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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-11-22, Page 1eiiitistmm Oft *VBSCRIPTIONS $4.00 PER • YEAR IN CANADA $5.00 PER XEAR—TO—U.S.A, 115th Ynak N0, 46 • • 4 • ;‘,. 9 cOPieS lOg GPDERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1962 4o••••.• ATTENDANCE AT MUSEUM 22 0581 UP TO THIS WEEK - Huron Cotnty Pioneer Mu- and five of them are workable. seum was vis ted by 22,058 per- Report of the committee was sons up to this week, Curator J. H. Neill reported to county copncil. "Were taking from No. 21 elighway bout,. 5,000 visitors a y ear , 1V1r. were never never will e travelled fro coast to coast, . and if: someode is selling some- thing and hidooris open I go in; otheri tyse I drive on. That is our *Mon at the mu- seum. We haVe 22,000 visitors, Southampton Museum something over 1,000. i"I have beeh at this museum work 27 year, and have built 135 models. If I live another 10 years I will &lid another 50. That is only one thing, in the museum, but they attract much attention. There are many there that you willnot find in any other place iri, the world." Mr. Neill Mentioned that a government official had obtain I ed for him a ' I ouple of old-fash- ioned dash c urns for an ex- hibit subeeq ently shown in Montreal, Ottitwa and Toronto. He has a phOkof the Premier - igreaglgeW Alit -7-‘40L-0,.: churns. e • There are ,000 articles on display at the musetun, which "never was id as good shape before",_ the curator said. • "Asa member of the historic committee," said Reeve Frank Walkom, Goderich, "I would like to compliment Mr. Neill. I had friends visit the museum in the past year, and" one of them in- trigued by the flour -manufactur- ing process Shown, called it unique. We are very fortunate in having a man of the calibre of Mr. Neill, Who does not re- gard hisitime as valuable, but he, is a valuable asset to the town and country." Mr. Neill said there areemod- els at the museum showing 18 different ways of making. flour, Neill said, ' "who iere 'before and again. I have Goderich Little Theatre opens. its season Friday evening With the presentatiop of the murder drama, "High Ground." A full _ea' 'dress rehearsal was held on Sunday afternoon at MacKay Hall in preparation for the play which is to run for four evenings. * * -,e,,eeee>eeee,•.> ••;•••• • .• From left to right are: Nancy Hamilton; Bill Chase; Virginia Lodge; Betty Salinger; Don Stoyle; Win. Winter; Shirley Cummings; Art Currie; Gail Sully; Lois- Cruickshank; Mary Lynne Leonard, —Signal -Star photo * * -lee: njure ViTairditoiraefirfarar-"----"'. ''''''''Ito'nsfruction ' s e Two Accidents Little Theatre Debut Over $1 Million , Two car drivers suf mult- iple laderations t heir laces and other painful but minor in- juries when their vehicles col- lided near the top of the harbor hill on West Street Monday night. A °ear driven by Albert J. Shore, 45 Quebec Street, heading west, collided with one owned • by A. M. Scott, East Street and -driven by Marvin Million, St. David Street, 22, with about $500 damage to each car..Both were •taken to hospital where po less then 70 stitches were used to close face.cutafor the two men. Shore also suffered a bruised left knee. The accident is under investi- gation by Constable D. C. Foley. Misses Turn ,Car damage 'of about $L000 and painful injuries to the driv- 'er, Wayne Rouse, 26, of R.R. 1, Wiarton, resulted when he is believed to have misjudged the ,eurve on Elgin Street Tuesday night while heading for the high- way - About 10:20 p.m: he was head- ing -east on- Elgin and crossed the road to the left, striking a tree with considerable impact. In so doing he received lacera- tions to the left knee and re- quired seven stitches. The accident was investigated by Constable D. C. Foley. Nominations Next Thursday Goderich's municipal nom- ination meeting will be held at MacKay Hall on Thursday, November 29, commencing at 7:30,p.m. This will be the first time it will be held on a Thursday evening for some years: The reason for the thange is that PKIdey evening is open night fot'ettores and a change to Thursdat will per- rnit the businessmen to attend the meeting. If there is an election, it Will be held on Monday, December 