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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1965-01-14, Page 1GODERKH, ONtARIO; 14UROAY, 'JANUARY .1441945' Ravaitlo rum., est fe Vur E. r); Geo eOnar Hops° 'Mayor 'Frank idreed a blAz on "eYesor,es" auring his inauf,Fral addreAto Goderiich town /ectinell,IVionclay., The miiyor d a few -Point action plan with:which he hopes to. spearhead . the "clean-up" drive. Targets are t� be: The burned out ruins of the big mill. The old organ factory. Lighting in some areas of the tovVrh._, "These are, the -eyesores' of the town, said Mayor kern: "Let us contunue as in the past to make -Goderich a pleasant place. in which .to Are- sTide." ,• 'Mayor Walloom said he -would urge conincit to .take maximum abbion against the. owners of the property On whieh the big mill and the -old organ ,factory stand. "We will 'do everything - in own- ers to 00 something to Make the property look•mare respect - WA:- et any -act -km We- .hold take 41. A declining demand for West- for the grain frOin the prairies.," oderdich 'Elevator and Transit Thi;," reason? "It all bolls o., to con.Stider •a $100,000 pro- downlo the 'fact th,at „corn has ect to handle Ontario corn.- now fbecerne actecpted as .4a •Geor,ge Parsons, the-icempany feed' by Ontario' farmers," said anager, made the announce- Mr. 'Parsons._ eat this week_ when lie re- added: "At' one tihne ipeo- ealed he had been negotiating , Ple woul tr-Th lOok it -because 4 the CNR and the ,depart- r. makes fcattie have' excess fat.. ent of Public Works over the But noW the •censunier seems to 1413 VERY -15 — IRE elevator in Cloderich each ye_ar_ at .thelcresent time: "One other factor is that our supply of ,corn has been stela- ily increasing here in Ontario," said 'Mr. ParSon,s. 'Thanks to 'better equipment - the farmers fare now producing 150 busthels of. corn to an acre as compared to 80 previouSly."'• rojert. , . be satisfied. vvith fat on his- • "Forllthe.„,,jcast Sew years we bacon and the farmer finds avenotieett a two million bush- growing his cirw rr 'corn is cheap- S.- a -year-detline-in-deanand ern_ ' . , . . ___________ J______ _._• __.._ '• 4" A trio of Clinton men, (who ad been friends from high chool days, died. early Sunday orning after their ca i careen- ed off Highway:8, three miles ,act. -of Goderich, and struck a ree. ar Thomas • Alvin Erie street; John alp, 21, 31 . • .„,..il.ymers, 28, victoria ' and Robert; Richard rray , Tucson, 20, Ontario street., Ontario ProVincial iPolice °d- eers found Sharp dead in the a -r after the wrecloage was spot, ed by a passing motorist. ' mers and Thompson were frann the wreckage and ushed to the Alexandra Hos- .tal in Godertich Only to lie ronounced dead eff:'•arrival. harp, a- baker, was the only 'arried one of the trio and. as the father of three boys nder the age of three years. Coronerr- Dr; N. C. Jackson rdered aft- inquest shortly after , e saw' the bodies on Sunday. OPP officerS are tholding the eath oar, a 1957 Chevrolet, hitt was extensively damaged n the crash. Investigating officerrs are Con- stable P. Petryshyn and Corpor- al C.- A. Hardy of the OPP. TERS 55c 39c , • tt, The neW equipment, when in- stalled. at the elevator Will in- clude drier's; scale's' and. -un- loaders, which wilt -take corn- from".all over Ontario on -a cash Crop ,"It belgrow.n, sold, stor- ed and eVentually find its way back to the farmer as. feed," said Mr. Parsons. _ "At the moment we main suppliers of feed grain to farmers in the Kitchener area and we can foresee when we w611 he doing the sa.ine thing with local corn," he, said. A total of 15 million bushels of feed grain pass throug,h the • Asked if it would mean extra emPloyment, Mr.. Parsons re- plied: "It 'will an