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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-03-21, Page 1year — No. 12 GODERICH, •ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 21,1963_ New Ones Toaday - tients At Oiitario ospital Now Total 77 (t Mine Here aits Opening f Navigati�n niployment is ° expected to "picking up" about they third k in April at Sifto Rock t Mine, according to Gordon ir, mine manager, who ad- d The Signal -Star Wednes- that the opening of the gation season will be the scantelayoffs have been only a temporary. nature and have t greatly effected the total Toyed. nstruction work at the ne is continuing, particularly the new ' conveyor system ng installed and on the pent - use oi, roof structure on twin QQ•ton. salfi.seatorage silos. ome ships have been sche- ed for earliest possible call the harbor salt loading facil- e;, but .,arrival will be de - mined by the opening of the rigation season, Last .year first movement re was April 12; -but judging the present ice conditions, may be delayed until the ird week of April, or possibly er, depending entirely upon e weather. Xll Reme.mber attletar Vimy The annual Vimy Memorial awl -et at 'which local service en -commemorate the great uggle for Vimy Ridge in orld War I has - been seise-. uled for Wednesday, April 10 t the Legion Hall here. Under the sponsorship of aach 109, Royal, . Canadian egion, the dinner meeting will omrnemorate. 'the 46th anni- rsary of the battle of Vimy dge, which actually falls on Aril 9. Honor Living, Dead A special place of honor will e accorded surviving veterans that battle who will be in ttendance, and silent tribute '11 be paid those who have assed on in the intervening ears, as; well as those 'who per - shed in, the -terr b1e struggle,. hick many acknowledge gstab- islted- annda-'as -for ,rirdabfle: ower in world, affairs. G,i 'est speaker 'fdr the event :1j'th"C-Iiilff7-Streargel own radio and television er- n 1.it .'41.404$. Single Copies 10; 'inter Going ith Freezing So This Is Spring? A group 'of 3U patien=ts from the Ontario Hospital at Lon- don is scheduled to be trans: ferred to the Ontario Hos- pital at Goderich today, The group is made up of •persons originally from the Huron County area, thus J following out the pattern of having the patients located as close to their homes as possible. - , With the arrival of these 30, together with the 47 al- ready there, the patient popu- lation will rise to 77 this week. It is expected that within a month or so the number will increase qto 100, Mr. Ross McDaniel, Business Administrator of the hospital, informed The Signal -Star. Total patient capacity -of the hospital is 306' and it is believed this will not be reached until some time in 1964. The present. staff at the hospital numbers- H5-stnd this is about two-thirds of the complement, Mr. McDaniel said. There are about 10 regist- ered nurses now on staff, 25 to 30 hospital aides (female) and -25 -to 30 hospital attend- ants (male)_ In the efficient and gleam- ing kitchen are to be found a chef and five cooks. They work in shifts over . a seven- day week with someone al- ways in the kitchen from 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily: - Newly elected executive of the revived Goderieh Business Men's Association named at a general meeting Monday night intend to worts out a program calculated to inter- est the majority of local business men. Left to right are Bob Sproule, director; John * Schaefer, director; Stan —Jones, yice-presi- dent; Bob Shrier, -president; Larry Aldham, secretary; Charles Srfell, director. Not pres- ent for photo were Cy Murray, treasurer, - and H. 0. Jerry, director. See news report this page. (Signal -Star photo) a =i =G oi'ich Busi;-essMen ejuvenate ' ssociation Goderich Business Men's As- sociation took a new lease on life Monday night with elec- tion of a new executive and plans for active promotion of the interests 'ol the busiiaess 'community. About, two dozen of the estab- lished business men of the town gathered in the auditorium of the Legion Hall, and acting in the general belief that the town needs such an organization through which the merchants Huron U.C.VV.