$3! ;'R, .i..�? vii• y°'.;:.£�.. 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