HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-05, Page 1USTENING_AT GODERICKS NOAAINAT1ON MEET
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6th Year - No 48
GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1963
ayor Ernie Fisher.
ets Standing Ovation
W.' E.- • Eliiett
Retirement a Mayor Fisher
decision of two council
umbers to contest the office
ated three vacancies, and the
tainty of the mayoralty con-
t oncouraged• new candidates
qualify who in
lances would not individually
ve caused an election. - At
ursday, evening's meeting in
acKay nail, 21 pensons were
°posed for 13 seats, and all
the mayor subsequently
ualified. There are contests
council, utilities and public
!sal board, and the electors
also-- vote _upon •the. quese
an of fluoridating the water
ANY.
Of thc nine men in the rate
r six council seats, three are
w members, four are new -
niers t� the civic arena, one—
told Montgomery—is a form-
etouncillor, and Harold Shore
as just concluded 12 years'
rviee on the .-public school
ard.
Utilities commissioners whose
COntractoreeand el)Vms J•, eg-bqfri
real estate broker. Continuing
on the commission are'George
rilsinger and Gerry WWey,
with the new mayor an ex -
officio member.
School Board
H. W. MeCreath and Russell
Bradford are standing for. re-
election to the public school
board for a two-year term. The
seat vacated by removal of Mr.
Shote, to the council contest .is
sought by Dr. G. F. Mills and
Cayley Hill. Trustees with an-
other year to serve are ,Jack
enarriott, Mrs. Min W. Na -17
lace and Jack Freeman.
Voting will take place on
Monday, December 9, between
the hours a 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mayor Fisher at the conclu-
sion of his speech in MacKay
Hall was given a standing ova-
tion by the capacity crowd. The
applause continued while he
was making his way to the back
of the hall, from where he
turned and thanked the gather-
ing with much feeling.
His worship got no sleep that
night. Very early Friday morn-
ing he bearded a Sky Harbour
aircraft in order to attend a
•meeting in Toronto at 8.30, and
was • back in Goderich about
1.30, in lgood time for a meet-
ing of the police commission,
of which he is chairman.
Ms %speech on nomination
night included a detailed re-
view of the water system issue,
which he said waS "nothing to
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term expires at the year-end
are G. G. MacEwan and William
J. Mills: The former is calling
it a day after long service, and
for the vacancy thus created
Iwo have qualified: Bruce Ryan,
azaar Features
Id Time °Kitchen
ance
:asualty
ice.
es Ser.
kd luster
1"s an old tradition to .have
Christmas bazaar and tea at
orth Street United Church the
A Saturday in November. The
slits's is so old that no one
'itknows how far back it
tes.
vitirml—nitmfirrr-sr
as one of the Iarges'
azaar in Gode.rich, and pos.-.
bly in lltiren County. It can
ten net the lades over $1;000.
'Let's say it's our major
olleS-making peoject for the
ar," Says United Church Wo-
n President, Mrs. R. W.
Uftes
"The fundamentalpurpose is
raise dirney, but we have a
of fun doing it," site stated.1
Besides selling baking, candy,
knitting•and ..cwing_and assort-
: d odd ornaments, all made in
the -homes by the 400 women
members, the bazaar has a fea-
ture to help draw the crowds_
his :,T31', th olu-fashioned
Str:.,..et 'United auditorium stage
hAleci to attract morn than
400 people.
For a month .the women had
ittarunagecl through attics and
basements and other hiding,
placefor all the authentic.fur-
nkhings for a kitchen of 75,
years ago.
*Mrs. ITarold Bettger, dressed
in Mrs. Murray McGill's grand-
.' t•-ontinuat on Page 12)
The Win:A-Prize contest by the Goderieh Businessmen's Ass-
ociation now has a second set of winners. There's three more
drawings to go -before Christmas. Businessman on Pettifer,
left, presents Ellen Pickell, 186 Brock Street with the third
prize of $25.00 for the second week of the.tontest, and J, R.
Hunking of Auburn with the first prize of $50.00. Mrs. H.
Mitchell, 157 Elgin avenue north, the second prize winner Tor
another $25.00 was not present for the,photograph.
Signal -Star Photo.
get excited* about," and also,
at the cldse, asharp criticism
of the "depressed ,are"
astge, of the Dominion govern -
Ment under legislation which,
he said, "could be _discrimina-
tory."
. -
• "In. 1957," he said, "I.asked
your support in electing me as
mayor, and started with optine-
ism, believing Goderich would
progress in the years to come.