- D Second Annual • Row Possible OverIMO Post .Sparks •may fly .at Huron County Council session today as the confirmation of the appointment of Mayor Ernie Fisher as co-ordinator for Emergency Measures for the county appeargi movin§ into contention. \ The Signal:Star was advis- ed' by reliable sources that at least one disgruntled can- didate for the post intended fo appear before council. with objections to the appointment. kettemjiaver teen received two' hitherto unsuccessful ap- .PlicantS..hr the post who Agates Attend Presbyterial • The second annual meeting of Chtirch Women opened, sessions can co-operate to improve con -1 the association . might unties':,, ditions locally, elected a slated take. The executive was auth- of officers for the corning year, orized to make arrangemeuiu set definite meeting times, fees for appropriate crests or decals and adoested-a general program for car windshields and store Stan ,tones acting president, doors by which the membo e s 1 might identify themselves as was in the chair, and in his association members: Some introductory remarks, pointed consideration was also given to out that except for activity .in, having a design contest locally connec ion with Christmas dee- to determine the nature of the: orationsout The Square; the crest. Thiswas left over until group had not held a general additional information could be meeting since June of 1961. obtained on costs involved. New ..Executive The meeting -decided that al: The new, executive consists ternating meetings of executive of Bob Shrier, president, adver- and general meetings would be rising manager of The_ Signal- adequate, and that some of the Star; Stan Jones, vice-president, general meetings might well The Fashion Shoppe; Lazry Alct- take the form of dinner meet - ham, secretary, Larry Aldham's' ings, and guestsspeakers should Men's Shop; Cy. Murray, tress- be obtained for some of them. urer, Canadian- Iniperial Baltic There -would --be no attempt to of Commerce; Charles Snell, hold business meetings on I at North Street United Church director, F. W. Woolworth Co.; Ithis morning and continued Bob Sproule, director, Sproule through the day with a large Shoes; John Schaefer, director,. attendance of wornen from most Schaefer Ladies' Wear; II. 0. parts of Huron Presbytery. Jerry, director, H. '0. Jerry Morning Session Hardware and Fuel. Program for the morning ses- _ Asks Suggestions sion commenced with an execu- On taking over the chair, Mr. tive meeting followed by the Shrier;.ekpressed the hope that relistration period, during the: executive could come up offered'in the church. est to gain the simportearet Opening devotions were to cooperation of the major* of be conducted by MrS. S. Bride business men in town. He call - of Fordwich„ and Mrs. B. Alton, ed for suggestions from the Luckneiv, and. greetings to the meeting as to hoW it Would be delegates presented on behalf preferable to eOerate, from the of North Street Church by Mrs. standpoint of ,, frequeecy „set R. W. Hughes, president of the meetings, and what nature tbey reasurer were to be followed the first consideration should aseepseeeet. Oen-Christin Citizen- be lees, as the erganization' wag pert,On literature by Mrs. Bee- sing. • He commented .thats noth- ,Principal. speaker. at the sufficient fees had been collect - *ming .session -was to be WA. ed to put Ake grouped!.in the C •Veung Leadership Develop- blade:" ok-tSec,retary, „the Londen Set -A Itenclidah'Iva -planned Mr sti both the Ndrth street andayeisee bn ALBERt4ren:C 1,000 tos-I,200 acres,y111. be: sown 'this flower crops, accordIng tt(17, W. a contract agent. This is abont a third increase Over last year's acreage, he states. Iteasons for the growing Paaularity of synflower, accord- ruggcdne_ts--Of the crop, its ability to grow on relatively melon Mid ifK re farmer. Ralph Foster, Ashfleld Town- -ship director of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Associ- ation, confirms the crop's ability .to stand up to alnaost anY kind of weather. "It seems to take rain or dry spells without too much trouble and it isn't hurt by late frosts in spring or early frosts in the fall," Mr. Foster has grOwn the drop for the past two years.' Adds Mr. Borland, "It will ,grow on land where a lot of othpr crops fail. It's a rugged thing anyway you want to idols at it," •S'tintloWers Were first eriel tree - ted in 1961 when 161 A -6S were grown in Huron. Last year, the acreage jumped to 750-, most of TOWriships, with some -in Gode- rich and West WiWanosh town - The prosessing firm—Pollard experimented with the crop in Hui" in -1959 and again in 1960, Previously they had cen- Iraeted in Essex County but ran into 'dignity with an in- sect problem. The inseetdiclret turn up in the trial ereDS in t. tARITY eer • 'The bulk of the crop is pro- -0447e1 $11 - -Vegetart1e -sand bottled -as "Tea -46d health stores in_the .b_gs cause of mineral, vitamin and protein content. A iiortion of the crop is also marketed as bird seed. Mr.' Borland said his return last years averaged $118.00 an .acre. Yield runs from 1400 to 2000 pounds per acre. The dis- advantages? The crap is "very susc says—Mr, Borland. The birds like them too. He advises farmers not to grow near a bush or swamps, "If you -get close to a bush, the birds. can go after them pretty hard," he states. Another Liberal "Mike" Arrives Only fdur days `betore St. Patrick's Day, Michael Mur- phy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan •Murphy, arrived at Alexandra Hospital. Someone must have for there:was Pladed eh the baby's crib a 'large sign in red ink, "Vete Mike Pearson." _ Mrs. James Bisset must since she sent to the hospital for the new-born babe a red bow tie, a-lasMike Pearson. With the tie was a Mete which read, "In preparation for the Mg election campaign," ap- parently presuming the little Libeial would be a candidate here abeiut 30 years from nows. The C:W.L. sent shamrocks front' the St. Patrick's, ban- quet tO Mrs. Murphy. • Feei, Meetings cominilto nights whee special speakers sv'ereearranged. The third Mon- day of e.ach month was con- sidered the 'poet 'advantageous time for the meetings. Hole - ever, owing to the lateness Of the season; it was felt the tirst general meeting should be held somewhat earlier, and has been set' for April 29. ' Discuss Parking , There was considerable dise cus'ion of the parking situation locally; and it was concluded that the executive should- make a check of what lots might 'he available for lease as parking Areas in order to relieve park-, nesseplacel. It was thought the executives-should...meet. aa as feasible with-representat'ves • • Springlike weather at the wateffrout was blotted out -by freez- ing rain Tuesday night and gusting snowsqualls .Wednesday, enough to dampen the spirits of even such an enthuSiastic skipper as Bruce MacDonald, seen here as he finished up some pre -season work on his big boat at Snug Harbor. A few keen skippers have paid tentative visits to t he ir craft, but little serious work has been undertaken in the icy blasts that have been the rule at the waterfront in the last several -weeks. (Signal -Star photo) Out Hits Area Rain and Sleet The lust official clays of Vilify'. proved nasty one, iii the (oclerieli area 'les teeeziug rains, sleet and - enow storms seieeessive°ly brat the area, rendering_ driving' e'uuelitkeris hazardous and threatening eo1uinunie•atiutes iii the. rirea. 1 hist \VHS near at times, as gusting wind i'myi"“i'11- Poi"' rel-Wted Wednesday afternoon blotted out vision along, area roads wit h 1)espite beavy-raitis of two days ago., drifts remain high, iii"pinees _and .\\*Crl- trapping the new snowfall. Traffic Halts Traffict Was at a minimum County_ May Confirm EMO , were °experiencing no difficulty on._ Today Goderich motorists were pain keeping roads clear. Positi seirilhiron Couety Council as - fully aware of bad conditions bles Thursday forenoon lore are ers returnilig to their cars a one -day session at which . eon) the theatre. restaurants,' placcs of entertainment or losal ceennittees will reeort. Coke Vi6iIS found up to halt au ince mittees have .been reduced from 12 to nine,' and a number et' of. hard ice shelled over their important matters claiming al- windshi"s, ar'ri -stiree'ei awash e.le frietzine, rain. How tention at the March session a year ago are out of the picture. sierrliottoiswnaccaidnedntdsiswt.reliti.itt Clerk -treasurer John Ilene was in session most of Monday 11--411ev'-i•Y,) were gi\-('n a clean with, the warden's and nel Committee, preparing for thinly No 1-1•,d,o Damage Thursday's meeting. The recommended appoint - mayor of Goderich, as emerg- ency measures co-ordinator for the county; will be dealt with, and if confirmed he will be c,oatings that burdened trees presenting- hie program- at ihe .. And tz•ansmission lines. Elect - June session. ently the rain stopped just toe- - Most- important • business fore the danger point, and ris- Thursday will be adoption . of ing winds tarok., ankh of the the budget, The mill rate al 14—six general, eight for roads ice _away before it could buile up and cause damage. —is likely to be the same. Few InteiTuptions Snow -plowing has not greatly "Some service Calls were re - affected the .road committee's • • csived by The Bell Telephone Company o.wing to. icing