10. Nomination Meetings for Goderich Township and 'Col- borne Township will be at 2 p.m., on Friday. New construction and build - For Season On Friday ing alteration and repair in Goderich has made a sharp increase this year and now exceeds a million dollars in value to date, it is revealed by the • building inspector's report tendered the regular meeting of Goderich Town Council Friday night. Actual value of • current permits totals $1,032,950 compared with $466,295 at the same time last year. Most substan- tial increase is in industrial and commercial projects, chiefly those undeetaken by Sifto Salt Mines Ltd.,'Gode- rich Manufacturing CO*. Ltd., while dwelling construction is also up, valued at $552,600 compared with $385,500 last year. Alterations and re- pairs are slightly down • at $49,600 compared with $53,- 340 last year. By, Esther Garrow.. High places are traditionally places of mystery and miracle. To those privileged to see the dress rehearsal of "High Ground" on Sunday afternoon it was apparent ',that they had •witnessed two miracles and seen the resolution of a mystery. "High Ground," Goderich Little Theatre's first present- ation for the current season, is a thriller with a differeilee" There is very little violende and no bloodshed; nothing, in fact, to chill' the onlooker- ex- cept the dogged, determination of one • woman to prove the innocence- of her protegee. The convent hospital of Our Lady of Rheims, under the charge of 'Sister Mary Bonaten- turee>is on high ground, and to it come in time of flood refu- gees from the nearby village and a little group of stranded travellers, a convicted murder- ess and her•police escort. Sarat Cern, the artist, a former resi- dent of the -village, has been convicted Of the, murder of ner brother. Defiant, heartbroken, terrified, Sarat arrives through the rain and storm and is wel- comed to the warmth and friendliness of the sisters of Our Lady of Rheims, and en- counters for the first time her champion, Sister Mary Bona - venture. Her next encounter is with the doctor, Jeffreys, who had attended her brother in his. last illness and whet is physic- ian at the convent hospital. Sister Mary, in a casual, skill- ful interview with Jeffreys gets all the facts she needs tie con- firm, her suspicion that Sarat is innocent of 'the murder. We see the miracle of the melting of Sarat's defences and her transformation from a terrified victim of circumstances to the artist, no less frightened, but strengthened and calmed under Mary's spirituality. , We then see the transformation of this same gentle Sister Mary into an avenging angel, bitter in her denunciation of the true murderer. • • Leading Role The central part is pleyed by Gail Sully as Sister Mary Bona - venture. In this, her first lead- ing role, Gail dominates the scene throughout and rises mag- nificently to the challenge pro- vided by • yirginia Lodge as Sarat and Don Stoyle as Jefe freys, Don Stoyle presents the competent performance we have come to expect from this accomplished actor, suave and impeccable. Virginia Lodge plays the part of Sark to -per- fection. Thin, defiant, beauti- ful, she makes a striking >en- trance, mocking at life, at death, at holy women, and at her guards. In the end, recon- ciled with all of them, she is no less convincing. Arthur Currie has the part of Willy, an apparently harmless simpleton, who responds only to the blandishments of Sister Mary. The -part of Martha, Willy's mother, is played by Nancy Hamilton. Both excel- lent in their parts they, with Win Winter in the role of Sister Josephine, provide wel- come comic relief in a serious play. Sister Josephine is the biggest role Win has ever play- ed on our stage, and she sails on and off with all° the aplomb and charm of the best , cook within 50 miles of Norwicn. The two junior nurses, Brent and Phillips, are played respec- tively and very competently by Mary Lynne Leonard and Lois Cruikshank. Nurse Brent is scatter -brained and lovable, and Nurse Philipsis, her foil, case- hardened at an early age, and the unwilling obj'Oct of Willy's affections. The whole convent is governed by the Mother Sup- erior, played by Shirley Cum- mings, who in her 'few appear- ances sweeps all