fact mean that in the face of this decline from theWest we will be able to keep Lip our*- present - The elevator employs between 40 arid 50 people ori its staff. Just 'when the prqject will be started is urieerbain. debeAds.on the results of nego- tiations Which " halve now been under way for 'bwo months, just John . Donald Wiggins, 44, An of Mrs. John C. Wiggins, 22 Wellington, street North, and the late 'Mr. Wi„,cigins,•has been appointed assistant sup- erintendent_ of ,theank of --Montreal Division) with offices in the main branch of the bank of Tbr-„ onto. • iYp untirthe latter part of December he was manager of themain branch Of the Bank ' f 'Montreal at „,Waterleo- for 80 ats. this night to . the IVIunicipal 13o•turd." The mayor. said he fould in- troduce; "on trial basis," acw compound, re tint to .)alt, to re-surface:Certain walks in the town.' "In .s.b•me townand eitiet this has worked out exception- ally well," said the mayor, "and this may( be one .answer to the deteriorated condition Water- tain etwal kitC' - In his address to his • com- mittee ehairmen he mayor re- quested Co uth eil or Wialtt er Sheardown of the water, light and harbor' cpmmittee to give special attention to town nght: pro5ects. I "There 'must be an iniprove- -. ment in the dismal appearance •- lin some parts of our town, he .. Godbrich town eouncil stand- Squire, Bruce -Erskine, Buti' •.:-. ing committees for 1985 were Such, Reeve Jewell, Walter aid. Special Meetings . appointed at Councirs inaugural Sheardown.- ,..Be,rt ,mised to *be a "c'ery 'busy year Schaefer, Joseph Moody, ii which iwould neces.fitate several .Such. Jas. H. Johnston, Bruce pecial meetings.".- He urged Erskine. • 4-altente•eism from meettings to Walkom said 1965 pro - meeting Monday. Court of Revision: William Mayo Finance: Reeve Reg. Jewell, Johnston, De - Squire, Wii- Bert Such, Jas. 'puty ReeveiRober ham Schaefer. Public Works: J Reeve Jewell, Br Walter j Sheardow Johnsten.' Sp 0601..7 -Jos. Deputy Reel;',e -Stitiare: --Joseph Moody, WiTfiam Schaefer. Parks: Bert Such, Walter Sheardown, Dept. Reeve Squire, Joseph oody-,' William Schaefer, • Fire: Bruce Erskine, Jas. H. Johnston, William' Schaefer, JosePh 'Moody, Bert 'Such. Water, Light and Harbor; Walter Sheardown, Re eve Jewell, Bruce Erskine, -Deputy Reeve'Squire, WiCiam Schaefer. Industrial: Deputy R e e v„e First named in each commit- tee will act as chairman and Mayor F'ink,Y,1kOfl1 is an ex - 'Officio member f all commit- , the sewage disPosal plant and The matter of appointments tees. • !the rmodernizing of Highway 8- I from the outskirts to the lights. to special boards was referred' to the sipecia.1;,Conniiitte-e- -and i -- "These- are .t?•'.'!° . mai" tiro- . , lieets whiCh ' van' -rectifire' 'calf= appointmen• o ri ' - -- , 'd study-T-birwilr pa commission to the industrial 1 s' erable , rt he said. ., . \He went on to Atay.' that he ' eight yearsold it Ls my j . , was ,_confident . the. .gentennial that separate new •agreernents-1 polls, and without . partdldtrty . proje•cts Would be approved to should be made at a conAder- I you should serve everyone on , give the area more park hula'. \ ably higher rte than is receiv- I those polls, regardle•ss -of who -camp would be removed "and! . . - i they are,". he said. Reeve Reg. i In'addition he hoped the trailerjeu ilaw•''-- - Thanked the 7 ! R. 