Tonight I stand before you With
deep and sincere appreciation
and say `thank you very much'
for the confidence placed in
me and your co-operation in
helping me in my duties and
OW MEMORIAL P.-
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SCHOOL OFFICIAL OPENING
tA ceremony officially open-
ing the_new Robertson Mem-
orial ' Public School will be
held at the school on Tues-
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day, December 10, comment-
ing at 8:30 p.m. •
Officially opening the schoo-
l
will be Professor H. Grant
Robertson of Victoria Uni-
versity, Toronto, a son of the
late Professor John C. Robert-
son, for many yeans on the
staff of Victoria College,
Toronto. to.,
• Robertson Memonial Public
School has been so named in
honor of the Robertson fam-
ily, long connected with the
life of Goderich and devoted
to* the interests of edu:gation.
Other mcinbers of the fam-
ily honored in the naming of
the school besides' the afore-
mentioned -late Professor
John C. Robertson were: W.
11. Robertson, for many .years
Editdr of The Signal and The
Signal -Star of Golterich; A.
M. Robertson, for many years
.;on the teaching staff of Gode-
rich Collegiate; R. S. Robert-
son, one time Chief Justice
of the Province of Ontario;
Miss Mary Robertson, for
years on the Goderich Public
School teaching staff, and an-
other sister, Miss Margaret
Robertson. '
Following the ceremOnies,
there will be condueted tours
of the new school after which
refreshments Will be served
in the spacious school audi-
terittffl.
responsibilities in administra-
tion of the county town in the
past six years. As I look over
the 3fraft'r`can sae much pro
gress, sortie new industries and
many of our older industries
expanding. That has not Come
by itself. We have used the
talents of dedicated men, their
experience, interest and educa-
tion and co-ordinated these fac-
tors, 'integrated the wOrk of all
the boards and commissions,
and I suggest to you there has
been more progress in the past
six years than in any six yeses
in the history of the town. (Ap-
ONE
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tii.e 'North Street. United 6htireh
,urigtrilas geiliar,'trs., Harold Dettger,
4anding) fiitir girls,' dressed UP aol POr"'
toStuttleS. of., YAM ago isreteildd
the's' Were at work At 'a kitchen of grAnd.
,
mother's 'day, assembled en the auditorium
stage. Troia left, Barbara 13toutilier, nary
Mien MiII, tlizabeth Parsebs, and Marge
I3ettger.
(SWIM -Star photo)
PERSONAL
The parents of Norman *an
nock f tarriefleld
Camp were pleased to have a
visit from him last week.
Signal-Star
Office Open
For the convenience of
Christmas shoppers, The Sig-
nal -Star office will remain
open ori Saturday afternoons
until just before"Christsnas.
Drop in and send ,a sub-
scription to The Signal -Star
as a Christmas gift to friends
and relatives. A beautiful
card is sent to the recipient
in your name.
If you haven't -yet ordered
your,, Christmascards, by all
means don't delay. You'll
find an impressive array of
them at The Signal -Star. But
you'll have to hurry, to allow
4111111111MNIMII
FOR AlAYOR
Maybi--A:. C. Fisher by Mrs. Mooney and J. Moody
Mrs. May Mooney by Donald Aberhart and 'Russell
• Bradford
Kenneth'. Croft by W. P. Johnston and Frank C.
, Young
• POR REEVE
Frank Walkom by J. A. eaman anti ifeury Hall
(Acclamation)
FOR DEPUTY REEVE
Reginald R. Jewell by Scott Young and F. *Skeltpn
(Acclamation)'
- FOR COUNCIL
(6 to :be elected)
Stewart Sutherland by J. Moodey and F. Walk= •
.Joseph Moody by -Ken Croft and Mrs. May Mooney
Robert Squire by R. G. Shrier and Ken Croft
Robert C. Hays by Frank Young and Reg. Jewell
Harold Montgomery by J..Moody and James H.
Johnston
jameS H. Johnston by Ernie Fishor and Reg. Jewell
B. R. Robinson by F. Skelton and John Pirie
We C. Schaefer by Frank Walkom and Ken. Croft
Harold W. Shore by .T. 11 Aitken and John Pirie
PUBLIC 1-7111/ITIES
(2 to be, el Pet icin
William 3. Mills by George- Filsinget and J. Moody
Brube 'Ryan by Cloorge Filsing,er and -Tames It.
•• Sk eoe h
Wm, J. Hughes by Reg., R. Jetvell and .lnenes 'IT.