before her. Bill Chase, as Mellings, the police officer, is as imperturb- able as tradition demands, and (Continued on page 8) Rebekahs See Overseas Films The Goderich Rebekah Lodge No. 89, met on Tuesday evening, in MaiiKay hall with- Mis. Charles Moore, Noble Grand, presiding. There wits a good attendance, and a ggodly number of gilts were received for the Cancer Cupboard-. Plans were compiet-, al regarding the visit to Brus- sels Rebekah Lodge on Tuesday evening next. A bus Will be leaving from MacKay Hall at 7 p.m. sharp, and there is room for a few more. Any member who has not been cOntatted, please accept this invitation. ' A splendid presentation of Colored slides was shown by Mr. Fred Moss, now of Sarnia. He is a son of Mr. and .Mrs. John Moss and spent two years in Germany teaehing. Of special interest at this time were the Scenes of the Holy Land, 'Ger- many and • Holland, showing large areas of tulips in, bloom, and the truly magniffeent dis- play of the - flower festival, in full color, held in Holland each year. The evening closed with lunch, convened by Mrs. Riley and her committee. CALL INQUEST IN ACCIDENT John A. McEwen, 85, was in- stantly killed Saturday evening at 6:00 p.m. in an accident near Brucefield as he was walking across No. 4 Highway in the darkness. A vehicle . driven by Hugh B. Fuller of Nfentcalm Street, Goderich was heading north when the accident occur- red. Dr. J. A. Addison of Clinton attended Mr. McEwen at the scene, but death was declared to have been instantaneous. An inquest will be held, ac- cording to Dr. J. Goddard of Hensall, but no date had been set at press time. Corp. R. F. Keene and Const. B. Gill, Gode- rich O.P.P. investigated. No Clearance Damage estimated at $5,000 was caused when a large tractor - trailer unit owned by Overland transport company failed to clear the railway underpass be- tween Bayfield and cnnton Mon- day night. The driver, II. F. Chappel, was enroute from Sarnia to Car- gill with a load of fibreglass in a large aluminum trailer which Was demolished when it struck the obstruction on County Road 13. The driver was unhurt. A similar accident occurred at the eeame spot about two months ago when another large trailer was extensively damaged in the Same way. presented by Reeve Alvin D. Smith, of Turnberry. It took not,p. of the fact that of this year's 22,000 visitors to the museum, about 5,000 came dining off - hours. • "We appreciate the efforts put forth by Mr. Neill and his staff in showing the people through the museum and giving them every possible attention", the report stated. "We -reported some time ago that we had received a bequest from the Gavin Green estate, and we intend t� erect a plaque in memory ef the late Mr. Green, in acknowledgment not only of the bequest but also to remind. people of a fine gentleman. "The history of Huron County 'is still in progress, as' has been reported on many occasions. We have now reached the point where the last hundred- pages are being transcribed. ,,The con- clusion of this project is en- tirely up to Professor James Scott If he will forward the necessary material, the work can be completed, and he has been so advised." a r ouraires At "Big Sing Town- Council Woings Permission Sought To Operate Bus Service to New Ontario Hospital A bulky file of correspond-. ence and a multitude of detail were rapidly dealt with in a sbort and snappy session of Goderich Town Council at the Town Hall Friday night. The session, with. Mayor Ernie Fislt, et officiating, lasted exactly ono hour and three minutes. Three bylaws, Nos. 25, :e3, 27 were, passed in short order, the most significant being Ni. 27, to provide polling places and appoint deputy returning pfficers and poll clerks for the municipal elections Deeember 10 for the offices- of mayor, reeve, deputy reeve, councillors, public utilities 'commissioners and public school trustees. The list is published elsewhere in this issue of the SignaleStar. - Nominations will be held November 29. Reports Clerk -Treasurer S. H. Blake, in the financial report showed the balatice at September 30 • as $37,255,26; receipt.