'Jewell thanked the magis- the la:nd be made use of for the In hEi:-Mcaloy.csia trate for his remarks. • '• tended." • 1Mrs. May Mooney, who altended i , fy r , an e , orm r mayor , .' The Rev. W. J. ten Hoopen of North _Street United Church, purpose for vvhich it was in- ma •o. .411 I: d f .e On attracting new industry 'the meeting,. for "guiding the 13,rought the message from the to the area he promised that council would do everything in its -it , .t.E_v_ery...lead_wh, be cut to a 'minimum. Lod'king ahead he said the plans were well advanced for Ex-inayor Mrs. May Mooney hands over the chain of -office to Mayor Frank Walkom at the inaugural meeting of coun.cil Monday. Signal -Star photo * * • Councillor Bruce Enckine to br- j In his remarks the rnagis,__•2 ing in separate now .agreements I trate point.ed,,,eaCthat impartial - With -the ..„.5,uxretinetkpl Lity_ should be CM -theme for the -alities. countirear. 'As the •presenT ones are ; "ln a town like this, each one lief . . , f •ou tomes elected frorn 14 Town Hires New Constable PERSONAL - Garth Picot, son-oVIVirs. Lloyd Picot, •Gaderitch, was recently awarded a HUron County schol- arsihip valued at $100. Garth a .student .at Waterloo Uni- versity. A group- ofbteP•oilfeerts-triade-- a, sentimental .j•ourney their w„,ites to Goderich•on Mon- „,..tvattend a funeral. , The officers,' who indlude n,. inspector, three corporals anct bwo Con:stables, ' Caine to:'attend ilse-durteral of . marr....who....had.- been to -them "a father in theitr early years.” , • - Inspector Ha,rtry Sayeau, Tor- onto, Corporal Bruce Johnston, Kincardine, corporal Russell Ball, Owen Sound, Corporal Bob Siftns, -Listow,elt, and Constable Morrley Oroves, Mealford, -at- tended the funeral for .Robert Deer. at the Stiles' funeral' home. A doderich OPP officer, Co •le Alex TWaddie acted - as ,a pa lbearer.: The story started some '15 years a o When Robert 'Daer and his wife Elizabeth sta-riett to -take • young OPP Officers at their tourist home -and cabins: -"They were just. like „arno- thsr and daffier to -us," said one --f-the officerts.- -Aftert•thcaring n • the news of Mr. Daer's death at the age of 81 in a London hospital the officers took time off to come to offer their sy'r(in, patties to their "den mother." Cornmentect Ed. Stiles: "It was really touching to •see them all give -her a big hu.g-after the service laria—talk ,--about old times." CLIVON: Planned Studenct oaat the Rad.ar and Communications gehool og RCAF, Clinton, will be in- erea,sed in 1965, an official news Source informed The Siope-Star on Tuesday. Total animber on tlie RCAF base at Clinton TIOW is abut 1,400 which is considerably–liss than the normal of from 1,700 to 1,800. • The increase in 1965 is expected to bring the total figure to normal which Will mean an inm crease of fro 300 to 400 airmen. there in 1966, it is stated. ' Although the official announcement to this effect hasIDA been -released. as yet, from Ottawa, 'a° vance in- formation 'leaves little doubt as to the_ultirnat -announ- cement. . . The new Canadian flag will:be-flying over the base soon as they A family friend- commented within -the next several weeks — ,u st s lapwing the accident: "The are issued, it is stated., The •orders to fill are, so numerz boys had been friends ever ous that iit will be a f,ew weeks yet before they are avail- sinee their_Mgh school days." able. God•erich . Police Commassien- has promoted Constable. R. E. 'Crawford .to become sergeant effective as of Friday, January 15. The offi.`cer joined-- the Ibree -here .six and a -half ygars ago.