of serne local gereq,eee-lines,' Manager Bill HaystiiiiTeports, but no serious trouble. was_ encouetered. Some cellsewere also received fron'i rural sections irethe area where, icing interfered „with Service. Damag.e from ice storms be- comes less each year, Mr. Hay- sam pointed out, Owing to the increased""VroPortion .of lines going -underground in the cam - burying cables. "Four years ago a storm like this might have'llad down for a week," he commented, adding that storm troubles :can be expected- to diminish ase_the comPany proceeds with the .pro- gram in the future. kVedneeday, awing to the posr sonditions, although main high - j ways were still "driveable" and ;Department of Highways ploes' Only Two Candidates Certain - As Nomination Day Appro-aches Huron's political pot seems to be simmering' quietly- as time to official nomination day next Monday -runs its -course. - Present indications are it will be a two-man rat-tr.-"to a seat in the House, with Conservative and Liberal candidates quietly and no firm declaration from Official nomination's must be recorded at Clinton Monday be- tiko-party contest is expected to be confirmed at' iliat times The -Ceredony- t.s expected- to- tee rose tine and no erreeches ent are generally or excite - associated Work Quietly Committee rborns have b-ecei opened locally On behalf ot Elston Cardiff, Progressive Con- servative veteran, and Gordon MeGavin, Liberal candidate, bet business can only .be character- ized as "quiet" to date assparty faithfuls carry out the prelim- inary chores_ in prcparetion for A "big gun" for the Liberal cause 'will speak here Tuesday, April 2nd when Walter-Gbrdon, M.P. for Davenport in the last Ifouse and cnairman of the Liberal -National -campaign com- mittee will speak on behalf of Gordon McGavin at the auditor- irfeeeof, Victoria_ Public School Elmer WeeN r, -manager of Gotierich Public Utilities Corn- mtssien told The Signal -Star Wednesday afternoon that . net . one service call was receiver! Tuesday night, despite the icy Circulation Up At The Library At the annual meeting of the Goderich Public Library Board, held on March 12th, Mrs, Char- les J. Gibbons was elected chair - Stephens is vice-chairman, with Pridham and Mr. J: W. Coulter comprising the property com- mittee. Mr, Edward is chair man of the cmmittee. Other memberg of the Library Board are Canon K. E. Taylor, Mrs. Stringer. The Librarian's report to the Library Board showed a total book-eirculation of 58,777 for the year. This is an inerease of 6,667 over the 1961 circul- ation. A total of 1,694 refer- 64.C.,e4.1.1siek$ was used in the There,were 508 adult fiction, matefietion, ands 401 juvepile tlydetiCS spureVq, at a cost of nes' 1-1164Allt department, stheieessare';'1,043 members` ttie faeflities. Film programs _for the children are shown every Saturday fram the first of Nov- ember Until the end of April The shoWings are from Two o'clock until three, and are well attended. 'installed to held' the expanding book -stock. .W.Itlissthe increase in circulation and reference creaged alsb, 'Making it neces- sary to request e larger grant, 'from theetoWe„,tban previously. The -Library is Wiifen from two o'clock until six; aed'frotsresev•en s'ss to nine, daily except Wed -nest' ita onunittee confer- s'entati'Ves 'front each bu 'gess after an atte aftertiOdn, .ITIOtireAurdereihe- general arrest *hen Mrs. . . J. Routley„, of Exeter made clear -that.the fees would in a residenc and Mrs. E. McKinley of Zurich. be paya.ble in one in -Raiment a.nsIsMrs. A. H. ,Me An "In Memoriam" period, was only, and business men not join- Goderich, ',Tuesday scheduled to be followed, by ing the, association by paying Other charges are music by 1VIrs. K. Griffith, Brus- membership fees would be in- -1.S—Zunderstood,. in ,,,„epnnection sels, with roll call, offering and -eligible to participate in any with alleged theft of a motor prayer taken by -Mrs.- MK-inley.: programs- er--prorn_o ti ons which ..:kehicle from London,' unauthor- Mrs. R. Hiltz of Exeter was er of the afternoon, Mrs. „Wal- ton Tortge of Hong Kong. 'Mrs.' Tonge conducts import- ant work' at an. orphanage in Hong Kong and is a daughter of the Rev. John Kitchen. She is a graduate nurse and went to China after her' marriage to Mr. Tonge who is en the staff of a Christian college at Hong Kong. She was at one time a pupil of Miss Clare McGowan of A feature of the afternoon program was the report of the nominating committee by Mrs. William McViftie, followed by the elaction of officers and in- stalletion by Rev. J. C. Britton. President's remarks by _Mrs. W. G. Tiffin and distriissal prayei by Mrs. 