- Johnston
SOII0014 !MAT)
(-3 to be e)eetod) ,
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G. Franklin mina by TIatokl W. Shore Ad
Cr Bradford'
Cayley Hill by TT. W. 1VreCroatii and Donald A berlta rt
W. Mccreath by Russel), C. Bradford and F.
Skelton
RUssell 0. Bradford by Tf.W. McCreath and..George
. Filsingtt --,
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INDEX
NOMINATION MEETINGS
Town of Goderich
Goderich Township
Colborne Township
Ashfield Township
FLUORIDATION
Civic Plebiscite
Editorial Support
Dentists Support
Letters
Goderich Lions Support
Curling
By crackey
Harbor Development
Auburn
Dungannon
Weddings
Sugar and Spice
Section 1, Page 1
Section 1, Page 5
Section 2, Page 1
Section 2, page 1
Section 1, Page 1
SectiOn 2, Page 2
Section 2, Pages 4, 5
• Section 1, Page 4
Section 2, Page 3
Section 2, Page 8
• Section 1, Page 2
Section 1, Page 10
Section 1, Pagel°
• Section 2, Page 6
Section 1, Page 11
Section 2, Page 7
Section 2, Page 4
Single Copies 10c
FLUORIDATION PLEBISCITE,
LIVELY MUNICIPAL OFFICE
CONTESTS FACE THE VOTERS
By W. E. Elliott
Certainty of a mayoralty contest and the result-
ing need for new council members brought a capacity
crowd about 250 including standees — to 'MacKay
Hall Thursday evening. The audience, heard a predie:
tion that the- mill rate will increase and an announce-
ment by utilities- commissioner George Filsinger that
Hydro rates would not rise. The proposal for a county-
wide mutual fire aid system received the appro-vial, of
fire chairman Robert Hays and a qualified blessing from
Reeve Walkom, who said: "It's not" a must, but they
are pressing for it at Toronto." Councillor Joe Moody
criticized the Central Mortgage .and Hotising Commi'ss-
ion for "month after month" of delay in processing the
papers in connection with the home for senior eitizens.
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MacEwan Praised
Mayor Fisher praised the s
vice of George G. MacEw
a
to- given unselfishly through
years on the utilities comm
sion, several years as chair -
,man." Mr. MacEwan, whose
current term expirts et the end
of the year, is retiring. He
served two years on the board
as mayor (194849) and the re-
mainder as elected commissio
er.
Evidently the fluoridation
sue is not very hot. It w
mentioned by only one candi
ate. James H. Johnston, ru
ning for council, said: "In vie
cif the fact we are .going to ha
to spend a great sum on a, se
age disposal plant, the rat
payers should thirdLslreissudy
Councillorin7IftRegell, 11:
posed for deputy reeve and
seat in county council, expres
ed non -concurrence in a co
pulsory truck route.
it was left to Mayor Fish
lector Ed. Jessop, completed
ar- the list of nominations at 8.30,
an, Clayton Edward was elected
15 chairman of -the meeting, a task
is_ he had accepted for "quite a
few years" previously.
Trustee Russel C. Bradford
announced December 10 as
date of the formal opening of
Robertson Memorial school,
where "a few things remain to
n_ be completed."
Mayor Fisher
is' 'Mayor Fishe•r reviewed some
as features of the interim financial
de statement showing $549,064 rev-
enue and $537,514 expenditure
W to October 31. Copies were
ve available in the hall. As chair-
w- man of the police commission,
.his worship reported $33,000
sspo‘scss+401,. 09,0selstift_ete.13YentrWttirt:
likelihood of a small surplus. 1
P -a "We have a contentious issue
s calledmi
water supply," he con -
m. ti
ed, "but. there s not too
much to get excited over. In!
er MaL.Larens.vvere asked to
• cided to proceed, but with rum-
ors of an Ontario Hospital we
negotiated with the governnaent
.or a joint, scheme, and after
a Meeting in Toronto we again
asked MacLarens for an interim
report. That was presented to
council in 1959, at which time
the hospital was to have 1,200
beds, and we planned a 4,000,-
000 -gallon plant.' HoWever,
be -
ore we got into action it was
rumored the hospital had been
reduced to 300 beds and we
reduced to 2,400,000 gallons,
and once again MacLarens gave
us an updated report. r
"At this time it was suggest-
ed we have an intake of 4,000,-
00 gallons, filtration plant of
2,500,000 million and mains
2,500,000. After some negoti-
ations, and meetings at Which
council and public utility mem-
bers were prese.n.t in Toronto
with the OWRC, it was suggest-
ed by Dr. Berry, general man-
ag,er, to MacLarens, that we
reduce the capacity af the filtr-
ation plant from 2.4 millions to
11.5 million gallons per day.