-- • arits.meeting-lastweeki-select- ed .Frank Roy Venn of 'Church street,- Goderich, for the pos,i- tion.of.,tprobationary -.constable with the local -force ata'salary of $3,550 p-erannurn. .Mr. Venn has •:just conipleted reen years service with the Royal Canadia,n Air Force and will start in his new position on Sunday. _Constable ,George Bacon has been entolled-tfor a 'course' at the Ontafio Police College at Aylmer .starthqg on April 20. The Police Coinanission is to make further •arrangements -to send an officer' on the- s-ame coUrse in October: , • If you want to put Goderich Ori the industrial fpromotion rnap everyone now.lia.sa chance to lendthatpersonal touch. Bob Shrier, chairanan of the Industrial - CoMmission, this week appealed for residents to come forward with photograph-: ic slides which' may promote the-Town.th,Town. The Commisidn urgently' re- quires slides showing all facets of life in Gocierich to show to key employees of 'firms inter- ested .in locating here. "If we can iatisfy. the 'key personnel, that we do in fact „haye a lot to- offer here, it Would •bea strong influencing factor _In .firni'S decision- tb locate," Mr. Shrier. The slides will be loaned for tile 'purpose of copying .and will be returned: to their own- ers. So id you have .any suit- able slides Mr. Sthrier would like you to contact hirn, by phone or in pe,rson, at the Signal -Star office.- local ministerial ass'ociation. court:61 through - the intricacies CAf 4rnarrS7 discussionS." "W are all. Well aware that know •we habe all bene. it -is very difficult to stand up • t is ricrhit whei we .are •we receive will be-fallowed up • fited by your presenc2-tinTeotin--- 9-- immediately and couhoil S'-tlyeir--•iitrst,--aotion-Jthe-n•ew.i.'jt is...very 'difficult. in our age co•un'cil decided to tharige -their Vfietvire**-alr"Wartit"to-be -ppp- mn, •Qe.i.vve imn geetillon gfitlhe Thursday of each _month at 7 islaltire• cil," he_said. • -tain " On tounism, he said he hoped to locate the tourist bureau in the sarrie position as last year, b.ecause -:_the.,,,...Igcation allowed plenty of parking space "The reports received -from the tourists were very cmpli- mentary to Miss B. Bradford in particular and the town in gen- eral," -he said. The mayor blamed the trans- fer of personnel from the Clin- ton radar school for the ,drop in the number of building per- mits. Dis•cussin.g the. tre cemanit- p.m. instead of -Friday. 1 , Bert Such pointed out that Fri -1 alter . Heads day inter.,fred --with business 1 ' * . ' for some men on council and GDCI Board , • ts.ocia.1 obl:gations, . also said the mayor was faced ith vo'7nthanit a-niligh I of the Goderich District Colleg- Barrie- Walter took the Chair Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, late Institute Boardfor a sec -- was instrumental in the early ond term, at -its inaugural mear pert of the .meeting when he :ng Monday. . took the declara•tion.,of officq, Rail% . Foster Moved uip to from, the mayor and menlbers theliumber two .s,Peit of vice- .. chairinan followiillsg the, resig: nation of Gerry -Ginn. The -- ' . • ' - • •board vacancy, left,by Mr. Ginn , A New Year's Eve tiarty, at the home of his employer, re- sulted in one Seaforth 'man see- ing in the New Year, alone and jobless, in the confines of prison cell. - The story of the unhappy New Year's .P.;ve was revealed at Huron MagLstrate's Court, Thursday, wthen*Leonard Rus- sell Clark, 117R. 4, Seaforth ap- peared on .clhangds of hit-and- run and having liquor in his ear. A distressed Clark told the courb-he_had. gone to a panty, at his employer's home on Bri- tannia road, Goderieh: While he was there he got into 'an argument 'with 'a member, of the household and was asked to leave. The accused. fled apparently ,Canadian theatre is in danger of growing up too faist warned a leading national theatrical dir- ector during a visit here Tues- daY.- Ayjor took time -off ,from a two-hour vis s to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.