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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-07-11, Page 1-.4:4,4s44444,, CLASSIFIED ADS DUNE --FORACCEPTING THESE ° ADS IS Tr P.M. TUESDAY GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 11th, 1963 Skunk Rabid Test Shows mg' Hunter uhs Rifle ounds Self erson W. Howald, 16, of t Wawanosh. Township was fay but not seriously by hise-ownie Jiu while attempting to Oa mall animal with the gun le hOlding on to the barrel. e„rifie discharged, the bul- luckily making a Shallow nd in the boy's side. He taken to Wingham hos- t vvbere he was tended by I, Corrin, and was later re- ed, Constable Alex Twad- of Goderich detachment p, investigated the incident. Sign Damaged other shooting incident, lving more than $50 to a at the Hemi motel a few es south of here on the Bay - d read -resulted in a sum - being issuedsto Carl Manz Goderich. The damage was rted July .5th and the in- gation • conducted by Con - le it Sims. nly seven miner car accid- have ,occurred in firs diction 'since Ally 4, Sgt. Barker reports, with no es recorded recorded and only one in which the dalnage anted to $100. 4 4 NO MULES ree horses, including a palo- o pony, which gave a color - accent to the Dominion Day Ade here, were entered ugh the courtesy of their er, who . points out that re were no mules included,in parade, as incorrectly stated last week's issue of The 1,Star. br B. Adam, 57 Kingston et, well-known 'president of eh 109 Canadian Legion, ned to leave today on an ncled visit -With his son s near Dartmouth, Nova Oa. Mr. Adam does not ex - to reliirre to Goderich until end of August. The first "Art Mart'/ held in 'Goderieh under the auspices of Goderich Art Club was an outstanding success for three days at the weekend and bids. fair to beeome an annual event. More than 250 paintings. Watercolors and ,sketches were exhibited on Knox church parking lot afternoons and evenings_of_atursdaye-Friday and Saturday when hundreds Dominion Day Special -Cards An interesting Dominion Day novelty for patients at Alex- andra Marine and General hos- pital here July ist was the use of patriotic place cards which were placed on patients' trays marking the special event. .The place cards were a pro- ject of Mrs. A. Finnigan's class at Zion central school, Colborne township, and the design chosen was made by a new Canadian, Bilstra. It consisted of a scene containing' a beaver, a Union Jack, a maple tree and a fir tree and sufficient cards were made up by the grade 7 and 8 pupils who colored The colorful little reminders of the purpose of the holiday were very well received by tlfe patients, Leo Walzak, hospital 'administrator, reports. ibit OfIP1ot�s Of Children ven By. Former Goderich Girl recent issue of The Record of Woodstock, New York, lished a group of child graphs by Ann „Wurtele, er resident of Goderich. ng them is' one ,of Norman of Goderich. e accompanying published read as follows: t the risk of being fatuous reporter again reiterates, is astonishing that Wood - k draws so many gifted and ng personalities not only ests but as permanent resi- ," One ,such personality, elatively recent permanent dent but long an admirer oc , having vilited at brief intervals -for many S is Ann Wurtele. s Wurtele lives quietly her three dogs and 9ne in a comfortable house on k Lane, furnished with ex- te heirlooms of her former es. She spent a well -travel - childhood shuttling.lbetween father's 'home in Canada her mother's in the States, on their death, she and her her only retained those g8 for which they had a ally cherished memory. ' as -a -Childhood -marred_ eparation it had many ele- ts which were enriching from which Miss Wurtele's quiet but indomitable per- lity drew many benefits. homes were handsome and th Ann Wurtele was loved eared for. Found Vocation Canada where she lived in 100, Ontario, lVfiss Wurtele 1 accidentally found the vocation she carried on for more than 20 years, a vocation in which she found immense scope for her great talents. She was a member of a dramatic group and during a perform- ance appeared in an- enchant- ingly lovely gown and she made quite a "picture." Slim, at- tractive, with grey -blue -eyes, well-spoken, it is no wonder that Arthur Harbison, an im- portant