% $111,- 507.34; expenditures, $31,966.the balance October 31, $110,796-51 The report of Tax Collector. Ed. Jeep') Lor the year to date of October 31 showed taxes co4ected, $425,966.54; discount. $2,301.09; Cotmt, of Revision, $60,09; interest ,J $231,09; dog tags,' $602.75; building permits, $1,966,00. alance of taxes aue was $85,020.18; showing 84.33 percent collected, almost iden- tical to the picture last year et the same time when the per- centage was 84-62- - The report of the building inspector, showing a sharia in- erease in local construction, is dealt with elsewhere in this issue of The • Signal -Star. ` Petitions Communications included a requestfrom the Goderich Trot- _ ting and Agricultural Associ• ation for financial assistanca with work the association is carrying out at the fair grounds, .t, .additions,have-been4natto-,------.--..-70e=4,- : vid$1400,,EvientwAsemeottellitt"Vmmlnw ' jct. Mr; Hugh Hill's' letter was referred to committee of the whole for action at the neet regular meeting. A request was received frons the Bell TelephOne Compfiny for certificates af 'location for the location of underground cables on the north side of Bennett street and also on gam- ilton street, and was referred to the works committee. The light committee will deal with a request by C. M. •Baechler of Goderich Manufacturing (,:o. Ltd., for the installation of five additional street lights in the vicinity of their property. A similar request from 'J. Rem- ington of the I.G.A. store re- quested two additional lights and mentioned that newly in- stalled poles are .,available for the lights. • An application was received frem Ken Qke for. permission -, Ito operate a bus service in the Town of Goderich in connection with regular runs he proposes to make to the new Ontario Hospital south of here. The application will be dealt with by. a SiSecial committee under bylaw 42,1954. A request for $5,000 by Iteg. Jewell on behalf of Goderich Arena Committee was referred to the finance committee. Correspondence Council was advised by the Community Programs Branch at Hanover, .Ontario, that H. G. Merton of that department wilt conduct a' survey here in the near future, intended to ascer- tain the situation locally ie- garding music, types, participa- tion, interest and talent. J. C. Noel, manager of public relations for the Canadian /Na- tional Railways advised VIAL a meeting set up with council for November 16 had to be post- poned indefinitely owing to the pressure of other business. He said he would advise when a new date could be set for a discussion of local passenger service. A letter from John G. Berry, secretary of the Huron County Municipal Officers' Association dealt with an insurance pro- posal for municipal employees on a group basis. Preparations for the . Santa Claus parade and trees were turned over to the special com- mittee for actiOn. The water, light, harbor and works cornmittee will study safety precautions that may be taken at the approach to the new waterworks plant, • The well -know all-male sing- ing group, the Harbouraires of (oderich, travelled to Toronto Saturday, 20 strong to join in a festival of song with similar groups from many parts of On- tario a n d nearby -points in united States, including Mich- igan, New York and ,t'ennsyl• vania. The "Big Sing", as it is 'called, was held in Massey Hall and 13 choirs took part, including a guest choir from Toronto con- sisting of German singers, "The Harmonie Male Choir" who of- fered two German songs, "Morg- enrot" an d "ttattenfaenger' which were well received. Massey Hallwasvirtually full for the affair, despite the con- tinuing run of "My Fair Lady," the N.H.L. hockey game and a- Latvian festival. Massed Choruses The Harbouraires sang "No Man is an Island" under the direction of George Buchanan, with the tenor solo part taken by Jack Frith. The local singers also joined in several massed choruses Which they „enjoyed very much. More than 300 men .partici- pated in the event. Bruce Smith of C.J.B.C. Radio, Toronto, was master of cere- monies and kept the program rolling along in good style. Next activity for the local group will, be a concert in the Evangelical Church hall at Dash. wood, Ontario, November 28. Early in the Spring the choir plans to attend the 14th annual Inter -City Sing -to be held at Port Huron, Michigan. Meanwhile