°S. Major on the Square, G-oderiich, to dis-- cuss the qho'rtcoming _ofCan- adian theatre. Returning from a trip to Stratford, Mr. Major called in to see his parents on 'his way lack to the Neptune- Theatpe, HalitfaX, Nova Scotia, which he did -Tel. - 'At' the moment the theatre is suffering from a culturtaa bootrn. OWith this push and drive there is the danger that it rnight grow too fast and not have roots," he said. • He sadded: "I anl,not an ad- vocate of starving irthe'garret but the theatre niust have some solidarity," The 32-year-o1d director said :11.4 his own theatre, 'which has The -only permanent repeAf*, comPany in Canada, has twice :the audience attendance of even the Crest Theatre in, Tor- onto. "Opened on July 1, 1963, we average about 61 per' cent,autli- ence 'owe* for... our shows which run Seven.tianes a Week," he said. 'Performances are held at the theatre every day of. the week except Monday, with two per- formances on Saturday. "We play ' the European style of ilternatin g performances," he said. • The,companY has spine 30 resident actors and,30 back -stage technicians: Major -wa-s -•acetarnparrie.d.' to Goderich by Les Lawrence, his chief set designer at -the theatre. The Nepiune Theatre, considered . -sAne•-/ 'to' be a pioneering ventLiff, is sponsor- ed by 'the public, the 'govern- ment of Nova ScOtia and the Canada Council. . The ' company produces all types of dramatic work includ- •ing new ',plays by up and como ing _writers. The next season is dile to open in February. .Final .comment from Mr, Ma- jor: "A man low not have to be educated to go -to a theatre. The public must get in to the habit -O'f attending theatre and. -tilting some responsibility for He added: 'You will find all audiences are the same. There ds no ,difference between' a• Goderich audience Or one you ?Pick at random front anywhere eIse." was filled by R-ussel Kernighen. _ . Standing cemreittees for 1965 were appointed Ant .-the eeting. - "I didn't know liquor was I Finance: Dan Murphy, Rus-' , not allowed in the .house," hel,,el`Kernighari, Lawrence-Rieck, said. 'But I soon found out IDr..Jack Leitch. and I was fire -d when -.I.Mas in Property: Earl ' Elliott, Nor -- life house." , . • , man McDowell, Edward- East,- Referring to the collisionThe .1--talph Foster, Lawrence- Rieck. sa;d: "I did not know I lad donei_-.,Staff Relation.s: ' Dr. R. W. any ' dtanfage. I thought the .1-Ilughes, Robert. Jewell, Earl noiSe was from the trash of my,„!Ei'lit,Ltt'. Edward Easq Ralph transmission." He was said to 1Foster, Lawrence Ri7eck; Ralph have had four , prevlous convic- I Munro. dons for having liquor illegally.1 Traroportation: Robert Jew- - Clark was .fined a total of j ell, NOT Trila 11 _ McDowell, Ralph $100 and costs or one Month ,Foster, Edward,s. t. - on the two charges. IVIa gristrate 1 Agr•icillture and Grounds: Ed- Glenn _Hays, ,Q.C., gave the, ac-; ward East, Robert Jewell,cRus:!.. 1 eused two •mOnths to` -Pay. • . ,- •el Kernighrtr, Dr., R. W. The accused a,ked p-ermis-jHughes.• Dr. Jack Leitch. raised some objection and had been promptly fired and Order- ed- out Of. the house. • Clank jumped into his . car, ',gunned his Motor" and pro- ceeded to back out .of the drive- way at a high rate of speed.As he reversed across the road he hit a parked, car doinl a total of $159'damage. The 34 -year -tad Seaforth man ,failed to stop and roared off in the direction of Clinton, where OPP officers • iater picked hifli up in a bar. Police, Who searched the ac- cused's vehicle, found it con- tained a part 'bottle of whisky and .6V -it bottles of beer. The ,sion to have his bad money court was told the accused had!, back .because h esad d' he needed Dan Murphy, Lawrence •Rieek, . .. been drinking "substantially." money ro buy groceries for his jNorman 11/1cDav;e11. In court Clark said the argu- family. .. - •., ,-- 1 ,Vocational: 'Ralph Munro, Dr., in' ent had developed because he j 4We have nothing to eat at R. W. Hitg,he...;, Dan Murphy, had taken liquor intO-the house. 'home," he said. ' - lEarl Elliott.