New York photograph- er, sitting in the audience, went to her 'dressing room after the performance and asked to photograph Miss Wurtele in the beautiful frock. She assented and -wh-at with -one-thing lead - ing to another, Miss Wurtele found herself in the photo- graphic business and ultimately established an enviable reputa- tion as a photographer of, children. Since Miss Wurtele is a per- son of determination, skill and thoroughness, she not only 'be- came an enamored student 'of photography she learned all the tedious processes that go into creating a finished work. She did all her own processing, from composing the picture to the fluished-mounted-job—_ As a woman of great sensi- tivity over which she has had to learn to maintain discipline, it was inevitable that Miss Wur- tele chose to photograph little children. That her choice was correct is evidenced by the in- credibly lovely and appealing' collection of photos she showed your reporter, a collection which will go on view at the (Continued on page 10) cept Offer Of New Location, urist Information' Centre • emumicipal tourist inform- pany's offer vVould be actepted for the 1963 season. The company's letter pointed out that there would be ample space fOr what is required, and alio that washroom facilities would iae available. Tucker df Gode- HO District Collegiate Insti- tUre,' is among the mere than 200 Grade 13 teathelfs frotn ,secondary schools throughont Ontario Who have beentaking the Surnmer Refresher. Course spensored by the Ontario. Sec- ondary School Teachers' Peder. ation, at Lawrence Park lege instittith in Toronto. centre will be loeated at 'model home recently con- do] at Conklin Lumber Pany's location -on the Bay. - road, it was dec.ided at the lar meeting of town coun- idaY night, -when-tin -Tart. eeision to locate it on El - street was revefsed. it eXpected the new 10afli . be'functioning hit this end, when IVIiss rt. Brad-, Mil again be in charge. IAA 'signs will' be erected, , ,atirtfk, the new location of inbnnation Centre. ' VA decided .that the corn. of Goderich residents, as well. as summer It sitors, seized the occasion to inspect the Varied works, Eo#ies. were re- ceived from many communities in this seetiiin of Ontario on invitation of the local club and. a numligr were sold. Here some visitors discussssome-of the work; (Sig741-Star photo) uron County Areas ry For Reforestation By W. E. Elliott • A shift, of emphasis from forestation to woodlot manage- ment is desirable, in the opinion of Larry Scales- of Stratford, zone forester for Huron, Perth and Oxford, who addi ez,zec: the Rotary Club of Goderich at Tuesday's luncheon meeting. Planting of 125,000 trees each springisliardiy scratching the gill -Ater; 'h said. There is 25 times as muchnatural woodland in Huron as has been forested —"woodland that is not get - ,ting the attention it should have." "Seventy-five to 80% of my work has to do With planting trees," Mr. Scales said. "I hope we will pay more attention to the less spectacular business of trying to improve the natural woodlands. We Cannot do much about this until there is some change in the public Ideal of what is important in forestry, and until money can be Sup- plied for the work of improv- ing natural woodlands)" The speaker was introduced by past president Ed. Rowlands and thanked by Dan Murphy for a most informative talk. Half the club members, gather- ed around afterward to ask questions about various phases of forestry—an unique' 'expres- sion of interest in the address. Visitors were: R. S. Dever- eaux, Windsor; .Graham Pink- ney, Ajax; Fred Thwaites, Lon- don East; and, Gerry MacPhee, formerly with •Stedman's here and nowsofsEetrnlia. There was a cordial message-fiiiiirT.