• . The Agreement
"We were reluctant to accepi
.this -----everybody was aware of
• Lhe reduction—and a delega-
• tion went to Toronto once again,
land after some debate we
agreed on a 1.5 million-gallon-
:ta'YhL-'trilahypitss :414P.las
put en
the filtration plant! so that at
times of peak consumption we
would have ample water.
"At a joint meeting in late
1960, on a recommendation
from the public utilities again
and another joint meeting, we
were asked to sign a prelimin-
ary agreement, and, upon re-
ceipt of an OK from the On-
tario Municipal Board Bylaw 31
of 1961 was*Passed, the town
and Ontario Hospital entering
into an agreement for 4.4 mil-
lion gallons per day intake and
a 16 -inch main coming up the
hill. With .4.4 million gallons
capacity arid a 1.5 million cap
acity filtration plant we could
pump sufficient.
"It was very unfortunate that
t this time the bypass was not
n..stalled I do not intend to
creen anyone, but in all fair
ess, with a new administratioe
taking over in the OWRC and
new general manager,' ther(
vas nothing in writing about
he 1.5 'providing kAf o t the
ypass. I think the neek-
gineerf did not remember ot-
know of the bypass. but :kir
MaeNaughton has rentindee
to dealat length with the wate
works 'affair. Concluding a r
view, he said: "In all fairne
to everyone, we were all qUit
aware of the reduced capacit
with the proviso t4t the b
pass go in, and I arn sure
and I have a few weeks yet o
holding the reins—we will pre
for the bypa-ss and it may hay
'prepare a report on the Godee
i
e-
,ressrne'A` wa'er supply, and at that!
sstinie $555,000 was the figure we
eiwere_ given for the new plant.i
y, (That was tabled Until 1957,1
when we had a break on the!
,harbor road and we asked for
an updated report. 'We receiv-
ed the same recommendationJ
but a cost of $585,000. We de -
to be combined with restriction
• on lawn service next summer
But in all fairness also, we mus
say that at the time the 1.5 mil
lion gallons was suggested ou
population was 6,O0, and tat
projected population n variou
booklets, including Mid -West
ern, is 7,500 or 8,000 in 1975
so if one million gallons was
considered adequate in 1960,
suggest to you that 1.5 was
ample for the foreseeable fu
tura when we decided to pro
ceed with the water system. It
took care, of course, only of a
projected population, over 15
years, but not any large in-
crease in industrial assessment.
Wait And 4 See
, "I would be unalterably op -
'posed to see the town spend
another $100,000 to increase
t that filtration. bed and let it
I sit idle, hoping we get another
ftidtistry. But when and if the
industrial commission negoti-
ates.and gets a signed contract
that industries will take so
many gallons, we should pro-
ceed at once to 'additional fill
-
ration bed, but only then". Nego-
titasting with a na*
ils twins
takes some time before they
fri
build, and 1 asure by that
time the new plant will be
ready. We should not have A
'capital expenditure of $100,000
hanging over our head, wait.
ing for sornething to wine in.'
When Town Clerk Sherman
Make, assisted by assessor -col.
^
r- Expect 90 New,
esjJobs At DRMCO
I n
Completion ok the present
,DR,meo expansinn program isla
expected to create 41-i'otat 90 new
jobs there, according to John it
•K. Sully, ,president and general
IL' .b
manager. Hadded that
in a couple of years,. the pay.
r011 should increase from the
•prasent 210 to as high as 300. h
Mr. Sully hopes to see the corn- ie
nany's manufacturing capacity
go pp to 500 big road graders
a year within a few yc:ars.
The hew addition, a :.tory
about which appeared in 'Tile
Signal -Star several weeks aeo,
I.; rapidly taking shape and vill
be closed in within about a
week. The addition will. give
an extra 16,000 square feet of
floor space. .The plant now has
70,000 square feet of floor
Sparc.
In the new set-up, the com-
pany plans io make its oWtt
transmission systems, :thus
bringing up the graders' Can-
adian content to '80 per eent.
The overall remodelling to
the present plant together.with
the new addition will acklaw,ta
an expenditure of some
$100,00';
im it was discus.sed at the tat'
st meeting in Toronto. I
might add that I checked or
the sninutes of teuncil and PVC
since 1958 and there were 47
meetings to discuss this prob-
lem."
in
ci
• Question 'Asked
"Whatesis the bypass worth
gallons per day?" enquired
. MacLeod Ross.
The mayor: "500,000 to three-
quarters of g million, if neces-
sary. it is just a case of a
large pipe and opening a valve,
and of course you ore going to
get raw water into your syStem,.'"
but • that is better than no
water at all." •
Mr. Rost: "Is the oritario
Hospital seoritia- Can we
ca
on it in ernergeney?".
The mayor: "When Our tank'
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