the group con- tinues to hold meetings every Sunday night at Sky Harbor pilots' lounge, keeping the pipes in good trim. HURON WARDEN? Reeve Walter J. Forbes, Goderich Twp., and Reeve Cliff Dunbar, Grey Twp., were the only two who declared their intentions to seek the Wardenship of Huron Coun- ty at the closing of the Nov- ember session of County Council on Wednesday after- no*On. , Mrs. J. E. Wright, president of the Goderich Home and • School Association (left) was in charge of the hobby show in the aduitorium of Victor Lauriston public school last week when several hundred parents attended "Parents' Night." • Among the interested visitors attending the show were 1VIrs. Ed. Siddall at right; while Mr. and Mrs. Brent Nelson are seen at centre examining some of the children's collections which were a feature orthe show. An equally successful show on a somewhat larger ,,,scale was held at Victoria school the preceding week. —Signal -Star photo Order Eastern Star Officers Installed The annual installation of new officers took place at the November meeting of Blue- -water Chapter No. 284, Order , oT the Eastern Star. The installing board consisted of: installing matron, Mrs. W. Treble; installing patron, W. freble; installing ,marshal, Mrs. F. Walkom; installing- chaplaip, Mts. E. Davies; installing organ- ist, Mrs. R. Vincent; soloist, 'Mrs. G. Kaitting; warden, Mrs. E. Graham; sentinel, T. Sowerby. Assisting on the installing board were: Mrs. J. Robin, Mrs. G. Taylor; Mrs. C. Adams, Mrs, C. MacDonald, J. Scanlan, Mrs, J. Campbell, D.D.G.M. Officers for the coming year are: Worthy matron, Mrs. G. Henderson; worthy patron, .1. Robin;. associate matron, Mrs. J: Robin; associate patron, F. Minshall; secretary, Mrs. C. MacDonald; treasurer, Miss 13. Long; chaplain, Mrs. M. Jenkins; marshal, Mrs. R. Gentley; or- ganist, Mrs. W. Laughlin; con ductress, Mrs. G. Robertsen; as- sociate conductress, Mrs. Minshall; Adah, Mrs. W. Treble; Ruth, Mrs. W. Johnston; Esther, Mrs. G. Dustow; Martha, Mrs. V. Willis; Electa, Mrs. R. Keene; warder, Mrs. G. Kaitting; sent- inel, Mr. W. Johnston; lunch convener, Mrs. E Craig; sick and floral, Mrs. F. Walkone ways and means, Mrs. G. Rob- ertson and Mrs. F. Minshal'; press, 'Mrs. R. Bushell: An enjoyable lunch was sen • ed to a good attendance with visitors present from Blyth, Clinton, Delaware, London and Seaforth. The December meeting will be held on Monday, December 3rd, with a Christmas program and cards to follow the meet- ing. Pot luck lunch will b served, ROTARY BALL The first annual ball of the Rotary, Club of Goderich was held at Harbourlite Inn with en attendance of more than 100 couples. Receiving the guests as they came in were: Rotary Governor Grant Eraser and Mrs. Fraser of Columbiaville, Mich- igan; Gdelerich Rotary Presi dent Murray T. MacDonald and Mrs. MacDonald; Mayor E. C. Fisher: Winner of the door prize was Wm Schaefer. 15th ANNIVERSARY A surprise evening was held for Mr. and- Mrs. Clem Desjar- dins of Forest -when their family, Billy, Vera and Bobby, relatives and friends gathered at her par- ents' home, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Larder, , to honor them on the occasion of their 15th. wed- ding anniversary. Euchre was, enjoyed and lunch served. They Iwere presented with a gift of crystal from all attending as well as other gifts. • I A gift of $1,000 by. Branch 101) Royal Can- adian Legion to Capt. Alice Bailey' of the Goderich "Salvation Anti!' Was, made by President' James * Attaifi'"6t the Legion in a ceremony it the Legion Zia lad Week. At tight 1 ,branch chaplain Rev. Canon E. Taylor, while at' centk, rea.t;le'Ccol, Sohn' Nelson, London area commandantof the gaivatiOtiiArmy. At left is Mrs. Nelson and Legion executive member Tom lompf.. The gift will he used for the ' Salvation Army building 'fund, The: blank .expressions on these "Pupils". ean be oatity 'explained, Theywere card. hood replicas treated by ,the Pupils of Grade VX at' Vlctor Latiffsted Selina for • hibarpnts' Night" last week Some were completely 'elothed and. proved an inter- esting novelty ibt‘ visitors to the class. —tignalsstar photo P"seitttsiekaetSwils fn cheque whoseMrs. Les RiIey the weekly 'Operation 100" draw. Iehlnd