-1Viur, ray MacDonald, former presi- dent, mentioning that he is now a member of Willowdale Rotary Club. Adopted Boy Secretary Bob Chapman read an English translation of. a let- ter of thanks from the club's adopted boy in Vietnam, Nguyen Veterans 'Enjoy Fishing -Outing - A party of about 40 disabled and convalescent veterans of World War 1 and World War II from Westminster 'military hos- pital at London were guests of Branch 101, Royal Canadian Legion yesterday when the an- nual -fishing, party sponsored by the branch was held. A number -of the, men enjoy- ed the perch fishing, being taken out to the breakwall by MacDonald Marine. Others visited about the town, taking in the museum and other places of interest. The afternoon was „topped off with dinner served at the Leg- ion 'hall, when prizes were dis- tributed to the successful fisher- men. Frank Reid was chairman for this event which, has been an annual affair for some years. Constable Jerry Anderson of the ROMP haa .returned,to ilis detachment at Lae Du Bonnet, Manitoba, after-.Aracationing at his home in Scarborough and River's tertcl,.Pert Afbert. Ile was acconManied by his pal, Andy 'link's, also of Lac Du Bonnet. Constable, Anderp has been transferred to NOrway }louse and leaves fdr that north- ern ,post „August la.. Thai Dao, reporting 1-eceipt of various articles, and his inten- tion to be faithful at school "so as to be worthy of your love and help." The Department of Lands and Forests -carries out its work through regions and districts, Mr. Scales explained. The Lake Huron region is one of three, and includes Grey, Bruce, Perth and the Galt -Guelph zones. "Most of youi" he said, "will have seen a Huron county for- est at Sheppardton, owned by the county but under agree- menetwith the department to maintain it for at least 20 years. In this time it is the responsibil- ity -of the department to plant upon the land, develop the plan- tations that result, and improve all the natural woodland that may be on the property when acquired. Theoretically, these forests should be on a paying basis, -but we do not know just how they will work out. "At end of the agreement per- iod the owners may sell to the Crown, enter into a fifty-fifty arrangement, buy out the inter- est of the Crown or continue with an agreement similar to the original one. In this zone there are seven owners of such, forests as Phave mentioned, in- cluding Huron and Oxford coun- ties, the Maitland Authority, Upper Thames, Aux 'Sauble and Otter Creek. We advise people who have waste lands they wish to use, regarding planting and development: Co-operative Agreement "One' scheme, unique in he province, and possibly the world, is your reforestation team. It is under a co-opera- tive agreement -between the de- partment, county and individual townships and the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture. I am responsible for organizing the scheme. I go out in summer and contact someone interested in reforestation. He can plant trees for $1 a thousand, perhaps $12 a thousand if planted in- dependently, ors.$20 .in a rough area. All but $1 is absorbed by the department, countysand towriship-S.- , "The trees _are planted by *a Huron county crew. C. M. Robertson of Goderich is the man :who does the overseeing for me, and the county sends the crew to various places de- signated for planting; then we have a little accounting, usually in the beginning of June, to find out how much it has cost, bll tOwnship and county for half each, and the county also supplies the trees. The number in the scheme has usually run to 125,000, so the county pays out about $1,200, but gets $1,000 repaid from the department, so it may be $300 for trees and half the cost of planting. We have been operating since 1952 and have planted roughly 125,- 000 trees each spring, so it has got up to a million and a half, which I think is quite, a good (Continued on page 10) Single Copies 10c Chief of Police F. M. Min' shall has been advised that a skunk which was shot with- in the town limits has proven to be rabid. Chief Minshall osks citizens to get in touch with his department if they know of any person or anim-, als which might have come contact- wit?