'A. McTaggarts were to conclude the meet. frOni ending, it ,91st BIRTHDAY Ma rri ed in Goderich on March 6, 1894, Wilson Irwin of Lucknow- observed her 91st ebirthday on March jali. She is the mother of Gordonelrwin, Nelson street, .Goderich. the former,Lavina ,Cadsars she is at present a patient in Wingham hospital but is recovering from a re- cent ilinesS. • owned' Charles -Brandon-A custo'dy are, Robert 0: Thomas, and his companion, Edw,ard D. Price, 17 OT Rock- land, Ont., near Ottawa. •The men were taken in charge after jumping out of a window of the McLean house just south of Amberley when they sought to escape approaching 0.P.P. men. paign Starts An estitnated 65 Volunteer canvasserZ re- cruited froM the rankS ef the Maple Leaf and Ahmeek•thapters of the I.O.D.E., will cley. Team captains er'e' seen here as they appeared at a Meeting Saturday With Mrs. lengsdri've. Target. has been set at $2,200. Einployees• of the larger industries will, be canvassed at work. If not contacted by can- vassers, Is'ersons wishing to aid the Red- ' 'Cross may contribute at any local chartered bahk or at the Bedford Hotel, Left to right are Mrs.B. J. Coates, Mrs. F. J. Curry, Mrs. J. Skeoch, Mrs. It W. Bell, Mrs. B. Ainslie. tSigtial-Star photo) s Maks the arrests *ere StablAesstietilliebbS. same Trunthley of ;the* Goderich' De'-' On .Manday evening, _Char, Brandon of R.R. 2, Siteitete. cemplained that his 1T5-7 mouth car and a l'958 Fargo truck had been stolen, in ad- dition to some, money from a wallet in the house, which ae- Paresistahave 'been broken into. On investigation by Constable M. J. Burddn of Goderieh, the vehicles were found shiels in mud in a long lane not fey from the Brandon home, along , with another vehicle -which was subse.q.uentlY reported stolen from Rankin Motors' lot at On Tuesday (-Milne, Mr and tage owned by them jut south Amberley was beim!' orcupeei of three constables, the nivel are reported, to have leaped ` feom a, witiclow and made rim for it, Int \VON' rt - after. a brief chase. -Driver Unhurt Robert Meehan of R.11 1, .Ae burn, escapedAnjur,v to himself -hut suffered $300,damaeo to his ,car a week ago Wednescisv when it went aut of control on County Road' 25 and flipped oh its right, side. Ile was heading west at the time, when he lost control of tilts 195S Chevrolet, resulting in extensiye , damage to the right side. The wicket was investigated by Provincial Constable R. n. Sirns. TURNOUT FOR C.W.L. T. 'PATRICK SUPPER '--;-ta The annual St. Patrick's sup- Mrs. J. Sherratt, Mrs. W. Rein - per sponsored by St. Peter's C.W.L. was held Saturday in the G.D.C.I. cafeteria. Amid colorful Irish decor of shamrocks, top hats sand lep- rerebauns, guests were received riSr Miss 'Helen M-Craiihy and Mrs. Donald Fisher, 1st vtce- The buffet table, covered with hart, Mrs. Ivan Isolizore Mrs. R. Buchanan, Mrs. L. Ouelette, Mrs. B. Chisholm, Mrs. W. Kina- Murphy, Miss Carrie O'Neill, Mrs. K. Croft, Mrs. e . (eras, - colorful renterpieco of . ttllow and Mr, 1)(n1:1;,1 :- daffodils. and tinted pale grecn "snapdragons. long white dining tables 1t •re wit:t Gas Nice -11'',/ey; and bow_ Irish music was inn pr,, Dan Murphy -and co -convened 1:1:.st to drop flu a.s 1-1,,r by Mrs. Joseph Hefter. 1.1-fis. I en' lioggarth, prow nto.i Otto,: ,Miner- and Mrs". 'Robert claSts Sete ire Station !)ri the lltiron I Servers were: Mrs Mario.), road at the N R. crossirv.t. !flerner, Mrs.*G. .long, Mr.• .! Mo,:t other Goderich seri See sta- Ralph Clark, Mrs. L. pimin 0. tions followed this pattele. Mrs. Pat ()shorn, Mys. Kert. This was a result of serNier sin- , Mrs. 1'. McCauley, NIrs. li. lions in Clint,on drorrding thei: Naude, Mrs, W. 011anley, M:-..• price by 10 C'ents a ea -den -son Cities 'Service, Clinton. told The Signal -Star Wednesday evening this drop 'was a eampany war affair ant! had spread out from 'London where the drop in price W. Rose, Mrs. V. Reimer, Mrs. II. Leddy and Misses !Margaret Evans, Karen Dean, Mary Etue, Betty tttie, Pat Simpsoh; Bar- bara Buchanan, Doreen Buch-. anan, Pat Buchanan, Mary Wed lock, Diane Reslmono, Janice has been in effect Lor sense time Redmond, Joan Everett, Susan now. Gas,. prices its most sta• Pettus, Coleen .Connelly, 'Betty gong inse-Godetich today, J., Ledcly and Jo Anne Kinahan. 30.9c per gallon rather than the' - Others 'whe assisted were: .Previous 40.9 cents per galloe,