• the skunk. First' Settlers In Wawanosh_ . By'L. C. Cantelon It may be that Wawanosh Township was named after a Huron Indian chief, or, as some believe, it may bp the Indian word describing the winding waters of the beautiful Mene- setups; (Maitland) river, which traverses the township from northeast to southwest. As originally surveyed, it was the largest township in Huron County and it is situated in the northernmost part of the coun- ty, bordered on the east by Morris, south by Hullett and Colborne, west by Ashfield, and partly on the north by Turn - berry, all townships in Huron County, while the township of Kinloss in Bruce County lies along the rest of itS northern boundary. In shape it is nearly a square 111/2 by 12 miles, with an area of about 84,000 square acres. Highway 86-, from Lucknow, through Whitechurch (formerly; Ulster), to Wingham, forms its 'northern boundary, and High- way 4, from Wingham, through Belgrav•e (Hagarty's Corner), to (formerly Drummond vil- lage), through Auburn (Man- chester), to The Nile; and from there, its western -border is the road through Dungannon _And Belfast to .Lucknow. * * Wawanosh was part of the Crown lands and not included in the Huron Tract, which was owned, Administered, and- sold, by the Canada ,Company; whose headquarters was at Goderich. Thus_ it had- te-latersandssloWer settlement than the townships _owned by that _cempany. . Apparently the first settle- ment of any size was in the dis- trict near Manchester (now Au- burn), and,the first settler, John Jackman, settled on lot 13, con- cession 1, Wawanosh Township in 1840. His son, John Wawa- nosh,- named° after himself and the township, was the first male baby born in the township. In 1841, .or soon after, Robert Shannon located on lot 19, con - session 1, and he had a daughter who was the first girl born in the township. About the same time, Charles Girvin, later war- den of Huron County, settled on lot 13, concession 2. During its earliest Period of (Continued on page 10) Col. -A. „Yap:. ...fgratood onored :With L.Placitie: E DAY EARLIER Early Ded1inFORuraI4Iews.. Correspondents And Advertisers Rural news correspondents of The Signal-Si'r are asked to take special note of the fact that The Signal - Star will be publiShed on Wednesday,of next week—o.ge day earlier than the usual Thursday. Even though the news budgets are smaller than usual, it is essential that they reach The Signal -Star Office no later than Monday. This may mean having to mail them on Sat- u-rdity-, Nome-nitses,------- Advertisers are 'respee.tively requested to have IX" vertising copy ready by Monday morning at tile latest. DEADLINE for classified ads will be 6P.M. Monday instead of the usual 6 P.M. Tuesday. Signal -Star staff holidays are from .Toly 18 to 27, inclusive. There'lvill be no issue of the paper on. July 25th. The man for whom Egmond- ville near Seaforth is named was honored by the unveiling of an historical plaque commem- orating him Sunday afternoon. He w'as CM. Ant,lion.y Van Egmond, a pioneer settler of the area, and a leader of the re- form movement in what' was then Upper Canada. Ontario Highways minister Charles S. MacNaughton said: It is right and fitting that this plaque take its place in the historical records of Ontario. "Col. Van Egmond should be honored as much for what he was as for what he did." Man Of Principle James R. Scott, Seaforth, who gave a brief history of the pioneer settler' and developer said the colonel shotild be re- membered "not because he built a number or roads or be- cause he cleared a number of ares of land—not for the ma- terial things, although they are important, but because in fact he -had principles. ands wassseille ing to die for them." In the mid -1830s, the Dutch - born army officer and scion of European aristocracy wasrprob- ably one of the largest private land -holders in the Huron Tract. He protested against what he smith Township; N. C. Cardno, representing Seaforth Council; Mrs. Leonard StrOng, vice-presi- dent of the Seaforth Wo.men's Institute, that sponsored -the ceremony, and Rev. J. 11. Vardy, Egmondville United Churcb. considered unfair treatment to settlers by the Canada Company. Died In Jail He fought for William Lyon IVIackenzie's rebels of the Re- ft:41'm party in the Rebellion in Upper Canada, ,and after being captured, ditd in jail in Tor- onto. - Although he met an ignoble end after a long and useful life, he, was a man of the highest moral principles. Among the estimated 100 per- sons who saw one of Col. Van Egmond's great granddaughters, Miss Constance Ann Rudolph, Waterloo, " Unveil he plaque, were approximately 15 who can •trace their families back to the early settler. The plartue was dedicated by Rev. Harold Snell, Riverside United Church, London. Mr. Snell is a descendant of the colonel. *, Taking Part Others taking part in the ceremonies were, Chairman An- drew Y. MacLean, Seaforth; Mrs. J. R. Futcher, ,St. Thomas, representing the Ontario His- toric Sites Board; Huron War- den Walter J. Forbes; Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tucker - Board Honors Robertson Family In -Naming__ New Public -School Goderich Public School Board has chosen the name Robertson Memorial Public School for the new $240,000 public echool be- ing built at Eldon ana Blake streets. The decislon was made At the regular meeting Of the board Monday evening. The name will honor one of this town's older families, whose members have shown for many years their interest in educa- tion. Tiley were the late Chief Justice Robert Rob,ertson; the late John Ro.hertsonand tht: Tale Mortimer Robertson, bO former staff members of Gode- rich District Collegiate Insti- tute; the late William H. Rob- ertson, owner and publisher of tlTh Goderich Signal -Star. It is expected -that the school will open in September. Name Supervisors FREE METHODIST PASTOR TO ATTEND CONFERENCE The pastor of the Goderich Free Methodist Church, • the Rev. R. Glenn Pelfrey, will at- tend the annual Conference arid Fairillr-BiblesCamo„,of the West Ontario Conference Oftlre-Free- Methodist Church in NOrthsAm- erica, July 31 - August 11, at Thamesford, Ontario. Ministers and lay delegates will gather from the area embraced by Fort William on the West, Clarks- bprg en the south and Niagara Falls on the east. The annual business sessiOns of the confer- -encesswill -bee-presided-over- by - Dr'. Myron F. Boyd, director and speaker of the international broadcast, "Tlie Lightd Life Hour." Rev.' Dale Cryderman of Spring Arbor, Michigan, will be the Evangelist for the camp. For further information andi brochure call JA 4-9g06. The following have been nam- ed by the school board as school supervisors: Miss Helen Videan, Victoria School, William Black, Robertson Memorial School, and Ernest Crawford, Victor Laur- iston School. Ralph Smith is to be super- vising principal, as previously announced. , Fred Bowen has been appoint- ed caretaker of the Roberton Memorial public school which is to open for classes at the fall terrn in September. He has been caretaker at Victoria pub- lic school. Benson Freeman has`been ap- pointed caretaker at Victoria school filling the vacancy left by Mr. Bowen's transfer to the new school. Mr. -Freeman has been employed at the RCAF StallbrisateClinton._ _The salary was set at 0,200 per annum-WITIT provision for an 'increase of CRAIGIE TROPHY Dr. H. R. Hall and Mrs. Earl Allison won the Craigie Trophy which has sheen competed for slows4939 Sy -members _of_the Goderich Lawn Bowling Club. Other winners were Walter Heitman and Mrs. Len Welt - brook, Archie Townsend 'aed Mrs. E. F. Sale, E. J. Pridham and Mrs. Jean Price. Forty bowlers took part in the doubles tourney. PLAN OCTOGENARIAN CLUB picNic FOR JULY 17 Former Signal -Star Editor and Publisher, the late W. H. Robertson, along with other members of the well-known Robertson family of Goderich, were honored by having Gode- rieh's newest public school named after them. * * $200 on obtaining a fourth-class engineer's certificate. Call Tenders The board will call tenders for the construction of a. five "foot cement walk four inches in thickness, to be laid on the south side of Blake street 'too, Elizabeth to Eldon, and on'44 west side of Eldon from Ben- nett Lo Blake streets, Principal H. M. Shackleton of Victoria school reported final enrohnent Was 682, with an average attendance of 60815 th - satte4tdanee ____ percentage 97.9. Principal R. Smith of Victor Lauriston school report- ed enrolment of 312, average attendance Of 299.77, percent- age attendance of 96.81. The remainder of the meet- ing was taken up with routine bUsiness and the passing of , Horticultural Societies Meet The annual meeting of Zone 8 of 16 Ontario Horticultural Societies was held' in the Com- munity Hall at Ripley. Zone 8 includes- the counties of Grey, Bruce and Huron. Delegates were present from societies at -Auburn, Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Eastnor (Lions Head), Goderich, Lucknow, Teeswater, Paisley. District director C. H. Epps of Clinton presided. Murray_ Smith of Chatham, president of the Ontario Horticultural 'So- ciety, was special speaker. Entertainment was provided by Scottish dancing performed by Miss Margaret MacLennan and a song solo by Mrs. lain McCharles of Ripley. Floral arrangements, both for dining room and mantle, were submitted for judging, with the judges comm,ting on their reasons regarding the exhibits. Are Critical Discussion of seeds which are offered within the bounds of Zone 8 for garden and flower growing came in for criticism and ended in a resolution ex- pressing the dissatisfaction of all voting delegates except one. over the-qu'ality of seeds for germination; and for laCk of correct-iaVelling available. Souvenirs From All Over Hymns sand Scripttir e Ch5seri - for the July meeting ot George's Churchwoman's Guild was in keeping with the Domin- • ion Day holiday. Mrs. C. Val- ean presided. Mrs. H. Dodd was pianist and Mrs. H. Tich- borne read the Scripture. Thank you notes for flowers and cards received were read by Mrs. F. Bowra in the ab- sence of Mrs. B. M. Munday, correspondance secretary. Mem- bers were pleased to know Mrs. Munday was home from her rather lengthy stay in hospital. Final plans were ma. te for the annual garden party which will be held on the rectory lawn, if weather permits, and if not, in the Parish Hall. There' was a fascinating col- lection of souvenirs on display from around the world, which had been sent Mrs. Frank Bowra bY her son, Beverly. These included silk dress ma- terial from China, musical table from Capri, Greek soldier, Polish dancing couple, musical windmill from Holland, a hearse tiful mother of pearl-New'Testa- ment from the Holy Land. jewellery, olive wood -boxes and souvenir spoons. Te.a hostesses were Mrs. F. 13.jley, Mrs. Frank Bowra and Mrs. 0. Foreman. GIVEN LICENSE The Maitland Golf Club has been granted a club license by the Liquor License Board of Ontario. It was among 1.0 establishments to receive reenses., Por some 15 years or tO,Ort, the Kinsmen Club of Goderielv has held a picnic for the Octogenarian Club. Pictured above is one of the annual gatherings Of some years age. How many have since passed Away? This year, the picnic of the Octogenarian .Club will be held at Ilarbourlite Inn On Wed- nesday, July 17, iqommenoing at.; 1:80 P.M. A program will be staged by CKNX. There will be boat rides available for those who wish to go. Chairman of the Octogenarian Club picnic_is D. J. Patterson-, Who has held this post for the pa'st -15 years. Last year saw arPattendanee of 86 at the pienit and it la expected that the attendance this year will be larger. 5. Harbor Park Is Now Approved - Will_ Get Government Support Harbor Park, which now in- cludes the new beach section recently added, as well as the park area at the top of the hill, has been accepted as an "ap- proved park" under the regula- tions of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, town council has been advised and as such is entitled to a fifty percent grant from the 'pro- vince.- Camping Area The beach area has been lumped together with the hill- tOp ,piik ih order to qualify under the requirement that a eer t i #1 --amount -of-- --spa ce --be- allocated ler trailer and camp- ing use. The hilltop park is -now more popular than ever with summer visitors as a trailer camp, and it appears likely that it will eventually be completely turned over to this use, with 'picnic groups being acnommod- ated at the new beach. " As part of a containing pro- , . gram of improvements for le, ° waterfront, it is tentatissly planned to add picnic',acconc modations, possibly including s pavilion type of structure, 3 the new beach area. In, the near future 24,000 yards of ravel and and .will be added to the new beach shoreline. This work has been proceed- ing under the direction of Councillor Rrg. JeWc11, chair- man of the harbor Cornmittee. Problems Too Acquisition of the new beach area and right-of-way- to it from the old beach has not .been with- out its -problems. --A -ceitnninnication- from- -the--- Canadian Pacific Railways com- pany requests-fhat fencing be placed along the inter-beatb walk to discourage trespassing, ori the railway property. The corhpany charges that irony persons are trespassing, and committing n nuisance. donn- e. authorked the requited work 1y the cornMittee. 1 eu.a. 0‘ es5,i